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Congratulations Garfield Spectator!

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On the 8th of February, Garfield Primary

School had a fabulous, fun day at the

Garfield swimming pool. We went for a

swimming carnival and everyone had

fun playing in the water. We did all sorts

of events like relays, freestyle and more!

We got free time after all of the swim-

ming activities.

After the free swimming we announced

the winners of the carnival. The scores

were close but the amazing winners

were……………...gold house! They came

out on top. Everyone in gold house

cheered with happiness.

Written by the brilliant gold house cap-

tains, Caleb and Mikayla.

NEWS

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Swimming Carnival


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Last month: Linda shared how her sister's breast cancer diagnosis prompted her to do a check-up. After learning of her own breast cancer diagnosis, Linda shares the next stages of her journey...

Firstly, I should confess I work in the medical environment in a loose manner of speaking and have for many years. Sometimes it helps to have some inside contacts, particu-larly if you don’t have private health insur-ance,

So, the next move was to visit my GP and get a referral to the surgeon I had chosen to stick knives into me – even though I had been given a copy of my records from Monash, my GP already had two letters from them about the initial consult and then about the result of the biopsies. I was im-pressed with their efficiency.

I saw the surgeon privately but requested admission to Casey Hospital – which was not an issue. I completed admission paperwork in his rooms which was then faxed to the hospital. He advised me that he would be removing the ‘grey area’ – I can’t say lump as there was nothing to be felt as yet, and some lymph nodes and, depending on re-sults of that pathology would dictate treat-ment going forward.

Now it was getting very real and another massive fear to confront, the anaesthetic. I know anaesthetists are not fond of people with breathing issues and I have had a bung lung since birth and my heart is in a bit of a weird place.

Three days later I received two letters from the hospital, the first acknowledging my

paperwork and advising that my condition was in the category that required surgery within one month of placement on list. The second gave me admission date in the week prior to Christmas – very festive. It actually worked well for my workplace which goes into semi-hibernation for a couple of weeks around Christmas and the New Year.

Armed with the date, I set about organising my preferred anaesthetist; the head honcho at Casey – I rang him and suggested he might like to cover the pm list on 20th, which is what I had been advised was the timing. He was already aware of my situation and had said he would look after me. We ex-changed a few pleasantries about test crick-et, as English and Indian people do, and said we’d catch up on the 20th.

A couple of days later I was informed that it was a morning list = panic stations but a simple phone call should fix that. Little did I know my anaesthetic saviour had gone on leave, only returning for his first day back on the day of my surgery!!!!! But still, I was sure he would have been in touch with the hospital or checked his phone messages while overseas.

I was invited to go for what I thought was a pre-anaesthetic consultation with my medi-cal history, to ensure I was a suitable patient for Casey Hospital. Four hours later I had seen the pre-admission nurse, the surgical registrar, the lymphoedema therapist, had a chest x-ray, blood tests and ECG and the breast care nurse. My library of pre and post-operative information was expanding yet again.

Two little metal markers had been inserted at the breast screening clinic when I had the


biopsies, but I was also advised that I would need blue dye injected the day prior, to identify lymph node involvement, I was ad-vised that this could show up in my water-works for a couple of days after and also turn my affected area blue – and they were absolutely right. I still have a patch about the size of a 50-cent piece two months after the procedure.

All thoughts of Christmas and any celebra-tions had totally gone out of the window by now and in fact my life-saving sister is still waiting for her presents!!

The day of admission arrived, and my son dropped me off and ran, he really had not known how to react when I told him about my little problem, but I think that is proba-bly just a boy thing. I had to be there at 7 am and was booked for a hook wire inser-tion in the x-ray department – just another method of locating the ‘little nasty.’

I did all the necessary paperwork and was told I would be taken to my bed when it was available.

To be continued….it is a long and convolut-ed journey….

By Linda Evans

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Valentines Day 2019.

Brewster’s Store in Garfield hosted a dinner

on the evening of Valentine’s Day and Greg

had the Store window filled with a lovely

assortment of hearts and flowers.

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Sue & Jenny’s Garfield Exercise Group

(affiliated with Bunyip Community Centre) is

back again on Tuesdays 9am to 10am at

the Garfield Picture Theatre

For details phone:

0429 074 444 or 0405 128 403.

