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Wedderburn Community News
MAY, 2015
HAPPY 80th JOAN
Local legend Joan Steel started her 80 th birthday with a bang, or should I say a woo, woo as
members of the Wedderburn group CFA arrived at her front door early that Saturday morning.
Surprises didn’t stop there, with Bob Meyer presenting Joan with a special cake he had made in
the shape of the Wedderburn tanker. More on page 11.
Photo: Anne Hassell.
Inside the WCN May Edition
Editorial Marg van Veen
Front cover—Joans 80th
Page 2— Editorial & Index
Page 3— Art show, Easter in Park & Quiz
Page 4— Wedderburn Community House courses
Page 5—Ipad scam .
Page 6—Community listings
Page 7—Students playground & In the Spotlight
Page 8—A day out in W’burn & Geocaching.
Page 9—Helping Gorillas
Page 10—.Community listing
Page 11– Joans 80th & Beyond the Backyard
Page 12—Community events
Page 13—Kids Page
Page 14– Community Events
Page 15–Lights on for SES
Page 16– Footy report
Page 17– Netball report
Page 18 & 19—Business guide for W’burn
Page 20—Calendar of events
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Our fearless leader Jude is still lost in the wilds of Africa as I
write this editorial.
While discussing the trip over morning tea yesterday, we realised that none of us has heard a peep from Jude and Ric. Starting to wonder if they have given up on the modern world and are now living with the Sunn tribe in Namibia who communicate through clicking sounds. Hmm, no talking for
Jude.... Find that hard to imagine!
As for those of us still here at the Community House it has been a busy time, with the Farmers Market, Masquerade
Ball, community lunches, bingo and various classes.
The volunteers have been invaluable in keeping everything going while Jude’s away. They run the centre like a well oiled machine The kitchen ladies are always cool as cucum-bers with catering the lunches, meetings and bus tour groups visiting the town. As for the reception crew, not only are they on top of any duties the centre requires they even manage to dash back and forward to the kitchen making relish and sauce for the upcoming market whenever they
have a free moment.
As for the market we have more stalls this month including poultry (live ones) and fresh produce. If you want home-made sauce, fresh produce, gifts for a special occasion, or even a chook, then be there between 9am and 1pm. Come
and relax with a bbq lunch and free music.
Anyone who has passed by the Community House of recent will have noticed the works going on at the corner of Chapel and Wilson street. This project is part of this years landscap-ing class, where students are learning to design gardens, build retaining walls, lay pavers and develop waterwise gardens appropriate for the conditions in Central Victoria. They are a very dedicated group of students and are hard at
work out there two days a week.
Many thanks to the Lockhart family who have donated the stones that are being used to build the beautiful retaining wall on the corner. We hope to make the grounds of the Community Centre a wonderful place for everyone in the
community to come and spend time.
Marg van Veen.
Education Officer.
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QI Quiz Questions; 1. What is traditionally the Mothers Day flower?
2. What is the longest river in the world?
3. How many legs does a butterfly have?
4. What is the common name for Aurora Borealis?
5. In which country was golf first played?
6. Who sang the theme song for the movie ‘9 to 5’?
7. If cats are ‘feline’, what are sheep?
8. What is the policeman’s name in Noddy stories?
9. What is the smallest member of the flute family?
10. What is the month of May’s birthstone?
11. What is the largest animal in the world?
12. Who was the first man in space?
13. Which digit does not exist in Roman Numerals?
Answers on bottom of page 18.
