NewsAngle Issue 114

Publication of the Anglesea Community House Inc.

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ISSUE 114 JULY 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

BARBARA & DENNIS LEAVESLEY

Open House

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Big 4 Holiday Park

6 Getting on with it - (the busy bushfire. lives of Barbara and Dennis ‘We also were interested in 8 Leavesley)

John Hickford

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Barbara and Dennis

Kid’s Page

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CFA

14 Leavesley are part of the

Two for the Price of One

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Artist - Gwen Snow

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Short Story Las Lomas School

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94 years in Anglesea

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Wise & Wild Ideas

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Bridge Unveiling

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First Head Teacher

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Techangle

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Tegan Caldwell

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Schools Reports

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Don’t Throw It Out

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longest running Fireguard group in this fire region. They recently accepted the CFA Community Fireguard Carson Award on behalf of the Alice Road Fireguard group in Aireys Inlet. The award honours the work of Chris Carson, who was the driving force behind the fireguard program.

When they moved to Aireys Inlet from the Goulburn Valley, they went to a public meeting held by the CFA. Not knowing what was the best thing to do in the event of a bushfire, they went to discover more from the fire experts. It turned out to be an important entry into learning and understanding the need for preparing their property against potential bushfires, including removing high risk vegetation from around the house and protecting against ember attack, the most common reason for loss of houses in a

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being part of a Community Fire Guard Group (CFG) and gave our contact details to the CFA. Later, the CFA got back to us and asked us to host a CFG meeting. We held the first one at our house and invited people we knew who were interested and residents of Aireys Inlet,’ said Denis. A CFA Coordinator came and explained about bushfire behaviour, and what we should do to help protect ourselves and our properties.’

After several CFG meetings, and guided by a Coordinator, they formed a telephone tree, which is one way to help people become aware of a fire in the local area. A CFA telephone tree is a document that shows the name of each member and their phone number. It is arranged in a circle with an arrow to indicate who they should contact first in a fire emergency. Any member with suspicion or knowledge of a fire in the area can start the tree by phoning the next person on the tree and telling them what they know

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in a brief, clear message. That person then passes on the message as accurately as possible and so on until the originator receives the message back.’ Barbara and Dennis found that the members needed several practice runs to learn how to use the system well by keeping the message brief, accurate and clear.

CFGs have many beneficial effects for their members. While a major positive is to provide support from the other members, education has a vital role to play too. CFG members are kept informed of the latest policies and procedures as knowledge is growing over time.

Members receive reminders about what they need to be doing and learn new strategies about fire survival. Being reminded about your written fire plan is something that Dennis was very clear about.

Having a written fire plan is an important cornerstone of current policy. Barbara and Dennis wrote their plan and made their lists of items to take.

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22 Acknowledgements A sincere thank you to the many people who contributed to this edition of NewsAngle. The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Community House.

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The online community calendar and noticeboard should be completed soon. This initiative has been the culmination of collaboration and cooperation between the Anglesea Tourism and Traders, Anglesea Community Bank and a range of community group representatives from Anglesea and Aireys Inlet.

This project was identified as a priority at the Wise & Wild Ideas lunch hosted by the Surf Coast Shire and funded by an ‘Improving Liveability for Older People’ grant where 90 community members came together to talk about projects that would benefit the community.

Visitors and residents will be able to easily see ‘what’s on’ throughout our local communities for the whole year

We are currently looking for appropriately skilled people to join our Committee of Management. The House is governed and managed by local people for local people. As a community organisation, we seek a wide representation on our committee to ensure the community's needs are represented and our services meet those needs.

Being a part of the Community House is a terrific opportunity to meet new people and to learn new skills. If you are interested in giving back to your community, building on existing skills or developing new ones, joining the committee could be just what you need to kick-start your next career move!

A consortium of six Community Houses within the Surf Coast and Colac Otway Shires has received $100,000 in funding from the Victorian Government’s Fire Ready Communities Grant. The Anglesea Community House’s portion of the grant will be used to talk to the Anglesea community about projects that can make Anglesea a better and safer place. We have employed a project officer to undertake the community consultation on our behalf. If you would like Best Wishes, to be involved in this project, please contact Alex Alex Leknius Co-ordinator at the Community House.

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OPEN HOUSE- 24 MARCH 2013

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A family enjoying the open house barbecue until they feel they want to take on all these creating fears that the tent we were erecting would fly off responsibilities like Mary Poppins over the nearby houses. Rain clouds loomed and scudded by as the wind grew in force. Then the themselves. This is tent was up, the BBQs in place and the coffee van arrived a key service the House provides just when the wind fell and the sun burst through. Maybe and is an the weather would be fine for the Open House day at the Community House. important one for groups newly The day had been planned as a celebration and launch of the new Community House logo and branding. A study last formed and year indicated that many local people knew nothing of what seeking membership and some early success, without all the extra the House did, where it was, or to whom it provided work of administration. services. This was an opportunity to find out more and to see for themselves what went on there.

Child Care is a cornerstone of the House and superbly run by The day was beautifully planned and wonderfully executed. Michelle, Kylie and Kate. The Occasional Care provided is a valuable and affordable aid to young families in our district.

The food was sublime. Lovely pork sausages from Siketa Meats in Geelong, kebabs from our own gentleman butcher Ann Wingad was there talking about her short courses and signing people up to attend the new range of programs.

Gordon Stabb, home made salads, lovely gluten free and There was a treasure hunt, a raffle and some wonderfully vegetarian food from OffShore Cafe and cappuccino brief speeches. Presiding over all was the Coordinator of the straight from the machine. Entertainment for the children included a lively Jumping Castle and the Balloon Man who House, Alex Leknius, who has become a most valued member of our community. You ought to pop in and see the made monsters and deep sea creatures to order. My computer facilities or how cheaply and quickly photo copying favourite was the octopus with the scary white eyes.

Entertainment for adults was provided by the talented local and faxing can be done for you. This is your Community musicians Craig and Georgina Sayer who sang Here Comes House serving you and other local people. If you want to become a member, it costs just $3 for 3 years. This gives you The Sun on cue and made it happen.

We met lots of interesting people, as we went from eating discounts and may be a way to meet a wide range of locals and join with them in helping to make this community an together at the tables in the hall, to meeting some of the groups auspiced by the Community House. The Anglesea even better place to enjoy.

Terrence Hoffman Community Garden members gave guided tours, and freshly picked tomatoes to those interested, and members of the Anglesea Men’s Shed, wearing their new navy blue and yellow uniforms, showed off a range of toys and household timber goods they make for sale. The rocking chair motor bike was too small for me but I looked at it a few times to make sure. There was a wooden crane to load things in the sand pit, a child-sized chalk board and chair, an ear ring holder and display and various other well-made and very affordable goods. Food Link was also there to show the kind of things they distribute to local families in need. All of these groups are helped by the Community House by having their banking and book-keeping done, their public liability insurance paid and their needs for incorporation (becoming a registered company) delayed

The wind blew in fierce bursts rattling the trees and

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BARBARA & DENNIS LEAVESLEY continued take with them an hour after they started. The plan needed a review. I wonder how many of us had similar experiences?

It takes several attempts to refine any plan.

‘When the CFG met in its early days we shared our plans, passing them around to each other to get comments and suggestions for improvements,’ Barbara and Dennis commented. They ended up with Plans A, B and C to cover all the possible situations that could arise from a scenario which included an impending very hot day and only the Great Ocean Road to use as an exit. The group is an important resource and all the members can add something that another may have missed. Now the group only meets once a year just before the fire season to make sure everyone is ready.

Recently the message of fire awareness and preparedness is the same, but the emphasis has changed. ‘was once about having your house prepared and the fire risks reduced in order to protect yourself. Now it is more about evacuation and leaving early. The CFA can’t be expected to do all of the work, we all need to take responsibility for ourselves,’ they added.

Dennis and Barbara met each other while working in a hospital medical laboratory. Both are qualified laboratory scientists who investigate patient samples as requested by thei doctor and other medical support work. Born and raised in England they both decided that they wanted a

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different life to the one they foresaw unfolding for themselves in the UK. There was an increasing demand for pathology services around the developed world at the end of the 1950s, so they decided that their new life could be based elsewhere than in the UK. Even the idea of living in Australia, Canada, South Africa and other places was quite an adventure. The President of the Board of the Mooroopna Base Hospital interviewed them for the jobs in London. He and his wife had afternoon tea with them and offered them the jobs at the conclusion. He asked them when they could leave and start work. Barbara replied that they weren’t even married yet. She had to go home and tell her mother that they needed to get things organised so they could be married before they left for their new jobs.

Newly married, they arrived to start their life as Australians with a real sense of anticipation. The work involved most areas of pathology including the blood bank. Barbara and Dennis were well trained to do this and had been employed in this field in England; however the practice of direct transfusion from a donor to a patient using a piece of rubber tubing was a bit of a shock. The equipment for this had been invented by an Australian Medical Officer on the Western Front in WW1 whose colleague during the war was now the chief surgeon at Mooroopna. He insisted it was the only method to use.

Learning about their new country intrigued them but Barbara was a little apprehensive about the size of spiders in Australia. She was told they were too big to wash down the plug hole. She soon learned that, while true, the

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BARBARA & DENNIS LEAVESLEY continued huntsman was rather harmless and was not regularly encountered.

Dennis loved his first encounter with Australian culture.

He joined the local cricket club when he first arrived and after playing his first game in which his team was thrashed, he was very surprised to be named as best on the ground. Coming from England the concept of best on ground in cricket was new to him. Receiving the award as someone on the losing side showed him the importance of ‘giving it a go’ and about the sense of fairness in Australia.

He realised why Australians fought so hard to win, that it was embedded from an early age in all sport played. He had tried hard as he liked to play that way, but in England sport was just to be played and enjoyed. Now he knew he was expected to win and give his all. The openness, friendliness and acceptance by the community was a contrast to their life in England. They really enjoyed belonging to their newly adopted community – as they still do!

