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| Comments from the Mayor 17 November 2009
Beach Patrols Step Up The Surf Coast community expects clean, safe beaches and public areas. Council takes seriously its role in ensuring our beaches and public areas in the Shire are safe for all to enjoy and that our environment is respected. If you have a dog, please ensure you’re aware of the restrictions in the Shire. In township areas, dogs must always be on a leash while on beaches, different restrictions apply in different areas. Dog bag dispensers are available at popular beachfront locations and the Great Ocean Road Coast Committee provides bins especially for these. Not picking up after dogs is an offence in Surf Coast Shire and penalties will apply. On beaches, glass and smoking are both prohibited as a result of the award-winning No Butts, No Cuts restrictions brought in last year. This is to reduce the incidence of injuries on our beaches and pollution from litter. Brochures are available through Surf Coast Shire’s website or from Customer Service on these restrictions. If you need more information, visit www.surfcoast.vic.gov.au or contact Council’s Customer Service on 5261 0600. Preparing for School Leaver’s Celebrations The information has been produced in consultation with Victoria Police, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, Consumer Affairs Victoria, residents’ groups, emergency services and youth organisations. Planning the harm minimisation campaign for the school leaver’s period is a task done with few resources but a lot of energy, time and good will from a number of groups, all of whom should be commended for their work on behalf of our community. The partnerships that have been forged from this process over the last two years in particular have been very productive. While progress has been made in how we manage school leaver’s celebrations, we do not however believe the impost of managing this period should be placed on our community alone. We will be intensifying our lobbying of State and Federal Governments to seek more resources and assistance to ensure Council’s resources can be directed towards activities for our community. Surf World at the Forefront of 100 Years’ Surfing History The exhibition includes a great array of Australia’s surfing history including boards from the early 1900s when Tommy Walker rode a Hawaiian surfboard at Manly, the arrival of Malibu surfboards at the 1956 Olympic Surf Carnival and chronicles surfing’s growth as a professional sport. Many items on show have been loaned from Surf World, which demonstrates the growing prestige of our own local museum and recognition it is getting as a significant show of Australian history. It is also a testament to the great work of Surf World’s staff in chronicling what are t chapters in Australian history. In another coup, Layne Beachley launched the exhibition; which I’m sure will attract more interest in the Surf Coast’s rich surfing history. The exhibition will be on show until February 28 2010. Entry is included in the museum’s general admission. High Tide – We Need You! A range of positions are open for volunteers in the weeks leading up to and over the festival weekend of the 4th, 5th and 6th of December 2009, including running letter box drops before the festival, putting up posters and helping to install artwork in shops. We’re also looking for people to get involved in events including the festival opening on Friday 4 December, staffing the information caravan and surveying visitors and joining the lantern parade on Saturday 5 December and helping run the billy cart races on Sunday 6 December. High Tide is a major highlight on the Surf Coast events calendar and a demonstration of the creativity and vibrancy that makes the Surf Coast great. If you want to get involved or would like to know more, contact Festival Co-ordinator Julie Dyer on 5261 0645 or via email, hightide@surfcoast.vic.gov.au. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any issues, ideas or concerns: Kind Regards |
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