28CELEBRATINGQueenscliffRIPYEARSand Point LonsdaleYour Community Voice                                        January 2018     No. 298Ready to ride !The surf's up for Lonnie boardriders Ailish Bowers, MinnieVorath, Poppy Johnson, Alannah Ogilvie-Moore and EliseFranzose. Photo courtesy Rodney Nicholson              David McDonald BuildersDavid McDonald Builders sets the    standard in prestige homes.   Specialising in unique design and renovations of outstanding            scale and style.                                  Building with Excellence  The Rip January 2018 Page 1www.davidmcdonaldbuilders.com.au • p: 0418 599620 • e: [email protected]
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Swan-less Bay!Our Swan Bay swans are missing inaction, and the locals are worried!   The Queenscliffe Community Association is       is likely to be permanent or are our black swans                                      Normally in largecalling for urgent water quality testing, amid     likely to return to their traditional roosting                                        numbers at thisconcerns large scale housing development           areas in Swan Bay.”                                                                   time of year,works in Point Lonsdale, may be linked to the                                                                                            our Swan Baymysterious lack of black swans from Swan Bay.         The Moremac development group has                                                  black swans are                                                   refused to make public water quality testing,                                         mysteriously   Normally visible in large numbers at this       despite it having been a condition of the 600-                                        absent.time of year, the birds, from which the wetland    home estate’s initial approval process.derives its name, have been barely sighted for                                                       tests have occurred and how works may haveseveral weeks, prompting concerns for the             Attempts by the borough to obtain the          impacted on Swan Bay.RAMSAR-listed wetland’s eco-system.                results have been blocked by Freedom of                                                   Information restrictions.                            “Recently the canal development works   The Association has expressed its concerns                                                        included the installation of large pipelinesin a letter to Environment Minister Lily              QCA president David Connoley said              under Bellarine Highway to carry water to andD’Ambrosio.                                        clarification was needed over whether any         from the development site into Lakers Cutting                                                                                                     and ultimately Swan Bay,” he said.   A Borough of Queenscliffe spokespersonsays Council has also written to “relevant                                                              “We wish to have clarified if both State andgovernment authorities,” seeking advice on                                                           Federal government regulations are beingthe population.                                                                                      applied to this imposing development.”   “Up until recently many hundreds couldbe seen along the shoreline and sand banks ofSwan Bay.   “Over the past two years their numbers havebeen significantly reduced with only a fewsighted recently along Queenscliff’s Swan Bayshoreline,” the QCA letter said.   “Given the importance of Swan Bay asa marine national park and its ongoingmanagement by Parks Victoria, we wouldgreatly appreciate an expert explanation.   “It would be helpful to know if this situation WE’RE NOW ONLINE                                                                                    10labten  You’ll nd stock not available in store at                                                          4-6 Hesse Street Queenscliff              www.labten.com.au                                                                                 5258 1149Quiksilver, Rip Curl, Billabong, Rusty, Roxy, Havaianas, Vans, Bonds, Emu and more...                                                                                                     New Summer Menu  Regional Tasting Room & Cellar Door               2 Gellibrand St, Queenscliff 3225                      200 WhiskiesLocal Craft Beer, Wine & Artisan Produce                       Tel: 5258 1717                        Range of Tasting Flights             Tastings Available                    www,queenscliffbrewhouse.com.au                           Cocktails                                                                                                      The Rip January 2018 Page 3
From seaweed to Sav Blanc!                                              Mounds of seaweed collected from Gas Fitting & Roofing                     Queenscliff’s front beach as part of a plan to       Seaweed collected from Queenscliff front                                           lure back tourists, is set to end up at local farms  beach will be muclhed into farming compost.NOW ACCEPTING EFTPOS & MAJOR CREDIT CARDS  and vineyards.                                                                                                   “At the end of this time the product will have For all your Plumbing needs                  The Borough of Queenscliffe has reached an        been converted into matured stable compost,”                                           agreement for company Resilience Farming             Mr Martin said.Mob: 0408 037 686                          to collect the seaweed for use as an organic                                           compost fertilizer.                                     “In the case of the vineyard the compost will  E: [email protected]                                                                be spread in a thick band under the vines.                             Lic. 40157       It was destined to end up in landfill until the                                           deal was brokered between Councillor Tony               “We have seen exceptional results from this                                           Francis and the company’s Tony Martin.               with water savings over the summer of up to                                                                                                50 – 70 per cent.” He said.                                              “It is likely that it will go to one of the                                           Bellarine Vineyards where it will be mixed              “Anecdotally we have been told that over                                           with things like wood chip, horse manure,            time the quality of the grapes improve and the                                           grape marc, vegetable oil filter cake and grass      wines become softer and more elegant.”                                           clippings,” Mr Martin said.                                              “It’s a great outcome.”                                              “These raw materials, many of which were                                           destined for landfill will be mixed together in                                           a long wind row and aerated with an industrial                                           compost turner.”                                              Council has budgeted $40,000 to clean the                                           beach during peak tourism periods. The first                                           sweep occurred one week prior to Christmas.                                              “This initiative includes a clean up of beach                                           material from the high water mark in front                                           of the primary dunes at the Queenscliff front                                           beach,” a Council spokesperson said.                                              “These works will assist Council to improve                                           the area for beach users to enjoy over the                                           summer.”                                              The process of creating the finished seaweed                                           compost involves raw materials being mixed                                           together, aerated and regularly turned for six to                                           nine months.                                           Holiday Rental Specialists                                         PH: 5258 3763                                                www.qchb.com.au                                     [email protected]                                                                                                80 Hesse St, Queenscliff                                                                                                             The Rip January 2018 Page 4
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Borough opens its arms to marriage equality   The Borough of Queenscliffe Council is rolling   important part in history, it’s a great way for     One Queenscliffe Councillor’s call to paint theout the red carpet for weddings, weddings and       the borough to make a small difference and          Queenscliff lighthouse in rainbow colours maymore weddings in a bid to capitalise on the         maybe one of the ways we could celebrate is to      be tongue in cheek, but the Council itself isrecent gay marriage plebiscite.                     paint the lighthouse in rainbow colours for a       serious about capitalising on the outcome of                                                    couple of months.”                                  Australia’s historic gay marriage plebiscite.   Councillors have voted to waive permitfees for all weddings – gay and heterosexual           Couples last year forked out more than $1600- in public open spaces such as our parks and       to say “I do” in our parks and on our beaches.beachfronts, in a bid to lure more engagedcouples to seal their nuptials here.                   “There were 15 weddings, each with a permit                                                    cost of $112, therefore totaling $1680 so far this   A new Wedding Guide is also being prepared       year. Most popular locations were Shortland’sto showcase the best of local businesses for        Bluff and Point Lonsdale Beach near thecouples looking for the perfect place to say ‘I     lighthouse,” said Phil Carruthers, Boroughdo’.                                                General Manager Organisational Performance                                                    and Community Service.   “Queenscliff was probably the number onedestination for weddings in the state, and for         “There are so many gorgeous locations insomeone who’s been in hospitality here for most     Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale that deliver aof my working life, I’ve seen that disappear for    stunning backdrop for wedding ceremonies,late and I think here’s a really good opportunity   receptions and photography,” said Mayor,for us, as part of our economic development         Susan Salter. “If you’re planning to marry instrategy as well, to bring weddings back to         2018, we want to hear from you.”the borough of Queenscliffe and I think this isa great starting point to do that,” said Cr Ross       Local venues, caterers, wedding celebrants,Ebbels.                                             florists, invitation and stationery suppliers,                                                    photographers and other wedding-related   “It’s a historic moment and it’s a small way     service providers are invited to register toCouncil can acknowledge it,“ added Cr Tony          be included in the Borough of QueenscliffeFrancis. “As we’ve seen we generate very little     Wedding Guide. Registrations can be lodged atrevenue in that space so it is a tokenistic effort  [email protected] until Wednesdaybut …lets let’s celebrate this occasion, this       31 January 2018.                                                                                                        LBMUIICMHILADBELERS                                                                                                                SPECIALIDSETSSIGINNE&COC-OCNOSNTSRIUDECRTIAOTNE                                                    W: WWW.MICHAELLIMBBUILDERS.COM.AU E: [email protected] M: 0410650019THURS - SUN I 10AM-4PM                                  OPEN 7 DAYS                                                    from December 18                                                                                                        The Rip January 2018 Page 8
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What next for Lonnie front beach   Localas have vowed to continue the fight toprotect Point Lonsdale's front beach, despite     and historic photographs.                                                              Locals say they willbeing told there is no funding available for the     \"The project has improved the agencies' and                                         continue to lobby forproject.                                                                                                                                 action to fight erosion                                                  community's understanding of the complexities                                          of Point Lonsdale   The Save Point Lonsdale Front Beach group      of engineered and natural shorelines in a high                                         front beachhas described as \"disappointing,\" a long          wave energy environment,\" said DELWP Seniorawaited report into erosion along the popular     Environment Planner Frances Northeast.              Although not all residents are convincedcoastline.                                                                                         they are needed.                                                     \"[It] has highlighted a variety of community   The study, conducted by the Department         preferences for how sand is managed.                \"The beach does change a lot, but at theof Environment, Land, Water and Planning                                                           moment I'd say it's pretty good,\" said local surf(DELWP) concluded more \"consistent, long             \"As there is no immediate risk to public      teacher Mark Phipps. \"There are rocks there butterm data\" is needed to better understand sand    safety, DELWP will not be investing in new       there's also a sand cover.movements in the Bight. However it ruled out      infrasructure for the Bight at this time,\" Msany immediate investment in further research      Northeast said.                                     \"The problem we've got now is there's oneor remedies, prompting accusations by group                                                        ideal spot to surf [between the two middlespokesman James Cotton, that the Department          Construction of new groynes and               groynes] and so it gets very busy and thathad wasted residents' time.                       modification of existing stone structures        makes it dangerous.                                                  emerged as being high on the communitys' list   \"It is disappointing it took 18 months to be   of potential remedies.                              \"It would be better if we removed everything,completed from when we first requested it,                                                         the promenade, the rock walls, but that won'tdisappointing that it didn't make a sepcific                                                       happen.recommendation in line with what thoseeducated on the matter were purshing [and}                                                            \"There's only a problem because we messeddisappointing that they have said there's no                                                       with it in the first place,\" Mr Phipps said.funding immediately available to construct andnew groynes and, instead, have handballed theresponsibility to other stakeholders,\"   \"If they were going to waste our time likethis, they should have told us up front so wecould have approached other parties on dayone to get a solution,\" Mr Cotton said.   The final report was based on a review of 20years of previous investigations,communityfeedback given at two consultation sessions                                                  Something  Something to accompany                                                  different        your mealFresh quality ingredients                                                                          Quality pre-made meals                     Point Lonsdale                             OPEN UNTIL 9PM THROUGH JANUARY                   Supermarket shopping made easy...Point Lonsdale Village P: 5258 4911 Open 7 days: 8am - 9pm Follow us on instagram: @pointlonsdaleiga                                                                                                                              The Rip January 2018 Page 11
