Ocean Grove Voice 3 October 2012 by Ocean Grove Voice

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BUG BITING WORRYING numbers of locals are suffering the merciless effects of Bairnsdale Ulcers in Ocean Grove, writes Jessica Grace. After recent coverage of the issue by the Ocean Grove Voice, three more locals have come forward to talk about their horrifying experiences of the flesh eating disease. Norma Izatt, Michael Dupnak and Peter Hutchinson all contracted the ulcer and are in various stages of recovery. Sixty-five-year-old Michael said he was diagnosed with the ulcer earlier in June of this year and it has changed his life dramatically. “I was working in the garden. I’m an outdoors man you see and I was trimming the boundaries of the fence when I felt something sting me,” he said. “I was just picking up the leaves. I can’t be sure what it was but it started off as a little pinkish reddish circle and I thought that’s nothing. I thought it was just an ant bite.”

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TWO women and a child were injured in a horrific head-on smash on Grubb Road on Friday afternoon.

When the first of the emergency services arrived they found one trapped and injured and two others with

minor injuries and badly shaken but still in their vehicles. Continued page 2.

Michael said three days later it increased in size and he now currently has a hole approximately three inches in size on his foot. “I’m taking tablets but the bottom line is I’ll finish up with surgery, I didn’t really want to have surgery and they thought they could help me heal it but they can’t,” he said. “I’m going into hospital to get a follow up for surgery next week. I don’t want sympathy but you can’t sleep, you can’t walk, you can’t do anything. You’re just uncomfortable all of the time.” Continued page 2.

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OCEAN Grove donor heart recipient Aaron Hapgood is proving he is the perfect champion for organ donation, both on and off the footy field. The 20-year-old, pictured above, who defied the odds by winning a premiership flag with Grubbers under 18s, will speak at Rotary this month to help bolster a campaign to get more people to sign up and save lives. Story page 4

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Continued from page 1. The crash, involving Ford and a Nissan hatchbacks, happened near the junction of Adco Grove a little after 2pm. SES supported by CFA crews from Ocean Grove, Wallington and Geelong Rescue, used the jaws of life to cut the Ford driver free while paramedics were on scene to treat the injured before they were taken to Geelong Hospital by ambulances. All three were said to be in a ‘stable’ condition on Friday night. c e

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SES, paramedics, police and firefighters worked in driving rain to free, treat and comfort the victims of Friday’s head on collision on Grubb Road.

Girls just wanna have ... a night in

Women who surf are planning a night in to raise money and awareness about women’s health.

A GROUP of Ocean Grove women surfers are hosting a Girls’ Night In this month in aid of the Cancer Council, ‘Women who surf ’ are getting

together on October 13th at the Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre for a Games Night. “We will be challenging each other with some Wii games,

plus many other fun games, as a way of raising money and awareness for women’s breast and gynaecological cancer,” said organiser Heather Peck.

Further details can be found at this website womenwhosurf. com/events-clinics/games-night/ which also has a link to the Cancer Council website.

Bairnsdale bug biting hard in Ocean Grove Continued from page 1. Eighty-four-year-old Norma Izatt has just recovered from her own ordeal choosing in the end to heal the ulcer naturally without undergoing a skin graft. “I was working out in the garden a year ago just after my husband passed away. I was trying to get things straight. We do get a lot of mosquitoes there,” she said.

“I didn’t even feel it, it just started to come up in a red lump. It’s just now healed so it’s taken a year from now. It had a little white spot in the centre and then it broke out into the ulcer.” Norma said at one stage she was worried she was going to lose her foot and was extremely worried and upset about the ulcer. “It didn’t ache or anything like that and I guess it was in a good

spot because I could still put my shoe on and my feet didn’t swell or anything like that,” she said. “The nurses from the community centre were just wonderful. They used to come every second day to help me. I didn’t let it worry me too much.” Peter Hutchinson experienced the ulcer in 2005 and underwent a lengthy recovery including a skin graft in order to repair

damage caused to his elbow. “The aftermath is quite extensive, it was a big area even after all these years though I still get into my car favouring that left arm because I had to do it for such a long time,” he said. “I had the surgery late September and I contracted it in August. We were in Shepparton and I got this terrible itch which just virtually blew up in a couple of days.”

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Peter Gumley, Cllr Jan Farrell and Vivian Kershaw with a model of the planned shelter/store for the community garden.

A chance to down tools and chat THE next working bee at the Ocean Grove Community Garden will see ten garden plots constructed and six vegie boxes all ready for members to rent and start planting. Materials for the plots were purchased from a “start-up” grant of $2,000 provided earlier this year from Cllr Jan Farrell’s Beangalla Ward discretionary funds.

Faggs Mitre 10 Wallington donated timber and fixings for the base for the rainwater tanks to be constructed to plumbers’ specification by Garden members. WRG Wallington donated a 10,200 litre tank and stone dust for the tank base. Cr Farrell recently visited the Garden with Peter and Vivian Kershaw to check on progress. On display were

plans and a scale model of the proposed shelter/store building developed by architects Collier and Reid. The $20,000 needed for this next phase of the garden project have been granted by the City of Greater Geelong Council Contribution program fund. This strutcture will allow members to meet and relax or take a break from gardening for

a snack and drink in inclement weather, said Peter. Membership of the Community Garden is open to citizens of Ocean Grove regardless of age and ability. Fees are payable to the Ocean Grove Neighborhood Centre. For more details see: www. ogcommunitygarden.tumblr. com.

Smoke alarm saves sleeping man A WORKING smoke alarm and a caring neighbour may well have combined to save the life of an Ocean Grove man last week. Last Sunday fire crews were called to a house in Kingston Downs Drive at just before 11pm after the neighbour heard the alarm sounding but could not raise the occupant. The CFA arrived and found that food had been left cooking on a hot stove and that the man had fallen asleep in bed. Crews said that mild smoke levels were visible through a front window but there was no signs outside the house.

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Firefighters at the scene of the incident in Kingston Downs Drive.

The brigade forced open the front door of the house and by that stage the occupant was awake and in the kitchen at the stove. Smoke was in the house but the occupant was uninjured. The occupant was led out by the crews

and the house ventilated to clear smoke. “This incident is a timely reminder to ensure that food is not accidently left cooking on a stove.” said Captain Steve Gibbs. “It also highlights the importance of ensuring

all homes and caravans are fitted with operating smoke alarms. “Smoke alarms save lives.” For more information on smoke alarms go to www. cfa.vic.gov.au/firesafety/ housefire/smoke-alarms.

The Rotary summer market season starts again this Sunday, October 7. The market is held on the first Sunday of every month. This year will see many new stallholders, including homemade products, home grown products, jumping castles, food, art, plants and coffee. Tootle the Train will also make his first appearance. The market will be open from 9am to 1pm.

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The gift of life OCEAN Grove’s Aaron Hapgood has several interests amongst footy, fishing and mates. He is also a huge advocate of organ donation. And for good reason. He owes his life to someone else making a conscious decision to donate their heart if they passed away. Aaron is living proof that this works and his experience has prompted him to champion the cause. That ties in well with the local Rotary Club which is also aiming to help promote organ donation and he has now been asked to address the 2013 Rotary District Conference in Ocean Grove next March. Aaron wants his own transplant story to generate more awareness around the cause. “I want to promote awareness and show them how good I am now after my own heart transplant.” It has been a miracle journey for Aaron. Starting at 16 Aaron started to experience 12 months of dizzy spells before finally being diagnosed with a narrow heart valve. “They did a basic valve repair and when I was in

Aaron in hospital after receiving his donor heart.

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intensive care I had a heart attack then I was on life support for three months and I needed a transplant,” he said. “Organ donation never crossed my mind before this happened to me. “A couple of times you think a person died for you. It’s a bit weird but I’m so grateful. “I’m lucky - if that makes sense.” Aaron said he was talking to a friend the other day who explained they were too scared to become an organ donor. He says he tries to get across how that act can actually save someone else’s life. Aaron plays football, works on a fishing charter boat and lives life to the fullest now

possible organ donation. “Aaron’s story shows how life can be lived to the fullest once a transplant takes place, and Aaron believes that many more people need to register as Organ Donors so that those needing organs can have a full life also,” explained Rotarian Peter Hawthorne. “At the moment, there are almost twice as many people waiting for organs as there are organs being made available, so it is obvious that many more Australians need to take the steps required to register their intentions.” Organ Donor forms are available at all Medicare offices, or by calling Peter on 5256 2221.

all because somebody made the decision to be a donor. “I have no complications. Nothing’s different now. I just take medication twice a day. “If you’re going to die you don’t really need your organs when you pass away, you might as well put them to use. That’s my theory. Why do you need them?” Aaron said he is hoping by giving these talks he will get people thinking about a subject and may be persuaded. His plan is to try and get as many people as possible to know about it. The Ocean Grove Rotary Club is very keen to encourage Ocean Grove residents to register for

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BEAR prepares to take first step LOCAL volunteers are getting ready to survey the town’s businesses as part of a pioneering project aimed at nurturing and growing local firms. The first step is to get teams trained up to ask the all important questions. “We had the pleasure to welcome Peter Kenyon back to Ocean Grove this week to undertake the beginning of the training of our wonderful volunteers,” said project coordinator Karen Dynon. “We have over 25 volunteers already but we do need more.” If this is something you would be interested in please contact Karen on 0411 185 986. The BEAR project is also inviting all Ocean Grove Businesses to have their say on what helps or hinders doing business here and share any ideas. The interviews of business owners or managers will be conducted by the volunteers between October 11 and November. 1.

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An artist’s impression of Ocean Grove’s new Integrated Childcare Centre.

Ready for kids by 2014 OCEAN Grove’s new Integrated Childcare Centre will be up and running in about 15 months. The centre will create 50 new kinder places for the new school year in 2014. A timeline to completion was made possible with last week’s announcement that the City of Greater Geelong Council had accepted Lyons Construction’s tender to construct the $8.5m centre. The project is expected to begin next month. Lyons Construction was chosen from a shortlist of six suppliers from the Department of Transport’s Construction Supplier

Register. Ocean Grove Councillor Jan Farrell said the new centre would provide a much needed boost to child and family services in Ocean Grove, an area that is continually attracting new residents with children. “I know the local community will be pleased that we are now ready to take the next step and get works underway.” “The new centre will be a big improvement on the current family services in Ocean Grove, and it will provide a more convenient service for families throughout the Bellarine,” said Cllr Farrell.

