Newsangle issue 134

PUBLICATION OF THE ANGLESEA COMMUNITY HOUSE

ISSUE 134 WINTER 2018

Women of all ages have come together to form a local arm of the Country Women’s Association (CWA).

CWA Arrives in Anglesea and Aireys

By Terrence Hoffmann

Johanna Natt is the driving force behind the establishment of a CWA branch on the Surf Coast. She is the baker delivering the magical cake smells that first meet you on entering The Captain at Aireys Inlet.

A wood-fired pizza is but one reason for being there. Joey’s cakes and other baked goodies have also attracted quite a following.

“I saw the wonderful fundraising they have done, social issues that have been tackled, beautiful cakes and craft items made, and most importantly, the great friendships that have been formed.”

As she says herself, “I love making, baking and being creative. My mum and grandma were part of the CWA growing up and mum is still a member.

So she started thinking more about finding others who might join up if she got things rolling.

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Highlights Friends of Red Cross

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Young Photographers

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Jenny Bannister profile

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Anglesea Street Art

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Farewell Gary Cooper

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Anglesea Futures

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Julie Martin profile

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Community Corner

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Great Reads

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“Talking to different people throughout the Surf Coast, the CWA just kept coming up in conversations, especially when people are talking to me about the cakes I bake. Considering most of the recipes I use are from CWA cookbooks, it is easy to see what the CWA can provide.

“It was after realising my mother’s group was a bunch of crafty ladies, that I started asking people, ‘If I started a CWA would you join?’.

“When they said ‘Yes’, I knew that I had their support and so I decided to start the CWA.” They hold their meetings at the Community House in Anglesea.

At the first one there were 28 women and 12 children there to learn how to bake a sponge roll. The next meeting

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Local women gather at the CWA to enjoy baking and kitting.

attracted 26 women and 6 children, where they learned some knitting skills.

Medical Centre in McMillan St, Anglesea, and there’s plenty of parking.

“Our mission is ‘Women supporting women, their families and community’ and our purpose is friendship, fun and skill sharing.”

For those keen to find out more, check out Facebook at ‘Surfcoast CWA Victoria’. They already have 197 members listed on their Facebook page.

The group has decided to meet on the first Friday of each month, normally at the Anglesea Community House. It’s accessed via entrance 4 near the

For general & membership enquiries, email - surfcoastcwa@gmail.com or you can contact the CWA Surf Coast President - Johanna on 0408842846.

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The Joy of Giving with ‘Friends’

by Christine Walker, Convenor Anglesea/Aireys Inlet ‘Friends of the Red Cross’

About four years ago, a group of like-minded individuals came together to explore options for the creation of ‘Friends of the Red Cross’ (otherwise known as FORC!) in Anglesea/Aireys Inlet. The rest, as they say, is history …

Since then, the group has proudly raised approximately $6,000 for the Red Cross by hosting regular social gatherings at Melaleuca Gallery in Anglesea, with interesting guest speakers, light refreshments and quality conversations.

The concept of a ‘Friends’ group is a popular alternative for people with other commitments, to support organisations such as the Geelong Library, National Gallery of Victoria and many others, without committing to official membership.

A start-up gathering was held at Chris Walker’s house in March 2014, where interested people shared ideas for what a ‘Friends’ group could offer the Red Cross.

The vote to proceed was unanimous and FORC was born!

It is now entering its fifth year in operation, and is run in collaboration with the Aireys Inlet/Anglesea branch of the Red Cross.

Director of the Geelong Art Gallery, Jason Smith, is lined up as the guest speaker for the next ‘Friends of Red Cross’ fundraising event, to be held later in the year.

experience from carefully chosen guest speakers – is the key to FORC’s success.

Entry is $25/head, with three to four events scheduled each year. Funds raised are directed to current Australian Red Cross appeals through the Aireys Inlet/Anglesea branch treasurer.

Guest speakers over the years have included Fay Woodhouse on ‘Bespoke Jackets and Jewellery’; Ric and Sheila Walter to discuss ‘Waterlands - Movie theatre from a Woolshed’; Dr Cecily Mason from Deakin University on ‘Intercultural Communications in a Multicultural Society’ (Refugees to Australia); Author, Illustrator and former Anglesea resident Robert Ingpen, to discuss his exhibition at Melaleuca Gallery; Melinda Clarke, founder of ‘The Melbourne Map’; and most recently, Peter Doyle, local wooden boat builder, who is working with Iraqi refugees in Geelong.

Planning for the next ‘FORC’ fundraiser event is underway for later this year, with Jason Smith, Director of the Geelong Art Gallery, already confirmed as the guest speaker.

Please contact Christine Walker on mobile 0408 444 199 for details of this and future FORC events.

It’s important to note that FORC is all inclusive – males and females, friends and family from Melbourne, all are welcome. Funds raised are largely due to the generous support of those who contribute homemade finger food and serve wine at the events, and to Sadrene and Brian Smith who provide their charming Melaleuca Gallery as the regular venue.

There is no official membership; attendance varies with different people at each event.

Convenor of the group, Chris Walker, has compiled a list of regulars, plus word of mouth awareness, which forms the basis for attendance (typically 3040 people at each event).

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Young Photographers Shine in Anglesea Community House Comp

By Ann Wingad

We asked the young people of Anglesea, Aireys Inlet, Fairhaven, Moggs Creek and Eastern View to produce a portfolio of three photographs based upon the theme, ‘What I love about my town’.

The photographs could be of the environment, landscape, friends or family, black and white or colour and could be taken with a camera or iPhone.

This was a perfect opportunity for young, aspiring photographers to express their ideas through the medium of photography and then present their finished product to be judged on technical merit, content and composition, imagination and style.

Well, the standard of entries was truly inspiring. Judges Cathy Phelan and Rebecca Hosking were extremely impressed with the entries and provided the following comments: “Congratulations to all of the young people who entered the Young Photographer Competition.

“The theme of ‘What I love about my town’ was beautifully and thoughtfully captured in a terrific array of images of our beautiful Surf Coast.

“Anglesea and surrounding areas have been so well represented through the

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From left: Young photographers Mackenzie Stapleton, Jesse Stapleton, Jasper Girvan, Jack Grainger, Jim Bodsworth and Louise Bodsworth, with judge Cathy Phelan and Surf Coast Shire Councillor Libby Coker at the presentation night of the competition.

eyes of our youth, and it has been so good to see these young people out and about searching for new ways to capture the beauty of where they live.”

There were three categories - 5 to 8 years (Louise Bodsworth – winner), 9 to 12 years (Jim Bodsworth – winner) and 13 to 17 years (Jesse Stapleton winner), with cash prizes for the winners in each category. Runners up received a gift voucher.

All entrants and their families were invited to an opening night reception with special guest, Councillor Libby Coker — Anglesea Ward Councillor for the Surf Coast Shire, who made the presentations.

Come and see these fabulous photographs for yourself – currently on display at the Anglesea Community House, 5 McMillan Street, Anglesea.

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Judges were suitably impressed by the quality of the photos submitted for the ‘Young Photographers Competition’ run by Anglesea Community House. A selection of photos submitted to the competition is shown below.

Photo by Jim Bodsworth

Photo by Louise Bodsworth

Photo by Jim Bodsworth

Photo by Jesse Stapleton

Photo by Louise Bodsworth

Photo by Jesse Stapleton

Photo by Matilda Daffy

Photo by Mackenzie Stapleton

Photo by Jack Grainger

Photo by Jasper Girvan

Judge Cathy Phelan and Surf Coast Shire Councillor Libby Coker awarded the winners in each age group a cash prize from the Community House. From left, Louise Bodsworth (winner 5 to 8 years), Jim Bodsworth (winner 9 to 12 years) and Jesse Stapleton (winner 13 to 17 years).

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LOCAL PROFILE

Jenny Bannister Does It Her Way

By Mary Bremner

With the first cold winds of winter blowing in to Aireys Inlet, I could see in my phone screen, reflected in oversize sun glasses, two feet with pink-painted toe nails propped in the sand.

Behind the glasses was former giant of the Australian fashion scene, Jenny Bannister, taking an interview by video chat from the beach at Byron Bay.

Her 1980 dress Je Suis Mod Delux featured plastic, conical breastplates that pre-dated those designed by Gaultier for Madonna by 10 years.

Jenny and her husband, Mongoose (it’s the only name he goes by), now call Aireys Inlet their principal place of residence, but skive off to Byron Bay for the winter.

Supermodels and rock stars, including Naomi Campbell, Tina Turner, Debbie Harry, Kylie Minogue, Claudia Schiffer and Elle McPherson have stepped out in Jenny Bannister originals.

