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AFLW dream realised By Justin Flynn Tess Craven said she felt like she was “walking on air” when her name was read out on AFLW draft night on Tuesday. The Drysdale midfielder was picked up by North Melbourne with the 13th pick in the draft. “When your dream comes through in front of your eyes, it was pure elation and happiness,” Craven told the Voice. “Even this morning I had to check my phone and check if it was real or whether it was just a dream.”

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Four Geelong Falcons were taken in the draft. Craven, Gabbi Featherstone to Geelong with pick nine, Annie Lee to Carlton with pick 10 and Ingrid Houtsma to Richmond with pick 50. “We can’t actually believe that it’s happened,” Craven said. “We’ve talked about it possibly happening. “We’re all living in this little dream world at the moment. I’m just so happy for them.” Craven’s father Stuart had a fine football career himself and is coach of Drysdale’s senior women’s team. “I’m not sure whether it’s true or not, but when I was really young mum and dad said they were dreading the day they were having to tell me that there was no AFL for me to play in,” Craven said. “Now that there is that pathway, it’s all I have ever wanted.” Craven watched the AFLW draft on the AFL website with all of the Drysdale senior women’s team joining her on Zoom. “They (the club) have been behind me from the day I was born pretty much,” she said. “When I was little mum and dad wouldn’t have to worry that if they were busy they wouldn’t have to look after me because there was always someone who would.” Craven travelled to Arden Street on Wednesday for an induction day.

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Drop a pin before the end of July. We have joined Monash University’s XYX Lab and CrowdSpot in a study to help gather perceptions of safety in public spaces. YourGround is a proactive tool that will help capture the experiences of safety for women and gender-diverse people by mapping local streets, parks, trails and recreational spaces. The interactive map allows users to anonymously drop a pin, tell a story or share an experience while out for leisure, sport, exercise or play. When collated and analysed, this data will provide insights to help inform the planning for more inclusive and equitable urban areas, parks and sporting and community spaces. Women and gender-diverse people are invited to share their stories prior to the end of July about where they feel safe or unsafe in Greater Geelong at yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/ yourground

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Gyms pumped to be back By Justin Flynn Local gyms reopened this week as Victorian COVID-19 lockdown restrictions eased. Oceans 24 gym owner Mark Rapa said, in the past, gyms had not been able to reopen immediately after lockdown ending, but Victorian Fitness Industry Advocacy Group VIC Active had lobbied hard to the state government to change that. “In our industry there is a big push for it to be an essential service,” he said. “VIC Active are pushing pretty hard to change the law around the restrictions and have been really vocal behind the scenes.

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- Mark Rapa “Traditionally our industry hasn’t really had a voice, we don’t have a union. “It’s taken a pandemic for us to band together and have a voice.” Mr Rapa said his Ocean Grove gym had been well frequented since lockdown ended. “The first lockdown, people were really slow to get back,” he said. “They were used to doing nothing and were a bit scared of what could happen in this environment. “This time they have all bounced back pretty quickly. People know all the precautions – mask wearing, sanitizing. “We know what our expectations are now.” Mr Rapa said he has customers who are recovering stroke victims and needed the gym to continue their rehabilitation. “For these people it’s a necessity,” he said. “You’ve also got people who need that social

Jason Singh, Oceans 24’s Mark Rapa and Dom Flint were busy in the gym this week. (Ivan Kemp) 245577_03

contact, who live at home alone. This is their outing for the day. Go for a workout, get a coffee, have a chat.” Mr Rapa said the gym industry was still recovering from the first lockdown last year.

“Business is up and down,” he said. “The very first lockdown was where we hurt the most. “We’re back to normal. We are just encouraging people not to fear us. It’s a clean environment, we constantly keep it clean.”

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Coastal plan up for review Public consultation on a ‘green wedge’ between Ocean Grove and Point Lonsdale is about to begin. The Southeast Bellarine Coastal Strategy would protect and enhance the area between the urban fringes of the two towns, City of Greater Geelong said. The nationally significant landscape is linked via water flows from Bonneyvale wetlands, through to the natural coastal wetlands of Lake Victoria and out to Swan Bay. It includes habitat for the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot and breeding areas for the hooded plover and endangered migratory birds. Mayor Stephanie Asher said the ‘green wedge’ project closely aligned with council’s Sustainability Framework Action Plan. “Clever and creative natural resource management is key to protecting our world-class biodiversity and environment,” Cr Asher said. “This is a very exciting concept and one that has clear public interest, given it was initially proposed by the Ocean Grove Community Association. “I’m looking forward to hearing residents’ ideas for how we enhance the different ecosystems and what the potential opportunities are for this vital conservation area.” For more information on the project and to complete the survey visit the Have Your Say page at yoursay. geelongaustralia.com.au/SBCS

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Covid response: Residents praised By Justin Flynn Barwon Heads residents have been praised for their handling of the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in 550 households having to self-isolate. Four 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. “Overall, the family is doing very well, with

the index case improving slowly in our ICU in a critical but stable condition,” Barwon South West Public Health Unit director Professor Eugene Athan said. Professor Athan said the Barwon Heads community’s response to the outbreak was “fantastic” after Barwon Heads Primary School and Barwon Heads Village Park were listed as tier one exposure sites on July 12. One of the cases attended the school and also football training.

“Great co-operation from the Barwon Heads community with early testing and good isolation were some of the factors in preventing the Barwon Heads outbreak from growing,” Professor Athan said. “It was fortunate that there was no spread in the school.” A pop-up covid testing site was established in the town with a line-up of vehicles stretching for more than a kilometre and waiting times of several hours. “We were very happy with the way we were

able to test such a high number of people in the Barwon Heads community, and we had great feedback about the pop-up testing,” Professor Athan said. “The response from the community was fantastic and people were both co-operative and patient throughout the process. “While there were initially close to 550 Barwon Heads households isolating, it was 30 households that were required to complete the full 14 days in isolation.”

