Corangamite Community Newsletter: Autumn 2015

CENTENARY OF ANZAC GRANTS
The Centenary of Anzac marks one of the most important commemorations in our nation's history.
Our Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program is helping communities commemorate the service and
sacrifice of Australians in so many important ways.
Out & About in Corangamite
Cadel Evans race showcases region
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road
Race was a great success, showing
off our region to the world. It was
terrific to join the People's Ride
with some 4000 other cyclists.
Cadel Evans taking a selfie on the
starting line.
With the Winchelsea and District Historical Society's Shirley
Leak, Lauris Mathison, Joan Davis, June Rowe, Laurene Lloyd
and Sandra Jones. Winchelsea has received $20,000 to help
construct a Walk of Honour to commemorate 64 Victoria Cross
recipients including Albert Jacka.
With Belmont Fire Brigade's Third Lieutenant, Luke McDonald.
The brigade has received $3,200 to fund research and a new
memorial to honour nine brigade members who served Australia
during World War One.
HENDERSON MP
Listening to your concerns is so important.
Please feel free to come along and meet
me at my Mobile Office.
You will find me at the following locations,
and please check my website for updates.
Federal Member for Corangamite
Saturday 7 March
9.30am - 10.30am
Belmont,
High St near library
Wednesday 11 March
10.00am - 10.30am Inverleigh
12.00pm - 12.30pm Lethbridge
1.00pm - 1.30pm
Meredith
2.30pm - 3.00pm
Bannockburn,
outside Safeway
Thursday 12 March
Princes Highway milestone
The duplication of the Princes
Highway between Waurn Ponds
and Winchelsea has reached a
major milestone with the opening
of a 3.5km section at Waurn Ponds.
With VicRoads' Project Director Tony
Hedley.
SARAH
Mobile Office
11.00am - 12.00pm Highton shops,
Bellevue Ave
NDIS reaches 10,000 participants
I'm delighted that the NDIS is now
helping 10,000 people with disability
including 3,300 in our region. With
Sen. Mitch Fifield, Tina Gulino, Adam
Lee and NDIA Chair Bruce Bonyhady.
11.00am - 12.00pm Colac, Murray St
Blane's newsagency
12.30pm - 1.00pm
Cororooke
General Store
2.00pm - 2.30pm Beeac
3.30pm - 4.00pm
Winchelsea IGA
SarahHendersonMP
www.sarahhenderson.com.au
Rolling out the NBN
After campaigning over such
a long period for better
broadband, I am so excited
that some 34,000 premises
across Corangamite have been
included in the first 18-month
rollout plan for connection
to the National Broadband
Network.
The NBN build will commence
across many parts of the
Bellarine, Surf Coast and
Golden Plains as well as in
Colac and Apollo Bay over the
next 18 months, delivering
superfast speeds. This is on
top of the fixed wireless rollout
we announced earlier which
will service another 5000
premises in parts of the Colac
Otway and Golden Plains
regions.
As a strong local voice for
Corangamite, every community
counts. Consistent with our
policy, it is wonderful to see
so many under-served areas
being prioritised. I am also
fighting tooth and nail for
the NBN to be fast tracked
across the rest of Corangamite,
including Belmont, Highton,
Grovedale and Waurn Ponds.
What's inside...
10.30am - 11.00am Rokewood
At Christian College with Principal Glen McKeeman and Year
12 students Eve Dickenson and Alex Jeantou, announcing an
$11,500 grant to help the school construct a new memorial.
With Senator Michael Ronaldson, Torquay & District Historical
Society president David Hall and Prime Minister Tony Abbott
in Torquay to announce an $18,650 grant which will fund a
memorial plaque at Point Danger.
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11.30am - 12.00pm Teesdale
Saturday 21 March
11.00am - 1.00pm
Apollo Bay Show
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Wednesday 1 April
9.30am - 10.00am
Photo courtesy of Christoph Settgast.
Corangamite Community News
Saturday 14 March
Surf Coast Solar Towns
I'm supporting a number of
applications to our $300,000
Surf Coast Solar Towns program
including one from Torquay Surf Life
Saving Club. With Torquay SLSC's
Noel Dubberley, Lillie Quinlan and
Milli Harris.
Autumn 2015
Fighting for jobs
Campaign for fairer fuel
prices
Centenary of Anzac
local grants
Queenscliff,
Hesse St newsagency
12.00pm - 12.30pm Point Lonsdale IGA
2.00pm - 2.30pm
Celebrating citizenship
A special part of my job is
welcoming new Australian citizens.
Here with Barbara Noelker at a Surf
Coast citizenship ceremony.
Rokewood RSL has received $4,000 to upgrade its cenotaph
in addition to an election commitment of $30,000. Here with
Gwen Mills, John Anthony and Trevor Kearns.
Your strong local voice for Corangamite
Please keep an
eye out in your letter box
for my special commemorative brochure which lists all
this year's local Anzac services. Lest We Forget.
