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is produced monthly by the editorial board of the Violet Town Action Group. November 2005 Postage Paid “Priceless” No. 287 Coordinator: Terry Frewin ph. 5790 8635 Sunday 30 October Iris Show Please Note that opinions expressed in arti- Monday 31 “ Landcare day cles & letters etc. in the Village Voice are not 2 VTAG meets necessarily those of the editorial board & 6 Seed Savers meet VTAG. 7 Probus meets Articles to be in the box at Delahey's Super- 11 RSL Armistice Day service market by the 20th of each month, or may be 12 Market Day & historic train posted to R.M.B. 3061, Violet Town 3669, OR 12 Goulburn Valley History Day emailed to Terry at [email protected]. 13 Garden Ideas, Sunnyside 16 Fitness Centre meeting Interested in local & If the 20th falls on a Sunday, then there will be environmental history? a final pick up from the boxes on the following 18 Paddock trees, Warrenbayne From a family that has been in the Monday. 20 C’wealth Games warm up day The University of Melbourne’s Professor Janet McCal- Goulburn Valley a long time? 21 Garden Club meets 24 VTBNC Ladies Auxiliary meet man, Ass. Professor Don Garden & PhD students will be Own a farm that was a selection or 28 70’s+ Christmas luncheon visiting the region on Violet Town Market Day & they want a soldier settler’s block? to hear from you! They are developing a history of the Have rainfall records that date back Business Advertisement Rates Goulburn Valley as a man-made rural environment & a long time? need the input of local community members. $20 half page This history of the making of the Goulburn Valley will be Have farm diaries or records of $10 1/4 page yields from year to year? Thurs 1 Dec. Senior Cits Xmas lunch developed from the ground up, beginning from farms & Full page ads only if space allows $40 Own photographs of Monday 27 & Tuesday 28 February properties, using families own records & recollections in For people outside the mail delivery area, it is next 70’s + luncheons combination with Lands Dept records in the Public Re- work on the farm? possible to subscribe to the Village Voice. cords Office, as well as local archives & newspapers Have a family story of working the Cost is $6.50 per year. Please send name, MORE INFORMATION: Robin Landvogt, Uni of Melb, address & $6.50 to the Shepparton. Ph: 5823 6600 Fax: 5822 0675, email: Violet Town Action Group, [email protected] C/- RMB 3061, Violet Town 3669. Win Tickets to Commonwealth Games Violet Town Garden Club At Warming Up For the Games Day TIP OPENING HOURS 20th November from 1.00pm Violet Town Recreation Reserve Saturday, Tuesday & Friday 8.30am to 12 noon IRIS & FLOWER SHOW Wednesday & Thursday 1.00pm to 4.00pm Free fun, games and BBQ Sunday 10.00am to 3.00pm Awards for participants Sunday 30 October MARKET COORDINATOR: Chris Coles 0416 233 584 Community Complex CREDIT UNION OPENING HOURS: Phone 5798 1761 Violet Town Tuesday 9.30am to 1.30pm Friday 12.30pm to 5.00pm HREP PROJECT WORKER: Robin Landvogt 57981 335 COMMUNITY HOUSE: 5798 1288 (other times leave message) Monday 1-5; Tuesday 10-5; Wednesday 10-1 (emergency contact 0417 166 824) The Village Voice is printed on 100% recycled paper and is collated and folded each month by the Violet Town Bush Nursing Centre Day Care clients. 10 Violet Town Village Voice November 2005 Violet Town Village Voice November 2005 11 VTAG MEETS WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER, bees. 7.30PM, MEETING ROOM The disappointment has been the vandalism of the new sculpture by Helen Brook behind HREP REPORT the Skills Shed and the person who drove the Another busy month. We have now fully ac- new section of track and caused damage to Use this page to post your FREE ad quitted 2 of our grants- the Enviro funds from the track and the grassed area. Both incidents the Federal Government, which has paid for have been reported to police. If anyone knows FOR SALE much of the planting, plants, matting, mulch any information please talk to Trevor Saker. Victa motor mower, good condition, 3hp, Farm trees & garden shrubs, acacias, euca- etc, and the Helen McPherson Trust Alliance This last rain is great for the new plantings, $100; Singer sewing machine, zig zag etc, lypts, callistemons, tube stock, $1.00 each Grant. The second grant, which has been happy walking, keep an eye out for more exc cond, $40; Roller door, 8ft long, $30; Phone 5798 1410 administered by the shire, (and big thank you working bees, you can just drop in for an hour! Trimlite whipper snipper, $30; Swing seat for must go to Jodi Bjorkstein for this) has en- And please clean up after your dog and keep it 2 people, vgc blue/grey, $60. Cabana 10ft pop top caravan, has annex, abled us to do all the work in the market site, on its lead! For all above ring 5798 1814 fridge, microwave, comfortable unit, $6000 or shade sails, stage, paths and the entrances to best offer; the swimming pool. All the linkage paths to the Robin Landvogt 3 seater couch w. 3 matching cushions, vgc, Honda motor bike, 1980, blue colour, best main walking track have also come from this HREP Project Worker $50; wooden single beds/bunks, vgc, $70; offer; grant. 