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MAYOR’S MESSAGE
                                                                                                  Cr Ruth Gstrein (Mayor)
                                                                                                  Central Ward
                                                                                                  ruth.gstrein@
                                                                                                  corangamite.vic.gov.au
                                                                                                  M. 0407 320 283

                                                                                                  Cr Jo Beard (Deputy Mayor)
                                                                                                  South Central Ward
                                                                                                  jo.beard@
                                                                                                  corangamite.vic.gov.au
                                                                                                  M. 0417 369 457

                                                                                                  Cr Nick Cole
                                                                                                  North Ward
                                                                                                  nick.cole@
                                                                                                  corangamite.vic.gov.au
                                                                                                  M. 0455 111 459
Australia Day celebrations from left Mayor Ruth Gstrein and Achievement Award recipient
Enid O’Connor, guest speaker Amanda Nash.                                                         Cr Geraldine Conheady
                                                                                                  Central Ward

Welcome to the autumn edition of
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                                                                                                  corangamite.vic.gov.au

Corangamite News                                                                                  M. 0418 689 617

                                                                                                  Cr Laurie Hickey
It’s strange to think that this time          been submitting ideas about                         Central Ward
last year, we were about to head              how Council should prepare                          laurie.hickey@
into our first COVID-19 lockdown.             for the future. What’s important                    corangamite.vic.gov.au
                                              to our communities? What are                        M. 0455 111 670
This past year has been a
                                              the long-term priorities? More
real challenge for some of our                                                                    Cr Kate Makin
                                              than 100 submissions have been
residents. The impacts of COVID                                                                   South-West Ward
                                              received so far (see more on page                   kate.makin@
have been far-reaching and
                                              5), and the 35-member Citizens                      corangamite.vic.gov.au
varied, and we’ve all had to
                                              Jury will meet in March and May                     M. 0427 983 566
adapt to living differently in some
                                              to discuss themes and come up
way. Some businesses have just                                                                    Cr Jamie Vogels
                                              with a recommended vision and
survived, while others have thrived.                                                              Coastal Ward
                                              direction.
                                                                                                  jamie.vogels@
I want to thank all our residents
                                              As a Council, we must genuinely                     corangamite.vic.gov.au
who really shifted their focus
                                              serve and be ultimately guided by                   M. 0455 111 645
to buying and supporting local
                                              our communities. We recognise,
businesses. Our communities
continue to be resilient because
                                              too, that our 12 communities have           Council meetings
                                              totally different needs and wants.
we support each other, and that’s                                                         Tuesday 20 April
                                              Skipton’s priorities are going to be
what makes Corangamite a great                                                            Tuesday 25 May
                                              very different to Port Campbell’s.
place to live.                                                                            Tuesday 22 June
                                              It is important these needs
Council’s current focus is the                                                            Venue: Killara Centre,
                                              are captured in any Vision to               Camperdown, 7 pm
Community Vision 2040 and
                                              ensure our Council represents
Council Plan 2021-2025. Under the                                                         Council meetings are now
                                              all of our communities fairly
new Victorian Local Government                                                            livestreamed on our Facebook
                                              and responsibly. Most of all,
Act 2020, every Council must come                                                         page: facebook.com/
                                              it’s important this is driven by
up with a community-led vision                                                            corangamiteshire or can be
                                              the community. I want to thank              accessed afterwards on our
of a preferred future for the whole
                                              residents who have sent in                  Corangamite Shire YouTube
municipality. This vision is created
                                              submissions or put their hands up           channel.
independently by the community,
                                              to be involved on the Citizens Jury.
for the community. It is updated                                                          Agendas are placed on our
every four years with a newly                                                             website on Friday before a
elected Council.                                                                          Council meeting:
                                              Cr Ruth Gstrein                             corangamite.vic.gov.au/Council
Since December, residents have
                                              Mayor
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AUSTRALIA DAY 2021

Clockwise from top: Terang RSL tram restoration team members Terry Fidge, Bruce Moore,
Gary McKenzie, Roger Primmer and Don Bowden. Citizen of the Year John Kavanagh,
Achievement Award recipients.

