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19-30 15/5/08 -
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Recognition
for Friends of Otway National Park
During this year's National Volunteers Week, Parks
Victoria would like to thank the past and present
members of the Friends of Great Otway National Park
who this year celebrate over 25 years of dedicated
volunteer effort.
The Friends are a passionate and dedicated group
of 20 to 30 people that have contributed greatly
to the management and protection of the Otway National
Park and now the Great Otway National Park. They
have been involved in revegetation projects at Moonlight
Head, Johanna Beach, Point Franklin and Crayfish
Bay. The group has also been actively involved in
writing submissions in support of adding Marine
Protected Areas as well as the newly proclaimed
Great Otway National Park to the Parks estate.
'Volunteers Change Our World' is the theme of this
year's National Volunteer Week and Parks Victoria
is acknowledging the many long term and collaborative
efforts that make positive changes to Victoria's
many national parks, reserves, and historic areas.
Ranger in Charge at Apollo Bay, Will Cox, said volunteers
make an important contribution to the regions parks
and reserves, which in turn helps the environment,
and contributes to the health of the local community
as a whole.
"Volunteers are an essential part of keeping
our parks and waterways healthy and we are very
grateful for the assistance and dedication of those
who help us to protect and enhance them," he
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there are about 500 friends and volunteer
groups working with Parks Victoria on a
range of projects. It's estimated they contributed
more than 177,000 hours of work during the
2006/07 year. They undertake a wide range
of projects such as tree planting, revegetation,
landscaping, campground hosting, cultural
site protection and interpretation, flora
and fauna monitoring, nursery maintenance
and propagation, track clearing and construction,
and visitor information.
A special event to celebrate 25 years of
volunteering by the Friends of Otway National
Park will be held on 25th of July at Apollo
Bay. A small booklet highlighting their
past 25 years of volunteer work will be
presented to the group, followed by a screening
of an undersea landscape video of the areas
in and around the Marengo Marine Sanctuary.
The group's passionate support of the parks
is continuing with a project focussing on
the Marengo Nature Conservation Reserve,
which aims to further protect the reserve
and improve the walking access around it.
Parks Victoria provides many opportunities
for people of all ages to get involved as
volunteers. You can join a volunteer or
friends group, become a Parks Champion with
Conservation Volunteers or take part in
our Campground Host Program. For more information,
simply visit www.parkweb.vic.gov.au or contact
Parks Victoria on
13 1963.
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Southern Otway Landcare
Network 'Landtalk' |
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Land and
biodiversity at a time of climate
change - Green Paper open for submissions.
Victoria's Department of Sustainability
and Environment (DSE) are set to release
the Land and Biodiversity at a Time
of Climate Change - White Paper in
2009. This document will set the direction
for Victorian Government policy and
investment priorities in natural resource
management, land health and biodiversity
for the next 20-50 years. To develop
this document the Victorian Government
is requesting constructive input from
all Victorians. An initial Consultation
Paper was released in April 2007 and
over 360 submissions were received.
The key themes from these submissions
were analysed and used to inform the
development of a Green Paper which
was released on 6 April 2008. The
Green Paper represents the second
stage in the process for developing
the final White Paper or statement
of the State Government's policy and
intentions in this area. The Green
Paper outlines the ongoing decline
in our land health and biodiversity
and discusses suggested approaches
for tackling the problems we face.
SOLN urges all local Landcare members
to read the Green Paper, think about
what it proposes and tell government
what they think. This is a once-in-a-generation
opportunity to improve the policies
that guide the way we manage land
and biodiversity. Submissions should
be returned to DSE by 30 June 2008.
To obtain a copy of the Green Paper
visit http://www.dse.vic.gov.au or
call DSE's Customer Service Centre
on 136 186.
CarbonSMART Assessors Training
Landcare Australia is currently seeking
interest from those who may wish to
become accredited CarbonSMART assessors.
Accredited assessors, promote CarbonSMART,
provide the means for interested landholders
to register interest in CarbonSMART
and undertake site assessments. Potential
assessors must attend a free training
day. On successful completion of training
site assessors would be paid $200
per site assessment plus the cost
of fuel. The next training session
is Tuesday 27th May, 9.30am to 3.30pm,
Demo Dairy, 7161 Princess Highway,
Terang. Please contact Sharon Occhipinti,
operations Manager for CarbonSMART
(03) 9662 9977 for more information
and to register for training.
