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Planning for the future

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Castlemaine Mail
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Rhondda Hall, Castlemaine

When our family moved from Queensland to Boort in 1964 every WC where a septic tank had been added had a notice on the back of the door with the rules, one of which was “Do not flush for minor uses”.

I fear modern Australians will not want to follow that rule when the sewerage plant is full (or during droughts), so I will offer some other mad suggestions to overcome the problem.

Building regulations should specify how big the rain water tank must be for all houses: the bigger the roof (keeping your floor dry) the bigger the tank (keeping your run-off on your place).

We should all plant more trees that hold large amounts of water, where possible.

I live at the bottom of McKenzie Hill, and a lot more water runs down the hill on the highway than did 20 years ago.

It’s time to walk the talk

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Castlemaine Mail
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Trevor Scott,
Architect, Castlemaine

Mount Alexander Shire Council has in this newspaper, recently promoted its plan to redevelop the Camp Reserve in Forest Street, Castlemaine. Unfortunately, the plan involves extensive earthworks and removal of many, mature species of trees.

Council argues that it will offset the loss of trees by replacing them with new ones, but it will be many years before these can absorb as much carbon dioxide as the large trees.

The Camp Reserve has historical connections to Goldsmith Crescent and the former court house, as well as to other significant buildings such as the Powder Magazine. This plan will sever these links and have an adverse effect on the character and heritage significance of the precinct.

As has been previously reported (Mail September 22) the plan for the reserve includes the construction of a new pavilion and netball courts, additional change rooms, a new community space, public toilets, a kiosk and umpires facilities, which is admirable.

It is planned that these should be located on the south west side of the reserve, adjacent to Forest Street. However, this is one of the hilliest and most vegetated parts of the site.

As an architect, I am convinced that these facilities could be located elsewhere on the site, avoiding the tree removal, earthworks and costly landscaping. Three years ago, council declared a climate emergency for the whole of the shire. More recently it purchased a new bus for patient transport. Unfortunately again, this bus was petrol-powered and not electric. Even more recently council ordered the removal of a sign reminding us of this emergency, from a prominent building in the town. When I look online, council’s website has a climate emergency plan, but when I look at this plan for our reserve and consider the above items, it seems to me that it is struggling to “walk the talk.”

Goldfields host Australian Orienteering Championships

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Castlemaine Mail
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Some of the Victorian team members are pictured at the event. Photo: Max Lesser.
Some of the Victorian team members are pictured at the event. Photo: Max Lesser.

Orienteers of all ages from across Australia and New Zealand descended on Castlemaine, Maldon, Daylesford and Blackwood for the Australian Orienteering Championships last week September 24-October 2.
The event kicked off in Daylesford on September 24 with the Victorian Middle Distance Championships and the Orienteering Grand Prix.
Sunday September 25 the action moved to Blackwood for the Australian Middle Distance Championships.
Monday September 26 the focus shifted to Kyneton for day one of the Australian Schools Sprint Championships. Tuesday students competed in the Long Distance Championships on a course at Harcourt, and on Wednesday Chewton played host to the Australian Schools Relay Championships.
After a rest day on Thursday orienteers hit the tracks at Sunbury on Friday for the Australian Sprint Championships.
Fine skies greeted orienteers at Maldon on Saturday for the Australian Long Distance Championships, and Sunday the event wrapped up with the Australian Relay Championships at Campbells Creek. For all the results visit http://aoc.orienteering.asn.au/results/

Castlemaine bowlers roll into 2022/2023 season

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Castlemaine Mail
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Don Barnett and lady president Alene Jolme rolled the first bowl to commence the new season.