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A surfing journey to                                                    opposite ends of the                                                                       globeSurfboard maker Mark Phipps splits his time between his home town of Point Lonsdale and France.   Mark Phipps remembers, as a teen, visiting a     I meet with a person and find                   of the boards I make are custom built.Torquay factory, in which a school friend’s dad     out about their surfing and                        “I meet with a person and find out about theirmade surfboards.                                    their surf spots and make a                                                    board just for them.                            surfing and their surf spots and make a board   “The boards were just glowing to me, I was       Mark Phipps                                     just for them,” he says.just attracted to them and I just couldn’t believehow good they looked and I just wanted to do        been working there six months a year for close     And that’s how technical surfboardthat too,” he says.                                 to two decades.                                 making can be. To be good at it requires an                                                                                                    understanding of surf and movement.   It was a sight that set him on a path few           When they’re not back in Lonnie, Hosega, onyoung surfers could dream of, travelling the        the border with Spain, is also where he, wife      “I could build someone a board for surfingworld as a master surfboard shaper.                 Christine and their four tri-lingual-speaking   here at the front beach and I’d make them a                                                    children live.                                  completely different one for surfing the back   Phippsy has just arrived back in Point                                                           beach.”Lonsdale, where he’ll spend the next few               “The first few years I was just spending amonths running the Australian side of a             few weeks over there but it’s gradually grown      Creating boards keeps Phippsy in touchbusiness that keeps one foot in opposite ends       and now I’m pretty much in France for half of   with the best performers on the world tour. Heof the world.                                       the year. The boards we make get shipped all    is himself regarded as a talented surfer with                                                    around Europe.                                  a competitive spirit – something he’s keen to   His trademark white van will be parked                                                           teach to beginners coming through his classes.up against the front beach for much of these           “When I’m back in Australia, at differentcoming weeks, from which he’ll be running his       times I’ve made boards for Quiksilver but most     “Lessons are really important in terms ofsurf school and teaching a whole new crop the                                                       getting good habits right from the start,” hebasics of riding a wave.                                                                            says, “There are so many tips on how to break                                                                                                    it down and go step by step, getting to your feet   Up until recently, he was also operating the                                                     and riding a wave with a good technique.town’s only surf shop.                                                                                                       “If you can get taught correctly from the start,   But it’s as a talented board maker that                                                          you can progress really quickly in the sport.”Phippsy is best known.   He learned the craft in the early 1990’s,working alongside highly regarded Torquayshapers Greg Brown and Wayne Lynch andcreating boards under the iconic Gash label.   Surfing with the Australian team in Francehe hooked up with Melbourne’s Stephen Bell,landing a job making boards for Quiksilveramongst others.   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43 Kirk Road, Point Lonsdale                                                                                                                              HOLIDAY HIGH LIFE IN THE HEART OF OLD LONSD       69 Flinders Street                                                                         67 Kirk Road                $Ti7sh9yiso0ur0ern0go0avt-ae$twe8ad3yc9tho0aa0ra0gcrteearP6th8OloifmFIeNesetTlylionlLeOwtihnNsevRSehDosetaAamrdLteEonft.Old                          Lonsdale                is an easy walk                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     to  front  and       QUEENSCLIFF                                                                                POINT LONSDALE                                                                                                                                                                                           $849 000                                                                                   Contact Agent                                                                                                                              RenovatedbylocalpremiumbuilderDavidMcDonald,thehomefeaturespolishedhardwo                                                                                                                              cosywinterevenings,andcleveropeningofroomsviaFrenchdoorstonorthandsouthfacing                                                                                                                              The focal point of the home is a spacious kitchen with open plan dining and living ar                                                                                                                              deck. 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January Diary3 Local favourite CHRIS WILSON will          Church is hosting its annual STALLS IN THE          19 Test your luck by playing 'Jag the                                             HALL event today from 8.30am - a chance toperform at the Queenscliff Uniting Church    pick up quality market goods.                       Joker' at the Point Lonsdale Bowls Clubtonight at 8pm with George Picha and Fenn                                                        tonight and every Friday night between 5Wilson. Tickets $25 includes refereshments.  ■ The iconic Rip to River Fun Run starts from       and 7pm. A fun game of chance with jackpots                                             the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse this morning at       every week. All Welcome.                                             8am. 5km and 1.4km Ripper Nipper events are                                             also held. For details log onto oceangroveslsc.     24 Enjoy the finest in French gypsy                                             asn.au                                                                                                 jazz, when HOT CLUB SWING returns to                                             7 Queenscliff's annual SAND SCULPTURE               the Queenscliff Uniting Church. 7pm. Tickets                                                                                                 $40, include a three-sourse meal. Bookings                                             CONTEST is celebrating its xxxx birthday            essential                                             today. It's on at the Pilot Beach from 10am -                                             noon. $5 for single and $10 group entries.5-7 Beautiful knitted tea cosies and         13 The famous Cottage by the Sea                    26 AUSTRALIA DAY. Our annualmuch more will feature at this weekend's     ANNUAL FAIR is on today, with a giant               Town Hall celebration includes a flag raising                                             white elephant stall, plants, fresh fruit and       ceremony, welcome to country and naming ofSEASIDE KNITS AND TEA COSIES                 vegetables, devonshire tea and giant book           the Borough's Citizen of the Year. From 11am.EXHIBITION. The event runs daily from 10am   stall and much more. Gold coin donation entry       Frree BBQ.at the Queenscliff Uniting Church            from 9am - 2pm.                                                                                                 27 The newly named QUEENSCLIFF6 Point Lonsdale's St James Anglican         ■ Meet some of Queenscliff's pioneers when                                             HISTORY COMES ALIVE at the Queenscliff              180 FAMILY SWIM is on today, with                                             Cemetery. Theatrical tour from 1pm. Bookings,       swimmers of all ages taking on two separate                                             5249 3939                                           distances around the Queenscliff Pier. To                                                                                                 register, log onto www.queenscliff180swim.                                                                                                 com.                                             For bookings: 5249 3939 - www.gct.net.auhYVaioonswiutdwtrorwcoewoncr.rqyleuiccnetllieyennusAgscel-ibZyffoieung.rvusikceii.gdrsboesnvi.doafeouwbrtionawlseveaaarrsvniitcleeable. 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\"I got it wrong!\" - CEO                                                                                  Bellarine         All future Borough of Queenscliffe celebrations will be staged within                                                                                  Community      the municipality, after a plan to host the Council staff Christmas party                                                                                  Health centre  elsewhere drew widespread anger.                                                                                  works have                                                                                  moved to          CEO Lenny Jenner has issued a public apology, admitting it was the                                                                                  stage two.     wrong decision.Health centre to go two storey                                                                      The December 10 event was shifted at the last minute The Heads                                                                                                 restaurant in Barwon Heads to Big 4 Beacon Resort in Queenscliff.   Stage two of the $5.85 million     project it helps give you a betterQueenscliff Community Health          picture of what the end design will                           It was catered for by local eatery Charlie Noble and cost ratepayersCentre redevelopment is taking        look like.”                                                $4445, including $500.shape with the installation of steelframework for the new building           Work is also continuing on                                 “Council has received feedback from local businesses and membersentrance.                             upgraded roadworks at the Point                            of the community expressing their disappointment in my decision to                                      Lonsdale Road entrance to the site.                        locate our staff Christmas celebration outside of the Borough this year,”   The works, which will provide a    Vic Roads has been working with                            Mr Jenner said.new modern access to the medical      engineering consultants and othercentre, are running slightly behind   stakeholders to finalise the design.                          “On this occasion I made the wrong decision.schedule, Project Coordinator                                                                       “In light of the feedback, I have determined that all future celebrationsDavid Kilpatrick has conceded. It        “There will be some temporary                           will be conducted within the Borough.”has been revealed the works will      changes to traffic once that work                             Business operators and residents vented their anger after the partyalso include a two-storey extension   is ready to begin and we’ll let the                        invitation was revealed on The Rip Facebook page.on the northern side of the site.     local community know what affect                              Only days earlier, the Council unveiled a new campaign to encourage                                      that will have,” Mr Kilpatrick said.                       Christmas shopping.   “There was a bit of a slow down                                                                  In initially defending the Barwon Heads location, Mr Jenner saidon site due to some structural           The construction of new car                             had applied the Borough’s procurement policy, recently introduced toissues, but those have now been       carking areas will also form part of                       favour local business.resolved and the project is well      the stage two works.                                          “Council undertook pre-planning research at the following venues:and truly moving ahead,” Mr                                                                      The Heads, Q Train, Flying Brick Cider House, Queenscliff BrewhouseKilpatrick says.                         The federal government ($3.04                           and X-Golf, Point Lonsdale,” he said.                                      million) and BCH ($2.85 million)                              I thought I would apply my own ‘procurement test,’ so I went to the   “Once you start to see             are jointly funding the project.                           local pub in the Borough and I did the ‘Pub Test.’ Guess what, it failed,”framework going up on a building                                                                 said Hesse Street trader Julian Melican.                                                                                                    “They are custodians of our rates, it’s our money! I think they forget                                                                                                 that they didn’t earn it, it’s the contribution of the local rate payers, they                                                                                                 work for us,” added Craig McElvaney.                                                                                                 Police to target sand dunesNew advisory group members sought                                                                   Police riding quad bikes will   priorities including road policing,                                                                                                 target illegal parties and other   drink drivers, speeding,   driver   Residents with suitable qualifications will be encouraged to nominate                         anti-social behavior in our sand   distractions such as mobilefor a position on the Borough of Queenscliffe’s newly named reference                            dunes these holidays.              phones etcetera,” said xxx Clintgroup – the Queenscliffe Economic Development Advisory Committee                                                                    Cheeseman.QEDAC – when positions become available in coming weeks                                             The force is stepping up its                                                                                                 presence in Queensclife and Point     “Members will also be   Councillors voted last month to change the name from the Tourism                              Lonsdale, in readiness for the     patrolling the dunes and beachEconomic Development Committee, to broaden the group’s focus.                                    influx of holiday makers.          car parks throughout their shifts.   Initial appointments, made in 2015, will expire in March.                                        The Queenscliff police station     “All Queenscliff and Point   Incoming members must demonstrate business, strategic planning and                            will be manned four days a week    Lonsdale Caravan parks have alsomarketing skills in accommodation, arts and culture, events, hospitality,                        (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and     been given information sheetsretail, tourism or general business.                                                             Friday) between 9am and 3pm        about anti-social behaviour and   Vacant positions will be publicly advertised.                                                 and a beefed up police presence    the penalties that apply to certain                                                                                                 will patrol hot spots, including   offences.”                                                                                                 shopping strips and beach                                                                                                 carparks.                             Residents are also being                                                                                                                                    cautioned to take appropriate                                                                                                    “Extra police have been         action to deal with heat waves and                                                                                                 assigned to work on the Bellarine  be mindful of leaving valuables in                                                                                                 targeting intelligence driven      cars, he said                                                                                                                                      The Rip January 2018 Page 19
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The Rip DirectoryEMERGENCY                                           David McDonald	                    0418599620     DENTISTBorough of Queenscliffe	             5258 1377      Ian Warren	                        0418 525 452   Queenscliff DentalCoast Guard	                         5258 2222Point Lonsdale S.L.S.C.	             5258 4123      Ocean Grove Building Service	      0417891122     	 5258 2388State Emergency Service	             132 500                                                    Phil Vallance [email protected]	 0417139636       DOG GROOMING/WALKING                                                    Michael Limb Builders 	            0410 650019.   La Petterie	                     5258 5441                                                    O’Dowd Builders 	                  5258 1634ACCOMMODATION                                       Paul Riley	                        0408 520 981   EDUCATIONBeach Breaks Bellarine	              0424 172050    Ray Threadwell 	                   0418 525 095   Point Lonsdale Primary School 	  5258 1501                                                                                                      Queenscliff Kindergarten	        5258 1342Number 35 Bed & Breakfast	           5258 1798      BUILDING DESIGNERS                                Queenscliff Primary School 	     5258 1696Lonsdale Views 	                     5258 2990      binder.peart.design Pty Ltd	Queenscliff & Costal Holiday                                                           0413 202300Bookings	                            5258 3763      BUILDING SERVICES/MAINTENANCE                     ELECTRICIANSQueenscliff & Pt Lonsdale Acomm Paul Farmer                                                           Col Ferrier                 52581553, 0448813156www.qpla.com.au            52581640/0407866568      Steve's Handyman Service	          0497 331788    LMAC Electrical Services	        0438 545500Holidays on The Bellarine	           5255 1222      Home Maintenance	                  0431 488706    Peter Coyte	                     0414 520 248Ruby’s Queenscliff	                  0407879096     John Gleeson Demolition	           0419 347708    I & S Ransom Electrical 	        0418 336 670Roseneath Villa B&B	                 5258 3394      Tomcat Truck & Bobcat Hire	        0411 231678    Warren Jankowski Electrical	     0404 163609ACCOUNTING/FINANCIAL                                Mini Bobcat Hire 	                 0418 147 174                                                    Patrick McCarthy Maintenance	 0408 075 330        ENGINEERINGBrian Dalton Accountant	             0414 804 152   Coastal Property Maintenance 	 0404 088 500       Laker Engineering	               0418 521 199James Rush Accounting 	              5258 5100      Seagull Home Maintenance	          0438 261 954LBW Accounting 	                     5221 6111      Home Works 	                       0422 370 145   FENCINGAIRCONDITIONING                                     DCM Services	                      0439 355115    Point Lonsdale Fencing	          0408 581 439                                                                                                                                       5257 3776I & S Ransom Heating/Cooling	                       Dave's Handyman &                                 JMD Fencing	                                     0418 336 670   Carpentry Services	                0423 874854ANTENNAS - AUDIO                                    CABINET MAKERS                                    FITNESS - SPORT INSTRUCTORSPt Lonsdale Television 0411490430/52582068          Jake Masterman	                    0417168537     Bellarine Pilates	               0418 519655Kendall Antennas                                                                                      The Yoga Bud 	                   0431 110085& Communications 	                   0404019781     CARPENTRY                                         Julie Golightly Tennis Coach 	   5258 4104                                                    Steve's Carpentry Service	         0497 331788    Kerry Pettigrove Fitness 	       5258 1670                                                                                       0418 147 174ARCHITECTS/PERMITS/INSPECTIONS                      Carpenter Fully licensed 	                        FUNERALSThomas Andrews Designs	              0423 298 666   CIVIL CELEBRANTS                                  Bellarine Memories	              5255 5500                                                                                                      Kings Australia Funerals	        5222 3688J3 Design & Warren Hobbs Architects                                                                   Tuckers Funeral Service 	        5221 4788                              0417543786/52413334   Sue Warner Civil Celebrant	        0488 053099Tony Baenziger Architect	            0412 823 488   Sally Cordner                52583325/0417522851Binder-Peart Design Pty Ltd	         0437 463125    Val Lawrence Marr. Celebrant	      5258 1616      GARDENERS/MOWING	 0413 202300                                       COMMUNITY GROUPS                                  Bellarine Black Diamond Garden                                                                                                      Service	Jim's Building Inspections	          131546         Rotary Club	                                      Mel's Gardening 	                0429 990 850                                                    Lions Club	                                       DCM Services	                    04005 68629Stuart Miller Permits/Design         0412841434     Masonic Centre Queenscliff	        5258 4723.     