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On the weekend of Feb 20th- 22nd ten Scouts from Winchelsea, Modewarre & Grovedale Scout Groups plus 2 Leaders from Winchelsea & Modewarre loaded up the trailer and headed off in the Community Bank Bus to MacArthur for a weekend of caving in Mt Eccles National Park.

Arriving in the damp conditions after dark, the Scouts put up the eating shelter and then erected the dome tents inside it before taking them out into the rain to peg down. After a late supper, it was into bed to rest up for a busy weekend.

Each year, the Victorian Scout Caving team runs 4 weekends as an introduction to caving. We, along with 3 other Groups were lucky to get a place on the first weekend of this year. Although initially a little apprehensive, everyone had a

massive time thanks to the knowledge and support of the members of the caving team.

On Saturday, we drove out to Lake Surprise camping/picnic site where the

Scouts practiced various caving knots such as the figure 8. We also climbed to the lookout to peer down into the beautiful crater lake. While this was happening, I was taken for a ride down to the caving area, as those in charge doubted that the bus could get down the track. “No worries, it’s a country bus!” was my reply, so we

loaded up our Scouts & others and off we went.

After donning caving gear of helmet with torch, overalls and heavy gloves, our Scouts and Leaders were taken by

3 Leaders to various different caves. Although their openings were difficult to find, they opened into larger caverns, allowing us to adjust to being underground. As the weather had changed to very hot outside at 30+ degrees, the caves were beautiful at a constant cool 15 degrees. As we moved through the caves, the fear just disappeared

as 15 torches lit the way. The tunnels certainly got smaller at times and the adventurous among us squirreled through tiny spaces. Others stuck to larger tunnels, but everyone rose to the challenge of a physically exhausting day.

At one stage, we all turned our torches off and sat in a large cave in total darkness and total silence for several minutes. The caving Leader made a comment, and then everyone reverted to this peaceful silence for another few minutes. The darkness felt silky and peaceful. And, apparently, that’s where all the dark goes in the daytime!

In some of the caves are waves of lava on the floor called ‘ah, ah’ lava – a Hawaiian term. As we discovered, this is also the noise made by soft bodies crawling on their bellies over it!

Late afternoon brought us back to camp for a well earned cook up. No one complained about a relatively early night, disappearing into tents once dishes were done.

On Sunday, we went off in the bus to another set of caves. On the way we stopped at a lookout which has Parks information boards outlining the history of the lava flow and deposits from the erupting Mt Eccles ‘Budj Bim’. Unlike the earlier caves, the last one we explored had ferns and mosses growing in its entrance. Although our Leaders attached a safety rope for us to lower ourselves down along, this cave is accessible to tourists and well worth the scramble.

The culmination of the weekend was the Scouts being awarded their Caving Proficiency badge by the Caving team. We came away from this weekend having had a fun filled camp, having faced and overcome our uncertainties about being underground and with more knowledge and skills than when we left home.

If your child would like to try Scouts – Joeys 6-8 years, Cubs 8 – 11 years and Scouts 11-15 years, please contact Marie on 0409 330147. We also have room for adults who want to share our adventures – police checks, working with children checks and training can all be organised.

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Council acts on budget submissionsSurf Coast Shire Council has adopted its final 2015/16 budget after considering 74 public submissions received during the public exhibition phase of its draft budget.The final budget includes an additional $49,500 in community projects in response to the submissions received.

Council has also prioritised several other community projects in response to events over the last month including Alcoa’s announcement that it would close the Anglesea Power Station and Council’s adoption of the final Growing Winchelsea plan.

Amongst the changes to the draft budget are the following additions:

• $10,000 towards upgrading storage in the Price Street community precinct in Torquay.

• $5,000 to upgrade facilities at the Danawa Community Garden

• Allocate $5,000 per year for three years to support the Torquay Anzac Day Dawn Service

• Allocate $10,000 to planning for long day childcare in Winchelsea

• Allocate $4,500 to a community recreation area in Aireys Inlet

• $10,000 towards trial community fitness stations at Quay Reserve in Torquay.

As part of additional changes identified by the Council organisation, Council will provide $20,000 towards a detailed

precinct structure plan for Winchelsea’s town centre as well as $30,000 towards beautification work and another $20,000 for improvements at Winchelsea’s Eastern Reserve. This follows Council’s adoption of the Growing Wincheslea project at its May meeting.

Council has also allocated $25,000 towards a community consultation process on the rehabilitation and future land use around the Anglesea Power Station. Funds are also available for further consultation on infrastructure funding.

Mayor Cr Margot Smith said it was essential the community had a full understanding of the implications of funding major infrastructure projects before funds were committed to projects such as an aquatic centre.

“Council has received submissions seeking larger amounts of funding to start design work for projects like an aquatic centre. We have flagged with our community that within the next two months we will commence detailed discussions about larger capital projects our community aspires to and how they should be funded.

“We need to be certain of the community’s willingness to fund these major investments before resources are committed and I urge all residents and ratepayers to stay tuned for opportunities to have a say.”

“This ensures people’s views on these projects are considered properly as part

of a broader discussion that takes into account Council’s longer term financial direction and the willingness of our community to fund multi-million dollar infrastructure investments.

“Part of this discussion must include the potential impact of rate capping on Council’s future budget allocations.

“Based on current projections rate capping could reduce Council’s overall budget by more than $100 million over 15 years which combined with the freezing of increases to federal government grants, is likely to seriously impact our ability to fund new projects” said Cr Smith.

“Once essential services are funded the funds left over for discretionary projects is going to be seriously diminished,” she said.

