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Edition
13-30 3/4/08 -
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 Music
Festival Community
News Landcare
Health
Letters |
Apollo
Bay Home | Great
Ocean Road Home |
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Community Grants Program 2008-09
Applications are now open for Colac Otway Shire's
2008-2009 Community Grants Program under three funding
categories: Community Projects, Recreation Facilities
and COPACC Assistance.
This annual program provides financial assistance
to local and regional groups and organisations to
enable them to undertake facility works, programs
and events which otherwise may not receive funding
from State or Federal Government sources. This year's
applications may be submitted as an email attachment,
making the process more streamlined for applicants.
Information Sessions Information sessions will be
held in Colac and Apollo Bay to enable groups to
discuss funding criteria, the application process
and any specific ideas with staff.
Monday 14th April 2008 at 7:00pm COPACC Meeting
Room Gellibrand Street, Colac Tuesday 15th April
2008 at 7:00pm Marrar Woorn Community Centre Pengilley
Avenue, Apollo Bay Electronic versions of guidelines
and application forms are available on Council's
web site: www.colacotway.vic.gov.au and can be downloaded.
The application form and guidelines for this year's
funding rounds are available from Council's Customer
Service Centres in Colac and Apollo Bay or via the
website. Applications should be addressed to the
Chief Executive Officer, Colac Otway Shire, PO Box
283, Colac 3250 and received by close of business,
Friday, May 9, 2008. Funding announcements are expected
to be made mid-July 2008. Tracey Slatter Chief Executive
Officer
Please note that the school starts for Term 2 on
Tuesday 8th April. No students are required on curriculum
Day Monday 7th.
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WALK
Otway Ranges Walking Track Ass. Nn. A 0034409H
SUNDAY THE 6th April, 2008
Grey River Road to Henry's Mill (medium)
Meet: Fig Tree Community House Lome at 9.30am.
Leader: Richard Gilbert Enquiries: Les Noseda
0417 526 070
STORY TELLING-APRIL 4th FRIDAY'08 4—6pm
Lyndi Whalen 'Autumn Story' for the little
ones
LARRY WALSH Dreamtime stories from the Culin
Nation
Wathaurong-Boonorrong-Wurrunjerri-Taunwurrung
for all ages @ Forrest Community Hall Bring
a picnic for afterwards & stay on for
the film night. 'the Gathering - the Return
of the Whale Dreamers'
A Julian Lennon Documentary
Enquiries, contact: Isabel 52366447
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Southern Otway Landcare
Network 'Landtalk' |
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Apollo Bay Music Festival
Parade
Sea Serpent Sculpture,
Movement & Dance Free Community Workshops
Come one come all... Young and Old.... We
want you to be apart of this unique workshop
experience. We are creating a Giant Sea
Serpent/dragon Sculpture to head the parade
at this year Music Festival.
Monday 31st March - the dragon/serpent is
coming to life!! Sewing machines were whirring,
kids were crafting and paintbrushes were
splashing amid the buzz of creative energy.
Hoya, Elle & Ross (Facilitators) would
like to thank everyone that contributed
there time on Monday, it was a fantastic
show of community support. Our dragon/serpent
needs a name. Any ideas? Bring your suggestions
to the next workshop!! Have Fun.
Over the weeks to come we will be exploring
areas of puppetry, painting, wicker work,
and creative decoration movement .music,
and dance.
We need colourful Fabric and any glitzy
bits you
can offer, drop off at music festival office
in the
shire building. Cheers !
Dates
Workshop # 3 Tue. 8th April after school
4 - 6 pm
Workshop # 4 Tue 15th April after school
4- 6 pm
Workshop # 5 Tue 22nd April after school
4- 6pm
Held at Apollo Bay Youth Club
Sooooo if you're feeling creative and looking
for an outlet, or just want to lend a hand
and see how it's done, then come along to
this free community project with a spectacular
outcome! Don't miss out its happening now...!!
For details contact Elle or Hoya 52 376616
Proudly sponsored by Apollo Bay Arts &
Colac Otway Shire
Earth Hour At Eco Beach YHA Apollo Bay
Earth Hour was first held in Sydney on 31
March 2007, when over 2.2 million Sydney
residents and over 2,100 businesses switched
off their lights, leading to a 10.2% energy
reduction across the city. The event is
part of a broader campaign to encourage
businesses, communities and individuals
to take simple steps to reduce their emissions.
