NEWS DESK
Council ready to take plunge with pool
Toys are us: Clementine, Cr Antonella Celli, Community Bank’s Gary Sanford, Wordworkers president John Bayliss and Flinders MP Greg Hunt. Picture: Barry Irving
Woodworkers add to Christmas joy ELVES at the Woodworkers of the Southern Peninsula have been busy throughout the year hand-making wooden toys. On Saturday 9 December Woodworkers’ president John Bayliss supervised the handover of the toys to charities Food for All, Salvation Army and Western Port Christmas Giving Program, charities which will distribute them to families and children in need this Christmas.
At the handover were Flinders MP Greg Hunt, Cr Antonella Celi, and Bendigo Bank’s Rosebud, Dromana and Rye manager Gary Sandford. Mr Sandford said the bank had supported the woodwork club for the past 10 years. He said he was continually being amazed at the quality and craftsmanship of the toys. Mr Hunt said too many people were struggling on the peninsula. “By distributing quality toys through the
Salvation Army, Food for All and the Western Port Giving Program, you will help a lot of kids at Christmas and you should be happy with yourselves.” Cr Celi thought she had “walked into a wonderland” when she saw the toys. “I was curious as to which toy I should I touch first. Then I was warmed by the thought of all the smiling faces of the children receiving the toys at Christmas,” she said.
Continued from Page 1 Ms Dickman said she regularly swam (at the “inadequate” 25 metre Colchester Rd, Rosebud pool) alongside ratepayers from Mornington, Safety Beach, McCrae, Dromana, Rosebud, Capel Sound, Rye and Sorrento. She said the Rosebud aquatic centre was a “self-limiting title and some councillors and council officers are therefore not seeing reality”. “After years of council infighting and procrastination - we went through a recent election and we thought we had finally renewed our council please get on with this. Do we have to get up yet another petition to prove our need to have what every other community enjoys? “Be brave and do the right thing for the southern peninsula now and in the future. Support a 50 metre pool.” Cr David Gill said it was “very important that [councillors] have community comment on the business case”. “Though I am supportive of the aquatic centre, l am concerned that misleading and exaggerated statements from other supporters will lead to suspicion about cost benefits if council does not follow due process,” Cr Gill said. “We are assured that this will not delay the time frame as set out by council.” The shire issued a news release reaffirming “delivery of a municipal aquatic facility at Besgrove St in Rosebud”. “This business case is a key step in the project planning phase for the
Rosebud Aquatic Centre, presenting Council and the community with a detailed analysis of the project,” the mayor Cr Bryan Payne stated. “We are inviting the community to consider and provide feedback on the business case and the summary of the key findings. “The community will now have improved capacity to make an informed comment on the financial costs, investment and concepts of the project now that the business case is available.” The shire says the business case “explores opportunities to reduce annual operating costs of the facility by inclusion of a gymnasium or other high yielding program spaces, opportunities for renewable energy and details council’s preliminary project funding options”. “We understand this project will benefit many people in the community and to progress the delivery of the aquatic facility, council will now begin detailed design development for the 25-metre indoor and the 50-metre indoor pool options. “Completion of the project design phase will enhance council’s capacity to attract state and federal government grants, and give more certainty to project financing and estimates of project cost.” The business case is open for public comment until Wednesday 28 February 2018 at mornpen.vic.gov.au/ haveyoursay or by filling out a form at one of the shire offices. Email questions to: rosebudpool@mornpen.vic. gov.au
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Southern Peninsula News 19 December 2017