Ocean Grove,
Safeway Shell Road
NBN rollout: build commencement dates
STAY IN TOUCH
I would love to hear from you...
Contact me via my website, Facebook,
email sarah.henderson.mp@aph.gov.au
or on 03 5243 1444.
With Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications, Paul
Fletcher, announcing the NBN fixed wireless rollout across the Colac Otway
region at the Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery, Cororooke.
Aug 2015
Bellbrae, Jan Juc, Torquay
Oct 2015
Barwon Heads, Breamlea, Mannerim, Marcus Hill, Ocean Grove, Point Lonsdale, Queenscliff, Wallington
Feb 2016
Bannockburn, Colac, Colac East, Elliminyt, Lethbridge, Murgheboluc, Russells Bridge, Teesdale
Apr 2016
Lorne
May 2016
Aireys Inlet, Anglesea, Apollo Bay, Fairhaven, Marengo, Skenes Creek
Fixed wireless NBN active in:
Cape Clear, Dereel, Linton, Rokewood, Ross Creek and Smythesdale
Authorised by Sarah Henderson MP
3A/195 Colac Rd Waurn Ponds Vic 3216.
Printed by Adams Print 58 Leather Street
Breakwater VIC 3219.
Fixed wireless NBN planning underway for:
Alvie, Barongarook, Beeac, Beech Forest, Cororooke, Cressy, Forrest, Gellibrand, Swan Marsh and Warncoort
• Anglesea roundabout
community meeting
• Corangamite Medal
winners
• Mobile Office dates
• Out and about in
Corangamite
Office 3A/195 Colac Rd Waurn Ponds Vic 3216 Phone 03 5243 1444
SarahHendersonMP
Email Sarah.Henderson.MP@aph.gov.au Web www.sarahhenderson.com.au t SHendersonMP
IN THE COMMUNITY
FIGHTING FOR JOBS
Surf life saving grants
help fund vital equipment
I was delighted to announce that each of
Corangamite’s 12 surf life saving clubs will receive
$25,000 over five years under our Beach Safety
Equipment Fund. These grants:
· help clubs purchase life saving equipment;
· support the wonderful work of our volunteer surf
life savers; and
With Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club
members on patrol.
Congratulations to our surf life saving clubs for the
wonderful work they do.
Fighting for fairer fuel deal in Colac and Lorne
My fight for fairer fuel prices received a
boost when I arranged for local campaigners
from Colac to meet with Professor Ian
Harper who is chairing our government's
review of competition policy. It was a great
opportunity to argue for better laws to stop
fuel companies gouging country motorists.
With Sacred Heart Primary School pupils
Tanisha Clarke, Joseph O'Farrell and
Principal Jack Lenaghan.
I have also taken on BP over its decision to
stop selling LPG in Lorne. The Lorne service
station even ran out of fuel at one stage. BP
must start putting the Lorne community first
and reverse this terrible decision.
Funding boost
for Colac school
Strong turnout at Anglesea meeting
There is wonderful news for Colac's
Sacred Heart Primary School. I was very
pleased to announce a $1.06m federal
grant for a new administration building.
I was delighted to host a fire risk and traffic community meeting in Anglesea with
Emergency Management Commissioner, Craig Lapsley, as part of my campaign to
upgrade the Anglesea roundabout. It was a tremendous turnout with almost 200
people which amplifies just how important these issues are in our community.
The Corangamite Medal is a new annual award I have initiated which recognises outstanding
citizenship in students. The medal is available to all Corangamite schools. The 2014 winners are:
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Patrick Beale, Alvie Consolidated School
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Jo Hall, Point Lonsdale Primary School
That’s why I am fighting so hard to
support Geelong’s bid to win a part of
this major defence contract.
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Hannah Vella, Barwon Heads Primary School
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Emma Ristovski, Roslyn Primary School
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Ethan James, Barwon Valley School
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Shannon Tierney, Sacred Heart College
I was delighted to join Defence
Minister, Kevin Andrews, at
Puckapunyal for the tender
announcement and in Geelong for an
industry briefing. With assets like
Avalon Airport and the Geelong Port,
our manufacturing skills and defence
capability, we have what it takes!
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Jeremy Dalli, Barwon Valley School
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Mason Kent, Teesdale Primary School
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Jayne Fendyk, Bellarine Secondary College
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Steven Pople, Surf Coast Secondary College
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Hannah Ridley, Belmont High School
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Hannah Branson, Torquay College
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Luke Gittings, Birregurra Primary School
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Piper Morrissy, Wallington Primary School
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Jessie Mitterbacher, Ceres Primary School
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Izabella Sheridan, Woady Yaloak Primary School (Ross Creek)
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Conor Killury, Clairvaux Catholic School
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Cameron Grant, Woady Yaloak Primary School (Scarsdale)
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Cody Fennell, Colac Secondary College
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Kasey Bishop, Woady Yaloak Primary School (Smythesdale)
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Claire MacDonald, Forrest Primary School
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Connor Palmer, Woady Yaloak Primary School (Snake Valley)
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Lachlan Solly, Grovedale College
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Jessica Guley, Grovedale West Primary School
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Ella Morris, Highton Primary School
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Jessie Christiaans, Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
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Maddie Lundy, Montpellier Primary School
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Lachie Gemmill, Mount Duneed Regional Primary School
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Danielle Butler, Oberon High School
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Felvia Francis, Oberon Primary School
This is another great example of ways
in which the Federal Government is
investing in the Colac community.
