Yackandandah Shines! Should There Be Doubt in Anyone’S Mind Why Yack Is Such a Great Place to Live and Work?

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ABN: 58 129 541 706 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 ISSUE 46

Yackandandah Shines! Should there be doubt in anyone’s mind why Yack is such a great place to live and work?

We are blessed with wonderful, giving, talented people that help make Yack what it is. And how better to celebrate this than by recapping the news on our towns- people and their recent successes.

Fiona Jones was awarded Yackandandah and Peter Denahy, District’s Achievement Award on Australia Day. Fiona Golden Guitar Winner and tirelessly volunteers her time making a difference to Singer/Songwriter extraordinaire other people’s lives. She is a highly regarded and valued volunteer with the Yack Bush Nursing and has been instrumental in raising awareness and support services for cancer survivors. Fiona has been involved in many groups including Brave Hearts on the Murray & Dragon Fiona Jones, Yack & Boat Club, Breast Cancer Support Group and Network, District Achievement Lifeline, the Cancer Council and the Make a Wish Foun- Award Winner dation. Fiona has been described as a very humble person who works enormous hours to help achieve many resources for our community. Judy Davis, Yack’s newest Australian Peter Denahy, our great local musician, won his second Gold Guitar Award at the Tamworth Country Music Fes- tival last month - thus proving what we all know. That he is pure gold, as is his music. You can often catch him at Linda Fish the folk jam session on Wednesday nights in Yack - just (left) and follow your ears! Kirsten Coates in Judy Davis, the Coordinator at YCEN, took the pledge on front of Australia Day, threw caution to the winds and became a Ali Rowe’s fair dinkum Aussie. Well done, Judy. Nothing like show- work at the ing commitment to your adopted country and taking the opening of plunge. Deputy Mayor, Peter Croucher officiated on the the print night, and all there were pleased to cheer the ceremony exhibition at on to a happy conclusion. Arts Space

Three of our great local artists, Linda Fish, Kirsten Coates and Ali Rowe, were featured in a beautiful print We are so lucky to have these great and exhibition - Block X Block - at Wodonga’s Arts Space in inspirational people in our community. February. Their lovely and colourful work was on exhibition for two weeks, attracted a great deal of interest Like attracts like, and you can understand why Yack and resulted in more than a few sales - which is always is such an attractive place to move to. What people welcome to the artist. Unfortunately Ali was unable to be do for others and their community is just what makes present at the opening. However, her work and particu- the difference between any old town and Yack, and larly the teapots attracted great interest. what gives us the edge!

Visit our Town’s Tourist Information website, call in at the Old Post Office, and make sure you take your visitors there. There are some great people there to help you

www.uniqueyackandandah.com.au YACKITY YAK Got something to say? Good news? What has your organisation been up to? Yackity Yak is a free bimonthly publication aimed at providing news, entertainment and Please let us all know. Don’t be shy - put fingers to information to the people of the Yackandandah keyboard, take some shots and showcase your group. There’s no better way of sharing your achievements and area. letting Yack people know what’s happening out there. You may even get some new members. Yackity Yak is published by YCDCo (Yackity Yak) Pty Ltd. Please submit articles to the Editor via email at [email protected] with photos, and we 1000 copies of Yackity Yak are printed with each will get your story across. Please aim for about 300 words and some good quality photos. Don’t be shy! release and a minimum of 900 copies are distrib- uted free of charge to homes in the Yackandan- dah and surrounding area via Australia Post. Yackity Yak - Next Incarnation: CONTACT DETAILS: Following in the footsteps of Naomi Davis and her Editor / Advertising / Printing / Accounts great work as editor, YCDCo is very pleased to wel- Ali Pockley come Ali Pockley, our excellent ‘ex Mayor’ and past Yackity Yak Councillor. Like so many, Ali is an enthusiastic con- C/- Yackandandah Post Office, tributor to our vibrant and lively community. We are High Street, confident Ali will continue the fine work of all previous Yackandandah VIC 3749 editors and bring with her, a passion for a strong local Ph: 0448 803 411 community. Welcome to Yackity Yak! E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uniqueyackandandah.com.au YCDCo is honoured to sponsor Yackity Yak and we Yackity Yak wishes to advise that the views and or remarks recognise the important role community newsletters expressed in this publication are not necessarily the views play in knowledge sharing and the promotion of local of Yackity Yak editorial or production staff and no activities, businesses and in fostering community resil- endorsement or service is implied by the listing of ience. Good luck Ali! advertisers or contributors. Although every effort is taken in reproducing and printing advertisements correctly, we In 2013, we are pleased to report (and you will now take no responsibility for errors. see), an exciting new format for Yackity Yak. Our very YACKITY YAK - 2013 DEADLINES: own newspaper! The change to newsprint offers some great opportunities to include; colour photography, Upcoming deadlines for submission of advertise- the ability to expand print numbers without big cost ments and articles for the Yackity Yak are 5pm on the imposts and the knowledge the paper is at least 40% following days: recycled and coupled with fibre from locally produced plantation trees. It is also interesting to note that our Issue 47 - April/May - Monday, 11th March printer, North East Newspapers, (based in Wangarat- Issue 48 - June/July - Monday, 13th May ta) is owned by an Independent, Australian company Issue 49 - Aug/Sept - Monday 15th July that supports community newsletters right around Issue 50 - Oct/Nov - Monday, 9th September Victoria. Indeed, they started printing the Ovens and Issue 51 - Dec/Jan - Monday, 11th November Murray Advertiser in the 1860’s. Phew...

With this exciting change of course, comes the difficult Please note that all advertising must be paid decision to move away from Border Multi-Print. Trevor in full prior to that issue deadline. We can and the team at Border Multi-Print have provided make no exceptions. wonderful care and service, and for that we are very thankful. All new advertisements or alterations to current Very importantly, we wish to again extend an advertisements must be submitted one business enormous thanks to Peter Ross who each issue, week (5 days) before the deadline. As per media works tirelessly and with tight timelines to proof-read law requirements, no advertisements can be Yackity Yak. Thanks Peter and we all appreciate your printed without a current, completed and signed ‘pedants pen!’ booking slip. So, all of this is dependent upon the continuing This is available from the website, or please support of businesses and contributors. Keep up the contact the Editor. great work!

MATTHEW CHARLES-JONES, YCDCo Board 2 The First Cuppa - bung on the kettle right now! And with all this incredibly hot and dry weather we have recently been having - what better advice do we need than that from the Yack CFA? We owe our firey volunteers a Thank you Naomi! huge debt and vote of thanks for all the hours of time and effort that they put in - thanks to all of you from all of us. Big shoes or what? Well done, Naomi, for a year of hard work and great results - you will be a very hard act to follow, so I hope that I won’t disappoint too much! Yackandandah CFA - Brigade News While the messages in these fire brigade articles are I feel very priviliged to take over as the next Editor of repetitive, there is nothing like repetition to create Yackity Yak, and have more than a few ideas of where I emphasis. Human nature has the capacity to forget or would like to see it in a year’s time. The YCDCo Board overlook actions which may be critical in emergency situ- have been very receptive to ideas so far, and I am look- ations. What may appear unimportant on a mild Summer ing at a few changes in format and design planned for day, can make the difference between life and death on later this year. Change always takes a lot of planning and a catastrophic day with a fire rapidly approaching. time needed to happen successfully, so whilst it would have been great to have made lots more changes by the It is from now to at least the Autumn break that we need time this issue appeared in your post box, time was not to maintain our awareness of the risk of fire. on our side. So - it’s a case of watch this space... We need to:

This paper is about Yack for Yack people, so a great • revise our fire plans with all family members; deal of copy comes from you all. I’d like to thank regular • ensure our protective gear (pumps, clothing, contributors in advance! I will be sending the odd prod via water supply, etc.) are in order; email when copy becomes scarce and I am • communicate with neighbours so all intentions desperate for items to print. But I would rather have are known if fire eventuates; too much than too little. Please keep it coming - letters, • maintain cleanliness of leaves, bark etc. around advertising, stories, poems, articles, pictures - it’s all grist buildings; to the mill and as long as it is not offensive, then it will be • keep an active lookout for signs of fire; considered for publication. • dress safely if fire approaches … no singlets & thong footwear; We have some great businesses and • read CFA advisory literature (available at the fire organisations in Yack. They will thrive station) so you are mentally prepared; on your patronage, so please make • ensure driveways are able to be used by tank sure that you support them. It will drivers. Clear those low branches! help Yack continue to be the brilliant place to live that it so clearly is, and The new ultra-light tanker unit will not be available for will help it survive into the future, this fire season as the wheels of bureaucracy slow down when so many small towns are over Summer! struggling in the current financial climate. Minimum Skills

