Issue 44, Phillip Island Vibe

Next Issue Deadline For All Advertising Is Wednesday 3rd December, 2014

Spring flowers and metal art - a match made in kitsch heaven. We like to call this installation: Spring Chicken. Let’s hope it doesn’t rust before next Spring or that the dogs don’t see fit to wrestle it and bury it somewhere out of sight.

In this issue, The Vibe introduces a new book review column while What’s Cooking enlists the help of a classy friend.

And on the subject of food, The Vibe warmly welcomes another new business to the Island: Pitstop Pizza & Pasta.

Happy reading and see you all in a fortnight.

Issue 44, November 26, 2014.

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Kate Walmsley Rock Star

Wanna be a Rock Star?? Or maybe you know someone who’d love a few minutes of fame? Email

or call us at the Vibe and we can turn you into a celebrity overnight.

V What do you do? RS I’m a mum and I have a little window cleaning business called Transparent Window Cleaning. V What other things have you done? RS I’m a trained nurse but I’ve also been a fashion designer. V So why did you make the change? RS I’d nurse and save money so that I could travel the world, come back to Australia, nurse some more, then travel some more. On one of these trips I decided I’d follow a dream and try my hand at fashion design. V Did you find any success? RS Oh yes a bit. I worked with the top models of the time, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen - so yes it went well. Why did you stop? RS I hurt my back and dropped out of the industry while waiting for it to heal. I moved down here to be with my parents and then two years ago opened my business. V Do you have an embarrassing story for us? Many years ago I went camping and was too nervous to wash in the local shallow river. I finally drummed up enough courage, walked down, made sure no one was about, stripped off and waded out into the water. When I turned round there was a huge group of horse riders slowly moving along the river bank. I couldn’t get out so I stayed and waved. The problem was that they all slowed down to stare. V What do you like about the area? RS I love that we’re near parks and the beach. People are so friendly; we’re having a Christmas party in the street this year. Down here you wave to people passing in their cars and its perfectly safe for my son to ride his bike down to the shops to pick up the newspaper.

BJ’S MOWING AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE For all your mowing and garden needs. Friendly PROMPT service. Pensioner discount. Free quotes. Phone BJ on 0414463395.

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Community Markets

Churchill Island Farmers' Market 4th Sat of month 8am-1pm. 246 Samuel Amess Dr, Churchill Island. Cowes Island Craft Market 2nd Sat of month St Phillips Parish Hall Thompson Ave, Cowes. Market on Chapel 4th Sat of month Uniting Church cnr Chapel St & Warley Ave, Cowes. Phillip Island Lions Club Steptoe’s Emporium, bric a brac, 2nd hand furniture. Every Sat/Sun, 10am-1pm, 59522140.

What’s On

FRESH FOOD MARKET All LOCAL produce FRESH every day

OVER 20 MARKET STALLS Art & Collectibles

Kitchenalia & Furniture Clothing, Jewelry, Toys & More Open Wednesday - Sunday

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FOR SALE Lady’s motorcycle jacket, size 12, removable warm lining, black with white trim. $90, VGC 0417106361. FOR SALE Fibre glass pond and waterfall, 2.65mL x 1.57mW, $150 ono. 59566932.

What’s On

Phillip Island RSL

Dec 1-21 - Member's Giant Christmas Bonanza - every accumulated $20 spent on food & beverage earns you an entry into the big draw. Dec 1-20 - Spend $5 in one Keno transaction for the chance to win prizes. Dec 3 – Wednesday night trivia - 730pm - last one for the year until February. Donate to our Christmas Giving Tree until 12 December - assist our local Combined Welfare Group by donating gifts to be placed under our tree in the foyer. Book your Christmas party - we have 2 venues & Xmas function packages available. Joe Avati Live - Friday 9th Jan, 8pm @ the 19th Hole Bar & Function Centre - tickets $43.50. Cowes Christmas Celebrations 5.30-7.30pm - free rides and activities for kids including facepainting, petting zoo, Pockets the Clown and Paul Jamieson - music man - interactive kids show from the PIRSL marquee. 7pm Santa arrives 7.30pm PI Jazz 7.45pm Carols 9.30pm Fireworks Free gift for first 100 PIRSL members and first 100 Joey's Kid's Club members to visit the PIRSL marquee. Info & bookings: 225 Thompson Ave, Cowes, 5952 1004