Castlemaine Bowling Club’s Opening Day last Saturday was a very successful and happy day with 52 bowlers enjoying being back on the green.
The clubrooms and surrounds were all looking good, thanks to the many volunteers preparing for our new season.
Director Rod Phillips welcomed bowlers and wished them a happy and successful season. Good bowling for pennant and enjoyable social gatherings at the club.
Lady President Alene Jolme and Don Barnett rolled the first bowl to commence the new season.
Winners on the day were Kathy Parsons, Pat Devereaux, Peter Rotteveel. Second place went to Pam Fraser, Robyn Fleury, Florence Stevens, Peter Roach. Third was Steve McCoombe, Pam Hunter, Wendy Walsh, Sandra Grant.
Weekend Pennant
This Saturday October 8 Division 1 have their first game with Castlemaine to play Bendigo East at Castlemaine. Division 4 and 5 have their first game Saturday October 15.
Teams for Division 1 Saturday October 8 as follows: Christopher Brain, Robin Lynas, Kevin Shuttleworth, Peter Brain (skip). Michael Diprose, Lee Bastin, Paul Darroch, Greg Brain (s). Bernie McConnell, Kevin Earle, Darren Taylor, Lachy Darroch (s). Klai Jermyn, Neil Bouch, Dallan Klemke and Rod Phillips (s).
Midweek Pennant
Midweek Pennant commences on Monday October 10. Starting time 9.30am.
Division 2 Castlemaine play Golden Square at Castlemaine: Teams are Jack Taylor, Rod Fletcher, Steve McCoombe, Maureen Fletcher (s). Alene Jolme, Alicia Beauchamp, Rosalie Roberts, Pam Hunter (s). Angie Hill, Graham Fraser, Charles Madgin, Tricia O’Shea (s) .
Division 3 Castlemaine play Golden Square away: Don Steet, Sandra Grant, Pam Fraser, Bruce Miller (s). Sandra Phillips, Lyndal McClure, Regina Saville, Nina Hufer (s). Pat Devereaux, Peter Rotteveel, Alan Nicholls, Kathy Parsons (s).
Club News
Four Castlemaine bowlers played in the ‘Mega Fours Tournament’ at Golden Square last Sunday , 22 teams from Metropolitan and District clubs competed. The team Rod Phillips , Peter Brain, Kevin Shuttleworth and Greg Brain, finished in third place. Looking good for our Division 1 this season as it was a very strong and competitive event.
Mount Alexander Funerals Classic Fours Tournament will be held on Thursday October 27, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea all provided. All clubs are invited to enter teams and enjoy good bowling, friendship and hospitality. Phone Pam 0407 532 888.
Local women are invited to be part of the popular ‘Girls on the Green’ competition which will run over six weeks, dates in next week’s edition.
Social Bowls continue every Wednesday 12.30 pm start. All bowlers welcome.

Harcourt bowlers celebrate season opening

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Castlemaine Mail
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Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards bowls the first bowl of the season.
Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards bowls the first bowl of the season.

Harcourt Bowling Club members got together to enjoy the Opening of the 2022-2023 Bowling Season last Saturday.
President Ken Tribe welcomed all Harcourt bowling members including Life Member Ron Douglas.
He especially welcomed new Members Tim Carr, Rick Williams, Rod Watson, Darren Cunningham and returning member Chris McAuliffe. Ken noted that returning from injury this season were Frances Collins and Vinka Maltby.
Declaring the season open, Ken introduced our local State Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards and thanked her for finding time at short notice to join us for the day. As she has over several years, Maree rolled the first kitty and first bowl for the new bowling season.
Bowlers then participated in a ditch to ditch, and the afternoon continued with Maree joining bowlers. Participants played two games of eight ends and a third game of six ends before a shower of rain spoiled the fun.
Winners on the day were: Ditch to Ditch Fairley Harman and David Jefferies. Third place Dave Jefferies, Tim Carr, Diane Marsh. Runners-up Barry Marsh, Brian Leech, Ken Tribe, Mary-Anne Doyle.
Overall winners were Chris McAuliffe, Seth Bird, Kaye Grant and Heather Braid.
As is usual, the day was made complete with all sharing a delicious afternoon tea provided by the members.
Midweek Pennant
Midweek Pennant will commence next Monday October 10 with both teams playing at home. Division 2 will host Bendigo and Division 4 will host Bendigo VRI. Unfortunately, the makeup of each team was not available at the time of going to print. Results will be in next week’s Mail. Good bowling everyone!

Bathurst debut for rising star Declan Fraser

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Castlemaine Mail
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Castlemaine born Declan Fraser will race in the Bathurst 1000 this Sunday with legend Craig Lowndes as he strives for his eighth win on the mountain (Mt Panorama).
Castlemaine born Declan Fraser will race in the Bathurst 1000 this Sunday with legend Craig Lowndes as he strives for his eighth win on the mountain (Mt Panorama).