As the old adage goes - use it, or An enthusiastic group of future fire-fighters is going lose it! And we don’t want that. through their minimum skills program of training. This provides instruction on the basic requirements of fire Ali Pockley, Editor fighting. Many other courses of training are provided by the CFA. Most of our volunteers live outside the immediate town JUNIOR CFA area, resulting in a slower-than-desired attendance at the fire station when there is a fire. The brigade does Are you between 11 and 16 years of age? need more personnel living closer to the station for Do you like getting outdoors and having fun? speedy responses. The Yackandandah Junior Brigade is looking for new If you are in this category or have neighbours who are, members. We offer: but not in the brigade and may be interested, phone the • Leadership skills captain, Cameron McKern on 02 6027 1115 to have a • Navigation chat. • Night Games Keep these numbers at hand, and your printed fire-plan • Radio Communications on the fridge door! • Fire Behaviour • BIG RED FIRE TRUCKS!! To report a fire 000 Interested? We meet on the 3rd and 4th Monday of each Burn-off Notification 1800 668 511 Bushfire Information Line 1800 240 667 month. CFA Web Site www.cfa.vic.gov.au Contact Phil Newman on 0447174068 or email at [email protected] 3 An Update from Yackandandah Health Activities Program: Our Family Night Tea held in De- A New Year, A New Name: After much deliberation cember last year was well attended with over 260 family our Committee of Management, during their meeting on members and residents enjoying their picnic tea and Tuesday 20th January, moved that our trading name be festivities. Our “Rickety Ramblers” resident choir led by changed to “Yackandandah Health”. Our business name lifestyle staff member Annie Hunter performed for us and remains Yackandandah Bush Nursing Hospital so there sang Christmas carols. Their many months of practice are no legal changes. was appreciated and the crowd joined in with enthusiasm. Our new name better reflects the diversity of our business Volunteers Wanted: Do you have an hour to spare as we move forward in developing primary health services each week? We are looking for volunteers to join our for our community. It makes sense to review our logo and friendly group. It is a great way to get involved with your signage. The Committee of Management invites staff, local community and meet some very interesting people! members and the public to put forward suggestions on an Please call Leonie on 6028 0100 for more information. appropriate logo for our organisation. We are looking for a logo that will become synonymous with Yackandandah Carer’s Support Group: This local group meets regu- Health and Yackandandah. If you have any ideas, please larly and is a support network for people who care for a submit them to administration by the end of March. loved one, in residential or aged care, who has a memory loss or dementia, or is frail aged or has a disability. Staff Awards 2012: Congratulations to Leonie Bell, the Please call Leonie on 6028 0100 if you have any enqui- recipient of our Staff Excellence Award presented in late ries. January. Leonie was presented the award for displaying innovation, creativity and originality in the development of Primary Health Services: We are excited to see that our Lifestyle program. Leonie is involved in the support our primary health services are beginning to grow and for carers of people with dementia in the community and we will continue to expand these services over the next has been part of the establishment of a Carer’s Support twelve months. * Border Pathology are present 2 days Group. Leonie was also instrumental in last year’s Better per week, currently Mondays and Wednesdays, from Practice Award, a national recognition of Aged Care 8 am to 10 am. These times are under review. innovations. Other services include – Physiotherapy (Re- Wellness Seminar Series becca Stamp), Footsteps Podiatry (Heath Afternoon Tea George), Psychology (Pam Czanecki), Re- medial Massage (Julie Walker), Counselling Brought to you by Yackandandah Health & The Continence Institute (Heather Hillas), Kinesiology (Treena Costin - see the article elsewhere in YY).

Please contact us on 6028 0100 if you have any questions regarding potential provision of services at Yackandandah Health.

Health Information Workshops: This year we plan to expand our community health semi- Promoting Healthy Bladder & Bowel Habits nars, with professional guest speakers present- ing on a variety of topics. This may include: Did you know that over 4.8 million Australians of all ages experience bladder mental health, dementia, breast health, heart or bowel problems with many believing wrongly that nothing can be done! and diabetes, teenage health and puberty, Our seminar is not JUST for the elderly. We can give you the information you menopause, and men’s health. Our first ses- need to ensure quality of life, freedom and vitality, now and into the future. sion for the year will be on Continence. Please Come and learn about the following and more, and help promote continence see the advert covering details. Tel: 6028 0100 in the home and everyday life. for more details.

 Happy & healthy bladder and bowel  Associated benefits  An overview of bladder and bowel weakness Are you interested in training  Helpful wellness tips to apply every day for Aged Care? When: Thursday 21st March 2.30 – 3.30 pm MP Personnel will be delivering Certificate Where: Yackandandah Health 3 in Aged Care, on site from April 2013. 20 Isaacs Avenue Yackandandah Cost: Free This is an opportunity to receive training in aged care with clinical placement here at BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL ! our aged care service. Register: By 19th March to 02-6028 0100

Afternoon tea will follow the presentation, with a representative from Lille Contact MP Personnel direct on Healthcare available to answer questions. 02 6041 6286 for more information 4 ACACIA (Blackwood) Wood Chips YackandandahTownshiphill Motel Acacia Melanoxylon woodchips for garden mulch. Myrtleford Road c527 Free of contaminants such as weeds, shredded metal Country at its Best and other foreign matter. These acacia woodchips are unique to the Phone Yackandandah district. 02 6027 1467 Independently tested by Ruth Yule (my wife!) to be the ideal garden mulch. www.yackandandahaccommodation.com.au Denis Brown 02 6027 1860 INDIGO FM IN 2013 - read on! YACK’S SWIMMING POOL 2012 was a year of steady growth for Indigo FM with 2013 promising to be very exciting. We are very grateful and humbled by the response Yack’s pool, like most in the Shire, was completed in 1948 making it 65 from you guys, our fellow community members as you have begun to years old. It is part of Yack’s invaluable sporting infrastructure and is in understand the benefits and challenges that having a community radio use between November and March of each year. The Shire provides station in Yackandandah can bring. We are especially grateful to the paid life-saving staff during daytime opening hours, but there are many Yackandandah Folk Festival Committee whose generous support and users who take the plunge in the early morning hours of Mondays, encouragement is helping us grow and also to YCEN for giving us our Wednesdays and Fridays whatever the weather, during the summer studio space and use of other utilities. and early autumn mornings. We have big plans for 2013 including recruiting more members, more I visited at 7.30 am one Wednesday morning when the air temp was presenters and more business support. And of course we are very 16°C and the water 25°C. Swimmers were reluctant to come out of the excited to once again provide support for the upcoming Folk Festival. water, not surprisingly! Volunteer lifeguards, Cath Bishop and Richard Would you listen to a local radio station that could provide regular live Whitford, were only too happy to talk about their past five seasons pro- shows? Shows can be about all sorts of things – footy, arts, garden- viding a fantastic community service at no cost to Indigo Shire. Without their input, there is no doubt that the early morning swimmers would ing, snooker, netball, TV, technology, cars, netball, finance, books, comedy, cricket, soccer, environment, educational...even music! be having to find another venue. Rising staff costs make it impossible for the Shire to provide this service, so our trusty duo have risen at Come along and talk to us about your idea for a good radio show. unconscionable hours on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings Perhaps share the slot with a friend. All training will be provided free to serve the hardy early morning swimmers of Yack! Cath and Richard of charge, so join up and add further to the diverse Indigo FM sound. decide on opening hours, and clearly enjoy their work - lucky they enjoy early morning rising... Currently we have several presenters who put live programs to air each week, including about 8 who have joined up already in the first The Shire pay for all the necessary statutory life saving and first aid few weeks of 2013 which is very exciting. training for our volunteers and also give them a free family pass each for the season as a very small thank you for their time and dedica- So I can hear you saying “where do I sign?” Membership forms are tion to the early morning exercisers. It’s likely that with more man and available by contacting Station Manager Paul Titterington or Treasurer woman power, the pool could open on more mornings. So if you are Phil Buerckner. Paul’s number is 0438 271 339 and Phil’s number is interested in discussing this and finding out more information, please 0427 798 533. We have just set our annual membership rates. They call Cath on 6027 1441 or Richard 6027 1723. You could be part of are just $10 for a student/pensioner, $20 for an individual, $30 for a this great community initiative... family, $30 for a community group. Donations are also accepted. Hope to hear you on the airwaves!

Chris Westwood, the Shire’s Recreation Officer says “that the Yack Pool is functioning at 100% and the feedback from patrons is that it’s at its best for the season. The sand filters have been re-done and the pump upgraded. Despite the consistent hot weather, the pool staff are doing a great job keeping the 99 Back Creek Road, Yackandandah 3749 grass green. With only a month left in the pool season I would encourage ABN: 68 991 201 872 those who haven't yet been to the pool to check it out!” It certainly nearly enticed me to swim, but I couldn’t find my cossie and 5 didn’t want to spark a whale sighting! Ed We do regular visits to Yackandandah for house calls and farm visits. Call us to discuss how we can help keep your animals healthy.

“That WAS yummy, Mummy!”

Sorry - I can’t find who to INDIGO SHIRE’S HERITAGE AWARDS 2013 attribute this photo to, but what a very nice calf! Ed Indigo Shire Council, in partnership with the National Trust of Australia (Vic), presents the Indigo Shire Heritage Awards 2013. The awards recognise those in our community who have YACKANDANDAH TOY LIBRARY contributed to a greater understanding about where we live and our Shire’s history through heritage conservation and promotion Yack has a terrific toy library located in the YCEN garden of our rich Heritage. Awards will be presented on 10 May 2013, And is open every Saturday morning. Historic Courthouse, Beechworth. Come along between 10am and 11am, Kids and parents always very welcome! HERITAGE AWARDS CATEGORIES

There are puppets, puzzles, games, music makers and trucks. Creative Reuse of a Heritage Place - This award encourages adap- Only $25 for an annual family membership, tive reuse of a heritage place. You’ll find something fun to borrow and enjoy! New Work/Development within a Heritage Area - This award encourages Loans are for 2 weeks, sympathetic design of new buildings or structures within heritage conservation It’s a great way to meet other local families, areas or within a cultural heritage landscape. Buy a friend a gift voucher membership. Reduce, reuse, recycle toys and help the environment! Restoration of a Heritage Place - This award recognises best practice res- An abundance of great toys to choose from for 0-7 year olds, toration work that returns fabric to a known earlier state or conserves integrity. Ready for new members today! Nominations should demonstrate application of the Burra Charter. Yack Toy Library is waiting for you. Specialist Heritage Trade Skills - This award recognises tradespeople We had quite a productive year last year focussing on shelving and storage of who use specialist and traditional methods and craftsmanship to a very high the toys. We now have many new toys on our new shelves. standard.

We introduced ‘Come and Play’ mornings once a month during the warmer Sustainability and/or Greening of a Heritage Place - This award recog- weather to coincide with the ‘Produce Swap’ Saturdays, ie the third Saturday nises increased awareness of the contribution of heritage conservation to of the month. Any families who have been thinking about joining, come to the sustainability. garden at the back of YCEN and play. Open Heritage - This award recognises natural heritage, individuals, groups We have 23 families making use of the toy library and welcome all new family and collections that contribute to Heritage within the Shire. memberships. Junior Heritage - This award is to encourage the Shire’s young people under the age of 18 to embrace Heritage.

Heritage Gold - Heritage Gold recognises an outstanding contribution to Heritage in the wider community and the Indigo Shire. This award is at the discretion of the Committee.

Nominations should be sent to Chairperson, Indigo Shire Heritage Advisory Committee, c/o Ian Scholes, Manager Planning and Sustainable Develop- ment, PO Box 75, Yackandandah, 3749. Nominations close on 28 March 2013. Late nominations will not be accepted.

Further information: Bridie Guy, Indigo Shire Council Planning Officer, on 02 6028 1100.

