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Howzat! Beach cricket fun Impromptu games of beach cricket are what summer is all about. Certainly Will, Harry, Ted, Hunter and Henry thought it was a good idea at Ocean Grove main beach on Monday. With a week left of the high-summer season, tourists are making the most of the time they have left in the region before school starts back.

Property price correction By Matt Hewson Bellarine house prices corrected in the last quarter of 2022 according a local agent, although the area avoided the downturn many Geelong suburbs experienced. According to new data from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV), house prices overall in the Greater Geelong region dropped by 1.9 per cent during the October-December quarter, though most areas experienced less than two per cent movement in either direction. Growth in prices on the Bellarine slowed significantly, but did not see the same level of negative growth as Greater Geelong, buoyed by

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continued rising prices in Portarlington and Barwon Heads, which recorded a 5.9 and 4.0 per cent increase in prices, respectively. Hodges Ocean Grove director Jason Burmistrow said such a price adjustment was expected after the “COVID boom we had”. “We’re seeing things return to a somewhat normal market; homes are taking a little bit longer to sell, a lot of home need one or two price adjustments in order to sell,” Mr Burmistrow said. “We didn’t really experience that at all over the last couple of years. “But homes that are priced and presented well are selling, while those that are still trying to get the COVID prices, slightly above market

value, are hanging around.” Despite figures suggesting continued strong growth in areas such as Barwon Heads and Portarlington, Mr Burmistrow said many agents felt the correction was still in progress. “(The figures) are a bit surprising; if you look at the Barwon Heads market, there are more properties for sale there than there have been for a very long time,” he said. “The feedback from people on the ground is, prices aren’t going up. They’re holding pretty steady, but days on market are pushing out and there are more coming in on a daily basis. “There has been a push over the last 12 months for the Portarlington market, with the

ferry and the pub, and a bit of development in the area. “But again, if you have a look you can see there are a lot of properties that have come up for sale in Portarlington and not a huge amount of sales.” Mr Burmistrow said the oversupply of properties in many areas would likely continue to provide opportunities for buyers in the next six months. “There’s a lot more stock, which gives good buying opportunities,” he said. “No one really knows what will happen in the long term, but in the short term there are a lot of good buys out there.”

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CADEL EVANS GREAT OCEAN ROAD RACE

Join us this summer at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race with three days of cycling action in Geelong, the Bellarine and Surf Coast regions. See the megastars of UCI WorldTour cycling in the first men’s and women’s classics of the season.

EVENT SCHEDULE Friday 27 January (Geelong)

17:30 VEGEMITE Family Ride

Saturday 28 January (Geelong, Bellarine & Surf Coast)

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07:00 TAC People’s Ride 12:20 Deakin University Elite Women’s Race (UCI WorldTour)

Sunday 29 January (Geelong, Bellarine & Surf Coast)

11:10 Elite Men’s Race (UCI WorldTour)

The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race is an initiative of the Victorian Government, created by Visit Victoria, and a pillar of Australia’s major events calendar.

EVENT UPDATES There are many ways to receive event updates, get the latest traffic and transport advice or to contact us for further information; cadelevansgreatoceanroadrace.com.au info@cadelevansgreatoceanroadrace.com.au

New course reversed for 2023 elite races between Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove and Portarlington Rd (see map for details). Victoria Police will facilitate a rolling road closure for these races, which reduces the impact of the event. Vehicles will not be able to travel on or cross the route while the rolling road closure passes through. Delays of 15–20 minutes are expected. All towns will remain open and accessible including Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove, Torquay and Moriac, with the exception of when the race passes through for a maximum of 15–20 minutes. The course roads must be free of traffic as the race approaches. Therefore, vehicle access on the busier course roads on the Geelong Circuit will be restricted to local access only. With the exception of when the race comes through. All other traffic will be directed to use alternate routes or side roads. The rolling road closure will be supported by some fixed road closures to assist in keeping the course roads free of traffic when the race is coming through. All major intersections remain open, except when the race passes by.

TAC PEOPLE’S RIDE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT INFORMATION

The 2023 course will travel over the Barwon Heads Bridge towards Ocean Grove.

Latrobe Terrace (Princes Hwy) in Geelong and the Geelong Ring Road will remain open at all times during the weekend to ensure north/south traffic movements through the City of Greater Geelong are maintained.

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times during the event via existing footpaths. Where roads are closed for short periods, access across roads will be via marshalled course crossing points.

It is advised to allow extra travel time during the weekend in case you experience short delays whilst travelling near the course.

If you are travelling along a course road as a rolling road closure comes through, you will be stopped by the lead police vehicle and asked to park in a safe area on the side of the road.

Once the race has passed the rear police car will inform you that it is safe for you to move off.

This is a recreation ride that takes riders on the same roads that the worlds elite will be racing on. This is not a race and cyclists will be adhering to normal road rules. There will be minor changed traffic conditions in some areas, such as traffic diversions, lane closures, reduced speed limits and intersection management.

Due to the large number of cyclists on the roads during this event, please take extra care when driving and allow extra travel time.

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There will be changes to public transport services on Saturday and Sunday and customers are advised to check the PTV website for further updates: ptv.vic.gov.au/news-andevents/events/

EMERGENCY ACCESS

There will be restricted parking on any road which the course travels along. To assist, please ensure you park your car either on a driveway if available or on a side street off the course.

Emergency access will be maintained at all times. In an emergency please call 000.

