April 2019

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NEWS 

The Meredith and District News is published 

by a volunteer sub-committee of the 

Meredith Community Centre comprising: 

Jim Elvey, Dawn Macdonald, David Jones, 

Trudy Mitchell, Stefania Parkinson and Ian 

Penna. Editor: Jim Elvey 

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it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx. 

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RECREATION 

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Community 

Kinder News 

It’s been a busy start to our Kinder Term with plenty on 

and lots of energy required by our Team to keep up with 

the children’s enthusiasm to learn through their play. We 

welcome back Educators Jodie, Amanda and Kylie in the 

funded group and we welcome a new Educator Bianca 

Franken to the role of Pre–kinder teacher, this group 

attends every Wednesday with the support of Lisa 

continuing on as the Assistant Educator. Next Term this 

session will be extended to 1pm giving the children a 

little extra time and will include a lunchtime, so don’t 

forget to bring the extra food. There are a few spaces left 

for any new families wanting to start, please contact the 

kindergarten for more information. 

In the funded Kinder program the children are exploring 

all activities, role playing dogs and cats, painting 

rainbows, imagining pirates and finding treasures, 

squeezing clay and enjoying the puzzle challenges. We 

have just had a snake awareness program. We are 

enjoying regular visits every Tuesday from Mr.Trotter 

and the Grade 6 students who are spending time playing 

and making things, with the children. They are helping to 

create Easter hats and ears to parade and to celebrate the 

end of Term one. 

Thanks to Wes Humpage for running another successful 

shift at Golden Plains festival, this is a huge part of our 

fundraising for the year. 

A fond farewell to the lovely Kylie Smith who has been 

a part of our team for 5 years and is moving onto new 

ventures, we will miss her smiley face around here and 

clean kinder but we welcome Joy who will make things 

spotless for a little while….we wish all our families a 

Happy Easter, we hope you have some family fun over 

the school holidays. Term two begins on the 23rd April. 

The Meredith Team 

Meredith Senior Citizens 

Jim Hynds 

The seniors set off from Meredith on Monday March 18 for 

a day bus trip. First stop was the You Yangs for morning 

tea. The bus was virtually able to park on the top of the 

You Yangs. We set up for morning tea in the picnic area 

with spectacular views of Geelong, Lara and Little River. 

Facilities and access to the You Yangs have certainly 

changed over the years, for the better. 

A wonderful array of sandwiches, cakes, biscuits with tea 

and coffee was consumed by members at the morning tea. 

The food was prepared by Di and Carol and much 

appreciated. 

Our lovely Faye Hedt had arranged a visit to Rothwell Run, 

a resort style accommodation for dogs and cats at Little 

River. Stunning is the word to describe this place. A guided 

tour left us breathless. Lucky are the animals that get to 

stay there. Millions of dollars have been spent to set up the 

property with nothing left to chance. 

We then set off to the Little River Hotel for lunch. This 

hotel has been around forever and holds some happy 

memories for some of us who visited it in our youth. 

Members were treated to a delicious two course meal. 

Thanks to Kylie, the proprietor and her staff who made us 

feel very welcome. 

Well fed we headed to the Lara Nursery. It is a tropical 

jungle and members spent hours exploring the gardens. So, 

foot sore and well fed, we headed for home. Many thanks 

to Faye, Dianne and Carol for organizing a fantastic day 

and, of course, Allan our driver. What a great team! 

Anzac Day 

The ANZAC day parade on the 25th 

of April is at 9.45am with the Service 

at 10.00am. and March at the 

Memorial Hall and Cenotaph on the 

corner of Staughton and McLeod 

Streets. 

ST JOEY’S OP-SHOP 

GREAT BARGAINS - OPEN WED & FRI 

Meredith Playgroup 

Meredith Playgroup meets every 

Thursday from 9.30am 

During the School Term 

Enjoy new activities every week. All Welcome 

Contact Community Centre for details 52 860 700


Recreation 

Elaine Cricket Club Awards 

2018-2019 

Elaine Cricket Club held their award presentation on 

Saturday, March 23 at Elaine Recreation Reserve. 

Festivities started at 12 o’clock. The weather was perfect, 

the barbeque was cooking, ladies were preparing food, a 

jumping castle had been inflated, a colourful marquee had 

been erected and people were arriving for a fun afternoon. 

Shane Dunne reported that the three cricket teams were 

very competitive during the season but did not make the 

finals, the juniors who started in 2012, who played Under 

17s this year look like they may play seniors next season 

and that a senior and three junior tennis teams are all in 

the grand final next week. 

As well as the awards listed Julie Pantzidis received a Life 

Membership. It was presented by the oldest living Life 

Member of Elaine Cricket Club, Jim Connell. 

Club awards Elaine cricket club 

Junior coach of 2018-2019, U17 1st XI 

Brad Kierce 

Junior coach of 2018-2019 U15 2nd XI 

Nigel Parkinson 

Junior coach 2018-2019 U13 Spratling 

Rebecca Curran 

Junior coach U13 Spratling 

Cheyene Mclean 

Best Club personNicholas Pantzidis 

Best Club person Karen Pritchard 

Junior awards U17 1st XI 

Junior Batting Aggregate & Average 

Nicholas Pantzidis 

400 runs @ 50.00 

Junior bowling aggregate & Average 

Nicholas Pantzidis 

12 wkts @ 16.17 

Junior most improved Damon Kierce 

Junior Coaches Award Aaron Miller 

Best Player of the season Nicholas Pantzidis 

Captain’s award Logan Taylor 

Meredith Tennis Club AGM 

The Meredith tennis club will be holding an Annual 

General Meeting on Thursday 2 May at 7:30 at the 

Recreational Reserve. 

Everyone welcome. Any queries please contact 

Maddy on 0424754179 

Elaine Take Buninyong Tennis Awards 

Lily Colla from Elaine Tennis Club won “Most consistent 

Buninyong & District Tennis Association 2018/19 C4 

juniors” award and bottom left, Elaine Tennis Club 

2018/19 C4 junior Premiers Buninyong & District Tennis 

Association 

The editorial deadline for the next issue is 

9.00 am Thursday 25th April


CERT 10 years service 

Church News 

Another four members of the Community Emergency 

Response Team passed the 10 service mark this month. 

(If you wish to join the team please contact Martin Peters 

on 0417823 965) 

CATHOLIC 

St. Joseph’s Parish Meredith 

Parish Priest Father Charles Balnaves 

phone 52861230, 0417319556 

parishofmeredith@bigpond.com 

Mass Times: 

Winchelsea every Saturday at 6 pm. 

Bannockburn every Sunday at 9am and 4pm. Family Mass 

every first Sunday of the month. 

