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Junior footy is back Sonni Andrews was in full light for Ocean Grove Cobras at RT Fuller Oval in Barwon Heads. The under-10 Cobras got the job done against the home side in what was an entertaining game of junior footy. For the full reports of games and more Justin Flynn pictures, see page 23.
Border control under ire By Justin Flynn Member for Bellarine Lisa Neville has labelled accusations about a lack of control at checkpoints between Melbourne and the Bellarine Peninsula as “really disappointing”. Western Victoria MP Bev McArthur said she was “reliably informed” by several workers who are travelling on the Searoad Ferries Sorrento to Queensclif service, that they have not been subject to any checks. he Sorrento to Queensclif ferry service is a major gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula. Sorrento is included in COVID-19 restrictions across greater Melbourne, the Bellarine is not. “he state government seems to be saying one thing and doing another,” Ms McArthur
said. “If we’re going to do ‘border’ controls between diferent parts of the state, either do it properly or don’t do it all. “It’s simply not good enough for an obvious method of travel from one part of the state to another, like the Sorrento–Queensclif Ferry, to be open slather.” Ms Neville hit back at the comments, saying Ms McArthur should apologise to the police. “It’s really disappointing Bev McArthur is choosing to attack our hardworking police,” she said. “hey’re doing an incredible job conducting spot checks around Geelong and the Bellarine every single day and as always, I thank them for their eforts. “hey’re out in full force with increased
patrols monitoring entry points to Geelong including train carriages, train stations and ferry terminals, as well as public transport departing from Southern Cross station. hey’re also on our local roads and out in the Queensclif community on foot making sure people are abiding by the directions of the chief health oicer. “Police have been actively checking passengers at the Sorrento to Queensclif ferry terminals and they’ve been doing a great job.” Searoad Ferries chief executive Matt McDonald said the number of people entering regional Victoria via the ferry service “would be well less than one per cent of those entering via the road network”. “Over the past two weeks, travellers on
the ferries have been subject to extensive police operations, with the majority of ferry departures at Sorrento having 100 per cent of passengers checked through a police checkpoint,” he said. “I travel on the ferry each morning and have been inspected every day this week. Beyond the police checkpoints in place, all travellers on the ferry must provide contact details, vehicle registrations and abide by social distancing and our conditions of travel. “We have spent signiicant time and money on training our staf, sanitisation, signage and new procedures in order to provide a safe environment for our staf and passengers.” he Voice asked Ms McArthur if she stood by her comments, but did not receive a response.
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Embracing life in the red centre By Justin Flynn housands of kilometres away from home, a totally new language and a fresh start – it sounds like Jess Lister moved to another country, but she is still right here in Australia. he 29-year-old Barwon Heads school teacher packed up and moved to the remote indigenous community of Kaltjiti (or Fregon), about 350 kilometres south of Uluru. In her third year at Kaltjiti and sixth as a teacher, Jess has embraced, rather than shunned, the many challenges of life in the red centre.
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She had to learn some basic Pitjantjatjara (the local language), brave months on end of blistering heat, come face-to-face with odd supermarket items such as kangaroo tail and endure prices for items that cost four times as much as back home. “It’s not until you do learn and understand a bit about the language that you can take your relationship with the community to the next level,” she says. “If you show them that you want to communicate you show respect that you want to learn.” Although Jess mainly teaches in English there is a Pitjantjatjara speaker in every class to help. She said it took about a year for her to be fully accepted into the local community. “A priority of mine was building relationships and connection with community, which took a
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long time,” she says. “It was about a year until I was invited somewhere without inviting myself. We go out bush and hunting and gathering – witchetty grubs and honey ants. “I have lots of women come around for cups of tea and to make bush medicine.
“It takes a long time to prove you are there because you want to be.” he children don’t follow the same curriculum as schools in non-remote areas. It is heavily hands-on based and there are a lot of dot paintings.
