V/Line sponsor Ballarat Triathlon

ISSUE 72 November 2011
Pictured (L-R) Ballarat Regional Tourism Chairman Stuart Benjamin, Ballarat Health Services
Geoff Millar, V/Line Regional Manager Peter Gibson, Triathlon Victoria Junior Development
Manager / V/Line driver Dave Huggett, Councillor Samantha McIntosh,
Triathlon Victoria CEO Simon Auty and Steve Moneghetti.
Inside
Made in
3 Hollywood
4 Hanging
Rock Races
Get ready
5 for summer
Second Albury/
6 Woodonga train returns
Check out new V/Line Escapes at vline.com.au
V/Line sponsor
Ballarat Triathlon
Ballarat’s first triathlon since water was
restored to Lake Wendouree will be known as
the V/Line Ballarat Triathlon and Multisport
Festival when the sport returns to the lake on
the weekend of 26 and 27 November.
V/Line will be the main sponsor of the event,
which includes five separate races – two running
events and three triathlons to cater for beginner
athletes through to the elite.
Triathlon Victoria CEO Simon Auty said the
multisport weekend would have a community
feel with high schools, local businesses,
sporting clubs and other groups encouraged to
enter as teams or individuals.
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V/Line sponsor Ballarat Triathlon from cover
“Two new running events will be held late
on the Saturday afternoon with competitors
offered a 6km or 12km race around the
lake’s foreshore, before a community BBQ to
celebrate the return of water sports to Lake
Wendouree,” Mr Auty said.
The ‘Run for Health’ laps of the lake have been
organised by Ballarat Health Services which
hopes to attract up to 1000 runners. Proceeds
from the ‘Run for Health’ events will support
Ballarat Health Service and its new facility, the
Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre.
V/Line Marketing & Stakeholder Relations GM
Paul Matthews said V/Line was proud to be a
major part of the event which encourages both
tourism to Ballarat and an active lifestyle.
“As a country-based business, V/Line
supports a range of events and tourism
initiatives so it’s great to have one so
close to Wendouree Station which now has
high frequency train services to and from
Melbourne,” Mr Matthews said.
“We see the Lake Wendouree precinct and the
events it’s now starting to attract as a strong
tourism drawcard for the area.
“The lake and Ballarat Botanical Gardens are
only a few hundred metres from Wendouree
Station, so the natural beauty of the area,
coupled with some major sporting events lends
itself well to encourage people to travel from
Melbourne straight to Wendouree Station.”
The V/Line Ballarat Triathlon and Multisport
Festival event format will be:
Saturday 26 November
1pm – Dash triathlon
2pm – Sprint and corporate triathlon
5pm – 12km run
5.10pm - 6km run
5.15pm – 6km walk
Community BBQ
Sunday 27 November
8am – Olympic distance triathlon
People wanting to enter one of the triathlon
or running events can do so via the Triathlon
Victoria website at www.trivic.org.au
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Made in Hollywood 3 December 2011 – 12 February 2012
The Made in Hollywood exhibition at Bendigo Art
Gallery features 94 photographs taken from 1925
to the early 1960s.
Organised by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the
exhibition considers the carefully constructed images
and celebrity of actors including Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson,
Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe,
Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Carole
Lombard, Jean Harlow, Mary Pickford, the Marx Brothers,
Katherine Hepburn, James Stewart, Rita Hayworth, Vivien Leigh,
Humphrey Bogart, Alfred Hitchcock, Ronald Reagan, Fred Astaire
and Ginger Rogers.
Drawn from the unrivalled archives of late author and collector
John Kobal, the exhibition features the work of more than fifty
photographers. John Kobal was the first collector who sought
to understand the vital role that photographers played in the
creation of stars.
As the prolific author or editor of more than thirty books, John
Kobal was among the earliest historians to shift the focus away
from the stars to the Hollywood photographers themselves.
Catch the V/Line train to Bendigo Station and walk 15 minutes
or catch a local bus to the gallery.
George Hurrell (1902-1992) Clark Gable and Joan Crawford
for ‘Dancing Lady’, MGM, 1933 gelatin silver print.
Image courtesy of John Kobal Foundation, London.
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Get V/Line to the Hanging Rock Races
Sunday 1 January and Thursday 26 January 2011
The Hanging Rock Races have been held at the base of the
famous Hanging Rock for over 120 years. The majestic venue
makes for a unique racing experience, perfect for friends to get
together in a relaxed environment.
