Issue 118 june 2014

ISSUE 118 JUNE 2014

HIGHLIGHTS Tom Randall

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From the ACH Coordinator

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Bits & Bytes

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Tom Randall is special!

Doing Things Differently

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Lighthouse Literary Festival

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Nothing to Worry About

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Bellbrae Bric-A-Brac

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In October Tom will celebrate his 100 th birthday. That puts him in a very special category. The latest demographics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveal that about 4,250 centenarians (people aged 100 years or older) and super-centenarians (people aged 110 years or older) are currently living in Australia. That's less than 0.2% of the population, or two in every ten thousand.

Police Beat

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Outdoor Movie Fun in A’sea

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Book Clubs

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Caroline Price

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Write Angles

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The Lights Out Disco

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Fairhaven Surf LSC

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Kids Corner

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Alcoa News

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Love Winter in Aireys

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Surfcoast Shire

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TOM RANDALL

When I was introduced to Tom for the first time earlier this year, I couldn’t believe that he was just a few months away from joining this select band of centenarians.

He looks youthful for his age, walks confidently and unaided, speaks articulately, has an amazing memory, and still drives his own car, having been retested just last year. It’s only a few years since he’s given up playing golf and lawn bowls. He enjoys an occasional beer (he recalls when it was only 6d a pot), but does not smoke. He told how he was

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caught by his mother puffing on a cigarette when he was 12, resulting in a good smack.

That was his first and last cigarette.

Kenneth Thomas Randall was born in a hotel in Bendigo on October 14th 1914, the first year of the Great War. At the time of Tom’s birth his father was working in the gold mines at Eaglehawk, having begun at the age of 12. Tom’s uncle, who also worked in the mines, died at 35 from a lung complaint possibly caused by the mine dust. Tom’s father also suffered the same lung complaint but was successfully treated in hospital, and lived until age 80. Tom was actually driving the car in which his father suffered his fatal heart attack.

Early in Tom’s life the family moved to the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick, and Tom was sent to the local primary school in Albert Street. In his spare time he was one of the myriad of street corner newsboys, sold lollies at the Empire Theatre in Sydney Road each night and on Saturday afternoons (he remembers when patrons were allowed to smoke in picture theatres), borrowed books from the nearby Mechanics Institute Library and learned to swim at the Brunswick Baths. He also sold Football Records and lollies at the Carlton Football Ground in Princes Park when Carlton were playing their home games. Tom recalled that if Carlton won he would sell out, earning two shillings (2/-) in the pound (£1).

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Acknowledgements

FROM THE ACH COORDINATOR

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.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to Caroline Price our new Child Care Coordinator who is filling the vacancy left by Kylie Stewart. Caroline brings a wealth of experience with her. You can read more about Caroline’s background in the main pages of NewsAngle. I would like to thank Kylie Stewart for her commitment and energy over the last four years. Kylie has made a significant contribution to the operation of the Occasional Care service. Staff, families and children will miss Kylie and Michelle Taylor who job-shared with Kylie for the past two

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years. We wish Kylie and Michelle the best for the future.

The Community House is seeking a volunteer Treasurer to join the Board of Management.

You will ideally have an accountancy, finance or business background, and an interest in and appreciation of the work of a not-for-profit community organization. If you are interested, contact Alex Leknius at the Community House.

Don’t forget about the Community Calendar and Noticeboard. This was developed to enable community groups and events’ organisers to post items on the calendar and for visitors and residents to see “What’s On” throughout the year. You can access the calendar, view and post events at www.anglesea.org.au The Youth Group meets at the Community House on Tuesday’s between 5.00pm – 7.00pm. All youth between the ages of 12-17 are welcome. Come along and meet the crew.

Alex Leknius ADCH Coordinator Editor: When you put together a publication like NewsAngle, you get left with some odd shaped spaces. What to do with them? In the last issue I tried a short murder mystery. Not sure how that went down. Not quite as gripping as Silent Witness I suspect. So I thought I’d put in some more amazing facts. “Oh good,” you mutter. Now they come from the internet, and whilst I know that we all have unquestioning faith in the net, I’m not prepared to swear to their accuracy, but here goes anyway.

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TOM RANDALL (cont.)

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This was not an easy target when you consider that in 1922 the Football Record sold for just three pence (3 d). He would have needed to sell 80 Football Records to make his two shillings. Not surprisingly Tom is a Carlton supporter but his first allegiance was to the Brunswick Football Club who played their home games at their Victoria Street Ground in West Brunswick. He and his mates would climb over the fence to avoid paying. Times were tough.

Tom left school at 14 and went to work at Eckersley Engineering in South Melbourne where he remained for the next eleven years until the beginning of the Second World War in 1939, when he was called up for service in the armed forces.

Tom had completed a mechanical engineering course at Melbourne Tech during his time at Eckersleys. He did his military training at Maribyrnong (for about 4 months), returned to work at Eckersleys for a short period as a truck driver, and was then called back into the army on fulltime duty. He was transferred to Darwin in 1943 and was there during some of the Japanese bombings raids on the city. In between military training and drills, Tom was engaged in construction projects, and the maintenance of telephone and electrical generation systems. Tom gratefully recalls that none of his wartime mates were killed in action. He still wonders why the authorities didn’t anticipate the military ambitions of the Japanese at that time.

At war’s end Tom returned to Victoria and was posted to Broadmeadows, having married just before the war finished in 1945. He was demobbed shortly after but then returned to the Camp in 1950 as a public servant, where he worked for the next 27 years. For the first year or so after his marriage, Tom and his wife Norma lived with her mother, after which they moved into their own home in North Coburg where they had two children (a girl and a boy) born at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Moreland Road Coburg. When I asked Tom if he had any great grandchildren, he replied with a laugh that “he had plenty of them.” In fact, Tom has two children, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Not a bad effort.

Tom retired from the public service at 62 years of age and he and Norma considered the possibility of moving permanently to Anglesea. From the early years the family had been coming to Anglesea for their holidays. He recalls that in those days there was only one store and it used to close at lunchtime. There was also a post office, an estate agent, and a service station, which was located where the supermarket is today. Tom and Norma were keen on Anglesea but the land prices were out of their range. A housing estate had been opened in the vicinity of the golf course and most of the blocks were sold, so Tom asked the agent if he would keep him in mind should an affordable house block become available. A month or so later Tom received a call from the agent to say that a fisherman from Aireys Inlet was keen to sell his block so that he could get a new boat. Several thousand dollars changed hands and Tom and Norma had their block of land on which they soon built their retirement home, the home where Tom lives to this day.

So, after 38 years of work, Tom had retired. But what was he to do with this sudden abundance of free time? Well, Tom, new to the game, joined the golf club and continued as a member for the next thirty years, getting his handicap down to a very respectable fifteen. During that time he won two monthly medals and had three holes-in-one. Meanwhile, Norma had joined the bowls club, and on many occasions over the next five years encouraged Tom to join as well. She would often ask him when he planned to become a member. “Tom’s reply was always the same, “when I’m old enough!” He reckoned he was old enough when he reached 68, joined the club, and went on to win the club championship when he was 86, after being the runner-up the year before. Tom has a special cabinet for the trophies that he and Norma won during their postretirement sporting years. He regarded himself as a “late beginner.” He gave up golf in his early nineties, and was in his mid-nineties when he retired from lawn bowls.

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TOM RANDALL (cont.)

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His father reached 80 despite having worked in the mines, and his mother lived to 93.

Tom has experienced a long, generally happy and event filled life, but I wondered which of his ten decades he thinks was the best. He said that the fifties were pretty good. He’d started work in the public service, was happily married with a family, had his own home, unemployment and inflation were virtually non-existent, there was a post-war boom underway, and people left their windows open at night and their back doors unlocked. Except for a bout of pneumonia and five hernia operations, he’s reckons he’s been generally healthy.

Jenny, my co-interviewer, asked Tom what message he would give to the youth of today based on his own life experiences? He was emphatic in his response. Look on the good side, practice moderation in all things, and work hard.

Don’t be afraid of hard work. Tom reiterated what Gary Player, the famous South African golfer said back in 2002, “the harder I practice the luckier I get.”

Tom is probably one of the few people alive who can say “I saw Sir Charles Kingsford Smith fly over Brunswick in the Southern Cross on his way to the Essendon Airport. For the rest of us, it’s just history.

As I said at the start, Tom Randall is special.

Karl Jacklin

AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS

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Celebrating 100 years PLEASANT SUNDAY AFTERNOON The Aireys Inlet/Anglesea branch presented a wonderful fund-raising concert on 27th April with a performance by celebrity star of stage DAVID HOBSON. This enjoyable event was held at the Aireys Inlet Pub with all proceeds to Australian Red Cross Calling. Our thanks went to David Hobson (also members of his family), for his generosity in performing, David Cameron (pianist), Tim Wood for his expertise in sound equipment, Alan Benfield and staff for logistics organization and donors of prizes from RC members.

As a result $12,566.80 was forwarded to Australian Red Cross to help the recovery of people in the Philippines.

Thanks also to our wonderful community in Aireys Inlet and Anglesea who supported us once again in Red Cross humanitarian work.

