Calling all campers and music lovers

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October 24, 2023

Campers looking for a change to their classic trips will find their answer at Camp4Cancer’s weekend of live music, children’s activities and food, all while raising money for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation.

From November 17 to 19 at Darraweit Guim, Camp4Cancer host its camping event for campers of all types – from swags to motorhomes – to enjoy the weekend.

People who may not enjoy camping do not have to miss out on the event, with day passes available for those wanting to attend part of the weekend while supporting the cause.

The camp kitchen will serve homemade food such as bacon and egg breakfasts and roast beef roll dinners.

Camp4Cancer is a volunteer-run charity in its ninth year, raising money for cancer research, and has donated nearly $300,000 to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation, including $100,000 last year.

Camp4Cancer organiser Ben Roarty said children’s entertainment, like reptile shows and Blu Sky pony rides, would be available while parents could enjoy live music.

“The event is really catered at entertaining the kids while the parents are able to sit around and listen to some fantastic live music,” he said.

“We’ve got approximately 20 musicians and live bands playing over the two nights. It’s like an outdoor music festival and some of our artists have been on Australian Idol and recently The Voice.

“They’ve done really well on those shows, so we’ve got some really great artists.”

Mr Roarty started Camp4Cancer following the loss of his parents to cancer in 2011 and 2013.

“We started nine years ago in 2015 after both of my parents died in a short period of time through cancer, and I decided to give a little bit back to the community,” he said.

“I called some friends and family around and we created Camp4Cancer and it’s just grown every year.

“Bendigo Bank supports us and Darche is our major sponsor with numerous smaller sponsors, and naturally if any music runs around town, Benny Greggs is involved so he’s been great supplying the music and artists.”

The event will be at 38 Stennings Lane, Darraweit Guim from 12pm Friday, November 17 to 12pm on Sunday, November 19.

Ticket prices are $75 for one adult camper, $20 for one child camper and $30 for a non-camper adult pass, while children 12 and under are free.

Golf scholarships return at Kilmore

Max Davies

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October 24, 2023

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Kilmore Golf Club will again receive funding from the Australian Golf Foundation, AGF, to support a small group of young girls to take up or pursue playing golf.

Open to girls aged 10 to 16 years, the program aims to encourage girls to become more engaged in golf by playing with those of a similar age and encouraging youngsters who are totally new to the sport.

Kilmore Golf Club launched the program in 2022 with five juniors participating with another six taking part this year.

Many participants have demonstrated their interest and commitment to learn golf and have also expanded their experience by travelling to other clubs in the area including the Northern Golf Club and Hidden Valley, and entering their competitions.

Kilmore Golf Club president Bea Lay said the scholarships were a ‘terrific opportunity’.

“Not only will the girls receive 24 coaching sessions, but also a one-year junior club membership that carries playing rights to ensure girls can participate in club competitions and obtain a handicap,” she said.

“All we ask is that applicants display a desire and willingness to improve their golf skills, obtain a handicap, play in club competitions and engage in any extra-curricular activity that fosters friendships between scholarship holders”.

Coaching takes place throughout the year on Saturdays during school terms, while participants also receive a golf shirt and cap that indicate they are part of program.

Club members will also contribute by playing competitive rounds of golf with the scholarship holders, helping them to improve their skills.

The scholarship program is part of a national campaign to get more girls playing golf, with Kilmore Golf Club aiming for a total of six scholarships for 2024.

Applications close on December 7 for evaluation by 12pm on December 12.

For more information and to apply, contact Bea Lay 0437 712 973 or Helen Dennet 0407 542 949. Alternatively, people can email info@kilmoregolfclub.com.au.

Seymour Cup’s return a success

Max Davies

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October 24, 2023

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By Max Davies

The first Seymour Cup in four years went off without a hitch as more than 1800 people flocked to Seymour Racing Club at the weekend to enjoy a day of entertainment.

Despite looming rain, the track remained dry and allowed for close races with both local and visiting trainers and horses competing, while race-goers in the party marquee were entertained by a comedian and a DJ throughout the day.

Seymour Cup winners 1 — Connections of Junipal after winning the Bet 365 Seymour Cup at Seymour Racecourse on October 22. Photo: Brett Holburt/Racing Photos

Seymour Racing Club chief executive Chris Martin said it was good to get through the day and enjoy a hometown cup after many years.