This weekend sees the running of the 2022 Bathurst 1000 and marks the 300th start for legend Craig Lowndes. If he were to win the race he would edge closer to his mentor Peter Brock’s record of nine Bathurst wins.
Lowndes currently has seven Bathurst wins and believes he is a real chance with his newly appointed co-driver, current Super2
Championship leader, Castlemaine born Declan Fraser.
Fraser moved away from Castlemaine with his family when he was just 4, Declan or Decca as he is known by his sponsor Supercheap Auto has always had a passion for supercars and racing.
Declan started racing at his local karting track in Mackay at seven years of age and quickly rose to the top of his class in the local area. With competition hard to find locally the family would travel throughout Queensland chasing the best drivers and after conquering the state with multiple state titles he set his sights interstate, back to Victoria where the competition was tough and race podiums were even tougher. But the tenacious racer had his fair share of podiums, wins and became the first Queenslander to take out the Victorian Golden Power series.
Declan’s karting career spanned 10 years: racing throughout Australia and representing his country three times in Las Vegas, before making the switch to cars as a 16- year-old when he started competing in the one make ‘Toyota 86 Racing Series’. His first year was a baptism of fire finishing mid-pack with few highlights.
In his second season of Toyota 86 racing Declan became a regular on the podium and scored his maiden win the same year at the Newcastle street meet under the watchful eye of Paul Morris.
Declan’s third and final year in the category saw him win the opening race from a packed grid of 40 cars at Phillip Island and multiple podiums to eventually finish fourth in the championship series.
Declan then made quick work of his rise through the V8 pathway taking out pole position in his first outing in Super3 and going on to finish second in the race and by season end second.
In 2021 Declan moved up to the very competitive Super2 class with MW motorsport, where everyone is vying for a “main game drive in Supercars”. Fraser was consistently in the top 10 and by the third round (surprising everyone, bar his inner circle ) he had a podium and ‘Rookie of the Round’ in his first year of Super2.
But that was to be his last hit-out for the year as a mechanical fault sent his Super2 spearing backwards into the wall at over 200 km on the treacherous Mt Panorama circuit which was to be the last round for the season.
Roll on to 2022 and Declan announced his appointment with his new team Triple 8 Engineering as their Super2 driver.
From the get go Fraser was fast and the new kid on the block taking a pole position in his first round at Sydney Motorsport Park.
Next round across to Perth Fraser was consistently in the top three and by the rounds end had banked enough points to be sitting second in the championship, following the round, Triple 8 Engineering’s Jamie Whincup made the huge announcement that Declan Fraser was to co-drive for Craig Lowndes at the Bathurst 1000 in October.
Townsville was next on the calendar and would be the turning point in Fraser’s championship as he raced to his first win in Super2 and left the venue as the new championship leader.
Another race win in Sandown Victoria consolidated his championship standings, before heading to the mountain (Mt Panorama) where Fraser will preform double duties both in his Super2 and as co-driver for the legend Craig Lowndes aboard the Triple 8 prepared ZB
commodore in the main event on Sunday October 9.
This will be Fraser’s first appearance as a ‘main game’ driver where he will be out to impress.
Fraser said the lead-up has been a full schedule of three full blown test-days, a lot of gym work, media commitments and sponsor meetings.
“Although its been exhausting at times I believe my preparation has been the best I could have hoped for. Lowndes has been great guiding me through the lead-up and how to handle the constant workload both in and out of the car,” Declan said.
Racing will commence today, October 7 in his Super2 with the main race beginning 11.15am Sunday morning on Ch7.

New location for tomorrow’s Castlemaine Emergency Response Expo

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Lisa Dennis
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Castlemaine SES members Emily Kratzmann, Daniel Bone and Manue Arnold, Forest Fire Management operations officer Nick Richardson, Chewton Fire Brigade Community Safety Coordinator Rob Reid Smith, Castlemaine CFA 1st Lieutenant Trent Dempster and Castlemaine Police members Josh Olver and Charlie Heatherley encourage community members to get along to the Emergency Response Expo tomorrow.
Castlemaine SES members Emily Kratzmann, Daniel Bone and Manue Arnold, Forest Fire Management operations officer Nick Richardson, Chewton Fire Brigade Community Safety Coordinator Rob Reid Smith, Castlemaine CFA 1st Lieutenant Trent Dempster and Castlemaine Police members Josh Olver and Charlie Heatherley encourage community members to get along to the Emergency Response Expo tomorrow.

