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Queenscliff RIPand Point Lonsdale Your Community Voice March 2022 No. 347 A surfer's goodbye Point Lonsdale's surfing family gathered under a perfect blue sky on Saturday February 19 to farewell one of their own - John 'Titchy' Beard, who passed away in December. P10 Photo courtesy Rodney Nicholson 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 March 2022 Page 1 www.davidmcdonaldbuilders.com.au • p: 0418 599620 • e: [email protected]

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$300,000 blow out on Hub project Contaminated soil and building supply chain Queenscliff's Cultural Hub project has been hit with delays and cost increases. Above: artist issues are being blamed for a $300,000 blow out in the $5.75 million cost of Queenscliff's impression of the facility Cultural Hub project. overruns, at the moment the total over run is We’re seeking some additional Borough of Queenscliffe CEO Martin Gill about 4.6-to-seven percent of the overall project funds to cover the variations revealed Council had been forced to delve budget.” into its contingency funding to address the associated with the project extra costs, but said the situation was “not Queenscliffe Community Association BoQ CEO Martin Gill unexpected in the current climate.” President David Connoley said the project's costs could blow out even further if Council The hub was to have been completed by caved to community pressure and installed the end of last year. Council however has now public toilets. At present, there is no plan to and any possible impacts on service delivery. conceded works on the facility - which will replace facilities removed from the hub precinct The expectation was that with significant grant house the Queenscliff Historical Museum, when construction commenced. funding library and visitor Information Centre - will now continue until mid this year. \"While acknowledging some ongoing The Victorian Government is contributing difficulties within the building industry and $4.2 million towards the project, with the “The impacts of Covid 19 on supply chains, material shortages, we are naturally concerned Federal Government committing a further the availability of building materials and the with the cost blowout and are keen to know $1.45 million. number of people allowed on construction sites how the shortfall will be financed and whether during 2021, have impacted the Queenscliff ratepayers will be fully quarantined from these Construction firm ResiCare is overseeing the Hub construction timelines and the project additional costs,\" Mr Connoley said. development, designed by prominent design budget,” Mr Gill said. firm Kertin Thompson Architects. “We’re seeking some additional funds to cover the variations associated with the project. The over-run at the moment is in the vicinity of $300,000 for the project and that includes the contingency sum.” According to Mr Gill, around $180,000 of the additional costs will be spent removing contaminated soil and securing the southern wall of the historic library building - found, once exposed, to be structurally unsound. “The rest of the variations and the overruns are a combination of the impacts of covid, supply chain impacts and the timing of the project,” he said. “While we don’t ever want TPROUSSITTIEVDE.. DELIVERS. STEPHANIE ASHER LIBERAL FOR CORANGAMITE Follow my Facebook page to keep up to date stephanieasher.com.au Authorised by S.McQuestin, Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division), L12 257 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. The Rip March 2022 Page 3

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Festival set to become an annual event Expo aims to get life back on track along too. I guess this shows with the tickets selling out so quickly.  Legendary Australia The event, supported with a musician Jimi Hocking Borough of Queenscliffe grant, will take centre stage, also raised much-needed money to when Queenscliff plays cover club costs, including junior host to a music and development programs. wellbeing “let’s get back “We couldn’t have pulled the to living” expo next event off on that scale without month. the council’s support and we are immensely grateful for the faith The Sunday April 10 they have showed in us. With their event at the Town Hall support, and the support of many has been organised More than 550 people attended the Lighthouse Day Party. Inset: others, we were able to put Point by local music and Point Lonsdale Boardriders co-presidents Jackson Wylie and Lonsdale on the map and enrich wellbeing group, Shedding the Blues, and has Max Lazarus with Mayor Ross Ebbels the arts and culture the Borough been supported by the Borough of Queenscliffe. provides. Coordinator Des Gorman said the group had \"On a whole, the crowd was been working hard through a series of recent Plans are afoot to stage a music festival busking events to “help everyone draw a line for young people under the Point Lonsdale amazing and we are very thankful to everyone in the sand” and move on from the pandemic. Lighthouse annually, following the success of that got behind us,” said Max.  the inaugural event last month. “We learnt so much from this experience. “The Tune-Up EXPO will combine the very The Lighthouse Day Party, run as a fundraiser At times it had [co best of community-based and professional by the Point Lonsdale Boardriders Club (PLBC), president] Jackson music with some very much needed information featured 11 bands and attracted 550 people, Wylie and myself on looking after ourselves, our loved ones and with a further 50 on the waiting list. pulling our hair each other,” Mr Gorman said. out but it was all Tickets sold out a month before the event. “We have been very lucky to acquire the Club president Max Lazarus said the festival, worthwhile when we services of brilliant musician Jimi Hocking one of the first to be held in the region since stood at the back of the from Screaming Jets fame to light up the Town COVID restrictions were lifted, provided a stage and listened to Hall along with the Sea of Ukes, The Tides of welcome outlet for young people. 500 people singing the Welcome Choir and our own players such as “I think young people have been dealt the lyrics to the headline the Shedmen Blues Band and the Shedding the worst hand with the covid-19 pandemic. It’s the band The Slingers. Blues buskers. ” most social period in your life and we are all “We would love to keen to make up for lost time,” Max said. “The turn it in to an annual The free event will include display stands on event was seriously embraced by young people event and we have big health and wellbeing, food and coffee, hand- in the area and they brought all their friends plans for next year.” crafted musical instruments and health and music workshops. POINT LONSDALE Community Market One of the Bellarine’s biggest and most popular monthly markets 2nd Sunday of every Month 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Point Lonsdale Primary School, Bowen Road, Point Lonsdale Contact: 0417 037 970 The Rip March 2022 Page 26