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Issue 67, Phillip Island Vibe

Next Issue Deadline For All Advertising Is Wednesday 21 October, 2015

It’s that time of year again! Welcome to all the riders, crews and spectators who are here for this year’s Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

The Ramada has lots going on over the weekend with live music, special guests and great food all weekend. Locals and visitors to the Island are all welcome.

On quite a different note, Bimbadeen, an historic farm in Ventnor that has been operating for 80 years, has plans to run tours and educational experiences for the community. It’s also started a free range egg service available to the Island and San Remo (details pg 3).

See you all in a fortnight.

Issue 67, October 14, 2015

Issue 67, Phillip Island Vibe 2


“Penguin Chirpy Chicks” head to Altona &

Gippsland Classrooms

Phillip Island Nature Parks has just been given a significant boost, thanks to funding from ExxonMobil Australia.

ExxonMobil has provided funds which will allow Phillip Island Nature Parks’ team of Education Rangers the opportunity to visit schools in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Kim Dunstan, Education Coordinator with Phillip Island Nature Parks said “We have been fortunate enough to receive great support from ExxonMobil over many years. As a result, we have been able to design and distribute seal and penguin education resources to thousands of Victorian kindergarten and school students. We have just printed the latest in our range of books entitled What Animal am I?, and this new grant means we can really engage with students about the life of a Little Penguin.”

“Our team of Education Rangers will conduct a series of school incursions titled ‘Little Penguins – Chirpy Chicks’ in both Altona and Gippsland Primary Schools, and we hope to expand that program even further in

years to come,” concluded Kim. Students become research assistants by weighing,

measuring and scanning penguin plush toys, touching and feeling taxidermy penguins and dressing up in a penguin suit to discover penguin adaptations. Along the way they discover the many threats facing little penguins and feel empowered to take action to help protect our marine environment.

Happy Feat - Giant Pandas & Little Penguins

Mates for Life

The Victorian Government signed a landmark 'sister

park' agreement yesterday between Phillip Island Nature Parks and Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Centre.

Touring the Giant Panda Breeding Centre at Chengdu, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews witnessed the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding between the two conservation centres.

The new relationship between the Phillip Island and Chengdu Parks will enable valuable opportunities for both organisations to share their knowledge and research, as well as staff exchange and development.

The Nature Park and Panda Breeding Centre are recognised leaders in conservation and eco-tourism, and their common goals and values provide the perfect foundation for transnational collaboration. Both organisations are committed to conservation management, world-leading research, and education, to ensure the ongoing survival of a number of species.

Phillip Island Nature Parks hosts more than 1.2 million visitors each year and is one of Australia's leading nature-based ecotourism operators. The Penguin Parade attracts more than 150,000 visitors from China annually, and is the number one attraction in Victoria for Chinese tourists.

The Panda Breeding Centre has a strong history of international cooperation, previously working with zoos and universities in Japan, Spain, France and the US. These relationships have helped to further giant panda breeding, protection, research and education; resulting in 15 giant pandas successfully born in captivity at the centre.

Phillip Island Nature Parks has a similarly successful history of species conservation. Its efforts to protect and enhance the little penguin colony at Phillip Island has seen the population grow from 12,000 breeding birds in 1984 to more than 30,000 in 2015.

Today's agreement builds on a cooperative arrangement made between Victoria and Sichuan


FREAKY FACT Outer space is much closer than you think at only 100 kilometres above sea level.

Province earlier this year, designed to foster collaboration and friendship.

Joining the Premier at Chengdu today, the Phillip Island Nature Parks Chief Executive Officer, Matthew Jackson announced an exciting world-first interactive Antarctic experience that will open at Phillip Island in December, 2015, in partnership with WWF-Australia. Visitors to the 'Antarctic Journey' at the Nobbies Centre will find themselves completely immersed in a breath-taking and captivating multimedia experience that will put them right at the heart of all the action.

