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Colour run fun

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Colour run fun

ALL the colours of the rainbow were on show when Macedon Ranges Health held its fourth annual ‘Colour Fun Run and Walk’.

More than 650 participants and 100 volunteers took part in the event, getting splashed with colour for the happiest event in town. Macedon Range Health CEO, Don Tidbury, said the community has embraced the event and acknowledged their support and enthusiasm.

“For this to be our fourth year of the event and have such continued enthusiasm and support from the community is incredible. The Colour Run is Macedon Ranges Health’s flagship health promotion event, and it provides a great day out for the family while encouraging healthy, active lifestyles and social inclusion.”

All funds raised from the Colour Run directly support Macedon Ranges Health, an independent not-for-profit provider of primary care, NDIS, welfare, home care and residential aged care.

Macedon Ranges Health thanked their sponsors and volunteers for their support.
Major sponsors this year were the Bendigo Bank and Neal Street Medical Clinic.

Volunteer groups – who ensure the event remains incident free but still fun – included the Mens Shed, Live4Life Crew, Gisborne Scouts, Gisborne Thunder Swimming Club, Gisborne Church of Christ, Bendigo Bank, Rotary and the SES.

North Central Review – 24/10/2017

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Station transport

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Station transport

The buggy service commenced operations in September 2014 and since then has provided assistance to scores of travellers with limited mobility. The buggy operates five days a week (Monday to Friday) between 10am and 6.30pm, and assist customers with transfers from train to bus.

The service is handy for seniors, people with disability and mobility issues and other people who require assistance moving between the bus stop, the taxi rank and the platforms at Seymour Station. The service must be booked in advance to ensure someone meets the traveller at the train, bus or taxi platform. Buggy coordinator, Margaret Canny, said that the service is seeking active locals who want to become more involved with the local community.

“The buggy driver plays a very important role helping people who may not be confident moving about an active train station. We train volunteers to accompany regional travellers around the station helping them on and off the buggy and driving the buggy. At Seymour Station, we provide free buggy transport services and personal guidance services for people who have vision impairments,” Ms Canny added.

The service operates in partnership with V/Line.

Blues get their caps

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Blues get their caps

In December the side will travel to Auckland (NZ) for the annual Marist Championships. Coaches Alex Timms and Luke Hamilton and sports co-ordinator Rob Elliott are hopeful of a good summer ahead for the fairly young squad.

An interesting member is Ned Barry, a Kilmore local lad who is an impressive player. Ned’s grandfather Bryant Barry was one of ACK’s footy ‘greats’ and captain of the 1st XVIII way back in 1942. Not long deceased, he was a legend of the game across the Mallee region.

Other local boys in the squad are well-known in area cricket – Liam Monaghan, Oliver and Ben Bryant, Riley Mason, Declan Rex and Dylan Cook. Captain is Robinvale boy Lachlan Mitchell who is wicket keeper and a classy bat.

On a winner

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On a winner

SEYMOUR resident and former Kiwi jumps jockey, Cory Parish, had a life-changing day on Saturday when he piloted the David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig-trained Boom Time to win this year’s Group 1 $3.15M BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m).

Parish, 28, re-located to Seymour from New Zealand five-years-ago and has been riding around the bush for most of the time for Seymour trainers. In his post-race interviews, Parish thanked Shannon Hope and Melbourne Cup-winning jockey for their help and advice since his arrival. For Parish’s two minutes and 27 seconds in the saddle, he earnt $87,500 as his five per cent share.

Saying it with flowers

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Saying it with flowers

Kilmore Hospital CEO Sue Race, Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes, Member for Euroa and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Steph Ryan and Deputy Mayor Cr David Lowe were in attendance at the event to recognise the hard work of all involved.

Hosted in partnership with the Mitchell Shire Council during the 2017 Victorian Seniors Festival, Floraid provided the community with a visually stimulating event and celebrated seniors living within the shire. Led by the staff at the Kilmore and District Hospital, Floraid invited community groups to make a colourful and unique display of flower art – from non-perishable materials – representing one or more seasons of the year for the event.

