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Ocean Grove Cobras Junior Football Club licked the switch on lights at Collendina Reserve. The four new LED light towers were turned on for the irst time as junior footballers returned to training. The $200,000 towers are more environmentally-friendly than traditional tower lighting. Damon Carr Photography captured the moment the lights turned on.
Late call crushes business By Justin Flynn A last-minute decision by the state government to abort its plan to allow restaurants and cafes to seat 50 patrons has frustrated some local business owners. Just days before restrictions were due to be eased to allow up to 50 diners in venues from June 22, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that the 20-person limit would remain because of a spike in COVID-19 cases in the state. he Sharp Group’s Lyndsay Sharp said the decision was “devastating on so many levels”. Ms Sharp was planning to reopen Flying Brick Cider House, Jack Rabbit and Leura Park
Estate on June 22, but was forced to abandon her plans. She said she understood the rationale behind the decision. “Menus had been created, food had been ordered and pre-prepping commenced, venues had been set up to suit the 50 capacity and rosters were done,” she said. “he pathway was set towards getting back on track as fully operational and with as many people as possible back to their normal working hours. Bookings were strong and everyone was looking forward to welcoming patrons back.” Ms Sharp said it was not viable for larger venues, such as Flying Brick, to reopen with a 20-customer limit.
“he 50-patron capacity was the benchmark for reopening across the board,” she said. “he impact of the decision is huge for us. “It was also heartbreaking for our teams to have to contact patrons and advise them that their bookings were not to be. “he decision impacts on our suppliers as well – fresh supplies due to be delivered last Monday had to be cancelled, various services suspended once more, the list goes on.” Jak Evans was looking forward to reopening he Dunes Cafe. “We understand that the safety of staf and customers is of the utmost importance, although we were obviously disappointed not
to be opening up and doing what we love,” he said. “We were more disappointed in the timing of the decision as we had made a signiicant investment in stock, staf training and a number of other requirements in preparation for the Monday, which is now largely lost. his could have been avoided if a decision had been made earlier in the week. “For he Dunes, it isn’t viable to open for 20 customers at a time, so we have remained closed with the intention of opening to the anticipated 50 guest limit. “It is a really diicult time for casual staf who aren’t eligible for JobKeeper and are really keen to get back to work.”
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Survivor story helps others By Justin Flynn Ater experiencing sexual assault and a near-death experience, Dusty Evans is now in a better place and wants others to know that it’s OK to ask for help. he 23-year-old Ocean Grover was sexually assaulted in 2018 and then developed septicaemia, a potentially fatal condition where bacteria enters the bloodstream and causes blood poisoning. She was in a coma for three days and spent 11 days in hospital. “I thought I was going to die, I was so scared,” she says. However, the experience had some silver linings. Weighing 145 kilograms when she was admitted to hospital, Dusty let 15kg lighter and has since gone on to lose another 25kg through diet and exercise. “I was eating junk food every day, I’d eat a salad once a month and four cans of sot drink a day,” she says. “It’s amazing, and also kind of heartbreaking, that something so serious created a change for me, but I am so grateful that it came when it did.” Not long ater the sexual assault, Dusty said she was abusing painkillers and sleeping pills to get by. “I had ive weeks of work and lost my s*** a bit,” she says. “It got to a point where I was at the threshold of, well, things are going to change or they are going to keep getting worse.” She checked herself into a rehab centre for mental health and said it was “the best thing I have ever done”. “I came out with methods to help when I was having an anxiety attack or a panic attack,” she says. “Instantly, the pressure lited and it wasn’t all for me to deal with anymore.”
Dusty Evans survived sexual assault and a near-death experience and wants others to know that they are not alone. (Justin Flynn)
Nowadays, Dusty is trying to spread the word that it’s OK to ask for help. She started an Instagram blog called ‘Dust of Your Mind’ which discusses topics such as mental and physical health to recipes for nutritious food. he blog has reached as far as Houston, Texas, where a police oicer printed it out and posted it around her oice as motivation and inspiration. he oicer had worked in the
sexual assault unit, but stepped aside because it was too much. “hat sort of thing doesn’t just make your day, it can make your year,” Dusty says. “I just wanted one person to say ‘this has helped me’. “I’m such an open book now, I will talk about anything and everything. “We put so much pressure on ourselves to be OK all the time and that’s why we need to embrace the fact that we are all imperfectly
perfect and we all have our laws and struggles.” Now, Dusty is in a better place mentally and physically, but is aware that many others are not. “Don’t hide away from it and don’t be scared to say ‘things aren’t OK’,” she says. “I’m here. My inbox is always open. My phone is always on. I’m always up for a hard discussion. “I would rather speak to you now rather than when it’s too late.”