Garfield Picture Theatre

Upcoming Events

-for tickets phone FRED on 0408 584 633

Saturday Match 23rd

Tribute to Diana Ross and Whitney Hou-ston

Saturday April 20th

DYLANesque Show; Tribute to Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks with 7 piece band

Saturday May 25th

Tribute to Barbra Streisand & Bette Midler

Saturday June 22nd

"The Beatlez" with 4 piece ensemble tribute to the Beatles

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Denise (0438 090 513) did this display win-

dow and also at Christmas time did Brew-

ster’s and Garfield Hair Creations windows.

Bits and pieces!

Snippets and photos by Gwen O


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SLOW DOWN!!

A few locals or members of their family

have recently had falls resulting in a broken

hip, broken wrists (2), broken ankle, knee

needing surgery, back injury, and there are

more.

It made me think about all the rushing

around a lot of us do! Slow down, whether

walking, going up or down stairs, driving a

car or truck, skateboarding, riding a motor

bike or a scooter, don’t take risks, keep

your vehicle in good mechanical shape,

keep alert, obey all road rules, don't have

extra distractions in the car. Do not tailgate!

Let us all concentrate on what ever we are

doing. For example when we are going out

and running late, before you go out call

where ever you are going and let someone

know you will be late. It will take a bit of

pressure off. Allow extra time for traffic

etc., it usually takes longer than you think.

So the message is whatever you are doing

think of others and SLOW DOWN.

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Garfield Hotel

By the time this edition of the Garfield

Spectator is out, the Hotel will have the new

furniture and the dining room operating

soon.

We wish the new Leasees the best in their

latest venture.

A Sinister Surprise

Recently, a Garfield resident venturing into

her garage from a side house entrance re-

ceived an unexpected surprise. Upon enter-

ing her garage she happened to notice a

Copperhead snake making itself comforta-

ble within the garage. After placing herself

at a safe distance, the resident contacted a

snake catcher. By the time snake catcher

arrived, the snake was not to be located,

and still remains unseen.

Lowland Copperheads (photo above) can

be found across southern Victoria, Tasma-

nia and the islands of Bass Strait. A water

lover, Copperheads are at home around

dams, drainage ditches and agricultural

areas. It is publicised that Copperheads are

usually shy and prefer to avoid humans. If

cornered, they will hiss loudly, flatten their

body and flick or thrash about, usually with-

out biting. However their venom is neuro-

toxic (damaging nerves), ruptures the blood

cells and damages the cells and muscles.


Residents of Garfield have been notified that Doctor David Lee will longer be leasing the Medical Rooms, located inside the Garfield Pharmacy, effective immediately. Doctor Lee notified Ms Narai Jung, Pharmacist and part owner of the Garfield pharmacy by phone from Melbourne after completing his consul-tations on Wednesday afternoon, 30th of January. No reason was given for this sud-den decision. The Medical Rooms are leased separately and there is no business connection with the pharmacy. Each is an individual entity. Ms Jung said that she was in no position to issue a statement on behalf of Dr Lee. “However, I can confirm that Garfield Phar-macy and Medical Centre are NOT closing

down. We are in the process of getting in a new doctor and I will keep everyone posted. I also want to thank Dr Lee for all his service and care and I wish him all the best.” Ms Jung added.

Photo: Ms Narai Jung Photo and article by Roman Kulkewycz

WHAT'S MISSING IN GARFIELD FOR YOU? Perhaps you are new to Garfield and would like to meet others or maybe you have been here for many years and looking for something new to do. Either way, we would like to hear from you. What new common interest group/s would you be interested in? The Uniting Church is offering its facilities as a base for new ventures to be started. Maybe it is: Family History, Book Discussion

Group, Fitness for Seniors e.g. Table Tennis or Indoor Bowls, Health Support e.g. Dementia or Arthritis, Cards, Cro-chet/Knitting, Mens' Get Together, IT for seniors, Community Choir or simply a Chat & Chew.

What would our younger generation like to have? The list is endless with possibilities, however we can’t provide it if you don’t tell us. You are invited to write down what you would be inter-ested in, include your contact details, and drop them into the Community Shop or phone Margaret on 56292318. Please provide your feedback as soon as you can. All suggestions will be con-sidered.


Having pets in our lives is a wonderful thing. Whether fur or feathers, scales or scutes, sometimes our pets bring home extra passengers – parasites! These parasites can be inter-nal (endoparasites) or external (ectoparasites), and include worms, insects, and flukes. Internal parasites can cause tissue and organ destruction while external parasites can cause mild to severe skin irritation. Large infections of internal parasites can cause malnu-trition and even death.

The most common endoparasites intestinal worms in companion animals include round, hook, whip and tapeworm. Next most common endoparasite is Heartworm. This is far more common in dogs than cats. Testing poop and blood tests can detect these intestinal and heartworm parasites respectively.

