Ocean Grove Voice - 09th October 2019

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Brendan Clarke, Maddie Lamb, Mick Leverett and Kate Leverett are off to China for the Canoe Marathon World Championships. 198597

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World class canoe locals

By Justin Flynn Five Barwon Heads Canoe Club members have been selected to represent Australia at the upcoming Canoe Marathon World Championships in Shaoxing, China.

Mick and Kate Leverett, Brendan Clarke, Maddie Lamb and Seamus Spanner were all selected, although Spanner decided not to compete.

To put it into perspective, the Australian team will consist of about 12 members, a quarter of them made up by a small canoe club on the Bellarine Peninsula.

The husband-wife Leveretts are no strangers to world-class paddling.

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By Justin Flynn Andrea Dennett will ride 2000km this month in support of the Children's Medical Research Institute.

The annual Great Cycle Challenge is in its sixth year and it is Andrea's third year of participation, where she hopes to raise $2500.

The Barwon Heads resident said was motivated by the knowledge that the funds she raised goes directly to the Children's Medical Research Institute to support its work to develop innovative treatments and find a cure for childhood cancer.

Andrea said it was a daunting challenge, but it was nothing compared to what children have to go through if they have cancer.

Cancer is the largest killer of children from disease in Australia. Three children die of cancer every week.

"My challenge will be tough, but it's nothing compared to what these brave kids and their families face every day of their lives as they battle this terrible disease," Andrea said.

"Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.

"I'm taking on this challenge to end childhood cancer and save little lives."

In just six years, the Great Cycle Challenge has grown to become one of the biggest cycling events in Australia, enjoyed by more than 55,000 amateur and professional cyclists from every state and territory who have ridden a combined 13,341,418km to raise more than $16.3 million.

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Andrea Dennett is set to ride 2000km this month for childhood cancer.

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Bellarine road upgrades Roads on the Bellarine will benefit from $91.9 million according to the state government.

Minister for Roads Jaala Pulford announced the funding would be invested into rebuilding, resurfacing and repairing around 370km of roads across south western Victoria.

The funding includes a key stretch of Murradoc Road near Drysdale and resurfacing sec-

tions of Geelong-Portarlington Road between Moolap and Portarlington.

Works will also target roads in Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast, including Fyans Street, Anglesea Road and Bells Boulevard.

"Whether it's our truck drivers, visitors travelling to our regions, or locals heading down to the shops - we're fixing roads right across the

Bellarine, Greater Geelong and the Surf Coast so everyone has a safer trip" Ms Pulford said. ""Sections of roads across our region including Murradoc Road and Geelong-Portarlington Road will be rebuilt and resurfaced to ensure everyone can get to where they're going safer and sooner," Member for Bellarine Lisa Neville said.

Crews will be out in force with reduced speeds and traffic management in place and drivers will be asked to adhere to these changed conditions for the safety of roadworkers and the community.

The full program of planned maintenance works is now live on RRV's online interactive map. For more information, visit regionalroads.vic.gov.au to find out more.

Our paddlers world class Continued from front page.

Mick won bronze in the K1 at the World Championships in 2000 and silver in 2001, and is widely regarded as one of Australia's best paddlers throughout a decorated career.

Kate, also with a string of accomplishments, came fifth in the World Championships five years ago before having children.

By contrast, 18-year-old Ocean Grover Maddie Lamb will compete in her first overseas event and will partner with Emily O'Rourke in the Junior Women K2 event.

"It's a bit nerve wracking but it's going to be a really good experience," she told the Voice.

"We've done as much as we can now and we feel pretty prepared."

For Brendan Clarke, 22, it will be the Under 23 Men K1 and will also be his first overseas event.

"It's my first one and hopefully not the last," he said.

"It's good gruelling training and great coaching here.

"I hope I go well, but it's too hard to tell.

"I'll go in with a good attitude. You don't want to expect too much but you don't want to expect too little either."

Barwon Heads Canoe Club only has six members.

"We're a very small club," Mick Leverett said.

"We're competitive people really. We don't have social paddlers.

"We started the club to get surf kayakers into paddling and get them transitioning into flat water.

"We all work hard. We all train to be as fast as we can. It's a competitive squad."

Leverett said a top 10 finish at the World Championships was a "very good performance".

The squad spends around three hours per day doing some form of training.

The 2019 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships will be held from 17 to 20 October.

This will be the second time the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships will be held in Asia, after the 2011 version was held in Singapore.

Ben Considine (middle) is presented with a cheque for $500 from SOUL Longboarders' Andrew Brown and Dave Gibson. 198498 Picture: JUSTIN FLYNN

From grom to star, Ben’s riding a wave

By Justin Flynn Ben Considine has been surfing with SOUL Longboarders Club since he was eight.

Now the 22-year-old is an established name in the field of longboard surfing.

The Barwon Heads resident was the Australian Logger Champion in 2017 and is has been ranked as high as fourth in the world.

It's a tough juggling act for Ben. Between work and surfing, sometimes it's hard to make ends meet.

As the Voice spoke to Ben he was just days away from travelling to California for an invitational event and SOUL Longboarders Club was there to help out.

The club gave Ben $500 to help with trav-

elling costs and the young surfer was grateful.

"I'm really stoked for this event and it's been hard trying to get to all these events so I've been trying to work lots and SOUL has been really supporting me since I was a young grom coming up," he said.

"Things like this are a pivotal point to whether I can go to these events or not.

"I've still got some photos at home with me and my dad at SOUL when I was a grom, which are quite funny."

SOUL's Andrew Brown and club treasurer Dave Gibson were on hand to present Ben with his cheque.

"It's great to see one of our kids that's

come up through SOUL through the ranks," Andrew said.

"It proves how far you can go. Juniors can look at Ben and say well here's a young local who has come this far, I want to do the same."

For Ben, the invitation only Surf Relik event in Trestles, California, was another chance to compete with the best.

"I hope I go well it's a tough field," he said.

"It will be good to match up with these guys again and hopefully get on top of them."

Ben works at Kieser Australia in Torquay, who he says have been very supportive and also sponsored by South Coast surfboards and Rip Curl Australia.

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A group of Ocean Grove parents attended the climate change protest in Geelong.

Future worry A group of Ocean Grove parents are concerned that the impacts of climate change will affect their children.

Local parents Suzie Brown, Victoria Byrne and Carla Pascoe Leahy attended the climate strike rally in Geelong on Friday 20 and are all founders or members of national group Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA).

"Teenage school students started these strikes last year as they fear for their own safety in the face of rapidly escalating climate change," mother of a six-year and co-founder of Australian Parents for Climate Action Suzie Brown said.

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are too young to understand the climate crisis so we need to stand up for their safe future on their behalf. Joining the climate strike is one way we can do this."

"Most Australian parents are deeply worried about the future their children face due to global warming but, until we speak up and tell politicians we want emergency action, this issue will continue to be pushed under the carpet," mother of four- and six-year old daughters Carla Pascoe Leahy said.

A group of concerned mothers formed Australian Parents for Climate Action in January and already has over 3000 members and supporters who are parents, guardians or grandparents.

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IN BRIEF Wedding winner Point Lonsdale's Imogen Werner is the lucky recipient of a $1000 wedding package thanks to 10 local businesses and the Ocean Grove Voice.

Imogen was excited when told she had won the competition, saying she had never won anything before.

Each of our 10 local businesses offered $100 in vouchers towards one lucky couple's upcoming big day.

This package will be an incredible kick start to a memorable day and night.

Imogen will receive vouchers from Shirlene Hardman marriage celebrant, Helloworld Travel Ocean Grove, Ian Pattison Jewellers, Macier 3 Photography, Salon Utopia Hair & Make Up, One Day Estate Winery, Florette Flowers by Erin Cusack, Bear and Bean, Paddock Dreams and Twilight Glamping.

Wine and running Isablla, Aidyn, Xavier, Kai and Mitchell get ready to enter their chickens at Royal Geelong Show.

Scott feeling plucky

By Luke Voogt Scott Kiddle is feeling plucky about his family's chances at the Royal Geelong Show with his children and stepchildren entering a chook each.

The show is a family affair for the Ocean Grove local who has entered for 30 years after growing up on a farm.

"I've entered 10 birds this year - that's pretty small for me," he said.