Meredith at 11 am Sunday April 14th/28th 

Anakie at 11 am. Sunday April 7th/21st 

Inverleigh 4pm Sunday April 28th 

Anzac Day Mass Meredith 9 am 

Easter : Holy Thursday Winchelsea 7.30 p.m. Good Friday 

Bannockburn 3 pm Holy Saturday Meredith 8 pm Easter 

Sunday Winchelsea 8 am Bannockburn 9.30 am Anakie 11 am 

Combined Churches Youth Event Sunday April 1st at 

Bannockburn Stadium (adjacent to St. Mary MacKillop school) 

at 4 pm Great music. 

CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA 

St Marys House Of Prayer— Elaine 

Solemn mass Sundays 10.00am. 

Rosary and Vespers Saturday 5.00pm. 

Confessions by appointment Fr. James Ph. 5341 5544 

R to L: Martin Peters, Lynn Heard, Julia Dunscombe, & 

Cathie Boer 

ANGLICAN 

Weekly Services, baptisms, weddings, funerals and pastoral 

care. Contact: Rev. Phil Jacobson Ph. 0419 322 385 

Church Office, Byron St. Bannockburn 5281 2553 

Service Times: Holy Communion at Anglican Church, 

Meredith, 11.00am 5 th Sunday of the month 

Church of Epiphany - Meredith. 

11.00am 4 th Sunday each month, Holy Communion at Anglican 

Church. 11.00am 2 nd Sunday of month, Holy Communion at 

Uniting Church 

St James. - Morrisons: 

Contact: 0429 146 566 or 5368 2730. The Rev. Glen Wesley 

1 st Sunday of the month at 5pm, 3 rd Sunday of the month at 

9am. 

UNITING CHURCH 

MEREDITH Uniting Church 

11.00 am, 2nd Sunday each month 

BUNINYONG Uniting Church 

1st; 3rd, 4th Sundays, 9.30am. 

5th Sunday, combined service at Meredith Church of 

Epiphany, 11am. 

Enquires Doug McFarlane 52861283. 

Rev. Lindell Gibson 53413 200 

SERBIAN ORTHODOX 

Fr. Theodore—Ph. 5341 5568 

Holy Liturgy 10am every Sun, Sat & Major Feast Days. 

Our Cover 

Thank you 

Cathie Boer for 

this beautiful 

autumn scene of 

mist rising off 

Stoney Creek 

Reservoir. 

Meredith Community Centre 

4 Russell Street Meredith 3333 Phone 5286 0700 

learnlocal@meredithcommunitycentre.com.au 

Open: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs 9.00-3.00. 

Closed Fridays and school holidays


Musings of an Independent 

You would think that moving out of home would give you 

ample amounts of free time. Time saved from no longer 

needing to fight over the television or jostling for shower 

time. Time that you wouldn’t have to spend picking up after 

other people when your stubbornness lost out over your 

desire for order. 

Perhaps you would think that having your own home with 

just your partner would render you with hours to kill with 

very little cleaning because you’re both so tidy. 

You might think that now that you don’t catch up with four 

other people every night and hear about their day that you 

might have another solid hour under your belt to relax, read 

a book and think about thinking about landscaping 

But no. Those hours fill up. And with a new fulltime job 

with a considerable commute, those hours get absorbed 

quicker than you can recognise that you had them. And to 

be honest, what generally consumes those precious waking 

minutes is mostly cooking. And not things that you enjoy 

cooking either. More like wilted, floppy greens that have 

sat in the fridge since last Sunday that you bought with the 

intention of meal prepping. Meal prepping never takes up 

these hours. 

There’s also the cleaning. Because it turns out that two people 

can make quite a mess. Ironically, the mess breeds because 

you tell each other that you don’t make that many 

dishes or dirty that many clothes so you can afford to let it 

build up. Saving water is a perceived added bonus. 

Before you know it you’re up at five thirty in the morning 

rushing around trying to find a clean shirt and wondering if 

an ornate teacup is an appropriate vessel for instant oats. 

And going out to dinner suddenly becomes even more attractive. 

Paying for meals seems worth it just for the hasslefree 

experience of not having to do any dishes afterwards. 

Only your bank account doesn’t agree with you and judges 

your life choices. It also takes a lot longer than cooking at 

home. 

Weekends that you anticipated being free for leisurely 

activities are consumed by friends who want to see the 

new place. Which means more cleaning. Because nobody 

wants to look like they have been so busy that 

cleaning took a back foot. 

The gym no longer seems like a plausible idea because 

getting home twenty minutes before you need to go to 

bed is as undesirable as making yourself wilted stir fry. 

So instead you trap yourself in a cycle of ‘I’ll go tomorrow 

night’. But tomorrow night never comes and you eat 

a packet of Tim Tams and resign yourself to your new 

lazy life. 

Yes, time doesn’t seem to add up like it used to. But at 

least any future kids will help structure it. Right? 

Correction 

Gemma 

Vale to Mary Payne 

In the February edition of the 

Newsletter there was a Tribute 

to Mary Payne (Donahue) who 

died on January 8 2019. 

Mary had attended St Josephs 

School not Meredith State 

School as stated. Our sincere 

apologies for this error. 

Photo kindly supplied by 

Marg Cooper


...Flight of the Myrmecia. 

the Sheoakian 

On Friday morning at 9.35am 22nd March I witnessed an 

event that is rarely seen. I have a few colonies of large 

black Myrmecia ants (big, scary, one inch long and alien 

looking) around the house but I don’t know the species 

name. All I know is that I have been bitten many times by 

these ants that chase me if I dare so much as look at them 

sideways. 

One will usually go on the attack while I’m not watching, 

crawl up over my shoes, up my socks and then find a nice 

piece of flesh to sink it’s tail stinger 

into. The pain is initially very sharp 

and hurts straight away and then it 

subsides into swelling and a severe 

itch for three days. Sometimes I’m 

so busy gripping my leg and yelling 

that it will have another go before I can find it and whack 

it away. It can cause anaphylaxis in susceptible people. So 

I’m not very fond of the wee beasties as they look up at 

me like Terminators waving their big nippers, legs and 

antennae about. 

“It looked like a tiny version 

of a scene from a Lord of 

the Rings exodus.” 

But on this particular Friday morning as I watered a few 

plants and watched out for straying activists from the 

‘hole of terror’ I noticed busyness around the hole and 

there they were, lots of the enemy ants with lovely shiny 

wings all posturing about ignoring me for once. A slow 

continual throng of them was emerging from the hole and 

crawling up the sides of the pot plants very preoccupied 

with trying to fly. I had no idea they could fly! It looked 

like a tiny version of a scene from a Lord of the Rings 

exodus. 

