TheThe BassBass ValleyValley NewsNews Take Me I’m Free! February 2018 Volume 21 Edition 1 The Bass Valley News is a not-for-profit publication produced by members of the Bass Valley Community Centre. Bass School Road BASS Off the Bass Highway (A420) 9.6km from Grantville heading south towards San Remo/Phillip Island Saturday 3 March 2018 * Live Country Music * Family Fun Activities * Carnival Rides * Bucking Bull * Live Bands * Big Raffle * Food Stalls * Market Stalls Organised by the Bass Valley Community Group, a not-for-profit organisation - ABN 87 607 683 864 Bass Coast Cleaning & Property Management * glass replacements Residential and Office Cleaning Window Cleaning * shower screens * splashbacks End of Lease / Settlement Garden Maintenance * glass balconies * mirrors Builders Cleans Control Cleaning Holiday Accommodation Management Biohazard Cleaning * heater glass * wardrobe doors Holiday Accommodation Cleaning Linen Hire * security doors and flyscreens Servicing Bass Coast and Mornington Peninsula 5678 0642 or 0407 553 084 [email protected] 5915 3672 All Areas bassglass.com.au We distribute to 73 outlets throughout the following shires: BASS COAST - Bass, Corinella, Coronet Bay, Dalyston, Grantville, Kernot, Kilcunda, Inverloch, San Remo, Wonthaggi. Towns on Phillip Island > Cape Woolamai, Cowes, Rhyll, Silverleaves, Smiths Beach, Surf Beach, Ventnor. SOUTH GIPPSLAND - Loch, Nyora. MORNINGTON PENINSULA - French Island. CARDINIA - Koo Wee Rup, Lang Lang. CASEY - Tooradin. Bass Valley Community Centre ~ Founded in 1981~ View the website to read about our Centre. Back editions of the Bass Valley News are also available to download. bvcg.org.au Each week at Bass Valley Community Centre there are a range of activities for you to join. We have different clubs and groups. Why not enquire about one of our many activities or access one of our many services? Enjoy being surrounded by like-minded people with shared interests. Enquire about joining one of our social clubs. If you’d like to use our facilities, the Bass Hall is available for hire to the general public. Call and speak to our Centre Manager, Roderick on 5678 2277. Also, the Bass Op Shop is open six days a week fundraising for our Centre. Stop in and shop for some bargains next time you are passing through Bass; there are heaps for sale. Opening hours are below. On Wednesday 31 January, our Friendship Group had a very Friendship Group out and about interesting excursion and tour of the Gippsland Mushroom Farm. Not ‘mush room’ The farm is located on the Loch- in here! Wonthaggi Road in Ryanston and is owned and run by Chris Puyol and his partner Anne Marie. The group was given a guided tour of the facility, which included the growing rooms of the various stages of the mushrooms. The health benefits of mushrooms were also explained and members of the group tried samples of the different varieties. If you would like to sample these super fresh mushrooms, Gippsland Some of the group browsing Mushrooms will be at our Autumn through the mushroom rooms. Festival on Saturday 3 March. Please contact my office if I can assist you. Owners, Chris and Anne Marie checking out their mushrooms. 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BASS VALLEY FRIENDSHIP GROUP (Home and Community Care) No responsibility is accepted for any misrepresentations. 10am-2pm. Door-to-door pick up and return bus service is provided as well as morning tea, lunch, refreshments and a range of fun activities. Wheelchair access is available. Cost $15. Bass Valley Community Centre - TUESDAY - Monthly Report BASS VALLEY CHILD CARE (Occasional Care Program) Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 9:30am-2:30pm. Active Early The Bass Valley Autumn Festival is very nearly upon us. A lot of Childhood Development Program. Qualified Staff. Bookings are essential. Cost $30. preparation is underway and we are keeping our fingers crossed for good weather on the day. We are very excited about the range of SHOPPING BUS TO WONTHAGGI Our Centre provides a door-to- door bus service for community members wanting to shop or to market stalls we have at the Festival this year. Everything from attend medical appointments in Wonthaggi. Patrons will arrive honey to wine to sweets to mushrooms on the consumables side and outside Safeway at approximately 10:30am and leave at candles, showbags, oils and creams and