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What’s On

Phillip Island Jazz Club

21st December - Sarah Maclaine Jazz Quintet – Christmas Break Up Info & bookings: Robin Blackman 0432 814 407.

Cowes Indian Restaurant

10% discount on all takeaways. 15% senior’s discount. Free home delivery on orders over $50. 3/134-138 Thompson Ave Cowes, T: 5952 3896

Island Surfboards

Clearance sale at Smiths store, minimum 30% off. School holiday surf lessons available. Cowes: 5952 2578, Thompson Ave Smiths: 5952 3443, Smiths Beach Rd

Gidget’s Beach Cantina 10% off when you mention this ad. This week’s special: Toastie Quesadilla - grilled tortilla with cheese, quince paste & fresh thyme. $4.50 each or 2 for $8. 72 Chapel St, Cowes

Bass Coast Garages Product Launch Night – Fri 28 Nov from 4.00pm on site. Composite Decking, Synthetic Grass, Decorative Modular Screens. Ideal for Landscaping & Garden Design. 1/303 White Rd, Wonthaggi, T: 567 21846

Native Grain Flooring Receive $100 off any of our environmentally friendly, water base or hard wax oils by mentioning this ad. M: Chris 0409 333 623 Www.facebook.com/Nativegraintimberfloors

Pitstop Pizza & Pasta Pitstop Pizza Deals 2 large pizza 1 1.25litre drink and a garlic bread $26.50.

1/72 Chapel St, Cowes, T: 5952 6828 Paperbooks No book over $10. Kids books $5. 100’s of new books in stock, just in time for Christmas. Up the stairs, 6/14 The Esplanade, Cowes

Striking a chord For seasoned guitar players, or those of you who enjoy a

casual strum, local guitar teacher Dean Luke, shares tips ,

advice and news about all things guitar.

Those Beautiful Chords You've heard them before, they sound amazing and

guess what! They're a sinch to play! You simply play a root 6 major barre chord shape but instead of fretting the B and high E string with the bar of your 1st finger, let them ring out open.

Play this chord at the 5th fret for a great sounding A chord and the 7th fret for a great

sounding B. Lets apply these chords in context with a cool

progression in E. Play the above chord shape at the 5th fret for the A,

strum this chord for 1 bar (4 beats). Play the above shape at the 7th fret for the B, again

strum this chord for 1 bar (4 beats). Now resolve to an open E chord and strum it for 2 bars (8

beats) before starting the progression again on the A at the 5th fret. Ad some lyrics and moody vocals and your good to go! Just remember me when you’re rich and famous, OK?

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What’s New on the Island...

The Vibe is always out and about checking out what new ventures are happening around the place. In this issue, The Vibe visits Pit Stop Pizza, a new pizza place in Chapel St, Cowes.

When you’re really hungry and you just don’t feel like cooking, you can’t go past a pizza. Newcomer Pitstop Pizza has just arrived on the Island, bringing good old traditional pizzas and pastas to satisfy any appetite.

After many school holidays soaking up the sun and surf on the Island, James, Jake and Erin were left with a nagging desire to move to the Island one day and make it their home. Since finishing school, they’ve spent the last couple of years working in hospitality around Trafalgar where they grew up, hoping to eventually start up their own food business. With supportive parent backing, their dream has finally come true. The trio has just opened Pitstop Pizza in Chapel St and they have all the youthful energy, enthusiasm and passion to turn the business into a buzzing success.

