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HERE COMES THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: Lachie Chomley, Reverend Peter Jewell, Amirt Blake, and Christy Marsh-Trombelli will don their op shop best for Norlane Neighbourhood Gathering this Picture: REBECCA HOSKING month. 193202 More on page 7

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Cruise upgrades ‘priority’ By Luke Voogt

Geelong missing out on more than $28 million in cruise ship revenue has prompted urgent calls to review its port infrastructure. The call comes after the Indy last week revealed just a single cruise ship booking for Geelong for the next three years,

down from nine arrivals in 2014. "I think it's a very poor result," shadow tourism minister David Hodgett said. "We need to do something sooner rather than later." Mr Hodgett acknowledged a 2011 report prioritising a rebuilt Yarra St Pier, which burnt down in 1988. Continued page 2

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ADVENTURE TIME: Nepal-bound Geelong students William Scott, Sidney Henderson, Makaira Le, Seth Grgurevic, Tommy Le and Abbigail Mathers received free jackets and shoes from Anaconda Geelong last Saturday for their trip.

Robot prodigies off to Nepal By Luke Voogt Six Geelong kids are preparing for a Nepal adventure this month to share the robot-based brilliance that helped them win on the world stage. Moolap robot enthusiast Tommy Le, 11, will travel with five former Christ the King Catholic Primary School students after raising $20,000 for the trip. "I like using my imagination to create robots," he told the Indy on Monday. "Sometimes I think about designing robots when I sleep." The group will teach science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) to underprivileged children after winning at First Lego League's latest state and Australian competitions. Two of the group, William Scott and Tommy's sister Makaira, represented Australia at the league's world championship at Hungary

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last year, winning its 'core value' section. About 88,000 students worldwide compete in the annual competition, which involves programming a Lego robot to complete autonomous tasks. Tommy admitted he was nervous about teaching robotics for the first time. But he looked forward to exploring Nepal, including a planned hike to a Buddhist monastery where the group will stay overnight. "We're thinking of ways we can teach children robotics for research," he said. The group sets off on 24 May after weeks selling fundraising chocolates and developing teaching strategies, according to proud teacher Aisha Kristiansen. "The kids have been working so hard over the school holidays and weekends," she said. "It's their chance to think big and about their life beyond Geelong." She thanked various sponsors who donated money and equipment to the group.

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Geelong council, municipal alliance G21 and local organisations have launched a petition for $20.5 million in federal funding for a proposed Norlane health hub. Geelong Mayor Bruce Harwood urged locals to sign the petition for the $61.6 million Northern ARC at www.geelongaustralia.com. au/northernarc.

Defence hopes Korean-owned Hanwa Defence Australia is hoping to base its operations between Geelong and Melbourne, if it wins a bid to manufacture Australia's amoured personnel carriers. The project is expected to be worth more than $10 billion and create more than 100 direct jobs.

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Crime busters Geelong residents will be able to help crack cold cases, try their hand at sentencing and hear from some of Australia's leading barristers and detectives at a new event next Thursday. Professor Marilyn McMahon said the event, at Deakin University's Waterfront Campus, appealled to "anyone" interested in crime.

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RAGING: Business owners Domenica and Vincent Albanese are some of the Belmont traders disappointed with council's bike lane approval. shouldn't be of a huge concern. There is plenty of off-street parking in High St that is often vacant," Mr van Laar said. "Retailing is changing everywhere, so we need to move with the times." Mr van Laar said the bike lines would "encourage more people to Belmont". "It's much more than a bike path, it's a whole rejuvenation," he said.

"In other cities across Australia and around the world it has been shown the retail precincts can be enlivened by bike lanes. "The right decision has been made and now we get on with it." TAC previously threatened to withdraw its $4.7 million funding for the bike network if council selected another route.

Outreach teams for homeless in Geelong Teams of outreach workers will patrol "homeless hotspots" across Geelong as part of a rough sleepers' package, State Government announced on Wendesday. Housing Minister Richard Wynne announced the $17 million package, including 20 new modular homes to be built in areas of high need. "We're taking targeted support directly to rough sleepers to break the cycle of homelessness for vulnerable Victorians and help them get back on their feet," he said. Under the new program, foot patrols of outreach workers will provide tailored and targeted support to people sleeping rough and help direct them to emergency accommodation and ongoing support. Meanwhile supportive housing teams will focus on ongoing solutions that get people off the streets and keep them in housing, helping with short to medium-term accommodation options and rental subsidies. The package is part of the Andrews Labor Government's $45 million Homelessness and

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reach and supportive teams for regional cities including Geelong. Mental health service Neami National would manage seven of modular homes in Geelong, State Government announced. Geelong, Bellarine and Lara MPs Christine Couzens, Lisa Neville and John Eren applauded the announcement. "Everyone's life story is different," Ms Couzens said. "This program will provide individualised support that looks at the unique challenges faced by each person, as well as providing new housing to expand our options." "These important changes will give vulnerable members of the Geelong community the support and shelter they need," Ms Neville said. "These outreach workers have access to a flexible range of services and approaches to support rough sleepers, to help them with the issues they face and assist them into housing in their local area," Mr Eren said.

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A Belmont trader fears "businesses will close their doors" after council endorsed new bike lanes through High St. The bike lanes received approval from Geelong's council last month, however local traders are "filthy" about the decision, according to tourism operator Stuart Coffield. "It will end up costing jobs because businesses will close or move," Mr Coffield said. "We rely on car traffic, but if the carparks are no longer there people will just drive by." Mr Coffield labelled the project as "disgraceful" and questioned who the bike lanes would appeal to. "It doesn't understand normal rationale, it's not like it's being built on flat road," he said. "I consider myself reasonably fit but I wouldn't be able to ride up that huge hill, and I don't think many other people would be able to either. "I've been here for 26 years and I see one bike rider a day. It's just ridiculous; there is absolutely no common sense to it." Council voted 6-3 to build the controversial one-way separated bike lanes which involve the removal of 30 out of 83 car parking spaces on High St. Cycling advocate and former Bike Safe president Barton van Laar welcomed council's decision. "While some car parks will be lost it

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Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $90m pledge By Natalee Kerr Opposition Leader Bill Shorten visited Deakin University's Waurn Ponds campus on Tuesday afternoon to announce a $90 million investment into local healthcare. Mr Shorten pledged $50 million for a new women's and children's hospital at the former Geelong Private Hospital, matching the coalition's commitment made last month. The pledge adds to the Andrews State Government's previous $100 million investment in the new hospital, reaching a total contribution of $150 million from state and federal Labor. Mr Shorten also announced $40 million towards the redevelopment of University Hospital Geelong's Baxter House into an elective surgery centre, if elected at this month's federal election. The funding will help upgrade and reopen existing theatres, recovery spaces, lifts and administration areas to provide locals with "quicker access to surgery", according to Labor. Mr Shorten said the investments would assist "thousands" of extra patients in the region to ensure they receive medical care "in their own community". "Our ongoing commitment (is) to make healthcare and proper funding for hospitals one of the number one issues in this election," Mr Shorten said. "We are committed to funding healthcare in this country, we are committed to reversing the cuts to hospitals." The latest health funding is the second major pledge by Labor in Richard Marles' seat of Corio during this election campaign. Last month Mr Marles also promised to provide $15 million towards the redevelopment of Geelong's palliative care provider

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HOSPITAL FUNDS: Opposition Leader Bill Shorten visited Geelong this week to announce $90 million in local healthcare funding. Anam Cara House. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said the announcements were "great" for the people of "Geelong, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast". "It is a real partnership to provide even better care to the growing number of patients who need that care," he said. "We're going to go from about 2,500 babies born in the Geelong Hospital to more than 4,000. "The number of people who can get surgery

in Geelong will go from 5,500 to 11,000." Mr Shorten also condemned an egging incident against Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday in Albury by a 24-year-old woman, labelling the act as "disgraceful". "This is not what we do in Australia," he said. "If this protester thinks she will get any sympathy or support from me, she couldn't be more wrong. The Prime Minister has my complete sympathy."

