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Apollo
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Edition
33-30 21/8/08 -
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 Music
Festival Community
News Landcare
Health
Letters |
Apollo
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Signs of Change - Human Signs Project at Local Schools
Students across the state formed human signs to
make a statement about climate change today 20/8/08.
Locally, Apollo Bay P-12 School and Elliminyt Primary
School have worked with local and regional climate
change
action groups to design human signs as part of a
state-wide event to raise awareness about climate
change, and to
urge our community and its leaders to take real
action on climate change. Human signs formed a word
or short
phrase, based on the theme 'Signs of Change - Creating
a Better Future'.
Other regions across the state have involved a total
of over four thousand students and community members.
The Apollo Bay College students spelt out 'Act Now'
- best representing the intent of suggestions for
the message.
Human signs were made by groups of people either
standing or sitting or lying down to form letters,
words or
images. The signs were then photographed from the
air and the photos taken will form part of a state-wide
montage to raise awareness about climate change
and actions needed to combat it.
25 August Apollo Bay News Inc. meeting 4pm, then
AGM, 7 pm dinner Shire office, Nelson Street &
Krumbruk Room
29 August Colac Community Road Safety Council meeting
Fire Station, Apollo Bay 12 noon
31 August Apollo Bay Youth Club AGM Youth Club 3pm
7 September Boys Arvo Out Captains at The Bay 12
noon
18 October Preschool Open Day 10am—2pm
25 October Opera in the Otways Melba Gully, Lavers
Hill 1-6pm
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Apollo Bay P-12 College: From the Principal
and parents, down to the Preppies, we took
the challenge and worked together to form
our human sign in response to the challenge
of global warming. The sign said "ACT
NOW!" It required the most amazing
amount of patience and cooperation from
all involved as the plane was delayed several
times. The student's tolerance and ability
to work together was just unbelievable.
I really want to thank the teachers, parents
and the students for all their great work.
This just shows what a great school we have
and what great things we can achieve by
working together. Once again, many thanks
to all. It was great to be part of this
school event.
Peter Bourne
ORCA Member and Sign Writer's Harrowing
Challenge Award Winner.
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Southern Otway Landcare
Network 'Landtalk' |
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National
Rainwater and Greywater Initiative
As part of the $12.9 billion Water
for the Future plan, the Government
is delivering the $250 million National
Rainwater and Greywater Initiative
to help people use water wisely in
their everyday lives.
The National Rainwater and Greywater
Initiative will help households and
surf lifesaving clubs save precious
drinking water by installing rainwater
tanks and greywater systems. The Australian
Government is providing:
• Rebates of up to $500 for
households to install rainwater tanks
or greywater systems
• drants to surf lifesaving
clubs of up to $10,000 to install
a rainwater tank or undertake a larger
water saving project.
The $250 million National Rainwater
and Greywater Initiative is funded
over six years from 2008-09 to 2013-14.
Subscribe to their online register
to be notified of start dates and
program details as soon as they become
available. The National Rainwater
and Greywater Initiative will be in
addition to State and Territory programs.
Rebates will only be available for
the installation of tanks or greywater
systems after the program commencement
date. Keep checking the department's
website:
www.environment.gov.au/water for further
updates on the Initiative or call
1800 218 478.
Wetlands Ecology Course
Wetlands are fundamental to "the
health of our natural environment.
Rich in Biodiversity, their condition
and survival is intrinsically linked
to the well being of our urban and
rural communities. Greening Australia
is offering a 5 day professional training
package including presentations from
some of the foremost experts in the
field. Participants will:
• investigate how wetlands function
within the landscape (geology, hydrology
and physical/chemical processes)
• examine/ identify wetland
plants and their role
• learn the roles of fauna and
their interactions with flora in wetland
systems
• learn to assess & plan
for retention, restoration & revegetation
of wetland systems
Presenters: Bemie Joyce, Nick Romanowski,
Craig Allen,
Matthew Jackman & Dr Beth Gott
When: 9am to 4pm, Fridays - Aug 29th,
and Sep 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th.
Where: Various Colac and Geelong
Cost: $250 for 5 sessions or $80 per
day for community
members and concession holders. $500
for 5 sessions or
$120 per day for professionals.
To Register: go to http://soln.org
to download the
registration form from this week's
"SOLN Weekly News" or
phone Brenda Skene on 0408526113.
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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After the Boxing Day
Tsunami
the Apollo Bay community rallied to raise
funds to support two
effected communities it the Maldives.