While the place has operated as a food shop under several guises over the years, the young team has just given Pitstop Pizza a massive facelift, fitting it out with stainless steel, black, white and red décor. It’s modern, fresh and promises to deliver.

While Pitstop offers many time tested favourites, the team also makes a great range of gourmet style pizzas. Repeat customers rave about the Vedura – a tasty mix of shredded potato, spinach and garlic. Other tempting toppings include: Satay with prawn and chicken, a low fat vegetarian and a busy Mediterranean. They’ve also snuck in a few pizzas with some extremely cute names: ‘Chicky Babe’ – a chicken based pizza with optional sweet chili or

BBQ sauce and ‘Veg-E-Mite’ – classic vegetarian toppings (despite the name there’s no yeasty spread!).

I’m told they also do a fantastic spaghetti carbonara which follows their mum’s secret recipe and has had pride of place at the family dinner table for over a generation. And if you’re not in the mood for pizza or pasta, they also do a range of eat in meals such as chicken parmigiana and homemade lasagne all served with chips and salad.

As the holiday season heats up, the team also plans on extending the café experience, opening all day serving great coffee, cakes, slices and muffins.

Pitstop also offers gluten free pizzas. They can cater for any event large or small and offer home delivery anywhere on the Island.

Pitstop Pizza is truly a family run business offering great pizzas and great service to the Island.

So next time you’re thinking ‘pizza’, give Pitstop a go. And if you’re like me, you’ll order more than you can eat for dinner – who doesn’t love last night’s pizza for breakfast?

Where: Shop 1, 72 Chapel St, Cowes

Open: Tues-Frid 5.30pm-late, Sat-Sun 12pm-late For orders & delivery: 5952 6828

FREAKY FACT A guy in the US called Robert Samuel is a professional “stander” and makes over $1000 per week by standing in line for people.

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‘PAPER BOOKS’ PICKS Welcome to our new book review column hosted by

Angela Borelli from Paperbooks in Cowes.

THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows $10 at Paperbooks

#1 New York Times bestseller. In 1946, journalist Juliet Ashton is in grim post-war London, thinking about what to write next. She receives a letter from a man from the Channel Island of Guernsey and begins a correspondence with him and other mismatched islanders, who had formed a

literary society during the wartime occupation by the Germans.

The society – pig farmers, fishermen, society snobs and gossips, were brought together by a love of books and as a way to get around curfews and restrictions imposed by the occupation. Juliet becomes fascinated by their stories and sets sail to meet her new friends.

Her life is turned upside down as she forms a bond with the people of this colourful community. This is a gorgeous book, charming, funny, with an eccentrically human caste of characters that the Brits do so well.

SEVEN YEARS WITH BANKSY Robert Clarke $10 at Paperbooks

Seven Years with Banksy is an illuminating memoir of the world's most celebrated graffiti artist, offering an insight into his life and work through the not-always-legal experiences that he and the author Robert Clarke shared together during Banksy's formative years. Along the way, readers will

discover more about the ever-mysterious Banksy - what makes him tick, why he does what he does, and why he ultimately rejects fame in favour of anonymity, setting him apart from many other popular artists of our time. This is the perfect read for any Banksy or modern-art fan.

FREAKY FACT Despite popular myth, a Vomitorium was not a place frequented by the ancient Romans where they threw up to make room for more food. In fact, it was a series of entrance or exit passages in an ancient Roman amphitheatre.

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What’s Cooking?

Pastel de Tres

Leches My friend Sam is the quintessence

of the dinner party hostess. Lively, gorgeous and welcoming she manages to turn the simplest casual dinner into an event to remember.

At the last ‘event’ we attended, Sam had been inspired by all things South American. We started with DIY nachos at entertainment station number one and progressed to a huge paella at dining zone number two. All washed down with several litres of Sangria.