6 KINESIOLOGY - a new service FROM YOUR COUNCILLOR’S DESK for Yackandandah This is my first article for the Yackity Yak as your Shire Councillor. A new health service will soon be available in Firstly I would like to thank Ali Pockley for taking on the important job Yackandandah. As of March 2013, Treena Costin’s of looking after the Yackity Yak - Yackity Yak certainly has a vital role Kinesiology rooms at the Yackandandah Bush Nursing to play in Yack. Hospital will be open to clients throughout the region. I asked Treena a few questions about her new venture. Australia Day Celebrations I would like to congratulate our Australia Day award recipient Fiona What is Kinesiology? Jones for her Yackandandah and District Achievement Award. Fiona Kinesiology is a holistic, alternative health therapy is a great asset for Yackandandah and a well-deserved award recipi- grounded in anatomy and physiology (body function). It ent. The Australia Day celebrations at Yackandandah also included combines elements from the more well known practices the Citizenship ceremony for our newest Australian in our Yacka- of chiropractic, acupuncture, nutrition, counselling and ndandah community, Judy Davis. Congratulations Judy. Judy is a psychology. Through testing the integrity of muscles in well-known hard-working member of our town. Congratulations to the the body, a Kinesiologist can assess where stress and Yackandandah Lions Club for running the event, which is by far the imbalances are located and, more importantly, their largest in the Shire with the Lions Club providing 270 meals. I would underlying causes. An imbalance may be emotional, like to thank Jessica Rule from the Council staff for organising the structural, nutritional, chemical, psychological or ener- Australia Day celebrations across the Shire. It is a large and important getic in nature. By correcting these imbalances the innate role and Jessica did a fantastic job. capacity of the mind and body to heal itself, is facilitated. The New Council Offices Why would I go to a Kinesiologist ? There have been many issues come up before Council since I The main aim of Kinesiology is to restore the person’s joined it in October. The main issue the local community has been wellness and vitality. concerned about is the proposed new Yackandandah Council office Kinesiology can help you with stress and pain manage- building. I campaigned on having a building large enough to maintain ment, behavioural and learning difficulties, nutritional the current staffing levels in Yackandandah. If the size of the work- problems, fatigue, goal setting, emotional issues and force in Yackandandah is reduced then it will have a negative effect personal growth, to name just a few. on the small businesses in our town. The small business sector in any What motivated you to learn Kinesiology? small town is vital. They employ us and our kids, sponsor our sporting I am also a preschool teacher with almost 30 years teams as well as provide services for the town. I also campaigned experience. Through the years I have seen more children on the importance of having a safe workplace for the people we, the community, employ to work for our community - the Shire staff. This emerging with learning and behavioural difficulties which is something I and other Councillors have fought for and we hope we first led me to study Psychology. Along the way, I was introduced to Kinesiology and saw the great effects that it have achieved that in the current motion put at the Council meeting on had on children’s capacity to learn and on their self- 12 February this year. The motion reads: esteem. I am also interested in anatomy and physiol- That Council ogy of the brain and how the brain processes stress and 1. Confirms its intention to proceed to build a new office trauma and how they influence the body. I have been building at Yackandandah, in line with the plan approved able to learn all these through studying different elements as part of planning permit PP12-0114 with some changes. of Kinesiology and look forward to putting them into 2. Instructs officers to investigate the feasibility of excluding practice. Ardesville and/or Wellsford Street buildings from the design How can someone make an appointment and and selling those buildings how long is a session? 3. Instructs officers to incorporate those functions lost from I will be ready to take clients in mid March. You can make Ardesville and Wellsford into the new design a booking by contacting me on my mobile 0427 249 335. 4. Instructs officers to ensure that seating and parking capacity is in line with the plan approved as part of planning permit The first consultation would be one and a half hours and follow-up sessions would be an hour. How many ses- PP12-0114 5. Make the revised plans available for public viewing for 14 sions you need would depend on the issue(s) involved. days, to enable comments to be received, and a report to be brought back to the March ordinary meeting on 19 March at 6pm in the Beechworth Memorial Hall for a final decision on the revised design and costs. When these plans are released, I ask that as many people have a look at the plans as possible and give feedback to the Council, whether positive or negative. James Trenery 0425 453 222 There was an interview with Cr Murdoch, Mayor on ABC G-B radio 106.5 on 18/2/13 where it was confirmed that the Beechworth office extension will not go ahead, and that refurbishment of the 2 existing offices there will be undertaken, including putting in a lift in the Town Hall.

It also looks that the Yack Library will be going ahead as planned. Ed 7 YCEN - YACKANDANDAH COMMUNITY EDUCATION NETWORK •First Aid Level 2 Senior First Aid, (HLTFA311A News for 2013 Apply first aid) Saturday 16th March, YCEN, 9am – 5pm inc. $140 ($145 non YCEN member) We are opening a Community Op Shop! Through generously donating goods and by choosing •Food Handlers Certificate (SITXOHSOO2A follow to shop with us, you will be helping to fund programs workplace hygiene) Saturday 9th March, YCEN, 12 and services to help our community. We will have an pm – 4pm. $95 ($100 non YCEN member) array of bric-a-brac, clothing, shoes, books, household items and school uniforms etc for sale, all items being Regular Sessions donated by members of our community. Donating Items; Donations of pre-loved goods such as clothing, • Philosophy starting 13th February 1.30pm, YCEN shoes, accessories, books, bric-a-brac and house- • Healthy Living Fitness Mondays 9am, Sports Park hold items will be very much appreciated. We have •Yoga Wednesdays 9am and 6pm, Court House to adhere to Victorian Consumer Affairs’ OH&S and • Drumming started 11th February, YCEN other relevant regulations, so unfortunately we will not be able to receive electrical items and items such as COURSES, ACTIVITIES AND ANYTHING OF baby/children’s car seats. INTEREST WILL BE ADVERTISED ON THE NO- TICEBOARD ON THE HIGH STREET OUTSIDE THE Please look out for our opening information CENTRE, AND ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE which is coming soon. YACKANDANDAH COMMUNITY New Courses EDUCATION NETWORK INC • Computer Courses for the beginner and intermedi- PO Box 702 Yackandandah 3749 ate using iPads. Register your interest now as places Tel: 02 6027 1743 are limited to 8 per course. Course will run 2 hours Email: [email protected] per week over 10 weeks. Dates, times and cost to be Web Site: www.ycen.org.au advised. •RSA (Responsible Serving of Alcohol) Opening: Tues, Wed 9am to 5pm, Thurs 9am to 4pm Saturday 2nd March, YCEN, 12pm – 4pm inc. $95 ($100 non YCEN member) (Occasionally changes to these times are necessary due to attendance at meetings and conferences) DAVID PHILLIPS

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8 OFF THE SHEEP’S BACK (An ovine view of the world today) Well, it’s all getting too hot to handle. The heat’s really building up, and I don’t know which way to turn.

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9 YACK SUSTAINABILITY & FOOD SWAP

The monthly Yackandandah Food Swap continues to go from strength to strength, and an increasing number of locals meet outside YCEN on the third Saturday of each month to share excess produce from their gardens, smallholdings and farms. Each month a wide range of fruit, vegetables, seeds or seedlings, olive oil, sprouts, cuttings, nuts, olives and a wide range of other garden produce is traded, including the occasional duckling or rooster! If you don’t have anything to swap you won’t Photos from top miss out - you’re welcome to make a donation to the left: value of the produce you choose. Or just come down Tim Evans, and join us for a cuppa and learn about the amazing ar- pizza cook ray of goodies our locals are producing. extraordinaire Steve We are always looking for people who would like to help McInnes man the food swap stall and join our very informal group Lee-Anne of supporters. It only takes a very small amount of time Benson & Vicki once or twice a year, but a great way to meet fellow en- Honey run the thusiasts who like to know where their food comes from. stall Please contact Vicki Honey on 0407 834 997, or Michelle Croker on 0477 417 445 for more details or just rock QUEENSLAND FRUIT FLY up on a food swap day. Details are below for the next 3 Has everyone else been finding an infuriating pest largely missing from our months. gardens and orchards during this hot dry summer? It appears that the weather has done what we couldn’t with our sprays, nets We continue to combine a food swap with a community and control systems. The fruit fly likes moist, not too hot days (27°C or below meal at the wood fired oven at the Yackandandah is ideal for them) and lots of moist ground. Well, the pesky critter has met its Primary School once every season. The next one will be come-uppance this year. on Saturday, 18th May, as below: Perhaps one good thing to come out of this long, hot summer. Food Swap dates for your diary for 2013

Sat, March 16th 9.30am to 11am at Food Swap Sat, April 20th 9.30am to 11am at Food Swap Sat, May 18th 11am- 2pm Community Meal & Produce Swap at Primary School

As some of you may be aware, Stephen and Amanda McInnes and their children - Ben, Max and Sarah will be shortly moving to Beechworth. We would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to Steve for his dedica- tion to Yack Sustainability and various other community projects over a number of years. Steve has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of sustainability issues over a long period of time and most recently has been instrumental in setting up and coordinating the very successful community food swap. We will miss his enthusiasm and organising skills but he is not far away and promises he will drop by regularly for a catch up at the community oven days. - Mish Croker