The most common ectoparasites include fleas, ticks, mites (demodex and sarcoptes) and flies. Sometimes a diagnosis of external parasites is simple with visualisation of the bugs on the skin. Other times a quick test such as a skin scraping or hair pluck is required to find the bugs. Understanding where the bugs may live, whether inside the ear canals or around the tail base, can help us locate the bugs on our pets.

There are many products available for the treatment and prevention of parasites in our pets. Selecting which to use is personal preference for the owner and even the pet. Price and ease of giving the treatment differs between products. As with all medications it is very important to read the instructions carefully, including age, pregnancy status and weight restrictions for some treatments.

If you have questions or concerns about your pets parasite control, you can call Our Pet Mobile Vet for a chat about what is best for your pet.

By Dr. Julia Malcom, Our Pet Mobile Vet


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I have had increased requests about our medi-cations packing service recently so I thought I would write an article to introduce the service.

A webster-pak (also known as a medicine pack, dose administration aid, or blister pack) con-tains individually sealed compartments to help you remember when to take the right medicine at the right time. It is a pharmacy-only profes-sional service that takes the doctor's prescrip-tions and dispenses the medication into a blis-ter pack. It sets out all the tablets and capsules that need to be taken at each particular time of the day, for each day of the week. The packs are secularly sealed so the medications are protected and there is no chance of spilling or mixing things up.

It will also:

-Help you manage your medicines better

-Help you manage your prescriptions better

-Reduce the chance of forgetting to take your medicine

-Reduce the chance of taking your medi-cine incorrectly

The pack lists all the contents plus other medi-cations taken, providing vital information for the person, carer and doctors as well as for hospital or ambulance staff in any case of emergency.

When it is time to take the medication, the person or carer simply pushes out the contents of the blister through the foil backing for the correct time on the correct day. Webster-Pak provides a visual cue, so you always know where you are up to.

People who would benefit from a Webster-Pak are:

-Any age group with busy life style

-School children

-People receiving support services (eg. Home Nursing Services of district nurses)

-People whose first language isn't English

-People travelling nationally or interna-tionally

-People going into Respite Care

-People with a vision impairment or low vision

Feel free to pop into the pharmacy for more information if you think this service could be of benefit to you or your family member!

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The Garfield Spectator appreciates the contribution to

the newsletter made by the Pakenham Racing Club

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A successful trial of the Bennett stump-

puller was held last week at the Bunyip

village settlement. It was arranged be-

tween Mr. Catani, C.E., of the Public

Works department, and Messrs. J. Davies

and Co. that a three days' test trial take

place with a view of letting the settlers see

the advantage of the stump-puller to clear

the scrub. The objection against the old

method was that it took a long time to

clear, it being so heavily timbered, also

that if any, of the root fibres were left in the

ground they, would grow again. The puller

was started at the back of Mr. Leithhead's

store, in the presence of a great many set-

tlers. The stumps were pulled clean out of

the ground without grubbing. Some of the

holes caused by pulling up the stumps

were eight feet by four feet deep, thus

showing the quantity of root fibres. The

settlers were greatly pleased with the work

done. The Government intend hiring the

puller out to them at a very cheap rental,

and the men who worked the puller at the

trial put their names first on the list tor the

use of the machine. Last Friday the Minis-

ter for Lands visited the settlement, and

was greatly pleased with the puller. A cou-

ple of men can work it easily. The Govern-

ment, we understand, intend ordering sev-

eral of these machines. (The Australasian

February 3, 1894)

A further report in The Age of the same

day said that Mr Catani had accompanied

the Minister for Lands, Mr M’Intyre and Mr

Callinan, the chief surveyor on the visit.

They had arrived by train to Bunyip where

they then transferred to a very primitive but

serviceable tram car which was drawn by

a reinless horse over a tram line built by

the settlers, with timber provided by the

Government at the small cost of about £50

per mile. The car was loaded with bags of

flour, boxes of provisions and eight pas-

sengers; and although the progress made

was slow, it was safe and sure. At the end

of a mile and a half we came to a locality

known as the Bunyip Junction. It was at

Bunyip Junction [at the Junction bridge]

behind Mr Leithhead’s store that the Ben-

nett’s Stump puller was demonstrated.

The Bennett’s Stump puller which had

clearly caught the eye of Carlo Catani,

Chief Engineer of the Public Works De-

partment, had been advertised in Mel-

bourne papers since late December 1892.