A COLOURFUL AFFAIR AT WILLOW ART SHOW An exhibition with a difference opened on Easter Sunday at the Coach House Gallery and despite our misgiv-ings about the date, it was a great success. There were approximately 40 people in attendance all who I believe enjoyed the subject matter of the various exhibits. The artist Willow Ingram uses nature as her muse, with beautiful paintings of native flowers, plants, birds and animals. She has used a variety of mediums to give each work a unique feel, even painting butterflies on the
leaves in a floral arrangement on the table. This was an exhibi-tion where the viewer had to really study each work to truly ap-preciate the subject. Some spontaneous light entertainment by friends of the artist added to the ambience of the event. Light refreshments were provided. Willow was excited by the sale of eight of her works, which ranged from pastels of birds to adorable sets of pet rocks paint-ed as ladybirds, or lacewings. For those who have not been for a viewing I would encourage you to find a small amount of time to come and visit us. We show a new exhibition each month, with a large variety of artists and art styles. The gallery is open 10.00a.m. to 3.00p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. If you wish to know more about the gallery call 5494-3342 during gallery hours or AH 5494-3541.
EASTER IN THE PARK.
The Wedderburn Lions Club for the 2nd year held a gathering on Easter Saturday in Jacka Park.
The weather was pleasant with about 120 people attending. The Band started playing and at 5pm the Easter egg hunt was on for the kids, most eggs gone before having the BBQ dinner with pancakes and ice cream to follow.
Most people were catching up with family and friends and enjoying the refreshments on offer, whilst others were up dancing to some great music from the band.
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CLASSES AT THE WEDDERBURN COMMUNITY HOUSE.
Are you ready to learn new skills. Need to find a new career path.
Monday 13th July we begin with
Landscape Construction.
Learn to build retaining walls, lay paving, construct garden beds
Teacher: Renowned artist Ben Winspear Mondays & Thursdays.
Cost $60.00 ( $40 concession) At Wedderburn Community House
To register your interest call 54943489.
UFO? For all you folks who have a home full of unfinished projects, this is the group for you.
Finish off those projects in the good company of other UFOers like yourself.
Wedderburn Community Houes, every Thursday & Friday between 11am & 5pm.
REIKI
Reiki is a Japanese form of Healing.
There is no disrobing or touch.
It works on the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of illness.
Jacquie is a Reiki Master/Teacher with over 10 years experience working with this healing modality.
Available Mondays and Saturdays by appointment through the Community House. 54943489.
MONDAYS PATCHWORK GROUP.
Mondays 1pm—3pm.
To learn the basics of patchwork from Irene Finch and have a good laugh with a fun group.
September we are doing Foundation Piecing.
Bring scraps of fabric, sewing machine, thread & scissors.
It’s back by popular demand
YOGA
Mondays 6.00pm—7.00pm Korong Leisure Centre,
Chapel st. (next to W’burn College.) $ 15.00 per session
Starts again on 13th April.
COMMUNITY LUNCHES
Are back on at the Community House every Wednesday at midday.
$9.00 for 2 courses. Great food, great compa-ny. Hope to see you there.
FIRST AID & CPR
Thursday 30th April,
FIRST AID (level 2) $125.00
9.15am—3.30pm (incl. lunch)
CPR refresher $ 70.00
Monday 4th, Tuesday 5th, or
Thursday 7th
9.15 am—11.30pm
If interested in First Aid, you must contact us
immediately as there is pre course work to
be completed before the day.
For anyone who completed their first aid in
last twelve months, don’t forget you need to
redo CPR each year
__________________________
Call Wedderburn Community House now on
54943489.
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IPAD AND LAPTOP SCAM IN WEDDERBURN. Unscrupulous training organisations have recently been going door to door in Wedderburn signing people up for online courses with
inducements such as free laptops and iPads. They are aiming at specific groups in the local community who are often unaware of the
full ramifications of these offers.
People have signed contracts believing there will be no costs to them, while receiving a laptop or Ipad to keep. In the contracts they
give the training organisations their personal details such as tax file numbers, banking details, etc. What they don’t realise is that all
courses have charges. These courses in particular have charges of between $3,700 and $40,000, regardless of whether the student
ever starts a class or not. Once the contract is signed, the fees will hang over the student’s head forever.
The Age newspaper had a report on the same situation, where the company was going into public housing estates and signing up
elderly and disabled residents to the same courses that are being offered in Wedderburn. We believe it is the same company, just
changing their name regularly to confuse those caught in this scam.