Top citizens recognised
Skipton’s John Kavanagh (top                  an opportunity for people to
right) is Corangamite Shire’s 2021            remember those who passed on
Citizen of the Year.                          years ago.”
Mr Kavanagh’s life of service to the          Mr Kavanagh joked that “you
community started 64 years ago                get no complaints,” in his role as
                                                                                            Achievement
when he joined the CFA as a 14                president of the Skipton Cemetery
year old.                                     Trust.                                        awards
“The CFA is a good thing to get               “Then I was involved in the                   • Elizabeth Bowden – Terang
involved in,” he said.                        hall committee. It’s a fairly                 • Margaret Clark – Skipton
“It’s very important. The knowledge           well maintained hall. I’m in the
                                                                                            • Peter Conheady –
you get is important for bad days,            photography club which is fairly                Camperdown
it’ll save you and other people.              successful. We have an annual
                                                                                            • Kate Daffy – Cobden
                                              photographic show which gets
“I held just about every position                                                           • Malcolm Fletcher – Skipton
                                              700-800 entries each year.”
in the CFA: fire manager, deputy                                                            • Ron (Ronnie) Holmes – Terang
group officer, strike team, leader            Mr Kavanagh said his motivation
                                                                                            • Peter McSween – Noorat
sector commander. My first job                to serve the community came
                                              down to “Things need to be done”.             • John Maher – Camperdown
was radio and I’ve been doing
                                                                                            • Enid O’Connor – Timboon
radio ever since on and off.”                 “You feel like you can contribute in
                                              a way. You get ideas and put them             • Craig Walker – Skipton
The former Mannibadar farmer
moved to Skipton “10 or 15 years              forward. They don’t always come
ago,” and became a timber                     to fruition but people eventually            The Community Event of the Year
cutter, carting loads as far as               come around.                                 award was awarded to the Terang
Camperdown, Colac and Alvie.                  “If you feel things should be                RSL Sub-Branch tram restoration
                                              done, get involved. Do it yourself.          launch committee (top left).
In Skipton he kept up his lifelong
association with the CFA and                  Surround yourself with like-minded           Members of the restoration team
became involved in numerous                   people. There’s no sense sitting at          gave much of their spare time over
other groups as well, including               home complaining. You’ve got to              18 months to restore Tram W871
helping set up the Skipton Branch             get involved.”                               and convert it into an interactive
of the Friends of the RSL.                    His wife of 52 years, Cath, has been         multimedia education centre and
                                              by his side every step of the way.           museum.
“It was one of the first friends
of the RSL in Victoria. We hold               “She’s worked with me every day of
two functions a year. Anzac Day               our married life. If anything needs
and one in November. It gives                 doing, she’s out there with me.”
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BUSINESS PROFILE