"For my kids I enter one chook each because it's fair. They've entered the last three years."

Scott owns about 70 chickens scattered over various properties and is busily preparing for yet another clutch of hatchlings.

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"I've just hit breeding season so I'm preparing to hatch chicks left, right and centre," he said.

"I'm closer to my chooks than I would be to a dog. They're so peaceful - if you're having a bad day you can just go out into the yard and spend time with the chooks.

"And it's good to see if you can try to breed a better one each year. I guess that's the challenge - trying to breed the perfect chicken."

His children had won a champion junior exhibit since they began entering three years ago, he said.

This year three of his four children and both stepchildren are entering chickens.

"Three of them think it's Christmas because they might win ribbons," he said.

"The other two just think it's cool because they get into show for free after entering. If people were smart they'd enter a chook."

As a long-time member of Geelong Poultry Club, which meets the first Monday of every month, Scott looks forward to the show.

"I like that Geelong Show is still very agricultural and it's good for people to see all the different breeds and varieties," he said.

WIN SHOW TICKETS: The Indy's Facebook page is giving away 30 family passes to the 2019 Royal Geelong Show.

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Entries close 13 October.

The Grapest 5K Run is set to descend on Leura Park Estate for the second year, with a winebased fun run on Saturday 12 October.

This wine-based un run was a huge success last year.

The fun kicks off at 2pm. Participants can choose to circumnavigate dams and vines around the stunning winery course on either a 5km or 10km run.

For those whose mojo doesn't include running as a highlight, the 1km wine waddle has you covered. Along the way, all 'Grapesters' will get to taste eight wines and ciders at various stations. The finale of the day will see some great food, wine and live music on offer to bring the Grapest gang together to relax and enjoy.

Crime rates drop The crime rate in Ocean Grove has dropped.

Overall offences in Ocean Grove have decreased by 11.3 percent and the Leopold offence rate fell 20.5 percent, making both the lowest rates since 2014.

The crime rate in the Borough of Queenscliffe decreased 56.3 per cent, driven by a 63.7 per cent decrease in the property and deception offence rate.

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Superb images captured by local photographers will be on display in Drysdale next week.

Bellarine Camera Club was established in July 2009 and prides itself on being an informal, enthusiastic and friendly club which extends a warm welcome to anyone with an interest in photography.

The club will host its 8th annual Photographic Exhibition at SpringDale Neighbourhood Centre, 17 High Street Drysdale, on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October.

The exhibition is a great opportunity for anyone who may be interested in photography and would like to join, to come along and talk to members about the club.

The exhibition is open to the public to enjoy

the display and inspect the work by talented club members.

Selected images will be available for sale.

There will be a section of images on display that the public are invited to vote for their favourite image.

For more information, phone Lynne Bryant on 0438-512 467 or visit bellarinecameraclub. org.au.

The exhibition is open from 10am to 4pm each day.

Entry is $2 (children under 12 free).

Visitors and prospective members can join club meetings which are held on the first and third Monday of each month at 7.30pm at SpringDale Neighbourhood Centre.

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Huge art exhibition An expansive exhibition of Aboriginal art featuring large and significant paintings, limited edition prints, paintings on paper, sculptures, ceramics and weavings features at Salt Contemporary, Queenscliff during October.

GRAND DESIGN: Aboriginal Art of High Degree highlights the grandeur, strong design and range of media of today's Aboriginal art.

It is being presented in partnership with the Mornington Peninsula art company McCulloch & McCulloch who have been Salt's Aboriginal art curators for 10 years.

"We thought a special exhibition of impressive works of mainly large size but also small works that feature a strong design element, along with a survey of the different media of today's Aboriginal art was a great way to celebrate 10 years of showing Aboriginal art together on the Bellarine Peninsula," co-curator Susan McCulloch said.

"Since first partnering with McCulloch & McCulloch in 2009 we have had the pleasure of presenting some 20 major Indigenous exhibitions with accompanying curators' floor talks, art parades and informative presentations covering diverse elements of Indigenous art and culture," Salt Contemporary Art director Fiona Kelly said.

"It has been our great pleasure to work with Susan McCulloch and Emily McCulloch Childs who are considered two of Australia's leading Indigenous art curators."

The exhibition, which will be shown over Salt's entire two levels, includes famous and well established artists such as Minnie Pwerle, Bugai Whyoulter, Rosella Namok, Eubena Nampitjin, Mulkun Wirrpanda Pepai Jangala Carroll and Shorty Jangala Robertson and a wide range of paintings by today's most exciting newer talents from many regions.

Ceremonial poles and figurative sculptures from Arnhem Land, ceramics from Ernabella Arts in the APY Lands, Tiwi Design sculptures

Brenda Reidy from Bellarine for Refugee presented a cheque to Diversitat's Makot Wol.

Refugee help is welcomed

Michelle Pwerle Holmes, My Country. Courtesy the artist and Artists of Ampilatwatja. and Tjanpi Desert Weavers represent the three dimensional and works on paper include limited edition prints by artists of WA, Arnhem Land and the Top End with acrylic and ochre

paintings on paper from the Kimberley, the Tiwi Islands, Mornington Island, Arnhem Land and the central deserts.

The exhibition runs until 27 October.

Local refugee advocacy group, Bellarine for Refugees, took great pleasure in presenting a cheque to Makot Wol, youth project co-ordinator at Diversitat in Norlane.

The funds will support Diversitat's Rideout Program which encourages refugee youth to explore the many bike paths around the Barwon River, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula.

Forging connections with their new country and exploring the natural beauty it has to offer is an important part of helping young asylum seekers and refugees to feel more at home.

"Bellarine for Refugees and their supporters recognise the urgent need for assistance to support asylum seekers and refugees in our community," Bellarine for Refugees co-ordinator Helen Dwyer said.

"Programs such as this are invaluable in helping develop a sense of belonging and purpose for newly arrived youth."

Interested in finding out more? Contact Bellarine for Refugees at bellarine4r@gmail. com or follow them on Facebook.

Best friends and new friends The Breeze Guided Dog Walk and Treasure Hunt, Point Lonsdale The Breeze Point Lonsdale invites you and your dog to join in our free guided dog walk and treasure hunt! As part of the 2019 Victorian Seniors Festival celebrations, we’re hosting a 1.5km walk around the waterways of Point Lonsdale and the Bellarine’s newest retirement village, The Breeze. There will be treasure hunt stations along the way where you can collect goodies for you or your dog. The Breeze by Sencia. A better retirement in every sense.

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A busy shed As part of Be Connected week Ocean Grove & District Men's Shed will be conducting two programs for people over the age of 55.

The first, on Wednesday 16 October, will explore the use of Google Earth.

The second, on Wednesday 23 October, is about making photo-books.

Participants are encouraged to bring along photos on a USB stick that can be converted into a book and you may get the opportunity to start a book for yourself.

All men and women over the age of 55 are welcome. Afternoon tea will be provided.

Members at the shed have been busy preparing for Christmas with market stalls to be at Ocean Grove Rotary market on Sunday 3 November and Sunday 1 December.

Members will also be at Wallington's WRG Christmas market and hopefully in the main street for the trader's Christmas market day.

Look out for rocking horses, helicopters, native animal and bird nesting boxes, planter boxes, fence peepers and vertical gardens. If you would like to order something to be made for Christmas then you need to visit the shed and order soon.

New members are always welcome. Drop into the shed around 10am any week day, except Thursday, to check them out.

Ocean Grove Men's Shed is looking at opening on Thursdays in the new year to cater for its growing membership. That means the shed will be open Monday to Friday with Wednesday afternoons set aside for meetings.

Members have been working on small repairs for members of the community and this has been keeping the men busy.

Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School have recently received a boat that was fitted out for their playground along with two mud kitchens and 90 cut out planter boxes.

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Happiness is part of the package for buyers investing in the Bellarine Springs lifestyle.

Relax at Bellarine Springs MORE and more people aged 55 and over are turning to retirement villages to give them a newfound freedom to enjoy themselves and escape from the day-to-day responsibilities of managing a large family home.

According to a report on the retirement industry by research company McCrindle Baynes, the convenience and freedom that people experience when they relocate to a retirement community gives them a big lift in happiness and life satisfaction.

