Geelong Indy - 31st July 2020 by Star News Group

July 31, 2020

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Geelong East Primary School preps celebrate their irst 100 days at school today, amid a year like no other. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the milestone for 2020 was just as big for the pupils as any year, prep teacher Erin Sheils said. “They’re very excited about tomorrow, they’re counting down the hours,” she said yesterday. “Even when they were doing remote learning, they were counting down the days. “We look at things we couldn’t do on the irst day of prep and all these fun things they can do now, like reading and writing.” The preps, their parents and teachers had shown enormous resilience during a tough 2020, Erin said. “It’s exciting to see how much the kids have achieved during remote learning and after returning to school. “They’ve made us really proud. “Although our workload has been more dificult this year with remote learning, seeing how far they have come makes it all worth it.” Luke Voogt

Restrictions extended By Luke Voogt Residents in Geelong and surrounding areas can no longer visit family and friends or have visitors over under new COVID-19 restrictions that came into efect last night. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the changes yesterday, which afect greater Geelong, the Surf Coast, Colac Otway, Moorabool and Golden Plains shires, and Queensclif. “Today is not a good day,” Mr Andrews said, ater a record 723 new cases in Victoria as of

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communities. It’s vital we stop this virus further seeping into regional Victoria.” Mr Andrews also announced that face coverings, previously only mandatory in - Daniel Andrews Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, would become compulsorily statewide, from 11.59pm on Sunday. “I understand this will a big step for some,” midnight on Wednesday. “And as the numbers show, this virus does he said. “But by covering your face, you’re not discriminate. It rips through workplaces, protecting your community, and protecting sweeps through aged care settings, cuts those extra freedoms your community enjoys.” Residents in Geelong and surrounding through communities – and tragically, takes regions will still be able to dine at restaurants lives with it as it goes. “We have seen a signiicant jump in regional under the new restrictions.

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“Understandably, there’ll be plenty of questions about why this and not that. Why you can have dinner together at a restaurant – but not at a mate’s place,” Mr Andrews said. “And the simple truth is, the data. he data is telling us that outside work, this is the single greatest cause of transmission in these communities. “People are visiting friends and family – and taking the virus home with them. hese are the kind of places we let our guard down. “We relax, we get comfortable and we forget all the rules about keeping safe.”

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Virus cases close more schools By Luke Voogt Belmont High has become the latest of several Geelong schools to close amid COVID-19 exposure fears. Principal Sandra Eglezos advised parents that the school would close for at least 24 hours beginning yesterday following a report of a COVID-19 case in its community. “All students are asked to stay home until further advice is provided,” she said on Wednesday. A Geelong Baptist College student tested positive to COVID-19 earlier this week, resulting in the school immediately closing its doors on Wednesday.

Principals Judy Sobey and Neil Wetmore said in a letter to parents that the school would remain closed until further notice for contact tracing. he college remained closed yesterday with no announcement yet as to when it would reopen. Grovedale West Primary School also remained closed yesterday until further notice. But Clonard College is set to reopen today ater closing last Monday, principal Luci Quinn has advised parents. “his decision has been made following the completion of the deep clean, close contact tracing and testing processes,” she said in an email yesterday.

“Our reopening to students has been conirmed by Kildare Education Ministries, Catholic Education Melbourne and the Department of Health and Human Services.” A mother of Clonard student, who wished to remain anonymous, said her daughter had been “freaking out” due to limited information from the department. “She was really stressed,” she said. “It’s not good for their mental health not knowing whether to get tested or not, or if they came into contact with the infected student. “We had to wait two weeks for all those contacts to ind out if they were positive or not. But we’re relieved now.”

She extended her best wishes to the infected student and their family. “It’s not their fault and it’s not the kid’s fault that they’re in this situation. It’s horrible bad luck,” she said. “I’d hate for them to think that they’d be blamed in any way.” Kardinia College is also set to reopen today, it conirmed to the Independent, ater closing on Tuesday due to a possible COVID-19 case. Covenant College also closed on Tuesday, ater a student came into “direct contact” with a COVID-19 case, principal Sue Cox said in an email to parents the night before. he college, located in Bell Post Hill, reopened on Wednesday, a staf member conirmed.

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Foundation helps people mask up A Belmont-based foundation has sold about 1800 masks in a fortnight to raise money in support of families living with diabetes. Type 1 Foundation began selling the masks, at $18.95 each, days before restrictions requiring Melburnians to wear face coverings outside the home came into efect, its chief executive Ange Liston-Mccaughley explained. “We initially thought we’d do 100 and overnight, on the Sunday before Melbourne got told they had to wear masks by hursday (July 23), we sold 1000,” she said. “We’ve got lots of volunteers to get them out to people and we’re working around the clock

to get them inished. “hey’re going all over Australia, not just Melbourne.” he idea began with foundation member, Tanya Gough, who runs a sewing business in rural New South Wales. Tanya has a child with type 1 diabetes and is a committee member of the charity’s newly-formed NSW branch. “I just said to her, ‘can you make me 100 masks?’ and that’s turned into much more,” Ange said. “She’s always sewed stuf for us. What I’m really liking is that we’re supporting a small business too. It’s a win-win.” he mask sales come on top of the foundation’s most successful beanie drive to

date, with about 3500 sold so far raising more than $87,000 for support and research. “To have this on the back of that is quite extraordinary,” Ange said. With the foundation unable to host family events, Ange planned to launch a new online support platform, she said. he foundation’s merchandise sales had gone “absolutely ballistic” with people stuck at home, Ange added. “It’s brought so much traic to our website that it’s crashed three times.” Details: www.type1foundation.com.au

A man has faced court over the shooting death of Corio man Chris Jacobs earlier this month. John Lawrence Nelis, 36, of Lovely Banks, appeared in custody at Geelong Magistrates Court on Monday for a iling hearing. Police arrested Nelis last Friday and homicide detectives charged him with murder over the death of Mr Jacobs, 39. he arrest followed a three-week police hunt ater Mr Jacobs was allegedly shot dead on July 4. Police rushed to a residence on Chafey Square, Corio, at 4.50am following reports of a gunshot and found Mr Jacobs with critical wounds to his upper body. Paramedics took him to hospital, where he later died. Friends and family of Mr Jacobs posted tributes on social media in the days following his death. Nelis made no application for bail and was remanded in custody for a committal mention on November 13. Luke Voogt

