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CALLING ALL LOCAL
ARTISTS!!
Off the Rails, Dunkeld, will
be holding an exhibition of
the work of local area artists
to coincide with Dunkeld’s THREE PEAKS
FESTIVAL on the weekend of Saturday 20
and Sunday 21 October 2018.
This is the second year in a row that Off the Rails has
opened its’ doors on the Peaks festival weekend. It is, once
again, hoped that by offering an additional venue and activity
for the visiting public to enjoy that visitors will stay longer and
venture further afield.
Following the success of last year’s photographic exhibition,
the exhibition this year has been extended to include all
artistic styles and mediums under the theme of “Where the
Wild Birds Fly”.
The Off The Rails committee and in particular the event co-
ordinator, Dorith (Dot) Callander, are hoping to attract a wide
variety of artists of many and varied mediums including
photography, painting: watercolour; acrylic; oil, drawing,
sculpture, wood, fabric and anything else that a creative
mind can think of.
Dot is a local artist with a passion for ornithological
photography specialising in birds of the South West of
Victoria (many of which she has photographed in her own
garden in Dunkeld), so this particular exhibition is dear to her
heart.
Dot is hoping that all local artists, both amateur and
professional, will take this opportunity to support Off The
Rails and share their art with the community and the many visitors that will be enjoying the Festival weekend.
The internal exhibition
space will be within the old
railway station building thus
wall and floor space is
limited, so if you are feeling
inspired to be a part of this
event please contact Dot
as soon as possible to
express your interest.
If you would like further
information please contact
Dot on 0434 348 755 or
email: [email protected]
Dunkeld & District
Newsletter Distributed fortnightly on Wednesday (except during School Holidays) Printed at the Dunkeld Consolidated School
Issue No: 13/2018 Date: Wednesday 22 August 2018
Sponsored by Lions Club
Sponsored by Lions
Club
“Where the Wild Birds Fly”
an exhibition
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DONATIONS Do Barr $50 Phyllis Leech $20
We rely on donations to the Community Newsletter to
offset all expenses relating to producing it. Please send
in your donation to the Dunkeld Consolidated School
office where it will be receipted and an acknowledgement
made via the Newsletter. A receipt will be provided.
Please make cheques payable to the “Dunkeld
Consolidated School.”
EVENTS CALENDAR – August /September
August / September
MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT SUN
20 Dunkeld
Museum Committee Meeting
21 Nature
Glenelg Trust presentation in Dunkeld
22 Newsletter
Distribution 23 Mobile
Library DUNKELD Red Cross Dunkeld Branch meeting
Dunkeld Walkers
24 COMMUNITY DIRECTORY - updated information required
25 Dunkeld
Walkers
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27
28 Community Bus
29 30 Mobile Library Mirranatwa
31 1 2 Panyyabyr
Ecumenical Church Service
3 Newsletter Cut-
Off
4 5 Newsletter
Distribution 6 Mobile Library
DUNKELD
7 Dunkeld
Walkers
8 9
10 Dunkeld Progress Association meeting
11 Community Bus
12
Dunkeld Tourism Association Meeting
13 Mobile Library Mirranatwa
Grampians Piecemakers Quilting Group
14 15 16
CHURCH TIMES
Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church Parish Priest - Father Pat Mugavin - 5571 1161 E-mail: [email protected]
4th Week Sunday August 26 9.00am Assembly of Word and Communion
1st Week Sunday September 2 8.30am Mass 2nd Week Sunday September 9 No mass or service (mass in Glenthompson) 3rd Week Sunday September 16 8.30am Mass 4th Week Sunday September 23 9.00am Assembly of Word and Communion 5th Week Sunday September 30 9.00am Assembly of Word and Communion
Anglican - Uniting Churches Combined Worship
Services at Saint Mary’s, Anglican Church Dunkeld. Everyone is very welcome.
August 26 Rev Angie Griffin 5.00pm
September 2 Anglican Father Donald Kirk 5.00pm September 9 Uniting Rev Angie Griffin HC 5.00pm September 16 Anglican Father Donald Kirk 5.00pm September 23 Uniting Lay Lead 5.00pm September 30 Hamilton Check the Hamilton Spectator ******* Please note change of time to 5.00pm Sundays ******
Enquiries June Cashman 5577 2592 or Heather Macgugan 5577 2277.
Panyyabyr Uniting Church September 2 Ecumenical Rev Angie Griffin 2.30pm
Mirranatwa Uniting Church Next service to be advised. The following members can be contacted at any time: Secretary Iris Field 5574 0202; Treasurer Margo Dark 5574 0222; Kristy Beveridge 5574 0274.
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FROM THE LIONS DEN INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
At our last business meeting it was
decided to again have an International
Night as a fundraiser. The next one will
be in May and will be Mexico. These
nights are our main fundraiser for the year and the Lions
would like to thank the Community Centre Committee, Clare
Kennedy and her helpers from the school and the people
who attend. Because of your support, someone, somewhere
will have a better life.
Where are you Doctor Doug?
I don’t know if I’m only imagining it, but I think that the
medical profession have lost their sense of humour. It is
probably never a joyous occasion to have to go to see a
doctor, but when Doug Fleming was here, it was bearable
because of his humour and personality.
Recently I went to a doctor for a check-up (first time to this
doctor). He did the usual things and then got me to step on
the scales. As the doctor was looking at the needle climbing I
thought before he makes any comment about me having to
lose weight and me replying that the cemeteries are full of
people who weigh less than me, I said, “I don’t usually weigh
this much, but today I have my wallet with me.” He just
looked at me as if I was an idiot but he made sure I was a lot
lighter when I left the premises.
Peter Hinchey
DUNKELD KINDERGARTEN
We travel to Bush Kinder approximately every two weeks.
