Greater Bendigo September 2018 Butterflies, birds & Bill New play space full of surprises!

Smile in the CBD, you’re on CCTV! A growing manufacturing sector

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NEWS 4 Butterflies, birds and Bill – new play space full of surprises 6 New Bendigo Stadium show court wows crowds City welcomes new Director 7 One-stop-shop for government services Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre ready to make a splash! 8 Smile in the CBD, you’re on CCTV! Works continue to make CBD safer 9 Restoring Greater Bendigo’s heritage

SERVICES 10 Show time at the City’s theatres 11 GB quiz! 12 Works protect Yellow Gums Heathcote Landfill now a transfer station 13 Restoration of the City’s Heathcote office 14 What’s in the works? 26 15 The City’s 2018/2019 Budget has been adopted

COMMUNITY 16 What I love about Eaglehawk

Greater Bendigo 18 Waste warriors 10 September 2018 19 Dragon maker contract sewn up Bendigo Soldiers Memorial prepares Butterflies, for official opening 20 Healthy water, healthy country birds & Bill 21 Bringing back the Southern Pygmy Perch New play space full of surprises! 22 Bendigo leads the way on energy savings Street light upgrade reaps rewards 23 Let’s go walkies! 24 Goldfields Libraries reaching out Smile in the CBD, you’re on CCTV! to our communities A growing manufacturing sector Prepare now for Queensland Fruit Fly

SECTION HERE 1 ACTIVE AND HEALTHY 25 New pathway through National Park ON THE COVER: One of the three beautiful 26 Investing in our local sporting facilities butterfly shade structures at the new Eaglehawk regional play space on the shores of Lake WARD NEWS Neangar. Read more on page 4. 16 28 What’s happening in your ward?

BUSINESS 30 A growing manufacturing sector 21 32 Making it easier to do business in Greater Bendigo

LIFESTYLE 33 Seniors Festival 34 What’s on 35 Bendigo Art Gallery features local artist in Rupture Gothic Beauty to showcase the dark and beautiful It’s tulip time 3 for free!

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2 Looking good Bendigo! Have you got a great photo of Bendigo? Submit your image to [email protected] and you might just see it featured here next edition.

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FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK

The past few months have flown since I Canberra spruiking the need for these and Victorian and Australian government plans Both as Mayor and through my role as last wrote about my mayoral adventures other projects. to build an airport rail link. Chair of Regional Cities Victoria, my aim is for GB Magazine. to enable State and Federal government In June, Chief Executive Officer Craig So you can imagine Council was very decision making by helping politicians to With Victoria and Australia gearing up to Niemann and I travelled to Canberra for happy to hear that the chosen route understand how they can best support go to the polls, now is the time to ensure the last National General Assembly of Local will go via Sunshine, maximising the regional cities into the future. Council’s Greater Bendigo is front-of-mind for our Government before the Federal election. opportunity for regional Victorians to advocacy work is critical to improving this State and Federal politicians. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addressed access the airport, with the option to understanding and generating positive the Assembly and congratulated councils for change trains via a proposed ‘super hub’ The countdown is on to the November State outcomes for Greater Bendigo and taking the opportunity to attend and meet at Sunshine rather than travel all the way election and Council is hopeful for some regional Victoria. with politicians and their advisors. into central Melbourne only to turn around positive election commitments from all sides and go back again. Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke of politics, meaning regardless of who gets We met with key advisors to the Prime elected to govern, project funding will flow to Minister and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, Bendigo. At the top of Council’s wishlist is to Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters, a range see funding for the development of new law of shadow ministers and advisors to several courts, after May’s State Budget allocated Coalition ministers. The meetings were fast CONTACT THE CITY OF GREATER BENDIGO funds to purchase land for the project. and we only had a short amount of time to tell our story and get our point across. Main office Website Council also continues to advocate 195-229 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo www.bendigo.vic.gov.au strongly for funding support for We were encouraged to return to Canberra Postal major projects, such as future waste in August and I’m pleased to report we got After hours/emergency number PO Box 733, Bendigo 3552 management solutions, the Bendigo a really warm and positive response both 5434 6000 Airport terminal building expansion, plans times. Many of the people we met with had Telephone Operating hours to rename and expand the Golden Dragon heard of Bendigo and the important work 5434 6000 (Lyttleton Terrace office) Museum to develop it into the National we’re doing on behalf of the community Hearing or speech impaired? 8.30am - 5pm, Monday to Friday Chinese Museum of Australia, and and were very supportive of our vision Call via National Relay Service on 133 677 Follow us development of Bendigo Heritage for the future. Email Attractions’ Central Deborah We also used the meetings to [email protected] Goldmine. seek clarification on future policy These projects would require direction, particularly around support from both levels waste management and aged of government and as care funding. There was also Want to read this document in an alternative format? The City is committed to providing documents that are easy to read for all. If you would like to read the Australia will vote in an opportunity to reinforce magazine in an alternative format e.g. large print or text only, contact Customer the Federal election no the importance of continued Service on 5434 6000 or [email protected] and we will endeavour to service later than May next funding to regional Australia your request in the quickest time possible. year, Council is also and we pushed for regional knocking on doors in Victoria to benefit from

NEWS 3 Butterflies, birds & Bill New play space full of surprises!

Even though it’s very special and unique to Eaglehawk, the play space will attract families from throughout the region and beyond.

4 NEWS One of the first things you will notice when you arrive at the new Eaglehawk regional play space is three giant butterflies but they are just some of the many surprises that lie within this fantastic new play space located on the shores of Lake Neangar in Eaglehawk.

The play space features custom-designed bridge before it disappears. They can also It’s here, like Mulga Bill, where they can Eaglehawk, Borough Club, Eaglehawk and built play equipment never seen create magical sounds with ringing chimes, lose control down the big tube slides Rotary, Eaglehawk UFS Dispensary, in Greater Bendigo before, a series jump up and down on the musical tyre and before sliding out of Mulga Bill’s surprised Bendigo Regional YMCA, Y Service Club of pathways, extensive tree planting, tap the stone to hear it clang. face. Kids can also pedal the twirling bikes of Eaglehawk, Eaglehawk Lions Club, landscaping, and picnic and barbecue and if that isn’t enough, they can tumble Villawood, Bendigo Bank, and the Family Little ones can discover the story of Mulga facilities for the whole family to enjoy. over and over like they are in a giant and Friends of Baby Zayden Veal Whitting. Bill’s Bicycle at the big picture book and Even though it’s very special and washing machine in the wheels of the with the push of a button they This community support has allowed the unique to Eaglehawk, it will Silver Streak before clambering to the top can listen to the story. They City to include some exciting and distinctly attract families from and whooshing down the big silver slide. can also sit in a wonderful Eaglehawk elements into the space, throughout the region story telling chair, visit including special medallions that recognise and beyond. Older kids can test their balancing skills Mulga Bill’s cubby and on the rope traverse, squeezing through each group’s contribution to the play space. Visitors enter the junior crawl through a “kid’s a big red gum stump on the way. On this The new play space will be officially play area through only” way out before piece of equipment kids can test how opened at 11am butterfly gates to a carefully stepping high they can climb on a large on Sunday special place called through Mulga Bill’s stump, where an eagle is perched, September Where Angels Play. fragrant garden. to try and reach a bell. 16, 2018 and This section celebrates The area outside of the everyone is the life of baby Zayden They can then scramble up a rubber butterfly gates is for older welcome to Veal Whitting and is a nest mound and take off on a double kids to get adventurous. It’s a attend. beautiful, exciting, active and flying eagle, soaring all the way to the zone where they can sway about fun space for young children to play. cable’s end where they can see the on a hammock and have some big fun on a interactive Mulga Bill lake sculpture. The large, coloured butterfly wings provide mammoth basket swing with their friends. shade over a sand pit where kids can dig In this part of the play space they can spin The $1.3M play space has been or play at a table and make their own sand round and round on the carousel and climb designed and funded by the City of creations. They can also pump water and the massive Mulga Bill tower all the way to Greater Bendigo with a generous $120,000 watch it wind through sandstone blocks the dizzying top for a bird’s eye view of the contribution from local community into the creek and under a boardwalk eagle-shaped play space. groups – Empowering

GRANDEveryone is invited toOPENING! the Eaglehawk regional play space grand opening. Be one of the first to enjoy this unique new play space!

11am Sunday September 16, 2018 For more information www.bendigo.vic.gov.au

Image courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers taken from Mulga Bill’s Bicycle book. Author: AB (Banjo) Paterson. Illustrators: Deborah and Kilmeny Niland. NEWS 5 City welcomes new Director

Andrew Cooney has joined the City of Greater Bendigo as the new Director Corporate Performance. Prior to joining the City, Mr Cooney was the Executive Director Partnerships and Sector Performance at the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. Other previous roles include General Manager Governance and Strategy at Coliban Water, Director Community and Corporate Services at Gannawarra Shire Council and Manager Organisational Development at Loddon New Bendigo Stadium Shire Council. City Chief Executive Officer Craig Niemann said he was pleased to welcome Mr Cooney to the show court wows crowds organisation. “Andrew is a respected leader with considerable knowledge of the Local Regional Victoria’s newest change rooms to service indoor and outdoor “The stadium team is excited to open Government sector and experience sport, updated administration areas, the doors to a new beginning. Amazing in finance, community development, and biggest indoor meeting rooms, additional car parking and opportunities await our local residents governance, human resources, risk stadium has opened in 12 upgraded outdoor netball courts. and the wider region.” management and compliance,” Bendigo Stadium Chief Executive Officer Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke said the Mr Niemann said. Bendigo to rave reviews! Nathan O’Neill said the new show court was expansion also supported grassroots sport “He will no doubt make a valuable the beginning of an exciting new chapter. and improved its accessibility for people. contribution to the City as we strive From junior sport through to elite athletes, “We want to grow the revitalised stadium “More than 10,000 people pass through to achieve our vision of creating the state and national sports bodies, event to national prominence, deliver an amazing the stadium to play netball, volleyball world’s most liveable community.” promoters and those cheering in the stands, player experience and fill the show court and basketball each week. The expanded the Bendigo Stadium show court expansion Mr Cooney is a Bendigo resident arena with the best international sport and facilities will be able to accommodate more is wowing everyone who has experienced it. and former Chair of the AFL Central live entertainment,” Mr O’Neill said. people and at more reasonable hours, so Victoria Football Commission The $23.5M world-class facility features as to encourage them to live active and “We are forging strong relationships with the and current Chair of the Bendigo three multi-purpose basketball, netball healthy lifestyles,” Cr O’Rourke said. National Sporting Organisations to ensure division of the Australian Institute and volleyball courts, with retractable high level sporting events are lured to the “The netball court facilities are also of Company Directors. seating that can be extended to create a Bendigo region. We recently welcomed the incredible and feature player change 4,000-seat show court arena capable of famous Harlem Globetrotters and will soon rooms and dedicated umpire change hosting major national and international host the Australian Boomers in a World rooms. Across the Golden City Netball sporting events and concerts. Cup qualifier match against Kazakhstan. Association and clubs outside the In addition, the project has delivered a new There will also be a range of events we look Association, more than 1,200 players use kiosk, cafe/bar, crèche facilities, multiple forward to announcing in the near future. the courts each week.”

