Winchelsea star vol37 ed05 web

Vol 37. Ed 5. Tuesday 18 February, 2014 www.winchelseastar.org.au

A community newspaper for Winchelsea and district Since 1977

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‘A bridge has no allegiance to either side.’ Les Coleman

On the morning of Tuesday 10 February, with a background of smoke from the Gippsland fires, the first of 13, 65 tonne, beams is lifted into place on the railway overpass... progress !

Tuesday 18 February, 2014The Winchelsea Star2

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“Council invites members of the community to nominate local women who have inspired change through their daily lives, work or volunteer efforts,” the Mayor explained.

“We are seeking to recognise women whose activities and achievements have generated long term benefits for the Surf Coast Shire.

“Their vision and leadership quality will have inspired others to take action to create community change.”

Cr Hodge said that the Council and community would recognise the nominees at a High Tea to be held at the council offices in March, as part of the broader celebration of International Women’s Day 2014.

She said that nominations could be made by members of the public, voluntary organisations, statutory agencies or services users.

“It may be a friend, family member, community leader, and or colleague. Absolutely any woman with a significant connection to the Shire can be nominated,” Cr Hodge said.

There are seven nomination categories:1. Not for Profit2. Education3. Health4. Culture5. Sport6. Business7. Environment

Nominees must live, or have spent a considerable amount of time, work or volunteer in the Surf Coast Shire. They must be aged 16 years and over.

Nominations can be made on line. To make a nomination go to:

www.surveymonkey.com/s/ InternationalWomensDay NominationFormTDV5363

Nominations must be received by 24 February 2014.

Rewarding Inspiring WomenSurf Coast Mayor, Cr Rose Hodge, is inviting the community to nominate local women for recognition as part of the 2014 Surf Coast Shire International Women’s Day Reward and Recognition Program.

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Pool

Open 7 Days a week 12pm - 6pm

(The pool is closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.)

Prices Children Swim $3.80

Adult Swim $4.80 Spectators $1

Family Season Pass $165 (If purchased by December 15 $145)

Barwon Terrace, Winchelsea. Phone: 5267 2027

Pool operating hours may change depending on weather conditions.

Tuesday 18 February, 2014 The Winchelsea Star 3

Five local fire brigade volunteers answered the call to crew a 5 tanker strike team from Geelong district to be sent to assist at the Hazelwood coal mine fire.Departing Winchelsea early Tuesday morning they went by bus from Geelong to Wallan where the tankers had been sent on Sunday,then drove to Morwell. The coal had been ignited by spotting from bushfires in the area on Sunday and by

Wednesday morning around 3km of the coal face was burning but fortunately not in the operating part of the mine.

The fire fighting effort was just getting underway and estimates of at least 5 weeks to put it out were heard. Lots of pumps were operating in the mine and soon the problem of carbon monoxide levels was addressed with all crews issued with CO monitors to carry and blood levels were monitored 3 times per day. One job for the tankers was to control the

grass fires which were spotting out around the top.

Bruce Shaw, Rod Taylor, Frank Dean, Don Smith and Stewart Mathison were relieved by a new crew and returned on Saturday. They all agreed it had been an interesting deployment and very different to the more usual grass and bushfires.

Above (L-R): Grass fire on mine edge, Rod Taylor on the hose, Lots of water but still the coal burns

52% of young people regret posts they have made online

82% did not realise the long-term impact of their posts

99% of young people agree education is the key

Aussie school kids are being urged to think twice about what they post online in 2014, as the first wave of digital natives, children with an established online presence, get ready to start high school.

Rosie Thomas, the cofounder of anti-bullying and leadership organisation Project Rockit, said the Telstra research shows that children heading into the schoolyard armed with digital devices should be empowered to stand up for themselves and others online.

“Young people can take ownership of their own online brand and key to this is understanding how to make the most of the online opportunities for themselves and their mates.

“Social media and the internet is an awesome place for breaking down social barriers and harnessing people power to do the right thing. We need to give young people the tools to make the most of everything the internet offers, including the strength to stand up and be leaders in both the online and offline worlds,” said Ms Thomas.

Tips for Parents Talk with your kids about their digital lives and let your children know you’re always there for them

Protect personal information – teach your children how to turn on privacy settings

Encourage children to ‘think before they click’, to think about content and the consequences of posting it

Be an offline supporter. Encourage kids to have some screen-free time each day and turn off devices at bedtime

Teach kids to treat others the same way they’d like to be treated online and be zero-tolerant to rude or mean online behaviour

Don’t just talk about the right thing to do; be a role model with your own digital habits.

Tips for Teens Protect your personal information. Turn up privacy settings, use strong passwords, change them regularly and don’t share them

Think before you click – think about content and the consequences of posting it

Remember, your phone doesn’t rule your life! Have some screen-free time each day and turn off devices at bedtime

Treat others as you’d like to be treated online

Talk to an adult you trust if you if someone you know is being cyberbullied or you see something online that upsets you.

Coal Fire experience for Locals

Back to School the Cyber Safe Way


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And now to Mick O’Mara“In the final year I taught at Winchelsea HES (1974). I felt that too often families in dire straits were offered housing at the Housing Commission area opposite the school as the only alternative.

In an effort to gain support for some of the destitute families, I instigated the newly formed Rate Payers Association to take a deputation to Cec. Bergin (MLA Polwarth). He referred the matter to, among others, the Barwon Regional Council for Social Development who offered to do a self study of Winchelsea under the sponsorship of the Ratepayers Association.

