The Moorabool News FREE EMAIL: [email protected] Your Local News WEB: www.themooraboolnews.com.au Tuesday 17 March, 2015 Serving Ballan and district since 1872 Phone 5368 1966 Fax 5368 2764 Vol 9 No 10 1. Carmel Hunter wears the Princess Robe and Crown from over 31 years ago. Photo: Mick Davson 2. 3. INSET: 1. The 1984 Tug-of-War team with festival princess Nicole (Cristie) Hodge (L-R) Des Shanahan, Max Matheson, Steven Collins and Ron Conroy. 2. The Hay Bale Tractor (Our Culture) made with the help of Ballan Scouts and Crossroads Trading. 3. 1984 Tug-of-War team (L-R) Trevor Connor, Neville Smith, Fiona Adams, Rob Mullane and Neville Stewart. Forty festive years on By Jessica Howard “I think the festival has brought a lot of “However the Festival Princess Competition Whilst Inglis Street will be closed for the people here, I really do. They would come for was most popular with young girls in the day (between Cowie and Stead), attractions The Ballan Autumn Festival may have seen the weekend and think ‘this isn’t a bad place shire. A princess was selected from a panel will include a Japanese quilt exhibition, an array of displays come and go over the of judges each year and they not only took RUN OUT SUMMER SALE... to live’, and from there Ballan has really miniature dollhouses, an animal farm and years, however the festival is definitely on grown,” he said. park in the festival weekend but they also the ‘things to do’ calendar PRE-WINTERfor 2015. SPECIAL represented Ballan at the Ballarat Begonia the annual parade at 11am, followed by a pet ONLY 4 AVAILABLE Mr Shanahan, who was president of the From an annual festival princess to doll Festival street processions”. show and wood chop at 12pm. festival committee for just over a decade, said parades and Portuguese dancers, the festival The lucky princess was crowned each year Mr Shanahan said the festival was a great he recalled a number of amusing highlights $1990 committee have put on a fabulous show for at the beginning of the festival and wore a way to put Ballan on the map, and he and inc. GST. from earlier years including a coo-eee decades. gown and crown created by Mr Shanahan’s Gabrielle were pleased to see that after all competition and the local festival princess. wife and former festival treasurer, Gabrielle. 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Phone: 5367 3388 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT PURCHASES Email - [email protected] The Moorabool News – 17 March, 2015 Page 3 News Bookmark MN1102G unique event LUCKY early visitors to the exhibition to “please accept Loving Indigo – The World this genuine kasuri in our Direct Farmers Market of Shigeko Asada quilt exhi- place.” bition in March will receive The bookmarks will be www.thefruitsoflife.com.au a handmade bookmark fea- handed out free to the first turing ancient Japanese kas- uri family cloth. 333 visitors each day of the THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS three-day Shigeko Asada Friend and colleague of the late Shigeko Asada, Chi- quilt exhibition at Millrose zuru Momoge, said the 1000 Quilting and Gallery in 10kg Washed bookmarks were made by Ballan from March 20 to 22, Potatoes four friends of Mrs Asada 10am – 4pm. $6.99 bag using their traditional fam- The exhibition will fea- ily cloth. She said the four ture 29 extraordinary quilts Japanese ladies who were which were handmade by aged over 80-years-old cut Thompson Shigeko Asada while she up valuable indigo-dyed Seedless cloth which belonged to battled cancer. Mrs Asada Grapes their families in order to cre- made 50 quilts in total over $2.99 kg ate the bookmarks. a period of eight years, using Event organiser Jacinta ancient indigo cloth donated Davie said: “They specially to her. It will be the first time Topless made these bookmarks as these quilts have ever been Pineapples small keepsakes for visitors exhibited outside of Japan. $1.99 each to Shigeko Asada’s Austral- Ms Davie said Bacchus ian exhibition.” Marsh Grammar had also “The women generously generously donated 5000 ex- used genuine kasuri cloth - hibition pamphlets. hard to obtain these days - to make the bookmarks,” Ms Entry to the exhibition is $5 Everyday Living: Only $74 Davie said. per person, with 100 per cent She said while the ladies of the proceeds going to the Chizure Momoge with the precious indigo family cloth Order the Fruity Tooty and Veg Box couldn’t make it to Ballan Ballan Red Cross and Yodoe bookmarks made specially for visitors to the exhibition as a (Everyday Living Box) and SAVE 5%!! they asked visitors to the Red Cross in Japan. keepsake. Photo Helen Tatchell FRUITY TOOTY SMALL $34.50 2 Pink Lady Apples 3 Granny Smith Apples 1 Hass Avocado Pub clinic ploughs into health 3 Bananas 500g Thompson Seedless Grapes 3 Mandarins WHEN several young Bacchus Marsh clinic at The Plough in Myrniong this physiotherapists, nurses, and doctors 3 Yellow Nectarines men died of preventable causes eight Wednesday, March 18 from 6.30pm. from the Bacchus Marsh and Elms 3 Valencia Oranges years ago, Dr Ravin Sadhai opened his He said this year’s theme would be medical centres. 3 Packham Pears first ‘pub clinic’. how to avoid getting diabetes and “Everything is on the house, including 2 Nashi Pears The Bacchus Marsh Medical Clinic information on bowel cancer, with guest one free beer, but we welcome 1 Topless Pineapple doctor said when the men aged in their speakers endocrinologist Professor Lee donations,” he said. 5 Blood Plums early 40s died he decided to investigate Kennedy and gastroenterologist Dr 250g tray Hydroponic Strawberries “It engages men in a small way and and found that those men had rarely John Ring. 1 piece Seedless Watermelon encourages them to think about their come to the hospital and had died of “We do a quick pit-stop examination VEG BOX SMALL $43.50 health long term. The pub clinic is about preventable diseases. and take their sugar levels if they 1 bunch Asparagus “Men seem to be the worst asking for want,” he said. having a familiar, nice environment to 200g Green Beans help,” Dr Sadhai said. He said dietician Ellen Moran and chat in.” 1 Broccoli* He realised that if men wouldn’t come personal trainers Matt Prince and For more information or to RSVP visit 1 Green Capsicum to a clinic, then he had to take the clinic Rob Greco would be there to share thepubclinic.com.au or email info@ 1kg bag Carrots 2 Corn to them. 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