I had a small panic attack out of sheer ignorance thinking 

that they were about to form a squadron and go for me en 

masse. So I escaped inside for a google. 

I read that what I was watching was a rarely witnessed 

event, the Morning Nuptial Flight of the Myrmecia that 

occurred only on one particular day of the year (any 

chosen day from January to April, 30C and sultry) when 

up to 20 winged female virgin queens and 100 or more 

winged males, all called alates, left the nest for their 

annual reproductive event. I came back outside to see 

many groups of the male alates in 

bunches around each female. 

I revisited the site later the same day 

but there were no ants to be seen 

anywhere. They had flown off to 

begin new colonies and everything 

was eerily calm again. I had witnessed this in two 

separate locations at exactly the same time and felt 

privileged to have seen this event and now know that 

below the ground in that previously feared, often quiet 

and seemingly inactive hole there is another small world 

going about its business preparing for its one special day 

of the year. I have a newfound respect and admiration for 

these formidable insects instead of the fear I once had but 

will still keep my distance. Please enjoy the photos of this 

often unobserved event.


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An Unordinary Trip 

by a “Sheoakian” 

I needed petrol to get to Geelong the next morning as the 

tank was on empty and showing the orange warning petrol 

pump sign and alarm. I checked the time. It was 20 to 7 

pm on a Thursday evening. Did I have enough petrol and 

time to crawl up to Meredith? My more adventurous side 

said yes go for it, I’ll make it. I had 20 minutes to get there 

before the bowser was turned off. I was thinking about the 

Blues Brothers quote but in a slightly different manner. 

‘There's 14 km to Meredith, I’ve got no petrol, half a Mars 

Bar, it's dusk out, and I’m wearing sunglasses’. I took off 

desperate to catch the bowser. Made it on fumes alone by 

three minutes and the helpful girl behind the counter at the 

Meredith Roadhouse kept the bowser on for me. Phew. 

Feeling very grateful I sauntered across to the other helpful 

girl at the Meredith General Store to buy a double scoop of 

liquorice ice-cream to complement the Mars Bar then 

leisurely moseyed on back home. Meredith is marvellous. 

I was no longer hurrying and was enjoying the beautiful 

evening sunset. I was stopped in my tracks going across 

Coopers Bridge by the magnificent scene of the sun on the 

hills and then again 50 metres further up the hill by the sun 

on the eucalyptus trees. 

Stopping to take photos I saw wallabies and roos quietly 

going about their business and parrots settling in for the 

night. Magnificent and beautiful light from the sunset lit 

up everything on my drive home and I stopped to take 

more photos. 

We often forget the beauty of where we live and the 

serenity and gifts that nature gives us if we just take time 

to observe. 

Things are happening at 

Meredith Primary School… 

Did you know that we now offer Before School Care in 

our ‘Out of school care hours’ (OSCH) service? It began 

in term 1 this year. Our coordinator is Kym Ivory, a local 

and an Education Support staff member in the school. She 

is passionate, energetic and always comes with a smile 

ready to look after the children who use the service from 

day to day. The numbers have steadily grown and there is 

a great mix of families and ages. 

As our morning service begins at 7:30am, the children can 

look forward to breakfast with a good variety of choices 

including, cereals, toast, crumpets, English muffins, hot 

cross buns (a real favourite), toasties and of course, 

pancakes! We also offer a range of seasonal fruits. As the 

weather becomes a little colder in the mornings, Milo is 

always welcome. The children are always encouraged to 

help make their own breakfast including flipping the 

pancakes. 

After breakfast, the children choose an activity to do until 

8:45am. Very popular is the craft table and reading. We 

have made and painted many creations. We have done 

beading, made bag tags and icy pole stick boxes. 

There are plenty of games to play in our room, the most 

popular are Monopoly and UNO. A close second is Chess 

and Checkers. 

There is a cosy reading corner where the children can 

snuggle into a blanket or one of our giant soft toys and 

‘lose themselves’ in a book. 

Our room is cosy, warm, inviting, clean and ready for your 

child to be a part of a professional friendly program. 

We also love to celebrate your child’s birthday as it is an 

important day in their lives and as such also an important 

milestone. 

As term 2 approaches, please don’t hesitate to contact us 

via the school office, Steve Trotter or Kym Ivory to book 

your place in our before school care program. 

Feel free to come and inspect our room and meet the team 

and if you apply for CCS funding, the cost of all of this 

could be as little as $2.75 per session. 

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Steve Goat 

Exporting and Importing Horror 

STEVE and PETE GOAT 

the unCultured 

Goats 

This last fortnight has been a seen some very disturbing 

developments. The news of the events in Christchurch, 

NZ, have rocked our world. Lets us take some time to 

remember and mourn those 50 innocent victims. I’m sure 

like myself you have been stunned by the sheer lunacy and 

tragedy. All praise should go to the NZ Prime Minister, 

Jacinda Arden for her grace and calm. She has certainly 

proven herself to be a stateswoman and an example to 

lesser political leaders. 

The terrorist it seems was an Australian, a coward who hid 

behind guns and hate and social media. Scum in search of 

notoriety among the hateful far right and white 

supremacists. Wielding weapons that were built with only 

one purpose; these are ONLY anti-personal weapons. 

Purchased and enhanced for this one outcome. Sometime 

ago Australia took steps to outlaw such weapons, now, 

thankfully the NZ parliament is following suit, albeit too 

late for the citizens of Christchurch. The scale of the attack 

has empowered the NZ politicians to outflank even the gun 

lobby. 

BUT 

I woke this morning to the ABC news, as I do most 

mornings, to hear that our own home grown bunch of 

haters had been caught red handed! One of our political 

party’s senior operatives had been recorded as they 

discussed support from the notorious National Rifle 

Association of the USA. YES, to the tune of $20,000,000. 

Not only that but seeking advice on how to loosen the 

restrictive Gun Laws put into place after our own mass 

shooting tragedy at Port Arthur in Tasmania. 

I am disgusted and so should we all be. In the light of the 

horror of the Mosque murders in NZ, we must stand 

against these irrational forces that these extreme right wing 

nutters present. 

Advance Australia FAIR. Fair for all. 

Pete Goat 

Like Steve I find it unavoidable to write about anything 

much else after the Christchurch massacre and wondered 

whether it is possible to do so without crossing into 

politics rather than culture. But I think that as events have 

unfolded, the horror of the attack has been recognised as 

one on our culture or cultures as a whole and have 

responded to in a non-partisan way. And although Steve 

refers to the politicians outflanking the gun lobby I think I 

heard the leader of the NZ Hunters and Shooters [or 

similar title] saying that they supported the ban on assault 

weapons unconditionally, so even he recognised this as an 

attack on a culture, which includes himself and his 

members so there has been solidarity rather than 

division for once. 