“The feedback we’ve had overwhelmingly has been really positive from the corporate side of it and the sit-down luncheon areas,” he said.

“The crowd that was in there were all really positive and the track held up well and raced fairly, there were winners along the fence and winners coming out wide. All in all, it was good to get through the day.”

Taking out the Bet365 Seymour Cup was Junipal, ridden by John Allen, and trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace who also had horses place third and fourth in the race.

Locally-trained Vivanti won the first race of the day, trained by Lee and Shannon Hope and with daughter Tahlia in the saddle.

In race six it was another local winner, with Missed the Mark taking out the victory, trained by Steve Noble with his daughter the jockey.

John Allen 1 — John Allen after winning the Bet 365 Seymour Cup at Seymour Racecourse on October 22. Photo: Brett Holburt/Racing Photos

“It was pretty special in terms of having a couple of locally-trained horses win on the day,” Mr Martin said.

“That peps the crowd up a bit, so that was exciting.”

Seymour Racing Club will again host races on November 17 ahead of the upcoming Christmas Party Race Day on December 21, which has already seen strong interest and multiple bookings.

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Featured image: Junipal, ridden by John Allen, wins the Bet 365 Seymour Cup ahead of Chandon Burj and Ascension. (Photo: Brett Holburt, Racing Photos)

All Souls Day marked at Broadford cemetery

Grace Frost

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October 24, 2023

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All Souls Day marked at Broadford cemetery

Broadford Cemetery Trust will host its annual gathering to honour the dead on All Soul’s Day through a service at 5.30pm on November 2.

The short service will include the Trust reading the names of those who have been interred in the past year, and everyone present will be invited to light a candle for those they are remembering – this year or in times past.

Catholic priest Father Prakash Cutinha said a blessing of the graves by members of several Christian churches would conclude the ritual.

“This is our third year of our remembering ritual and attendance is growing each year,” he said.

“All are welcome, as its lovely way of remembering our dead here in Broadford or where ever they are.”

Trust chairman Paul Fleming said all were welcome regardless of their faith tradition or none.

“Reading the names out aloud is a very meaningful way to remember people we have loved and lost as we light a candle for each,” he said.

Light refreshments will follow the service.

“The blessing is a lovely opportunity for us to come together in our common grief especially as we lead up Christmas time,” Uniting Church minister Reverend Len Sherratt said.

Women’s conference inspires hope in Whittlesea

Grace Frost

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October 24, 2023

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Women’s conference inspires hope in Whittlesea

By Grace Frost

A vulnerable insight into the events of Black Saturday and an explanation of true, unconditional love were among the many highlights of this year’s Beyond your Now conference.

In its third year, the Beyond your Now conference is a one-day women’s event at Whittlesea Secondary College.

More than 120 women attended the event earlier this month for its ‘biggest and best’ instalment yet.

Familiar face to Whittlesea Christina Matthews founded the event as a safe environment for women to gather, form community and acquire the skills to move ‘Beyond their Now’.

Each year, Ms Matthews invites four to five women of faith to share their personal testimonies of triumphs amid hardships.

In a feat of vulnerability, this year’s speakers Diane Spicer, Bronwyn Wakelin, Jodie Saddington and Melinda Hatton each took to the stage to share their life stories on the theme ‘strengthened by the storms’.

Ms Spicer, author of ‘Unmasked’, encouraged attendees to embrace their true selves across their differing lifestyles, while Ms Saddington shared an insight into her life as a mother of a daughter with Down’s syndrome.

Ms Hatton shared her story of supporting children through mental health difficulties and loving unconditionally.

Ms Matthews and attendees dubbed Ms Wakelin’s story a conference standout.

Author of ‘Hold On To Hope’, Ms Wakelin shared her account of surviving the Black Saturday bushfires with her family.

Ms Wakelin had not realised she and her family were in danger at their Kinglake home until she looked out the window and spotted her neighbour’s house on fire.

“It had turned completely black. You think of nighttime and you think of darkness, but when you’re in a bushfire, that black is really black. You cannot see even your hand in front of you,” Ms Wakelin said.

“I looked out into the air, and it was on fire.

“My only prayer was ‘God, help’.”

Ms Wakelin, her husband and two boys spent 20 minutes in the car driving through the fire, stopping to pick up a man who was caught in the flames on the way.