Variously described as ‘fashion icon’, ‘enfant terrible’ and ‘human dress-up box’, Jenny’s style has always been witty, original and unconventional. Long before upcycling was a thing, Jenny was fashioning garments from second-hand materials.

Significant bodies of Jenny’s work are now held in galleries and museums such as the Australian National Gallery and the National Gallery of Victoria (30 pieces).

Her work has been exhibited in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.

Two years ago, Jenny donated the bulk of her remaining archive – 250 pieces – to the Melbourne Museum.

The museum recently displayed a number of her pieces in an exhibition titled ‘You Can’t Do That’ - a tribute to local fashion rebels.

Where did this wild ride begin?

Father Christmas found his way to Red Cliffs in country Victoria, with a toy sewing machine for five-year old Jenny. It was clamped on the kitchen table next to her artist mother’s Singer and Jenny started to turn out outfits for her dolls and the family dog.

Jenny Bannister’s dress ‘Je suis Mod Deluxe’ from 1980.

Fashionista Jenny Bannister happily calls Aireys Inlet home.

was the early 70s and “all sex, drugs and rock and roll”, Jenny told me, chortling heartily.

Jenny recalls that there was never any doubt that her future career would be in fashion.

With the strong foundation of pattern making and garment construction learned from the industry’s best at Emily McPherson, her imagination in overdrive and creativity bubbling out of her, Jenny Bannister started her own label in 1976.

Over-protected as a child and a bit of an outsider at school, Jenny broke out with explosive force when she enrolled in a Diploma of Fashion Design and Production at Emily McPherson College, now part of RMIT.

Her shtick was to sew old fabrics into new clothes. Jenny recycled denim, cut up old woollen jumpers purchased from rag merchants to make patchwork garments with gum nuts for buttons and used canvas blinds to make pleated pants.

Jenny fitted right in with Melbourne’s alternative artistic and musical set. It

They sold like hot cakes.

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Chapel Street, Prahran, was the epicenter of fashion cool and Jenny sold to boutiques there and in the city. It was an era when gay guys were ‘coming out’ and wanted to dress outrageously.

Jenny made striped jumpsuits for dancers from the Australian ballet.

Rudolph Nureyev bought some pants when he was in town.

Jenny travelled to London in 1977 at the height of the punk movement and everywhere she went people wanted to know where she got her clothes. She made them herself of course.

On returning to Melbourne, she started to work in recycled plastic and was an instant hit.

With money coming in, Jenny could afford to work with leather and made dresses with windows in them – this became one of her favourite materials.

Jenny found inspiration in all sorts of items others would consider rubbish.

“To me they’re my treasure,” said Jenny. ‘Handy Andy’ bottles and pot plants have found their way into her costumes.

Jenny identifies an event in 1980 as a turning point. The Art Gallery of NSW invited her to participate in their show ‘Art Clothes’ and four out of five of her pieces sold to institutions.

There was now a recognition that fashion in Australia could also be decorative art.

With her work being snapped up by galleries, invitations to show in top fashion exhibitions both here and overseas, regular features in fashion magazines such as V ogue Australia and Harper’s Bazaar, Jenny Bannister had arrived.

But there was a catch. The fashion outlets would only take Jenny’s pieces on consignment, which meant she often had to wait to be paid and sometimes chase money owed to her. A retailer said to Jenny, "Stop all that arty stuff, just make black clothes now, if you want to eat".

She bought reams of black fabric for $2.00 a metre and made dresses to supply Melbourne’s night-club goers. She made evening dresses, catering for the huge private school dance and 21st birthday scene.

Quilted Jacket 1980s Quilted jackets usually conceal their feather padding behind the outer layer. Not Jenny’s. She celebrated the inner construction by dyeing her feathers in bright colours, and putting them on display behind windows of thick clear plastic.

From the Melbourne Museum fashion exhibition ‘You Can’t Do That!’

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Jenny donated the bulk of her remaining archive – 250 pieces – to the Melbourne Museum, where some of them were recently displayed in an exhibition titled ‘You Can’t Do That’ - a tribute to local fashion rebels.

“I hated it because I’m out there, but I got addicted to the money. That’s why I can afford a house by the beach in Byron Bay now,” Jenny reflected.

It was at this time that Jenny was able to capitalise on her success with the excellent decision to purchase a property in Aireys Inlet.

Her connection to the Surf Coast went a long way back.

During her first year in Melbourne, Jenny and a friend decided to hitchhike to the Torquay pub to find a surfer.

“I found Mongoose and I’ve still got him,” said Jenny with pride.

The couple purchased a block on Eagle Rock Parade, designed the mud brick house themselves and engaged local builder Shane Lewis. Shane relished the challenge that the creative design presented and drew on his sculpting skills to chisel out the stairs with a chainsaw.

In 1997, Jenny opened her eponymous shop in Chapel Street, selling evening gowns. Still a celebrity favourite, she exhibited annually at the Melbourne Fashion Festival and other places.

But times had changed. The recession of the early 90s meant the Brighton set had tightened their belts.

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“We started going into a time when everything was bland,” said Jenny.

People only wanted to buy cheap clothes and manufacturing had mostly moved offshore.

Jenny received much deserved recognition in 2005 when she was a recipient of Australia Post’s Legends Award, which recognises outstanding individuals for their part in shaping the social and cultural life of Australia.

Jenny was one of six fashion legends to be featured on the annual stamp series.

In 2009, Jenny decided to call it a day and closed her shop and wholesale and manufacturing business. This was the end of the Jenny Bannister label, after 34 years.

In talking to her, I get the distinct impression that retirement is not sitting easily with Jenny. “All that creative thing I’ve got in me has sort of got lost and wasted - I feel bad about that,” Jenny lamented. She is never happier than when she finds an excuse to create a zany, new outfit for herself, as she does each year for the Byron Bay Blues Festival.

And yet, with increasing awareness of the ills of overconsumption and the current trend for upcycling, Jenny is finding her skills in demand for workshops and is generous with her time in helping young people learn to sew and create new things from old.

Not being one to be backward in coming forward, Jenny is also throwing herself into some community activism in Byron Bay. She has joined a concerned group of local residents in a campaign to stem the growth of shortterm rental accommodation – a trend they feel has the potential to destroy the fabric of their community.

At Aireys Inlet, Mongoose surfs and Jenny likes walking on the beach and telling tourists up at the Memorial Arch to stop dropping their cigarette butts in the sand dunes.

Jenny and Mongoose are members of Community Garden 3231 and last summer Jenny offered a workshop in dying fabric from plants and ecoprinting using leaves – a skill taught to her by an indigenous woman in Byron Bay. She plans to stage a further workshop on her return to Aireys later in the year.

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Jenny Bannister was one of six fashion icons to be featured on the Australia Post ‘Legends’ stamp series.

The secret of Jenny Bannister’s success? She refused to follow the pack, but instead used her own imagination and worked hard.

Our community is looking forward to having Jenny and Mongoose fly south for the summer – you can’t miss them!

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Street Art Set to Brighten Anglesea

By Liz Clark

Question One: Have you ever noticed the banner poles in the main street of Anglesea? I hadn't (though I am there almost every day), not even when they bravely bore bright banners throughout windy months.

Apparently they were originally painted a delicate shade of seaside blue to advertise the ‘Bush to Sea' slogan that was popular some years ago, and then were changed — (Question Two: If I asked you what colour they are now what would you say?).

Well, they’re a more bushy green tone to blend in with other local buildings — probably having some fancy name like gum leaf green, or moss, or sage or peppermint scrub.

Question Three: Have you given any thought yet to what you would like for Christmas?

Probably not, I guess, as most of us already have everything we need or want, and there are still many months to go and many more things to do before we have to think about our festive season.

Not so, however, for Business and Tourism Anglesea (BATA) and some artistic and inventive members of our community who are keen to beautify our main streetscape and shopping precinct and provide a permanent and interesting set of artworks for both residents and tourists to enjoy.

Their proposal would promote a sense of pride and connectedness to our natural environment, enhance the streetscape permanently, support our reputation as a community rich in the arts, engage tourists in our unique environment and ecosystems and satisfy the need for improved festive season lighting.

One of the concept designs by Cinnamon Stephens for the creation of 10 sculptures featuring native plants and animals to adorn the banner poles in the Anglesea shopping precinct.

in the street, a huge tree beautifully decorated, glittering lights and shiny garlands and flags and decorations in shop windows, to indicate how much we enjoy this season.

Over years, BATA, the shopkeepers and the Surf Coast Shire have worked together to remind both residents and guests that Christmas is a time to be celebrated.