The Birdcage Cafe: Lismore
It’s been an eventful couple of         “It’s quite secure,” Debra said. “You   November, opened the Birdcage
years since Peter and Debra Shore       can sit there with kids. The highway    on 28 February 2019. The name
opened The Birdcage Café in             is quite busy. You don’t want them      comes from Debra’s favourite film
Lismore.                                running out.”                           and the décor references ‘To Kill a
Major energy projects have              “We’ve been able to expand the          Mockingbird’, Alfred Hitchock’s ‘The
allowed them to gain from the           menu. It’s more efficient and easier    Birds’, and glamourous women of
infrastructure workers what they        to keep clean.                          the silver screen.
lost in tourist trade during the        “We bought new equipment to             “We employ three local people
pandemic.                               cater for demand—a commercial           part-time. The idea is hopefully we
“We’re missing them at the              sandwich press, new shake maker         can build this up and can employ
moment – the overseas travellers        and deep fryer.                         them long-term.
and Melbournites,” Peter said. The      “We put in a new floor. It takes        “The menu will improve and
business has diversified to into        the wear and tear and is easier to      expand with more variety. One of
curios, clothing, collectibles, and     clean.”                                 my dreams would be to have it
even locally grown flowers.                                                     licensed and open with options for
                                        There’s new stainless walls and
There are still plenty of coffees                                               a wine and tapas or a full meal.
                                        more stainless steel benches for
to sell to highway traffic              improved cleaning and hygiene.          “This is it for Peter and I. This is
passing between Ballarat and                                                    our future. We love it. We’re very
                                        “We’re a home-style café,” Peter
Warrnambool, or Melbourne and                                                   passionate about it.”
                                        said.
Hamilton.                                                                       The Birdcage Cafe opens six days
                                        “All the cakes and biscuits are
“There’s quite a bit of work with the                                           a week from 7 am, closing on
                                        made by our daughter Danielle
wind farms and the power plant.                                                 Wednesdays for much earned rest
                                        Brain.
They’ve been so good to us,” Peter                                              and preparation for the work week
said.                                   “We buy in gluten free because it’s     ahead.
                                        safer that way. We try to cater for
Last year the Shores launched an                                                Find The Birdcage Cafe on
                                        everyone. Vegetarians and vegans
outdoor dining area, with support                                               Facebook or phone 0428 324 430.
                                        we can accommodate.”
from the State Government’s
COVID-19 Outdoor Eating and             The Shores, who moved from
Entertainment Package.                  Melbourne 12 years ago in

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We asked residents what
they love about where
they live and how they
would like their town to
look in 2040?

 The 2040 Community
 Vision is a project to
 develop a community-
 led vision of a preferred
 future for the whole
 municipality.
 Over the past months
 residents have                Georgie Sporton                Kym Gordon                        Sarah Cumming
 sent in ideas and             D-arne Rossiter                Brooke Luke                       TERANG
 opinions about how            Matilda Kemp                   DERRINALLUM                       I have been living here for
 we should prepare for         SKIPTON                        The sense of community.           over three years now and
 the future. You can           That it’s a small,             Everybody is friendly and         I love it. The people here
 view submissions at           comfortable community.         there’s a great community         are wonderful and it’s such
 corangamite.vic.gov.          Everyone is really friendly    spirit.                           a beautiful country town.
 au/2040                       and welcoming. People          Would like to see more            Perfect for a family with
                               help each other. Kind of       families have the                 everything within walking
 A independent Citizens
                               want it to stay the same       opportunity to buy or             distance and a wonderful
 Jury (made up of
                               – the small community is       build in Derrinallum. More        walking track for everyone
 community members)
                               great. More places to eat      land and subdivisions are         to enjoy. I would love to see
 will now meet to come
                               and go out for dinner with     needed. More facilities and       the town continue to grow
 up with a vision and          families would be good.                                          and some more youth
                                                              activities for kids (eg. skate
 direction towards 2040.       More places to meet up                                           programs and events
                                                              park) would be great.
                               with mates.                                                      initiated.

Darcy Tribe                    Douglas Jackson                Bree Jones                        Stephen Baldock
PORT CAMPBELL                  COBDEN                         SIMPSON                           LISMORE
I like the community of Port   I like that Cobden is a        A small town with a big           The peace, open space
Campbell and the variety       caring, loving and small       heart, Simpson is filled          and the room. You come
of individuals. There are      community. Everybody           with plenty of community          back from places like
community groups doing         knows everybody.               spirit. There’s a sense of        Ballarat and it’s nice to get
good things and I also like                                   security within the town          home to the peace.
                               I’d like to see more
the coastline and national                                    as we all look after one
                               opportunities to attract or                                      For a small town we have
parks. By 2040, I hope the                                    another. Would love to see
                               keep young people and                                            great recreational facilities
town hasn’t expanded                                          more families settle in the
                               businesses in the town.                                          like the football oval and
into bushland, with new                                       area but for this to happen
                               Over the last few years I’ve                                     golf course. I’d like to town
developments harming                                          we would need further
                               seen these areas decline.                                        to grow with faster internet
the environment. I want                                       employment opportunities.         for more businesses to
major chains of shops and                                     More facilities would be          relocate here. Also more
fast food that have been                                      fantastic so that locals          housing and designated
kept out of town. I hope the                                  would not need to travel          sites for future growth.
town gets in power feed off                                   outside of the Simpson
renewable energies and                                        area as often.
not fossil fuels.
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RECREATION