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
Inglis
(PH) 5237 6904 69-71 Nelson St. Apollo
Bay. Office hours 9am-lpm daily
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REEN U GREAT OCEAN ROAD
MARATHON - THIS
WEEKEND!!
This year's festival of distance running and
walking is on this weekend and it is gratifying
that it has received such inthusiastic support
from a record number of competitors from twelve
countries and all Australian states. This
certainly ratifies one of the major bjectives
of the race in that it is providing great
exposure for our area and assisting in marketing
the Great Ocean Road. It is also providing
an additional good weekends trade at what
would normally be a very quiet time for the
tourism industry. 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. 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 we congratulate the TAC on
its initiative in helping create this event.
The winner of the Paradise run will win a
trip to participate in the Honolulu Marathon
in December. There is no doubt that this event
will become a major highlight of future marathon
carnivals. 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. Total entries
are close to 2500 which is close to double
the number of participants in the first year
four years ago which all goes well for future
events. 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. The
start of Saturday's events will be outside
the Apollo Bay Hotel at 10.30 am and 2.00
pm respectively. Both Sunday's events will
also finish there with the first of the Half
Marathon runners expected in shortly after
9.00 am and the Marathon leaders will be in
about 10.30 am. Presentations for theses events
will be at 12.00 noon. Please be there to
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Colac-Otway Shire Council
wards abolished
CORRA CORNER by Assistant Secretary,
Stephen Hart
Following an independent review by the Victorian
Electoral Commission (VEC) of Colac Otway
Council's ward boundaries, the Minister, on
the
VEC's recommendation, abolished the wards
and
made Colac Otway Shire an undivided Shire
for the
November 2008 Council election.
There will be a greater choice for the community
as
all candidates will face the entire Shire
in the election.
Voters will have a say in the election of
all 7
Councillors, not just 1, 2 or 3 in their Ward.
The
number of votes a candidate requires to be
elected will
be the same for each Councillor position,
instead of a
different number for different areas, as was
the case
with Wards.
The number of votes required to be elected
is called a
"Quota". In an undivided
municipality, the formula
used to determine a "Quota" is:
Number of votes cast at the election / (Number
of
Councillors + 1) rounded up to the next whole
number.
A common misunderstanding is that the "Quota"
is determined by the number of candidates.
This is
incorrect. It is determined by the number
of
Councillors to be elected.
It will not be possible for one area to determine
the
composition of the entire Council due to the
quota
system. For example, even if every Colac ratepayer
voted exactly the same, an unlikely event,
they would
only have sufficient population to elect 3
of the 7
Councillors.
Given the controversy surrounding the unfair
sacking
in 2007 of three of the most popular Councillors,
the
Council election on 29 November 2008 will
present
the first real opportunity to elect a genuinely
representative Council.
AB&DHS Meeting 19th May
The next meeting of the society will be held
at 7.30pm on Monday 19 May at the museum (6250
Great Ocean Road). A film on the history of
the telephone and a film on whaling will follow
a short business meeting. All welcome. PS
We have heating installed.
Ted Stuckey
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The Rotary Club of
Apollo Bay Otways presents AN AFTERNOON OF
WELLNESS
Saturday May 17th (after the Marathon), at
St Aiden's Church Hall, Nelson Street
AND IT'S FREE
Featuring Dr Craig Hassed (4.30 pm), Senior
Lecturer at Monash University and author of
'Know Thyself, the stress release program.
Craig will conduct a practical session of
mindfulness meditation. Michael Johnson and
Meagen Kenny (5.3pm). Michael and Meagan are
now presenting music and meditation for children
in schools in Melbourne and are also touring
nationally with an ambient jazz quintet.
If you missed these brilliant people at last
year's Rotary Wellness Weekend, DO NOT MISS
THIS. Donations for St Aiden's Church kindly
accepted at the door.
For more information phone Bryan O'Neill or
Marianne Rieve on 4237 9100 Rotary: proudly
serving the community.
Apollo Bay Historical Society News.
HELP WANTED
at Apollo Bay Museum The Apollo
Bay Museum needs help. The society depends
on the services of its members to keep the
museum open. The more members who can assist
with this task the easier it is for all. We
currently depend on fourteen members to fill
the roster to open the museum from 2 to 5pm
every Saturday, Sunday, Public Holiday and
during the school holidays. If you can help
to keep the museum open by joining the roster
we would appreciate your help now.