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Not the time to be complacent By Cr Jim Mason I’m hoping a recent spike in COVID-19 cases across Victoria will ward against complacency by reminding us to be vigilant with hand washing, physical distancing, staying home when unwell and getting tested. In light of the increase, the easing of some state restrictions is on hold. he reopening of city-owned gyms and sport and recreation stadiums hasn’t been afected, but they’re subject to strict hygiene and safety practices and restricted numbers. It’s pleasing Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre gym trainers and exercise instructors are returning to their roles. As rural and coastal portfolio chair, I’m excited an important coastal wildlife corridor in Ocean Grove has been restored. he Ocean Grove Coastcare Group teamed up with the city, Barwon Coast Committee of Management and Bellarine Catchment Network to rejuvenate vegetation along the southern end of Presidents Avenue and Governors Place. Recently I met with Ocean Grove Coastcare president Margot Busch and Barwon Catchment Network’s Matt Crawley at the site, who took me through the process and how collaboration was key to the project’s success. he irst stage centred on revegetation and
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Finally, I wanted to let you know that the Ocean Grove Pickleball Club and Life Activities Club Geelong have been given a helping hand with a $1837 grant to buy pickleball nets and stands. If you’re wondering what pickleball is, you’re not alone. I’ve discovered the sport was created by three dads in the 1960s and is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong. he grant was part of $304,698 in funding awarded to groups from across the region in round two of council’s 2019-20 Community Grants program. his program has now distributed a total of more than $4 million. he 2020-21 budget has now been inalised, which will see more funding and projects on the cards for the Bellarine.
Barwon heads Road Duplication Project design is underway. Geotechnical and service investigations will take place between Settlement Road, Belmont and Reserve Road in Charlemont. Reduced speed limits will be in place between 7am and 5pm and a lane closure will be in place from 9am to 3.30pm on Barwon Heads Road. The location of the lane closure will change regularly. The lane will reopen when investigations have inished in the area. Delays of up to 10 minutes are expected.
Council ined City of Greater Geelong has been ined $8261 for a breach of its EPA-issued licence to operate a solid inert landill at its municipal landill, on Becks Road, Drysdale. Director, city services Guy Wilkson-Browne said council “regrets the offence that occurred at its Drysdale landill site on 15 April and will meet its penalty obligations with the EPA”.
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No idle time for Idol inalist Kim Cooper decided to put her musical talent to use during the early stages of the coronavirus lockdown by performing impromptu mini-concerts from her backyard in Ocean Grove. he sweet sounds of the former Australian Idol inalist’s voice echoed into her neighbour’s yards and brought a temporary respite from the harsh reality of lockdown. However, ater one performance from her home and another from a neighbour’s driveway, she received a noise complaint and the police told her to stop. A few months on, and Kim has restarted her pop-up concerts, adhering to social distancing rules and turning the sound down. “he whole concept at the beginning was to provide some live entertainment. “People weren’t leaving their homes unless to go to the supermarket,” Kim says. “We have toned it down now so that just the street and the immediate neighbours can hear it.” Kim doesn’t tell anyone where she will perform, except that it is on Friday aternoons for an hour – although she does let residents know with a courtesy letter beforehand. “I don’t want, say, a nurse who might be sleeping at that time, to be disrupted, so if they don’t want the concert at that time, all they have to do is contact us and we won’t do it.” Kim said her irst concert back, in Aldebaran Road, was a success. “It’s still a good chance for people to come
out and meet each other and enjoy a little bit of music,” she says. Kim has spent the coronavirus restrictions caring full-time for her father and homeschooling her seven-year-old niece. “he gigs pretty much disappeared overnight, but that’s OK,” she says. “I’ve been really happy with the slower pace of life, being able to spend quality time with my dad and my niece. “I’m a singing teacher by trade so I don’t know whether my teaching history helped a bit there [with homeschooling], but she’s my little best mate so I really enjoyed it.” Kim has also kept busy by being a spokesperson for Angel Next Door, a program where people can ofer or seek help from their neighbours in a safe and discreet way. “It’s an incredible initiative and a great way to lex your generosity muscles in a safe and secure way,” she says. “I’m so proud to be a part of the project.” Since moving to Ocean Grove from her beloved Townsville ive years ago, Kim sees a lot of similarities between the Far North Queensland city and Geelong. “A lot of the things I loved about Townsville are some of the reasons I have fallen in love with Geelong,” she says. “hey are both around the same size, one-team towns and close to the beach.”
