GET A KICK OUT OF Greater Bendigo December 2018 Gurri Wanyarra King of the kids Summer in the Parks 22 CONTENTS
NEWS 4 Summer in the Parks 5 Celebrate the New Year with fireworks! Australia Day 6 Our pools are cool! 7 Reflecting on another bumper year Hosting visitors this summer? 8 Bendigo's bid to be a City of Gastronomy
SERVICES 9 Green Flag name Rosalind Park one of the best in Australia Growing another day at the Great Stupa 10 King of the kids 12 Mapping urban heat using new technology Every day. In every way. New ad campaign to highlight support to community 13 What's in the works?
ACTIVE AND HEALTHY 14 Splish, splash! Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre now open 16 GB quiz! AFL award for Barrack Reserve
COMMUNITY GET A KICK 17 Possum skin cloaks on display at Bendigo Library OUT OF 18 Axedale, more than a great little country town 20 Working worms 8 Greater Bendigo December 2018 21 Waste warriors Gurri 22 Dai Gum Loong to champion equal opportunity A chance for Loong to feature in dragon WanyarraKing of the kids spectacular to welcome Dai Gum Loong Summer in the Parks 23 A well-earned rest for Heathcote Pool fundraisers Scholarships making a difference in Maubisse 24 Are you prepared for summer? Bushfire Places of Last Resort 25 Keep yourself cool Free all-year-round green waste disposal Victorian bushfires 10 year anniversary community event 26 Pennyweight Walk transformed with new artwork
BUSINESS 27 New strategy for industrial land development ON THE COVER: Twins Nathan and Ethan enjoying a splash at the new Gurri Wanyarra WARD NEWS Wellbeing Centre. Read more on page 14. 18 28 What's happening in your ward? LIFESTYLE 30 Bendigo's contribution celebrated in inaugural exhibition 21 31 Gallery to host treasures from the National Portrait Gallery in London Frida Kahlo, her photos 32 3 for free! Getting to know Bendigo Art Gallery's First Nations Curator 33 Post Office Gallery exhibition to explore death and mourning Season 2019 has something for everyone 34 What's on 35 Christmas arrangements
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FROM THE MAYOR'S DESK
I am delighted and honoured to have been for transport, industrial land supply, long I know all Councillors also want to I would like to take this opportunity elected for a third term as Mayor. Being a term waste management solutions, city continue getting out and meeting more to wish our readers a safe and merry Mayor and Councillor is a great privilege, centre revitalisation, airport terminal residents, and listening and assisting with Christmas, and a happy and healthy 2019. and I am excited and energised to continue building upgrade and digital transformation. a range of issues. It is important that we I hope that the festive season is a peaceful in this important role. remain in touch with our residents and time for you and your families. It has been another great year where their needs. Nothing gives me more professional pride Council has worked with the community Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke than when I get to introduce myself as the to deliver a range of really significant and Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo. We much-loved projects. From Gurri Wanyarra have a great reputation both at a state and Wellbeing Centre, the Bendigo Stadium national level, and I recognise that this has expansion and Soldiers’ Memorial Institute CONTACT THE CITY OF GREATER BENDIGO been built over many years and through revitalisation, to the Mulga Bill-themed the hard work of many people, not just Eaglehawk play space, Garden for the Main office Website current and former Councillors. Future at the Bendigo Botanic Gardens, 195-229 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo www.bendigo.vic.gov.au match-standard lighting at various I cannot believe Council is half way sporting ovals and upgrades to a number Postal After hours/emergency number through its four-year term. Time flies of our early years facilities. Of course, PO Box 733, Bendigo 3552 5434 6000 when you’re having fun! there are many more, as well as the Telephone Operating hours A key goal of Councillors in the time we continued provision of important services. 5434 6000 (Lyttleton Terrace office) have left is to complete the projects 8.30am - 5pm, Monday to Friday A personal highlight for me was Hearing or speech impaired? that are underway or in the White Night. It was an amazing Call via National Relay Service on 133 677 Follow us pipeline to be completed. We spectacle and a first for our city. Email want to finish what has been The overwhelming feedback [email protected] started and deliver some of from everyone I spoke to those long-awaited projects. was incredibly positive. And Before the October 2020 there’s much to look forward Council election, we also to in the year ahead, Want to read this document in an alternative format? The City is committed to want to set a strategic particularly the arrival providing documents that are easy to read for all. If you would like to read the magazine in an alternative format e.g. large print or text only, contact Customer framework for the next of our new Imperial Service on 5434 6000 or [email protected] and we will endeavour to service Dragon Dai Gum generation of projects your request in the quickest time possible. for Greater Bendigo, Loong in time for including planning Easter.
NEWS 3 Enjoy a great range of activities on offer this sum�er!
HIGHLIGHTS
JANUARY • Outdoor cinemas FREE Various dates in Redesdale, Lockwood South, Raywood and Heathcote • Australia Day celebrations FREE January 26, various locations throughout Greater Bendigo and free entry to Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre and outdoor Bendigo TAFE, the City of Greater Bendigo, and local pools across Greater Bendigo community groups and organisations are proud FEBRUARY DECEMBER to present the 2018/2019 Summer in the • Music in the Park FREE • Community Christmas carols FREE Various dates in Strathdale, White Parks program featuring a range of Various dates and locations Hills, Eaglehawk and Axedale • New Year’s Eve fireworks FREE • Chinese New Year celebrations free or low cost events during the Early fireworks at approximately months of December, January 9.15pm and at midnight from the ...and much, much more! and February. Rosalind Park Poppet Head
This year the program includes activities such as outdoor cinema, Zumba sessions and community To check out the full list of events and activities on offer this Christmas carols. The full Summer in the Parks program of events, activities, times and dates is summer go to www.bendigosummerintheparks.com available at www.bendigosummerintheparks.com
4 NEWS Enjoy a great range of activities on offer this sum�er!
Celebrate the New Year with fireworks! The City of Greater Bendigo will host another spectacular fireworks display to ring in the New Year! There will be two rounds of fireworks – an earlier display at 9.15pm and then at midnight on Monday December 31.
The fireworks will be launched from the Rosalind Park Poppet Head and can be best viewed from Rosalind Park, the Queen Elizabeth Oval and other areas close to Rosalind Park. If New Year’s Eve is a total fire ban day, the fireworks display will be cancelled.
Australia Day FREE ENTRY There are so many ways to celebrate Australia will be provided Day your way and there is lots of choice for to all outdoor Greater Bendigo residents in 2019. pools and Gurri Wanyarra on Australia Day ceremonies, barbecues and activities will be happening Australia Day. across Greater Bendigo, with a main annual celebration happening again at Lake Weeroona. Times, locations and all activities will be advertised prior to the day on the Summer in the Parks website.
NEWS 5 Enjoy a great range of activities on offer this sum�er! Our pools are cool! Summer has arrived and pools across Greater Bendigo are now open for some serious water fun. If you’re looking for a pool to stay cool, keep fit and swim laps or you just want somewhere to keep the family entertained, in Greater Bendigo there is a pool that’s right for you.
LOCAL POOLS, OPENING HOURS AND FACILITIES: TICKET PRICES
Faith Leech Aquatic Centre Raywood Swimming Pool Heated indoor facilities: The following ticket prices apply to all swimming centres except Peter Peter Krenz Leisure Centre (Bendigo Barnard Street, Bendigo 1 Macaulay Street, Raywood Krenz Leisure Centre, Gurri Wanyarra Regional YMCA) Monday – Friday: 6am – 7pm School holidays/weekends: 2pm – 7pm Wellbeing Centre and Golden Square Saturday – Sunday: 8am – 7pm School term Monday – Friday: 4pm – 7pm Napier Street, Eaglehawk Swimming Pool. Facilities Facilities Monday – Friday: 6am – 8.30pm Casual pool passes Saturday: 8.45am – 6pm 50m (heated with accessible chair lift), 25m and toddler pools, shade and seating • Adult day ticket: $5.50, Sunday: 9am – 6pm intermediate (with accessible ramp), $4.40 (concession) toddler and diving pools, water slide, Facilities Goornong Swimming Pool • Child day ticket: $4.40 café, BBQ and al fresco dining area 50m, multi-use and toddler pools, water 32 Bagshot Street, Goornong slide, spa and sauna, family change rooms • Student day ticket: $4.40 and café Brennan Park Swimming Pool School holidays/weekends: 2pm – 7pm • Family day ticket: $14.40, School term Monday – Friday: 4pm – 7pm $11 (concession) Houlahan Street, Flora Hill Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre Facilities • School event day entry: Monday – Sunday: 10am – 7pm 25m and toddler pools, barbecue, shade Browning Street, Kangaroo Flat $2 per person Facilities and kiosk Monday – Friday: 6am – 9pm • Group day entry (10+ people): $3.30 50m (with accessible ramp), intermediate, Saturday – Sunday: 6am – 7pm per person toddler and diving pools, barbecue, kiosk Elmore Swimming Pool Facilities Get a season pass and save and off-street parking 51.5m pool (with moveable boom to create 4 Elmore-Raywood Road, Elmore There is a great range of season and two 25m pools), beach-entry leisure pool casual passes available for you and your Marong Swimming Pool School holidays/weekends: 2pm – 7pm for toddlers, children and family swimming, School term Monday – Friday: 4pm – 7pm splash park, warm water program pool and family to get in the swim this summer. High Street, Marong Facilities spa facilities, steam room, sauna, gymnasium A season ticket gives you unlimited and group fitness rooms, childcare and Monday – Sunday: 10am – 7pm 25m, intermediate and toddler pools, use of local swimming centres (except multipurpose room, health and wellness Facilities water slide, barbecue and off-street Peter Krenz Leisure Centre and Gurri centre and café (all pools are fully accessible) 25m and toddler pools and kiosk parking Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre) from the third Sunday in November until the Splash park: third Saturday in March. Heathcote Swimming Pool White Hills Swimming Pool Long Gully Splash Park • Adult season ticket: $104, 10 Barrack Street, Heathcote 30 Hamelin Street, White Hills 21 Cunneen Street, Long Gully $79 (concession) • Child season ticket: $77 Monday – Sunday: 10am – 7pm School holidays/weekends: 1pm – 7pm Monday – Sunday: 9am – 8pm School term Monday – Friday: 4pm – 7pm • Family season ticket $200, Facilities Entry is free! 25m and toddler pools, shade and kiosk Facilities $158 (concession) Facilities 33m and toddler pools, shade and kiosk Shaded seating area, picnic tables, Local pool season ticket Bendigo East Swimming Pool barbecues, toilets and change room, (December – March) Golden Square Swimming Pool 33 Lansell Street, East Bendigo visitor-activated fountains, basketball This ticket is for patrons in Marong, 14 Maple Street, Golden Square ring and irrigated grass area Elmore, Goornong, Raywood and Monday – Friday: 6am – 7pm Heathcote who wish to swim for the Saturday – Sunday: 10am – 7pm School holidays: 12pm – 6pm season at their local pool only. School term: 2pm – 6pm For more information about Facilities • Adult rural ticket: $80 50m, intermediate and toddler pools, Facilities Greater Bendigo pools go to barbecue and picnic settings, kiosk 50m, learner/intermediate and toddler www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/pools • Child rural ticket: $53.50 and off-street parking pools, shade, kiosk and barbecue • Family rural ticket: $128.60
6 NEWS Reflecting on another bumper year Christmas time seems to come quicker every year and at the City of Greater Bendigo the years seem to get busier and busier.
