OCTOBER 2012 2012 Premiers Volume 15 Edition 9 The Premiership Edition

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Photo compliments of The Great Southern Star Fish Creek Oval - Saturday 15 September 2012 Full story on page 2

After a 31 year dry spell, then winning the Alberton League’s 2011 Grand Final, in September this year -Bass Football Club’s Seniors took out back-to-back flags with a win over . No doubt it’s all smiles in the Bass Hills and Waterline District where most of the club’s members reside. The final result saw Kilcunda-Bass 12.17.89 defeat Dalyston 11.4.70. (1st Q KB 3.7.25 - D 2.0.12 2nd Q KB 7.12.54 - D 5.0.30 3rd Q KB 9.14.68 - D 10.1. 61) Counter Meals 12 - 2pm 6 - 8pm Mon. Tues. Wed. & Thurs. 12 - 2:30pm 6 - 8:30pm Fri. Sat. & Sun. Bass Hotel Tues. Schnitzel Night $12 Sun, Roast Night $12 * glass replacements * shower screen * splashbacks 5678 2206 * glass balconies * mirrors Lunch Specials from $9.50 Thursday Night - 8pm * heater glass * wardrobe doors Dinner Specials every week. * security doors and flyscreens Function Room available for ~ Texas Hold’em ~ parties. Ring for competitive prices on meals or 5678 0642 or 0407 553 084 finger-food packages. ~ Poker ~ bassglass.com.au KB Coach, Steve O’Bryan (left) and Captain, Damien Holmes. Kilcunda-Bass

Premiers for 2012 KILCUNDA-BASS has gone back-to-back, taking out the 2012 Alberton Premiership by 19 points over Dalyston on Saturday 15 September, 2012. Grand final hype was definitely about on the day and Dalyston kicked with a slight breeze in the first quarter. The teams went goal for goal in the first quarter despite the Panthers getting more of the ball in their forward line. A number of offline shots meant that the Panthers failed to get the early lead they had hoped for. It was a very tough game with both sides giving it their all, while players on both teams were touchy early on as old rivalries were shown. The game got physical midway through the quarter with Peter Dunlop and Jason Wells having a disagreement in the Panthers' forward line. Dunlop was yellow carded for the incident and umpire Peter McLean finally The Magpies came out a different side in the third, working hard and managed to break up the feud. The Panthers were looking strong early pushing forward. The whole team had lifted and were sending the ball and, with more accurate kicking, could have put the game away with 10 forward every chance they had. Benefiting from a Panthers lack of scoring shots, however, they only managed three majors. Dalyston only judgment Dalyston crumbed the ball at half back and after a good managed two goals for the quarter but still kept in touch. succession Peter Dunlop marked in front of goal. This resulted in a goal An early Panthers’ goal started the second quarter and Dalyston quickly and the Magpies were on a roll. Another goal to Rosendale had the returned fire. The midfielders were working overtime with the ball margin at seven points and another Dalyston goal had them only one spending a lot of time in the middle. After a tough push by Dalyston into point away from the lead. A Luke James scissor kick out of nowhere put their forward line, Jackson Brooker managed a magnificent kick from a the Panthers back in front by seven points at three quarter time. tight angle under pressure to bounce through an open goal and spark his At the start of the premiership quarter, it was anyone's game. A quick team. This also sparked a second dust-up - this time between Dalyston behind and then another goal to Rosendale meant the scores were tied star forward Steve Pimm and Panther Dylan Shepherd. Team mates came early in the last. The crowd was on edge and the Panthers weren't giving to break up the encounter and Shepherd was awarded a yellow card for up that easily. A free kick to Kilcunda-Bass' Tim Smith 25 metres out from his actions. the goals gave the Panthers a six point lead. A Dalyston behind followed, Matt Hendry was earning his stripes in the ruck against his larger then a Smith to James succession saw another goal extend the lead out to Magpie opponent Rogan Jennings. The clearances were helping the 11 points. With most of the play in the Panthers' forward line, the hope Panthers and quick work from a Dalyston turnover awarded Kilcunda-Bass for Dalyston was slipping away. Another few behinds added to the margin another goal. Pinn returned fire with a set shot from in front just before when a Luke James screamer on the goal line followed by a goal was the the siren. His celebrations sparked another brawl as the teams headed icing on the cake for the Panther boys. Supporters flooded the field on into the rooms for half time. The scores stood at 54 to 30 and Dalyston the siren to celebrate with the dual premiership team. needed to lift. (Article compliments of the Great Southern Star.)