Quotes attributable to Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews

“This is an incredible opportunity for two of the world’s dedicated conservation warriors to come together to share research, experience and facilities for creatures great and small.”

“This relationship won’t only facilitate new opportunities for Phillip Island researchers, but it’ll provide another means of promotion to another of Victoria’s world-class nature attractions.”

“Adelaide may have Wang Wang and Funi, but we have a parade of penguins and now - their new Giant Panda cousins in Chengdu.”

I’ve had an epiphany. Just recently I realised that not everything that you grow in the garden has to be edible. This may not sound like enlightenment to most of you out there in ‘reasonable land’ but from someone with my heritage it’s ground breaking news. Basically I was brought up believing that the meaning of life revolves around

food. So for me, this eye opening experience has been a real shackle breaker.

With the recent warm and sunny weather I’ve managed (and had the motivation) to scavenge a few hours here and there out in the garden and it has been quite delightful. Maybe my frozen brain has finally started to thaw which has allowed me to begin seeing the garden in a whole new light.

While visiting local plant suppliers over the past couple of weeks I’ve seen so many new and scrumptious (sorry!) coloured hybrids of old time favourites like violas and pansies that I’ve not been able to help myself and have snuck out of the store with a pot or two of colour.

I’ve nestled the little cuties amongst some gorgeous flowering salvias and geraniumns which has transformed a section of my vegetable garden into quite a cottagey little scene.

The sense of satisfaction and fulfilment you get from growing your own food is undeniable. However, the kind of joy that you receive from tending to plants that are visually beautiful is quite a different experience again that provides its own unique pleasure.


Em Chord with

Down strums


FREAKY FACT The Labrador dog is from Newfoundland and the Newfoundland dog is from Labrador. Woof!

Greek Meatballs

A variation on the Aussie rissole, these Greek meatballs

are a tasty treat and serve a variety of purposes. Roll them into small balls and enjoy with a drink or you can flatten them out on the barbecue and they become delicious hamburgers.

What you need

1kg minced beef 1 onion, grated 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 egg 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 1 teaspoon bicarb soda (this makes the meatballs light and airy) Handful each of chopped fresh parsley, mint & oregano Salt & pepper

What you do


What’s On


CONSIDER YOUR VERDICT Join Leon Herbert in the Courtroom

THE TRIAL OF THE PRIESTLY KILLER

On October 15, 1969, the Verrachio bust of St.

Augustine vanished from the Oratorio di san Lorenzo in Palermo, Sicily. The Verrachio, as it is commonly known, is one of the few by Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous teacher Antonio Carraro, to survive the centuries. Sculptured in 1650, while he was a fugitive from justice, wanted by papal authorities in Rome for killing a man during a

swordfight. For more than four decades, the piece has been the most sought after sculpture in the world, yet its exact whereabouts, even its fate, have remained

a mystery. Until now … Lord Andrews, the sixteenth Earl of Pakenham, had

amassed one of the finest private collections of Renaissance art in England. A notorious recluse, the Earl seldom ventured off his estate and hardly ever allowed outside eyes to view his priceless works. When he got to hear along a nefarious grapevine that the Augustinian Fathers in Sicily were considering selling the statue the Earl jumped at the chance and was prepared to offer a huge sum of money to acquire the statue.

Late one afternoon, a black van drove through the gates of Dawn Manor, a very old English manor, bringing the statue for a formal appraisal and perhaps an informal offer. The Earl met his overnight guests at the door. Father Pringle, a grim visaged hooded man, introduced himself.

‘Lord Andrews, I must warn you. I am opposed to this transaction. The bust was a gift to our order from the artist himself. To sell it would be a grave sacrilege.’

The Earl stood tall and unmoved by what he perceived as a blatant lie, but after all, they were in a sense all cut from the same sack cloth.

‘That’s your opinion. Don’t tell me you drove the statue all the way in that van? What about security?’

