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On Sunday last, Winchelsea Lions Club welcomed a team of gallant walkers led by the unrelenting Gail Jensch.

This team formerly represented the Make-a -wish Foundation and are now making the mammoth effort of walking from Melbourne to Portland to raise money for TLCFORKIDS who provide practical and emotional support for sick kids and their families.

This intrepid group are joined this year by Lisa Curry and her partner Joel. A learning curve for both no doubt.

The week long walk sees the team stop at Geelong, Winchelsea, Colac, Camperdown, Warrnambool, and Port Fairy.

Neville and Cheryl Mawson generously provided the accommodation and a hearty breakfast here in town.

For more information or to donate please go to [email protected] or contact Winchelsea Lions. Pictured top: Lisa Curry and walkers joined by Lions Don Smith and Neville Mawson Opposite:Lisa Curry enjoying breakfast at Mawson’s home

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A combined community effortTwo local clubs join forces to help our local kindergarten.

The Lions Club together with The Men Shed members joined forces to help create new shelves for the Winchelsea Kindergarten to store all of their building blocks in. Representatives from both clubs, Mens Shed - Ray Atkinson coordinator & member; David Loone, together with Lions Club President Murray Aisbett & member Bryan Jones ; came to the Kindergarten to present the new shelves to excited Kinder Children and Teachers on Tuesday 26th June.

The children quickly gathered up all of their blocks and in single file, like busy ants, carted all of their building blocks to put into their new shelves. Members from both clubs were treated with a couple of songs from the children. One song they sung was “There was an old man called Michael Finnigan ” which to the children’s “surprise!?” they realised that members from both clubs actually knew the song and sung along with them.

The kinder children were quick to jump in with members from both clubs, to proudly have their photo taken with their new shelves stacked neatly with their building blocks safety inside. One child commented later in the day “ Wasn’t it nice to have The Lion Kings here today”.

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Sarah Henderson

I am deeply concerned by news of a further delay to the duplication of the Princes Highway between Waurn Ponds and Winchelsea.

This is frankly not good enough.

For many months, the State Government and its agency VicRoads guaranteed that the 23km road project would be completed by June of this year.

In fact, just last month I was told by VicRoads that the official opening of the road would occur on the 29th May.

Now we are told the duplication will not be completed until the spring.

It is clear that the Victorian Government is not adequately managing this $171m

project to which the Federal Government is contributing half the cost.

This is such an important project for jobs, investment, tourism and road safety.

Local residents, business operators and commuters need comprehensive answers as to the ongoing delays with this major infrastructure project.

That’s why I am calling for a review into the way this project has been managed.

I do not accept that poor weather has been the only cause of these delays. Variability of weather conditions should be routinely factored into major construction projects as a matter of best practice project management.

I understand there were other major problems such as lengthy delays in arranging for the relocation of power and telephone services.

The community rightly expects to see these works progressing to schedule.

Yet so far, Victorian Roads Minister Luke Donnellan has been missing in action.

As a strong, local voice for Corangamite, I call on the Victorian Government to disclose to the community the full reasons behind these delays and what action is being taken to ensure the next stage of the Princes Highway duplication will be better managed.

With the duplication between Colac and Winchelsea now underway, I am delighted that the first stage - the 2 km upgrade of Murray St Colac - has been completed on time.

Corangamite residents must be provided with certainty that the progress of this $371m project - to which our government is contributing $185.5m - will not be compromised.

Winchelsea Primary SchoolWriters of the week

What is a bathroom? Toilet flush Empty bath Full drawers Soapy sink

What is a kitchen? Boiling kettle Hot stove Yum food Dinner table

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Victorian Government must take action on Princes Highway duplication delays

Help wantedWe at The Star are looking for a couple of volunteers to fill the following positions.

Council reporter The tasks involve reading the monthly Council Minutes and Planning Applications (online) and selecting items

relevant to Winchelsea residents. Possibly discuss these with our Councillors and write up a report for publication. Attending the monthly Council meetings would also be desirable.

Human story writer We envisage that this position would involve doing interviews with local residents that have had an interesting past, have interesting stories to tell, or perhaps have an interesting future, be it in sport, business or arts.

We see this being a regular (monthly) column in the paper.

If you are interested in either of these positions, please email to: [email protected].

As is the case with all positions on The Star these are purely voluntary positions.

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JUNE 2015

Notification for Publication of Preliminary Documentation under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)

The following notice is published pursuant to Section 95A of the EPBC Act. The proposed action, identified as Princes Highway duplication, Winchelsea to Colac, Victoria (EPBC 2012/6568), is to be undertaken by Roads Corporation trading as VicRoads. The proposed action involves the duplication of approximately 37 kilometres of the Princes Highway from Deans-Marsh Road, Winchelsea to the Geelong-Warrnambool rail line, Colac, Victoria.

The proposed action is a controlled action under the EPBC Act. The controlling provision under Part 3 of the EPBC Act is listed threatened species and communities (sections 18 and 18A).

