A plea from our local Opportunity Shop (Surprise Shop) Volunteers

We are mostly extremely grateful for your donations of clean quality clothes and other household items, but recently we have received many items which we are unable to sell. We must dispose of these, either in our regular curb side collections or take them to either the local tip or recycle centre and in some cases put on a local bonfire.

Currently there is a pile of items to be disposed of by our volunteers.

We ask that you do not drop the following material:-

•Furniture

•Electrical goods

•Car seats

•Suitcases https://www.geelongmums.org/pages/donate-things

There are other places to drop your used items, including your own rubbish bins. Books /Paper/ Carboard can all be recycled in the kerbside collection or dropped off for an advertised book sale.

Small E-Waste items including mobile phones, batteries and printer cartridges can be dropped off at Officeworks.

Computers, TVs etc are recycled free at the Geelong Recycle Centre in Douro Street, North Geelong Children’s items. Geelong Mums has a good web site outlining suitable items for donations.

In anticipation of your cooperation we sincerely thank you.

From all our Volunteers

A public meeting will be held for the

Teesdale Community Hall

1109 Bannockburn-Shelford Road, Teesdale

Thursday 16th March 2023 - 7 pm to elect a committee to manage the hall for the next 3 years.

This committee works under the guidance of DELWP (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning). Our role as a committee is to maintain the hall and its surroundings. We also provide opportunities for community members in Teesdale and surrounding townships to utilize the Community Hall.

Anyone interested in joining the committee would be warmly welcomed. For more information please call Secretary Judi Evans Ph: 0418 552 794

WHAT'S ON?

5th March Dachshund Derby P5

11th March Inverleigh Food Swap @ Sonny 9:30

GPSC Listening Post P26

16th March Teesdale Community Hall AGM P13

222nd March Inverleigh Historical Society P25

7th April Inverleigh and District Good Friday Appeal

14th April GPSC Intergenerational Bowls P6 19th April Lions Mens Health NightP36

Inverleigh Progress Association

meet in the Inverleigh Public Hall on the 3rd Wednesday of each month @7 :30pm

(Except January)

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

President: Hilary Hamilton

Secretary: James Manche

Treasurer: Tony Waayers

Leigh News Editor: Peter Trevaskis

The Progress Association has been actively working towards improving the amenity of Inverleigh for over 40 years. Of course all such organisations need volunteers and the Association is no exception. Without them nothing happens. If you have some ideas for the town you would like to achieve, you are welcome to join us and help achieve them.

Some of the projects completed by the Progress Association include: meet in the Inverleigh Public Hall

The Federation Bridge which was built to commemorate the centenary of Federation in 2001. Walking Tracks were established with lots of support from the community, including fencing and tree planting. Public Toilets Progress Association members worked for many years with Council to have the old toilets removed and a new block built, which did not detract from the entrance to our town. They are used more than any other toilets in the Shire.

The Clock a new clock was recently installed on the clock tower in our main street, clearly visable from the General Store across the road.

Town Entrance Signs. IPA worked for many years to procure the 2 Entrance Signs (Hamilton Highway East and West) welcoming travellers to our town.

The Inverleigh Historical Society was formed in 2004. It operates under the auspices of the Inverleigh Mechanics Institute and Public Hall Committee.

Our Aims are to collect and preserve items of local historic interest and to promote research and interest in local history.

0n the 4th Wednesday of each Month @ 2pm

(Except December & January)

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

We welcome all donations to our collection or the opportunity to copy material. We are most grateful to the many people who have kept the Historical Society in mind as they sorted through their own collections. We undertake many interesting projects and have enjoyable meetings, which you are welcome to attend.

Peter’s Editorial

As you can see there is a Licensed Snake Catcher available in our district. Give Mike a Call if you have a slightly unwelcome visitor. There are 2 important charity fund raisers coming up in the next 2 months. The fabulous Dachshund Derby is on the 5th of March at the inverleigh Sporting Complex. I was there last year and what a success it was. A miniature Queen Elizabeth II paid us a visit with one of her Corgi's. I wonder if King Charles will make an appearance. I did see several King Charles Spaniels last Year. And coming up on the 7th April, after a long Covid induced holiday is the Inverleigh and District Good Friday Appeal. Start putting some spare cash aside now as the Auctions will be back too.

From the Mayor’s Desk March 2023

It has been a big start to 2023 with plenty of new projects and initiatives underway across the Shire.

Reflecting on 2022, October and November saw Victoria experience record rainfall which has put a renewed spotlight on our roadways. We all know how devastating floodwaters can be and a huge task it is to rebuild, so I just wanted to take a moment to thank Council’s outdoor maintenance teams who have been working tirelessly to reinstate our roadways and other community infrastructure.

Since the unprecedented high rainfall, we have reinstated over 100 roadways with works continuing throughout 2023.

I always appreciate and acknowledge the great work they do and on behalf of my fellow Councillors, I would like to personally thank them as they continue

Easter In Golden Plains

Golden Plains Shire Council will have altered hours during the Easter period.

