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Local News Articles of interest Calendar Goornong Guys & Gals: Resident of the month

City of Greater Bendigo news Book review Crime Report Personal Notices Fun things Birthdays Classifieds

We are a growing community with so much potential. The Goornong Guide is produced by a small group of volunteers to bring you up to date with news, events and articles of interest. Over 280 copies of The Goornong Guide are produced monthly by the Goornong Guide Committee PRESIDENT: Janet Filbey SECRETARY: Janet Filbey TREASURER: Trish Ash OTHERS: Lorraine Leheny; Vanessa Hawkins & Georgina Wood We welcome your contributions, articles and ideas. Email: [email protected] or mail to P.O. Box 46 Goornong. Janet’s Ph: 5432 2202

Visit us at www.goornong.com

ADVERTISING The current advertising fees are as follows:

SIZE MONTHLY Business Card $7.50

1/4 page $15.00 1/2 page $25.00 Full page $50.00

Your ad and hyperlink will also feature online. A 10% discount applies if paid for

12mths in advance.

VISIT Goornong Traders on

www.goornong.com And book your ad online.

We can also feature you on our Face Book page

Deadline for copy is the 26th of each month. Please forward ready made artwork to our

email address above or contact Vanessa on 0417 363 710

for further details.

EDITORIAL POLICY 1.To provide a means of communication for all

community and sporting groups in the Goornong

District.

2. To produce a newsletter by members on a vol-

unteer basis.

3. The Goornong Guide accepts no liability for

views submitted by the public.

4. The Committee reserves the right to refuse to

publish any articles which they consider to be

unsuitable .

5. ―The Guide‖ is available FREE of charge, but

donations will be gratefully accepted.

DONATIONS Helping the Goornong Guide to cover the costs of printing.

Many thanks goes to:

Christina Lonsdale;

Elmore Primary Health Care;

Goornong RFB;

Northgate, Fosterville Gold Mine;

And anonymous contributions

Donations can be placed in boxes at the Goornong

Store, the Drovers Arms hotel and the

Goornong PO.

Future donations will be gratefully received to ensure

ongoing production.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

We hope that you have a wonderful day

and that you know how special you are

in every way!

SURPRISE SOMEONE

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU’D

LIKE A PERSONS NAME

MENTIONED HERE.

PERSONAL NOTICES

Please let know if you have any births,

deaths or bereavement's you would like

to share

EMAIL: [email protected]

WANNA DANCE?

Rock’n Roll; Jazz; Ballroom;

Jive; Tap; Boot Scootin etc

Would you like to learn how to dance and have some fun on a

regular basis?

We would like to have lessons

and want to know who would join us.

Could you please email:

[email protected] or ring

Georgina on 0437 460 384 to register your interest.

CRIME REPORT

We will try to update you on local news and

information.

In the meantime, please appreciate the support

we receive to keep our community safe.

NOTICE TO RESIDENTS

DUMPING OF GARDEN GREENS OR WASTE IN

GOORNONG RECREATION RESERVE IS

NOT PERMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUB-

LIC, EVEN IF A PRE– EXISTING PILE OF BURN-

ABLE MATERIAL IS FORMED

OFFENDERS WILL BE FINED

Goornong Recycle & Waste Transfer Station

Open 8am-5pm every Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday.

Most recyclable and reusable items are FREE

Basic Fee (recyclable items) 50cents

Full fee (non recyclable waste) $19.00

TV's, Screens and Monitors. $5.00

Fridges, Freezers, Air Conditioners $15.00

More information is available can be found on

www.goornong.com or on 0458 346 952.


C a l e n d a r o f e v e n t s

J u n e / J u l y

June Wednesday 1

st Goornong Gals Rec Res. 7.00pm

Thursday 2nd

Hall Meeting Soldier’s Memorial Hall 7.30pm Monday 6

th +25 Community Plan Rec. Res. 7.30 pm

Tuesday 7th Pool Meeting Rec. Res 7.30pm Wednesday 8th Rec. Res Mtg Drovers Arms 7.30pm Monday 13th QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY Wednesday 15th Landcare Rec. Res Monday 20th Goornong Guide Rec. Res 2pm Monday 27th CFA mtg Rec. Res 7.30pm July Wednesday 6th Goornong Gals Rec. Res 7pm Thursday 7th Memorial Hall Mtg Soldier’s Memorial Hall 7.30pm

All meeting and events can be viewed online—www.goornong.com

Welcome all Newcomers to our township.

We hope you enjoy our friendly community and rural atmosphere. Please feel free to join any of our organisations, attend our meetings &

events. These are listed in the Calender of events,

or you can contact these organisations through their phone numbers. We look forward to meeting you. Yours Janet Filbey, President, Goornong Guide.

