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Welcome to Barwon Heads in August hopefully the cold has passed and we are starting to de-chill. I apologise if this article is a bit repetitive, but we are expecting some results later in July, so hopefully the September article will be very exciting.
Farwell and thank you Our long standing BHA Committee member and current Vice-President Jeremy Gaylard has retired from the Committee. We thank Jeremy for his contribution and wish him and Felicity all the best. We have also farewelled Bernard Napthine. As you may know he has sold the pharmacy and will now be joining the coffee set in Barwon Heads. Thank you Bernard.
Our July Meeting We welcomed Anna Murray, Manager, Infrastructure Operations at Barwon Water. Despite it being a small group on a cold winter night in Barwon Heads, there was a great deal of interest in Barwon Water and its activities including the customer charter. Anna's presentation was balanced, covering the wide range of interests of our members, including the use of solar power, the development of infrastructure to produce bio solids, recycling treated water, the potential to limit cost increases for the supply of water, plans for the development at Black Rock and the impact of trucks servicing the plant on local traffic. Anna answered all questions with openness and energy and we warmly thank her. We look forward to improving the community understanding of the role of Barwon Water and hopefully we can organise a visit to the Black Rock plant when the weather gets warmer.
Protecting our Village CoGG Planning 1 Flinders Pde As previously advised we are attending 4 days at VCAT in late July to object to the proposed development. This project has taken significant amount of time and energy from the BHA Committee, its advisors and other interested local residents. We are concerned about the protection of the seaside character of Barwon Heads. The proposed building shows little respect for its location and its strong visual connections with the Barwon River, the Bluff, the Bridge, jetties and beaches. There is little seaside character reflected in its design and it will cast an awful shadow over Bridge Rd. The style and scale of the building and its contemporary design do little to enhance this part of Barwon Heads. The building will dominate the entrance to town, shows little regard for its location and has a totally unacceptable heritage impact within the heritage area. We will inform our members of how we feel the VCAT hearing has gone, and will obviously write about it in our September Talking Heads article. Amendment C 375 the Barwon Heads Structure Plan 2017. This matter was discussed by Council at its meeting on the 26th June. WOW Barwon Heads 940 submissions were received we are an amazing community.
The overwhelming majority support the retention of the current boundary. The BHA and a number of other submissions have objected to the existence of the Increased Housing Diversity Area “IHDA” policy to a seaside town such as Barwon Heads. Council officers considered all submissions and have recommended some changes to the planning controls. The report supported the retention of the town boundary and the IHDA. The BHA submission to include a traffic and parking study has been supported by our Councillors and the Council. All submissions have been referred to an independent Panel appointed by the Minister for Planning. At the time of writing the panel hearing will run for 9 days between the 21st and 30th of August at City Hall, 30 Gheringhap St, Geelong. The hearing will be open, and hopefully many of you will attend.
Other Planning We are still waiting for decisions on: - Geelong Rd Childcare Centre. Council planners had recommended that the permit be refused. This matter has been deferred at the request of the Applicant to enable it to consider and address the issues raised by Council. - 64 Hitchcock - 5 car parks provided, 20 suggested by CoGG Planners for waiver. This matter has been called in by the Councillors and will be determined on the 30th of July by the Council and not the delegated planning officers.
Traffic and Parking We are pleased that the Council passed the following motion on 26th June as part of its Structure Plan deliberations: “that officers commit to and support at the C375 Panel an updated traffic and parking study being undertaken that includes measurements conducted during both peak summer season and the non-winter period. Such study should be conducted to reflect the changing traffic conditions in Barwon Heads as a result of regional growth in surrounding areas, as well as the car dependency of residents and visitors through limited alternative transport options”.
Our traffic and parking sub-committee is meeting at the end of July with CoGG and Barwon Coast. We will continue to advocate the concept that developers should be responsible for providing adequate parking to support the need they create, and should not be able to rely on the very limited and dated parking information obtained in mid-winter 2016.
Graffiti We have noticed a small but steady stream of graffiti appearing in Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove. If you notice, please contact the CoGG Graffiti hotline on 52724319 to facilitate its removal. BHA membership We warmly thank our members, new and old and others who we don't know, tor the very generous support and donations. Please renew your membership or join us if you haven't already. We need new members with fresh ideas and welcome any help you can give. Help can take many forms,
including set up and making tea after our monthly meetings, reading CoGG Council papers, attending meetings with other community groups, working on our website, and in particular sharing your ideas and giving some time.
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AMENDMENT C375 BARWON HEADS STRUCTURE PLAN VICTORIAN PLANNING PANEL AUGUST 20th As a precursor to the Amendment C375 Planning Panel to be held in the week of 20th August, the Directions Hearing for the Barwon Heads Structure Plan was held on 23rd July 2018. We trust all those wishing to be heard by the Panel completed their request form. Let's recap why this is occurring. A review of the Barwon Heads Structure Plan is regularly required, and this occurred 6 years following the approval of the 2010 Structure Plan: · COGG commenced the review in April 2016 with the Barwon Heads Structure Plan Update: Help Shape The Place Engagement resulting in a report released in Nov 2016. · The Draft Barwon Heads Structure Plan was released for comment in May 2017 and COGG received 1070 submissions (980 via SBHA), with only 14 seeking to move the settlement boundary. · Amendment C375 placed on public exhibition in February 2018 COGG this time received 940 submissions (772 via SBHA), 98.7% of which supported retaining the boundary and 14 submissions seeking to move the settlement boundary. · On 26th June 2018 the Council met and discussed their strong support of protecting the environment surrounding the township, the significance of the Ramsar wetlands and of the village character and amenity of the township that attracts so many visitors to the region each year. · Given there were objections to the Amendment, the Council resolved to send the Amendment to a Planning Panel as required by law. So after more than two years of community 'engagement', this planning process will culminate in a Victorian Planning Panel to be held in the Geelong Town Hall on August 20th. Following the Panel, we will await the Panel's report which will still need to be approved by Council and by the State Minister for Planning before we know if the wetlands, the boundary and Barwon Heads are safe. The fight to preserve and protect Barwon Heads is now here, and we look forward to advocating for the Barwon Heads community, our 2800 members and their clearly stated concerns. Our team of planning barristers, environmental and other experts will defend the wetlands, the boundary and Barwon Heads at the Panel: we have been preparing for this since 2010! The developers will fight this and spend a great deal of money in doing so. The costs incurred in representing our community at the Panel Hearing are significant. SBHA needs your financial support as well as your continued moral support