Mayor, Cr Margot Smith, thanked community members for making budget submissions.

“Though community submissions on our draft budget, we have again been able to make improvements in a number of areas to ensure the document better meets community expectations,” Cr Smith said.

As part of the revised budget, Council has also included a discussion of equity considerations to better reflect how funding is distributed and a complete list of refinements made between the draft and final budgets.

Winchelsea Probus Celebrates 10-Year MembersThe Combined Probus Club of Winchelsea and District was chartered on 1st of December 2003. At our last meeting 28 members (some belatedly) were presented with 10 year pins. We currently have 80 members.


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Hidden Treasures of the Winchelsea AreaStory by Jennifer Morrow Photos by Tracey Langley

Did you know that only a few minutes’ drive from Winchelsea in the wetlands East of “Lake Murdeduke”, “The Gellibrand Lakes” and “Kelly’s Swamp” we have a population of the beautiful bird the brolga? These long-necked cranes are large and can stand up to 1.8 meters high. An adult bird can have a wingspan of between 1.7 to 2.4 metres.

When I first arrived from England in 1980, I worked as a jillaroo about 180 km North West of Winchelsea on a sheep and cattle station called “Mount William” near Willaura. I was sent to collect a piece of farm machinery from a neighbouring farm in my first week of work there and as I drove the Ute past “Lake Muirhead” I happened to notice a flock of regal birds – brolgas – how could I not as they appeared to be dancing! Slamming on the brakes, I watched a courting display that brought tears of delight to my eyes.

A pair of brolgas standing opposite each other with half-opened and shaking wings, bowing and bobbing their heads as they advanced then retreated from each other. Then they jumped high in the air, next they were plucking grass with their beaks, which they then threw to their object of attention who would respond by throwing back their head trumpeting a loud, wild, love song. The excitement of this festival of courtship spread amongst the group until the whole flock leapt and pirouetted like enchanted ballet dancers. That image has never left me and forever changed me. And although I have never seen that sight again, it stirred something deep inside me - a gratitude for this beautiful new country I was learning about and the wonderful surprises its wildlife gave me.

Some years later, it was with great delight to find that the part of the world I now call home has a precious but vulnerable population of these incredible birds. To my consternation I have also learned that under the “Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988” the brolga is listed as “threatened” and that the estimates of the bird’s Victorian population has been reduced to between 600 to 650 birds. Unfortunately, most of these are ageing adult birds.

Because there are only a few places in Victoria that provide suitable brolga

habitat, we are very lucky to have “our” brolgas. Local brolga records show that they breed here in the remaining shallow wetlands, they move to local flocking sites and feed on plants, insects, invertebrates, molluscs and crustaceans and in stubble paddocks adjoining the wetlands.

As with so much of our threatened wildlife, the chronic threat to the brolgas here is habitat loss and land degradation. The gregarious, dancing birds, with which we share the same life support systems as us, need our help.

The secret to the brolga’s survival is habitat and they cannot survive without ample and undisturbed wetlands. The main threats are introduced predators like foxes that take the brolga eggs and kill the chicks. But the biggest threat to the bird is we humans from the draining of their wetlands to the duck hunters during duck season who disturb the birds and leave behind the lead shot in the wetlands.

Surely, you would agree that it is our responsibility and duty to protect these birds and their habitat. There are many

sympathetic landholders and farmers, who take on the work to protect and ensure the birds’ survival. Landholders are working to survey and monitor brolga sightings, document nesting, egg laying and fledgling numbers all with the aim of gaining local knowledge to protect these hidden treasures in our area.

I cherish a hope that the sight of a pair of brolgas returning to their roost silhouetted against a darkening inky sky, their outstretched necks and their long legs trailing behind their tails and echoing their bugle call through the evening air will be a sight and experience that many more will have as I did all those years ago.

Editor’s note. Jennifer is a farmer at Bambra and an enthusiastic member of Landcare. She is the driving force behind the Barwon River Walk from the Source to the Sea and will be writing occasional articles for the Star about natural history in the Winchelsea area.


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Truck Drivers – What do you think of roads in South-West Victoria? ARRB (formerly the Australian Road Research Board) wants truck drivers to drive a 60 km road circuit in the Winchelsea area which will take an hour to complete. This will form part of a survey assessing conditions of road surfaces, travel, and road access. The circuit will contain road sections of different lane and shoulder widths and a range of good and poor road surface conditions. The need to have a reasonable number of truck drivers is critical to the sound outcome of this work. The drivers will drive a laden B-double and/or a laden rigid truck with non-synchro manual transmission. This is great opportunity for truck drivers to have their say on the standard of road conditions and other levels of service provided by the road authorities. Are you an experienced B-double and/or rigid truck driver? Would you like to drive the circuit in the Winchelsea area to provide valuable feedback on road and access conditions to the road authorities? Drivers will be asked to drive one circuit in each truck. Are you available to drive the circuit on Saturday 13 June or Saturday 20 June? ARRB can accommodate extra drivers on days other than the two Saturdays noted above if this suits. (At least one additional day between the two Saturdays will be considered.) Want more detail – contact Brendan Gleeson on [email protected] or Mobile 0427 554 568

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Winter Dreaming at Barwon Park MansionEnjoy a literary weekend by the fireside at Barwon Park Mansion when Theatre of the Winged Unicorn presents Winter Dreaming with the BRONTES of Haworth on this Winter Solstice 2015.

The work of the Bronte’s is still as popular as ever...and this performance includes readings from the novels and readings of letters, poems, reminiscences, diaries and reviews of their writings. It is a lovely afternoon around the fireside at Barwon Park.