After some hard work from a group of community
members a
large some of money was raised and it was
decided it was to
be used to further education on the islands.
Since then six teachers from Apollo Bay
College have visited
and worked on the islands. We have also
had the pleasure of
six teachers from the Maldives coming for
a stay here at Apollo
Bay. In the December of 2007 a group of
our students spent
some time over there.
The following article is the latest initiative
between our College
and those of the Maldives.
Thank-you to all those who worked so hard
in the initial stages
of this project. Your work has made a lasting
impact on the
communities.
A Maldives experience
On the 2nd of July 2008 I took off on what
was to be an amazing trip which had never
been done by anyone before. I was to become
the first ever exchange student to the Maldives.
The first 24 hours was crazy I was like
a big toy and everyone wanted me to go here,
do that, say this. The people I was staying
with were a very nice family and I was amazed
how tight they were as a family. My first
day at school I was introduced by the principal
as Mr. Shampoo Forest I don't know how he
got that out of Samuel Frost. I spent most
of my time with the smaller kids who were
very enjoyable and they were so keen to
learn about Australia. Most of the kids
asked me about their pen pals. When they
found out that I knew all the kids they
were very happy. I also spent a lot of time
trying to fit in with the rest of the culture
which is harder than you think. When you
are the biggest guy and only white guy on
the island you seem to stand out. It was
also very hard at times seeing a lot of
people don't speak English, so I had to
either use my hands to describe or point
at what I wanted, which was very strange.
The one thing that stood out the whole way
through the trip was how happy everyone
was on both islands. All the people were
always happy to buy me lunch, take me out
to dinner and take me to meet their families
and show off the big Australian. I would
also like to take this chance to thank everyone
who was involved with my trip. It was not
easy going, so I'd like to thank all my
mates who emailed me and also a big thanks
to Humpty who put in a monster effort to
get me there and help organise my stay.
Sam Frost
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Colac-Otway Shire Council
wards abolished
CORRA CORNER by Assistant Secretary, Stephen
Hart 5237 3196, E-mail: lavershilK&.skymesh.com.au
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 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 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.
Obviously, the "Number of votes cast
at the election" won't be known until
Election Day on 29 November 2008. The number
can be calculated as a percentage. Thus, 100%
divided by (7+1) = 12.5%. That figure then
has to be rounded up to the next whole number.
In other words, for a candidate to be elected
as a Councillor he/she will have to receive
12.5% of the vote 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.
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.
The key points to remember when voting in
the November 2008 elections are:
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You will be allowed to choose whom you prefer
from all the candidates, not just a few,
• Like all elections, you must number
every square on the ballot paper for your
vote to be counted, in order of your preference.
If for example, 15 candidates stand it will
be necessary to number the ballot 1 to 15,
• Like all elections, the most preferred
candidate should be numbered 1. The first
preference is the most important.
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The key difference is that you effectively
indicate your preferred make up of the entire
Council. The 1st to 7th preferences are effectively
an indication that you want those candidates
to be elected as Councillors.
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Due to the flow of preferences the last vote
is almost as important as the first. The only
way to ensure that your preferences don't
flow to a candidate you don't want on Council
is to put that candidate last or close to
last.
Given the controversy surrounding the 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.
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THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
RELIEF FUND
by the Rotary Club of Apollo Bay Otways
We would like to announce the launch of our
local clubs new ongoing initiative in our
community. Through the fundraising we do in
our community, we are now in a position to
start our ongoing initiative of supporting
people in our community who have fallen on
difficult times.
If you are in urgent need of financial assistance
to assist with the quality of your life, due
to hardship, health or other circumstance,
we have now set up a process which may be
able to help. Please call 52371030 for an
initial, confidential and very basic first
point of contact. We will on your approval
only pass your basic details on to the Rev
Tim Cohen who is acting on our behalf, who
will then organise an interview to access
the validity of your circumstance. Depending
on his assessment of your circumstance, if
he verifies that the need is genuine, he will
then make a recommendation to our club and
we will issue a payment direct to you. We
as a local club work very hard to earn our
funds and are proud to be in the position
to help the needy in our community. Please
rest assured that your case would be given
a number and the only people that will know
anymore about the case are the person who
takes the initial call and the Rev Cohen.
Other than that the Rotary club will only
know the case number and an explanation of
the nature of the problem composed by Tim
Cohen.
This initiative is being run with the knowledge
of Otway Health, The Police, the Local Clergy
and the town's medical providers: We are here
to assist, please call.
- PERMACULTURE NEWS -
The 10 common mistakes that humans make in
trying to bring about change.