Yack Sustainability is very sad to say goodbye to Stephen McInnes, who has been the driving force of the organisation since its inception. Fortunately, we are not losing Stephen entirely as he makes the big trek up the hill to Beechworth, but Yack’s loss will very definitely be Beechworth’s gain, and we are sure that the Sustainabil- ity group up there will make good use of Stephen’s amazing organisational abilities and skills. Thank you, Stephen for all your time and effort over the past few years - from all your friends at Yack Sustainability. 10 YACKANDANDAH GARDEN CLUB NEWS The next meeting at the Senior Citizens Hall in Yack is on Thursday, 11 April 2013, at 7.30pm. At each meet- President Jill's message for 2013 ing we have a flower competition and a guest speaker, we also have plenty of good chat about gardening, What a trying time it has been this summer, trying to keep exchanging gardening ideas and solutions AND a tasty plants alive. Lulled into false sense of security by supper. above average rainfall in recent times, plants put on a lot of growth which has now been frizzled up by searing Streetscape News sun and wind. Let's hope for a gentle recovery in autumn. Merle’s Streetscape volunteers are back into it after a break over Christmas. If you can spare some time, then But it's an ill wind that blows no good and while some please join Merle and her team on the 1st Wednesday things dried up, we have the pleasure of huge sweetcorn, of each month on High Street and on the 2nd Wednes- multitudes of ladybirds and the cheerful colours of day of each month at the cemetery. heat-loving crepe myrtles to console us. (Yack owes Merle and her trusty band a great vote of thanks as they The annual zucchini glut is on and my kitchen has seen do their back-breaking weeding, mulching and planting of the beds a variety of productions such as zucchini slice, zucchini that make such a difference to the approaches into Yack – thanks so chutney, zucchini bread, zucchini cooked and mushed much from us all. Ed) and frozen for winter soup and zucchini chocolate cake. Any other ideas? Mark your diary – upcoming Garden Club meetings Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 So let’s look forward to a great year of gardening and to Thursday, 13 Jun 2013 borrow words from an Irish blessing Thursday, 8 Aug 2013 Thursday, 10 Oct 2013 “May the sun shine warm upon your face, Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Thurs, 14 Nov 2013 May the rain fall soft upon your fields.” Our Club prides itself on its ongoing contribution to our The current committee for 2013 is: community. President - Jill Whitford, Vice President - Shirley Anthony, Secretary - Lyn Boulton, Treasurer - Kris Reif, YACKANDANDAH HEALTH News Editor - Cheryl Frawley, Streetscape Coordinator - (Yack Bush Nursing Hospital) Merle Bray, Public Officer - Dave Crook, Ordinary Member - Bill Boulton. invites staff, members and the public to put forward suggestions for an new logo for our organisation. We are looking for Just a reminder to all that we welcome new members a logo that will become synonymous with Yackandandah Health and to the Club. Should you wish to become involved, then Yackandandah. contact any of the above committee members. Our Club If you have any ideas, please submit them to Yack Health by the contact details are in the Community Directory, page 29 end of March. Phone Lisa on 6028 0100 for more details. of Yackity Yak.

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Magical Ceremonies for that special day Weddings Renewal of Vows Baby Naming HATCHES, MATCHES AND DESPATCHES Angela Bishop Civil Marriage Celebrant It has been suggested that this information has been badly missed by some of our residents. And Ph: 0416 171 488 a celebration of christenings and weddings, and an Email: [email protected] honouring of our departed residents would be very valuable, not just for learning about these at the YACKANDANDAH SES time, but as a record for the community. Welcome to 2013. Over the last few months, unit members This will be quite difficult to do without a fair bit of have been busy finishing our new training room. Keith has done community input – so I would be pleased to coordi- a wonderful job building our new room. Donations from the nate this, but would ask people to submit details on community have helped purchase items to go into the training any of the above as soon as they hear about them. room and we will conduct our first training session for 2013 in Either phone 0448 803 411 or email to : our new room in February. [email protected]. Ed In 2013 members have taken on new roles and I am happy to announce that Mario is now the new Deputy Controller. Brett BIRTHS and Keith are our new Training Officers. I’m sure they will have plenty of interesting scenarios for us to do. Sometimes our To Gary and Narelle Paull, a new son Emerson, training takes place within the areas of Yackandandah bush and brother for Oliver. Born on 13 February, 2013 surrounds including the town, so please don’t worry if you see weighing in at 7lb 6 oz. Congratulations! us out and about. Members will be doing training that involves road crash, Alpine search, 4WD, flood boat rescue, map & DEATHS navigation and storm & water courses. We also update our First Aid annually – so - a very busy year ahead! Robert “Bob” Gray of Yackandandah, formerly of Buchan South, passed away peacefully at We have had a few jobs over the Christmas break including Albury on 6th February, 2013. The funeral was trees down on roads and roofs ripped off from a wind storm we at St Mary’s Church, Buchan on Tuesday, 12th had. It was great to see the community get together and clear February, 2013 with internment in the Buchan the main road. Please be careful when doing this, as safety is sometimes overlooked. Cemetery. We also had a search for a man and his two children who were camping at Mt Cobbler. They had a flat tyre due to the rough terrain and did not have the appropriate gear to fix it. They also didn’t really know which track they were on. They had to stay the night on the track. Once we located them and replaced their tyre, we escorted them out to safety. They were very thankful. Luckily they stayed with their vehicle. I would like to thank John Williams for being my Deputy Control- ler for the past few years and due to family commitments he has decided to stand down. I wish you all the very best. Thanks to Steve and Joe for doing a great job with the unit’s training over the past years. They have stepped down to give Brett and Keith a go at the training. Until next time, please be safe on our roads, and if you need SES assistance call 132500, or call 000 for Emergencies.

SES with their new head lamps from a generous donation. Jackie Ashman Mario Scalzo, The group are from left to right: Darren Jones, Michael Sidoti, Controller Deputy Controller Joe Riella, Keith Hunter, Steve Roberts. 0438 271 920 0412 509 241 Front row : Jackie Ashman and John Williams 12 Yack Shack up and running

The Yack Shack is now operating every Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. It is located at 24 Isaacs Avenue (next to Yack Bush Nursing Hospital) and all men are welcome. YACKANDANDAH CWA (Chicks With Attitude!) Our objective is to improve the health and wellbeing of (mostly older) men. We do this by working We meet on the third Thursday together on various projects and chatting over many of the month at YCEN cups of coffee, tea and biscuits. between 7-9 pm and would love to welcome women to join us. We now have some woodworking machinery and basic tools and are slowly setting up the house as a Yack CWA restarted in 2012 following a 6 year recess. group of workshops. We are looking for donations of We would have celebrated our 80th birthday last year equipment, tools, machinery, materials and anything without the break, so we are building on venerable that can be useful at the Shack. We will also be fund foundations. We had 20 members last year - a fantas- raising as a means towards a future, permanent, tic result and the average age of the members would shed behind the hospital. have to be in their 40s, a real change from the usual de- mographic, not that we don’t value our older members. So...do come and join us for a yack and a snack ..no obligation..no cost...just a group of friendly men Our 21st March meeting will involve a display helping each other. “Cooking with natural produce”, and the competition of the month is a vegetarian recipe. For more details, please contact the Chair, John Bradley on 0419 433 403, Frank Burfitt on 0417 130 We have a great program for 2013 – a mixture of 541, or just roll up! speakers, film night, craft sessions, and of course, a good dose of informal get-together. Please contact FREE TO GOOD HOME Front loader washing machine - taker MUST collect. our Secretary, Gabi Pulla ([email protected]) for a copy of the program, or pick one up from the Please phone Peter Ross for more details 6027 1358 Visitor Info Centre or YCEN. Alternatively, just turn up Here you go Men’s Shed - save you taking those on the night – you will be assured of a warm welcome. grotty overalls back for the wife!

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The 2013 Yackandandah Folk Festival (22nd – 24th March 2013) is once again offering a weekend of international and local artists with entertainment that will be enjoyed by all. The organisation for the festival is well underway and the Committee would like to take this opportunity to remind folks that “Early Bird” tickets are now available. The link for purchase of these tickets is available from the webpage: www.folkfestival.yackandandah.com/Tickets.

If you would like to purchase Early Bird tickets in person, they are available from Cheryl Webster at Spiritus Gallery in Yack’s High Street.

Artists organised for this year will offer a bounty of variety and enjoyment and include bands such as Red Molly (USA); James Are you planning a party or special event? Keelaghan (Canada); Briege Murphy (Ireland); Ken Nichol (UK); Jordie Lane; The Yearlings, Pugsley Buzzard and our own Rich- Engagement party, 21st birthday, family reunion or wedding? We are ard Perso and Pete Denahy appearing with Monroe’s Mill and a great sized venue, can sit 80-100 people, have a fully functional many others. There are too many to mention here, so please kitchen, stage area, heating & cooling. The large picturesque grassed visit the website to get a taste of what is to come. area outside works well set up for day time or informal events and can take a marquee should you need one. Venues being used this year include the Sports Stadium (both upstairs and downstairs), the Marquee at the Sports Oval, the Our general hire charge is $150, and we also have a small meeting Yack Public Hall, the Star Hotel (top pub) and High Times Café room available to community groups for a nominal charge. for the quieter offerings during the festival. The Shed will also be available for the Youth Venue. If you would like more information or perhaps like to join our small friendly group please give us a call. We generally get together only If you have any particular questions with regard to the Festival, a few times a year for working bees and meetings. If you are new to please do not hesitate to pop in and see Judy Davis at YCEN, our beautiful area, we welcome you to contact us - volunteering is a who can address your issues, or contact Helen Eyre (Secretary) 0417 422 283. great way to get involved in your community, meet new people and be a part of local happenings. We would also like to take this opportunity to ask for further If you would like to hold a workshop or have some ideas or sugges- assistance with the Folk Festival Committee. In particular, there is currently a vacancy for somebody to assist with webpage tions on what you would like held at YOUR hall, please give us a call. development and updating for the 2014 period. Come and take a look around – you may be pleasantly surprised ! Please contact either Lisa on 60271808 or Andrea on 6027 1991 for “Do you hear the people sing”? I am so besotted with Les Mis at the moment, you might have to put up with a few references further information. to it! So again we are asking people to “join in our crusade” to give their time to the Folk Festival in volunteer duties. “Some will fall and some will live” Actually, there will be nothing danger- LEADERSHIP SKILLS WORKSHOP ous asked of you at all, just to give a few hours or more to the various duties. Do you have new committee members that would like to hone their skills? Would you be interested in finding out more about Please go to the web site at folkfestival.yackandandah.com and the roles that President, Secretary and Treasurer provide to a to the volunteer section and fill out the form and send it to us in community group or not for profit organisation? the next couple of weeks so we can start the allocation process. If you would like to be taken off the list please let us know.

The CWA’s Kiewa Valley Group (which covers Wodonga, But ask yourself “Who am I? Who AM I?” Maybe the answer is a Yack, Kergunyah and Kiewa) is intending to hold a workshop Folk Festival volunteer. And with your help at our Festival there in mid to late April on these very subjects, and are throwing won’t be any “Empty chairs and empty tables”. this open to members of community groups in the surround- Contact Louise Kaye-Smith (Volunteer coordinator) on 02 6027 ing areas. If you are interested in this (there will be a nominal 1742 or phone Helen Eyre. The opportunity to be involved with charge involved), then please send an email to Yackandandah such an enjoyable experience is really worthwhile, and not as CWA’s president – [email protected]. time-consuming as you might think.