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Attack ad launched By Luke Voogt An ad "blitz" attacking Labor's negative gearing policy kicked off in Lara on Wednesday, with Master Builders warning the changes could damage Geelong's building industry. The policy, along with doubling capital gains tax, would undermine 4400 small building businesses in Corangamite and Corio, according to Master Builders Australia. The organisation's chief executive officer Denita Wawn said the plans would impact many property investors within the two electorates. "In Corangamite there are nearly 13,500 and in Corio there are nearly 10,000 families building their wealth with negatively-geared property investments." Ms Wawn also took aim at Labor's plans to abolish Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), saying it would lead to 30 per cent cost increases for taxpayer-funded infrastructure. Master Builders Victoria chief executive officer Rebecca Casson said the policies could lead to job losses. Ms Casson described Geelong as a "poster child" for large scale construction activity with one of the fastest rates of dwelling approvals for 2018. "If the rules on negative gearing and capital gains tax are changed, we risk weakening Geelong's housing market," the former Committee for Geelong chief said. But Labor's plans to limit negative gearing from 1 January, 2020, would affect no investments prior to that day, Labor Corangamite candidate Libby Coker said. "The Government spends well over $11 billion a year on negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, money that could be

By Natalee Kerr Geelong is set to receive a $14 million adult mental health centre if the Liberal government is elected at this month's federal election. Liberal MP Sarah Henderson announced the investment on Wednesday morning alongside Liberal candidate for the seat of Corio Alistair Thomson. Ms Henderson said the fully-funded Geelong centre is one of eight new facilities across Australia and the only centre of its kind in Victoria. "The Geelong community suffers mental health illness at a rate that is actually higher than the national average," Ms Henderson said. Ms Henderson described the centre as a "headspace for adults" to support those suffering from mental illness particularly at times of "crisis". "This is going to have a range of mental health care professionals," she said. "Rather than going to the emergency department and rather than people suffering and not getting the help they need, they'll be able to go to this centre and get the urgent care." Mr Thomson said the facility was a "big win" for the Geelong region. "I am so pleased the needs of our area have been acknowledged and that a walk-in community mental health centre will be based here," Mr Thompson said. The centre will operate over extended hours and will allow people to walk-in without a prior appointment. The first centres are expected to open in 2021, but no site has yet been determined for the Geelong location.

MASTER CAMPAIGNERS: Builder Mark Little with Master Builders' Australian and Victorian CEOs Denita Wawn and Rebecca Casson. 193302 Picture: REBECCA HOSKING better spent on our local schools and hospitals. "Many people are choosing to make a seachange to Corangamite but in this local competitive housing market we have seen first home buyers struggling to get a bid in at auctions. "Labor's plan will help to boost housing supply and jobs, whilst support our 10-year plan to back the construction of 250,000 new affordable homes". Corio Labor MP Richard Marles said his party would abolish the "draconian" ABCC, which "strips construction workers of com-

mon law rights". "When it comes to attacking unions, Morrison and his Liberals jump at the opportunity, but remain silent when it comes to serious allegations of sham contracting, underpayment of wages and safety at work, in what is one of the most dangerous industries. "If Labor is elected, when there are breaches of the law there will be consequences. "But unlike the Liberals, we will seek to bring greater cooperation, not just into the building industry, but all sectors of the economy."

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You can provide the spark that helps deliver the Northern ARC. Show your support for the health and recreation facility that will change lives and deliver a fair outcome for the north. Join the growing number of voices backing the Northern ARC by signing the petition at a City customer service centre, Swim, Sport and Leisure centre or www.geelongaustralia.com.au/northernarc The Northern ARC must be built. The City of Greater Geelong allocated $20.6 million towards the priority project in 2017. But we are still waiting for other governments to help meet the total cost of $61.6m. There is no more time to waste. The Northern ARC must become a reality. We, the undersigned, believe the facility is desperately required to address the entrenched inequality in Geelong. We recognise the untapped potential it has to rapidly improve community health and wellbeing; to be a welcome catalyst for positive change. Co-located with Barwon Health North, the Northern ARC will provide residents with a world-class complex that is unlike anything else in Australia. Its impact will be enormous. Once opened, it will be one of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busiest public facilities, attracting more than 600,000 people annually. Visitation would be 30 per cent higher than the award-winning Geelong Library and Heritage Centre, which is rightly acknowledged as one of our treasured assets. The Northern ARC would similarly be viewed as invaluable; a place all are proud to have in Geelong. The integrated complex will deliver an estimated $111 million in preventative health benefits alone within the first 10 years. It will also create scores of jobs and provide vital social and recreational opportunities currently denied to local residents. There is no more time to waste. The people of the north need to see decisive action. We call on politicians of all persuasions to commit funding to the Northern ARC. And we ask you to show your support by signing the petition at a City customer service centre, Swim, Sport and Leisure centre or www.geelongaustralia.com.au/northernarc

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FOR THE NORTH: Reverend Peter Jewell, Amirt Blake, Christy Marsh-Trombelli and Lachie Chomley Picture: REBECCA HOSKING prepare for Norlane Neighbourhood Gathering. 193202

Northern community quest By Luke Voogt Norlane locals will dress in their fanciest op shop frocks this month to search for more community uses for a recently freed-up building. Corio-Norlane Uniting Church began using "two-thirds" of its recently-vacated Dorothy Thomson Centre for an op shop last year, its reverend Peter Jewell said. "We're still interested in exploring other uses for the centre. We're trying to get the involvement of as many community groups as possible." The church will hold its Norlane Neighbourhood Gathering on 25 May, after about 40 people attended last year's debut event. "I think a lot of people who came heard about it through word of mouth," Peter said. This year's event features an all-new op shop fashion parade and a BBQ, face-painting,

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Stabbings during a brawl at Lara on Saturday have left a Corio teen and a Geelong West man severely wounded. The brawl broke out just off Walkers Rd about 7.40pm after two groups of youths clashed. An 18-year-old man from Corio was stabbed three times in the brawl, while a 21-year-old Geelong West man was stabbed twice. The pair staggered to a nearby APCO service station to seek assistance as the two gangs fled the scene. An air ambulance flew the Corio teen to The Alfred hospital in a serious condition while paramedics took the Geelong West man to Royal Melbourne Hospital. Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Guthrie on Sunday told the media that police had feared for the Corio teen's life. The teen had been in an "extremely serious" condition after being stabbed, he said. But the Corio teen and the Geelong West man were both recovering in a stable condition, spokespeople for the two hospitals told the Indy on Monday morning. Sen Sgt Guthrie could not say why the groups had met but said they likely knew each other. Police were combing the area for CCTV footage but some of the people allegedly present at the incident were not co-operating with the investigation, he said. Investigators had yet to establish the exact circumstance surrounding the incident and were continuing their investigation, he said.

