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MARCH 2019 CLUNES COMMUNITY NEWS PAGE 1

CLUNES COMMUNITY NEWS

MARCH 2019

Published monthly by the

Clunes Tourist and

Development Association Inc.

PO Box 69 Clunes, Victoria 3370. [email protected]

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Call Out for Volunteers!

By Richard Mackay-Scollay

It’s coming close to that time of the year when we will be hosting the Clunes Booktown Festival. We have a wonderful program lined up for the 4th & 5th of May 2019 which we are very excited to share with friends of the festival, old and new. We look forward to welcoming authors Tony Birch, Kirsten Bradley, Nick Ritar, Georgina Reid, George Megalogenis, Nicole Hayes and Alicia Sometimes, amongst many others.

We are calling out for volunteers to help us make the festival a success again this year.

We need help in the venues, at the gate, at the information desk and help with the mail out. We also need help in setting up and pulling down the marquees, along with helping with ticket sales at the authors talks in venues around the festival precinct. If you cannot help

during the festival but would like to be involved, we are also looking for accommodation for some of our writers and authors. So if you have a spare room you could make available please contact us. We understand that many locals have friends or family staying with them over the weekend so please don’t feel obliged to make your house available.

We have been very lucky in past years to have had such amazing support from our local volunteers so if you have helped out in previous years, we would greatly value your expertise again. If you are new to the area this is a wonderful opportunity to get involved in the community, meet long time locals and new residents alike, and have fun over the festival weekend while rubbing shoulders with some talented authors, writers and poets.

All volunteers are invited to our celebratory dinner at the Showgrounds on the Saturday

evening. As always, many hands make fun and light work!

If you would like to volunteer please contact Sharon on 53453947 or [email protected]. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates on the Festival #fortheloveofbooks or drop into the Clunes Farmers Market on Sunday 10th March from 9am to midday where we’ll have a table outside the Chemist, to provide you with any more information.

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Next Market - Sunday 10th March 9.00am – 1.00 pm

Fraser Street Clunes

The February Farmers Market was a great success, with perfect weather to browse the Market, meet new

Stallholders, have a coffee, sit back and listen the music, catch up with friends, & enjoy the hospitality of Clunes.

Let’s hope the run of fine weather continues into our 3 upcoming Autumn Markets. Hope to see everyone.

At the March Market, two community groups will have Information Stalls. Clunes Football Netball Club will be

promoting the Club and events they will have in the 2019 Season. Pop by and say hello, pick up a Fixture for Games

so you go along and barrack. All the best for the season Go Pies!

Also Clunes Booktown will have a Stall at both the March & April Markets giving out info about the 2019 Festival and

your chance to sign up as a valued Volunteer.

Diane Hill from the Clunes IGA Supermarket kindly donated the February wood raffle. Lucky winner was Terry O’Meara

from Clunes with Ticket No 94.

March Market, live entertainment will be by local Matthew Bright & his 3 piece band “The Crazy Antz” who are very

popular, so come on down support the Stallholders and the local Retailers.

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Hannah and Flynn Take Out the Awards By Michael Cheshire

Hannah Farren and Flynn Thomas have received the Citi-zenship Awards at the Clunes Primary School recently for Service to the Com-munity. These awards have been presented to the students who have shown exceptional support to their local community and re-ceive a certificate and a cheque for $200 each. The awards are sponsored by the All Nations Masonic Lodge in Clunes to-gether with the Victo-rian Freemasons Foun-dation.

“Both Hannah and Flynn have shown leadership at school and been an example

to their peers in the work and time they have given to the lo-cal Clunes community.” said Merv Romeo, Worshipful Mas-ter of the All Nations Lodge in Clunes. “It is wonderful to see these students taking this role of support and caring for their community.”

Hannah and Flynn have set a standard for their fellow class mates and this will provide a goal which younger stu-dents will aspire to. Congratulations go to both Hannah and Flynn.

