Brown Hill Community Newsletter Edition 18, April 2019 A project of the Brown Hill Progress Association, supported by the Brown Hill Community Partnership. We are proud to walk this land with the Wadawurrung people and all other First Nations people. Diary Dates See brownhill.vic.au for details. APRIL Saturday 13: 9.00 am - 12.00 noon, Annual Mini-Fair and Car-Boot Sale, Brown Hill Uniting Church (p.14) Monday 15: 12.00 noon - 5.00 pm, Better Flood Planning Project drop-in session, Bridge Mall (p.12) Tuesday 16: 7.30 pm, Brown Hill Hall Committee meeting (p.15)

Eureka Mums volunteer and Brown Hill local, Robert, helps local families by ... continued p.2 repairing donated equipment. Image supplied. Robert helps local families with Eureka Mums Brown Hill resident, Robert, has volunteer at Eureka Mums, Robert community for redistribution. been a volunteer with Eureka replied, "I love the challenge of Eureka Mums sort, quality check Mums for two years. His role is cleaning, repairing and re- and safety check all items donated invaluable and very busy! assembling all the different to ensure they meet current furniture, prams and car seats that Eureka Mums is a ‘not-for-profit’ Australian Safety Standards. They are kindly donated." Robert said, community service group, receive requests from Maternal "I enjoy the good company of the established five years ago in Child Health nurses and social other generous volunteers so . It is a sister organisation workers on behalf of families in much that I really look forward to of St Kilda Mums in Melbourne need. They then try to meet or going to 'work' at Eureka Mums and Geelong Mums. Eureka Mums exceed each request with quality each week." collect, sort and redistribute new or pre-loved donations. essential nursery equipment, After beginnning in a garage, the Eureka Mums' aim is to give to clothing, books and toys for babies group quickly outgrew the space people who are facing a variety of and school-age children. used to house the strollers, prams challenges and hope they feel and cots for redistribution. The Robert's tasks involve fixing and uplifted when they receive a facility is now located in an cleaning all donated equipment. donation. It is viewed as giving a enormous shed in Sebastopol Each item is then reassembled and gift that is packed with love to which is stacked to the roof with given a safety check to ensure provide practical support and to blanket bags of soft furnishings, compliance with current show that someone cares. cot bedding, sheets and blankets regulations. etc.. All of these items have been When asked why he chooses to donated to the group by the local ... continued p.16 1 ... continued from p.1 MAY Progress Association meeting, Brown Hill Hall (rear room) (p.5) Friday 19: Good Friday Wednesday 1: Donations for the Eureka Mums' project 'From One Sunday 9: 10.00 am – 12.00 noon, Sunday 21: Easter Sunday Mother to Another' are due to Pootilla Tree Planting (p.13) Sunday 21: 1.00 pm - 5.00 pm, Brown Hill Kindergarten (p.16) Friday 14: Delivery of Edition 19 DancePlus2 dance, Brown Hill Hall Tuesday 7: 7.00 pm, Brown Hill begins across Brown Hill (danceplus2.com) Progress Association meeting, Saturday 22: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm, Monday 22: Easter Monday Brown Hill Hall (rear room) (p.5) Brown Hill Market, Brown Hill Tuesday 23: School Term Two Saturday 11: 8.30am, Men's Hall (p.5) starts Breakfast at the Brown Hill NOVEMBER Tuesday 23: 12.00 noon - 5.00 pm, Uniting Church (p.14) Sunday 17: Eucalypts of Slaty Better Flood Planning Project Saturday 18: 7.30 pm, Wattle Flat Creek Walk and BBQ (p.13) drop-in session, Bridge Mall (p.12). Pootilla Landcare Group AGM and Thursday 25: ANZAC Day Talk by Matthew Dowler about For updates, visit: brownhill.vic.au Narmbool Fire Recovery (p.13) Saturday 27: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm, Brown Hill Market, Brown Hill Saturday 25: 9.00 am - 1.00 pm, Advertise Hall (p.5) Brown Hill Market, Brown Hill with us! Hall (p.5) Tuesday 30: Round Four of the We are pleased to offer limited JUNE 's Community advertising and sponsorship Impact Grant Program closes Monday 3: Articles for Edition 19 opportunities. Visit (p.17) due (see below) brownhill.vic.au/newsletter to Tuesday 4: 7.00 pm, Brown Hill find out more. Contact: [email protected] Electronic copies are available on information provided in this About our the Brown Hill Online Community publication are not necessarily Newsletter Hub: brownhill.vic.au/newsletter/ those of the Brown Hill or you can subscribe by emailing Community Newsletter This publication is a community us: [email protected]. Committee or the Brown Hill project of the Brown Hill Progress Progress Association, including Contributions are welcome from Association. any officers, members, agents or the Brown Hill community. contractors. It is published bi-monthly in Articles are due by the first February, April, June, August, Monday of the month in which Layout using Scribus 1.4.3 October and November. the edition is published to Printed by Ballarat Mailworks on Editorial Advisory Committee: [email protected] or in 100% recycled paper. hard copy to the reception desk at Ange Davies, Geoff Dickson, Brian This publication is licensed as Caledonian Primary School, Green and Sarah Greenwood- Creative Commons Attribution- Thompson Street, Brown Hill Smith. Proof reader: Peter ShareAlike 4.0 International. Morton. Editorial Support: Sally during school term and school McAlpin. Social Media: Rachael hours. ISSN 2209-9050 Houtsma. Brown Hill Directory: Edition 19 articles are due by Hazen Cleary and Ange Davies. Monday 3 June 2019. Please read Local volunteers distribute the the editorial policy regarding newsletter to all businesses and contributions before submitting residences in Brown Hill, with an article: additional copies available at local brownhill.vic.au/newsletter. businesses and community hubs. The views expressed or 2 In this edition It was National Neighbour Day on Sunday 31 March. We had other plans that day but the week before we visited six of our neighbours with some excess produce from our garden. As we handed over bags of plums, cherry tomatoes and zucchinis, we shared stories with our neighbours and got to know each other a little better. Several times over the past month, being connected to our neighbours has come in handy. Late one Saturday night, one neighbour discovered a burst water pipe and was unable to find the water mains. After a knock on A very enthusiastic Brown Hill volunteer, local newsletter delivery team member, our back door and two quick Antanas (5 years old) on Lane Street. Photographer: Sarah Greenwood-Smith phone calls, we had four neighbours with