Local residents can obtain advice on their flood risk and fire season preparation from local experts at the Castlemaine Emergency Response Expo tomorrow Saturday October 8. Community members are asked to note that due to the wet weather the expo will now be staged at the CAMP RESERVE in Forest Street from 11am tomorrow.
SES Castlemaine Deputy Controller Daniel Bone said the expo could not be better timed with local waterways at capacity and more rain predicted.
Expo participants will be able to learn practical skills such as sandbagging, fire safety, CPR and wildlife rescue skills.
“The expo presents a unique opportunity to meet with local first responders and emergency workers to learn how to prepare your home and family for floods, bushfires, storms and other emergencies,” Bone said.
“With concerns increasing about the possibility of local flooding you can chat to local organisations about your flood risk and preparation, look over historical mapping on areas which traditionally have been impacted and do your best to respond if needed,” he said.
“And of course its a great chance for first responders to reiterate the dangers connected with flooding and remind locals and visitors to the region not to risk entering floodwater as it only takes just 15 centimetres of water to float a small car,” he said.
“Don’t risk it. If there is water over the road turn around and find a safe route to your destination. It’s just not worth it,” he said.
The event is expected to be bigger than ever with close to 30 organisations attending, including the State Emergency Service (SES), Country Fire Authority (CFA), Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, Fire Rescue Victoria, DELWP/ Forest Fire Management Victoria, Red Cross, Disaster Legal Help Victoria, CSIRO-RMIT Evacuation Risk Modelling Project, Mount Alexander Shire Council, Wildlife Victoria and many more.
Among the exhibitors will be Powercor with their new emergency vehicle MERV.
Mobile Emergency Response Vehicle (MERV) was built after last year’s major storms caused widespread and extensive damage to power infrastructure. It will be used to support local communities during emergencies and prolonged power outages.
The vehicle will provide a central hub for Powercor to provide localised updates, and has on board a generator, flood lighting and phone charging facilities for residents.
The expo will also include a BBQ provided by the Lions Club, coffee cart, talks from first responders, demonstrations and activities for children including a petting zoo, a toy truck, face painting, lawn games, balloon art and more.
The expo will run from 11am to 3pm. Entry is free. A gold coin donations to the local CFA and SES is welcome.

Heavy rain turns Hargraves St into a raging creek

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Castlemaine Mail
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Storm water laps up against parked cars on Hargraves St Castlemaine as another heavy downpour hits the area.

Huge boost for Newstead Men’s Shed

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Jade Jungwirth
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Members of the Newstead Men's Shed welcomed MP Maree Edwards as she announced their successful grant application.
Members of the Newstead Men's Shed welcomed MP Maree Edwards as she announced their successful grant application.

Newstead Men’s Shed has been successful in receiving a grant of $26,504.
Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards visited the shed on Tuesday this week to make the funding announcement.
The shed is one of 30 Victorian sheds to share in a $1 million state investment into Men’s Sheds across the state.
The funds will assist with the extension of the current shed, located behind the iconic men’s shed shopfront. The extension will create more space in the existing steelworks bay, plus space for people to get together and socialise in a dust-free environment, and will include a digital space for IT equipment.
Shed Secretary Graeme Lees told the Mail that the shed currently has 33 members, many of whom aren’t tradespeople, and would simply like to get together for a cuppa and chat.
“The extension will allow us to cater to their needs and provide a space for them to sit and connect,” Graeme said.
“We realised, particularly during COVID, that many of our members are limited with technology, and with the increased space we can have a dedicated area to put IT equipment and run training on emailing etcetera.
“We have also been working with age care facilities such as Shannon’s Bridge, running workshops for the members and we have such limited space that we’ve had to hire facilities. It will be great to have the space to run the workshops here at the shed,” he said.
Members of the Newstead shed have raised an additional $13,000 through fundraising to assist with the works. Fundraising efforts have included community BBQs as well as the sales of hand-made crafts and tables. Sixty of the beautifully handcrafted timber, outdoor tables have skilfully been crafted by members of the shed and sold to individuals, Mount Alexander Shire Council, Castlemaine Salvation Army, and the Castlemaine Lawn Tennis Club.
MP Edwards congratulated the Newstead Men’s Shed and said they were an important part of the Newstead community.
“Since their new shed was opened, they have gone from strength to strength with increased membership and participation in the broader community,” she said.
Victoria is home to over 360 Men’s Sheds that provide practical and engaging spaces for men to connect, socialise, learn new skills and work on common building projects together. Men’s Sheds support local communities in many ways, running first-aid courses, building picnic tables, and making toys for local childcare groups.
“The grants allow an opportunity to undertake refurbishments that will ensure an existing men’s shed is fit for purpose so that safe, productive, and accessible meeting places are available to our diverse men’s sheds groups,” Ms Edwards said.

