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‘Secrets’ heading to Supreme Court COVER-UP? Councillor Heather Wellington is fighting her own council to expose “secret” planning documents. 193865 Picture: REBECCA HOSKING
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By Natalee Kerr A councillor’s fight for “secret” shire documents could go all the way to the Supreme Court, she said yesterday. Heather Wellington raised the court option after a Local Government Inspectorate cleared her of wrongdoing for seeking the Surf Coast Shire docu-
ments through Freedom of Information (FoI). Cr Wellington said the Victorian Information Commissioner had since ruled she could have one of the documents but the shire was “refusing to comply”. The shire argued it did not have to release the documents because the commissioner’s decision had taken too long under the FoI act, she said.
“The shire is refusing to release the document to me on the basis of a technical legal point. “I have received preliminary advice from a Queen’s Counsel that the shire’s technical legal point is highly dubious and the only avenue to test it is to apply to the Supreme Court.” Continued page 5
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Widow ‘saves life’ with 3000km walk By Natalee Kerr A Geelong mother who lost her husband to suicide has walked almost 3000km across Victoria to raise awareness for mental health. Donna Bowman, 55, set out on the trek to “save her life” after partner Tony took his own close to a year ago. Donna was unaware Tony, a retired police officer, experienced depression or post-traumatic stress disorder prior to his death. “I was pretty lost and I fell into a bit of a hole after his death,” she said. “I overdosed one day and I woke up in hospital to see my four children looking at me. “That’s when I thought I’ve got to do something.” Donna then turned to exercise and began walking, personal training and pilates. She said her initial motivations to do the walk were “quite selfish”. “I don’t see myself as this hero or inspiration,” she said. “I did this predominately to keep me alive, to give me a goal and something to achieve. “But it has gone onto become something so much more than that.“ After two months of walking Donna returned to Geelong last Friday. “Even when I left I was doubting myself as to whether I could do it,” she said. “It was a massive challenge, but I’m surprised at how well my body coped.” During her walk Donna spoke with community members along the way about the importance of talking openly about mental health. “The amount of police that walked with me and got on board was very heart-warming,” she added. “A lot opened up about their struggles which really encouraged me to keep doing what I’m doing.“ Donna has raised $80,000 so far for Victoria Police’s Welfare Services Unit which supported her after Tony’s death. Emergency services personnel are twice more likely to have suicidal thoughts than the
STATE-WIDE WALK: Widow, mum and fundraising walker Donna Bowman with Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton. general population, according to Beyond Blue research. Donna said there is a “definite need” for better support for police officers. “Although there are policies in place regarding mandatory debriefing after critical incidents it tends to get put off when really it should be a priority,” she said. Donna is now set to give evidence at the
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. “When we have a physical health issue we go to the doctors. It should be that simple with mental health,” she said. “I’m going to spend the rest of my life making sure it becomes that simple.” Anyone needing help can phone Lifeline on 13 11 14 or beyondblue on 1300 224 636.
A council funding scheme for community projects has grown larger in value than the controversial ward-based system it replaced. Council’s proposed budget has allocated $8.3 million to the “unified” Community Investment and Support Fund. The 2019/2020 allocation would make the fund almost 20 per cent larger than the former $7.2 million Community Priorities Scheme, which annually gave councillors $600,000 each to hand out for projects in their 12 wards. The ward funding scheme operated between 2005 and 2014 until concerns about probity sparked a Local Government Investigations and Compliance Inspectorate investigation. The probe found “critical flaws” in the process while clearing councillors of any wrongdoing. The ward funding scheme was replaced with the Community Investment and Support Fund, which tightened City Hall oversight of application approvals. The “unified” fund, covering projects ranging from sports facilities to heritage works, would grow 30 per cent larger next financial year if adopted in council’s finalised budget, City Hall said this week. Finance portfolio councillor Pat Murnane called the fund “extremely important” to councillors. The process gave councillors a chance to “support the aspirations of community groups in a very practical manner”, he said. “We recognise that many of these groups are run by volunteers and our support is recognition of the major contribution that they are making to our community. “We encourage all clubs and groups thinking of applying for a grant to make the most of the upcoming information sessions.” Mayor Bruce Harwood, who distributed cash from the ward funding scheme during previous stints on council, said the proposed funding boost for its replacement could benefit “hundreds of groups across greater Geelong. “The council is keen to see them thrive, which is why we’ve invested heavily in our expanded grants program,” he said. “This will support the valuable grassroots projects that will benefit countless clubs and their members.” City Hall said locations, times and registrations for fund information sessions were available at geelongaustralia.com/au/grants.
Correction and apology to Diversitat and Michael Martinez The Geelong Independent, in an article headed “Five-year fight over shared private data” in its issue of 22 February 2019 published a number of allegations about Diversitat and its CEO Michael Martinez. The article published allegations made by Mary Wielgus which carried imputations that Diversitat unlawfully or through unlawful means collects personal information or data
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IN BRIEF Passenger injured A passenger was injured when a bus “stopped suddenly” to avoid colliding with an unmarked police car turning into Geelong Police’s Mercer St station on Tuesday morning. Police said the incident, which left the passenger with “non-life-threatening injuries”, remained under investigation when the Indy reached deadline on Thursday.
Jewellery heist Burglars have allegedly stolen designer items including Georgini and Pandora jewellery from a house in Geelong’s Bellerine St, police have revealed. Investigators posted images of missing items on social media this week, saying “assorted costume jewellery, a ring and a watch were also lost in the suspected burglary sometime between 10am and 5pm on 27 April.
Storages falling The region’s water storages are nudging their lowest level in three years after losing nearly 570 million litres in the seven days to Wednesday, according to official measurements. Barwon Water recorded a capacity level of 32.7 per this week, down 33 per cent on the same time last year.
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‘Cavalier attitude’ toward spaniels’ big day By Luke Voogt Newtown spaniel lover Karen Knuckey admits she was once afraid of dogs. “I was bitten when I was about nine-yearsold,” she said ahead of International Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Day next Wednesday. But a friend’s German shepherd convinced her “not all dogs were bad” and then she “fell in love“ with her cousin’s cavalier. “They are placid, gentle companion dogs and they’re delightful to have around,“ she said. “They eat like Labradors - they just inhale their food.” Karen and 17-month-old Penny will celebrate on 29 May with up to 160 Cavalier Walk Geelong members, after joining the group two years ago.
“I had a cavalier at the time who didn’t like other dogs but she liked cavaliers,“ she said. “It’s fun and some of the people who come along are just lovely.” Karen is currently training her “affectionate” third cavalier Penny as a “therapy dog”. Together they will visit hospital patients and nursing home residents without pets in their lives. “It can just bring five minutes of joy to their day,” she said. “It’s like when the footy players turn up. But we don’t bring footy players, we bring the dogs.” Last Sunday about 15 group members and their spaniels joined Geelong Million Paws Walk to raise money for animal welfare. “Most people have at least two cavaliers, one’s just not enough,” Karen said.
Surf Coast councillors have rejected plans for a $60 million five-storey hotel overlooking the start of the Great Ocean Road from 2-4 Geelong Rd, Torquay. The plan failed to win council support after 136 objections raised concerns including the proposed building height and the development’s traffic impacts.
Road closed Authorities will close one of Victoria’s deadliest roads overnight on Sunday for improvements to its intersection with the Princes Fwy. The work will be part of a multi-million upgrade of Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Rd, on which eight people have died and 50 have suffered serious injuries in 74 crashes over the past seven years.