A couple of community dinners were held supporting the Foodlink group — they were very successful and enjoyed by many people but they took a lot of effort and people-power to run.

So there have been community BBQs

Unfortunately, there have been acts of

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vandalism that have destroyed the street lights (which were planned to be permanent) and damaged the tree, so new plans are afoot to design permanent sculptures attached to the banner poles in the street, to enhance the area all year as well as have the capacity to be 'twinkle-fed' to brighten up December and January.

At a meeting in May, we were presented with a very early stage

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concept plan to commission permanent artworks to be included into the banner poles in the shopping precinct.

These sculptures would be placed up high, far from destructive fingers, and would showcase some of our distinctive native flora and fauna.

Small lights would be included in the outlines of each figure and a solar panel would provide the power to allow lights to be turned on during the months of December and January.

Permission has been sought from the Shire to install them, and engineering support has also been sourced.

Cinnamon Stephens, creator of the wonderful sculpture in the CFA building's foyer, has drawn up concept designs featuring images of our native plants and fauna.

Plans have been made to include 10 sculptures along the streetscape, which would be permanent structures attached to the current poles, created from steel formed into metalwork designs, galvanised by being dipped in hot zinc to ensure weather proofing and longevity, especially for our coastal conditions.

As NewsA ngle went to print, the Surf Coast Shire had announced it would support the project with a $4,500 grant.

However, this will not entirely cover the total cost of the task, so the project committee will be working hard with their business and community partners to try and raise the remaining the funds for the sculptures. Watch this space!

Before I attended the meeting, held to present the project to the community, I thought what a waste of money it would be. When I left the meeting, I was quite excited, particularly because the designs are so beautiful, and have every possibility of becoming the symbol of what Anglesea is.

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These artworks offer a wonderful introduction to native flora and fauna for visitors and, in the same way as the Mosaic Trail, they both support the interest of this community in artistic endeavour and offer a great opportunity to increase tourism.

They would make wonderful images for local websites, media exposure and showcasing another aspect of this amazing part of the world.

In addition, the inclusion of lighting in the sculptures offers us a unique and fascinating way of celebrating the festive season.

Question Four: What would BATA like for Christmas? Your support and enthusiasm for this project, please!

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LOCAL PROFILE

Who’s George?

By Liz Clark

Once upon a time there was a man named George.

In his family there were four boys and one girl.

He has worked as a farmer.

He loves to drive trucks more than anything else.

He used to drive around the country selling snap-on tools to mechanics in their workshops.

He has two dogs.

He used to live near London.

He now lives in Ballarat with his wife and two dogs.

He is not a great reader.

He enjoys listening to classical music.

The Anglesea Community Bank named a fish in his honour.

WHO IS THIS PERSON? Let me introduce you to George Houlder - does that help?

HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO KNOW HIM? George is the friendly, helpful man who somehow manages to steer the enormous library bus around busy roads, through holiday traffic into difficult parking spots in widespread country townships, bringing books and CDs and films and a certain amount of technical savvy to Surf Coast communities.

He is happy to accept any of these job descriptions: truck driver, deliverer of books or library technician.

SO NOW YOU KNOW WHO HE IS ‌ But there's more!!

George is a familiar and welcome sight in our community, bringing the Geelong Regional Library to many who would otherwise be isolated and unable to make the most of current literature, film, music and IT options, as well as to those who just love to read, book club groups, school children, the young and the elderly.

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George enjoys the social aspect of running the local library bus.

It's always a joy to see the library bus parked in its designated spot with its treasure trove inside waiting to be explored and shared and enjoyed by so many people.

It's almost second nature to him to drive and park and unfold and reclose his updated truck, and the thought of driving from Ballarat to the Surf Coast each day is no problem.

George grew up in England between London and Cambridge. He says he had a normal family life, private school education, and tertiary education resulting in an agriculture qualification, which led to an early career in farming.

After all, he says, people can drive five kilometres in Melbourne and it takes over an hour to get from one place to another.

Then he became a truck driver and has been skilfully manoeuvring himself in large and small trucks around Europe and Australia, enjoying the freedom of such a job, the open air, meeting customers, listening to the music he likes, seeing new places.

He is in no way deterred by the size of a vehicle, calling the library truck "this little thing!"

There is some lovely scenery along the way, and pleasant stopping places to set up and get ready for his day's work.

George is a very contented truck driver indeed. He says he wouldn't want to do anything else.

George considers he is not really a salesman and so was delighted to see his current job advertised in the local paper. After 15 years of travelling quite broadly around the country, he was pleased to have a more regular job.

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Basically, he admits he needed to be able to drive, to be able to read and put books in order, work a computer at a fairly basic level and get on with people.

Each morning, George gets up at 5am to take his two 'nut case' dogs for a walk. They give him a great amount of joy and he enjoys the early morning activity.

Then it's into the bus and on the road to the best holiday resorts in the country.

People play an important role in his day-to-day activities. As a slow reader himself, he is amazed watching the little kids and their mums who come into the bus for a story and to choose a book, the kinder kids in Lorne who are learning the importance of their weekly visit to hear a story and find a book they would like to read at home, children coming after school to use the WiFi connection, iPods, printing and copying facilities.

He never had such opportunities himself as a boy. Part of his enjoyment is to see how youngsters grow and learn and develop over the years from the first days they entered the bus with their mums to the time when they become independent and able to do their own research, make their own choices.

The library bus makes it to Anglesea and Aireys Inlet every week, under the careful guidance of driver George Houlder, who delivers good cheer along with books, movies and music to residents in our local Surf Coast communities.

Customers are able to make online choices and so increase the variety of books and music to be shared up and down the coast.

Next time you visit the library truck, make sure you help make George's day with a smile and a 'thank you' for all he is doing in our community.

He believes these kids are streets ahead of others who don't have such experiences.

George believes people are fantastic. He likes to chat to the older people who visit, realising that some of them are quite lonely and really need such social interaction.

The one downside of his job is to realise that he hasn't seen someone for quite some time and then finds they have moved away or 'fallen off the log'.

He hears a lot of recommendations for various books and CDs and is known to spend some of the quiet time he has between parking the bus and opening the doors to listen to someone's suggested music accompanied by a cup of coffee.

His favourite novels are the George Smiley series by John Le Carre, favourite music via ABC FM. The current library truck offers access to seven public iPads, online facilities, copying and printing, TV (used for teaching, tutorials, story time) and many books.

SUNDAY 8 JULY, 2PM – 4.30PM Anglesea Memorial Hall 1B McMillan Street, Anglesea Surf Coast Shire Council is hosting a free event in Anglesea for NAIDOC Week 2018 to celebrate the invaluable contributions made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to our communities, our families, our rich history and to our nation.

The event will include a traditional Welcome to Country presentation with smoking ceremony.

A special guest panel will celebrate the lives of three local aboriginal women, across three generations.

 Corrina Eccles (MC)  Aunty Colleen Howell  Jody Sizer  Ebony Hickey Live performance by the Deadly Duo. Afternoon tea will be served.

BOOKINGS: www.eventbrite.com.au and search for ‘Naidoc’ in ‘Anglesea’.

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LOCAL PROFILE

Dale Kerr Scores Top Cricket Award

By Jenna Crawford

Dale Kerr started playing cricket at the age of seven or eight, representing Anglesea in the Under 11's team. By the age of 11, he had been elevated to the Saturday morning competition of Under 13s and, by 13 or 14 years of age, he was playing for Anglesea in the Under 17s, where he hit his highest ever score of 125 runs.

Now at 22, Dale has won the prestigious ‘Ray Menzies Medal’ as the best player of the season in the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association (BPCA) A-Grade competition.

The award is named in honour of Ray Menzies, who was instrumental in forming the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association.

To win this honour, Dale had a sensational season with the bat and the ball.

He is only the second player from Anglesea to have ever achieved this, scoring a total of 20 votes, with his nearest rival collecting 15.

He made many runs, with a highest score of 98, and he took wickets every week. His best bowling achievement was eight wickets for 42 runs, contributing to his outstanding bowling average of 8.06 runs per wicket.

Dale was also selected in this year’s BPCA A-Grade ‘team of the season’.

For most of his junior days, Dale was selected for his batting skills. He was chosen to open for Victoria in the Under 15s and enjoyed the pleasure of representing his state in Adelaide at the age of 14.

When he was representing Victoria, he took five wickets for 20 runs, thus making him sought after as a bowler as well as a batsman.

At age 17, Dale had a longing to bat on a turf wicket and joined the Geelong Cricket Club, which was a team in the Victorian Premier League.

He appreciated the guidance offered and the opportunities he gained from this experience.

