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45-30 13/10/08 -
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Festival Community
News Landcare
Health
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Apollo
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Sustainable Otways! Exhibition
at COPACC
Do you, your school, business or organisation
help with sustainability in our region and have
initiatives, a vision, invention or project (past,
present or future) that you'd like to showcase
and exhibit? Proposals are being accepted for
the "Sustainable Otways!" exhibition
at COPACC that promotes regional sustainability
and transition initiatives, and brings awareness
to climate and peak oil issues. The exhibition
will be launched on Wednesday January
21st 2009 from 6pm to 9pm, and run until February
20th 2009
All work needs to be mounted, installed/ de-installed
and transported to COPACC by the exhibitor. 3D
exhibits can be displayed in 1200mm x 600mm lockable
glass cabinets. Works will need to be
installed between 8.30am and 5pm on January
to 21st 2009. A 10% commission will be taken by
COPACC on any exhibit that is purchased during
the exhibition.
Proposals are required to be submitted by the
30th of November, 2008. If you would like to make
a presentation at COPACC on the launch night,
please also include this in your submission. Please
email to <ocpg.info@gmail.com> or send to:
Sustainable Otways! Exhibition C/o PO Box 95,
Apollo Bay Vic.3233. For further inquiries ph:
0425 710 380
APOLLO BAY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010 Date
The date for the 2010 (18th) Music Festival
is being
finalised and the ABMF committee would like people
to
be aware of some of the factors that will influence
the
choice, as they are many and varied.
Assuming that the festival is-best placed late
in March
(at the earliest) to late April (at the latest)
we have to
consider the following:
-Port Fairy Folk Festival: 5th to 8th Mar
-School holidays: 26th Mar to 12th Apr.
-Easter: 2nd (Good Friday) to 5th April.
-Anzac Day: 25th April - as this is a Sunday it
would
be too restrictive to operate venues on this w/end.
-Also a number of smaller events occurring in
March
and April.
Of course we will consider the interests of local
traders
and accommodation providers, but we would ask
for
their understanding in considering that the long
term
viability (i.e. ticket sales ) must also be a
priority when
making a decision such as this.
It would benefit no one if the festival was not
placed on
a date to ensure its continued success as one
of
Victoria's outstanding regional events.
Thankyou for your understanding.
A. Tibbits. Hon. Sec, ABMF Inc
EVENTS CALENDAR
17 November Otway Ranges Climate Action AGM 6.30
at Marrar Woorn
17Nov Apollo Bay Pre School AGM 6pm at the Pre
School
17Nov Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce and Tourism
AGM 7.30pm at Cafe 153
22Nov Apollo Bay & District Health Foundation
AGM To be advised
28 Feb 2009 Apollo Bay & District Health Foundation
Music Night Mechanics Hall Time to be advised
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Bay hosts Council contenders
A large gathering of concerned
local rate payers,
chaired by Gary McPike and hosted by the
Otway Forum met 10 of the 21 aspiring
Councilors in an open forum at the Apollo
Bay
Youth Club last Sunday.
Each candidate made a 3 minute presentation
to
the meeting which was then thrown open to
a
broad range of questions on which each
candidate was able to comment.
The major concerns of the audience were
inevitably parochial, many centering on
our
actual Council representation.
Issues raised from the floor and addressed
in
turn by each of the panelists were:
• Over-development for developers
sake
• Inappropriate development on a flood
plain that exposes rate-payers to liability
costs in the event of flood damage
• A Council that does not give serious
consideration to climate change
• A need for a Council that is transparent
and accountable to the community it is meant
to be serving
• A Council that does not conduct
most of its business in closed sessions
• A Council that actively works to
reducing the demands on its rate-payers
• Serious concern that the proposed
alliance of councilors reported in last
Friday's Herald would just produce more
of the same sort of decisions of the past
4 years.
Questions on the independence of the thinking
and contributions of members of such an
alliance in a supposedly democratic and
representative Council emerged as a serious
issue.
IMMUNISATION SESSION - MONDAY NOVEMBER 24
Please note the immunisation session
for November will be held on the fourth
Monday in the month, Monday November 24.
Immunisation is a simple, safe and effective
way of protecting children against certain
diseases. The risk of these diseases is
far greater than the very small risk of
immunisation.
Our sessions are held in the Colac Otway
Performing Arts & Cultural Centre (COPACC)
meeting room (entry via the main entrance).
For more information, please contact the
Health and Community Services department
on 5232 9429.
