Matter of Fact January 2015 A free monthly community newspaper for Venus Bay, Tarwin Lower and district. Published by Venus Bay Community Centre.Vol 8. Issue No 1 VENUS BAY COMMUNITY CENTRE Summer Holiday Family Fun activities $5.00 PER CHILD $10 PER FAMILY MONDAY 5 JANUARY WEDNESDAY 7 THURSDAY 8 JANUARY FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 10.00 – 12.00 free MONDAY 12 JANUARY WEDNESDAY 14 THURSDAY 15 JANUARY WILDLIFE DAY COME AND SEE SOME CREEPY CRAWLIES, SNAKES AND SPIDERS AND MAYBE BABY ANIMALS TOO STREET ART GET DOWN AND DIRTY COME AND PAINT THE SKATE PARK FIRE AWARENESS DAY FIRE TRUCK DEMONSTRATION & CLAMBER KIDS & ADULTS – LEARN HOW TO DO YOUR FIREPLAN NATURE CRAFT COME AND CREATE SOMETHING AWESOME MOSAICS & CRAFT COME AND CREATE SOMETHING AWESOME For the third year the Community Centre will be providing a free Shuttle service to the beach for 17 days over summer. We aim to provide folk with the opportunity to get to the beach safely and leave the car at home. Over 100 people per day used the service last year which helped to alleviate parking congestion at Beach 1. Call or email us to register your interest: 5663 7499 or vbcc@bigpond.com Captain Mick Moore Talks Fire Safety Tarwin Lower and District CFA Captain Mick Moore encourages people to have a fire plan this season. Mick has been a member of CFA for 7 years and has recently been elected as Captain. As well as the station at Tarwin Lower the brigade also have satellite stations at both Walkerville and Venus Bay. Information on fire safety can be viewed on the CFA website at www.cfa.vic.gov.au or by phoning the Bushfire Information Line on 1800 240 667 or community members can attend Walkerville Fire Station on the first Friday of every month at 6pm or Tarwin Lower every Sunday morning at 9.30am. New members are also welcome to attend at these times. The CFA will be attending the Venus Bay Community Centre on the 9th January at 10am with discussions on preparing a fire plan and the following day will be handing out information at the Venus Bay Shops. Mick would also like to remind people that Fire Restrictions are now in force and no open air burning is permitted without a written permit and failure to comply will result in prosecution by Police. For Information regarding applying for a permit visit the CFA website or phone 1800 240 667. Mick and members from Tarwin Lower & District Fire brigade would like to wish residents and visitors a safe and fire free holiday period. F I R E S A F E T Y Venus Bay has been assessed as having a VERY HIGH BUSHFIRE RISK in summer. There is only one road in and one road out. There is NO DESIGNATED SAFER PLACE. Basic preparations will ensure you are ready:          Make sure your block is clear of rubbish Install the CFA app on your smart phone *Have an up to date fire plan& act on it Have a kit in your car – woollen blanket, woollen clothing, water, change of clothing Keep your precious items together or offsite Tune in to local radio Be aware of the signs: Hot windy dry – leave early Be aware that if a fire comes through there will be NO power and therefore NO water Keep your car full of petrol and park it facing the street *The CFA will be at the Community Centre on the 9th of January 10am to discuss how to put together a Fire Plan. Between the Flags Once again the Venus Bay Surf Lifesaving Club is once again keeping our beach safe with volunteer lifesavers patrolling #1 beach Saturday afternoons, Sundays and public holidays from late November until the weekend after Eater. Paid lifeguards supplement this service on all other days between Boxing Day and Australia Day. Our volunteer lifesavers spend over 2,000 hours each year patrolling the beach ensuring a safe environment between the red and yellow flags. Please go up to them if you have any questions or give them a pat on the back! We are also running a very successful the nipper program for kids 5-13 years of age. This is a fantastic way for the kids to learn surf skills and make new friends. Whilst enrolment for nippers has closed for this season we welcome new members and pride ourselves as having a strong family culture. Being a totally volunteer organisation we are always looking for ways to raise much needed funds, some of which comes through grants, fantastic support from the local businesses and through fundraising. This year we have a busy fundraising calendar and welcome everyone from the community to get involved.....we have Saturday night dinners at the clubhouse, a fun packed Trivia night, Venus