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Rustic Italian Pizza and Cucina Casalinga David Hobson and David Cameron (piano)

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3. There are more atoms in a single glass of water, than glasses of water in all the oceans of the Earth.

4. Fold over a sufficiently large piece of paper 42 times and it will reach the Moon (children should not try this unless in the company of a responsible adult).

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TECH ANGLE

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Do you still have boxes of old 35mm slides? Remember the days when people returned from holidays with a truckload of slides and invited you to come round for afternoon tea and then surprise you with a slideshow? And do you still have boxes full of old photos that you can’t be bothered looking for?

One needs a decent slide viewer or projection system to show 35mm slides and that has sort of become old hat nowadays. And slides do fade in time. But why lose them?

Why not convert your old slides to digital images on your home computer? Then they can be archived on to memory sticks or DVDs so that future generations can enjoy them.

There are companies that offer a 35mm slide to DVD service and the last time I used one I paid about $1 per slide because I needed it done as professionally as possible. After that I bought a slide conversion kit for about $125 and completed the remainder of the task myself – a bit time consuming - but saved me quite a bit of cash. I now have all my “precious” old slides on my computer hard drive and a DVD for backup. And all the kids have copies as well.

Photos also deteriorate in time if the silverfish don’t find the boxes they are in first! Again it isn’t too difficult to scan old photos and store them on your computer. Most printers these days include a decent scanner.

But if you do scan old slides and photos on to your computer, you must copy them on to either a DVD or external hard drive or even memory sticks in case your computer hard drive fails – and believes me, they do fail from time to time.

I have too many memories of people bringing their computers to me saying that the hard drive has died and can I please somehow find a way to retrieve their photos which they meant to backup but hadn’t got round to it!

Sometimes I was able to and sometimes I couldn’t – sadly.

John Cummings 5. Once Charlie Chaplin entered a contest for Charlie Chaplin look-alikes and he came third.

6. Of all the people in history who have reached 65 years of age, half of them are living right now.

7. If there was no space between any of its atoms, Earth would be the size of a baseball.

8. Vending machines kill four times as many people as sharks

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DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY

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Walking along Steppy Beach at Aireys the other day I came to the little cave at the western end of the beach. If you know it you’ll recall there’s a natural shaft that runs from the roof of the cave up to the cliff-top above. I remembered back to the late 1950’s when this natural flaw in the sandstone was regularly used by some nearby residents as a very convenient garbage chute to get rid of their rubbish. Except the rubbish seemed to mostly just sit there, at the base of the cave, looking ghastly, well above the normal high-tide mark. Nobody seemed to condemn this practice or even comment on it. It went on for years. Apparently the light-house keepers, when they were in residence in the early 1900’s, had a different section of the cliff from which they would tip their refuse, confident that mother nature would do her work and sweep away the problem. When you think about it, it wasn’t that long ago that, for a lot of people, dumping trailer loads of rubbish in the bush was seen as quite a normal and harmless thing to do.

Thankfully, for the vast majority of us, our relationship with the natural world has changed a lot in fifty years.

I also recall an incident that happened around the point from Steppy at the river mouth beach. It was a summer day in about 1960 and we kids were mucking about on the rocks at low tide when all of a sudden big rock crabs came scuttling out of the water all around us. The reason was that a huge octopus was gliding its way in from the deeper water, exploring the shallower pools, no doubt in search of prey. As a small crowd gathered to marvel at the sight a couple of young men tore off up the beach, borrowed a beach umbrella pole and returned to gleefully impale the octopus with this ready-made spear. Having done this they hauled the unfortunate creature onto the beach. We all stood around for a while and looked at the floppy thing until gradually everyone lost interest and went back to swimming or sunbaking. Nobody even suggested cutting it up and eating it. It was only the 1960’s after all.

But the surprising thing, looking back, was that nobody thought this senseless killing of a fascinating creature was at all pointless, cruel or wasteful. It just seemed like what you’d do. See something a bit unusual, a bit scary and kill it.

Ditto the story, some years later, of a motorist who saw a small shark idling through the shallows near Hutt Gully. The quick thinking fellow grabbed a tyre iron from the boot of his car, waded into the water and dispatched the shark with a few swift blows. Again, people’s reaction on hearing the story was generally one of amused approval. As the writer L.P.Hartley put it, “The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” Still, the old ways had their advantages.

Look at Witch Rock at the mouth of the river at Aireys today. Quite close to it used to be another distinctive rock formation called “The Camel”. It was rather like Witch Rock in height and stature but the “head” of the “Camel” was decidedly precarious and some claimed you could see it move in a strong wind. Clearly dangerous. What to do? Well, a couple of local holiday makers who owned houses along the river road, exercised their right to use some initiative and blew “The Camel” to pieces with a bit of left-over gelignite. (They were farmers. They were used to blowing up tree stumps and things. Problem solved.

Imagine the anguish of decision-making today if someone proposed blasting away a prominent piece of cliff. The howls of outrage, the finger pointing, the consultants’ fees, the planning meetings, community forums, concerned councillors, protests, and placard-waving.

For better and for worse, things were much simpler fifty years ago.

J. C. Bell, Aireys Inlet

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THE LIGHTHOUSE LITERARY FESTIVAL AT AIREYS INLET

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The Lighthouse Literary Festival at Aireys Inlet brought together writers, poets, actors, historians, journalists, playwrights, filmmakers and musicians in a diverse program that entertained 300 book lovers over a three day program. The Fairhaven Surf Life Saving Club provided a stunning location for the sell-out event.

There were numerous highlights: John Clarke, in opening his talk on Friday night, looked out the window to the spectacular surf and observed, “You people who live here are very lucky.” This provoked a proud local to call out, “There are hooded plovers out there.” This noteworthy fact became a running gag for the remainder of the festival.

The beaming face of Najaf Mazari, as he told of his escape from the Taliban in Afghanistan, his sojourn in the Woomera Detention Centre and his new life running a successful rug shop in High Street, Malvern.

Karen Hitchcock, physician and author, talking elegantly of her work with diseases of modern times and, specifically, her work with bariatric patients at the Alfred Hospital.

Marvelling at the craft of presenters such as Caroline Baume and Amanda Smith as they moderated sessions and fielded questions from the audience.

Steve Bisley

Steve Bisley, actor turned author, reminiscing about his childhood memories of playing doctors and nurses with the Carter girls next door.

Journalist and writer, Sian Prior, bursting forth in operatic song.

The sculpturally-coiffed Francesca Rendle-Short, speaking candidly about finding a way to write about her mother - an antismut crusader, who led book-banning campaigns in Queensland.

The Welcome to Country by the Wathourong people’s David Tournier, accompanied by the sounds of the surf and the haunting strains of the didgeridoo.

This is a random selection of moments from a program of extraordinary breadth and depth - a credit to the organising team of Hannie Rayson, Nicole Maher and Nan McNab. Plans are already afoot for an even more varied festival in 2016. Details can be found at http://www.lighthouseliteraryfest.com.au/ Mary Bremner Photos by Liz Crothers

Michael Williams interviews John Clarke Najaf Mazari

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NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT

LS

A Family’s Travel Adventure into the Unknown As my nine-year-old son Toby strode along the deserted gravel road toward the Cambodian border of southern Vietnam, I marvelled at his resilience.

He grinned and turned to look at me, “It’s fine Mum. We walked much further than this through the Himalayas in Nepal.”

We’d just been dumped on the side of an unknown highway by a dodgy bus driver as part of an unsophisticated scam to try and make us use the services of some unscrupulous ‘motorcycle taxis’ conveniently waiting where the bus had ditched us.

I was indignant. My husband was angry. “How can you do this to a family?” he yelled at the bus driver.

“We have three young children!”

We had travelled nine hours on four different buses since leaving the Mekong Delta at 7am that morning and were on the final day of our 30day Vietnamese visas. We had no option but to cross the border.

Three sneering motorbike riders sat laughing at us on the side of the road.

Worn blue jeans sagged around their hips as they revved their Hondas and offered a ride at significantly inflated prices.

A bleak and surrounded us.

empty landscape The black bitumen

highway sliced through miles of desolate scrub and I looked at our three exhausted children slumped over their backpacks.

Their small faces looked to us for a solution.

We were in the middle of nowhere.

We decided to walk.

Toby slung his backpack over his shoulder and smiled. His 11-year old brother Jesse followed suit and it wasn’t long before our 6-year-old daughter Mackenzie was trudging along behind them.

We passed a few shanties slapped together on the side of the road.

Roughly built shelters of corrugated iron and recycled timber. Occupants sat out the front, smoking home-rolled cigarettes, laughing as we wandered by. They’d seen this before.

I wondered what our kids were thinking.

Did they judge the bus driver who had dumped us? Were they scared of the motorcycle riders?

Or disturbed by the locals laughing at us?

It seems they handled the situation a whole lot better than their parents.

While we stewed over our unjust treatment, our kids were able to bring a quality of calm to what could have been a dire situation. Their ability to see the ‘glass half full’ and not dwell on the unfairness of our predicament was indeed inspiring.

