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By Justin Flynn Victoria has been plunged into its fifth lockdown as Barwon Heads residents rushed to get tested for COVID-19 in response to a positive case of the Delta strain in the town.

Yesterday, the state government announced a five-day lockdown from 11.59pm until 11.59pm on Tuesday, July 20.

Barwon Health said three members of a Barwon Heads family were confirmed as positive cases after the father interacted with a positive case related to the Ariele Apartments outbreak in Melbourne.

Health department data shows there have only been two other recorded cases of COVID-19 in the 3227 postcode.

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According to the department, one of the latest confirmed cases is a pupil at Barwon Heads Primary School who attended school on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

The school has been identified as a tier one exposure site and closed for cleaning.

Barwon South West Public Health Unit director Eugene Athan said all pupils, staff and family members who have attended the school must get tested.

“Their entire households will need to isolate for 14 days, regardless of exposure to the school,” Professor Athan said.

“This is the first time the Delta strain has been identified in the Geelong region, which is particularly concerning because it appears to be about twice as infectious as previous strains and can spread more easily.

“People typically develop symptoms within 48 hours of exposure. There are hundreds of people isolating, including the entire school community in Barwon Heads.“Contact tracing teams are working to identify close contacts who attended the known exposure sites.”

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Keeping money local

By Justin Flynn An innovative system to keep money spent locally is being implemented in Ocean Grove.

Ocean Grove Business Association is launching ‘Grove Money’, a closed-loop gift card system that can only be redeemed at participating businesses.

The system is being rolled out using some of the pandemic stimulus money OGBA received from the state government last year.

“This is our newest ‘Shop Local’ campaign to encourage people to support their local businesses,” OGBA president Ty Simons said.

“We have spoken with other towns that have used this system and they have found it to be very successful.”

Grove Money is open to any member or business of the OGBA. Participating businesses can sell the cards or have them redeemed within.

Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill’s Tami McAdam said the system started slowly in Wangaratta and Shepparton, but then took off.

“Some of the places there have sold 10,000 cards,” she said. “The more shops that came on board, more people bought the cards.

“I think it’s going to be a good thing. It will

make people feel like they are doing something for the town.

“People will be able to spend money locally knowing that it’s from locals.”

Grove Money will be launched at Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill at 6pm on July 26.

Inquiries through admin@ogba.com.au.

There will be 500 free gift cards (10 each for the first 50 businesses to sign up) to encourage the idea.

“We are hoping that the new cards will be up and running and the word will get out to the local community in time for Christmas stocking stuffers,” Mr Simons said.

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A pop-up testing site was set up next to the CFA station on Sheepwash Road, with a queue of cars stretching for more than a kilometre yesterday afternoon.

“I’ve been waiting for an hour and while it’s frustrating, it is what it is,” one driver said while waiting in line.

“We’ve been pretty lucky down here, but now it’s really starting to hit home.

“I never really thought something like this would happen here, but it goes to show that anywhere is vulnerable. I’m pretty much over the whole thing to be honest.”

Barwon Heads Village Park was also listed as tier one exposure site after one of the cases attended football training on Monday from 4.30pm to 6pm.

Players and coaches must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days, while spectators must get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result.

The health department initially issued the warning for Howard Harmer Oval in the caravan park, but the exposure was later confirmed to be at the Village Park complex off Geelong Road East.

The department said the school will not be listed as public exposure sites online as comprehensive record-keeping practices were in place.

Officeworks in Waurn Ponds was listed as a tier two exposure site, with anyone who visited the store on Sunday from 1.30pm to 2.30pm.

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‘No evidence’ of cancer cluster

By Justin Flynn The brother of a young Barwon Heads woman who lost her life to leukemia is disappointed that a senate inquiry into a possible cancer cluster in the town did not recommend further investigations.

The inquiry determined on July 1 that there was insufficient evidence to support claims of a cancer cluster in Barwon Heads. It followed locals raising fears about a link between a City of Geelong mosquito spraying initiative in the mid-1980s and a higher incidence of cancer and auto-immune disease in the town.

Campbell Stephenson’s sister, Georgie, died

in 2017 just weeks shy of her 27th birthday after her second fight against leukemia.

Mr Stephenson said the inquiry outcome was “positive for the local community that based on current health data and scientific research the possibility of a cancer cluster is unlikely”.

“No one wants Barwon Heads to be labelled as a cancer cluster,” he said.

Mr Stephenson said Cancer Council data showed about 600 Australians are diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma each year, which accounts for 0.5 per cent of all cancers diagnosed. He said about 900 Australians are diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia – according to the Leukaemia Foundation –

which accounts for 0.8per cent of cancers and is more common in males over the age of 60.

He said eight students he attended Barwon Heads Primary School with from 1994 to 2000 were diagnosed with blood cancers and only three were still alive today. The school had about 200 students at the time and the town’s population was less than 3000, he said.

“Of the people I know diagnosed, two had acute myeloid leukaemia, two Hodgkin lymphoma and the other four had blood cancers of various types,” he said.

“To say there is no merit for further investigations, well I’d have hoped for some more constructive recommendations.

“While the report acknowledges that cancer in young people is concerning, it fails to make any suggestions for further investigations or research.”

In April, a hearing in Barwon Heads heard submissons from a number of locals.

Expert evidence to the inquiry suggested that “any environmental chemical exposures for community members were likely to have been at very low levels that did not constitute a cancer risk”. “The committee further notes that … evidence from experts suggests that the chemicals mentioned by submitters have no direct links to the diseases that have affected people in the Barwon Heads community.”

Town boundary plan welcomed

Nature reserves team supervisor Darren Bird at Buckley Park Foreshore Reserve surrounded by coast groundsel plants. (Supplied)

Restoring native vegetation Works to restore threatened native vegetation at Buckley Park Foreshore Reserve have been given a boost through a $217,000 grant.

