Entries for this year’s 40th anniversary Daylesford Art Show open from this Saturday July 1.

The Daylesford Art Show, organised by Daylesford Rotary over the Melbourne Cup long weekend, was a great success last year, raising over $15,000 for Rotary community projects and this year’s show is particularly special as it’s the event’s 40th anniversary.

Held in Daylesford Town Hall, the show highlights the work of the many talented artists from throughout the region, and incorporates the Hepburn Swiss Italian Festa Central Victoria Landscape Art Prize. 

A percentage of the sale price of each painting sold during the Daylesford Art Show supports Rotary projects in the community.

Although the 2022 show is over, you can still view the artwork online at www.daylesfordartshow.com.au.

Entries for the 2023 Daylesford Art Show will open July 1 with intending artists then able to go to www.daylesfordartshow.com.au  for details and entry forms.

Professor Tim Entwisle, the retired director of the Royal Botanic Gardens of Victoria (Melbourne and Cranbourne), will be the guest speaker at this year’s Winter Feast on Tuesday, July 4 at the Daylesford Town Hall.

The event is a picnic cabaret hosted by the Daylesford Horticultural Society and The Friends of Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens.

Tim had prominent roles at both the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney and The Kew Gardens in London before returning to Melbourne in 2013 and is one of Australia’s most renowned botanists.

BYO food and drinks. Details on Facebook. The event is free but bookings are essential via Eventbrite.

Daylesford’s Women to the Front launched into the world in style on International Women’s Day back in March and is now busy preparing for it’s next local event in August.

Em Ireland is a main moving force behind the Women to the Front concept and is no stranger to many as Daylesford’s ChillOut festival director with over 25 years of music and events industry experience.

Em’s resume includes work on major fests like Big Day Out, Meredith Music Festival and Golden Plains and she runs her own events management company. In making Women to the Front a reality, with plans to ultimately see it take off nationally, Em is ably assisted by Tasha Robinson at their Daylesford HQ.

“Women to the Front is an event and forum that celebrates, supports and honours women in industry,” she said.

“It’s a multigenerational thing. I’m a 50-year-old woman and Tash is a 20-year-old woman and one of our aims is to connect new businesses with older businesses and provide mentorship.”

Em says Women to the Front aims to connect, support and mentor women from all sorts of business and industry sectors from food and agri business to the science, health, education and arts sectors.

Touring their enjoyable networking events – think brunch in pleasant setting with interesting guest speakers – to regional and metropolitan areas is a key aspect, and Em says that when they held their launch event in March a pleasingly wide cross-section of business and professional backgrounds were represented.

“We had midwives, local ice creamery and hot chocolate entrepreneurs, primary producers, musicians, teachers, and media professionals,” she says.

“Initially it’s a festival run event, promoting women. But behind the scene is an infrastructure created to share nationally, bringing women to the front of their industries and promoting and assisting other women through mentoring, socialising and connection to share valuable ideas and safe work practices.”  

Em says the ultimate hope is to connect women in regional areas who are isolated, linking them both socially and within industry.

“Mental health issues are at an all time high and people have been forced into isolation,” she says. 

At the moment Women to the Front are getting set to host another Daylesford event in August.

“We’ve invited women from across regional areas and some metropolitan Melbourne to join in a discussion about surviving the winter months and what the coming year looks like,” Em says.

For the annual Words in Winter festival they’re also planning to stage a women authors’ panel. 

Making women in the community know they’re seen, heard and supported across all ages is a main motivator behind the formation of Women to the Front – “especially trans women and non binary persons who identify as they, them, femme,” Em says.

Enhancing the experience of people in the community and creating lifelong connections, and infrastructure, for people to use and enjoy for years to come are additional main motivators she mentions.

“We want women to not feel alone,” Em says.

For those keen to know more, they’ve set up an Instagram account with the handle @womentothe_front where they give recognition to women in industry.

