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    

       

 

                   

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Stay informed

Facts you may not know about fire Conditions in Victoria make it one of the most bushire-prone regions in the world, along with California and Spain.

Just two weeks of hot, dry and windy weather creates potentially disastrous bushire conditions that normal Victorian homes are not equipped to survive.

At 1100°C, radiant heat from bushires can kill from up to 300 metres away and cause trees to combust without touching them.

Fires can travel at 25km/h, making them impossible to outrun. A change in wind direction can alter their trajectory in seconds and they move twice as fast uphill on a slope of just 10 degrees.

Burning embers can spread bushires up to 40km ahead of the ire front, starting dangerous new spot ires in seconds.

Rural grassires can be just as dangerous as bushires, travelling faster and starting earlier due to grass drying out more quickly.

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Fires can start on any day but the higher the rating, the more unpredictable, uncontrollable and fast moving it will be.

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The Fire Danger Rating tells you how dangerous a ire would be if one started.

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Fire Danger Rating

CODE RED

When the rating reaches Extreme or above, leaving high-risk bushire areas the night before or early in the day is your safest option.

Check the Fire Danger Rating for your district daily via the VicEmergency website or app.

Did you know?

There have been two Extreme Fire Danger Rating days across Victoria in 2019.

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Simple steps to start planning PREPARING YOUR HOME AND PROPERTY WHO WILL DO THIS?

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Clear and maintain gutter of leaves, twigs and rubbish Move lammable items like woodpiles, dead leaves and fuels away from your house Keep grass areas well-trimmed and watered. Grass should be no more than 10cm high Remove or trim shrubs and overhanging tree branches. There should be no shrubs over one metre next to or below windows

MAKING YOUR FIRE PLAN What is your trigger to enact your plan?

How will you get your emergency warnings and updates?

Who is likely to be at the house on weekdays?

Who is likely to be at the house on weekends or holidays?

Where will you go?

What will you do with your pets/livestock?

How will you travel there?

List your alternative routes out of the area

PACK YOUR EMERGENCY KIT DONE

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Protective clothing like long sleeve clothing made from natural ibres

Change of clothes

Food and water

Identiication papers (e.g. photo ID, passport, insurance policies etc)

Woollen blanket

First aid kit

Medications and toiletries

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Riders saddle up in Otways to combat cyber bullying

By Luke Voogt HORSE POWER: Kiara McKerron, 15, rides Savy during the inaugural Great Otway Trail Ride.

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More than 20 riders saddled up and trotted almost 80km through the Otways this week raising money to fight cyber bullying.

Great Otway Trail Ride organiser Veronica Phillips described the inaugural three-day ride as "all about getting the community to help out".

"And they did. It was amazing," she said.

Riders aged six to 23 set out from Moggs Creek and stayed in community halls overnight, building “resilience” and learning new skills along the way, Veronica said.

“I see a lot of cotton-wool parenting and I think it’s important for kids to learn things out in the bush."

Veronica based the event on rides from decades past after hearing tales from local farmers.

“They used to get 30 kids on horses, borrow saddles and ride to the back of Lake Elizabeth,” she said.

Veronica said the ride raised about $500 for Dolly’s Dream, a charity named after Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett who committed suicide aged 14 after extended cyber bullying.

Deans Marsh Primary School, Surf Coast Shire and local businesses supported the ride.

For help phone Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636.

Cheap homes rule slammed

By Luke Voogt Council plans for mandatory social and affordable housing in new Geelong estates could drive up prices for other homes, Victoria’s development institute has warned.

The requirement could result in developers passing on costs to homebuyers, Urban Development Institute Australia (UDIA) chief executive officer Danni Hunter suggested.

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By Natalee Kerr St Joesph's College students have collected more than 150 pairs of used football boots for indigenous children in the Northern Territory.

Teacher Leah Irving said the recipients would be “ecstatic” with their new footwear.

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Fifteen Joeys boys would hand-deliver the boots to the Nauiyu Nambiyu community next year on an annual school camp, Ms Irving said.

Year 10 student Max Jones spent “hours” playing football with the local children on this year's camp.

“They don’t wear shoes in general so the thought of owning specialty footy boots is completely foreign to them,” he said.

“The community were extremely grateful for the gifts and the time we spent with them.”

From page 1 “Excessive affordable housing requirements, introduced without consideration of market and investment realities, will actually drive up prices and reduce housing supply,” she said.

“No one wins when prices are out of reach for everyday Victorians.”

The warning comes after Geelong’s council this week announced plans for 13,500 new social housing dwellings over the next 21 years.

The plan was a chance for council to show leadership on one of the region’s most “serious challenges”, according to social inclusion portfolio chair Sarah Mansfield.

Cr Mansfield said the plan was “one of the most important things” council could do and that it could “impact the lives of many”.

“The benefits of our growth aren’t being shared equally, and we are seeing an increase in inequality.”

Greater Geelong has 3300 social housing residences and nearly 11,000 households living in housing stress, according to City Hall.

City Hall estimates the region will need 13,500 new social housing dwellings, including replacing 1500 existing residences, to keep up with population growth.

Council's Draft Social Housing Plan 20182041 aimed to increase social housing by 6000 dwellings by 2031 and another 6000 by 2041.

The plan would require new developments to include social and affordable housing based on "identified need".

Council would set up an advisory committee and seek agreements with state and federal governments under the plan.

Barwon South West Homelessness Network coordinator Rebecca Callahan said the plans accurately reflected demand based on population growth.

She urged council to make a mandatory requirement for developers to set aside 15 per cent of new estates for social housing.

VFF throws weight behind sheep dairy

By Natalee Kerr Animal activists fighting to stop plans for an Inverleigh sheep dairy have angered Victoria’s peak farming body.

International animal rights group PETA submitted a petition with more than 10,000 signatures to the Surf Coast Shire last week urging council to reject plans for the dairy farm.

PETA labelled the farm proposal as “monstrous” and “cruel”, alleging the sheep would be subject to “intense suffering”.

But Victoria Farming Federation’s livestock

president Leonard Vallance told the Indy the sheep would be “very well looked after”.

“The welfare and health standards across sheep dairy's are extremely high and well adhered to,” he said.

“The animals are fit, happy and healthy – they give birth, and they milk and feed.

“I’d like them (PETA) to show me how a sheep dairy is cruel to the animal.”

The $9 million farm would house 6000 lactating ewes whose milk would mostly be processed into powdered products, according to planning documents.

The land is zoned for farming under Surf Coast Shire’s planning scheme but requires a permit for “intensive animal production”.

The proposal complies with Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for sheep, the planning application reads.

Mr Vallance said the RSPCA, veterinarians and the state’s department of agriculture helped formulate the code of practices.

“The sheep would be under direct veterinary care at all times, and collars can be used on the sheep to monitor their health directly,” he said.

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Eden ‘needs water’

By Luke Voogt An underused water recycling plant could prove vital to securing a $150 million Anglesea eco-tourism park amid fears investors could soon take the 300-job proposal elsewhere.

Torquay-based MP Stuart Grimley urged State Government to fast-track plans to fill a disused mine with water, saying the issue was holding the project back.

“Eden and its eco-investors need the government to come to the party and … overcome this hurdle as soon as possible,” he said.

Mr Grimley said Barwon Water was assessing using its Black Rock water recycling plant to fill the mine with Department of Environ-

ment Land Water and Planning (DELWP).