Council’s Customer Hubs and Council offices at Bannockburn and Smythesdale will close at 5pm, Thursday 6 April 2023, and will re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 11 April 2023. Essential services will be available during this period, please call 5220 7111 and follow the prompts if you require any assistance.

Golden Plains Shire Council

to rebuild and repair our roads across the Shire.

Council is committed to engaging with residents on local issues to get a better understanding of the things that matter in the community. I invite all residents to take the opportunity to talk to myself and my fellow Councillors at Council’s Listening Posts that are to be held across the Shire in 2023.

Throughout 2023, Council Listening Posts will be held in Inverleigh, Bannockburn, Linton and Smythesdale with the first to get underway on Saturday 11 March 2023 from 9.30 until 11am at the Inverleigh Food Swap (outside of Sonny Café).

For further information on the Council Listening Posts to be held throughout 2023, visit Council’s website: goldenplains.vic.gov.au.

Council’s Community Strengthening Grants program is also back in 2023, with applications for the first round open until Friday 31 March.

Grants of up to $10,000 will be available in four categories: Healthy

For more information on holiday operations and services including Maternal and Child Health, please visit Council’s website: goldenplains.vic.gov.au

Rubbish and Recycling Collection

There are no changes to Council’s waste and recycling collection over the Easter holiday period. Please remember to place your bins out the night before your collection day.

Rokewood Transfer Station

The Rokewood Resource Recovery Centre will be closed on Sunday 9 April 2023. It will re-open for normal operational hours on Sunday 16 April 2023.

Active Living, to support recreation, sport, health and wellbeing projects; Creative Community, to support arts and culture projects; Environment and Sustainability, to support projects that equip communities to be safe and resilient and Commuity Safety, to support the community’s capacity, resilience and connection to plan for, rebuild and recover from emergencies or ongoing risks.

To support the community in applying for a Community Strengthening Grant, Council is running drop-in sessions across the Shire.

Drop-in sessions will be held at the Bannockburn Cultural Centre, 25-27 High Street, Bannockburn, from 4 to 6pm on Tuesday 7 March and at the Well, 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale, from 4 to 6pm on Tuesday 21 March.

Council is looking forward to seeing the exciting grant applications and helping to make them a reality.

I’m really excited about the future of our Shire, and I hope you are too.

Mayor Cr Brett Cunningham

Renew Or Register Your Pet

Under the Victorian Government’s Domestic Animals Act 1994, all dogs and cats over the age of three months must be registered by 10 April.

To renew a pet’s registration for 2023, residents can simply review the notice in the mail and pay the registration cost by any of the ways listed, including:

• In-person at Council’s Customer Hubs: 2 Pope Street, Bannockburn and 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale

• By BPAY

• Over the phone at 5220 7111

• Or through Post Billpay.

For further information, contact Council’s Customer Experience team at 5220 7111.

Lots of Little Legs

featured in the I.H.S. calendar for March 2023.

The next Inverleigh Dachshund Derby will be held on the 5th March 2023 this will be its 11th year of running the event.

The event was first created when six locals - Carol Perrett, Denise Cook, Steve Cook, Marlene Gillett, Max Gillett and Margie Taylor from Cobden who all shared the obsession of Dachshunds and having in the past attended the Port Fairy Dachshund Dash, decided to run a similar event centred around the breed. When the event first started two other locals Helen & Tony den Hartog were very instrumental in getting this event up and running. The inaugural event which commenced in 2012 was held at Victoria Park in Inverleigh, however as the event grew & with the implemented watering system at the Inverleigh Sporting Complex provided wonderful lush grass, it was decided to move the event to Railway Street.

The Dachshund Derby day consists of a program of 10 events, the most popular of these being the fancy dress, pooper scooper, cutest puppy and of course the All Breeds & Dachshund Derby which sometimes comes down to a photo finish.

The day is all about small dogs. To enter on the day your dog must be below 30cm's at the shoulder, other breeds that attend are pugs, fox terriers, schnauzers and corgis. However, all dogs are welcome on the day to come and socialise and enjoy the festivities. We anticipate that this year we will have about 100 dogs participating on the day and approximately 20 stallholders. The majority of the stallholders will be selling a range of dog related products. Local Heather Spiller will attend with her plant stall, Teesdale CWA are having a cake stall, petting zoo & face painters for the kids and Timboon Ice-cream just to name a few. The Inverleigh Cricket Club will be running the canteen as well as a sausage sizzle so we encourage all locals to get down and support the cricketers and buy some lunch.

The event continues to grow each year with the introduction of social media we find people come from far & wide to attend. The current committee still only consists of only handful of people which is a big undertaking for such a small group.

We are fortunate we have the support of the Inverleigh Lions Club that help with the set up and pack down of marquees and manning the gate.

Our group is very proud of this event and how it has grown and we all like to think it puts Inverleigh on the map.

Melissa Gillett