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Clean sweep for Grovers Ocean Grove completed a clean sweep of all netball games against fellow Bellarine Netball League powerhouse Torquay. The Grubbers won all six senior and all six junior matches on offer in round one at Torquay on Saturday, April 1. It was the perfect start for Ocean Grove as a club and in A Grade, Rebecca O’Neill enhanced her reputation as the comp’s best goalshooter with a powerhouse display in the ring. ■ Story: Page 27.

Jessica Thwaites, who crossed over to Ocean Grove from Warrnambool this season, was one of the best players in the A Grade win. (Ivan Kemp) 326057_12

‘Monolithic’ plan refused By Matt Hewson Greater Geelong council made its views clear on the proposed development at 57-59 The Parade, Ocean Grove, with councillors unanimously rejecting the developers’ application for a planning permit at last Thursday’s planning meeting. The contentious development, a three-storey, 16 unit complex that was repeatedly described at the meeting by councillors, city officers and objectors alike as “monolithic”, was refused a planning permit on several grounds. Those grounds included failing to adhere to reasonable sharing of views, standards of neighbourhood character, the side and rear setbacks from boundaries and the density, mass and scale of the development. The application will now be heard by the

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) in late April. Cr Ron Nelson, who moved the motion to recommend the refusal, said while the proposal met most of the requirements of the City’s policies, it was inappropriate for the location. “(The proposed development) meets our policy regulations, however I don’t believe it’s within neighbourhood character,” Cr Nelson said. “One hundred and seventy objections tells me that the community doesn’t want it. The amount of people who are here tonight, it’s obvious you all love where you live. “There are inappropriate developments popping up everywhere because they meet the guidelines, so I think we as a group probably need to change that.” Objector Vicki Nolan, who argued her

views from her property to the rear of 57-59 The Parade would be unreasonably obstructed by the development, said allowing the development would have set a dangerous precedent for Ocean Grove. “(This decision is) important for Ocean Grove so that other developers don’t think it’s a free-for-all,” Ms Nolan said. “We were all concerned that it would set a precedent. If they allow this over two blocks, then some other developer buys three or four blocks in another quiet side street. “We’re not against development. We’ve done a development ourselves, two on a block. Just tone it down a bit.” Beau O’Brien, director for UXD Group which represents the consortium of developers, said Council’s decision was “expected”. “I think we knew, not only prior to that

meeting, but when we had the volume of objections back in mid-last year,” he said. “It was probably expected that Councillors were going to side with the community, not the planning scheme.” Mr O’Brien said the developers were confident VCAT would approve the development, as three of the five grounds of refusal presented by City officers were based on “subjective” standards and the City’s own urban design department had ticked off on the details of the proposal. “When you go to their delegate’s report, they actually say we comply,” he said. “So we’re confident because of that, and because we had five expert urban designers who are all willing to support it at VCAT. “We don’t think there’s a basis not to support this on the planning scheme.”

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Assault victim confronts doctor By Melissa Meehan, AAP No matter how many times a day she washes, Shafiul Milky’s victim can never cleanse herself of his sexual assault. A County Court of Victoria jury last month found former Ocean Grove GP Milky, 59, guilty of 15 charges including indecent assault, rape and sexual assault involving six female patients between 2012 and 2019. At the time he was employed at Ocean Grove Peninsula Family Medical Practice and Home Doctor Service. Diagnosed with complex post traumatic stress disorder since her ordeal, one of Milky’s victims has been admitted into psychiatric care

five times since the now-former doctor sexually assaulted her. “Awake, asleep, alone or with company – the fear is always with me,“ she told the court on Monday. I now bathe five times a day - but I still don’t feel clean.” She is one of at least two victims who have moved interstate in fear of living in the same area as their attacker. The woman remained stoic as she read her victim impact statement via video-link from regional NSW on Monday. “I called the police, I called AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency), it was me – I fought back,“ she said. Judge Felicity Hampel said that the victim’s

insight during the trial as well as her victim impact read to the court was “quite remarkable”. “It sounds like you are well on the path of being a survivor and not a victim,“ Judge Hampel said. Another victim, who was assaulted by Milky in her home while seeking after-hours treatment for a swollen ankle and low blood pressure described his actions as deplorable and had scarred her forever. In sentencing submissions, Milky’s barrister Theo Kassimatis said his client’s career as a doctor was over and that he would likely be deported to New Zealand once his jail sentence was completed. The Bangledeshi-born GP originally moved

to New Zealand in 2000 before gaining his citizenship and taking up a job as a GP in Ocean Grove. After undertaking extra study to have his qualifications recognised in Australia, he needed to work for 10 years in regional Victoria. His registration was suspended in September 2019 following a police investigation into allegations against him. Prosecutor Richard Pirrie described the offences as “serious”, telling the court Milky’s victims were particularly vulnerable, including a new mum and others who needed medical care in their own homes after hours. The matter was adjourned until April 27 for sentencing.

Maritime museum to host film night Dark history on display

The North Bellarine Film Festival (NBFF) and the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum will partner to screen classic Australian film The Dressmaker at the iconic Gil Allbutt Boat Shed on Thursday, April 27 at 7PM. The feature film will be preceded by three short films, two of which were shortlisted as finalists for the NBFF’s Emerging Filmmaker award in 2022. NBFF chair Bill Lussier said the event was the first of more to come as the festival sought to expand viewing opportunities for audiences on the Bellarine. “The festival’s been going for seven years now, and our main festival event is in November, but we know there’s a real interest among people on the Bellarine in seeing really good, quality films,” Mr Lussier said. “So we thought this was a good opportunity for us to get the festival out there a little bit more, rather than being just a once a year event. “We have a couple of our committee members who are involved with the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum, and they said, wouldn’t this be a fantastic venue? “(The Gil Allbutt Boat Shed) is such an atmospheric place, and it’s set up beautifully for showing films; the acoustics are excellent, and there’s not a bad seat in the place.” June Negri, Queenscliffe Maritime Museum president, said she was looking forward to the event. “The Queenscliffe Maritime Museum has been exhibiting artefacts and educating the public about our region’s rich maritime history since the 1980s,” she said. “We are thrilled to be screening The Dressmaker in the Museum’s boat shed, which was designed by legendary Queenscliff boat builder and jazz drummer Gil Allbutt and built by volunteer labour under Gil’s direction.” June Negri, President of the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum, and Bill Lussier, President of North Bellarine Film Festival. (Ivan Kemp) 326907_07