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end of August. “Getting people vaccinated is currently viewed as the best way to avoid lockdowns and allow Australia to reconnect with the rest of the world,” he said. “Customers are positive about receiving their flu vaccinations in the pharmacy and many have asked if they can get a COVID vaccination in the pharmacy. “Initially pharmacies will only administer AstraZeneca Vaccine, but this will change as Pfizer and Moderna vaccines become more readily available towards the end of the year.” The Bellarine has a dedicated COVID vaccination hub at Bellarine Respiratory Clinic in Ocean Grove.

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Bellarine Community Health (BCH) has elected two peninsula locals to its board. Mark Harris and Lucy Simms were elected to the board following a process in May and June to elect two new members. Ms Simms grew up in Point Lonsdale and has held senior roles advising the private, not-for-profit and government sectors. This involved engaging directly with board members across a range of projects and opportunities, giving her a strong understanding of the challenges, governance and decision-making principals that are required of directors. “I am deeply connected and dedicated to my local community and now in the fortunate position of having time and capacity to offer a fresh and unique contribution,” she said. “BCH is the critical core of the future wellbeing of my community.” Mr Harris has lived in Ocean Grove for 22 years and is at the forefront of the healthcare Industry in the region, as director of Western Victoria Primary Health Network since 2012 and Hope Bereavement Care (Hope) since 2016. Mr Harris believes strong business governance is the foundation for better primary care. “As a board member of BCH, I advocate strongly to provide better health care to our growing community,” he said.

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Life in lockdown 5.0

Another lockdown and more time at home. Bellarine Peninsula residents told us what they were doing to pass the time before restrictions eased on Wednesday.

1/ Apart from working and helping out with homeschooling, Kylie Burgess has been making crosses out of resin. 2/ Angus and Isla took to Ocean Grove Nature Reserve for a walk. 3/ Buddy McGregor, 8, has started his own YouTube channel, where he will be doing reviews of AFL matches each week. He is pictured with dad Cameron. 4/ Ola Sucharek misses travelling so brought a little bit of the outdoors, indoors. 5/ Marli Prato bike rides along beach track to The Dunes and back to get a fresh juice. 6/ Lennon has been helping his baby sister Misty settle in. 7/ Jack and Eddie Condon inspecting the floodwater at Blue Waters Lake. (Pictures: Supplied)

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We will be engaging with Traditional Owners, the community, campers and other key stakeholders to ensure community aspirations for the future of our accommodation services are considered in the PMP. We will be advertising engagement opportunities in newspapers and online. If you would like to register your interest in being involved in this process please visit bit.ly/barwoncoastPMP

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Planning for the future of our coast is an important part of our work. In 2021 we are developing a Precinct Master Plan (PMP) for our accommodation service businesses.

There has been a recent increase in the illegal dumping of asbestos cement sheeting on our area of management. It costs thousands of dollars to fund its removal and to ensure the area is safe for further use.

This PMP will detail a program of specific works for the care, protection, improvement and management of the Barwon Heads and Riverview caravan parks and the Riverside seasonal campground. It will guide development and use for up to the next 10 years within a realistic and achievable budget.

The amount dumped is often small in size and would fit easily in a standard trailer. A trailer load of this quantity of asbestos sheeting can be disposed of at the Drysdale Transfer Station for $62.50. This keeps the environment and coastal users safe and also enables us to spend the funds saved on caring for the coast.

The PMP will translate the principles outlined in our key strategic document - the Coastal and Marine Management Plan 2020-2025 (CMMP). The CMMP is currently with the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change for approval as required by the Marine and Coastal Act 2018.

For further details on disposal of asbestos see geelongaustralia.com.au/services If you see someone dumping waste illegally contact the EPA on 1300 372 842. ENSURING WASTE IS DISPOSED OF CORRECTLY IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN ALL CARE FOR THE COAST

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Mayor Stephanie Asher Getting stopped in the bread aisle or while walking the dog is a common occurrence when you’re a councillor. I can’t count the number of informative conversations I’ve had with community members on the hop about how we can make Ocean Grove, the Bellarine Peninsula or Greater Geelong as a whole, even better. Calls, texts, emails, letters and social media messages come in thick and fast but face-to-face chats (in-person or virtually) are by far the most meaningful to me, and I’m sure the 10 other councillors would agree. Having your ear to the ground is one of the most important ways to know what is and isn’t working, and ‘clever and creative’ ideas for positive change. Which is why I’m counting down the days to the Ocean Grove Community Association’s online Community Forum soon, an opportunity to interact with residents in my hometown. I’ll be joined by Gareth Smith, director of city planning and economy at the City of Greater Geelong, who will be able to speak about matters of an operational nature. We’ll be responding to the community’s questions, including about council’s plans for Ocean Grove, the Draft Climate Change Response Plan and the Ocean Grove Principle Pedestrian Network. A priority item we’ll cover is the draft Statement of Planning Policy for the Bellarine Distinctive Areas Landscapes program, which

Road blitz Portarlington Police and Geelong Highway Patrol teamed up on Friday and Saturday, targeting intentional high risk driving in the Bellarine Peninsula. Two drivers will be without licences for a period of time due to excessive speed (40km/h over the limit). Another two drivers were also detected driving while impaired by drugs. A number of speeding and other infringements were issued.

Calling cricketers Wallington Cricket Club will hold an information night for its new women’s team. The Wallabies have already recruited well, but are inviting anyone who wants to try cricket this season to attend the session at Oakdene Vineyards on Thursday, August 5 at 7.30pm.

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aims to protect our corner of the world for future generations. Community engagement is still open on this at https://engage.vic.gov.au/ and a proposed submission from the city is expected to come to council at next month’s meeting. We have a full agenda over the two hours thanks to community members’ submitted questions. COVID-19 has highlighted the value of face-to-face interaction and so, I look forward to connecting with you on all the important local issues – no shopping trolley or dog necessary!

Port Phillip Ferries is planning to resume services between Portarlington and Docklands from tomorrow. PPF has used the past two weeks to perform extensive maintenance of the Bellarine Express, with the Geelong flyer to operate from Portarlington for the next two weeks.