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A Winter's Tale As I write this the sun is streaming through the window in an unfamiliar way. Do we dare to think that the winter has eased it's icy grip? A look outdoors reveals that our seaside village has taken on fifty shades of green. With the year now more than half over, it's comforting to know that the approaching summer is closer than the last one. That thought is front & centre in the minds of the Friends of the Lobster Pot. After planning and research a program of improvements has been put together in preparation for the summer opening season. With the approaching summer only 200 sleeps away let me suggest that you plan your visit . The short but busy opening season is from Boxing Day to Australia Day a hectic time for everyone. Regular readers of this column will know I'm talking about the Barwon Estuary Heritage Centre. It's the neglected -looking green building on the riverfront near 'At the Heads restaurant. If you are interested in the natural & cultural heritage of our river estuary & would like to share your passion, would you like to join the happy group of volunteers that look after the Lobster Pot? If so, please get in touch. Contact the group through Barwon Coast. Visit the office or phone Maddie Glynn (52541118) Rob Kuebler
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Yep, risk is an inherit part of scratching the travel itch. But sometimes the biggest risk you take is what you will come home to. In recent times, we made travel plans around coming home. In mid winter, we head to the snow, because returning from the snow fields is easy. Our coastal town is positively balmy compared to the sub-zero alpine peaks. If we survive the financial haemorrhage of family skiing for 3 days, we head north in Spring. Returning from northern waters to our coastal shores is bearable. Even though the water is still cold, the lighter mornings promise the scent of a summer soon to come. But this year, we left our coastal home in mid-winter for a place where the humidity is high and the water is hot. We knew we would return home to our darkest mornings, code yellow swells and 4:3 steamers with an inbuilt hood. We knew it would be hard to feed our hungry surf fitness - that which only comes from spending all your waking hours paddling on a board in a rashie. We knew our feet would rebel against wearing shoes - compressing the many reef cuts bought home as souvenirs on our soles. We knew all this and more, but we took the risk anyway. Because this year for the first time ever, we would return to a centrally heated floor. As soon as we arrived home, we knew that something wasn’t right. The cat wasn’t sprawled across the slab and we didn’t rush to peel off our layers. I did what anyone with no-plumbing experience would do, I turned every switch off and then on again. I turned dials, I adjusted thermostats and for a few hours hovered my hand above wall panels. Eventually, I proclaimed our central heating as broken. My dread of the cold turned steadily into anxious anger. I run a business from home, one where I ask people to lie on the floor. So I need my floor to be warm. With no central heating, I would have to contact everyone and let them know - bring an extra layer or don’t come at all. I whirled myself into the catastrophe victim of the “have nots.” I needed more blankets. I needed electric heaters. My busted warm floor would now force me to release a million black balloons and be the reason for the death of the Barrier Reef. I painted the doom and gloom in my world of dark and cold, until my lover reminded me: our home also has 2 massive fireplaces, and our wood pile was full. Think seated twists, yin forward folds and nadi shodhana.
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Focusing on what you don’t have to the detriment of what you do can be a sticky trap to fall into. This is because our brains are wired to notice more of the negative aspects in our world than the positive ones. Our brain’s primative role is to be wary to keep us alive. This is how we have survived as a species. The region of our brain associated with regulating emotion is called the amygdala. It uses about two-thirds of it’s neurons detecting negative stimulus, and then stores this information in our long term memory. When we are super-strung out and tired, our brains tend to be reactive and fearful rather than perceptive and creative. Meaning if something threatens our safety or comfort, our brains default to our primitive reflexive patterns - often based on unconscious memory - whose primary aim is to act fast to keep us safe. I came home to a cold house. It was why we stopped going on winter holidays to places where it was warm. I used to find it so hard returning to the bitterness of our winters. I would fall into a sad place of post-holiday blues, covered in chilblains and cold sores that made me want to stay in bed and hide. For the last 5 years I had boycotted warm winter holidaying. So when we opened our door to a heater turned off, my brain defaulted into seeing - a freezing house. What I had forgotten to see, was a cold home ready for us to make warm. Our practice continually asks of us to watch our wandering minds. To notice where we habitually go, to notice what we unconsciously feel. It is said that neurons that fire together, wire together. Meaning that if we practice looking at what we have rather than focusing on what we don’t, our brains will begin to savour the very grace that surrounds us. We remember to honour the deep rest of this season.
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“You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.” Sammy Davis, Jr. Young people in our communities are experiencing higher rates mental stress, anxiety and bullying. It is vital that we are connected with our children, so they feel they have someone they can come to if they experience any mental stress or bullying. For our children to succeed in the futures they design for themselves, more and more they will need executive skills, also known as life skills. These skills are often learnt later on in life by trial and error. They help us to be adaptable or to 'read the play'. Executive skills are the people skills that enable us human beings to be able to socialise, communicate and interact with each other in harmony. They are many and may include gratitude, empathy, communication, imagination, organisation, self-awareness, resilience and so forth. By linking the teaching of executive skills at home together as a family, it is hoped that you will all connect together as a close unit, so if your child experiences stress or anxiety, they will comfortably and confidently approach you to seek help. Dedication and a guarantee that you will do something you set out to achieve, not matter what, could be defined as commitment. Nothing will get in your way of achieving your goal, even when you face what seem massive challenges and encounter set-backs that may stop many others. Being committed to a goal can help us to keep your focused on the outcome. It can also support us to work hard to achieve our goal and to realise success, even when we are faced with hurdles. Jill Koenig started her first company with only $100 at the age of 25 after overcoming a life of poverty. Five years later she was a self-made millionaire. She was quoted as saying “Commitment is the glue that bonds you to your goals.”
