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BARWON WATERS RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON APOLLO BAY
WATER & SEWERAGE SUBMITTED BY OTWAY FORUM. Questions
regarding water supply
1. What is the current level in the Marengo
Basin?
For the week ending the 5 June 2007, the level in
the basin was 89 million litres (ML) or 71.2% full.
2. How many ML were pumped into the reservoir
from the Lower Barham between December 2006 and
February 200P
57 ML was pumped from the lower Barham River and
the pump station ran on 22 days in that period.
3. Has the gravity fed pipe from the Upper
West Barham been delivering its full 1-ML per day
over the summer period?
70.8ML was diverted at the weir on the West Barham
River over 90 summer days. (Or 0.786 ML per day
Ed.)
4. How many water supply connections are
there at present in Marengo, Apollo Bay, and Skenes
Creek?
At the time of writing, our records show Apollo
Bay has 1424, Marengo 251 and Skenes Creek 289 properties
connected to the water supply system.
5. If we get a 250-ML reservoir, how many
connections does Barwon Water believe it can service?
Barwon Water has advised the Colac Otway Shire that
its preferred water supply and demand strategy for
Apollo Bay is to optimise supply potential of the
new off-stream storage and undertake a comprehensive
water conservation program in partnership with the
Colac Otway Shire and community to limit demand
over time to the sustainable yield.
This option could meet the growth scenarios in the
Apollo Bay Structure Plan but would be dependent
on the success of the water conservation program.
6. The gravity feed pipeline from the West
Barham weir is expected to close down. Can we have
any details such as: maintenance problems in the
last decade? Will the pipeline be removed or just
turned off?
Due to its age, the gravity feed pipeline is in
relatively poor condition and requires regular maintenance
and repair to enable its continued operation. When
a new storage is constructed, the pipeline will
no longer be required. Barwon Water has considered
a number of options for the ongoing arrangements
after the storage is constructed including removing
the pipeline, however, no decision has been made
on this issue. Barwon Water has agreements with
landholders along the pipe for them to access the
water however this is not a guaranteed supply into
the future.
7. What capacity has the present pump station
on the Lower Barham, and will a higher capacity
pump be installed if we are solely reliant on pumping?
The present pump station has a capacity of 5ML per
day and there are no current plans to increase capacity.
The Bulk Entitlement enables up to 10ML per day
to be pumped at specific times of the year and when
there are high flows in the river.
8. Will the water be pumped into the new
reservoir first?
Yes, this is the intention at this stage.
9. How many days in 2006 was the flow rate
in the Barham River over 20 ML per day and over
8 ML per day?
In 2006 there were 177 days when the flow in the
river above the pump station was above 20 ML per
day and 274 days when the flow in the river above
the pump station was above 8 ML per day,
10. If we have a drought year like 1967
it is possible that pumping from the Lower Barham
will yield less than 40OML in the year. Is there
a policy of water saving for consumers, especially
for new customers?
In severe drought years, it is possible that pumping
from the Lower Barham will yield less than 40OML
in the year. In relation to water saving policies,
Barwon Water released its Water Resources Development
Plan (WRDP) in 2003, detailing actions to provide
a secure and sustainable water supply for the Barwon
Water region. Since this time, the Plan's implementation
has resulted in significant water savings from business
and the community. Under the recently released Central
Region Sustainable Water Strategy (CRSWS), which
updates the WRDP, Barwon Water is committed to a
water conservation target of 25% reduction in total
demand - based on the 1990's average consumption,
by 2015.
Barwon Water's water conservation program includes
the following elements, Indoor Residential Retrofit,
Outdoor Residential Retrofit, Clothes Washer Rebate,
Rainwater Tanks to New Homes, & Business Water
Efficiency Barwon Water has already undertaken successful
water conservation works with holiday accommodation
providers in the Apollo Bay area and additional
promotion of Barwon Water's water conservation programs
and opportunities will occur in the near future
11. What restrictions will apply to properties
upstream of the Lower Barham pumping station?
The attached Catchment Information Bulletin - November
2005 provides background information on what Barwon
Water and others are doing to protect the water
quality in the Barham River potable water catchment.
The second page has a section that answers the above
question.
12. I believe the Water Treatment plant
at the Marengo basin has a capacity of 3.6 Mega
litres per day; is this correct? How much spare
capacity does the Water Treatment Plant have at
times of peak consumption, such as New Years Day?