Bay's Got Talent night and much more. Check out our website for the most up to date notices and club diary at www.vbslsc.org.au. For any general enquiries please contact myself on ken_schell@optusnet.com.au or 0425 858 834, or for Social & Fundraising events Julian on 0438 332 126. Remember....always swim between the red and yellow flags. Summer Social & Fundraising Calendar Saturday night dinner - Malaysian Venus Bay SLSC clubhouse Venus Bay’s Got Talent night Venus Bay SLSC clubhouse Barefoot Bowls Tarwin Lower Bowls Club Saturday night dinner – Luigi’s Venus Bay SLSC pasta clubhouse Trivia Night Venus Bay SLSC clubhouse Saturday night dinner – Paella Venus Bay SLSC clubhouse Saturday January 3rd Wednesday January 7th Friday January 9th Saturday January 10th Saturday January 17th Saturday January 24th Tarwin Landcare members learn about history and local grasslands The Tarwin Landcare group visited their local cemetery to learn more about their local area’s history and grasses last Friday night. Ken and Marg Fisher, whose family have looked after the Tarwin Lower cemetery for generations, shared with the group stories of those resting in the cemetery including many notorious individuals, local families and early settlers. Ken still looks after the cemetery to this day. Local Landcarer Michael Buckley also shared his passion for the area’s native grasses and delighted the group by pointing out rare indigenous grasses and shrubs. “The cemetery is renowned for its orchids appearing in late winter/early autumn” He said. “There are commonplace, as the cemetery has not experienced grazing since 1888.” Michael took the group around the cemetery pointing out many rare and precious grass and shrubs. “Native grasses are very important, such as those found at the cemetery. To support one tree there will be 10 midstory shrubs and 100 grasses.” The history of the area was also revealed at the cemetery. There are a number of family burial areas in the cemetery which tell a great story of farming in the area. Local farmer John Box shared his memories of the Black family. “The Black’s and McMicking Family have been very important to the local community in the 1900’s.” He said. “The Black Family ran an enormous milk enterprise at Tarwin Meadows and were a major employer in the area.” The group were impressed by the enormous monument to the Black family. Another local farmer Marjorie Pearson talked of the Cashin family and showed the group local Granny Cashin’s grave, an important local farmer and the namesake of the creek in Middle Tarwin. Today the cemetery remains divided into the Presbyterian, Church of England, and Catholic denominations. In the 1900s the first set of identified trustees covered all of these denominations: Archibald Black (Presbyterian), William Cashin Jr (Presbyterian), William Fisher (Church of England) Harold Webster (Church of England) and Archibald McCaughan (Catholic). The evening ended at the local café the Cavity in Venus Bay, where the group continued to reflect on the past and tell stories. Michael Buckley had grown several native plants, including the beautiful Tarwin Lily, which he gave to every member to take home. Next year the group plan to continue to learn from the past and will look at local aboriginal history at Liptrap and the changing attitude to Landcare at the group’s president’s property Rod Cope. For more information on Landcare in South Gippsland contact Jenny O’Sullivan on 0419153377. South Gippsland Landcare Network NETWORK NOTES December 23nd, 2014 Merry Christmas to all our Landcare family and friends The board and staff would like to wish you a very happy Christmas and hope you have a healthy and productive year in 205. Thank-you for your hard work over 2014 and we look forward to working with you again promoting sustainable farming practices and to help you preserve, protect and enhance the environment in South Gippsland. The office will be closed from December 24th to January 5th. Events and field days Description Time & Date Celebrate the history of Turtons Creek Saturday January 10th 4.30pm-6.30pm at Little Turtons Creek Falls th Friday February 13 Mossvale Park, 6.30pm to 8.30pm Jenny O’Sullivan 56625759 Monday February 16th Ron barnacle 108 Anderson Hill Rd, Loch, 9.45am – 2.30pm Friday February 13th Port Welshpool 10.15am-2.30pm A series of workshops Coal Creek car park, held in Jan-Feb 2015 Food Hub Jenny O’Sullivan 56625759 0419153377 Thursday March 5th Nicole Walsh 56625759 Jenny O’Sullivan 56625759 0419153377 Do you want bees