A free virtual women’s health clinic providing access to services like endometriosis and pelvic pain care, menstrual health, cervical screening, menopause care, breast health care and abortion, will be launched this year.

The Victorian state government in recent days announced that it is delivering the free virtual clinic, scheduled to launch before the middle of year, in partnership with community health organisation EACH (International Association for Communication in Healthcare).

Led by specialist nurses, it will reduce barriers to care, including for women in regional and remote Victoria where access to services like contraception and abortion may be difficult due to
distance from major towns.

Barriers and delays in accessing care can have detrimental impacts on a patient’s health, their quality of life and the ability to participate in school and employment.

Available via telehealth or online, the new virtual clinic will deliver an initial health assessment and some
treatment, while patients can also be connected with a GP or get referred to a relevant health practitioner as close to home as possible.

In addition to treating immediate health needs, referrals can also be made to various mental health and wellbeing, alcohol and other drugs, and family violence community support services.

Member for Macedon and Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas: “We are transforming the way women’s health is treated in Victoria – this new virtual clinic will make a huge difference for women providing them with free, and easily accessible healthcare no matter their background or location.”

“We know the gender health gap is real, especially for women living in regional or remote areas of Victoria – that is why we’re establishing this virtual women’s clinic to help break down the barriers to care.

“Abortion care is healthcare, and while we have already made abortion more accessible, we know there is more to do – because Victorian women deserve to have a choice, no matter where they live.”

This issue’s rant has two non-segued bits to it. I just wasn’t feeling clever enough to link them after witnessing that buffoon’s comments about clearing out the Gaza Strip and turning it into a resort. FFS.

Before the election I did write that it was on the cards as his son-in-law had been in Gaza measuring it up for renovation. But I can’t believe he actually announced it to the world in front of what looked like a very surprised Yahoo (hello World War III).

In his first little while of being in office his trade tariff wars against Canada and Mexico have been dropped in the time it took to spell fentanyl trafficking.  And a big FU tariff to China was met with an arrogant “you need us more than we need you” FU tariff back from China.

Now Trump has signed an executive order banning trans athletes from women’s sports – what a guy.

This stuff would be hilarious if it wasn’t keeping me up in the middle of the night.  And here is part two, and if a segue could possibly be drawn, it would be the juxtaposition of speed in terms of getting stuff done.

I do prefer methodical law-making but around three years ago I started on my journey of baffling bureaucracy with the Hepburn Shire Council’s planning department.  

I only wanted to realise a bit of value in my home of 20 years by subdividing a portion off the side. I live in a township zone, with no overlays, BAL ratings and am nowhere near a watercourse. I watch as homes spring up around me, some almost  afloat on the watercourse that leads into the Loddon River, and still I wait.

I have made the appropriate recommended changes to my abutting block where our house is, including the installation of a strange water garden, which was my choice. Well actually I was given an ultimatum for either a water garden for the gutter water to overflow into or $5000 donation to HSC.  

I also installed a new $14,000 septic system, and still I wait.  Lately I have been on the phone every other day with my new HSC friend,  Andrew. A great bloke who seems to have a “get it done” attitude and who even  managed to get me an address for the block. Thanks for that part.  But still I wait.  

The power has long ago been located to the boundary of the block, a driveway has been put in and a fence erected on the surveyor’s marks, but still I wait.  

I have currently dropped somewhere north of 70K on bureaucracy. I have always owned the land, nothing has visibly changed except for my bank  balance, and still I wait.  

I am a very patient guy who cuts most people a break, but how much longer can this drag on?  Waiting rant over. But still I wait.  

(Ed’s note: I can confirm that Kyle was on hold today for over 20 minutes after  being asked to wait while a planner went searching for our file. I also recall reading somewhere that HSC once provided a building permit over a weekend. Three years does seem a tad  long. Even if you were into tantric…)  

This summer, Ambulance Victoria paramedics have already responded to more than 230 reports of people locked in cars.

Ambulance Victoria (AV) is now warning people that leaving pets or people in cars remains an ongoing danger as we experience high temperatures across the state.

“The temperature inside a vehicle can double and become deadly within minutes,” an AV spokesperson says.

“It’s particularly dangerous for children to be left inside vehicles, as a child’s body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult.”