                                                                                   Official launch

                                                                                   skipton
                                                                                   skate park
                                                                                   Saturday 27 March
                                                                                   1-5 pm, Jubilee Park
                                                                                   Live music: Potent24
                                                                                   Snakes Don’t Need Keys
                                                                                   Brody and the Oxy Clinic
                                                                                   Skateboarding sessions
                                                                                   Stencil art workshop
                                                                                   BBQ and dumplings

New Skipton skate park
Skipton’s young and young-at-             the computer skills to get funding      “Some of the people with licenses
heart have more opportunities             applications in.”                       will do the circuit of Scarsdale,
to stay active and healthy now                                                    Snake Valley and now Skipton. A
                                          The committee circulated a
the skate park at Jubilee Park is                                                 few of them are talking about that
                                          petition to gauge the level of
finished.                                                                         circuit. That’ll get the young ones
                                          community interest and almost
The multi-discipline street and           300 people signed.                      from Ballarat.”
transition style facility has a mini-                                             Mr Smith said the skate park
                                          “We put the petition into the
ramp, a 1.2m-high quarter pipe,                                                   could also provide a rest break for
                                          supermarket and roadhouse and
bank, ledge, flat rail, down ledge,                                               families passing on the highway.
                                          wherever. The kids all signed it and
and quarter to kerb.
                                          the parents were all very much in       “It’s a spectacular little site
The design caters for all skill levels,   agreement.”                             overlooking the lake here. We do
with obstacles mainly for beginner                                                hope it will stop a lot of the passing
                                          As a result of the petition, Council
to intermediate skaters, BMX and                                                  travellers with kids on board.”
                                          allocated $20,000 in its 2020-
scooter riders.
                                          2021 Budget for design, and             North Ward Councillor Nick Cole
About the same length as the              sourced $120,000 through the            congratulated the committee and
Skipton pool, it ties into the            Federal Government’s Local Roads        the community on their great work
existing infrastructure including         and Community Infrastructure            to get the project up and running.
the playground, tennis courts,            Program. The community raised           “The committee members deserve
barbecue shelter, seating and             another $50,000.                        a pat on the back for their months
walking paths.
                                          “[Stockyard Hill Wind Farm              of hard work, as do the businesses
Skipton Lions member Doug Smith           developer] Goldwind and our local       and individuals who have
is on the Skatepark 4 Skipton             Skipton Community Shop were             contributed.
committee.                                very good contributors. Those           Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan
He said the Lions were approached         two put in quite a bit of money         said he was delighted that the
about the possibility of a skate          and that really got the ball rolling.   skate park in Skipton had been
park and set up the committee             All the local businesses have           included as a project under the
with members from outside the             contributed accordingly.”               Commonwealth Government’s
club.                                     Mr Smith said many of the town’s        Local Roads and Community
“They’re in the 35-45 age range.          skaters had been using the              Infrastructure (LRCI) Program.
These are people who have got             highway and the new park would
kids from 10-20. They also have           give them a safer place to skate.