“heir learning style is hands-on and authentic and if they can’t see the value in it, it’s not going to happen so everything needs to be highly relevant,” Jess says. “It’s hard to forward-plan because if the kids aren’t interested in it it’s not going to work.” Kaltjiti has only just recently been connected to the internet, which Jess says has presented its challenges. “Kids are gaming or watching YouTube all night so our attendance has really dropped,” she says. Jess says one of the many beneits of teaching in a remote location is going on school excursions. And their excursions are much diferent to the ones here. “When we go on an excursion we take a trailer, pack the swags and all the elder women come along,” she says. “We track animals and share stories. As a teacher, you are usually the one organising and preparing, but when you go out bush it’s a sign of respect that the elders run it and cook for us from the coals. “Some nights if we are afraid of Wati spirits, the women will light ires that ring all the way around us and they keep waking up at night to light it and we fall asleep to these women singing the spirits away. It’s beautiful.” Jess says she will do another year at Kaltjiti, but ater that the lure of returning home will be strong. Still, she’s not totally convincing. “I should come back, but we’ll see,” she says. “I have some friends up at Groote Eylandt so I wouldn’t mind going up there to see how the indigenous use the ocean to hunt and gather.” For now, Jess will return to Barwon Heads only during school holidays. She says she will load up her car with $700 worth of groceries to take back to Kaltjiti. “I didn’t think I would fall in love with it as much as I have,” she says.
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Rotary Club of Ocean Grove has a new president. Gillian Morgan now has the honour ater being elected at the changeover meeting recently. Born in Scotland, living on a dairy farm in the Goulburn Valley and then farming Angus cattle in Milawa, Victoria, the new president of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove for 2020-21
comes with a lot of life experience. Gill has been a member at Ocean Grove since 2011 when, ater the death of her husband, she moved to Point Lonsdale to live close to her son, his wife and their two children. She said she will bring energy and enthusiasm to the top job as well as being creative in ways to raise money “so that we can continue to support our projects”.
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Grants to kick-start recovery he last time I wrote for the Ocean Grove Voice, I spoke about the local pickleball club receiving a grant from round two of council’s 2019-20 Community Grants program. While all the funds from that program have been allocated, I’m excited to report that the $4.33 million plus Community Grants Program is now open for 2020-21. You don’t have to be part of a niche group that plays pickleball to be eligible for funding. here are grants of up to $350,000 for community infrastructure, up to $10,000 for community events and up to $10,000 for
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he policy incorporates council’s commitment to increase Greater Geelong’s tree canopy, which increases liveability and gives the environment a helping hand. If this is of interest to you, visit yoursay. geelongaustralia.com.au/ While you’re there, make sure to comment on the Drat Public Transparency Policy and Drat Governance Rules. Ensuring council is open and honest, and that good governance rules are in place are vital to fair decision-making and a strong relationship with the community. While the rules may seem dry, they are crucial for a healthy local government.
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pleased there’s also $150,000 in there for arts, culture and heritage recovery grants. he reasoning behind the additional spending is to fast-track recovery in the struggling creative sector and broader community. More information: geelongaustralia.com.au/grants I want to draw your attention to a policy I think is incredibly important for the Bellarine. he Drat Tree Management Policy aims to guide the city in managing and protecting the region’s trees. For example, the policy proposes that a tree is planted in front of every property, trees won’t be pruned to facilitate views and signiicant trees are protected.
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Bellarine house prices fall House prices on the Bellarine fell below the regional Victorian median from March to June according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria. he regional Victorian median sale price in the three months to June was $420,000 – an increase of 1.9 per cent from the previous quarter. Barwon Heads recorded a median price of $970,000, a 4.9 per cent decrease.
Portarlington and Drysdale also fared badly, decreasing by 4.3 per cent and 4.1 per cent respectively. he median price for a house is $560,000 and $520,000 respectively. Nearby St Leonards decreased by 0.8 per cent to a median price of $570,000, while Cliton Springs lost 1.4 per cent to $500,000. Prices in Ocean Grove remained steady, losing only 0.2 per cent to $707,000. Leopold (1.9 per cent increase to $525,000) and Queensclif (0.3 percent increase to $905,000) bucked the trend by gaining in value.
