NewsAngle Issue 151 Spring 2022

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Issue 151 Spring 2022

Publication of the Anglesea Community House

The winning women's team with coach Luke Cini and team supporters. Photo by Julie Martin

History in the making!

By Julie Martin In 2019, three local women Cassie Harrison, Kim Prince and Loz Bell approached Anglesea Football Netball Club (AFNC) about starting a women’s football team. The club already had more than enough women to start a team, with a coach and team manager ready to go!

AFNC was supportive and excited to have this new addition to the club. In 2020, 53 women came to a comeand-try day before the season, but COVID stopped that season from even starting.

In 2021, the women were able to get the team up and playing for most of the season, making it to preliminary finals and winning against Lara before COVID again finished the season.

Third time lucky though! In 2022, the team was able to play a full season of outstanding football, losing only one game to South Barwon. Ranging in age from 18–39, the team trained and played hard and fought it out in every match to reach the Grand Final, facing off against South Barwon. This time they took home the win!

AFNC president Jamie MacKenzie believes that ‘women’s football has had one of the biggest impacts on the culture of the club community and has actually brought back why sport is important to all of us’. Team manager Jenny Lingam has been advocating for a women’s team for years and is excited to be able to see her daughter Phoebe, who played for

the Anglesea juniors, return to play in her home town. AFNC is glad to be able to provide a space for women to get involved with AFL in their local town.

Team coach Luke Cini has found his role to be very rewarding and is proud to see how far the team has come – more than half of the women had not played competitively before joining the team.

With the support of all the assistant coaches, trainers, runners and the locals coming out to cheer them on, the women’s team is looking forward to returning as reigning champions for another fantastic season in 2023.

AFNC is an inclusive club and if you are keen to get involved or join the team get in touch.

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Hello! … from the House

By Lina Libroaperto, committee member, Anglesea Community House I have recently returned from a six-week camping trip to far north Queensland or FNQ and was blown away by the natural beauty and the fascinating people who live in the outback.

FNQ certainly came good with its ‘Beautiful one day, perfect the next’ promise, which got me thinking: ‘What is it about sunshine and warmth that can lift a mood?’

Sunshine and warmth go hand in hand with sitting back, relaxing, taking time for recharging and resetting. They are inextricably linked to ‘me’ time; to self-nurturing and reflecting. It is about stopping and taking time to stay in the present. Well at least, that’s the fantasy! Resting and relaxing is something I find challenging!

It took the best part of 3000+ kilometres, 48 hours of nonstop rain in Blackall and then another 24 hours of boggy rain in Winton to get to the sunshine and warmth and unwind. It was quite discombobulating at a visceral level – I became physically agitated and mentally frenetic as I struggled with the challenge of letting go of all those ‘important’ things that clutter my brain. Truth be told, what eventually emerged from the unease is a fear of what it will be like to NOT have all those thoughts, ideas and things to take care of !

I remember reading Hugh Mackay’s The Good Life and coming away with the realisation that I am wired for service. I feel settled when I’m ‘doing’ rather than ‘being’, and in particular ‘doing’ for those around me. Don’t get me wrong, within that service sits a strong need to be useful, helpful and from that I clearly get my kudos. So, there is plenty in it for me!

Since moving to the Surf Coast 23 years ago, I have kept myself happily involved with community groups including Anglesea Performing Arts, AFNC, Anglesea Rock Choir, local schools, and in the past 10 years, in fitness and wellbeing. Being on the ACH committee allows me to Editorial If you have feedback or comments about articles, or would like to make a suggestion, please contact the editor at newsangle@anglesea.org.au or leave news items/notices for the editor at the Anglesea Community House.

draw on my connections with diverse sections of the communities in Anglesea, Aireys and surrounds and bring these perspectives to further strengthen the work of ACH to build community and foster inclusiveness. With spring here, I not only get to be busy in the comfort of my community, but I get to do it in the warmth and sunshine too.

In this NewsAngle Anglesea Community House Ewater system 4–5 Repair Cafe celebrates five years 7 Seaside Seconds seeks volunteers 8 Wilding the valley 9 2021 Census: local religious affiliation 10–11 Surf Coast Arts Trail 2022 12–13 Local profile: Peter Gallagher 14–15 Local profile: Lewis Brandt 16–17 Anglesea Community Garden 18 Weed patrol removing problem plants 19 In the House 20 Business profile: Ocean Road Allied Health and Movement 23 History spot 31 Community corner 34–40 Arts scene 41

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Anglesea Community House 5 McMillan Street, Anglesea PO Box 43, Anglesea, VIC, 3230 Tel: 5263 2116 Hours: 9 am–2.30 pm, Monday–Friday Email admin@anglesea.org.au Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Community House.

Anglesea Community House is located on the traditional lands of the Wadawurrung people.

We acknowledge them as Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their elders, past, present and future.

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Cleaning our way to a ‘good’ life: No elbow grease required

By Caitlin Buckley

The new Anglesea Community House eWater system provides a safe and sustainable alternative to domestic cleaning products.

Many of us were born in an era when a sparkling clean home was so often deemed the epitome of domestic success, and what every ‘good’ woman aspired to. But domestic labour was hard work. Elbow grease and scrubbing brushes the tools of the trade and ragged hands and ‘housemaid’s knee’ the price of such perfection.

compounds (VOCs) – into the atmosphere, earth and water table.

Green solutions In response to environmental concerns, there is a new crop of consumers who demand a ‘green’ solution to their household’s impact on the earth. Anglesea and Aireys Inlet are known for their commitment to sustainable and eco-friendly practices: the elimination of single use plastic bags was a first for Victorian towns.

Then ‘magic’ new cleaning products arrived in the second half of the 20th century – Ajax, Bon Ami, and Flash, Vim, Handy Andy, Mr Sheen, and Marveer – to name just a few. With Colin Mockett from a Geelong weekly Anglesea Community House (ACH) podcast, The Sustainable Hour dropped just a quick wipe or spray, ‘good’ too has played a major part in in to ACH to pick up his cleaner and housewives could achieve happiness, supporting and initiating sanitiser. and please our men. Yippee! And the environmentally friendly changes in whizz-bang cleaners did save time and reduced much of the community by supporting community initiatives like the physical labour necessary to meet that ideal. A ‘good’ the Resale Shed at the Tip and providing a drop-off point life could be achieved by a dash of Jiff and a shot of for household waste items, which would ordinarily end up Windex. in landfill for reuse and recycling (batteries, lids, disposable These ‘you-beaut’ products also brought ‘peace of mind’ and ensured our families ‘slept safe’ and ‘free from 99.9% of household germs’. Wow, who knew we were under attack? The advertising industry apparently and they soon let us know. What good parent would allow killer bugs to enter and threaten their brood and abode! Thank goodness such handy products as Pine O Cleen and Glen 20 came to the rescue, protecting us from invaders we couldn’t see.

Negative health outcomes Since the early 1950s, research has linked many common household cleaning products to negative health outcomes and proven that most have a detrimental impact on the environment. Yet many cleaning supplies still contain ammonia, chlorine, ethylene glycol monobutyl acetate, sodium hypochlorite (bleach), and trisodium phosphate (TSP); as well as a host of solvents, thickeners, texture enhancers, and scents. All of these ingredients can have a serious effect on health: irritate the eyes, the throat, and the skin; and may cause headaches and other health problems too. Check the label warnings! Just as importantly, these ingredients potentially release dangerous chemicals – including volatile organic 4

shavers, blister packs, toothbrushes and more). The Surf Coast Repair Cafe recently celebrated its five-year anniversary and is another shining example of the efforts of local community volunteers to save waste from landfill.

So it is no surprise the ACH has introduced another example of sustainable practice – the eWater system.

Committed to sustainability ‘We are committed to ongoing sustainability,’ says the Community Engagement Coordinator at ACH, Marcelle Renkin. ‘We were delighted when we were approached by Dawn O’Neil, CEO of eWater Systems Inc. [an Australian owned, certified B corporation.

To achieve certification companies must operate an enterprise that builds a more inclusive and sustainable economy] – we were offered a generous donation of an eWater System to provide ongoing access to chemicalfree cleaning and disinfecting products.

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FEATURE ‘The system is sustainably generated and provides an unlimited supply of chemical-free disinfectant, sanitiser and cleaner. We love being able to provide a chemicalfree environment for the children and families who access our early childhood education service and it’s way more economical than using common cleaning products too!’

What is the eWater system?

Local Pilates instructor and personal trainer, Lina Libroaperto uses the eWater sanitiser on exercise equipment.

‘This is a great way to be a part of the circular economy, eliminate the use of harsh chemicals and save non-organic waste from landfill.

‘Come on down to the Community House and try it for yourself,’ says Marcelle. ‘We provide labelled reusable bottles, the first fill is only $5, and subsequent refills are on a gold coin donation basis.’

According to eWater Systems: ‘The onsite generation system utilises world-leading electrolysis technology to generate an endless stream of commercial grade disinfectant, sanitiser and a multi-purpose cleaning solution. eWater does not contain substances considered hazardous to health … [it] is non-irritating to users and not corrosive to the skin, [or] mucous membranes ... Cleaning and hygiene management does not require an abundance of packaged chemicals and is far more effective at quickly killing bacteria and microbial elements than harmful chemicals such as bleach. The eWater system creates a solution that naturally biodegrades, leaving no chemical residue, reducing both harsh chemicals and single use plastic waste.’

A recognised expert in ionic chemistry, Doug MacFarlane – Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor at Monash University’s School of Chemistry – endorses eWater systems as ‘a great prospect for the future by replacing conventional chemicals with sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives…’.

Given what we now know about the detrimental health and environmental outcomes of so many cleaning products why wouldn’t you give it a go?

Some environmental impacts of using chemical cleaners Water pollution – Thousands of chemicals from cleaning products are washed into streams, rivers and oceans and can enter the food chain.

Air pollution – Volatile organic compounds (VOC) in cleaning products can affect indoor air quality and add to outdoor smog. Transportation leads to carbon emissions.

Waste – Numerous containers are not made from recyclable materials. Packaging and empty bottles often end up in landfills and hazardous waste is not always disposed of correctly.