The report states that the main reason people downsize to a village is to reduce the amount of time spent maintaining their home, thereby freeing-up time to travel, relax and enjoy other interests.

And when it comes to downsizing to a village on the Bellarine Peninsula, there are lots of fabulous reasons why people aged 55 and over are making the move to Drysdale’s Bellarine Springs.

Located on nearly 10 hectares of beautiful gardens and parkland just a short drive from Geelong and with walking distance of the beach, Bellarine Springs is a growing community of friendly, like-minded people who have made the decision to downsize their family homes and upsize their lives.

Since Bellarine Springs opened in 2016, downsizers from the local community, Geelong and beyond have been snapping-up homes and making the most of their newfound freedom.

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maintenance brick home, residents also enjoy a wide array of resort-style facilities, including a modern MBA-Award-winning community centre, indoor heated pool and spa, gymnasium, lawn bowling green, movie theatrette, tennis court, a practice golf putting green and a range of daily group activities.

Importantly, privacy is always respected, and all residents have the choice to be as involved or not involved as they wish.

Bellarine Springs offers a wide choice of architect-designed homes, with each distinct residence offering everything needed for comfort, enjoyment and a worry-free lifestyle.

The undulating village landscape and layout is also designed with space and privacy in mind, so downsizers can relax and enjoy the beautiful vistas of the surrounding grounds without the day-to-day responsibilities of maintaining a full-sized family home.

Bellarine Springs will ultimately boast 194 high-quality brick homes, each designed for private and comfortable independent living.

Stage four and five homes currently under construction are being quickly snapped-up off the plan, so anyone interested in downsizing to the region’s premium retirement community should act now.

Bellarine Springs is at 101 Central Rd, Drysdale.

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The much-loved service has been described as a 'game changer' and offers a new kind of commute; an easy car park, familiar faces, a warming smile, scenic vistas and vitamin sea - not to mention a guaranteed seat.

One new convert is Ocean Grove resident Jarrod, who spent 12 years travelling to his job in Melbourne on the train before making the switch to the ferry.

"I was living the daily grind," says Jarrod.

"Train, work, train, home. Rinse, wash, repeat. I was just was in a vicious cycle and didn't even know how bad it was until it stopped."

Jarrod said he had heard about the ferry over the last two to three years but never really considered it an option.

He was convinced to give it a try by David, another father from his kid's school who is also a regular commuter on the ferry.

"Just one trial on the ferry and I was hooked," says Jarrod of his ferry experience.

"First and foremost, my wellbeing and state of mind has completely changed. It has provided me with a real happiness factor."

The ferry's locations at Portarlington and Docklands makes the commuter experience a viable option for almost all residents on the Bellarine (and from 2 December 2019, Geelong).

There's a licensed cafe onboard that serves up barista-made coffee for the morning trip over. On the way home, passengers can unwind with a great selection of wine, beer and local snacks.

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Nesting activity abounds I've seen a lot of nesting activity going on with my feathered friends.

I observed a pair of whistling kites building an impressive pile of sticks nest in Curlewis, but I think they have since abandoned it for some reason.

Maybe they found a better spot, as I hope they just haven't given up on the idea of breeding.

I've seen two red wattlebird chicks in a nest around the corner from me. Red wattlebirds build a flimsy looking nest using very thin twigs, but it seems to do the trick as it has withstood some pretty strong winds.

The tawny frogmouth pair that I observe regularly sitting on their nest has used the same nest over the past few years and just seem to reinforce it with a few new twigs.

I've also seen many cygnets, including a swan family with five thriving babies in Breamlea.

I also saw a yellow-billed spoonbill on a nest in Wallington, in the same spot that I saw them nest last year, which was great to see.

I noticed on Facebook that local bird lover and photographer Tayler Suze had helped a family of Pacific black ducks (a mother duck and her seven ducklings) find the Ashwood Drive (in Ocean Grove) pond after they took a wrong turn. In the same pond there was a family of wood ducks with 15 ducklings, which is a rather large family to care for. They have since moved to another pond.

Father wood duck looking after 14 ducklings after the mother and one duckling were killed by a car.

Eurasian skylark I participated in the Latham's snipe count a few weekends ago. I wander around Blue Waters Lake in Ocean Grove looking for Latham's snipe, which are migratory waders that fly here from Japan every spring.

I didn't see any Latham's snipe, but did hear the familiar and distinctive sound of a reed-warbler calling in the reeds. This species is migratory in south-eastern parts of Australia, where they arrive in spring and then move north and north-west in late summer and early autumn.

I also spotted a Eurasian skylark on a farm fence at Connewarre. The skylark was introduced to Australia from the UK in 1857, mainly because the settlers missed hearing its beautiful song.

The Eurasian skylark looks similar (and inhabits the same habitats) to the Australasian pipit and the smaller Horsfield's bushlark, but both of these birds lack the skylark's small head crest.

Crested shrike-tit The other bird I was thrilled to see over the last fortnight was a crested shrike-tit because they are not all that common, plus they are just a beautiful bird.

I saw two crested shrike-tits pulling bark of trees to eat the insects at Rice Reserve near Connewarre. I also spotted a few fan-tailed cuckoos near Connewarre, but haven't seen any other cuckoo species as yet this spring. I walked a few laps of the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve the other day in search of cuckoos, but I didn't even hear any let along see one.

It was lovely to see a lot of water in the nature reserve ponds, which will hopefully help keep the animals and birds that live there hydrated over summer.

I received a very exciting email and photo from Peter and Ethan who observed and photographed an Australian boobook owl in Janelle Way, Ocean Grove. What a beautiful bird.

I also received an email from Kevin who took a great photo of a royal spoonbill in the Barwon River Estuary. During the breeding season the royal spoonbill develops a crest of white feathers, up to 20cm long from the back of its head.

I've been told that the female of the pair of wood ducks with the 15 ducklings, was killed by a car, along with one of the ducklings (this is what happens when ponds are located just next to roads - I've seen it so often), so now the father wood duck is looking after the remaining 14 ducklings on his own. If you live near the Tareeda Way ponds please help this father Wood Duck by keeping dogs on leads near the ponds.

Ponds might look pretty near roads but it's so dangerous for the creatures who live in them.

I just want to emphasise that during the spring when birds are nesting it's important not to disturb or interfere with a nest, and to keep your distance.

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By Cr Jim Mason The City has been holding a series of mentoring sessions between councillors and youth councillors, to help the youth councillors develop civic leadership skills.

Councillor Trent Sullivan and I have had the pleasure of meeting our Bellarine ward youth councillors, Junior Mayor Josie Horne, Jaeger Fawcett and Elkin Wittenberg for a third session.

They told us about their plans for the inaugural 2019 Geelong Youth Summit on 31 October at GMHBA Stadium.

The summit will see attendees come up with ways to tackle issues such as mental health at a local level.

Interested schools can contact Blake Ed-

wards at youthcouncil@geelongcity.vic.gov.au.

At the 24 September council meeting, Councillor Sarah Mansfield raised a notice of motion calling on council to declare a 'climate emergency'.

There was a big crowd of climate change activists present and as Deputy Chair of the Environment and Sustainability portfolio, I supported the motion.

While I'm personally disappointed the motion was unsuccessful, Cr Stephanie Asher's amendment doesn't close the door on making the declaration in the future.

The decision means the City will develop a Sustainability Framework, to identify potential ways to take further action on the impacts of climate change in our region.

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Mentoring sessions for youth council A heads up for those who do laps at the Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre in Ocean Grove or use the gym there.

New stormwater drainage pipework is being installed, meaning 74 car parks are fenced off.

The upgrade will remove the flooding risk to buildings within Shell Road Reserve, following two damaging flooding events in recent years.

And don't forget to check out the Kingston Park playground on Adco Grove, after its $370,000 redevelopment.

Its most exciting feature is the six-metre high central tower, which was chosen by the community.

The playground has been a real hit with the kids who have road-tested it so far.

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How long have you been playing netball for?

Since Under 11s - Maybe since I was eight or nine now I am 21. More than 10 years.

What do you enjoy most about playing netball at Ocean Grove?

Definitely the social side of it. I have made so many friends through it, different range of ages. Love the competitive side as well.

Your position on the netball court?

Goal attack.

Most inspiring teammate at Ocean Grove?