The preliminary documentation will be made available on display for the information of the public until 13 July 2015 at the following locations:

Department of the Environment, Canberra email [email protected]

VicRoads Project Office 174-212 Colac Road Highton, Victoria or email princeshighwaywest@ roads.vic.gov

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Level 4A, 30-38 Little Malop Street Geelong, Victoria or 83 Gellibrand Street Colac, Victoria

Colac Otway Shire 2-6 Rae Street Colac, Victoria

Surf Coast Shire 1 Merrijig Drive Torquay, Victoria

The documents can also be viewed free of charge on the VicRoads website: vicroads.vic.gov.au

Interested persons are invited to comment in writing on the preliminary documentation. Comments must be received by close of business on 13 July 2015

Written submissions can be sent to:

Luis Agudelo

VicRoads 174-212 Colac Road Highton, Victoria. 3216 or email: princeshighwaywest@ roads.vic.gov.au

People with special needs (i.e. for whom English is a second language or who have vision impairment) should contact Luis Agudelo on 03 4243 3826 for assistance.

VicRoads Project Director Tony Hedley.

During the planning phase of the Princes Highway duplication, VicRoads undertook studies and investigations to identify the Flora and Fauna along the highway between Winchelsea and Colac. The studies also looked at how to minimise impacts to and protect any identified species as a result of road construction to duplicate the highway.

One species found along the highway included the Growling Grass Frog, found in three different locations. VicRoads is proposing to create a number of ‘No Go Zones’ and avoid particular areas to protect the species; and construction of new water habitats in similar locations where existing ones may be removed.

These documents have been prepared for and are currently on public exhibition as part of the Federal Government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

They are available until 13 July 2015 from the following locations:

Department of the Environment, Canberra: email [email protected]

VicRoads Project Office: 174-212 Colac Road, Highton or email [email protected]

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning: level 4A, 30-38 Little Malop Street, Geelong or 83 Gellibrand Street, Colac

Colac Otway Shire: 2-6 Rae Street, Colac

Surf Coast Shire: 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay

Written submissions should be sent to: VicRoads - Attention Luis Agudelo 174-212 Colac Road, Highton, Victoria 3216 or email: [email protected]

VicRoads is looking forward to the community’s continued engagement during this process. We encourage the public to view and provide comment on the documents.

VicRoads - environmental documents on public display


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We are taking expressions of interest for the following courses:

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Microsoft Office & Windows 8 Advanced $120 When: starts 10th August 2015 Duration: 2.5 weeks, Mondays & Thursdays,

9.30am to 1.30pm This course is directed at people who have recently purchased Windows 8 and want to learn how to navigate it, wanting to help their kids with their PowerPoint homework and/or returning to the workforce. Also suitable for office workers who want to up their skills. Includes Microsoft Word Advanced, Publisher, PowerPoint and Windows 8.

Childcare First Aid $195 When: Saturday 26th September 2015,

9am – 4pm This course is directed at everyone who is working in the education sector and parents alike. It has been approved by the ACECQA and meets the requirements of "First Aid, Asthma & Anaphylaxis". It involves online components to be completed prior to the start of the course. Computers can be accessed at Winchelsea Community House if needed.

Certificate IV in Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drugs When: starts 27th August 2015, 30 weeks

Thursdays and Fridays 9am-3pm Cost: $985 funded, $3920 unfunded

Certificate III in Aged Care and Home Community Care When: starts 27th August 2015, 18 weeks

Thursdays and Fridays 9am-3pm Cost: $800 funded, 4193 unfunded

The first meeting to begin the Winchelsea campus of the University of the Third Age was held Wednesday 20 May, it was a successful meeting with the participants eager to begin this campus. Universities of the Third Age, offer older people low-cost educational opportunities.

There are no formal entry requirements, no examinations and no “awards”. U3A’s are basically self-help groups built on the premise that collectively older people have the skills and knowledge to provide learning opportunities (education) for themselves. The word “university” in

the title is used to describe a community who get together to help each other in a learning/social experience.

The U3A is run by volunteers. Membership is $30 for the rest of the year, which allows members to enroll in as many classes as they would like with no additional costs (excluding class materials).

This fee allows members to also enroll in the Torquay campus classes, which has 20 courses on offer including Tai Chi, arts and crafts, creative writing, French,

philosophy and an ipad users group.

The Winchelsea Campus will hold classes at the Winchelsea Senior Citizens building.

To begin, we are looking at running two classes for four weeks (dates to be confirmed). We are currently seeking interest from the community, so if this sounds like something you would be interested, please contact Colette Naufal on 5261 0831 or email [email protected] for more information.

U3A Winchelsea Campus


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Senior Citizens Jean Shinners

Hello everyone, I hope you have all been well rugged up this last week, it has been very cold. At least this has slowed down the growth of the grass so now we don’t have to mow as much.

