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YACKITY YAKYackity Yak is a free bimonthly publication aimed at providing

news, entertainment and information to the people of

Yackandandah.

Yackity Yak is published by YCDCo (Yackity Yak) Pty Ltd. and

1200 copies of Yackity Yak are printed with each release with a

minimum of 900 copies distributed free of charge to homes in the

Yackandandah and surrounding area via Australia Post.

CONTACT DETAILS:

Editor / Advertising / Printing / Accounts

Ali Pockley

Yackity Yak

C/- Yackandandah Post Office,High Street,

Yackandandah VIC 3749

Ph: 0448 803 411

E-mail: [email protected]

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YACKITY YAK - 2014 DEADLINES: Forthcoming deadlines for submission of advertisements and

articles for the Yackity Yak are 5pm on the following days:

Issue 54 - June/July - Monday, 12th May, 2014

Issue 55 - August/September - Monday, 14th July, 2014

Issue 56 - October/November - Monday 8th September, 2014

Issue 57 - December/January - Monday, 10th November, 2014

Please note that all advertising must be paid in full prior

to that issue deadline. We can make no exceptions.

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must be submitted one business week (5 days) before the

deadline.

As per media law requirements, no advertisements can be printed

without a current, completed and signed booking slip. Please

contact the Editor for the booking slip.

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It’s a great way to get your message

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A new section in Yackity Yak - just a quick run down of what’s going on -

good and bad.

THUMBS UP

To Yack Health for running the workshop on Grief and Suicide

after Yack was rocked by the death of a much loved member of

our community.

To everyone connected with the Yack Community Garden - there

were a number of false starts and some “nay sayers”, but the proof

of the pudding etc..... Well done all of you - it looks just fantastic

and the opening was a blast. See page 7.

To Kevin Poyner for having faith in his vision to provide Yackandandah and

local artists and craftspeople with a new home and another income stream to

Yack following the Shire’s flawed decision to remove 1/3 of previously Yack-based staff to Beechworth. See page 8.

To the Yack Historical Society and Museum for the opening of their great new

storage area. Considering everything that this group has had thrown at it since

the fire in December 2006 which destroyed much of the original High Street building, they have done a magnificent job in getting back on their feet. Their storage now will provide additional space for many years to come - eat your

heart out, the Burke Museum! See page 21.

The Yack Folk Festival for providing us with another great weekend of music

and delights. The Festival Choir continues to grow and is attracting ever-

increasing numbers of singers to its ranks - from age 3 - 90 years! See page 5.

To the Shire and Matt Charles-Jones for providing a Solar Energy Forum to

look at the possibilities of Yack becoming the first solar town of Indigo. To YCDCo for helping this look remotely like a possibility. See page 13.

Ron Boulton became the Champion of Champions for the Ovens and Murray

Region on Saturday, 8th March. See the article on page 26.

Linda Fish who was one of a very small select group of artists chosen to exhibit

sculpture and take workshops at the Lorne Sculpture Biennale during March.

See page 16.

To the Yack Shack AKA the Men’s Shed, for attending the Yack Folk Festival’s

community parade on the Friday of the Folk Festival Weekend & providing

lollies to the children in the crowds watching.

THUMBS DOWN

To the people that use and abuse our lovely recreation spots - see

the letter on page 22. If you won’t look after these places, then please

don’t bother to visit them.

To the weather that broke just hours before the Yack Folk Festival

and certainly threw the Editor into conniptions when she saw several

plumes of smoke from the Brewers Road end of the Leneva/Indigo

Valley area, and then the area was buzzing with helicopters and planes water-

bombing the fire which was fired by ferocious winds for about an hour. Yack also had lightning strikes that kept several of the local brigades busy from

about 1.30 pm on Friday, 21st March. We did all love the rain tho’ really!

The Yack Shack AKA the Men’s Shed for not saving enough lollies for the

children taking part in the Yack Folk Festival’s community parade and reducing

them to tears - planning, boys, planning!

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Every edition I sit down to do my editorial & enjoy sifting out what to

write about, but never have I had just SO much to celebrate! What this

township and its community have achieved since the last edition of

Yackity Yak completely blows me away.

There is masses to celebrate in this edition, and whilst people have not

wanted retrospectives, there is just masses to report on, and rmore than

one reason to celebrate and raise a glass or two to.

Yack has certainly kept the Member for Indi, Cathy McGowan, incredibly

busy over the last few weeks commencing with the opening of the Yack

Museum’s newly improved storage faciltiies was a great affair, and It

is no mean feat for a small organisation to raise funds for this type of

infrastructure - it is in itself not very “sexy”, and so the Historical Society

and all connected it with it have done a phenomenal job in raising

the money to get this long overdue project completed - well done to

everyone. Yack Museum now has more storage space for its artifacts

than the Burke Museum in Beechworth, so you can see what a great job

has been carried out by the dedicated volunteers who work so hard for

recording Yack’s history.

The formal opening of the Community Garden was another great event

for Yack. Another completely different group of people have worked

incredibly hard on a project that had a rather rocky start in seeking a

venue, but once this was overcome with great help from the Shire and

various staff from the Council, this great collaboration was off and flying. Special mention has to go to Lee-Anne Benson, Project Coordinator,

and Judy Davis, Manager of YCEN, who have both put in huge amounts

of work on this project to see this garden flourish and have a wonderful community opening in March.

Then moving straight onto the Solar Forum, again with assistance

from the Shire, which will kickstart Yack into seriously investigating the

possiblities of the township investing in green energy and helping to

reduce the reliance that the town has in brown coal generated electricity.

It was standing room only at the Forum which only goes to show what

interest and concern there is about our electricty source. Watch this

space for progress.

The 17th Yackandandah Folk Festival has just finished as I type this, and another great event it was too. It seems to just get bigger and better.

Tickets were in great demand, and the wet start to the Friday only served

to raise people’s spirits as a some much needed rain fell over Yack and

the local area. Very inspiring to see so many people having fun, and by

all accounts, the Sal Kimber gig on Saturday night was a great dancing

event!

Kevin Poyner, whose Yack Station project was formally launched by

Cathy McGowan on the Saturday of the Festival, has to be congratulated

in choosing to invest in Yackandandah as a new home for his and

Geoff’s architectural practice and for the vision in providing artists and

craftspeople with a new venue in Yack. We all know what the financial situation globally has been over the past few years, and it’s wonderful to

see what has been built at the Yack Station. I urge you all to go and see

what’s happening up there.

Well - I will now draw breath... well done, Yack - what a place!

ALI POCKLEY, Editor

The Way of the Cross

Good Friday

Yackandandah

The Combined Christian Churches of Yackandandah invite

you to accompany them in this celebration on

Good Friday, 18th April.

We will assemble outside the Lutheran Church in Wellsford Street at 10.30 am.

The group will process down and up the High Street and conclude with Morning Tea

at the Uniting Church in Hammond Street.

CHORAL SINGERS

are invited to participate in a people’s

presentation of Stainer’s “Crucifixion” on 12 April at St Matthew’s Church,

Albury and 13 April, 2014 at Holy Trinity

Cathedral, Wangaratta. For an information

sheet and to register your interest, email

John Scott at [email protected]

or phone 0412 828 923.

Smaller regional towns have often seen a decline in banking services with devastating effects on local businesses. However, in Yackandandah and Corryong WAW Credit Union has gone against this trend by expanding their banking services.

This month a new WAW service centre opened in Yackandandah replacing the much smaller one that had operated from the Indigo Shire Offices whilst in Corryong, WAW will now be opening on Saturday mornings.

WAW Deputy CEO Mr Michael Mack was pleased too with the improved banking arrangements in both towns. ‘We have always been committed to providing banking services where they are needed. Much as in Chiltern where we opened a new service centre in 1993 after the last of the major banks closed their doors, we endeavour to support smaller towns by providing full banking services.’

‘We have totally renovated an old real estate building at 17 High St to create the new Yackandandah service centre. It means we can employ an additional staff member, install a new radiate and provide a full time loans officer. It is a significant investment by WAW in Yackandandah and we expect it will encourage people to conduct more business in the town.”

‘In Corryong we have responded to our customer requests for Saturday trading. At this stage we are trialling the increased hours for 3 months but fully expect that it will become a permanent arrangement. Again it means that we are investing more resources in a regional town,’ said Mr Mack.

WAW has been part of the community since 1956 and is a customer owned financial institution.

WAW Expand Yack’s Banking Services

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DEATHS

The funeral service for Mr. Tristan Douglas Short was held at the

Yackandandah Sports Park on Wednesday, 26th February 2014 at 2.00 pm.

At the conclusion of the service, the cortege left for the Yackandandah

Cemetery.


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The Colours of the Rainbow

People grow up and move away,

Time passes by without delay.

Love is lost or taken away,

Innocence is stolen away.

Hearts mend or are torn apart

And with the loneliness you sit in the dark.

You feel alone and there is no way out,

You try to be heard to be only shut out.

You need a friend or a helping hand,

But all you find is no one around. Silence is lurking around, in the dark

With an aching body, you’re a lost spark.

Surrounded by evil and horrible thoughts,

“Could someone please save me from these horrible taunts”The evil is close, but I’ll try not to obey

To only find solace in my own dismay.

Then finally you think you’re finally through. You think it’s all over…You’re done…dusted, I’ve had enough that’s true.

Just when you think there is no hope to be found

A little ray in sunshine starts to be found.

Things start to get better, you feel kinder and new

And the thought of suicide could never come true.

Then blue turns to yellow then orange and green

The colours of the rainbow become brighter and clearer then you have ever seen.

Sometimes in life the moments become blue,

But if you hang on and keep in there, the colours change too.

Karen Young

The untimely death of Tristan Short has shaken the Yack township, and Yackity

Yak has received many emails and calls regarding this. A session on Grief and

Suicide was put on recently by our thoughtful Yackandandah Health which will

help support people coming to terms with Tristan’s death.

People contacting us were keen to ensure that the subject of suicide is not swept

under the table and ignored, but brought into the public domain for discussion

and support, so that we can try and ensure that people who are in need of help

are heard and supported in our community.

Karen Young sent in the poem “The Colours of the Rainbow” as she felt she

needed to express her sorrow and feelings and it is printed in full - thank you

Karen.

The statistics for suicide are not good, however there are many organisations

such as Lifeline (Tel: 13 11 14), Beyond Blue (Tel: 1300 224 636), Kids Help Line

(1800 551 800 ) who are always there at the end of a telephone, and a much

needed Headspace Centre is planned for Albury-Wodonga.

We understand that people will be very raw from their recent loss of Tristan and

now is not quite the time to put together an article on how Yack can help support

people who may be requiring support, but we will certainly look at this later on in

the year.

There are no words to adequately express the loss of a loved person, particularly

in these circumstances, but Yackity Yak and everyone connected with the paper

send their deepest condolences to Tristan’s family.

Ali Pockley, Editor

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17th Yackandandah Folk Festival

Di

Sheppheard

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singer Charlie

A’Court....

Another great year’s

worth of entertainment.

A big thank you to all the

volunteeer workers who

make this Festival possible,

of course including the

hard working committee

members.

The

Sunday Market

continues to

be a

huge draw card & included

buskers & our own Charles Sluga

captivatin

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Art on

the Run - creatin

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The Arts Yackandandah Community Choir continue to wow their audiences

with a great program including a choral suite composed by Kavisha Mazzella, a

performer at this year’s Festival

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The local district has been fortunate in not having any serious wild-fires this Summer, due in some respects, to a lack of thunderstorms and consequent lightning strikes. These have been a major cause of fire alerts in past Summers.

However, Brigade members have been generous in volunteering their time at fires in other districts such as Wunghnu and Wallan. The tanker also saw service at these fires. Its return to the station necessitated an extensive working bee by members to restore it to a clean and serviceable condition.

The Brigade expresses its appreciation to those who gave their time on strike teams at the recent fires. Thanks also to those who help behind the scenes at the station. Their assistance is invaluable.

Restrictions- Fire restrictions are still in force at the time of writing, despite the cooler weather and some

showers. During the fire danger period you cannot burn off outside without a permit from CFA and the Shire. This includes bonfires. Brochures on this topic are readily available at the Fire Station.

How can you tell when fire restrictions are no longer in force? A sign is suspended at the front of the Fire Station through the fire danger period. It will not be out after the fire danger period is over, so look for it as you drive past the Station. If in doubt, the Shire can advise the status of restrictions.

The Brigade can often experience a busy period after restrictions are removed, when people get a bit careless with burning accumulated rubbish.

Whenever you burn off, be sure to have checked that it is legal to do so. Ensure you have adequate equipment and

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Training - With the change of seasons, the Brigade is reviewing how it reacts to fires in buildings.

The Brigade training recently included a walk along High Street to assess the risks posed by the heritage

streetscape. This was to assess some of the strategies and plans in place to combat structure fires.

More details about Winter risks will be articulated in the next edition of Yackity Yak.

Good Friday - the Good Friday appeal will proceed again at Easter with the fire units canvassing the town for donations. If one doesn’t pass by your place, your donation can be given to any brigade member or left with a local

business.