“The new stadium is world class. We are so “The Friday night of the opening was the culmination of a lucky to have an arena like this in our own lot of people’s dreams and that is a beautiful place to have a backyard that our juniors, right through basketball game. The gala event, held on the show court the to our elite athletes can utilise and benefit night after, was the most stunning and comfortable venue that I from. Playing in front of 4,000 screaming have ever attended for that type of event. The food and service fans is now achievable and something we was outstanding, the staff involved in that aspect alone deserve are very much looking forward to.” a special acknowledgement. The feeling of intimacy in such a – Ben Harvey, former Bendigo Bank Braves Head Coach big space was sensational and the heating was perfect. We now have an entertainment centre, as well as a basketball stadium.”

“The opening night was absolutely awesome, I – Bryan Smith, Bendigo Braves Life Member think we should be aiming to bring some great basketball events Bendigo’s way for sure.” “I’m really excited that the Braves and – Sally Phillips, other professional teams get to play here.” Head of WNBL, Basketball Australia – Zeke, Braves fan

6 NEWS One-stop-shop for government services Imagine paying your rates, getting your fishing licence and lodging an application to prospect for gold all in one place.

That will be a reality following the State the main Council office in Lyttleton Terrace. significant heritage buildings, the Bendigo Government’s announcement in May that It is close to the CBD and is a good size. Town Hall. Things like bike parking, car it will build a GovHub in central Bendigo. parking, open space, and community and Four Council-owned buildings would make commercial space will all be considered. But what is it? A GovHub is a one-stop- way for the GovHub, which would front shop for government services, where onto Lyttleton Terrace and go back to At a minimum, the building will be 5-star the focus is on making the customer Market Street. We are currently working energy efficient. experience easy and convenient. with the State Government to consider the best development model for this project. The GovHub, combined with plans to We’re the third regional city in Victoria to significantly redevelop the Bendigo TAFE have a GovHub built in it, with Ballarat The Victorian Government is contributing site and the need to find a new location and Morwell in the La Trobe Valley also $16M to this project, which helps limit for the law courts, presents an amazing receiving their own versions. the amount of money Council will need opportunity to revitalise the northern-end to invest. The overall cost of the project of the CBD. In our case, the City of Greater Bendigo is about $90M. The balance of the cost to will be sharing the building with State deliver the GovHub will be through private I hope these projects encourage our Government departments the Department investment and further details regarding business community to think about how of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, the cost of the project will be released later. they can take advantage of more people the Department of Economic Development, being in the CBD and catering to their Jobs, Resources and Transport, and 100 It does mean about 170 City staff will needs, particularly in the retail and new State Government jobs. need to be located somewhere else when hospitality sectors. construction begins. When we’re ready to There will be room for approximately 1,000 move, there will be plenty of promotion so While there’s still lots about this project people in the building, so it is likely other you know where to find us. that is yet to be confirmed, it is expected State or Federal Government departments to support about 70 jobs during or agencies will announce they are moving As we think about what the GovHub will construction and ultimately deliver in in the coming months. look like, our focus will also be on broader an improved customer experience. precinct planning and ensuring that The site that keeps coming up as the best the project complements its surrounds, Craig Niemann, site for this major development is the site of particularly as it is opposite one of our most Chief Executive Officer

Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre ready to make a splash!

The Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre is nearly ready to open its doors. From October 27 you’ll be able to dive into this fantastic, state-of-the-art facility.

Tiling in the 50m, learn-to-swim, spa and Stage 2 Foundation memberships are hydrotherapy pools has been finished, so now selling for the new Gurri Wanyarra too has the tiling on the pool deck. Wellbeing Centre. Thanks to the strong community support and level of interest, Painting in the gym and wellness suites Stage 1 has sold out! To secure your is also done and the floor coverings are Stage 2 Foundation membership today, down, ready for equipment to be go to www.gurriwanyarrawc.com.au installed, and the colourful and click on the ‘join online now’ button. splash park area will soon Alternatively, enquiries and purchase of be ready for play. memberships may be made in person, at To ensure you and your the pre-sale office at Faith Leech Aquatic family are ready to use Centre on Barnard Street between 9am this new facility, read on and 5pm, or by phoning 5443 6151. to find out more! Interest has been high for the Learn to You can keep up to date with all the Follow Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre Swim program. Every child should learn promotions, giveaways and offers by on Facebook to see the latest construction to be safe in and around water. To find out joining the Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Club. updates, programs that will be offered at the more about the program and how to enrol It’s free to register, so visit the website centre and job opportunities. On Facebook OPENING today, visit the website and and click the ‘Join Wellbeing Club’ button. you can also hear from newly signed-up click on the ‘Learn to Swim’ As a club member you could win exclusive members, who share their excitement OCTOBER 27 enquiry button. VIP tours of the centre before it opens. about using this fantastic new centre.

NEWS 7 Smile in the CBD, you’re on CCTV! CCTV cameras have become an important safety initiative for most cities around the world and Bendigo is no different.

Work to upgrade and expand the Bendigo by the network. This funding will result in Bendigo Police Sergeant Greg Gentry CBD closed circuit television (CCTV) a further 17 cameras installed at Mitchell and Inspector Shane Brundell look over camera network is taking place thanks to Lane and Bolton Lane off Mitchell Street, CCTV footage of the Hargreaves Mall. two separate grants from the Australian and the Coles multi-level car park off and Victorian Governments. Lyttleton Terrace. The City of Greater Bendigo received a The two grants will bring the total number $245,000 grant to expand the current of cameras covering central Bendigo to 123. Bendigo CCTV network from an existing The City has worked closely with Victoria 23 to 106 cameras through the Australian Police to ensure maximum CCTV coverage Government’s Safer Communities Fund. of the city centre and while the City The upgrade and expansion project has owns the CCTV infrastructure, the new provided a more comprehensive coverage monitoring equipment is installed at the of central Bendigo, which is hoped will Bendigo Police Station. help to reduce crime, improve public safety, provide property security, and Victoria Police Inspector Shane Brundell create a safer and vibrant city centre. said the upgrade significantly improved police monitoring capabilities. The City also received a further $122,350 grant from the Victorian Government’s “The system uses the latest high Community Crime Prevention Program to definition CCTV, which is providing install additional CCTV cameras in three quality evidentiary footage for us to use,” spaces that were not previously covered Inspector Brundell said.

Works continue to make CBD safer A series of ongoing pedestrian safety works is continuing in the Bendigo central business district, following the introduction of the new 40km per hour speed limit on July 1.

Work on the Edward and Queen Streets on the non- and Hargreaves and Edward Streets arterial roads. roundabouts to give pedestrians right of way has already been completed. It is estimated pedestrian- Work is currently underway on the related Hargreaves and Mundy Streets roundabout incidents in and work on the Mundy and Hopetoun the CBD will Streets and Lyttleton Terrace roundabout reduce by will start in late 2018 or early 2019. Work 30 per cent to construct a new zebra crossing in View following the Street, adjacent to the Bendigo Art Gallery, introduction of 40 is due to commence in September. the new speed The aim of the roundabout works is to limit and the slow traffic down and raise the visibility of completion of pedestrians. the safety works. In the Bendigo CBD there has been The Transport Accident Commission’s 14 pedestrian accidents including one Safe System Road Infrastructure Program fatality, four bicycle accidents and 36 is funding the works. vehicle accidents between 2011 and 2017

8 NEWS “It’s amazing when you’re the caretaker of a piece of history how attached you get to it.”

RestoringRestoring GreaterGreater Bendigo’sBendigo’s heritageheritage

If you have plans to restore your heritage-listed property, the City of Greater Bendigo’s Heritage Can you benefit from the Heritage Restoration Loan Scheme? Restoration Loan Scheme might be for you. • Buildings and places must be listed as having either state or local individual heritage significance or be located within a heritage precinct

The scheme is part of the City’s through. The City staff we dealt with were • It is not applicable to extensions, private internal works, additions or new works commitment to protecting Greater great,” Jodi said. • To be eligible for assistance, the minimum cost of works must be $5,000 Bendigo’s heritage and gives successful “Restoration can be expensive and may cost applicants access to a no-interest loan for • The applicant will be required to obtain a planning and/or building permit if more than you think. What the loan meant up to half the cost of the project. one is required for the proposed works for us, was that we did the job properly. It The scheme has been set up to assist was the difference between doing a patch-up • The works must be done according to approved plans in the conservation or restoration of and restoring it to last another 100 years. For more information go to www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/heritage privately owned buildings, which are part “The house is beautiful – we get so many of a heritage precinct or are of individual comments about it. We love working in heritage significance. Need some heritage advice? it. It’s an absolute privilege to restore the Bendigo Osteo owners Matt and Jodi house; we certainly have a much greater Even if you are not applying for a loan, you Moresi recently used the scheme to appreciation for Bendigo’s history. can still chat to our Heritage Advisor. Heritage complete works on their heritage-listed support can range from design advice “It’s amazing when you’re the caretaker of business premises on Napier Street. for additions and alterations, to practical a piece of history how attached you get to recommendations for conservation and repair They undertook simple but critical works it. The house is a great record of Bendigo’s works. It can be useful to seek advice before to the 1895 house, which included boom era – heritage tells us much about the making changes to your heritage building. A re-stumping, exterior repairs and painting. times and its people. It was a privilege to planning permit may be required for some types The re-stumping works involved levelling preserve it and we are very grateful for the of works. The City wants to ensure your project achieves the the doors and windows of the property assistance we received from the scheme.” outcomes you want while meeting our Heritage Design Guidelines. That way, and pulling up the floors of several rooms. For more information about the Heritage Greater Bendigo’s heritage can be conserved for future generations to enjoy. “It was a big job restoring the home and Restoration Loan Scheme and whether For more information, please contact the Heritage Advisor on 5434 6000. turning it into a clinic, but the heritage it could benefit you, go to loan was a very easy process to navigate www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/heritage

NEWS 9 Show time AT THE CITY’S theatres

SERVICE IN THE SPOTLIGHT: THEATRE TECHNICIAN

Have you ever been to a performance at The Capital or Ulumbarra theatres? While you were enjoying the show, you were probably not thinking about the team working behind the scenes, pulling the strings to bring the show to life.

