THE QUEENSCLIFF AND POINT LONSDALE NEWS Published monthly on the first Wednesday and available in Queenscliff, NOVEMBER, 2016 – Number 204 Phone: 5258 4828, e-mail: [email protected] Point Lonsdale and the Queenscliff/Sorrento Ferry. FREE – Average monthly circulation 5000 Website: www.queenscliffeherald.com.au Queenscliffe Historical Society brings history to life History Week in the borough to stay a while at the local guesthouses included an extensive 8 day program and hotels. The Queenscliffe Historical starting 15th October with 'History Gil Allbutt talked about the Museum letterhead bears a state- at the Heads' at the Monahan Centre changing landscape of the Queens- ment which is indicative of how where the magnificent views of the cliff harbour from 1948 when he the committee presented History Heads could have been a distraction joined Peter Locke to learn boat Week 2016. 'Informing the future for the 60 or so in the audience. The building. He witnessed the constant through a conversation with the past.' event was a combined effort of the build up of sand around the sheet Museum president Garry Spry three Queenscliff museums - the piling and the need for constant said one of the highlights of Maritime Museum, the Fort Mus- dredging of the cut entrance that led to History Week was the organizing eum and the Historical Museum. the creation of Dutche's Island. By the committee's determination to Four great speakers indulged their 1960s Gil's boat building business was involve people from all three of passions for history beginning with one of three wooden boat builders the borough's museums - the Bill Brown, museum member and supporting a large fleet of timber cray Queenscliffe Historical Museum, well known local historian, taking us and shark boats. the Queenscliffe Maritime Mu- on a journey through the Heads with Bob Marmion launched his new seum and the Fort Queenscliff the earliest European arrivals, Bowen, book, Murder at the Fort. As Fort (Military) Museum. Murray and Flinders. Jack Beazley, Queenscliff Historian he learned of The actors at the Mercer Street home of Henry Handel Richardson. “All three museums provided Master shipwright and local identity, two unsolved murders at the Fort in an insight into the rich heritage of ating interview with Sophie and born and bred in Queenscliff, spoke of 1942, and having been a detective in Henry Handel Richardson this unique community and acting Local actors Melinda Hughes, Dan Charles La Trobe. Sophie talked of his 50 years in the Pilot Service, the the Victoria Police, his interest was collectively were able to raise Eastwood, Laura McMahon, Isobel her upper class lineage in Switzerland, boats and their quirks as well as the piqued. Ten years later, after scouring awareness of just how diverse and McDonald and Stewart Firth, presen- her experiences journeying to Aust- people and their quirks. Police and Military records, his book intensely interesting are the stor- ted a cameo of the imagined life of the ralia, and her love of the family's Ron Hodgetts, our film archive tells the story of those deaths and the ies from Queenscliffe's past. ‘At expert, spoke of the wreck of the SS Richardson family during the 1870s, summer holidays in Queenscliff. bizarre military response to these The Heads’, a series of eight talks Time that stood watch over the Heads on the front porch of the house they Several of Sophie's relatives who were events. covering items from Queens- for many years and provided oppo- had lived in, Ultimo in Mercer St. vignerons followed her to Australia cliffe's Social, Maritime and rtunities for the locals taking sight- Dorothy Johnson, local author and and their vineyards are still in Military past, held audiences of seers and scoring useful 'booty'. Fin- script writer for the cameo, provided existence in Geelong. ally Peter Ferrier, raised in Queens- background on Ethel (Henry Handel Historic films ran throughout around 90 people of all ages in cliff, teacher, book collector and a Richardson) and led a discussion History Week at the Queenscliffe thrall over two successive Satur- lover of Queenscliff history, spoke of about her life. Matt King read the well Museum and the Cemetery Walk was day afternoons”. his fishing family, local myths, his known death scene from The For- attended by a stalwart group of 15 It is hoped that the three diving experiences and his love for tunes of Richard Mahony. Matt had who hung in there through wind and museums will build on the success bottles. the audience entranced as he brought rain to hear stories about cemetery of this innovative approach to History at the Heads returned to this passage of death to life. residents and view the award winning 'storytelling' and that it will be a the Monahan Centre on October 22nd Actors Maureen Eaton, Bryan Moonah Walk. feature of History Week every with four new speakers. Keith Historian Bob Marmion launched his Eaton and