Words: Eve Lamb | Image: Contributed

DAYLESFORD’S Anneke Deutsch has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the community.
The 61-year-old, who identifies as a proud lesbian, said it was wonderful that her work had been recognised by the King’s Birthday award.
“I’m most proud that my service to older lesbians is being recognised with this mainstream honour. Social acceptance has changed so much over my lifetime. When I first started working in the early 1980s, I was closeted because coming out would have negatively affected my career. It’s easier now, but still there are other battles that we must fight as same-sex attracted, lesbian-identified women.”
Ms Deutsch’s professional career included working with Ballarat Health Services as a clinical leader and senior prosthetist, with LaTrobe University’s School of Human Biosciences as a sessional lecturer and with AusAID, Australian Business Volunteers and the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics as a prosthetist, tutor and co-ordinator. The last included establishing a prosthetic, orthotics and rehabilitation
service in Tarawa, Kiribati where they made the first leg prostheses for i-Kiribati people – teaching locals how to make artificial legs so that they could run their own rehabilitation centre.
And if that was not enough, Ms Deutsch also turned her hand to volunteering locally and with national and state organisations, much of her work aimed at improving the lives of lesbians, especially older women, around the country.
She was a founding member of Hepburn Wind, the first project of the Hepburn Renewable Energy Association and the first community-owned wind farm in Australia, later known as the Sustainable Hepburn Association or SHARE. One project was to organise the first of the bulk buy solar arrays including installing a free one for the Daylesford Community Child Care Centre.
Ms Deutsch was also a member of the Hepburn Health Service LGBTI Aged Care Advisory Committee and helped the health service achieve the Rainbow Tick Accreditation for its aged care services, a first in Australia.
From 2008, she has volunteered with the Matrix Guild of Victoria, a charity for older lesbians, taking on roles including Housing and Aged Care spokeswoman, secretary and president. Her work led to the creation of the first social housing specifically for older lesbians in Australia – establishing a partnership with the community housing provider, Women’s Property Initiatives.
Ms Deutsch is currently busy on her latest challenge, as the co-founder of Older Women In Cohousing or WINC. The not-for-profit group is creating a 32-home cohousing community in Castlemaine, based on sustainability, accessibility, architecture to enhance social interaction, inclusion for women with a range of
financial assets, a culturally safe place for older lesbians and the sharing of intellectual property to help others with co-housing communities.
Ms Deutsch, whose work this year was also recognised with her inclusion on the Heather Mutimer International Women’s Day Honour Roll for Hepburn Shire, said while same-sex relationships were now accepted it had not always been the case and many older lesbians had been through very difficult times.
“I have always been someone who volunteers, and started with sustainability
issues and Hepburn Wind, but then I realised I could use my personal experience
being a lesbian to help others. My own relationship is at about 35 years and while it
(same-sex relationships) is something now quite accepted, especially in a place like
Daylesford, that was not always the case.
“I was trying to organise a big lesbian festival in ’98 and it was hard to find a
venue that was happy to host us or was comfortable with us. And it wasn’t until 2008
that I could nominate my partner for my superannuation if anything happened to me.
“And in the 70s and 80s you couldn’t get a mortgage unless you had a guarantor
who was a man. That was alright if you had a brother or a father who had not disowned you, but a lot of lesbians were not in that situation – so you couldn’t house yourself.
“‘Queer’ was an insult and many old lesbians have not reclaimed that word,
myself included. My lesbian partner and I had friends who left straight marriages for
a woman partner and lost custody of their kids as a result. Their ex-husbands could
argue in court that their ex-wives were unsuitable custodial parents simply because
they were lesbian.
“I am 61 now and when I look back I realise how far we have come in many ways, but there is more to do.”
One of those is WINC, a project aimed at providing affordable housing for older
women, mostly lesbians. The group had hoped originally to buy land in Daylesford
but are now coming close to fruition on land bought in Castlemaine.
The 32 dwellings are almost full with about 80 per cent taken up by lesbians.
Older women who do not identify as lesbian are welcome to apply for the housing
which is partly social housing, partly fully paid and also for “middle women” who don’t have enough to buy a home but have too much to be eligible for social payments.
Ms Deutsch said the group was now looking at different means of offering shared
equity through either private investors or perhaps government investment.
“I think if it comes off it will be a great pilot for any women – older women, lesbians – who can’t buy a house. And we are at the planning permit stage, so nearly there.”
Words: Donna Kelly | Image: Dorothy McDonald

BOREALIS, the light show and immersive experience, is set to return to Lake Daylesford from 20 July with sessions every Thursday to Sunday evening until October.