I would like to congratulate and thank all facility opened. It has received a great Internally, we have welcomed a new staff on another wonderful year of serving response from patrons and there have Director for Corporate Performance, our community. The City provides more been lots of repeat visits. Andrew Cooney, and continued to build on than 100 services and these are delivered our desired culture for the organisation. by passionate people that are proud of the The Bendigo Stadium expansion opening Our challenges in the year ahead and work that they do. was another major highlight, and provides our community with a state-of-the-art beyond will be continuing to work within sporting and entertainment venue. It is the our financial means and developing a plan “It is often said that biggest indoor stadium in regional Victoria for a sustainable waste solution. Greater and has already hosted a range of major Bendigo and the wider region is a major good things come to events, including international and national generator of waste in the Loddon Mallee basketball games. area, so we are keen to work with other those who wait, and levels of government to ensure incentives The Soldiers’ Memorial Institute are in place to manage this shared problem. that can be said for revitalisation opened 97 years to the day that the original building opened on Pall Mall To support our economy and local traders, I and was a great community celebration. encourage residents to shop local wherever the Gurri Wanyarra 1 The new exhibition space is a fantastic possible this Christmas. Recent research Wellbeing Centre.” addition to one of our most iconic buildings found for every $100 you spend in a local and will help to continue to tell stories of small business, $70 stays in our community. That figure drops to $50 when spending in a It’s been another bumper year for Australia’s involvement in world wars. local chain store and $3 when shopping online delivering a range of major projects, These projects and many others are often from a shop outside of Greater Bendigo. which serve not only the Greater Bendigo delivered in partnership with State and community but also the wider region. I hope your Christmas plans are coming Federal governments. The City has worked together and that you’re looking forward to It is often said that good things come to hard this year to build on and maintain a well-deserved rest with family and friends. those who wait, and that can be said for these important relationships, including I’d like to wish residents a merry Christmas the Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre. The travelling to Canberra and regular trips and all the very best for the new year. need for a new indoor aquatic facility was to Melbourne to keep politicians informed first identified in the City’s 2010 Aquatic of our plans for Greater Bendigo. This is Craig Niemann, Strategy and in October this year the new ongoing and important work. Chief Executive Officer
1. REMPLAN research, based on ABS data
Hosting visitors this summer? If you have visitors coming to stay in Bendigo these holidays, you need to think about getting yourself a DID YOU KNOW? Bendigo Ambassador Pass! Almost half of the people that visit Bendigo come to see family and An Ambassador Pass entitles the holder Bendigo Visitor Centre on Pall Mall or the friends? This means that you play to free entry to a range of Bendigo Heathcote Visitor Centre. Find out more at a key role in their experience of attractions when accompanied by a full www.bendigotourism.com our city! fee paying adult visitor. The pass makes it cheaper to show off the best of Bendigo to friends and family. Christmas is always a busy time with visitors coming to stay, so get in now so you’re ready when they arrive.
It is free to become a Bendigo Ambassador! Anyone wanting to become a Bendigo Ambassador can collect their Pass from the
NEWS 7 Gastronomy is about growing, sourcing, cooking and sharing food and drinks.
Bendigo’s bid to be a City of Gastronomy The City of Greater Bendigo is preparing an application to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a City What is gastronomy and why do we across the world can apply to be want to become a city dedicated to it? considered for their creativity in the of Gastronomy. areas of: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Gastronomy is about growing, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media sourcing, cooking and sharing food Arts, and Music. Food is inherently You might have heard about Melbourne, themes such as Indigenous food culture, and drinks. It is about health and creative – from how it is grown, which is a City of Literature, while Adelaide food for good health and its relationship nutrition, culture and heritage, and cooked and presented, to the ways it is a City of Music. If Bendigo is successful, it to environmental sustainability, as well the celebration of local produce and reflects our culture and heritage. would be considered a City of Gastronomy as working with education and training creativity. When it comes to food alongside these and many other great cities providers to support skill development in and drinks, we have so much going the hospitality industry. Applications open How many Creative Cities are there? around the world. There is a lot happening on. There are growing networks early in 2019 and successful cities are in the Bendigo region when it comes to of community and school garden announced at the end of the year. There are 180 Creative Cities around gastronomy, and the City’s application is producers, food security champions the world. Australian cities in the about highlighting and celebrating this. For more information go to and trade groups. Bendigo is at the network are Melbourne (City of The application will focus on a number of www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/gastronomy heart of a thriving and productive Literature) Adelaide (City of Music) region, with great quality wine and Sydney (City of Film) and Geelong locally produced craft beer and cider, (City of Design). Other Cities of Weeroona College students learning to grow healthy foods. as well as first class restaurants Gastronomy include Parma, Italy; and primary producers who grow Tucson, USA; Chengdu, China and and produce grains, legumes, fruit, many others. vegetables and dairy. Our region is also home to an Indigenous food What are the benefits of becoming culture that is thousands of years old. a Creative City?
What is a UNESCO Creative City? The benefits of joining the Creative Cities Network include raising the The UNESCO Creative Cities Network profile of the great things happening was created in 2004 to promote in Bendigo and our region, and cooperation with and among cities creating partnerships between that have identified creativity as producers, consumers, businesses a strategic factor for sustainable and communities to build a more urban development. Cities of all sizes resilient and sustainable region.
8 NEWS Green Flag names Rosalind Park Growing another day one of the best at the Great Stupa in Australia
Greater Bendigo’s historic Rosalind Park has won a prestigious Green Flag Award, making it one of the best green spaces in Australia.
The City of Greater Bendigo has provided around 2,000 square metres of compost made from Bendigo’s organic waste City Parks and Open Space team in Rosalind Park. collections to The Great Stupa
Launched in the UK in 1996, the Green Flag of Universal Compassion in Award transformed the UK’s green spaces. It was the lead up to two of its major introduced to reverse the decline in the quality of parks that happened in the 1970s and 1980s and yearly events, ILLUMIN8 and it has worked. The Green Flag Award scheme now recognises and rewards well-managed parks and the recent Vegecareian Festival. green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces The compost has been used on The Great Stupa’s around the world. Peace Park – a 1,950 square metre park located at the main entrance that is dedicated to interfaith City of Greater Bendigo Parks and Open Space harmony and features many symbols from Manager Paul Gangell said Rosalind Park was one different faiths. of only two parks outside of a capital city and one of only 10 green spaces in Australia to receive a Green The Peace Park also features over 2,000 plants and Flag Award. trees, including Bodhi, Bhutanese Cedar, Chinese Elm, Mandurian Pear and Crepe Myrtle trees along “As the international standard for parks and green with Magnolia, Emu Bush, Callistemon, Rosemary, spaces, holding a Green Flag Award brings with Lavender and other native plants and shrubs. it a vast amount of prestige. It is also an excellent example of civic achievement and it provides Interestingly the Bodhi trees have all been grown communities with a great sense of civic pride,” from cuttings from a tree brought to Australia by Mr Gangell said. His Holiness the Dalai Lama. This tree was also grown from cuttings that can be traced back to the “The City of Greater Bendigo has made a original Bodhi Tree under which the Buddha was considerable investment in Rosalind Park over enlightened. many years, with some recent projects including restoration of heritage fencing along View Street, The compost produced from the City’s organic waste restoration of a number of the park’s statues and is great quality and the City was pleased to supply it monuments including the Vahland drinking fountain, to the Stupa to help keep the soil suitable for a wide replacement tree planting along the Bendigo Creek, variety of plants. installation of new irrigation and turf near the poppet It’s great that the organic waste produced by over head, and a range of major improvements to the 38,000 households is now being turned into compost Queen Elizabeth Oval and Faith Leech Aquatic Centre. Great Stupa of Universal for re-use on parks and gardens. It demonstrates Compassion Landscaper “We are absolutely delighted that our wonderful that the City’s organics slogan “what you throw Justin Simpson and his heritage park has been recognised in this way.” away, can grow another day” really is true. dog Alice.
SERVICES 9 mR King Kids
10 SERVICES SERVICE IN THE SPOTLIGHT: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE “I think it’s really important to stay Gary Lantzsch is the principal designer behind the new connected with Eaglehawk play space. Anyone who has visited the your inner child.” play space on the shores of Lake Neangar will know it’s something special. Featuring custom-designed equipment and iconic butterfly shade structures, the space tells a powerful story and has already captured the hearts and minds of thousands of kids and adults.