―If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find

that we have lost the future.‖

Winston Churchill, House of Commons, June 18th, 1940


What’s on in June

Goornong Gals A social meeting held on the first Wednesday of each month at the Rec Reserve Hall .

Time: 7.00pm till 9.00pm All Welcome Ph: 5432 2248

The Goornong Rural Fire Brigade meetings are held at the

Goornong Recreation Reserve, Community Hall,

Monday, June 27th, Rec Reserve EVERYONE IS WELCOME.

WE WOULD LIKE MORE MEMBERS!

GOORNONG AND DISTRICT +25 COMMUNITY PLAN

Come along to discuss and contribute to the results of our survey.

The future of our community is in your hands! Monday, June 6th 2011 at 7.30pm, Recreation Reserve Hall.

*** PLEASE NOTE: This is a changed date and we want you to come! ***

What’s on in July

The Gold Fields Equestrian Club Inc June 5th, Education Day. June 12th, Fun Ride.

June 19th, Rally ALL WELCOME

www.goldfieldsproperty.com

OPEN DAY

July 17th.

www.goldfieldsproperty.com

Gold Fields

Gold Fields

http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/index.htm



GOORNONG GUYS AND GALS

Resident of the Month ~ We are lucky to have them!

The guide committee asked me to put together a few words on our time in Goornong. I must say Di and my decision to move is tinged with an element of sadness. We have enjoyed our time

here and the town has been good to us.

We moved here in 1988 when we brought the Goornong Takeaway (opposite the toilets on the highway). The shop itself has a varied and colourful life and is probably a story in its self. We

had links to Goornong long before this and spent many weekend camped on the Campaspe at Barnadown. The old railway shack is still there just over the bridge on the Knowsley side. We

helped the town celebrate the closing of the old Dovers Arms with Harry and Joan – now that was a weekend! A lot of my side of the family also have their roots around Bendigo and Sebastian. A number of our relatives involved in Eucy farming and distilleries around Sebastian and Raywood.

We enjoyed our time in the shop and the community who welcomed us. We had a simple

philosophy of providing the best service and product we could and if it wasn’t good enough for us then it wasn’t good enough to sell. During the time in the shop we got to know pretty much

every kid (and adult) in Goornong and over the years have watched them grow and have families of their own. We spent 4 years running the takeaway and over that time made many friends, some who have stayed in Goornong others who have moved on. I often suggest we should

rename Goornong to ―Where‖ because every time you told someone you came from Goornong they would come back with ―Where‖. I was even ―conned‖ into being a local councillor for a term which turned out to be a rewarding, if sometimes frustrating experience. This was in the days of the Huntly Shire pre amalgamation and provided a dynamic, sometime volatile, environment for

councillors representing local communities.

After we sold the shop we built a house in Grant St and from there we watched our community and town change and grow. Di and I have been involved in a number of community organisations in Goornong over the years and today we are still involved with the local CFA. Communities like

Goornong rely heavily on the community getting involved in the volunteer organisation around the town. These organisations ultimately provide a lot of the support and amenity the town enjoys.

Groups like the Rec Reserve Committee, Pool Committee and the Guide to name a few need the support and active involvement of the town’s people if they are to survive. Towns like Goornong,

Elmore etc are reliant on the volunteer groups to survive. I guess if there is one negative it is the fact that participation by the community in these groups has declined and it seems to be left up to a handful of people. So if I have one message its ―Get involved‖ the more people involved the easier it is on everyone and amenity enjoyed in Goornong will continue. The Goornong CFA has a saying, ―An hour is better than nothing and it’s an extra hour we didn’t have.‖ This is your

community and for the foreseeable future it is not going to be big enough for these services to be just provided to you and once you loose them you won’t get them back.

Over our time in Goornong we met many local ―characters‖ who had a rich tapestry of anecdotes and stories of a life and times around Goornong during the last century. I find it sad that many of these people are no longer with us and their stories are lost. Maybe it’s just me but I found these

stories interesting, funny and sometimes tinged with sadness about a time we have very little knowledge off but is intrinsically linked to the story of Goornong today. We managed to recount a few stories in a book published for the Fire Brigade centenary celebrations but these are just the tip of the iceberg so to speak. Like the local who rarely used an axe or chain saw to collect fire wood preferring instead to use dynamite, and who, on his last attempt (possible using a bit too much explosive) sprayed most of Tyler St with wood fragments. The tree is still standing today.

For most of our time here I have been involved in the CFA as a volunteer and the last six years as Captain. We like many other volunteer organisations have had our ups and downs but always

remained committed to the protection of lives and property in our community. We now have a strong base of qualified fire fighters and this is in no small part due to the commitment and

enthusiasm of the member of the Goornong Fire Brigade. We now have a significant number of female fire fighters, some of who have held senior roles in the fire brigade. We have also been very lucky in our attempts to ensure our equipment and facilities keep pace with the growing needs and the purchase of Tanker 2 and the imminent completion of the new fire station are

testament the commitment of the volunteers and community.