The situation has forced the Federal Government to announce fines worth thousands of dollars to be given to training providers who
are not clear and accurate in the information they give to lure in students. A ban has been placed on any colleges that use laptops,
Ipads, meals or cash to attract students.
One of the unlucky locals who has been caught up in this scam did manage to have his original contract that would have cost him
$3,700 cancelled. However without him signing a new contract he has been tricked into an alternate course that will now cost
$20,000. To add insult to injury is the fact that in the small print in the contract states he can own the device at the end of the course,
... if he is willing to make extra payments to the organisation.
What people don’t realise is regardless of whether they ever do even a day of the course, they are now no longer eligible for Gov-
ernment assistance with any other courses. They will now be a full fee paying student regardless of their income status, costing them
thousands of dollars up front if they wish to go to TAFE or any other legitimate education facility.
Any local residents who have been involved in these scams and would like their contract cancelled, please contact Marg van Veen at
the Community House. I have been in discussions with Consumer Affairs and will have them follow up on these contracts.
The Community House is planning to hold sessions with Consumer Affairs in the near future to inform the public of the many scams
currently appearing in regional Victoria. To learn how to recognise viral emails, money scams, identify theft scams, online shopping
scams and the online romance scams, check Scoop & Scuttlebutt, the Wedderburn Community House facebook page, or the A frame
out the front of Burge’s IGA supermarket for dates and times of the talks.
PUBLIC MEETING—MONDAY 11th MAY, 6pm. A public meeting regarding ambulance services will be held in the Wedderburn Mechanics Hall, Corner of Reef and High Street Wedderburn on the 11th May. The Health Minister representative will be there to talk about the interim report on ambulance services in Victoria.
It is important that all interested public and groups to attend and voice their frustrations in the delay in getting this needed ambulance service in Wedderburn.
The Wedderburn Lions Club cannot stress strongly enough the importance to attend this public meeting, this is our health and well-being of this community.
Lunch Monday’s 12 Noon
Lorraine Chisholm 0408 526 639
Wedderburn Men’s Shed are always happy to see new faces. The Men’s Shed is located on Racecourse Road at the Engine Rally Sheds. Times are:-
9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Tuesday
10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Thursdays
7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. Thursday
Meet at 7.30pm on the 4th Monday in the months of:
January, March, May, September, November
Janice McEwen—President
Keith & June Ring—Caretakers of the Society
26 High Street, Wedderburn, 3518
VISITORS WELCOME
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Uniting Church
Catholic Church
Church of Christ
Lions Club
Wedderburn Conservation
Wedderburn Men’s Shed
Wedderburn Senior Citizens
Sunday morning 9am—10am
Every 5th Sunday we alternate with Charlton.
High St. Wedderburn.
Contact; Janice McEwen on 0487659175
1st & 3rd Sundays, 8.30am
2nd & 4th Saturday, 7pm.
Father Mervioch.
Ridge St., Wedderburn
Worship service Sundays 11am
After School club, Wednesdays.
Run by Debbie & Graham Milne.
Church of Christ.
Cnr. Reef St. & Wilson St.
Contact Ian Hall 54943149.
Lions Club meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month.
7.30pm
At the Lions Clubrooms
Mechanics Institute
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME.
Contact Allan , or Barry 54944245
If you would like to become involved in car-ing for our local environment, join the WCMN.
Meets 1st Monday of each month
At Wedderburn Community House, 1pm.
Contact Michael Moore on 5494 3542
Wedderburn Play Group
Wedderburn Bias Bowls
every Monday 7.15pm
at the
Mechanics’ Hall Supper Room
Anyone of any age is welcome to come along, join in the fun and meet new friends.
If you would like to know more, come along on a Monday night, see what is involved and
find out more details.
Korong (Wedderburn)
Historical Society Inc.
Goldseekers Christian Church
Family worship services Sundays 10.30am.
Senior Citizens Hall.