Corinella CFA

Scores New Equipment

The Corinella Country Fire Authority (CFA) recently applied for three community grants offered by the Council and were successful in all three grants.

One of the items is a new computer which will enable brigade members to receive the latest video and/or audio information on location when attending emergencies. Tracy Jenner, pictured right, demonstrates how the computer will be used when out in the field.

The brigade’s new light-weight, portable generator (being held by

Brandon Shell showing its portability) can be adapted and used for both

12V and 240V purposes. Generators of this nature have developed in

leaps and bounds over the past few decades. They are amazingly quiet,

ergonomically friendly and operate virtually on the smell of an oily rag.

Some new radio handsets were also received (shown left by the

members). These will provide a much-needed safety link to members

when out and about fighting fires in dense scrubland. Ed.

Pictured left are Corinella CFA members at their Sunday meeting . From

left to right they are Steve Dench, Alan Galvin, Mick Hamilton, Brandon

Shell (new recruit), Tracy Jenner and Warren Thurgood. Ed. Weekly Activities Bass Valley Community Centre Bass School Road Bass 3991 Ph: 5678 2277 Fax: 5678 2242 at the Bass Valley Community Centre (General Enquiries) [email protected] (Newsletter) [email protected] Website: bvcg.org.au - MONDAY - ~ OFFICE HOURS ~ Mon to Thurs: 9am - 3:30pm Friday: 9am - 3pm BASS VALLEY FRIENDSHIP GROUP (Home and Community Care) 10am - 2pm. We welcome all members of the community. Lunch is Deadline for Bass Valley News inclusions - 20th of the month provided and transport in our Community Bus to and from the centre The Bass Valley News is a voluntary community newsletter which can be arranged. Wheelchair access is available. Cost $12. covers the Bass Coast (including ) and parts of South . 1700 copies are distributed monthly to Bass, Cape - TUESDAY - Woolamai, Corinella, Coronet Bay, Cowes, Dalyston, Grantville, Kilcunda, Lang Lang, Newhaven, San Remo, Smiths Beach, Surf Beach, BASS VALLEY OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE Silverleaves, Rhyll, and Ventnor. 9:30am - 2:30pm. Active Early Childhood Development Program. ~ Advertising Costs in B&W - GST inclusive ~ Qualified staff. $25 pre-paid flat daily rate. Bookings essential. Small (typical) = $ 17.50 Double small = $ 35.00 Quarter page = $ 60.00 Half page = $100.00 COMMUNITY BUS to WONTHAGGI Full page = $180.00 Double page = $320.00 Pick up from 8:45am. Bookings essential. Colour is an additional 100% on top of the b&w adverts. Cost: $12 return. Other ads are negotiable. Long term ads are welcome. Community and non profit ads are free of charge. LEAD LIGHTING 10am - 12 noon. Cost $5. The Bass Valley Committee of Management and staff thank all our advertisers for their continued support. DROP IN DAY 10am - 2:30pm. Pool, cards, darts, scrabble or just a friendly chat. * * * EDITORIAL * * * - WEDNESDAY - Editor - Ian Cole Hi to my readers. I mentioned last month BASS VALLEY FRIENDSHIP GROUP (Home and Community Care) that I had reformatted September’s newsletter 10am - 2pm. We welcome all members of the community. Lunch is for a reason. This was so I could enter a provided and transport in our Community Bus to and from the centre special edition in the annual newspaper can be arranged. Wheelchair access is available. Cost $12. competition run by the Community Newspaper Association of . I didn’t particularly - THURSDAY - want to let on in September that this was a DROP IN DAY special edition out of the ordinary, as this might 10am - 2:30pm. Pool, cards, darts, scrabble or just a friendly chat. have swayed the judges’ thinking. However, in preparing the entries for Best 12 page newsletter, Best Layout and Best Sports PATCHWORKING Reporting, I found out that September’s 12 page edition entry is not eligible until 10am - 2pm. Visitors or participants welcome anytime during the term. next year. So I had to hunt around for a suitable edition to enter in this year’s competition. Oh well, I won’t have to panic next year now will I? - FRIDAY - The new format has had a warm reception and it looks like I will be sticking with BASS VALLEY OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE this. I still have a number of issues with the programs I use but with new software 9:30am - 2:30pm. Active Early Childhood Development Program. on the way, hopefully I will get everything sorted out over the coming months. Ed. Qualified staff. $25 pre-paid flat daily rate. Bookings essential. The Bass Valley Community Group Inc. Committee of REIKI Management would like thank Clare Le Serve who is 10am. Reiki natural healing method. Visitors welcome anytime. stepping down as President after 30 years of service.