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Several local competitors will enjoy a homesurf advantage when they vie for junior state titles at Jan Juc on the weekend, according to organisers. Surfers including Jan Juc’s Cole Fox, Spencer Kay, Ange Ball and Angelique Kefalas would be in line to win championships in forecast “great waves” at the Victorian Junior Surfing Titles, the organisers said.
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Hendo concedes as counting continues By Natalee Kerr Labor’s Libby Coker has won the battle for Victoria’s most-marginal seat after Liberal Sarah Henderson conceded defeat in Corangamite this week. The race for the high-profile seat remained close since Saturday’s federal election before Ms Coker officially claimed the win from the now-former MP on Wednesday night. Mr Coker won 51.26 per cent of the vote on a two-party preferred basis compared to Ms Henderson’s 48.74. Officials had to count more than 80 per cent of the votes before Ms Coker could claim victory. “With postal voting counting now well-underway, it has become clear that I will not be able to close the margin necessary to retain the seat,” Ms Henderson said when conceding on Wednesday. Ms Henderson, the seat's MP since 2013, previously held Corangamite with a .03 per cent margin. Ms Coker is the second Labor MP to win Corangamite since 1931, with Darren Cheeseman holding the seat for a single term before Ms Henderson. Ms Henderson said she faced a “tough” batgeelongindy.com.au
BIG WIN: Labor's Libby Coker has ousted the Geelong region's only Liberal MP. tle to retain Corangamite after a redraw of its boundaries last year favoured Labor. “The redistribution reduced our margin from 53.1 to 49.97 per cent and had an obvious impact on our prospects,” she said. “This was a seat that many people had written off just a few months ago and yet we have come so close. “Whilst I am obviously disappointed, I know that the people of Corangamite will benefit for years to come from the commitments I secured which will be delivered by a re-elected
Morrison Liberal Government.” Ms Coker, a Surf Coast councillor and twoterm mayor since 2008, unsuccessfully took on Ms Henderson at the 2016 federal election. She also lost an earlier bid for the coalition-held state seat of Polwarth. The Airey’s Inlet mother was “honoured” to represent Corangamite in parliament, she said. “I am humbled to have received the confidence of the people of Corangamite." Ms Coker said she would act on Ms Henderson’s “big” campaign promises, with a total value close to $4 billion. “I will work to ensure that these commitments are delivered,” she said. “I will work as hard as I can for the next three years with state and local government and members of our community to get things done,” she added. Labor made a clean sweep of the region's two federal electorates when Richard Marles increased his margin in the seat of Corio to 11 per cent. Corio's boundaries were also redrawn last year to include southern parts of urban Geelong including Highton and Belmont but removing the northern area of the Bellarine Peninsula.
Police have impounded a turbocharged sports car after catching its driver 41km/h over the limit in a 60 zone at Inverleigh. The 48-year-old from the Mornington Peninsula also had his licence suspended and received a $604 fine for speeding in his Subaru WRX on Doherty’s Rd after dark, police said.
Reconciliation milestone Geelong’s peak annual reconciliation event will celebrate its 10th anniversary next week. Organisers said Reconciliation in the Park would mark its “significant milestone” with various free activities in Geelong’s Johnstone Park on 2 June.
Pair wanted A man who allegedly made threats to kill and another wanted for drug charges are on the run somewhere in Geelong, according to police. Investigators this week released images of 23-year-old Andrew Russell and Damien Piera, 27, with a call for public help to find both men as they evaded warrants for their arrest.
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RECORD ENTRIES: Geelong Chamber of Commerce's Ben Flynn and Alex Hamilton prepare for this year's Geelong Business Excellence Awards. 193853 Picture: REBECCA HOSKING
Record for business awards By Luke Voogt A record field of entries has thrilled the organisers of the 2019 Deakin University Geelong Business Excellence Awards. “We’re up about 25 per cent on previous years,” said Alex Hamilton, Geelong Chamber of Commerce’s business awards manager. “It’s the most we’ve had in the 12 years we’ve been running the awards.” The 2019 awards had also set a record for first-time entries, Ms Hamilton said. “We had double the amount that we’ve had in previous years. We’re getting many returning entrants but to have an influx of new entrants is fantastic. “By joining us on this journey you can take a breath, step back and enjoy just how far your
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business has come, reigniting your passion and focusing your direction. To get to be a finalist is great achievement.” Ms Hamilton expected more than 600 guests to attend this year’s gala presentation night at The Pier on 25 July. Geelong actress Natalie O’Donnell, famous for multiple roles in stage productions of Mamma Mia, would be host, Ms Hamilton revealed. The Geelong Indy is again the awards’ print media sponsor. “We’re thrilled to have helped the chamber achieve another record result in 2019,“ said Indy managing editor Tony Galpin. “Congratulations to everyone involved in making the awards such a success.“
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Ford site in ‘jobs bonanza’ Multi-million dollar redevelopments of Geelong’s and Broadmeadow’s former Ford factories could create up to 5000 jobs, the sites’ new owner has estimated. Pelligra Group representatives visited the Geelong factory yesterday after purchasing it from Ford last week to develop it into a hi-tech manufacturing hub. Company chairman Ross Pelligra anticipated the first manufacturing tenants would start work on site within a year. “We are committed to ultimately delivering 4000 to 5000 jobs in the next five to 10 years,” he said. The family-owned property developer has committed an initial $500 million for stage one its FORTEK Geelong and ASSEMBLY Broad-
meadows projects. Ford put the factories up for sale last September and industry sources at the time estimated their total worth at $75 million. The Indy understands the sale price to exceed that amount. A spokesperson for Pelligra Group confirmed the $500 million deal included the sale price but declined to reveal the exact figure. Pelligra will subdivide the FORTEK and ASSEMBLY sites, with Ford to retain its research, design and engineering facilities. Stage one of the projects would create up to 2000 jobs in Geelong and Broadmeadows, Mr Pelligra estimated. “Through our investment in the area, we
intend to help rejuvenate and grow the local community, and create industry-leading hubs with world-class innovation, engineering, and manufacturing on site.” Pelligra Group’s plans for the sites and appreciation of their histories were the key reasons for the company winning its bid to purchase them, Mr Pelligra said. “FORTEK Geelong and ASSEMBLY Broadmeadows are significant historical manufacturing sites.“ Ford would retain its You Yangs proving ground where about 1600 of its 2000 Australian employees design and develop vehicles, the company announced. Ford would invest more than $500 million in 2019 in Australia, directly supporting its op-
erations in Geelong, Lara and Broadmeadows, Ford Australia and New Zealand chief executive officer, Kay Hart said. The sites had played a central role in Australian automotive history, Ms Hart said. “We are pleased that Pelligra Group will build on Ford’s ongoing engineering and design presence by adding new opportunities for innovation, ideas and business in Geelong and Broadmeadows.” The two sites occupy a combined area of 100 hectares, including more than 265,000 square metres of factory floor. Pelligra will retrofit the existing infrastructure to accommodate manufacturing and technology businesses, with the first tenants anticipated to be on site within a year.