‘The Lord is our security,’ Pringle replied. ‘And Father Vito.’ He pointed to his companion, a hooded priest about the same imposing size as himself but with a fierce scar running across one cheek. The two friars carried a

wooden crate through the hall and into the library and carefully unveiled the life-size bust.

‘Stunning,’ a voice whispered from the shadows. ‘Oh. Sorry to startle.’ A plump man waddled forward. ‘I’m Marcus Waters, auction-house appraiser. Lord Andrew brought me in to authenticate and advise. It’s the Verrocchio, all right,’ he added after a minute’s worth of inspection.

The foursome left the statue in the protection of an aging guard while the host led his guests on a tour.

‘The house has a Catholic background, you’ll be pleased to hear.’ The second earl of Pakenham was a devout Roman Catholic. During the reign of Henry VIII, he took in several priests, hiding them from the King’s wrath. I assume you want to see my collection,’ he added reluctantly and showed them into the exhibition rooms.

When the museum tour was over, the host and his guests retired to refresh themselves and dress for dinner. It was during this break, while all were alone in different parts of the manor, that the crime took place.

The butler walked by the library and discovered the guard stumbling groggily about. The Verrocchio was missing from its wooden stand. It had been replaced by a Chinese pot. Immediately, the butler sounded the alarm. Within minutes the entire household had assembled.

‘Got hit,’ the guard grumbled, massaging a welt on the back of his head. ‘Knocked me down, but not out. I saw…’

‘Saw what?’ Marcus Waters demanded. ‘Who took the statue?’

The old guard, Keith Sinclair, didn’t answer. He was too busy clutching his arm, then his chest, and then collapsing to the parquet floor under the impact of a massive heart attack.

‘Priest stole.’ ‘Priest?’ Lord

Andrews shouted. ‘Which priest? Both of them?’

‘No.’ The guard shook his head in frustration, his face growing beet-red. ‘Priest stole.’ He pointed towards Father Pringle standing by the spot where the statue had rested. ‘Here. Understand.’

Those were to be the last words Keith Sinclair uttered. Within seconds he was dead, Leaving Father Pringle to face one count of theft and one count of murder. The statue was never found and two months later the friar was brought to trial in the Old Bailey, accused by the last words of a dying man. Father Pringle might have had the Lord on his side but he was also to be aided by Leroy Cunningworth Q.C. the famed English advocate and The Vibe’s resident barrister.


(Continued from pg 10)

DELIBERATIONS You as a reader of The Vibe have to deliberate and

decide on the guilt of the Augustinian father. It’s a daunting task. Is he guilty or not?

When the case came to trial, the statue was still missing. You and a few other jury members feel uneasy about convicting anyone until after the statue is recovered. Also several nagging questions cast doubt on Father Pringle’s guilt.

And what about the Chinese pot? Why Father Pringle or anybody would put a Chinese pot on the stand.

Other nagging questions focus attention of Keith Sinclair, the dead guard. Although he pointed in the defendant’s direction. He never actually accused Father Pringle. And then there were his last words. “Priest stole. Here. Understand.” Was he able to see the face inside what was probably a largely concealing hood? And what did he want them to understand?

(See what the jury decides on Page 15).


Brain Food Find all the answers and solutions to Puzzles & Quizzes

on page 15 (No peeking!)

Vibe Quick Crossword 67 Vibe Sudoku 67 Each row, column and sub-box must have the numbers 1-9 occurring just once.

Vibe Quiz 67 1 Who was Jack Ruby responsible for the murder of in 1963? 2 How many members of the rap group NWA are still alive? 3 What year did the Berlin Wall fall? 4 Who was the great Australian who coined the phrase: “no one can be a suppository of all wisdom”? 5 What sport was Big Daddy V a competitor in? 6 What country is the world’s oldest person from? 7 How many bones are there in an adult human leg? 8 What is the average life span of an eel? 9 What country is Turkish Delight originally from? 10 What is the residential address of the famous television family The Simpsons?