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Repair Cafe celebrates five years

By Kate Long and Jo Murray

Since 2017, the Repair Cafe Surf Coast has been repairing and empowering us all with the skills to repair and save things that were destined for landfill. In July, the Repair Cafe celebrated its fifth birthday.

Our wonderful Repair Cafe volunteers!

There is a lot to celebrate. In their five years, the amazing volunteers have: ▪ welcomed 1077 visitors who have brought in a total of 1503 items for repair ▪ fixed 828 of these to be taken home (not to landfill) ▪ given advice on a further 238 items which couldn’t be repaired on the spot ▪ saved over 3.3 tonnes from landfill!

At the birthday celebrations, one of the founders, Jo Murray spoke about the broken microwave that inspired her and Sue Guinness to start the Repair Cafe. Anglesea ward councillor Mike Bodsworth congratulated all the volunteers and noted how the Repair Cafe fits with the Surf Coast Shire’s focus. Lyn Piggott (91 years young and Australia’s, if not the world’s, oldest Repair Cafe volunteer) cut the birthday cake.

sends or delivers them to others for recycling. This also includes blister packs, toothpaste tubes, plastic bottle tops, bread clips and razors. There is also a kids tinkering zone.

This is the only Repair Cafe in the Surf Coast Shire so we are very lucky to have it located here in Anglesea. It is open one Sunday a month (except January and June) in the Anglesea Memorial Hall.

See page 40 for details of upcoming special events at the Repair Cafe.

Lyn said, ‘My family call me Mrs Fixit. They reckon I have a tool addiction as my collection is so big. I love coming to the Repair Cafe and mending jewellery and other small items. The best part is the community spirit and way the volunteers all work together.’

Rod Tucker spoke on behalf of the volunteers saying what a great sense of satisfaction you get from repairing something and extending its useful life. Recycling and saving things from landfill fosters a great sense of community engagement and achievement and its fun nutting out the problem!

The Repair Cafe is fully staffed by local volunteers who contribute varied skills, including sewing, knife sharpening, testing and tagging electrical, mechanical, chain saw, jewellery and furniture repair. The Repair Cafe aims to reduce landfill, so it also helps by collecting many hard to recycle items, those that can’t go in the yellow bins, and

Lyn Piggott (pictured above right) is a Torquay resident who has been volunteering at the Repair Cafe since 2017. She first came as a visitor and was so impressed by the many and varied talents of the volunteers she offered to help out. Lyn is a retired arts and crafts teacher who was able to teach any craft, but specialised in metal work on a lathe and different forms of soldering. She is sorry that she can’t solder with an open flame at the Repair Cafe due to safety concerns, but is in great demand fixing jewellery and smaller items. She loves the community spirit of the Repair Cafe.

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Anglesea’s ‘Department Store’ Seaside Seconds seeks volunteers

By Marianne Messer

Do you need a ball of wool, a can opener, a serving platter or a warm jacket? Anglesea’s ‘Department Store’ Seaside Seconds, has all that … and so much more!

Do you have a cupboard full of towels you don’t want?

Seaside Seconds will happily take them and find them a new home. For decades our beloved local op shop has been meeting the recycling and consumer needs of our community. Now Seaside Seconds needs us. A combination of COVID lockdowns and our ageing population has impacted volunteer numbers for community organisations and the op shop is no exception. So, if you are able to give a couple of hours a month, here’s why you might consider volunteering at this little shop with a big heart.

Everyone wins Consider the lifecycle of a $40 book. You read it, you maybe share it with someone else, and then it sits on your shelf. Or, you donate it to Seaside Seconds. Someone else pays $3.50 for it, enjoys it, then donates it back, someone else buys it … and on it goes. Every dollar spent goes back into the community – either meeting operational costs for a tourist destination or supporting local needs.

Every day, through recycling resources, Seaside Seconds benefits our environment. By taking and reusing excess, it helps the donors, the shoppers, and the community. It provides a fun working environment for volunteers, gives jobs to locals and work experience for our town’s young people. According to part-time employee Kim: ‘You don’t

Seaside volunteers from left: Kathy Varney, Jan and Dave Morris

need to be a church member, or have any particular skills.

Just a love of your community, a willingness to serve and a sense of fun.’

‘I love meeting and connecting with everyone that comes in and finding bargains!’ said volunteer Kathy Varney. Dave Morris agreed: ‘It’s speaking with customers I enjoy.

Hearing their stories, sometimes answering questions like what is the safest beach for my young family to swim at?’

So come join the happy band of volunteers that keep the little shop with a big heart open. To find out more call in and chat to manager Bec Goodman. Check our Facebook for current opening hours.

If you can’t volunteer you might consider donating a tip voucher. The Op Shop has to pay for the disposal of donated goods unsuitable for sale.

70th anniversary celebrations!

By Raelene Fordham Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club (ASLC) will be celebrating its 70th anniversary later in 2022. To commemorate the event, the club is planning to have a weekend of celebrations and reminiscing on 4, 5 and 6 November.

Since our humble beginnings from a small tin shed in the sand dunes, to a new club building with one of the best views on the Surf Coast, Anglesea’s membership has also continued to grow to become one of the largest clubs in Victoria and indeed Australia. Two years of COVID interruptions has not dampened the enthusiasm for locals and visitors to become Anglesea SLSC members, and this year we reached nearly 2000 members.

The 70th anniversary will provide a great opportunity for present and past members to come together and acknowledge the contributions of so many, all of who have contributed to what is and what will be the Anglesea SLSC well into the future. The club has also regained its reputation as a major strength in surf competition. This year we were very proud to celebrate success in both the Victorian and Aussie titles, from Nippers all the way up to our Master competitors.

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If you are not a member and have always wondered in what way you can get involved in the club, we have a range of entry points for new members. One of the most popular is through Nippers. In fact, this past year, ASLSC has once again supported a local Nipper program, called School Term Nippers, with four sessions hosted in term 4 of the school year, with a final four sessions hosted in term 1 of the next school year. Keep an eye out for registrations later in the year via the club website.

Another type of popular membership is the Social Pass for those over 18 years. This is a non-participant membership, so no lifesaving required, however, it does connect you with the club, as well as other likeminded members and you are also financially supporting the club.

The club welcomes any and all to connect with us – there are so many things here you can participate in – don’t hesitate to stop by, call us on 5263 1107, drop us an email at info@angleseaslsc.org.au or go to our website www.angleseaslsc.org.au.

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Wilding the valley

By Michael Loughnan

The local Indigenous nation, the Wadawarrung people were displaced long ago and the Painkalac Valley was cleared for agriculture and grazing. Over the past several decades, large areas of the Valley, the Painkalac Nature Reserve and Mellor’s swamp have been revegetated and restored to a much more natural state.

Travelling from Anglesea if you turn right up Bambra Rd, just before the bottom shops in Aireys Inlet, you travel along the edge of the Painkalac Valley, a stretch of floodplain and ephemeral coastal wetland for several kilometres. The Painkalac Creek meanders through the Valley, under a bridge across the Great Ocean Road, and flows out to the sea under the Aireys Inlet Lighthouse – although, of course, it usually ends at a barrier sandbar separating the creek from the ocean.

If you travel about 2.5 km up Bambra Rd, you will come to the Painkalac Valley Wetland Rehabilitation Project – an approximately 4.4 hectare (11 acre) block of land purchased privately in 2018 for the purpose of rewilding. Working with the amazingly enthusiastic and knowledgeable community groups Angair and Aireys Inlet & District Association (AIDA), and partly funded by Australian Landcare and Wild Otway’s Initiative grants administered through the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CCMA), horse grazing has ceased and over 8000 indigenous seedlings have been planted.

Replanting indigenous species Using plant survey lists maintained by Angair, over 60 different species known to be indigenous to the Valley have been planted. All seedlings were propagated from locally sourced seeds and this has meant that plants specifically evolved to the conditions in the Eastern Otways have been planted. This is reflected in the incredibly rapid growth that’s occurred. The diversity of planting is crucial for insect, mammal, and bird biodiversity. We’ve also brought in local stone for reptile habitat and planted a large area of native grasses, all indigenous to the Valley. These are crucial habitat features for one of the most threatened group of animals in Australia – small native mammals.

The wetland, an old ox-bow lake or billabong, has been re-established. Freed from the pressures of grazing and trampling by hooved animals, it is now largely covered by

Photos: Michael Loughnan

indigenous sedges, rushes, grasses and annual wildflowers that have naturally returned to the area. This area provides an opportunity to re-establish one of the most biologically diverse and threatened habitats in Australia – coastal wetlands.

Re-establishing habitats The site will provide a continuum for native animals from the creek through a wide riparian area to a native grassland, ephemeral wetland and on to a dry woodland.

Rehabilitating this area will not only restore the flora, but also provide habitats for birds and native animals, especially small mammals.

Since commencing the project, several types of small native mammals have re-established themselves on the block. The sound of frogs calling at dusk can be deafening and over 35 bird species have been observed on and around the block.

The re-establishment of this wetland and surrounding vegetation also plays a vital role in biologically filtering and retarding the passage of rainwater crossing the land, thereby improving water quality in the Painkalac Creek and reducing flood risk.

This year, supported by a different Wild Otway’s Initiative grant, and with the fantastic help of the Surf Coast Shire, Angair has begun work on rehabilitating another area of land along the banks of the Painkalac Creek, the Salt Wedge Project. Together these projects will help establish a biodiversity corridor along the Valley to aid the survival of our precious threatened native birds and animals.

You can follow progress of this project on Instagram at: WildingtheValley.

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Looking at the 2021 Census: Local religious affiliation

By Geraldine Ditchburn

What does the 2021 Census tell us about current religious affiliation? A steady decline in Christian worship, but little change it seems in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet.

Identifying religious affiliations has been an integral part of each census since 1901. Understandably, given the cultural mix of the non-Indigenous population, the vast majority of Australians at that time identified with the Christian religions. Since then, however, there has been a steady decline in people identifying as Christian (see Figure 1), a rise in the number who identify with other religions, and, a massive rise in the ‘no religion’ option.

Kevin Yelverton, it comes as ‘not a great surprise’ that the 2021 Australian Census revealed that 38.9 per cent of Australians (more than 10 million people) do not identify with any religion.

According to the 2021 census, Australians are affiliated with the following religions.

Christian religious affiliation has steadily declined, particularly over the last 50 years.

