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Edition
16-30 24/4/08 -
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Festival Community
News Landcare
Health
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Apollo
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APOLLO BAY RSL SUB-BRANCH
ANZAC DAY 2008
DAWN SERVICE:
At the Apollo Bay War Memorial
Assemble: 6.30 - 6.45AM
Service starts at 6.50AM
This will be the first Dawn Service held in Apollo
Bay and we are hoping for a good turnout. During
the wreath laying part of the service anyone who
wishes to. may lay flowers or wreaths. Brollies
& torches optional
PARADE:
Assemble: At the Bottom Pub corner: 10.30AM
Parade Start: 10.45AM
Service at Mechanics Hall: 11.00AM
March to Memorial: 11.15AM
Wreath Laying Ceremony: 11.25AM
Barbecue lunch at RSL Clubrooms : 12.00PM
The above times are all approximate.
If you wish to be in the Parade but are unable to
march we
will have vehicles available for you. You can be
picked up
from your home. Contact RSL President, Edmond Shea
on
5237 7203 or 0410 259 756 or RSL Secretary. Rod
Swayn
on 5237 6898
We welcome everybody who is eligible to take part
in the
march and we look forward to seeingjnany more marchers
than in previous years.
Everyone is welcome to come to the BBQ after the
Service.
Cost is $10.00 Our drink prices are cheap and, for
the first
time in many years, we have a permit to play Two-UP.
Thank You.
Edmond Shea, President. Apollo Bay RSL Sub-branch
Apollo Bay Music Festival
Ticket Tent
The Ticket Tent will be open on:
Thursday 24th April from 2pm-6pm only on the foreshore
opposite Moore Street
We encourage locals who have purchased
tickets, Friends of the Festival volunteers and
the
Community Choir to pick up their wristbands and
avoid the queue on Friday.
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FREE CONCERT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
Senior citizens, Whelan St, Saturday 3.30-
4.30 featuring the wonderful Kate Meehan
and blues pianist Skip Landy. FREE ENTRY
TO RSL MEMBERS Mechanics Hall Friday 25th
2.30- 3.30 pm The "Yarn" Wositzki
Anzac Tribute show: Lest We Forget - Hie
Unutmaya Cagiz Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky, Ozmel
llgin and Charles Affleck. "Brings
together the Turkish and Australian songs,
poetry and stories of Gallipoli". DAY
TICKETS.
Anyone wanting to purchase day tickets can
get them from the ticket tent located on
the foreshore.
Friday night: (2pm-11.45pm) $60
Saturday: (10.30am-11.45pm) $90
Sunday: (10am-4.15pm) $50
Youth tickets are also available from the
ticket tent.
STREET CLOSURE
The Great Ocean Road will be closed between
Hardy Street and McLaren Parade at 9am on
Friday 25th April and be reopened at 6pm
on Sunday 27th April
It is also proposed that a 30 metre section
of the 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.
TRADERS: Think about the need to organise
your supplies early as front access will
be limitec once the street closure begins.
Any trader with g valid reason for not being
able to take deliveries through the rear
of the store are asked to contac the festival
office asap on 52376761 WINE
Jindalee wine is available for retailers
to purchase from the festival office 52376761,
a the wholesale price of $5.00 (+GST) per
bottle. A Tibbits. Hon Sec ABMF Inc
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Southern Otway Landcare
Network 'Landtalk' |
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Apollo Bay
Music Festival Carbon
Sequestration Project
SOLN is proud to announce that this
year we are assisting the Apollo Bay
Music Festival in their journey to
a Carbon Neutral Event. Apollo Bay
P12 students and volunteers are planting
1000 coastal mixed forest plants at
three sites along the Apollo Bay Foreshore
to offset the emissions generated
by the Marquees at the Festival. SOLN
will continue to assist the festival
to reduce emissions across the whole
event and to offset any emissions
that they have not been able to reduce.
Please come and see our display during
the Festival for a full run down of
the Carbon Sequestration process.
Thanks to Coast Action for funding
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Direct-Seed Demonstration
Interested in learning more about
the benefits and techniques of revegetation
using direct-seeding? Come along to
an Autumn direct seeding demonstration
using a mouldboard plough at Nick
Anderson's property in Horden Vale.
