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L O C A L N E W S
Edition 437, May 2017
CROWDS FLOCK TO
SCHOOL’S FUN DAY
There was ‘all the fun of the fair’ happen, and more eats from the Lions This year the school had come to an
at the Buninyong Primary School Club BBQ. arrangement with some private ride
on a balmy evening in late March, operators. This resulted in the greatly
Many classrooms had displays, items
when many hundreds of visitors and expanded variety of rides and play
for sale and activities happening. The
children packed the school grounds activities down near the school oval.
‘Japanese Shop’
for the annual Fete.
did brisk business.
Parents and grandparents were out in
School principal
force being dragged along by eager and
Bernie Conlan said
wide-eyed children.
the day had been “a
In the school’s packed courtyard, young fantastic success”
buskers entertained the crowd, while with over $15,000
there were eats ranging from dumplings, being made for
dim sims, pancakes, jam donuts and school projects such
hotdogs to sushi. In the lower playground as upgrade of student
areas there were rides galore, the CFA facilities including
in action, the Men’s Shed with things to toilets. “Volunteer
stick or nail together, the ever-popular parents and teachers
dunking-machine on which hapless put in an amazing
students sat waiting for the inevitable to effort,” he said. All happy with their new faces (L to R) Bonnie Todd, Ella Smyth,
and Zia Smyth.
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HOPPING
SUCCESS
Easter egg hunt in the Gardens
Buninyong’s annual Good Life Easter hunt going for longer
Egg Hunt was a hopping success with and they were also
more than 400 children trying their sharing leftover eggs
luck – and not one leaving with an with families.
empty basket.
Fun
The hunt took place on 15 April in the
New Buninyong
Buninyong Botanical Gardens, with a gold
resident Amy, who
coin donation from each hunter raising
brought along her
funds for the Good Life Festival this
daughters Peyton 5,
October.
and Harper 3, said
Children searched for plastic eggs, which the event was ``lots
could be redeemed for five chocolate of fun.’’
eggs per child.
The event, which
Second time lasted from
10.30am to 1.30pm
Good Life Committee member and hunt
also included a
organiser Lisa Cressey said this was the
performance from
second year for the event in the gardens,
the Earl Leonard Kids Matilda, 3, of Ballarat dressed up for the day
which was moved and expanded from its
Show and the Ballarat
previous home at the RSL Park.
Ukulele Group, and
“We said let’s do it in the gardens because it included a face-
we have beautiful gardens,’’ she said. painter, sausage
sizzle, coffee, and
The number of children doubled from last
traditional games for
year when there were 200 hunters.
kids.
Ms Cressey said last year they planned
Prizes were funded
for 100 children but had more than 200
through a City of
so some left without treasures, and they
Ballarat Community
wanted to ensure everyone left with
Impact Grant and
chocolate this year.
organiser Lisa
Good Life Committee member Indrani Cressey also
Wells said they were conscious of no-one donated Easter items
missing out and were ``throwing plastic from her Buninyong
eggs back out’’ on the grass to keep the store Celebrate. A happy day for Harper, 3, and Peyton, 5, of Buninyong
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Upgrade plans compromised by
Mess in Main Street
With their stubborn refusal to move
the massive bus stop near Forest
Street and now with the laying of
55m2 of concrete on the nature strip,
State Government bureaucrats and
politicians have combined to make a
mess of the Warrenheip Street North
streetscape.
While there was a form of political
compromise with the community over
the installation of traffic lights, numerous
submissions over almost two years about
the bus stop relocation have been ignored.
There was no consultation or advice
given about the arrival of the huge pad
of concrete now in place near the Pig &
Goose restaurant. It takes up the entire
nature strip in front of the cottage owned
by Klaudia Hochhurth.
Distressed cottage resident Klaudia Hochhurth chats with Alan Marini of The Miner
Eyesore about the damage done to the nature strip while (background) BDCA Secretary Merle
No one seems ready to take Hathaway discusses the problem with Joshua Morris MLC and BDCA Treasurer
responsibility for this eyesore. But the Robert Elshaug.
bureaucrats of Public Transport Victoria
(PTV), VicRoads, and local politicians Now this massive
seem likely candidates. slab of concrete is
in place, having no
On 2 June 2015, a broadly-based meeting
relationship with
involving many community groups, a
anything it seems
Councillor, VicRoads and including Geoff
other than the very
Howard MLA was held to discuss this
few passengers
area of the village. This meeting stressed
who catch the bus
the need for an integrated approach
to Geelong, and
to several proposed projects for the
the occasional
business strip including the pedestrian
passenger from
crossing and upgrade works to the
Ballarat alighting
pavement and nature strip in the area.
there. There are
alternative bus The concrete truck arrives three days later on 10 April
Plans drawn stops within 200m
In 2016, based on a submission from in either direction.
the BDCA, Council had a plan drawn up
which included an extension of the street After being alerted by the BDCA when
vines, nature strip levelling, pavement the excavation was started, enquiries
and kerbing improvement and extending were made of Council and Councillors.
paved areas outside of the coffee shop But this only resulted in finger-pointing in
and pizza restaurant. This was roundly other directions, and a ‘don’t blame us!’
applauded by local residents and response.
business people.
It is not difficult to imagine what an
Since then BDCA lobbying for Council outcry there would be at City Hall if PTV/
funding for this project has been continuing VicRoads decided to lay a concrete ‘launch
with hopes for a budget provision for at pad’ in the nature strip in Sturt Street.
least some of the works in 2017-2018.