But State Government departments urgently needed to approve a pipeline from the plant to the proposed eco park, he warned.

If not, UK-based charity Eden Project International could begin searching for alternative sites in months or “even weeks”, Mr Grimley said.

In six years the $42 million recycled-water plant has yet to produce a drop for Torquay and Armstrong Creek homes, its intended purpose.

Eden Project International chief executive David Harland said “discussions on water” needed to be resolved by the end of this year to “allow investment decisions to be made”.

Barwon Water confirmed it was assessing the feasibility of filling the mine with recycled water with DELWP. A government spokesperson said finding a water source to fill the mine was critical.

But the source had to be sustainable and not negatively impact local waterways, water supplies or environments, they said.

Developing a safe and sustainable mine rehabilitation plan was the responsibility of landowner Alcoa, they said.

“We’re assisting Alcoa and the Eden Project by providing an analysis of water options - so an informed choice can be made about the viability of the project.”

Beanie drive raises $30,000 for diabetes

By Luke Voogt

Geelong welcomed more than 50 players, coaches and officials from the elite Korean Baseball League yesterday ahead of a new baseball season, according to State Government.

The team will play its first home series from 21 to 24 November at the Geelong Baseball Centre, with 20 games scheduled for the local pitch.

Lovely gains Lovely Banks is regional Victoria’s leader for growth in land value, according to the figures of the state’s peak real estate body.

Lovely Banks median block price rose 462 per cent from $130 a metre in 2014 to $729 this year, the Real Estate Insitute of Victoria reported this week.

Power outage A large scale power outage that hit Geelong region yesterday morning left 8000 customers and businesses without electricity, according to Powercor.

The outage affected areas including Belmont, Highton and Newtown, with reports that some traffic lights were also out.

Water boost Rain has delivered a 1.1 billion-litre boost to Geelong’s water storages, according to official measurements.

Barwon Water recorded a jump in storage levels to 71 per cent of capacity after 58mm of rain in the catchment area over the seven days to Wednesday this week.

Fishing theft Police are investigating the theft of $15,000 worth of surfboards and fly fishing rods from a Anglesea home.

The offender broke into the victim's garage before stealing 10 boards and eight rods on Tuesday, according to police.

Reserve closer An $18 million upgrade of Lara’s recreation reserve has moved a step closer after councillors ticked off planning for the project this week.

More than 80 per cent of submissions supported council’s master plan for the 18-hectare reserve, City Hall said this week.

Proposal rejected A bid to build a wedding venue surrounding a historic Bell Post Hill homestead has failed at Victoria’s planning tribunal following a previous council rejection.

The proposal featured a pool cocktail area, a rose garden and a croquet lawn around the National Trust-listed ‘Coolangatta’ homestead, located on a 63 hectare farm.

Woman missing

WOOLLY WONDERS: Paddy, Leo, Lila, Ollie and Ange MaCaughley show off a Type 1 Foundation beanie with dog Brian.

A woman’s disappearance from Norlane has prompted an appeal to the public for help to find her.

Police said anyone who sighted 40-year-old Naomi Chambers, who went missing on Sunday, should phone the Corio station on 5273 9555.

MISSING: Police are searching for Naomi Chambers.

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A Geelong-based charity’s woolly-headed quest for diabetes awareness has raised $30,000 to support hundreds of families, according to organisers.

Type 1 Foundation founder and Belmont mum-of-four Ange Liston-Mccaughley was thrilled to have sold 1500 beanies since July in time for World Diabetes Day yesterday.

“We weren’t sure if people were done with beanies but everybody got behind it,” Ange said.

“The foundation has just gone absolutely bonkers.”

Ange has been raising diabetes awareness and funds to support people with the disease since her daughter Lila’s misdiagnosis in 2013.

Doctors had believed the then-lethargic girl had a stomach virus, anxiety or other condition before the family went on a Gold Coast holiday. “(During the holiday) she was just lying on the banana lounge all day sleeping,” Ange said.

“I remember saying, ‘that’s not normal for a nine-year-old.’ I had that motherly instinct that something was terribly wrong.”

Lila’s conditioned worsened and paramedics rushed her to Gold Coast University Hospital, where doctors said she had been an hour from going into a coma.

“A single finger prick at her first appointment might have detected (diabetes) earlier,” Ange said.

About 43 per cent of children with diabetes were initially misdiagnosed, she added.

Type 1 Foundation hosts family camps and events across Victoria, funds education programs and sends hundreds of care packages to families with newly-diagnosed kids.

The charity also provides access to lifesaving technology. Ange has run 12 marathons to raise more money but now says she has “officially retired from that”.

For more information visit www.type1foundation.com.au.

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By Natalee Kerr

NEW BASE: Councillors Kylie Grzybek and Anthony Aitken celebrate the opening of Stead Park's new pavilion with baseball and softball players.

Corio sports in good Stead Geelong softball and baseball players have scored a $1.3 million home-run with council officially opening a new pavilion at Corio's Stead Park.

Deputy mayor Kylie Grzybek threw a symbolic first pitch at Geelong's newly-upgraded “home of softball” on Wednesday.

Colleague Anthony Aitken called Stead Park a "hidden jewel" of northern Geelong.

“I’m proud that the council continues to provide upgrades such as this new pavilion to ensure Stead Park keeps meeting the needs of our community,” Cr Aitken said.

The upgrade would allow Geelong Softball

Association and Corio Tigers Baseball Club to host regional tournaments and "bigger and better" social events, he said.

“This new facility presents (them) with a fantastic opportunity to grow and attract more members.”

Geelong’s council fully funded the upgrade, featuring a social area, two change rooms, umpire rooms, a kitchen, a bar, and a covered viewing deck.

The pavilion’s “modular” build reduced construction time, with workers craning prebuilt modules into place following the demolition of the old pavilion, according to City Hall.

A banned Ocean Grove doctor could soon resume practice after winning a "stay" of his suspension amid sex-assault allegations.

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) decided this week to grant the stay after hearing the ban was hurting Dr Shafiul Milky's finances.

The stay will lift the national medical board’s suspension until a further hearing early next year.

VCAT has yet to decide when the stay will begin and any conditions that will apply.

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) confirmed Dr Milky would be able to resume practice after the stay came into effect.

Dr Milky won the stay after applying to VCAT for a review of AHPRA’s decision in September to suspend his registration pending the outcome of investigations into allegations he assaulted female patients.

AHPRA suspended Dr Milky as a "serious risk to persons", a spokesperson said.

The suspension followed AHPRA's March decision banning him from seeing female patients.

AHPRA ordered the ban after a third complaint against him in February.

The Medical Board of Australia noted between June and August another nine complaints accusing him of “serious sexual boundary violations” dating back to 2014.

The alleged assaults included touching patients’ breasts when "not clinically indicated", attempting to kiss a patient, and making sexu-

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alised remarks, VCAT heard.

Dr Milky has denied all the allegations.

Both Police and AHPRA are investigating the claims.

The next VCAT hearing in February or March will determine whether Dr Milky should remain suspended.

Dr Milky told VCAT during his application for the suspension stay that he had “little” money to support him in the meantime.

Another practice had offered to employ him on the condition he did not consult female patients, VCAT heard.

Dr Milky would suffer “very significant” financial impacts if the tribunal refused his stay prior to the final hearing, said VCAT senior member Jonathan Smithers.