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From page 1 According to the G21 report Geelong could attract 25 cruise ships, adding $25 million ($28 million after inflation) to the local economy. "Let's dust these studies off and get some support from the State Government to update them," Mr Hodgett said. Last week long-time cruise performer Andy Pobjoy told the Indy limited facilities prevented "cashed-up" passengers from coming ashore. Elderly and disabled passengers were reluctant to get on tender boats, the Geelong pianist explained. Tourism Geelong and The Bellarine executive director Roger Grant refloated a proposal for dolphin bouys to extend Cunningham Pier. But Darryn Lyons, who campaigned for a Yarra St pier as mayor, lambasted the proposal this week. "Is he serious? Give me a break," an enraged Mr Lyons said. "If a cruise ship pulled it up (at Cunningham Pier) it would fall over like matchsticks, which to be honest might not be a bad thing." Mr Lyons described Geelong's current facilities as a "complete and utter embarrassment". "Geelong (is) the home of NDIS and WorkCover (and) we can't even get disabled people off a bloody ship!" he said. "It's been a major, major issue and it's why we've lost so many cruise ships here." But Australian Cruise Association, which will hold its annual forum in Geelong in September, supported the dolphin additions to Cunningham Pier. Overflow from Melbourne and an increasing number of smaller ships with "highyielding" passengers would see an increase in cruise ships for Geelong, the association's chief executive officer Jill Abel said. "Approximately one third of the 107 new ships being built to 2027 will be smaller, up to 1,000 passenger, ships which will suit destinations such as Geelong," she said.

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SARAH HENDERSON MP DELIVERING FOR CORANGAMITE

MAJOR RAIL, ROADS & AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE $2 billion in the 2019 Federal Budget to deliver faster, more reliable rail between Melbourne and Geelong

LOCAL ROAD & BRIDGE UPGRADES $5m for Murradoc Rd between Drysdale and St Leonards $5m for Grubb Rd Ocean Grove between Shell Rd and Bellarine Highway**

$700m in the 2019 Federal Budget ($850m in total) for the Geelong rail duplication between South Geelong & Waurn Ponds

$6m to ix the notorious Cape Otway Rd and WinchelseaDeans Marsh intersection

$183.5m duplication of the Princes Highway between Winchelsea & Colac

$3.2m for a safer Bannockburn entrance and new roundabout adjacent to the railway crossing**

$50m in total for Great Ocean Road safety upgrade

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$20m for construction of a new international terminal at Avalon Airport $5m upgrade to Hamilton Highway between Geelong & Hesse Lethbridge Airport infrastructure project

ENVIRONMENT I am proud of our record delivering for the local environment incorporating 270 kilometres of coastline, including: $706,000 through Landcare programs to improve the Corangamite coastline

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Supporting the Anglesea community in its ight to properly clean up the former Alcoa power station site

BETTER HEALTH SERVICES

We are helping to fund: Surf Coast aquatic centre - $20m for a new aquatic facility in Torquay with a 50 metre competition pool North Bellarine pool - $10m for a 50m outdoor heated pool and membrane roof Torquay indoor multi-purpose stadium Anglesea Bowls Club redevelopment Winchelsea Eastern Reserve netball pavilion upgrade Stribling Reserve Lorne new netball pavilion and upgrade Bannockburn Victoria Park - new sports lights for both ovals Hamer Reserve Barwon Heads - new sports lights Inverleigh Recreation Reserve sports lights and club upgrade South Barwon Reserve - new facilities for Marshall Cricket club Portarlington Recreation Reserve sports lights and oval fencing Burdoo Reserve Grovedale changerooms upgrade

COMMUNITY FACILITIES

Barwon Local Hospital District funding has increased from $110m in 2013 to over $225m in 2018 778,000 GP visits in Corangamite were bulk billed in 2018

We are helping to fund:

Over 50 more GPs providing Medicare services in 2018 than under Labor

Anam Cara palliative care hospice

New MRI licence at Epworth Hospital is providing 5,900 bulk billing services a year

Cottage by the Sea upgrade

Foundation 61 Women’s Rehabilitation Centre

Queensclif Cultural Hub redevelopment

$50m for a new Women’s and Children’s Hospital facility in Geelong

Kids Plus Foundation childrens disability facility

New children’s emergency department in Geelong

Portarlington Golf Club activities upgrade

headspace at a new $4m Ocean Grove Health and Wellbeing Hub

Men’s Sheds across the Corangamite electorate Meredith Community Hall refurbishment

$2m for expanded facilities at Bellarine Community Health – Portarlington

Birregurra Mechanics Hall redevelopment Forrest Mountain Bike trail design plan

Banyul Warri Fields Torquay - new soccer ield and lighting

Bannockburn Heart civic project

Birregurra Recreation Reserve - new netball pavilion Bannockburn Golden Plains - soccer new sports pavilion

Winchelsea town centre beautiication project

BETTER COMMUNICATIONS

New CCTV cameras for Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove, Drysdale** and St Leonards**

Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club - new clubroom building

Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club - new clubrooms

21 mobile base stations are being delivered across Corangamite in: Aireys Inlet, Anglesea, Apollo Bay, Barangarook, Barwon Downs, Bellbrae, Birregurra, Bells Beach, Cape Otway, Carlisle River, Dereel, Gellibrand, Hordern Vale, Kawarren, Kennett River, Lorne south, Maude, Separation Creek, Steiglitz, Teesdale and Yeodene.

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MEETINGS COMMUNITY FOCUS COUNCIL MEETING The next Community Focus Council Meeting will be held at the at the South Barwon Football and Netball Club, 77– 79 Reynolds Road, Belmont on Tuesday, 14 May 2019, commencing at 7.00 pm. The community is invited to an informal meet and greet with councillors from 6.30pm. This is a great opportunity to meet your Council in person. For more information visit www.geelongaustralia.com.au/cfc/

SEA BENEFITS: Workers tip shells into Corio Bay as part of the Shuck Don’t Chuck recycling project. Picture: Simon Branigan

Shell yeah for reef repairers By Luke Voogt A group using discarded seafood shells to create hundreds of cubic metres of fish habitat in Corio Bay is seeking more supporters for their cause. The Shuck Don't Chuck recycling project had created more than 500 cubic metres of reefs out of shells since 2016, The Nature Conservancy Australia's Tony Jupp said. "We're already seeing octopuses and cuttlefish living within the new reefs and then there are other animals that come to eat those as well." Overharvesting, grinding shells for lime and pollution had severely depleted shellfish reefs, Mr Jupp said. For example Australian Flat Oyster shell reefs had declined by 99 per cent over the past century, he said. The project's man-made reefs provided fertile breeding grounds and habitats for local

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fish and helped filter water, Mr Jupp said. The project had collected about 137 tonnes of shells from five Geelong restaurants and Portarlington Mussel Festival, the conservancy's marine restoration coordinator Simon Branigan said. "Now we'd like to recruit other restaurants in the Greater Geelong region to join the project." The oyster, mussel and scallop shells, which would have otherwise become landfill, helped restore 2.5 hectares of shellfish reefs off Geelong, Mr Branigan said. Workers from Geelong Disabled People's Industries collected the left over shells and brought them to the conservancy's processing facilities, he said. "There they will be stored and cured until such time as they're ready to be taken out to our shellfish reef restoration sites in Corio Bay and elsewhere."