In 1975, Barbara and Dennis moved to a property outside Shepparton where they continued to raise their two children and a menagerie of various animals. By the late 1990s they decided to look around for something a little easier to manage. There was so much to do keeping hundreds of trees pruned and in good order and maintaining a rural property. They decided to find somewhere near the ocean so took their caravan on several trips along the Victorian coastline. They wanted a sense of space and some active environmental groups to

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join. First they chose western Victoria to look at more closely and then the Surf Coast. Lorne’s steep hills ruled that town out for them, and Anglesea had less coastline for them to explore so they thought Aireys Inlet was perfect. They joined ANGAIR before even purchasing a house, and found a new, full, social life revolving around environmental activities once they had moved here.

Dennis is the convenor of the Friends of Aireys Inlet Coastal Reserve, a community group which meets on the first Saturday of the month, when you may see Dennis and Barbara emerging from the roadside reserve along the Aireys Inlet cliff tops panting and puffing as they haul pruned environmental weeds out to the roadside to be mulched. They are both active participants in Estuary Watch too. This involves regular work in monitoring and recording measures of water quality as well as other observations in the intriguing mixing of the salt water and fresh water environment that is the Painkalac Creek estuary. Barbara has held positions with the Aireys Inlet District Association (AIDA) supporting their efforts to manage the local environment against unwanted overdevelopment and keeping the character of the township intact. With all this activity, their retirement seems to be as busy as their work life. Barbara and Dennis certainly enjoy their life here.

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Kathie and Peter Bone purchased the Driftwood Caravan park in December 1985 and took up residence in the Park house with their four children.

The property was a maze of dirt roads with annual caravans and annexes, a handful of tourist sites and two onsite caravans for overnight rental. In those early days a caravan site for one night cost $18 whilst now at peak times it is $98. An Annuals Fee (permanent site for 12 months) was $800.

The children took their turn at ‘running’ the kiosk, but it always made a loss – they had so many Park friends.

There was an abundance of lollies, drinks, ice creams and pinball machines to play, with coins marked X which were returned when the machines were emptied!

Children played without hats. and sunscreen? No one packed it. Bike helmets were not compulsory. Hardly anyone had heard of the Great Ocean Road. Park guests enjoyed a very simple life with sometimes extended stays in their van, exploring the beach and spending time with friends.

The Bones later purchased adjoining land and developed ‘Driftwood on Noble’ Village. In 2000 Driftwood Holiday Park joined the BIG4 Group and became ‘BIG4 Anglesea Holiday Park’.

In 2001, son Tim joined Peter and Kathie at BIG4 Anglesea.

The decision to move away from the old style caravan park was an easy one because the market demanded more.

People wanted to stay in a Holiday Park with lots of facilities that created a great holiday for everyone. That’s why, over time, there has been the addition of an indoor heated pool, the laundry cafe, the jumping pillow, a tennis court, indoor playrooms and adventure playgrounds.

BIG4 Anglesea places an enormous emphasis on providing attractive treed surroundings, units that are homely and inviting, an environment that encourages family interaction and community solidarity and a business that is run by a family for families.

The new shower and toilet block at the Big4 Park The Park has changed somewhat! As there are no ‘annual sites’ the Park now has an abundance of powered sites and thirty beautifully designed units all with ensuite facilities. King size beds and flat screens are almost standard. Spa s, DVD players, Foxtel, minibars and dishwashers are no surprise.

There have been some amazing changes, with more units being built with all the comforts of home and a new state of the art amenities which include beautifully appointed, individually heated bathrooms. A stunning new indoor/ outdoor poolhouse with waterslide and wet play and lounge areas is planned for completion later this year. Holiday fun at BIG4 includes organised children’s games activities, movies, table tennis, board games and DVDs, Xbox, tennis, whizzies, the pool, bikes and go karts, and of course the wonderful outdoor chess set.

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JOHN HICKFORD

If a person has one claim to fame before they die, they’ve done pretty well. If one has three or more, it’s quite extraordinary. John Hickford has not only built around one hundred and fifty houses in Anglesea, Aireys Inlet and Fairhaven, but has also built his own racing cars, and at eighty one years of age continues to compete at vintage racing events around Victoria. He is an amazing man – practical, funny, down-to-earth, an untrained but clever engineer, someone his friends would describe as ‘a quiet achiever.’ At home in Anglesea, he spends hours working in his garage, fitting and rebuilding his cars, perfectly content with taking his time and perfecting his cars.

John was born in Melbourne and raised in the tiny, remote town of Tubbut, close to the New South Wales border a short distance from the Snowy River, near McKillop Bridge, situated on the Deddick River, which was his childhood playground. His father had a farm holding where he raised sheep. Until Grade 4, John and his brother took correspondence lessons under their mother’s supervision, due to the remoteness of their farm and, when a school was finally built years after they had left the area, it was said to be the most isolated school in Victoria. John has happy early memories of playing outdoors, riding a pony and living a very free and simple life. He made a little bit of pocket money by trapping rabbits, although there was nothing to spend it on, and he remembers this career coming to an end when he broke his arm. In 1940 John’s father joined the army and the family moved to Melbourne where John stayed in St Kilda with his aunt and uncle who were both doctors, and his grandmother. He remembers that there was a skeleton in the cupboard of his bedroom, obviously nothing strange to a medical family. His father was billeted at the Caulfield Race Course, and began his training prior to being sent to the Middle East. John particularly remembers his dad saying he slept on the concrete steps of the racing stands during this time. When asked what happened when it rained, he said “you get wet.” During the war the family moved to Glen Iris and John attended school at South Camberwell Primary School, Scotch College and ‘Swinny Tech.’ His tertiary training was in engineering, but since he was more a practical, handson person he only completed two years of this course, preferring to be a mechanic which opened the way to his

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love of cars, particularly the Lancia Lambda Specials.

John was very keen to obtain his licence at sixteen, and soon owned a couple of different cars. While he was still at school he had a weekend job at Chandler’s, a Lancia dealer and wrecker in Rathmines Road, Hawthorn.

Here he heard lots of car and racing talk, and met famous racing identities like Eddie Perkins and Charlie Dean, and various other people who were building racing cars using the Lancia chassis and gearbox. This all stimulated a growing interest, and he began attending motor sport events at Rob Roy, Albert Park, Fishermans Bend, and a variety of other venues. When he left Swinburne Tech he worked at the Terminus (Mobil) Garage in Burwood, servicing cars and learning on the job all he needed to know to make him a first rate mechanic. When the War concluded, John’s father took up farming again at a soldiers’ settlement at Nareeb (thirty kilometres east of Hamilton) and John soon joined him to work on the property, rearing sheep and a few milking cows. He also undertook various mechanical and building repairs on the farm, including keeping sheep dips, dairies, woolshed and hay sheds in good repair. At different times he was involved in hay-carting, mowing, raking, and tractor driving. This was a community of returned servicemen, and John was often privy to the yarns of old comrades in arms, hearing many old war stories and reminiscences. Neighbours’ wives would comment to his Mum when the men all got together ‘The bloody war’s on again, Winnie.’

John returned to Melbourne in 1956, purchased the remains of the Perkins Special, the racing car Eddie Perkins had built and driven, and began the task of getting it back into racing order. A later version of the car was called the Lancia Austin Special, and John raced it at all the local tracks for a couple of years, learning to deal with its foibles and demands quite successfully. In the meantime, he was working as a service mechanic with Everhot Slow Combustion Stoves, travelling eight hundred to a thousand miles per week all over Victoria. He was gaining a lot of driving experience, but would have  CUSTOM BUILT COMPUTERS ANGLESEA I.T.  ONSITE REPAIRS COMPUTER  UPGRADES CONSULTANT  TROUBLESHOOTING  CUSTOM BUILT COMPUTERS  INTERNET  ONSITE REPAIRS  DATA & SOFTWARE BACKUPS  UPGRADES  VIRUS & SPYWARE REMOVAL  TROUBLESHOOTING   

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preferred to be in car sales in Melbourne.

His next career move was as a carpenter. He just ‘fell into’ building and really enjoyed his time subcontracting, learning all sorts of different skills through seeing what others were doing, or else by trial and error, when he had no one else to refer to. At this time he met Pat, his wife. She worked in Melbourne during the off-season, but always returned to Lorne for work in summer at the Arab Cafe in Lorne. Thus began his love of this beautiful part of the world. He was married to Pat in 1959. He heard that Roche Brothers were starting the coal mine in Anglesea, so he ‘teed up’ a job as a carpenter with the company. After a while he began sub-contracting as there were quite a lot of new homes being built in the area. When the credit squeeze began in 1961, building slackened off and John took a job with Lorne Sewerage Installation.

He built his own house in Craigdarroch Avenue, Anglesea at this time. It has been his home now for fifty three years. He was then asked to build a house ‘over the road’, and in his spare time would often walk around Anglesea, watching the blocks where people were camping on weekends and holidays. He left his card with lots of these families, and began to build up a reasonably steady business building homes in the area.

His own family grew and he was soon the proud father of four daughters and one son. The children attended Anglesea Primary School, and he is delighted to have grandchildren attending the school today. Two of the girls still live in Anglesea, one is in Deans Marsh, and another in Germany (for about half of each year), and his son lives in Fremantle. He is proud grandfather to ten grandchildren. He says that he is very pleased to have so many family members close by, and although he may not see it quite this way, he has another great achievement to add to his tally in the love and support of his wife Pat, and family. John’s wife carried out most of the family’s community involvement on his behalf, having been a Councillor with the Shire for 15 years, including being Shire president and mayor.

John’s parents also came to live in Wray Street, as retirees, and spent valuable family time with them. John

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was a member of the fire brigade in Anglesea and was ‘on the end of a hose’ a few times.

Since 1959, John has worked as a builder all along the Surf Coast, including building houses in Eastern View, Big Hill and several homes in Lorne. He employed many builders and carpenters, and five apprentices who have all continued on as builders. Two of them are still work locally, and two in Geelong.

John has the greatest respect for the Lancia’s engineering, which he says was far ahead of its time. In 1956 he bought and rebuilt the Lancia Special from Perkins and began racing at Rob Roy, Hepburn Springs, Mount Tarrengower, Albert Park, Templestowe, Fishermans Bend and Phillip Island. He took part in hill climb courses and circuits across Victoria, and raced at the Geelong Speed Trials. He enjoyed participating and the thrill of racing, but didn’t necessarily need to win. With the demands of a growing family, John decided to take a break from racing, a break that extended to forty-five years!