Lawn Order	                      0439 355115                                                    Neighbourhood House 	              5258 4648      Mia Cooke Gardens 	              0488 885 296ART - GALLERIES                                     Probus Q’cliff/Pt Lonsdale 	       0400 553939    (Ken Adam 0408 357 116)	         0417 506 611                                                    Probus Queenscliffe - mixed	       5258 3367      Jim’s Mowing	Salt Contemporary Art	               5258 3988      Point Lonsdale Civic Assoc.	       5258 4308      Andrew Stephenson Mowing	        131 546                                     5258 3645      Queenscliffe Community Assoc.	     5258 4428                                       0403863360Seaview Gallery 	                                   Queenscliffe Historical Museum	    0400 083719                                     4202 0942.     Queenscliff Library 	              5258 3381Queenscliff Gallery                                 Queenscliff Music Festival	        5258 2511                                                    Queenscliff Reconciliation Mob 	   5258 2017& Workshop                	                         Red Cross 	                        5258 4816                                                    Senior Citizens	                   5258 1722AUTO                                 52581841       Swan Bay Environment Assoc.	       5258 1616      GARDEN/LANDSCAPING               0412 520 438                                     5258 4668      Swan Bay Ladies Probus	            5255 2856                                       0411 571 482Queenscliff Junction Motors 	                                                          5258 2559      Digby Moran Landscaping	         0419 890 082                                                                                       5258 1871      Nathan Hovey Landscaping	Steve Higgins Auto Elec.	                                                                             Rip View Landscapes	BLINDS, CURTAINS & SHUTTERSBarwon Blinds & Shutters 	           52541338                                                         GLASS/GLAZIERBOAT REPAIRS/MARINE                                                                                   Kev's Window, Door & Glazing	    0418519078Queenscliff Marine Services 	        52581305,      COMPUTER SERVICES/REPAIRS                         GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGN0412 460 987                                                                                          Ben Pell - Studio Paradiso Design 	 0406 636201BRICKLAYERS                                         Discount IT	                       0439 024870                                                    Laurie’s Computers	                0418 302178    HAIRDRESSERS/SALONSChris Pennant's Brick Laying 	       0417 543 628   DJ’s Computer Help 	               0466 564 921   Donna's Mobile Hairdressing	     0408 565733                                                                                                      Sophie Johnston	                 5258 2261GJB Professional Bricklaying Contractors - Brick &  OG Technology and i-device screen                 Ivy Creations Hair on Harbour	   5258 4764                                                                                                      Seagalls and Buoys	              5258 4854Blockwork inc. repairs - Gary	       0418 522928    replacements – 	                   0457 363 261   Take Two Design in Hair	         5258 3451BSC Bricklaying	                     0438 839129    Computer Solutions	                0406 264191BUILDERS                             52584640       CONCRETING                         0488 088 258   HEATING                          5222 1688                                     0419 392 537                                      0403 722649Clark Homes	                         0438 258 324   Breisch Concrete Floors                           Classic Fireplaces & Barbecues	Craig Fenby	                                        (polished)David Wilkinson	                                    Ross Fewtrell	                                                                                                                    The Rip January 2018 Page 22
HOME CLEANING - IRONING                                                                              Queenscliff Sorrento Ferry Service	 5258 3244Bizzy Barker              0414 583 708 / 5258 3708   PRINTING - GRAPHIC DESIGN                       VET - ANIMAL HEALTHLadybirds Cleaning & Maintenance 0434 838 833        Press Here Printing	              5255 2663     Bellarine Animal Hospital 	  5258 4862Home & Garden Maintenance and                                                                        WINDOW CLEANINGDomestic Cleaning	             0412 107 558          REAL ESTATEHOTELS - RESTAURANTS - CATERING                      Whitford Property	                5254 2444     Peter Macmillan              5258 4248/0415 493302                                                     Bellarine Property 	              5255 3100     Wayne’s Windows & ExteriorBenitos Meals & Catering	      5258 1131             Brian Capp – Property Advocate 	 0418 500 483   House Care		                 0408 059 616La salle a manger Restaurant   5258 5244             Fletchers	                        5258 2833     WATER PRESSURE CLEANINGSaltbush	                      5258 4829             Kerleys	                          5258 4100Lix Ice Creamery and Juice Bar	 5258 4564            Campbell Potts Real Estate	       5258 1579     Gary's Gerni Service	        0405630076Mint Catering	                 0400 611 966          Rob Hendrey FAPI CPV                            WATER PUMPS & IRRIGATIONPikNik	                        5258 5155             Independent Property Valuer	      0418 314 760Let's Torque Food	             0423 844806           Jeanette Ernst Licensed/Conveyancing            Just Water Solutions	        5258 5193	LEGAL - SOLICITORS                                   	0407726260                                     	0438763462                                                     RT Edgar	                         5258 1811     WEB DEVELOPMENTPeter Boyle /Lawyer 5258 1084, 0402 282190                                                           Kylie Crane	                 0466 545539Bruce Arthur/Lawyer 52584847, 0402 133455            RETAIL - BUSINESS OUTLETS                       Advertise your business in the Rip                                                                                                     Trade Directopry for just $70 for 12McManus Lawyers 	              93184188              Basil's Farm	                     5258 4280      months - FREE with any 12 monthMEDICAL - HEALTH - MASSAGE                           Farmfoods 	                       52584744                     advert listing                                                                                                     Phone 5258 4131 or email catilm@Day Spa Queenscliff	           5258 4233             Foodworks - Queenscliff	          5258 1857                                                                                                                  bigpond.net.auSally Low Feldenkrais/Physiotherapy	 0405170090      IGA - Pt Lonsdale 	               5258 4911Point Lonsdale Medical Group	  5258 0888             Lonsdale Tomato Farm	             5258 2665Greg Sly Optometrist	          5256 1295             Labten	                           5258 1149Ocean Eyes Optometry	          5255 5655             Point Lonsdale Newsagency	        5258 1159Pardeys Pharmacy	              5258 1817             Queenscliff Village News	         5258 1828                        OPEN THE                                                                                                                         DOOR TOPoint Lonsdale Pharmacy 	      5258 1116             Watermark 	                       5258 1008                      MORE THANPoint Lonsdale Physiotherapy	  5258 4633             Hermit Crab Homewares 	           5258 4888                             JUST A                                                                                                                       VALUATIONPetrina Tierney Massage Therapist	 0429 380 317      Saltbush	                         5258 4829PAINTERS                    52555667/0411 126291     ROOFING                           0421962111                                       0417 389627Steven Flynn                           0408 596 241  J.R Chapman Roofing	D&B Scarff	                            0418 524 228Daryl Nicol	                           0438 717 552  SECURITY DOORS/FLYSCREENSTrevor Pigdon	Ricky Moore	                                         Screens Direct	                   0419 507 484    Independent valuations                                                                                                     Highly experienced teamPLUMBERS                                             SIGN WRITING                      0417 345 110                                                                                                            Personalised service                                                     All Signs Signwriting	                                                                                                       Pre-purchase & Pre-saleAnnandale Plumbing	            0408 037 686          SPORTING CLUBS                                                     Family LawBellarine Peninsula Plumbing	  0458521352            Lonsdale Golf Club	               5258 1523                Estate & Probate                                                     Point Lonsdale S.L.S.C.	          5258 1257           Mortgage ValuationsGeoff Ray                  5258 4989/0418 373 026    Point Lonsdale Bowls Club	        5258 1150                                                     Q’Cliff Football/Netball Club	    5258 4588         We value homes.Golightly & Sons Plumbing	     0418 524 268          Q”Cliff/Lonsdale Yacht Club	      0409 562 976         Not just houses.                                                     Queenscliff Croquet Club	         5258 1773Grant Priddle	                 0455 363603           Queenscliff Sporting Club	        5258 4588                                                     Point Lonsdale Tennis Club	       5258 3272AJM Plumbing Service	          0418386916            Queenscliff Bowling Club 	        5258 1773                                                     Queenscliff Golf Club	            5258 4344Mark Riley Plumbing	           0418 100 689PICTURE FRAMING                0439 563355On the Point Picture Framing	PLASTERING - RENDERING                                                                               HENDREY CONSULTINGPlaster - Bryant	              0405 252103           STORAGE - BOATS - CARAVANS                             QUEENSCLIFFE 03 5258 1112                                                                                                               MELBOURNE 03 9242 0116Patrick McCarthy	              0408 075330           Bodea Shed & boat storage	        0490 081066                                                                                                            [email protected] OFFICE                    5258 1159             TRAVEL - TOURISM - FERRY                                                                                                                      HENDREY.COM.AUPt Lonsdale Post Office	                                                     Queenscliff Visitor Info centre	  5258 4843                                                                                       5258 1579 . 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Local coastal specialists, marketing globally…228 Fellows Road, Point Lonsdale    14 The Esplanade Queenscliff       1/38 Fellows Road, Point Lonsdale             $620,000                         $4,500,000                             $785,00034 Golightly Street Point Lonsdale  189 Fellows Road, Point Lonsdale   1 Girvan Grove Point Lonsdale             $1,650,000                          $849,000                  Price on application10 Pardalote Close, Queenscliff     1 Golightly Street Point Lonsdale  1/153 Fellows Road Point Lonsdale           $1,100,000                            $885,000                            $685,000Damian Cayzer 0416 035 000 • Neil Laws 0419 583 633 • Nelson Ferrier 0488 584 100 • Hugh Martin 0488 584 141                                                                       The Rip January 2018 Page 24
…and selling throughout the holiday season.10 Albert Street Point Lonsdale     3/206 Point Lonsdale Rd, Point Lonsdale  32 Bellarine Highway, Point Lonsdale           $1,695,000                                $615,000                               $665,00041 Cockle Crescent, Point Lonsdale  16 Kirk Road Point Lonsdale              21 Cheshunt Street, Point Lonsdale               $725,000               Price on application                         Price on Application91 Hesse Street Queenscliff         20 Beacon Boulevard, Queenscliff         672 – 680 Shell Road Point Lonsdale         $1,225,000                              $735,000                                  $1,550,000Damian Cayzer 0416 035 000 • Neil Laws 0419 583 633 • Nelson Ferrier 0488 584 100 • Hugh Martin 0488 584 141                                                                             The Rip January 2018 Page 25
Local coastal specialists, marketing globally…28 Mercer Street, Queenscliff       6 Elliot Court, Point Lonsdale      9 Pardalote Close, Queenscliff          $1,125,000                            $895,000                            $850,000                                   LAND                                 LAND32 Anderson St, Point Lonsdale     18 Cheshunt Rd, Point Lonsdale         35a Grimes Rd, Pt Lonsdale            $935,000                          $1,350,000                            $325,000                                                                        LAND1/33-35 Learmonth St, Queenscliff  Unit 1 & 2/84 Hesse St, Queenscliff  7 Mahala St, Point Lonsdale              $595,000                        $525,000 each                       $550,000Damian Cayzer 0416 035 000 • Neil Laws 0419 583 633 • Nelson Ferrier 0488 584 100 • Hugh Martin 0488 584 141                                                                        The Rip January 2018 Page 26
…and selling throughout the holiday season.                                                       LAND24 Golightly Street, Point Lonsdale                                                  82 Glaneuse Road Point Lonsdale  9 Williams Road Point Lonsdale              $935,000                                                                            $880,000                       $1,950,000LAND  16.85m                                                                         FORTHCOMING AUCTIONSBEACON BOULEVARD                                                                                                      3 Rhondella Court, Point Lonsdale                                                35m                                                                                35m                                             LOT 29                                                                   KAMAROOKA – THE DUNE                                                                                                                      Only a few properties actually have                                                            590m2                                                     Direct Beach Access. This is one. Direct                                                                                                                      beach access with no road or footpath                                            16.85m                                                                    between the property and the beach.22 Beacon Boulevard Queenscliff                                                                                       AUCTION             $420,000                                                                                                 Saturday 27th January at 12:30pm                                                                                     4 22                             INSPECT                                                                                                                      Contact agent                                                                                                                        3 Winterley Road, Point Lonsdale1 Patching Street, Point Lonsdale                                                    3 11                             SOMERSEA     Price on application                                                                                             Beautifully positioned just 2 streets                                                                                                                      from the front beach & shopping village,                                                                                                                      this 1950’s weatherboard classic is a                                                                                                                      quintessential “Lonsdale beach house”.                                                                                                                      AUCTION                                                                                                                      Saturday 27th January at 11am                                                                                                                      INSPECT                                                                                                                      Contact agentDamian Cayzer 0416 035 000 • Neil Laws 0419 583 633 • Nelson Ferrier 0488 584 100 • Hugh Martin 0488 584 141                                                                                                                      The Rip January 2018 Page 27