On 29 March 2008 from 8pm-9pm, businesses
and individuals from across the globe participated
in Earth Hour. When the lights went out
at Eco Beach YHA last Saturday night guests
were treated to a candlelit evening and
a home-made serving of mulled wine in the
lounge. By taking part in Earth Hour, the
hostel and guests played their part in the
message that we all need to take responsibility
for protecting the environment.
Environmental sustainability is an issue
that is close to the heart of this local
ecohostel and Hostel Managers, Gay and Gilbert
Brooks were quick to sign up as one of over
14,000 businesses delivering a powerful
message on the need for action on global
warming. For more information on Earth Hour
visit www.earthhour.org
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Electorate Results
15/3/2008.
OTWAY WARD (Primary)
Enrolment: 5639
Formal votes: 3930
Informal votes: 40 (1.01% of total votes)
Total votes: 3970 (70.4% of electors enrolled)
HUTCHINSON LONGMORE WILMINK Roy Neil Carol
TOTAL_______525________1570________1835
Percentage of
Formal Vote 13.36% 39.95% 46.69%
Distribution of Preference Votes
Total valid first preference votes polled
for all candidates 3930.
Number of votes required to constitute an
absolute majority on first count 1966
Roy HUTCHINSON 525
Neil LONGMORE 1570
Carol WILMINK 1835
Total first preference votes recorded.
Transfer of 525 ballot-papers of HUTCHINSON,
Roy
(1st excluded candidate) 359 166
FINAL TOTAL 3930 i.e. 1929 2001
Victorian Electoral Commission
EVENTS CALENDAR
8 April Music Festival Parade Youth Club 4-6pm
Workshop
8 April Basic Life Support Otway Health Level
1 & CPR 9am
8 & 9 April Senior First Aid Level 2 Otway
Health 9am
15 April Music Festival Parade Youth Club
Workshop 4-6pm
22 April Music Festival Parade Youth Club
Workshop 4-6pm
25th -27 April Apollo Bay Here! There! -
all Music Festival Apollo Bay
7 May Blumes Fashion Parade Catholic Church
Hall 1.30 pm
26 July Masonic Lodge Blues & Jazz Dance
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Apollo Bay Music Festival
Road Closure 2008
To the shop owner, resident or community member.
We are writing to inform you of the road closure
arrangements for the 2008 Apollo Bay Music
Festival.
It is proposed that the Great Ocean Road be
closed between Hardy Street and, McLaren Parade
at 9am on Friday 25 April and be reopen at
6pm on Sunday 27 April.
It is also proposed that a 30 metre section
of th Great Ocean Road roughly next to the
surf club be closed between 2am on Friday
25 April and be reopened at 11.30pm on Sunday
27 April. This will allow for various festival
infrastructure to be set up and removed.
This proposal has the in-principle support
of Victoric Police, Vic Roads and the Colac
Otway Shire. If you have any concerns about
this road closure please contact:
The General Manager
Apollo Bay Music Festival Inc
PO Box 128 Apollo Bay, 3233
Phone: 5237 6761
The Road Safety / Events
Co-ordinator
Vic Roads
PO Box 775 Geelong, 3220
All Letters of concern will need to be received
by Monday 7th April 2008.
Anyone requiring a response pro-forma can
contact 5237 6761
We would like to thank you in advance for
your cooperation with and contribution to
this year's music festival. Look forward to
seeing you there!
The Committee of the Apollo Bay Music Festival
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APOLLO
BAY COMMUNITY NEWS |
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APOLLO
BAY
CHURCH
SERVICES |
St.
Aidans Anglican
9.00am
Rev Tim Cohen
5237 6615
Also
at 5pm 1st & 3rd sundays
Uniting Church
9.30am
Rev
Kevin Cranwell 5232 1360
Sunday School every 2nd & 4th Sundays
Star of the Sea Catholic
10.30am
Fr Gerry Prunty
5237 6782
Apollo Bay Assembly
of God
6.00pm
Ps Peter Smith
5237
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SYNERGY Christian Church 6.00pm
(formerly Apollo Bay Assembly of God)
Ps Peter Smith 5237 7668
Youth programs each Friday night
SENIOR CITIZENS Carpet
Bowls:
Sat. 5th April, Mon. 7th April & Tues.
8th April at 2pm
Bingo: Fri. 11th April at 1-45pm.
Seniors Meeting Monday 21st April at 1pm
C.W.A.
Next meeting will be on Friday 18th April
at 1.30pm.