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Pet pig permit demands ‘ridiculous’: councillor A Bellbrae family faces losing three pet pigs due to the lack of a planning permit despite Surf Coast Shire allowing a large-scale farm without a similar permit. Kristy Walters and son Beau, 14, questioned during a council meeting why the shire had demanded they get rid of their pigs by next Monday. he shire issued the family with a notice to comply on July 20 warning they had 14 days to get rid of the pigs, or face ines and possible legal action. “We got them at the beginning of lockdown for my son, who is passionate about pigs,”

a tearful Mrs Walters told the Independent yesterday. “Getting rid of them would devastate my son, who’s already very, very anxious about the situation. “We were shocked – we were under the impression we weren’t breaching anything – we’re in a farming zone. “We feel like we have been singled out because we know of other properties in our area that have pigs.” Councillor Heather Wellington described the shire demanding a permit from the family to keep the pigs on their three-hectare property as “ridiculous”. She compared the family’s property to a

Mount Duneed farm with hundreds of cattle, which she said the shire had allowed to operate without a planning permit. “he irony of it is incredible,” she said yesterday. he shire concluded that the farm was not “intensive” but instead was “grazing animal production”, which is unregulated under the planning scheme. “I’ve had complaints about people not being able to hang their washing on the line due to the smell,” Cr Wellington said. Cr Wellington requested information from both the shire and Agriculture Victoria on why the farm was not classed as “intensive”

and did not require a permit, but said both organisations handballed her. At Tuesday night’s meeting she called for an independent report on the decision but only Cr James McIntyre supported her motion. Ater reading Mrs Walter’s question to council, chief executive Keith Baillie said shire oicers would re-examine the relevant planning provisions and work with the family for “a solution”. “here are important biosecurity responsibilities that should be in place for the keeping of pigs,” he said. Luke Voogt 3 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 31 July, 2020

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Paper champs of MIFF Geelong will star on the silver screen with local-made ilm Paper Champions to feature in the Melbourne International Film Festival next month. Producer Erin Saliba was “thrilled” the festival had accepted the lick, which features scenes ilmed at Geelong West Town Hall, McDonald Reserve in Belmont and Eastern Beach. “We are excited to have Geelong on display Australia-wide – Geelong has a wide range of versatile locations and landscapes,” she said. “We love our home town of Geelong and on behalf of the Paper Champions team, we hope that you love the ilm as much as we do.” Erin and then-iancé Luke Saliba irst revealed plans to begin ilming Paper Champions in Geelong to the Independent in May 2019.

he couple, who tied the knot last November, wanted the ilm to have a distinctly Geelong, Australian and Kiwi lavour. “We want people to watch this ilm and think, ‘hey that’s my cousin, that’s aunty or, even, that’s my workplace’,” Erin said last year. “Or, ‘Oh my god! I know that milk bar’ or ‘I had my engagement party in that hall’.” Ater making Melbourne International Film Festival, Erin thanked Geelong council and the local community for their support. Council’s arts and culture portfolio chair Trent Sullivan in turn thanked the couple for basing the ilm in Geelong and congratulated them on making the world-famous festival.

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Jobs, retail boost at Armstrong Creek A new supermarket has opened at the $1 billion Armstrong Creek Town Centre creating 78 local jobs. he store’s manager Paul Clark, who has worked at Coles for 22 years, was “thrilled” with the new shopping complex and the opportunity to support local jobs. “We hope Armstrong Creek residents will love the brand-new store,” he said during the opening on Wednesday. “It’s incredibly exciting to be oicially opening the doors and share the much-anticipated store with the local community, while also creating 78 new jobs.” he supermarket opened alongside other stores as part of stage 1 of the new shopping complex and town centre, according to Wel.Co, the developer behind the project. “We are pleased to welcome Coles to its new

home at the newly developed Armstrong Creek Town Centre,” Wel.Co managing director Andrew Welsh said. “No doubt locals will enjoy the convenience of the new retail precinct just 10 minutes from the Surf Coast in one of the fastest growth areas in the country.” he shopping destination features a new town square and more than 400 parking spaces. he Coles Armstrong Creek supermarket oicially opened to shoppers at 9am on Wednesday. he store is open daily from 7am to 10pm. he new supermarket features a market-style produce hall, a new open bakery with freshly lipped lat bread, a gourmet deli with olive bar and expanded cheese selection. Armstrong Creek Coles workers celebrate the opening of their new supermarket on Wednesday.

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House prices weather pandemic By Luke Voogt Portarlington, St Albans Park, Drysdale and Manifold Heights have taken the largest annual hit to house prices locally, according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria. he suburbs recorded median house price decreases of 15.6, 12.1, 10.1 and 7.1 per cent respectively amid COVID-19 in the 12 months to June. Of the suburbs that sold 50 or more houses in the 12 months to June, Corio had the largest annual downturn of 5.7 per cent.

Barwon Heads, recorded a 5.3 per cent annual reduction with median prices dropping under the million-dollar mark to $970,000. But Newtown and Belmont posted increases of 10.2 and 8.2 per cent since June 2019. Collectively, the Geelong market has withstood the efects of the pandemic with an overall increase of 2.6 per cent. In the Surf Coast, Torquay recorded an annual increase of 5.3 per cent. East Geelong and Queensclif, which both sold less than 50 houses in the 12 months, recorded annual increases of 13.8 and 18.7 per cent respectively.

Statewide, median house prices have weathered the pandemic so far, with an annual increase of 3.7 per cent, according to REIV chief executive Gil King. “While there has been a small adjustment from the previous quarter, the market is in much better shape than it was in 2019 across all property types,” he said. “2020 has presented challenges in every respect and these results should provide a great source of conidence for all Victorians. “Many pundits predicted doom and gloom [with] crashes for Victorian property prices and

that just hasn’t happened. Despite COVID-19, our market is stronger than 2019.” Victorian houses are also selling quicker, at an average of 41 days compared to 44 days 12 months prior, according to REIV. “Any home up for sale in Victoria is swamped with interest from buyers,” Mr King said. “Days on market data for properties sold by private treaty gives an insight into the current buyer demand. “here remains a considerable interest from buyers despite the state undergoing restrictions due to the pandemic.”

