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Schoolies’ tickets to Rye celebrations A TICKETED event for school leavers who graduated in 2021 and 2020 is part of a new approach to this year’s Schoolies’ celebrations on the Mornington Peninsula. A festival-style event next weekend will feature live music, activities and food trucks in a fenced-off area on Rye foreshore. Music will play 3-11pm Saturday 27 November and 2-10pm Sunday 28 November. Every year thousands of school leavers descend on the peninsula to celebrate an end to 12 years of schooling. The long-standing tradition of flocking to the Rye foreshore has become a rite of passage for students from all over Melbourne. The festival aims to improve on previous celebrations at which schoolies had no focal point for engagement or entertainment, resulting in masses gathering on the foreshore and private house parties. This has limited the ability for support services to supervise schoolies, occasionally leading to behavioural issues with minors and “toolies” joining in. Partners in the festival are peninsula-based event producer Hardware Group and media agency Bolster. The ticketed event is only for students who graduated in 2021 or 2020. They will be required to show proof of vaccination status. The fenced and gated area will have unlicensed and licensed zones,
and patrons will need to provide ID to enter the licensed area. “Council supports an organised, safe and fun event for schoolies on the peninsula,” the former mayor Cr Despi O’Connor said. “Schoolies choose to come to the peninsula every year, and this year we want to ensure they can celebrate and make life-long memories in a safe environment.” Cr Susan Bissinger said this year’s school leavers have “had it particularly tough”. “We are looking forward to welcoming them in big numbers to Rye this November, with a well organised, professionally run two-day music festival that prioritises their safety,” she said. The shire is working with Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, Red Frogs and Dance Wize to ensure the event runs smoothly and safely. Dance Wize and Red Frogs will have marquees inside the festival hub to provide harm minimisation and support services. Security staff will patrol inside and outside the fenced area. Shuttle buses will run to and from the festival site. Tickets at $40 for one day and $70 for both days are available at @peninsulaschoolies on Instagram. Proof of age, vaccination status and school ID is required.
Design not Yawa’s main attraction THE 916 solar panels covering the roof of the Yawa Aquatic Centre reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 406 tonnes a year and saving $100,000 in running costs is impressive. But it is water, not statistics, that is the main attraction at the new community pool in Besgrove Street, Rosebud. After a lengthy lockdown, the centre opened to the public last week and welcomed a steady stream of residents keen to take the plunge. “Yawa Aquatic Centre is a great example of how we have maximised sustainability in the design and build,” said the mayor Cr Despi O’Connor, adding that the shire’s environmentally sustainable design policy embedded those features into buildings, roads and even open spaces. Yawa’s cost and energy efficient initiatives includes collecting up to 100,000 litres of rainwater in four tanks connected to the pool filtration system to top up the pools. A boiler heats close to two million litres of pool water, there is thermal insulation around the pool shell, and high levels of air tightness improve the efficiency of the heating and cooling systems. An air pressurisation system controls the air conditioning so that warm air flows into the pool areas and cooler air to the gym and cafe. It is claimed to work like a pool blanket, reducing evaporation and condensation. Weather and occupancy responsive monitoring systems control lighting, heating and cooling; a building management system controls major systems, and energy efficient lighting uses less energy and needs replacing less often.
In the swim: Rosebud’s Wasley family of Michael, Angus and Kayla enjoy their time in the water at the new community pool. Picture: Gary Sissons Sky lights allow in natural light and double and clear glazed windows let heat into the building during winter. These systems aim to ensure Yawa delivers on the shire’s climate emergency plan. The centre also aligns to the policy for council buildings and civil works to embed sustainability into major infrastructure projects. Cr O’Connor said the building was pressurised, much like a balloon – with few “holes” to let air in or out –
so fans could run at lower speeds and use less power. “By harvesting rainwater from the roof, we are able to replenish water in the pools organically – saving water and reducing energy use in the process,” she said. “The design team has carefully balanced the use of existing technologies … to achieve a modern, energy efficient centre for the community.” Details: Yawa.com.au
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