Geelong secondary students left school last Friday to go on a "strike" against climate change. Organiser Jarrah Wishart said he hoped to "pressure" politicians and voters to "deeply" think about climate change. "Science tells us that climate change is coming immediately," the 16-year-old told the Indy. "Our local MPs are either in denial or don't have adequate policy to defend against this." The protest began at City Hall and ended at Corio MP's Richard Marles' office in Geelong.

INFORMATION SESSIONS Meet your ward councillors to talk about the proposed budget. Bellarine Ward – Saturday 25 May •

The Terrace, Ocean Grove 9.00am–10.00am

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High Street, Drysdale (outside info centre) 10.30am–11.30am

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Newcombe Street, Portarlington (near newsagent) 12.00pm–1.00pm

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Murradoc Road, St Leonards (near newsagent) 1.30pm–2.30pm

Brownbill Ward – Saturday 25 May •

Pakington Street, Geelong West (front of Town Hall building) 9.30am–10.30am

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Bellarine Village Shopping Centre, Newcomb (outside Woolworths) 11.00am–12.00pm

Events will be held in Meeting Room 1, Ground Floor, 100 Brougham Street, Geelong on Monday 20 May at 4.00pm. This meeting is open to the public.

Kardinia Ward

CENTRAL GEELONG MARKETING COMMITTEE MEETING

Saturday 11 May •

The next meeting of the Central Geelong Marketing Committee will be held at the Central Geelong Marketing Ofﬁce, 100 Brougham Street, Geelong on Tuesday 21 May at 7.30am.

Rally closes CBD streets By Natalee Kerr

COUNCIL BUDGET 2019–20

Saturday 25 May •

Highton Village, Bell Vue Avenue 9.30am–10.30am

This meeting is open to the public.

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PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING

The Village Warralily shopping centre, Armstrong Creek (outside Woolworths) 11.00am–12.00pm

Windermere Ward – Saturday 11 May

The next meeting of the Planning Committee will be held at the Council Conference and Reception Centre, City Hall, Little Malop Street, Geelong on Thursday 23 May 2019 at 5.30pm. Item to be discussed: •

Jarrah said the students actions were "educational" and "just as important" as going to school. "People skip school all the time, it might as well be for a cause," the year 12 student said. "A lot of pollies will say 'oh they should be in school, they should be getting their education' but the thing is by coming here you're learning." "If the government is not willing to act on real science and act like educated people, then why should we go and attend their education?" More than 70 protests involving thousands of students took place across Australia on 3 May.

Highton Village, Bell Vue Avenue 9.30am–10.30am

Planning Permit Application No PP1029-2018 – Use and development of a food and drink premises (café) at 1/175 McKillop Street, Geelong.

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Corio Central Shopping Centre (City of Greater Geelong Customer Service Centre) 9.30am–10.30am

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The Centreway, Lara (near pedestrian crossing) 11.00am–12.00pm

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Councillor cleared By Natalee Kerr Surf Coast Shire councillor Heather Wellington has been cleared of "misusing" her position after requesting access to council documents. Cr Wellington was investigated by the Local Government Inspectorate after lodging a freedom of information (FOI) request. The complaint alleged Cr Wellington acted in breach of section 76D of the Local Government Act 1989, but the investigation found no evidence she acted improperly. A councillor can face up to five years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $96,714 if prosecuted and convicted of misusing their position. Cr Wellington said she was unsure who made the "serious allegation" against her. "I believe only a very limited number of senior shire personnel would have known I had lodged an FOI application," she said. The Victorian Information Commissioner decided that one document and part of the second document should have been released to Cr Wellington by the shire under FOI. Cr Wellington said she "always believed" she acted "appropriately" by lodging the FOI request. "I was simply exercising my legal right to make an FOI request like any other citizen," she said. Cr Wellington said she has found it "increasingly difficult" to assist ratepayers with shire issues due to "significant restrictions" held by council. "I am alarmed and frustrated by this apparent trend towards greater secrecy and less organisational accountability," she said. "If the trend is not reversed, public confidence and trust in the Surf Coast Shire will be further eroded." Council refused to comment on "any specific matters" including who made the allega-

Questions for ‘unfair’ policy By Natalee Kerr

CLEARED: Winchelsea councillor Heather Wellington has been cleared of “misusing” her position after requesting access to council documents. tion against Cr Wellington or why she was denied access to the documents. Surf Coast Shire CEO Keith Ballie said "Cr Wellington's views on access to information are known" and "other councillors have not

raised similar concerns". "The arrangements for access to information by Surf Coast Shire councillors are consistent with the roles established through the Local Government Act," Mr Ballie said.

A recent proposal to restrict public questions at Surf Coast Shire meetings is "extreme and anti-democratic", according to shadow local government minister Tim Smith. "Surf Coast (Shire) is acting frankly more like a dictatorship then a democratic council," he said on Wednesday. The shire proposed to place restrictions on public question time and notice of motions under new changes to its local law. Public questions would be subject to a 200word limit and must not be aimed at "drawing opinions" from councillors, if the draft proposal is approved. The public will also no longer be able to ask questions without prior notice or have their questions answered directly by councillors, other than the chairperson. 3228 Local Residents Association secretary Sue O'Shanassy labelled the proposal "disrespectful" and "unfair". "The changes infringe on my rights and the rest of the community's," she said. "It will restrict public engagement. Council claim they want to engage with people, so then why do they try to restrict it?" The shire said the proposed changes "are intended to improve the efficiency and governance of meetings". Ms O'Shanassy however said the changes were "very concerning" and was unsure as to why they had to be made. "There has been no demonstration of inefficacy," she said. A hearing held earlier this week revealed council received 49 community submissions opposing the draft. The revised draft will be considered for adoption at this month's council meeting.

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Navy history ‘threatened’ By Luke Voogt A Geelong naval hero's prized artefacts are under threat, according to a navy veteran he initially entrusted with their care. Norlane veteran Henry Collins raised concerns about the artefacts, once belonging to Charles 'Tug' Wilson, which until 2017 were on display at Geelong Maritime Museum. "Now they've been stuck in boxes," the 90-year-old told the Indy on Monday. "I don't know what they've done with it because they've closed it all up." Mr Collins feared for the future of the museum after the city's administrators closed its home, Osborne House stables, citing mould problems in 2017. National Wool Museum then took over the care and management of the 'Wilson Collection'. "It is my hope that all the donated artefacts have been kept in good order so we, the people, can give again to Geelong's only naval museum," Mr Collins said. But Geelong council's latest Osborne Park precinct plan makes no mention of Geelong Maritime Museum. The museum originally displayed the memorabilia of Lieutenant Commander Wilson, a lifelong Geelong resident who fought for the Royal Australian Navy in both World Wars. Mr Collins, who served in the navy at the end of World War II, met LCDR Wilson through a local masonic lodge, he explained. Before his death LCDR Wilson made Mr Collins trustee for his collection and in 1989 Mr Collins donated it to Corio Shire Council. A series of curators kept the items in "good order" at Geelong Maritime Museum following the amalgamation of the city's councils in 1993, Mr Collins said. But the items were in poor condition last time he saw them, he said.

