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Queenscliff November 2020 No. 331 and Point Lonsdale Your Community Voice Once upon a time... Heroes and villains, the Cat in the Hat and the Queen of Hearts were among a cast of colourful characters who took over Hesse Street as part of St Aloysius Primary School Book Week celebrations. P27. David McDonald Builders David McDonald Builders sets the standard in prestige homes. Specialising in unique design and renovations of outstanding scale and style. Building with Excellence The Rip November 2020 Page 1 www.davidmcdonaldbuilders.com.au • p: 0418 599620 • e: [email protected]

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Wait and see on Nippers program The Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club is Victoria, Victoria playing a wait and see game to determine what Police and a “COVID-Summer” will look like on our local DHHS on the While the beaches. best COVIDSafe Victorian arrangements summer at the The club has been forced to cancel its annual for beaches and beach may look a Bronze Medallion camp, but remains hopeful a waterways, and bit different this year, we Nippers program can proceed. we’ll have more will continue to listen to to say closer the expert health advice “Unfortunately things are all still too up to the season before determining in the air to let you know how our season starting,” she exactly what that might will look,” said President Charlie Pitney. said. look like “We are awaiting guidance from the premier, Surf Life - Lisa Neville Emergency Management Victoria and Life Saving Victoria on limits on numbers for our Savers at Sydney programs. beaches are set to introduce a hi-tech Beachsafe app, that uses a “We are still hopeful we will be able to run traffic light system to advise beach goers when our Nippers program in some way and are and where to swim safely. exploring other options in relation to our Beaches with limited numbers will show up Bronze and SRC camps.” as green, crowded beaches will display amber, while packed beaches will close in line with Emergency Services Minister and Bellarine New South Wales’ COVID controls. MP Lisa Neville said observational beach “While the Victorian summer at the beach patrols would commence on November 14, may look a bit different this year, we will with the full patrol season beginning on continue to listen to the expert health advice November 28 - in line with Chief Health Office before determining exactly what that might guidelines. look like,\" Ms Neville said. She also hinted at possible restrictions on crowds. “Work is underway with Life Saving MECHANICAL REPAIRS Pt Lonsdale/Queenscliff Automotive Centre (Steve Higgins) Full Car Servicing All Mechanical Repairs Fully Qualified Mechanic Air Conditioning Repairs & Services Pick Up Service Available (Local area only) 46 Bellarine Highway, Queenscliff PHONE: 5258 4668 0418 524 861 LBW Business + Wealth Advisors are a Geelong based practice providing a wide range of accounting, business and wealth advisory services to individuals and businesses Areas of expertise: ACCOUNTING AND TAX RETURN PREPARATION ESTATE PLANNING SELF MANAGED SUPER FUND ESTABLISHMENT & ADMINISTRATION FINANCIAL PLANNING AUDIT SERVICES The Rip November 2020 Page 13