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Happy anniversary Buninyong Film Festival
25 YEARS OF FINE FILMS
The 2017 Buninyong film festival
will mark twenty five years since it
commenced in 1982 - and again it’s
promising a lot of fun for all. It will run
on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 May.
The Friday night starts at 7.00pm with
mulled wine on arrival, followed by
a screening of the Academy Award-
nominated film Tanna. Following the
screening, one of the directors, Bentley
Dean, will conduct a Q&A with the
audience. Bentley spent six months living
and working on the film in Vanuatu and
has many great stories to tell.
After supper, the late night session at
9.45pm will feature the Brazilian film
Neon Bull which won a Special Jury Prize Co-director of Tanna, Bentley Dean, works with actors Marie Wawa and Mungau Dain.
at the Venice Film Festival.
The slick Argentinian thriller The Clan will Bookings and more detailed information
On Saturday screen next. After dinner, the featured film, is available at the film festival’s website-
at 8.00pm will be the recent Australian film www.buninyong.vic.au/filmfestival.
Saturday will start at 9.00am with the The Death and Life of Otto Bloom.
Academy Award-winning Iranian film
The Salesman, followed by a beguiling Food too s
Romanian film Cinema Mon Amour.
Audiences will be well fed between
A special feature of this year’s festival is sessions with a free supper on the Friday
a gold coin entry to the 2.15pm session night, yummy lunch on Saturday catered
on Saturday afternoon with the proceeds by the Steiner School, and a sumptuous
going to a youth-oriented charity. With festival dinner on Saturday night at Pig
popcorn and mini choc-tops on sale, the and Goose.
Australian film Girl Asleep will appeal to a
There will be door prizes and a film
6-7 May 2017
younger audience.
quiz, and this year a spectacular 10 am – 5 pm
birthday cake. Silver will be the theme
PROGRAM to celebrate the 25th anniversary. Come
dressed in silver if you dare! Books
Friday, 26 May
Magazines
7.00pm anna. Australia/Vanuatu,
T Throughout its 25 years the festival has
2016, 15+, 104 mins featured African drummers, a legendary
Records
Motown trumpeter, delectable Indian and Sheet Music
9.45pm Neon Bull. Brazil, 2015, 18+
African dinners, classic silent films with Ephemera
Saturday 27 May live piano and sound effects, dancing Paraphernalia
9.00am The Salesman. Iran, 2017, in the aisles to live music, Vox singers,
15+, 123 mins student film competitions, terrific guest
11.45am C
inema Mon Amour.
speakers, lively Q&A sessions, and some VRI/Messenger Hall
minor mishaps.
Romania/Czech Republic, Nolan St, Ballarat
2015, 15+, 70 mins
Joan finishes (opp Seymours on Lydiard)
2.15pm Girl Asleep. Australia, 2015,
This wonderful community event has
10+, 77 mins
continued for 25 years through a in conjunction with
4.00pm The Clan. Argentina, 2015, dedicated committee and interest from Lydiard Street Furniture
15+, 108 mins local film enthusiasts, supported by many and Antiques
8.00pm The Death and Life of Otto local businesses and community groups. 0427 348 917
Bloom. Australia, 2016, Long-standing President Joan Goldsmith
15+, 85 mins will step down from her role this year.
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O P I N I O N
Barkingly simple solution
to dog exercise problem This publication is a community
project of the Buninyong & District
One of the attractions of living in Advice from Council is that there is Community Association (BDCA)
Buninyong, apart from its superb one designated area in Buninyong – supported by the City of Ballarat and
village character, is its diversity of at Birdwood Park half way up the Mt the Buninyong Community Bank.
people, life styles, shopping, and Buninyong Hill. That’s great if you live up Published monthly
sport and recreation opportunities there, but for most it involves a ride in Management Committee:
for young and old. a car. Lovely area, a long way away and Gayle Adams, Michelle Corcoran.
also not fenced. Newsletter Design: Jodi Beale
Most sports are very well catered for.
Editor: Barry Fitzgerald
There are plenty of clubs and groups for Numbers Reporters: Cassandra Carland,
those with interests ranging from charity
The call for a designated, fenced, off-lead Ray Sullivan, Russell Luckock,
work to yoga, from walking to making Amy Darby Walker
area for local dogs is not being made
marmalade.
by a few residents. In 2017 there are All contributions (copy, letters or
1,624 dogs registered in Buninyong. advertising) must be submitted
But one group that has been badly done
before the twelfth of each month
by with all the grants and other forms of Even taking account of concessional
to buninyongnews@gmail.com.
Council funding that flows into the village registrations local dog-owners would Enquiries to 5341 2844.
from time to time, is the Buninyong dog- seem to tip some $50,000 or more into Copy should not exceed 400 words and
walking community. Council coffers. a maximum of two photographs per item
may be submitted (but not necessarily
If, as has been reported, “there’s no published). Material may be edited
Lovely because of space, style, or clarity,
money there at present” there are two
Sure, it’s lovely walking dogs on a leash inexpensive solutions proposed. The first or for legal reasons.
through Buninyong’s parks and gardens is for James Reserve to be designated The name and address of the person
and along leafy streets, but dog owners an off-lead area. This area on the banks submitting any material must be
and particularly the dogs, look forward provided (address not for publication).
of the Union Jack Creek is relatively
to an occasional off-leash exercise run The Management Committee
isolated, self-contained and away from
which currently is not possible in the reserves the right not to publish
roads. The other option would be to material considered to be offensive or
general village area. designate some specific times when inappropriate or not deemed to have
dogs could be off-lead in Desoza Park. community interest or relevance.
