Congratulations Edwin!
https://www.hepburnadvocate.com.au/story/6007576/yandoit-apprentice-given-award-for-excellence/
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John Ross
Not local history, but I thought I should share it as it gives more than a glimpse of shearing in the early days. “Duke” Tritton began shearing, with blades, in 1905. Duke sings his song, written in 1905 (but obviously updated, as it mentions ‘Vanguards’ and ‘Holdens’, originally ‘buggies’ and ‘sulkies’, from transcriptions): ‘Shearing in a Bar’…
“The Song Keepers”
Join us for a special Reconciliation Week screening of a remarkable new documentary on the trip to Germany by a very special choir. The Song Keepers tells the uplifting story of women from the world’s oldest culture preserving some of the world’s oldest sacred songs.
Sacred Heart College, Kyneton
Friday 1 June 2018, 6:30pm
(gold coin donation)
Hepburn Shire will be celebrating National Reconciliation Week 2018 with a community forum. The theme for National Reconciliation Week this year is ”Don’t Keep History a Mystery: Learn, Share and Grow” to encourage all Australians to learn more about local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures. Our event wil start with a smoking ceremony, followed by an introduction to the evening by the Mayor, John Cottrell. Our keynote speakers, Jida Gulpilil and Paul Haw, will present Dja Dja Wurrung stories and local history followed by a question and answer session. Light supper and tea will be served – bookings essential through eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/national-reconciliation-week-forum-tickets-45849136000?aff=es2
Tue. 29 May 2018, 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Franklinford Hall, Mill St. Franklinford.
There will be the triennial meeting of the Yandoit Park and Recreational Reserve Committee
at the Yandoit Hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday 23rd May.
Main agenda item is to elect the committee for the next three years.
We need more people to be interested in the running of local venues and facilities.
Supper provided.
signed Bill O’Donnell, secretary and treasurer.
interested or for more information ring 0439 398 488
6pm, Saturday April 7th at the Yandoit Hall,
BYO barbecue from 6pm
This unique event will explore the long history of music and dance in our area.
- Multimedia presentation and display
- Panel discussion on the musical history of Yandoit and district
- Demonstration old-time dances
- Dance participation for all to join in
- Live music from Maurie Gervasoni, Greg and Helen O’Leary, Ian White, Peter Sullivan, Natasha Mullings and John Ross.
Now including Archer and Mick Coates!With the costs of acquiring rights to show films, the restrictions placed on ‘film societies’ which are not permitted to charge per visit and thus must rely on annual membership in order to obtain better rates on screening rights, plus the cost of hall hire, JCFS has had to shut down. We went down the legal track. We probably could have got away with it ‘on the black’, under the radar, but we didn’t want to go that way. You can’t (legally) just buy a DVD in a shop and then show it in public: you have to buy screening rights to do that. It was costing us more than $200 per night to put on a show.
There is a small amount of funds remaining in the JCFS coffers which will be applied to other community projects (including the production costs of our esteemed organ ‘The Chronicle’) according to the rules of the JCFS. Some has already been applied to The Chronicle.
I wasn’t aware of this until almost too late, but I think Councillors are willing to accept late submissions from the community (having spoken to John Cottrell and Kate Redwood on this subject last Sunday at Clydesdale). I think they know that “things take time in the country”…
This is the draft strategy:
Draft biodiversity strategy
It’s not bad, but it has a few holes. This is my submission:
biodiversity submission