Once Dale finished school and started an apprenticeship, he found it too difficult to make 5pm training sessions in Geelong and decided to return to Anglesea where he could attend Tuesday and Thursday evening training sessions.

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He claimed 50 wickets in the 11 home-and-away matches to secure the bowling average award, producing one of the BPCA’s greatest-ever seasons with the ball.

Dale Kerr (right) holds the premiership shield with teammate Dylan Taylor, after Anglesea won the BPCA Premiership (A-Grade) earlier this year.

When he was 20, he was appointed Captain and Coach for one year.

He then handed over the captain's role to Ned Cooper and pursued his coaching and playing tasks with passion and dedication.

It was during the season of 2017-18, whilst performing the duties of Coach and playing as an all-rounder, batting in the position of four or five, he secured the highly acclaimed Ray Menzies Medal.

Dale was supported by about 15 of his Anglesea team mates at the presentation of the Ray Menzies award at the Leopold Sports Club, all of whom were happy to share in his success.

He is honoured to have won this award, but admits that his personal success comes second to the team success.

He loves playing with his mates and encouraging young, up-and-coming cricketers to bring out their best performances.

This young Anglesea team, coached and mentored by Dale, went on to win the 2017 A-Grade Premiership against Ocean Grove.

Well done to you all!

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Patience is a Virtue

By Liz Clark

The thesaurus shortcut on the computer suggests that patience can mean endurance, staying power, tolerance, lack of complaints, persistence, fortitude, serenity.

It is reported that some members of the Anglesea Bowling Club showed some of these traits some of the time during the completion of the $1.05 million redevelopment of the bowling clubhouse.

Discussions began in 2005 with a committee formed to implement a concept draft plan for a building to replace the original clubhouse, which had served its purpose well but was in urgent need of replacement.

Over quite a few years, there were many stages of consultation with politicians, Shire officers and club members. Terry Mulder (Member for Polworth) was able to provide a grant of $50,000 for a feasibility study and design plan, and various attempts were made to obtain funding from the federal, state and local governments, as well as within the club itself.

In April 2016, there was bi-partisan agreement from the federal government to give $500,000, with both candidates for the federal election in Corangamite committing to this funding.

With the Surf Coast Shire providing $305,000 and the club itself $250,000, work was able to commence in 2017, though as Dick McDonald, the club president says, they needed to 'cut the cloth to fit the budget', since costs had increased and the initial plans were changed slightly.

The old clubroom was demolished in

Anglesea Bowling Club President Dick McDonald.

September 2017, and members set up a temporary marquee which provided a bar and kitchen, and enabled club members to continue with the normal events of the summer season.

The Men's Shed, adjoining the Bowling Club, assisted by providing use of their facilities, which allowed the club to continue with its events and pennant matches.

It was quite crowded in the marquee, and club members actually had quite a lot of fun working together there.

There was a great camaraderie and good fellowship shared, bar takings were successful, donors and sponsors were very generous, and memberships

have grown with the advent of this new facility.

At last, on 27 April 2018, the Anglesea Bowling Club was opened by Surf Coast Mayor David Bell, Corangamite Federal Member Sarah Henderson and the Club President, Dick McDonald.

The clubhouse includes a function room with a separate members' area, change rooms and lockers, an office, match room, bar, pool room, commercial kitchen and toilet facilities at either end of the building. It is a wonderful facility and plans are afoot to provide access to all groups in the community who are seeking larger meeting/dining facilities. The committee is looking forward to sharing their wonderful building with others.

This has been a particularly longwinded project, but members are now able to see the benefits of both the hard work of succeeding committee members and the rewards for their patience.

The Anglesea Bowling Club committee looks forward to sharing its wonderful new facility with others in the community.

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It is a tribute to many generous volunteers who have worked hard for many years to see a dream fulfilled, as well as to the support given to sporting facilities throughout the country by state, federal and local governments.

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All Good Things …

By Gary Robinson

Most of us are familiar with the saying “All good things must come to an end”. And, like any ending, emotions are mixed.

There may be relief. Joy. Sadness. Excitement about what is next. Frequently a mixture of several. And often the journey is stepped, with one emotion dominant at one time, another dominant at another.

Gary Cooper is going through this process at the moment with the closure of his iconic business, the Anglesea Home Hardware and Building Supplies at 143C Great Ocean Road, Anglesea.

Gary took over the business in 1990 from the previous owners, Jim Baxter then Billy Williamson. So Gary has been the face of the business for 28 years and is naturally filled with sadness to have to close the doors on a business that has been so much a part of his life.

It’s difficult to say goodbye to the laughter and friendships forged over this long period of time, not only serving the community but being an integral part of the community.

Certainly there are not too many service groups or sporting bodies in Anglesea and Aireys who have not benefited in some way from the generosity of Anglesea Hardware. Gary is already feeling the loss of a good number of loyal friends and customers who have passed through his doors during the past 28 years.

Born in East Malvern and attending Murrumbeena State School, then Chadstone High, Gary entered his parent’s timber supply and hardware business when he left school. His dad sold the business in 1973 and so Gary went out and worked across a range of other timber and hardware related businesses.

Gary Cooper has been the face of Anglesea Hardware for 28 years.

and with Gary’s background, Anglesea Hardware and Timber Supplies was a natural fit.

Living in Fairhaven created a wonderful lifestyle for the family and Gary turned his musical ‘talents’ to entertaining the local region as a long-term member of the infamous ‘Pressed Rat and Warthog’ band. Along with members Peter Ritter, Adam Gilliver, Paul Mitchell and Robbie Dalziel, the band provided entertainment to the customers and amongst themselves over many years. Australia Day at the Fairhaven SLSC remains a standout in Gary’s memory of these fun times.

The children are now adults and have left Fairhaven, Sarah to Melbourne and Cameron is a police officer in Horsham.

With his family, wife Roby, daughter Sarah and son Cameron, they were regular visitors to the family holiday home in Fairhaven. And so began a familiar tale for many folk in this coastal strip. The difficult Sunday night journey from the joys of the coast to the pressures of big city living gradually erodes the ties in the city, and they are replaced by the magnetism of living in a coastal village.

Sadly, no suitable tenderer could be found to purchase the business as a whole. This is surprising considering a readymade, profitable business is offered along with a lifestyle that would suit a tradie who loves to surf—and a few lads come to mind! However, that was not to be and the business will close on 30 June and be wound down over the ensuing two months.

So it was in 1989 that the plan was hatched to move down here permanently. The purchase of a business was necessary,

The family will spend its time between Fairhaven and Melbourne, and planning overseas adventures in between.

A landmark business disappears forever, which is very sad for Gary, his family and for our community.

Thanks for the memories Gary and from all your friends in Anglesea, Aireys Inlet and beyond, the best of luck with life in the future.

Be sure to call in and say farewell to Gary before he leaves.

The Anglesea Hardware will be closing its doors end of June.

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Gas supplies will still be available from local David Plant through Surf Coast LPG gas supplies.

Phone 5210 6705 Mobile 0401 765 550

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Meals on Wheels Celebrates 40 Years of Service in our Community

By Liz Clark

It is important to acknowledge the contribution of Meals on Wheels, a community support group that has been working for 40 years in our community to supply quality nutrition to elderly and disadvantaged residents.

Growing from a need to support those who could no longer cope with cooking, shopping and caring for themselves in difficult circumstances, it has become the mainstay of care for many people in our town.

It has been difficult to trace the origins of the group, but initially it grew from an awareness in the community of one or two families or their elder members needing support so that they had a hot meal every day, and were assured that someone would be checking up on them to see they were safe and well at home.

This had been going on in the town for a long time, but the need to formalise the service and make sure no one was missing out eventually became the more official approach to caring for our seniors.

Volunteers are essential for this operation, and Anglesea has always had a steady group of generous people who are willing to offer support and care to the older members of the community.

chats about their health and their families, and keeps a quietly watchful eye out to see that all is well in each particular home.

providing high quality, nutritious meals, with a strong emphasis on health and safety requirements.

Volunteers tell of this being a service that is much more than providing meals — for many recipients, the only contact they have with the outside world is when a volunteer knocks at the door and brings in food and a kind word,

This community is enriched by the service offered by the Shire and volunteers, and is one of the many ways we endeavour to keep our seniors at home, safe and secure and in touch with what is happening around them.

On behalf of the community as a whole, let's offer our thanks to the Shire and the volunteers, and give any support we can to this service. Most of us would prefer not to have to rely on outside help but it is an immense comfort to know that it is there when needed.

Hearsay indicates that initially casseroles and soups were made in the volunteers' homes and distributed every day by volunteer drivers.

