GB Magazine December 2015
Greater Bendigo Magazine is a publication produced for residents, ratepayers and businesses in the City of Greater Bendigo to raise awareness, provide information on services and activities and encourage involvement in planning for the future. Inside this issue: - Team effort at Canterbury Park - City supports small business development - Summer in Greater Bendigo - Marilyn Monroe set to star in Bendigo!
Greater Bendigo Magazine is a publication produced for residents, ratepayers and businesses in the City of Greater Bendigo to raise awareness, provide information on services and activities and encourage involvement in planning for the future.
Inside this issue:
- Team effort at Canterbury Park
- City supports small business development
- Summer in Greater Bendigo
- Marilyn Monroe set to star in Bendigo!
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Greater Bendigo<br />
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2015</strong><br />
Team effort at<br />
Canterbury Park<br />
Page 20-21<br />
IN CASE OF AN<br />
EMERGENCY<br />
What is<br />
Your plan<br />
Be prepared for when an emergency strikes - see page 13 for your handy flip chart to help you plan ahead<br />
KNOWLEDGE<br />
HAVE A PLAN<br />
BE CONNECTED<br />
inside<br />
City supports small<br />
business development<br />
page 3<br />
Summer in Greater Bendigo<br />
page 6-9<br />
Marilyn Monroe<br />
set to star in Bendigo!<br />
page 10-11<br />
SAFETY & WELLBEING<br />
INFORMATION
4 CEO’s column<br />
Scooter recharge points<br />
5 Your local pools<br />
6-9 Summer in the Parks<br />
7 Fireworks and pool fun this New Year’s Eve<br />
8 Show your pride on Australia Day<br />
11 Marilyn Monroe set to star in Bendigo<br />
12 Spotlight on Bendigo<br />
13 Be prepared for when an emergency<br />
strikes<br />
14 Update bush fire survival plan<br />
New website to help survive extreme heat<br />
15-17 Ward news<br />
18 Discover Eaglehawk<br />
20 Canterbury Park precinct<br />
22 Revitalising Eaglehawk’s Town Hall<br />
precinct is a team effort<br />
23 Upskilling local business<br />
Strategy guides development of shopping<br />
and office areas<br />
24 What’s in the works?<br />
25 City prepares to start work on new bus<br />
commuter hub<br />
26 Energy upgrades add up to big savings<br />
Energy savings for Aquatic Centre<br />
28 Organics trial update<br />
Lighting the Regions<br />
29 A big picture plan for Bendigo’s public<br />
spaces<br />
30 City flicks switch on new floodlighting at<br />
North Bendigo<br />
31 Christmas arrangements<br />
32 What’s on?<br />
City welcomes new Director<br />
Your Councillors<br />
On the cover:<br />
Eaglehawk Bowling Club; Stephen Piercy,<br />
Eaglehawk Netball Club; Genevieve<br />
McColl, Dahlia and Arts Festival; David<br />
Richards, Eaglehawk Cricket Club; Jason<br />
Abbott, Eaglehawk Football Club; Sam<br />
Thompson and Corey Roberts.<br />
Greater Bendigo <strong>Magazine</strong> is printed on Australian<br />
recycled paper.<br />
Cr Fyffe back in the Mayoral robes<br />
Cr Rod Fyffe says he is looking forward to<br />
being Mayor for the next 12 months.<br />
And he is well-equipped to take on the key<br />
leadership role, having served as Mayor on<br />
three other occasions.<br />
The Lockwood Ward Councillor has been<br />
a local councillor since 1983 (excluding<br />
the term of the Commissioners) and is a<br />
recipient of the Order of Australia for his<br />
service to local government.<br />
During his recent installation as Mayor,<br />
he said it is always a great honour to be<br />
elected to the role.<br />
“Greater Bendigo is the best place to live<br />
in Australia and our job as Councillors<br />
is to ensure it continues to be so, as we<br />
A year of achievement<br />
By Cr Peter Cox<br />
It has been an<br />
enormous privilege<br />
to serve as Mayor of<br />
Greater Bendigo City<br />
Council.<br />
On being elected some 12 months ago, I<br />
set a number of goals and I am pleased<br />
to report that they have largely been<br />
achieved.<br />
These objectives included lower rate<br />
rises. The rise for <strong>2015</strong>/2016 of 4.75 per<br />
cent is the lowest in five years and while I<br />
personally would have liked an even lower<br />
one, it was satisfying to break out of the<br />
cycle of rises of five or six per cent.<br />
More shared pathways for walkers and<br />
cyclists were high on my agenda. It is<br />
terrific that Council is funding a $1.07M<br />
New Paths Program to allow for new<br />
footpaths in the growth areas of Epsom,<br />
Ascot, Kangaroo Flat and Huntly and<br />
deal with the challenges that come with<br />
population growth,” Rod said.<br />
“Our top priority as Council is to deliver<br />
the projects and strategies we identified<br />
as priorities three years ago when we first<br />
sat down together to develop the Council<br />
Plan.<br />
“This includes having construction<br />
underway on the Greater Bendigo Indoor<br />
Aquatic Leisure and Wellbeing Centre, the<br />
Bendigo Airport redevelopment and the<br />
Bendigo Stadium expansion.<br />
“It also includes investing in our city’s<br />
health and wellbeing by expanding<br />
our network of shared pathways for<br />
walkers and cyclists, and continuing to<br />
further development of the shared path<br />
along Back Creek between Williamson<br />
Street and Mundy Street. A further<br />
$1.3M is in the Budget to renew existing<br />
footpaths. Some councillors, including<br />
myself, are keen to use Bendigo Creek,<br />
which runs under Charing Cross, as a<br />
means of joining shared pathways to the<br />
north and south of the city. Watch this<br />
space.<br />
I also identified implementing the<br />
Residential Development Strategy<br />
and the Connecting Greater Bendigo:<br />
Integrated Transport and Land Use<br />
Strategy as priorities and both have been<br />
completed and are being implemented.<br />
These strategies promote a compact city<br />
where residents are encouraged to look<br />
at walking, cycling and catching public<br />
transport as an alternative to using the<br />
car. Even if people change their travel<br />
habits for just one day in five it will make<br />
a big difference to congestion on our roads.<br />
invest in maintaining the city’s existing<br />
infrastructure.<br />
“And it means continuing to implement<br />
Council’s big strategies – Connecting<br />
Greater Bendigo: the Integrated Transport<br />
and Land Use Strategy and the Residential<br />
Development Strategy, the Hospital<br />
Precinct Structure Plan and the Rosalind<br />
Park Master Plan.<br />
“Work must also progress on the Rural<br />
Development Strategy and the Greater<br />
Bendigo Public Space Plan – an 18-month<br />
project that will set out the big picture<br />
future for Bendigo’s public space.<br />
“As Mayor, I will continue the excellent<br />
work of my predecessors in building strong<br />
links with state and federal governments.<br />
“Doing so has reaped significant benefits<br />
for our city with funding for the indoor<br />
aquatic centre, the Ulumbarra Theatre,<br />
expansion of the Bendigo Art Gallery, the<br />
Bendigo Airport project and the Bendigo<br />
Library redevelopment.<br />
“But this does not mean that Council is<br />
compelled to agree with everything the<br />
State and Federal Governments do.<br />
“Rate capping strips councils of one of<br />
their key responsibilities – determining<br />
the amount of revenue required to fund<br />
projects for local communities.<br />
“It is local communities, through their<br />
elected councillors, that are best placed to<br />
know and determine how much money is<br />
needed.<br />
“And if councillors make the wrong call,<br />
they’ll soon know about it at election time.<br />
That’s democracy.”<br />
The introduction of a trial for an organics<br />
collection service has started a journey,<br />
which will see waste redefined as a<br />
resource and I look forward to continued<br />
community involvement over the coming<br />
months so we can get the best possible<br />
outcome for our residents.<br />
A major highlight of my Mayoral term was<br />
the official opening of the magnificent<br />
Ulumbarra Theatre. Transforming the<br />
historic gaol into a venue capable of<br />
seating around 1,000 people has been a<br />
truly remarkable achievement.<br />
Another highpoint was the recent opening<br />
of the Central Activity Area at Canterbury<br />
Park, Eaglehawk, which is providing<br />
new netball/tennis courts, a mixed-use<br />
pavilion, cricket nets and training area<br />
and a synthetic bowling green for the<br />
community. Like the shared pathways,<br />
projects like this sit well with Council’s goal<br />
of improving the health and wellbeing of<br />
our citizens.<br />
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L-R: The City’s Small Business<br />
Development Coordinator, Peter Jeffery<br />
with True Brew owners Lachlan and<br />
Cameron Poyser and the City’s Business<br />
Innovation Coordinator Dawn Holland.<br />
City strengthens its support to small<br />
business development<br />
Are you starting a small<br />
business, wanting to grow<br />
your small business or just<br />
want to know what support is<br />
available?<br />
The City of Greater Bendigo has made small<br />
business development a priority and now<br />
has two dedicated staff members – Peter<br />
Jeffery and Dawn Holland who are available<br />
to assist small business owners.<br />
Some 85 per cent of Greater Bendigo’s 7,500<br />
businesses are small business employing up<br />
to five people, which makes small business<br />
the largest employer group within our<br />
region. However, many of these businesses<br />
don’t know the type of help that is available<br />
to them or how to access it. And that’s where<br />
Peter and Dawn come in.<br />
They work within the City’s Economic<br />
Development Unit (EDU) and can advise<br />
small business owners on a range of<br />
business development programs, grants,<br />
business events, marketing and networking<br />
opportunities.<br />
Peter and Dawn can also help small<br />
business owners to navigate the different<br />
departments within Council, provide<br />
important statistical and other information<br />
and have access to extensive industry sector<br />
networks.<br />
But don’t just take our word for it.<br />
Deb McAliece from Oliver Birch recently<br />
participated in a “Six Steps to growing your<br />
business” seminar organised by EDU and said<br />
it was a great seminar.<br />
“The seminar was very engaging with lots<br />
of helpful information. I got a lot out of it<br />
and I want to thank the City’s Economic<br />
Development team for organising these types<br />
of relevant sessions for local small business.”<br />
Cameron Poyser from True Brew, who<br />
recently took part in a seminar delivered by<br />
the City’s EDU, said Peter suggested it would<br />
be a good move for his business to take part<br />
and he wasn’t wrong. “The information we<br />
gained was invaluable and we found the<br />
whole experience to be not only positive but<br />
also enjoyable.”<br />
Sam Spence from Executive Virtual Associate<br />
is just one of a number of small business<br />
owners who partnered with the City to<br />
deliver the Small Business Day event in<br />
Hargreaves Mall last year.<br />
“The Economic Development staff listen<br />
and support the needs of the mum and dad<br />
businesses and sole traders, who represent<br />
such a large portion of our local business<br />
community.”<br />
If you are a small business owner and<br />
want to hear more about the assistance<br />
and opportunities available to local small<br />
businesses please phone Peter Jeffery on<br />
5434 6241 or Dawn Holland on 5434 6247.<br />
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Reflecting on another busy year<br />
By Craig Niemann, CEO<br />
There is no doubt that<br />
2014/<strong>2015</strong> has again been<br />
busy and a great deal has<br />
been achieved in creating<br />
improved facilities for<br />
our growing population<br />
and in planning for future<br />
growth.<br />
“I am pleased to report that 53<br />
of the 69 recommendations that<br />
arose from the 2013 Independent<br />
Review have been completed”<br />
Much of what we do has a regional focus and<br />
the City played a key role in the development<br />
of the Loddon Mallee Regional Strategic<br />
Plan <strong>2015</strong>-2018. As Chief Executive Officer,<br />
I represented the City as a Committee<br />
member of Regional Cities Victoria and<br />
Regional Development Australia and as<br />
the local government representative on an<br />
External Advisory Board appointed by the<br />
State Government to independently review<br />
regional development.<br />
Importantly, the strong association between<br />
the City and State and Federal Government<br />
politicians and departments has been<br />
maintained and we will continue to ensure<br />
a successful working relationship. Doing so<br />
has secured significant funding support for<br />
regionally significant projects including the<br />
Bendigo Airport redevelopment, Bendigo<br />
Stadium project and the Greater Bendigo<br />
Indoor Aquatic Leisure and Wellbeing Centre.<br />
In 2014/<strong>2015</strong>, the Marong Business Park<br />
Planning Scheme Amendment was reported<br />