“I accept that the continuation of the current suspension will have a strongly adverse effect on Dr Milky and his family financially,” Mr Smithers said.

“He will have suffered the impact of losing six months’ income.”

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Council fury at ‘changes’

By Natalee Kerr

ROO CALL: Residents are urging council to reduce the speed limit on a Torquay road to “mitigate” Kangaroo collisions.

Development ‘puts local roos in crisis’ A mob of kangaroos' “survival crisis” amid expanding development at Torquay has prompted calls for council action.

More than 800 people have signed an online petition urging Surf Coast Shire to “mitigate” the risk of vehicles hitting kangaroos on Messmate Rd. Local conservationist Jodie Oliver's petition calls for a lower 60km/h limit on Messmate Rd between the Surf Coast Hwy and Coombes Rd. Nearby development was forcing the kangaroos to frequently jump across the road in search of food and water in surrounding paddocks, Ms Oliver said.

“They’re land-locked around a food-depleted construction site,” she said.

"These natural corridors have been depleted by development, there's very limited opportunity for roos to move safely around their traditional home range.

“They have no option but to risk their lives among the speeding traffic on surrounding major roads.”

Torquay North West Coast Business Park was gradually taking over the area where the mob had lived for decades, Ms Oliver said.

More than 30 kangaroos living on a farm paddock west of the commercial area were most “at-risk”.

“This mob will continue to use the paddock whilst surrounding development increases and traffic becomes heavier,” Ms Oliver said.

The land's owner supported a reduction

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in the speed limit but previous negotiations with council regarding traffic management on Messmate Rd had been unsuccessful, she said.

“Reducing the speed limit is the very least the council can do.

“I’ve lived around that area for more than 30 years and I’ve attended numerous pouchchecks and road kill.”

Messmate Rd had become “a highway for cars” that were constantly “breaking speed limits”, Ms Oliver said.

“Hopefully motorists will take notice of reduced speed limits rather than risk a speeding fine,” she said.

Ms Oliver hoped to gather 1000 signatures on the petition before its submission to council later this month.

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Geelong’s council has slammed State Government changes to local laws, claiming it failed to give City Hall enough time for community consultation on the shake-up.

Council's call followed the government introducing a Local Government Bill 2019 into parliament on Wednesday with six reforms to deliver "better" outcomes for communities.

Deputy mayor Kylie Grzybek said council had refused to support the changes, which included “improved” councillor conduct standards and a preference to return to singlecouncillor wards.

“We’re supportive of any measures that make us more accountable and democratic (but) we don’t believe our community had enough opportunity to let the state government know if they thought the changes in the 2019 Bill would achieve that.”

Cr Grzybek said council would need to “form a position” on whether it supported the re-introduction of single-councillor wards in time for the 2020 council elections if the bill passed parliament.

In July councillors voted unanimously against supporting the introduction of the bill.

They called on Local Government minister Adem Somyurek to allow more than 30 days for community consultation.

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Surf Coast Shire said it looked forward to seeing the progress of the legislation despite also previously holding “serious concerns” about the proposed changes to electoral structures.

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ICON: Geelong's floating Christmas tree at last year's launch.

By Luke Voogt

Weather cancels tree show Strong winds and heavy rain have forced City Hall to cancel the annual launch of Geelong’s floating Christmas tree.

Organisers had planned fireworks and entertainment from a range of performers but last Friday night's weather was too risky, City Hall said earlier the same day.

The tree's lighting proceeded as scheduled

at 9pm, with nightly light shows continuing from 8.30pm until midnight during until 7 January.

Other council Christmas activities include local artist Matt Bonner's projections on City Hall’s Gheringhap St facade nightly from 9pm to midnight over the same period.

Golden Plains Shire Mayor Owen Sharkey has refused to comment on a heated verbal confrontation between him and a real estate agent on Monday.

A witness, who wished to remain anonymous, said she saw Cr Sharkey yelling at real estate agent Dean Wilson outside Bannockburn Railway Hotel.

The woman remained in her car during the incident about 5.15pm as she had feared the car park altercation could become physical, she said.

She claimed Mr Wilson had attempted to diffuse the situation and she declined to be named saying she feared for her safety.

“I was shocked,” she said.

“You’ve gone in to get some milk and bread and you see something like this. It happened so quickly.”

According to the woman, a number of other people saw the incident unfold. The Indy understands no one phoned police about the incident.

The Indy on Tuesday phoned Cr Sharkey, also a real estate agent, who refused to answer multiple questions about the altercation.

He also declined to confirm or deny any of the witness’s allegations.

“I’ve got nothing to say on the matter,” he said.

“Myself and another agent had a discussion and I’m happy to leave it at that.”

Cr Sharkey said the incident “had nothing to do” with his mayoral role.

The incident occurred less than a week af-

HEATED: Golden Plains Mayor Owen Sharkey. ter Golden Plains Shire voted 4-3 to retain Cr Sharkey as mayor in a special meeting at Bannockburn Shire Hall.

Two other councillors, Nathan Hansford and David Evans, put their hats in the ring for mayorship during the meeting last Wednesday.

Cr Evans could not secure a seconder leaving Cr Sharkey to narrowly claim victory over Cr Hansford.

Cr Sharkey was elected to council in 2016 and first took up the position of mayor last year.

Mr Wilson “reluctantly” confirmed the altercation had occurred and said that he had attempted to diffuse the situation before walking away.

He said he was unsure why the altercation occurred and declined to comment further.

Golden Plains Shire declined to respond to the Indy's questions.

TIME TO SPRING CLEAN The City’s hard waste collection service allows residents to organise for bulky household items to be picked up from their property.

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BOOK YOUR HARD WASTE COLLECTION You can book one hard waste collection per property in this financial year, which runs until 30 June 2020.

Bookings are essential and can be made via the City’s website www.geelongaustralia.com.au/ hardwaste or phoning 5272 5444.

The book-in hard waste collection enables you to dispose of a wide range of items that are not accepted or do not fit into the existing residential waste bins.

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Bookings will be taken via phone from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm.

The amount of hard waste must be less than three cubic metres.

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Carpets & rugs

Scrap metal

Rooing & guttering

Timber

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Mattresses

Building materials

Liquids & chemicals

Garden waste

Bags of rubbish

Car tyres

Commercial Industrial Asbestos waste waste

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TRAFFIC CHANGES

COUNCIL MEETING

MAJOR EVENT DAY – A-LEAGUE GAME

The next ordinary meeting of council will be held

CHANGES TO TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT – SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER

at the Council Conference and Reception Centre,

To keep supporters safe on game day, the traffic conditions around GMHBA Stadium will

City Hall, Little Malop Street, Geelong on Tuesday

change from 6.30pm.

26 November at 7.00pm. This meeting is open to the public. Watch council meetings live online at

Moorabool Street,

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between Fyans

Strong, Lonsdale,

Hopkins Street

Latrobe Terrace Verner, Foster and

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and Park

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Resident access

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Street

Speed limit

PUBLIC NOTICE 6.30pm-

TICKETLESS PARKING SYSTEM

Single southbound

10.30pm lane open

10.30pm Street reopens

and around central Geelong.

and the duration of your parking session. You will only need to enter your vehicle registration details at the parking meter or via an app to complete your transaction.