Special thanks to the Dunkeld Racing Club for supporting our program and our Bush Kinder bus.
What a great day at Bush Kinder today.
The children built tepee, found bear foot prints or was it a deer??
They discovered the green hoods which are a sign of the Gariwerd season ‘Larneuk’ and we even found a lizard and
to top it all off, the sun was shining. Debbie Millard, Early Childhood Teacher
Dunkeld Kindergarten enjoying their Bush Kinder program.
Dunkeld Kindergarten is now taking registrations for 3 and 4 year old Kindergarten for 2019. Registration forms are available at https://cpsg1.webs.com/enrolments If you would like further information or would like to visit our wonderful kindergarten please contact us – 5577 2348 or [email protected]
Please help Dunked Kindergarten save oral care waste and reduce landfill at the same time. Items can be given to any kindergarten families or placed in our collection bin at the kinder. (Please note we are now only collecting oral care waste and used printer/ink cartridges.) Thanks for helping to save the environment.
GRAMPIANS PIECEMAKERS QUILTING GROUP The NEXT MEETING for 2018 is as follows: Thursday 13
September - Jennifer McIntyre, “Northwood”, Karabeal.
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DUNKELD COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
2018 ******REVIEW FOR 2018*******
Please find listed below contact details currently listed for community groups and organisations for the Dunkeld Community Directory – please advise Vicki Kearney BY FRIDAY 24 AUGUST 2018 via email: [email protected] OR phone: 0421 232 518 of the correct details for your group/organisation.
ORGANISATION CONTACT PERSON
PHONE No EMAIL ADDRESS
Discover Dunkeld
Dunkeld Adventure – Serra Terror
Dunkeld & District Community Bank –
Grampians Regional Bank
Dunkeld & District Lions Club
Dunkeld & District Senior Citizens Group
Dunkeld & District Newsletter
Dunkeld Arboretum Committee
Dunkeld Art Group (DAG’s)
Dunkeld Bowling Club
Dunkeld Cemetery Trust
Dunkeld Community Centre Committee
Dunkeld Consolidated School
Dunkeld Consolidated School P & F Assoc
Dunkeld Craft Group
Dunkeld Garden Club
Dunkeld Kindergarten
Dunkeld Museum Committee
Dunkeld Police Station
Dunkeld Progress Association
Dunkeld Public Lands Committee
Dunkeld Racing Club
Dunkeld Red Cross Unit
Dunkeld RSL Sub-Branch
Dunkeld Rural Fire Brigade
Dunkeld Singers
Dunkeld State Emergency Service
Dunkeld Tennis Club
Dunkeld Tourism Association
Dunkeld Visitor Information Centre
Dunkeld Walkers Group
Glenthompson/Dunkeld Football Netball
Grampians Cricket Club
Grampians Golf Club
Grampians Piecemakers Quilting Group
Off The Rails
Panyyabyr Landcare Group
Panyyabyr Uniting Church
Saint Mary’s Anglican Church
Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church
Saint Patrick’s Catholic Women’s League
Uniting Church Dunkeld
Victoria Valley Hall
Victoria Valley Tennis Club
Belinda Walsh
Georgie Mann
Keri Ross
Gary Simpson
Herman Jansen
Vicki Kearney
Heather Hampton
Vicki Kearney
Heather McIntyre
Heather Macgugan
Mel Wood
Paul Jeffreys
Ally Gordon
Keryn Gordon
Sheila Sawyer
Debbie Millard
Heather Funk
Bruce McNaughton
Kay Leyshon
John Prust
Edward Blackwell
Jenny Cook
Terrie Nicholson
Peter Flinn
Heather Macgugan
Duty Officer
Herman Jansen
Marcia Macgugan
Kate Coote
Greg Millard
Rob Smith
Trevor Flinn
Lisa McIntyre
Heather Napier
Fr Pat Mugavin
Helen Lyon
Heather Macgugan
Kevin McArthur
Jen McArthur
1800 807 056
0408 795 743
0400 062 054
5577 2449
5577 2492
0421 232 518
0421 232 518
5574 9242
5577 2277
0412 855 359
5577 2384
0429 900 747
5577 2364
5577 2372
5577 2348
55772407
5577 2260
0439 992 250
5577 2571
0408 779 296
0408 139 552
5573 3353
5577 2216
5577 2277
0418 353 292
5577 2492
5577 2558
0400 621 806
5577 4263
0439 308 185
5577 2435
0400 152 545
5574 9235
5574 9232
5571 1161
5577 2375
5577 2277
5573 3265
5573 3265
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DUNKELD COMMUNITY CENTRE
ENQUIRIES
All enquiries about booking the centre should be made to:
Mel Wood
Ph 0412 855 359 or 03 5577 2333.
THANK YOU TO THE PIANO MOVERS Sometime ago the Hamilton CWA, through Bett Basham, donated their upright piano to the Dunkeld Community Centre.
Thank you to Stephen Field, Mark Lazzari, Darren Gordon and Hugh Koch who loaded the piano in Hamilton. They transported the piano to Dunkeld and were assisted to unload the piano by Adrian Kelly, Gerard Murphy, Ben Kelly, Geoff Hinchliffe, David Gordon and Dan Hinchliffe.
Thank you also to Irene and Anthony Hill, who purchased the CWA building in Hamilton and have been remarkably patient while we organised transport of the piano.
Now the piano is at the Centre, we will get a trolley made so it can be moved around.
A big thank you to the wonderful piano movers. We live in a great community.
Mary-Ann Brown Chairperson, Dunkeld Community Centre
DUNKELD PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE The Dunkeld Community Centre Committee has appointed Melanie Wood as part time manager. The DPLC has partnered with the Community Centre to help fund the position and use Mel’s skills to help us with administration. We congratulate Mel on her appointment and wish her well.