That’s Melinda Kruse’s job. She’s a theatre Mel sees lots of different shows technician and is part of a dedicated team and events, everything from school of skilled professionals that look after productions, community theatre, the lights, sets and sound for every show professional dance and drama companies, at the City’s two major theatres and circuses and musicians. other venues. “I get to do a lot of different things in the They are there in the early hours to help many venues we operate and it keeps unload and set up before rehearsals start it interesting,” Mel said. and at the end of the day, long after most of us are in bed, to take down sets and “There is such a wonderful variety of lights after the show and pack trucks so shows and events that come through the show can travel to the next location. our doors.’’ The best bit about the job? Seeing people A technician’s job involves a bit of DID YOU KNOW? everything: rigging, operating lighting, enjoy the show. • There are 25 technicians currently working for Capital Venues and Events installing sets, setting up and mixing “It’s really good to see and hear the audio, and running cables. They set up for audience having a good time; it’s a really • In 2017, there were 347 performances at The Capital and Ulumbarra weddings and conferences, even Council good feeling. meetings. They are almost invisible but • Last year, more than 105,000 people attended performances at both venues without them most shows would simply “It’s nice to feel that you have played not be possible. a part in brightening someone’s day.”

10 SERVICES quiz! Mel came to the job from volunteering gb in community theatre for many years, and eventually her passion turned into a profession. She has learnt on the job and builds on How well do you know her knowledge with every new show or event. Greater Bendigo? Working with community theatre is still Which famous poem has one of her favourite parts of the job. Q1 inspired elements “It’s really exciting for them – it’s nice of the new to help them get that experience (of live Eaglehawk theatre) and to help them make great, regional play lasting memories.” space? So next time you are enjoying a night out at the theatre, take a moment to think about the team behind the curtains or at How many the back of the theatre, whose skill is such Q2 closed circuit that you don’t even notice what they television (CCTV) are doing. cameras are now covering “I think the world of theatre is exciting to a central Bendigo? lot of people and there are so many people A) 121 B) 123 C) 125 working hard to make that magic happen. It’s great to be a part of that.” True or false: Last year over Q3 105,000 people attended performances at The Capital and Ulumbarra.

What year was the former Q4 Heathcote Court House and Shire Council Chambers constructed? A) 1863 B) 1866 C) 1870

Approximately how long will Q5 Bendigo’s new Imperial Dragon Dai Gum Loong be?

Where will Q6 the Southern “There is such a Pygmy Perch be wonderful variety of reintroduced? shows and events that Q7 How many dog come through our doors.” parks are there in Greater Bendigo?

True or false: The undercover Q8 grand stand at Bendigo Tennis Centre will seat 200 people.

How much is Bendigo’s Q9 manufacturing sector valued at per annum? A) $1.8B B) $2.2B C) $2.8B

What is the name of this year’s Q10 Going Solo exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery?

How well did you do? See page 33 for answers.

SERVICES 11 Works protect Yellow Gums Recent landscaping improvement works at Kennington Recreation Reserve are helping to protect 10 significant Yellow Gum trees, which are the best example of a group of their kind in Bendigo dating back to the gold rush days.

The trees could be some of the last remnant Yellow Gums located within inner Bendigo and works to protect them have included the installation of bollards and mulch to reduce soil compaction and to increase moisture retention. The planting of additional new trees, shrubs and grasses is also helping to protect the trees. The City also installed four new seats along the walking track near the pavilion. The new seating not only provides additional viewing for spectators watching sporting events at the oval but also encourages walkers and cyclists to have a rest along the track.

Heathcote Landfill now a transfer station After reaching its capacity, the Heathcote Landfill is now the Heathcote Transfer Station.

Residents can still dispose of their household waste and recyclables at the site. By separating recyclable materials prior to disposal, residents will have lower gate fees. This not only benefits the resident but also prevents valuable resources ending up in landfill. Domestic quantities of recyclable materials are accepted at the site free of charge. This includes comingled recyclables, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, paper, cardboard and polystyrene. In addition, domestic green waste is also accepted free of charge. The transfer station also continues to offer a range of pre-loved items for sale at bargain prices. Heathcote Transfer Station is open from 8am to 5pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. A full list of what is accepted at the transfer station is available at www.bendigo.vic.gov.au

City Landfill Worker Stephen Gray helps local TeMiria Meeran to select goods at the Heathcote Transfer Station.

12 SERVICES Restoration of the City’s Heathcote office The City of Greater Bendigo, in consultation with Heritage Victoria, is restoring the exterior of Heathcote’s historic former Court House and Shire Council Chambers to its original colour.

The building, which currently serves as the possibility of longer term damage to the City’s Heathcote Service Centre, has the original render will be reduced. been painted white since the 1950s and The work will not only greatly improve the was in poor condition with visible mould, external appearance of the building, but peeling paint and damaged render. will also return the building to its original, The project involves the removal of paint, warm stone colour. which will allow render repairs to be The work is funded by the City and is undertaken and a completely breathable being undertaken in stages. The building new paint system applied. By doing this, will remain operational during the works.

The former Heathcote Court House Heathcote Council when lobbying the and Shire Council Chambers was State Government for funding. designed by Melbourne architect, John The building when constructed was Flannagan, and constructed in 1863. a face brick, symmetrically-arranged The building was funded by both the building with courthouse and town local Council and State Government, hall in large wings on either side of and is quite unusual for incorporating a central entrance bay and is a good the town hall with the court house. example of 19th century classicism. It was rendered in 1885. Only a small number of other Victorian local councils have such buildings and The building has historical importance very few have survived, particularly as it demonstrates the growth of those dating from the 1860s. the central goldfields area as a consequence of the gold rush, in Flannagan designed a similar particular the period of permanent building for the Hotham Municipal settlement in the 1860s and 1870s The building is quite unusual Council in 1862 and this previous when temporary buildings were design was used as a model by the replaced with permanent buildings. for incorporating the town DETOX YOUR HOME IS SAFE, hall with the court house. Above: The Courthouse (lhs) and Shire OfficesFREE (rhs) AND circa EASY-TO-USE.1874. Photo: American and Australasian Photographic Company. Source:Use Mitchell this service Library, to NSW. dispose of common DETOX YOUR HOME IS SAFE, household chemicals without harming detox FREEDETOX AND YOUR EASY-TO-USE. HOME IS SAFE, the health of you, your loved ones or FREE AND EASY-TO-USE. YOUR Use this service to dispose of common the environment. householdUse this service chemicals to dispose without of commonharming Simply turn up on the day with your detox thehousehold health ofchemicals you, your without loved ones harming or detoxYOUR the environment.health of you, your loved ones or unwanted items and we’ll do the rest. home the environment. YOUR Simply turn up on the day with your DETOXSimply turn upYOUR on the day HOME with your IS SAFE, FREE AND EASY-TO-USE unwanted items and we’ll do the rest. BENDIGO COLLECTION home Useunwanted this items service and we’ll to dispose do the rest. of common household chemicals without home Saturday 14 October 2017 harming the health of you, your loved ones or the environment. BENDIGO COLLECTION 10.00am to 12.00pm SimplyBENDIGO turn COLLECTION up on the day with your unwanted items and we’ll do the rest. Saturday 14 October 2017 Eaglehawk Eco Centre, 10.00amSaturday to14 12.00pm October 2017 189 Upper California Road, BENDIGOEaglehawk10.00am to Eco12.00pm Centre, EVENT Eaglehawk, 3556 189Eaglehawk Upper CaliforniaEco Centre, Road, SaturdayEaglehawk,189 Upper California 3556 October Road, 13, 2018, 10am to 1pm EaglehawkEaglehawk, 3556 Eco Centre, 189 Upper CaliforniaFOR Road,FURTHER Eaglehawk INFORMATION sustainability.vic.gov.au/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION detoxyourhome FORsustainability.vic.gov.au/ FURTHER INFORMATION sustainability.vic.gov.au/ detoxyourhomewww.sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxyourhome1300 363 744 detoxyourhome 1300 363 744 1300 363 744 1300 363 744

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BENDIGO NEILBOROUGH Mews toilets – replacement basins Shephards Lane – gravel re-sheeting WHAT’S IN THE WORKS? and benches to toilets Welshs Road – gravel re-sheeting Derwent Drive play space – As part of the Council’s commitment to deliver improved under construction RAVENSWOOD infrastructure, a range of works are currently underway Don Street/Vine Street – drainage upgrade Garden Street – gravel re-sheeting or have recently been completed. in progress Ravenswood Street – gravel re-sheeting Rigg Street – gravel re-sheeting HUNTLY Mudgwick Street – gravel re-sheeting Old Murray Road – gravel re-sheeting 1. Road reconstruction works on Elmore- 3. Pavement reconstruction and drainage RAYWOOD LONGLEA Mitiamo Road, estimated at $400,000, improvement works are underway in Oxleys Road – gravel re-sheeting were recently completed. Upper California Gully Road, Eaglehawk. Maggs Lane – gravel re-sheeting The project is estimated to cost $1M SEBASTIAN 2. Drainage improvement works underway at MARONG and is expected to be completed in Sebastian Road – gravel re-sheeting Timbertop Rise, Maiden Gully will help to Marong Bowls Club – replacement vinyl December. Three Chain Road – gravel re-sheeting resolve major flooding issues in the area. flooring and toilet The project cost is estimated at $500,000 Marong Football Club Pavilion – new ceilings To keep up to date with works in your area, and is due to be completed in November. and exhaust fans in showers visit www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/roadworks

14 SERVICES The City’s 2018/2019 Budget has been adopted

The Budget includes a $40.7M investment in new projects and maintaining and renewing existing infrastructure. The Budget also invests $183M in continuing to fund important services for our community through the operating Budget.