Get well wishes are sent out to any of our members who are feeling unwell at the moment. We hope to see you all down at the clubrooms very soon.

Wednesday results eereBowls Leila Forster, Vida Bath and Marg Shepherd

Cards Jean Shinners, Les Huntr and John Read

Competition Jean Shinners

Friday results wereBowls Isabel Walker, Vida Bath and Haydn Shinners

Skip - Bo Joan Schroeter

Cards - T1 Roma Schroeter and Helen Bath

T2 This game was a draw

Competition Les Hunter

Xmas In July ConcertWe will be attending the Xmas in July Concert at Buckley’s on Thursday the 16th of July. A list is on the wall in the hallway for you to put your name down if you would like to attend. The cost of

the outing will be $20.00 per person for a 2 course meal and entertainment. The show begins at 11am. and the 2 course lunch is served at 12pm. We will car pool as usual, so therefore we will meet at the clubrooms at 10am. The entertanment is being provided by Andy Pobjoy and his baby grand piano.

Limerick Of The WeekThere were two young ladies of Birmingham And I know a sad story concerningham. They stuck needles and pins In the right reverend’s shins Of the bishop engaged in confirminham.

At the Growing Winchelsea Inc. meeting on June 10, discussion was centered around the growth and improvement of our town. The following topics were discussed in detail

Tourism: The challenges with GORRT (Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism) regarding the benefits to the hinterland area including Winchelsea were discussed.

A new structure is still working out mechanisms for growth. It is anticipated that the Committee will consist of a local councillor and one representative from each Tourism Group. We should know more following a meeting to be held on June 26.

The following is a press release on the subject issued by the Surf Coast Shire-

Review of Surf Coast Tourism Structure

“A Tourism Reference Group will be established to support tourism in Surf Coast Shire as a replacement for the tourism board which operated for the past 20 years. At its Tuesday night meeting the Surf Coast Shire Council acknowledged the significant contribution made to the local tourism industry by volunteer representatives of the Surf Coast Tourism Board.

Cr Clive Goldsworthy said the volunteer members of the board had played a vital role in developing the tourism industry for the past 20 years.

The Surf Coast Shire Council commissioned a review of the tourism board model given the change of the regional model - from Geelong Otway Tourism to the Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism and the fact the Surf Coast Tourism Board’s delegated authority was due to expire.

The review considered five options for a future tourism board. At its Tuesday meeting Council endorsed a recommendation to establish a hybrid of two options – which is to form a Tourism Reference Group to support Council’s tourism endeavours..

The Surf Coast Shire Council will seek expressions of interest for membership of the Tourism Reference Group by September this year. New terms of reference for the group were also considered by Council on Tuesday.”

The Growing Winchelsea Inc. meeting was told that it will need to develop a strong and effective Strategic Hinterland Plan (Key to the Coast) to attract any support or funding from GORT.

RV Friendly Status: Councillor Wellington advised that the RV Friendly Proposal for Winchelsea has been discussed at Council and some concerns were raised regarding funding required to establish area and enforce regulations. We will need to convince Council that funds are not required – no

problems anticipated. Local law enforcement officers are happy to assist. A Freedom Camping Forum is to be held at the Archie Graham Community Centre, Warrnambool on July 17.

Footpaths: Lindsay Bennett and Jacqui Doyle have listed the footpath between the Mudbrick Hut and the Swimming pool as a major priority. They have concerns about trucks using the road where children must walk to the pool.

It was suggested that a bridge at the bottom of Armytage Street, leading to the pool would be a safer alternative for children.

Council Budget Priorities: Councillor Wellington suggested we set our priorities now for next year, as the Council budget preparation will begin in November

Local Signage: Councillor Wellington suggested we ask the Council to add the indigenous names to the parks and reserves signs around town at a later date.

Next Meeting: The next general meeting of Growing Winchelsea Inc. will be held on Wednesday 15 July, 6pm at The Members Room, Eastern Reserve. Guest presenter will be Mr Matt Taylor, Manager Economic Development & Tourism at the Surf Coast Shire. All welcome!

Tourism benefits bypass Winchelsea


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A generation ago, people used to talk about having a ‘bad back’ as if it was a mystical health problem that was poorly understood.

Today, most people know that back pain is a very common and potentially serious health issue – but many still aren’t sure what to do about it – and we want to change that at One Body Chiropractic Clinic.

An international study published this month shows that Lower Back Pain is the leading cause of disability in 45 out of 50 developed countries including Australia.

The Global Burden of Disease study looked at trends between 1990 and 2013 across 188 countries. Australian statistics show that out of the top 10 causes of ongoing disability due to an illness or injury, back pain, neck pain, migraines and other musculoskeletal issues took out 4 of the top 5 places.

Lower back pain was also in the top 10 for every single one of the 188 countries in the study, which highlights the importance and pervasiveness of this uncomfortable and often debilitating condition.