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Southern Otway Landcare
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Upcoming
Workshops
Estuaries Unmasked: EstuaryWatch Night
Seminar II
The EstuaryWatch Night Seminar Series
provide community members with the
latest research and expert knowledge
on estuaries. Seminar II will include
guest speakers: Richard Collopy, to
talk about the significance of estuaries
to local indigenous cultural heritage,
and Jeff Yugovic, to talk about estuary
vegetation types. When: Thursday 13th
Nov, 6.30-8.30 Where: Apollo Bay Youth
Club, Moore St Cost: Free, supper
provided RSVP: for catering, to Rhys
Collins 0429192589 or email rhys.collins@ccma.vic.gov.au
Fire Ecology Workshop
Fire has shaped the much of our region's
landscape. At this workhop, you will
learn about
the role of fire in the landscape,
vegetation
responses to fire, fuel load assessment,
and
people and plants in fire-prone areas.
Speakers: Kevin Tolhurst (University
of
Melbourne), Kim Stanley-Eyles (CFA
Fireguard),
DSE representative and Parks VIC representative
Where & When:
Dereel Memorial Hall: Tues 18th Nov
08
Forrest Public Hall: Wed 19th Nov
08
Aireys Inlet Community Hall: Thurs
27th Nov 08
Time: 9.45am-4pm
Cost: Free, refreshments & lunch
provided
To register: call Anna Carrucan on
52316913 or
email Chris Gartlan on
chrisgartlan_GAV@bigpond.com
Out and About with Bats Workshop
Want to learn more about these elusive
night-time
creatures? At this workshop, search
for bats, hear
their calls and learn what you can
do to help
protect their habitat on your property
and in your
local area. The night is suitable
for all ages
(children must be accompanied by adult).
Bring
sturdy shoes, torch, outdoor clothing.
Time: 7.00 pm (please be punctual)
When and Where:
Elliminyt Public Hall: Thursday 4th
Dec 2008
Timboon Senior Citizen's: Friday 5th
Dec 2008
Cost: FREE, supper provided
Registration: essential, call 5231
6913 or email
chrisgartlan_GAV@bigpond.com.
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, Luke Hynes
(PH) 5237 6904 69-71 Nelson St. Apollo
Bay.
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OTWAY RANGES CLIMATE ACTION (ORCA)
Council Elections
Climate change is a concern for many people
and climate change action groups are springing
up all over the country and the world. It
is heartening to see communities getting
organised and taking responsibility. No
other issue has generated this sort of community
response. People aren't content to let the
government lead the way. At the same time,
however, we can't do it without government
support on all levels.
For example in our area, we will have to
look at issues like roads, town planning,
town infrastructure, transport, suitable
housing, and power, to name a few, if we
are to find solutions to the predicted climate
changes and in particular to the predicted
sea level rises. How are we going to plan
our future towns? How do we move the infrastructure?
How will we relocate our roads to avoid
the vulnerable areas? Councils have to be
able to provide support to groups working
with these issues. They also have to be
able to take some leadership themselves
in order to help prepare our communities.
I am sure everyone was aware of the state
government intervention in the council planning
; process in Gippsland, where they overturned
a planning decision by council which approved
building on low-lying land. The reason given
by the state government was predicted sea
level rises. This more than anything else
makes it imperative that our council is
able to work with the issue of climate change.
So, when you are looking at who to vote
for in the upcoming council elections, make
climate change and the prospective councillors'
responses to it, a priority in your decision.
The next 3 years will be crucial in determining
how well we will be prepared for the future
- so don't let this opportunity slip '.
by - make your point and vote for councillors
who will take up climate change action as
a priority. It is always better to mend
something before it is broken beyond repair.
Better to act now and be prepared.
ORCA is apolitical. We are only interested
in raising the issue of climate change action
and researching solutions to the predicted
changes, not to mention reducing our impact
and carbon footprint.
Remember our AGM - next Monday 17 November,
6.30 at Marrar Woorn.
To keep up to date on ORCA news, register
to our website: http://orcaction.org
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OTWAY RANGES CLIMATE
ACTION (ORCA)
Council Elections
Climate change is a concern for many people
and climate change action groups are springing
up all over the country and the world. It
is heartening to see communities getting organised
and taking responsibility. No other issue
has generated this sort of community response.
People aren't content to let the government
lead the way. At the same time, however, we
can't do it without government support on
all levels.
For example in our area, we will have to look
at issues like roads, town planning, town
infrastructure, transport, suitable housing,
and power, to name a few, if we are to find
solutions to the predicted climate changes
and in particular to the predicted sea level
rises. How are we going to plan our future
towns? How do we move the infrastructure?