to Council and has been placed on public<br />
exhibition. Identified as a priority project by<br />
Council and in the Loddon Mallee Regional<br />
Strategic Plan, the business park would<br />
accommodate industrial growth for the next<br />
30 years.<br />
The Council approved the partnership<br />
between the City and Marist College Bendigo<br />
to deliver a range of facilities to be shared by<br />
the school and the community in the new<br />
educational precinct development in<br />
Maiden Gully.<br />
A highlight of the year was the opening of<br />
the Ulumbarra Theatre. This facility truly has<br />
the wow factor and is being extensively used<br />
by the community and visitors to our region.<br />
This is a project in which we should all be<br />
very proud.<br />
Another highlight was the Active Living<br />
Census sent to all residents in 2014. Over<br />
17,000 people responded to the survey<br />
and the results are helping the City to plan<br />
for Greater Bendigo’s future health and<br />
wellbeing.<br />
A detailed review was undertaken of Home<br />
and Community Care Services. Following<br />
consultation with staff and the community,<br />
Council decided to continue providing the<br />
service after significant opportunities for<br />
savings were identified.<br />
I am pleased to report that 53 of the 69<br />
recommendations that arose from the 2013<br />
Independent Review have been completed.<br />
This is two more than was forecast for<br />
completion at the end of 2014/<strong>2015</strong> and<br />
Concept image: Bendigo Stadium.<br />
includes eight of those nominated by<br />
Councillors as their top 10 priorities.<br />
While there were some overall highlights and<br />
improvements, the results of the Community<br />
Satisfaction Survey showed a decline in<br />
satisfaction across a number of areas,<br />
including Council decision making and<br />
community engagement. Improvements in<br />
these areas are a priority.<br />
Strategies are being implemented to<br />
incorporate an all of staff customer service<br />
training program to further build a culture<br />
with customer service at its core.<br />
I particularly would like to recognise the<br />
staff at the City. Each day they work hard<br />
at providing great service to the Council<br />
and the community and do so in a very<br />
professional and productive way. I extend to<br />
them all my appreciation for their efforts.<br />
Charge<br />
up!<br />
Residents or visitors to Bendigo who use a<br />
mobility scooter or wheelchair can travel<br />
with confidence knowing there are several<br />
locations where they can recharge.<br />
There are 14 scooter and wheelchair recharge<br />
points located across Greater Bendigo:<br />
• Bendigo Library<br />
Hargreaves Street, Bendigo<br />
• Kangaroo Flat Library<br />
267 High Street, Kangaroo Flat<br />
• Heathcote Visitor Information Centre<br />
Corner High and Barracks Street,<br />
Heathcote<br />
• Bendigo UFS, Hargreaves Street<br />
Pharmacy<br />
79 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo<br />
• Bendigo Bank<br />
Corner High and Mitchell Street, Bendigo<br />
(Fountain Court Arcade, near lifts)<br />
• The Victoria Hotel<br />
48 High Street, Eaglehawk<br />
• Bendigo Marketplace<br />
37 Garsed Street, Bendigo (between<br />
Erindale Butcher and the Bendigo<br />
Original Pie Shop)<br />
• Kangaroo Flat Community House<br />
21 Woolcock Avenue, Kangaroo Flat<br />
• Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre<br />
52-54 Derwent Drive, Long Gully<br />
• Bendigo UFS, View Street Pharmacy<br />
Corner View Street and Barnard Street,<br />
Bendigo<br />
• Bendigo Prince of Wales Showgrounds<br />
Holmes Road, North Bendigo (in the<br />
conference hall under the power board)<br />
• Bendigo Railway Station<br />
Railway Place, Bendigo (inside, opposite<br />
the café)<br />
• Bendigo TAFE, City Campus<br />
McCrae Street, Bendigo (in Building P)<br />
• MatchWorks<br />
26 St Andrews Avenue, Bendigo<br />
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Your guide to summer<br />
Make a<br />
splash<br />
Did you know the 2014 Active Living Census found<br />
swimming was the second most popular recreation<br />
activity in Greater Bendigo?<br />
If you like swimming laps or making a splash,<br />
head to one of the City’s 13 aquatic facilities<br />
this summer.<br />
Why not make it a day out with family or<br />
friends, as most of the sites have barbeque<br />
facilities and two or more pools to cater for<br />
all swimming abilities.<br />
“Each year the City makes a significant<br />
investment to ensure its pools are<br />
maintained to a high standard and<br />
are welcoming for all members of the<br />
community,” the City’s Active & Healthy<br />
Communities Manager Mr Pat Jess said.<br />
“In the off-season the City has invested<br />
in a new toddler pool and painted the<br />
intermediate pool at Bendigo Aquatic<br />
Centre; Bendigo East and Brennan Park have<br />
new shade sails; an accessibility hoist was<br />
installed at Peter Krenz Leisure Centre; and<br />
Bendigo East and Elmore received new pool<br />
vacuums. All turf at the pools is irrigated and<br />
maintained.<br />
“If you regularly visit your local pool,<br />
purchase a season pass so you can make<br />
more visits, more often. They are great value<br />
for money and provide access to all outdoor<br />
pools, except the community-managed<br />
Golden Square pool. There is also an option<br />
to purchase a rural pool pass for use at either<br />
the Marong, Elmore, Goornong, Raywood<br />
and Heathcote pools.”<br />
Depending on demand, from <strong>December</strong> to<br />
February, the City’s pools also offer learn-toswim<br />
programs, which are designed to teach<br />
skills that are useful in both swimming pools<br />
and moving water such as rivers and lakes.<br />
“Children can drown in as little as a few<br />
inches of water, so it is important to ensure<br />
they are confident around water and know<br />
how to keep themselves safe,” Pat said.<br />
The price for a regular season pass is $97.20<br />
per adult, $72.10 per child and $185.15 per<br />
family. Rural pool passes cost $75 per adult,<br />
$50 per child and $120 per family. For more<br />
information on swimming lessons and school<br />
holiday programs contact your local pool.<br />
Bendigo Aquatic Centre<br />
Barnard Street, Bendigo<br />
Ph: 5443 6151<br />
Bendigo East Swimming Pool<br />
Lansell Street, Bendigo East<br />
Ph: 5443 7078<br />
Brennan Park Swimming Pool<br />
Houlahan Street, Flora Hill<br />
Ph: 5443 9407<br />
Elmore Swimming Pool<br />
Hunter Road, Elmore<br />
Ph: 5432 6381<br />
Golden Square Swimming Pool<br />
Maple Street, Golden Square<br />
Ph: 5443 7774<br />
Goornong Swimming Pool<br />
Bagshot Street, Goornong<br />
Ph: 5432 2368<br />
Heathcote Swimming Pool<br />
Barrack Street, Heathcote<br />
Ph: 5433 2223<br />
Kangaroo Flat Swimming Pool<br />
Station Street, Kangaroo Flat<br />
Ph: 5447 7964<br />
Marong Swimming Pool<br />
Calder Alternative Highway, Marong<br />
Ph: 5435 2207<br />
Peter Krenz Leisure Centre<br />
Napier Street, Eaglehawk<br />
Ph: 5446 9222<br />
Raywood Swimming Pool<br />
MacAuley Street, Raywood<br />
Ph: 5436 1360<br />
White Hills Swimming Pool<br />
Hamelin Street, White Hills<br />
Ph: 5448 4295<br />
For the full list of pool entry fees and various other pool pass options visit<br />
www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/poolfees<br />
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Summer in<br />
Greater Bendigo<br />
Music in the park: Alawishus Jones & The Outright Lies.<br />
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PROUDLY<br />
PRESENTED BY<br />
www.bendigosummerintheparks.com<br />
It’s time to enjoy<br />
Summer in the Parks!<br />
One of Greater Bendigo’s most enduring<br />
and much loved events, the Telstra Stores<br />
Bendigo Summer in the Parks program<br />
is back bigger and better than ever and<br />
features more than 50 free or low cost<br />
events over <strong>December</strong>, January and<br />
February.<br />
City Major Events Manager, Terry<br />
Karamaloudis, said programs for the<br />
<strong>2015</strong>/2016 Telstra Stores Bendigo Summer<br />
in the Parks program are now available in<br />
hard copy or online at<br />
www.bendigosummerintheparks.com<br />
“This year there is something for everyone<br />
from the very young to the not so young<br />
to enjoy including Christmas celebrations,<br />
outdoor cinema, music events, garden<br />
and nature tours and health and fitness<br />
activities,” Terry said.<br />
“Activities kicked off at the start of<br />
<strong>December</strong> with a range of Christmas<br />
activities and will culminate with a special<br />
family New Year’s Eve Pool Party at the<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Bendigo Aquatic Centre and not one,<br />
but two fantastic firework displays at<br />
approximately 9.15pm and midnight to ring<br />
in the new-year.<br />
“January will feature a terrific range of music<br />
and other events including Australia Day<br />
community celebrations throughout Greater<br />
Bendigo and February is outdoor cinema<br />
time as well as Chinese New Year Festival<br />
and a range of other terrific activities.<br />
“Summer is the perfect time to pack a<br />
picnic, visit our beautiful parks and gardens<br />
and enjoy the fantastic entertainment and<br />
activities on offer.<br />
“It’s a great way for friends and family to<br />
spend time together over the summer<br />
months.”<br />
Telstra’s Nick Papaz said the Bendigo Telstra<br />
Stores are delighted to again sponsor the<br />
Summer in the Parks program.<br />
“It’s a great community event and we are<br />
pleased to be involved and support the<br />
local community in this way,” Nick said.<br />
For further information visit<br />
www.bendigosummerintheparks.com or<br />
pick up a program from the Bendigo Visitor<br />
Centre, 51-67 Pall Mall. The Centre is open<br />
9am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day.<br />
Fireworks and pool fun this New Year’s Eve<br />
There will be plenty of fun and fireworks<br />
this New Year’s Eve when the City<br />
presents a free, family friendly pool<br />
party at the Bendigo Aquatic Centre<br />
complete with early fireworks followed<br />
by a spectacular midnight fireworks<br />
display to ring in 2016.<br />
The pool party starts at 6pm and will<br />
feature entertainment by Wild Action<br />
Zoo, pool games and activities, free<br />
rides on the Hoobee Tubee waterslide,<br />
face painting and balloons. It will<br />
conclude with an early fireworks display<br />
at approximately 9.15pm.<br />
A highlight of the pool party will be<br />
interactive wildlife displays and stage<br />
shows by Wild Action Zoo, which<br />
features a range of native animals<br />
including a koala, kangaroo, possum,<br />
dingo, echidna, kookaburra, frogs,<br />
turtles, snakes, salt water crocodiles<br />
and a range of other reptiles, fruit bats<br />
and more.<br />
The pool party is a family friendly event<br />
and no alcohol is permitted. Attendees<br />
are encouraged to bring along a picnic<br />
dinner or support the Bendigo Hawks<br />
Aquatic Swimming Club’s fundraising<br />
barbecue that will be available on the<br />
night.<br />
As usual, the City will stage a<br />
spectacular midnight fireworks display<br />
from the Rosalind Park Poppet Head<br />
tower to ring in the New Year.<br />
$ = Gold coin donation = Fees apply<br />
$<br />
DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION<br />
9 Wednesday Strathfieldsaye Community Carols FREE 7pm - 9pm JG Edwards Oval, Uxbridge Street, Strathfieldsaye<br />
12 Saturday Heathcote Christmas Carols FREE 7pm - 9.30pm Barrack Reserve, High Street, Heathcote<br />
12-14 Santa Tram (www.bendigotramways.com)<br />
$17 per child, adults and children under 1 FREE<br />
Four sessions a day<br />
(see website for details)<br />
13 Sunday Axedale & Districts Community Christmas Carols FREE 6pm - 9pm Axedale Park, High Street, Axedale<br />
Bendigo Tramways Depot and Workshop, 1 Tramways Avenue, Bendigo<br />
13 Sunday Eaglehawk UFS Dispensary Canterbury Carols FREE 7pm - 9.30pm Canterbury Park Gardens, Sailors Gully Road, Eaglehawk<br />
19 Saturday Epsom Community Carols FREE 5.30pm - 8.30pm Epsom Village, Market Place, Epsom<br />
20 Sunday Rotary Club of Bendigo Carols by Candlelight FREE 7.30pm - 9.30pm Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
31 Thursday New Year's Eve Pool Party with Fireworks FREE 6pm - 9.30pm<br />
Fireworks 9.15pm<br />
$<br />
Bendigo Aquatic Centre, Barnard Street, Bendigo<br />
31 Thursday New Year's Eve Midnight Fireworks FREE Midnight Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
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JANUARY<br />
$ = Gold coin donation = Fees apply<br />
$<br />
DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION<br />
3 Sunday Historical Walking Tour of Bendigo $ 9am - 10am Meet at the Bendigo Visitor Centre, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
5 Tuesday Outdoor Active FREE 6pm - 7pm Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
8 Friday Music in the Park FREE 6pm - 7pm Steve Saxton and<br />
the Gorgeous Gentlemen<br />
7pm - 8pm The Rebelles<br />
Crook Street Park, Crook Street, Strathdale<br />