“I really felt like the car was being catapulted over fallen trees,” she said.

“We’re in a car, with petrol in it, potentially a bomb, but I just really believe that God’s protection was upon us.

“It was like what I can only describe as the parting of the Red Sea – the flames parted, we go through, and then I felt to look to the left and there was a paddock that was clear.”

beyond your now again 1 edited — Founder of the Beyond your Now conference Christina Matthews, far right, with speakers Jodie Saddington, Melinda Hatton, Bronwyn Wakelin, Diane Spicer and event MC Ange Smith.

Charity organisations Down Syndrome Victoria, Hands at Work Africa, Prison Network and the Bobdan Foundation each received $380, raised through ticket sales.

Ms Matthews also made a blanket, which was auctioned for $300, to be donated to not-for-profit group Destiny Rescue.

She invited women to attend the event next year for support amid hardship and for the community.

“This would be an event to get to and actually realise that the struggles that we think we’re in on our own, there are other people in who are struggling in exactly those,” Ms Matthews said.

“If you come along next year, you will definitely – I have no doubt – be able to resonate with at least one speaker that will help you feel like you’re a part of a community.”

More information on the Beyond your Now conference can be found at .

Locals dominate at Kilmore trots

Max Davies

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October 24, 2023

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By Len Baker

Kilmore-based Alannah Logie, Bolinda’s Alexandra Hurley, Monegeetta’s David Miles and Kilmore duo Ben Yole and Robbie Walters all kept the home flag flying for the area at Kilmore’s 10-event night fixture on Thursday, with fast times the order of the night.

Handy six-year-old Dawn Ofa New Day-Electrical Storm gelding Daylight At Dawn trained by Logie was a surprise winner of the 1690-metre Jet Roofing Pace paying odds of $41.

Driven by Corey Bell, Daylight At Dawn was taken back at the start from outside the front line before taking inside runs when those in the running line were checked by a galloping Hit The Road Jack to lob one/one as polemarker Myzarmi led.

Easing three-wide approaching the home turn, Daylight At Dawn ran home stylishly to gain the day by a neck over a game death-seating Magic Mike, with Steel Screens third 1.6 metres away third. The mile rate 1-55.9.

The pair made it a double after five-year-old Western Terror-Sunday Rose gelding Northern Terror landed the 2180-metre Momentum Gaming Pace.

Given the run of the race from gate three trailing the pacemaker Ideal Investment which flew away from outside the front line, Northern Terror after easing outside the leader on the home turn did best to register a 4.6-metre margin over All Good along the sprint lane from midfield. Betterthanflyhigh was third a half head away. The mile rate 2-03.1.

Hurley’s Dreamcatcher-Melpark Miccole colt Lucid was a solid victor of the Broadstead Kilmore 3Y0 & Older Maiden Trotters Mobile over 2180 metres – much to the delight of Alex, and Adelaide-based sister Fran.

With Greg Sugars in the sulky, Luvid pushed through from gate two on the second line to face the breeze momentarily before crossing the leader That’s Your Opinion at the halfway mark.

Travelling beautifully, Luvid ran to the wire strongly to record a 9.5-metre margin in advance of Mista Walker and Avant Guard, which raced exposed from the bell finishing 1.5 metres back. The mile rate 2-02.5.

Miles’ trained and driven Hes Watching-Diamond Castle filly Look Like Diamonds snared the 1690-metre MC Security 2Y0 Pace returning a rate of 1-55.3.

After being trapped in the open from gate four, Miles eased Looks Like Diamonds looking to drop to the inside for cover but the gap closed so instead he sent her full bore to attack the leader Kathys Free and after spending plenty of petrol, raced to the front with a circuit to travel.

When Major Alliance came off the inside three pegs to race in the open for the last lap, he issued a strong challenge on turning, but Look Like Diamonds refused to give in and rallied strongly to score by 1.7 metres in a rate of 1-55.3. Our Roku was third 8.3 metres back.

Kilmore’s Robbie Walters, part of the Ben Yole operation, trained ‘iron’ seven-year-old Sportswriter-Madame Lily mare Madame Annie to register her 17th success in 133 outings when she scored a huge victory in the Buds and Branches Florist Mares Pace over 1690 metres.

