The CFA has launched its first commemorative rose, Firestar, which pays tribute to the firefighters of Black Saturday. F irestar is a beautiful deep apricot rose which was first displayed at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in March 2010 Read more >>

April saw the Potato Shed season get into full swing with some exciting touring and community events taking place including CCP’s House vs Hurricane gig, Broken Leg Productions original – Dire Fear and the sellout performances of Cosi. Desperate Housewives will finish off Read more >>

A great exhibition is on now until 6 June at the National Wool Museum, 26 Moorabool Street Geelong, which relates to animals in times of war. Read more >>

Changes to our towns

The last two DCSCA columns have mentioned City of Greater Geelong (CoGG) proposals to rezone parts of Drysdale & Clifton Springs as suitable for high-density housing. The proposals generated a lot of local opposition and very little support. Read more >>

To further the process of co-operative decision making for matters affecting our local community, the SpringDale Committee of Management recently met with Paul Jamieson, Manager Community Development, City of Greater Geelong. The purpose of the meeting was two-fold. Firstly to bring council up to date Read more >>

St James’ Church is always very grateful to the community which supports it. At the Bunyip Festival the Acting Vicar, David Lamont, was delighted to present cheques of $300 each from Book Sale proceeds to Drysdale and Clifton Springs Primary Schools. Betty Wilson, the Book Sale organiser, Read more >>

The most challenging thing I face these days is trying to understand what people are saying or writing. Where has all the plain English gone?

I am fed up with jargon, gobbledegook and weasel words.

For example: Read more >>