Kerr Street, Wedderburn
Pastor: Maxine Tonkin 54943365
Wedderburn Playgroup Wedderburn College extends a warm welcome to all families in our community to come along
and join in the fun of playgroup. Every Tuesday from 9 am to 10 in the BER
building at the College. Contact: Carlie Turnbull 5494 3011
Mobile Library
Every Tuesday: 2pm—4.30pm
Anglican Church
Morning Prayer 11am every Sunday except 5th of month.
Crn. Wilson st & Kerr st.
Rev. Peter Bertram 54911656
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In the Spotlight ; W.A.R.T.S SUCCESS COMMUNITY DRIVEN. The cast & crew of WARTS’N’All would like to thank the Wedderburn community for the support of our show LOVE THROUGH A LIFE-TIME. With nearly 300 hundred people attending four performances, some coming a second and third time, the show was a huge suc-
cess. It is incredible to believe that 2 months later people are still talking about the show.
For those who missed out on seeing the show, the cast members ranged in age from 12 to 84 years. The show followed the theme of love and showcased some of the amazing talent in Wedderburn. Some of the old favourite sing a long tunes were used as well as the younger members of the cast singing their favourite modern songs. Lots of laughter was created by the skits and jokes. All the hard work of rehearsals paid off. A huge THANK-YOU to all the people that helped out in any way. You know who you are and for fear of
missing someone I say “THANK-YOU ALL”.
WARTS’N’ALL inc are always looking for new members so if you are interested in joining us please contact one of our committee members. You do not have to be able to sing, dance, or act to be part of WARTS. We are always in need of people behind the scenes.
Membership is only $5.00 per year.
Some of the proceeds from this show will be donated to the Wedderburn Hall Committee for use in upgrading the sound and lighting equipment. We are very fortunate to have a fantastic hall in town that is available for hire by anyone in the community improvements to
the hall are being done all the time.
STUDENTS PROVIDE WONDERFUL AREA FOR PLAYGROUP. The playgroup Shake, Rattle & Read that was started at Wedderburn College some 3 years ago, has recently
benefitted from a community program completed by the year 10 students.
Teacher from the college, Carly Turnbull happens to be the co-ordinator of both the playgroup and the Year 10
Community Connection s program. Carly saw a need for a suitable area for the playgroup and discussed it with
the year 10 students. In a matter of weeks they had
turned an old garden bed in the Primary school quad-
rangle into a fantastic interactive play space. The
native trees remain providing the necessary shade,
but now the area around the trees has seating, with
the building wall and sides of seating all blackboards
and a giant sand pit on the ground. The area is
designed to encourage children to experiment with
new textures, develop their imaginations, learn
through social play and foster language skills. As
Carly aptly stated, ‘if you can’t talk it, you can’t read or
write it!’
The playgroup has been a huge success with a
regular 12 to 15 children attending each week. Not
only is it a great way for the children to learn, but an
opportunity for parents to meet, share ideas and give
each other support. Vera Hanson tells me they do a
lot of different activities from art and reading, to
adventures in the bush and visiting the college’s
chooks. If you would like to join the playgroup, just
come to the college Tuesday mornings 9am till
10.30am at the BER building. The cost is $30 for the
year.
As for the Year 10 Community Connections program,
their next project will be building a sensory garden full
of herbs and lots of colourful flowering plants along
side the BER building. What a wonderful addition these projects are to the school and wider community.
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A DAY OUT IN WEDDERBURN. Jacka Park was once again the venue for "A Day Out in Wedderburn", hosted by the Wedderburn Geocaching team, "The Old
Blokes" (Brian Boyton and Bob Nicholls.)
Every year for the past 4 years, The Old Blokes have put on this Event, which has grown with every year. Over 100 Geocachers from
all around the Region came to Wedderburn for a BBQ lunch and to search for hidden treasure around the town and surrounding
district. Loddon Tourism have sponsored this event yearly and with their help $285 was raised for The Royal Childrens' Hospital.