Gary is one of the City of Greater Bendigo's be involved in play (not just watching), six landscape architects who design and holding a child’s interest, and providing oversee the development of outdoor access for people and children of spaces across Greater Bendigo. While all abilities. landscape architects create a range of More broadly, well-designed play spaces spaces, at the City one of their main jobs are one of the most effective ways to is designing play spaces. activate public spaces. They bring people Gary is more than a landscape architect, together and offer great value for money. with a background in sculpture, screen- They are relatively low maintenance DID YOU KNOW? writing and even acting, he understands compared to other assets, they are a focal the importance of storytelling, especially point for people to gather, and families The City of Greater Bendigo has: for children. return to them over and over again. • 130 play spaces Far from simple, engaging with children Gary is passionate about his job and loves • Over 150 slides involves thinking about how to hold their creating these spaces. • Over 130 swings interest and spark their imagination. For Gary, this is not just about having “You have to learn to be a child again fun, but it is essential to understanding and communicate in way that a child can his most valued clients – the children of understand,” Gary said. Greater Bendigo. The Eaglehawk play space is inspired by “I think it’s really important to stay Banjo Paterson’s poem Mulga Bill’s Bicycle connected with your inner child,” with the opening line ‘Twas Mulga Bill, he said. from Eaglehawk, that caught the cycling craze’. Lots of the equipment is fashioned from natural materials and there is even a specially-designed slide called the ‘Silver Streak’, which has Mulga Bill straddling his runaway bicycle. The whole play space is built in the shape of a giant eagle hawk that can be seen from the air and vantage points in the playground. The space includes an area for younger children called ‘Where Angels Play’, which celebrates the life of Zayden Veal-Whitting and features large colourful butterflies to symbolise renewal and transformation. Gary says children can engage with the different parts and stories in the play space, and believes that a play space, like characters and stories, has to be multi- dimensional to be interesting. "To have those layers of complexity is what it’s all about,” he said. The best part of his job is watching children laugh and enjoy the space. Good design is also about solving a set of challenges. When it comes to play spaces, those challenges are things like encouraging parents and carers to
SERVICES 11 Mapping urban heat using new technology Have you ever wondered how much hotter it is on roads and footpaths on a hot summer’s day compared to under a shady tree? “We will also use the
The City of Greater Bendigo is working with RMIT Data on the Bendigo Things Network is free and information to inform University to find the answer to this question, and accessible to community members, businesses identify where the ‘hot spots’ are across the city using and schools. where and how we information about temperature, green space, tree cover and land use along roads and cycle paths. Director Strategy and Growth Bernie O’Sullivan plant trees and plants said the heat mapping project demonstrated how The ‘Shadeways’ project uses maps of satellite-derived technology could dramatically improve services. across the city to land surface temperatures and weather sensors located across the city to collect detailed temperature “This heat mapping project will mean our community reduce urban heat.” data. This information is then used to help pedestrians can access information about where the city is hottest and cyclists to plan their journey along the coolest and and coolest, which will help them during extreme most comfortable route. temperatures,” Mr O’Sullivan said. The weather sensors used as part of the project are “We will also use the information to inform where a part of the Bendigo Things Network, a free, open and how we plant trees and plants across the city to source, local ‘Internet of Things’ Network. reduce urban heat. The Internet of Things means ‘things’ or devices that “It’s just one of the ways the City is looking to use data are connected to the internet. ‘Things’ can be any to help people make better decisions and to improve device capable of connecting to the internet; everything the way we deliver services to our community. from sensors that measure temperature or water quality, to your ‘smart’ household appliances. “This new technology presents fantastic opportunities we are keen to investigate in the future.” La Trobe University’s Bendigo campus, with support from the City, is expanding and developing this network This project is funded through the Commonwealth Smart to collect and share data to help improve services for Cities and Suburbs Program. For more information the community and researchers to access. about Shadeways visit: www.shadeways.net
Every day. In every way. New ad campaign to highlight support to community
Did you know the City of Greater So a colourful new ad campaign has been prepared to promote the many ways our services support you – Bendigo delivers more than 100 every day, in every way, just like the ads say. GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE SOURCE services to the community? The ads cover the City’s investment in key services like building roads and footpaths, maintaining swimming If you want to keep up to date on the latest pools, sports reserves and play spaces, immunisation, City of Greater Bendigo news, visit our You may not realise it but you probably interact with aged care, libraries, supporting the arts, hosting major website at www.bendigo.vic.gov.au or City services much more than you think. events, growing our economy and supporting small find us on Facebook, where we regularly business, waste collection, post a range of small videos to promote street lights and much our services and also share important more! news and event information. The ads are a great More than 11,000 people follow our example of the many Facebook page, could you be next? ways the City is working The more you ‘like’ our posts, the more hard to achieve its vision our information will appear in your feed, for Greater Bendigo to be so you won’t miss hearing about what’s the world’s most liveable happening in Greater community. Bendigo. Keep an eye out for the ads, Simply search for 'City they will be screening again of Greater Bendigo' on over the summer during Facebook. tennis and cricket free-to-air broadcasts.
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BENDIGO KANGAROO FLAT Bendigo Airport Terminal – switchboard Browning Street – drainage upgrades replacement safety upgrade WHAT’S IN THE WORKS? Chinese Museum – replacement of spouting MAIDEN GULLY As part of the City’s commitment to deliver improved Cohn Street – gravel re-sheeting Maiden Gully Road – reconstruction infrastructure, a range of works are currently underway Latham Street – gravel re-sheeting Timbertop Rise – drainage upgrades or have recently been completed. Murphy Street/Strickland Road MARONG – roundabout upgrade Marong Football Netball Club – external Rowan Street – footpath upgrade re-painting of clubrooms
1. Works estimated at $450,000 to 3. Road reconstruction works underway on EAGLEHAWK SEDGWICK construct a roundabout at the Maiden Gully Road are estimated to cost Clymo Road – gravel re-sheeting Sedgwick Road – road upgrade stage 1 intersection of Lyttleton Terrace and $1.6M and include new drainage. The works Parsonage Grove – gravel re-sheeting Mundy Street, Bendigo have started. are expected to be completed in May. WHITE HILLS The project is expected to be completed GARDEN GULLY James Street – gravel re-sheeting in March 2019. AXEDALE Garden Gully Hockey Facility – completing White Hills Football Netball Club – Raglan Street – gravel re-sheeting scorer’s facility and installation of lighting refurbishment of away change rooms 2. Maintenance grading works were recently completed on Enright Road, Raglan Place West – gravel re-sheeting HUNTLY Eppalock. The annual maintenance Raines Street – gravel re-sheeting Huntly Football Netball Club – refurbishment To keep up to date with works in your area, budget for grading is $1.9M. Shadforth Street – gravel re-sheeting of change rooms visit www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/roadworks
SERVICES 13 Splash! GurriSplish, Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre now open The biggest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the City of Greater Bendigo has opened its doors.
More than 40,000 people have visited the Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke said the new Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre $32.4M facility was a fantastic addition in Kangaroo Flat in the first month of to Greater Bendigo’s range of top quality operation, enjoying all it has to offer. recreation facilities. The new facility features a 51.5m, eight “Gurri Wanyarra is an amazing one- lane swimming pool with moveable 1.5m stop-shop for recreation, health and boom to create two, 25m pools, beach- wellbeing. It caters for people of all ages entry leisure pool for toddlers, children and abilities, supporting them to have fun, and family swimming, zero-depth splash stay well and reach their fitness goals,” Cr park, warm water program pool and spa O’Rourke said. facilities, steam room and sauna, gym and group fitness rooms, childcare and “All pools and steam and sauna rooms are multipurpose room, health and wellness wheelchair accessible and there is also a centre, and café. pool pod to help lift people with disability
14 ACTIVE AND HEALTHY into the warm water program pool. There The project was funded by $4.885M from is a changing places change room, which the Australian Government, $15M from the includes a full-sized change table, hoist Victorian Government, $11.536M from the and heating, and the fitness rooms have City of Greater Bendigo and a pledge of hearing loop capabilities for those people $1M in community donations (more than participating in group fitness classes who $600,000 raised to date). are hearing impaired. “There are a range of shift workers in Bendigo, so for those people who are THANK YOU unable to attend a group fitness class, they The City of Greater Bendigo can access the fitness rooms and be put thanks the following donors for through their paces using a virtual trainer contributing to the Kangaroo program, or they can follow a specially- Flat Community Enterprise’s designed workout program in the gym. fundraising campaign to support “Families wanting to enjoy water play can the development of the Gurri make the most of the centre’s many pools, Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre. while parents and carers wanting to grow Dick and Mavis Hazeldene their child’s water confidence can enrol Kangaroo Flat Community them in swimming lessons. Adults can Enterprise also learn to swim or join a squad class if they are more advanced. Kangaroo Flat Sports Club “There really is something for everyone at Bendigo Stadium Limited Gurri Wanyarra, so it has been wonderful Jim Mulqueen, Mulqueen Printers to see the community embrace it. It is a Bendigo Kangan Institute welcoming facility that will support the needs of Greater Bendigo residents and Chris and Jody Richards the wider region for many decades Y Service Club of Kangaroo Flat to come.” Kangaroo Flat Swimming Club Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre is Kangaroo Flat Primary School open Monday to Friday 6am to 9pm and Saturday and Sunday 6am to 7pm. St Monica’s School For more information regarding services, Rotary Club of Kangaroo Flat memberships, timetables and more, visit www.gurriwanyarrawc.com.au
Gurri Wanyarra means DID YOU KNOW? 'kangaroo waterhole' • 42 jobs were created during • Litres of water in the: in the language of construction and more than 16 local 50m pool – 1,950,000 L subcontractors were used Warm water pool – 385,000 L Learn to swim pool – 350,000 L traditional owners, • Number of people employed in the new centre: 110 ongoing jobs, a mix • Litres of water in the splash the Dja Dja Wurrung. of full time, part time and casual roles park tippy bucket: 1,000 L • Number of tiles used: • Number of spin bikes: 26 Pools – 93,720 • Number of windows: 342 Pool concourse – 132,000
ACTIVE AND HEALTHY 15 gb quiz! AFL award for Barrack Reserve How well do you know Heathcote’s Barrack Reserve has won the AFL Victoria Community Greater Bendigo? Award for the best community facility project. How many years in a row has Q1 Cr Margaret O’Rourke served as Mayor? A) Two B) Three C) Four
True or False: There Q2 is free entry to all outdoor pools and Gurri Wanyarra on Australia Day.
What is the name of Q3 the award recently won for the presentation of Rosalind Park?