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Teen Roo saves the day By Justin Flynn An Ocean Grove teenager who saved a Melbourne man from drowning last week has described the incident as “full on”. Roo Robinson, 17, was walking along the beach between Raafs and Main Beach in Ocean Grove with his girlfriend Caity O’Leary on Wednesday, January 11, when a woman started screaming for help. Her 26-year-old brother had been caught in a rip and was struggling to stay afloat. “I heard this lady screaming ‘help, help my brother’ and I just looked up and saw her and my girlfriend said ‘just go’,” Roo said. “She just pointed in a vague direction. I had a full adrenaline rush so I swam out there. I kept seeing seaweed and I thought I was going to be bringing in a dead body. “He was about 250 to 300 metres out, fully panicking and fighting it all the way and out of energy. “I got to him and told him ‘hey I’m a lifeguard and I’m here to save you and it’s going to be OK’.” Roo, who had no flotation devices to assist with the rescue, stayed with the man for about five minutes to calm him down before attempting to bring him to shore. By then a quick-thinking Caity had alerted lifeguards. “I got him back to the break and one of the boys came up to me on his board,” Roo said. “After that the jet skis came and the IRB and paramedics. “I would have given him another 30 seconds and he would have drowned. It was super full on. I wasn’t thinking about the risks, it was just an adrenaline rush.” The rescued man’s mother, who was also at the beach, sent Roo a “very generous gift and a card” to thank the Kardinia International

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Roo Robinson’s heroic actions helped save the life of a drowning man.

College student. Roo is a lifesaver with Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club, but was off duty that day. He has been involved since he was eight years old, when he started Nippers. “I’m really glad I have the training because I don’t think a normal beachgoer would have had the endurance and know how to get them to calm down,” he said. “It was very lucky I was there. The mother said ‘you saved my son’s life’. “It didn’t hit me until a day or two after.

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Mum said they could have gone home without a son and that’s when it really hit me. I got a bit emotional.” Roo has some simple, but important, advice for beachgoers. “Stay between the flags,” he said. “They are there for a reason and if you do have the time, try and educate yourself on rips as well. The most important thing in that situation is to stay calm. Also learn how to signal for help to be rescued.”

Little Creatures Geelong executive chef Stephen Shing will give a cooking demonstration at the beer festival.

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Cheers for beer festival milestone The Great Australian Beer Festival Geelong is turning 10 and is celebrating with a plethora of food, drink and entertainment on Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21. The expanded program ranges from iconic and emerging live music and live comedy to cooking demonstrations, masterclasses and beer-food pairing, live Australian Open tennis coverage on the big screen and family-friendly activities. Delivering an immersive ‘Taste of the Region’, the festival will also showcase a line-up of more than 300 world-class breweries, cideries,

distilleries, cocktail specialists, vineyards and local gourmet street food. MasterChef semi-finalist and owner of Tim’s Toasties Tim Bone and Little Creatures Geelong executive chef Stephen Shing will deliver the cooking demonstrations. With the full GABF Weekend program announced, festival founder and co-director Kieran Blood said he was excited by what was on offer at this year’s event. “We are expecting a sold-out crowd with a diverse mix of locals and visitors from all parts of Australia and overseas,” he said.

“At GABF, we love to push the boundaries and most of all, create lifelong memories through unique and engaging experiences. “Our program celebrates creativity, diversity and all things that make our region great.” The full GABF entertainment program is at gabfgeelong.com.au and features iconic and emerging contemporary music with Gabby Steel, Maz Green Jasmin Adria, Tyne James Organ and Jolyon Petch closing off the Friday night session and Seamus McCorry, Violas, Ash Grunwald, The Natural Culture and Telenova headlining the Saturday session.

Three of Australia’s top-ranked cyclists will return to the 2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, with Giro d’Italia winner Jai Hindley set to compete for team Bora-hansgrohe, while Michael Matthews and Alex Manly will ride for Jayco AIUIa. Hindley, currently Australia’s top-ranked male cyclist, finished 34th in the 2020 edition of the event and said he was keen to better his previous result. “I’m very excited to be back racing in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, I think it’s a great event and a great way to showcase a different part of Australia to the rest of the cycling world,” Hindley said. “I think I’ve come a long way since I raced in 2020. I’ve had some results here and there, and grown a lot as a rider. I have a lot more experience and I’ll look to use that where I can in the race.” Matthews and Manly will represent the Australian-based UCI World Tour team in their respective elite men’s and women’s squads, with the one-day classic format suiting both cyclists’ strengths. Matthews, a four-time stage winner at the Tour de France, said he is looking forward to returning to the Great Ocean Road. Manly, the second-highest ranked female rider in Australia, said she was thrilled to join top-ranked Aussie Grace Brown on the list of stars competing in the event. The UCI WorldTour Deakin University Elite Women’s and UCI WorldTour Elite Men’s races are feature events over the three-day cycling showcase, which weaves its way through the scenic roads of the Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast regions from Friday, January 27 to Sunday, January 29.

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By Cr Trent Sullivan It was wonderful to see the Melbourne Renegades in action at Kardinia Park in the BBL recently. While the Geelong Cats occupy the stadium and the hearts of many in our region during winter, seeing this venue used for other purposes is always nice, as it shows its clear versatility. The work on the northern end of the stadium is progressing well and soon we will have the premier regional venue in the country at full capacity once again. In the meantime, council is keen to hear from residents about their thoughts on what can be done to make the entire Kardinia Park precinct even better. We are in the process of developing a masterplan for this important space and want to hear from you. Some people might be surprised to learn that Kardinia Park spans more than 22 hectares, which is a very big space. The city manages 65 per cent of this, including the open space, community sports fields, aquatic centre, and the senior citizens building. The Kardinia Park Stadium Trust manages the other 35 per cent including the Kardinia Park Stadium and plaza areas and the new northern plaza, as well as some of the cricket facilities currently under construction. The stadium attracts more than 400,000 people annually and will soon have capacity for 40,000 spectators. But it is important that people understand while the stadium and new development

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are not part of the masterplan process, the surrounding areas are a key consideration, and the masterplan will look at how the stadium developments influence the use of the rest of the park. The park’s assets will be assessed to ensure they remain relevant and fit for purpose moving forward. Many people use Kardinia Park to park and walk into the city for work, and as it stands there is capacity for nearly 1300 car parks across the formal and informal parking areas. This will be a key consideration in the development of the draft master plan, and once this has been developed, user groups and key stakeholders – as well as the wider community – will once again be invited to provide feedback before the final masterplan is considered by council. It is so important for us to gather feedback

from the community and our stakeholders if we are to truly solidify Kardinia Park’s status as Geelong’s premier sport and recreation destination. The survey asks questions such as what things you love about the precinct, what are the main activities you are involved in when you are there, other things you might like to see added to the area, as well as any general ideas residents might have to enhance the park overall. This master plan will ultimately set the vision and direction of the park for the next 10 to 20 years, which means we have a unique opportunity to meet the current and future needs of the community, sporting groups and spectators. For those interested in providing feedback and ideas to help with the draft master plan, please visit yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/ KPMP to find out how you can get involved.

