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Chief health officer Brett Sutton is being called on to investigate potential links between Geelong council’s mosquito spraying program and the “high rate” of leukemia in Barwon Heads over an 18-year period. Geelong-based Senator Sarah Henderson, who attended Tuesday’s public hearing for the Senate inquiry into a possible cancer cluster in Barwon Heads, urged Professor Sutton to broaden a health department investigation into the issue to include any Victorian diagnosed with leukemia who “may have a connection with the coastal town”. The inquiry follows numerous locals raising fears about a link between a council mosquito spraying initiative in the mid-1980s and a higher incidence of cancer and auto-immune disease in the town. “As Barwon Heads’ mosquito spraying program occurred during the summer months when a large number of holidaymakers were present, and given many residents exposed to organophosphate pesticides (Ops) may have moved away, I have asked Professor Sutton to investigate the links between the Barwon Heads’ mosquito spraying program and Victorians diagnosed with leukemia,” Ms Henderson said. “This may involve writing to each … person and inquiring as to whether they had ever spent any time on the Bellarine Peninsula, including Barwon Heads.”

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This week’s public hearing at the Barwon Heads community hall gave residents the chance to share their stories about the possible cancer cluster. Ms Henderson said a number of residents addressed the hearing, including Campbell Stephenson, whose sister Georgie died in 2017 at age 26 after her second fight against leukemia. It was then reported that five of her peers from both Barwon Heads Primary School and Bellarine Secondary College had also died as a result of cancer. Ms Henderson said the inquiry also heard from people who claimed that mosquito spraying frequently occurred in and around the Village Park, as well as mangroves near the river, the primary school and the caravan park. Ms Henderson has called on the council to provide a copy of each of the city’s mosquito spraying schedules since 1982. The City of Greater Geelong said in its submission to the inquiry that it “is not in a position to comment on whether or not a cancer cluster exists, as this is not within our expertise or jurisdiction”. Ms Henderson said an expert advisory group appointed by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services “did not consider the number of leukemia cases to be statistically material” but it found a “higher rate than normal (24 per cent) of breast cancer cases occurred in Barwon Heads between 1982 and 2019”. The health department was contacted.

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Youth homelessness escalates By Justin Flynn Youth homelessness across the Barwon South West region has increased by about 60 per cent over the past year, according to Barwon Child, Youth and Family (BCYF). The organisation’s youth services manager, Mandy Baxter said COVID-19 had impacted youth homelessness across the region, which includes the Bellarine Peninsula. BCYF provides homelessness support for young people aged between 10 and 25 across the Barwon South West region.

“Over the past year, our crisis services saw approximately 60 per cent increase in young people seeking emergency housing support across the region,” Ms Baxter said. “They are coming to our youth services team for a number of reasons including housing stress due to loss of income, financial worry and family violence.” Ms Baxter said the single largest factor causing young people to enter the homelessness system was family conflict, but rental properties in the region were “also out of reach for many of the young people and families we work with”.

According to the SQM Research Weekly Rents Index, house rents on the Bellarine rose by 10.7 per cent over the past year. According to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria, the median rent in Ocean Grove was $460 per week in January, well above the regional Victoria median price of $360. The median rent in Barwon Heads is $648 per week, $390 in Clifton Springs and $400 in St Leonards and Curlewis. “Each year approximately 1200 young people seek homelessness support through BCYF,” Ms Baxter said.

“On any given night in the region, there are approximately 200 young people on the BCYF waitlist, who are experiencing, or at risk of homelessness. The picture is bleaker for those on youth allowance, according to Everybody’s Home national spokesperson Kate Colvin. “A person on youth allowance looking for a share house can afford less than one per cent of rentals,” she said. “Across all of Australia, just four rental listings out of 77,000 in December last year were affordable to someone on youth allowance.”

New life for basin The disused Bellarine Basin will be transformed into an environmental and public space, Barwon Water announced this week. The project will include the removal of the old reservoir, enabling the natural headwaters of Yarram Creek to be restored and wetlands to be established. Located on the corner of Grubb and Swan Bay roads in Wallington, the open-air Bellarine Basin was the main balancing storage for drinking water for the Bellarine Peninsula from the 1930s until it was decommissioned in 2011 following supply system upgrades. Barwon Water will remove the old basin, associated infrastructure and the security fencing surrounding the land it owns. Early stages of the project are under way, including a biodiversity assessment. Managing director Tracey Slatter said Barwon Water was delighted to be working with the Wadawurrung traditional owners,

local community and key agencies. She said Barwon Water had received $650,000 funding under the Victorian government’s Distinctive Areas and Landscapes program and would contribute the same amount to the $1.3 million project to begin remediating and revegetating the site. “We want to transform the disused basin site into an area that enhances the unique and natural features of the Bellarine Peninsula so that it becomes a place people, birds and native animals can enjoy for generations to come,” Ms Slatter said. Geelong Field Naturalists Club life member Craig Morley welcomed the project. “This is a fabulous opportunity,” he said. “It is an underrated gem, a place of beauty on the Bellarine Peninsula. It’s important that we take the time to get this right so we can protect the flora, fauna and environmental value that has been retained or developed at the site.”