How will we relocate our roads to avoid the
vulnerable areas? Councils have to be able
to provide support to groups working with
these issues. They also have to be able to
take some leadership themselves in order to
help prepare our communities.
I am sure everyone was aware of the state
government intervention in the council planning
; process in Gippsland, where they overturned
a planning decision by council which approved
building on low-lying land. The reason given
by the state government was predicted sea
level rises. This more than anything else
makes it imperative that our council is able
to work with the issue of climate change.
So, when you are looking at who to vote for
in the upcoming council elections, make climate
change and the prospective councillors' responses
to it, a priority in your decision. The next
3 years will be crucial in determining how
well we will be prepared for the future -
so don't let this opportunity slip '. by -
make your point and vote for councillors who
will take up climate change action as a priority.
It is always better to mend something before
it is broken beyond repair. Better to act
now and be prepared.
ORCA is apolitical. We are only interested
in raising the issue of climate change action
and researching solutions to the predicted
changes, not to mention reducing our impact
and carbon footprint.
Remember our AGM - next Monday 17 November,
6.30 at Marrar Woorn.
To keep up to date on ORCA news, register
to our website: http://orcaction.org
CAR POOLING
Part of the display window at the POST OFFICE
has
now been reserved for notices re CAR POOLING.
Rides to and from Apollo Bay may be posted
there.
Please include: date, destination, times of
departure
and phone numbers only.
If you wish to request a ride, please include
the date
destination, approx. times, and your phone
number.'
Don't put any names on these notices.
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'MOUSTACHIO BROTHERS"
During the month of November, Michael Harrison
Electrical, aka "Moustachio Brothers",
are growing a Mo. Yes that's right, Michael,
Paul, Toby and Luke are saying no to the shaver
and are growing (or attempting) to grow a
"stache for cash", to help raise
awareness of men's health issues and raise
funds for the fight against men's depression
and prostrate cancer.
The Mo Bros would greatly appreciate your
donation, large or small. If you would like
to donate to their Mo's you can do so either
online at www.movember.com.au and clicking
on "donate" and entering "Moustachio
Brothers" and then follow the prompts
or directly to the boys via cash or cheque
made payable to "Movember Foundation".
All donations will then be forwarded on to
the Foundation on your behalf. All donations
over $2 are tax deductible. Michael Harrison
Electrical would like to get the grow off
growing by pledging $200.00, $50.00 per Mo.
So remember if you pass a Mo Bro give 'em
a bit of lip service on their lip foliage
and help raise awareness of men's health issues.
DRAFT PLANS FOR APOLLO BAY LIBRARY &
COMMUNITY FACILITY AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT
The Apollo Bay Library and Facility Development
project has progressed to a stage where draft
plans are available for community comment.
The community consultation including the community
survey showed strong support for Otway Health
and Community Services as the preferred site.
Draft plans have been developed for 7 Ramsden
Avenue Apollo Bay for the development of a
potential permanent Library and Community
Facility. The draft plans feature a contemporary
Library that can accommodate 6,000 books.
The facility also has an area designed with
a kid's corner, reading areas and a multifunctional
lounge area. A key theme identified was, to
celebrate the Apollo Bay Music Festival. The
lounge space will also have technology such
as a large screen television, CDs and a DVD
player. The facility has also been designed
so that the lounge area can be accessed outside
library hours for groups such as reading groups,
children's activities and discussion groups.
The Consultant for the project Andrew Crowley
(Capacity Consulting) will be available to
explain the plans and provide a project update
at the Apollo Bay Market from 10.00 am until
1.00pm on Saturday the 22nd November 2008.
The plans will also be available for viewing
and comment at the following locations from
November 17th until the end of the month:
¦ The current Library
¦ Colac Otway Shire Customer Services
- Nelson Street Apollo Bay
¦ MarrarWoorn Community Centre
For the project to commence in the future,
it will
require funding from the Colac Otway Shire
and other
levels of government.
For further information please contact Andrew
Crowley Capacity Consulting on 0430486349
or
andrew@capacitvconsulting.com.au |
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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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SENIOR CITIZENS
Saturday 15 Nov. Carpet Bowls 2 pm Monday
17 Nov. Carpet Bowls 2 pm Tuesday 18 Nov.
Carpet Bowls 2 pm
Meeting
Monday 17 November at 1 pm is a quarterly
meeting of the Senior's Club at the rooms,
4 Whelan Street. All welcome.
Seniors Citizens' Birthday Senior
Citizens'
Birthday on Friday 14 November at 1 pm.