torches helping kindergarten and school, I was Group, p.13). driven to the hospital and back, out. Once the water had been Thanks again to our sponsors: heat packs were delivered and I stopped, we stood around for a Silver: Brown Hill Hotel and was given a cup of tea and offers few introductions and a chat. I was Brown Hill Market. Bronze: of help. What a super village! heartened to received several text ALDON Tutoring Centres Ballarat, messages the next day from Brown Hill is a well-connected Ballarat Health Foods, Ballarat neighbours who hadn't previously community, supported by several Treeworks, Bakers Delight Bakery met, making sure that everyone active groups and many Hill, The AFL Store - Ballarat, and was OK. enthusiastic volunteers. Brown Dazzlin' Doggie Country Village. Hill Progress Association I was also very grateful for being Let our advertisers know that you committee members prepared a friends with several of our read about them here. It will detailed response to the Local neighbours when I found myself encourage them to keep Area Plan Scenarios Paper (p.5). needing to get to hospital and supporting this great project. heading home on crutches. You can learn about the Between my neighbours and some contributions of other local Sarah Greenwood-Smith, Volunteer great parent friends, both of our volunteers including Robert Editor, Brown Hill Community kids were collected from (Eureka Mums, p.1) and Kate Newsletter and Directory Committee Silver sponsor: (Wattle Flat Pootilla Landcare [email protected]

3 Hub: include the hall/pool/reserve as Our Local brownhill.vic.au/partnerships/ one precinct. Consider installing Area Plan local-area-plan/BHPA_response pedestrian crossings in key areas: _to_LAP/ shops, schools, hall/pool/reserve The consultation period for the precinct. Investigate more 40km Brown Hill Local Area Plan (LAP) Road issues (4.9 in zones. Draft Scenarios Paper has now infrastructure report) Civil infrastructure and closed. PRIORITIES (Intersection of services (4.8 in Thanks to all community Water and Victoria Streets): infrastructure report) members and stakeholders who Stormwater/potable completed the online feedback Instigate a comprehensive study water/sewage infrastructure form or sent in their comments. to develop an intersection design that addresses the issues and From the report there appears a There were over 500 visits to the involves community members strong indication that the water Brown Hill Local Area Plan mysay throughout the process. Ensure infrastructure/delivery systems webpage and of that number 44 that resources are allocated, at are at capacity for the current submitted the questionnaire least tentatively, for future capital level of housing, i.e. if further survey. In addition, there were a works. intensive land development number of individual submissions occurs in the upstream and altogether this has been an PRIORITIES (Intersection of catchment, a stormwater invaluable response. Humffray and Water Streets): management strategy will be The wide range of comments Introduce traffic management required to cater for the increased received will be carefully solutions for the intersection of flow. A future Drainage Scheme considered in the preparation of Humffray and Water Streets e.g. for 'Emerging' Brown Hill is the Draft Local Plan in the next slow the traffic with a reduced essential. few months. speed limit and investigate a PRIORITIES: Until the following round-about. This intersection is There will also be an opportunity (see full submission) has been not suitable for a Town Square or for further consultation on this addressed, further approval of Plaza. Use this 'space' to improve next stage before a Final Local residential development should be the safety of the intersection and Area Plan is completed. restricted to ensure that there is shop accessibility. Consider sufficient capacity of the John Dyke, Strategic Planner Heritage, increased parking. City of Ballarat infrastructure and services to be PRIORITIES (Intersection of able to accommodate any further Springs and Daylesford Roads): expansion. This is to apply to both The proposed orbital or the established and emerging interconnected road network does areas of Brown Hill. not address the existing problem Bushfire and other that all traffic will still funnel into emergency risks (4.5 in Local Area Springs Road and the intersection infrastructure report) with Daylesford Road. Plan Response As almost the entire study area PRIORITIES (Western Freeway falls within the bushfire-prone The Brown Hill Progress Association and Water Street interchange): zone, increased development submitted a detailed response to the A traffic management strategy heightens the risk to life and City of Ballarat's Brown Hill Local should be developed and property in this heavily vegetated Area Plan Scenarios Paper. implemented that incorporates area. Additionally, there is a The following are a few extracts Springs Road, the freeway conflict between bushfire controls from the submission. To access interchange, the intersection of and habitat objectives. The the full submission, visit the Water and Humffray Streets, the scenario and other documents Brown Hill Community Online shopping precinct and possibly provided to the community, at 4 this stage, do not provide any for Brown Hill in the underutilised Lifestyle Centre in Lake Gardens. recommendations/options right of way at the intersection of The Brown Hill Pool was built in regarding the risk or conflict. Humffray and Water Streets. We the 1960s and is a fantastic local disagree strongly and suggest PRIORITIES: Prepare a Brown Hill asset. We hope to continue to that this is not the place for such a Evacuation Plan and identify improve the pool for the Brown public space. The town “square” 'places of last resort', including Hill and Ballarat communities. or centre is already evolving at walking and vehicle egress this the Brown Hill Reserve and this is The City of Ballarat's role is to side of the railway line and also what needs developing. More provide facilities but also to preferably one north of the facilities for children and increase participation and health freeway. teenagers would be useful. and well-being outcomes. Public realm/commercial Through the Brown Hill Progress growth/community Association, the City of Ballarat facilities The Brown Hill Progress Association is aims to achieve this in partnership proud to be well-connected to the with the community. PRIORITIES: Water Street - a Brown Hill community and to help our grand boulevard. That’s OK, but On 26 February, members of the local residents have a voice in this and Water Street has a road reserve Brown Hill Progress Association other