Keep these numbers on hand, and discuss fire safety with everyone in your household.To report a fire 000Burn-off Notification 1800 668 511Bushfire Information Line 1800 240 667CFA Web Site www.cfa.vic.gov.au

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gmail.comCongratulations and Thanks to our Firies

Simon Cavini along with other members of the Yack CFA, was

awarded the National Emergency Medal at a ceremony at the

Cube in Wodonga on Friday 14th March. These medals were

awarded to local CFA volunteers who gave extensive service in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. We can be very proud of everyone that gave freely of their

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Yackandandah sows seeds

to garden success

Yackandandah’s Community

Garden project was developed with

the support of the Helen McPherson

Smith Trust, Sustainable Gardening

Australia and the Yackandandah

Community Education Network Inc

(YCEN), and has taken almost 12

months to take shape. The garden

was officially opened by Dr Phillip Moors AO, Trustee of the Helen

Macpherson Smith Trust and Bruce

Plain, President of Sustainable

Gardening Australia. Thanks must

also go to the local Into Our Hands

Community Foundation, represented

at the opening by Ali Pockley,

whose recently received grant

for “Cooking Up a Community”, funded a BBQ, pizza oven and

preserving table which will enable

the community garden to have food

preserving workshops and be able

to impart knowledge of preserving

to its members. The garden team

enjoyed downing its gardening tools

and celebrating its progress.

The opening was a good opportunity

for members of the community to

learn more about the benefits of being involved with the community

garden which is for everyone,

whether they have a green thumb or

not. It is planned that this will be a

hub for fun, educational workshops

in gardening, food preparation and

other associated skills, as well as

a great place to meet like-minded

people, share gardening knowledge,

and access a library of Permaculture

literature.

It’s an amazing transformation

- from an under-utilised grassed

area, to a terraced, easily accessible

garden of raised beds teeming with

vegetables, with water tanks, a

shade structure, and some terrific gabion (rock wall) features.

The Community Garden has only

been possible thanks to the funding

from the Helen Macpherson Smith

Trust, Sustainable Gardening

Australia, the coordination of

Lee-Anne Benson, the knowledge

and experience of Les Keeble and the hard work of a wide range of

community members, who have

gathered each week to carry rocks,

shape garden beds, shovel horse

manure and compost, and plant and

water - rain, hail or 40-plus degree

heat.

Current Activities at YCEN

² Yoga with Julie Klose,

Wednesday’s 9.45 am – and

6pm- 7pm, Court House, $10

per session.

² Zumba with Jenn Clarke,

Thursdays 10-11am, Public Hall,

$10 per session.

² Designing a Business Facebook

Page - due to the success of this

two day course, other sessions

will be arranged in the near

future.

² Fabric Art (create your own

patchwork material designs

and silk scarf), starting in Term

2, three four hour workshops,

$40 member $50 non-member.

Bookings are being taken now.

² Community Garden; If you are

interested in being involved just

let us know, we will be posting

notices on the Community

Notice Board and at the Garden

of future events and activities.

Expressions of Interest.

Would you like to take part in

YACKANDANDAH COMMUNITY EDUCATION NETWORK INC (YCEN)

ABN: 42 829 681 329 PO Box 702 Yackandandah 3749 Tel: 02 6027 1743 Email: [email protected] Web Site: ycen.org.au

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If you do, please join others we have

registered and register your interest

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com or ringing 6027 1743 or coming

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Tues, Wed or Thursday. We need to

have minimum numbers before we

can run the activity. If you have any

ideas for activities you would like to

see available, please let us know.

Yackandandah Community

Op Shop Celebrations.

The Yack Op continues to thrive and

involve a selection of volunteers

from Yack and the surrounding area.

We are continually getting supplies

of excellent quality goods to sell and we would like to thank everyone

that donates items and, of course,

our volunteers without whom this

just would not happen!

Our first anniversary

has been and

gone now,

and here is

a photo of

some of the

wonderful

volunteers

who make

the Shop

such a great

success.

The YCEN

Committee

of

Management

would also

like to pass on their sincere thanks

for the input of everyone into the Op

Shop.

Community Guinness World

Record

Our certificate for the record breaking ‘Longest Line of Bunting’

has been received and this will be

displayed in the Community Centre

Foyer once it has been framed.

Again, another great community

project which saw a range of people,

community groups and

businesses in the area

coming together to see

this project through

to a triumphant

conclusion.

There will be another

project to fill the void, Yackity Yak

understands! You

might just need to

have a little bit of

patience whilst this

is assessed and then

the secret will be

divulged.

Congratulations again

to all involved with

this project.

Left to right, top row to bottom row:

Chris Szirom, Pauline Cook, Margaret

Jansen, Libby Schmidt, Rose O’Keefe


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2014 has seen the YOTDG get off to

a good start. Our first public dance for the year was on the 8th February

with a band from Sale in Gippsland,

namely Bak 2 Bak and this dance

was very well attended.

Our class nights on a Tuesday have

seen good number turning up. On

Tuesday 04 March, fifty six people attended and

this is very

encouraging

to the

Committee.

There are

a lot of

people out

there, I’m

sure, who

would like

to participate

in this very

social and

enjoyable

pastime and

the good thing about it is the great

entertainment value for so little cost.

We only charge $5.00 for Tuesday

nights when we finish at 10.00pm with a cup of tea/coffee and biscuits

and on our social evening which

is the last Tuesday of each month

we dance through till 11.00pm. On

these evenings people attending

bring a plate of supper along to

share and, of course, everybody has

a good time.

We’re always looking for new

people to come along and they’re

made very welcome. Our surplus

funds go to worthy causes to which

we’ve

donated

many tens of

thousands of

dollars over

the years.

So, if there’s

anybody out

there who

would like to

get involved,

please come

along and,

as I’ve said,

you’ll be

made very

welcome. Dancing also makes you

fit and keeps you that way.

Come along, we look forward to

seeing you. I can be contacted on

6027 1266

Stan Sutherland

President

Yack Old Time Dance Group

A great evening at the YOTDG as they trip the light

fantastic to Bak 2 Bak from Gippsland

THE OPENING OF KEV’S SHED

What a great project this has been - a

combination of serious planning, vision

and a brilliant use of recycled materials has

finally see Kevin Poyner’s new project up and running.

Member for Indi, Cathy McGowan

formally opened the building on Saturday,

22nd March before a crowd of some 100

people, and said” this project is a mixture of vision, courage and economics”. Cathy spoke about her family’s long connection

with the area, and how her mother opened

the family’s eyes to the arts. Her mother

was very good friends with Shirley & John Dermer, and showed how

important it was to have arts of works used in everyday living. The Dermer

pottery was brought out and used, and was honoured and loved. Cathy also

spoke about the Yack Folk Festival and how it has been set up as a festival

for the people of Yackandandah, bringing performing and all other arts

to the township. She spoke about the importance of what the arts bring to

the community and not just in the way of tourism and the local economy.

Nuturing what was started by the

Dermers is very important and Kevin’s

project is another milestone for the arts

in Yackandandah.

Projects of this size and magnitude do

not occur very often in small regional

townships, and we will remain grateful

to Kevin for planning and building this

in our community.

It will serve as an inspiration to us all,

and will provide some much needed

infrastructure for our artists and

craftspeople that work locally.

Whilst YCEN Manager, Judy Davis, has

done a great report on the opening of the

Community Garden, Yackity Yak could not

let this event go without further comment.

It has been such an inspiration to see this

project reach fruition in so many senses

of the word. It had a bit of a tricksy start

when two possible sites for the garden were

investigated and then for various reasons,

came to nought. The Shire, however, have

stepped up to the mark and provided a great

place which was completely under-utilised,

and Planning staff and Jenny Penna, have

been marvellous support for YCEN and the

Project Coordinator, Lee-Anne Benson.

The grant-givers of the project, the Helen

McPherson Smith Trust and Sustainable

Gardening Australia, made the whole

project so

much easier

to run, and

Elaine

Shallue,

Project

Manager for

SGA was a

delight to

work with

from start to

finish. It is marvellous

for Yack to be

one of only

5 gardens in

Victoria that received funding from these

sources, three of which are in the Indi

electorate.

Scores of people

turned up on the

15th March for

the official launch, and it was evident

over the couple of

weeks before this

just how much

work was be-

ing put in by the

garden volunteers.

Lee-Anne cracks

a mean whip but

draws no blood,

and so people

were more than

pleased to turn a hand to just about every-

thing in the garden. It was also great to see

the Beechworth Correctional Centre mob at

the Opening. The work that they were able

to put into the Yack Community Garden

should not be over-looked. They clearly en-

joyed the work that they carried out, and the

pride in seeing the launch was more than

evident in their faces. It is a double bonus

for both the Community Garden and also

the men that helped, who are getting close

to release back into their own communities,

and this type of project helps enormously

with easing them into society again.

Well done to Lee-Anne and Judy and all the

Community Garden supporters. Names that

spring to mind are Les Keeble, Tim Evans,

Neil Padbury, Bev Hoffman, Meagan

Vincent and there are many more, but just

not enough space. Thank you all .......

Yack’s Community Garden

Kevin Poyner, architect and

motivating force behind the

Yack Station project

Member for Indi, Cathy McGowan AO

formally opens the

Yack Station

Early morning preparations for the Community

Garden launch

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PILATES CLASSES: Classes are held in

the Hall on Monday and Thursday evenings

from 7 pm. Cost is $15 per class (casual)

or $100 for 10 sessions. Pilates has many

benefits – it’s a great way to get fit and keep that important “core” strong! Call Janene on 0423 289 215 if you have any enquiries.

HIRE ME! Planning a special event or party? We are a great venue and a popular choice for that special event - family reunions, “milestone” birthdays, engagements and weddings. Our beautiful old hall can seat

80-100 people, offers a fully functional kitchen, stage area and heating &

cooling. The large picturesque grassed area outside works well set up for

day time or informal events and can take a marqee should you need one.

Our general hire charge is $150, and we also have a small meeting room

available to community groups. Come and take a look around – you may

be pleasantly surprised !

Please contact either Lisa on 6027 1808 or Andrea on 6027 1991with any

enquiry.

April / May 2014 Yackity Yak

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Thurs 9am - 5pm Telephone (02) 6027 1404

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It seems like only a couple of weeks

ago that we said good-bye to 2013,

and here we are heading into March

and, thank goodness, some slightly

cooler weather. The start of the

school year was very, very hot and

really tested the stamina of students

and staff alike in getting through

the day. It’s amazing

how much resilience

the young ones seem

to have to the heat.

We did go through

a record number of

10-litre water bottles

in one week during

this period….nine,

which is a great sign

that the children

are well and truly

keeping hydrated.

Our 15 new Preps

have settled into

school life really well

and were very happy

to have Wednesdays

off during February

to help them adjust to

full-time schooling.

All but 4 of the

Preps are siblings of

existing students, so what a great family affair for our school. These

Preps plus a new family have seen

our enrolments for 2014 at an all-

time high of 83!! We maintain our

5 classrooms and continue with our

specialist subjects: Italian, Music

and Science. We also welcome new

staff member, Mrs Tameeka Godde,

who is teaching our 4/5 Class.

We have already had plenty of

things happening in these first few weeks of Term 1.

Our Years 3 to 6 students swam at

the schools swimming sports in the

second week of February with 12

of these students going on to the

district swimming carnival, and

three of these going on to zone

competition.

This week the Years 4-6 students

and three teachers head off to The

Great Aussie Holiday Park located

near the Wymah Ferry crossing on

Lake Hume at Bowna. The weather

will be perfect for the great outdoors

and water activities that the Park has

to offer.

In the classroom

this term the

whole-school

integrated studies

topic is “The

Amazing Race” with a focus on

various countries

of the world.

The Junior Unit

(Prep-Year 3)

are “visiting” a country from

each continent

and doing many

activities about

that country (fact

finding, learning a new alphabet,

making musical

instruments). The

Year 4-6 students

are looking at different countries

from a travel agents perspective,

learning things about a country

that they can “sell” to prospective tourists. We think these will be

fun and interesting ways for all

our students to gain a greater

understanding of the big, wide

world that we live in.

This year our school has introduced

a program called “Bounce Back” which is a preventative, whole-

school, social and emotional

learning program that has been

developed to support teachers in

their efforts to promote positive

whole-school mental health and

wellbeing in students. In particular,

to enable students to act resiliently

when faced with challenges and

adversity. The program focuses on

classroom strategies and activities

that teach positive social and

emotional skills.

We have decided on “Bounce Back” as it closely aligns with our current

school values and the positive social

skills that are explicitly taught in the program will support learning

in students who struggle in this

area whilst reinforcing those skills

in students who already have good

coping mechanisms.

“Bounce Back” revolves around 8 core values which are very closely

related to our School’s values:

Honesty, Fairness (including

Social Justice), Responsibility,

Support (being kind, showing care

and compassion), Cooperation,

Acceptance of differences

(accepting, respecting, living with

and finding the positive side of differences in others), Respect

(for the rights and feelings of

others; self-respect), Friendliness

and inclusion (being friendly and

socially responsible, including

others in games, activities and

conversations).

Our sports focus this term is

athletics across the school and

the students are having a great

time in practicing high, long and

triple jump, sprinting, shot put and

hurdles. It is great to see even those

who are not strong at sport having

a real go at each of the events and

doing their best.

As this issue goes to publication

we look forward to the upcoming

Yackandandah Folk Festival and

our wonderfully successful Baked

Potato stall in High Street on Friday

night as well as our participation in

the street parade. As always, the

amazing contribution by our parents

and extended family members is so important, not only to the success

of our fundraising activities, but to

the overall strength of the school

community.

For further details on enrolments

etc., please call Osbornes Flat

Primary School on 02 6027 1415.One seriously intrepid student on

the climbing wall at the 456 Camp

Osbornes Flat Primary School

Osbornes Flat Hall

10

On the first Sunday of the month at 12.30 pm, we have a Radio

Controlled Model Afternoon. It

is held rain, hail or shine as we

have a large hall that is perfect

for indoor challenges! Electric &

nitro powered models are welcome.

There are usually cars, planes,

wings, helicopters & multicopters.

On the third Sunday of the month

at midday, we do a local 4WD

tour. Past trips have included

various mine sites, the Eldorado,

Mount Pilot and many other local

attractions. This is a relaxed event,

suitable to standard four wheel

drives and usually includes a damper

and billy tea. We plan to use medium

grade tracks but that can change if it

rains or we become ‘geographically

challenged’!