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A bittersweet diagnosis for Tess By Justin Flynn Tess Swift never contemplated that a family holiday to Thailand would be the beginning of seven years of hell. The then 20-year-old Ocean Grover was in the final year of her nursing degree in Geelong when she took a family holiday with her mum and sister in 2015 to the Kata Beach area in Southern Thailand. Soon after arriving home Tess became ill with severe abdominal pain and nausea causing her to be admitted to her local hospital.

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Suspecting appendicitis, the doctors removed her appendix, and she was discharged after a few days. The surgery did not relieve the severe abdominal pain and extreme nausea and over the next three years her health continued to decline. Tess spent many months in various Victorian hospitals, consulted a range of medical specialists, had multiple tests and surgeries with no definitive answers. Tess was fitted with a feeding tube, initially through a tube in her nose and then through a tube placed in her stomach. She was unable to work for many years and spent many months in hospital with medical specialists searching for answers as to why a perfectly healthy 20-year-old would suddenly become so unwell. In 2019, Tess was admitted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where she spent many

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weeks. It was during this long stay that doctors took more blood tests that would later turn up the answers she had been searching for. After many years of living with a debilitating chronic illness a letter from the infectious diseases unit at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne arrived in November 2022 outlining that she has tested positive for gnathostomiasis (a rare parasite) endemic in Thailand that had migrated into her abdomen

‘leading to permanent damage in bowel, stomach and colon’. Although the blood test that would confirm the presence of the parasite was taken in 2019 all tests to confirm the presence of the parasite have to be carried out in Thailand. Due to the pandemic that effectively shut down international airports, it would be September 2022 before Tess’s blood sample would finally make it to Thailand.

The positive test identified that Tess has Gnathostoma spinigerum, a rare parasitic worm found in Thailand and can live in the body for up to 20 years. Tess is now undergoing treatment with the aim of killing the parasite, but it is unlikely that she will recover from the significant nerve damage it has caused throughout her body. Tess is just the 68th person in Australia to be diagnosed with the infection. Tess, now 28, said the diagnosis was “bittersweet”. “It’s nice to finally know what happened to me,” she said. “It’s bittersweet because it means I’m not going to recover. Because I have had it for seven years, it’s done a lot of damage. “Now it’s just managing the symptoms. I have a feeding tube and a spinal cord stimulator to manage my pain. “I was a perfectly healthy 20-year-old when I went to Thailand.” Tess is now a registered nurse and works as a disability support worker, which she says she “absolutely loves”. “I feel like I have two full-time jobs,” she said. Managing my health is a full-time job on its own. We’d never heard of this parasite before the diagnosis. No one could figure out what was wrong with me. “It got to the point where we never thought we’d get an answer as to why I was so sick.” Tess said visitors to Thailand should be careful of what they eat as the parasite is picked up via fresh water. “People most commonly pick it up from eating freshwater fish,” she said. “You could get it from pork or chicken that might have drunk the parasite. “But the food in Asia is amazing. It’s a risk you take when you travel.”

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Clare Hayes as Claire on the set of the critically acclaimed Barwon Mansion.

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Historic mansion is Mia’s muse Mia de Rauch’s short film, Barwon Mansion, filmed at Inverleigh’s Barwon Park Mansion, has received a number of laurels, most recently being named a semi-finalist in the Best First Short Film category at Italy’s Venice Independent Film Festival 2023. Mia, who wrote, directed, and produced Barwon Mansion, spoke to Matt Hewson about the film and her creative journey so far.

or many years, Mia de Rauch’s focus has been her production and marketing company Flipswitch Media, based in Torquay. A quick look at the testimonials on Flipswitch’s website – “Mia and her team have helped create content that speaks directly to the desired market and always hits the spot” – suggests her hard work is paying off. And yet Mia’s most recent success, the short film Barwon Mansion, is a return to the aspirations she had as a young person. As a child, Mia always wanted to be an actor, which then led into theatre directing and, later on, production. “I ended up behind the scenes; I started at a production company in Melbourne when I was about 16,” Mia said. “I just kept going from there and ended up doing a few feature films, producing my own feature film and doing bits and pieces with the TV and film industries.” Mia studied professional communication at RMIT in Melbourne, focusing on TV, radio and journalism. This soon led to content creation and the establishment of her own company, Flipswitch. “We’re a small company based in Torquay, there are four of us at the moment but we work with a lot of local freelancers as well, depending on the project,” she said. “We’re really about creating video production, copy and video content, Instagram, and anything that businesses need to be able to get their brand and name out there. “We do marketing strategies for our clients to make sure they’ve got all the right content and they’re using it across their ads and