important projects. If you would that could easily accommodate a Committee met with two City of like to come along to a meeting, please separate and shared Ballarat representatives, Neville join us from 7.00 pm on the first cycling/walking lane. Ivey, Director Community Tuesday of the month in the back Development and Allan A multi-use path along Springs room of the Brown Hill Hall (access via Glenwright, Aquatic Services Road. We disagree. It is difficult to the rear steps). Dates for the Coordinator. We had a tour of the see how such a path can be remaining 2019 meetings are: 7 May, 4 Brown Hill Pool and highlighted accommodated. This is an 80km June, 2 July, 6 August, 3 September, 1 the increasing useage of this speed limit area and there are October, 5 November wonderful local facility with major safety concerns. It would and 3 December. All welcome. around 9400 visits in the 2018/19 have to be separate from vehicle season, including 82 children who lanes. Improving our took part in the Learn to Swim GREATER PRIORITY: Pedestrian pool program. We highlighted some connections. Footpaths should be key areas for improvement The Brown Hill Progress provided on both sides of all new associated with the toddlers' pool, Association is working with the residential streets. the toilets and the kiosk. City of Ballarat to develop a Footpaths should be constructed strategy for the Brown Hill Pool. If you have ideas about ways in on both sides of all existing streets which we could improve the Ballarat has four outdoor pools, in with a classification of a 'collector' Brown Hill Pool facilities and Brown Hill, Black Hill, street or higher. increase participation, please and the Eureka Pool in Ballarat email: [email protected] by PRIORITIES (Strengthen the East. There are also outdoor water 31 July 2019. Humffray Street Centre play facilities in Ballarat North (Opportunity 4): (Midlands), Sebastopol and at the Brendan Stevens The scenario paper includes the Eureka Pool. Ballarat's indoor pool Secretary, Brown Hill Progress option of putting a Town Square is the Ballarat Aquatic and Association [email protected] Silver sponsor:

5 Brown Hill Kindergarten Clean up /Brown Hill On 19 and 21 March, children from Brown Hill Kindergarten went outside the kindergarten to clean up and collect rubbish. The children were very enthusiastic about collecting the rubbish and working out which bag to put it in – recycle or rubbish. Everyone wore gloves to pick up the rubbish. We were surprised how much rubbish we found around the kindergarten carpark and the Brown Hill Kindergarten children clean up along the . Image cricket club car park but pleased supplied. there was not much around our bush kinder site. products and bring them into the Caledonian kindergarten to be recycled. Please We talked about why we need to note any brand of oral care products Primary look after nature and to clean up can be collected – not just Colgate. the rubbish and how rubbish can School be a problem for the birds, Thank you to the kindergarten animals and the oceans. The families and members of the From the Principal's desk children were shocked to think community who are bringing It has been such a fantastic term that rubbish can get into our toothbrushes and related items to at Caledonian Primary School waterways, hurt wildlife and fish the kindergarten. (CPS). The staff and students have and even enter our food chain! Christine Sullivan, Educational Leader been exploring various aspects of Recycling dental care Brown Hill Kindergarten (a Eureka Wellbeing. products Community Kindergarten Association As part of our 'School Wide [ECKA] Kindergarten), 5332 7973 Positive Behaviour Framework' Colgate®, a global leader in oral [email protected] (SWPBF) we have been explicitly care, has partnered with teaching Social and Emotional TerraCycle® to help provide a Enrol your child in learning. This learning supports second life for toothbrushes, kindergarten students to develop skills they toothpaste tubes, toothpaste caps, need to build resilience and floss containers and their outer Children can be enrolled for effectively manage their packaging materials. kindergarten from 1 January in the year that they turn two. emotions, behaviour and Help divert landfill waste by Kindergarten places are offered relationships with others. sending your oral care products to on the basis of the date they are During the last week of term we TerraCycle. enrolled. For more information: celebrated the learning we had A past kindergarten parent has ballarat.vic.gov.au/pc/family- undertaken in Term One, with a arranged to be a collection point and-children/kindergartens visit from Hugh from The and we have placed a box in the Families are most welcome to visit Resilience Project (see p.8). The foyer and would encourage you the kindergarten prior to highlight of this visit was listening (and your friends and family) to enrolling. Please contact us to to students speak about gratitude collect your used oral care arrange a visit. and kindness after listening to 6 Hugh’s stories. Around 100 parents and community members also attended an evening presentation with Hugh in which he discussed a range of strategies to support our emotional wellbeing. We also launched our 'School Wide Positive Behaviour Matrix' during a whole-school assembly in the last week of term. The Matrix displays the expected behaviours under the headings of Respect, Responsible and Resilient. The students are acknowledged for displaying these behaviours with points they can exchange for participating in a range of special activities in the school, such as having lunch with their teacher or spending extra time helping in the school vegetable garden. Hugh van Cuylenburg, Founding Director/Facilitator of The Resilience Project Research has shown that having a with Angelo, one of Caledonian Primary School's School Captains. Image supplied. SWPBF is successful in reducing Support staff member at our arrange a school tour, problem-behaviour, improving school for many years and will be Wishing our community members school culture and increasing missed by staff, students and a safe and happy holiday period. academic performance. parents. We wish her well and Brea Terris Thanks Pam Barby hope she enjoys her well-earned retirement. Principal - Caledonian Primary School On Wednesday 3 April, we 5332 6955, caledonianps.vic.edu.au Prep Enrolments for 2020 are farewelled Pam Barby from CPS. [email protected] being taken. Please contact me to Pam has worked as an Education ...continued p.8 Bronze sponsor: Bronze sponsor: Bronze sponsor:

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You can remember them by using Thanks Hugh! what an E. coli was. I liked it when the acronym G.E.M. she told us about E. coli!" Alexis and Angelo, Grade Six, The Resilience Project is a Caledonian Primary School Aidan said, "I liked it the most program that provides when Michelle showed us the To find out more, visit: emotionally and mentally bacteria in the water under the theresilienceproject.com.au engaging stories. Its goal is to get blue light. We could see the people to have a different and Water Works bacteria in the water that was in more positive attitude. Not only the tray. The bacteria in the water does Hugh speak to students, he Junior school students from was yellow. After, she showed us also speaks to athletes and Caledonian Primary School algae. I think it is good to test businesses. enjoyed a visit from Central water." Highlands Water's Michelle We asked a couple of grade five Madeline said, "I liked that Murphy in March. Michelle is a and six students what they Michelle came to visit us to teach microbiologist who has two thought about The Resilience us about water. It was very cool children at Caledonian, Xavier in Project. One student said, "It was when she showed us the trays of Grade Two and Laine in Grade good because it teaches kids to be water comparing the differences Five. more respectful, resilient and of colour under the blue light. grateful. Another student said, Inviting a guest speaker was part Also, she showed us the algae in "We learned how to be a bit nicer of the Grade One and Two Term the bottle plus all the other bottles to people and to treat people with One Science Unit – 'Water Works'. that had different things in them." more respect". World Water Day is also in March Harry said, "Today Michelle came and is an annual UN observance We think that it was tons of fun. to tell us about water. We learnt day that highlights the We would like to have them come about bacteria and chlorine too. importance of freshwater. to Caledonian Primary School She showed us samples of water." again because Hugh was so funny Here are some of the children's Thanks to Michelle for coming to and his stories taught us comments: teach us about water quality. something while being a fun Lylee said, "Today Michelle came experience for kids and Kate Bond, Junior School Teacher, to our school. She was talking educational too. Caledonian Primary School about water. She explained about

8 our student leaders such as the Our students excelled at Woodmans recent ‘World’s Greatest Shave’, athletics this term and showed that saw our school community excellent support for one Hill Secondary come together to make a another, being prepared to just College difference in the lives of others, I have a crack and be part of know that we have a culture that something. It was also great to From the Principal's desk cares. Over $530 was raised by hear back from our primary As I complete my first term as students for young people battling partner-schools about how well Principal of Woodmans Hill leukaemia and the event saw our students lived out our Secondary College, I can recognise teachers dyeing their hair, male values by umpiring at their the massive strides forward that staff and students getting their athletics competitions. legs waxed and one student our community has made in their This sense of giving their best shaving his below-shoulder hair to journey of improvement. was also exemplified by our donate. When I see events organised by students who took part in the Wonthaggi Energy Breakthrough Competition. We are really proud of the team’s dedication in the lead-up and the grit shown over the course of the weekend. Our teachers have also been working tirelessly to build our learning culture and strive to make ourselves better at meeting the needs of our students. We feel confident that our current work around developing effective 'Professional Learning Communities' will create the right conditions so that all students get the chance to grow. Year 7 enrolments - 2020 Enrolments are being accepted for students who will be in Year 7 in 2020. We encourage prospective parents and students to participate in the open events, school tours and other information programs. Please contact the school to register your interest. Stephan Fields, Principal Woodmans Hill Secondary College woodmanshill.net.au 5336 7264 [email protected] 5332 6955 1 Fussell Street, Ballarat East 9 taste so different to what we are Wholesome used to from the supermarket, so fresh. And then there are the Wholefoods baked goods: brownies and Member Profile: Mandy savoury muffins from Vegas and Falkingham Rose; Basilio sourdough bread, Mandy has been a member of the fruit loaf and a wholegrain Ballarat Wholefoods Collective variety; and the dairy products we (BWC) since it’s early days in have now, the Inglenook yogurt is Wendy Aston’s back shed. The another favourite! BWC was established as a How can people get involved? volunteer-based not-for-profit The BWC is online (details below). group which offers a range of People are also welcome to pop in seasonal, organic and local staple which benefits the members by for a visit on Wednesdays (times foods. cutting out the ‘middle man’ and below) at the new Barkly Street I interviewed Mandy to find out a keeps costs down. It makes buying premises in the old School bit more about the BWC and why sustainably a viable option not building co-housed with Ballarat she has been a member for so just a luxury. Group Training (BGT) opposite the long. old Fire Station. Membership costs What role do you play at the BWC? What motivated you to join the $50 to join, with an annual I volunteer once a month as a BWC Mandy? renewal of $20. shopkeeper which means I process Sally McAlpin I wanted to buy local organic people’s orders. We do that with Ballarat Wholefoods Collective produce with minimal packaging. an iPad now which makes it very Member Having joined, I enjoyed the sense easy. The Collective is run totally of community, the personal and by volunteers so there is a Grant success social shopping experience and requirement that members donate The Ballarat Wholefoods the high quality of the products. It two hours of time per year. The Collective was successful in has also introduced my children to volunteering is fun so it is not a securing a grant for $3,047 an alternative way of shopping difficult commitment. Other through the City of Ballarat's which they will take with them as people volunteer as helpers to Community Impact Grant they grow. assist shoppers, tidy, pack up, program. What role do you think the BWC collect produce from suppliers This funding will assist with the plays in the broader community? and generally doing what needs to be done. Members with particular purchase of a new refrigerator, The Collective