Ambulance Victoria is advising all vehicle drivers to:

Always take children and elderly people and pets with you whenever you get out of the car.

Keep your keys with you and be alert while loading family members in and out of vehicles.

Don’t hesitate. If someone does get locked in a vehicle, call Triple Zero (000). Temperatures inside a car can become dangerously high very quickly.

Ambulance Victoria is strongly advising that people should never leave children, elderly people or pets in a vehicle.

This story based on an Ambulance Victoria report

By Donna Kelly  

I think ambos are among the nicest people in the world. And I have never met one I didn’t like. (Well, there was one but there’s always one.)  

Mind you, when you do catch up it’s usually in a pretty stressful situation, but it always feels like “the adults have arrived”.  

They never run, not sure if that is part of their training, they are calm, serious but ready with a smile, and never tell you off for doing something stupid like breaking your ankle.  

So I reckon the media release that came across my desk this week is a real winner.  It’s headline was: “AUSTRALIA’S FIRST PARAMEDIC PRACTITIONER LAWS  PASS PARLIAMENT.”

Not sure why they have to do that in shouty capital letters  but lots of media releases come full of random caps. Must be something they teach in PR school.  

My training was in journalism. Old school. I had an editor who would throw my work back at me, it was bits of typed paper stapled together, a couple of paragraphs to a page, and yell “this is shit, do it again”.

I also had a sub-editor who asked me about something I had left out of the story. I told him “if in doubt, leave it out” and he yelled back “if in doubt, bloody well find out”. But I digress.  

So this media release said Paramedic Practitioners will be able to deliver urgent care and prescribe medicines while saving Victorians a trip to hospital.  That is just fantastic and makes so much sense.

Ambos do so much training but spend half their time just sitting with patients waiting for hospital beds to open up.  

The release continued: “Paramedics regularly transfer patients with serious, but not life-threatening, conditions to hospitals. With their new advanced clinical  training, Paramedic Practitioners will now be able to assess, diagnose and treat patients in the field, make clinical decisions and take pressure off our busy emergency departments.  

“The key change will allow Paramedic Practitioners to prescribe and administer scheduled medicines when treating patients, providing Victorians with immediate  treatment on the spot.”  

So the first lot of 30 is now at Monash Uni getting their free Paramedic Practitioner master’s degree, with the next cohort starting in a few weeks.  

Once they graduate, the ambos will be equipped to treat conditions that often lead to hospital visits, such as urinary catheter care, wound care and closure, minor infections, dislocations and fractures.  

Of course, only a sceptic would wonder if this could eventually lead to the closing of small regional hospitals, which generally cover this kind of thing.  

And only a sceptic would wonder if the ambos will now be really run off their feet  and become like a quasi, and free, doctor on call. Caring for people in their homes so those people can avoid paying a doctor for simple treatments.  

I must say on the face of it, this seems like a great idea. If it works.  

Oh, the ambo I didn’t like. He was no longer an ambo, having quit during Covid after being completely stressed out. Almost PTSD according to him, and I get that.  But he had taken up a job doing first aid training and he was awful. Rude, belligerent, making fun of people who did not have English as their first language.  

We also had to make noises when we sucked in our fake Ventolin, and got yelled at if we didn’t. But because I yelled when I had my fake Epipen jammed in my thigh I got in trouble.  

And when we had a short break he leaned back and asked if anyone had any pets.  He had a snake, of course. And any other animal mentioned was “better off dead”.  But apart from him, never met an ambo I didn’t like. Just sayin’.  

Blackwood – A Haven in the Hills is the name of a poem by the late Grace  Rayner. It is all about the village’s rich history and scenic beauty.  

And it has also provided much of the inspiration for new Blackwood Hotel owners Jerry and Jess.  The couple, with their two young children, have been locals of Blackwood for more than seven years.

They also have plenty of hospitality experience with other venues including two in Docklands where their Cargo and Berth, in conjunction with the Salvation Army, host annual Christmas Day Brunches for those less fortunate.  

So, they are local and know food, hospitality and kindness. A great combination.  

The fantastically renovated pub opened over the January long weekend and it has been pumping with plenty of local support, and visitors keen to find a real country hotel again.  

Kyle and I headed there on Saturday and were met by Jerry, as was pretty much every customer as they arrived. Along with meeting and greeting, Jerry is also hands-on with serving, pouring drinks behind the bar and even cleaning tables.