It had been imported by John Davies &

Co., Franklin Street, Melbourne. The first

demonstration was carried out at Mr Wil-

liam’s orchard at Doncaster, here the pull-

Advertisement of the Bennett's Stump Puller:

The Australasian, Nov 18, 1893


er was put on its trial and it extracted 20

stumps with the ease of a dentist drawing

teeth with the aid of electricity. One of the

stumps was 3ft 6in diameter, but as some

of the party thought that a pull at a green

stump would give more satisfactory re-

sults, a growing tree was cut down. The

stump was double-rooted, but, neverthe-

less, it came up, when it was found that

the sap root measured 10in, in diameter.

Everybody was highly pleased with this

test. (The Herald, December 2, 1892) It

was later exhibited at Glen Farm in Clyde,

the property owned by Mr Wadey.

John Davies & Co. displayed the machine

at the Melbourne Agricultural Show in

1893 and The Argus of September 1, 1893

had this to say about how the machine

was advertised - The notice erected

around it that one man can lift 20 tons at-

tracts a great deal of notice, but such is

the fact. They have a large piece of cast

iron weighing 1½ tons suspended from the

puller, and the smallest child can lift it.

During the visit of His Excellency the Gov-

ernor to the show he was shown the puller

and was greatly pleased with it, and tried

for himself the power of it. Five pounds

weight on the lever will lift a ton.

How did the machine work? This descrip-

tion in The Leader of February 3, 1894

attempts at an explanation - This appli-

ance is in the form of an ordinary sledge,

the two cross bars underneath being shod

with a steel plate set to enter the ground

like the edge of a plough share. The

sledge being drawn forward acts upon the

scrub and roots by means of the steel

shoes. One of the selling points was that

the whole machine could be moved by one

horse. The machine has been invented in

the United States by Harwell L. Bennett

and Russell B. Adams of Westerville, Ohio

and it was granted a U.S patent on Febru-

ary 27, 1894.

I don’t know how Carlo got onto the Ben-

nett’s Stump Puller but he was an innova-

tive man and was obviously interested in

machines that would make the work quick-

er, easier and more efficient. It was this

same reason that he imported the Lubeck-

er Steam bucket dredge to the Swamp in

1913.

On behalf of our readers, we thank the Cardinia Shire Council for their contribution to the cost of publishing this community newsletter

By Heather Arnold [email protected]

Illustration of a stump puller: The Leader, Dec

10, 1892

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SERVICE LOCATIONS: Bunyip UCA, 9 Nash Road Bunyip. Garfield UCA, 13 Garfield Road Garfield. Hillview Aged Care, 22 A’Beckett Road Bunyip. Longwarry UCA, 9 Drouin Road Longwarry.

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MEDITATION GROUP - Thursday 11am - 12noon.

Meditation classes are held every Thursday morning in Bunyip.

Sunday March 3 9.00am Bunyip Uniting Church

Sunday March 10 9.00am Garfield Uniting Church

Sunday March 17 9.00am Longwarry Union Church

Wednesday March 20 3.00pm Hillview Aged Care Bunyip

Sunday March 24 9.00am Bunyip Uniting Church

Wednesday March 27 1.30pm Lyrebird Village Drouin

Sunday March 31 9.00am Garfield Uniting Church

Sunday April 7 9.00am Longwarry Union Church

Sunday April 14 9.00am Bunyip Uniting Church Wednesday April 17 3.00pm Hillview Aged Care Bunyip

Friday April 19 9.00am Bunyip Uniting Church. Good Friday worship.

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Helen Davey loves to help people and it’s

through the Garfield Community Shop, of

which she is Manager that she provides pre

loved goods at affordable prices to the

community. Not many know that Helen is

a qualified Gardener. She has a warm,

friendly, helpful nature and loves a chat.

Call into the Garfield Community Shop

and say “Hello” to Helen………

Your name: Helen Davey.

Some background information about yourself:

I grew up in East Oakleigh when things were

much quieter than now. I moved to Bunyip 30

years ago so maybe I can call myself a local.

Being the youngest of 4 I have two brothers and

a sister. I was fortunate to have parents that

believed in getting involved in their children’s

school and other interests. This is something I

continued with my children as I believe that

when a child is involved in something they get

more out of it when their parents take an inter-

est also. I was both a Cub Leader and Group

Leader for many years.

Where do you live? Garfield.

Husband’s name: Jeff (who is a very understand-

ing man).

How many children/grandchildren and names?

I have two daughters, Sarah and Lauren and a

son, Ian, all of which I am very proud of. I also

have a gorgeous three year old granddaughter

named Rosie (I’m allowed to be biased).