After the day’s events a wonderful meal was had at the Gold Seeker Motel. The management and staff excelled themselves under
very difficult circumstances by serving over 80 beautiful meals when they were expecting only 60. Our heartfelt thanks go out to them.
The Gold Nugget, also supplied by Loddon Tourism was won by Megan Quirke from
far away Paynesville. Megan sends her thanks, through us to Loddon Tourism.
For those who stayed in town overnight, a hearty breakfast was enjoyed at The Old
Blokes’ place, just outside of Wedderburn.
WHAT IS GEOCACHING?
For the traditional geocache, a geocacher will place a waterproof container contain-ing a log book (with pen or pencil) and trade items then record the
cache's coordinates. These coordinates, along with other details of the location, are posted on a listing site (In this case Geocaching.com). Other geocachers obtain the coordinates from that listing site and seek out the cache using their GPS handheld
receivers. The finding geocachers record their exploits in the logbook and online, but then must return the cache to the same coordinates so that other geocachers may find it. Geocachers are free to take objects (except the logbook or pencil,) from the
cache in exchange for leaving something of similar or higher value.
Typical cache "treasures" are not high in monetary value but may hold personal value to the finder. Aside from the logbook, common cache contents are unusual coins or currency, small toys, ornamental buttons, CDs, or books. Also common are objects that are moved from cache to cache called "hitchhikers", such as Travel Bugs or Geocoins, whose travels may be logged and followed online. Cachers who initially place a Travel Bug or Geocoins often assign specific goals for their trackable items. Examples of goals are to be placed in a certain cache a long distance from home, or to travel to a certain country, or to travel faster and farther than other hitchhik-ers in a race. Higher value items are occasionally included in geocaches as a re-ward for the First to Find (called "FTF"), or in locations which are harder to reach. Dangerous or illegal items, weapons, food and drugs are generally not allowed and
are specifically against the rules of most geocache listing sites.
If a geocache has been vandalised or stolen it is said to have been "muggled". The former term plays off the fact that those not familiar with geocaching are called muggles, a term borrowed from the Harry Potter series of books which was rising in popularity at the same
time geocaching got its start.
For those interested in giving GeoCaching a go, contact:- Brian Boyton 0401004780
Everyone is excited to get in the car and go
hunting for treasure.
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Wedderburn Ballroom Dancing Masquerade Ball.
Friday 1st May, 2015. 8pm
with Cheryl Bailey, Glenda Hunter & friends performing the old classics.
Mechanics Institute, High St, Wedderburn
BYO. Drinks & Nibbles. Tickets $15.00
Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets at W’burn Community House
Masks available at Jenny’s store (next to Fish & Chip shop)
At only nine years of age, Sam Bewley is already making her
mark in the world of animal protection.
In the March edition of the Humane Society International news-
letter they featured a story regarding Sam’s recycling program
in Wedderburn. They thanked not only Sam for her determina-
tion and initiative, but also recognised the support of many local
organisations.
Sam’s program involves recycling old mobile phones to be
resold, or remove the mineral Coltain from the phone and reuse
it on another device. This provides funds for the ‘Save the
Gorilla’ project in the Republic of Congo where the Coltrain is
being mined, destroying the Gorillas habitat.
It is wonderful that an organisation as large as the Humane
Society takes the time to acknowledge the important contribu-
tion a girl from a small rural town can make to the world.
Congratulations to Sam for starting the initiative and continuing
to collect phones for recycling. She is a very dedicated young
lady.
If anyone would like to support Sam's program there are collec-
tion points for old phones at the office of the Wedderburn
College, or here at the reception desk of the Community House.
SAM ACKNOWLEDGED FOR HELPING THE GORILLAS.
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Sunday 31st May.
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Beyond the Backyard.
With Annette Robertson.
A GRAND 80th CELEBRATION FOR A GRAND LADY. It was an early start for Joan Steel on Saturday 28th April. Luckily she was up and dressed early, as she had the Queensland contingent
of the family staying with her. The family heard the sirens and initially thought it was the fire alarm or the security alarm on the hire car.