The grant will enable the City of Greater Geelong to continue its work at the 114-hectare reserve, which stretches between Collendina and Point Lonsdale. The reserve is characterised by sensitive sand dunes, Moonah woodland and patches of coastal grasslands.

Works at the reserve will include the removal of a large number of weeds, including the highly invasive myrtle-leaf milkwort shrubs, which has allowed millions of new plants to emerge.

Continued removal of invasive species, such as bridal creeper, boxthorn and boneseed, will

help the local species to survive and thrive, the council said.

Greater Geelong mayor Stephanie Asher said protecting the region’s biodiversity and ecosystems was a key objective of the council’s Sustainability Framework.

“Enhancing our network of conservation reserves, removing invasive weeds and increasing indigenous plants is a priority for us,” she said. “We have seen the impact of our team’s work, with native species bringing more colour back to our natural areas and supporting native birds, insects and mammals that rely on the restored biodiversity to thrive.

“However, this is a dynamic challenge that requires ongoing focus.”

Environment portfolio chair, Cr Jim Mason, said the re-growth of native vegetation would provide a diverse habitat for birdlife, including the reserve’s highly valuable hooded plover breeding site.

“Works will also focus on coastal erosion protection measures, to help protect scores of indigenous cultural assets,” Cr Mason said.

“New fauna surveys will allow our teams to better understand the range of species found within the reserve and aid in their ongoing conservation efforts.”

Works to restore indigenous plants in the reserve has been supported by Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, through funding from the Australian government.

A state government plan to create permanent, protected settlement boundaries around Ocean Grove and all Bellarine Peninsula towns has been welcomed by the Ocean Grove Community Association (OGCA).

The government is consulting with the community about the Bellarine Distinctive Areas and Landscapes (DAL) draft Statement of Planning Policy (SPP).

OGCA chairperson Phil Edwards praised the government and Bellarine MP Lisa Neville for developing the policy.

“It is very pleasing to see that the government is now delivering on its election promises to protect the Bellarine Peninsula’s highly significant rural landscape and environmental qualities and it has clearly listened to the local community and responded to their wishes,” he said.

“The draft SPP is exactly what the association’s ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign, which has gathered over 4800 signatures, was hoping to achieve. That is, to restrict Ocean Grove boundaries to their current location and prevent further urban sprawl into the surrounding rural countryside.”

Mr Edwards said OGCA supported the proposals that the bulk of the town’s future population growth will be accommodated in the Kingston estate area.

“That is already zoned residential and where there is more than 10 years of housing greenfield development land still available for people who want to move to Ocean Grove,” he said.

Mr Edwards encouraged residents to review the draft SPP and make an online submission “because it is important for the government to continue to hear directly from as many community members as possible”.

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Asher facing tough challenge: MP Geelong mayor and new Corangamite candidate Stephanie Asher faces a tough challenge “selling” the coalition government, according to the seat’s sitting MP Libby Coker.

The Labor MP took aim at federal government after the Liberal Party confirmed Ms Asher’s preselection for the seat in the next election.

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the response to the pandemic, [securing] decent jobs and wages, protecting health services and Medicare, climate action, education or disability support.”

But Ms Asher defended her party’s handling of the pandemic.

“Total vaccinations delivered now exceed 9 million and almost three quarters of people aged over 70 are protected,” she said.

“While there are currently some big challenges, our economy is performing better than almost any other in the world.

“Unemployment has fallen dramatically to 54.9 per cent and there are more people in jobs

now than before the pandemic.”

Ms Coker won the seat from current federal senator Sarah Henderson by a margin of just 2170 votes out of 105,816.

In March ABC election analyst Antony Green said the Australian Electoral Commission’s (AEC) drafted changes to Corangamite’s distribution would cause no change to overall preferences.

Last month the AEC slightly altered the plans to retain Inverleigh, Hesse and part of Wingeel in Corangamite.

Ms Henderson collected 119 more votes than Ms Coker in Inverleigh.

Ms Asher ran for council as an independent in 2017 but joined the Liberal Party shortly after her election.

The long-time Ocean Grove resident won 35.66 per cent of the primary vote for the Bellarine ward in 2020, more than triple the next highest candidate.

In a statement confirming her candidacy last Friday, Ms Asher highlighted her time as mayor leading council’s COVID-19 response and a capital investment program of more than $720 million over four years.

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Property days on market plunge

By Luke Voogt Barwon Heads properties spent on average just 25 days on the market in the year to May, 2021, less than half of 62 the previous year.

The town was one of five localities on the Bellarine Peninsula where properties were being snapped up in about half the time of the previous year, according to Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV).

St Leonards recorded the largest change of the five – and the second largest in regional

Victoria – with an average of 44 days on the market, compared to 128 the year before.

This equates to St Leonards properties spending about a third of the time listed on the market compared to the previous year.

Properties in Leopold spent an average of 37 days on the market, just over half the 71-day average the previous year.

Ocean Grove and Clifton Springs properties spent on average 42 and 45 days on the market, up from 72 and 77 respectively the previous year.

“Regional Victoria is experiencing the shortest days on market since 2010,” REIV chief executive Gil King said.

“Regional suburbs have been on a red-hot run for six consecutive months – following the protracted 2020 lockdown – recording an average of under 40 days on the market, with a median of 35 days in May, 2021.

The data indicated that more Victorians were moving to outer Melbourne and regional areas beyond, Mr King said.

“Five towns recorded substantial decreases

in days on market, slashing at least 60 days from May 2020 figures.

“The coastal tourist town of Loch Sport, in central Gippsland, cut back by more than 100 days and another 21 towns have reduced days on market by at least 30 days.”

REIV president Leah Calnan earlier this year said Melbourne lockdowns, changes in working arrangements and savings from cancelled travel plans, all due to COVID-19, had driven an influx of Melburnians to Geelong and regional Victoria.