10 Sunday Historical Walking Tour of Bendigo $ 9am - 10am Meet at the Bendigo Visitor Centre, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
12 Tuesday Play in your Park FREE 5pm - 7pm Long Gully Recreation Reserve, Cunneen Street, Long Gully<br />
12 Tuesday Outdoor Active FREE 6pm - 7pm Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
12 Tuesday Evening Walk Spotting Native Animals FREE 8.30pm - 10.30pm Location advised upon booking<br />
13 Wednesday Play in your Park FREE 5pm - 7pm Maiden Gully Recreation Reserve, Beckhams Road, Maiden Gully<br />
13 Wednesday Evening Walk Spotting Native Animals FREE 8.30pm - 10.30pm Location advised upon booking<br />
14 Thursday Play in your Park FREE 5pm - 7pm Cooinda Park, Mackenzie Street West, Golden Square<br />
15 Friday Music in the Park FREE 6pm - 7pm Bendigo South East<br />
College 7pm - 8pm All Day Fritz<br />
Cooinda Park, Mackenzie Street West, Golden Square<br />
17 Sunday Historical Walking Tour of Bendigo $ 9am - 10am Meet at the Bendigo Visitor Centre, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
19 Tuesday Play in your Park FREE 5pm - 7pm Long Gully Recreation Reserve, Cunneen Street, Long Gully<br />
19 Tuesday Outdoor Active FREE 6pm - 7pm Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
19 Tuesday Evening Walk Spotting Native Animals FREE 8.30pm - 10.30pm Location advised upon booking<br />
20 Wednesday Play in your Park FREE 5pm - 7pm Maiden Gully Recreation Reserve, Beckhams Road, Maiden Gully<br />
20 Wednesday Evening Walk Spotting Native Animals FREE 8.30pm - 10.30pm Location advised upon booking<br />
21 Thursday Play in your Park FREE 5pm - 7pm Cooinda Park, Mackenzie Street West, Golden Square<br />
22 Friday Music in the Park FREE 6pm - 7pm Abbie Cardwell<br />
7pm - 8pm Collard & Gravy<br />
Bendigo Botanic Gardens, Napier Street, White Hills<br />
23 Saturday Bendigo Ultimate Frisbee - Social Throw FREE 11am onwards Bendigo Botanic Gardens, Napier Street, White Hills<br />
24 Sunday The City Slider Bendigo<br />
$35 (+$2.79 booking fee)<br />
Visit www.thecityslider.com.au to purchase tickets<br />
$<br />
9am - 8.30pm<br />
View Street, Bendigo<br />
24 Sunday Historical Walking Tour of Bendigo $ 9am - 10am Meet at the Bendigo Visitor Centre, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
26 Tuesday Australia Day Celebrations FREE Various Various<br />
27 Wednesday Play in your Park FREE 5pm - 7pm Maiden Gully Recreation Reserve, Beckhams Road, Maiden Gully<br />
28 Thursday Play in your Park FREE 5pm - 7pm Cooinda Park, Mackenzie Street West, Golden Square<br />
29 Friday Music in the Park FREE 6pm - 7pm Alawishus Jones &<br />
The Outright Lies<br />
7pm - 8pm Lily & King<br />
Canterbury Park, Sailors Gully Road, Eaglehawk<br />
31 Sunday Historical Walking Tour of Bendigo $ 9am - 10am Meet at the Bendigo Visitor Centre, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
31 Sunday Sing Australia $ 6pm - 8pm Rosalind Park Rotunda, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
Show your pride on Australia Day<br />
There is plenty to see and do and ways to celebrate<br />
Australia Day throughout Greater Bendigo on Tuesday<br />
January 26, 2016.<br />
Australia Day celebrations, ceremonies, barbecues<br />
and activities will take place at Axedale, Kangaroo Flat,<br />
Golden Square, Maiden Gully/Marong, Strathfieldsaye,<br />
Mia Mia, Heathcote, Eaglehawk, Elmore, Huntly/Epsom,<br />
Junortoun, Goornong and Bendigo’s Lake Weeroona.<br />
Times and locations of all activities will be advertised<br />
prior to the day and information will also be available on<br />
the City’s web site www.bendigo.vic.gov.au<br />
Free entry will also be provided at Bendigo Aquatic<br />
Centre, Brennan Park, Bendigo East, White Hills, Raywood,<br />
Goornong, Elmore, Kangaroo Flat, Golden Square, Marong<br />
and Heathcote swimming pools on the day.<br />
So show your pride on Australia Day and celebrate!<br />
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www.bendigo.vic.gov.au
www.bendigosummerintheparks.com<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION<br />
2 Tuesday Outdoor Active FREE 6pm - 7pm Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
5 Friday Bendigo Ultimate Frisbee<br />
- Learn to Throw/Ultimate Intro FREE<br />
5 Friday Outdoor Cinema FREE<br />
Screening: The Sapphires (PG)<br />
6.15pm onwards<br />
8.30pm - 10.30pm<br />
La Trobe University Bendigo Sports Field, Corner Ellis and Sharon Streets,<br />
Flora Hill<br />
Elmore Events Centre, Midland Highway (enter via Rosaia Road), Elmore<br />
7 Sunday Discover Rosalind Park tour FREE 9am - 10am Conservatory Gardens, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
9 Tuesday Outdoor Active FREE 6pm - 7pm Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
12 Friday Outdoor Cinema FREE<br />
Screening: Pitch Perfect 2 (M)<br />
8.30pm - 10.30pm<br />
Long Gully Recreation Reserve, Cunneen Street, Long Gully<br />
13 Saturday Scots Day Out FREE 10.30am - 5pm Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
13 Saturday Chinese New Year Festival FREE 7pm Dai Gum San Chinese Precinct, Bridge Street, Bendigo<br />
14 Sunday Come and Try the Fly FREE 10am - 2pm Crusoe Reservoir, Crusoe Road, Kangaroo Flat<br />
16 Tuesday Outdoor Active FREE 6pm - 7pm Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
19 Friday Outdoor Cinema FREE<br />
Screening: Paddington (G)<br />
8.30pm - 10.30pm<br />
Kangaroo Flat Botanical Gardens, Station Street, Kangaroo Flat<br />
19-28 Heathcote Community Games FREE Contact Heathcote Community<br />
House<br />
Various locations<br />
21 Sunday Bendigo Ultimate Frisbee - Disc Sport FREE 11am onwards Crook Street Park, Crook Street, Strathdale<br />
23 Tuesday Outdoor Active FREE 6pm - 7pm Rosalind Park, Pall Mall, Bendigo<br />
24 Wednesday Interactive Twilight Book Theatre FREE 6pm - 7pm Library Gardens, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo<br />
26 Friday Outdoor Cinema FREE<br />
Screening: Gnomeo & Juliet (G)<br />
8.30pm - 10.30pm<br />
Barrack Reserve, High Street, Heathcote<br />
For full program details visit www.bendigosummerintheparks.com<br />
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Greater Bendigo<br />
www.bendigo.vic.gov.au
Marilyn Monroe<br />
set to star in Bendigo!<br />
Bendigo Art Gallery and Twentieth Century<br />
Fox present Marilyn Monroe.<br />
The exhibition will open on March 5,<br />
2016 and promises to be one of the most<br />
comprehensive overviews of costumes,<br />
photographs and personal items belonging<br />
to the Hollywood legend ever compiled.<br />
“We believe this will be a<br />
ground-breaking exhibition,<br />
one developed in its entirety by<br />
Bendigo Art Gallery”<br />
The ground-breaking collaboration<br />
with Twentieth Century Fox will allow<br />
unprecedented access to 12 of the films<br />
Marilyn completed with the studio, including<br />
glamorous studio portraits, wardrobe test<br />
photographs, lobby cards and film posters.<br />
Marilyn Monroe remains one of the most<br />
celebrated and enigmatic film stars in<br />
history. She transformed herself from<br />
ordinary girl next door, Norma Jeane Baker,<br />
into a glamorous and universally-recognised<br />
screen goddess. This comprehensive<br />
exhibition brings together authentic<br />
artefacts, clothing and other objects<br />
belonging to and worn by Marilyn.<br />
Bendigo Art Gallery Director, Karen Quinlan,<br />
said never before has a more comprehensive<br />
collection of costumes and personal items<br />
from this much-loved and mythologised<br />
Hollywood icon been brought together.<br />
“We believe this will be a ground-breaking<br />
exhibition, one developed in its entirety by<br />
Bendigo Art Gallery,” Karen said.<br />
“It will not only highlight Marilyn’s allure<br />
and undeniable talent, but also the world’s<br />
ongoing fascination with her story, and<br />
continues Bendigo Art Gallery’s success of<br />
creating exhibitions that highlight iconic<br />
women of the Twentieth Century.”<br />
Curated by the Bendigo Art Gallery, the<br />
costumes, personal clothing and artefacts<br />
have been drawn from private collections<br />
around the world and have never been<br />
seen before in Australia. The exhibition will<br />
include more than 20 original, authentic film<br />
costumes worn by Marilyn as well as some of<br />
her own personal wardrobe and accessories,<br />
including shoes, hats and stockings. A<br />
selection of personal effects, including<br />
the star’s address book, camera, director’s<br />
chair and keys will be on display along with<br />
original photographs, film extracts and film<br />
scripts with the actress’ own notations.<br />
To complement the exhibition Bendigo<br />
Art Gallery has secured Seward Johnson’s<br />
iconic eight metre sculpture of Marilyn<br />
Monroe – Forever Marilyn which will be<br />
positioned in the heart of the city. The<br />
statue replicates the iconic scene of the<br />
star fighting an upward breeze while<br />
wearing a white dress from her 1955 film<br />
The Seven Year Itch. Forever Marilyn has<br />
been seen in Chicago and Palm Springs,<br />
USA and makes its international debut in<br />
Bendigo.<br />
The exhibition will run until July 10 at<br />
Bendigo Art Gallery.<br />
For more information and to purchase<br />
tickets visit www.bendigoartgallery.com.au<br />
Far left: Studio publicity portrait for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes © 1953 and <strong>2015</strong> Fox.<br />
Left: Eve Arnold, Marilyn Monroe at the premiere of ‘East of Eden’ 1950.<br />
Above: Marilyn Monroe, photoshoot for Twentieth Century Fox c1953, gown designed by Oleg Cassini.<br />
Greater Bendigo www.bendigo.vic.gov.au 11
Spotlight on Bendigo<br />
Rhys Uhlich on location in<br />
Bendigo for ‘Just Go’.<br />
While Bendigo may have received some<br />
unwanted media attention due to recent<br />
protest rallies, our beautiful city has also<br />
been given great media coverage this year<br />
that has focused on the things that make<br />
Bendigo one of Australia’s best regional cities<br />
and an attractive destination for visitors.<br />
Earlier this year in March, the Nine Network’s<br />
Today Show featuring hosts Karl Stefanovic<br />
and Lisa Wilkinson broadcast live from<br />
Bendigo’s Rosalind Park in conjunction with<br />
Tourism Australia as part of a campaign to<br />
encourage Australians to travel in their own<br />
backyard.<br />
The show featured many of Bendigo’s well<br />
known attractions, local food and new<br />
contemporary experiences and as a result of<br />
this broadcast Bendigo received three and<br />
a half hours coverage on national television<br />
as well as significant social media coverage,<br />
with over 50,000 people engaging on social<br />
media in the lead up to the broadcast and<br />
on the day promotions.<br />
In June, an article about Bendigo Art Gallery<br />
and Bendigo Pottery appeared in the New<br />
Zealand Herald, one of that country’s biggest<br />
circulating newspapers.<br />
In July, Bendigo was featured on a new<br />
television program hosted by Rhys Uhlich<br />
called ‘Just Go’. Bendigo was the first<br />
destination to be featured in this new<br />
Network Ten series and the new Ulumbarra<br />
Theatre, Jimmy Possum tram and the<br />
city’s popular Food Fossicking tour were all<br />
highlighted.<br />
In September, the Seven Network’s Sunrise<br />
program broadcast their weather reports live<br />
from Bendigo. Weather crossovers featuring<br />
James Tobin were read from Bendigo’s<br />
gorgeous tulip display in the Conservatory<br />
Gardens, Chancery Lane, Rocks on Rosalind<br />
Restaurant, the Yarn Bomb Tram and the<br />
Bendigo Chinese Association Lion Dancing<br />
Team.<br />
Also in September, local restaurant Masons<br />
of Bendigo was featured in articles in The<br />
Age and the Sydney Morning Herald when<br />
the restaurant received a Chef’s hat in the<br />
Good Food Guide. Regional restaurants like<br />
Masons are leading the way and attracting<br />
food buffs to the region to experience our<br />
local produce.<br />
Bendigo was also highlighted in a special<br />
four page feature in a recent edition of<br />
the very popular national publication<br />
Country Style <strong>Magazine</strong>. More than 20 local<br />
businesses were also highlighted in this<br />
edition.<br />
In October, local businesses including<br />
Villa Belgravia, The Schaller Studio, The<br />
Woodhouse, Jools for Jim, Rocks on<br />
Rosalind, Bendigo Wholefoods and The<br />
Good Loaf were all featured in an edition of<br />
the Nine Network’s lifestyle show Postcards.<br />
A new Channel 7 series called Melbourne<br />
Weekender hosted by Cameron Ling is also<br />
set to feature Bendigo in the near future.<br />
While in town “Lingy” visited the Great Stupa,<br />
Central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo Pottery,<br />
Wine Bank on View and the Ironbark Riding<br />
Centre.<br />
In addition to all this great publicity Bendigo<br />
was also featured in the New York Times<br />
newspaper in November 2014 as a “Cultural<br />
escape north of Melbourne”. This article<br />
highlighted Bendigo Art Gallery, Ulumbarra<br />
Theatre, the Great Stupa and local cafes and<br />
restaurants.<br />
Bendigo Tourism works closely with media<br />
outlets, journalists and travel writers to<br />
promote Bendigo as a great place to visit.<br />