This is a program in three parts :

For Love of Charlotte - from letters, diaries and reminiscences There was no possibility of taking a walk that day – from the works of the Bronte Sisters My Dear Boy - The story of Arthur Bell Nichols Sat. 20 and Sun. 21 June 2015 at 2pm - Barwon Park, 105 Inverleigh Road, Winchelsea

Bookings and enquiries. www.theatreofthewingedunicorn.com.au Email: [email protected] Ph. 03 5249 1350

Cost : $25 (includes viewing of the Barwon Park Mansion). Refreshments available at $5pp extra.


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Letter To The EditorOne response to Keith Baillie’s story on council funding.

A number 4 addition would definitely be worth mentioning. On Monday 8th of June all the Visitor Centre volunteers lined up for free new shirts. What is wrong with the old ones they already have? Absolutely nothing. Because they are free everyone member lined up. Cost of could well be saved as totally unnecessary. Now the ordered shirts are being sent to get the logo, another unnecessary expense to the Shire. No wonder the Shire is in such a large shortfall.

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Early Morning BreakfastWinchelsea Lions braved a chilly early morning to assist in a scheme provided by Surf Coast Shire, in conjunction with the Bendigo Bank to provide free breakfast to school children, some of which might otherwise go without.

The famous “chuck wagon” provided egg and bacon sandwiches at the bus stop where most of the kids get on. Sadly on this occasion there were more Lions than customers

Murray Aisbett, Bryan Jones and Don Smith brave the cold

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Winchelsea Supermarket Winter Trading Hours

Monday to Saturday— 8:30 am to 7:00 pm Sunday— 10 am to 7:00 pm

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Collector wants to buy old stuff: Footy cards, badges and other items Cigarette and trade cards Postcards and swap cards Breakfast cereal toys Board games Melbourne Olympic items Beatles and sixties records Food glasses with ceramic images Contact John—0418 552 629

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Technology Help Desk, Winchelsea Community House Every Friday during school terms, 10am-12pm. Come along with any technology, computer, phone or other gadget difficulties and questions and we’ll do our best to sort them out!

This will be run from the Community House at 28 Hesse Street behind the tea rooms. Cost is just a gold coin donation. This service is jointly sponsored by Winch House and Otway InfoTech.

Responsible Serving of Alcohol (RSA) Certificate - Cost FREEWednesday 24th June, 6.00pm-10.00 pm Eastern Reserve, Winchelsea.

Obtain your RSA Certificate in Winchelsea at no cost to you. The course is open to anyone 17 years and over who would like to obtain their RSA. This is a great opportunity to gain a valuable certificate for employment opportunities or if you are a volunteer assisting in the serving of alcohol at your club or venue.

This course is being offered through partnership with Leisure Networks Geelong, Surf Coast Shire and Winchelsea Football & Netball Club. Bookings are essential and can be made by: Email: [email protected] or Sue at Leisure Networks Ph:5224 9922

Step Up for the KidsTLC for Kids is hosting ‘Step Up for the Kids’ and doing a 400km walk from Brooklyn to Portland.

They will be stopping in Winchelsea Sunday 21st June and Barwon Hotel will be hosting their fundraising event for them. FREE live entertainment between 2-6pm including a guest appearance by Lisa Curry.

TASTEs & TRIVIA Friday Night, June 26th St Thomas’ Hall, Barwon Terrace.

tastes start at 6pm --- nibbles soup casseroles sweets

tea and coffee, and then trivia fun with trophies...

tables of eight but absolutely NO googling

COST $15 ADULT, CHILDREN 15YEARS or under $10 , or FAMILY $45 pay at the door

What’s OnAdvertise your event in the Winchelsea Star who, what, where and when for FREE. Please be brief. The Editor’s

decision whether to publish a who, what, where and when notice request is final.

Funeral Planning Information SessionTuckers Funeral Service will be holding an information session at Winchelsea Community House on Wednesday 17th June, 2015 at 2pm.

Come along to this FREE presentation so you can become more informed about funeral payment options and plans to help you come to a decision that would best suit your financial situation.

The ‘Queenscliffe Bricks’ LEGO fans display of amazing LEGO models returns to the Point Lonsdale Primary School Hall this month.

Attracting almost 3,000 visitors in 2014, ‘Queenscliffe Bricks’ will be open over the weekend of Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June 2015.

‘Queenscliffe Bricks’ is the largest LEGO® fans display in Geelong and the Bellarine and features an unbeatable showcase of brick creations and displays from the Melbourne LEGO User Group and organised by the Rotary Club of Queenscliffe.

This year be amazed by hobbits, moving clownz, trains, the HMAS Adelaide model, the Statue of Liberty, a giant mosaic of the Royal Melbourne Exhibition Building, cityscapes

and many more new exhibits. Create in the LEGO free play area, browse the retail zone and have a chance to win boxes of LEGO.

‘Queenscliffe Bricks’ LEGO Fans Creations Display


Corangamite community to have its say on country of origin food labellingThe Corangamite community can have its say on clearer country of origin food labelling by contributing to the design of the Australian Government’s new labelling system.The Government has been consulting with industry – including growers, processors and retailers - to implement a clearer, more direct system for food labelling which will give consumers the information they want in a way that is easy to read and understand.

“Local residents been telling me loud and clear that they want clearer food labelling, and we want to hear from them about which options they prefer,” said Federal Member for Corangamite Sarah Henderson.