It will be first in, best dressed and places will be limited, so We look forward to seeing you at the Festival in 2013. please let us know early on if you are interested. The venue is Regards not yet confirmed, but possibly will be in Beechworth. Louise, Therese, Rosalyn & Treena Yack Folk Festival Volunteer sub-committee 14 flickside brought to you by

Summer/Autumn 2013 Screenings Outdoor screening, if weather is suitable

Saturday 2 March 2013 Where Do We Go Now?: Lebanon, 2012 (M) 100 mins f Set in a remote village where the church and the mosque stand side by side, Where Do We Go Now? follows the antics of the town's women to keep their men from starting a religious war. Women heartsick over sons, husbands and fathers lost to previous flare-ups unite to distract their men with clever ruses, from faking a miracle to hiring a troop of Ukrainian strippers. Written and directed by Na- dine Labaki.

Saturday 20 April 2013 A Separation: Iran 2011 (PG) 118 mins Set in contemporary Iran, A Separation is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin returns to her parents' home, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader. When Nader hires a young woman to assist with his father in his wife's absence, he hopes that his life will return to a normal state. However, when he discovers that the new maid has been lying to him, he realises that there is more on the line than just his marriage flickside screens at the Yackandandah Courthouse (opposite the pool). BYO: plate to share & drinks of your choice. Coffee and tea available. Enquiries: 02 6027 1819

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15 Domestic Household Hard Waste/Furniture Disposal

Council invites Indigo residents to participate in a FREE domestic Household Hard Waste/ Furniture Disposal. Residents will be required to deliver their Hard Waste to the sites below (no kerbside pickup will be provided). Items are required to be sorted and separated at the site, as instructed by staff. Non-acceptable items will be rejected by the Supervisor.

Dates Time Town Site 16 & 17 1pm -5pm Beechworth Beechworth Transfer Station – Diffey Road, March 2013 Beechworth 16 & 17 9am -1pm Yackandandah Indigo Shire Depot- Railway Avenue, March 2013 Yackandandah (behind YCDCo Service Station) 16 & 17 8am-12noon Chiltern Former Chiltern Transfer Station - Chiltern March 2013 Rutherglen Road, Chiltern 16 & 17 1pm -5pm Rutherglen Rutherglen Transfer Station – Cornishtown Road, March 2013 Rutherglen 16 & 17 9am -1pm Kiewa/ Cnr Forge Court/Kiewa-Bonegilla Road, March 2013 Tangambalanga Tangambalanga (opposite Kiewa Fire Station)

Items that WILL be accepted FREE Items that will NOT be accepted Carpet Domestic Waste/Recyclables (at Yackandandah, Chiltern and Kiewa) Mattresses Car Bodies (at Yackandandah, Chiltern and Kiewa) Scrap Metal Industrial Waste Sump Oil (at Beechworth and Rutherglen Building Waste/Rubble Only) White goods Batteries –All Household and Garden Furniture Cleaning Solvents/Household Chemicals Car Bodies (at Beechworth and Rutherglen Herbicides/Pesticides only) Televisions Paint Computer equipment Unidentified Chemicals Green Waste – Garden Waste Asbestos Tyres This service is for large bulky items that cannot be disposed of through the domestic kerbside collection. White goods, scrap metal, car bodies and sump oil can be disposed FREE at any time during the year at the Rutherglen and Beechworth Transfer Stations during normal opening hours.

Indigo Shire Council 101 Ford Street For further information on Indigo’s transfer stations: Beechworth Vic 3747 http://www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/What_We_Do/Waste_and_recycling/Transfer_stations Tel: 03 5728 8000 or 02 6028 1100 16 A great service offered by the Shire. 88.0 INDIGO FM PROGRAM GUIDE Make sure you take advantage of it – Live Programs for Feb—March 2013 IT’S FREE!! Tuesdays It’s easy to be flippant about the Shire, and I 11:00–12noon Readings and Conversations with Gail should know! and Rhonda 1:00–3:00pm Musical Mash with Spencer

Big thanks to all the Shire Staff that make this Wednesdays possible – Mark and Adele, and of course, the 1:00–3:00pm PM with Phil Transfer Station Meisters. Good on ya! 8:00–10:00pm Eclectic Avenue with Mike, Bernie and Sandy

Thursdays Time for that second cuppa ! 10:00–12noon AM with Phil Make another brew now... Fridays Australia Day, Debutants, 6:30–8:30am Freshly Squeezed with Scott BBQs and Seats 10:30–12noon Blues with Glenn 2:00-3:00pm Yack Primary School

3:00–5:00pm The Home Stretch with The Vigilante Australia Day in Beechworth gave local students the opportunity to not only celebrate our national day, but to Saturdays also raise funds for one of our cultural and iconic youth 10:00–12noon Everyone Deserves Music with Scott events – the Debutantes Ball. With the 2013 event 12:15–1:15pm Musical Mash with Spencer scheduled to be held at the Yackandandah Hall on 2nd 1:30–3:00pm Melting Pot with Karen, Bron and Di March 2013, the students gathered in Beechworth on Australia Day in an effort to help pay for the hire of much Sundays needed chairs. 10:00–11:00am Yackandandah Reviewer with James

Organisers said that the Yackandandah Hall was a great Program Guide is subject to change venue, but unfortunately at this stage the venue lacked adequate and suitable chairs. They said that at present Indigo FM transmits 24/7. During times when there is small mixed collection of old, unmatched and live programs are not being put to air, the dated chairs that were not suitable to celebrate significant Station plays a diverse and eclectic mix of events. music from all eras.

With the budget for the Debutants Ball not extending to For requests during live programs, text the Station cover the cost of hiring chairs, Debutante Jacinta Rob- on 0478 228 064 inson approached the Beechworth & District Community Bank for support to pay for the chairs. She acknowledged the generous support of the Community Bank to cover the costs for the BBQ as a part of their regular monthly donations. The students hoped to raise over $400 towards the cost of the chairs hire. Cut me out and put me on your fridge door, so you can Chairman of the Community Bank, Jamie Horne tune into Indigo FM - your great local radio station! congratulated the debutants on their initiative and commitment, and for taking ownership of their special night He also said ‘this is the first step to hopefully providing a longer term, more permanent and affordable solution for Indigo Shire residents to be able to access community owned infrastructure and facilities for use at regional SIDOTI ELECTRICAL SERVICE events.”Organisers said that eight couples would be par- Y A C K A N D A N D A H ticipating in the Deb and that up to 240 family and friends Vic REC 15340 - NSW REC 108615C would also be attending. Stacey Hayes said ‘people would be travelling from across Indigo Shire, interstate MICHAEL SIDOTI and even from overseas to attend the event.’ Electrical Contractor I think this article indicates well and truly the issues with some of our ageing infrastructure. Indigo Shire does have a bucket PO Box 201 Yackandandah, Victoria 3749 of money for community grants, so perhaps the time is ripe to look at this again. Ed. Telephone: 02 6027 1950 Mobile: 0410 543 377 17 News 88.0 INDIGO FM PROGRAM GUIDE The 2013 school year has commenced Show Descriptions with enthusiasm at Yackandandah Primary. It was delightful to see our Readings and Conversations with Gail and new 28 ‘Foundation’ students receiving Rhonda (Tuesdays 11am - noon) their school hat on the first day, dressed in their new "topical banter and interviews with poetry and uniforms with smiling faces. The Year 5/6 buddies short story reading." have done a sensational job of assisting our Founda- tion students to settle into school. This year we have also welcomed two new teaching staff, Hannah Ram- Eclectic Avenue with Mike, Bernie and Sandy age who is teaching in F/1H and Stephanie Zahra who (Wednesdays 8:00 – 10:00pm) is teaching 3/4S. It is also great to have Jenny Cope- Many musical genres and many eras are covered Williams return as our music teacher. We have an in this weekly exploration of what ever takes our enrolment of 180 students with eight class groupings. fancy. Our focus for 2013 continues to be literacy and numer- Freshly Squeezed with Scott acy development for all students, along with develop- (Fridays fortnightly 6:30 – 8:30am) ing the key skills our students will need in the future, The tastiest tonic to put some fizz in your day. Indie including: pop sounds from the last 30 years. - To read, write, work mathematically, - To think critically and problem solve, Everyone Deserves Music with Scott - To communicate and collaborate effectively with (Saturdays 10am – noon) others, Live music, modern Australian folk/roots music incl - To be creative and to innovate, local and touring artists plus we delve into the cave - To use technology effectively, and drag out relics from the past. Our school has been designed and resourced with these skills in mind. Indigo FM transmits 24/7. During times when live programs are not being put to We have lots of learning to look forward to this term. air, the Station plays a diverse and The Year 5/6 students are focusing on ‘Civics & eclectic mix of music from all eras Citizenship’, the Year 2/3/4 classes are focusing on ‘Me, as a Learner’ and the Year F/1’s are looking at For requests during live programs, text the Station ‘Me, My Family & My Community’. on 0478 228 064 The year 5/6 students are also participating in the swimming program as well as competing at the school swimming trials, district and division swimming events.

House captains were announced recently as follows: Windham (Yellow) – Hannah Paull & Jesse Briotti Wellsford (Red) – Kari Symes & George Labram Hammond (Blue) – Charlotte Fraser & Gabriel Gray Kars (Green) – Millie Hewson & Oliver Solari Cut me out and put me on your fridge door, so you can Students are grouped in ‘houses’ for a range of activi- tune into Indigo FM - your great local radio station! ties including sports and the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) program. To celebrate the start of the school year, all families were invited to a ‘Pool Party’ at the Yack. Pool on Friday 15th Feb. 5-7pm.

The Folk Festival is not far away and the school has already received many bookings for the popular Sun- day market. The school will again be involved with the opening parade on the Friday night and will be providing dinner on the Saturday evening. We will also have a children’s stall at the market on the Sunday.

We are looking forward to a positive, productive and 0407 424 501 engaging school year at Yackandandah Primary.