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Local couple to film ‘rom-com’ in Geelong By Luke Voogt Film-making couple Erin Scott and Luke Saliba “can’t wait” to show Geelong to the world in their new movie, Paper Champions. “We hope that by showing off our city and local businesses more opportunities will open up for all those who live here in the film industry,” Erin said. The Highton 25-year-old and her fiancee will begin filming next Monday after scouting sites across Geelong. A local mother told Erin her 12-year-old son was thrilled about their street appearing in the
film, she said. “I know if I was 12 and there was a film in my street I’d be so excited.” The Australian-New Zealand romantic comedy follows amateur wrestler Rey’s (Saliba) journey to rediscover his self-confidence after meeting Holly, former Home and Away actress Tessa de Josselin. Gary Sweet, who starred in Aussie series House Husbands and Stingers, also plays a lead role. Paper Champions follows the producer couple’s short film Rey, which showed at festi-
vals worldwide. Erin said they had secured a distribution deal for their new film and private investors, whose identities she declined to reveal. “They could see how passionate we were about doing this.” She wanted the film to have a distinctly Aussie and Kiwi flavour. “We want people to watch this film and think, ‘hey that’s my cousin, that’s aunty or, even, that’s my workplace’,” she said. “Or, ‘Oh my god! I know that milk bar’ or ‘I had my engagement party in that hall’.”
From front page The council documents related to a planning decision, Cr Wellington said. She did not specify the nature of the planning issue. Cr Wellington labelled the shire’s actions “bizarre”. She questioned the shire’s transparency. “Our democracy depends on the community having access to information about how and why authorities make decisions that affect the public,” Cr Wellington said. “The matter has escalated into an expensive and unnecessary legal dispute.” Cr Wellington said she would pay for her legal fees because she refused to “walk away from something so important”. “Why have my fellow councillors not stood up and objected to the shire’s actions in this matter? “I believe the public interest is for Surf Coast Shire to end the secrecy (and) give councillors and ratepayers appropriate access to information.” Cr Wellington said she would fight for the second document at the state’s planning tribunal in September. The commissioner decided council could withhold the document because it contained information provided to the shire in confidence, she said. “I am confident that there are strong alternative arguments that support public access to the second document.” Cr Wellington’s legal fight since lodging the FoI request had caused her “great stress”, she told the Indy. “I was subject to an investigation with the threat of criminal charges which, if proven, could have resulted in a significant fine or a jail sentence.” Surf Coast Shire chief executive officer Keith Ballie declined to comment because the matter referred “to statutory and legal proceedings occurring between council and a private individual”.
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PROTECTION VOW: Friends of the Barwon interim committee members Cameron Steele, Andrea Montgomery, Sarah Brien, Tim Trottier, Kaye Rodden, Lachlan Gordon and Angie Poole at last Friday's launch.
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‘Strange bunch’ defend river By Luke Voogt A book about a “strange bunch of people” journeying along the Barwon River will raise money to protect it, the authors have announced. Co-author Jennifer Morrow unveiled Walking the Barwon - from Source to Sea during the launch of a group vowing to protect the river. “This is the story of a strange bunch of people, grass roots, farmers and land owners, and Landcare members, that walked the Barwon,” she said. In 2013 the group walked the length of the River to learn about its various habitats. “This book is the story of that walk, what we saw, what we learnt and what we did,” Ms Morrow said.
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“New friends were made, old friendships strengthened and we all completed our own journeys feeling just that little bit richer for having done so.” They visited upper-catchment communities like Forrest, Birregurra, and Barrabool Hills before travelling through Geelong and finally ending their journey at Barwon Heads. “We had a really good privileged look at the river,” Ms Morrow said. “We got to places on the river that most people can’t see ... we saw all of it, the good the bad, and the ugly.” Proceeds from the book will go to Friends of the Barwon, a new coalition of groups and individuals working to protect Barwon River.
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A Geelong “water crisis” could force the city to reuse its wastewaster, according to a founder of new group vowing to protect Barwon River. “We really are in a water crisis situation,” retired Birregurra farmer and microbiologist Lachlan Gordon said following the launch of Friends of the Barwon. “In the last two decades rainfall has decreased across our region and we don’t have enough high-quality fresh water. "Geelong is going to have to adopt a lot of things like water reuse in the future.” Mr Gordon joined about 150 guests, councillors and a representative of Water Minister Lisa Neville at the group’s launch last Friday. The group consists of dozens of individuals and organisations concerned with numerous fish kills and acid flushes in Barwon River, resulting from groundwater extraction. “Until now there has not been a single unified voice to advocate, educate, and protect the Barwon,” Mr Gordon said. “That has been our intent, to get everyone involved and, most importantly, the broader general public.” Barwon Water announced in March that it would withdraw an application to controversially extract water from Barwon Downs borefield. The withdrawal came after Barwon Water in 2016 acknowledged its groundwater extraction at the borefield over 30 years reduced base flow in nearby water systems.
The extraction led to acidity levels that killed fish and caused toxic flushes, including one that flowed down Barwon River last year. A new Geelong-Melbourne pipeline would prevent the need for similar extraction, Mr Gordon said. But Geelong could not rely on Melbourne’s water supply, he warned. “If you’re taking from Peter to pay Paul and there’s a state-wide drought you could have a nasty situation.” Friends of the Barwon’s formation “formalised” a commitment to a better future for the river, according to the group’s interim chair Peter Greig. “We all have local and specific interests along the rivers,“ Dr Greig said at the launch. “But by coming together, you are showing that we can achieve more than any of us can do on our own.” The event also featured speakers from river restoration projects across Australia and the Barwon's ministerial advisory committee. Kawarren farmer and long-time campaigner against Barwon Water’s groundwater extraction Malcolm Gardner hoped the new group could stop the practice at the Barwon River’s tributaries “forever”. “The group certainly has a lot of people that are shakers and movers in it,” he said. “If groundwater pumping comes back then the Barwon’s in big strife.” 12419206-GR21-19
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Social media in bully class The world’s biggest social media company will fund an anti-bullying workshop for school children in Geelong next week, organisers have announced. Facebook and sister platform Instagram would pay for the national Project Rockit initiative to host students from 15 schools at the city’s library and heritage centre on Thursday, the organisers said. They described the workshop series as “Australia’s youth-led movement against bullying, hate and prejudice”. “This is one of 40 free events taking place over the next two years (that) aims to build 10,000 secondary school digital ambassadors across 600 schools committed to creating a kinder online world,” said Project Rockit’s Alex Delaney. Social media companies have come under criticism in recent years for providing platforms for cyber-bullying and other anti-social behaviour. Facebook attracted worldwide attention earlier this year after a gunman streamed live video of New Zealand’s Christchurch mosque massacres.
EXTERMINATE: Science Alive! director Brian Haddy arrived at Kardinia Park on Wednesday with a truckful of Daleks from TV series Dr Who. The robots would bring a hint of sci-fi to an explosive weekend of hands-on children's science activities beginning tomorrow, he said. 193811 Picture: REBECCA HOSKING
$150m proposal for former Alcoa mine at Anglesea
‘300 jobs’ in eco site plan Anglesea’s former Alcoa coal mine could become a $150 million tourism attraction following a pitch from a UK-based charity this week. The eco-tourism project would create more than 300 jobs and attract thousands of new visitors to Anglesea, the environmental charity behind the proposal, Eden Project, announced on Tuesday. The charity expected to complete project within 18-24 months once it had gained the relevant planning and rezoning approvals. Eden Project International Limited chief executive David Harland said the attraction would regenerate Anglesea’s environment, while “re-imagining what’s possible within Australian mine rehabilitation sites”. The charity planned to present its concept to the Anglesea community over the next two weeks. “It’s our goal to speak with as many people as we can ... to energise and inspire them to help us develop the ideas for what could be their Eden Project in Anglesea,” Mr Harland said. The project would transform the former coal mine into a destination for “immersive experiences“ which celebrated local ecology and sustainability, he said. The project would showcase one of the most biodiverse regions in Victoria as a “mustsee prelude” to the Great Ocean Road, Mr Harland said.