The treatment plant has a capacity of 3.6 ML per
day. This capacity is exceeded during high peak
flows, such as New Year's Day, however sufficient
storage capacity of treated water is made available
at the Marengo High Level Tank to enable to peak
demands to be met.
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Can the Water Treatment Plant capacity be
increased easily or only with major works?
Increasing the capacity of water treatment
plant would require significant new works.
14. Please brief us on the latest plans
regarding our new reservoir. What sites
are being examined? What conclusions have
been reached?
As you would be aware, most of the land
surrounding Apollo Bay is steep and unstable
which limits the potential for suitable
storage sites. Barwon Water's preferred
storage site is part of the Great Ocean
Green Development proposal and negotiations
on this site are continuing. Investigations
into other less suitable sites are also
occurring. As much of this work is confidential,
I am not able to provide details on these
investigations at this stage.
15. The houses up Marriners Lookout
Road have no water pressure when the town
is busy. What is the timeline for solving
this problem? For example new pressure tanks
next to the Ocean Road.
Barwon Water is committed to provide water
at the required quality and pressure to
all its customers. Our understanding is
that the houses you describe do have adequate
pressure. Any customer that believes that
their water pressure is inadequate should
contact Barwon Water so that proper investigations
can occur and any problems rectified.
Questions regarding the Water Reclamation
Plant
1. What is the number of existing
sewerage connections?
At the time of writing, our records show
Apollo Bay has 1421, Marengo 236 and Skenes
Creek 20 properties connected to the sewerage
system.
2. What is the number to be connected
in Skenes Creek?
The system was designed to accommodate a
future capacity of 320 lots.
3. What is the estimated number
of sewerage connections that the Wastewater
Treatment Plant is capable of servicing?
The estimated number of additional sewerage
connections that the WRP is capable of servicing
prior to any works being required is approximately
900.
4. Can the Wastewater Treatment
Plant be enlarged?
Will a new aeration tank be necessary?
Additional infrastructure proposed
to meet the expected demands from growth
in Apollo Bay, Marengo and Skenes Creek
includes installation of a 60OKL-flow equalisation
tank in (currently under construction) and
installation of a new air blower in 2013-14.
5. I believe the buffer zone for
the Wastewater Treatment Plant to residences
is 300m from the site perimeter. If the
Wastewater Treatment Plant services twice
the existing peak population, does the EPA
recommend an increased buffer zone?
EPA Victoria guidelines recommend that mechanical
plants, such as the water reclamation plant
at Apollo Bay, have a 100 to 300m buffer
zone between the plant and the nearest sensitive
use, such as houses. Under the guidelines,
this buffer would be suitable up to an equivalent
population of 20 000 people.
6. Is the treated effluent from
the Wastewater Treatment Plant sufficient
quality, at present, to be used on a tree
plantation, grazing land or golf course?
What class is the treated effluent, eg.
C?
Water from the water reclamation plant is
Class C and would be potentially suitable
for the uses indicated subject to normal
social, environmental and economic evaluations
that would need to be undertaken.
7. Have there been any spills of
partially treated or untreated wastewater
from the Wastewater Treatment Plant since
opening?
Advice from Barwon Water's Sewerage Operations
Branch is there have been no spills of partially
treated, or untreated wastewater from the
water reclamation plant since opening.
8. Are there any plans to remove
the Ocean outfall? The ocean outfall does
not appear to be a problem, but is it a
problem?
Barwon Water has no current plans to remove
the ocean outfall. The outfall is monitored
in accordance with strict EPA-Victoria licence
conditions. This includes regular biological
and toxicological impact assessments that
demonstrate little or no impact on the marine
environment.
9. There is an increased risk of
foul odour coming from the WWTP if sewage
arrived in an anaerobic state. What plans
are there to keep sewage fresh now that
Skenes Creek is coming on line?
An odour control facility has been constructed
at the Skenes Creek Pump Station. This facility
doses the sewerage with MHL, (Magnesium
Hydroxide Liquid) in order to prevent odour
and corrosion concerns on the 8km journey
to the water reclamation plant.
If you have any further enquires please
contact Rowan Mackenzie, Sustainability
Coordinator, on (03) 5273 4416 or email
rowanm(5>barwonwater. vic.qov.au
Yours sincerely,
Paul Northey, Manager Strategic Planning
& Sustainability,
Barwon Water.