The Budget and Annual Plan support Services: the six key goals outlined in the • Waste collection Greater Bendigo Community Plan • Maintaining parks and gardens 2017-2021: • Planning • Lead and govern for all • Maternal and Child Health • Wellbeing and fairness • Animal services • Strengthening the economy • Street cleaning • Presentation and managing growth • Bendigo Art Gallery, The Capital • Environmental sustainability and Ulumbarra theatres • Embracing our culture and heritage

Here’s a taste of what the 2018/2019 And how are we paying for this? Budget will deliver for you: Council receives income from rates, charges, • $10.8M for renewal and upgrade user fees and fines, and grants from the of sealed roads Australian and Victorian Governments. • $5M for unsealed roads Rates will rise by 2.25 per cent, in line with • $1.9M for drainage renewal the Victorian Government’s rate cap. • $1.77M for footpaths and shared paths However, this year your property will have been revalued and the change in your property value will affect your rates.

New projects: • A new pavilion at Garden Gully Hockey Centre FURTHER INFORMATION • New netball change rooms The 2018/2019 Budget and Annual at Queen Elizabeth Oval Plan can be accessed at • A new pop-up park in Hargreaves Mall www.bendigo.vic.gov.au or you • Construction of the first section of can collect a hard copy from City the Ironbark Gully Trail offices in Bendigo and Heathcote. City of Greater Bendigo • Oval lighting for Elmore Budget 2018/2019 Greater Bendigo - Creating the world’s Recreation Reserve most liveable community.

SERVICES 15 What I love about EAGLEHAWK

WHAT I ABOUT GREATER BENDIGO...

BY MICHAEL MCKERN

The slogan ‘Eaglehawk – the greater part it is quite obvious what I mean! I was chair of Bendigo’ is definitely right. Just ask the of Future Employment Opportunities (a locals on your walk. local non-profit training and employment agency) for a number of successful years The people of Eaglehawk and the and I headed up the local branch of the community spirit certainly stand out for Australian Industry Group for a long time. me. Whether that be supporting those in need or joining ongoing community I am involved with ‘Empowering initiatives to ensure our future. Eaglehawk’, a group that has now donated more than $900,000 back to local There are lots of great groups in the area, organisations in the last 12 years. The community, sporting, church, school and group is supported by about 20 volunteers service groups. In postcode 3556, quite and works tirelessly to ensure the often these groups all work together to ongoing viability of many groups. Other achieve an outcome for Eaglehawk, not groups with similar philosophies are the always for their own ends. Rotary club, Y men’s and women’s clubs, Eaglehawk UFS and IGA, just to name My involvement with the Borough started a few. with the junior footy club where my children played in the early 90s. From In 2009, the devastating Black Saturday there it was the natural progression to the fires ravaged many parts of the Borough seniors, which was rewarding but a hard and its surrounds. The community Canterbury Park slog. If you look at the results back then, response from the next day and even

16 COMMUNITY during that night was exactly what great communities do. Bishop Andrew and Reverend Tracy opened a facility called ‘Our Place’ in the main street as the go-to centre for those in need. It was meant to open for three months but it still continues today, supporting all locals who need someone to support them. It is an amazing success supported by many. “The people of Eaglehawk and the community spirit certainly stand out for me.”

Eaglehawk has lots of educational facilities, preschool, primary and secondary. Our park areas are currently being upgraded and our sporting groups are very supportive, not only of the children but very accepting of the parents. When you visit the Borough, take a walk around the shops and you will meet many High Street, Eaglehawk friendly faces ready for a chat.

ABOUT MICHAEL...

I am a father of eight and have eight My business (McKern Steel) in Victoria from Eaglehawk or nearby, and we grandchildren and growing. I was born Street employs around 100 people plan to continue this into the future. in Melbourne and shifted here in the mid- over three locations, supplying the There is nothing better than employing 70s when my father’s business relocated largest builders in Victoria with their the people that live in our local from Heidelberg to Eaglehawk. I have steel requirements state wide. I have community. I know it works both ways. been here ever since and already been a great team and most have been with grateful for my parents’ decision, as it is me for quite a number of years now. a great place to raise a family. A large percentage has either come

Eaglehawk Town Hall

COMMUNITY 17 “The kids are keen to put the right things in the right bins.”

Vicky’s top recycling tips • Before throwing something in the bin, see if anyone else can use it or if it can be taken apart for recycling or used for spare parts

• Take your junk to the tip shop or give it away on one of the many Facebook buy and sell pages

• Make your own reusable shopping bags out of old treasured t-shirts that are no longer wearable or use Waste Warriors a superhero print, so the kids won’t mind carrying the shopping for you This local family is making a difference!

Introducing our latest Waste Warrior, Vicky Fisher, from California Gully.

Vicky believes that living in a household of into rags, which I take to the op-shop “If it’s possible to recycle something then five with her partner Mike and sons Jack for converting. there’s no excuse for sending it to landfill. 12, Adam 10 and five-year-old Luke, it is I’d like pubs to stop putting straws in important for the family to do what they “Some things require a bit more effort like every drink, especially when you haven’t can to ensure everything that is recyclable returning soft plastics to the supermarket. asked for one, I’d like cinemas to change is kept out of landfill. But it’s definitely worth it when you see their plastic-coated cups for something • Avoid food outlets that give the damage that plastic does to our recyclable and I’d like supermarkets to away toys with kids’ meals, “The kids are keen to put the right things oceans on the videos on social media. use paper bags instead of plastic. as the toys often break in the right bins. It’s always been standard quickly and end up in the bin practice in this house and if they’re not “I’ve used washable nappies and sent “It would also help if people stopped buying sure about a certain item they will leave it them to a third world country when we bottled water in the shops. It’s an unbelievable for me to dispose of,” Vicky said. didn’t need them anymore and I donate to waste of resources just to produce the Octobra – an annual event which collects bottle, which only gets used once.” “Inside our house we have four different bins old bras and donates them to women in – one for rubbish, one for recycling, one for underprivileged countries and helps raise Vicky is the winner of the City of Greater vegetable produce bags were something I’ve been meaning to buy anyway because compostable waste and one for soft plastics money for breast cancer research.” Bendigo’s eco-friendly, waste-reducing and bags and we sort through everything hamper competition, which included the bags from the supermarket only ever before it goes in the wheelie bin and recycle Vicky thinks people need to stop buying products valued at over $300 that were get used once, as they’re not really big as much as possible. It might take a little cheap toys that break on the first day and advertised in the last GB Magazine. enough to reuse as rubbish bags. extra time but it’s worth it and we only have end up going straight to landfill. “I was most excited to get the stainless “I don’t consider myself to be a Waste to put our red bin out once a month. “It’s much better to invest in something that steel straws because I’ve been reusing Warrior, I’m just doing the easy stuff that “We also have a bin where I put old will last longer and give more pleasure, and rinsing the same packet of plastic everyone can do. I don’t go that much out clothes that are suitable to be made instead of being a disappointment,” she said. straws for over a year. The fruit and of my way.”

18 COMMUNITY L-R: The Hon. Daniel Andrews, Master Hui and Golden Dragon Museum General Dragon maker contract sewn up Manager Anita Jack. The honour of creating Greater Bendigo’s new Imperial Dragon, Dai Gum Loong, has been awarded to a celebrated Hong Kong dragon maker.

Golden Dragon Museum General Manager Anita Jack “I am in regular contact with Master Hui and he has said she found Master Hui via social media. been to Bendigo and the museum to see Sun Loong and Loong, so he understands the quality of work required. “Overseas and local lion teams were following him on He is a highly regarded dragon maker, so I have every social media and the photos were quite spectacular, confidence he will meet our expectations.” highlighting his exceptional skills. When I realised he could make dragons too, having recently Dai Gum Loong will be approximately completed a dragon for Macau, he became 120m long and is expected to have the clear choice,” Ms Jack said. approximately 6,500 scales. He will be completed in time for Easter 2019. “Master Hui is part of three generations of dragon makers and works with his In May, Master Hui signed a father and nephew. It is nice to special contract with the see the craft of dragon and lion Golden Dragon Museum making being handed down and City of Greater and an incredible eye for Bendigo to make Dai detail being shared. Gum Loong in the presence of The Hon. “This is a very exciting Daniel Andrews, opportunity for Master Hui, Premier for Victoria. as the creation of a new Imperial Dragon only happens every 50 to 100 years.

Bendigo Soldiers Memorial prepares for official opening

The Bendigo Soldiers Memorial Institute revitalisation project will be officially opened on Thursday November 15, 2018.

Plans for the official opening and the The permanent displays will focus on opening of the first exhibit are well the journeys made by central Victorians underway and there will be plenty of through the different theatres of war. opportunity for members of the public to Interpretative text panels will be view the building and exhibits over the supported by large murals, exhibition opening weekend. installations and collection items in As the Soldiers Memorial Institute building showcases. Project partnerships have works draw to a close, the internal fit out also been formed with local cultural of the Military Museum commences. groups, such as the Dja Dja Wurrung and the Golden Dragon Museum. The displays The museum aims to communicate the will use digital technology to create an military history of central Victoria through inclusive dynamic learning environment a chronological permanent display and a for people of all ages. temporary exhibition program. In recognition of this years’ Centenary of Armistice, the museum has obtained The permanent funds to commission an interactive visitor experience through innovative Melbourne- displays will focus on based designers Eness, entitled Memory exhibition – Bendigo’s continuing The $5.1M project has been jointly Lines. In addition, a pilot Year 9 education contribution to the Australian Defence Force. funded by the Australian Government the journeys made program will be conducted at the end of through the Community Development The museum looks forward to re-opening the year for full presentation to schools in Grants Programme ($1.7M), the Victorian in November and becoming part of the by central Victorians central Victoria over the next two years. Government through the Living Heritage Bendigo heritage experience, in a cultural Grants Program ($1.5M), City of Greater through the different Local military artist and Invictus precinct that includes Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo ($1.4M), and Bendigo RSL and Games official artist, Robert Milton, is Post Office Gallery, Golden Dragon community contributions ($500,000). theatres of war. currently working towards the opening Museum and Bendigo Tramways.