A highlight for me has been the engagement with some of the older members of the brigade and encouraging them to complete

the Minimum Skills Course. From my point of view there is a huge amount of experience and knowledge we lost for a time and we are reversing that trend. I would also like to encourage

women in the community to become involved in either and operational or non operational role. The capabilities of women to undertake operational roles should not be underestimated and are

integral to the long term viability of any CFA volunteer brigade.

I found these words by Father James Keller and while they relate to leadership they are also, from my point of view, just as relevant to almost everything we do; ― What the country needs is more people to inspire others with confidence, and fewer to discourage any initiative in the right

direction, more to get into the thick of things, fewer to sit on the sidelines merely finding fault, more to point our what’s right in the world, and fewer to keep harping on what’s wrong with it, and

more who are interested in lighting candles, and fewer who blow them out.‖

Finally thanks to all for their friendship and support over our time in Goornong. Life is what you make it and for us Goornong has been good. A special thanks to the members of the Goornong CFA for their friendship, support, mentoring and sometimes adversarial moments. All of these

elements have made us stronger and better. Good luck for the future.


MANY THANKS TO Dave & Diane Patterson FOR THEIR HUGE CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WILL BE MISSED!

SUMMARY OF THE SMALL TOWNS MEETING, Thursday 12th May 2011.

Septic/ Sewerage in Goornong: Residents felt that whilst there had been inspections on the same, it was felt that there had not been follow up with the residents. They would like to have further information on the septic viability and longer term prospect of putting Sewerage into the community.

Action. Council staff to liaise with Environmental health for an update on these issues in the Goornong community, with a view for feedback to be provided.

The Intersection on the Barnadown/Axedale road,[ near the Barnadown Uniting Church, needs to be staggered, [cars travelling too fast] This has been placed on the forward works list estimated to cost $120K. This will not occur in the 2011/2012 capital works program.

The Barnadown / Elmore intersection improvements have been placed on the forward works list estimated to cost $150K. Residents advised that these works will not occurring the 2011/2012 program.

Action. Council staff to request for future assessment by engineering staff.


Goornong is now on the web!

www.goornong.com

This has a front page which then links to the COMMUNITY PAGE which looks like this

>>>>>>> On the right hand side there are links to other

pages:

The +25 Community Plan survey

Become a Friend of Goornong

Historical dates

Goornong Guys & Gals

Goornong Traders

Goornong Notice Board

Calendar of Events

The Goornong Guide online

Press releases from the City of Greater Bendigo

Goornong Guide Articles

CFA news

Local areas of interest

Fosterville

Elmore

Bendigo

The Bendigo Advertiser

We welcome your ideas and contribu-tions!

PLEASE become a Follower and a Friend of Goornong

We thought we would start a new section to feature local characters.

‘Goornong Guys & Gals’ Resident of the month.

This can be a story about anyone who lives in the

Goornong area .

Please feel free to submit any interesting infor-mation and some pictures.

This month is about ‘David & Di Patterson’

Page 6 & 7

We’d like to know your story!

Keep up to date with news,

LOG ON TO

www.goornong.com


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MEDIA

RELEASES

GAME ON – QEO READY FOR ACTION! . Following a meeting with user groups the City of Greater Bendigo will officially open the $2.2M redeveloped Queen Elizabeth Oval surface and surrounds prior to the start of the June 11 senior match between the grounds two traditional tenants South Bendigo and Sandhurst. City of Greater CEO Craig Niemann said the official opening with a match between the grounds traditional co-tenants is a fan-tastic way to showcase the redeveloped ground and the rebuilding that has been completed. ―The contractors and City of Greater Bendigo staff have done a great job in redeveloping this great local sporting facility for the Greater Bendigo region. It is our premier sports ground and one that we should all be very proud of,‖ said Mr Niemann. He said while most of the home games involving South Bendigo, Sandhurst, Bendigo Bombers and Bendigo Pioneers scheduled for the remainder of the 2011 season will go ahead as planned the City will look at moving some games to protect the new turf and ensure it’s in top condition for the finals. ―It must be remembered that this is a brand new sur-face and while it’s safe to play on we do need to manage it well by putting in place measures to protect the surface while it’s still establishing. ―The BFL, Bombers and Pioneers have all expressed their desire to play on the ground but they want the City to make sure the surface is maintained in a top condition for the remainder of the season and we believe this is very achievable if we put a slightly altered fixture in place. ―The Clubs are to be congratulated for their under-standing and patience while we have redeveloped the ground. They have all been very accommodating,‖ said Mr Niemann. He said other works involved in the redevelopment

have included construction of terraced seating at the Barnard Street end, re-shaping of the ground, asbestos removal from the grandstand, improve-ments the existing netball court and installation of a new electronic screen for the scoreboard. ―We are very pleased with the finished produce and look forward to seeing footy and netball back at the famous QEO,‖ said Mr Niemann. The $2.2M project has been funded by the City of Greater Bendigo and State and Federal Governments and will be jointly opened by Mayor Rod Fyffe, Hugh Delahunty Minister for Sport, the Hon Damian Drum MLC and Steve Gibbons MHR.