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Southern Otway Landcare
Network 'Landtalk' |
As
the 2006/07 financial year draws to
a close, SOLN is busy developing funding
applications for new projects that
will continue their commitment to
natural resource management through
2OO8. These new projects will have
a particular focus on enhancing priority
waterways in the Southern Otvway region,
including Smythes Creek, Grey River,
Skenes Creek, Wild Dog Creek, East
and West Barham River, Aire River
and Ford River. SOLN is open for submissions.
If you have new ideas on how to protect
and enhance our priority waterways
please contact us at SOLN.
SOLN would like to thank Tim Allen,
the Australian Government NRM Facilitator
(Victoria) - Coastal and Marine, for
coming out to Apollo Bay last Friday
for World Ocean Day and providing
advice and assistance about the latest
Envirofund grants. These grants, of
up to $50,000.00, are for on-ground
and/ or capacity building projects
that will help restore, conserve,
or protect coastal and marine areas.
SOLN is open to any project ideas
people may have.
The 20O6/07 projects being directed
by SOLN are moving abng well. We currently
have funding available for on-ground
works in riparian areas, including
revegetation, weed management and
fencing, and for improving biodiversity
in other landscape types. Projects
available for this year are filling
up fast. If you have a project in
mind for your property, please give
SOLN a call.
14 June 2007 Apollo Bay News
Southern Otway Landcare Network 'Landtalfc'
Townies group
Dianne runs the Townies group each
Wednesday from 2pm - 4pm at the Landcare
Support Centre (Nursery), Montrose
Ave. Everyone is welcome. It is a
great opportunity to learn more about
our indigenous plant varieties, seed
collection, propagation methods and
the principles of Landcare. Ken Forrester
made two new working benches which
have been added to the hot house,
making it a very cosy working area
for winter. Thankyou to our dedicated
townies who braved the wet weather
on Wednesday 30th May to lend a green
thumb for the Apollo Bay-Kennett River
Dune Rehabilitation Project facilitated
by Garry McPike and Harry Thorman
(Oueenscliff Marine Discovery Centre).
Coastal Planting for the Dune Rehabilitation
Project
If you have aspirations to make a
contribution to
improving habitat and conservation
in our area, talk to
Landcare!
Anna O'Brien, Greg John, Kristen Lees,
Dianne Inglis
(PH) 5237 6904 69-71 Nelson St. Apollo
Bay. Office hours 9am-1pm daily
TRIVIA NIGHT ST. AID AN'S
HALL FRIDAY 15TH JUNE STARTING
7.00 PM
BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND HAVE FUN!!
BYO DRINKS AND NIBBLES ONLY $7.00
PER PERSON BOOK A TABLE UP TO SIX
PEOPLE PHONE EDMOND 52377203
New Library Service at Apollo Bay
July 2007
You are invited to an information
session about
the new library service on
Friday 22 June 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the
Marrar
Woorn Community Centre
Pengilley Avenue Light refreshments
All welcome Margaret Smith Chief Executive
Officer Corangamite Regional Library
Corporation
Apollo Bay Arts presents
Cath Connelly & Colin
Macleod
Sunday 24th June 2pm St Aidans Anglican
Church
Celtic harp & fiddle duo performing
tunes from a handwritten collection
of around 250 tunes, the repertoire
of skilled fiddler, James Goulding,
from Hammond Marsh, County Cork, Ireland,
1817. They are the tunes of a teacher
& a very well educated musician,
as indicated by the sophisticated
musical markings in the manuscript.
There are many Irish tunes in the
collection but it is really a collection
of all the tunes from Europe, generally.
James Goulding's son, Thomas in 1845,
brought the
manuscript to Australia and it was
passed on through the
family now in the hands of Judi Forrester,
James's great
great great granddaughter.
Tickets S12 / $10 cone, available
from Paradise Bookshop / on the door.
Light afternoon tea provided.
Supported by : Arts Victoria &
Regional Arts Victoria
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INFUSE - Junior youth
ministry of Apollo Bay AOG
Sixties Night
Come dressed 6O's Style
When: This friday 15th
Where: Youth Club
Time: 5.00-6.30pm
For more details contact:
Marni Briffa
Ph: 52 371 202 Mob: 0406351838
Email: m_briffa@bigpond.net.au
Infuse is a Christian based youth program
for
grade 3, 4 & 5's Grade 6's may also
attend.
All welcome!