Elyse Howard.

Superstitions before a netball match?

Have to have a Milo before my game for energy.

Favourite netball team in Australian Suncorp Super Netball league?

Melbourne Vixens.

Favourite professional netballer?

Tegan Philip (Melbourne Vixens).

Favourite Food? Avocado.

Favourite drink? Gatorade or a Milo.

Favourite holiday destination? Byron Bay.

On Tuesday 24 September, the City of Geelong Council voted against a motion to declare a climate emergency.

This was despite exceptional community support for the emergency declaration.

Instead, an amendment submitted by Cr Stephanie Asher (which removed any wording alluding to emergency, crisis or similar), and was voted for.

Ms Asher contended that she had no political bias in proposing the amendment; and instead 'called out' political bias on Cr Sarah Mansfield, who made the motion.

Over 200 people in the council chambers watched Cr Asher dress down Cr Mansfield.

Cr Asher's display, and the display of another councillor was disgraceful to watch.

What Cr Asher failed to notice was that every person in the room could see she was acting along Liberal Party climate action lines, the party she is a member of.

It is a poorly kept secret that Cr Asher aspires to a greater political leadership position, either in local, state or federal politics.

Cr Asher, should be ashamed for trying to pull the wool over the eyes of her constituents.

She has exposed her biases.

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Still going on strong at 72 Iconic '70s singer and TV host Issi Dye still surprises his fans by reinventing himself at age 72.

"I get a lot of, 'Issi Dye - is he still going?'," the Melburnian said.

The man born Israel Dyzenhaus will do anything to stay on stage, after a career performing alongside legends such as Roy Orbison, Ray Charles and The Beach Boys.

"To me it's a labour of love," he said.

Dye returns again Douglas to the Potato Shed 8pm Friday 25 October in a special Geelong Victorian Seniors Festival show, Johnny O'Keefe - Roy Orbison: The Legends of Rock n' Roll.

The show features two of the greatest hitmakers of the era, Roy Orbison and our own home-grown Aussie rock star, Johnny O'Keefe.

Roy Orbison was revered by all, including the great Elvis Presley who claimed Orbison was "the greatest singer in rock n' roll".

Nearly 60 years later, Orbison's songs still blast out over the airways. Glenn Douglas will pay tribute to Orbison by singing hits such as Blue Bayou, Crying, Only the Lonely, You Got It, Claudette and Leah.

On the 40th anniversary of Johnny O'Keefe's death, veteran rock n' roller Dye will once again take to the shed stage to tell the story of Johnny O'Keefe.

Belting out the Wild One's number one hit songs including Shout!, Move Baby Move, Come on and Take My Hand; I'm Counting on You, She's My Baby and more - come and reminisce as to why JOK was known as Australia's King of Rock n' Roll.

Book your special seniors tickets at geelongaustralia.com.au/potatoshed or at the box office or by calling 5251 1998.

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WHAT’S ON Music/live events Barwon Heads Hotel Check Barwon Heads Hotel on Facebook for the latest.

Piping Hot Chicken Shop Check www.pipinghotchickenshop.com.au/ upcoming_gigs.html for upcoming gigs.

Drysdale Senior Citizens Hall Making waves music/poetry afternoon every fourth Sunday of the month, from 2pm5.30pm.

Ocean Grove Hotel See http://oceangrovehotel.com.au/whatson/ for upcoming events.

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Markets and fairs Car boot sale Ocean Grove Park Association's May 2019 car boot sale to support Rural Aid's Car Boot Sale fund raiser, Saturday 25 May, sponsoring Team 3225 in The Jalopy Derby. To make a booking, email team3225jalopy@gmail.com or ring 0403-884 107.

Bellarine Community Farmers' Market Third Saturday of month, 9am-1pm, Ocean Grove Park.

Barwon Heads Community Hall Monthly market, last Saturday of the month, 9am-1pm.

Stamp and Coin Fair Ocean Grove Stamp Club, Saturday March 23, 10am to 2pm at Senior Citizens clubrooms, 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.

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Get active Ocean Grove Callisthenics, Ocean Grove Recreation Hall Calisthenics classes incorporating dance, song, ballet and gymnastics with strength and creativity. 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove Recreation Hall. Contact oceangrovecalisthenics@gmail.com Senior Citizens Hall Ocean Grove Monday 9.15am Gentle low impact exercise to music for 55 to whatever. All fitness levels and ages. Everyone welcome. Phone Marg on 0407-244 767.

Thursday 1pm, Craft Group.

Uniting Church Hall Ocean Grove Wednesdays 9am volleyball, 9.30am exercises to music for all ages. Phone Marg 5255 1335.

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Queenscliff RSL Hall Mondays 1.30pm, exercises using chairs for all ages. Phone Marg 5255 1335.

Leopold Hall, Bellarine Highway Tuesdays 7.45pm-10pm, Scottish Country Dance (formerly Ocean Grove). Phone 5251 3393.

Barwon Heads Community Hall Yoga and dance with Tara Lynch. Classes for all ages and abilities. Phone 0435 481 920.

Ocean Grove Scout Hall, The Avenue Ocean Grove Wednesday 7pm, 1st/2nd Ocean Grove Scout Group.

Ocean Grove Walkers Tuesdays 9.30am, meet at the shelter in Ocean Grove Park except when taking bus, train or ferry trips. For further information phone Helen 0411-534 899.

Carpet Bowls Indoor carpet bowls starting 4 February. Meet new friends and play a friendly game of bowls.

All ages welcome. Parks Hall, Portarlington.

Mondays from 12.30pm to 3pm. Cost $4 includes afternoon tea. Contact Neighbourhood

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House, 5259 2290, after hours 0431-789 048.

Reading and writing Ocean Grove Library, corner Presidents Avenue and The Avenue.

Wednesdays 10.30am - Toddlertime.

Thursdays 11.30am, Babytime - Nursery Verses.

Mondays 10.30am - Preschool Storytime.

Third Tuesday of month 2.30pm-3.30pm, book chat for adults. Visit www.geelonglibraries.vic.gov.au Bellarine Training and Community Hub Program with a range of courses, classes and fun activities. Phone 5255 4294.

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Health and wellbeing Well Women's Clinics at Ocean Grove, Portarlington and Point Lonsdale Staffed by qualified registered nurses: pap tests, breast health advice and checks, menopause and contraception advice. Appointments (free) phone 5258 0812. Tuesday 6.15pm, Wednesday 9.30am, 11am, 6.30pm, Saturday 8am. History

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CLUBS MEET Mondays Ocean Grove Bridge Club, 1pm, Marcus Hill Hall, Bellarine Hwy end of Banks Road. Also Wednesdays and Fridays, 1pm. Marg 5256 2550.

Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 7pm-9pm, (juniors/ seniors) at Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Ian 5256 2242 or Peter 0400 093 831.

Ocean Grove and District Men's Shed - Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 9am-3pm - and Wednesday, 9am-noon, 17 Smithton Grove. Ted Price 5255 2595.

Jujitsu, 6.30pm juniors, 7.30pm adults, Surfside Centre. Steve 0438 019 991.

Soft tennis, 1.30pm to 3.30pm at Memorial Hall. Social soft tennis gathering for women over 55. Jeanette 5256 1633.

Springs TOWN Club Inc (Take Off Weight Naturally), Drysdale, every Monday, 9am to 11am at Drysdale Uniting Church Hall. Jan o403 221 737 or 5255 3839.

First Monday of every month Bellarine Fly Fishing Association, 7.30pm, Geelong East Men's Shed, Coppards Rd, East Geelong at 7.30pm. Warwick Hansen 0419 563 904, Dave Davies 0419 998 781 or email bffa@ hotmail.com. Fly tying third Thursday of each month at 7.30pm.

Legacy Laurel Group of Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads, 1.30pm, at St Peter's Church Hall, Draper Street. Details 5255 2820 or 5154 2873.

Third Monday of every month Ocean Grove RSL, 2pm, Ocean Grove Bowling Club.

Ocean Grove Garden Club, 1.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston St. Dianne 0422 134 810.