How long have you lived in Garfield?

17 years.

Where do you work?

Even though I am a qualified gardener, I spend

my working hours driving my school bus from

Iona to Bunyip Primary and Columba Catholic

School. I also do bus charters on request. My

business is Bunyip River Bus Line.

What do you like about Garfield?

It has that small town friendliness about it that

makes you feel you belong. I also like that it is

only just over an hour to the beach, close to the

bush for camping, and an hour to Melbourne if

you are unfortunate enough to have to go there.

Your Favourite Pastime/hobby ?

Camping, where I can switch off from the world.

What type of movies do you enjoy – your fa-

vourite movie ?

I’m a sucker for a good chick flick. No favourite

but “Ghost” and “Beaches” have to be up there.

Do you follow/play any sport/s?


I enjoy fishing, particularly when I outfish my Hub-

by!

Do you have a most memorable moment?

Has to be welcoming my children into the world.

Your favourite food/s and drink/s?

I enjoy a good Chinese meal accompanied by a

glass (or two) of wine.

Are you a Warm or Cold weather person?

I’m a bit of a beach bum so will have to say warm.

Your role in the Garfield Community Shop?

Volunteer, President/Manager (and complaints

officer, ha ha).

Tell me about the importance that the Garfield

Op Shop has in our community?

The shop helps local community groups carry out

projects that they would otherwise struggle to

fund. Since opening in December 2012, over

$189,000 has been distributed through grants and

projects. The shop provides a social outlet for

both volunteer staff and customers with many

friendships formed. Many people are finding the

cost of living rising and the shop is a good place to

make their money go further. Also, in this time of

environmental consciousness, it is an avenue for

people to recycle their unwanted goods, enabling

others to make good use of them and keeping

them out of landfill.

How long have you been associated with the

Community Shop?

Your dislike/s?

Well….it was my mad idea (see husband rolling

eyes) to open a shop when the previous op shop

re-located to Pakenham, so the ball started rolling

late 2012.

My main dislike is people donating items that are

dirty, torn, broken or with pieces missing. These

can’t be sold and often have to be taken home to

fill a volunteer’s bin.

What awards have you won?

Bronze medallion as an Apprentice Gardener.

Bunyip & District “Citizen of the year” 2014.

Do you have an embarrassing moment memory?

Lots, but I’m not telling!!!

Philosophy:

If you’re not prepared to put your hand up and

help, don’t complain about how things are done

by others. Also, if you belong to a Club/Group you

will get more out of it if you are prepared to get

involved and put in

Article and photo by Roman Kulkewycz

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Very early one morning 36 members flew to Adelaide to start our adventure. On arrival we were met by our guide and driver who took us to Glenelg where we had a walk along the pier as well as the beach. Then we went up to Mt Lofty before heading to Hahn-dorf for lunch and a browse around the love-ly town before travelling to the town Mur-ray Bridge to start a 5 day trip on the Murray River aboard the paddle steamer the Proud Mary. After meeting the crew we had a buffet supper then it was off to bed as it had been a long day.

Overnight we had arrived at Woodlane and as we cruised we had breakfast before arriv-ing at Mannum, we then boarded their bus for a tour of the town. We also visited the Museum and found out that this was where the paddle steamer river boat trade began back in the late eighteen hundreds. Back on the boat we cruised to Walker Flat for an Australian Dinner and nocturnal spotlighting tour to look for southern hairy- nosed wom-bats.

Our next stop was Swan Reach where we visited an Almond Orchard then back to the boat to cruise into Moorundie Creek named after the Aboriginal Tribe that had lived there. News of the day, we had lost one of our ladies and she was found with the Cap-tain steering the boat. Good on her! We then boarded smaller boats and cruised through lagoons and inlets of Big Ben also Number One Lock before having an Aussie BBQ on shore with live traditional entertainment around a campfire.

As the next day was so hot, a guide came on board from the historical Aboriginal Ngout Ngout who gave us a interesting talk. Later we went back to Mannum and moored for the night we were treated to a formal Cap-tain’s Dinner, which was amazing.

The next day we went by bus for a tour of Reedy Creek Environment area then on to another very interesting place, Mypolonaq Primary School , where we were welcomed by the students who have a wonderful school program. They have a shop and each class makes different things to sell/ market and then record everything they sell. We were impressed with this fantastic program that the school is doing.