Both events start at 95 Schmidt Lane,

Yackandandah - the Back Creek

Christian Youth Centre, and the

Yackandandah Community Church

meets at 10 am. Contact Myles Ryan

on 0459 752 997 with any questions -

all welcome to all events run!

These are on the following days/times for the next two months (subject to change). The mobile library can be found opposite the Community Garden & next to the Courthouse in William Street.

Sat 29 March - 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon

Thurs 3 April - 2 - 5 pm

Sat 12 April - 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon

Thurs 17 April - 2 - 5 pm

Sat 26 April - 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon

Thurs 1 May - 2- 5 pm

Sat 10 May - 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon

Thurs 15 May - 2 - 5 pm

Sat 24 May - 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon

Thursday 29 May - 2 - 5 pm

You must return your books to the mobile library and not any of the other libraries.

The mobile library is run by the Riverina Regional Library out of Wagga. 02 6926 9771.

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I Wonder Why Pirates Wear Earrings

Max the Mealworm

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Talking Swaggie Koalas and Kangaroos join our Yackandandah Bears

”Good onya mate, how yer goin?” Reminder- the Basic Postage Rate is now 70c

for a small letter

A rabbit walks into a pub and says

to the barman,

"Can I have a pint of beer, and a

Ham and Cheese Toastie, please?”

The barman is amazed, but gives the

rabbit a pint of beer and a ham and

cheese toastie.

The rabbit drinks the beer and eats

the toastie. He then leaves.

The following night the rabbit

returns and again asks for a pint of

beer, and a Ham and Cheese toastie.

The barman, now intrigued by the

rabbit and the extra drinkers in the pub (because word gets round),

gives the rabbit the pint and the

toastie. The rabbit consumes them

and leaves.

The next night, the pub is packed.

In walks the rabbit and says, 'A

pint of beer and a Ham and Cheese

toastie, please barman.'

The crowd is hushed as the barman

gives the rabbit his pint and toastie,

and then burst into applause as the

rabbit wolfs them down

The next night there is standing room only in the pub. Coaches

have been laid on for the crowds of

patrons attending. The barman is

making more money in one week

than he did all last year

In walks the rabbit and says, “A

pint of beer and a Ham and Cheese

toastie, please barman,”

The barman says, 'I'm sorry rabbit,

old mate, me old mucker, but we are

right out of them Ham and Cheese

toasties...'

The rabbit looks aghast.

The crowd has quietened to almost

a whisper, when the barman clears

histhroat nervously and says, 'We do

have a very nice Cheese and Onion

toastie.'

The rabbit looks him in the eye and

says, 'Are you sure I will like it?'

The masses' bated breath is ear-

shatteringly silent... The barman,

with a roguish smile says,

'Do you think that I would let down

one of my best friends. I know

you'll love it.'

'Ok,' says the rabbit, 'I'll have a pint

of beer and a Cheese and Onion

toastie.' The pub erupts with glee

as the rabbit quaffs the beer and

guzzles the toastie. He then waves

to the crowd and leaves....

NEVER TO RETURN!!!!!!

One year later, in the now

impoverished public house, the

barman (who has only served 4

drinks tonight, 3 of which were

his), calls time.

When he is cleaning down the now

empty bar, he sees a small white

form, floating above the bar. The barman says, 'Hello, who are you?'

To which he is answered, 'I am

the ghost of the rabbit that used to

frequent your public house.'

The barman says, 'I remember

you. You made me famous. You

would come in every night and

have a pint of beer and a Ham and

CheeseToastie. Masses came to see

you and this place was famous.'

The rabbit says, 'Yes I know..'

The barman said, 'I remember, on

your last night we didn't have any

Ham and Cheese Toasties. You had

a Cheese and Onion one instead.'

The rabbit said, 'Yes, you promised

me that I would love it.

The barman said, 'You never came

back, what happened?'

'I DIED', said the rabbit.

'NO!' said the barman. 'What

from?'

Cont’d on page 14

Long Tom hill - only 10 minutes from

downtown Yack!

A SHAGGY RABBIT STORY!Back Creek

Christian

Youth Centre

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It

is to be useful, to be honourable, to be

compassionate, to have it make some

difference that you have lived and lived well.

Ralph Aldo Emerson


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Joeys - 1st Yackandandah Scout

Group are really excited to announce that Joeys will begin in

Term 2. They will be meeting on

Thursdays at 4.30 and will run for

an hour. Our first Joey night will be 24th April.

The format for a typical Joey night

consists of parade, games, art and

craft activity and a story or song.

Each week we will focus on a new

theme with Scouting values threaded

through the program. The first few weeks will begin with ANZAC Day

activities, Mothers’ Day activities,

a nature walk and learning about

the Joey motto, which is HOP (Help

Other People).

Rain, hail or shine we will be

getting together and making new

friends and having lots of fun. We

hope to see as many 6 and 7 year

old boys and girls there on our first night, Thursday 24th April. For

more information please contact

Allan Grogan, Group Leader, 0400

821 076 or email allangrogan2341@

gmail.com.

Cubs - The Cubs are going very

well at the moment but to continue

their success and growth they

desperately need a new leader. If

you are interested in becoming

a leader, please contact Allan

Grogan, Group Leader as above.

Monster Raffle - You may have

already seen our Scouts and Cubs

at the market or in the street selling

raffle tickets for raise funds for Cuboree and Jamboree. Thank

you for your support if you have

already purchased a ticket or two

or three…You will be seeing a

lot more of the kids as they have

a massive 150 books to sell, they

have already had great success

and sold 40 books so please bare

with us. Thanks must also go to the

Yackandandah Lions Club for the

stall at the February market, we

had a great time.

Soap Drive - Keep your eye out

for our soap drive!! Cinderella’s

Soaps is very kindly allowing us

to fundraise selling her soaps, so

thank you Cinderella.

The 1st Yackandandah Scout

Group would like to thank the

community for their continued

support.

Yours in Scouting.

Amanda Trenery

1st Yack Scout Group

The Lifestyle Commitment

The next article on this page came out of the International Youth Festival of Hope for Mankind held in the UK in 1977. The International Youth Festival

of Hope for Mankind was a ten day event sponsored by the Ockenden

Venture (now Ockenden International), an international refugee organization,

for 10,000 resident youth, plus daily visitors on an 85 acre site in Haslemere,

Surrey.

The festival encompassed a conference designed to discuss the problems

facing the world to seek solutions in the traditional and alternative areas of

thought.

THE LIFE STYLE COMMITMENT

I recognise that the peaceful development and perhaps the survival of the

human family are threatened by:

The injustice of extremes of poverty and wealth, the excessive growth of population, the widespread pollution of natural resources, the profligate consumption of these resources by a substantial minority.

I therefore propose to:

± Live more simply that all of us may simply live, understanding that my

greed may already be denying another’s need.

± Give more freely that all of us may be free to give.

± Accept that those poorer than I can teach me a lifestyle which offers a practical alternative to the values and assumptions of a competitive, alienated and narrowly materialistic society.

± I pledge my active support to such political and social action and to such economic policies as tend to consume, develop and redistribute

the earth’s resources for the benefit of the whole human family.

I intend to:

± Make my decisions on what to buy, how much to spend and what to do

without as one who wants fair shares for all.

± Resist the pressures of advertising to buy what in fact I do not need or want.

± Where possible, challenge wasteful packaging, built-in obsolescence

and bad workmanship.

± Encourage the repair, renovation, re-use and recycling of materials as may be appropriate.

± I shall decide what percentage of my net disposable income to give

away for the benefit of those in need, especially in the developing countries.

I intend to:

± Be generous without ostentation and hospitable without extravagance.

± Neither to eat nor drink to excess, nor to consume what in my judgement depends for its production on the exploitation of the poor.

± To make time in my life for reflection; for the deepening of my understanding of the world in which I live and of the people in it; for recreation and sharing of simple pleasures with others, and for sufficient sleep for good health and temper.

In my proper concern for the whole human family, not to neglect those

near and dear to me or any others towards whom I have particular obligations.

As opportunity arises, I undertake to commend this commitment to others.

Interesting to see that nearly 40 years on from this, that current issues

are much the same now as then. How little progress it seems that we

have really made in the intervening years.

Thanks to the Whitfords for this. Ed.


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World Day of Prayer

This event was hosted at St Matthew’s Catholic Church in Yackandandah on Friday March 7th

and organised by the Committee from the Combined Christian Churches of Yackandandah. It

was pleasing to see representatives from the Anglican, Uniting, Lutheran, Catholic and Back

Creek Community churches in attendance, along with other residents of the area.

The theme for this year was Egypt. We were very fortunate to have Ann Jarvis from

Kergunyah as our guest speaker during the evening. Ann spoke about the trip that both she

and her husband, Lindsay, did to Egypt a few years ago. It was extremely informative. She supported her talk with traditional outfits that are worn on formal occasions.

The evening concluded with a delicious supper and lots of chatting about Egypt as everyone

examined the various items that Ann and Lindsay brought along. It was noted that Ron Furze looked extremely smart in a formal Egyptian wedding garment!

Anne Corr

From left to right: Ann & Lindsay Jarvis, Anne Corr, Evelyn Leitch & Margaret Jansen

2014 mm Days

RainJan 17.2 3

Feb 30.3 5

March to

8th

2.6 1

TOTAL 50.6 9

Reg’s Rain Report

To

8/3/13

43.8 8

To

8/3/12

433.8 21

I haven’t been run off my legs

measuring the rain this year, but it’s

not the end of the world - we have

had years like this before.

For example: Since 1887 to the end of

March:

1910 - 37.5 mm. 1920 - 35.2 mm. 1923 - 15.1 mm. 1930 - 24.1 mm. 1940 - 22.3 mm. 1965 - 14.0 mm. 1979 - 19.4 mm. 1986 - 26.0 mm.

2003 - 23.0 mm

TRAFFIC

SAFETY AROUND

YACKANDANDAH

KINDERGARTEN

A recent collision and several near misses serve as a

reminder of how easily a serious accident could happen,

and how devastating the consequences would be. We

ask that all Yackandandah drivers familiarise themselves

with the Kindergarten driveway turn-off in Isaacs Ave,

and take extra care when driving nearby.

The busiest times are around drop-off and pick-up.

These are 8:30 am and 4 pm Monday, Tuesday and

Thursday, and 9 am and 1 pm on Wednesday. Please be

aware of these times, and expect traffic turning into and out of the driveway, and pedestrians on the edge of the

road.

Remember that although Isaacs Ave is a 60 km/hour

speed zone, many trucks use the road as well as tourists,

Yackandandah Kindergarten

Yack Kindergarten

visitors and drivers who may

not be familiar with the traffic conditions. Please drive carefully,

and allow plenty of space for

unexpected braking.

We are also running an awareness

campaign within the Kinder

community, and work hard to

educate our children about road

safety. Let's work together to make

sure that our roads are safe for

everyone.

Rhiannon Edwards

On behalf of Yackandandah

Kindergarten

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Imagine if you lived in a town with

locally owned, cheap and reliable

renewable solar power – what would

that mean for you, personally?

For a start, it would mean you

would pay less

in power bills.

But it would

also mean

you were part

of a growing

world-wide

community

movement that

is tapping into

the limitless

energy of the

sun to help

protect the

environment.

Matthew

Charles-Jones

is Indigo Shire

Council’s

Solar Projects officer and he says using the energy of the sun for our

power makes perfect sense.

“On any level it is logical to use

the power of the sun to power

our homes and businesses and

industry,” he says. “Especially in Indigo Shire where according to

Clean Energy Council data, we

have the highest density of rooftop

solar panel installations – 22.8%

- of any municipality in Victoria.

So with that level of awareness

and commitment, residents could

partner with businesses, or a whole

town, and could technically be

independent of the electricity grid

within five years.”

There are more than 40 communities

in Australia investigating the idea

of community power projects,

Matthew says. “This is becoming

more feasible, for instance, with the

global average cost of solar panels

falling by up to 75% in the past 8

years,” Matthew says.

A community energy forum in

Yackandandah held in March

discussed opportunities for locally-

owned power and heard from

speakers who are driving this

process in various communities

across Australia.

One speaker, Nicky Ison, founding

director of Community Power

Agency, said that community-owned

and run renewable energy projects

are helping communities across the

world respond to the challenges

of climate change and regional

economic development.

“From wind to solar, bioenergy to

hydro power, there are thousands

of community renewable projects

providing income, employment and

energy for their regions,” Nicky said. Nicky has worked with

and visited over 35 community

projects in Australia and Europe.

Another speaker, Martin May, a

financial expert with experience in capital-raising for community

power projects, said that solar

power is being embraced by

people looking to build regional

businesses based on locally

owned and operated solar

generation.

“This is more common in the

bush than in the city. By working

together, people can create

opportunity, energy security and

recycle their capital back into their

community. We saw this at Hepburn

Wind & the result is a stronger more

cohesive community,” Martin said

The community energy forum was

held at the Yack Senior Citizens

Centre on Sunday, 16 March when

people from across the Shire, and

also from further afield such as Benalla, Wangaratta, Albury &

Wodonga. It was standing room

only as a packed room listened to

the speakers.

There was commitment for three

members of the public to meet and

discuss the next stage with Matthew, and this will then be reported back

to all those who were present.

If you were unable to get to the

forum and would like to be updated

on progress, or be involved in some

way, please contact Matthew at

matthew.charlesjones@indigoshire.

vic.gov.au.

My Lord, be praised for all your creatures

Especially Brother Sun, who give usThe day that through you illuminates us.

Beautiful is he, and radiant with splendourYour gravest witness, O Omnipotent One.