Vehicle registration details have been required in the City-managed car spaces since July,

40km/h and one southbound lane closed

The City is introducing smart parking solutions to make it easier for motorists to move in

From 1 December, tickets will no longer be displayed in your vehicle to confirm payment

reduced to

Road reopens

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All businesses will operate normally and can be accessed by side streets.

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Emergency service access will be maintained at all times.

as part of a staged introduction to the ticketless system. The only noticeable change to the

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transaction is that parking meters will not produce tickets.

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Bus routes 1, 24, 41, 42, 50, 51 and 55 will be diverted to Yarra Street from 6.30pm to 10.30pm.

This eliminates the creation of more than two million paper tickets annually and removes the inconvenience of having to return to your vehicle. Printed receipts will still be available.

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Limited paid parking is available in Kardinia Park from 5.30pm at Entrances A, C and E.

Accessing licence plate numbers to monitor parking turnover is an established and legally-

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Disability permit parking is available via entrance E.

Australia, including Melbourne, Warrnambool, Brisbane, Byron Bay and Gold Coast.

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A taxi rank is located on Moorabool Street, outside the E9 car park.

The system links your vehicle registration to the payment technology to determine

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compliance with the specific zoning. It is a safer and more efficient process for City

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approved process. Similar technology is operating in many cities overseas and across

employees, who won’t have to walk from car to car to view transactions via the tickets. The City will not be accessing any of your personal information.

There will be fireworks between 7.00pm and 7.20pm, it is recommended that pet owners secure their animals in a safe location.

For more information visit www.kardiniapark.vic.gov.au or call 5224 9111.

For more information visit www.geelongaustralia.com.au/parking

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TRAFFIC CHANGES

TEMPORARY CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS – 20 TO 26 NOVEMBER

RUN 4 GEELONG There will be changes to traffic management on the Geelong Waterfront to accommodate the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival being held from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 November

CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS – SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER Barwon Health Foundation wish to advise you of the traffic management treatments for

Roads will be closed with no parking during the listed times, but access to emergency

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DATES Barwon Terrace

Moorabool Street

Closed between Moorabool Street and Tucker Street.

Closed between Fyans Street and Park Crescent.

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Foster Street, Carr Street, Verner Street,

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Local malaria ‘key’ A Geelong researcher could have found the key to defeating one of the worlds’ deadliest diseases, Deakin University has announced.

Associate Professor Alyssa Barry had “narrowed down” the ingredients for a vaccine against the worst forms of malaria, Deakin said.

Assoc Prof Barry’s work could save countless lives, with the World Health Organisation estimating 435,000 deaths from 219 million malaria cases worldwide in 2017.

The Waurn Ponds-based researcher said her findings represented a “major step” toward a viable vaccine.

Assoc Prof Barry’s work focussed on malaria parasites’ insertion of PfEMP1 proteins into blood cells, she explained.

“As part of their survival strategy within the human host, malaria parasites use PfEMP1 to stick to the walls of blood vessels, and this can cause blockages to blood flow and inflammation, leading to severe disease.

“Malaria parasites change these proteins to escape from developing immune responses, and every strain has a different set of proteins, making the identification of vaccine targets like finding a needle in a haystack.”

Assoc Prof Barry’s research team investigated “hundreds” of the protein’s variants to identify the best antibodies for fighting the worst types of malaria.

The team collected protein samples from “naturally infected” children in Papua New Guinea.

The study was the first to demonstrate how the proteins could provide a malaria vaccine, Assoc Prof Barry said.

“For years researchers have thought that developing a malaria vaccine based on PfEMP1 would be virtually impossible because the proteins are just so diverse.

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“It’s been a long road and has involved a large team but it’s a major step forward, and this provides hope that creating a vaccine might be possible,” she said.

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BB’s Doggy Daycare would seek to limit "physical and audible stimuli" in favour of “gentle” music to calm client dogs, the application reveals.

“The science behind calming dogs with sound has shown many positive effects of relaxing music for dogs in a stressful or high stimuli environment,” the application says.

“We will ensure that each dog leaves at the end of the day further enriched and challenged to be a better canine citizen.”

The 40-dog daytime minding service, in Lewalan St, would “satisfy” the Environment Protection Authority's noise control guidelines, said an acoustic report on the proposal.

Enrolled dogs would also undergo a twohour behavioural assessment before admission to “minimise perpetual barking”.

“If the dog shows that they are well trained they will be accepted for a day-stay trial at daycare ... to show that the dog is suitable to our centre’s environment,” the application says.

Four enclosures would house dogs, with specific spaces designated for "larger and highly-energised" canines.

The centre would also provide “stimulating games and socialisation”, with a ratio of one employee for every 10 dogs.

The applicants described themselves as experienced pet handlers who were already operating a dog-grooming business in Geelong.

Their Grovedale centre would also offer grooming services for up to 12 dogs daily.

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Coasthaven’s celebration A lot has been going on since we recently opened our new residential aged care facility and community hub in Norlane.

Baptcare Coasthaven Community would like to invite you to attend our upcoming Community Celebration Day to take a look.

Coasthaven is a brand-new facility, comprising private rooms, unique family-style living areas, stunning landscaped gardens and recreation areas that community members are welcome to explore.

Come along and experience our magnificent facilities, while enjoying family-friendly entertainment in a beautiful and relaxing setting.

You will have the opportunity to learn more about the many services we offer and meet the team that delivers outstanding care to our residents.

From our Community Hub you can also learn about Baptcare In Home Care and Allied Health services, Baptcare Affordable Housing, WISE employment services and Norlane Healing Hands.

There is also a multi-purpose space available to anyone to hire for meetings, regular groups or parties.

Visitors can look forward to an exciting day of performances and activities for everyone to enjoy.

Kids will be entertained by giant games of Connect Four, Jenga and car racing, while adults can relax to live music and discover more about Baptcare Coasthaven Community.

The Aviary, a social enterprise and volunteer-run cafe of Norlane Community Initiatives at the hub, will offer tasty treats.

“This will be a great opportunity for members of the community to come together, see the beautiful space and meet others from the neighbourhood,” says Leonie Walker, Baptcare community engagement lead.

Baptcare's Coasthaven throws its doors open this weekend for a community celebration day.

“By inviting the community to events such as our open day, we hope to create fun experiences across generations and help build relationships between residents and others in the community.”

Come and take a tour, meet our residents and join this fun community event. We hope to see you there!

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Community Celebration Day Saturday 16 November from 10am to 2pm Baptcare Coasthaven Community – 45 Robin Avenue, Norlane

‘My dog, Lucy, and I love sitting with the other residents to watch the Geelong footy games.’

– Helen, Coasthaven resident

Norlane’s newest residential aged care community is now open and welcoming new residents like Inga, who appreciated the helpfulness of the staf right from the beginning: ‘My English isn’t very good – I found the aged care process diicult to understand. Haley [staf member] was so patient and sat down with me to call My Aged Care together. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without her.’

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PINE WORK: Alan Black and John de Beer display some of their handiwork.

Club’s wood on weekend

By Luke Voogt Geelong’s craftiest woodworkers will put their timber treasures and talents on display in an annual exhibition beginning tomorrow.

“See live demonstrations of wood turning, scroll sawing, wood carving, pyrography and clever joint making,” said Neil Galloway, president of Barwon Valley Woodwrights.

“And the kids can make a toy and take it home for free.”