in your bushland? Opportunities for landowners and bees Shade and Shelter for livestock production Discover Corner Inlet Southern Gippsland Ag Climate Resilience project Summer Series Tunnel erosion- getting out of a hole Port Phillip CMA paddock to plate tour March 23, 24 and 25th There will be a cost. Program just being finalised. Numbers limited. Location Poowong area- details to be confirmed 3 day tour from South Gippsland, Mornington Peninsula to Baw Baw shire. Contact Jenny O’Sullivan 56625759 0419153377 Kate Williams 0428 317 928 Visit the sustainability website click here A hive of activity The Network will be hosting a �Bee Friendly’ market day stall at Michaels Super IGA in Leongatha on Thursday the 26th of February. Funds raised through the donation of customer points will go towards a bee project, (funded by Michaels Super IGA Community Grants Fund 2014) designed to raise awareness on the use of bee friendly plants. So if you’re in town, bee sure to pop bye and say hello! Friends of the Strzelecki Koala-Habitat for Life Project Update The Network received a great deal of interest for Landcare projects this year as part of the Friends of the Strzelecki Koala Project. 14 projects have been approved for funding under the third round of the Koala project totalling $51,068 iFarm Mapping Course in Leongatha Calculate distances and areas on your farm quickly and learn to create detailed and accurate farm plants complete with fence lines etc. The course is run over 3 sessions facilitated by an iFarm trainer. Contact the Network on 5662 5759 to register your interest or email sgln@landcare.net. Course is run on 3 consecutive Wednesday evenings; March 25, April 1 and April 8 2015, from 6.30-9.40pm. Cost is $120.00 per farm. LOCK THE GATE ALLIANCE What is your opinion about Coal Seam Gas mining in this area? Come in to the Centre to register your view. Bluebell Creeper! Parks Victoria needs help in the removal of bluebell creeper from your property. Bluebell Creeper is a highly invasive environmental weed for the Cape Liptrap Coastal Park. Birds can spread the seeds and the plant grows quickly overtaking native vegetation. If you need advice or assistance in removing this weed call David Farrar Senior ranger at Foster Office on 5683 9005 Bluebell creeper Identification Billardiera heterophylla (formerly Sollya heterophylla) is a species ofd flowerin plant in the family Pittosporaceae known by the common name Bluebell creeper. It is nateive to Western Australia, but it is grown as an ornamental plant in approrpirate climates worldwide. It can sometime be found growing in the wild as an introduced species or garden escapee, for example in Victoria, where it is popular in landscaping. It is a major weed for the Cape Liptrap Coastal Park. It is a climbing shrub with vine-like branches that twine around other plants for support. The glossy green leaves are up to 5 centimetres long. The inflorescence is a single hanging flower or pendant array of up to five. The flower has ficve petals up to a centimeter long which may be white to deep blue or pinkish in color. The fruit is a berry up to 3.5 centimeters long with pulpu flesh and many seeds. The cylindrical, sausage shaped fruits ripen to greenish or blue purple or black in color. T h e H o o d i e s o f V e n u s B a y The beaches of Venus Bay are home to a special bird that has recently been listed as vulnerable under Federal Environmental legislation – the Hooded Plover. There are only around 500 birds in Victoria and their numbers are rapidly declining because so few birds produce young successfully. Their breeding season occurs over the busy spring and summer period. Hooded Plovers nest on the beach above the high tide mark and sometimes in the dunes, laying their eggs in a simple scrape that is very well camouflaged. The adult birds abandon the nest to keep it hidden if a person or animal is nearby and will not return until the disturbance ends. When the eggs are left unattended they can overheat, be buried or eaten by a predator, or be accidentally trampled. The eggs must be incubated for 4 weeks and if they successfully hatch the tiny chicks cannot fly for another 5 weeks. They need to feed on the beach but are easily frightened. They will often hide next to seaweed, so are easily stepped on. With enough time they will run to the dunes to hide, but if they spend too long hiding they can die of starvation. How can you help? By following these simple actions you will help ensure the survival of these endangered birds. Thank you!  