On August 28, Floraid was officially opened by Member for McEwen Rob Mitchell at Caladenia Nursing Home. The displays were then rotated at Dianella Village Hostel in Kilmore and Karingal Nursing Home in Seymour, so residents and families could view the works and share in the experience. Council also showcased the displays across all three libraries in Broadford, Kilmore and Wallan. Together, the community groups created a spectacular display for all seniors living in the Mitchell Shire to enjoy, showcasing an active older community.

Walk this way

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Walk this way

Kilmore Primary School principal Kim Laffan led students, teachers and parents in a walk from Hudson Park to the primary school last Thursday, October 19. The walk to school morning promoted healthy ways to arrive at school rather than driving or catching a bus. The event was part of the Walk to School program which runs through the month of October.

Fire planning changes

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Fire planning changes

CHANGES to the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) mapping in local and other Victorian municipalities came into effect on October 3 with the aim of making new homes, communities and the environment safer and more resilient to bushfire.

The Mitchell Shire, Macedon Ranges and City of Whittlesea planning schemes have each seen changes introduced by the Victorian Government following the state-wide review.

The changes require that new developments within the BMO implement bushfire protection measures relating to defendable spaces, access points, siting and construction standards. The changes also apply to existing homes and other types of buildings to ensure that any modifications improve their resilience to bushfire attack.

As part of the review, land with the potential to be affected by bushfires that was not previously included within the BMO has now been included and a small number of properties have been removed.

More than 2000 extra properties in Mitchell Shire have been added to the BMO following the review.

Mitchell Shire Mayor, Cr Rhonda Sanderson said that the whole shire is bushfire prone and council already has the overlay in place for many properties in rural and urban areas.

“These changes, along with Fire Action Week, are timely reminders for people to get their properties in order, keep their properties fire ready and have a bushfire survival plan,” Cr Sanderson said.

Chipping away

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Chipping away

IT was a big weekend for wood chopping when three local residents participated in the Australian Stihl Timbersports Championships at Albert Park.

Held over three days, from October 6 to 8, local residents Brayden Meyer, Blake Meyer and Adele Deverel all vied to be crowned Australian champion. Broadford’s Brayden Meyer came second in the Australian Men’s Champion with 33 points, securing his spot on the Chopperoos. The placing sets him up to compete in the Australian team relay competition at the 2017 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Championship, in Lillehammer Norway next month.

Brayden’s day got to a flying start, setting a new Australian record in the first discipline of the day, the springboard. Leading the competition all day, Brayden looked set to reclaim the Australia champion title however an issue with his hotsaw saw him place second.

“I’m pretty happy with the way I went. I am a bit disappointed with the overall outcome after leading the whole day but my hotsaw didn’t start and I ended up losing by one point,” Brayden said.

“Norway’s my next big competition on the world stage. Australia are going in the favourites having won the three years in a row. Hopefully we can make it a fourth year in a row and take that crown once again.”

Brayden thanked Stihl Australia for all their support over the last six years, as well as sponsors Sovereign Lending, Sun Brewery and his family.

Get on board at KDH

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Get on board at KDH

THE Kilmore and District Hospital has a number of opportunities for members of the community to get on board. Vacancies for board of management positions exist.

The hospital is also seeking community members to sit on their community advisory committee which is a subcommittee reporting directly to the board.

The Kilmore and District Hospital provides comprehensive acute and aged care services to our rapidly increasing catchment population that extends to Broadford and Pyalong in the north, Wallan and Craigieburn in the south, Lancefield and Romsey to the west; and Whittlesea to the east.

Last year over 2,600 patients were treated, 247 babies born, 100 residents accommodated, more than 280 staff employed and operating expenditure amounts in excess of $20.5 million. This diverse service area provides an ideal opportunity for people from the district to put up their hands and offer their service as a member of the board or the community advisory committee.

Current board president, Associate Professor Peter Nottle, said that membership of the hospital board provided an excellent opportunity for a person to give back to the community.
“A good board possesses a wide variety of skills, be they legal, human resource management, risk management, information technology, accounting, health and social services and strategic planning. Knowledge of the health system is not the primary criterion – more importantly experience in a particular skill is,” Associate Professor Nottle said.
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