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Marathon effort for charity Murray Pearce will run from Barwon Heads to Myrtleford for charity. Justin Flynn spoke with the 29-year-old this week. changed maps from driving to walking so I zoomed in and followed the trail. Between here and Werribee it takes you through Geelong and Little River across a walking bridge and then Hoppers Crossing. A lot of it is on walking trails. From Mansfield some friends seem to think it will be on the rail trail. You can sit in a car and do that drive 20 times but I think running is going to be a whole different experience altogether.

Murray Pearce knows the drive from Barwon Heads to Myrtleford well. He grew up in the northeast Victorian town before making the move to the Bellarine after years of holidays here. The 375-kilometre trip is relatively boring with not a traffic light in sight and freeway for the majority of the journey. It usually takes just under four hours. Yesterday Murray started to run the entire distance in just 10 days with little assistance apart from a few nights of accommodation with people he knows.

How are you packing for the trip? Do you have a car full of supplies following you? No. Just myself. I’ve got a camping hammock and a survival blanket, inflatable pillow and a jetboil cooker with dehydrated meals. Everything I will carry with me as I run.

What made you think of this in the first place? I’ve run my whole life but fell out of touch with it and last year during lockdown I re-evaluated it like a lot of people did, and I picked it back up. It helped me mentally and physically. I grew up in Myrtleford but always came down here for holidays. I’ve always wanted to do something like this. What charities are you running for? When I was younger I broke my neck diving into a river in Apollo Bay. It was a major lesson in how lucky I was. I got approached by people in wheelchairs who did similar things with less fractures and less damage to ligaments and they are in wheelchairs for the rest of their lives. That’s where SCIA Spinal Cord Injuries Australia comes in. Beyond Blue, with everything that’s going on at the moment. They’re a good charity that’s always helpful. I’ll split the donations equally between the two.

So back to normal life afterwards? I’ve just accepted a teaching contract in Katherine in the Northern Territory. I’ll have a week off after the run before I relocate. Murray Pearce will run from Barwon Heads to Myrtleford for charity. (Justin Flynn)

Mostly running and we’ll see what happens. If I feel good, I’ll keep on running. If I need to take a break I’ll walk for half an hour but I’ll continue to move throughout the day. It’s about a marathon a day for 10 days. There are some bigger days and shorter days.

How dangerous will it be? Are you running on the freeways? When I looked at maps and the radius of where I could get to, Myrtleford popped up. I realised that you can drive there in a car but that doesn’t mean you can get there walking or running. I

Where can we donate? Go to gofundme.com/f/running-barwonheads-mytrleford-375km - every little bit will help, no matter how small it is. Can we follow you on your journey? Search for ‘Barwon Heads to Myrtleford’ on Facebook. I’ll be updating it daily.

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How much do you hope to raise? I started with $2000, then went to $5000 and it’s already at around $16,000. I didn’t think people would be as supportive before I even left. It was humbling because it showed faith in what I was doing.

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Inspired by nature Local artists Shirley Hurley and Tracy Watt are inspired by the natural environment. The pair are exhibiting their work, called Silent Harmonies at Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House after the slower pace of pandemic life last year inspired both to explore methods and materials less familiar to them. Amazed and humbled by the beauty of sky, wetlands, beach and rocks interconnecting in organic harmony, Hurley and Watt have aimed to convey these influences in watercolours, monotypes and drawings. “I have been drawing all my life but since retiring to the Bellarine, I revived my interest by attending Ryan Brearley‘s art classes at Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House,” Watt said. “The lockdown of 2020 gave me time to face

new challenges, experimenting with new work inspired by local surroundings.” “From 2011 I co-ordinated Saturday life drawing sessions at the Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House, which is where I met Tracy,” Hurley said. “When the pandemic put a stop to this and many other activities, I decided it was time for me to move away from figurative work and take inspiration from the beauty that surrounded me as I walked each day along the shores of Swan Bay and Port Phillip Bay.” Silent Harmonies will be exhibited daily at The House Gallery, Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House from August 6 to 29 from 10am to 4pm. Tracey Watt and Shirley Hurley will exhibit Silent Harmonies at Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House.

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Funding aids COVID recovery The Borough of Queenscliffe is among seven Geelong and Surf Coast projects that will receive more than $1.7 million to promote the region in a bid to boost its COVID-19 recovery. Four local MPs yesterday visited Buckley Falls to announce the funding. A marketing campaign aimed at increasing tourism into Geelong with flights into Avalon Airport will receive $450,000. Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine received $200,000 for its Brand Geelong campaign and another $400,000 for its events attraction program. Another $400,000 will go toward Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism’s program to address hospitably staff shortages. Programs run by Geelong and Surf Coast Shire councils will receive $32,625 each, with $15,000 for the Borough of Queenscliffe’s program.

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West delivers plenty of sightings While Victorians have been unfortunately forced into another lockdown, I have been on the other side of the country in Western Australia having a wonderful time. I hope that everyone is safe and well at home on the Bellarine. The highlights for me have been many. I loved Exmouth and swimming with a few whale sharks, but I was more interested in seeing my first ever Hutton’s shearwater that flew over Ningaloo Reef. The next day I hired a car and drove to Cape Range National Park and on the way a huge bird flew over the road which turned out to be an Australian bustard. I nearly ran the hire car off the road with excitement and didn’t manage a photo. I am currently in Monkey Mia where I’ve seen many crested terns, emus, pied oystercatchers, and a surprise common sandpiper. The other ‘first’ sighting of a bird for me was a flock of star finch at Chinaman’s Pool in Carnarvon. Fortunately, there have been some wonderful Voice readers who have emailed me with their observations around the Bellarine. Lee took some great photos of a golden whistler that she spotted on the rail trail between the Banks Road rail crossing and Mannerim rail crossing. Lee saw three flame robins initially in a paddock and when she turned to walk back to

Carole’s gang gang cockatoo, Lee’s golden whistler (top right), Lee’s female flame robin, and Lee’s fan-tailed cuckoo. (Pictures: Supplied)

the car she saw the golden whistler in a gum tree and couldn’t believe her luck. The beautiful bird was not bothered by Lee’s presence at all, which was great, and reflects that Lee was keeping her distance and not frightening the bird. I received an email from Kevin who saw an eastern spinebill in his Ocean Grove garden. This was a first for Kevin. There was a frequent visitor, a red wattlebird in a small bush and the eastern spinebill

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appeared, instantly, on the departure of the red wattlebird. Before I left for Perth I noticed about 10 eastern spinebills in Sue’s park near my home, so these beautiful birds seem to be enjoying Ocean Grove this winter. I noticed that all the spinebills that I observed were males, so it would be interesting to know if any females have been seen in Ocean Grove. I received a lovely email from Carole, who spotted gang gang cockatoos at Point Addis.