He was however, still bitten by the bug, and in 1991 he built up and restored a 1925 Lancia Lambda, which he used as a club car, taking part in the Australian Lancia Register’s biannual rallies in Castlemaine and various events organised by the Geelong-based Western District Historic Vehicle Club. In 1996 John took the Lambda to Lancia rallies held in England, Holland, Italy and France, touring much of Europe in the company of two of the eleven

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Lancias that were also shipped to Europe that year, travelling 8,000 kilometres in all. A wonderful experience!

In 2003, John raced at the Geelong

Speed Trials in the Lancia Lambda tourer, and also rebuilt a 1924 Lancia Lambda, which he sold recently, with a certain degree of sadness. All this reignited his enthusiasm for competition , and he decided to build a faithful replica of the original Eddie Perkins Lancia Special using the stock of parts already in his garage, a good memory and some old photos. His experience as a mechanic had not lessened despite the years since he was first in this field. He invented some interesting design elements including a fuel tank made from a genuine 1950s jerry can. John proudly took part in a competitive run at Rob Roy in August 2011, fifty-three years after his last appearance there. He continues to fine tune his cars, including the new Special, and while tinkering in his garage, he remains a hidden treasure of Anglesea.

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WRITE ANGLES

The new pedestrian crossing at the end of Noble Street is really good. I've used it a number of times to cross the GOR and there hasn't been a vehicle in sight. Magic! (But I doubt it will work that well during the summer.)

Did you see the latest Groundswell? Anglesea is still the invisible location! The reports from each Ward were headed by four excellent silhouettes: a lighthouse and whales for Aireys Inlet, the swingbridge to represent Lorne, Norfolk Island pine and surfers to depict Torquay, and Winchelsea featured the bluestone mansion with rabbits and farm equipment (although I doubt that Thomas Austin had a tractor). However Winchelsea is a farming area. But Anglesea scored nothing!! Surely they could have conjured up a few kangaroos and a couple of bike riders for us. (If we don't have a symbol in their next edition I'll know that our Ward representatives don't read Write Angles.)

Swans ahoy! At least the swans know that Anglesea exists - there were nine of them sailing like stately galleons down near the river-mouth recently. Victoria's unusually hot March weather may have been profitable for local traders. Barry, the boatman by the bridge, experienced a boost in business from Queenslanders coming south to escape the wet, cold weather in the Sunshine State.

What's in a name? Who wants to live at Anglesea Aged Care? I don't!! Blue Cross wasn't too bad; although it sounded like an animal hospital or vetenary establishment to me. But Anglesea Aged Care?! Can't we negotiate for a better name? Something like Anglesea Lodge. If not we'll have to agree on a local nickname for it and use that in our conversations .... something like Froggy Hollow or Gran's Retreat.

An article in the last NewsAngle marvelled at the amazing facilities in our small town, and asked 'where did it all come from?' Many examples of generosity were noted, which explains how we acquired our infrastructure. But where did it all originate? It came from many residents, past and

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present, with a vision for our town; people who cared for the settlement and its population. The forethought and planning of these citizens is what has made Anglesea what it is today; for which we should all be thankful. However, there is one of these visions that has not come into being in the lifetime of its promoter. Although he initiated, and worked with others, on many town projects, Brian Butterworth also hoped that we would have a theatrette up behind the Memorial Hall. A compact, comfortable auditorium that would seat a few hundred people. This grew out of Brian and Betty's association with the Anglesea Entertainers, and also their desire to encourage the talents of young actors, singers, and musicians. It would be really great if this came to pass one day in the future in a suitable location. And I'm sure BJ would be delighted to know that we have established the Men's Shed and the new recycle venture at 'the tip'.

We have an echidna in our front garden which is not unusual here, but we were surprised to see a fox trot boldly across our back deck one afternoon.

I will pass on to you a little bit of philosophy on road safety that may come in handy around town during holiday times: Knowledge is knowing it's a one-way lane, wisdom is looking both ways anyway.

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BIRD OF THE MONTH

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CRIMSON ROSELLA

The beautiful Crimson Rosella is quite a common sight in our gardens and in the bush surrounding Anglesea. Although not as prolific or as tame as the King Parrot, it has a similar habitat. The Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia which has been introduced to New Zealand and Norfolk Island. It is commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens.

Crimson Rosellas are normally encountered in small flocks and are easily attracted to garden seed trays, but feeding them is not in their interest. Natural foods include seeds of eucalypts, grasses and shrubs, as well as insects and some tree blossoms. It is a social bird which loves to bathe and has a variety of calls: a call of shrill, quickly repeated short notes given in flight (an alarm call); a high pitched, two or three note bell-like whistle (a contact call); a lowerpitched, softer call of five to ten quickly repeated whistled notes (a feeding or roosting contact call); and a rich, musical chatter between birds in trees.

The Crimson Rosella's biggest threat is domestic and feral cats and foxes

The Crimson Rosella's nest is a tree hollow, located high in a tree, and lined with wood shavings and dust. The female alone incubates the white eggs, but both sexes care for the young. Gestation of the eggs takes 20 days too hatch.

The chicks remain dependent on their parents for a further 35 days after leaving the nest. They grow to 32-36 centimetres in length and 35 centimetres in height.

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ANGLESEA CFA

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ANGLESEA FIRE STATION A GOER‌

Following incredible support and

monetary donations from the community, the Bendigo Community Bank, and the State Government, the dream of a new station for the Anglesea Fire Brigade is now a reality.

An official function will be held in August at a date and time to be announced. The official opening will allow the people of Anglesea to wander through the facilities to view the many unique features of this state of the art fire station. The purpose of the new facility is for education and training, and as a meeting facility for community groups, such as community fireguard, police and other emergency service groups.

The meeting room can cater for small and large groups. It is fitted out with a projector, communication tools, and a fully equipped kitchen. Funds have been made available by the State Government to be used over four years for professional presentations, related to education and training in fire prevention and fire safety. This will make communication of the safety message more effective.

There are five vehicles in the brigade. Four are garaged at the main station and one in the satellite station in Harvey Street.

The tanker in the satellite station improves response times to the west side of the river, especially in summer with high traffic density often encountered through the main part of town. Both tankers are equipped with retro-burn over sprays for the protection of fire-fighters and their equipment. These

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We recognise that groups come in all shapes and sizes.

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sprays can be activated from inside and outside the cabin of the vehicle.

The tankers are designed for fighting fires in bush and grasslands, while the pumper is designed around the particular needs of urban and structural fires. The pumper is equipped with hoses, water tanks, pumps, breathing apparatus, emergency lighting and associated fire fighting equipment such as chain saws and auxiliary pumps.

The slip on is a small four wheel drive vehicle that is used in difficult to access areas. This also carries its own water and fire fighting equipment.

The fleet is rounded out with a command vehicle which is fitted out with fire ground communications. It is also used as a forward command vehicle.

The station has a spacious turnout room which ensures individual members have adequate room to house their personal uniforms. Each member has two uniforms. One is for bush fires, the other for structural and urban fires.

A drying room for saturated clothing is also available for drying wet uniforms. There is a separate room for cleaning and storage of breathing apparatus and an equipment and maintenance room.

Power for the station is via solar and wind technology.

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There is a massive population of feral cats right across the Surf Coast Shire. Cats are the enemy of many small native animals as well as birds. Feral cats breed prolifically thus killing many animals and birds for food.

Many of our endangered species are being killed by feral cats. These include hooded plovers, rufus bristle birds, fairy wrens, bandicoots and feather gliders. These creatures will no longer be around Anglesea if the present rate of slaughter continues.

If you have stray or feral cats visiting your property there is something you can do about it. Humane cat traps are available for hire through Otway Community Conservation Network. It will not cost you anything, although a deposit of $50 is required when you collect the trap. This is fully refundable when you return the trap.

When you have caught a cat you can call the shire ranger to come and collect it, or if you are certain it is a feral cat it can be taken to the vet to be put down. Feral cats cannot be tamed, however kittens under eight weeks can with a lot of effort be domesticated.

For further details or to pick up a cat trap contact : 0406 113 438 or 5263 2301.

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No appointment is needed and all of the doctors who see patients bring vast experience to Torquay and a strong history of working in community health care.

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Outside the station, there are two 30,000 litre storage tanks which harvest rainwater to be used in fire fighting vehicles, and vehicle and hose cleaning. Run-off water is collected beneath the wash-down area, filtered and recycled back to Barwon Water.

The new facilities provide for a more modern fire station which meets the needs of existing fire fighters and we hope will also attract new members to the Anglesea Brigade.

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TWO FOR THEPRIMARY PRICE OFSCHOOL ONE ANGLESEA A Cautionary Tale

Whilst reading a travel magazine I came across an advertisement for bowel scan kits. Not only had I often thought about taking the test (sometime soon) but, in keeping with my Scottish ancestry, I was attracted to the offer of TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. (Good, my husband could take the test too!)

A few days after we sent for the kits they duly arrived under discreet cover. They stayed on the desk for a bit while we overcame the ideas that the tests might entail a yucky procedure and, that our age (late 70s) and reasonably fit and healthy, did we really need to take the test anyway?

We re-read the instructions for use, and the assurance that in most cases test results prove to be negative and we felt we owed it to scientific research and medical statistics to do our good citizen duty and take the test.

The instructions were very clear, easy to understand and undertake, The kit contained everything needed to do the test. We completed all the requirements and mailed the results, expecting a letter telling us that our tests had shown no signs of cancer cells.

Well, I guess there are exceptions and I was advised to see my GP and obtain a referral to a specialist to investigate the reason for my positive result, but not to worry, as there were many other possibilities beside cancer. (They did not say if these other possibilities were of greater or lesser significance.)

Again I had drawn the short straw and my cancerous tumor was surgically removed and a week or so later I was home with my Beloved taking care of me. Plans were put in place for a prophylactic program of therapy and two weeks before the treatment was due to commence I performed a remarkable acrobatic feat on a decidedly slippery muddy

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bank in the Dandenong Ranges resulting in a few bruises and a broken ankle.