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websites in a good way.” However, around the beginning of 2020, Mia felt the tug of more personal creative work, inspired by Barwon Park Mansion. “We were there filming a corporate video for the shire council, and I’ve always loved Barwon Park Mansion,” she said. “I’ve found the place to have such a warm and protective kind of feel to it, even though it’s a massive bluestone building. It felt beautiful. “And I had this thought in my mind – “What kind of short film could I make here?” – when I was driving home.” The mansion’s previous owner, pioneer and philanthropist Elizabeth Austin, also served as a creative prompt for Mia. “Obviously Elizabeth Austin did a lot of philanthropic work for women and children in the Geelong region, along with starting the Austin hospital,” she said. “She had that kind of caring nature about

her and that drive to help other people. “That combined with so many of the stories that I’d been hearing from the news, from people close to me, about the traumas they were going through via domestic violence and emotional violence. “And it all kind of intertwined from there; could there be a space where you could go to take yourself out of that picture and heal in the way you needed to? And the house could potentially be that.” Barwon Mansion follows the post-trauma recovery of Claire (Clare Hayes), who needs space to find herself again after finding the strength to leave an unsafe environment. Barwon Mansion provides that place, giving her the time and space to repair. “One in four women are experiencing emotional trauma in a domestic setting in Australia; it’s a stat that is not okay,” Mia said. “I wanted to explore just one example of the amount of work the process of recovery can take after such an experience, how we can help those that have hidden scars.” Mia said beginning a purely personal project like Barwon Mansion required engaging creative muscles that hadn’t been used in a while. “It was super weird; I did the project because I wanted to do something different,” she said. “Most of the stuff I’ve written and produced and directed has been focused on the corporate and small business. “It’s been 15 years between creative projects, and you have to have thick skin to be able to put yourself forward again. “But the idea and the script came to me, and I thought, I’ve got the script, now I want to film this, I want to see where it goes.” Mia praised her cast for what they brought

to the film, both as actors and as storytellers. “I’d worked with Alice Howell before on a few different corporate videos, and she automatically came to mind when I was writing Patricia and working on that character,” she said. “She actually had a lot to say in a few of the edits as we were writing it. She and I did a lot of research around the psychology of manipulation and things like that as well, so she had a lot to do with it right from the beginning. “COVID being COVID, we did Zoom auditions, so I used an online platform to cast (lead actor) Clare (Hayes). She came across amazingly well. “And she had her own story that she was able to build into the script as well, so it became an incredibly collaborative process.” Barwon Mansion has done remarkably well so far, chosen as the North Bellarine Film Festival’s closing night film, winning Best Film at the Toronto Feedback Female Film Festival 2022 and receiving an honourable mention at Silk Road Film Awards Cannes 2022. “It’s just gone so much further than I expected,” Mia said. “And I enjoy the process a lot more than I thought I would, so I’ll definitely keep going. I didn’t expect to love directing as much as I did.” When asked about whether she would continue writing, directing and producing original creative works, Mia simply replied “Yes”, but wouldn’t be drawn on what her next film might be. “There are a lot of people that I’m hoping to collaborate with in the future,” she said. “But I think it’s a secret at this stage.”

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Stacked field for golf’s Vic Open By Matt Hewson The Vic Open returns to 13th Beach Golf Links at Barwon Heads this February, with top male, female and all-abilites players competing concurrently. Australian golfing icon Karrie Webb will headline the women’s field, competing alongside the likes of Grace Kim and Stephanie Kyriacou. The men’s field includes three of the Australasian Tour PGA’s last six Order of Merit winners in Jake McLeod, Brett Rumford and Matthew Griffin.

Tournament director Nick Dastey said the tournament was shaping up very positively, with players, organisers and spectators alike looking forward to the event. “Players have had a great break, they’re refreshed and ready to go,” he said. “The location down at 13th Beach this time of year has a great atmosphere, and I know it’s certainly one of the players’ favourite events. “Anytime you’re down by the beach on a golf course it always feels pretty good, and both golf courses are top quality and offer something a little bit different.

“And the crowd can be very involved as well; walking the fairways, getting up close and personal with the players. It’s just a great atmosphere. It’s one that all the players make sure they have on their schedule.” The Vic Open has been held at Barwon Heads since 2013, and in all that time the men’s and women’s events have been played side by side in alternating groups, competing for equal prize money pools of $420,000. For some years now the All Abilities Championship has also been held alongside the men’s and women’s competitions, and this year Australian All Abilities champion

Kipp Popert will make his debut at the Vic Open. “Back in the day David Greenhill was the brains behind that change to go to a men’s and women’s event, playing alongside each other for the same prize money,” Dastey said. “And since then we’ve seen a lot of tournaments around the world follow that. “It just shows what golf can do with equality, and now especially so with the All Abilities section as well.” The Vic Open runs from February 9-12. Entry is free, with parking provided at a cost of $10 per car.

New pavilion under way A new fit-for purpose pavilion will be installed at Leopold Tennis Club. The existing pavilion will be demolished and the project is currently in the design stage, following consultation with club members to plan for a facility that meets the needs of the local tennis community. The project is funded by both the City of Greater Geelong and the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions. Bellarine Ward councillor Jim Mason said the new pavilion was an important facility in encouraging Leopold residents to engage in physical activity or even pick up a racquet for the first time. “The Leopold Tennis Club has long been an integral part of the sporting hub that exists at Leopold Memorial Recreation Reserve,” he said. “Whether it be tennis, cricket, football or some of the more passive recreational

pursuits, this precinct has been key to keeping the Leopold community engaged and active. “Now an upgraded tennis pavilion of this nature has the potential to encourage even more people to take to the courts and enjoy the company and competition of others.” Bellarine MP Alison Marchant also welcomed the development. “Once complete, this upgrade will go a long way to support the growing number of people in Leopold and surrounds keen to get involved in tennis,” she said.

Leopold Tennis Club junior members with Bellarine MP Alison Marchant, committee member Joan Colegrave, LTC coach Ry Davies, Bellarine Ward councillor Jim Mason and Tennis Victoria regional manager Paul Senior. (Supplied)

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Sun shines on Mussel Fest Tens of thousands flocked to the Portarlington Mussel Festival on Saturday, January 13 in warm sunshine and a festive atmosphere. Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was there to soak it all in.