Matt Crawley and Tracey Slatter with DELWP Barwon South West acting regional manager Land and Built Environment Gavan Mathieson and Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation’s Chase Aghan on site at the disused Bellarine Basin. (Supplied)

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Land release snapped up By Justin Flynn Tents and swags lined Empress Boulevard last week when more than 50 people camped outside Kerleys Coastal Real Estate to snap up the 50 lots on offer at Oakdene estate. Kerleys’ stage 21 release proved so popular that buyers started camping days before the Saturday 9am deadline. The sale was on a first come, first served basis. Kerleys managing director Damian Cayzer said a queue ticket protocol was introduced on Thursday afternoon. “All people in the queue were given a number

which held their position in the queue until 7.30am the following morning,” he said. “The queue reformed at 7.30am Friday and continued to grow throughout the day. “By Friday afternoon about 40 buyers had set up camp. “All people registered could return by 7am Saturday morning and retain their position in the queue, rather than camp onsite overnight,” Mr Cayzer said. “Security personnel who were continuously onsite, issued queue ticket numbers as people arrived to join the queue throughout the night and early hours of Saturday morning.” By 9am on Saturday there were 55 people,

plus family and friends, registered in the queue. The first allotment sold was lot 817 to an Ocean Grove family. By 1pm, 49 of 50 lots were sold with five people in the queue electing not to buy. Prices ranged from $386,000 to $628,000. Mr Cayzer said purchasers included first-home buyers, families and retirees. “Many were locals, some came from Melbourne while others were from country Victoria and there were two interstate purchasers,” he said. “It was a remarkable sale and provided an insight into the pressure to purchase by the coast. People from all walks of life are choosing to move to the coast and enjoy the unique lifestyle coastal living offers.”

Prospective buyers for Oakdene estate’s stage 21 camp on Empress Boulevard. (Justin Flynn)

Run among the vines Who would have thought that running and drinking wine would go together perfectly? But that’s exactly what you get with the Grapest 5km Run at Leura Park Estate. Participants can choose to circumnavigate dams and vines around the stunning winery course on either a five-kilometre or 10-kilometre run. For those whose mojo doesn’t include running as a highlight, the one-kilometre Wine Waddle has you covered. Along the way, all ‘Grapesters’ will get to taste eight wines and ciders at various stations. The day will conclude with food, live music and more wine. Leura Park Estate director Lyndsay Sharp said she was delighted the renowned Grapest event was returning to the Bellarine. “Hosting an event and bringing people

together for some fun has taken on a new, very privileged meaning after the year that was,” she said. “Grapest is a fabulous event combining a little bit of fitness and lots of fun for a diverse age range – running, wining, dining, music, food and friends old and new. “All at Leura Park Estate are excited about hosting Grapest after a hiatus in 2020 and look forward to welcoming everyone to enjoy our vineyard, wines and hospitality.” The fun kicks off at 1pm on Saturday, May 1 and will involve staggered starts to ensure a COVIDSafe environment is in place for the run. For more information and to register, visit: grapest5krun.com.au Leura Park Estate’s Grapest run is back, delighting runners and wine drinkers. (Supplied)

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Anzac Day services to go ahead Anzac Day services will be held at three Bellarine Peninsula locations on Sunday. Here’s all the information you need if you plan on attending. Ocean Grove – Anzac Day services will return to Ocean Grove, however the march and commemorative service in Barwon Heads will not go ahead. The Ocean Grove march will be restricted to veterans and first responders only, with all participants needing to register beforehand.

Both the dawn and mid-morning services will be restricted to 1000 participants, with everyone attending required to register as they enter Ocean Grove Park. Ocean Grove’s dawn service will commence at 6.15am with attendees asked to arrive by 5.45am. The march will leave from The Terrace (outside Coles) at 9.45am and will conclude at the RSL Memorial in Ocean Grove Park followed by a commemorative service

commencing at 10am. Sign-in sheets and QR Codes will be available at the various entry points. Queenscliff – Queenscliff/Point Lonsdale RSL will hold an Anzac Day service although community members are urged not to attend so that veterans and their families can. People are instead encouraged to participate in Light Up the Dawn ceremonies. Drysdale – This year’s service will be a little different as it will be held solely at the cenotaph

in High Street, with the march being conducted along Princess Street. If wishing to attend the service, arrive by 10am for a 10.30am start, sign in using either the sign-in sheets provided or the QR code which will be available at several locations around the cenotaph, sanitise your hands and maintain social distancing where possible. The club is very supportive of the RSL’s ‘Light Up the Dawn’ initiative, which was very well supported by the community last year.

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Freya and Cam Plapp revitalised a house facade in Barwon Heads, much to the delight of neighbours. (Supplied)

Mural transforms ‘eyesore’ it,” he sa id. Not only were the neighbours impressed, Powercor workers nearby also encouraged the pair during the five hours they spent painting the mural. “The real winners were the response of the people,” Cam said. “All of the neighbours came out and were so grateful. A lady across the road brought out biscuits and tea.” Cam initially approached the people living in the house, but they were renting. A call to the real estate agent, who then made a call to the house owners gave the green light to proceed. “They are planning on demolishing the place but they said ‘there is heaps of graffiti on it so go

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Sick of seeing a graffitied wall on his daily commute, Cam Plapp decided to do something about it. The primary school teacher commutes from his home in Point Lonsdale to Geelong via Barwon Heads every weekday. Cam always considered a graffitied house on Golf Links Road to be an eyesore, so with the help of his daughter Freya, and the permission of its owners, he set about beautifying it. The result is a stunning mural and more than 40,000 views of a Facebook mini-documentary that Cam posted. “Sometimes you see something and just think that something needs to be done about

for it and do what you want with it’,” Cam said. Art runs in the Plapp family, with Cam teaching art and music at Nazareth Catholic Primary School in Grovedale and street art to kids via the Bluebird Foundation in South Geelong. Freya is doing VCE at Sacred Heart and is described by her dad as “really arty”. “I guess the best thing is that no one’s asked you to do it or paid you to do this wall,” Cam said. “It’s just recognising that something looks ugly and someone’s just gone down and done it.”

