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Macarthur Advancement & Development Association Inc

Issue Nº 125 FEBRUARY 2009

February 09 Macarthur News Happy New Year

Happy New Year !

Macarthur Advancement & Development Association would like to thank all those who contribute to the Mac News. The clubs, groups and advertisersalike. It all helps to make the MAC NEWS a great newsletter! If you have any ideas or suggestions on how you think we could improve this newsletter,

please let us know, we’d love to hear from you. Contact the editor, Jenette on 5576 1137 BH or 0431 457 135 or [email protected]

MACARTHUR NEWS

MACARTHUR TENNIS CLUBThe Macarthur Tennis Club is intending to run 4 weeks of Social

tennis in March. Tennis will be on Monday nights starting at6pm and if enough juniors are interested, we will begin at 5 pm.

There will also be a sausage sizzle afterwards as well.To make this happen, we do need the support of the communityand to see the courts being used. This can be a great social event.

More Information, please contact Jill Millard on: 5576 1224.

Meet your new MADA committee!President: Mark Todd. Secretary: Tamara Hardy & Treasurer: Janet Angel

Come and see what is happening in YOUR town!You’re always welcome.

Phone Tamara on 5576 1060 for more details.

Please note, Meetings dates have changed, please contact yourcommittee for more details.

MACARTHUR RSL NEWS.December meeting: The ramp is now finished and looks very nice. The poppy sales were down abit this year.

Sick List: R Fox, M Sparrow, J Fraser & M Sutton. We wish all these people well. We were pleased toreceive the seat at the monument back. Two of the seats belong to the RSl and were donated by Chris &Jenette Henderson, and one belongs to the Rose Garden.

We go into recess for January and our next meeting will be Feb 10th 2009 at 8pm. Thanks everybodywho helped the RSL throughout the year. Special thanks to Jenette, she gets a bit of a rough draft fromme and makes sense of it. We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.O. Fox. Secretary.

C & L BLAKEMINI EXCAVATIONS

Craig & Liana Blake

P.O. Box 10

Hawkesdale Vic 328703 5560 73080417 312 253

Landscaping

Electrical Trenching

Septic Drainage

Postholes

Levelling

Shed & HouseFoundations

Tight Spaces

QUARTER HORSE RACING: Well, it’s nearly exactly 12 months till the races begin here inMacarthur! So that means we need to do some preliminary work. There has been some discussions on whomight do what and when. We are really going to need your help in preparing for this event. If you want to help,please call in and see Jenette or phone: 5576 1137 or 0431 457 135. Thanks.P.S.: Allan Murnane called in and he wants to meet with all interested in early Feb, so, be ready!

Happy New Year February 09 Macarthur News

MADAMADAUUPDATEPDATE

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MACARTHUR SWIMMING PMACARTHUR SWIMMING POOL UPDATE.OOL UPDATE.The Ballarat YMCA will be taking over the operations of the pool this season.There will be minor changes to opening hours,

School Holidays: Open from 1.pm—6pm—weather permitting may be extended.

Non School Holidays: 3pm—6pm— weather permitting may be extended.

More information: phone Bernard: 5576 1399

February 09 Macarthur News

ASHLEY HARDY

SHEARERAlso available for crutching, small jobs

and Alpaca shearing & husbandry.

Ph: 5576 1060 0428 314 518

Macarthur Court HouseOPEN

3rd Thurs of the month1.30 —3.30 pm.

Tip Truck Hire Cartage Rubbish RemovalTrenching Excavations FoundationsWater Tank Hire Post Hole Digging

Sheep and Cattle yard Cleaning 3ton Roller Hire.

55761258557612580427 964 8360427 964 836

BROADWATER PLAYGROUPCHRISTMAS HAMPER

Winners were:

1st Prize – Christine Duyvestyn2nd Prize – Alice Kain

3 rd Prize – David Sharrock4 th Prize – Dorothy Cook5TH Prize – Cath Grant

Thanks to our Donors:Macarthur Post Office, Hamilton Toyworld

Port Fairy IGA Supermarket, Playgroup Parents

Macarthur Hotel

Please support our donors as they support us.Happy New Year Everyone !

15th March 200911 am Stonefield Estate Vineyard

899 Stonefield Lane Penshurst

$ 2 entry fee, Children under 10 free.