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100 90 86.1% 74.0% 80 68.0% 70 76.4% 60 61.1% 50 40 43.9% 30 20 10 0 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021 Source: www.abs.gov.au/articles/religious-affiliation-australia

For Anglesea Anglican Minister Sharon Valentino, Baptist Minister Michael Varney and Uniting Church Minister

Christianity Islam Hindu Buddhism No religion

Source: www.abs.gov.au/articles/religious-affiliation-australia

To broadly make sense of this statistic, the ministers suggest that internal factors such as the findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and external factors, such as COVID lockdowns and an increased willingness by Australians to acknowledge ‘no religion’ on the Census have all contributed to the decrease in the number of Australians who are affiliated with a religion.

Christian churches in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet However, in a trend that suggests a slight divergence from the overall Australian statistic, Sharon and Michael say that indications of religious affiliation – such as Christian church attendance - in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet has dropped by as little as 1–2% over the past five years. None of the ministers sees this decline as significant.

For Michael, ‘demography is influential’ in church affiliation and attendance, and each of these church ministers agrees that any cultural shift, such as those regarding religious 10

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The median age is 59 years in Anglesea and Sharon believes that this older population is less likely to shift their allegiances or alter traditional expressions of faith – hence the minimal decline in local church attendance. Similarly, for Kevin, the lack of population growth in the parish, especially in the number of younger people and families permanently moving to these towns, means that we are unlikely to see growth in traditional religious observance and affiliation.

The future?

Even with such factors as increased numbers indicating no religion, a declining number of those identifying as Christian, and an ageing local population, Sharon and Michael are still optimistic about the future of the Christian churches in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet.

While both believe that traditional church services will still play a vital role in their communities, they recognise that changes are likely in their ministries. The challenge for the Christian churches, they agree, and particularly those in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet, is to be aware of the ‘holes’ in the needs of the community, to keep listening to the community and to ‘freshen up … (and) get creative’ in responding to pressing social needs and ‘care for those who can’t care for themselves’.

They are agreed that inter-denominational collaboration is vital if they are to sustain, support and grow their communities. Collaboration is currently evident in a number of combined social events, regular shared church services, and the sharing of resources (including church buildings) and they see this trend continuing. While still retaining their particular traditional church practices, these collaborative efforts provide a signpost for the future, a broadening and practical expression of the core values of Christianity.

Local cafe signs up on sustainability A new partnership is brewing to create a more sustainable Surf Coast and support local cafes to reduce their waste.

Surf Coast Shire Council has partnered with Responsible Cafes – a not-for-profit program supporting local cafes to reduce their plastic waste and single-use cups. Council now invites local cafes to join the program, with the first 30 cafes that register to receive a starter pack of reusable cups worth over $300.

GROW Anglesea is one of 13 cafes which has already signed up for the initiative, with owner Lyndelle Flintoft believing small steps can make a big difference. ‘It’s about taking little steps – not buying things wrapped in plastic, considering if something has been made by a local designer rather than a mass producer, taking your own coffee cup to a cafe. It takes a little bit more effort but it’s all possible.’

Mayor Cr Libby Stapleton praised cafes like GROW in Anglesea and its core values of sustainability, highlighted through its ‘slow shopping’ focus that enables customers to learn where their food has come from, and where store items are created.

‘We are also dedicated to reducing waste – from our composting commitment to our wholefoods section where people can bring in their own container, rather than plastic packaging, and only grab the amount they need,’ Ms Flintoft said.

For more information on Responsible Cafes and registration details, visit surfcoast.vic.gov.au/ responsiblecafes.

Kevin says that whenever necessary, the ‘Christian churches have always been fluid and have had to change’ but he is reluctant to speculate about the future. ‘Relations with one another are vital if we are to sustain our communities,’ he says. ‘We don’t really know what it’s going to look like’.

It seems that the decline in religious affiliation raises much bigger questions about where communities such as Anglesea and Aireys Inlet find sources of meaning and spirituality when traditional forms of religious observance may no longer be recognised or sustainable. These are ongoing questions to which there are a few simple, agreed or consistent answers.

Note: The Anglesea St Christopher’s Catholic Parish Priest Father Linh Tran was unavailable for comment for this article. The St Christopher’s community has a strong and special relationship with the other Christian church communities in Anglesea with regular interaction involving shared services and activities.

Mayor Libby Stapleton and GROW’s Lyndelle Flintoff

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Surf Coast Arts Trail 2022

By Miranda Millen

The 10th anniversary of the Surf Coast Arts Trail was a great opportunity to visit artists at various locations and their studios – the first time the event has been held in three years due to COVID restrictions. Five of the artists involved are profiled here.

Monika and Julia Freake Fairhaven SLSC (mother and daughter duo) Monika remembers enjoying sketching in her exercise books at school and she has been painting for about three years. She explained that she has always wanted to try painting, however, life and children got in the way. It was through local art classes with Pat McKenzie and Sharryn Jenkinson that Monika found her motivation to give painting a go and she has never looked back.

Minerva Lamorgese Mivart Creations Studio 8 Anglesea

Monika’s artwork is realistic and very detailed, so much so that people often comment that her paintings look like a photo. Her favourite colour to paint with is blue as it reminds her of the ocean and the sky. Monika proves that it is never too late to pick up new artistic skills and flourish.

Julia likes to refer to herself as a ‘creative’ and it’s easy to see why! Julia is immersed in many creative projects – mixed media, sculpture, jewellery making, macrame, craft and drawing and she paints using different mediums and techniques.

Julia always wanted to be an artist from an early age. As a child she would make friendship bracelets and experiment with making polymer clay objects. She recalls reading Garfield comics where she would spend hours copying the drawings to perfect different drawings techniques.

The graphic style of Julia’s paintings creates a point of difference as an artist living on the Surf Coast. There is not a lot of detail – rather bold shapes implying suggestive figures and other objects.

Her inspirations include the immediate environment of the coast and nature, but even closer to home, her children. Julia’s painting style is influenced by Salvador Dali (Spanish) and Edvard Munch (Norwegian).

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enthusiastic about nurturing creativity among children and allowing them the freedom to explore. She also believes that art therapy is a powerful way to express creativity, develop connections and to be mindful. Julia has founded Art And Healing (AAH) – a range of art therapy programs for children and adults.

‘Bringing illustrations to life’ is Minerva’s motto.

She believes that illustrations have the power to engage connection through meaning and storytelling, to convey important messages.

It was a Greenpeace children’s picture storybook that first inspired Minerva to become an illustrator – an instant connection to the environment aligned with her values. For her, it felt like she had a gift, and Minerva wanted to share that with others.

At high school, Minerva studied psychology and became fascinated by the effect of colours and the healing side of art. She completed her BA in Illustration and a year of design study.

Her latest studies in comic design offer a different narrative as she continues to evolve her illustrations through storytelling and storyboard. Her most recent illustration is a metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly. Minerva hopes this design will be published into larger concertina books.

In line with Minerva’s environmental beliefs, she has collaborated with Surf Coast’s Coastal Nectar. She has designed a colouring-in page with information about the importance of bees, pollinating and other facts about the environment and native animals.

Minerva emphasises that her illustrations are not only for children, but also for adults to awaken their inner child: to reconnect.

Minerva’s designs are whimsical, evocative and inspiring messages through illustration. The old saying, ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’ definitely resonates with this artwork.

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Workspace Gallery and Studio in Fairhaven

Tree House Studio, Anglesea

One thing is obvious when visiting Nicky’s private studio – her striking colour pallet.

She uses earthy tones and even when depicting water, the colours are subdued.

Her connection to the environment and surrounds is clear.

When asked about her favourite colour, straight away Nicky responds, ‘Australian Red Gold’ and this colour features frequently in her work. My guess is this colour has derived from the red earth of Central Australia.

Nicky uses oil-based paint for her landscapes in which she loves the ability to blend colours when wet. She uses a mixture of glazes and washes to highlight the colours and textures. These layers create her point of interest.

She describes her paintings as abstract, emotional and linked to a memory. Nicky forms these memories through places travelled and by creating a romantic attachment with these experiences.

Of all the artists that I visited on the trail, Jill was the only one painting portraits of people.

Jill promised herself years ago that when the time was right, she would paint.

Charlie, a local fishing legend After moving to Winchelsea, Photo: Miranda Millen Jill found a beginners art class that used different mediums and was facilitated by the Winchelsea Community House.

She grew native plants at her property in Winchelsea that provided inspiration for her work. Flowers are still a favourite to paint. Recently she did a class in portrait painting, again at the Winchelsea Community House.

Jill’s paintings include a portrait series of ‘seasonal women’ and another soulful portrait of an older man – ‘a face that has a lived life’.

Jill paints using bright colours and likes to include mood and personality in her artwork. Jill is part of an artistic group formed in Winchelsea called the ‘RiverLee Art Group’.

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Peter Matthews, AO

By Liz Clark

Local resident Peter Matthews was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for ‘distinguished service to cave and karst surveying, documentation and publication and to speleological organisations’ – the highest award from this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours in the Greater Geelong area.

My initial meeting with Peter entailed a little bit of research. I needed to look up a few things, assuming NewsAngle readers may find these new words as foreign as I did – what is an AO awarded for, what is karst, and what does speleological mean? In addition, among Peter’s list of achievements, I found he has been Chair of the Informatics Commission with the International Union of Speleology since 1986. I needed to research what this might mean.

The AO is the second highest of the four levels of the Order of Australia awards (AC, AO, OAM, AM), and is for distinguished service of a high degree to Australia or to humanity at large.

Karst is a geological term basically meaning a landscape formed by the solution of limestone – a rock that dissolves in acidic water. In karst, spaces form in the limestone that allow for rapid movement of groundwater. Water moves quickly from the earth’s surface underground in these places. Naturally formed underground spaces that people can enter are then called caves.

Speleology is a branch of science concerned with all aspects of caves and cave systems. As well as exploration and mapping it includes many scientific disciplines: for example, archaeology, palaeontology, biology, mineralogy, hydrology, geology, geomorphology, climatology, and as such is of vast interest to a wide range of scientifically minded people.

Informatics is the study of computer systems, especially data storage and retrieval. So the Informatics Commission

is all about techniques for obtaining, storing and retrieving speleological information.

