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GRAND PLANS: Former Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons fills in the details on his plan to make Portarlington's Grand Hotel a tourist drawcard. FULL STORY PAGE 10 197014

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Parties brawl on health funds

By Luke Voogt

Geelong acute health services face a $22 million government funding cut this financial year, according to the state’s opposition.

Shadow health minister Georgie Crozier yesterday accused State Government of cutting funding after Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) published its 2019/2020 policy and funding guidelines.

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From page 1 "Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia yet Daniel Andrews has cruelly decided to cut their health funding," she said.

Barwon Health would this financial year experience a 6.3 per cent reduction in acute admitted funding, down from $355 million to $333 million, Ms Crozier said.

Acute care provides active but short-term treatment for severe injuries or illness, urgent medical conditions, or during surgery recovery.

DHHS published the "long-overdue" policy and funding guidelines following "pressure" from the coalition in parliament last week, Ms Crozier said.

"Victorians should be deeply concerned with Daniel Andrews funding attacks on our health system" Member for Western Victoria Bev McArthur described the funding cuts as "outrageous".

"This latest health funding cut to acute care clearly proves yet again that Daniel Andrews cares little for those outside the tram tracks of Melbourne and is prepared to put Geelong region patients at risk.

"But a spokesperson for Health Minister Jenny Mikakos told the Indy as "background" there had been absolutely no reduction in funding for acute admitted activity.

New Commonwealth rules separating certain types of acute funding made the coalition's comparison to last year inaccurate, they said.

"Barwon Health is receiving record funding for its nurses and doctors to provide the very best care, just as it has every year since the Andrews Labor Government came to power."

"The Liberals cut hospitals and they backtracked on their promise to build a new public hospital, and instead did a deal with a private provider which forced Geelong Private Hospital to close. We've fixed their mess."

According to the policy guidelines, Barwon Health will receive $578 million in 2019/2020 compared to $552 million last financial year.

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A long-time friend of Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer has remembered the football legend as “hero to his family” ahead of a state funeral in Perth on Monday.

Geelong Cats historian Bob Gartland described Farmer as a gentle, polite and happy man.

“In the last few years I’ve been flying over to Perth to visit Polly and I’ve loved him my whole life,” said Mr Gartland, who will attend the service.

The football legend died in Perth last Wednesday aged 84 after a 24-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

“He’s probably the best player ever to play the game, in my opinion,” Mr Gartland said.

Farmer played 101 games for the Cats, won the 1963 premiership and captained the club

for three years. Many regarded him as a trailblazer for indigenous players.

“He was a hero to many people across many levels,” Mr Gartland said.

“But most importantly he was a hero to his family – that was always the most important thing to him. He loved his family.”

Mr Garland remembered meeting childhood hero Farmer for the first time as a nineyear-old during a junior footy pie night.

“He shook hands with me and his middle finger reached up to my elbow. I couldn’t speak, I was overawed.

“There was a calmness about Polly that made you feel okay being around him, given he was such an extraordinary person.”

The Farmer family has asked for donations to the Graham 'Polly' Farmer Foundation in lieu of flowers or tokens of remembrance.

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IN BRIEF Meter charges A man has damaged 312 parking meters over the past month to steal money inside, Geelong Police have alleged.

Criminal Investigations Unit detectives this week charged the 39-year-old with 29 offences over the alleged vandalism and thefts in central Geelong, police said.

Rain boost Another week over above-average rain has lifted Geelong’s water storage levels nearly four per cent, according to official measurements.

Barwon Water recorded the storages at 65.6 per cent of capacity after the seven days to Wednesday delivered 47mm of rain, less than 1mm short of the average for the month.

Men injured A crash at Connewarre has injured two people, according to emergency services.

The incident on Bluestone School Rd shortly before midday on Wednesday left a man in his 40s with an injured chest and another male in his 60s with minor injuries.

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FIRE SALE: Wadawurrung women Tammy Gilson and Melinda Kennedy welcome Barwon Water's Tracey Slatter and Jo Plummer.

Reservoir site sold to Aboriginal group

By Luke Voogt Barwon Water has sold 54 hectares of public land at Ballan for $543,000 to a Ballarat Aboriginal group after previously earmarking the site for tourism.

Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation general manager Paul Davis detailed the price, including fees and taxes, for the land, almost 30 times the area of GMHBA Stadium.

The corporation bought the land, which includes a house, mineral spring and pine plantation, in a one-off payment, Mr Davis said.

“Most of our money is our own derived income. If we’d been a government department we wouldn’t have paid anything for it.

"We are good partners with Barwon Water and it was a very good way to strengthen our ongoing relationship.”

Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation, trading as Wadawurrung, would bury ancestral remains repatriated from Museum of Victoria on the land, Mr Davis said.

“It allows the Wadawurrung people to put those old people back on country.”

The corporation was “currently looking at other uses” for the land, Mr Davis said.

In 2016 Barwon Water commissioned a Tourism Potential report and a planning report for the land.

The tourism report identified uses includ-

Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation general manager Paul Davis and Barwon Water managing director Tracey Slatter. ing a mineral spa and wellbeing retreat, similar to Hepburn Springs, or an adventure camp.

Located beside the 7455-megalitre Bostock Reservoir about 30km east of Ballarat, the land was no longer required for operational purposes, Barwon Water said.

The land “lay in the heart of Wadawurrung Country”, according to Barwon Water. But in the planning report archaeologist Doctor Tim Stone found no Aboriginal sites, traces or values on the land.

The sale supported Barwon Water's Reconciliation Action Plan, managing director Tracey Slatter said.

Barwon Water and Wadawurrung recently signed a partnership “on key projects” over the next three years supporting creating “meaningful opportunities” for Aboriginal people.

“Our staff value learning from our traditional owners about water and land management practice, that are just as relevant today as they have been for tens of thousands of years," Ms Slatter said.

Barwon Water said the sale supported its Strategy 2030 of moving “from a utility service provider to an enabler of regional prosperity”.

Recently the water authority has begun developing estates at former water basins at Torquay and Highton citing a “new entrepreneurial approach”.

Both surplus property sales and revenue from its developments would “help keep customers’ water bills low”, according to Barwon Water.

A Barwon Water spokesperson said the land at Ballan sold "at market rates as set by the Valuer-General Victoria".

Clashes between Chinese students at Australian universities have failed to materialise at Geelong campuses, Deakin University has told the Indy.