Lions Club of Ocean Grove Barwon Heads is seeking new and used postage stamps, philatelic material and unwanted collections to raise funds for the Australian Lions Children’s Mobility Foundation. From 2018-2020, Australian Lions raised $101,000 which was donated to the foundation to purchase walking frames for children born with cerebral palsy. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Lions project organisers have more than $45,000 in the bank with one auction to go. Stamps can be sent to Lions Club of Ocean Grove Barwon Heads, PO Box 129, Ocean Grove VIC 3226 or message facebook.com/ LionsClubOceanGroveBarwonHeads to arrange pick-up or drop-off. Used stamps should be clipped, leaving no less than 3mm and no more than 6mm around the stamp. Lions also participates in the Lions Recycle for Sight program, which collects used glasses for the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centre in Queensland. Specs can be dropped at the box in the foyer of Ocean Grove Library.

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Neville Forster (right) watched on as an off-duty lifeguard towed in a surfer stranded in a rip off Ocean Grove main beach. (Pictures: Rebecca Hosking) 234677

Stranded surfer rescued By Luke Voogt Off-duty lifeguards rescued a surfer stranded in a rip for more than an hour off Ocean Grove main beach on Monday morning. Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club was not officially manned during the incident, after Victoria’s lifesaving season concluded the day before. But Life Saving Victoria (LSV) members were onsite to collect a rescue water craft. “It’s just lucky they were still there,” said Ocean Grove resident Neville Forster, who first spotted the in-trouble surfer about 10.15am on a walk with wife Shirley. “I don’t know how long he had been out there. We kept an eye on him – being a fellow surfer you keep an eye on the water all the time. “We did our walk up to RAAFs [Beach] and back, and thought, ‘he’s not going to get out of there’. “He tried to paddle out of the rip a couple of times but kept getting dragged back in. When he realised he couldn’t get out, he put up his board like a tombstone. “Once he put up his board I thought, ‘he’s

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I’ve felt appreciative to be able to attend Anzac Day services and marches both as a councillor and in a personal capacity. I’ve found them quite moving, giving attendees pause for thought on the sacrifices of our servicemen and women throughout history. For the second year running, Anzac Day will look different to what we’re used to. RSL members, current or retired defence personnel and their relatives have priority access to COVIDSafe services and marches this year, but that doesn’t mean we can’t mark the day from home. Last year during lockdown, I took part in the RSL’s Light Up the Dawn driveway service, lighting a candle and holding a minute’s silence. In the stillness of dawn, it was a poignant tribute that I highly recommend being involved in – you might even spot your neighbours doing the same. Head to www.geelongaustralia.com.au/ events where you’ll find more ideas, such as checking out the projections at City Hall. I want to give a shout out to Hayley Mackinder, a Geelong local who’s doing amazing things in the pool. I recently met the teen, who not only broke a 26-year record in the girls’ 13-years 100-metre breaststroke at the 2021 Australian Age Swimming Championships, but then went on to win gold and qualify for the Tokyo Olympic trials.

Walk and talk Ocean Grove Coastcare will hold two ‘walk and talk’ events on May 16. One walk will focus on Ocean Grove’s old growth trees and native grasses that provide habitat to a range of birds, mammals, reptiles and insects. The other will focus on the different natural environments around Ocean Grove, including estuary, woodlands, wetlands and coast. Both walks are limited to 30 participants. See oceangrovecoastcare. org.au for booking details.

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Congratulations and good luck at the trials – remember, you have the whole region in your corner. There’s still time to have your say on the future of our arts and culture scene at yoursay. geelongaustralia.com.au. The draft Arts and Cultural Strategy sets out a vision to strengthen this industry, which has been significantly impacted by the pandemic. That means further supporting our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives, sharing more diverse stories and having more accessible venues. Priorities which I think would contribute to a more exciting and dynamic scene.

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Lifesavers are top ‘Aussies’ By Justin Flynn Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club’s Campbell Asher won gold in under-15 short board riding at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships in Maroochydore on Wednesday. Asher also teamed with Luke Bird, Hudson Pearce, Tomas Perez Pages and Will MacDonald to finish seventh in the final of the under-15 male board relay and ninth in the final of the under-15 male surf teams. Iestyn Knapp made the under-19 swim final and Jesse Coulson made the open swim final, both held tomorrow. Amenah McDonald had two podium finishes, taking silver in the masters 45-49 years Ironwoman and bronze in the masters women’s 45-49 years single ski race. McDonald backed up her efforts with a fith in the 45-49 years board race and teamed up with fellow Ocean Grove athlete Bethan Knapp to take fith place in the 40-44 years women’s board rescue. “I came to The Aussies with no expectations and am so proud to have come away with two Australian medals,” McDonald said. “Another highlight was winning my board semi-final before grabbing a fith in the final and coming fith in the board rescue with my teammate Bethan Knapp. “It’s so great to have a great team of girls, including Bethan and Melissa Fitzgerald to race at The Aussies with. You girls are the bomb.” McDonald’s Ocean Grove masters teammates also had an impressive day of racing, with Knapp taking 12th in the 40-44 years women’s board race and William Strachan qualifying for the 55-59 years men’s single ski final ater coming eighth in the semi-final. Hudson Pearce paddled his way into sixth place in the under-14 boys board race.