The DPLC has been an extremely busy committee since it formed over 15years ago. Prustie has been the secretary/treasurer for all of that time. Until Prustie is fully recovered, Mel will be doing our bookwork and helping us to apply for grants. Our committee is looking forward to a successful partnership.
John Smith, President
RED CROSS NEWS The Zone meeting was cancelled due to lack of support, but we hear that there is an appeal for the drought areas in Australia and the fire region in Greece.
The next meeting is this week, Thursday 23 August at 2.00pm at the Henry Leech RSL Room. Sadly, we say farewell to President Jenny Cook on Thursday. We thank her for being our President over the last few years and wish her a very happy retirement by the coast. Helena Flinn will once again take on the task as President.
Iris Field, Secretary
PANYYABYR ECUMENICAL CHURCH The next Ecumenical Service will be conducted by our delightful new Minister, Rev Angie Griffin. The Service will be held on Sunday 2 September at 2:30pm. Holy Communion will be celebrated during the service. At the conclusion of the Service, we will have a shared Afternoon Tea. We hope you will be able to join us.
Heather Napier
willaura Modern presents an exhibition of everything we
love about Aussie Rules!
The Art of Football
1 -30 September 2018
Creative Space @ The Willaura
Railway Station
Special Event Open Times:
Official Opening by MDFL Chairman
Mr John Box: 7 September 6pm-8pm
Football Fridays:
7, 14, 21, 28 September 1pm-3pm
Finals Fever: 8 September 10am-2pm
Special Guest Bob Utber:
14 September 5.30pm-8.00pm
AFL Grand Final: 29 September
10am - 2pm
Why not organise a group of your friends, or
your local sports team to come along and pay us a visit! Exhibition visits and group
bookings most welcome by appointment. For more information please contact us:
Mobile 0428 541 482 [email protected]
Keep updated via our Facebook Page Willaura Modern
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+Windmill Repairs +Roofing / Guttering
+ELGAS Bottle Gas Sales
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supply, spread and deliver your requirements using 4X4
spreaders and GPS accuracy.
SERVICES DIRECTORY
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GRAMPIANS GOLF CLUB Dunkeld has held its 54th Annual Tournament with three days of competition. Last Thursday 110 men and women competed in a 4 ball event, Saturday saw 26 men competing in a stroke event and on Sunday 112 men and women competed in teams in an Ambrose event. Very cold weather ensured the sipping of Stones Green Ginger Elixir, hot dogs sold out each day, over 40 loaves of bread were made into sandwiches and water was raked off the sandscrapes to ensure better putting.
Club members were extremely happy with the attendance of competitors and the amazing sponsorship by local businesses. A big thank you to all the supporters of the club, all those who helped in any way be it with maintenance on the course or supplies and workers to the kitchen.
VicHealth Grants available to help local clubs The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy is supporting local sports clubs to apply for a share of $400,000 in funding available under the VicHealth Active Club grant program 2018-19. Grants of up to $10,000 are available to clubs, with a specific focus this year on increasing female participation or offering a modified sports program to appeal to a wider audience. Research shows that female participation levels in sporting clubs is much lower than males due to a lack of suitable opportunities and difficulty prioritising physical activity over other commitments like family, education and work. VicHealth will also fund clubs who demonstrate how a social or modified program will attract more people to become regularly physically active. “Getting involved with a sports club has great social and health benefits for men and women”, Ms Kealy said.
Grampians Agricultural
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“These grants are designed to help our local clubs increase participation and support the long held position of The Nationals that we need to get more people more active, more often. “Sporting clubs are crucial to maintaining community well-being and it’s important that we find ways to keep participation numbers high.” Applications close 4pm on Friday, 31 August 2018. For more information or to lodge an application visit www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/activeclub. Sporting clubs wanting to apply for these grants can contact Ms Kealy’s office on 5382 0097 or at [email protected] to arrange a letter of support.
Support for Baimbridge College The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is urging people to show support for her call for the Andrews Labor Government to immediately provide the funding necessary to redevelop Hamilton’s Baimbridge College. Ms Kealy has launched a petition demanding the Minister for Education James Merlino provides the desperately needed funds to redevelop the College. Baimbridge missed out on funding in the 2017-18 State budget and the 2018-19 State budget, despite being one of 35 schools to share in $12 million for planning in 2016-17. The Liberal Nationals made a 2014 pre-election commitment to fund the project that Labor has failed to match, despite numerous representations from Ms Kealy. Ms Kealy has visited the school on a number of occasions and seen firsthand the desperate need for repairs to school buildings which cannot be used because of their unsafe condition. Funding to allow consolidation of the school on one site, eliminating significant safety concerns due to the two campuses currently being separated by a major road, is also desperately needed. “Baimbridge College have great plans for their school but have been left high and dry because James Merlino has been too distracted trying to defend Labor’s red shirts rorting when instead he should be focusing on important projects like the desperately needed Baimbridge College redevelopment,” Ms Kealy said.
“This petition will send a clear message to Daniel Andrews and James Merlino that all young people are entitled to a quality education, whether they live in the city or the country, and the residents of Lowan will accept nothing less. “We must be able to give our local children access to the very best educational services and opportunities and I will continue to fight for a better deal for quality education in our region,” she said. To add your voice and support the petition, visit emmakealy.com/baimbridge_college. Petition forms are also available at a number of Hamilton businesses or by calling Emma Kealy’s electorate office on 5571 9800.
109 Parker Street, Dunkeld, VIC 3294 Ph (03) 5577 2288
*7 Days a Week *10.30am til Late
Take-away available Fully Licenced
Bookings Welcome
Mobile Library
Will be visiting DUNKELD every Thursday fortnight
12.00 – 1.30pm Sterling Street (Community Hall)
Dunkeld: AUGUST: 23 SEPTEMBER: 6 & 20
Mirranatwa: AUGUST: 30
SEPTEMBER: 13 & 27 3.30-4.30pm
Phone: 5573 0470 www.sthgrampians.vic.gov.au/library
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GREATER HAMILTON LIBRARY
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DUNKELD WALKERS
Enquiries: Marcia Macgugan,
[email protected] or 0400 621
806.