1/ Eric and Roger Le Gengil have some mussels and calamari for lunch. 2/ Lily Reinhole from Melbourne and Claire Sonnet from Temora, NSW, rocking it up to Bjorn Again. 3/ Suzannah McCoy serves up mussels for a line of customers. 4/ Luke and Eleanore Bennett. 5/ Matt Lefeuvre from Melbourne with a plate of mussels. 6/ Katerina Wason and son Charlie watch the crowd from a VW Kombi van. 7/ Kerrod Moller-Nelsen with sister Kiera and friend Joel Hart. 8/ Sarah Watson and son Tait with Bill and Karen Hains. 9/ Ice creams were one way to cool off. Lana Andalas and Bill Giannikos are about to try theirs. 10/ Kellie Van Eekelen pours a beer for Tony Barrow from Colac. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 314766 10 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 20 January, 2023

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Prestigious national award for Auto Care Ocean Grove At a glittering awards ceremony held at Crown Casino, Melbourne, Auto Care Ocean Grove took out the prestigious Repco Authorised Service ‘Service Centre of the Year’ award for 2022. This fiercely contested award recognises the very best service centres within the proudly independent Repco Authorised Service (RAS) network. Having been awarded the Repco Authorised Service ‘Best New Member’ in 2014, just a year after opening, this new recognition is credited to the dedication that Emma Harper and the team at Auto Care Ocean Grove have to continually improve their customer service and technical expertise. “We were initially so shocked to win. Looking at the calibre of the other finalists, we didn’t think we stood a chance,” Ms Harper said.

“Now we have had some time to reflect on our win, we can look at our achievements with pride. “The changes and investments that we have made to improve our business and train our team have really paid off. “Our business is stronger and runs more smoothly, giving us the opportunity to offer an expanded range of services to our customers.” An awards spokesperson said, “With over 500 fantastic mechanical businesses across Australia, the selection panel has an exceptionally difficult time choosing our Service Centre of the Year. However, without a doubt, the team at Auto Care Ocean Grove are worthy winners in 2022, with constant innovation and the vision to invest in the business’s future, Emma and her team set an incredible example as leaders and innovators.”

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CURLEWIS THE RANGE @ CURLEWIS Get amongst this epic dining destination! Great space, chilled vibe and a fab array of food and bev to choose from. Culinary cool meets timeless favourites. Open 7 days from 11am - 9pm Brunch. Lunch. Dinner. Snacks. 1201 Portarlington Road, Curlewis www.curlewisgolf.com.au Phone 5251 1111 CLARIBEAUX The Bellarine’s newest and most dynamic dining destination. French focus. Contemporary fusion. Sustainable focus. An impressive local and international beverage list guarantees a state of blissful indecision. Open 7 Days for Breakfast & Dinner Claribeaux Curlewis Golf Club 1345 Portarlington Road, Curlewis P 5251 1111 www.claribeaux.com.au LEURA PARK ESTATE Sensational wines in a funky, rustic chic setting. Enjoy stunning stone based pizzas, platters and seasonal culinary offerings. Live music every Sunday – contemporary pop & rock classics all the way! Open hours: Thursday – Sunday 11am – 5pm. Open 7 Days January Private functions on request. 1400 Portarlington Rd, Curlewis Ph: 5253 3180 www.leuraparkestate.com.au

DRYSDALE CHUI YUAN CHINESE RESTAURANT Serving authentic Chinese cuisine Choose from an extensive Menu. Banquets from $25 pp (4 courses) Our Specialty – Delicious Homemade Dim Sim. TAKEAWAY available - BYO Open hours: Lunch: Wed – Sun 12 – 2pm. Dinner: Tues – Sun from 5pm Closed Mondays – except public holidays 26-28 High St, Drysdale Ph: 5253 1788

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Out and about Summer is halfway through, but there’s plenty of beach weather to come. Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was at Ocean Grove main beach on a sunny Monday.

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1/ Joanne and Neil Conlan with their children Millie and Sonny. 2/ Ruby Monro and mother Naomi Gladman. 3/ Local Michelle Taylor just loves the beach. 4/ Ideal kite weather for Jack Muling. 5/ Maree Fagan from Belmont and Caroline Danaher from Ocean Grove enjoy a walk. 6/ Sarah Muling with sons Oscar and Charlie. 7/ Shane Busby and daughter Lucy about to hit the water. 8/ A coffee and a chat for Bronte Vipond and Kahlia Lewis. 9/ Jacqui Crane and Amanda McCaffrey. 10/ Maddy Orchard with one-month-old twins Rocco and Sage. 11/ Dick and Leone Clay enjoy a coffee and the view. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 315300 16 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 20 January, 2023

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RAW Comedy looking for talent By Matt Hewson RAW Comedy is putting out the call to aspiring comedians to take the plunge and take part in the Geelong heat of Australia’s largest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition on Saturday, February 11 at Geelong West Town Hall. Presented by Melbourne International Comedy Festival and LGF Comedy, RAW Comedy 2023 aims to discover the best and brightest new comedic talent in the country. All entrants need is five minutes of material and a whole lot of chutzpah, and they could see themselves performing in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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Young said RAW had been a pivotal experience in his life. “You can expect it’s your first time in front of a big crowd, we usually get pretty good crowds for RAW Comedy,” he said. “It can be a real gateway to bigger and better things. It’s a chance to meet other people in your area who are doing comedy, and that’s one of the ways we started LGF Comedy. “I met a bunch of people in a heat years ago in Ballarat. You get to know them, you start doing gigs together. “It’s a massive opportunity to progress your career or hook into comedy in any way, shape or form that you want.” The Geelong heat will also feature live

music by Luke Biscan before the show, full dining and bar facilities and will be emceed by comedian Kirsty Webeck. Young said RAW Comedy nights were always a winner with audiences and participants alike. “It’s just huge energy and great fun,” he said. “There’s always massive nervous energy from the competitors; some will be really good and there will be some that aren’t. “But at the same time you have to acknowledge that they’re getting up and having a crack. “It’s always a great night, everyone’s always up for a good laugh.”