How many play Q4 spaces are there in Greater Bendigo? Left to right: AFL’s Ken Gannon, Heathcote Football Netball Club’s Brett Kelly, AFL Central Victoria General Manager Carol Cathcart, City of Greater Bendigo’s Lincoln Fitzgerald and AFL Victoria’s Shayne Ward. A) 110 B) 120 C) 130 The award recognises the recent $2.5M upgrade and expansion of the Barrack Reserve pavilion, which now Since adopting the Barrack Reserve Master Which Greater Bendigo features a new conference room, upgraded entry and Q5 Plan in 2009, the City has also undertaken the facility recently won an foyer spaces, refurbished wet areas, a social room, following works at Barrack Reserve: award from the AFL? refurbished multipurpose community room, a revamped time-keepers’ box, storage areas, a new kitchen/kiosk, • Construction of the new Barrack Reserve upgraded football change rooms and upgraded play space How many possum skin cloaks umpire rooms. Q6 are displayed in the Bendigo • Installation of a new path and gate from the As well as the upgraded facilities for sporting user play space to provide access to the pavilion Library? groups, the pavilion also features a large multipurpose function room for use by the wider community. • Installation of additional seating and shade planting throughout the reserve What animal is featured in a City of Greater Bendigo Active and Healthy Lifestyles • Resurfacing of the tennis/netball courts, Q7 sculpture in Axedale? Manager Lincoln Fitzgerald said the AFL award was fantastic recognition of the improvements that had taken including removal of redundant timber A) Platypus B) Echidna place at Barrack Reserve over the past few years. posts and installation of new shelters C) Wallaby “It’s great that the AFL recognises the benefits of • Construction of new cricket nets Barrack Reserve to the wider community and to the • Provided assistance to the Heathcote Bowls True or False: You can dispose ongoing development of football in the region,” Club to replace a bowling green surface Q8 of green waste for free all Mr Fitzgerald said. with a new synthetic surface year round at the Eaglehawk “Barrack Reserve services a 45-minute catchment area • Increased shade in the swimming pool area Eco Centre and Landfill and and is home to nine active sporting clubs and groups in with tree plantings and installation of built Heathcote Transfer Station. the Heathcote region. It is also used for both passive and shade structures active purposes by residents. • Installed new pool covers and lane ropes, “It’s now one of Greater Bendigo’s best local facilities What is the name increased filtration capacity, replaced Q9 and we hope that all of the work the City has undertaken valves, and repaired and repainted pool of next year’s over recent years will not only continue to encourage joints at Heathcote Swimming Pool major exhibition greater participation in sport but also strengthen at Bendigo Art community connectedness by providing a great venue • Completed designs for an additional for other local events, meetings and celebrations.” shelter at the pool capable Gallery? of supporting solar The pavilion redevelopment was the infrastructure most significant sporting project to be During our Christmas completed as part of the 2009 Barrack • Construction of Q10 closure, what number can you Reserve Master Plan. The project was a new acrylic call if you have an emergency? funded by a $1.8M contribution from surface netball the City, along with funding from the court Heathcote District Community Bank How well did you do? See page 28 for answers. and local sports clubs.
16 ACTIVE AND HEALTHY Possum skin cloaks on display at Bendigo Library
Bendigo Library is now The process was a collaborative one. Over Lead project manager Simon Penrose said Throughout 2018, Goldfields Libraries and 50 participants voiced their thoughts on what it was a learning curve for all involved. City of Greater Bendigo staff members the design for each cloak should be, what have worked closely with members of home to three possum “After practicing using the burning tools the cloaks would be used for, what would the local Aboriginal community on a new for the very first time and learning skins cloaks created by happen to them once they were completed partnership to make the Bendigo Library a to blanket stitch the pelts together, and where they should be housed. more welcoming, inclusive and culturally members of our local everything else seemed to take on a life safe space for our local Aboriginal and With the theme of 'strong family' in mind, of its own. It was an incredibly rewarding Aboriginal community. Torres Strait Islander residents. three cloaks were created. Made from 77 experience,” Mr Penrose said. possum skin pelts, there are two larger As part of this work, all three possum skin “It was important to simply enjoy the Created in 2015, the Bendigo Possum cloaks for adults and one smaller cloak cloaks now have a permanent home at the process and not stress too much about Skin Cloaks Project provided our local designed for children. Bendigo Library and are currently on display. Aboriginal community with an opportunity the aesthetics. It was as much about The largest of the cloaks was designed to However the cloaks will still be used by the to learn and engage in creating three coming together and giving back to the represent and respect the local Aboriginal local Aboriginal community on a regular possum skin cloaks. The aim of the unique Aboriginal community, as it was about Nation – the Dja Dja Wurrung – with the basis for cultural and ceremonial purposes. project was to highlight the Aboriginal how perfect the end result was. That inclusion of the creator spirit of the land, culture’s passion for vivid storytelling being said, the end result was amazing.” Members of the Greater Bendigo community the Wedge-tailed Eagle (Bunjil). and expression through the arts as well are encouraged to visit the Bendigo Library as to provide a learning opportunity for The smallest cloak’s design represents and touch these magnificent cloaks, as the community. the light of the Great Spirit connecting the they are here for everyone to enjoy. countryside with the people. It also includes To find out more about the possum Over three weekends, workshops were the hands of all the children who participated held with the intention of bringing skin cloaks and our work with the local in the project. The medium-sized cloak has Aboriginal community, visit the Bendigo community participants together in a no design on it at this stage. friendly and welcoming environment, with Library or contact Fiona Machin at a cause to understand, have fun, and to the City of Greater Bendigo on listen and learn from one another. [email protected]
“It was as much about coming together and giving back to the Aboriginal community, as it was about how perfect the end result was.”
Trina Dalton-Oogjes, Wadawurrung and Simon Penrose, Yorta Yorta and Wurundjeri.
COMMUNITY 17 Axedalemore than a great little country town
WHAT I ABOUT GREATER BENDIGO...
BY LIZ HARRINGTON
Apart from the fact it is a great little country town, I love that people just get “I think the town has on with doing ‘their thing’. Whether it’s running their own businesses, enjoying a really strong sense the local facilities, supporting local causes, of community spirit, volunteering or getting behind new initiatives, people just get on with it. giving to help others The town is fortunate to enjoy access to a wonderful preschool, a fabulous primary and getting on with it school, a public hall, a general store/post to get the job done.” office, a popular tavern, an active CFA and some great recreational facilities. Future committee does so much planning There is also an array of groups and for the town and organises gatherings like committees that do great things in the community Christmas Carols, Australia the town – the CWA, the quilters, the Day celebrations and Anzac Day services. I volunteers who support the library think the town has a really strong sense of service and food share from the hall, the community spirit, giving to help others and Axedale in Harmony Singers, the Book getting on with it to get the job done. Club, Axedale Events Inc., and those who produce the Axedale Antics monthly Growing up, my parents were always magazine. The Axedale Our Town Our involved with the community, either in
18 COMMUNITY sports clubs, service groups or various stone-walled fence. The O’Keefe Rail Trail other committees and it does seem to runs through Axedale and provides a great have rubbed off on me. I have been the opportunity to walk, run or ride the trail Treasurer of the Axedale Tennis Club since in the town or to head off in the direction 2007, I am a member of the Committee of Bendigo or Heathcote. The township is of Management for the Axedale Public surrounded by farmland, much of which is Purposes Reserve (where the tennis still actively farmed and in the same family and golf clubs are located) and am also ownership it has been in for generations. a member of Axedale Events Inc., which Change for the town is probably inevitable, organises the annual Axedale Quick Shear but I like to think that people move and Family Fun Day fundraiser. I have also to Axedale because they like served as the Treasurer of the Preschool what they see, not because Parent Committee and have been involved they want to start with various other fundraising activities for changing everything the primary school. about it. Axedale is well worth a stop for a look around. There is plenty to be seen in the town; you just have to know where to look. The obvious things might be the characterful Axedale Tavern with its charming country pub interior and great food, or the Campaspe River and reserve (where the platypus sculpture is) running along the east side of the town, but there are lots of other interesting things to see and do in the town. Axedale has a lot of history to share, and visitors can wander the Axedale Historical Loop through the town. Wandering the Platypus streets people can enjoy the park, see the Compass three churches in Axedale, all built from locally quarried bluestone, or walk through either the General Cemetery or the Catholic Cemetery with its
St Mary's Church
ABOUT LIZ...
We operate a cattle, sheep branch in Elmore we moved there and cropping farm business at and my siblings and I spent many Fosterville (about 10 minutes north happy years in that fabulous small of Axedale). The property runs country town. Eventually the bank along the Campaspe River and moved us on and we moved to has been in the Harrington family Bendigo. After completing an Arts for over 120 years. In the last 18 degree at Monash University, months we have also renovated a Axedale Tavern I worked in IT recruitment and house on the property to operate then later as HR Director for as a short-term/longer stay Campaspe River bridge an international professional accommodation business, called recruitment consultancy based in Home Flat House. In this new Melbourne. During this time I met venture for us, we hope to offer a fourth generation farmer (my people the opportunity to stay on now husband, Tim) and with no a working farm, to observe farm prospect that he would move to the life and to be able to enjoy the city, I returned to Bendigo where landscape we are so lucky to have I worked in the regional office of in this area. a government department for a I was born in Melbourne, the few years. I have been a full time eldest of three children, where farmer, or as I like to say, ‘the joint my father worked for the State CEO of a privately-owned Australian Bank and my mother (who was agricultural enterprise’, for more originally from Bendigo) was a than 10 years and Tim and I have teacher. When Dad was promoted a daughter, Emme, who attends to manager of the State Bank Axedale Primary School.
COMMUNITY 19 “Worm farms are a great way to minimise food waste by turning kitchen and garden organic waste into nutrient- rich fertiliser for plants and soils.”
Lockwood South Primary School show off their worm farm.
The City of Greater Bendigo has provided six local schools, mostly located in rural areas that don’t receive an organics collection, with worm farms to help them and their local communities recycle food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfill.
The schools that have received the worm "The Grande Worm Farm can process up farms are Axedale Primary, Catherine to 20kg of organic waste per day with 15kg McAuley College, Eppalock Primary, of worms. It was developed to process Holy Rosary Heathcote, Lockwood South large amounts of organic waste that would Primary and Raywood Primary. otherwise end up in landfill, so it is perfect for schools. City of Greater Bendigo Coordinator Resource Recovery Development Bridgette McDougall “Lots of different types of food and garden said each of the schools received a Grande scraps, shredded paper, cardboard and Worm Farm from Worms Downunder. manure can go into the worm farms each day, including things from home kitchens. “Worm farms are a great way to minimise food waste by turning kitchen and garden “As the worm farm grows, so can the organic waste into nutrient-rich fertiliser amount of food scraps that it processes. for plants and soils. The worms in the This means kitchen scraps that may have farm eat the organic waste and turn it into otherwise gone into the waste bin at home liquid fertiliser and worm castings, which can come to school to feed the worms.” can be used on gardens and pot plants to The City supplied the worm farms with keep them thriving,” Ms McDougall said. funding provided by the Department of “Processing waste in a worm farm is Environment, Land, Water and Planning simple and effective and requires only a as part of the Climate Change Innovation small amount of time to maintain a healthy Grants program to improve the diversion effective system. of organics from landfill.