Across the Bellarine Peninsula, rent rose by less than the regional Victorian average of 4.3 per cent but remained strong compared to the median weekly rent of $350. Barwon Heads, Portarlington and Queensclif igures were not available, but rents in Leopold rose 4.2 per cent to $420 a week and Drysdale remained strong, rising 4 per cent to $400 a week. Cliton Springs was up 3.9 per cent to $378 a week and Ocean Grove rose 3.2 per cent to $430. St Leonards was up 3.7 per cent to $400.
Coastcare goes remote Bellarine Catchment Network (BCN) is continuing to drive its education program that empowers youth to foster environmental stewardship. BCN launched a new program in early April that focuses on pupils in years 4 to 6 learning about the environment through outdoor activities and excursions. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the delivery of the ‘Coastcare Mentorship Program’ was quickly adapted to remote learning to ensure a continuation of the program. Over the past three months, 17 students from Bellarine and Geelong schools have been self-delivering nature-based activities with guidance and support from BCN. Activities have included birdwatching, creating posters for World Migratory Bird Day and learning about Ramsar wetland lora and fauna. One of the ‘Coastcarers’ is 9-year-old Lilly from Ocean Grove’s Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School. “My favourite part of the program so far has been the bird-watching activity, there are so many birds near where I live, it’s great learning more about them,” she said. “I am looking forward to learning more about biodiversity and caring for the coast and marine Life.”
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Lilly is enjoying Bellarine Catchment Network’s coastcare mentorship program. (Supplied)
Rush on face masks in regional areas Although they are not mandatory outside of metropolitan Melbourne, Bellarine residents have locked to purchase face masks as COVID-19 cases continue to escalate. Face masks became compulsory in Melbourne and Mitchell shire from last hursday and many pharmacies across the Bellarine have been forced to place restrictions on the number of masks that can be purchased. OG Alterations in Ocean Grove has been hand-making face masks since March. “I have deinitely seen a huge demand and increase in the amount of orders,” OG
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hree local sporting organisations were given grants to fast-track women’s involvement. he clubs will share in more than $16,000 in Active Club Grant funding to deliver new sports programs including an all abilities netball club, women’s football and cricket teams and a cycling education program for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Ocean Grove Sporting Club will receive $1416 to introduce an all-abilities netball team to encourage any person with a disability aged 15 to 30 years to play in a local competition. 13th Beach Boardriders will receive $6318 to introduce an open Freestyle Women’s Suring division for junior girls (under-14) and a mothers’ suring group. he club will also promote the his Girl Can Victoria campaign, a statewide movement to get more women active. Portarlington Football/Netball Club will receive $2700 to start a new junior girls’ football team. Two other recipients, Geelong Cycling Club and East Belmont Cricket Club, will share in the $16,394 grant. Andy Meddick MP said the funding would enable local sport clubs to provide more opportunities for Western Victorian residents to improve their health through playing sport. “Local clubs and associations play an important role in our community. I’m encouraging Western Victorian residents to support their local club and give sport a go,” Mr Meddick said. “I’m proud to support the participation of young women in sports, particularly football and cricket which have for too long been male dominated.”
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Overall it took much longer to sell a house on the Bellarine Peninsula than the regional statewide average of 60 days. Only Barwon Heads (56 days) beat the regional Victorian average with Point Lonsdale (61), Drysdale (65) and Cliton Springs (66) coming close. It took an average of 70 days to sell a house in Ocean Grove. Leopold (70.5 days), Queensclif (81) and St Leonards (134) took longer. Figures for Portarlington were unavailable.
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Queenscliff festival called off By Justin Flynn One of the Bellarine’s biggest drawcards has become the latest victim of COVID-19. he 24th Queensclif Music Festival, which has been held on the last weekend of November since 1997, has been postponed to November 26-28, 2021. Festival director Andrew Orvis said the decision to cancel the 2020 festival was diicult. “We held out as long as we could, in the hope that things would improve and that we might be able to hold a festival, and for a while there it really looked like things were improving and we’d be able to,” he said.