$57.87 MILLION FOR MAJOR WORKS The City of Greater Bendigo will spend $57.87 mil-lion as part of the 2011/2012 budget to undertake a range of significant capital and major works projects and initiatives to benefit local communities, business and residents throughout the municipality City of Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe said Council has provided $12.8 M toward the proposed new 418 space, multi deck car park facility in Edward Street. ―This is the single biggest allocation in the budget. The community has repeatedly told Council through the annual community surveys that parking is the number one priority and this year we are moving forward with this important community and business project. ―We are also proposing to spend $9.5M though our road construction program, $4.9M on drainage works and $841,000 on foot-paths. ―The floods we experienced earlier this year high-lighted the need for additional spending in this area and Council has responded by providing significant funding for new drainage infrastructure including $1.5M to up-grade drainage in the California Gully Shopping Centre. ―Other drainage works will also be undertaken in Golden Square, Kangaroo flat, Strathfieldsaye and Flora Hill,‖ said Cr Fyffe.


Other highlights of the works program include:

For more press release, please fol-

low the links from our website www.goornong.com

CITY AWARDS DESIGN TENDERS FOR AIRPORT

REDEVELOPMENT The redevelopment of Bendigo Airport has moved an-other step forward with the City of Greater Bendigo awarding two sepa-rate tenders for the engineering design of a proposed new runway and a proposed Airport Business Park. City of Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe said the awarding of both design tenders is important because it will provide the detail necessary to enable the physical upgrade of the airport. ―Local firm Tomkinson Group will undertake the Airport Business Park layout and engineering design in tandem with Aurecon Australia who have been appointed to prepare the proposed parallel run-way and associated infrastructure design. ―The Business Park design includes a review of the present layout inline with the adopted Master Plan to cater for aviation and other airport compatible business,‖ said Cr Fyffe. ―Both firms will work closely with the City to establish accurate project costs and an appropriate staged development plan for the works to be undertaken in association with the Victorian Government and po-tentially the Australian Government. ―The redevelopment of Bendigo Airport is necessary to continue to support the emergency services including Air Ambulance and Department of Sustainability and Environment Airbase as well as ele-vate the airport to a regional status in keeping with a City the size and stat-ure of Bendigo,‖ said Cr Fyffe.

Other highlights of the works program include: $3.8 M to undertake environmental compliance works at Eaglehawk Landfill $1.3M for new Bicycle and Walking Paths $1.3M for improvements to Early Learning Centres and pre schools $3.23M for new Epsom Huntly Community Pavilion $511,000 for new Mandurang Community Pavilion $371,450 for extension and upgrade of Strathdale Park Pavilion $350,000 for Ewing Park Oval redevelopment $357,000 for extension and upgrade of Weeroona Oval Pavilion $450,000 for heritage garden restorations at Bendigo Botanic Gardens $210,000 to construct a synthetic multi purpose train-ing facility at Kennington Major local road projects include:- $1.2M - Mitchell Street (from Pall Mall to Myers Street) $832,000 - Patons Road Eppalock (Gleesons to Czar Crt) $1.2M - Kennewell Street Epsom (Scott Street to Buckland Street) $539,500 - Elmore Barnadown Rd Goornong (Bendigo/Murchison Rd to Ellis Rd) $546,000 - Mackenzie Street West Stage One (Alder St to Olympic Pde) $351,000 - Thunder Street North Bendigo $2.6M - Reseals and asphalt resurfacing to various roads. Cr Fyffe said in addition to new road projects Council will also spend $12.7 M on road maintenance works such as resealing, resheeting and shoulders across the whole of the municipality. ―We are really very fortunate to have the capacity to maintain a large capital and major works program that ensures we continue to invest in the future of our municipality. ―Greater Bendigo continues to experience strong growth and it is important for Council to continue to provide new infrastructure and undertake works to cater for our growing community. ―Over the next 12 months we will undertake a range of small and large projects across all areas of our operations to continue to pro-vide excellent facilities for residents,‖ Cr Fyffe said.