Respect the Parks Victoria signs indicating the presence of nesting birds and obey the points designed to reduce the threats to their breeding success.  When jogging, walking, fishing or collecting pipis keep to the water’s edge and avoid high tide times.  Keep out of the dunes as they offer a safe haven for nesting birds.  If you see a Hooded Plover during nesting season, walk 100 metres along the beach before settling.  Please follow the Venus Bay dog regulations (for more information contact Parks Victoria 13 19 63. Dogs are prohibited on Venus Bay beaches except between Beach No 1 and Beach No 5, where they must be on a lead at all times. Additional time restrictions apply between December and April. Unleashed dogs have a greater chance of stepping on a Hooded Plover chick and disturbing the parents away from their eggs/chicks.  Do not litter the beach. As well as being unsightly and a health hazard, rubbish can attract nest predators. If the bins are full take all rubbish with you, especially food and fishing line. To find out more about Hooded Plovers and BirdLife Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds Project, or if you are interested in helping our Hoodies by becoming a local Volunteer Monitor go to www.birdlife.org.au Information compiled from BirdLife Australia material LIFE DRAWING CLASS Are you interested in Life Drawing? We hope to run a term of life drawing classes starting in February on either a Monday or Thursday evening. Renowned local artist Kevin Mortensen will lead the classes and there will be a life model; classes will cost $20. We need at least 6 people to run the class, so if you are interested, please contact Al yson on 5663 7499 or vbcc@bigpond.com WELCOME TO THE DISTRICT KIT NOW AVAILABLE Are you new to the area? Want to find out what is happening or how to get involved? Our Welcome kit is full of local information, maps, tide charts, gardening information and a community directory. Come and pick up your copy at the Centre BOOK CLUB IN A BOX….with wine and cheese! Second Tuesday of each month from 5pm at the Community Centre Venus Bay. Our current book is HEAVENLY PLEASURES by Kerry Greenwood. Tuesday 13 January: Venus Bay Community Centre Come along if you would like to join in, or come into the Centre to pick up a copy of the book prior to the discussion. It’s free to join, you just need to bring your library card. SATURDAYS FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM Do you need to borrow a bicycle or two? We will soon have a small fleet of bicycles for community members and visitors to borrow for a small donation. We have kids and adult bikes as well as a groovy tandem bicycle. You can also bring your own bicycle in and learn how to repair/look after it, or just to pump up your tyres. Our aim is to repair and refurbish the donated bicycles we already have and to offer these for community use by donation. We hope to provide an opportunity to learn about bicycle repair and to provide an option to leave the car at home and ride around town. Come into the Centre on Saturdays to find out more about SPOKES: our bicycle share and repair project. Summer Holiday Twilight Market and Fete Weekend! Weekend of January 10th EXERCISE CLASS Wednesday Night: Choose to Move F i t n e s s Paige Holness will be running a high energy fitness class this term, Wednesday evening at Venus Bay Community Centre From 6-7pm, cost $10 per class Suitable for all ages and fitness levels Plant of the month: Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra is a perennial tussock grass with reddish flowering stems to over 1 metre high and limp, flat or channelled bluish-green leaves to 50 cm. The attractive bronze inflorescence or flowering structure contains fertile and infertile spikelets enclosed in a sheath on branched stems, from September to March. Kangaroo Grass is a dominant species of grasslands that used to cover wide areas of Australia, but are now critically endangered due to land clearing, weed and grazing pressures with less than 5% of the original grasslands remaining in Victoria. Several significant patches remain at Venus Bay and these should be preserved and protected. Unlike exotic weedy grasses that dry out in early summer and constitute a fire hazard, Kangaroo Grass grows over the summer period and remains green over the hot dry months, posing little fire threat. Clumps of Kangaroo Grass make interesting garden or rockery plants with their nodding heads. It is adaptable to most soils and conditions. Maintenance is not