Taking place all day in Winchelsea (just past the bowling club in Hesse Street), the Uniting Church annual auction has a huge variety of items up for sale by auction. All proceeds in aid of charity, the auction is bound to have something of interest to you. Come and bag a bargain!

Saturday 31st March 2011, from 9:00am.

D.H. Lawrence's Scandalous Novel Comes to Life at Winchelsea

“We’ve got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen...” D.H. Lawrence

Lady Chatterley’s Lover is a hymn to the flesh, to love. One of the most controversial novels in English literature, it is an erotically charged and psychologically powerful depiction of adult relationships.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover skillfully depicts the adulterous affair between the sexually unfulfilled upper-class Connie and the gamekeeper Mellors, who works for her impotent, invalid husband Sir Clifford. This powerful depiction of the sexual liaison between the two characters perfectly captures the struggle between the classes and the sexes.

Glenn Elston’s new production, performed under the stars at Rippon Lea House and Garden, takes us bodily into the world of Lawrence’s characters as they embark on an illicit affair that brings to life their stifled existence. The beautiful surrounds of Rippon Lea House and Garden lend perfectly to the undercurrents of the natural and raw sensuality running through this masterful play.

Don’t miss Glenn Elston’s beautiful outdoor adaptation of Lawrence’s timeless classic.

GOLF PRO CLINIC at Winchelsea - Sundays Feb 5, 19 and 26th at Winchelsea Golf Club by Pro Mal Humphries from House of Golf. $20 per 1 1/2 hr sessions per person. Eight people per session. Get in quick limited numbers. More info call Russell on 0408 651 471 or 5265 1471. Junior sessions available at no charge for a 1 hour clinic.

Winchelsea Community House is open again 9am - 2pm,  Mon to Fri. ... lots of new books in the free lending library, new days for courses to suit new people, occasional childcare open and running with a few spaces available, new disabled friendly computer station for anyone to use if courses are on, so internet access more accessible. Come and say hello at 28 Hesse St, Winch, behind the tearooms.

A new facebook group called "Winchelsea Classifieds 3241" has just been formed, where locals can advertise goods for sale or swap, recycle, reuse and let each other know of local business deals happenings and events.  There are already 55 members - have a look and join up too!

The Australian Government Mobile Office will be visiting Winchelsea, Birregurra, and the Allansford- Sungold Field Days at Warrnambool  to provide rural and remote communities with better access to Australian Government services.

The Mobile Office will be in Winchelsea, on Monday, 13 February, in the Council car park, Main Street, from 9:30am to 4pm.

The Upper Barwon Landcare Network newsletter for February 2012 now available - see the February UBLN "What's On" monthly bulletin (PDF format), or visit ubln.org.au for more information. The bulletin details upcoming workshops and local landcare groups meetings.

• Wurdale Landcare Group AGM (1-Feb)
• UBLN Executive meeting (13-Feb)
• Irrewarra Farmcare Group AGM (15-Feb)
• Murroon Landcare Group meeting (24-Feb)
• East Otway Landcare Group meeting (19-Feb)
• Farm Tree and Landcare Association AGM (24-Feb)
• World Wetlands Day and borell-a-kandelop 25th Anniversary (2-Feb at Leslie Manor)
• Info on Gorse Control, Myrtle Rust, and a Wildlife App for iPhone
• Research project help request