Students shine on stage           &           Ph: 0417 543 786            Queenscliff Primary School students became children of Neverland,Warren Hobbs                                    bringing J.M Barrie’s favourite story Peter Pan to life on stage in an end                       New Homes / Townhouses   of year production on Friday December 8.    Architect          Rennovations                       Heritage & Planning          “All students were challenged to be involved in the production and www.j3design.com.au   Commercial               more than 200 tickets were sold, filling the Queenscliff Town Hall,” said [email protected]  Energy efficient         Principal Richard Buckingham.                       Small or large projects                                                   Izzy Honey Wilson played the lead role of Peter, the boy who never                       2/33 Learmonth St.       grows up, while Sol Bowtell channeled his inner villain in an outstanding                       Queenscliff 3225         performance as Captain Hook.                       30 Victory Way                       Highton 3216                “Learning how to sing in tune, taking lessons with Miss (Hannah)                                                Petrie and during school rehearsals was a skill I learnt as part of our                                                performing arts program,” said Izzy.                                                Pictured: Top left, QPS students in the end of year production of Peter                                                Pan. Right, Izzy Honey Wilson in the lead role                                                Kev’s Window, Door and Glazing Service                                                                 OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:                                                                           ● glass repairs                                                                        ● glazing & mirrors                                                                       ● sliding door rollers                                                                          ● tracks & locks                                                                       ● pet doors in glass                                                                     ● shower screen repairs                                                    ● repairs to security doors, y doors and yscreens                                                                    ● sash cord replacement                                                                      ● windows re-puttied                                                                        ● window winders                                                             Kevin Smith                                                                      Mobile: 0418 519078                                                                       www.bwdgs.com.au                                                    Quali ed Glazier * No job too small * FREE quotes                                                 Servicing Queenscli , Point Lonsdale & the Bellarine Peninsula                                                                                         The Rip January 2018 Page 28
Suzanne Wishart and Noelen Hames display their knitted creations.         Sam Cameron will take on the role of Peter Pan alongside seasonedNice and cosy!                                                            performer Matthew King as Captain Hook   Colourful, quirky and outright kooky designs will be on display at     Classic adventure comes to lifeQueenscliff's annual Seaside Knits and Tea Cosies event.                                                                             Travel to the magical world of Neverland these holidays, when the   The three-day event is now into its eighth year, and according to the  Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group brings J.M. Barrie's classic PeterQueenscliff Uniting Church's Kerrie Lingham continues to grow in          Pan to stage in a colourful new production directed by Debbie Fraser.popularity.                                                                             The cast includes Matthew King in the role of Captain Hook, Ian   \"Each year people travel from near and far to enjoy the artistic tea   Rooney, Edwina Royce, Bernadette Byrne and introduces Sam Cameroncosies and the themed display and the most luscious Devonshire Teas       in the lead role of Peter Pan.imaginable,\" Rev Lingham said. \"Come to look, to buy, to chat. Thedisplay features the creations of chuch knitting group members, who          “There is fun for the whole family with lots of audience participationmeet twice a month.                                                       and some catchy tunes,” said Theatre Group spokesman Ian Royce.   The seaside theme display includes tea cosies, felted bags, slippers      Shows are twice daily at 10.30am and 1.30pm from Monday Januaryand other knits.                                                          8th  until Saturday January13th. An extra two shows are on  Friday                                                                          twilight at 7.30 and Sunday 14th at 1.30pm. Tickets are available from   It runs from Friday January 5 to Sunday 7 and is open from 10am        the Queenscliff Info Centre on 52584843 or Booking – www.qltg.org.audaily.Experience the beauty of Swan Bay in          iday Sessions the evening & relax to the sounds of                                           ▪ Friday 12th January - KRISTY WILSON     live acoustic music in January        ▪ Friday 19th January - DELLA                                           ▪ Friday 26th (Australia Day) - KIERAN. T           FOR 3 NIGHTS ONLY!                                            Plus LIVE acoustic musicThe ‘Basil’s Burner’ will be fired up for   every Sunday!     an American style BBQ feast.        Dinner: 5.30pm - 8.30pmOPEN 7 Days in January. Extended hours on weekends!Enjoy breakfast & lunch 7 days a week. (Full breakfast on weekends)                   Swan Bay T: 5258 4280         Visit basilsfarm.com.au for hours, bookings & menus                                                                                        basilsfarm.com.au                                                                                      The Rip January 2018 Page 29
A new home for Point Lonsdale                                      Surf Club and the community.                                                DONATE TODAY                                      $4.5m                                    Actors will bring local history to life in the                                                                               Queenscliff Cemetery on January 13                                       our goal                                                                               Cemetery tour to$2.25mwww.POINTLONSDALESLSC.ASN.AU                                             bring history to life                                                               raised                                                                                  Queenscliff Cemetery resident James Baillieu,Thank you for helping us rebuild.     Rebuilding                               dressed in full Victorian costume, will this                                      our club.                                month lead other prominent historical figures,Point Lonsdale Surf Life saving Club                                           in a one-off theatrical tour of local gravesites.54 Ocean Road                                                                  The team behind Geelong’s highly successfulPoint Lonsdale VIC 3225                                                        History Alive’ cemetery tours will conduct a+61 3 5258 1257                                                                similar performance here on Saturday [email protected]                                                 13.                                                                                  The event will explain how and why the                                                                               Queenscliff Cemetery came to be re-located to                                                                               Point Lonsdale, as well as revealing a number                                                                               of the cemetery’s historic and significant graves.                                                                                  These include the high and low - fisherfolk                                                                               and a Prime Minister’s favourite daughter;                                                                               shipwreck victims and soldiers from the Fort.                                                                               The tragic Miss Jones, who drowned at age 18                                                                               trying to save the life of the Governor’s daughter,                                                                               pioneer suffragette Henrietta Dugdale Johnson                                                                               and our first female postmistress Anna Maria                                                                               Dod wll also make appearances.                                                                                  Phone 5249 3939 for bookings or log onto                                                                               www.gct.net.auCruise the Bay and enjoy a spectacular bay sunset whilst enjoying Food, Wine & Live Music                                      | |Sailing from Queenscliff                              $90 per person                                             7.00 -10.00pm | Sat 11 Feb, 2018  Book online @ searoad.com.au/sunset                                                                               The Rip January 2018 Page 30
Million dollar property club                                                    growsQPLCE board members, Cr Bob Merriman,                  The Queenscliff property market has quietly     buyers aren’t being scared off by the price;Stephen McGain, Jane Rodwell , Helene               moved up a gear, with an unprecedented             they’re poised to pay higher just to secure aCameron and Bendigo Bank manager Matthew            number of homes joining the million-dollar         foothold in the market,” Mr Hakins said.Waterson                                            club.                                                                                                          However the spike in sales is also causingEnterprise reaches                                     Local agents concur 2017 proved to be a         a shortage of quality properties, according to                                                    seller's market, with growth put at around         Fletchers’ Charles Caldwellhalf million mark                                   seven percent.                                                                                                          “Across the board the stock levels are low,  The Queenscliff Point Lonsdale Community             The median price for homebuyers in our          partly because of properties being snappedEnterprise has reached a major milestone, with      twin towns is now sitting at around $700,000 to    up very early in the campaigns or even sold tohalf a million dollars now donated to local         $800,000, according to real estate data.           database buyers before hitting the open market.projects since its inception eight years ago.                                                          Many of our recent transactions have sold                                                       For entry level buyers, The Point estate        within a week or two of hitting the market with  The new-look volunteer board has recently         is providing opportunities in the vicinity of      numerous parties making offers,” Mr Caldwellhanded out its latest round of grants, totaling     $500,000 and purchasers can find an apartment      said.more than $20,000.                                  under $400,000.                                                                                                          “The Lighthouse” on Point Lonsdale Road  “This funding allows opportunity and growth          “Part of the reason for the resurgence of the   and an “Old Lonsdale” offering in tightly-heldto 3225 community clubs, associations, groups       market during 2017 has been the reduction          Albert Street are among properties likely toand organisations,” said PLCE member Helene         in home availability for those looking to buy,     generate strong interest in coming weeks.Cameron.                                            which in turn has reduced the average days                                                    on market to around 90 days – a significant           Latest Bureau of Statistics figures indicate  “The money we distribute is obtained because      improvement from 2016 which blew out to            40 percent of our municipality’s population ispeople decide to bank with the Bendigo Bank,        around 140 days,” said Bellarine Property’s Lee    aged 65 and over. As a result, real estate analystit is as easy as ticking a box, showing they        Martin.                                            group CoreLogic ranks Queenscliffe amongsupport the Enterprise.”                                                                               Australia’s top 50 retirement destinations.                                                       \"Activity in the million dollar plus market is  Any one wanting to link their existing account    slightly up on 2016.,” he said.                       \"At this stage we’re sourcing extremelyor open a new account to contribute to the                                                             strong interest from Melbourne and rural areasQPLCE can contact the bank on 5258 4800.               RT Edgar principal Felix is expecting the       namely Yarra valley and Macedon region.                                                    strong sales to continue in coming weeks, as       Mostly permanent residents that are either  Pictured: QPLCE board members, Cr Bob             attention switches from the Melbourne market       selling up in Melbourne (cashing in on theirMerriman, Stephen McGain, Jane Rodwell ,            to the coast.                                      principle place of residents) and buying in theHelene Cameron and Bendigo Bank manager                                                                borough plus securing a smaller place in theMatthew Waterson                                       “Once again a very exciting summer selling      CBD. Presently we also have a high demand                                                    season approaches with numerous buyers on          for rental properties from all demographics ofA joy forever                                       hand ready to pounce on all types of properties.   tenants with numerous potential purchasers                                                    Correctly priced properties are creating terrific  wishing to ‘try before they buy’ within the                                                    competition throughout the borough and             Borough,\" Mr Hakins said. .                                                    buyers are seeing the value and opportunities                                                    that our great region has on offer.                Lighthouse sounds of                                                                                                       Summer                                                       “There are more million dollar homes andBy John Murray                                      between Point Lonsdale and Ocean Grove. It            Point Lonsdale Boardriders Club is again                                                    is a privilege to visit and enjoy their wild surf  running its popular Lighthouse Sounds of   “A thing of beauty is a joy forever,” the old    beach homeland and a profound joy to share         Summer series every Saturday evening insaying goes.                                        their company, if only fleetingly.                 January.   Is there a coastal sight more typically and         To help monitor breeding, contact John             Each evening runs from 5pm until 10pm anduniquely southeastern Australian than a pair of     Murray, Birdlife Australia volunteer               entry is free. This year features the strongestendangered Hooded Plovers flying on the salt        5258 4397                                          line-up in the history of the event with 16infused sea breeze along a surf beach shoreline,                                                       bands performing for the enjoyment of thejust beyond the shore break?                                                                           community. Enjoy top shelf bands, stroll on                                                                                                       the Pier, take a Lighthouse tour or simply   And is there a sight more enchanting? Their                                                         absorb the unique surrounds of the Lighthouseelegant black/white flight feather pattern of                                                          reserve.wing/tail glimpsed against the white waterof broken waves, the sandy grey of their back                                                             Headliners this year include the ever popularplumage repeated in the ephemeral jigsaw                                                               Go Set, fresh from a tour of the USA, perennialof the surface foam between the breakers, sea                                                          favourites Midnight Woolf, local six piecegreen and sky blue beyond, all lit up by the                                                           funk outfit The Blueliners and foot stompin'Spring/Summer sunshine.                                                                                blues legend Shaun Kirk. A feature of this                                                                                                       year's series is the depth of the bill including   This is a local scenario that has been repeated                                                     The Bancooras, The Freuds, Victoriana Gaye,for who knows how many millions of breeding                                                            Andrea Robertson Band and Better Ask George.seasons. May future generations of hoodies andhumans continue to share the untamed Aussie                                                               Each event has food vans and is fullysurf beaches of the Southern Ocean. But for                                                            licensed, sorry no BYO permitted. Bars open atnow, the current population of Hoodies musttry and breed successfully.                                                                            4.30pm; bands commence at 5pm. All welcome.   The Hooded Plover breeding season is welland truly underway for our five resident pairs,                                                                                                       The Rip January 2018 Page 31