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This is a busy time of year for our group. There are some If you want to read about your local event or important events coming up in the next month. team victory, send the editor of Yackity Yak all the information to include in the next issue. World Day of Prayer Friday March 1st at the Uniting Photos of local events and media releases are Church, Yackandandah at 7pm. always great! Please credit photographers, Folk Festival Ecumenical Worship Sunday March 24th writers and people who appear in images in the Memorial Gardens at 9am. where possible. Please email editor by issue deadline. Stations of the Cross Friday March 29th at 10.30am. Starts at the Lutheran Church, processes down and up High St and concludes with morning tea [email protected] at the Uniting Church.

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Yackandandah Theatre Company 2013

Yackandandah Theatre Company is back in action for 2013 with two productions planned for this year.

The first production on 24th and 25th May will again be short plays written by some of our local writers. This is the same team that wrote and produced Strictly Local, Bite Size and, in 2012, the trio of plays, Ungraded, Eating Mangoes on the Moon and Morning! A second production is planned for early November - watch this space on more details!

New members are always welcome to fill the variety of roles on offer or to help out backstage. Our next meeting is at YCEN on Wednesday March 14th at 7 pm. We’ll be reading and selecting scripts for our May production. Auditions will follow soon after with rehearsals beginning in early April.

THE BEAUTIFUL GAME! For further information contact Bev Lello 6027 1348 or 0417 271 370 Did you know that Yack has a beaut little soccer club? Yackandandah FC caters for up to the under 11s. Wodonga Hearts take on the under Wodonga Heart are currently taking registrations for the coming 12s, right the way up to seniors. The Heart come out to Yack once a soccer season kicking off on 17th March 2013. month to put on training sessions to help out Yack FC. Vacancies exist for all age groups from under 5s through to seniors. Contact the Clavans for more information 6027 1878 Please contact the registrar, De-Anne Robin 0427 144 369 20 LATEST MOVIES SCREENING IN YACKANDANDAH

Friday 8th March, 2013 at 7 pm ParaNormaN (PG) In ParaNorman, a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (Kodi Yackandandah Playgroup Smit-McPhee), who is All families are welcome to come and play. able to speak with the When: Friday mornings 9am - 12 pm during school term dead. In addition to the Where: Yackandandah Kindergarten, Isaacs Ave zombies, he’ll have to Who: For Families with children aged0-5 years Cost: $3 per session per family take on ghosts, The new + $30 annual PGV membership 3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation Activities are set up to allow children to explore,create, observe, interact and most importantly have fun. company LAIKA.

The first 2 sessions are free for new families. see: www.yackcinema.com.au for details of forthcoming films Contact: Tameeka 6027 1848 or Kate 6027 1304

The playgroup started up again at the beginning of February with 8 families already enjoying the fun of our play sessions. This year, playgroup is Gray’s Farm Friends on a Friday, the time (9am to 12noon) and the place (Yackandandah Kindergarten) has not WEED CONTROL SPECIALISTS changed. * 25 years experience * We tend to begin our morning with indoor activities, then we have fruit break and we end our Specialising in: session with outdoor activities. This term we are  Pasture Seeding  Boom Spraying and Fertilising going to ‘Playschool in Concert’ as our excursion.  Hand Spraying  Slashing and All families with children aged 0 to 5 years are mowing—great for fire breaks welcome to come and play. Your first 2 sessions are free.

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Yackandandah & District BECOME A MEMBER, AND RECEIVE INFORMATION Historical Society Inc. ABOUT OUR ACTIVITIES email: [email protected] We often, after the event, hear of people regretting that http://yackandandahmuseum.wordpress.com they have missed an event, display, conversation, walk etc, that we have held. We try to inform the community by using Yackity Yack, the noticeboards in the town and EXHIBITION: ‘A Stitch in Time’ opened in late 2012 our own windows, but our main way of notification is and tells the stories of Myrtle Meurant’s signature cloth, through our membership, where regular updates, emails, a fund-raiser for the Presbyterian Church in the 1920’s, newsletters and letters will ensure you have information and of the banner, a fundraisers for the building of the about what is happening at the Museum.The Museum Bush Nursing Hospital in 1929. Between them, there are welcomes new members to participate in researching, over 400 local names shown. Come and find your rela- preserving and showcasing our unique local history and tives and friends! You may also contribute your own piece identities archives, or to just support our work. towards a new Yackandandah Signature cloth – materials available at the Museum. The Historical Society recently held a belated Christmas Party at Pam and Tony Noble’s house. Over thirty mem- Planned is an exhibition of a newly acquired framed col- bers enjoyed a great social evening with good company lection of John Hattersley’s soda water medals. Given and fantastic food. It even cooled down to below 36 by his great-grandchildren Doreen Gibbs and John Paull, degrees C by 8 pm! Join the Society and have some fun! the medals show prizes won in London, Paris and Mel- bourne for soda water made from the pure spring waters SOLAR GENERATION The Yackandandah Museum is of Yackandandah. Other items from the Hattersley family, currently generating 7.3 kWh/day which is covering our the soda water factory and its story, will be part of this current daily usage. This equates to approximately 4.9 display. kWh/day for a 1 kW system. With rising electricity prices more householders are considering Solar Energy, which ACTIVITY AT THE REAR OF THE MUSEUM is creating both reduces bills and helps our environment. great interest with the shoppers of Yack and the users of the car park. An extension to our current archive and stor- The Museum has nearly 4 years of comprehensive solar age building is being constructed by Yves Quaglio and generation records. So, if you are considering a photo- his diligent workers. This will double space for storage, voltaic solar system for your business or residence in provide staff with less basic w.c. facilities, and make us Yackandandah, please contact us for data specific to our the envy of the Burke Museum! Watch the progress… area which will assist in your calculations and decisions. It is particularly useful for calculating your proposed VOLUMES 2 AND 3A of Colin Barnard’s book, ‘Yackan- payback period. dandah, A Nineteenth Century Village’ are now available YACKANDANDAH UNDERGROUND Public and private at the Museum for $20 each. Volume 1 is sold out, and older buildings in Yackandandah mostly have a cellar. orders can be taken. Our archives reflect lots of things about our buildings, but not much about our cellars. If you have a cellar, we YACKANDANDAH STORIES, more stories from our would love to have photographs of it and stories about collection and our writers, with images also from the col- its use. As more of them are ‘out-of bounds’ for safety lection, has also been released. This is $15, while copies reasons, then we must record their existence. We are remain of the first book ‘Yackandandah’ ($10), the ‘The happy to photograph them for you if you wish. Contact History of Yackandandah School 1855 to 1992’ ($4), and us to make a time. a variety of smaller publications about our community and the Cemetery. For further information contact the Museum on (02) 6027 0627 or email [email protected] Also available is Pete Denahy’s CD, the result of lots of research and photographs in the Museum, telling the stories of our town and people. This resulted in another Golden Guitar for Pete!   SCHOOL HOLIDAYS saw the Museum open every day,  with lots of visitors to the town, and many encouraging  words about our community and the Museum. Have you  visited recently to catch up with what we do and hold?   After holiday time, we are open Wednesday to Sunday  11am to 4pm. Come and see our many stories, watch  the progress of our extensions to storage, buy from our  jams and second-hand books and say hello. We show the   primary school films, interspersed with others about our  community, constantly. You may catch the award winning  Anzac Day film which has been very much enjoyed. 22 10% discount ** NEW BUSINESS ** Rainbow Crystal on first appointment Now that Foxy Lady is calling the Rainbow MUSCLE MATTERS MYOTHERAPY Crystal home, we can offer you many forms of “Relief for your aching muscles” therapies including: Deep Soft Tissue Massage specialising in the  Massages - relaxation / therapeutic / assessment, treatment and management of sports / full body or head & shoulders muscular conditions –i.e. headaches, tension,  Reflexology / Bowen - pressure point / back aches, RSI, tight muscles & more. R.E.S.E.T. Treatments are tailored to your specific needs  Australian Bush Essences and likes, and may be corrective, preventative or rehabilitative.  Chinese Cupping Therapy Contact Karlie Hodgkin for appointment And then there are all the Beauty Therapies: 0488 224 481 / 02 6027 6017  All forms of hair removal waxing 77 Meehan Lane, Osbornes Flat VIC 3691 Facials & cleaning  Eyebrow & Eye lash dying Yackandandah Post Office and Gifts  Aura Soma readings / Reiki / Crystal healing work Phone 02 6027 1201 So please call in and see us so we can help you

with all your wellness issues. Bronwyn, Fleur, Myles & Robyn  Postal, banking and bill pay services RAINBOW CRYSTAL 19 High Street, Yackandandah  Local Lavender Patch Products

 Quality Australian Cards and Prints  Designer Australian Tea Towels Tel: 02 6027 0774

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 Sunburnt Country- B.R. Coffey ed Call Robyn for an  Australia Post Book Packs Great value! appointment on  Steve Parrish—extensive range –fact and fiction 0407 865 788 Hours February—September: 19 High St Yackandandah M-F 9-5 +early/late parcel pickup at side door Market Sundays 9-2 Festival Saturdays 9-4 Into Our Hands Foundation covering Alpine, Indigo & Wang Shire fire- affected communities

$1 million VBRA funding is being set up in a community foundation, covering local areas burnt in the horrendous bushfires of 2009.

This is being launched in March, and a warm invitation is issued to anyone wishing to attend. The funding is to be expended within ten years and is to cover community initia- tives in the affected communities and towns that helped service the fire effort during that terrible time.

The launch will be at the Savoy Club, Myrtleford on Tuesday, 12th March,

MEET THE STANLEY & MARTIN TEAM

Our residential team have been matching people with property in Yackandandah & the surrounding area for over 20 years.

We continue to have strong demand for vacant building allotments, units, houses & lifestyle properties in the area. If you have been considering selling & would like to capitalise on our ever growing list of ready buyers & our team’s local knowledge, experience & results, please contact Jess, Lauren or Elissa for a discrete conversation.

The best caption for the photograph above will receive a 750 ml bottle of Indigo Valley Olives’ 2013 Olive Oil.