All welcome. Contact Jeanette 5237 6268
or Clarice 5237 6690.
Apollo Bay R.S.L. Women's Aux.
The Women's Aux. wish to thank everyone
for their support. To those who worked on
the stall on Saturday 8 November and to
those who supported us by buying. Winner
of raffle, Lois Congram.
C.W.A.
C.W.A. Christmas breakup and meeting will
be on Thursday 13 November at 11 oclock.
Meet at the Top Pub and bring a gift to
the value of $5-$6.
APOLLO BAY UNITING CHURCH
STREET STALL SATURDAY 15th NOVEMBER
Any donations of goods for our stall will
be gratefully accepted.
COMMUNITY MEDITATION
Tuesday Nights 7pm to 8pm
Marrar Woorn
Gold coin donation
Enquiries 0408 377 244
Discover the history of Apollo Bay,
visit the
APOLLO BAY MUSEUM
In the Old Telephone Cable Station 6250
Great Ocean Rd, Apollo Bay OPEN: 2 pm to
5pm
SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, PUBLIC & SCHOOL
HOLIDAYS
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ANONYMOUS
Is alcohol costing you more than money?
Meetings held weekly in Apollo Bay For details
Ph: 9429 1833 or 5237 6235
Apollo Bay Informal Fishing Group
next meeting will be held on Thursday December
4th, 2008 at
10.30am at the Apollo Bay Shire conference
room, Nelson Street, Apollo Bay. All welcome.
Coordinator Andrew Orchard
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
BIRTH
Congratulations to Matthew & Janelle
Macgregor on the safe arrival of their beautiful
daughter Charlotte Isabella on the 1.11.08.
Weight 7lb 6ozs. All doing well.
Peter & Janette Macgregor and Gavin
& Jennie
Nicholls and families.
BIRTH Withrington-Pallet
Paxton & Kyle welcome with love their
beautiful son "Zeb James", 7lb
14ozs on the 27th of October. Lots of love
from all the family.
THANK YOU
To the kind person who found my keys in
the post office box room my heart felt thanks.
I very much appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Margaret
STREET STALL
Catholic Ladies Guild from 9 am to 12 noon
on Saturday 22nd November outside IGA shop.
APOLLO BAY & DISTRICT HEALTH
FOUNDATION
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
3.30pm 22nd November 2008
At Krambruk Room, Apollo Bay Hotel.
Guest Speaker - Dr Frank Dudley, a senior
physician at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne.
All welcome
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
YOGA General Class
Thursdays 6pm -7.30pm Uniting Church Hall
6th November to 11th December. $60 or $12
casual
Amanda 0427 797 813
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OTWAY
HEALTH NEWS |
Diabetes Talk
at the Golf Club
The incidence of diabetes continues to increase
at an alarming rate. Someone you know will be or
has been affected. This presentation will help you
understand what diabetes is and how best to manage
or prevent this condition. Diabetes can't be cured
(yet!) but it can be managed well. Everyone is welcome
to this important session.. Thursday 27th Nov 2.30pm
-3pm at the Golf Club
Women's Wellbeino Circle
Please bring a cushion and a shawl to this
afternoon of fun and exploration in a safe
supportive environment. Amanda Perry-Bolt will
guide the group in whichever direction they choose
- music will be on the menu, participate as much
or as little as you like - just come and enjoy the
company!
Saturday 22 November 1 to 3pm
Marrar Woorn
$5 please book to ensure a place
Diabetes Clinic at Apollo Bay General Practice
— Two Days Only!
Our diabetes educator, Michelle Cox, will be available
for appointments on Thursday 27 November and Thursday
11 December at Apollo Bay General Practice. Although
you do not need to be referred by a GP to see Michelle,
this will give many an opportunity to spend time
with both the diabetes educator and GP on the same
day! To book please contact General Practice on
5237 6844. Places are limited. If you cannot make
these dates, call customer services on 52378500.
Apollo Bay Community Memorial at the Senior
Citizens Centre
A memorial is being held at the Senior Citizens
Centre on Sunday 16th November 2008 from 2pm to
3pm. The Memorial will follow a simple and informal
format and there will be a candle-lighting ceremony
to commemorate lost loved ones. An afternoon tea
will follow the Memorial. Transport to and from
this Memorial can be arranged. For more information
please call Customer Service on 5237 8500.