Hannah and Flynn receive their awards and $200 each from Peter Billing, Secretary of the All

Nations Lodge Clunes. Left to right: Flynn Thomas, Peter Billing and

Hannah Farren Photo supplied


Benefits of volunteering Our experience has shown that people’s connection with their family, friends and community is vital to their mental and social wellbeing. Volunteers make a huge difference to the lives of older people by enhancing their well-being, independence and their social interactions. What sets Hepburn Health apart at every level is the involvement of our volunteers. We are deeply grateful for their selflessness, dedication and generosity of their time

Why volunteer with Hepburn Health? As a volunteer, choose to visit our aged care residents, assist with leisure activities or perhaps you might like to help them to write their life story. It only takes a small amount of time to make a lasting connection with someone. Volunteering will help you: Build new relationships Gain knowledge, skills and confidence Feel good about what you do and give back to your community For our residents and community help: Make a positive difference to an older person Connect with others Make positive changes Inspire others so they volunteer themselves

Get involved Volunteers of any age or ability are welcome! We are looking for passionate people who have an affinity for older people and a sense of humour: we teach you the rest! You will work alongside professional staff and be supported throughout your time as a volunteer. All volunteers are required undergo a Police Records check (no cost to volunteer) and attend an Induction Session upon commencement.

Volunteer to make a difference

Volunteer now! Contact J. Cawton

Volunteer Services Manager [email protected]

03 5321 6556



Clunes Garden Club By Maryanne Laws

On Monday 4th February the Garden Club held its AGM. It was a very productive and helpful meeting and my thanks to all who attended, especially our new members.

Office bearers were elected and all participated in the planning of this year’s activities. Our Planning Schedule for this year has been circulated and it is going to be a wonderful year indeed!

March sees us going to Lavendula out of Hepburn Springs and then back to Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens in Daylesford, it is a bring your own lunch and a chair day and in April we will journey to Castlemaine to visit the wonderful garden of “Mica Grange” then on to “Skydancers” nursery and “The Green Folly” nursery. We meet at Collins Place at 9.15am for a 9.30am departure and the cost is $2.00 plus $6.00 entry to “Mica Grange” and again bring your own lunch. All are welcome to join us.

The searing weather of this summer has wreaked havoc with most of our gardens with many gardeners losing plants that simply could not withstand the trying conditions. Such, I’m afraid, is gardening! Nevertheless, keep watering as much as you possibly can (within budget constraints) and hopefully some much need rainfall will eventuate. I look forward to another rewarding and happy year of gardening with you all.

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Tales reflecting the truth of our times By Jordan Rozanski

Clunes Writers’ Group

On the second Monday of each month, the Clunes Writers’ Group gather together with their ideas at the Clunes Neighbourhood House Lunch Room – the aim of supporting each other is reflected as the group develop written tales of intrigue and prose with well-founded purpose.

The group have a shared trust in that they are accepting of everyone’s writing opinions, a relaxed and gentle dynamic enables writers to be undaunted about sharing their texts even though the content may sometimes be personal or

reflective of personal values. A space that allows ideas to flow passionately relies on their established code of respecting individuals’ prerogative, privacy and maintaining a healthy discretion about information shared.

The group understand that if texts shared are personal and not yet published, then no justice would be done by bringing the information into other terrestrial contexts. At the very least, Chatham house rules prevail, a principle according to which information disclosed during a meeting may be reported by those present, but the source of that information may not be explicitly or implicitly identified. This allows for the true depth, breadth and beauty of ideas to flourish in conjunction with the notion that not everybody has the same outlook and that we can come from different places.

Kind and constructive peer-review allows works to be refined and explored across multiple minds. A great opportunity to develop discernment and other writing skills. Patsy outlines how the group tend to feel the importance of “… everyone writing in their own way, understanding that publishing is not the only success and there are different ways of writing and presenting”.

Occasionally the group may be guided by activities like ‘what ifs’ or theme-based writing challenges, alternatively; open topics may enable some fresh diversity of thought. Some people bring ongoing writing pieces, others work week to week on different writing tasks. Within the space, there are works that are complete, others are developing, the way writers choose to work is completely up to them. This is a motivational group where inspiration is the fairest stream that springs from the soul.

With a Doctorate in Academic and Literary Studies, group member, Victoria (currently undertaking a Master of Arts in Creative Writing), shares some of her theoretical and structural knowledge of emotion and narrative. Victoria provides a framework to examine how one may propose an idea going forward. She mentions; “… being able to identify what rattles you, and what makes you think – having a set of values behind [the story] makes it easier to organise topics”.

Furthermore, Victoria suggests: “This is not a didactical process, it is the motivation to write with an arena to share a story”. She notes how developing fractured scenarios or coming up with a conflict may be hinged on a particular decision, though used to reveal a deeper schism. In fictional writing, there may be a kernel of truth in characters’ transformation. “The intention is to let readers forget they are reading fiction by building suspense and providing a mental space”. This means cutting any decoration and stripping the text back “… to all that needs to be relevant so that there are no loose threads, because people will remember. Conflict draws readers in, it is the grit that makes

the author…” This angles light on the human condition. For example, through Dicken’s melodramatic writing style, he is demonstrating the importance of human correction, though coming from a theatrical pantomime.