The fun really started then. A day in the nearest emergency department of a very big regional hospital culminated at 10.00pm with more surgery, a metal plate in my ankle and a very heavy plaster.

During the next week or so arrangements were made to get me back to my own regional hospital for rehabilitation treatment and the previously planned therapy.

What an adventure I was having! In all my life I had never seen the inside of an intensive care unit or the real live action in an emergency department. (E.R. has nothing to compare with the calm-under pressure demeanour of beautiful young nurses and doctors who look like just out of school teenagers.)

Neither had I been taken for a two hour ride in a patient transfer ambulance, looking through the rear window at following traffic on my way back. I was at last able to return to my home and familiar territory.

The next complication to arrive was that my proposed therapy carried the need for the soles of my feet to be able to be seen. (A possible site of adverse side effects which may require specific attention.) And my foot was securely protected by a thick layer of plaster! The problem was solved by replacing the plaster with an orthopaedic boot, and I was able to begin my therapy.

After learning to use a wheelchair and walking frame (no weight bearing on my injured foot) I was at last able to return to my home and the care of my Beloved. Whilst I have not one atom of complaint about the wonderful care I received in any of my hospital stays, it was a great joy to sleep in my own bed once more.

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TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE CONTINUED

RECIPE OF THE MONTH

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UPSIDE-DOWN FRUIT CAKE

Could anything else happen?

Yes, it certainly could. My Beloved came down with a monstrous attack of shingles. We wept, but we did survive thanks to great family and friends who provided extraordinary care and support.

We are deeply indebted to them. I am walking again and my therapy is almost complete and I think I’m a very lucky person.

I was lucky to see that advertisement.

This is my favourite cake to bake. It always works out well and it uses up the fruit at the bottom of the fruit bowl. It is so yummy served with cream or ice-cream.

Sonia Wu INGREDIENTS

I was lucky modern medicine and practice provided me with the chance of an early diagnosis, extremely competent and caring surgeons, physicians, nurses, therapists social workers and others.

I am lucky that my cancer appeared now, and not ten years ago when science had not yet discovered the gentler, less invasive therapies with fewer side effects, that are available today.

I am lucky to have a wonderful husband and family and a multitude of friends who helped us get through the down times and happily shared the up times as well.

I am lucky to share my story with you, and while I cannot assure you that all that happened to us will not happen to you, I hope it will persuade to help yourself to peace of mind by obtaining a bowel scan kit.

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• Toffee: 2/3 cup sugar, 1 cup water • I cup of any fresh fruit sliced evenly (banana, pineapple, nectarine, pear, apple etc.)

• 145g butter • 1/2 cup castor sugar • 3 eggs • 3/4 cup self-raising flour • 1 tsp baking powder • 2 tbsp of ground almonds • 1 tbsp of Cointreau or similar liqueur (optional) METHOD • Make toffee by melting sugar and water in a small pan over low heat. Boil until syrup turns golden brown (approx. 5 mins). Pour immediately into a lightly oiled 20cm round cake tin or a ring tin. Work quickly or else toffee will harden.

• In a bowl cream butter and sugar until pale • Add eggs, one at a time, beat well • Sift flour and baking powder and fold into mixture.

• Add almonds and liqueur • Pour batter over fruit and smooth • Bake at 180 deg. C (moderate oven) for 45 mins.

• Cool slightly, run a knife around edge, turn out and serve with cream.

NOTES: Don’t use canned fruit as they contain too much liquid.

When turning out cake, place it on a serving dish.

This recipe is taken from the highly recommended Anglesea Primary School recipe book, ‘From The Garden’ available for $12 from the school or the Community House.

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ARTIST GWEN SNOW

Visiting Gwen Snow in her Aireys Inlet home is like stepping into a fascinating art gallery, where the walls are decorated with beautiful paintings and art works. Gwen’s works include exquisite watercolours, pastels, acrylics and oils, as well as her embroidery work.

Gwen has always enjoyed art, being encouraged by her mother from an early age. Embroidery, knitting and crochet were

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Following her mother’s death, Gwen found time to pursue her artistic interests and accompanied her next door neighbour in 1979 to art classes being run by Robert Hollingsworth. She completed the three year course and Robert encouraged Gwen to develop her flowers as living plants, not as still life in a vase.

One can almost imagine them moving in the breeze. She held her first exhibition in 1984. From then on she continued exhibiting First Love Pink Rose and winning many awards, as her style of painting became popular with the public. Gwen regularly held exhibitions at Balmoral Galleries in Geelong.

She exhibited many paintings at a gallery in Violet Town, where her works sold quickly.

Although she uses a variety of media, ‘Red Caps’ in watercolour water colour remains her favourite way of expressing the beauty she sees in flowers and plants.

After moving to Aireys Inlet in 1989, she painted the intricate red and white spotted toadstools, Amanita Muscaria she found on the Aireys Inlet - Bambra Road.

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ARTIST GWEN SNOW continued….

When Gwen first moved to Geelong she worked in Myers, who had recently taken over Maurie Jacobs’ well known store. The background of working in shops and her early embroidery experiences gave her an appreciation of materials, so she seamlessly moved into the exploration of crafts, making many amazing decorations and creatures. Some of her creations, including sculptured dragons and butterflies, have been exhibited in the famous Johnson Collection. This collection is the legacy of William Johnson, an antique dealer and collector.

The Johnston Textile sculptured hanging Collection ranges from

MBJ the 17th to the 19th century and has great strengths in Georgian, Regency and Louis XV furniture, and decorative arts. The antiques are displayed for limited periods in East Melbourne and current artists are invited to exhibit their works with the Johnson Collection for short periods.

Gwen has twice been invited to exhibit her work with the Johnson Collection.

Gwen and her husband have three adult children, all of whom show artist talent in different directions.

Her daughter Sandra shows detail

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Gwen displays her quilted magpie picture and life in her paintings, taking after her mother.

Gwen also enjoyed cooking and creating beautiful cakes and decorating them, but currently she spends much of her time creating beautiful crafts to support the Children’s Hospital. She makes cushions, splat cats, coat hangers and scissors weights among other things. Her exquisite work sells well in raising funds for the hospital, something she has been doing for over 50 years.

To spend time with this delightful lady in the midst of her art gallery home was indeed a privilege.

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SHORT STORY

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send-off. This bloke was urging all those who knew the dear departed to turn up en masse, as he wanted a ‘good turn-up for his wake’. He conveyed his intention by saying, ‘I’m gonna he small seaside town, in the foothills of the Otway send him off with a bang out in the bush.’

Ranges, had just acknowledged the 27th anniversary of the No one knew just what they let off; but whatever it was it Ash Wednesday bushfires, and given thanks that their wasn’t tom thumbs and sparklers. The explosions were resurrected town had survived another summer without apparently augmented by being set off in 44 gallon drums. mishap. Anglesea now reverted to affable solitude after the departure of the thronging summer crowds.

It certainly proved to be a good wake – most of the town were

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A Good Turn-up

Then all of a sudden the peaceful evening was shattered by a series of loud reports, resounding bangs, and brilliant flashes that lit up the heavens like daylight. We reckoned it was a bit late to be seeing in the New Year. Anyway there were no rockets soaring into the dark sky or starbursts to delight the eye. The result was like an electrical storm – every dog in town was crazily yapping in a canine chorus of nervous uncertainty.

It seemed to go on for ages until one almighty BOOM!! produced a great reverberating finale, after which the still night was restored. But by now the whole town was talking – everyone had an explanation. For this particular happening the residents who were higher up in the hills had the better theories, having been treated to gallery seats for the Greatest Show on the Coast.

The next day everyone was trying to discover what had happened. Our major event did not feature in the Geelong Advertiser. There were no burnt-out semi-trailers on the mad mile along the Great Ocean Road. Someone thought something may have exploded out to sea in Bass Strait.

There were reports of cats that had gone berserk.

When all other avenues of inquiry were exhausted I went to the Post Office, confident of finding the truth because “the Post Office Ladies know everything”. But this was the exception to the rule, and there was no joy to be found at the Post Office. Whenever something unusual like this happens there’s always someone who makes up an explanation; but in this case it wasn’t me. However, here follows my version of the unofficial explanation.

awake and all the dogs were awake. And there was a good turn-up too. The Fire Brigade turned up! The police turned up!! And the Coast Guard turned up!!! You couldn’t ask for more than that! (The SES must have been busy elsewhere).

But the mystery still lingered on.

Eventually an official explanation surfaced in the local newspaper to the effect that an elaborate fireworks display had been allowed to take place for a company conference.

But the designated spot was not in the direction from which we saw the action emanating.

The fact that no one saw any sign of a colourful aerial display was explained away by saying the fireworks were shot out over the sea.

A likely story?

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OUR LAS LOMAS SCHOOL

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Bush Dance for the whole family. It will be held on Saturday 31 August at 6.30pm at the Anglesea Memorial Hall. Tickets are $25 for adults and for children the cost is the age of the child eg. $10 for a ten year old. An evening of fun, dancing, competitions and games is assured. Music will be provided by The Blend Bush Band from Donald.

With thanks to the Anglesea and district community and the people of Birchip, 35 children started school in Las Lomas this year. Anglesea’s Margaret Sheehan has recently returned from three weeks in Las Lomas, Peru where she attended the official opening of the school, Voices4Peru College.

Some people have donated for administration costs, so every cent of the sponsorship money is given directly to the school.

The school recognises the assistance given to them by Australia by designing their uniform in the colours of the Australian flag, red and blue.

The children celebrated Mothers’ Day

The money to build the school was raised by the Birchip community. The Anglesea community raised the money to complete it and have found sponsors for 30 of the 34 children. The other four children are being supported by the Anglesea Committee until we can find sponsors.

While Margaret was in Las Lomas she purchased some outdoor climbing equipment for the children. This equipment is designed as interlocking modules. Our Anglesea fundraiser this year aims to add to those modules.

This year’s fund raiser is a Spit Roast and

Lucio and Margaret receive the equipment who worked so hard to get this school going.