Australia Day 2018                    Community CelebrationsFriday 26 January 2018 | 11.00am to 1.00pmQueenscliff Town Hall | 50 Learmonth Street, Queenscliff| Australia Day Awards | Flag Raising Ceremony| Australia Day Ambassador| Children’s activities | Sausage sizzle| Free native plant for families | Local entertainment                                                                        50 Learmonth Street (PO Box 93) Queenscliff VIC 3225                                                                        Telephone: 03 5258 1377 | Fax: 03 5258 3315                                                                        www.queenscliffe.vic.gov.au                                                                                                                                    The Rip January 2018 Page 32
HeadinOrganised      gSunday January 7th 2018for the                     10.00am to 12nooncommunity by                      on the Beach next toQueenscliffe                 Pilot’s Jetty, Tobin DriveNeighbourhood              $5 Single $10 GroupHouseSecondhand Book Sale, BBQ food  Contest CategoriesSea of Ukes performance         for Singles or                                Groups:                                Ages 8 yrs & under                                Ages 9-12                                Ages 13-16                                Adult                                Group                                (mixed ages)                                                         The Rip January 2018 Page 33
\"Don't be afraid of investment\" - Councillor urgesgrowth     Just three percent of the some 800,000                      things change in life and what people are        passengers who arrive to Queenscliff via                       looking for now is experience and to feel part        Searoad ferries stop in the town because it                    of what we have. They don’t want to look at        lacks visitor experiences and our beaches “are                 things, they want to experience things and they        a disgrace,” according to Councillor Tony                      experience things in a number of ways.        Francis.                                                                          “We now need to compete with other towns           He urged residents not to be afraid of                      and protect our history,” Cr Francis said.        investment and economic stimulus and to work        with business to help re-stimulate the economy.                   The strategy, prepared by consultants                                                                       Deloitte, incorporates a five pillar plan to           Cr Francis’ comments were made after                        rejuvenate the economy, including:        Council last month unanimously endorsed a        $65,000 new Economic Development Statement,                          1.	 Increase sustainable yield from the        aimed at future-proofing the municipality and                              visitor economy        driving growth.                                                                             2.	 Connect with others local           “This goes to the heart of our community and                            governments and large employers        it goes to the heart of liveability,” Cr Francis        said.                                                                3.	 Better utilize built and natural assets                                                                                   to deliver experiential excellence for           “What we’ve seen is a deterioration of our                              visitors        economy. We lost our fishing industry, which        was the heart of what we were about. We lost                         4.	 Diversify the economy into non-        our Army, our Defence, which was also a big                                visitor sectors, and        component of what we were about. We lost our        high school. We’re currently seeing the loss of                      5.	 Present the Borough as a premier        our government agencies.”                                                  location for retirees           Cr Francis said visitors had stopped coming                    Immediate priuorities identified in the        to Quenscliffe because other towns had got                     document include activating our foreshore,        “their act together.”                                          increasing mid-week offerings from business,                                                                       “unlocking” the Fort, collaborate with Deakin           The new strategy embraced our strengths                     University and better integrate arts and culture        and would give certainty to investment,” he                    experiences.        said.           “We have… 800,000 people pass through this        town each year on the ferry. Less than three        percent stop. 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Borough Bulletin                                                                                    January 2018Mayor’s message                           Progress at the Queenscliff                           • Christmas lights and fairy lights can be                                          Sport and Recreation Precinct                              dropped off at Council’s annual e-wasteAs I begin my term as the Mayor of                                                                   collection event for recycling?the Borough of Queenscliffe Council,      Council is pleased to confirm that a number ofI would like to thank both my fellow      elements of the upgrade at the Queenscliff Sport      • Real Christmas trees can be placed in yourCouncillors for their support and         and Recreation Precinct have progressed ahead of           green waste bin for collection?the residents of the Borough for the      the summer sporting season.trust they have shown by re-electing                                                            The A–Z Waste and Recycling Guide on Council’sme in 2016 to continue my service         Since the funding agreement was finalised in June     website, www.queenscliffe.vic.gov.au, answersto the community. I would also like       2016 the following actions have been completed:       all these questions and more. The Guide containsto acknowledge the efforts and                                                                  a wealth of information to help residents andachievements of our outgoing Mayor,       • Installation of solar PV system on the Monahan      visitors select the most appropriate recyclingCr Tony Francis, and all my fellow             Centre and oval sports lights;                   and disposal options for household itemsCouncillors over the past 12 months.                                                            during the Christmas and New Year period and                                          • Extensive community consultation undertaken         throughout the year.We achieved some very satisfying               and concept plans finalised in late 2016;results in the first year of our four-                                                          Head over to the Recycling and Waste page onyear term, including completion of        • Detailed design for civil construction works at     Council’s website to access the A–Z Guide andthe Point Lonsdale Village Playground,         sport precinct completed;                        lots of other useful information about recycling,installation of AFL-standard lighting at                                                        green and general waste, and Council’s initiativesthe Queenscliff Oval, and confirmation    • All required Planning Permits and Coastal           to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill inof significant funding for our ‘Point          Management Act consent for civil                 the Borough of Queenscliffe.Lonsdale Lighthouse Reserve – Stage 1’         construction confirmed;and ‘Destination Queenscliff’ projects.                                                         Fire restrictions introduced                                          • Tender for detailed design consultant advertised    in Queenscliff and PointLooking to the future, our agenda              and awarded following endorsement of final       Lonsdaleincludes further advocacy to secure            sport precinct concept plan.funding for the Queenscliff Cultural                                                            The Fire Danger Period for the Borough ofHub, completion of the netball courts     The civil construction program that commenced on      Queenscliffe commenced from 1:00am on 4and civil works at the Queenscliff        Tuesday 12 December 2017 will mean that the netball   December 2017. The Fire Danger Period is whenSport and Recreation Precinct, and        courts, car park (and associated drainage works) and  the CFA restricts the use of fire in the community.development of a strategy to guide        cricket nets will be completed by April 2018.         This is to help prevent fires from starting.the future of the Avenue of Honour sothat our heritage and the safety of our   Council has also worked with our State and Federal    People can find out more online including “Can Iresidents and visitors are preserved.     Members of Parliament and the local community         or Can’t I?” information at cfa.vic.gov.au/can or by                                          and resolved to relocate the new eco-cabins           calling the VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226.I look forward to working with my         from the Queenscliff Lighthouse Reserve to theCouncil colleagues and the members        Queenscliff Recreation Reserve. This will not         Reminder – office closureof our community to progress these        impact on the delivery of the upgrade to theinitiatives in the year to come.          sporting facilities.                                  Council’s offices at 50 Learmonth Street,                                                                                                Queenscliff, will close for the Christmas and NewOn behalf of the Councillors and staff    Council secures Winter                                Year holiday period on Friday 22 December 2017 atof the Borough of Queenscliffe, I wish    Weekends funding                                      4:30pm and will re-open on Tuesday 2 January 2018you all a happy and prosperous New                                                              at 9:00am. For assistance with urgent Council-Year. Enjoy the summer!                   On Friday 8 December, Lisa Neville MP announced       related matters during the closure period, please                                          that the Borough of Queenscliffe has secured          call 03 5258 1377.Cr Susan Salter                           a $30,000 grant from the State Government’sMayor – Borough of Queenscliffe           Regional Events Fund to host Queenscliff Winter       Meetings ahead                                          Weekends in 2018. This complements the $59,000                                          allocated in Council’s 2017–18 budget to develop      The first Ordinary Meeting of Council for 2018 will                                          this great initiative.                                be held on Wednesday 24 January commencing at                                                                                                7:00pm. All welcome.                                          The Winter Weekends will be held from Thursday                                          21 June to Tuesday 17 July 2018 in Queenscliff        The full schedule of Ordinary Meetings in 2018 is                                          and will include a curated program of music,          available on the Public Notices section of Council’s                                          performance, film, food and wine combined with        website, www.queenscliffe.vic.gov.au.                                          local exhibitions and community markets.                                                                                                Council will also hold a public meeting on                                          Council is thrilled that Queenscliff Winter           Thursday 11 January 2018 at 5:00pm to hear                                          Weekends is coming to the Borough. We are very        submissions on the draft Rating Strategy. Please                                          proud of the vibrant local arts and culture scene     note that the submission period closed on Friday                                          and this event is designed to celebrate the best of   22 December 2017.                                          the Borough throughout the winter season.                                                                                                  For more information                                          Refer to Council’s A–Z Guide                                          for post-Christmas recycling                             Visit www.queenscliffe.vic.gov.au                                          options                                                  or contact the Borough of                                                                                                   Queenscliffe on 5258 1377.                                          Did you know:                                          • Jars and bottles don’t need to be rinsed before                                               being placed in your recycling bin?                                          50 Learmonth Street (PO Box 93) Queenscliff VIC 3225 | Phone: 03 5258 1377 | Fax: 03 5258 3315                                          www.queenscliffe.vic.gov.au                                                                                                             The Rip January 2018 Page 37
lettersClubaccommodation                                    Members.                                             Lead by example!                                                        You cannot recruit senior members to patrolshould be considered                                                                                         I was disgusted to read that the BOQ Staff                                                     and compete without accommodation. And               were having their X Mass party outside of the   Early in November, in an email to members         accommodating members in Queenscliff in              borough. Let us hope that they doby the President of the Surf Club claimed the        someone else’s “ house “ is not an option.Council did not support accommodation in any                                                                 not follow my heading “ LEAD BY OURredevelopment of our site. That is simply not           Potential new members who don’t have their        EXAMPLE’. I can imagine the menu at theirtrue .                                               own accommodation expect to stay on site or          function. In big bold letters ‘DO NOT ORDER                                                     close by, as it is with other surf clubs. Logical    ANYTHING LOCAL’ to   Accommodation is possible on our site and         really.should be considered for the future of the club.                                                             drink or eat because it might help the local                                                        In the recent “compromise” to the current         business’.   I have asked the President to retract this        design makes no sense at all.claim, or nominate the Council officer who                                                                   What is our council thinking? It does notmade the statement.                                     Making an allowance for accommodation in          matter if they have had the last twenty parties                                                     the future, if it is needed is ridiculous.           in Queenscliff – make it now 21.   The reason I have taken this action is becausemy access to the membership is blocked and              If you realise you need accommodation, and           Let our business people earn back some ofapproaches to the Executive have been largely        you don’t have it, it is already to late. We need    our high rates which are one of the highest inignored.                                             to be recruiting now,” tomorrow “ will be to late    the state, or maybe have a local                                                     and the money will have been wasted. In any   And now the public is being asked to              event according to the President the Council            Pensioner party in Queenscliff paid by thecontribute financially to a project which I fear     won’t support accommodation, so what’s the           Council. I bet you will not have ONE objectionwill ultimately fail, leaving the community          point of making a plan for a future redesign?        from any pensioner.with an ugly, white elephant at the Back Beach,      What a nonsense!which will be of no value to the community,                                                                  My wife and I have had 3 businesses in thebut one which it will have to maintain, as              If you are a member of this Club or               BOQ and I think we can be called “LOCALS”ownership reverts to Council if the Surf Club        community and you care what is happening to          seeing she was born in Geelongfails. Which it will, I believe, if this mistake is  the Club and your streetscape, I encourage youpermitted to occur.                                  to start asking questions.                              And has lived here ever since.                                                                                                             One question – “How many counsellors do   The signs are already there. As a Club we            And if you are a tax payer start asking how       actually live in the Bourough?have not competed at carnivals for years and         $1.5 million dollars of your money is being          Kon Zurawel, Point Lonsdaleare referred to as the “January Club “ by other      invested in a project destined to fail, if it staysclubs on the coast.                                  on this course.                                      SHARE YOUR VIEWS:                                                                                                          What love to hear what you have to say and   How can you claim to be a Life Saving Club        Jim McNeilage                                        encourage your letters. Views expressedwhen you have no one training and competing          General Committee Member  , Point Lonsdale           are not necessarily those of the Editor andin the physical/equipment disciplines                S.L.S.C.                                             preference is given to letters that carry anassociated with the responsibility of trying to      Clubhouse Supervisor                                 author's name and address.save lives in the surf.                              Back Beach Base Supervisor                           [email protected]                                                     Santa Casa Beach Base Supervisor   And this despite the recently registeredconcerns of the many of our most successfullycompetitive, decorated and respected LifeAre you #FireReady this summer?Contributed by Bellarine Fire Brigades Group         refresh of our firefighting skills, checks across             to 40 km/h. Remember, this is our workCommunity Safety Committee                           all appliances and a group exercise was held in               place and we need your help to do our                                                     mid October to run through several scenarios                  job safely.   