The Lancet study shows that developed countries are facing new health challenges, as treatments for acute illnesses have become highly effective,

but treatment for chronic disease has fallen behind. We might be living longer, but it seems many of these years are spent living with disability. In many cases the pain and discomfort is avoidable or, with the right treatments can be reduced or managed. This highlights just how important seeking help from the right health professionals is when it comes to improving spinal health.

Too many Australians endure back or neck pain without realising what they can do to manage or prevent spinal problems. One misconception people have is that bed rest is good for back pain. However, research shows that in most cases people will improve more quickly and are less likely to develop chronic pain if they are up and moving.

Chiropractors like the staff at One Body Chiropractic are seeing fewer people in the area with back injuries sustained from manual work, but are seeing an increasing number of people with back problems relating to lifestyle, including obesity, excessive devotion to electronic screens day and night and too much time spent sitting down.

Harvard Medical School has found chiropractic care to be beneficial in the management of a number of conditions

including back pain, migraines, neck pain and whiplash.

The high prevalence of spinal health issues highlights the importance of raising awareness about the proven efficacy of chiropractic care, so that the millions of Australians with back pain understand that help is available.

The Chiropractors’ Association of Australia has developed a widget to encourage Australians to sit for shorter periods of time at the computer. You can download this handy health tool for FREE from the CAA website.

If you are experiencing any ongoing discomfort related to your spinal health, come and see the staff here at One Body Chiropractic to help improve your overall health and wellbeing.

Don’t just put up with back pain. Contact Dr. Emily McDonald (Chiropractor) located at Winchelsea Medical Centre for an appointment to find out if chiropractic can improve your quality of life.

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Church NewsUnitingEvents of the Week

Ladies Casserole Lunch and music program – Wednesday July 1st at 12.00pm in the Uniting Church hall.

Music Group practise – Thursday July 2nd at 7.00pm in the hall.

Worship on Sunday July 5th at 9.30am – John Bumford

John Bumford

Each Mass centre is preparing one activity to take place during the month of August to commemorate the Parish 140th Celebrations. The Major celebration will be Mass at Meredith at 2pm on Sunday the 16th of August, followed by afternoon tea in the Meredith Memorial Hall.

The Annual Healing Mass and Lunch. Will take place at Meredith on Saturday the 25th of July. Holy hour will commence at 10am, Mass at 11am, and Lunch at12 app. Our celebrant will again be Father Aurelio Fragapane, who will bring the musical group from last year, many of whom are Monash university students. A signup sheet is available; it would help if you could let us know how many would be coming for catering purposes.

Beautiful pure organic Wool scarves are available at the back of the church for the bargain price of $8.00, shop price is $20.

Learn more about our Catholic Faith; Father Herman is conducting a session on Biblical History on the 11th of July, at 10am at St John’s, Bannockburn. Everyone is invited especially those who are going on the Pilgrimage to Israel and Jordan.

St Joey’s Op shop at Meredith continues to provide a wonderful service to the community. Call in if you are in Meredith on a Wednesday or Friday opening hours 10am to 4pm.

Until next time, God Bless Marg Bushell

St John’s


James Hurren from 1st Winchelsea Scout Group was presented with his Australian Scout Medallion, the highest Scout level award, at a ceremony in Melbourne on Saturday 9th May. James completed his work for his ASM at the end of 2014, receiving his cloth badge and green cord at a local presentation with his Scout Troop.

Medallion presentations are held bi-annually in Melbourne for State wide recipients. James was in good company on Saturday, as he was one of 8 Geelong Region Scouts attending among 78 from all over Victoria.

Accompanying James were his parents Chris and Angela, his grandparents Marg and Russell, and his Scout Leader, Marie.

The ASM requires a great deal of work by both the Scout and his Troop, as there are many components requiring teaching and Leadership, training of others and learning new skills, plus a required number of nights under canvas and a 30km, 2 night journey (hike). James completed his Adventurer level Campcraft

and Citizenship Target requirements with the Troop and his Air Activities Target with the Scout Air Activities Team at Moorabin. He also earned 6 Proficiency badges, 3 Patrol Activity badges, attended a Leadership course and delivered to the Troop a leadership based activity.

James was the Patrol Leader of the Hawks Patrol.

Congratulations James! Pictured above: James Hurren (left) with other Geelong Scout recipients.

Grey Wolf AwardDarcy Jennings became the third Winchelsea Cub Scout to be awarded his Grey Wolf in December 2014. Darcy’s achievement followed that of Sam Phelps (2014) and Corey Green (2013).

To achieve this award, the highest in Cub Scouting, Darcy had to earn his Gold Boomerang by completing a minimum of 10 tests out of 13 (7 compulsory) which related to a huge variety of skills and knowledge in the fields of campcraft, health and safety, citizenship, history, community and nature. Darcy also had to earn at least 4 level 2 Achievement badges of his choice (Citizenship, Fishing, Pets and Cooking), a special interest badge (Their Service, Our Heritage), attend 2 Pack Councils and 4 Outdoor activities, including a 2 hour hike, and complete an educational game.