My Lord, be praised for Sister MoonAnd every star made so bright, precious

Beautiful in this your heaven.

My Lord, be praised for Brother Wind

Clear skies and cloudy in all weather

So life-giving, be praised.

My Lord, be praised for Sister WaterSo necessary, so humble, precious and chaste. My Lord, be praised for Brother Fire

He who lights up the night

So carefree, robust and fierce.My Lord, be praised for our sister, Mother Earth

Who nourishes and watches over us

With fruits abundant as her variety of flowers.

My Lord, be praised through our Sister Bodily

Death

From whom no living man escapes.

PRAYER OF SAINT FRANCIS

Standing room only at the Solar Forum held

at the Senior Citz

Organiser, Matthew Charles-Jones,

oversaw the setting up of YCEN’s recent

solar PV panels

Harnessing the power of the sun to run a town

A phone call from Lyn Ingram put

Yackity Yak in touch with artist,

Margaret McCall, who moved to

Yackandandah just over a year

ago.

Margaret is no stranger to

Yackandandah – she spent her

childhood in Wodonga, and her

father, Mick McCall, may well be

known to the older residents of

Yack. Mick, for many years, was

connected with the newspaper

industry via the Lockhart

Express, the Rutherglen Star and had a regular column in what was

then the Border Morning Mail.

“Cabbages and Kings” was the

name of one of his columns and

Yack and residents were regularly

mentioned in it. Sadly, Mick was

killed in 1978 in a terrible local

train accident.

Margaret is entirely self-taught,

and started at a very early age

by covering her school books in

drawings of horses, a life-long

love of hers that continues to this

day and which features in many

of her lovely paintings. Margaret

was married to trotter racehorse

trainer, Jeff Castle, and they spent

many years in Lockhart where

Margaret would help exercise trotters early in the morning, and

then disappear off to the bush

for the rest of her day with her

painting equipment. Jeff built

Margaret a studio and gallery –

“The Stable Gallery” – which is still in existence as a gallery today with the original sign in

place.

Whilst in Lockhart, Margaret’s

artwork really hit the straps

and she was commissioned by

many of the local squattocracy

and townspeople to document

their life in the Shire. Many

pedigree Hereford cattle were to

be immortalised with oil paint

on canvas, and Margaret painted

many of the prize livestock,

racehorses, working heavy horses

and landscapes of

the local surrounds.

A great collaboration

between Margaret

and E.E. (Curly)

Heckendorf was the

lovely “Lockhart

Sketchbook” which was produced in the

1980s. Margaret would

produce one of her

lovely pen and ink

drawings and Curly

would produce the

text. This was printed as a very impressive

booklet which

was widely sold in the Shire.

Meanwhile, Margaret won art

competition after competition and

began to build up quite a name

for herself.

Margaret also had a great off-farm

income sketching houses for real

estate companies later on when

living in Woomargama where she

had a berry farm which took up

most of her available time. She

particularly enjoyed working on

site with these illustrations, and

it is a great loss to the Border

Mail generally, that this form of

advertising of real estate is largely

a thing of the past.

Cook books and children’s books

have been another source of

Margaret’s illustrations, and she

has also written and illustrated

her own children’s book about a

trotter.

From

Woomargama,

Margaret moved

to Pambula

and the coast

which went on

to influence her painting with

many seascapes

and seabird

pictures. Her 2.5

acre property

was largely

turned over to

berry production

drawing on her

previous farming

experience.

Eventually, Margaret wished to

look at a more peaceful pace of

life and somewhat reluctant sold

her coastal property,

and moved via

Cobargo, back to this

part of the country.

Margaret took a

little while to find the right property

in Yack, and

consequently spent

several months

“camping” locally in her camper van.

She has now settled

very happily on

the outskirts of the

township where she

has worked hard

on the house, and

completely re-vamped the garden

turning it into a haven of flowers and native shrubs. Margaret said

that she has always known about

Yack and loves it for being a quiet

and peaceful town set in glorious

bush countryside.

Margaret’s house and studio is

full of paintings – both finished and under way. She is delighted

to have a great studio which is

full of light, leads straight into the

garden and she is still working

from her original palette and easel

that she started her painting career

with in the 1980s. Margaret’s

favourite medium is oils,

followed closely by pastels and

charcoal. When asked about her

exhibition prospects, Margaret said that she has an exhibition “on the cards”, but still needs to complete a few more paintings.

Margaret takes commissions;

she is happy to discuss subjects

and particularly enjoys creating

pictures of farms and sheds, of

which there is an endless supply

in the local area.

Margaret McCall can be

contacted on 0400 317 851.

ARTIST

AND

MAKER

PR

OFILE


ARTIST AND MAKER PROFILE

By popular request, we will be putting

in regular profiles of our fantastic artists and craftspeople from around Yack and

district.

We are blessed with a fantastic amount

of talented people who have chosen to

make Yackandandah and District their

place to live and base themselves.

It will be no surprise that these people

often have a very high profile and are well known around the traps. We will

look at all manner of artisans and are

happy to spread the net wide. If you

would like to suggest a person, then

please contact us and let us know a

bit about the artist or craftsperson,

why you are choosing them and their

contact details, and we will follow up

with an article.

Ma r g a r e t M c C a l lTo send light into the darkness of men’s

hearts - such is the duty of the artist.Robert Schumann

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting

that speaks.Simonides

One of Margaret’s pen and ink drawings for the

real estate section of the Border Mail

Work in progress in Margaret’s light and airy studio

A commission in the very early stages of painting

The Shaggy Rabbit

Story cont’d

from page 10

After a short pause, the rabbit

said...

‘Mixin-me-toasties!’

Nice one, Craig of All-

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‘em coming. Ed.

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THE A R TS IN Y A C K ANDANDAH

Yackandandah Theatre Company is bringing some great work to Yack in

their upcoming performances on May 30 and 31. Evening performances

are at 7.30 pm and there is a Saturday matinee at 2pm.

There are two plays, the first showcasing the junior drama group, and the second, an ensemble piece with a mix of younger and adult players.Play 1: "Scaredy Cat"

The local Scouting group are going camping and newest recruit, Danny, is convinced that the bushland surrounding them is home to a mysterious black panther. Despite the ridicule of his peers, he is determined to catch the elusive panther and prove everyone wrong, once and for all. When one of his fellow campers goes missing in the middle of the night, however, it quickly becomes a case of the hunters becoming the hunted...

An original play written by Brendan Hogan for Yackandandah Theatre Company's Junior Drama Troupe, and starring 13 very talented little local actors. The play contains mild horror themes and is suitable for children aged 9 years and over.

Play 2: "Out of the Box"

ATTENTION CITIZENS OF YACKANDANDAH - URGENT MESSAGE & EXCLUSIVE OFFER!

Ever had trouble deciding what to watch on the telly? Are you spoilt for choice, yet also endlessly wasting the precious time you have left on this earth surfing the TV guide?Did you know that the average Australian adult spends a total of seven years* channel surfing over the course of their pathetic, meaningless and soulless life?

Have a think about it - how much time have YOU already wasted loafing on the couch whilst being exposed to alarming rates of radiation poisoning and clinging to that remote as if it's a bodily extension of your right hand?

Well - the Yackandandah Theatre Company have a solution to this national health crisis, and are excited to announce this once in a life time exclusive offer; but only for a limited time!!!

Stop wasting those precious minutes, hours, days in a sedentary brain freeze. Tear yourself away from the box, put down that remote control, and use those dilapidated, degenerating muscles to get yourself into the Yackandandah Town Hall on 30th/31st May to enjoy some live theatre; written, directed and performed by the talented folk of your own home town, Yackandandah.

We promise that after this life changing experience, you'll never press a button on that television remote control again.**

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LOCAL ARTISTS SHORTLISTED IN YACK SHIRE

OFFICE PROJECT

Indigo Shire Council has received twelve submissions to a call for Expressions of Interest in relation to its sculpture project for the new Yackandandah Council office project.

Acting CEO Alan Clark said the project was not just about a piece of artwork but

about enhancing the civic space for community use, and the standard of submissions

was excellent. “We have had 12 great submissions, including small scale models, from a wide area including Melbourne, regionally and locally,” Mr Clark said.

“This is significantly higher than the number of submissions often received from professional companies for Council infrastructure projects or consultant services.

The selection panel has now shortlisted three of the artists to include in an

application for grant funding of up to $100,000. A requirement of the grant funding

is that an artist or artists and their concepts be

included in the application.”

The Council has its own funds for the project,

but extra funding is being sought to enhance the project.

The three shortlisted artists are Richard Walker

from Smoko in the Alpine Shire, Ali Rowe

from Yackandandah and Benjamin Gilbert from

Yackandandah. The quality and variety of the

shortlisted submissions is inspiring. Medium

includes rock, historical salvaged materials,

concrete, bronze, and timber,” Mr Clark said.

“The grant application goes to Arts Victoria and we won’t know the result until May.

Once we know the outcome, the three artists will develop their concepts to a more

detailed level for broad community input during July and early August.

“In August, the selection panel will then choose one of the three artists to fully

develop their design for construction towards the end of the year, as the office project nears completion.”

The selection panel comprises two Yackandandah

residents – Cheryl Webster (owner of Spiritus

gallery, member of Arts Yackandandah and Chamber

of Commerce,) and Karen Gardiner (CEO Murray

Arts), Cr James Trenery, Linda Peacock (Council’s

Burke Museum collections officer), Robert Uebergang (Council’s office project manager) and Susan Reid (Council’s Arts and Culture Officer).

the edges s p i r i t u s a r t g a l l e r y; 2 high st. YACKANDANDAH; 02 6027 1797

Come & join us for this exciting art exhibition…you will undoubtedly get a sense that these artists are stepping off the edge.

Opening 6pm Thursday 17th April runs until Sun.4th May 2014 10am– 4:30pm Wed– Monday

flickside 7.15pm start at the Yackandandah Courthouse

Saturday 26 April 2014 The Reluctant Fundamentalist –thriller,U.S.A., rated M, 2012, 130 mins. A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family’s homeland.

Saturday 24 May 2014 Caramel- comedy/drama, Lebanon, rated M, 2007, 92 mins, English subtitles. Six women in Beirut seek love, marriage, and companionship and find duty, friendship, and possibility. Four work at a salon: Nisrine, engaged to Bassam, with a secret she shares with her co-workers; Jamale, a divorced mother of teens, a part-time model, fearing the encroachment of time; Rima, always in pants, attracted to Siham, a client who smiles back; Layale, in love with a married man. There’s also Rose, a middle-aged seamstress, who cares for Lili, old and facing dementia. Rose has a suitor; Layale has an admirer on the police force. Is caramel a sweet or an instrument of pain?

Saturday 16 August 2014

Searching for Sugarman- documentary/ biography/ music, South Africa, rated M 2012, 86 mins. Searching for Sugar Man is a documentary film which follows the efforts of two Cape Town fans in the late 1990s, Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, who set out to find out whether the rumoured death of American musician Rodriguez was true, and, if not, to discover what had become of him. Rodriguez’ music, which never took off in the United States, became wildly popular in South Africa, but little was known about him there.

Saturday 13 September 2014

In the House- mystery/thriller, France, rated MA, 2013, 102 mins, English subtitles. A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.

Saturday 18 October 2014

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty-adventure/comedy/drama, U.S.A., 2013, 114 mins. A day-dreamer escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, he takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.

flickside screens at the Yackandandah Courthouse (opposite the pool). If you wish you can bring your favourite folding chair and/or cushion/bean bag. New members can join on the night, or join online at arts.yackandandah.com. $20 single/$30 family.

INDIGO ROCKS FReeZA

Indigo Shire's FReeZA Committee Indigo Rocks FReeZA are working on

some exciting and action-packed events for 2014, and invites you to join them in making them happen.

Indigo Shire's Manager for Community Planning, David Koren, said today

the committee already has plans under way for the North East Skate Park

Series, Battle of the Bands, The Shed at the Yackandandah Folk Festival,

the "Push Over" bus trip, dance parties, photography and art opportunities,

a monthly Open Mic evening, and film making and animation.

"Community Development Officer Annette Walton and the young people of Indigo Shire have been involved in the delivery of a large variety of

fantastic events, programs and activities over the past 12 months, and are

busy making 2014 even more exciting," he said.

Mr Koren called for people aged 12-25 and passionate about music and

youth culture to join the committee and help create opportunities for

musicians, artists and other creative young people.

"By joining the FReeZA committee you will receive training in event

management and have a hands-on role in all aspects of planning and

managing events that meet the needs of young people where you live," he

said.

"It's a great opportunity for Indigo youth to build self-confidence, create and develop professional relationships, and provide opportunities to

explore education and employment pathways in the music industry."

FReeZA is a youth development program providing young people with the

opportunity to attend affordable and accessible music and cultural events.

FReeZA attracts more than 140,000 young people each year to events that

take place in safe, fully supervised, drug, alcohol and smoke-free venues

across the Victoria.

If you would like to join the FReeZA crew contact Annette Walton,

Community Development Officer Youth Services, on 02 6028 1133 or 0418 163 699.

Linda Fish - exhibiting sculptor at Lorne Sculpture

Biennale 2014

Our well-known ex-president and one of the founding members of Arts Yackandandah, Linda Fish, was recently chosen to exhibit for the second time at the Lorne Sculpture Biennale which ran in 2014 between the 8th

and 30th March.

Linda was exhibiting under the Small Sculpture – Collector Project. The Sculpture Biennale is an especially chosen series of forty one outdoor

sculptures on the Sculpture Trail and forty three indoor small sculptures.

Linda was also busy at the Sculpture Biennale taking a series of adults’ and

children’s workshops.