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A new $65,683 lifeline for two Bellarine music institutions could prove vital for local emerging artists, according to Blues Train founder Hugo T Armstrong. Mr Armstrong recently secured $38,183 in federal funding to help the Blues Train put on a series of shows for the next generation of blues and roots musicians in January. “You’ve got to have the next generation coming through all the time,” he said. “Having young blues musicians is nothing new for us but it’s rite of passage for them.” COVID-19 devastated the Blues Train, which has previously featured big names including

The Teskey Brothers and the John Butler Trio in its carriages. “The Blues Train was one of the first music venues to close during the pandemic in March, 2020, and will be one of the last to return due to its unique nature,” Mr Armstrong said. “We’ve had to pivot our business to develop grant-writing skills and apply for support to hibernate and then revive this unique music venue. We were unsuccessful in a lot of grants for very similar things.” Mr Armstrong said the funding would be critical in the Blues Train’s quest to “develop new artists and audiences”. He said he planned in October to announce the line-up for the Next Generation concert series.

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Queenscliff Music Festival received $27,500 for a series of monthly concerts later this year. “We’re very excited to work on this new project which will breathe life into the beautiful and historic Queenscliff Town Hall,” festival director Andrew Orvis said. The funding would go toward a PA system, lighting and other equipment to transform the hall into a “fantastic community arts space” for live music, theatre and more, Mr Orvis said. Federal senator for Victoria Sarah Henderson announced the grants on Wednesday as part of round two of federal government’s Live Music Australia Program. Details: thebluestrain.com.au and qmf.net. au

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Reservoir spill first in seven years The Bellarine Peninsula’s water storages received a boost this week when West Barwon Reservoir started spilling for the first time in seven years. Water from the reservoir near Forrest in the Otways, is treated at the adjacent Wurdee Boluc Water Treatment Plant, before being delivered to customers in Winchelsea, Moriac, Anglesea, Aireys Inlet, Torquay, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula via a network of pipes, tanks and covered storage basins. A wet finish to 2020 and a wet start to 2021 has significantly boosted inflows to the 21.5 billion litre storage, which is a welcome change for Barwon Water’s Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast customers, whose main rainfall catchment storage has experienced an average drop in inflows of 32 per cent on long-term averages since 1997, Barwon Water said. Significant rainfall in January this year added approximately 3.6 billion litres of water to the storage when it would normally be declining or stable, which was a major contributor to the reservoir spilling for the first time since August 2014. Above-average rainfall in May and June (132mm and 138mm respectively) saw the highest increase in storage for May in the past 10 years, while June had its second highest increase for that same period. July rainfall is tracking above average for the month to date. At the same time last year, West Barwon reservoir was only 23.5 per cent full (and held about five billion litres of water). Barwon Water managing director Tracey Slatter said the reservoir spilling was a spectacular site that the community could enjoy from the comfort and safety of their homes thanks to drone footage taken by Barwon Water’s experienced network operators, which had been edited and posted to Barwon Water’s Facebook page. Ms Slatter said the reservoir spilling would contribute to already high river levels caused by the naturally wet conditions, which may mean, as it does during periods of significant rainfall, minor flooding on land immediately downstream of the dam on the West Barwon River.

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Mowing ahead after rough years Young go-getter Jesse, who moved to Ocean Grove a few weeks ago, is living proof a person can rise above a tough upbringing. The 12-year-old speaks to Luke Voogt about his childhood, his mowing enterprise and his plans to get ahead.

fter escaping a troubled childhood, 12-year-old Jesse has amazed friends and family with how far he has come. “They’re surprised because, with everything that’s happened in my life, I haven’t turned out a horrible kid,” he said, a few weeks after moving to Ocean Grove to live with older sister Hayleigh. “They say I’m going to go a long way in life.” Police removed Jesse from his parents’ house in Horsham when he was six-years-old, the same day his older brother Paul, then 24, died from plastic anaemia at Geelong’s Andrew Love Cancer Centre on June 9, 2015. For years Paul had battled the rare disorder, in which the bone marrow fails to produce enough blood cells. Jesse spent the night after Paul died at Horsham Police station. Officers initially considered taking him back after a severe incident at home, he said.

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But the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) stepped in to remove him from the dangerous environment, he said. Jesse lived at several different foster homes and spent some time with his aunt and uncle. But none of those arrangements worked out. Eventually, he moved in with his grandmother in a new Craigieburn estate a few years ago. Last October, when Jesse wanted to buy components to build a computer, his grandmother gave him a great idea to help him save and, as it turned out, get ahead. “My grandmother pulled out her mower and said, ‘why don’t you go do some door-knocking?’” he said. “She wanted me to earn a bit of extra pocket money and make the neighbourhood look better.” As Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions eased late last year, Jesse got to work mowing backyards for $10-20 each, with the nature strip and front yard thrown in for $35-$40. “I would go over to their house and do a quote based on the size and length of the grass,” he said. He mowed dozens of lawns and soon ‘Jesse’s Mowing’ had plenty of regular clients. “There’s just something about mowing lawns that I really enjoy – I don’t know what it is – it just calms me down and makes me happy,” he said. But Jesse struggled with bullies at school. “The kids down there were a bit rough and I just wasn’t getting along with anyone, and getting into fights,” he said. “My grandparents