20 COMMUNITY It takes a village
They say it takes a village and that saying is certainly true at Bendigo Retirement Village in Spring Gully where management and residents have joined forces to become Waste Warriors.
Residents at the Village take waste cartons, not using plastic bags or straws, management seriously and have formed an and providing recycling options for Environmental Impact Group, and as Waste nearly everything from coffee capsules, Warriors they are doing some fantastic work toothpaste tubes, printer cartridges and to lessen their impact on the environment. batteries etc,” Mr Drummond said. “In 2019 we will install a large worm farm “The Village is proud for garden and food scraps, which will Bendigo Retirement Village residents: Wilma Murray (top). Faye Fletcher, Manager Neil produce rich fertiliser and worm castings Drummond and Iris Hargreaves (above). to adopt common to enhance the Village’s gardens. sense practices that “Our Village Voice Newsletter, which features the use of paper by sending text messages to making boomerang bags, which are a general news, birthdays and activities, also residents who have mobile phones to inform re-useable and sustainable alternative lessen our impact.” features regular columns on recycling and or remind them of upcoming activities. to plastic bags, and encouraging the other information such as environmentally- “We also distribute the City of Greater recycling of things like medicine bottles Bendigo Retirement Village Manager Neil friendly home remedies for potions and Bendigo’s information about what goes in and boxes. Drummond said the residents were very lotions, including cleaning products. the organics, recycling and waste bins to “The Village is proud to adopt common keen to ensure they limited the amount of all residents to ensure everyone is well “We’ve cut down on the number of sense practices that lessen our impact waste going to landfill. informed. newsletters we print by emailing copies and I think our residents are doing a “We are trying to reduce the use of to residents who have email and recycling “Our residents are involved in a range wonderful job. We really are a village plastics at the Village by selling milk in printed copies, and we’ve further lessened of other activities and initiatives such as of Waste Warriors.”
COMMUNITY 21 Dai Gum Loong to champion equal opportunity Greater Bendigo’s new Imperial Dragon, Dai Gum Loong, will be a champion for equal opportunity following a decision by the Bendigo Chinese Association to allow both women and men to carry him.
Dai Gum Loong is currently being made Bendigo Chinese Association President in Hong Kong and will make his debut Doug Lougoon said the arrival of Dai Gum on the streets of Bendigo during the Loong presented an opportunity to create a 2019 Bendigo Easter Festival Bendigo new tradition for dragon carriers in Bendigo. Advertiser Gala Parade. “The importance of supporting equality In Bendigo, traditionally, women carry is not lost on the Bendigo Chinese Association and our members are pleased female dragons and men carry male to welcome women to carry Dai Gum dragons. Our previous two Imperial Loong in next year’s Gala Parade,” Dragons, Sun Loong and Loong, are male Mr Lougoon said. and Dai Gum Loong will be also. “Although Dai Gum Loong represents Approximately 70 people are needed to a long and proud tradition for our city, carry Dai Gum Loong and a further 30 he is also a 21st century dragon and people are needed in reserve, to swap it is important to the Bendigo Chinese with carriers to give them a rest when Association that he is used to support they need it along the parade route. modern values and expectations.”
A chance for Loong to feature in dragon spectacular to welcome Dai Gum Loong A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle featuring a range of Chinese parading dragons is being planned for the 2019 Bendigo Easter Festival Bendigo Advertiser Gala Parade to welcome new Imperial Dragon, Dai Gum Loong.
Although important heritage-related It is also expected that they will be Golden Dragon permission is yet to be granted and supported by Yar Loong (Night Dragon), Museum General restoration funding for some smaller parading Gansu Loong (Dragon from Gansu), Ming Manager Anita dragons is still to be approved, the Bendigo Loong and Ping Loong (Bright and Peace Jack said the Chinese Association and the Golden Dragon Dragons), Siu Lok Loong (Little Happy 2019 Gala Parade Museum are collaborating to bring out the would be a special moment Dragon), Choi Loong (Competitive Dragon) “To help make this moment memorable, maximum number of dragons to support in Bendigo’s history. we will needs lots of volunteers to bring and Gwong Loong (Shining Dragon). the first appearance of Dai Gum Loong. our dragons to life. It will be a fun and “I am so excited for Dai Gum Loong’s rewarding job, but it will require an It is expected both original Imperial Dragon, To power this amazing display of up to 10 arrival and we thought there was no element of cardio fitness.” Loong, and Sun Loong will lead the Sunday dragons, approximately 320 people will be better way to welcome him than to plan Gala Parade and introduce Dai Gum Loong needed to carry them. Women will be able this incredible celebration. It will be one of Anyone wanting to participate in this to his new home and show him the way to carry Dai Gum Loong, Ping Loong, Siu the best street parties Bendigo has ever incredible opportunity is encouraged to along the streets of central Bendigo. Lok Loong and Gwong Loong. seen,” Ms Jack said. register at www.goldendragonmuseum.org
22 COMMUNITY A well-earned rest for Heathcote Pool fundraisers
“Some of us are keen swimmers, others While the solar project isn’t ready for the take their grandchildren to use the pool. start of this swimming season, it will be As a group we decided to band together completed in the current financial year and raise some money to improve our in readiness for the 2019/2020 season. pool,” Liz said. In addition to raising funds, the group has “Our biggest fundraising event is our also been very involved in activating the annual Oaks Day function at the Barrack pool through water aerobics and warming Reserve Pavilion where we have a three the water has helped increase the number course luncheon, prizes for the best of people using the pool. dressed male, female, couple and best hat, as well as raffles, silent auctions and sweeps. We have also kept ourselves “As a group we decided busy applying for funding grants and to band together and opportunities as they arise.
Left to right: Julie Storck, Liz Spillane, Jenny Ryan, Susan Turner and Lyn Hough. “In 2011 the group raised $3,225 towards raise some money to new lane ropes, in 2012 we raised $12,512 towards shade structures and $3,305 improve our pool.” towards a new pool vacuum. We have also After raising over $140,000 towards improvement contributed over $1,000 towards aerobic Liz said members of the group hoped to projects, members of the Heathcote Community Pool fitness equipment. have a celebratory party when the works were complete to thank the community, Project Inc. are preparing to wind down their fundraising “In 2013 we raised $17,000 towards stage local organisations and various levels one of the pool’s solar project and in of government for providing grants and activities for the pool and focus on other things. 2018 we are providing a further $98,000 other funding. towards stage two of the solar project.” The City of Greater Bendigo congratulates The Heathcote Community Pool Project Roberts, who both passed away in The solar project involves construction all members of the Heathcote Community recent years. Inc. formed in 2005 and has six members, of a shelter over the toddler pool and Pool Project Inc. for their amazing Heathcote locals Lyn Hough, Jenny Ryan, According to spokesperson Liz Spillane, the the installation of more solar panels to dedication and fundraising efforts towards Julie Storck, Susan Turner, Faye Ager and group formed because they all had a common heat the main pool, so that it’s a constant projects at the Heathcote Swimming Pool. Liz Spillane. The group also had two long interest to help make improvements to the temperature throughout the summer Enjoy your break from fundraising ladies, term members, Merilyn Luscombe and Jan Heathcote Swimming Pool. swimming season. you deserve it!
Scholarship recipients in Maubisse. Scholarships making a difference in Maubisse Scholarship donors are making a big difference to the lives of young people in Maubisse located in the central highlands of Timor Leste, just over 70 kilometres south of the capital Dili.
From a large, urban city in regional complete secondary education and The scholarship program has been The annual sponsorship for a university Victoria, it’s hard to imagine life and possibly undertake tertiary studies. enthusiastically supported by businesses, student is $1,200, which includes its challenges in the small farming organisations, schools and individuals accommodation, fees and books. Bendigo Maubisse Friendship community of Maubisse. within the Bendigo community and The cost of sponsoring a high school Committee member Heather Ridge has beyond. Through the interest and student, inclusive of uniforms, fees and Since 2006, the Bendigo Maubisse worked tirelessly over a number of generosity of these people, the Committee books, is $120 for a full year. Friendship Committee, a group of years to lead and administer this highly is now the leading provider of educational committed volunteers that functions successful educational initiative. scholarship support in Timor Leste. The Committee is sincerely grateful to as a Special Committee of Council, all donors for their wonderful support The scholarship funds are carefully has supported a number of projects Ninety students are currently sponsored of the scholarship program. administered through the Alola and programs requested by Maubisse for their high school education and Foundation in Dili and the academic If you are interested in becoming community leaders to make a difference many are the first in their family to be progress of each student is closely a scholarship donor or would like to the lives of their people. able to access education. In addition, 14 monitored by Alola staff and by visiting students are being sponsored for their further information about this One of these projects identified as a high Bendigo Maubisse Friendship teams, studies at university in Dili. These young program or other work of priority by Maubisse leaders was the who conduct individual interviews and people are studying a range of courses, the Committee, please email provision of educational scholarships return with written reports that are including engineering, midwifery, [email protected] or to enable selected local students to distributed to scholarship donors. nutrition, political science and medicine. visit www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/maubisse
COMMUNITY 23 SURVIVING SUMMER
Are you prepared for summer?
The City of Greater Bendigo would like to remind residents to make sure they have an emergency plan for summer.