OTWAY RANGES WALKING
TRACK ASSQCTATTON INC.
No. A 0034409H
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
When: 6 pm. Sunday 1st
July, 2007 Where: Krambruk
Room, Apollo Bay Hotel Agenda
* Confirmation of previous AMG Minutes.
• Annual Financial Report.
• President's Report.
• Election of Office Bearers. Further
information or apology Contact: Les Noseda
ph: 0417526070.
CDFL Netball News
A Grade- South 35 def Apollo Bay 20
Good to have Bee playing another game for
us. A solid
effort from our defence Belinda was very
consistent at
WA. Souths defenders were strong cutting
off our goalers
opportunities. The team did well up till
'A time then South
ran away with the game. We need to be hard
at the ball this
week against Simpson.
B Grade- South 51 def Apollo Bay 16
It was a tough game this week. All players
worked hard for
the ball. Their defenders were tight which
made it hard for
the mid court players to feed the gaolers.
Heads up for next
week against Simpson.
C Grade- South 56 def Apollo Bay 19
We knew it would be a hard game against
the top side and
they got off to a flying start. We made
changes in the 2nd
half which allowed us to get the ball flowing
better.
Everyone put in a really solid game. Well
done girls.
Under 17V South def Apollo Bay
Our defence today was really great. Mid
court felt the
pressure as south was very tight. Gaolers
played hard and
fought for the ball well. A good warm up
for next week.
Coach—Stacey
Under 15's South 38 def Apollo Bay 8
A great team effort this week. Enthusiasm
and greater
commitment is seeing some better results.
Leads are
working better and we are moving the ball
well down the
court. And an excellent job by Louise in
defence. Well
done to all. 1,2,3,4,5 !!!!
Under 13's- South def Apollo Bay 8
187th OTWAY FQRUM10thJune 2007 Amendment
C29
At the May council meeting Cr. Hart put
forward a motion to remove Amendment C29
from the Apollo Bay Structure Plan. The
mayor would not allow Cr. Hart to speak
and refused the motion. Cr. Hart found later
that he could move a rescinded motion and
consequently called a Special Council Meeting
in order to put the motion again. The mayor
returned from leave and consequently used
his casting vote to defeat the motion. "The
amended boundary shall definitely exclude
any residential and/or commercial development
taking place on the
Barham River flood plain/estuary (ISIO)
including the C29 Great Ocean Green flood
plain development. However this would not
exclude the 18-hoie golf course planned
for the "Garret' rural farmland originally
purchased by the Apollo Bay Golf Club for
that purpose." (Notice of Motion No.
132-06/07.3,
Special Council Meeting -June 5, 2007)
Latest Flooding of Barham Part of the proposed
development site was flooded for 31 days
in April/ May of this year. The bar was
released and within two days the sea closed
the bar
and the river peaked at 2.08 metres the
highest pre-recorded peak having been 2.2
metres Some insurance companies are reviewing
insurance of buildings in low-lying areas
near oceans/bays etc due to potential for
sea-level rise. (Global
warming???) Severe weather events such as
are being
experienced in NSW should give cause for
consideration by our community. Electoral
Review The Forum made a submission to the
Colac Otway Shire Electoral Review
Part 1 suggested that there be no ridings/wards
so
that candidates would stand for the whole
shire.
Part 2 suggested the need for Apollo Bay
to be part
of a coastal shire as the community interests
diverge
from those of the inland, which generally
results in a
lack of consideration for the special interests
of our
community. Council Levies The council's
proposal to impose an environmental levy
was dropped as a result of CORRA's action
against it. Ratepayers are already charged
through the "collection and disposal
of refuse" However we wonder if our
rates will increase generally if this levy
is not imposed. Harbour Plan In response
to the community objections to the harbour
plan submitters were sent a list of answers
to questions, implying that submitters were
inquiring not objecting. Tony Webber Convenor
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CORRA welcomes levy backdown
15% increase for many in Otway Ward
CORRA CORNER
by Assistant Secretary, Stephen Hart
5237 3196
Council has released its draft budget
with a reduced comment period, compared
to previous years, of 4 weeks. Comments
must be lodged with Council by 13/7/'07.
Council has abandoned the plan to impose
the $40 so-called "Environmental
Levy" this year.
CORRA welcomes Council's decision to
drop the S40 "Environmental Levy".
There was no legal basis for the Shire
to charge the S40 levy to every rate
payer.