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are a little bit older, so they struggled to deal with it. My grandma was calling DHHS and saying it wasn’t working out.” “DHHS got in touch with Hayleigh and so did my grandma.” Jesse previously had sporadic contact with his older sister, who moved out of their parents’ home when she was 14 and he was still an infant. After leaving home Hayleigh moved in with a family friend and then older brother Paul. “In that situation, you have no other choice but to progress forward and make something out of yourself,” she told the Independent. Hayleigh moved in with an uncle a few years before Paul’s death as he underwent treatment. “I remember the sadness of having my 21st without Paul – it was my first birthday without him,” she said. Sadly, the uncle who took her in has since passed away too. But in 2018 Hayleigh became an enrolled

nurse, and she now has a year of study left in her bachelor of nursing to become a registered nurse. With a stable life, the 26-year-old and physio fiancée Nathan Cohen were happy to take on Jesse when her grandmother reached out. “One day she said, ‘it’s getting a bit too hard for us’,” Hayleigh said. Jesse moved in a few weeks ago and started grade 6. “So far, it’s been great,” Hayleigh said. “He’s had a really good transition into his new school and he’s helping with our six-month-old puppy Wally. “He just started footy too, although the latest lockdown stopped that after a few weeks. “I think he’s doing amazing and he’s overcome a lot of stuff. “He’s very creative and headstrong – I think he’s going to be an inspiration to a lot of people when he’s older.” With restrictions easing across regional

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Victoria this week, Jesse hopes to restart the motor of his mowing business in his new coastal hometown. “He went and got a quote recently,” Hayleigh said. Jesse put away about $1000 for a car when he is older through mowing lawns in Craigieburn. He also has an account for repairs and other equipment, along with a spending account to head out with mates and buy his new computer. “My cousin builds computers, so I’m hoping to learn from him,” he said. “It’s been great here. There’s not much trouble at school. There’s no bad kids, which is perfect.” His advice is simple for any kid who, like him, has battled a tough childhood. “Kick all the bad stuff aside and keep moving forward,” he said. “You can be so much better than the people around you.” Details: email jessesmowing123@gmail.com

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The show will go on at the Shed By Luke Voogt Shapeshifting St Kilda singer-songwriter Delsinki – AKA Craig Johnston – plans to “keep the circle unbroken” and push ahead with a planned Drysdale concert. Delsinki is the man behind the Sing a Song of Sixpence tour, scheduled to kick off at the Potato Shed on August 6, dependent on COVID-19 restrictions. “I think we’re just going to play it by ear, because we’re two weeks out,” he said. “If we get hamstrung by restrictions, we’ll definitely postpone it to another date. “It will be a nightmare to postpone, because there’s lots of artists and they’ve all got their own projects. “But by hook or by crook we’ll make it happen, next fortnight or down the road.” Earlier this year Delsinki and John Kendall, who play together in Melbourne band Row Jerry Crow, put together the Keep the Circle Unbroken tour to “reignite” music across regional Victoria amid the pandemic. “I’m a musician myself, I’m not a touring or booking agent, although it’s starting to become like that,” Delsinki laughed. “John had the idea, and I took it and made it happen.” The 1972 album Will The Circle Be Unbroken, released to reunite a divided US after the Vietnam War, inspired the concept, Delsinki explained. “They [The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band] were trying to bring people together under the banner of music, and we thought that was a good analogy for what we wanted to do,” he said. Like Keep the Circle Unbroken, each stop in Sing a Song of Sixpence features local artists joining the musicians playing throughout the tour. Keep the Circle Unbroken missed Geelong in March, so Delsinki was keen to launch his latest collaborative tour in that area, he said. Delsinki and Kendall will join popular Australian ’70s and ’80s songstress Debra Byrne, along with Joyce Prescher, Simon

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Phillips and Geelong blues artist Wayne Jury for the Drysdale concert. “I was going to get Wayne Jury on the first tour but the dates didn’t work out, so I made sure I could get him on this one,” he said. “It’s going to be good playing with him.” Delsinki grew up in a music-loving household in Tasmania, before moving to Melbourne later in life. “My mum’s a dance teacher, so I grew up with a lot of music in the house,” he said. After playing in bands and cover acts,

and collaborating with filmmakers and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, he took on the name Delsinki. His music mixes folk rock, cabaret, poetry, rap, ballads and even Latin rhythm, flitting from one style to another each track. “I think that comes from being an independent artist,” he said. “There’s no group of people telling you what you should and shouldn’t be doing. “I just like making stuff for me and if other people enjoy it, that’s a bonus.”

And his musical collaborations over the years have been as eclectic as his music. He has joined creative forces with Jim Moginie from Midnight Oil, Steve Pigram from the Pigram Brothers and Brian Ritchie from the Violent Femmes, just to name a few. In his latest collaboration, he invites his fellow musicians to share their songs and the stories behind them, whether they have fallen suddenly from the ether or are a slow labour of love. Details: geelongaustralia.com.au/potatoshed

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Ocean Grove Business Association is calling for CCVT cameras after a burglary at Cleo’s Fine Jewellery, the fourth on The Terrace in three weeks.

Kingston estate residents shivered through a cold night after their gas supply was cut off. The temperature hovered around four degrees through the night with a wind chill temperature of -5 degrees. Angry residents swamped gas supplier AusNet with calls and emails.

A confirmed case of COVID-19 forced the closure of Ocean Grove’s Boorai Centre childcare facility. It is the first confirmed case of the virus in the town.

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Out and about Voice photographer Ivan Kemp met locals braving showers and chilly winds for a stroll or a surf at Ocean Grove main beach on Monday afternoon.

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Festival May’d to shine a light on local creators A festival shining a light on Geelong creators, like lampshade artist Rachel Burke, is set to go ahead next month after organisers postponed the event for the third time. The Highton mother-of-two hopes to join fashionistas, jewellers, painters, drawers, mixed-media designers and more for May’d Arts Festival in August. “I’m pretty optimistic,” Burke said. “You can easily run it as a COVIDSafe event and we were always planning to do that.” Organisers initially planned to run the festival in its namesake month of May, but COVID-19 lockdowns forced them to postpone to June and again to July. The festival had previously been rescheduled for today but, with restrictions only just easing on Wednesday from Victoria’s latest lockdown, organisers have again postponed to August. But Burke, whose work has been on display in a window of Creative Geelong’s hub at Centrepoint Arcade for months, has found a silver lining in the repeated delays. “It would have been done and dusted if it had gone ahead in May, but we’re still talking about it now, so that’s not such a bad thing,” she said. “It’s given me extra time to see all the pieces that I’ve made together in the window. “This is the first opportunity I’ve had to put everything together in a single installation.” The former graphic designer began her “passion project” of crafting lampshades from comics, children’s book covers, pictures of the solar system and more after leaving work to raise her kids. “A lot of women start crafting while looking after younger children, when they’ve got a bit of time,” she said. “But the lamp thing just grew and grew. I trawled through op shops and kept finding blank lampshades that were a bit dirty or

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needed some love. “You get all these lighting possibilities with vintage papers like maps, old pianola roles, sewing patterns, recipes and sheet music. “Once people started seeing the light shining through the lampshade, they were amazed.” A decade ago Burke moved with her family to her husband’s childhood home of Geelong. “We’ve been in London, Queensland and Sydney, but eventually Geelong pulled us back,” she said.