There was a flicker of recognition of the
The views expressed or information
need for a dog-off-leash area in one of The James Reserve solution makes sense provided in this publication are not
the original Master Plans for Desoza on several fronts. Local Councillors are necessarily those of the Buninyong
Park. But, apart from an occasional urged to get out there to have a look, and District Community Association,
dribble of money to improve a walking the City of Ballarat or of the Buninyong
and then convince the City’s bureaucrats
track or plant a tree in there, those plans Community Bank, including any officers,
to move to make a cost-free decision members, agents or contractors.
seem to be going nowhere at present. so that the thousand or so Buninyong Newsletter printed by Baxter and
Also, the dog-run area shown in those residents who dutifully pay their annual Stubbs, Ballarat.
plans – at the western end of the park ‘dog fees’ can enjoy letting their pets Newsletter available online in full
– while quite generous in space, has no have an occasional run. colour at:
www.buninyong.vic.au/news/newsletters
fencing and borders the Midland Highway!
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Buninyong community
Joshua Morris mp
State Member for Western Victoria
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Edition 437, May 2017 Buninyong & District Community News 5
L O C A L N E W S
BUSY WITH LOCAL ISSUES
President invites residents to come to BDCA meeting
The first two meetings of the the Buninyong Township Plan. In
Buninyong and District Community September this year a formal process
Association (BDCA) for 2017 were will be set up by Council’s strategic
held on 24 February and on 27 April. planning department to find out what
Many friendly people, amongst them matters to local residents and to
several new faces, came together plan for coming decades. How can
to discuss issues about keeping we keep Buninyong beautiful and still
Buninyong beautiful and a great accommodate pressures for change
place to live. and residential growth?
New residents and younger people will be Would you like to help us shape
especially welcome. I promise you we’re our thoughts? A sub-committee of
an enthusiastic and committed bunch. interested community members will
meet soon for the first time. It would
Now in my second year as President of
be great to have you come along.
the Association; I’d like to point to some
of our current concerns to give an idea of BDCA sub-committees are a
what you could get your teeth into locally. productive way to get involved.
We have them in planning and
Truck by-pass environment, business and tourism,
Come help us continue to stir and infrastructure projects, roads and
lobby VicRoads and the City of Ballarat traffic, community arts and recreation,
and local politicians to start strategic and a group responsible for production
planning considerations for an alternative of this excellent community newspaper.
heavy vehicle route around Buninyong. Linda Zibell, President
We’ve examined state government, Pulse
Geelong Ports and local Ballarat policy But you don’t have to join one. You can
documents that show intent to increase simply come to our community meetings
truck traffic to and from Geelong. and keep your finger on the pulse of the
village. So pop in to the Buninyong Town
At present trucks moving between
Hall Supper room, at the next meeting on
southeast and northern Victoria all must
Thursday 22 June at 7.30pm. Meetings
negotiate Buninyong’s main roundabout.
are held on the fourth Thursday of every
Coincidentally it’s also the only full
second month from February on.
time pedestrian crossing point of the
Midland Highway in our village. We’ll be Meetings conclude no later than 9 pm
intensifying our efforts in the lead-up to followed by a coffee, a light supper and
the next state election. a chat. Don’t hesitate, you’ll be welcome
and it’s a great way to make a difference.
Town plan Membership of the Association is just
Another current BDCA activity involves $10 per year. Put 22 June in diaries now.
the preparation of a response to
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L O C A L N E W S
Imagine Buninyong!
Expert to help on township plan
developed from the top-
down or from the outside-
VICROADS WORKERS set a new
in. Communities must be
speed limit on Learmonth Street
built from the inside-out,
near Cathcart Street a few weeks
and members must invest
themselves, ideas, assets back. One of the dozens of signs
and resources in the about the place advised that the
process. limit was 70
when this
Expert was still
To enable this process well within
to spread throughout our the regular
community, and to give 60kph zone
everyone the opportunity to which ends
help shape our future, the
at the Golf
Community Association has
Club.
secured world-renowned
community planner and
builder Peter Kenyon (Bank
BUSINESS PEOPLE have put out a
of Ideas) to guide us through
warning about a man seen loitering
the world’s best practice
in the Foodworks carpark recently,
of Asset Based Community
Development (ABCD). apparently checking on unlocked
cars. Be warned.
In April the City of Ballarat released ABCD planning is a community driven
its Council Plan 2017-2021 to inform process which builds on what’s strong in NEW FACES seen at The Old
citizens and invite comment. The plan a community, not what’s wrong with it. Bluestone Café from 22 April
details Council’s Mission, Purpose and when Clayton and Tess McIlvena
If this community becomes involved
four Goals, and a range of initiatives handed over the business to new
in this process it will be provide an
proposed to meet those goals. couple David and Marilyn (from
excellent basis for both collaborating
The plan aims to complete Township with Council, and also provide a powerful Melton). The McIlvenas were there
Plans for Miners Rest, Buninyong and foundation for shaping Buninyong in for some four years and said they
Warrenheip, and, alongside a graphic coming decades. are now off “to get to know our
outlining a new engagement process, it kids again.”
states that “Councillors have developed Extensive work
their Draft Council Plan 2017-2021 and Over the last four decades Peter JUST AFTER we gave Sew Special
before preparing the final plan are now has worked with more than 2000 a wrap for extending its operations
returning to the community and other communities throughout Australia and into the basement at its Learmonth
stakeholders to ask, have we got it right?” overseas facilitating fresh and creative Street premises comes the news
ways that stimulate community and local
Imagine that Gael and staff will be relocating
economic renewal.
to Sebastopol later in the year.