Council backs calls for intersection safety works

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Eve Lamb
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Photo: Eve Lamb
Photo: Eve Lamb

Mount Alexander Shire Council has pitched its weight behind residents’ calls for safety upgrades at the Castlemaine intersection of the Pyrenees Highway and Sawmill Road, scene of several accidents including one fatality in recent times.
The council had last month received a petition from residents raising concerns about the intersection and demanding action to improve safety there, and the matter went before the council for a decision at its September meeting.
Local ward councillor Matthew Driscoll noted that the residents’ petition highlighted “several accidents over the past couple of years” while also noting an increase in traffic generated from Castlemaine’s Don KR factory, Amicus Respite centre and McDonalds honey.
There has been one recorded casualty crash at the intersection in the last six years and two customer requests for maintenance works there, in the past two years, councillors heard.
At last month’s meeting they were tasked with deciding whether to support an officer recommendation to approve initial works to straighten the Sawmill Road alignment by reshaping drains, creating mulched garden beds for tree planting, installing signage and additional white posts, and supporting future capital work improvements there as well.
The Pyrenees Highway is the responsibility of the Department of Transport and the intersection in within a 100 kmh speed zone, councillors heard.
The local ward councillor Cr Matthew Driscoll moved in favour of the recommendation stating that several residents had approached him in person to raise concerns around the need to improve safety at the intersection.
“I’ve had several people come to me,” Cr Driscoll said.
“Residents are generally most concerned with the entry onto the Pyrenees Highway and how vehicles are shortcutting the intersection to get onto the highway.
“The residents would like the bell mouth of the intersection sealed and bollards or barriers installed to prevent this shortcutting form occurring.
“The traffic volumes using the intersection averages 110 vehicles per day with nearly fifty percent of this volume turning off at Melissa Court.”
Cr Gary McClure seconded Cr Driscoll’s motion in favour of backing the residents’ calls for safety improvements with the move then winning unanimous support around the council table.

Yarning Strong to break down barriers at Gold Sounds Conference

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Castlemaine Mail
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Yarning Strong will be hosted by Mitch Tambo respected musician and First Nations advocate.
Yarning Strong will be hosted by Mitch Tambo respected musician and First Nations advocate.

The Australian Music Industry’s charity Support Art are bringing their Yarning Strong series to Castlemaine as part of the Gold Sounds Music Conference on Saturday October 15.
Yarning Strong is a series that focuses on First Nations mental health and what it looks like in the music industry; how music heals and is an expression of storytelling that has been passed down for generations; and why it’s important for the industry to create a culturally intelligent space for First Nations artists, artist managers, crew and music workers to express themselves and their history.
The ‘Breaking Down the Barriers’ panel at Gold Sounds will feature special guest panellists Dallas Woods (Musician), Larissa Ryan (Manager/A&R Warner Records) and Cerisa Benjamin (Support Act) and will be hosted by Mitch Tambo, who was an Australia’s Got Talent finalist and is a well-known and respected musician and First Nations advocate.
First Nations Community Engagement & Social Worker from Support Act Cerisa Benjamin said this yarn will focus on the lack of First Nations people accessing support services.
“It will look at why many First Nations people struggle and why it’s important for us to break down those barriers and have discussions around mental health, rather than feeling ashamed to do so,” she said.
“We’re thrilled to be able to bring Yarning Strong to Gold Sounds, as our first regional event. It’s a series that allows the voices of First Nations people in music to express, support and heal together,” Cerisa said.
“It’s a big step forward in addressing issues in our community and ensuring First Nations people in the music industry feel safe to come forward, have a yarn and ask for help if needed.”
Tickets for Gold Sounds are available via www.goldsounds.com.au.
First Nations people can access free tickets via the same link.