It was now time to head back to the boat where we had a scrumptious lunch of prawns, oysters and turkey with salad before heading back to Murray Bridge to start our trip home. We sadly said goodbye to the crew who had looked after us so well and then boarded the bus that would take us back to the airport in Adelaide to fly home.

Article and photo by Helen Peggie


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Hello,

I hope everyone one is well and I apologise if

there has been a recent lack of regular local po-

lice content in the newsletters. There is an ava-

lanche of change and planning going on in our

business which sometimes detracts from our

perceived duties. All good here and we’re on top

of it. Plenty of ‘normal’ police work going on so

please keep letting us where you think we can go

and help.

There have been some very well organised family

based community events on recently and it has

been great to be involved and see everyone out

and having a good time responsibly.

Some of the investigations and incidents we’ve

been involved in or had reported to us locally in

the past 3 months (8/11/18 to 25/02/19) are:

-Four separate people reported missing and later

located.

-Four cars burnt & dumped locally on different

occasions; three of them recovered in the Tynong

Nth area of Bunyip State Park after being report-

ed as stolen from Hampton Park, Pakenham &

Monbulk, the fourth car which had been stolen

from Ascot Vale and involved in police pursuits,

was then set alight in Cora Lynn. A 38 yr old Narre

Warren man was arrested after further investiga-

tion.

-Another man is under investigation after running

away from the company car that he wrote off by

colliding into rear of another vehicle which had

been travelling in the same direction as him on

the Princes Freeway. His car also mysteriously

caught fire on the side of the road about 6 hours

later.

-Twenty one Family Incident reports; eight in

Bunyip; five in Nar Nar Goon; two each in Tynong

& Maryknoll; one each in Garfield, Vervale, Bun-

yip Nth & Tynong Nth.

-Forty five referrals for counselling &/or assis-

tance from other agencies.

-Three liquor licence applications approved.

-An unsupervised 18th birthday party in Koowee-

rup which went out of control.

-Twenty two people injured in 13 different motor

vehicle collisions involving a variety of different

moving and fixed objects throughout the area.

This included motorised scooters, motor bikes,

cars, trees, embankments, steep roads, safety

barriers, drugs, alcohol & animals.

-Two police vehicles damaged; one during a pur-

suit, the other when encountering a stationary

building.

-Four reports of damage; a gate in Tonimbuk, a

car in Maryknoll & another in Tynong Nth & fenc-

ing and water pipes in Garfield.

-Graffiti in public areas at Nar Nar Goon, Garfield

& Garfield Nth.

-More reports of Illegal shooting and associated

activity in Tonimbuk & Tynong Nth.

-Three firearms storage inspections were con-

ducted.

-Ten drivers licence restoration applications pro-

cessed.

-Twenty people arrested & charged with criminal

offences.

-Forty six infringement notices (fines) issued.

Eleven of them on the one morning between 5.30

& 7.40 am, on the one local road between Long-

warry & NNG, & all drivers had residential post-

codes listed between 3812 & 3816….


-Fifty two people & cars field contacted for suspi-

cious behaviour & driving offences.

-Local thefts reported include vehicles:

-A 4WD stolen from Cora Lynn which was chased

by the owner & recovered in Pakenham Sth, a

tractor stolen from Vervale which was located

hidden behind bush on a private property in Nar

Nar Goon, 3 trailers – NNG Nth x 2, Tyn Nth x1: 2

m/bikes – NNG Nth & NNG Wst, an ATV from

commercial premises in Tynong Nth, a car from

the Bunyip Nth P/Hwy Service Rd, an electric golf

buggy from Garfield.

Other separate property thefts at different loca-

tions were from:

-the Nar Nar Goon area; 2 x saddles, a laptop

computer, firearms from a locked safe, railway

cabling from a railway line, petrol & a trailer from

the service station and a primary school broken

into.

-Tynong; cigarettes & keys; train guidance lights

from railway line.

-Garfield; tools & jerry cans, large quantities of

diesel on separate occasions from a commercial

yard.

In separate Bunyip retail incidents, a 33 yr old

Pakenham lady was charged with theft of ice

creams & a 44 yr old Moe man was charged with

theft of alcohol (again) and remanded in custody.

Other recent notable arrests with local involve-

ment:

-A 30 yr old Cranbourne man charged & remand-

ed in custody early this year as result of a large

amount of burglaries state wide - which included

the theft of a Mercedes in Tonimbuk, guns in

Officer, and cash from commercial premises.

-A 45 yr old Wonthaggi man arrested & remand-

ed for Family Violence matters.

-A 27 yr old homeless Avonsleigh man arrested

for 3 outstanding warrants and also charged with

the theft of tyres from a Tonimbuk property.