“This is another piece in the Shell Reserve jigsaw which is becoming the centre of activity in Ocean Grove. “It’s up there with the pool for me,” she said. “It’s been a lot of hard work.” Infrastructure portfolio holder Cllr Andy Richards said Lyons Construction provided the lowest tendered price. “Lyons Construction was chosen not only because of their competitive pricing but also due to their extensive experience in major projects, including the Waurn Ponds Library and the Bellarine Aquatic Centre,” he said.

A plan showing where the centre will be located.

“ I m p o r t a n t l y, Lyons Construction is a Geelong-based company that sources the majority of materials locally and employ local subcontractors as required.” “We are confident they will deliver the project

on time and provide the highest standard of building and project management,” said Cllr Richards. Earlier this year another 50 kinder places were created at the Ocean Grove Pre-school in The Avenue.

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Welcome Winni May

Ocean Grove’s Bec and Cam Ward are celebrating the birth of their first child, a girl Winni May Ward. Winni was born at Geelong Hospital on August 28 and weighed 3.34kg / 7lb 4oz.

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MARATHON BUSKER? This guitarist singer came from Wool Wool, on the other side of Colac. He arrived around 8.30am and was still playing in the late afternoon.

Spotlight on Rotary The Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Rotary Pride of Workmanship Nominations

October is Rotary’s Vocational Service month and the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove is now calling for nominations from local businesses and tradespeople for its ‘Pride of Workmanship Awards’. The Awards recognise vocational excellence from people employed or working locally; and has as its motto “Do it Once, Do it Well!” Some of the criteria used in recognising the efforts of those nominated are the contribution the business and their occupation makes locally, and how individuals promote the services of the businesses where they work through their positive attitude and customer service values. The process for nominating someone you know or have dealt with is very simple according to Geoff Chandler, Chairperson of the Awards Committee. Mr Chandler explained that “All people nominating someone have to do is write a brief explanation outlining the nominees attributes such as job competence, consistency of effort and enthusiasm, and initiative to work independently. We also like to know how nominees maintain an approachable yet businesslike

Ocean Grove hairdresser John Core is a previous recipient of Rotary’s Pride of Workmanship award.

relationship with co-workers and customers.” Nominations close with the Rotary Club on 26th October and nomination forms are available from Geoff Chandler by phoning on 0418 325 722.

Dinner speaker

Guess who’s coming to dinner? Majella O’Connor a local resident and optometrist from Ocean Eyes will be Rotary’s guest at Club Grove this coming Tuesday 2 October and will be talking about how to get and keep your eyes health. Majella will share her philosophy of “Excellence in eye

care - we want our clients to be more than satisfied” with Club members and their guests. The Club has an open invitation to interested people who may wish to attend this presentation. To book in simply let Club Secretary Victor know by leaving a message on the Bookings and apologies mobile 0457 315 900. Please leave a return phone number and indicate if you require a meal when leaving your message. For more information on the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove and its activities have a look at our website at: www. rotaryoceangrove.org.au, or like

Local optometrist Majella O’Connor will be a guest speaker.

us on Facebook at www.facebook. com/pages/Rotary-Club-ofOcean-Grove.

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our street, our neighbours

Thacker Street As part of a new series aimed at helping us get to know our neighbours, the Voice’s Jessica Grace went to meet some of the residents of Thacker Street. Let us know if you’d like us to feature your street or area. Contact journo@oceangrovevoice.com

Abby Dolphin, 22, student and pharmacy assistant I’ve lived here 22 years. I love the beach. I wouldn’t live anywhere else I don’t think. I lived in Melbourne when I was at uni for a year and I absolutely hated it. I wanted to come straight back home. I live with my dad and my partner here at the moment. Ocean Grove is I wouldn’t say a small town but small enough that you know everyone and get along with everyone. I play netball and there’s a lot of gym facilities which I go to and I love the walking paths down the beach. I always cook here, I do a lot of Asian food, Thai food mainly probably a curry is my favourite, my uncle is Thai.

Ken Drury, 72, retired accountant I’ve been here for four years, I came down from Melbourne. I moved down because to be honest with you I fell in love with the house. I knew the area, I was a member of the Melbourne Cricket Club Bowls section. I was secretary and also the selector and we used to pick the teams at Queenscliff and I got to know the area very, very well and I thought one day I’ll retire down here and I did. A friend of mine rang me and said I know you like the area why don’t you look at this house. I was visiting my nephew and his wife in Jan Juc and went via Ocean Grove and didn’t move on. It’s a lot more relaxed here, I absolutely loved it.

Robyn Maggs, 60, machine quilter I’ve lived in Ocean Grove for 27 years. We moved from Geelong. We loved the beach, the area, we’ve got everything here. It’s close to Geelong and you can get to Melbourne easily, everyone is friendly. The beach is just amazing and you can walk along the beach and the river and take the dogs. It’s like you’re on holidays all of the time. I ride bikes and I swim nearly every day. The new pool is just fantastic, it’s been the best thing. It’s got a lovely vibe over summertime. Some people complain about the tourists but I think it just brings something great to the town. We’ve got lovely shops and nice cafes.

Jon Willard, 46, musician I’ve lived here for 12 years now but I’m from Pascoe Vale originally. The thing I love the most about living in Ocean Grove is the people. I play music down here and run a music night every Thursday at the Sandbar. I also play around various venues. The musical talent down here is great and it’s a very fruitful area for music. There are a lot more venues having music nights now with the Chicken Shop and the Zebra bar. Giving people opportunities is always condusive to more music coming out. The pace of life down here is a lot different to Melbourne. Ocean Grove is a lot slower and a lot more relaxed.

Meryl Sapwell, 94, retired We came down from Geelong in 1970. We were looking around for somewhere different to live other than Geelong West. Ocean Grove was always our nice little picnic spot. We used to come for picnics at the time, not for any other reason. We saw a little house we liked and here we are. I used to love that it was such a quiet little town, at one time. The road finished right at our front gate, it’s grown so much since then. Even now every time you go out it seems to be spreading out a bit further. It was only a very little main street. The Terrace was not a big shopping area. There was no Coles 30 odd years ago. I have always loved that’s it’s more like a little township than a city.

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Voice in the Plea for members Netherlands WALLINGTON Indoor Bowling Club is perilously close to folding because it doesn’t have enough members. “At present we have 16 active bowling members and the least we can operate with is 12,” said club secretary Arthur Wadey. The club once had 26 members but gradually the numbers have dwindled. “We desparately need new bowlers

who are prepared to teach and coach.” The club welcomes all ages - with current members varying from 21 to pensioners. Bowling takes place every Thursday night at Marcus Hill Hall on the corner of Banks Road and the Bellarine Highway from about 7pm to 10pm when they enjoy a small supper. For more information contact Arthur on 5255 5624.

Tea with Mr Turnbull

THE Voice recently made it up to Holland for the holiday with locals Rudy and Hilda Koerntjes. The picture was taken at the end of September at Lonneker, a suburb of Enschede, in the Netherlands.

OCEAN Grovers recently gathered for and afternoon tea at the Bowling Club with Liberals Malcolm Turnbull and Sarah Henderson, writes Jessica Grace. Shadow Communications Minister Mr Turnbull answered a multitude of Grover’s questions on defence, how money is printed and finally about communications itself - the theme for the visit. Liberal Candidate for Corangamite Sarah Henderson said that the afternoon was a wonderful opportunity for local residents to learn more about the Coalition’s plan. “High speed broadband will be available in the Corangamite electorate faster and cheaper

than under the current Governments NBN,” she said. “The afternoon tea is an opportunity to discuss difficulties in accessing adequate internet or mobile phone coverage throughout the Corangamite electorate.” Secretary for Ocean Grove Barwon Heads RSL David Gilroy asked Mr Turnbull where the coalition was planning on getting the funds that they’ve promised to increase defence budget. “A very important question, I’ll relay to him. Whilst the RSL at Ocean Grove’s filled with admiration for his commitments they want to know where the money’s coming from,” Mr Turnbull said. “It shows the diggers

at Ocean Grove can not only fight but they can also count.” Under current Government the NBN project is expected to be completed in Ocean Grove by 2016, a figure Mr Turnbull believes could be bettered. “We would certainly be able to do the upgrades much sooner because of the different technology we would use. I’d be confident that we could get things done sooner,” said Mr Turnbull told the Voice. “The approach I’m talking about in the UK British Telecom passed seven million households in one year. You just save yourself so much in terms of civil works.”

Liberal Candidate for Corangamite Sarah Henderson and Malcolm Turnbull at Ocean Grove Bowling Club.

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HEALTH WEEK

Progress - but more to do MUCH improvement has occurred over the years in mental health care but there is still room for improvement. As I reflect on the years I worked as a Psychiatric Nurse at one of the Institutions in Victoria, I acknowledge progress, but still we have stigma and ignorance and a lack of community support.

More is needed, we need the community to realise that mental illness is a health issue – and like other health issues, such as cholesterol, blood pressure, prostrate check-up etc. we need to learn the warning signs of mental illness, and even better how to maintain good mental health, so that early intervention

and detection of the high prevalence disorders of mental illness. As a community we should be as literate of mental health warning sings as we are of physical issues: • Altered sleep patterns • Decreased appetite • Withdrawal from normal activities

• Decreased contact with family/friends • Decreased performance at schools/work Mental illness affects 1:5 adults, and 1:4 under the age of 25 will experience a mental illness, this is why we need the issue addressed as a community. If we can connect and communicate as

a community we may be able to support someone to seek intervention sooner rather than later. We should also ensure the warning signs of mental illness are referred to a GP sooner rather than later, just like when someone has a persistent pain.. get it checked out!! Headspace Barwon is aiming to make a difference for

young people with increased understanding and decreased stigma and acceptance that it is OK to say I’m not Ok, today or any day… and mental health week is a time to highlight such an important community issue. Toni van Hamond PSM Manager headspace Barwon and Preventative Health Barwon Medicare Local

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local elections

Locals standing for office GEELONG MAYOR STEPHANIE ASHER

GRAEME ROBINS

Why have you decided to run for the role? I believe it’s time for a fresh approach and the new election model presents the opportunity to shake things up a bit. At the very least I hope to inspire other people to have a go and not be frightened to step up. What do you think the position needs, what do you believe you will be able to offer? We need to get back to basics and simplify processes, involve the people from the whole region and set an achievable vision. I have the professional experience and apparently I am known as a ‘positive agitator’ – no doubt from fighting for a 50m pool for Ocean Grove, for more shared trails, our fire station as a performance venue and better consultation processes by council. I like to think I bring courage, brains and charm! What are your key agendas? With the theme of ‘people not

Why have you decided to run for the role? The council rates for my home are 47½% higher than they were at the last council elections in 2008. Is that a good enough reason for me to stand up and be counted – and stop whinging? And as a reflection of the rate increases, OUR council is big business with 2,400 employees and growing – oh my, how it’s growing. Like Topsy the elephant! What do you think the position needs, what do you believe you will be able to offer? Well, the very first thing the new mayor needs is a mandate – a Mandate for Change. He, or she, can only get that if they are upfront with their specific policies. Unfortunately all of the front runners are projecting wishy-washy, airy-fairy, more-of-the-same, rhetoric that will never be seen as a mandate. Then the new mayor will be faced with 12 other councillors and will have to persuade them, and then 2,400 bureaucrats and will have to persuade them too! What are your key agendas? I am offering a contained but

politics’ my focus is on creating more jobs, becoming the benchmark council for planning and creating a great reputation for Geelong. When those three things are in place, the whole region is truly one of the best places in the world. Q: What do you think you can bring to the role? Honesty, accessibility and clarity within council as a starting point - I’m told my style is quite direct. I like to make things simple and accountable and, most importantly, I get things done.

progressive, innovative council, charged with the responsibility of creating growth by focusing on its residents. A council that will both partner and champion community activities designed to make our region a place we love. A place to be proud of. A home for life! And all within a framework of financial responsibility. What do you think you can bring to the role? Should I be successful, it won’t be because I am a film star, or a train driver, or a millionaire, it will simply be because at least half the voters agree with me and want a change.