The Leopold grandfather has been in the group almost a decade and enjoys seeing members, aged in their 20s to 80s, sharing techniques and inspiring each other.

“There are some people here that can do things with their eyes shut that I struggle with,” he said.

For the woodwrights nothing beats “making something they didn’t think they could” and displaying it at home or gifting it to loved ones, Neil says.

Neil recently made some humble coasters to give to his wife’s cousin for her 90th birthday.

“She just loved it because it was something handmade,” he said.

The group meets twice monthly plus special workshops for particular items such as cutting boards or jewellery boxes.

“They learn skills at the club, then go home and churn out their own products,” he said.

“There’s an enormous amount of Australian timbers that can be made into beautiful things.”

Barwon Valley Woodwrights’ annual exhibition runs 10am to 4pm tomorrow and Sunday

GOOD TURN: Ian Francis with a model vintage car. at Anglican Church Hall, cnr McKillop and Moorabool St, Geelong.

“Beautiful timber products will be on sale at very attractive prices, so it’s a great opportunity to purchase special gifts for Christmas presents or special occasions,” Neil said.

Entry is $5 for adults and free for children, with a sausage sizzle and coffee onsite. For more information phone Neil Galloway on 0438 020 645.

Westfield baulks on biffo

By Luke Voogt Westfield Geelong has announced no plans to beef up security despite two violent daytime robberies in two days at the shopping centre last week.

A Westfield spokesperson this week declined to directly address the Indy’s questions on security and instead said customer and employee safety was “always our priority”.

“Our experienced teams make decisions on how to manage situations on a case-by-case basis — always with the safety of our customers in mind.”

Last Wednesday a man and a woman entered a store at the centre, allegedly stealing a pair of sunglasses.

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in their 20s. The man had arm tattoos, a mullet and was wearing a black shirt at the time, they said.

The day before a 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl allegedly threatened a 14-yearold boy with stolen knives. Police arrested them and both were bailed with conditions not to associate with each other or enter Westfield Geelong.

The Indy understands shopping centre security guards assisted in the arrest but Westfield did not confirm this.

Several readers took to social media to call for more security guards or criticise the shopping centre's security after the Indy reported the arrest.

One commenter alleged they had seen security guards allow patrons to walk through the centre with open alcohol bottles.

Westifeld did not respond to these comments.

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LETTERS Court of historic opinion Eddie McGuire recently suggested on radio that Margaret Court should only talk about her tennis achievements and “shut the hell up” about her personal beliefs and opinions on same-sex marriage, which he called offensive and divisive.

‘Comedian’ Will Anderson then chimed in, saying that “50 years ago was the last time Margaret Court had a modern opinion”.

Why does anyone with traditional Christian moral values have to “shut the hell up” while every activist, advocate, comedian, politician, television personality, musician and children’s educator does not?

It isn’t just the past two or three generations that shared Ms Court’s beliefs but even societies preceding Christianity, who held the union of man and woman and the bearing of children in the highest regard. This social structure has been the basis of every successful civilisation, regardless of religious inclination.

To now consider that all those with these beliefs were abhorrent would require the rewriting of history, which is well-underway.

A social commentator on morning television commented on the scrapping of The Lord’s Prayer in parliament, saying that our society had “moved on from recognising God in our affairs” and that “good people got us where we are today”.

Radio presenter Alan Jones replied: “Yes, good people got us where we are today, and those good people believed in God” Lest we forget.

Robert McDonald Highton

Sheep ship slips by sleepers While most of Geelong slept a truckload of sheep was scheduled to make its way to Geelong’s port at North Shore.

The sheep were to be loaded onto the Anna Marra, formerly the Awassi Express, which was involved in a live-animal export cruelty case exposed on 60 minutes in early 2018.

During their journey of approximately 31 days the sheep will suffer hell on the high seas without rescue because their transportation is legal under Australian law.

When they arrive in the importing country they will be beyond the protection of Australian law, although the exporting company will remain responsible for their welfare under the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS), which has been breached at least 149 times and which does not reflect the expectations of the Australian public.

Only brave informers expose the cruelty on board the ships and during the subsequent overseas slaughters, which breach animal welfare standards.

Our politicians argue that the live-animal export industry is worth millions of dollars and creates jobs but many countries accept boxed meat. The value of Australia's boxed beef hit a record of $4.34 billion in the year to April.

At least with boxed meat animals are slaughtered in Australia under our animal welfare laws.

Most farmers and the majority of Australians do not want the live-animal export industry to continue, so readers should voice their concern to local federal MPs.

Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au 1/47 Pakington St, Geelong West, 3218 Fax: 5249 6799

BUCKETS & BOUQUETS Buckets to a sales attendant who would not accept alternative payment for an undelivered Saturday newspaper due to a credit card misunderstanding. I was humiliated. Thankfully a kind lady paid my outstanding $1.

Shirley, Grovedale Buckets to Big Oil Powers Cars (Buckets & Bouquets, 8 November).

Surfers are protesting the risk of a vast oil spill along the southern Australian coastline and further, not oil company products. The companies have plenty of safer options for exploration.

Cheap Shot, Highton

No amount of money is worth cruelty to animals!

Suzanne Roberts Newcomb

Didn't go the whole Hodge At last week’s Surf Coast Shire meeting I did not support Cr Rose Hodge serving another term as mayor.

To do so would have been inconsistent with the serious concerns I have raised about the governance of council over the past 12 months and Cr Hodge’s failure as mayor to address them.

It would also have been inconsistent with the difficulties I have experienced in carrying out my duties as a councillor and the lack of support, at times bordering on open hostility, I have endured under her stewardship.

I am committed to continuing to represent my community to the best of my ability and to continuing to advocate for a more-transparent and accountable council. I stand ready to work with my fellow councillors to make this happen.

Unfortunately however, I have been given no reason to hope that the sort of governance improvements this council so badly needs are likely to occur while Cr Hodge remains mayor.

Cr Heather Wellington Winchelsea ward

Rights in the gun No one could have been more surprised than me to find myself on a Melbourne-bound train ready to join a protest march.

But it was me who woke that morning to the terrible news that Martin Bryant had carried out his own protest, about what I never found out.

He had taken an arsenal to Port Arthur and killed 36 children, men and women, injured another 28 and traumatised goodness knows how many.

I had to go to support the anti-gun lobby.

We gathered in Treasury Place and walked quietly down Collins, Exhibition and Bourke Sts to the steps of parliament.

We carried no placards. We didn't yell slogans.

There were no armed police, or demonstrators trying to provoke them.

Buckets to a woman driver who swerved across the Bellarine Hwy while trying to feed a banana to a child in a back seat. Keep your eye on the road.

Driver Behind, Whittington

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The only sound was hundreds of feet walking softly in unison.

The atmosphere was of a deep sorrow that stays with me even today After listening to speeches we went home as quietly as we had come.

We all gave up our own Sunday for it.

Our actions were repeated across Australia and were so effective our government declared a gun amnesty and destroyed many guns. Farstronger gun laws were enacted.

After 23 years those strong laws are slowly being eroded. Of course they are; everyone has ‘rights’ these days.

I have the right to have my own opinions and to live without anxiety and fear.

We Australians all do, and I am extremely grateful for it.

Elizabeth Cross St Albans Park

A score of AFL questions Despite AFL scoring in 2019 being the lowest since 1967, no rule changes will be implemented for the 2020 season.