Colin Mockett, all in By Lindsay Chatterton year." Quinton kicked off the afternoon with solution to the ‘Murder at the Fort’. period costumes, presented a fascin- Queenscliffe Historical Museum a talk about various fleets that have passed through the Heads. These included the US Pacific Fleet in 1925 Councillors elected comprising 46 ships, the famous British battleships of their time, HMAS Hood and HMAS Repulse for four year term and visits by Japanese training fleets in The Victorian Electoral Commission has the 1920s. declared the following candidates elected in the Mary Grundy spoke of the Bay Borough of Queenscliffe 2016 elections. Steamers, from the early small The successful candidate are: steamers which carried small numbers through to the larger paddle steamers Tony Francis 1st elected in the 1900s like the Hygeia and the Helene Cameron 2nd elected Weeroona which could carry up to Boyce Pizzey 3rd elected 1900 passengers. We were reminded More details Susan Salter 4th elected of the crowds that would disembark at Pages 8 & 9 Queenscliff either for a day picnic or Ross Ebbels 5th elected Overall Winner at the Official Great Aussie Pie GOLD - Lamb & Rosemary Gourmet Pie Competition GOLD - Chinese Garlic Pepper Chicken Pie 2016 GOLD - Brekkie Pie All these and more available locally at Leopold, Ocean Grove and Queenscliff OCEAN GROVE – 12 Park Lane – Ph: 5256 1517 QUEENSCLIFF – 40 Hesse Street – Ph: 5258 1533 LEOPOLD – Shop 3 & 4, 670 Bellarine Highway Page 2 – Queenscliffe Herald, November 2016 News from your local MP Queenscliff Sport and Recreation Recruitment of extra police These officers supervise those held Precinct Concept Plan As I have written in previous in police cells freeing up police officers The draft Concept Plan key editions of the Herald, community who had previously performed this Move the cricket nets away from sports precinct, goal netting to protect objectives of the project is to provide a safety and policing is important to me, role. the oval boundary to improve safety campers and caravans. clear separation of camping and as it is to all on the Bellarine Penin- Community safety is of paramount and usability of the nets, construct Provide a symmetrical oval while sporting activities and provide im- sula. As your local member, and in my importance and I will continue to new practice nets at the south of the maintaining the current length and proved sports facilities and major role of Police Minister, I have taken work hard in tackling crime on the reserve. width dimensions and compliance improvements to the Monahan Centre. Monahan Centre - Construction with AFL guidelines and improved direct steps to ensure crime is targeted Bellarine. Key Features and fit out of a community gymn- access to camping facilities. and police are well resourced. New laws banning 'Puppy Farms' Provide a dedicated sport and asium, upgraded change facilities, The draft Concept Plan is available Locally the state government has Many people over the last year recreation precinct zone integrating install solar power. 33 dedicated oval for inspection at the Municipal Offices reopened the police stations at have contacted my office supporting high quality facilities for netball, boundary parks, 64 parks for and on council's website. Submissions Queenscliff, Portarlington and Drys- our commitment to ban the cruel cricket and football, parking, access participants and spectators. Enhanced accepted until 16 November to Phil dale closed in 2014 by the previous practice of puppy farming. I can and egress via Mercer St. separation of the sporting and Josipovic, General Manager of government. And 15 extra police have report that a major amendment to the Relocate netball facilities to the camping functions within the reserve. Planning and Infrastructure, PO Box Victorian Domestic Animals Act is been recruited to the region to assist in south west of the Queenscliff Clear separation of the sports pre- 93, Queenscliff 3225. staffing those stations. currently before the Parliament that Recreation Reserve. Two new courts, cinct and the caravan park. Dedicated Second Community Consultation Community safety is an issue will deliver on that commitment. The lighting, kitchenette, toilets, covered entrances for each precinct. at the Queenscliff Town Hall - across the state and as such the state legislation is designed to protect the viewing area and seating. Elimination of camping within the Friday 11 November 4-7pm. government has fast tracked the re- welfare of breeding cats and dogs and cruitment of over 400 extra police. give consumers certainty that their This means these extra police officers pets are coming from good homes. Letter to the Editor will all be sworn in by the end of June In brief, the major amendments to 2017, rather than the planned June the Act will reduce the number of Queenscliff Community Association critical of council's community engagement processes 2018.