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JANUARY 2013
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Holidays in the sun
Gippsland turns up the heat, sending thousands to our beaches With the temperature staying above the mid twenties these last few weeks, Gippslanders and visitors alike have been flocking to our beaches. A pristine beach is within cooee distance of most locations throughout Gippsland. We have beaches starting from Phillip Island, down the Bass Coast, along South Gippsland, up the long stretch of Ninety Mile Beach, culminating in stunning beaches at
Lakes Entrance and Mallacoota. Gippsland beaches are blessed with no exotic stinging critters that our northern cousins suffer. Our water temperature is now hovering around 20-22 degrees, making our beaches an ideal place for cooling off and being with your friends and family. When swimming at the beach, remember, between the flags, learn how to read the rips and don’t drink alcohol.
What’s inside this month On Sunday, February 3, Melbourne City Opera will present a fabulous range of popular opera and Broadway hits including acts from La Boheme, My Fair Lady, Westside Story, South Pacific, Tosca, La Traviata and Rigoletto at “Serenade at Sunset” on Churchill Island from 4:00pm – 8:00pm. “Part of our aim in presenting this community event is to give exposure and opportunity to some of our young, up-and-coming artists to perform with a professional opera group,” said volunteer Beryl Dodds. Mitchell Sanders, Bass Coast Community Foundation Performance Award winner, Tom Green and Karlee Hayes will all be performing accompanied by Mitchell Gin on violin. Also performing will be Josh Hook on piano and vocalists Tayla Bennett-Hullin, Emma Wallace and Kate Amos, a winning performer at Opera in the Alps in 2012. Talented Buskers commence at 2:30pm, so arrive early and explore Churchill Island. See page 6.
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