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A museum showcasing some of the darkest parts of Australian history is open to the public in Geelong. The Care Leavers Australasia Network (CLAN) opened the Australian Orphanage Museum on Monday, April 3, at 351 Ryrie Street. CLAN chief executive Leonie Sheedy said the museum was about making the history of neglected children visible. “This has been Australia’s secret and hidden history,” she said. “It’s long overdue that Australians understand what happened to vulnerable children in the 900 plus orphanages, children’s homes, missions, and foster cares that existed. “I think Australia needs to face that our fellow Australians did the cruellest and most evil things to Australian children who were parentless.” Ms Sheedy said Geelong had the largest number of orphanages at 13 outside of Australia’s capital cities and that she wanted to encourage people to share their experiences. “I want to encourage the children of care leavers (a person who spent time in a place like an orphanage as a child) to come and visit,” she said. “There’s a lot of people who don’t know what happened to their parents. “It’s time for the shame to be removed from our hearts and our heads.” CLAN co-founder Doctor Joanna Penglase said the museum told the stories of vulnerable children that lived and worked without love and nurturing. “ We had to grow up without our parents and pretend it didn’t matter,” she said.

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Ocean Grove will rain golf balls By Jena Carr Ocean Grove will once again rain golf balls to raise money for a local sports club thanks to the return of the Golf Ball Drop. Ocean Grove Football and Netball Club will host the Golf Ball Drop fundraising event for another year on Saturday, April 22. Club president Peter Smith said he encouraged the public to purchase a raffle

ticket to be in the running to win one of the four major prizes on offer. “Last year’s event drew considerable interest and excitement, especially amongst the kids,” he said. “We are hoping for the same again this year, particularly as it coincides with our Past Players Premiership Reunion. “It’s a fun event that generates a lot of buzz around the club and in the community. It’s definitely a bit different to a normal raffle

where you draw a ticket out of a hat.” Mr Smith said the club’s goal was to raise $50,000 from ticket sales to improve the running of the club and its facilities. “It will help with the overall running of the club, things like apparel, equipment,” he said. “We have a long-term goal to improve facilities at Memorial Reserve especially for our junior girl’s footy program, so that will be a focus as well.”

Prizes include a first prize of $15,000, a second prize of a $1500 travel voucher, a third prize helicopter joy flight for two people, and a fourth prize $200 Driftwood Café voucher. The draw will take place at Shell Road Reserve on Saturday, April 22, with golf balls dropping from the sky at close to 1.30pm. Raffle tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at https://www.raffletix.com.au/ golfballdrop23.

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Greater Geelong Mayor Trent Sullivan with Youth Award winners and young people who received an honourable mention. (Supplied)

Youths making a mark recognised Fifteen young people between 12 and 25 years of age were recognised at the Geelong Youth Awards at Geelong West Town Hall on Friday March 31. The awards ranged across the areas of leadership, cultural awareness, community work, sport, arts, music and youth development. The 2023 winners, selected from 89 nominations (young people were able to be nominated in up to two categories) across the 10 categories, include: Active Achievement – Competitive hearing-impaired swimmer Dylan Logan has a reputation for encouraging and inspiring other children with disabilities to participate in sports, be involved in their sporting community and strive for excellence. Arts and Music – Kai D’Orsa, spent seven months planning sessions to inspire and engage young people in Geelong to be involved in an innovative arts project at the Geelong Gallery. Citizenship Group – 1st Belmont Venturer Unit Ukraine Fundraiser – Group members

Kaitlyn Biro, Angus Taylor, Liam Biro, Miri Barnes, Alistair Breaky and Will Cole completed odd jobs to raise $3000 to support youth in Ukraine. Citizenship Individual – Arhlia Cvetkovski developed a community group that focuses on health and wellbeing through regular exercise. She has built a group of 50 who meet at Point Lonsdale beach each Sunday morning to walk or run. Cultural Awareness – Dedicated to ensuring his community felt connected to their new country, through sport and various activities, Moo Thay Wyar Blue, was instrumental in the organisation of the largest sports tournament within the Karen and Karenni communities. Inclusion – Sarbjeet Singh has demonstrated commitment and determination in supporting international students to settle in Geelong, including organising community events, study support groups, social groups, cultural events with traditional gatherings and demonstrating leadership skills.

Inspiration – Proud Aboriginal person Jonathon Kelly connected with the broader community by sharing his culture and supporting the Aboriginal community to engage in cultural activities, sporting carnivals and activities. Leadership – Breanna Beckley has made a significant impact on gender equality in the community, hosting the first Female Festival of Sport in the Barwon region, supporting young women to participate and be celebrated for their successes in both football and netball. Unsung Hero – Jasmine Van Der Muellen is currently studying VCE, whilst juggling the role of a young carer for her family, particularly her two younger sisters, who both have ASD. Volunteer – Impacted by the number of people struggling to feed their families during lockdown, Lottie Hughes partnered with Drysdale Foodbank by riding her bike, with trailer attached, to collect donations for delivery.

Applications for free kindergarten programs will be open soon for Surf Coast Shire families. Surf Coast Shire Council-run kindergarten three-year-old and four-year-old programs for 2024 enrolments will be accepted from Monday, April 10. Kurrambee Myaring Kindergarten’s Anni O’Brien said she loved teaching three and four-year-old programs. “There are so many benefits for a child to attend three-year-old kinder,” she said. “It’s their first start in developing a love of learning, which they’ll carry with them for life. It also supports them to be able to build connections and to be okay saying goodbye to their families.” Ms O’Brien said four-year-old programs offered 15 hours of learning across different session activities and models. “All programs are based around the children’s interests, as they learn best with experiences that are of interest to them,” she said. “We are able to support their early social development skills and ensure that these are well developed before they head off to school. “We are able to work alongside them to develop other important skills that they need before they start school. It all happens in a fun and interactive way. “Kinder also supports children to be able to follow routines and directions from other adults.” Surf Coast Shire Council-operated kindergartens included Anglesea Kindergarten, Helen M Kininmonth Pre-School Winchelsea, Jan Juc Pre-School, Kurrambee Myaring Kindergarten in Torquay, Lorne Kindergarten and Torquay Kindergarten. Families can apply for the free kindergarten program before Sunday, June 18, when first-round enrolments close.