―Other events throughout the weekend will include a twilight carnival on Friday evening to welcome families and other interactive sites. ―The Victorian Team for the Australian Little Athletics Championships which will take place in Tasmania will be selected at the conclusion of the State Championships and it is anticipated that local Bendigo athletes will again feature well as they have in previous years.

COUNCIL ADOPTS NEW COMMUNITY ACCESS

PLAN The City of Greater Bendigo has adopted a new Com-munity Access and Inclusion Plan 2011-2014 as part of its ongoing commit-ment to reduce barriers for people with a disability. City of Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe said this is the Council’s third plan to be adopted. ―According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data ap-proximately 20% of Victoria’s population has some form of disability which means that about 20,000 people in Greater Bendigo could be affected by a permanent or temporary disability,‖ said Cr Fyffe. The Community Access and Inclusion Plan 2011-2014 identifies key actions over the next three years which are based on the four objectives of the Plan:- • Reduce barriers to a person with a disability accessing goods, services and facilities; • Reduce barriers to persons with a disability obtaining and maintaining employment; • Promote inclusion and participation in the community of persons with a disability; and • Achieve tangible changes in attitudes and practices which discriminate against persons with a disability. ―The City of Greater Bendigo has a strong commitment to social inclusion, human rights, diversity and community engagement which are key principles of the plan,‖ Cr Fyffe said. The Community Access and Inclusion Plan 2011-2014 is available to view online at www.bendigo.vic.gov.au

BENDIGO TO HOST 2012 LITTLE ATHLETICS VIC-TORIA

STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Young athletes from around the state will meet at the LaTrobe University Bendigo Athletics Complex on March 25 & 26 2012 to contest the Little Athletics Victoria State Track & Field Championships. City of Greater Bendigo Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe said Bendigo is delighted to have secured this important sporting event for the region. ―The City of Greater Bendigo is delighted to have finalised arrangements in conjunction with Little Athletics Victoria for what promises to be a feast of junior talent at the La Trobe University Bendigo Athletics Complex next March. ―The Little Athletics Victoria State Track and Field Championships are considered one of the biggest events on the state’s athletic sport-ing calendar each year and the championships are expected to attract over 2,500 athletes and up to 3,500 spectators to Bendigo from 102 centres throughout Victoria,‖ said Cr Fyffe. He said the City has developed a great working rela-tionship with Little Athletics Victoria over a number of years. ―This type of event is important because it attracts a large number of visitors from throughout Victoria and generates substantial economic benefit for the local economy spread across accommodation, cafés, res-taurants, retail shops and attractions prior to and after the event,‖ said Cr Fyffe. Dean Paulin, General Manager of Little Athletics Vic-toria said Bendigo is considered the most central point in Victoria to stage the champi-onships. ―Bendigo has great facilities and a proven track re-cord for successfully hosting this event and the State Multi Championships in the past,‖ said Mr Paulin. He said after previously qualifying in Region events throughout the state Athletes from under 9 to under 15 age groups will compete in a variety of running, jumping and throwing events in Bendigo over two days.


CITY OF GREATER BENDIGO.

Rural Support Community Flood Recovery

A direst mail out of a questionnaire to Farmers by Council Officers resulted

in information on the impact by the recent flood events.

for more information contact;

Jenny Pendlebury

Rural Support Coordinator

5434 6479

[email protected]

Farm Plan 21

You can't predict the future but you can plan for it.

Contact Kevin Moschetti

Project Officer Whole Farm Planning

Department of Primary Industries

Farm Services Victoria

P.O. Box 3100

Bendigo Delivery Centre Vic 3554

Phone 03 5430 4804 - 0409351286

Email: [email protected]

Web. www.dpi.vic.gov.au/farmplan21

Bendigo Inventors Awards 2011.

The awards are open to anyone with an innovative invention --

including engineers, students, scientists, technicians, creative people, entrepreneurs,

individuals, companies, inventors and backyard tink-ers. Your invention could

be patented or just in the ideas stage.

Entry forms are available at any of the following;

ONLINE: www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/inventor

TIGHT FIT

Did you hear about the teacher who was

helping one of her kindergarten students

put his boots on?

He asked for help and she could see why.

With her pulling and him pushing, the boots

still didn't want to go on. When the second

boot was on, she had worked up a sweat.

She almost whimpered when the little boy

said "teacher, they're on the wrong feet."

She looked, and sure enough, they were.

It wasn't any easier pulling the boots off

than on. She managed to keep her cool

as together they worked to get the boots

back on - this time on the right feet.

He then announced, "These aren't my

boots." she bit her tongue rather than get

right in his face and scream, "Why didn't

you say so?" like she wanted to do. Once

again she struggled to help him pull the

ill-fitting boots off.

He then announced, " They're my brother's

boots. My Mom made me wear them." She

didn't know if she should laugh or cry.