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Patron of palliative care Nicola Stuart is on a mission to raise awareness and funding for Bellarine Community Health’s palliative care team. he Barwon Heads mother also wants people to understand that palliative care isn’t just for the elderly. Just a few weeks ago, Nicola’s 40-year-old daughter Lorna died at home, supported by the Bellarine Community Health palliative care and community nursing team. “For Lorna, staying home was everything, from the moment she was diagnosed she said she wanted to stay at home,” Nicola said. “Particularly towards the end when she had to go to hospital during COVID-19, it was soul destroying. She was desperate to be at home and without the palliative care team, we would never have managed it. “When Lorna was irst diagnosed, the palliative care team were there to help us navigate our way through the whole trauma. No one is really prepared for the onslaught of information you receive from the medical teams when someone is irst diagnosed with a life-ending illness.” Nicola said the palliative care team looked ater everyone and their greatest git was that Lorna could die with dignity, surrounded by her family. “We would all be around her, she was always involved in things, she never felt like she was on the sidelines, her friends could come and see her and she loved that and that was important to her,” Nicola said. Nicola has reached out to family and Lorna’s friends, many of whom live internationally, to raise funds for the BCH palliative care team. So far, they have raised more than $12,000 to help buy equipment and medical supplies. “Medical supplies, dressings, they’re not something that is covered by Medicare when you are not in the hospital,” she says. “Also,
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Library opening hours altered Four Bellarine Peninsula libraries have had their opening hours changed ater community feedback. Geelong Regional Library Corporation (GRLC) will make changes to 10 of 13 library branches, including Barwon Heads, Drysdale, Leopold and Ocean Grove libraries. he changes will come into efect on July 6. Barwon Heads library will be closed on Monday, hursday and Sunday, open from 2pm to 6pm Tuesday and Wednesday and 9am to 1pm Friday and Saturday. Drysdale, Leopold and Ocean Grove libraries will be open 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm Saturday and closed Sunday.
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Cr Ron Nelson, chair of the Geelong Regional Library Corporation, said the opening hours would have a signiicant positive impact on the region. “he aim of the review was to ensure GRLC uses available resources to best meet the needs of our communities, especially in neighbourhoods where there is less access to technology and free resources, and the new opening hours do this,” he said. “he changes will ensure we are meeting the needs of our many diferent library members and relect our communities’ requests and feedback … he inal opening hours relect what we heard from our communities and we have acted on this.” No changes were proposed to Queensclif library.
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he North Bellarine Film Festival is set to return this year with a virtual edition and several live screenings. he three-day festival held in Drysdale and Portarlington typically comprises ive Australian and international feature ilms and short/experimental/avant-garde ilm sessions. his year’s event will present a line-up of quality cinema including feature ilms, documentaries, shorts and an experimental program. he 2020 Emerging Filmmaker Award will be announced on opening night and submissions are being accepted until August 31. Entries are being judged by a panel with the inal selection in coming months. he event will be held from November 13 to 15. Live screenings will be held at the Potato Shed, Drysdale and the virtual edition will be streamed on the venue’s arts channel. For more information go to www. northbellarineilmfestival.org
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Queenscliffe Rotary donated a public access deibrillator for use at Point Lonsdale Community Hall, and its “Who Gives a Crap’’ toilet paper fundraiser raised $1000 for the purchase of a set of African drums for Point Lonsdale Primary School. (Pictures: Supplied)
Rotary leaves lasting impression Queensclife Rotary is not leaving quietly. Despite closing at the end of June due to declining membership, the club recently donated a public access deibrillator for use at Point Lonsdale Community Hall and its ‘Who Gives a Crap’ toilet paper fundraiser raised $1000 for the purchase of a class set of African drums for Point Lonsdale Primary School’s community musical instrument library. In response to COVID-19, donations of $2000 have been made to Bellarine Community Health’s District and Palliative Care nursing
program, Barwon Health’s COVID-19 preparedness efort, and the Welcome Place food bank supporting asylum seekers who receive no government beneits. he club will also leave a lasting legacy with its outdoor gym equipment project. “Ater three years, and just in time before the club closes, our outdoor gym project is almost complete,” club president Karen Pecar said. “he oicial opening will take place when COVID restrictions allow. Many thanks to Peter Deacon for steering this project so
capably over the last three years. hanks also to the Victorian government’s Pick My Project program, Commonwealth Government Stronger Communities Program and the Borough of Queensclife.” Ms Pecar said she was pleased that many of the club’s projects would be continuing. “he Borough of Queensclife has agreed to take on the lighting of the Point Lonsdale Christmas Tree,” she said. “Point Lonsdale Primary School will be running Queensclife Bricks, Drysdale Rotary
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Out and about With Victorians heading to the coast for the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, photographer Louisa Jones caught up with some locals at Barwon Heads.