Dessert was a traditional cake with Mexican origins called Pastel de Tres Leches, literally ‘3 Milks Cake’. It was delicious, rich and pleasing. Just like our hostess.

What You Need 6 eggs, separated 1 cup white sugar ½ cup milk 1 cup thick whipping cream 1 x 400ml tin sweetened condensed milk 1 x 400ml tin evaporated milk 1 cup plain flour 1 tbsp baking powder 2 tsp vanilla extract

What You Do

Preheat your oven to 175 C.

Grease a 25cm x 25cm non-stick baking dish with butter.

In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites with an electric

mixer until stiff peaks form.

Gradually beat in the sugar until the mixture becomes

glossy.

Now beat in the egg yolks, one at a time, making sure

each yolk is combined before adding the next one.

Turn the mixer speed down and slowly add the flour,

about 1 tbs at a time, mixing continuously.

Beat in the baking powder, milk, and vanilla extract.

Pour the batter into the baking dish you’ve already

prepared.

Bake for about 25 minutes until the cake is a little

brown. Just to be sure, insert a skewer into the centre of the cake and if it comes out clean then the cake is ready.

Let cake cool in its tin for 15 minutes.

Turn the cake out and place in a large ceramic casserole

dish. In the meantime, pour the cream, condensed milk and

evaporated milk into a blender and pulse a few times until it’s completely blended. You could use a stick mixer if you don’t have a blender.

Pour the milk mixture evenly over the cake.

Refrigerate cake until it’s cold and all the milk mixture

has soaked in. This takes at least 1 hour.

When you’re ready to serve, cut cake into squares and

serve with some seriously thick cream and some fresh berries of your choice.

FREAKY FACT While we often think that bananas grow on trees they actually grow on the world’s largest perennial herb. FREAKY FACT There is an extinct species of crocodile that could gallop.

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Wild Oceans EcoBoat Adventures at Phillip

Island, Victoria

On December 8 Phillip Island Nature Parks will launch two new EcoBoat Tours allowing visitors to venture beyond the island’s shores and explore the rugged coastline and wild ocean up close. Dive in to find out more.

There’s a spot along Phillip Island’s southern coastline, between the Nobbies and Penguin Parade, that rivals the views of Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. Look west and the seascape is dominated by gently undulating penguin habitat dramatically punctuated by cliffs that tumble into Bass Strait. Look east and the cliffs give way to the gentle slope of Summerland Beach and the Penguin Parade.

For the first time this rugged coastline can be explored up close on a fully supported EcoBoat Tour. Phillip Island Nature Parks has teamed up with John Dickie, the island’s long-time local boat tour operator, to offer the new service as of December 8, 2014. Operating daily, the Wild Oceans EcoBoat Tours will take thrill seekers on a high speed tour to the local Australian fur seal colony and the base of Summerland Peninsula’s cliffs, including the explosive blowhole at the Nobbies.

As locals attest, the waters surrounding Phillip Island teem with wildlife. From June to September, migrating whales such as southern rights and humpbacks are spotted, along with smaller orcas or ‘killer whales’. Keep your eyes peeled for any ‘rafts’ of little penguins out fishing, or look towards the shore to spot a soaring bird of prey such as a peregrine falcon.

Within 20 minutes of departing from the Cowes jetty, the tours arrive offshore to one of the country’s largest Australian fur seal colonies. A ranger-guide from Phillip Island Nature Parks is aboard to give tour guests a special insight into the history and ecology of the colony. Underwater cameras aboard the boat also reward guests with a unique glimpse into the playful antics occurring beneath the waves as seals surround the boat. Visit in January and you’ll see fur seal pups taking their first swim lessons. Look ashore and you may be lucky to spot one of the 300kg male bulls taking charge at a rival.