Across 1 Thin noodles (10) 7 Let down (8) 8 Dog hands (4) 9 Lucid (4) 10 Fleetingly (7) 12 Big finds (11) 14 Reprimanded (7) 16 Number (4) 19 Solid (4) 20 Teaches (8) 21 Technical tool (10)

Down 1 Outlooks (5) 2 Gives in (7) 3 Small amount (4) 4 Approved (8) 5 To let slide (5) 6 Resides (6) 11 Unified and consistent (8) 12 Trickery (6) 13 Copy (7) 15 A citrus fruit (5) 17 Occurrence (5) 18 Expert (4)

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Red Cross, Phillip Island Branch meets every 2nd Thurs of month, 1.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, Chapel Street, Cowes. New Members welcome. Contact Rosie 59522752 or Sonya 59541437. Friends of the Library book chat 1st Wed of every month at 2pm, commencing Feb 5 Phillip Island Library. Friends of Library meeting 10.30am 3rd Sat of every month. New members welcome. Call Celia 59521901. Phillip Island Library free wifi & kids programs. Story Time every Tue 11-11.30, Baby Rhyme Time every Thu 10.30-11. www.wgrlc.vic.gov.au or call 59522842. Phillip Island Lions Club Meets every 2nd & 4th Sunday of month, 1.30pm, Lions Club Rooms, Dunsmore Rd, Cowes. More info: Steve Munro 59526461 New Parents to Phillip Island Group New parents with children aged 0-5yrs, make friendships, gain support and advice. Email [email protected], www.facebook.com/NewParents2PhillipIsland or call 0459521490. Newhaven Indoor Bowling Club meets every Tues at 12.30-3.45pm in air conditioned Newhaven Hall, Cleeland St Newhaven. Cost $5.00 includes afternoon tea. New members welcome. Age group 60-90 yrs. Call Dagmar 5956 6965. Newhaven Yacht Squadron invites you to go sailing FREE. We need males & females to crew our yachts. Very easy to learn. For more info call Craig on 0411187219. Phillip Island Bicycle Users Group Every Wed 10am starting at Amaze'n Things car park. Very social, speed is the slowest rider. Contact Ron 59522549 or [email protected]. Phillip Island Bridge Club duplicate games Mon & Wed 12.15pm for 12.30pm start. Located at back of Newhaven Hall. Visitors welcome. For partner or lesson info contact 0400815353. Phillip Island Girl Guides Juniors 6-10yrs Mon 4-5.30pm, Seniors 9-14yrs Thurs 5-6.30pm. More info call Sue Viney 59521738 or email [email protected]. Phillip Island Senior Citizens Club snooker, carpet bowls, cards, ballroom dancing, craft. Membership $15 per year. Frid 12noon 3 course lunch $14. 59522973 for more information. Phillip Island World Vision 2nd Wed of each month