With no school at Las Lomas many families could not afford the bus fare to take their children to the next town. Many did not value education. Lucio, an educated Peruvian had a vision for a school in Las Lomas. He did all the paper work and negotiated with the government. He was not paid. He now administers the school and we want to pay him for his work. This will cost us about $370 a month. Our Bush Dance fund raiser will help with this cost.

Margaret reports that she was most impressed with the standards in the school.

The teachers, students and parents are all enthusiastic. They had a wonderful Mothers’ Day celebration. The mothers have become very involved in the school. The school provides for three, four and five year olds, believing that early intervention is the best way to tackle lack of education in poor areas where most people are refugees.

We are also raising money for Lucio, the man

If you would like to support this project through sponsorship or a donation please phone Simon Clark on 5263 1812 or

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COUNCIL CONVERSATIONS‌.

I was listening to the radio a few weeks back and the announcer was asking people to call in about their local a place where they were comfortable going to alone, where they knew people and were known, and could while away some time. I think he expected cafes and perhaps the pub, but he was overwhelmed with the library. The library was by far the most popular 'local'. I have rediscovered the local library after a few years in the wilderness of those big book stores with cafes, mostly due to taking on the role of Deputy Chair of the Geelong Regional Library Board. What a great gig this is.

I've attended a few of the author talks and lectures at Waurn Ponds and participated in the National Simultaneous Story Time at Torquay earlier this month, reading The Wrong Book by Nick Bland during story time.

In early April we also had a three day tour of the best libraries in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane - seeing the best in both physical spaces and digital services.

Libraries are no longer a place where you have to keep quiet; they are places for meeting, education, with books, internet services and even PlayStation and Xbox. Here on the coast we have access to a very good mobile library service and via library website access to digital newspapers, magazines and eBooks. I've taken to browsing the catalogue from my computer at home and ordering books for delivery to my 'local'.

with Councillor Margot Smith

You can also see the programs and events the library has on the website and if you have any ideas on programs or services you'd like from the Library then let me know. The Library is there for all of us to use and it is free.

Sport is popular past time along the coast and in the past couple of months we have had the opening of the Anglesea Football Club new pavilion at Ellimatta Reserve and Margot Smith the new Spring Creek Pavilion at Torquay. Minister Terry Mulder was very pleased to be at Anglesea, as the finance for the clubrooms had been one of his election promises a few years ago. He mentioned that as politicians they don't always have the opportunity to see projects through to completion due to election changes, so it's a good day when you open something you started. He also financed the feasibility study for the redevelopment of the Anglesea Bowls Club and we are hopeful that he can also see this project through with State and Federal Government funding.

The Council Draft Plan and Budget is out for public comment.

Formulating these has been a huge commitment for the councillors and the officers at the Shire. As councillors we have to balance what we would like to see in our Ward with what is right for the overall Shire. We had a lot of constructive debate and learnt a lot about the Shire operations and the needs of each community. If you think we have missed something then make a submission. Everything is evaluated on its merits.

Thanks for reading and if you’re not a member of the Library, I hope I might have tempted you to join. George would love to see you at our mobile library. If you want to leave me a comment or see my other blogs, go to: margotoncouncil.wordpress.com.

All the best.

Margot ANGLESEA CENSUS DATA The Census population of Anglesea in 2011 was 2,475, living in 2,863 dwellings with an average household size of 2.22.

This was an increase in population of 136 since 2006.

2011 Number

2011 %

2006 Number

2006 %

Change

Population

2,475

100

2,341

100

+134

Males

1,199

48.5

1,121

47.9

+78

Females

1,276

51.5

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POLICE BEAT

Police in the Surf Coast Police

Service Area are committed to reducing the road trauma on the Great Ocean Road and the local residential areas. You may have noted that we have a new 50 kph zone to replace the 60 kph zone as you enter Anglesea. This 50 zone is a welcome change, as the changes in the speed zone make it safer for pedestrians, and traffic around the shopping centre. We will be policing this area closely to ensure compliance with the new speed restrictions. I would also like to remind everyone of the speed zones in Noble Street, O’Donohue Road and Camp Road. These are also 50 kph zones, and Infringement notices have been issued recently for speeding.

The fine is now $282.00 and three demerit points if you are detected between 15 and 25kph over the limit.

On the subject of road safety, please be vigilant on the roads and take care. We continue to have many international visitors to our region and although we are in our winter period, the traffic on the Great Ocean

Road provides us with many challenges.

Report dangerous driving and if we have sufficient information and evidence to proceed through infringement notices and the courts we will do everything we can to prosecute these incidents.

The number of cyclists on the Great Ocean Road and Forrest Road seems to be increasing. A lot of work is being done to educate motorists and cyclists, and raise awareness of each others’ responsibilities on the road, but the debate and blame game seems to continue. In my view the debate about who is at fault has no benefit in making the road safer. What is required is tolerance and responsible behaviour by all road users. Please be vigilant around our school crossings and during the times that children are riding or skating to school. The tragic death of an 11 year old boy on his way to school in Corio in late May reminds us of how vulnerable we can be. Here are some sobering statistics

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4. Bicycle crash admissions to Geelong Hospital increased by 30.77% last financial year. Serious trauma accidents have surged this year.

I’m pleased to report that our crime statistics are down in the Anglesea and Aireys Inlet area over the past few months. There have been two burglaries on holiday homes where a large truck may have been at the scene. If you see anything suspicious, please let us know straight away. We have had a couple of cars entered and cash stolen so please, lock your vehicles over night.

We would like to congratulate the Anglesea CFA on the new complex which is near completion. This facility has been developed by some very dedicated people and is an example of what can be achieved within a community. The drive and vision shown by these committed volunteers is commendable.

1. He was the 6th cyclist killed in Geelong/Surf Coast since October 2009 Anglesea Police 52633468, if urgent dial 000.

2. This represents 33% of all cyclist fatalities in Victoria Kevin Warburton Sergeant Anglesea Police Station

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3. Geelong and the Surf Coast only represent 4.46% of the population.

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94 YEARS IN ANGLESEA

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to live where his parents-in-law had just purchased the Anglesea Hotel. Frederick Russell in conjunction with WS & E Fraser (his wife’s parents) ran the Anglesea Hotel during the period 1920-1927. During this time the Cobb & Co coach which ran from Geelong to Anglesea, terminated at the Anglesea Hotel.

THE RUSSELL FAMILY

It is 94 years since the Russell family arrived in Anglesea to Lillias and Frederick Russell take over the Anglesea Hotel from Alice Jackson. And 94 years on many descendants still live in the area, including Ian Russell who has an earth moving business. The story of Frederick is an amazing one of a boy who went on an adventure and truly made Australia home.

Frederick Russell (1891-1967) was the son of Frederick and Henrietta. He was born in Riga, Russia. His mother died when he was quite young, and he was brought up by his older sister Olga in Sweden. He always said he was brought up in in a strict Lutheran home.

In 1926 Mrs L A Russell purchased Lot 18 McMillan Street with a house from R S Hunt. The family resided there until 1938 when they moved to Bridge View Lot 18 McMillan Street, which was sold to the Filkins in 1946. The Russell’s also owned lots 15/16 Murray Street. Part of this was transferred to the RSL in 1947. The Lions Village is now on the remainder of their Murray Street blocks. They later moved to Bairnsdale.

Frederick and Lillias’ two eldest children, John William (Jack) and William Frederick (Bill) Russell, were among the original students at Anglesea State School when it opened in 1927.

Bill was aged six and Jack was aged five.

The children of Frederick and Lillias Russell were William Frederick (Bill) born 1921 John Peter (Jack) born 1922 Charlie born 1923 Olga born 1925 In 1911 Frederick, aged 19, migrated to Australia, arriving Fraser born 1938 on 29 July 1911 with his older brother Edward (1887– 1980). Frederick totally embraced Australia becoming Bill and jack were both well known Anglesea identities. Olga naturalised in1913 only two years after arriving here. At and Fraser were with us to unveil the Russell bridge plaque at the age of 24, he volunteered as a soldier for the Coogoorah Park in March.

Australian Imperial Forces, enlisting in Melbourne. He gave his nationality as German/Latvian. He was issued the Service No 1540, and held the rank of Private. He gave his marital status as single and his next of kin as his brother, Edward. His occupation at that time was given as orchardist, and his address as Middleborough Road, Box Hill. He embarked from Melbourne on the ship HMAS Wandilla, for overseas service, on 6 June 1916 as part of the 3 Pnr Bn [Pioneer Battalion). He served on the Western Front where he was injured in 1918. He had been shot, but the bullet had hit the buckle of his belt.

Family folklore tells the story that he had been declared dead when someone noticed a slight movement and he was moved from the pile of bodies to a stretcher with the wounded. Frederick was saved and went on to fully recover and serve Australia again in WW2.

1926 Charlie, Olga, Bill & Jack Russell Frederick’s brother Edward moved to Sydney where he trained at the Seventh Day Adventist Missionary College at Cooranbong, NSW, before being posted to Melanesia in the Solomon Islands as a missionary. On returning to Australia. Edward served the SDA church as minister to the Russian Lutherans in Sydney.

Edward never married and died on 3 January 1980 aged 93. He is buried in the Castle Hill cemetery NSW. In 1920 Frederick married an Australian born girl, Lillias Amelia Laurence Fraser, who had been born in Benalla in 1897. Lillias was the only child of William Stephen Fraser and Elizabeth Rogers. In the same year as they were married Frederick and Lillias moved to Anglesea

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WISE & WILD IDEAS IN ANGLESEA

Late last year, with funding from the Department of Health’s Improving Liveability for Older People initiative, the Surf Coast Shire hosted Wise & Wild Ideas local lunches and community morning teas to invite the ‘more mature’ members of our community to share ideas for local projects and activities that would involve and benefit the over 50s in our communities. Funding was open from December until February and close to 40 applications were received – of course there are lots of wise and wild people in the Surf Coast!

Probus Club of Surf Coast Anglesea Probus Outreach: the Probus club received funding to help them develop a website to improve communication amongst members, particularly those who find it difficult to get to meetings and activities. The website will also help to communicate to the wider community all the events and activities that Probus offers.

Thanks to Lauren Hargreaves, Project Officer, for this report and also for assisting and encouraging groups in their applications.