Lastly, the more simple words services to in this instance mean around 60 years service, volunteering, dedication, commitment to something that started as a hobby and became a passion.

From curiosity to scientific research Peter first became interested in caving in 1958 when he was a member of a skindiving club that was invited by a caving group to dive into a cave at Buchan in Victoria. So began a lifetime curiosity, not merely for caves and exploring, but for mapping and documentation of new caves as they were discovered.

Before anything like accessible computers, Peter recorded all the results of their group’s explorations, setting up a system for mapping, surveying, numbering and coding each site. It was 1968 and about 1600 caves were known in Australia. Peter enlisted the help of caving clubs around Australia to compile all the information they could locate about each cave. Peter’s wife, Margot typed the information onto Multilith masters (similar to stencils) to print the first official Australian listing.

Peter pursued a growing knowledge of computers both at work and with the Victorian Speleological Association and devised a series of data entry forms for collecting caverelated information. This work set the standard for documenting all caves as they were discovered. With a grant from the Australian Heritage Commission in 1974, and the cooperation of all caving clubs, Peter edited what was the definitive handbook for caving information, detailing information on 6600 caves, 2400 cave maps and 925 published cave references. This data is constantly being updated with new discoveries and information. It is now done via a website, making it readily accessible to speleologists around the world.

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LOCAL PROFILE for 15 years with a Swedish engineering company. This latter job afforded him many opportunities to travel overseas. Using his caving documentation contacts, he was welcomed in many countries, and with his company paying his fares to Sweden he managed to fit in many trips to visit caving documentation people all around the world.

Peter is an honorary life member of the Victorian Speleological Association having been a foundation member in 1967, Cave and Karst Numbering Coordinator (1967–2018) and Records Keeper (1967–90).

As a member of the Australian Speleological Federation Inc, Peter has worked as Commissioner for Documentation, edited three major publications, drafted the original Code for Cave and Karst numbering, and developed the national digital Australian Karst Index. He richly deserves his honorary life membership with this group.

built a holiday home in George Street. Eventually in 1994, they were looking for a holiday home, and Margot was drawn back to Anglesea by some wonderful memories and a love for this place. The rest is history for them.

All this sounds like a lot of hard and tedious work, but Peter has thoroughly enjoyed himself. His zest for knowledge, his quiet enthusiasm and a pursuit of excellence have all been enhanced by a happy family life, countless trips to interesting places, companionship of likeminded cavers and a sense of pride in a job well done – and of course, the awarding of an AO for his services to the world of caving.

UNESCO has nominated 2021–22 as the International Year for Caves and Karst. Peter has chosen this year to step down as Chair of the Informatics Commission of the International Union of Speleology after 36 years of service. Time to give someone younger a go.

He has worked on various projects for the Union, including the setting up and management of its internet facilities, cave data exchange standards, setting up and running its web-based multilingual cavers dictionary, the Commission’s website, and is currently convenor of the Karst Glossary Project. He also wrote the chapter on cave documentation and databases for the Encyclopedia of Caves.

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The inventor of the ute loved Aireys Inlet

By Mary Bremner

Lewis Bandt invented the ute. His name was given to the bridge that spans the Moorabool River on the Geelong Ring Road. He also had close ties with Aireys Inlet.

Bandt was the first designer to be employed at Ford’s Geelong motor vehicle factory. In 1932, a Gippsland farmer’s wife wrote to Ford, requesting the production of a combined work and passenger vehicle – one that would serve both to go to church on Sunday and transport the pigs to market on Monday. Bandt took up the challenge and the result was the ‘coupé utility’ released for sale in 1934. Henry Ford nicknamed it the ‘Kangaroo Chaser’.

The ute became an iconic Australian vehicle, distinguished from the American pick-up truck because the cargo tray was integrated with the passenger body.

Other manufacturers made their own versions – this writer went on her honeymoon in a Holden ute.

Aireys Inlet connections Aireys Inlet identity, Ross Lamont has fond memories of Lew Bandt from their connection with the Methodist churches in Geelong. Ross recalls Bandt as a popular Sunday School superintendent and lay-preacher. Ross’s father-in-law worked with Lew Bandt at Ford, providing another family connection.

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In 1956, Lew Bandt bought ‘Mountain House’ – this popular Aireys Inlet guesthouse dated back to 1900 and was located at the site of the current Big4 caravan park.

Bandt developed the caravan park started in a small way on the site by the previous owners and this tourist enterprise operated successfully until the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires when ‘Mountain House’, the old pine trees that surrounded it and the caravan park infrastructure were destroyed.

The period that followed was a time of rebuilding and Ross Lamont remembers the town being transformed from a sleepy hollow, with many people coming into the town. The Lamont family and the Bandt family built small holiday homes in Taroona Road.

The Uniting Church (formed in 1977 through a union of the Methodist, Congregational and Presbyterian denominations) held Sunday worship in the community hall and Lew Bandt often took services there. He was a great friend of the Reverend Pat Wood, grandfather of current part-owner of the Aireys Inlet Hotel, Tim Wood.

Pat Wood was the part-time Uniting Church minister at Aireys Inlet.

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Bandt also sold a block fronting the Great Ocean Road to the Anglican Church, which used funds from the Bushfire Appeal Fund to build the lovely little church that takes pride of place opposite the ‘Top Shops’. It remains, to this day, Aireys Inlet’s only church building. An amicable arrangement was made with the Catholic and Uniting congregations to share use of the building and the construction of a separate Uniting Church never went ahead.

It was not long after this that Lewis Bandt died tragically in a car accident, at the age of 77. He was driving his 1934 model Ford home after recording a documentary about the ute at the ABC studios in Melbourne and collided with a truck near Bannockburn.

These days, farmers and tradies favour dual-cab vehicles – all manufactured overseas. They’re still called utes but they’re not the same. Next time you see one on the road, spare a thought for the ingenuity of ‘our’ Lew Bandt (pictured here).

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FEATURE

Growing a community

By Peter Scott, Convenor

Not just serious gardeners gather and thrive at the Anglesea Community Garden.

Current members include experienced gardeners, learner gardeners, and others who just want to join a community group to meet people and have some fun. It is a welcoming space, designed for people of all ages and abilities to come together, have fun and grow organic fruit and vegetables.

Although some community members were already utilising the space on the vacant block of land, the Anglesea Community Garden (ACG) was officially opened in October 2010. Since then, the garden has grown to become the productive, beautiful place it is today. It’s an inviting place with a mix of community and individual plots, a hot house for propagation, water tanks, an orchard, grape vines and a berry enclosure. Compost bays and a worm farm are also managed onsite to provide valuable nutrients for the garden beds.

A large shelter with a hand-built pizza oven offers a protected space for the many social get togethers throughout the year (harvest parties, pizza nights, and Christmas in July to name just a few). It’s an inclusive and friendly environment for sharing ideas, knowledge and produce.

A monthly working bee is held on the first Saturday of each month (except January) starting at 9 am. The working bee is followed by a morning tea and a sharing of the produce harvested that day. Recently, there have been bumper crops of pumpkins, lettuce, cauliflowers and broccoli. The lemon trees have also been reasonably productive this season. The garden also has pots of herbs available for picking as required.

Drop by and have a look for yourself, come along to a working bee, or follow us on Facebook, and see what a delightful and functional garden and gardening group this community has.

Email: Angleseacommunitygarden @gmail.com for further information, or visit anglesea.org.au/ community/interestgroups/angleseacommunity-garden.

Garden member Michelle Rooney and daughter Harriet tending the children’s garden (Photo: Marcelle Renkin)

Included with your membership is the monthly newsletter with a seasonal planting guide suitable for our temperate climate, and a schedule of activities, and reports on previous functions.

Supported by the Anglesea Community House, ACG is open to permanent and non-permanent residents.

Membership is $25 a year (family) and individual plots are available for $30 a year. There are currently around 200 members, and the ACG welcomes newcomers.

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FEATURE

Weed patrol removing environmental problem plants

By Janet Stephens

You’ve all seen the yellow-vested Rubbish Rangers poking around Aireys Inlet and Anglesea on Saturday mornings. Did you know that there are equally dedicated groups who meet regularly to weed?

Anglesea, Aireys Inlet Society for the Protection of Flora and Fauna (Angair) and the Friends of Eastern Otways (FEO) run regular weeding sessions for volunteers to help rid our local areas of environmental weeds. Put simply, these are plants that don’t belong here. They may be international stowaways, garden escapees or plants from other areas in Australia brought here by people, wind, water or birds. If allowed to colonise our natural bush, they can rapidly crowd out local species, such as our beautiful orchids and heathland plants, with flow-on effects for the local fauna as well.

Are they in your garden?

There are any number of environmental weeds happily growing around the Surf Coast and a good start to identifying them is to contact the Surf Coast Shire and to ask what resources they can give you. Weeds of the Surf Coast Shire is available online at www.surfcoast.vic.gov.au. A brochure titled Top 20 Weeds Anglesea to Eastern View is also available. You may be surprised to find them growing in your garden!

South Africa has given us Boneseed, Agapanthus, Wild Watsonia and Myrtle-leaf Milkwort (Polygala). Western Australia has donated Bluebell Creeper and Sweet Hakea.

There are even weeds which can occur naturally locally, such as Sallow Wattle and Coast Tea-tree. When they are

allowed to get out of balance, often stimulated by fire, these plants can smother all indigenous vegetation.

Recent rain stimulated growth Angair weeders spend the bulk of their time ridding the bush of Sallow Wattle and Boneseed. Recent burns around Anglesea, coupled with good rain, have stimulated both these plants, with a mass emergence of seedlings.

While we acknowledge that controlled burns are necessary for the protection of Anglesea and Aireys Inlet, it is disheartening that some areas which have had tens of thousands of grant money spent on them, as well as hundreds of volunteer hours are now in a worse state than they were three years ago. Mature plants are currently flowering and it is worth taking time on your walks, or drives, to actually survey the extent of the problem.

Join us!

Both FEO and Angair welcome new members. Go to angair.org.au and feo.org.au for further information.

Angair weeders meet every Monday at 9.25 am at the Angair office in the community precinct (in MacMillan St with parking out the front of our building). The exception to this rule is the second Monday of the month, which is always a nature walk. The FEO weeders meet on the second Tuesday of every month. Come along, we’d love to meet you!