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Siblings face off in inline hockey inal playing hockey together in the garage during lockdown. Talisha said had she missed hockey “lots”, as well as coaching from centre manager Ashlie Aparicio. Talisha reckoned she had a slight edge over her younger brother. “I play smarter hockey, where Hayden sort of dashes and darts all over the rink,” she said. Rollerway postponed the inals, initially scheduled for March, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.he centre’s juniors returned to practice matches a fortnight ago as under-18 sports restarted across Victoria.

Centre manager Ash and dad Raul spent hundreds of hours planning and training staf to make their venue as COVID-safe as possible. he centre is now divided into separate zones, with six hand sanitation units, routine intensive cleaning and strict attendance limits. “he juniors are the future of our sport, so great to see them training, playing and competing again,” Ash said. And as for this season’s bragging rights, Talisha’s Bruins defeated Hayden’s Flames 9-4 for the gold.

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Siblings Talisha and Hayden Brooker faced of in an inline hockey grand inal clash on Wednesday night as competition returned to Rollerway Newtown ater a long hiatus. he Leopold brother and sister played as goaltenders in the third-place playof before taking of the goalie pads to again play on opposing sides in the skate centre’s intermediate grand inal. “hey were so excited to return to hockey,” their mum Leanne told the Independent. “hey’ve been playing for about four years and they’ve represented Victoria.” Talisha, 12, and Hayden, 8, continued

A Norlane man sped at 200km/h in an attempt to avoid Highway Patrol oicers and the Geelong-Melbourne checkpoint yesterday, according to police. Oicers were on Princes Freeway about 2am when they detected a blue Holden Commodore travelling at 110km/h in a 100k/h zone, headed towards the city, a police spokesperson said. “he car drove past police and sped up to 200km/h.” Oicers intercepted the vehicle near the Werribee Maltby-bypass and spoke to the 36-year-old Norlane driver. Police alleged the man told them that he was headed towards Melbourne to go to Colac via Ballarat Road to avoid the Geelong-Melbourne COVID-19 checkpoint. he man had a valid reason for travelling, police said. Police expect to charge the man on summons with traic ofences including dangerous speeding, excessive speed and driving whilst disqualiied Geelong Highway Patrol oicers also detected a man speeding at 125km/h in a 100km/h zone on Mill Road, Lara about 4.35pm on Tuesday. he 21-year-old Lara man also provided a positive drug test and will appear at a magistrates court charged with traic ofences. Later that evening, police intercepted a man with three passengers ater he allegedly sped at 126km/h in a 60km/h zone on Portarlington Road, Newcomb about 10.10pm. he 24-year-old Norlane man was an unlicensed probationary driver and returned a breath test of .128.

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Enrolled as a voter in the City of Greater Geelong (roll closes 4.00pm, 28 August)

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Community Health

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Cultural Heritage

Candidates must also complete mandatory training modules, which will be hosted online

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Urban Design

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Public Experiences

by the Local Government Victoria (LGV) from Monday 3 August. Details will be made

•

Marketing and Cultural Tourism

Interested parties are invited to submit an Expression of Interest in one or more of the

available on our website www.geelongaustralia.com.au/elections Individuals, sole traders, artist collectives, organisations and venues in the arts and

ONLINE INFORMATION SESSIONS

creative industries are eligible to apply.

If you’re interested in nominating as a candidate, Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is conducting ‘Stand for Council' online information sessions on the following dates: •

Wednesday 5 August, 12.00pm to 2.00pm

•

Monday 10 August, 6.30pm to 8.30pm

projects to be completed before 30 June 2021. For a full brief on how to apply or to discuss the eligibility of your project, contact the City's Arts and Culture Department at artsculture@geelongcity.vic.gov.au or call 5272 5272.

To register and for more information about these sessions, visit mav.asn.au

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The AIC program will offer up to 15 individual commissions of up to $20,000 each, for

Submissions open Monday 17 August and closes 5.00pm, Wednesday 9 September.

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CIT Y OF GREATER GEELONG

COMMUNITY GRANTS

GEELONG YOUTH AWARDS WINNERS The Geelong Youth Awards aim to recognise and celebrate young people who have made and/or are currently making signiﬁcant contributions in the areas of leadership, equality, inclusion, diversity, education and the arts.

The 2020-21 Community Grants

With a total of $250,000, groups will

opened on Friday 17 July.

be able to secure up to $2000 to safely reactivate their venues and programs.

In acknowledgement of the signiﬁcant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the

The two new quick response grants

community grants program pool has

close on Monday 17 August and

been increased by $400,000 to $4.33

applicants will be notiﬁed of the

million.

outcome in September. APPLY NOW.

The City offers a wide variety of

Grant information sessions will be

funding opportunities to groups, clubs

presented online. For details of these

and organisations for community

sessions and for more information

infrastructure, events, projects

and assistance please visit www.

and equipment and environmental

geelongaustralia.com.au/grants

sustainability.

To speak to the grants team email them

Two new grants are on offer to assist

at communitygrants@geelongcity.vic.

in the COVID-19 recovery and those

gov.au or call the team on 5272 5039 or

working in the arts, cultural and heritage

5272 4736.

Award winners will receive a personal trophy and a $1000 contribution to support their ongoing interests and education. Congratulations to everyone who have made a difference in the community. Here are this year's winners: The Young Educator Award recognises a young person’s contribution and achievement in all forms of education and community development. The winner of the Young Educator award is Courtney Hart. The Equality Award recognises the effort of a young person who strives to make change and promote equality for young people The winner of the Equality award is Eden Meddick. The Leadership Award recognises a young person who has demonstrated leadership within their community through school, work or other contributions and is a good example to follow

sectors. One of the new funding streams

The winner of the Leadership Award is Anis Gul Mohammad Ali.

is the COVID-19 Quick Response Community Grants.

The Disability Inclusion Award recognises a young person who has worked towards making the Geelong community more accessible and inclusive for

GRANT INFORMATION SESSIONS

DATE

TIME

Community Infrastructure

Monday 3 August Wednesday 5 August Monday 10 August Wednesday 12 August

1.30pm to 3.00pm 6.00pm to 7.30pm 10.30am to 12.00pm 6.00pm to 7.30pm

The Diverse Cultural Contribution Award recognises a young person who has

Community Events

Thursday 27 August

6.30pm to 7.30pm

contributed creating a vibrant and diverse cultural community.