Ocean Grove-Surfside Mixed Probus Club, 10.30am, Ocean Grove Bowling Club. Visitors welcome, Graeme 0428-500 462, surfsideprobus.org.au Bellarine Fly Fishing Association, 7.30pm, Shannon Park, Shannon Ave, Newtown. Pat 0414 959 248 or Bruce 0407 361 319 or bffa@hotmail.com

Fourth Monday of every month Combined Probus Club of Ocean Grove, 10am, Shell Road Sports Pavilion. Bryan Olsen 5255 1821.

Tuesdays Bellarine Peninsula Take off Weight Naturally Club meets Tuesday nights, 5.30pm, at Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston St, Ocean Grove. Phone 0417 591 182.

Rotary Club of Ocean Grove, 6pm, Ocean Grove Bowling Club. Phone 0457 315 900.

Barwon Heads Chorale, 7.30pm, All Saints Church, Hitchcock Ave Barwon Heads. All abilities and voices welcome. Jo on 5254 2670.

Ocean Grove Chess Club, Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm, $2.50 per session. Julie 5255 4294 or Ralph 0431 458 100. Ocean Grove Bellarine Training and Community Hub, 1 John Dory Dr, Ocean Grove, or email reception@btach.com.au.

First Tuesday of every month Springdale Neighbourhood Centre get together for meet and greet the first Tuesday of month, 10.15am, free cuppa and a chat. Contact Jackie on 0439 473 244 or just come along.

Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 10am to noon (adults only) at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove. Ian 5256 2242 or Peter 0400 093 831.

Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Club, The Terrace, Tuesdays at 1pm. Also Thursdays and Fridays, 1.30pm. Dianne on 5255 2996.

Barwon Heads Chorale, 7.30pm, at the Anglican Church Barwon Heads. All abilities welcome for a sing and a laugh. Jo 5254 2670.

Pde, Barwon Heads. New Lions welcome. Phone 0418 524 873.

Ian 5256 2242 or Peter 0400 093 831.

Last Tuesday of every month.

Bellarine for Refugees, Barwon Heads Community Garden, Barwon Heads, at 3.45pm. New members always welcome. Enquiries, Rosemary bellarine4r@gmail.com.

Country Women's Association (CWA) Ocean Grove Nightlights Branch meeting 7.30pm Seniors Club 101 The Terrace Ocean Grove. New members and visitors welcome. Enquiries 0426-889 456.

Wednesdays

Last Thursday of every month

Ocean Grove and District Men's Shed, 9am to 1pm, 17 Smithton Grove. Phone 0475 418 377.

After hours Bruce Ward 5255 8827.

Chord Club - meet to make music: every Wednesday, 4pm, at 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.

Jujitsu, 6.30pm juniors, 7.30pm adults, Surfside Centre. Steve 0438 019 991.

First Wednesday of every month Bellarine Business Women, from 7pm, Suma Park Winery, Bellarine Highway. For details contact info@bellarinebusinesswomen.com.au or 0412 199 467.

U3A Art Group: Drysdale meets every Wednesday at 1.15pm at Drysdale Tennis Club. Tutor is Dr Ted Reilly. Enrol by visiting on Wednesday or by contacting the U3A office at Cobbin Farm, Grovedale, on 5244 5114 or mail@u3ageelong. org.au

Second Wednesday of every month Bellarine (Ocean Grove) Parkinson's Support Group, Church of Christ Hall, Tareeda Way, 1pm2pm Parkinsong, 2.30pm-4pm Support Group with guest speakers. Pam 5255 5152.

Third Wednesday of every month Ocean Grove on Barwon Probus Club, 9.45am, St Peter's Church Hall.

Second Tuesday of month

Fourth Wednesday of every month

National Seniors Bellarine Peninsula Branch meets at St James Church Hall, Collins St, Drysdale, 2pm-4pm. Guest speaker each meeting.

Those who are over 50 and would like to make new friends are welcome. Contact Jackie 0439 473 244.

Ocean Grove Angling Club, 7.30pm, Minerva Close sporting oval clubhouse. Phone Gary 0408-812 438.Ocean Grove Evening VIEW Club, 6.30pm, Ocean Grove Bowling Club. June Hansen 0422 142 882 for information.

Ocean Grove Stamp Club, 10am, Senior Citizens Hall, 101 The Terrace. Dianne 5255 1372.

First and third Tuesday of every month Ocean Grove Barwon Heads Lions Club, 7pm, Barwon Heads Senior Citizens Club, 5A Clifford

Thursdays Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 10am to noon at the Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue, Ocean Grove.

First Thursday of every month

Ocean Grove Coastcare, 7pm, Ocean Grove Bowling Club. Environmental activities to protect the coastline. Fran 0429 237 661.

Ocean Grove Craft and Chat Circle, Thursdays (during school term), 9.30am to 11.30am, $2, The Uniting Church Hall, Eggleston St. Country Women's Association (CWA) Ocean Grove Nightlights Branch social craft eve 7.30pm, Seniors Club 101 The Terrace Ocean Grove. New members and visitors welcome. Enquiries phone or message 0426-889456.

Fridays Ocean Grove Barwon Heads Breast Cancer Support Group, last Friday of each month at Ocean Grove Bowling Club at 12.30pm for lunch. Julie Rodger 0435 362 573.

Barwon Branch of the Association of Independent Retirees, third Friday of month from 10am to noon (except December and January) at Waurn Ponds Hotel. Lunch afterwards. Visitors welcome. Inquiries 5258 3435 or 5278 9796.

Queenscliff Croquet Club Introduction to Croquet sessions on Fridays,1.30pm-3pm. Ann 5278 3480 or Gail 5258 2270.

Saturdays Bellarine Table Tennis Club, 3pm-5pm, Memorial Hall, 123 The Avenue. Ian 5256 2242 or Peter 0400 093 831.

Coasters Social group. Social events for people of working age. Dining out, movies, trivia, bands/ trivia nights. Details at www.groupspaces.com/ coasters-social-group or 0411 952 598.

Sundays Bellarine Peninsula Church of Christ meets each Sunday at 10.30am at 17 Tareeda Way, Ocean Grove.

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Groove’s new look You'll notice something different at Groove Cafe these days.

The popular Wallington Road cafe has had a facelift and it's looks great.

Customers can now enjoy the freshly renovated outdoor area, which boasts new fencing, plants and umbrellas and there's a fresh new look inside too.

But the same old good food and service remains.

It's the same fun and friendly welcome you

receive when you walk into Tony and Ivy's family-owned eatery.

Groove is a popular spot among locals and tradies.

You only need to have one of the awardwinning pies, famous sausage rolls or dumplings or great coffees to understand why people become regulars.

Tony and Ivy treat all their customers like family.

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Groove's burgers.

Choose between several variations of burgers from the Groove, the Big Groove, Spicy Red, Veggie, Spicy Chicken, Groove Kitchen or Kids burgers.

Groove also offers a large range of curries, soups, lasagne, risotto and pies to take all the fuss out of your weeknight meal and sushi is coming to the Groove. Keep an eye out.

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Barwon Heads Chorale will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a Decadence concert.

Concert for anniversary Barwon Heads Chorale will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a Decadence concert.

Part of the City of Greater Geelong Seniors' Festival, the Decadence (Decade + cadence) concert will feature music from stage and screen, plus the odd cheeky classical piece.

Entry is a $5 (minimum) donation, with all funds raised from the event going to the local branch of the SES. The concert, at 2.30pm on Sunday 13 Octo-

ber at Barwon Heads Community Hall, will be followed by afternoon tea, allowing performers and audience members a good chance to celebrate the anniversary.

Barwon Heads Chorale has been supported by the Barwon Heads branch of the Bendigo Bank and the City of Greater Geelong for this event.

For more information go to barwonheadsfinemusic.org.au.

A happy and healthy pet can contribute to a better quality of life for humans.

The Decadence Concert Join us for a concert to celebrate 10 years of the Barwon Heads Chorale, followed by a sumptuous ater oo tea!

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Giving back at Tuckers Long-lasting organisations make their mark by giving back to the communities in which they belong, and Tuckers is no exception.

"With the upcoming Geelong Seniors Festival, it is our chance to give back and celebrate the contribution that seniors make every day in every corner of Geelong," says general manager of Tuckers, Andrew Kors.

Tuckers' history dates back to 1883, and the company has many established traditions that incorporate giving back and supporting people that live in the community that the business serves.