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Leopold Fire Brigade competed in firefighting junior and senior championships over two weekends. The Country Fire Authority (CFA) and Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria (VFBV) hosted the urban and rural brigade state championships in Mooroopna, a more than three-hour drive from Geelong. Leopold fire brigade seniors made many achievements throughout the event, with Leopold’s group A placing third on the final aggregate tally with 30 points. CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan said the state championships were important to the competitors and a highlight of the CFA annual calendar. “The State Championships are a big part of CFA’s volunteer culture, and promotes the important values of teamwork and respect, as

well as engaging our members in some friendly competition with like-minded competitors,” he said. Leopold A scored a new record time during the wet hose and ladder division one task with a time of 18.61 seconds and put them first. Leopold senior’s male competitor Corey Wilkinson was the firefighter sprint winner during the rural championship event. Leopold Fire Brigade also received the Alan King AFSM Memorial Conduct Trophy, awarded to the team with the highest points in general behaviour, dress and punctuality. The CFA congratulated everyone that competed and said they looked forward to welcoming more volunteers, brigades, and local community members next year. A complete 2023 rural and urban championships list is available on the VFBV website.

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Sensory initiatives for surf pro Sensory friendly festival initiatives have been introduced for this year’s Rip Curl Pro. The iconic Bells Beach event will have a sensory map for the Bells Beach site, which identifies areas of low, medium and high stimulation and promotes sensory parking permits to ensure parking is close to an exit point. A social script has also been developed to explain the Rip Curl Pro to children who have autism or learning disorders. The social script

helps them learn ways of behaving in social situations. Surf Coast Shire councillor Mike Bodsworth welcomed the initiatives, which complement the accessibility features of the event already in place – accessible paths of travel and the accessible viewing platform. “As a council we’re committed to access and inclusion for all, so that everyone can participate,” he said. “We want to be responsive to the needs and

aspirations of people with a disability and their families, which has been achieved by working hand-in-hand with Surfing Victoria to expand on the great inclusion focus they have for this major international event. “It’s great to see that Surfing Victoria has created an ‘accessibility’ tab on their Rip Curl Pro website homepage, so it’s front and centre for patrons.” Surfing Victoria chief executive Adam Robertson said that the Rip Curl Pro, held over

Easter, strives to ensure that as many people as possible can enjoy watching the world-class event. “The Rip Curl Pro has a long history of accessibility and inclusion at the Rip Curl Pro, however we know that we can always do more,” he said. “It’s been great to work with Surf Coast Shire Council on improving the accessibility of the Rip Curl Pro, along with the introduction of some new sensory friendly elements to support people to attend the event.”

Exploring grief in Paris A Portarlington author will release a new book in Geelong to tackle the topic of grief and recovery. Former journalist Pearl Wilson will launch her full-length, contemporary women’s fiction novel, ‘Ticket to Paris’, at the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre on April 15. Pearl said she enjoyed the challenge of writing her 310-page novel about a woman starting over in the “City of Lights“. “I really think we live in times where they expect people to have closure and move on too quickly,” she said. “It’s a bit unreasonable and I’ve seen a lot of people really struggle with this to hide their feelings.” Pearl said she had been working on the novel for a while and rewrote parts of the original 2019 manuscript during the COVID lockdown after the Notre Dame cathedral caught fire. “Even though it’s fiction, you still can’t ignore things that are happening in the world,” she said. “The main character in the book goes to

Notre Dame quite a bit to contemplate how her life has changed. “It was about a cathedral coming back after a terrible loss and it was the same for the character.” Pearl said she would launch her book on the fourth anniversary of the Notre Dame fire to writing groups across the Bellarine. “I’m not saying they’re (writing groups) all coming to my launch, but a lot that I network with are, so I’m really happy to celebrate with them,” she said. “I think it’s important for everyone to always support any Australian writer because it’s such a crowded market.” Jena Carr

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‘Delayed’ politician settles in Alison Marchant won the seat of Bellarine at November’s state election. Six months later Justin Flynn speaks to the Ocean Grove resident to find out more about the person rather than the politician.

y her own admission, Alison Marchant’s childhood was “pretty non adventurous”. Growing up in Leopold (her parents are still in their original family home), she is Bellarine born and bred. “I was a good girl, I didn’t get up to any mischief,” she says. “I did well at school, loved school, going to school. It was a pretty non adventurous childhood. “It was, what I feel like, a very normal upbringing. I wanted to do really well at school. “I didn’t really want to travel the world or anything like that, I was a real homebody. “I met my husband at high school. Bought a house in Leopold and started a family. “It sounds boring, but it was a nice transition into adulthood.” Attending Leopold primary and Newcomb secondary, teaching and community work were instilled into her at an early age, but never forced. Rather, her mother’s actions spoke louder than any words. “You knew everyone, the school was the hub and the heart of the community,” she says.

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- Alison Marchant “I was involved in Girl Guides and that’s what you did. You put your hand up, you helped out. “My mum was a big role model for me in giving back to the community. “She was a teacher, then was at Geelong Cemeteries Trust, but her passion is family history. She volunteers a lot at Bellarine Historical Centre. “I just thought that (community work) was something everyone did. When I grew up that’s what I did.” At an early age Alison wanted to be a teacher. She completed a teaching degree at Deakin University and delved straight into the profession after graduating, working close to home at South Geelong. But something wasn’t quite right. “I didn’t feel prepared enough to do it,” she says. “I felt underprepared. It was primary school, high school, study, teaching, but I didn’t have that world experience. “It was a shock to me. It was this dream to be a teacher and then when I got there, I wasn’t sure if this is what I want to do.” Alison went back to work at the Nutshack in Westfield Geelong, a job she had, and loved, a few years earlier. “I loved retail,” she says. “I love people. I really enjoy chatting to people. You get to know regulars.” Eventually the break served its purpose and Alison went back to teaching at Whittington and then Chilwell primaries. “I did a year at Whittington and it made me a better teacher and then went to Chilwell and they are both very different cohorts and demographics,” she says. “But both have their pressures and different needs. I loved it and re-found my passion.” Alison and husband Damien then decided to travel around Australia, a trip that would later change her as a person and her perspective on life. The young couple travelled to Western Australia, up to the Top End and then back home via the east coast. “It was one of those working holidays,” she says. “We had a job at Rottnest Island cleaning, at a post office sorting mail in Broome. We’d stop for a couple of months and keep travelling.” 6 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 7 April, 2023