I would be proud to be a New Zealander with Jacinda 

Arden as leader, proud of a culture that would choose 

her. 

But until we can have non-partisan approaches to things 

as important as a sincere and meaningful reconciliation 

between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 

and the system of government, that is unlikely to be. 

Whether the latter is on the lines proposed in the Uluru 

Statement from the Heart, by Treaty , or any other form 

of representation or self-determination, we surely have 

something to learn from the culture of Aotearoa New 

Zealand and the Treaty of Waitangi. 

Though we do have a bi-partisan approach to 

refugees .....better not go there or we will be getting into 

politics. 

The demise of the Bannockburn Newsletter is a shock 

and a reminder to us all how lucky we are to have the 

dedicated volunteers who produce this publication, 

which in its quality of production and diversity of 

content is a huge contributor to the culture of this 

district. We thank them and must do everything we can 

to support them. 

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Marg Cooper 

Because Graham Hamilton Smith’s work was mainly in 

Geelong they (he and his wife Dorothy) thought they would 

move down that way. Dorothy had never lived in the country. 

They drew a circle around Geelong and started looking for 

somewhere to settle. 

Marty Nolan who was pressing for Westwools at Marnock 

Mill in Geelong suggested that Meredith was a good place to 

live so they bought land on Steiglitz Road from Mr Downey. It 

had no power, no water, no house and an old wool-shed. 

Graham, Dorothy, Anthony and Paul (who was still in 

nappies) rented Baird’s house in Lawler Street while building 

at Steiglitz Road but Mrs Taylor bought the house and needed 

to move in so they shifted to their new house on the farm even 

though it was only half built. Graham remembers running a 

generator and Dorothy trying to finish the washing before the 

petrol ran out. 

Graham took the leap into wool buying for himself after John 

Elliott bought Westwools and Graham left that company. He 

operated out of the wool-shed on the farm often buying two 

truck loads of 24 bales per load from Wakool each week and 

from many wool growers around Meredith. He remembers that 

even the catching pens were full of wool. Dick Hewitt and 

Graham Baker pressed for him. The wool market was pretty 

good. He called the business “Meredith Wool Co”. 

He also wanted to keep selling processed wool so he had wool 

processed at Marnock on commission and started selling 

scoured wool to Korea. In conjunction with the wool company 

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scoured wool to Hong Kong and other places. Then a company 

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mill at Hamilton. Graham was keen on machinery and often 

purchased suitable machinery, re-allocated it and got it 

working in different mills. At Hamilton the mill had its own 

sewerage treatment plant. They took the grease out of the 

scoured wool which was profitable and the carbon dust went 

to citrus orchards. 

Graham moved into his new shed at 4350 Midland Highway 

about 1987. He had bought the block from Nora Boyles which 

included a house in Campion Street. Dorothy and Graham 

provided excellent service to farmers, paying prices equal to 

what they could get at auction without all the fees and charges 

and they bought a lot of wool from other agents. A lot of wool 

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Break The Ice 

Often when you think of 

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awkward social situations with 

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Tour de Cure Signature Tour 

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Marg Cooper 

Heidi Bramberger reports that training for the Signature 

Tour is now in full swing and they had a fantastic 

day in February riding the last stage of the tour which 

goes through the wonderful Brisbane Ranges to Meredith 

and then onto Geelong. 

The tour starts in Sydney on May 3. On the last day 

May 11, the tour will pass through Meredith. 

Look out for them on that day in Meredith and give 

them a wave and a cheer. 

If you would like to make a tax deductible donation 

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Landcare News 

Is Rabbit Free Just a Dream? 

Lex Stray 

The Maude & District Landcare Group's rabbit 

poisoning campaign has been completed for 

2019. Thank you to all those who took part, or contacted 

us for information. By working together, we 

can chase the elusive dream of rabbit free farms - can 

you imagine that? 

This year we had 50 properties taking part, from 

broad acre to small blocks. It would be more successful 

if more neighbours could be encouraged to band 

together, but this does not always seem to be possible. 

The next task in the battle is to check for active burrows, 

consider fumigation and, where possible, rip 

and crush all burrows you can get a suitable machine 

to. Any piles of rubbish where rabbits might set up 

accommodation need to be burnt this winter, but 

please, not before the end of the fire restrictions! 

All those who have given us your email address will 

be contacted before the start of the next campaign. If 

you wish to be put on the list, please contact Lex 

Stray, phone 5281 9293. 

A big thank you to the Meredith Newsletter for your 

help in spreading the information around the district, 

without you the task would be much more difficult. 

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News from the Bamganie- 

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From Media Release 

REVEGETATION TECHNIQUES 

WORKSHOP 

If you are quick you should just have time to 

register for the Plant Identification and 

Revegetation Techniques workshop on Saturday 

6 April 2019. The workshop will be presented by 

Stephen Murphy from Recreating the Country, see 

https://www.recreatingthecountry.com.au/ The 

workshop is free and a light lunch will be provided. 

RSVPs are essential for catering purposes. Please 

contact Nick McKinley at 

nick@leighcatchmentgroup.org or phone 0455 147 

398 to register. 

FUTURE WORKSHOPS IN 2019 

Planning is underway for the Carbon Farming 

workshop to be held in June. More details about the 

workshops will be available on our Facebook page 

or in later editions of the Newsletter. 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Corangamite Catchment Management Authority has 

launched the Natural Resource Management 

Planning Portal http:// 

www.ccmaknowledgebase.vic.gov.au/nrmpp/ . This 

is a web-based mapping tool developed in 

collaboration with the Centre for eResearch and 

Digital Innovation at Federation University 

Australia and Landcare networks in the 

Corangamite region to help the community locate 

priorities for native vegetation, rivers, wetlands and 

estuaries, and soils and agriculture at a property, 

catchment or regional scale. For example you can 

use this tool to identify soil landforms and geology, 

groundwater depth and salinity, or the bioregional 

conservation status of native vegetation on your 

property. Amongst other things the tool can be used 

to identify administrative boundaries, fire history, 

and measure distances and area. Have a look and 

explore. 

Landcare represents thousands of people across 

Victoria, working together to increase biodiversity 

and promote the sustainable management of land. 

Why not come and join us? We meet at 7:30pm at 

the Meredith Community House on the 3rd 

Thursday in the month. 

Next meeting: Please note, there will be no 

meeting in April due to Easter. The next meeting 

will be 7:30pm on Thursday 16 May. 