For more than 60 years, Les Cole taught those that worked with him the value of giving back to the community, a proud trait that his son Trevor carried on during his time leading the company.

The team at Tuckers today continue this tradition, supporting a wide variety of community groups and organisations throughout the region.

"As we embark on another year of supporting the Geelong Seniors Festival we are delighted to offer three events across the Geelong region," Mr Kors says.

Tuckers is proud to again present the Melbourne Welsh Choir, performing at Geelong's St Mary's Basilica.

This year marks the choir's 17th visit, and Mr Kors says the community "can't get enough of them".

"We are already getting calls to book tickets for the recital from people who have made it

Join in on the fun at Bellarine Lakes. Head along for morning tea on Wednesday 16 October to check it all out.

So much to do at the Lakes General manager of Tuckers Andrew Kors says the company is pleased to support the local community. their tradition to attend every year," he says.

"We ask that a gold coin is donated on the day and this will go towards the Trevor and Les Cole Fund, part of the Geelong Community Foundation, which supports many not for profit organisations."

For more information on the Tuckers events go to www.tuckers.com.au or call 5221 4788.

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THE LOWDOWN

What makes Davey tick?

New Ocean Grove Football Club senior coach Pete Davey (PD) met Voice sports reporter Mark Heenan (MH) to talk about his appointment at the Grubbers for 2020.

The 40-year-old who was appointed in September and coached Bacchus Marsh in the Ballarat Football League in 2019, also applied for the senior coaching role at the Grubbers at the end of 2018.

Davey, a father of two based in Leopold, has an impressive coaching CV, he led Banyule to a Northern Football League flag in 2017 and Woden to an AFL Canberra premiership in 2015.

Davey talks about what attracted him to the role, his meeting with four-time Ocean Grove senior premiership coach Brendan McCartney who will be a mentor, his discussions with the current playing group, recruiting meetings, and his plans for a detailed pre-season program.

(MH) What attracted you to the role as senior football coach at Ocean Grove?

(PD) "I was coaching Banyule when we first moved down here (on the Bellarine) and a friend of mine got me in contact with the Ocean Grove Footy Club around potentially applying for a job and the senior role there.

Things didn't fall into place last year and I have spent the last 12 months travelling to Bacchus Marsh, which takes about an hour and a quarter each way - so when the Ocean Grove job came up again this year I jumped at the chance to accept it."

(MH) How did you into get coaching and did you jump into it as soon as you finished playing?

(PD) "I finished playing when I was about 32, I actually moved to Canberra with work and I just wanted to get involved in a footy club again just to build my own network outside of work.

I wrote to two clubs and said this is my background this what I have done and (asked) is there any role that you think I could help with?

One of them (the clubs) came back and said 'We are actually looking for a senior coach - would you be interested in applying? I'd never thought about senior coaching prior to that."

(MH) What discussions have you had with Ocean Grove four-time senior premiership coach Brendan McCartney and what will be his role with you and the club next season?

(PD) "That was one of the other reasons I did

come down for the opportunity to be mentored by Brendan. He has been kind enough to open his door whenever I want to go to his place and talk footy. The contact that got me into Ocean Grove was mentored by Brendan as well. A coaching mentor of mine Garry Ramsay said to me 'Look Pete, you have just got to talk to this guy because he is fantastic and he'll be great for your coaching and great for your footy knowledge'. Brendan's role will be to train the junior coaches, so he has implemented a program through the AFL that he has designed himself."

(MH) What did you know about the Grubbers' season in 2019 and what discussions have you had with players since your appointment?

(PD) "Talking to Peter Smith (OGFNC president) and Peter mentioned he would go to away games this year and he would go to the opposition clubrooms and there was a sense of no respect for Ocean Grove - and that's hurtful even for someone coming into a footy club to have that perception out there that you are basically irrelevant and is pretty hard to take. The club has got a great history of winning flags and competing in numbers of grand finals in a row.

The conversations I have had with the players was around how last year went wrong and they highlighted a few things that they could change, that I could change and that we could change together. A lot of that was around preparation, training standards and pre-season."

(MH) What things have you implemented around the club's pre-season and its start date and your discussions with possible new recruits?

(PD) "Having a structured program. We can certainly implement a fitness coach. A contact I have got ran the Geelong (fitness) program for about four years - we will have him throughout the pre-season. Our whole preseason is mapped out completely from December 2 through to April 4, so that is probably when Round 1 is going to start. We have every session mapped out as far as preparation goes, we know what we are doing every single night - players know that already - they have seen a bit of the program. We have had a number of recruiting meetings already, there is a few onepoint players coming back to the club that will make a difference straight away. There are two metropolitan players that we are currently speaking to as well."

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Grove’s slow start

By Mark Heenan A new look Jan Juc upstaged reigning BPCA A1 premiers Ocean Grove in the season opener at Shell Road on Saturday 5 October.

A blistering century from incoming Sharks' captain and opener Andrew Murden on debut helped Jan Juc lay the foundations for a strong first innings total after the visitors elected to bat first.

Murden, who had played with Murgheboluc, which is now in the Geelong Cricket Association Division 1 competition, hit 14 boundaries in his innings of 104 as Jan Juc posted 7/189 from 40 overs.

"Murdo (Andrew Murden) batted aggressively and chanced his arm," Ocean Grove Cricket Club captain-coach Paul Jubber said.

"He played a terrific one-day innings."

Gun Jan Juc batsman Ben Grinter was the second top scorer with 26 and shared in a 68run second wicket partnership with Murden.

"Juc came to play," Jubber said.

"Their first 10 overs with the bat set them up for a strong performance."

Grubber pair Dan Roddis (2/30) and Dylan Thorley (2/13) both took two wickets.

Jubber said it was a disappointing way to commence the new season with its 25-run loss at Shell Road.

Eight Grubber cricketers who were members of last season's drought-breaking A1 premiership victory played against Jan Juc on Saturday.

"We are really disappointed with starting the season this way, especially playing at home," he said.

In reply, Ocean Grove fell 26 runs short of the victory target to finish at 5/164 from 40 overs.

Jan Juc Cricket Club coach Jordan Graham and star bowler Nick Smith put the Grubbers

Scott Grant throws the ball back in from the deep in the field in C1 against Barwon Heads.

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Knee doubts for star Cobra Huon Bertino made a patient 34 from 80 balls. 198711 on the back foot early at 2/12.

Both Graham and Smith dried up the home side's scoring rate and dismissed Ocean Grove top order pair Shaun Fankhauser (1) and Fletcher Long (10).

Smith, who bowled four maidens, finished with 1/7 from seven overs, Graham took 1/27 from eight overs, while Iva Priest grabbed late wickets and had figures of 3/30 from eight overs.

Accomplished Grubber batsman Anton Scholtz who guided Ocean Grove to victory in last season's BPCA A1 grand final, top scored with an impressive 70 not out from 87 balls.

"Anton is a class player," Jubber said.

"He feels he has a much better understanding of his game with a season of BPCA cricket under his belt."

Huon Bertino made a patient 34 from 80 balls, while all-rounder Matt Caulfield remained 27 not out.

B1 JAN Juc B1 defeated Ocean Grove by 33 runs

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in a high scoring one-day clash at Jan Juc Park on Saturday.

Batting first the home side posted an imposing 8/280 from 40 overs.

In reply Ocean Grove finished at 6/247.

Craig Byron top scored with an aggressive 82.

Ocean Grove's second XI which played in the BPCA A2 competition last season, will play in B1 in 2019/20 after Armstrong Creek Cricket Club's top grade was promoted to A2.

C1 OCEAN Grove claimed a seven-wicket win in their one-day game against Jan Juc. Batting first Jan Juc was restricted to 9/115 from 40 overs.

Tom Kent was the star bowler with 4/6 from eight overs.

In reply Ocean Grove won with four overs to spare.

Veteran Craig D'Arcy remained 41 not out in Ocean Grove's total of 3/117.

D'Arcy shared in a 78-run opening partnership stand with Troy Wiseman (33).

Grubbers women rise into the big league

By Mark Heenan Ocean Grove Cricket Club will field its first ever senior women's cricket team with the club set play in an expanded Geelong based Barwon competition this season.

The senior women's cricket team will commence playing matches next month in November on Sundays.