“I encourage all those interested in the issue to request a copy of the country of origin food labelling community survey by calling 13 28 46 or to complete the survey online at www.industry.gov.au/cool

“Residents across Corangamite have asked for simpler food labelling and now is the chance for them to have their say on simpler and more logical ways to present the information.

“It’s important that people can make informed choices about the food they buy at their local supermarket.

“We want Australians to have confidence in knowing where their food is coming from,” said Ms Henderson.

Live Better and Live Longer!Some of the most common questions & queries I hear in clinic are along the lines of “how can I help raise a healthier family?”, “I don’t think I will be able to work as long as I need to”, or “I fear that when I retire I will be in constant pain”. To answer that question we need to take a few steps back and look at the why behind the solution. Firstly realise that your body is absolutely amazing! It is literally taking the food you just ate and turning it into a new eye, heart or blood cell.

A mother can develop a new life, digest her food, breath air, think her thoughts and prepare dinner all at the same time without her even thinking about it! If you get sick or break a bone your body will heal all on its own. It is a finely tuned race car! Like all machines they need to be looked after and serviced regularly otherwise you can’t be surprised when it breaks down.

The choices you make are going to determine how long and how well you live. So I help people make better choices and have services to make you responsible to make better choices because if you make better choices you live longer and you live better.

I look forward to helping you!

Yours in Health Dr. Emily McDonald

Chiropractor-Winchelsea Medical Clinic-One Body Chiropractic

International Tenor on Tour at next week’s Morning MelodiesJohn BumfordMorning Melodies continues to attract top talent. At next week’s program visiting American tenor, Khary Wilson is the guest artist.

Khary hails from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of South Carolina and his Masters from Louisiana State University. His roles include: Lindoro in L’Italiana in Algeri, Larry/Matt in “The face on the Barroom Floor”, Azael in “L’enfant Prodigue, Rinuccio in “Gianni Schicchi” and Mr. Erlanson in “A little Night Music”. Tybalt in “Romeo et Juliet” and Sir Andrew Auguecheek in an of David Amram’s“Twelfth Knight”. As a young artist with Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, Mr. Wilson performed Remandado in “Carmen.” He performed the 4 character roles in “Les Contes d’Hoffman” with

Harrower Opera Workshop and Simon Zealots with GLOW Lyric Theater. In 2014, He performed Ferrando with the Peach State Opera and was returned to Opera Theater Pittsburgh to sing Brighella in “Ariadne auf Naxos.” Mr. Wilson is currently a Studio Artist with the Opera Studio Melbourne under the direction of Linda Thompson, and is touring Australia to further his burgeoning international career. It is a further feather in the cap of the Winchelsea music scene that such top rating artists choose to come to Winchelsea. Geelong does not have anything like the quality of performers in such a dedicated program. Artists regularly comment on the wonderful acoustics in the Tea Rooms, the wonderful ambience, Joan’s enthusiastic welcome, the ease of access, the excellent morning tea, and the appreciative audience which is the local people who come each month.

Khary’s program in Winchelsea will feature some jazz standards, a selection of Negro Spirituals, and a healthy offering of songs from the popular shows that suit his silvery tenor range. As always, Khary will be accompanied by local pianist John Bumford

As ever, patrons can arrive next Thursday at 10.00am for a delicious morning tea provided by Philomena, and prepare for Khary’s wonderful presentation at 11.00. People are urged to make their booking through Joan MacKenzie on 5267 2075 or 0407 506119.


Surf Coast chefs and restaurants have joined forces in a bid to stamp out unsustainable fishing practices by signing up for the Good Fish Project, which will help them to source and serve more sustainable seafood.

In an Australian first, the Surf Coast Shire Council is supporting restaurants to pilot the Good Fish Project locally, demonstrating its commitment to healthier oceans and a more sustainable future for the fishing industry.

With at least 10 Surf Coast chefs and restaurants now on board for the Good Fish Project, locals are set to enjoy greater access to high quality, fresh sustainable seafood on a regular basis.

To bring more good fish to the people, ‘Good Fish Fridays’ will be launched on the Surf Coast, with participating restaurants set to offer customers sustainable seafood on their menu every Friday throughout July.

The Good Fish Project is an industry-inspired initiative led by the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMSC), providing chefs and catering professionals with a framework and resources to help them put sustainable seafood on the menu.

Having already hooked award-winning chef Matt Dempsey as its regional ambassador, the Good Fish Project presents a three-tier program known as the Chefs’ Charter to educate and guide participating restaurants.

The celebrated Geelong-based chef of restaurants Gladioli and Tulip, Dempsey is thrilled to be involved with the Good Fish Project and proud to work with other local chefs and restaurants to encourage sustainable fishing.

“I am really delighted to be associated with the Good Fish Project - it’s a wonderful initiative promoting the use and awareness of sustainably-sourced seafood,” said Mr Dempsey.

With local eateries Growlers, Uber Mama, Bistro 73, Bird Rock Café, Fisho’s, The Maple Tree, Lorne Beach Pavilion, The Farmer’s Place and Number One Restaurant at the RACV Torquay Resort already signed up to the initiative, the Surf Coast Shire is leading the charge to become Australia’s premier sustainable seafood destination.

Surf Coast Shire Mayor Cr Margot Smith said that adopting the Good Fish Project was a natural progression in the Council’s commitment to environmental leadership and innovation.

“The Surf Coast Shire Council is very proud to be partnering with the Australian Marine Conservation Society to pilot the Good Fish Project,” said Cr Margot Smith.

“With concern for overfishing, the state of our oceans and the impact of climate change on food security, it is even more important that we know the seafood we eat is responsibly sourced.”