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Return Trip 

Steve Duffy 

Steve Duffy 

Last month I wrote about cooking a vegan meal for 

my nephews who were setting off to Perth. All their 

equipment was on board their push bikes: tents, 

sleeping bags, cooking equipment and food. Note: 

peanut butter was high on the list of snacks. Hi 

energy and protein in convenient package. I sent them 

off on their 3rd day. Yesterday they reported in. These 

two fit young men had just peddled into the city of 

Perth after only 39 days on the road, averaging over 

90 kilometres per day. CONGRATULATIONS to 

Victor and Sebastian, What a grand feat! 

I asked them what was next, They are as yet 

undecided where to next, but they did say (kindly) 

they were sustained by the meal they had with us 

upon departure. And they will be calling in on the 

way back. So I’ll have to turn my hand to a vegan 

meal again soon. 

Maybe this time I’ll find some different dishes for 

these wonderful cyclists. 

The Cucurbitaceae Family: Pumpkin, Zucchini, 

Cucumber & Squash 

Of these veg, only Pumpkin can be stored for very 

long, in dry conditions thru’ the winter, Great for 

scones, breads and soups. Baked pumpkin can be 

dressed up with roasted spices or fresh herbs and 

olive oil. Or as I mentioned last month: smeared with 

Pepper paste and pomegranate molasses. The 

Americans use pumpkin in a flan flavoured with 

cinnamon and maple syrup. 

Pumpkin Risotto: 

Prepare a basic risotto recipe, adding at the end some 

mashed, roast pumpkin and another flavouring like 

semi-dried tomatoes or some sautéed button 

mushrooms. 

The other three veg can be easily interchanged. They 

only difference is the water content, so be aware of 

water/ juice content. But before we get to those 

recipes, let’s talk about the flowers. Not only are they 

different but harvesting the flowers will reduce the 

crop and hence avoid a glut. 

Stuffed Zucchini Flowers: 

These can be prepared simply stuffed and baked, or 

deep fried in a light batter. 

The stuffing should include a little onion and garlic 

with breadcrumbs and herbs of choice. 

Tzatzici: 

A terrific use for cucumber, these Greek dips can be 

made with garlic, yoghurt and fresh chives or mint. 

Sautéed Squash/ Zucchini: 

The trick here is to fry the veg quickly in a hot pan, 

to prevent them going soggy. finish with garlic, herbs 

and some fresh tomato slices. 

Stuffed Zucchini/Squash: 

Blanch the veg in boiling water until tender, but not 

too so soft, making sure they keep their shape. 

Hollow out the larger ones and make up a stuffing of 

onion, garlic, tomatoes and fresh herbs, topped with 

melted cheese. 

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Prep time 15 minutes. Cooking time 30 minutes + 

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Ingredients 

Method 

200g dark (70% cocoa) chocolate, finely 

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1/3 cup (35g) Dutch cocoa powder 

1/3 cup (75g) dark brown sugar, firmly packed 

2 tbs plain flour 

Pinch of salt 

1 cup (250mls) milk 

3 eggs, separated 

¼ tsp cream of tartar 

¼ cup castor sugar 

1 tbs Dutch cocoa powder, extra to dust 

Preheat oven to 180 C. Line base and side of round 

22cm springform cake tin with baking paper. 

Place chocolate and cocoa in a bowl.Combine brown 

sugar, flour and salt in a saucepan. Whisk in 1/3 cup of 

milk until smooth. Whisk in remaining milk. Cook 

over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until 

mixture boils. Reduce heat to medium and cook, 

stirring occasionally, for 1 minute. Spoon over 

chocolate mixture and set aside for 1 minute. Whisk 

until smooth. Whisk in egg yolks until smooth. 

Use an electric mixer to beat egg whites until foamy. 

Add cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form. 

Add castor sugar and beat until thick and glossy. Mix 

1/3 of egg white mixture into chocolate mixture. 

Gently fold remaining egg white mixture through 

chocolate mixture in two batches. Spoon mixture into 

prepared tin and smooth surface. 

Place cake tin in a large baking dish. Pour enough 

boiling water to come halfway up the side of the tin. 

Bake for 25 minutes or until a crust has formed and 

cake is almost set. (The centre may still move 

slightly). Remove cake from dish and cool on a wire 

rack. Place in fridge overnight to set. 

Remove cake tin and discard paper. Carefully invert 

cake onto a board lined with baking paper. Place on a 

serving plate and refrigerate until ready to serve. Dust 

with extra cocoa. 

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call the Surgery after hours for further information. 

We are an accredited teaching practice, training GP’s of the 

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A Leap into Rural Life 

Marg Cooper 

In 2015 Tina Thorburn quit her job at a university based 

research institute and threw herself into life as a full time 

potter. Despite studying a Bachelor of Biomedicine, 

followed by a double Master of Journalism, and 

International Development Tina knew academia was not 

for her, and instead set up a studio at her father’s 20 ha 

farm at Anakie. It was a leap of faith! Starting Clay by 

Tina was one thing, it was another to leave behind the city 

life and dreams of an academic career. Thankfully a 

combination of luck, hard work and the rise in handmade 

art has meant Tina’s little business is thriving. 

Tina found that living and working in Anakie was great, 

she could do her own thing in her own time without any 

pretence. She particularly enjoyed the freedom from the 

city hustle, and the ability to have a menagerie of animals 

to keep her company. 

But she knew she couldn’t live at home forever, and after 

securing a home loan she moved into her own studio and 

house at 43 Staughton Street, Meredith in late 2018. The 

shop building recently house Synot’s Sweets but had 

previously been a store run by John Cook Synot and later 

by his daughter Ada. 

Tina’s father, Craig, and a workmate have spent countless 

hours insulating the shop and making it suitable to live in 

along with fixing up fences and making the studio 

workable. The old shed has been converted into a bright 

working studio to accompany a comfortable home with 

modern amenities. 

Balancing country life with the pull of friends in the city, 

Tina spends some of her time back in Melbourne teaching 

ceramic workshops and co-running the Melbourne 

Ceramic Market which runs a couple of times a year. 

Landing on ceramics as a career and ending up in the 

country have been unexpected surprises for Tina. She 

always enjoyed art at school but always thought a 

professional career was more suitable. But she didn’t 

enjoy working in academia and “on the spur of the 

moment” decided to enrol in a eight week pottery course 

back in 2014. Luckily it piqued her interest and with the 

recent resurgence of ceramics, Tina decided to pursue it as 

a career. In an effort to continue to grow her knowledge, 

she has just started a Graduate Diploma of Ceramics at 

Federation University in Ballarat. 

Tina’s pottery is oven, microwave and dishwasher safe. 

She uses sandy clay from her birthplace, California, USA 

and lots of pastel shades of glazes inspired by the local 

environment. The pottery items are bisque fired to 

1000ºC, glazed and then fired at 1300ºC. She is forever 

trying new techniques and testing new designs, ideas and 

glaze applications and is passionate about informing the 

public about the ceramic process. 

