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Serving the Southern Macedon Ranges FEBRUARY 2021 FREE RSL Honour w BEST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 2020 WINNER G R E A T Gisborne Gazette serving the southern macedon ranges FEBRUARY 2021 FREE RSL honour Gisborne RSL President Robin Funston (left) is awarded the RSL’s highest honour by State President Dr Robert Webster OAM. Story page ►9 Gisborne Gazette February 2021 1 HOME PAGE Issue No 159 FEBRUARY 2021 From the Editor's desk Available online at GREAT Gisborne Gazette www.gisbornegazette.org.au Welcome back readers, and a belated Happy New 23 Hamilton Street, Gisborne Year to you all. I hope that 2021 will be a year of PO Box 9, Gisborne 3437 DEADLINES FOR COPY AND ABN 14301 970 177 recovery and a return to near normalcy for all of us. ADVERTISING Web www.gisbornegazette.org.au Circulation 8500 ISSUE MONTH DEADLINE DISTRIBUTION I’m filling in for Corinne this month as she takes a The Gazette Team 160 March February 17 March 3 well-deserved break after a very demanding 2020. 161 April March 17 March 31 February Editor: Bryan Power 162 May April 14 April 28 She’ll be back for the March edition with all of her [email protected] energy and fresh ideas. The Gazette team wants 0409 422 492 DISCLAIMER to express our thanks for the many congratulations Production people sent following our winning the Best Victorian The views expressed in the Gazette are not necessarily Pip Butler 0439 816 278 [email protected] those of the GREAT Association Inc (Gisborne Region Community Newspaper last year. The production Graeme Millar, Elaine Millar Events Activities and Tourism) unless acknowledged as of the paper is a team effort backed by our many Photographer such. No endorsement of products or services is implied by the listing of advertisers or sponsors. While every reporters and columnists. Chris Fleming effort is taken in printing contributions accurately, the 0417 322 944 Gisborne Gazette takes no responsibility for errors. Talking of awards, the Gazette is delighted to record Distribution Manager SUBSCRIPTIONS a major recognition for one of Gisborne’s wonderful Maxine Barker 0438 711 138 citizens, Robin Funston. He truly deserves to be [email protected] Copies of the Gazette are posted to subscribers each month. For an annual subscription to cover postage, on the front page. And we congratulate our just- Advertising Coordinator send your cheque or money order for $29.70 to the announced Citizen of the Year, Amanda Gauci, a Patsy Smith 0401 810 581 Gisborne Gazette, PO Box 9, Gisborne 3437. well-deserved recipient of this award. You can read advertising [email protected] on page 8 about her work for the community in the OBITUARIES environmental area. Distributors: Proudly distributed to letterboxes in To submit an obituary for publication, please email Gisborne, New Gisborne, Macedon, Mt Macedon, South [email protected] or phone 5428 2522. Please Gisborne and Bullengarook by more than 70 volunteers. also provide a photograph for publication and On page 26 you can also read the story of another restrict the article to about 250 words. Gisborne stalwart, 90-year-old Maurie Bourke, who has made a great contribution to the life of this town. Where If you do not receive the Gazette in your letter Mt Macedon: The Trading Post box, you can collect a copy at: Macedon: Post Office and United Service A sign of approaching normalcy can be found on you can Gisborne: Post Office, Village Shopping Station on Black Forest Drive page 39 where, for the first time in almost a year, find the Centre, Priceline Chemist, Gisborne Medical New Gisborne: Cafe at 3 Ladd Road you’ll see the ‘What Else is on this month' column Centre in Brantome Street, Puma Service Riddells Creek: Newsagency with the dates of several activities. I ask club Gazette Station, Coles and Foodworks supermarkets Woodend: Coles supermarket secretaries to check their entry for the regular The Gazette is supported by Macedon meetings in the centre column on that page. Please Ranges Shire Council. let Corinne know of any changes. We don’t want people turning up for non-existent activities. A MINUTE WITH MAXINE South Ward residents are a literate lot and several IT’S A SMALL WORLD are literary as well. Meet three of our new authors I hope you all enjoyed the festive season and are When my wife Maxine (Distribution Manager) on pages 5 and 39. looking forward to a happier 2021. showed me her notes on her interview for her A friendly reminder to all our valued distributors, column in the Gazette with Rachel Neely a On page 19 you’ll also meet the 2021 Gisborne please only deliver to letter boxes. couple of months ago, my interest immediately Secondary College captains and