On closer inspection Joan found the Wedderburn fire truck with a hoard of yellow uniformed members out the front of her house.
Joan was given a gift by the smallest fire fighter attending, Zac Whimpress (grandson of Neville White), then she was presented the
firetruck cake make specially by Wedderburn brigade member Bob Meyer.
This was just the beginning of a huge weekend of celebrations for Joan, with various family picnics and parties, even a special afternoon
at a health spa. Continuing to be as active as she is, it is hard to imagine Joan being 80 years old. Perhaps she’s proof of Joe Hockey’s
claim we will all live to 150.
For those who don’t know Joan, she is one of the backbones of the local CFA, being the group and brigade communications officer for
more than 30 years. Joan also runs
the St. Vincent’s food bank, is a Lay
Leader with the Catholic Church
and a vital part of the Wedderburn
Community Houses Catering Crew.
There are few groups in town that
Joan has not been a member of
over the years, with her associa-
tions with the footy club, golf club,
bowling club. She and husband
Stewart even owned the small gro-
cery shop in the High street many
years ago.
Thanks for all your hard work and
commitment to the community Joan
and HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY.
Noisy and Brightly Coloured Birds
Hard to capture on camera.
Over the past few months I have periodically noticed the activity of
Musk lorikeets. Firstly when grey box trees were flowering and now
in April the flowering yellow gums are once again attracting the lori-
keets . Attention is drawn to them usually in the early mornings, as
they feed on the flowers, their noisy activity and colourful bright
green feathers advertises their presence.
Considerable numbers of these birds will gather and feed in one
tree. They are very active and although vividly coloured and easy to
locate because of their noisy chatter they are difficult to photograph as they are constantly mov-
ing, about among the branches at the tree top.
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BINGO Now back at the Elderly Citizens Club.
Every Wednesday Heads down at 1pm.
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GUESS WHO? I am 4 years old and love going to Shake, Rattle & Read Playgroup at Wedderburn College each Tuesday. My
grandmother Vera takes me to playgroup.
Other things I love are being outside with my brother Harlem; eating chicken nuggets with sweet & sour sauce, and danc-ing. My favourite dance is pretending to be Elsa from Frozen
and doing the dance, while I sing ‘Let it go’ at the top of my lungs.
There is something I love even more than all these things, and that is Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. I have a
huge Thomas train set at home and all the DVD’s. I could watch the DVD’s and sing the songs all day, if I was allowed.
All the characters in Thomas are great, but best of all is Toby. Toby is a very old Push & Pull Steam Engine that takes
workers in carriages to and from the quarry. He feels he is not as flash as Thomas and his friends and should probably be
put in a museum. But I think he is the bravest and nicest of all the engines.
Mum and Dad are about to have another baby. I hope he/she love trains and dancing….and chicken nuggets!!
My parents are Stacey and Geoff.
My name is Izayah Edwards.
Give Toby find his colour. Help redraw Thomas the Tank engine.
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BLUMES WINTER
FASHIONS.
2pm Friday
8th May,
Uniting Church Hall.
Admission $5.00
Includes Lucky door prize
& afternoon tea.
Raffle $1.00 for Blumes
Vouchers.
ALL PROCEEDS TO
CERT TEAM.
Wedderburn (CERT)
Community Emergency Response Team
Are you interested in volunteering
in your community?
For more information call
54943052.
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THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT THE WEDDERBURN SES. The Wedderburn State Emergency Service (SES) recently received specialised operating equipment that would assist them when at-tending emergency calls for assistance. This equipment included light-up traffic wands, step blocks, anti-shatter tape and a portable
lighting tower.
The equipment was funded with the assistance of a community grant from the Loddon Shire Council and will be beneficial for volunteers
to assist the community.