Two of the “needs” identified in the Self Study resulted in Winchouse and the Winchelsea Star.

During 1977, as part of a research project on Winchelsea aborigines, I read through the early newspapers - ie. Winchelsea “Mercury” and “Winchelsea and Birregurra Star”.

I mentioned these early newspapers at a meeting called to set up a community newspaper and was sent back to take a tracing of the banner. The “and Birregurra” section was cut out and the remainder became the Winchelsea Star using an identical style to the original.

I was the first Advertising Manager ; The job consisted of approaching local and Geelong businesses to advertise. Car dealers and funeral directors were easy marks and the early editors of the Star had a preponderance of both. The future of the Star was so uncertain that when the Datsun car dealer offered to pay for 6 months advertising, I knocked it back in favour of 3 months as we were not certain that the Star would continue for more than three months!!!.”

...and now Len Monk... “While the impetus for the Star was the Self Study and the Social Development Committee”. I believe there was a more important factor. To me the Star is a very special symbol of something wonderful in the Winchelsea Community.

It was a coming together of :

• The established members of the Winchelsea community welcoming and working with the newer community members and the openness of established members to new ideas.

• The new comers responding enthusiastically to this welcome and openness. With energy, adaptability and endurance, they made a commitment to the Winchelsea community and took on a new way of life.

In short, the Star was the offspring of a happy marriage between the “natives and the newcomers”.

The foregoing may not be history, but it is a reflection on history.

Len now provides the text of a talk he gave at the Star dinner on 29/1/1996 - titled “Early Days and Philosophy”

I have been asked to talk a out how the Winchelsea Star began and the philosophy that guided its establishment back in 1977. I can’t remember a lot, but I can certainly remember the philosophy.

The reason for starting the newspaper was pretty obvious. Society was changing and Winchelsea was changing. We had to do better than relying on networks of friends for information when we were becoming a more mobile population, when traditions were being questioned and new ways of doing things adopted.

My involvement with the Shire confirmed the need for a town newspaper at that time. The Shire communicated with its residents through a couple of notices in shop windows and a notice in the public

notices column of the Geelong Advertiser and the Colac Herald.

Of course the Winchelsea Self Study of 1976 recommended “that a news sheet be looked into as soon as possible” and as a member of the Winchelsea Social Development Committee, I was asked to do the “looking into”.

I found that plenty of newsletters had been commenced at other similar sized towns but that the work had always been left to one or a small few dedicated souls who within a year or so had burnt themselves out. These newsletters all had a fairly short life. It was not encouraging and led to the development of three major organisational principles on which the Star was founded. I will return to those principles shortly.

But it is important to remember that the Star was born out of the Self Study, and that the Self Study saw the newspaper not just as a means of sharing information, but also as an agent of community development.

There are not many aspects of those early days which I can recall. Theresa Napthine reminded me how I argued strongly that there should be a charge for the paper because people value what they pay for, because it is more truly a community paper when the community volunteers the resources to run it, and because the money would help to pay the bills.

I remember that the name “Winchelsea Star” came from research by Mick O’Mara when he was studying for library qualifications (Mick has been involved in just about everything). He discovered that the two previous newsletters in Winchelsea had been called “Winchelsea and Birregurra Star” and the “Winchelsea Mercury”. “Star” was chosen.

Anecdotal History of the Star


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Small Grantsfor your community project Applications open 18 February 2014!

Council provides a Small Grants program which is available to new and existing groups, to develop project ideas or improve services within the local community.

Information session A Small Grants information session will be held Wednesday 26 February 2014 at the Council offices, 1 Merrijig Drive Torquay from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. All welcome.

Please RSVP to [email protected]

Funds can be provided for projects and activities which fall into the following categories: Community Initiatives; Environment; Culture and Arts; Recreation and Leisure; and Events.

For more information, including guidelines and application form (available 18 February, 2014), visit Council’s website: www.surfcoast.vic.gov.au/My_Community/Community_Grants

Applications close on 31 March 2014.

Grandparents and carers Are you looking for some new toys to provide some exciting variety for young children who visit or you care for. Your children visitors will be so surprised with some educational challenging new toys each time they visit. Why not borrow instead of buy, keeps them interested and saves you money.

Why not join our Toy Library in Winchelsea. It’s free to join and only costs $2 for 2 toys for 2 weeks. Open on Mondays 9-12 at Winchelsea Community House. A variety of quality toys for babies to 5 years old. Books and dvd’s available too for some quiet time. Come in and visit, have a look at our range and have a cuppa.

Our toy library is non profit community service run by volunteers and supported by Winch House and Bendigo Community Bank.

Uniting Care Re-opens in WinchelseaAfter an extended break over the Christmas period, Uniting Care has recommenced as of last Thursday in the meeting room of the local Uniting Church.

With the sad news of the retirement, after 5 years faithful service of volunteers Jim & Edie Barton, and the uncertainty of Uniting Care’s operation in Geelong with the sale of their premises in South Geelong, questions arose as to the future of the Uniting Care activities in Winchelsea.

Fortunately, one of the senior staff members from Geelong, Rob O’Neill has taken up the mantle, and will continue the valuable work here in town serving the needs of those who require the services offered by Uniting Care. Assistance with emergency relief of food and clothing, support in time of financial crisis, and access to specialized Counselling services are among a raft of assistance being offered.

The local Uniting Church allows the use of the Church meeting room each Thursday from 10.00-12.30 free of charge.

If you have a need in this regard, do not hesitate to drop in on any Thursday, where assistance is offered in a confidential environment, with the full backing of the Uniting Care Geelong organisation.