The Grubbers hosted two club come and try days for senior women's and junior girls' cricketers on Sunday 8 September and 22 September last month.

Inaugural Ocean Grove senior women's cricket coach, James Nessel who was appointed coach in September, said there was enough interest from the local community at the come and try days to have a stand alone female team for 2019/2020.

Nessel, an Ocean Grove Cricket Club life member and Level 1 coach, is also the club secretary.

Geelong senior women's cricket captain Helen Jones (centre) was on hand to assist new Ocean Grove senior women's cricketers at the club's come and try day in September.

"The come and try days were really great actually," Nessel told the Voice.

"It was great to see those numbers come up.

"It has been a long time coming - we have had women's cricketers but (they have) never (had) their own team in the senior women's competition.

"We have to affiliate teams by the 18th of October - around about then is when we are going to know the format of the competition."

Geelong senior women's cricket captain Helen Jones, an Ocean Grove local, attended the Grubbers come and try day on 8 September.

Jones said she was impressed with the cricket skills of the females which took part.

"I gave a few pointers to the girls on the day - I was impressed with the skill levels on the day," she said.

"I think Ocean Grove will do well this season."

Saints hang on to beat new-look Wallabies Wallington's A2 Grade cricket season kicked off the season hosting St Leonards.

After losing the toss, new recruit Jackson Kent and captain Daniel Harrison made a bright start with the ball before spinner Mick Gill turned the screws in the middle overs.

The Wallabies had St Leonards 3-25, then 7-77 before some lower order resistance and the lack of a genuine fifth bowler saw the Saints make 155 all out.

Kent was the pick of the bowlers taking 4-36, while Gill took 3-29.

The run chase never really got going with regular wickets falling throughout the innings.

Barring a 45 run 6th wicket partnership from Damien Priddle (26) and son Luke (27), the remaining batsmen struggled to make an impact.

One small positive was that the two teenagers (Zac McLennan and Shaun Biemans) batted the remaining over to ensure the team wasn't bowled out and finished on 9-130. oceangrovevoice.com.au

The C1 side travelled out to St Leonards.

Winning the toss and electing to bat, a disastrous start ensured, falling to 5-23 before Corey Roberts (46), John Dunstan (30), Ned Weatherly (23) and Shane McFeeters (20) provided solid middle/lower stubbornness to set a competitive 162, which was a great outcome given the earlier predicament.

The bowling options were a bit thin with only two recognised bowlers in the line-up so a few things had to go right.

Raghav Mehra continued on from his BPCA bowling award efforts from last season taking 3-27 off eight overs and at 3-45 Wallington was right in the game.

While the run rate required hovered around five an over, Wallington wasn't able to make enough in roads and St Leonards got the runs in the 39th over.

It was a disappointing start, although conscious that as many as 10 players were unavailable that would ordinarily play across those two teams.

St Leonards skipper Robert Cutajar on his way to 40 as the Saints hang on to beat Wallington 198705 Picture: JUSTIN FLYNN

By Mark Heenan Star Collendina cricketer Nathan Walter's immediate playing future remains in limbo after he suffered a knee injury in the Cobras A1 Round 1 loss to Anglesea on Saturday.

Walter, Cobras A1 captain, was forced to retire hurt on 19 when his right knee collapsed at the batting crease.

At the time, Collendina was in pursuit of 148 for victory in their season opener one-day clash at Ellimatta Reserve at Anglesea against last season's A1 grand finalists.

Walter, who was carried from the ground, will consult with a physiotherapist this week to determine the extent of his knee injury.

"I will go to the physio on Wednesday (this week) and he will decide if I get scans or not," Walter said.

"The nurse/doctor at the hospital (on Saturday) just did a bit of an assessment and she said with it being so much swelling it will depend on how bad the tear is.

"I don't know if my season is over yet."

Walter, the only BPCA A1 cricketer who made 500 runs plus and also took 20 wickets last season, said he felt a pop in his back leg when he launched into a cover drive.

"I think we were about 1 for 50 or something and I was starting to hit the ball alright and then I played a cover drive and it (the knee) went behind me as my back leg," Walter told the Voice.

"My right knee felt a 'big pop' and felt like someone had kicked my knee in and I went down and I carried on a bit and had a couple of blokes under my arms carrying me up."

He praised Anglesea for their help in him being carried from field when his knee gave away on the pitch.

MEANTIME an under strength Collendina restricted Anglesea to 7/147 from its 40 overs.

Both Walter (2/34) and Craig Goodger (2/33) each took two wickets.

Anglesea middle-order batsman Ty Norman top scored with 41 not out.

In reply Collendina was all out for 83.

Star Anglesea opening bowler Dale Kerr and Dylan Taylor bowled tight lines though both were unable to take a wicket.

Talented spinner Joseph Lynch did the bulk of damage with 3/7 from seven overs, while Brett Venables chimed in with 2/17 from eight and Ky Eskrigge took 2/13.

The Cobras were without key batting trio Ben Ricardo, Max Sutton and Sam Beasley.

COLLENDINA will now meet cross town rivals Ocean Grove at home in their Round 2 one-day game this Saturday 12 October at the Snake Pit. C1 COLLENDINA'S second XI defeated a Barwon Heads third XI by 123 runs at Collendina Reserve on Saturday.

Batting first the Cobras posted a competitive 5/243.

Scott Grant top scored with 72, while Steve Blackman remained 41 not out and opener Craig Jeffrey chipped in with 38.

In reply Collendina restricted Barwon Heads to 6/120 from 40 overs.

Nathan O'Neil was the most successful bowler with 2/19 from seven overs and he also took a superlative running catch in the field.

C2 INVERLEIGH comfortably won by eight wickets against Collendina at Bellarine Secondary College's Ocean Grove campus on Saturday.

Batting first the Cobras were restricted to 9/96 from 40 overs.

In reply Inverleigh made 2/101 from 16 overs and won with 24 overs to spare.

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Bowls trio happy at Grove

By Mark Heenan Meet the Colac-based region trio and new Club Grove bowls recruits who are driven to succeed in the newly revamped Geelong only premier bowls division.

Victorian Under 18 representative Grant McLaren, his father Heath and Glenn Baudinette will fill three new roles in Ocean Grove's Premier Division One team for the 2019/2020 season.

All three players made their debut in Ocean Grove's Round 1 season opener against Bareena at Club Grove on Saturday.

Heath McLaren, a dairy farmer in Beeac which is a 20-minute drive north of Colac, meets son Grant, 17, and Glenn Baundinette in Beeac before they make their 1 hour plus journey to play bowls in wider Geelong.

Baudinette had played with former Geelong-Ballarat premier division club Sebastopol in Ballarat.

Current Ocean Grove Bowls Premier Division One Bowls Skipper Will Collihole also

hails from the Colac Bowling Club.

"We normally meet at Beeac which is 20 minutes from Colac and then either one of us will drive the rest of the way down here," Heath told the Voice.

"We all played at the same club (at Colac Bowling Club) myself, Glenn and Grant."

Heath said he and his son Grant and teammate Glenn were all keen to play in the stronger Geelong based premier division bowls competition.

"Just the challenge of trying to see how good (we can go)," he said.

"It is a better competition and (we) wanted to see if we can make it.

"You have got to be thereabouts with nearly every bowl here."

Heath said he liked what he saw during Ocean Grove's memorable premier division bowls grand final win over Queenscliff last season.

"We went to support a few of our mates and it was a big day," he said.

Glenn Baudinette, Grant McLaren and Heath McLaren all made their Club Grove debut against Picture: MARK HEENAN MEDIA Bareena on Saturday. 198709

Grove gets the points in season opener Round one of both Saturday and Midweek pennant kicked off this week in fine style for the Ocean Grove top division teams.

Lining up for the first time in 20 years in a Geelong only Premier Division competition the reigning premiers met last year's semifinalists Bareena in their round one match up.

Five players departed Ocean Grove's champion team which then presented opportunities to Heath McLaren, Glenn Baudinette and current U18 Victorian representative Grant McLaren all joining from Colac Lake BC. Owen Clark and Rod Brehaut returned to the line-up after a season skipping the club's Division One side to a grand final.

In a round one game that was worthy of a final with scores neck and neck for the majority of the 100 ends the home side went into the final end two shots in front.