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Greater Bendigo<br />
www.bendigo.vic.gov.au
What is Your plan?<br />
Be prepared for when an emergency strikes<br />
In case of an emergency what is your plan?<br />
How would you receive warning advice and<br />
where are your escape paths?<br />
To ensure residents and businesses are<br />
prepared when emergency strikes, the City,<br />
Victoria Police, Country Fire Authority (CFA),<br />
State Emergency Service (SES) and the<br />
Australian Red Cross have launched a flip<br />
chart to help people plan ahead.<br />
Emergencies can have a long-term effect<br />
on you, your family and your community,<br />
so people are encouraged to place the<br />
attached flip chart on their fridge at home or<br />
in their office at work and use it as a prompt<br />
to have a discussion about how they can<br />
support family members or colleagues in an<br />
emergency.<br />
The flip chart provides information on:<br />
• Preparing your home by clearing out<br />
gutters, cutting grass, trimming trees and<br />
removing rubbish<br />
• Preparing a ‘grab kit’ of important<br />
documents such as insurance, medical<br />
and bank details, photos, pension<br />
information, medication and wills<br />
• Having a plan for your pets<br />
• Taking care of the people around you<br />
• Knowing where to look for additional<br />
information or relief<br />
The flip chart is also available from City<br />
offices in Lyttleton Terrace and Heathcote,<br />
libraries in Bendigo, Eaglehawk, Kangaroo<br />
Flat and Heathcote, and the offices of the<br />
participating agencies.<br />
For more information on how you can plan,<br />
prepare and act in an emergency, visit<br />
www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/emergency<br />
IN CASE OF AN<br />
EMERGENCY<br />
What is<br />
Your plan<br />
KNOWLEDGE<br />
Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe launches the emergency<br />
services flip chart with representatives from<br />
SES, CFA and Victoria Police.<br />
HAVE A PLAN<br />
BE CONNECTED<br />
SAFETY & WELLBEING<br />
INFORMATION<br />
Greater Bendigo www.bendigo.vic.gov.au 13
Update bush fire survival plan<br />
With fire restrictions in place, Greater<br />
Bendigo residents are reminded to be<br />
prepared for the fire season.<br />
There are many ways rural and suburban<br />
property owners or those who live on<br />
a property can take action to protect<br />
themselves and their neighbours against the<br />
risk of fire or ember attack.<br />
“Start by removing fallen branches and<br />
leaf litter, cut long grass and clean out any<br />
gutters. Remind your neighbours to do<br />
the same or lend a helping hand if they’re<br />
not able to do the preventative work<br />
themselves,” City Fire Prevention Officer, Sue<br />
Moses, said.<br />
“If you’re using electrical equipment or<br />
slashers to make the clean-up easier, be<br />
mindful of it causing sparks. Always wear<br />
safety goggles and ensure you have at least<br />
water or, at best, a fire extinguisher nearby.<br />
“Any excess vegetation around your home<br />
can also make it vulnerable to ember attack.<br />
Fire embers can travel quickly, often many<br />
kilometres ahead of a fire front, and are the<br />
most common way houses burn down.<br />
“The City has commenced its fire prevention<br />
inspections of properties to ensure that<br />
they are clear of any potential fire risks and<br />
are safe. Properties that are considered to<br />
pose a fire threat will be issued with a Fire<br />
Prevention Notice. Prevention works are the<br />
best method to lowering fire risk, but if this<br />
doesn’t occur the City will issue a penalty.<br />
“Residents should also ensure that they<br />
maintain their properties throughout the<br />
summer months, with rain and warm<br />
temperatures grass and vegetation will<br />
continue to grow requiring residents keep<br />
an eye on their properties and take action to<br />
recut grass or remove excess vegetation.<br />
“Residents are also encouraged to update<br />
their bushfire survival plan. Make sure you<br />
tell family and neighbours of your plan and<br />
if a high fire day is forecast leave the night<br />
before or early in the morning.<br />
“If you have a Neighbourhood Safer Place<br />
in your area it should not be considered<br />
as part of your bushfire survival plan.<br />
A Neighbourhood Safer Place should<br />
be treated as a place of last resort that<br />
may provide some sanctuary from a life<br />
threatening bushfire. Should a fire front<br />
approach the Neighbourhood Safer Place is<br />
not the best option to ensure your survival.”<br />
References<br />
Watch a video on how to prepare your<br />
property for the fire season at<br />
http://youtu.be/Tm7bpVYXcsc<br />
Further information is available online at<br />
www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/fire<br />
To find a list of Neighbourhood Safer<br />
Places visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au/planprepare/neighbourhood-safer-places<br />
New website to help survive extreme heat<br />
A practical website has been developed to<br />
help central Victorians prepare themselves<br />
and their homes to beat extreme heat<br />
during the summer months.<br />
The Heatwave Help website,<br />
www.heatwavehelp.com.au, features<br />
information on:<br />
• Keeping yourself cool – drink water,<br />
dress for the weather, go somewhere<br />
cool, stay in the shade, reduce physical<br />
activity, look after your pets, go<br />
shopping before it gets too hot, call 000<br />
when you’re not feeling well<br />
• Better managing your home – homes<br />
heat up for a number of reasons and<br />
these reasons may vary according to<br />
the direction your home faces. Keep<br />
windows and blinds closed until it cools<br />
down outside, reduce drafts, zone off<br />
areas<br />
• Improving your home – small<br />
improvements to your home can make<br />
a big difference to the temperature.<br />
Windows are one of the biggest sources<br />
of heat gain. Put external blinds on your<br />
sunniest windows, draught seal gaps<br />
and cracks, shade windows by planting<br />
trees, ensure there are thick curtains on<br />
windows<br />
Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe said heatwaves in<br />
Australia are becoming more frequent and<br />
more severe.<br />
“Heatwaves are a serious health threat<br />
and in the most extreme cases can be<br />
fatal. Everyone can be affected but the<br />
most vulnerable group is the elderly,” Rod<br />
said.<br />
“It is important that everyone is aware of<br />
the dangers associated with extreme heat<br />
and ensure they understand how they can<br />
best keep themselves and their homes<br />
cool.<br />
“The Heatwave Help website gives<br />
great advice on how to beat the heat<br />
through simple home improvements and<br />
managing our health and living spaces.<br />
If we focus on just one action associated<br />
with each general piece of advice it can<br />
help make a difference in ensuring we<br />
are comfortable during the hot summer<br />
months.<br />
“Central Victoria can experience very hot<br />
weather and we want to ensure everyone,<br />
especially our elderly and vulnerable,<br />
survives these harsh conditions. If you<br />
are not able to log onto the internet, find<br />
someone who can assist you and then<br />
make the changes you can.”<br />
The Heatwave Help Project was funded by<br />
the Adapting to Change – Climate Change<br />
Adaptation Project, in partnership with<br />
the Victorian Government and the City of<br />
Greater Bendigo, Loddon Shire, Mount<br />
Alexander Shire, Macedon Ranges Shire,<br />
Buloke Shire and Central Goldfields Shire.<br />
www.heatwavehelp.com.au<br />
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Greater Bendigo<br />
www.bendigo.vic.gov.au
Ward news<br />
Reflecting on serving the Greater Bendigo community<br />
It is a privilege to serve the community as<br />
Councillor for the City of Greater Bendigo.<br />
As I enter my final year as a Councillor, I will<br />
step down at next year’s Council elections,<br />
I would like to reflect on the remarkable<br />
opportunity I have had.<br />
“I am most proud of the Council’s<br />
investment in the Bendigo<br />
Botanic Gardens – Garden for the<br />
Future project”<br />
As a Councillor I have strived to ensure the<br />
needs of the community are met. I will soon<br />
participate in my last budget process, but I<br />
am proud to have continually championed<br />
the importance of investing in core services<br />
that residents value. When funding is<br />
allocated to build new footpaths, operate<br />
our swimming pools, install drainage or<br />
deliver Maternal and Child Health services<br />
it is the community that benefits. That said,<br />
there is more to Local Government than the<br />
three ‘Rs’ – roads, rates and rubbish.<br />
People expect more and in recent years the<br />
Council has been able to progress a number<br />
of major projects that will enhance our<br />
overall liveability by partnering with other<br />
levels of government and the community.<br />
The new Bendigo Airport runway,<br />
Greater Bendigo Indoor Aquatic Leisure<br />
and Wellbeing Centre, Canterbury Park<br />
redevelopment, the Ulumbarra Theatre, the<br />
Bendigo Art Gallery extension, the expanded<br />
Bendigo Stadium and much more will be<br />
or have been a welcome addition to our<br />
cultural, sporting or business landscape.<br />
Although, I am most proud of the Council’s<br />
investment in the Bendigo Botanic Gardens –<br />
Garden for the Future project. I look forward<br />
to seeing this project come to fruition and<br />
having the Gardens expanded to provide a<br />
place for recreation activities, educational<br />
programs and horticultural research.<br />
The Council is also charged with the<br />
responsibility of planning many years into<br />
the future. I have been delighted to support<br />
the Waste and Resource Management<br />
Strategy, the Rosalind Park Master Plan and<br />
Hospital Precinct Structure Plan, all of which<br />
will help prepare our city for the forecast<br />
growth it is set to experience.<br />
In 2012-2013 I was Mayor of the City. This<br />
was a great honour. I was especially proud<br />
of my open door policy and welcomed<br />
the opportunity to meet with residents.<br />
Throughout this time I was also invited<br />
to many varied community events. It is<br />
wonderful to be amongst constituents and<br />
these events were a chance to hear what<br />
residents valued and what they needed<br />
more of.<br />
When I was Mayor the main political<br />
leadership roles locally were filled by<br />
women – the Member for Bendigo East,<br />
Member for Bendigo West and the Federal<br />
Member for Bendigo. I am passionate about<br />
progressing the role of women in society<br />
and ensuring that they are able to make<br />
a positive contribution to where they live<br />
– whether that is being a leader at their<br />
school, sitting on a sporting committee or<br />
running as a candidate in a government<br />
election process.<br />
This is why I developed the Women Showing<br />
the Way event to encourage and inspire<br />
young female students to get involved in the<br />
life of their community. There have been five<br />
Women Showing the Way events featuring<br />
local politicians, sportswomen, celebrities<br />
and female leaders in our community.<br />
I am thankful for the opportunity to be a<br />
Councillor and I hope I have been able to<br />
inspire the next generation of women (and<br />
even some of the current generation!) to<br />
consider putting their hand up and have a go.<br />
Cr Lisa Ruffell<br />
T: 5434 6206<br />
M: 0429 946 171<br />
E: l.ruffell@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
Pictured above<br />
Front: Bendigo Botanic Gardens Curator Brad<br />
Creme, Cr Lisa Ruffell and Millie Daunt.<br />
Back: Friends of Bendigo Botanic Gardens<br />
Melinda Daunt, Jane Cleary, Eric Wilkinson,<br />
Jan Orr, Elva Ritchie and Judy Milner.<br />
Greater Bendigo www.bendigo.vic.gov.au 15
Bendigo is a<br />
welcoming<br />
and tolerant<br />
community<br />
Cr Mark Weragoda welcomes the Kim family at<br />
a recent Citizenship Ceremony.<br />
I migrated here from Sri Lanka in 1975 and I have firsthand<br />
experience of how welcoming and tolerant the<br />
vast majority of people in Bendigo are.<br />
Settling in the region has provided me and my family<br />
with many opportunities for which we are truly<br />
grateful.<br />
I have been able to establish a successful business<br />
here, have been supported by many community<br />
groups, including Rotary, and have had the honour of<br />
being elected to Council to represent Eppalock Ward.<br />
None of this could have been achieved had Bendigo<br />
been the unwelcoming place it has been portrayed as<br />
by national media outlets.<br />
To help combat this perception and to ensure we<br />
remain welcoming and tolerant of others, Council<br />
is developing its first ever Cultural Diversity and<br />
Inclusion Plan, which seeks to:<br />
• Improve attitudes towards multiculturalism<br />
• Increase opportunities for culturally, linguistically<br />
and religiously diverse residents to participate in<br />
the community<br />