Emergencies can happen at any time and can affect us, details and information, clothing, medication, bottled our families, our pets and our community so it’s best water, etc. so that you are ready to leave when you to be prepared by having a written emergency plan, need to. knowing where you will go to be safe and when you If you have pets make sure you prepare an emergency need to leave. kit for them too, with a bowl, food, blanket, lead, travel To prepare your home for summer remove any rubbish, cage and any medication. clear the gutters, cut the grass and trim the trees around your home. It’s also a good time to check that your air conditioner, fans and blinds are all in good Remember those who fail working order to better cope with the hot weather. to plan – plan to fail! You should also decide where you will go to be safe, the best time to leave and how to prepare an emergency kit You can grab a copy of the “In emergency, what is your in case of an emergency. plan?” booklet from a City of Greater Bendigo office or An emergency kit should have things like important download a copy from www.bendigo.vic.gov.au or for documents and phone numbers, photos, personal more information go to www.emergency.vic.gov.au
Bushfire Places of Last Resort
Bushfire Places of Last Resort are to be considered a place of last resort in a bushfire emergency. They Bushfire Places of Last Resort in Greater Bendigo include: • Axedale Primary School Oval – • Lord’s Raceway – McIvor Highway, should only be used if all other plans have failed and 81 High Street, Axedale Junortoun should not be considered as places to relocate to • Centro Lansell – Lansell Plaza • Strathfieldsaye Primary School when leaving early. shopping centre car park – playing fields – Uxbridge Street, Calder Highway, Kangaroo Flat Strathfieldsaye • Queen Elizabeth Oval – View Street, Bushfire Places of Last Resort are a piece On hot, dry windy days, leaving the area • Dower Park – Station Street, Bendigo of open ground. Safety and survival cannot early before there is any chance of fire Kangaroo Flat Canterbury Park car park and events be guaranteed and support services activity, including along your travel path, is • • Redesdale Recreation Reserve Oval area will not be provided as the sites offer always the safest option. – Simpsons Road, Eaglehawk – Cnr Moylans Road and Kyneton- minimum protection against radiant heat There are no provisions at Bushfire Places • North Bendigo Showgrounds – Heathcote Road, Redesdale and embers. Holmes Road, Bendigo of Last Resort for people and their pets • Holy Rosary Primary School Oval – They are a place of last resort in bushfire or animals, so having a well prepared fire • Maiden Gully Primary School 18 Pohlman Street, Heathcote emergencies only that may assist people plan around a more suitable location is a basketball courts – Carolyn Way, when there is imminent threat of much better option. Maiden Gully bushfire and they have Residents should visit the CFA no plan, or their website for information planned options Queen Elizabeth Oval on how to develop a are not fire and emergency possible. plan at www.cfa. vic.gov.au/plan- prepare
24 COMMUNITY SURVIVING SUMMER
Keep yourself cool The following suggestions will help you survive the summer: Cool yourself: Take a break: Heatwaves kill more people than any other natural • Drink plenty of fluids • Even a short break from • Stay out of the sun the heat will help disaster, but they do not have to be dangerous, • Wear lightweight, loose • Visit a friend or relative uncomfortable or exhausting. clothing who has air conditioning • Take a cool shower • Visit an air-conditioned library or shopping centre With some forward planning and smart the shade. Avoid gardening on hot days • Reduce physical exertion thinking you can help to ensure you but if you need to go outside do it early • Use a damp cloth Be prepared, stay aware and keep your mobile phone remain comfortable and healthy during in the morning or in the evening, and Keep your home cool: charged and close by. If you the heat. make sure you wear a hat. • Use a fan live in a bushfire-prone area Think in advance about how you are going listen to the radio to stay If you normally go for a walk or take • Use the air conditioner to cope in the heat, how you will keep your part in an exercise class, it might be a informed. Keep doors and windows home cool and what home improvements good idea to have a break on hot days. • closed during the day If you feel dizzy, nauseous, you may need to make. Walking the dog can be dangerous for have a bad headache, lose • Close curtains and Keeping hydrated is very important in hot you and your pet’s health on hot days. external blinds during balance, get short of breath weather. It’s easy to get dehydrated, so it’s Go shopping before it gets hot because the day or just feel sick call Nurse better to drink too much than not enough. when it gets really hot you may not be on Call (1300 60 60 24), • Cool your house at night It’s also best to drink water, as soft drink able to go to the shops. Make sure you your doctor or even an can be sugary and alcohol can impair by opening windows keep an eye on the weather report and ambulance (000). You are your judgement. and blinds stock up on anything you need before not bothering them and they • Use the thermometer would prefer you call. Direct sunlight will make you feel hotter a heatwave. Walking to the shops can and it will increase your risk of heatstroke also be dangerous for your health on and other heat-related effects, so stay in hot days.
Free all-year-round Victorian green waste disposal bushfires Greater Bendigo residents can now dispose of excess 10 year green waste all year round for free at the City of Greater Bendigo’s Eaglehawk Eco Centre and Landfill anniversary and the Heathcote Transfer Station. community Free green waste disposal means there event really is no excuse not to be prepared for the hot summer months. WHEN Residents who take the time to keep their properties clear of vegetation will help 10am to 11.30am Saturday February 9, 2019 minimise fire risk during the summer months and decrease the amount of work WHERE they need to do in the garden. Bendigo Bushfire Memorial, Albert Richardson Only green waste from residential Reserve, Victoria Hill, Marong Road Bendigo properties is accepted free of charge. Commercial vehicles will be charged a Everyone is invited to attend a free community event to commemorate the disposal fee. 10th anniversary of the Black Saturday Bushfires that devastated Victoria The Eaglehawk Eco Centre and Landfill on February 7, 2009. is open daily from 8am to 4pm Monday to This community event will provide an opportunity to reflect through music, Friday, and 8am to 4.30pm on weekends. memories and morning tea. The Heathcote Transfer Station is open from 8am to 5pm Wednesday, Thursday Saturday and Sunday.
COMMUNITY 25 Pennyweight Walk transformed with new artwork
Eleven fantastic new artworks have been installed through the Pennyweight Walk Open Air Gallery.
The City of Greater Bendigo partnered with street art collective Nacho Station to commission the new artworks and host workshops with the selected artists. Congratulations to the following artists on their completed works: Mike 11, Mysterious Al, Callum Warren, Ashleigh Farrow, Chris Duffy, David Snowden, Jahmiele Hicks, Nathan Sims, Connor Cantwell, Josephine Gullen and Sunny Syme. Pennyweight Walk connects Hargreaves Street and Bath Lane. The artworks will be exhibited for two years.
26 COMMUNITY New strategy for industrial land development
The City of Greater Bendigo is working with the Victorian Planning Authority to develop a new Industrial Land Development Strategy.
The new strategy builds on the significant “Recently we have been approached by us to ensure there is enough land for current amount of work completed over the last a number of different businesses seeking and future business needs and to enable us 16 years planning for industrial land industrial land; the need is essential to keep jobs here in Greater Bendigo.” development. and urgent. The new strategy will: Director Strategy and Growth Bernie “It is very encouraging that the City has • Identify future industrial land O’Sullivan said the development of the also received a number of approaches from and precincts new strategy recognised that changes private landowners who are willing to discuss had occurred in technology, skills, selling their land for a business park. • Reduce industry-residential land employment patterns, logistics and the use conflicts Greater Bendigo economy. “We are happy to receive these enquiries and hope to look at these and other sites • Reduce the impacts of freight “It is hard to find appropriate sites, as part of the strategy. movements on residential areas particularly for heavy industry looking to expand or relocate to Greater Bendigo,” “The strategy will provide direction for the For information about the strategy, go to Mr O’Sullivan said. next 10, 20 and 30 years. It is important for www.bendigo.vic.gov.au
“The strategy will provide direction for the next 10, 20 and 30 years.”
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BUSINESS 27 What’s happening in your ward?
Greater Bendigo Chief Executive Officer Being a councillor is a WHIPSTICK WARD Craig Niemann, the friendly staff and the privilege. I’m interested in other councillors. It has been a steep building the region’s economy Cr Malcolm Pethybridge learning curve but I’m settling into my and supporting the manufacturing I’ve been riding a Harley Davidson for the new role. industry. I’ve lived in Bendigo for the past 23 years and I’ve got a 1929 Dodge past 41 years, working as a mechanical I am deeply honoured to represent the Last month, I attended my first Listening car, which barely rolled along when I first engineer mainly at Empire Rubber and the Whipstick ward as a first time councillor. Post in Huntly with the other Whipstick got it but it now goes well on the road. Bendigo Ordnance Factory. I understand I ran for Greater Bendigo City Council ward councillors, James Williams and I’ve got to the stage in my life where I two years ago and thought I’d missed my Andrea Metcalf, and we are working very why it is so important to create jobs and keep them here. It’s very important to am happy with what I’ve got. I’m not on opportunity. When I was told that there well together. It’s clear that we all want Council for my benefit. I’m here for the to do the best we can for the ward and have a business park, as we’ve got the was going to be a countback following wellbeing of Bendigo. My grandkids are Bendigo. The Listening Post was a great space, the railways and the highways Julie Hoskin’s resignation, I decided to go going to need a future in Greater Bendigo opportunity to meet people and to find for industry. along just out of curiosity. I certainly didn’t along with everyone else. expect to win the position. I remember out more about the ward. I also attended In my spare time, family comes first. My my heart was racing when it was clear the Remembrance Day Service in Elmore partner Belinda and I have six children I’ve never run for a position like this, even my name was about to be announced as and it was an honour to lay a wreath on between us and nine grandchildren. One of though my grandfather was a councillor in Councillor-elect. I was so shocked behalf of the City. Another highlight for my favourite places is Lake Weeroona and Metcalf. He was a good, fair man and my but delighted. me was the official opening of the Bendigo I love taking the grandkids there to ride 90-year-old mum says I’m following in his Soldiers' Memorial Institute and Military their bikes. footsteps. I will do the best I can. Over the past few weeks in my new role Museum. It’s a great example of the City I’ve received terrific support throughout and community working together to At home, I also love to tinker in my shed Merry Christmas to you all and all the my induction period from the City of achieve a successful outcome. and do up vintage cars and motorbikes. best for 2019.