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It’s time to get fire ready A headstone was smashed and cars damaged in a recent crime spree Local land owners and tenants have been urged to start preparing their properties now, 'Enough is enough - business couple ahead of the Fire Danger Period. urges community action on crime \"A lot of things can be done in the garden A Queenscliff business couple has urged There are no evidence the incidents are and around the home to improve the chances families and community groups to discuss the linked. of surviving the impact of a bushfire or fast impacts of vandalism, following a string of moving grassfire,\" said Bellarine CFA's Angela incidents. Mr and Mrs Otter encouraged the broader Cripps. community to work together to stem local Queenscliff Village Newsagency owners crime. \"Now is the time to clean up leaves, twigs, Doug and Tracey Otter posted their plea in the bark and long grass around the home and farm window of their Hesse Street store, after it was “The borough is a good village. We seek the properties as fires cannot be lit in the open targeted in a late night incident on Saturday, support of football and cricket clubs, sporting air during the Fire Danger Period without a October 10. and community groups to discuss the situation written permit from CFA or a Municipal Fire at meetings - parents, grandparents and friends Prevention Officer.\" A group of youth was accused of gathering to talk though the potential ramifications that in breach of COVID-19 restrictions and of these top of incidents can have,\" the couple said. Up until November 8, holiday home damaging property in the street. owners living in metropolitan areas have Police road safety been prevented from traveelling to do fire Police were called to the incident, but no campaign gets results preparation work. charges laid. A 21 year old man, travelling at 160km/h in Anyone planning to burn fallen branches, “This was not innocent hijinks..., this was a an 80 zone, is among the latest to be nabbed as bark and leaves, is advised to call the VicFire case of alcohol-fuelled, destructive, malicious part of a police campaign to slow drivers on the Burn-off notification line on 1800 668 511, to behaviour that caused damage to Hesse Street Bellarine. avoid a fire brigade callout. businesses,” Mr and Mrs Otter said. Operation Backroads has been credited with Once the Fire Danger Period has been “We have been inundated with calls from reducing local road trauma by 30 per cent in the declared, lighting a fire in the open without a local business owners and community members past six months. permit can attract a penalty of $17,000 and 12 providing support and further information months imprisonment. about this and other instances… of extremely The driver, who was detected on Portarlington poor behaviour associated with teenage boys.” Road, had his vehicle impounded and will be To view or download the Can I or Can’t I summonsed to appear in court at a later date. brochure, go to the CFA website. In separate incidents, a historic marble headstone in the Queenscliff Cemetery was Testing our pooh smashed and two cars, stolen from Queenscliff too! and Point Lonsdale in the early hours of Saturday October 24, were badly damaged Barwon Water has confirmed wastewater when one was used to ram the other. testing, currently underway in regional Victoria to detect COVID-19, also includes Point DIGBY MORAN Lonsdale and Queenscliff households. LANDSCAPES The testing is being carried as part of the (Assoc. Dip Hort, Burnely) Victorian health response to the pandemic. Specialising in low-maintenance, Where the virus is detected in the wastewater low-water gardens of an area, as recently occurred in Anglesea, residents are alerted and encouraged to be tested.   “Wastewater samples are taken from more than 30 sites across Victoria, including Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant,” a Barwon Water spokesperson said.   “Wastewater from Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale is treated at the Black Rock Water Reclamation Plant, which services the Greater Geelong region.” Design & Construction 0404 163 609 Quality Paving Retaining Walls [email protected] Turf Irrigation Domestic Commercial Landscape Plans for Council approval Industrial Qualified Tree Arborist Registered Electrical Contractor 23229 0412 520 438 or The Rip November 2020 Page 26 5258 1547 email: [email protected]

New-look library doors to swing open Queenscliff librarian Hilary Stennett is looking forward to her new, temporary home Book Week goes main street The Queenscliff Library will re-open this Heroes and villains, lions, witches and a host of other Minds.' month - albeit in a new venue and with less colourful characters took over Hesse Street last \"It was absolutely fantastic and the feedback we books! month, as part of national Book Week celebrations. have had is sensational, from everyone,\" said teacher St Aloysius Primary School students turned the Angela Ritchie. \"Students loved it, the staff were The service, along with its cultural hub annual event into a main street parade, delighting bubbling with joy and the community members neighbours - the Queenscliffe Historical business owners and onlookers. were so encouraging with smiles, applause and pure Museum and Visitor Information Centre - have This year's theme was 'Curious Creatures, Wild positivity. relocated to the Queenscliff Tavern, at 18 Hesse Street. The empty pub was deemed a perfect fit after the impending construction of a new $5.7 million shared facility forced the three services to find a temporary new home. Having been closed to the public for several months, librarian Hilary Stennett said she was excited to be re-opening to the community again. “We’ve been doing a click and collect service and some of our regional staff have done a fabulous job in getting that up and running at short notice,” she said. “We’ve had to pick out a small collecting for the Tavern, which has been interesting, the others will be stored or re-allocated to other branches. “There are also a lot of online offerrings. People can get online and look at author talks, they can order everything, there’s a lot of e-books, so there’s still a lot of choice,” Mrs Stennett said. The temporary library will open from Wednesday November 4. The Rip November 2020 Page 27

Art to take your breath away When describing John Waller’s abstract landscapes, prominent art historian Dr Christopher Heathcote said they “took my breath away.” The much-travelled Heathcote was marvelling at the artist’s confident and technically-informed style, which he described as standing above “the cloying competitiveness” of the Australian art scene. “This was advanced painting in an international grain.” Waller is regarded as an Australian painter of significance and his works are regularly exhibited and highly sought after internationally. Queenscliff Gallery will host a selection of his most recent canvases this month in a solo exhibition celebrating his unique style. It runs until November 16, with an official closing from 2-to-4pm on November 15. Vibrance - Sara Paxton Exhibi on 33645 m: 0S42e8a99v8 8i6e3 w Gallery 86 Hesse St Queenscliff 3225 p: 5258 3645 [email protected] - traditional - glass - jewellery gallery.com.au w:seaviewgallery.com.au | e: [email protected] JOHN WALLER EXHIBITION DATES OCT 22 — NOV 9, 2020 LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURE, OIL ON LINEN 76 X 71CM MALLEE ABSTRACTION LANDSCAPE OIL ON LINEN 107 X 107CM 81 HESSE STREET | 03 4202 0942 [email protected] qgallery.com.au The Rip November 2020 Page 28