This is not an easy exhibition to be chosen for. The Curator, Julie Collins looks for artists whose practice occupies or utilises the 3D, achieves high

levels of artistic integrity, quality and above all innovation. It is important

that the artists respond or react to the Lorne environment.

She selected artists who work within the contemporary sculptural realm

and who present projects which include a mix of object based, abstraction, representational, installation, site specific, ephemeral, time based media, sound, light, kinetic, happenings and performance, and above all, projects

which are reflective of our time and place within our cultural history.

Showcasing our most innovative Australian sculptors alongside selected

international artists, Lorne Sculpture Biennale 2014 is the most diverse

survey of Australian contemporary sculpture, reflective of contemporary ideas and concepts that the important artists of our time are conveying.

Congratulations Linda – I’m sure you had a great time down there!


resonance & dissonance

recent works by Paul Miller

Spiritus Gallery 2 High St

Yackandandah. Exhibition

runs March 15 till April 6,

2014. Hours: Wednesday -

Monday 10am - 4.30pm


STOP PRESS

Co-Opera will be coming to Yackandandah on Wednesday, 28th May to stage their final season’s performance of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”.

Get this date in your diary now. Limited tickets will be available for Co-Opera’s only performance of this glorious opera in the local region.

Co-Opera’s production fuses the joy, beauty and sorrow of Puccini’s masterpiece with the elegance and sophistication of Japanese Kabuki Theatre, making innovative use of masks, puppets & exotic costumes

POETRY POETRY POETRY POETRY POETRY

the first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. in the small meeting room

at YCEN, High Street, Yack

Sundays 6th April & 4th May, ‘14

Bring your favourites to share - poems of all styles and eras welcome. You don’t need to be a poet - just come to enjoy and explore

the magic of poetry and words.

For further details, please contact Kev Warburton on 6027 0626

POETRY POETRY POETRY POETRY POETRY

CINEMA CINEMA CINEMA CINEMA

The Hobbit - Friday March 28

Saving Mr Banks - Friday April 4

The Railway Man - Friday May 9

Special Ladies Night - Philomena - Thurs April 10

********

Contact: Grahame Hutchings

Mobile: 0427 271 017 - yackcinema.com.au

The Cinema operates on Friday evenings, usually once a fortnight and

commences at 7 pm. at the Public Hall opposite the Primary School. There is

seating for about 150. Mainly late release family movies are shown.


Arts Yackandandah Calendar of Events 2014

Arts Yackandandah has many exciting events in 2014 with theatre, musical, visual art and film events.

Check our website for more details: arts.yackandandah.com

Date What’s On Where and Tickets

Friday 4 April 2014

8pm

Word Paintings

Spoken images of landscape

Grace’s Place, 13 High St Yackandandah

Tickets available from Spiritus Gallery, or reserve 6027 0626

$12-includes coffee and cake

Saturday 26 April 2014

7.15pm

Flickside Film Society

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Yackandandah Courthouse

FREE to Arts Yackandandah

members

Friday 2 May 2014 Lipstick Dreams

Albury Wodonga Theatre Com-

pany

Yackandandah Public Hall

Saturday 24 May 2014

7.15pm


Caramel



members

Friday 30 May 7.30pm

Saturday 31 May, 2pm and 7.30pm

Yackandandah Theatre Company Young Players Theatre

production


Friday 25 July 2014 Liz McBarron one woman show Yackandandah Public Hall

Saturday 16 August

7.15pm


Searching for Sugarman



members

Saturday 13 September 2014

7.15pm


In the House



members

Saturday 18 October 2014

7.15pm


The Secret Life of Walter Mitty



members

23 - 25 October 2014 Yackandandah Theatre Company Production


1-9 November Fresh & Unframed art exhibition Yackandandah Courthouse

CUT ME OUT AND PUT ME ON YOUR

FRIDGE! DON’T MISS OUT ..... FILM BUFFS - THIS IS FOR YOU!

The Beechworth Film Society and Flickside (Arts Yackandandah) are

collaborating to offer their respective members a special offer ”try before you buy”, to one screening of the other group’s films.

So, if you are a member of the Beechworth Film Society or Flickside

(Arts Yackandandah), you can see one film as a guest. Then, if you think you’d like to see more, you can join. Just take your Beechworth Film

Society or Arts Yackandandah email membership confirmation as your ticket for a great film night out.

For more information:

Beechworth Film Society: Michael Bink: [email protected]

Flickside, Arts Yackandandah: arts.yackandandah.com

flickside


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Yack Station on track to

enhance Yackandandah’s creative

community

Ms McGowan officially opened the Yack Station on Saturday,

March 22, which is an exciting project driven by Kevin Poyner,

who has been the visionary and

inspiration behind the initiative.

Yack Station will include an

artists’ workshop and gallery and

eventual market-style area for

viewing artists at work.

“Yackandandah has a wonderful

creative community and there

is potential for the Yack Station

to help attract even more

creative minds to the area,” Ms McGowan said. “Yack Station

has successfully grown from an

idea to create a work and gallery

space for up to 15 artists and craft

persons. It will become a must-see

destination for artists and tourists,

and culture and history buffs,

and visitors will have the unique

experience of watching art being made, as well as being able to

purchase works.”

The building is on the site of

the old Yackandandah Railway

turntable, and there are plans to

have a railway museum as an

integral part of Yack Station.

CATHY McGowan is

encouraging Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander youth in

Indi to consider applying for

a comprehensive educational

program in the country’s capital.

National Indigenous Youth

Parliament 2014 is a week-long

leadership program for young

Indigenous Australians aged 16-

25, to be held in Canberra from

May 28 to June 3, 2014.

“The goal of the program is to

promote youth-led advocacy and

to teach the democratic processes

in Parliament,” Ms McGowan said. “This is a great opportunity

for any young Aboriginal person

in Indi, who is passionate about

issues that affect them, their peers

and their community, to apply to

participate in the NIYP.”

NIYP will provide training in

how government works, public

speaking, and dealing with the

media. Ms McGowan said part of

the Closing the Gap aim included

helping improve Aboriginal

electoral articipation.

“Aboriginal youth in particular

are less likely to enrol, less

likely to vote and more likely

to vote informally than other

Australians,” Ms McGowan said.

The program also includes a two-

day simulated parliament, where

participants will debate bills and

issues of importance to their

communities.

Cathy McGowan has told

Parliament about the level

of disappointment people

of Indi have expressed over the withdrawal of Regional

Development Australia RDA Fund

funding commitments, and called

on the Government to reinstate

RDA funding across the country

for vital infrastructure programs.

“I have spoken to a number of

key stake holders responsible

for the rollout of RDA projects

in my electorate, and they have

expressed bewilderment that the RDA funding system has

been abolished,” Ms McGowan said. “It enabled growth, created

jobs and provided certainty for

desperately needed community

projects.”

Ms McGowan said she has been

informed how the RDA system

was efficient, easy-to-use, and

funded projects that would

otherwise have not been

prioritised for funding.

“These projects represent

significant community and volunteer input as well as an

investment of time and money on

behalf of the councils in Indi,” she said. “It worked, it was efficient, it was trusted, it had legitimacy,

it created effective networks,

it delivered high value, great

outcomes and, most importantly

of all, no red tape,” she said.

Projects due to receive under

Round 5A and B, which were in

excess of $7.3million, and will now not be funded include:

• The Wodonga City Heart Redevelopment ($5.86million)

• The Wodonga Tennis Court redevelopment ($340,000)

• Rutherglen Main Street ($280,000)

• Wangaratta Saleyards


The 17th Yackandandah Folk

Festival was held over three days,

starting on Friday, March 21,

and provided a diverse range of

entertainment, including music,

singing and dancing, literature

and poetry, theatre and film, visual arts and food for people

from right across Victoria and

beyond. The Festival this year,

was held entirely within the

township and heavily involved

local businesses and community

groups.

Cathy McGowan was well in

evidence over the weekend. She

has volunteered at every festival,

and on Friday acted as an MC

at the Public Hall. She also sang

with the Yack Community Choir

as she has at every festival they

have performed at.

Ms McGowan said the music

and arts culture was alive and

well in Indi, thanks to events like

the Yackandandah Folk Festival.

“There’s always a great

atmosphere at this festival

which has a strong sense of

community,” Ms McGowan said.

“There is plenty of community

involvement, delicious food,

and is inclusive for all local

groups, and the festival also

helps promote the values that

are important to the people of

Yackandandah.”

Ms McGowan said the festival

organisers’ commitment to

become more sustainable

through improved environmental

practices showed how a fun

community event could be held

without negatively impacting the

environment.

OUR MEMBER FOR INDI - what’s

happening in our electorate

The next CWA event will be a trip to an organic garden in Stanley on

Sunday, 13th April at 3.00 pm. and

then we will be back to our regular

third Thursday in the month meeting

with a talk from Trisha Glass on

Autism on Thursday May 15th at

7.30 pm at YCEN.

All women of any age will

be warmly welcomed by this

flourishing group.

Please phone President, Gabi Pulla

on 6027 0771 or Secretary, Lee-

Anne Benson on 0412 106 085 for

information.

If you would like to go on the

garden visit, then phone Gabi or

Lee-Anne about car pooling.

G’day listeners.

The Yackandandah Radio Station will have had a huge Folk Festival event

by the time you read this. We have been putting our Folk Festival Special

three hour show on for the last 2 weeks (thanks to Scott).

We have been interviewing bands in the studio, as they play live (and loud!)

and we will be putting these 30 minute shows on at all three stations in due

course.

We are asking the community to try and find us some more announcers, so if you know anyone who would like to give it a go…contact Paul on

0438 271 339 …. We can make it happen… it would be great to have a

gardening show, (with talkback), a country and western show, a youth show

or whatever takes your fancy. Just give Paul a ring to discuss.

There are plenty of slots for new shows - in the evening, daytime or early

morning. Training is easy and free, and your shows can be also be sent to

Beechworth and Rutherglen. Plus we are putting together some very special

Radio Plays in conjunction with the Beechworth Theatre Company, that

will be going to air soon……something not to miss out on.

Some shows from our other stations are now being aired, as we are trying

to get more “live” entertainment going, and we are also refreshing and updating our main playlist. Come along and join in.

Tune to 88.0Mhz FM, your Town’s Local Radio Station.

Paul Titterington

Indigo FM

Yack CWA

Mondays Program Presenter

12:00 - 2:00 pm Musical Mash Spencer

Tuesdays

11:00 - 12:00 pmReadings & Conversations Gail / Rhonda

7:00 - 9:00 pmSmall Town Sounds Chris / Lauren

Wednesdays

4:00 - 5:00 pm School News Keeley & Bobby

Thursdays

9:00 - 11:00 am AM with Phil Phil

Saturdays

8:00 - 10 am

* Everyone Deserves Music Scott

12:15 - 1:15 pm Musical Mash Spencer

Sundays

2:00 - 4:00 pm* Lipstick Blues Ruth

* Program on a fortnightly schedule.

For requests during live programs, text the Station on 0478 228 064

Indigo FM transmits 24 / 7, during times when live programs are not put to air the Station plays a diverse and eclectic mix of Music

from all eras.

We also broadcast shows from our other Indigo Shire Towns (Rutherglen & Beechworth) that play with our playlist and repeat

88.0 INDIGO FM

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THE

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COMPANY and

are running a series of workshops on Radio

Plays with well known radio presenter, Joseph Thomsen

• Learn how to broadcast brilliant and engaging plays.• Find out what is required from both an acting and technical

point of view.• Get some tips on how to get the most out of your equipment.• Learn the best way to sort out your sound effects.

These are free workshops. Places will be limited, and the opportunity to audition for parts in two brand new radio plays to be performed on Indigo FM later this year, will be offered to interested participants.

WHEN? Wednesdays 2nd & 9th April, 2014

between 7 and 9 pm

WHERE? Yackandandah’s Public Hall,

High Street, Yack

To book or for further details, please contact Ali on 0448 803 411 or email us on:

[email protected]

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Great Victorian Bike Ride and some Community $$$$s

Did you know that this is coming to North East Victoria in November of this year? Did you know that Yack is Day 2’s destination?

Did you know that in 2013, over 5,200 people COMPLETED the ride which ended in Geelong, so you can imagine the numbers that started and may not have finished!

The RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride runs from Saturday, 29 November to Sunday, 7 December for 9 days and 500km from Albury via Bright and the High Country to Lilydale. There is an exciting opportunity for Yack organisations to do some coordinated fundraising over the period that the Bike Ride visits Yack, and also beforehand. To be effective as a community it would be helpful to have a plan, so that we do not duplicate or miss fund raising opportunities.

We already have a list of groups interested in a community meeting to talk about the opportunities that this bike ride will present for fundraising. If you would like to be involved in these discussions and have some feedback from people that have been involved in the bike ride as participants from previous years, a meeting will be held at

Osbornes Flat Primary School on

Thursday, 24th April at 7.00 pm.

Please let Yackity Yak know if you can attend:

[email protected] or phone/text Ali on 0448 803 411

Just to whet your appetite and

encourage you to come along and

visit the open gardens, here is some

advance news about our passionate

gardeners and their gardens.

First up is Ian and Olive Moyle on

Moyle Road, they started with a

bare block in 1972 and now have

3 acres of beautiful garden. They

have developed their garden over

the years by choosing plants that

they liked, that would survive the

local climate and conditions and

they sourced their plants and trees

from local nurseries. Ian and Olive

have opened their garden previously

and often host coach tours. A

pride for them in their garden is

a white magnolia which flowered this year for the first time. They enjoy walking around their garden,

seeing the growth in existing plants and trees, and then seeing the

new growth that pops up by self

seeding. The tips they share are to

draw a plan of the watering system

and have wide paths to cater for all

visitors. The garden is a labour of

love, Ian and Olive have spent a lot

of time in their garden and when I

visited, they were selecting bulbs,

even though Ian said 'no more'.