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“Unfortunately though, with the recent COVID-19 spike in Victoria it is no longer possible.” Mr Orvis attended the irst QMF as a 10-year-old and hasn’t missed one since. He said in making the decision, at the forefront of festival organisers minds was “the health and safety of all festival attendees, staf, artists, crew, volunteers, and community, the unknown level or restrictions come November and the risk involved with such uncertainty.” “We will soon begin working on our rescheduled 24th festival plans,” he said. “We’d like to reassure you that we’re not going anywhere and we will be back bigger and better next year. QMF is here to stay.” All 2020 ticket holders will be contacted by email regarding the transfer and refund process. QMF 2020 tickets will automatically transfer and become valid for QMF 2021 unless you wish to receive a refund.
Punters will have to wait until November 2021 for the next Queenscliff Music Festival. (Supplied)
“We would encourage those of you who can, to transfer your ticket to QMF 2021,” Mr Orvis said. “It’s a huge help for us, and also guarantees you won’t pay more for a ticket next year. “We won’t be ofering tickets at a price
cheaper than you’ve already purchased them for.” Mr Orvis said festival organisers were busy working on Plan B options. “We would like to be able to have some music in Queensclif this November 27-29 and/or this
summer if possible,” he said. “In order to announce anything solid we need a clearer picture of restrictions though, so for now, it’s simply a ‘watch this space’.” Any questions can be emailed to hello@qmf. net.au
Falcon sightings brighten winter days
It’s usually my least favourite time of the year for bird watching, but looking back over my photos I’ve actually seen some lovely birds over the past few weeks. Probably my highlight occurred in Banks Road, Ocean Grove, only 500 metres from my house. I was driving to work and looked up at a telephone pole and spotted a raptor that I thought was a brown falcon from the back. I did a safe u-turn, got my camera ready and drove up to the pole and realised that the bird was a peregrine falcon. Fortunately the peregrine did not take light, but the photos were not that great due to the dull, rainy conditions. I think that this was a male as it was a small bird. I can go a year without seeing a peregrine falcon, so to see two in two weeks was fantastic. I’ve been staying close to home due to COVID-19, but was a bit stir crazy on one of my days of work, so I drove to Point Addis and Anglesea Heath, ensuring that I maintained social distancing from other people. Point Addis was just beautiful as always, and I saw a shy albatross lying about one kilometre of the coast. It was very quiet at Anglesea Heath, but I did spot one white-eared honeyeater, a wedge-tailed eagle, and a lock of six buf-rumped thornbills. Buf-rumped thornbills are olive on the side, yellow on the under side, with a buf (yellow-pale brown) coloured forehead. hey
have a pale-yellow rump patch and the tail has a black band with a pale tip. he eye has a pale iris. I’ve walked around Blue Waters Lake a few times to check out the two great cormorant nests. I haven’t seen the parent birds sitting on the nests, or any ledglings in the nests, so I suspect that they have been abandoned. Maybe the birds will sit on the nests again when the weather warms up (I hope). On the subject of ledglings, there are still six cygnets at Breamlea, and they seem to be thriving despite the cool nights. On the subject of Blue Waters Lake, Kevin took a fantastic image of a nankeen night heron at the lake. When I see the night herons there they are usually hiding in the highest tree branch behind thick vegetation, but Kevin was lucky to capture a bird out in the open. He also took a great image of a crested-shrike tit at Rice Reserve, near Connewarre. I also received an email from Patrick from Portarlington. He sent a photo of a large grey bird wading in the shallows of Port Phillip Bay, which I was able to inform him was a white-faced heron. On a sad note, Robin Spry and Jennie Turner sent me some information about a deceased hooded plover that Robin found on the beach at Bancoora. Hooded plovers are critically endangered but also fantastic, plucky and brave birds, so it was sad to hear about the demise of ‘CP’. he cause of CP’s injury was ine cotton wrapped around both legs from perhaps a beach towel or clothing. CP was an old bird. hrough Deakin University research, Birdlife Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds Project and local knowledge, CP was one of a pair of hoodies that have been known to have bred at the Bancoora site since 2002.