With the New Year upon us, caravan parks          and practice our response.and holiday rental properties are already filling                                                            5.	 Understand the fire danger ratings; if itup across the Bellarine as we welcome visitors          The influx of tourists and visitors means                  is an extremely hot day – or Total Fireto this beautiful part of the world.                 we are extra vigilant over the holiday season.                Ban day – it means you can not light                                                     While we are committed to keeping you safe                    any camp fires or solid fuel based bbq’s.   And the weather has come good after what          this summer and across all seasons, there are a               Do not use any equipment that couldfelt like a very long winter here in the Central     number of things you can do to ensure you are                 cause sparks.region of Victoria. Here on the Bellarine            #FireReady too.Peninsula we’ve had a decent, wet winter and                                                                 6.	 Download the VicEmergency app tospring. Recent heavy rainfall has provided              Here are our top tips for all people staying on            your smart phone. This app providesadditional moisture and with the warm days           the Bellarine Peninsula this summer.                          the latest fire information and warnings.we can expect the grass to grow.                                                                                   Set the app to notify you of incidents                                                        1.	 If staying in a holiday house or at the                occurring in chosen areas and use it to   With most of Australia experiencing a                      caravan park, check to see where your                stay up to date with local Fire Dangercombination of above average temperatures                     exits are in the event of a fire – ensure            Ratings and Total Fire Bans.and below average rainfall over winter, large                 all guests know how to get out of theparts of the country face above normal bushfire               house and where you will meet.                And always remember to call 000 in the eventpotential for the fire season – according to the                                                          of a fire or emergency situation.November 2017 Southern Australia Outlook.               2.	 Know what your fire plan is in the                                                              event of a bush or grass fire, which may      On behalf of all Brigades on the Bellarine   Advice about local conditions is that we will              mean leaving the area early, well before    Peninsula we thank you for your continuedhave a warm to hot summer, with the real fire-                there are any signs of fire                 support and wish you and your loved ones arisk focus being in the north and east of the                                                             happy, relaxing and safe New Year.State. There have already been grassfires in the        3.	 If you are on the road and hear theGippsland area, with the season starting early                sirens of an emergency vehicle, ensurethere. But that is no reason to be complacent.                you safely pull over and allow it to                                                              pass.   The Brigades across the Bellarine are busypreparing for the summer fire season. There is          4.	 When driving past any parkeda range of activities we undertake including a                emergency vehicle on the side of                                                              the road with their flashing lights                                                              operating, you MUST safely slow down                                                                                                          The Rip January 2018 Page 38
public notices                                                                                      PPoiOnItNLTonLsOdNaSleDCAiLvEic Association Inc.Sacred edge                                                                                         CIVIRCepAresSenStiOngCPIoiAntTLIonOsdNale Residents since 1910Spirituality in Diversity                                                                  AJoninePLwCAyear means a fresh start –                                                                                           to hhkaeovyepiysoseuufreuss.a.l.yloyn !              NOTICE OF                                                                                                                                    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING                                                                                           Wwwewb.pafeslnceIdiadnt.beobraru:egcsfk.laienuocentsinscegosuoonnnciltm’hseasntyryaetafeLrrgoeitnachtraFsantnirindnwigcdialmCusa,dopymiPlneJLmgmaCoenpAnnautra-tatiaPicrdoiopynvianop8ttcilaoL,atnon2ensd0a,snt1dfhdoa6erlpeer-rcePoo7svrniid.imo3demian0nrtigpcys mSchoSacrededge Festival, Queenscliff                                                           Emadielv:elopment strategy , planning and individual issues brought to us by                                                                                                                                    GUEST SPEAKER TO BE CONFIRMED               Support Worker                                                              [email protected]                  Volunteers, Logistics & Promotion                                        Mwwawi.lpPl:olocdCiango.oetmdrLgmo.qanuiutsetedsetailoaennsdLiwggheitnthheooruautlsSmeneoeeRtmiecosebueerarrvnsePdaLatctnCoednnAdtrAweibdveuecnbtoeusuetinotceotifhlfemoHrweoenfotuorinkurgrtoshfRemberfooetnirhntehnftlohcyeer, matAre you someone who enjoys connecting with people and valuesinclusivity? Are you highly organised and enjoy putting ideasinto action? Would you like to be part of an enthusiastic team                             groups.     who curate a festival of story, music and spirituality?                                                                                               The Shortlands Bluff campaign and ensuing cabin relocation and                                                                                           National Heritage Listing application for the Point Lonsdale LighthouseThe Sacrededge Festival seeks a person to assist with the                                  Reserve ensured that the Borough and its unique environmental and  planning of this growing festival held each year in May.                                 historical assets were front and foremost at all times.                                                                                              2018 is a new year with a new mayor, new opportunities and newThis position is the equivalent of 8 hours per week.                                      challenges for all who live, work, and holiday in the Borough of        Flexibility of working times is essential.                                         Queenscliffe.  Full position description at                                                                The festive season does not mean that the work stops and issues are putwww.unitingqueenscliff.org.au                                                              to rest, in fact it is a great time to raise awareness and garner support for                                                                                           the issues that matter to us all.               Email your application to                                                  Collectively we need to ask:-Mr Peter Fayers, Chairperson of Church Council                                                                                              •	 What is going to be done about the disappearing sands in              Queenscliff Uniting Church                                                           Lonsdale Bight?            [email protected]                                                                                              •	 What about transparency in planning matters?                    by January 12, 2018                                                                                           •	 What about a resolution to the one 3225 issue?                                                                                           •	 How do CoGG and the new Bellarine Ward councillors see the                                                                                                    relationship with BoQ?                                                                                           •	 When will the caravan park study be released?   DCooynogurhaatveulaacthiioldns                                                          •	 How will the population growth in the Point and call onstarting sc&hGoooodlLiunck2! 014?                                                                infrastructure within the Borough of Queenscliffe be addressed?                                                                                           •	 How we as a community can work together to make the Borough                                                                                                 of Queenscliffe the best it can be?Point Lonsdale Primary School sta and School Council congratulate all of our current and      Asking is not enough, we need to become involved and attendpast students on their academic, sporting and artistic successes in 2017.                  meetings, provide feedback to consultations, talk to councillors andEach and every achievement makes us proud and we know that you will each continue to       above all participate at every opportunity.aspire to achieve your personal best in all pursuits.                                         Council has made a commitment to communication, each councillorWe wish to thank all those who work alongside and support us in both our classrooms and    as part of their electioneering made it a high priority to both listen andcommunity activities and look forward to continuing and strengthening those relationships  communicate with the community so it is up to each of us to ensure thatin 2018.                                                                                   the communication channels are open.Fay Agterhuis, PrincipalPLPS Sta and School Council                                                                Fay Agterhuis                                                                                           President PLCAST ALOYSIUS CHRISTMAS TREES                                                                         Point Lonsdale Civic Association Inc.Residents who purchased a Christmas Tree from the St Aloysius                                             Representing Point Lonsdale Residents since 1910Christmas stall are invited to return them at the end of the festiveseason for mulching.Trees can be deposited at the school, via the Bethune Street entrance,up until January 12           DOGS ON BEACHES                                                                       Join PLCA                              ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING                                                                                            to have your say on   Residents and visitors to Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale are                                                                        7.30pm Friday January 12th, 2018reminded that summer timeshare restrictions for dogs on beaches are                             key issues...now in force. Bright orange time restriction signs have been installed                                                                              Guest speakers:on pathways and at the entrances to all main beach access points in                               Website:                          Borough of Queenscliffe Mayor, Cr Susan SalterQueenscliff and Point Lonsdale.                                                                 www.plca.org.au                                                                                                                                          PLSLSC President, Matthew Ponsford   Visit Council’s Pets and Animals webpage, www.queenscliffe.vic.gov.                              Email:au/community/pets-and-animals, for more information about locations of                     [email protected]                       Point Lonsdale Primary Schooldog friendly areas within the Borough of Queenscliffe.                                                                                                     Mail:                                      Meeting open to everyone                                                                                                  PO BOX 28                                                                                           Point Lonsdale VIC 3225                                                                                                                                    The Rip January 2018 Page 39
General Plumbing                Hot Water                Water Saving Concepts                Blocked Drains                Roofing Repairs                Gas Work - Safety                Checks                Now incorporating               Flush Toilet Systems               Your Local Tradesman  Servicing the Bellarine                  0418 100 689               www.flush.com.auLic No. 36195           Holiday Property Management Bookings               Uniting Church Events                   Queenscliff & Pt Lonsdale                                                                            Chris Wilson in Concert 8pm Wed 3 JanAre you looking for a                                                               With George Picha and Fenn Wilson!Property Manager for                                                                  Ticket $25 (includes refreshments) your holiday house?                                                                   Seaside Knits and Tea Cosies ExhibitionBeach Breaks Bellarine offers afresh professional and                                                             10am - 5pm Fri 5 Jan - Sun 7 Janpersonalised approach to                                                      Tea cosies & artful knitting sensations for saleholiday property management.Our aim is to unlock the earning                                                                 Luscious scones.potential of your home or                                                    Summer Art Workshopsinvestment.Talk to us today about our                                                                  Collage & Colour Tues 9 Jancompetitive rates and range of                                      11am - 12.30pm 7-12 years & 1.30pm - 4pm Teenagers/Adultsservices... Cheryl & Philip                                                                       Mosaics Thurs 18 Jan & Fri 19 Jan (two-day workshop)                             0424 172 050                                                 10am - 12 noon 8 years and over          [email protected]                                                                          Kids $15 Adults $25 (per session) Bookings essential             www.beachbreaksbellarine.com.au                                   Jimi Hocking Solo 8pm Wed 10 Jan                                                                Superb songwriting & performance make Jimi a 'must-see' act in blues                                                                                          Ticket $25 (includes supper)                                                                       Film Nights 7.30pm Sun 31 Dec and Tues 16 Jan                                                                                  ‘Bilarni’ - Storytelling Theatre                                                                                       by Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky                                                                     Two performances: 5pm Sun 21 Jan & 8pm Fri 26 Jan                                                                                      Ticket $25(includes refreshments)                                                                          Hot Club Swing Cafe Style7pm Wed 24 Jan                                                                                   ..the finest in french gypsy jazz                                                                                      Ticket $40 includes 3 course meal.                                                                         Bookings Essential. Tables of 6-8 or individual tickets                                                                                  Book online at www unitingqueenscliff.org.au                                                              Info Jan 5258 2854 Uniting Church, cnr Hesse & Stokes Street Queenscliff                                                                                                        The Rip January 2018 Page 40
David Wilkinson                                                     Builders    0404 163 609                           New Homes Renovations Extensions                                      Specializing in                                                                                                      Kitchens, Wardrobes, Vanities,[email protected]                                             Phone: 0438 258324                                                            Email: [email protected]                Wall & Entertainment Units,                Domestic                                                                                            Furniture,             Commercial                                                                                                          Flat Pack Assembly and                Industrial                                                                              Installation and much more.   Registered Electrical Contractor 23229                                                                   0417 168 537“You can count on my experience… when experience counts the most.”                                          Neil Laws FREI FAPI CEA (REIV) – Branch Manager, Queenscliff                                        Licensed Estate Agent - Accredited Auctioneer - Sworn ValuerBuying or selling a home is a major event in anyone’s life so it makes sense to                         Queenscliuse the most experienced professional in the field at such an important time. Neil                       64 Hesse Streetis the most experienced real estate practitioner permanently located within theBorough of Queenscliffe.                                                                                5258 4567He has built an outstanding reputation over more than twenty years in the local                         Kerleys offices alsoarea for his professionalism and singular concern for his vendor’s interests, his                       at Point Lonsdalehonesty and integrity and his depth of knowledge in all things real estate.                             and Ocean GroveHe is a Fellow of the Real Estate Institute of Australia and the Australian Property                    www.kerleys.com.auInstitute, Past President and Director of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria andan REIV Accredited Auctioneer and Sworn Valuer.If you are in the market to buy or sell or require valuation or consultancy adviceregarding the local market or real estate generally then give Neil a call on 0419583 633 or email him at [email protected]                                                                                                      The Rip January 2018 Page 41