She then mustered up the grace to wrestle

the boots onto his feet again.

She said " Now where are your mittens?"

He said, " I stuffed them in the toes of my

boots... "

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/farmplan21

http://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/inventor

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COMPUTER

CORNER/ Internet

Access to our computer, printer,

scanner and the Internet is available at the Recreation Re-

serve.

Also photocopying is available at the same area.

Cost: Computer and Internet Access:

$2.50 per hour—payable on collection of

keys

Printing/Photocopying:

30c per sheet—payable on return of keys

ALL BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES

should be directed to Janet Filbey, Ph: 5432 2202

C H U R C H T I M E S

St George’s Anglican Church, Goornong:

2nd, 4th Sundays: 8.00am

St Martin’s Catholic Church,

Muskerry:

Each Sunday: 8.30am

For bookings for St Martin’s

Church Contact: Lyn Harrop,

Ph: 5432 2281

Come along and Support our local library, plenty of

books to choose from.

MOBILE LIBRARY

Mondays 4—4.30pm

Outside Goornong Primary School

Goornong Gals

Social meeting held on the first Wednes-

day of each month.

All Welcome

Bring something to do

eg: craft project, quilting, knitting etc

Venue: Rec Reserve Hall

Time: 7.00pm till 9.00pm

Gold coin donation and a plate

to share if you wish

All enquires welcome Ph: 5432 2248

HIRING OF VENUES

AROUND GOORNONG

CONTACT DETAILS

Goornong Recreation Reserve Hall

Bagshot Street Goornong

Contact : Janet Filbey 5432 2202

Please leave a message and I will get back to you

Soldiers Memorial Hall

Keys for the Memorial hall can be picked up at the

post office

Railway place South, Goornong { Midland Hwy}

Contact Kath Read: 5432 2240 or 5441 2809

Goornong Community

Computer.

Please Note:

The use of computer is limited to one

person per hour unless notified.

$2.50 per person per hour

For more information, please contact

Secretary: Felicity Nicholls on 5432 2450

1601 Epsom-Barnadown Road, Goornong,

3557

Visit our web site at

http://www.goornongcfa.blogspot.com/

G o o r n o n g R u r a l f i r e b r i g a d e .

F o r f i r e e m e r g e n c y d i a l 0 0 0


The Goornong Rural Fire Brigade Encourages diversity, team work and a family atmosphere. It involves itself in com-

munity projects. It has a broad age group and new members are most welcome.

Women’s Fire Fighter Training Day Goornong Rural Fire Brigade has 10 female firefighters, most of them being active members. On the 22nd of May, Felicity Nicholls, Donna English and Teisha Fullex attended a training day at Axedale fire station, attended by approximately 14 female firefighters from the local district. Tim McCrohan as well as other firefighters (including two other Captains) assisted with the training. Even though the day was full of laughter and new friendships, we filled the day with important training exercises such as using the quick fill, floating collar tanks, draughting from overhead sources, hose and pump operation. We had a guest speaker from CISM and Tim demonstrated the clinker from the Gilmac fire and talked about “preserving the scene”. Highlight of the day was seeing Teish soaked and cov-ered in mud with a grin from ear-to-ear after a fun-filled hose aiming skill game!

Minimum Skills training Sunday 1st May marked the completion of the latest group completing minimum skills. 14 recruits became accredited - 8 of which were from Goornong. The exciting thing is that of these 8 members - 6 are local farmers from our district. With the completion of minimum skills we have 3 members with a total of 90 years experience in the CFA returned to the brigade, Peter and Kevin Howard and Ed English. Their knowledge and experience will be fantastic for the brigade. On the day 2 of our trainers were also assessed.

This is the second minimum skills course we have run through Goornong in the last 18 months. It has been a lot of hard work and special thanks to the following people - Dave Patterson, Denis Crowe, Tim McCrohan, Phil Challis (Bullengarook), Ewan Paton (Huntly) Andrew and Peter Polwarth (Bendigo). Congratulations again to all involved. Goornong now has over 40 accredited minimal skills fire fighters on our books...

Elmore Fire Brigade Centenary Celebrations Over the weekend of the 21/22 May, many of our members attended celebrations in honour of the Elmore Fire Brigade protecting the community over the last 100 years. Firstly there was a dinner, followed by an open day and BBQ. Our brigade presented their brigade with a large framed print of a painting depicting firefighters in action.

Election of new Office Bearers The AGM and Election was held on the 2nd May. The following Officers were elected; Captain Tim McCrohan Secretary/Treasurer Felicity Nicholls (re-elected) 1st Lt. Denis Crowe 2nd Lt. Peter Reidy 3rd Lt. Jason Carty (re-elected) 4th Lt. Matt Read Comms. Officer Bob Hall (re-elected)

The Goornong Rural Fire Brigade meetings are held at the Goornong Recreation Reserve, Community Hall,

Our next meeting date is Monday 27th

June EVERYONE IS WELCOME. WE WOULD LIKE MORE MEMBERS!

http://www.goornongcfa.blogspot.com/



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BOOK REVIEWS

Want to share your favourite book?