Proceeds to RELAY FOR LIFE

$ 10 per Car / Stall

$ 15 per Trailer

For enquires & bookings of stalls and car boots sale, contactGaye on 5576 5313 or 0418 532 700


Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun1 BUS DAY

2Lions Club

Meeting

3BUS DAY

RSL Meeting

8 pm

4Macarthur Senior

Citizens

5Broadwater

Playgroup

10am —12pm

6Pub Raffle

BUS DAY

7 8BUS DAY

9 10BUS DAY

11Macarthur Senior

Citizens

12Broadwater

Playgroup

10am —12pm

13Pub Raffle

BUS DAY

14 15BUS DAY

16Lions Club

Meeting

17BUS DAY

18Macarthur Senior

Citizens

19Broadwater

Playgroup

10am —12pm

20Pub Raffle

BUS DAY

21 22BUS DAY

23 24BUS DAY

25Macarthur Senior

Citizens

26 27 28

February 2009


$ 9.50

$ 16.00

$ 32.00

$ 45.00$ 3.50

$ 60.00

$ 100.00

$ 150.00

$ 260.00

EEccles PParkAlpaca Farm

Breeders of fine AlpacasJames & Angela Vlass 89 High St

Macarthur

03 5576 12720438 409 883

Ph: 5576 1120

Blue Room

DAMS, ROADS,DEEP RIPPING,

DRAINAGE,STONE CLEARING

ROLLING, SAND, SOIL orGRAVEL.

COWLAND EARTH MOVINGBrian Cowland

5576 10740407 528 608

FISH ( Fresh Flake) & Chips $ 7.50

PRAWNS/SCALLOPS $ 1.50

LARGE DIM SIM $ 1.50

POTATO CAKE $ .80c

CURRY $ 9.50

PASTA $ 9.50

LASAGNE $ 9.50

THAI FISH CURRY $ 12.50

HOME MADE PIE $ 6.50

GARDEN SALAD $ 5.00

BLUE ROOM BURGER $ 8.50 (Beef orChicken)

STEAK SANDWICH $ 9.50 (Scotch Fillet)

MAC NEWS ADVERTISING RATES Articles & Ads can be left at the Post Office or Sirch Engineering

(47 High St Macarthur), or email to: [email protected] orphone 55761137.

Payment cheques should be made to: MADA Inc and is payable atthe time of advertising. Tax Invoices & Receipts will be issued.

MADA Inc P.O. Box 52, Macarthur. 3286

Per Ad Per Year (now 12 Issues)

1/8 page

1/4 page

1/2 page

Full A4 page

Classifieds

Macarthur Angling ClubFEBRUARY: 6th, 7th & 8th. At Nelson. 6pm Friday to 10am Sunday. Weigh in at Simpsons Camp & BBQ providedat Kywong Caravan Park.

MARCH: 6th, 7th & 8th at Fitzroy. 6pm Friday to 12 noon Sunday weigh in at Boat Ramp.

APRIL: 11th & 12th at Warrnambool. 12 noon Saturday to 12 noon Sunday. Weigh in at 1 Glenrowe Ave Warrnam-bool.Any queries please ring: Liz Wythe on 5576 1275


LIONS CLUB NEWS:

From Cambridge University .

Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. Thephaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at CmabrigdeUinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olnyiprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset canbe a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae thehuamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raedtihs psas it on !!

Weeran Angus

BULL SALETuesday 24th Feb 2009

www.weeranangus.com.au

Alec & Jo Moore: 03 5578 7258 0438 787 258 [email protected]

Me, Having My Say……… Send ‘Your Say’ to: [email protected]