1.30pm, St Phillip's Church Hall, Cowes. A friendly group of people undertaking fundraising events around the Island to raise funds for sponsored projects around the world. New members very welcome. Call Thelma 56785549. Phillip Island Community & Learning Centre (PICAL) recreational, educational and some welfare services to reflect local community needs. For further info call 59521131, www.pical.org.au or pop in at 56-58 Church St Cowes. The Probus Club of San Remo 2nd Mon of each month 10am at the Newhaven Hall, 23 Cleeland Street, Newhaven. New members most welcome. For more info: Neil Stewart 59566581 or [email protected]. Rotary Club of Phillip Island & San Remo "Fundraising for our community". New members welcome. Phone Keith Gregory 0439020996. Lions Club of Sand Remo & Newhaven San Remo Hotel, 2nd & 4th Tues of each month 6.30pm for 7.00pm meeting. New members welcome. Contact Roma Caulfield 56785386 or [email protected]. The Woolshed Spinners beginners and skilled spinners welcome. Small group. PICAL, 56-58 Church St Cowes, 2nd & 4th Thurs of each month, 10-2 pm. Cost $4 per meeting $1 kitty. Contact John Stott 59523477 or [email protected]. Men's Shed meets at the rear of the RSL every Tues & Thurs mornings 9.30am-noon. Anyone most welcome to join us. Contact Terry Heffernan 0438808428 or 59526955. Phillip Island TOWN Club Weight Loss Group Thurs 9-11.00am, Ryhll Hall. Joining fee $47.50, weekly fee $5.00. Nutritional eating, weigh in and group therapy. New members welcome. Contact Rhonda on 59521563. Westernport Tennis Club (San Remo & Newhaven) Men's comp Thurs nights, Women's comp Wed nights, Juniors Sat. For more info call David Egan 0468635067. Community Visitors Scheme - Friends for Older People organises friendly visitors for socially isolated or lonely residents in aged care homes. Volunteers welcome. For more info contact 0409287242, or [email protected]. Phillip Island Croquet Club new members welcome. Contact Ken 59568803 or David 59569047 or just come along to our club Frid 10am Blue Gum Reserve Dunsmore Rd, Cowes. The National Vietnam Veterans Museum needs volunteers to assist with cataloguing and conserving the collection, maintenance and building projects and office work. Contact Lyn Duguid or Cheree Dyson, 59566400. Heart Support Australia 1st Fri of month 1.30pm, San Remo Community Health Centre, Back Beach Rd, San Remo. Membership open to anyone with a cardiac problem and their carers. Contact Gerald 59521913. Islander Day Club every Monday, ANZAC Room, RSL, 10am-2pm. Games, craft, exercises guest speakers and outings. Transport can be arranged if necessary. For

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more info: Margaret Harrison 56785131. Phillip Island Day View Club proudly supporting The Smith Family Feb-Dec, 4th Monday of month, 11am, Ramada Resort Cowes. New members welcome. For information contact Di 0488654030 or Irene 59523447. Barb Martin Bushbank Inc Volunteers needed to learn how to propagate local native plants. Every Wed 9.30am-12noon & Thurs 10am-12noon. 1810 Phillip Island Rd (@ Koala Conservation Centre). No exp necessary, must wear covered in shoes & sun smart clothing. For further info 0407348807. Inner Wheel Club of Phillip Island meets 1st Tues of month 6pm, The Fat Seagull (upstairs). A friendly group of women raising funds for local, national and international projects. New members always welcome. Call Dianne Barlow 59521021. The Probus Club of Phillip Island Inc meet 4th Wed of each month, 10am, Anzac Room, Phillip Island RSL, New Members most welcome. For further info David Harrison 56785131 or Ash Rizvi 59521604. Euchre at the RSL Come and play Euchre every Thursday night at 7.30pm or come for a meal first at 6.00 pm with cards to follow. For more info contact Midge on 59525945. Bass Coast Health Heart Foundation Walking Groups Meet weekly, including general, dog walking, pram walking and pole walking. Contact: Anita Leyden 56719200. Bass Coast Ballet School Classes from 2yrs-adult. Ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap. Cowes & Wonthaggi. For more info 0408399853. Community Garden & Kitchen PICAL is creating a welcoming, fun space for the community to grow and prepare local and organic produce. Email [email protected] if you would like to volunteer or contribute. Phillip Island Camera Club meets 1st Mon of month, Heritage Centre meeting room, 1.30-4pm. Contact Lyn Young 0408555711 or phillipislandcameraclub.com.au. Walk the Labyrinth at San Remo, Back Beach Rd, 10.30am 1st Sat of month. More info: Lorraine Rodda, [email protected]. Country Women’s Association, 1st Thurs month, CWA Shop, Thompson Ave, Cowes, 1pm. More info: Jan 59525177, Judy 59568480. Phillip Island Swim Club must be competent in 3 out of 4 strokes looking to extend skills with qualified coaches [email protected] Phillip Island & District Genealogical Society discover your ancestry. 56 Chapel St Cowes. Tues 10-1pm, Thurs 10-4pm, Frid 1-4pm, Sat 10-1pm. Contact 0418178343 or [email protected]. Heart Foundation Walking Group San Remo Wed 9.30am slow/medium pace, social way to stay active. Info: Robyn or Anita 567192000. Phillip Island Patchworkers Newhaven Hall: Mon, 7.30pm,

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Island Surfboards in Cowes.

