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Leadbeater's
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Federal Government
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'critically endangered'
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RIVERSDALE FISHING SPOT
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- MOSQUITO BITES The natural way to treat an insect bite, including mosquito
bites is to use one of the following:
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Place a used dry teabag on the bite.
Rub raw honey on the bite.
Apply Apple Cider Vinegar to the bite with a cotton ball.
Baking Soda, this is the cheapest and being a dry powder, it can
be stored in your pantry for years. Take a small amount and add a
little water to make a paste and apply the paste to the bite.
Take the skin of a banana and rub the inside part of the banana
peel on the bite.
Rub the bite with the inside of an Aloe Vera leaf.
Courtesy Bob Tate.
Greetings from Thornton circa 1910.
Courtesy Lloyd Foster and National Library Australia.
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R IVERSDALE F ISHING S POT
G OULBURN V ALLEY H IGHWAY , A LEXANDRA - 2015
HIDDEN PLANE
Relooking at our attractions.
The Riversdale Bridge Fishing Spot on the Goulburn River is popular with
anglers and boating enthusiasts and has huge potential for improvement.
It is also a popular location for photographers.
Photographic opportunities abound at this spot.
- AMAZING RIVER REDGUMS -
The Goulburn River nearing full flow.
- B R I C K E D R I V E R B O AT R A M P -
Yesterday I noticed that a busload of high school
students were using this ramp to offload boats.
Seeing so many young adults using a river facility
reminded me of a similar situation recently at the
poorly maintained VicRoads Thornton Gilmore
Bridge. The condition of this lower section of boat
ramp has the potential to cause ankle or leg injuries,
especially when the ramp is wet or covered by water.
The boat ramp is in a reasonable condition, however there are loose bricks at the waterline.
- VICROADS INFASTRUCTURE D EPARTMENT :
M INISTER :
R EGIONAL D IRECTOR :
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B RYAN S HERRITT
The condition of this table
(believed to have been supplied
by VicRoads) is beyond belief!
It is an embarrassment to the
community and should have
been replaced decades ago.
This picnic table is believed to have been established circa 1965 by VicRoads.
- BROKEN RUBBISH BINS D EPARTMENT :
M INISTER :
R EGIONAL D IRECTOR :
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L UKE D ONNELLAN
B RYAN S HERRITT
The bins likely supplied by VicRoads are often overflowing and one has a broken lid.
Stillman Motor Garage circa 1920.
Courtesy Judy Smith 2014.
Courtesy National Library Australia.
Did you know
The first major
carmaker in
Australia was the
Ford Motor
Company of
Australia.
The first
Australian
designed and
mass produced
production car
was made by
Holden in 1948.
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C R I T I C A L LY E N D A N G E R E D
THE LEADBEATER'S POSSUM
CONSERVATION STATUS HAS BEEN RAISED
In April the conservation status of the endangered Leadbeater's Possum
was raised to 'Critically Endangered' by the Federal Government.
Critically Endangered is the last step before 'Extinct in the Wild'.
G OVERNMENT :
P REMIER :
M INISTER :
L OGGERS :
C OUPE :
L ABOR
D ANIEL A NDREWS
J AALA P ULFORD
V IC F ORESTS
F LEA C REEK
Courtesy Pengo WikiCCL 3.0
Central Highlands Forests run from Noojee to Mount Baw Baw, Marysville, Rubicon and Toolangi.
- T H E L E A D B E AT E R ' S P O S S U M I S V I C T O R I A ' S F A U N A L E M B L E M -
RUBICON
LOGGING COUPES
DESTROYING HABITAT
Photographer © Greg Lucas. Courtesy Ken Deacon 2015.
VICTORIA'S FAUNAL EMBLEM IS NOW IN THE HANDS
OF VICTORIAN PREMIER DANIEL ANDREWS
The only place on Earth that Leadbeater's Possums are found - is in
the Central Highlands Forest in Victoria.
As can be seen here at Rubicon, this forest is being decimated and the possums' habitat
destroyed. Even though over half of the possums' habitat was destroyed in the Black
Saturday bushfires, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews continues to support logging here.
If support for VicForests continues, it is believed we will see the extinction of Victoria's
Faunal Emblem (Leadbeater's Possum) in the wild within the next twenty years.
Even our Federal Government recognises this.
Did you know that the Government is spending our tax
dollars to eradicate the feral cat problem in the Possums'
habitat. Interestingly, I have never seen evidence of feral
cats in the Rubicon State Forest and neither have other
'bushies' I have spoken with; one of whom has lived in
Rubicon for 40 years. Could this be a furphy to distract
from the logging issue!