Amenah McDonald had two podium finishes at the Aussies; Campbell Asher won gold in the under-15 short board riding; Hudson Pearce paddled his way into sixth place in the under-14 boys board race. (Pictures: Supplied)

Pearce also made the finals of the under-14 boys surf race. His efforts come off the back of him winning the under-14 boys Ironman and board race, picking up a second in the under-14 boys tube race and coming third in the under-14 boys surf race at the Victorian Championships to rank in first place overall for the under-14 boys water competitors.

“I’m absolutely stoked to have placed so highly in the board final and also make the surf race final at my first Aussies,” Pearce said. “The competition is really tough at this level and it’s been very exciting to see how I mix it with the best competitors in Australia. “The team at Ocean Grove have all trained extremely hard for The Aussies and we’re very excited to be here ater the event was called off

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Plover chicks need protecting There’s been a hooded plover chick on the beach at the spit in Ocean Grove. Hooded plover chicks usually take 35 days to fly from hatching, and once they can fly they have a chance of escaping predators. The chick at the spit, that has been looked after so well by its parents and human volunteers, still as I write this is not attempting to fly 40 days after hatching – it just runs faster when approached. The volunteers have noted that it’s been so disappointing to see so many off-lead dogs in the hooded plover habitat that has signs and ropes to alert people to the presence of the chick (to try and enhance the survival chances of the chick). If volunteers had not been present one day to head off a couple with two off-lead terriers it would have been curtains for the chick. Long-time hoodie volunteer, Andrea Dennett asked one off-lead dog walker, before she started down the access, if she could tell Andrea what was on the sign she was facing. Andrea explained to her the rationale behind the signs, and how she had observed a large flock of double banded plovers (migratory shorebirds that fly from New Zealand) looking for somewhere to roost but couldn’t because of the dogs. On the same subject, I received a long email from an Ocean Grove resident who has lived here for 35 years who wrote: “Over the last few years have gradually watched the

A hooded plover and, inset, pelicans resting near Renmark, South Australia. (Pictures: Supplied)

huge increase in dog numbers on the Ocean Grove/Collendina beaches. I often recreate on this stretch of beach more than once daily, every day of the year, not just summer. This includes long walks, swimming, and relaxing. Sometimes I have little ones with me in my care and we make sandcastles, paddle, swim, and play in rock pools. Over the last couple of years, dog numbers have increased even more dramatically and since COVID dog/ dogwalker numbers have just exploded. I used to really enjoy watching and listening to gulls, seeing many larger sea birds, for example

the Pacific gulls and seeing the little plovers. Coincidentally gulls rarely hang these days in the sections where dogs are allowed off lead, I don’t often see the large Pacific gull and if I have seen one in a ‘dog area’ they are soon chased off. And as for the breeding plovers, they do not have a chance in ‘dogs allowed’ areas. I have seen dogs off lead near mature ones on many occasions. Owners oblivious as dogs often are not next to the owner”. I suppose it’s inevitable that as the population of Ocean Grove grows dramatically that the impacts on wildlife will be detrimental, but

when there are signs on the beach that are just ignored and volunteers that are doing their best to help protect wildlife abused, it is so disappointing. I can just appeal to people who do take their dogs to the beach to please abide by signs and be mindful of the impacts of their actions on wildlife, otherwise there will not be any nature to watch and I will be writing about the birds that are becoming more prevalent because they scavenge rubbish. I hope that the 40-day-old hooded plover chick at the spit learns to fly very soon.

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Hobby reaps rewards Max Simmons has won the first of this year’s Bellarine Writing Competition. Max won $200 for his winning entry where entrants had to write a maximum of 750 words on the topic ‘The Gift’. He is now eligible to take out the $1000 first prize Max is now retired and his main hobby is writing. He was an industrial chemist and later on became a psychologist mainly dealing with war veterans. Next month’s topic is ‘The Gamble’. Anyone over the age of 16 can enter by emailing their story to barrysproull@gmail.com by May 21. A GIFT FROM JEANNIE By Max Simmons Across the waiting room an old man coughs and snuffles into a dirty handkerchief; there is the faint smell of Pine-O-Clean mixed with nervous, sweating people who glance at out-of-date magazines, eyes up now, watching for the GP to call them in. A baby screams and patients glare at the mother. I know about waiting. I’ve learned it in various settings; in the dangerous chaos of A&E waiting areas; in the uncertainty of hospital outpatients; in specialist’s rooms; anxiously, outside disabled toilets, queuing in slow moving lines. Waiting with Jeannie. There is a trick to it. You must wait with little or no expectation that what it is you are waiting for will eventuate. This is the gift that Jeannie gave me.

Max Simmons was the winner of this month’s Bellarine Writing Competition.