DISGUSTED: Norlane navy veteran Henry Collins, pictured holding Charles Wilson's war medal miniatures, has criticised council's handling of historic artifacts and, below, a recent council photo of ''Tug'' Wilson's sword and scabbard. LCDR Wilson's historic photographs were incorrectly labelled and his sword had rust along the blade, he alleged. "When they brought out the medals to show me you would think they dug them out of the mud," he said. Mr Collins contacted council last March and in September met with National Wool Museum director Padraic Fisher, who apologised for the delay. Council reviewed the condition of the objects and delivered its findings, including photos, to Mr Collins in October 2018. But City Hall's investment director Brett Luxford said the blade had "minimal oxidisation" and provided photos to show this. There had been "no noticeable change" in

the condition of the items since National Wool Museum assumed responsibility for their care and management, he said. Determining whether the items deteriorated between 1989 and 2017 was "impossible" with "no condition report nor photographic evidence from the time of the original donation", he said. Mr Luxford provided no guarantee the items would go back on display and declined to detail any plans for Geelong Maritime Museum. "The National Wool Museum does not hold these collection items, and currently has no plan to house or display them," he said. "The Wilson Collection remains part of the Geelong Maritime Museum collection, and is

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LETTERS Water cuts can be costly Michael J Gamble (Letters, 26 April) asked what Barwon Water was doing in response to the dry conditions that have led to lower-thanusual storage levels in our Geelong system. I can assure our customers and community that we actively manage our region’s water security both long and short-term. Our 50-year plan is updated every five years or more frequently when needed, and we undertake annual water planning, including a drought-preparedness plan. We monitor and manage our systems daily and respond to changes when needed. This year, with one of the driest starts to a year on record, we turned on the Melbourneto-Geelong pipeline in March. We also increased education and campaigns on our permanent water-saving rules and commenced work to expand the pipeline’s reach further into our region. The pipeline has so far transferred 880 million litres to our local supplies at no additional cost to customers. Water restrictions beyond the permanent saving rules have a significant impact on the economy, sport and people’s health and wellbeing, so manage our system with the aim of implementing more-extensive restrictions less than five per cent of the time. Our community can help by following the permanent rules, which include fitting handheld hoses with trigger nozzles and using garden watering systems only after 6pm or before 10am. More information about the permanent saving rules and our Annual Water Outlook, which forecasts future storage levels under different climate scenarios, is available at barwonwater.vic.gov.au. Tracey Slatter Barwon Water managing director

Floods of potential Melva Stott's letter in last week’s Geelopng Indy, headlined ‘Harvest wasted water’, brought to mind a scheme suggested long ago by Australian novelist Ion Idriess. He proposed that, by a system of dams and tunnels, flood waters from Queensland's great rivers should be directed to Lake Eyre. Perhaps this idea should be revisited. E Fairnie Grovedale

Silence of the councillors Government activity must be in the public domain, so Surf Coast councillors’ vote to silence themselves (Geelong Indy, 26 April) was a gross dereliction of their duty to represent ratepayers. Having done so, the councillors probably ought to resign. The people of the shire should perhaps refuse to make payments to council, or make a group complaint to consumer affairs for misleading practices, or make an unconscionable conduct complaint to ASIC, the ACCC or both. Councils refer to their ratepayers as customers because councils are commercial trading entities - Surf Coast Shire registered ABN 18078 461 409 for the GST in July 2001 - rather than lawful, constitutional government. As such, they are subject to the Australian laws mentioned above. Local government has also been denied constitutional recognition in two federal referendums, so it is not lawful government, anyway. Councils that operate outside their charter without usual openness and accountability and on funds from the people of the shire give up their right to operate unless they have a contract with each of those people and issue them with shares so they get a financial dividend from enterprises council undertakes with their money. Councils cannot take money from people for their own private purposes because if they don’t fulfil their charter they are in breach of

BUCKETS & BOUQUETS Bouquets to those aiming to save our natural resources, like earth, water and air, from pollution. This saves humanity because we cannot exist in isolation. Micro-financing organisations acknowledge that giving women money supports families and communities. Being single-focusses has unintended consequences. Concerned, Leopold Buckets to a newspaper’s abysmal review of Top End Wedding. It’s a chick flick with lots of laughs, tears, beautiful scenery and cultural education. Either the reviewer never saw it or should have been a female. Obviously Didn’t Get It, Grovedale contract and in a conflict of interest, where they have no right being in the first place. The contract is law and all bets are off when it is breached. Gary Oraniuk Geelong West

Too late on NDIA CEO It was recently reported that Member for Corangamite Sarah Henderson had recommended to the board of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) that the agency’s next CEO should reside in Geelong. That sounded like a great idea but presents a few issues. First, it’s a little late for Ms Henderson to focus on this now given that, on her watch, the outgoing CEO and his executive team established an office in Melbourne’s Collins St in Melbourne. Where was Ms Henderson’s outrage then? Why did she allow this waste of money, which could have been better-spent on frontline staff to service clients? From where does Ms Henderson’s newfound concern come? Does she no longer trust the decisions of the NDIA’s board and executive? That would be okay, because she wouldn’t be the only one. This is too little too late from an MP overstepping her authority in a blatant attempt to appear to be doing something when it was her government that successfully filled the NDIA with thousands of contractors over the past six years, wasting millions of dollars while limiting the number of staff and cut billions in disability spending. Ian Hopes Curlewis

NDIA mess under coalition What is going on with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)? Amid all the trouble at the NDIA, now the CEO has resigned two years into the job for a role with the NDIA’s biggest contractor. When the federal coalition came to power it replaced the NDIA board with businesspeople and appointed a banker as CEO. Their inappropriate business-focused culture had a devastating effect on clients. Parents or clients applying for funding enter a giant maze, the Canberra bureaucracy. Staff members don’t ring back, parents are provided with undefined timelines, and clients are fobbed off with plans but no funding. Why is this happening? The coalition didn’t spend last year’s budget allocation yet staffing is capped. The coalition’s desperation to stay in power is short-changing clients. When I listen to social services, housing and disability services assistant minister Sarah Henderson talk about the NDIS and how well it is going I wonder whether I am hearing correctly.

Bouquets to everyone in Herne Hill and Manifold Heights. I moved back to Geelong without furniture after the mining bust in Queensland. Now thanks to people putting out furniture on their nature strips for free collection I have too much. Without them I would have nothing. Sue, Manifold Heights

Have your say - it's free! 78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au Facebook.com/GeelongIndependent Fax: 5249 6799 Contributions must be less than 50 words and include the writer’s full name, address and phone number. It would have been a positive for the people of Corangamite and Australia if Ms Henderson had used her time since becoming an assistant minister on repairing the NDIA, but she has instead spent it on sandbagging her electorate with funding promises for pools, roads and trains. Hopefully a Shorten Labor government will move quickly to appoint a suitability qualified NDIA board and CEO. I want to see the uncapping of staffing levels and a reduction in red tape for clients. Peter Berrisford Drysdale