more for the non-edibles. approximately 1:30pm. This service is available mainly for residents of Corinella, Coronet Bay, Grantville, Pioneer Bay, The There will of course also be the rides and other kids’ amusements Gurdies, Tenby Point and Bass. Residents from adjacent towns that have been so popular in past years, all of which is really of are welcome to enquire. Bookings are essential. Cost $15. secondary importance to the music. As always, there are a great GENEALOGY CLUB Every Tuesday afternoon 4pm-6pm. repertoire of country flavoured music. So please do what you can to Cost $8 per session or $5 for members. Enquiries 5678 2277. keep this date free. Saturday 3 March, 10am-4pm. We very much are - WEDNESDAY - hoping for another successful Bass Valley Autumn Festival. BASS VALLEY FRIENDSHIP GROUP (Home and Community Care) 10am-2pm. Door-to-door pick up and return bus service is The other matter of excitement at the start of the New Year is the provided as well as morning tea, lunch, refreshments and a range shed at our Hadden House Op Shop. It has been a number of years of fun activities. Wheelchair access is available. Cost $15. now since the Bass Coast Shire Council supported us with a grant - THURSDAY - towards replacing our old rusty, leaking shed. We managed to get further support from the Gardiner Foundation. We hadn’t reckoned BASS VALLEY CHILD CARE (Occasional Care Program) Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 9:30am-2:30pm. Active Early with all the rigours for the permit application system. However, that Childhood Development Program. Qualified Staff. is all behind us now and thanks to local contractors, Ash Carlson and Bookings are essential. Cost $30. Wayne Poulton, our new shed was erected over the New Year break. - FRIDAY - Ever since, sales have been wonderful and the shop has been doing BASS VALLEY CHILD CARE (Occasional Care Program) Open better throughout January and February than at any time over the Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 9:30am-2:30pm. Active Early past year. But we would still like you to come and have a look at the Childhood Development Program. Qualified Staff. extended range of items we are now able to put up for sale. Bookings are essential. Cost $30. SHOPPING BUS to WONTHAGGI As per Tuesday. Cost: $15. ———————————————————— COMPUTER CLUB 10am-12pm (all ages) Informal computer learning and problem From the Editor’s Desk solving for your computer, laptop or notebook. Equipment is This month is a short edition due to time constraints. Next available if you do not have your own. We have Internet access. month’s edition should be back on track with plenty of Refreshments provided. $8 per week. Members $5. Please book. interesting stories to tell, including follow-ups to some of FRIDAY ART AT BASS the articles published last year and other articles not able Every Friday morning, 10am-12pm. Paint or draw in any medium, with a relaxed and happy group. The group is supported by the to be presented in the February or December edition. Ian. group leader, Nicolas, who is an accomplished artist with his work in many collections as well as having illustrated wildlife books. In this edition - SATURDAY - Page 1 Cover Story PAUL’S TABLE Community Café. Delicious food, great coffee. 2 Friendship Group out and about 10am-2pm. Anyone is welcome to drop in and have a chat while 3 Centre Calendar & Community Centre Report enjoying some home-made cooking. 4 & 5 Community Notice Board - SUNDAY - 6 Our Tradie’s Page 7 The Funnies Page PAUL’S TABLE Community Café. 10am-2pm. 8 Hadden House Op Shop 2018 PAGE 3 The Bass Valley News COMMUNITY Country Women’s BASS Hadden House (Hade Ave - The Cottage) MONTHLY MARKETS ass alley ews 1st Sunday Jumbunna Bush B V N Association Mon to Fri 9am-3pm. Sat 9am-1pm. 2nd Saturday Coal Creek (Korumburra) We distribute 1800 copies a CORINELLA St George’s Church (Smythe St) Mon Wed Thur Fri 10-2pm. Sat 9:30am-12:30pm. Corinella Market month to 73 outlets throughout ~ Bass Group ~ COWES Phillip Island & San Remo Rotary (Thompson Ave) Cowes Island Craft Bass Coast (including Phillip Mon to Fri 10am-3:30pm. Sat 9am-12pm. 2nd Sunday Koowee Bush Coronet Bay Margot 0409 559 047 GRANTVILLE Bass Coast Baptist (Bass Hwy) Rotary Club (Wonthaggi) Island) and South Gippsland. Loch Lions Village Why not advertise with us? Cowes Lorraine 5952 2165 Mon to Fri 10am-3pm.