Tooni Mahto of the AMCS says Australia’s restaurant and catering industry can have a huge influence on the seafood supply chain.

“By signing up to the Good Fish Project’s Chefs’ Charter, industry professionals can use their powers for good, and make a real difference to the way we produce seafood - healthy oceans with abundant fish stocks are in all of our interests so we can enjoy fantastic quality seafood for generations to come,” said Ms Mahto.

For more information about the Good Fish Project, visit www.goodfishproject.com.au

Surf Coast Chefs Say YES To Sustainable Seafood

NOTIFICATION OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Winchelsea Cricket Club are pleased to notify you of the Annual General Meeting of the Winchelsea Cricket Club Inc. which will be held at the Eastern Reserve Social Rooms on Sunday the 5th of July, 2015 at 2.00 p.m.

AGENDA:

Welcome

Attendance/Apologies

Minutes of last AGM

Tabling of Financial Report

BUSINESS:

Election of Office Bearers, Committee and General Business.

Close

NOMINATIONS are invited for all positions and must be lodged with the Secretary 7 days prior to the 5th July, 2015. Please show your support for your Club and volunteer your services for the Executive and General Committee.

Yours sincerely

LISA CLIFTON Secretary Winchelsea Cricket Club

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Completed nomination forms must be lodged with the Secretary SEVEN days before the Annual General Meeting.

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We are seeking a person to join our team with high level IT and communication skills. For a position description and information about how to apply, please email [email protected] or call 52 36 3388 (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday).

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Draft Early Years and Youth Strategy 2015-18Draft Positive Ageing Strategy 2015-18These two strategies will guide the delivery of services for young people up to 25 years old and older citizens aged 65 and over. Combined, these two groups represent almost half the total population in the Surf Coast Shire.

The two strategies are based on the concept of an all ages friendly community. The strategies can be downloaded at www.surfcoast.vic.gov.au along with a submission form.

Printed copies of the strategy and submission form are available at:

Torquay: Civic Centre (Merrijig Drive), Children’s Hub, Visitor Information Centre.

Anglesea: Barwon Health, Anglesea Kindergarten, Visitor Information Centre.

Lorne: Lorne Kindergarten, Lorne Hospital, Visitor Information Centre.

Winchelsea: Community House, Hesse Health.

Deans Marsh: Community Cottage.

Moriac: Moriac Pre-school, Moriac Doctors Surgery.

Submissions for both strategies close 26 June 2015.

WANTED FULLY QUALIFIED MECHANIC

An exciting opportunity has arisen due to the expansion of our Automotive Workshop. Based in great positions of the Great Ocean

Road – Lorne and the historical town – Birregurra, it provides a great diverse work environment.

We are seeking a mechanic to join our team that performs service and repairs to vehicles in our Birregurra and Lorne workshops.

To be considered for this role you must be a qualified motor mechanic and have a current driver’s license.

Immediate start available.

Above award wages based on experience, plus overtime, plus bonuses.

Please send resume with contact numbers of references to:

Bruce Bethune Director

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LORNE VIC 3232

Closing date: 5pm Friday 26th June


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Surf Coast Mobile Library will be in Hesse Street (parked outside Old Shire Hall) as usual on Fridays between 2:00 and 5:00pm unless it is a Public Holiday. Old Shire Hall (tea rooms), Hesse St, Fridays, 2pm-5pm

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Opening Hours

Monday Closed Tuesday 2pm-4pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 2pm - 4pm Friday Closed Saturday 1.30pm - 3.30pm Sunday 9.30am - 12.30pm

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commercial & industrial waste, mixed construction & demolition waste.

Accepts recyclable materials. Accepts one recycle bin two waste bins.

Does NOT accept clean fill.

Phone: 5267 2444 13 Main St, Winchelsea, 3241.

The salon wishes to offer high quality and personalised service to all our clients. We

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Hours: Sun & Mon: Closed Tues & Fri: 9-5

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UnitingInter-church Prayer Meeting – Wednesday June 17th at 1.00pm in the Uniting Church hall.

No Music Group practise this week!

7 Stars & 7 Candlesticks final rehearsal – Thursday June 18th at 7.00pm in the Globe Theatre.

Nursing Home worship – Friday June 19th at 11.00am

Worship on Sunday June 21st at 9.30am – John Bumford

7 Stars & 7 Candlesticks – Sunday June 21st at 4.00pm in the Globe Theatre.

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Church NewsSt ThomasTuesday June 16th. The Winchelsea Refugee Support Group will hold their meeting in our hall at 7:30pm and any interested people in the community are welcome to attend. Groceries to add to the WRSG hamper for secondary students living without parental support are always welcome.

Wednesday June 17th The inter-church prayer meeting will be held at the Uniting church throughout June at 1pm

7:30pm Bible Discussion group continues exploring the Old Testament book of Daniel (chapters 8 -9), through a DVD series and discussion at the Rolls house.

Sunday 21st Holy Communion 10am As Usual the service will be followed with morning tea and the chance for a friendly catch up. All welcome.

Monday 22nd Mainly Music In the hall at 10am.

Advance notice: Coming very soon! Friday June the 26th is our annual ‘Mid Winter Feast’ but since it’s not quite mid-winter this one is called a “Tastes & Trivia” night. With pre-dinner drinks and nibbles followed by casseroles and desert. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children 15 and under, a family ticket is $45 for two adults and 3 children. Bookings advisable especially if you want to make up a trivia team table ring Maurie on 52362488!

Contributions of casseroles and desserts from our wonderful local cooks are welcome as always!