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15,000 people didn’t receive their licence renewal notice and were at risk of being unlicensed. The error affected people whose licences expired between 5 and 11 February.

Now, VicRoads is warning around 4,000 drivers and riders that they are currently unlicensed, after not paying their licence on time.

VicRoads Executive Director of Registration and Licensing, Peter Welling, said that while they are happy that following advice last week over two thirds of the affected people have responded and renewed their licence in

time, there is still room for concern.

“Our fear is that people are not taking this seriously and are choosing to not renew their licence and so are driving illegally,” he said.

“You have a responsibility to ensure your licence is current. Have someone drive you in to a VicRoads office or call us to pay your licence fee, if you don’t you risk a fine and your insurance may be affected.

“We feel we have used every avenue available to let people know; every person affected was sent a new renewal notice and letter, we have run ads through all the major papers in Melbourne and regional Victoria

and used social and mainstream media to help spread the message.”

VicRoads will now be sending a second reminder letter to those who still haven’t paid, which they should receive this week. Those who receive a reminder letter should contact VicRoads immediately on 13 11 71 or have someone else drive them to a Customer Service Centre as soon as possible to make a payment.

“People can choose between a three year and a 10 year renewal,” Mr Welling said. “A three year is $71.80 and a 10 year renewal is $245.90.”

VicRoads warns many drivers and riders still unlicensed


NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AMENDMENTS Princes Highway duplication project – Winchelsea to ColacAMENDMENT C91 SURF COAST SHIRE PLANNING SCHEME – AUTHORISATION A02688 AMENDMENT C80 COLAC OTWAY SHIRE PLANNING SCHEME – AUTHORISATION A02689

VicRoads has prepared Amendments C91 to the Surf Coast Shire Planning Scheme and C80 to the Colac Otway Shire Planning Scheme. The amendments apply to land required for the proposed duplication of the Princes Highway between Deans Marsh Road, Winchelsea and Corangamite Street, Colac.

In accordance with section 9(1) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, the Minister for Planning authorised VicRoads to prepare the Amendments. In accordance with section 9(4) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, VicRoads is the planning authority for these amendments.

The amendments propose to:

Apply Public Acquisition Overlays (PAO) to land required for the proposed duplication of the Princes Highway between Winchelsea and Colac.

Insert maps 7PAO, 23PAO and 24PAO, amend map 8PAO, amend the Schedules to Clauses 45.01 and 52.03 and amend Clauses 61.03 and 81.01 to the Surf Coast Planning Scheme to apply Public Acquisition Overlay 5 (PAO5) for the land abutting the Princes Highway

Amend Maps 9PAO and 12PAO, amend the schedules to Clauses 45.01 and 52.03, and amend Clause 81.01 to the Colac Otway Planning Scheme to apply Public Acquisition Overlay 3 (PAO3) of the Colac Otway Planning Scheme to apply Public Acquisition Overlay 3 (PAO3) to land abutting the Princes Highway, and remove Public Acquisition Overlay 1 (PAO1)

Insert an incorporated document titled Princes Highway duplication – Winchelsea to Colac, December 2013, in the Schedule to Clause 52.03 and to Clause 81.01 of the Surf Coast and Colac Otway Shire Planning Schemes.

You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the amendment and the explanatory report about the amendments from Monday 3 March, free of charge, at the following locations during office hours:

VicRoads Geelong Project Office, 174-212 Colac Road, Highton

VicRoads Geelong Regional Office, 180 Fyans Street, South Geelong

VicRoads Level 1, 3 Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell

Surf Coast Shire, 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay

Bendigo Bank, 11 Main Street, Winchelsea

Colac Otway Shire, 2-6 Rae Street, Colac

By appointment only (via telephone number 03 9655 8600) during business hours at 25/121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

At the Department of Planning and Community Development website at: dpcd.vic.gov.au/planning/publicinspection

Any person who may be affected by the amendment may make a submission to the planning authority. Please note that submissions may be made available to any persons as part of the planning process.

The closing date for submissions is Tuesday 1 April 2014. All submissions must be sent to:

Princes Highway duplication project – Winchelsea to Colac DIRECTOR PLANNING, LAND ACQUISITION AND SURVEY Level 1, 3 Prospect Hill Road CAMBERWELL VIC 3124

An information session has been scheduled to enable anyone to gain further information on the proposed planning scheme amendments and the planning process. VicRoads staff will be available at these sessions to answer questions.

Information sessions will be between 3pm and 8pm at the following locations:

Tuesday 11 March 2014 at the Winchelsea Shire Tea Rooms, 28 Hesse Street, Winchelsea AND Thursday 13 March 2014 in Colac (VENUE TBC).

If required, a Directions Hearing will be held on Wednesday 16 April 2014 and a Panel Hearing commencing Tuesday 6 May 2014.

Further information:Call 4243 3800Fax 4243 3801Email [email protected] vicroads.vic.gov.au/princeshighwaywest

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Opening Hours

Monday Closed Tuesday 2pm-4pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 2pm - 4pm Friday Closed Saturday 1.30pm - 3.30pm Sunday 9.30am - 12.30pm

55 Cressy Road, Winchelsea. Accepts household garbage, mixed

commercial & industrial waste, mixed construction & demolition waste.

Accepts recyclable materials. Accepts one recycle bin two waste bins.

Does NOT accept clean fill.

Waurn Ponds to Winchelsea We remind drivers that speed restrictions are in place on the Princes Highway between Waurn Ponds and Winchelsea during working hours with an 80km/h limit at other times. Traffic conditions are changing along the 23 kilometre stretch and we ask that motorists continue to drive safely in the construction zones, obeying all speed limits and traffic signs.