Following are some ideas to help foster commitment. Choose your favourite one to try together at home. · Set a goal for the whole family to achieve by the end of the week or month. Make a plan of how you will achieve your goal together. · Make a list of some chores that everyone in the family will do to contribute to the running of the household. Did you succeed? · Discuss all the things that you are committed to in your life. Are you committed to some more than others? Why do you think this is? Discuss. · Complete a jigsaw puzzle within a time limit that you set for yourselves. · Choose a new skill, sport or musical instrument you would like to learn. How will you achieve this? · Build a house of cards. Decide how tall you would like to make it. Was this easy or difficult for you? Was your house too low or too high? · Think about something that you would really like to save for. Make a plan and set a date as to when you will achieve your goal. · Talk about someone you know who is committed. What do you notice about them. Do you know any other people who are committed? Discuss. · Plan to do something small every day for the rest of the year. It might be something very small but set up a checklist and mark it off every day when you do what you said you would do. Think about having someone as your coach who will help you achieve your goal. · Set a bedtime for everyone in the family for the week. Make sure everyone is in bed by the time they say they will be. Do you need to do anything to support each other?
had to be organised and I worked hard to achieve very good results. Nothing was going to get in my goal of becoming a primary school teacher. And, as they say, the rest is history. “You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers.” Les Brown. 2018 Workshops on Offer · Wednesday 8 August at Waurn Ponds Library on Managing Devices at Home · Wednesday 12 September at Ocean Grove Primary School on Creativity (Family Workshop) · Tuesday 6 November at Ocean Grove Primary School Resilience These workshops are free. To book a place, please go to the workshops tab at www.andymcneilly.com.au Have fun connecting with your kids. For further information, visit the Facebook page 'Connecting with your Kids' or follow connectingwithyourkids on Instagram for some fun ideas. Even better, go to my website www.andymcneilly.com.au for lots more information and to find out more about the workshops and courses that are on offer. Here you can download a free 'Screen Free Family Time' chart that'll get you started. Cheers, Andy McNeilly
After working in hospitality for nearly two decades, I decided to change career and to re-train as a primary school teacher. My wife Sandi and I moved from the east coast of Tasmania to Bendigo. I worked two jobs and started studying. Sandi was also working and studying. Not long after, Sandi fell pregnant and gave birth to Daisy as I started my second year of study. I
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Winter Reflections
This has seemed a rather colder than usual winter. It is especially cold out in the two garages which are our Sorting Room and Show-Room. During the January school holiday period, these areas were equally difficult because the hot north winds blow directly in. So we did not open on each of the Thursdays during January. But we had not made these provisions for the recent winter school holidays. Despite the heaters we have, I knew the volunteers who work in these areas are very noble, and I was very pleased that we started the school holiday five-day weeks with enough volunteers to be sure we had at least two workers in each area. What we could not have foreseen was that Barwon Heads seemed almost deserted during these two weeks. On many of the days, we seemed to have more staff than customers!! Years ago, when my late parents lived in Hitchcock Ave., my mother used to comment that you “could have shot a gun down the street and not shot anyone”. Where were all our usual crowds of kids hunting through the toys, or grandparents bringing kids in with $5 each to spend? Are most of our residents now so flush with money that they go to the snow, or maybe to Bali to escape the cold!! Our shop was not the only one to note that this was a deadly dull school holiday period. It is such a joy to me to see that when the volunteers are not “flat-chat” looking after customers, that they see so many other ways in which they will use their time productively. (It always shames me if these willing workers feel that they are “wasting their time”.) Some of our enterprising volunteers took on huge projects. The shelves in the Show-Room are now painted sparkling white, and great changes have been made in how goods are displayed. There are two schools of thought about Op Shops. For many years I have been convinced that people love to come in and “fossick”. With the vast numbers of knick-knacks, and all kinds of goods that are donated, our shelves have frequently been almost jammed with goods of all kinds for people to hunt through. People often request certain things be reserved for them, such as the man who collects painted china thimbles. (If you are that person, I DO now have some.) Other Op Shop volunteers tell me that now, many Op Shops use the “less is more” approach, and they have re-arranged some of our shelves and display units to reflect this. I am quite delighted with the way some areas have been transformed, and just hope that this translates into increased numbers of sales. The recent lack of customers has meant that our takings are down markedly. For many years I was so proud that the figures grew, but then, perhaps with extra utility bills, and just the general unease about commercial matters, I can no longer expect an automatic increase. So my overall response to this may be that we will NOT open five days a week during mid-winter school-holidays, but just hope that if we are well-staffed and stocked on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, we will no longer freeze our volunteers, and will still serve our customers to the best of our ability. God bless you all, Helen Edwards (Hon.) Shop Supervisor.
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One of the great pleasures of sitting on our verandah is that we do not do very much when we are there. Perhaps read, cast a casual eye over the garden, watch the birds, chat, sip and make 'to do' lists. Or just sit. It is a place given more to reflection than to activity. Other rooms and spaces involve busy work but from the verandah we simply admire the rose bush (note: add pruning to the list), the budding daffodils, the ethereal, the perennial, the bird brigade. Verandah 'to do' lists are all about reflecting upon what is, the current state of things, compared to what is needed, desirable and achievable. In a worldly kind of way the list is about things to do, to set in place, to follow up, to shop, to cook, to send, to mend, to download, to call; with detailed lists embedded in more general lists. Unlike verandah lists, four in the morning 'to do' lists are more about interior life, longer time spans, broader landscapes: the sum and substance of our fears and dreams. Polish Nobel laureate, Wislaura Szymborska, wrote in her poem 'Four in the morning': The hour from night to day The hour from side to side The hour for those past thirty Which is all present and more in the Giacometti sculpture 'The Palace at 4 A.M.' Four in the morning lists are about lifetimes, lifelines and mortality whereas verandah lists are about days and weeks and seasons layered over years. Having scratched out a verandah list that will consume most of the day and month ahead I slip the list under the cushion and head off to the river with no real route or destination planned. Along the way I see mums and dads and kiddies at play, some little tackers in weenie wetsuits paddling in the shallows. There is a beach tent billowing in the wind and the occupant appears to be fast asleep. A kayaker cuts between pylons. Two people fish from the bridge, in windbreakers and beanies, intent on the tiptop guide of their rods. A Golden Retriever wrestles with a Cairn terrier in robust play. Another older dog sits patiently in the water and yapps as a fishing boat goes by, possibly imagining it to be a giant duck in need of retrieving. And this is Barwon