Leadbeater's Possums are moving towards extinction at an accelerated rate.
- T H E L E A D B E AT E R ' S P O S S U M I S V I C T O R I A ' S F A U N A L E M B L E M -
Photographer © Greg Lucas. Photographs courtesy Ken Deacon.
This map (right) best illustrates the declining habitat issue.
The Map button shows an area almost entirely made up of old and new logging coupes. The possum cannot survive here.
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Building Fluency in Maths
I recently surveyed two junior classes and asked them whether they thought they
were good at Maths. Seventy-three percent of the students thought they were good at
Mathematics, whilst twenty-seven percent said they were not. Many times over the
years, I have listened to adults tell stories about how they themselves struggled with
Maths at school and continue to lack confidence with it. The topic of Mathematics has
the potential to polarize people! Some love it while others hate it, feeling they are
either good or bad at it.
Self-perceptions about one’s abilities can be constructed early on in life and
Mathematics is no exception. Children can come to the conclusion that they are either
good or bad at Maths in their initial years of schooling. If the verdict is favourable, then
there is no problem. However, if a child decides that they are incompetent in this
particular subject area, this perception has the potential to stay with them well into
their adult years. How then, can we assist children to gain confidence in their
Mathematical abilities?
Mathematics often requires numerous thinking processes to occur simultaneously,
which can be difficult to keep track of. Helping a child to gain fluency in basic
calculations can greatly assist them when this is the case. There are many activities
that we carry out on a daily basis that we do automatically and which do not require
much conscious thought: walking, cleaning our teeth, tying our shoelaces, etc. This is
because we utilise a type of long-term memory called ‘procedural memory’ to carry out
these tasks. If children can gain fluency in basic calculations, then this information can
be stored in their long-term memory, freeing up working memory for additional
mathematical thought processes that may need to take place.
Fluency can be developed in children through short regularly scheduled practice
sessions. These can be called different names such as ‘Mental Maths’ and a popular
one in my classroom, ‘Mad Minute Maths’. Every day (where practical) my students
have one minute to complete up to thirty questions. We have the same questions for a
week at a time. It is fantastic to watch confidence grow when students are able to
increase the number of solutions they can answer correctly.
Many different strategies can be brought to fluency with Mental or Mad Minute Maths.
These include simple calculations such as adding and subtracting numbers as well as
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Teachers' Education Spot
Building Fluency in Maths
automatic recall of mental strategies. These include: ‘pairs to ten’ (1+9, 2+8, etc.),
doubles (4+4, 5+5, etc.), halves (half of 6, etc.), ‘bridging ten’ (8+5 is 8+2+3), adding
or subtracting tens (56+20, etc.). In addition, skills such as partitioning numbers,
multiplication and division can also be practised. As students gain fluency in a specific
area, they move onto another kind of calculation.
As an area becomes fluent in a child’s brain, it moves into their long-term memory,
freeing up available working memory for them to navigate more complicated
calculations. So if Johnny is faced with mentally adding up 56+34, he automatically
knows that 6+4=10. This leaves his working memory free to calculate that 50+30=80
and therefore, 10+80=90. He does not have to start at 56 and count on 4 more, at
which point he could lose track and miscount.
So how can we assist children to gain confidence in their Mathematical abilities? One
of the ways is by providing opportunities for them to develop fluency in basic
operations, therefore reducing the load on their working memory and making it
available for additional mathematical thought processes.
@ Debbie Hibbert
Educator and creator
Artworkz Education Library
For more information on long-term and short-term memory, and gaining fluency refer to:
PositScience 2015, BrainHQ > Procedural Memory, Available from:
<http://www.brainhq.com/brain-resources/memory/types-of-memory/implicit-memory> [26 April 2015].
Australian Council for Educational Research 2011, Peter Sullivan > Australian Education Review: Teaching
Mathematics Using Research-Informed Strategies pp.6-7 & 29-30, Available from: <http://
research.acer.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=aer> [26 April 2015].
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On 28 April, four VicRoads contractors replaced
Alexandra's main sign. It was damaged, bent and well below the visual
standard deserving of our town. We first raised the issue with the Shire
30 April 2014 who unsuccessfully tried to communicate with VicRoads.
We then published its poor state 12 February 2015 in eSplash110.
The new signpost is fantastic and does away with two extra supports.
- ALEXANDRA'S MAIN SIGN -
D
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The new signpost (previous page) is made from 5 mm thick (150 mm
diameter) tubular aluminium buried 900 mm and concreted. It is
designed to break at the bottom if hit by a vehicle, to lessen the impact.