Darcy was presented with his certificate and badges in the 1st Winchelsea hall. He will also attend a larger ceremony

in July, where the accomplishments of all Geelong Cubs who have earned their Grey Wolf are celebrated.

Well done, Darcy!

Pictured above: Raft building in following week. (L-R) D’Arcy & Oliver in kayaks; Justin, Sam (hidden), Darcy, Oscar, Chad

Australian Scout Medallion Presentation


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 Nomination Form

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

Email – [email protected] or PO Box 122 Winchelsea, 3241.

Above from top: Explorer level tripod tower. Construction camp - Sam crossing the Scaffold bridge

Cooking tea (L-R) Oliver, Oscar, Chad Rafting (L-R) Oliver, Chad, Marie, Chris, Oscar

Scouts - Be prepared for a new adventure!


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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

Ph: 5267 2676 29 Main Street, Winchelsea

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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NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, PHONE BOOKS WANTED

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Remember: It’s nearly a sin to put paper in a bin. More fun to give it to the local Lions of Winchelsea— then we can all have a grin

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Caravan Annexes, Trailer Covers, Shade Sails, Alterations and

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Clear PVC Blinds Repairs to CLEAN Horse Rugs

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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.

Moksha Project Body Therapy Class With Dr Haidee Benning Osteopathy & Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioner. Throughout the School Term. $13 Tuesdays, Catholic Church Hall 6pm Starting 5:30pm Early June. Phone Haidee on 0428177964 for more info.

Growing Winchelsea Inc. Next General Meeting. The next general meeting of Growing Winchelsea Inc. will be held on Wednesday 15 July, 6pm at The Members Room, Eastern Reserve. Guest presenter will be Mr Matt Taylor, Manager Economic Development & Tourism at the Surf Coast Shire. All welcome!

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for FREE. Please be brief. The Editor’s decision whether to publish a who, what, where and when notice request is final.

Local traders set to raise more fundsBarbecue and stall held first saturday of every monthThe Main Street traders will continue an initiative to raise funds for local community groups.

Led by Sukoon at the IGA, there will be a barbecue and stall held outside the IGA on the first Saturday of every month, the first being held this coming Saturday.

Each of the traders involved will either donate goods for the barbecue and stall... or for a raffle.

We had Ashwani and Mayuri from Winchelsea IGA, Lyn from Maguires butchers, Local bakery, Local Indian restaurant and Jodie from local Milk Bar all contribute to this BBQ for the fundraiser. And special Thanks to Lions Club for bringing their BBQ and doing it all.

The benefactors of the funds raised for the rest of this year will be the Winchelsea Primary School.

So, look out for the barbecue and stall this Saturday and please help Sukoon and the traders raise funds for our very grateful community groups!

The Autumn 2015 Firewood Collection Season will close across Victoria at the end of this month (Tuesday 30/6/15).

Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) Grampians Regional Manager Fire and Land Jon Rofe said: “We want to remind people that, from the 1st of July 2015, all designated firewood collection areas will be closed over the winter period and it won’t be legal for people to collect firewood on public land until the start of the Spring Firewood Collection Season.

“Anyone wanting to collect firewood before the end of the autumn firewood season should be aware that some designated firewood collection areas may already be closed because the supply in that area has been exhausted,” Mr Rofe said.

“The public will be able to start collecting firewood again from designated firewood

collection areas from the 1st of September 2015.”

DELWP and Parks Victoria staff will be patrolling parks, forests and reserves during winter to ensure people are doing the right thing.

Firewood collection is only permitted during designated times of the year and from designated firewood collection areas.

Typical on the spot fines are around $590 and for offences that go to court, a person may be liable for fines up to $7380, one year imprisonment or both.

For more information and updates visit http://www.delwp.vic.gov.au/parks-forests-and-crown-land/firewood.

Any information the community may have about the illegal removal of firewood for sale can be reported to DELWP on 136 186 and quote Operation Chainsaw.

Autumn domestic firewood collection season ends on June 30th


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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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To Geelong/MelbourneMon-Fri 07.54 13.54 19.36 Sat 07.36 13.16 19.16 Sun 09.11 14.35* 19.16* Bus at Post Office

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

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Netball NotesW.F.N.C. Netball Report

We travelled to Geelong West this week for a Sunday game. Perhaps Sunday’s are a good day for us as we won 5 out of 6 this week with a surprise loss by our D Graders, and follow up wins by both 13 & Under and C Grade.

A Grade Winchelsea 66 def Corio 44

We didn’t start too well with too many missed shots and changes had to be made to our attack end. Ciara Stewart and Katrina Filice came on into our goal ring and that changed enough to give us a 6 goal lead at half time. Full court defence and some defensive turnovers along with great shooting by Katrina Filice gave us a 40 to 21 goal second half. Not our best game but we will refocus for next week.