COMMUNITY 19 Healthy water, healthy country

A special project off Knight Street, White Hills, undertaken as part of the Wanyarram Dhelk – healthy water, healthy country program, is helping to restore the health of the Bendigo Creek and provide a habitat for frogs.

The Wanyarram Dhelk project, meaning start life as tadpoles in an aquatic ‘good waterhole’ in the local Aboriginal environment, then transform into frogs to language has been a collaborative project become land-based animals. between Traditional Owners from the Although highly modified, the Bendigo Dja Dja Wurrung community and North Creek streamside reserve provides Central Catchment Management Authority. significant habitat, recreational and aesthetic The City of Greater Bendigo, Department opportunities for our developing community. of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, and Coliban Water have also contributed to the project. The project along the Bendigo Creek streamside reserve has involved removing woody weeds and peppercorns from the 2ha site, earthworks and the construction of eight frog ponds complete with rock beaching and battering. The project has also included the planting of 12,500 food and fibre plants and the site has been reseeded with wallaby grass. The frog ponds help to trap sediment before it enters the Bendigo Creek to ensure the longer term health of the waterways. The ponds also provide a place for frogs to breed. Ph ot o: N ick Clemann This project is helping

to improve the health The Bendigo Creek also serves as an important biodiversity link, with many of of Bendigo Creek and its tributaries connected to the Wellsford State Forest and Greater Bendigo its tributaries and the National Park. community connection This project is helping to improve the health of Bendigo Creek and its tributaries and to the waterway. the community connection to the waterway. It has also provided opportunities for the For reasons that are as yet unknown, Traditional Owners to work on Country. Australia’s and the world’s frog populations In addition, the project has increased the are in decline. This is disturbing because cultural values of the project sites by the presence of frogs is a good indication of reintroducing culturally-significant food and a healthy environment. fibre plants back into Country. Frogs are cold-blooded animals belonging The City is proud to have supported this to a group known as amphibians. They important project.

20 COMMUNITY Bringing back the Southern Pygmy Perch

Many sections of the Bendigo Creek and its tributaries are managed by the City of Greater Bendigo, which is working closely with other land management authorities to improve the environmental and aesthetic values of these local waterways.

Bendigo Creek has been modified greatly City Natural Reserves Leading Hand Mark “I started asking the fisheries staff why we throughout its history. It began as a ‘chain Toohey said the project to bring the fish couldn’t introduce small endangered fish. of ponds’ containing fresh water for the back had been a two year journey that had After a conversation with Peter Rose from local Dja Dja Wurrung people. Many included DNA testing and obtaining the the North Central Catchment Management iconic species live in or along the creek, appropriate licenses to catch and study the Authority we were able to move it forward including native fish, amphibians, birds, Southern Pygmy Perch in the Loddon and from there. mammals and reptiles. Campaspe river systems near Hepburn “Another crucial person in the project Springs and Kyneton. The City of Greater Bendigo, North Central was Tim Curmi from the National Fishing Catchment Management Authority, Native “It’s exciting because we are nearly there,” Association, who used his contacts to help Fish Australia and the Australian New Guinea Mark said. get us where we are today. Fish Association have been working together “One of the last steps is to find out from “It’s been a terrific collaboration between on a unique project to reintroduce the the North Central Catchment Management all of the groups involved, which will have native Southern Pygmy Perch, Nannoperca Authority what genetics will be the best good outcomes for our local waterway australis, back into the Bendigo Creek. for the Bendigo Creek system. environments. The Southern Pygmy Perch has been “It will be either Loddon River or Campaspe “As far as I know the City is the first Local locally extinct from the Bendigo Creek River genetics, or a combination of both. Government authority to do something like since the 1860’s gold rush. It is a small, this and I hope that other councils follow freshwater fish with a deeply notched, “Once the DNA issue is solved, breeding can our lead. “It’s been a terrific long-based dorsal fin, a small mouth and take place at a native fish breeder in Sale. a squarish, slightly rounded tail. It has The fingerlings will then be translocated “There are other fish like the Northern collaboration a non-serrated pre-orbital into various ponds Blackfish, Carp Gudgeon and many others bone and a round pupil, and constructed that could also be reintroduced, which between all of the breeding males develop over the past would be really great for the ongoing brilliant red fins. four years in health of our local waterways. groups involved, the Bendigo This fish is “There is interest in utilising the new frog Creek system which will have usually found ponds that have recently been constructed by the City’s amongst off Knight Street, White Hills, undertaken Natural Reserves and good outcomes for aquatic as part of the Wanyarram Dhelk – Drainage Maintenance crews.” vegetation in healthy water, healthy country program, our local waterway a wide range of Mark said the project came about because as nurseries for native fish breeding environments but he was curious why only large-bodied habitats.” environments.” the species has a patchy distribution due to native fish were used to stock the City’s population declines in recent years. managed dams and waterways.

COMMUNITY 21 Bendigo leads the way on energy savings New solar panels have been installed on a series of Council-owned buildings, which are set to save the community and Council thousands of dollars on electricity bills.

Approximately 280 kilowatts of solar Pavilion, which are relatively large energy installed on the Strathdale Community the facilities. The solar panels are expected panels have been installed on Council consumers. Another 50 kilowatts of solar Centre, the Long Gully Community Centre, to result in real savings for the community. buildings over the past 12 months. panels have been installed at the Faith the California Gully Mechanics Institute These solar panels will reduce greenhouse Leech Aquatic Centre. and Canterbury Park Pavilion. Solar panels generating 180 kilowatts of gas emissions by 400 tonnes per annum. energy have been put on the Eaglehawk Working with community groups and with Combined, these installations are set Community groups pay the utility bills Recycling Centre, Annie Galvin and Helen $50,000 from the Australian Government’s to generate 370 megawatt hours of associated with some facilities, so the Jessen Early Learning Centres, and Community Solar Program, smaller electricity each year and create savings of solar panels will also mean reduced the Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve numbers of solar panels have been approximately $92,000 per year across all costs for them.

Helen Jessen Early Learning Centre

Eaglehawk Recycling Centre

Street light upgrade reaps rewards

In 2015, the City of Greater Bendigo led a multi-Council project to switch old 1,600,000 mercury vapour street lights to energy efficient LED lights. 1,400,000 The project saw 23,000 lights upgraded 1,200,000 across an area from Mildura to Bendigo 1,000,000 to Ararat (covering 16 municipalities and 800,000 approximately 35 per cent of the state of Victoria). 600,000 400,000 Cost savings are more 200,000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 than $500,000 a year 0 and the lights are Powercor maintenance cost Energy cost * Includes street lighting that is the full responsibility of the City of Greater Bendigo. expected to last for Does not include lighting cost shared with VicRoads. 20 years. The lights also provide better quality light savings in annual electricity bills. Cost The City is already planning the next In Greater Bendigo, more than 7,000 on roads and pedestrian areas, while savings are more than $500,000 a year phase of this project, which will look at residential street lights were replaced. spilling less light onto houses and making and the lights are expected to last for replacing street lighting on major roads. These were mostly 80 watt mercury streets safer. 20 years. The lights also save more that It is just another way the City is reducing vapour lights that were replaced with 18 2,700 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions energy consumption and working towards watt LED fittings – a 75 per cent reduction Nearly three years on, the City is seeing a year. a zero carbon future. in energy consumption. the benefits of the project with significant

22 COMMUNITY All of Greater Bendigo’s Let’s go walkies! dog parks provide a secure place for people Dog parks are places where you can take your dog to to exercise and socialise play and exercise off leash, in a fenced environment and under your control. their dogs and also With pet ownership growing and house additional fenced off areas for small dogs. meet other dog owners. lots getting smaller, dog parks are There is also water points for both dogs playing an important role in providing and people, dog poo bag dispensers, bins opportunities for owners to exercise and and signage. socialise their dogs freely and responsibly. Future, but as yet unfunded, works at Greater Bendigo now boasts three great both Kangaroo Flat and California Gully dog parks – Harcourt Dog Park on Crook are expected to include walking paths, Street, Strathdale, Truscott Reserve Dog trees, seats and the addition of dog agility Park, California Gully and Allingham Street equipment such as ramps, pipes and Dog Park, Kangaroo Flat. weave poles to encourage play. The Harcourt Dog Park is a 3.7ha site with All of Greater Bendigo’s dog good path connections to the Strathdale parks provide a secure Park and Kennington Reservoir precincts. place for people to exercise It provides a good natural environment and socialise their dogs for dog play and exercise. The site is and also meet fenced with several public entry points other dog and features include a bitumen walking owners. track, four small dams, a creek with steel bridges and good shade trees. The Kangaroo Flat Dog Park is located near the corner of Allingham and Chapel Streets and is approximately 1.3ha in size, while Truscott Reserve Dog Park is 1.8ha in size with access from both Turner and Murdock Streets. Both of these dog parks are fully fenced and both include

Amie Weston and Kirsten Sandford enjoy time with their dogs at the new dog park in Allingham Street, Kangaroo Flat.