2 single bed mattresses & electric blankets Kelvinator airconditioner Sweepair, best offer The path from the north side of Caulfield St to HALL COMMITTEE (near new), vgc, $15 the lot; Phone 5798 1238 for the above. the track went in last week, and hopefully has 5 fitted single bed patterned sheet sets, exc settled after the rain. This has improved ac- The Hall Committee has put in an application cond $5 each; 2 single bedspreads, exc cond cess for this area. to the Shire for a Community Grant for exter- $7.50ea; 1 single bedspread, exc cond, $10; Tatong Village The last 2 grants will be acquitted by the end nal painting of the Community Complex. This heavy metal (grey) 7 piece dining/kitchen set, Market would really improve the entrance and the vgc, $100; wooden & rattan 7 piece kitchen of November, so we are getting very close to Make it /Bake it/ Grow it appearance of the complex. set, vgc, $80. the end of stage one. Saturday 5th November The 10 new seats and signage will complete The felting group have now permanently hung For all above ph Julie on 0415 439 272 the Community felting project in the hall. We (1st Sat. of every Month) the works along the track with a bit more plant- 8am to 1pm ing and mulching. We are still negotiating the thank this group for their efforts, they are just Simpson medium size chest freezer, good Tatong Tavern Hotel extension of the track up to High St. We will superb. Have a look at the newest one of condition, inspection invited, $180 flowers on the far wall, we have such Martin Doxey 03 5767 2201 or know very shortly if this is possible, and we 5798 1376 after 5.00pm Andy Varnik 03 5767 2210 still await the result of our bridge funding appli- talent in our community. cation. The new chairs are in the supper room and We thank everyone who has supported us at the old ones sorted and the broken ones re- one of the 47 working bees we have had in the moved. some of the old chairs were in very Violet Town Garage & Engineering last 12 months and we have almost 1500 vol- poor condition, we are glad to remove them before an accident happened! 2 Cowslip Street, Violet Town Ph: 5798 1452 unteer hours recorded. Not a bad effort Violet Town!!!! The Pudding Stirrers used the kitchen for the Tanya & Luke Doidge would like to thank everyone for their puddings this year, do remember it is a fully registered kitchen now if you ever need to use support over the 12 months our business has been operating. To this end we will shortly be having a com- munity celebration to acknowledge the tre- the facility. The door to the main hall has cased some We now offer windscreen fittings, auto electrics, wheel align- mendous effort this has been by the commu- ments, tyres & repairs, general mechanical repairs, engineering, nity and to of course thank our funding bodies. concern but it is rarely locked (if ever). It is difficult to turn the handle but turn it both ways machining & welding. A date is not confirmed yet, but it will be in early December. Keep an eye out for notices! and push, we are trying to get it fixed. We are We are also agents for Genquip power products. A fun time and a social occasion, no matting, also looking at fire safety at the complex. mulching or planting! We are also in negotiations with the shire to SHOP LOCAL & SAVE UP TO 12 CENTS OFF YOUR PETROL BY decide if we are to become a section SPENDING $30 AT VT HARDWARE, IGA & THE VT HOTEL Before that date we have a few things to com- plete so there will be a couple more working Continued next page……... 10 Violet Town Village Voice November 2005 Violet Town Village Voice November 2005 11 Pick early and often Win tickets to and 34 Victorian towns will now Studies show that cucumbers harvested on the Commonwealth Games be reticulated with natural gas. young side will out yield plants that are left to Warm Up in Violet Town Unfortunately Avenel, Nagambie and Violet Town were not chosen grow more mature fruits by a long shot.