Tina has recently had an exhibition called “A Leg Up: 100 

Planter Project” at the Boom Gallery in Geelong. The 

exhibit consisted of 100 planters, each with unique legs 

with a portion of the sales going to support Diversitat, a 

charity based in Geelong and Colac. 

Tina Thorburn—an inspiring 

artist to welcome to Meredith!



In our Nature 

Wendy Cook 

The adults could now enjoy a period of freedom from the 

arduous task of raising young. Next time they breed, they may 

add more sticks to the same nest, or return to one they have 

used previously in a different old tree. If you see them flying 

overhead, huge and magnificent, remember the helpful role 

they play, as they feed on rabbits and clean up carcasses. 

Perhaps you may also think of Bunjil, the wedge-tailed eagle, 

creator spirit of the local Kulin nation of Aboriginal people. 

A large dark shape launched itself from a massive mound of 

sticks piled in a fork of a three hundred-year-old yellow gum, 

standing isolated in a paddock of short grass. The wedge-tailed 

eagle spread his wings and soared across the hillside rising 

above other scattered paddock trees. He rose slowly, scanning 

the ground below, seeking a rabbit or a large lizard, a suitable 

meal to carry back to his mate, waiting on their stick nest. 

A flock of cockatoos perched in a tall dead tree, was alarmed by 

his shadow. They took flight, screeching noisily. He rarely 

hunted birds in flight, but now he dropped towards them, his 

dark body and upswept wings huge as he flew close above the 

white birds. He stretched his feathered legs forwards and down, 

reached for the nearest bird, and grasped it with his strong feet. 

His strength crushed it as his long sharp claws pierced its body, 

killing it almost instantly. White feathers scattered as he landed 

with the cockatoo and took hold of it with one foot. After a 

jump and a few powerful flaps he glided back to the nesting 

tree, where his mate greeted him hungrily. 

The female was the larger of the pair. Before she laid two eggs a 

fortnight ago, they regularly flew together in a spiral display, 

higher and higher. Sometimes the male would swoop towards 

her. She would roll in flight, her feet reaching up to touch his. 

They would descend to their nesting tree to mate. Often they 

perched together, touching bills or gently preening each other. 

Now he flew alone, sometimes so high that it required an 

eagle’s keen sight to see him from the ground. He would dive at 

any intruding eagle, his way of proclaiming his territory. 

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Over the next month, the male continued to deliver food as the 

female incubated the eggs. On his hunting flights, he commonly 

formed part of nature’s clean-up crew, as he fed from a roadkilled 

kangaroo or a dead sheep, after scaring away the gathered 

ravens. He would bring a rabbit back to his mate, and perch in 

the tree while she ate. From high in this tallest of trees, he had a 

complete view of his surroundings. A gap in the tree’s canopy 

next to the nest allowed space for him to spread his wings for an 

easy take -off. 

The male spent more time hunting, once the eggs hatched. 

Whenever he returned to the nest, the chicks, covered in white 

down, would raise their black beaks, impatiently waiting for the 

female to feed them lumps of meat. They had a lot of growing 

their wings to do. As they became larger, the female left them in 

the nest, so she could assist her mate. By twelve weeks old the 

young birds were nearly adult sized and were learning to fly. 

Most of their feathers were dark brown, but their heads and 

necks were reddish-brown, as they sat in the top of their tree, 

looking like huge eagles, their yellow feet and a few tufts of 

white fluff showed them to be fledglings. Their parents 

continued to bring food as they gained confidence with their 

wings. Over the next four months, they learnt to hunt. The 

adults passed food to them in mid-air as they gradually became 

more capable. At the end of this training period the juvenile 

birds were ready to live independently. Each would fly 

hundreds of kilometres to find its own territory, and eventually a 

mate.


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A Way of Life 

by KERRIE KRUGER 

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE 

While pottering the kitchen garden, I watched the birds, the 

sparrows, magpies, ravens, galahs, mudlarks & wrens as 

they took their last flight before settling down for the night 

and I wondered about the collective name for a group of 

birds. They can’t all be a flock of birds? Can they? 

In the mornings we watch a herd or chime of tiny Blue 

Wrens hopping around the front garden looking for their 

breakfast of insects. 

We have a flight of Swallow, a host of Sparrows and a 

murmuration or chattering of Starlings over by the old 

wool shed and silos being busy flying here and there, 

making their nests in all the wrong places. 

If we had any water in our dam, we may see raft of Ducks, 

glide past and on the same dam we may witness a siege of 

Herons visit to catch some fish. 

We could see a kettle of Hawks, a convocation of Eagles, a 

parliament of Owls and a riot of Kookaburras but we have 

yet to see more than 1 or 2 together of any of them at one 

time. 

We often have a gulp of Magpies bathing in the bird bath, 

unkindness of Ravens hanging around the chook yard 

(looking for eggs) and a crackle of Cockatoos eating our 

sunflowers as they go to seed. 

Now, as we live in the country we live alongside a skulk of 

Foxes and a herd or a fluffle or a colony of Rabbits. 

Unfortunately, we also have a mischief of Rats and a nest 

of Mice to deal with. To round it all off we get to have an 

intrusion of Cockroaches and a cluster of spiders….oh the 

joy! 

If we go for a bushwalk, we may see a troop of 

Kangaroos, hear an army of Frogs and get out of the way 

of a mob of Emus 

We may hope to see a paddle of Platypus, a parade of 

Echidnas, or a wisdom of Wombats but would be excited 

to just see one. 

And Yep, it’s true. There is no official collective noun for a 

group of koalas! 

It’s Autumn and the weather is finally cooling down, but 

the soil will stay warm for a while so it's the perfect time to 

get planting in the kitchen garden. Let’s hope we get some 

sort of autumn break to hydrate our dry soils. 

So, get inspired and on the path to garden bliss, to healthy 

eating and relaxed slow living with some exercise thrown 

in. 

Remember only grow what you like to eat otherwise it is a 

waste of your time and resources not to mention 

frustrating, so a few things to grow now: 

 

 

 

Baby spinach 

Snow peas 

Radishes - One of the all-time easiest and quickest 

vegetables to grow, you'll get kick out of pulling 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

up these little guys after only 6 weeks. 

Garlic- March to April is the time to plant 

your garlic. No more Chinese garlic for you! 

Broccoli and Cauliflower - I'm going to 

remember to cover mine this year after the 

cockatoos ate my gorgeous purple 

cauliflower last year. 

Beetroot 

Carrots- You can never grow enough 

carrots! Keep them damp till germinated and 

established and don’t plant those tiny seeds 

to thickly or you will spend ages thinning 

out! 