HOME MAINTENANCE                                      yoga...every summer since 2003...         Including • BATHROOMS                         in the park                   • KITCHENS                          8am daily                                                       Dec 27th - Jan 28th     Grant Rogers - Point Lonsdale             PH: 0438 261954                             Ganes Reserve, Point Lonsdale                                                         (Ocean rd, near SLSC)                                                         $15 or $70 for 5 classes                                                         BYO mat and towell /blanket                                                      My A-frame yoga sign is no longer permitted to be left out                                                      after class, so if you have been walking past Ganes reserve                                                      at other times and wondering if its on, the answer is YES!                                                             Lucy: 0425 767 870                                                          w w w. y o g a r i s i n g . c o m . a u                        Majella O’Connor Optometrist      “Love Your Glasses!”Real people, Real service, Real vision solutions                  2 Park Lane, 99 Presidents Ave,                            OCEAN GROVE                Ph: 5255 5655 for an appointment                      www.oceaneyes.com.au                                                      The Rip January 2018 Page 42
CaniCular DaysExhibiting artists: Rona Green, John Kelly, Michael Leunig, Soula Mantalvanos,Adam Nudelman, Lucinda Tanner, Deborah Williams and Joel Wolter.From left:17 Years Adrift II Adam Nudelman. Pascale Rona Green. Spoon Soula Mantalvanos. The Wave of ChangeJoel Wolter. Knows Deborah Williams. Light John Kelly. The Hodler Frieze Series II (detail). Fanfare Michael Leunig.1:1 workshops run through summer – drawing, linocut, mono, mezzotint, painting, beginners & generalprintmaking and personal development. Bring a friend for half price.81 Hesse Street Queenscliff 3225 VIC | [email protected] | + 613 4202 0942  qgw.com.auOpen 7 days 10am–5pm (closed Christmas & New Year)                                                                             The Rip January 2018 Page 43
arts                                               \"Canicular Days refers to the hot period                                               between early July and Sep - a period of                                               inactivity but we love that it also refers to 'dog                                               days,\" says Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop's                                               Soula Mantalvanos. \"Given it's our summer                                               and everyone will be chilled we thought it a                                               most appropriate title.                                               Canicular Days runs throughout January                                               features a list of top artists.                                               Expect a visit to the gallery at some stage by                                               iconic cartoonist Michael Leunig.                                               \"Custom workshops will run throughout the                                               holiday period so everyone is encouraged toA January 6 cocktail evening with popular      come on in and set their own workshop noartist Emma Hack will be a highlight of        matter what their experience with art mightSeaview Gallery's summer calendar of events. be... It's going to be a fun summer,\" said Soula. You know it's summer in Queenscliff whenThe award-winning body artist is back in town                                                       Craig Parnaby arrives in town with his latestto new \"Geometric\"painting collection. Her                                                          collection of beach-inspired paintings.show runs until January 20. Seaview is also                                                         Parnaby’s strong sense of colour and formintroducing three new artists; :Dana Dion,                                                          capture everything we love about the beautyBrendan Mogg and Lynne Bickhoff. .                                                                  of the coastline and the pleasure of being                                                                                                    near the water. The tonal variations of umberAcclaimed singer songwriter Mark Lang                                                               beach figures in contrast to the turquoise sea(Skipping Girl Vinegar) returns home to Point                                                       and raspberry reds and oranges of bathers’Lonsdale to launch is debut solo single on                                                          beach apparel create warmth that glows on theFriday 19th of January at New Hall.                                                                 canvas.The event, hosted by the Lighthouse Arts                                                            His works will feature in Salt Contemporary'sCollective, features collaborations with                                                            Summer Series exhibition, alongside thoseacclaimed Melbourne visual artist Graham                                                            of David Beaumont, Eleanor Millar, LeahAltmann and animation by Leigh Ryan.                                                                Thiessen and Kerrie Leishman until January 9.New Hall will be transformed in into animmersive cross-arts experience with new andloved songs from Lang’s extensive catalogueer – rdeirmaawgiinnedg.,Itlicnomomcuentc,esmato7n.30op,mm. ezzotint, painting, beginners & generalment. Bring a friend for half price.                                                                                          Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre GroupIC | [email protected] | + 613 4202 0942                                                                            presentshristmas & New Year)                                                                          Peter PanThe Adventures of                                                                        qgw.com.au                                                                                         January 8th - 11th 10:30am & 1:30pm               The Bookshop                                                           January 12th 10:30 am , 1:30pm & 7:30pm                                                                                Queenscliff JUanniutianJrgyanC1u3hatuhrryc1h104:H3th0aal1lm:C30&nprm1H:3es0spem& Stokes Sts                        at Queenscliff30 Hesse St Queenscliff | 03 5258 4496  www.thebookshopatqueenscliff.com• Custom Framing of Artworks, Prints, Posters,                                                                                            Directed by  Memorabilia, Photographs, 3D Objects, Textiles                                                                                         Debbie Fraser• Canvas stretching and framing                                                                     Booking - www.qltg.org.au• Photos printed to canvas and stretched• Conservation framing                                                                              and neve“rLceotm’segboatcokQuuneteilnfsocrleifvfer ends”• Framing repairs                                                                                                       The Rip January 2018 Page 44239 Point Lonsdale RoadPoint Lonsdale0439 563 355
artsfresh funding                                    New film fest coup                                                    Queencliff will play host to yet another filmfor Winter                                       festival next month, in what has been described   Comedian and actor Mick Molloy is among the                                                 as a major coup for the township.   The borough’s new mid-year event,                                                               judging panel for the Peninsula Film FestivalQueenscliff Winter Weekends, has received           The Borough of Queenscliffe is contributinga shot in the arm, with the state government     $7,000 to the cost of housing the Peninsula Film  By extending the Festival topledging a further $30,000 to help plan the      Festival at the Town Hall on Saturday February    Queenscliff, we are bringingevent.                                           10.                                               our program to a new audience                                                                                                   and providing them with the   The allocation comes on top of $59,000           Traders are also being encouraged to back the  opportunity to view freshpledged in the current Borough of Queenscliffe   event through on-site catering, accommodation     Australian and internationalbudget.                                          packages and pre-show dining deals.               content – Steve Bastoni   Queenscliff Music Festival organisers have       The free family-friendly event is a smaller    Film Festival,” said Mayor Susan Salter. “Thisbeen tasked with coordinating the program,       version of the popular three-day festival that    popular event presents another drawcard forwhich will run over four weekends, from June     attracts thousands of visitors to Rosebud each    visitors to our region and creates increased21 to July 17.                                   year.                                             opportunities for our community to benefit.”   It will include a curated program of music,      Festival director, well-known Australianperformance, film, food and wine combined        actor Steve Bastoni, said bringing it to thewith local exhibitions and community             Bellarine is a long-held dream.markets “to reinvigorate the senses, indulgein gastronomic delights, discover the local         “By extending the Festival to Queenscliff, weenvironment and warm the most romantic of        are bringing our program to a new audiencehearts,” according to Mayor Susan Salter.        and providing them with the opportunity to                                                 view fresh Australian and international content   “We are very proud of the vibrant local arts  that they won’t see anywhere else,” said Mrand culture scene and this event is designed to  Bastoni.celebrate the best of the Borough throughoutthe winter season,” Cr Salter said.                 The Queenscliff event will be hosted a yet to                                                 be named celebrity. The judging panel includes   “It’s events like these that keep our         actors Michala Banas, Isabelle Lucas andhospitality providers and retailers busy, and    comedian Mick Molloy.put Queenscliff on the map for visitors,” addedBellarine MP Lisa Neville.                          Founded in 2011, the Peninsula Film Festival                                                 has attracted growing support from audiences                                                 and acclaimed actors and directors including                                                 Fred Schepisi, Sam Worthington, Russell Crowe                                                 and Nash Edgerton.                                                    “Council is thrilled to welcome the Peninsula  Tussock Upstairs Gallery                                               Seaview Gallery                                                                                                                queenscliff  89 Point Lonsdale Road Point Lonsdale              www.tussockupstairs.com.au                             EMMA HACK EXHIBITION                                                                                            6-28 January           [email protected]                                         Cocktail Evening with Emma                                                                                          6 January 5-7pm     'Summer Expo'9th December 17 - 28th January 18            Featuring recent works by:       Karen van Cuylenburg - Sue Cumming Priscilla Fenton - Janet Goldman - Anne Hastie  Jane Kempe - Libbet Loughnan - Tim PescottMichael Ryan - Bevan Shepherd - Paul Waycott              Tom Wells - Stephen WrightPriscilla Fenton  Stephen Wright                 Michael Ryan            Re ected Trees                                                                                               Geometric 4 - Emma Hack                                                                     contemporary - traditional - glass - jewellery                                                                         Open 10.30 - 5.00 daily - closed Wednesdays                                                                           86 Hesse St Queenscli 3225 - 5258 3645                                                                               [email protected]                                                                               email: [email protected]                                                                                                      The Rip January 2018 Page 45
sport, health & wellbeingSurfers celebrate season's endMECHANICAL REPAIRS             Lucy Naylor, Shayleigh Chapman and             By Shayleigh Chapman                               Jade Ogilvie                                      It’s been a great year for the Point Lonsdale   Pt Lonsdale/Queenscliff       Automotive Centre       Andrew Lynch, Chris Pennant and Dean Mitchell  Boardriders!                                                                                 We ran a total of six aggregate contests,           (Steve Higgins)                                                                              along with several specialty events, such as the          Full Car Servicing                                                  Davo, the Onshore Classic, Groms Day and the       All Mechanical Repairs                                                 Tas Blizzard memorial.    Fully Qualified Mechanic                                                                                 It has also been a busy year, with great           Air Conditioning                                                   membership numbers – especially in the junior         Repairs & Services                                                   ranks – and a real buzz around the club.    Pick Up Service Available                                                                                 Most importantly, we managed to get some          (Local area only)                                                   pretty decent waves for most events.    46 Bellarine Highway,                                                        Whether you’re a member of nor, we hope to            Queenscliff                                                       see you out our Sounds of Summer series – a                                                                              great opportunity to enjoy live music by the     PHONE: 5258 4668                                                         beach!          0418 524 861                                                                                 Below is the list of our aggregate winners for                                                                              2017. Well done all:                                                                              Photos courtesy Rodney Nicholson                                                                                 OPEN MENS                                                                                 1. BOHDIE WILLIAMS                                                                                 2. DEAN MITCHELL                                                                                 3. ARKIE WILLIAMS                                                                                 OPEN WOMAN                                                                                 1. SHAYLEIGH CHAPMAN                                                                                 2. LUCY NAYLOR                                                                                 3. JADE OGILVIECommencing Tuesday January 2   Rediscover joy and ease in your everyday       OVER 40                                activities such as walking, sitting, or your   1. DEAN MITCHELL                               favourite activities such as cycling or        2. CHRIS PENNANT                               swimming.                                      3. ANDREW LYNCH                               These gentle movement exercises can be         OVER 50                               done at your own pace in your own way.         1. KENT STONEHOUSE                               Individual sessions also available.            2. KEITH COHEN                                                                              3. MITCH WHITLEY                               WHERE                                                                              UNDER 18 BOYS                               Gill Hall, St James Church                     1. BOHDIE WILLIAMS                               1 Albert Street Point Lonsdale                 2. ARKIE WILLIAMS                                                                              3.JETT STOREY                               WHEN                                                                              UNDER 16 BOYS                               Tuesday and Fridays 10am - 11am                1. TAANE MITCHELL                               Thursdays 7pm - 8pm                            2. JETT STOREY                                                                              3. FINN ZANONI                               COST                                                                              UNDER 16 GIRLS                               $25 per class                                  1. LUCY NAYLOR                                                                              2. MINNIE VORATH                               SALLY LOW & HOLLY HUON                         3. ELISE FRANZOSE                               Sally Low and Holly Huon are two               UNDER 14 BOYS                               contemporary practitioners, both               1. TAANE MITCHELL                               qualified physiotherapists and Feldenkrais     2. KAI KEENAN                               practitioners. Their love for the sea and      3. LUCA ZANONI                               beach life, particularly at Point Lonsdale,                               has brought them together to offer this        UNDER 14 GIRLS                               special opportunity to discover and enjoy      1. MINNIE VORATH                               the Feldenkrais method® during your            2. ELISE FRANZOSE                               holidays.                                      3. POPPY JOHNSON                               BOOKINGS & ENQUIRIES                           UNDER 12 BOYS                                                                              1. MAKANI STOREY                               Sally Low 0405 170090                          2. SOLI MITCHELL                               Holly Huon 0428 595 109                        3. TED CONROY                                                                              UNDER 12 GIRLS                                                                              1. ABBY CHAPMAN                                                                              2. ELSIE CHAPMAN                                                                              3. LINKA WITHERS                                                                              The Rip January 2018 Page 46