Please submit your caption to : Jess Murfitt Lauren May Elissa Rutherford M 0467 667 226 M 0427 445 144 M 0418 299 332 [email protected] Suite 2 l 647 Dean Street, ALBURY 2640 T 6023 8900

24 BEECHWORTH SECONDARY COLLEGE A message from the CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND Lions’ Den! WIDENING WORLDS Reminder- 3rd Sunday of every Month (except March) Beechworth Secondary College has begun 2013 with a is our Monthly Market in Welsford Street from 9 a.m. to bang, not a whimper! Our students are engaged in their 1 p.m. If you are interested in a site, you will need your various areas of study and work and reports are all posi- own Public Liability Insurance and the cost is $25 per site tive at this stage. We have a wide range of subjects on per market. Applications can be obtained by phoning offer at BSC, covering the Arts, Technology, Literature, 0418 122 921 or email: [email protected]. Mathematics, the Sciences and Humanities, as well as offering students the opportunity to explore practical op- 2013 Lions Executive – President: Lion Henry Boyce, tions with TAFE connections and work placements. Vice President: Lion James Trenery, Secretary: Lion Jane Moore A really exciting facility new to us this year is our LASEC, Treasurer: Lion Jenny Dale or ‘Light And Sound Exploration Centre’. This exciting We have a webpage which has all our activities and new facility is a teaching and learning space that will projects on. Please visit our webpage at: engage students in scientific and mathematical concepts http://yackandandah.vic.lions.org.au/ that are relevant to their lives, interests and futures. Cut- ting edge practical equipment and teaching programs will That’s all for now from the Lions Den. provide for primary and secondary students in the North- East region, allowing learning experiences otherwise only available in Melbourne. At a time when we need to encourage more students to study Physics, Mathematics Got a funny or cute photo of your pet? We and Chemistry, this centre will provide hands-on, interest- want to feature your animal here in our next is- ing and fun learning experiences that are hoped to stimu- sue! Email your name, your pets name & photo late greater participation. Generous support from local to: [email protected] organisations will help us to provide low cost transporta- tion between schools in the region, so that the benefits of the centre are widely experienced by students from grade 5 to year 12. In fact, 8 students from Wooragee Primary School will be the lucky first visitors to try out this centre when they visit our College this coming week.

At the VCE level, LASEC@BSC programs will address three key areas relating to light:

- Quantum Physics (including concepts relating to the recent Higgs-Boson discoveries) - Motion Analysis - Analytical Chemistry We are all very excited to see this Centre in action and are very grateful to teacher Michael Barnard for all his hard work in securing the funding to make this development possible. Approaching very quickly is our annual fundraiser, the BEECHWORTH EASTER FUN RUN/WALK. This is happening on Easter Saturday, March 30th, starting at the College at 9am. There is over $2000 in prize money, so come along and get some exercise at the same time as supporting our College to provide even better facilities for your kids. Also happening this year, in October, is the 50th anniver- sary of the Beechworth High School/Secondary College. See the nearby flyer for details.

I hope your year is off to a flying start like ours and we look forward to many interactions with our wider College community in 2013.

Jenni Lannen Teacher, BSC

25 Letters to the Editor: I hope we will get lots more of these - please forward to me for publication.

To The Editor, 03.01.2013

This letter is addressed to all caring residents of Yackandandah District.

Our Stone Bridge, which is fully Heritage listed for preservation, is now 153 years old, and was not intended for the very heavy traffic travelling over it these days. As well as the fact that if this is to continue, severe structural YACKANDANDAH TABLE TENNIS CLUB damage will occur, there is also a safety concern with the Auspiced via YCEN, there is a great, active Table limited dual lane width. Tennis Club operating from the Scouts’ Hut down at the Nelson McIntosh Pavilion every Monday morning, The heavy traffic has recently considerably increased with the B double water carriers doing many return trips where up to 20 members play a hotly contested and each day. active rotating game of Table Tennis. This Club seems to have been operating under the It is imperative that action be taken by VicRoads to place radar, as not many people seem to know of its exis- a load limiting order on the bridge, before further tence, but it has been quietly plying its trade from the weakening of the structure or serious accident occurs. Sports Park for quite a few years now. One Monday morning when I paid a visit, there was a great sense Other options are available to heavy traffic around Yackandandah. of camaraderie there, and 12 members were busy playing mixed doubles at a pace that left me breath- I ask all concerned residents to lobby authorities in this less, but for them – well, just another morning playing matter. table tennis! Committee Members Frances Boehm, Kath McIntosh John Boehm and Robin Rhodes say that it offers wonderful exercise potential, hand/eye/foot and brain coordination, and monitoring the score alone and at speed, is a good way of keeping the brain occupied! Members have to be a member of YCEN ($5 a year, and what a bargain that is in itself) plus $2 a session. You will Kanga get a cuppa and biscuit half way through the morning. There is no set age limit, and you don’t have to be a polished table tennis player at all – just bring a sense For dry of humour, some suitable footwear and have an hour or two to spare on a Monday morning. For further details, please phone Frances Boehm on Hire Easy to operate, 4 in 1 bucket, post hole borer, trencher, 6027 1284 or YCEN on 6027 1743. levelling plate, rippers, all on an easy to tow trailer, competitive rates!!!!

26 CHILDREN’S COLUMN

I thought it might be time to think of setting this up? What say, younger people? Try this for size, and let me have some feedback. What would you like to see? I thought I could ask some of our traders if they could offer some prizes for a competition of some sort? Interested?

Let me have your suggestions – writing competition, poetry, colouring comp? You name it, I’ll consider it! Ed

COOKING SPOT WRAP YOUR TONGUES Joke Spot With such a hot summer we’ve had, try these old time AROUND THIS, IF YOU CAN favourites, which are easy to make and scrumptious! Q: There were two birds, Remember to ask Mum or Dad to give you a hand A he-toad loved a she-toad one named Peat and with things like heating milk and cutting up bananas Who lived up in a tree. the other name Repeat. and passion fruit, if you need to. He was a two-toed tree toad Peat flew away. Who was left? MILK ICE BLOCKS But a three-toed toad was she. You will need: A: Repeat The two-toed tree toad tried Q: There were two birds, 900ml milk to win one named Peat and 3 rounded dessertspoons of honey or condensed milk The three-toed she-toad’s love the other name Repeat. 4 tablespoons powdered milk For the two-toed tree toad loved Peat flew away. Who 2 ripe bananas the ground was left? 2 passion fruit That the three-toed tree toad A: Repeat trod. METHOD: (Yes, well ... this joke could go on all day! Editor) Warm 300 ml milk and stir in powdered milk. Add But the two-toed tree toad remainder of milk and sweeten to your liking with con- tried in vain. Q: Have you got holes in densed milk or honey – beat until dissolved. He couldn’t please her whim. your underpants? Slice bananas into small pieces, add pulp of passion fruit and pour into milk mixture. Mix well. From her tree toad bower A: No Pour into trays and freeze. Share with your family if you With her three-toed power, Q: How do you get your can bear to! The she-toad vetoed him. legs through?? 27 YOBBOS REPORT The loose collective of like-minded Yackandandah cyclists known as YOBBOS (Yackandandah Old Blokes Biking on Sun- days) has been active both at home and further afield over the last couple of months. The hills around Yack have been alive to the sounds of gravel crunching under tyres, grinding gears and well informed discussion on important world issues in between gasps for air. The Sunday morning rides continue to attract a steady stream of riders with an early group leaving at 7am and a later group (LOBBOS - Later Old Blokes Biking on Sundays) departing at 8am for a slightly shorter and less intense ride. Open 7 days for your convenience The sexist naming doesn’t reflect the attitude of the riders to OPEN 8AM - 7PM non-blokes with a growing number of female cyclists joining the Mon - Fri 8.00 am7 DAYS- 7.00 pm A WEEK Sat 8.00 am - 5.00 pm group, especially on the later Sunday rides. If one ride per week Sun 9.00 am - 5.00 pm isn’t enough, for those with a good set of bike lights and some IT PAYS TO spare time in the evenings there are also rides on Tuesday and Thursday evenings departing at 7pm. Grocery, Liquor,SHOP Fresh LOCALLY Produce, Quality Meat & Gourmet Delicatessen A YOBB excursion to Mt Buller, home of bike trails with alluring Spend $100 or more in one transaction - Full rangeand receiveof Yackandandah a $5 voucher to use the Jams names such as Stonefly, Copperhead and Twisty Misty attract next time you shop! ed 10 hardy riders in mid-January. The dry summer meant that and simmer sauces the track conditions were exceptionally dry and rocky, possibly the main reason that no lap records were set by the YOBBs. Foodworks Yackandandah However, plenty of Yackandandah skin and blood was contrib- FoodWorks15a High Street, Yackandandah Yackandandah uted to the trail surfaces and YOBB Earle went even further Tel: 0215 60271230,High Street, Yackandandah,Fax: 02 60271130 by breaking a rib or two as a sacrifice to the Buller tracks. His Tel: 02 6027 1230, Fax: 02 6027 1130 post-crash comments showed true YOBB spirit as he pondered Email: [email protected]: [email protected] the reason for his accident. “That wouldn’t have happened if my wife had let me buy a new full suspension bike.”