On the walls of the clinical passageways and waiting areas are hung canvases and framed drawings, representations of an artist’s rail journey from west to east, across a continent. Looking at the depictions of the flat, featured landscape of the Nullarbor – the far distance between us and the slowly moving horizon line – the immediate foreground flashing past – an old disused railway camp; corroded 44 gallon drums, unravelling coils of orange rusty wire, rotting sleepers and decaying, deserted machinery. In the background the low grey saltbush and the colour of a limitless blue sky, ochre-red earth, pink crystals on white salt pans, brown stones. It’s just as my beloved Jeannie and I saw it on our last holiday; a journey that also started in the western capital and finished … well, obviously it hasn’t finished yet if these memories are anything to go by. “We’re doing all right together, aren’t we?” we would say to each other as we kept ourselves moving but acknowledging to our own private selves that we were no longer on a level playing field. After the diagnosis Jeannie once observed, “Well, life is strange, don’t you think? You go on and then you don’t – you stop, but the world keeps going right in front of you.” In these times of your life, you – well I did anyway – you try not to think about it, but you know it’s inevitable, you know the waiting and the sentence will eventually stop.

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Jeannie stopped 11 months ago and left me stranded. Nearing the end, in the dusty-mauve palliative care suite, I enclosed myself in a bubble, impervious to any gracious words of care and comfort that came from outside; intolerant of the so-professional attitude of inevitability. At the end Jeannie passed slowly, in some agony and all through her pain I was impotent; could only make pathetically weak gestures of comfort and compassion toward her and her suffering; could only pacify my own pain by making a devil’s pact: bargaining her

diminishing life for mine. A rail spike I picked up on the Nullarbor now sits on the window ledge in my study and is a daily reminder of my inability to achieve the many things I believed were important, things of omission and commission in my life with Jeannie. I get up to stretch my legs and move further down a corridor and there are more paintings. There are beautiful pen and watercolours depicting the journey from Adelaide, where Jeannie lived her life before me, through to Broken Hill and on to Sydney Central.

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Joined at the hip for stage return Geelong actresses Jenn Stirk and Leticia Bayliss have spent the past month joined at the hip rehearsing for a local production of Broadway musical Side Show. The pair play real-life 1920s Siamese twins Daisy and Violet Hamilton in Theatre of the Damned’s first show since COVID-19 hit. “I’m very flattered to be partnered with her – a girl that’s in her early 20s,” Stirk, 37, laughed. The performing arts teacher recently starred in Groovyman at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. But her latest role as a conjoined twin is a first in her more than two decades of local theatre. “I don’t think many people would have had to play something like this,” Stirk said. “It’s very strange having to stand so close next to someone and give up your personal space.” The pair have used press studs, magnets and clothes sewn together, along with physical communication, in an effort to make their performance convincing. “We had a play with magnets but that didn’t quite work,” Stirk said. “We squeeze each other’s hands when we’re about to walk so we don’t split. “We had to figure out how we could make it look as realistic as possible. Real Siamese twins would have that joint sort of sense – depending on their join. “This is quite a challenging role but it’s been a great learning experience.” The company’s directors chose the pair to work together as the most similar-looking members of the cast, Stirk explained. “We’ll be wearing wigs and our amazing makeup stylist Aashlea Oakes is going to contour our faces so we look even more similar,” she said. Side Show tells the story of the Hilton twins who were exploited from birth at a time when

Leticia Bayliss and Jenn Stirk as Daisy and Violet Hilton and, inset, the real-life Hilton sisters. (Supplied and Progress StudioNew York)

generally people with disabilities real or faked, were put on display to be gawked at. “They basically used them for money,” Stirk said. Stirk studied the sisters for the play, and said surgeons nowadays could easily have cut

their join at the hip. “It was really sad they went through life the way they did,” she said. “When people realise they are real people it kind of hits home a bit.” The extroverted Stirk, who normally plays “louder, overconfident characters”, takes on

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Juniors lace up the boots Results and reports from round one of Ocean Grove Cobras junior football. UNDER 9 Dalton 9.1(55) def Allan 3.5(23) For Dalton, Max Bonnaci celebrated his birthday with the opening goal after some great teamwork and passing to get the ball forward. Ned Spiers also got a bag of goals, with Jack McLeish and Tom Rattray-Wood scoring their first ever goals. Awards: Jensen Kalaitzidis, Raff Smith, Ned Spiers. A slow first quarter hurt but Allen stood up and made it an even contest for the rest of the game. A ripping Jack Salter mark, Leroy Bright’s smother and goals to Patrick Clark and Oliver Mullen were standouts. Awards: Harvey Bond, Patrick Clark, Jethro Mansell. Norquay 2.1(13) def by Barwon Heads O’Leary 8.2(50) A great team effort against a strong Seagulls team. The young Cobras showed lots of skill and determination to start off their 2021 season and are keen to keep improving. Awards: Louis Patena, Ted Banks, Jasper Lindsay Durran 4.0(24) def by Stow 6.3(39) After a slow start team Durran kicked into gear and displayed excellent pressure and teamwork around the ball. Goals to Eli Sheahan, James Coote and two goals to Jude Beckworth were terrific highlights. Buddy McGregor, Flynn Rippon and Sullivan Eddy all played great team games. For Stow, it was a high-pressure game from the start with the team working well together to spread the ball around and hit the scoreboard early. Sam Headland, Charlie Lucas, Travis Martinelli, Mitchell Paganini and James Snowden all kicked goals. Awards: Micah Blismas, Jonah Kostikidis, Mitchell Paganini

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Taylor 9.8(62) def Barwon Heads Wallace 2.1(13) Team Taylor had a strong start with lots of attacking momentum and quality defensive pressure. The game opened up to both sides during the second and third quarters but Taylor proved too strong with lots of hard work, good skill and great teamwork. Awards: Eamonn Lake, Kodi Young, George Davies.