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VISION: Before and after images for Eden's proposal to turn Anglesea's former coal mine into a vast tourist attraction. 193880 “This concept will be a global exemplar of sustainability and environmental excellence.” Eden estimated the total cost of the project at £81.5 million, approximately AU $150 million. In 2001 the charity transformed a former coal mine in Cornwall, England, into a colourful domed garden. “Our experience in Cornwall shows us it’s possible to take a former mining landscape and create a place that celebrates our natu-
ral world and educates and entertains people from all walks of life, while providing a yearround positive impact for the community,” Mr Harland said. Eden will begin public consultation in coming weeks in conjunction with Alcoa. Alcoa asset planning director John Osborne said the concept “brought to life” guiding principles the company developed “in partnership” with the Anglesea community in 2016 “It presents an outstanding opportunity to
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to one collection each financial year
Reports for consideration include: •
1 metre
The next ordinary meeting of council will
through the service trial, which runs until June 2020.
3 metres
Representatives from the City of Greater
LEAVE YOUR ITEMS INSIDE YOUR PROPERT Y LINE.
must be less than three cubic metres in
Councillor Anthony Aitken will chair
You can find more information and
the forum, and a question and answer
book a collection via our website www.
opportunity for residents will be included.
This includes couches and other furniture; white goods; computers; carpets and rugs.
metres in length – are also allowed. The
‘Dooliebeal’.
amount of hard waste put out for collection
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members are welcome to attend.
one metre high and one metre wide.
fit into the three residential kerbside bins.
Reserve, Armstrong Creek to
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2018–19 Lara Traffic Study. All community
volume – equal to a pile three metres long,
roofing and guttering – all less than 1.5
Contractual matter (Confidential).
Geelong will present draft results from the
bulky items that are not accepted or don’t
Official Renaming of Stewarts
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The service allows you to easily dispose of
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Precinct – Masterplan Final Report.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT FUND GRANTS
Geelong (enter via Gheringhap Street) You are invited to apply for the City of
opportunities and how to apply visit
COUNCIL BUDGET 2019–20 INFORMATION SESSIONS
Greater Geelong’s 2019–20 competitive
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Meet your local councillors to find out about the proposed budget 2019–20, including improvements to the community grants program and local projects funded.
The Community Investment and Support
The following sessions will be held on Saturday 25 May:
The grant programs include:
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grant programs.
for groups and organisations to undertake projects that benefit the local community.
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Pakington Street, Geelong West (front of Town Hall) 9.30am to 10.30am
Highton Village, Belle Vue Avenue (near Bendigo Bank) 9.30am to 10.30am The Village Warralily Shopping Centre, 33 Central Blvd, Armstrong Creek (outside Woolworths) 11.00am to 12.00pm
Thursday 13 June •
6.30pm to 9.30pm Armstrong Creek East Community Hub, 46–70 Central Boulevard,
Session 1
Armstrong Creek
Wednesday 29 May – 10.00am to 12.00pm
Tuesday 18 June •
1.30pm to 4.30pm
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Cloverdale Community Centre, 167
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Purnell Road, Corio •
6.30pm to 9.30pm
Session 2
For projects by community
Wednesday 29 May – 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Cloverdale Community Centre, 167
organisations relating to environmental
City Hall, 30 Gheringhap Street, Geelong
Purnell Road, Corio
and sustainability initiatives.
RSVP by Monday 27 May via
Tuesday 25 June
Creative Communities (Arts and
https://grantsession2.eventbrite.com.au
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community festivals. Community Infrastructure To plan and deliver capital works projects for community and sporting facilities. •
City Hall, 30 Gheringhap Street,
Environment and Sustainability
To support quality arts projects and
Bellarine Village Shopping Centre, 25-29 Bellarine Hwy, Newcomb (outside Woolworths) 11.00am to 12.00pm
answer any questions:
Geelong
Festivals)
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funding opportunities available and to
Courthouse Cafe, 60 Little Malop Street,
community.
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We are holding free sessions to detail the
To facilitate projects and activities that healthy and socially connected
6.30pm to 9.30pm Geelong (enter via Lt Malop Street)
Healthy and Connected Communities contribute to an inclusive, diverse,
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Fund offers a variety of grant programs
The Terrace, Ocean Grove 9.00am to 10.00am High Street, Drysdale (outside information centre) 10.30am to 11.30am
1.30pm to 4.30pm
Central Geelong Heritage To support the restoration of heritage building facades in non-residential properties within Central Geelong.
Online applications open Friday 7 June and close Friday 2 August at 5.00pm.
Potato Shed, Peninsula Drive, Drysdale
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A man police caught smuggling “mass killing machines” in a Clifton Springs sting will serve almost double his original minimum sentence following a recent appeal. Officers arrested Paul Robert Munro, 65, on 30 August, 2016, after he attempted to sell a Thureon automatic assault rifle to a covert police operative. County Court initially sentenced Munro to 10 years and three months jail with a nonparole period of six years. The assault rifles Munro had been smuggling could fire up to 1000 rounds per minute, Judge Douglass Trapnell noted in the initial sentencing last May. “The Thureon in full automatic mode is a truly terrifying weapon; a piece of military hardware clearly designed to kill humans in great numbers,” he said. “It has no use other than as a mass killing machine and it has no legitimate place in civil society.” But Supreme Court justices Paul Maxwell, David Beach and Stephen McLeish last week resentenced Munro to 15 years jail, with a nonparole period of 11 years, during an appeal by the public prosecutor. “Munro engaged in persistent, planned, sophisticated offending to bring into Australia mass killing machines,” their Court of Appeal judgement read.
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Strategic communication specialist Jennifer Conley has taken the helm in Geelong’s quest to become a global leader in advanced fibre manufacture. Deakin University this week welcomed Ms Conley as new chief executive officer (CEO) of Advanced Fibre Cluster Geelong. Deakin Carbon Nexus director and cluster board member Derek Buckmaster described Ms Conley as a leader in industry and research collaboration. “Her work boosting innovation and Australian success in advanced manufacturing are well known,” he said. Ms Conley comes to the cluster after two decades working at the intersection of industry, research and government. She was executive director of Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council and a communications adviser for Energy Australia before taking up the new role. “I am very excited to be contributing to some of the most innovative companies and organisations in the advanced manufacturing sector in this country,” Ms Conley said. “These are creative companies gaining access to high-value global supply chains with new solutions and products. “Deakin’s role has been pivotal in the development and acceleration of advanced fibre technology so it is perfect that the Cluster will be based out of Deakin’s ManuFutures building.” The cluster consists of several Geelong companies aiming to establish the region as a centre of excellence for advanced fibre and composites innovation. Ms Conley will support cluster members in generating new opportunities and investment for their businesses and projects. Geelong Manufacturing Council leads the
CLUSTER LUCK: Jennifer Conley. cluster with support from Deakin University and engineering firm Austeng. Geelong Manufacturing Council CEO David Peart said Geelong had all the hallmarks for success in cutting edge fibre production with its rich history of success in manufacturing. “The members of the cluster are dynamic companies and Jennifer’s appointment as a senior leader in this field will help accelerate their efforts to become world leaders.” A $300,000 Victorian Government grant made the appointment possible, according to Deakin University. Deakin University bolstered that investment with a further $200,000.