Heads, a place for leisure, a place for pleasure, a place where you leave the busy life behind, to get away, to catch that wave, to write, to read, reflect, hit that ball, walk that beach, and lose your busy self in a caffe` crema by the river as the sun goes down and an ebbing tide makes merry in the river. What draws people to this coastal town? Caravan parks, golf, the Barwon Estuary, 13th Beach, wetlands, seascapes, fine dining, low-key village life, spaciousness? We must but wonder at the wisdom of the City of Greater Geelong's planning scheme which allows for 11metre high buildings in the central residential part of the town, stretching from Bridge Rd to Geelong Rd, from the west side of Gold Links Rd to Flinders Pde. Surely the town deserves more sustainable and considered planning so as to protect what is special to this village. Which brings me to a reading recommendation: Robert Dessaix's 'The Pleasures of Leisure.' This good read is about the virtues of doing less and not feeling guilty, of enjoying idleness and leisure. Dessaix explores what it means to play, to rest and reflect, to travel, to garden, to walk, to read, to sit and watch from your verandah, riverbank or vantage point and perhaps in passing, add a few things to your 'to do' list. _________________________________________________________________
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FRIENDS OF BARWON HEADS COMMUNITY LIBRARY Membership of our library is up by 38% since January 2017. Year to date visits are up by 82% and year to date loans are up by 35% WHAT A FANTASTIC RESULT! A big thank you to the community of Barwon Heads, as acknowledged by Cr Ron Nelson, Chairman of the GRLC. The two July school holiday events for children, ‘Coding the Savannah’ and ‘Musical Rainsticks’ were fully booked. Please look out for the next school holiday program in September on the GRLC website www.grlc.vic.gov.au
Our next Bookchat will be held at 7pm on Thursday 16 August at the Barwon Heads Community Library. Join us for a glass of wine or a cup of tea and nibbles to discuss what you are reading, what you are interested in, and what you can access through our Library. To join Friends of BHCL please email us at barwonheadscommunitylibrary@outlook.co m or go to our facebook page (search for Barwon Heads Library). Library opening hours are: Tuesday and Wednesday 2-5.30pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-1pm. Natale Lewington
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KATE SMITH EXHIBITION 11-31 AUGUST August sees a wonderfully whimsical exhibition by multi award winning artist Kate Smith . Her classically, yet highly contemporary figurative images have been instrumental in making her a most sort after artist. Her art is arresting in it’s simplicity and whimsy, but offers an insight into femininity and womanhood, with many of her works finding their way into regional state galleries, private and corporate collections both here and overseas. Her signature themes of fascinating women are captured in lushly coloured pastels. The images “create themselves”, coming from the artist’s own imagination. Each piece has attitude, a subject who does not know she is being watched.” A stunning exhibition not to be missed.
Exhibition opens Saturday 11 August with drinks 2-4 pm. Lots on new pieces from regular Seaview artists.
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It first appeared in Danish writing in the 19th Century and has since evolved into the cultural idea known in Denmark and
Norway today. While hygge has exactly the same meaning in Norwegian as in Danish and is a widely used word in Norway (including in its derived forms, such as hyggelig), the emphasis specifically on "hygge" as an important part of their cultural identity is mostly a recent Danish phenomenon; in Norway "hygge" is just a word, similar in status to "cozy" in English-speaking countries. Collins English Dictionary named hygge the runner-up (after "Brexit") as word of the year in the UK in 2016. This followed a period during which several books focusing on hygge had been marketed in the UK, such as The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking, Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness by Marie Tourell Søderberg, and The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well by Louisa Thomsen Brits. In Frozen, there is a song called ‘Hygge’, which is all about being comfortable. What do you do to create hygge?
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Barwon Heads Community Arts Garden Rich fertile soil creates healthy fruit and vegetables... Recently I had the pleasure of visiting a large kitchen garden at Dunkeld in Western Victoria where most of the fruit and vegetables served in a nearby hotel are grown. Each row of the kitchen garden provides 3 to 4 different food crops each year - at least one of those being a green crop that adds nitrogen and is dug back into the garden to enrich the soil. The importance of a fertile soil, rich in organic matter was stressed throughout the tour - the attention paid to the soils created a highly productive garden, with a wonderful array of healthy fruit and vegetables grown with few additives. Creating healthy fertile soils is also important at the Barwon Heads Community Arts Garden. We are fortunate to have the space to stock pile our garden refuse in different stages of decay to create compost. Branches and twigs are mulched down mechanically and mixed with green leaves and soft stems. Given time to breakdown this compost mixed with donated pony poo, creates a cocktail of organic material, to be added to our soil. Learning from other garden members and Plotties as well as the occasional composting workshop organised by the Garden builds expertise and understanding about the importance of soil. Since becoming a Plottie I have spent time improving the soil and I am always eager to learn more. I see the changes. There are worms now in my garden a sign of fertile soils. Soon I will plant my first green crop, similar to the garden in Dunkeld, in preparation for a bountiful summer crop. Search on-line to learn more about soils and/or become a member of the garden to learn through community gardening. Visit bhartsgarden.com. Jeanette Spittle
What’s In Season? Apples, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, grapefruit, jerusalem artichokes, kiwi fruit, leeks, lemons, lettuce, limes, mandarins (imperial), onions, oranges (navel), parsley, parsnips, pears, potatoes, rhubarb, silverbeet, snow peas, spinach, spring onion, turnips
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The Barwon Heads Fine Music Society presents
Musicians of The Geelong College Sunday 12 August 2.30pm All Saints Anglican Church Hitchcock Avenue Barwon Heads
Members $10, Non-members $15 Enquiries to Jenny 5254 2580 Please join us for afternoon tea following the concert!
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Missing this event? Check out forthcoming concerts on our website www.barwonheadsfinemusic.org.au
Barwon Heads Community Hall Thursday August 30th Rated: R
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BARWON HEADS FINE MUSIC SOCIETY The ENSEMBLE PEREGRINE was truly one of our best concerts due to the outstanding quality of the performers! The four young male wind performers, originally from Australia & ANAM graduates, are currently principal performers in several of the world major orchestras! They performed a very impressive program including a delightful Poulenc Trio & a favourite Mozart Quintet & were brilliantly accompanied by Gladys Chua, one of Australia’s leading accompanists! The co-operation of the 13th Beach Golf Club, who provided this excellent venue, was much appreciated as it accommodated about 100 guests very comfortably in pleasing atmospheric surroundings. The piano & wind performers were on a small stage which provided everyone with a good view. Our next concert will present some youthful wind performers from The Geelong College & will be held on Sunday, 12th August at 2.30pm in the Anglican Church, Barwon Heads. I do encourage you to come & support our young local musicians! Donation: Friends/Members:$10; Visitors:$15. Children 12 & under are free. Everyone is invited to stay for afternoon tea following the concert. Jenny Wallace Smith - President.