Busy but  relaxed and clearly enjoying his latest venture, Jerry showed us to our table by the window in the dining room. There’s also a  dog friendly verandah and an inviting bar.

We opted to leave the food selection up to  him – a great idea.  Three entrees arrived – the sizzling saganaki with peppered figs ($16), hummus with caramelised onion, sumac and flat bread ($12) and Asian glazed pork belly with sticky soy ($20). All fantastic.

I love saganaki but this absolutely hit the next level with the sweet and slightly spicy figs. Kyle’s favourite was the pork belly, tender meat  with crunchy crackling.  

Next up, the mains, a very decent sized Parwan Valley porterhouse with chips, salad and a huge round of garlic herb butter ($45) and the barramundi atop cashew cream with green beans, roasted tomatoes and a fennel and herb salad ($38).  

Jerry couldn’t have known but this was the perfect pairing. I am not much of a  meat eater but while Kyle rarely has steak, he pretty much ate the lot. “I don’t need a  steak knife,” was about all I got out of him for a while.  

Buying from Parwan Valley is just part of Jerry and Jess’ ethos to shop as local as possible. (They are also providing work for locals – with a crew of 20 plus –  Blackwood’s biggest employer!)  

The barra was amazing. Perfectly cooked with crisp skin and firm flesh atop the  veggies and cream. And these are big serves – no-one is going home hungry from Blackwood.

We didn’t do dessert, we couldn’t.

But there’s sticky date pudding and choc mousse ($15 each) and a seasonal sorbet ($12).  It’s not a huge menu but it covers all the bases and every dish is done well, something I think most people appreciate these days. I think the days of broadsheet sized menus is well and truly over – or should be.  

The Blackwood Hotel is a great country pub and I am sure it will be one of those places long talked about as it reclaims its place in the history of not only the town but also the region.

I love the “real” front entrance, not a side door, the nod to its past with some of the original wallpaper left up and framed, a front bar with a bar  you can actually sit at, staff with big smiles and the sound of friendly banter.  

Oh, I nearly forgot the drinks. Plenty of beers from the tap, a good choice of wines by the glass, nothing overly expensive. As I said, a good country pub.  See you there. I’d give you an address but just find Blackwood. You can’t miss it.  

Link: www. blackwoodhotel.com.au Words & images: Donna Kelly  

FEDERAL MP for Ballarat Catherine King has joined with the St Michael’s school community in Daylesford in recent days to officially open the school’s newly refurbished learning space.

The custom-designed space provides an opportunity for students to undertake independent learning or play while windows connecting the space and classrooms mean they are still supervised by their teachers.

It also provides an opportunity for students from different classes to learn and play together.

It was previously a dark and dated hallway but is now perfect for students engaged in autonomous learning or imaginary play.

The project also included the revitalisation of the school’s library and a specialised STEM room and was supported with $2 million from the federal government’s capital grants program.

Words & Images: Contributed

Local small business owners looking to sharpen their social media and content marketing skills are invited to a free workshop facilitated by Hepburn Shire Council with Business Victoria.

This month’s free workshop is designed to help participants master the essentials of social media and create content that connects with their target market.

It will be held at Daylesford’s Victoria Park Pavilion next Monday, February 24 from 9am to noon.

The face-to-face workshop is for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to master social media and create compelling content.

Participants can expect to learn how to:

• choose the right platform to reach your target market
• curate and create content that engages your audience
• enhance your content marketing social media skills
• use Google Business Profile to boost your visibility.

They will also create a social media and content marketing plan to attract more customers and help drive their business goals.

RSVPs: www.hepburn.vic.gov.au/business-events

A Mobile Women’s Health Clinic is being held in Daylesford from today, February 17 through to February 28.

Operated by BreastScreen Victoria, the visiting van will deliver a variety of women’s health services, including sexual and reproductive health advice, clinical services and referrals for medical abortion (MTOP), contraception, and referrals to other necessary specialists.

All services are delivered by an experienced nurse or nurse practitioner with Daylesford’s Victoria Park on the Daylesford-Ballan Road the location for the visiting clinic.

BreastScreen Victoria is a population screening program, with breast screening known to be most effective in reducing breast cancer deaths and the impact of treatment among women in the 50-74 age group.