UNDER 10 Cordy 2.2(14) def by OG Jones 9.9(63) The Cordy team put up a good fight against Jones. Harry Thomson and Hugh Rolfs performed well across all four quarters, with Thomson scoring a goal in the second. Lenny Makowski and Arthur Hardwick were good in the centre during the third, with Toby Prout working hard up front. Noah Burdeu’s pass to Finlay Macrae secured a second goal. Best: Hugh Rolfs, Finlay Macrae, Harry Thomson For team Jones, they played an impressive game under lights at Collendina with both teams showing the crowd some impressive skills. Jones displayed great team spirit and moved the ball well over the ground. Awards: Lewis Kelly, Loius Belsar-LeBel, Jasper Kristapsons.

1/ Stow’s Travis Martinelli kicks with Durran’s Buddy McGregor in hot pursuit. 2/ Action in the Ocean Grove Cobras derby between Stow and Duggan. 3/ Durran players Buddy McGregor and Beau Walsh chase Stow’s Jonah Kostikidis. 4/ Stow’s Hudson Elers looks to get around Durran’s Patty McCartney. 5/ Durran’s Flynn Rippon in possession. 6/ Stow’s Travis Martinelli tackles Durran’s Henry Lee while Reeve Welland looks on. (Pictures: Mark Heenan Media)

O’Keefe 14.5(89) def Queenscliff 2.2(14) The 2021 season is off to a brilliant start with stellar performances from the whole team. It was like Team O’Keefe had been playing together for many seasons. The coaches were impressed to see the boys reading the play well, listening, supporting each other and sharing the ball. Awards: Kieran Houlston, Ezra Harvey, Tommy Pallero.

Cobras Hateley started the year in impressive fashion against a younger Queenscliff team. The unselfish attitude of the boys was evident throughout the match as they consistently supported each other, ran into space and created easy goals for teammates. Overhead marking was also a feature with some big marks being taken in pack situations. Awards: Ewan Millard, Charlie Kopec-Teague, Hugh Rolfs.

Burchell 11.12(78) def Newcomb 0.1(1)

Farrell 8.13(61) def Newtown & Chilwell McLean 3.1(19)

UNDER 11 Moroney 11.6(72) def Barwon Heads Armstrong 2.1(13) This was a great game of footy to watch with high-flying marks, great linkages and great use of voices the reason Moroney kicked 11 goals. Awards: Patty McCaffrey, Cooper Vose, Gus Montgomery. Hateley 19.10(124) def Queenscliff 0.2(2)

McManus 5.4(34) def by Barwon Heads Miles 7.6(48) It was a fantastic first-up effort by the boys who worked as a team and produced a top notch second quarter. The boys were first in for the ball and had clearance after clearance, going straight down the middle and kicked goal after goal. Thanks to the U10 boys, Chance, Kash

and Tommy, for stepping up. Awards: Hayden, Tommy, Felix. UNDER 12 McEvoy 7.5(47) def Leopold Dowsett 0.0(0) Burchell 0.1(1) def by Lara Francese 12.12(84) Lara Francese took the win, however Team Burchell showed some amazing grit and determination. Lara built a commanding lead, but the second half of the game proved to be much more competitive. The girls’ teamwork and strength shone through and they found their rhythm. Awards: Cailey Paech, Hollie Smith, Lani Turner. UNDER 13 Walter 1.7(13) def by Torquay Watson 5.6(36) Walter’s clash with Torquay was a great game, very tough and physical. The boys tried hard all

day and never gave up, however Torquay ran hard the whole game. Awards went to Charlie Eales for his creative work in the forward line, Bohdi Hateley who played a strong game and first gamer Ryan Tolley showed his creative flair. Pearson 5.3(33) def by St Joseph’s Red 7.1(43) The team fought hard all day in a competitive game before eventually going down by 10 points. Coaches Chris Sendeckyj and Harvey Stephenson were very happy with the boys’ tackling and effort all day. Archie McCallum had a great game capped off by three goals, Tai Sendeckyj was dominant in the ruck and Oliver Kiddle and Lucian Joyce took plenty of strong marks. Every 5.5(35) def Portarlington Blue 5.4(34) Team Every played a great first round game with all players putting in 100 21 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 23 April, 2021

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State finals a first for Memphis By Justin Flynn Despite never having competed at a swimming event, Memphis Johnson is through to the final at the primary schools’ State Swimming Championships. Mem, as she prefers to be called, swims two times a week and has never competed in swimming events before. But after progressing through the schools, district and regional championships she is set to compete in the state championships next week. She will compete in the 50-metre breaststroke event. The 11-year-old Ocean Grove Primary School pupil is something of a sports nut.