Deakin said Geelong’s Chinese students also avoided protests at Melbourne’s State Library of Victoria last Friday over issues between communist China and Hong Kong.

Bravery awarded A Barwon Heads man has earned a national bravery award for saving a man from a ute crashed amid fallen power lines and with a burning can of petrol in the back.

Todd Robertson’s received his award from the Governor General last weekend, saying he “couldn’t stand back” when he found the grandfather trapped inside his vehicle after hitting a power pole in Queensland in 2016.

Plaza approved Multi-million-dollar plans to redevelop Bannockburn Country Plaza have defeated residents' objections at Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

The tribunal backed Golden Plains Shire council's decision to grant a permit for the upgrade, which Mayor Owen Sharkey said would help meet demand as Bannockburn's population grew 8.5 per cent a year.

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Saleyard death behind trivia fundraiser

By Natalee Kerr Geelong’s Deb Stallard is on a mission to keep her late husband’s legacy alive following his “tragic accidental death”.

Highton grandfather Peter Stallard died in 2014 after obtaining brain injuries following a knock to the head caused by a runaway bull that escaped the Geelong Saleyards.

Deb said the bull was “causing traffic chaos” when Peter, a retired paramedic of 44 years, stopped to assist at the scene in a bid to “save the lives of others”.

“He was on the phone to triple zero when the bull turned back and knocked him backwards,” Deb said.

Peter, age 71, was taken to the Alfred Hospital where he then died 10 days later from his injuries.

But Deb is determined to give a “lifelong remembrance” to her husband through what she hopes will become an ongoing recognition with Geelong Community Foundation.

For the last four years she has funded two $1000 awards for Deakin University’s nursing students as a memorial to Peter’s name.

Now Deb is holding a trivia night on 6 September at Geelong West's Fairley Lodge Hall as a fundraiser for this year's awards.

“My aim is to generate a philanthropic trust in future years and continue to support students who work so hard,” she said.

“It’s a small gift but can mean so much to a struggling student.”

Peter was heavily involved in volunteering roles within the Geelong community and acted as a “mentor and friend to many students”, Deb said.

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MEANINGFUL AWARDS: Deb Stallard is hoping to raise money to fund two awards in memory of Picture: REBECCA HOSKING her late husband. 196828

Legends lead award judges Cats ruckwoman Maddie Boyd and a trio of former Club Legends will help choose the winners of Geelong’s most prestigious sports volunteer award today.

Former winners Roger Allen and David Rae and 2017 runner-up Claire Barnes join this year’s judging panel to choose a male and female Club Legend.

The two major winners will take home $5000 each for themselves and their club during the Club Legend awards ceremony on 4 September.

Also joining this year’s panel are Barwon Sports Academy’s Cameron Loftus, City of Greater Geelong’s Paul Cotter, Deakin University’s Julie Hope, Leisure Network’s Michael King, Indy managing editor Tony Galpin and Viva Energy Geelong Refinery general manager Thys Heyns.

“The Club Legend Award is about recognising the remarkable contribution these inspiring role models make to their clubs and to the community,” Mr Heyns said.

“We are incredibly proud to be part of this great community and look forward to once again celebrating the amazing people within it.”

The panel will also select two Trailblazers aged between 18 and 35 who will win $2500 each for themselves and their club.

Voting closed for the $2500 People’s Choice award yesterday, with the general public choosing their favourite volunteer from almost 90 entries.

Each finalist will win $1000 for themselves and their club, sharing in $55,000 in prize money from Viva Energy. The Geelong Indy is a sponsor of the Club Legend awards.

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City bike garbos welcome

By Luke Voogt Plans for bikes to collect rubbish in central Geelong could clean up “disgusting” laneway bins and dumpsters, according to a local restaurant owner.

Milton Mavromoustakos told the Indy this week the sight and smell of rubbish in onstreet bins and dumpsters was costing laneway cafes and restaurants business.

“In summer sometimes we smell the rubbish when it’s hot - they look disgusting as well,” he said.

“Some people take advantage of other people’s rubbish bins too.”

Mr Mavromoustakos welcomed council plans for ‘cargo bikes’ to replace trucks collecting rubbish in a 12-month trial beginning at the end of the year.

“They do so many things to try to promote Little Malop St but they don’t do things to clean up this disgraceful situation,” he said.

“I’ve spoken to council representatives many times - something needs to do be done.”

The Indy last week reported at risk youth would collect rubbish from laneway businesses and take it two second-hand compactors on Shorts Pl during the trail.

Mr Mavromoustakos currently paid a private company about $3600 a year to collect rubbish from a courtyard on his property, he said.

He said he was happy to sign up to the bike service for $3000 but was sceptical about the trial.

“First I want them to prove that they’re going to do it."

The service will cost $3000 a year for food and drink businesses, $2400 for takeaways, $1800 for non-food shops and $1200 for offices, according to council.

City Hall was aiming to recover $114,000 of the trial’s $167,000 cost, economy director

Brett Luxford said.

“With a flat rate being proposed, some businesses may pay considerably less than their current waste and recycling charges, while others may pay more.”

The trial was optional and the service could replace business’s existing waste collection services, Mr Luxford said.

A recent council survey of laneway businesses found nine per cent paid more than $3600 per year for their rubbish collection.

Twenty-seven per cent paid between $1200 and $3600 and 42 per cent paid less than $1200, according to the survey.

The service would alleviate the need for businesses to store large bins and would make the "developing" laneways precinct a more attractive destination, Mr Luxford said.

City Hall hoped to build market confidence in the service and encourage the private sector to take over it after the trial, he said.

CLEAN UP: Restauranteur Milton Mavromoustakos says city smells are turning away customers.

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Driver killed A driver has died after crashing into a house at St Leonards, according to police.

Officers and emergency services rushed to the scene on Wednesday afternoon but were unable to save the driver, Victoria Police said in a statement an hour after the crash.

“It is believed a car travelling along McLeod St has collided into a house at 3.05pm,” the statement said.

“The driver, who is yet to be identified, died at the scene.

“The cause of the collision is not known and the investigation is ongoing.”

The crash closed McLeod St between Dudley Pde and St Leonards Pde.” The crash was the third road fatality on the Bellarine Peninsula this year following the death of two drivers in a fiery smash near Queenscliff during February.

Earlier this week a Geelong driver avoided death or injury when a car veered across lanes and rolled at the intersection of Fyansford-Gheringhap Rd and Midland Hwy, said Bannockburn Sergeant Craig Grant.