Australia's leading educator in social change
Professor Stuart Hill, will be talking about
this at Richmond Town Hall on August 30th
from 2pm to 4pm. As the permaculture news
has only a column here, I can't list them
all here (but they're on his website www.stuartbhill.com).
The number 10 mistake is "Neglect of
the arts". He says that we need to recognize
the arts, in its broadest sense (including
humour), as being an essential part of both
the foundation & means for implementation
of all efforts to achieve genuine & sustainable
improvement.
The Otways & Coast Permaculture Group
embraces this concept and has received funding
from the COS Community Support Fund to run
a creative project exploring climate change
and peak oil issues and solutions, calling
on the creative, artistic and practical residents
of Colac Otway Shire to be involved with the
building of resilience within our communities.
The project is tentatively entitled "CO-EDAPT"
and one of it's outcomes will be an exhibition
at the performing arts centre in Colac in
from January 20th to February 20th and it
also aims to contribute to our Music Festival
next March. This project is open to anyone
who can see it's creative possibilities; school
teachers working with their students, street
performers and performance artists, comedians,
filmmakers, painters, iprintmakers, graphic
designers, electricians, jplumbers, musicians,
carpenters, sculptors, boat builders, architects,
health practitioners, gardeners etc...
If you're wanting to be a part of creating
an aware, adaptive and resilient community,
contact Fern Rainbow ph:0425710380 or 52376131
email permaculture@apollobav.orq.au
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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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COMMUNITY YOGA
Meets each Monday morning 10.00 to 11.30am
to
practice postures, breathing and relaxation
to CD's.
Venue - Marrar Woorn House, Pengilley Ave.,
Bring mat and blanket. Minimum Cost $2 Ring
Ken or Lilly for details on 5237 7134
Tuesday Art Group
A group meets each Tuesday at King Parrot
Gallery,
Tuxion Rd for a painting/drawing workshop.
It offers peer group support for those who
wish to paint or draw with others $2 per
session. All welcome—please come and
join us. For up to date information please
ring:
Beth 5237 1033 or Carole 5237 6678
COMMUNITY MEDITATION
Tuesday Nights 7pm to 8pm
Marrar Woorn
Gold coin donation
Enquiries 0408 377 244
Colac Community Road Safety Council
Meeting Notice - Friday 29th August. 1200
hrs. Apollo Bay Fire Station, Pascoe Street
Residents interested in road safety in the
Apollo Bay area, or with any concerns, are
most welcome to attend.
Bob Mason Ph: 5237 6797 on behalf of Roadsafe
Colac.
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Junior youth Synergy Christian Church
'Combo night' (grades 3-6) a combination
of crazy and fun games and activities this
Friday night 5.00-6.30pm @ the Youth Club
No REVOLUTION YOUTH this Friday
night.
Youth Alive road trip
This Saturday Aug 23rd meeting 1.10pm
outside the Uniting Church Hall
More details: Marni Briffa (youth leader)
52371202 or 0406351838
Children's Creative Drama
and Movement class is
back! 6 week term. Wednesdays Venue : TBC.
Ages 3-6 and 7-12 years. Contact Elle 5237
6616
Bookings are essential, number dependant.
SENIOR CITIZENS
Sat. 23 August Carpet Bowls 2pm
Mon. 25 August Carpet Bowls, Games.Cards
2pm
Tues. 26 August Carpet Bowls , other 2pm
SENIORS
We had our A.G.M. on Monday 18th August
and all agreed we had a good year. The following
members were elected to the incoming committee.
President Vice president Sec/ treasurer
Catering Officer Committee
Harold Cockerell
Patrick Fitzgerald
Jeanette Babb
Clarice Mustafa
Betty Cockerell
Lorraine Baulch
Maybelle Fisk
June Rawlings
Brian Giles
Iris Baulch
We had good days playing bowls, cards etc
come and join us - membership only $3
C.W.A.
Next meeting Friday 29th August 1.30pm at
Marrar Woorn.
APOLLO BAY YOUTH CLUB Inc
Reg No: A 13287 M
A.G.M. Sunday 31st August 2008
3pm -4pm At the Youth Club Hall
The meeting will be followed by afternoon
tea
and a viewing of the new kitchen. Help support
the Youth Club by coming along and catching
up with what has been going on.
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OTWAY
HEALTH NEWS |
Vocal Nosh
Enjoy an afternoon with Belinda McArdle, a very
experienced, dynamic choir leader from Acabellas
Singing in Geelong. Come along for a cuppa and a
sing. Saturday 30 August 1 to 5 pm at the Catholic
Hall, Cost is $20 for non choir members. Please
call 5237 8500 to book.