Principal Jack Lenaghan showed me the
plans which are very exciting.
ABS Centre to bring
250 jobs to Geelong
In the first visit to Colac by a Prime
Minister for some 10 years, Tony Abbott
toured Bulla Dairy Foods to discuss the
very significant opportunities offered
by Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with
China, Japan and South Korea.
It was exciting to help deliver a new
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Centre of Excellence which will bring
with it 250 jobs and provide a major
boost to the Geelong CBD.
With some 600 employees, Bulla is such
an important business in Colac. Our
FTAs will deliver a real boost to Bulla's
export potential, and to jobs growth.
The ABS recently signed a Heads of
Agreement with Deakin University to
establish the Centre at the Geelong
Waterfront Campus from early 2016.
With Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Bulla Dairy
Foods' Michelle Rowney.
Victorian Emergency Services
Minister, Jane Garrett, needs
to ensure this funding is
delivered.
I have been lobbying for this relocation
which reflects our government's focus
on creating more jobs for Geelong.
GRIIF delivers
hundreds of jobs
Each and every day, I am fighting for jobs
and opportunity. With our region under
some pressure, our government recognises
how important it is to support the private
sector deliver the jobs of the future.
Funded by the Federal and Victorian
Governments, Ford and Alcoa, the Geelong
Region Innovation and Investment Fund
(GRIIF) has already created some 750 longterm, sustainable jobs. The success of the
GRIIF also reflects the investment confidence
that so many businesses share in our region.
Surf Coast Shire is seeking
funding for an emergency
traffic management plan.
Almost 200 people attended our community
meeting in Anglesea.
With Defence Minister Kevin Andrews and Carbon
Revolution's Jake Dingle and James Douglas.
Free trade agreements great news for jobs
As the meeting was told,
VicRoads modelling
shows that extra Anglesea
roundabout lanes could
dramatically reduce traffic
queues during the summer
peak.
These funds will ensure students at
Sacred Heart have the infrastructure
necessary to help them get the most out
of their time at school.
I also had the honour of presenting new
Australian and Aboriginal flags during my
visit to the school.
At Puckapunyal in an ASLAV with Lance Corporal Johnathon Brew .
The Army’s $10 billion LAND 400
project to deliver a fleet of armoured
fighting vehicles presents local
industry with enormous opportunities.
The China-Australia FTA will see the
elimination of tariffs on ice-cream (19%),
yoghurt (10%) and cottage cheese (12%).
With Cr Michael Delahunty, Prof. Ian Harper,
Bill Brown and Phil Edge.
Corangamite Medal
Minister's visit fires up Geelong's LAND 400 bid
Our volunteer life savers play such an important role
in the community, keeping our beaches safe.
· reflect the government’s commitment to combat
drowning fatalities on our beaches.
With Australian Lamb Company workers celebrating
a $3.25m grant to help the business expand.
We have recently announced $10.3 million in
GRIIF grants for Cotton On, Quickstep, Farm
Foods, Organic Dairy Farmers of Australia,
Australian Lamb Company and Ridley
Agriproducts.
Your strong local voice...
Over the last few months, I've continued to spend a lot of time in the
community, being your strong local voice.
üAttended the University Hospital's Special Care Nursery opening
üMet new citizens at a Surf Coast Shire citizenship ceremony
üPresented an Australian flag to Colac Bowls Club
üParticipated in the Cotton On Foundation's Run Geelong
üJoined Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons for the lighting of Geelong’s Christmas tree
üHosted a business roundtable with senior members of the Federal
Government
With Hannah Ridley, Belmont High School's 2014
Corangamite Medal winner.
üJoined Grovedale sporting club representatives to turn the first sod for new lights at Burdoo Reserve
ü Attended the Waurn Ponds Police Station opening
üModerated the Harrison Lecture for Innovation
üAnnounced an Early Learning Languages Australia trial at Torquay Kindergarten
üRepresented the Prime Minister at a Remembrance Day üOpened the new Garden of Remembrance at University Hospital Geelong
üHosted an afternoon tea for community members who have recently moved into the electorate
üMet with residents at Bannockburn Aged Care
ü Joined Ocean Grove community members to turn the sod for the üJudged competitions at the Teesdale Primary School Country Fair
new Shell Road Reserve sports pavilion
üParticipated in a community forum at Anglesea Bowling Club
Your strong local voice for Corangamite
service in Geelong