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| Comments from the Mayor 24 November 2009
High Tide – Full of Highlights! The Festival will be held over 4-6 December in Torquay, with each day offering visitors the opportunity to participate in a variety of events. Opening night starts at 8pm on Friday 4 December with a fantastic display of song and movement at the mouth of Spring Creek which will celebrate the festival’s 2009 theme - ‘Natural Balance’. The performance will signify the balance between the cycle of nature and the choices we make living here. Saturday guarantees more amazing events over a variety of venues throughout Torquay. In addition to the two original stages, an additional stage in Gilbert Street and a Garage Band Stage will be introduced, celebrating and showcasing local talent and building on central Torquay’s great atmosphere. The High Tide Festival is one of the Surf Coast’s biggest community events and a great way to celebrate the creativity, respect for our environment and spirit that defines our community. To find out more, visit www.hightidefestival.com.au New Bus Trial It’s a great way for people to run errands, visit friends, go to events or travel to important destinations like the Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre and the beach during the warm summer months. This welcome initiative is funded through the Victorian Government’s Transport Connections Program. The trial will run on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday between 19 December 2009 and 11 April 2010. Great Victorian Bike Ride The Great Ocean Road will be closed to all traffic between Skenes Creek and the intersection with Hird Street in Lorne between 6:30am and midday; and the road will be closed to east-bound traffic only between its intersection with Hall Street in Lorne and O’Donohue Road in Anglesea between 10am and 3:30pm. Young Musos Bring Home Gongs Melody Moon won a Special Judge’s Award – Singer/Songwriter and was also nominated for Best Acoustic Track Featuring a Female Vocal. Sachi Petrohilos Misty Grass was nominated in the Best Ballad category, Rhys Bongetti was nominated for Best Acoustic Track Featuring a Male Vocal, while Hole in the Shoe was a nominee for Best Thrash Track. All can be heard on the Surf Coast Kool Skools compilation for 2009, to be launched soon. Council’s Youth Development unit co-ordinates our involvement in Kool Skools,which brings great opportunities for exposure and the chance to work with music industry professionals to local young people. Congratulations to all – I’m sure we will see much more of these names in the future! Lorne-Aireys P-12 Sculpture Walk Opening The walk is to be part of a reserve the school established as a way of sharing and celebrating the biodiversity of our region with students. Grade 6 students have worked throughout the year with local naturists Geoff Clarke and Margaret McDonald to research 13 of the area’s plant species, before working with local artists Jiri Novak and Dot Leslie to produce sculptures reflecting their species. Grade 4-5 students have also produced sculptures reflecting on the animals in the area. Local mosaic artist Avys Hope will also be producing a piece to mark the reserve’s entrance. The occasion will mark a great initiative between school and community that will pass on the creativity that now defines Aireys Inlet to the next generation.Please do not hesitate to contact me with any issues, ideas or concerns: Kind Regards |
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