Learn your dog’s language Have you ever wondered what your dog would say to you if it could talk? Well, it can, just not in the way that we do.

Leopold resident and dog expert Rebeca Mas says your dog does talk to you, but it’s up to you to learn their language.

She has released a book, Sniff Play Bark, filled with tips and practical advice to help people create more co-operative relationship with their canine companions.

“Dogs are actually excellent communicators, and they try so hard to communicate when they feel anxious or uncomfortable” Rebeca said.

“But even growling is a gift to us, it is a form of communication in which dogs try hard to let us know that they are not comfortable in that particular situation but they really do not want to hurt us.

“I decided to write this book so that I could help dog guardians to better understand their dogs, manage problem behaviours in a positive

way that still allows dogs to be dogs, strengthen their human-canine bond and have better relationships.”

Rebeca started her career as a veterinary nurse then worked as a wildlife officer and koala keeper and researcher, before commencing her studies in canine psychology and behaviour.

She now runs a canine enrichment program at The Dog House Pet Resort in Mount Duneed.

Just don’t refer to Rebeca as a dog whisperer.

“To be honest, I don’t like the term – to me, it implies forcing dogs to comply with what humans want in some magical way,” she said.

“I much prefer to think of myself as a ‘dog listener’. I always pay attention to all the subtle communication signals that dogs are giving us all the time, but which are often ignored or notunderstood … I hope this book helps to change that.”

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As a proud resident of Portarlington and Bellarine ward councillor, ensuring the best bits about the Bellarine Peninsula are protected long-term is vitally important to me.

Aside from our vibrant community members, the best bits I’m referring to are our beautiful natural landscapes, township character, green breaks and lifestyle.

The Bellarine Peninsula was declared a Distinctive Area and Landscape in 2019 by the Victorian government and the community is now being asked for feedback on the draft Bellarine Peninsula Statement of Planning Policy (SPP).

If protecting what we love is important to you, I strongly encourage you to make a submission.

The SPP includes a 50-year vision statement, strategies and a framework that identifies areas for conservation and areas for change within established areas.

It implements the council’s Settlement Strategy to direct housing growth away from the Bellarine and sets permanent protected settlement boundaries.

The SPP generally supports our recommended town boundaries, which is momentous.

Visit engage.vic.gov.au/ to have your say.

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Briefs Upgrades for town Upgrades to St Leonards’ streetscape revitalisation have begun. Footpath, street furniture and garden bed upgrades valued at $250,000 have been included in City of Greater Geelong’s draft budget. A median strip through the shopping centre in Murradoc Road will be created and new raised pedestrian ‘wombat’ crossings will be installed in Blanche Street and Murradoc Road, replacing the existing crossing outside the supermarket.

Renegades to play in Geelong GMHBA Stadium will host two BBL Melbourne Renegades matches in early January as the club looks to build on its strong support base in Geelong and along the Surf Coast. The matches in Geelong are delivered with the support of the Victorian government as part of broader support for regional tourism on the Bellarine Peninsula and providing an economic boost to the Geelong region.

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expressions of interest are open for participants and mentors for the MY STORY Project until July 26.

People with a disability and mental health challenges have interesting experiences, joys and challenges to share and this project will help them to find their voice.

Participants will be paired with a mentor for workshops that help participants explore telling their story through words, painting, photography, music, movement and more.

Their stories will be displayed at the MY STORY multi-media exhibition later in the year.

If you want to tell your story or help someone tell theirs, call 5272 4743 or email smuratti@ geelongcity.vic.gov.au.

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MY PLACE Ocean Grove teacher Sarah Cole speaks to Luke Voogt about her love of writing and the release of her debut novel, Virozone.

Tell us about you …

I’m 38, grew up in Leopold and live in Ocean Grove. My husband Daniel and I have been married nearly 10 years and we have a daughter Alex and a son Ethan.

I’ve been a secondary teacher for 13 years, predominantly at Northern Bay College. I love it, I wouldn’t work anywhere else! I teach English and I’ve taught every year level from 6 to 12.

How did you get into writing?

I used to write a lot in primary school, and I wrote television and movie reviews for a local newspaper when I was 14.

I didn’t like the books in high school, so I started writing my own, where I could control what the characters do and say.

At uni I did my masters in education, followed by a masters in writing and literature.

I decided to write a novel because I didn’t like the books my students, mostly girls, were bringing in. The girl characters chased after the boys, cried and didn’t have much confidence.

I wanted to write a book with a really strong female character who’s confident, assertive and brave.

I began writing Virozone seven years ago, while teaching full-time, raising two kids and studying one masters after another.

Because it’s something I love doing, it wasn’t a job.

Early morning I’d get up and write, or I’d drop my kids off at my parents Chippa and Ros’s house and write in my car while the kids played inside. I submitted it to a few publishers and one said yes. I was overseas but I rang them, even though it was expensive, because I was so happy!

What is Virozone about?

Violence and environmental disaster have ravaged the world, which is split into exclusive zones to protect what little is left. The Air, Water, Soil and Fire zones trade what they can to survive, while the fifth ‘Prestige Zone’ takes what it likes. But when 16-year-old Lawlie Pearce’s mother is killed, it becomes clear that the tenuous peace between zones is on the verge of unravelling.

Lawlie leaves AirZone to seek truth and justice for her mother – even if she has to bring down the leader of the Prestige Zone, Sceptre, who dominates the world of Virozone.

My 90-year-old grandma, Nanny Bev, just read it and she loved it!

How have you coped with COVID-19?

Like for everyone, it was hard work. Kids aren’t meant to be at home doing school. They’re meant to be at home playing and hanging out with their parents – they’ve got to have that divide. I worked from home while teaching my kids. It was not cool at all. My six-year-old daughter refused to do any schoolwork the first time, but she learnt to roller-skate!