Mem plays netball for Ocean Grove on Friday nights, football for Ocean Grove Cobras on Sundays and is a keen surf lifesaver with the Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club’s Nipper program. She has also dabbled in cricket, soccer and cross-country running. According to mum Cara, Mem is the first local to compete at the event, on April 26 in Melbourne. “The PE teacher (Richard Hughes) at the school said he couldn’t remember anyone getting through to that particular round,” she said. “She is a swimmer but a lot of the kids competing are swimming five days a week so

she’s more of a multi-sport [person] doing lots of different things. “There are no heats, you just go straight to the final for the state swimming.” Mem loves Nippers most of all and is not particularly nervous about the state championships. “I probably like Nippers the best because it has a mix of running and swimming,” she said. “I don’t know what it [the event] will be like because I’ve never been there before. I’ll just see what it feels like to do it and then maybe go further if I want to as I get older.” Memphis Johnson is off to the primary school State Swimming Championships. (Supplied)

Allan Bliss presents a Drysdale Football Club Anzac Day guernsey to sub-branch president Geoff Zanker. (Supplied) 2

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1/ Emma Badrock looks to pass the ball in the A Grade game while Claudia Britt looks on. 2/ Jessie Wilkins in action. 3/ Emily Moroney was best on court in Ocean Grove’s B Grade win. 4/ Kimberley Hart was a sharpshooter with 41 goals at 74. 5/ Alyse O’Keefe closes in on her Portarlington opponent. (Pictures: Justin Flynn)

Winless start for Grove Ocean Grove’s A Grade netball side has started the season with a series of thrilling finishes. Grove lost by just two goals in round one, by one goal in round two and played an exciting tie against Modewarre in round three. The winless start sees Grove in eighth place on the ladder, but playing well enough to be much higher. Ocean Grove led by four goals at the first break and by one at half-time. The Warriors led by one at the last change and the two sides could not be separated at the end. Dannie Hoiles continued her good start to the season with another fine display at centre. The side faces a winless Newcomb tomorrow with a massive Battle of the Bridge clash against Barwon Heads in round five. All other grades won their round three matches against Modewarre. The B Grade and C Grade sides are unbeaten and on top of the ladder. Emily Moroney and Jesse Sutton were named in the bests again. D Grade sits atop the table with three wins so far, highlighting the depth the club has through the grades. The junior ranks look strong this year with Grove unbeaten and on top of the Under-19 ladder. 22 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 23 April, 2021

Round 3 A Grade: Ocean Grove 36 tied with Modewarre 36. Best: Dannie Hoiles, Kelsey Ollis, Brittany Hyland. B Grade: Ocean Grove 48 def Modewarre 24. Best: Isabel Hackett, Emily Moroney, Jesse Sutton. C Grade: Ocean Grove 34 def Modewarre 22. Best: Emily Leydin, Rorri Phibbs, Meagan Bothe. D Grade: Ocean Grove 39 def Modewarre 20. Best: Madeline Goodger, Michaela Giblin, Tarryn Stanley. E Grade: Ocean Grove 26 def Modewarre 17. Under-19: Ocean Grove 29 def Modewarre 19. Best: Abbey Stanic. Under-17 Section 1: bye Under-17 Section 2: Ocean Grove 32 def Modewarre 16 Under-15 Section 1: bye Under-15 Section 2: Ocean Grove 42 def Modewarre 12 Under-13 Section 1: bye Under-13 Section 2: Ocean Grove 21 def Modewarre 3

Round 2 A Grade: Ocean Grove 28 def by Portarlington 29. Best: Candice Parker, Dannie Hoiles. B Grade: Ocean Grove 62 def Portarlington 24. Best: Emily Moroney, Jesse Sutton, Isabel Hackett. C Grade: Ocean Grove 69 def Portarlington 16. Best: Nikki Slaven, Emily Leydin, Rorri Phibbs. D Grade: Ocean Grove 48 def Portarlington 7. Best: Danielle Baker, Zarly Smith, Tina Birch. E Grade: bye Under-19: Ocean Grove 27 def Portarlington 13. Best: Abbey Stanic, Jordan Coad. Under-17 Section 1: Ocean Grove 20 def by Portarlington 25 Under-17 Section 2: Ocean Grove 36 def Portarlington 6 Under-15 Section 1: Ocean Grove 48 def Portarlington 6. Best: Lucy Sampson. Under-15 Section 2: Ocean Grove 41 def Portarlington 1 Under-13 Section 1: Ocean Grove 22 def Portarlington 15 Under-13Section 2: Ocean Grove 46 def Portarlington 1

In 2008 the Drysdale and Portarlington football netball clubs played their first Anzac Day football match, thanks to the tireless efforts and persistence of Allan Bliss. Allan wanted to ensure the significance of the day was known and shared among the younger generations and felt that a local football match between Drysdale and rivals Portarlington, would support this. It was the first football match to be held by any clubs outside of the AFL and has been well attended and enjoyed by the community. In keeping with Allan’s wishes for the significance of the day to be shared among the younger generations, a moving Anzac Day service is held prior to the start of the match, with the support of the local RSL, honouring those – past and present – who have served. In 2017, Drysdale Football Club had the privilege of wearing a specially designed Anzac Day commemorative guernsey during the match, which added further significance to the day. Allan had one of the commemorative jerseys framed and recently presented it to the Drysdale RSL Sub-branch. Drysdale RSL Sub-branch president Geoff Zanker was honoured to receive the guernsey and accepted it on behalf of the club and members. The tradition continues this year as Drysdale hosts Portarlington in an Anzac Day clash on Sunday, April 25 at 2.10pm at Mortimer Oval, Drysdale. The ceremony will be held between 1.30pm and 1.55pm and will include the cannon firing ‘salute’ and a bagpiper. The reserves match starts at 11.30am while the D Grade and B Grade netball will be commencing at noon with the C Grade and A Grade games at 2.15pm.