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Cowes Cultural Centre: 89 Thompson Ave last Tues of month, 10.30am, Cape Info Centre, Newhaven: 1st Tues of month 10.30am. Contact: Michelle 0418356478. Meet & Eat 55+ social group. Fortnightly dinners on the Island or locally. No joining fee, casual attendance is fine. Contact: Joy 59523497. Cowes AA Big Book Meeting, 7pm Tues, St Phillips Church Cowes (opp Coles). Call 0428301871 or 0417317470. Bass Coast Strollers weekly walks 8-12 km over varying terrain, within Bass Coast region. Monday 8.45am-lunchtime. Enjoy the outdoors and social functions as well. More info: Jan on 0419990313. Phillip Island Community Art & Craft Gallery Open 7 days, 91-97 Thompson Ave (Cultural Centre), on display & for sale original art & craft works from locals. New Members welcome. Call Aleta 0419525609. Phillip Island Adult Riding Club Social & HRCAV horse riding club for beginners to advanced. Rallies held every 3rd Sat of month. New members welcome. Contact Rachel 0435552518 or email [email protected]. Sing for Fun at Vocal Nosh 1st Sun of month, 5-7pm, break for simple meal ($5), St John’s Uniting Church Hall, Chapel St Cowes. All ages & ability welcome. More info: Fay Magee [email protected]. Wildlife Rescue Phillip Island, Rehabilitation, care, rescue & transport of all wildlife on the Island & surrounding areas. Kaylene 0412258396 or Colleen 0409428162. South Coast Speakers Toastmasters meets every 2nd & 4th Wed of month, 7.30pm @ San Remo Hotel, San Remo. Develop oral communication & leadership skills. For more info: Brigitte Linder 0421812691.




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Vibe Sudoku Solution 67

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Vibe Crossword Solution 67

Issue 67 - Jury Deliberation & Verdict: The Trial of the Priestley Killer DELIBERATIONS

You as a reader of The Vibe have to deliberate and decide on the guilt of the Augustinian father. It’s a daunting task. Is he guilty or not?

When the case came to trial, the statue was still missing. You and a few other jury members feel uneasy about convicting anyone until after the statue is recovered. Also several nagging questions cast doubt on Father Pringle’s guilt.

And what about the Chinese pot? Why Father Pringle or anybody would put a Chinese pot on the stand?

Other nagging questions focus attention on Keith Sinclair, the dead guard. Although he pointed in the defendant’s direction he never actually accused Father Pringle. And then there were his last words: “Priest stole. Here. Understand.” Was he able to see the face inside what was probably a largely concealing hood? And what did he want them to understand?

VERDICT As the foreman read back Keith Sinclair’s last words, a

juror slightly hard of hearing heard something different. “Priest’s whole” maybe said “priest’s hole, not priest stole”. Yes, of course. Another jury member recalls that priests’ holes are hiding places in many old English houses; concealed places where priests once hid from the authorities.

Suddenly the case makes sense. The guilty party is likely to be Lord Andrews, the only member of the foursome who would know where a priest’s hole could be found in Dawn Manor and possibly short of money with which to pay for the piece or just plain greedy and wanting it for nothing. The good Lord would have placed the statue in the priest’s hole, directly under the parquet floor. That’s what Keith Sinclair had meant by “understand”: the priest’s hole was underneath the stand.

You send a note to the judge and soon afterwards a

search is made of the manor - the jury member was right and the statue was right where he said it would be. That’s all the proof the jury needed to find Father Pringle NOT GUILTY.

As for returning the statue to the monastery well that would be a matter for the lawyers to fight out another day, after all, can you own what’s been stolen, provided of course it had been stolen decades earlier?

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