OPEN DAY - 21st September 2008. The
theme for this year open day will be Sport.
The society would appreciate the help of the
Apollo Bay sports clubs, both past and present
in preparing this special exhibition. Could
clubs please provide the following information?
The Club name. The Club contact address. The
date/year the club was established. The date/year
that it closed (if this is the case). When
and where it meets; who it competes with (the
league or competition); the names of the current
President & Secretary; etc, the names
of founding members; the clubs successes and
anything else that you consider worth recording.
If you have any team photographs, both old
and new please lend them to us for scanning
and return. Please contact the Sec. Ruth Hedrick
(5237 6302) or Pres. Barbara Leorke (5237
6792 or Ted Stuckey (5237 7410) or bring them
along to the museum.
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APOLLO
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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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THANK YOU
I would like to thank everybody who came
to my aid at
the time of my recent accident. The first
person who opened the car door, gave her
name and told me she was a paramedic.
Soon after, a man appeared and they were
questioning me as to where I was hurting
etc. I just lay back in the seat listening
to them and thought to myself "they
seem to know what they are talking about"
-1 was later told the man was a doctor -
"how
lucky can you be". If there had to
be an accident again how lucky was I to
be among so many familiar faces - Colin
Coleman in his fireman's uniform sat down
beside me -1 clutched
his hand and didn't let go till I was put
into the ambulance. Mary Fitzgerald - Thank
you for being there and organising a phone
call to my son Gordon, who was then waiting
for me to arrive at the hospital. More familiar
faces when the ambulance arrived - Wayne
& Peter Biddle. At the hospital, Deb
Tovey to greet me, Liz, my daughter-in-law,
right on the spot. It was very
comforting believe me. Thanks also to Dr
Cgaji, the nurses, domestic staff and Cheryl
Biddle for therapy. Thank you all for your
great care. Glenda Myers
Trivia is back again! St Aidan's Hall Friday
30th
Put it in your diary NOW
LOGGING CEASES IN OTWAYS
After many years of opposition to logging
on pub land in the Otways, Otway Conservation
Council is celebrating the cessation of
logging when licenses expire at the end
of June.
Fiona Nelson and Stephen Chenery have spent
the
past decade, in association with Simon Birrell
of Otway
Ranges Environment Network, campaigning
against
woodchipping and clear fell logging. They
followed an early "Save the Otways"
campaign begun by Yvonne Francis in the
1980s. Despite OREN's 12 year campaign,
they have seen
more than 1200 hectares of Otway's native
forest fall to
the loggers since 2002 when the Federal
Government
declared the cessation of logging within
6 years. |
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QUILTING
The next Patchwork Quilting meeting will
be held
next Monday, the 19th of May at 7:30 pm
at Judy
Hagan's place, 12 Ramsden Ave, Apollo Bay.
Ph:
52376479.
Bring along Drunked's Path projects to share.
New members welcome.
Next daytime meeting to be held on Tuesday,
the 3rd
of June at 1:30 pm at Marrar Woorn.
SENIOR CITIZENS
Friday 16 May Bingo 1.45pm
Saturday 17 May Carpet Bowls 2 pm
Monday 19 May Carpet Bowls, Games 2 pm
Tuesday 20 May Carpet Bowls 2 pm
QUARTERLY MEETING Monday
19 May at 1 pm at 4 Whelan Street. All seniors
are welcome so please come along and have
your say.
APOLLO BAY R.S.L. WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
Next meeting will be on Tuesday 27 May at
11.30 am Please note change in time.
C.W.A.
Our next meeting is Friday 30 May at 1.30
pm.
Myra Adele Leorke (Dell)
Sadly passed away 11 May 2008
Dearly loved wife of Albert
Loved mother and mother in law of Ken,
Steve and Jo, Jeff and Viktoriya.
Loved Gran of Daniel, Karyn and Grant,
Michael and Jacque, Bentleigh, Rebekkah,
Adelle and Alixandra.
Great Gran of Madeline, Thomas and Olivia.
Dearly loved, sadly missed.
Thank you to Shirley Mason, Bridie Trew
and Ann Missen for their help over the last
few months
Many Thanks
Albert, Ken, Steve and Jeff
A special thank you to Drs Jim and Meg for
their help with Dell over the years. They
were always available no matter what time
of day or night. Many thanks Albert and
Ken
ROTARY CLUB OF APOLLO BAY OTWAYS
Rotary Bowel Scans are now available at
the Apollo Bay Pharmacy until the 31 May
2008. For those that have already purchased
one could you please return them to the
bin in the pharmacy as soon as possible.
