1. 4-Friday, November 21, 2014 CASTLEMAINE MAIL
In Brief
NEWS
Mount Alexander
Shire Council is cur-
rently collating infor-
mation for the 2015
Calendar of Events.
Make sure your event
listing is in by Thurs-
day, November 27,
2014.
About 12,000 print-
ed copies of the calen-
dar will be produced for
distribution through
both the Castlemaine
and Maldon Visitor In-
formation Centres.
It will also be used
to attract people to
the region through
key tourism networks
in Victoria, including
regional and metro-
politan visitor centres,
trade shows, Mel-
bourne Airport and
Federation Square.
For further details
contact Claire Baker
on 5471 1727 or by
email c.baker@moun-
talexander.vic.gov.au
before November 27.
Exhibition shares
personal responses
We all have favou-
rite places. Some could
be just around the cor-
ner, others may be half
a world away.
Castlemaine artist
Rosemary McKenry
and her photographer
partner Bruce Mitchell
will be sharing theirs
in paintings and pho-
tographs at Togs Cafe,
Lyttleton St, Castle-
maine. The display
begins on November
21 and runs for four
weeks. This collection
of their work is a per-
sonal response to plac-
es they have shared.
One of their favou-
rite places is the Kim-
berley area of West-
ern Australia with
its many gorges and
landforms dating back
hundreds of millions of
years.
Both Rosie and
Bruce have regularly
worked in the area
over the past 25 years.
Their “likes” include
the thousands of birds
at Parry Lagoons in
the far north near
Wyndham, and the
gorges and “beehives”
of Purnululu NP (Bun-
gle Bungles).
Whenever possible
Bruce and Rosie try to
fly over a chosen area
as this gives a different
perspective by show-
ing the patterns in the
land and sea below.
Further south,
their other favourites
include the dark red
gorges of Karijini Na-
tional Park and the
central coast of WA.
Photos of Castlemaine,
Harcourt North and
southern Queensland
represent eastern Aus-
tralia.
Old Castlemaine Gaol in autumn. Photo: Bruce Mitchell.
Art Pathways on show
Castlemaine Continuing Education students
have completed a challenging and inspirational
year of art practice culminating in an end of year
exhibition of their selected work.
The exhibition titled Artifice will open tonight,
Friday, November 21, at the Continuing Educa-
tion building in Templeton Street, Castlemaine
from 6pm to 8pm.
The exhibition will then run for the following
two days - Saturday, November 22 and Sunday,
November 23, from 11am to 3pm.
The highly regarded Art Pathways course at-
tracts students of diverse backgrounds from the
surrounding districts.
Running for two days a week over a full year,
the course is taught by practising contemporary
artists with established reputations in their
fields.
Students acquire skills and experience in a
wide range of media including drawing, print-
making, painting and sculpture providing port-
folios of work for each student from which the
exhibition draws, as well as group installations
created in the final term of the course on a vari-
ety of themes.
The exhibition offers an opportunity to experi-
ence the creativity of local art-making in a his-
toric building that will celebrate its centenary in
2016.
For more details visit the cced.com.au website.
Passion, persistence and hard work -
the secrets to success
DONNA THOMAS
Former Castlemaine boy
Dean Munro has become a suc-
cessful businessman and has
published a book about achiev-
ing financial success during
university study.
Dean (pictured) said his ad-
vice for VCE students was to do
something that you were really
interested in and passionate
about, to be persistent and to
work hard.
Dean attended Girton Gram-
mar in Bendigo from 2002-07.
He said he started thinking
about his further education
about six months before com-
pleting his VCE.
“I always had an interest in
property development. I saw
that RMIT was offering courses
in construction management, so
I went with that,” Dean said.
“A key message in my book is
to choose a career that you are
passionate about, build strong
networks and work hard!”
Dean said growing up in
country Victoria did not hinder
his opportunities.
“Growing up in regional Vic-
toria, you’re not confined to city
life. Yes, in the city you might
be closer to things like the li-
brary, but I think its about the
student and how much you are
willing to put in. You still have
great opportunities in the coun-
try and its a great way to be
brought up.”
Dean said he was very proud
of the book and hoped that the
knowledge and wisdom he has
shared helps students world-
wide to achieve financial suc-
cess during their educational
journey.
Christmas function at
Campbells Creek
Local bands Balls’n’All and E11even will be play-
ing live at the Campbells Creek Community Centre
on Saturday, December 6, from 7pm to 12.30am.
E11even is a hard rock band that plays music
from the 1970s through to the latest songs with their
own twist. The band comprises of Adam Brentnall
on guitar, Brett Murley on bass guitar, Dean Turner
on drums a Dave Melling is the front man on vocals.
Balls’n’All is also a hard rock band. Their mu-
sic takes you through the 1970s to the 1990s and
includes tunes from ACDC, Metallica, Led Zepplin
and Bon Jovi. The band comprises of Steve Rodg-
ers on lead guitar, Noel Bear on bass guitar, Bernie
Gallegher on rhythm guitar, Derek Stephenson on
drums and Andrew Garsed on lead vocals.
A courtesy bus will be running through the night,
departing from outside the Castlemaine Market
Building in Mostyn Street. Tickets cost $20 and are
available at Extremity in Castlemaine.
Climate modelling
The Friends of Camp-
bell’s Creek and Con-
necting Country are
sponsoring a presenta-
tion by Dr Linda Broad-
hurst, a senior CSIRO
plant geneticist, to be
held at the Campbells
Creek Community Cen-
tre on Monday, Novem-
ber 24, at 7.30pm.
Dr Broadhurst has
spent many years researching the genetic diver-
sity in native vegetation. She is team leader for
modelling the effects of climate change on native
vegetation in the Murray Darling Basin.
Anyone with an interest in native vegetation,
genetics or climate modelling is invited to attend
what promises to be a fascinating and informa-
tive presentation.
Dr Linda Broadhurst
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