Driven by Taylor Youl, Madame Annie made a lightning move from three back racing for the bell to cross Ynobe Dakota before running her rivals off their feet to score by 8.2 metres from Ynobe Dakota which stuck to her guns. Out Of Eden was third albeit 17.9 metres away. The rate 1-55.

Avenel trainer/driver Juanita Breen’s trained and reined five-year-old Four Starzzz Shark-Sayalittleprayer mare Royal Starzz snared the 2180-metre O’Brien Electrical Pace in a mile rate of 2-00.7.

Leading out from gate two before surrendering to Ambiguous at the bell, Royal Starzzz after angling away from the inside to join the leader on the home tun ran on best to prevail by 1.3 metres from Lorimermajor along the sprint lane from three pegs. Heathbern Bruce was third 1.2 metres back.

Charlton’s Ash Markham’s seven-year-old Well Said-Ay Tee Em gelding Gottahaveahobbie, trained in the name of Ben Yole, to an all the way success from outside the front line to land the 1690-metre Georgina and Co Pace in a 1-56 rate.

Travelling sweetly throughout, Gottahaveahobbie never looked like being beaten, reaching the wire by a head only from On The Hunt on the back of third placegetter Sweet Annie May who was 2.1 metres back.

Other winners on the night were Milloo trainer Trish McVeigh, who combined with Greg Sugars to land the C and M Build 3Y0 and Older Maiden Trotters Mobile over 2180 metres with Aetos Dynamis; Strathfieldsaye’s Julie Douglas trained and Chris Alford driven filly Glemelly Beach in the 1690-metre TAB Fillies and Mares Maiden Pace; while the 1690-metre Carlton and United Breweries Pace saw Parwan trainer David Punch make a return to the winners list when lightly-raced gelding Somebeachdreamin scored in 1-58.2.

Kilmore will host its next harness racing meeting on November 2.

Seymour parkrun to go ahead after long run-up

Max Davies

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October 24, 2023

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Seymour parkrun to go ahead after long run-up

By Max Davies

AFTER months of trials and tribulations, Seymour is finally ready to go for its first-ever community parkrun event.

Dubbed the Goulburn River Trail parkrun to avoid clashing with the Seymour Park event in Manchester, England, the parkrun will officially kick off at 8am this Saturday – with up to 100 people expected to take part.

Open to people of all ages and abilities, parkrun is a weekly, timed, non-competitive walk, run or jog designed to encourage community members to get out and be active while enjoying the scenery.

Race director Peter Nunn said the Goulburn River Trail parkrun had been supported by a ‘massive response’ and was excited to finally get the Seymour event underway.

“Like the song says ‘if it’s five o’clock somewhere in the world’, at eight o’clock on Saturday morning there’ll be a parkrun happening somewhere in the world,” he said.

“We had four trials and there was a fairly good response … we had 45 participants turn up to do the trials and out of that, there was approximately 19 from the metropolitan area, which was outstanding.”

There are currently 476 parkrun locations in Australia alone, with participants often travelling to different parkrun locations outside of their communities – even internationally – to experience a wide variety of events.

The Seymour parkrun will use five kilometres of the Goulburn River Trail, beginning in Lions Park on Manners Street, before travelling 2.5 kilometres along the trail and then turning around.

Mr Nunn, who was tasked with preparing the trail to meet parkrun standards, said the course was ‘going well’ ahead of the big day.

“It’s drying out, everything’s as it should be. The river has gone back to its ‘normal level’, which is well away from where it was about a week ago,” he said.

“People will turn up from Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, wherever, and we get a bit of a buzz out of that because you come up to Seymour and that puts the town on the map. That’s a great thing that we need and hopefully it’ll get bigger and better, and we can improve the course even more.”

Healthy Kids Mitchell, a group aimed at encouraging children in the northern Mitchell Shire to be healthy and involved in the community, has been at the forefront of organising the event for the region.

Group member Lucy Linton said after the effort put into getting the parkrun off the ground, organisers were excited to be able to offer the event to the community.

“We’re hoping to get as many people down as we can, we’re always encouraging volunteers for the event and there’s always a volunteer role for anyone that wants to be involved,” she said.

“We’re very excited to finally be here, there’s been a lot of work up to this point to get things happening but we are definitely looking forward to it. It’s going to be a great day.”