The driver was “very lucky given the extent of the collision and the damage”, Sgt Grant said.

“If there had been any vehicles coming in the other direction it could have been a headon, given he was out of control. It’s reasonably busy at that time of the morning.”

The Astra was also in surprisingly good condition, Sgt Grant said.

“It’s held up very well actually. The cabin part was reasonably intact.”

Locals on the road again for kids’ charity

By Natalee Kerr

LOCAL DRIVE: Geelong's Malcolm Stewart and Graeme McMahon will participate in next month's Crusin4Kids fundraiser.

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A local drive that raised more than $20,000 for children’s cancer last year is set to return next month.

Belmont’s Graeme McMahon is preparing to take on his second Crusin4Kids event after participating in Camp Quality fundraisers for more than a decade.

“About 11 years ago we were looking to get involved with some events, we saw a Camp Quality one advertised and we thought we would give it ago,” the 59-year-old said.

“The first year you do it for a bit of fun but then you find out more about the fantastic work Camp Quality do and that drives you to continue what you're doing.

“It's very satisfying to be able to give back to the community this way.”

Graeme said in the past few years he had attended Camp Quality camps interacting with kids directly affected by cancer.

“You get a bit teary when you see who you’re doing it for,” he admitted.

“I’ve got grandchildren myself and would hate for them to go through something like that."

The local business owner is a regular entrant at the annual Camp Quality EsCarpade and has become a sponsor for this year’s Crusin 4 Kids.

Graeme said he was still “thrilled” about the level of support for last year's inaugural drive, which featured more than 130 cars.

“It was a fantastic day with a lot of Geelong cars involved,” he said.

“It’s something we definitely want to grow over time.”

This year Graeme and his co-drivers had entered three cars for the 130km trip from Avalon Airport to Clunes on 8 September, he said.

Money raised from this year’s event will again go to toward the charity's work supporting families with childhood cancer victims.

Anyone wanting to register or donate can visit cruisin4kids.com.au.

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Call for ‘mall cops’

By Luke Voogt Teens "running amok” in Little Malop St Mall have prompted state opposition to renew calls for a permanent police presence in the trouble hotspot.

Shadow police minister David Southwick visited the mall recently "only to see teenagers running amok and finding distraught traders facing regular fights, theft and damage to their shops".

“We need a permanent police presence in the mall and a different approach to help our youth,” he said.

“The Andrews Labor Government is failing our community when young people aren’t in school or working but hanging around and causing trouble in public areas.

“Unless Daniel Andrews puts some effort and energy into those young people they will end up becoming hardened criminals in the future."

During Mr Southwick’s visit small business workers and owners told him customers were afraid to visit the area, he said.

Liberal Member for Western Victoria Bev McArthur in parliament last Friday repeated calls for a stronger police presence.

“These problems are not new, but if Geelong is to have a thriving city centre, this particular crime issue must be solved,” she said.

But Police Minister Lisa Neville said “targeted operations” had turned around the “issues occurring in the mall”.

“Perhaps Bev McArthur would benefit from a briefing from the local police.”

Police had “invested significant resources” including 24-hour CCTV monitoring, mounted patrols and specialist youth workers to fight crime in the mall, Ms Neville said.

“I have been regularly briefed on the work Victoria Police are undertaking and I want to thank them for the dedicated resources and ef-

HORSE POWER: Senior constables Fleur Hayne and Katherine Galloway at Little Malop St mall during the launch of Operation Safeguard Geelong last month. forts they have put into the mall.”

Protective Services Officers were also patrolling nearby bus stops thanks to new government legislation, Ms Neville said.

State Government had funded an additional 91 officers in Geelong that police were deploying “where and when they are needed”, Ms Neville said.

“We have given them the resources they need and I trust their judgement on how best to utilise those police to keep our community safe.”

The mall has long been notorious for vio-

lent behaviour.

But earlier this year a TV segment featuring multiple brawls brought national attention to the troubled area.

Last month police launched a much-publicised operation to crack down on crime in the mall.

Some community leaders have suggested spreading Moorabool St bus stops across central Geelong to help revatilise the area.

Others have suggested replacing the mall with car parking.

Clears cheer for sales rate Impressive clearance rates have made Geelong a rival to inner-Melbourne for residential auction activity, according to a peak real estate body.

Geelong has the lion s share of regional Victoria s 1000-plus auctions so far this year to challenge the big smoke s reputation as Victoria's fiefdom for auctions, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) said this week.

Latest data showed that suburbs like Belmont, Highton and Geelong West were leading the regional pack for auctions and clearance rates in 2019, REIV chief Gil King said.

Some country towns have recorded auction activity to rival metropolitan areas, with the Geelong region dominating in volumes as well as impressive clearance rates, he said.

Belmont leads the pack with 75 auctions resulting in 52 sales under the hammer and a 69.3 per cent clearance rate. In Highton, there were 46 auctions with 35 properties changing hands to result in a clearance rate of 76.1 per cent, and Geelong West recorded a clearance rate of 55.3 per cent from 38 auctions and 21 sales.

Newtown had the fourth highest number of auctions so far in 2019 with 36, of which 20 achieved sales for a clearance rate of 55.6 per cent, Mr King said.

Next on the list was Torquay with 32 auctions, half of them resulting in sales.

Highton was second to Swan Hill for regional clearance rates at 76.1 per cent, Mr King said.

Two more Geelong suburbs rounded out the top four for clearances, with Hamlyn Heights at 72.7 per cent and Belmont on 69.3 per cent.

Suburban Geelong also claimed the two highest results so far this year when a waterfront home sold for $2.38 million and a threebedroom house at Geelong West changed hands for $1.45 million, Mr King said.

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1000 names to ‘save’ PO

By Luke Voogt

POSTAL VOTE: Lex Chalmers is leading a 1000-strong petition to keep Geelong's former post office in public hands.

Picture: REBECCA HOSKING

A petition to keep Geelong’s former post office publicly-owned has reached 1000 signatures with council again poised to decide the historic building’s future.

Lex Chalmers planned to present her petition to council, which is set to vote on selling the 179-year-old building next Tuesday.

“Let’s have the vision to keep the former Geelong post office so that it can enhance our community and display its strengths to visitors for the next 125 years,” she said.