Upcoming Walks
Just a reminder that we have some interesting walks coming up. Thursday 23 August: Billimina Shelter and Manja Shelter
This mid-week, social morning walk is led by Eleni Rivers, consisting of two easy-medium short walks: Billimina Shelter from Buandik camp ground 1.7 km return. Manja Shelter from Harrop Track 2.6 km return. Meet at Information Centre at 9.15am. Optional lunch at Cavendish on the way home. RSVP to Eleni: 0449 669 236 Saturday 25 August: Jimmy’s Creek to the helipad and Stockyard Saddle
This is a slight change from the calendar listing. We will drop cars at Jimmy’s Creek and Mafeking. The walk will leave from Jimmy’s Creek to walk up to Stockyard Saddle. Return walk will be to Mafeking on the Stockyard track. It is rated as hard so suitable for fit walkers who love a long, sometimes challenging walk. Meet at Information Centre at 8.00am. Bring lunch. RSVP: Marcia. Friday 7 September: Chinese Wall
Led by Greg Gardner, this easy, social morning walk will leave from Mt. Sturgeon carpark and follow the track around to the bottom end of the Chinese Wall. Meet at the information centre at 9.15am. RSVP: Greg: 0403 960 900. A reminder that our walks are informal get togethers and you walk at your own risk. Newcomers very welcome!
NATURE’S OFFERINGS by Marion Colton Hello everybody! How the winds rip piercingly down the valley so strong sometimes they almost make me airborne! If you travel by car you may not have noticed the lovely stand of Grevilleas that grow on the clay banks on the right of the Grampians Tourist Road prior to the Piccaninny turn-off. This species also grows throughout the bush and is known as Variable Prickly Grevillea, Grevillea aquifolium. It grows from one to three metres. As its name suggests, it has prickly foliage of a dull green with pale hairy undersides. At the moment, many pale, greenish-grey bud clusters are curving in many directions some of which have already opened, ejecting their beautiful pinkish-red stamens. Sometimes some of the latter are still curved into their base and all curve gently forward, dotted with pale olive green anthers.
Entering the bushland, a number of plants are flowering now; some are the pale, mauve blooms of Twining Glycine; a few, early yellow blooms on Hibbertia seedlings; tiny Dwarf Greenhoods; the minute, new, golden fruits decorating the Callitris rhomboidea and the Pink Beard
Heath in abundance. The heaths are so hardy and give wonderful floral displays, as well as being favourites of birds and insects. It is a large family; many are Leucopogon species but three in our area belong to the Astroloma species. A month or so ago, in the valleys between Signal Peak and Mount Abrupt, Pine Heath, Astroloma pinifolium,
was covered in single, bright yellow tubular flowers contrasting against its vivid green, pine-like foliage. Around
the three peaks most people are familiar with Flame Heath, Astroloma conostephioides, with its Cadmium-red flowers so attractive to the Eastern Spinebills and giving a bright touch to the bush when little else is flowering. Before unfolding, the long, shiny, red buds are quite pointed at their tips. The tiny, low, blue-grey, dense clumps of heath are the Cranberry Heath, Astroloma humifusum. Their flowers are a deep red, not as obvious as those of the Flame Heath and are followed by edible green fruits. This heath seems to be very hardy, often growing in less fertile and more exposed areas on the slopes. One of the heaths flowering now in some places is quite a different species. It is known as Golden Heath, Styphelia adscendens and I really love the forms of its pale, greenish-creamy flowers, so different from other heaths. They consist of a long, broad tube which at the top, curls back into five hairy segments. From these, five stamens, almost twice the length of the tube, extend, white, tinged with creamy-green. These support elongated and bent, brownish-grey anthers which perch like little caps. In their midst is the slender pistil of a similar colour. The entire floral tube has a sheen from which it derives its common name. For a heath, its leaves are quite broad coming to a sharp point, blue-green and densely compacted. Finally, one of my favourite Pea species is now beginning to flower, the Leafless Globe Pea, Sphaerolobium vimineum. I love its spiky, skeletal green limbs with its lovely array of salmony-orangey-brownish-grey flowers. No leaves detract from their beauty. I have tried to grow a plant from seed but have had no success … until next time!
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Geoscience takes to south west skies
An airborne gravity survey has begun over south west Victoria as part of the Victorian Gas Program’s geoscientific studies into the potential for new gas discoveries.
From this week through to October, two small fixed wing aircraft carrying highly sensitive gravity measuring technology are being deployed across the region to collect data on the geology beneath our feet.
An aerial survey of south west Victoria will measure extremely small variations in the Earth’s natural gravity field to help inform the Victorian Government’s scientific research into the potential for new discoveries of natural gas.
The survey will be carried out by two small, fixed wing aircraft carrying state-of-the-art technology. The planes will fly in public airspace along parallel lines spaced 500 meters apart. Flights will be at an altitude of 150 meters, increasing to 300 meters in built-up areas.
Flying will commence in August 2018 and take approximately 12 weeks. The survey will cover a large portion of the Otway
Basin, and the planes will be seen over the municipalities of Colac Otway, Corangamite, Moyne, Glenelg, Southern Grampians and Warrnambool; as well as up to 18 km off the coast. Most lines on the flight path will only be flown over once and the survey will have no impact on farming, fishing or the environment. The Geological Survey of Victoria is managing the survey. The data collected will help geologists interpret the shape of sub-surface rock structures and refine geological models of the Otway Basin, which are being built as part of the Victorian Gas Program (VGP). Fracking is not included in the VGP as it is permanently banned in Victoria.