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and lollies. Ty and his crew have been chufed with the wonderful support they’ve received from their community, and hope for more of the same. “While we’re expecting to be trading under the current restrictions for some time yet, we are very keen to get back to normal at the irst opportunity and welcome back more of our wonderful locals to sit down and enjoy a
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‘Iso’ clears the way for course upgrades replenished. “he back nine is now complete and we are now forging ahead on the front nine,” he said. “Fairways have been widened on eight holes and, in several locations the rough has been removed or reduced. his inherently forces the golfer into a mindset of more strategic thinking when tackling the course.”
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Mr Brigden said another improvement had been the extension of irrigation on more than seven holes which was good news on the sustainability front. He said the COVID-19 pandemic had resulted in an increase in people seeking out golf as an ideal exercise – from regulars to lapsed golfers, as well as those new to the game. “Golf has remained as one of the few sports you can regularly play – it provides certainty in a time of confusion. “he health beneits of golf are well known – it facilitates people of all ages and itness levels getting out in the fresh air, enjoying passive exercise and social contact even with the current distancing restrictions,” he said.
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Curlewis Golf Club has activated a string of course ‘Iso’ innovations. he club was forced to close due to COVID-19, but the team has worked split shits to plan numerous improvements. Curlewis general manager Jamie Brigden said there was a “silver lining” in the original forced closure. “We were able to activate extensive course innovations and improvements – some were on the ‘wish list’ whilst others were those that had been put on the back burner,” he said. Innovations have included the establishment of environmental wetlands which have not only assisted with drainage, they are already showing sustainable signs of nurturing local wildlife. he wetlands also enhance the overall aesthetic playing environment of the Curlewis course. “A particular favourite for the Curlewis team has been the installation of ‘he Serpent’, a water feature [commonly known as a ‘burn’] which meanders across the sixth,” Mr Bridgden said. “he Serpent not only provides exciting challenges for the golfer, it serves a practical purpose by channelling any excess water low emanating from the newly constructed Tivoli Drive development.” Mr Brigden said many of the tees had been reworked and improved and more than nine bunkers had also been modiied and
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It takes a village A bit of line dancing … a game of bocce … maybe a swim/spa in the indoor pool? he many choices and decisions are possibly the ‘hardest’ part of daily life for the over-55s who call Kensington Retirement Village home. If that already sounds like bliss, there’s a lot more in store. Plus, it can all be checked out, up close and personal, at 2-4pm on Saturday, August 1, during an open day when a village tour can
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Beer lovers across the region joined their compatriots Australia-wide for a cheers to independent brewers on July 24. Blackman’s Brewery and Burger Bar in Ocean Grove shouted 20 punters a free pot of German-style lager to join the nationwide salute for Indie Beer Day. he brewery created the Kolsch beer especially for the day last year, venue manager Leigh Dolley explained. “Last year we had the most amazing day – we illed out our venues and everyone who came down, we shouted them a beer,” he said before the big day.
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Pinkies still out there in great numbers
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• Surfside Waves 0 lost to North Geelong 4 • Drysdale 3 (C. Bell 2, H. Jennings) def Lara United 1 • Bellarine Sharks 0 lost to Barwon SC 4
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Under 13 boys • Surfside Waves 6 (H. Dodds 2, J. Irwin 2, N. Suzarte, D. Pietrapertosa) def North Geelong 1 Braces from captain Harry Dodds in the irst 13 minutes and Jacob Irwin, also before half time, gave the Waves a convincing win.
Under 14 boys • Drysdale 0 lost to Bell Park 12 Bell Park was ahead by three goals early, but Drysdale managed to stem the tide before half time. However, eight goals in the second half, including ive to George Leslie, gave Bell Park a big win.
Under 15 boys • Drysdale 5 (A. Towse 3, M. Nguyen, M. Craven) def Barwon SC 2 An Adam Towse hat-trick highlighted Drysdale’s win. • Barwon Heads 4 def Surfside Waves 2 (C. Stewart, D. Attard) A high-standard clash saw Barwon Heads emerge victorious. Both sides played well, but the Heads were too good.