The Council had previously allowed for
the cost of rehabilitating landfills
and buying land for the Marengo transfer
station. The important work of rehabilitating
closed landfills must be done and should
be paid from the funding previously
allocated in earlier annual reports
and budgets.
Council's agenda claims our opposition
was only to how the levy was raised
as a flat amount. This is incorrect.
CORRA opposed both the levy itself,
as Council has previously allocated
funds for the landfill rehabilitations,
and how it was to be raised.
Ratepayers can only be required to pay
rates and charges that are authorised
in accordance with the relevant legislation.
CORRA made it clear to Council that
they would eventually have to refund
the money raised from the $40 levy.
($500,000 per annum.) This process would
have involved the Council, and therefore
ratepayers, in additional expenditure
associated with the resolving the matter.
For that reason, CORRA commend Council
for backing down now on the $40 levy
rather than dragging the matter out
for an extended period.
How much time and money has already
been wasted by Council on the failed
levy proposal? Why does Council come
up with unfounded proposals such as
the $40 levy? Why is it left to CORRA
to challenge Council when they stray
beyond their legal authority?
Council intends to write to the Minister
to ask for the law to be changed to
accommodate their levy proposal for
future years. CORRA will also be writing
to the Minister to ask for "no
change" on this issue. Council
first planned to charge a levy that
is not supported by the law and now,
as a response, may highlight their mistake
by writing to the State Government to
ask for the law to be changed to accommodate
their plan.
Why doesn't the Council just live within
their means like the rest of us have
to?
The average rate increase estimates
in an earlier CORRA report were based
on descriptions in the Council agenda
of 26/4/'O7, as figures were not provided.
Council has now provided actual figures.
The average rate increases, as follows,
are fairly similar to the estimates
reported earlier by CORRA. However,
the increase for "Commercial -
Balance of Shire" is nothing short
of extraordinary. (Av. = "Average".)
Av. farm rate bill Up 9.1%
Av. rural residential Up 15.1%
Av. Residential Apollo Bay Up 14.6%
Av. Holiday rental Apollo Bay Up 29.8%
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Av. Residential Colac Up 10.2%
Av. Commercial Apollo Bay Up 5%
Av. Commercial - Balance Shire Up 35. 4%
(Yes, 35.4% on top of last yrs 30%+)
Av. Commercial - Colac DOWN 11. 5% (Yes,
a
reduction.)
Please note, the category "Commercial
- Balance of Shire", up 35.4% on average,
is for businesses in rural areas outside
Apollo Bay and Colac such as Beeac, Birregurra,
Gellibrand, Lavers Hill etc. These businesses
had a rate increase last year of over 30%
on average. This new rise will mean an increase
of over 75%, compounded, in two years. This
latest increase has nothing to do with a
re-valuation (it is not a revaluation year)
and is entirely due to a deliberate decision
by Council. At the same time, similar businesses
in Colac have had their rate bills reduced.
Apollo Bay P-12 College
Community Garden Report
The adult helpers met on Wednesday for the
first time. What followed was lots of energy
and discussion aimed at helping the year
5 students get started with their garden
ideas and plans. Already a green manure
crop has been sown in preparation for the
building of garden beds and the start of
the planting season. Enthusiasm is overflowing
but the budget is limited, so to turn these
plans into reality, resources are badly
needed. So we are asking the Apollo Bay
community for donations of the following:
Garden tools of any kind
Wheelbarrows, Outdoor furniture
Corrugated iron, Bricks, Posts
Composting bins, manure
Clean Mulch - e.g. pea straw, native plant
mulch
Pallets, Long timber off cuts,
Anything useful really!
Garden educators
The real work will be in August when we
start garden beds and create paths etc.
Individuals or businesses wishing to sponsor
/ assist this fantastic project should contact
Ingrid band, Peter Geekie or Dave Nelson
on 5237 6483 or Matt Armstrong on 5237 1007
Next meeting 20th June 7 pm @ school, in
the staff room. All invited
INDOOR MARKET
Apollo Bay Arts Council thanks everyone
for their support
last Sunday in making the market a success.
Special thanks to Lyn Butt, Rex & Mandy
Brown, Karina
Shircore & Jenny Laird for their generous
raffle prize
donations.
A big than kyou to the Pony Club for running
a great
kitchen and to the fantastic girls who sold
raffle tickets
tirelessly.