Victoria assures that it is the “… constraints on writing [that] produce a theme”. Writers can be thinking: ‘What ideas are really relevant?’ ‘Why do I care about these characters?’ ‘What are they feeling?’ ‘What am I feeling?’ ‘What do I want my readers to feel?’ These questions help to sketch out some ideas for outlining a plot. “Part of the pleasure of reading is a bit of curiosity”. This can be found in a sequence including ‘affective charge’, followed by ‘emotion’ and a process of ‘active learning’.

The 20th Century, American author, Joseph Campbell, known for his patterning regarding the myth and joy of the ‘heroes’ journey’ follows something like this: An ordinary beginning, getting ‘the call’, resisting, motivation, a ‘journey into the wood’, a spiritual or physical death and / or rebirth, then

bringing something useful back to humanity, and arriving home. This basic story structure gives audiences katharsis and this is why we tell them universally. Audiences are already trained to know this sort of format and therefore roughly following these expectations allows writers to bring unique and implicit insights that are open and malleable to readers’ conception and interpretation

without telling the reader precisely how to think. An heretical approach can gift audiences with a longer-lasting learning experience without leaving a hackneyed experience unpondered.

With the richness of varying experiences, backgrounds, strengths and skills of each member of the Clunes Writers’ Group, there is an openness to workshopping. There is free-writing, object focus writing exercises, and the process of critiquing. Victoria reckons that sometimes people can enjoy a story so much that they may be critiquing not only because they are legitimately providing substantive guidance to the writer, rather; they want to be more involved in the writer’s creativity. For people ready to embrace peer review, she highlights the option to take one or two criticisms and leave the other dozen opinions alone, so not to get bombarded by

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the deconstruction of their work. As brutal as this may sound, the beauty of it is that some constructive boundaries can provide areas to work in more effectively and help explore more of the uncarved parts of the brain. As Victoria defines: “What makes art is restraint”.

The Clunes Writers’ Group support the junior and senior poetry and writing competitions at the Clunes Agricultural Show, a ten-dollar annual fee from each member and gold coin donations at monthly meetings go towards prizes for winning creative entries. If you liked the sound of this story, you will love being a part of the Clunes Writers’ Group for all you can learn. The group happily welcomes new members.

Notes from the Past Clunes Guardian & Gazetter

AN ELECTRIC RAT TRAP, - An electric wire, with a bit of chees on the end, is the latest rat-trap. The rat or mouse stands upon a small metal plate as he takes the bait, and so his body becomes the medium for completing the electric circuit. He is electrocuted before he has done more than smell at the cheese.

Clunes Free Library Conservation Management Plan prepared by RBA Architecture (‘the plan’ or CMP) By Phil Taig

This plan was presented at a meeting which included the Clunes Free Library Committee of Management, (COM), together with representatives from RBA Architectural Services, Hugh Williamson Foundation and

Federation University.

A summary of the contents of the plan appeared in the February edition of this newsletter, and the COM is now focusing on efforts to seek funding from a number of potential sources, including a call out to any member of the Clunes community who may be interested in preserving this historic building and returning it to its original purpose - ‘a place of learning’.

The plan will continue to be reviewed at the next meetings of the COM to be held at the Free Library on Thursday March 14 & 28 at 7pm.

Why is a Conservation Management Plan essential?

Places of cultural significance are a historical record of the local community and are a precious part of our Australian identity that must be preserved for current and future generations. Otherwise these places will deteriorate, be destroyed by neglect, and be lost forever.

Australia has developed its own guidelines for conservation and management known as ‘The Burra Charter’ which has been prepared from the international protocols outlined and recommended by the International Council on Monuments and Sites. The Burra Charter advocates that only sufficient care be carried out to retain cultural significance consistent with minimal change.

Interested in what the future holds for the Clunes iconic Free Library? Come along to the 7pm Thursday March 14 meeting, or if you prefer, contact Graeme Johnstone on 0427 534 532 or the [email protected]

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Neighbourly Natter By Lana de Kort

It’s seems incredible that my tenure at Clunes Neighbourhood House has now spanned two outgoing Presidents (who typically serve a three year term). In both Presidents (first Anna Phillips who was at the end of her term when I started, then Sujeeva Henadhira who has served the last three years) I had the opportunity to work with passionate people who had a really clear vision of how Clunes Neighbourhood House could become a contributing part of the Clunes community. A good dose of humour and perspective, governance expertise, teamwork and a willingness to get hands on (and off) when needed has helped Clunes Neighbourhood House (and the whooping 34 volunteers who work with us each week) mature and grow. As we now induct a new leadership team (made up of a blend of new people and old) I look forward to working with everyone to realise our next stage while also giving thanks to those before them who’ve made all this possible.