Tell us about it and we will feature it in our book review

section next time.

FREE BROADBAND 4 ALL

G o o r n o n g G u i d e

Drover Arms

Takeaway food Available Tuesday to Sunday

from 6pm till 8pm

Fish $4.20

Prawns $1.20

Scallops $1.50

Dim sims $1.00

Chicko roll $2.80

Spring roll $2.30

Potato cakes $ .80

Min chips $2.00

Chicken burger $6.50

ph 5432 2210

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NEW RECIPE!

Baked Ginger Ham Steaks

4 Ham steaks 2 Sweet Potatoes, sliced & cooked

1 tsp butter 1 tsp brown sugar

Pinch of ground ginger 1/4 citrus fruit juice

Place ham steaks in a flat dish, cover with

sweet potato slices, mix butter, sugar & gin-ger, spread over ham & potatoes.

Pour citrus juice over, bake in a pre heated

oven at 200c for 15 minutes.

Baste several times

DELICIOUS!!!

White Hills Amcal Pharmacy Serving your community for 30 years

**Friendly service and advice you can depend on**

**The pharmacists are available to speak with you throughout the day**

Helping you maintain good health Ann Howe, Mary Boromeo, Megan Sellars – Pharmacists

499 Napier Street, White Hills, 3550 - Ph: 5442 4244 Fax: 5443 9000

**Diabetes Australia Sub-Agent*******Tattslotto and Intralot available.


Wes White Bricklaying

All types of brickwork

Free quotes

Mob 0438441226 Houses, Fences, Renovations,

Patch Ups, Wineries, Sheds

H 0354322205 Laying of new & old bricks

Block work

Goornong 3557

No Job Too BIG or Too SMALL!

AS WELL AS BEING ONLINE WITH OUR

OWN WEBSITE & FACEBOOK PAGE, WE

ARE GLOBAL!

Thanks to Sharon Fullex, the Goornong Guide is

not only being distributed around our region

[Huntly, Axedale, Elmore, Fosterville Mine, The

advertiser and G.of G.B council] the guide is

now headed to the States and to England.....

In the States our guide is electronically sent to on

5,000 house holds and nearly 1,000 in the UK

{these are being printed free of charge}

So the Guide has now just under 6,000 read-

ers ......not bad for a small country town paper!

So if you have something to advertise, feel free

to contact us.

WE ARE GREAT VALUE!

FIREWOOD

Old & New—cut your own for $80 per cubic meter

Phone: 0417 363 710

Checking out the causes of coughs and colds

It is almost 90 years ago that surgical masks were a common sight in Australian cities. In fact, it was way back during the so-called ―Spanish flu‖ of 1918. The flu then caused an esti-mated 50 million deaths worldwide, including around 12,000 Australians out of a population at the time of less than 5 million. More recently, in 2005 and 2006, some health workers advocated the use of face masks to help prevent the spread of SARS - severe acute respiratory syndrome. Then again, last year the use of face masks was promoted to reduce the likely spread of swine flu. Of course there are other precautions we can take too. Respiratory infections are spread principally by droplets of viruses and bacteria being coughed up by one person and inhaled by another. However, colds and flu can literally be caught! We are all taught to politely cover our mouths when we cough; but viruses can survive on the hand for hours, and even the hand to hand contact of a simple greeting can result in unhealthy consequences. Coughing or sneezing into disposable tissues rather than hands or a handkerchief is a far bet-ter option. If no tissue is available try coughing or sneezing into the inside of your elbow. Medically speaking, a cough is the automatic defensive action our body employs to clear and protect our lungs from such things as dust, foreign bodies, smoke, fumes and viral and bacte-rial infections. We cough with such force that the explosion of air from the lungs travels at a speed of approximately 900kms an hour and may propel bacteria and virus particles up to 240cm. That’s real germ-spreading power. Most people will get a cold this winter; some who are unlucky or ill-prepared might even get the flu. So chances are you will need to seek the advice of your pharmacist to recommend something to relieve those frustrating symptoms. There are a number of coping strategies you can use to minimise the discomfort: drink plenty of fluid, get plenty of rest and eat a well-balanced diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables to supply natural anti-oxidants – all simple strategies to strengthen the immune system. And of course, depending on the type of cough and cold symptoms you have, you might choose to take a medicine to make life a little more bearable. A cough may be classified as ―productive‖ where you have plenty of mucus or phlegm irritat-ing the airways and just itching to be coughed up, or it may be described as ―dry‖ – nagging and annoying to the person with the cough and anyone close enough to be within earshot. Coughs may also be described as ―acute‖ or ―chronic‖. Acute coughs are generally caused by a viral or bacterial infection – perhaps a cold, the flu or pneumonia. They may also be caused by a foreign body or environmental pollutants such as smoke or fumes. Chronic coughs, those lasting many weeks or months, are usually caused by cigarette smoking (both active and passive form of smoking). The most likely causes of chronic cough in non-smokers are post-nasal drip, asthma and so-called gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (a more persistent and usually severe form of heartburn). Some prescription medicines, espe-cially those used to treat high blood pressure may also cause a chronic cough. However long the duration of your cough, whether you’ve got a hacking cough or just a tickle and especially if you’re taking other medicines, check with your pharmacists at The White Hills Pharmacy before you self select a treatment. And ask for one of the fact cards titled Cough or Colds and Flu. Be informed and use your medications safely. Yours in good health Ann, Mary, Megan and The Girls at the White Hills Pharmacy