Ok, so, it’s 2009! Wonder what that will mean for us? Frankly, I was very glad to seethe back of 2008! Overall, and with everything considered, it was not a great year for mepersonally, especially December, it seemed it was just one disaster after the other, literallywith fatal accidents, and injuries and funerals, along with my stupid fear of travellingand feelings of sorrow and grief and still trying to carry on at work, I found it almostimpossible to get into the Christmas spirit. Truly, if it wasn’t Carly’s birthday onChristmas Day, I think we might have given it a miss altogether! That is the reason youdid not get a January Mac News by the way, it’s not an excuse, but a reason. Really sorry about that, I didtry, but just could not get myself together, just didn't have the inclination. Honestly, for a few weeks, I wasjust too depressed to even turn the computer on and I even contemplated giving up doing it . But, here I am,typing away again, I guess maybe time is the best healer after all. Thanks to all for your words ofencouragement and support. It really does help.Anyway, January 2009 has started off okay so far, We have been busy with my niece’s wedding in PortFairy on the beach. One of my friends had a baby boy and all is well and to top off January, our daughterCarly has become engaged to her long time beau, Ross Jarrett. We are very happy for them as they have onlyjust purchased their first home in Kirkstall. So, all in all, not a bad start, I only hope it keeps going thisway!So, what have you been up to so far this year?? Want to write in and let us all know? Go ahead.MADA: Well, CHANGE IS GOOD RIGHT!! We have had a little swap around of jobs, Your new President isMark Todd, Secretarial duties will be carried out by Tamara Hardy, and Janet Angel will continue on asTreasurer. So, there you are, your new MADA committee. Ready to lend a hand when you need it. Give Mark acall on 5576 1143, or Tamara on 5576 1060.MAC NEWS CONTRIBUTORS/ADVERTISERS: Not to mention any names, you know who you are, but wereally need to say THANK YOU. Your support is very much appreciated. A HUGE THANK YOU, to Mr GerardAuld, from the Moyne Shire for doing some printing for us. Fantastic! Makes life just that little bit easier.Community Auction 2009: Will be going ahead as usual. The third weekend in March (which is the15th, this year). So, we need you to really have a good look around your place and clear out all that stuffthat has been collecting dust, just might be someone else\s treasure you know! We will once again hold theevent down at the Rec Reserve, and of course stallholders are welcome. We will see what entertainment wecan come up with for the kids on the day, so you can enjoy bargain hunting!

Xmas Lights Walk : so, how fun was that?? I have to say, I was a little worried early in the night, Ididn’t think anyone was going to show up, or that no-one was gonna turn their lights on, but wow people,what a delightful surprise! You did good! I was happy, and I think you all were as well. A good night,thanks to all who took part in any way. Just my opinion, but I think we should be doing it again this yeartoo, so start planning your display now, outdo yourself, it’s so worth it.

JenetteOK, that’s my say ! Now, Rose, before you go off about my grammar, I know, ok! And you know by now, that I write like I talk.Most of the time, grammar is the least of my worries! But, if it worries you too much, we will have to get an editor for the editor!!Public responses are always most welcome, it doesn’t matter if you agree with my point of view or not! I will publish it either way,that is because, this is not my newsletter, it’s yours and you are always welcome and even expected to have your say. As the editor, Ichoose what goes in this newsletter, if you don't like what is contained within, send me in something you do want!! Easy really.

Send ‘Your Say’ into P.O. Box 52, Macarthur Vic 3286.


You, Having YOUR Say……… Send ‘Your Say’ to: [email protected]

P.S. This issue is proudly bought to you by MADA, Working with you, for you!P.P.P.S. You might like to know that all the little pictures (not photos) used in this newsletter are supplied from free clipart websites and some stories written in this newsletterhave been altered to avoid any copyright issues that could arise. Just thought you might like to know that! You probly don't care one iota, but someone just might.

Land Plane

Raking

Disc Ploughing

Track Formation

Field Span

Draining.

Hay Baling

Air Seeder

Mouldboard Ploughing

Power Harrow

Mowing

Offset Disc Ploughing

LACHLAN & WALLACE HILLLACHLAN & WALLACE HILLAGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORSAGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS

Lachlan: 0418 761113 Wallace: 0419 591971

SPECIALISING INSPECIALISING INSPECIALISING IN:

‘FIX IT WATCH’‘FIX IT WATCH’ [email protected] MADA WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOUR TOWN SAFER. WE NEED YOUR HELP!WE NEED YOUR HELP!Have you seen something around town that you would like to see repaired or replaced?? Have you seen something you think might be harmful or dangerous in

some way? Please let us know. All items will be passed on to the Shire. Send to: MADA: P.O. Box 52, Macarthur Vic 3286

Name:…………..………...………………………………………….………………...……..………………………………………...Phone:………………...……………...

Item that needs attention:………………………………………………………………………...………………..…………………………………………………..…

Location:…………………………………………………………...……………… .…………………………………………………..……………………………………


The New Broadwater Fire Tanker.This great looking new tanker is now in use by the Broad-water Fire Brigade. Huge THANKS to all the very gener-ous sponsors, CFA members and everyone for all theirhard work with the endless fundraising and grant findingto get the tanker.Broadwater CFA: Making your community safer.