When you visit, be sure to look out

for the 'bottle' tree.

Secondly, is Chris Gequillana's

garden on Racecourse Road, a

work in progress. Chris has revived

her garden, upon returning to the

home, after a period of time away.

Chris's mother and grandparents

are an inspiration for her garden,

they had a market garden in Sussex. Chris loves to propagate, especially

rhododendrons, she loves to see

the growth in her garden, and she

works hard to ensure the garden

doesn't get overgrown. Chris has

a large vegetable garden, with

tomatoes, sweet potato, artichoke,

mushrooms, peppers, egg plants and

strawberries, ready for the cook.

Watering is a regular task, every

second day, they have to water, by

hand, for 2.5 hrs. When you visit, be

sure to look out for their Coral tree.

Thirdly, there is Janice Hinderaker

and Glen Mildren, at 'the Diggings'

on Bells Flat Road. The

garden was established

in the 70's by previous

owners, they had

travelled overseas

frequently and bought

back seeds, which now

forms a well established

tree canopy to allow

other plants and shrubs

to be protected from the

extremes.

Janice and Glen feel

rewarded every day

by their garden, every

corner is a favourite spot

and they are looking

forward to sharing

their garden with many

visitors. When you

visit, be sure to look

out for the tree from the

Vatican.

Thank you to our

passionate and dedicated gardeners

for sharing their gardens.

Cheryl Frawley

News Editor

Yack Garden Club

Olive and Ian Moyle in their

beautiful garden

Autumn is one of the most

important times on the garden care

calendar, with lots of tasks to do to

help keep the garden flourishing and healthy.

Early to mid-autumn is the perfect

time for planting and fertilising. The

warm soil temperature and warm

days are ideal for plants to establish

a sound root system and put on

some quick growth.

As the summer veggie crops finish, pull the spent plants out and add to

the compost. Harvest any remaining

produce and collect some seed for

next season. Replenish the hungry soil by digging in some compost,

animal manure, ‘blood and bone’

and potash. Practice crop rotation by

never planting successive sowings

in the same spot. This reduces

the chances of soil borne pest

and disease problems. Then plant

out with hearty winter vegetables

like Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, peas, beetroot,

swede, turnip, carrot, parsnip,

spinach, silverbeet, onions, lettuce,

and radish.

After the hot and dry summer many

lawns are looking worn and tired.

Green up the lawn and improve

aeration by pushing a garden fork

into the top few inches of soil and

wiggle back and forth to allow rain,

nutrients and air to penetrate more

deeply and at the same time relieve

any compaction.

Repair any bare patches and level

any unevenness by top dressing with

soil and sprinkling with lawn seed.

Early autumn is also ideal for laying

turf grass or sowing lawn seed.

Fertilise with a lawn fertiliser which

is high in phosphates and potash.

The best time to fertilise is during

rain so keep an eye on the weather

forecast and be prepared for when it

does rain.

Autumn is traditionally bulb

planting season with March and

April the best time to plant spring

flowering bulbs. Planting later may result in fewer flowers with shorter

stems. Garden centres and nurseries

have spring flowering bulbs in stock now, or order from an online

mail order nursery. Along with

the traditional favourites, there are

many new varieties available. Plant

the bulbs as soon as you get them,

while they are fresh, except tulips. Tulip bulbs need to be put in the

crisper of the fridge for six weeks before planting; this is like a false

winter and forces flowering. Put them in on April Fool’s Day and

plant them out on Mother’s Day.

By mid-autumn, temperatures have

cooled and plant growth slows

down. The autumn leaves begin

their gradual change in colour and

start to fall. With an abundance of

autumn leaves, now is the perfect

time to start or add to the compost

heap. Run the lawn mower over

the autumn leaves to cut them into

smaller sizes before adding to the

compost.

The secret to successful compost

is to use small pieces and build

up many layers, a bit like making

lasagne. It’s best to have a mixture of greens and browns in thin even

layers, watering each layer as it is

added. Keep the compost moist and

turn it over every few days to allow

plenty of air into the mix to break it down.

Finally, take some photos of your

garden as it changes with the season,

it’s a great way to keep a record of

what’s happening in your garden.

Enjoy your garden!

Debbi

Debbi writes a weekly column for

the Wangaratta Chronicle each

Wednesday and can be heard on

Saturday mornings between 8 &

9 a.m. with her talk back radio

program, “In your Garden” on

1566 3NE.

If you have any specific topics you would liked covered in editions to

come, please contact the Editor at

[email protected] and

let us know what gardening issues you

might be having!

Autumn in the Garden with Debbi Gibson


Yack Historical Society & Museum

Conservation Building to

Protect our History for

Future Generations

On Saturday afternoon, 1st March

2014 the Yackandandah Historical Society officially opened their

Conservation Building Extension to great acclaim.

The importance of the Historical

Society holding its collection remotely to the Museum was

realised in December 2006 when a fire gutted the historic bank building, destroying all its contents.

Fortunately though, only a fraction of the collection was on display, with the remainder being kept

safe in the Conservation Building, constructed in 1995-6.

In 2009, with the fire still fresh in their minds, along with the need to

accommodate a growing collection of historic records and artefacts, the

Society’s Members began planning to increase its storage capacity.

People may not realise that the

Society not only collects 150 year old items, but also stores

and conserves items with local

provenance and significance, such as newspaper articles and digital records and photos of events that

happened just last year or last

week.

In late 2011, final plans were drawn up and by the middle of 2012 a contract was let to local builder,

Yves Quaglio to perform the works.

The scope was to provide as much

usable space on the available land,

whilst maintaining its external appearance.

Museum Curator and collection custodian, Susan Reynolds OAM, in opening the facility alongside Cathy

McGowan AO MP,

the Member for

Indi, announced

that “this is

another project

for which the

organisation can be justly proud.”

She recalls “the original part of

the conservation building being

built in 1995-6. That time, we had Haddon Storey, then Minister for

the Arts in Victoria,

to visit as we began

the build in 1995, and Doris Storey, (no relation) and Tony Plowman, MLA, to jointly open the building

in 1996. Doris was a long-time member of the Historical Society

and a major donor to the building,

while Haddon Storey’s Arts Victoria funded the original build with

$25,000. The final facility cost in the order of $50,000.

“This extension, similarly, has been on our long-term plans for some

years. This time, we had no outside funding, but we had a generous

membership and good investments.

We also had an excellent overseer in Brett McClellan, who worked with Yves Quaglio in building it, and

with Dan Carberry in shelving and

maintenance.”

Susan took the opportunity to lobby the Indigo Shire Council when stating that the “conservation building stands on land leased from

the Shire. Negotiations are currently underway to incorporate this leased

land into the existing title, owned by the Historical Society since 1969, on which the rest of this complex stands.”

Susan stressed the importance of “having this separate storage and

work area as it assists in securing

the Museum’s official Accreditation, which was first achieved in 2001”, going on to proudly add that

Yackandandah was “one of the

first museums, large or small, who gained accreditation in Victoria.

“This building holds our stored

collection, which is about 98% of our entire collection – which is pretty good museum practice. Rotation and changing of displays, is one of the essentials in collection care.

“We currently hold about 9,000

of these items on our database

program, many of those with

several sub-parts. The Cemetery

Trust, the Primary School, the

Shire of Yackandandah, Fire Brigade, Red Cross, Bush Nursing

Hospital, MUIOOF (Manchester

Unity Independent Order of

Oddfellows), sports groups and

many other current or defunct local

organisations, are represented in the registers, minute books,

documents, photographs, objects

and digitised records held, fully catalogued, boxed, stored and

located. Each item in many cases, is

then indexed in detail as to people, organisation, place and event contained.

“This collection is where we get most of the information to use for our clients, for our displays, for

our publications and for our own research, and is the heart of our

organisation.”

In performing the official opening, Cathy McGowan said that she

was “proud to be involved in a

project that has been made possible

as a result of the foresight and

motivation of Historical Society

volunteers.”

She reinforced the importance of

volunteering when announcing that

the “$50,000 building works were

fully funded by Historical Society

volunteers, who over many

years have donated their time in

keeping the Society and Museum

sustainable.

Cathy described the extension as “constructed from double skin

brick walls, insulated within the

cavity, plus insulation within the

ceiling. There are no windows

and the floor is a concrete slab on ground. This provides the

most stable environment to

store and conserve material as

the temperature fluctuations are minimised. The storage rooms

therefore do not require any

air conditioning, only a fan to

maintain air movement.”

In highlighting the importance of

Regional Museums, Cathy touched

on the economic significance of the arts and culture in Victoria. “The

Australian Bureau of Statistics

reports that in 2010-11, the

Victorian arts and culture sector

added direct value to the economy

of $11.4 billion and employed the

equivalent of 111,000 full time

workers.”

Following the extension works, the facility now has the capacity to store

and care for Yackandandah’s history

for the next 20 years.

For anyone interested in becoming

a Member or Volunteer with the

Yackandandah & District Historical

Society, they are always looking

for people with fresh ideas and

enthusiasm to join their progressive

organisation and reap the rewards

that come from contributing to our

fantastic community.

Solar Generation

The Yackandandah Museum is

currently generating 7.50 kWh/

day which is substantially covering

usage of 9.5 kWh/day. This equates

to approximately 5.0 kWh/day for a 1 kW system. For 2013 the average

generation is 5.91 kWh/day, or

3.94 kWh/day for a 1 kW system.

With rising electricity prices more

householders are considering Solar

Energy, which reduces bills and

helps our environment.

The Museum has 5 years of

comprehensive solar generation

records, so if you are considering

a Photovoltaic solar system for

your business or residence in

our region, please contact us for

specific data which will assist in your calculations and decisions. It

is particularly useful for calculating

your proposed payback period.

Yackandandah & District Historical Society 21 High Street, Yackandandah 3749 Ph: 02 6027 0627 email: [email protected] website: yackandandahmuseum.word press.com

Yackandandah Historical Society Vice President Linton Lithlean,

Cathy McGowan & Susan Reynolds

Cathy McGowan MP & Susan Reynolds officially open the Conservation Building Extension

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To the Editor and All Users of the

Allans Flat Waterhole…

We are fortunate to have such a

beautiful

feature in

the local

landscape as

the Allans Flat

waterhole. It

is a wonderful

place to seek

respite in our

hot summers.

What a shame,

then, to see

people take liberties with this shared

space in a number of ways. Signage

clearly indicates that dogs are not

permitted at the waterhole. They

foul the water and leave “presents” in and around the water. Not so

nice when your toddler picks up a

floating “egg” in the water while swimming! Perhaps dog owners

could be reminded to check the

signs.

Secondly, the bins are paid for by

the Recreation Reserve committee

and are not for general domestic

waste. What are people thinking

when they dump their rubbish in and

AROUND these

bins?!

Finally,

considerable

effort is put into

planting and

maintaining

trees and

providing

picnic tables

to improve

the amenity of

the area. How

heartbreaking is it to see axe marks in tree trunks, pushed over trees

and damaged tables. The public is

encouraged to report vandalism and

the dumping of rubbish if witnessed.

A bit of consideration will help to

ensure that this fabulous location is

one that we can all enjoy without

smells and the fear of what lurks in

the water.

With regards,

Concerned Local

Dear Madam,

LIVE LOCAL, BUY

LOCAL, PLAY LOCAL,

PRAY LOCAL - GIVE

BACK TO YACK

Yackandandah is our “Castle”. Our very presence here shows that we

appreciate the serenity.

Even castles need supplies both

physical and spiritual: services, food

and clothes, medical, mail and a

petrol station.

Throughout the country lots of small

businesses and churches are closing

- we don’t want that here.

Support your local organisations

in all ways possible - buying

something, meeting together,

praying together, serving together,

advocating a fair go from large

corporations and government

enterprises.

Let them know they’ve “gotta be

joking!”

Denise Gould

Yackandandah Post Office

Thanks Ali for utilising your

network to assist the community

in this matter (circulating Yack

Health’s flyer for a Grief & Suicide session).

More than just a newspaper.

Cheers

Kevin Poyner

Hi Ali

Foster Carers - I have sent through

our small advert again – hoping

that you might be able to fit it into the next edition. We have had a busy month here assessing 7 new

carer households; we also did an

information exchange from a lady who lives in Beechworth who saw

our publicity in your newsletter. So

thank you!

Thank you again for your support

and interest.

Kind regards,

Jeanine Aughey | Specialist Carer

Recruitment Assessment and

Training Officer | Foster Care | Upper Murray Family Care

Oh so true - we can’t point it out too often or bang on about it too

much. Use it or lose it - the answer is in our hands. Ed.

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Hi Ali

I am a volunteer member who has

co-ordinated the Yack area March

door-knock over the last few years

on behalf of the Red Cross.

2014 is the 100th year of Australian

Red Cross - Collections are still

being conducted this month so on

their behalf, we are hoping that

Yackandandah and District will

continue to give as generously as

they have in the past.

I have been involving as many

children in collections as possible,

including the Yack Scouts group –

and would love to give the kids a

well earned pat on the back. Red

Cross Australia will provide them

with a commemorative badge for

participating in their 100th year.

Kind regards

Clara Smith


Letters to the Editor

Always a good cause to give

to. Ed.


“Think twice if you are thinking

of planting olives in your

garden or on your property for

ornamental purposes. And if you

already do have olives growing

make sure you harvest all the fruit

before the birds get to them.”

That’s the message those involved

in the Indigo Feral Olive Control

Program would like to get out to the

wider community.

Whilst olives are an important

part of the agricultural and tourist

industry in north-east Victoria,

they have a “dark” side. A hardy plant, well-suited to our climate,

mature olive trees produce large

quantities of fruit with seeds easily

dispersed by birds. As a result

feral olives have become a serious

environmental weed and pose a real

threat to remnant native vegetation.