necessary but if slashing is done this should be done in early spring. Propagation is from seed or division of older clumps. The Aborigines used the stems and leaves to make string and nets and the seeds were ground to make cakes. Grasses belong to the Poaceae family, one of the largest in the world, and are found in almost every habitat. Themeda comes from the Arabic �thaemed’ a clay pan and the genus triandra comes from the Greek �tries’ meaning three and �aner’, man. For further information please visit FVBP website above. Photo: Lorraine Norden. Bus trip-April 24th - The WW1 Centenary Exhibition coming only to Melbourne Museum, opens in April 2015 to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War. This is the most historical and significant exhibition from IWM to ever leave Great Britain and visit our shores. $60 by February 24th Contact Mike 56637173 Pick up Venus Bay & Inverloch If you have a holiday house here and you rent it sometimes over summer, why not consider getting a 6 month rubbish pick up service? It costs $127 and really would help alleviate the extra rubbish we have over the summer. Contact the Shire on 5662 9200 Bus trip June 10th $100 by April 10th Contact Mike 56637173 Pick up Venus Bay & Inverloch Dear Matter of Fact editor Did anyone else in our district wonder if SGSC might have wasted our rates on its recent citizen online survey/consultation about budget priorities? Were they left feeling as dissatisfied as me? The ten top issues to attract votes were as follows: Foster pool Mirboo North Pool Free green waste collection Equestrian centre at Stony Creek Cultural and arts based tourism Rates reduction Coal seam gas exploration Funding for community houses Pipi collection and visitor management at Venus Bay Development of Coal Creek Tourism Park These are my concerns: 1. Congratulations to the council for attempting a survey but I only heard about it when I was lobbied to vote. That’s not democratic. A survey would reach all ratepayers if it was included in the newsletter that gets posted out. 2. I went online and found the survey technically difficult to navigate. Voters could leave comments but once you drilled down into comments you were blocked from getting back to the survey – a good idea wrecked by poor technical design. 3. Each person who participated had 7 votes. 4000 votes were registered, possibly most of them from around 500 people like me who voted because they were alerted to the process by someone who nominated an issue and who lobbied for votes. No surprise then that pools at Foster and Mirboo – worthwhile issues for sure – came out at the top. Next time I hope the council chooses a process that’s less open to manipulation. 4. Did any new issues emerge? All these issues are well known to council staff and councillors. Why did the follow up forum only talk about the top five? That’s really strange. What will happen to all the rest? Why was the forum restricted to only a few citizens? I heard that they were nearly outnumbered by council staff and councillors. Will we get a report of the forum in the SGSC newsletter? 5. This was a shallow process that denied us the opportunity for mature reflection on the pros and cons of each budget issue. On the plus side, it was good to see issues I cared about in the top ten – opposition to coal seam gas exploration (I presume opposition?), funding for community houses and pipi collection and management at Venus Bay. I hope they get a go in the budget. Helen Macrae VISITOR PLANNING STUDY Vicki Bradley, Social Planning Officer, South Gippsland Shire Council is interested to hear from the community about the impact of increased seasonal populations on our coastal towns. Community members should expect a survey in the week following 15 December via clearly marked unaddressed mail for residents and addressed post for non-resident ratepayers. Survey respondents have until the end of January to complete the survey. This is the community’s opportunity to tell us about any issues that arise with seasonal increases in the population in their town. Council staff will also be present in Venus Bay during early January to survey visitors to the town about the same issues as listed in the resident survey. The survey will be followed up with community workshops and online forums to be held between February and April when we will investigate key issues and possible solutions further. Sat 10th – Sun 11th January 2015 Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve :: EVENT UPDATE :: The event has now