COMMUNITY BUS to WONTHAGGI She will be sorely missed. Clare leaves us to move on to Pick up from 8:45am. Bookings essential. Cost: $12 return. another chapter in her life. We wish Clare well in her ——————————————— bid to represent the Bass Coast Shire as a councillor. Articles published in the Bass Valley News are not Thank you Clare for all your hard work and for taking on necessarily the views of the editor and/or the Bass Valley Community Group’s Committee of Management. the presidency for so long. The Committee of Management, staff and volunteers at the Bass Valley Community Centre wish Clare all the best for the future. BINGO THURSDAY 7:30PM BASS OVAL

BASS VALLEY LANDCARE 5678 2335 MEETMEET YOURYOUR CANDIDATESCANDIDATES All members of the public are invited to attend a In this edition ‘Meet Your Candidates’ evening. Page 2 Community Happenings.

3 Activities at Bass and the Editorial. Do you have questions?

4 & 5 Community Notice Board includes past and Do you have something you would like to say? upcoming community events and business advertisements. Would you like to know who the candidates are and

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PAGE 4 OCTOBER Demonstration of New Vogue dancing and ballroom old time favourites with The assistance for beginners. ‘Afternoon Tea Dance’. Thursday 11 October Bass 1:30pm until 4:30pm. No experience needed. Cost: Gold Coin. Afternoon tea Valley NOTICE BOARD and light music provided during the afternoon. Peter and Lorna - 5657 4272. News Corinella & District Community Centre Check us out on Facebook. Ask to be added to our regular email list to keep you up to date. CDCC Trivia Night WORKSHOPS IN TERM 4: To enrol now, phone 5678 0777. Come and join in the fun Creative Guitar Workshop 101 Wednesday evenings at 7pm. Poetry with Andy Jackson The Omnibus will be in Corinella on Sunday 21 October with Andy Jackson running a workshop from 1pm Saturday 13 October to 3:30pm for budding poetry writers. $10. Bookings essential. 6:30pm for 7pm start Storytelling One session with Liz Taylor. Find out more from our Tickets $10 per head. BYO drinks and nibbles. Raffles and much Term brochure or website. more. Tables of 8 or come alone. Book your table or chair by phoning Chinese Brush Painting With Rosemary Chan. the Corinella & District Community Centre on 5678 0777. Tutoring for Children With Libby Skidmore. Places available. Seniors Strength Training Resistance training - involves using your own body weight or weights. Proven to improve health and wellbeing. Monday and Thursday 8:45am. Grantville Senior Citizens Art Programs Tuesday and Saturday afternoons or Thursday mornings. New members always welcome COMPUTER COURSES: Computer literacy is essential nowadays. Be connected and/or job ready. Come along and have a laugh Computer 3 Communication Skills and using Office Suite Thursday mornings. 1st & 3rd Monday of the month Digital Photography Getting the most from your camera and photos. 12pm - 3pm Computer Classes at Grantville Transaction Centre Afternoons and evenings. Enrol soon as courses will depend on minimum numbers being met, as with all courses. ~ Grantville Hall ~ Tracing Family History (Genealogy) using online tools. Register your interest. iPad/Tablet 101 For beginners. GIRLS NIGHT IN Colour your night Pink. All funds go to Women’s Incentive payments Cancer research and support. Saturday 20 October. Stallholders, games, raffles, goodie bags. Pre-purchase tickets from CDCC. CDCC FUNdraiser TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday 13 October from 7pm. available for farmers in $10 per person. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP All welcome. This group is open to Catchment people diagnosed in recovery/remission as well as family members and carers. Facilitated by a volunteer, supported by Cancer Council For works including and Bass Coast Shire Council, co-facilitated by Tammy Charles, RN (Bass Coast Community Health Service). Meetings first Monday of y Revegetation y Fencing y Erosion Control each month. Contact: Sandra. For further information call Joel Geoghegan at PAULS COLLECT-A-CAPS Drop in your caps to support CDCC’s Community Development projects. When you bring caps in, include the Bass Coast Landcare Network on your ideas/initiatives to see them happening. WATERLINE 5678 2335 WRITING COMPETITION Competition closed 30 September. LOSE WEIGHT NOW Entries will be with the judges for selection. Winners will be notified Ask me How and invited to the award presentation afternoon on 17 November. $2,000 in prize money is on offer. HERBALIFE CDCC Phone: 5678 0777 Independent distributor Fax: 5678 0912 Call Barbara [email protected] www.cdcc.asn.au 0427 060 925