Taxed onto the pension Franking credits are a tax rebate for Australian share dividends, showing company tax already paid. In 1987 Labor, with the coalition’s support, legislated for taxpayers to claim credit for company tax already paid on Australian share income to eliminate double taxation of same. In 2000 the coalition, with Labor’s support, legislated for excess franking credits to be refunded to taxpayers, which Labor proposes to repeal if it wins the election. In 2017 over one third of Australia’s 3.6 million retirees were self-funded. In 2014/2015 1,036,200, or 91.51 per cent, of individuals’ claims for refunds of excess franking credits had taxable incomes up to $43,200 and was 69.32 per cent of the amount paid. These individuals are not wealthy! Taxpayers, including self-funded retirees, pay income tax and the two per cent Medicare levy on taxable income above $18,200. And franking credits will become taxable income! Labor’s policy will affect many low-income Australians, other than those receiving a pension et cetera, without sufficient taxable income to offset franking credits attached to their Australian share income. The backflip to exempt age pensioners, and rightly so, highlights that the policy was not thought through properly. Many low-income, self-funded retirees will be penalised for saving, with the Federal Government having to pay them an age pension! Others may opt to restructure their financial affairs to receive even a part age pension, and all the entitlements attached to same, which will mean increased government expenditure. Peter McLoughlin Torquay

Centrally planned Dark Age Phil Baulch's argument for the transition to a low-energy future (Letters, 3 May) was based on a false premise. "Every day as our heritage oil, gas and coalfields decline we edge closer to the net-energy cliff", he wrote. There is no prospect of Australia's mineral wealth declining from being mined. Victoria has ensured its coal stays in the

Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au 78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Fax: 5249 6799 ground and has forbidden oil and gas exploration. South Australia has blown up its last coal generator, and Queensland has put another nail in the coffin of Australia’s major export industry for the pretended benefit of the blackthroated finch. Victoria has allowed coal plants to decline and close while, at vast expense, has mandated the use of renewables to replace them, of which they are incapable. On 4 April the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) reported the daily battle to keep the lights on: "The grid instability is being caused by less predictable, intermittent wind and solar power flowing into the network, coupled with less reliable coal-fired power stations". To keep the lights on the AEMC’s operating arm was "intervening on a daily basis" by "calling on big energy users … to power down to reduce electricity demand". "These emergency, expensive stop-gap measures … could be alleviated by investment in more generation and back-up power for intermittent renewables". The government is planning instead to increase its renewable usage from 14 to 50 per cent. Mr Baulch's low-energy future is a disrupted energy system and life in the dark. Tim Saclier Leopold

Descent of credibility I was highly amused to read Phil Baulch’s unveiling of the latest term for trying to manufacture panic over the world’s energy resources. Apparently we face, wait for it, “energy descent”. And it’s going to send us over the “net-energy cliff”! Aiyee! Repent, energy sinners, and prepare for the “low-energy future”. What a joke. It’s a repeat of ‘peak oil’, the equally stupid theory five or 10 years ago that the world was running out of oil. It never happened, of course, thanks to technological developments in drilling, enterprising US frackers, and discoveries of more vast oil fields. Now the world’s awash in the stuff. Hopefully we’ll all soon realise that the only thing in terminal descent around here is the credibility of the far-left anti-fossil fuel lobby. A Taylor Torquay

Vote for climate health As we face another election, the question of who are the best managers of the economy always arises. To properly make this judgment, one must factor in the fact that nature and natural processes substantially underpin all economies. Environmental economists attempt to calculate the dollar value of what are known as ecosystem services, like nature’s provision of clean water, clean air, climate stability and fertile soils et cetera. These come to us for free and do not appear on any financial balance sheet. It turns out the dollar value of Earth’s ecosystem services is roughly double the value of global GDP. Australia’s GDP is around $2 trillion, so Mother Australia’s contribution of ecosystem services could be of the order of $4 trillion dollars. It follows that best-case economic management will incorporate best-case environmental care. While we of course all face our own financial realities, it is a fiction to separate our national economy from Australia’s environmental health. Climate change is a clear example of this. Our voting should best reflect this. Dr Ray Black Belmont

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Pauly deadly with thongs By Luke Voogt The man known as 'Pauly Falzoni' in cult comedy Fat Pizza will give fans a solid "thonging" when he returns to Geelong this month. "There's not really another show where the audience allows themselves to be thonged in the bum or the face," Logie-winning comedian Paul Fenech said. "It's all consensual of course." The odd tradition grew from audience requests, after Fenech used his footwear as weapons on TV as Pauly or Franky Flazoni in Housos. "They would say, 'come on Frankie thong me!'" Fenech explained. "So I would give them a little tap and they would say, 'is that all you've got? Come on, give me a good one!' "If people want to be thonged let's make it part of the show and all have some fun." Fenech was keen to get among his audience when he comes to Sphinx Hotel on 25 May. "Why go all the way to Egypt when I can just go Geelong?" he said. "You've got a beautiful waterfront (and) an oversupply of bogans in Geelong, which makes me feel welcome. I'll do a burnout with them any day. "We matchmake bogans during the show; 'Defacto at first sight' we call it." Fenech will bring both alter egos with him when he shares exploits from his latest TV series Deadly Down Under. "I don't want to ruin the show ... there could be a crocodile or a snake," he said. He spent much of last year riding across Australia with "specially-trained tracking animal Fonz the sausage dog" to seek out the continent's deadliest creatures.

"Mate I had a brown snake between my legs! I got bitten by a funnel web spider!" he said. "I feel I've sort of got some man-cred after that. I don't have a lot of fear anymore - stupidly." Fenech tracked reports of ghosts and aliens and met with people "bitten by all kinds of crazy things". "We had a guy that was mauled by a lion and a navy diver who lost his foot and arm to a shark," he said. "They deserve a degree of sensitivity and respect." While "respectful" in real-life, in comedy Fenech will "have a go at just about anything". He rose to fame as writer, director and main character of Fat Pizza, infamous for gratuitous physical comedy, ethnic stereotypes and political incorrectness. "It's like being a kindergarten teacher, being a director," he said. Many of the show's characters were "slight exaggerations" on people Fenech knew. "I won't be too specific because it could end up in court," he laughed. Pizza Shop owner 'Bobo', for example, was "a compendium of ethnics I know who love their mum so much they don't want to leave home", he said. "And there's nothing wrong with that!" Fenech recently worked on a reboot of the series, he said. "I'm actually auditioning a whole bunch of randoms on the internet to see if they're any good." His comedy continued to push boundaries, especially with a growing number of people "offended by anything", he said. "I like the fact that I can still shock people.

FULLY SICK: Logie-winning comedian Paul Fenech as ''houso'' Franky Flazoni.

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A mix of urban freestyle, parkour and dance will come together for an immersive theatre experience at Geelong this month. Jump First, Ask Later is an urban choreographic portrait inspired by the streets in Sydney's suburb of Fairfield, one of the nation's most culturally-diverse regions. The 50 minute long show tells the personal stories, challenges and triumphs of six young champions of the underground parkour and street style community. Poetics of violence, migration, redemption and collective freedom can all be expected through the dance narrative. The audience will be taken on a journey of self-discovery by jumping over life's obstacles, according to promoters. Directed by acclaimed choreographer Byron Perry, the production features members of

the award-winning Dauntless Movement Crew (DMC). DMC have been training on and around Sydney buildings since 2008. They have toured Australia and in 2016 won first place at the Australian Dance Awards. The young performers are all aged 18 to 26 and have trained in parkour, acrobatics, martial arts, b-boying, tricking and street dance. Geelong Performing Arts Centre CEO Joel McGuinness said he was thrilled to bring the "exciting and fast-paced show" to Geelong. "Dauntless Movement Crew are just incredible performers and the show's themes will really resonate with young people and their families," he said. Jump First, Ask Later will perform at GPAC on 28 May.

