Where to vote in Drysdale / Clifton Springs for the State Election on Saturday 29 November

There will be three polling booths in the Drysdale Clifton Springs area on Saturday 29 November for the 2014 State election.

• Drysdale Uniting Church Hall, Palmerston Street, Drysdale (Full wheelchair access)
• Beacon Point Kindergarten, 49-55 Centaurus Avenue, Clifton Springs (No Wheelchair Access)
• Clifton Springs Primary School, 84 Jetty Road, Clifton Springs (Full wheelchair access) 

Polling booths are open 8am - 6pm, 29 November.

Early voting centre for the Bellarine - Bellarine State EO - EVC, Shop 2 509 Bellarine Highway Moolap 3221 (Full wheelchair access)

• 9am to 2pm Saturday 22 November
• 8.30am to 8pm Thursday 27 November

Source: http://votingcentrelookup.vec.vic.gov.au/

Open Garden in Drysdale this weekend – Lark Edge

On behalf of Open Gardens Australia, Lark Edge will be open to the public this Saturday November 22 and Sunday November 23, from 10.00 am – 4.30 pm.

Lark Edge is located at 2065 Portarlington Road, Drysdale.

Developed over some 25 years, Lark Edge is a mature country garden on the north face of the Bellarine Peninsula, part of a smallholding which includes a domestic scale vineyard, orchard and grazing paddocks for alpacas.  

It started as a project to plant trees and hardy shrubs to clothe what had been a potato farm.  One half of the 4.5 ha property is fairly level, the other falls away toward Corio Bay with views to the You Yangs.   

Within a framework of woodland areas - pines, casuarinas, eucalypts, acacias and other species - are flower and vegetable gardens, a vineyard, Mediterranean terraces, alpaca fields, shrubberies, collections of pot plants and open spaces of lawns and grasses.  

The varied plantings are linked in a series of winding pathways through both shady and sunny areas. 

Open Saturday and Sunday - 10am - 4.30pm

Address - 2065 Portarlington Road, Drysdale.

Devonshire teas (St James Drysdale catering team)

Plant stall  (Friends of the Geelong Botanic Gardens)

Entry fee $8  - All proceeds to charity

Off-road car-parking is available, no coaches.  

Enquiries: (03) 5253 3340

More details are on the Open Gardens Australia website: http://www.opengarden.org.au/regions/vic_calendar.html

Drysdale Leopold Horse Show and Showjumping - Sunday 14 Dec 2014

Drysdale Leopold Pony Club is holding its annual horse and pony show on Sunday 14 December.

There will be events for:

• Junior and Senior Pony Club
• Open Rings
• Topsy ring-Lunchtime Fancy Dress
• Freshmans and 
• Open AM7 Showjumping

Pre-entry is available, or you can enter on the day.

*Insurance: All open competitors must report to Secretary’s Office to present/sign day attendance form before riding.

Admission: $5.00 per car, PLUS $4.00 FOLLR fee per horse.

$3.50 per event rings 1-3 and there will be no refunds.

Gates will open at 7:00am

Rings will commence from 9:00am, with Freshmans show jumping starting at 8:30am.

Canteen will be available

You can return your ribbons in exchange for raffle tickets on the day.

Ribbons will be awarded to 4th place, with Champion and Reserve sashes also.

** RUGS AND GARLANDS will be awarded for PONY CLUB HIGH POINTS **

** RUGS DONATED BY HORSELAND GEELONG!! **

*Supreme Led *Supreme Ridden *Supreme Rider *Supreme Ridden Show Hunter

*Junior & Senior Pony Club High Point Awards* Topsy Trouper Trophy*

*Ribbons for Freshman’s SJ clear rounds*

**Prize money for AM7 Showjumping**

Location: Lake Lorne Reserve, Reserve Road, Drysdale

Melways ref. 470 G1

www.drysdaleleopold.ponyclubvic.org.au for the full program.

Enquiries: Sam Krause: 0410 870075

Winged Horse Equine Welfare Open Day and Horse Gear Market this Saturday

This Saturday 15 November, Winged Horse Equine Welfare is hosting an open day and horse gear market.  There will be new and used items, food stalls and a jumping castle for the kids (big and small).

There will be 100+ rugs for sale from 3'6 to 6'9 including cottons, synthetic rugs, canvas rugs plus neck rugs and many 6'6 good quality axiom synthetic and a few stable rugs and mesh rugs.

The day will run from 9.30 - 3pm and a gold coin donation is required for entry which will go towards running this charity.

The address is 215 Queenscliff Road, Portarlington. (Enter the property from Church Street).

You can visit the Winged Horse Equine Welfare on Facebook or on the web at: http://www.thewingedhorse.org/

Geelong Council proposes new boundary between Drysdale and Clifton Springs

There is a new retirement village being constructed, known as Bellarine Springs.  The current boundary alignment for Drysdale / Clifton Springs will run through the centre of this retirement village which will split the development into two separate localities.

Geelong Council is proposing to realign the boundary further north to run along the back fence line of properties located on Amarina Road, Clifton Springs.

The Council is consulting on this proposal from 7 November until 13 December 2014.

Below is a map showing the proposed changes:

More information is available from: the City of Greater Geelong.