Bellarine MP and Ocean Grove resident Alison Marchant. (Pictures: Supplied)

When they reached Yeppoon on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast, they decided to start a family and Alison fell pregnant quickly. They came home to prepare for the baby and Alison found some work as an emergency teacher. And then one day, totally unexpected, things changed. “One morning I go into labour, way too early, I’m 23 weeks,” she says. “I didn’t feel real right. Said to the hubby I’m not feeling great. “The hospital said ‘we aren’t going to be able to stop this. You are going to have your baby’. “I delivered a little girl (Georgia). She was not breathing, she was just too early to breathe and fight and we lost her.” She then switched from being ‘before Alison’ to ‘after Alison’. “The before Alison – rose coloured glasses, everything’s great, the world’s great, and then the world tells you otherwise and says ‘nah, other plans here’. “The shock of it all – I just swept it under

the carpet and said ‘it wasn’t meant to be, she wasn’t meant to be here. It is what it is’. I went back to work pretty quickly.” But the pain slowly took over. Alison connected with Hope Bereavement Care’s Empty Arms Support Group in Geelong, which provides grief support for parents affected by the death of a baby or child. “Fantastic organisation,” she says. “They reached out to me when it happened but I thought I didn’t need it. “I realised the power of sharing a story. I used that support group for quite a while, then did a training exercise with Red Nose and SIDS and am now a trained parent supporter. “People can ring me in the middle of the night. It was an insight into grief. I don’t think I realised the strength I had in myself. “I learnt what grief was and what loss means. It took me a few years to work that out. It flicks a switch in you. You have to experience it before you understand it.” The couple’s next attempt at having a baby didn’t go smoothly. Noah was diagnosed at 20 weeks with a malformation of the lung. “The thought of having another loss was pretty hard – we thought we were going to lose him,” Alison says. “But he comes out screaming, a normal baby.” At nine months, Noah, now 12, had half of his left lung removed. Natalie, 10, is the fifth member of Alison and Damien’s family, and wanting more space, they moved to Mount Moriac. Three weeks later they received a flyer in the letterbox with information about a group coming to talk at the town hall about a gas licence and potential fracking of the area. That began Alison’s foray into politics. She soon became engulfed with protecting the area, and eventually the state, from fracking. “I had time and got heavily involved,” Alison says. “I became the Western Victoria leader of Lock the Gate and Friends of the Earth, who ran the campaign.

“We lobbied the government to put an end to fracking and that’s what leads me to politics.” Alison then began a stint working for now deputy prime minister Richard Marles at his electoral office. “I wanted to be more on the ground and be closer to the community,” she says. “I got a great insight into how government works, seeing a politician up close. I got to see all that with Richard and loved it.” Labor Party stalwart Lisa Neville then announced she was retiring from her 20-year reign as Bellarine MP and would not contest the November 2022 state election. “I thought ‘I want to have a go at this – I want to have a crack’,” Alison says The Marchants then made another move, this time to Ocean Grove. “We’ve been there nearly a year and we are absolutely loving it,” she says. “I walk to the shops, walk to school, Noah jumps on his bike and goes to school. It’s a great community. “We have wonderful neighbours – the kids go and play in the street.” Alison wanted to live in the electorate if she was going to run as Bellarine MP, something that Ms Neville was often criticised for not doing. “It was really important for me to be on the Bellarine to do this job,” she says. “Lisa was always quite open about not living in the electorate. But it was something that I wanted to do.” An exhausting campaign resulted in a win for Labor and Alison was elected as Bellarine MP for four years. Six months into the role, she says she is “loving it”. “The learning curve has been straight up,” she says. “I just want to be out and about on the Bellarine as much as possible. The diary is chockers. “There’s so much I want to do that I want to do it all tomorrow, but I’ve got four years and don’t want to waste a minute.” When asked if she is somewhat of an ‘accidental politician’ Alison pauses, then says: “I wouldn’t say accidental, perhaps a delayed politician.”

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By Cr Trent Sullivan As mayor of Greater Geelong I have the privilege of attending many events across our region. Some of these are large scale, major events that contribute enormously to the broader Geelong economy. Then there are those grassroots community events that allow opportunities to meet and chat with locals about the things that really matter to them. What I have found at these smaller occasions is that people in our region really do have a deep care for their fellow community members. There is a great level of pride right across our city that comes from showing support for those doing it tough. That is perhaps never more evident than the annual Royal Melbourne Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.

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with a child at the Royal Melbourne Children’s Hospital. This can be an extremely difficult and emotional time for parents, siblings and other relatives, as well as for the child. But the work the Royal Melbourne Children’s Hospital does is world class and so much of that is made possible thanks to the donations made each year for the Good Friday appeal. We are in challenging times as a result of cost-of-living issues that are affecting everybody in a number of ways. But if you are out and about at one of the many community fundraisers and you are in a position to do so, please consider making a donation to the Royal Melbourne Children’s Hospital so that they may continue the amazing work they are doing. Have a safe and happy Easter.

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LETTER Getting the spin on subs right A White House fact sheet released as part of publicity for Australia’s decision to spend almost $400 billion on nuclear submarines is false. It claims, “For over 60 years, the UK and the US have operated more than 500 naval nuclear reactors without incident or adverse effect on human health or the quality of the environment.” Two US nuclear submarines sunk during that period with the loss of all lives on board - a loss most people would consider to have had a “serious effect on human health” It’s difficult to understand how no one in the White House was able to correct

such a fundamental error. Apparently, no one in the 350 Australian personnel studying the acquisition of nuclear submarines spoke up. The USS Thresher sank in 1963 with the loss of all 129 lives 350km off Cape Cod The USS Scorpion sunk in 1968 400km from the Azores with the loss of all 99 crew. The existence of these dangerous trailing operations was subsequently confirmed by a Secretary of the US Navy. The operations continue against Russian and Chinese submarines, and vice versa, where feasible. When then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the Snowy Hydro

2.0 pumped hydroelectricity project in 2017, it was supposed to take four years and cost $2 billion. The latest guess is it’ll actually take 10 years and cost $10 billion. So to pay for those two megaprojects alone, there’s an awful lot of money we will need to find from somewhere. Australia’s decision to buy three nuclear-powered submarines and build another eight is so expensive that, for the $368 billion price tag, we could give a million dollars to every resident of Geelong. Bruce Holmes, Portarlington

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Big expo crowd Geelong racecourse hosted the 2023 Tiny Homes Expo. Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was at the Breakwater site to snap these photos.