Creative Communities: COVID-19 Arts, Culture and Heritage Recovery / Arts / Festivals

Recordings of the information sessions are available at www.geelongaustralia.com.au/ grants under Creative Communities

GRANT WRITING WORKSHOPS

DATE

TIME

Community Grant Writing Workshops presented by Leisure Networks

Monday 3 August Wednesday 5 August

10.00am to 11.00am 7.00pm to 8.00pm

ALL SESSIONS WILL BE PRESENTED ONLINE. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BOOK PLEASE VISIT WWW.GEELONGAUSTRALIA.COM.AU/GRANTS

people with a lived experience of disability The winner of the Disability Inclusion Award is Chole Hayden.

The winner of the Diverse Cultural Contribution Award is Bri Apma Hayes. The Arts & Music Award recognises a young person who has demonstrated hard work, creativity and passion in their art and engaged the community through visual arts, music, writing, sculpture, play or ﬁlm The winner of the Arts & Music Award is Trinity Hunt.

1–18 Sept

YOUR HOME IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN CREATE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AS YOU LEARN, WORK, PLAY AND LOVE The City has developed a toolkit that focuses on mental health and wellbeing, positive and respectful relationships, food and nutrition, and physical activity to help you and your family stay healthy at home. Find advice, easy recipes and virtual ﬁtness classes at www.geelongaustralia.com. au/healthyathome or contact 5272 5272 to register for a hard copy of the toolkit.

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TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY 03-CI310720-INDY-LEFT

This is the City's Coronavirus support page, which includes information about the status of events, facilities and City services across the region. A MESSAGE FROM CR STEPHANIE ASHER, MAYOR It has been a very sobering week with the number of new COVID-19 cases in Victoria increasing and with it the death toll. While many families have lost beloved grandparents, we are now seeing fatalities amongst much younger people as well â&#x20AC;&#x201C; putting to rest any notion that this is an older personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease. We all need to remain vigilant, no matter what age we are, especially in light of the new measures introduced by the Victorian Government. The new restrictions are in place from today across Greater Geelong and other G21 council areas. The biggest change is that you are no

longer allowed to visit peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes or have visitors over to your place. Face coverings will also be mandatory when you leave home across all of Victoria from next Monday. While it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been required in our region until this point, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already seen a number of people wearing masks when out and about. Although it can feel a bit strange at ďŹ rst, a mask can make a big difference in preventing transmission and is an important way we can protect our community. Please follow the directions and have a mask on you whenever you leave home.

We also need to continue with the basics: hand-washing, maintaining physical distancing, staying home if unwell and working or studying from home if that is possible. The other thing we need to do is look after our own physical and mental health. The City has a free Healthy at Home toolkit, available at www.geelongaustralia. com.au/healthyathome and if you are not online, printed copies can be requested from customer service on 5272 5272. Finally, there is good news with the City set to create over 200 new jobs under the Victorian Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Working for Victoria fund.

For further information, visit www.vic.gov. au/workingforvictoria And remember, if you are in a position to do so, please support our local businesses. This includes trying to ďŹ nd a local supplier of masks. Many people are turning their sewing machines to the virus prevention cause. Please stay safe and well.

Cr Stephanie Asher Mayor, City of Greater Geelong NOTE: This message was written and submitted to meet a print deadline of 5.00pm Thursday 30 July.

CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

Find up-to-date resources and answers to common questions at

ARE YOU A BUSINESS OWNER NEEDING HELP? We have a Business Support Package available for COVID-19 impacted businesses within Greater Geelong, with these FREE support opportunities accessible: Digital marketing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; website management and development, getting the best from your social media, content ideas, branding and e-commerce. Small business mentoring â&#x20AC;&#x201C; expert help on a wide range of business topics and industry sectors. Human resources â&#x20AC;&#x201C; advice and guidance about government packages, managing your staff and keeping them safe, and workforce planning and compliance.

Counselling â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Converge International provides free and conďŹ dential solutionsoriented counselling and support for business owners and their families. Legal advice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; employment law, corporate and commercial law, leases and contracts, and insolvency and business restructuring. Financial management â&#x20AC;&#x201C; advice and guidance on government ďŹ nancial support, accounting and ďŹ nancial services, business planning, cash ďŹ&#x201A;ow forecasting and methods to manage ďŹ nance during an economic downtown. Find our Coronavirus Business Support page at: www.geelongaustralia.com. au/business or call 5272 5272.

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STAYING IN TOUCH Via phone 5272 5272 | Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Fri from 8.00am to 5.00pm Via web www.geelongaustralia.com.au Via email contactus@geelongcity.vic.gov.au Tourism enquiries 1800 755 611 | visitgeelongbellarine.com.au Download the Geelong City app for your mobile phone. Please avoid sending hard copy documents to the City. Where possible, please send documents to us via email.

WEAR A FACE MASK From Monday, it will be mandatory for all Victorians to wear a face mask when leaving their home.

SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS

INNOVATIVE GEELONG OSTEOPATH OFFERS ONLINE THERAPY OPTION An innovative Geelong Osteopth offers online therapy optionT. With over a decade of clinical experience, Geelong osteopath Daniel Wood is dedicated to maximising wellbeing for his patients. To minimise risk to the community Daniel made the difficult decision to temporarily close his practice for GBDF UP GBDF consultations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but was able to adapt his business to keep providing osteopathy consultations online. Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice is OPX open for GBDF UP GBDF consultations, but XJMM DPOUJOVF UP PGGFS online consultations as well, so people can choose the option that works best for them. Daniel also introduced online

forms for new patient information and consent, enhanced cleaning procedures and increased time between face to face consultations. Book an online or face to face osteopathy consultation at XXX HFFMPOHPTUFPQBUIZ DPN BV or call 5222 3838.

We will be showcasing different businesses and how they are adapting and innovating. To discover others and to lend them your support, check out the list on our website. Want to share how your business is doing it differently? Email us at EcoDev@geelongcity.vic.gov.au to let us know.

Exemptions apply. For more information

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CURRENT RESTRICTIONS

GATHERINGS

Stage 3 'Stay at Home' restrictions have been reinstated across metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire. Residents in these parts of Victoria can only leave home for four reasons: shopping for food or other essential items; to provide care giving, for compassionate reasons or to seek medical treatment; for outdoor exercise and work or study if they cannot be done from home.