Manual Handling Training for Otwav Health Volunteers
The date for this training has been changed from
Monday 25 August to Monday 1 September. Please book
by phoning 5237 8500.
No Falls
No Falls" is a 15 week specific program targeted
at people who have had a fall or have had a fear
of ¦ falling. Participants complete exercises
to improve lower limb strength and learn strategies
to assist in lowering a person's chance of falling
and increasing confidence.
The next 15 week program will commence on Thursday
11th September at 1pm.
For any other questions or to register for this
program please call Jessica Dorney on 52378500.
Paperless Board Meetings
An initiative has led to a new and improved way
to run Board Meetings. Gone are the days of the
stack of colour coded Board agendas and attachments
sometimes reaching over 300 pages. Since January
2008 the Board has conducted paperless meetings.
A Board Internet Site has been developed and all
past minutes and other important documents are posted
on this Internet Site for quick and easy access.
At the meeting all documents are viewed on screen
via a data projector. This initiative not only helps
the environment but it also makes the Board meetings
much more efficient. Following on from the Board
example more and more operational staff committees
within Otway Health are becoming paperless. Otway
Health will continue to find ways to support the
environment!
Vic Market Bus Trip
It's on again! Due to popular demand the bus will
be market bound departing 8am Thursday 21 August
from Marrar Woorn. Cost $20.
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or your relative in need of aged care?
There is currently a vacancy for permanent care
at Otway Health, for information please contact
Helen Pint on 5237 8500.
Diabetes Information at the Pharmacy Correction
Apollo Bay Pharmacy is now a NDSS sub agent which
is fantastic news because it means people with
diabetes can easily access all the equipment they
need to manage their diabetes at a greatly reduced
rate.
Otway Health's diabetes educator, Michelle Cox,
will be in store on 2nd September (not August
26th) from 1030am-1230pm. Michelle will be available
to offer confidential risk assessments, blood
pressure and waist circumference and weight measurement.
Michelle will also offer glucose meter checks
and upgrades where needed. This is a great opportunity
for those living with diabetes, or those simply
concerned about their health and well being, to
meet with Michelle to learn more about diabetes
and what measures can be taken to reduce the risk
of developing. Appointment is not necessary, just
turn up.
Talking Transport
Thanks to everyone who attended the transport
forum on Monday. We have identified the challenges
we face and the resources available. Another forum
will be held in mid September to explore solutions
to the transport issues more deeply. Working together
with the Shire, we will be able to ensure that
any services available in the future are easy
to use, reliable and meet our needs - watch this
space!
This bus is available to HACC assessed clients,
on Wednesdays and Friday mornings for a return
trip into town for $5 per person. Contact Christine
for details. HACC to helps older people and younger
people with disabilities to continue living in
their community
Eye Care To You
The eye care to you optometrist will be available
at Otway Health on the 12th September, to book
an appointment call Christine on (03)5237 8500.
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Letters
to the Editor
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HUNDREDS of people braved
blustery conditions
at the weekend for a taste of the traditional lightkeeper's
life
at Cape Otway Lightstation.
There was standing room only in the marquee which
became
a theatre on Saturday night, as Canberra actress
Chrissie
Shaw performed The Keeper, a piece of object theatre
about
the brave, lonely, dedicated and versatile women
who
supported their lightkeeper husbands and families
in the
1900s.
Guided by the light of the full moon, which shone
a silver
light on the waves of Bass Strait, more than 50
people heard
the stories of Cape Otway's ghosts from a team of
paranormal investigators.
A three course meal was served in the Lightkeeper's
Cafe
following the ghostbusters' tour.
Cape Otway Lightstation manager said the two day
festival,
part of International Lighthouse Weekend, had been
a real
success with people travelling from as far as Melbourne
to
enjoy heritage police re-enactments, to listen-in
on radio
conversations with lightkeepers around the globe,
and to
soak up the history of the 1848 lighthouse.
"People are starting to look out for the event
now and we're
aiming for it to become a highlight of the region's
winter
calendar of events," Mr Thompson said.
"The weekend's activities were a real winner
with families -
children enjoyed craft activities, live music, pony
rides,
visiting the top of the Lighthouse and the thrill
of the ghost
tour.
: "Although the accent is on fun for families,
it's also a great
way for kids to learn about our fascinating history."
For further information on International Lighthouse
Weekend,
please call Paul Thompson on 5237 9240 or visit
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