The Wedderburn SES assist the community by responding to road crash rescues, storm and flood events and community engagement, they also provide support to other emergency agencies with fire support, casualty handling and search and rescue activities. The mem-bers meet every Monday evening at 7:30pm to train for emergency events. They receive beneficial training in first aid, OH&S, general rescue, map and navigation and many other skills that they can utilise not only in their role as a volunteer, but also in their everyday life
and work. Training offered to the volunteers will also assist the members to increase their talents and skills on their resumes’.
When the Wedderburn volunteers were presented with the new equipment, they were very excited that they could use the additional equipment to help the community. They are very grateful to the Loddon Shire Council for the support they received and feel that with this additional equipment they will be able to support the community and assist other emergency services with community events that re-
quire lighting in the evenings.
The equipment received will be used for the following:
Traffic wand torches will provide the Wedderburn SES members to effectively manage traffic at an accident scene. This will make a safer work environment for the volunteers and alert any oncoming
traffic to the dangerous hazard ahead.
Step blocks which are designed to help stabilise a vehicle that is involved in an accident by minimising any movement of the dam-
aged vehicle making it safer for the casualty and volunteers.
Anti-shatter tape for glass management will enable the Wedder-burn SES volunteers to safely remove broken glass from dam-aged vehicles, this will help to minimise injury caused by glass
shards or inhaling glass dust.
The portable lighting tower that can be set up in under 60 seconds is capable of illuminating an area of 10 000 square meters in less than 3 minutes. The light tower is compact, rises to a height of 5 metres and can be easily transported. The lighting tower will be mostly utilised where light is required in a large area, for example a sporting ground. This will be beneficial for the community as the Wedderburn SES can assist any community group with lighting for
night time activities.
To register your interest in becoming a volunteer with VICSES, you can view information on the SES website http://www.ses.vic.gov.au/volunteer/become-a-volunteer, or call 1300
VICSES (1300 842 737) and select option 2. The light tower erected at full height.
WALKING GROUP
Looking for people to join our walking group Mondays and
Thursdays.
If you would like to join please ring W’burn Community House on
5494 3489
FOOD HYGIENE CERTIFICATE
&
RESPONSIBLE SERVING OF ALCOHOL
(RSA) CERT. Coming up in June at W’burn Community House.
Book now on 54943489.
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SIP, SAVOUR & SUPPORT YOU COMMUNITY. Sip, savour and support your community – that’s the invitation from the Wedderburn Development Association as it prepares to host
its first-ever Wine Tasting Evening.
Planned for Friday, May 29, at Wedderburn Hall, the event will be jointly presented by the association, Wedderburn Tourism, the local
community house and Lions Club.
The Wedderburn Development Association is aiming to give local residents a pleasant night out, attract visitors from outside and raise
funds for initiatives detailed in the town’s new 10-year Community Plan.
It was instrumental in creating the previous Plan, which ran from 2004 until last year.
Working with Loddon Shire Council, the association reviewed the document annually and eventually saw 16 of the 17 stated objec-
tives either achieved or well under way.
Early last year, it began an extensive process of community consultation which has led to the finalisation of this latest Plan, covering
the decade to 2025.
That process saw 180 suggestions offered for inclusion by local residents,151 of which have been incorporated into the finished docu-
ment.
Spokesman Greg Deimos said the new Community Plan 2015-2025 had been added to the association’s website for all to see.
“The Plan has also gone to Council and, from here, we work with the Shire on obtaining funding and prioritising some of the projects,”
Mr Deimos said.
“The Wine Tasting Evening in May is our first function of this kind, but we are considering making it an annual, or even six-monthly,
event.
“Wineries local to the region will be attending and providing samples as well as direct sales.
“A silent auction will also be held to help support initiatives in the Community Plan.”
Entry to the event, which runs from 7pm to 10pm, costs $15. This includes the tasting, nibbles, music and a monogrammed tasting
glass.
Tickets are available at W’burn Community House or on the night. For more details, email [email protected]
HAPPY CAMPERS. Gemma Moulsdale and her dad Dean of Shepparton recently popped into the Wedder-
burn Community House with a lovely piece of gold. After spending a night out camping
they were thrilled to find the little nugget.