Other candidates standing for the City of Greater Geelong mayoral role are: Sue Bull, Keith Fagg, Ron Watt, Bernadette Uzelac, Frank Rozpara, John Mitchell and John Smith.

BEANGALA WARD (Includes Ocean Grove, Mannerim and Point Lonsdale) SITTING councillor Jan Farrell will face three other candidates in the Geelong council election later this month. We asked Jan for her vision, achievements and reason for keeping the role. We also asked the other candidates what they would bring to the table. JAN Farrell: community arts facilities; completing Ocean Grove’s $9.5 million integrated children’s centre in time for the 2014 kinder year; securing the state’s funding commitment for the sporting clubrooms at Shell Road; and providing new premises for the Neighbourhood Centre. The Bellarine Aquatic Centre was a major achievement, especially knowing that this community had been working towards a pool for more than 30 years. Works at

Jan Farrell (councillor)

John Fendyk

Warren Smith

Carlo Missio

Shell Road - the skate park, playground/BBQ area and sporting infrastructure - as well as substantial upgrades at Collendina Reserve and Memorial Park for the Ocean Grove Football Club. Securing Greater Geelong’s first integrated children’s centre for Ocean Grove. My involvement in the local community has a long history and I’m still committed to representing that community on Council.

I NEED to listen and respond, rather than assume I know what the community wants. Some agendas are already present, around infrastructure with a growing population within the area, and we need to ensure that the green belts are retained between the townships. If I was successful, I would not continue any memberships, or formal associations with any entity, so I could remain independent and have no conflict of interest.

I BELIEVE I am a good listener, and will do my best to represent people. I have lived in the Geelong and Bellarine area all my life.

FROM my professional background I have a range of skills related to master planning, urban design and landscape architecture. I also understand the needs of the prevailing demographics in our region.

Ballot packs will be mailed to enrolled voters from October 9-11. Postal voting closes on October 26.

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All eyes on World Sight fundraiser

SET FOR WORLD SIGHT DAY: Majella O’Connor, Lesley Mathers and Kate Hanafin.

OCEAN Grove optometrists Ocean Eyes is taking part in World Sight Day for the fourth year running. World Sight Day is a special day where optometrists, their patients and other people in the optical industry raise funds for the charity Optometry Giving Sight. This year, World Sight Day is on Thursday October 11, and on that day Ocean Eyes Optometrists will be making a special effort

to support this worthy cause. All their eye exam fees from that day will be donated, and extra funds will be raised through donations and competitions, such as guess the number of lollies in the jar. The money raised gives the gift of vision to people in developing countries who would otherwise be effectively vision impaired having no access to an eye examination and glasses. Providing vision care to a child can transform their

life, and as little as $5 can provide appropriate glasses for adults who need to support their families, but can’t see well enough to read, sew or work. People sometimes complain about having to wear glasses, but life is so difficult without them! To help support the Ocean Eyes team in the World Sight Day Challenge, please phone 52555655 to make an appointment, or pop in to make your own donation any time in October.

Supermarket opens revamp with a sizzle

Ocean Grove’s Coles supermarket celebrated its new fit out and entrance at the end of last month. The CFA joined in with a sausage sizzle, K-Rock radio was on hand to dish out goodies and young musicians used the event to help raise money for Geelong Hospital Appeal.

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Tabasco and Chicken MIX one part old-time medicine show, one part hillbilly swing, spice with a bit of country blues and New Orleans jazz and you have the Tabasco Tom and Doc White show. Tabasco hails from Long Island, New York and is steeped in the traditions of the American musical heartland. Tabasco found himself in Australia in 1999 looking for like-minded souls passionate about keeping the music he loved fresh but faithful, energetic

but respectful, adventurous but grounded. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to look very far because just over the hill in the Dandenong Ranges, Doc White was trying to do the same thing. Joined by Broderick Smith on harmonica, Tabasco and Doc deliver the sounds and rhythms of this incredible musical heritage. Tabasco Tom and Doc White show at the Piping Hot Chicken Shop, Saturday October 13 from 8pm.

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Hey scenesters time to catch up with a local muso with the coolest last name in rock. (you idiot..Ed) Chris Mobbs is from the UK, calls the OG home and loves the beach, the surf, his family and music. Let’s learn more about that other guy called ’Mobbsy’. Tell us a bit about yourself? I’m obsessed by music. Most of the time, if I’m not playing or singing or listening, I’m thinking about it. And my deeper obsession is the guitar, every facet of it. If music is my Pacific Ocean, then guitar is my Mariana Trench. Expanding the metaphor, my wife and children are my Daintree Rainforest. How long have you been part of the OG scene? Lived here since February 2008 When did the music bug first hit? God, tough question. I’m going to say a non-specific Summer Saturday evening in about 1977, the first time my Dad dropped the needle on Rumours (Fleetwood Mac) Do you remember the first time you played in front of a crowd; was it scary? I was Noddy in a pre-school production and had a solo. I probably liked the attention. First ‘pro’ gig was Christopher Robin, Queens Theatre, Hornchurch, Winnie the Pooh. Big solo to open the show. Very scary. But enchanting. Age 10. What instruments do you play? Guitar. What bands are you currently playing in? Fighting the Foo. It’s all the band I need/can handle. Who is your all time fave muso? Again, brilliant, tough question. I have to say Josh Homme. He’s got

Mobbsy’s

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Corner Mobbsy meets Chris Mobbs it all – the songwriting, the band, the voice, the cool… and he just owns a guitar. Fave movie? I like films, and books, about outsiders. I’m going to say The Good Thief. (Nick Nolte, directed by Neil Jordan) Or maybe The Conversation (Hackman, Coppola) Fave food? In Far North Queensland: Barramundi or Coral Trout. In London, a really good curry. Do you remember the first concert you saw? Of course! But so would anyone who saw Whitesnake on their ’87 tour, in 1987, at Wembley Arena, three rows from the front! In those days you rang up for tickets and I guess the lady liked my nervous, young voice and helped me out. Strictly speaking the first band I saw was McAuley Schenker Group (the support) but I was there to see Whitesnake. Vivian Campbell dropped his guitar in the middle of his big solo - I remember that! What are your 3 fave songs? By the Foos I’m going to say ‘Bridge Burning’ into ‘Rope’, and as third… well ‘No Way Back’ always gets my fur standing up when we play

it. Three songs ever… come on! OK, I’m going with ‘No One Knows’ (Queens of the Stone Age), ‘It’s Late’ (Queen) and ‘Kashmir’ (Led Zeppelin). What do you like best about hanging in the OG ? Honestly, being at home, 5pm Saturday, sun setting, cooking for my family, with the ocean and river in the distance, some great tunes pumping through my stereo (and not arguing about the volume for once!) Do you surf? I came to Ocean Grove with many noble years of failure behind me. Within about a week of trying out ‘our’ magical breaks I could finally class myself ‘intermediate’ rather than ’beginner’! I think there’s something truly unique about the waves around this beautiful place. And can I just plug Murf here – there’s a gentleman if ever I met one. Yes I surf! If you could play in any band in the world, who would it be? Great question. Talent no impediment?! I’m going with current: Queens of the Stone Age and ‘any time in history’: Led Zeppelin, Los Angeles, 1972. Not sure what I

would do though. Shake a maraca? Why not the Foo Fighters? Hand on heart, being in Fighting the Foo gives me the experience! Tell us about the big Foo Fighters night coming up on Oct 6 at Zebra Bar, Who is playing on the night? We’re so happy to play the Zebra. Paul and Caron have become good friends and Fighting the Foo loves to hang out in their bar anyway. We think it’s a great venue and, obviously, playing a ‘home town’ gig is always a special gig. We’re going to pull out all the stops and give everyone a taste of the real thing, the truth, in their own back yard. Has it been fun learning the songs? Imagine that you’re working in the kitchen at Nando’s; you know, tasty burgers and all, then one day you get a job cooking at Loam… Do you keep tomato sauce in the fridge or in the cupboard? Fridge. But the soy sauce is in the cupboard. ‘Go figure…’ Have you ever been mistaken for that Mobbsy guy who was on the radio? Come on Mobbsy, you didn’t grow up in London! Let’s get you back on the radio by the way…

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Artists Debo McNab, Katherina Jacoby and Lou Reeve.

Show peddles good cause THREE local artists held an exhibition in Ocean Grove raising money for the Bicycles for Humanity charity. Debo McNab, Lou Reeve and Katherina Jacoby combined their talents in water colours, mixed media and pen and ink raising $1,500. “Debo and I had the idea, we’ve done it every two years and this was our fourth exhibition which we held in my own home,” Lou Reeve said. “Each time we’ve raised for a charity. I thought it was a really interesting concept - Bicycles

for Humanity. I think it’s a terrific idea, I love that they’re making use of our recycled bicycles.” Afternoon tea was provided for guests comprising of friends, family and various members of the community and Lou said it was a great afternoon. “It takes a lot of effort for an old lady. Debo and I are in our seventies now but it’s fun doing it,” she said. “We see a lot of our old friends and we meet people and sell our paintings, it’s

mainly by invitation. We handed them out to everyone we knew and sent invites.” Lou said there were no current plans underway for another exhibition any time soon. “We’re still recovering from this one, every year I say I’m not going to do it again and then I change my mind,” she said. Bicycles for Humanity sends unused bikes from the developed world to partner organisations in various countries in need.