Under 17 boys • Surfside Waves 3 (K. Adornetto, T. Hawkins, H. Whittaker) def Barwon SC 2 he Waves found themselves down by two goals at the half, but a lurry of action in the second ensured a tight inish. Kye Adornetto scored in the 63rd minute and Taj Hawkins equalised in the 76th. Just two minutes later Harry Whittaker put the Waves in front and they held on.
Under 12 girls • Drysdale 5 (M. Wearne 2, K. Hothersall, R. Winton, B. Hudson) def Lara Utd 0 Drysdale led by one at the half, but then scored four goals in the space of eight minutes to seal the win. Mae Wearne scored a brace. • Surfside Waves 1 (T. Kalaitzidis) drew with Surf Coast 1 Surf Coast took the lead ater ive minutes but Tahlia Kalaitzidis equalised before half time and that’s where the scores stayed. • Bellarine Sharks 0 lost to North Geelong 26
Under 14 girls • Drysdale 3 (I. Wrochna, D. Pearson, M. Swinton) def Golden Plains 0 • Barwon Heads 0 lost to Geelong Rangers 5.
Starting inside Corio Bay and as expected the pinkies are still there in great numbers, better reports have come up from the north shore area but these ish should be scattered right through the bay. Snotty trevella continue to keep land-based ishos amused as they still remain in good numbers and are proving to be very hungry. Fishos have been having great success with baits such as chicken and pipis accounting for plenty of ish as are the guys casting sot plastics with 2-inch curl tails-style plastics working best. he wild weather we have had this past week has really ired up the whiting ishing along St Leonards through to Queensclif with the keen angler getting some cracking results just on dark. he ish have been reaching upwards of 40cm and bag limit captures have been quite achievable. he surf coast estuaries are still continuing to ish quite well for black bream with most systems ishing well. Ecogear vibes and Zman sot plastics are the lures of choice, with ish reaching 35cm. hey have been schooling quite tight so when you catch one there is a fair chance there will be a lot of his mates in the same spot! Mulloway have been chewing pretty well also with sot plastics being a standout and even trolling deep diver lures such as Samaki Redics proving lethal. Nathan Wright has had some great success on the jewies and they have been reaching a fantastic size, large paddle tail sot plastics has been his lure of choice. Wurdi Buloc has lived up to its name as the lake of 1000 casts over the past week but the anglers that are putting in that extra cast are managing to put some solid ish on the bank. Andrew Orchard made another trip down trying to back up his last success and did well by landing redin to 40cm whilst casting Daiwa double clutches in black and gold. Lake Purrumbete has had a few trout reports roll in with down rigging deep the most successful method for targeting them with ish reaching about 1kg in weight. Tassie devils and F7 Rapalas in natural colours have been great lure options to troll. Anglers casting over the shallow weed beds have also been inding some quality ish in the lake too with bent minnows being a standout lure with ish reaching to about that 4 pound mark.
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Season’s irst bounce Ocean Grove Cobras Junior Football Club commenced its grading games for the season. Under 13
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• Cobras Every 2.1 (13) def by St Mary’s Hosking 2.5 (17) Under 17s player Nick Gibbon coached his irst game ater coming through the Cobras’ ranks. Even though the boys went down by four points, they didn’t let their coach down. From the opening bounce they were switched on and their tackling was a highlight.
• Cobras McEvoy 4.4 (22) def by St Mary’s 6.2 (38) It was great to see the girls out there for their irst game of the season. hey played a fantastic game and came back strongly in the second half. he teamwork among the girls was great to watch and, as the game went on, their skills and conidence grew.
• Cobras Dean 8.12 (60) def Drysdale/ Portarlington 4.4 (28) Griin Burgess rucked all day and dominated the hit-outs to set up the midield. Alie Kilpatrick was extraordinarily strong in the back half while Bryden Crennan showed of his strength through the midield. Overall the boys shared the workload, resulting in a strong win.