has many roles. It skills have also conducted food storage containers and plays a powerful educative role to workshops such as sourdough shopping trolleys for their new raise people’s awareness of where breadmaking and making your location. food comes from, who grows it own beeswax wrappers. Opening hours are: and what it takes to produce it. It 9.00 am - 11.00 am and demonstrates the cost to the What are your favourite products 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm Wednesdays environment of wasteful at the BWC? (school term time only, closed packaging and how shopping in Mandy became very animated when during school holidays). supermarkets perpetuates the recalling her favourites! waste. It shows what ethical food Wendy Aston Too many to mention but production is. It creates a place President, Ballarat Wholefoods almonds, currants, maple syrup where like-minded people are Collective (which is cheaper than Aldi’s), brought together and can support Barkly Street, Ballarat East rolled oats, peanuts and of course each other. It builds relationships 0419 898 286 choc coated pumpkin seeds are directly with suppliers/growers ballaratwholefoodscollective.org some favourites. The products Find us on Facebook 10 Hidden Orchard Storage Space Brown Hill's Hidden Orchard have a new storage space - just up the corridor from the Ballarat Wholefoods Collective. The absolute legends at Ballarat Group Training (BGT) have donated a storage space for The Hidden Orchard (THO) team in their new home, located along Barkly Street in the old Ballarat Secondary College building. (L-R) Steve Burns (THO), Leo Rennie (THO), Suzanne Ogilvie (BGT) and Ellen Burns (THO). Photographer: Lee Palmer (THO) This building was originally the Ballarat Girls’ School and then accessed by all of our Harvest Brown Hill used as a School of Mines Ballarat Leaders. satellite site. We are thrilled to be Community a part of this building and its rich It will be especially useful for history. items that we don’t use frequently Online Hub such as jars, jam-making BGT have subleased other parts of Do you want to support Brown equipment and pruning gear. the building to the Ballarat Hill businesses? Find a local dance Wholefoods Collective and the We are so grateful to BGT for their or sporting group? Contact the Ballarat Regional Multicultural support of The Hidden Orchard. playgroup, the kindergarten or make a booking at the hall? Council, among others, and we’re Every new connection we make very excited to be in such good and every new supporter makes Loads of information about Brown company. our job that much easier and is Hill's businesses, kindergarten We hope to work with the other such an encouragement! and schools and sporting, activity and community groups is groups and collaborate as much as Ellen Burns available free of charge online: possible. The Hidden Orchard We are so excited to have a central [email protected] brownhill.vic.au storage space for all of the THO hiddenorchard.org This important community tool equipment that can be easily has been created by volunteers from the Brown Hill Progress Association. Bronze sponsor: Bronze sponsor:

405A Sturt Street, Ballarat Central Monday-Friday - 9:00am – 5:30pm Saturday - 9:00am – 3:00pm BALLARAT 5332 1739 Contact Christine Phillips on 0417 593 416 ballarathealthfoods.com.au 11 Flood planning map of Brown Hill indicating predicted areas of flooding. For the full image in colour, including the legend, visit: brownhill.vic.au/partnerships/flood-planning. Image supplied by the City of Ballarat.

Brown Hill flood planning As part of this project, the City of The City of Ballarat is looking to identify and understand the Ballarat is also working with the minimise the impacts of flooding precise nature of flood risks and community and key agencies such on the Ballarat community. aspects of flooding behaviour for as the Corangamite Catchment 11 waterways across the City of Management Authority to confirm To do this, they need our Ballarat, including these flood modelling data. This will assistance to better understand waterways in or close to Brown inform a Planning Scheme flooding in Brown Hill in order to Hill: Yarrowee River, Little Amendment to introduce help them improve planning and Bendigo Creek, Hit or Miss Gully, necessary planning controls to development decisions. Warrenheip Creek and Ryans improve flood planning and The City of Ballarat has started Drain. management. this process by seeking insights This project will assist the City of On Tuesday 2 April, 40 people from everyone – business owners, Ballarat to understand the effects attended the drop-in session held shoppers, residents, visitors, of flooding on properties and at the Brown Hill Hall. The final students and families – to inform introduce appropriate planning drop-in sessions will be held at the the Better Flood Planning project. controls so that residents and City of Ballarat Strategic Planning You can find out more by visiting businesses are informed and Shopfront (16 Bridge Mall, the old mysay.ballarat.vic.gov.au/bette better equipped to manage JayJays shop on the corner of r-flood-planning, where you can flooding when it occurs. Coliseum Walk) on Monday 15 find out if your property has been The information will also be used and Tuesday 23 April, 12.00 noon identified to be at risk of flooding. to help plan and prioritise - 5.00 pm. For more information, The Better Flood Planning project infrastructure improvements, call 5320 5500 or email: (which was identified as a key flood mitigation and flood [email protected] priority of the Ballarat Strategy emergency management in the brownhill.vic.au/partnerships/ and Council Plan 2017-21) will future. flood-planning 12 basalt plain grasslands and rivers Kate leads the way in around Melton. environmental volunteering Volunteering her knowledge and skills though involvement in Landcare remains important to Kate. She enthusiastically took on the role of WFPLG President in 2018 and continues to lead the group in undertaking environmental work and community education programs in the district. Under her leadership the WFPLG is currently planning tree plantings, working bees and a community Eucalyptus identification workshop for later in the year. Landcare is not known for its youthful membership, let Kate Martin, President of the Wattle Flat Pootilla Landcare Group, displays one of alone leadership, but Kate is proof the Wildflower Bingo cards she developed for Slaty Creek. Image supplied. that Landcare provides a satisfying choice for those with a Kate is a young woman on a Older members watched on with passion for local on-ground mission. Since she took her first delight as they witnessed her biodiversity