AFL football operations manager Steve Hocking said another season of analysis was required after nine new rules had not increased scoring.

While a conservative approach may be arguably prudent, and one can't argue with records for attendances and club memberships, from a layman's perspective there remain a number of on-field short comings and questions to be answered.

Are the game's core assets, the players, being consulted on the state of play?

Wouldn't 80-minute matches provide a better family experience as well as less wear and tear on an extended bench?

Why can't the umpires make the calls rather than refer to an imperfect goal review system?

Isn't a return of the 12m chip-in and approved mark in the back pocket at odds with the fast-play kick-in after a point?

Didn't the fourth quarter scrum in the GWS-Collingwood preliminary final highlight one of the game's main shortcomings?

Shouldn't kicking backward be play-on, and ball-ups and boundary throw-ins be instantaneous?

And what can be done to alleviate the grossly unfair repeated treatment of play-makers

like Lachie Neale, Josh Kelly, Patrick Dangerfield and Brodie Grundy?

Richard Worland Manifold Heights

Climate change for the birds Climate change is not all bad news - some birds are adapting to varying season times and even benefiting from it.

The British Trust of Ornithology notes that 13 English species of small birds have increased in population thanks to climate change. The warmer conditions have led to a proliferation of insects on which they feed.

Some migratory birds have been unaware that spring has come early in England, and their traditional arrival from the wintering grounds has been detrimental to their welfare.

However, some resident birds are adapting, with blue tits laying eggs up to three weeks earlier than 50 years ago.

Other birds are thriving. In cold weather they must eat 30 per cent of their weight daily just to survive the night but with the milder winters many more are finding sufficient food and surviving to breed in spring.

Change breeds change and geese are changing migratory routes to feed much further north in Norway than 25 years ago because grass is growing earlier.

And three brown boobies, a tropical gannet, have arrived in Kent and Cornwall for the first time.

Adaptation is slow but offers hope for the future.

Melva Stott Anglesea

Weird scientists Eleven-thousand scientists have just warned the world of an impending climate emergency, stating that we must stop eating meat, flying, procreating, mining and using gas, petrol and coal or face a “catastrophic threat”.

Of their statements five lead authors, two are mammalogists, one is a research associate and two have some climate experience.

In 2017 the lead author, mammologist William Ripple, issued a statement alleging that 15,000 scientists supported him and in 2018 he claimed 20,000 scientists but now it has shrunk to 11,000.

The 11,000 “scientists” were respondents to an online form on which anyone was free to submit their name and qualifications. Mr Ripple said all signatories were vetted and non-scientists were removed.

I managed to access the signatory list, which is currently blocked to the public. The list includes naturopaths, technicians, students, psychologists, economists, evolutionists, a fish-research manager, a zoo keeper, and pranksters like “Mickey Mouse” and “Harry Potter”.

Some vetting, hey?

The 610 signatories claiming to be scientists were in fields like pathology, commerce, parks, evolution, IT, soil, medicine and even agro-economy. Just eight signatories claimed to be climate scientists and 46 claimed to be meteorologists.

So from 11,000 signatories, eight claimed to be climate scientists but virtually all of Australia’s media outlets reported the propaganda without checking the facts.

Peter Rees Bell Park

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Howzat! Braithwaite back

By Luke Voogt The Horses still has the power to get 80,000 people singing in unison, crossing generations and football codes since Daryl Braithwaite first belted it out.

“It seems like it has more effect on people now and over the last decade than when it actually came out,” he told the Indy on Tuesday.

“The audience reaction right now is quite staggering. It’s one of those songs that crosses all boundaries.”

Braithwaite sang The Horses to 75,000 people at Waverley Park for the 1991 AFL Grand Final after the song's debut earlier that year.

He had another 80,000 fans singing along at the NRL Grand Final last month, 28 years later.

But Braithwaite had yet to figure out what made the song so popular.

“I have at times sat down and thought, ‘I wonder what it is that makes it so attractive to people’,” he said.

“I’ve had quite a few people send me letters in regards to having it at their weddings or even at funerals. I guess it’s got a really interesting verse and the chorus just comes in and captures you."

Now Braithwaite is bringing The Horses back to Gateway Hotel this month along with other solo hits and songs from his time in ’70s Aussie rock band Sherbet.

“We’ve played there quite a few times over the years,” he said, after returning from an Australian Rugby Union World Cup tour in Japan recently.

The music icon was also looking forward to catching up with twin brother Glen, who lives in Geelong West.

“He and his wife have been there for, I reckon, 25 or 30 years now,” he said.

The twins learnt to sing together in a choir and by watching their dad, a professional singer, Braithwaite remembered. “(Glen) has a band and they play on weekends, like we do,” he said.

“People sometimes ask him if he’s related to 'that guy who’s got the horses song' or 'the guy from Sherbet'. Sometimes he says no and sometimes he says yes.”

Braithwaite rose to fame as front man of Sherbet in the ’70s, recording hits like Howzat, Summer Love and You've Got the Gun. But he had a musical renaissance in 1988 when he recorded As the Days Go By. Braithwaite credits the song for launching his solo career and describes it as his favourite.

“If that hadn’t have worked back in ’88 we probably wouldn’t be talking now," he said.

In 1990 he approached original singer Rickie Lee Jones and songwriters to cover The Horses.

“They had no qualms about us recording it and putting it out as single,” he said.

After playing The Horses for crowds of tens of thousands since, Braithwaite still loves the atmosphere of a pub singing the song with him.

“It’s warm and a little bit sweaty but it’s terrific to play in those sorts of places,” he said.

“If I can see and hear people reacting to that first key change... it's amazing.”

Daryl Braithwaite comes to Gateway Hotel on 29 November and might even bring a couple new songs with him, as he works on a new release for 2020.

“I’m getting a little pressure from the record company,” he said.

“They’ve been very patient – they keep saying, ‘come on… you can do it’.”

WILD RIDE: Daryl Braithwaite comes to Gateway Hotel this month.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR RAILWAY – Portarlington Bayside Miniature Railway seeks volunteers. Enquiries 0476 124 598.

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 BALLROOM – Geelong Ballroom Dance Club meets 8pm at The Ballroom, Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry $10.

Bring a plate. Enquiries 0418 584 051.

DANCE – Ballroom dancing to Ben Costanzo 8-11.30pm at Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Hwy, Leopold. Cost $10 includes supper. Enquiries 0400 500 402.

THURSDAY

WRITE ON: Torquay St Therese Primary School students Bethany Eve Rodaughan and Amelia Gibson, in grades six and five respectively, with their shortlisted entries for Oxford Australia Children’s Word of the Year competition. The girls are among eight finalists from 300 entrants in the annual national competition to inspire children’s creative writing.

SCOUT – Scout Heritage Centre meets 10am-3pm at 56 Russell St, Newtown. Enquiries 0419 591 432.

MARKET – Torquay Cowrie Market 10am-3pm on The Esplanade, Torquay. Art, produce, handmade products, food, live music. Enquiries cowriemarket@yahoo.com.au.

SERVICES – Gospel services 7pm at Aberdeen Street Baptist Church Centre, 7 Aberdeen St, Newtown.

BAPTIST – Anglesea Baptist Church 10.45am at Murch Cres, Anglesea. Enquiries 5263 2744.