Twenty-nine projects across the Surf Coast were successful in receiving funding. Seven of them were Anglesea groups.

Anglesea & District Community House Redevelopment of NewsAngle: specifically recruiting new volunteers for the editorial team and improving the newsletter.

Community Communication Portal: developing a portal with a community calendar and an enhanced group directory to facilitate communication between groups and to let more people know of all the activities happening in Anglesea.

Anglesea Community Garden Greenhouse: the Anglesea community gardeners are building a poly tunnel to enable seed propagation at the garden.

These ladies admiring the rhubarb growing in the Community Garden, will soon have a greenhouse provided through the Wise & Wild Ideas Grant.

Anglesea & District Men’s Shed Defibrillator: funding for a defibrillator for added safety for the Men’s Shed members and the wider community.

Anglesea & District Historical Society Anglesea Memories: a series of community gatherings and filming stories around different themes to capture and then present more of Anglesea’s history, particularly from the 1950s to now.

Anglesea Art House, Printing Press: a new printing press to provide more opportunities and encourage more growth of the highly popular printing group at the Anglesea Art House.

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BRIDGE UNVEILING bridges or even that they were named.

Coogoorah Park? It doesn’t take much imagination to In March this year the have an exciting adventure where there is a sunken Anglesea and District galleon and bridges to islands.

Historical Society renamed Coogoorah Park was developed after the 1983 Ash the bridges by unveiling Wednesday fires. Flooding the area was the only way the new name plaques made by authorities could extinguish the peat after the fires. Some the Men’s Shed and imaginative design work with the flood canals resulted in designed to last. The the development of the park with its bridges and islands. Russell, Smythe, Evans, The islands were formed when deep trenches were dug Mousley and Davidson to allow water to flood the area. However they needed to bridges are once again be topped with better soil in order for vegetation to grow named. The remaining on them. The bridges linked the islands, and made a bridge was named after the walking track across the river. first teacher, Miss Joan D’Helin.

In the 1920s, several families had moved to Anglesea when the men obtained work on the newly developed Forestry Commission pine plantation and nursery. Their children would have played along the river and in the swamp area that is now Coogoorah Park. It seemed Airport Transfers Parcels fitting that the bridges be named after those families, the ones who attended the newly opened Anglesea State Tours Business Accounts School. So in 1996 when Coogoorah Park was officially Special Occasions opened, the bridges were named after those early 1927 Medical -- DVA TAC school families.

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Have you ever taken the children on an adventure at

At the official opening descendants of the families planted trees. The bridges were named with beautiful pottery name plaques bearing the family names.

Unfortunately every area has its vandals who are intent on destroying anything they can. The beautiful pottery name plaques were soon destroyed by such vandals.

Within a few years most people forgot the names of the

Geoff Mousley speaks about the Mousley family connection to Anglesea, at the bridge plaque unveiling

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ANGLESEA’S FIRST HEAD TEACHER MISS JOAN D’HELIN

families at that time they were forced to sell their two-storey home on the Western Beach and move to a much smaller house.

After teaching at Anglesea Joan D’Helin went to Chute State School. The Argus Wednesday 28 March 1934, reports there was a profit of about £15 on a fancy dress ball held in aid of the Beaufort Roman Catholic bazaar when Miss Joan D'Helin teacher at Chute, was presented by residents with a cheque before she left for Geelong. However, she received more than a cheque as this is where she met Fred Fox, her future husband. After teaching in Geelong, Joan then went to Ararat where she taught until her marriage.

In 1939 Joan married Frederick John Fox. They moved to Stawell where Fred was a clerk with the Country Roads Board. Their two children, Wendy Anne [1943] and Rodney James [1946] were born at Stawell. In 1948 they moved to Ballarat where they remained for the rest of their lives.

The first Head Teacher appointed to Anglesea State School was Miss Joan D’Helin.

At just 21 she had attended the Melbourne Teachers’ College, the only teacher training college in existence prior to 1926.

Joan was born in Geelong to Herman Jean D’Helin and Alice Thornley. She was one of four daughters. Her education was at The Hermitage, Geelong.

The Geelong Advertiser of the time carries many references to Joan competing in musical competitions and tennis championships. Her father Herman, had a high profile in the community, holding the office of Mayor of West Geelong, as well as positions on various committees including the Geelong Agricultural Show. The Depression of the 1930’s had a big impact on Herman as he was involved in the stock exchange. Like many other

In 1956 Joan returned to teaching part time at Ballarat High School where she taught physical education, mathematics and general subjects to the junior forms.

Joan continued her keen interest in sport playing tennis, golf and bowls regularly, with great success. She was still playing

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bowls at the age of 91.

Of her two children, Wendy married Ian Quick and had three children Peter, Judy and Anthony (deceased 1979 aged 8), Rodney married Wendy and had two children Andrea and Stuart. They lived in Anglesea for several years before Rodney’s death in 2005. Rodney competed in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. He was a member of the Kayak four. In 2000 he carried the Olympic torch into Buningyong. His wife Wendy still lives in Anglesea where she is very active in the Surf Life Saving Club.

Search first in your own back yard is what I was told when I started researching history. How I wish I had followed that advice. For over two years I searched for descendants of Anglesea’s first Head Teacher, Miss J D’Helin. Old newspapers gave me her wedding and the birth of her two children. The death index gave me the death of her grandson, thus I then knew her daughter’s married name.

After months of searching the Internet, I found her daughter in Queensland. An excited phone call from me, abruptly brought home that old advice. She told me that her sister-in-law lives in Anglesea only metres from my home. Search first in your own backyard!

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TECHANGLE -

Passwords

If you use a computer or a smart phone, then chances are you have a plethora of passwords. It's something we just have to get used to because they are not going to go away any time soon. Many people use easy to remember passwords such as ‘anglesea,, or the name of their pet, or a birthday. The hackers love them as they are so easy to crack.

‘But who is going to hack into my computer in Anglesea’ I hear you say. The Internet has no boundaries and I know of at least two people here in Anglesea who have had their computers taken over by a hacker. It can happen. As well as using simple passwords, many people use the same password for lots of accounts they login to. The trouble with that is if a hacker cracks the password, then he can access all those accounts.

Some people tape passwords underneath their keyboard, others have Post It notes stuck on the side of the screen, and some keep their passwords in a book which they leave next to their computer. So if someone breaks in and steals their computer, then they are going to steal their passwords. For some people, I think it is ok to write passwords down, but please keep them in a secure place where they can't be easily found.

When creating a password, don't use a dictionary word, current home address, home phone number, consecutive keys on a keyboard, etc. Use a string of characters that is meaningful to you but not to anybody else. That way you can use it a few times. One such password concept is an address that perhaps you lived at as a child, or the address of your first boy/girl friend. Something like 25greenavenuemalvern would be easy to remember and after a while quick to type in but very hard for a hacker to crack. Change that to 25GreenAvenueMalvern and add an exclamation mark on the

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end, and it will take a very long time to crack.

Another option is to buy a password manager. I use 1password which was developed by Agilebits in Canada.

The reason I chose 1passwords is you need to choose a master password to open the program to see your passwords. If you lose that password, then that's bad luck - there is no back door in to it. So I have chosen a password that is alphanumeric, quite long, and noone else knows it. So when I want to login in to a web site, I open up 1password, click on the name of the web site and it logs me in automatically. It also generates passwords.

If someone breaks in and steals my computer, he won't be able to access my 1password program but I will have lost it as well so I periodically back the encrypted 1password file on to a memory stick that I lock away.

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SUDOKU How well do you know the history of Anglesea?

1. What was the name first given to Anglesea?

2. What was the name first given to Aireys Inlet?

3. Where was the first Catholic Church in Anglesea?

4. What year did the Anglesea school open?

5. What year was the Aireys Inlet lighthouse built?

6. What name was given to the 1983 fires that went through this area?

7. What company ran a regular horse and coach service from Geelong to Anglesea?

8. Who built the first hotel in Anglesea?

9. What was the name of the ship wrecked in 1902 on the reef at Anglesea?

10. What year was the Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club formed?

Do you need to know more history of the area? Purchase one of Lindsay Braden’s books available through the local news agency or join the Anglesea Historical Society.

To solve this Sudoku each horizontal line, vertical row and three by three square must contain every number from 1 to 9.

Using the given starter numbers, you must be able to start working out where other numbers must be logically placed.

Turn to page 11 for the solution to the Sudoku.

ANSWERS 1. Swampy Creek 2. Angahook 3. The corner of Murray and Noble Streets 4. 1927 5. 1891 6. Ash Wednesday 7. Cobb & Co. 8. Alice Jackson 9. Inverlochy 10. 1952

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ALCOA CELEBRATES FIRST 50 YEARS IN AUSTRALIA

Australians have a long and proud history of

with the company for more than thirty years, from the early days as a graduate civil engineer to leading a 5,000-strong ‘giving it a go’, but it takes an incredible effort to go the distance workforce today. ‘Our 50 year anniversary is a remarkable and build a company that represents the world’s largest integrated milestone and testament to the many talented, courageous bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting system. and industrious people who have worked and currently This year Alcoa of Australia celebrates 50 years of operating; and it work for Alcoa,’ he said. ‘We have many long-term employwas at the company’s Point Henry smelter in Geelong in April 1963 ees who have clocked up 25, 30 and 40 years of service; that Alcoa’s production in Australia officially began. Importantly, the without their continuing dedication and commitment we would not be here today celebrating this remarkable Alcoa Anglesea Power Station continues to play an integral role in achievement.’ the company’s success. The company’s rich history started out in Western Australia’s Darling Range in 1957 when the Western Min- For five decades Alcoa has proudly invested in a variety of ing Corporation (WMC), then one of Australia’s most successful min- local and national community programs and volunteer ing companies, began exploring for bauxite. After deposits were events. One community partnership that has stood the test confirmed and prospects deemed bright WMC invited two other of time, and is indeed one of Alcoa’s longest running, is the Australian mining companies, Broken Hill South Ltd and North Bro- Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club. The partnership began in ken Hill Ltd, to form a new company and develop an integrated alu- 1963 when Alcoa donated 500 pounds for the purchase of minium industry. an aluminium surf boat and since then Alcoa has been a sponsor of infrastructure, equipment and programs. With An injection of funds was needed, so the new joint venture approached the Aluminum Company of America for help to develop the Alcoa’s past built on the qualities of aluminium known for being lightweight, endlessly recyclable, corrosion resistant sizable bauxite deposit. The companies struck up a partnership, forming Alcoa of Australia in June 1961. On 17 April 1963 the Point and integral to everyday life – its future certainly looks Henry smelter first poured molten aluminium thereby officially com- bright as we look around and see the multitude of products mencing production for the company. By the end of the decade, the now using aluminium.