A significant milestone was achieved in January with another section of the road completed between west of Hendy Main Road and Waltons Road. Traffic has been moved to this three kilometre length allowing BMD to rehabilitate the existing carriageway.

A number of intersections are being constructed with preparation of the road pavement base layer. Installation of electrical conduits and street lighting poles has continued at a number of intersections.

Bridgeworks: The construction of the reinforced earth-walls and the abutments on either side of the railway line is now complete.

The pedestals on which the bridge beams will sit were cast in January 2014.

The bridge will have 13 beams in total. It is expected that the 33 metre long, 65 tonnes beams will be lifted and placed during February.

Winchelsea Projects (Lennox Street to Deans Marsh Road including Barwon River bridge)

Lennox Street to Austin Street:

Kerb and channel has been installed on the north side with final layers of pavement to be placed in coming weeks.

Pavement work is continuing at Olney Street and the service road. Traffic continues to have access via a slight diversion next to construction activities.

Austin Street (north) is closed to traffic with alternative access arrangements in place while works are carried out.

Drainage works will commence on the south side of the highway in coming weeks.

Telstra relocation works have begun on the south side of the highway.

Work to improve the subgrade associated with construction of the pavement base layer is complete at both Austin and Olney street intersections.

Austin Street to Deans Marsh Road:

During January, Cut & Fill has begun setting up a site compound at the corner of the Princes Highway and Harding Street and undertaken service proving.

Over the next month or so, Cut & Fill will begin to have more of a presence on site. Initial traffic management controls such as concrete barriers will be installed, allowing clearing and grubbing works to commence at the western end of the project. Telstra service relocations at the Barwon River will also be a priority, with a subcontractor likely to be engaged by the end of February.

A draft detailed design and specifications for the new public toilets near the information centre have been prepared. The documents should be finalised during the next month, and hopefully tenders are advertised for the construction contract shortly after.

Winchelsea bluestone bridge: Following a break over Christmas and New Year, VicRoads’ contractor has recommenced work on the masonry bridge.

Rehabilitation works are 90% complete on the eastern (Geelong) arch of the bridge.

Rehabilitation works are 80% complete on the central arch of the bridge

Work is on schedule for completion in February which will include the sealing of the bridge deck, subject to suitable weather.

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Who, what, when, whereAdvertise your event in the Winchelsea Star who, what, where and when

for FREE. Please be brief. The Editor’s decision whether to publish a who, what, where and when notice request is final.

Neighbourhood Watch“NHW will hold their first meeting for 2014 on Wednesday, Feb. 26th, at the Bowls Club, Hesse St, at 7:30pm

All interested members of the community invited to attend.”

Winchelsea Horticultural and Garden Club Inc. The 27th Autumn Show to be held on Saturday March 22nd 2014 at the Leisure Centre, Gosney Street. Schedules are available around Town. Any queries to Peg 52661462 Dawn 52313494.

Dancing at the Globe Theatre WinchelseaSaturday 22nd February 2014 Live Music with Brian Rush Good Old Country Supper Fun, Raffle and Door Prize $8 a head Children Free 8pm - 11.30pm Ph 0409253188

Annual Auction Stall HoldersThe Winchelsea Uniting Church are seeking ‘Expressions of Interest’ in stall holders tobe part of a Produce Farmers Market on March 29th at the Auction on Saturday March 29th.Hesse St.Reserve. Stall holders should have a current Certificate of Currency. More details from Geof Orchard 0417 059683 or 52672630

Uniting Church Annual AuctionSat. March 29th, 9.30am at Hesse St.Reserve. Goods delivered from 9am - 7pm Frid. 28th March. No Tv’s, or mattresses. Eftpos facility available sponsored by Bendigo Bank. Enquiries Geof Orchard 0417 059683 / 52672630

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Marie McPadden - Barwon DLSAt 3am the change arrives and it rains. The rain jackets and the gaiters come out of the packs. Now we will get a chance to use some of this gear we’ve been carrying! Day 5 is a 9.6km day. Before we leave camp, the weather clears, but the gaiters stay on to cope with the mud. Our first uphill climb is to Ducane Hut, the oldest hut on the Track. Then it’s another side trip to look at Fergusson Falls and D’Alton Falls. These are HUGE. The Scouts down Packs to view the Falls and fly around the tracks. Obviously, they’re not tired yet. A gradual (that just means it goes on forever) uphill climb to Ducane Gap, then a drop down to Windy Ridge with a horde a mossies waiting for us. The terrain is straight from the land of the Hobbits, with a maze of tree roots and rocks under the forest canopy.

The Bert Nichols hut here is stunning – the style & size of a ski lodge. The Scouts feel the need to cook lunch in the hut, even though there’s no fire ban today. There’s no swimming but the weather is cooler anyway. Tonight we have a big cook up. Our dehydrated food has worked well, and tonight we’re finishing with dessert - a scone dough/stewed fruit pudding and custard. There are 5 trangias lines up with puddings in 3 & custard in the other 2. Delicious!!