• Maximise the benefits to the community of cultural<br />
diversity<br />
• Reduce racial and religious discrimination<br />
Council has a commitment to ensuring all people<br />
have an opportunity to participate in all aspects of<br />
society.<br />
Everyone knows that Greater Bendigo is a great place<br />
to live and work and together we aspire to be the<br />
most liveable regional city in Australia. A diverse and<br />
inclusive community is an important part of this.<br />
Regardless of where you come from or how long<br />
you have lived in Bendigo, it is essential all residents<br />
from various cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious<br />
backgrounds feel valued and included, and no one’s<br />
Human Rights are neglected.<br />
Research has shown there are many benefits to a<br />
culturally diverse community such as increased<br />
innovation, productivity and economic advantage.<br />
The plan will be an opportunity to identify how<br />
Bendigo can harness the many cultural changes it is<br />
experiencing.<br />
Details about how to participate in the plan’s<br />
development are available on the City’s website at<br />
www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/culturaldiversity<br />
Cr Mark Weragoda<br />
T: 5434 6192<br />
M: 0400 363 586<br />
E: m.weragoda@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
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Bendigo Stadium Manager Jason Wallace<br />
with Cr Barry Lyons.<br />
New aquatic centre and stadium expansion progresses<br />
It is pleasing to see that two major projects<br />
within Lockwood Ward are moving closer<br />
with Council recently calling for expressions<br />
of interest for the construction of the<br />
Greater Bendigo Indoor Aquatic Leisure and<br />
Wellbeing Centre in Kangaroo Flat and the<br />
expansion of the Bendigo Stadium in West<br />
Bendigo.<br />
With a combined total budget of over $46.5M<br />
the new Aquatic Leisure and Wellbeing<br />
Centre and Bendigo Stadium redevelopment<br />
projects are the largest package of works<br />
the City has ever released. With planning<br />
permits issued we are now moving into the<br />
procurement phase for both of these major<br />
projects and both contracts are expected to<br />
go to tender in early 2016 with construction<br />
to be commenced shortly afterwards.<br />
The stadium is expected to take about 12<br />
months to complete while construction of<br />
the new aquatic complex should take 15<br />
months.<br />
The Greater Bendigo Indoor Aquatic Leisure<br />
and Wellbeing Centre will provide year<br />
round access for people of all ages and<br />
abilities and will include a 50m eight lane<br />
Olympic swimming pool, hydrotherapy<br />
pool, learn to swim pool, toddler pool,<br />
spa, sauna, gymnasium, group fitness and<br />
multipurpose rooms, café, change rooms,<br />
child minding facilities, landscaped lawn<br />
areas and carpark.<br />
The project will fulfil a major objective of<br />
the City’s 2010 Aquatic Facilities Strategy,<br />
which recommended that a new aquatic<br />
centre be built in Kangaroo Flat to serve<br />
the local community and wider region.<br />
The project is a partnership between the<br />
Victorian State Government who have<br />
committed $15M, the City of Greater<br />
Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat Community<br />
Enterprise and an intended commercial<br />
operator.<br />
The expansion of the Bendigo Stadium will<br />
transform the stadium into one of regional<br />
Australia’s best multi-purpose stadium and<br />
events centres. This project includes a three<br />
court/show court expansion, an upgrade of<br />
the existing 12 outdoor netball facilities and<br />
construction of spectator seating to cater for<br />
up to 4,000 people at concerts and sporting<br />
events. The $16.5M expansion project will<br />
be funded with $10M from Bendigo Stadium<br />
Ltd., $5M from the State Government and<br />
$1.5M (and in-kind support) from the City.<br />
Council is committed to providing facilities<br />
that enhance resident’s health and<br />
wellbeing, respond to overall recreation<br />
needs and help attract major events that are<br />
important for our local economy.<br />
Both of these major projects are very exciting<br />
for Greater Bendigo and I look forward to<br />
seeing them progress.<br />
With summer here I would like to<br />
remind residents about Crusoe<br />
Reservoir and No 7 Park.<br />
This wonderful natural reserve is<br />
a great place for the whole family<br />
to visit for bushwalking, nature<br />
spotting, jogging, cycling, fishing<br />
and swimming and it’s only a matter<br />
of minutes from the centre of<br />
Bendigo. It’s a fantastic place to keep<br />
cool over the summer!<br />
I take this opportunity to wish all residents<br />
a safe and happy Christmas and New Year<br />
holiday.<br />
Cr Barry Lyons<br />
T: 5434 6215<br />
M: 0429 292 084<br />
E: b.lyons@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
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Discover<br />
Eaglehawk<br />
If you love beautiful parks and gardens,<br />
grand historic buildings, shady tree lined<br />
streets and fantastic sporting facilities you<br />
really should rediscover Eaglehawk.<br />
Eaglehawk has a long and proud history<br />
dating back to when gold was first<br />
discovered in April 1852. The area was<br />
quickly settled and in July 1862 Eaglehawk<br />
was officially proclaimed a Borough.<br />
Like Bendigo, Eaglehawk’s rich gold mining<br />
past remains very evident to this day in the<br />
abundance of glorious heritage buildings,<br />
homes and churches and the many<br />
descendants of its pioneering families who<br />
remain, to this day, fiercely loyal to the<br />
Borough.<br />
The heart of Eaglehawk is High Street with<br />
its charming village style atmosphere, easy<br />
parking, and its many and varied retail and<br />
other businesses, cafes and eateries.<br />
Eaglehawk is home to the Peter Krenz<br />
Centre indoor heated swimming pool and<br />
also boasts the Neangar Park Golf Club, one<br />
of city’s finest 18 hole grass green courses,<br />
the exciting McKern Skate Park, badminton<br />
and table tennis stadium, BMX track,<br />
baseball complex and a football ground<br />
complete with a picturesque grandstand at<br />
Canterbury Park.<br />
A trip to Eaglehawk would not be complete<br />
without a stroll through beautiful, historic<br />
Canterbury Park gardens and Lake Neangar<br />
with its array of birdlife, boardwalk,<br />
barbecue and picnic facilities is also well<br />
worth a visit.<br />
In recent times the City has carried out<br />
extensive improvement works at both<br />
Canterbury Gardens and Lake Neangar<br />
to encourage even greater usage by the<br />
general community.<br />
Other points of interest include the opulent<br />
Town Hall, historic cannons, former Post<br />
Office and Mechanics Institute, Courthouse<br />
Museum and the old log lock-up which was<br />
built around 1855.<br />
Eaglehawk is only a short seven kilometre<br />
drive from the Bendigo central business<br />
district and well worth the trip. Why not<br />
rediscover Eaglehawk for yourself soon!<br />
Eaglehawk Town Hall.<br />
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Canterbury Park.<br />
Lake Neangar.<br />
Cannon at Eaglehawk Town Hall.<br />
Eaglehawk Skate Park.<br />
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Team effort for state-of-<br />
New state-of-the-art sports facilities<br />
have been unveiled at the Canterbury<br />
Park Precinct in Eaglehawk.<br />
The revitalised precinct features new netball/tennis courts, a<br />
mixed-use pavilion, cricket nets and training area, synthetic<br />
bowling green, event space, roadway, car parking, footpaths<br />
and landscaping. The heritage Canterbury Park Grandstand,<br />
which overlooks the oval, was also refurbished.<br />
Cr Peter Cox said the redevelopment delivers on<br />
recommendations in the 2011 Canterbury Park Precinct<br />
Master Plan and realises long-held aspirations for the site.<br />
“These facilities mark the culmination of 10 years of hard<br />
work by the City of Greater Bendigo and the members of<br />
various user groups who had a vision to transform Canterbury<br />
Park into a sporting hub with contemporary facilities,” Peter<br />
said.<br />
“This is a space not only where people can come and enjoy<br />
a kick of the footy or throw a netball between friends, but is<br />
also capable of hosting major sporting and cultural events<br />
that can have a positive flow-on effect to the local economy.<br />
“Many people would have driven past and seen the works<br />
underway, so I encourage people to make the time to see for<br />
themselves this fantastic community asset.”<br />
The City has invested $4.25M in this project, while the State<br />
Government contributed $1.45M. The Eaglehawk community<br />
has also made significant donations.<br />
Over the next two financial years the City will invest<br />
approximately $2M in the construction of a new social<br />
pavilion, which will be home to junior and senior AFL, cricket<br />
and netball clubs.<br />
Subject to funding, there are also plans to build a band stand<br />
to face the events oval and install a regional play space.<br />
Below: Residents enjoy activities at the official opening of<br />
the Canterbury Park precinct.<br />
What the<br />
clubs say...<br />
“The facilities are fantastic and will help bring a<br />
club mentality. We’ve had netballers for 25 years<br />
and they’ve never had their own showers. Now,<br />
they’ll be able to stay around and come to the<br />
club rooms rather than go home.”<br />
Andrew Reid, Vice President Eaglehawk Football<br />
Netball Club<br />
“This is absolutely fantastic, state-of-the-art. We’ve<br />
been provided with facilities for the next 50 years.”<br />
Ashley Piercy, President Eaglehawk Cricket Club<br />
“Prior to the redevelopment we had a tin shed for<br />
shelter. Now we have a lovely new building with<br />
all the facilities we need. The courts are beautiful,<br />
no more asphalt which is great. This is really<br />
positive for the club and will help attract new<br />
netballers too.”<br />
Genevieve McColl, netball player<br />
“It’s a fantastic surface to bowl on. From our point<br />
of view we’re just knocked over by it. Other clubs<br />
who play here love the view. I have not heard one<br />
bad comment.”<br />
Stephen Piercy, Treasurer Eaglehawk Bowls Club<br />
“It’s perfect for our Sunday Family Day and Gala<br />
Fair because of all the open space for our stalls,<br />
generally just being able to spread out. It’s just<br />
fantastic. Where else in Bendigo do you get a<br />
situation like this? You’ve got the lake, you’ve got<br />
all this area. It’s absolutely beautiful.”<br />
David Richards, President Dahlia and Arts Festival<br />
Car parking and landscaping: storm<br />
water runoff will help to irrigate the<br />
landscaped area.<br />
Synthetic bowling green: includes<br />
lighting for night time competition<br />
and spectator canopy. Suitable for<br />
use all year round.<br />
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the-art sports facilities<br />
Events oval: suitable for hosting<br />
events such as the Dahlia and Arts<br />
Festival, community markets, outdoor<br />
concerts and sporting events, such as<br />
triathlon transition area.<br />
Two blue acrylic netball/tennis<br />
courts with lighting: competitionstandard<br />
courts with terraced<br />
spectator viewing and multi-use<br />
pavilion with change rooms, public<br />
toilets, meeting room and storage.<br />
Canterbury Park Grandstand<br />
refurbishment: heritage restoration<br />
of the grandstand including<br />
refurbished upper seating area,<br />
improved drainage, updated change<br />
rooms, first aid room, kitchen and<br />
social room.<br />
Site of the proposed new social pavilion.<br />
Five multi-use cricket nets:<br />
re-tractable cricket nets to allow for<br />
batting, bowling and fielding practice.<br />
Can also be used for soccer training,<br />
football drills or other activities.<br />
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Cr Peter Cox and reference group<br />
member Aylene Kirkwood enjoy<br />
the newly landscaped area at the<br />
Courthouse.<br />
Revitalising Eaglehawk’s Town Hall precinct is a<br />
team effort<br />
City officers have been working with the<br />
Eaglehawk community to revitalise and<br />
protect the historic Eaglehawk Town Hall<br />
precinct.<br />
The last edition of <strong>GB</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> reported on<br />
restoration works at the Eaglehawk Town<br />
Hall, including removing and replacing the<br />
roof of the landmark clock tower and its<br />
flagpole.<br />
“Recent works have seen the<br />
laying of new turf, installation of<br />
bluestone and concrete pavers<br />
and new signage, plantings and<br />
bench seating”<br />
Coinciding with this has been major<br />
drainage and landscaping works in the<br />
surrounding precinct – which includes<br />
the Eaglehawk Court House, Eaglehawk<br />
Mechanics Institute and old log lock-up –<br />
costing around $190,000.<br />
“The City has been working in partnership<br />
with the Community Reference Group to<br />
invigorate and protect this important historic<br />