Thank you to Bob, Sandra, Jo, Bill for setup
Saturday, all
those who stayed to help clean up on Sunday
in record
time, and all stallholders for participating.
Arts Council/Pony Club raffle winners:
First Prize: Ingrid Band
Second Prize: Gillian
Third Prize: Dianne Beggs
Fourth Prize: Cindy Day
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APOLLO
BAY
CHURCH
SERVICES |
St.
Aidans Anglican
9.00am
Rev John Grace
5237 6615
Uniting Church
9.30am
Rev
Kevin Cranwell 5232 1360
Sunday School every 2nd & 4th Sundays
Star of the Sea Catholic
10.30am
Fr Damien Heath
5237 6782
Apollo Bay Assembly
of God
6.00pm
Ps Peter Smith
5237
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SENIOR CITIZENS
Saturday 16th June Carpet Bowls 2pm
Monday 18th June Carpet Bowls 2pm
Tuesday 19th June Carpet Bowls 2pm
Next Senior Citizens Committee Meeting
will be held on Monday 25th June
at 1.30pm (Not Monday 18th June)
CWA
Next meeting will be held on Friday 29th
June at 1.30pm sharp Friendship Afternoon
Next meeting will be at Gwen's on Friday
15th June at 1.30pm
Apollo Bay RSL
Women's Auxiliary
Next meeting will be held on Tuesday 26th
June at 10am sharp.
sunday@five
Christian Fellowship Contemporary Worship
5pm Sunday 17th June
Modern songs, Local musicians, relaxed
atmosphere.
"Something- Different
StAidan's Church Hall. 23 Nelson Street.
Apollo Bay. Enq: 52376615
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Phyllis Lythgo
Thank you to the Apollo Bay community for
the wonderful
welcome and friendship shown to our Mum
and Grandma
Phyllis since she arrived in the Bay in
1992.
To the OH&CS, many thanks not only for
your warm,
friendly and professional care in the last
few years, but for
the many activities in which Phyl was involved.
To the Senior Citizens and the Apollo Bay
Choir (especially
to our neighbour Harold) thank you for your
spirit and
kindness.
To the Apollo Bay Bowls Club, thankyou for
your initial
role in welcoming Phyllis to the town. It
meant a lot to her
and to the family.
To the teachers of Apollo Bay P-12 College
who also did
more that their bit in so many ways we say
thankyou.
And special thanks are due to the youngsters
who bring and gain so much joy from visiting
the hostel.
Mara, Zena, Moya, Robyn and Dick
VALE - PHYLLIS LYTHGO
Passed away peacefully on Sunday 10th June
2007.
A funeral service will be held at Saint
Alipius Church, Victoria Street, Ballarat
on Friday 15th June at 2 pm.
Thank you to our friends and the staff and
residents of Otway Health for their care
and support. Richard, Robyn, Moya, Zena
and Mara.
PATCHWORK QUILTING
Note change of day
The next Patchwork Quilting meeting will
be held next Wednesday, the 20th of June
at 7:30 pm at Judy Hagan's place, 12 Ramsden
Ave, Apollo Bay. Ph: 52376479. Please bring
Round Robin 12 inch square and diary. New
members welcome.
Please note: Next daytime meeting Tuesday,
3rd of July at 1:30pm at Marrar Woorn.
DEATH NOTICE REID Joan
Mary
Passed away peacefully Apollo Bay Hospital
on June
10, 2007.
Loved and loving sister of Marjorie and
William.
Beloved Aunty of Roy, Laurence and Bruce.
Treasured great aunty and great gran aunty
to all her
nieces and nephews.
AT REST
FUNERAL NOTICE REID
A funeral service for Joan Mary Reid will
be held at the Uniting Church, Nelson St,
Apollo Bay on Friday, 15 June, 2007, at
1pm, followed by burial at Apollo Bay Cemetery.
HALL ROBERTSON FUNERALS LOGO
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OTWAY
HEALTH NEWS |
Healthy Food
Choices
Would you like to know more about making healthy
food choices and preparing tasty and nutritious
snacks and meals? Come along to the Healthy Food
Choices Supermarket Tour and Recipe Demonstration
to find out more.
