Newsangle Issue 109

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Issue 109 April 2012

Highlights Peter Calvert

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PETER CALVERT

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60 Years of Life Saving 5 Anzac on the Wall

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20 Years of Baptist

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Citizens of the Year 12 Senior Citizens

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Short Story

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Event of the Year

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Triples for Triers

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A School For Peru

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Community Billboard 33 Anglesea School

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Aireys Inlet School

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Ringtail Possum

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PETER ‘STICKS’ CALVERT

1971, and so began his long standing Having recently read Roald involvement in this part Dahl's ‘The BFG’, (Big of the Surf Coast. A Friendly Giant) I felt well question—where did prepared to meet up with your nickname come Anglesea’s own BFG—Peter from? A very tall, ‘Sticks’ Calvert, owner of gangly, skinny teenager, the local IGA store. He led he was dubbed ‘Sticks’ me to his lofty den above by his mates in the early IGA and proceeded to years of his secondary explore the legend of his life schooling at Colac High with initial modesty, School. followed by a growing enthusiasm for all the In spite of his intense things that engage his keenness for sport, and a passionate interests. great love for all to do with Test cricket, Peter completed Peter was born in his matriculation, and at 17 Shepparton in 1954. His joined his father to work at the first years were spent in Aireys pub. He became Shepparton and Mooroopna involved in the Fairhaven Life with his parents and his Saving Club at this time. His sister. When his parents speed and height were great separated, he began to assets at work, but more spend more time with his especially in his time at the grandparents, who ran a football and cricket clubs in business in Colac. He has Anglesea, where in 1972 he fond memories of holidays began his long sporting in Lorne, although Peter involvement. Now a life claims he was not nearly as member of both clubs, he has keen on water as he was on many great stories to tell footy and cricket. about the early years of their formation; the on-going Peter’s father purchased fundraising events that the Aireys Inlet Hotel in became their social life, and the close friendships he made

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over those years as the community worked together to provide important sporting facilities for the town. As a ‘fair enough’ centre half back or forward (whichever was required), he admitted that in the early years, there were never enough local players, so they always needed to bring others in from Geelong and around the district. ‘We were really an ordinary side and got thrashed regularly’. This didn’t however, dampen their enthusiasm. Under the vigilant care of various coaches, especially John Seiffert, the team improved little by little. Others he played with at this time included Barry Davidson and Bill Bubb, both still well known in town. The actual football game had to compete with a vast range of social events: numerous bucks’ nights at the tin shed in the caravan park, car trials with all the difficulties of not-so-reliable cars or map readers, the social balls where the whole community dressed up in their elegant best (which meant collar and ties for the boys) and headed to the community Continued page 3

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