Best: Katrina Filice, Karlee De Bono and Tahlia Berg

B Grade Winchelsea 49 def Geelong West 22

Facing a lower placed Geelong West this week we used the opportunity to explore some different combinations. We started off a little slow, having plenty of the ball but not converting enough. We stepped up in the second with young Ebony Berg taking to the goal circle, big changes everywhere else also proved effective. We slowed up in the third with a very young goaling combination but smashed it out in the last scoring 17 to 6. Another good win keeping us solidly in 2nd position and showing off our versatile B Grade side.

Best Players: Ebony Berg, Bron Walker and Sharna Arceri

C Grade Winchelsea 35 def Geelong West 19

Well now we’ve started we seem to be on a roll, another good win this week for our C Grade girls. We came out a bit slow in the beginning but quickly built momentum. With a strong driving game the capitalised on a few turnovers and converted them to goals. A fabulous 2nd quarter where we scored 14 to Geelong West set us up for a great second half, where we kept turnovers to a minimum and our shooters continued to convert both

our centres and Geelong West turnovers.

Best Players: Abbey Todd, Alisha Adams & Amanda Carroll

D Grade Geelong West 28 def Winchelsea 23

Sitting just out of the five we really needed to keep our winning streak going but unfortunately it just didn’t go our way this week. We started off alright up two goals at quarter time but we struggled to convert in the second quarter and went into the half 1 goal down. We once again used our juniors and they performed beautifully but Geelong West continued to marginally outscore us for the rest of game and take the win by 5 goals. We had plenty of opportunities to take the win but unfortunately most of them were wasted.

Best Players: Beth Connors-Southall, Ann Morgan and Kim Tennent

17 & Under No game this week as Geelong West do not field this grade

15 & Under Winchelsea 49 def Geelong West 12

Following a great win last week the girls came out strong breaking West’s first few centres. Tight defence from Bridie Budd & Izzy Loone made it difficult for West’s attackers to lead on the centre pass. A few step-ons and long passes in our attack end created some turnovers but great defence allowed plenty of second chances. Bringing on under 13 Maddison Kattwinkel only helped to push out our lead. Despite some unlucky umpiring decisions we were able to create turnovers and quickly convert them into our attacking end where Emily Steed and Ebony Berg combined well to reach a great score of 49.

Best Players: Ebony Berg, Cliare Mawson and Emily Steed

13 & Under Winchelsea 31 def Geelong West 13

The girls came out strong from the very first whistle, breaking the first centre and gaining

confidence as the quarter progressed going in to ¼ time up 8 – 1. Mia Robertson and Georgia Glynn worked beautifully using the players on the ring to get closer to the post to improve accuracy. Courtney Spoors and Tori Glynn were standouts this week in the centre court, both attacking the ball well and defending the ball hard all game. Well done to Shachi Butani who is improving every week in her first season of netball.

Incentives: Courtney Spoors for fabulous driving and positive talk and Tori Glynn for awesome defensive pressure and a delightful attitude.

Winchelsea Golf ClubLadies Golf resultsWednesday 24/6/15

18 Hole Stroke, 3rd Round Silver Spoon, Putting Comp

Winner: Sheryl Rayner 104-28-74

R/Up: Robyn Vesey 97-20-77

Putting Comp: Deb Drayton 29 Puts

9 Hole Comp: Sue Hutton

Congratulations to the team of Elizabeth Alston, Ann Davis and Una Ellis who were able to win Back to Back Bowls at Inverleigh. Una was also able to cap off a great day by winning the B grade

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The proposal of Growing Winchelsea Inc. to make Winchelsea an RV Friendly Town, was discussed at last week’s Surf Coast Shire Council meeting.

Below are excerpts from the report, and the recommendations, which were adopted by Council.

“Free camping on public land is currently prohibited; however there is an opportunity to designate a proposed camping area using the Local Law. This would allow RV vehicles to park overnight for 1-2 nights.

A summary of key points to consider prior to proceeding with the proposal include:

• Winchelsea could meet the criterion to qualify as an RV Friendly Town.

• While there is some sensitivity on the site, there are no objections to the proposal from DEWLPA or CCMA.

• The RV market is growing but Winchelsea may need to review its offerings in order to attract and cater for this market segment.

• Supporting the proposal needs to be considered in light of a regional tourism strategy prepared by GORRT.

• An issue of competitive neutrality needs further investigation.

• Further community engagement is required.

Issue of Competitive neutrality:There is an identified risk of competitive neutrality if Council were to proceed with this proposal. Competitive neutrality identifies that government cannot use its cost advantages to disadvantage the operation of private businesses. E.g. A private holiday park cannot compete with council on providing free accommodation due to their operational costs (rates, taxes, and return on investment requirements).

The Winchelsea Caravan Park has not been consulted by Growing Winchelsea Inc. in relation to the proposal.

A written submission has been received from the managers of the caravan park identifying they do not support

the proposal and would like further consultation.