In Greater Geelong; Borough of Queenscliffe; Colac-Otway; Surf Coast; Golden Plains and Moorabool, the following directions apply for gatherings:

CITY OF GREATER GEELONG RESIDENTS: City of Greater Geelong residents and others living in regional Victoria other than Mitchell Shire, may continue to leave home for any reason but must continue to comply with Victorian Government directions currently enforced. You cannot attend work or higher education services if that work or those services can reasonably be completed from home. From 11.59pm Sunday, everyone in regional Victoria will need to wear a face mask when leaving their home.

CAN I TRAVEL THROUGH MELBOURNE? If you need to travel through metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, you can. However, you should not stop in these areas unless it is to shop for food and essential items; provide care, for compassionate reasons or to seek medical treatment; and study and work, if you can’t do it from home. Exercise and recreation are not reasons to travel into these areas.

NO visitors to your home

Outdoor gatherings 10 people or less

Need to know more about the current restrictions and how they will impact you? Visit www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/restrictions-rest-victoria-covid-19

WHICH FACILITIES ARE OPEN? In line with the Victorian Government’s current directions, we may ask patrons visiting facilities to present ID including their home address. We are unable to offer our patrons some services at this time if they live in areas currently under Stage 3 restrictions, although we look forward to welcoming them again when we can.

PLAYGROUNDS, SKATE PARKS AND OUTDOOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

SWIMMING POOLS

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Our gyms at Leisurelink Aquatic & Recreation Centre, Bellarine Aquatic Centre, Waterworld Leisure Centre and Splashdown Leisure Centre have reopened with special conditions in place. Bookings are essential and can be placed at membership.geelongaustralia.com.au/booking. For more information visit www.geelongaustralia.com.au/ssl

Playgrounds, skate parks and outdoor communal gyms are open. There is no limit on the number of people that can use these facilities. People should not gather in groups of more than 10 and should stay 1.5 metres apart from others.

LIBRARIES AND GEELONG GALLERY

NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM

BELMONT MARKET

All Geelong Regional Library Corporation branches and mobile libraries are open.

The museum’s galleries are open, with new exhibition We The Makers on display. The shop is also open daily from 10.00am to 3.00pm, with the Visitor Information Centre open Friday to Sunday.

The Belmont Market is open. The weekly market is held Sundays from 8.00am to 1.00pm at the Barwon Valley Activity Centre site. Entry is free. Stallholder bookings are essential.

The Geelong Gallery is open. Up to 20 visitors per hour will be allowed. Bookings are required for free, timedentry tickets.

CORONAVIRUS ALERT – CURRENT RESTRICTIONS These facilities are open in this municipality but you must maintain a distance of at least 1.5 metres from other people and observe the directions on gatherings. BOAT RAMPS, PIERS AND JETTIES

PL AYGROUNDS

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TENNIS COURTS

EQUESTRIAN CENTRES

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GOLF COURSES

CARAVAN PARKS

BBQS

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Find out where to get tested visit vic.gov.au/CORONAVIRUS or call 1800 675 398 (24 hours) Authorised by the Victorian Government, Melbourne

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FRIDAY FEATURE

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From sailor to lord of the Kraken Blacking out from the pain of a back injury while training with the navy’s special forces was “a massive blessing in disguise” for Highton’s Jake Ross. he new Kraken ‘lair lord’ talks to Luke Voogt about his colourful career change, illustrating for big brands and meeting Justin Bieber.

single piece of paper changed Jake Ross’s life forever in 2017. he then Able Seaman had been on ‘war training’ with a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) dive team on the mid-New South Wales coast, practising scenarios such as helicopter crashes and boats capsizing. Jake provided communications for a team of clearance divers, RAN special forces who conduct clandestine operations and clear mines in shallow water. While not technically a clearance diver himself, he underwent much of the same tough training on land and underwater. “he cool thing is the training doesn’t stop,” he said. He had been carrying heavy bags of antennas and other equipment over rough ground to set up communications at a HQ, when things went wrong. “I just had this crazy pain and my legs had electric through them,” he said. But ater completing the arduous task, the lightest of loads triggered the pain that caused him to black out. “I went to pick up a piece of paper and this massive pain just hit me,” he said. “I’ve just fallen to the ground and not remembered what’s happened.”

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I just didn’t want to jump into arts, until life gave me a huge slap in the face - Jake Ross

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Jake had snapped two vertebrae and torn the disc between them. “What I remember, lying on a hospital bed, was I was at my happiest painting or drawing on a pad,” he said. “I had no idea what to do. I was just drawing so much to keep my mind from thinking, ‘what the hell am I doing?’” Jake had been an avid artist growing up on the Mornington Peninsula but he “gave up painting and drawing completely” as a teen to focus on his football career. He was playing for Frankston Dolphins in the VFL when injury put a stop to that too, he said. “We were lining up to go into the [AFL] drat but, funny story, I copped a knock to the head and got a brain bleed.” he injury ruled him out for a year, so he started studying counter-terrorism. “I realised I was playing football for all the wrong reasons,” he said. “It was just to it in, not because I loved it.” Wanting “a itness role”, he enlisted in the navy at age 21 and a few years later joined a dive team, which pushed his art further into the background. Fast forward back to the hospital bed, Jake was battling to work out what to do with his life. “I had very dark thoughts in my head,” he said. But what he struggled to express in words to loved ones, he found he could say with pencil and paintbrush instead. “I found out I had this very special git,” he said. “I started putting all of the things I wanted to say in my head on paper.” Ater his medical discharge in 2017, he transferred his credits from his earlier study and completed a visual arts degree. “To end a career bending down to pick up a piece paper is just insane,” he said. “But it was a massive blessing in disguise. “I just didn’t want to jump into arts until life gave me a huge slap in the face to say, ‘stop wasting your time with this shit and just create!’ “It’s such a change from being practically a number in the military to an arts career.” Ater he recovered he hit the waves at Bondi, 12 GEELONG INDEPENDENT Friday, 31 July, 2020

Highton illustrator Jake Ross. (Pictures: Louisa Jones) 212032

where he met a writer from suring publication Stab Magazine. An interview over cofee with Stab’s director scored him a job on the creative team. hen, public mural makers Authority Creative “poached” him as their brand director in June 2018. About the same time, Jake and then-iancée Daniela Viana, who he met in 2016, started he Avocado Agency. “hat was the irst time I realised you could get paid to illustrate,” he said. he work took him and his Brazilian partner, who made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list last year, across Europe. “She’s a massive entrepreneur,” he said. But oten his ideas did not “correlate” to the client’s, he explained. “I’m hopeless at talking. I’m not a client man,” he said. “he hardest thing for me was to wake up to deal with clients.” In late 2018 he was sitting in a restaurant in Bali drawing on his iPad when he realised he wanted to be more selective in the jobs he took. Ater Jake drew a crowd illustrating the restaurateur asked if he would help rebrand the business, to which he agreed. “hat was the irst time I realised my art could help someone else.” He moved to Geelong early last year to focus on art and suring. “As a kid I loved suring Bells or Winkie,” he said. “Ater living in Sydney for eight years and travelling a lot, I really, really wanted to focus on my passion. here was too much distraction.”