Lettuce -Keep up the moisture to prevent 

plants from drying out and going bitter. 

Silver beet - We grow Fordhook Giant and 

Rainbow Chard. We tend to grow more than 

we could ever eat – chooks love it and it’s a 

great source of greens for them. 

Onions 

Coriander – fresh and then dry for use later. 

Strawberries - you can never have too many. 

Blueberries are also another option. 

A lemon tree - Autumn is a great time to 

plant citrus. How can you not have one in 

your backyard? Such a versatile fruit used 

for cooking, cleaning and medicine. 

Flowers – I love to have flowers in the 

kitchen garden to keep things in balance and 

lure in beneficial insects, especially the 

Bees. Small annual ground covers such as 

alyssum, are a great option and I love to 

have some Sweet Peas trailing up the 

sunflower stalks. 

Remember there are no mistakes just experiments in 

gardening! Every year, every season is different, and 

we learn patience and flexibility when we choose to 

garden. Enjoy every challenge as gardening is as 

much about the journey as the harvest. Celebrate that 

we can live alongside our feathered friends, even if 

they are eating our sunflowers, pooping on the 

washing, scratching out our mulch and poking holes 

in the silverbeet leaves. 

So, blessings to you all, may you see the wonder and 

joy in the kitchen garden, as a gulp of Magpies sing 

their morning song as the sunrises on another day.



Forgotten Souls: 

it’s history 

Meredith History Interest Group 

You are invited to the Meredith Cemetery on Sunday, 

May 5 at 1.30 pm to discover the stories of the Forgotten 

Souls who are buried in the outer reaches of the cemetery. 

Fay McFarlane and Jan McDonald have been researching 

and discovered some wonderful stories associated with 

these people. 

Annual Meeting: 

The Annual Meeting was held on Sunday, March 3 at the 

History Centre. Marg Cooper was elected President, Tony 

Scott -Vice President, Jan Crump-Secretary, Fay 

McFarlane -Treasurer and Jan McDonald, Paul Ryan and 

Heather East elected to the committee. It was reported that 

the project with Geelong Heritage Centre to index some of 

the Meredith Rate Books has been completed and that 

MHIG is about to issue its first Newsletter for members. If 

you haven’t paid your membership, it is only $15 and can 

be mailed to Treasurer, 5 Lawler Street, Meredith or 

dropped in at the History Centre on a Thursday. 

Sign and Seat: 

After the Annual Meeting the new sign announcing 

“Meredith History Interest Group” was unveiled by the 

maker Anthony Hamilton Smith and one of our older 

members, Lila East. It is now attached to the fence: being 

both distinctive and attractive. The sign was funded by the 

Golden Plains Shire as part of the Community Grant, 

MHIG received in 2018. 

We then proceeded to unveil the John (Jack) Nolan seat. 

Marty Nolan spoke about the Nolan family and living at 

Cargarie. Doug McFarlane spoke about their friendship 

and John’s community involvement and Greg Peel spoke 

about John and the Music Festival. 

Mary Nolan, John’s wife, Marty, Doug and ‘Peelie’ lifted 

the sheet to unveil the seat after Chris, John and Mary’s 

son blinked. Mary Nolan then thanked MHIG and all who 

came for the unveiling. 

Kerrie Kruger described how her husband Peter used steel 

wheels from the Nolan farm, batons from Henry Saffins 

old shearing shed for the seat, metal from Ken Kilsby’s 

farm for the back frame and a new sheet of metal for the 

writing. The bluestone step in front of the seat was 

originally from the Robbie Burns Hotel in gold rush 

Buninyong. The seat sits proudly on the right lawn inside 

the gate of the History Centre. Recently June and Neil 

Cameron had their photo taken on the seat for their 62 nd 

wedding anniversary. 

The seat was funded from donations contributed at John’s 

funeral and the first anniversary of his death. 

Visit to sit on the seat or view the Wool Classing display 

by Heather East 

MADMAN PERISHES FROM 

EXPOSURE. 

MEREDITH, Friday. Mr. Henry 

O'Brien, J.P., held an inquiry on 

Thursday into the cause of death of a 

man whose body was found in the 

Bamganie forest reserve. The medical 

evidence was that the cause of death 

was exposure. The deceased was a 

stranger to the district, and is 

supposed to have left Melbourne by 

steamer for Geelong on Wednesday, 

August 21, on his way to Ballarat. He 

was seen on August 24 camping on 

the road near the Duke of Athol mine, 

Bamganie, in company with a younger 

man. On the night of the 25 th the man 

became raving mad. He tore the tent 

to pieces, and wandered up and down 

the road, clad only in his shirt and 

trousers. His mate watched him for 

three or four hours and spent the rest 

of the night at the Athol shaft. At 

daylight the deceased was seen by a 

miner making for the Crown lands, 

and nothing more was heard of him 

till his body was found by a 

prospector. Death had apparently 

taken place about 10 days prior. The 

police searched his clothes but could 

find nothing by which to identify him. 

The Argus Monday 9 September 1901 

Marg Cooper and Mary Nolan try out the “new historical” seat.


Bannockburn Pharmacy Newsletter 

Proprietors: Scott Wilkes & Damian Bennett 

6 High Street Bannockburn VIC 3331 Phone: 5281 1519 

Be prepared this flu season (Vaccination 

Clinic) 

We now have the 2019 influenza (flu) vaccines available. 

Two of our pharmacists, Scott & Tracey are accredited to provide and administer 

flu, whooping cough & MMR vaccinations in the pharmacy to anyone aged 

16 years & older. Our vaccination clinic is open during the following times: 

Monday: 8:30am - 6:00pm 

Wednesday: 8:30am – 6:00pm 

Friday: 9:00am – 3:15pm 

Tuesday: 8:30am – 2:30pm 

Thursday: 9:00am – 2:45pm 

‘AFTER HOURS’ flu clinics will be available too. Follow us on Facebook 

to see when these will be happening. 

Everything is done from start to finish within the pharmacy. It is requirement for 

your safety that you need to rest in the pharmacy for 15 minutes after your vaccination 

has been administered so please allow extra time for this. 

* Flu vaccination cost 

- No prescription is required from your Doctor 

- $25 ($15 for the flu vaccination + $10 for the administration of the vaccine by 

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Marg’s 

Book Review 

“The Course of Love” by Alain De Botton 

This book could be called “Coming to Grips with 

all Modern Love’s Complexities”. A review said 

Shakespeare wrote that ‘the course of true love 

never ran smooth’. Approximately two centuries 

after Shakespeare, Romanticism declared that 

‘individual feelings should be allowed to conquer 

all and that what we have to do is act under their 

force and we can live happily ever after’. 