God bless, Rev’d Wendy Gravolin

Refugees With 10 Pin Bowling & Pizza!!How do you keep a rowdy bunch of teenage boys entertained for a whole evening? A problem to solve for the local Winchelsea Refugee Support Group, who with several adult carers enjoyed a lively evening of 10 Pin Bowling in Belmont followed by a more than boisterous visit to Pizza Land in Mercer Street.

This was the second of our hands on activities of the Group offering what we can to a dozen of the Refugee boys under the care of the McKillop Family Services on behalf of the Australian Government. These boys, aged from 16-18 have been behind barbed wire for the better part of the last 2 years, and have no parents, and have experienced severe trauma in their country of birth. Saturday night’s group came from Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan, and attend local schools, North Geelong College and Belmont High School.

Money raised by the Winchelsea people paid the way for the boys to enjoy their games, with the shouts of laughter and support equally loud for a strike, or a ball

rolled down a gutter. Most of the boys had never been to a 10 Pin Bowling Alley, and expressed their extreme gratitude that someone who does not know them would offer this opportunity. The surprising ease with which they related to the (mainly) older 8 Winchelsea committee members who ventured out was humbling.

The talk around the table at Pizza Land varied with who needed the Chicken most, who preferred Vegetarian, who was restricted to Halal, and who didn’t like the cheese. The stand-out characteristic of the youngsters was their generosity in offering others a slice before tucking in themselves. A contrast was noticed between so many of their Australian peers – they were not on face-book or texting constantly, but happy talk to each one there.

Thanks to Cr. Heather Wellington for her active support on the night. The farewells at the end were quite emotional, with all the boys asking when is our next outing with you lovely people from Winchelsea. Given that these boys have had a tough start to life, their over-riding attitude was looking forward to the wonderful things they can achieve in this country – provided they can stay – an uncertainty lurking in the background beyond our conversations.

The next meeting of the support group will be on TONIGHT Tuesday June 16th at 7.30pm in St. Thomas’s hall. Those who wish to join in this very practical project are welcome to come along, where we will plan our next outing with potentially more of these young refugees coming here next time on another farm visit. Bendigo Bank operative Rob. Cameron has already organised free tickets to a Geelong VFL game in July. The guest speaker tonight is Diversitat Settlement and Community Support Manager, from Geelong, dealing with Refugees seeking to stay and work in Australia. She will tell us of the difficulties she faces with government regulations that affect the people she deals with every day; like the boys we shared with on Saturday night.

Those wishing to make enquiries about the group, or wishing to donate to our next hamper may contact secretary, Shirley Roeszler on 5267 2575.


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Decomposition, or rotting of organic material, takes place in nature all the time. Plants and animals die, their remains are broken down by the actions of weather, animals and microorganisms. The result is humus, which provides for the replenishment of goodies in the soil. Without a range of nutrients, plants will not grow well.

Farmers and gardeners have long made use of adding organic material to the soil to improve the growth of crops and plants. The use of manure on crops was recorded on the clay tablets of the Akkadian Empire in the Mesopotamian Valley, 1000 years before the birth of Moses.

Dung heaps outside city walls were a regular sight over the millennia, although perhaps not one that featured in the ancient version of Trip Advisor. They were essential for dealing with street and domestic refuse, much of which was manure and straw from animals used for food and transport. More recent developments in waste management have echoed this, with truckloads of green waste from cities being transported to nearby farms to be combined with manures in long ‘dung heaps’. Instead of following the ancient model of being left to rot over a long time, the modern day heaps are turned by machine so that the material is composted as quickly as possible.

The difference between composting and a ‘dung heap’ is that, in a compost heap, the environment is deliberately created to suit the microorganisms which will do the hard work of chomping through the organic matter. It is a bit like having billions of pets to look after. They need just about the same things as your dog or cat, or your children for that matter - air, water and food. The good thing about microorganisms is that they never complain. They celebrate good times by multiplying and providing you with more workers. A really happy microorganism can divide every five to six minutes!

Compost is sometimes called ‘gardener’s gold’ because it not only provides nutrients but also conditions the soil. That means that, if you have less than perfect crumbly loam soil, the addition of compost will improve the ability of the particles to aggregate or clump together

as well as improve water holding capacity. It works whether your soil has too much clay or too much sand. It is truly a case of ‘one size fits all’.

Other benefits of adding compost to your soil include increasing aeration (essential for the transformation of minerals to a form accessible to plants), improving water permeability, lessening extremes of acidity and alkalinity and acting as a growth stimulant. The addition of compost improves the absorption of rain water into the soil, thus reducing run off and erosion. Adding it to your garden is like putting out the welcome mat for the worms, those wonder creatures of the garden. Composting makes use of what would be waste, saving energy and resources by not having it carted away. All in all, composting is a pretty awesome way to help yourself and the environment.

Setting up a heap or purchasing a container is not so hard so give it a go. A non-smelly aerobic heap needs to be at least a cubic metre to reach temperatures high enough to allow it to rot down quickly. Alternate layers of carbon rich material and nitrogen rich material are built up, with the addition of enough water after each layer to make the material as damp as a wrung out sponge. Food scraps and manure are nitrogen rich, dry autumn leaves and straw are carbon rich.

Turning the heap mixes the ingredients more, introduces air and allows you to monitor the moisture content. If you are happy to wait for a longer time, just ensure that there is the right amount of moisture, poke the heap now and then to introduce air and sit back and relax.