Our youngest, Mackenzie, slipped her hand into mine as we marched along the highway, her two older brothers at the lead and Dad behind.

The barren road ahead reminded me of the Nullarbor, another wild uninhabited strip of bitumen that seemed to empty into nothingness.

We’d driven across it five years earlier with the kids on our first real family adventure – and loved the stark beauty of it.

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BELLBRAE BRIC-A-BRAC AND BOOKROOM

MB

Next time you steam through Bellbrae on your way to Geelong, slow down and cast your eyes to the right. Nestled behind the modest weatherboard church, sits one of the district’s little known treasure-troves. Bellbrae Bric-a-Brac, an enterprise of the local Uniting Church congregation, is this year celebrating 10 years of fund-raising to support local community organisations, and the wider work of the church.

Amongst the booty awaiting the canny shopper you will find kitchen and homeware, knick-knacks, knitting and sewing needs, linen, children’s toys, baby furniture, electrical goods, a range of men’s and women’s clothing and shoes and a selection of near-new baby clothes, organized in sizes. Amongst the usual stock, the occasional “collectible” item can occasionally be found - a Skyhooks T-shirt seen on the shelves recently is not likely to last long.

A 50 strong team of volunteers take turns to staff the shop, open on Thursdays and Fridays from 10.00am to 4.00pm, and on Saturday mornings from 10.00am to 1.00pm. Op-shop organizer, Bev Hooper said, “We operate on the principle of being a customer friendly shop, importance being placed on talking to people and listening if that is required. We aim to run a tidy shop, as well set up as possible, within confined space and with the best quality second hand goods available.”

A lot of hard work goes into maintaining the standard of stock, with a team of volunteers meeting on Tuesdays, just to sort the piles of goods deposited at the shop every week. Bev reported that occasionally volunteers come across some ‘interesting’ donations. Once a blouse came in that was perfect in every way apart from the fact that there was no hole for the neck! Sorters also rejected the generous donation of a secondhand chemical toilet.

Now in its second full year of operation, the stand-alone bookroom is a welcoming space. For booklovers, browsing the shelves is a delight, with the carefully selected volumes all arranged in sections - history, travel, biography and autobiography, cookbooks, health, gardening and so on. Bookshop co-ordinator, Carleen Thoernberg, ensures that the novels are arranged in alphabetical order by author, making seeking out your favourite writer a cinch. There’s an extensive section of children’s books and even a corner for old and collectible titles. Jigsaw puzzles and LP records, DVDS and CDs are also to be found in the bookroom.

As if the goods aren’t already ridiculously cheap, over selected weeks in summer roadside signs indicate sales. One week shoes and bags, another fabric and linen and another children’s clothes - all on “special”.

Once the sole province of people who have fallen on hard times, op shopping is now considered part of ethical and sustainable living. Goods are being reused instead of thrown away into landfill. You are cutting down on the world’s energy consumption by purchasing second-hand instead of new. And what’s more, you can save a bundle. Why buy a whole new wardrobe for a baby when everything they need can be found in the op shop for a fraction of the cost?

With vintage clothes and furniture all the rage, op shops are great places to pick up something choice. By shopping in op-shops your money is going to support a worthy cause. The Bellbrae shop has injected funds into the local school and fire brigade, as well as supporting the community work of the Uniting Church.

Admittedly, you do need to have some time on your hands to become a true op-shopping devotee, as successful shopping is a matter of pot luck. But for the truly converted it is all about the thrill of the chase. Other op-shops in the district are to be found in Anglesea - the well-known Seaside Seconds and the Salvos Thrift Shop. You can make a day of it and visit all three of our local op shops in one day.

Mary Bremner

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THE LIGHTS OUT DISCO The Youth group has been meeting at the Community House now since December 2013. Youth worker Charlotte Clark (better known as Charlie) has developed a network of contacts bringing together local 1316 year olds who attend different schools who like to gather together to socialize and plan activities. The group has around 10 regulars who contribute to the planning and running of their events. Some nights they simply chill out and watch a video, create some tie dye together

while catching up and talking over the things we all do. The group hopes to plan other excursions beyond the town where the need to escape a small village and enjoy the facilities a larger community can offer attracts them.

However, their biggest event recently was the “Lights Out’ disco held at the Community Hall. This was an evening open to the 12-17 year olds in Anglesea. The youth group was approached by members of the youth development team from the shire to

TH help collaborate and create a music event for National Youth Week. The group brainstormed on the type of music they wanted and decided on a UV theme and a name ‘Lights Out’. With wonderful help from the Surf Coast Shire, several DJs were hired including Melbourne artists ‘Some Blonde DJ’ and rapper ‘Dylan Joel’. Disco lighting was provided, a big sound system as well as the technical help to make it work, the hall booked, security and helpers provided and the night advertised locally. The youth group themselves created the decoration using UV paint and white and black sheets. The youth group were central to the planning of this event and came early to help set up. Sixty-nine young people turned up to dance and enjoy each other’s company.

In a town with only around 120 or so 12 -17 year olds, that is a sizeable chunk of that age range. My calculator tells me it is 57.5 %. It says several things. One, Continued p.19

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NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT

LS

My mind slipped back to the mountains of Nepal – another place of stark beauty – where our overseas trip had begun a couple of months earlier.

Trekking through the Himalayas took our family to new heights. Dwarfed by the world’s tallest peaks, our children discovered the meaning of words like ‘will-power’ and ‘determination’. Perhaps that’s what helped them to deal with this current drama so easily. Not that any of us ever expected it to be easy – but our hike along the Annapurna circuit challenged us in ways that are hard to define.

We set off on our trek with a rough idea of where we wanted to hike but no fixed agenda, no guide, no porters. We had a good map, a first aid kit that filled half a backpack, and our hiking notes from Lonely Planet. We were good to go.

The bus ride into the mountains was by far the worst experience of my life and at the time I questioned the sense of putting our young children into such a risky situation.

For two days, we bounced over pot-holed dirt tracks barely wide enough for the overloaded bus. The kids remained undaunted throughout, enjoying sweet treats from other passengers, while I buried my face in my arms to avoid watching wheels skid over a loose gravel shoulder that fell away to a steep mountain cliff and raging river hundreds of metres below.

Fortunately, we survived the bus trip but there were many days in the mountains when at least one of us cried – either through exhaustion, frustration or hunger. But that’s not what we remember. We remember the joy of walking, of simply being in nature. We remember spinning prayer wheels as we walked into new mountain villages. We remember scaling cliffs for surreal views of snow-capped peaks. We remember the old man who shared his apples. We remember herds of goats jumping onto rocks to cross a river. We remember watching pilgrims bathe under the frigid sacred springs of Muktinath at an altitude of 3,800 metres.

When we set out for four and a half months to travel through Nepal and South-East Asia, we were hoping for some quality family time, a bit of adventure and an opportunity for the kids to see something of the world beyond the beaches of Aireys Inlet.

Now we were looking at three young children who understood what it meant to take risks, who were still able to trust people despite being scammed, who understood what those less fortunate than themselves might choose to do to make a buck.

I guess Toby was right. Walking a few kilometres to cross the border into Cambodia was fine. There would be plenty more adventures into the unknown … and it was nothing to worry about.

Libby Stapleton

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POLICE BEAT

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In the past few months we have received reports from various areas involving phone and internet scams. Some of these scams relate to people receiving text messages informing them they have won thousands of dollars in “free lotto”. Other examples include phone calls promising to fix your computer providing you pay by giving your credit card details. These are just a few and there are many other types of internet and telecommunication frauds.

Victoria Police have policies and guidelines in place to investigate such frauds. The process is intended to streamline the reporting of these matters and have a consistent approach to our investigations. Generally speaking there are three types of fraud that police will investigate, • Internet Fraud – Internet transactions • Bank/Telecommunication fraud – Bank and Telecommunications transactions  General Fraud - all other deceptions.

Victoria Police have introduced a Fraud Assessment Form and when members of the public have been victims of a fraud, the police member receiving the information will provide the victim with a copy of this form. It can be returned to the police station within 30 days. The police member receiving the information can assist the victim by providing guidance through out the process but it is the victim’s responsibility to gather all the relevant material such as bank statements and other evidentiary documents before returning to the police station. Once the information has been provided the police can make an assessment of the circumstances and attempt to establish where the offence has occurred. This is an important component of the circumstances as it will determine who is responsible for the investigation.

This is a very general outline of what the reporting requirements are in terms of fraud investigation. Our advice is not to enter into any agreement over the phone with anyone. These scammers are very convincing and they are professional fraudsters who know all the tricks in getting your personal and credit card details. If you are contacted by any means by these people, hang up and ring us at the police station for further advice.

During the past year Anglesea Police have been pleased to be involved in the Resilient Communities Evacuation/Relief Centre Project. The project is the initiative of the Emergency Management team at the Surf Coast Shire assisted by the relevant agencies such as the CFA and Vic Pol. It stems from an initial pilot in Aireys Inlet and included presentations at Bellbrae, Deans Marsh and Anglesea. This project won the 2014 APCO Australasia Award – 2014 Emergency Management Resilience Award. This program is an excellent example of agencies and community working and planning together in preparation for all emergencies. The award is in recognition of the commitment shown by the Surf Coast Shire EM team and the communities involved. I would like to thank all those who attended these sessions to make this program so successful.