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music/live events

• Barwon Heads Hotel -Wednesdays Happy Hour 6-7pm Free Trivia 7 30pm -Thursdays: Open Mic in BakBar from 8pm -Friday: Happy Hour 5-7pm Raffle Live Acoustic $16 T-Bone Free Poker -First Sunday of the month Open Mic for youth U/18 with Jill Meehan in the Barwon Heads Bistro. All young performers welcome/ soloists/dancers/bands Ph: 0431606476 to get on the program • Ocean Grove Piping Hot Chicken Shop -Friday October 5 Scion Pirates -Saturday 13 October Tabasco Tom and Doc White with Brod Smith Ph: 52 551566 • Ocean Grove Hotel October 6 – Mojo Corner October 13 – The Charge October 20 – Cleveland Blues • Potato Shed Drysdale October 2 to 5 The Princess the Pea and

what’s ON

The Yo Yo Theatre 3triple2 4 KIDS is happy to present and all new school holiday show Ph: 52511998 • Barwon Heads Community Hall Last Thursday of the month Barwon Heads Film Society Film starts 7.45pm next Film: Submarine (UK 2010 Director: Richard Ayoade) Running time: 97 mins rated M Ph: 52541139 • Ocean Grove Uniting Church Hall October 15 1.30pm to 3.30pm Seniors Festival Event Melodaires a group of local entertainers free entry Ph Margaret on 52 552848

Farmers’ Market 9am to 1pm • Ocean Grove Park October 20 Bellarine Community Farmers’ Market 9am to 1pm • Barwon Heads Community Hall 27 October Barwon Heads Market 9am -1pm • Parkes Hall Newcombe Street Portarlington 28 October Portarlington Community Market 9am to 2pm • Highton Reserve October 13 Light the Night Leukemia Foundation Sausage Sizzle, drinks, raffle lantern walk at 8pm

markets &fairs

• Leura Park Estate Sundays 12.30pm – 4.30pm Live music, sensational food and wines available Ph: 52 53 3180 • McGlashan’s Wallington Estate Swan Bay Road Wallington Open weekends and public holiday’s 11am - 5pm new release wines, gourmet platters

• Kingston Park Ocean Grove October 7 Ocean Grove Craft Market 9am until 1pm • Point Lonsdale Primary School October 14 Point Lonsdale Market 9am - 2pm • Queenscliff Harbour October 21 Queenscliff

food/wine

and classic car displays Ph: 5250 5760

reading & writing

• Ocean Grove Library – corner Presidents Avenue and The Avenue. -Thursdays 11am Babytime- Nursery Verses -Friday’s Preschool Storytime 10.30am Last Wednesdays of the month Chatterbooks junior book club for kids aged 7-12 4-5pm www. geelonglibraries.vic.gov.au

family fun

• Koombahla Equestrian Park Tuesday to Friday After school riding programs special school holiday courses available Ph: 5256 2742. • Bellarine Church of Christ Hall 17 Tareeda Way Ocean Grove Saturdays 10-11am Tuesdays 7.30- 8.30pm Ocean Toy Library Borrow a range of toys for children aged six months to six years, open to all families on the Bellarine www.

oceangrovetoylibrary.org. au • Uniting Church Ocean Grove Friday 10am-12pm Ocean Grove Play Group Any children 5yrs and under welcome to join a friendly play group large indoor and outdoor area, lots of toys, great craft activities, music and story time Ph: 52 552801

get active

• Ocean Grove Recreation Hall Ocean Grove Calisthenics classes incorporating dance, song, ballet and gymnastics with strength and creativity Ph: 0438055679 • Senior Citizens Hall Ocean Grove Mondays 9.15am and 10.15 am Gentle exercises to music Ph: 52 551 335 • Uniting Church Hall Ocean Grove Wednesdays 9 30 am Gentle exercises to music Ph: 52 551 335 • Queenscliff RSL Mondays 1.30pm Ph: 5255 1335 • Marcus Hill Hall

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cnr Banks Road and Bellarine Highway Tuesdays 745pm – 10pm Ocean Grove Scottish Country Dance Ph: 52513393 • Senior Citizens Hall Ocean Grove Mondays 7-8.30pm and Wednesdays 1-3pm Line Dancing Ph: 0413690597 • Belmont Pavilion, Barrabool Road, Belmont Thursday afternoon 2.30 – 4.30pmLife Activities Club Geelong Inc weekly Tea Dance $5 all welcome Ph: 52 51 35 29 • Yoga and dance with Tara Lynch. Classes for all ages and abilities Ph: 0435481920 • Scout Hall, The Avenue Ocean Grove Wednesday 7pm 1st/2nd Ocean Grove Scout Group Clubs Meet Enquiries Ph: 0422700951 • Yoga classes in Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads: Beginners, Hatha, Vinyas & Svaroopa Yoga Ph: 0413955331 or Kerryn@ bluewateryoga.org.au

classes & exhibtions • Ocean Grove

Neighbourhood Centre Check out our program with a range of courses, classes and fund activities Ph: 52 554 294 • Bardeli Café Ocean Grove First and third Saturday of most months Making Waves acoustic music and poetry afternoons with Jill Meehan $5 donation entry, BYO instruments and voices Ph: 0431 606 476.

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Have your event included in What’s On phone: 5255 3233 or email: journo@ oceangrovevoice.com

Clubs meet Mondays Ocean Grove Bridge Club, 1pm, Marcus Hill Hall, Bellarine Highway end of Banks Road. Also Wednesdays and Fridays 1pm. Phone Marg 5256 2550. Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 7-9pm. (juniors/seniors) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Phone 5255 1641. Ocean Grove & District Men’s Shed, 9am to 3pm, 17 Smithton Grove. Phone Ernie 0421 703 368. Jujitsu, 6.30pm – juniors; 7.30pm – adults, Surfside Centre, Phone Steve 0438 019 991. First Monday of every month Bellarine Fly Fishing Association, 7.30pm, Shannon Park, Shannon Avenue, Newtown. Phone Pat on 0414 959248 or Bruce on 0407 361319 or email bffa@hotmail.com. Legacy Laurel Group of Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads, October meeting 1pm for Danny Blume Fashion Show at St Peter’s Church Hall, Draper St. Visitors welcome 2pm, entry $3. Members to bring a plate. Details 5256 1863. Third Monday of every month Ocean Grove RSL, 2.30pm, Club Grove. Committee meets at 1.30pm, The Terrace. Ocean Grove Garden Club, 1.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston Street. Phone Margaret 5255 2848. Bellarine Fly Fishing Association, 7.30pm, Shannon Park, Shannon Avenue, Newtown. Phone Pat on 0414 959248 or Bruce on 0407 361319 or email bffa@hotmail.com. Fourth Monday of every month Combined Probus Club of Ocean Grove, 10.30am, Ocean Grove Golf Club. Friendship is our theme. Phone Michael Turner on 5255 1572. Tuesdays Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 10am to noon (adults only) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Phone John 5256 2489 or Chris 5256 1996. Bellarine T.O.W.N., 6pm, Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston Street. Phone Sue on 5255 2068. Rotary Club of Ocean Grove, 6pm, Club Grove. Phone 0457 315 900. Barwon Heads Chorale 7.30pm at the Anglican Church Barwon Heads. All abilities welcome to come along for a sing and a laugh. Phone Jo 5254 2670. First Tuesday of every month Ocean Grove Men’s Probus, 10am to noon, Ocean Grove Hotel, Collendina. Guest speakers, make friends. Visitors welcome. Phone Terry 5255 5587. First and Third Tuesday of every month Ocean Grove Barwon Heads Lions Club, 7pm, Moorfield Park, Grubb Road. New Lions most welcome. Phone 0418 524 873.

Wednesdays Ocean Grove & District Men’s Shed, 9am to 1pm, 17 Smithton Grove. Phone Ernie 0421 703 368. Jujitsu, 6.30pm – juniors; 7.30pm – adults, Surfside Centre, Phone Steve 0438 019 991. First Wednesday of every month Bellarine Business Women. From 7pm, Suma Park Winery, Bellarine Highway. For details contact info@bellarinebusinesswomen.com.au or 0412 199 467 Second Wednesday of every month Parkinson’s Self Help Support Group, 1.30pm, Grove Centre (next to library), Presidents Avenue. Phone Pam 5255 5152 Third Wednesday of every month Ocean Grove on Barwon Probus Club, 9.45am, St Peter’s Church Hall. Fourth Wednesday of every month Ocean Grove Angling Club, 7.30pm, Minerva Close sporting oval club house. Phone Jason 0418 737 808 Last Wednesday of every month Cancer Support Group, 10am, Community Health Centre. Fourth Wednesday of every month Ocean Grove Stamp Club, 10am, Senior Citizens Hall, 101 The Terrace. Phone Dianne 5255 1372. Thursdays Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 10am to noon at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Phone John 5256 2489 or Chris 5256 1996. First Thursday of every month Ocean Grove Nightlights CWA, 7.30pm, Senior Citizens Hall. Visitors welcome. Phone Faye 5255 4430. Fourth Friday of every month Ocean Grove 4 Villages Mixed Probus Club, 10.30am, Club Grove. Meet new friends, visitors welcome, no waiting list for membership. Phone 5256 1671. Saturdays Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 3-5pm, Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue Phone John 5256 2489 or Chris 5256 1996. Coasters Social group. Social events for people of working age. Dining out, movies, trivia, bands/trivia nights. www.groupspaces.com/coasters-social-group or phone 0411 952 598.

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Men’s Shed celebrates Seniors Festival Ocean Grove and District Men’s Shed is hosting Come and Try Days as part of this month’s Geelong Seniors Festival. Come along on October 8, 20 or 24

and see what the Shed has to offer. Join them in making an item to take home, have morning and afternoon tea and a barbecue lunch. The shed caters for men of all

ages. The Shed provides a space for men to work on shared projects. They mainly work with wood but also some metal and they also

have a small gardening section. Come on any of the days. Stay for the whole day or just part of it, you decide. Places limited for each day so book

early. For more details contact 5255 2827. The Shed is at 17 Smithton Grove, Ocean Grove.