The Ensemble Peregrine
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Big Bang Bellarine! On our doorstep are three of the best venues around, each unique. Jack Rabbit continues to blow people away with amazing vistas, food and wine. Local favourite, Leura Park Estate offers a relaxed, rustic chic ambience, premium wines, lovely casual fare and live music Sundays. Flying Brick is the go for cider tasting, local wines, beer and an innovative menu designed to inspire, indulge and share. Take your pick and enjoy your doorstep!
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Barwon Estuary Project The Barwon Estuary Project continues to engage people in many aspects of our local environment. During August, Textile Artist, Susan Mathews, will instruct on how we can use inspiration from the estuary to create works of art, Annabelle Nunan is refining aspects of a board game, Botanic Art sessions continue and the school program at Barwon Heads Primary School is expanding the Year Fives' knowledge of the Estuary. As well as this, we are well on the way with plans for our exhibition.
Fragile Beauty ~ The Barwon Estuary Exhibition Where: Ocean Grove Pavilion Green Room When: November 3rd & 4th 2018. This event is part of the Bellarine Arts Trail. We would like a range of art works to showcase our estuary: painting, photography, textile arts, drawing, sculpture, printing, ceramics, mixed media or written word artists are welcome. For more information download the entry form on the Barwon Estuary Project website barwonestuaryproject.wordpress.com or email: barwonexhibition1@yahoo.com
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Barwon Estuary Project Board Game The Barwon Estuary Project is currently developing an educational board game for children and adults based on the Barwon Estuary. The game aims to teach players about the uniqueness and interconnection of the habitats within the estuary, as well as raising awareness about the various threats to and potential management of each habitat. It is collaborative, and players must work together to manage environmental threats and save the estuary. It is aimed at 10+, with ages 10 to 15 requiring adult assistance. We are currently looking for volunteers to play the game and give feedback. If you or anyone you know would be interested in testing our game, please get in touch with us. Email Annabelle at annabelle.nunan@gmail.com
Journal Production We are currently working on the first draft of the Barwon Estuary Journal. We do need more contributions. If you have a story to tell, a great photo or artwork contact us at barwonestuary@gmail.com and we will chat with you. Or send it to us. Or drop your diary entries into the letterbox at 24 Wattlebird Crescent Barwon Heads. We would love to hear about your memories and observations of growing up and/or exploring along the riverside. Deb Read Barwon Estuary Project
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EMERGENCY: POLICE - FIRE - AMBULANCE 000 Animal Rescue (Jirrahlinga) Police Barwon Heads Fire Brigade Secretary/Admin. Enquiries Ocean Grove Fire Brigade Barwon Water
5254 2484 5256 2698 0401 231 753 5255 1746 5226 2500
CLUBS & ORGANISATIONS 1st Barwon Heads Scout Group 5251 2210 13th Beach Golf Academy & Public Driving range 5254 2622 Barwon Grove Golf Club (The Tin Shed) 5254 2826 Barwon Heads Association Pres. Sandy Gatehouse 5254 1654 Barwon Heads Bowling Club 18 Geelong Road. 5254 3124 Barwon Heads Community Hall FOR HIRE bhhallbookings@gmail.com Barwon Heads Community Arts Garden Judy 5254 1034 Barwon Heads Film Society Alex 5254 1139 Barwon Heads Fine Music Society Inc. Jenny Wallace Smith 5254 2580 Barwon Heads Chorale Jo 5254 2670 Barwon Heads Football & Netball Club 5254 2675 Barwon Heads Heritage Group (Part of BHA) Richard Hastings 5254 2621 Barwon Heads Red Cross 5254 1128 Barwon Heads Senior Citizens Club Norm Buckley 5254 3079 Barwon Heads Tennis Club 5256 1527 Barwon Heads 13th Beach Surf Life Saving Club www.13thbeachslsc.asn.au 5254 2469 Bellarine for Refugees Group Margaret 0419 323 166 Ocean Grove Bridge Club Marcus Hill 5256 2550
CARPENTRY & HOME MAINTENANCE Damien Mason Carpenter Dangerfield Construction & Home Maintenance David Cole Reliable Carpenter. Loves small jobs. Call Mick
0417 891 122 0424 389 176 5254 1657 / 0427 702 214 0405 484 344
CARPET & TILE CLEANING Barwon Carpet Cleaning All areas 7 days 0428 502 670 F & G Stanley Steamer Carpet Cleaning Geoff Stanley 0428 520 525/5250 1845
CHIROPRACTOR Bellarine Chiropractic 14 Tuckfield Street Ocean Grove 5255 2200/0439 559173
COMPUTER REPAIRS & TUITION Leigh – No fix, no fee. I will come to you. 50+ a speciality.
0439024870
COOLROOM HIRE (MOBILE) www.barwonheadsresort.com.au
5254 2051
B & C Coolroom Hire
DENTAL CLINIC Ocean Breeze - Trak Arcade 73 The Terrace Ocean Grove
5255 2584
DENTURE CLINIC Coastal Dentures
Andrew Irving
79 The Parade OG
5255 4700
DIETITIAN Claire Dagley Dietician @ The Heads
2/76 Hitchcock Ave.