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Elmore Community Pharmacy …….… for all your medicinal needs

We can deliver free to the Goornong store.

Please ring us to arrange your prescriptions.

Arthur Pappas – Pharmacist /Jess Stokie – Dispensary Technician

Beautiful Australian Chocolates Value priced quality medication A large range of Coral Colours

cosmetics now available.

Need a service? Think local….

www.elmorebusinessvictoria.com

(Note: this site also lists Goornong, Rushworth and Colbinabbin businesses)

78-80 Railway Place Elmore

Phone: 5432 6600 Fax: 5432 6599

Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm / Sat 9am-12pm (most)

Aspect Eyewear – New Styles

A range

of Gifts

and Toys!

Teddy

Bear &

Friends

Gifts!

For Men and Women

Ph: 5432 6600



TRIVIA ANSWERS, from page 14

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TRENCHES, FOOTINGS , POSTHOLES,RIPPING &LEVELING

PICKET, PALING & COLOURBOND FENCES

DINGO MINI DIGGER

ELECTRONIC WATER LEAK DETECTIONS

LOCATION AND TRACING FOR ALL:

DOMESTIC WATER PIPES

STORMWATER &SEWER DRAINS

POWER CABLES

TELEPHONE DATAS CABLES

POOL & SPA LEAKS

Kel O’Brien Ph:03 5432 2295 or 0418 700554

GOORNONG POST OFFICE Open Mon—Fri: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Saturday: 9.00am - 12.00am

For all your Postal, Bill paying and Banking needs

We have an extensive Giftware Range and offer FREE gift wrapping

CONTACT

Cheryl O’ Brien

5432 2295


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Flowers for all occasions

Teddy Bears, Balloons, Chocolates,

Life like plants

Phone Carol and her friendly staff

Free delivery to Goornong

Monday - Friday after 6pm

Cylinder

Dealer AGENT

A&A DILLON

OLD MURRAY ROAD GOORNONG Phone: 5432 2248

45KG EXCHANGE BOTTLES 9KG BBQ EXCHANGE

REFILL BBQ AND FORKLIFT BOTTLES

6 MONTHS FREE RENTAL ON 45KG BOTTLES

VERY GOOD RATES


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Septic tanks cleaned Servicing Goornong and surrounding areas.

7 days a week


Would you like to promote your event or business?

Advertising space is available in the Goornong Guide and on line which offers fantastic exposure direct to local people as

well as to visitors and the world wide web.

We are a small group of volunteers who want to unite and develop our community.

If you would like to support us or benefit from this,

please email; [email protected]

or ring 0417 363 710


OK, that’s all of the fun stuff

Now we need your feedback and input URGENTLY .

GOORNONG AND DISTRICT +25 COMMUNITY PLAN

FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FROM THE CITY of GREATER BENDIGO

TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT of LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

If we want to benefit from this financial contribution to develop our township and create a stronger community,

then we need to focus our thoughts for a united future.

So we would REALLY appreciate your thoughts on the following GOALS and ACTIONS of the existing plan.

Please complete the attached survey and return to the Goornong Post Office

OR

PREFERABLY YOU CAN COMPLETE IT IN ONLINE.

Please log onto the internet and go to

www.goornong.com then follow the links to complete the following survey.

Now please log on or pick up a pen and put it into action before you get distracted. If you have any problems or questions, please feel free to

ring Vanessa on 0417 363 710

*** PLEASE NOTE *** We are arranging to meet with a Council representative and discuss

the results of this survey to formalise our plan.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND On Monday, June 6th 2011 at 7.30pm, Recreation Reserve Hall.

This is a changed date!


GOORNONG & DISTRICT +25 COMMUNITY PLAN,

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT!

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