V/Line packages include return economy rail, transfers between
Woodend Station and the race course and general admission.
You can buy your V/Line race packages from staffed V/Line
stations, premium metropolitan stations and by calling 136 196.
Visit vline.com.au for more information and shuttle bus
departure times.
Racing packages:
To Woodend Adult Price Conc. Price
Bendigo $35.20 $19.60
Castlemaine $27.60 $15.80
Kyneton $26.40 $15.20
Woodend $20.00 $12.00
Gisborne $26.40 $15.20
Sunbury $26.80 $15.40
Melbourne (Southern Cross) $33.40 $18.60
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Get ready for summer
Victoria might be famous for its variable
weather, but we have our fair share of hot
days in summer. When the temperature
soars, all forms of transport can feel the
heat, including our trains.
Like most rail networks around the world,
on hot days our trains run at slower
speeds as a safety precaution because
extreme heat can cause the steel tracks
to expand.
The speed reduction can vary across
Victoria, but generally trains that run
normally at either 110km/h or 160km/h
have to slow to about 90km/h. As a result
some trains can run up to 30 minutes
slower or be partially or fully replaced
by coaches.
When are trains slowed
V/Line slows trains when the
temperature reaches 33 degrees at
Swan Hill and Echuca.
This safety policy applies at 36 degrees
between Melbourne and Bendigo,
Ballarat/Ararat/Maryborough, Geelong/
Warrnambool, Traralgon/Bairnsdale and
Seymour/Shepparton.
On days when these temperatures are
reached, the speed restrictions are
activated between 12:00 and 20:00.
Morning peak-hour trains are generally
unaffected by the hot weather. However,
from midday some trains can run up to
30 minutes slower, and a small number
might be fully or partially replaced by
road coaches.
You can keep up-to-date with V/Line’s
live travel advice wherever you are:
• At home or in the office – check out
our website for live travel updates
before you travel.
• At the station – listen for special
travel announcements.
• Out and about – sign-up for our
SMS system Inform to get travel
updates direct to your mobile by
visiting vline.com.au/inform
• Live updates are now also available
via Twitter. Follow us:
@vline_geelong
@vline_ballarat
@vline_bendigo
@vline_seymour
@vline_gippsland
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Second Albury/Wodonga train returns
V/Line introduced its daily
second return train to the
Border and northeast Victoria
on Sunday 30 October.
Public Transport Minister Terry
Mulder said he was pleased
the Government was now able
to return this second daily
V/Line train, which had
been off the tracks since
8 November 2008.
“I am grateful to V/Line,
the Department of Transport,
the Australian Rail Track
Corporation and local MPs Bill
Tilley, Tim McCurdy, Bill Sykes
and Cindy McLeish for their
efforts during the past few
months to ensure that
northeast Victorians get their
much loved V/Line local trains
back,” he said.
The current V/Line trains
servicing the Border are the
06:35 from Albury scheduled
to arrive into Melbourne at
10:25 and the 12:00 train from
Melbourne, scheduled to
arrive into Albury at 15:45.
The new trains will be the
17:20 from Albury, arriving at
Southern Cross Station at
21:40, and the 18:01 from
Melbourne, arriving at Albury
at 22:00.
Since the reintroduction of the
first V/Line train on Sunday 26
June, just over 33,000 people
had used the train.
“As the Australian Rail Track
Corporation works to repair the
line and install new signals,
varying speed restrictions will
remain in place and continue
to have a major impact on
V/Line’s train punctuality,”
Mr Mulder said.
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V/Line Chief Executive Officer Rob
Barnett said a decision was made to
bring back the second return service
despite the condition of the ARTC track.
“We have found people prefer to use
the train over the bus, even if it is going
to run slower than we would like,”
he said.
“The current train is not running to the
high standards of service we expect
with only 17 per cent of our Albury and
Wodonga trains arriving on time over
the last three months.
“We are hopeful ARTC works will mean
speed restrictions in place can be lifted
as track and signal issues are
addressed.”
Some station hours and some
connecting bus services to/from
Mulwala, Corowa, Bright and
Beechworth have also been altered.
New timetables are now available
online, from your nearest staffed station
or by calling 136 196.
The final return services are not
expected to be introduced until
early 2012.