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Circus Oz tumbles back into Geelong in May with Precarious, a new show filled with the company's trademark acrobatics, aerials, live music and slapstick comedy. Precarious comes to Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) for four shows from 30 May to 1 June. The show is a "must-see" for families or anyone wanting to be entertained, according to GPAC chief executive officer Joel McGuiness. "Circus Oz has been performing and touring for more than 40 years now," he said. "Their unique combination of jaw-dropping antics, trademark humour and social commentary, all set to a killer soundtrack of live original music from the Circus Oz live band, guarantees a great night or day out. "We're thrilled to bring Circus Oz back to Geelong for another incredible spectacle of acrobatic mayhem in The Playhouse." Precarious takes audiences on a journey into an icy alternative reality, where an absurd bureaucracy runs nature. But one mislaid seed upends the precarious balance, prompting an adventure through scenes reminiscent of the Antarctic. The physicality of the human body demonstrates how easily the natural balance can be upended, creating chaos on a human and global scale.

JUMPING HIGH: An urban freestyle, parkour and dance performance will hit Geelong this month.

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New drag ‘a bit different’ By Natalee Kerr After touring the globe, a "vibrant" cabaret show is heading to Geelong with a fresh twist for the first time this month. Director James Welsby said his latest production Yummy Deluxe is a drag show "with a difference". "We were the first group to mix drag and burlesque stars in a show like this," he said. The new and refined cast of Yummy Deluxe blend drag with music, aerials, dance, circus and burlesque in a fresh take of Welsby's original Yummy show. Welsby said the performance aims to challenge cultural attitudes toward gender. "Half of the cast are women, as we believe that all workplaces should have an equal amount of women," he said. Welsby said he was inspired to start Yummy after the performing arts scene faced one of its toughest periods. "I created the show after serious funding cuts of $100 million were announced to the Australia Council for the Arts, which would really affect the independent arts sector," he said. "I decided to change gear and channel my practice of contemporary choreography into drag." Welsby formed Yummy in 2015 and has since performed across Australia and Europe, and won multiple awards at last year's Green Room Awards, which celebrate Melbourne's performing arts scene. The Canberra native said his love for performing arts blossomed early after being "obsessed" with dancing since he was a kid. "I started tap dancing at 11-years-old, and have been in shows non-stop since then," he said.

DRAG DIFFERENCE: A new cabaret show Yummy Deluxe is preparing to take on Geelong this month. The 31-year-old has lived in Melbourne for more than a decade and has forged a career spanning 20 years as a performer, choreographer and producer. Welsby made the move from contemporary dance into drag five years ago. Yummy Deluxe features new acts and eyecatching costumes, coupled with a strong

sense of dance and movement, Welsby said. "It's a trash take on drag variety, and it's as joyous as it is avant-garde," he said. His drag alter ego Valerie Hex is one of six cast members who feature in the show. "I love fashion and magic, so Valerie Hex is all that rolled into one," Welsby said.

The performer has previously danced in Geelong but is excited to finally "show off" his drag. "We're one of the leading cabarets in Australia at the moment, and we can't wait to share our art with Geelong." Yummy Deluxe will feature at Drysdale's Potato Shed on 18 May.

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MUSIC - Windfire Music Festival - 8 concerts, vocal workshop, recitals and Mothers Day high tea. 10th - 26th May. Full program available www.musicatthebasilica.org.au. DANCE - Wurdale Oldtime Dance Club dances to Brian Rush, 8-11.30pm at Wurdale Hall, Wurdale Rd Winchelsea. Entry $10. Supper included. Enquiries 0415 910759. DANCE - Ballroom dancing 8-11.30pm at Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Hwy Leopold. Cost $10 includes supper. Enquiries 0400500402. BALLROOM - Geelong Ballroom Dance Club dances to Anne Marie, 8pm at The Ballroom, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry $10. Bring a plate. Enquiries 0413 574 051.

CHESS - Geelong Chess Club meets 7pm at 33 Myers St, Geelong. Enquiries geelongchess.com. DANCING - Life Activities Club dance 2.30-4.30pm at Belmont Pavilion, Barrabool Rd, Belmont. Entry $5. Enquiries 5251 3529. ELECTRONICS - Geelong Radio and Electronics Society meets 8pm at rear of Belmont Community Youth Centre, 237a High St, Belmont. Enquiries 5243 2737. BOWLING - Mature league 10-pin bowling 1.00pm at Belmont. Enquiries 5221 0826 or 5229 4987. PLANT - Plant sale 10am-3pm at The Heights, 140 Aphrasia St, Newtown. Proceeds to Heights gardens. HELP - GROW meets to help depressed, lonely, isolated, anxious 7pm at 248 Latrobe Tce, Newtown. Also Friday 12.30pm at Vines Rd Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights. Enquiries 1800 558 268. PHILOSOPHY - For daily living. Meets 2-4.30pm at Italo's Pizza Cafe, Gilbert St, Torquay. Enquiries 5264 7484.

SUNDAY CHURCH - Gospel services 7pm at Aberdeen Street Baptist Church Centre, 7 Aberdeen St, Newtown. BAPTIST - Anglesea Baptist Church 10.45am at Murch Cres, Anglesea. Enquiries 5263 2744. RAIL - Miniature railway 11am-4pm at Portarlington Bayside Family Park, Pt Richards Rd, Portarlington. Enquires 0476 124 598. BINGO - Bell Park Dragons and Raiders Bingo midday at club, Calvert St, Hamlyn Heights. Also Tuesday. Enquiries 5278 9978.

MONDAY FILM - L'Arche Australia and Geelong Friends of Faith and Light present a special screening of Summer in the Forest - a sensitive feature showing the value of friendship for those who have disability. Tickets $25. Enquiries and bookings 0414672267. DANCE - West Coast Seekers dances to Barry Lynch, 8-11pm at The Ballroom, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry $5. Enquiries 5843 8603. ART - South Barwon Community Centre Art group meets 1-3pm at South Barwon Community Centre. Cost $2. Enquiries 5243 8388. BOWLS - Indoor carpet bowls 12.30-3pm at Portarlington. Cost $4. Enquiries 0431 789 048. LOUNGE - Village Listening Lounge open 11am-3pm on first floor, Corio Central, Bacchus Marsh Rd, Corio. Also Tuesday-Thursday. Enquiries 5275 5807. SENIORS - Line dancing 9am-midday at Highton Senior Citizens Club, 84 Barrabool Rd. Also Tuesday, Friday. Carpet bowls 1.15pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday. Tai chi 9.30-10am, bingo 1.15pm Friday. Enquiries 5244 2258

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ABC - Geelong ABC Friends meets 1.30pm at South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt Pleasant Rd, Belmont. Enquiries 0447 435923. SQUARE - Geelong Club Dancers square dance class for children and parents 6.30-8pm for $5, mainstream dancers 8-10.30pm for $12, 33 Myers St, Geelong. Enquiries 0435 091 277. DANCE - Scottish Country Dancing 7.30-10pm at Leopold Hall. Cost $5 includes supper. Enquiries 5250 5540. MUSIC - Mainly Music program for carers and babies, preschoolers 10-11am at St Albans Uniting Church, 276282 Wilsons Rd, St Albans Park. Cost $2.50 per family. Enquiries 0447 646 364 or 0417 252 832. COMMUNITY - Vines Road Community Kitchen 9.30am12.30pm at Vines Road Community Centre, 49 Vines Road, Hamlyn Heights. Enquiries 5277 9027, communitykitchens.org.au.