Of course it’s not all about high speed crashes and boozy Thank you so much Reg, for providing this much needed infor- bloke’s trips away though, the convivial and supportive atmo- mation - let’s hope for some positive rain action in the Autumn. sphere surrounding each ride means that riders keep coming back week after week. The one YOBBOS motto is ‘Never leave REG'S RAIN REPORT a YOBB behind’ and riding groups are highly organised with a strong emphasis on rider safety and keeping all riders together. It’s not at all unusual to hear the word ‘Track’ yelled from one 2013 mm Days of YOBB to another - loosely interpreted as ‘be wary of possible Rain dangers in the track ahead and take care.’ To 24 Jan 4.6 1 Nonetheless, accidents can sometimes happen and it was encouraging to see YOBB Roo return after a brief sojourn off the 2012 bike and even more positive that his surgeon believes that the Jan 75.6 7 new lump in his shoulder shouldn’t pose any long term threat Feb 142.4 11 to his well-being. Likewise it is pleasing to see YOBB Andy March 247 6 returning to the bike and the medicos are similarly confident that his knee should return to full functionality in the near future. April 39.8 8 The other riders have sorely missed YOBB Andy’s positive May 57.2 6 and cheery disposition and YOBB Roo’s punctuality and the June 54 14 immaculate standard of maintenance of his bike. Although not July 136.4 13 bike related, YOBB Dale’s return from surgery has some of the Aug 90.8 15 more competitive YOBBs concerned, it’s unlikely that a more Sept 23.6 9 highly tuned and serious cyclist is to be found in the district. Oct 51.4 4 New riders are welcome to come along but it’s always wise to check Nov 41.8 5 with one of the regular YOBBs or LOBBs to determine which ride Dec 65 7 might suit. If you don’t know a YOBB then whispering the secret word 1025 105 ‘YOBBOS’ in the local newsagents may well get you in contact. Final- ly, you don’t have to ride a bike to appear to be part of the YOBBOS. 2010 1315 111 The highly attractive YOBBOS bumper stickers are available now from 2011 1073 117 Yack Newsagent. Better still, make one a gift for that YOBBO in your life. 28 COMMUNITY DIRECTORY - YACK AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Allan’s Flat Tennis Club: Enquiries call Janelle Peacock 6020 8808 or Ian Greenwood 6027 1808. Amnesty Letter Writing Group: Meets to write letters on the third Thursday of each month in YCEN at 7 – 8pm. Further information from Clare Cunnington on 02 6027 0865. Anglican Parish: Every Sunday at 10:30 am at the Yackandandah Anglican Church, all welcome. Ph: 02 6027 1216. Church St, Yackandandah. Reverend Fay Fraser. Arts Yackandandah: Flickside - phone Linda Fish on 02 6027 1965 for details. Bowling Club: Phone Lillian on 6027 0684 for information regarding current and future competitions. Bruarong Community Centre: For information about Centre activities contact Jocelyn McAlister 02 6027 1816. Indigo FM: All enquiries to [email protected], broadcasts live from 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Yack’s great community radio station. Karaoke: First Saturday Night of the month at the Star Hotel - Join the fun! LandCare Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm at . Ph: 02 6027 1816 for info. Lions Club Markets: Held on the 3rd Sunday of every month from 9 am to 1 pm. Craft & local produce market. Entry by gold coin donation. Interested in having a stall or for further information? Call 0418 122 921. Qigong Classes: Yack Sports Park. Fridays 9:30 to 10:30 am Bookings essential. 02 6027 1743. Rowdy Flat Walking Track Assoc. Inc: Phone Noelene Young 02 6027 0607. Scrabble Group: Thursdays at 10 am at YCEN. Ph: 02 6027 1743 for information. S.E.S Training: every Wednesday night from 7 - 9 pm Located behind the CFA building in High St. St. Matthew’s Catholic Church: Windham St, Yackandandah: Mass time is Sunday at 10:30 am For other services please contact Fr. Alex Lim on 03 5728 1043. Toy Library: Every Saturday from 10 am to 11 am at the shed in the garden at the rear of YCEN. Family membership just $25, toy loans are for two week period. Contact Tameeka Thommers 02 6027 1848. Yackandandah Cemetery Trust: For more information contact John McIntyre, Ph: 02 6027 1269. Yackandandah Cinema: Every second Friday night. Starting at 7 pm Yackandandah Public Hall. For more info contact Grahame on 02 6027 1077 or visit www.yackcinema.com.au. Yackandandah Community Church: Schmidt Lane, Sun 10:30 am All welcome. Pastor: Bob King. Ph: 02 6056 8606. Yackandandah Fishing Club: All welcome. Enquiries: President - Peter Russell 02 6027 1832, Treasurer - Peter Chandler 02 6027 1777 or Secretary - Brendan Grey 02 6027 1156. Yackandandah Football and Netball Club: Contact the Secretary, Jenny Rockliff 0429 127 425. Yackandandah Garden Club: meets the second Thurs of month at the Senior Citizens. For more details contact Secretary Lyn Boulton on 6027 0916 or email [email protected]. Yackandandah Golf Club: For more information phone Dallas Clavan 6027 1878 or Marian Barnard 6027 1324. Yackandandah Men’s Shed: meets at their Shed first Wednesday of the month, next to the , Isaacs Avenue, Yackandandah. Telephone Secretary, Frank Burfitt for more details on 0417 130 541. Yackandandah Museum: Open 11 am to 4 pm in Victorian school holidays Wednesday-Sunday during school terms. Entry by donation. For more information email [email protected] or phone 02 6027 0627. Yackandandah Old Time Dance Group: Every Tuesday, Yack Hall from 7:30 - 10 pm ($3 admission) Last Tuesday in month Social Night 7:30 - 11 pm ($3 plus plate of supper). Old Time Dance with live band on the second Saturday of each month ($5 ea plus plate of supper). Contact: 02 6027 1266. Yackandandah Playgroup: Fun for children 0 - 5 years, their parents and carers. Friday mornings 9am to 12pm at the Yackandandah Kindergarten on Isaac Ave. Contact Tameeka 6027 1848 or Kate 6027 1304. Yackandandah Riding Club: President: Shaneen Mills, 02 6020 8518 or Secretary, Ros Hooper, 02 6027 1894. Yackandandah Senior Citizens’ Club: President Ray Melbourne 6027 1918, Treasurer Edna Lord and Secretary Sue Sukroo 6027 1550 or 6027 1027. Yackandandah Table Tennis: Every Monday morning 10.30 am until 12.30 pm at the Scout Hall end at the Sports Park Stadium. For further information please contact Frances Boehm on 6027 1284 or YCEN on 6027 1743. Yackandandah Tennis Club: Contact Duane Washington on 6027 1337 or Murray Fraser on 6027 1098. Yackandandah Theatre Company: Contact Bev Lello. Phone 6027 1348.

Indigo Shire also has a great resource in their community directory on their website. It covers community groups, businesses and useful contacts all over our beautiful Shire. www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au

29 VOICE FOR INDI YACKANDANDAH LADIES GOLF

A group of Indi residents have been having a discussion over We will celebrate the opening of our 2013 season with the past eight months about how people in our local and a 9 hole Stableford event. It will be held on Wednesday regional communities can have their voices heard in Australia’s March 6th at 8.30am for a 9.00am start. political process. After hearing from a group of young people who were totally uninspired by the negative political discourse, A special event will be held on the following Wednesday, and their inability to connect with it, it was decided to take March 13th . It will be a 9 HOLE Ambrose and members action. The Voice for Indi was formed and the response to this are inviting ladies to come along and have a go. No prior across the electorate has been astonishing. With the feedback knowledge of golf is required as assistance will be given and support received so far, it is clear that something is on the day. Morning tea will be served{members a plate touching a nerve. please}. Voice for Indi is a group of local community members who want We are excited to begin using our new kitchen which to explore positive political options for the electorate of Indi. eventuated due to a grant from the Indigo Shire and They come from different political persuasions, lifestyles and ages and most don’t even belong to a political party. What they some really solid fundraising from the ladies. have in common is a vision for Indi which is: Any lady interested in golf would be very welcome to come along on this day – beginners or experienced 1. An active democracy based on civic engage- players – all are welcome. ment, respect and canvassing ideas; 2. An electorate with a range of strong and Any questions – please phone our President, Marian competitive candidates; Barnard – 02 6027 1324 3. Visionary leaders who truly represent and deliver for the people of Indi;

And lastly, because they don’t think any of the major political parties can achieve the above in this current Beechworth kick-starts local Bushfire Appeal climate: With memories of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires still vivid, the Board of Directors and Staff from the Beechworth and District Community Bank have 4. Representation by an independent kick-started a local appeal for the Tasmanian towns and people impacted by candidate. recent bushfires with a $1000 donation on behalf of the wider Beechworth, Wooragee and Stanley communities. If you would like to findLocal residentsout are encouraged further to call in information, to the Beechworth and District check Com- out this munity Bank, Ford Street, to make a donation, no matter how big or small. website www.voiceforindi.com

SPIDERS, RODENTS, BEES, EUROPEAN WASPS, TERMITES, MILLIPEDES, EARWIGS, ETC AND BAITING SYSTEMS

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Yackandandah Milo Cricket on the big stage at The G

10 lucky Yackandandah Milo Cricket participants got the opportunity of a lifetime to play cricket at the recent Boxing Day Test. The Yackandandah Milo Cricket Coordinator, Matt Lane, along with a number of parents made the journey down to Melbourne on 28 December to be part of the lunchtime on field entertainment at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Head- ing off at 6.30am, the bus load of eager participants and their parents headed off stopping along the way for some much needed ‘parent sanity time’ before arriving at around 10.30am to watch some of the test before enjoying an MCG tour of some of the under grandstand facilities. Our Milo Cricket members for the day were: Xavier Lane, Connor Wall, Mason After that, a quick warm up, led by their Leader and Walker, Lizzy and Joe Murphy, Leo and Will Enright, Logan McAuliffe, the group were ready to show of their newly learnt Cameron and Rowan M’Crystal, with a few blow-ins who rushed the pitch! skills. 110% effort was put in by all the children and Yackandandah should be really proud of how they YACKANDANDAH CRICKET CLUB represented themselves. After their game, the group PINK STUMPS DAY returned to watch some of the professionals in action before making the long trip home. February 2nd saw the Yackandandah Cricket Club host a Pink Stumps day to raise funds for the Mc- The day was a great success with the children really Grath Foundation. A lively game of T20 between enjoying the trip down and the chance to see cricket the Youths vs Veterans saw the veterans prevail by on the big stage. Special thanks go to Matt Lane the barest of margins. (Coordinator), the Parent Helpers and to the Yacka- ndandah Cricket Club for their kind donation to the minibus costs on the day. Player of the day was Ewan Kelly (50 runs) and the Spud of the Day award went to Mitchell Mag- A big thank you to Matt Lane, Steve Murphy, the Yack inness. With approximately 100 people in atten- Cricket Club and parents who escorted our kids to dance for a sumptuous Pink afternoon tea, Jude the MCG. Perhaps the enormity of the venue and Peterkin, Breast Care nurse from Wodonga gave occasion was lost on the kiddies, but it was much an interesting insight as to the role and responsi- appreciated. So much so, that when we did take a bilities of her role and the McGrath Foundation. photo we had extra kids run in for the shoot! Funds raised through this event exceeded $2000, a great result for the Cricket Club and the McGrath Foundation. Thanks to the local businesses who

assisted us in the promotion and catering of the day.

Spud of the Day?? I am intrigued - more info on this please! Ed

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