Clarice Mustafa, Publicity Officer
SPECIAL NOTE TO R.S.L AUXILIARY
MEMBERS
As approx. 7 members will be away on the
Senior's trip on the 8th (as per last week's
NS) and dates of other groups in April,
the R.S.L. Auxiliary meeting will be held
on the normal April date of Tuesday 29th
at 10am A reminder of the stall date. Saturday
19th April and Anzac Day. Traditional BBQ
on Friday 25th. We apologise for all the
changes. Claire Brown, Committee member
Rain, Rain, beautiful Rain
Beating on my window frame
It flushes the green house gases away
You can breathe clear, pure air, again
The pastures which had a sunburn sheen
Will soon be covered by a mantle of green
Let's hope it has fallen on those in need.
Esme Bell
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Ladies Guild
The winner for the Raffle held on Thursday
20 March is "Matthew".
Seachange is a group of ladies who meet
once a fortnight for lunch, a chat and a
few laughs. The next lunch will be held
at La Bimba Restaurant on Thursday April
10th at 12.30pm. Newcomers are most welcome
to attend.
Apollo Bay Informal Fishing Group next meeting
will be held on Thursday the 3rd of April,
2008 at 10.30am at the Apollo Bay Shire
conference room, Nelson Street, Apollo Bay.
All welcome. Coordinator Andrew Orchard
March Rainfall 2008 at 5 Diana Street
83.5 mm (3.287 inches)
Rain fell on 9 days. Av. 9.28 per day
WETTEST DAY Monday 31st 21.75mm
Wettest March 1932 378.4mm (1494 points)
Driest March 1919 10.0mm (39.4 points)
Since 1st January 171.5mm
3 month average 153.35 mm
R.B. Davis
Fishing Win a week for
four at a 4 star resort in Qld
Register now for fishing competitions on
the
"17m Moonlight". Catch the big
one.
Series 1 starts April 11.
Hurry - limited spaces.
$65 pp. Ph: 5237 7888
www.apollobayfishing.com.au
MUSIC FESTIVAL and ROTARY
Help ROTARY to help our community Do you
have a few hours to spare during the Music
Festival? The Apollo Bay Otways Rotary Club
would like to hear from anybody that could
assist with their time to help on our food
and drinks stand in the Mechanics Hall.
We will be manning the stand on Friday night
25th April, Saturday afternoon and evening
of the 26th and Sunday mid-morning to mid-afternoon
of the 27th.
All proceeds go back to our local community
Please Contact 5237 1030
Wu-Tao Dance
The dancing way is a therapy that uses dance,
music
and meditation to balance the Qi (life force
energy) in
the body. It tones the body and brings you
to a place
where the mind is free of chatter and you
can
experience the stillness of your own being.
We call it deep peace.
Classes beginning Mon 7th April, 6.30pm
and Tues 8th, 10am, Catholic Church Hall.
To enrol in a beginner 6 week course,
please call Louise (m) 0429 403 498 or 5237
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OTWAY
HEALTH NEWS |
Diabetes Education
at Otway Health
Are you at risk of Diabetes?
• If you are over 55 years old
• Over 45 and overweight
• Do little or no physical activity
• Have a family history of diabetes
• Diabetes can affect your eyes, heart, kidneys
circulation and nerves.
If you experience increased thirst, slow healing
of cuts, frequent urination, itching feeling tired
and lethargic, blurred vision, constant hunger or
unexplained weight loss these could be an indication
of diabetes and you need to seek advice.
For a consultation with the Otway Health Diabetes
Education office, please contact Michelle Cox on
03 5237 8500 or speak with your doctor.
Apollo Bay Children's Centre
Recently the Apollo Bay Children's Centre was successfully
accredited by the National Childcare Accreditation
Council (NCAC) and received top marks in 5 out of
7 categories, with all categories rating "good
quality" or above.
The accreditation reflects the centre's renewed
focus on strict quality standards and highest levels
of care and covers categories such as child safety,
learning, nutrition, planning, relationships with
children and importantly, partnerships with parents.
We are all very proud of how hard our team members
in the children's centre work to ensure that we
are providing a high quality facility for the parents
and children in our community and this report highlights
the work being done to maintain those standards.
Pole Walking is Back!
The highly popular and fun pole walks recommence
this Friday 4th of April from 06:30-07:30 meeting
at Marrar Woorn. Registration is necessary so please
call Jessica Dorney on (03) 52378500
Second Sails Garage Sale
The Second Sails Garage Sale held on Easter Saturday
in our Laura Pengilley Car Park raised just under
$3000.00. This fantastic effort would not have been
possible without all the hard work and extra effort
put in by Nadia Cook and her team of hard working
volunteers. Well done all!