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Torquay grandmother Linda Cherubin leads a “double life”. She can go from doing chores or working to rescuing trapped car crash victims or searching for a missing person in a moment. “One minute you could be at home vacuuming your floor and the next moment you’re involved in a technical type rescue,” she said. “Then you just pack up, go home, pick up the vacuum cleaner and life goes on.” The 59-year-old has served at Torquay SES for more than 20 years and helped rescue a man trapped in a landslide at Jan Juc in 2001. She and her team won a bravery award for the rescue, but for Linda nothing is more rewarding than knowing she helped someone in need. “It’s a great feeling - it’s what you train
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By Natalee Kerr Residents will have their say on the future of the Great Ocean Road in a series of public forums. Torquay will be among 13 towns along the route to host forums over the next month as part of an action plan for the iconic road. Community involvement was “pivotal”, said project manager Jason Borg, working for the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. “We want to understand the aspiration of local communities for the future of their region before we start the development of longterm objectives,” he said. The plan would outline major reforms to protect the road and its surrounding region,
including a dedicated authority to simplify management arrangements. Great Ocean Road Taskforce member Wayne Kayler-Thomson said the coordinated management model for the ocean road region was a “significant step forward” on the previous arrangement involving 30 responsible organisations. “Having a single entity means there’ll be better processes for the whole of the region,” he said. The action plan identifies increasing visitor numbers, forces of nature, and the impacts of climate change as challenges for the road and region. The plan aims to strengthen landscape protections, improve visitor experience and “enhance liveability” of local communities.
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LETTERS Help save High St Geelong’s council seems to overlook that Australia is a democracy. In September council told the Indy that over 2600 people completed a survey regarding four options for bike paths along Belmont’s High St. But council’s website says fewer than 500 people voted in the survey, only 18 per cent of them from Belmont. The majority of cyclists who voted stated they would ride to work. This means the lanes would be used before 9am and after 5pm, so who would use them the rest of the day and when it was raining or too hot? Why didn’t the survey include an option for no change? A petition with 3000 names opposing the Belmont bike lanes was tabled in state parliament. Many similar petitions have been sent to council. Council’s option for High St would remove 30 parking spaces. Since council says the average parking time on High St is 15 minutes, the total loss would be 300,000 parks a year. When will council realise that every time it reduces parking produces the same result: businesses leave or close, leaving empty shops. The proposed bike lanes have already led to businesses moving out of Belmont. Alternative streets have been suggested but council rejects them as outside the scope of the project grant. Cannot the grant’s scope be extended? Council’s changes will further reduce the number of shoppers on High St. As a Belmont business operator, I urge readers to help stop council proceeding with these changes that most ratepayers don’t want. Sue Lomas Grovedale
Feds should fund housing Far more needs to done for single-parents, working-class families and young couples also on low incomes so they can achieve home ownership. Low-cost apartments building in innersuburban or similar areas and close to fast public transport for jobs-access should become a national priority. Federal funding and management is the only way to ensure that such a scheme would reach 100 per cent of the intended low-income market and not only 10 per cent, as is roughly the ultimate norm in profit-driven private-developer instances. A scheme that enabled affordable home ownership with repayments that did not exceed 30 per cent of annual income would also provide, given genuine cost-effective biparti-
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BUCKETS & BOUQUETS Buckets to a primary school for not having a sausage sizzle during voting times. How un-Australian! Sausage sizzles raise money for schools and promote positive community vibes. Despite being the autumn sunshine, being among my neighbours felt cold. Thanks for making my voting more tedious than ever. Sausage Lover, Armstrong Creek Buckets to political volunteers who harassed voters with leaflets and how-to-move cards at a voting centre on Saturday. My wife and I have voted the same way since we met and don’t need over-zealous drongos trying to change our minds on the way to the ballot box. Back Off Drongos, Newtown san support and union backing, a significant jobs stimulant to the building and manufacturing sectors. Richard Worland Manifold Heights
All downhill for oil returns Tim Saclier and A Taylor (Letters, 10 May) clearly don't follow energy, finance or geopolitical matters closely. The global energy descent I described a week earlier has been underway in Australia since 2000, when our oil production peaked at 700,000 barrels a day. We now produce less than 200,000 barrels a day and declining. We’re not running out of oil, just profitable oil. This is now a global phenomenon. Vast oil resources in the world will never be produced because the energy cost of producing their oil is more than the net energy in the oil. We always produce the low-cost resources first. Oil that is more expensive to produce than the market can pay means energy descent is upon us. In a free market, when the cost of producing a resource is higher than its market price we stop producing it because there’s no return for shareholders. In the special case of US fracked shale oil, the market is not free. It has been distorted by emergency-level interest rates put in place after the global financial crisis, $140 trillion of newly printed dollars sloshing around global markets looking for yield, and subsidies by a government desperate to maintain its reputation as the world’s energy superpower. Oil is the master resource that makes modern life possible but affordable oil is running
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Dr Ray Black (Letters, 10 May) urged readers to reflect on the health of the planet before casting their votes. Dr Black has a negative view of the future. Climate change is one thing but trying to predict the future is crystal ball-gazing. Alas, many ecowarriors share his views. Contrary to Dr Black’s pessimism, none of the dire predictions made over the past 35 years have eventuated. The elevated levels of CO2 have, according to NASA, surprise, surprise, a positive impact on the planet, which has led to a greening of Earth and greater food yields. If people like Dr Black insist on making pessimistic predictions they should provide hard, scientific evidence to support their assertions. Going down the renewable energy path will not make a better future for our children and grandchildren. It’s time investigative journalists probed and challenged the pessimistic predictions for the future. It’s the job of the media to become part of the solution rather than perpetuate unsubstantiated falsehoods. Alan Barron Grovedale
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Buckets to workers who treat central Geelong as some kind of mall on weekday mornings, blithely wandering across roads and lanes without considering motorists. Someone will be hurt or worse if this continues. The problem is at its worst around the city’s various new government buildings. Worried Car Commuter, Belmont
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Well, readers will be looking forward to the end of climate inanity on the Letters page of the Geelong Indy and elsewhere following last weekend’s election. As Labor, the Greens and various other Kool -Aid-drinkers and rent-seekers had declared, the election was all about climate change. And then they lost. Goodbye, climate change politics! Hello, rationality! And just to welcome the new age, the days following our election brought heavy snowfall across vast areas of the Northern Hemisphere a fortnight before summer! Records were consequentially set for the duration of winter-like weather, with some areas virtually missing out on spring. How could this happen after theoretical global warming since the industrial revolution? Clearly it couldn’t, as sensible Australians evidently know. Australians must now understand that climate alarmism has never produced a single correct prediction but has cost them vast sums of their national wealth. They’ve had enough and voted accordingly. To quote Prime Minister Scott Morrison, how good are Australians! A Taylor Torquay
2721 is the number of people who volunteered with Foodbank Victoria last year. 116,000 is the number of Victorians receiving food relief via Foodbank charity partners each month. It’s National Volunteer Week and the numbers above show the incredible impact of volunteers. Without them, Foodbank and many other charities would struggle to support all those doing it tough right now. According to Volunteering Australia, 5.8 million Australians participate in formal volunteering activities. The economic and social contribution is estimated at $290 billion annually. Without the generosity and compassion of our Foodbank volunteers, who contributed almost 30,000 hours in 2018, a huge number of Victorians wouldn’t have food on their tables. To all those who give the gift of time, thank you. We are all indebted to you. Readers who may have time to donate can visit foodbank.org.au/volunteer to find volunteering opportunities with our charity partners and School Breakfast Clubs across Victoria. The one in five Australians who experience food insecurity every year need our help, and we can’t do it without yours. Dave McNamara Foodbank Victoria chief executive officer
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Local heads Dusty’s band By Natalee Kerr After country music legend Slim Dusty played his final show in 2002 his backing band parted ways. Fourteen years later, the Travelling Country Band unexpectedly found themselves back together. Geelong-born frontman Pete Denahy said the reunion happened by “accident”. “I had a solo spot teed up at the 2016 Slim Dusty Music Festival and I knew the band was going to be there, but we hadn’t caught up for a while,” Denahy said. “We ended up playing together on stage and it was just like old times.” Denahy said the reunion was a “magical moment” that spurred a new tour idea. “As soon as we started playing we all just lifted, it was really special,” he said. “Slim’s wife, Joy, and daughter, Anne, were there and they were thrilled. “I then went home and called up the guys and had a chat about potentially doing a few shows.“ Joined by Slim’s original band members bass player Rod Coe, drummer Robbie Souter, guitarist Jeff Mercer and fiddler Mike Kerin the tour kicked off the following year. Denahy said the show was unlike “anything else in the county”. “It’s different to a tribute show. We’re Slim’s band just doing his own stuff; we’re not trying to do our own interpretations,” he said. “We’ve kept the arrangement pretty much exactly the same as Slim’s. “It didn’t take much for us to step back into it. We came into first couple of shows without rehearsal.” Denahy was the last musician hirperformed
REAL DEAL: Slim's Dusty Travelling Country Band will head to Geelong this month. with Slim for four years and was the last musician hired for the band. He has since gone onto become a successful artist in his own right, wining multiple Golden Guitars. Denahy said Slim had been an idol of his since a young age. “I went to my first concert of Slim’s when I was 13. I never thought I’d one day be performing with him,” he said.