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COMMUNITY

Grant programs
now open
Community groups,
organisations and individuals
can benefit from Council’s
annual grants program.
The Community Grants
Program is available for
community events, workshops
and equipment purchases,
planning activities and
the development of new
community, leisure, cultural or
recreational programs.
The Facility Grants Program
offers support to Committees       Sunburst project                          Hay bale trail
of Management and clubs or
organisations whose primary
function in the Shire is to help   Building social capital
with facility improvements or
                                   Social capital is a fancy term for community involvement and the strength
equipment.
                                   of our ties to each other in a community.
The Environment Support
                                   If a disaster occurs in a town with high social capital, people roll up their
Grants Program provides
                                   sleeves and help each other recover. In a pandemic like COVID-19, there
support for incorporated
                                   isn’t a fence to mend or a house to re-build. However, by building social
community groups,
                                   capital in our communities we’re not just getting back to life pre-COVID
organisations and individuals
                                   but building resilience for years to come.
to undertake environment and
sustainability projects in the     So, how can you help build social capital in your community?
Shire, including installation of   Easy, get out and get involved. Join a local community group... just taking
energy and water-saving items      small moments of your day, like standing in line at the store to make
at community facilities.           genuine connections with the people around you, even strangers. This
The Events and Festivals Grants    sense of connection builds momentum and strengthens that sense of
Program includes funding           community small towns are so well known for.
and in-kind support for bigger     Council and the COVID Community recovery team will be doing our part,
events that increase visitation    putting on a series of community-connecting events over the next four
and stimulate economic activity    months.
in the Shire.
                                   Our goal is to bring our residents together and build Corangamite’s social
Applications open early April      capital - not just to where it was before COVID-19, but even further. Here’s
and close at 5 pm on Monday        shortlist of events we have planned. Stay tuned for more details on our
24 May.                            website and social media.
Guidelines, application
forms and finance forms are
                                   Neighbor Day – Helping you host Neighbor day!
                                   Sunday 28 March
available at :
corangamite.vic.gov.au/grants      Free relaxation classes - Reboot your routine with classes across
Groups and individuals are         the Shire from March through to June.
encouraged to call us on
                                   Upskilling Corangamite – a series of job ready training events from
5593 7100 to discuss their
                                   March to April.
application and make sure it
meets funding criteria.            Community Life Expo – bring community groups together
                                   22 & 23 May
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Preparing
for COVID-19                                    SPECIAL
vaccinations                                     OFFER
                                                                 al
                                                $40 per anim
                                                ud es  th e m icrochip,
As the cooler months approach,             incl
                                                           d recording
                                           insertion an
so does the annual flu season.                               e Central
                                             for life on th
                                                 An im  al Re cords
An annual flu vaccination not only                   da  ta ba se
protects you, it helps protect the
wider community.
This year, residents will be offered
free COVID-19 vaccinations as
part of Australia’s response to the
global pandemic.
While initial COVID-19 vaccinations
will be offered to Corangamite’s           Microchip Week
frontline workers and ‘at risk’
residents, planning is well
                                           6-9 April 2021
underway to deliver vaccinations
to our wider population over the           Come along and                       Terang & Mortlake Vet Clinic
coming months.                             have your pet                        20 Estcourt Street, Terang 5592 2111

Once you are vaccinated against            permanently                          The Vet Group
                                                                                99 Bailey Street, Timboon 5558 6666
a virus like influenza, measles or         identified with
                                                                                Hampden Vet Clinic
COVID-19, you are far less likely to       a microchip,                         22 Curdie Street, Cobden 5595 1100
catch the virus. If you do, the illness
will be less severe and recovery
                                           performed by                         Camperdown Vet Clinic
time will be quicker.                      local veterinarians                  3 Leura Street, Camperdown 5593 1077
                                                                                22 Main Street, Derrinallum
The Australian Department of               or authorised
                                                                                4450 Glenelg Highway, Skipton
Health reminds residents that              implanters.
higher vaccination rates makes
outbreaks much less likely.
                                           Bookings essential
In terms of COVID-19, it also              Payment is required on the day
reduces the need for preventive            Please make sure your dog is on a lead and
measures, such as border closures          cats are in a secure cage or box.
and travel restrictions.