Point Henry site had expanded with its pier operational and rolling Planes, trains, cars, buses, laptops, tablets and smart operations underway in 1965, and the Anglesea Power Station com- phones, mobile phones, DVDs, building materials, outdoor ing on line in 1969 to supply 40% of Point Henry’s energy needs. furniture, screw cap bottle tops, beverage cans, aluminium foil, the list goes on. It is hard to imagine what the next 50 Across the years many thousands of locals have worked at Alcoa. years will bring but you can be sure aluminium will feature Today, with a workforce of approximately 900 at the Point Henry strongly as will Alcoa of Australia as both are committed to and Anglesea sites, more than a third of current employees have proudly worked for Alcoa for more than 25 years. The longest serv- advancing each generation to create a sustainable future.

Call out to all ‘Alcoans.’ Throughout 2013 Alcoa is celebrating Alcoa employee retired last year after an incredible 48 years ing the people who have made our company what it is towith the company at Point Henry, and two current Power Station day. We invite former employees to contact the Community employees have served more than 40 years.

Relations team at angleseaps@alcoa.com.au to reconnect Alcoa of Australia’s Managing Director Alan Cransberg has been and share their Alcoa stories.

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NEWSANGLE POETRY COMPETITION NewsAngle Poetry Competition

MOTHER’S DAY TRIBUTE

YOUR LAST CHANCE

My mother is the colour RED Full of passion and enthusiasm for new adventures Encouraging, guiding our minds to explore the unknown.

My mother is the colour YELLOW Like the golden sun rising from the sea on Main Beach Full of promise as another golden day brings.

My mother is the colour PINK Like the roses which grow in our garden Which smell like heaven, are soft and fragrant, But strong and enduring.

My mother is the colour BROWN Solid like the earth beneath my feet Full of goodness, supplying the richness To grow food for our bodies nourishment My mother is the colour PURPLE Deep as the night sky as she reads us to sleep Hearing our prayers at the end of another day My mother is all the colours of the rainbow, Warm in the winter, cool in the summer, bright as the sun Comforting as a fire, soothing as a book.

MY MOTHER IS HOME Sandra Jago

The first prize is $100 and we will pay $20 for every poem published. This is the last issue for the competition . The competition closes on 31 August.

Poems can be on any topic and any type. They can be either in rhyme or free verse. They can be any length, or can be a series of short poems.

Entry is free and is open to any amateur poets. Entering your poetry in the competition gives us permission to print it in NewsAngle. You can enter as many poems as you wish.

Poems must not have been published in any commercial publication or have won prizes in another competition.

Please ensure your name is written on the back of every page. Ensure you keep a copy of your work as poems will not be returned.

We want to read your poetry. Everyone has a poet in them but no one gets to read your work unless you submit them.

Prize winners will be notified in writing.

RECORDING ANGLESEA’S HISTORY 1950– 2013

CLOSING DATE FOR POEMS TO BE SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION AND FOR PRIZES IS 31 AUGUST 2013. PRIZE WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED . YOU WILL RECEIVE A CHEQUE FOR $20 WHEN YOUR POEM IS PUBLISHED IN NEWSANGLE.

NEWSANGLE POETRY COMPETITION Name……………………………………………………….

Address……………………………………………………

Do you have memories of Anglesea Traders and Businesses from 1950 on.

A history collecting session will be held Sunday 7 July 2.00pm at the Museum 5 McMillan Street The Anglesea & District Historical Society want to talk to you, copy any photos you have and make notes about shops, traders and businesses. Please help us.

We need to record our history now.

Enquiries Jan Morris 5263 3085 Afternoon tea provided.

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Title of Poem…………………………………………….

I hereby submit the above titled poem/s for publication in NewsAngle.

I declare this is all my own work.

Signed……………………………………………………..

Date………………………………………………………...

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TEGAN CALDWELL

In 2009 Newsangle reported on

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and a Diploma in Ministry at Camp Wilkin Baptist Centre and has used these skills to programme activities for many Tegan Caldwell a promising young groups coming through the camp. Her work with kids at risk person who was awarded the Surf and in a first offender program with the courts has seen her Coast Youth of the Year award. The develop a better understanding of those troubled and less promise she then showed has fortunate youth. Tegan is now Big Brother Big Sister developed into an outstanding ANZ ambassador for Geelong alongside Cameron Ling. championship netball player for the Continuing her studies with a Diploma of Community Melbourne Vixens. She is renowned Services, she has just been employed with a company called as a sharp shooting goal attack, but Ladder, which is an initiative of the AFL Players Association, she doesn’t just play netball. Tegan providing for homeless youth. Tegan is now the Project has many other commendable interests in which she Manager to start this program in Geelong, working closely contributes to the community. with the Geelong Football Club and Cotton On. Tegan trains Tegan began playing netball for Anglesea in 1995 as a six days a week in Melbourne and does pilates to strengthen seven year old. She continued successfully with Anglesea her body core, then finds time to go to netball clubs and for 10 years in the BDNA competition before moving to the schools across Victoria coaching young girls in the art of GFNL to play for Grovedale Football Netball Club 2005netball and having fun. Her training and skill makes this an 2006; then St Josephs Netball Club 2006-2008, winning outstanding time for the young people who attend these the Grand Final in 2008, also hot shot of the year and team sessions. Through all this she has a strong Christian faith, of the year. During this time, she played for Geelong Flyers attending Planet Shakers in Geelong as well as helping out 2003-2006. Tegan was then selected to play for City West with music at Anglesea Baptist Church, where she was Falcons 2007-2011 in the State League championship brought up. Her faith is what holds her together and drives team, winning three premierships. From there, Tegan has her to help people. represented the Victorian under 21 team 2008-2009. In The people of Anglesea follow Tegan’s career with admiration. We 2009 Tegan was chosen for the Australian under 21 squad, are certain to see her success in netball for many years to come. but did not make the team, until there was a injury to a player 24 hours before the team flew out to the Cook Islands. She played in the Grand Final for City West Falcons the night before flying to the Cook Islands where the Australian Team won gold in the World Youth Games. The World Youth Games are held every four years.

Tegan made her mark during the 2009 World Youth cup campaign, impressing selectors with her incredible skills. At 1.75m tall Tegan is renowned for her agility in the circle, vertical leap and accurate eye. She held a key position in the Australian Fast Net Diamonds tour of the UK in 2010.

Joining the Melbourne Vixens in 2010, she took out the Melbourne Vixens Rookie of the Year award in the same year. With an achilles injury to Sharelle McMahon during the 2011 season, Tegan was rewarded for her hard work and was in the starting seven. 2012 saw Sharelle have a baby, thus giving Tegan the opportunity to consolidate herself as a leading goal attack in the Vixens line up steering her team through to the Trans-Tasman Grand Final. Her precision shooting earned her debut in the 2012 Australian Diamond squad, her goal being, to make the Australian Squad at the end of the year then the Commonwealth Games 2014 and or the World Cup 2015.

Tegan’s other interests include her work for schools, churches and community groups in the development of life skills for young people. She trained in the 12WATTS internship program as an outdoor education instructor

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COMMUNITY BILLBOARD A free community service, 52 63 2116

FAMILY BUSH DANCE

ANGAIR WILDFLOWER SHOW 21& 22 September Memorial Hall, McMillan Street, Anglesea

Saturday 31st August 7.00pm

ANGAIR is dedicated to protecting our indigenous flora and fauna and maintaining the natural beauty and local environment of Anglesea and Aireys Inlet.

Anglesea Memorial Hall

Spit Roast & Sweets plus entertainment Proceeds to Las Lomas V4P College, Peru to purchase playground equipment and assist with administration

Weekend Attractions • Spectacular displays of indigenous flowers  Guided wildflower walks and bus tours  Indigenous plant for sale  Art and Craft exhibitions and stalls  The Connies  Children's activities  Swap an environmental weed for a local plant.

Music by Blend Bush Band, from Donald

Raffle Games, Competitions etc.

Cancer Council’s biggest fundraiser ANGLESEA ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL August 24 & 25 Saturday 24 — 2 sessions, afternoon & evening Sunday 25 — 1 session, mid-morning

REFRESHMENTS - soup, sandwiches, Devonshire teas & slices - catered for by Red Cross/Cancer Council Tickets — $25 adults Children $1 per year eg. 7yo =$7 BYO Drinks Annette 5263 3004 or Jan 5263 3085

For enquiries please email info@angair.org.au or phone Winsome on 5263 3239

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Daffodil Day

23 August—Stalls in Anglesea & Torquay 24 August- Stall in Aireys Inlet Stalls will be selling daffodils merchandise and fresh daffodils

Further information: www.angleseaperformers.org.au 0416 045 745

CLUB DIRECTORY ***

Anglesea Community Vegetable Garden CFA Winsome Coutts Terry McKnight 0413 946 343 0447 635131 Aireys Inlet & District Association Anne Porter Cricket Club, Anglesea 5289 6754 Mark Stoneham ANGAIR 5263 1085 (office) angair@pipeline.com.au

0419 591745

Art House (Surf Coast) Pat McKenzie 0418 179554

5289 6686

Bowling Club, Anglesea Office 5263 1229

0438 208 423

Cancer Council, Surf Coast Margo Davey 5263 3276

Historical Society Bruce Bodman 5263 1249

Community Garden 3231 Aireys Inlet Terrence Hoffmann 0438 533 346

Las Lomas School Committee Simon Clark 5263 1812

Family History Group Pat Hughes

Football Club, Anglesea Ian Poulton Golf Club, Anglesea 5263 1582

Lions Club of Anglesea David Morris 5263 3085

Probus (Surf Coast) Karl Jacklin 0412 619219

Lioness Club of Anglesea Dawn Newton 0428 632206

Red Cross, Aireys Inlet/Anglesea Barbara Morrissy 5263 1304

Men’s Shed Bob Dwyer 5263 3004

RSL Angie Marchment 5263 3494

Motor Yacht Club, Anglesea John O’Connor 0408 305 617

Senior Citizens John Mulder 5263 2007

Netball Club, Anglesea Megan Lourey O402 475 299

Surf Life Saving Club, Anglesea 5263 1107 (office)

Platypus Toy Library Amanda George 0421 791803 Playgroup, Anglesea Jane Mazlin 0418 374 258

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ANGLESEA SCHOOL ANGLESEA PS WINS THE GEELONG COLLEGE CHALLENGE AGAIN! For the second year in a row, Anglesea Primary School has won the Geelong College Challenge. The 11 hour program required the students to solve a variety of challenges that drew on their physical, mental, emotional and problem solving skills and above all their ability to work as a team. The winning team demonstrated a capacity to focus and not be distracted by outside activities around them, an ability to cooperate and share skills in a group for a common goal and a high degree of emotional intelligence – a great predictor of success in life..