The return journey takes guests towards the Nobbies and the coastline of Summerland Peninsula. Discover the Aboriginal and European history of the area and get a unique and exciting view of the Nobbies blowhole carved into the cliffs by thousands of years of explosive wave action. Further on as the tours heads back towards Cowes, the EcoBoat Adventures pass by Cat Bay, a National Surfing Reserve famous for its longboard break. Return to Cowes jetty in time to explore the sights of town before heading out to see the little penguins waddle ashore at dusk for the world-famous Penguin Parade.

With over 20 years of experience, our operator and ranger guides are experts at finding seals, whales, dolphins, penguins and other seabirds. Seating up to 47 people and operating year round, our world-class RIB (rigid-hulled inflatable boat) is also equipped with WiFi. Fitted with four high-powered but quiet outboard engines, the Wild Oceans EcoBoat Tours are the fastest tours available to Seal Rocks.

Tours operate daily from December 8, 2014, with up to three trips per day in the peak summer season. Two tours are on offer:

EcoBoat Adventure: 90 minutes and includes Seal Rocks, Nobbies, Summerland Peninsula and Cat Bay.

EcoBoat Express: 60 minutes and includes Seals Rocks, Nobbies and Cat Bay. Prices start at $85AUS per adult. To find out more, visit penguins.org.au, head to a Phillip Island Nature Parks visitor centre, or drop by the Wild Oceans EcoBoat Tours office at Cowes jetty.

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The Case of the Errant Spouse By Leon Herbert

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow?

With silver bells, and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row, maybe

not forgotten by an angry sow.

Leroy, the famous, although somewhat eccentric

sleuth of Phillip Island, stood in front of a small suburban house in Cowes with a neatly trimmed lawn and beautiful flower beds. He watched as the seat of the sedan in the driveway alongside a flowerbed was moved forward in order to remove the corpse wedged between the front and back seat. It was the portly body of Guy Edmunds- recently married, recently deceased.

Leroy knew of him and his reputation as a serial womaniser and a regular at the RSL pub with his beer swilling mates, regaling his exploits, particularly with some of the married ladies of the village. Well clearly having stopped chasing women, overeating, and smoking- all at the same time- his funeral would be noteworthy as would be the determination of culprit.

Inside the house Inspector Jack Flint was questioning Guy's new bride, Mary. When Leroy entered, the Inspector paused and summarised what he had learned so far. Guy's body was discovered in the back seat of his car that morning by Joseph the postman. Mary said she

and her husband had had an argument the previous night around 11 o'clock. She claimed Guy had left in a huff and had not returned. ‘So you went to bed and just found out about your husband's death this morning when the police came to

the door?’ Leroy asked the petite young lady who sat at the kitchen table sobbing and wringing her hands. Leroy could not help but feel sympathy for her and her failure to find a loving and faithful husband - anyway her married pain was short-lived in comparison to incarceration in gaol if she was the culprit - something that needed immediate resolution.

‘No,’ she said, getting up to pour Leroy a cup of

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coffee. Standing, she was barely over five feet tall and could just reach the coffee cups in the cupboard. Her hands trembled as she set the cup on the table in front of Leroy.

'I was awake most of the night listening to music and worrying about Guy,’ she said. Leroy raised his eyebrows wondering who apart from Guy's mother could worry about him. Still he must be careful not to lose his objectivity when evaluating the attractive widow.

‘Had he left in a huff before?’ Leroy asked. ‘Yes. He doesn't talk things out. He just drives around, I

think, and settles down. He's usually back in an hour or so. We both apologise, and the spat is forgotten.’

‘Did you hear the car drive in?’ Flint asked believing there was only one suspect here and it was the grieving wife who had cause to have more spite than spat.

‘No, the music,’ she said. ‘I’m afraid, Mrs. Edmunds.........,’ Flint began. ‘That someone killed your husband, drove his car home,

and left it here with his body in the back seat, and that someone isn't you,’ Leroy said, finishing Flint's sentence with probably a different conclusion. Flint looked at his friend in amazement.

‘Come on Leroy, let's not rush to judgement.’