“BOREALIS delivered significant economic benefit to our Shire last year, with more than 35,000 people attending across the season,” said Mayor of Hepburn Shire, Cr Brian Hood.

“It is estimated this brought an economic benefit of more than $6 million to our Shire, which was incredibly welcome as the economy sought to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said. 

BOREALIS is presented by Andrew Kay and Associates, in partnership with Gluttony, supported by the Victorian Government, Council and Daylesford Macedon Tourism. Andrew Kay acknowledged the support of the many organisations working together for a second season.  

“We acknowledge and appreciate the support of Hepburn Shire Council and Daylesford Macedon Tourism in facilitating the return of Borealis to Lake Daylesford. The magic and awe of Borealis is elevated in darkness and surrounded by nature. With its own unique natural beauty, we couldn’t think of a more perfect setting than Lake Daylesford to recreate this spectacular effect,” said Andrew Kay AM.

“Add to the mix, Daylesford’s progressive dining scene, multiple wellness experiences and its amazing collection of quality accommodation offerings, and you have all the ingredients for a truly magical weekend away,” he said.

Winter Sounds is also returning to Hepburn Shire from 17 to 20 August. After completely selling out last year Winter Sounds 2023 will see performances by artists, including Tex Perkins, Jen Cloher, Adalita, Mo’Ju, Gareth Liddiard and many more, take place within the historic churches, grand town halls and villages of Dja Dja Wurrung country.

This year the program will include an event at the Clunes Town Hall. Tickets are on sale on line.  

Words in Winter, an annual literary and arts festival, is also returning across the region and the program is set to be released shortly. This will take place from 25 to 27 August.

Cr Brian Hood said that events like these help contribute to making the Shire a wonderful place to live and visit.

“These events build community spirit and are so important for our local businesses and community, particularly over the cooler winter months,” said Cr Hood. 

“We encourage visitors to stay for the weekend and experience a feast of art and culture, explore the many offerings around the region or simply relax,” he said.

“Hepburn Shire really is the premier regional Victoria events destination. We look forward to welcoming visitors throughout winter and beyond.”

Le quatorze juillet’ – the French National Day party is on again in the Daylesford Town Hall on Friday, July 14.
This celebration of France’s National Day is presented by the Daylesford Community Brass Band and U3A Hepburn Shire’s Le Cercle Français.
The band and a cast of solo performers will entertain with music and songs. The music this year will follow the tradition of the European Grand Tour.
Beginning in Paris, it will be a journey of musical treats from such places as Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic before heading back to Paris for the grand finale.
Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. BYO food, drinks, crockery, cutlery and glasses. Make up a table of 10 or join one and make new friends.
As is the annual tradition, people should try to wear something French. There will be prizes for best table and best costumes as well as a feast of raffle and auction prizes. Bookings essential. Monica Cole on 0425 851 679 or onicaske@hotmail.com Tickets are $25. Proceeds go to the band for new instruments.

Words: Eve Lamb. Images: Mitch Nivalis

When documentary maker Mitch Nivalis contacted The Local a little way back requesting use of an article the paper had published in 2017, editor Donna Kelly was happy to oblige.

Mitch, who resides just out of Castlemaine, was keen to include the article as part of their new doco Equal The Contest to help “connect the dots for the history of women’s football in the area.”

“I’m making a self funded documentary film called Equal the Contest about my football club The Mt Alexander Falcons in regional Victoria,” Mitch told Donna at the time.

Now that documentary is about to have its world premiere as part of the ninth annual Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival happening this month.

The film synopsis provides a taste for what Equal The Contest is all about: “When the rules exclude you, rewrite them,” it states, and continues…

“When a filmmaker joins a new local women’s footy club in central Victoria, a simple desire to play becomes a complex journey of inclusion and belonging. An unexpected turn of events means the team has to fight to play. Their campaign challenges age-old traditions and joins the wider movement for gender equity.”

The documentary’s premiere screening happens Saturday June 17 at 5pm and will be followed by a panel discussion with Mitch who also co-produced Equal the Contest with Tony Coombs.

Mitch’s role in making the documentary was initially Director and Director of Photography, but that expanded when they realised their own lived experience was a key part of the story…”So I’m not only the maker, but the participant, which was extremely challenging, confronting and in many ways healing,” Mitch said.