sport, health & wellbeingSwim wins                                                New course a step closerfunding support   Queenscliff’s newly-named 180 Swim has                   Lonsdale Golf Club’s reconfigured 18-hole      Bellarine Pilatesreceived a shot in the arm, with the Borough             course has moved a step closer, with amendedof Queenscliffe announcing $12,000 in                    plans now open to community feedback.                         Point Lonsdale!sponsorship.                                                            The City of Greater Geelong last month            Pilates Mat Classes !   The January 27 event, which replaces the              moved the development to its next crucial stage,      Mondays 8.30am!popular Barracouta Blue Water swim, will be              approving the exhibition of a revised planning        Thursdays 8.30am!privately run the first time in its 26-year history.     permit incorporating the revamped course and             Mat provided.!                                                         a new clubhouse overlooking Lake Victoria.   Race directors Sam Sheppard and Liam                                                                     !Contact for Bookings.!Petrie Albutt have rebranded the event and                  Under the amended proposal, the course willreconfigured the swim course to make it more             be re-shaped to take in vacant farmland along      Pilates Studio Classes!family friendly.                                         its southern edge. Nine holes will be closed at        Tuesday - Friday!                                                         alternating times to accommodate the works,   The one-off Council allocation will help pay          which could now start within weeks.                 by appointment only.!for swim t-shirts and water safety services.                                                                        Call Lucia!                                                            The existing clubhouse will be demolished to   “It’s also about activating our foreshores,           make way for the next phase of the club’s multi-         0418 519 655which is something that we’ve talked about               million dollar, 100-lot residential developmentin our Economic Development Strategy and it              along Fellows Road.would be such a shame also for this iconic eventto be lost from the Borough of Queenscliffe                 An original plan to extend the course intoforever,” said Cr Ross Ebbels.                           highly sensitive wetlands and orange bellied                                                         parrot habitat attracted strong opposition.   “I think if it didn’t ahead this summer, thechance of it ever coming back would be nil, so              Environmental groups have welcomed theI’m very happy that council is supporting this           revised plan.project, bringing some 600 swimmers, but alsothe 800 to 1,000 spectators… I think it’s a great           “The new, more modest plans will result in aevent.”                                                  greatly improved environmental outcome and                                                         provide a positive closure to this long running   Proceeds from swim entries will be shared             project,” Council was told.between youth homelessness and Parkinson’sDisease charities.   Swimmers can register for a 1km or 500mjunior swim at www.queenscliff180swim.com.auLADIES                            EVERY                       O        TUESDAY                       C  MORNING @ 10am                            Excellence in Health and WellbeingEExxcceelllleenn                       I                                                                                                                      Barb Vallance                                   Starts                                                                             Nathan Ulph - MRyooBbthaHerbruatVpcaihslitlnansocen                       A January 9th 2018                                                                             Sally Caldwell -RPohbyCsHilouattihrceehriPanplsaisoptnp                       L                                                                                              Paul Gilling - PhysioCthlaeirraepPisltapp                                                                                                                      Claire Plapp - Physiotherapist                                                                                                                      Sara Monaghan - PhysiotherapistTUESDAY                                                             H•S••S•igWPPSNHDNSHhE2EpeeperSlEyy5CoacCoacpkrdkr-NdtILtIyssaesaA&Ae&nekccCcIeILnhLBnheBiadiljejeaaualclurOIIisescnrcNsrNlkS••iS•iktgkdee’,iTMTssPPePPebwSHENSHEaasxEEaEipiepRieRnnpticCoaCoacnhEEerkdkrdPctItISrSmasasAA&l&iAuTceTcIIoLhnLhnBdSnSUrejejuaecu::eIIssrcNr:NeLiikteehTTss!PaEEaniRRn EESSTTSS::EN   FOR AACSLOOOMCNIEGAL HIT                                        • DRreymNeesdehiadolliMnu•galdssNDearergycepkNa&eineBdalicnkg PainN                                                                   P•••HAYJFAJoohurrSttiinhnhanIcrtrtOviWitt&t&iieioccTenMMCCPHauuaoloasEsnMnr••••uccddeRuouliitlvtlARDJAiaAJRloiaoeouorrorrnernmnePttcSyiSishsmnhmnbekYttrNtrrtrnoeiaeiyat&tt&eiidiaidc•nncteiirsMsMoaaCdCCdlluluoo.iMMLns.snn.gcIcaaddNuussOiitltlssICiaiaoNoCaarrlnnggLiASSsnseeIttNLirrcaaEPaiinnlBIssLPOAilOTaKtEeISNsCCGS•lliStinnuFNidIiccTOioaNaWllNEPPAOSiiVSWllaaACttIOLeeLAPssABESSSLNSttE!uuE!ddSiioo   Tuebsrdinagysa@fri1e0nadman- dCohmavee aalohnite! or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             NI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   N       Everyone welcome!!                                                                    lPPPOOHDDYIISAA•TTIORRPYCYTH•H••LYPPPPPCIESNOSSHHLRIYYIDOIYCYACCNITSHSHAPIH0COTOIYIOOERLALOO•YTRTLGG1CHAH•P0YYPPLE1EI••LSIYBRNRHHAYeAAIATAC•lClNNaEHPPCArDDSiOnYYLLTTeILH•HPNO•H•EEIIwLGDCRRCCyAAAYRA,LLTPPPYL•IIEYoYNNHNMSi••nAIIDEDtYCC•NLIEIOEoEAADFDTnTTLILsIILHTTTTdIIHPNIPaENAAlEIERINeNGLLRSAV••AAASBiBPcTTPOOYC3EEYWW2LSS2•EEA5DNNS••I••SEFFFFETUUIIISwTTNTNwNwE.S                                  Call Judy on 0447 368 161              lCLPINO•IDCPIAO0TDRIYA1T•0PR1SYBYe•CllaBHriOOneWLOHEwGNyY,TP•HoHiEnAtRNLoADnPsTYdHalEeRVAicP3Y22•5DIETIwTww  QT&BC                                 or contact the club on:                                                     Ph: 5258 1773                                         CLINIC 0 101 Bellarine Hwy, Point Lonsda  Queenscliff BowlingTennis & Croquet Club          118 Hesse Street Queenscliff                                                5258 4633CLINIC 0 101 Bellarine Hwy, Point Lonsd                          www.queenscliffbowling.com.au                                                                    101 Bellarine Hwy, Point Lonsdale Vic 3225                                                                            www.ptlonsdalephysio.com.au                                                                                                                                        The Rip January 2018 Page 47
Our own place in Ashes folklore   One hundred and fifty six years ago, almost            “WE on behalf of the Members of theto the day, Queenscliff Cricket Club created         Queenscliff Cricket Club beg leave to congratulateits own little piece of Ashes history, as the first  you on arrival in Australian Waters.Australians to welcome the English touringteam.                                                   The high degree of excellence which you have                                                     attained in the noble game of cricket has won for   At 3am on Christmas Eve in 1861, members          you the admiration of everyof the Queenscliff team rowed out the SS GreatBritain to deliver the following written greeting       Cricketer and we gladly hail the opportunityto the inugural touring captain Heathfield           of being the first toHarman \"HH\". Stephenson:                                                        WELCOME YOU TO VICTORIA.                                                        Circumstances may not indeed permit all of       The written greeting delivered by the                                                     us the pleasure                                     Queenscliff Cricket team to the first England                                                        of witnessing your prowess in the field          XI in 1861                                                     but we beg to advise you that we shall watch        Photo: Queenscliff Cricket Club                                                     your progress with that interest which every                                                     Cricketer must feel in the “ALL ENGLAND                                                     ELEVEN.”                                                        Your arrival here will stimulate the energies                                                     and heighten the enthusiasm of our Colonial                                                     Cricketers and whatever reputation they may                                                     hereafter attain will always be intimately                                                     associated with your visit to our shores.                                                        A warm and hearty reception awaits you                                                     at Melbourne but we could not allow you                                                     to pass Queenscliff without doing ourselves                                                     the pleasure of meeting and of conveying                                                     to you the sincere congratulations of every                                                     member of the QUEENSCLIFF CRICKET                                                     CLUB.                                                        With every wish of your continued happiness and                                                     prosperity…”                                                        The address, written on parchment, is now                                                     displayed behind class at Lords.CLUB QUEENSCLIFF @ the Monahan Centre Recreation ReserveNew Chef New Menu New Wine List Family Friendly Great Atmosphere                  Amazing ViewsOpen Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings through Summer134 Hesse Street, Queenscliff. BOOKINGS 5258 4588 - 0408 953868                                                                                                                                    The Rip January 2018 Page 48
Women's sport haters blamed for                                                  Rec Reserve pushback                                                  A Queenscliff Councillor                                                  has blamed a “hidden                                                  agenda” against women’s                                                  sport for the level of                                                  community pushback to                                                  stage two works at the                                                  Queenscliff  Recreation                                                  Reserve.Nippers celebrate 50 years                        After weeks of delays   More than 350 Nippers will hit the beach       – blamed on weather andthese summer holidays, as Victoria’s firstNippers program celebrates its 50th year.         the process of dealing with   Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club           community objections - workpioneered the program in 1967, when then clubcaptain John Turner introduced a program after    has finally started on theseeing a similar one in the United States.                                                  $3.15 million project, which   The intensive beach safety program runsfor two weeks from December 28, culminating       will include constructionin the Nipper Championships on SaturdayJanuary 6.                                        of two new netball courts,Girls rule for a day                              cricket nets and car parking   Point Lonsdale's back beach will be            on the reserve’s western      Work is finally underway to build two netball courts at thetransformed into a sea of pink on Saturday        edge.January 20, when the Point Lonsdale Surf Life     Tony Francis said he Queenscliff Recreation ReserveSaving Club plays host to its third annual PinkPatrol Day.                                       was amazed at the level of                      spent a lot of money there and there wasn’t that                                                  opposition to the project.                      pushback.   The event raises awareness of the significantrole females play in keeping Victorian beaches       “In my time I haven’t seen much                 “There is a hidden agenda there somewhere insafe and will see the club's female life savers   discrimination when it comes to women and       our community. Let’s hope we as a communityjoin forces with colleagues from Ocean Grove      women’s sport especially. But what I have been  see women’s sport as just as important as maleto conduct an all-girl patrol for the day.        amazed about over the last couple of months     sport and I look forward to the day of those                                                  since Council has decided to spend some         netball courts being built and our kids playing                                                  money on netball courts, is an amazing amount   on them,” he said.                                                  of pushback being made in relation to women’s                                                  sport and money being spent,” he said.             Council in November revealed                                                                                                  redevelopment costs had blown out by 40                                                     “Now if it was a male sport and we were      percent, chiefly because of larger than expected                                                  spending that extra money would we see that     drainage works. It has pledged to have the                                                  pushback that we’re getting around the current  works completed by April.                                                  sports ground. I don’t think so because we’veTennis & Croquet Club                                          MAKE FITNESS YOUR GOAL IN 2018! 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30 years                                                                                                                    Who and what isof service                                                                                                                  Feldenkrais?celebrated                                                                                                                  When a knee injury made it difficult to walk,                                                                                                                            Israeli physicist Dr Moshe Feldenkrais lookedFor many people, spending 30 years working                                                                                  for a new approach to healing combiningfor the one organisation seems impossible to                                                                                physics, physiology and neurology.imagine.                                                                                                                    The resultant Feldenkrais method is nowBut for Community Nurse Janine Sutton, it’s                                                                                 being using worldwide to improve thea reality. The end of 2017 marked 30 years of                                                                               movement and lives of all ages – from smallemployment with Bellarine Community Health.                                                                                 children to nonagenarians.“I feel proud and privileged to have been                                                                                                            And this month, classes are being introduced                                                                                                                                                  to Point Lonsdale.employed by BCH for 30 of my 43 years as a                                                                                                                                                     Teachers Sally Low and Holly Huon willRegistered Nurse,” says Janine. “I love my                                                                                                        deliver their Wellness By the Sea program in                                                                                                                                                  three weekly sessions.work and working with the community, people                                                                                                                        Kev’s WindomwoFv,eelDdmeoennkotr,aribsaeisnitadbrouuGntnllieanagzr,niinlnifggtitnogSpewerrefoivgrhmictsaenoyrallow me into their homes and I love that I am                                                                                                                                         OUevRenShEaRnVgiInCgEoSuItNthCeLwUaDshEin:g, with minimumable to help them.”Janine began working with the organisation in1987  as a  Caogmrmeaut ntiSetyaemNrvuairtcseiPnoingrtaPtrolhirnteagrtlBoinneg. tlWloaner. ine“We   had                                       Janine Sutton is celebrating 30 yearsŏogf lBasCsHrepairseŏffogrltaaznindgm&amxirmrourms ŏesfflidciienngcdyo. or rollersworked really closely with the doctors and theRusty’s Repairs and Home Maintenacecommunity and we had so much fun helpingpeople.”  Around 2000, Janine transferred to theQueenscliff Community Health Centre site at0418 330 188Point Lonsdale as part of the District NursingAndy Russell Kevin Smithteam. “As a heaHltohmperoRfeepsasirosnal, I have learned that                                                service                                         this  dedicated  Nurse  is   ŏtracks & locks ŏpItetisdopoarstiicnuglalarlsys ŏbesnheofwiceiarlscfroerenolrdeepraiprseople                                                no sign                                                                     readyŏtoŏressplaoaswihrsctooradsneCrdceuhpinrilliatdrcyereedgmnoaieownnrisitn,tŏhgflydlwodeisovntoedmlroosowpavsmnerdmenf-elptynaustlctatirsieneseddunebssaclaanncael.so                                                down.                                                                                                                                                  beneŏfitw. indow winders                                                “I want to keep working for as long as I can                                                                                                                            Awareness through Movement classes will                                                because I want to keep helping the community.                                                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