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Kiara Flakemore, Indi Penny, Scarlett Darbyshire, Rone, Tom Kleyfoster, Jewelea McMeekin and Ella Preston at Newcomb Secondary College’s mural.

Collaborating with Rone By Justin Flynn

Newcomb Secondary College art teacher Ben Davis said the class painting sessions “often started with excitement, a little confusion and some nervous trepidation”. “This quickly gave way to a collective buzz and then – shortly after – a calm would descend as 25 students were painting and focused simultaneously,” he said. “The result is here before us. Together we have moved from the seed of an idea to the completion of our mural.” Year 7 student Ethan said the project was “really fun”. “Like a big puzzle for the whole school and I got to fix up Rone’s mess,” he said. Fellow Year 7 student Zander said he was taking his time to do his best work “because it is going to be here forever”.

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Internationally renowned artist Rone has partnered with Newcomb Secondary College and Geelong Gallery to produce a collaborative mural to harness the power of the arts to improve young peoples’ health and wellbeing. About 450 students at Newcomb Secondary College responded to the question ‘Using visual expression through our mural, how can we create a school space where people feel confident to thrive, connect and grow?’. During a co-design workshop, students selected their school colours, school initials NSC, and school emblem (a seahorse) to be represented in the design. Students also explored imagery of water as the school is located close to Port Phillip Bay,

Bellarine Peninsula and Lake Connewarre. The mural design also incorporates a ‘fungi person’ and a flower pattern to represent growth. The project is part of VicHealth’s Jumpstart! Round 1 initiative in which Geelong Gallery received $27,200 to provide young people in the Geelong region with greater access to arts programs and contemporary artists. “Providing these young people with an opportunity to take a leading role in all decision-making processes and supporting them to collaborate and work with their peers, and to plan and co-design this public mural has been an incredibly fulfilling experience,” collaborating artist Rone said. “The outcome of the mural is just a small component of the hidden benefits of a project like this.”

Geelong’s CBD will spring to life this autumn with free entertainment during lunchtime. Local bands, singer-songwriters and street performers will continue to captivate audiences for an autumn edition of the Music in the City series until the end of May. The free entertainment is predominantly focused in the Little Malop Central precinct from noon to 2pm each weekday. Musicians will cover a diverse range of genres such as jazz, indie, gypsy folk, blues, roots, reggae and rock, including original compositions. Performers include pop classics duo The Gems, songwriter and guitarist Eden Ariston and fiddle and guitar duo String Theory. Mayor Trent Sullivan said council’s Music in the City program continues to foster a welcoming and fun atmosphere in central Geelong. “By attracting more people to our city centre for shopping, dining and culture, we support local businesses, boost the region’s economy and contribute towards the vibrancy and safety of this precinct,” he said. Brownbill Ward councillor Eddy Kontelj said the program is just one of the ways Council is attracting increased investment to the area. “There are plans to add to Music in the City to the May’d Festival that Creative Geelong are delivering in Little Malop Central and Centrepoint Arcade on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 May.”

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Youth council presents priorities The City of Greater Geelong’s Youth Council has presented its first report to outline its key priorities for the year ahead. Junior mayor Irene Mulillo introduced the Youth Council’s 12 members, who represented young people across Greater Geelong, during the March council meeting. Junior mayor Mulillo said the Youth Council met in February to discuss and finalise its priority areas. “The Youth Council has a clear focus, and we intend to advocate on behalf of all young people on important issues connected to these areas,” she said.

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“We’re looking forward to building on the achievements of previous youth councils and creating our own legacy.” The Youth Council’s focus areas for the year included health and well-being, healthy,

safe and accessible communities, diversity, equity and acceptance, and environment and sustainability education. Junior mayor Mulillo said the Youth Council considered the City of Greater Geelong Council’s long-term strategic plans, previous Youth Council priorities, and Mission Australia’s annual youth survey results. “We believe these four priority areas encompassed the most important issues for young people in Geelong today,” she said “Before our next report is due, we will have met with councillors, discussed some of our

key topics and formulated pieces of advice for councillors’ consideration.” Greater Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan said he loved the Youth Council’s enthusiasm and looked forward to the ideas the group would present. “It is great to see passionate young people keen to have an influence at a public level, and we’re excited to hear their insights on a variety of topics,” he said. “We’re also looking forward to our mentoring sessions, to help our youth councillors represent their community and to develop their leadership skills.”

Family day for sick kids Barwon Heads Tin Shed’s popular Good Friday function raised more than $60,000 for the Royal Children’s Hospital Appeal last year and organisers are hoping to beat that today (April 7). Officially called Barwon Grove Golf Club, but always referred to as the Tin Shed, the final amount of $61,465 made it the number one pub or club in Victoria for its fundraising efforts. Last year’s event attracted about 500 people. Club president Conan Roos said there is heaps of fun for the entire family. “We want to break that record this year,” he said. “Last year was amazing. We were all stunned so we think, why not try and break it again this year. “It’s a really fun family day. We are all about giving back to the community and there’s usually not a lot to do on Good Friday, so we want to let everyone know that we’ll be open

and it will be a great day.” Attractions include children’s activities, food vans and both silent and traditional auctions and full bar facilities. There will be more than 60 major auctions with prizes ranging from accommodation packages, sporting memorabilia, hospitality and entertainment, corporate donations and more. The Tin Shed’s Good Friday Appeal will begin at noon with auctions to start about 1.30pm. The Tin Shed is located just behind the Barwon Heads Fire Station off Sheepwash Road, Barwon Heads. Entry is via gold coin donation.