“During the making of the film one of our executives, Sam Henty, sent me a link to a 2017 article that had been written by Heather Mutimer and published in The Local about two women’s football teams that played two games in 1947 / 48 – The Castlemaine Woollen Mill women’s football team, and a Daylesford women’s football team which was a combination of two teams that existed in Daylesford at that time,” Mitch said.

“So that sent me on a quest to find any surviving members from the Castlemaine team. I did end up finding a woman called Mavis, who ended up becoming a much loved part of our story. So I’m extremely grateful to The Local for celebrating women’s sporting history and shining a light on some of the pioneers of our local area.”  

But Mitch saysbarriers still exist for women and gender diverse people to access and participate in sport across codes in Australia and hopes the documentary will contribute to positive change.

“I hope Equal the Contest creates an opportunity for people to understand how to create safe and inclusive spaces within clubs, particularly at the local level and to open up important conversations,” Mitch said.

“Conversations around fair and equal access to resources like gender neutral changerooms, playing and training times, distribution of club finances and allocation umpires, as well as conversations around access to safe spaces to participate for trans and gender diverse people.

“Historically, particularly male dominated sport, has focused on winning at all costs, on field aggression and making excuses for off-field incidences of violence and Equal the Contest shows how the Mt Alexander Falcons is leading by example to change club culture and provide a new model for community AFL. 

 “I’ve always been interested in documentary and I make short advocacy based doco style video content as part of my production company MDP Photography and Video.

“Equal the Contest has been my biggest undertaking to date though and the first time I’ve made a feature length film, although it comes off the back of a 35min doco called The Wonder of Improvisation that I made in 2017.

“Very quickly when turning up to the Falcons first ‘Come and Try’ day, I knew I had found a community unlike anything I’d ever been part of.

“The club and my teammates have become like a family to me and it has become a space where we are all able to celebrate each other, regardless of race, sexuality, gender identity, age, body size or ability.”

Those keen to get more information about Equal the Contest, the festival it’s part of, and to book tickets can head to: https://cdocff.com.au/2023-festival/equal-the-contest/

Words: Donna Kelly

Renowned opera singer and director Christine Douglas may have had a distinguished career, and continues to do so, but she remains down to earth when it comes to describing her passion.
The flyer says Christine Douglas & her Studio Singers, accompanied by Adam Przewlocki, will perform a feast of song from Purcell to Puccini on Saturday, June 24 at Christ Church, Daylesford.
Christine says she has “a bunch of really interesting singers” and she “thought it was a good time to bring some beautiful vocal music to Daylesford”.
The musical feast will include a big range from Purcell, to Puccini, to some very comic Rossini, she says. “It’s music that people would know, a lot of highlights, and everyone is going to recognise these pieces. They are not highly esoteric, they are melodies that people are familiar with.”
The Studio Singers are people the Daylesford resident is currently teaching – some close to starting careers, others just singing opera for the love of it. They range from in age from 22 to 45 and hold down a variety of full-time careers or are studying, but are committed to juggling their time, and Christine’s, to learn their craft.
“Lots of people want to sing when they are growing up but they become accountants, or whatever seems to be the most practical thing. It’s all about money. It is very hard to support yourself as a young singer. I did a lot of waitressing, working in department stores, trying to pay bills to become a singer.
“And many of these people have gone and worked in these regular jobs and done singing on the side, but are now really starting to prioritise their singing. And you have to be quite brave to do that, but they are saying at 27 or 40, ‘I am going to pursue this’ because if not now, when?
“And one of the singers came to me thinking she could maybe just muck around with a few songs but has developed into the most wonderful singer and I have just suggested that she applies to Opera Australia’s chorus – it’s been quite a journey.”
“And, of course, sometimes, no matter how good the voice is, if the ear is not sufficiently trained it is extremely hard to get that voice right.
“Especially if someone comes to you in their 30s – we have to lay down a pathway in the brain for any skill we want to have and the older you are, the trickier it is. But some others have a wonderful talent and if they are determined, they will get there.”
Christine said some people looked at opera as highbrow and “it probably is”.
“The difficulty with opera is that it was invented in Italy so Italian in the core language and for people to learn to sing in a classical way they do have to approach the Italian language to some extent to get the vowel sounds right.”
With audiences, such as at Christ Church, Christine is also the compere and will be explaining to people what they are about to hear “to demystify the pieces”.
Christine’s own move into opera came from being born into a theatrical family with a well-known singer as a father and a dancer mother. Christine tried singing a variety of genres but everything sounded operatic. “It is just my voice.”
She trained at the Victorian College of the Arts with Dame Joan Hammond and has since sung opera all over Australia in leading roles. She also started a young artists’ program in Sydney and moved into directing.
The move to Daylesford after decades in Sydney came in 2020, renting and then buying. She and her husband have two groodles, walk them every day around Lake Daylesford and have found their tribe. “It was the best move of our lives moving here. We love it. I just can’t tell you how many wonderful people we have met.”
A Glenlyon local also got Christine back into singing. “Jenny Jordan got me to sing at the Bastille Day celebrations at the Daylesford Town Hall last July. I had been
focusing on teaching and she said ‘you need to sing’ and got me a special arrangement with the brass band. It was great and I thought, I am going to start singing again!”
The June 24 concert is the first of six concerts at Christ Church
Links: Christ Church Concerts Facebook or www.trybooking.com/events/
landing/1040691

The Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre has received a generous $2000 donation from the Timbeck Charitable Trust to support its community shower and laundry initiative that, like a good soap opera, appears to be hitting the right note.

In recent days the Neighbourhood Centre reported: “we were delighted to receive a donation from the Timbeck Charitable Trust.  The donation was to the tune of $2,000, as a contribution towards our shower and laundry facility for the homeless and needy of Daylesford.

“Our shower/laundry facility is now completed and has been operational for several weeks … The shower facility is currently being used quite regularly and is gaining momentum with word spreading locally about its availability. 

“It is obviously a facility that has been much needed, but the issue came to a head last year when we had a young homeless person living on our doorstep for several months over the cold winter months.  He had actually cancelled medical appointments because he felt self-conscious about his personal hygiene. 

 “Thankfully, our facility is assisting people like this.  The generous donation from the Timbeck Charitable Trust will assist with ongoing costs, purchasing supplies, cleaning and maintenance and so much more. 

“Moving forward, we may even be able to offer food vouchers to those in need.  The donation will certainly be put to good use, and we are very grateful as an organisation for their kind offer.”

Hepburn shire locals are about to get a little help and added incentive to clean out those unwanted household chemicals from their sheds, cupboards and under their sinks and dispose of them safely at Sustainability Victoria’s free Detox your Home event.

It’s coming up on Saturday 17 June, from 9.00am to 12.00pm at Daylesford Transfer Station.

The Hepburn Shire Council says it’s proud to co-host the Detox your Home event, which is a free and convenient service for householders to safely dispose of unwanted household chemicals such as weedkiller, cleaning chemicals, old cooking oil and cosmetics. Registration is essential with locals being invited to Register now!

The Hepburn Shire Council has won two awards, including one for its work towards acknowledging the Indigenous Frontier Wars.

The council was selected as one of the inaugural winners of the Maggolee Awards 2023 for facilitating the Frontier Wars Memorial along Malmsbury-Daylesford Road in Daylesford.

The Manna Gums site for the Aboriginal Peoples Memorial recognises and honours the loss of lives, the sacrifice and suffering inflicted on Aboriginal people during the frontier wars.

The Maggolee Awards recognise Victorian councils that have shown excellence working in partnership with First Peoples to support self-determination, advance reconciliation, and strengthen inclusion of First Peoples’ voices. 

Mayor, Cr Brian Hood, said this award acknowledges the excellent work being undertaken in Hepburn Shire.

“It’s wonderful to be recognised as leaders in the area of reconciliation,” said Cr Hood.

“Our work in this area is about encouraging unity and respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and our non-indigenous community,” he said.

“It is particularly meaningful to have this acknowledged during National Reconciliation Week, a time when we explore how we can contribute to achieving reconciliation.”

Council also won a Local Government Professionals (LGPro) award for its Aged Care and Disability Services Transition, in the category of Outstanding Small Rural Council Initiative. This was a three-year project where Council assessed the impacts of Commonwealth funding reforms on the delivery of its aged care services, ultimately transitioning from delivery into a focus on positive ageing.