You will also learn about revegetating
sites using the local Ecoogical Vegetation
Classes (EVCs), the advantages of
direct seeding, what's required for
site preparation, weed control methods,
species selection, and participate
in hand-seeding the site. Following
the demonstration, you will have the
opportunity to visit direct seeding
sites at Cape Otvvay Centre for Conservation
Ecology to compare spring and autumn
direct-seeding projects. A BBQ lunch
will be provided.
When: Thursday 1st May, 11 am-4pm
Where: 2350 Great Ocean Rd Horden
Vale (look for Greening Australia
sign) Cost: Free
RSVP: Contact the SOLN office on 5237
6904 or email solnkris@vicnet. net.au.
Apollo Bay Landcare Group
Annual
General Meeting
The meeting will be opened by the
guest speaker Nick Romanoski expert
on river ecology who will talk on
'Coastal Fishes and Macro Invertebrates
of the Otways'. Saturday 3rd May,
2008 at 2.00pm at the Webley's place
on the comer of Wild Dog and the Great
Ocean Road. The talk will be followed
by a short AGM. All members and friends
are invited. Please bring, meat, drink
and a plate to share. RSVP or more
info PH JOHN MURPHY - 5237 6640 or
CAROLE WEBLEY - 5237 6222
If you have aspirations to make a
contribution to improving habitat
and conservation in our area, talk
to
Landcare! Anna O'Brien, Kristen Lees,
Dianne Lnglis
(PH) 5237 6904 69-71 Nelson St. Apollo
Bay. Office hours 9am-lpm daily
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SENIORS TRIP TO TASMANIA
Sunday 6th April 12 noon - we are off! Our
first stop (not counting our toilet stops)
was Port Melbourne. We had a meal at the
local before boarding the Spirit of Tasmania.
Going through the customs procedure; checking
in, standing for an hour (no chairs available)
progressed through the checking gates, found
our berths after trouble with lifts. Arrived
in Devonport at &am on Monday - ran
the gauntlet of sniffer dogs and joined
our Tassie guide for the rest of the week.
Such a lovely place - the trip from Devonport
to Launceston covered many historical places
- Joe Lyons' home; wonderful topiary in
the town of Railton; murals (absolutely
amazing) on nearly every sizeable wall in
Sheffield; Swiss Village where every home
had some sort of emblem denoting Switzerland
and where there was a very good shopping
centre; Peter Cundell's property; also a
visit to Beaconsfield, know for the mining
disaster; honey tasting at Chudleigh. All
the time following sate forest wild with
wattles heath, pine and gum plantations.
We visited a lovely place at Deloraine where
we viewed some wall hangings depicting the
four seasons - all made with silk yarns
and fabrics.
Left Launceston passed through Evandale
- tasting sauces made the Tasmanian Gourmet
Co, no preservatives of any sort - had a
pancake lunch at Elephants Pass and a tour
through the wild life park. An excellent
stopover at Bicheno and left on the next
leg to Hobart where we stayed at the Wrest
Point Mountainside Motel (very good accommodation).
The trip down the east coast was a real
eye opener-Coles Bay, where plastic shopping
bags were first prohibited; Freycinet, a
lovely coastline (Wine Glass bay, etc).
It was very very dry and only short scrubby
trees. We stoped at Buchland a very old
church and graveyard c1850. We had lunch
at Richmond, an historic old town and the
famous stone bridge, the oldest in Tasmania.
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Next day we toured around Hobart - a short
rip to the Botanical Gardens and around
the suburbs. We returned for lunch at the
casino and afterwards climbed Mt Wellington.
- What a wonderful experience - the fog
started to descend as we came back down.
On Friday we to Port Arthur, visited the
blowhole, Devils Kitchen had lunch and a
short boat cruise.
Some of the rocks around the southern part
of Tasmania are very interesting, such as
the tessellated pavement which looked man
made, balancing rocks, etc. On the last
day of our trip we toured up to Devonport
through the midlands. We had an extended
stop at Ross -engine trouble. We had to
wait for new parts to come from Launceston.