In Gratitude - “Happiness doubled by wonder” – G.K Chesterton extract of the President’s Report, Clunes Neighbourhood House Annual Report 2018 By Sujeeva Henadhira, Outgoing President

Looking back over 2018, we’ve really achieved a lot and my heart is filled with so much gratitude for the amazing supporters of the CNH vision to be “A Community Actively Caring for People and Place” who have made all this happen:

I thank each of our tireless volunteers. CNH has a whopping 34 people in our volunteer program. To me it’s our most important and far reaching program in building collective efficacy. To those volunteers who run our many programs, shared ideas, maintain/beautify our premises, ensure compliance and best practice, put steps in place for continuous improvement, welcome and communicate with our community, feed our neighbours, make the hard decisions, organise celebrations and events locally – you are all so stellar and all your efforts are seen and appreciated. Neighbourhood Houses are essentially about people and YOU are the humble heroes who make the many achievements of CNH possible.

Once again in 2018 we’ve had very generous support from Hepburn Shire – from Mayor Don Henderson, our wonderful local Councillor Neil Newitt through to the Sustainability Officer Dom Murphy, maintenance teams and our local Warehouse manager Bree Milgate - we thank you so much for your encouragement

and material resources to achieve positive, grass roots change through the Clunes Neighbourhood House. Of particular note

the seed funding for Civic Kids – a pilot focusing on good citizenship, leadership and governance; funding the solution to our “thermal stress” at CNH using sustainable energy; welcome event funding and support of our Open House dinner program.

Wesley College @ Clunes and Hepburn Health have also continued to be good support to the CNH – providing us with expertise, loan of equipment, small fundraising opportunities and letters of support. The list of

local and nearby businesses (such as RACV Goldfields Resort) who help us in countless ways throughout the year is too numerous to mention here, but we’ve listed them in detail in the back of the Annual Report. Thank you one and all.

Art and culture are powerful agents for self-awareness, personal growth, social engagement, inclusion and collective unity – it aids with place making and communication in non-traditional ways. Our deepest thanks go to the amazing organisations who have supported us in our ground work in the Arts:

- The Creswick & District Community Bank is a fantastic organisation committed to local growth and we are so thankful for their sponsorship of the Art Factory development and we look forward to an ongoing relationship igniting more arts lead community development initiatives – watch this space for exciting art news!

- Creative Victoria, like CNH, are committed to positive social impact and their funding of our locally imagined “Art Attack” concept puts us on the cusp of a new breakthrough with youth activity. We are honoured by and full of gratitude for Creative Victoria’s two year funding commitment. We have already seen community mural making, the overwhelmingly popular

social circus and I see there is a plethora of guest artist workshops planned to open up the world of youth in Clunes. My personal 2018 CNH highlight was witnessing how Christy and Luke of Art Attack approached community engagement to get input from our local youth in genuine and innovative ways – always earnestly caring, as are their teaching methods. With this sort of leadership, Art Attack will certainly achieve their vision of a legacy of hope, aspiration and connections for local youth and by the looks of it, ignite the fire of creativity in all ages. My hope too is that the future CoM employ and expand these creative models for effective engagement and communication with the wider community.

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Planning Christmas

We’d planned to get together in mid-February to start talking Christmas in Clunes for 2019 but as you can see there’s been a lot happening! So instead we’ve opted for a date after the March long-weekend when we’ll all be refreshed and focused! If you are interested in being involved, join us at the meeting as we look at the survey feedback and our learnings and begin planning what we can achieve this year.

Talking Table

Here is just a snippet of what we talked about at our recent information session for Talking Table volunteers…

Sometimes it’s nice to stop and have a chat. Even if it’s about nothing in particular. Not surprisingly, the people we often stop and have a chat with are the people we see every day; the barista at our favourite coffee shop, the staff at the IGA or post office… you get my drift. Connecting with each other can be as simple as acknowledging another person’s presence. “A nod is as good as a wink.” It makes us all feel better to connect with someone, share information, thoughts or just talk about the weather.