RAIL – Miniature railway 11am-4pm at Portarlington Bayside Family Park, Pt Richards Rd, Portarlington. Enquires 0476 124 598.

COMMUNITY – Rosewall Community Kitchen 1.303.30pm at Rosewall Community Centre, 36 Sharland Rd, Corio. Cost $6. Enquiries 0419 585 986.

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

BOWLS – Indoor carpet bowls 1-4pm at Portarlington.

Cost $3. 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 and Friday.

Carpet bowls 1.15pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday. Tai chi 9.30-10am, bingo 1.15pm Friday. Enquiries 5244 2258.

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TUESDAY

RSL – Drysdale RSL annual Remembrance Day Golf Tournament at Clifton Springs Golf Club. Cost $25 includes lunch. Prizes and raffles. Entries drysdalersl.org.au/index. html. Enquiries 0428 222 984.

PROBUS – Combined Probus Club of Geelong East 19th Birthday celebrations 11am at Leopold Sportsman’s Club.

Lunch follows. Visitors welcome. Enquiries 0419 376 380.

SPEAKING – Rostrum public speaking club meets 6.45pm at St George Workers Club, 212 Pakington St, Geelong West. Enquiries 0408 369 446 or 0418 691 709.

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.

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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 $5. Enquiries 5250 1937, 5278 7720.

BOWLS – Carpet bowls 12.45-3pm at Leopold Hall, 805809 Bellarine Hwy, Leopold. All ages welcome. Details 0400 500 402.

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.

CHOIR – Geelong Youth Choir classes, incorporating Lets Make Music and Raise the Bar adult vocal groups, 4.308.30pm at 174 Barrabool Rd, Highton.

ELECTRONICS – Geelong Radio and Electronics Society meets 8pm at rear of Belmont Community Youth Centre, 237a High St, Belmont. Enquiries 5243 2737.

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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.

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CHESS – Geelong Chess Club meets 7pm at 33 Myer St, Geelong. Enquiries geelongchess.com.au.

PHILOSOPHY – Discussion group on ‘Bhagarad Gita’, a study of an Ancient Indian classis. 2-4.30pm at Italio’s Pizza Café, 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.

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BOWLS – Carpet bowls 12.45-3pm at Leopold Hall, 805809 Bellarine Hwy, Leopold. All ages welcome. Details 0400 500 402.

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MUSIC – Bellarine Country Music Group meets 6pm at the Belmont Pavilion, 162 Barrabool Rd, Belmont. Enquiries bellarinecountrymusicgroup.com.

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My return to ‘terror town’

By Natalee Kerr After nine years, entertainer Bernadette Robinson is ready to return to the “scariness” of Geelong.

The Melbourne-based performer is heading back to the region for the first time since she premiered her production Songs for Nobodies on the local stage in 2010.

Despite the show being well-received, Robinson recalled the "terror" she faced at the time.

"It was the most agonising week in the lead up, we were re-writing the script up to the opening night,” she said.

“I’d never done something on that scale before. I was so incredibly nervous, I was close to vomiting.”

But now the performance came "much more easily", Robinson said.

“I certainly didn’t think I’d be back doing the show almost 10 years on.

“I won’t be so terrified this time; I still get nervous, but I’ve got it pretty down pat now.”

Robinson's love for singing started from a young age, despite not coming from a musical background, with her dad a doctor and her mum a nurse.

“My parents tell me I could sing before I could speak.”

“They used to catch me in my cot humming along to all the TV commercials,” she said.

Robinson went on to study opera at the Victorian College of the Arts, where she trained under one of the industry’s “greatest” sopra-

GEELONG RETURN: Bernadette Robinson is "excited" to perform her one-woman show Songs for Nobodies.

nos, Dame Joan Hammond.

While at the VCA, Robinson landed a role in Cats but soon became “bored” of the musical.

Later down the path, she saw a clip from the play Bombshells and discovered a format that was more suited to her passions.

“I thought ‘that's what I want to do, something like that,’” Robinson said.Based on the encounters of five fictional women with five famous divas, Songs for Nobodies features music from Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and Maria Callas.

The production formed after Robinson approached director Simon Phillips and writer Joanna Murray-Smith about creating a onewoman show to honour the diverse icons.

“I was singing primarily doing cabaret and corporate events, but I really wanted to perform an acting piece,” she said.

Robinson plays 20 characters in the “demanding” show that sees her switch between accents, musical genres and vocal styles.

“It’s like running a marathon, once I’m on stage that’s it - 90 minutes of non-stop acting, singing and talking,” she said.

Audiences can expect to be “moved” as the show strips away the “veneer” of the life of stars, Robinson said.

“It’s unusual for people to not to cry at least once.”

Songs for Nobodies will play at the Geelong Arts Centre for four shows from the 13 to the 15 December.

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Fish caught in the wind ON THE BITE Peri Stavropoulos

RIPPERS: Adam Robertson and Todd Rosewall in action for Torquay Boardriders at the state teams championships.

Torquay Boardriders surf to national titles Torquay Boardriders have qualified for Australia’s club surfing championship for the second year running after winning the Victorian round in wintery conditions on Saturday.

Torquay braved strong westerly winds and consistent rain at Smiths Beach ousting home team Phillip Island by nine points.

The win secured Torquay’s place in the final along with runners up Phillip Island in the Australian Boardriders Battle final in Newcastle next February.

“We love getting the chance to head to Newcastle and compete against the big boys at the national final,” Torquay vice-president Harry Mann said.

“To get the opportunity to surf against

names like Parko (Joel Parkinson), Taj (Burrow) and Steph Gilmore is amazing for our club and the up-and-coming surfers who are trying to make it.”

One of those promising youngsters, Xavier Huxtable, was electric as Torquay’s power surfer, locking in a 7.83 ride.

Former pro Adam Robertson, Todd Rosewall and Bella Wilson backed him up scoring strong waves to help Torquay finish with a 38.66 total in the final.

Home team Phillip Island also boasted great depth in its team list with former Championship Tour surfer Glyndyn Ringrose and current Qualifying Series competitor Sophie Fletcher.

But they fell short in the final finishing on

29.30 points and placing second overall.

“Phillip Island have a high-quality team and have such great depth, so it feels really good to get the win on their home turf,” Mann said.

Placing third was Peninsula Surfriders Club on 25.32 points followed by South Coast Boardriders on 23.69.

Torquay’s Bella Wilson won Wave of the Day for her ride in the final that led to Torquay’s victory.

Now in its seventh season, the Australian Boardriders Battle is the country's biggest grassroots boardriders event, involving more than 60 Australian clubs and $110,000 in prize money.

Two Cats hit stride ahead of weekend LOCAL CRICKET

By Jim Timberlake Geelong Cricket Club enjoyed an impressive victory over Melbourne University last weekend, albeit in a one-day game on Sunday after play was washed out on Saturday amid wild weather.

With the game rescheduled for 50 overs each, Geelong won the toss and sent the hosts into bat, a decision that reaped immediate benefits when Dom McGlinchey (1/52) took a wicket with just the second ball of the innings.

Uni fought back, reaching 2/107 midway through the innings before Brody Couch (5/30) was introduced with devastating effect.

After 50 overs Melbourne Uni had posted 9/228, a competitive total in the bowler friendly conditions.

In reply, the Cats lost Josh McDonald early before Tim Ludeman (36) took up the running.