The East Geelong “heritage enthusiast” suggested the historic building host a gallery, children’s museum or a design centre given Geelong’s designation as Australia’s UNESCO City of Design.

“Exploring the building and its exhibitions would be a missing piece to add to Geelong’s menu of cultural activities for visitors,” she said.

“Also, what about turning the postmaster’s residence upstairs into a residence for visiting cultural contributors – writers, designers, historians and story-tellers?”

Bendigo had repurposed its post office as a community gallery and information centre, while Ballarat’s was home to Federation University’s arts academy, Ms Chalmers said.

“Bendigo and Ballarat both emphasise their heritage credentials to visitors, and have spent wisely to look after their heritage.”

Ms Chalmers was in a committee in Portland that oversaw the conversion of two similar historic buildings to art centres, before she moved to Geelong 12 years ago.

Council has delayed making a decision on the post office, formerly home to City Hall offices, several times since declaring intent to sell the building in May 2018.

Former Tourism Geelong and The Bellarine

director Roger Grant last July suggested Tune Hotels, owned by AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes, was interested the building.

Geelong Mayor Bruce Harwood this week said “strong demand” remained in the market for boutique hotel sites.

Council last year commissioned a conversation management plan to protect the building’s heritage regardless of its future owner.

“We’ve done two conservation management plans now that very strongly support retention of the building as it is today,” Cr Harwood said.

City Hall estimates the cost of refurbishing the now-vacant post office at $3.73 million as it moves to consolidate its central Geelong offices into a single headquarters.

“We’re not going to be putting money into a building that we’re not going to use,” Cr Harwood said.

“Unfortunately those that don’t wish to see the building go into private hands have not been able to provide alternatives that stack up financially.”

Cr Harwood in April said selling the post office was in "the best interests of the greater Geelong community."

"It presents a great opportunity for the market to become engaged and to bring the building back to life, within the heritage protections that are in place."

Last month council management recommended selling the post office providing the new owner adhered to the conservation management plan.

But Council deferred its decision at a meeting at Indented Head on 9 July to discuss the matter at City Hall instead.

Cr Harwood said council would vote on the matter next Tuesday. The petition can be found at www.change.org.

Bollards now ‘interactive’

By Natalee Kerr Geelong’s famous waterfront bollards have “come to life” through a new interactive smartphone app that launched last weekend.

The $100,000 State Government-funded project features across six bollards locations on Geelong's waterfront, including the “yacht club lady” and “bathing beauties”.

Each bollard site is fitted with an augmented reality activator that when pointed at by a phone triggers a different animated experience such as singing, moving and dancing.

The app reveals “accurate information and creative stories” giving people the opportunity to learn more about the local history, according to Tourism Greater Geelong

and the Bellarine.

The waterfront precinct is home to more than 100 bollards created by Melbourne artist Jan Mitchell in 1995 and have since become an icon of the city for more than 20 years.

The Activate Geelong app was created through a partnership between Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine, Marc-OMatic and Virtualex.

Geelong MP Christine Couzens said the project was a welcomed asset to the community. “(It) will breathe new life into the already popular Baywalk Bollards, attracting a new generation of visitors to the region and reminding people to take a second look at a beloved local attraction,” she said.

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The next ordinary meeting of council will

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT SUPPORT

be held at the Council Conference and

FUND GRANTS

Reception Centre, City Hall, Little Malop Street, Geelong on Tuesday 27 August at 7.00pm. This meeting is open to the public.

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OSCAR AWARD WINNER ADAM ELLIOT HERE FOR THE DIGITAL INNOVATION FESTIVAL Be inspired by new technology and future

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Little Blobs of Clay – an evening with Oscar

August to 6 September.

Award-winning animator Adam Elliot

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TARGETING THE NEW FACE OF THE OLD YARDS

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Tuesday 27 August, 6.00pm to 8.30pm at the National Wool Museum.

celebrated stop-motion animators and our

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LARA TRAFFIC STUDY ACTION PLAN 2019-2029

The City is planning for the redevelopment

The City has released the Draft Lara

our customer service centres in Brougham

of land in North Geelong by preparing

Traffic Study Action Plan 2019-2029 for

Street and Corio Shopping Centre.

the Geelong Saleyards Precinct Plan.

community comment. The draft plan

The Precinct Plan will consider a range of

details we will address traffic and safety

themes relevant to the area including:

concerns in relation to congestion, speed,

You can also read the plan and provide comments via our website: www.geelongaustralia.com.au/yoursay

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heavy vehicles, lighting, pedestrians,

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community consultation that began in September 2018.

READ THE DRAFT ACTION PLAN AND

Target office should be developed. You can

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At the workshop you'll hear from experts

can come and view the action plan and

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September 2019. You can view a copy of

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in the fields of planning, urban design,

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You'll also meet and work with other people who share your interest in the area.

To keep supporters safe, traffic conditions around GMHBA Stadium will change from 3.35pm.

Times

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10.00am to 3.00pm

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6.50pm

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Online applications for Round One open Sunday 1 September and close Monday 30 September 2019.

The City is pleased to offer an opportunity to meet with officers and ask questions related to the new funding program and its online application process.

2.30pm–6.30pm

The consultation is open until Monday 30

The 2019/20 program will open for two rounds of applications in September and February – for events to be staged within the City of Greater Geelong between Wednesday 1 January and Thursday 31 December 2020.

Hall, 1b Flinders Avenue, Lara where you provide comments:

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The Community Events program will focus on supporting small to medium sized events which bring economic benefit to the City, whilst strengthening and enriching community, celebrating common interests, showcasing local competitive advantage and providing opportunities for local participation.

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A planned renovation will turn Portarlington’s Grand Hotel into “Geelong’s version of MONA”, according to former mayor Darryn Lyons.

Mr Lyons, along with developer Bill Votsaris and business partner Mario Gregorio, hope to redevelop the 1888-built hotel into a tourism mecca on the Bellarine.

Mr Lyons compared the project to Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art. “It will be Geelong’s version of MONA,” he told the Indy.

“We’re probably going to have the most unique photographic gallery in all of Australia; something never seen before in this country in a commercial hotel.”

A cocktail and piano bar, a brasserie, a sports bar and luxury accommodation were also included in the plans, Mr Lyons said.

“We’ve been in talks with Port Phillip Ferries as well, and we’re still having incredible discussions in regard to the gallery being possibly shown on the way down as well."

