Churchill & District News

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February 2010 Edition
Churchill & District Australia Day 2010
Val Giles, Churchill & District Lions Club Citizen of the Year with Darrell White, Peter McShane and Russell Northe	CFA volunteer, Ashleigh Caldwell is congratulated by Lion Peter McShane on becoming Churchill & District Lions Club Young Citizen of the year 2010.
Latrobe City Lions Clubs were awarded the Latrobe City Council’s Community Service of the Year. Pictured above are members of the Churchill & District Lions Club	Zelma Mildenhall Latrobe City 2010 Australia Day Citizen Of The Year Click Here for more stories and pictures
What About Our Wall?
	Owen McKenzie Has anyone noticed that since the opening of our brand new supermarket and adjoining mall that this has opened up the area which has had numerous site sheds, fencing, blackberries and the remnants of the old nursery covering up our Commemorative Wall? In the original scheme of things, the wall was to be part of a stopover and garden area containing the wall and a public toilet. However, due to the supermarket being turned around, what was to be the "front door" has now been relegated to a "no entry" situation.There are several new and no doubt important additions to our Town Centre. A War Memorial, civic areas, new bus stop, to name but a few, but our poor old Commemorative Wall seems to have missed out on a spot due mainly, to the inability to move it. The issue of the Wall has been raised with Council and they are very sympathetic to the problem and are asking for community input. They would like to see what thoughts and ideas are forthcoming from the community who were very supportive of the Wall's concept when it was built in 1990. The wall commemorates the farmers whose land was acquired for the new township of Churchill and the names of the first 350 families who moved into the new township. Perhaps those residents who are still in the town and surrounding area or are descendants of those named on the Wall would like to put their ideas and thoughts into gear and let the Council know they are still an important part of our community, and would like to help plan another location or new concept to suit the changing face of Churchill. I would be more than happy to collect any of these ideas and work with Council to achieve a satisfactory outcome. I can be contacted on 51 221918 .

Boolarra Festival
FREE BUSES TO BOOLARRA Morwell - Commercial Rd 11.45am Churchill - Shopping Centre 12pm 2pm 4pm 5.30pm Yinnar 12.15pm 2.15pm 4.15pm 5.45pm Boolarra 12.30pm 2.30pm 4.30pm 6.00pm LEAVING BOOLARRA Boolarra 1.15pm 3.15pm 4.45pm 6.15pm Yinnar 1.30pm 3.30pm 5.00pm 6.30pm Churchill - Shopping Centre 1.45pm 3.45pm 5.15pm 6.45pm Morwell - Commercial Rd 7.00pm	Over eight hours of traditional folk, bluegrass, blues, roots, Celtic and world music for free! Hard to believe but it's happening at the next Boolarra Folk Festival to be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010. It's a great family day with a varied line-up of entertainers. Returning to the town are Melbourne band, The Go Set, who combine the folk elements of the bagpipes, accordion, and mandolin with distorted punk guitars and a rock 'n' roll ethos, as well local group, The Strzelecki Stringbusters, with their mix of mandolins, banjos, guitars and fiddles. The 2010 festival will also feature The Original Snakeskins, Croque Monsieur and The Stillsons, an Indie folk music outfit, tinged with country blues, who have received radio play on Radio National (ABC), Triple J, Triple R, PBS, Joy FM, and 3MBS. Other popular performers include Danny Burton, Todd Cook and the Celtic-inspired Evelyn's Secret. The town centre will come alive. The performance area is located in shady 'Centenary Park', and nearby in 'Railway Park' there will be a large food and arts/crafts market with stalls to explore and buskers to be heard. The kid's tent and the healing area are always popular. Car-parking is free. Festival Director Ray Stewart says "Last year's festival, with visitor numbers in excess of 9000, was a great success especially after the town surrounds were hit by bushfire. We are expecting that this year's festival, and the great community spirit that goes with it, will continue to attract a large audience." A pre-festival gig featuring local acts will be held on the Friday night, February 26 at Yinnar A.R.C from 7.30pm and the festival gets underway in Boolarra at 11am on Saturday. An informal 'open mike' session, where budding musicians can play to an appreciative audience, will be held at the local football clubrooms at the festival's end around 7.30pm. The 'School Drumming Performance' will return this year. This extremely popular act will open the festival at 11am. Accommodation is available at bed and breakfast providers throughout the district; alternatively camping is free at the Boolarra Memorial Park. More information can be found at www.boolarrafolkfestival.com.au or contact Ray Stewart on 03 5169 6275. Join Boolarra for its annual celebration of the best local and regional musical talent.