vice-captains as If there is no letterbox, please do piqued. they introduce themselves. We’re looking forward not enter the property. Rachel was from a small market town in Ignore “No Junk Mail” signs to having their insider news from the college each Norfolk, England, called Swaffham. I lived and also “No advertising material” month. We applaud the fact that a growing number with my parents at RAF Watton nearby, my signs because we are very of our reporters and columnists are youngsters. father being in the RAF. I was sent to school in proud to say the best community Your contributions are always welcomed. On the Swaffham as I was eight years old. The school newspaper in Victoria is printed Maxine Barker youth subject, we're delighted that Asher Kroon is was called the Sacred Heart Convent. editorial. However, do not leave continuing his Young Beat column (page 20). After contacting Rachel, it transpired her father a Gazette if the sign says “No newspapers” or went to the same school. Rachel telephoned her “Australia Post Only”. The CFA article on page 3 is a timely reminder that father (he is the same age as myself) and he If you would like a new Gazette delivery bag, I do February is the month by when we should have remembered his teacher, Sister Thomas More. have plenty — they are hessian coloured. Holiday time may be just around the corner for honed our bushfire plan. At time of writing this, She was my teacher too! some, so please give me as much notice as possible apart from the forecast 40 degrees on January 25, It looks like Rachel’s father and myself went if it coincides with a delivery time, and if you have a to the same classes, at the same school, at the summer has been largely mild but February could friend in mind that can deliver while you are away same time; it’s a small world! bring dangerous weather. So, like the scouts, be that would be very helpful. As a footnote, Sister Thomas More is now the prepared! I would like to welcome Robin Jeffs and Lou Bryan Power Mother Superior at the Sacred Heart Convent. Morsello to the Gazette distribution family. Peter Barker Maxine Barker 2 Gisborne Gazette February 2021 Long-serving chemist retires CFA urges residents After 20 years of much-appreciated professional to remain prepared service to the people of Gisborne, Michael Alexander filled his last prescription at the Priceline Pharmacy As we've now entered the often on January 11. hottest month of summer, Gisborne Originally graduating from the Victorian College Fire Brigade advises residents to of Pharmacy in 1982, Michael came to Gisborne be prepared and plan ahead. in 2000 to work at the pharmacy run by Anand and The Macedon Ranges is a high- Geetha Raju in the Village Shopping Centre in the risk bushfire and grassfire area. CFA space that is now the food court. We urge all residents of Gisborne and surrounding The following year Michael became a partner with communities to take the necessary steps to be fire Anand Raju and became the sole proprietor when safe during this fire danger period. Anand retired in 2014. In 2009 when the business There are a number ways you can be fire safe and relocated to the current site in Brantome Street, the two most important requirements are having a the partnership joined Priceline and the business sound fire plan and ensuring your property is well expanded. maintained. Go to the CFA website to find good Michael has handed the business over to cousins advice about how to reduce the danger of fire to your Laila and Mohammad who look forward to providing property. the same professional care for all of the pharmacy’s Having a bushfire plan is vitally important; you clients. have to decide what you will do on a day of significant In retirement he looks forward to getting back fire danger. Are the following points included in your into running, learning how to box, collecting rare plan? guitars and travelling around Australia when COVID Michael Alexander looks forward to an active retirement. Leaving early is the safest option to protect yourself restrictions are lifted. and your family. Leaving early means leaving the Michael wishes to acknowledge his appreciation of to also sincerely thank all of the people of Gisborne area before there are any signs of a fire — not when the friendship and loyalty of the many staff members and district he has been grateful and honoured to you can see flames or smell smoke. Leaving early who have worked in the business over the years and serve. means avoiding panic, being trapped, making the wrong choices and risking serious injury or death. If you decide to stay you need to be absolutely sure News from the GREAT that you are well equipped to defend your property.
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