YOU CAN HELP SHAPE A GREENER GREATER BENDIGO

Urban trees and greenspaces are essential to creating a liveable You can help shape the vision for a much greener Greater Bendigo by: community. The City of Greater Bendigo is developing a plan to increase • Participating in an online survey at www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/greening tree cover in urban areas and townships, and wants members of the community to get involved. • Submitting an entry in the ‘Natural Heritage through the lens’ competition and win great prizes • Taking part in ‘Spring in the Bendigo Bush’ events Urban trees provide shade and cool urban areas, they promote physical and mental wellbeing, and enhance our local character. Trees also improve • Signing up to mailing list/updates on the City’s website by emailing [email protected] the quality of water, soils and ecosystems, and support biodiversity. • Attending a local listening post during September and October

For more information and the times and dates of listening posts, please go to www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/greening

COMMUNITY 23 Goldfields Libraries reaching out to our communities

Libraries encourage a sense of community and they Goldfields Libraries understands the Kangaroo Flat and Eaglehawk. Trained important role local communities play in volunteers offer regular deliveries contribute greatly to the liveability of our regions its success, that’s why it’s reaching out. of books, DVDs and magazines that reflect the borrower’s preferences or and towns. Heathcote Library will be joining in the reservations they’ve placed themselves. fun of the Heathcote Bush Market with a special pop-up library in November and Gemma Rayner, Goldfields Libraries December. The market runs on the first Coordinator Community Based Service, Saturday of each month from 8.30am said it was important that everyone in our to 1pm. community was offered equal access to library services. Come along and say hello to Lynne, Ange, Liz and the team. Drop by for storytime sessions, “By getting out in the community we are fun kid’s activities, sign up to become a not only spreading the word about how member, hear about upcoming programs, wonderful our libraries are, but we are or borrow a book or two. Goldfields connecting and engaging with the people who Libraries would love to see you there! make our libraries so special,” Gemma said. Did you know that Goldfields Libraries If you would like to know more about the Goldfields Library offer a Home Library Service to those who pop-up libraries or the Home Library Service, Community Library Officer are unable to visit the library themselves? or would like to become a volunteer, please Liz Plumridge delivers contact Goldfields Libraries’ Community books to Kangaroo Flat After its huge success at the Bendigo Based Services team by emailing resident Ruth Torney. Library, the service is being extended to [email protected] cover the communities around Heathcote, or phone 5447 2790.

Prepare now for Queensland Fruit Fly

Over the past few years populations of Queensland Fruit Fly have spread across Greater Bendigo. Here’s what you can do now, to help stop the spread of fruit fly • Learn to recognise and regularly inspect your fruit and vegetables for signs Many residents have experienced flies once they appear does not involve of fruit fly damage to their fruit and vegetable crops any specialist equipment. because Queensland Fruit Fly is able to • Remove and dispose of all fallen and unwanted fruit and The main strategies an amateur gardener attack many different types of fruits and vegetables immediately needs to know are to net trees and vegetables and if left uncontrolled, can vegetables, to immediately remove any lead to total crop losses. • Set and regularly inspect monitoring traps for unwanted or fallen fruit from the ground signs of fruit fly It’s important that all home gardeners and to either freeze or solarise (leave in a are on the lookout for infestations and are plastic bag in the sun for a week) to kill off • Use liquid protein traps when fruit fly prepared to manage them if needed. There any larvae in infested fruit. Speak to your infestations are high (spring, summer and are a number of different traps available local hardware or gardening store about autumn), as this helps reduce populations to monitor fruit fly numbers, but managing different traps and netting. of the female fruit fly • Protect your fruit trees and vegetables with exclusion netting (a fine, insect-proof net)

• Remove unwanted and unmanaged fruit trees

• Prune fruit trees to a manageable height to assist in netting and harvesting fruit

• Grow only the amount of fruit and vegetables that you can manage and use

• Solarise or freeze all infested fruit – solarise by placing fruit into a strong plastic bag and place in the sun for a week. To freeze, place fruit in freezer for two days

• Once solarised or frozen, bagged fruit should be placed in the rubbish bin, not the compost heap or greenwaste bin

For more information about fruit fly management visit www.agriculture.vic.gov.au/qff

24 COMMUNITY New pathway through National Park The City of Greater Bendigo has Residents can access the new path from Sullivans Road, links Catherine McAuley College with Cousins Street Watson Drive, Turners Road and McIvor Forest Drive. in Strathdale. completed construction of a The new path links new residential growth in It’s not only a great asset for people to move around off new 2.3km long and 2.5m wide Junortoun with Strathfieldsaye primary schools and the road throughout the area but it also builds on the City’s Strathfieldsaye community with the Catherine McAuley extensive path network. College. It also enables the Junortoun community to safely shared pathway through the The new $320,000 path has been funded by the City with $50,000 access Strathfieldsaye sporting facilities by bike or on foot. Greater Bendigo National Park in support from the Strathfieldsaye and Districts Community The path also links with existing off road shared paths Enterprise. The project has also been supported by Parks Strathfieldsaye and Junortoun. in Strathfieldsaye and the existing shared path that Victoria and Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation.

It’s not only a great asset for people to move around off road throughout the area but it also builds on the City’s extensive path network.

COMING SOON! Lookout for the City’s new ‘Did you know’ Through a series of short videos and messages on campaign over the coming months and you could social media, the campaign will provide residents save yourself some dollars! with information about when permits are needed, burning off, selling your car on nature strips or The campaign aims to provide simple information road side reserves, business and event signage, that residents may not know about what they the responsibility of owning pets and lots more. can and can’t do under the City’s local laws and planning regulations. Find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

ACTIVE AND HEALTHY 25 Investing in our local sporting facilities

La Trobe University Bendigo Athletics Centre

The City of Greater Bendigo has commenced a number of projects to enhance and improve local sporting facilities.

At Bendigo’s Queen Elizabeth Oval work construction of a major new pavilion has commenced on the construction of a and an upgrade of tennis courts. new kiosk and toilet building on the grass This project has received $2.09M in area next to the entry gate off Gaol Road. funding from the Australian Government, This $1.5M project also includes the $2.4M from the Victorian Government, demolition of the existing toilet and kiosk $1.085M from the City, and $600,000 from building, refurbishment of the QEO’s the Bendigo Tennis Association and heritage gates and significant landscaping Tennis Australia. work. This project is expected to be Construction of a new $1.4M baseball completed in early 2019. pavilion at Albert Roy Reserve Eaglehawk Construction of an undercover grandstand is also underway. The new pavilion will capable of seating 400 people has also feature a new kitchen/kiosk, social space, commenced at the Bendigo Tennis two unisex change rooms, umpires Centre in Nolan Street and is expected change rooms, first aid room, storage to be completed by November 2018. The and amenities for baseball. Additional car grandstand is stage two of the $6.175M parking will also be constructed as part redevelopment of the Bendigo Tennis of the project, which is expected to be Queen Elizabeth Oval Centre, which has already included complete in 2019. The new building will

26 ACTIVE AND HEALTHY Construction of an undercover grand stand capable of seating 400 people has commenced at the Bendigo Tennis Centre.

Marist College Bendigo Tennis Centre

White Hills Oval

Eaglehawk BMX Track Albert Roy Reserve Eaglehawk

replace the reserve’s old pavilion, which The new match lighting of the senior oval burnt down in 2016. and training lights on the junior oval at Marist College have been jointly funded Track upgrade works to reshape the with $102,000 from the City, $100,000 from second, third and final straights, and the Victorian Government’s Sport and the second and third berms have been Recreation Victoria and $76,000 from the undertaken at the Eaglehawk BMX Track. Maiden Gully YCW Eagles Football In addition to the track works, construction Netball Club. of a new $200,000 building featuring toilets, kiosk and storage facilities Construction of a new netball court commenced in August and is expected to adjacent to the Barrack Reserve pavilion be completed by the end of 2018. in Heathcote has commenced. The new court will feature an acrylic surface, which New match-standard lights to allow for will be applied in spring when weather night games and training have recently conditions are suitable. The new netball been installed at White Hills Oval, court compliments the Barrack Reserve Beischer Park in Strathdale and Marist redevelopment project undertaken by the College in Maiden Gully. City in 2017. The Beischer Park lights have been The City has also recently completed a installed with $270,000 from the City $600,000 project to resurface the track and $30,000 from the Strathdale Soccer and install a state-of-the-art performance Club, while the City, along with a $40,000 measurement system at La Trobe contribution from the White Hills Football University Bendigo Athletics Centre. Netball Club, has funded the new $200,000 Bendigo is the first track in Australia to Beischer Park lights at White Hills Oval. feature the new SmarTrack system.

ACTIVE AND HEALTHY 27 What’s happening in your ward?

As Chair of Council’s Sustainable In the coming year we will continue their energy bills, while assisting them LOCKWOOD WARD Environment Advisory Committee and Deputy to work on: to install solar systems with no Chair of the Central Victorian Greenhouse upfront costs. • Our ‘City in the Forest’ and our ‘Forest Deputy Mayor Cr Jennifer Alden Alliance (representing 13 councils in the in the City’ – increasing shade and In addition, Council is supporting the region), it is exciting to see the progress being protecting significant and heritage development of a Sustainable Food Policy, Being Deputy Mayor this year has made to reduce our community’s greenhouse trees through our new Urban Tree a community food hub and community presented many new opportunities for gas emissions. There have been many Strategy gardens. Council is striving to improve me to meet and speak with multiple projects that I have been pleased to support access to healthy and affordable food for community groups and at a range of through Council’s Budget process, which will • Becoming a Water Sensitive City with everyone in our community. I have been events and celebrations. ultimately benefit our whole community. urban design for cooling as we build keen to develop a community garden in resilience to a changing climate Spring Gully and work on planning for that • Support for regional solar projects, will progress over the next year. with potential for a regional-scale I am also pleased to see the continuation solar facility of free and low-cost events for families • Pumped hydro energy generation like the Family Fun Day events. It’s great system – turning our underground to see so many people coming together, mining water issue into an asset young and old, from all backgrounds and cultures, to make connections with others • Providing more education in their local community. on reducing waste It is also exciting that the new Gurri • Free green waste disposal at Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre is almost Eaglehawk landfill and the Heathcote open. What an amazing facility for our Transfer Station community and somewhere people of all ages and abilities will be able to enjoy. I We have an opportunity to recover more will continue to advocate for a pedestrian of our waste and use it as a resource crossing on High Street to allow for better to support new industries and product access to the new centre. manufacturing, and with that many new jobs for our region. If there’s a local issue you want to discuss, please get in touch – don’t be shy! I will continue working with groups to support solar for community groups and low income residents. I would like to see Pictured left: Cr Jennifer Alden talks with an expansion of the Solar Savers scheme local Lily Stewart at the Kangaroo Flat Family to enable pensioner households to reduce Fun Day.