“The decision to withdraw from aged care provision was not an easy one for Council, but our focus was on the best interests of clients, families and carers, staff and the community. The sensitive and complex project was managed in a caring and considerate way,” said Cr Hood.

“Council has an ongoing commitment to resource and lead the implementation of our ‘No Barrier’ Positive Ageing Strategy 2022-2030, to help improve outcomes for older people our community,” he said.

The state government is drafting Victoria’s Mineral Spring Master Plan 2023-2032 and is asking locals and community members to provide their input.
The 10-year strategic Master Plan will ensure Victoria’s public mineral springs remain safe, continue to support local communities, attract new visitors and create a greater understanding of the cultural importance mineral springs have for Traditional Owners.

The Master Plan will also aim to highlight the importance of understanding the history of the springs and be a helpful guide for future management and investment. The document will include four objectives that support:

Traditional Owners

Health and water quality

Land manager operations

Mineral spring aspirations

These objectives are expected to set service expectations and investment priorities across Victoria’s
publicly accessible mineral springs, which remain significant natural tourism destinations across the state.
Victorians are encouraged to view and send feedback about the draft Master Plan at engage.vic.gov.au/mineral-springs-masterplan before 26 June 2023.
The Mineral Spring Master Plan 2023-2032 is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

Work has started on a $6.148 million upgrade of Daylesford Hospital’s operating theatre.
State minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas was at the Daylesford Campus of Central Highlands Rural Health on Friday, May 19, to ‘turn the first sod’ on the multi-million-dollar project.
Funded through the fifth round of the Regional Health Infrastructure Fund (RHIF), the project will upgrade
Daylesford Hospital’s operating theatre, patient waiting area, sterile stock storage area, recovery and admission areas.
The project will also replace ageing patient monitoring medical equipment, along with equipment in the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) and refurbish the CSSD processing area.
Once the upgrade is complete in March 2024, the dedicated doctors, nurses and healthcare staff at Daylesford Hospital will be able to get more locals off waiting lists and into surgery and treatment, sooner – and closer to home.
Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas: “The Victorian Government is ensuring people in the Central Highlands have access to the best possible healthcare services, close to home.”

The 5000 Club community luncheon volunteers are very heartened by the generous response from local individuals and companies to the recent article in The Local (April 24, 2023).
The article focused on the club’s future following the election of new president, Sandy Breen, when our founding president, Loretta Little, came to the decision to step-down from her leadership role after eight months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy and recovery from the after-effects of treatment for cancer.
Recording the 5000 Club’s history was not the intent of the article and any omission of the role of the local Anglican Parish in the club’s founding is regretted.
However, it is incorrect, as stated, that Loretta “came on board at a later date”, after the 5000 Club was founded by the parish.
For the record, Loretta had volunteered at the Sacred Heart lunch in St Kilda for years and after moving to Daylesford felt that a mini version of the lunch would be welcome in Hepburn Shire. Speaking to an Anglican parishioner she was informed that the Daylesford Parish was considering establishing a lunch in Stanbridge Hall.
Loretta contacted Father Andrew Eaton and his wife, Monica, and together they put together the framework for the project with the support of the parish. The first lunch attracted 12 guests, with Fr Andrew helping with setup, Monica cooking soup, and Loretta cooking the rest of the food. Loretta bought groceries from her own funds to supplement the menu and was the organiser and planner for the weekly lunches. After Monica ceased cooking soup, Loretta assumed this task, and many years of soup came from her kitchen.
Until May 2019, the 5000 Club paid the parish for utilities and rent for use of Stanbridge Hall. The club then sought incorporation as an independent organisation and moved to the pavilion at Victoria Park.
Loretta remains as an ex-officio member of our committee and under the leadership of our new president, Sandy, the wonderful 5000 Club volunteers continue to do what they have done for over twelve years…to serve the people of Hepburn Shire.

From – the Committee & members of the 5000 Club.

Letters and musings are always welcome. Email news@tlnews.com.au

People could be forgiven for thinking English actor Jason Statham had taken up playing table tennis at Victoria Park in Daylesford.

‘He’ was snapped by internationally renowned photographer and Hepburn resident Margund Sallowsky.
The man in the photo is actually Julian McLucas, also from Hepburn.

You can meet him and others at the Vic Park Table Tennis Centre on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 10am to noon. www.msphotographics.com.a