Having a conversation doesn’t have to be deep, difficult or demanding. You don’t have to solve the world’s problems. Sometimes just saying “Hi” is enough. There are proven health benefits to connecting with someone else, just having a light conversation. Hilariously though, the art of keeping it light is actually not something that comes naturally. So here are some quick tips for ‘simply having a chat’.

• Keep it simple. A smile. Hello. It’s amazing how easily a conversation can start.

• Embrace small talk. We all know life can get heavy, so idle chatter has an important role in life.

• Respect people’s privacy but its ok to ask questions to get people to relax.

• Be nice. [We had a good laugh at this one but…?!] • Let the other person do the talking. • Keep it light.

So this March, when you see someone at a table with an orange Talking Tables sign on it, feel free to sit down, say g’day and enjoy a cuppa and a chat. Cups and conversation are good way to get to know other people in a relaxed and easy way.

If you’d like to Volunteer as a table host for an hour or two, let us know the days and times you are available, and we can get you started. Drop in, ring us at (03) 5435 4078, or email us at [email protected]. The roster is advertised around town, with additional times advertised throughout March on Facebook. Times booked so far include:

Open House Dinners – cause for celebration!

As our Open House Dinners kick into another year, the team of all-volunteers who lead this program have lots of reason to celebrate. They were recently successful in securing a $2000 grant from Hepburn Shire Council to help underpin their community approach to making meals. In the past, Open House Dinners were led by a team leader who designed the menu each week, and who was then supported by a team of front of house and kitchen volunteers. As times have changed, the team has grown and they are keen to develop menus together, taking turns to be head chef, but with a little bit of extra help/tips along the way! This funding helps the team access guest chefs to help them refine techniques or dishes they want to offer throughout the year. They’ll be asking people who eat at the Dinners to jot down favourite recipes, and inviting everyone in the community to join in any cooking lessons that chefs might be willing to offer. This new twist to such a great community program looks like it’ll have something for everyone. [Yes Michael, if there is a lesson on how to boil water I will attend – Lana. Ha, we all have to start somewhere.]

Date Volunteer Location

Tuesday, 5th March @ 2pm Liz & Sue Widow Twankeys

Thursday, 7th March @ 10am Stephen O’Hara’s Bakery

Friday, 8th March @ 11am Carmel Widow Twankeys

Friday, 15th March @9am Liz Bread & Circus

Friday, 16th March @11am Carmel Quigleys & Clarke

Friday, 22nd March @ 9am Liz Bread & Circus

Thursday, 28th March @10am Stephen Quigleys & Clarke

Friday, 29th March @ 9am Liz Bread & Circus

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2019 CALENDAR OF REGULAR ACTIVITIES

FOR THE KIDS:

Circus Various sessions Tuesday and Sunday. See advertisement.

At the Community Centre, CFNC grounds This project is an Art Attack initiative funded by the State Government of Victoria through Creative Victoria’s Future Makers of Change Initiative in partnership with Regional Development Victoria.

Clunes Tutoring Program Every Wednesday, 3pm – 6pm sessions Excluding School Holidays

At Clunes Neighbourhood House

FOR EVERYONE

Clunes Open House Dinners Every Tuesday, 6pm – 7.30pm

At the Town Hall, Supper Room

Craft-ternoon Fourth Monday of every month, 12 noon to 3pm.

In the Lunchroom, at Clunes Neighbourhood House

Social Bus Trips Wednesday op-shop tours and social trips target – depart 9.30am – bookings essential


Yoga Various sessions each week – see advert

At the Senior Citizen Centre

Writers Group Second Monday of the month, 1pm – 3pm


Men’s Shed Every Monday and Wednesday, 10am – 12 noon

At the Men’s Shed, 18 Alliance Street

Dance your Bits Off Every Monday from 8pm til late (usually it’s an hour and then everyone runs out of puff!)

At the Lunchroom, Clunes Neighbourhood House Door will be shut (so knock firmly - everyone will be dancing inside - so we can let you in).





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Email: [email protected]

Address: 70 Bailey St, Clunes, 3370

(Lee Medlyn Home of Bottles)

Anyone over 50 years old gets free internet access at Clunes Neighbourhood House via the

Broadband for Seniors initiative.

Come in anytime, we’ll help you get started. Clunes Neighbourhood House Inc. acknowledges the support of the Victorian

Government

There’s so much on offer Our friendly staff and volunteers are always on hand to

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LOCAL A GRADE ELECTRICIAN All types of electrical work

Paul Milne

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SPORTS NEWS

Clunes Football Netball Club By Chris McLennan

At the next Clunes Market on the 10th of March the CFNC will be running a stall. We will be there to inform people about what's planned for the year both on and off the field. Committee members and players will provide information on exciting times ahead. Auskick and Net Set Go programs will be running again this year and we are encouraging young kids from the town to come and take part. As always, we will be encouraging participation and hoping to meet some parents who would like to join the club.