Supermarket Tour Venue: Apollo
Bay Foodway Supermarket
Date: Thursday 28 June 2007
Time: 10am
Cost: $2.00 per person
Recipe Demonstration
Venue: Marrar Woorn Community Centre
Pengilley Avenue, Apollo Bay
Date: Thursday 28 June 2007
Time: 11am
Cost: $2.00 per person
Responsible Serving of Alcohol
Strongly recommended for anyone who serves or sells
alcohol in Victoria, this nationally recognized
course covers all that you need to know to comply
with liquor laws in regard to serving
alcohol. Enrolments close Wednesday 20 June 2007
Venue: Marrar Woorn Community Centre
Pengilley Avenue, Apollo Bay
Date: Monday 25 June 2007
Time: 1pm - 5pm
Cost: $69.50
No More Excuses
'I'm too unfit to exercise.' To start being
more active choose a moderate intensity activity
like walking and start slowly, building up gradually.
It may also be a good idea to visit your doctor
or another health professional first to get some
advice on what exercise is appropriate for you.
Can You Help?
The second annual Taste of the Bay Dinner
is fast approaching. To be held on Saturday 23 June
2007 this fundraising event will bring together
locals and part-time residents to sample some of
the region's food and wine.
Otway Health is looking for volunteers to assist
with waiting and dish washing duties. If you are
interested in helping out and getting a behind the
scenes sneak peak at this event please contact Sara
Beeching, Organisational Development Officer.
Term 3 Community Course Guide
Do you need to update your skills or learn some
new ones? Are you passionate about a hobby or activity
and would like to share your enthusiasm with other
like-minded people? Over the next couple of weeks
we will be putting together the Term 3 Course Guide
so if you have any ideas for activities, programs
or courses please contact Simone, Marrar Woorn Co-ordinator
on (03) 5237 8500, or just drop into Marrar Woorn.
Child Care Vacancies
There are currently a number of child care vacancies
for both children under 3 years of age and children
3 years and over.
For more information about child care vacancies
or Otway Health's child care services please contact
Customer Services.
For more information about any of Otwav Health's
programs or services please contact Customer Services
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PARLIAMENTARY
COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
THE SALE OF PUBLIC LAND AND OPEN
SPACE FOR DEVELOPMENT
An all-party Committee of the Victorian Parliament
has recently been established to examine the sale
and development of public land in Victoria. The
seven member Upper House Committee will inquire
into and report on matters relating to:
• the sale or alienation of public land
for development;
• the sale or alienation of public open
space for the purposes of private development;
and
• the sale or alienation of public land
for development and the relationship to the Victorian
Government's Melbourne 2030 policy and Green Wedges.
"This Inquiry presents an important opportunity
for the Victorian public to have their say on
the future of public open space in cities and
towns" said the Committee's Liberal Chair,
Mr David Davis. "As we become increasingly
aware of our environment and surrounds, local
communities demand to have a say in the management
of public land sites. The scrutiny of how governments
dispose of public land in Victoria is timely"
The Committee is inviting written submissions
from any persons and organisations who wish to
express views on any aspects of this reference.
Mr Davis says the Committee will receive written
submissions over the next three months and anticipates
a wide range of views from throughout the State.
Anyone making a written submission who wishes
to give evidence in a public hearing should indicate
so in their submission. Public hearings will be
held throughout the course of the Inquiry separate
to, but complimenting the written submission process
Committee chair David Davis has indicated the
inquiry will take a broad approach to investigating
public land development. "We will look at
the sale or alienation of land in built-up urban
areas, in the rapidly growing outer metropolitan
areas, and throughout rural and regional Victoria"
said Mr Davis. Written submissions will close
on Friday, 28 September 2007. Further public consultation
will occur later this year and early next year
in a series of public hearings. A copy of the
full terms of reference, guidelines for written
submissions and other information can be obtained
from the Committee's Secretary, Mr Richard Willis,
on (03) 9651 8696 or from Parliament's website
www.parliament.vic.gov.au/council/publicland
DAVID DAVIS, MLC CHAIRMAN 5 June 2007
The sale of foreshore land on Point Bunbury for
private commercial development (the shops and
the hotel) would be subject to scrutiny by this
committee. The Editor.
Apollo Bay Community Bank®
Last chance to return your survey.