He has since designed a carton for VB celebrating supermarket Ritchie’s 150-year anniversary and, in a nod to his nautical past, he became a Kraken ‘Lair Lord’ last month. His projects for the black spiced rum company include an Instagram illustration experiment with stand-up comedian and self-described full-time gamer Crayator. Jake “nailed it”, Crayator said in a video capturing the quirky challenge. He also designs record covers for Angus Stone’s band Dope Lemon, which scored him a gig painting a 30x35 metre skateboard ramp for the Aussie folk icon. “hey brought me from Geelong to Byron Bay but I had no idea what they wanted me to do,” he said. “He said he didn’t care what’s on it, he just wanted a skull.” So Jake did just that, drawing Angus as the skull, with two beverages representing his laid-back life and some tentacles representing society.

“he tentacles were society trying to bring Angus down. Angus always saw if himself as above society.” But perhaps his biggest gig to date was a mystery project for Canadian pop megastar Justin Bieber. “he project hasn’t come out yet so I can’t talk too much about it,” he said. Jake was in Mexico last November doing some work for Day of the Dead when former schoolmate, Samantha Collins, emailed asking if he had time to “meet someone”. Samantha endured bullying at school but was now working as a music writer in the US, Jake explained. “I always went out of my way to be nice to her at school,” he said. “I only got the call up because I was nice to this girl and she gave me a chance with one the biggest stars in the world.” When Jake asked her who that someone was, he was gobsmacked. “For the irst week I was laughing thinking, ‘surely not’,” he said. “I didn’t think it was real until the day I met him.” A few months ago Jake and Daniela “broke it of” amid COVID-19 because she needed to stay in California for work, he said. But Jake has big plans for when the pandemic is over, including to travel to Africa, Mexico and Palestine for three months each. He hopes to immerse himself in the local life before creating a graphic novel to raise money for charities in the countries he visits. But for now he is keeping busy illustrating and enjoying the winter surf.

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MY GEELONG Brian Cross was crowned Australia’s ittest man twice and taught karate for 42 years. he Barwon Heads local talks to Luke Voogt about his yearning for Bali and ighting cancer ater being told he had nine days to live. Tell us about you: I’m 72 and I’ve lived in Barwon Heads for 13 years with my wife Olga. We’ve got two kids and three grandkids. I’ve surfed down here for about 40 years. I used to be a shortboarder but the boards keep getting longer every time I buy them. We built a holiday house down here 32 years ago and moved there from Melbourne as we retired. For 42 years I worked at VicRoads and taught karate. My son’s taken over that now. I had a new knee done 18 months ago. It was from an industrial accident many years ago. I put up with it but eventually it got to the point where I couldn’t walk. How far did you get in karate? I’m a third dan black belt. I made the top 10 in Australia 10 years in a row but never won a medal! My son Brett went in three times and won it three times! He’s got talent – I only got there from hard work.

Virtually every day my wife and I do a 20-something kilometre bike ride then have lunch – we love it! We’ve been going to he Olive Pit in Ocean Grove for ages. hey’ve got fantastic staf, they make nice cofee and they bring it out to us on the park bench because of the pandemic. We go to the gym every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre. How are you coping with prostate cancer ater your diagnosis in 2016? I’ve been through major surgery (prostatectomy) but it’s come back again to haunt me, unfortunately. Before I had the surgery, they told me I had nine days to live. I think the only reason I got better was because of the itness I had from karate. It’s not a nice thing to go through – you wouldn’t wish it on your worst enemy. I have to go to Melbourne every two or three months for assessment. I have hormone treatments and take daily radiation capsules.

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What are your favourite things to do locally?

How has COVID-19 afected your life? For 14 years we’ve been going to Bali towards the end of July but that’s not going to happen! he water’s too cold here! So I’m looking forward to going back. But we’re coping as well as anyone else –

we’re all in the same boat aren’t we? You’re allowed to go out and ride so we’ve been able to keep reasonably active. he gym stopped for a while. We used to go for 90 minutes. What’s something about you that people might not know?

I won the ittest man in Australia when I was 39 and 40. I reckon it was the hard karate training. We did heaps and heaps of stuf – exercise bike, using gym equipment, heart rate recovery, pushing a weight up an inclined plane – you name it! I ran for about a week!

YOUR SAY Gen U, does care

Social Housing Plan 2020-2041 currently notes 3300 social housing dwellings when 7300 are urgently required. Currently 6400 locals are being further eight-balled by having to reside in private rentals while paying between 30 per cent and 50 per cent of their incomes. he assessment also predicts 13,500 new social housing dwellings will be required by 2041, equating to 675 new builds per year for two decades at an estimated annual spend of $235m. A concerted bipartisan national social housing building program must be a new M. Gardiner normal priority otherwise the gap between rich Geelong West and poor will continue on its current trajectory.

I salute Gen U/Do Care for your kindness, care and support during the past three months. I am a senior, totally alone with no family in Geelong and without your care and concern I would have died of a broken heart. I do not have good health and I am well and truly past “my use-by date”. A special thank you to Preeti who is so very caring to us “oldies”. Most of us have dedicated our lives to helping those in need and it is so beautiful to be given dignity and respect in such depressing times.