While alchemists have failed to produce gold from base metals, you can succeed at producing gardening gold from base materials. For anyone wanting a bit more knowledge and some practical hands on learning, we are offering a composting workshop at Garden Gate of Inverleigh Nursery. The workshop includes some theory, some hands on heap making, comprehensive notes, a cuppa and a biscuit.

Winter 2015 Workshops at Garden Gate of Inverleigh Bookings essential – call Christine on 0403 267 286. All workshops include morning tea and printed notes. Participants need to dress for the weather and farm conditions. Wear closed footwear such as leather shoes or boots. Inside venue for theory aspects.

Composting: Sunday 14th June, 9.30 am – 11am, cost $15 Theory and hands on. Bring secateurs if possible.

Planning a Backyard orchard: Sunday 21st June, 9 am – 11 am Cost $20 Theory and orchard tour.

Pruning fruit trees: Sunday 19th July, 9 am – 12, cost $30 Theory & guided practice in our orchard where the trees are kept low in a vase shape. Bring secateurs.

Garden Design: Sunday 9th & Sunday 16th August, 9 am – 11 am, cost $50 includes both sessions. Week 1 – Basic design theory, garden tour, garden planning guide, Week 2 – Group feedback on your own garden ideas.

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Compost – Gardener’s GoldChristine Windle, Garden Gate Nursery, Inverleigh


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Hello everyone, we were entertained by Ben Constanza on Thursday, unfortunately there was not a very good attendance to enjoy his performance. Disapointing, but that is the way is goes. You missed out on some very good scones, jam and cream, cakes and pikelets.

WEDNESDAY results;BOWLS Leila Forster, Marg Shepherd and Haydn Shinners CARDS This game was a draw COMPETITION Ross Erwin

FRIDAY results; BOWLS Marg Shepherd, Morven Warner and Ross Erwin CARDS Beryl Rread, Roma Schroeter and John Read COMPETITION Jean Hardy

Get well wishes are sent to any of our members who are not feeling well at the moment. We hope to see you down at the clubrooms very soon.

LIMERICK OF THE WEEKThere once lived a certain Miss Gale Who turned most exceedingly pale. For a mouse climbed her leg (Don’t repeat this I beg) And a splinter got caught in its tail.

Senior Citizens Jean Shinners

The 7 Stars & 7 CandlesticksJust a reminder of the Winchelsea Combined choir presentation this Sunday afternoon at the Globe Theatre of the musical “The 7 Stars & 7 Candelsticks” written and directed by John Bumford.

The words have been compiled by Bendigo word-smith Jo Saunders daughter of local residents Ted & Olive Pilcher. Extra singers are joining the choir from the International Harvester Male Chorus.

Victorian Opera soprano Lesley Walton sings the bulk of the solos, aided by Melbourne Baritone Colin Bland. The work is introduced by the narrator, John Bader, and accompanied by a solid musical complement.

Melbourne keyboard player, Matthew Schultz is the backbone with Geelong percussionist, Kevin Simmonds, with string trio, (violins and viola) lead by Janelle Kratzmann from Geelong, cellist Greg Creek from the Geelong Orchestra, and the addition of Torquay flautist, Caitlin Doble.

The words from the songs and narration will be projected on a screen to follow the story will be presented by Sol Silvestre.

This is an exciting musical work, with some strange harmonic language, yet quite striking as we journey through the content of these 7 ancient letters in the book of Revelation in the bible, still relevant in our time.

Admission is $10, with late afternoon tea to follow the performance. Enquiries, ph. 0419 535490.


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We headed to our neighbours and netball rivals Inverleigh this week expecting to face strong sides across the board. Inverleigh didn’t disappoint but we still managed to come home with some decent wins. Unfortunately an administration error has cost us the A Grade points but we took pride in knowing that we could still win on the score board while limited to a seven player squad.

A Grade Unofficial score : Winchelsea 62 def Inverleigh 50Lillian Kent played an impressive game on a much taller goal shooter, hustling her from underneath and even took a much needed rebound in the last quarter. Our other defenders worked hard and forced Inverleigh to turn over the ball and then transitioned well through Karlee Debono in centre. Tahlia Berg stepped up today against a very experienced wing defence, feeding the ball accurately to our goalers. Our goalers were consistent all day and showed strength in movement, rebounding and even showing some fancy footwork. The final score gave us a good twelve goal win.

Best Players: Chloe Wilson, Janelle Birch and Karlee De Bono

B Grade Winchelsea 39 def Inverleigh 37Inverleigh got out to a good start with their tall accurate goal shooter scoring all their goals and with us not protecting our centre passes we had to work very hard to keep with them. Effective changes were made in the second quarter which gave us more opportunities and a lower workload but I shooters weren’t as accurate this quarter and we went in the half 2 goals down. Strong defence in the third didn’t quite give us a break and we went into the last again 2 down. Our whole court defence and excellent conversion finally paid off in the last and we came out victors by 2. A well deserved win!

Best Players: Sara Groves, Sharna Arceri and Sam McKenzie

C Grade Inverleigh 42 def Winchelsea 19Inverleigh got off to a flying start with us down by 8 at quarter time. We made some changes both from injury and strategy but this had little impact in the second and we went into the half down 13. A much improved third quarter saw us break even but we couldn’t keep this going in the last and saw us go down by 13. Danielle Kuchenmeister and Amanda Carroll took with gusto to this week’s positions of Wing attack and Centre, drove well and put plenty of pressure on Inverleigh when they had the ball.