In separate incidents a local man and lady (who

are not related) had their cars impounded & face

court again as a result of very bad driving, no

licences & drugs.

A 30 yr old Bunyip Nth man who is evasive to

police and courts was arrested for family violence

matters, serious driving offences & 3 outstanding

court warrants.

A 20 yr old Rosebud woman arrested in Longwar-

ry for being in a car stolen from Frankston which

also contained other stolen property.

Please contact us for any assistance or advice.

000 if you think you need police or emergency

service attendance, or email/letterbox etc for

anything else. We enjoy the contact and it is all

relevant somewhere.

We’re also good for an informal chat if you’ve got

concerns about something.

Cheers,

Danny Hower,

Victoria Police Sergeant 26184,

Bunyip Police Station,

4 Pearson St, Bunyip, 3815, VIC

[email protected]

[email protected]

PH 5629 5205 F 5629 5999


Family events at Pakenham Racecourse just keep getting better. This year’s Easter Eve Family Night Out celebration will be no exception with heaps of fun activities for all the family. Held on Thursday 18th April, there will be FREE kids’ activities, live music & entertain-ment, a special Easter colouring competi-tion and much more. Easter wouldn’t be complete without a visit from the Easter Bunny. Recent years have seen this event grow with the inclusion of several resident com-munity groups attending with their family and friends. Entry on the night is FREE to all kids 17 and under, with gates open from 4.30pm. A full card of eight races in scheduled for the evening, starting with Race 1 at 6:00pm through to Race 8 at 9:30pm.

Free courtesy buses will run from Pakenham, Officer & Tynong throughout the evening.

As a special offer the Club is providing Gen-eral Admission for two adults, including a wonderful picnic pack for $40. Or get two General Admission tickets for only $15- must purchase online prior to event.

So place Thursday 18th April in your diary and we look forward to seeing your family track-side to celebrate the start of the Easter week-end.

Check details for www.pakenhamracing.com.au or calling the Club direct on (03) 5940 6600

For further information contact Wade Calderwood

or email [email protected]

Easter Eve Family Night Out!

Thursday 18th April

http://www.pakenhamracing.com.au


2019 is off to an exciting start down at the courts this year! After introducing a new lead-ing Star Coaching crew, your local netball club are also overjoyed to welcome a number of promising new players. Many talented new and past members are training up for the sea-son with high hopes for all that we can achieve.

Head Coach Amy Heath is setting her sights on finals in the next couple of years; if not this year, and she's prepared to put in the hard yards with our local players to get us there. Local businesses are also getting behind our stars this year with both player and team sponsorships available. If you would like to join our incredible Star Sponsor support please contact [email protected] or call

Sherryn Clarke (GNC Secretary) on 0438503569.

Support the local teams who support your business.

Garfield Netball Club would like to thank the following sponsors;

AusEquip Tractors & Farm Equipment

Forster Street Drive Through Bottle Shop

Gold Spoon Advertising

Specialty Wine Tours

Victorian Bricklaying

By Garfield Netball Club



The Bunyip Ag Show Society is pleased to announce that the Poetry Competition will be held again at this year's

show.

The Rene Wakelam Poetry Reading Competition is proudly sponsored by Tallawarra B & B.

Contestants are invited to read or recite a piece of poetry in the fine tradition demonstrated by the much loved Rene Wake-lam.

Rene was a long time member of the show committee and her often humourous recitations of her own

and others poetry are fondly remembered.

This competition's cash prizes are sponsored by members of Rene's family.

Open class – over 16 years. Prizes are 1st $50 2nd $30 3rd $ 20.

Junior class – 15 and under Prizes are 1st $50 2nd $30 3rd $ 20

Entries taken on the day.

Do you have prize winning preserves in your pan-

try? Is your pumpkin on track to be the biggest at

this year’s Bunyip Show? Is your baking more than

just “ok”? Do you knit, sew, embroider, quilt, felt,

photograph or paint? If so, it’s time to start

getting your entries ready for Bunyip Show on

Sunday 24 March.

This is a friendly local show, you don’t have to be

perfect, and beginners are very welcome. There

are lots of classes for children, and all entries are

free. You can send in an entry form beforehand or

enter when you bring your entries into the bas-

ketball stadium at the showgrounds on Saturday

23 March from 9 am to 12 noon.

You can also look at and download the schedule

from the website: bunyipshow.org.au Click on

'Show Schedules’ then click on ‘Pavilion Schedule

and Entry Form’.