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Americana on the Bellarine A little piece of Americana is coming to the Bellarine in the form of an online music festival. Local singer and songwriter Andrea Robertson had planned to hold the festival as a live ticketed event, but had to improvise when COVID-19 kicked in. “As time went by, I decided to try and look at it through diferent eyes, and see if I could make it happen as an online event,” she said. he result is an all-Aussie line-up in an online ‘pay what you can’ concert. he pre-recorded event features Robertson (from Ocean Grove), Sarah Carroll (Cliton Springs), Nathan Seeckts and Wayne Jury (Geelong) and Gretta Ziller (Melbourne). he ive gited performers, story-tellers and songwriters, each come under the banner of Americana music which widely encompasses the genres of blues, roots, folk, rock, alt-country, even gospel and bluegrass. he end result when woven together; a distinctive roots-oriented sound which oten lives a world apart from the pure forms of those very genres. “It’s a ‘pay what you can’ gig, meaning people can either choose to pay or not to pay, as we’ve all found during this time when doing livestream/online events, that people have been very generous, which has been both heartwarming and humbling,” Andrea said. All proceeds are being shared equally between the ive artists. he concert is on Facebook (search for ‘Americana on the Bellarine’) on Sunday, July 5 from 3pm to 5pm. Go to trybooking.com/ BKAEM to get your ‘pay what you can’ ticket. Clockwise from top left: Andrea Robertson; Sarah Carroll; Gretta Ziller; Wayne Jury; Nathan Seeckts. (Pictures: Supplied)
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By Justin Flynn Jodi Rodgers is encouraging others to ask for help. he Leopold mum of three was stood down from her job as a cleaner when COVID-19 struck, but has found solace in the Bethany Community Support Group. It’s not the irst time Jodi has used Bethany’s services. Bethany ofers support for many problems including inancial, relationship and disability services. In 2008, Jodi broke up with her partner and was let to raise her son alone. Bethany stepped in with counselling, treatment for her son, who is now nearly 14 and has attention deicit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), meals and help around the house. “It’s not just about food, it’s not just about money, it’s about having someone you can talk to, getting linked in with counsellors that specialise in what you’re going through at that time,” Jodi says. “hey are just awesome. hey would take him for an hour or two, take him to the park or even just sit out the back with him and sing with him and blow bubbles, just so I could get my house clean, just so I could have a cofee and a cry out the front so he couldn’t see me.” Jodi got back on her feet and was able to provide for her three children, who turn 14, 12 and 7 in the next three months. “here were years where I didn’t need their services at all,” she says. “I had two jobs and was on my feet and was getting through.” But COVID-19 hit and Jodi had no hesitation to go back to Bethany for help. “hey come in with a pre-set system and ask ‘how can we help you?’,” she says. “hey don’t say ‘we’re going to do this, you have to do that’. hey always ask ‘how we can help you at that time?’ and there’s no judgement.”