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28 WARD NEWS LOCKWOOD WARD Get in touch... Deputy Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe EPPALOCK WARD
Coming to the end of a year is an exciting time for In Maiden Gully, works on a new roundabout at Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke reviewing the past 12 months and participating in Patas Road and a shared path near Marist College all the wonderful activities that happen throughout are underway. The path will link with an existing T 4408 6692 the festive season. path to make it safer for students to walk and M 0429 061 096 cycle to school, away from the traffic. Maiden Gully E [email protected] This year we celebrated a number of openings, Road from the Calder Highway to Patas Road is completing the Bendigo Stadium show court also being reconstructed. Combined, these works Cr George Flack expansion and the fantastic Gurri Wanyarra are valued at approximately $1.8M and are partly Wellbeing Centre in the Lockwood ward. T 4408 6690 funded by the Roads to Recovery program. These are such important facilities for local M 0429 083 993 and regional communities, providing us with Socially, we are moving into the season where E [email protected] places for recreation, health and wellbeing, communities join together for various Christmas and entertainment. carols events and the popular Summer in the Parks Cr Yvonne Wrigglesworth program. These activities bring people together and In the Lockwood ward over the next few months T 4408 6694 reinforce our connections to one another. a range of works will be underway to help people M 0429 117 600 better move around the Kangaroo Flat, Marong As the weather heats up, don’t forget to check in E [email protected] and Maiden Gully areas. on your neighbours. The elderly, very young and people who are unwell are most at risk during Across November and December, footpath works extreme weather events. Please keep yourselves will be happening in Alder Street, Kangaroo Flat cool during Greater Bendigo’s hot summer weather. to link up with expanding subdivisions that are LOCKWOOD WARD being developed. This project is valued at $60,000 Another year has flown by and much has been and supports the growth that is taking place in achieved. I hope it’s been an enjoyable year in your Deputy Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe that part of our community. A new footpath is also household. I would like to wish our readers of T 4408 6688 being built in Marong near the school at a cost of GB Magazine a happy Christmas and a successful, about $45,000. healthy 2019. M 0419 874 015 E [email protected]
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Councillors are invited to complete a column for this section of GB Magazine once a year. The Eppalock Unsure what ward you live in? Visit ward Councillor for this edition is Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke. To read her column, please refer to page 3. ? www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/aboutgreaterbendigo
SECTIONWARD NEWSHERE 29 Bendigo’s contribution celebrated in inaugural exhibition
The recent opening of the revitalised $5.1M Bendigo Soldiers' Memorial Institute and Military Museum on November 15 is being celebrated by a special exhibition titled Bendigo’s Continuing Contribution to the Australian Defence Force, featuring work by local military artist and Invictus Games official artist Robert Milton.
The exhibition is also part of the Regional This exhibition features a series of and survival of Gallipoli. Centre for Culture Festival and through sculptures in recognition of the vital role Her second cousin Joe his artworks Robert hopes to educate played by our horses in the First World Radnell also served in the the regional Victorian community about War. It is a tribute to the unique bond 3rd Light Horse and was the significant contribution the people of between a soldier and his horse. killed during the Battle of Bendigo have made and are making to Romani in August 1916. Judith’s attachment to the horse and modern-day conflicts around creative pursuits started at a very early A love of horses also the world. age. Consistently drawing and stemmed from Judith’s He has done this by visiting a number painting horses led her to an grandfather Marcel of defence-related locations within the internationally-famed career in Leman who, while in Bendigo region and creating artwork equine and sporting art. This, the Belgian artillery, en plein air and within his studio from along with a proud awareness of cared for his own war photographs. family history of service both horse, and her great for Australian and Belgium, uncle René Leman, who Another exhibition has governed her path to served in the Belgian Eleven the sculpture honour horses in battle. Resistance. of Judith A Leman is also Judith’s great uncle Her sculptures present on show in the George Albert a visual narrative of horses leaving Both exhibitions are open until Sunday Bendigo Soldiers' Radnell AIF wrote Australia, being transported to Egypt, February 17, 2019. Memorial an account of his suffering in harsh conditions and charging Institute experiences into battle. The saddest ‘last goodbye’ exhibition during the emphasises a soldier’s grief at returning Above: Robert Milton, Covering Fire 2018. space. Great War to Australia without his horse. Left: Judith Leman, Empty saddles at gunfire 2.
30 LIFESTYLE Gallery to host treasures from the National Portrait Gallery in London March 16 – July 14, 2019
Bendigo Art Gallery’s major new international ambitious international programs as well as significant exhibition, Tudors to Windsors: British Royal cultural and economic benefits for the city,” she said. Portraits features more than 150 treasures from “We were delighted to work with the National London’s National Portrait Gallery, many of which Portrait Gallery of London to bring this unparalleled have never before been seen outside of England. collection of British Royal Portraits to Australia. Tudors to Windsors traces the history of the British “It is an honour to host this exhibition and we are monarchy through the outstanding collection of the so excited to be able to share these treasures with National Portrait Gallery, London. Greater Bendigo residents and with visitors to our city.” The exhibition showcases some of the fascinating figures This exhibition features works from some significant from British royalty, and explores the story of Britain’s British artists such as Anthony van Dyck, Joshua monarchy through painting, sculpture and photography. Reynolds, Peter Lely, Annie Liebovitz and Cecil Beaton. Presenting some of the most significant royal portraits, To bring these royal figures to life, Bendigo Art Tudors to Windsors will explore five royal dynasties: Gallery has also secured loans of historic fashion the Tudors, the Stuarts, the Georgians, the Victorians and personal effects, which will be featured and the Windsors. alongside the magnificent portraits. Among the many works on view will be portraits of King Tudors to Windsors opens on March 16 and runs Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, King George III, Queen until July 14, 2019. Tickets are available at Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, and Prince www.bendigoartgallery.com.au William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge. Bendigo Art Gallery is open daily including public Gallery Curatorial Manager Tansy Curtin said holidays (closed Christmas Day), 10am - 5pm. Bendigo was one of only two destinations to present this exhibition – the other was the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Right: Queen Elizabeth I (The ‘Ditchley’ portrait), by “This is testament to Bendigo Art Gallery’s international Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, c.1592 © National status and its proven track record for delivering Portrait Gallery, London.
Frida Kahlo, her photos
December 8, 2018 – February 10, 2019
Bendigo Art Gallery will host a special and recovery following the 1925 accident that exhibition featuring the photos of renowned left her crippled and in considerable pain. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, drawn from the Frida Kahlo, her photos, which is exclusive to extensive archive of the Casa Azul (Blue Bendigo Art Gallery in Australia, also features House), Kahlo’s former home and now a several photographs of contemporaries museum dedicated to this much-loved artist’s including Man Ray, Edward Weston, Tina life and work. Modotti, and Lola and Manuel Alvarez. Kahlo had a special relationship with The exhibition is from the Frida Kahlo Museum photography and accumulated a vast collection and Diego Rivera Museum, curated by of photographs over the course of her life. Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, and toured by Terra The photos capture the interests and Esplêndida and Banco de México, the fiduciary obsessions she grappled with throughout her of the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums. life: her family, her fascination for her husband This free exhibition is on at Bendigo Art Gallery Diego Rivera and other loves, her friends and from December 8, 2018 until February 10, enemies, political struggles, and her great love 2019. for Mexico and its traditions.
The exhibition also includes several Left: Frida Kahlo, by Guillermo Kahlo, 1932 photographs from Kahlo’s long hospital stay © Frida Kahlo Museum.
LIFESTYLE 31 for 3FREE! Three great things to do for free this summer! Getting to know Bendigo Art Gallery’s First Nations Curator Have a barbecue or picnic with the family while enjoying all the 1 fun features and equipment at the new Eaglehawk play space on the shores of Lake Neangar.
In 2018, Bendigo Art Gallery hired its first-ever First Nations Curator to help develop Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs and exhibitions at the Gallery. We caught up with First Nations Curator Shonae Hobson to talk about what the Gallery has been working on.
Tell us about you on temporary loan to Bendigo Art that share the wonderful works of our Gallery. To be part of the process and First Nations artists from Victoria and I am a proud Kaantju woman to see cultural objects reconnected to beyond with the broader community. from Coen, Cape York Peninsula their contemporary custodians was This year we have advertised for a in Queensland. My previous work very special. First Nations artist living and working experience includes being the assistant in regional Victoria to exhibit at the curator for the Awaken exhibition at What is the best part of your job? gallery in 2019 as part of our annual Melbourne University. I have also Take the kids for some worked as a gallery attendant at The best part about my role as a First Going Solo program. We recognise splashing good fun at the Alcaston Gallery and as a research Nations Curator is that I am able to the important contribution that our 2 Long Gully Splash Park. intern for Indigenous Collections meet and work alongside a wide range First Nations artists are making Online at Museum Victoria. I recently of talented Indigenous artists, curators towards the regional art scene and completed my Bachelor Degree at and community members. Working are committed to fostering and Melbourne University majoring in within a predominantly western promoting the careers of these Anthropology and Art History. institution, it’s important that I provide artists on a national scale. a platform for Indigenous voices to What is the purpose of your role at be present within the Gallery space. What work has the Gallery been the Gallery? This means building long lasting doing when it comes to Indigenous relationships with community and art in the past few years? The core purpose of my role at the ensuring that our history, knowledge gallery is to develop our First Nations The gallery currently has a Programs, including public programs and culture is told our way. strong collection of contemporary and exhibitions. This includes Indigenous art from all around What is the Gallery’s vision for working with local Indigenous Australia with acquisitions by Indigenous art? organisations, art centres, curators renowned artists such as Emily and artists. More recently I have The Gallery’s vision is to build our Kngwarreye, Albert Namatjira, Paddy had the pleasure of working with relationship with the local Indigenous Bedford, Gordon Bennet, Tracey Moffatt, Sally Gabori and more. We Attend a free Summer in the Parks members of the Dja Dja Wurrung community in the region. We intend to event in one of Greater Bendigo’s Clans Aboriginal Corporation on do this by engaging local artists with hope to build on these collections in 3 fantastic parks. the repatriation and display of their our public and educational programs. future by continuing to acquire works cultural materials, which will be We also hope to create exhibitions of gravitas.
32 LIFESTYLE Post Office Gallery exhibition to explore death and mourning
December 13, 2018 – March 31, 2019
The Post Office Gallery, housed in the city’s population, they also echo social historic Bendigo Post Office building, segregations in the community linked to will host a new exhibition called Vale: belief systems and culture. In the late 19th mourning, remembrance and Spiritualism century, the popular Spiritualist movement in Bendigo 1851-1901 from December 13. found proponents in the city’s, and indeed The rituals and practices associated in Australia’s, political leaders, promising with human death have been a part both comfort to the bereaved and a vital of civic life in Bendigo since the city’s development in science. Vale: mourning, earliest days. Items such as the roughly remembrance and Spiritualism in Bendigo hewn travelling tool case, once used explores a subject still often regarded by Heathcote undertaker William Perry as taboo, yet remains a universal human in the 1870s, offer a glimpse into the experience. necessary practicalities of this ubiquitous, but unseen, profession. While the Vale: mourning, remembrance and denominated sections drawn into the Spiritualism in Bendigo is a free exhibition. plans of Bendigo’s cemeteries indicate The Post Office Gallery is open every day the diversity of faiths observed within the from 9am - 5pm (closed Christmas Day).
