Closing date for the next issue: 30.7.2021 To include articles contact: Helen Callahan 5789 1305 or Viki Spedding 5789 1237

The Guim Tales is proudly supported by Macedon Ranges Shire Council

Guim Tales

July 2021

Craft Group

Saturday 24th July From 12:30pm

Everyone is welcome to join us at the Hall.

For more information call Viki on

5789 1237.

Nominations open for Council’s 2021 Youth Awards

Do you know a young person aged 12–25 years doing amazing things in our community? Tell us about the inspiring young people in your life by nominating them for Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s annual Youth Awards, which celebrate and recognise the incredible achievements of young people in the shire. “I felt very privileged getting the award,” said Shyla McPhail, our 2020 winner in the Good deeds nomination category, “I would recommend that many people stand up and nominate someone that is doing something amazing.” Nominations are now open and can be for any young person, or group of young people, aged 12–25 years who lives, works or attends school in the Macedon Ranges.

Award categories:

Will power: young people who show real character and perseverance, especially in the face of adversity

Good deeds: young people who give their time and energy to activities that support the wellbeing of another individual, group or community.

Pure imagination: young people pursuing their passion for creativity through the arts. Nicely played: young people kicking recreational and physical activity goals. Skilling it: young people excelling in a mentorship program, workplace or business. Well aware: young people who shine a light on important issues/social causes, and raise

awareness in the community. Submit a nomination online at mrsc.vic.gov.au/youthawards Nominations close on 11.59pm on Sunday 8 August. Winners will be announced and celebrated at a special event on Wednesday 15 September at Kyneton Town Hall. For more information, visit mrsc.vic.gov.au/youthawards or contact Terence at Youth Services at tjaensch@mrsc.vic.gov.au

Bookclub Sunday 25th July, from 7:30pm at the Tennis Club

July: In 1901, the word ‘Bondmaid’ went missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams is the story of the girl who stole it. Esme spends her childhood in the ‘Scriptorium’, where lexicographers sort words on bits of paper. She collects words that are misplaced, discarded or have been neglected by the dictionary men. They help her make sense of the world. August: The Enemy by Lee Child. We read the first in the series last year, but now the prequel, New Year’s Day 1990. The Berlin Wall is coming down. The world is

changing. And in a North Carolina “hot-sheets” motel, a two-star general is found dead. His briefcase is missing. Nobody knows what was in it. Within minutes Jack Reacher has his orders: Control the situation. Please come along, it will be brilliant! Maybe suggest a book you are burning to share? Come along to the tennis club and, if nothing else, have a cup of tea bring a snack and have a chat. (Hint: we don’t drink much tea…) For more information drop us a line on dguimbooks@gmail.

Darraweit Diary

REGULARS Bookclub

4th Sunday 7:30pm at the Tennis Club

Craft Group 4th Saturday

12:30pm —3pm at the hall

Hall Committee 3rd Monday 8pm in Jan, Mar,

May, July, September, November

Landcare Group

Committee Meeting 3rd Monday

7:300pm at the school

Dru Yoga Wednesday nights 7pm

at the hall

Census night is on Tuesday 10 August 2021.

In early August, you will receive instructions on how to take part. This year you can complete your Census as soon as you receive your instructions, if you know who will be home on Census night. This is different to past years when you had to fill in your form on Census night. You can fill in your form online, on paper or with help from us. Why do you need to do the census? The Census helps us understand what we need now and into the future. It’s our most comprehensive and important statistical collection. It counts every house-hold and every person in Australia. Your participation is vital. Information from the Census helps governments, businesses and not for profit or-ganisations across the country make informed deci-sions. Community groups use Census data to help plan services in your area. An independent assessment of the Census found that every $1 we spend on the Census creates $6 of value to the Australian economy. For more information you can visit www.census.abs.gov.au

Draft Rural Land Use Strategy

Council has prepared the draft Rural Land Use Strategy which seeks to update the policy direction for rural land in the

Macedon Ranges Shire to account for the changes to regulation, land use and development since the 2002 Macedon Ranges Rural Land Use Strategy was introduced. Consultation on the draft Rural Land Use Strategy will be commencing in the coming weeks, from mid-July. If you wish to be notified of the pending consultation please email strategicplanning@mrsc.vic.au. The Macedon Ranges shire’s location within Melbourne’s peri-urban region has, and will continue to have, a significant influence on the shire. Significant issues facing the shire’s rural areas include: Population growth and employment opportunities in adjoining shires; Growth pressures within the shire; Land banking; Contraction of commercial scale farming to the northern and north-eastern parts of the

shire; Increased rural lifestyle development and land use conflict, particularly in the south-east

of the shire and Calder Freeway corridor. Rural land uses changing to a mix of viticulture, hobby farming, rural lifestyle,

environmental living and tourism; and The emergence of the equine industry as a significant and growing sector. The draft Rural Land Use Strategy recommends a number of changes to zones and overlays to address these issues, including: Rezoning land between Woodend and Malmsbury to the Rural Activity Zone; Rezoning land between Mount Macedon and the Cobaw Ranges to the Farming Zone; Introduce the Environmental Significance Overlay to recognise the biolink areas; Rezoning land to the north of the Cobaw Ranges, the western tip of the Cobaw Range,

and to the west of the Lauriston Reservoir to Rural Conservation Zone. A copy of the draft Rural Land Use Strategy can be found on Councils website mrsc.vic.gov.au/rural-land after 30th June 2021.

Your new FOGO bin has arrived

The last weekly pickup of your red lidded rubbish bin has now happened. On 5th July you will be able t put out your FOGO bin and your red lidded rubbish bin for the first time. From then on your red lidded rubbish bin will only be emptied fortnightly.

Commencing 5th July

Weekly

FOGO

Fortnightly

General waste

Recycling

4 weekly

Glass

Do you want to keep up to date with the latest emergency warnings and information across Victoria?

VicEmergency is a centralised place for Victorians to find emergency information and warnings. You can also access preparedness and recovery information related to emergencies. It has a real-time map display with incidents across the state including floods, storms, fires, earthquakes, tsunami, beach closures, shark sightings and more. We recommend you always access more than one source for emergency information and warnings, this is a good one. Get warnings on your mobile device by downloading the VicEmergency App, the official app for emergency warnings and information. If you're travelling during these school holiday's, don't forget to set up a new watch zone for the area you will be travelling to.

www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/your-local-area-info-and-advice/vicemergency-app

Brigade Management Team

As promised, your Brigade has had some changes to the Brigade Management Team, following our regular scheduled elections. Thanks to Hayley for your good works in community safety, and a special thanks to John’s amazing work as secretary/treasurer. If you want something done, ask a busy person… Good on you Helen for stepping into the role.

Darraweit

Guim Fire

Brigade

Creating Safer Communities

100% volunteer

Captain Mark Spedding 0414 853 561 3rd Lt Neil Loft 0400 645 961

1st Lt Kevin Bourke 0458 538 227 4th Lt Noel Petersen 0407 854 188

2nd Lt David North 0403 131 477 Community Safety Mark Spedding 0414 853 561

Secretary/Treasurer

Helen Worthington 0499 519 556 Phworthy @bigpond.com