precinct,” the City’s Building and Property<br />
Manager, Andy Walker, said.<br />
“Recent works have seen the laying or new<br />
turf, installation of bluestone and concrete<br />
pavers and new signage, plantings and<br />
bench seating,” Andy said.<br />
“The project has also involved drainage<br />
improvement works, including forming a<br />
grassed mound to the side of the Eaglehawk<br />
Court House to divert water into a<br />
stormwater pit during significant rain events.<br />
“The City worked with the reference group<br />
to determine what the priorities should be.<br />
Weather-proofing of the heritage buildings,<br />
starting with the drainage in the surrounding<br />
area was determined to be the number one<br />
issue needing to be addressed. This led to<br />
the preliminary landscaping works.”<br />
The reference group includes representatives<br />
from Star Cinema, the Dahlia and Arts<br />
Festival, Eaglehawk Mechanics Institute,<br />
Eaglehawk Billiards Club, Eaglehawk Court<br />
House and Cr Peter Cox.<br />
Group member, Aylene Kirkwood,<br />
congratulated the City for the way it was<br />
undertaking the works in consultation with<br />
key stakeholders.<br />
“The improvements to the landscaping,<br />
improved lighting and beautification, and<br />
new drainage around the old Court House<br />
and Mechanics Institute, and Senior Citizens<br />
has made the entrance to Eaglehawk much<br />
more appealing,” Aylene said.<br />
“All the people of Eaglehawk can now benefit<br />
from these improvements and be proud of<br />
their heritage.”<br />
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Our local economy<br />
From bushmasters to baubles<br />
Life can sometimes throw up a challenge<br />
for local small businesses like Riches Auto<br />
Refinishing - painting camouflage on<br />
Bushmaster vehicles one day and then<br />
painting 200 baubles to decorate Bendigo’s<br />
community Christmas tree the next.<br />
City Business Broker Kendyl Hopley,<br />
with RAR owner Lein Riches, City Economic<br />
Development Manager Brian Gould and<br />
RAR Quality Manager Daniel Bluemore.<br />
Owner Lein Riches and his four staff at Riches<br />
Auto Refinishing (RAR) have been operating<br />
in Bendigo since June 2005. For the past<br />
eight years the company has specialised<br />
in painting approximately 75 of the Thales<br />
Bendigo produced Bushmaster vehicles each<br />
year, as well as repair work on a number of<br />
vehicles used at the Puckapunyal Army Base.<br />
City Economic Development Manager, Brian<br />
Gould, said RAR is one of six local firms<br />
to participate in a Quality Management<br />
Accreditation program funded by the State<br />
Government’s Manufacturing Productivity<br />
Networks and delivered by the City’s<br />
Economic Development Unit.<br />
“RAR recently received certification through<br />
the accreditation program which helps small<br />
business to better compete for government<br />
works and projects. One of those projects<br />
was a new paint job for the baubles that<br />
decorate Bendigo’s community Christmas<br />
tree,” Brian said.<br />
“It’s great to see that RAR were able to take<br />
on this project for the City because it was<br />
outside of their usual work and they’ve done<br />
a great job.”<br />
RAR Quality Manager Dan Bluemore said the<br />
most obvious benefit of participating in the<br />
accreditation program is the improvements<br />
the company has made to its processes.<br />
“Thales has given us feedback to say that<br />
the quality and consistency of the trucks we<br />
are painting is at a higher level than we’ve<br />
ever achieved. Not only has our quality and<br />
consistency improved, our rework rate has<br />
decreased as the additional processes we<br />
have developed provides a mechanism for<br />
correcting small errors before the initial<br />
painting is complete,” Dan said.<br />
“The City’s Christmas bauble project is very<br />
interesting for us as it is not a usual job.<br />
But we were very excited to play a role in<br />
painting the decorations for the Rosalind<br />
Park community christmas tree.<br />
“We encountered a few minor challenges<br />
such as the technique for rubbing spheres<br />
rather than flat surfaces and while we may<br />
have dropped a couple we can confirm that<br />
they bounce quite well,” he joked.<br />
Strategy guides development of shopping and office areas<br />
A new strategy has been adopted by<br />
Council to guide the future development<br />
of shopping and office areas.<br />
The Commercial Land and Activity Centre<br />
Strategy has been prepared to provide<br />
policy, planning and investment direction<br />
for Greater Bendigo’s urban and rural<br />
activity centres over the next 15 years.<br />
The strategy finds there will be demand<br />
for around 150,000sqm of commercial<br />
floorspace across central Bendigo by<br />
2031, with developments expected to<br />
range from three to five storeys.<br />
It endorses an activity centre hierarchy<br />
that recognises central Bendigo as the<br />
most important retail and commercial<br />
centre for northern and central Victoria,<br />
while also acknowledging the important<br />
roles played by other smaller centres in<br />
the municipality.<br />
The hierarchy is made up of the City<br />
Centre; Activity Centres, including<br />
Eaglehawk, Heathcote and Kangaroo<br />
Flat; Neighbourhood Activity Centres<br />
including California Gully, Golden Square<br />
and White Hills; Local Centres including<br />
Flora Hill, Kennington and Spring Gully;<br />
and Township/Rural Centres, including<br />
Axedale, Elmore and Marong.<br />
“The hierarchy is extremely important<br />
from a planning perspective as it defines<br />
the role and function of each level of<br />
activity centre and it identifies the range<br />
of activities that need to be provided,” the<br />
strategy states.<br />
“It is important as it helps to encourage<br />
healthy competition between the centres,<br />
while also protecting the enormous<br />
amount of existing investment that<br />
has been made on each and every<br />
commercial property.<br />
“Undermining the hierarchy by allowing<br />
‘out-of-centre’ developments could have<br />
serious implications for the investment<br />
already made in existing centres, together<br />
with implications for ongoing business<br />
viability, jobs and future investment.”<br />
With significant population growth<br />
forecast, the strategy also encourages the<br />
future expansion of existing supermarkets<br />
and the construction of new ones in<br />
central Bendigo, in activity centres and in<br />
township/rural centres.<br />
Small scale supermarkets are encouraged<br />
in Neighbourhood Activity Centres where<br />
there is a sufficient customer base to<br />
support them. New supermarkets will not<br />
be supported outside of designated areas,<br />
including in industrial areas.<br />
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What’s in the works?<br />
As part of Council’s commitment to deliver improved infrastructure, a range of works are currently underway or have recently been completed.<br />
Stormwater drainage construction works recently undertaken along Tannery Lane and<br />
Guys Hill Road will allow for the residential development of the land east of Guys Hill Road.<br />
The cost is approximately $500,000.<br />
A new footpath in Myrtle Road between Howard Street and McConnachie Court, Ascot is<br />
now complete. The cost of the project was $70,000.<br />
Other works underway or completed:<br />
• Olympic Parade, Kangaroo Flat – Concrete Footpath<br />
• Wellington Street, Strathfieldsaye – Asphalt Footpath<br />
• Darling Street/Turnbull Street, Eaglehawk – Drainage Upgrade<br />
• Broad Parade, Spring Gully – Major Drainage Upgrade<br />
• Heinz Street, East Bendigo – Realignment around proposed runway<br />
• Honeysuckle/Pitt Street, Bendigo – Drainage Upgrade<br />
• Installation of Park Furniture at selected locations<br />
• Bendigo Botanic Gardens – Arch of Triumph Restoration<br />
• Proactive Tree Maintenance Program<br />
• Barrack Reserve, Heathcote – Installation of upgraded electrical<br />
infrastructure<br />
$190,000 drainage works to alleviate flooding were recently completed in Osborne Street,<br />
Flora Hill.<br />
A list of current works is available at<br />
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Footpath construction is underway in Mitchell Street between Wills and McLaren Streets.<br />
Works will cease during <strong>December</strong> and January and will be completed in early May, 2016<br />
and are estimated to cost $570,000.<br />
Stage four of the East Bendigo Road Link is underway which includes road works from<br />
Rowena Street to Rohs Road. Works are expected to be completed in early 2016. The cost<br />
for all four phases is approximately $2.7M.<br />
City prepares to start work on new bus commuter hub<br />
Work is expected to commence on the<br />
construction of the much-anticipated<br />
undercover bus commuter hub featuring<br />
real-time timetabling at the Mitchell Street<br />
end of the Hargreaves Mall in February, 2016.<br />
The new commuter hub is a key component<br />
of Bendigo’s public transport system and<br />
will provide around 80 square metres of<br />
undercover space with seating for 45 people<br />
and standing room for a further 60.<br />
The project is the result of extensive<br />
community consultation since April 2013<br />
involving students from all major secondary<br />
schools, senior citizens and traders in the<br />
Hargreaves Mall and Mitchell Street.<br />
The discussions the City had with students<br />
were particularly productive and identified<br />
some problems that the City was been<br />
able to solve in the design of the hub. For<br />
example one student raised an issue around<br />
school bag storage and the City was able<br />
to make changes to the seat design to<br />
accommodate this suggestion.<br />
The project also includes the removal and<br />
relocation of the ‘obelisk’ which is currently<br />
located at the Mitchell Street end of the Mall.<br />
Materials from the obelisk structure will be<br />
salvaged and reused elsewhere at a later<br />
date.<br />
A tender for the construction of the new hub<br />
structure, which will be pre-fabricated off<br />
site, has been advertised with on-site works<br />
scheduled to begin in February 2016.<br />
The two steel-framed structures will feature<br />
large glass oval-shaped roofs and will<br />
include screens to display the real-time<br />
timetabling information.<br />
This is an exciting move as Bendigo will be<br />
the first regional Victorian city to utilise this<br />
technology.<br />
The new hub will allow commuters to wait<br />
for their bus in comfort rather than having<br />
to stand out on the street and the real-time<br />
bus timetabling means users can keep track<br />
of where their bus is and the exact time that<br />
it will arrive so they can make their way to<br />
appropriate bus stop located a few metres<br />
away.<br />
Public Transport Victoria has worked hard to<br />
develop this new and innovative real-time<br />
time tabling technology, which is set to<br />
revolutionise bus travel in Bendigo.<br />
Concept image: Bus commuter hub.<br />
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Our Environment<br />
Energy upgrades<br />
add up to big savings<br />
The savings continue to<br />
mount following the City’s<br />
Energy Efficiency Upgrades<br />
at seven of its highest energy<br />
consuming sites.<br />
The upgrades were undertaken in an effort<br />
to reduce energy use and save money by<br />
lowering the operating costs of each building<br />
and the work was undertaken with a $380,000<br />
grant from the Australian Government’s<br />
Community Energy Efficiency Program which<br />
was matched by the City.<br />
In this edition we look at the savings being<br />
made at the City’s Adam Street Depot, Bendigo<br />
Livestock Exchange and Bendigo Aquatic<br />
Centre.<br />
Energy savings for Aquatic Centre<br />
While the Bendigo Aquatic Centre’s<br />
budget has benefited from changing its<br />
light sources to more energy-efficient<br />
options, the biggest drains on the<br />
centre’s power use comes from the<br />
pumping and heating of pool water<br />
which account for 20 per cent and 73 per<br />
cent respectively.<br />
Energy Efficiency Upgrades at the centre<br />
are addressing both of these areas in an<br />
effort to cut overall power usage by a<br />
massive 18 per cent.<br />
Already simply changing the exit lights to<br />
LEDs is saving $1,045 on the power bills.<br />
The pool’s pumps have also been fitted<br />
with new variable speed drivers, which<br />
mean when the pool is not being used<br />
the pump will slow down and save<br />
energy. This change has seen $2,850 cut<br />
from the annual energy costs.<br />
As part of the upgrades two new,<br />
improved heat saving blankets have<br />
been installed at the pool, however<br />
management will have to wait a little<br />
longer for the actual results of this<br />
upgrade.<br />
Recent pool maintenance interrupted<br />
the centre’s usual energy use, so the<br />
City has opted to wait until normal use<br />
returns to measure the true savings of<br />
the pool blankets.<br />
Pool blankets stop water evaporating<br />