Further information can be found at earthresources.vic.gov.au/gasprogram or by calling 136 186 or email to [email protected]
Map of the survey area
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DUNKELD RSL SUB-BRANCH RSL Membership: We invite ex-service men
and women to be members and renew their membership to ensure the future of the RSL locally. If you are a relative of ex-service men or women you can also join the RSL as an Affiliate Member. Affiliate Memberships are also available to members of emergency services
(Police, Fire Brigade, CFA, Ambulance and/or SES). Social memberships are available to any member of the community who wishes to join an RSL Sub-Branch. By becoming a member of the RSL you will be helping the welfare of disabled war veterans and supporting your local RSL Sub-Branch. Membership fees payment may be made to the Secretary. Application forms are also available from the Secretary/Treasurer, Terrie Nicholson on 5573 3353. Bears to School: Bears to School is an
innovative community-focused program to help Australian Primary School students connect to the stories, people and times we commemorate in the 2014-2018 Centenary in a way that respects the learning needs of younger people. The program is delivered by Australia in the Great War (AGW) with the support of the National Returned and Services League (RSL) and the National Serviceman’s Association (Nashos). Bears to School is an opportunity for individuals, families, organisations and businesses to donate a uniformed bear to local Primary Schools to support educational activities related to the Centenary. We do not prescribe how the bears are used in support of school activities, simply your donation provides engaging non-threatening props and some simple points about the service or military campaign represented by the unique bear that will help teachers engage younger children in learning. (The Dunkeld Consolidated School recently received a Lone Pine Centenary Bear, Corporal David Cohen, from an anonymous RSL member). Funds raised through Bears to School support work with and for Australian veterans and veteran families. For further information please visit the website: https://anzacbears.com.au/about/ Australia in the Great War:
Australia in the Great War (AGW) is a five year (2014-2018) program to support community engagement in commemorations of the Great War through considered Great War commemorative merchandise and community fora. For the first three years of AGW we directed 10% of proceeds to help Soldier On, a young charity dedicated to helping today’s service men and women affected by recent service. We raised more than $400,000. The AGW commemorative range is widely used by thousands of veterans’ and military charities in annual fundraising, and has since 2014 generated more than $2,000,000 for Australian charities. For further details please visit the AGW website: https://www.australiagreatwar.com.au/aboutUs.html Supporting Veterans and Charities:
Bears to School donates proceeds from bear donations to all participating charities to support their work for veterans, veterans’ families and community education on military service.¹ ¹ https://anzacbears.com.au/about/
GRANTS FOR ORGANISATIONS TO GET SENIORS ONLINE Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan has called on community organisations in Wannon to apply for a share of up to $20 million in funding to help get seniors online.
Mr Tehan said the Turnbull Government was providing grants of up to $50,000 to local organisations to deliver free digital skills training to people over 50 as part of the Be Connected program. “By joining the Be Connected Network, organisations help seniors in Wannon to maintain their independence and keep connected with family and friends,” Mr Tehan said. “Participants in the program get free, personalised face-to-face coaching and access to interactive tutorials and resources. “Local organisations including Balmoral Bush Nursing Centre, Mortlake Library and Warrnambool Men’s Shed are already delivering the program in Wannon, but more are needed. “I encourage organisations in Wannon to join the network of local partners and offer digital skills and social support to seniors in our community.” More than 1,500 organisations have already joined the Be Connected Network across Australia, including libraries, community centres, clubs and aged care facilities. To find out more information about Be Connected or to join the network, visit: www.beconnected.esafety.gov.au or call 1300 795 897.
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Dunkeld Tourism Association The next meeting of the Dunkeld Tourism Association will be held on Wednesday 12 September commencing at 5.00pm at the Dunkeld Visitor Information Centre. Please call into the Visitor Information Centre as we have a lovely array of gifts and handmade cards from artists in the region. A new supply of micro-fibre tea towels featuring the Dunkeld logo and native flora and fauna have also arrived. These towels are highly absorbent and are perfect for gifts, camping, travelling etc.
Dunkeld SES Unit Earlier this month a number of crew members from SES Units across the South/West region attended the Map and Navigation Course held at Bannockburn LHQ. A very informative and interesting course and we can thoroughly recommend to crews from across the state who work in or near national parks, or rangers etc, to sign up to attend a course near you. The benefits to Units is without doubt substantial and rewarding and can be most beneficial to the unit and to individual members. Thanks to Costas, Steve, and Michael for sharing their knowledge, experience, and expertise and for looking after us, and the bonus was that everyone knew where they were going and no-one got lost. A terrific weekend was had by all. This photo shows some of the terrain and bush we had to navigate through to reach our objectives, very dense in areas and steep.
The reward at the end was a fabulous
lunch and a breather, before moving on to
our final destination.
Stay safe in your district,
Regards
Dunkeld SES
DUNKELD GENERAL STORE 93 Parker St, Dunkeld, 3294
[email protected] Phone: 03 5577 2418
MONDAY TO FRIDAY - 6.30am – 5.30pm
SATURDAY - 7.00am – 4.30pm SUNDAY - *8.00am – 1.00pm* (new time)
Times may vary on Public Holidays
landscape,
still life
and contemporary
oil paintings
open 10-4 most days or phone [03] 5574 0234
225 Mirranatwa Rd Mirranatwa 3294
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SCHOOL NEWS FROM MR PAUL JEFFREYS,
PRINCIPAL
We’ve just had the Kindergarten 4 year
old students pop in to the school for their first official
‘Transition Visit’. The little ones brought in photos of
themselves and our Year 5 students reciprocated by giving
photos of themselves to the Kindergarten. We will put the
photos on display here at school. It was great to see the
Year 5 students begin their journey of being Buddies to our
next cohort of students. Thanks to Debbie Millard and her
team for bringing the children into the school while on their
way to Bush Kinder.