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2012 PAGE 5 basscoast.vic.gov.au BASS COAST SHIRE NEWS Council Meetings and Briefings: Schedules are available at Victorian Seniors Festival 7-14 October www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/Council/ As part of the 30th Victorian Seniors Festival there are activities Council_Meetings/2012_Council_Meeting_Schedule and events throughout the Shire and across the state. Most events are free. Bass Coast Shire Council has compiled a program of Council Ordinary Meeting: The next Ordinary Meeting will be held local events hosted by community groups. Local programs are on Wednesday 17 October at the Civic Centre Council Chamber, available at Visitor Information and Customer Service Centres and Baillieu Street, Wonthaggi, starting at 5pm. libraries. Information is also on our online Calendar of Events at

www.basscoast.vic.gov.au Victorian Seniors Festival www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/Council/NewsAndPublications/ Events include: Media_Releases/Victorian_Seniors_Fesitval_2012 • Walking, Talking, Reading and Writing History - Wonthaggi Historical Society The Net Spreads • Victorian Police Band Concerts - Wonthaggi and Cowes http://www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/Council/NewsAndPublications/ • Active Classes -YMCA Phillip Island and Wonthaggi Media_Releases/The_Net_Spreads • Indoor Bowling - Newhaven

• GP on its way Seniors Clubs BBQ lunch • www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/Council/NewsAndPublications/ Jade Hurley concert • Media_Releases/GP_on_its_way Croquet - come and try • Get on the Green program - Lawn Bowls For information about the state-wide festival, go to www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au or pick up a brochure from Coles, Visitor Information Centres or local community houses.

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PAGE 6 OCTOBER The Bass Valley PROJECT OCHOBO News

season. Some of the villagers’ bodies build ~ Project Ochobo ~ up a degree of immunity but diseases remain a very real problem. Typhoid, cholera and Exchange dysentery are common and the sick and SCENIC CAR TOUR elderly are unable to walk as far to the wells. Program THE CAUSE: The Project Ochobo team is committed to The Catholic Parishes of /Loch providing a sustainable, clean water supply to Cut out this coupon and bring it to and are working together to solve the village of Ochobo. As one of our our Newhaven office to pick up a shortage of fresh water in the village of fundraising initiatives, we are running an old your FREE water-saving products Ochobo in Nigeria - the home of Fr Joseph fashioned car rally on Sunday 21 October. Abutu who is one of our assistant priests. A Significantly conserve water use with a Project Ochobo team has been formed to WHAT CAN YOU DO? water-efficient showerhead. Easy to install enable the people of South Gippsland to Firstly, you can go and visit our website at wall mountable and hand-held options are assist in improving the quality of life of the www.projectochobo.org.au and view the also available. villagers in Ochobo. The dry season remains photos of the village of Ochobo. Then, why Reduce water wastage in the garden with a very challenging as these people need to not come along and enjoy the fun on the trigger nozzle attachment for your hose. walk several kilometres to collect water from inaugural South Gippsland Scenic Car Tour? wells which tend to dry up and become more For further information contact Ken Loughnan HURRY WHILE STOCKS LAST! polluted towards the end of the long dry on 0408 813 388 or Di Stewart on 5657 7336.

Tickets and receipts will be posted. ~ Project Ochobo ~ South Gippsland Scenic Car Tour Driver’s Name: ...... Sunday 21 October at Loch Car Rego: ...... Starts 10am $20 per car To register fill in the details on the right Approx. No. Passengers: ......