Staff and Parents were present to witness the students being presented with the winning cup.

Anglesea Principal, Pamela Sandlant, commented that the win was “Testament to the effectiveness of the individualised learning program that we have at Anglesea PS. We employ Innovative teaching and learning strategies that empower students to understand themselves as learners and to be flexible and creative thinkers.”

Anglesea Primary School has this term hosted a number of visits from principals and teachers from Geelong, Hamilton, Melbourne and local areas who have taken interest in the innovative teaching and learning program being delivered. We are proud to showcase the great learning that goes on at our school.

The winning team: Braden, Aisha, Belle and Tiger.

Congratulations on a stunning outcome.

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ANGLESEA SCHOOL

Personalised and Individualised Learning

Alannah and Aki work together to solve a maths problem.

Belle at work in the hothouse—utilising the worm juice from the worm farm.

BUTTERFLY PROJECT

Renowned Artist, Cinnamon Stephens, worked with students, staff and the elderly from Blue Cross to design butterflies that were cut from metal and galvanised to be placed on the fence to the school’s kitchen garden.

An opening ceremony was held on Monday 3rd June where Cinnamon cut the ceremonial ribbon. The school community invite visitors to the school to view the fabulous art work. All welcome!

REPTILE INCURSION

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Junior students enjoyed learning about snakes, turtles and lizards.

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AIREYS INLET CAMPUS - LORNE P-12 COLLEGE

Give Us A Hand!

Our special group of budding marine biologists, The Eagle Rockers, arranged for our school to participate in a special Art Competition conducted by Earthwatch as part of this year’s celebration of Environment Week, and to highlight the problems caused to our marine environments by increasing levels of marine debris.

The students from each class were required to collect marine debris from our local beaches and waterways, and use it to create a sculpture that incorporated a “hand”. They were also given the opportunity to record video questions to be put to scientists from the CSIRO who have been involved in conducting a National Marine Debris Survey covering the entire Australian coastline. It was a great way for the students to become aware of the problem of marine debris, a great way to get our beaches and waterways a bit cleaner, and a great way to show off the great creativity and artistic skills of all of the students at Aireys Inlet.

ANGLESEA MEMORIES HISTORY 1950 –2013 Were you a trader, customer or just an observer in Anglesea from 1950 – 2013? If so we would like you to talk to us on Sunday 7 April.

Anglesea & District Historical Society is documenting TRADERS, SHOP KEEPERS AND OTHER BUSINESSES

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that were in Anglesea in the 50 years 1950-2000.

You are invited to attend the museum on Sunday 7 July at 2.00pm to discuss the above topic. We want to collect copies of any photos, calendars etc.

Senior Citizens are especially encouraged to attend!

Enquiries Jan Morris 5263 3085

0417 124 902

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AIREYS INLET CAMPUS - LORNE P-12 COLLEGE

Storytime for Everyone This year, students at the Aireys Campus participated for the first time in the National Simultaneous Storytime, organised by the Australian Library and Information Association. The NSS is an annual campaign that aims to encourage more young Australians to read and enjoy books. Now in its 13th successful year it is a colourful, vibrant and fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy using an Australian children’s book that explores age appropriate themes and addresses key learning areas of our curriculum for Grades P to 6.

Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. So at 11 o’clock on Wednesday May 22nd, we joined with thousands of other children from around Australia in the reading of this year’s selected book “The Wrong Book”, written by Victorian author Nick Bland.

Every Aireys student sat and enjoyed sharing the story, which was brought to life even more when the Prep, One and Two students (brilliantly disguised as characters from the story) added their stunning theatrical talents. Everyone else really got into the spirit of things too, by dressing in “wrong clothes”. There were some pretty crazy outfits, and some pretty crazy sights at Aireys that day! It was great fun to be part of this special event, and we look forward to sharing another great book with thousands of other kids from all over Australia next year.

Well Worth saving The Grade 1 and 2 students have been concerned about the welfare of our local wildlife and decided to do something to ensure their continued visits to our school reserve. The students thought it would be beneficial to create an awareness of how special our reserve is and the important role it plays in ensuring the future of our local wildlife.

Working in dedicated teams, they created an impressive exhibition within the reserve designed to inform and fuel their passion in others to conserve this important area of natural beauty.

Parents and friends were recently treated to a special day in the Reserve. They were able to view the special exhibits, as well as really become informed and appreciate the diversity of life in the reserve by participating in a tricky Nature Challenge devised by the students. Everyone learned a lot, and had heaps of fun together.

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Anglican Church of the Transfiguration, Anglesea Located on the corner of Main Street and Camp Road (on the hill behind the public telephones) Sunday Service: Holy Communion 9.15am.

Tuesday Service: Eucharist 10.30 am on 3rd Tuesday at Anglesea Aged Care Facility — all welcome Anglesea Ladies Fellowship: Second Wednesday each month, 2.00 pm at Church of Transfiguration Parish Priest: Torquay Parish Office 5261 5558

St Christopher’s Catholic Church Located in Camp Road, Anglesea Saturday Evening Mass: 5.30 pm during non daylight saving time Parish Priest: Fr. Linh Tran Phone 5243 9891

Anglesea Baptist Church Church: Sunday School: Bible Studies: Youth Group:

Anglesea Baptist Church meets at the Uniting Church in Murch Crescent at 10.45 am each Sunday Known as Waves, Sunday School runs during school terms as part of the worship service Are run during the week. For more information contact Pastor James Lewis on 5263 2744 For Years 7 - 12, contact Michael 0411 574 022

Further Information:

Pastor James Lewis can be contacted at Seaside Seconds, 71 Great Ocean Road, Anglesea Phone 5263 2744 Email: info@angleseabaptist.org.au Web page: www.angleseabaptist.org.au

Opportunity Shop:

71 Great Ocean Road, open Monday to Saturday 9.30 am to 4.00 pm Ph 5263 1687

Trinity Uniting Church Church: Sunday morning: 2nd Wednesday

Murch Crescent, near the bridge, and overlooking the Anglesea River Worship is at 9.00 am All welcome Communion service on the second Sunday of each month Drop in for cards and scrabble at 11.00am. Bring your own lunch.

Bellbrae Bellbrae Op Shop: Minister:

Worship service 11.00am Sundays Open: Thurs, Fri, Sat Rev. Helen Robinson 0408 527 521

St Aidan’s Church, Aireys Inlet Anglican & Uniting Church: Anglican Uniting Church: Catholic Mass:

Combined Service: 10.30 am (June to August) 8.00 am Holy Communion (September on) Contact 5261 5558 Worship Sundays 10.30am (September on) Rev Helen Robinson 0408 527 521 6.00 pm Saturday non daylight saving time Father Wally Tudor 5237 6782 Combined churches coffee chat & get-together 10.00am first Friday of the month—ALL WELCOME

Anglesea Combined Churches Services The four Christian churches of Anglesea combine four times a year to share in worship. On Saturday 29 June the churches will combine at 5.30pm to celebrate worship together at the St Christopher’s Camp Road and on Sunday 29th September they will again combine for a 9.00 am service at Trinity Uniting Church, Murch Crescent Everyone is welcome to share in these combined servicesS. Enquiries 5263 3085

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WHEN THERE IS DOUBT, DON’T THROW IT OUT

You know how it is. You ask all your friends - do you need a bed or a sideboard, or some shelving? Any of your kids moving out yet? It seems no one needs any of your old precious stuff. You try a garage sale and all it does is leave you cold and cranky. You wonder if you should have just got a skip in the first place. Well, now there is an alternative.

A new partnership between Anglesea service groups and Surf Coast Council is providing the opportunity for others to check over your unwanted goods before they go to land -fill. The new shed at the Anglesea tip houses items suitable for reuse. Furniture, building materials, appliances, tools, bric-a-brac and every imaginable household item is stored in the shed for resale at very reasonable prices. All profits from their resale will support local community groups and charities.

The Resale Shop opened for business on Saturday 27 April and is now open every Saturday between the hours of 10am to 2pm. Staffed by volunteers, the project is the brainchild of the Anglesea and District Men’s Shed and its recycling facilitator, Jim Tutt. It is supported by the Anglesea Lions Club and Seaside Seconds.

People will still be charged the normal tipping fees for their items, as they could end up in the landfill. However, instead of them going straight into landfill or recycling, goods will have a new chance at a useful life through the resale shop.

Simon Clark and Jim Tutt loading at the Resale Shed on Saturday

When you are having a clean-up at home, please consider all options for your surplus items, including those that Seaside Seconds might find useful, or putting items onto e-bay for sale, or contacting the Salvos for larger furniture items like beds before taking your unwanted goods to the landfill, for resale.

Volunteers are being sought from local groups – and anyone willing to help on a Saturday can contact Jim on 5263 1227.

Jim Tutt, former councillor, Surf Coast Shire

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WILSON’S

ANGLESEA 0352 632 607

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For hire with operator: · 17.5 mtr Cherry Picker/Travel

Tower · 9 inch Mulcher · 5 mtr Tipper Truck · Professional log splitter

Anglesea

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