Seizing this opportunity, Buninyong &
He is motivated by the desire to
District Community Association (BDCA) With another business Darn N
create healthy, caring, inclusive,
supported by Buninyong Community Yarn now at the Whitehorse Road
connected, sustainable and enterprising
Bank, has launched the Imagine
communities and local economies. roundabout, she plans to merge the
Buninyong! project to help educate and
two businesses at a Rubicon Street
give voice to everyone in the Buninyong Peter Kenyon will engage with
area interested in contributing to the community and business leaders in address previously occupied by a
Buninyong Township Plan. Buninyong on Tuesday, 13 June. Specific video rental store.
details about the events will be made
Towards the end of 2017 Council officers NO SIGN of the big battery down
known closer to the date. Meanwhile,
will look to work cooperatively with the at Durham Lead coming in to play
start thinking about how you’d like to
community to formulate the plan. The when local power went down for
see Buninyong develop. Imagine!
plan will be driven and coordinated by about two hours on that wet and
Council to ensure that all parties have a For more info about ABCD or Peter
stormy Sunday night of 9 April. The
fair opportunity for input. Kenyon, go to www.bankofideas.com.au
saga continues.
The BDCA and the Community Bank Stephen Falconer
believe that communities cannot be
Edition 437, May 2017 Buninyong & District Community News 7
L O C A L N E W S
LOCALS VOW TO FIGHT ON
after Yendon/Elaine wind farms
get tick from Minister
A community group which has is “considering its
mounted a ten year campaign options for legal
of strong opposition against a action.”
proposed wind farm in the Elaine
and Yendon areas was disappointed He said that one
by a recent decision by State small positive
Planning Minister Richard Wynne. amendment
concerned the
His decision to grant a permit to aircraft warning
WestWind to construct 60 turbines lights which now
across two locations in Elaine and will only be
Yendon, and especially his approval of activated with the
increased tip height up from 130 metres approach of an
to 161 metres, was met with dismay aircraft, rather than
from Lal Lal resident and spokesman shining all night.
for local objectors John McMahon.
Turbines are not
Mr McMahon said that not only has the allowed to be
Minister approved the extra height of located within
the blades but also has reserved to 50 metres “of a
himself the power of permitting other boundary not owned
size changes without reference to by the landholder” Yendon resident John McMahon heads up the Lal Lal
residents or Planning Panels. on whose property Environment Protection Association which has been
turbines are located. fighting the wind farm proposal for some ten years.
Reasons
“We are certainly disappointed by such Employment
permit changes and have asked the During the two year construction However Mr McMahon said that such
Minister for reasons for his decisions, period of the project it is expected that projections were “an average” and that
some of which differ from key Panel some 190 people will be employed “cities like Ballarat would have multiple
recommendations.” He added that other with an ongoing staff of eighteen after daily blackouts if they relied solely on
neighbouring properties such as Elaine’s completion. The projected cost is this project.”
Serbian Monastery and Sovereign Hill’s some $400 million.
WestWind is looking to on-sell the wind
Narmbool property have expressed
Projections are that some 600,000 farm to another developer. Earlier
concern about the project.
megawatt hours of electricity will be interest has reportedly been shown by
Mr McMahon said that the Lal Lal produced annually –enough to power a Chinese consortium.
Environment Protection Association over 100,000 homes.
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P E O P L E
Tony Coxall – Tree Fella
A life full
of ups
& downs
Ever since he was just four years
old Tony Coxall has had a head for
heights. At that age, he was taken
up for flights by his father Lloyd, a
returned-RAAF pilot. But when his
father died just a few months later,
Tony was brought up by his mother,
Shirley (assisted by several well-
known local identities who stepped
in to help.) These real characters of
‘old’ Buninyong had a big influence Tony Coxall shows Anne King, past-President of the Friends of Buninyong Botanic
in shaping his young life. Gardens, the source of the old antique bottles that funded his first horse, Fred!
One was the ‘milkie’ Ken Bath who used
to call by at 6am and enlist young Tony’s and Adam Skirka were all primed and A gang of three primary schoolers
help to deliver the milk. Another was John ready to go, but the problem was that set to work and the steady income
Whykes who had the butcher shop with Tony was kept in at school writing lines allowed Tony to buy his beloved horse,
sawdust on the floor where young Tony for some misdemeanour. He arrived Fred, broken in with the help of Teddy
would help to make the famous sausages. as the others came running back with Sutherland.
distraught faces and burnt bodies as the
Childhood fun gunpowder had gone off prematurely. While flying is still a passion - Tony flies
his Cessna 182 out of Lethbridge airport
As a young boy there were fishing
Initially annoyed that they had not waited – he is well-known in the district as the
trips to the Gong where redfin of 2-3lb
for him, Tony was subsequently relieved ‘Tree Fella’- a business he started at age
were caught before the feral carp
when a photo of the others, bandaged 25, following nine-years as a gardening
took hold. Rabbiting and ferreting in
and blackened, appeared on the front apprentice at Loreto College.
the paddocks that now comprise the
page of The Courier!
football and cricket oval was always
good fun Abandoned mines in the Union
Trees
Steady income His favourite tree species are oaks,
Jack Reserve, some of them 60 foot
deep, also provided excitement despite In those early years one entrepreneurial and his favourite local tree was the old
parental warnings of ‘bad air down there’. exercise proved lucrative. Tony Bunya Bunya pine at Netherby. Recently
discovered that a small vent at the base (as reported in the March edition of The
There was also the time when a bag of of an old building near the school, if News) he had the sad job of cutting it
blasting powder was found. A plan was excavated, would yield a steady supply down as it was diseased and dangerous.
made to set it off after school one day. of very early bottles that were of great
Craig Dart, Gil Turner, Jamie Etchells interest to Ballarat antique dealers. Russell Luckock
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H E A L T H
‘Community’ defibrillator at Newsagency
LIFE SAVER NOW AT HAND
Should a case of sudden cardiac arrest
occur (or be suspected) four key steps
should immediately be taken.