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“We’ve adopted the bay city as our home.” The “flourishing” local arts scene, “op shops galore” and Geelong’s improving recycling programs only inspired her creativity, she said. “It’s such a great environment to take on your passions. Everywhere I look I’m getting inspired.” She sells her lamps and other unique furniture through her home-based business Patturn Studio. When the market-style festival finally goes ahead, Burke will join her fellow

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To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

ACROSS

easy

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QUICK CROSSWORD

DOWN

Follow (7) Tiny fish (7) Social exclusion (9) Doesn’t pass (5) Gradually (6) Categorise (8) Put in (6) Devoted followers (4) Gem (4) Patch of water (6) Leaping (8) Self-absorption (6) Prohibited (5) Made clear (9) Ingredient (7) Ratify (7)

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Partner (6) Natural fibre used in clothing (6) Allowing (8) Platform (4) Likeness (10) Deny (6) Hostile (8) Author of short pieces (8) Defendant (10) Small warship (8) Worth a lot of money (8) Lazy person (8) Blow (6) Victor (6) Soil (6) Vaulted recess (4)

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No. 039

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WORDFIT

In what country was the frappé invented?

My armchair and Widewalls are two paintings by which Australian artist?

10 Paul Mescal and Daisy-Edgar Jones (pictured) starred in the TV adaptation of which popular novel? ANSWERS: 1. Lizard 2. Brown 3. Yield 4. 2015 5. Greece 6. Brett Whiteley 7. Jesus Christ Superstar 8. London and Paris 9. The Gabba 10. Normal People

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By Ewan Kennedy, Marque Motoring Somehow it doesn’t seem right that a large Audi SUV should have received the RS (Racing Sport) treatment. But when you stop and think about it the German automaker has been in the forefront of high-performance vehicles for many years. Since it launched the famed quattro way back in the late 1980s. Audi RS Q8 says it’s a masterpiece of engineering that can be used on racetracks as well as in off-road conditions. Hopefully the off-road feature is restricted to exploring the great Australian outback and doesn’t refer to off-road on racetracks… We have just spent an enjoyable week behind the wheel of the hottest, biggest Audi of them all, the RS Q8.

Styling There’s nothing shy and retiring about the Audi RS Q8. It has wider guards by 10mm at the front and 5mm at the rear. This not only makes space for 23-inch alloy wheels but also adds to the I-am-very-serious statement. The blackout treatment of the grille and air intakes gives it a tough look. As an aside, there are no cosmetic vents - all intakes serve a function. A slim roof-mounted spoiler tells drivers of cars that have just been overtaken that an Audi RS means business. The rear diffuser is finished in a honeycomb pattern. The huge two massive oval tailpipes not only look good but put out the right sounds, more about this in the Driving section of this test.

Interior The RS Q8 sports seats are finished in perforated leather with the signature RS honeycomb-pattern stitching. The front seats are heated and cooled, the rears have heating only. All three rear seats are large and comfortable. They slide fore and aft to let you juggle the passenger / luggage space. What seems to be the standard Audi instrument binnacle looks tiny in the big Q8, with the rest of the dash being extra wide to fill in the rest of the space.

Infotainment A top-end B&O sound system produces excellent musical entertainment. The RS Q8 has Audi’s MMI navigation plus infotainment

There’s no doubt this is serious sporting SUV with its black treatment and pumped guards. (Pictures: Supplied)

system that’s operated by a large integrated touchscreen that’s easy to use. As always, we caution drivers about using these systems while their car is moving. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard, while the intelligent navigation suggests route guidance based on your previous trips.

Engines / transmissions The Audi twin turbo 4.0 V8 engine produces 600 horsepower, or in our metric language 441kW. Then there’s the stump pulling 800 Nm of torque. You can leap from zero to 100km/h in 3.8 seconds - in an SUV ! Audi’s eight-speed automatic has been uprated to handle the extra grunt and to provide very sharp shifts to keep it keep the power coming. Drive is sent to all four wheels in a 40:60 ratio (front:rear) in normal driving. There’s a mechanical centre differential can send the four wheels between 70:30 or 15:85 to adjust to driving and road conditions.

Safety The big Audi Q8 has a full range of occupant protection systems should the car still crash. There’s plenty of equipment to keep drivers out of trouble if they’re paying more attention to emails and texts than their driving.

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE Q8 3.0 TDI: $129,600 Q8 3.0 55 TFSI: $130,200 SQ8 4.0 TD V8: $166,500 RS Q8 TFSI: $208,500

Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Audi dealer for drive-away prices.