Families would be aware that I and teachers have spoken to
classes about Ben Peters’ transition. We invited children to
feel free to ask any questions they might have. I cannot
describe how proud I was of the questions children asked;
insightfulness, forward thinking, empathy and curiosity
clearly showed through in our students’ thinking. One could
not have hoped for better or more from our students.
A couple of weeks ago, a request came from the Department
of Education and Training if we could arrange for a student to
speak in front of 150 school Principals at the upcoming
Wimmera South West Principals’ Forum, held at the Dunkeld
Community Centre on 2nd August. Emily McNaughton and
India Ross were asked to present a short talk about Writers
Workshop and how it has helped their confidence in Writing.
They were outstanding in every aspect of public speaking:
eye contact, clear articulation, great message with authentic
content and engaging. They impressed many Principals who
felt compelled to speak to me during the day, most of whom I
did not know. I wish to congratulate these two girls for their
effort and for promoting our school in such a positive light.
YEAR 3 EXCURSION TO THE DUNKELD MUSEUM ON
TUESDAY 31 JULY 2018
Last Tuesday the Year 3 students went to Dunkeld Museum
with the Dunkeld Museum Committee kindly offering free
entry for this excursion.
“I found the Aboriginal exhibit interesting because of all the
weapons. I also liked how they made their huts. I am going to
research the Old Dunkeld Bakery because I found it very
interesting at the museum and I think it would be very fun.”
Claudia Cochran
“At the Dunkeld Museum I thought that the toilet was quite
interesting because it was outside and they called them
dunnies or outhouses. For my project I’m researching the old
Dunkeld pool that was in the Arboretum because my Dad
told me a lot about it and I’m pretty interested in it.” Edie
Jackson
“At the Dunkeld Museum I liked the football exhibit because I
like football. It was very interesting because they used to
have very small goals back then. I’m researching Major
Mitchell because he discovered Dunkeld.” Hugh Prentice
“At the Dunkeld Museum, what I found interesting was when
the shearers had too much to drink after a long day shearing,
they would jump under the table and have a sleep! I also
found interesting the long saw that was used to cut down big
trees. I’m researching Major Mitchell’s history around the
area because his last name is the same as my first name
and I have heard people talk about him. I thought it was
really interesting!” Mitchell Gordon
PRINCIPALS’ FORUM
At the Principals’ Forum two
of our senior students, Emily
McNaughton and India Ross
(pictured) spoke about the
program, Writers Workshop.
The program is well
received by the students at
our school as shown by
these examples from Year
1.
Writers Workshop from Year 1 using ‘farm pictures’ as
seeds
Whoosh, whoosh, is the sound of the windmill. Crush, crush
makes the sound of the fallen down leaves when the cows
run over them. Squeak, squeak goes the gate when the
farmer opens it. Broom, broom the motorbike took off. The
day is finished and everyone is asleep!
Charles Prentice
What a tractor old and strong! Chug, chug, chug, goes the
engine as it works. You should know what work it’s done.
When it’s done it has a sleep and tomorrow it’ll work again-
good old tractor working hard every day. Freddie Jury
STEAM ACTIVITIES
We can’t hide our excitement! The children had a lot of enjoyment participating in various STEAM activities to celebrate National Science Week.
Here we have Xanthe Huf, Lulu McDonald and Jasmine Etherton creating a tower from
play dough and buttons. The children completed two activities and enjoyed celebrating National Science Week. Jasmine and Lulu with their Buddy were very proud of this creation.
The Buddies created a stand for a basketball using only newspaper and masking tape. Will Griffin-Wilson was very proud that their creation was strong enough to withstand the weight of a very heavy basketball.
Jim Herrmann and Brodie Reynolds’ basketball stand is very strong. The Buddies completed two activities 'we made a house from bark and a basketball stand' (Jim Herrmann,
Prep).
BOOK WEEK AND BOOK WEEK PARADE
Students will be engaged in multi-aged Book Week activities
during the week when groups of Prep to Year 6 students will
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work together with each of our teachers, reading a book and
enjoying a follow up activity.
A reminder for parents, friends and children that 20 – 24
August is Book Week – Find your Treasure. Students should
be thinking about dressing up as their favourite book
character. A parade of characters will take place at
9:15am on Friday 24 August in the school hall. We have
invited our 2019 Preps to attend the parade and participate
in a Book Week activity following the parade.
Which book characters will we see this year? Parents,
friends and new parents for 2019 are warmly welcomed to
watch the parade.
SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS INTER-SCHOOL CHESS
TOURNAMENT
Best of luck to the following students who will be participating
in the Southern Grampians Inter-School Chess Tournament
at the Hamilton and Alexandra College on Friday 31 August
2018. Back Row: Fingal Jackson, Ben Peace, India Ross, Sam Burger
Front Row: Myles Haley, Taylor Haley, Drew Hassett, Jemima Ross
The Dunkeld/Hamilton regional community is invited to:
A Good News story about
A South Sudanese Family
From Warragul, Victoria, visiting Dunkeld,
representing African Action International South Sudan [AAI SS]
Saturday 8 September 2.30pm - 4.00pm John Myers Room
Dunkeld Community Centre
For an afternoon tea and an introduction to their survival
journey from War, through refugee camps in East Africa to a
new life here in Australia. To also share of their great
passion to help those in their previous, home community of
OBBO by building a school for hundreds of children who at
present have no opportunity of any formal education at all .
AAI SS ‘s proposes Opening
day to be February 2020 ,
our need is to raise a further
$90,000 to finish the
construction required and
fully equip the school ready .