“It was truly a dream come true.” Denahy said the tour features some of Slim’s greatest hits, along with some personal insights. “We talk about his music, his life and some stories and experiences on the road” he said. “It’s great to be able to celebrate my mate and Australia’s king of country music. “Even now at 46-years-old I still feel like a little kid every time I perform.”
Denahy said returning to his hometown had an “extra special” meaning to him. “I have a lot of fond memories in Geelong as I used to perform here when I was younger,“ he said. “I’m excited to bring this show to Geelong for the first time.” Travellin’ Still, The Songs of Slim Dusty will take on Gateway Hotel on 1 June.
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Ron’s Party evokes dad By Luke Voogt Leopold TV actor Ian Rooney remembers his late father as he plays an elderly man who thinks he has exactly 111 minutes left to live. The veteran actor stars as patriarch Ron Paterson in a new Queenscliff production of Australian play It’s My Party (And I’ll Die If I Want To). “I see a bit of my father in Ron Patterson,” he told the Indy. “He’s long gone but he was a bit of a bombastic person - it always had to be all about him.” Rooney channels his dad’s personality as he plays the dying Ron in the “hilarious” play. “I think I got a lot of comedic skills from dad, he was a very funny man in the good times,” he said. When doctors tell Ron he has three months to live he starts counting down to his final moments. “Ron being a pedantic man has taken that to mean the literal minute,” Rooney said. Faced with his impending doom, Ron invites the kids around for sausage rolls, saladas and a bit of quality time. As he attempts to tie up the loose ends of his life, the antics of his very dysfunctional family come to the fore. Set in the early ’90s, the action takes place on an evening in a typical Australian suburban lounge room. Like Ron, Rooney’s dad had genuine regrets about not spending enough time with his children, he said.
He poured his dad’s traits and memories of him into the character, he said. “I use what we call recalled emotion. I use his emotions, and sometimes what I would call a lack of emotions.” Rooney has appeared on iconic Aussie TV series like Blue Heelers and, more recently, The Blake Mysteries. He played Cec Drury, a “second father” figure to principle character Doctor Lucien Blake, played by Craig McLachlan. “Craig is the most wonderful human being,” he said. “Sometimes actors will just click and the chemistry is there, and we clicked from day one.” Rooney had found a similar sense of comradery among Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group in its latest show. The group’s actors were all “very competent“ and had “embraced” relative newcomer to acting Stephanie Florence, he said. A long-time Geelong resident, Rooney moved to Leopold in 2016. “We’re very glad we did. It’s a really lovely sense of community here in Leopold and on the Bellarine,” he said. He originally agreed to join the play as “a favour” to friend and Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group president Ian Royce, he said. “It just happened to coincide with me not having any professional work and I loved the script - it’s absolutely hilarious.” It’s My Party (and I’ll Die If I Want To) shows at 360Q, Queenscliff, from 7 to 15 June.
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Spiegeltent on way to city The Spiegeltent is preparing to debut in Geelong with a stellar line-up of hand-picked circus, comedy, cabaret, music and dance ensembles in late May and June, promoters have announced. Audiences could expect to experience the dizzying heights and death-defying acts of the award-winning, sword-swallowing, firebreathing, acrobatic international cast of headline act LIMBO, the promoters said. LIMBO has sold out shows from London to Auckland and dozens of cities in between. Global star Madonna has been counted among the act's fans after seeing its show twice. The brains behind LIMBO, Scott Maidment, became a creative advisor for Madonna on her tour when the music megastar tracked him down after seeing the show. Maidment’s group, Strut & Fret, which performs LIMBO, has combined theatre, circus and aerial spectacle since 1997. Also on the bill is the performer who inspired Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Carlotta, who will perform her latest show at Spiegeltent on 12 June. The Queen of the Cross would take her audience on an" outrageously funny and brutally honest whirlwind ride" with stories from 50 years on and off the stage, the promoters said. With the accompaniment of Helpmann Award winner Michael Griffiths on piano, Carlotta will sing classics by Berlin, Rogers and Hart, Sondheim and "dear friend" Peter Allen. Indigenous dance group Djuki Mala will also appear on stage at the Spiegeltent with a fusion of traditional dance, pop-culture and storytelling on 14 and 15 June. Australian comedic favourites Judith Lucy, Tom Gleeson, Tom Ballard and Joel Creasey would have crowds laughing out loud through-
GIRL ON FIRE: Performer Heather Holliday unleashes a fiery blast in LIMBO. out June, the promoters said. On 8 June Lucy will reflect on her dating history and asks whether she should "shut up shop at 50". Hard Chat host and Logie kingmaker Gleeson will take the Spiegeltent stage with Joy on 13 June.
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SATURDAY SINGLES - Christian singles dinner at Tandoori Cuisine & Bar, Geelong West. Booking 0418 672 570. COMMUNITY - Norlane Neighbourhood Gathering community event 1-4pm at Dorothy Thomson Centre, 10 Wendover Ave, Norlane. Opportunity for neighbours to meet and enjoy food and music together. MARKET - Annual Winter Woollies and Other Wonders market. 9.30am-1.30pm at Christ Church Geelong, cnr Moorabool and McKillop Sts, Geelong. Wearable items, preserves, cakes and plants. DANCE - Ballroom dancing 8-11.30pm at Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Hwy Leopold. Cost $10 includes supper. Enquiries 0400 500 402. BALLROOM - Geelong Ballroom Dance Club dances to Ben Costanzo 8pm at The Ballroom, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry $10. Bring a plate. Enquiries 0413 574 051.