If you have any questions you can message us

through our Facebook page or phone the pavilion

secretary on 0417 352 258.

Left: 1st Prize Vegetable Display

Right: 1st Prize Foliage Display

By Sue Anderson


For show rules and regulations, visit http://www.bunyipshow.org.au/regulations.html


BUNYIP C.W.A. Meet on the 4th Friday of the month at Hillview Aged

Care Centre. Craft @ 10am. Members meeting 1pm.

Contact Wendy Earwicker 5629 9241

BUNYIP SINGERS

Meet every Monday at 9.30am in the supper room at

Bunyip Hall. Contact Dorothy Myers. PH: 5629 5601

BUNYIP SLIMMERS CLUB Meets Wednesday 5-15 pm. Uniting Church hall Nash

Rd Bunyip. Maree McRae – 0468 411 144.

GARFIELD ANGLING CLUB Meet 1st Monday of the month at the

Garfield Golf Club. P.O. Box 145, Garfield.

Contact Tony 0409 189 989.

GARFIELD BOWLING CLUB

P.O. Box 85, Garfield. Club House PH: 5629 2384

Phone Gordon; 0432 355 352

Tournament or Twilight Bowls Mob. 0409 154 149

GARFIELD COMMUNITY HALL For bookings PH: Melva - 5629 2748 or 0427 292 748

GARFIELD COMMUNITY OP SHOP 71 Main St Garfield. Monday to Friday 9.30am-4.30pm,

Saturday 9.30am-12.30pm PH:0459 982 338

COMBINED PROBUS CLUB OF

GARFIELD & BUNYIP

Meet 1st Tuesday of month at Community Centre,

Garfield. PH: Glenda 0410 036 837

GARFIELD FOOTBALL CLUB

P.O. Box 92, Garfield. Contact Michael 0414 666 715

GARFIELD GOLF CLUB P.O.Box 78, 180 Thirteen Mile Rd, Garfield.

PH: 5629 2794 FAX: 5629 2353

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEB: www.garfieldgolf.com.au

GARFIELD NETBALL ASSOCIATION P.O.Box 39, Garfield. PH: Marg 0419 895 123

GARFIELD PHARMACY MEDICAL CLINIC PH: 5629 2408 - 73-75 Main St, Garfield.

Clinic OPEN EVERY WEEKDAY.

GARFIELD PLAYGROUP Meets every Friday 9.30am - 12pm at Garfield

Community Centre. P.O. Box 47, Garfield.

PH: Lara 0421 150 855, Erin 0422 544 771

GARFIELD PRESCHOOL KINDER

P.O.Box 24, 29-31 Garfield Rd, Garfield.PH: 5629 2208

GARFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL

84 Railway Ave, Garfield. PH: 5629 2274

GARFIELD RECREATION RESERVE

P.O.Box 28, Garfield. PH: Marg 0419 895 123

GARFIELD & BUNYIP ROTARY CLUB P.O. Box 19, Garfield. Meet every Wednesday at Garfield Bowling Club, Contact: Graeme Squires: 0417 105 598

GARFIELD 1ST SCOUT GROUP Cubs (Aged 8-11yr) meet every Tuesday at the hall, 6.30pm to 8pm. 1 Beswick Street, Garfield. Contact Steve Jensen on [email protected] or 0410 455 068.

GARFIELD SWIMMING POOL

PH: 5629 2780

GARFIELD TENNIS CLUB PH: Michelle 5629 2979 OR 0409 142 318

GARFIELD - TYNONG CRICKET CLUB Titans P.O. Box 108, Garfield.

Glen PH: 0425 883 568 Jason PH: 0422 309 933.

Beswick St, Garfield. PH: 5629 4423

GARFIELD UNITING CHURCH

Margaret PH: 5629 2318

MT CANNIBAL RESERVE

Garfield. PH: 1300 787 624

MT CANNIBAL

ADULT RIDING CLUB INC

Meet 2nd Wednesday & 4th Saturday of the month.

Contact president PH: 5942 8314

THE FRIENDS OF GARFIELD

INCORPORATED

Contact Denise Smithwick 0478 350 170 or

Vice President Mary White 5629 2620

WESTERNPORT INDIGENOUS

NURSERY (WIN) Open Tuesday mornings 10am to 12pm.

Located behind the Tynong Council Depot & CFA.

PH: Adele 0417 373 690

Garfield Bowling Club Beswick Street Garfield Golf Club 180 Thirteen Mile Rd

Garfield Post Office 77 Main Street Garfield Recreation Reserve Beswick Street