I noticed a sign on the board outside the Tarwin Pub that they will be opening a TAB there in September.
My annual trip to the TAB on Melbourne Cup day will be much quicker now I won't have to go to Inverloch...
Friday, 29 August 2008
Monday, 14 July 2008
Garage sales and things for sale
Are you holding a garage sale or have anything for sale in Venus Bay or Tarwin Lower?
If you'd like to spread the word, feel free to add a comment to this post with the details.
If you'd like to spread the word, feel free to add a comment to this post with the details.
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Tarwin Lower Market
The Tarwin Lower Market will be held again on Monday morning, 9th June (Public Holiday) at the Tarwin Lower Hall.
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Boom town
A recent report by the Department of Sustainability and Environment shows that property prices in Venus Bay rose significantly while many other towns and suburbs fell from 2006 to September 2007.
The median house price in Venus Bay in September 2006 was $182,500. This fell to $162,500 by June 2007. By September 2007, the median rose sharply by 15.7% to $188,000.
Contrast this with pricier Inverloch with a fall of 13% from June to September 2007.
Download the full report here.
The median house price in Venus Bay in September 2006 was $182,500. This fell to $162,500 by June 2007. By September 2007, the median rose sharply by 15.7% to $188,000.
Contrast this with pricier Inverloch with a fall of 13% from June to September 2007.
Download the full report here.
Friday, 4 April 2008
2 Days in the Dark
It's great to have the power back on!
I realised how much I take the convenience of electricity for granted when we were without it for the best part of 48 hours after the storms on Wednesday.
Now that the good folk of SP AusNet have restored the electricity life can get back to normal. Everything from washing your hands, to cooking, showering, flushing the toilet, washing clothes, watching TV and using the computer was out of the equation. Oh, and no phone (cordless phones don't work without electricity!!) That's just at home.
Outside, there was no petrol available because they couldn't pump it. The hardware sold out of camping style gas cookers (luckily they still had some at the service station).
I'm not complaining. It was nice to experience the absolute quiet and candlelight for a couple of nights. No buzzing fridge or idiots on the TV. Got reacquainted with the transistor radio and kept up to date with the havoc updates on 774 and ABC Gippsland.
I realised how much I take the convenience of electricity for granted when we were without it for the best part of 48 hours after the storms on Wednesday.
Now that the good folk of SP AusNet have restored the electricity life can get back to normal. Everything from washing your hands, to cooking, showering, flushing the toilet, washing clothes, watching TV and using the computer was out of the equation. Oh, and no phone (cordless phones don't work without electricity!!) That's just at home.
Outside, there was no petrol available because they couldn't pump it. The hardware sold out of camping style gas cookers (luckily they still had some at the service station).
I'm not complaining. It was nice to experience the absolute quiet and candlelight for a couple of nights. No buzzing fridge or idiots on the TV. Got reacquainted with the transistor radio and kept up to date with the havoc updates on 774 and ABC Gippsland.
Sunday, 23 March 2008
Tarwin Lower Market on Monday
The Tarwin Lower Market will be held again on Easter Monday at River Drive.
Wednesday, 12 March 2008
Council selling off reserves
With the abundance of still vacant land available for sale in Venus Bay, it's amazing that the South Gippsland Shire Council is selling off the reserve blocks in the town.
The only conceivable reason is greed on behalf of the Shire for the money generated by their sale. There is no pressing need for more land to be made available.
Developing these pockets deprives the native animals of a home and makes Venus Bay a less attractive place to live and holiday. One of the charms of Venus Bay is it's low population density and quiet environment.
See the Save Our Venus Bay Reserves site below for more details and a copy of the petition opposing this practise.
www.saveourreserves.org.au
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