For more information on volunteering with parkrun, email goulburnrivertrailseymour@parkrun.com.au.

To register as a participant, visit www.parkrun.com.au.

Kilmore SES opens its doors

Grace Frost

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October 24, 2023

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KILMORE State Emergency Service, SES, is opening its doors this Saturday for an official open day to promote its services to residents.

Starting from 10am, with a break between 12.30pm until 2pm, the open day will showcase life-saving techniques as well as two road crash rescue demonstrations, presented at 11am and 2.30pm.

Residents can talk to volunteers at the life-saving displays, while refreshments and children’s activities will be provided, including giveaways such as emergency grab bags to promote safety.

Kilmore SES unit controller John Koutras said the open day was for everyone across the Mitchell Shire.

“We’ve had some great support with Mitchell Shire Council as well, who’s supporting us for this event,” he said.

“It’s basically showcasing what we do, opening up to all the community, hopefully families will come along and see what we do.”

Mr Koutras said the community needed to know that SES was available in case of an emergency.

“Whether it’s flooding or water coming through the roof, sometimes people aren’t sure what type of assistance is available out there for them and that’s what it’s about getting the message out about, what our services are,” he said.

“Our community is growing, there’s a lot of new people moving into the area, who really may not know where the local emergency services are, may not know that we could possibly have flash flooding, and when and where that is.”

Kilmore SES currently has about 50 volunteers – increasing from last year’s count – and always welcoming newcomers.

“If anyone’s interested, message us, come and see us on the day, we’ll have information for them and they get a tour of not only our facilities but actually what we do,” Mr Koutras said.

“When people consider volunteering, you bring your own life skills to it and we train you to do the rest, so you don’t have to know everything that we do. It’s your volunteering and we will teach you what you need to learn.”

Kilmore SES takes donations of used cars for its rescue demonstrations, accepting cars of any size all year round to prepare for real world scenarios.

“So far, we’ve had an absolutely amazing response for that, [we] can never have too many because we need them to practise … so it’s been a great response from our community,” Mr Koutras said.

“It gives us some continuous practise with rescue skills as far as cutting up vehicles and all vehicles are very different. We do train once a week and we need vehicles to do that training.”

To donate used cars, which Kilmore SES can arrange to pick-up, contact their Facebook page at SES Kilmore Unit. The page also includes updates and insights into their services.

Kilmore SES Open Day will start at 10am, at its headquarters, at 24 Green Street, Kilmore.

Mitchell Shire Council to help volunteers navigate bureaucratic ‘red tape’

Jordyn Grubisic

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October 24, 2023

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Mitchell Shire Council to help volunteers navigate bureaucratic ‘red tape’

Mitchell Shire Council will investigate its assistance to community groups in regards to volunteers and navigating bureaucratic ‘red tape’.

A council officer will prepare a report outlining the ways council currently assists community groups, future assistance that can be provided, and any other additional measures to supply greater assistance to groups.

Volunteering Australia data shows that two thirds of people who volunteered through organisations or groups stopped volunteering during the early stages of the COVID pandemic, compounding a longer-term decline in volunteering participation.

Data shows that a third of people aged between 40 and 54 volunteer, but participation significantly decreases for the younger demographic, with only one in five aged 15 to 24 years choosing to volunteer.

Cr Bill Chisholm’s notice of motion for council to do more to assist with volunteering across the municipality was passed unanimously, with Cr Bob Cornish excused due to conflict of interest.

“Volunteers are really the lifeblood of this shire and communities right across Victoria and Australia. Currently they’re doing it really tough in a lot of areas,” Cr Chisholm said.

“Recruitment is a real concern but also the structures where you need to comply with so much red tap and regulations.

“We as a shire should be supporting them in every which way.

“We should actually know what organisations are out there so this report really means bringing that knowledge to one central source and try support these people that are helping the community.”

Cr Rob Eldridge said a concern he had was with ‘all of the legislation and red tape’.

“There’s so much structure to volunteering now that you have to commit so much time as a volunteer that not many people have that time,” he said.

“One of the things I’d like to see as part of this report is actually workshopping this with councillors because, I think looking at this from an organisational perspective, you’re looking from the inside out and I don’t think you see new ways of doing things except in a structured way.

“I think there is opportunities to look at ways we can basically run a volunteer day and have people turn up rather than have an organisation necessarily doing it.