Strength for Life
Feel energised, full of vitality and have fun doing
it! Strength for life classes are run every Thursday
morning from 09:30 to 10:30 at the Senior Citizens
Centre. All levels of experience welcomed but especially
suitable for those who have not exercised for a
while. The program aims at increasing your strength,
flexibility and balance. Floor mats are provided
for the floor exercises and cost is only $3.00 per
session. Any questions please call Jessica Dorney
on (03) 52378500
To access any Otway Health service please contact
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- All Welcome
All are welcome to an Otway Health Golf
Day on the 5th of April. It is a 4 person mixed
Ambrose, which for the uninitiated means you all
get to hit the ball but only the best hit out
of the four of you is counted making it great
for all skill levels. Entrance fees are $5 donation
to Otway Health. Clubs are available for hire
at a reduced rate of $5 for the day. Registration
at golf club at any time or on the day before
12:45 with xhit off' at lpm. Prizes will be awarded
and refreshments will be on sale.
Apollo Bay Music Festival
The 2008 Festival is to be officially opened at
1.15 pm Friday 25 April, Anzac Day Public Holiday,
2008 & Rod Qantock joins the festival
Gayle Tierney MLC, Member for Western Victoria
Region, representing The Hon. Tim Holding MP,
Minister for Tourism and Major Events will officially
open the 2008 Apollo Bay Music Festival at 1.15
pm on Anzac Day, Friday 25 April. The opening
will also feature the Apollo Bay Community Choir
and Brett Clarke and friends.
From 2 pm onwards your musical senses will be
in for a treat with multi award winning Sara Storer
opening the ABC RADIO Stage and The Young Performers
Of The Year Competition opening the Great Ocean
Road Street Stage.
Day one of the festival will see an onslaught
of musical excellence with Skipping Girl Vinegar,
Nick Barker, Dog Trumpet, Khalil, Kate Miller-Heidke,
The Aria Award Winning Choir of Hard Knocks, The
Red Eyes, Neil Murray, The Band Who Knew Too Much,
The Huckleberry Swedes with Bill Chambers and
more than 50 other acts. More than 90 acts will
perform for you over the 3 days across 11 stages.
Friday 25 April, 2.30 pm, The Mechanic's Institute,
Apollo Bay
To acknowledge the significance of Anzac Day the
festival is also proud to present:
Lest We Forget- Hie Unutmaya Cagiz
Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky, Ozmel llgin and Charles Affleck
This piece of storytelling-music-theatre that
brings together, for the first time, the Turkish
and Australian songs, poetry and stories of Gallipoli
- and the legend of how the friendship, our two
nations now share, was born in the blood of 1915.
First performed prior to the Dawn Service at Gallipoli
on Anzac Day, 2003, Lest We Forget - Hie Unutmaya
Cagiz is poignant, humorous and moving, with plenty
of laughs and tears. Written and performed by
Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky, at Apollo Bay he will be
joined by Turkish musician, Ozmel llgin, playing
baglama, and Charles Affleck, on piano.
We are also delighted to announce that legendary
Australian comedian Rod Quantock will be a part
of the festival, offering sharp insights and more
laughs than you can poke a stick at.
With only 3 weeks to go the full program will
be on line soon with final playing times.
The festival would particularly like to thank
Trish & Allen Hokin for all of their work
on the program, and Jeffrey Richardson for the
relentless work he is doing on the website. It
is the team effort of everyone involved that is
responsible for the festival and a heartfelt thanks
is extended to everyone who has worked and is
working with us on presenting our town's premier
event.
A. Tibbits, Hon. Sec
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Letters
to the Editor
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The Editor,
At present the State Govt expects the Golf Club
to vacate the foreshore when they have an alternative
nine hole course established. I played golf regularly
when I was young and as a supporter of golf in this
community am disappointed we will continue to only
have nine golf holes available in Apollo Bay. As
the foreshore course is already developed and until
we have a full 18 hole course available elsewhere,
I believe it is worth overcoming the administrative
problems and trying to retain a reduced size foreshore
course. Recently I played on a small par 60 course
in Sydney. Established on a confined site it had
effective safety screens and an inventive layout;
although short it was still a pleasure to play on.
The golf club future is currently tied to a large
residential [C29 Amendment] development , 537 house
lots including 400 on the Barham estuary floodplain.