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Round 4

Saturday April 24, 2.10pm • Barwon Heads vs Torquay Howard Harmer Oval, Barwon Heads • Geelong Amateur vs Modewarre KFC Oval, Highton • Queenscliff vs Anglesea Queenscliff Recreation Reserve, Queenscliff • Ocean Grove vs Newcomb Ray Menzies Oval, Ocean Grove Sunday April 25, 2.10pm • Drysdale vs Portarlington Mortimer Oval, Drysdale 2

Ocean Grove v Portarlington: 1/ Kobe Annand was colossal in the ruck for Ocean Grove in the win against Portarlington. 2/ Ollie Monteith is tackled by Sean Lucas. 3/ Jake Wilkie was one of Ocean Grove’s best. 4/ Jake Ward grabs possession. 5/ Logan Taylor puts his head down. 6/ Nathan Down takes a screamer. (Pictures: Justin Flynn)

Good signs for Grubbers By Justin Flynn Ocean Grove showed that it can match it with the best sides in the Bellarine Football League after an encouraging performance against Modewarre. The young Grubbers were on the brink of an upset win, trailing by three points early in the last term, but the Warriors ran out the game stronger to win by 30 points, 13.15 (93) - 9.9(63). Coach Pete Davey said his side was “outstanding for 75 minutes”. “We proved to ourselves that when we trust our method and combine it with fanatic pressure and energy, we can compete with the top sides even on the road,” he said. “At the mid point of the final quarter, we were screaming out for a scoreboard reward for the mountain of work we were doing but unfortunately it didn’t come and they were able to kick two in succession that took the wind out of our sails. “We had put so much effort into getting ourselves in a winnable position that when the game slipped a little beyond reach, we lost our grasp completely and they were able to add some junk time cream to the final margin.” Modda led by a point at three-quarter-time and an early goal in the final term stretched the lead. But a quick reply saw Grove trail by less than a kick. The Warriors then steadied with two goals and went on to win. Despite the final term fade-out, Davey said there were positives to take from the match.

“We were able to play our style of footy for a prolonged period of time,” he said. “Against Torquay we did it in the second quarter, against Portarlington we did it in the third quarter but on Saturday, we managed to do it consistently well for three quarters. “It’s only a very small sample size but our boys are improving rapidly with each outing and that is incredibly exciting to watch and be a part of.” Davey also identified areas for improvement. “It’s improving but our transition from attack to defence when the football is turned over in our forward 50 still needs work,” he said. “We allowed two … goals on Saturday where we should have scored at our end, but turned it over to Modewarre who were then able to go end-to-end and score a goal at the other. That should never happen. “We are also learning some very harsh lessons about what happens when players give advice to umpires and that is something that just has to end, immediately.” Ocean Grove faces a resurgent Newcomb at home tomorrow and, apart from Barwon Heads and Torquay, the competition looks even. “I think the evenness of the Bellarine makes it a really interesting competition to track,” Davey said. “I’ve come from leagues where there have been outliers at each end and that can make for some ordinary fixtures. “From my limited experience at Ocean Grove, there is an element of the unknown in

the BFL that keeps everyone on their toes and could well lead to some surprising placings come the end of the home-and-away season.” In the reserves, Modewarre won a thriller by three points, 6.14 (50) - 7.5 (47). Cory Connor booted six of Grove’s seven goals in a standout performance while Nick Chapman, Adam Donald, Myles Fletcher, Thomas Rouget and Ben Potter played well. In round two, Ocean Grove sprinted away from Portarlington in the second half to win by 83 points at Ray Menzies Memorial Oval. The first half was a tight affair with Grove always a few goals in front and never really looking like losing. Final scores 15.16 (106) - 3.5 (23). A 25-point half-time lead turned into a second half goalfest with the Grubbers slamming on nine to Port’s one. James Paterson booted four for the winners and Tom Waters kicked three. Will Brohm was best afield with his leadership and used the ball well, including a left-foot goal on the run in the second term when his team badly needed it. Paterson was in everything and Jake Wilkie also played well. Stephen Walton never gave in for the Demons and Brayden O’Hanlon looked dangerous, booting two goals. In the reserves, Ocean Grove was merciless in holding Portarlington goalless on the way to a 162-point win. 24.21 (165) - 0.3 (3). Cory Connor booted 10 goals while Nick Chapman and Lachie Bone were busy.

Top of the table clash Barwon Heads and Torquay are looming as the standout sides in the Bellarine Football League. After three rounds, both sides are unbeaten and look to have a clear gap between them and the rest of the competition. Torquay defeated Drysdale by 35 points, with Sheldon Ham best afield while Lauchlan Dalgleish battled hard for the Hawks. Barwon Heads was too good for Queenscliff, coming away with a 41-point win. Queenscliff took it right up to the reigning premiers, leading by 16 points at half-time, but the Seagulls’ class prevailed with Kyle Polley best on ground. A mouth-watering clash between the two sides tomorrow will be the highlight of round four. The winner will assume outright premiership favouritism. Geelong Amateur bounced back from its round two flogging to defeat Portarlington by 87 points while Anglesea won a thriller against Newcomb by two points. Jordan Erskine booted seven for the Roos while Andrew Steele kicked five for the Power. Newcomb is the most improved side in the competition this year and will be pressing to play finals. 23 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 23 April, 2021

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