What do you like to do locally?

I love Upstate in central Geelong – their boxing class is amazing. I love local book shops as well.

What’s something about you people might not know?

I’ve never had any social media, until two weeks ago. I had to get it because of the book. I prefer talk to people in-person – I’m old school like that.

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Ocean Grove Football Netball Club held its sponsor’s lunch on Saturday.

About 60 sponsors and guests were entertained with speeches from coach Pete Davey, Corangamite MP Libby Coker and former Carlton champion Geoff Southby.

Held at Shell Road Pavilion, guests enjoyed a delicious two-course meal from Driftwood Cafe.

Southby was interviewed by club president Peter Smith and the AFL Hall of Famer didn’t disappoint. Southby, who played in two premierships for Carlton, recalled the time he sat out nearly half a season because he wanted a clearance to rival club South Melbourne.

The Blues held firm, though, and Southby was back playing for them in the second half of the season.

To cap off the day, the senior footy team held on to beat Geelong Amateur by a point, although Ammos won the A Grade netball game by two goals.

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1/ Guest speaker and former Carlton great Geoff Southby. 2/ Coach Pete Davey talks to the crowd while club president Peter Smith looks on. 3/ ’Jumpy’ Fankhauser enjoys the day.

4/ Ocean Grove Football Netball Club representatives. 5/ Greg and Judy Ollis from Pier View Lolly Shop. 6/ Damien Foster and Karlie Keck from Bendigo Bank. 7/ Ocean Grove Hotel representativeson the left and Inside Running representatives on the right. 8/ Phil Emery and Dick Clay. 9/ Emily Davey and Lauren Conlon, guests of Splintered Furniture and Joinery.

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Senior’s club the place to be It could well be the best value in town.

Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Club members pay just $20 for the entire year and covers all activities and as many cuppas as you like.

Club secretary Dianne Sapwell said the location, at 101 The Terrace, is a major bonus.

“The location is central, the facilities are suitable for lots of activities and there is a newly elected committee that will hopefully invigorate the club to new heights,” she said.

Activities range from indoor bowls, snooker, chess, bingo, movies, crafts and dance.

The club currently has about 70 members ranging from 55 to 95 years old.

“Now that the chess club is meeting on a Tuesday there are members from all over the Bellarine Peninsula and the Chord Club musical instrument and singing group, that meets on a Wednesday, has members from as far away as Geelong,” Dianne said.

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Musical a recipe for success

By Justin Flynn Margaret Fulton inspired Aussie housewives of the late 1960s and ’70s to ditch the meat and three veg for dishes such as nasi goreng or apricot chicken.

Fulton’s wildly popular book, T he Margaret Fulton Cookbook, has sold more than 1.5 million copies and is largely credited with spicing up the kitchen for Australian families more than 50 years ago.

Sunshine Coast-based Jally Entertainment brings Fulton’s autobiography, I Sang For My Supper, to life via a musical biography that has been on the road since mid-March and is

Marget Fulton the Musical is coming to the Potato Shed. (Supplied)

coming to Drysdale. The show’s producer Alli Pope says it’s a “full-on fast pace show about an amazing Australian”.

“There’s so many beautiful ballads and rock songs and some bohemian.

“It’s clever, well written and well put together.

“The performers represent all the people that came into her life.”

The cast consists of Judy Hainsworth, who plays Fulton, Jessica Kate Ryan, Zoe Harlen, Paige McKay, Conor Ensor and Clancy Enchelmaier.

“The cast are brilliant and are in and out of stage in different characters,” Pope says.

“They are a really young and energetic bunch and really professional in their attitude.”

Pope says the response to the show has been overwhelmingly positive.

“I call it a recipe for success,” she says.

“Everyone I speak to says ‘it’s so good, I’d love to see it again’ and people have actually driven from different places in Queensland to see it again. Some have driven four hours just to see it again.”

The recent COVID-19 spike in New South Wles has wreaked havoc with the show, but Pope is confident they can enter Victoria for the southernmost leg of the tour.

“I’m confident we are getting to Drysdale,” she says.

Details: geelongaustralia.com.au/potatoshed; Sunday, August 1, 2pm and 7pm at the Potato Shed, Drysdale.

Delsinki is bringing Sing a Song of Sixpence to the Potato Shed. (Supplied)

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Love music? Want to experience the way gifted Australian musicians create and make a song their own?

Then make sure to head to the Potato Shed on Friday, August 6 when Melbourne-based Delsinki presents Sing a Song of Sixpence – Songwriters in the Round; breaking down the walls and revealing the alchemy and secrets behind the song crafting process.

Songs are magical things: some fall suddenly from the ether; others are a slow labour of love.

Universally however, they’re inspired from personal experiences and observations of life.

Sing a Song of Sixpence brings the tradition of a writer’s round to regional audiences, with artists sharing the bare bones of their songs and the stories behind them in an intimate setting.

“All the shows are ‘in the round’ and on the floor which will be a truly amazing experience for us the artists and you guys the listeners,” Delsinki said.

“Hearing these songs with this accompaniment in this setting will be a really special show.”

In a crippling year for musicians, it is a way to help inject life back into the industry and bring some of Australia’s finest musicians to our region.

The Potato Shed round will feature Debra Byrne (singer, actress, author, director) Joyce Prescher (singer-songwriter), Simon Phillips (singer-songwriter), Delsinki (Row Jerry Crow), Wayne Jury (Blues Boot Camp facilitator, singer-songwriter) and will be accompanied by John Kendall (Row Jerry Crow).

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The prominent honeyeater in the Perth region is the brown honeyeater (main); Silvereyes in the west are more yellow than the ones around the Bellarine; The Australian raven is thriving in the built-up areas of Perth. (Pictures: Jen Carr)

Quarantine bird spotting I am in Perth on long service leave, so will be away from the Bellarine for the next few months.