BreastScreen Victoria (BSV) is a free service for women with no breast symptoms. We invite women aged 50 to 74 years old to have a breast screen regularly, usually every two years.

If you have a breast symptom or changes in the look and feel of your breast, you should see your doctor as soon as possible. Your doctor may then request a diagnostic mammogram for you, which looks at your specific problem.

A breast screening mammogram (or breast screen) checks for breast cancer. At your screening appointment, the radiographer will take two images of each breast, which are later examined by two or more radiologists.

In a small number of women, the screening mammogram will show possible signs of breast cancer. If this happens after your breast screen, you will be contacted to attend a second appointment which is called an assessment.

An assessment appointment involves further testing such as x-rays, ultrasound, biopsies and clinical examination in order to reach a diagnosis.

A Ballarat man has appeared before the Ballarat Magistrates Court after the Ballarat Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team charged him following a series of upskirting incidents in Ballarat and Melbourne.

Police allege the man, from the Ballarat suburb of Redan, filmed a number of victims at various recreational facilities and retail businesses between January 1 and 7 February 7.

Investigators also allege the material was captured without the victim’s knowledge or consent.

On Friday February 7 detectives had executed search warrants at several addresses in the Ballarat area, and located and seized a number of electronic devices.

A 39-year-old Redan man has been charged with:

• 2 counts of produce intimate image

• 2 counts of possess child abuse material

• stalking

• public nuisance.

He was remanded to appear before Ballarat Magistrates Court last Monday (February 10).

During his bail hearing appearance before the court last week police had opposed his being granted bail, arguing the risk of his re-offending was too high and that he could not be satisfactorily monitored if released.

Magistrate Julia Barling refused bail with the matter now adjourned until March 6.

This story based on a Victoria Police report.

Setting off into the bushland with her fine art pens, quality paper, camera and fortifying thermos, Strangways artist Belinda Prest is one happy woman.

The accomplished Strangways artist and teacher admits she’s in her element when she has a mission of the artistic variety to complete outdoors.

Recently, Belinda enjoyed exactly this type of mission as she  lovingly depicted six of the region’s significant landmarks – volcanic peaks and ranges. Her drawings have gone on to feature in the newly launched book, Six Peaks Speak: Unsettling Legacies in Southern Dja Dja Wurrung Country by  Professor Barry Golding and Clive Willman.

“I had just a wonderful time,” says Belinda recounting her multiple “missions” to sketch the six peaks in question – Mount Kooroocheang, Tarrengower, Alexander, Beckworth, Greenock and Franklin, all featured in the book.

But the eye-catching outcrops that add vivid interest to the wider local landscape that Belinda, and her sculptor husband Trefor Prest, call home are just one of the many points of beauty this local creative celebrates with her innate eye for exquisite detail.

A former primary school teacher, current yoga and dance teacher, and trained artist, Belinda’s detailed pen drawings pay homage to the stately and wizened old trees, powerful vistas and markers of human presence both humble and profound, that characterize the region.

“I always draw with fine art pens,” she says.

“Sometimes I use a grey lead and just plot a little bit of perspective, but I then tend to go straight into the pen. And I like to use a good quality paper called Arches watercolour paper.”

A noteworthy additional feature of Belinda’s work is her frequent incorporation of small snippets of journaled text, typically appearing at the bottom of the drawing.

For the viewer these snatches of text provide extra insight into the artist’s personal experience at the time of creating the work – the memory of a place, a time and perhaps a precious small fleeting observation of  something else unseen in the sketch itself.

Next month Belinda’s work will go on show as part of the annual Newstead Open Studios Art Trail event taking place over the March 7-10 long weekend. The large studio that she and Trefor share at their Strangways bushland home will be open – along with 13 other local studios that all feature, showcasing the wealth of creative talent residing in the area.

Belinda admits she relishes these open studio events as a chance to meet others who share a knowledge and love of the area.

“I’ll have about 25 new drawings which I’ve completed over the past year since we opened last year, besides earlier works, and also some of the six peaks drawings,” she says.

Trefor will also have some of his new (and earlier) trademark organic-mechanical works, rendered in beautiful brass, copper and steel, included as part of the couple’s open studio.