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OUTDOOR MOVIE FUN IN ANGLESEA

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Strange little creatures were seen wandering the fields of Anglesea Primary School recently as children got into the spirit of the night when The Wizard of Oz was screened as a community event for the people of Anglesea and surrounding districts and a fund-raiser for the school.

Choice Medical’s Torquay Bulk Billing Clinic is a walk-in medical centre staffed by experienced, caring, qualified doctors and nurses. It was established by Torquay doctor Neil Africa, who recognised that there was room in the growing Surf Coast township for a medical centre that bulk billed all consultations to Medicare, meaning no out-of-pocket expenses for people attending the clinic.

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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The concept behind the night was to have an event in Anglesea that belongs to the community. Rather than be just another fund raiser, the idea was to have a fun evening for families in Anglesea and surrounding areas.

It was thought that if the community supported the event, it may well turn into an annual event.

Originally the plan was to have an outdoor movie night in the grounds of the primary school with a picnic atmosphere. A BBQ and popcorn machine were available to ensure favourite foods were available and an Easter egg hunt provided entertainment for the children.

Unfortunately the weather was unkind and we were forced to move the event indoors to the school’s stadium which robbed the night of the special feeling that comes from being outdoors.

The poor weather also meant numbers were down on those anticipated. However, in addition to the entertainment provided by the movie classic, Emcee Craig “Jacko” Leeman provided rolling entertainment before and after the screening, resulting in a fun evening for all those who came along.

Funds raised from the evening, which approached $4,000, are to go towards the installation of toilets in the school stadium, which means this facility can then be used by the wider community for future events.

Thanks go to the hard working committee and to the team of volunteers who supported us on the night and special thanks to the major sponsors, the Anglesea and District Community Bank, the Anglesea Lions Club, Surf Coast Tourism and Business and Tourism Anglesea.

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BOOK CLUBS

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They don’t advertise, they are usually nameless, they sometimes have waiting lists, their members are tight-lipped about what’s said within, and they are involved in one of Australia’s most popular pastimes. There are thought to be at least nine of these groups in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet. They are book clubs.

Local groups follow similar patterns. Typically, members meet together in someone’s home or a local café. Volunteers take turns to lead the discussion on a work selected from suggestions made by members. Ideally participants have all read the book, although this is not necessarily a prerequisite. Some like to buy their own books, while others share or borrow from the library. Ebooks are becoming increasingly popular. Some groups are lucky enough to count published writers amongst their membership. Whether they meet in the day or evening, there is always some time to socialise perhaps over afternoon tea or a glass, or two, of wine with nibbles. This practice may have led to the labelling of one club (by an envious husband) as “a drinking group with a reading problem”.

The choice of books is sometimes a shared responsibility while other groups take turns to choose the title for discussion.

Reading lists vary through every genre of literature, but contemporary works are popular. One group includes poetry while another always lists a classic and reserves a gap for one of the winners of the annual literary prizes. Nicole Maher, of Great Escape Books in Aireys Inlet, said when recommending titles to clubs, she suggests books not everybody loves.

“You want to have varied opinions on the merits of the book.”

Some books become infamous in clubs. One group will never forget the passionate opinions that erupted the night they discussed Chris Tsiolkas’ The Slap. This group also remembers the inspiration gained the evening the late Pauline Reilley led the discussion on the book The Brain that Changes Itself. Pauline had used the research outlined in Norman Doidge’s book to regain considerable body function after suffering two strokes.

Booklovers contacted for this article were enthusiastic about the benefits of belonging to a club. Many talked about being taken outside their reading comfort zones and discovering titles they would not normally pick up. One club member said, “The discussions are usually very lively and it is interesting hearing other people's points of view. It has made me broaden my ideas and better accept other opinions. I am constantly amazed when someone points out something that I had completely missed.” Members also commented on the intellectual stimulation gained from discussing their reading and some of the deeper issues raised. Members talked about the way they learned to critique books. “If you think the book was rubbish, you quickly learn that you have to be able to back up your opinion, especially when someone else announces it was the best book they’ve ever read.” “I love the happy banter and the social atmosphere,” said another member. One young mum said telling her family she had to get her book finished in time for the meeting gave her a perfect excuse for curling up to read, while ignoring the household chores. The ability to meet people from widely differing backgrounds is also a great plus. Many clubbers joined as newcomers to town and found they had an instant group of friends and a feeling of connection with the community.

The benefits can sometimes reach beyond the confines of the club - one group supports a foundation for women and children in East Timor, from voluntary donations collected at meetings.

For anyone who wants to start a new book club, it can be as easy as putting up a notice in IGA. The Geelong Regional Library has an extensive list of titles available in sets of 12 that can be borrowed for six weeks. Discussion questions and references to reviews are included in the kit. See the library website for more information. Nicole at Great Escape Books is also happy to recommend titles for existing or new groups.

These are the local groups Newsangle has been able to uncover:

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The Red Book Club: - A large group for women of all ages, based in Aireys Inlet. Meets in the evening about every 6 weeks. Named, not just for the play on words, but also after the first book discussed, The Red Tent.

(Contact: Kate Umbers, 52896126)

Aireys Inlet Book Club Number 1: - Perhaps the first group established in Aireys Inlet, recently disbanded due to the advancing age of members and dwindling numbers.

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CAROLINE PRICE

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SUPERVISOR of OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE CENTRE. On first meeting Caroline Price you are instantly aware of her passion for the children, facilities, and environment of the Occasional Care Centre at the Anglesea Community House.

Caroline has been the supervisor of the facility for three weeks and is delighted with the wonderful family atmosphere and spirit of involvement of the parents in the unit and community. Many have been very involved in the upgrade and maintenance of the surroundings and playground, and seem to be happy with the opportunity for their children to benefit from the special care received when spending time at the centre.

Her philosophy stems from an understanding of the parents’ need to have their children cared for with understanding and comfort when required. She sums up her philosophy by stating that she would like the children to feel that she is waiting for them when they arrive, and have a feeling of self-confidence and belief in themselves when they leave her care.

Caroline originates from Ireland where she worked as a nanny before migrating to Australia in 1988. She lived in Sydney, on arrival, where she studied and received a Diploma in Children’s Services. At that time she was also teaching in a Long Day Care Private Centre, which had an emphasis of children with Special Needs such as Autism. She worked there for 4 years and during that time met and married her husband, David Grime, a painter and decorator, who also came from Dublin. She took time off from teaching to raise her young family – Maggie, who is now 14 and Flynn who is 11. During that break they returned to their homeland for 3 years before returning to Australia in 2003.

She then worked at the A.B.C. Long Day Care Centre at Hoppers Crossing for 18 months before working at the Cooraminta Children’s Centre Kindergarten as a 3 year old teacher and Play Group leader for 5 ½ years in Altona Meadows, Melbourne.

Caroline and her husband moved to Torquay from Point Cook 2 years ago for the different life style it offered and took up a position at the Torquay Montessori Centre for 18 months. She worked there before taking the Child Care position at Anglesea.

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CAROLINE PRICE (cont.)

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Since commencing at the Anglesea Centre she has found great support from the parents and Kate – her assistant.

She is delighted with the Educational Equipment provided both inside and outside the facility. This suits her philosophy of being able to provide educational opportunities for the children to learn and grow. Various activities are undertaken and planned, such as making their own playdoh, and various cooking activities so the children are stimulated and actively involved in their learning.

Caroline has introduced the children to a resident fish, and she would like to acquire some other pets so the children can take responsibility for the care and nurture of an animal. The children, ranging from toddlers to pre-school, are not just being baby-sat but are sharing various educational experiences.

Caroline with 5 of the children in her charge

Presently studying a Bachelor of Early Childhood part time, she will eventually be qualified to extend her teaching to

Kinder and up to grade 2. The course includes much researching in various aspects of her field. She has an interest in Special Needs of students, in particular Asperger’s Syndrome. Caroline thoroughly enjoys working with young children but in the long term would like to teach young adults in the area of her work for a Diploma of Children’s Services.

At the moment all parents of the children attending the Day Care facility can be assured of knowing that they are in good care with Caroline at the helm with a philosophy enabling the children attending to feel safe, secure and respected.

For bookings or inspection of the facilities available contact the Community House or ring (03) 5263 2116

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WRITE ANGLES

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Have you ever wondered why Anglesea was originally named Swampy Creek? Back in the 1860s when some Geelong residents went for a very long walk (about six hours) that’s what they found here – a vast swampy area. All along what is now our grassy riverbank was swampland including the stretch that runs along the western verge of the Great Ocean Road.

The site where the service station and motel stand now was known as Noble’s Swamp. The swamp continued up into Coogoorah Park and still exists up there as proof of the true nature of our region.

Excess water has always been associated with the Anglesea location. There were springs and watering holes where the Lions Village (Sirovilla) is today – Cobb & Co watered their horses at that point.

Melva Stott

The backyard of a property in Noble Street subsided dramatically overnight about 40 years ago! Plus there are sink holes opening up all over town, and not just near the river. So there’s not much we can do about our soggy environment. It has been forever thus.