  TROUBLE                                 What do you want from your local library?
  PAYING RATES?
  Corangamite Shire rates were
  due in full on 15 February, with
  final notices due to be sent out in     What do you want your local library to look like in the future? What
  the coming weeks.                       would motivate you to use library services more?
  We recognise that this may be
                                          We (Corangamite and Moyne Shires) are seeking public input to
  a difficult time for some with
  impacts of COVID and support            come up with a plan on how we can continue to provide quality
  programs coming to an end.              library services to our communities.

  If you are having trouble paying        Please complete a short survey online at corangamite.vic.gov.au/
  rates, please give us a call on         library or fill out a hard copy survey at your local library.
  5593 7100 to discuss options.
                                          Submissions close Wednesday 31 March.

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Whose road is it?
                                                                                                              19
Local roads versus arterial roads                                                          Glenelg Highway 2
                                                                                                           2
The State Government owns and manages 603                                                            Skipton
                                                                                                                     14
kilometres of arterial roads in Corangamite Shire
(see map on the right).
Most of the calls we receive about road
issues relate to these arterial roads. We know                                                                11
our residents don’t care whether it is a local
(Council-owned) road, or an arterial (Regional
Roads Victoria) road - they just want decent
roads to travel on.                                                             Darlington                   Hamilton Highway
If you would like to report a roads                                                                                3
                                                                                 Derrinallum
maintenance issue, follow these                                                                          Lismore
simple steps.
                                                                                                     2
Use the map on the right to work out if the
road is a local road, managed by Council, or                                                                 9
an arterial road, managed by Regional Roads
                                                                            8
Victoria.

If it is an arterial road:                             15
                                                            Noorat                                 Princes Highway
1. Go to the Regional Roads Victoria
   website on your your smart device                          12                  1
                                                                                          Camperdown
   or computer.
                                                             Terang                   3
2. Hit the feedback button at the
                                                                                                         5
   bottom right of page.
                                                                    7             Cobden
3. Register your concerns or call
   133 RRV (133 778) Monday to Friday 			                     6
   8 am to 6 pm                                                                                 16
                                                       1                4
4. Our customer service team can also
   help with RRV requests.                                                                 10
If it is a local road:                                                                             Simpson
Make a customer request online at                Timboon 18
www.corangamite.vic.gov.au/Contact
or call 03 5593 7100 between 8:30 am and
5 pm, Monday to Friday.
                                                                  Port Campbell
                                                                                          13
                                                  Great Ocean Road
                                                                                          Princetown

                                                                                               4
  Arterial roads:
   1   Princes Highway    11   Ayresford Road                11    Lismore-Skipton Road
   2   Glenelg Highway    2    Camperdown-Lismore Road       12    MacKinnons Bridge Road
   3   Hamilton Highway   3    Camperdown-Cobden Road        13 Princetown Road
   4   Great Ocean Road   4    Cobden-Port Campbell Road     14 Skipton-Rokewood Road
                          5    Cobden-Stonyford Road         15 Terang-Mortlake Road
                          6    Cobden-Warrnambool Road
                                                             16 Timboon-Colac Road
                          7    Cobden-Terang Road
                                                             17    Timboon-Nullawarre Road
                          8    Darlington Road
                                                             18 Timboon-Port Campbell Road
                          9    Foxhow Road
                                                             19 Skipton-Beaufort Road
                          10 Lavers Hill-Cobden Road

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STAFF PROFILE

                                                                                   Current
                                                                                   projects