Urgent need for social housing ‘Regions Social Housing Crisis’ G21 July Report (24-7-20) should, as a serious snapshot, be taken on board by the Morrison coalition. A national social housing build would provide broad-ranging jobs and as these damning statistics demonstrate locally, would represent proactive and prudent use of limited taxpayer dollars. As it stands locally, a CoGG assessment

Richard Worland Manifold Heights

Lockdowns too costly Fighting COVID-19 has many bad unintended consequences. he UN estimates that 10,000 children each week are dying of malnutrition and starvation due to COVID-19 restrictions in developed nations. Closer to home, so far this year 155 people,

mostly elderly, have died from complications arising from the coronavirus. Each year, 3000 people, mostly men, commit suicide. Many in the health ield are predicting about a 25-30 per cent increase in suicide rates due to the inancial and emotional trauma caused to individuals by the COVID-19 lockdowns. his means that about 900-1000 extra deaths will result as the direct and indirect result of anti coronavirus measures. Given that about 1.5 million people have lost their jobs and the national debt has risen to a staggering 750 billion, there are valid reasons in challenging the wisdom of the coronavirus lockdowns. he lockdowns are costing Qantas $40 million per week and if the border closures continue, it could mean the end of a viable aviation industry in this country, and also severely impact the travel industry with further job losses. It seems that continuing with ixation of trying to control the coronavirus could result in more deaths than are actually being saved from the virus. Why are our leaders so oblivious to this? he long-term mental health of millions

of Australians is being damaged with the continuance of the lockdowns and border closures. All lockdowns and border closures should be lited completely by the end of August and the Victorian border reopened as soon as possible. Social distancing measures should be kept, wearing of masks in public and indoor gatherings limited in number, and as a precaution the capacity of intensive care facilities in hospitals increased. Alan Barron Grovedale

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he City of Greater Geelong will restore the eastern shore of Limeburners Bay ater signing of on a controversial deal giving the land to Geelong Grammar. Councillors voted unanimously at a meeting on Wednesday night to lease back and manage the environmentally-sensitive but degraded land.

Geelong’s council decided at a pre-meeting dinner this week to gag public debate on police shortages in the region, according to councillors. In the meeting, Ocean Grove councillor Jan Farrell moved that council express concern at the shortage of police at Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast stations.

Residents will sufer under a Victoria Police plan to transfer Corio’s Criminal Investigation Unit to the Geelong station, oicers have revealed. A Corio detective, who wanted to remain anonymous, said crimeighting services would “deteriorate” ater the move on Monday.

George Fallaw and Rose Steele kick up their heels to toast Geelong’s newest event. Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons’ Big Group has joined forces with an events manager to bring to the city an authentic taste of Germany’s favourite festival.

Out and about

Independent photographer Louisa Jones took a stroll through Eastern Beach and along the waterfront to say g’day to locals this week.

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Super skaters roll onto screens By Luke Voogt Super roller-skating couple Chantelle Fava and Benji Leeks will test Geelong Arts Centre’s camera crew in a crazy live-streamed kids’ show like no other next Saturday. he Super Show features the husband and wife in a fast-paced 45 minutes of dance and circus tricks, to get kids feeling as fast as he Flash, agile as Cat Woman and strong as he Hulk. “We try to get kids to jump up with us and get active,” Fava said. “It’s super important that we keep them engaged and physical comedy is one of the best ways to get kids to laugh – at an adult’s expense.” Although her husband admitted he could get a little silly slipping and falling across the stage. “You’ve got to commit,” Leeks laughed. “And when the adrenalin’s running you sometimes over-commit.” heir slapstick heroes ‘Super Shan’ and ‘Super Benji’ take kids on a comedic quest to stay in tip-top crime-ighting shape through healthy eating and exercise. Unlike the typically mellow and intimate live-streamed gigs at the centre during COVID-19, this show will feature overhead cameras and multiple angles to capture the fun. “Geelong Arts Centre are all over it,” Fava said. “We’ve even got a cute little side camera where it’s like we’re talking to the kids in private. Kids like to know that we know they’re there. “We hope the technical side will capture the live performance like they’re really there with us.” Both Fava and Leeks learnt to roller-skate for their irst major gigs in the biz. At 18, Fava went along to a cattle call for a German production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s

Chantelle Fava and Benji Leeks aka Super Shan and Super Benji in their new live-streamed kids show. (Supplied)

roller-skating extravaganza Starlight Express in the early 2000s. “I had no idea how to roller-skate and speak German,” she said. “Before I knew it, I was on a plane to Germany two weeks before my 19th birthday.” Fava completed weeks of intensive training in skating and German dialogue for the play in a purpose-built three-level theatre. “We weren’t allowed to take our roller-skates of for 10 hours a day,” she said.

At about the same age, Leeks “ran away and joined the circus” in the US for 18 months. “I had very little circus experience,” he said. “I was thrown into the trick roller-skating troupe because I was one of the few who could stand in skates.” he couple met about a decade later when Fava held auditions for her new company Rolling Entertainment. At the time, Leeks was a bit rusty ater a six-year break from skating.

“he irst thing she saw of me was – you know when it takes you about 10 seconds to fall?” he said. “She raised one eyebrow and said, ‘what else do you do?’” But he improved as the audition went on. “He had all these amazing circus-trick roller-skating skills that I didn’t have and I had all the dance skills he didn’t have,” Fava said. “So we taught each other moves.” he group would go onto perform on Australia’s Got Talent, twice, a Hey Hey It’s Saturday reboot and in a sad clown skit for Kitty Flanagan at Melbourne Comedy Festival. he couple started dating in 2014 and their group, now known as Fresh Creative Entertainment, does everything from lash mobs to workshops. With four sons, aged 11 months to 14 years, and the lack of theatre work, COVID-19 has been tough for the couple. “So we’re really thankful that Geelong Arts Centre is supporting local artists and doing amazing things to keep us aloat.” Beret of their usual shows at caravan parks, outdoor venues and corporate events, they have been busily home-schooling their boys and roller-skating with the double pram and another son on his bike. “We get a lot of strange looks but we don’t mind,” Fava said. While the online format is a completely new challenge for the couple, they are thrilled to get onstage again at Geelong Arts Centre from 3pm on August 8. Leeks, in particular, likes children’s gigs more than corporate or adult shows. “I get to be silly and be myself,” he said. More information: geelongartscentre.org.au