5254 1100
DOG GROOMING & ACCESSORIES Surfcoast Dog Grooming Ocean Grove
DRIVING SCHOOL
ACCOMMODATION
Chris Walters
ARCHITECTS
FLY SCREENS
5255 1336 Steve Sowden
Dashcam Driving School 0430 219 119 Barwon Heads Caravan Park Ewing Blythe Drive Barwon Heads 5254 1115 EDUCATION: TUTORING Barwon Grove Holiday Rentals www.bgholidayrentals.com.au 0412 102 145 / 5255 4676 0488 769 835 Ocean Grove Holiday Rentals enquiries@oceangrovestays.com.au 0403 515 605 Foundation-Year 6 40 years primary experience: RF Tutoring Laura’s Beach Houses Jetty Rd Barwon Heads 5254 1115 ELECTRICIANS / ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES SeahavenVillage.com.au 1-7 Geelong Rd Barwon Heads 5254 1066 Brendon Brice Electrical Phones/Data 0416 165 855 Green Lead Electrical Martin 0467 097 101 ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL SERVICES PFG Financial Services – 4/50 Hitchcock Ave Barwon Heads 5255 9555 FENCING AGM Fencing 0425 715 373 AIR CONDITIONING B & C Air conditioning, Installations, Breakdown & Service 0418 827 642 FITNESS HEALTH HEALING MASSAGE Bowen Therapy Andrea Neale 0407 794 087 ANTENNAS 5255 2905 / 0432 961 910 Kendall Antenna Service 0404 019 781 Ocean Grove Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Daryl Wilkie 0403956900 Point Lonsdale Television 0411 490 430, (03)5258 2068 Barwon Heads Massage, Seaside Serenity, Irons McDuff Architecture www.ironsmcduff.com.au 5254 1337/ 0404 041 337 Roös & Smith Architects + Planners info@roosandsmith.com 5254 2789 / 0427 012196 Victoria Hamer Architects www.victoriahamer.com 0408 990 929
FLY Screening Solutions - Insect screens & doors; Security doors
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ART ArtsKool @ Kazworks Adults & Kids Art Classes info@artskool.com.au 0437 582772 Seaview Gallery ~ Queenscliff ~ Contemporary & Traditional Art & Glass 5258 3645
ATTRACTIONS Jirrahlinga Wildlife Centre Taits Rd Barwon Heads
5254 2484
BANK Barwon Heads Community Bank 70 Hitchcock Avenue
03 5254 1700
Photo Sam Spry
BEAUTY THERAPY Atico
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1st Floor 51 Hitchcock Ave.
0409 539 317
BOOKKEEPING Cath Latimer CJW Accounts
0403 601 470 0413 026 101
BUILDING , EXTENSIONS & RENOVATIONS Homes by Chapman. HIA AWARD Winning Builders. Www.homesbychapman.com.au 0414752159 Jardine Homes Design & Construct Will Gordon 0414 354 079 Jason O’Neill Builder Spec. in Environ. Sustainable Homes www.jasononeillbuilder.com.au 0419 393 173 ReKooporations Building Services- renovations, bathrooms & more 0418 357092
CAFES/ RESTAURANTS Barwon Orange 60 Hitchcock Ave Barwon Heads Beachhouse Barwon Heads 48 Hitchcock Ave. Hanoi Kitchen Cnr. Bridge/Hitchcock Mangroves cnr. Hitchcock Ave/Bridge Rd Barwon Heads Starfish Bakery 78 Hitchcock Ave. Barwon Heads
5254 1090 5254 3376 (03) 420 205 25 5254 2468 5254 2772
CAREER COACH Karen Lomas
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0419 390 854
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GIFTS & HOMEWARES Frith
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FLOORING & CARPET SALES
5255 2044 5254 1811
PERSONAL TRAINING Just in Time Personal Training - Workplace Health Justin Moran 0411 798 934
PHYSIOTHERAPY Physio @ The Heads Wayne Clarke 2/76 Hitchcock Ave. Barwon Heads
5254 1100
HAIRDRESSERS - LADIES, MENS & CHILDREN PLUMBERS Hair Dudes- Mens 84b Hitchcock Ave. B.Heads Melissa Connoley Hairdressing, Make Up, Beauty
5254 1933 0432 187 767
INTERIOR DESIGN
BMC Plumbing Blair McGregor 0418 376 014 Davis Plumbing P/L 0419 504 085 / 0421 814 669 K2 Plumbing New, re-roof & repair specialists Kerry 0402 071 093
Pip Interiors- Interior Design, Colour Consulting & Custom Made Blinds 0425 710 784
PODIATRY
IRONING
myPod Podiatry 27Guthridge Street Ocean Grove Podiatry @ The Heads Lizzy Ryan
Green Steam Ironing & Laundry facilities 7 Smithton Grove OG
0424 051735
HOME MAINTENANCE & GARDEN CARE Bellarine Black Diamond Garden Service KR Garden Care – Mowing, pruning, mulching & rubbish removal.
KINESIOLOGY Barwon Heads-Fiona Walsh
LEGAL SERVICES Coulter Roache 4/50 Hitchcock Ave Barwon Heads Jeannette Ernst/Licensed Conveyancer Whyte Just & Moore 1/50 Hitchcock Ave. Barwon Heads
MOTOR MECHANIC Piano/keyboard lessons with Deb Podbury in Barwon Heads
OPTOMETRY Greg Sly Optometrist 87 The Parade Ocean Grove Ocean Eyes Optometrists 2 Park Lane, 99 Presidents Ave. O/Grove
OSTEOPATHY
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PSYCHOLOGY
0410 687 826
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Lasty’s Mobile Mechanic Unit 2/168-170 Fyans st South Geelong Darren 0409 955768
MUSIC
POST OFFICE
0429 990 850 0457 265 852
5254 1877 0407 726 260 (03) 5222 2077
0432 544 079 5256 1295 5255 5655
Prompt same day clearance Sylont Watching Service
0419 529 623
SELF DEFENCE Jikishin Ju-Jitsu Bellarine www.jikishinjujitsuaustralia.com.au 0416 074 227 Karate Shinkyokushinkai Bellarine www.bellarinemartialarts.com.au 0404 800 640/0400 218 827
TRAVEL Ocean Grove Travel 63a The Terrace Ocean Grove Travel With a Difference Tremont Court B H.
5255 4422 5254 1279
WINDOW FURNISHINGS Ocean Grove Blinds and Awnings 67 Madeley St. Ocean Grove
5256 3668
WINDOW CLEANING Peter Macmillan
WINESTORE
Jirrahlinga Taits Road Barwon Heads
Mobile Ph. 0476 277 423
SECURITY
PAINTER & DECORATOR PET BOARDING
5254 2319
Concept Psychology Services. Suzanne Brown, Clinical Neuropsychologist. 0488 992 721
13th Beach Osteopathy & Health Services 1/86 Hitchcock Ave. B/Heads 5254 2668
Colourman Painting James Long colourmanpainting@gmail.com 0407 415 541 P.P.KINGS Painting & Home Maintenance Services Call Phill 0419 185 450 Steve & Cathy Flynn Painter & Decorator 5255 5667 / 0411 126 291
Kim Nankivell 5256 3642 5254 1100
2/76 Hitchcock Ave
Barwon Heads Winestore
5258 4248 / 0415 493 302 Wine, beer, cider, spirits & more 2/86
Hitchcock Ave.