Day 6 is our last day and we have a ferry to catch at Narcissus, 9km away. Everyone is up and ready and off we go for the last leg of our hike. The map says “there’s no more uphill!!!” which is funny because the start feels like we’re climbing, as do bits along the way. We’re walking along the pathway of a huge glacier that filled the valley about 20,000 years ago. The day is pleasant and we make Narcissus Hut by lunch time. We radio the ferry to let them know we have arrived. The Scouts jump in the river for a swim, have lunch then head to the jetty, 4 minutes away. They have a final swim here in Lake St Clair while we wait. The ferry arrives and we climb aboard, packs off our shoulders for the trip across the Lake. Chris asks if he can ‘drive the boat’ and is allowed to – right across the Lake

with the captain’s cap on his head. We get out and head for the café to wait for the bus – hot chips, coffee, flushing toilets!

Adam, our bus driver who obviously trained on the Albert Park race circuit arrives to take us to The Lea Scout Centre in Hobart. We give a couple of other hikers a lift on our bus. Adam takes us to a great pub for pizza tea and then grocery shopping at Coles across the road. The Lea is 11kms seriously uphill from downtown Hobart. Graham, the ranger, gets us settled in and the Scouts are racing for the hot showers. Next day is a ‘rest day’ – airing out the tents, scrubbing trangias clean and repacking everything. It’s also a cooked breakfast, toasted sandwiches for lunch, scones, jam & cream for afternoon tea and baked spuds with coleslaw, sour cream, bacon and

cheese, garlic bread and salad, followed by ice-cream for tea. Our final morning is also a cooked breakfast. We now have Adam back to his starting weight of 41.7kgs.

The bus collects us to go to the airport, via McDonalds. After booking our luggage in, there’s time to buy some junk food, play cards and eat biscuits. We say goodbye to Tasmania and fly home to our families waiting in Winchelsea. What an amazing adventure!

What plans for our next Scout activity? By demand, a standing camp with Leaders cooking!!

Below: Swimming in Lake Windemere and cooking desert !

Winch Scouts Great Summer Adventure (Part 3 of 3)


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Church NewsWednesday the 19th:

• Inter-church prayer meeting 9:15am at the Uniting church Manse in Hesse Street.

• Worship on Wednesdays, “WOW” at 7pm in the St Thomas’ hall.

Sunday 23rd at 9am

• The family services for the year recommence. We are planning a creative and interesting start to the year with some highly unexpected mysterious guests travelling great distances to get the year off to a great start! New families and people of all ages welcome. Holy Communion included.

Monday the 23rd:

• Mainly Music 10am at St Thomas Hall new families are still welcome the cost is just $5 each week per family pay at the door.

Baby news! On Thursday Steve and I welcomed a new grandson into our family with the birth of Spencer Anthony McRae to our daughter Lizzy and son-in-law Tony. It was amusing watching our six-month-old grandson Max meeting his little cousin for the first time. Max seemed to have grown into a giant overnight and he was totally fascinated by the hair on his new little friend. The only problem was that he kept innocently grabbing at it and giving it a quick pull. Fortunately Spencer didn’t even seem to notice but Max had better not try it in a year or so or I imagine the reaction will be quite different! Hopefully these two will be great mates for many years to come!

Food for thought

Over the last few weeks we have been following Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth and in this weeks passage from 1 Corinthians 3:1-17 Paul told the Corinthian church they needed to stop behaving like spiritual infants still needing to be breast fed when they should have matured and graduated to solid food.

Now we all know that babies are very cute and loveable but immaturity in a church can be a major problem. Paul warned the Corinthians against three possible dangers that immature Christians can spiral into. The first was factionalism which led to the second danger of developing an over reliance on human leaders rather than a trust in God. This is still an easy temptation for the church today in our consumerist society. It can be tempting to run from one church to another looking for the flashiest leader or best church program we can find. Rather than behaving as stewards of the gifts God has given us and looking for somewhere that we can use those gifts to help serve and encourage God’s people.

The other danger was building a church on a foundation other than the gospel of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whose life, death and resurrection are the cornerstones undergirding our faith. Without the cross of Christ the church is no different than a country club and sadly one that is no good to anyone. With it comes the power of God that can still change and transform individuals, society, the church and even a nation. This Wednesday night at our fortnightly WOW service anyone who is interested in exploring more about this Christian faith is welcome to come and join us. This is a low key informal service with supper, contemporary worship, and a short video using an Australian video series called “Towards Belief”, followed by a discussion. The topic for this week will be “Is it reasonable for a person in the 21st century to base their life on the Bible?” This will not be a late night.

God bless, Wendy Gravolin www.winchelsea.melbourneanglican.org.au/

Winchelsea Uniting ChurchEvents of the Week

Inter-church Prayer Meeting – Wednesday February 19th at 9.15am in the Manse.

Music Group practise – Thursday February 20th at 7.00 in the Hall.

Combined Choir Easter Music practise - Thursday February 20th at 7.30 in the Hall.

Church Working Bee – 9.30am Friday 21st February

Nursing Home Service – 11.00am on Friday February 21st .

Worship Sunday Feb. 23rd – 9.30am – John Bumford.

John Bumford Co-ordinator Winchelsea Uniting Church 035267 2062 or 0419 535490 [email protected]

News from St John’sAfter 6p.m. Mass on Saturday the 1st of March, we will be having a pancake night as part of our Parish Pancake weekend in the lead up to Ash Wednesday. Please feel welcome to join us in celebrating the commencement of Lent. Tea, coffee and cordial will be available along with our home cooked pancakes.

Sacramental Program will commence on Wednesday the 5th of March at 3.45pm – 4.45pm, followed by Ash Wednesday Mass commencing at 5pm at St John’s Winchelsea.

Parishioners are asked to fill in forms in your weekly Mass Bulletin’s so that the Geelong Catholic Deanery can collect current and up to date information about the attendance at our local Mass centres. Please fill in one for each member of your family, no names are required. This is to assist the Deanery in a Future Planning exercise.