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Works have started on a major drainage upgrade in Ocean Grove which will provide signiicant lood protection to afected residences in Epworth Street and surrounds. Forming part of the City of Greater Geelong’s Capital Works program and undertaken by the city’s appointed contractor, Jaydo Constructions, the works are expected to be completed by the end of July. A new pipe, about one-metre in diameter, to connect the Blue Waters Lake outlet to Presidents Avenue is being installed as part of the works. It will collect lows from higher in the catchment and channel them directly to the lake, preventing rain water from lowing overland through private properties prior to re-entering the existing drainage network. he volume of water being collected and discharged into the lake is expected to remain the same. he project is about 50 per cent completed with pipes installed from Blue Waters Lake up Cuthbertson Drive to Kalinga Road to Field Street North. Work is under way in Epworth Street and will continue along to Presidents Avenue where a small section on the let will also be subject to works. Each section of street impacted by the works will be re-sealed as part of the project. Jodi Rodgers says Bethany Community Support has been an amazing help. (Justin Flynn)
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Bellarine, a birdwatcher’s delight he lovely clear, but cold, winter days have continued, which has been perfect for getting out and about, while still socially distancing. Fortunately I’ve seen a few spectacular sights around the Bellarine over the past few weeks. On my way to work one day I drove to Reedy Lake, which is located at Lake Connewarre, near Newcomb. I was very excited to have a close encounter with a pair of brolgas. Brolgas are one of the two species of cranes in Australia, the other being the similar sarus crane. hese large birds (they are about 1.8 metres in length) are tall, grey and elegant, with long legs, yellow eyes and a red patch on the nape and head. Brolgas are classiied as vulnerable in Victoria, so it’s always lovely to see them around this area. Lake Connewarre is such a special place that is really being encroached upon by housing developments which is so hard to accept and witness. I drove to Freshwater Lake during the week and saw a pair of fan-tailed cuckoos. I heard them calling before I spotted them. Although fan-tailed cuckoo calls are most commonly heard during the spring and early summer breeding season, they are also occasionally heard at other times of the year, even in winter as I witnessed. Fan-tailed cuckoos are found throughout eastern Australia, south-western Western Australia
Main: Brolga pair at Reedy Lake. Above: Double-banded plover; Black swan and cygnets at Breamlea. (Pictures: Jen Carr)
and Tasmania. his is another bird where Tasmanian individuals migrate across Bass Strait to the mainland in the non-breeding season.
I read online about a large number of double-banded plovers at Point Impossible, so I stopped at this beautiful area on my way to work.
I picked a busy day. he car park was fully utilised as the surf was very inviting, but I did ind the double-banded plovers, along with a lone red-necked stint and about 10 red-capped plovers. One of the double-banded plovers was still in breeding plumage, with a prominent black upper band and a chestnut lower band. In non-breeding plumage, double-banded plovers have a dull grey chest band, and the chestnut band becomes almost obscure. A pair of black swans have the biggest, most comfortable looking nest in Breamlea. he pair has a brood of six cygnets that hatched during the week. he cygnets are thriving, despite the cold weather. I received an email from Judie, who sent me a marvellous image of a singing honeyeater, that she spotted at Point Lonsdale near the lighthouse. I also received an email from Carole of the local Bellarine Birdlife Group, who informed me that members of the group were able to have their irst outing for months. hey ventured to Ocean Grove Nature Reserve and Lake Lorne. he participants managed to see 53 species of birds, the highlights being lame robins, eastern-yellow robins and European goldinch. I also received an email from Kevin, who took a lovely photograph of a pied stilt, or black-winged stilt, at Freshwater Lake. I received a photo call from Ocean Grove local Colin, who told me that he saw a barn owl near Ocean Grove Hotel, but I didn’t realise until later in the conversation that the owl was deceased, so at irst I was excited and then not so happy. Barn owls are not strong birds and when there is less food around in the winter months they can be vulnerable.
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Supercharge your winter snacks Dietitian Sharon Natoli shares her tips to keep snacking on track this winter using Australian Eggs. With winter upon us, it’s important we are fueling our bodies with the right nutrients to help us focus, keep our immune system healthy and our energy levels high. Many people are also still working from home, and while it’s become a familiar routine for most, easy access to a full fridge when the weather gets colder can sometimes mean snacking more frequently, and on food we wouldn’t choose when in our normal work routine. Australian Eggs has teamed up with dietitian and author Sharon Natoli, to share her tips on how to help manage your food intake and snacking through winter, including the snacks that can help supercharge your immune system. Eat regularly: When it comes to eating, it helps to stay in a regular routine. Plan to eat healthy snacks and meals around every 3-4 hours. Eating regularly helps manage hunger which in turn helps manage not only how much you eat, but the type of foods you choose. he hungrier you are, the more likely it