5254 2741
YOGA Kyo Yoga Garden Studio or Kyo Hub kyoyoga.com.au Rachael Hely Yoga www.barwonheadsyoga.com.au
0438 562 723 0430 515 424
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BARWON ESTUARY COLOURING IN By
Cassy
Twomey
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Banrwon Heads 13th beach SLSC has Had a successful season in IRB competition, with the club placing a close second in the Victorian State Championships held at Lorne in challenging conditions in June, only 7 points behind winners Williamstown. Unfavorable conditions in a king tide, some solid swell and cold temperatures meant that multiple events were unable to be run. Barwon Heads 13th beach were able to position:
Gold and Bronze Mens Mass Rescue Silver in Mens Rescue Gold in Mens Teams Rescue Gold in Womens Mass Rescue With multiple other teams displaying some strong finals racing and contributing to the overall points score on the day. The team is off to Thirroul in NSW mid July to compete in the Australian IRB Titles with high hopes of some more solid results and to better last years national seventh position. Hugh Nairn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Honey bees are super-important pollinators for flowers, fruits and vegetables. This means that they help other plants grow! Bees transfer pollen between the male and female parts, allowing plants to grow seeds and fruit. Honey bees live in hives (or colonies). The members of the hive are divided into three types: Queen: One queen runs the whole hive. Her job is to lay the eggs that will spawn the hive’s next generation of bees. The queen also produces chemicals that guide the behaviour of the other bees. Workers: these are all female and their roles are to forage for food (pollen and nectar from flowers), build and protect the hive, clean and circulate air by beating their wings. Workers are the only bees most people ever see flying around outside the hive. Drones: These are the male bees, and their purpose is to mate with the new queen. Several hundred live in each hive during the spring and summer. But come winter, when the hive goes into survival mode, the drones are kicked out! (Natgeo Kids)
A parklet in Noriega, San Francisco. Photo courtesy of Flickr/Green Futures CC BY NC 2.0
Bee facts
Parklets As councils across Australia strive to enhance their liveability, sustainability and competitiveness, parklets are proving popular. A poll of the 300-plus citizens gathered for the inaugural Perth City Summit in August found that parklets are the street activation people would most like to see. Why are parklets so desirable? San Francisco is central to the parklet story. In 2005, the design collective Rebar turned a parking space into a ‘park’ for two hours as a comment on the use and control of public space in the city. This was followed in 2006 by the installation of more than 40 temporary ‘parks’ for PARK(ing) Day, now an annual, international event. By 2010, San Francisco had introduced a policy to facilitate the installation of parklets, and this has been an important precedent for parklet policies in Australia and internationally. Read about it here... Http://assemblepapers.com.au/2018/04/12/parkletpower/
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IGA Proudly Supporting your local CFA Volunteer Firefighters
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BARWON HEADS URBAN FIRE BRIGADE
Keeping fire plugs clear Barwon Heads CFA has responded to 33 incidents so far this year (as of 23/07/18) several more than in 2017. These have included house fires and motor vehicle accidents, all of which have been serious situations. And each situation has required access to water. Fuel plus heat plus oxygen provide the ideal circumstances for a fire to evolve and our priority is to find a way to take out one element or more of that equation. In order to put out a fire we need water, but did you know that it's so we can eliminate both heat and oxygen? Getting water onto a fire is an immediate priority when we respond to a call. We train hard to ensure we are able to quickly and smoothly install a hydrant into a water source or fire plug so we can get water onto the fire or wash away liquid that could combust. Our trucks only carry 1,000 to 2,000 litres of water, which can be used up in a matter of minutes and so we rely on these fire plugs to source reticulated water at large fires. Do you have a fire plug near your house? These plugs and accompanying indicator posts are incredibly important to your local fire brigade. Ensuring these fixtures are easily visible and readily accessible could save your or a neighbour's house. We ask that you check that any fire plugs near your house are clear and visible, and have an adjacent red and white post.
If this is not the case, or you have any questions, please contact us via our Facebook page. If you're interested in learning new skills, meeting new people and being part of a team that contributes to the safety of our community, please call Captain Helen Wood on 0438 507 273, or email cap.bhufb@bigpond.com Barwon Heads CFA has a Facebook page informing you of local events, community safety info and insights on what the Brigade is up to. Make sure you jump on and give us a like to follow what we are up to! Libby Burnett
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BARWON HEADS CYCLING CLUB Winter Training It's been getting a bit thin on the ground on Thursdays where we have had the pleasures of JB and Andrew, but the rest seem to be hibernating. The good thing when you're the author you can point the finger at others and hopefully no-one has noticed your own semi-frequent episodes of bear hibernation! I ask you; have you ever experienced the want to cry out in pain as your fingers hit the hot water of the shower? What about your feet feeling like a sodden squish of frozen sock juice as you slop your way up the corridor much to the consternation of your irate missus? If not, you still haven't had the full pleasures of riding through that other season. The one we all dread but inevitably, like Nev rolling too soon on his turn on the front, we know we must ride on through. Considering recent experience with frozen, wet, windblown tyre blowout Gav, Winter demands respect. The elements really challenge your preparedness in terms of your kit and your onboard tools. There are ways to do it well. Skigloves or the Castelli equivalent being the bare minimum for those frozen mornings. Possibly two sets if you work in a position where you need to feel your fingers in the first half of the day. Consider the just in case jacket. Yes H I did listen to you on carrying the waterproof to wear at Starfish; well kind of, it did impress on my consciousness… to a degree… I reckon Gav will attest to the importance of good clothing after his recent experience of nursing his bike back to Geelong in a mummified freeze. No one expects to blow out a tyre; these things do happen, and more so in winter with the flash of car headlights, chunks of bitumen lifted up by the workaholic bestial pseudoephedrined truck drivers and what essentially is an eternal wet. But be prepared for the unexpected.