A big thank you from your Steering Committee to
everyone who has returned their Survey. Steering
Committee chair Allen Hokin reported that over
300 have been returned so far, which he declared
a great response. "However we urgently need
all community members who have not yet returned
their feasibility study to do so without delay"
he said. The closing date for the feasibility
study is this week end. The consultants require
as high a percentage of returns from the community
as possible in order to analyse the data and accurately
gauge the strength of support available for the
establishment of a Community Bank®. We thank
everyone who has completed their feasibility study
and urge you to make sure your friends and neighbours
do the same. Let's all get behind this wonderful
community enterprise to make sure that our Community
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Letters
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Dear Editor,
On Wednesday June 6th, a broad cross section of
the community met to discuss the future of the Apollo
Bay Music festival. Many issues were raised, and
it was generally agreed that our community would
benefit from the following changes to the festival.
• More diversity of music for young and old,
concentrating less on rock.
• The Apollo Bay P-12 College, and Apollo
Bay community groups have much more frequent consultation
with the festival committee throughout the year,
and are heavily involved with the organization of
festival activities.
• Consultation with the venue operators about
strategies to avoid overcrowding and unruly crowds.
• A smaller main marquee that is safe, secure,
and family friendly.
• Develop strategies to attract local traders
and community groups as foreshore vendors, rather
than giving business to outside traders.
• Develop a voluntary committee who employ
paid staff; to avoid any perceived conflict of interest.
It was felt proxy membership of the association
from
outside Apollo Bay had the potential to control
the
Association.
A resolution was passed that " The Apollo Bay
Community Music & Arts festival be limited to
4000
ticket sales and be run by a voluntary committee
overseeing paid staff."
5 community members put up their hand to stand for
election on a new festival committee, to take on
board
the above issues, and to implement the above resolution.
More potential committee members are needed. If
you would like to join this dynamic team leading
the way to an exciting Community Music & Arts
festival, please contact Peter Filimore, phone 52376579.
Or please just become members of the association
to assist in implementing the above. PS. At the
ABMF Special General Meeting held on Sunday 10th
June, a special resolution was passed to make future
committee positions voluntary.
Peter Filimore
Dear Editor,
Congratulations to Peter Filimore on calling the
public meeting on Wednesday 6th June to discuss
forward planning for the Music Festival after the
present committee resigns (as quoted by Ms. Fitt
in the November SGM minutes that "the current
committee has no intention of nominating for any
position on the committee for the future").
It was pleasing to see the support given at the
meeting to the resolution that the Music Festival
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voluntary. that the committe employpaid contractors
as required, and the ticket sales be capped at 4,000.
It was also reassuring to see the number of community
members who have indicated that they are willing
to become voluntary committee members and keep the
community festival going on into the future. Chris
Marriner
Dear Editor
Apollo Bay MUSIC FESTIVAL
Congratulations to Pete Filimore for conducting
a very constructive and forward looking meeting
at the Mechanics Hall last week. The well attended
meeting saw many constructive and positive comments
recorded for the future wellbeing of our festival.
Fortunately the meeting was conducted in the large
part without out any of the bitterness of the past.
I also commend Pete in putting forward a viable
team of experienced people to contest the upcoming
AGM. Pete has given a solid commitment to working
toward the aims of the Business Plan developed,
with State Govt. funding, by previous committee's
and the Shire. Current President Larelle Fitt and
committee member Paul Sullivan attended the meeting
and noted their position on many of the issues that
were discussed. They also made it very clear they
are still considering contesting the next election,
with Paul noting "you can't believe everything
you read in the papers". If, like me, you believe
Pete and his team are the way forward please make
sure you vote at the AGM. If you are not a member
of the association please join up ASAP and have
your say about the future of our community festival.
SGM Result
At the Special General Meeting held last Sunday
the issue of a voluntary committee and Life Membership
policy were addressed. President Larelle Fiit chaired
a meeting that discussed the various attitudes toward
a voluntary committee running the festival; finally
noting that the meeting had carried the motion for
future festivals to have voluntary committees. As
there will not be time for this to be incorporated
in the rules of the association before the next
AGM I would encourage whoever forms the next committee
to abide by the will of the members. Life Membership
was held over for further discussion.
Gary McPike: Festival Co-Founder; Secretary 1992
-95; President 1995 - 2002
THANK YOU
May I publicly thank the four workers who slaved
-two had to stand in ankle deep in muddy water in
the ditch alongside the road here is Skenes Creek
- to plant lots of young native plants. Even young
as they are these plants have enhanced the roadway.
Vista Avenue - misnamed, as there is neither view
(vista) nor trees in the street (avenue) - has been
badly neglected in spite of the high rates, so these
volunteers were very welcome. Thank you again. Joan
McAllister |
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