It’s a pity that the approach to Anglesea has been blighted by excessive rubbish strewn along the Great Ocean Road. This unsightly trash is a slur on our town and also encourages others to discard packaging in transit. It needs cleaning up immediately! What we need right now is a strong lobby group for some action from the Shire or from Vic Roads. So who is up for it?

The town criers have been moving around as roving ambassadors for Surf Coast. We attended the wooden Boat Festival in Geelong to support the winning Anglesea crew from the New Year’s Day Regatta who were racing in the inaugural Bellarine Challenge Cup. Anglesea’s two historic 100-year-old wooden boats were given an expert facelift before the big day and looked really magnificent! They were a drawcard for hundreds of spectators during the day while they were on show at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club. When race-time came, Stan belled the crews off from Cunningham Pier, and I belled the winners in at the finishing line …. and of course the winners were the Anglesea four who won by a good length.

We were back in Geelong a few weeks later for the annual Pirate Day which was a lot of fun …. And the Surf Coast town criers were identified by the Geelong locals even although we were disguised as a couple of pirates.

Two local events have been the Pancake Day at Aireys Inlet, and 150 year celebrations of the formation of the Shire of Winchelsea. We gave an historical presentation based in 1864, and looking back to the 1830s, as well as predicting what the future would bring to the township. On delving into Winchelsea’s history there is one discrepancy that occurs in different accounts.

Some say Thomas Austin imported 10 pairs of rabbits; and others record it as 12 pairs. Considering what we know to be a natural rabbit habit, the first count could have resulted in 20 rabbits; but a recount five minutes later may have found there were 24 bunnies.

Keep smiling.

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THE LIGHTS OUT DISCO (cont.)

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that there is a need for events in town for this age group.

Second that this group is at the forefront of getting their groups needs met. We may need to listen to them more.

I spoke with some of the group later about the event and how they saw it. We began talking about living in Anglesea and what they enjoyed about it. They loved the fact that they can walk down the street and know nearly all the faces they see and be able to say “hi.“ The ‘Lights Out’ event they loved. The group themselves decided to sell sweets and drinks to the crowd in order to raise money for further youth activities, they created a roster so that each member was involved in helping to run the stall. The event was great fun and they want to do it again. The best bit according to the girls was Dylan Joel, the hip hop artist. The best bit according to the boys, who all flooded the front of the stage when she appeared, was Some Blonde DJ. It was a great night to be young and dancing.

I asked them when they first came to the Community House to join this group, what did they think? One said that she didn’t know the Community House existed. Another said that she thought it was just where meetings were held. But two of the group attended occasional child care here when they were just toddlers. They have fond memories of the place. This could be the first generation of that age group returning to the Community House to create something for their peers. If you want to be part of the group and to help plan and create what comes next, look up the Facebook page at ACH Youth and join in.

Charlie can be reached on (03) 5263 2116.

Thanks to Eliza, Ashlynn, Megan, Nelia, Tiffani, Braden and Myee for sharing their enthusiasm and contributing to this article.

Terrence Hoffman

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FAIRHAVEN SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB - A GUIDED TOUR

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It took them eight years of fund raising, planning, dealing with authorities, getting approval, more fund raising, changes of plans, and then repeating the same negotiations to steer through the changes, but it was worth it. Standing outside this gorgeous new building you just know that it cost a bucket. Stone facing on the outside walls, huge timber beams inside the dining room and a settled-in attitude that blends the building into the sand dunes as if it had always been there. It’s lovely.

Dave Maher is on the Committee at Fairhaven SLSC and took us through for a guided tour of the building. Approaching from the Great Ocean Road there is a concrete open area outside the dining room. This leads to the chunky timber steps down to the beach and is also where members may sit on sunny days enjoying the views al fresco. Inside the entry, the dining room looks a little bigger than the old club rooms, but the view is identical. This time though through perfect new windows. Ceiling beams echo the old rooms but these are in an all new space. There is a bar, kitchen and toilets as well as an entrance foyer with the old shark bell and a life belt and surf reel from 1937. While brand spanking new, there is a connection with the past and the culture that grew this club from the start.

Down the rear ramp outside and the true practical value of the new building becomes apparent. This is where equipment is stored and there is barely half the space filled despite the wall racks still awaiting installation to carry the equipment and tidy the area. There is plenty of room left to grow. In the past most of the equipment lived in members backyards. Now it is all stored under cover and where it needs to be for surf rescues and training.

There are men’s and women’s showers and change rooms. In the old rooms there was one shower to be shared by all.

There are also showers outside to wash the sand off before entering the building and all accessed by the massive stairs running up from the beach. Just inside the downstairs entry is a fully equipped first aid room with medical facilities and equipment.

There is also a range of practical extras incorporated into the building to make it operate smoothly. A cellar to store wine for the dining room takes up one small corner in the huge downstairs area, there are water tanks storing rainwater from the roof to be used in the toilets, a training room in which to conduct the essential courses, and the concrete ramps that make vehicle access easy and efficient.

Dave told us that the building cost $4 million in total. Some of that cost was because of the need to drill the foundations deep into the underlying rock to ensure that the building could withstand any future problems with rising water levels or even king tides.

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FAIRHAVEN SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB

MB

A team approach, hard work and the desire to help others, have been hallmarks of the Fairhaven Surf Lifesaving Club since its inception in 1957. When the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Kim Wells, opened the new clubhouse on Australia Day, there was proof positive of the longevity of this proud ethos.

This “Fairhaven spirit”, described by life member Marty Maher in his speech at the opening ceremony, can find its roots in the club’s origins. As far back as the 1930s, volunteers supervised the beach from a small, galvanized-iron shed in the sand dunes. The beautifully preserved reel, now proudly displayed in the new clubhouse, was donated in 1937 by the Patterson family. This followed the rescue of their daughter Amy using a clothes line as improvised equipment - sadly she died of heart failure on the beach. An early shark bell also takes pride of place amongst the club memorabilia.

The Fairhaven Surf Life Saving Club was officially established in 1957. The club’s “hall of fame” includes a 1959 bravery award to the patrol member who rescued a mate, seriously injured in a shark attack. Club members have had their share of success in surf lifesaving competitions with state, national and an impressive international competition title to its credit.

The 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires provided another testing ground for the Fairhaven spirit, with the loss of some of its facilities, and the devastating loss of many club members’ homes. The 1960 clubhouse survived, but by the turn of the century it no longer served the needs of the thriving organization.

While the new clubhouse was under construction, beach patrols and first aid operated out of a shipping container.

The ultra-modern facilities in the new clubhouse are designed to support members in carrying out their core mission preventing drowning and injury on the beach. The club offers programs suitable for a range of abilities with a focus on team experience and leadership skills. The thriving Nippers program, for children from 5 to 14 years of age, teaches water safety and swimming and boarding skills.

The new dining room and bar have been designed to maintain some of the ambience of the old Sunset Lounge, with chef Pia Maher again turning out hundreds of restaurant-standard meals for club members and guests each night during the season.

If you are interested in joining the club, go to the website and find out what category of membership would suit you and what training you want to take. Go to www.fairhavenslsc.org for more information.

Mary Bremner

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TRASH TO TREASURE

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Long gone are the days when you might clear your property prior to the bushfire season, stack all the branches and leaves in a pile on your neighbour's vacant block, throw anything else that was worn out or broken on top, and enjoy a bonfire on a Saturday night. Gone too is the expectation that the furniture and chattels you buy when you are setting up your first house will still be part of your life fifty years later. And no longer do dads take their sons to the tip for a browse through whatever is there, with the hope of scrounging something 'useful' to take home and rebuild. The boys can't even tease their sisters about not being part of these excursions, taunting them with 'it's too smelly there for you' or 'you might sink in the mud' and 'we saw lots of redback spiders'. Life is certainly changing, with stricter rules about pollution, property management, safety and health issues - now all part of every community's responsibilities Today if we trim or cut down our trees, rake up ground litter and take it to the Transfer Station, we will be directed to a certain part of the facility and pay to tip out the rubbish, which will then be mulched for use in parks and playgrounds in the area. If we have a broken fridge or TV, there's a different place for that, another for the styrofoam packaging that wraps almost everything new you buy, a place for old building materials, timber and concrete, and yet another for plastics that can be recycled into an amazing range of useful items. There doesn't seem to be a spot just for rubbish. At Anglesea, we are even more discriminating, as staff members peruse the contents of a trailer and direct customers to the Resale Shed where items that are judged 'good' or 'usable' are left for Saturday shoppers to purchase and take home to begin a new life. Among the marvellous finds in the Shed are bikes and toys, furniture, garden items, lamps, prams, tools, some electrical equipment - all sorts of goodies, one person's trash another person's treasure. From 10am to 2 pm each Saturday, this provides a mecca for 'pickers', browsers and people with an eye for a bargain or inventive minds to purchase goods at a bargain price. You never know what you might find.

Since May 2013, with the support of the Surf Coast Shire, the Shed has been staffed by members of various community organisations, who are reaping the profits from sales to support their activities, be it for Foodlink, the Community Garden, Lions Club, Men's Shed, Senior Citizens or one of the many other groups that are part of life in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet.