Until next time, God Bless Marg Bushell

This week at St Thomas’



Hi everyone, at last we have a cool breeze, perhaps now we will all get a good nights sleep. Wednesday Results were

CARDS John Read and Haydn Shinners

Friday Results were

BOWLS Vida Bath, Jessie Gardner, Ross Erwin and Haydn Shinners.

CARDS This game was a draw

CANASTA This game was won again by Jo Jursak

COMPETITION Helen Bath

Our next Fish n Chip night will be on Friday the 21st of February. Please have your orders in to me by 5pm please. The phone number at the clubrooms is 52672219.

Birthday wishes are sent out this week to Fred Worland, Roma Schroeter and Kath Wilson.

A deposit of $100.00 is required by those who have put their names down on the list for our annual trip away to the Yarra Valley. This deposit can be made to either Jessie Gardner, Haydn Shinners or Leila Forster.

The Ladies Craft Group will meet on the 1st Monday of each month, so the next one will be Monday the 3rd of March. Please come along from 10am onwards and don’t forget to bring along your lunch. All the girls have a great time and can even fit in a game of cards towards the end of the day.

Committee Members please NOTE there will be a Committee Meeting on Wednesday the 19th of February beginning at 11am. please bring along a “Bring and Share Lunch”.

Limerick of the week

On the chest of a barmaid from Sale Was tattooed the prices of ale, And on her behind. For the sake of the blind, Was precisely the same, but in braille !!!!!!!!! Thanks Fred.

Recipe of the week

APPLE MYSTERY

Peel and quarter two or three large apples and put in pie dish. Now mix together 2 cups of cold water, 3/4 cup Sugar and 2 heaped Tablespoons of SR Flour.

Pour over the apples, then cut up 2 Tablespoons of Butter into small pieces and sprinkle over the top. Bake slowly in 180c oven for about 1 1/2 hours.

Senior Citizens

Dear Teachers, On the weekend I was playing minecraft and I got bored building the same things. So I said to myself I’m going to build a castle. When I was half way through it I got bored so I turned off the X-box and went outside. Do you get bored doing the same things? From Hezekiah Moules Grade 1/2

All children should learn to swim by Abby Hunt—Grade 5/6

Hello, the topic for this text is that all children should learn to swim.

I believe this statement is true, why do I think that? Well here is a few short reasons and you will find out the rest if you continue reading.

It is great fun and it’s healthy.

Please keep reading.

Firstly, why bother waiting until it is your child’s turn to drown?

More than 200 kids die of drowning in their own backyard each year.

How would you feel if that was your children?

Our children are our future, research shows that the younger they are when they start the stronger at swimming they’ll be. Act now and protect the future.

Now by protecting your children I don’t mean wrap them up in bubble wrap and keep them away from water.

Encourage your children, don’t fill their heads with fear, give them a warning and let them learn themselves. Take them to the beach, but keep an eye on them, if swimming lessons cost too much or you have too many children to pay for, then teach them yourselves, give your children a chance, after all you only live once.

Health, swimming is a fun easy way of exercise. Even people past the age of 70 do it! Its fun and helpful, there is all kinds of water sports. White water rafting, fishing, diving, swimming

races, jet skiing and lots more. You will probably find you’ll enjoy it as well.

My fourth and final argument is ways you can make your pool safer.

Toddlers have a habit of doing things they shouldn’t without knowing. Make sure you have a protective fence around your pool, and always have a rod or net on standby in case someone does happen to fall in and you need to reach for them. If your children are scared, get them a life vest and teach them to float. Be prepared!!

In conclusion, water is a hazard and a joy for children of all ages. Each your children today and let them make the most of their life by staying safe.

Writers of the week


Scrap Metal Bought

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Haidee Benning, local Osteopath, Ayurvedic Practitioner and Masseuse is re-opening her Practice in Winchelsea and will be available for appointments from January on-wards. Please email Haidee on [email protected] for appointments and be sure to include your phone number for her to call you when she returns from France just before Christmas. Alterna-tively, you can find her on Facebook.


Submissions to The StarThe Winchelsea Star welcomes YOUR news, information, articles and items for publication. This newspaper aims to reflect its own community.

Naturally, any article submitted for printing must comply with legal requirements such as for libel, discrimination, racism etc. Ideally, submissions fit within one page (allowing for adverts) and at most two pages. With a photo or two, this is around 700-800 words per page. Photos make for a much better article - please do not edit, crop or retouch photos, the Star team will do this as required. If you are able to ‘resize’ the photo(s), aim for around 1000 pixels (px) for the longest side. Many phones and computers can automatically resize photos when being emailed, be sure NOT to choose the small (or “email”) size as this is too small to use in a printed page.Note also that there is no need to submit carefully formatted and laid out

documents, as all formatting is stripped out when the article is imported into The Star. Please also note that any submissions in hard copy (ie. printed or hand-written) or ‘locked’ formats will incur delays as they have to be typed and/or scanned - the Sunday deadline applies to material that can be readily copied-and-pasted.Please send the article wordage separately from the article photos and images. In other words, when submitting an article, attach a document of words only and then also attach the associated images. Include image captions at the end of the article.

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Bus to the HubFree Bus Pick up from your home and Drop off (Winchelsea) if you are:

• over 65

• have a disability

• find yourself socially isolated

Free Complimentary Main Meal for “Bus to the Hub” Users (1st Time Users)

To book your seat phone 5267 1200 After hours; Annie Ph: 0427 840 280 or Michelle: Ph: 0437 783 551

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and full colour. To take out a subscription Google “Winchelsea Star subscription”.

click on Subscriptions | The Winchelsea Star and follow the directions.