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Choir to bring eternal harmony to the Grove AN Eternal Springtime Concert by the U3A Geelong Choir is being held in Ocean Grove as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival. The event is being hosted by the Lions Club of Ocean Grove Barwon Heads, the Bellarine Peninsula Church of Christ and the City of Greater Geelong. It will be held at the Church of Christ,17 Tereeda Way, on Sunday October 28 from

2pm. Admission and a cuppa are both free, although there is the opportunity to make a gold coin donation in support of the choir. Booking is essential for catering purposes. Telephone Don on 5255 2398 by October 21. Please leave your name and number if the phone is unaswered. Alternatively you can email donjan01@bigpond.com

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Movie and cooking demo Free screening of Julie and Julia AS part of the Geelong Seniors Festival program, Tuckers Funeral and Bereavement Service are hosting a movie matinee. Julie & Julia will be screened at the Barrabool Hillls Centre and will feature a cooking demonstration by Maria Anstis during the interval. Maria is a passionate Geelong foodie who has a weekly local radio spot and online blog ‘foodie wanderings’.

The event will be held at Tuckers Funeral Chapel at the Barrabool Hills Centre, 4-46 Province Boulevard, Highton from 1pm on Tuesday October 16. Julie & Julia will start screening at 1.30pm and during the interval there will be a cooking demonstration. Refreshments will be provided at the end of the movie. Entry is by coin donation with bookings essential

due to limited seating. Telephone Tuckers Funeral & Bereavement Service on 5221 4788 to book your free seat. Julie & Julia is about a young writer trapped in an unpleasant job who decides to liven up her dreary life by attempting to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s 1961 cookbook (all 524 recipes in 365 days - “Mastering the Art of French Cooking) - starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.

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Geelong Seniors Festial October 1-31 OCEAN GROVE • 9 October A Scottish Afternoon An afternoon of Scottish entertainment. Come Along and join in some Scottish dancing. A Scottish Sing-a-Long. Some Scottish music and top it off with an afternoon tea that includes Scottish shortbread.

Booking required. Wheelchair accessible Ocean Grove Uniting Church Hall Cnr Eggleston Street and The Parade, Ocean Grove Cost: Free Further details telephone: 0408 510399

OCEAN GROVE • 15 October Melodaires Come to Ocean Grove Come and be entertained by “The Melodaires”, a local group of retired musicians, singers and dancers. Afternoon tea provided.

No booking required. Wheelchair accessible Ocean Grove Uniting Church Hall Cnr Eggleston Street and The Parade, Ocean Grove Cost: Free Further details telephone: 5255 2848

Full list of events in the Geelong region at www.geelongaustralia.com.au/seniorsfestival

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Male choir heads for Geelong

ONE of Australia’s most acclaimed choirs, The Melbourne Welsh Male Choir, will again be performing as part of the Geelong Seniors Festival activities this Friday (October 5). This year, the event will feature a special guest performance by The Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir to commemorate the 10th annual recital at St Mary’s. The event will run from 2.30pm to 4pm at St

Mary’s Basilica, 150 Yarra Street, Geelong. Entry is by ticket and a gold coin donation are required for entry on the day. Bookings are essential as seats are limited. Tickets can be booked through Tuckers Funeral & Bereavement Service. Phone 5221 4788. All donations are greatly appreciated, and all money raised will go to St Mary’s Parish and the Les Cole Fund.

Formed in 1984, The Melbourne Welsh Male Choir has grown from a small group of enthusiastic singers to an on-stage strength of 50-60 choristers. Under the direction of Lucas de Jong with accompanist Simon Walters this recital will feature some all time favourites. The Melbourne Welsh Male Choir has been part of Geelong’s Senior Festival activities for the past ten years. To commemorate this

milestone Tuckers Funeral & Bereavement Service has invited special guests the Geelong Ladies Welsh Choir to perform. Formed in 1998, The Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir is an all-female choir who sings a broad repertoire of music in the 2/3 and 4 part harmony. Musical Director, Jeanette John, carefully selects performance music to suit each and every audience.

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grove view on big issue

Gay marriage - the debate A local Baptist Pastor, a Uniting Church Reverend and a Lesbian shared their views on same sex marriage with Voice reporter Jessica Grace. They explore the depth and complexity of the issue both in and outside of the church.

BAPTIST PASTOR GREG ILLINGWORTH: NO My opinion on same sex marriage is very much as you would expect. I would think I’m going to come from a Biblical point of view. I’ve been a Christian minister for about 22 years and I don’t try and get too smart with coming up with my own summations and ideas. You can have opinions, yeah fine, but I’ll come back to what the Bible says about these things and go from there. To me that is the only firm foundation we have to make decisions on things like that. I guess you can’t talk about same sex marriage without talking about homosexuality. It’s been interesting to me to listen to people talk about same sex marriage and they’ve avoided the whole topic of homosexuality. God says things about homosexuality and marriage in the word quite clearly males and females are made to have a union and marriage so that’s why we have the laws that we have today from that, it was based on the Bible. It intrigues me that we have come this far over so many years and now we are starting to say well why can’t we change that? I think, why? What’s changed? You know, why do we see that needs to be the case? Homosexuality is listed amongst the many things in the Bible that we can do that displease God and that’s all it is. I always make it clear I don’t see homosexuality as some horrible thing, not for a minute, it’s just if you read the Bible there are so many things you and I both do that we know are wrong,. In God’s eyes its all the same, but to be actively involved in it and then try and make a law out of it I find that against what God’s word would say to us. Therefore I wouldn’t agree with same sex marriage. I think sexuality is a choice, there’s the odd exceptional case where someone can be born with that gene make up but that’s very exceptional. What I see happening today is an acceptance that you can make the choice to be homosexual or heterosexual. My upbringing as someone in my 50’s was always that’s not really a choice. You’re heterosexual and then occasionally there would be an odd homosexual person that would come through and unfortunately back in my day too they would be vindicated and put down a lot. I don’t agree with that for a moment but I think these days it’s more of a choice thing and it’s not looked upon as being a bad choice, it’s looked upon as just something you can choose. If people don’t know the word of God and they don’t live under Godly

principles I fully understand why that would be a choice. If we come back to Godly principles it’s not a choice. Its actually wrong to do that so therefore we don’t make that choice whereas what I see now in our school system and everywhere, well you can choose. I believe same sex marriage will happen at some stage probably in the near future and that saddens me in one place but it doesn’t sadden me too much because to me somewhere between five and 15 percent of our community in Australia have an active faith in God. I mean active as in they would attend worship services and pray. It’s a very low percentage so for most people getting married they’re probably not considering God in the picture. I believe my appointment as a Pastor is a Godly one and so whatever I do I can’t just say something because it’s a nice idea. I know gay people. I really enjoy and like being around them but I couldn’t before God marry them because it doesn’t agree with what I believe the word of God says I will always embrace homosexuals into the life of the church just the same as I would embrace liars or adulterers or whoever else that might be sinning and people like me that are sinners too. There’s no problem embracing them and working alongside them and preaching the word of God to them but when it comes down to it I have to say here’s what the word of God says, no more or less than that. Does that mean you’re not as valuable as the person over here? No ,not at all. Assuming in ten years time we will have gay marriage there will certainly be sectors of the community that will go thank goodness we’ve now caught up, we’ve made this thing legal. I know the Christian Church which is the word of God will say we still love these people, we’re accepting them but we can’t go against what the word of God says, very simple. From the church’s point of view it’s not going to be an angry response, it’s just going to be disappointing. No more than other stuff going on. I could point to tons of things that go against the word of God. We’re not segregating out homosexual as some special case. I can’t see the Waves Church holding the marriage of two gay people. It would only be if we decided to tear out some pages of the Bible I guess and not use them. I can’t imagine that happening. I can’t imagine any truly Christian Church doing that. I’ve never been condemned for having the choice to marry heterosexual so I can’t imagine why I’d be condemned for not marrying homosexuals.

SUSANNE PROSSER YOUTH WORKER AND LESBIAN: YES I’m a youth worker and I work with same sex attracted and gender questioning young people and I definitely think that we should be allowed to marry. I guess I don’t understand why people get so worked up about it. There are all sorts of debates and arguments out there, one being as soon as same sex people are allowed to get married it’s going to ruin the whole institution of marriage. A fairly easy argument back is heterosexual’s have done a pretty good job of that with one in four getting divorced. The next argument is that it’s terrible for children and their lives are going to be destroyed because they’re living with two mums or two dads, well again heterosexual couples do a very good job at that. I think whether or not people are allowed to get married or not makes no difference, we’ve got about eight or nine

lesbians friends who have had children. They’re not married because they’re not allowed to get married but people who love each other want to have kids and can, so people will. My sister and her husband, my brother in law, they’re both Christians and he’s an Anglican Minister. They’re more keen for me to get married than I am to the point where it’s a bit, you, know ease up. That’s the other thing that needs to be pointed out, not all Christians have the same view and I think it’s really important to acknowledge that. There are some really good Christians that when they say the Church is about equality and that Jesus and God love everyone they mean that. My sister and brother in law, my parents, are very devote Baptists and they had a little bit of trouble at first when I came out. Now they accept me and my partner I’m sure they would happily come along to a wedding and my father would proudly

give me away and all that if I asked him because they see that I’m happy and they love me. I think people often say when did you know that you were gay and you ask the same question back well when did you know that you were heterosexual? People sometimes say you need to go have sex with someone of the opposite sex just to prove that you tried it. When they ask me that I ask them have you tried having sex with someone of the same sex just to see? If people want to believe there’s a gay gene go for it but gay people, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people have been around forever right back into Biblical times. It’s not like it’s something new, it’s not like I’m a lesbian just because I want to be political I’m a lesbian because I’m falling in love with women. I don’t think it’s a choice, working with young people they say to me as if I would choose to receive the bullying and harassment that I receive because of my sexuality. People don’t choose and that’s the reality, as people come out the harassment occurs so why would you choose that. I think it has changed over time but I think there’s a long way to go as young people are still experiencing a high level of bullying. I think a lot of attitudes come from a misunderstanding or fear it’s the same as racism. I don’t understand how you can just not like someone because they’re black, I think it’s partly because people think they don’t know anyone that’s gay. Someone who is outwardly homophobic often thinks they don’t know anyone gay or they think they can say whatever they like whereas in actual fact there’s probably people in their family who are and just don’t tell them because they don’t feel safe around them. I think the other thing that happens is that gay people become

sexualized so yes having sex with someone of the same sex is part of what gay people do but it’s not my whole life. My relationship with my partner is so many things and that’s just something that happens to occur. You don’t think of heterosexual couples and immediately think sex you just think they love each other and they have a family and they do all these things together. They build a house and I’ve done all that with my partner. A lot of people go yuck I can’t imagine doing that well you don’t have to imagine I don’t imagine you doing that. It comes back to separation between Church and State which there needs to be. I think our politicians are bowing down too much too, that’s what happened recently. Julia Gillard, she’s not even married herself and marriage is an institution of the state not an institution of the church. So many people in Australia who get married in Australia aren’t Christian, they don’t get married in church they use civil celebrants. It’s got nothing to do with the church and it’s totally about prejudice. You can use the Bible to justify anything, you can use the Bible to be the most left wing social justice civic rights minded person in the world and there are many Christians out there that are like that. Or you can use it to be the most right winged homophobic racist and there are lots of people out there who do. I grew up as a Christian, I was the leader of the youth group by the time I was 18, I used to pray for people who were gay I use to hope that they would change. I didn’t come out until I was 22 I didn’t really realize I was gay, I had boyfriends and all that stuff before that and I just started to find the Church didn’t fit anymore with my views of society and social justice.