Environmental weeds: Sallow Wattle (top left), Bluebell Creeper (bottom left), Boneseed (with the yellow daisy flower) (right) Photos: Neil Tucker

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In the house

by Marcelle Renkin

Spring at ACH We have plenty happening at the House this Spring! Are you looking to try something new, join a regular meet-up group or learn some new skills? Check out the many clubs, groups and weekly activities in the What’s Happening section of NewsAngle. We are excited about our Games Night and the Tai Chi Class, which are open to all for a gold coin donation.

an inclusive space for all community members and recognising that people of all ages are valued, respected and acknowledged. Join us in the celebrations for morning tea on Friday 7 October from 11 am to 1 pm or come along to special afternoon tea held in conjunction with our ongoing Technology Support Group on Tuesday 18 October from 1 to 4 pm.

Children, youth and families This September holidays get out and about or send the kids off on an adventure as they complete the Great Anglesea Treasure Hunt.

For 14–25 year olds, Surf Coast Youth is offering a free barista course to be held at Anglesea Community House, which is a great way to build skills for volunteering or getting a summer job! Don’t forget to check out our Creative Kids course running again in Term 4 or our much loved playgroup meeting on a Thursday morning.

All welcome to drop in!

Return of the Anglesea Twilight Farmers Market We are excited to be gearing up to bring you a third season of the Anglesea Twilight Farmers Market. We have been overwhelmed to see how locals have embraced the market and come out to support local growers and makers. Starting 4 November, the markets will be held on the first and third Fridays of the month for shopping, to hear live music, grab a drink or a bite to eat and catch up with friends and family. We are excited to welcome Helen Kline from Aireys Inlet as the Market Manager for this season and can’t wait to see you all at the markets from November to March.

Celebrating Positive Ageing Month Anglesea Community House is recognising Positive Ageing Month in October through continuing to provide

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The Check-up 45 to 49 years health checks

By Stuart Jones

What is a 45 to 49 years health check?

This health check can assess your risks of developing chronic diseases in the future and it can allow for review of your current state of health and medical conditions. A doctor and nurse will often ask you a range of questions about: ▪ your level of physical activity ▪ if and how much you smoke ▪ how much fruit, vegetables and fats are in your diet ▪ how much alcohol you drink and how many alcohol-free days you have per week ▪ your mental health

tracing of your heart. You may also be recommended to have screening tests such as cervical screening, mammograms or faecal occult blood testing or a colonoscopy for bowel cancer.

▪ your family history for a variety of illnesses including stroke, heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis ▪ whether you are up to date with screenings, such as cervical screening, bowel screening and skin cancer screening ▪ whether you are up to date with all recommended immunisations.

Based on your results, your GP will help you develop a personalised and tailored approach to improve your health and wellbeing, monitor for chronic diseases and prevent chronic diseases where possible.

Examinations and investigations

These 45 to 49 years health checks attract a higher Medicare rebate, which often means you are left with little or no out-of-pocket costs. As a result, it is a great opportunity to have a comprehensive assessment of your health and risk of developing chronic disease, particularly if you have not seen your GP for some time.

Your weight, height and waist will be measured. Your GP and nurse will help you to develop a plan to return to a healthy weight if required. You will have your blood pressure checked and other potential examinations of your heart and blood sugars based on your personal and family history of heart disease and diabetes. You may also require Percentage of people with selected further chronic conditions, by age, 2020–21 examinations based on your 15–44 58.7 30.0 risk of other chronic diseases.

You may be recommended to undergo some blood tests such as your cholesterol level, blood sugar and kidney function tests, or to have an ECG or

Age group (years)

In the 2022 Census, nearly half of all Australians (46.6% or 11.6 million people) had at least one chronic health condition, such as depression, back pain, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), arthritis or heart disease. As shown in the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) graph below, the rates of chronic disease begin to increase from age 45 and older. As a result, 45–49 years health checks can allow for early recognition and detection of illness or disease, and allow us to identify and modify lifestyle factors, which may decrease, or at least delay, the development of chronic diseases.

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Source: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/health-conditions-and-risks

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Support your Rubbish Rangers

By Kelly Turner, Bendigo Community Bank The beautiful Surf Coast is the holiday destination of many Australians and international tourists and the lifeblood of communities all along the coast. A group of caring and dedicated residents have decided to make sure the coast is clean and bright for any visitor who comes to the region.

The Anglesea Rubbish Rangers meet every Saturday morning at the Anglesea Bowls Club at 9 am. They walk roadways and waterways, collecting any unsightly rubbish, either dropped or blown away from congested areas. The group have a one-hour time limit for the collection and then reward themselves with a coffee at Morgan’s Bar and Grill at 10.15 am.

Anglesea resident Winsome Coutts is one of the driving forces behind the dedicated folk who donate their time to make a difference. Winsome was introduced into the program by the instigator of the Aireys Inlet group, Glenys Drayton and from that meeting the Anglesea team leapt into action. ‘It is such a fun and vibrant group, with 15 to 20 turning up each week to be involved,’ Winsome said. ‘It gives us all a very positive feel when we finish, but it also good for health and wellbeing to get out into the open spaces.’

The groups are well established at Anglesea and Aireys Inlet and are now working on a Torquay team to tidy up the coast.

The Aireys Inlet group meet at 9 am every Saturday morning at the Aireys Inlet Community Hall and the fledgling Torquay group meet on Sunday mornings at 9 outside Bomboras Pop Up Bar, with local resident Dean Walton as the driving force.

Drop in and find out more about how you can get involved with any of the groups. You would be most welcome!

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Mobility, function and movement

By Liz Clark There are big changes at Anglesea Osteopathic Clinic, which has for the past few years been operating from the little house next to Stabb’s butchers. It has undergone not only a move but a transformation to become Ocean Road Allied Health and Movement. Business owner and osteopath Georgina Sayer is very proud to explain how things have changed, not only for her but for the growing team of health professionals who now work at the new clinic.

A great opportunity opened up when the Community Bank moved to its new location and the large premises they left behind became available. It provided a chance to consider just what health and movement activities were needed in this community, in addition to continuing with osteopathy, massage and other therapies that were already in place.

professionalism, enhanced by a new air purification system and newly painted walls and beautiful artworks. OHM is however an umbrella name for a team that is working closely together to offer Anglesea residents a range of treatments and therapies for their health and fitness and movement activities that will help with physical conditions, regular socialisation and fun.

Contact Ocean Road Allied Health and Movement on 5263 1001 or go to the website for all details – oceanroadhealth.com.au. New classes will be organised for Term 4 – keep an eye out for listing online or at the front of OHM.

COVID has changed the needs and the outlook of many people, and there seems to be a growing demand for classes and activities – classes where people don’t have to travel too far, and that focus on support and mobility for elderly clients, children’s activities, and evening classes.

A very professional and experienced team has worked and planned together to alter and develop the building’s space into a multifunctional area. There are five treatment rooms and a large room suitable for group exercise classes, meditation, yoga, circus and dance classes, acrobatics, pilates – an ongoing range of innovative classes that answer the needs of the community.

The happy team at OHM

Georgina approached people who were already in the health/fitness business in the community to join her in the new facility. She has an exceptional team of people with innovative ideas, a willingness to work together, to refer on if they are unable to help a client, and enthusiasm to offer new and exciting activities for people at all age levels.

The new name for the clinic tries to cover all possibilities. I had thought it was the OHM (or OM) that frequently is associated with transcendental meditation, relaxation and aromatherapy, and I thought it a very clever choice. The treatment rooms certainly have nothing clinical about them, giving the feeling of cleanliness, freshness and NewsAngle | Publication of the Anglesea Community House | Community Houses are for Everyone

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Young authors support Royal Children’s Hospital

By Jenna Crawford

Two Anglesea Primary School students show their creativity and community awareness with a successful comic book project.

Two of the most interested and motivated students I have ever met are Addis Sedgwick (grade five) and Theodore McAloon (grade four) at Anglesea Primary School.

Together they have created a comic book that has sold through the Anglesea Newsagency and Pholklore restaurant in Torquay.

Addis has written and illustrated ‘The Adventures of Blob, Snorlando and Rocky’. The story is about Blob who is a boring, but easily annoyed character; Snorlando who is playful and annoying (an ‘are we there yet’ character); and Rocky who is very childish. Blob is the main character and everything centres around him. All the boys have distinct personalities and readers can often identify with one of the characters.

While Addis was busy writing and drawing, Theodore volunteered to do the colouring of the cartoon characters.

Since then, they have worked together harmoniously, bouncing ideas off one another to increase their enthusiasm and creativity. Both boys have loved drawing and reading comics, where the written word is enhanced by drawings, and the reader does not have to visualise the meanings of the written words. They both want their stories and plots never to be too serious, preferring them to be creative, random and funny. Their love of drawing has been instrumental in this project and they have both sourced YouTube to practise their own images. ‘Captain Underpants’ and ‘Dog Man’ have influenced the outcomes.

The proprietor of the Anglesea Newsagency, Corinne Nigra stapled and photocopied the original ‘Adventures of Blob, Snorlando and Rocky’. She volunteered to put them on display and sell them through the shop. The price was set at $3. From every sale, Addis received 50 cents, Theodore received 50 cents and the other $2 was donated

to the Royal Children’s Hospital. I asked them why they were being so generous and donating to a Melbourne hospital. Addis responded by telling me and showing me he’d had open-heart surgery when he was younger. He said, ‘I would not be here to write and draw these comics without them’.

Art of the Minds Festival

By Geraldine Ditchburn When: 9–16 October 2022 Where: Various venues on the Surf Coast More information: www.artoftheminds.org.au The first thing that you notice about founder and organiser of the annual Art of the Minds Festival, Jules Haddock is her passion to create safe spaces for people to talk about, share stories and understand the importance of mental wellbeing.

The festival held in various locations along the Surf Coast is designed for everyone: those suffering mental illness (often in silence), carers, health care providers and all community members, in order to be better informed and engaged about maintaining mental health and appropriately responding to mental illness.

For Jules, ‘education [about mental health] is an important part of recovery’ and the festival provides one vehicle towards achieving that. The Art of the Minds festival is geared towards demystifying the language around mental illness and the stigma that is often associated with it.