The Tin Shed raised more than $61,000 during last year’s Good Friday Appeal. (Supplied)

COLLENDINA • OCEAN GROVE • BARWON RIVER 13TH BEACH • BREAMLEA The results were similar for the teams from Ocean Grove Coast Care (at Ocean Grove Main Beach), and Friends of the Bluff (starting at the Bluff carpark) - with everyone working together and supported by our fabulous local community to help 'clean up Australia'. The rubbish collected can potentially injure or kill wildlife, or end up in our waterways causing even more pollution and damage. We all have the chance to make a difference, every day - just by 'doing our bit’.

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BARWON ESTUARY HERITAGE CENTRE The fabulous volunteers at the Friends of the Lobster Pot have been hard at work getting the wonderful Barwon Estuary Heritage Centre in Jetty Road ready to reopen in time for Easter.

CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY We're so blessed to live and be able to visit such a beautiful area, and part of that is ensuring it's well looked after. Contributing to the Clean Up Australia Day activities recently, some of the crew from Barwon Coast got in early and did a clean-up at Ocean Grove riverside.

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VIEW holds early Easter meeting Ocean Grove Evening VIEW Club held an Easter dinner meeting, which included a trade table of Easter goodies, raffles and an egg and spoon race. All funds went to support the 18 students the club sponsors through The Smith Family.

Leanne, Jenny and Annie had fun.

Above: The egg and spoon race was a hit. Below: Roma and Di were dressed up for the occasion; and Pam with her pink bunny ears.

Members of Ocean Grove Evening VIEW’s committee. (Pictures: Supplied)

Above: Carole with her awesome hat. Above centre: Fran and Pam got into the spirit of the day. Above right: Jan and Rosamaria. Right: Denise with her white rabbit.

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Several local charities have gleefully accepted Ocean Grove Rotary donations. The funds were raised at the club’s art show. Feed Me Bellarine’s donation will be used to purchase defibrillators for each of their sites. It will also be used to replace some flooring. “The club is proud to support Feed Me Bellarine and recognises the excellent assistance that the charity provides to the local community,” president Peter Cowburn said. The club’s Rotary Art Show donations were presented at a recent meeting. Major beneficiaries were Riding Develops Abilities Barwon and the Disabled Surfers Australia, Ocean Grove. Riding Develops Abilities will use the

donation to assist in providing riding opportunities to their clients. Disabled Surfers runs two events in Ocean Grove a year and the donation will help with the events. Additional beneficiaries from the art show were the Lazarus Centre, the Bellarine Community Support Register and Safe Water for Every Child Myanmar. The Lazarus Centre will use its donation to provide support to the homeless community in Geelong, the Bellarine and Surf Coast. The Bellarine Community Support Register will use its donation to purchase ergonomic furniture. Water filters will be purchased for internal displaced persons in Myanmar.

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Fruitful birdwatching at Robyn’s

Main: Carole’s white-browned scrubwren on the Mornington Peninsula. Left: Tayler Suze’s nankeen kestrel in an air vent. Right: Carole’s olive-backed oriole. (Pictures: Supplied)

Andrea went inside to get her camera and as soon as she had a perfectly focused shot the bird flew off, chased away by the maggies. It then settled into a tree in the yard of one of

Andrea’s neighbours. Going by the bird’s call, size, and rounded tail, Andrea concluded that the bird was a juvenile male brown goshawk. Andrea is so lucky that this bird hung

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I’ve had a minor camera malfunction this fortnight so do not have many photos to share. I have been out and about on a few occasions and saw a ‘Birds on Farms’ survey in Wallington, as well as a walk around Robyn’s lovely property in Wallington. On the farm I saw weebills, striated pardalotes, a collared sparrowhawk being chased by two sulphur-crested cockatoos, red-browed finches and many silvereyes. The striated pardalotes were particularly photogenic. On Robyn’s property I searched in vain for the tawny frogmouths that were recently in the yellow gums, but did see more than 20 species of birds, including black-faced cuckoo-shrikes, red-rumped parrots, red-browed finches and white-plumed honeyeaters. On a dark and drizzly day I drove down to Emily’s pond in Point Lonsdale, where I’d seen that Robin Spry had photographed a Latham’s snipe and a spotted crake in the one photo, which was incredible. I saw two spotted crakes, but no Latham’s snipe, and had a lovely wander around until the rain put an end to my stroll. I received an email from Andrea Dennett who is the former organiser of the Bellarine Friends of the Hooded Plover. Andrea thought that she heard a familiar call one afternoon, so she grabbed her binoculars, and high up in the tree located three houses from Andrea’s house was a bird of prey.

around for a photo after being chased off by the Australian magpies. I read recently that juvenile brown goshawks can be seen in backyards, and when they are older and wiser they learn to avoid areas where there are people. I received a message from Tayler Suze who lives in Ocean Grove. She was in Queenscliff looking at the side of a building near the old Ozone building, when she noticed a nankeen kestrel coming out of an air vent in the side of the building. The kestrel had its head out of the vent for quite a while. Nankeen kestrels have been known to nest in a wide variety of sites, including tree hollows, caves, ledges on the outside of buildings, and occasionally on the ground, so perhaps there is a kestrel nest on the air vent. I received an email from Carole, who had spent a couple of days across the bay birding on the Mornington Peninsula. The weather wasn’t great but Carole managed to spot an olive-backed oriole. Carole has been told that they are heard a lot in the Bellarine but are shy and are not easily seen. These birds range is from the very north of Western Australia, across the east and south coasts to Victoria and the corner of South Australia. Most birds breed in the northern states during the tropical wet season, but some migrate south to breed in the southern summer. As Carole pointed out, the bird that she saw should be heading north soon to enjoy the warmth of the northern states. Carole also took a lovely photo of a white-browed scrubwren, which are birds that are difficult to photograph as they hide in the bushes. Thanks so much for the lovely emails and observations, they are much appreciated.