The brain child of former Surf Coast councillor, Jim Tutt, the Shed supports sustainability within the community, reduces landfill, and provides an ongoing source of income to local groups. Supported by the Shire, the Men's Shed has recently received a grant from both the Anglesea Community Bank and the Lions Club to erect a verandah across the front of the Resale Shed to assist with safer storage of goods and to give shelter to staff and visitors. In July, the Anglesea Community House will take on responsibility for the Shed, with community members organising rosters, inductions for attending volunteers, tagging of electrical items, safety issues, money handling - all the things that have been supervised by Jim for the past twelve months, but now require a more formal procedures for the ongoing operation of the Resale Shed.

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I always run but never walk. I have a bed but do not sleep. I have a mouth but never eat.

When you put this in a heavy wooden box, the box will become lighter.

You hear my sound. You hear me when I move. But see me you never will.

I follow you all day long, but when the night or rain comes, I’ll not be there.

The more I dry, the wetter I become.

I’m very heavy, but backwards I’m not.

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FAIRHAVEN SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB - A GUIDED TOUR (cont.)

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With 1500 members, the life saving club draws people from many locations. Many members live in Melbourne.

However there is a large local contingent. As well, the building houses other local groups at various times. The local footy team the Eels meet in the rooms as do other local groups in need of a venue. The location makes this a popular place for weddings and other celebrations.

Standing in the dining room and looking down the coast its easy to see why.

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HISTORY SPOT - WILLIAM BUCKLEY

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It is now 210 years since William Buckley walked through what is now Anglesea.

In December 1803 William Buckley, a six feet and six inches tall convict escaped from Sullivan Bay, a penal settlement near what is now Sorrento. Buckley was with two other convicts. They thought they were walking to Sydney. In fact they had walked around Port Phillip Bay. From what is now Point Lonsdale, they could see across the bay, to the settlement they had left just a few days before. The other two convicts decided to return but Buckley continued westward along the coast. He didn’t stop at what is now Anglesea, as there was no fresh water, shade from the January sun or food. By the time he arrived at Mangowak, now Aireys Inlet, in mid January 1804, he was hungry, thirsty and near death.

Arriving at Aireys Inlet was his first big change of luck. It was here he found a cave for shelter, fresh drinking water from a spring, native berries and shell-fish to eat, and a burning tree stump which gave him fire to cook with. He said he was grateful to God for providing this place for him. He stayed for three weeks and regained his strength. Thus William Buckley was the first white man to reside at Aireys Inlet.

William Buckley met up with the local aborigines, one of the Wathaurong tribes. He was taken in by them and continued to live with them for the next thirty two years. He learned their language, hunted with them and followed their traditions. He rejoined white civilization by walking into John Batman’s camp at what is now St Leonards (formerly known as Indented Heads) on 6th July 1835. This was his first contact with white people for 32 years. He gradually regained his native tongue, English.

Buckley tried hard to help Aboriginal and European people understand each other. Sadly he did not succeed, so went to Tasmania where he married and lived out the remainder of his life.

Like Buckley, the Wathaurong people preferred Aireys Inlet where many aboriginal middens were found. Food was more plentiful at Aireys than at Anglesea. Buckley often commented that if it had not been for the Wathaurong people he would not have survived. He was torn between two cultures.

The Anglesea & District Historical Society has researched William Buckley and his background. His full story is at the Museum at History House, 5 McMillan Street.

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LOVE WINTER IN AIREYS

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Anne and David Dansick run the popular ‘Ocean Inlet’ holiday accommodation in Fairhaven. Perched on the hill overlooking the broad sweep of Bass Strait and the Painkalac Creek wetlands their view is one very good reason why visitors return for more stays. Anne is one of the committee organizing the ‘Love Winter in Aireys’ program that stretches from June to August bringing a lot of fun and entertainment to the town.

However, Anne is originally a Geelong girl. Raised in Belmont she moved to Grovedale where she and David lived bringing up their children there until, as young adults, they gradually moved out. The empty nest gave them itchy feet and they started looking around for somewhere to live near the sea. They had loved visiting Aireys Inlet and swimming there in summer with their children. They bought a block of land, built a home that could contain private accommodation and established their small business. While still travelling to their work in Geelong they are now part of the life of Aireys and play a role in the local business and arts communities.

Surf Coast Arts, the Red Cross and the Tourism and Traders Association provide the organizing committee for the ‘Love Winter in Aireys’ program. It has grown from the early Festival of Words into a series of quite different arts and entertainment events.

Let’s look at some of the highlights of the program. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival tours a group of comedians through Country Victoria. Anyone who witnessed Randy the puppet at last years show will already have purchased their tickets. The comedy festival acts appear (14 June) at the Aireys Pub for a night of wiping tears of laughter from your eyes and gasping for breath as the crowd around you roars with laughter. (Incontinence pants strongly advised).

Then there is the Melbourne Writers Festival on the Road. This year it runs over the weekend Fri 22 and Saturday 23 August. Meet renowned travel writers and attend workshops on how to turn your travel diary into a book. A dinner (22 August) features two great Australian travel writers Robyn Davidson (Treks) and Tim Cope (In the Footsteps of Genghis Khan). Robyn Davidson based her book on her walk across Australia from Alice Springs to the West Australian coast, accompanied by her dog and her camels. The film of her adventure has recently been released. Tim Cope is an adventurer whose expeditions riding on horseback from Mongolia to Hungary and riding a bicycle across Russia to Beijing are filled with stories of the people he met and the extraordinary things that he witnessed. Hearing a writer speak about their life is illuminating and brings their work vividly to life. With the life experiences of these two they will have you enthralled.

The Grand Finale of this years Love Winter in Aireys will be held at the Aireys Pub (30 August) where ‘Le grand dictionnaire cuisine’ will be staged. Soprano and comedienne extraordinaire, Wendy Grose will entertain us with music by Australian composer Michael Easton and words by Alexandre Dumas. This is a two course sit down dinner with entertainment while you dine. Good food plus luscious arias from a super opera singer and with comedy coming from all directions.

But there is much more. See the website at www.aireysinlet.org.au and click ‘Events’. There is a Surf Coast Arts Trail, a big Local Seafood Dinner, several interesting writers workshops, Life is a Cabaret (21 June) celebrating 100 years of the Red Cross in Australia, and a real gem of an event (30 August), Liz Stringer Live at Cimarron. If you have heard Liz Stringer on the radio don’t miss this chance to see her live and in a vibrant and intimate venue. Remember that most events are ticketed and once sold out, you have missed out. I love winter in Aireys, you will too.

Terrence Hoffman 10. The NASA Vehicle Assembly Building is so large (35,675m2) that it has its own weather (including rain clouds) (Well that’s it, there aren’t any more amazing facts, so don’t go searching for them. Ed.)

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ALCOA NEWS Generation Licence granted Alcoa of Australia Limited has been granted an Electricity Generation Licence for the Anglesea Power Station. The licence was required to allow Alcoa to continue to generate power from Anglesea after 31 July 2014 when Alcoa’s long term electricity agreement with the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) expires. Currently the licence responsibility is part of Alcoa’s long term electricity agreement with the SECV. Granting of the licence by the Victorian Essential Services Commission will enable us to supply power to the Point Henry Rolling Mill until its closure by year end and to sell excess power into the National Electricity Market once the Point Henry Smelter is closed in August.

Sale process update Following Alcoa’s decision to close the Point Henry smelter and rolling facilities in 2014, Alcoa announced it is actively seeking a buyer for the Anglesea coal mine, power station and supporting transmission line infrastructure. A formal process is now underway for this. Alcoa is currently preparing the sale process requirements internally before commencing negotiations with prospective bidders.

I can assure you that we are working through this process as quickly as possible, and we understand it is a difficult time for our employees, their families, our contractors, suppliers, community partners and the community.

We believe this integrated facility to be a viable asset in its own right, however without the Point Henry smelter and rolling mill it will no longer be part of Alcoa’s core business in Australia.

The Anglesea power station is a very efficient and well maintained facility, having undergone a major overhaul every four years (most recently in 2013).

It is one of the lowest greenhouse gas emitting coal-fired power stations in the state. We believe it may be an attractive asset for an organisation that wants to run it as a stand-alone facility.

As I stated in my last column, whilst I cannot say what the outcome of the sale process might be, what I can say again is that Alcoa is proud to have been a part of the Anglesea community for 45 years and we are very thankful for the support we have received.

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ALCOA NEWS (cont.)

Emissions & Health Risk Assessment The Anglesea power station is a very efficient and well maintained facility and complies with state and national air quality standards. The modelled ground level concentrations (based on conservative settings) from the power station and mine are within the national and state air quality standards for sulphur dioxide (SO2) and fine particulates (PM10 and PM2.5) in all residential areas. These findings are consistent with the continuous ambient monitoring of sulphur dioxide at six locations in Anglesea.

No non-compliances with the SO2 State Environment Protection Policy (SEPP)/National Environment Protection Measure (NEPM) have been recorded in the Anglesea township since March 2009.