Well, readers of The Vibe - has our resident sleuth in reaching this conclusion been beguiled by the charms of Mary and his dislike for Guy - surely Mary had all the

motive and opportunity to rid herself of her beastly husband and focus on her garden?

(Solution on page 15)

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Vibe Puzzles & Quizzes Find all the answers and solutions to Puzzles, Quizzes &

Whodunnits on page 15 (No peeking!)

Vibe Quick Crossword 44 Vibe Sudoku 44 Each row, column and sub-box must have the numbers 1-9 occurring just once.

Vibe Quiz 44 1 How many movies are there in the Bourne Franchise? 2 This year commemorates how many years since the Berlin Wall was dismantled? 3 What Melbourne monument has just celebrated its 80th birthday? 4 Recently deceased, who became the Premier of Queensland in 1989? 5 Published in 1942, which French novelist wrote The Outsider? 6 Which TV show follows Mike and Frank around the US as they search through junk piles looking for “dollar signs”? 7 Who won the 2014 Melbourne Cup? 8 How many keys are there on a standard piano? 9 What does APEC stand for? 10 In The Simpsons, what does Smithers collect?

Across 1 Inherited (10) 7 Slaughterhouse (8) 8 Sleeps (4) 9 Implement (4) 10 National (7) 12 Dishonest expression of feelings (11) 14 Proceed (7) 16 A small island (4) 19 Pain (4) 20 Study of cancer (8) 21 Presence at a gathering (10)

Down 1 Routine (5) 2 Fixed amounts (7) 3 Entrance (4) 4 Aimed (8) 5 Scope (5) 6 Collection of beehives (6) 11 Short personal story (8) 12 Bring on (6) 13 Pancreatic hormone (7) 15 Representative (5) 17 Bird of prey (5) 18 Corrosive liquid (4)

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Red Cross, Phillip Island Branch meets every 2nd Thurs of month, 1.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, Chapel Street, Cowes. New Members welcome. Contact Rosie 59522752 or Sonya 59541437. Friends of the Library book chat 1st Wed of every 2nd month at 2pm, commencing Feb 5 Phillip Island Library. Friends of Library meeting 10.30am 3rd Sat of every month. New members welcome. Call Celia 59521901. Phillip Island Library free wifi & kids programs. Story Time every Tue 11-11.30, Baby Rhyme Time every Thu 10.30-11. www.wgrlc.vic.gov.au or call 59522842. Phillip Island Lions Club Meets every 2nd & 4th Sunday of month, 1.30pm, Lions Club Rooms, Dunsmore Rd, Cowes. More info: Steve Munro 59526461 New Parents to Phillip Island Group New parents with children aged 0-5yrs, make friendships, gain support and advice. Email np2pi@live.com, www.facebook.com/NewParents2PhillipIsland or call 0459521490. Newhaven Indoor Bowling Club meets every Tues at 12.15-3.30pm in air conditioned Newhaven Hall, Cleeland St Newhaven. Cost $5.00 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome. Age group 60-90 yrs. Call Barb 56785806. Newhaven Yacht Squadron invites you to go sailing FREE. We need males & females to crew our yachts. Very easy to learn. For more info call Craig on 0411187219. Phillip Island Bicycle Users Group Every Wed 10am starting at Amaze'n Things car park. Very social, speed is the slowest rider. Contact Ron 59522549 or ron1@bigpond.com. Phillip Island Bridge Club duplicate games Mon & Wed 12.15pm for 12.30pm start. Located at back of Newhaven Hall. Visitors welcome. For partner or lesson info contact 0400815353. Phillip Island Girl Guides Juniors 6-10yrs Mon 4-5.30pm, Seniors 10-14yrs Mon 6-7.30pm. More info call Sue Viney 59521738 or email sviney@guidesvic.org.au. Phillip Island Senior Citizens Club snooker, carpet bowls, cards, ballroom dancing, craft. Membership $15 per year. Frid 12noon 3 course lunch $14. 59522973 for more