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FRIDAY SUPPORT - Geelong Prostate Support Group meets 10am-middady in education room at St John of God Hospital, Myers St, Geelong. Meeting topic palliative care. Enquiries 0414 524 155. FUNDRAISER - Spinell Group Biggest Morning Tea 9.30am at Belmont Library, Hight St Belmont. BOOKS - Book sale 10am-2pm at Grovedale Uniting Church, cnr Reserve and Torquay Rds, Grovedale. Proceeds to Uniting Care Barwon. TAI -Tai chi for beginners 9-10am at St David’s Uniting Church, cnr Talbot and Aphrasia Sts, Newtown. $10 per class. Extra class 10.05-11.05am second and fourth Fridays of the month. Enquiries 0409 662 106. BOCCIA - Geelong Boccia Club meets 10am-midday at Geelong Basketball and Netball Centre, 1 Crown St, South Geelong. All ages and abilities. Cost $5. Enquiries bocciageelong@gmail.com. MUSIC - Bellarine Country Music Group meets 6pm at the Belmont Pavilion, 162 Barrabool Rd, Belmont. Enquiries bellarinecountrymusicgroup.com. COMMUNITY - Lara Community Drop In Centre 6-8pm at Lara Uniting Church, 1 Flinders Ave. Refreshments provided. The Geelong Indy’s Community Calendar is a free service for not-for-profit community organisations. Entries appearing under specific days are printed the week of the event only. Deadline for submission is the Friday before the intended date of publication. Please keep submissions short, simple and include the day, date, time, location and a contact phone number. Emails without attachments are preferred. Email editorial@geelongindependent.com.au phone 5249 6700 or fax 5249 6799.
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By Ewan Kennedy Porsche Cayenne generation three was launched in Australia in 2017. Virtually an all-new design, it offers increased performance due to both an improved engine and reduced weight. The new Cayenne uses a combination of alloys, aluminium and steel to keep weight down, while strength is further improved. Fascinatingly, a lithium-ion polymer starter battery accounts for a weight saving of 10kg over the predecessor. The Cayenne is sleek but still looks like an SUV, rather than a high-riding coupe, as is the case with some of its upmarket competitors. The latest model sits a little lower than the gen two and is a touch longer and wider. The wider look is created by a horizontal grille and lights, and larger air intakes at the front give it a purposeful stance. The now familiar taillight treatment that stretches all the way across the rear works particularly well. Materials are of high quality and the design is impressive. The wide centre console really separates the two folks in the front, but it looks good and its multiple touch controls are easy to use. The Cayenne S has a 2.9-litre V6 biturbo engine that produces 324kW. Using the Sport Chrono Package for maximum acceleration it jumps from zero to 100km/h in just 4.9 seconds. The 3.0-litre V6 turbo-petrol in the entry Cayenne develops 250kW, up 29kW from the previous model. Somewhat confusingly, while all engines are turbocharged, the top-line model is the only one with turbo in the name. It has V8 4.0-litre twin-turbo with 404kW of power and a huge 770Nm of torque. Fire everything up with the Sport Chrono and the 100km/h time is just 3.9 seconds, on your way to a top speed of 285km/h. A new eight-speed Tiptronic S gearbox has faster response times and sportier ratios in the lower gears and an expanded spread, with the overdrive higher gears reducing fuel consumption and emissions. There is an active all-wheel drive system in all Cayenne models. The intelligent, fully-variable Porsche Traction Management (PTM) distributes the driving force between the drive axles. For the first time, the Cayenne is available with electric rear-axle steering as previously geelongindy.com.au
seen in the 911 and Panamera. Porsche Stability Management systems are extensive and work with other built in safety features. There's automatic emergency braking, lane change assist, ABD (torque vectoring by braking) and an active bonnet that minimises damage to pedestrians and cyclists in a crash. Injury reduction includes full-length curtain airbags, driver and front passenger airbags, knee bags for the driver and front passenger, side-airbags in the front and rear. It might be an SUV but driving pleasure was very much at the front of the Cayenne's designers' minds. The engine in the 'S' has plenty of grunt almost from the instant you hit the pedal. The eight-speed auto communicates with the engine's electronics instantly to give ultrafast changes to the ideal gear. Hill climbing is ridiculously easy with the big torque engine simply helping you lope up the rises. Fast overtaking is equally easy, with a minimum of time spent on the wrong side of the road. The sound of the motor once you get stuck into it is impressive, though it doesn't have the V8 beat of the Cayenne Turbo. Handling is remarkably good for a high-riding wagon weighing in at two tonnes. You can feel the Cayenne gripping the road with ease at speeds that just don't feel possible. The front seats are large and comfortable and support well without being overly aggressive. The rear seats can carry three people but really are designed as two virtual buckets with a smallish centre seat. The back seats can be reclined and moved backwards and forwards to increase cargo space. The dash is clean and uncluttered and the electronic instrument panel in front of the driver provides a variety of readouts. Porsche Cayenne is a brilliant compromise between a practical family wagon and a sportscar. The fact that it leans in the direction of sportscar would certainly earn it a place on our short list. The Cayenne starts at $115,900 for the 3.0 version (automatic) with the top-of-the-range 4.0 Turbo selling for $239,000, plus on road costs.
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Motoring future is ‘here’ By Ewan Kennedy The Ioniq is the immediate future of Hyundai's bid for clean-running cars and comes in three stages of technology. The 2019 Ioniq Hybrid is powered primarily by a petrol engine, with a battery-powered electric motor providing assistance as required. Regenerative braking allows the hybrid system to recover much of the kinetic energy lost in conventional vehicles by charging its highvoltage battery. Next up the rung is the Ioniq Plug-in, which again combines a petrol engine with an electric motor. The Plug-in can make electric-only trips of up to 63km and be plugged in to charge the high-voltage battery. At the top of the technology tree is the flagship Ioniq Electric, it's a pure electric car with a real-world range of about 230km and the capability for charging its high-voltage lithiumion polymer battery to 80 percent capacity in approximately 23 minutes. The lines of the Hyundai Ioniq are sleek and clean and don't make the mistake crying out, "I am different", like the Toyota Prius and Nissan Leaf. Digital instrumentation can be customised to the driver's desires and the infotainment screen, in an eight-inch unit, is easy to read and use. Hyundai Ioniq hybrid has a 1.6-litre petrol engine, a permanent magnet synchronous electric motor and a 1.56kWh lithium-ion polymer battery. The power plant is mated with a six-speed dual clutch automatic transmission. In a high-tech car like the Hyundai Ioniq it's
HYBRID THEORY: The lines of the Hyundai Ioniq are sleek and clean. no surprise the latest in active safety features are standard. These include electronic stability control, ABS brakes with brake assist, autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert. A reversing camera with dynamic guidelines is complemented by front and rear park-
ing sensors. On the passive safety front are airbags for the driver and front passenger, a knee airbag for the driver, side airbags for driver and front passenger and side curtain airbags front and back. The Ioniq drives pretty much like any other car except for the near silence when running purely on electric power.