                                                                                   Skipton kinder
If you receive community care services from the Shire, chances are you’ve          $390,000 for an extra
dealt with our team members Gabrielle and Hana.                                    playroom to accommodate
                                                                                   three-year-old kindergarten.
Gabrielle Williams                       Hana Day                                  Due to be finished in April.
                                                                                   Thanks to Skipton families
Administration Support                   Administration Coordinator
                                                                                   for your patience while this
Working for Victoria                     How long at Corangamite Shire?            project is underway.
How long at Corangamite Shire?           Eight months.
Seven months. I’m a recent               What is your background?
addition.                                I did a year of university, studying
What is your background?                 nursing, where I had a placement in
I’ve worked in admin forever. I          an Aged Care Facility. Then I spent
was Office Manager with a health         two years working as a Finance
consultancy in Melbourne before          Administrator for a sawmilling
moving to Corangamite Shire.             company in Colac. During Covid-19
                                         I was made redundant and from             Public toilets upgrade
How did you wind up in
                                         there I received a Working for            Estcourt St, Terang
community services?
                                         Victoria position at Corangamite
Purely by accident. With Working
                                         Shire where I worked five months as
For Victoria I could have ended up
                                         an admin for the COVID Recovery
anywhere but by a stroke of luck I
                                         Team. This led me to my current role
ended up in Community Services
                                         in the Positive Ageing & Inclusion
with Hana and Chloe (another
                                         Service Provision team.
team member).
                                         What does your role involve and
What does your role involve and
                                         what do you enjoy about it?
what do you enjoy about it?
                                         My role is Client and Community
I look after all the financial side of
                                         Care Worker based. I now look
things with a bit of client and care
                                         after the rostering of care workers
worker support.
                                         to clients so I get to talk to a lot of   Twelve Apostles Trail
What do love about where you             different people within the Shire.        Works on a section of trail
live? I live in Timboon. What’s not      I love the role being very people-        along Timboon Peterborough
to love about that place?!               based. I’m able to call clients and       Road and North South Road
                                         care workers and it be my job!            started in early February.
                                         What do love about where you live?        CivilNow and Ken Buck
                                         I’m from Colac so I’m technically not     excavations are installing
                                         a Corangamite gal, but my partner         culverts and preparing the
                                         and our friends love coming up to         sub-base. Works should be
                                         Lake Bullen Merri for a water ski,        finished by April.
                                         barefoot and kneeboard.

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WORKS

Projects on
the horizon

Public toilets upgrade
Derrinallum                           Mockridge Park upgrade
                                      Corangamite Shire will submit a       clubs, as well as new events to
                                      $3.5 million funding application      Camperdown.
                                      to the State Government’s             We asked for community feedback
                                      Community Sports Infrastructure       on the initial plans and received
                                      Stimulus Program to redevelop         more than 20 submissions.
                                      Mockridge Park.
                                                                            These submissions addressed
New clubrooms                         The proposed redevelopment,           issues such as additional shade
Simpson Bowls Club                    which is dependent on State           and shelter, the positioning of the
                                      Government funding to go ahead,       new clubrooms, potential school
                                      includes a new pavilion, function     use during the day, and naming
                                      centre, synthetic pitch, velodrome,   the facility.
                                      female-friendly changerooms, and
                                                                            If you would like to see the
                                      lighting.
                                                                            proposed designs, visit
                                      The project is expected to attract    corangamite.vic.gov.au/
                                      new members to Camperdown’s           mockridgepark
                                      cycling, hockey and soccer
Cobden streetscape
Works on the $600K project
($300K funded by Federal
Government Local Roads and
Community Infrastructure) are
underway with initial site surveys.
Project includes:
• New concrete footpaths on
  both sides of Curdie Street
• New seating and street
  furniture
                                      Cobden kinder upgrade
• Accessible car parks 		             Works to expand Cobden &              Government’s Local Roads and
  repositioned and extra 		           District Kindergarten are on track    Community Infrastructure Program
  spaces added in Curdie 		           to be completed by May.               in early February.
  Street                              Corangamite Shire received            The extra space will cater for the
• New plantings                       $689,000 back in September 2020       introduction of the subsidised
                                      from the State Government’s           three-year-old kindergarten
                                      Building Blocks program to            program.
                                      build a second playroom at the        Thank you to Cobden families for
                                      kindergarten. It received another     your patience while the project is
                                      $260,000 from the Federal             underway.
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WHAT’S ON : APRIL-JULY 2021
                                                               Port Campbell
                                                               Sunday 28 March
                                                               10am-5 pm
                                                               Lions Treasure Hunt, Street parade
                                                               Clare Younis, Flynn Gurry & the Fathoms
                                                               Seafood and local produce
                                                               Tea Cosy Auction, Kids’ activities
                                                               Find Crayfest Port Campbell on Facebook