is that you will eat more, eat quickly, and be less intentional about your choices. Choose foods to boost your immunity: In the current environment and with winter upon us, choose foods that are high in immunity-boosting nutrients, such as protein, iron, selenium, vitamin A and vitamin D. Boiled eggs are great to keep in the fridge as a handy, natural ‘protein ball’ and contain good amounts of these key nutrients so are a great inclusion as a healthy snack. Vitamin C is also key to a strong immune system so choose fruit and vegetables to snack on, such as vitamin C-rich red capsicum, kiwi fruit, citrus including oranges, grapefruit and mandarins, guava and strawberries. Choose energy-boosting snacks: A good way to get energy from your snacks is to combine foods that contain both carbohydrates, for the energy our brain needs to think, and protein or ibre, to have the energy last for longer. Foods that provide B vitamins, iron and magnesium are also great choices. Try chopped egg on wholegrain crackers, nuts and fruit together, or a savoury muin (for more ideas see the accompanying egg recipes). Plan ahead: Just as you might plan your meals, it’s also useful to plan your snacks. Write out a list of ideas that include both savoury and sweet options. Shop for these, or the ingredients you need to make them, and that way you will have choices readily available when you need them to satisfy your palate. Cultivate a curious palate: By sticking to the usual suspects that we eat day in and day out, we can get bored and disinterested. To build joy into food and eating, each week aim to try something new to snack on. his also helps expand your palate, opening a whole new world of food experiences. If you have children who are fussy eaters, it’s a great way to model behaviours that also encourage them to be curious about food and explore new lavours. Make it nourishing: A good question to ask yourself before you eat is ‘is this choice nourishing me?’. Make a decision to only eat foods that nourish you – whether that’s nourishing your body, mind or your soul. Create your own deinition of what this means for you. Share your intentions: Accountability empowers action so share your snacking intentions with others in your household. Take snack breaks together and use the experience to create connection and conversation. Indulgence in smaller portions: Research shows there is a point of fatigue when it comes to the enjoyment of rich foods, for example, chocolate or cakes and biscuits. If we eat too much of these types of foods for example, there is a point where our experience turns from pleasurable to sickly and we stop enjoying them. To help prevent this, serve small portions of these types of foods. Once you have inished eating, tune in to how your body is feeling and ask yourself if you feel satisied. If so, move on with the rest of your day. 14 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Wednesday, 1 July, 2020
EGG TOPPERS 4 WAYS Prep & cook: 10 mins Serves: 1 ITALIAN: 1 poached egg 2 teaspoons cashew pesto 3 cherry tomatoes Pinch basil leaves, shredded Pesto: 1 bunch basil, leaves picked ½ cup cashews 1 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 tablespoon lemon juice Sea Salt and black pepper INDONESIAN: 1 egg, fried Cucumber, sliced Zucchini, sliced and blanched Bok choy, trimmed and blanched Chilli lakes Sea salt and black pepper Peanut satay: ¼ cup smooth peanut butter 2 tablespoons almond milk 2 teaspoons lime juice 1 ½ teaspoons fresh chilli, inely chopped AUSSIE: 2 eggs, whisked and cooked to an omelette or scrambled 1 tablespoon olive oil Broccolini Large handful baby spinach ¼ avocado Fresh dill and parsley leaves Sea salt and black pepper JAPANESE: 1 egg, soft or hard boiled as preferred zucchini, shaved with a vegetable peeler into ine ribbons 20g baby spinach 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds ¼ avocado, sliced Sea salt and black pepper Miso butter: 1 tablespoon (25g) butter ½ teaspoon white miso paste
Method ITALIAN: 1. To make pesto: blitz all ingredients in food processor until uniform. Store in airtight container in fridge for up to 1 week. 2. To serve: spread pesto over toast, top with poached eggs, cherry tomatoes and basil leaves. Season with sea salt and black pepper and serve. INDONESIAN: 1. To make peanut satay: place all ingredients in a small saucepan on low heat, whisk together over heat for about 5 minutes or until smooth. Place in airtight container in fridge for up to 2 weeks. Heat slightly before using. 2. To serve: place blanched zucchini slices and bok choy on toast with cucumber. Top with fried egg, drizzle with peanut satay to taste, sprinkle with chilli lakes and serve with fresh coriander if desired.
PIE MAKER EGG HACK: CARAMELISED ONION, TOMATO AND THYME TARTS Ingredients ½ cup pumpkin, roughly chopped in 1cm dices ½ cup zucchini, roughly chopped in 1cm dices ½ cup spring onions, sliced 1 large handful baby spinach leaves 1 cup skim milk 2 eggs A pinch pepper to taste 2 cup wholemeal lour 1 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds Low fat cream cheese, to serve Method 1. Preheat pie maker. Wait for the green READY light to go on. 2. Meanwhile, using a rolling pin, roll and latten bread slices. Using a 10cm cutter, cut rounds from bread slices. 3. Whisk eggs and milk together in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. 4. Spray pie maker with oil. Press bread rounds into pie maker holes to create cases. Divide relish, tomatoes and half the thyme among bread cases. Carefully pour over egg mixture. Scatter with cheese. Close lid and cook for 8-10 minutes or until golden and set. 5. Remove from pie maker. Serve scattered with remaining thyme.
Tip: Be careful not to drizzle any egg mixture under or on the outer sides of the bread case. It will cook quickly and may burn.