A long-lived species (100 years

or more), olives produce a dense

canopy that effectively shades out

native plants and suppresses natural

regeneration. A South Australian

study found native Eucalypt

woodlands infested with olives have

a 50% reduction in plant diversity

and an 80% reduction in native plant

canopy cover.

There are olive infestations in

many parts of south east Australia

including major infestations in the

Adelaide Hills in South Australia

and the Mt Annan Botanic Gardens

in the Blue Mountains, NSW.

A declared weed in NSW and

South Australia, olives are not yet

officially a weed in Victoria.

The Indigo Feral Olive Control

Program is an ambitious joint

project by the Rutherglen and

Chiltern Landcare groups in

Victoria’s North-East which has

seen more than 400km of roadsides

in the Indigo Shire mapped and

cleared of feral olive trees.

The groups’ goals are to remove

the olives before they do became

a major environmental weed and

inform the community of the

potential threat to the district’s

remnant vegetation along roadsides,

on private properties and in state

and national parks.

The three year program, which

began in May 2012, received

$96,000 funding from the Victorian

Sate Government’s Communities

for Nature program. As well Indigo

Shire is actively supporting the

project and has contributed $10,000

for removing other woody weeds on

selected roadsides.

“From Indigo Shire’s perspective

this project is viewed as a really pro-

active program rather than a reactive

one,” says Jenny Pena, the Shire’s Natural Resources Management

Officer. “The landcare groups are trying to tackle an issue before it

gets too big. It complements our

own weed program and we can

complement theirs.”

But for the program to be

successful, the source of olive

infestations also needs to be tackled.

“There is a real concern that garden

plantings and farm driveway

plantings of olives are possibly a

ticking time-bomb unless those

olives are well-managed and

regularly pruned,” says Jenny Davidson, President of the

Rutherglen Landcare Group and

convenor of the program’s steering

committee.

“Ensuring we don’t allow our

olives to become an environmental

weed is very much a community

responsibility. We need to be very

aware of what we are planting in our

gardens and on our properties.”

Instead of planting fruiting olives,

the suggestion is to plant a non-

fruiting variety such as the Swan

Hill Olive, or a native species

with similar foliage and growth

characteristics e.g. Western

Rosewood (Alectryon oleifolium

subs.canescens)

Those involved are also hoping that

raising people’s awareness of the

environmental threat that olives can

pose will encourage landholders to

remove unwanted and feral olives

on their properties and adjacent

roadsides.

The initiative isn’t targeting

commercial olive growers.

“Properly managed olives

are OK because you are

removing the fruit and the seed

source,” says Project Manager, Rick James, from Riparian

Management Services.

“If you are a conscientious

professional olive grower

you should be aware they can

become a weed and remove the

fruit. It would be good practice

for growers to monitor their

immediate area and remove

any seedlings that do pop up on

nearby roadsides or reserves.”

*Members of the project are

happy to talk to other landcare

groups and agencies and share

their experiences about what they have learnt from undertaking

the project. They are developing a

fact sheet “Olives: friend or foe?”

which will shortly be available on

Indigo Shire’s website.

Margrit Beemster

Jenny Davidson of Rutherglen, Jane Roots of Chiltern Landcare

and Rick James, Project Manager

Think Twice Before You Think of Planting Olives

Great in a martini and delicious

to eat - but a menace in the

bush and on roadsides. If you

have ever been to the Barossa

Valley where there are wall-to-

wall verges full of them, then it’s

absolutely worth thinking twice

before you plant them... Ed.


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It was smiles all round at Yackandandah

story time last week when two children were

presented with book vouchers for their efforts

in the Summer Reading Club.

Indigo Council conducts the Summer Reading

club at all library branches and this was the first time for Yackandandah.

Indigo Libraries

acting co-ordinator,

Wendy Kerr,

said the Summer

Reading Club was

developed by the

State Library of

Queensland, in

partnership with

public libraries

across Australia.

“It provides

children, young

people and their

families with

fun, creative

and engaging

summer holiday activities,” she said. “The program encourages reading and celebrates the

importance of developing all the senses through

reading, writing, art, craft and computer skills.

“This year the theme of Summer Reading

Club was ‘investigation’. At the Indigo Shire

Libraries children enjoyed a weekly whodunit

style story time; guessed how many miniature

items were hidden in a jar of rice; dressed up in

disguise; invented

secret agent name

tags; played

memory games

with essential

spy equipment;

and pinned the

magnifying glass

on the detective.

Children kept

lists of the books

they read over the

holidays, and for

every five books read they entered

the draw for a book

voucher.”

One Primary and one Pre-School entry were

selected from each Indigo Shire Library branch.

Indigo Shire's Cr Don Chambers would like all

towns and communities in Indigo Shire to enter

the Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria Tidy

Towns awards.

"These awards celebrate the great work our

communities do to protect and enhance their

environment," Cr Chambers said.

"In the 45 years since their inception, the

awards have grown from being an anti-litter

campaign to encompass projects as varied as

preserving heritage, saving water and energy,

community action and leadership.

"The long-term behavioural change across

communities brought about by these awards

allows us to build better communities year by

year, and encourages us to tread lightly on our

landscape."

"What this tells me is that we have wonderfully

proactive and proud communities in our Shire

with many community-driven initiatives that

could be included in this year's awards," Cr

Chambers said.

Cr Chambers said Indigo Shire Council is a

member of Keep Australia Beautiful and entry

in the awards is free. However, applications

need to be driven by the community, and

Cr Chambers praised the work of two hard-

working advocates who are available to help

with the application process.

"Iris Mannik in Beechworth has been a long-

time supporter of these awards and works

tirelessly each year to compile entries for

Beechworth. And in Rutherglen, Frances Walsh

is also available to offer help and advice. Just

give Iris a call on 03 5728 2774 or Frances on

0417 364 441."

Iris said that taking part in the awards had

many benefits, not least of which were the rewards of community participation.

Frances highlighted the awards'

positive effect on residents taking

pride in the appearance of their town

and its environs.

Anyone can enter the awards,

individuals, community groups

such as Landcare, service clubs,

and committees or "friends of"

groups. In addition to the Awards,

the Keep Australia Beautiful Gift

Fund is offering six $1000 prizes for community groups seeking to start

new projects.

Visit: sustainability.vic.gov.au/kabv.

Applications close at 11pm on 5

May 2014.

Library Officers, Yvette Hawkins & Katrina Mahoni with Ivy Edwards who collected a voucher on behalf of her sister

Nina, and Violet MacCalman with her voucher in the Pre-

School Category

For The Love of Reading

Tidy Towns are proud towns

Who’s doing what around

the traps? Has your family been

busy?

What have YOU been up to?

Please let us know - don’t be shy...

Yack Sustainability

The township of Yackandandah has many exciting initiatives bubbling along at the moment, some of

which are captured here. We had a big two weeks

on sustainability in Yack!!

1. Yackandandah Folk Festival (21st-23rd

March) - The Folk Festival has been on a bit

of a green journey, and a new benchmark has

been achieved recently We have installed 3 kW

of solar panels in conjunction with the Yack

cooperatively owned petrol station. This 3 kW

array (as part of a total array of 12 kW) will

generate sufficient power annually to offset the power used during the festival. More to see at:

yackfolkfestival.com/about/environment/

2. Yackandandah Community Garden - The

Community Garden had its official launch on the 15th March. It is looking spectacular. The

opening coincided with the monthly food swap.

More details at: ecoportal.net.au/event/official-opening-yackandandah-community-garden

3. On the 16th of March, Indigo Council hosted

speakers and guests for a Community Energy

Forum. This event considered some the

Community Power activity in Australia and

globally and aim to catalyse local community

energy. More details: ecoportal.net.au/event/

indigo-community-energy-forum

The Food Swap which takes place on the third

Saturday of the month will be held from now on at

the Community Garden - a great place to be having

these social gatherings particularly when it has a

food bias.

Matthew Charles-Jones

The food swap in its new location at the Community

Garden

Domestic Hard Waste and

Furniture DisposalThis is a free service for Indigo Shire ratepayers. Residents must

deliver their waste to the sites listed below, no kerbside pickup

will be provided. Items are to be sorted and separated at the site, as

instructed by staff. Supervisors will reject unacceptable items.

Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 March, 2014

Beechworth, 1pm-5pm, Beechworth Transfer Station, Diffey

Road

Chiltern, 8am-noon, former Transfer Station, Chiltern-

Rutherglen Road

Kiewa-Tangambalanga, 9am-1pm, corner Forge Court and

Kiewa-Bonegilla Road, opposite Kiewa Fire Station.

Rutherglen, 1pm-5pm, Transfer Station, Cornishtown Road

Yackandandah, 9am-1pm, Indigo Shire Depot, Railway

Avenue, (behind YCDCo Service Station)

Items accepted: carpet, mattresses, scrap metal, sump oil (at

Beechworth and Rutherglen only), whitegoods, household and

garden furniture, car bodies (at Beechworth and Rutherglen only),

televisions, computer equipment.

Items not accepted: domestic waste and recyclables (at

Yackandandah, Chiltern and Tangambalanga), car bodies (at

Yackandandah, Chiltern and Tangambalanga), industrial waste,

building waste, rubble, batteries, cleaning solvents, household

chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, paint, unidentified chemicals, green waste, garden waste, asbestos, tyres.

This service is for large items that cannot be disposed of through

domestic kerbside collection.

White goods, scrap metal, car bodies, computer

equipment, televisions and sump oil can be disposed of

free of charge throughout the year at the Rutherglen and

Beechworth Transfer Stations, during normal opening

hours.

Tackling Elm Leaf Beetle

The past year has been a particularly

bad one for the numbers of Elm leaf

beetle attacking Elm trees in Indigo

Shire.

Indigo Shire’s Tree Maintenance

Officer, Jim Harrison said residents had expressed some concern about the damage the beetle was doing to

Elm trees.

“The Elm Leaf Beetle is still

very active although it is late in

the season for it,” Mr Harrison said. “Council treated about 1000

Elm trees throughout the Shire

in September 2013 by means of

ground injection, which is the

treatment recommended to us

as the most effective by Council

Arboriculture Victoria.”

“However, the conditions in Victoria

since the spring, with low rainfall

and a mild start to summer followed

by extreme temperatures, have put all of our trees under great

stress, especially trees native to the

Northern Hemisphere such as the

Elm.

“However, there are many more

Elms on private land than under

Council control. This is a major

concern for us. The Elm leaf beetle

moves from the untreated trees to

Council’s treated trees and begin

to feed before dying. But it is the

huge volume of beetles due to the

unusual weather conditions that is

the problem.

“We will not be able to eradicate

the beetle completely, but we are

doing all that we can to improve

and manage the overall health of

the trees to ensure that they are able

to respond

well to our

measures.

“One of

the most

significant things that

could be

done is for owners of private elm

trees, which are not on Council

property, to contact an accredited

operator to treat those trees,

seriously limiting the movement of

the beetle to other trees.”

“Confidor” is the chemical that the Shire’s contractors use to inject into the ground to control the Elm Leaf Beetle. “Confidor” whose common name is Imidacloprid, is a neonicotinoid which is under suspicion of contributing

to Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder - the decline of honey bee colonies

in Europe and North America observed since 2006. Imidacloprids which

are highly toxic to bees, were banned in France in 1999. Actual damage to bee populations is a function of toxicity and exposure of the compound in combination with the mode of application. A systemic pesticide, which is

incorporated into the soil or coated on seeds, may kill soil-dwelling insects,

such as grubs or mole crickets as well as other insects, including bees, that are

exposed to the leaves, fruits, pollen, and nectar of the treated plants.

It is also not working that well any longer looking at the state of the trees, so

perhaps it is time to look at a new way of treating the trees. Ed.

Indigo Shire will again attend the

Regional Victoria Living Expo in Melbourne in April — this time

showcasing our first class country talent.

"The talent in Indigo

ranks among the Shire's

finest assets," the mayor, Cr Bernard Gaffney, said.

"People come here from

all walks of life and enjoy

the fruits of some of the

most creative people in

the country — and we

welcome the opportunity this Expo

provides to invite more talented

families to make Indigo their home."

Cr Gaffney said Adrian Osborne, of

Splatoons Cartoon Shop,

Beechworth, would be a

major drawcard.

Triple Golden Guitar

winner, Pete Denahy of

Yack will also perform,

and Beechworth writer-

photographer Brenda

Pomponio will tell why

she chose Indigo as her

special place.”

Drawing City Folk To Indigo Shire

A new award in the annual Indigo Shire Heritage Awards this year will

acknowledge a resident who has been a strong advocate for heritage in the

Shire. Nominations for the awards, which again will be held in conjunction

with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), are now open.

Indigo Shire Deputy Mayor and Heritage Awards committee member,

Cr Peter Croucher, said the new award was to acknowledge outstanding

contributions by an individual towards Heritage Advocacy in the Shire.

The awards recognise people and groups who have made contributions to

cultural heritage in a range of areas including public and private places,

buildings, landscapes, streetscapes, gardens and objects. The award

categories are:

• Creative re-use of a Heritage place

• New work/development within a Heritage area

• Restoration of a Heritage place

• Specialist trade skills

• Sustainability and/or rreening of a Heritage place

• Open Heritage

• Junior Heritage

• •Individual Heritage advocacy (new category)

• •The Indigo Shire Heritage Advisory Committee Heritage Gold Award.

Nominations close on Friday 11 April and the awards presentation will take

place at The Star Theatre in Chiltern on 16 May.

“This year the guest speaker will be one of Chiltern’s own – Christine Hay.