Perhaps the wonderful meals we had throughout
our trip contributed to a heavier load to
pull? Ross was a very place with a wool
museum, wood craft centre, antique shops
etc. we were deafened by 23 motorbikes taking
off from the hotel - a club of Harley Davidsons,
BMW's etc on tour in Tassie. A rally of
vintage cars on tour had also entertained
us during our trip down the east coast -
a bit of a competition between us on who
could name the oldies as they passed. We
joined the ferry at Devon port at 7 o'clock
after watching her come in. we had no sniffer
dogs this time, arriving at port Melbourne
at 6.30am and had to hunt for a place to
have breakfast. We had to sadly say goodbye
to some of our new friends who came from
southeast Victoria. It was a wonderful trip
Hope to see you again -perhaps next year.
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EVENTS CALENDAR
25-27 April Apollo Bay Music Festival
Here! There!
all Apollo Bay
5 May Community Bank Official Opening Pascoe
Street/ Bowling Club
7 May Blumes Fashion Parade Catholic Church
Hall 1.30 pm
6 May AGM Ladies Section Apollo Bay Bowls
Club
Clubrooms 1 pm
26 July Masonic Lodge Blues & Jazz Dance
GREEN U GREAT OCEAN ROAD MARATHON
This years festival of distance running
and walking to
be held on the weekend of the 17th and 18th
of May
was officially launched last week by 80 year
old Dr
Lloyd Morgan from Lome who last year was the
Marathon's oldest participant.
It was great to hear the accolades regarding
the
events being provided by the likes of Steve
Moneghetti and Lee Troop at the launch..
It was extremely pleasing to note that all
four events
now have naming rights sponsors.
Green U, a green tea, lemon-lime flavoured
high
energy drink, launched recently in Australia
by a New
Zealand Company, is the major sponsor and
has
naming rights for the Marathon.
The Half Marathon is sponsored by Fagg's Mitre
10
from Geelong.
The Paradise Run is sponsored by the Geelong
Advertiser and Scody sports apparel company
is
sponsoring the Marriners Lookout run.
In all events there will be a team's category
with
atleast four members taking part in any event.
Participate with friends, relatives or work
colleagues.
There is also the opportunity for Corporate
Sponsored
Teams.
The Paradise Run/Walk and the Half Marathon
will
this year be open to wheelchair athletes following
the
participation of one person in last years
event. This is
a great step forward and is supported by the
TAC.
The winner of the Paradise run will win a
trip to
participate in the Honolulu Marathon in December.
Again, thank you to all of the accommodation
venues
who have assisted in the donation of rooms
to
accommodate the workers and organizers of
the
event.
To date entries are greater than 1100 which
is an
advance on this time last year so it is hoped
there will
be well in excess of 2000 participants this
year.
We again look forward to the support that
has been
provided by the Apollo Bay community over
recent
years and we are sure the event will continue
to build
in statue to be one of the feature marathons
in the
country. Ross Stevens
Life has changed since I was born Rules and
regulations as well as Mora ethics, are now
ignored Maybe in another era They will be
again restored.
Esme Bell |
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Democracy: government by the
people; a form of government in which the
supreme power is vested in the people and
exercised by them or their elected agents
under a free electoral system."
At the Colac Otway Shire council meeting yesterday,
22/4/08, in Apollo Bay the C29 amendment to
the Colac Otway Shire Planning Scheme was
adopted. The two principles of democracy mentioned
above were tested.
Under a 'free electoral system' 86% of those
who voted in the Otway ward by-election on
15/3/08 voted for candidates who stated they
had concerns with placing 400 homes on a floodplain.
My main concern was for the 100 or so houses
in the direct path of the floodwaters, i.e.
between the Barham River Road and the Great
Ocean Road. It has been suggested that this
was a 'scare campaign'. That may be because
I am scared - of houses or even lives being
affected by floodwaters. I think that planning
should remove ALL risk of this happening.
Insurance is not a panacea. Government by
the people would have acknowledged the concerns
expressed so recently by voters. No changes
were made to the C29 plans, not even to remove
the homes most thought at risk. (It's ironic
they were removed once when it was thought
they couldn't be adequately screened from
the Great Ocean Road. Is the tourist dollar
more important than protecting people's homes?)
'The supreme power. . .vested in the people'
- lost.