It takes off smoothly and responds instantly to the throttle. Even when the petrol engine joins the action the noise level is only a little higher. We only had one occasion to charge the Ioniq Plug-in at the Pacific Fair shopping centre close to home. We spent less than an hour there to do some grocery shopping and enjoy a cup of coffee, while gaining a further 15 kilometres of driving range Starting with a full petrol tank and drive battery our test Ioniq averaged just 3.2 litres per 100km our 325km test. Much of that was on the motorway, where a hybrid is not at its best, which makes it even more impressive. Ride and handling leans towards the comfort side, which makes sense in a family hatchback. Steering has less feel than we like, other than that the Ioniq is a most pleasant drive. Comfortable front seats are enhanced by being both heated and ventilated. The second row is comfortable with enough room for three adults without too much of a squeeze. A 340-litre luggage space is impressive for a car carrying large batteries. A 60:40 split-fold seat means up to 1505 litres is there for the taking. Just one complaint: why does this ultramodern car have a ridiculous foot-operated parking brake? Hyundai Ioniq doesn't just point to the way of the future - it has brought the future forward to today. Good looking, simple to drive and with minimal emissions it should be checked out by everyone.
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Keleman the Mazda experts Keleman Motors can save customers a small fortune with dealership quality service and repairs to their Mazda at a fraction of the cost, without affecting the new car warranty. Keleman Motors is the region’s only independent Mazda specialist and has been in operation for more than 35 years. There are no third parties at Keleman Motors so customers will get direct honest feedback on the condition of their car, from the technician working on it. Joe and Shane will spend the time with
customers to explain in detail any issues their car may have, and no work will be carried out without approval. “We will recommend what your vehicle requires and leave the decision entirely up to whether or not you get the maintenance or repairs done,” Shane said. “We pride ourselves on honesty and producing only the highest of quality work at a fair price.” For inquiries and bookings contact Keleman Motors on 5229 9555 or visit www.kelemanmotors.com.au. geelongindy.com.au
SPORT INDIGENOUS PRIDE: Cat midfielder Quinton Narkle models the guernsey he designed.
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Narkle puts his art and soul on jumper nations,” Narkle explained. “The giant trevally represents our connection with the Arnhem Land region and the snake-like pattern throughout the whole jumper symbolises the rainbow serpent, which is the creator of my own region.” Graham ’Polly’ Farmer’s number five also appeared on the guernsey as a sign of respect to a club legend, Narkle said. “(It is) a tribute to him and all he has done for the Geelong Football Club and Indigenous players.” Narkle has previously painted boots for teammate Jamaine Jones in his AFL debut and Tom Hawkins for Sir Doug Nicholls Round in 2018. To recognise this weekend’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round, a Welcome to Country will take place before Geelong’s open training session at Gold Coast on Friday afternoon.
On Saturday night, a gift exchange will take place between Geelong and Gold Coast before the bounce. An Indigenous Geelong player will also accompany captain Joel Selwood to the coin toss. The Cats will don the guernsey for Djilang Round when they take on Sydney Swans at GMHBA Stadium on 1 June. Djilang is the Wadawurrung word for Geelong and the Cats will recognise the impact of our nation’s first people on Australian Rules football during the round. Indigenous Geelong Cats include Nakia Cockatoo (Iwaidja, Marrithiyel and Yupangathi), Jamaine Jones (Barkindji), Tim Kelly (Noongar), Nathan Kreuger (Noongar and Ngarrindjeri), Brandan Parfitt (Larrakia and Warumungu) and Blake Schlensog (Yidinjdji).
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The past week saw the trout fishing only get better with lakes and rivers both producing great fish. Tullaroop Reservoir, near Maryborough, was a great location for landbased anglers casting lures to feeding fish along the edges. Brown trout in excess of 6lb were caught with lures like the Rapala F7 or Daiwa Double Clutches. Tullaroop also recently opened up to kayak and boats with electric motors. Lake Wendouree fished well for trout, too, with boat anglers catching fish by casting lures along the weed edges. Given that the lake is quite shallow, lures like the bent minnow work well. Big redfin are also present in Wendouree, with soft plastics being an effective way of targeting them. Wurdibuloc Reservoir hosted some fantastic redfin fishing, with fish nudging 50cm taken. Early mornings proved best for anglers using metal spoons and soft plastics working well, while trout around the 3lb mark were also reported by anglers using mudeye along the west side of the lake. Corio Bay’s inner-harbour offered a mixed bag of salmon, flathead, bream, pinkies and King George whiting, all caught around the waterfront and Geelong yacht club. Dylan Pace fished from his kayak and caught pinkies to 45cm, while Trelly’s Geelong’s Adam Van der Lugt caught a dozen flathead to 50cm and a pair of black bream in 4m to 6m of water. St Leonards was hot this week for gummy sharks, as Owen Westwell found while fishing a tide change in 20m of water. Using whole fresh squid that he caught over the weed beds before heading out deep, Owen boated a number of gummy sharks to around 10kg. Anglers willing to make the drive to Portland may be rewarded with some incredible fishing, as Gone Fishing Charters’ Chris Vasilevski experienced this week. He reported good numbers of school tuna out on the shelf and in 250m to 350 meter, with the big barrel tuna caught closer in 50m to 80m of water. To add to the action, Chris also caught a mako shark on a knife jig intended for tuna along with a bronze whaler shark that ate a skirted lure on the surface.
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SKIPPER: Joel Selwood looks to give off a handpass.
GROUNDED: Midfielder Tim Kelly starred in the Cats victory over the Bulldogs last weekend, finishing with 20 disposals. Pictures: MARCEL BERENS/SPORTSMEDIA
DOWN BACK: Unsung defender Jake Kolodjashnij sets up a rebound against the Doggies.
Cats ‘worked up’ for Suns By Natalee Kerr Despite coasting to a fifth-straight win last weekend, Geelong coach Chris Scott believes his group still has more to work on ahead of the Cats match with the Suns this weekend. “I think it’s timely for us to take a step back and have a look at the parts of our game that aren’t working as well as we’d like them too,” he said after last Saturday’s victory. It was a point that Scott continued to emphasise in his press conference on Wednesday. “AFL games are hard to win, the industry is relentless,” he said. “I just don’t subscribe to the theory that we’re in ripping form and that we can just go play anyone and beat them.” Geelong claimed their ninth win of the season with a 44-point victory against Western Bulldogs last Saturday at GMHBA Stadium. The Bulldogs kept up with the Cats and managed to cut the margin to nine points early in the final term before Geelong kicked six-straight goals. Scott said his team’s scoring accuracy, which is the best in the competition, was a deciding factor in the win. “It was our efficiency going inside 50 and in front of goal that was really the difference,” he said. “It’s a terrible look to suggest that we haven’t played that well but we’ve still won by 40 points. “But the fact is they had their chances in front of goal and weren’t able to take them. It wasn’t that we’re a much better team.”
The ladder-leaders have dropped one game this season, giving them their best start to the season since 2013. The Cats will now travel to Queensland to take on Gold Coast Suns this Saturday. After three-straight wins earlier this season, the Suns have struggled since losing their past five games, including a 38-point downfall to Port Adelaide last Sunday. Geelong has an undefeated away record this season and has won the past eight out of 10 games against the Suns. Although the Cats enter the game as clear favourites Scott said they would not approach the Suns lightly. “Gold Coast have had so many close games this year, they certainly haven’t been blown away,” he said. “To beat them you actually need to take the game away from them - they won’t roll over and give us anything at all.” Scott will coach his 200th match for Geelong on the weekend, a milestone he admits “snuck up” on him. “If you start looking back too much you sort of miss what’s coming up,” he said. Scott will become the third Geelong coach to reach the milestone, joining Reg Hickey (304) and Mark Thompson (260). “I’m much better at the job than I was when I started. I still feel like I’m young in my coaching journey,” he said. “(But) my plan is to make it about the team, not too much about me and keep getting better every day.”
STAR IS BORN: Darcy Fort celebrates one of his three goals on debut.
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