Community Bank Maldon & District chairman Ross Eggleton visited the Cairn Curran Sailing Club on Saturday to meet members and see the club’s newly installed shade sail.
Club members had been hoping to provide much-needed shade on their deck for many years and were
delighted when Bendigo Bank provided a grant of $12,000 towards the $20,000 cost of installation and purchase.
Members were preparing to take part in the annual Serg Vescovi trophy on the misty day when Ross visited. Serg was an Italian immigrant and early member of the club, and the Serg Vescovi trophy race was named in his honour in 1975. The race was designed to “let your worries fade away, feel at peace within yourself, and find yourself smiling at special memories of days gone by”.
Cairn Curran Sailing Club was established in 1959 and was originally run from the boot of a car, before a
basic clubhouse was built on the shores of the lake. It was gradually improved over the years, providing a welcoming base for sailors to return home to after a sail on the lake.

Music students from Daylesford Primary School, Daylesford College, and Ballarat’s Loreto College
were thrilled to meet Canadian superstar violinist and conductor, Alexandre Da Costa, and his 1701
Stradivarius violin, at an afternoon tea in Stanbridge Hall, Daylesford in recent days.
One of the questions from the young students was “Have you ever dropped it?”, to which the answer, luckily, was no!
The event was organised by U3A Hepburn Shire and funded by the Community
Bank Daylesford District.
Students Lucy Martin-Lucoszek, Arlo Schwarz-Deakin and Olive Schwarz- Deakin with Alexandre Da Costa
Words & image: Sandy Scheltema