A health risk assessment (HRA) at Anglesea, conducted in 2013, shows emission levels from the Anglesea power station and coal mine are safe for residents, employees and the broader Anglesea community.

A copy of the HRA is available on our website www.alcoa.com.au/anglesea along with monthly and quarterly environment reports.

If you would like to discuss matters relating to our operations, please call 5263 4200, email angleseaps@alcoa.com.au or come along to our next Community Consultation Network meeting.

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afternoon. (Contact: Ross Murray, (03) 5289 6876)

The First Tuesday Book Club - for men and women, named after the popular ABC program and for the evening on which it meets, once a month in Anglesea. (Contact: Wendy Stainton (03) 5263 2932) Phone (03) 5289 6239) currently full.

Mary Bremner PROBUS If you’ve recently retired or are no longer working fulltime,and looking for enjoyable social activities to fill the gap, think about joining a Probus club. Probus is an association for active members of the community to join together in clubs to progress healthy minds and active bodies through social interaction, to expand interests, and to enjoy the fellowship of new friends. If you wish to find out more about Probus, type Probus South Pacific into your web browser. There are six Probus clubs in the Surfcoast Shire. You can obtain their contact details, meeting dates and venues from the Probus web site. With Probus, you may retire from work, but you certainly won’t retire from life.

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A TOUCH OF HUMOUR “Mom, Dad, sit down. I have something very important to tell you,” said Samantha, upon her return home from college after graduation. “I met a guy who lives near the college that I really like and we decided we are going to get married!” “Oh Samantha! I am so happy for you!” said her mum giving her a big hug, “I hope you two will be really happy together! I can’t wait to meet him!” “Tell us more about him” said her Dad, “does he have any money?” “Oh Dad! Is that all you men ever think about? That was the first question he asked me about you too!”

****** A dad called his son long distance. “Son, I‘ve something to tell you and I know it’s going to upset you, but I have made up my mind and there’s nothing you can do about it. I’ve decided to divorce your mother.” “But dad how can that be? You’ve been married for 40 years, and you always seemed to get along so well. What happened?” “Son, I have made up my mind, and I don’t want you to try to talk me out of it.” “Okay” the son responded “but promise me you won’t do anything until I’ve talked to you in person, and I’m going to ask the rest of the family to fly in too.”All right” said the father hanging up “you have my word. “Well” said the husband, turning to his wife “I’ve got them all to come here to see us, and I didn’t even have to offer to pay for their tickets.”

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TRASH TO TREASURE (cont.)

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Community groups from across the Shire are invited to participate in this service. If your group would like to receive funds for service by supporting the Resale Shed, please phone the Anglesea Community House to express your interest. Groups are required to provide two people per roster. Full training and induction is supplied for all new volunteers. If there is a sufficient demand for allotted spots, the service may extend to Sundays in the future. All current volunteers report having a lot of fun meeting new people, encouraging purchases, and have a sense of a job well done at the end of each session.

Call in one Saturday and see for yourself what is happening at our Resale Shed Liz Clark The Resale Shed operates each Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm at Anglesea Transfer Station.

Supported by Anglesea Lions Club and Seaside Seconds.

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ANGLESEA FOOTBALL AND NETBALL CLUBS In this section of NewsAngle we plan to have a series of interviews with prominent members of the Anglesea Football and Netball Clubs, and there can be no better person to get the ball rolling than Gavin Lugg. Gavin is a long term major contributor to the club who has been the time keeper for many seasons and is in his seventh year as club treasurer; surely the most important position in any club. Here are Gavin’s responses to our interview questions.

Where did you play as a junior? A couple of seasons at Modewarre as a fill-in during the early 60s. They won a premiership, but I didn’t play in the grand final and was not included in the premiership photo. I also filled in at Freshwater Creek seniors when I was only 16 until they disbanded in early 1962.

How did you become involved with the Anglesea Football/Netball Club, and how long have you been so involved?

We (Cole’s Coaches) bought Anglesea Bus lines in 1986. Joe Rowbottom was transporting the juniors to away games and Peter Calvert asked us to do the same. He also asked us to become a sponsor , which we did, and have been about the place ever since. I have been seniors and reserves timekeeper for many years and did the U15s and U18s as well when Stuart Calvert played.

Who are some of the personalities you have seen at the Club? I have seen most of the life members in my time at the club and was personally honoured to receive one in 2012. Many players come to mind and they all have their own personalities. I support wholeheartedly our local juniors coming through and going on to the highest level that is possible.

What is one of the most amusing things to have happened at the Club? Many years ago we had Neil Gibson’s birthday party at the club which was a great night. Last year “Carts”, (Garry Carton) was asked to move his car. The unfortunate thing that happened was he got into the back seat to drive off.

What position do you hold at the moment, and what is the most enjoyable part of the job? This is my seventh year as treasurer, I am not sure whether it is enjoyable but it is very time consuming, especially when one has a full time job. At least I get to know all concerned around the club.

Why is the club special?

The club is special in that the friendships around the place are tremendous. Especially enjoyable are the Thursday night roasts!

How do you think the club will progress and keep pace with other clubs in the area?

With the juniors coming through I hope they stick with the club and progress through to the seniors in seasons to come.

Unfortunately the club is now a major business.

Finally, something else of interest? The clubroom renovations last year have certainly made the club, having bigger function rooms and more facilities. Back in the 90s I was a member of the BFL Board and I presented the league medallions to our reserve grade Premiership team in 1999.

A TOUCH OF HUMOUR A man died and was met by an angel at the Pearly Gates “I should tell you,” she said, “we’ve looked over your life, and to be honest you really didn’t do anything particularly good or bad.

We’re not really sure what to do with you. Can you tell us anything you did that can help us make a decision?”

The newly arrived soul thought for a moment and replied, “Yeah, once I was driving along and came upon a person who was being harassed by a group of thugs. So I pulled over, got out a bat, and went up to the leader of the thugs. He was a big, muscular guy with a ring pierced through his lip.

Well, I tore the ring out of his lip, and told him he and his gang had better stop bothering this guy or they would have to deal with me!” “Wow that’s impressive,” said the angel, “When did this happen?” “About three minutes ago,” came the reply.

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SURFCOAST SHIRE

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As always, there is much happening across the Anglesea Ward and the Surf Coast Shire including potential gas exploration, the future of the Anglesea coal mine and power plant, the health of the Anglesea River, possible changes to the Aireys/Fairhaven water supply and of course, there is the upcoming Budget.

Recently, Victorian Energy and Resources Minister, Russell Northe, came to Torquay to announce statewide community engagement into onshore unconventional gas exploration and hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” in areas across regional Victoria including the Surf Coast. A moratorium of “fracking” and granting of new exploration licences is in place and will remain so until, at least, July next year. For more information, go to www.naturalgasinfo.vic.gov.au Another topic of interest is the Aireys Inlet and Fairhaven water supply . Barwon Water is investigating options for supply as the water treatment plant at the Painkalac Reservoir is reaching the end of its operational life.

Two options are being considered – replacing the 25-year-old plant or connecting to the greater Geelong network via an 11km pipeline to Anglesea. This water supply would be fluoridated unlike the existing supply.

A decision, following community consultation, will be made in August, and will involve consideration of the environment, cultural heritage, community views, water quality and cost. Regardless of which option is chosen, Barwon Water has said it will maintain the Painkalac Reservoir with no plans to decommission it. If you would like to voice your view on this matter or find out more, go to www.barwonwater.vic.gov.au The Anglesea coal mine and power plant is also on the agenda for discussion following Alcoa’s decision to close its Point Henry smelter. Alcoa could choose to sell its Anglesea asset or instead, work with the Federal Government to fund, via the Emissions Reduction Fund, a clean-up or decommissioning of the plant. This action would emphasize the government’s commitment to its Direct Action Policy and to the reduction of carbon emissions.

Council will now write to government, following Council resolution, advocating for this approach. Importantly, the redeployment /training of 83 people who work at the plant, would be central to this proposition, as would investigation into renewable energy options.

The Anglesea River is a beautiful part of the landscape but for decades it has experienced sporadic high acid levels which have affected the estuary and township. Following recent community engagement in Anglesea, Council will work closely with the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, Department of Primary Industries, the community and other stakeholders to determine how river openings help the health of the river.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Fairhaven Surf Life Saving Club for its successful campaign for an underpass across the Great Ocean Road. It will provide safe passage for hundreds of Nippers and their families. Thank you Member for Polwarth, Terry Mulder, for this funding announcement.