Jules believes the festival ‘gives people permission to disclose’ by creating spaces to share personal stories through art and music about mental illness and recovery.

Supported by grants from government and business sources, as well some ticketed events, the festival provides a week-long smorgasbord of experiences.

Starting with a ball on 1 October, most of the other events are arts based or low-key get-togethers and coincide with Mental Health Week.

Proud comic book creators Addis and Theodore with Anglesea newsagency proprietor Corinne Nigra.

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Each year, through ever-expanding networks, the festival has grown and is now an embedded part of awareness raising about the importance of mental health – and ways to sustain it – along the Surf Coast.

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A true story of the 2001 oil spill in Port Phillip Bay, Flipper and Finnegan is an incredible tale of friendship and teamwork. Residing on the shores of Phillip Island with their friends the wallabies and bandicoots, Flipper and Finnegan spend their days somersaulting through the ocean and parading on the picturesque beaches.

One day Flipper, Finnegan and their penguin friends find themselves facing the devastating effects of an oil spill.

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They meet women who may be witches and see signs of magical symbols around doorways protecting the town.

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Twitchers’ Corner Written and illustrated by Kaye Traynor

Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Other names: Mountain Duck, Chestnut-breasted Shelduck, Sheldrake Size: males 590–720mm; females 555–675mm Shelducks prefer to breed and live in lowland areas, especially large brackish lakes near the coast. They are also found at deep freshwater lakes, large lagoons and billabongs. In the non-breeding season, they congregate in large flocks sometimes numbering 1000 or more. They tend to graze on the green plants on land or in shallow water; mainly grasses and clovers, duckweed, sedges, pondweed, algae, insects and molluscs, and other insect life. They can also cause damage to cereal and vegetable crops.

Shelducks are large, attractive birds. Males have a smallish, black head with glossy green, continuing halfway down the neck to a narrow white band that separates the green-black neck from the rich, cinnamon-coloured mantle and breast.

Back and scapulars are black and the belly is dark-brown; undertail black. White upper-wing covets form the white shoulder patch. Primaries are black; secondaries glossygreen for half the length, with black at base. Tertiaries are rich chestnut. Eye dark-brown, bill black, legs and feet, dark grey. In non-breeding males, the breast plumage is yellowbrown and neck ring is less defined.

Females are similar, but have a white ring around the bill and a white eye patch.

The male makes a loud honking sound, deeper and grunted; the female sound is higher and more resonant. Shelducks pair for a long time, sometimes for life. Breeding occurs June and October. The nest, well lined with down, is constructed in a hollow limb of a tall tree. They have also been known to nest in a hollow of a cliff face. Ten to 14 creamy white eggs are laid with incubation from 30–35 days.

The range of Shelducks includes south-western and southeastern Australia including Tasmania. Locally it is not unusual to see these very distinctive and handsome birds, more often in pairs, grazing in green grasses in the paddocks.

References: Menkhorst P, Rogers D, Clarke R, Davies J, Marsack P, Franklin K 2019 The Australian Bird Guide, CSIRO Publishing Morcombe M, 1986 The Great Australian Birdfinder, AbeBooks.com

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Surf Coast Shire Council

by Mayor, Councillor Libby Stapleton

Health of the Anglesea River

McMillan Street future plan The recent closure of the Senior Citizens in Anglesea due to termite damage has provided Council and local user groups with a unique opportunity to reimagine what the entire precinct might look like and how it could better serve the community now and into the future.

Council has recently submitted an application to the state government for ‘fast-track funding’ to secure $200,000 to create a vision and ‘masterplan’ for an integrated community and health precinct at the McMillan St site.

Council endorsed a submission to Southern Rural Water (SRW) in June, regarding the application by Alcoa to extend its groundwater pumping trial, confirming that we do not support further extraction unless it is proven to not have a detrimental impact on the Anglesea River and/or its catchment.

Council is becoming increasingly concerned about the health of the Anglesea River and its catchment and possible causal links with Alcoa’s historical and current groundwater extraction from the Upper Eastern View Formation aquifer.

Friends of the Anglesea River (FOAR) and other community members and/or groups also made submissions to SRW. At a recent community meeting organised by FOAR, more than 100 people heard about discoveries associated with the historical management of groundwater extraction at the Barwon Downs borefield, and Council has called on SRW to apply

the relevant lessons learned in that example to this situation.

I also had the opportunity to meet with Minister for Water, Regional Development, and Equality, Harriet Shing, as part of a G21 visit to Spring Street. She confirmed that the health challenges facing our river are on the state government’s radar.

Southern Rural Water is still considering submissions it received in relation to the pumping application from Alcoa, but in the meantime we continue to support our community who are working hard to learn more and raise awareness of the issues.

End of mayoral term My term as Mayor ends in November, and while it’s been such a privilege to represent the Surf Coast Shire Council as Mayor for the past two years, I’m looking forward to having some more time to spend with people in our community, alongside Mike Bodsworth, as your local ward councillors.

Home to multiple community groups and agencies, including the Memorial Hall, Kinder, Community House, Angair, Anglesea Medical, Barwon Health, Community Garden, Historical Society – and of course the Senior Citz – this precinct is of vital importance to the Anglesea and Aireys Inlet communities.

There is also an opportunity to incorporate much needed affordable accommodation for key workers into a redeveloped site.

If the funding application is successful, Council will contribute $50,000 and work closely with user groups and the broader community to develop a vision for what could be.

It’s an exciting opportunity.

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HISTORY SPOT

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Middens at Anglesea and Aireys Inlet

By Jan Morris, Anglesea and District Historical Society Memories of our grandparents telling us about the ‘olden days’ are rich for many of us. And so it was with the Wadawurrung people, the first people who lived in the Anglesea district. The old people told their stories to the younger generations and each generation passed them on.

Unfortunately, with the impact of colonialism on the Wadawurrung people, few of the older generation were left to pass on the stories and many were lost.

We still have much to learn about the history of the Traditional Owners, the Wadawurrung people, of how they lived and exactly where they went. We do have one perspective we can draw from, being William Buckley’s written account of the 32 years he spent with the Wadawurrung people who cared for him and made him one of their tribe. We have the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation in Geelong, and our own specific areas where we can see remains of middens. We also have the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Conservation Manual (ACHCM) developed by the Great Ocean Road Coast Committee in 2012. It covers the Crown Land Reserves between Torquay and Lorne. I have drawn from this excellent publication to share some of their findings.

A search of the Aboriginal Heritage Register indicates that in this region, shell middens are the most common type of heritage places. They indicate the past Aboriginal exploration of shellfish from nearby rock platforms and the use of other coastal and estuarine resources. Mostly, the shell middens consist of the remains of shellfish from the rock platforms. Stone artefacts occur in the form of flakes, cores and tools. The Anglesea Historical Society did have a collection of tools and artefacts. In 1995, these were given to their rightful owners, the Wadawurrung Aboriginal Cooperative, now known as the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.

Aboriginal artefacts given to the Wadawurrung Cooperative by Anglesea & District Historical Society, December 1995 Quantity of stone artefacts (flints, cones, blades scrapers etc.– cutting tools from diverse areas.

These consisted of 18 bones of various sizes, stone axes, grinding stones and engraved stone artefacts.

Quantity of wooden artefacts: 3 throwing sticks 1 shield 1 woomera 1 killing stick 1 message stick boomerang)

1 coolamum 1 bull roarer 1 mulla mulla 1 digging stick 3 boomerangs (plus 1 broken

The above items were given to Mr Alen Browning as custodian of Aboriginal Artefacts for the Wadawurrung Aboriginal Cooperative.

Signed: Valerie Amery President A&DHS

Alen Browning Cultural officer Wadawurrung Aboriginal

The ACHCM investigation focused on location of known Aboriginal cultural heritage places. It involved the collection of shell and charcoal samples from midden sites.

The Wadawurrung Aboriginal Cooperative representatives assisted in the areas east of Painkalac Creek at Aireys Inlet. Four shell and six Charcoal Radiocarbon Ages were collected from middens along the coastline from Point Impossible to Aireys Inlet.

The collections from Point Roadknight represents an initial, more intensive and repeated occupation followed by an extended abandonment of approximately 1200 years, until more recent use again. There is potential for deeper or older midden layers to be present at Point Roadknight, indicating they are some of the oldest middens along this coast. Middens at Aireys Inlet showed similar usage over the long periods. Dating of material from the middens indicate periods of regular use followed by long periods of abandonment. Earlier middens may have possibly been destroyed by significant sea level changes over the years.

Traditional owner Corrina Eccles conducts a smoking ceremony at a midden site in Anglesea.

When the Anglesea and District Historical Society first started collecting museum items, they were given some aboriginal artefacts. The committee consulted the Wadawurrung Cooperative for advice. As a result, the items given to the Historical Society were happily returned to their rightful owners and are now in the care of the Wadawurrung Cooperative.

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Live theatre back in Anglesea!

By Lina Libroaperto Anglesea Performing Arts (APA) has not been deterred by the challenges the arts industry has faced over the last three years … bringing theatre back to the Surf Coast with a full schedule of events for 2022!

After a successful one-act play double bill Love, Loss and What I Bore in June this year, APA hosted the 30th Annual Anglesea One-Act Play Festival in mid-August. Proudly supported by Anglesea Bendigo Bank, this event attracted over 150 theatre-goers and 12 companies from across Victoria.

The festival offered a great experience for all – locals and visitors were treated to a wide range of theatrical works – from traditional short plays through to original scripts being debuted at the festival. The festival was adjudicated by the esteemed Xan Colman.

But the excitement did not stop there! As the host company, Anglesea entered a new work at the festival, Don’t Say (Bubba), written by award-winning playwright Fleur Murphy. This wonderful dramatic comedy is about a woman who feels her ‘biological clock is ticking away’ and who decides to go solo in bringing her baby into the world. The play brought home seven awards including Best Production, Best Original Play Script, Best Director and Best Lead Actor. The group are now off to perform two plays at the Foster One-Act Play Festival and try their luck in the friendly competition there. We’ll keep you posted!

You think it would be time for this talented group of thespians to take a well deserved break but no! They are very proud to announce their next offering in November 2022: The Bleeding Tree.