positivity and potential. The overwhelming EPPALOCK WARD feedback provided was that the roundtable was an environment to showcase and Cr Yvonne Wrigglesworth share, which encouraged positive conversation, listening and the opportunity Recently I was asked to explain a catch to connect. cry I often use on social media: “Wait for The roundtable was set up in the Barrack no cavalry.” Reserve Pavilion in the form of a mini I use this term when I see communities, expo, so it encouraged people to promote groups and even workplaces failing to act, their achievements and talk with waiting around for something to happen (or different people. not happen) or worse, waiting for someone Importantly, the roundtable didn’t ignore to come and rescue them. Like a cavalry. or hide the challenges the Heathcote When I think of a community that ‘waits community is facing. On the contrary, it for no cavalry’ I think of Heathcote. That is allowed people to raise their concerns why I am so pleased about the new range or frustrations but then assisted them to Cr Yvonne Wrigglesworth meets with locals at the Heathcote Roundtable. of community engagement approaches channel that energy into connecting with the Council is taking in the Eppalock Ward the right people or groups to come up with This approach also builds the resilience of opportunities to meet residents in the and across the municipality. One of these a solution. a community, rather than them throwing Eppalock Ward at our listening posts, approaches is a new form of a ‘roundtable’ Council a problem, walking away and roundtables, ward tours and more. When communities are empowered to and the first one was held in Heathcote in expecting a solution. Monitor the City of Greater Bendigo share their success, achievements and June of this year, which attracted over Facebook page to learn about your next challenges they will look to each other Our role as Councillors is to assist 100 attendees. opportunity to come and say hello and first to work through these and find communities and residents to navigate problem solve together. I attribute such a great turn out to the fact solutions, in partnership with stakeholders the challenges and create linkages. I that the roundtable approach focused on such as Council. am excited about future engagement

28 WARD NEWS WHIPSTICK WARD Get in touch... Cr James Williams EPPALOCK WARD

One of the great highlights of this Council term National Livestock Identification Scheme, where Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke was achieved in May when the new $23.5M all sheep and goats born as of January 1, 2017 Bendigo Stadium expansion project opened. What are tagged with an electronic identification tag T 4408 6692 a cracker of a facility! A 4,000-seat show court that and scanned into a national database. This is an M 0429 061 096 can be expanded to reveal a further two multi- initiative of the Victorian Government that will E [email protected] purpose courts, taking the total number of indoor allow better and more efficient traceability of multi-purpose courts to 10, plus 12 upgraded stock. This is now compulsory for all sheep and Cr George Flack outdoor netball courts. goat growers in Victoria, and aims to both protect T 4408 6690 and enhance our reputation as a clean, green A new dog park in California Gully has thrilled our M 0429 083 993 producer of quality products. four-legged friends (and their owners), while the E [email protected] new Mulga Bill-inspired regional play space in I am also deputy chair of the Calder Highway Eaglehawk will open soon. It’s all happening in the Improvement Committee. This is a lobby group Cr Yvonne Wrigglesworth Whipstick Ward. that is represented by councils from Melbourne T 4408 6694 to Mildura and works with VicRoads and all tiers A councillor’s role is vast but supporting the M 0429 117 600 of government to achieve positive outcomes for strategic planning and goal setting of communities E [email protected] all communities along the Calder. One of our is an important task. The Raywood community is top priorities is a bypass to the west of Bendigo. currently working through a master plan for its This route is now recognised by the Australian recreation reserve and the Woodvale community is Government as the desired freight corridor for seeking funding to upgrade its recreation reserve. the broader region. A bypass from Huntly and Elmore has seen its highest priority funded for LOCKWOOD WARD the Northern Highway to the Calder Highway at lighting upgrades at the recreation reserve. Marong is another project on our wish list to allow By doing the strategic work first, Council and Deputy Mayor Cr Jennifer Alden freight a better passage around the city centre. other levels of government understand what is The completion of the Ravenswood Interchange T 4408 6695 important to communities and where money can and associated truck stop is one example of the M 0499 005 735 be best spent. committee’s success in attracting funding for the E [email protected] As Chair of the Bendigo Livestock Exchange, it Calder Highway. has been great to see the implementation of the Cr Rod Fyffe T 4408 6688 M 0419 874 015 E [email protected]

Cr Matt Emond T 4408 6696 M 0499 007 473 E [email protected]

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Cr Andrea Metcalf T 4408 6697 M 0499 009 096 E [email protected]

Cr James Williams T 4408 6698 M 0427 211 677 E [email protected]

Cr Julie Hoskin T 4408 6689 M 0499 011 432 E [email protected]

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WARD NEWS 29 A growing manufacturing sector

30 BUSINESS Greater Bendigo’s manufacturing sector is bucking national trends and is on track to continue to grow What our manufacturers have to say in jobs in the coming years. But as the sector and “There have been “Bendigo needs several industries land that allows businesses expand, the need for more industrial land here that have existing and new started from manufacturers and becomes more urgent. nothing, become our supply chains very successful, only to grow.” The manufacturing sector is an important is significantly lower than in Melbourne. to be bought by either – Paul Chapman, source of local jobs, not just directly but Greater Bendigo also has good access Melbourne or Sydney companies Australian Turntable Company indirectly, through the many and varied to road and rail networks for products to and then moved out of the town… suppliers who provide services and reach Melbourne, Adelaide and overseas. A because there was no really suitable products to larger manufacturers and stable local workforce is another benefit for “The adoption site. A designated industrial park or of advanced other businesses. businesses based here. These reasons all business park would encourage the make it an attractive place to do business. manufacturing businesses to stay and that would technologies into Bendigo is strategically This sector is a critical part of Greater keep the jobs here.” Bendigo is vital, with Bendigo’s economy and the City of – Charles Barton, Eagle Foods the most significant located in the centre Greater Bendigo is working closely growth that we’ve seen with manufacturers and other levels of in Bendigo’s advanced manufacturing of Victoria, and the government to ensure manufacturing can systems actually happening now.” continue to grow and thrive here. cost of buying and – Sam White, Hofmann Engineering renting land and More land needed Bendigo is facing a shortage of industrial accessing services is land, at the current rate of consumption we have only 10 years’ of supply left. The significantly lower than City is working to provide an adequate supply of zoned, industrial land, so in Melbourne. businesses can expand. Unlike most other regional cities, Bendigo does not have an The local advanced manufacturing sector industrial estate or business park and in particular is innovative and specialised, risks becoming uncompetitive without one. and is exporting products to 50 countries The City had been pursuing a site in around the world. It is experiencing growth Marong for a business park, but an when other, older types of manufacturing application for compulsory acquisition have declined or moved off shore. was recently declined by the Minister for Bendigo is strategically located in the Planning. The City is now assessing other centre of Victoria, and the cost of buying options to provide adequate land for our and renting land and accessing services manufacturing sector.

SWEDEN NORWAY FINLAND DENMARK DID YOU KNOW? UNITED KINGDOM NETHERLANDS IRELAND GERMANY POLAND RUSSIA AUSTRIA CZECH REPUBLIC SWITZERLAND • 16 local manufacturers CANADA BELGIUM ROMANIA FRANCE UKRAINE alone have committed to SLOVENIA KOREA invest $295M into their SPAIN GREECE ITALY TURKEY JAPAN AZERBAIJAN KAZAKHSTAN businesses over the next UNITED STATES CHINA IRAN three years, which will EGYPT IRAQ create 500 additional jobs TAIWAN UNITED ARAB EMIRATESHONG KONG JAMAICA SAUDI ARABIA INDIA • The manufacturing THAILAND and mining sectors are VIETNAM responsible for 50 per GHANA MALAYSIA SRI LANKA cent of Greater Bendigo’s SINGAPORE total exports and these TANZANIA INDONESIA PAPUA NEW GUINEA businesses export to over BRAZIL 50 countries • The manufacturing sector employs 3,821 people FIJI across Greater Bendigo CHILE • The manufacturing sector SOUTH AFRICA is valued at $2.2B per ARGENTINA annum BENDIGO NEW ZEALAND

BUSINESS 31 This new process will ensure businesses get all the right advice from our expert staff at the start of the process.

City Environmental Health Officer George Baker provides business assistance to Gaijin Business Owner James Stevens.

Making it easier to do business in Greater Bendigo Business operators can now benefit from a new streamlined process when applying for permits from the City of Greater Bendigo.

Most business operators are required to Other reforms include assisting gain multiple permits and from different businesses to submit all relevant permit units within the City, such as statutory applications at one time to reduce delays planning, environmental health and and a new unique application ID, which local laws. gives City staff a complete view of the applicant’s requests and proposed The ‘Better Approvals’ project will make it business activities. easier for businesses to interact with the City. This new process will ensure businesses Changes include a new single application get all the right advice from our expert form, a one-on-one service to guide staff at the start of the process and business operators through the process decrease the need for costly and time- and simpler local law permits for things consuming alterations to applications. like A-frame signs and outdoor dining. If you are planning to start or change The single application form replaces 11 your business, contact the Business previous forms and the number of pages Help Desk on 5434 6000 or go to has been reduced from 26 to 15. www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/business

32 BUSINESS Seniors Festival October ‘Get social’ 7 to 14,

The Bendigo Seniors Festival is an opportunity for senior members of the Greater Bendigo 2018 community to come together and enjoy the great events on offer. Many of the events are Seniors free or cost very little. This is a great opportunity to try something new and appreciate getting out and about in our wonderful city. SeniorsFestival Pick up your free program of events from: City of Greater Bendigo offices in Bendigo and Heathcote, the Bendigo Visitor Information Centre, libraries, seniors’ clubs, some supermarkets, health clinics and Neighbourhood Houses. FestivalOctober 7 – 14, 2018 October 7 – 14, 2018 Phone 5434 6000 or visit www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/seniorsfestival www.bendigo.vic.gov.au /seniorsfestival

www.bendigo.vic.gov.au /seniorsfestival Event calendar

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday October 7 October 8 October 9 October 10 October 11 October 12 October 13 October 14