Proposed Site for RV Short Stay Overnight Parking:Growing Winchelsea Inc. in their submission to Council proposed a site for short term self-contained RV Friendly Parking in an area on the north east side of the Barwon River on the gravel turn-around area at the end of Mercer Street. The area is open and easily accessible from the Princes Highway.

There are very few RV Friendly parking areas in the south west region. The strategic location of Winchelsea holds significant merit in becoming an identified rest point.

Nearby facilities within 300m of the proposed site include the Winchelsea Pool, Visitor Information Centre, Public toilets, a café and a playground. A dump point and access to potable water is located within 500m of the area, in front of the nearby Hotel.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) has no objection to the proposed use and Council as the CoM can undertake a trial. No further approval is required from DELWP and if Council chooses to proceed, it can utilise local laws to control the activity.

There is a history of travellers informally camping on the proposed site over the past several years. The Growing Winchelsea group report a moderate but important contribution to the town’s economy from this activity.

Winchelsea is not viewed as a visitor destination in the same light as the coastal towns of Torquay, Anglesea, Aireys Inlet and Lorne. However, its strategic position on a key inland tour route for those travelling further afield along the Great Ocean Road provides considerable scope for capturing travellers on their journey. This may be for a day or an overnight stop.

A key motivation for the Growing Winchelsea Inc. supporting this proposal is to encourage visitors to stop in Winchelsea and spend more time and money in the town.

The submission provided by Growing Winchelsea Inc. along with the petition to declare Winchelsea as RV friendly estimates that the ‘grey nomads’ or self-contained RV segment spend $82.50 on average per night.

The level of support from landowners in the area directly surrounding the proposed site is currently unknown. Additional consultation with those landowners would be required should Council decide to pursue the creation of a rest point further.

A Local Government Act section 223 engagement process requesting formal submissions may be required due to a change in designation of the land.

Environmental Implications:There is Basalt Peppercress growing in the area on the slopes of the Barwon River riverbank and the surrounding area near the riverbank. The species is listed as Endangered under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. (Federally listed). A Cultural Heritage Management Plan may be required as the proposed site is located next to a protected site and is within 200m of the Barwon River. The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CCMA) advise the area is a floodplain and estimate that the proposed area is regularly inundated (probably 1 in every 2 years).

Financial Implications:There is no provision in the 2015/ 2016 budget to create an RV Friendly Parking Area in Winchelsea. If supported, the proposal represents the provision of a new service not currently provided by Council.

Preliminary assessment indicates the set up cost could be from $65,500 to $82,000 and ongoing annual costs may be between $31,100 to $41,100.

Costs: Cultural Heritage Management Plan (may be required) $30,000 initial cost.

Initial construction / readying of site – gravel road, bollards, etc. $16,500 ($33,000 for asphalt) initial cost.

Maintenance costs to ensure the site was clean, tidy and useable $10,000 per annum.

Estimated staff costs for increased daily enforcement and response to complaints $20,000 - $30,000 per annum.

Installation of a set of garbage and

RV Friendly Town proposal progresses


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Wanted

The Winchelsea Community House are currently trying to get medium to large size reusable plastic bags from doonas, pillows and quilts for our toy library as our bags are starting to wear out and can’t protect the toys anymore. If you have some of those bags sitting at home, please consider bringing them to the Community House at 28 Hesse Street, Winchelsea, so we can keep the toys safe and clean! Thank you!

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A lift is required to Belmont between 6am to 7am. Urgently. Please phone 0487655993. I will pay for half of the fuel cost. Please phone. Mitch

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recycling bins plus servicing fees $5,000 initial cost and $100 per annum.

Directional signage at key entry points and intersections, and on-site information board $4,000 initial cost and $1000 per annum.

Total- $65,500 - $82,000 initial costs and $31,100 - $41,100 annual cost.

Estimated direct benefit generated from RV travellers per year to Winchelsea- $49,920 - $175,200

Recommendation:That Council: 1. Notes the proposal represents the provision of a new service not currently provided by Council with indicative cost estimates ranging between $65,500 to $82,000 initially and $31,100 to $41,100 annually.

2. Conduct further consultation with the Winchelsea community in regards to an RV Friendly Parking area on the proposed site on the Barwon River at the end of Mercer Street in Winchelsea for a set period, in particular with the caravan park operator and surrounding land owners to the proposed site.

3. Note the Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism forum on 17th July to discuss the regional challenges and opportunities of freedom / RV camping.

4. Request a report on the consultation findings to be presented at a Council meeting by December

Editors Comments:While the Council recommendations can’t be disputed, the Financial Implications should be.

The initial construction (gravel or asphalt road, bollards, garbage and recycling bins) need to be challenged. Why aren’t they already in place for the benefit of residents and visitors?

The maintenance costs are already being expended. This is not a new service, but an extension of an existing service. One could argue that the repair of damage caused by hoons driving around and tearing up the grass (as happened last week), would not happen if RV visitors were present. We see more rubbish left by people picnicking and fishing than have ever been left behind by RV visitors.