Exciting opportunities to join our social club - The 500 Club, which runs at home games, bringing guest speakers, corporate partners, members and supporters together to have a great day at the local footy. Details about the 500 club can be found on the website, at the National Hotel or from Luke Harper M 0403 482194.

The CFNC had a meeting with the Hepburn Shire and other community groups about possible developments at the Clunes Community Centre. The shire brought 4 representatives to the meeting which we hope brings about some major changes. A master plan for the area is required which will take plenty of time and input from user groups to work out what upgrades can occur.

We are pleased to announce several new football recruits to the club Jack Fenner from Sunbury and his brother Tom, Reagan Maddaford from Heatherton in the Southern Football League (SFL), Brad Dolan from St.Pauls (SFL) who played in last season’s premiership team, Brody Lawford from Bentleigh (SFL) who won their club senior B&F award last season, Barama Blow also from Bentleigh Football Club. We have had other players training with us and hopefully more commit to the club.

We have the footballers at the Adekate Camp (near Creswick) on March 16th and 17th. This will be an opportunity for players do get to know each other and train in a team environment. Our practice matches will be on Sat 16th March in the twilight of the day. This will form part of the training camp weekend. Second practice match is on Sat 23rd March.

We had a wonderful day trip to Torquay that was well supported by 40 footballers and netballers with the day finishing with some surfing lessons. Thanks to the Geelong guys particularly the Clark family for their involvement in organising the day. Plenty of new faces going and having the chance to meet each other and socialise. Well done to the club for organising events to bring both footballers and netballers together.

We wish to make as many families aware that U/12's U/15's and U/18's football training is either underway or about to commence. Flyers have been listed on Clubs Facebook page and coaches and team managers have met up to discuss the coming season. Lindsay Pritchard coach M 0427 028 556 and Suzy Kenna Team Manager M 0409 647 395 are your contacts for the U/12's team. I encourage members of the district who have some interest in football to please ring for details.

Jordy Thomas M 0438 267644 is the coach of the U/15's team and similarly please contact the coach to register your interest. Our U/18's coach Matt Newton M 0435 737257 and Team Manager Robyn Carey are your contacts for that age group. Training nights will be Thursday at the local ground so just pop down to meet people and introduce yourself.

For all matters netball please register your interest with Jason Yole M 0437 561281. Again, if you are new to town or the local Primary School we encourage you to join our teams.

The club has been trying hard to find new families and kids to come and play. We want you to pick up the phone or write us a message to come and participate. Come and enjoy the club and its inclusive style of training. Our first match will be against Creswick at Creswick on the 30th March. Here's hoping we can see plenty of new families in the coming weeks introducing themselves to the club.

Clunes Field and Game By Lynne Jones

Another top day at Clunes FGA with 139 participants competing at the clubs monthly 75 target OTG event. Ideal weather conditions and a challenging variety of targets made for an enjoyable day target shooting. Congratulations to Matthew Libbis, Nick Michalios, Con Scalora and Greg Morey were all in good form each achieving a ‘Possible’.

Results:

High Gun: N Michalios 70/75

AA: G Morey 69, M Cooper 69, A Edmondson 67 A: S Barkley 66, J Wallace 63, C Verhaar 63 B: P Payne 60, T Barry 59, G Gray 56 C: G Hougiazos, D Stokel 51, D Grech 49 Vets: N Johnson 65, D Azzopardi 62, P Avison 59 Ladies: R Hayes 40, F Morey 34 Juniors: D Johns 50, J Toose 42 Sub-Juniors: J Eland 52, W Wallace 42

Clunes Golf Club By Michael Cheshire

What an interesting month January has been for our Club. A mixture of varied weather conditions and even more varied Competition.

Sunday fields have been relatively small and we look forward to increased numbers throughout the rest of Summer.

January kicked off with our first Board meeting of the year. Plenty of discussion around the table with new Members contributing. A Grounds committee has been appointed to oversee Course management.

First competition for the month was our Monthly Medal event. A tie between Ray Skinner and Willy Bogaers means a playoff between these two will take place later in the month.

Sunday January 27th saw the Club play a very unusual competition ---- a 14 hole Cross Country par 70 event with a Blind draw between high and low handicappers for partners AFTER the finish of play. Plenty of discussion all round with much laughter. The game polarised opinion between those in favour of the day and the golf purists who just wanted to play "proper golf".