AUSSIE: 1. For the greens: add olive oil to a medium frypan, then saute broccolini and baby spinach for 3-4 minutes or until tender and wilted. Season with sea salt and black pepper. 2. To serve: place sauteed greens on toast, top with omelette or scrambled eggs, avocado and fresh herbs. Season with sea salt and black pepper and serve. JAPANESE: 1. To make the miso butter: melt the butter and whisk in miso until smooth. 2. To serve: saute zucchini and baby spinach in a small frypan, spread toast with miso butter then place veggies on top, followed by boiled egg and avocado. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds, season with sea salt and black pepper and serve.
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Method 1. Preheat oven to 180oC and grease a square baking dish with olive oil or butter 2. Drain the corn kernels and set aside 3. Chop the broccoli into very ine lorets; almost like a very chunky broccoli “rice”. Roughly chop the herbs 4. Mix together the corn, broccoli and herbs (plus the cheese if you are using it) and spread evenly into the baking dish 5. Whisk together the eggs, then whisk in the lour, milk and salt and pepper to taste 6. Pour the egg mixture evenly over the rest of the ingredients. Bake in the oven for approximately 35 minutes, or until the slice has set and the top is golden brown 7. Allow to cool slightly before slicing into pieces.
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SWEETCORN AND BROCCOLI SLICE Prep & cool: 50 mins Serves: 8 Ingredients 8 eggs 1/3 cup gluten free lour 1/3 cup milk 1 head broccoli 1 x 400-420 grams can of corn kernels 1 handful of fresh parsley or chives Salt and pepper to taste Olive oil or butter for greasing baking dish ½ cup grated cheddar or mozzarella cheese (optional)
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Note: • The slice can be kept in the fridge for around 4 days. • You don’t need to use gluten free lour if you don’t need the recipe to be gluten free. Simply use plain lour (white or wholemeal) instead. • For a dairy free slice, use a non-dairy milk and omit the cheese. • Instead of the fresh herbs, you can add some slice spring onion or some roughly chopped baby spinach.
Recipe by Monique Cormack for Australian Eggs
Ingredients ½ cup pumpkin, roughly chopped in 1cm dices ½ cup zucchini, roughly chopped in 1cm dices ½ cup spring onions, sliced 1 large handful baby spinach leaves 1 cup skim milk 2 eggs A pinch pepper to taste 2 cup wholemeal lour 1 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds Low fat cream cheese, to serve
Method 1. Preheat oven to 180oC. 2. Place pumpkin into a microwave-safe bowl, cover with water and cook in the microwave for 3 minutes or until slightly softened. Drain and add zucchini, spring onions and spinach. 3. Lightly beat eggs and milk, pour over the vegetables and season. 4. Sift lour and baking powder over the top and stir until just combined. 5. Spoon mixture into baking paper lined, non-stick mufin trays, sprinkling with pumpkin seeds, and bake for 25 minutes or until done. 6. Top with low fat cream cheese to serve.
RASPBERRY ALMOND MUFFINS Prep & cook: 50 minutes Serves: 8 Ingredients 250g self-raising lour 100g ground almonds 150g caster sugar ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda 3 eggs 300mL buttermilk Zest of a lemon or orange 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped or 1 tsp of vanilla extract 100mL olive or other vegetable oil 250g fresh or frozen raspberries, plus extra to top Flaked almonds, to top Method 1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a mufin tray with mufin liners and set aside. 2. In a large bowl, combine the lour, ground almonds, sugar and bicarbonate of soda. 3. In another bowl whisk together the eggs with the buttermilk, zest, vanilla and oil until smooth. 4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Gently stir in the raspberries and divide the batter amongst 8 mufin liners. 5. Top each mufin with 3 raspberries and a scattering of laked almonds. 6. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted. 7. Allow to cool for a few minutes in the tin then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Community that shops together, stays together he past few months has been a diicult time for local traders. Whether closing up shop, adapting to new conditions or just scraping by, businesses have felt the pinch of COVID-19. But Ocean Grove is a town where people pull together and taking on the coronavirus pandemic has been no diferent. Ocean Grove Business Association president Ty Simons says community support has been great as businesses adapted to a new way of doing things to ensure they could trade throughout COVID-19 restrictions. “Whether people ventured outside or not, local services were still available,” Ty says. Options for home delivery covered eggs and milk from Will & Johnny ‘he Egg Man’ to a vast number of take-away food options including steak and seafood from he Zebra Bar and delicious pizzas from Napona. Ocean Grove Hardware has been delivering too, as has News Express and he Bookgrove. Other bricks and mortar shops used the closure as an opportunity to boost their online presence. Wardrobes by the Sea owner Geraldine McDonald said: “I have been meaning to get the online store up and running for ages – now it is done and looking great!” Local eatery he Dritwood Café also jumped into the online ordering market and launched its service at the start of the lockdown. Tami McAdam from he Piping Hot Chicken and Burger Grill recruited her brother to do home deliveries and is happy to have been able