Those that are returned late will not be
able to be processed as Rotary only has
the use of the laboratory and courier for
a limited time. Also please join us for
our "Afternoon of Wellness" with
Dr Craig Hassed at 4.30pm & Michael
Johnson & Megan Kenny presenting music
and meditation at 5.30pm on Saturday 17
May 2008.
Youth Synergy Christian Church
Infuse junior youth Synergy Christian Church
(grade 3-5) - Grannies & Poppies dress
up night. Prize for the best outfit! 5.00-6.30pm
this Friday May 16th @ Youth Club. More
details contact Marni (youth leader) 52
371 202 or 0406351838
REVOLUTION youth Synergy Christian Church:
REVOLUTION UNITED (yr6-12)ALL meet @ 26
Noel St this Saturday 3.15pm. Boys beach
games. Girls chill out & chat. Followed
by BBQ till 7pm. More details contact Marni
(youth leader) 52371 202 or 0406351838
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OTWAY
HEALTH NEWS |
Stay on Your
Feet
Falls and fall related injuries are amongst the
most serious and common medical problems experienced
by older persons.
Falls are the leading cause of injury/death among
people 65 years and over, at least 95% of hip fractures
are caused by falls and approximately 20-30% of
those who fall suffer injuries that reduce mobility
and independence. (Data from Best Practice Guidelines
for Public Hospitals - 2008) Given the incidence
and impact of falls in older persons, combined with
the increasing older population in our community
Otway Health has an approach to falls prevention
that covers three main
areas:
• Risk identification
• Falls prevention
• Injury prevention strategies
As in all health matters diet and exercise play
a large part in prevention, ensuring you eat a balanced
diet, getting plenty of strengthening exercise and
ensuring you get a good dose of vitamin D (to help
strengthen bones) by sensible exposure to sun and
eating foods such as eggs and dairy foods all help
to minimize risk of injury during fall. Otway Health
also offers a range of exercise programs aimed at
staying strong and active including:
No Falls Classes -
Bone Boosters Classes Bar Classes - Fitball Classes
If you feel you might be at risk of a fall or you
know someone who is then please contact our falls
prevention coordinator on 52378500 for general advice
or to book a place in a course.
Floral Centerpiece Workshop
Work with Sandy Oakley to create a floral centrepiece
for a wedding, birthday or any special occasion.
Saturday 24th May 2pm -5pm Cost $30
Wine Appreciation Workshop
Yum! Dru Reschke demonstrates just what to look
for in a good red wine. At Marrar Woorn on Saturday
24th My 11am to 2pm. Cost $25
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| Bracing
Bush-Bashing
No, this is not a call to comment on the US presidential
race, rather an invitation to join us for a great
walk from the Ayre River camp ground to Johanna.
The walk takes about 4 hours and is of medium
intensity. You will need to bring hat, coat, water,
food and a sense of fun and adventure. We will
depart from Marrar Woorn at 9am on Monday 26th
of May. Cost $8 to cover transport.
Meditation
All chatted out from your walk, well relax with
a little silent meditation using reflective practices
with Ros Coleman in a relaxing and friendly environment.
Wear warm comfortable clothing and please bring
a cushion. Held at Marrar Woorn and commences
Tuesday 27 May 7pm to 8pm - gold coin donation.
How to Buy and Sell Shares
A need to focus on more earthly matters? Learn
how the stock market works and get some good advice
and tips on growing an investment portfolio of
stocks and shares. Four Monday sessions starting
26th May to 23 June. 7 to 8pm at Marrar Woorn.
Cost $25 Cone: $17.50
For further details on these courses and events
please call Karen on 52378500
Situations Vacant
Part Time Human Resources Coordinator
If you're a motivated HR professional join Otway
Health and Community Services in a part time role
as HR coordinator for 24 hours a week. The position
involves participation in workforce planning,
recruitment and retention, developing staff engagement
and support strategies and advising the management
team on emerging and current HR practices. Salary
package includes:
• $53,513 p/a pro rata
• Remote Area Housing financial benefit
• Salary Packaging benefits up to $9095
• 9% Superannuation
For further information please contact Joanna
Redmond on (03) 5237 8500 or visit our website
at www.otwayhealth.com.au to obtain a position
description
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