Winners Kevin Steart and Willy Bogaers Nett 106 Runners-up Ray Skinner and Earle Kent Nett 108

Brilliant effort by Ian Rowland, designing and setting out the Course for the day.

Our "Ferals" continue to go from strength to strength. These "gentlemen" meet every Monday and Friday for 9 holes of sometimes questionable golf but heaps of enjoyment and companionship. All welcome to join in just turn up before 9 am Monday and Friday, $5 green fees for non-members.

Monday 28th saw a "new" Feral come to play. David Aiken, a newcomer to Clunes from Tasmania since June, particularly enjoyed the morning after scoring a wonderful hole-in-one on the seventh. Nothing like a "hole-in-one" to bring you back for another game.

Old Boys Monthly Medal on the 30th saw the following results .....

Winner: Ray Skinner Nett 67 Runner-up: Jim Wells Nett 69 January Monthly Medal "Play-off" Winner: Ray Skinner Nett 67

BBQ was enjoyed by all after the Game.

The Golfer’s Dream Comes Early By Michael Cheshire

The ultimate dream of a golfer is to obtain a hole in one. It happens rarely in one’s life and some golfers never obtain this great dream.

The dream comes early to a very few golfers. David Aiken, made a decision to leave Tasmania and build a new home in the picturesque and historic village of Clunes back in June 2018. Interested in mixing with the locals and getting involved in sport, he joined the local Clunes Golf Club. He joined in the regular competition and as luck would have it, yes – he got his hole in one early in his career on the seventh hole at Clunes golf club. Nothing like a hole-in-one to bring you back for another game.

David Aiken, a newcomer to Clunes from Tasmania since June, particularly

enjoyed the morning after scoring a wonderful hole-

in-one on the seventh Photo supplied


COMMUNITY GROUPS All Nations Masonic Lodge Every first Tuesday except January. New members most welcome. Contact Secretary: Peter Billing, 0413 213 596 or [email protected]

Anglican Church St Paul’s, Templeton St. Worship- Eucharist for all ages 11am on 1st & 3rd Sundays, followed by bring & share lunch. All welcome. Enq: Father Ryan Bennett 0422 864 108 or email [email protected] for baptisms, weddings & funerals.

Art Attack / Circus Primary school students from 3:30pm - 5pm and Secondary school students 5pm - 7pm Tuesday afternoons at Clunes Football / Netball Club during school terms. Call 5345 4078.

Carpet Bowls Indoors at Clunes Senior Citizens Hall. Each Wed and Sat from 1.40pm. New members welcome. Come along for a fun afternoon. Enq: Eileen Bradsworth on 5345 4097.

Clunes & District Agricultural Society Meet 3rd Thur of month from Feb - Oct. Nov meet Thur before Show & Thur after. President-John Drife Ph. 0427 434 233 ; Secretary-Gayle Wrigley Ph. 0400 907 506 Homecrafts-Julie Spittle 5343 4201. Website www.clunesshow.com.au

Clunes & District Young Farmers Meetings every 2nd Tues 7.30pm at the Young Farmers club rooms at show grounds. A friendly, social environment for anyone aged 16-30. Contact Jenny 0400 613 153.

Clunes Angling Club All welcome. Meet on the first Monday each month 7.30pm, old SMB building behind Clunes Mechanical Repairs.

Clunes Artists' Group Meet 2nd Sat of month 10.30am at Clunes Neighbourhood House. Mingle, discuss art and promote artistic opportunities in Clunes and region. Enq: Marlene 0409 355 857 or Ann 0422 726 132

Clunes Badminton Club Inc For further info ph Billie Drife 5343 4233. Competition runs at Clunes Sporting Complex, 7.30pm. All levels and ages from secondary school to veterans welcome.

Clunes Bowling Club: Mark Vorbach 0421422 895 Email [email protected]

Clunes Book Club Enq Karen ph: 5345 3703. Book Club meets 7:30pm on the 2nd Thurs of the month at the RSL.

Clunes Crafternoon Mondays Meets 4th Monday of the month at the Clunes Neighbourhood House 12-3pm BYO lunch + craft projects, all crafts + kids welcome. Join Clunes Crafternoon Mondays Facebook group for more info.

Clunes Community Garden Alliance St. Open 10am Mon & Wed. Contact Clunes Neighbourhood House 5345 4078 or Stephen Arrowsmith 0429 709 720.