 APRIL               WHAT, WHEN & WHERE                                                      MORE INFORMATION

 Thursday 1 April    Thursday Pictures. From 7 pm Killara Centre, Camperdown                 corangamitefilmsociety.com

 Friday 2-4 April    Inner-Varnika                                                           innervarnika.com

 Friday 2-5 April    Western Victoria Yachting Regatta, Lake Bullen Merri                    Ph: 0408 364 264

                     Terang market. From 9 am-1 pm at All Saints Church                      Ph: 0427 922 221
 Saturday 3 April
                     parkrun Timboon, 8 am, Timboon rail trail. Every Saturday               parkrun.com.au/Timboon
 Sunday 4 April      Camperdown Rotary Market. From 9 am-2 pm in Avenue                      Ph: 0447 139 639
 Saturday 10 April   Skipton market. From 9 am - 1 pm at Mechanics Hall                      Ph: 5340 2204
                     Mt Elephant open day. From 1-4 pm. Every Sunday                         mountelephant.com.au
 Sunday 11 April
                     Cobden miniature rail, 11 am-4 pm                                       cobdenminiaturerail.org.au
 Sunday 18 April     Sungold Milk Terang Cup, 11 am-6 pm                                     Ph: 0400 557 625
 Tuesday 20 April    Council meeting from 7 pm, Killara Centre, Camperdown or livestreamed   corangamite.vic.gov.au

 MAY
                     Terang market. From 9 am-1 pm at All Saints Church                      Ph: 0427 922 221
 Saturday 1 May
                     parkrun Timboon, 8 am, Timboon rail trail. Every Saturday               parkrun.com.au/Timboon
 Sunday 2 May        Camperdown Rotary Market. From 9 am-2 pm in Avenue                      Ph: 0447 139 639
 Thursday 6 May      Thursday Pictures. From 7 pm Killara Centre, Camperdown                 corangamitefilmsociety.com
 Saturday 8 May      Skipton market. From 9 am - 1 pm at Mechanics Hall                      Ph: 5340 2204
 Sunday 9 May        Mt Elephant open day. From 1-4 pm. Every Sunday                         mountelephant.com.au
                     Skipton Photographic Show, Mechanics Hall, 10 am-4 pm                   Ph: 0439 630 884
 Sunday 16 May
                     Cobden miniature rail, 11 am-4 pm                                       cobdenminiaturerail.org.au
 Tuesday 25 May      Council meeting from 7 pm, Killara Centre, Camperdown or livestreamed   corangamite.vic.gov.au

 JUNE

 Thursday 3 June     Thursday Pictures. From 7 pm Killara Centre, Camperdown                 corangamitefilmsociety.com
                     Terang market. From 9 am-1 pm at All Saints Church                      Ph: 0427 922 221
 Saturday 5 June
                     parkrun Timboon, 8 am, Timboon rail trail. Every Saturday               parkrun.com.au/Timboon
 Sunday 6 June       Camperdown Rotary Market. From 9 am-2 pm in Avenue                      Ph: 0447 139 639

 Saturday 12 June    Skipton market. From 9 am - 1 pm at Mechanics Hall.                     Ph: 5340 2204

 Sunday 13 June      Mt Elephant open day. From 1-4 pm. Every Sunday                         mountelephant.com.au
 Sunday 20 June      Cobden miniature rail, 11 am-4 pm                                       cobdenminiaturerail.org.au

 Tuesday 22 June     Council meeting from 7 pm, Killara Centre, Camperdown or livestreamed   corangamite.vic.gov.au

 JULY

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 Friday 2-4 July     Camperdown Robert Burns Festival
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Please note that event details may change. Check with event organisers closer to the date.
To add your event to our online events directory, visit corangamite.vic.gov.au/events
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