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Sculptor joins arts trail panel By Luke Voogt Sculptor Cinnamon Stephens will join a new online series exploring the art of some of the Surf Coast’s most creative people next month. he Anglesea local looked forward to appearing on the virtual incarnation of the Surf Coast Arts Trail, which has been cancelled due to COVID-19. “I think the series has been fabulous,” Stephens said. “It’s really good – even people that I know and have known for years – hearing them talk about how they’ve gotten where they are, it’s fascinating. “hey’ve chosen some incredible topics and people from the Surf Coast.” Stephens has sculptured metal for a living for most of her adult life and has been part of the Surf Coast Arts Trail since it began in 2012. She joins event founders Julie Dyer and Pat McKenzie, and councillor Margot Smith, in he Making of the Surf Coast Arts Trail next Sunday, August 9. “We’re going to talk about how the arts trail began,” she said. he concept started with Pat McKenzie, who came across a similar event in an outer Melbourne shire, Stephens explained. “She thought it was such a wonderful idea, why don’t we do it here?,” she said. “I think it took a few years of pestering to get the event running. hat was just as I moved to the Surf Coast, so that was very lucky for me.” he August series kicks of this Sunday with an episode featuring Rowena Martinich, who has created public artworks around Australia and commercial projects across the globe. “Public art can invigorate communities and activate a sense of place,” Martinich said. “We have internationally-recognised artists

Cinnamon Stephens with husband Rowan and one of her many metal sculptures. (Supplied)

living here that should be embraced and showcased.” Martinich joins artists Julie Shiels, Grant Fincke and Glenn Romanis in discussing the role public art plays in creating a sense of place. On August 16, playwright Janet Brown joins Janine McKenzie, Nicky Watson, Maryanne

Doolen and Michael Baker to discuss why theatre matters. he next Sunday, Stacie Bobele, Deirdre Carmichael, Richy Bennett, John Foss and Peter Day explore Art, Activism and Place. On August 30, Harriet Gafney, Stewart Guthrie, Geofrey Carran, Helen Gibbins,

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Geelong Art Centre Although temporarily closed, Geelong Arts Centre remains the cultural heart of Central Geelong’s thriving arts scene. Ofering a regular dose of creativity, Geelong Art Centre’s ‘Where Creativity Meets at Home’ online program features performances, behind the scenes moments, creative activities and free, live-stream sessions each Friday. On July 31, catch Ella Hooper’s online gig, packed full of original acoustic rock renditions and unreleased material from her upcoming album. Friday, August 8 is one for the kids with the Free ‘Super Show’ from 3pm. Perfect for little ones right up to the age of 8, this ridiculously fun and fast-paced dance and circus performance will help kids tap into their inner superhero! Find out more at www.geelongartscentre. org.au/where-creativity-meets-at-home/ ■ Continued

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Hawkins back for Cats By Luke Voogt Geelong forward Tom Hawkins has escaped a one-week suspension at the AFL tribunal, freeing him to play against West Coast on Saturday night. he Cats appealed Hawkins initial charge for high-contact striking rather than accept a one-match suspension with a guilty plea, arguing the contact was to the body. he AFL tribunal agreed on Wednesday night, ruling Hawkins’ stray elbow to Fremantle defender Luke Ryan during Monday night’s game was primarily below the shoulders. Ater 26 minutes the tribunal found Hawkins made contact to Ryan’s collarbone and that any contact above the shoulders was negligible. he tribunal ined Hawkins $1000. Ryan required no medical treatment for the incident. In a press conference on Tuesday, midielder Mitch Duncan said he understood Hawkins getting frustrated at opposition defenders. “He gets scragged a lot being a key forward.

I suppose it does get frustrating at times but every forward cops that,” Duncan said. “Defenders do everything they can to curtail their opposition forwards. here’s obviously a lot of scragging involved in the AFL. “Umpiring’s a really hard job and they do the best they can and always do a really good job. It’s just the rub of the green sometimes. “[Hawkins has] got white line fever, he’s a competitor and sometimes plays on the edge. It just happens sometimes.” Hawkins’ inclusion is massive for the Cats who will face the in-form Eagles at Optus Stadium in front a large and hostile crowd. “He’s obviously a key presence for us, someone we look to kick the ball to a lot,” Duncan said. With both ruckman Rhys Stanley and Darcy Fort sidelined due to injury, the Cats will likely turn to Esava Ratugolea to curtail star West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui. For the Cats, Saturday night’s match begins an NBA-style ixture block, with 33 AFL games in total to be played over 20 days.

Duncan said recovery would be the key to getting the most out of the period. “We’ll still get out there and get the body moving at stages but I think a lot of it will be around recovery and watching a bit of vision,” he said. “It’s a bit of foreign territory with these ive-day and four-day breaks. We’re still adapting. Coaches and the itness staf will have a plan.” he Cats have just ive days to recover ater a hard-fought slog in torrential rain on Monday night against Fremantle. Duncan was one of the Cats best in the ugly, low-scoring afair, tallying 26 disposals, seven tackles and a goal in his return from a hamstring injury. Mature-aged recruit Brad Close kicked two goals in his irst AFL match. But the Cats will face a far more challenging foe in the Eagles, especially against former Geelong midielder Tim Kelly and Naitanui. With a home crowd the Eagles might be too strong to overcome. Eagles by 7.

he Geelong waterfront is still attracting a lot of ishing attention this week for the land-based ishos with some great reports of both snotty trevalla and snook. Anglers using chicken for bait have been doing quite well on the snotties, a little trick is to let your chicken soak in tuna oil to add extra scent to attract the ish to your baits. Casting sot plastics have been landing plenty of ish also with plenty of other species latching on such as pinkie snapper, salmon and lathead. Snook have been a very popular target species again this week with large numbers of anglers heading down in hope of encountering a few and the action was red hot. Casting 70mm diving hard body lures have deinitely been the most productive method to target them with ish reaching about 60cm in length. St Leonards through to Queensclif remains quite the hotspot for king George whiting with anglers inding some quality ish and plenty of boats inding their bag. Fishing the tide change has been key with ish biting most times of the day, and fresh squid being the best bait, which you can catch not far from the whiting. Calamari have been in reasonable numbers, not exactly on ire but with some calmer weather coming up they should like the cleaner water and expect to see some good ishing come from it. Ofshore between Barwon Heads through to Cape Schanck is still having some barrel tuna reports roll through with ish to 100kg being caught, trolling skirted lures has been most successful with the JB little dingo being a standout. Gummy sharks and snapper are still chewing quite well of Barwon Heads too with 30 metres of water being the most productive depth and fresh baits working best.

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