Well it's about this point in the story, after reading this diatribe about the challenges of the “season which shall remain nameless” you ask well why do we do it to ourselves? Why get out of bed in the dark, ride in the dark, get mostly home in the dark with maybe the luck of a sunrise to greet the puff of frosty breath? Riding - well it's good for you; like really good. Way better than a double-scotch good for you. Its what prevents you joining the rest of your crazed colleagues who suffer something akin to SAD or seasonal affective disorder. The endorphins carry us happily through the challenges; keep us smiling at our colleagues, even the ones with SAD who you'd prefer to adjust their teeth with Deano's torque wrench (I don't own my own my plan is to hand it back to him post-event). It also builds a strong fitness base for the other three quarters of the year in which we ride. This fitness base helps minimise the risk of overload training injuries which arise from sharp increases in loading when we begin ramping up in Spring. It sets us up for strong sprint finishes at Cadel's Line so you can come second to D'Andrea. Don't worry he will tell you that too. Actually, talking about why is he actually so damn good. Well he rides, rides a lot, when it's hot, cold, windy; bugger me even when he is sick. He'd be that crazy TDF guy riding with a broken collarbone (blow that I am in hospital with French nurses woop woop). But you get the idea. I look at D'Andrea and recognise his consistency is the key; training is no different. He reaps what he sows, and his training is varied in style but always often. Cycling though for you may not be about PB's or even Strava segments (if you're really weird and probably have a goatee). Heaven forbid it might just be hanging
out with your mates! Well given hanging out with your mates is now renamed Men's shed, Pool night or even AA creating opportunities for blokes to get together and stuff a Starfish muffin down over coffee whilst choking on a crumb in a half-mouthed chuckle is a Government priority. That shit’s important. Seriously I have come away form some of those mornings just happy for laughing, for some of the hilarious stories which I have heard but can never be repeated. The endorphins carry you all day and make what can sometimes feel like an average day, an exceptional one. I bet like me you sometimes look at the world and wonder if any of those rapists, murderers, robbers are road cyclists. Actually robbers, bank robbers? That's a possibility given the financials even after cycling specific “hidden from said irate missus” bank accounts. But you get the point you just go yeah right! If your life is that crap you'd just ride a bike! So BHCC its time to oil your chains, charge your lights, to prep your kit and the ten layers beneath it. Call a BHCC buddy and get them back on the start blocks. We're through the worst of it; it's getting lighter earlier, those pagans have already danced naked around the stony moonlight (sorry, a fantasy flashback). Don your overshoes, carry your handpump and coat and get out there. Honestly what are you waiting for? For it to be dry (See velominati rule No5)? PS: Cyclists who cease riding should rename the winter break as Large; as that's what you'll become from lack of km's. Particularly if that involves trips to foreign beer and four course meals. Ross Piper
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BARWON HEADS CRICKET CLUB Life is lived best when it is a celebration. A celebration of good fortune, of love, of birth or, even after passing, of a life well lived. Celebrating a victory on the sporting field is one of the most satisfying of all. Sports is in itself a celebration, and when you put your heart into it, getting a win can give great encouragement and inspiration for other areas of life. Many victories in themselves become famous and stand alone as times for celebration for many years. In team sports like cricket there’s a shared experience in these celebrations and many friendships which last for many years are forged during sporting seasons. Often the greatest celebration is where the team has suffered from a lack of success and is transformed, somehow to become a winner. Of course not all celebrations surround the team winning. I’ve played in many games where an individual has performed stunning feats, yet the team has lost and that person deserves to celebrate their success too. And then there are the reunions. Nobody has a reunion for individual success, so the team becomes everything when it’s time for a reunion. Reliving those days and sharing the journeys we have experienced since is a, sometimes sad, sometimes happy and always worthwhile occasion. A time where those friendships, often forged in difficulty and then confirmed in victory, are most gleefully shared.
There is a massive amount of work to do in order for a team to have that success when it happens in a club environment. All elements of the club need to come together to create a place where the players can best do their thing and have the victories they need to have to achieve what is the rare feat of winning a premiership and having the ultimate reason to celebrate. Every year we have the AGM where the new committee are elected. The AGM for this season has been held an the new committee os now in place. We’re still led by stalwart Paul “Stormy” Summers and there’s really only one big change to the executive with Alastair Thomson taking over the role of secretary. There’s a lot to do before the season starts and the committee are already up and running on work to get the season under way. This season will see a new format for the BPCA where the competition is segmented into a number of divisions. Barwon Heads are one of the eight clubs who will play in the A1 competition where we will play a one and a two day match against each of the other teams in the division. At the end of the season there will be a system of promotion and relegation that will mean that each season will end up with as even a spread of teams, according to ability, as possible. There are so many teams in the competition that this was the best manner in which to achieve a fair comp and to allow all the teams to get through a season and play everyone in their group before a final series.
Our new coach Jonathan Gill is keen to get into it and training will commence on Tuesdays from 21st Aug at 8.00pm at the Gravel Pits Rd indoor nets and on Sundays from 19th Aug at 10.00am at our home ground, RT Fuller Oval. Junior cricket is also getting geared up and we’re looking for and girls and boys of any age who have a desire to play the game. There’s an exciting season ahead of us and we’re looking forward to it very much, so we hope to see you all soon. More next month. Matt Dunell ___________________
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Barwon Heads Community Bank News “ The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power” (Unknown) What do we do now that we have this insight.....? Well, we weren't quite sure either. But, having just finished a financial year and thinking about the 2018-19, it got us thinking about insurance. Whilst the future is in our power, we don't actually know what it will be and what exactly will happen. We are optimists at heart, however we also know the value of confidence. In this instance it's confidence based on have some really good travel insurance in place as we think about a quick dash to the snow. Our Branch is small, but the Bendigo Bank isn't - so we have access to a really wide range of products. If you aren't sure what is available, call into the branch and chat with our friendly staff and enjoy the snow!
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Be Part of something Bigger! This is one of our call to actions at Barwon Heads Community Bank and so we are pretty excited to let you know we are currently working on a new project. We are very fortunate to live in the town that we do with such a diverse range of skills and talent within the 3227 postcode. So we thought it would be fantastic to help share & learn from the diverse range of people that are in our community. We are still working through the title Learning Exchange Network (LEN Talk) or Business Exchange Network (BEN Talk) but coming to a venue near you in September is the first of what we hope will be regular events coordinated by your Community Bank. The LEN / BEN Talk is a fast-paced information exchange where local “experts” present a 10 minute talk on a key topic, with the three guest presenters then forming a panel for an interactive Q&A. The intent is to have 30 minutes of presentations, 15 minutes of dialogue incorporated into 1 and ½ hours of fun & learning. Speakers will be organised around key themes including innovation, sustainability, health, design, education sport and the arts. Stay tuned for more information call into the branch and let them know if you would like more information.
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