The other test was that the people's democratic
power could be 'exercised by them or their
elected representative'. Due to previous legal
proceedings in the High Court of Victoria
involving 'natural justice', I sought legal
advice, which said: "Councillor Wilmink
is not entitled to vote on the proposed C29
Amendment. It appears that having written
four submissions since 2/05, letters to papers,
sat in on two lengthy panel hearings, and
written statements as a candidate in this
recent by-election - it could be seen that
I had 'pre-judged' the issue, not exhibit
an 'open mind' and therefore agree to C29
proceeding. My participation in the vote,
at least if it affected the outcome, would
render the resolution of the Council invalid.
Your 'elected representative' was told she
'was not entitled to vote'. Democracy? ".
. .the supreme power is vested in the people
and exercised by them or their elected agents
..." As it happened, this 'supreme power'
needed to be exercised by ALL of the 'elected
agents' of the people; not just two.
Councillors do have a statutory role under
the Planning & Environment Act. Should
this preclude their role as local representative?
N.B. -Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
Act 2006; Part 2 - Human Rights "18 Taking
part in public life
(1) Every person in Victoria has the right,
and is to have the opportunity, without discrimination,
to participate in the conduct of public affairs,
directly or through freely chosen representatives.
. . .
(2) Every eligible person has the right, and
is to have the opportunity, without discrimination
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(a) to vote and be elected at periodic State
and municipal elections that guarantee the
free expression of the will of the electors;
..."
Carol Wilmink, Councillor, Colac Otway Shire |
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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 CLUB
Mon 28th April Carpet Bowls/ Games 2pm Tue
29th
April Carpet Bowls 2pm
Sat 3rd May Carpet Bowls 2pm
To all senior citizens please feel free
to call in at the club rooms on Monday,
Tuesday, & Saturday from 2 to 4pm at
have a chat, play bowls, cards or just to
have a cuppa and a biscuit.
APOLLO BAY RSL WOMENS AUX.
Next meeting will be held on Tuesday 29th
April at 10am.
APOLLO BAY RED CROSS UNIT
This year we collected $8,881.35 for Red
Cross Calling a generous response from a
caring community. We would like to thank
you all including our helpers who door knocked
and tin rattled in the street. A great effort.
Betty Cockerell, RCC Coordinator
RED CROSS
Next meeting Wednesday 7th May 10.30 am
at Betty Cockerell's, Scotts Place. Meeting
in morning as most of the ladies wish to
go to Blums Fashions in the afternoon.
SEACHANGE is a group of
ladies who meet once a fortnight for lunch,
a chat and a few laughs. The nex lunch will
be held at The Top Pub on Wednesday 30th
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Catholic Women's Guild
BLUMES FASHIONS
Catholic Church Hall,
Cnr Trafalgar & Nelson Streets
at 1.30 pm on Wednesday 7 May.
Delicious afternoon tea supplied
Cost: $6.00 Come and join in the fun.
APOLLO BAY BOWLS CLUB INC (LADIES
SECTION)
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of the Apollo
Bay Bowls Club Inc (Ladies Section) will
be held in the Clubrooms on Tuesday 6 May
commencing at 1 pm for our ordinary meeting
immediately followed by the AGM.
Notice of Public Meeting
Colac Otway Shire invites members of the
public to a meeting on April 30 at 5.30pm
in the Council Offices, 69-71 Nelson St
Apollo Bay, to discuss the upgrade of the
iconic Marinner's lookout. The project will
include urgent maintenance to the track
and fencing with the possibility of the
provision of seating and a small viewing
platform. For further information please
contact Mick Cosgriff, 5232 9444 or michael.cosgriff@colacotway.vic.gov.au.
FIELD TRIP TO MELLIODORA
Permaculture Property near Hepburn Springs
There still places available if you are
interested in joining us for a guided tour
of the home of David Holmgren and family.
The one hectare property is a living, functional
example of permaculture design "relevant
to both large town blocks and small rural
allotments" - even if you don't own
property there is sure to be plenty to inspire,
practicable wherever you live. Departure
from Apollo Bay on Sunday 4th May at 8am,
with an approximate 8pm return; price per
person for the Melliodora tour is $25 with
afternoon tea included. Cost for the bus
is $20 per person or $15 for Otways &
Coast Permaculture Group members. We will
be visiting Daylesford Market prior to the
tour and may have seats for people just
wishing to spend a day in the township (bargain
public transport!) however priority will
be given to those participating in the Permaculture
tour. Call Vanessa Wighton 5237 7717 Fern
Rainbow 0425 710 380 or Tony Webber 5237
6926 Also visit www.holmqren .com.au for
more info
Apollo Bay Informal Fishing Group
next meetin will be held on Thursday
the 1st of May, 2008 a 10.30 am at the Apollo
Bay Shire conference room Nelson Street,
Apollo Bay.