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Come in and meet the friendly team at Catch Fish & Chippery. (Supplied)

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Aussie legend plays the Palais By Matt Hewson Local audiences will have the chance to see one of Australia’s most enduring singer/ songwriters when Russell Morris comes to the Palais Geelong on Saturday, April 15. Morris is no stranger to the area, having grown up in Melbourne and visiting regularly as a young man. “I spent too much of my youth down in Geelong, you could say,” Morris said. “Every weekend I would hitchhike down, go through Geelong, then down to Torquay, then hitchhike back out. “We ended up mainly being at Point Roadknight, surfing. That was my youth. It’s a fabulous spot, I love it.” Morris will perform a solo show at the Palais, showcasing music from all eras of his work. Morris’ debut solo single The Real Thing, written by Johnny Young and produced by Ian “Molly” Meldrum, was an Australian number one hit in 1969. The tune was an oddity, running for nearly

Russell Morris performs solo at the Palais Geelong April 15. (Supplied)

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airplay as a single. Despite that, The Real Thing became a national number one and is generally

considered to be one of the finest Australian pop-rock recordings of its time. Since then, Morris has made major contributions to the Australian music songbook, first during the 70s-2000s leading various rock and pop bands, then in the blues and roots scene with three albums between 2012-2018. Then in 2021 came the Morris Springfield project with Rick Springfield, best known for the pop-rock hit Jessie’s Girl, which delivered an album themed around Mexico’s Day of the Dead festival. “I’m not one of those people that can sit down every day and eat chops, potatoes and peas; I get bored, so I have to try something new,” he said. “And the music table, like the food table, is full with so many different, exciting things that I tend to explore them all. “What’s happened is, when I change styles people get really angry. So I figure, I just want to please myself because I have to, artistically, feel comfortable with what I’m doing and what I’m exploring.”

Datura4 set to thrill hard rock fans West Australian Music Industry Awards Hall of Fame inductee Dom Mariani (the Stems, the Someloves) brings his long-running hard rock project Datura4 to the Barwon Club this month. The Perth-based outfit come to Geelong on Sunday, April 23 as part of their east coast tour, which includes dates at the Great Club in Sydney, the Gumball Festival and iconic Melbourne venue Cherry Bar. The band will be touring their fith album, Neanderthal Jam, with the cross-Nullarbor trip a precursor to their European tour later this year. Many of Neanderthal Jam’s 11 tracks are heavily influenced by the hard rock sounds of

the early 70s, with latest single Digging My Own Grave reminiscent of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid. However, the album has shades of psychedelia, blues rock, boogie and funky pop as well, with first single Open the Line a prime example of the latter. Frontman and guitarist Mariani said the addition of keyboard player Bob Patient (Dave Hole, Matt Taylor’s Chain) in 2017 for the band’s third album, Blessed is the Boogie, had allowed Datura4 to expand their range of sounds. “There are a lot of influences that we bring to the jams; I used to listen to a lot of the heavy, hard rock bands that were around when I was

a teenager, and there’s a heavy blues, kind of boogie influence,” he said. “But I think we turned a corner when Bob joined the band. It really opened up the idea of writing tunes featuring keys, and Bob’s got this amazing repertoire of styles. “He can play great blues piano, Jon Lord-style organ, funky clavinet. So we don’t just stick to one thing, we bring in a lot of other influences like the psychedelic thing and boogie. “It’s a melting pot of different styles. My thing is to try to write songs that have memorable riffs and are well put together through a jamming process, which we really, really enjoy.” Matt Hewson

Datura4. (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

Chess clubs 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)

includes sandwiches and cakes. ■ 0400 500 402

Scottish country dancing classes GOG Scottish Country Dance classes 7.30pm Tuesdays at Leopold Hill Hall, $5. No partner needed, just comfy casual clothing and flat shoes. ■ Jane, 0481 126 022, or Barbara, 0419-511

Cards 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

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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101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove Weekly Tuesday: indoor bowls, snooker and chess 1pm Wednesday: beginner art painting class at 9.30am, bingo 1.30pm and chord club jam session for musicians 4pm Thursday: social afternoons, cards 500 and snooker 1pm Friday: sketching art class 9.30am, indoor

■ 0428 546 796

Probus meets 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

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bowls 1pm Fortnightly CWA 1st and 3rd Thursday 7.30pm Monthly Book group 1st Friday 1pm Inhouse movies 3rd Wednesday 1.30pm Ocean Grove Stamp Club 4th Wednesday 10am ■ 5255 2996 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 10.30am on the fourth Monday of each month at Clifton Springs Golf Club. ■ Lorraine, 0412 805 858

Easter services Manifold Heights Baptist Church, corner Volum Street and Shannon Avenue, Manifold Heights. Good Friday 10am and Easter Sunday 10am. ■ Yvonne 0407 577 916

Drysdale Day VIEW Supporting The Smith Family for fun and friendship while supporting disadvantaged Students. Meetings at Portarlington Golf Club for lunch on the fourth Friday of each month. ■ Margaret, 0431 636 090

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

CWA Drysdale Ocean Grove Evening VIEW Meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6.30pm. Email oceangroveevening.viewclub@gmail.com for details.

Meets Drysdale RSL, Princess Street, Drysdale on the second Tuesday of the month. Meetings start at 1pm followed by afternoon tea. ■ Jenni, 0452 258 333

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Out and about Locals and visitors took advantage of some decent

autumn weather before the Easter break. Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was at Ocean Grove main beach on Monday.

1/ Rodger Parker from Rowville. 2/ Rose Camwell from Ocean Grove with Shai and baby Leila. 3/ Ami Hodgkinson from Ocean Grove about to head into the water. 4/ Bianca Incretolli from Melbourne about to hit the surf. 5/ Reuben Braithwaite with his children Jake and Mani from Thornbury. 6/ Bardot Benson with mother Kerry Orchard. 7/ Max Greene from Barwon Heads just out of the surf. 8/ Norm Beecham from St Leonards and Charlie Beecham from Ballarat. 9/ Janise Gamble from Ocean Grove. 10/ Max and Elaine Randall from Ballarat. 11/ Nick Burchell and daughter Grace from Ocean Grove. 12/ Angus Knott with son Ruari. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 326617 Friday, 7 April, 2023 OCEAN GROVE VOICE 19

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Kia SUV Hybrid left high and dry By Derek Ogden, Marque Motoring Long COVID? Try long Kia. The South Korea automobile maker is suffering lingering post-pandemic ‘sickness’ with its Sorento Hybrid SUV being held up by supply issues and the maker offering the vehicle in top-spec GT-Line only. The same goes for the Plug-in Hybrid. The Sorento sports utility vehicle has been a major part of the Kia catalogue for two decades, with the fourth generation seeing the light of day in 2020 in petrol and diesel variants. Now the range is topped off with petrol / electric hybrids boasting room for seven occupants. The hybrid range kicks off with the front-wheel-drive variant selling for $66,750 before on-road costs. The all-wheel-drive version carries a $3000 premium, pushing the price up to $69,750. The plug-in hybrid Sorento is on sale from $80,330 before on-roads. On test was the entry-level Sorento GT-Line Hybrid front-wheel drive, which sells for $66,750 ($72,566, driveaway). Like all Kias the vehicle is covered by the manufacturer’s seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty, with roadside assistance.