The full list of studios participating in the Newstead Open Studios event can now be found on line. Suffice to say art lovers are in for a busy March long weekend.

Words: Eve Lamb

Funga Obscura, Photo journeys among fungi has been released by Daylesford’s Alison Pouliot. 

The bestselling author of Wild Mushrooming (CSIRO, 2021) and Underground Lovers (NewSouth, 2023) offers a stunning collection of fungus photography from across Australia and the globe. 

Alison writes:

“I scanned the forest floor around me. I couldn’t yet see fungi, but I could smell them. Lowering my nose to the ground, I inhaled a distinctive fungal funk. I rolled over some bark and there they were. 

“Gossamer threads of mycelia wended their way through the layers, weaving them together. Soon these furtive fungi would fashion their mycelia into mushrooms and heave their way through the earth.” 

This book is about fungi, and the photography of fungi. The title – Funga Obscura – unites the two.

Beginning in elemental landscapes of ice and rock, the book traces the evolutionary path of fungi as enablers of life on land, and creators of soils and forests. 

Crossing continents and ecosystems, we navigate lichen- covered landscapes, crawl in the fungal undergrowth, scale glacial extremes and duck between rainforest shadows. 

Alison, ecologist and environmental photographer, captures these remarkable lifeforms in this visual love letter to fungi. Alison’s journeys in search of fungi span northern and southern hemispheres, ensuring two autumns and a double dose of fungi each year. 

Words & image: Contributed

with Darren Lowe

Stella Savy Avek Frer, Leavers Hotel, Creswick, Friday, February 28 

Stella Savy’s singular blend of funk, soul, reggae and ska is unlike any other performer in Australia.

Her original music is influenced by her Seychelles heritage – the sounds of the islands fused with reggae and ska guitar rhythms.

Her original material showcases her talent as a songwriter and vocalist. Her expressive and soulful vocal style captivates audiences all over Australia.

Stella has been a professional musician for over 20 years. A multi-instrumentalist, Stella is a renowned percussionist and vocalist. 

During the course of her career, Stella has worked with musicians from all over the world and the Avek Frer (with ‘brothers’) line-up is world class – with her musical brothers fully committed to the groove.

Andrew Vincent on double bass and Lesley Fromholtz on drums form a mean rhythm section, Bryn Hills on trombone while Wayne Parker adds pure groove and melody on guitar to Stella’s original roots-based tunes. 

Alison Robb has such a passion for films that she would sometimes see three a day at the Melbourne International Film Festival, as well as belonging to four cinema clubs. 

Imagine, then, her dismay when she moved to Daylesford only to find it was minus a cinema. That is one of the reasons she has plunged in to help the campaign to bring back The Rex. Another is just what a cinema means to a community.

“I thought that, instead of complaining about it, I’d be part of the team,” she simply says. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, she moved to Australia 20 years ago when posted by a big international company, working in human relations.

“I came for three weeks, and I stayed. I love it.” 

Her life was upended last year, however, when she had no fewer than 48 strokes. Through her illness she was found to have endometrial cancer which meant having a hysterectomy.

She describes herself as being “lucky” because the cancer was caught, although initially her illness left her unable to eat. 

“I had a cluster of strokes and had to learn to speak and walk. I had to give up my job.” 

Coming to Daylesford for her 40th birthday, she found it a place of solace.

“I did feel the energy when I drove in just four months ago.” 

A new avenue opened when, as a registered foster carer, she began helping mothers with their new-born babies. As for her love of films, she rejoiced in the 2003 American comedy-drama, The Station Agent, about a man, played by Peter Dinklage seeking solitude in an abandoned railway station.

A much-awarded actor, Dinklage, who has dwarfism, is 1.35m tall. He also starred in something else she enjoyed, Game of Thrones. 

Another favourite is Turtles Can Fly, a 2004 Kurdish war drama about three refugee children near the Iraqi-Turkish border waiting for the Americans to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein. 

Her wide range of movie loves is shown by her keenness for Departure, a Japanese film about a failed cellist who returns home to find the only job he can get is as a ritual mortician.

“It’s powerful and moving,” she says. “I love to escape in the cinema…when I was recovering I would watch documentaries 30 minutes at a time. And there is a feeling of comfort in going on your own to a movie.” 

