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Kangaroo great Anthony Stevens writes exclusively for Star Weekly
Bolobek is blooming Spring into the new season with the Bolobek Garden Fair. The beloved event has grown from its humble beginnings 20 years ago thanks to the Mount Macedon and District Horticultural Society to now host thousands of visitors and many and varied garden related stallholders. There will be delicious local food and wine on offer including the fair’s famous passion fruit sponges, this year being produced by the Tylden Primary School. Rodney Dunn from the Agrarian Kitchen will be the keynote speaker. He will explain the philosophy which drives him as well as speak to practical issues relating to soil preparation and vegetables. The Bolobek Garden Fair is on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, from 10am to 4pm, at Bolobek, 370 Mt Macedon Road, Macedon. Dogs are not allowed, and tickets will be available at the gate as well as online. Details: www.bolobek.com.au/
Gardener Sallie Barr and accommodation manager Lisa Hall. (Damjan Janevski) 503523_02
Bulldogs knocked back By Tara Murray A defiant Gisborne says it won’t play in the Bendigo Football Netball League next year despite its application to join the Ballarat Football Netball League being knocked back. The Bulldogs were told officially on Wednesday that AFL Victoria had knocked back their application to change leagues. The club had been seeking to leave the Bendigo league to join the Ballarat league, for a number of reasons including financially. The Ballarat league clubs had voted in resoundingly in favour of the move along with Bulldogs members.
AFL Victorian had convened an appeal panel to decide Gisborne’s future after the Bendigo FNL had appealed the decision. The decision went against the Bulldogs. Bulldogs president Tony Brancatisano said that they knew the decision would be against them a number of weeks ago, and Wednesday’s announcement just made it official. He said they had already been working on things in the background for this verdict. “We knew about two or three weeks ago,” he said. “We will work out what we do now, but we’re not taking it lying down as simple as that. “We will fight it and at the end of the day
they don’t own our club, and neither does AFL Victoria.“ Brancatisano said the decision was made based on what was best for the Bendigo league, but what not what was best for their club. He had previously told Star Weekly that it’s biggest game of the year was actually a practice match against the Sunbury Lions, who play in the Ballarat league. He said it feels like their club and what it needs means nothing. Majority of the football and netball group have already re-signed for next season. “We’re leaving for a reason,” he said. “It’s not viable for us to stay any more.
“Just watch this space.” Brancatisano said they were keeping their options close to their chest about what options were available to them. When asked whether they would remain in the Bendigo league, he was clear where the club sat. “No,” he said. “We’ve got no interest and the board that is there now needs to go for a start. “There’s no chance we will be working with them, they’ve burnt their bridges. “The competition it is stuffed the way it is. “We’ll fight it to the end, it’s not over yet.” Continued: Page 23.
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