1. Call 000 for an ambulance. Send
someone to and/or call the
newsagency on 5341 2154 – to get
the AED to the victim as quickly as
possible (enter this number now
into your phone contacts)
2. With the person face up, check and
open airway
3. Immediately commence and
continue to apply CPR while waiting
for the ambulance (see guide
opposite)
4. Apply the AED as soon as possible.
The new defibrillator ready for installation at the newsagency. Pictured are A simple guide to CPR is shown
representatives of some of the community groups which funded it. L toR Bill Jolly, Steve (opposite). This is reproduced
Falconer, Michelle O’Brien (BCH), Ron Delaland, Shirley Reynolds and Bob Bennett with permission of the Herald-Sun
magazine Body & Soul.
In mid-2016 The News started The decision about the choice of
While all care has been taken in
a campaign to obtain a ‘public- machine, ordering and installation was
compiling this information, the BDCA
access’ defibrillator for Buninyong. taken on by Ballarat Community Health
and the Community News provide it as
Although there were then seven in through BCH staffer and local resident
a guide only.
various locations in the township Michelle O’Brien. A Cardiac Science
(see panel), none was readily G5 Fully Automatic defibrillator (also
accessible outside of business known as an AED – Automatic External
hours or when sporting clubrooms Defibrillator) has been purchased. The
Defibrillators are located
or the CFA were closed. total cost of the machine, accessories
and signage is about $2800. Initial
at the following locations.
Meetings of community groups were training is included. Buninyong Golf Club, Learmonth St,
convened by News editor Barry
Fitzgerald and agreement was This project followed release of St Johns 5341 3217
reached on fund-raising and location of Ambulance data in early 2016 which
Buninyong Bowling Club, Inglis St,
the machine. Buninyong newsagency showed that without the early assistance
5341 3577
owner Ron Delaland agreed that of an AED, only about five per cent
the machine could be located at his of persons having a cardiac arrest Buninyong Football/Netball Club,
premises – open for some 16 hours survive, but with early use on an AED
Forest St, 5341 3746
each day. This gave the community this figure rises to about 70 per cent.
much greater access to a defibrillator Buninyong Medical Centre,
in central Buninyong. Training Learmonth St, 5341 3155
Training sessions for interested
Some $2200 was been raised, with persons and community group CFA Station, Learmonth St.
donations coming from the Lions members is now being arranged, and
Club, the Men’s Shed, Probus Club, The Men’s Shed, Forest St,
Ron Delaland has moved to have most
the BDCA, the RSL and from Meridian of his staff trained in its use. Next 0414 717 507
Energy/Powershop. The Buninyong month’s News will include details of
Community Bank agreed to cover any these free sessions.
funding shortfall.
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L O C A L N E W S
Eight weeks to historic 1 July community march along Avenue
All happy
with RSL
Executive
Twenty-two members attended
the annual general meeting of the
Buninyong Sub-Branch of the RSL
held in March and re-elected all the
current sub branch office bearers.
President Ray Mende said that as
a small country RSL we have gained
younger members, received strong
community support for the Anzac and
Remembrance Day services and are
one of a few branches to still run a The re-elected RSL executive- (L to R) Bill Akell, (Junior Vice President), Brian Parker,
children’s Christmas party. (Senior Vice President), Ray Mende, (President), Dru Parker, (Asst Secretary), Bob
Bennett, (Secretary), Lyle Thorne, (Asst Treasurer, Dennis Meehan, (Treasurer).
He outlined the ongoing welfare work
that is a major part of the original Although damaged and devoid of
ideal of RSL and thanked the Ladies any identifying marks it does provide
Committee for its loyal support. a tangible link between the two
projects which span one hundred
The 48th RSL Golf Day was held on years. Refurbishment work on the
Saturday 22 April at the Buninyong avenue continues with placement of
course with a big field of men and further plaques. The big community
women golfers. There was a shot gun march is scheduled for Saturday 1
start at 7.30am and again at 12.30pm. July commencing at 9.30am from the
Buninyong Golf Club.
Proceeds from the day will be directed
to the local RSL Welfare program. A good crowd of onlookers attended the
2017 RSL Anzac Day Commemoration
Historic Find Service in the RSL Memorial Park on 25
During preparation work to set April. This year’s address was presented
concrete plinths and name plaques in by Peta Gillespie, a past president of
the Buninyong Avenue of Honour, an Ballarat Legacy. Refreshments were
original name plaque was unearthed. served in the RSL hall after the service.
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12 Buninyong & District Community News Edition 437, May 2017P E O P L E
Coming Events
Sunday, 30 April, 10.00am-3.00pm.
Steiner School Autumn Fair and Open
Day. Moss Ave campus.
Saturday/Sunday 6-7 May.
10.00am -5.00pm. The Wizard’s Book
Fair. VRI Hall, Ballarat
Saturday 6 May. Football/Netball.
Buninyong v Hepburn.
Sunday 7 May, 10.00am –
2.00pm. Creators and Craft Market.