The new sign replaces this old bent damaged sign, left by VicRoads for nearly a decade.
LAWRENCE HOOD COLLECTION
District imagery from yesteryear!
MILKING THE COW
AT PIG & WHISTLE
MOLESWORTH
C1929
A teenage Elizabeth Charlotte
Jeffery of Molesworth is
pictured here milking a dairy
cow at her family's farm
'Ringwood' in Pig & Whistle
Lane, Molesworth.
Note the hand hewn timber
creation at the cow bail to lock
the head of the cow into a
milking position.
An old delivery box serves as a
milking stool for Charlotte to
sit on and her durable leather
boots were a necessity in the
cowyard.
As this is an open air
construction and milking was
an all weather occupation, it
would be interesting to know if
this was indeed used in all
weather conditions.
Photograph courtesy Lawrence Hood 2015
BRINGING ART TO LIFE
BY CREATING, SHARING AND INSPIRING
B ricks
WHY MEN ARE SELDOM DEPRESSED
Men are just happier people - What do you expect from such simple creatures?
Your last name stays put.
The garage is all yours.
Wedding plans take care of themselves.
Chocolate is just another snack.
You can be President.
You can never be pregnant.
You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.
You can wear NO shirt to a water park.
Car mechanics tell you the truth.
The world is your urinal.
You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky.
You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.
Same work, more pay.
Wrinkles add character.
Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental $100.
People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them.
New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.
One mood all the time.
Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
You know stuff about tanks.
A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.
You can open all your own jars.
You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.
If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend.
Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack.
Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.
You can tell your life story over the first coffee.
You almost never have strap problems in public.
You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes.
Everything on your face stays its original colour.
The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.
You only have to shave your face and neck.
You can play with toys all your life.
One wallet and one pair of shoes - one colour for all seasons.
You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look.
You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife.
You can fix most things with a hammer, kitchen knife and tape.
You have freedom of choice concerning growing a moustache.
You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.
Courtesy Sometimes Grumpy Wilson
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G HIN G HIN B RIDGE
G HIN G HIN R OAD , Y EA - 2015
End of an era.
The magnificent Ghin Ghin wooden trestle bridge to be replaced, bringing
to an end its era of usefulness. With it decommissioned, just one
functional wooden trestle bridge will remain over the Goulburn River in
our District – the Acheron Breakaway Bridge. It was saved in 2012.
We encourage you to take photos while you can.
- BEAUTIFUL OLD WOODEN TRESTLES -
While a new bridge is logical at this location, this lady of the Goulburn will be missed.
- L O V E LY W O O D E N R A I L I N G S -
The new concrete Ghin Ghin bridge will be dual lane, have a higher load
limit and a lifespan reported at being more than a century.
View looking south along the length of the historic bridge.
- ROAD DAMAGE -
A section of the current bridge surface has a hole through which the river is visible.
- VIEWS OF THE GHIN GHIN BRIDGE -
The bridge is beautiful from all angles.
- PERFECT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS -
The moodiness of old bridges creates opportunity for Black and White photography.
- OLDER BRIDGE REMNANTS -
We encourage
photographers to visit
and photograph this
historic bridge before it
is decommissioned. In
doing so, you will be
capturing a little piece
of local history.
(Top) Remnants of the previous trestle bridge. (Bottom) a ute crosses the bridge.
FEATURED PANORAMA
Ghin Ghin Bridge, Near Yea
This panorama was taken with an iPhone6 Plus on the
Goulburn River at the Ghin Ghin Bridge (right).
The Ghin Ghin Bridge in this photograph is a wooden trestle
bridge and was taken just weeks before works were to begin
on the concrete and steel bridge scheduled to replace it.
Wooden Trestle Bridges once adorned our district and in many
locations they replaced river fords and punts - where early
horse based traffic was able to cross rivers.
The introduction of early concrete bridges into our area was
not without problems. In the early 1900s it was boasted that
the Upper Thornton Concrete Bridge would last a century,
however it lasted less than a year before collapsing. The
Cremona concrete bridge only partially still stands over the
Goulburn at Cathkin, as a stark reminder of poor engineering.
Click here for a larger version
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TAGGERTY DAY VISITOR AREA
O N T HE L ITTLE R IVER
Little River Bridge
This gorgeous Day Visitor Area
located on the Little River at
Taggerty, is soon to be home to
a new suspension bridge,
with works now under way.
Council is managing the project in consultation with the Taggerty Reference Group.
Our Hidden
Memorials
OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS
CATHOLIC CHURCH RUFFY
1902 - 1974
Erected in the Jubilee year 2000
in memory of all who worshipped here
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