Best Players: Danielle Kuchenmeister, Amanda Carroll & Holly McFarlane

D Grade Winchelsea 31 def Inverleigh 26Facing top spot Inverleigh we knew we had a challenge this week but the D Grade team is really coming together and fought hard for a well deserved win. We started slow but some positional changes proved to be a better fit and we improved with each quarter, taking the lead in the third quarter and finishing off well in the last. Sister combination of Kelly & Jackie Steere worked the well through the mid-court with Ann Morgan stepping into goals with real strength. Halleisha Kirby was again very strong in defence.

Best Players: Kelly Steere, Halleisha Kirby and Ann Morgan

17 & Under Inverleigh 50 def Winchelsea 14An extremely talented top spot Inverleigh team proved just too good for us this week, we just couldn’t keep up with their efficiency but we sure made them work really hard for every goal. We had some great passages of play and when we got the ball we worked really hard to drive down court to our goalers. Jess Loone attacked and drove when we had the ball and defended every pass when they did. Connie Royal was fantastic against some very talented goalers & worked really hard

with Rach Boddington who played her best game yet.

Best Players: Connie Royal, Rach Boddington & Jess Loone

15 & Under Winchelsea 33 def Inverleigh 20A flying start to the game saw Inverleigh chasing us from the first whistle. Beth Connors-Southall & Issy Loone combined well in defence to get many turnovers and create lots of scoring opportunities. Inverleigh’s positional changes proved hard for us to adapt to but we were able to convert well off our centres and keep our 9 goal lead at half time. We picked up our defence in the third and forced Inverleigh to make mistakes. Strong attack and accurate shooting allowed us to bring on under 13 Maddie Kattwinkel for some court experience and still maintain a good 13 goal win. Great team effort!

13 & Under Inverleigh 24 def Winchelsea 22Wow so close, fabulous team effort!! Our girls fought hard right from the first whistle. Indie Jenkins and Courtney Spoors were a fighting force in the centre making strong leads and putting on plenty of defensive pressure causing turnovers that our goalers accurately converted. Scores were close at all breaks which meant our defenders had to work hard all game. Each and every player is working hard at converting their skills learnt into match play and this is really paying off with massive improvement. A win was so close, hopefully next week! All 9 girls were best this week and made their coach very proud.

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COLTS Winchelsea. 7-10 - 52 St Marys. 7-12 - 54The Colts headed to Geelong on Sunday morning to against St Mary’s with Paul Price as the fill in Coach for the day. The boys started well & it was a tough match all day with the Winch boys coming home with a strong finish but unfortunately went down by 2 points in a thriller. It was a tough hard fought game and a great team effort by everyone. Well done boys you should be very proud of yourselves!

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RESERVES: Inverleigh 17 . 10 . 112 Winchelsea 8 . 1 . 49.The 1st quarter saw a great start by the Blues, with great endeavour and delivery, to lead by 11 pts at the quarter time break. All season the Reserves have got away to a good start, last week they made the most of their good lead, this week they allowed Inverleigh to regroup, play in front & completely dominate the 2nd quarter. After ½ time the boys put in a much better effort, but were disappointing in the last. Inverleigh are Ladder Leaders at the moment , & showed the Blues team why.

GOALS: Dave Tucker 4 Jai Schmidt 2 Taylor Hyland 1 Jarred Groves 1. BEST: Jackson Smith Clinton Tournier Dave Tucker Andy Tucker Hayden Stokes Cam Murnane. Yesterday’s Trademark Award was awarded to CLINTON TOURNIER.

SENIORS: Inverleigh 21 . 17 . 143 Winchelsea 5 . 5 . 35The Senior team knew it was always going to be a tough job against Inverleigh who have yet to be defeated this year. The Blues kicked the 1st goal of the match, but was a hard day at the office after that. The 3rd quarter was a poor effort , from most of the team. But in the last quarter

the boys played their best football of the match, still going in hard right to siren time which is pleasing. Also pleasing to see yet another of our Colts League boys make their debut in the Senior team, Bailey Kahle acclimatised well for his playing time on the field. Well done Nugget.

GOALS: Hayden Wilson 2 Graham McFarlane 1 Josh Carracher 1 Zach Moules 1. BEST: Hayden Wilson Josh Carracher Byron Mathison Bailey Kahle Kane Bonner Brett Venables. Trademark Award was received by HAYDEN WILSON.

Next week is a massive day for the Club. W.F.N.C. hosts Corio in Round 10. Past Players Day incorporating the 20th Reunion of the Reserves Premiership side on the 20th June. This will be followed by the Club’s Social Function Hypno / Comedy night. We are expecting a great turnout of support for such a terrific opportunity to view Australia’s leading Hypnotist right here in Winchelsea at Eastern Reserve.

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Thank you to all our fabulous volunteers !

Go Blues !

Blues News W.F.N.C. Football Report - Round 9

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Next week - Captain’s Trophy - Stableford

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Bronwyn WalkerWe have around 30 Net-Set-Go participants in our program at Winchelsea ranging in age from 5 to 11 which provides a fun filled afternoon activity at Eastern Reserve each Thursday but our older members are very keen to participate in some game play. We would like to thank Inverleigh Football Netball Club for giving us an opportunity to play against their Under 11 team this week whilst our Under 15’s were playing. With a lot of our oldest children unable to attend we went across with a squad of eight players aging from 7-10, some of which had never played a full game of netball before. Although they were very outclassed by the Inverleigh team (who play competition netball each week in Geelong) all the girls had a wonderful

time and as quoted “all learnt something”. The improvement of the girls from the first quarter to the last was outstanding and we look forward to them developing their skills even further. We hope to repay the favour when we host Inverleigh at home and hopefully we can organise some internal club games to build the confidence of our future Winchelsea Netballers.

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