Bannockburn. 0427 923 943
Wednesday, 10 May, 10.00am-
12.00pm. Biggest Morning Tea.
Uniting Church Hall, Learmonth Street,
Buninyong. 5330 1934
Friday, 19 May, 9.30 am. Experience
Our Kindergarten. Ballarat Steiner
ON THE GREENS
School, 244 Moss Ave, Mt Helen.
5341 8188
Sunday, 21 May. 2.00pm. Mystery
FOR 40 YEARS
tour of the Buninyong Botanic Gardens
followed by afternoon tea at the old
Police Station. Cost $5
Friday/Saturday, 26-27 May,
… but now Maurie prefers fishing to golf Buninyong Film Festival. Buninyong
Town Hall. See p4 for details
A low profile but highly-respected the job “because I’m sure he thought
Saturday 27 May. Football/Netball.
Buninyong sporting identity is that I would be a good addition to their
Buninyong v Rokewood.
Maurie Cartledge, the Head Pennant golf team,” he said. He moved
Greenkeeper at the Buninyong to Buninyong, boarding for about three Tuesday 13 June. Imagine
Golf Club. This year he clocks up years with the Clementson family in Buninyong! Community meeting re
forty years working there after the historic Mossmount homestead in township plan. Details to come.
commencing in November 1977. Webbs Hill Road.
Saturday 1 July. Historic Community
When 15 year old Maurice Cartledge left After six years or so he was appointed
Avenue March. 9.00am. Assemble
the North Technical School in 1975, all he to the position of Head Greenkeeper
Buninyong Golf Club.
wanted to do was to work as a carpenter. in 1983 upon the retirement of Ray
His parents, who then ran the Foodland Parkinson. That same year he bought a
supermarket in Ballan were not fussed so block of land in Winter Street for $5000
long as he got himself a “job in a good where he built a home in which he and his
trade.” family still live.
He now counts himself a little lucky in Maurie has become recognised as one of
being runner-up for a job with local big the region’s best greenkeepers, with the
builder A W Nicholson as he confesses to Buninyong greens being widely regarded
being “s…. scared of heights.” as outstanding.
After about a year or so of “washing Unlike some other district golf clubs
and packing 23 tons of spuds a day” where the grounds staff can number
for Brian Blood in Ballan, Maurie heard between six and ten, over recent years
about a job as a junior greenkeeper at Buninyong has had to manage with
the Buninyong Golf Club. a staff of just two, with occasional
assistance from an apprentice or work-
He came to talk to Club President
experience person.
Maurie Frawley, and was soon offered
Edition 437, May 2017 Buninyong & District Community News 13L O C A L N E W S
Cream, calories, cake The RHDV Boost research initiative has
and chat at morning tea been delivered through the Invasive
Animals CRC, with major financial and
Buninyong’s version of Australia’s
in-kind resources provided by the
Biggest Morning Tea is set for
Australian and NSW governments,
Wednesday 10 May between 10.00am
Meat and Livestock Australia,
and noon at the Uniting Church Hall,
Australian Wool Innovation, and the
Learmonth Street.
Foundation for Rabbit Free Australia.
Blanket project helps This event held in homes, schools,
The Upper Williamsons Creek
with winter chills churches, offices and parks throughout
Landcare Group can provide more
Australia is the Cancer Council’s
Local Freemasons have again been information (5341 2364).
biggest fund-raising event of the year.
active on the charity front recently
Last year some $11.9 million was
with the donation of ten quality Mysteries of the Gardens
raised to help with cancer research.
blankets to UnitingCare, Ballarat. All sorts of mysteries will be
The Buninyong event is organised revealed in a Sunday 21 May tour
The blankets were donated
annually by group of some twelve of the Buninyong Botanic Gardens
through the joint assistance of
women, called Open House, and arranged by the Buninyong &
Sturt Buninyong Lodge and the
the 2017 morning tea will be the District Historical Society and the
Freemasons Foundation.
seventeenth that they have worked on. Friends of the Botanic Gardens.
Ron Fleming, Lodge Master, said that Last year the local event raised over
$500. For more information call Betty This event, part of the Ballarat
Ballarat experiences harsh winters
on 5330 1934. Heritage Festival, will start from the
and UnitingCare Ballarat faces heavy
Old Court House in Cornish Street
demand for blankets and doonas from
Getting rabbits at 2.00pm, and will be followed
its growing number of clients.
under control by afternoon tea in the Old Police
The project fits well with a key Station. Cost is $5.
For the first time in twenty years a
principle of Freemasonry “to help a
new rabbit disease virus has been
friend or brother in time of need” and Simon calling
released across Australia, and with
he said that the Lodge would continue Local Historical Society President,
the recent growth in the rabbit
to assist with more blankets. This Simon Dennis, is interested in
population, is receiving strong
project had now delivered 70 blankets interviewing local identities with
community and industry support.
since 2010. historical family links or having
Over 600 landholders and community knowledge about interesting local
groups are involved in the coordinated history or places of interest.
release of the virus called RHDV.
Some of his interviews may be
Local landholders and farmers can published in The News, but all will
play a role in monitoring the outcomes form part of the local history records
of the release in two ways: held by the Buninyong & District
Historical Society at the old Court
1. record current levels of rabbit House. So if a history buff comes
activity such as sightings, active calling it will probably be Simon.
warrens, damage levels and the
like in your area. This can be done Speakers at
using RabbitScan
Scotsburn Church
2. report evidence of rabbit disease Services are held at the historic
in your local area, such as Scotsburn Union Church on the first
dead rabbits, or rabbits Sunday of the month at 10.00am.
with symptoms of RHDV
The 7 May service is harvest
or myxomatosis.