He combined with Tom Jackson (113), who looked better and better as the innings went on, making a wonderful century before unfortunately being dismissed with two runs still required.

The hard work by the top order was complete, though, as a six-wicket win was a fitting reward for a dominant display.

The side returns home now with a two-day fixture scheduled against Fitzroy Doncaster over the next two Saturdays Geelong Cricket Association unfortunately saw all turf cricket abandoned for the second week running, meaning that the top two grades in all three divisions will go into this Saturday’s round of matches with very little cricket under their belts.

In division one, Lara sits atop the table with a golden opportunity to show that's where it belongs when the team travels to Winter Reserve to take on the reigning premier East Bel22 GEELONG INDY

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BIG KNOCK: Geelong centurion Tom Jackson. mont in a two-day game.

The Cats have been in great form and, with a number of highly credentialed players in good form, will fancy themselves to knock of the Lions just as they did last season.

Star brothers Andy and Danny Hughes have been in great nick and no lead a side with a number of genuine match-winners to back them up.

East Belmont has been building nicely, though, and has played some pretty impressive cricket since losing narrowly to Newtown & Chilwell in round one, with usual suspects Andrew Baars, Matt Lineker and Dave Lineen showing good early-season form.

This game should be a belter and Lara will be hard to beat.

Selections: GROVEDALE v Leopold, NORTH GEELONG v Murgheboluc, Newtown & Chilwell v SOUTH BARWON, ST JOSEPHS v Bell Post Hill, East Belmont v LARA.

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Division two has yet to play a two-day game after their first round was washed out over the past fortnight.

The match of the round sends Marshall to Modewarre and, while Marshall gave the newly promoted Warriors a touch up in round one, that form counts for nothing now because Modewarre has blossomed since then to sit on top of the ladder.

With star import Jake Hooson in great form and veteran Brendan Wemyss leading from the front, Modewarre will relish the opportunity to reverse the result from early October.

Marshall is no pushover, though, and, with players of the calibre of Corey Walter in the form of his life, this game is tough to pick.

Marshall will start narrow favourite for its deeper, more-balanced line up but the slightest slip up will cost it dearly.

Selections: BELL PARK v Manifold Heights, GEELONG CITY v Highton, TORQUAY v St Peters, Modewarre v MARSHALL. In division three, Waurn Ponds Deakin has a golden opportunity for its first win of the season when its hosts Lethbridge.

The Eagles have been competitive but are yet to win so far this campaign.

Lethbridge on the other hand ise a bit harder to get a read on. It certainly boasts a team full of talent but is yet to fully adjust after moving into a turf competition and needs to make a strong statement on the grass to prove it belongs.

With so much to play for both sides will be primed for this but despite Waurn Ponds Deakin being at home on turf, Lethbridge will just be that little bit too good.

Other selections: NEWCOMB & DISTRICT v Bannockburn, ALEXANDER THOMSON v Thomson, CORIO v Guild Saints, St Albans Breakwater v GEELONG WEST.

Although the weather over the past week wasn’t to kind to local anglers there was still some great fishing to be had, with fishos who braved the weather getting some great fish.

The snapper fishing up in the northern part of Corio Bay was fantastic.

Once again the location known as P2 seemed to be the most popular spot of them all for snapper, with a few small gummy sharks thrown in for good measure.

In closer, the area from Williamstown to Altona also had plenty of snapper getting taken in about 8m of water on both bait and soft plastics.

All spots mentioned produced fish to 8kg, with bag-limit captures sometimes very achievable.

However, the local snapper fishing remained pretty unpredictable. Anglers in boats were able to sound plenty of fish but they became quite difficult to tempt.

The fishos who did report success bait fishing mostly anchored along the channel between Clifton Springs and Portarlington and fished the change of tide. Baits such as pilchard, squid and silver whiting were the standout baits, with some of the snapper reaching 7.5kg.

Also, a few nice gummy sharks were also reported in the same area, making a pleasant by catch.

Fishing in a bit closer to Clifton Springs along the spoil grounds produced plenty of pinkie snapper to 2.5kg on both bait and soft plastics. Some anglers also reported catching snapper to 6kg on plastics as well.

Squid continued holding in great numbers along the Bellarine Peninsula from Clifton Springs through to Queenscliff. Adam Taz and Owen Westwell snuck out Sunday night, managing to land themselves plenty of calamari out front of Clifton Springs.

After this week’s strong winds it’s well-worth having a go at some King George whiting off St Leonards. They have been biting pretty well lately but should really begin firing up after all the wind.

Anglers targeting the whiting should fish the tides and use fresh baits like pippies or squid.

Gummies are still chewing well out in the deep water of St Leonards. Nathan Collins got out over the weekend, catching a gummy around 15kg.

Queenscliff Harbour was on fire over the past week for both snapper and silver trevally. Bryce Nurnaitis has been fishing the harbour quite a bit lately and catching pinkies to about 2kg on soft plastics.

IN THE PINK: Bryce Nurnaitis with a snapper from Queenscliff Harbour. geelongindy.com.au

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Marty’s shot at big dream

By Justin Flynn

OH YES: The moment when Marty Jackson knew all the hard work had paid off.

“The boys know how hard I work so at the very least I will push the boys to work harder and see Australia rewarded come Tokyo next year.”

But for now, the bronze medal moment will be something to savour for a while yet.

“This world championship bronze means the world to me,” he said.

“It’s reward for commitment and hard work.

Most of all it’s reward for self-belief.”

Going into the final round of the event, Jackson was in fourth place and knew he had to dig deep.

“It was all or nothing - I knew I had done the work and truly trusted and believed in everything my coach, John Eden and I had worked on.,” he said.

“My fourth round throw saw me pop out a huge PB of 15.14m (76cm better than anything he had thrown before).

“This World Championship Bronze is definitely my biggest sporting achievement by far.”

MEDALS: Marty Jackson (bronze) and Cam Crombie (gold) celebrate their achievements in the F38 shot put event at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai. Pictures: ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA

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Fresh from a bronze medal at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, Marty Jackson has his sights set on the Tokyo Olympics.

Jackson, 41, threw a personal best in the F38 shot put to clinch a bronze medal, while his good friend Cam Crombie took out the gold.

It’s another stunning chapter in Jackson’s sporting profile.

He has representative honours with Geelong Buccaneers American football club and is a member of the club’s ‘Ring of Champions’.

Jackson has also represented Australia in para ice hockey in Finland and his shot put record is outstanding.

However, it’s not shot put that Jackson will turn his attention to.

The F38 shot put event will not feature in Tokyo. Instead Jackson and Crombie will try to make the games via the javelin.

Jackson sustained a freak leg injury while playing for the Buccaneers which left him with sensory ataxia/loss of proprioception and partial paralysis lower left leg.

“Looking forward to Tokyo, but I will need to make the transition to javelin,” Jackson told the Voice.

“Unfortunately the men’s F38 shot put has not been included as a medal event. While the transition to jav will be difficult and the task of making next year’s team is huge, I just can’t sit on the couch watching my teammates knowing that I didn’t have a red hot crack.”

Jackson’s training regime and attitude to overcoming adversity is well known among his peers.

“With three fellow Aussies already ahead of me in Jayden Sawyer, Cam Crombie and the newly crowned world champion and world record holder, Corey Anderson, the job of making the team will be an uphill battle,” he said.

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