I have been in quarantine for two weeks, so it has been a very quiet time. I have been looking at birds in the garden and have counted 21 species, which is not a bad number at all.

A few black cockatoos flew over the area one day and I was hoping they might be Carnaby’s black cockatoos, but they did not perch in a tree so I could not identify them.

I added a new bird to my bird list, which was a laughing dove. I have been to Perth over the years and seen this dove, but always thought it was a bar-shouldered dove, until I had time in quarantine to look up the books and found that bar-shouldered doves are not native to Perth.

So it has been nice to be able to add a bird to the list even though I can not leave the house.

I have been observing a flock of silvereyes out of the window. There is a big pepper tree in the garden next door and the silvereyes all congregate a few times a day at the back of the tree, and as a group eat fruit from the back of the tree, over the top of it and then come to the front, near the window of this house.

The silvereyes in the west are more yellow than the birds we see in Ocean Grove and do not have chestnut flanks like the Tasmanian birds. Silvereyes in the east of Australia have a grey back and olive-green head and wings while western birds have a yellowish olive, rather than grey, back, and a yellow throat.

I saw one New Holland honeyeater in the garden, but unlike Ocean Grove where they are

thriving, the predominant honeyeater in the gardens around here appears to be the brown honeyeater.

Rainbow lorikeets are thriving in Perth. I remember last time I came here the lady who served my coffee at Kings Park described rainbow lorikeets as “flying vermin”.

I have also seen a few Australian ringneck parrots (or Port Lincoln parrots) in the garden.

There is also a flock of about 10 Australian ravens in the street outside. Like Ocean Grove where there are increasing numbers of little ravens, the Australian raven is thriving in Perth in built-up areas, due to the proliferation of refuse generated by our ‘disposable’ society.

While I have not seen a raptor a day out of the window, I have seen an Australian hobby (twice) and a hawk that flew by the house at a rate of knots.

I received an email from Lee from Ocean Grove, who has been taking photos of birds since November 2020. Lee went for a walk in Ocean Grove Nature reserve and saw about seven blue-wing parrots sitting in a dead tree in the morning sun at a distance.

Blue-winged parrots fly from Tasmania after breeding each year, leaving Tasmania in March to April and returning in August to October.

Some birds, however, over-winter in Tasmania or on the Bass Strait islands.

Kevin provided me with a few raptors of the day. He sent a photo of a juvenile black-shouldered kite taken at Banks Road, Mannerim, and a collared sparrowhawk in Inverleigh (with an unfortunate New Holland honeyeater in its talons).

I just want to pay tribute to David Martin, who passed away suddenly on June 15. David lived in Woodlands with his wife Di, and he was very passionate about birds, especially the tawny frogmouths and common bronzewings that nested in his garden. I want to thank David and his family for their attention and care for the natural environment. Rest in Peace David.

This week we have seen COVID outbreaks in our region. It is devastating because we have all worked so hard to keep everyone safe. Thank you to everyone who was tested. Ultimately, we need people to be vaccinated.

We have fewer than 9% of Australians fully vaccinated.

The reality is that until a much larger percentage of the population is vaccinated, we are all at risk of future lockdowns. Scott Morrison said that the vaccine rollout is not a race. He is wrong, it is a race. When cities are forced into lockdown it is because of the Prime Minister’s failures on vaccines and also because of his failure to invest in purpose-built quarantine facilities. All Australians are frustrated with the uncertainty and disruption caused by lockdowns.

There is a solution to this, and it is vaccination. We urgently need a better plan.

Corangamite schools climate challenge Twelve primary and secondary schools in the region have participated in a challenge to reduce carbon emissions. The project ran over a fourweek period during which students chose a challenge to undertake to track their carbon emissions and

investigate ways to reduce their school’s carbon footprint. I’m very proud of the youth in our region who are so passionate about the environment and reducing carbon emissions.

Win for NDIS I am thrilled with the news that the plan for independent assessments for NDIS recipients has been abandoned. After significant backlash from disability advocates, the federal government has been forced to scrap this controversial plan.

Everyone knew it was a cost-cutting measure. We need to keep the NDIS strong.

Ocean Grove Football Netball Club It was a pleasure to visit the Ocean Grove Football Netball Club to celebrate the installation of a new scoreboard, lights for the netball courts and football oval and safety netting. I’m proud to be a sponsor of this club to help reduce costs for families and members.

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Owned by optometrists Anthony and Letitia Dowling, Ocean Eyes constantly updates not only their knowledge but also the practice’s equipment to offer a comprehensive range of services.

Ocean Eyes Optometrists has recently invested in four new state-of-the-art instruments to further advance their level of care provided to patients, including a Medmont Meridia corneal topographer.

“Corneal topography is a non-invasive photographic ocular surface mapping technique that allows the practice to monitor progress of eye diseases such as keratoconus, scarring and pterygia with consummate accuracy,” Anthony explains.

Among anterior eye imaging and dry eye evaluation, the Medmont Meridia also allows the practice to provide orthokeratology services. A concept in which specially designed contact lenses are worn overnight to reshape a patient’s cornea and improve vision, orthokeratology is likened to dental braces for eyes and is useful in reducing patients’ reliance on glasses or contacts during the day.

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“We have a house in Barwon Heads and we’ve been coming to the village for over 20 years,” he said.

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A few weeks later his dad had called and told him he’d not been well and that he’d undergone some medical tests and that the future didn’t look great for him. Ed had found it hard to get his head around this as his dad had always been a bull of a man and was still running a successful packaging business (more damn boxes).

As it turned out the prognosis was a huge understatement and his father passed away four weeks later. Ed had sat in the hospital with Tom, his very bright and handsome older brother, and waited for his dad to draw his final breath. They shared a box of tissues as they cried together; closer then than they’d ever been before.