The estimated staff costs for increased daily enforcement and response to complaints is also fictitious. How many call-outs have there been in the last 12 months? The Winchelsea Police are available and have stated that they are willing to attend if there are any sign of problems.

Winchelsea is not just a rest point for visitors to the Great Ocean Road region. We could capture travellers on their way both to and from Warrnambool, the great south west of Victoria, and the Coorong area of South Australia.

John Broadrick

Traffic on the Princes Highway was reduced to one lane last week, while cement was poured onto the deck of the new bridge.

The old bluestone bridge was used for three days, with traffic controlled by automatic lights. Traffic was back to normal by Friday.

Milestone for new bridge


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Blues NewsW.F.N.C. Football Report - Round 11

Coaches Corner Well after 10 rounds of football it has certainly been a challenging start to my tenure at the Club. Unfortunately the club experienced the departure of many senior players that put us on the back foot leading into the season with a really new group of players bought together to join the remaining 10 or so players from 2014.

We are just coming off our first win of the season against Corio which was much needed to give the players some reward for the effort they have put in over the preceding 5 months or so. Whilst it has been a tough start to the season I have really been proud of the player’s commitment to training which hasn’t wavered through these challenging times. Whilst the scoreboard hasn’t necessarily reflected positive results our last month of football has shown some good signs of improvement in the way we have been playing and competing against the top teams of the competition.

Another real positive for the Club has been the number of players that have been exposed to senior football this season and in particular our young local players. Kurt Berg & Zach Moules who came up from our Colts team of 2014 have played every

senior game and performed at a good consistent level whilst we have also played 6 of our current Colts players in Tyson Berg, Joe Price, Joe Wojtowicz, Kyle Clemmens, Bailey Kahle, & Caleb Brown. This senior exposure will provide valuable experience for these young players as they start their senior football careers and we look forward to all of the above players having great careers for the WFC.

We play Geelong West, Anakie and Thomson over the coming 3 weeks which are games we believe we can certainly compete in and if we get the process right we could get the rewards through a couple more wins prior to playing the top teams again to close out the season.

As a coaching group we remain extremely motivated and committed to developing and improving each individual that gets along to training and collectively developing our Club Culture and game plan over the remaining 8 games to ensure we end the season better than we started.

The coaches and players are extremely appreciative of the support provided by the local Winchelsea community and it is great to see the many faces at the club on a Thursday night for dinner or at the games.

Please continue to show your support.

Go Blues Luke Rayner - Senior Coach

Reserves:Winchelsea 19 . 11 . 125 def Geelong West 3 . 1 . 19.

Goals: Jai Schmidt 4 Jarred Groves 3 Cam Murnane 2 Andrew Bourdouvalis 2 Dave Tucker 2 Tony Garing 2 Joel Karpin 1 Sam Hicks 1 Michael Condon 1 Trevor Wilson 1.

Best: Michael Condon Jackson Smith Jai Schmidt Cam McLure Jarred Groves Alistair Murnane.

Seniors:Geelong West 18 . 11 . 119 def Winchelsea 11 . 8 . 74.

Goals: Adam Bird 3 Trent McLure 3 Andrew Leak 22 Josh Carracher 2 Graeme McFarlane 1.

Best: Kane Bonner Josh Carracher Michael Bourdouvalis Tavae Sauni Adam Bird Tyson Berg.

Surf Coast Shire Council will seek community views from across the shire to test local willingness and capacity to invest in large infrastructure projects such as an aquatic and leisure centre.

The consultation process follows a report from the Surf Coast Aquatic and Leisure Centre Taskforce, which found that if Council was to build such a centre, it would cost around $29m upfront with $1m in annual operating costs.

Surf Coast Shire Council Mayor, Cr Margot Smith, said this would constitute a significant investment that would have implications for the whole Surf Coast community.

“Council acknowledges the community interest in a Surf Coast Aquatic and

Leisure Centre and the potential health and wellbeing benefits. The likely upfront cost of such a centre at more than $29m is significant for a community of Surf Coast’s size – to put that in perspective, Council’s 2015/16 capital works budget for all new infrastructure and infrastructure maintenance across the shire is just over $18m,” Cr Smith said.

“With these figures in mind, the project would result in a substantial impost on the whole Surf Coast community – be it through cutting other services or infrastructure, deferring projects or through special rates and levies depending on how the Victorian Government’s plan to cap council rate rises works.

“For these reasons, it is really important that there is wide community support

across the whole Surf Coast Shire if this project is to proceed.

“In 2014, Council promised to consult with the community on its willingness and capacity to fund such an investment – and we are now following through on that commitment.”

Council is now scheduling a series of community forums to be held across the shire, as well as a program of market research including telephone surveys to gauge a representative sample of community views.

“I encourage everyone to get involved in these forums, because the decision Council makes on this facility will have long-term implications for the whole Surf Coast community.”

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