This theatrical masterpiece written by Angus Cerini is a murder ballad set against a deceptively deadly Aussie backdrop, with three fierce females fighting back. Directed by award-winning and much-loved director Iris WalsheHowling, this moving and evocative play will delight you all. To keep up to date on all our latest news go to our website: angleseaperformingarts.com or find us on social media.

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Community Corner News and updates from your corner of the world

Three recipients of Men’s Shed apprenticeship grants

By Liz Clark Early this year the Anglesea and District Men’s Shed initiated a grant scheme to assist young local apprentices in their first or second year at work. It’s hoped the grants will offer support and encouragement to successful applicants and assist them to purchase necessary tools, equipment or other requirements for their trade and promote hands on skills in all trades.

Recipients were required to apply in writing and provide a letter of support from their employer. To date, three apprentices have each received a $500 grant – more money is available to support the scheme if other locals would like to apply.

There is an ad currently being aired on TV for the Smith Family asking for money to support school children unable to afford basic school supplies.

It ends with a little boy looking ahead to his unpromising future and saying.

‘I just needed to someone to believe in me’. This is exactly what the Men’s Shed apprenticeship grant offers applicants – support, encouragement and back up.

Cody had been fairly unsure what he wanted to do when he completed school – maybe something to do with ‘electricals’ or building. He was pretty happy to take on this job, and is really enjoying learning new skills. He attends the Gordon TAFE one full week every two months for more formal training.

He is very grateful for the $500 grant from the Men’s Shed. He said it has enabled him to buy new drills and bits and other tools which he uses every day at work.

Tom Eskrigge (below) was offered his electrical apprenticeship after completing work experience with Jack Flynn at the end of his Year 10 and 11 pre-apprenticeship course. Very keen to start working, he began the four-year apprenticeship in late 2021.

He works on the job from 7.15 to 3.30 each day except for Tuesdays, when he attends the Gordon TAFE for regular class work. Tom really enjoys his time there, particularly as almost everything he is learning concerns safety issues at work.

Seventeen-year-old Cody Friel (below) is currently employed at Surf Coast Kitchens and Joinery undertaking a cabinet-making apprenticeship. He is very pleased that his mother is a Facebook user, as she not only saw his job advertised and encouraged him to apply for it, but she also read about the Men’s Shed grant scheme.

Noah works long hours but enjoys every day at his job. On the day of this interview he had already baked chocolate chip cookies, was filling breadrolls for lunch and was planning spaghetti bolognese for dinner. He was very efficient and organised.

The grant he received from the Men’s Shed was used towards the cost of a drill set. He finds it has offered him a level of independence as he no longer has to borrow anyone else’s tools.

Tom is most appreciative of the support he has received moving into his career – both from his boss and fellow workers, and from the Men’s Shed. He is a keen footballer, cricketer and is now trying his hand at golf.

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Noah Goodchild (below) had done some part-time work at Burnside Camp – washing dishes and doing odd jobs – when he was offered an apprenticeship there in commercial cookery. He had always liked to cook and was keen to try new skills and begin his working life. As well as everyday experience of cooking meals for large school camp groups, he attends school at the Gordon each Monday where he undertakes handson cooking classes, as well as online learning in subjects as varied as health and safety, maintenance of the kitchen, food handling and menus.

The $500 grant from the Men’s Shed was a real bonus for Noah and he has used it to purchase his toolkit and some good kitchen shoes. He is so grateful to his Mum for finding out all the details of the grant and encouraging him to apply.

These three young men are full of enthusiasm for their work and eager to learn more every day. They are aware of the benefits of being able to work locally and all of them showed a keenness to work hard and complete their apprenticeships.

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Anglesea Tennis Club news

By Wendy Stainton A big welcome to our new coach Jackson Varney who comes with great credentials, a passion for tennis and visions for our club’s development.

A big thank you and farewell to our coach of 30 years, Peter Hubacek who is now retired and looking forward to travelling and taking it easy.

Cardio tennis Cardio tennis has been well received at our club – it’s a mix of cardio workout and modified fun tennis drills and open to players of all ages and abilities. You don’t even have to be good at tennis to get involved!

Jackson Varney (new coach) Nicole, Katrina, Miranda Millen and Peter Hubacek (old coach)

Anglesea and District Historical Society October dinner meeting

Our coach will mix up the activities to include coaching and match play, catering for all skill levels. So while it’s great for beginners, more experienced tennis players will also have a great time while keeping fit.

Speaker: Dr Fred Cahir

Sessions run for 60 minutes, cost $20, Tuesdays 7–8 pm and enquiries to Jackson Varney on 0491 681 305.

6 pm, Saturday, 8 October 2022 Function room, Anglesea Hotel

Midweek ladies

Bookings essential: Jan – 0448 526 311 or Susan – 0438 070 560 Cost: $50. Members and visitors welcome

We are looking for midweek ladies for next season.

Enquires phone Val Love on 0490 134 350.

Topic: Wadawurrung and early settlers

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HOWZAT- Anglesea Women’s Cricket Team

By Jenna Crawford The Anglesea Cricket Club has positively embraced the development of a women’s cricket team since 2021. The team consists of ladies and girls from the ages of 13 to 50 and they play on Sundays in the Barwon Women’s Cricket Association (BWCA), which is made up of teams from across Geelong and beyond. It is a 20-over competition starting at 1 pm. Nine players are required to field a team in C grade, where Anglesea sits at the moment. They would like to take a team of 11 players into grades A or B. The C grade team finished on top of the ladder, but unfortunately did not win the competition premiership that may have seen them promoted to an upper level of the game. Jarrod Taylor is the official coach, ably assisted by willing volunteers from the Anglesea men’s teams.

Some of the ladies have never played cricket before and the teaching of skills can be challenging. The aim is to teach the basics and build on already acquired skills.

On Thursday training nights the players engage in skill development sessions, where they concentrate on fielding practice, different forms of bowling and batting in the nets. Training sessions have started. After training, the players and coaches have dinner at the club together and the team is selected and announced for the upcoming Sunday match. This is very much a social occasion and all family members are welcome.

On match day every one of the nine players has a go at batting and bowling. Captain Janet Lister can choose to conclude batting and bowling stints at her discretion to

enable all players to have an equal opportunity to put their learned skills into action.

The rules are the same as the men’s game with the exception of the bowling – ‘no balls’ and ‘wides’ are not permitted in this format of the game. The BWCA season begins in mid-October and the Anglesea Women’s Cricket Club would welcome any new players. If you feel you have a contribution to make or would like to ‘give it a go’ you can contact Janet Lister on 0438 335 964 or Facebook Anglesea Cricket Club for further information.

There are no up-front costs for individuals as bats and balls are provided. Morgan’s Grill and Hummingbird Bats have offered sponsorship to enable the women’s cricket team to be created and compete.

An outstanding aspect of the game and the Anglesea Cricket Club is the all-embracing inclusion of all family members, whether that be at training and playing, watching and supporting or enjoying Thursday night dinners.

Just come along and join in the funloving atmosphere.

Aireys Red Cross Victoria Welsh Choir Concert Sunday 30 October 2022 at 2.30 pm at Aireys Inlet Community Hall.

For further details please contact Christine Walker, Chair, Aireys Inlet/Anglesea Branch of Red Cross mobile:0408 444 199 or on email: walkercchristine@gmail.com.

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Dragons Abreast Geelong: Juggernauts Dragon Boat Club

By Sally Harrison Geelong Juggernauts Dragon Boat Club participated in BoB (Battle on the Barwon) a dragon boat festival held on the beautiful Barwon River in July. Teams from Melbourne, Gippsland, Mornington Peninsula came together to compete in Dragon Boat Victoria’s first regatta for the 2022–23 season.

Anglesea residents Sally Harrison and Ros participated in this regatta. Sally has been dragon boating for a couple of years and had the opportunity to paddle in a number of fun events, including Lunar New Year’s festivals at Docklands, Canberra Regatta and recently the Gippy Galavant and Pink Up in Paynesville.

Members of the group get ready for a paddle, including Ros top left, and Sally, bottom right

Next year Sally will be travelling to New Zealand to participate with other breast cancer survivors in the International Dragon Boat Festival on Lake Karapiro.

abilities. Members come from Anglesea, Bellbrae, Geelong and surrounds and more are welcome to give it a go – all equipment is supplied.

Dragons Abreast Geelong – Juggernauts is a club for breast cancer survivors and supporters of all ages and

For more information see the Facebook page Dragons Abreast Geelong- Juggernauts..

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Community Corner

Get ready for the fire season

By Tony Revell, Anglesea CFA community safety With warmer weather approaching, Anglesea CFA is preparing for the coming fire season. Pre-summer activities include equipment testing and upgrades, as well as reviewing and practising firefighting procedures. Now is the right time to start your own preparations.

While we are doing all we can to make our town as safe as possible, we also encourage residents to take the time to reduce the risk to their property.

There are three main reasons houses burn down during fires – embers, heat and flame.

Many of the trees around Anglesea have bark that is prone to extensive spotting in the event of a fire, so even if the fire front is some distance from the town, significant ember attack is possible. There are several things you can do to lessen the impact of ember attack, reduce the risk of fire getting inside your house and reduce flame and heat near your house.

Be prepared by: ▪ keeping grass cut to less than 10 cm ▪ keeping woodpiles away from house ▪ removing flammable items from decks and verandas, such as boxes, furniture and doormats ▪ storing flammable liquids away from house ▪ keeping gutters clear of leaf litter ▪ removing grass, leaves, twigs and loose bark from around your property ▪ cutting back overhanging branches near buildings ▪ removing or cutting back large shrubs next to or under windows

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▪ pruning lower branches of shrubs to separate from surface fuels underneath.

More information on preparing your property is available at: www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare.

New fire danger rating system Fire danger ratings (see below) provide information so people in affected areas can take action to protect themselves and others. The new system for the approaching fire season has four levels (instead of six).

Actions that people should take are associated with each level, so you’ll know what to do to protect your life, family and property.

You’ll start seeing the new fire danger ratings online and in our community from September.

New Anglesea CFA ultra-light tanker Our fire response capability has been enhanced with the addition of a new ultra-light tanker. The ULT’s primary role for bush fires is to perform first attack on spot-sized fires, particularly in difficult to access locations. It is also designed to perform support for wildfire operations, mopping up and patrolling duties.