REV JAMES DOUGLAS OF THE OCEAN GROVE UNITING CHURCH:YES In the Uniting Church, ministers in consultation with congregations are able to use their discretion about blessing a same-sex relationship. If the law allowed it – I would, provided I had the congregation’s approval. Ministers don’t operate simply according to their own rules and I need the support of my congregations if I’m going to fulfil my calling properly. A lot of people feel they have a stake in this debate because marriage is something that is part of the fabric of our society. It’s something that lots of people have strong views on without necessarily developing them out of research or anything like that. Most couples I see, particularly brides, have a fairly strong idea of what they want in their wedding and it’s not because they’ve sat down and researched 15 different types of weddings and said I want that one. It’s something that becomes a general discussion around and people have an opinion about how a wedding should be. I don’t think a lot of people have a picture of two people of the same gender at the head of the aisle or out the front of the church or down at the beach both wearing the wedding dress or tuxedo. In terms of the churches broader position on same sex unions the Uniting Church has agreed to try and come up with some sort of position at its next nationwide assembly. As a church we have struggled with how the Church responds to people that want to be in a same sex relationship. We had a long debate spanning 25 years whether someone in a same sex relationship is allowed to be ordained as a Minister, we still haven’t definitively answered that question. I know several Ministers that are in same sex relationships and they’re good folk. In terms of the theology of what the bible says there are certainly bible passages that say fairly clearly that God doesn’t like homosexuality. There are also Bible passages that say God doesn’t like you eating shell fish, wearing clothing made of two different types of fibre and that kind of thing. So it becomes a question of which bits you’re going to focus on to consider authoritative and that’s where part of the struggle arises. To bring it back to the more concrete things some people understand marriage as more about a sense of public commitment to staying together and a bond that’s official and blessed rather than actually necessarily about the two people involved. I think that’s another part of the whole debate about what marriage is and a lot of people are questioning what it is exactly.

Sexuality is an offshoot of creation. It’s one of the first blessings God gives to everything. In the first story of creation in Genesis One God blesses things and tells them to reproduce and in the second creation story Eve is created to compliment Adam. Our sexuality serves to drive reproduction. Essentially that’s one of the common things, it does, we reproduce because were sexually attracted to someone. If sexuality is a part of how we’re created to be then it depends on whether or not being sexually attracted to someone of the same gender is part of who you are or somehow a function of choice. Now I don’t remember choosing to be heterosexual, I don’t remember waking up at 13 and deciding I’m going to be attracted to girls. And everyone who I know that is homosexual doesn’t remember one day waking up and going I decided I don’t like people of the opposite sex. I’m going to try to be gay. It doesn’t work that way for them it’s not a choice. For them it’s not like they’ve watched somebody on T.V and thought I’d like to be the next Carson Kressley. There’s evidence from other studies that have come out that there are expressions of homosexuality in nature, same sex coupling amongst other animals and they sure as heck haven’t chosen that. That suggests to me that there is something inherent about our sexuality and who we’re created as so if that’s the case then sexuality can’t be sinful as such. Yes the Bible rails against some expressions of sexuality, the Bible also celebrates smashing small children’s heads in. There are times you’ve got to choose how you’re going to understand the Bible as authoritative and how you’re going to understand the content. In terms of the equality element people are either equal or they’re not and so yes again the Church has to wrestle with that. If we proclaim that everyone is equal and everyone is equally loved by God then we have to understand how that works in terms of things like marriage and ministry and leadership with the church. There are older people in my congregation who are very supportive of people in same sex unions than there are others who are younger who have more struggles with that. I think part of the difficulty is that there’s a diversity of views within the Churches, there’s a diversity of views among Christians and there will be some who strongly oppose and other who strongly support and other who don’t feel it that’s big of an issue. My marriage to my wife is very important to me but I don’t feel it’s threatened by a gay couple been married.

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Offering healthy tips New to the Grove team

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TOM O’Halloran and Aaron Beck have joined Paul Fargher at Geelong Physiotherapy’s Ocean Grove Clinic. Having grown up in Ocean Grove Tom has returned from his overseas travels and is enjoying being back within the local Ocean Grove community and consulting again at the clinic. Aaron has joined the team from Barwon Health’s McKellar Centre having worked there since 2008. Geelong Physiotherapy services the Bellerine Pennisula and Greater Geelong areas with clinics in Geelong and Ocean Grove, also providing all inpatient physiotherapy services at St John of God Hospital, Geelong.

THREE Health and Wellbeing practitioners explained their services to around 25 participants in the third of a series of Health Seminars sponsored by the Bellarine Business Women’s Network. The goals of the seminars are to provide the community with free advice and direct access to the health practitioners. The event organiser, Penny Tomkinson said “There are many excellent services available but often community members are unsure of where to go. The seminars generate awareness

of the services provided by different practitioners.” The participants walk away with some great tips and often know of someone who may benefit from seeking advice from a particular practitioner. We also provide great discounts to participants and lucky door prizes. The latest seminar featured Bettina Wren Naturopath who gave participants information on cholesterol, Penny Tomkinson from Step into Life Ocean Grove who assisted participants in setting goals to get them healthier by Christmas

and Sandy Leatherem a Feldenkrais Practitioner and Physiotherapist who explained the benefits of the Feldenkrais method. The seminars are held at St Peters Anglican Church, Draper St, Ocean Grove and are free to all members of the community. The next seminar will be early in 2013 and anyone wanting to go onto our mailing list can email oceangrove@ stepintolife.com. There is also a facebook page - Bellarine Health Seminars where our practitioners regularly post information.

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Jon sets off on a new adventure AN overseas adventure, a surfing trip and more time with family and friends are on Jon Shepard’s retirement bucket list, writes Jessica Grace. The former Assistant Principal of Bellarine Secondary College has been teaching for 35 years and said whilst he was sad to be leaving he was excited for things to come. “I’m very excited about doing something different, I’ve been a teacher now for 35 years and I’ve really, really enjoyed it, it’s been a fantastic lifestyle,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a job, it’s a lifestyle. I lost both of my parents the past few months and I guess that’s made me reflective. I want to be able to spend more time with my own kids and my own friends.” Jon said his passion for teaching started at University when he began tutoring students on the side for extra pocket money. “I just found that really, really enjoyable. I enjoyed the connection with young people and seeing them succeed, so after I finished University I went to Teacher’s College in Hawthorn,” he said. “I did my Dip Ed which was fantastic as in you went to a school two days a week and college for three. I was at Caulfield Tech just next to the race course and I was

there for a year.” Jon’s first posting was at Broady West Tech, the school Carl Williams attended, arriving on a Friday and departing the following Monday to Mathew Flinders Geelong. “Matthew Flinders was an amazing place for a young person surrounded by other young teachers. The Principal was really keen to make it more than just a traditional girl’s school,” he said. “He wanted students to get involved in more interesting programs. I remember coaching footy there for a while and really enjoyed my time there.” After five years Jon moved to Queenscliff High where he stayed for eight years, a school renowned for its surrounding environment. “We did a lot of work with the Marine Discovery Centre in Queenscliff. We started taking students snorkeling,” he said. “It was very early for schools to be doing that, we provided advice to other schools we also put a group of students through scuba qualifications and did most of the early dunes re-vegetation work.” Jon said the students also did a lot of environmental testing which received a lot of television and media coverage and accolades for

RETIRING: Jon Shepherd. the school at the time. Jon received a CRA Science Teacher Fellowship for his work, providing him the opportunity to travel the West Coast of America from Seattle to San Francisco and then Hawaii. “I visited various schools and aquariums learning about marine education programs and also had the chance to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium which was an amazing experiencing for me,” he said. “After that I got an International Teaching Fellowship to go to New Zealand so I took my three

kids and Meron my wife and we went and lived in a really small town called Tapanui.” The town had a community of about 2,000 people and a small school with about 250 kids which Jon said was just the most fantastic experience. After teaching at Belmont High School for ten years as a House Coordinator and an Assistant Principal, Jon moved to Bellarine Secondary College where he remained for the past decade. “I’ve loved been at Ocean Grove. It’s a smaller school with about 350 kids, fantastic staff and really good kids in a wonderful environment,” he

said. “I’ve been very, very lucky, I’ve had a fantastic teaching career and I’ve virtually loved every day of it.” Jon said the biggest reward throughout his career has been working with people whether that is staff or students. “I’ve really enjoyed employing young staff and working with them to see them get better but also the energy and enthusiasm that they bring into a school is fantastic,” he said. “Also watching students develop and go through their work with parents and see how they’re getting better and how satisfying that is for them but also the joy on their parents faces.” Jon said he has also enjoyed working with kids that are classified as at risk in the hope of helping develop them into good citizens. “We do have students here who do struggle and sometimes they might be in strife with the law or sometimes with their parents and I really enjoy working with them,” he said. “That’s what I think is sometimes forgotten as well as the academic work within schools, schools do a lot of work in making young people better citizens. “You’ve got to believe you can make a difference because I think you can.”

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Ducks choose room with safe view NATURE watch this week is about Wood Ducks. I received a call from Christine Weston about a pair of Australian Wood Ducks that nest in a large gum tree in her back yard in Old Ocean Grove. Christine lives just near the St Peters Anglican Church in Ocean Grove, and the photo shows a female Wood Duck on the church roof. Christine’s garden is a strange place for ducks to nest as it’s quite a long way from any water courses. In the spring it’s a common sight to see ducks walking their ducklings from a nesting site towards a pond or body of water, often having to negotiate busy roads in the process. A friend rescued some ducklings from the Bellarine Hwy last year after a car ran over both parents trying to lead their family across the road (boohoo). I wonder why ducks nest so far away from areas of water? The Australian Wood Duck forms monogamous breeding pairs that stay together year round. Pairs of Wood Ducks nests in tree hollows, or nesting boxes located

A Wood Duck on an old Ocean Grove roof ridge.

above or near water, often re-using the same site year after year. The female can lay up to about 11 eggs at a time (that’s a big family). Apparently ducks choose nesting sites that are either close to water to more than a mile away from their territory. They nest where they feel safe from predators, but it’s a long and dangerous family walk to the water course once the ducklings are born. In places like Balyang

Sanctuary in Geelong, nesting boxes have been placed above the water for ducks to use. Maybe we could provide some boxes for ducks in places like Blue Waters Lake, Bonnyvale Wetlands and Begola Wetlands for this purpose? In many parts of the world where ducks are frequently killed on the road, road signs have been erected that warn drivers to slow down during the

breeding season. Duck crossing schemes have been seen as a genuine success in the conservation and preservation of ducks in urban areas. Maybe this should be considered on the Bellarine Hwy near the ‘Purple Duck’ and also between the St Peter’s Church and Blue Waters Lake. Thanks Christine for telling me about your lovely Wood Duck garden friends.