Then the Senior Citizens group was approached to assist with kitchen facilities and more formal support.

Eventually, the Surf Coast Shire became involved, and the meals shifted from local, home-cooked dishes to meals prepared in commercial kitchens and delivered to Anglesea in suitable coolers.

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IN THE HOUSE WITH … JANET BROWN

Learn to Tell Your Story: Life Writing

By Ann Wingad

When I asked writer and film-maker Janet Brown if she’d be interested in teaching a ‘Life Writing’ course, she jumped at the opportunity.

“Life Writing is an exciting and interesting opportunity for people to explore. Although it is based on real people and real life events, the creative choices are vast,” said Janet.

“This personal type of expression suits many different writing styles. I really enjoy introducing people to discovering themselves through Life Writing.”

Janet has worked as a ghost writer and editor for many people to write and record their life stories.

“What a privilege it has been. Whether it has been about one important aspect of their lives, or their full life stories; whether the people have been famous or not at all — no work of fiction could be more interesting than real life. And I am convinced, no life is ‘ordinary’.”

The first session on Tuesday 7 August will be a FREE overview to approaches and ideas to consider to get started in telling your story, followed by six classes.

“It will be both fun for some people and maybe challenging for others,” said Janet. “It can be insightful and even cathartic to reflect on our lives in a sustained meaningful way.

“Some people may not be convinced they can actually write their story – that’s okay, I will show them how to use their phones or iPads to record their own audio or videos of their lives. Deciding what to include and how to shape the project is most important.

“We are expecting that some people will embrace this course because of their own interest in Family History. They want to keep an interesting record of their life and times. Others might have one particular experience or adventure they want to explore. Another aspect that I want to include is for people who have no interest in sharing their writing – it is entirely

Janet Brown will teach a course on ‘Life Writing’ at the Anglesea Community House in Term 3. The first session is free.

private, just for themselves. This is called ‘therapeutic writing’, and is a strategy that can help people make sense of difficult and challenging life experiences in a very private, personal way.

“The subliminal power of storying our life can be significant.”

Some of the topics will include:  How to turn your personal story/journey into a great read, recording or performance;  Awakening your memories and organising them creatively;  Where to start?  What to include and what to leave out?

 Describing events and people;  Finishing the project – staying motivated.

By the completion of the course, participants will have the tools and confidence to continue under their own steam. This course is suitable for adults of all ages. Starting on Tuesday 7 August from 9.30am – 12.30pm with a FREE introduction followed by a six-week course. All welcome to come along to the first session to find out if this is for you. Bookings essential.

The Anglesea Community House needs a

VOLUNTEER TREASURER to work with our Committee and bookkeeper to help make our dreams come true!

If you have a project/commercial accounting background and about one hour a week to spare, please contact: Sam on 0437 726 448 20

Cost of the course is $125 or $75 concession.

For further information and bookings contact the Anglesea Community House on 5263 2116 or courses@anglesea.org.au

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A ‘Q&A’ WITH ...

The Community Resale Shed If you have had occasion to visit the Anglesea Transfer Station you will have seen the ‘Landfill and Resource Recovery Centre’, otherwise known as ‘The Resale Shed’.

Did you know that:  The Resale Shed was established as an activity of the Anglesea Community House in 2013 with the help of the Anglesea & District Men’s Shed;  The Surf Coast Shire has always been, and is still, very supportive of the Resale Shed. The Council employs a person five days a week to sort and transport goods for the shed;  The Shed is open for sales on Thursdays and Saturdays from 10am to 2pm;  Items located outside of the Shed are sold by gate house staff at other times;  Volunteers from 14 local organisations staff the shed for general sales on Thursdays and Saturdays on a rostered basis. In return, they have a lot of fun and their organisations share equally in the profits each quarter, which average around $400;

All Aboard disABILITY Support Service Group is one of the local organisations to volunteer and benefit from funds raised through sales at the Community Resale Shed.

 Give Where You Live Foundation funded an electric tow buggy to move items more efficiently from the sorting area to the Resale Shed;  Do come and visit and browse a

while! You never know what treasures you may find;  If you have any further queries, please ring the Anglesea Community House on 5263 2116.

 A huge range of goods pass through the Resale Shed. These have, in the past, included couches, chairs, bicycles, windows, pavers, and even antiques like pedal cars and a miners’ couch;  To drop off items for the Resale Shed: first visit the weigh bridge and pay a nominal charge (if not sold, items go into landfill, hence the charge). Items can then be left at the trailers located at the bins. From there, the goods are sorted and suitable items relocated to the Shed for sale;  The Geelong Community Foundation funded a Resource Recovery Operator position for 12 months to sort and relocate goods to the resale shed; NewsAngle | Publication of the Anglesea Community House | Community Houses are for Everyone

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A Word about Anglesea’s Future ...

Submitted by the Save Anglesea community group

There has been a lot of discussion around town regarding the ‘Anglesea Futures’ process. As an update, there are a number of things to consider, which have been outlined below …

Background

Use Zone’ specifically prohibiting:

DELWP

Anglesea has a clear vision as detailed in the Anglesea Structure Plan 2012.

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Accommodation

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Industry

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Retail premises

DELWP is the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, and is the State Government department that has been running the Anglesea Futures process.

The Plan subtitled Where the Bush Meets the Sea was put together in conjunction with town leaders and provides the vision and planning intent for Anglesea for the next 20 to 30 years. It is an excellent document.

The Vision for Anglesea is noted as: “The vision guiding the future of Anglesea is to see Anglesea remain a small coastal village offering a harmony of permanent and nonpermanent living for all, in a healthy, sustainable environment.”

For more detail on the above zoning, contact the Surf Coast Shire for a copy of its Special Use Zone document titled Schedule 1 to Special Use Zone (SUZ 1).

Alcoa is understandably applying to rezone the land to maximise its return prior to departure. The proposed uses, however, directly conflict with the zoning under which Alcoa was provided the land.

DELWP and the Surf Coast Shire are the regulatory bodies responsible for determining the use of the land.

Initial community survey results, which many Anglesea people took part in, indicated a strong conservation theme consistent with the Anglesea 20 – 30 Year Plan.

See graph below.

Additional comments note: “The primary role of Anglesea is as a seaside holiday resort and home for permanent residents.

“The coastal location and natural features, including the Anglesea River, beaches, parks, nature reserves and Anglesea Heath, are a drawcard for recreation and tourism.

“While Anglesea is not a designated growth node, unmanaged growth or overdevelopment has the potential to impact upon the existing town character, tourist appeal, coastal landscape and bush setting as well as the sense of place and community pride.”

Anglesea’s character has been retained by a clear plan to retain Anglesea within what is termed the town’s ‘defined settlement boundaries’.

Alcoa Since 1961 Alcoa has existed alongside the Anglesea township with leased and purchased land that was annexed from the State Forest.

This land was assigned as a ‘Special 22

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When the community was asked what uses they ‘preferred’ versus ‘not preferred’, the responses were: Preferred: Recr eation (Active & Passive) and Conservation

Not Preferred: Retail, Commer cial and Residential

DELWP Status In March 2018, DELWP undertook a second survey consistent with the ‘Anglesea Futures’ process.

These survey results were due to be released to the Community in April 2018. This had not occurred at the time this article was submitted.

DELWP has now retreated from the Anglesea Futures process to develop its ‘Final Plan’.

This is unacceptable and fosters a view that DELWP is operating to a pre-ordained plan at odds with community feedback.

The resultant vacuum regrettably causes community angst as various interests pursue individual agendas.

Where are we at?

The combination of the Anglesea 20 – 30 Year Plan coupled with Alcoa’s presence has spared Anglesea from the urbanisation that has affected other towns.

Whilst Anglesea’s proximity to the fastest growing regional urbanisation in Australia presents a direct threat to Anglesea’s character, it also provides nearby employment opportunities.

The additional positive news is that Anglesea has in recent years further developed a camping / recreation-based economy that draws on Anglesea’s natural environment.

What is needed?

What is required is for DELWP to honour its process and provide the responses to the March 2018 survey in the same format as the earlier August 2017 survey results.

Based on these results, consideration of any proposed changes can be developed in a consultative manner with community input.

It is hoped that Anglesea’s future can be consistent with the 20 – 30 Year Plan developed by the community and that with due process consideration of any ‘opportunities’ beyond the established town boundaries complement rather than compete with the character for which Anglesea is renowned and upon which its tourism-based economy relies.