Built on a Toyota land cruiser 70 series cab chassis, the ultra-light tanker is well equipped, has increased water carrying capacity and provides us with enhanced fire suppression capability.

The total cost of this fully equipped vehicle is around $135,000 with $21,000 contributed by the Anglesea Brigade from community raised funds.

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Lionettes Notes

Aireys Inlet Primary School Care Cards

By Betsy Newman

Building positivity, mindfulness and confidence

Before our winter recess, we distributed over $4000 of our funds raised by our activities to local junior sporting clubs, the primary school, the Lions Flood Disaster Appeal and other organisations.

By Julia Clarke The Care Cards project at Aireys Inlet Primary School was devised for the students to help improve mental health impacted by the pandemic. The project has been supported by a COVID Recovery Grant from the Surf Coast Shire.

With Victoria experiencing ongoing lockdown due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, students at all schools disconnected from their peers and their community.

Students at Aireys Inlet Primary School designed and received a set of affirmation cards and learned how to use them as a tool to improve emotional wellbeing now and into the future.

This project included creative, mindful and wellbeing activities. The students learned about affirmations (positive self-talk) and how we can use them to manage our day-to-day feelings and experiences. Although students worked individually on their designs, their designs came together as one deck. Each student received a deck of the cards which they can keep at home or in their school bag to help them navigate the highs and lows of their days.

To help meet the school’s and the community’s sustainability and environmental goals, we opted to use recycled card and to not use plastic to individually wrap the decks. I coordinated the project with support from members of the schools’ parents and friends committee and staff, in particular art teacher Karren Stoneham. I am a parent, member of the school Parents and Friends group, artist, and director of local business www.artandhealing.com.au.

Thank you to the Surf Coast Shire and their COVID Recovery Assistance Program Grant that helped make this project possible.

Our next major fund raising event will be the Pink Ribbon Lunch raising money for the Breast Cancer Foundation, McGrath Foundation and Breast Cancer Network. The lunch will be held on Wednesday 12 October at the Anglesea Bowling Club. This will be a ticket-only event with tickets at $30 and available from Lionettes members. A glass of bubbles, a light lunch, the wonderful Anglesea small cakes, prizes and raffles will all be part of an exciting afternoon. The Mayor Cr Libby Stapleton will be guest speaker. Join us wearing some pink and support these wonderful charities.

The Lions District Governor will visit our clubs in September. Our changeover of office-bearers has been completed and plans are underway for our future activities including Christmas Carols on 21 December and the Riverside Market on 8 January 2023.

We welcome enquiries about our organisation and the secretary can be contacted by email; anglesealionessclub@gmail.com or by mobile 0412 769 144.

Lions Anglesea Lions are organising Christmas Carols by Candlelight to be held on the Anglesea Village Green on Wednesday 21 December from 6.45 pm.

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Community ARTS SCENE Corner

Platypus toy library Repair Cafe special events coming up 2 October Visible mending TO BE CONFIRMED (depending on volunteer availability) Times: Session 1: 10.15 to 11.45 am; Session 2: 12.15 to 1.45 pm (if required) Number: 6 per session; closing date 23 September Cost: $10

Learn the modern mending technique of visible mending where the mend becomes a feature of your garment. This may include patching, embroidery, boro stitching, sashiko and or darning depending on the effect desired. Bring a garment with a small area to be repaired. Feature fabrics and threads will be supplied.

By Janet Arney Platypus toy library is a 100% volunteer organisation run by its members for its members. The toy library has been fortunate and thankful to recently receive funding from the Anglesea Lions Club and Surf Coast Council.

The library has a large range of toys including construction items, games, puzzles, dress ups, beach items, outdoor and indoor sports equipment, baby’s first toys and musical instruments. The diverse range of toys are available to borrow and can aid children in education and development.

The toy library first opened its doors for borrowing in February 1985, as a response to devastating bush fires two years earlier.

The first toy donated to the library was a wooden puzzle of a platypus, from a small kindergarten at Nyah West in Victoria. This is where the library got its name.

Donations of toys are gratefully accepted and new members are very welcome at the library. Please contact us: platypustoylibray3230@gmail.com, or phone 5289 7025.

Photos by Janet Arney

6 November and 4 December Beeswax wraps Times: Session 1: 10.15 to 11.45 am; Session 2: 12.15 to 1.45 pm (if required) Number: 6 per session; closing dates 28 October and 25 November Cost: $10 Bring: an apron to protect your clothing and patience as some items of equipment need sharing!

All materials will be provided.

Venue for all is the Community Hall, McMillan St. For bookings and details email repaircafesurfcoast@gmail.com

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Arts scene Compiled by Deborah Elliot Below you will find a summary of the Arts Scene in Anglesea for the next couple of months. Please go to each organisation’s website to confirm the details of the events listed.

Anglesea Art House 23 Cameron Road, Anglesea www.angleseaarthouse.com.au

inclusion in this well-loved community calendar. The 12 winning entries will be selected by a panel, while the cover will be awarded by People’s Choice.

The 13 winning artists will receive a cash prize of $300 as well as display in the calendar. Deadline for submissions is 5 pm 18 September.

3–20 November: ‘At One With Nature’ – Paul Wright, Rob Shepherd, Michael Scholtes, Mark Burley, John Lenegan, Evy Wau, Graham Thornton, Deb Elliott, Gwen Crawford

The Art House has members attending a variety of sessions every week. For more information on classes and the Anglesea Art House in general please see the website.

A photographic exhibition of fauna, flora, and landscape in the Anglesea region.

Anglesea Art Space

A curated group exhibition by Nicola Perkin and Helen Gibbins – invited artists respond to their connection with their local waterways.

Follow us at @angleseaartspace for updates, or sign up to our email newsletter via linktr.ee/ angleseaartspace.

Shop 2, 103 Great Ocean Road, Anglesea surfcoastartspace.com.au

Located opposite the beautiful Anglesea River among the small row of shops on the corner of Noble Street, the Anglesea Art Space has regular exhibitions showcasing the work of local and regional artists.

1–18 September: ‘Sea, Land & Still Life’ – Ray Wilson & Mark Bagally

An exhibition of exquisite works by impressionist painters Ray Wilson (Aireys Inlet / Melbourne) and Mark Bagally (Torquay) – a mix of studio and en plein air paintings of coastal and rural scenes, as well as still life subjects.

22 September–9 October: ‘three generations’ – Monika Freake / Julia Freake / Julia’s daughters Hanna, Ruby and Molly

This exhibition will showcase work across three generations, including paintings, jewellery, textiles and more that demonstrates how creativity can span the ages. As the dates fall over the school holidays, we are holding mini workshops – interactive craft tables where visitors can create their very own keepsake.

14–30 October: Surf Coast Community Arts Calendar Competition Exhibition

Now entering its 24th year, the Arts Calendar Competition gives artists from across the Surf Coast Shire the opportunity to submit their work for

Calm Waters – oil paintings by Ian Duncan (artist in residence Friday to Sunday 10 am–4 pm) Under the Canopy – acrylic paintings by Nic Everist

It’s a Wrap – fibre art weavings by Kathy and Sam Harry

24 November–11 December: ‘River’ – Artists to be confirmed

Tread Lightly – multi-disciplinary paintings by Sally Miller

Anglesea Indoor Market 143c Great Ocean Road, Anglesea www.facebook.com/ Angleseaindoormarket/

Please see Facebook for details of all workshops.

Anglesea Snappers Photography Club Convenor Deb Elliott – 0439 686 585 The Snappers meet at 7.30 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Anglesea Community House, 5 McMillan Street, Anglesea. All welcome.

Anglesea Snappers have two exhibitions coming up: ▪ Angair Art Show – 17 and 18 September to be held at the Anglesea Community House, 5 McMillan Street, Anglesea ▪ Anglesea Art Space – 3–20 November.

Eagles Nest Art Gallery 48 Great Ocean Road, Aireys Inlet www.eaglesnestgallery.com.au

Current exhibitions are on until 25 September:

The next feature exhibitions run from 1 October to 27 November with the champagne opening event to be held on Saturday, 8 October.

Connections – the Visible and the Invisible is a group exhibition of mixed media, oil paintings, resin art, sculpture and photography by Judy Waters, Caroline and Michael Lawrey, Donna Davidson, Margaret Duke and Helen Millar

From the start of September this gallery will be open Friday to Monday 10 am to 5 pm.

For more information or to join the gallery newsletter mailing list www.eaglesnestgallery.com.au.

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Write Angles

By Melva Stott

A shade of opinion The three iconic boat sheds near the bridge are our local landmarks, and together with the colourful boats provided by the Booth Boys, they are synonymous with Anglesea.

But when I walked past a while ago and saw that the red roofs and doors were now brown, I thought that maybe Stan had come back and painted them! I remembered when he decided to freshen up his garden gnomes with a coat of paint – afterwards they were all adorned with brown hats, and had no red garments at all. This put an end to his denials that he was colourblind … and led me to presume that he’d always stopped for brown traffic lights!

What’s in a name?

There have been moves afoot to revive the Anglesea Senior Citizens Club, but to make it more attractive to younger people it was decided to drop the word ‘Senior’.

My daughter suggested it be called the Anglesea Sexy Citizens Club. That should make it popular!

Time shock While watching netball during the Commonwealth Games, I noticed that some rules were familiar and that there were some new ones … then I realised that it’s 70

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years since I played the game when it was called basketball.

Volunteers needed Back in 2003, when the Anglesea Visitor Information Centre was established, we had 4436 satisfied customers during the first 13 weeks of operation. Now, after the lockdowns and restrictions, our visitors are returning and the VIC is in need of more volunteers to keep the doors open every day. If you would like to share your love and knowledge of our beautiful region and could fill a spot on the roster, just call in at the facility and have a chat to the person on duty.

My shout!

In May I attended a gathering at the Community House that was very noisy by the starting time. I was asked if I had a bell – I didn’t, but suggested an ‘Oyez!’ which did the trick! There’s a little story about the word ‘Oyez’ – when Stan and I opened the Apollo Bay Music Festival I told the performers that Oyez could be a useful word for them to know as it was an old French word that means ‘Shut up and listen!’ Then all the school children sitting on the floor in front of me became very excited because they thought they’d just learned a new naughty word.

Keep smiling!

Melva Stott

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