works. toddling steps, she has spent as growing interest in the Diary Dates much of each day outside as she environment. Kate was always the Contact [email protected] can and has developed a lifelong first to front up to tree plantings Saturday 18 May, 7.30pm: Wattle passion for the native plants and and working bees and would Flat Pootilla Landcare Group AGM animals of Australia. She is always bring a group of friends and Talk by Matthew Dowler determined to make a difference from primary and later secondary about Narmbool Fire Recovery. All and do all she can to protect and school along for the day. welcome. Contact: 0419 091 601. enhance our unique flora and No-one was surprised when Kate Sunday 9 June, 10.00 am – fauna. went off to study Conservation 12.00pm: Pootilla Tree Planting. Kate grew up in the Wattle Flat and Land Management after Contact: 0409 986 619. Pootilla Landcare Group – her finishing school. She now works in parents were founding members the environment sector on Sunday 17 November: Eucalypts and like other young families restoration and rehabilitation of Slaty Creek Walk and BBQ encouraged their children to be projects protecting endangered Contact: 0437 071 317. active members of the group. and threatened species on the leighcatchmentgroup.org/wattle- flat-pootilla Bronze Sponsor:

13 Brown Hill Uniting Church

Thought for the month: Jesus said: “Treat others as you would want to be Brown Hill locals enjoying Shrove Tuesday pancakes. Image supplied. treated yourself.” Matthew 7:12a Ballarat Uniting Church Holy Ballarat for their efficient Prayers for members of the Week services will be advertised management of the property community in the Courier. while it was leased. Each Sunday we pray for those Midweek Communion Liz Mason, Brown Hill Uniting Church members of our congregation who are unwell or facing difficulties. In the church hall each Men's Breakfasts We would like to extend this to Wednesday at 1.30 pm, followed At Brown Hill Uniting Church will members of the Brown Hill by afternoon tea. All welcome. be held on the following Saturdays community. If you would like a Annual Mini-Fair and Car from 8.30 am in the church hall: prayer for a member of your boot sale * 11 May - Speaker to be advised family or yourself in a particular Saturday 13 April 9.00 am - 12.00 * 10 August - Michelle situation, please drop a note into noon. Proceeds to sponsorship of MacGillivray from Lifeline the letterbox at 16 Thompson the Learn to Swim program. $1 Op * 12 October - Rod Soar Street before 9.15 am Sunday. The Shop sale, cakes, plants, books, Uniting Church has a privacy Shrove Tuesday BBQ breakfast, coffee van and policy; it is up to you how much Our Shrove Tuesday Pancake Devonshire tea. personal information you give us. evening was a great success and It would be helpful to know if Craft Group delicious too! Many members of there is a timeframe for your Meets at 1.30 pm until 3.30 pm in the community came out on a request. Examples of requests the church hall on the first and warm, sunny evening to catch up, could be: “Please pray for my third Thursday of each month. chat and devour our pancakes. mother Jan who is unwell this Bring along anything you are Louise Wright, Brown Hill Uniting week. (Signed) Mary.” “Please working on or come for a chat. Church pray for the next 3 weeks for my Op shop sister Ella who is to have a serious operation. (Signed) Tony.” Open 9.30 am – Morning Worship 12.30 pm Thursdays and Fridays. 10.00 am each Sunday. Holy The Church Manse Communion on the first Sunday is currently each month. Visiting other occupied by a churches on the fifth Sunday. Presbytery Minister Easter Sunday and his family. We Celebration with Holy Communion would like to thank at 10.00 am on 21 April. Other Tianna and the team at Ray White 14 individual bookings on the Brown Hill Brown Hill weekend. Seniors' Club Hall The large Main Hall (18m x 18m) includes stage, heating, cooling The year is already moving too Are you interested in booking a (fans and air-conditioning), 215 fast! Our club is having a good space at the Brown Hill Hall for chairs and 18 tables. It seats 144 year so far. your next meeting or event? people at tables and 215 people We enjoyed our Club birthday We regularly host markets, seated in rows. celebrations, well attended by exhibitions, workshops, talks and The small Meeting Room One (6m both members and guests. fundraisers such as trivia nights. x 5m) includes heating, seating The hall is also ideal for private and tables, dedicated external functions such as birthday parties access and opens on to Meeting (sorry, no teenage, 18th or 21st Room Two and the commercial birthday parties), weddings, kitchen. It seats approximately 20 anniversaries, reunions, meetings people. and dances. The medium-sized Meeting Room Overlooking the beautiful Brown Two (14m x 6m) includes heating, Hill Reserve and cricket ground, cooling (fans) and opens on to with a gazebo, barbeque and Meeting Room One and the children’s playground, the hall is commercial kitchen. It seats 56 well suited to family events. people at tables or up to 80 people Brown Hill Seniors' Club member, The hall has an online website seated in rows. Marj Wittaker, cutting the Club where all new bookings can be For all enquiries or to inspect the birthday cake. Image supplied. made: hall, please send the Brown Hill hall.brownhill.vic.au Hall Committee an email to Our first bus trip was to Click on 'Hire the Hall' and select a [email protected]. The venue Portarlington where we had lunch 'Weekday' or a 'Weekend' event. can be inspected on Tuesdays at the Golf Club, which we highly from 5.30 pm – 6.00 pm or recommend. The next trip will be During the week until 5.00 pm on Thursdays from 5.00 pm – on Monday 17 April to the sand Fridays you may choose to book 5.30 pm by appointment only. castles at Riddells Creek. one or more of the three spaces: Main Hall, Meeting Room One or Scott Antonio Our normal Monday sessions are Meeting Room Two. President going well with bowls, cards, Brown Hill Hall Committee bingo and community singing. From 5.00 pm Fridays to 10.00 pm [email protected] on Sundays, your booking includes Doreen Braebrook hall.brownhill.vic.au access to all facilities at a reduced Brown Hill Senior Citizen's Club 375 Humffray Street North, Brown Hill rate. Rooms are not available for Coordinator, 5331 2157