LEAMEAH BASSANOANGUS SALE

FEBRUARY 24TH 2009at Leameah Angus Hamilton Hwy Byaduk.

CONTACT: Janet Angel: 5578 7246 or Jane & Ron Stewart: 5529 5405 0427 295 405

LOCAL CLUB SECRETARIESReports or articles that you wish to be

published in the next issue of the

MUST be received by at least the 20th ofthe month.

(eg: you want an ad to go in the January 09 issue, so,you need to drop it in to the editor by the 20th of

December 08.) Phone/Fax: 5576 1137 or email:[email protected]

Hamilton/Port Fairy Rd, Broadwater.

Thursdays 10am - —12 noon.Kids aged 0 -–5 years.

For more information, contact Leonie Dyson55764251 or Louise Hill 55761112.

Come and have a cuppa and a chat

All Welcome.

If you would like to support the local club, please contact Brian Wythe on 5576 1275.

THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL SPONSORS:

H.J. Parfrey & Son. Bunworth's Tyre & Battery Service. Helen & Eric Wythe. Alanvale. DK & TN Dark. Wyblast.

MCLEOD TRANSPORTLivestock & General 45’ 2 x 1 Stock Crate Trailer 45’ Drop Deck Trailer

David McLeod1127 Condah Road, Macarthur 3286

03 5578 4200 0428 527 264

BROADWATER PLAYGROUP

Macarthur News


THERAPEUTIC MASSAGEQualified Experienced Practitioner ~ Jean Hewitson

Remedial Relaxation Sports Pregnancy(03) 5576 1350 Home visits available

NORMANDY, FRANCE - Jacques left nothing to chance when he decided to commit suicide. Hestood at the top of a tall cliff and tied a noose around his neck. He tied the other end of the rope to alarge rock. He drank some poison and set fire to his clothes. He even tried to shoot himself at thelast moment. He jumped and fired the pistol. The bullet missed him completely, but cut through thehanging rope instead. Freed of the threat of hanging, Jacques plunged into the sea. The suddenplunge into the freezing waters extinguished the flames and apparently made him vomit the poisonas well. He was dragged out of the water by witnesses on the beach below the cliff and was taken toa hospital, where he died of hypothermia.

SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW This Month We Meet..Bernie WarrenQ 1. Please tell us where you were born: I was born at a private hospital in David St Preston.

Q 2. Do you want to tell us when?: November 8th 1937.

Q 3. Why did you move to Macarthur? And do you have any family connections or relative history in Macarthur?:My wife Joan & I had bought Mary Poynton’s little house in 1997 so we could spend holidays with Bernice, Dave &their children, and also Joans mother Eileen, sister Carol and brother-in-law Pete in Hamilton. Besides, apart from11 years in Hamilton from 1961 to 1972 we had both lived in Melbourne all our lives, and two houses & gardenswere becoming a bit much for us, so we sold the Keilor house and moved here in 2005.

Q 4. Where did you do your schooling?: My education began in 1942 at Bell St Primary in Preston, and due toseveral changes of address over the ensuing years, was followed by time at West Preston, East Preston, Pender’sGrove (Thornbury) state schools and finally Preston Tech, where I completed my Senior Technical Certificate inPlumbing & Gas Fitting in 1953.

Q 5. Do you keep in contact with anyone you studied with?: No-one in particular, but I had 2 other mates I‘knocked around’ with. Max, Neville & I enjoyed camping, shooting, more shooting, and cars: until eventually, wediscovered girlfriends.

Q 6. What do you think is the best thing about living in Macarthur or surrounding district?: That’s easy: things likefresh clean air, tank water, the stars at night (you don't see in the city sky), friendly people, no traffic or trams, apeaceful environment, having my own shed, no mynahs, being back with Hamilton Rifle Club again after away for30 years, the occasional bunny and so many other things.

Q 7. Where else have you live?: I have lived in Preston ( 3 houses), Springvale, Thornbury (2), Reservoir (2),Hamilton (2), Keilor and finally, Macarthur.

Q 8. What 3 things keep you most busy?: Most Saturdays I shoot with Hamilton Rifle Club and am also Secretary,and perform the same role in the Historical Society as well as being an affiliate member of RSL, volunteer driver etcfor Macarthur Outreach and a member of the board of trustees of Macarthur Cemetery.

