Girls Night In Friday 28 October

Come and join Curves for a girls night in on Friday October 28 at the Springdale Community Hall in Drysdale.

Open from 7.30pm - 9.30pm, tickets are $10 per person, purchased prior to the evening at Curves.

Stylist Jo from Westfield will be there giving beauty tips and tricks. Also there will be massage, waxing, nails, eyebrows, jewellery and lots more. Treatments are $5 each.

Curves is located at 6-8, 21 Clifton Springs Road, Drysdale. Phone 5253 3029.

Join Curves for free in October and help fight breast cancer

Healthy eating and regular physical activity have shown to lower your risk of breast and other types of cancer.

Curves offers a 30 minute work out, just three times a week to help keep your whole body healthy.

During their Breast Cancer promotion in October, Curves is waiving the service fee with either proof of a recent mammogram or donation to a breast cancer organisation.

Curves Bellarine is located at 6-8, 21 Clifton Springs Road, Drysdale - Phone 5253 3029

More information is available from Curves Drysdale

Drysdale Real Estate Prices on the rise

Two recent news publications list Drysdale as a real estate growth area to watch:

The Domain Property Review on September 11, 2011 (page 18) listed Drysdale in its Suburbs to Watch and quoted :

"The historic commercial town on the Bellarine retains some charming heritage buildings and is only 15 minutes from Geelong and 10 minutes from much pricier sea-change beach villages such as Port Arlington, Point Lonsdale and Ocean Grove. In Drysdale, says Ray White Drysdale agent Robert Dario, retiring Western District farmers and downsizing boomers who can't afford the coast can buy a good, north-facing family house on a double block with views for $600,000. "Similar waterfront lifestyle property on the Bellarine - which is south-facing", he emphasises, "can be up to $1.2 million." Two-to-three bedroom family houses ranging from four to 10 years old can be found for around the mid-$400,000 mark, making Drysdale welcoming for first-home buyers. An old unit in town would start in the mid-$200,000s.

Also quoted was:

"Drysdale, with a median of $450,000, has registered as the top-performing outer suburb, nearly double (28.6 percent) the gain of every-green, upmarket Sorrento (14.8 percent)."

Then in the Geelong Advertiser on Saturday 24 September 2011 on page 19, Drysdale was listed as one of Geelong's top-10 fastest growing suburbs with an annual growth rate of 21.2% and a five year growth rate of 66.1%, the median price listed as $423,500.

Bayview on the Bellarine estate - name that street competition

Real estate developers Bayview on the Bellarine is hosting a competition to enable residents to suggest street names which relect the heritage and landscape of the local area. 

Entries close on Friday 30 September 2011.

The winner will receive the choice of either a Dolphin and Seal Swim/Snorkelling Cruise for a family of four or a give hour off-shore fishing charter for four people.

To enter the competition visit http://www.bvbellarine.com.au/competition.php and complete the entry form online.

Dysdale Aldi - Construction Delays

The Bellarine Times (Tuesday 13 September 2011 issue) reports on page 3 that:

"Construction delays have hit Drysdale's planned Aldi supermarket. The new store will be built at 20-26 Murradoc Road where land clearing work has begun. A company spokesperson last week was unable to confirm an opening date "due to delays in construction". Aldi had earlier this year advised the store would be built and trading by Christmas. The delays will be disappointing for local traders in Murradoc Road who see the supermarket as attracting new business to the small-business and light-industry strip."

Protesters out in force over Griggs Creek proposed bridge

The Geelong Advertiser reports today (12 September 2011) that hundreds of protesters turned out on Sunday 11 September to protest the proposed bridge over Griggs Creek to link Bayshore Ave with the Jetty Road development

"... About 200 locals banded together in a show of solidarity  with many donning red  to protest a planned bridge at Griggs Creek which would link Bayshore Ave with the Jetty Rd housing development.

Drysdale-Clifton Springs Community Association secretary Patrick Hughes said the bridge would have a huge impact on the locals as heavy construction traffic streamed through to build houses at the 310-acre development..."

"People don't want the bridge, people don't need the bridge, and it's a total contradiction of council policy," Mr Hughes said... 

Safeway Drysdale healthy supermarket tour

On Wednesday September 14, a healthy supermarket tour will be held for 2 hours for people living with diabetes/prediabetes at the Safeway Supermarket in Drysdale.

A dietician will show you how to find suitable everyday foods which are healthy.

To book phone 1300 136 588 - Diabetes Australia

Cost is $15 or $10 for members.

Equathon on again - Sunday October 30

The Equathon is on not in Drysdale this time but in Lara at Elcho Park on Sunday 30 October 2011. The Equathon combines 3 disciplines in the one event - swimming, running and show jumping.

Teams and individual competitors are invited to compete.

Entries close Monday 24 October 2011

Details area available from Ernie Fontaine - Co-ordinator Equathons Victoria.

Contact: 5264 1730 or 0421 210178. Email: esprit1@bigpond.com

Jayco Herald Sun tour Cyclists coming to Drysdale Oct 14

The Bellarine Times (30 August 2011 issue page 7) reports that the Jayco Herald Sun Tour cyclists will be in Drysdale for the stage three finish of the road race on Friday October 14.

The Jayco tour course map is available.

The Tour route is:

Date		Stage		Location	Format
Wed 12 Oct		Stage 1		Whittlesea to Ballarat	Road Race
Thu 13 Oct		Stage 2		Ballarat to Geelong	Road Race
Fri 14 Oct		Stage 3		Geelong to Bellarine Peninsula	Road Race
Sat 15 Oct		Stage 4		Sorrento to Arthurs Seat	Road Race
Sun 16 Oct		Stage 5		Melbourne	Circuit Race

The Committee for Bellarine is organising activities around the day. Contact them for more information.

Drysdale in pink on Oct 7 to support breast cancer research

The Bellarine Times ( 30 August 2011 issue, p 5) reports that Drysdale residents will be wearing pink on October 7 to support fundraising for breast cancer research.

Fundraising hats and badges will be for sale.  All money raised will go towards supporting breast cancer research and programs.

For details contact Annette Campbell or Carol Healy at Bellarine Gift Haven on 5253 3388.