WEDNESDAY ART - U3A recreational drawing and painting 1-3.30pm at Drysdale Tennis Club. New members welcome. Enquiries u3ageelong.org.au, 0421 559 592. BALLROOM - Dancer's Club Geelong ballroom dance including old-time, new vogue and Latin 7.30-10.30pm at Leopold Public Hall, Queenscliff Rd. Cost $6. Enquiries 5250 1937, 5278 7720. ALCOHOLICS - Alcoholics for Christ 12-step program 7.30pm at South Barwon Salvation Army, 176-180 Francis St, Belmont. Enquiries 0420 910 763. YOGA - Free Sahaja yoga meditation lessons 7-8pm at Vines Road Community Centre. Enquiries 0430 536 280, sajajayoga.com.au.

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New Z4 roadster on sale By Ewan Kennedy The new BMW Z4 Roadster, styled by Australian Calvin Luk, went on sale across the country last month. We chatted to the personable young designer when he made a recent visit down under and he's a real genius with the pen, not to mention the computer screen. Luk has given the iconic kidney grille a 3D mesh finish and it sits wider and flatter than before. He tells us the way the elongated bonnet flows into the front section evokes memories of the legendary BMW 507 Roadster. At the rear, 3D taillights are similarly slim and wide. The lower section of the rear has sharp breather cut-outs, dual trapezoidal exhaust pipes and a sporting diffuser design. The fabric top weighs less than aluminium or steel alternatives. Only 10 seconds are required for the roof to be raised or lowered, which can be done at speeds of up to 50km/h. A wind deflector increases cabin comfort when the roof is open. Individual rollover bars are a great styling feature. Alloy wheels of 18 inches diameter are standard for the BMW Z4 sDrive20i and there is a selection of 19-inch options. The Z4 sDrive30i has 19-inch units as standard. Bespoke 19-inch alloys finished in M Performance Cerium Grey are fitted to the M40i. 'Vernasca' leather upholstery is standard on all variants. It is matched to Alcantara trim and is finished in black with blue contrast stitching. Upholstery is also offered (at no cost) in Ivory White, black, Magma Red and Cognac

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Ablett reprieve the correct call, Scott By Natalee Kerr Challenging Gary Ablett's one-game ban earlier this week was something Geelong Football Club "didn't take lightly", according to coach Chris Scott. Ablett, who had never been suspended in his 328-game career, successfully appealed his ban for intentionally striking Dylan Shiel during last week's 32-point win against Essendon. "I don't think anyone should think that it's a flippant decision to just challenge it, a lot of work has to go into it," Scott told this week's media conference. "It's an expensive exercise in terms of finance and it's an expensive exercise in terms of time." Ablett is the fifth player this season to have a suspension downgraded or reduced to a fine. Scott said he has "faith" in the "efficient" AFL Tribunal, which features sole match review official Michael Christian. "The system has moved from where it was in previous years," he said. "If clubs or players feel like there has been an injustice, they have a much easier road to go and challenge that." The Cats are at 6-1 atop the ladder after

TRIBUNAL FAITH: Geelong Cats coach Chris Picture: Rebecca Hosking. Scott. 182256 round seven, one game clear of the rest of the top-four. Scott said while the win-loss record has a "big impact" on the group, he was "really confident" that the momentum surrounding the club was not short-term. "We like to think that we're up and about

before the win-loss record affected our mood. "We're building something longer-term and more sustainable, with more capacity to ride out the inevitable bumps that come." Scott was enjoying the "continuity and cohesion" the club has established this season, he said. "If you said to us pre-game that you could win without Selwood and Dangerfield I would be surprised," he added. "We've got some confidence that if a lot of things go right for us that's possible, (but) that hasn't always been the case." However the coach insisted conversations surrounding an appeal for the Cats home-finals to be played in Geelong were "too early" for him to be considering. "It's a really interesting and relevant debate for the wider football public, but it bears no relevance to our football department at the moment," he said. "We are so far away from getting ahead of ourselves. If we take the foot off the gas we can be a pretty average side pretty quickly." The Cats take on North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium this Sunday, who are coming off the back of a convincing 58-point win against Carlton last week.

Geelong star switches clubs in Paraguay Geelong-born soccer player Lelo Sejean has signed with Paraguayan Third League club Atletico Colegiales after transferring from Atlántida Asuncion. The 28-year-old winger and striker has been primarily based in Paraguay for six years after breaking into Paraguayan football via Sportivo Ameliano in 2013. He had a stint with Sol del Este next before moving to Atlántida Asuncion in 2017. Sejean was brought to the club by Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Águia. "Carlos is also my South American manager and now teammate (and) he brings a lot of players from Brazil to Paraguay," he said. "We've got a great working relationship. He's also helped me improve my diet." Sejean was selected alongside two Chilean players and recently made his first appearance with the outfit against Cristobal Colón. "They allow up to four foreigners per team at max," he said. "Players who aren't selected will unfortunately be without a club until the next transfer market, so I know how fortunate I am to be here." Sejean also got a look in by Socceroos team manager Joel Freeme last year, according to his management. For players outside of the Primera Division, it is not possible to live off the sport solely, so Sejean has worked as a part time English teacher to support himself while playing. In February, he signed with Urban Model Agency, located in Paraguay's capital Asuncion, and he has appeared in Paraguayan media in various acting stints The Aussie abroad is also a javelin thrower and juggles his time between disciplines. This year he joined athletics team, Club Sol de America and has already competed in the Paraguayan Athletics Federations Competition. Sejean previously received coaching from Edgar Bauman, who has been South America's javelin record holder since 1995. He played Australian rules before switching to soccer to play for North Geelong and Sunshine George Cross.

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Anglers reel in big pair of gummies ON THE BITE Adam Van der Lugt Sam Pitman and Jimmy Syrigis headed out during the week in search of gummy sharks and managed a quality pair, with the biggest weighing 17kg. While fishing out from St Leonards at first light, they used squid and slimy mackerel as bait. Gummy shark were also a popular target fish off shore with Barwon Heads producing sharks in around 40m of water. Pinkie snapper and flathead continued to bite this week at Eastern Beach with boat anglers finding good numbers of fish between the promenade and Royal Geelong Yacht Club. Fishing in 3m of water anglers caught fish on both soft plastics and bluebait. Pinkies up to 50cm can be expected as well as flathead and bream in the same area. Grammar School Lagoon provided great flathead fishing with one angler reporting a dozen fish caught to 55cm while using bluebait at anchor. The Lagoon is also worth considering for kayak anglers and smaller boats as it can provide some cover from wind compared to the rest of the bay. Queenscliff boat harbour and 'the cut' are back on the radar this week with silver trevally and salmon on the bite. Fishing a high tide with soft plastics produced good bags of fish with some anglers reporting having better luck after dark. Portland offered school and barrel tuna as well as dolphin fish. Fishing off the shelf in particular around the 'horse shoe' saw dolphin fish and school tuna caught on small skirted lures, while the bigger tuna were typically caught closer to shore in around 50m of water, taking skirted lures around 9 inches with redbait colour also being a favourite. Port Fairy also hosted great tuna fishing mostly for school fish. Goulburn River around Thornton offered easy access to the river's edge where trout to over 1kg could be expected. Casting lures like the Rapala F7 or Atomic jerk minnow has been quite effective on both rainbow and brown trout, while only a short drive to Eildon pondage produced trout on Powerbait.

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