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Incorporating news from the Eppalock Primary School, Axe Creek Fire Brigade & the Axe Creek Landcare Group.
Welcome
CFA News
The cooler weather is also a great time to stay indoors, if you havent
visited the Imagining Ned exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery - time
is running out.
Eppalock PS Update
Landcares Latest
Church News
Community News
Kids Corner
July will see the Sheep & Wool Show again highlighting food, fashion
& farming for 3 days.
Please take note of the fire safety reminders provided by the local
Brigade as they highlight more deaths occur through house fires than
bushfires.
Wed love to hear your feedback on our publication. Good or bad,
this newsletter is for the locals, so tell us what you think via email to
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Useful Websites
CFA
www.cfa.vic.gov.au
DSE
www.dse.vic.gov.au
Local Churches
St Stephens Anglican & Strathfieldsaye Uniting
Church
920 Wellington St, Strathfieldsaye
School Terms
2015
Term 1
29 Jan 27 Mar
All Welcome
Term 2
13 Apr 26 Jun
Term 3
13 Jul 18 Sept
Term 4
Captain
5 Oct 18 Dec
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The Morals
1. Maintain good relations with your neighbours.
2. Make sure all your smoke alarms are working. Test them regularly.
3. Call 000 immediately if there is a fire.
4. Don't leave candles unattended.
By the way, did you know each year there are around
3,000 house fires in Victoria? And that more people
die in house fires than in bushfires?
Let's try and improve the statistics!
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Can you tell us some of the highlights of your service with CFA?
"As a member of a strike team sent to the 2007 alpine fires I was one of the last people to sleep
in the Mt Buffalo Chalet: it closed after we left.
"For several years I was Secretary of the Region 21 Council of the Victorian Rural Fire Brigades
Association, which represented the interests of volunteers to the CFA. (It later combined with
the volunteer association for urban brigades to form Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria.) Region
21 included the whole area surrounding Bendigo, but not the urban brigades.
"When the CFA amalgamated Region 21 and Region 19 (to the west of the Loddon River) we
had to work hard to persuade the brigades in the two old Regions to join together to form a
single regional Council of the Association.
"Axe Creek brigade area used to extend into what is now Strathdale. In the 1990s we realised
that the impending rapid growth of Strathfieldsaye was such that a separate brigade would be
needed. I am proud to have helped to establish the Strathfieldsaye Fire Brigade. Our two brigades together serve the community much better than a single brigade could do."
As well as your Brigade and Region responsibilities you represent volunteers at a State level.
Can you tell us about that?
"I am a member of the Joint Communications and Technology Committeethis is where volunteers can talk with with CFA officials about applications of technology, such as the State communications systems. Recently the CFA radio network and pagers have been upgraded, and
as a result most brigades are better able to respond to emergencies, but some of the changes
could have been implemented more effectively. It's important for volunteers to have input into
the decision-making processes, so that further developments meet brigades' needs more
closely."
Just what is the role of the brigade Captain?
"The Captain has certain legal obligations, delegated from the CFA Chief Officer, such as a requirement to ensure that the brigade is ready to respond to emergencies, members trained,
equipment maintained and so on. But the main job is that of a coordinator, organiser and
scheduler. The Captain also acts as a direct link between the brigade and the CFA organisation. That entails many meetings phone calls, emails, etc., dealing with all kinds of issues."
Finally, what are the biggest issues facing Axe Creek Fire Brigade?
"Locally, we need more active members so that we can maintain our protection of the Axe
Creek community. The building boom in Strathfieldsaye means that more and more we'll be
called on to support Strathfieldsaye brigade at fires in buildings. There is the potential for major
losses, especially with the expansion of the shops, schools, service station and other large community facilities.
"Statewide it is likely that smaller rural brigades are likely to be left behind as resources are directed more to meet growth in the larger populations centres, such as outer metropolitan Melbourne, and regional cities. The Brigade greatly appreciates the support from our community,
and hopes that will continue!"
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EDUCATION WEEK was celebrated with many activities including visits from local kinder
groups, grandparents / special persons day and morning tea, school information sessions as
well as a visit to the Bendigo Art Gallery and the new Ulumbarra Theatre. At the Art Gallery
we explored the Imaging Ned exhibition seeing Neds armour, the Jerilderie Letter and his
shotgun. We learned a lot about Sydney Nolans art and we made our own contemporary
art. Following the Art Gallery we had a guided tour of the Ulumbarra Theatre. We got to go
into the cells of the old prison and hear about some of its history. This provided a wonderful
opportunity for us to see and explore the brand new Theatre complex and we were allowed
back stage and even onto the stage!
TEAM CHINA
Eppalock Primary School is one of
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On Friday 24th April we held our own Commemoration Ceremony which was very moving. Special
thanks to Nathan Tate (Levi & Amelias dad) who
joined us and showed and explained the medals he
was wearing. John Jones also brought along his Army Uniform and medals and explained the significance of them. All students received a Rosemary
plants (the
herb of remembrance)
to take home.