Mr Lyons said he, Mr Votsaris and Mr Gregorio were close to securing a long-term lease for the historic Newcombe St hotel.

“It’s going to be an incredibly exciting venture and details aren’t completely finalised but it’s probably going to be the most exciting renovation that’s going to happen on the Bellarine from a tourism point of view,” Mr Lyons said.

“I’m really excited by what I would describe as a rough diamond that I am so keen to polish it’s incredible.”

Mr Lyons said the dining room would be “pure Hollywood glamour”.

He hoped to take over operations at the hotel “very soon".

"I can’t give a timeline at the moment."

Mr Lyons said the project was not "all about tourism".

“It’s giving back to the locals on the Bellarine, sourcing our food and drink.

“The journey for Melbourne people going to Portsea and the Mornington Peninsula, (they) are going to be awfully jealous of what we are going to create on the other side of the bay.

“We’ll have a little touch of Europe on our doorstep.”

GRAND PLANS: Darryn Lyons outside the historic Portarlington pub he plans to turn into Victoria's version of MONA. Picture: REBECCA HOSKING Mr Lyons said the group had been in talks with the Little Projects company, but declined to elaborate on the details.

“We’ve been in talks about exciting possibilities but nothing has been confirmed with the Little group at this stage,” he said.

The group's Paul Little, a former chairman of Essendon Football Club and ex-managing director at Toll Holdings, owns the company that operates Portarlington's ferry to Melbourne.

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LED RAINBOW: Concept drawings of an artwork set to bathe Geelong Performing Arts Centre in light.

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Light relief in GPAC display “Ever-changing” colours in a new public artwork will “bathe” Geelong Performing Arts Centre’s (GPAC) Ryrie St building in light, the organisation has announced.

Victorian artist Daniel von Sturmer won a commission to create a landmark piece for the centre’s eastern facade with his large-scale digital work Painted Light.

“Painted Light is a new work exploring light as a dynamic medium in public space,” he said.

“The work brings together three longstanding interests of mine – light, paint and video – into architectural space.”

Mr von Sturmer represented Australia at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007 and has exhibited in leading galleries across Australia and the world.

He beat 63 proposals from Australia and overseas to create an artwork for GPAC’s new

$38.5 million Ryrie St redevelopment.

The artwork was set for installation later this year, GPAC announced on Tuesday.

Spanning two thirds of the building’s eastfacing exterior wall, Painted Light will stretch from the base of the first floor to the crest of the rooftop.

The dynamic work uses LED technology to replicate the dripping of paint against a black surface.

Every 10 to 15 minutes, the wall will flood with a new sequence of colour, marking time and providing a spectacle for visitors and passers-by.

State Government funded GPAC's Ryrie St redevelopment with philanthropic support.

Victorian Government Architect Jill Garner described the proposed artwork as “striking yet elegantly simple”.

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“This is a common sense and reasonable measure,” the Animal Justice Party MP said.

“As leaders of the state, members of parliament should be setting an example and acting on climate science before it is too late.”

Mr Meddick’s motion followed a recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that noted “raising animals for human consumption is a leading cause of the climate emergency.”

The report described plant-based diets as a major opportunity for mitigating and adapting to the climate emergency, he said.

“I’m calling on Parliament House to go meat-free every Monday as a way for my colleagues to collectively combat the climate emergency.

“Indeed, one of the most effective ways to fight climate change is with diet change, but that doesn’t mean missing out.

“The chefs and dining room staff within Parliament House make some fantastic vegan options that I am sure all of my colleagues would enjoy.”

“Clean energy and clean transport alone will simply not be enough to cut global emissions to avoid dangerous warming. We must do more - and it starts with what is on our plates.”

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A beef has erupted between two local pollies following vegan MP Andy Meddick’s call for Victorian Parliament to observe ‘meat-free Mondays’.

Liberal MP Bev McArthur had a cow over Mr Meddick’s push last week for "meet-free" Mondays at parliament house cafes and dining rooms.

Ms McArthur instead flagged introducing her own motion encouraging the eating of meat every day of the week.

Victorians could support farming communities through ‘lamb Sunday’, ‘beef Monday’, ‘poultry Tuesday’, ‘pork Wednesday’, ‘game Thursday’, ‘fish Friday’ and ‘free-range Saturday’, she suggested.

“The livestock industry makes a significant contribution to Victoria through job and wealth creation, export revenue and economically supporting regional and rural communities,” Ms McArthur said.

She also cited the “unfair treatment” of beef producers in her electorate in a constituency question to Agriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes.

Ms McArthur called on the minister to ensure the future of the beef and dairy industries in Victoria.

“It seems that cows have replaced coal as the evil agents responsible for global warming, climate emergencies and more hot air than this place can ever generate,” she said in parliament.

“For the benefit of all the non-farmers cows actually add to the productive capacity of pastures, including grain crops, through their natural fertiliser.”

But Mr Meddick said MPs had a responsibility to set an example on climate change when he read his motion to parliament.

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LETTERS Grants must be homeless

Follow leaders, burn waste Australia's Environmental Protection Authority has approved waste-to-energy plants in Western Australia and now at Maryvale paper mill, in the Latrobe Valley.

The plants qualify for federal renewables subsidies. As an aside, one man's trash being another man's treasure, those managing selffunding superannuation schemes might in time have the chance to weigh up the pros and cons of getting in on the ground floor, should public investment opportunities arise While the plants, based on overseas models at approximately $400 million a time, don't come cheap, they provide a solution in part to burgeoning recycling stockpiles and municipal disposal dilemmas.

As a snapshot locally, City of Greater Geelong Community Update's 2019/2020 rates expenditure pie graph shows that $10 per $100 spent goes on waste management.

Internationally, waste-to-energy is certainly being successfully embraced, as plant numbers show: the US has 86; China, South Korea and Japan have 300; and 400-plus are operating throughout Europe.

In total, forty countries are benefiting from the incineration of waste, with the residue from burns being used as an effective landfill liner.

Richard Worland Manifold Heights

NBN not OK According to the NBN Co website, the NBN has been available at Winchelsea since 2016.

Great, anyone would think. Nothing could

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BUCKETS & BOUQUETS

I feel like I'm living in soviet Russia.

Geelong’s council has no plan to combat homelessness so would shove it out of sight (Geelong Indy, 16 August).

I believe that the council gets millions of dollars from the state and commonwealth every year for this purpose.

Where is the money?