Who to Contact?  For other Anglesea residents’ perspective, visit website www.anglesea.community  For DELWP’s perspective, call 5226 4667 or email anglesea.futures@delwp.vic.gov.au  For Alcoa’s perspective, see its ‘Phase 4’ report at https:// engage-anglesea.alcoa.com.au/18030/documents/75447 NewsAngle | Publication of the Anglesea Community House | Community Houses are for Everyone

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LOCAL PROFILE: JULIE MARTIN

Connecting with Community

By Terrence Hoffmann

Born in London, Julie’s family was constantly moving. They lived in many places in England and Scotland before her father found a job in Adelaide and so, at the age of nine, Julie and her family came to Australia. She had been led to expect a fairly hostile country populated with snakes, spiders and wild kangaroos hopping along the main roads.

However, people do tell you some funny things sometimes.

Julie had lived in 35 different places before she came to Anglesea. She had just started a new life as a single parent and, with two children aged five months and 16 months, she wanted to be near her parents.

She was offered a house in Anglesea but didn’t know anything about the town. Her father suggested she go for a drive and have a look around.

She came down, had a look at the school, the kinder, the shops, the houses and decided it might just do.

That was 10 years ago, and she says that move number 36 would be her last.

She had found her home, a place where she belonged.

Local mum Julie Martin enjoys community life … volunteering on school council and the football club committee, as well as singing with her daughter in the Anglesea Rock Choir.

Although holding a degree from Deakin in Social Work, Julie knew that her first priority was to her children and decided she could not be a parent and a social worker simultaneously.

She found various jobs while studying part-time and now only needs to complete her final year to graduate again, this time as a teacher.

The two bouts of study are a real contrast she says. Her first stint at Deakin in the 1990s saw the lecturers using overhead projectors to deliver their instruction and allowed students to submit hand-written essays and assignments. Nowadays everything is online. Technology has replaced staff and in many cases any contact between people.

When her children started at school in Anglesea, Julie joined the Parents Club at the school. This is a fundraising group. She loved the energy and organisation of this group and soon volunteered to join the School Council.

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At first she learned about what went on and found areas where she could lend a hand. Soon she was Secretary, then became involved in policy writing, a task that she found very rewarding.

Next, she became President of the School Council. She has just finished her second term in that job. She says that she didn’t really see herself as capable of taking on that role, but has loved the learning and the personal growth that has come with performing the job.

Spreading her skills more widely, Julie has now joined the Anglesea Football Club Committee.

Her son Josh is a keen football player, with his sights set on playing at the highest level if he can.

She decided that she needed to support him in the best way she could. She couldn’t be an umpire or take training, but she could join the committee.

She says that our community always needs people to make small but important contributions.

That’s what makes us work as a community. She finds it really rewarding to be part of this community and belong to community groups.

She says that these groups are always struggling to find people to join committees and do the work needed. In fact it’s more often the same people who do most of the work.

However, it’s great to have new blood in the groups.

Everyone has something to offer. If you choose to get involved in a community group there are many rewards.

While receiving an award for her work in Education at the 2013 International Women’s Day, Julie met a fellow winner, Louise Brown, who received the award for her work with the OMM Choir.

Julie’s friend Sonia Sivetac soon proposed that Louise help form a choir in Anglesea. It’s known as the Anglesea Community Rock Choir and has attracted many locals to sing together on Monday nights at the hall. Julie had always enjoyed music. Her parents hung out with some well known musicians.

Now Julie and her daughter Jemma sing together in the choir. This is how she creates a little time for herself doing something she loves.

Julie has now made Anglesea her home and loves this community and the support it provides. She claims to have become a true local too now, after a kangaroo leapt from the roadside bushland straight into her car, damaging the side mirror.

Wild kangaroos leaping along main roads, who’d have believed it?

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Community Corner Fire Lines

By Tony Revell Anglesea CFA, Community Engagement

Is Your Home ‘Fire Safe’?

Firefighters attend more than 3,000 house fires in Victoria each year. Many could be prevented by taking simple precautions to reduce the risk of fire.

In the Kitchen: Never leave cooking unattended, keep tea-towels and flammable items away from the stove and keep grills, fans and cooking surfaces free from grease.

In Living Areas: Have gas hearers and chimneys checked, make sure heaters are off before going to bed or going out, always use a fire screen in front of an open fire and keep clothing, curtains or toys at least one metre away from heaters. Keep candles, incense, and oil burners away from anything flammable and matches out of children’s reach.

Power and Appliance Safety: Never overload power boards and replace faulty appliances immediately. Check power leads for damage or kinks. Clean the lint filter on your clothes dryer after each load.

STOP PRESS! SAVE THE DATE

In Bedrooms: Don't leave electric blankets on for more than 30 minutes.

Never put weight on the bed while the electric blanket is switched on. Never smoke in bed.

Smoke Alarms: Working smoke alarms save lives. It is law in Victoria to have at least one smoke alarm on each level of every home.

Extra smoke alarms are recommended to ensure every sleeping zone is protected and in bedrooms where the door is closed when sleeping.

Change smoke alarm batteries every year and test regularly.

More Information?

Visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au Protecting People, Property and our Environment.

As NewsA ngle went to print, The Sound Doctor announced dates for its winter shows, confirmed for Friday 24 and Saturday 25 August, with a homecoming performance booked in for former Anglesea singer/songwriter Fraser A. Gorman.

The Melbourne-based musician captivates audiences around the world with his natural talent for storytelling through songs. With multiple international performances under his belt, Gorman returns to the Surf Coast to play in front of a home crowd.

After a year of bringing established and engaging talent to perform in Anglesea, The Sound Doctor team has proven its ability to deliver high quality musicians, bringing our community together and contributing to wellbeing through music and the arts.

For all details on upcoming events, see website thesounddoctor.info or via Facebook.

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NEWS FROM BUSINESS & TOURISM ANGLESEA (BATA) I am Anglesea

By Ward Councillor Libby Coker

Councillors have just made an important decision at our May Council meeting to stand with the community and advocate for the Anglesea Bike Park to remain in its current location.

This decision follows the closure of the Alcoa mine, uncertainty over the future of the bike park land, which is owned by Alcoa and a ‘Keep the Bike Park’ community petition with 5,500 supporting signatures.

The timing of this decision is also significant as the lease between Council and Alcoa is set to expire on June 30.

Before making our decision, Council commissioned an independent investigation of potential bike park sites.

The investigation found the current site had the best terrain, well-located in proximity to school and community and economically made good sense.

If you haven't had a look recently, take the time to check out BATA’s website and social media pages. A lot of work has been done, and continues to be done, to ensure Anglesea is well represented in the digital world.

Visit www.angleseaadventure.com.au, as well as Facebook and the angleseaadventure instagram page.

The growth of Anglesea’s social media presence is evident in the number of website visits, which peaked at 1200 between 26 December and 26 January.

KAOS Report Another hugely successful ‘Kids Adventure Outdoors’ Anglesea weekend was hosted during the April school holidays, with enrolments up from 457 in 2017 to 508 in 2018 AND this time round the weather was fabulous.

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who helped make the weekend such a huge success. We really appreciated the support from our local service groups … you know who you are. We are so delighted with this year's event, we are going to nominate for the Victorian Tourism Annual Awards.

We will now speak with Alcoa to seek a month-by-month extension of the bike park’s current lease and begin discussions to potentially purchase the current bike park land for $500,000.

Domestic Animal Management Plan Another important decision Council has just made relates to something many of us hold dear - our pets.

We have just adopted our Domestic Animal Management Plan.

Important issues identified included dog behaviour, threats to wildlife and stock, dog litter, responsible pet ownership and enforcement.

As a result, Council will consider an additional officer and beach vehicle to enable more patrols and education.

Pet registration fees are also proposed to increase from 1 July 2018 for new registrations and will apply from April 2019 for registration renewals. This increase will enable greater local law enforcement and increased visibility and patrols in areas not normally accessible.

Community Grants Program Finally, I would like to congratulate all those community groups that have been successful in securing community grants, including installation of streetscape art in Anglesea, Anglesea Men’s Shed first aid course, pre-school swing installation at the Anglesea kindergarten, Aireys Inlet Combined Churches ‘Hearing For Our Community’ headsets, ANGAIR – taxidermy project and the Anglesea and District Historical Society photo display.

Great work by our community volunteers!

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COMMUNITY CORNER

Youth Pod Sets Up at Anglesea Teenagers in Anglesea and Aireys Inlet can enjoy time out at the new mobile Youth Pod, which was recently moved to Anglesea by the Surf Coast Shire Council.

Located next to the Anglesea skate park until August, the Youth Pod provides a space for young people to socialise and connect with their local community, and also enables Council to deliver youth services to towns across the Shire.