German chamber ensemble returns to Geelong Germany’s Chamber Philharmonia Cologne will perform at St George’s Church, Queenscliff, and St Mary of the Angels Basilica, Geelong as part of its Australian 2023 tour. The lauded chamber group returns to Australia after a series of successful European tours to present a program of well-known and much-loved works from classical masters, including Antonio Vivaldi, W.A. Mozart, Camille Saint-Saëns and Niccolo Paganini. A spokesperson for the ensemble said their motto was “classical music around the world”. “It is irrelevant for our musicians whether they are playing in a little village church, open air, in a cathedral, big theatre, in their hometown Cologne or in Sydney,” the spokesperson said. “Their enthusiasm to bring music to the people’s life stays the same every time. The objective is simple – we want to inspire as many people as possible through all generations to enjoy classical music. “The popularity of our ensemble is reflected in the fact of giving 300 concerts a year around the globe and listeners throughout the world look forward to a musical encounter with our talented musicians.” Jeannette Johnston, secretary of volunteer

group Music at the Basilica, said she was excited to see the ensemble return to St Mary’s. “It’s an amazing group and they play a lovely range of orchestral music,” Mrs Johnston said. “They’ve been coming to St Mary’s for around 10 years, but they’ve been coming to Queenscliff for perhaps 25 years. “They play popular music that people would know, it’s always a very good concert.” Mrs Johnston said tickets were now only available at the door for the St Mary’s concert. “They’re very popular and they always draw a large audience of several hundred people,” she said. “Working with Music at the Basilica, we think we’re doing well if we get 200 at a concert and they always get 200-plus. People really look forward to it, I’ve already had a couple of calls asking where people can get tickets. “At this stage tickets are only available at the door, but people will have no trouble getting a ticket. There’s plenty of room at the Basilica.” Chamber Philharmonia Cologne will perform at St George’s Church, Queenscliff on Sunday, January 22 and St Mary’s Basilica, Geelong on Tuesday, February 21. Matt Hewson

Chamber Philharmonia Cologne returns to Geelong for two concerts this summer. (Supplied)

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Book club Leopold/Wallington CAE book club meets second Tuesday each month 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Very friendly group. New members welcome. ■ Shirley, 0488 055 969 For chess fun simply come along and see yourself, play some chess, meet some members, with no obligation to join. We welcome players of all abilities. Ocean Grove, Tuesdays at 1.30pm at 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove; Portarlington, Mondays at 9.30am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe Street, Portarlington; and St Leonards, Thursdays at 9.30am, unit 2 1375-1377 Murradoc Road, (on Blanche Street), St Leonards. ■ Ralph, 0431 458 100 (Ocean Grove), Rob, 5259 2290 (Portarlington), Lyn, 5292 2162 (St Leonards)

Afternoon tea dance Life Activities Club [Geelong Inc] hosts an afternoon tea dance on Thursdays, 2-4pm, at Belmont Park Pavilion. Entry: $5. ■ 5251 3529

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Ocean Grove Seniors Ocean Grove Seniors play card game 500 every Thursday at 1.15pm. If you are new to the game a quick lesson will get you in play. The core group of six players adjust to any number and you will enjoy the friendship of like-minded players. Cost: $20 annually and coffee included. At 102 The Terrace, Ocean Grove. ■ Lyn, 5256 2540

Carpet bowls Leopold Hall 805-809 Bellarine Highway,

Leopold on Wednesday and Friday from 1pm to 3.15pm. Admission: $4, includes afternoon tea. ■ 0400 500 402

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Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at Flying Brick Cider Co, from 6.30pm. ■ 0428 546 796

Meets at Clifton Springs Golf Club for lunch on the fourth Friday of each month. ■ Margaret, 0431 636 090

Probus meets Scottish dancing classes GOG Scottish Country Dance classes are on at 7.30pm each Tuesday at the Leopold Hill Hall. All welcome. ■ Jane, 0481 126 022 or Andrew, 0408 369 446

Probus Club of Ocean Grove men’s meets at 10am on the first Monday of each month, except January, at the Surf Life Saving Club on Surf Beach Road. ■ Barry, 0409 161 129

Drysdale Ladies Probus Club TOWN club The Springs TOWN Club (Take Off Weight Naturally) meets Mondays, 9-10.30am at the Community Hub, 23 Eversley Street, Drysdale. Weigh-in, group therapy and regular relaxation sessions. Cost: $5 per session, $54 annual fee. ■ Janice Bell, 0403 221 737, or bellsbythebeach@bigpond.com.au

Meets at 10.30am on the fourth Monday of each month at the Clifton Springs Golf Club. ■ Lorraine, 0412 805 858

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Hyundai Palisade is big and bold By Alistair Kennedy, Marque Motoring Palisade is the largest model in Hyundai’s SUV range. At a smidgen under five metres, it’s around the same size and price as competitors such as Toyota Kluger and Mazda CX-9. Launched in late 2020 it was given an upgrade in May 2022 with updated exterior and interior design elements, improved safety and tech features. Palisade comes in two equipment levels, Elite and Highlander, each with the choice of 3.8-litre petrol FWD or 2.2-litre diesel AWD. Prices range from $65,900 for the Elite petrol 2WD to $79,900 for our test vehicle, the Highlander diesel AWD.

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE Palisade Elite 3.8-litre petrol 2WD: $65,900 Palisade Highlander 3.8-litre petrol 2WD: $75,900

Styling Not only is Palisade a large vehicle but it has styling that accentuates its bulk, starting from the front with a huge version of the parametric grille that’s being progressively rolled out across the Hyundai range. The grille is flanked by vertically stacked triple LED headlights, together with similarly shaped taillights, that emphasise the height of the Palisade. The Highlander variant that we tested came with exclusive design touches, including a satin chrome finish for the grille with matching badge and skid plate finishes. There are hidden-type turn signals, body-coloured cladding and exclusive 20-inch wheels with a 15-spoke turbine design.

Engines / transmissions The 3.8-litre petrol V6 generates 217 KW of power at 6000 rpm and 5200 NM of torque with standard unleaded fuel. The 2.2-litre CRDI diesel has less power (147 kW at 3800 rpm) but extra torque (440 NM between 1750 and 2750 revs). Both have a recently updated eight-speed torque converter automatic transmission. The diesel AWD uses an active on-demand HTRAC system.