Kevin V Russell Geelong

Buckets of poo to disgusting people who steal from charity shops, especially an elderly couple who work as a team. The woman steals valuable items to sell at markets. We know who you are, so don’t bother coming back, scumbags.

YT, Grovedale be further from the truth.

My new home has been pre-wired and is ready to be connected. The NBN cabling runs across the front of my house, so all that is required is for a technician to make the necessary connection. But according the NBN web site, “More work needs to be done and that could take between six to 12 months”.

What a joke!

The NBN might be very fast and the envy of the world but the process of getting connected to the system seems to be stuck in the Stone Age era.

Talking to NBN representatives is a waste of time because they keep referring you back to the web site and nobody can give you a straight answer.

David Robinson Winchelsea

Meat call hard to swallow Minor Party MP Andy Meddick is attempting to destroy a critical part of the economy in western Victoria.

Mr Meddick has proposed a ridiculous ban on meat in Victoria's State Parliament on Mondays.

This is despite Mr Meddick's own electorate of western Victoria being built on the back of farming, which is still a critical part of the economy.

If Mr Meddick had his way farming as we know it would be wiped out, costing thousands of jobs and decimating country communities.

The role of a Member of Parliament is to lis-

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Buckets to whoever was responsible for the removal of the Commonwealth Bank ATM from the foyer of Coles Torquay. The ATM was always clean and operational, unlike the ATMS at the front of the Commonwealth Bank in Gilbert St. Peter Robinson, Jan Juc ten to constituents and represent their interests, not dictate to people how they live their lives.

Mr Meddick should focus on supporting the important role that farming plays in our community instead of trying to destroy it.

In response to Mr Meddick’s motion, I moved a motion calling on the Parliament to instead support our farming and agricultural communities, by asking that Victorians should aim to eat: lamb on Sundays; beef on Mondays; poultry on Tuesdays; pork on Wednesdays; game on Thursdays; fish on Fridays; and eat-free range on Saturdays, including eggs and dairy.

The livestock industry makes a significant contribution to Victoria through job and wealth creation, export revenue, and economically supporting regional and rural communities.

We can extend our gratitude by consuming animal products habitually, not shaming them for supposedly causing a “climate emergency”.

Bev McArthur Member for Western Victoria Region

Fact is it’s no crock Lindsay Brown (Letters, 16 August) wrote: “From these simple, easily verifiable facts alone it is clear CO2 cannot control global temperatures, so global warming theory is a scientific crock”.

Who said CO2 controls global temperature?

Arrhenius didn't. I don't.

CO2 is one of many factors that determine global temperature.

What Arrhenius said was that mankind had

superimposed a new factor on the natural variations.

It is not a theory, as Mr Brown stated, but, to quote him, an “easily verifiable fact”.

The night-time temperature of the planet Venus gives the verification.

Leaving science and turning to economics, renewables are now cheaper than coal. As Malcolm Turnbull said, if you combine pumped hydro with renewables you remove the unreliability to which Mr Brown objects.

It can be done on a grand scale, as in the Snowy Mountain Scheme, or on many small uphill sites, which have been identified by the previous Australian Chief Scientist.

Mr Brown has made no mention of particulates, which are detrimental to health and emitted from coal-fired power plants.

The particulates are not theory, they are fact.

Kevin Crough Lara

Lock gate on pool danger In 15 years Victoria has experienced 22 toddler deaths and more than 60 toddlers left with permanent brain injury after accidents in backyard pools and spas.

Most drownings occur in yards without correctly maintained barriers or without fencing at all.

The majority of Victorian pool fences aren t compliant with Victorian law. Councils randomly inspect pool fences, commonly failing 80 to 100 per cent.

Self-regulation of pool fences does not work; we need mandatory independent inspections.

Importantly, most non-compliant fences simply need adjustment to the gate, which homeowners can do for no cost.

In 1970 when Victoria was first in the world to introduce compulsory seat belts many Victorians were up in arms but few complain now because of the lives saved and trauma prevented. Mandatory pool fence inspections will do the same.

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“Customers can bring in pictures and design it themselves, or we can design it for them,” he says.

“We can even come to their house and see what suits it – we do colourmatching and almost every other service you can think of. People really enjoy having a one-off piece that’s unique to them.” Aaron and the team at Furniture by Design have more than 60 years’ experience making custom-designed furniture from a wide range of timbers and materials.

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Hair returns with star trio Barefoot, bohemian celebration of ’60s counterculture Hair comes to Geelong next month, 50 years since the world-famous play debuted in Australia.

That original 1969 Australian production kick-started the careers of some of the country’s best-known performers including Reg Livermore, John Waters and Marcia Hines.

Now the hippie-inspired musical returns with a diverse cast with hundreds of TV, stage and musical credits to their names.

Leading the cast are TV actor Hugh Sheridan, Australian idol finalist Paulini and fellow reality star Prinnie Stevens.

Sheridan played Ben Rafter in five seasons of Packed to the Rafters, which was Australia’s highest rating family drama.

He also featured in INXS telemovie Never Tear Us Apart and TV series House Husbands, and has four silver Logie Awards to his name.

More recently Sheridan scored a roll in Netflix film Isn’t It Romantic alongside Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth and Adam Devine.

The 34-year-old has a decade of stage credits, including his sold-out one-man debut show Newley Discovered at Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2009.

He also released an album, Speak Love, in 2010 and is currently working on a second album.

Fellow cast member Paulini shot to fame in 2003 after coming fourth in the inaugural season of Australian Idol.

The Fijian-born singer-songwriter went on to have a successful musical career, with her debut album One Determined Heart reaching double platinum.

In 2017 Paulini landed the lead role of Rachel Marron in an Australian stage version of The Bodyguard (Whitney Houston’s role in the film).

HIPPIE VIBE: Paulini, Hugh Sheridan, Matthew Manahan and Prinnie Stevens star in Hair, coming to Geelong next month.

More recently she starred in an Australian production of Saturday Night Fever.

Fellow former Australian idol contestant Prinnie Stevens joins Paulini on the cast.

Prinnie performed at age 17 in an Australian production of Rent: The Musical and made the top 30 of Australian Idol in 2004.

Her Helpmann-nominated performance in Oh, What A Night! saw her move to New York to front an all-girl group for Sony Music.

While in New York, Prinnie performed

alongside Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Mary J Blige, John Legend and many more.

She later moved back to Australia and in 2012 auditioned for The Voice, making the finals of the TV singing talent quest.