Brian Boyle, Rod Brehaut, Ken Thomas and Brad Pavey stood tall to play a great end which managed to shut down any chance Bareena had to score the double to even draw the game. Pavey skipping his first game of Premier Division bowls displayed maturity beyond his years in the closing stages to lead his side to a 28-19 rink win.

Will Collihole along with Tom Warren, Heath McLaren and Glenn Baudinette managed to get the points in another close tussle 23-18 which was enough for the Grovers to register a round one win.

The off season provided another contentious issue across the Geelong Bowls Region when the decision was made to promote both last year's grand finalists. This meaning for Ocean Grove they would then field two teams in the highest division of Saturday pennant.

This will provide the Ocean Grove side two an exciting challenge which has been reward for making the past two season's final game.

Highton in round one away from home was the first challenge, with only 10 shots separating the two teams after the full amount of ends it was a competitive start for the Premier 2 side.

David Rudge, Steve Parry, Faye Richardson and Brian Smith got the two points for the visitors 26-20.

Division Two acclimatised early to their new level of competition after being promoted from Division Three last year.

Clifton Springs top side arrived at Ocean Grove wanting to make an early statement but any round one plan was quickly turned around

by Ocean Grove's Steve Bryant, Carol Howarth, Geoff Fry and Trevor Turnley who clearly had a different plan on the day. Their performance dominant as they carded a 35-15 win which set up the overall margin to fall the way of the home side. John Izzard chipped in for a solid 20-16 win which got the 14 match points.

It was a case of Peter power in Division five when Peter Eberle, Andra Kuschert, Peter Corcoran and Peter Kuschert made sure the points would stay with the home side in round one. 34-13 a great first up result which was supported by Marianne Rogan's team with their 27-15 victory. Overall 99-82 winners against Torquay.

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Ruck coup for Grubbers

By Mark Heenan

Club Grove Premier Division One player Tom Warren about to send down his bowl against Bareena on Saturday. 198709

Recruit Grant McLaren lines up his bowl for Club Grove's Premier Division One team. 198709 Pictures: MARK HEENAN MEDIA

Division Six travelled to Geelong Cement.

Two rink wins to David Harvey and Lyn Stonehouse ensured their side would return with smiles as they got off to a 93-81 win.

Bob Bone was all smiles as his team of Ralph Skipper, Ian Walker, Trish O'Brien made it two from two for the teams that played at Geelong Cement. Clearly from end one, Bone and his troops found the green to their liking to record a 45-13 win which was enough to earn themselves the match day Kings of the rinks.

Ocean Grove's Midweek Division One side will be looking to go one better than last year's runner up.

Two new additions to the top side made their debut in round one against St Leonards.

Jenny Keep took charge of a rink and did not disappoint in her first outing in the Grove colours. Keep steered her side of Adele Ryan, Garry Redford and Garry Bowyer to a 28-17 win while on the rink next door Jo Whitehead also got the opportunity to step into the skip's role for the first time.

Elaine Price, Jeff Howarth and Brian Smith laid the foundation for Whitehead as they won 10 of the last 12 ends to record a 33-13 rink win.

Whitehead is enjoying a good run of form as last week was crowned the Geelong Region Ladies over 60s Singles Champion.

Three rink wins with Faye Richardson by 13 got the two time state pennant champions off to a flyer.

If you were reading the results for the first time you might have thought there was an error on the cards but for Ocean Grove Division Two it was not the case. Two massive rink wins in their favour against Torquay resulted in a big first up win 107-35.

Patricia Virtue and her awesome foursome of Dawn Cooknell, Kim McConville and Ian Donald were in total control on their way to a 48-4 result. Equally as impressive Lorraine Hunt led David Rudge, Shirley Olsen and Norm Thomas to a 38-2 result.

Betty Wilding, Bryan Olsen, David Stonehouse and Terri Rudge almost got the result swinging Ocean Grove's way in Division Two side 3. 37-16 a great day out and a big positive as they move into round two.

Playing at home in round one against Lara, Lizzy Braley found the green to her liking as she guided her team of Mavis Harling, Marg Dower and Anne Way to a big 22-shot win 3210. The win was enough to cover the narrow losses in the other two rinks and win the majority of match points on the day.

Two rink wins out of three proved enough to get the Division Five side over the line. Shelley Westlake plus eight and Marene Turnley plus five accounted for their Portarlington opponents to steer the team to 14 match points and another great round one result.

Nothing could separate Ocean Grove and Anglesea in Division Five as Grove's side six team returned home with the overall points split at 70-70.

Lorraine Oliver's team finished off the game and carded a one on the last end to tie the scores overall.

Loretta Curwood, Val Bryant, Peter Crammond and Trish O'Brien almost got the team over the line with their 29-22 rink win.

Don't forget; get your entries in for the Victorian Open. The club have a week off pennant in mid-November so why not challenge yourself with a trip to Shepparton? Win lose or draw you are guaranteed a great week of bowls.

Star ruckman Andrew Jarvis gave the Grubber ruck stocks a timely boost this month after he officially re-joined Ocean Grove for the 2020 season.

Jarvis who played 71 senior BFL games for the Grubbers between 2015 to 2018, returned to his junior club South Barwon for 2019 where he played all 18 senior games in the Geelong Football League.

He joined South Barwon alongside exGrubber pair Matt Caldow and Jahd Anderson this season.

Jarvis is widely considered one of the best rucks in the Bellarine Football League, he won best on ground honour in the BFL Interleague win over Wimmera at Horsham in 2018.

Ocean Grove Football Netball Club said they were thrilled to welcome back Jarvis at Shell Road.

"The club is thrilled to welcome back Andrew Jarvis for the 2020 season," OGFNC said in a statement.

"Jarvs is one of the premier ruckmen in the region and his achievements in his time at the Grubbers are well known - 2015 best and fairest winner, multiple team of the year selections and multiple BFL interleague representative.

"He will provide great leadership to our young group both on and off the field.

"It's great to have him back and we look forward to seeing him in the red and white in 2020."

Jarvis has strong links to the Grubbers with family and close friends, his sister Emily Jarvis was co-captain of the Ocean Grove senior women's football team in 2019.

Ruckman Andrew Jarvis will return to Ocean Grove next season. oceangrovevoice.com.au

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New Ocean Grove Football Club senior coach Pete Davey has sought to work alongside Brendan McCartney who will be his coaching mentor at the Grubbers. 198528

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Right-hand man for coach

By Mark Heenan Legendary Grubber coaching figure Brendan McCartney will assist new Ocean Grove Football Club senior coach Pete Davey in a mentor role for the 2020 season.

McCartney, who coached the Grubbers to four consecutive senior premierships from 1994 to 1997, will help train and mentor the club's junior coaches alongside Davey.

"Brendan's role will be to train the junior coaches, so he has implemented a program through the AFL that he has designed himself," Davey told the Voice. oceangrovevoice.com.au

"It coaches the coaches to train kids properly."

Davey said it would be a bonus to learn and work alongside McCartney at Ocean Grove.

McCartney, based in Barwon Heads, coached the Western Bulldogs in the AFL from 2011 to 2014 and worked with AFL club Melbourne's coaching department for five seasons from 2015 to 2019.

"That was one of the other reasons I did come down for the opportunity to be mentored by Brendan," Davey said.

"He has been kind enough to open his door

whenever I want to go to his place and talk footy.

"As a side component of that I will just liaise and he will do some mentoring work with me which isn't facilitated by the club (Ocean Grove) it is just more him being an ex-coach.

"The contact that got me into Ocean Grove was mentored by Brendan as well."

Davey was recommended by his existing coaching mentor Garry Ramsay, who was also mentored by McCartney.

"Garry Ramsay said to me 'Look Pete, you have just got to talk to this guy because he is fantastic and he'll be great for your coaching

and great for your footy knowledge,'" he said.

MEANTIME Ocean Grove Under 19s coach Matt Tyrell, a four-time Grubber premiership coach, revealed McCartney last month had spoken with his players two days before they won the Under 19 Division Two flag on 14 September.

"He (McCartney) came and had a chat to us on the Thursday night," Tyrrell said.

"It was good to see him and I hadn't seen him for years - he was a pretty powerful speaker."

See page 28 for Mark Heenan's Q&A session with the new Ocean Grove coach.

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