Bobby Darin Heart Foundation walking Spring Gully California Gully Uniting Art of Flying Bendigo Laughter Variety concert Tribute Show group and morning tea Wednesday Op Shop Open Day with Bendigo Club with a Scottish (opening event) Windsor Gardens, Morning Dance 324 Eaglehawk Road, California Radio Ewing Park, theme The Capital Kangaroo Flat 135 Spring Gully Gully Controlled Bendigo Kangaroo Flat Aircraft Club Theatre 9.30am Road, Spring 10am - 2pm 8.30am - 9am Uniting Church 11am - 12pm Gully Marong Flying 2pm - 4pm Field Come and visit the Atisha 10.30am White Hills Probus Club display Come and try 10am - 2pm Untold Centre and Great Stupa of Foyer, Epsom Village Shopping event - Quarry Hill Histories - Universal Compassion Grandparents Centre Croquet Club Rural LGBTI Atisha Centre, 25 Sandhurst ROCK - 10am - 3pm Back care in Corner of Mitchell Seniors Town Road, Myers Flat Vision Board the garden and Olinda Streets, Bendigo Library 10am Challenge with Alexander Quarry Hill A pleasant afternoon Technique 4pm - 6pm 63 Adam Street, 10am Quarry Hill Bendigo Art Gallery Bendigo Estia Health Bendigo high 11.30am - 1pm Gravel Hill tea and home display 11am - 4pm Come and try Spring Gully Community day - Eaglehawk Monday Night 9 Brown Street, Bendigo Garden, Bowling - Come and try Croquet Club Dance 10am Bendigo 126-130 Mitchell Street, Bendigo 20-26 Napier 135 Spring Gully 10.30am - 12pm 1pm - 3pm Street, Eaglehawk Road, Spring Spring Gully Hall concert Gully 10am - 3pm 135 Spring Gully Road, Print making 7.30pm Let’s chat: elder abuse awareness Spring Gully workshop Bendigo Retirement Village Spring Gully 10.30am - 12.30pm Bendigo Art 1pm for 1.30pm - 3pm Saturday Night Gallery Dance Strathfieldsaye Bowls Club 10.30am - 135 Spring Gully Nature walk and talk - No. 7 Park Uxbridge Street, 12.30pm Road, Spring Gully Granter Street, Kangaroo Flat Strathfieldsaye 8pm 10.30am 1pm - 3pm Greater Bendigo U3A Open Day Seniors Celebrate Danceland social St Mary’s Anglican Church, Bendigo Baptist Church dance Kangaroo Flat Auditorium, Junortoun St Andrews Uniting 10.30am - 3pm 1.30pm Church Hall, Bendigo Free hearing checks Eaglehawk Hearing Clinic, 10am - 4pm, October 9-12; 8pm - 11pm Heathcote Health, 9am - 2pm, October 3 Six days of iDance Senior Classes, Kel Pell Tennis Pavilion, 10am - 10.45 am and 1pm - 2pm, October 9-14 Mine experience tours, 76 Violet Street, Bendigo, October 8-14 Vintage talking tram tour, 76 Violet Street, Bendigo, October 8-14 Free public transport for Victorian Seniors Card holders, October 7-14 Living history seniors lunch and live music at the Manchester Arms Hotel, 12pm - 3.30pm, October 7-14 Go for a swim or exercise in the health club for free at the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre, October 7-14 gb quiz answers (from page 11) 1. Mulga Bill’s Bicycle by Banjo Paterson 2. B – 123 3. True 4. A – 1863 5. 120m 6. The Bendigo Creek 7. 3 – Harcourt Dog Park, Truscott Reserve Dog Park and Allingham Street Dog Park 8. False – It will seat 400! 9. B – $2.2B 10. Rupture

LIFESTYLE 33 WHAT’S ON

AN EVENING WITH THE MSO SEPTEMBER HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS JESSIE BOYLAN: RUPTURE Experience popular works by Stravinsky, Explore Bendigo Art Gallery exhibitions Central Victorian-based artist Jessie Mozart and Rodrigo under the masterful and tap into your creative side throughout Boylan’s immersive video and sound baton of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s the September school holidays. installation Rupture investigates the ways Associate Conductor, Benjamin Northey. September 22 – October 7 / Bendigo Art in which the body and the world mimic September 15 / Ulumbarra Theatre / Gallery / www.bendigoartgallery.com.au each other in modes of panic and crisis. www.gotix.com.au September 22 – December 9 / Bendigo Art Gallery / www.bendigoartgallery.com.au JANE RUTTER FLUTE SPIRITS AND THE FOUR SEASONS Internationally-acclaimed darling of the flute and No. 1 recording artist, Jane Rutter brings her classical artistry to her concert. November 8 / The Capital / www.gotix.com.au

For a full list of events visit www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/ GOTHIC BEAUTY: VICTORIAN NOTIONS OF VEGECAREIAN FESTIVAL HEATHCOTE WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL LOVE, LOSS AND SPIRITUALITY events This free, fun family-friendly event is all An icon on the Australian wine calendar, Explore historic and contemporary ideas about loving food, loving animals and loving running annually for more than 15 years of the Gothic period through fashion, art life. The festival encourages people to care and expanding the experience of new and literature. for their health and care for animals through generations of wine fans hooked on the fine October 6, 2018 – February 10, 2019 / an increase in a vegetarian or vegan diet. produce from the Heathcote wine region. Bendigo Art Gallery / October 6 / The Great Stupa of Universal October 6 – 7 / Heathcote Showgrounds / www.bendigoartgallery.com.au Compassion / www.bendigotourism.com www.bendigotourism.com

BENDIGO UNCORKED WEEK BENDIGO BLUES AND ROOTS FESTIVAL DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN: HANDEL’S MESSIAH CHRISTIAN WALLER AND KLYTIE PATE A week-long celebration of fine wine A four-day event of Blues and Roots Start your 2018 festive season in the and heritage. The Bendigo Winegrowers performances and workshops throughout The story of Christian Waller, celebrated best possible way with Handel’s Messiah! Association has prepared a week full of Bendigo. The centrepiece of the program Australian printmaker of the Art Deco era, Handel’s masterpiece will be conducted by wine events to showcase the finest drops will be an all day, free, family-friendly and her niece, the pioneering ceramic Warren Trevelyan-Jones, who will bring his from our region, including Bendigo Heritage concert in Rosalind Park. artist, Klytie Pate. own unique take on the masterpiece of work. After Dark and Bendigo Heritage Uncorked. November 8 – 11 / Rosalind Park / November 10, 2018 – February 10, 2019 / December 9 / Ulumbarra Theatre / October 12 – 20 / www.bendigotourism.com.au www.bendigotourism.com www.bendigoartgallery.com.au www.gotix.com.au

34 LIFESTYLE Bendigo Art Gallery features local artist in Rupture for September 22 – December 9, 2018 FREE! Local artist Jessie Boylan’s new symptoms of ‘disorder’ can be seen as Jessie exhibition Rupture investigates the an appropriate response to personal Boylan’s 3 ways the body and the world mimic traumas and global catastrophe. exhibition is Three great things to each other in panic and crisis. Boylan’s part of Bendigo Art Gallery’s Going Solo In our current age of anxiety, global work is socially motivated and program, an annual exhibition dedicated politics and environmental devastation, do for free this spring! informed by extensive research and to commissioning regionally-based insecurity and instability pervade our engagement with local communities. contemporary artists. The program is daily lives; we are constantly faced with just one of the ways Bendigo Art Gallery Rupture is an immersive video and present and imminent environmental demonstrates its ongoing commitment sound installation, which Boylan has and psychological ‘rupture’. These to supporting regional artists. created through collaboration with ruptures reveal a human moment trauma-informed psychotherapist beneath the everyday. Boylan considers This is a free exhibition at Bendigo Art Jenna Tuke, digital media artist Linda the state of rupture as both urgency Gallery, which is open daily including Dement and writer and performer and agency and as a vehicle to engage public holidays (closed Christmas Day), Virginia Barratt, to interpret how with our catastrophic times. 10am - 5pm.

gothic beauty to showcase Go for a bike ride along the Back Creek 1 bike path and have fun crossing under the dark and beautiful McIvor Road via the new underpass. October 6, 2018 – February 10, 2019

By the early 19th century, gothic of mourning in the Victorian era, to the literature had become commonplace, art and literature of the period and its texts such as Northanger Abbey, revival in our modern society. Frankenstein and Wuthering Heights Alongside works by contemporary had particular appeal to middle and Australian artists, the exhibition will upper class women as both writers feature early gothic feminist novels, and readers. These thrilling stories European paintings, mourning wear offered an escape from their sheltered and book plates as well as objects and dull lives dictated by society. such as mourning jewellery, urns and These ideals were manifested through a 19th century horse-drawn hearse. art and society in the form of painting, Contemporary artists featured in the storytelling, costume and ritual. exhibition include Bill Henson, Jess This is a free exhibition at Bendigo Art Ride or walk the O’Keefe Rail Trail Gothic Beauty investigates this social Johnson, Michael Vale, Tracey Moffatt, Gallery, which is open daily including between Bendigo and Heathcote phenomenon, taking inspiration from Jane Burton, Julia DeVille, Janet public holidays (closed Christmas Day), 2 and enjoy the spring wildflowers. everything from the regimented ritual Beckhouse and Sally Smart. 10am - 5pm.

It’s tulip time The arrival of spring means it’s once again tulip time in Bendigo.

This year the City of Greater Bendigo’s Parks and The tulips are grown in compost produced by the organic Open Spaces staff have planted about 30,000 tulips waste collected from local homes and are expected to of various varieties and in a rainbow of colours in bloom from mid-September through to October, depending Checkout the Bankrolling Bendigo: the Conservatory Gardens. on the particular variety and the weather conditions. building a city exhibition at the The City started planting tulips in 2004 and since This spring also expect to see tulips popping up in garden beds 3 Post Office Gallery until October 7. that time the annual tulip displays have become a along Pall Mall, near the Alexandra Fountain and around the popular attraction for both residents and visitors. Bendigo Library and Civic Gardens.

LIFESTYLE 35 COMING SOON TO THE CAPITAL

A NEW ADVENTURE WITH ARENA THEATRE COMPANY Arena, who are now the resident company at The Engine Room, Bendigo, will premiere a new work in November. Based on the 1919 London to Australia Air Race, this new show for ages 10+ will be an action packed adventure not to be missed! Tickets from www.gotix.com.au