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it felt that it would have no trouble coping with the maximum eight people. The steering is well-weighted and gives good feedback. Combined cycle fuel consumption is listed at 10.7 litres per 100 kilometres with the petrol engine and 7.3 L/100km from the diesel. We averaged 8.7 L/100km during our test.

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Good conditions greet cricketers A light sea breeze kept temperatures at a comfortable level for

local cricketers on Saturday. Justin Flynn went to Oakdene Oval and Ray Menzies Memorial Oval in Ocean Grove and RT Fuller Oval in Barwon Heads to capture some of the action.

1/ Ocean Grove’s Luke Morrison. 2/ Drysdale’s Ben Spencer. 3/ Charlie Hurst made a superb 113 not out for Barwon Heads. 4/ Fletcher Long gets off the mark. 5/ Joe Lynch bowls for Anglesea. 6/ Barwon Heads’ Brent McMinn plays a late with Drysdale keeper Robert Cutajar ready for the stumping. 7/ Darcy Elliott was in good form for Anglesea A Grade. 8/ Darcy Harrington cuts for Collendina D Grade. 9/ Mick Thornton made 40 for Ocean Grove. 10/ Cameron Kavaliunas made 91 for Collendina. 11/ Charlie Hurst faces Will Ritchie. 12/ Aamir Nasser bowled well for Wallington D Grade. (Pictures: Justin Flynn) 315527 Friday, 20 January, 2023 OCEAN GROVE VOICE 21

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Grove and Drysdale play out a tie

Women’s Midwek Section 1: Acing Gracefully and Platypi: Back: Donna Schoenmaekers, Lynette Marshall, Annie Cayzer. Front: Mimi Armstrong, Jo Puckett, Sarah Williams, Maslow, Fiona Walker. (Supplied)

Night Pennant to hit off LOCAL TENNIS Donna Schoenmaekers Preparations are well underway for the upcoming Night Pennants of Thursday Triples and Monday Women’s competitions, due to start the week of February 13. Triples is now in its fourth full year and the number of teams continues to build. Last season saw 22 teams compete across four sections, and entries are now open for the new season. Teams are enjoying the six- to eight-week seasons compared to the traditional 17-week Saturday competition, and the flexibility of being able to enter as a single player, a team or a club team, and how much easier the process

is to join in. The success of the Triples framework has now led into a new night competition option of Women’s Doubles, which was piloted at the end of 2022, with 11 teams testing out clubs, travel, format and length of season. The pilot was hampered by the weather with a number of matches unable to go ahead due to the unusually high instances of heavy rain, but outside of that, the feedback from the pilot was encouraging, so the new season is open with a few small changes, which will help guide the finalised format going forward. As Tennis Geelong president I am confident that the competition will be successful. We have had great feedback from the Triples players about what worked and what didn’t

when we introduced the Triples competition. We waited until the competition was bedded in before setting out for our next play option, and I think that has helped us with the positive response we have had from the players. We still have some adjustments to make, but we are looking forward to Monday Women’s becoming a staple of Tennis Geelong competition. Details of the new seasons can be found on tennisgeelonginc.com.au along with a link to the emergency pool registration. Club teams can be registered through your club, or players and independent teams can register themselves on matchcentre.tennis. com.au by searching Tennis Geelong.

Ocean Grove 2 and Drysdale fought out a thrilling tie as Geelong Bowls Region Saturday Pennant resumed on January 14. The result was unexpected with Drysdale in good form before the break and was predicted to account for the Grovers. Both sides finished on 61 shots each. Grove took nine points from the match and Drysdale seven. Ashley Rees was Drydale’s most prolific winner while Rick Webb won by eight for Ocean Grove. The result sees Drysdale two points behind Bareena in sixth place on the ladder. Eastern Park defeated Bareena by nine and is in fourth spot. Glenn Slattery prevailed for the Parkers by 11 while Ben Wilding made sure two points went Bareena’s way. Queenscliff took a while to shrug off Bell Post Hill to hold onto third spot on the ladder. Ben Toner won a rink for Bell Post Hill, but Benjamin Russell and Steve Sullivan made sure the majority of the points headed Queenscliff’s way. Top side Highton thrashed City of Geelong, almost doubling their score for a 65 to 33 win. Dan Priddle’s rink of Robin Chambers, Craig Elliott and Adam Lee won big. Ocean Grove 1 returned to the winner’s list with a hard-fought triumph over Lara. One rink was tied while Matt Flapper’s rink won by eight and Brad Pavey’s won by seven to give the Grovers 15 of the 16 points on offer. This week’s match of the round sees Queenscliff (3rd) host Eastern Park (4th). Drysdale needs to beat top side Highton, Ocean Grove 2 travels to Lara, Bareena hosts Ocean Grove 1 in what should be a good match and Bell Post Hill and City of Geelong meet in what should be a close game.

Hawks home in a thriller against Barwon Heads Drysdale replaced Barwon Heads on top of the BPCA A2 Grade ladder with a thrilling win on Saturday, January 13. The competition’s two best sides fought out a high-scoring game at RT Fuller Oval, Barwon Heads, with Drysdale getting home with one wicket and one delivery in hand. Earlier, Heads’ young gun Charlie Hurst made a brilliant unbeaten 113 from 104 deliveries in his side’s total of 3-200 from 40 overs. Brent McMinn made 31, but the innings belonged to Hurst, who hit 11 boundaries and two sixes. Drysdale lost hard-hitting opener Charlie Clode early, but captain Nick Hallam and Jason Malcolm (43) played beautifully until Hallam top edged a ball into his right eye. Hallam was forced to retire hurt on 63 and was taken to hospital and discharged overnight. Drysdale looked to be cruising, but a flurry of wickets meant it needed 11 from the final over with one wicket in hand. Hayden Eddy stepped up to hit the penultimate ball for four over mid-on to give the Hawks a stirring win. Slow bowlers Matt High (3-30) and Sam Schaller (1-19 from eight overs) delivered for Barwon Heads. Hallam said he was cleared of any fracture to 22 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 20 January, 2023

