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REMEMBER JOE The Race of Stars top four drivers finished the 16-lap final We ran a story on Joe Fawcett in our Autumn 19 edition. within one tenth of a second of each other! Congratulations Joe races go-karts…very quickly! He races against other 13- Joe on a great season and all the best for 2020 16 year olds, in a kart with a 100cc air cooled engine at Breaking news … Joe recently featured in an interview speeds between 105 and 115 kph! There are about 30 – 50 shown on the Channel 6 news! You can follow Joe on kids in Joe’s age group. Facebook @joefawcettracing We thank Ballarat City’s Community Grants Program which is funding our next four editions. We would not have grown to “Newspaper” status without that Council funding and the support of Louise Staley. Our small but loyal band of advertisers also deserve a big thank you as they allow us to expand beyond what the grant funding covers. Throughout the year he has driven in Queensland (twice), In this edition NSW, SA and Victoria with the best result being a second at the AKC Monaro in South Australia. • Our local hero ... Remember Joe Qualifying is always very close, often the top 10 drivers • Editorial finishing within only 3 to 4 tenths of a second between • The 11th hour of the 11 day of the 11th them in lap times. At end of the season Joe finished fifth in month his division out of 50 competitors. • Lion Club activities • From Councillor Tillett • Louise Staley • Update on the saleyards from EPA • Letter from Minister for EPA • CVLX Community Engagement • Miners Rest CFA, ready for the fire season • A word from Catherine King • Miners Rest Walkers • Lots on the Miners Rest Town plan • Miners Rest & Mount Blowhard PS News • What’s in a name His last race for the season was in the RACE of STARS on the • Ballarat Turf Club News Gold Coast, an event with starters by invitation only. Joe • Got a function …. Hire Miners Rest Hall placed 4th in the final. Newspaper available on http://www.committeeforminersrest.com/ P 1 The Very Best from Miners Rest is published by a volunteer sub committee of the The saleyards still stink! Has everyone affected just rolled Committee for Miners Rest comprising: over and decided to grin and bear it? Odour monitoring seems to be still ongoing but solutions for the problems seem thin on the ground. Tuesdays seem to be the days Editor John Callanan when the smell is at its most obnoxious. Perhaps we drop Compile and Format Werner Oellering Tuesdays and simply go straight from Mondays to Proof Reader Rosemary Lithgow Wednesdays! Admin & Accounts Alicia Bond Housing continues to boom with a local survey indicating As well as these dedicated helpers we also rely on exactly what locals require from builders and developers in contributors from local schools, businesses and community relation to house size and design. Chalk up a small win for groups. We currently print and deliver 1400 copies through the little people! AusPost and run quarterly editions based on the seasons. The community spirit in Miners Rest continues to thrive. News and Views Public celebrations such as Anzac Day and Remembrance The opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily Day are well attended. Our Community Hall continues to those of the publishers. The publishers may edit or reject host a myriad of functions. A local walking group meets contributions. The publishers accept no responsibility for weekly in our Community Park. In the coming weeks leading errors or omissions. up to Christmas many families spend hours decorating houses enabling friends and neighbours to share the Subject to the above condition, contributions accompanied goodwill and joy that Christmas generates. Graeme and Val by the contributor’s name (which will be published) and Harris, 7 Douglas Close Miners Rest, won the local award contact details are most welcome. Please email to last year for the best decorated house and are ready again [email protected] for this year. In addition to the decorations Graeme has more than 800 homemade toys to share with visiting Advertising in VBfMR newspaper is a great way to let youngsters. Be quick! Miners Rest locals know about your business, event or All of us here at the “The Very best from Miners Rest” activity. Community group event advertising is free. Rates would like to thank our contributors and also our growing are as below:- readership as we prepare for 2020. Have a restful, peaceful fire free Summer break. ➢ Business card (9cm x 5.5cm) $50 ➢ Third page (18cm x 9cm) $150 ➢ Half page (18cm x 14cm) $200 We only carry a total advertising space of 10% in any printed edition. Get in and make the most of our Miners Rest, Macarthur Park, Sunraysia Heights and Dowling Forest coverage. Rates