The last meeting for the local bird group, Bellarine Birdlife, was to be held at the Ocean Grove Neighbourhood House at 7.30pm on Monday the October 1. If anyone is interested in joining the group, please phone Miles Charlesworth on 0438531782. There is an outing planned on October 3 to the Portarlington Treatment Plant. By Jennifer Carr

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Hawks rule the day in the under 14 grand final DRYSDALEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S under 14 (div 7) side were victorious in their Grand Final against Geelong Amateur. The Hawks got up 9.4-58 to defeat Ammos 4.10-34. Drysdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal kickers were Austen Krueger 4, Matthew Barmby, Connor Bennett, Luke Henderson and James Willis. The best on ground were Cole Baylor along with Austen Krueger, Joshua Sagor, James Willis, Thomas McKenzie and Anthony Connally.

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voice sport

Zac’s the wheel deal on go karting circuit

ABOVE: Zac Soutar.

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OCEAN Grove local youngster Zac Soutar is a fast mover in more ways than one. The 15-year-old Christian College student is dominating the race tracks as a go kart champion. Zac is ranked in the top 15 in Australia for his age group and he is currently leading the Victoria Country Racing Series after four events on the state wide tour. The Voice spoke to Zac’s father Shane last week who arrived in Coffs Harbour after an exhausting overnight 16-hour drive from Ocean Grove to be with his son who was competing at the 2012 Go Karting NSW State Championships. Zac has already competed in the Victoria’s western district towns of Hamilton and Portland this year and heads to Tasmania in November for Tasmania’s state titles. “He (Zac) has been go karting I think for three or four years now – he always just loved Formula One and Touring Cars,” Father Shane said. “We just took him to

the go kart track one day and had a look and he was straight into it. “We were always involved in motorbike racing as much as he loved motorbikes, he just loved four wheels actually.” Father Shane, Managing Director of Adams Print, is no stranger to motorsport having raced around the world as a Sidecar champion. He said even though he still has a passion for motorsport, it was Zac’s initiative to get involved in go karting at a competitive level in the first place. Zac is sponsored by local Geelong printing business Adams Print. “He (Zac) has been involved in motorsport all of his life,” said Shane, who still races around Australia. “I see a lot of parents pushing their children in junior sport and I’m the other way. “He (Zac) drags me long because he wants to be involved, you don’t want your kid to do things under

sufferance. “If he goes on to do other motorsport, I’m happy either way.” Shane, who will race at Phillip Island this weekend at the 2012 Australian Sidecar F1 Championship, was famously involved in a serious Sidecar accident at the 1996 Motorcycle Italian Grand Prix. “I was quite famous for a motorcycle accident over in Italy many years ago, I was racing in the World Sidecar Championship – so three wheels,” Shane said. Soutar’s machine veered sharply to the right and slammed into a wall on the fast main straight, slicing the bike in half and hurling the rider high into the air. At the time Soutar had been flown to a Florence hospital in Italy by air ambulance because of the possibility of lifethreatening haemorrhaging. The footage of the incident is still widely viewed on You Tube. Shane’s passenger Switzerland’s Adolf Hanni at the time remained unconscious for eight minutes after the accident during a warm-up session.

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grove golf

Comp a winner despite weather OCEAN Grove lady golfers teed up in the L’Oreal day aiming to win fantastic prize packs from L’Oreal Paris. Despite awful weather conditions, a field of 40 players took part in the event with the winners being A Grade – Sally Schaller (18) 35 points, B Grade- Leone Clay (39) 31 points and C Grade – Corrie Butcher (45) 31 points. L’Oreal have been

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All set for the first over season, even if there are clubs there we think we can beat and clubs we can be competitive against.”

Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association preview 2012/13

BARWON HEADS SEAGULLS

COLLENDINA COBRAS The BPCA reigning premiers face Portarlington in their opening one-day game at the Snake Pit on Saturday. The Cobras only play one home game in the first four rounds, in Round 2 they face an A-Grade Grand Final re-match against nearby rivals Ocean Grove at Ocean Grove. After a bye in Round 4 they play a string of three home games in Rounds 5, 6 and 7. DRAW Round 1: Portarlington (home) Round 2: Ocean Grove (away) Round 3: Anglesea (away) Round 4: Bye Round 5: Newcomb (home) Round 6: Barwon Heads (home) Round 7: Barrabool (home) Round 8: Wallington (away) Round 9: Jan Juc (home) Round 10: Queenscliff (away) Round 11: Drysdale (away) Last season’s A-Grade finish: Premiers Arrivals: Guy O’Keefe (Returns to the club), Alastair Grant (Altona) Departures: Paul Liistro (Barwon Heads) Collendina Cobras cocoach Eddie Ellwood: “Definitely we want to be strong again in the BPCA, a couple of years ago after we won the A-Grade premiership (in 2009/10) we had a departure of six players, so that made it hard. After winning the A-Grade last year the first thing was to retain all of the players and that it is what we have done. Obviously we want to be competitive

Cobras grabbed local bragging rights in 2011/12.

again, we think we will be competitive, but we will have to wait and see what everyone else dishes up. We need to be competitive again we need to get good numbers playing every week and hopefully that filters down through the lower grades. Numbers have been really good at each training session and they are getting better at each training session.” OCEAN GROVE GRUBBERS Last season’s BPCA Club Champion winners and A-Grade Grand Finalists play some big games early in the season including games against Collendina and Drysdale. The Grubbers play three of their last four matches at home. Will be hoping to start the season well to play finals again. DRAW Round 1: Jan Juc (away) Round 2: Collendina (home) Round 3: Drysdale (away) Round 4: Queenscliff (away) Round 5: Barrabool (home) Round 6: Wallington (away) Round 7: Bye Round 8: Anglesea (home) Round 9: Newcomb (home) Round 10: Barwon Heads (away) Round 11: Portarlington (home)

Last season’s A-Grade finish: Second Arrivals: None Departures: Shaun Fankhauser (Manifold Heights), Pat Kuipers (retired) Ocean Grove coach Lucas Cameron: “This season will be interesting for us, had such a successful season in 2011/12, be hard to replicate to be honest, but we have a really good crop of young guys ready to step into some key positions for us. Not going to set any goals as yet, but I’m confident our best cricket will be very competitive against all sides. Have to wait and see how other sides are shaping up in the first part of the season. Hopefully get off to a good start and not have to play catch up after the break.” WALLINGTON WALLABIES Wallington Cricket Coach Darren Cameron has declared “youth” will be the key this season. The Wallabies have played some challenging pre-season games against GCA clubs Leopold and Waurn Ponds in the lead up to the new season. Only plays once at home in the first five rounds. In the back half of the season plays three of their last four games at home. DRAW Round 1: Newcomb

(away) Round 2: Bye Round 3: Barwon Heads (away) Round 4: Drysdale (home) Round 5:Portarlington (away) Round 6:Ocean Grove (home) Round 7: Jan Juc (away) Round 8:Collendina (home) Round 9:Queenscliff (home) Round 10:Anglesea (home) Round 11:Barrabool (away) Last season’s A-Grade finish: Eighth place. Arrivals: None at this stage. Departures: Jack Campbell (Bell Park), Damien Biemans (not interested in playing) Wallington coach Darren Cameron: “We are going to have to run with our youth policy this season. There are three kids out of Under 17’s last season that had a taste of playing A-Grade, they will hopefully become full-time players in the A-Grade. We are fielding three teams this season with A, B and D Grades this season. We have had two practice games in two weeks prior to round one against Leopold and Waurn Ponds. A lot of pre-season form has been from juniors blokes between 17 and 19. Wallington is a great family club, it is a young club growing. Realistically we want a 50/50 ledger with games won and lost this

After winning the A-Grade flag in 2010/11, the Heads’ last season were again in the finals mix. The club regains Sam Herbison, who returns to Barwon Heads after a stint with the Geelong Cricket Club. A good start to the season will help Barwon Heads prosper in the finals, who play two of their first three games at home. DRAW Round 1: Anglesea (away) Round 2: Jan Juc (home) Round 3: Wallington (home) Round 4: Portarlington (away) Round 5: Drysdale (home) Round 6: Collendina (away) Round 7: Queenscliff (home) Round 8: Barrabool (away) Round 9: Bye Round 10: Ocean Grove (home) Round 11: Newcomb (away) Last season’s A-Grade finish: Third Arrivals: Sam Herbison (Geelong CC) Paul Liistro (Collendina) Departures: None Barwon Heads captain coach Jason Mallett: “We have tried to freshen things up, but we don’t want to change too much because at the end of the day we weren’t too far off a Grand Final berth last season. The reality is the three losses were against the other finalists, we are under no illusions we have to work and we are certainly looking to rectify that. I think probably our fielding needs to improve this season, the fielding was the major thing that cost us last season particularly in our semi-final loss (to Ocean Grove), we lost key wickets in the chase and but I think we could have saved 30 to 40 runs in the field.”

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Zain Vail.

James Rock.

Grove sons stand out in GFL final at K’ Park TWO Ocean Grove raised footballers took to the confines of Simonds Stadium for the biggest day on the Geelong Football League calendar on Saturday September 22, writes Mark Heenan. That’s right, Bell Park pair James Rock and teammate Jason Graham, who played in the GFL Grand Final, grew up playing

football right here in Ocean Grove. You could also add Bell Park ruckman Zain Vail into the mix as he spent his younger years living in the Ocean Grove region. However it was not the desired result for Rock and Graham’s Dragons who went down to South Barwon 51 points to

hand South Barwon their sixth premiership in eight years. Rock, a former Geelong Falcons player, is the brother of Liam Rock who won this year’s Ocean Grove senior best and fairest award, played one senior match at Ocean Grove in 2009 as an Under 18 age representative player. Rock, who plays A-Grade

cricket at Collendina, crossed to Geelong West in the GFL in 2010 to play with his brother Liam before moving to Bell Park in 2011. Meanwhile, Graham spent the majority of his junior football playing days at Ocean Grove before also crossing to Bell Park to play senior football in the GFL.