AAI has successfully
achieved the development of
schools in both Uganda and
Kenya, creating long term
viable, self-governed, self-
financed School
communities.
Your participation in this life
transforming enterprise is
welcomed
Together we can is their motto
For enquires contact Jim Hewett [AAI] 0427 001 470 or
Maree Willey [DRASS Group] 0448 387 998
For contributions DRASS Account is Bendigo 633 000
Account 158846071 reference OBBO SSudan
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STEPHANIE ALEXANDER KITCHEN GARDEN PROGRAM (SAKG)
From the Kitchen … by Clare Kennedy We welcomed Hamilton Rotary for dinner on Wednesday evening 1 August 2018. Thirty members enjoyed visiting our school and Kitchen Garden Program. I thank them for showing such interest in the program as we fielded many questions. A very big thank you to a wonderful team who contributed to the success of the evening and a delicious dinner. Our guests were very impressed with the sticky date puddings baked by three of our Year 6 students, Brodie Reynolds, Fingal Jackson and Charlie Field. Great work team. Our Year 6 students presented a menu item that they would like to learn how to prepare. Last week each student made chicken parmigiana, preparing their own tomato and oregano sauce and making breadcrumbs. They harvested greens from the garden to make a salad to share with a vinaigrette dressing. They measured and kneaded pizza dough to bake a pizza marguerite as an accompaniment. They needed to plan their session well, to work out what to prepare first. What would take the longest time to bake and how best to share the space to get everything done. We all
managed to sit down at the same time to enjoy lunch together. They were then encouraged to make this at home with family and send through a photo of themselves preparing and sharing together. Shown here is a picture of Genevieve Trotter who recreated the whole meal for her family on the weekend. I will make a
display of all the photos near the kitchen. A recipe will come home after each Year 6 Kitchen session for you to support your child making a meal and sharing it together after mastering the skill in the SAKG Kitchen. Well done to all Year 6 students for your commitment to this process of learning and discovering new skills. “Last week Brodie and I suggested to Clare that we should make Chicken Parmigiana because we love the dish but we also want to learn how to make it too. Then in the next kitchen we made it! It was so delicious, we also had a salad and pizza on the side.” Brodie Reynolds and Charlie Field “On Thursday Grade 6 had Kitchen and we made chicken parmigiana, pizza and our own salad with a dressing” Nicholas Huzony “I made the pizza. It smelt divine, and tasted amazing. We put leftover bread crumbs and cheese on it.” Xanthe Huf
“Here is my sentence about the pizza we had: The cheese was stretchy and made your mouth water as soon as you see it and the crispy bits make you feel like you are in heaven!” Genevieve Trotter
From the Garden … by Lisa McIntyre Calm, clear weather these last two weeks saw us back outside to continue our garden classes. The Grade 3/4/5/6 classes are learning what is under their feet - soil. Soil is the loose layer of material that covers the earth's surface and that plants grow in. We have learnt that soil is made from broken rock, decaying plant and animal material, minerals, air, fungi, bacteria and
water. Further investigations will follow - looking through a microscope to see what small organisms live there. We have been busy planting and weeding, here you can see the amazingly long root of the resilient bronze fennel that Archer dug up - no wonder it can easily establish as a pest weed! And how resilient and determined are our kids to dig this up?! We are also replacing the old ring lock around our garden beds, with new netting, to keep the grazing herbivores at bay! (Kangaroos, wallabies, hares and rabbits). Our team here are observing fantastic OH&S practices with their protective goggles and gloves, as they finish fencing bed number 3. Nine hundred tomato seeds were sown this week at the ERA Nursery, with the wonderful assistance of their obliging and helpful staff. I know you shouldn't count your plants before they germinate, but please keep in mind that there will be tomato plants for sale in a few months’ time. SAKG Kitchen Roster:
THURSDAY 23 AUGUST – KITCHEN - YEAR 2
11.15am – 2.00pm Stacey Balkin, Carol Burger, Christy Lazzari, Keri Ross
THURSDAY 30 AUGUST – KITCHEN - YEAR 1
11.15am – 2.00pm Julie Butterworth, Dave Fanning, Priscilla Jury, Kaye Wraith
SAKG Garden Roster:
THURSDAY 23 AUGUST 2018 - GARDEN
There will be no Garden classes held today. Year 5/6 SAKG Excursion to the Penshurst Volcanoes Discovery
Centre.
THURSDAY 30 AUGUST 2018 - GARDEN 11.30am – 12.30pm Grades 4 and 5
Paul Callander, Vivien Brodsky, Ben Gaylard
12.30pm – 1.30pm Grades 1 and 2
Paul Callander, Vivien Brodsky, Kaye Wraith
2.20pm – 3.20pm Grade 6
Paul Callander, Brian Mathews, Kaye Wraith, Kylie Huzony, Jo Aarons, Dave Fanning
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Out and about This time the staff prepared and served dinner to the players and supporters of the Glenthompson Dunkeld Football Netball Club. We’ve proudly sponsored the club for the past few years, totalling $6,750! It was great to see the strong support and positive vibe throughout the club as they head towards the finals. Best of luck to all clubs in the final series. Right: Queen of the BBQ Branch Manager Anna Watson. Sue Tully assists junior coach and senior player, Matt Lowe, with the dishes. Louise Field chats to Club President, Dale Bruns.
Peaks and Trails 2018 The Weather Gods again weaved their magic for the eager competitors who ventured to Dunkeld to participate in the Peaks & Trails events. Congratulations to all runners and most importantly the committee and volunteers! Thanks to the runners and the event sponsors, all profits have gone towards some very important local initiatives/groups:
Dunkeld Consolidated School. $2000
Dunkeld Kindergarten. $2000
Dunkeld Arboretum. $2000
Junior Athlete Development. $500
Event Portable Toilets x 2. $8500 (available for community hire).
