May Theme: Youth services
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday, 5/5/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm
Guest Speaker: Leon Eyck. "New Zonings in Ocean Grove."
Chairman: Fred Andrews
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: Peter Hawthorne
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: Margaret Campbell
Weekly Raffle: Jim Ricchini
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 11/5 Ann Magee, 10/5 Carole& Rod Birrell
Notice of the Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday, 12/5/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm N.B: No meeting as usual at the Bowling Club as the Board has agreed that members should attend the 40th year anniversary meeting of the Rotary Club of Drysdale. Attendances must be recorded by 7th May
Date: 14/5/2015
Time: 6.30pm for 7.00pm
Venue: The Italian Club, Bellarine Highway, Newcomb.
Speaker: N/A
Chairman: N/A
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: N/A
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: N/A
Raffle: N/A
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 12/5 Jan & Geoff Brentnall, 13/5 Jan Fox
Notice of Meeting for the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove
18 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Tuesday, 19/5/2015, 6.00 for 6.30pm Davidsons Restaurant (@ The Gordon Institute)
This is a partners night (and usually a very enjoyable one), so if you or your partner are not coming please make an apology in the book. (Accurate numbers are critical for this event!)
Guest Speaker: N/A
Chairman: Geoff Brentnall
Assistant Cashier and Thanker: N/A
Greeter and Assistant Sergeant: N/A
Weekly Raffle: N/A
Birthdays and Anniversaries: 19/5 Joan Steains, 24/5 Anne Geerings, 25/5 Graeme Chamberlain
Lookout Reserve Maintenance Roster
25/4/2015 - 8/5/2015 Noel Emselle, 9/5/2015 - 22/5/2015 John Paton
Report of meeting 28/4/2015
Guests: Jon Mamonski and several partners
Reports:
Next Board meeting is on 5/5/2015. Current and new members are asked to attend.
Queenscliffe Rotary Club have asked for our help with their "bricks" project on 20/21 of June
President:
-Elderly persons in our community who may need the assistance of the Community Support Register can obtain registration forms from the Police Station or various locations around town this is a free service.
Market: The first Winter Market is on May 3rd the District Assembly is on the same day.
Please let Adrian Schmidt know if you are attending the Assembly.
N.B. A new organizer will be needed for future Summer Markets!! So please step up if you can take on this very important task.
Secretary:
Foundation/Polio Plus: "Ride the Bellarine." Some pledged donations are still outstanding.
Footy Tipping: Adrian Schmidt and Peter Cullen picked 7 winners, peter won on margin.
Social: The ANZAC Day Dawn Service Breakfast was a great success as usual. All helpers were thanked. Catering was spot on. The same venue has been offered for next year.
Community: A shade house building working bee will be held on Wednesday, 29th April at Surfside Primary School at 9.00am.
- There is an interleague football game at St Albans Reserve on May 23rd from 10.30 to 2.30pm. We need 3 people for 2 lots to 2 hours each. Rotary vests are needed. A committee person is needed to take responsibility for this while Peter Cullen is away.
- Football finals gate duty will be needed again at the St Albans Football ground on 22/23 and 29/30 August and 5th and 12th September. Peter will organize this when he returns.
- Alex Magee has offered to collect the used batteries while Peter Cullen is away.
International:
-The Centurion gold coin moneyboxes will be collected by 19th May.
Youth Committee: Final numbers for the Graham Bath Rotary Junior Community Awards program are 20 from OG Primary School, 15 from Star of the Sea and 4 from Surfside Primary School.
- A request for a donation has been received from the Young Endeavour Tall Ships program to help with their 2015 Sailing Program.
- It was noted that 3 of the 4 young people who spoke at the 10am ANZAC Ceremony have been through our Youth Programs.
- Judy Greer reported that our exchange student, Sami Gravener, had moved to her second host family in France and that all is going well.
Guest Speaker: Jon Mamonski: "The history of Ocean Grove Park and the Pavilion."
Jon came to Ocean Grove 15 years ago and has been involved in community activities and Arts management ever since. He is Community Relations and Marketing Manager of GPAC. He was also chair of the Grove Pavilion Management Committee and of Ocean Grove Connected Communities, which has given over $330.000 to local organizations since 2009. For the past eight years, Jon has worked closely with Colin Atkins and the Ocean Grove Park Committee to bring the Grove Pavilion project to a successful conclusion.
Jon welcomed all to the Pavilion, indicating that we were the first paid 'gig' to use the space.
128 years ago, this area became a park, following subdivision and purchase of 527 acres, mostly by Methodists who used the area for local picnics and passive recreation. The Army used it during World War 11. Buildings were installed in 1957 but by 1995 it was in a state of neglect. The Uniting Church Property Trust removed the buildings and applied for rezoning as residential. It wanted the community to pay $800.000 to buy it as a Park. The Ocean Grove Park Association Inc. was formed in 1996 to commence fundraising to buy the land that had been valued at $540,000. Objections to rezoning were disallowed by VCAT and the COGG approved the development. $2000,000 was still needed in 1998 but application to the Government for a performance space on the site was approved and in 1999 the first Tranquility Fair was held. The Labour Party, if elected to Government agreed to fund the balance if needed to purchase the Park. This happened.
The Trust for Nature became the owners of the Park and it was inserted into the City's planning scheme in 2000. The Yellow Gums which grow there are specific to the Bellarine Peninsular were also listed as a threatened species. Between 2001 and 2006 a children's playground and other works were completed. Between 2007 and 2010, a brief, design and permit for a Performance Space were developed and fundraising commenced. Despite attempts to 'stop the project' and moves by the Council to take over the building all the funds needed by 2013. The contract for construction was signed and on 18th April 2015 the Pavilion was opened.
Bookings for its use can be made online and there are hopes that a local theatre group may be based there.
Thanks to Ann Hodgkinson for her notes once again.
Please note it is essential that apologies be recorded by 12noon on Mondays.
Also the Club has to pay for members who have not apologized and not turned up!
Phone number is 0457 315 900. Thank You.
A Reminder… I would be very grateful if a hard copy of reports could be given to me at the meeting… My task would be made easier!
AG