He remembers sitting in the church at the funeral looking at the pine box that held his father’s body and thinking that no matter what we do with our lives, we all end up in a box.

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The next day when the effects of the alcohol had worn off, he recalled this comment and wondered exactly what she meant. When he called her to discuss it, she denied even saying it, but he’d felt the dark shadow of the lie.

This is what led to him ordering the box now on his kitchen table. The DNA testing kit inside might reveal that much of what he thought he knew about his life was as thin as smoke. Would that help him accept his position in the world or make it more difficult?

What would be the impact on his relationship with Tom if he asked him to undertake the test? Even if the test proved Tom was his full brother, what would the implied accusation do to his relationship with his mother? And if Tom wasn’t his full brother, what then for the relationship between the three of them.

Finally, he reached a decision and picked up the box and with an uncharacteristic level of resolve, he threw it in the bin. He felt a new level of confidence and strength flow through his being as he committed to becoming his own person for the first time in his life.

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Ed was sitting, staring at the box on his kitchen table for 20 minutes. He was thinking, “damn that box, damn all the boxes that have steered my life off course in the past few months”.

The first of these boxes wasn’t even a physical box. It was simply the box into which he’d been pigeonholed all his life. Most recently by his boss during his annual performance discussion. Ed hated his job and wanted to use the meeting to seek a more challenging role that would tap his potential, although he wasn’t exactly sure what his real strengths were.

He came from a very successful family so he knew he had more to offer. Before he could even put his case, his boss told him that he was a solid and valued performer. ‘Steady Eddy’ he’d called him, and said that he was also unlikely to progress very far in the company based on his performance so far.

Well that wasn’t what he’d wanted to hear, and he inwardly resolved to start exploring job options elsewhere. This also proved to be disappointing as it appeared his boss wasn’t the only person to rate him as “a good ordinary player” and it didn’t help that he didn’t know what he really wanted to do.

The second box was the little suburban apartment that his partner had chosen for them to share.

One day he’d returned to it to find her waiting with her bags packed. She announced that she was moving to London because she wanted more fun and excitement than she

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No horsing about in Orwell tale Clifton Springs actor James Malcher harnesses the quintessential Aussie tradie to play a horse in George Orwell’s Animal Farm.

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“In a lot of ways he’s like tradies you meet in the street,” the 27-year-old told the Independent last Friday.

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James Malcher, rear, rehearses with the cast of Animal Farm. (Pictures: Supplied)

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Left: Barwon Heads 13th Beach SLSC finished with a swag of medals at the Victorian IRB Championships.

Above: Ocean Grove SLSC finished third in the open division.

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Medal haul for surf clubs Barwon Heads 13th Beach Surf Life Saving Club finished off the TRE Motorsport Victorian IRB Championships with six gold and two silver medals, taking out six of the eight men’s events at Lorne.

The club claimed gold in the open men’s tube rescue and mass rescue, the under-23 tube, mass, teams and IRB rescue and silver in the open men’s and under-23 men’s IRB rescue events, helping Barwon Heads to finish the carnival in second place overall in the under-23

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It was also a successful carnival for Ocean Grove SLSC, claiming one gold, three silver and two bronze medals and placing third overall in the open division.

The region was also represented by host club Lorne SLSC, Fairhaven SLSC and Point Lonsdale SLSC, the latter competing in the club’s first Victorian IRB Championships.

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manager – aquatic sport Simon Butterly was pleased with the skills put on display by the athletes.

“LSV congratulates all of our IRB racing competitors for their huge efforts in the Victorian Championships this weekend,” he said. “IRB racing is an exciting and challenging event that pits our best IRB drivers, crew and patients against one another in challenging conditions, putting their rescue-ready skills on display.”

While the cooler months have arrived, bowls competition has moved indoors with the return of the Bellarine Indoor Bias Bowls Competition.

More than 120 players have enjoyed the first four weeks of competition played each Monday night.

Drysdale, St Leonards, Leopold, Ocean Grove, Clifton Springs and Lifestyle Villages Ocean Grove are the six clubs involved.

Ocean Grove 3 lead the way after four games in Division 1 with Leopold 1 in second place.

Drysdale 2 is at the top of the table in Division 2 one point ahead of club mates Drysdale 3.

Drysdale is enjoying some early success with Drysdale 4 looming as the team to beat in Division 3, followed closely by Ocean Grove 6 and Ocean Grove 8.

The round five match of the round will see Drysdale 4 take on Ocean Grove 8.

The Bellarine Indoor Championship Pairs were completed last week with Casper John and Matt Flapper (Ocean Grove) winning the final against the St Leonards pairing of Dean McNeil and Bill Moloney.

Ocean Grove’s club singles championship will be played on Sunday July 25 and you can enter by adding your name to the list in the bowls office.

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Ocean Grove slips outside top five Ocean Grove’s loss to Geelong Amateur saw it tumble out of the Bellarine Netball League A Grade top five on Saturday.

The Grubbers lost in a thriller by two goals to the undefeated Ammos and now sit half a game behind Modewarre.

An upset looked possible at three-quarter-time as Grove led by four goals, but Ammos hit back in the last to preserve their unbeaten run.

Kelsey Ollis was again outstanding in defence.

In B Grade, Geelong Amateur grabbed top spot from Ocean Grove with a convincing 15-goal win.

Kimberley Hart was on target with 25 goals from 30 attempts. The Grubbers should do enough to hold onto a double chance come

finals time.

Ocean Grove’s C Grade side remained unbeaten following a three-goal win against Ammos with Alyce O’Keefe best on court.

Ocean Grove’s hold on top spot on the D Grade ladder has narrowed after losing to Ammos by three. Tona Birch was good in attack for the Grubbers.

Grove is holding onto fifth spot on the E Grade table despite losing to Ammos by 19.