All welcome
Coordinator Andrew ORCHARD.
Vale ISLA McCALL
Passed away 7th April. Now at peace with
OWEN her beloved husband. Long term residents
of Apollo Bay will have fond memories of
McCall's Native Nursery. Their ashes will
be spread under their precious orchids to
reside together forever overlooking Apollo
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OTWAY
HEALTH NEWS |
31st May- World
No Tobacco Day
Scared that you'll put on weight if you stop smoking?
Smoking may make you appear to be, thinner, but
actually changes your metabolism to make you lose
muscle and gain fat. This | lowers your metabolism
and means that any weight you gain whilst smoking
is fat. Most importantly, this fat does not sit
under your skin, but goes straight to your heart
and arteries - increasing your chance of heart disease.
Call the Quit helpline (131 848) or see your doctor
to support you through the change
Expression of Interest - Massage Services
Otway Health is seeking Expressions of Interest
from qualified therapists to provide massage
services as part of our staff support program.
For more information please contact Joanna
Redmond on 5237 8500
Get That Job
Ever wondered why you did not get that job?
Ever wondered why you don't even get an interview?
Did you know that up to 60% of jobs are not even
advertised in newspapers? Fridays, 10:00am -12:00pm.
Duration: 6 weeks starting Friday, 2 May Cost: $
65 - includes a $10 charge for amenities Your Job
Network provider may cover costs.
Bar Classes
Get fit and strong and have fun bopping to music
with weights!
Bar class incorporates weights, motion and cardio
in this all out fun and fitness fusion fest. Tuesdays
29 April - 3 June 5pm to 6:30pm Fridays 2 May -
6 June 7am to 8:30am Cost $60 for six sessions Conc:
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Victoria Market
Bus Trip to Vic Market Shop till you drop at Victoria's
premier market. Vic market has been serving Victorians
for 125 years and draws millions of visitors each
year. Leaving 8:00 AM from Marrar Woorn on Friday
9 May to return
at approximately 6pm. $20
Dog Obedience
Who holds the lead you or your pooch? Let Jenny
Laird teach you both canine control. Sunday 4
May to 8 June 10:30am-12pm Tennis Courts Rec Reserve.
Six Lesson Course Cost $60 Conc: $42.
Introduction to eBay
Buy, sell and window shop online with eBay!
From setting up an account to running an online
business.
Tuesdays 29 April-13 May 6:30pm-8:00pm
Cost $30
Adult Education at Marrar Woorn
Certificate III in Aged Care Work At Marrar Woorn,
every Friday from 9:30-3 pm, from 2nd May for
6 months. Cost: $755 ($160 for Health Care Card
Holders) Free Child Care. Only two places left!
For details on both courses, or on any other course
please call Chani Hawksworth on 03 5237 8500
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Letters
to the Editor
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The Editor,
Re Proposed C29 Amendment
This proposed Amendment seems to me to have divided
Apollo Bay in a potentially destructive way. The
ratepayers of Otway Ward are totally disenfranchised
in this important vote on the town's future as neither
councillor is able to vote on this issue and therefore
cannot represent the ratepayers that voted for them.
They should both resign so that the Otway Ward ratepayers
can be properly represented. The Apollo Bay Golf
Club has relied on community support for the 80
odd years they have occupied the existing site.
The community has been rewarded for this support
by having a large area of open space close to the
town. This same community support allowed the golf
club to purchase the Garrett's land cheaply. The
Golf club has now alienated at least half of the
town by jumping into bed with a property developer.
Without this land there would be no development!
The committee of the golf club need to explain to
its members and the community how the new proposed
18-hole golf course is financially viable and benefit
the community over and above the existing golf course.
As a former member and committee member of the golf
club I can tell you I saw no compelling facts to
support the financial viability or community benefit
of the proposed new course. On the contrary I was
of the view that the developer thought the golf
club was not viable, as it wanted first right of
refusal to purchase the golf course if the club
went bust.