15 ...continued from p.1 Local volunteers support breastfeeding mums New breastfeeding support volunteers a boost for Brown Hill Let a mother know you're mums Their vision is a future where we thinking of her on Mother's Day. waste less, share more and care She might be living in a refuge, The Ballarat Branch of the for every child. Its underlying her house may have burned down Australian Breastfeeding mission is to rehome pre-loved or she might be homeless. You can Association (ABA) is hoping to nursery goods to support help her feel supported this establish a regular meeting venue Victorian families in need while Mother’s Day. Your gift might be in or near to Brown Hill to support saving the Earth’s precious the only one she receives. local parents. resources. Brown Hill Kindergarten will Five new trainee volunteers are Robert also volunteers his time to have a donation collection box providing a boost to new parents look after the Eureka Mums available until Wednesday 1 May. in the Ballarat area, by giving 'Brown Hill Staging Post'. If you The Kindergarten is open from breastfeeding support through the have donations to drop off locally 8.30 am until 4.30 pm. Closed on local group of the ABA. in Brown Hill please email school holidays and ANZAC Day. Group leader of the ABA Ballarat [email protected] for Ideas include: a toothbrush, group, Lyndal Brown, says the address details. toothpaste, floss, hairbrush, hair new volunteers will be a huge Trinsa, the Eureka Mums ties, comb, shampoo, conditioner, support for local mums. Operations Manager, welcomes soap, tampons/pads, sunscreen, “We know that over 90 percent of any inquiries about the supply of body and face moisturiser, cotton new parents in Australia start out recycled goods to families. Eureka buds, cleanser, eye makeup breastfeeding.” Brown says. “The Mums are always looking for new remover, body wash, tissues, hand rates of breastfeeding drop soon volunteers. You can volunteer on cream, lip balm, deodorant, face after and research tells us that site or from home. They offer a wipes, paw paw cream, band-aids support is one of the key factors in fun and supportive environment or a basic first-aid kit. Please don’t parents meeting their no matter how you choose to include sharps like razors and nail breastfeeding goals.” help. You may also choose to scissors in your bag. Toiletry bags The new volunteers will complete volunteer with your workplace in are also appreciated to bundle up a Certificate IV in Breastfeeding the corporate volunteer program. all of the products. Education, which will train them For more information, email: Eureka Mums volunteers will to provide breastfeeding [email protected] check the items to ensure they are counselling and community If you would like to know more appropriate and your gift will education to Ballarat families. about Eureka Mums and what then be distributed by social New trainee volunteer Janna preloved items they accept please workers and maternal child health Mayall is excited to start visit eurekamums.org or their nurses to mums in need. Where supporting other parents in the Facebook page. necessary, we will combine your Ballarat area. She says, gift with other items. Often these Rhonda Lyons, Brown Hill resident "Breastfeeding has been an gifts are given to children so that with Bridget Veld, Brown Hill resident important part of parenting for they have something special for and Eureka Mums volunteer. me so far and I’m looking forward their mum on Mother’s Day. 16 Community Impact Grants Are you a local not-for-profit community organisation that needs funding for projects, new equipment or a community event? Do you want to turn your idea into a reality? Well, the City of Ballarat wants to hear from you! Round Four of the Community Impact Grant Program 2018-2019 closes on Tuesday 30 April, 2019. This is your chance to apply for funding to take your community group’s ambitions to the next level. So far, 44 community groups in our city have benefited from a grant allocation from the 2018- 2019 Community Impact Grant Program. More than $170,000 has been distributed to these groups to run projects and events that will benefit the municipality. ABA volunteers Jo with Charlotte (L) and Pam (R) at a recent event in Creswick. Image supplied. Interested in applying? Just National Breastfeeding Helpline download the grant guidelines and to giving back as a volunteer.” which is supported by funding budget help sheet at from the Australian Government. “Having a community of other ballarat.vic.gov.au or call the parents around is so important to Katrina Orr, ABA volunteer and Brown City of Ballarat on 5320 5500 if you me when things are going well Hill local have any questions. Then you can and even more important when collate quotes, letters of support For more information on the they aren’t. I hope I can create and any other important or Australian Breastfeeding that support in our local relevant information. Association visit community” Mayall says. breastfeeding.asn.au The application process is online The Australian Breastfeeding [email protected] and easy to complete. Association volunteers also staff a facebook.com/groups/ballarataba

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Congratulations to Brown Hill cricketer, Tahlia Meier who has been invited to the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane during October after she was the tournament leading run scorer for Victoria Country at the Cricket Australia Under 15 Female National Championships. O Annual Presentation S Brown Hill Cricket Club's (BHCC) C annual presentation and wind up photo of their solution to us at was held on Sunday 24 March. [email protected], will Award winners were: Brown Hill receive a Bakers Delight voucher. Sullivan Family Trophy Codeword Congratulations to the winners of (Best player 1st XI) the February Codeword: Brooke, In recognition of World Water Day * Winner - Jason Knowles Mathew, Caitlin and Darren. Each in March, our Brown Hill-focused * Runner Up - Ryan Knowles received a voucher to spend on Codeword puzzle for this edition tasty treats from Glen and Kerryn Ron Hearn Trophy has a water theme (think at Bakers Delight Bakery Hill. (Best player 2nd and 3rd XI) waterways, reservoirs and anything related to water in * Winner- Wayne Crooks Brown Hill). There are also a few Subscribe * Runner Up - Nick Theologou random words to fill the gaps. To receive an email each time an Graeme Dobbin Trophy Thanks again to Caledonian edition is published, with a link to (Best player one-day B-grade) Primary School parent, Zara, for the electronic version of the * Winner - Jack Mason creating these puzzles for us. newsletter, you can become a * Runner Up - Andrew Peterson Each number represents a letter in subscriber. It is free-of charge. Register online: Best Clubman Award the alphabet. Three have been Tom Bourke-Finn provided to get you started. brownhill.vic.au/newsletter/ or email us: U17 Best Player Award The first five people to correctly [email protected]. complete this puzzle and