From Departs Scheduled arrival
Southern Cross Station 12:00 & 18:01* 15:45 & 22:00*
Albury Station 06:35 & 17:20* 10:25 & 21:40*
*New train from 30 October
Meeniyan
Antiques Festival
Sat 19 November 2011
Held at the town hall, the third annual
Meeniyan Antiques Festival promises to
be full to the brim with beautiful antiques
and collectables. Offering Royal Doulton
and Royal Copenhagen figurines, vintage
porcelain and glass as well as art
and jewellery at prices to suit
every pocket, the Meeniyan
Antiques Festival is sure
to please.
V/Line customers can
take advantage of a
special offer by
presenting their valid
V/Line ticket to receive
a free tea or coffee.
The trip to Meeniyan will
take approximately 2½ to
3 hours from Melbourne’s
Southern Cross Station by bus.
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Malmsbury Village Fayre Sunday 20 November
Taking place in the beautiful Malmsbury Botanic Gardens,
this year’s Fayre will offer a range of delicious, locally made
gourmet foods such as sauces, jams, olive oil, spices,
sweets and puddings, as well as free tastings of local, award
winning wines. There will also be interesting stalls, children’s
entertainment and live music.
V/Line customers can take advantage of a special offer by
presenting a valid V/Line ticket to receive a free glass of wine
with a lunch purchased at the Fayre café.
From Southern Cross Station simply board a Bendigo bound
train to Malmsbury. This is an easy journey that takes just under
an hour and a half from Melbourne.
The Fayre will be held in the Malmsbury Botanic Gardens and
town hall which are an easy five minute walk from the station.
For more information go to malmsburyvillagefayre.org.au
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Performance results
August 2011
Short distance journeys
Line Geelong Ballarat Bendigo Seymour Gippsland
% of scheduled
services run
% of scheduled
services on time
to 5 minutes
Long distance journeys
Line
Services run
99.2% 99.2% 99% 97.8% 98.3%
On time
89% 94.9% 90.4% 95.4% 81.1%
Warrnambool
Ararat/
Maryborough
Swan Hill/
Echuca
Albury/
Wodonga
Services run
Shepparton
Bairnsdale
(includesSale)
*Large sections of track between Seymour and Albury are
subject to speed restrictions as ARTC work continues.
➔ On short distance services, punctuality is measured on
time to 5 minutes 59 seconds.
➔ On long distance services, punctuality is measured on
time to 10 minutes 59 seconds.
If your line did not meet its punctuality or reliability target
and you have a valid periodical ticket of four weeks or
more, you are eligible for a complimentary return V/Line
ticket as compensation.
All compensation claims must include a valid ticket and be
made in writing to: Customer Relations, Reply Paid 5343,
Melbourne VIC 3001.
Customers with further inquiries about V/Line performance
should phone us on 136 196.
Puzzle Solutions
% of scheduled
services run
% of scheduled
services on time
to 10 minutes
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
On time
88.1% 95.7% 95% 37.1%* 95.9% 70.8%
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Sudoku
Spend a few minutes solving this
puzzle, then check the solution
on page 9.
Sudoku
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number
from 1 to 9 must appear in:
• Each of the nine vertical columns
• Each of the nine horizontal rows
• Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes.
Remember no number can occur more
than once in any row, column or box.
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Double Take
Tackle either set of clues in these puzzles — you can even mix and
match them, because the solutions are the same for both sets.
See page 9 for solutions.
Cryptic clues
Across
1. Keeps an eye open for
unsynchronised timepieces (7,3)
6. Muster – to the nearest ten (5,2)
7. Noted change harmonised (5)
9. Tyro bellringer, yachtsman or
cowboy could be shown them (5)
10. Particularly wide in cricket (5)
11. Stake out film scenes (5)
12. Assert era is commonplace (7)
13. Stay put when twig half-cut (5,5)
Down
1. Two certain about Arctic fox’s snow
camouflage (6,4)
2. Ran spar in tent that’s quite clear (11)
3. Threads confusion is most baffling (7)
4. Beneath stealing funeral parlour
business (11)
5. Sprawls over coverlets
Leave the house! (7,3)
8. Wimpiest when weather is
most rainy (7)
Straight clues
Across
1. Is wary (7,3)
6. Resumé (7)
7. Became fit, ... up muscles (5)
9. Thick cords (5)
10. Additional (5)
11. Accepts (5)
12. Par (7)
13. Adhere firmly (5,5)
Down
1. Heavy warm garment (6,4)
2. See-through (11)
3. Toughest (7)
4. Commitment (11)
5. Unfolds (map) (7,3)
8. Moistest (7)
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