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When life gives you lemons
he Lemon Tree As she cut out the galls from the lemon tree, she felt guilty for having neglected it. When they moved into the house years before, they had discovered that the lemon tree was two diferent varieties, and that the whole tree was infected with citrus gall wasp. She can’t remember how she found out about the tiny wasp that buried itself into citrus tree branches creating knobbly galls as the eggs they laid turned into more wasps, but she knew now, that the only way of dealing with it, was to cut the galls out before the wasps hatched in spring, and to dispose of the galls in plastic bags in the rubbish bin. hat’s what they did way back when the kids were little and there was still an outside toilet. James had done the pruning. he tree looked completely naked, possibly ruined – what did they know about lemon trees? But gradually it grew back and produced lemons again. And from then on, there was a cycle of pruning out the galls at the end of winter. She always felt that she was making a kind of deal between removing most of the infected branches and leaving ones that had fruit forming on them. So that’s what she was doing now – chopping of the branches that couldn’t be saved, snipping out the galls and
then cutting the branches into smaller pieces so she could stuf the green waste bin full. She felt bad at the weight of the galls. No wonder half the tree fell over! When she made her way to the kitchen that morning and had looked outside, she was amazed and disturbed to discover that during last night’s storm, the lemon tree had split, and half of it was lying on the ground. “Lemon tree, very pretty … ” She worked her way through the pile of branches berating herself for not having pruned out the galls earlier. But she knew that keeping the tree free of the wasp was an impossible job as there would be some old neglected lemon tree nearby that was infested. he only way to get on top of the problem was for everyone in the area to prune the galls out at the right time. She kept working and mulled over the way things had turned out between her and James. She had a tendency to think things weren’t ‘fair’ especially the way she took on most of the responsibilities around the house, and with the kids. Pretty typical, sadly for couples to fall into the roles society sets you up for even though she’d always seen herself as being feminist in her ideas. hat was before kids. Now it was hard to speak up. It was hard to challenge the arrangement. It was hard to let him do things and do them badly and not get annoyed. It was hard to get out of the pattern of getting frustrated, being snippy, arguing, patching things up and pretending everything was okay. ■ Continued:
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Kind of like dealing with the citrus gall wasp. “Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon lower is sweet … ” In trying to learn more about caring for the garden she had discovered that lemon trees don’t like to have plants growing around their trunks as they have a shallow root system. he tree was becoming lighter, so she tried to get it upright again. It was going to need some support. he earth around the roots of the lemon tree was sodden from last night’s rain. he ground was already unstable from the landscaping work they’d done – done to make
her happy, and she did love the result and appreciated the efort. But it didn’t solve their problems. hey were still the same people. She gently let the tree back down and continued to carefully chop and snip, trying to save fruit and buds while separating the galls from the rest of the pruning. “Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon lower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon …” Although she didn’t really believe in astrology she had always liked that she was an earth sign and he was a water sign. With the right amount
of each element things could lourish and it seemed poignant to her that half of the tree, that iconic backyard lemon tree, had collapsed from a combination of the weight of the gall wasp infestation and loose wet soil. Too much water. Too many responsibilities. Swamped. Drowned. Diluted. Depleted. Weakened. Exhausted. hat’s how she felt as the years together pushed them apart. “Lemon tree, very pretty, and the lemon lower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat.” So went the chorus of the song that she hummed as she worked and wondered. She thought it was from an album that she remembered as a child, the record cover had a picture of the group on it. ‘Best of the Seekers’ or something like that. he chorus meandered on in her mind. “But the lemon isn’t impossible to eat!! here’s nothing better than a lemon dessert. Lemon meringue pie. Lemon delicious. Lemon tart.” She had illed the bin with leaves and cut up branches and had piles of galls waiting to be put into bags. She moved the fallen tree upright again and placed a forked branch let from the pruning, up against the trunk. She carefully pushed the end into the soil and jiggled it one way and the other until it rested in just the right place. She gingerly let go of the tree. It quivered and settled. Relieved that now the tree was supported, and hopeful it would survive, she went back inside. “Lemon tree, very pretty … ”
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