Driving Isn’t it a shame we still have these silly low speed limits on Australian motorways? We’ve spent many a happy day on German autobahns and noticed that Audis of all sizes and types are the biggest inhabitants of the fast lanes. The virtual Audi Cockpit has extra RS information for the sporting driver; a g-meter, torque and power output dials, as well as shift lights when you’re driving in manual mode. There are eight drive modes; Comfort, Auto, Dynamic, Efficiency, Allroad, and Off-road. Keen drivers who really know their stuff can tailor their RS Q8 to their precise needs, altering engine and transmission mapping, steering, the air suspension and even the sound of the engine. At low speed, the rear wheels turn five

degrees in the opposite direction to the front. This makes it more maneuverable in tight spaces such as tight car parks. In normal diving the rear wheels turn 1.5 degrees in the same direction as the fronts to improve handling. The air suspension, which can vary ride height by up to 90 mm. As low as 40mm for when you want to get sporty. It’s probably best use only on racetracks. Or you can lift to 200mm of ground clearance should you wish to exploit the RS Q8’s off-road abilities. Cornering is precise and the big Audi provides good feedback and lets you know when it’s starting to feel uncomfortable - which is at far higher speeds than you anticipate. It does like a drink. Around town and in the suburbs, we were looking at numbers in the 15 to18 litres per hundred kilometres. Okay, it’s a big heavy vehicle but we had expected better than this. Country running saw it drop to 11 to 13 litres. On motorways it came under 10 litres per hundred kilometres.

Summing up Audi RS Q8 is an SUV for all reasons. It looks and sounds great, eats up the miles effortlessly and isn’t overly expensive for its class. And if you’re paying $208,500 plus on-roads the fact that the big V8 chews into the juice isn’t really a handicap. 21 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 30 July, 2021

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Grubbers play for finals spot By Justin Flynn Ocean Grove’s destiny is in its own hands with a coveted finals spot up for grabs when Bellarine Football League resumes tomorrow. The equation is simple. Beat Drysdale tomorrow and the young Grubbers will play finals. Lose and it all comes down to a dramatic final round where Ocean Grove meets current fifth-placed side Anglesea and Drysdale tackles third-placed Modewarre. After two weeks off due to COVID-19 lockdown, Ocean Grove coach Pete Davey said his side is raring to go. “The players have been really diligent in their fitness training over the last few weeks but there’s only so many road runs and short ball drills in pairs that you can do before you go mad,” he said. “We trained as a group tonight (Wednesday) and they are really looking forward to Saturday.” While the game is an early elimination final for the Hawks, Ocean Grove can still afford to lose and make finals, although Davey does not want it to come to that. “That’s the best part of where we’re at, it’s in our hands,” he said. “We’ve done a lot of hard work and deserve to be in this situation which gives us plenty of confidence. “To be in the finals equation is one thing but to be there with such a young group and not relying on other results, is something pretty special and the entire senior squad is feeding off it.” Davey said Tom Waters is over his hamstring injury and Josh Gummer has recovered from a hip flexor complaint.

The road home

Ocean Grove coach Pete Davey said his players were raring to go. (Justin Flynn)

ROUND 17 Saturday July 31 Modewarra vs Queenscliff Community Bank Oval, Mount Moriac Anglesea vs Geelong Amateur Ellimatta Reserve, Anglesea Barwon Heads vs Newcomb Howard Harmer Oval, Barwon Heads Torquay vs Portarlington McCartney Oval, Torquay Drysdale vs Ocean Grove Mortimer Oval, Drysdale

ROUND 18 Saturday August 7 Barwon Heads vs Portarlington Howard Harmer Oval, Barwon Heads Geelong Amateur vs Newcomb KFC Oval, Highton Drysdale vs Modewarre Mortimer Oval, Drysdale Queenscliff vs Torquay Queenscliff Recreation Reserve, Queenscliff Ocean Grove vs Anglesea Ray Menzies Oval, Ocean Grove

Jake Ward’s knee is back to full strength, although Connor Pickett is still a week away, Davey said. Drysdale could lose and still make the top five, providing Geelong Amateur can upset Anglesea tomorrow. Ammos gave Ocean Grove a fright in the last game before lockdown

with the Grubbers holding on for a one-point win. Even then, the Hawks would need to upset Modda in the final game and hope Ocean Grove do the job on the Seas. Barwon Heads can sew up the double chance by beating Newcomb tomorrow.

A win would ensure a qualifying match-up against Modewarre, which has beaten the reigning premiers twice this season, albeit in close games. Minor premiers Torquay will thrash Portarlington while Modda should account for Queenscliff.

SPORTS QUIZ 1. Which much-loved former F1 broadcaster passed away earlier this year?

5. Approximately how many kilometres is the distance of a marathon?

2. Tennis champion Ash Barty hails from which city in Queensland?

6. Tobey Maguire portrayed which famous chess master in the 2014 movie Pawn Sacrifice?

3. Australian rider Ben O’Connor finished in what position overall in his debut Tour de France? 4. Which is the only team in world cricket to have won two T20 World Cup titles?

7. The 2021 Memsie Stakes horse race will take place at which racecourse? 8. Which engine manufacturer supplies the Red Bull F1 team? 9. Who filled in as Australia's ODI captain for one match against the West Indies while Aaron Finch was injured? 10. The 2021–22 UEFA Champions League soccer final will be played in which country? 11. Which country did the Wallabies recently defeat 3330 despite playing most of the game with just 14 players?

12. Australian basketballer Sara Blicavs will make her Olympic debut following the withdrawal of which player?

Giannis Antetokounmpo

13. Phil Gould was recently announced as General Manager of Football for which NRL team? 14. Which Australian city has announced that it will host the 2032 Summer Olympics? 15. Which Australian tennis professional is out of the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive to COVID-19? 16. The Daniher brothers Terry, Neale, Anthony and Chris eventually all played for which VFL/AFL team? 17. Calgary Hitmen ice hockey player Luke Prokop is under contract with which Tennesee-based NHL team? 18. Mitchell and Shaun Marsh are the sons of which former Australian cricketer? 19. Tevita Pangai Jr last played for which NRL team? 20. Equestrian rider Jamie Kermond was provisionally suspended on the eve of the Tokyo Olympics for returning a positive drug test to what?

21. What country does NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo come from? 22. Who will coach Hawthorn from the 2023 AFL season onwards? 23. Which Formula 1 driver was involved in a lap one crash with Max Verstappen during the British Grand Prix? 24. For which Australian Football League club did Alex Carey play before his cricket career? 25. What Major League Baseball team has been based in Florida during the 2021 season due to travel restrictions?

26. What was the former city and nickname of the NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder? 27. What other language aside from English is an official language of the Olympic Games? 28. In what year did the first season of the Super Netball competition take place? 29. What regional Queensland city hosted Rounds 6 and 7 of the 2021 Supercars Championship? 30. The trophy known as the Auld Mug is awarded to the winner of which race event?