ENROLMENTS 2016
Enrolments are now being taken for the 2016 school year for all grade levels.
Please contact the school if you would like an information pack
We welcome enquiries and personal school visits can be arranged.
Contact us on 5439 6366 or check out our website: eppalockps.vic.edu.au
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When
Where
Friday Mornings
9am - 10.30am
Eppalock PS Old School Building.149 Patons Road Axe Creek
(just a few minutes from Strathfieldsaye)
Playgroup is a place for you and your child to interact with other mums, dads, grandparents and caregivers and their children. Playgroup provides opportunities for play and learning. Your child will develop
new skills and gain confidence by interacting with other children. No child is too young for playgroup. All
children from 0-5 years, including babies, love new experiences and benefit from developing sensory,
social and communication skills through activities at playgroup.
All Welcome
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The expected increase in invertebrates in the understory will support the increase of insectivores amongst our local native birds and small animals such as the grey crowned babbler and
Phascogales.
Success will be measured by monitoring of moth populations across the Axe Creek Catchment
and the active involvement and maintenance of planting by community members. The project will build skill and knowledge in the local community through a training night with guest
speakers on planting techniques,, encouraging bio-diversity and care of local plants. Planting
days will be held at Eppalock Primary School, private property and Stony Crossing Reserve. in
Axe Creek Road.
Material will be provided that provides information on selecting suitable local plant species
and identification of invertebrates and insectivores.
Members are patiently waiting until the plants are ready and then we'd like some rain! Members will have the option of receiving approximately 100 plants for their property.
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Church News
From the Revs Desk
When was the last time you were thirsty? Really thirsty from hard work under the hot sun? How
refreshing was that cool drink afterwards? Did you feel your core temperature drop as your
body absorbed the hydration and coldness?
Dehydration is unpleasant, isnt it? It causes disorientation, weakness and becomes very
dangerous if untreated. When we are thirsty, our bodies are already well-dehydrated. We
need to constantly be re-hydrating our bodies even when we arent thirsty in order to fully live.
Jesus spoke to a woman at a remote water well after a long, dry, dusty walk under the hot
sun. His friends (disciples) had gone to a village to find some food, and possibly liquid refreshment (may have been a skin of wine!).
He asked her for some water. Now this isnt too strange to us she probably had the
equipment to draw up water that Jesus didnt. But it was strange in that time she was an
unknown foreigner, from a people that were hostile to Jesus people, the Jews. However Jesus
knew that this woman was thirsty, and not just for the cool, refreshing water in the well they
stood next to.
She was thirsty for life, real life that refreshed and energises. Jesus spoke to her about living
water, a source of life that invigorates and enlivens those who find it. She leapt at such an
idea who wouldnt! Her thirst went much deeper than rehydration of her body, her soul was
spiritually parched. Her people tried to worship the living God of the Jews but were blocked
from the place of worship (the Temple of Jerusalem). Now here was a man who said that a
time was coming where she could worship this God at any time, in any place and in fact this
God was present right before her!
You can find out yourself what happened next, and how this woman and her whole
community was transformed, just from a chance encounter by a well on a hot, Palestinian
day. To make it easy, you can go to www.biblegateway.com and type in John 4 in the
search bar, and read it for yourself.
Many are thirsty in our world today due to constant busy-ness, social commitments,
responsibilities and relationships. We find ourselves addicted to screens and social media, over
-committing to a broad range of groups, or seeking an escape. Our souls are thirsty and
need constant rehydration to stay lively and energetic.
For Christians, the living water for our souls is the Holy Spirit of God, promised through faith in
the man-of-God who stood at the well on that hot day, and died and rose again because of
the obstruction of our souls from the living God. We invite you to hear the words that the
woman at the well heard, and to be transformed through Jesus, just as she was, amongst the
people of the Strathfieldsaye Community Church. Youre invited!
Rev. Steve Weickhardt.
Minister Strathfieldsaye Community Church
Check out our new website! www.strathfieldsayechurch.com.au or Like us on Facebook.
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Community News
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The Strathfieldsaye Community Church has a hall available for hire for small to
medium size groups with heating, kitchen facilities and toilets all under the same roof,
and plenty of parking.
Contact details are on the sign on the front of our Church at 920 Wellington Street,
Strathfieldsaye. Please note that no alcohol is permitted.
Poo Pile!
Need manure for your garden! Bags available from out the front of
125 Axe Creek Rd at $2.00 each or phone
54393144 for a trailer load at $10-$15.00 per load.
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Kids Corner
Virtual hide and seek
Kids will love this game because it's so fun
to imagine hiding in places they normally
wouldn't hide in. Great game to keep the
kids entertained.
Activity:
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