The trio play George Berger, Dionne and Shelia in Hair, set in the ’60s when people were losing faith in the establishment and the Vietnam War. Hippie counterculture, experimentation and free-love eschewed conformity as people

let their hair down.

The show features a Grammy Awardwinning score including songs like Aquarius, Good Morning, Starshine, Hair, I Got Life and Let The Sun Shine.

Hair comes to Geelong Performing Arts Centre for seven shows from 4 to 8 September.

The play still resonated in today’s world amidst issues like human rights, the environment, freedom of religion, race and gender equality, promoters said.

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Spot the pup in kids’ show

SOUND OF SIMON: John Robertson and Mark Shelley play Simon and Garfunkel.

He's soft and cuddly and he smiles a lot, and now he’s on his way to Geelong Performing Arts Centre.

If there ever was a pup to cheer Geelong youngsters up, it’s beloved children’s character Spot.

The world-famous puppy comes to life on stage in a show for the whole family, with songs and puzzles for children aged 18 months to seven, and their adults.

Puppeteers Kailah Cabanas (Helen/Jess), Enya Daly (Spot/Jake) and Christopher Vernon (Daddy, Sam/Joe) recreate the magic of the children’s book in the Spot's latest adventure.

Spot and his friends are off to visit his dad on the farm and meet the farm animals.

But when they arrive, all the animals are lost. Can Spot and his friends find them all with a little help from the audience?

Spot, has been an integral part of early childhood since he first appeared in Eric Hill's classic lift-the-flap storybook Where’s Spot? in 1980.

BBC commissioned TV show The Adventures of Spot based on the book in 1986 and the series was popular across the world for decades.

Spot comes to the Playhouse for two shows at midday and 2.30pm tomorrow.

LOVEABLE PUP: Christopher Vernon and Enya Daly in Spot. Picture: STUDIOPROSE PHOTOGRAPHY

Sounds like Simon

By Luke Voogt After 30 years of shows Mark Shelley and John Robertson have been playing together nearly as long as Simon and Garfunkel.

The Blue Mountains duo brings their tribute to one of the greatest music pairings of all time to Geelong next month.

“We don’t impersonate the characters,” Shelley told the Indy from Coffs Harbour last Friday, ahead of the first show on their latest tour that night.

“It’s a celebration of Paul Simon’s songs and the magic of Simon and Garfunkel.”

The pair has performed original and cover

Their latest show comes to Geelong Performing Arts Centre's 325-seat Drama Theatre at 2.30pm on 8 September.

“We normally do the Drama Theatre,” Shelley said.

“It gives us a really intimate show, which is perfect for Simon and Garfunkel.”

The show would focus on Paul Simon’s song-writing and solo career, featuring songs from his album Graceland like You Can Call Me Al. But the duo would also play '60s classics like Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, Scarborough Fair and Sound of Silence, Shelley said.

“We just love the music.”

music for decades and began their Simon and Garfunkel act five years ago.

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Slipped Through the Cracks and The Blood Cries Out of the Soil are the latest offerings to come from local theatre company Anglesea Performing Arts (APA).

Geelong actress Janine McKenzie, who is the only actor to feature in both plays, said the performances bring together two “different” theatre styles.

“One is a bit more of a naturalistic telling about a foster family while the other is inspired by some poems from Jewish children after world war two,” she said.

“But both of them link together through this idea of the home being disrupted by a force greater than itself.”

McKenzie takes on the character of a social worker in Slipped Through the Cracks, an original work by emerging local playwright Jules Allen.

The play took out four awards at the One Act Play Festival last weekend that featured 17 plays from theatre companies across the state.

McKenzie said the performance is based on Allen’s real-life experiences, having fostered more than 30 children and worked for the Department of Human Services (DHS).

“It provides an interesting insight into a world that perhaps a select number of people would have knowledge about,” she said.

“It shows that ordinary people do foster – they’re not angels, they’re not heroes, they just have a place in their heart for a child in need.”

The two performances are directed by Lorne’s Iris Walshe-Howling and features a local cast.

McKenzie, who has worked as a drama

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WALK – Organisers seek registrations for Parkinson’s Geelong fundraiser A Walk in the Park from 10.30am on 8 September at Eastern Park. Registrations parkinsonswalkgeelong.com.au.

VIEW – Geelong Day VIEW Club is a leading voice and support network for women and a valued part of The Smith Family. New members, all backgrounds, all skill sets, all perspectives welcome. Enquiries 52226986.

MENTOR – Raise Foundation seeks volunteers to mentor local young people in school and for young mums program at Grovedale and Geelong West. Enquiries raise.org. au/volunteer.

WRITERS – Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House Rip Writers Group seeks members. Meets 12.30-3pm second Tuesday monthly at Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House.

Includes barbecue lunch. Enquiries 5258 3367 dmain6@ bigpond.com.

APPEAL – Volunteers wanted to help in Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast schools. Enquiries 1800 668 550, edconnectaustralia.org.au.

BREASTSCREEN – Free appointments for 10-minute screening available, BreastScreen, 78 Gheringhap St, Geelong. Bookings 132 050 breastscreen.org.au.

AA – Alcoholics Anonymous invites enquiries about its service and support on 5229 1710.

U3A – Surf Coast U3A runs 15 weekly classes and occasional talks. Enquiries 0419 578 598.

TUTORS – AMEP Volunteer Tutor Program seeks volunteers 1-2 hours weekly to help newly arrived adult migrants and refugees learn English and about life in Australia. Free training. Enquiries 9009 7900, wazihr@djerriwarrh.org.

SATURDAY 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 Brian and Sue 7.30pm at The Ballroom, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry $10. Bring a plate. Enquiries 0418 584 051.

SUNDAY POLO – Geelong Junior Marlins Water Polo come-and-trysessions for 12 and under 11am-midday, 13-14s midday-1pm at Christian College Aquatic Centre. Enquiries surfpod@bigpond.com.

ANNIVERSARY – St Andrews Uniting Church 180th anniversary with 10am service of thanksgiving followed by morning tea. Enquiries, RSVP 5224 2848.

FAITH – Victory Faith Centre presentation The Furtherance

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IN TRAINING: Bellarine Miniature Railway hits the tracks again this weekend ahead of an expected surge in patronage for Father's Day the following week. of the Gospel 5.30pm at 313 Bellerine St, South Geelong. Refreshments follow. Enquiries 0421 728 128.