Thanksgiving and there will
Warrick Davidson, Co-ordinator
The free FeralScan be a speaker from the
for the Entry Point and Homeless
Smartphone App can be Salvation Army. At the
Support Program at Ballarat
4 June service there
UnitingCare, accepts the blankets downloaded. This includes
will be a speaker from
from Ron Fleming. the RabbitScan program.
Prison Fellowship.
14 Buninyong & District Community News Edition 437, May 2017L O C A L N E W S
AROUND THE CHURCHES
Schedules of the services and happenings
at local churches.
ST PETER & PAUL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Fisken Street, Buninyong
Contact Margaret McCarty 5341 3243
Mass times: 1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays at 10.30am.
2nd and 4th Sundays at 9am
UNITING CHURCH
Learmonth Street Buninyong.
Rev Lindell Gibson 5341 3200
Services: Buninyong: Sunday 9.30am
Meredith: 2nd Sunday 11am
Sebastopol: 2nd, 4th, 5th Thursday 11am
HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH
Warrenheip Street, Buninyong.
Rev Mark Schnerring 5341 3281
www buninyonganglican.org.au
Sunday Services: 8.30am and 10am
BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Tom Buscombe 5330 2657
Service held in Buninyong Town Hall, Sundays 10am
SCOTSBURN CHURCH
Midland Highway, Scotsburn
Contact Heather Stokes on 5341 7609
First Sunday in the month at 10am
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Edition 437, May 2017 Buninyong & District Community News 15L O C A L N E W S
Still working to move on from 2015 fires
The communities of Scotsburn now broadened out with State Government other and to non-affected locals and the
and Clarendon districts still come financial assistance. Also, heavily involved various activities that are important when
together to support those who were are the Moorabool Shire and the City of the community comes together,” he said.
affected in the December 2015 fires. Ballarat Council with hands-on support.
The countryside is recovering with the
Effective support is still necessary
in re-building homes, farms and Recovery rains - and hopefully, the people too are
recovering and can move on. Thankfully
damaged lives. A Recovery Committee was formed and
there was no loss of life in this fire and the
the co-ordinator Michelle Richards
Get-togethers started on Christmas Eve CFA can take a great deal of the credit
has been working closely with her Shire
2015 and have continued every month with their fire-safe pre-publicity campaign
colleague, Cherie Graeme, and Leigh
or so since with additional activities and their physical fire-fighting on the day.
Catchment Group co-ordinator, Nick
such as art exhibitions, felting and
McKinley. Russell Luckock
jewellery making workshops and a highly
successful Drive-In movie night at the The community itself is central to
Garibaldi Recreation Reserve. the recovery process, said Graham
Shearer who has been involved from
The initiative started with the Upper
the very beginning. “It’s the camaraderie,
Williamsons Creek Landcare Group and
the comradeship, the talking to each
the Scotsburn Hall Committee but has
Geraldine,
Dairy Manager
The fire-affected community still comes together almost monthly in the Scotsburn Hall
to ‘build capacity’ amongst the residents in the area.
Licenced and Registered Landscape Builder
specialising in all aspects of landscape construction
paving - retaining walls - stone work & concreting
gardens & lawns - earth moving - timber decking
16 Buninyong & District Community News Edition 437, May 2017L O C A L N E W S
Narmbool frogs to get help
The Yarrowee-Leigh Catchment Group recordings from around Ballarat and
has received a Threatened Species beyond. This will help to provide base
Grant from the State Government to data of which frog species are living
undertake a frog project. where so moves to help protect them can
be made.
The project will focus on on the Growling
Grass Frog known to inhabit the dams If anyone is interested in being involved
at Narmbool Estate where the group just join the wildlife database Bowerbird
will establish an ideal habitat through and take a clear recording of frog calls
fencing and revegetation. This threatened using a smart phone and upload the calls
species of frog is one of the largest in to the newly established database group
Australia, with the female growing up to - Ballarat and Beyond Froggers. Wildlife
104mm in length. experts will be able to identify the calls.
The second part of the project is about For more information please contact
involving the public in collecting frog Jane on 0426 873 202.
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Edition 437, May 2017 Buninyong & District Community News 17S P O R T
Football club veteran stays on the job
JACKO BEATS TOUGH TIMES
The end of 2015 brought some football career playing some 140 Away from football, Graeme worked
very rough times for Buninyong games with Golden Point, after starting for most of his life in the power supply
Football Club stalwart Graeme with them in 1970, and then two industry after doing his apprenticeship
‘Jacko’ Jackson. seasons with Newlyn – mainly on the at the Central Technical School. In 1969
half-back flank as he said he was “not a he started as an apprentice linesman
First there was the collapse of Vemco, very good kick.” with the SEC, and since worked for
a company with which he had been Powercor and then with the Vemco
an electrical maintenance engineer His links to Buninyong go back to group for 18 years.
for many years. Soon after came the late 1970s when he purchased
disastrous 19 December fires which land at Scotsburn. He subsequently Not known
wiped out his home and another in played some 145 games for Buninyong Married to Suzanne, and with three
which members of his family had lived Football Club in both the Senior team adult children, Graeme said that while
for more than thirty years in Pryor’s and the Reserves. He said that in those most people knew he had worked
Road, Scotsburn. days the team had a very lean trot for “forever” in the power industry, few
many years. knew that in 1977 he quit the SEC
Back above
“In my almost forty years here we’ve only and, with Suzanne, spent two “very
Despite these massive set backs, interesting” years working firstly in a
Jacko is back again helping the local won one flag, in 2002. The previous one
had been 47 years before that,” he said kibbutz near Jerusalem for about $2
football club at the start of the 2017 per week, then on olive farms in Crete,
season. When the ball was bounced
Highlight followed by a stint in London where he
on 1 April, the sprightly 64 year old “delivered mail.”