information. Phillip Island World Vision 2nd Wed of each month 1.30pm, St Phillip's Church Hall, Cowes. A friendly group of people undertaking fundraising events around the Island to raise funds for sponsored projects around the world. New members very welcome. Call Thelma 56785549. Phillip Island Community & Learning Centre (PICAL) recreational, educational and some welfare services to reflect local community needs. For further info call 59521131, www.pical.org.au or pop in at 56-58 Church St Cowes. The Probus Club of San Remo 2nd Mon of each month 10am at the Newhaven Hall, 23 Cleeland Street, Newhaven. New members most welcome. For more info: Neil Stewart 59566581 or nsstewart@gmail.com. Rotary Club of Phillip Island & San Remo "Fundraising for our community". New members welcome. Phone Keith Gregory 0439020996. Lions Club of Sand Remo & Newhaven San Remo Hotel, 2nd & 4th Tues of each month 6.30pm for 7.00pm meeting. New members welcome. Contact Roma Caulfield 56785386 or romacaul@bigpond.com. The Woolshed Spinners beginners and skilled spinners welcome. Small group. PICAL, 56-58 Church St Cowes, 2nd & 4th Thurs of each month, 10-2 pm. Cost $3 per meeting $1 kitty. Contact John 59523477 or jpstott@waterfront.net.au. Men's Shed meets at the rear of the RSL every Tues & Thurs mornings 9.30am-noon. Anyone most welcome to join us. Contact Terry Heffernan 0438808428 or 59526955. Phillip Island TOWN Club Weight Loss Group Thurs 9-11.30am, Ryhll Hall. Joining fee $40, weekly fee $5.00. Nutritional eating, weigh in and group therapy. New members welcome. Contact Rhonda on 59521563. Westernport Tennis Club (San Remo & Newhaven) Men's comp Thurs nights, Women's comp Wed nights, Juniors Sat. For more info call David Egan 0468635067. Community Visitors Scheme - Friends for Older People organises friendly visitors for socially isolated or lonely residents in aged care homes. Volunteers welcome. For more info contact 0409287242, or cvsrecruitment@msaustralia.org.au. (cont’ pg 14) Phillip Island Croquet Club new members welcome.

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Contact Ken 59568803 or David 59569047 or just come along to our club Frid 10am Blue Gum Reserve Dunsmore Rd, Cowes. The National Vietnam Veterans Museum needs volunteers to assist with cataloguing and conserving the collection, maintenance and building projects and office work. Contact Lyn Duguid or Cheree Dyson, 59566400. Heart Support Australia 1st Fri of month 1.30pm, San Remo Community Health Centre, Back Beach Rd, San Remo. Membership open to anyone with a cardiac problem and their carers. Contact Gerald 59521913. Islander Day Club every Monday, ANZAC Room, RSL, 10am-2pm. Games, craft, exercises guest speakers and outings. Transport can be arranged if necessary. For more info: Bill Simondson 59525401, Margaret Harrison 56785131. Phillip Island Day View Club proudly supporting The Smith Family Feb-Dec, 4th Monday of month, 11am, Ramada Resort Cowes. New members welcome. For information contact Sue 0419400449, Di 0488654030 or Irene 59523447. Barb Martin Bushbank Inc Volunteers needed to learn how to propagate local native plants. Every Wed 9.30am-12noon & Thurs 10am-12noon. 1810 Phillip Island Rd (@ Koala Conservation Centre). No exp necessary, must wear covered in shoes & sun smart clothing. For further info 0407348807. Inner Wheel Club of Phillip Island meets 1st Tues of month 6pm, The Fat Seagull (upstairs). A friendly group of women raising funds for local, national and international projects. New members always welcome. Call Dianne Barlow 59521021. Phillip Island Probus Club meet 4th Wed of each month, 10am, Anzac Room, Phillip Island RSL, New Members most welcome. For further info David Harrison 56785131 or Ash Rizvi 59521604. Euchre at the RSL Come and play Euchre every Thursday night at 7.30pm or come for a meal first at 6.00 pm with cards to follow. For more info contact Midge on 59525945. Bass Coast Health Heart Foundation Walking Groups Meet weekly, including general, dog walking, pram walking and pole walking. Contact: Anita Leyden 56719200. Bass Coast Ballet School Classes from 2yrs-adult. Ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap. Cowes & Wonthaggi. For more info 0408399853. Community Garden & Kitchen PICAL is creating a welcoming, fun space for the community to grow and prepare local and organic produce. Email Communitykitchen@pical.org.au if you would like to volunteer or contribute. Phillip Island Camera Club meets 1st Mon of month, Heritage Centre meeting room, 1.30-4pm. Contact Lyn Young 0408555711 or phillipislandcameraclub.com.au.