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.

MONDAY PROBUS – Ladies Probus Club of Grovedale East meets 10am at Uniting Church Hall, cnr Torquay and Reserve Rds, Grovedale. Enquiries 0405 449 716.

ART – South Barwon Community Centre Art group meets 1-3pm at South Barwon Community Centre. Cost $2. Enquiries 5243 8388.

WEIGHT – The Springs TOWN Club (Take Off Weight Naturally) Drysdale meets 9-11am at Drysdale Uniting Church Hall. Enquiries 0403 221 737.

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

TUESDAY BIPOLAR – Bipolar Support Group meets 6.30-8.30pm at Mindworks, 284 Latrobe Tce, Newtown. Eenter and park via Raglan St. Enquiries 0419 874 350.

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, pre-schoolers 10-11am at St Albans Uniting Church, 276-282 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 ANCESTRY – Geelong Family History Group meets 7.30pm at Belmont Library, High St, Belmont. Speaker Chris Ganly.

Enquiries geelongfhg.com.

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.

DANCE – West Coast Seekers Club dances with Ben Constanzo, 8-11pm at The Ballroom, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry $5 members, $7 visitors. Enquiries 5222 5393.

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 1pm 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 – Philosophy for Daily Living 2-4.30pm at Italo’s Pizza Cafe, Gilbert St, Torquay. Enquiries 5264 7484.

FRIDAY BOOKS – Book sale 10am-2pm at 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. Cost $10. Extra class 10.05-11.05am second, fourth Fridays monthly. 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 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.

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By Ewan Kennedy Peugeot Australia has imported 100 Crossway SUVs including 60 3008s and 40 5008s.

Their biggest feature is a Premium Focal 10-speaker audio system with subwoofer – more about it in a moment.

They also have a black diamond roof, chrome pack and full Alcantara trim with emerald stitching.

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Giant squid warming up ON THE BITE Peri Stavropoulos Anglers finally had a window of good weather last week, so they wasted no time getting out and finding some fish.

Calamari made a strong appearance in the Queenscliff Bight, with good numbers and in great size. Baited squid spikes with a whole silver whiting fished near the bottom was the most popular and effective way of targeting them, with some additional weight helping anglers wrangle a few giant specimens.

Up the north end of Port Phillip Bay, The Warmies continued to be very popular for great fishing and an escape from the weather. Tailor were the most-popular target species for anglers casting either metal lures or diving hard-bodies and using upgraded leader size to deal with the tailors’ sharp teeth.

The biggest tip for The Warmies is to fish it while it’s pumping out warm water because that’s when the fish will be in attendance. Casting soft plastics and working them on the bottom accounted for a few pinkie snapper and bream too, with The Warmies also rumoured to have produced captures of mulloway recently.

Offshore fishing was nothing short of awesome for anglers targeting gummy sharks. Most of the gummies averaged 10kg to 15kg but much larger models around 25kg and school sharks were also possibilities, especially for anglers fishing fresh salmon or chunks of little reef species.

Portland continued to be the barrel tuna hot spot. Opportunities to head out wide and find them were limited but anglers who managed to get offshore put fish in their boats. Trolling Bullet Head skirted lures in Redbait colours seemed to be the flavour of the week in Redbait colours, particularly in 40m to 55m of water from Cape Bridgewater to Lawrence Rock in areas where birds were sighted working the surface.

Lake Purrumbete came back on the radar with reports of brown trout on the chew. Trolling deep-diving lures or Tassie Devils was the most-reliable method but over the past few weeks a few successful anglers cast shallow-diving or bent minnows along with soft plastics.

Anglers who prefer soaking bait should try live mudeye under a float.

Land-based anglers should try the lake’s fishing platform.

FINALS BOUND: Geelong coach Chris Scott remains optimistic despite his side's inconsistent form heading into finals.

Cats’ finals test of ruck ‘experiments’

By Natalee Kerr The Cats have taken an “open-minded approach” in experimenting with their leading ruckman ahead of finals, according to Geelong coach Chris Scott.

"Where we are right at the moment is we've got all of our ruckmen available and all of them have played at AFL level,” Scott told his media conference at Kardinia Park this week.

“We’re pleased that we have options.”

Scott’s comments followed a decision in the last fortnight to move Mark Blicavs into the ruck after the athletic utility had spent the rest of the season in defence.

Blicavs could front up in the centre circle again this weekend, with the Cats' backline remaining strong despite the re-positioning of Blicavs, Scott said.

“If you take a player like that out of a division it weakens it to an extent but we feel like we’ve got some pretty good options there in that part of the ground,” he said.

“We kept North Melbourne to a goal without Blicavs playing in defence last week … and Brisbane are the number one scoring team in the comp and it was a relatively low scoring game.”

The Cats suffered a heart-stopping onepoint loss to the Lions at the Gabba last Saturday.

The top-of-the-table clash saw Geelong lead by 17 points inside the final 10 minutes before the Lions found a late run.

Trailing by four points with 90 seconds remaining, a goal from former Cat Lincoln McCarthy handed the Lions their ninth win-in-arow.

The result continued Geelong's trend of alternating wins with losses since the midseason bye.

But Scott said he was not worried about his side’s form in the past six weeks despite it being “not as consistent” as he would like. “(Our form is) still good enough to be in the top few teams in the competition based on the geelongindy.com.au

INJURED: Cats forward Tom Atkins will miss tomorrow's clash with Carlton due to a hand injury. ladder,” he said.

“I don’t think through that period we’ve played really badly.”

The loss left Geelong in second place ahead of its final round match against Carlton at Kardinia Park tomorrow.

The Blues are coming off the back of a 10-point victory against St Kilda last week.

Scott suggested his side would steer clear of taking sixteenth-placed Carlton lightly, comparing their transformation to Brisbane’s impressive turnaround this season.

"They’ve been competitive. They’re going to be a handful,” he said.

“I could see their evolution from a bit further out than just this last half of the season… the ladder position doesn’t reflect that.”

A win against the Blues will see the Cats secure a top-two finish and a home qualifying final at the MCG but a loss could see them slip as low as fourth.

The Cats will be without forward Tom Atkins for the clash after he recently underwent hand surgery.

NEW ROLE: Cats Star-defender Mark Blicavs has been pushed into the ruck in recent weeks.

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GIANT: An example of the calamari currently lurking off Queenscliff.

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