overnight. This means less fresh water<br />
is needed to top up pool levels the next<br />
day and less natural gas is burnt to heat<br />
the water.<br />
City Active Communities Team Leader,<br />
Amy Johnston, said the blankets also<br />
ensure the pool is protected overnight<br />
from environmental factors like ducks.<br />
“This means other energy-using devices<br />
like filters, pumps and vacuums are<br />
not required to the same extent as they<br />
were,” Amy said.<br />
Research shows pool covers can save on<br />
average 25 per cent of energy use, and<br />
that’s higher in hot and dry climates like<br />
Bendigo, so the City expects to see even<br />
more energy savings once the test results<br />
can be confirmed.<br />
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Depot savings higher<br />
than expected<br />
Lighting improvements at<br />
Livestock Exchange<br />
As with any home owner looking to cut<br />
energy use, the City knew it was important<br />
to look to the work shed.<br />
The Adam Street Depot is open seven<br />
days a week and is home to the City’s<br />
Waste Services, Works and Parks & Natural<br />
Reserves units and lighting accounts for a<br />
massive 42 per cent of the Depot’s overall<br />
power use.<br />
While the Energy Efficiency Upgrades at the<br />
Depot were expected to reduce power usage<br />
by 13 per cent, test results have shown that<br />
16.5 per cent has been cut from the annual<br />
consumption saving the City over $5,700<br />
each year.<br />
Maintenance Coordinator, Peter Warhurst,<br />
said he was surprised with the savings.<br />
“Over 50 sensor lights were placed in<br />
meeting rooms, small offices that aren’t<br />
utilised all day, the lunch room and the<br />
workshop office,” Peter said.<br />
The project also saw excess lights removed.<br />
There may not be too many Bendigo sheds<br />
being used by 140 staff each week like the<br />
Depot is, however Peter said the upgrades<br />
here show it’s well worth making energy use<br />
changes to outbuildings, as well as homes<br />
and businesses.<br />
“I do believe it is a good<br />
example of how much<br />
energy can be saved, as<br />
well as the monetary<br />
savings,” Peter said.<br />
Between its weekly sheep and cattle sales<br />
and monthly pig and poultry sales, the<br />
Bendigo Livestock Exchange turns over<br />
$160M of business annually.<br />
While most only see the action of sales days,<br />
this facility sees activity most evenings. The<br />
truck wash is open 24/7 and on evenings<br />
before sales days, agents are busy unloading<br />
and penning animals.<br />
So while lighting accounts for 39 per cent of<br />
the power usage, it’s vital to the running of<br />
the exchange.<br />
But that didn’t mean major savings<br />
couldn’t be found. The Energy<br />
Efficiency Upgrades made to<br />
the exchange’s lighting was<br />
expected to cut usage by four<br />
per cent, when in fact it’s almost doubled that<br />
creating annual savings of over $1,700.<br />
By installing over 50 sensor-enabled LED and<br />
fluorescent lights in the agents’ offices and<br />
removing excess lights, energy consumption<br />
has dropped by 7.2 per cent.<br />
“Every saving is a saving for the long term,”<br />
Exchange Manager, Kerrie Crowley, said.<br />
“We’re going to get more and more benefit<br />
from this as the cost of electricity continues<br />
to rise.”<br />
Kerrie said a welcome effect of the upgrades<br />
has been an improvement in the quality<br />
of the street lights, which have also been<br />
changed to LEDs.<br />
“The LEDs provide a clearer, brighter light<br />
than the old yellow lights,” she said.<br />
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TRIAL UPDATE<br />
The City is very pleased<br />
with the way residents<br />
participating in a trial<br />
of the new fortnightly<br />
organics waste collection<br />
have responded.<br />
Some 2,800 households in parts<br />
of Kennington, Strathdale, East<br />
Bendigo, White Hills and North Bendigo are<br />
taking part in the trial, which commenced in<br />
September this year.<br />
“Outcomes of the trial so far are<br />
better than we expected with over<br />
70 per cent of participants putting<br />
out their new organics bin each<br />
fortnight”<br />
City Organics Project Officer, Bridgette<br />
McDougall, said the City is closely<br />
monitoring the trial and the contents of the<br />
organics bins when they are collected.<br />
“We are really pleased by the way trial<br />
participants have embraced the new service<br />
overall,” Bridgette said.<br />
“Outcomes of the trial so far are better<br />
than we expected with over 70 per cent of<br />
participants putting out their new organics<br />
bin each fortnight.<br />
“While there is about 1.5 per cent of<br />
contamination happening from people<br />
placing nappies, clothing, textiles, food in<br />
packaging and plastic bags and bottles<br />
in their organics bin it is still encouraging<br />
compared to other Councils that have<br />
commenced an organic service.<br />
“Trial participants have definitely taken<br />
advantage of their new organics bin to<br />
dispose of their spring garden waste.<br />
“It’s good to see that most trial households<br />
are aware of what they can and can’t put<br />
in the organics bin. But best of all we have<br />
already stopped tonnes of recyclable organic<br />
material from going into landfill.”<br />
Bridgette said feedback from residents about<br />
their experience with the new organic bin is<br />
important for the city.<br />
“We are recording all resident concerns and<br />
comments both positive and negative and<br />
these will be taken on board before the new<br />
Organics Service is introduced to the wider<br />
community in 2016,” she said.<br />
“There has been some great suggestions<br />
received to date and we expect more will be<br />
made through the surveys, which have been<br />
sent out to participants.<br />
“The trial participants are playing an<br />
important role and their feedback will help<br />
shape the final service.”<br />
Trial participant Sue Prentice from<br />
Strathdale said she loves the organics<br />
concept.<br />
“We find that the green caddy liners last<br />
several days before they need changing and<br />
there’s no odour, which is great. Presently we<br />
use the system for food that we don’t give<br />
the chooks like citrus peel, avocado seeds,<br />
onion skins, cheese and meat so there’s still<br />
a need for this service to dispose of food<br />
scraps even if you have chooks,” Sue said.<br />
“Regarding garden waste, we use the<br />
system for weeds and diseased vegetation<br />
such as black spot on roses, the stuff we<br />
don’t compost.”<br />
Over 142 tonnes of organic waste was<br />
collected from the trial households between<br />
September to the end of October. This waste,<br />
which would normally have gone straight to<br />
landfill, has now been recycled into compost<br />
for re-use.<br />
Pictured above: City Organics Project Officer,<br />
Bridgette McDougall inspects an organics<br />
collection for contamination.<br />
Lighting the Regions<br />
The City is celebrating the successful completion of one<br />
of the largest street lighting infrastructure partnership<br />
projects of its type ever undertaken in Australia. The City<br />
was the lead for the Lighting the Regions project that saw<br />
16 local government bodies come together to change<br />
more than 22,000 old mercury street lights over to new<br />
energy efficient LED lights.<br />
This impressive project takes in an area that is almost half<br />
of Victoria in size and commenced in October 2014 with<br />
the first light changeover in Hepburn Springs. Just one<br />
year later, the project is now complete with the last light<br />
change over in the West Wimmera township of Kaniva.<br />
Bendigo based Project Manager, Andrea Joyce, said:<br />
“The project has been a fantastic example of how local<br />
governments can come together to deliver fantastic<br />
outcomes for both council and the community. The new LED<br />
lights last five times as long as the old mercury lights and use<br />
less than a quarter of the power to operate. This will result in<br />
significant savings and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.”<br />
City CEO, Craig Niemann, concurred: “The opportunity<br />
for the City to deliver this project on behalf of the local<br />
government partners has been unique and has delivered<br />
great outcomes for Bendigo. Not only will the new lighting<br />
save the City an estimated $20M in costs, but in the past 12<br />
months the Eaglehawk Recycle Centre was also involved in<br />
sorting and recycling more than half of the old lights from<br />
the project area.”<br />
In October, Bendigo hosted the Lighting the Regions<br />
Regional Energy Efficiency Forum with attendees from<br />
local government across north and western Victoria<br />
coming together to discuss opportunities for collaboration<br />
on future sustainability and energy efficiency projects.<br />
The Forum covered sustainable buildings, transport,<br />
benchmarking, funding and financing and a panel of<br />
industry experts discussed a range of local government<br />
sustainability projects and initiatives.<br />
The Lighting the Regions Project Partnership Group is now<br />
keen to continue the successful collaboration between the<br />
local government partners and work toward identifying<br />
new energy efficiency projects into the future. Lighting the<br />
Regions is only the beginning.<br />
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A big picture plan for Bendigo’s public spaces<br />
The City has embarked on the development<br />
of a big picture plan for Bendigo’s public<br />
spaces.<br />
The Greater Bendigo Public Space Plan is<br />
looking at how the parks, creek corridors,<br />
sports grounds, public land and key streets<br />
of the city can contribute to the liveability<br />
of Bendigo and to the good health and<br />
wellbeing of our community.<br />
Almost one quarter of the city’s 3,000 square<br />
kilometres are made up of parks, gardens,<br />
sports fields, creek corridors and gullies and<br />
regional and national parks. This means we<br />
have about 7,000 square metres of public<br />
space per resident.<br />
This abundance of space strongly influences<br />
the character of the city by creating a<br />
landscape of vegetation and openness. So<br />
we have a strong foundation, but there are<br />
some important challenges associated with<br />
the future planning of our public spaces.<br />
These include:<br />
• Responding to Greater Bendigo’s<br />
significant population growth and to some<br />
of its emerging community health and<br />
wellbeing challenges, including obesity<br />
• Some parts of the city are better off than<br />
others when it comes to quality, diversity<br />
and accessibility of public spaces. More<br />
balance is required and more emphasis<br />
is needed on supporting unstructured<br />
activities, such as walking and cycling<br />
• All public spaces are not equal. They<br />
have different purposes and needs and<br />
some require more attention than others<br />
when it comes to spending and resource<br />
allocation. A system is needed to help<br />
with the appropriate allocation of limited<br />
resources to create, improve and maintain<br />
public space<br />
The Public Space Plan represents an<br />
important opportunity to look at these<br />
issues and to integrate our public space<br />
planning with existing strategies.<br />
The City recently completed the Residential<br />
Development Strategy and the Connecting<br />
Greater Bendigo: Integrated Transport and<br />
Land Use Strategy.<br />
The Public Space Plan is the third step. As an<br />
example of the integration that can happen,<br />
many of the creeks around Bendigo are or<br />
could be better set up to support walking<br />
and cycling as a transport option around<br />
the city.<br />
The City will work with State Government<br />
departments and the local community to<br />
develop the plan.<br />
For more information about the plan and<br />
how you can contribute to it visit<br />
www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/publicspaceplan<br />
Right: One Tree Hill.<br />
Below: Bendigo Botanic Gardens.<br />
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Playing in Greater Bendigo<br />
City flicks switch on<br />
new floodlighting at<br />
North Bendigo<br />
New floodlighting has been unveiled at the<br />
North Bendigo Recreation Reserve.<br />
The original lighting was old and noncompliant<br />
but the project allowed for the<br />
installation of a 14-pole lighting system that<br />
has improved training-standard lighting to<br />
the AFL oval, two netball courts and two<br />
soccer pitches at the reserve.<br />
“The new lighting system saves<br />
clubs needing to hire adequately<br />
lit facilities and means training<br />
can continue outside of daylight<br />
savings hours”<br />
Manager Active and Healthy Communities,<br />
Pat Jess, said the major upgrade has<br />
given user groups and the wider<br />
community valuable<br />
infrastructure.<br />
“The reserve provides a<br />
home ground facility to<br />
400 players and is in<br />
use all year round. The<br />
new lighting system<br />