Tobey Maguire 1. Murray Walker 2. Ipswich 3. Fouth 4. West Indies 5. 42km 6. Bobby Fischer 7. Caulfield 8. Honda 9. Alex Carey 10. Russia 11. France 12. Elizabeth Cambage 13. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14. Brisbane 15. Alex de Minaur 16. Essendon Bombers 17. Nashville Predators 18. Geoff Marsh 19. Brisbane Broncos 20. Cocaine 21. Greece 22. Sam Mitchell 23. Lewis Hamilton 24. GWS Giants 25. Toronto Blue Jays 26. Seattle SuperSonics 27. French 28. 2017 29. Townsville 30. America's Cup

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SPORT Finals in sight for Ocean Grove With two games left in the home and away season, Ocean Grove faces a must-win encounter tomorrow to make the Bellarine Netball League A grade finals. The Grubbers are in sixth place on the ladder and meet fourth-placed Drysdale. With only a game and a half separating third from eighth, Ocean Grove will secure a finals spot if it can beat the Hawks. In B grade, Ocean Grove looks destined for the double chance come finals time. The Grubbers should finish in the top three, where a qualifying final against arch rivals Barwon Heads looms as the most likely of possibilities. The C grade side is virtually guaranteed to finish top of the ladder regardless of the results this weekend. The unbeaten Grubbers are the flag favourites although they face a good test against third-placed Drysdale tomorrow.

All Ocean Grove netball teams can make this year’s finals. (Justin Flynn)

Ocean Grove sits atop the D grade ladder where just one game separates first from fourth. Both of Grove’s matches this season are against teams outside the top five and they

should do enough to hold pole position. E grade has a bye tomorrow, but finishes against Anglesea, which should be enough to ensure the team plays finals. The under-19s are in fourth position and meet fifth-placed Drysdale with the winner guaranteed to play finals. The 17/U section team is guaranteed finals action and a probable elimination final match-up against Portarlington while the section 2 side is still in the race for top spot. The 15/U section 1 side can sew up top spot with a win against second-placed Drysdale tomorrow while the undefeated section 2 team will be a runaway minor premier. The 13/U team is sitting in second spot and with a bye in the final round, will gain confidence if it can beat third-placed Drysdale. The section 2 girls are on top of the table with a huge percentage of 575.

Paula Birch will play game number 350 for Ocean Grove tomorrow. (Jamie Cullum)

Birch hits 350 games By Justin Flynn Paula Birch’s legacy on the Ocean Grove Football Netball Club will be long-lasting. Birch will play her 350th senior netball game for Ocean Grove against Drysdale tomorrow after starting out with the club’s juniors 30 years ago. She played her first senior game in 2000 in C Grade as a 17-year-old and has played in three premierships. Birch has won six best and fairest and runner-up awards and five coaches awards as well as becoming a club life member in 2011. Her career also includes two premierships at junior level. She plans to keep playing “as long as these old bones will let me”. “There’s no real goal - 400 games would be nice but that is another three seasons away and I’m not sure I’ve got it in me,” Birch said.

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make the best friends you will ever make in your life - Paula Birch

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She credits “teamwork” as the one life lesson that netball has taught her. “You can’t get very far without people supporting you and you supporting them,” she said. “It’s crucial on the netball court and in life. I have also learned that things rarely work out how you think they will, sometimes for the better and sometimes not, but it’s all part of the game.” Birch jokingly said that her advice to any young person thinking about taking up the sport was “don’t do it, it will consume your life”. “No, seriously, I can’t recommend it

enough,” she said. “Not only do you learn about teamwork and communication as well as getting in some fitness, you also make the best friends you will ever make in your life. “Being out on court with your mates, and sometimes family, is the best feeling.” Birch said she has loved seeing the club grow into the professional unit it is now. “The netball side is a well-oiled machine full of volunteers who live and breathe the sport and have moved the club forward in leaps and bounds,” she said. “From the old asphalt courts at Draper Street to the smoother surfaces we have now and the beat up old shack that we used to call the clubrooms to the new facilities. “Don’t get me wrong, I loved that old shack, it was home to a lot of late night selection meetings, committee meetings in the searing heat, and pre-game pump up dance parties, but it doesn’t really compare to what we have now.”

Anglers target garfish during lockdown ON THE BITE Peri Stavropoulos The most recent COVID-19 lockdown has made getting out for a fish challenging, but for anglers who managed to wet a line within foive kilometres of home, there has been some respectable fishing on offer. Right through the Geelong waterfront has been fishing very well for pinky snapper with anglers casting soft plastics around the shore and surrounding structures finding plenty of fish. The pinkies have been in fantastic numbers with the majority being either side of 28cm, with a fair share of fish getting over 40cm too. Australian salmon have also been in very good numbers but, unfortunately, they are not very big. Garfish have been a popular target species during the lockdown with the whole inner harbour fishing very well for them. Anywhere from Cunningham Pier to Grammar School Lagoon has been fishing very well for garfish, with St Helens being the prime spot to be. A simple pencil float rig with a tiny cut of silver fish for bait is the perfect setup to run, with plenty of burley to get them in the area. After restrictions eased on Wednesday, local anglers can begin to cast their net a little bit wider. The Queenscliff harbour and Barwon estuary should both still be fishing well for trevally. Fishing with bait or casting lures should both result in plenty of bites. Strong winds will have stirred up the King George whiting along the Bellarine Peninsula, with St Leonards being a spot well worth looking at. The stronger tides are the better times to fish for them, with pipis and squid as prime baits. If you’re still after a barrel tuna, then Apollo bay is well worth a look. After a few weeks of bad weather and minimal boats on the water, the fish will have had a nice break and can be expected to chew pretty freely. JB Micro Dingos are a fantastic lure to troll around the area as the fish were last feeding on small baitfish. Portland was fishing very well on the shelf for both bluefin tuna and albacore before the lockdown. Trolling lumo-coloured skirted lures and Rapala X-Raps are by far the best lures to run in the spread.

Some garfish caught in the bay. (Supplied)

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