Senior football review BACKS Sam Fairway 2012: 20 games, 1 goal A courageous fast running defender who saved his best until the end of the season. Shined in a disappointing finals campaign for Grubbers. Named in best players in club’s last five games, including both finals. Kane Reardon 2012: 19 games, 1 goal A natural defender who is becoming a seasoned player at the club. Reliable, and will get better with experience. Experienced at a young age. Kaiden Long 2012: 11 games Started season slowly, didn’t play his first senior game until Round nine. Had some big roles against the BFL’s elite forwards, thrown in at the deep end and impressed. Youngster learning his craft. Sam Rankin 2012: 12 games Strong, bulked in size, and played some key roles down back late in the season. A senior regular, will need to get quicker in the off-season. Good in contested footy. Tom Roberts 2012: 18 games, 2 goals Gun recruit from Shepparton United. Named in the BFL Team of the Year. Poised and classy. Sustained injuries at key moments during matches when Grubbers needed him most. Harrison Foott 2012: 12 games, 1 goal Indifferent season. A key position player. Versatile. Has a proven ability

to nullify key forwards from leading BFL teams. Andy Higgins 2012: 16 games, 8 goals Under 18 Grubbers gem, uses footy really well. Future of the club. Shane Jack 2012: 19 games, 13 goals. Announced as playing co-coach for 2013. On-field leader. Well respected. Can play either defence or in attack. Genuine match winner. Kicked five goals against Modewarre in Ocean Grove’s semi-final loss. MIDFIELDERS Liam Rock 2012: 20 games, 11 goals 2012 Grubbers Best and Fairest winner. Slick and consistent in midfield. Went forward and kicked vital goals at times and adapted well as a marking target. Pivotal, strong and resilent. Tyson Doherty 2012: 17 games, 11 goals A ball magnet, knows how to find the footy. Gathered 54 possessions against Portarlington in Round 15. Will only get better in bigger games, forms the core of the midfield group. James McTaggart 2012: 17 games, 17 goals Likable, good mover and can kick goals. Named in leadership group. Needs to take his game to another level for Grubbers to win finals. Very capable, skilful and fast. Ben Ricardo 2012: 15 games, 8 goals Not as prolific in past seasons. Missed five rounds prior to finals. Sustained a knee injury against Newcomb in

Round 13. Still can be a midfield force. Plays corridor footy well. Rowan O’Callaghan 2012: 18 games, 9 goals Co-captain. Measured. Leader on the field. Seasoned campaigner. Played well at crucial times in finals. Aaron O’Callaghan 2012: 19 matches, 14 goals A barometer for the Grubbers. Up and coming midfielder. A consistent ball getter. Capable leader. Injured knee against Torquay in Qualifying final, sidelined indefinitely. FORWARDS Daniel Maloney 2012: 18 games, 54 goals Gun forward. Leading goalkicker. Booted 10 goals against Newcomb. Strong marking target. Fast on lead. A cruel blow after a torn pancreas against Torquay in the Qualifying final ended his season. Lewie Hollmer 2012: 20 games, 40 goals New recruit. Dominated against middle to lower teams. Second in B & F. Needs to deliver against the BFL’s elite teams. Played every game. A genuine match winner. X-factor. Josh Milnes: 2012: 8 games, 13 goals Heart and soul. Hard-working. Hard nut. Arguably most improved player at Grubbers in the second half of the season. Won Reserves Best and Fairest. Strong body type. Future leader. Inspirational. Shaun Fankhauser 2012: 14 games, 4 goals Utility. Great on-field talker. Motivational. Goes hard at the

footy. Capable of filling holes where needed. Stong team player. Brandon Backwell 2012: 19 games, 27 goals Underrated. Can play in defence or in attack. Proven goalkicker. Reliable and consistent. A valuable recruit in 2012. Jack Rawlings 2012: 18 games, 22 goals Youngster on the rise. Lively forward. Kicked five goals against Drysdale at Drysdale. Expected to play a bigger role in the midfield in future years. Patrick Maloney 2012: 12 games, 8 goals A promising youngster. Club junior. Has good footy smarts, knows where to run to find ball. Will only get better and play more senior games. RUCKS Michael Stewart 2012: 12 games, 2 goals Key recruit. Leading big man. Great contested tap ruckman, suffered a crucial hand injury on eve of finals. Grubbers would have liked him to play more games. Boosted ruck stocks. Tom Foott 2012: 10 games, 2 goals Provided great support to Stewart. High leap. Capable of playing key positions including down back at times. Valuable big man. Pete Corredig 2012: 19 games, 22 goals. Strong. Quiet talker. Actions on the field leader. Co-captain. Mid-season purple patch. played well in close games against Drysdale. Confidence player, needs touch. Motivational.

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Footy and netball

Cam urges support for new coach Shane OUTGOING Ocean Grove coach Cameron McGregor has urged the club to get behind new playing Grubbers senior coach Shane Jack. Jack has already taken the reigns in preparation for the 2013 season after McGregor, who spent three seasons in the role, stood down at the completion of the 2012 finals series to concentrate on family and work commitments. McGregor took the Grubbers to the BFL finals series in two of the three seasons he coached at Ocean Grove in 2011 and this season. McGregor addressed the club’s supporters, officials and players at the Grubbers Football and Netball Club presentation

award ceremony at the Buckley’s Entertainment Centre in Breakwater on Saturday September 22. “Let’s make sure we actually get behind the new guy coming in,” McGregor said in his speech. “The new guys coming in helping him like Gavin Berry as (New) Football Director, who has been there for three years for me and the guys that selected Shane Jack. “It is easy to make the selections, but let’s actually support them and get the help around Shane to make sure he is successful.” McGregor paid tribute to his wife Brodie, who gave birth to their couple’s second child last month, for her on-going support for the last three years.

He said Jack had the support of his wife Lauren to fulfill his ambition to coach. “To Loz (Lauren) Brodie said a few words during the week, ‘good luck, say goodnight to your husband tonight because that is the last time you will see him for a fair while’,” McGregor said. “It is a big commitment that Shane has put his hand up for, and he has got a young family, but it takes a partner to support that. “But I know Loz has already said she is supporting it and that is why she is letting him to it – And Shane is not playing cricket because she said he is not allowed to. “But Shane will be successful if everyone supports him.”

Senior B&F winner Liam Rock and Reserves B&F winner Josh Milnes.

Ocean Grove Under 18’s Division One coach Matt Tyrrell and Under 18 player Jess Rapa.

New Grubbers playing coach Shane Jack with outgoing coach Cameron McGregor.

Grubbers Reserves 2012 Premiership winning coach Adrian Stapleton and senior midfielder James McTaggart.

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grove senior awards

honours

B GRADE: Kelsey Ollis, Emma Doolan. A GRADE: Lauren Ollis, Grace Caldow, Zanna Woods.

Senior Netball The Senior Presentation night was a great night at Buckleys. Special thanks to Jaimie George and Caily Nash for all their organising for the night and for all the social events during the year, along with Kelly McIntosh. They did a fantastic job and the chocolate fountain was certainly a highlight with all that attended. Jo Britt, Netball Director, thanked all the coaches and volunteers for their hard work to get the senior teams organised and on the court and was proud of the new All Abilities team. Megan Blake-Uren, Head Coach, thanked

her Assistant/Co-coaches, Tania and Honni for assisting with the A Grade team and Chris Blaskovic for training and assisting with the B Grade team. She was grateful for all the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, teams volunteers, players - Junior and Senior, that assisted senior netball this year. It was a challenging year but provided great opportunities for the upcoming juniors who show great promise for future years. Megan said she was happy with the improvement of the players over this season. Under 19â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

C GRADE: Caily Nash and Britt Long.

19&U - Coach Emma Mooney awarded: Best & Fairest - Lauren Ollis, R/Up B&F -Emma Doolan, Coaches Award - Siobhan Baker D Grade Coach - Jess Grace was unavailable to hand out awards so Megan BlakeUren stepped in and handed out D Grade awards to: B&F - Carly Britt, Equal R/Up B&F Rebecca Kenny & Emma Collins C Grade Coach - Famie Needham was an apology so Megan

Pictured right, D Grade Emma Collins.

D Grade Carly Britt and Bec Kenny

junior awards next edition

Blake-Uren handed out C Grade awards to :B&F - Britt Long, R/Up B&F - Christie Clark Coaches Award - Caily Nash B Grade Co-coach Chris Blaskovic handed out B Grade awards to: B&F - Paula Birch R/up B&F - Kelsey Ollis Coaches Awards - Emma Doolan A Grade Coach Megan BlakeUren, (Ass coaches - Tania McKew & Honni Williamson) handed out A Grade awards to:

B&F - Lauren Ollis Equal R/Up B&F - Grace Caldow & Zanna Woods Senior Aggregate award - Lauren Ollis (19&U) Senior Umpires award - Danielle Vicary The All Abilities team did a fantastic job and were Runners up for their season and received their trophies at Senior Vote Count. Special thanks to Chris Blaskovic for her journalistic skills in submitting the netball news for the Record each week for the Club. Gregg Ollis and Judy Ollis

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MATT BECOMES NUMBER 137 - AND REALISES DREAM

Bowls Australia National Coach Steve Glasson was at a special event to present Matt Flapper’s first lawn bowls cap - number 137.

Girls make rep side GIRLS soccer in Ocean Grove at the Surfside Waves Soccer Club continues to grow stronger -with more players picked to play in rep sides. Three players from Surfside Waves under 17 Girls team, Izzy Greer, Maddy Hogan and Caitlin Pickett (pictured right) have all been successful at the recent inaugural trials for the Greater Geelong Galaxy representative Under 15 girls soccer team. They will play for Galaxy in the

Victorian Championship League starting in October. Next season Surfside Waves Soccer Club will have three girls teams – most likely U12s, U14s and U17s - entered in the Geelong regional competition. Any girls wishing to play soccer in the new season can make enquiries to surfsidewaves@ hotmail.com.au. Club registration will be late March. Look out for details in future editions of the Voice.

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OCEAN Grove bowling coach Matt Flapper was presented with his first lawn bowls Australian cap at a packed Ocean Grove Bowling Club last Tuesday. During the event, Matt talked about his dream of representing Australia outdoors as well as indoors, but also mentioned an exciting ambition to play in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. On Thursday Matt flew to Malaysia with his Aussie teammates to take part in the Asia Pacific Merdeka Indoor Bowls Championships. The 33-year-old will compete in the singles, mixed pairs and mixed fours.