According to Alain de Botton ‘we are still 

labouring under the romantic delusion when we 

expect to enter a perfect, everlasting union of body 

and soul with another person’. 

The book tells the story of an ordinary British 

middle-class couple living in present day Scotland, 

tracing their first meeting, dating, courtship, 

marriage, parenthood, infidelity, marital discord 

and eventual relationship counselling. It is 

described as a novel but it is more in the nature of a 

modern secular parable. What propels us through 

the novel is not plot, but the characters. 

The novel explores not so much the start of love as 

its maintenance over time, the way our ideals bend 

and reform under the pressures of an average 

existence. At dinner parties and over coffee Rabih 

and Kirsten’s friends ask them the same question; 

how did you meet. The answer is a happy story. But 

there is a second part of this story, the question 

their friends never ask; what happened next? 

Scattered throughout the narrative are italicised 

passages of essayistic contemplation on the nature 

of love, abstract reflections commenting on each 

new development. These musings are described as 

clever, their tone a mixture of irony and sincerity. I 

found them very academic, for example, “But when 

it comes to domestic existence, we tend to make a 

fateful presumption of ease, which in turn inspires 

in us a tense aversion to protracted negotiation”. 

But there are some interesting musings such as 

“love is a skill not just an enthusiasm”, “it’s the 

institution of marriage that is principally 

impossible”, “it’s the sticking around that is the 

weird and exotic achievement” and “choosing a 

partner to marry is deciding what kind of suffering 

we want to endure!” 

It is the story of modern relationships and how to 

survive them. 

The book for discussion in April is “Circe” by Madeline 

Miller. 

Changing Shire’s Electoral 

Structure 

From media release 

You can have your say on three options proposed for 

Golden Plains Shire Council’s 2020 electoral structure. 

Golden Plains Shire Council’s existing structure is unsubdivided 

with seven councillors. The options outlined in 

the preliminary report are: 

Option A: Seven councillors elected from an unsubdivided 

electoral structure 

Option B: Seven councillors elected from three wards 

(one three‐councillor ward and two two‐councillor 

wards) 

Option C: Eight councillors elected from three wards 

(two three‐councillor wards and one two‐councillor 

ward). 

You have one month to consider the options and make 

your submission supporting or opposing the options. 

Submissions can be made online at vec.vic.gov.au, by 

email or by post up to 5.00 pm Wednesday 24 April. 

A public hearing will be held at 6.30 pm on Wednesday 1 

May at the Rokewood Recreation Reserve, 14 McMillan 

Street, Rokewood for anyone who has requested to speak 

in support of their submission. If there are no requests to 

speak, the hearing will not be held. 

The preliminary report is available at vec.vic.gov.au. and 

Golden Plains Shire Council offices.



fromtheMAYOR 

Cr Owen Sharkey 

Mayor, Golden Plains Shire 

April is a busy month in Golden Plains with football 

and netball starting up, Easter and ANZAC Day 

holidays, and conversation posts across the Shire. 

Councillors are hosting pop up engagement opportunities 

and we encourage residents to stop by for a chat. Come 

and see us at: 8.30am to 12.30pm, Saturday 6 April at the 

Golden Plains Farmers’ Market, 23 High St, 

Bannockburn; 10am to 2pm, Saturday 13 April at 

Rokewood Recreation Reserve, McMillan Rd; and 

12.30pm to 4pm, Thursday 25 April (ANZAC Day) at the 

Inverleigh Football Club - Inverleigh v Bannockburn 

match. More Council Conversation Posts will be 

scheduled in locations across the Shire in 2019. 

This month there are also a couple of key community 

engagement opportunities for interested residents. 

Community feedback on the new Local Law No. 1 

governing Council Meeting Procedures including public 

participation at these monthly meetings closes on Sunday 

7 April and the next step in the Victorian Electoral 

Commission’s representation review of Golden Plains 

Shire Council is open with responses to the preliminary 

report due by Wednesday 24 April. 

To keep updated with Council’s community engagement, 

read the Gazette or the Golden Plains Times and follow 

Council on social media. 

Recycling Returns to Normal 

Processing 


Golden Plains Shire Council is pleased to confirm 

kerbside recycling collection is returning to normal processing 

from Thursday 14 March and will no longer be 

diverted to landfill. 

Council thanks Shire residents for their patience and understanding 

during this widespread disruption. 

On Tuesday, the state’s Environmental Protection Authority 

(EPA) confirmed recycling processor SKM had 

met compliance requirements for outdoor stockpiles of 

combustible recyclable and waste material at its Laverton 

North site. In turn, SKM’s South Geelong depot has 

also resumed operation. 

For Golden Plains Shire households, weekly recycling 

and fortnightly waste collection will continue as normal. 

Residents are reminded recycling and waste must be 

separated into the correct bins to avoid contamination, 

and the associated risk of financial penalties to Council. 

We know many residents continued to sort and save recyclable 

materials, and we appreciate their efforts in doing 

so. Council welcomes the EPA’s commitment to monitor 

all SKM locations to ensure the situation does not happen 

again. 

Council also supports Geelong Regional Alliance’s and 

Municipal Association of Victoria’s letters to Victorian 

Government ministers requesting an overhaul of the 

state’s waste disposal system. 

Cat and Dog Registrations 


All dog and cat registration renewals are due on 10 April. 

Renewing a pet registration? Take the renewal notice you 

received in the mail and pay the registration cost by any 

of the ways listed on the notice. 

Registering a pet for the first time? Visit a Council 

Customer Service Centre and bring paperwork to show 

your pet is microchipped and desexed to qualify for the 

discounted fee. 

For information or to register your pet call 522 7111; visit 

goldenplains.vic.gov.au; or visit a Council Customer 

Service Centre 2 Pope Street Bannockburn, 19 Heales 

Street Smythesdale or 68 Sussex Street Linton. 

How Will You Get Active This 

April in the Shire? 


Golden Plains Shire Council is building a 

comprehensive community list of local physical activity 

opportunities taking place next month. 

The initiative is part of the annual Premier’s Active April 

health campaign, which encourages all Victorians to 

engage in at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day. 

Council wants to help make this possible for our residents 

by collecting and promoting ways to get active close to 

home. 

It might be a weekly walking group, football match, golf 

day or skate competition. Whatever it is, Council wants to 

hear about it. 

If you would like to promote your activity, please contact 

kschneider@gplains.vic.gov.au or call 5220 7142 with the 

date, time, location and any other relevant information 

about the activity. 

When April arrives, Council will present and promote the 

available physical activity opportunities to residents as part 

of the state-wide campaign. 

Activities will also be listed at activeapril.vic.gov.au/mylocal

April 2019

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