Clunes Field & Game Enquiries to Eric 5345 3571.

Clunes Football & Netball Club Enq: Chris Hill 0420 780 588 or Kath Milne 0448 453 665. Email clunesmagpies.com.au. All welcome.

Clunes Garden Club For info please contact Maryanne 0425 232 442 or Jill 0438 640 431

Clunes Golf Club Inc Ph: 5345 3499. Contact Kevin Steart 5345 3127 or Laurie Lees 5345 3034. Course: 18 holes, sandscrapes, par 70, all year round play. Non members $5 green fees for 18 holes. Under 16 free! Wednesday is 50+ (younger players welcome).

Clunes Landcare and Waterways Group. Meets 4th Thurs of month at the Angling Club. Contact Chris O’Donnell 0408 034 017 for more info.

Clunes Library at The Warehouse-Clunes, 36 Fraser St (next to Collins Place). Open Mon & Thur 10am-6pm, Wed & Fri 10am-4pm. Sat 10am-3pm & Sun 11am-3pm. Closed Tue. Ph: 5345 3359.

Clunes Men’s Shed Open from 10am Monday & Wednesday at the Community Gardens, 18 Alliance St. A safe and friendly space for men to meet in a workshop setting. Enq: Vaughan 0419 430 250.

Clunes Museum Seeking volunteers to help catalogue the Collection in the Museum Workshop from 10am each Thursday. Committee meetings every 2nd Thursday 10am in the Ulumbarra Gallery at the Warehouse. Enq. The Warehouse 5345 3359 and leave message for Museum.

Clunes Neighbourhood House Youth, art & community programs. Printing services, free internet, gallery available for hire. 70 Bailey St (at Bottle Museum) Ph: 5345 4078, Email [email protected]. Open 9-3 Mon-Fri. See our website www.clunesnh.org for more details.

Clunes Playgroup Fun & friendship for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers & their parents/caregivers. Clunes Health Centre Wed 10am-12pm, term time. Enq Bec Clowes ph. 0437 497 432

Clunes Pre-School 109 Fraser St. Enq 53453228 or clunes.district.kin@ kindergarten.vic.gov.au.

Clunes Probus Club Meets every 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Clunes Town Hall at 9.45am. Visitors most welcome. For information contact Barbara Reynolds ph 5345 3946.

Clunes RSL Sausage Sizzle and Devonshire Teas held on the second Sunday of the month at the RSL, 30 Fraser St, from 10am to 2pm. Enq: Lindsay 0427 028 556

Clunes Senior Citizens Club Inc Further information from the Secretary, Eileen Bradsworth on 5345 4097.

Clunes Sustainability Group Enq. Barbara Curzon-Siggers [email protected] 0400 855 926

Clunes Tourist & Development Association Monthly meeting held at The Warehouse. Everyone welcome from community and business. Meet 2nd Thursday each month 6:30pm at the Warehouse Enq: President Steve Hunter on Mob 0400 696 794 or email [email protected]

Clunes Writers' Group meets second Monday of each month except public holidays 1.00-3.00pm at Clunes Neighbourhood House (in the lunch room) 70 Bailey St, Clunes Contact Patsy 0407 377 610

Creative Clunes Inc. Organisers of the annual Clunes Booktown festival and monthly Booktown on Sunday author talks. Volunteers always welcome. Enq 5345 3947 or at the Railway Station, Service St.

Drama Sports for Kids For 5 to 9 years old. At Clunes Neighbourhood House on Monday afternoons during school terms from 4:15pm to 5:15pm. Call 5345 4078.

Lee Medlyn Home of Bottles Management Committee Meets at the Bottle Museum, 70 Bailey Street Clunes on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10.30am. Visitors welcome.

Monday Night Netball Clunes Every Monday evening during school terms. 2 seasons per year. Enq Lana 0427 781 080 or Liz 0429 453 808.

Spare Parts Club Meets 1st Tues of month 2pm to 3:30pm Clunes Community Health Centre. Enq Georgina 5345 9150 or Barbara 0410 946 095.

The Field Trip - Clunes Youth activities for 9 to 17 year olds on Monday afternoons at Clunes Neighbourhood House during school terms from 4pm-6pm. Call 5345 4078.

Tourello Red Cross Meetings as required. Please contact Janet Harrison for information. Ph 5345 3060.

Yoga Classes Clunes Senior Citz every Thursday at 7pm. All levels welcome anytime. Enq Lily 0459 138 797, or [email protected], www.lilymasonyoga.com

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