Housing developments proceed with an orderly release
of land. The C29 Panel have directed that infill
and areas with current residential zoning [700 blocks]
be taken up first, then Marriners View blocks [over
100] can be released. When half the Marriners View
blocks are sold then C29 Amendment land can be eligible
for subdivision. 249 house blocks are permitted
to be developed on C29 land with the first 9 golf
holes. An optimist may believe that the second 9
golf holes will be ready for play in 20 years from
now; a realist will doubt that the second 9 holes
will ever eventuate.
The first nine holes developed is to be on Golf
Club owned land and the parkland owned by the Shire
below Heathfield Estate: this is a good long term
proposition for a golf course. The proposed second
9 holes is associated with a myriad of problems.
A brief explanation of only one problem relates
to the low elevation of the fairways. To accommodate
the large number of houses on the floodplain, the
computer flood modelling has required that the fairways
of the second 9 holes that are also on the floodplain
be of very low elevation. Areas on all 9 holes seem
to be at least as low as 2.5 metres AHD. Only a
few metres above average sea level. Sea floods occur
when a sand bar forms across the river entrance
filling the estuary with a mixture of sea water
and river water. High level sea floods are most
likely to occur in Autumn with low river flow, high
tides and swell and they can last for months. In
the last three years in the Barham estuary sea floods
have peaked between 2 metres and 2.2 metres.
For planning purposes for the C29 proposal a 0.8
metre sea level rise has been adopted to allow for
climate change. With sea level rise of 0.8m the
planned second 9 holes becomes a kayaking course
for extended periods. The question is why this issue
has not been addressed by experts in the C29 Amendment
evaluation. The answer has been consistent from
the Panel, the Shire and the CCIWV: their responsibility
is only for flooding associated with the houses,
they have no interest in the feasibility of the
golf course. The CCMA had suggested there be a run
of the computer flood modelling showing the effect
of 1:100year tide of 3.0mAHD. When the flood modelling,
stream flow velocity and earthworks maps finally
turned up on the last day of the Panel hearing,
this map was missing. The reason given is that the
tide would not possibly reach the houses on the
raised pads. A map with this unusual high tide covering
nine holes of the golf course would have been too
explicit.
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The C29 Amendment permits a large
scale housing development, the golf course is an
add on. If it is apparent that the second 9 holes
are not feasible then under the terms of the C29
Amendment the full 537 house lots can be developed
without a second 9 holes being built at all, if
the landowner is willing to forfeit a $3.6 million
bond.
Development companies are not charitable institutions
and can take advantage of individuals and small
communities. In the case of the proposed C29 Amendment
the plans will only benefit the developers. In my
opinion everybody else loses including the Golf
Club. I sympathize with the voluntary golf club
committee in the difficult task of managing this
time of transition.
I recognize that climate change might not be happening
and hopefully the majority of experts are wrong.
Philip Lawson, Apollo Bay
The Editor,
Save the Golf Club
Noticed at the market last few weeks a banner SAVE
OUR CLUB. Can somebody from the golf club explain
to me save our club from what?
Each week the news sheet is full of articles about
golf club development issues. Perhaps the committee
over a period of weeks could run information sessions
at the club house to better inform the public and
to alleviate any concerns they are having about
the development.
Questions I'd like answered: Q1. Where are the 1
million cubic metres of fill going to come from,
at 10mts a load that is 100,000 tuck loads of fill
divided by 365 days + 27 truck loads per day for
1 year rolling through the main street, will the
club be paying for the reinstatement of the roads
that it will destroy?
Q2. The proposal calls for using treated water out
of the sewer plant, will the club be paying for
the upgrade of the plant to cater for the [A] class
water needed and if so when winter comes what do
they intend to do with the water then?
Q3. Will there be pokies at the new facilities?
Perhaps the club could do a referendum on the issues
and gauge the local feeling. I am not against the
golf club what I object to is the 500 odd houses
attached with it being built on a flood plain.
Instead of getting a petition going with Mary from
Scotland, Bjorn from Iceland, Eric from New Zealand's
name on it, which has no credibility at all, the
golf club would be better off channelling their
efforts into informing the community of their proposals
for the land they intend to develop.
It has been 6 years since all this ugly business
started and will be another 6 before anything else
happens, and you cannot convince me if the club
had stood alone all those years ago they would not
have something there by now.
In closing, an advertisement in the Geelong Advertiser
a few weeks ago, FOR SALE TORQUAY GOLF CLUB MEMBERSHIP
WAS $10,000 NOW SELLING FOR $5000. Russell Smith,
Marengo
More Letters to the Editor page 8........
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