SOLD OUT Community Involvement: It is with great pleasure that we announce the following community groups’ involvement in UNIFY 2015. Tarwin Lower Recreation Reserve For the use of the recreation reserve RED HILL Entertainment will be paying a site fee to the Recreation Reserve Committee to cover any costs for the event and to go to improving the rec reserve facility for the future. Tarwin Lower Football Club The football club will be one of two community caterers at the event, serving delicious food to the 3,000 guests. This will be a major fund raiser for the club as they will be taking all profits from the sales of food and drinks after a 15% site fee has been paid to RED HILL to cover the generators and lighting supplied. The club will also be contributing volunteers to help with car-parking, rubbish collection and guest marshalling. For these services RED HILL will be donating money to the club. Venus Bay, Tarwin-Lower & District Men's Shed The Men's Shed will be the second community caterer supplying food to guests. As above, all profits will go to supporting the Men's Shed's many community-based projects. RED HILL Entertainment will be hiring from the Men's Shed their mobile putt-putt mini golf course for guests' to enjoy. The hire fee will go to the Men's Shed. Tarwin Lower Netball Club The Tarwin Lower Netball club is going to be providing catering for the artists and backstage crews during the event. For their time the event will be donating to the club. Tarwin-Lower Community Health Centre The Health Centre is going to be utilised for artists and contractor accreditation along with food preparation by the Tarwin Lower Netball Club. A donation will be made by the event to the Health Centre. Noise & Noise Management: As with all outdoor music events sound is produced from a sound system that has been designed for the number of guests attending the event. In consideration of the Tarwin-Lower Township's proximity to the recreation reserve, a noise management plan has been developed to minimise the impact of noise leakage for local residents. A full copy of the noise management plan can be supplied upon request. (See contact information at the end of this document). Depending on weather conditions during the event days, music may be heard in and around the township of TarwinLower during the following times: DAY 1 - 3pm Saturday 10th to 2am Sunday 11th January 9 hours of relative silence overnight - Main sound system turned OFF during this period DAY 2 - 11am to 3pm Sunday 11th January If you feel you may be sensitive to noise please get in contact and we can offer ways of minimise any impact that may result during the event. Post-Event community consultation: Getting feedback on our events is a really important part of how we can improve for the future. Two weeks after the event (while the event is still fresh in everyone's minds) we will be holding a Post-Event Community Consultation night at the Tarwin-Lower Football Club rooms where we will invite everyone that was involved in the event and members of the local community to come and give their feedback and experience of the event. There will be three questions asked during the consultation:  What were the positive outcomes?  What were the negative outcomes? and  How could we do it better if we were to run it again? From your feedback we can assess the success of the event. If you have any questions about the event don’t hesitate to get in contact. Rhett McLaren - M: 0409 252 005 -E: rhett@thehillsarealive.com.au S m a l l B y t e s It’s that time of year again when we send Xmas cards. The practice may be diminishing a little as many people now opt to send eCards instead. However, whilst there are many free services available a number of them will fill your email inbox with spam once you register. In the worst cases the links on some sites can lead to viruses or malware being installed on your computer. For peace of mind an excellent paid service is Jacquie Lawson’s website. Jacquie is an artist residing in the U.K who has a large collection of beautifully animated eCards for all occasions, not just Christmas/New Year. Annual membership to her site is just $12 so it represents great value. As with other similar sites you can personalise the text on all the online greeting cards. You will get a confirmation email sent to you when the recipient opens their eCard. The service comes highly recommended and for a small outlay you will have access to a host of great eCards. You will only receive the occasional email from them