may vary. Please contact us for full details and lodgement requirements. EDITORIAL Welcome to our Summer edition, our final issue for 2019 and it’s Christmas! So what sort of year have we had here in Miners Rest? Anything changed or is it just “same old, same old”? Our kids are still in the same school and despite the knife- edge result in the State election nobody really seems to be able to nail down a clear picture for the future. Seems it may be redeveloped on the existing site and expand into the vacant land next door? Does the planning include the much talked about sports facility mooted while the election campaign raged? So many questions but not many answers. Newspaper available on http://www.committeeforminersrest.com/ P 2 ORIGINS of REMEMBRANCE LIONS ACTIVITIES DAY A very pleasing turnout for Remembrance Day on Monday Why is this day special to Australians? 11th November as we paused to remember those At 11am on 11th November 1918 the guns on the Western Australians who have served in conflicts, wars and Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous peacekeeping operations. Thanks to all who participated and warfare. The allied armies had driven the German invaders the City of Ballarat Community Impact Grants. back, having inflicted heavy defeats upon them over the preceding four months. In November the Germans called for an armistice (suspension of fighting) in order to secure a peace settlement. They accepted allied terms that amounted to unconditional surrender. In conjunction with the Australian Lions Foundation, the Club funded a stainless steel bench and trolley for the Miners Rest Primary School Café 1739 which had its official opening on Friday 15th November. Great coffee and a fabulous initiative. An Old Time Dance was held at the Miners Rest Community Hall on 31st August and another is being held on Saturday Photo By Louisa Jacks 30th November 8pm to mid-night. is open and will close The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month attained a Monday 9th December. Free entry | 4 categories | $250 special significance in the post-war years. The moment prize per category. Entries at IGA and General Store. Miners when hostilities ceased on the western front became Rest residents, light up your homes for Christmas and be in universally associated with the remembrance of those who it to win it. had died in the war. This first modern world conflict had Sunday 15th December brought about the mobilisation of over 70 million people 6-8.30pm at the Community Hall. Christmas Lights winners and left between 9 and 13 million dead, perhaps as many as announced, a visit from Santa and Mrs Claus, treats for the one-third of them with no known grave. kiddies and a free sausage sizzle. Enjoy a wonderful family The allied nations chose this day and time for the night singing Christmas Carols with Leigh Moneghetti and commemoration of their war dead. On the first anniversary Band. of the armistice in 1919 two minutes silence was instituted as part of the main commemorative ceremony at the new WANT TO BE ACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Cenotaph in London. If you would like to help your local community consider joining the Miners Rest & District Lions Club where whatever The silence was proposed by Australian journalist Edward amount of time you can give is appreciated. Honey, who was working in Fleet Street. NEW MEMBERS OF ALL AGES ALWAYS WELCOME Meetings 1st Monday of the Month – 7-9.30pm Together WE SERVE Enquiries: Danielle Nelson (President) – 0474 571 685 Yvonne Ross (Secretary) – 0408 343 106 Christine Hay (Treasurer) – 0407 558 570 Newspaper available on http://www.committeeforminersrest.com/ P 3 FROM NTH WARD COUNCILLOR continue to share your insights and issues with all GRANT TILLETT parties. A few quick things we have been working on this Hello all, and at this time might I wish you and yours a very quarter are: Merry Christmas and a New Year which is full of joy and • Permission received from neighbours, and quoting prosperity. in place for a new light pole in Creswick Street, Reflecting on things past it is just over three years since the after many residents have raised safety concerns. A last Council elections – and a year to the next. fault has been raised for the one in Market Street and when it is fixed, Council will determine if we Those three years ago you did me the signal honour of need an additional light pole on the corner again voting me onto the Council of Ballarat City a task which I for safety at the pub intersection. undertook with relish. Have I been successful? Only you • Request sent to both Council and VicRoads in can judge but what I do know is that I have given it 100% of relation to the slip lane onto the Freeway and my effort.