Barwon Heads’ Charlie Hurst hits Blake Dobbin for six during his innings of 113 not out. (Justin Flynn) 315527_28

his eye socket and was feeling sore on Sunday morning, but was pleased with the win. “(It) was a good game in the heat from both

sides and a really positive win from our guys,” he said. “Barwon Heads batted very well and Charlie

Hurst’s hundred was a very classy knock. “I was really proud of our guys to push through and take the game as deep as possible and not to panic. “We’ve been able to adapt quite well from one-day cricket back to two-day cricket as well as the stop start nature to the first half of the year. “(The) most pleasing aspect is how we took the game deep and how our lower order then brought it home. Great belief. “Our group is very close and has built a strong culture of backing each other in and being really positive.” Hallam was particularly happy with 15-year-old seamer Eddy. “For Hayden Eddy to come in and bowl first change into the wind along with hitting the winning runs in a partnership with Will Ritchie was very exciting for the future,” he said. For Barwon Heads, the only chink in its armour seems to be the lack of a strike quick bowler. The batting is deep and powerful and the side will be more suited to the 75-over format where its slow bowlers can operate without any restrictions in overs. Justin Flynn

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Frye belts the Snakes to victory By Justin Flynn Collendina chalked up its first win of the A2 Grade season with a big win against Newcomb thanks to a blistering hundred by Nathan Frye. The skipper belted an unbeaten 134 from 133 balls and smacked 18 boundaries and two sixes as the Cobras made 5-191 batting first. Youngster Aiddan Foard made 20, but it was the Frye show at Ervin Reserve. Bulls’ left-arm seamer Brendan Sheedy took 1-14 from eight immaculate overs while Shaun Johnson picked up two wickets. It was an improved showing with the bat by Newcomb, but it still fell 79 runs short. Dean Britt took 4-27 with his seamers and Ned Badrock picked up 2-12 to help the Cobras notch their first win of the season.

Armstrong Creek won a high-scoring C Grade game against Collendina. The Titans sent the Cobras in with Grant McIntosh getting 80 not out and Garry Wingrave notching 51 from just 44 deliveries in a final total of 4-199. It took until the penultimate over for the Titans to chase down the total on the back of a polished 65 by Brent Hay. Collendina won its D Grade clash against Wallington at Oakdene Oval. Cameron Kavaliunas made 91 from 82 balls and hit 13 fours and four sixes while Mick Goodger made 80 from 88 in Dina’s score of 9-220. Wallington got to within nine runs, but two wickets each to Kavaliunas and Ben Wright was enough to see the Snakes home with the six points.

Cameron Kavaliunas made a hard hitting 91 for Collendina in D Grade.

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Wallabies safely inside the top four

Mick Thornton played well for Ocean Grove with a fine 40.

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Seas prove too good for Grubbers A top-order batting collapse put Ocean Grove on the back foot in its A1 Grade game against Anglesea and from there it never recovered. Ocean Grove found itself in massive trouble early at 3-5 with Anglesea paceman Darcy Elliott (2-6 from eight overs) proving difficult to get away. Mick Thornton provided some resistance at No 5 with a fine 40 from 48 deliveries and Fletcher Long dug in for 16 from 44, but a final total of 9-117 was never going to be enough. Anglesea captain Dylan Taylor was superb, taking 3-16. Grove needed quick early wickets, but Ty Norman (44 from 81) and Simon Umbers

(26 from 44) put on 66 for the opening partnership to give the Seas the ascendancy. Brett Venables made an unbeaten 37 from 44 to guide Anglesea home by seven wickets with eight overs to spare. Bailey Le Maistre was impressive again with 2-23 for the Grubbers and Jake Taylor grabbed the only other wicket to fall. Anglesea also took the points in B1 Grade, but it was tight. Ocean Grove batted first and made 8-114 with Anglesea getting the runs seven wickets down with five overs up its sleeve. Dylan Thorley, Charlie Larsen and Oliver Corby each took two wickets for

Ocean Grove. Inverleigh defeated Ocean Grove by 56 runs in B2 Grade. John Murphy took three wickets for the Grubbers with his leg-spinners. Newcomb was too good for an undermanned Ocean Grove in D Grade. Batting two short, Ocean Grove made 98 batting first with Harry Larsen (21) and Jeremiah Quinn (20) putting value on their wickets. In reply, Newcomb finished the game off in 22 overs, losing four wickets.

Wallington consolidated its spot in the A2 Grade top four with a comprehensive win against Portarlington. The Wallabies were happy to bat first at home and it was Marc Occhipinti who got the side off to a bright beginning. Occhipinti made 40 from 51 balls and then Dane Wise-Graham made an important 52 not out from 93, but it was the veteran Damien Biemans who really catapulted Wallington to a winning score with a stunning 79 from 70 deliveries that included six boundaries and six sixes. Wallington’s 4-226 was always going to be tough to chase. Port never really got going with the bat and was 9-105 when the overs ran out. Colin Smith and Wise-Graham each picked up two wickets for Wallington in the win that has it nestled nicely inside the top four. The loss means Port must start winning consecutive games to be a finals chance. Wallington won its C Grade encounter against Queenscliff. Queenscliff made 134 batting first with Brandon Barnett taking an astonishing 6-13 and Raghav Mehra 4-23 in his 50th game. Tony Jones (41 not out) and Andrew Fothergill (32) helped to get Wallington home with six wickets and four overs to spare. Collendina got the better of Wallington in D Grade. Dina made 9-220 with Simon Perry taking 4-51, Michael Bedwell 3-20 and Aamir Naseer 2-32. Shaun Robinson starred with 80 from 89 in the run chase and Bedwell capped off a good all-round game with 48 from 39, but the Wallabies fell nine runs short. Justin Flynn

Michael Bedwell took 3-20 for Wallington in D Grade. (Justin Flynn) 315527_09

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