To be submitted by Wednesday 10 October Address: ...... Payment Options: Cash to Project Ochobo member Phone number: ...... with tickets being issued immediately. Cheque payable to: Project Ochobo, Hazel Rossi Email: ...... c/o Loch Post Office, Vic. 3945 Ken Loughnan President Di Stewart Secretary

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2012 PAGE 7 The Bass Valley News NEWS AROUND THE TOWNS BURGESS MOTORS New Transporter Bus for BCCHS

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Factory 4 Up until June 2012 more than $600,000 has been given back to the local community by SRDFS with a Grantville Drive () further $128,000 to Shareholders. $130,000 has already GRANTVILLE 3984 been put into the Community Foundation for next year’s Grants Program. 5678 8870 SRDFS was delighted to be able to provide over $50,000 to purchase the new bus for BCCHS, built to specific requirements for use by BCCHS to support the

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2012 PAGE 9 The Bass Valley News MARU KOALA & ANIMAL PARK Save our Koalas not only include habitat loss by land clearing but diseases such Friday 28 September was ‘Save the Koala Day’ as promoted as Chlamydia (causing sterility), inbreeding in small or isolated by the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF). Whilst exact koala areas of built up populations, attack by feral animals and being numbers in the Australian wild vary according to which source hit and killed by cars on busy roads near koala habitat areas. you take them from, credible koala surveys conducted by the New South Wales and Queensland have listed the koala as AKF put wild koala numbers at below 80,000. This is a far cry ‘vulnerable’ in recognition of the need to ensure we protect and from the millions of koalas that inhabited Australia during the maintain suitable koala habitats and thus secure koala numbers last century. in the wild. Find out more at www.savethekoala.com Koala numbers were greatly diminished when they were Dreamnight at the Zoo 2012 hunted and shot for their fur - which was largely traded. Public In November we will host our 7th annual Dreamnight. This is outcry led to the government making koalas a protected native a free night for special needs children and their families from species and they can no longer be hunted. However, their right across the Gippsland region. The night is staffed and run numbers are still under threat. Koala distribution and survival is totally by volunteers and paid for with donations. Maru does not dependent on suitable habitats, which profit from the evening as the management sees this night as a have been widely wiped out in many way to give back to the local areas, leaving the koala population very community. Entry to Dreamnight is fragmented. Koalas are now only found strictly by invitation only but if you along the east coast of Australia with have or know special needs children strong habitat corridors, hence they are that you would like to be invited, abundant in Victoria. Substantial habitat contact your health provider or loss and population loss has occurred support group as they should have an along the coast of New South Wales and invitation for you on our behalf. But Queensland and even less numbers if not then feel free to contact us remain in South Australia. direct on 5678 8548. Factors inhibiting the koala population Neroli Heffer, Manager

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PAGE 10 OCTOBER 2012 ~ Miranda Sage ~ Candidate for Anderson Ward I am standing for the Anderson Ward in the Bass Coast Council Elections. From 2000 to 2003 I had the privilege of serving this community as Councillor, including one year as Mayor. I learnt so much during that time and now I wish to build on that knowledge and experience. I undertake to represent the best interests of the community and have the time to do this. I believe that community involvement is vital to enable Councillors to make good decisions. I am standing as an unaligned candidate, able to make independent decisions, and with no conflict of interest. My promise is to bring to Council a reasonable and balanced view that reflects the ideas and aspirations of our community. I believe that there are exciting opportunities for the community, Councillors, and Council staff to work together to produce great outcomes. I would like to see the Shire actively working to attract new industries and employment opportunities in this post-desal time. We have wonderful resources with natural gas, water, land, and most importantly, people who are ready and able to work. Bass Coast is the fastest growing regional Shire in Victoria. Council needs to be responsive to the needs of our towns as they develop. Adequate public transport, road networks and access to education and community facilities for residents of Kilcunda, Dalyston, South Dudley, North Wonthaggi, San Remo and Newhaven are very important in Anderson Ward and across the Coast. Tourism, economic development and the environment are all closely interconnected and need to be managed sustainably and sensitively. A close look at the State Government’s proposed changes to the Rural Zones is required before implementation to maximise the benefits to our rural community. Proposed changes to residential zones can be implemented to protect the neighbourhood character of our towns. The new section of the Phillip Island Road at Anderson will create major traffic issues in San Remo, Newhaven and beyond. The intersection to and from Wonthaggi is inadequate and possibly unsafe. Council needs to effectively lobby VicRoads and the State Government to address these problems. Miranda Sage values your vote and will represent you with integrity and empathy. Your Community Your Choice Your Voice Vote 1 Miranda Sage 5678 0735 0414 639 427 [email protected] Candidate for Bass Coast Shire Council VOTE 1 CLARE LE SERVE - Leadbeater Ward Anderson Ward Authorised (and paid for) by Clare Le Serve, 9 Mariners Court, Corinella, Vic, 3984 Authorised (and paid for) by Albert Sage, 1 Ocean Grove, San Remo, Vic, 3925

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