Season 2019 has something for everyone
The 2019 Capital Venues and Events' season has something for every taste and budget.
Capital Venues and Events Manager David which is made possible with the support
Lloyd said the 2019 season was jam- of Council.” CAPITAL VENUES AND EVENTS packed with high quality performances for Some of the highlights of Season 2019 2019 the whole community to enjoy. include Bangarra Dance Theatre’s production “We have dance, musical performances, of Bennelong, which celebrates the comedy, drama and children’s continuation of life and culture through the entertainment – everyone will find power and brilliance of Bangarra’s artists. something to enjoy in this program,” In March the Australian Chamber Orchestra Mr Lloyd said. ACO Collective will be coming to the Bendigo Bank Theatre at the Capital presenting “We are very proud to Mozart, Haydn & more, an evening of fine classical music alongside new commissions be able to offer such from composer and pianist of indie rock band the Jezebels, Heather Shannon. a diverse and high- The award-winning team behind the stage quality program of interpretation of The Gruffalo return with Room on the Broom in March, with songs, cultural experiences laughs and scary fun for children three and up and their grown-ups. to our community.” A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf and presented by Anna Kennedy and “I encourage everyone to come and see at Sentient Theatre will come to the Engine least one show at one of our great venues Room in August and is based on a series SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE next year, and if you’re keen, consider of lectures by Virginia Woolf. The story Enjoy the benefits of preferential purchasing a subscription of four or more energetically debates and gently reflects seating and discounted tickets by shows that gives you the opportunity to on the history of gender disparity while subscribing to a minimum of four purchase before anyone else, ensuring you keeping Woolf’s striking use of metaphor performances in our 2019 season. get the best price and seats. and charming humour alive. Visit gotix.com.au and download a subscription form or alternatively visit “We are very proud to be able to offer For a full list of scheduled performances The Capital at 50 View Street Bendigo. such a diverse and high-quality program at the Capital, Ulumbarra and other of cultural experiences to our community, venues, go to gotix.com.au
LIFESTYLE 33 WHAT’S ON
GOTHIC BEAUTY: VICTORIAN NOTIONS OF DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN: JESSIE BOYLAN: RUPTURE LOVE, LOSS AND SPIRITUALITY CHRISTIAN WALLER AND KLYTIE PATE Central Victorian-based artist Jessie Explore historic and contemporary ideas The story of Christian Waller, celebrated Boylan’s immersive video and sound of the Gothic period through fashion, art Australian printmaker of the Art Deco era, installation Rupture investigates the ways and literature. and her niece, the pioneering ceramic in which the body and the world mimic Until February 10, 2019 / Bendigo Art artist, Klytie Pate. each other in modes of panic and crisis. Gallery / www.bendigoartgallery.com.au Until February 10, 2019 / Bendigo Art Until February 10, 2019 / Bendigo Art Gallery / www.bendigoartgallery.com.au Gallery / www.bendigoartgallery.com.au JEFF DUFF BOWIE UNZIPPED The Flying Saucer will present BOWIE unzipped starring Jeff Duff with an all-star band in the foyer of Ulumbarra Theatre. It's the show that has been packing venues all over town and just keeps rolling on as Jeff Duff presents his unique interpretation of the songs of David Bowie. SUMMER IN THE PARKS 2018 ITTF WORLD JUNIOR TABLE TENNIS DEADLY 60 DOWN UNDER February 3, 2019 / Ulumbarra CHAMPIONSHIPS The Summer in the Parks program features After multiple sell-out Australian tours, Foyer / gotix.com.au over 100 free or low cost events and Come see the world's best junior table don’t miss Steve Backshall’s most exciting activities. Enjoy Christmas celebrations, tennis players in action. show ever – Deadly 60 Down Under, For a full list of events visit featuring some of Australia’s deadliest outdoor cinema, music events, garden and December 2 – 9 / Bendigo Stadium / animals live on stage! www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/ nature tours, and health and fitness activities. www.bendigotourism.com January 22, 2019 / Ulumbarra Theatre / events December 2018 – February 2019 / gotix.com.au www.bendigosummerintheparks.com
CHINESE NEW YEAR MELBOURNE OPERA BENNELONG SCOTS DAY OUT Celebrate the Year of the Earth Pig at The Join the acclaimed 40-piece Melbourne With its immersive soundscapes and Don your tartan at Scots Day Out. Watch Great Stupa of Universal Compassion’s Opera Orchestra, conducted by Greg exquisite design, Bennelong will leave the spectacular parade of pipe bands, Lunar New Year Festival, the Lantern Hocking AM and featuring top opera you in awe of Australia’s history – and its dancers and clans down historic View Festival at the Bendigo Joss House Temple soloists, for an evening of the most power to repeat. Street before soaking up the sights and and the Chinese New Year Celebration at popular highlights of Italian opera. February 15 and 16, 2019 / Ulumbarra sounds of Scotland throughout the day. the Dai Gum San precinct. February 10, 2019 / Ulumbarra Theatre / Theatre / gotix.com.au March 2, 2019 / Rosalind Park / Various dates / www.bendigotourism.com gotix.com.au www.bendigotourism.com
34 LIFESTYLE arrangementsChristmas
City of Greater Bendigo offices in Bendigo and Heathcote will be closed from 5pm December 21, 2018 and will reopen at 8.30am on Wednesday January 2, 2019. Over the Christmas holiday period, the City will continue to provide residents with access to services. For general information on our services visit www.bendigo.vic.gov.au The City has a 24-hour responsive telephone service. For emergency services please phone 5434 6000. The City wishes you and your family a happy and safe Christmas and New Year.
BENDIGO ART GALLERY and recommence on Thursday December MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH NEW YEAR’S EVE FIREWORKS 27. Food Services will also be closed on Bendigo Art Gallery will be open to the All Maternal and Child Health services Fireworks will take place at approximately Tuesday January 1, 2019. public from 10am to 5pm every day except will close 5pm December 21 and re-open 9.15pm and midnight on New Year’s Eve Christmas Day. If you do not require any services or wish Wednesday January 2. To make or change Monday December 31 from the Rosalind to make changes to your service for the appointments please phone 4408 6590 Park Poppet Head. Christmas period, please notify our office during office hours. The 24-hour Maternal BENDIGO LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE For safety purposes, revellers are reminded on 4408 6560 between 8.30am and 5pm. and Child Health line is always available that there is an 85m exclusion zone Please note that the Livestock Exchange on 13 22 29. surrounding the Rosalind Park Poppet Head. site will be closed (gates will be locked WASTE SERVICES The City would like to advise that the QEO and truck wash facility closed, no vehicle MULTI-STOREY CARPARKS car park off View Street will be closed access permitted) from 12pm on Friday Garbage, organics and recycling from 6am Monday December 31 until December 21 and will re-open at 8am IN EDWARD STREET AND Please note that the only garbage, approximately 9am Tuesday January 1 for Friday January 4, 2019. HARGREAVES STREET recycling and organics collections safety reasons associated with the New affected over the Christmas/New Year The multi-storey car parks in Edward and Year’s Eve fireworks display. Hargreaves Streets will be open in line EARLY LEARNING CENTRES period are on Christmas Day, Tuesday It is strongly recommended that the with extended retail shopping hours: December 25. No other garbage, recycling appropriate measures be put in place by Annie Galvin Early Learning Centre or organics collections will be affected Monday December 17 �������������7am – 7.30pm animal owners to ensure animals are safe. Gladstone Street, Bendigo over the holiday period. If your collection Tuesday December 18 ������������7am – 7.30pm Closes 6pm December 21 and re-opens is due on Christmas Day please place 7am January 3, 2019. your bins out on Christmas night, Tuesday Wednesday December 19 ������7am – 9.30pm POST OFFICE GALLERY December 25. Your bins will then be Post Office Gallery will be open to the Helen Jessen Early Learning Centre Thursday December 20 ����������7am – 9.30pm collected sometime over the next three public from 10am to 5pm every day except 145 Crook Street, Strathdale days, at the latest by 3pm on Friday Friday December 21 ����������������7am – 9.30pm Christmas Day. Closes 6pm December 21 and December 28. Please ensure your bins Saturday December 22 �����������7am – 8.30pm re-opening date to be confirmed are left out until this time or until they Sunday December 23 ��������������7am – 8.30pm due to maintenance work. are emptied. THE CAPITAL AND ULUMBARRA Monday December 24 �������������7am – 7.30pm THEATRE BOX OFFICE Eaglehawk Landfill Tuesday December 25 ��������������������������Closed The Box Office at 50 View Street, Bendigo HOME SUPPORT SERVICES Closed Christmas Day only. Open all other will close at 5pm Friday December 21 days, 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday, 8am Wednesday December 26 ������7am – 7.30pm Domestic Assistance, Respite Care, and re-open 9am Wednesday January 2. to 4.30pm Saturday and Sunday. Property Maintenance and Social Support Thursday December 27 ����������7am – 7.30pm Tickets and vouchers can be purchased at will not be provided from Tuesday Heathcote Landfill Friday December 28 ����������������7am – 9.30pm gotix.com.au December 25, 2018 until Wednesday Closed Christmas Day only. Open all other January 2, 2019. Saturday December 29 �����������������7am – 6pm scheduled days from 8am to 5pm. VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRES Sunday December 30 ����������������������������Closed Only personal care service will be Goornong Transfer Station Bendigo provided during this period. Social Monday December 31 �������������7am – 7.30pm Closed Christmas Day only. Open all other Open 7 days, 9am – 5pm Support Group clients will be contacted Tuesday January 1 ���������������������������������Closed about attendance during the scheduled days from 8am to 5pm. Closed Christmas Day Wednesday January 2 ������������7am – 7.30pm holiday period. Strathfieldsaye Transfer Station Heathcote Food Services will be closed on Tuesday Closed Christmas Day only. Open all other Thursday January 3 ����������������7am – 7.30pm Open 7 days, 9am – 5pm December 25 and Wednesday December 26 scheduled days from 8am to 5pm. Friday January 4 ����������������������7am – 9.30pm Closed Christmas Day
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