Please note: a yearly subscription is now $25 and lasts for 12 months from the date

you start the subscription.

We would prefer Direct Deposit but Paypal is available. If you need help contact Mick

on 52672295 or [email protected]

Postal subscriptions are unchanged at $110.

For postal subscriptions contact Deb Rowley at Winchelsea IGA

or Don on 52887231.

Moriac Store also has copies.

Trains to Geelong/MelbourneMon-Fri 07:22 13:18 19:03 Sat 08:19 13:28 19:12 Sun 08:57 14:35(bus) 19:12 Sunday bus service departs from Winchelsea Post Office

Trains from Geelong/MelbourneMon-Fri 08:55 14:27 20:15 Sat 09:30 14:32 20:32 Sun 10:30 20:32

Old Shire Hall (tea rooms), Hesse St, Fridays, 2pm-5pm

Bus From Geelong to ColacMon-Fri Geelong Rail Station 17.35 Deakin Uni 17.57 Winchelsea Station 18.24 Terminates Colac Rail Station 19.05

Sunday Geelong Rail Station 17.10 Winchelsea PO 17.40 Winchelsea PO 14.35 Geelong Rail Station 15.20

Monday 6-11am & 5-8pm Tuesday 9am-Midday & 5-8pm Wednesday 6-11am & 5-8pm Thursday 9am-Midday & 5-8pm Friday 6-11am & 5-7pm

Train Services

Surf Coast Mobile Library

Bus Services

Winchelsea Gym Hours 5267 2336

Wednesday 19 Volunteer Required Call 5261 0508

Friday 21 Helen Verity Helen Davie

Monday 24 Hayden & Jean Shinners


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Winchelsea Supermarket

Trading Hours Monday to Saturday— 8:30 am to 7:30 pm Sunday— 10 am to 7:30 pm

Ph: 5267 2676 29 Main Street, Winchelsea

Fun, Interactive music sessions for pre-school children (0-4 y.o.) and

parents/caregivers

When: Mondays from 10 to 11 am (Starts 3rd Feb. runs during school terms)

Where: St Thomas’ Hall, 25 Barwon Tce.

To Enquire ring: 0407838256

Do you have any of these kinds of problems?

• Tired• Stressed• Sore• Headaches • Run Down

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Star ClassifiedsWinchelsea Star classified ads are FREE for personal entries. Please be brief, and be sure to include a contact name and phone

number. One photo may be included if appropriate. The Editor’s decision whether to publish a classified ad request is final.

Coffee Table/Blanket box

Made from old ammunition box. Pine in colour One of a Kind $250 ONO Ph 52672170 or 0499333157

Shabby Chic Cream and Timber Buffet

1930 cm long, 48 cm deep,88 cm high. Great Condition $300 Ph 52672170 or 0499333157

Gasmate 5 burner BBQ with gas bottle Used 1/2 doz times $120 ONO Phone 52673113

Carding Machine

Works equally well with wool or alpaca. VGC $100 Ph 52672170 or 0499333157

‘Curl Ons’

“Curl-On” electric fence brackets, 26 in total $25 Phone 0438830638

Hot Water Unit

Also for sale a 135 litre Vulcan LPG Hotshot mains pressure hot water heater $200.00 Phone 0438830638

Moving SaleSat 1st March. 61 Tutegong Rd, Winchelsea 8-30 am - 4-00pm Ph 52672170 QS Bedroom suites, Coffee Tables, Lamps, Rugs, Books, Crockery, Prints Garden and Shed Tools, Doona Covers, Cushions, Sewing Machine, Lots of Bric-a-Brac. No Early Callers Please

$50 voucher to be used at Crest Dry Cleaners in Pako St West Geelong. For sale at $35. Phone 5267 2229


Winchelsea Bowling ClubBy Kitty ‘n Jack

On the 11th of February the Tuesday Pennant team played in the first semi final at Colac Central in warm and hazy conditions. They were comfortably defeated by Colac City and will now play Colac 1 in the Preliminary final on the 18th of February on grass at Colac City. Saturday Pennant Division 1 travelled to Camperdown Golf, Division 3 to Cobden and Division 4 to Camperdown where they played in warm to hot and humid conditions depending on the venue.

Division 1 Winchelsea were defeated by Camperdown Golf overall 92 shots to 104 shots, winning 2/4 rinks.

Division 3 Winchelsea defeated Cobden winning 3/4 rinks, 103 shots to 82 shots.

Division 4 Winchelsea were defeated by Camperdown overall 67 shots to 91 shots and won 1/3 rinks.

Next Saturday Division 1 will play Simpson in the second semi final while Division 3 will play Colac Central 2 in the first semi final.

Around The Green Women’s 21 up final winner was Julie Johnson with the runner up being Margie Shepherd.

Men’s Triples Final still to be played.

We held a very successful Open Ladies Tournament on Friday 14th with full rinks. Thanks to all the helpers for the preparation and running of the day and to our major sponsors, “CHOICES” M&C McConachy and the Bendigo Bank.

Coming Up Women’s Roving Kitty Thursday 20th February 9-30 a.m. start

Social Competition Commences Friday 21St From 5-00 p.m Onwards.

Open Mixed 4’s Tournament BYO lunch Sunday 23rd February.

Thursday the 27th Twilight Bowls will be the Brian Clarke Memorial Event 5-30 p.m. start.