was again in the role of Operations Graeme said that the highlight of his
time at the Club was the award of a Life
Manager, responsible for many ‘game- Interests
day’ activities. Membership in the early 1990s. He has
been involved as a player, coach, and Not interested in bowls or golf,
Prior to coming to the Buninyong Committee member with the Buninyong Graeme’s current football season got
district to live, Jacko had a varied Football Club for a total of 39 years. under way back in November last year
when pre-season training started.
Back on the ground during the game against Springbank, Since the horrendous December 2015
Graeme is shown with Buninyong ruckman Liam Rigby. fires Graham and his family have
been renting and living in Buninyong’s
historic home Netherby. But the slab
is now poured on his old home site in
Scotsburn and he hopes to be back
living there around July this year.
18 Buninyong & District Community News Edition 437, May 2017L O C A L N E W S
March opened with a strong pattern
of summery conditions. By the end
of the month seven 300+ days had
occurred with almost all the rest
well over 200.
Just like the four months preceding
it, the rain in March came mainly in
one event. The tally was 36.0mm, well
under the long-term average, but not
that much under the 41.2mm average
for recent years. It’s interesting to
All class members manage to get their left feet forward in a recent line dancing
note that the recent January average
is also 41.2mm – March now seems to
class at the Buninyong Town Hall.
be as dry as January.
Line dancers stomp up
The country has greened up a little, but
just before writing this I drove up our
access track then did some mowing.
a storm in the town hall
Both produced noticeable raised dust –
the soil surface was not moist.
The Bureau of Meteorology is also
flagging caution, offering only a 30
The Buninyong Town Hall turns into a jumping place on every Friday per cent chance of median rainfall
morning when line dancers kick their heels up in two classes. One (for across the coming three months. So
basic beginners) starts at 10.00am and is followed by an 11.30 group it’s now watch and wait time for all of
for beginners and intermediate dancers. us dependent on rainfall.
MARCH 2017
The 40 minute classes are claimed to benefit coordination and balance,
weight loss, improved memory and boost the heart rate of dancers. Date Rain Date Rain
12 1.8 22 17.8
Providing a chance to meet new people, the classes are lots of fun and 16 1.3 23 1.3
participants don’t take themselves too seriously. 20 0.7 28 3.0
Costs are $5 for one lesson, $8 for two, with the first lesson free. Tea, coffee 21 4.0 30 6.1
and biscuits are provided. Inquiries to Ella Young on 0401 017 758. Total 36 mm
Year to date 112.7 mm
For all your local
electrical
requirements
Phone Murray on
0417 518 930
REC 11582
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Rebecca has lots of local links
NEW VET CLINIC
NOW OPEN HERE
After ten years of world-wide and After schooling at Loreto
local experience as a veterinary College, Ballarat, given
surgeon, Dr Rebecca Jennings has her interest in horses,
opened up Buninyong’s first vet clinic she enrolled in and took
in top class facilities in Learmonth out a BVSc degree from
Street, previously occupied by the the Massey University
UFS medical clinic. in New Zealand - a
university world-famous
Recently Rebecca has worked locally
for its equine study and
for Greencross Vets in Ballarat and
research. Currently she is
in Creswick, but has had extensive
an active member of the At the entrance to the new clinic, receptionist/nurse
experience in the UK, in a rural veterinary Lauren Oldaker (left) and Dr Rebecca Jennings are
Ballarat Polo Club.
clinic northern NSW, and even in Zambia greeted by a friendly local pug.
and South Africa where she did a lot of Facilities
work on monkeys and other small animals. work,” and along with nurse/receptionist
The facilities at the Learmonth Street
Lauren Oldaker with whom she has
Coming home premises are outstanding for a veterinary
worked for four years, she plans to give
clinic. Apart from the spacious reception
Despite such a CV of broad experience, “old fashioned service” from her new
area, there are separate rooms for dog
Rebecca said it is like “coming home” to clinic. “You can be assured that we will
and cat consultations, a pet ‘hospital’
open up the Buninyong Veterinary Clinic. remember the name of every pet, even if
for overnight stays, a surgery, and even
Her parents lived in Mount Helen, her mum it takes us a while to get the name of the
an ‘isolation’ room where pets with
is one of the Lyons farming family from owners straight,” Rebecca said.
infectious diseases can be treated.’
Navigators, and as a teenager Rebecca
The clinic, which opened for business a few
was actively involved in the Buninyong Rebecca said that initially the clinic would
days ago, will be open Monday, Thursday
Riding Club which used land at the back concentrate on small animals – dogs, cats,
and Friday between 8.30am and 5.30pm
of the old tennis courts. Currently she rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs – and birds.
and between noon and 7pm on Tuesdays
plays tennis with Narelle Tatt (Bendigo Once established she plans to undertake
and Wednesdays. Rebecca plans to have
Community Bank) and her sister Angela. large animal work with on-site visits.
an open day on a Saturday morning soon
She lives locally in Mt Helen.
She says she is “passionate about her to allow people to look over the clinic.
Dr Jennings checks over
patient boxer dog Bundy. Photo
- Hepburn Advocate
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