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Walk the Labyrinth at San Remo, Back Beach Rd, 10.30am 1st Sat of month commencing Sat 7 June. More info: 59522608. Country Women’s Association, 1st Thurs month, CWA Shop, Thompson Ave, Cowes, 1pm. More info: Jan 59525177, Judy 59568480. Phillip Island Movie Club Oct 29 The Two Faces of January (a thriller). Non-members please call Lesla on 59521015 to check for available seating and what’s screening. Phillip Island Swim Club must be competent in 3 out of 4 strokes looking to extend skills with qualified coaches Swimclub@waterfront.net.au Phillip Island & District Genealogical Society discover your ancestry. 56 Chapel St Cowes. Tues 10-1pm, Thurs 10-4pm, Frid 1-4pm, Sat 10-1pm. Contact 0418178343 or piadgs@gmail.com. Heart Foundation Walking Group San Remo Wed 9.30am slow/medium pace, social way to stay active. Info: Robyn or Anita 567192000. Phillip Island Patchworkers Newhaven Hall: Mon, 7.30pm, Cowes Cultural Centre: 89 Thompson Ave last Tues of month, 10.30am, Cape Woolamai SLC: 1st Tues of month 10.30am. Contact: Michelle 0418356478. Meet & Eat 55+ social group. Fortnightly dinners on the Island or locally. No joining fee, casual attendance is fine. Contact: Joy 59523497. Cowes AA Big Book Meeting, 7pm Tues, St Phillips Church Cowes (opp Coles). Call 0428301871 or 0417317470. Bass Coast Strollers weekly walks 8-12 km over varying terrain, within Bass Coast region. Monday 8.45am-lunchtime. Enjoy the outdoors and social functions as well. More info: Jan on 0419990313. Women’s Social Netball Wed 11am-12noon, YMCA Stadium 10-14 Church St, Cowes. Info: 0408144536 or sarahkeys.mail@gmail.com.

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Whodunnit Solution 44 The Case of the Errant Spouse Leroy did not rush to judgement. He had noticed the car

seat had to be moved forward to remove the body. By deduction someone had put the body in the back and then moved the seat back, wedging the body in between the seats.

Being only five feet tall, our Mary would have moved the seat forward. It was also doubtful of course, that such a petite woman would have been able to lift the portly body of a full grown man in the first place - no it was more likely to be the action of a very disgruntled husband of a deflowered wife.

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Vibe Sudoku Solution 44

Quiz Solution 44 1 Four 2 Twenty-five 3 The Shrine of Remembrance 4 Wayne Goss 5 Albert Camus 6 American Pickers 7 Protectionist 8 52 white + 36 black = 88 9 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 10 Malibu Stacey Dolls

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FREAKY FACT While helping villagers in India move heavy logs around, a particularly lovely elephant refused to drop a log into a hole where a dog was sleeping. The elephant would only drop the log in the hole once the villagers shooed the dog away.