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This month inside your Devonport Times Winter no excuse Taylor off to titles in Beijing Devonport’s Taylor Wilczynski is following his dream. He’s off to Beijing for the World Junior Rowing Championships in August. Page 5 Val loves Vinnies Val Neylor has been volunteering at the Devonport Vinnies charity shop for 30 years and she ‘‘loves every minute of it’’. Page 15 INDEX Gran’s Van support One year on and Gran’s Van is still offering support to needy people. Founder Mary Binks tells of the volunteers who make it possible. Page 7 People out and about Check out two pages of social photos showcasing several events held throughout Devonport, Latrobe and Sheffield. Pages 38-39 to be cold-hearted THIS year seems to be flying by without any consideration for those who aren’t quite ready to embrace the winter weather. There are many people who look forward to winter, for reasons beyond the excuse to exercise less and eat more. But as a summer lover there’s nothing remotely appealing about the days getting colder, darker and more dreary. What’s more, it’s time for the annual goodbyes to cute, unpractical shoes and hello to comfortable boots and those well-hidden explorer socks — to fight the chilblains of course. According to one statistic boffin, the average Australian woman has 19 pairs of shoes. Now that’s a lot of retail therapy ladies. While clearing space in the wardrobe for the winter woollies to move in, there was a point where I slipped above the average Australian woman in the shoe ownership department. And it was there the shame of my shoe extravagance became evident. Despite denial for many years, this shoe fetish of mine is not uncommon, and just to throw in another statistic, women are known to buy 200 pairs of shoes in their lifetime. So estimating each pair is about $100, we’ve blown $20,000 on shoes — that’s a deposit on a house! This figure stood out like a sore thumb (thanks Pop), as I read a column by Gran’s Van founder Mary Binks (page 7). For those who don’t know about Gran’s Van, it’s a project that helps feed the city’s homeless and needy people — it has done for a year. Last year the State Government gave Gran’s Van $20,000 to help set up the service. Since its inception, the 290 volunteers have served more than 1300 meals to people who don’t have the luxury of worrying which shoes will match their outfit, but whether or not they will eat that day. When you take time to think about the contrasting situations it can really put one’s life into perspective. While my shoe fetish only started a few years ago, there are many other charities that have been getting just as much attention from my purse. Too often I’ve heard people make the comment that supporting charities is a waste of time as the funds never go to the people who need it. Sadly if everyone thought this way, where would the charities be Perhaps if these people were to think about the saying ‘‘to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes’’ their mindsets would change. Like a wise woman once said to me as I donated ‘‘unwanted’’ shoes to charity ‘‘tis far better to give than to receive’’. Yes it is, those shoes won’t be missed . . . much! ■ If you have anything you’d like to comment on in this month’s Devonport Times feel free to email me at tahniac@ruralpress.com or call me on 6440 7475. Music camp. . . . . . . . . 11 Community house pictorial . . . 12 Calendar of events. . . . . . 13 Marjorie’s tips . . . . . . . 14 What is an OAM . . . . . . 15 Brass band’s boost . . . . . 16 Marie McCulloch . . . . . . . 19 New art gallery face . . . . . 22 Peter Lyons . . . . . . . . . 27 CONTACTS Tahnia Creedon communities editor 6440 7475 6440 7461 fax Email Tahnia at tahniac@ruralpress.com Sarah Nicol communities reporter 6498 7864 6498 7852 fax Sarah Leary . . . . . . . . . 29 Club directory. . . . . . . . 30 Education . . . . . . . . . 33 Jim Ritchie . . . . . . . . . 35 Gordon Saunders . . . . . . . 36 Poet’s corner . . . . . . . . 38 Harry’s fishing . . . . . . . 44 Rowing history . . . . . . . 46 Tracy Papiccio communties reporter 6440 7478 64407461 fax Email Tracy at tracyp@ruralpress.com Emma Hope communities reporter 6440 7394 64407461 fax Where is it competition ATTENTION THE Where Is It competition prize has increased to $50. Put your local knowledge to the test to win a $50 gift voucher to spend at any business advertised in this edition of the Devonport Times. If you think you know what and where this landmark is, send your answer to: Where Is It Competition Devonport Times PO Box 259 Devonport, TAS, 7310 Don’t forget to include your name, address and daytime phone number, along with your answer, on the back of the envelope. ■ Cyril Febey, of Devonport, won last month’s competition, which was the Axeman’s Hall of Fame sign at Bells Parade. QUESTION: Do you know where this is If so, send in your entry to win a $50 voucher. Email Sarah at sarahn@ruralpress.com Email Emma at emmah@ruralpress.com Nicole Davern sales manager Lisa Sculthorpe sales executive 6498 7814 6498 7880 fax 0408 124 984 0409 529 628 Email Nicole at nicoled@ruralpress.com Email Lisa at lisas@ruralpress.com The Devonport Times is published by Rural Press Pty Ltd, 56 Mount St, Burnie. ANSWER: Last month’s answer was the Axeman’s Hall of Fame sign at Bells Parade. Page 2 Devonport Times June 2007