As a dedicated “foodie” Alison devoured the Netflix series Somebody Feed Phil, which spotlights the cuisine of featured cities and the charities and non-profit organisation in their region.

Small wonder that it appeals to her; she has been to almost 60 countries and is soon off to Japan. 

Through Alison’s great-great aunt, the amazing Lorna Moon, Alison is connected to Cecil B. DeMille, a founder of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history.

His astonishing output covered 70 films, silent and sound, with many dominating the box office three or four at a time. His adopted son, Richard, was raised among the glamour and luxury of early Hollywood.

From the age of eight he wondered about his birth parents. His curiosity increased because of odd hints dropped by friends and family members, and by his remarkable resemblance to Cecil’s father. 

After 60 years of hunting for his secret mother, Richard found that she was Lorna Moon, a Scottish-born journalist turned screenwriter, and best-selling novelist, who became pregnant during a love affair.

The result was Richard, who was adopted by Cecil and his wife Constance. With such an exotic connection, it comes as no surprise to learn that in Daylesford Alison is keen to see a cinema that would help young people learn about other countries. 

“Children in a country town need to be exposed to the world as only the cinema can do, and it’s a wonderful way to bring the community together.” 

This is the second in a contributed series on the people behind the drive to bring back Daylesford’s cinema. 

Images: Kyle Barnes 

Landholders across the region can enjoy the benefits of having native vegetation on their property, under a local carbon offset project aimed at helping councils in Central Victoria reach their net-zero emission goals. 

Grow Towards Zero is a project managed by the North Central Catchment Management Authority with funding from the City of Greater Bendigo, Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Hepburn Shire Council, and Mount Alexander Shire Council. 

The project is seeking expressions of interest from landholders across the North Central CMA region or within the areas of participating councils. 

“We’re looking for landholders keen to have trees planted on their property to offset local carbon emissions and take on-ground climate change action,” North Central CMA Business Development manager Matthew Dawson said. 

“Native trees and shrubs bring all kinds of benefits to a property. As well as looking great, native vegetation means increased habitat for wildlife and can help reduce soil and wind erosion. Increasing native vegetation can also play a big part in helping owners pass on a healthier property to the next generation.” 

Grow Towards Zero is looking for individual sites where the combined planting area is five hectares or more, or a group of neighbouring landholders looking to create corridors of native vegetation. 

“Undertaking revegetation on private property can be costly. This program addresses this by using carbon offset needs to source and plant the trees and shrubs and maintain them for two years,” Mr Dawson said. 

The first round of expressions of interest for the project is open until March 31.

The project will develop a portfolio of potential sites, with intentions to stagger implementation on a selection over the coming few years. 

Hepburn Shire Council Facilities and Circular Economy manager Sean Ludeke, pictured inset, said: “Grow Towards Zero demonstrates the power of local and regional collaboration on climate action, uniting landowners, council and the North Central CMA to create biodiversity habitat and build in stronger resilience to climate impacts here in the Hepburn Shire.” 

Link: www.nccma.vic.gov.au/grow-towards-zero

Words: Kyle Barnes 

If you’re looking for a fun and easy way to stay active and meet new people then you may want to consider trying Hit and Giggle Pickleball that’s happening at the Clunes Sports Centre every Wednesday at 1pm or Friday at 5pm. 

Spokesperson Maxine Hardinge said the lively social game had been running for the past six months in Clunes, with a small but committed group of regulars who have been steadily improving, learning the rules and how to score, while enjoying a friendly hit and lots of laughs. 

“Pickleball is a fun and dynamic paddle sport that is played on a badminton-sized court, combining elements of that game, as well as tennis and table tennis,” she said. 

“It is accessible to all skill levels and abilities, is very easy to pick up and quick to master. 

“We’d love to have more players join us. We welcome all genders, all ages and all skill levels. No experience is necessary: you’ll quickly learn the basic rules and scoring as you play. 

“Come when you can, pay when you come. Just bring your sandshoes, sense of fun and $10 to cover court hire and all equipment.

“There is also the option to play badminton at 5pm on Fridays if there are enough people interested.” 

To find out more call organiser Wendy Vorstenbosch on 0458 372 906 or look out for posts on the Clunes online noticeboard, Creswick Community Page or All Together Pickleball, Ballarat and surrounds Facebook groups. 

Words & image: Contributed