Having met Sandra and Robyn the day before in the Visitors Centre they came back to
show off their lovely find. They have had a gold detector for just two weeks and this was
their second nugget.
They then headed down to the Post Office to have it weighed. It was 11 grams but it
sure looked bigger.
At todays prices that little nugget would still be worth any where between $220 and
$605 depending on the quality of the gold. Not bad for a nights camping.
With the number of people finding gold again in the local area, perhaps we are on the
brink of another rush. With the improvements in detectors it is no wonder people are
finding more gold.
Good luck to them and hopefully they will be back to holiday in Wedderburn again soon.
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Wedderburn Community News
Netball.
Season 2015 has kicked off with a great start. The first game against Charlton saw Wedderburn win all grades of netball, three of these
games were replays of the 2014 grand final and to posts wins first up was a good sign for the club. The second round was all the way up
at Birchip and this time we won 5 out of 6 grades, again, a great sign for the year. Our next game will be against Boort on Sunday 26th
April, instead of the Saturday because of Anzac Day, some more close matches will be played as they always are against Boort.
Some of our girls have tried out and been selected for the North Central Netball Associations representative teams which will play sever-
al tournaments over the month of May. Congratulations to Tess Jackson, Kelsea Nisbet, Grace Lockhart (13 & Under), Ella Turnbull,
Carly Isaac (15 & Under), Jayde Gibson and Emma Lockhart (17 & Under).
Our new netball court is very close to finishing and it looks great! The painting and fence will be completed within the next week and
then some lighting and a new shed will be erected to finish off the project. The girls will be excited to get a chance to play and train on
the court over the next few months. The court has been a project in conjunction with the netball club and the Loddon Shire and was sup-
ported with funding from CFFP, the Loddon Shire, Donaldson Park and Wedderburn Netball Club. We would like to thank Tony Belleng-
er from the Loddon Shire for all his support and assistance throughout the project and all the hard working committee and parents for all
their hours spent working and getting the court ready.
This year the netball club is taking over the annual Mothers Day flowers fundraising from the Wedderburn Kinder. This has been a great fundraiser for the kinder for over 20 years and the netball club hope to keep this going. Orders available are: Cemetery Bunch $15 Pot of chrysanthemums $20 Bunch of flowers $30 Bunch of flowers and chocolates $40 Boxed floral arrangement and chocolates $50 All prices include delivery and small card. Delivery is available in the local area as well as the Bendigo area. If anyone would like to or-der flowers please contact Sharyn Lockhart, Deanne Caserta or Susie Lockhart. Upcoming Dates Sunday 26th April: Playing Boort at Wedderburn Saturday 2nd May: Bye Saturday 9th May: Playing St Arnaud at St Arnaud Sunday 10th May: Mothers Day fundraiser Saturday 16th May: Playing Donald at Wedderburn
Wedderburn v’s Charlton. Wedderburn Hockey Club started in winning style in the first round against Charlton with the men’s and women’s teams victorious. The men’s team being short on players debuted two new recruits, Jim and Oscar and even had Robyn Vella charging around the field for them. What ever the mix it worked beautifully ending with a win 4—2 over the Blues. The women’s team all played strong and pulled off a fantastic win over their old rivals Charlton. Stand out performances by Laura, Carlie and Kirsty. The Underage team had a nervous start and dropped behind early. In the second half the enthusiasm of Laura and Chris had spread through out the team and they finally found their groove. It was too late to win the game, but they got close with a 3-2 loss. Wedderburn v’s Birchip. The following week Wedderburn faced an in form Birchip. The Under 13’s played well, especially James; but eventually went down 0-3. Under age played a tough game against a formidable Birchip team. The stand out players again this week were Kirsty, Laura and Chris. The end result was a 0-1 loss. The women’s team put up a good fight but also went down 0-1.
Hockey.
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