Christine grew up in Chiltern and spent many idyllic hours in the Chiltern

bush and around the mines and mullock heaps of the gold rush era. She will

talk about Women and Children on the Indigo and Chiltern Goldfields,” Cr Croucher said. “Christine is studying for a Master’s Degree in history and

is a sessional teacher of Conservation and Land Management at Wodonga

TAFE.”

Nomination forms availalbe from Council’s website indigoshire.vic.gov.au/

heritageawards or copies are available at Council offices and libraries.

New Award for Heritage Advocacy

No Heritage Award to the Council for recommending a speculative

housing development in a pristine part of Hammond Street. Ed.


Keep your hair on,

Pete! It’s only an

expo...


The Yackandandah Bowling Club is

proud to announce that Ron Boulton

became the Champion of Champions

for the Ovens and Murray Region on

Saturday, 8th March.

The Championship Final was played

at Rutherglen between Ron and Jack

Lillis of Myrtleford. The competition

between the two was a tight game of

excellent draw bowls by both players. Jack was off to a good start scoring 5

in the first few ends then Ron came back scoring 4 and 2. They were 10

all on end 11. The lead see-sawed

throughout the game. 12 all on end

14. Jack went to the lead on end 15

and went out to 16 to 13 by the 17th end. On end 22, they were together

at 18 all. Ron scored 6 over the next 4 ends to take him to 24. It took him another 3 ends for that one crucial shot to

take him to 25 - the final score being 25 to 21.

Both players had won their respective

heats at their own clubs before playing off

against the Club Champions for the other

Clubs in the Ovens & Murray Region.

Quite a few members of the Yackandandah

Bowling Club supported Ron on the day

including Ron’s wife Helen.

On the Honour Board at the Yackandandah

Club, the last Champion of Champions

was Helen Kelly in 2005 and the last male

champion was Chris Kennedy back in 1998

of the Ovens and Murray East Region.

Ron will now compete in the Champion

of Champions week in Bendigo during April. So it is great to have a small

club like Yackandandahcoming through with a Regional Champion.

The Club congratulates Ron.

Yackandandah Bowling Club

The Champion with that winning bowl!

Congratulations to Ron on his win against Jack. Most of the publicity

has been for Jack who has made headlines because of his age (83 years

and clearly still going strong on the bowls field). Both Ron and Jack knocked out some of the Association’s best and elite players on the way

to the final. Good on you, Ron - Yack’s proud of you.... Ed.

The Winner takes all! Ron

Boulton & Jack Lillis shake on it.

Thanks to our fantastic Volunteer Life Guards

Another season of invigorating (and

considering this summer's heat - sometimes

rather warm) morning swimming in

Yackandandah has drawn to a close! A

consistent bunch of some 25 swimmers

have been clocking up the early morning

kilometres through summer; lots of swimming

laps, chatting, BBQ's and pancakes and

watching over the next generation of young swimmers.

All this has been made possible through

the generous offer of expertise, time and enthusiasm from Cath Bishop and Richard

Whitford - and not to mention our BBQ and

pancake chef, Jill Whitford! Your volunteer

time is greatly appreciated! Thanks must

also be extended to Indigo Shire Council for supporting this important community resource.

Until next summer…

Volunteer Life Guards, Cath

Bishop & Richard Whitford,

without whom there would be

no early morning swimming

sessions.

WORLD GLAUCOMA WEEK

March 10-16

was World

Glaucoma

Week. This will

have passed by

the time you

read this, but

gradual loss of

vision will still

be occurring

in many,

completely

unaware of

the changes

happening in

their eyes.

Glaucoma is

called 'the sneak thief of sight', as it is painless and very gradual so that

sufferers may not be aware of the gradual rise in pressure within their eyes

which leads to damage of the optic nerve and irreversible loss of vision.

The ‘Looking Good’ group is one of

the latest receipients in community

funding from YCDCo following

their recent submission for new

items of fitness equipment.

Whilst the group already has at their

disposal a range

of equipment,

the newest

editions to the

group’s arsenal

is a new rowing

machine and

16 resistance

bands. The

acquisition

of the rowing

machine will

provide an

additional low

impact cardio

option for the group, further aiding

their bid for improved physical

fitness. The bands will allow them to continue working on strength and

muscle tone.

To christen the new machine, the

‘Looking Good’ group invited

Matthew Charles-Jones from the

YCDCo Board to come down

to one of their Monday morning

sessions to give the equipment

a whirl. Whilst there, Matthew

saw some of the new equipment

in action with

over 20 ladies

in attendance.

The group

meets every

Monday

morning at 9am

at the Nelson

McIntosh

Pavilion. Any

new ladies

looking to

enhance their

fitness are more than welcome. $5 per session

(which covers, hall hire, insurances

and equipment- instructor is a

volunteer). Contact Kath on 02

6027 1435 or Suzanne on 0411 234

277.

YCDCo Contribution Benefits Fitness

Matthew and Tarn Charles-Jones with

members of the Looking Good group at a

recent fitness session

Glaucoma Australia is an

organisation which endeavours

to educate people on the need for

early diagnosis so that invisible

damage to the eyes does not occur.

Raised pressure, once diagnosed,

can often be controlled simply by

daily use of eye drops.

Early detection is simple and

painless and can be carried out by

an optometrist. So if you are not

needing to visit an optometrist for

spectacles, you should still do so

to have your eye pressure checked

if over the age of 40 or have a

family history of glaucoma.

To mark Glaucoma Week,

Glaucoma Australia encouraged

B.I.G. (Beat Invisible Glaucoma)

breakfasts. We will have held a

breakfast at the Yack Swimming

Pool on 12th March by the time you read this.

Further information can be obtained from glaucoma.org.au or talk to Jill

Whitford on 6027 1723.

Early morning swimmers couldn’t convince the Editor to get in...

Perhaps next season!

Intrepid early morning cook, Jill Whitford,

cooks up a storm on World Glaucoma Day

for the early morning swimmers (and the

Editor!).

Beechworth Secondary

College Fundraiser

Beechworth Fun Run /Walk

will be held on

Easter Saturday,

19th April,2014

Visit the following website and

click on the 'Registration' tab to

enter:

beechworthfunrun.com.au

Our 10 km course provides a

challenging run through the

picturesque gorge area and

lakeside while the 3 km course

gives the opportunity for

children, families and the less

fit to walk and run around our beautiful town.

As we are part of the Golden

Horseshoe Festival, there is a

wonderful festive feel to this

event. As part of the North East

Runners Series, we attract a

strong field each year.

Our generous sponsors provide

us with both cash prizes and spot

prizes to the winners in each

category.

Online entries close Wednesday,

16th April, 2014.

Categories:

10 km run or walk - $22.00 (9.00 am start)

3 km run or walk - $8 (9.10 am start)

Families 3 km (only) - $25 (2 Adults & 2 children)

Prams & dogs (on leads) welcome.

The Yack Sports Park is a great

venue for weddings, 21st parties,

engagements parties, reunions,

trivia nights, club presentations,

debs, balls, music events, funerals,

meetings and sporting events. With

its beautiful views, heating and

cooling, it makes the perfect place

for just about anything.

So, the very next time you are looking for a venue to hire, consider

booking the Yackandandah Sports

Park.

More information can be found on

our website:

sportspark.yackandandah.com or

email: sportspark@yackandandah.

com.

Contact Amanda on 0447 128 868

to arrange a time to convenient

time to inspect this great venue in

fantastic surroundings, and very

reasonable prices!

Looking for a

Venue??

We have just completed the

2013/2014 KTDTA competition.

Yack had three teams competing –

Section 4 with one team and Section

3 had 2 teams. Section 4 made it to

the semi finals but lost to Mt Beauty. Mt Beauty ended up

winning the flag.

Section 3 had 1 team

making it to the Grand

Final and winning the

flag .

It has been a great

competition and the

younger members have

really improved their

tennis.

Thanks to all the

players and parents

for supporting the

competition. It has been

a hard summer with so

many hot Saturdays.

THURSDAY NIGHT MIXED

COMPETITION

Starting Spring 2014.

You may enter as an individual and be

put in a team or enter a mixed team.

This is a good social competition for

all ages.

Please contact Anna Hession on

6027 0558/0438 196 937 or email

[email protected]. Please

register as soon as possible.

TUESDAY NIGHT

COMPETITION

Mixed competition. Please contact Duane Washington on 0418 578 860

for further details.

MARGARET COURT TENNIS

ACADEMY

Junior Coaching available on

Wednesday nights. For details,

please contact Margaret Court

Tennis Academy via email

or phone for enquiries:

cameronmeagher@hotmail.

com or 0422 137 891.

SATURDAY MORNING

JUNIOR TENNIS

COMPETITION

Junior K T & DTA

competition will commence

in Term 4. This is for all

juniors of any ability; please

contact Therese on 0439 440

451 for details.

COURT ACCESS

Club Membership is

required to obtain the code

to gain entry on to the courts. Please

contact Geoff Simmons on 6027

1742 for all membership enquiries.

A key is now located at the Yack

Newsagency. A refundable deposit

of $10 is required, plus court hire of

$5.

Yackandandah Tennis Club

The winning Section 3 team. From L to R: Aengus Williams,

Adam Bullivant, Jock Shannon, Joe Labram & Corey Jackson

(Ray Leonard absent)

April / May 2014 Yackity Yak 27


Phone: 02 6027 1901

Website: yfuelyfarm.com

YACKANDANDAH

COMMUMITY DEVELOPMENT CO

Remember to like us on Facebook

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*FUEL *HARDWARE *PRODUCE & FARM SUPPLIES

Spring into yfuel and yfarm for all your gardening, farming & hardware needs

VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES ON ALL

ANIMAL FEEDS!

We have dropped the price on all varieties of chaff.

Remember, if we don’t have what you want, we are happy to try and get it for you.

Bulk Chain and Bar Oil

Bring in your own container - only $4.50 per litre.

STAFFING AT

YCDCo

Congratulations to Alice Newman and Felix McDermott on their appointments

for our new Gap Year Traineeship position. I’m sure most people have already noticed

their bubbly and vibrant personalities, and it

should be a great year with Alice and Felix on

board.

We wish Ben, Ryan and Riley all the best for the next phase of their lives at University, and thank them very much for their

efforts at YCDCo.

YCDCo - Non-Daylight Saving Mon-Friday: 7 am to 6 pm

Trading Hours: Saturday: 8 am to 5 pm

Sunday: 8.30 am to 5 pm

NOW STOCKING FULL RANGE OF

FISKARS

BLOCK SPLITTERS

Make your

winter wood

harvest easier

with a Fiskars

splitting axe

- you know it

makes sense!

YCDCo Community Youth Awards - 2013

On the 26th of

January this year

Chairman of

YCDCo, Phillip

Newman awarded

the inaugural

community

Yackandandah

Youth Awards.

These awards

seek to provide

recognition of the

many ways young

people contribute

positively to our

community.

The winner of the

‘senior’ award was Ms. Anna Ross, for her contribution to Arts, Music and

Youth Leadership. The junior award went to Ms. Kene Keats for her efforts

at the YCEN Opportunity Shop and community radio. Congratulations to

both Anna and Kene!

YCDCo looks forward to repeating the awards at the end of 2014 and more

importantly, hearing of all the great contributions being offered by the

younger members of our community.

YCDCo Board

From left to right: Kene Keats, Phillip Newman and Anna Ross

YCDCo and Folk Festival Go Solar

In February this year, YCDCo launched a new project,‘yEnergy’. This

launch featured the installation of 12kW of solar panels on the roof of the

yFarm shed.

As an Australian first, the Folk Festival Committee, in partnership with YCDCo, has funded 3kW of this installation and this will indirectly power

the annual festival.

YCDCo Chair, Phillip Newman, said yEnergy lowers YCDCo’s operating

costs and keeps capital in our community as well as helping to decrease

the company’s environmental footprint. “A core function of YCDCo is to

promote the economic and social wellbeing of the Yackandandah area and

this solar installation ticks all the boxes,” Phillip said. “Over the past 10 years, YCDCo profits have sponsored more than $110,000 worth of local community activities.”

Chairman of the Folk Festival Committee, Chris Smith said this 3kW

purchase would produce more than enough renewable energy throughout

the year to offset the power used during the three days of the festival on

March 21 to 23.

“The permanent installation is believed to be an Australian first for folk festivals. We are taking responsibility for our impact on the environment,

and continuing to host a great weekend of entertainment. These panels will

indirectly neutralise

the carbon emissions

associated with the

festival,” Chris said.

Phillip and Chris both

agree the joint venture

again demonstrates

the co-operation

and foresight of

Yackandandah

townsfolk in the

adoption of creative

approaches to energy

and community

resilience.

Phillip said that the yEnergy initiative could be offered to other community

groups wanting to redirect their energy expenses and reduce impacts on the environment. Maybe one day it will be powering Yackandandah’s electric

vehicle fleet!

“It is hoped yEnergy will open the way for partnerships with other local

groups seeking fresh ways of addressing emissions and keeping capital

local,” he said.

YCDCo Board and Yackandandah Festival Committee

Foodworks Yack

reported the head-

scratching loss of

several of their

smaller shopping

trolleys that are

invaluable to the

older members of

our community. A

number have gone

missing over the

past months, and

unfortunately there

are no plans to

replace them due

to the very high cost of purchase.

A member of staff said “we are at a loss

to know why they should be targeted.

Do people use

them to wheel their

washing out to

their Hills Hoists? We just can’t think

why so many of

them should have

been stolen”.

One thing is for

sure, they need

to be returned.

Can whoever

“borrowed” these trolleys PLEASE

replace them. Do it at night if you

worry about being spotted... Just let

our older residents have access to these

lighter trolleys once again.

MISSING – PLEASE RETURN US

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