“So there’s all sorts of ways we can tackle this not just with another full blown incorporated organisation that has to have insurance and everything else.

“You’re not going to get the young people involved and we need to get the young people into this.”

Cr Nathan Clark agreed the red tape imposed on some volunteer groups could be ‘quite burdensome’.

“Also I think we’ve got this hyperconnected social media and it gives us a false sense of volunteering. Participating in an online chat is not the same thing as joining a volunteer group,” he said.

“It’s a poor surrogate for real community connection so I’d like to see what opportunities we could have – not just in connecting with existing volunteer organisations that are out there but in fostering new ones and kickstarting the next generation of volunteer organisations.”

Broadford Secondary students volunteer to restore history

Jordyn Grubisic

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October 23, 2023

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Broadford Secondary students volunteer to restore history

Students at Broadford Secondary College, BSC, are bringing new life to historical items through a restoration project.

The students are participating in Project Ready – a year-long work readiness and personal development program incorporating Certificate II in Active Volunteering, requiring 20 hours of active community volunteering.

Project Ready was developed in 2017 by Central Ranges Local Learning and Employment Network, CRLLEN, to re-engage students with their education and prepare them for the workforce.

CRLLEN facilitator Silvia Tozer has organised the program for two years and said a big part of the program was connecting students to the community.

“This program is designed to get those disengaged students reconnected within the community,” she said.

“It used to focus on students that were disengaged but now the school has opened it for everyone because it actually works.

“Students change from how we start to how we finish and it’s amazing. We’re like a big family now.

“I’ve seen confidence built within the community and the respect for the students within the community changes dramatically.

“Last year I had some students that were very disengaged but if you see them now after completing this program, it’s amazing.

“They’ve got respect, they’re more open to learning and more open to getting out there and saying ‘I’m a volunteer and I want to help’.”

Students at Broadford Secondary College are bringing new life to historical items through restoration through their participation in Project Ready – a yearlong work readiness and personal development program developed in 2017 by Central Ranges Local Learning and Employment Network to re-engage students with their education and prepare them for the workforce.

In collaboration with Broadford Men’s Shed and Broadford and District Historical Society, the students have been restoring items in the society’s outdoor pavilion including a wheat wagon, cart and a stove, and cleaned historical buildings.

Guest speakers and industry tours were also completed by the students throughout the year, exposing them to different local industries and career opportunities.

President of the Broadford Men’s Shed Paul Bramich showing the Broadford Secondary student volunteers what parts of the cart to oil.

Year 10 BSC student Alana said the program taught valuable employment skills.

“We learnt about communication and hazards in the workplace as well as information that can help us both navigate the workplace and make ourselves good employees in the workplace,” she said.

Fellow student Sean said he would continue volunteering while Spencer said their people and communication skills had developed.

Students have also begun volunteering outside of the program.

Year 10 student Mick has also volunteered with Broadford Men’s Shed over the school holidays.

“I helped a group of very nice men and I think I will go back and keep helping. It was fun,” he said.

BSC have signed on for another year of Project Ready.

“I’m a big believer of the program and it’s one of the best programs I’ve ever worked with in all of my years facilitating,” Ms Tozer said.

“It’s just eye-opening and even as a facilitator you start growing in your role because these kids give you strength and you can’t wait to come back every week. I’m going to miss them so much.

“I will miss them but they are going places – each and every one of them.”

Australia Post postal service officer Victoria Bramich was instrumental in the men’s shed receiving a grant to help facilitate the program.

“Nominations are allowed for everybody who works at Australia Post – they can nominate a local community grant or project that they think is worthy of it,” she said.

“I was chatting to dad and he said the men’s shed would use it for the historical society to be used with the kids and this project.

“I went through the nominations process, contacted the society and put through the application. They were successful and got $1000.”

Victoria’s father, Paul Bramich, is president of Broadford Men’s Shed.

“We’ve been using the grant to help the historical society and Project Ready has been supplying the kids to help,” he said.

“We’ve been using the money for paints, paintbrushes, thinners, gloves – basically what’s needed to restore the stuff down here at the pavilion.

“I think we’ve had 16 kids rotate through and they’ve all been really helpful.

“A few of them were a little quiet when they came down but they’re all quite willing to come down, get paint all over themselves and get themselves dirty, working hard.”