ROUND 14 A Grade: Ocean Grove 50 def by Geelong Amateur 52. Best: Kelsey Ollis, Emily Moroney, Madeleine White.

B Grade: Ocean Grove 45 def by Geelong Amateur 60. Best: Kimberley Hart, Meg Badrock, Mia Smith.

Action from the Under-15s game between Ocean Grove and Geelong Amateur. (Justin Flynn)

C Grade: Ocean Grove 35 def Geelong Amateur 32. Best: Alyse O’Keefe, Gemma Bell.

D Grade: Ocean Grove 31 def by Geelong Amateur 34. Best: Tina Birch, Kellie Morrish,

Michaela Giblin.

E Grade: Ocean Grove 16 def by Geelong Amateur 35. Best: Georgina Giblin, Lara Barnes, Chelsea Taylor.

19/U: Ocean Grove 24 def by Geelong Amateur 28. Best: Abbey Stanic, Jorja Connellan.

17/U Section 1: Ocean Grove 29 def by Geelong Amateur 24. Best: Chelsea Ferguson.

17/U Section 2: Ocean Grove 27 def Geelong Amateur 25.

15/U Section 1: Ocean Grove 24 def Geelong Amateur 8. Best: Chelsea Ferguson, Emily Quinten.

15/U Section 2: Ocean Grove 33 def Geelong Amateur 6. Best: Grace Boland.

13/U Section 1: Ocean Grove 19 def Geelong Amateur 11: Best: Adele Mills.

13/U Section 2: Ocean Grove 28 def Geelong

Junior footballers put on a show UNDER-13 Division 1 – OG Walter 12.8(80) def Ammos Kelly 3.3(21) The Walter boys put on a great game for Grandparents Footy Weekend.

Jackson de Jong played an exceptional game in the backline and Ryan Tolley showed his speed, creating some great passages of play. Runners Tommy, Lenny, Alex and Darcy were able to get the ball out. Awards: Jackson de Jong, Lucian Joyce, Will Anderson, Alexander Morgan.

Division 3 – OG Pearson 4.4(28) def by Ammos Bucovaz 10.9(69) OG Pearson ran into a well-drilled and tall Ammos side. Pearson had plenty of the ball but didn’t use it as well as the opposition. Benny Miners had a great game and Trey Morrow was in everything, while Ned Allen broke the lines well across half back and pumped the ball forward. Awards: Sonny Bohnke, Alby Arto, Max Saltalamacchia.

Division 6 – OG Dean 3.5(23) def by Little River/Anakie/Northern Stars 8.12(60) The big LR/A bodies dominated early, as they kicked away to 40-plus lead at the main break.

But after half-time, Dean settled into its game and outscored the opposition with smarter ball use. Izak Peace and Will Devine’s ruck contests and Charlie Rae’s tackling were highlights.

Awards: Izak Peace, Charlie Rae, Reeve Cruikshank, Cam Spark.

OG Every 2.3(15) def by Lara Wilson 3.10(28) Every got off to a strong start and led the game until three-quarter time. But the taller visitors stormed home in the final term as the Cobras suffered several injuries and struggled to match Lara’s height in the contests. Awards: Reuben Cook, Alfie Kilpatrick, Tom Robbins, Henry Wynn.

UNDER-12 GIRLS OG Burchell 2.0(12) def by Surf Coast Suns 6.4(40) The Suns put pressure on Burchell girls at every contest but they were able to score when they got the ball out into space. It was great to see the team’s second efforts and consistent tackling over four quarters. Awards: Sammi Needham, Scarlett Gilmour, Ash Mackinder.

Action from the Surf Coast Suns vs Ocean Grove Cobras under-12s clash at Polwarth Oval in Torquay. (Mark Heenan Media)

as Ammos struggled to contain the movement.

Awards: Jedah Zurawel, James Carty, Lucas Dixon.

sides providing plenty of highlights in an entertaining match. Awards Ollie Warren, Miller Pasque, Jasper Kristapsons.

close all game. We saw great performances from Beau Walsh, Henry Lee, Eli Sheahan, Mak Cuthill and Flynn Rippon.

OG Farrell 6.7(43) def by Newtown & Chilwell Flynn 14.5(89) Farrell looked flat in the first quarter and a half before making a late run at an impressive Newtown team. Captain Miller Reilly led the side well in defeat. Other award winners were Kai Russell, Finn Wallace and Xavier Gasper, who scored his first goal this season after a great mark deep in the square.

OG O’Keefe 5.4(34) def by Newtown & Chilwell Smith 6.7.43 Although down a few players, O’Keefe played one of its best games this season. There were several sets of excellent team link-ups, leading from the pack and calling for the ball, and you could tell the boys were having fun while showing great skill.

Awards: Frankie Scott, Tommy Pallero, Ollie Cooper.

OG Allan 6.10(46) def Bannockburn Gold 1.5(11) Allan stood strong in defence and kept the ball up forward most of the game to secure its second win on the trot. There was superb teamwork across the field, with Jamison Burgoyne and Tim Pritchard scoring their first goals and Leroy, Patrick and Harvey also kicking majors. Awards: Rafe Williams, Jamison Burgoyne, Bailey Taylor, Harvey Mansell.

OG McManus 3.4(22) def by Barwon Heads Armstrong 6.6(42)

UNDER-10 GIRLS OG Burchell 10.2(62) def OG McEvoy 2.1(13)

OG McEvoy 3.0(18) def by Bannockburn 9.9(63)

UNDER-11 OG Moroney 4.4(28) def by Queenscliff 10.4(64) Team Moroney showed great enthusiasm against Queenscliff. The boys’ consistent second and third efforts were notable, as was their never-give-up attitude.

They were rewarded by winning the final quarter. Awards: Josh Grant, Lenny Cole, Billy Sullivan, Nate Wintels.