Torquay, Anglesea, Lorne and Winchelsea Lions Clubs contributed more than $8,000 to ensure the pod could be developed.

It is a mobile container that will host youth agencies such as Headspace, Child Youth & Family, and local GPs, as well as presenting social events for teens.

While in Anglesea, the Youth Pod hosts a range of activities, including ‘BBQ & Beats’, a silent disco, board games, an open mic night and DJ workshop.

The Shire’s new‘Youth Pod’ will be at Anglesea until August, for all local teens to enjoy.

See the program below for all event details and note that times and dates are subject to change, so look for ‘Surf

Coast Youth’ on social media to check up-to-date information prior to each event.

BBQ & Beats 2pm - 4pm, 26th May Silent Disco 1pm - 5pm, 9th June Winter Snacks & Board Games 3pm - 5pm, 23rd June DIY Day 12pm - 3pm, 7th July Open Mic Night 12pm - 5pm, 21st July DJ Workshop 12pm - 5pm, 4th August

MAY — AUGUST LOCATED NEXT TO ANGLESEA SKATE PARK

*All times and dates are subject to change

SEE RIGHT TO FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING ...

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Warm Your Soul in Aireys Inlet this Winter Aireys Inlet has kicked off its seventh Love Winter In Aireys festival, promising a new and exciting program this year, along with a few tried and tested favourites.

Combining food, wine, art, music, literature, yoga and much more, Love Winter In Aireys gives locals a reason to celebrate where they live while encouraging visitors to continue to visit the Surf Coast through June to August.

“There is such a magic to Aireys over winter” said festival contributor Johanna Natt.

“It’s so lovely to see people fall in love with this place all over again during the colder months.”

“Festivals like these are so important to remind people that these small towns exist and thrive outside of summer,” she said.

The Love Winter In A ireys program for

Morning Tea’ at The Captain of Aireys again, to launch the festival in June this year.

this year is diverse, appealing to a broad range of visitors and locals alike.

Some favourite events will return, such as Under the Influence of W ords for aspiring and established writers, and the Aireysistible extravaganza to support refugees.

New events include a mini-golf championship and special ‘Men’Opause evenings for couples.

“Love Winter In Aireys has definitely grown each year and it brings the community together,” said Johanna.

She was thrilled to host ‘The Biggest

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Yoga workshops, salsa dancing, mini golf tournaments, art shows and soup in the community garden are just a few events to add to your calendar over July and August.

Love Winter In Aireys is presented annually by the Aireys Inlet Tourism and Traders Association, with support from the Surf Coast Shire Council.

See the program above for all events and dates. For further details and bookings, visit the website ‘events’ at www.aireysinlet.org.au and ‘like’ on Facebook for regular updates.

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Community Corner DON’T MISS YOUR WEEKLY ROAST

TWITCHERS’ CORNER Written and illustrated by Kaye Traynor

Every Thursday night during the football season, the Anglesea Football & Netball Club cooks up its famous Roast (Beef & Pork) … for not only the club members and supporters but also for the wider community.

A generous hot meal at a good price! Just $15 per serve.

From 6.30pm, THURSDAY NIGHTS at the Anglesea Footy Club, Ellimatta Rd.

WALKING GROUPS WANTED At the recent new residents’ welcome held at the Anglesea Community House, we had a number of people ask about joining a local walking group.

If you organise such a group, or participate in one of these informal group activities, and the group would be happy to welcome new participants, would you please send the information to the Anglesea Community House (email to admin@anglesea.org.au) or come and have a chat so we can add it to our community directory and listing of groups and events.

HOW GOOD IS YOUR TRIVIA? Q: The world’s fastest growing plant is a species of what?

Know the answer? Head along to one of the Trivia Nights held at Truffles in Aireys Inlet during the July school holidays, to share your knowledge and have some fun.

Adult Trivia & Pizza: 6.30pm Wed 4 July Kids Trivia & Pizza: 6.00pm Wed 11 July Bookings: Call 5289 7402

Have fun and get fit with

ACTIVE ADULTS An exercise program designed for the over 50s for improved strength, flexibility and balance.

MONDAYS 10AM in ANGLESEA Bookings /enquiries: Lina 0403 797 973 30

White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae The White-faced heron is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Blue Crane. In Australia there are only two cranes — the Brolga and Sarus Crane.

The White-faced heron is the most commonly seen heron in Australia. It is a largish bird, 66-70cm high with a wingspan of 1.6m. It is widespread and can be found in almost all areas of Australia except the western desert regions of Western Australia.

Although usually solitary, or sometimes with a mate and young, they occasionally appear in flocks. In October 1994, when the sandbar at the mouth of the Painkalac Creek burst wide open, 66 White-faced Herons could be seen feasting on an abundance of food. They dispersed a few days later.

White-faced Herons have a varied diet that includes many kinds of small animals such as crustaceans, fish, amphibians, occasionally reptiles, and young birds.

With its long, straight bill, it forages at the edge of water in wetlands, creek estuaries and flooded places and, at low tide, it can be seen feeding on rock platforms and mudflats.

When in plague proportions, mice and grasshoppers also become part of their diet.

The sexes are similar, the male is lightly bigger. General plumage is a two-tone grey, with flight feathers darker than the rest of the plumage. Face and stripe on throat – white.

Long nuptial plumes, grey on back, chestnut on breast.

Eye – yellow, naked green-yellow skin in front of the eye.

Bill – black; legs and feet olive-yellow. Immatures are similar to adults with only a slight marking of white on the throat.

Like other herons, it flies with its neck folded, and the head held close to the body with legs trailing behind.

Breeding takes place from September to November. The nest is a loose platform of sticks high in a tree, often well away from water. Three to seven pale blue-green eggs are laid in the nest.

Ref: The Field Guide to the Birds of A ustralia – Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight

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HISTORY SPOT

By Jan Morris, Anglesea & District Historical Society

Split Point Lighthouse Victoria’s treacherous coastline necessitated a string of lighthouses being set up from the border of South Australia to Queenscliff.

Tenders were called on 2/5/1890 for the erection of a lighthouse, and staff quarters at Aireys Inlet. The construction of this landmark was let to R. Anderson and Sons of Richmond.

Building material was at first thought to have been landed from a lighter (flat-bottomed barge) in calm weather at Sandy Gully. After a vessel sank in heavy seas, building materials came via Wensleydale rail.

The 83-foot-high structure at the top of the cliffs put the light 220 feet above sea level. The light was at first of incandescent mantle and kerosene vapour type. This was converted in 1919 to automatic acetylene, which flashed every 12 seconds. A change to electricity was made in 1972.

A pre-1919 story relates that a keeper scratched a small hole in the black paint at the rear of the then fixed lantern. This allowed him to retire to the local hotel and still check that the light was working!

Adjoining cottages were originally built for the head keeper and his two assistants. The head keeper resided in the large residence, and the semi-detached residences were occupied by his assistants.

A speaking tube was used for cottage communication purposes. These premises became vacant when the manned light station was taken over by the Commonwealth Government, and converted to automatic control in 1919.

After the lightkeepers departed, the Commonwealth Government rented the staff cottages for ÂŁ4.40 p.w. during holidays.

These were auctioned and sold with 13 allotments in 1935.

The lighthouse stables were converted into tea rooms and gallery in 1993.

Near the lighthouse is the grave of Thomas Pearse, who died in 1862, and his wife Martha who died in 1870, once marked by a picket fence. This was replaced by a stone cairn in 1981.

The Pearse family were the first family to live at Angahook, now Aireys Inlet.

From the research of Lindsay Braden

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LOCAL PROFILE: ADAM & ELISE SAW

Brother and Sister Team Up to Deliver Physio Service in Anglesea

By Terrence Hoffmann

Having the freedom to play along the Anglesea River and to dive in the ocean in warm weather are early memories of growing up in Anglesea for siblings Adam and Elise Saw. With fond childhood memories of developing lifelong friendships while attending Anglesea Primary School, hitting the beach after school or playing sport for Anglesea, it’s no wonder they both wanted their children to have the same experiences growing up and both decided to settle in Anglesea.

Adam and Elise took different pathways early in their careers but both have ended up as experienced physios working locally. Adam studied Exercise & Sports Science at the University of Ballarat before travelling overseas to see the world.

It was during his travels working as an Exercise Physiologist that he decided to pursue physiotherapy. On his return to Australia he completed his second degree, in physiotherapy, at the University of Queensland.

Elise recalls that netball injuries introduced her to physiotherapy during her teenage years. Visits to

Siblings Adam and Elise Saw have joined forces to run the Anglesea Physiotherapy clinic.

physiotherapist and Corio Bay Health Group Director, Jeff Oxley, at the Anglesea Physiotherapy Clinic for her own injuries, sparked an interest.