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View Walk
On Monday 16 November a group will be walking
from Marrar Woorn to Crows Nest leaving at 8.45am,
this is a 50min walk. If you would rather meet
the walkers at Crows Nest a Bus will leave Marrar
Woorn at 9.45am for the walk from Crows nest through
to Piggery Lane. BYO Lunch & water. $2
Vacant Positions
Home and Community Care Coordinator
Part time position (32 hours a week)
The prime accountability of the role is the leadership
provided to the Home Care Team and the level of
client satisfaction with the service.
The role will involve monitoring of Home Care
services in accordance with our service agreements.
Applications close 21st November 2008.
Registered Nurse Division 2 (Two roles)
• Part time (6 shifts per fortnight) position
to cover maternity leave.
• Permanent Part time position. (3 shifts
per fortnight)
Child Care News
SunSmart
Child care is now recognised as a SunSmart Playgroup,
which recognises out service's commitment to protecting
children and staff from the harmful effects of
too much ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
We also have some vacancies on Mon-Fri for Over
3'sand limited vacancies available for Under 3's.
And with Christmas coming up, children and families
are invited to the Annual Childcare Christmas
Party, to be held at the centre on Thursday 18
December 2008 at 3.30pm.
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Letters
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The Editor
Re: Coiac Otway Council Elections
Candidates Preference Table - Correction.
G Higgins preference for W Riches should have read
20 and not 2 as shown in the table. My apologies
to Mr
Higgins for this typing error.
The results of the 2004 Elections.
In the 2004 Colac Otway election only 16300 voters
of
the 20,024 voters enrolled cast a vote. The primary
votes cast for each candidate were; Crook (2274),
Hart Stuart (1641), Higgins (1623), Mercer (1565),
Smith C (1445), DiCecco (1433), Riches (1370), Hart
Stephen (1249), Lehmann (1206), Spence (790), Latta
(605), Graham (558), Pitman (335).
In the Otway ward only 74% of the 5828 enrolled
voters cast a vote compared with about 84 % in other
wards. That means that nearly 1500 people in the
Otway ward failed to make their wishes known. Think
of the difference that those votes could have made.
Make sure that you vote this time. The Candidates
Preference Table. The Candidates Preference Table
published in the 6/11/05 edition of the AB News
clearly indicates that
the candidates fall into three groups. A group with
similar preferences consists of G Beale, R Sellens,
C.Smith, G Manning, J Healey W Riches, S Price,
F Buchanan and P Mercer. Eight of these people have
formed an alliance to run for council (See Colac
Herald 7/11/08). The majority of these
candidates reside in Colac and in the north of the
shire.
A second group with similar preferences consists
of Lyn Foster, Stuart Hart, Stephen Hart, Joyce
Biddle, Lyn Russell, Tony Webber, Rod Spence and
Geoff Higgins. These candidates' have slightly different
preferences to each other but have common policies
in regard to, the retention of the Colac library
and the Apollo Bay harbour project. The majority
of these candidates reside in Colac and the south
of the shire.
A third group consists of M Smith, Brian Crook,
Carol Wilmink and Terry Pitman. The first two candidates
have not indicated their preferences and the others
have preferences that differ significantly from
both of the other groups.
Voting >>>
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Use the candidate's preference table
to help you select the most competent candidates
that you want elected. Your first choice is the
most important vote but the next six are also very
important, so choose wisely. Make sure that your
preferences run from 1 to 21 before you seal the
ballot paper. Post your vote as soon as you have
completed the task. Ted Stuckey - Marengo
Dear Editor,
The Bay's New Rainfall Reporter Thank you to Bob
Davis for contributing the rainfall info to the
News Sheet over many years until last month, although
for 5 months Tim Godfrey had the official rain gauge
from the Bureau of Meteorology, and I started as
official bureau recorder on 8.5.2008, so from now
on I will supply the rainfall details to the News
Sheet. One thing that has happened is the variation
in the two rain gauges, one fixed on a fence, the
official one set in the ground, varies by minus
3% to minus 11% due no doubt to the wind direction.
Also Tim's record for March is not officially listed,
my figures were 88.9mm, driest October 15.8mm 1914,
wettest 241.6, 1949 2008 @ 28.2 is the third driest
on record. Driest year 1967 558.6.
The rainfall records for Apollo Bay started in June
1898, missed 4 months in 1902, and last month of
1901
and the last 6 months of 1910 also March 1903.
I have farm rainfall records from July 1960-1995
and
at Scott Place 16 years.
Harold Cockerell
Dear Editor,
I went to the "Meet the Council Candidates"
session, expecting to hear 21 opinions. Only 10
attended, where were the other 11 ? I wanted to
make up my own mind based on what I heard at the
meeting. I was very disappointed. Patricia Laird
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