saves clubs needing<br />
to hire adequately lit<br />
facilities and means<br />
training can continue outside of daylight<br />
savings hours. It also means the clubs are<br />
more attractive to future members, due to<br />
having improved facilities,” Pat said.<br />
“Overall, the general amenity of the area<br />
is better and safer. The 2014 Active Living<br />
Census found that North Bendigo-California<br />
Gully residents exercise and use sports<br />
grounds at lower rates than other Greater<br />
Bendigo residents, with safety concerns<br />
reported as a barrier to participation in<br />
physical activity, so the installation of this<br />
lighting is a way the City is addressing these<br />
concerns.<br />
“The City is grateful to funding partners<br />
the State Government, North Bendigo<br />
Football Club and Golden City Football Club.<br />
By working together we have been able<br />
to achieve a great outcome for the local<br />
community.”<br />
Right: Cr Peter Cox, City CEO<br />
Craig Niemann, Minister for<br />
Sport John Eren, Maree<br />
Edwards MP and Cr James<br />
Williams with Golden City<br />
Soccer Club players.<br />
• Quality gifts created in the Bendigo region<br />
• Perfect for someone special this Christmas<br />
• Complimentary gift wrapping<br />
• Open every day 9am-5pm, except Christmas day<br />
Bendigo Visitor Centre 51–67 Pall Mall, Bendigo, VIC 3550<br />
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arrangements<br />
The Mayor, Councillors, CEO, Directors and staff wish everybody a very happy and enjoyable holiday season and a safe and prosperous 2016.<br />
Over the Christmas holiday period,<br />
the City will continue to provide<br />
residents with access to services.<br />
The City’s main offices in Lyttleton<br />
Terrace, Hopetoun Street, Mundy<br />
Street and Heathcote will close<br />
at 3pm on Thursday <strong>December</strong><br />
24, <strong>2015</strong> and will re-open Monday<br />
January 4, 2016.<br />
The City has a 24 hour responsive<br />
telephone service. For emergency<br />
services at all hours please<br />
phone 5434 6000.<br />
Garbage and<br />
Recycling<br />
Collections<br />
Garbage Collections<br />
Residential garbage<br />
collections scheduled for<br />
Christmas Day (Friday<br />
<strong>December</strong> 25) will be<br />
collected on Saturday<br />
<strong>December</strong> 26. All other days<br />
remain unaffected. Please put your bins<br />
kerbside before 6am as per your normal<br />
collection day.<br />
Recycling Collections<br />
Residential recycling collections scheduled<br />
for Christmas Day (Friday <strong>December</strong> 25) will<br />
be collected on Saturday <strong>December</strong> 26. All<br />
other days remain unaffected.<br />
Eaglehawk Landfill<br />
Closed Christmas day only. Open all other<br />
days from 8am to 4.30pm.<br />
Heathcote Landfill<br />
Closed Christmas day only. Open all other<br />
scheduled days from 8am to 5pm.<br />
Goornong Transfer Station<br />
Closed Christmas Day only. Open all other<br />
scheduled days from 8am to 5pm.<br />
Strathfieldsaye Transfer Station<br />
Closed Christmas day only. Open all other<br />
scheduled days from 8am to 5pm.<br />
Bendigo Livestock Exchange<br />
Closed from 11am Friday <strong>December</strong> 18 and<br />
re-opening 7.30am Monday January 4, 2016.<br />
The truck wash facility will be closed from<br />
11am <strong>December</strong> 18, re-opening 7.30am<br />
January 4, 2016 (site will be padlocked shut).<br />
Community Services<br />
Home Care Services<br />
City offices will be closed from 3pm<br />
Thursday <strong>December</strong> 24 and will re-open<br />
8.30am Monday January 4, 2016.<br />
During this period limited Home Care<br />
Services will be provided as pre-arranged<br />
including Personal Care, Respite Care,<br />
Planned Activity Group and Food Services.<br />
Respite Care will not be provided on public<br />
holidays.<br />
Domestic Assistance (Home Care) and<br />
Property Maintenance will not be provided<br />
from 3pm Thursday <strong>December</strong> 24, <strong>2015</strong><br />
until Monday January 4, 2016.<br />
Food Services meals will be<br />
delivered prior to the holidays<br />
for clients as requested.<br />
Food Services will be closed<br />
from Friday <strong>December</strong> 25<br />
and recommence on Monday<br />
<strong>December</strong> 28, <strong>2015</strong>. Food<br />
Services will be closed<br />
Friday January 1, 2016.<br />
Food Services will operate<br />
as normal on all other<br />
weekdays (excluding public holidays). If<br />
arranged prior meal assistance can be<br />
provided on Christmas Day.<br />
If you do not require any services or wish<br />
to make changes to your services for the<br />
Christmas period please notify our office on<br />
4408 6560.<br />
If you have an urgent matter while the office<br />
is closed during the Christmas and New<br />
Year period, please contact our after-hours<br />
service on 5434 6000.<br />
Maternal and Child Health<br />
All Maternal and Child Health Services will<br />
close at 3pm on Thursday <strong>December</strong> 24,<br />
<strong>2015</strong> and will re-open the week commencing<br />
Monday January 4, 2016. During this period<br />
the 24 hour Maternal and Child Health Line<br />
is available on 13 22 29.<br />
• Annie Galvin<br />
Corner Mitchell and Gladstone Streets,<br />
Bendigo<br />
• Bendigo “The Mews”<br />
Sidney Myer Place, Bendigo<br />
• Eaglehawk<br />
Bendigo Community Health,<br />
Seymoure Street,<br />
Eaglehawk<br />
• Elmore<br />
Jeffery Street,<br />
Elmore<br />
• Epsom<br />
Strickland Street, Epsom<br />
• Heathcote<br />
39 Hospital Street, Heathcote<br />
• Helen Jessen Children’s Centre<br />
145 Crook Street, Strathdale<br />
• Kangaroo Flat<br />
13 Helm St, Kangaroo Flat<br />
• Lightning Reef<br />
74 Holmes Road, Bendigo<br />
• Maiden Gully<br />
13 Helm St, Kangaroo Flat<br />
• Marong<br />
Leslie Street, Marong<br />
• Spring Gully<br />
117 Spring Gully Road, Spring Gully<br />
• Strathfieldsaye<br />
Club Court, Strathfieldsaye<br />
Childcare Centres<br />
• Bendigo Early Learning Centre<br />
Park Road, Bendigo<br />
Closes 6pm on Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 23,<br />
<strong>2015</strong>.<br />
• Annie Galvin Early Learning Centre<br />
Gladstone Street, Bendigo<br />
Closes 6pm on Wednesday <strong>December</strong><br />
23, <strong>2015</strong> and re-opens 7am Wednesday<br />
January 6, 2016<br />
• Bendigo Occasional Care Centre<br />
Gladstone Street Bendigo<br />
Closes 5.30pm Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 23,<br />
<strong>2015</strong>. Occasional care is transitioning into<br />
Long Day Care from 2016.<br />
• Helen Jessen Early Learning Centre<br />
145 Crook Street, Strathdale<br />
Closes 6pm on Wednesday <strong>December</strong><br />
23, <strong>2015</strong> and re-opens 7am Wednesday<br />
January 6, 2016.<br />
Multi Storey Car Parks in Edward<br />
Street and Hargreaves Street<br />
The Multi Storey Car Parks in Hargreaves<br />
and Edward Streets will be open in line with<br />
extended retail shopping hours:<br />
Date<br />
Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 9<br />
Thursday <strong>December</strong> 10<br />
Friday <strong>December</strong> 11<br />
Saturday <strong>December</strong> 12<br />
Sunday <strong>December</strong> 13<br />
Monday <strong>December</strong> 14<br />
Hours<br />
7am - 7.30pm<br />
7am - 7.30pm<br />
7am - 9.30pm<br />
7am - 6pm<br />
7am - 6.30pm<br />
7am - 7.30pm<br />
Tuesday <strong>December</strong> 15<br />
Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 16<br />
Thursday <strong>December</strong> 17<br />
Friday <strong>December</strong> 18<br />
Saturday <strong>December</strong> 19<br />
Sunday <strong>December</strong> 20<br />
Monday <strong>December</strong> 21<br />
Tuesday <strong>December</strong> 22<br />
Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 23<br />
Thursday <strong>December</strong> 24<br />
Friday <strong>December</strong> 25<br />
Saturday <strong>December</strong> 26<br />
Sunday <strong>December</strong> 27<br />
Friday January 1<br />
Bendigo Art Gallery<br />
7am - 7.30pm<br />
7am - 7.30pm<br />
7am - 9.30pm<br />
7am - 9.30pm<br />
7am - 6.30pm<br />
7am - 6.30pm<br />
7am - 9.30pm<br />
7am - 9.30pm<br />
7am - 9.30pm<br />
7am - 7.30pm<br />
CLOSED<br />
7am - 9.30pm<br />
7am - 6.30pm<br />
CLOSED<br />
Bendigo Art Gallery will be open to the<br />
public from 10am to 5pm every day except<br />
Christmas Day.<br />
The Capital<br />
The Capital will close at 3pm on Thursday<br />
<strong>December</strong> 24, <strong>2015</strong> and reopen at 9.15am<br />
Tuesday January 5, 2016.<br />
Visitor Information Centres<br />
• Bendigo<br />
Open 7 Days, 9am – 5pm<br />
Closed Christmas Day<br />
• Heathcote<br />
Open 7 Days, 9am – 5pm<br />
Closed Christmas Day<br />
New Year’s Eve Fireworks<br />
Fireworks will take place at approximately<br />
9.15pm and 12 midnight on New Year’s<br />
Eve Thursday <strong>December</strong> 31, <strong>2015</strong> from the<br />
tower in Rosalind Park. For safety purposes,<br />
revellers are reminded that there is an<br />
85 metre exclusion zone surrounding the<br />
Rosalind Park Poppet Head.<br />
The City would like to advise that the QEO<br />
car park off View Street will be closed<br />
from 6am Thursday <strong>December</strong> 31 until<br />
approximately 9am Friday January 1, 2016<br />
for safety reasons associated with the New<br />
Year’s Eve fireworks display.<br />
It is strongly recommended that the<br />
appropriate measures be put in place by<br />
animal owners to ensure animals are safe.<br />
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Your Councillors<br />
What’s on<br />
<strong>December</strong><br />
Until<br />
<strong>December</strong> 20<br />
January<br />
The Last Post<br />
Soldiers Memorial Museum, Bendigo<br />
15-17 Darts Victoria Open Teams Championship<br />
All Seasons Hotel<br />
24 The City Slider Bendigo<br />
View Street<br />
26 Australia Day Celebrations<br />
Various locations<br />
29 PGA Bendigo Pro Am Golf<br />
Neangar Park Golf Club<br />
30-31 Little Athletics Victoria State Multi Championships<br />
LaTrobe University, Bendigo Athletics Complex, Spring Gully<br />
Mayor Cr Rod Fyffe<br />
T: 5443 7673<br />
M: 0419 874 015<br />
E: r.fyffe@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
Cr Barry Lyons<br />
T: 5434 6215<br />
M: 0429 292 084<br />
E: b.lyons@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
Cr Elise Chapman<br />
T: 5434 6193<br />
M: 0418 330 289<br />
E: e.chapman@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
February<br />
3-7 Jayco Herald Sun Tour<br />
Bendigo CBD<br />
13-14 Water Polo Victoria Country Clubs Competition<br />
Bendigo Aquatic Centre<br />
For more details visit www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/events<br />
Cr Peter Cox<br />
T: 5434 6189<br />
M: 0427 318 490<br />
E: p.cox@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
Contact us<br />
City welcomes new Director<br />
In October the City warmly<br />
welcomed Kerryn Ellis as the new<br />
Director of Organisation Support.<br />
Kerryn has a Bachelor of Arts,<br />
a Masters of Commerce and a<br />
Diploma of Public Policy and<br />
Management, and has 18 years<br />
of Local Government experience,<br />
most recently at Knox City Council.<br />
She is a passionate Local<br />
Government leader who<br />
understands the changing<br />
environment and external<br />
pressures currently facing the<br />
sector - such as rate capping and<br />
the Local Government Act review -<br />
and is committed to working with<br />
the organisation and residents to<br />
build a resilient Bendigo for the<br />
future.<br />
The City hopes Kerryn enjoys her<br />
new role and living in our wonderful<br />
community.<br />
Cr James Williams<br />
T: 5434 6208<br />
M: 0427 211 677<br />
E: j.williams@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
Cr Lisa Ruffell<br />
T: 5434 6206<br />
M: 0429 946 171<br />
E: l.ruffell@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
Cr Mark Weragoda<br />
T: 5434 6192<br />
M: 0400 363 586<br />
E: m.weragoda@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
City of Greater Bendigo<br />
195-229 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo<br />
Postal PO Box 733, Bendigo 3552<br />
Telephone 5434 6000<br />
Hearing or speech impaired?<br />
Call us via the National Relay Service on 133 677<br />
Fax 5434 6200<br />
Email requests@bendigo.vic.gov.au<br />
Website www.bendigo.vic.gov.au<br />
After Hours/Emergency Number<br />
5434 6000<br />
Operating Hours (Main Office)<br />
8.30am - 5pm, Monday to Friday<br />
Executive Management Team<br />
Craig Niemann<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Pauline Gordon<br />
Director, Community Wellbeing<br />
Stan Liacos<br />
Director, City Futures<br />
Darren Fuzzard<br />
Director, Presentation and Assets<br />
Kerryn Ellis<br />
Director, Organisation Support<br />
Prue Mansfield<br />
Director, Planning and Development<br />
Cr Helen Leach<br />
T: 5434 6190<br />
M: 0419 549 574<br />
E: h.leach@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
Cr Rod Campbell<br />
T: 5434 6203<br />
M: 0427 514 429<br />
E: r.campbell@bendigocouncillors.org.au<br />
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