Elise studied physiotherapy at Latrobe

University after she completed Year 12.

She worked for several years with the Corio Bay Health Group before she caught the travel bug and set off to see the world.

Adam and Elise both settled in Anglesea with their partners, so when the opportunity arose for them to become involved in the Anglesea Physiotherapy Clinic they jumped at it.

Jeff Oxley continues to be a business partner and mentor. During 2017, Elise was the principal therapist at Anglesea Physiotherapy but is currently on maternity leave after the birth of her second child.

Adam worked as a physio for the Geelong Football Club from 2007 to 2017, during a very successful period highlighted by his involvement in the 2009 and 2011 AFL and 2012 VFL premierships.

It was during his time at Geelong Football Club that he once again hit the books and obtained his Masters of Sports Physiotherapy, qualifying him as a Sports Physiotherapist.

With Elise going on maternity leave, and after 10 years working in the intense environment of AFL football,

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2018 was the perfect opportunity for Adam to be able to focus on the Anglesea Physiotherapy Clinic.

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Having more opportunity to surf, get out on the local running trails and spend more time with his family was an added bonus.

By Chris Dos

As much as Adam misses the excitement of AFL game day, he has once again become involved in the Anglesea Football Club as a consultant physiotherapist and as Auskick Coach developing the future generation of local stars.

Adam grew up playing football for Anglesea, and was thrilled to be a member of the 1999 senior premiership team.

He is now often at Thursday night training and present on game day assessing and giving guidance on injuries for all involved in the Anglesea football and netball teams.

Anglesea Physiotherapy Clinic has appointments available Monday to Friday. Out-of-hours appointment times are available by request.

Adam and Elise are able to care for all your physiotherapy requirements, including sports injury, muscle and joint pain, women’s health, clinical pilates, aged care and child and adolescent injury.

Find them at 13 Diggers Parade in Anglesea, call on 5263 1211 or email at anglesea@coriobayhealth.com.au for an appointment.

In coming years, this moment will be seen for its historic importance, on par with hearing of the death of Elvis or that humans had landed on the moon. A confluence of circumstances has driven people who had for years accepted tyranny to suddenly draw a line and say ‘No More!’.

I’m not referring to the latest social uprising or political revolution in a foreign country — it’s much more momentous.

“I’ve deactivated Facebook,” they cried. Talk about ‘One small step for man’!

How did so many around the world reach the same conclusion at once? Well, Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, have been getting a mountain of bad press over recent months and it’s all to do with how they use the personal information we’ve entrusted to them.

Allegations of Russian influence on the US election result, the very fancily-named ‘Cambridge Analyitica’ kerfuffle and Zuckerberg's own alien-like performance when questioned before the US Congress has resulted in Facebook taking damage to both its finances and reputation. We just don’t trust it anymore.

Zuckerberg argues that in order to provide the social platform free of charge to users, it needs to sell advertising space. This relies on Facebook acting as a guardian between these advertisers and the goldmine that is all our personal information. A bit like the fox being in charge of chicken coop security.

Until now we could either like this arrangement or lump it.

Problem is, Facebook has become too entrenched in our lives to suddenly opt out. The EU is trying to tackle this issue by legislating how private details can be collected and used.

The General Data Protection Regulation allows use of your personal data only when it’s necessary for the service or app. Any other use (eg advertising) requires you to give a separate consent.

This marks the end of the ‘agree to our all terms or rack off’ model. It also looks like splitting users into those who pay money to be ad-free and those who pay with their personal information.

Within hours of the legislation being enacted, complaints have been filed against Facebook, Google and Instagram, the outcome of which could profoundly effect the way these companies do business from now on.

The pendulum is swinging back.

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Great Reads from Brought to you by Nicole and the team at Great Escape Books

Elmet (Man Booker shortlisted title)

by Fiona Mozley — English Fiction)

A Sand Archive

A magnificent sense of menace swirls in and around Elmet, the poetic debut novel

by Fiona Mozley. Daniel idolises his father John, a giant bear of a man, who makes his living with his fists -fighting for money with the ‘travellers’ (gypsies) or by settling debts for the less able. Feared and admired, John feeds, educates and above all protects Danny and older sister Cathy from the outside world. Fiercely independent, he carves out an idyllic fortress- like existence in Elmet, a remote wooded forest, known as the ‘Celtic bad lands’ of northern England. Yet, even he cannot hold the world at bay forever and a slow burning sense of unease builds as Price, a monied and unscrupulous landholder, decides to take back what is lawfully his. A very contemporary take on the clash of land-owning and serf classes in modern England.

by Gregory Day

Review by Nicole @ Great Escape Books

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

by Holly Ringland (Australian Fiction)

(signed editions available)

Local author and poet Gregory Day has a deep abiding love for the coastline and hinterland of southern Victoria. Opening in modern times, a young writer stumbles across a slim volume written by a young Victorian engineer, F.B. Herschell - a pioneering young man, who travels to Paris in the 1960's to study methods to stablise the shifting dunes along our coast. This is a time of the Paris riots, and F.B. Herschell's world quickly tilts on its axis as he discovers love, poetry and radical political dissent.

We quickly become fascinated with Hershall's two worlds, the solitary wonder of the Great Ocean Road and the chaotic wildness and splendor of Paris. An engrossing read.

Review by Nicole @ Great Escape Books

The Yellow House

(Winner of the Australian-

Vogel Literary Award)

by Emily O’Grady (Australian Fiction)

You will become enveloped in this beautiful read. Young Alice Hart adores her delicately ethereal mother and darkly protective father. But adults have capricious ways and Alice finds herself struggling to understand them.

When disaster strikes, she withdraws and becomes mute, until like a wildflower at the beautiful flower farm where she is living, she blooms again. But there are secrets at the heart of her life, which everyone who loves her are seeking to protect her from … yet dormant secrets have a way of blooming again. This is a brave and beautiful book, gently romantic and with glorious writing and important messages that will that pull at your heartstrings.

The Yellow House is one of those modernday gothic Australian reads that captivate and leave you breathless. Our young narrator Cub is reminiscent of a young Scout Finch. Cub along with her twin brother Wally, her older sibling Cassie and parents live in the long shadow of a creepily abandoned knackery and the silent ‘Yellow House’ across the paddock. Cub knows never to speak of the house or the knackery but especially never to talk of Grandad Les - no ordinary grandfather. Yet their life goes on, following a calm rhythm until newcomers move into the Yellow House, throwing their world asunder. This splendid novel has you pondering for long afterwards about the nature and fall-out of inherited guilt.

Review by Nicole @ Great Escape Books

Review by Nicole @ Great Escape Books

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By Melva Stott

Bird Therapy

Appreciation

I was sitting on the granny seat near the bridge getting up steam to climb the hill to Murch Crescent when six magpies whirled in, took up positions in a tree, and entertained me with their joyful carolling. Soon after that I awoke to the most brilliant and long-lasting sunrise — a spectacular scene augmented by chortling kookaburras.

Now that I'm responsible for all the outside area at home, I'm discovering—like the good people of the Uniting Church— just how much Stan did around the place in his quiet way.

Boomerangs Vinyl records have come back, typewriters have come back, and so has the CWA! A new generation of young mothers are gathering at the Community House with lovely homemade cakes; and, I hear, they've been buying up Seaside Seconds' supplies of wool and knitting needles. I hope they enjoy many years of fellowship and learning new crafts and skills together.

Memories The Historical Society recently unveiled a tribute to Stan at History House to commemorate the 25 years he spent as Surf

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Coast town crier. His uniform and regalia is on display for the next few months.

The Senior Citizens' carpet bowls group held a series of matches in Stan's honour. I attended the final play-off, which was a very close tussle between Joe Biewer and Terrence Hoffmann. Stan had really loved his carpet bowls— he had the skills, and he enjoyed the camaraderie with his pals.

On this day the winner was Terrence, and I had great pleasure in presenting him with the ‘Stan Stott Memorial Carpet Bowls Trophy’. Terrence is new to the game, and was inspired by Stan to take it up. It is a significant milestone for Terrence as it is his first experience of playing a sport.

Farewell to Evelyn Brooks We called her Little Evelyn but our treasured centenarian had a very big heart, a big and happy smile, and a vast caring nature.

She looked out for everyone, and home-baked treats were always dispatched for Christmas, birthdays and at Eastertime. Hundreds of little children have been comforted with one of Evelyn's lovingly-knitted Care Bears.

Her community service was generous, and her community loved her. She was the greatest role-model anyone could have.

Melva Stott

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