The Apollo Bay Kennett River Foreshore Committee
is also tied up in this proposed development as
they effectively control the lease of the golf club.
They could renew the existing lease today but for
whatever reason they seem more interested in reducing
open space around the town by involving themselves
with the Shire in the Harbour development. It would
be helpful if all their discussion in relation to
the golf course and the harbour development were
released including any correspondence with the state
government. To stop this division in the community
I suggest that all parties agree to be bound by
the results of a referendum of Otway Ward rate payers
on the proposed C29 amendment.
After all neither the Mayor nor the CEO of the Colac
Otway Shire would like to have trucks rumbling past
their houses every day for over a year without having
a say in the matter.
Restore democracy, heal the community rift and give
us a vote for our future. Yours faithfully, Don
Stone
To the GUTLESS coward,
who hit and dragged my dog up Pengilly Ave on Monday
night and left him to die.... It is a shame to see
that there are people like you in our community.
Troy Van Santen
Dear Editor
My apologies for the miswording of my poem to be
published a fortnight ago. I realise now that I
meant to imply I was paying 350% to what I was paying
in 1990 not that it had gone up by 350%. Put it
down to old age and senility. Joan McAllister.
To Judy
What a good idea putting neighbours bins away for
them especially in a holiday house. Leaving them
out advertises that no one is in the house. I have
been doing it for my neighbours for some time now.
Thankfully, in spite of my disability, I am still
able to do this little favour for my friends. Joan
McAllister
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To the friends of Beryl Mannington
Monday 21st of April brought news of Beryl's fight
with cancer. I paid Beryl a visit on Monday 14th
and Tuesday 15th before leaving to returning home
to the Bay. Having not seen her since Christmas
Day, to say I was shocked would be an under statement.
She looked tired and very lethargic; her weight
had dropped considerably. I received a phone call
today to tell me that Beryl was now in pain all
the time. The pain is all over her body. The doctor
tells us that her tumour has spread from the side
of her neck into her brain. She has now eight cancerous
spots in her body. She will not be able to endure
the pain very long now. They have increased her
morphine intake and have told us that she will not
make it to her 70th birthday, which is on the 18tth
July. I expect that my next letter to the news sheet
will be of her passing. The doctors are hoping that
it will happen, as we all do, in her sleep. Thank
you to every one who has been writing to her, she,
as we, appreciate those who have kept in touch over
the past 11 1/2 months. With thanks to all,
Vicki Leorke Ph 5237 7554
MUSIC FESTIVAL PARADE
When: Friday 25th April 2008 (Anzac Day Holiday)
Where: Meet at the Apollo Bay Golf Course Car
Park 5.30pm
What: The Parade Starts 6pm and meanders down
the main street towards the Bottom Pub lead by the
amazing, enormous and colourful Sea Dragon.
The parade will stop at this point and the fireworks
will begin at 6.30pm.
We will then make our way to the Street Stage in
front of the Surf Club, where the Marshall &
the Fro's
will begin their performance. The flower decorations
students have made, will be collected here and placed
in the Kids Under Canvas Tent for the weekend
They may be collected by students at the end of
the
festival.
Costuming: Students and other participants are
encouraged to wear: bright, colourful, retro, &
daggy costumes to ft with the 70's theme as shown
in the posters and bi I board. Thongs, surf gear,
coloured hair, and painted faces (flowers, peace
signs etc) will be appreciated. Reuse & recycle
any clothing you can track down eg costumes such
as fairy dresses, hippy clothes flares even clown
suits. Bright & colourful even clashin-colours
will do the job!
Groups: We have 3 main groups of students.
1. Hippie, retro afro, peace and harmony
2. Surfing, beach goers from the 70's.
3. Musical Bikes (A small group who will atten a
John Madin workshop on Thursday afternoon MUST commit
to the Parade. They will meet together prior to
the parade and must stay together in the parade.
Only these students to ride bikes)
Whatever group you are in please try & dress
colourful clothing. Encourage your parents to
be involved in the Parade. See if you can get
them to dress up too. They probably still have
their HOT PINK leggings or LIME GREEN flares in
the cupboard. See you there and let's open the
Festival with a riot of colour & movement
and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! |
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