informing you of new additions to their card data base. Check out the site at www.jacquielawson.com If you like the idea of personalised cards but want to send a traditional paper card then check out www.moonpig.com.au They have a large variety of templates for you to use for all greeting occasions. You can upload your own photos and personalise the text. It’s a way of producing a great looking card with that added personal touch. For a standard size card the service costs only $6.65 including postage Australia wide. For orders completed before 2pm they offer same day postage. If you would rather see the card first, then Moonpig will post the card to you instead. You can then forward it to the recipient at your convenience. Whether it’s for a birthday, wedding, anniversary or some other special occasion, Moonpig offers a great individualised means of sending a special greeting card. If you’re happy making purchases online then some of the larger stores now offer an alternative service to postage. It’s called Click �n Collect (the name may vary from store to store). You simply complete your purchase online and choose the collection method rather than postage. You have to designate your nearest (preferred) pickup branch of the store concerned eg. Wonthaggi, Leongatha. When your goods are available for collection you will receive an email from the store letting you know. You will have to provide ID when you collect the item, typically a driver’s licence or similar. It’s a great way of shopping for items on special in the store catalogues. No more rushing out to make sure they haven’t sold out on your item ! Just order it and the site will confirm stock availability and then complete your transaction. Then just await notification that your item is ready for collection. And of course you save on postage costs. Stores like Target, Big W are already using the service. Over the course of the year we’ve touched on many different issues relating to all things computer. Topics have included free email, using Paypal, using System Restore, Facebook notifications, using BitTorrents, free Download Managers, defragging your computer, eBooks, Computer Malware, accessing Cardless Cash, Google Maps and much more. You can refer to the previous offerings by accessing the back issues of Matter of Fact, downloadable from our website. A very Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year to all our would-be computer buffs. Flood Guide Community Information Session & Supper 21st January 7pm At Venus Bay Community Centre Tarwin Lower & District Community Health Centre Inc. 19 Walkerville Road, Tarwin Lower VIC 3956 Telephone 03 5667 5680 The Health Centre needs new volunteers if you are interested in more information phone Pat 0433 415 287 These brochures are available at the Centre and at local shops to help visitors to Venus Bay. MATTER OF FACT If you would like to contribute an article or some community news or information to our newsletter, we would love to hear from you. vbcc@bigpond.com.au If you have an interest in helping to produce and distribute the newsletter each month, please contact Alyson on 5663 7499. FIND US ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Venus-BayCommunity-Centre/121189768021814 The Centre’s Regular Groups  Food Culture program Mondays 10-1  Shall we Dance Monday 6-7pm  Crafty Girls Tuesday 12-3  Computer classes Wednesdays 11, 12 and 1pm.  Cook n Book Thursday 10.00 to 12 noon  Broadband for Seniors  Public Internet access by donation  Book Club: 2nd Monday of the month 5-6pm  FITNESS CLASS WEDNESDAY 6-7pm Contact details for VBCC Inc VBCC is at 27 Canterbury Rd, Venus Bay Ph 56637499 Send mail to Post Office Box 786, Venus Bay, 3956 Email:vbcc@bigpond.com Web site: www.vbcc.org.au Office open Mondays, Wednesdays Thursdays from 9.30 to 3.00 (and many other times depending on activities and volunteers) Venus Bay Community Centre is supported by: South Gippsland Shire Council;Department of Human Services (Victoria) and the Commonwealth Government Our Website is www.vbcc.org.au You are able to find current and back issues of Matter of Fact on our website. Please contact us if you wish to be on our email distribution list. O P S H O P O u r C o m m u n i t y R e c y c l i M o n d a y , W e d n e s d a y , T h f r o m 1 0 a m H n u t O U R S g O p S h o p r s d a y a n d o 2 p m . i s o p e n : S a t u r d a y We are always looking for volunteers to help in the op-shop, come and see us to find out more
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