Mixed Pairs commence Sunday 2nd March.

To all our players competing in the finals competitions we wish you every success. May The Bowls Be With You !!!!!

Above: Division 3 players looking forward to the finals. (L-R): Noel Vesey, Dale Hately, Chick Bennett, David Schroeter, Tony Hawker.


Winchelsea Golf Club

Beeac Golf Club

Ladies Golf Last Monday, 10/02/14, the team of Elizabeth Alston, Sue Cuthbert and Carol Stanesby played in the annual Colac Perpetual salver and WON. It seems the girls had no idea each thinking they didn’t have enough points but with Liz’s 34 points, Carol’s 34 points and Sue’s 36 Points the girls beat the Lonsdale team by 1 point.

The Silver ware is pride and place on our Trophy stand, a big WELL DONE girls.

Wednesday and the girls played a 9 hole match play in readiness of the up coming Leigh pennant season.

Hall Robertson Chicken Run 13/2/2014 Stableford Winner T Norman 24 points

R/U D Lewis & J Kerr 21 points

NTP 5th T Norman 9th D Lewis

15/2/2014 Stroke Final RD S/C Winner J Kerr 78-19-59

R/U R Wellman 83-23-60

On C/B J Drayton & D Drayton 60 K Broomfield & K Earl Nett 61

NTP 9th D Lewis 13th R Wellman Golden Hole L Clayton

B/B D Lewis 1st, H Worden 2nd, K Broomfield 5th, A Coles 11th

Summer Cup Winner Dusty Drayton 14 points

Since ancient times, massage has been used to help people with muscular pain. Sports people are able to improve their sporting performance and recover from hard training sessions or games much more quickly with massage as a component of their program.

During prolonged high intensity exercise or maximal exertion such as sprinting the body builds up high levels of lactic acid within the muscles. Lactic acid is a waste product when energy is burnt to make the muscle contract. Lactic acid makes the muscles feel lethargic and tight and is partly responsible for the general muscle soreness felt for one to two days following exercise.

When used in conjunction with gentle exercise and stretching, massage can help to reduce the stiffness and soreness allowing the athlete to recover more quickly. This can mean that training can be resumed at a higher intensity earlier than just waiting for the soreness to resolve with time. Massage works by increasing the blood flow through the muscle and improving the metabolism, which helps to remove waste products and restore energy levels. It also helps make the muscle more flexible and increases the temperature of the muscle.

In elite sports most athletes are having massage 2-3 times per week for at least an hour as well as pre-match and post-match massage. Sports trainers often have basic skills in massage but often have limited time and therefore struggle to give as much treatment as most sports people need. A regular massage is well worthwhile on a Monday or Tuesday following the weekend’s battles to remove the soreness and loosen those tight spots.

I will be on holidays for the next few weeks, taking a well deserved break with my wife and 18 month old boy. My next available appointment will be on Wednesday the 26th of February. However, our Massage Therapist, Bethany Hickey, will still be available on a Tuesday afternoon during the month of February.

If you require Physiotherapy sooner, please give our Colac Clinic, located at 26 Miller Street, a call on 5232 2400 and make a time to see one of our committed and caring Physiotherapists. We also offer Podiatry, Massage Therapy, Exercise Physiology, Hydrotherapy and Clinical Pilates at our Colac Clinic.

Like us on FaceBook – Corio Bay Sports Treatment Clinic – Winchelsea.

The Benefits of Sports Massage


On Friday 17th Feb 2014 the Winchelsea Cricket Club held their annual Chinese Banquet evening. No one should have been hungry after devouring prawn crackers, chicken sweet corn soup, dim sim & spring rolls, special fried rice, honey chicken, satay beef, sweet & sour pork followed by the ever famous banana or pineapple fritters. The evening was booked out with 19 tables a week after the date announcement. It was a very sociable evening with a mix of all ages enjoying the music by Zane Carroll and earlier the performance of the under 13s playing their Friday night competitive match. The Winchelsea team won.

The 4 ‘door prizes’ went to those with a sticker under their dinner plate. Just picture 180 guests lifting the plates to check for the butterfly stickers. Winners were Brian Bohan, Kylie Parish, Gary Finch and Linda Carter.

During the evening individuals entered for the lucky table. The eventual winning table was Helen Bath’s - all receiving $50 each. Great excitement!

A highlight for the club was to have 9 life members present and the support and representation of 13 club sponsors. Oxley Garages supported the evening, which was appreciated by the Club and individuals receiving pens, stubby holders and key rings. There were 5 draws in the One Ton with Jack & Wendy Berg, Sungold, Barwon Hotel, Wighton Layers and Damien & Sally Lupino being the lucky ones.

180 Guests for Chinese BanquetPauline Partridge

A big thank you to those who set up on Thursday after training, the bar staff of Sally Batson, Kelly Newman, and Lisa Shinners, the kitchen and waiting volunteers of Penny & Alysa Hill, Wendy & Ebony Berg, Chloe Miller, Mitchell Buhrmann, Zach Moules, Denise Cooney, Dillon Campbell, Brendan & Katy Kelly. You all did a mighty, mighty job. Club functions on this scale don’t happen without the volunteers.

An appreciative thank you to all the guests, hope you support next season as the chefs from Golden Lin Roing in Colac want to start planning for the next banquet!!!

Above: WCC life members. Back L-R: Ron Hayward, Paul Wilson, Ernie Tench, Daryl Leak, Greg Stephenson

Front L-R Stuart Hampshire, Pauline Partridge, Matthew Tench, Murray Leak

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