OG Hateley 12.4(76) def Ammos Walsh 3.6(24) It was the strongest performance of the year for Hateley. The Cobras moved the ball with slick precision regularly down the ground 22 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 16 July, 2021

UNDER-10 OG Cordy 1.4(10) def by St Mary’s Davie 5.2(32) St Mary’s secured an easy win but there were lots of great contributions from Cordy players, including Hugh Rolfs, Mac Roberts, David Wilkens and Braxton Burgoyne, in the first half. In the third, the Cobras locked it up in their forward line but still could not convert.

Baxter Hodgson finally scored in the last.

Awards: Mac Roberts, David Wilkens, Ashley Van der Linden.

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OG Jones 6.1(37) def by Newtown & Chilwell Thompson 9.1(55) A draw against this Newtown & Chilwell team earlier in the year set the scene for a great contest and the game delivered, with players from both

OG Durran 8.9(57) def Torquay Boak 7.5(47) Durran turned the tables on Boak in a tight contest. Durran kicked with the wind in the first quarter and got off to a great start but Torquay fought back in the second and stayed

OG Dalton 9.10(64) def Newtown & Chilwell West 2.2(14) The Dalton boys ran hot from the start. Moving the ball quickly helped find open players and when the ball hit the ground the foot speed took over. Skill, speed and teamwork were all on display as they turned the tables on the same team that beat them last round. Awards: Billy Heenan, Jordan Leigh, Ned Spiers.

OG Norquay 5.2(32) def by Lara Christensen 9.7(61) It was a close game all day as Norquay took on the much bigger Lara side, which kicked away in the last term. Awards: Connor Murphy, Andrew Staehr and Zephyr Storey.

OG Taylor 5.5(35) def Newton & Chilwell Jones 4.1(25) It was difficult to see the other end of the game in the fog, however this didn’t stop either team giving it their all. It was a close and hard contest with the ball moving back and forth but Taylor’s persistence and commitment to the game plan paid off.

Awards: Kia Hamilton, Chance Cruickshank and Billy Levis.

OG Stow 1.0(6) def by Newtown & Chilwell McMahon 13.19(97)

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Thriller puts Grubbers into fourth

By Justin Flynn Ocean Grove moved into fourth spot on the Bellarine Football League ladder with a thrilling one-point win against a vastly improved Geelong Amateur on Saturday.

The Grubbers held on in the dying stages and leapfrogged Anglesea in the process to set up a mouth-watering clash against Drysdale.

Drysdale is in sixth spot after holding on against a determined Newcomb. A loss would seriously dent the Hawks’ finals chances, however an Ocean Grove win would go a long way to securing a much awaited top five spot.

“It’s certainly an elimination final for Drysdale so we know they will be treating it as their biggest game this season,” Ocean Grove coach Pete Davey said.

“A win will put us two games clear inside the top five and allow some breathing space going into the final three games so we are looking at it more as a fantastic opportunity as opposed to a do-or-die type game.”

On Saturday, the Grubbers had trouble putting away Geelong Amateur, which welcomed back five senior players.

The Grubbers gave their home crowd supporters a fright, but were in front when the siren sounded to win 10.11 (71) - 11.4 (70).

Ammos employed a precise short-kicking game out of defence. Ocean Grove had plenty of inside 50s in the first half to put the game away.

“To be honest we didn’t do anything to counteract their ball movement,” Davey said.

“Our default method when we don’t have the footy is high pressure and we know when we get that right, we are very difficult to move through. Our primary concern was attacking.

“The inside 50s count was heavily in our favour but we just couldn’t get bang-for-buck so our focus was ensuring that our entries were deeper and more central to enable better opportunities as opposed to combating their rebound.”

Ruckman Kobe Annand was moved to the goalsquare with immediate results and goaled either side of the first break.

“We played Kobe forward against them last time and while he didn’t hit the scoreboard back then, it created a reshuffle of their defence that they didn’t look overly comfortable doing so we always planned to do it when we played them next,” Davey said.

“Fortunately this time it worked even better and Kobe was able to chip in with a couple of very important marks and goals.

“We did lose the clearance count on the day but in the context of a one-point game, those two goals were crucial in getting the win.”

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1/ Ocean Grove won a thriller against Geelong Amateur. 2/ Jake Ward attacks the contest while James Paterson and Harley Pearce wait for any crumbs. 3/ Joe McDonald sends Ocean Grove into attack. 4/ Tom Ness gets clear. 5/ James Paterson booted two goals for the Grubbers. 6/ Bailey Cameron in action. 7/ Logan Taylor finds some space on the wing. (Pictures: Justin Flynn) 243579 Ocean Grove had nine of the first 11 forward entries in the game, nine of the first 10 in the second term and 13 of the first 14 in the last, but couldn’t capitalise on the scoreboard.

“We made a point during the week of not kicking the ball long to centre half-forward as Daniel Lovick took 10 intercept marks against us last time,” Davey said.

“The downside of bypassing centre half-forward was that we often went too wide and weren’t able to bring the ball back into a dangerous ‘hot spot’. It meant we didn’t get the

return that kind of inside 50 dominance would generally result in.”

But the Grubbers held on in character building, but frenetic, final quarter.

“In those final moments I had visions of a free kick being given in their goal square and losing the game after the siren which would have been an incredibly unjust result and one that would have been a real kick in the stomach for our players,” Davey said.

For the Grubbers, Fletcher Keck was busy around the packs while Will Brohm played

well and Joe McDonald was a presence every time he got near the ball. Annand booted two majors as did James Paterson, who took his season’s tally to 32.

Ocean Grove’s reserves finals hopes are all but over after a 38-point loss to Geelong Amateur, 6.8 (44) - 11.12 (78).

Grove managed just one goal in the first half before a turnaround in the third term, but Ammos had done enough to hold sway.

Bailey Payne, Adam Gerdtz and Tim Lazzaro were best for Ocean Grove.

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