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REFRESHMENTS - soup, sandwiches, Devonshire teas & slices - catered for by Red Cross/Cancer Council For enquiries phone 5263 1085

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*** CLUB DIRECTORY *** Anglesea Community Vegetable Garden CFA Winsome Coutts Terry McKnight 0413 946 343 0447 635131 Aireys Inlet & District Association Barbara Fletcher Cricket Club, Anglesea 0419 656 655 Mark Stoneham 0419 591745 ANGAIR 5263 1085 (office) angair@pipeline.com.au Art House (Surf Coast) Pat McKenzie 0418 179554 Bowling Club, Anglesea Office 5263 1229

Family History Group Pat Hughes 5289 6686 Football Club, Anglesea Ian Poulton 0438 208 423 Golf Club, Anglesea 5263 1582

Cancer Council, Surf Coast Margo Davey 5263 3276

Historical Society Bruce Bodman 5263 1249

Community Garden 3231 Aireys Inlet Terrence Hoffmann 0438 533 346

Horse Riding Club Ann 0438 271 713 Las Lomas School Committee Simon Clark 5263 1812

Lions Club of Anglesea David Morris 5263 3085 Lioness Club of Anglesea Doreen Leeman 0429 031 117 Men’s Shed Bob Dwyer 5263 3004

Probus (Surf Coast) Barbara Morrissy (President) 5263 1304 Red Cross, Aireys Inlet/Anglesea Barbara Morrissy 5263 1304 RSL Angie Marchment 5263 3494

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

Senior Citizens John Mulder 5263 2007

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AIREYS INLET CAMPUS - LORNE P-12 COLLEGE Conservation Conference Surf Coast Schools At Aireys, we have a group of Grade 5 and 6 students who are passionate about protecting our beautiful marine environments and ensuring their survival for future generations to appreciate. This group, The Eagle Rockers, recently participated in a Conservation Conference held in Anglesea. Delegates from six Surf Coast schools gathered to share their knowledge, and the action plans they have implemented at their respective schools. All students were involved in a series of workshops, as both presenters and audience participants. Our Eagle Rockers delivered a presentation on the Syngnathidae (Seahorse) family. They informed the other students on the characteristics of the various species within the family, with special emphasis on the Weedy Sea Dragon, Victoria’s marine emblem. The Weedy Sea Dragon can be seen as an indicator species of the health of their preferred habitats, the cooler waters of our reefs and sea grass meadows.

The Eagle Rockers outlined the expected impacts of rapid climate change on these fascinating little creatures, and gave their audience many ideas on how they could be pro-active in helping to conserve these fragile habitats. The students all learnt so much about our environments, about the measures being taken to conserve them, about living more sustainably, about possible action plans to be adopted, and about themselves. A fantastic learning experience for all. All students benefitted from the time they spent working together, and the environment will too.

National Simultaneous Storytime 2014 At 11.00 am on the 21st of May, everyone at the Aireys Inlet Campus gathered together to participate in the annual National Simultaneous Storytime Last year, around half a million children, in thousands of locations around Australia, joined in to read The Wrong Book by Nick Bland. This year it was Ursula Dubosarsky and Andy Joyner's turn with Too Many Elephants in this House, and boy did we have STACKS of fun reading it!

This is such a vibrant, funny picture book, jammed with imaginative concepts, and it gave us the perfect opportunity to get together to have fun and connect through story.

Everyone particularly enjoyed the surprise visit by a herd of trumpeting elephants – way too many (noisy) elephants in the house!!

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AIREYS INLET CAMPUS - LORNE P-12 COLLEGE On the 26/5/2014 Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12 College (Aireys campus) 36s went to the Aireys Inlet Reservoir to find out more about how water gets to our taps. We also went to the Water Treatment Plant. This term our Inquiry project is centred around the topic, Water.

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Fernando Garcia, the Education Officer for Barwon Water, and another man who works at the treatment plan, showed us where the water goes and how it gets through the stages of the cleaning process.

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These are some of the facts we found out:  Barwon Water does not allow swimming, boating, dogs, horses (or other domestic animals) to access the reservoir, or anyone polluting the water, in order to keep the water as clean as possible.  Aireys Inlet uses 200,000,000 litres of water a year.  Aireys Inlet’s population rises from 1,000 to 10,000 during summer which increases the water usage dramatically.  The Aireys Inlet water treatment plant is at the top of the hill because it allows the water to flow downhill to residents, saving energy.

By Jade Jane and Hermarni Dangerfield

1. The Aireys Inlet reservoir can hold 532,000,000 litres of water 2. These cups show the different stages of the water process

SURFCOAST SHIRE (cont.)

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I would also like to wish the Anglesea Bowls Club well in its endeavours to secure a funding upgrade in the lead-up to the State election. The Surf Coast Shire has committed $250,000 towards the upgrade in its capital works program within the draft Budget and we would hope State and Federal governments are also forthcoming.

In closing, I highlight our upcoming Budget which is currently on exhibition. It includes a planned rate increase of 4.75%, the lowest in a decade. It also includes a proposed tourism accommodation differential rate which has generated much interest among second-home owners who rent these properties. Council is actively considering the submissions received on this matter and will make its Budget decision at the June 24 Council meeting.

So, as always, there is much to consider. If you are out and about in Anglesea in coming weeks, you may notice some improvement works around the main shopping precinct. Works include new street furniture, improved traffic management between the public toilets and the shops, a new community noticeboard and upgraded street lighting.

All the best, Cr Libby Coker Anglesea Ward

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ANGLESEA SCHOOL ‘THANK YOU’ TO THE MEN’S SHED ... for installing our insect hotel.

It has been placed in our vegetable garden and will hopefully attract many useful insects.

ANZAC DAY School Captains, Matthew Connell and Freya Dess laying a wreath at the recent ANZAC Day Ceremony.

‘PJ’ DAY Junior School Council held a ‘PJ’ Day to raise funds for the orphans in Peru.

YMCA Camps have been delivering memorable camping experiences to people of all ages and abilities throughout our 150 years.

YMCA Camping aims to strengthen communities, help build relationships and assist individuals to gain new skills and independence, whilst developing resilience.

Anglesea Recreation Camp offers something for everyone.

We recognise that groups come in all shapes and sizes.

We can accommodate small groups of 15 to large groups of 148 and anything in between. We are flexible in our approach to dietary requirements, program planning and delivery, activities and accessibility to all of our facilities.

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ANGLESEA SCHOOL CSIRO Visit On May 23rd, CSIRO (Commonwealth Science Industrial Research Organisation) came to our school for a visit. They taught us about chemicals and matter. Practically everything is made out of chemicals. Here are some things that you probably didn’t know were made out of chemicals: Bananas, Pencils, Computers and lastly you. First, Jason talked about how only a few things aren’t made of chemicals; one of those things is light. Then we got into groups of three and Jason told us about the activities we were going to do. One of our favourite activities was the one where you poured some cabbage juice, which was purple, into a cup. Then we poured some lemonade which was acidic into another cup. Then we poured the lemonade into the cabbage juice and it turned bright pink. In another cup we poured in bi-carb soda, then we poured the bi-carb soda into the lemonade and cabbage juice mixture and it turned dark green. Another favourite activity was the heat pack because when you snap the coin it goes warm and turns white.

In conclusion I think that we all really enjoyed the CSIRO coming to Anglesea Primary School.

Gabe Hunt and Sean Cameron

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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: Rev John Webster, 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:

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 2nd & 4th Wednesdays Drop in for cards and scrabble at 11.00am. Bring your own lunch.

4th Wednesday Afternoon Fellowship 1.30pm Bellbrae Worship service 11.00am Sundays Bellbrae Op Shop: Open: Thurs & Fri 10am-4.00pm, Sat 10am-1.00pm Minister: Rev. Helen Robinson 0408 527 521

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

8am Holy Communion Anglican Contact Rev John Webster 5261 5558 Sundays 10.30am Contact Rev Helen Robinson 0408 527 521 6.00 pm Saturday 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 30 August the churches will combine at 5.30pm to celebrate worship together at St Christophers Catholic Church, Camp Road Anglesea. Everyone is welcome to share in these combined services.

Enquiries 5243 9891

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HOW TO ADD AN EVENT TO THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Many of you belong to a local group that sometimes needs publicity to attract people to an event. You may belong to a local Community Garden, the Men’s Shed, a church group, a School Committee, a Book Club, or any other social group.

If you want to publicise an event within Anglesea and District for FREE, then put your event on the Community Calendar.

It’s easy. Do it online.

Step 1 – Go to www.anglesea.org.au This is the Anglesea Community House Calendar page.

Step 2 – Click on the yellow box labeled “Add Your Event” Step3 – Complete the form with all the details. You will need to have prepared a title of your event, dates to hold it, have booked a venue and maybe even have a photo or other graphic ready to include. Check this page to see everything you may need and then add the details. If you don’t have a venue (if you are holding an event on the riverbank or in the shopping centre) don’t forget to check the box marked “This event doesn’t have a physical location).

Step 4 – Click on the yellow box labeled “Submit Event”.

When you click on Submit Event, an email is sent to admin@anglesea.org.au to alert the Community House that a new event is waiting to be published to the calendar. All information will be published along with any photo or graphics.

Step 5 – New events will be published from Monday-Thursday between 9.00am -3.00pm. If you provide your email when you complete the form, you will receive an email when the event is published. When you receive the email, go to the Community House Calendar web page at www.anglesea.org.au to check that all the details are correct.

Step 6 (Maybe) – Sometimes things don’t turn out as planned and an event needs to be cancelled. If you need to do this just email admin@anglesea.org.au and let them know.

If you experience difficulty in completing the form or want some help, contact Alex at the Community House on 5263-2116 or email admin@anglesea.org.au Terrence Hoffman

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