email a * Winner - Kyle Smith 18 * Runner Up - Noah Steenhuis Orphanage and I rarely saw her.” U15 Best Player Award As the number of children in care continued to decrease due to * Winners - Talia Meier and Max policies of the Social Welfare Faulkner Department, the effectiveness of * Runner Up - Will Quinlan the Family Aid Programme and The BHCC Annual meeting was the increasing number of Family held on 1 April. A new committee Group Homes, opportunities was formed with Phillip Knowles became available for the small being re-elected as President and remaining group of teenage girls Treasurer, Steve Blomeley as Vice to receive a weekly allowance and President and Tom Bourke-Finn as gain experience in budgeting and Club Secretary. learning to cook. Other members of the committee Graeme recalls that during the are: Wayne Crooks, Ryan Knowles, first week of allowances the girls Mr Graeme Ragg who was a former Matt Sandford, James Waller, ran out of funds set aside from Assistant Superintendent of Ballarat Jason Knowles, Tom Miller, Kyle their allowance for the weeks food Children's Home returned in 1972 to Smith and Paul Tobin. supplies and had to ‘exist’ for the take over the responsibilities of last few days of the week on Phillip Knowles, President of the Superintendent of the Home and cornflakes and milk. The following Brown Hill Cricket Club Secretary of the Board of week saw a surplus of cash. 0407 399 971 Management. Image supplied. [email protected] One of the ‘features’ of the Graeme says the main changes he Children’s Home remembered by Ballarat oversaw during his twelve years as neighbours was the meal siren. Orphanage/Children's Superintendent were the move When it broke down and was not Home from campus care to Family Group replaced, the neighbours in ...continued from p.20 (back page) Homes in the community and the proximity were disappointed establishment of a Family Aid because they set their clocks and School, Barkly Street for girls. Service, Youth Unit and Budget managed their day by the siren. The Primary School was staffed by Advisory Service. Mr G. Ragg and Ms. R. Lyons teachers with specialist Campus facilities consisted of qualifications necessary for For more images, visit: ‘cottages’ of fourteen to eighteen working with disadvantaged brownhill.vic.au/history/ children, separate cottages for children. The Home staff also girls and boys with two staff necessarily dealt with the social members living in each cottage. and emotional needs of the The boys were mainly cared for by children who had been separated a husband and wife team. Family from family, friends and group homes allowed siblings to community. This they did with be together in a more ‘family -like’ All Building Services dedication and commitment. environment with House Parents Traditional & Modern In 1972/73 the Primary School was being the carers. Previous to the Methods closed and the children were introduction of the ‘cottages’, Restorations, Period integrated into local schools in the siblings were often separated. One Matching, Renovations, area: Brown Hill, Queen Street, story related was of a boy about to Extensions, Repairs, Humffray Street and Eureka leave the campus when being Bathrooms, Kitchens, Street. Graeme recalls that of all asked if he would like to say Demolition. the children transitioning there goodbye to his sister, he Andrew Flakemore was only one boy in Prep who did remarked, “I hardly know her. She [email protected] not manage. lives on the other side of the 0427 212 549 19 The Ballarat Orphanage/Children’s Home was pulled down 1960s due to ‘poor foundations’. Image supplied. Ballarat Orphanage/Children's Home Brown Hill local, Graeme Ragg, was Graeme tells that another of his resulted. A later occasion was interviewed by Rhonda Lyons, also major duties was to organise much more successful. from Brown Hill, to prepare this holidays for the two hundred The children were among the first select history of the Ballarat children on campus so they were to have a colour TV in their home, Orphanage, later known as the able to enjoy some fun ‘time away’ a great talking point at school. A Ballarat Children’s Home. like many other children in the mini-bike on campus was also a Ed: Please note that some content community. Some children went source of great enjoyment, ridden in this article may be upsetting to ‘holiday hosts’ to stay with a around the farm paddock. for some readers. family, some went ‘home’ to a relative or broader family- The farm was located to the west The Ballarat Orphanage was member, others to a campsite out and rear of the campus and was opened in 1865 to accommodate of Ballarat. The Orphanage also stocked by a jersey herd. The boys children of the goldfields as had a holiday home at Queenscliff helped with the milking. needed. where the children could spend For many years children left the Following eleven years in the time at the beach, away from the home at age 14 but later this was Banking industry, Graeme Ragg main campus. extended to 16 years or in some was appointed as the first Ninety percent of the Home’s cases up to 18 years. On leaving Assistant Superintendent of the finances came from Government they were assisted into jobs and Ballarat Orphanage in 1966. In funding. The balance was obtained were helped to locate lodgings. 1968 the name of the Orphanage by fundraising, sundry donations The Social Welfare Department was changed to Ballarat Children’s and interest from investments. arranged employment and Home and the service continues Every third year the Home accommodation for the girls with today under the auspices of Child conducted a Major Appeal taking follow up supervision. Most of the and Family Services (CAFS). turns with the Ballarat Base children were Wards of the State Situated in Victoria Street, Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth with occasional Private Ballarat East, the Children’s Home Centre. Placements. Many of the children, was prominent on the main road The children were encouraged to now adults, still live in the Ballarat to Melbourne. join local sporting and community community. When Graeme commenced work, groups such as football, netball, For many decades the children his primary responsibilities were cricket, scouts, guides and other attended the Primary School on the financial management of the social activity groups. Graeme campus and then graduated to Institution. However, in time, recalls an initial games night on Ballarat secondary schools: some of his duties became more campus being a disaster as many Ballarat Central Technical School ‘people- focussed’. children had not experienced for boys and Ballarat Girls High organised activities. Mayhem ...continued p.19 20