• Cobras Hateley 1.0 (6) def by St Joseph’s 22.13 (145)
• Cobras Pearson 1.2 (8) def by Bell Park Leemon 11.6 (72) Bell Park Leemon had the taller team and played to this advantage in the windy conditions. he scoreboard was not necessarily indicative of the efort, skill and potential on display from the Cobras. • Cobras Walter 4.0 (24) def by Torquay Watson 6.7 (43) It was pressure football from the irst bounce and the Cobras hit the scoreboard early with two quick goals from Hugo Walsh. he running brigade placed pressure on Torquay’s midielders. his was a great test for the side against one of the competition benchmarks.
• Cobras Burchell 0.0 (0) def by Bell Park 8.10 (58)
Under 11 boys • Cobras Moroney 3.7 (25) def by Barwon Heads Gulls 5.3 (33) Captains Baxter Briggs and Devlin Mateo led Moroney in the irst game under the new lights at Collendina. With many solid contributions and a never-give-up attitude, there’s lots of excitement about the season ahead. Awards: Xavier Dean, Hudson Stephenson, Troy Stibbard, Jamison Cox. • Cobras McManus 7.5 (47) def Barwon Heads Heads 4.3 (27) McManus recorded a great win in its irst game of the season, led by captain Zac Walker. he strong backline continued to clear the ball, keeping Barwon Heads goalless in the irst half. Awards: Zac Walker, Lachlan Holmes, Lennox Crabtree, Ned Allen.
• Cobras Farrell 1.7 (13) def by St Joseph’s Jumping 7.8 (50)
Under 10 boys • Cobras O’Keefe 12.5 (77) def Barwon Heads White 7.0 (42) What a great start to the shortened season, with both teams playing an entertaining game. he Cobras were 10 points down at the last change before storming home with a seven-goal inal quarter to win comfortably. Awards: Cale Cook, Ewan Millard, Finn Sheahan. • Cobras Jones 3.2 (20) def by St Joseph’s Leaping 11.8 (74) Team Jones, led by captains Arthur Wynn and Hayden Campbell, played a hard-fought game against Leaping Joey’s. he boys put in a massive and brave efort against a much larger and stronger line-up. Awards: Arthur Wynn, Patrick McCafrey, Max Kempton, Henry Jankowski. • Cobras Cordy 13.9 (87) def Barwon Heads Blue 0.4 (4) Team Cordy got of to a great start with Grayson Hyde snagging a couple of goals and Cooper Levis starting his season tally. Everyone contributed to an impressive win. Awards: Sam Millar, Xavier Gasper, Sonni Andrews, Ry Wilson.
contributors all over the ground. here was deinitely a scoring end and the Cobras’ second quarter was a ripper. Awards: Eamonn Lake, Harry homson, Jasper Kristapsons, Jacob Stolk. • Cobras Allan 1.2 (8) def by St Josephs Flying 17.12 (114) Although Allan didn’t get a win on the board, the boys were out there having fun. hey tried really hard and a highlight was Archer Bond’s irst goal of his footy career. Awards: Nate Bush, Owen Gallagher, Patrick Clark, Flynn Edmond. • Cobras Dalton 9.7 (61) def Leopold Bews 5.4 (34) Dalton coaches were amazed how well the new boys played in their irst match of club football. It appears they are going to develop into a solid team. Awards: Hugh Rolfs, Ashton Beckworth, Max Miners, David Wilkens, Ray Carter, Jude Beckworth. • Cobras Norquay 6.2 (38) def by Torquay Howard 6.6 (42) he Cobra boys were a bit slow to start but it was great to see their attack on the footy and courage in the air. Awards: Gus Montgomery, Oliver Warren, Ned Speirs, Rylan Malcolm.
Under 9 boys
• Cobras Durran 5.6 (36) def by Leopold Brown 9.4 (58)
• Cobras Stow 2.3 (15) def by Barwon Heads Blue 8.8 (56) Stow produced a great irst game, with
• Cobras Taylor 0.0 (0) def by Barwon Heads Gulls 16.7 (103) 23 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Wednesday, 29 July, 2020