Q 9. What do you think has changed for the better about Macarthur & District?: Hard to say, not knowing enoughabout what it was like earlier. But I can say life is better for folk here than if they lived in Melbourne. There, no-onecares about what happens outside once they close the front door. Here though, it’s good to see that people areinterested in each other, they care, especially about how older residents are getting on: a sort of informal ‘Outreach’attitude, and long may it be so.

Q 10. What’s something about you that most people probably don't know?: Dunno really, My professionalbackground of 45 years is insurance & risk management, and I would have thought some of the things I say and domight give a hint of an outgoing interest in such matters.

Q 11. What are you really good at, your hobbies & pastimes?: I love my target shooting, despite the increasing lossof aural acuity (hearing) and am equally rewarded when I am able to pass on the benefits of my 40 odd yearsinvolvement to less experienced shooters and newer members of the Club. I also enjoy going for a ‘burn’ in my old‘53 Holden whenever the opportunity arises.

Q 12. What is your favourite food & who cooks it best?: That’s easy, whatever Joan cooks!

Q 13. If you had another life, what would you like to come back as next time?: Probably just as myself again,although I’d like to have a better recollection of what was happening in the world during the period 1937-1945. Imight therefore like to wind my birth date back so I would remember those years better than I do.

Q 14. What or who did you want to be when you grew up?: During my secondary school years I read a lot aboutarchaeology and would have like to work in that field. I still cannot pass by recently dug soil without looking to seewhat the excavation might have uncovered.

Q 15. Who would you like to see interviewed in the future?: Nita Trigger (see Nan, I told you people are interested!)

Thanks for your time Bernie, we have enjoyed getting to know you a little better. Ok, who is next ????Yes, it could be YOU!



2 Market St, Macarthur Vic 3286

Ph: 55761001Open Mon – Fri 11 am to 5 pmLunch from 1 pm to 2 pm.Closed Public Holidays.

Heywood Pharmacy Ph: 55271683

AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONSAGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS3 X 3 & 4 X 3 Square Baling. Disc & Mouldboard Ploughing.Power Harrowing. V & Rotary Raking. Self Propelled Mower.Conditioner & Windrower. Silage Wrapping. Hay Cartage &Stacking. Harvesting. Rotary Hoeing. Crop Rolling. GeneralCultivation. Air Seeding of Cereals. Direct Sowing of Small

Seeds. Grouper Available.Hay, Straw & grain Sales.

Phone George: 0427 053 488 Gary: 0427 761 302

G. HILL CONTRACTINGG. HILL CONTRACTING

Monthly Specials

See Helen for all yourfavourite brands at very

special prices!

Shop & SaveCatalogues out

every monthSee In store NOW !!

SSIRCHIRCH EENGINEERINGNGINEERING 47 High St Macarthur

Splines, PTO’s, Pins, Axles, Gears, Shaft’s, Fabrications, Special ‘one offs’, Hydraulic rams, Weldingbig or small, Multi run components, Fasteners & Bearings supplied.

You break it, we’ll fix it! …... Your place or ours?

Ph/Fax Chris or Jenette on 55761137Chris: 0409 356 056 Jenette: 0431 457 135Email: [email protected]

Stephen and Darren JewellFor all your silage wrapping needs this

season call us

Darren 0408 763 231

Stephen 0407 847 307


Andrew & Jenni Taylor.

A HOLIDAYMAKER got a nasty shock when he learned that the strange bleeding bumps on his head were notbites or shingles, but live maggots. Mr Dallas, from Colorado, looked for medical help when the unusuallumps appeared on his scalp after a holiday to Belize during the summer.One doctor thought they might have been caused by a gnat bite. Another believed his problem was shin-gles. But then the bumps took on a life of their own and began to move.A doctor discovered five bot fly larvae living inside Aaron Dallas's head, near the top of his skull. This was afew weeks after a mosquito had apparently placed them there."I'd put my hand back there and feel them moving. I thought it was blood coursing through my head. Icould hear them. I actually thought I was going crazy," said Dallas, of Carbondale.Bot flies rely on mosquitoes, stable flies, and other insects to carry their eggs to a host - and in this casethe host was Dallas."It was weird and traumatic," he said. "I would get this pain that would drop me to my knees."After their discovery the parasites were removed by a doctor. Dallas's wife teased him about it afterwards,but didn't find the experience funny."It's much funnier to everyone else. It makes my stomach turn over. It was cruel,'' he said.Bot fly infections are fairly routine in parts of Central and South America.

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