Developer had no choice but Time to call it a day after 25 years to evict tenants ■ From Page 1 ‘‘We really didn’t have any choice,’’ Mr Briggs said. ‘‘It was impossible to do it (renovations) with the tenants in.’’ Mr Briggs said he had done his best to help the tenants by providing free rent for the final month and assisting them in moving. ‘‘We tried to help as much as we can,’’ he said. However, Julie and Gary Powell, from Luzette Florists, said the free rent was not enough. ‘‘It is a small compensation for getting thrown out on the street with one month’s notice and our relocation costs and putting up with dust and noise while they’re building around us,’’ Mr Powell said. Mrs Powell’s mother owned the store before her and together they have been in that spot for 36 years. Mrs Powell said while they had found a new place in Churchers Arcade, moving would still affect their business. ‘‘Its long-standing location is part of its identity, our customers know where we are,’’ she said. ‘‘When you’re only given a month to relocate, you can’t help but feel bitter about it.’’ Craig Walker, of Walker Shoe Repairs, has been in the arcade for 15 years, but was lucky enough to find a new location, that he said was even better. ‘‘It’s given me the opportunity to move on,’’ he said. Mr Walker’s new shop will be in the Rooke Street Mall beside Kodak, but he said he was still ‘‘When you’re only given a month to relocate, you can’t help but feel bitter about it.’’ disappointed he was given only one month’s notice to move. ‘‘It just doesn’t give you time to tell your customers where you are,’’ he said. Mr Walker had customers coming in suggesting new locations for him. Yvonne Eastley, of Stitch in Time, is taking this as a sign she should retire at age 75. ‘‘I guess it’s time,’’ she said. Mr Briggs said the renovations should be completed in about three months but that they had not chosen new tenants yet. He said he wanted to make sure he got a good variety of businesses. ‘‘Getting the mix right is the most important part of a successful retail complex,’’ he said. ‘‘We want it to be really special, so we’re going to take our time with it and get it really right.’’ Other businesses affected, Big Hart and Second Time Around, located on the second storey, will remain and the businesses at the back of the arcade, Mission Australia, Ability Employment and NW Contactors, will stay for the time being. Julie and Gary Powell, of Luzette Florists, will reluctantly relocate to Churchers Arcade. Craig Walker, of Walker Shoe Repairs, will move his shop into the Rooke Street Mall. By SARAH NICOL AFTER 25 years owning and working in Stitch in Time, Yvonne Eastley is calling it a day. Her store is the only wool shop in the Devonport CBD, with the nearest on Don Road. ‘‘It’s going to be quite a blow to a lot of people,’’ she said. Part of the service Mrs Eastley provided was to sew up hand-knitted garments, which she will still do for some of her customers. Mrs Eastley said she had a number of loyal customers, some who she hadn’t had the chance to tell about the shop closing yet. Her store is in the arcade at 3 Rooke Street and she had been asked to leave so developers could complete renovations. ‘‘It took a while to sink in,’’ she said. Mrs Eastley said the position of her shop was ideal and it would be hard to find anywhere else as good. ‘‘You need passing traffic,’’ she said. At 75 years of age, she did not want to have to set up shop again and is taking this as a sign she should retire. ‘‘I know I had to retire but I wanted to do it in my own time, I didn’t want to be forced out,’’ she said. One of the hardest things for Mrs Eastley was the one month’s notice as she could not return stock to suppliers. She has had one month to sell everything in the store and was having a closing down sale. ‘‘I will lose money but it is beside the point,’’ she said. ‘‘If it had been three months we would have all had time to think.’’ Mrs Eastley said there was little point making petitions or arguing about the owner’s decision, it was better just to move on. ‘‘We have to get out, that’s all there is to it,’’ she said. Devonport Times June 2007 Page 3
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