My Castlemaine with Gold Sounds Music Conference director Fionna Allan

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Castlemaine Mail
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Hi Fionna. You’re known for your role in making the annual Gold Sounds Music Conference happen. How did that come about?
I was working for Music Victoria on the Regional Music Development Program – a new project to support the regional music industry in the wake of covid.
The festival is now in its second year and you are director?
Yes. I secured a grant from Creative Victoria to run the conference again in 2022. It’s just me this year. I’m the director, marketing manager, and programmer! But I’ve received incredible support from talented people in the music industry and have another event planned on October 13-16.
I am working to bring city based and regionally based musicians and industry together as equals to share their experiences. It’s a pretty intimate event where people can take time to have conversations and connect. I really aim to demystify the industry and breakdown the barriers to enable regional artists to achieve success.
How did you find your way into the music and events industry?
I had a radio program on community radio when I was at uni in Lismore. I then moved to Sydney and got a job in a Record Store. I have had countless jobs over the years but I eventually landed a job with a record label in Melbourne. From here it was a natural progression. I organised events for the label. Then a couple of bands needed help on tour and I was sent away with them to assist with logistics and the rest is history.
I worked in London for a brief period and then moved to Wales where I started touring with bands. My career has now spanned over 25 years and has seen me have the opportunity to travel the world. I think 18 year old me (and actually 48 year old me) wouldn’t believe where my work has taken me and the people I’ve been fortunate to meet.
So how did you find yourself here in Castlemaine?
Having a child took me off the road. I worked on festivals and for the Arts Council and the BBC in Wales for a time. But I soon felt the pull back to Australia and wanted to raise my daughter Elin in the country. A sound engineer friend who lived in Castlemaine suggested I settle here. We’ve been here four years now!
What does your work these days entail?
When I first moved here I was fortunate to land a job straight away with the Castlemaine State Festival. I also worked with the Theatre Royal and MainFM.
More recently I have created my own business ‘Lady Adventurer: Creative Projects and Strategic Support’. I am letting the opportunities which are presented to me guide my work and see what direction it takes me in. I am currently doing some work on a few local projects, as well as Almost Summer Festival in Bendigo. I’m also working for Lot19 Arts Precinct. I love their passion and the annual talent contest Castlemaine Idyll is an event I’m grateful to have become involved in.
OK, any other community involvements in this part of the world?
Well I still present a radio program ‘One Crowded Hour’ on MainFm Monday nights at 5pm. My involvement in the station really opened up the community to me. During covid the ‘Kids Lockdown’ program I ran with Elin really helped to keep us connected with people – and kids connected with each other.
Any other particular interests keeping you busy Fionna?
Yes – I love road trips! And my daughter and I enjoy walks throughout the local region. We have the best neighbours in town. I love our little pocket of Wesley Hill.
OK, any philosophies by which you like to lead life?
Try not to always default to ‘No’! And – everyone and everywhere has a great story to tell. I’ve definitely discovered that. I love a little road trip and discovering new places. If I can throw in a music gig along the way that’s a bonus – or a great excuse.
Nice one! Three dream dinner guests?
This is a hard one. I change it every time I am asked this! I think Welsh opera singer Charlotte Church. I’ve been out with her – she is a lot of fun! Alan Rickman. There is just something about him. And Susan Sarandon – she is utterly brilliant.
Do you have any Pet Peeves?
People who stand too close to the baggage carousel at the airport! And people who stand in the middle of the escalator or moving carriageways (Laughs).
Musical genre of choice?
I can’t pick one! Whatever brings me joy or big feelings. If I can dance to it in the kitchen it’s a bonus. Nothing like a kitchen disco! Elin and I had a few during lockdown. As for what I am listening to at the moment it’s Jess Parker’s new album ‘Bread and Butter’ and Laura Jean’s ‘Amateurs’.
What are you reading at the moment?
I love reading, but I don’t do it as much as I should. Shame, as I used to work at a bookstore! I am reading Myf Warhurst’s biography ‘Time of My Life’ in preparation for her book launch at Gold Sounds and ‘How to Lose Friends and Influence White People’ by Australian journalist Antoinette Lattouf.
Just finally then Fionna, what do you enjoy most about the place you call home?
I love my neighbourhood and my neighbours. I love being able to walk along the Forest Creek track to Chewton and beyond. I also love swimming at the Rez!

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