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank delivers strong FY results, poised for customer growth Bendigo and Adelaide Bank have announced an after tax
statutory profit of $434.5 million for the 12 months ending 30 June 2018. Underlying cash earnings were $445.1 million, a 6.4 percent increase and shareholders will receive a 35 cent dividend. We would like to thank our customers and shareholders for their support
Souper-annuation week For the last week of winter, starting Monday 27 August, the branch will be providing free cups of soup, to get you thinking about your Superannuation. Your super is possibly the
biggest asset you’ll ever own. We at Dunkeld & District Community Bank Branch can help you consolidate your super or find lost super funds. If you can’t
see what your super is doing, then its power to fund your retirement could be lost!
Product issued by Sandhurst Trustees Limited, consider your situation and read
the PDS on bendigobank.com.au before making a decision. Past performance is not necessarily an
indication of future performance.
GRANTS OPEN FOR VOLUNTEER ORGANISATIONS IN WANNON Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan is calling on community organisations in Wannon to apply for a share of up to $20 million in funding to support the efforts of their volunteers.
Mr Tehan said applications for the Volunteer Grants round were now open. “Grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 will help community organisations in Wannon buy equipment such as laptops, pay fuel costs, train volunteers and improve their fundraising,” Mr Tehan said.
“Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community and by continuing to help each other and work together; we are building a stronger and safer Wannon.”
“Around 35 community organisations were among the 2,690 groups nationally who benefited from the Volunteer Grants in 2016, including Beaufort and District Little Athletics and Port Fairy Angling Club.”
“Portland Men’s Shed Inc used their grant for First Aid and safety equipment and also purchased outdoor furniture.”
“I encourage all not-for-profit organisations in Wannon to apply for the Volunteer Grants to help make the work of our volunteers easier, safer and more enjoyable.” For more information or to apply, visit the Australian Government’s GrantConnect website at www.grants.gov.au Applications close Tuesday 18 September 2018.
CBD TREE REMOVALS BEGIN NEXT WEEK Work will begin next week to remove 12 trees in the
Hamilton CBD. The trees, located in Hamilton Place, Kennedy Street, Lonsdale Street and Cox Street, were recommended for removal in an arborist report commissioned by Council, due to their very poor condition and limited useful life expectancy. The removal works form stage two of the Hamilton CBD street tree action plan - a 12 month action plan funded in Council’s 2018/19 budget. The plan is based on recommendations from Arborists Homewood consulting and demonstrates Council’s commitment to the ongoing maintenance of street trees in the CBD. Local contractor Tree Fella from Mooralla was awarded the contract for the works in a competitive tender process and will begin on Wednesday 15 August, weather permitting. All trees removed will be replaced with similar species except for those in Cox Street, which will be replaced at a later date as part of the Cox Street redevelopment. The works are expected to take two days and Council does not anticipate any major disruptions for businesses, motorists or pedestrians. A map outlining the locations of the trees to be removed is available at http://gis.sthgrampians.vic.gov.au/intramaps80 and trees have been signposted. The full arborist report and action plan is available on Council’s website.
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Women’s Health Week – get involved!
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Shadow Minister for Women and Shadow Minister for Country Health Emma Kealy MP is encouraging all Victorian women to get involved in 2018 Women’s Health Week, which will run from 3 to 7 September this year. Now in its sixth year, Women’s Health Week continues to grow with more than 60,000 women expected to take part in 1,500 events to be held around Australia this year. More than 25,000 have already registered to receive free health-related information emailed to them every day of Women’s Health Week. “We know that a lack of time is one of the biggest barriers to women making positive health changes but it’s important we all make time to put our own health first,” Ms Kealy said. “The goal of Women’s Health Week is to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining good health, preventing future health problems and promoting good health in ways that support sustained behaviour change. “Women can get involved online or by attending one of the 1,500 events to be held from our capital cities to remote and rural regions right across Australia during the week. “I actively encourage all women to make the time to put themselves first and make their own good health a priority.” For more information or to sign up to receive the free emailed health-related information visit www.womenshealthweek.com.au
Alcoholics Anonymous Lunchtime Meeting
Wednesday 12noon -1pm Dunkeld Community Centre Green Room
AA Preamble: Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others recover from alcoholism... The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Contact: 0428 581 903
Southern Grampians Shire Community Bus Service
The community bus is available to all seniors (male/female) travelling to Hamilton on a fortnightly basis from Glenthompson and Dunkeld.
If you would like to use this service, contact the HACC Office
on - 5551 8480 for assessment. Pick – up is from your
home - seats available. If any of our regular clientele are unable to use bus that day, please phone the number above, if not answered leave a message by 8.15am - the driver will be notified. • 28 August • 11 September
NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTION and DISTRIBUTION DATES
Size and cost of the advertisements are as follows: (a) 1/8 page $ 5.00 (inc GST) (approx
business card size) (b) ¼ page $10.00 (inc GST) (c) ½ page $20.00 (inc GST)
It is preferable if your advertisement is forwarded as an attachment to your email as a JPEG file or in a WORD document.
Please send to [email protected] or for enquiries 0421 232 518.
Invoices will be distributed by the Dunkeld Consolidated School when payment is due.
Issue Cut off for contributions Distribution
14 Monday 3 September
Wednesday 5 September
15 Mon 17 September Wed 19 September
SEPTEMBER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
16 Mon 15 October Wed 17 October
17 Mon 29 October Wed 31 October
18 Mon 12 November Wed 14 November
19 Mon 26 November Wed 28 November
20 Mon 10 December LAST ISSUE 2018
Wed 12 December
DUNKELD COMMUNITY DIRECTORY 2018
Please remember to review your groups contact information
and let me know if it needs to be updated.
This is a valuable source of information for both new and
existing residents.
Cheers, Vicki
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