Styling While retaining much of the Sorento family physical features, the Hybrid has evolved with a new interpretation of the trademark ‘tiger nose’ grille. It’s now wider, wrapping around the integrated LED headlights on each side. This assertive nose is complemented by a wider lower air intake, incorporating wing-shaped air curtains to channel air around the vehicle.

Interior Quilted Nappa leather appointed seats (front heated and ventilated) set the theme for a cabin of quality materials and craftsmanship. Three-stage climate control air-conditioning means comfort all round for occupants, while rear window retractable blinds help keep the heat at bay and offer privacy for occupants. Take time out to choose one of the 64 colours that bathes the cabin in ambient light, pick something from the Sounds of Nature soundscape, or just switch off entirely with the quiet of the passenger talk in-car intercom. Access to the third row of seats is made relatively easy by dropping the 60:40 second-row seatbacks with a handle on the side of the base and sliding the seat forward.

Infotainment Customising is the name of the game with a 10.25-inch full-colour touchscreen atop the centre console, plus a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster directly in front of the driver. A colour head-up display, includes speedo and speed limits on the windscreen. The touchscreen comes up with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto connectivity, satellite navigation details, including a sharp map display, and access to the 12-speaker Bose audio.

Engines / transmissions The Sorento Hybrid is powered by Kia’s 132 kW / 265 Nm four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine combined with a 44 kW / 264 Nm electric motor, charging a 1kWh lithium-ion battery situated under the boot floor. Power is put to ground via a six-speed torque converter automatic transmission, operated by a large knob on the centre console, and front-wheel drive.

Safety The Sorento gained a five-star safety rating in 2020 and includes autonomous emergency braking with vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist detection, junction assist, lane-keep assist, lane follow assist (centring), blind-spot assist, 22 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 7 April, 2023

The Kia Sorento Hybrid model can be distinguished with reworked front end and unique designer alloy wheels. (Pictures: Supplied)

rear cross-traffic alert, parking collision avoidance, adaptive cruise control with stop and / go, front and rear parking sensors, driver attention alert, multi-collision braking and safe exit assist As well as 360-degree view of the vehicle when parking and blind-spot assist, on activation of a turn indicator, the wide-angle surround view monitor displays live footage of other vehicles in blind spots on the instrument cluster. It also helps wheels keep their distance from scuffing the sidewalk. Passive safety is taken care of with seven airbags, including front-centre side.

Driving The Kia Sorento Hybrid has slipped quietly (literally) into Australia, bringing a new purpose to the Sorento family, thanks to a sophisticated powertrain and some of Kia’s most advanced technology. Setting off is under the auspices of the electric motor alone producing maximum torque on tap instantly. The petrol engine joins in tandem only when needed for added acceleration or under load. These switches back and forth are so smooth as to undetectable to the driver. Indeed, the only indication that the car is acting strictly as an electric vehicle is by the letters EV displayed on the instrument panel.

It is not possible to control these actions manually; they are automatic powertrain decisions. Drive modes, such as ECO, Normal, Sport and Smart can be dialled up by means of a centre-console knob. I found Smart worked well for me as a family cruiser. Kia claims a combined urban / highway petrol consumption of 5.3 litres per 100 kilometres. The test vehicle recorded 6.7 litres per 100 kilometres in a mix of mainly town and some country driving. Anxiety about how far the Sorento hybrid will go without flattening the powertrain battery is absent as the engine and regenerative braking do the charging automatically. By activating the turn signal, the wide-angle surround view monitors display live footage of other vehicles in blind spots on the instrument cluster.

Summary With hybrid orders reportedly banked up to the end of next year, the Kia Sorento Hybrid GT-Line front-wheel drive states a compelling case for being one of the best large seven-seat sports utility family cruisers around. Step up to the all-wheel drive model for access to Terrain Select to help take care of tricky conditions off road in sand, mud, snow etc.

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE Sorento GT-Line V6 FWD: $62,070 ($65,990 driveaway) Sorento GT-Line Diesel AWD: $65,070 ($68,990) Sorento GT-Line Hybrid FWD: $66,750 ($72,566) Sorento GT-Line Hybrid AWD: $69,750 ($76,409) Sorento GT-Line Plug-in Hybrid: $80,330 ($88,381) SPECIFICATIONS Kia Sorento GT-Line Hybrid 1.6L turbocharged, 4-cylinder petrol engine / electric

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

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Grubbers fire in season opener Ocean Grove took all the points on offer against Torquay with all senior and junior sides winning. Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was at Spring Creek Reserve on Saturday, April 1 to take in the action of the A Grade game.

Above: Jessica Thwaites looks for an option. Below: Rebecca O’Neill was a star in goal. Ash O’Brien looks for a passing option.

Left: Laura Ritchie with nowhere to go. Right: Rhiannon Whitson takes on some strong defence.

Laura Ritchie makes an intercept. Left: Georgia Finn passes to Ash O’Brien. Right: Rebecca O’Neill takes the pass.

Left: Ash O’Brien passes to Rebecca O’Neill. Centre: Lexie Annand gets involved in her first game in A Grade at 17 years of age. Right: Emily Moroney looks to pass. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 326057 Friday, 7 April, 2023 OCEAN GROVE VOICE 23

SPORT The season is underway.

Campbell Snookes gathers the ball.

Lucas Anderson takes a mark low down.

Footy season begins with a bang Ocean Grove travelled to Torquay for the opening round of the Bellarine Football League season. Voice photographer Ivan Kemp was at McCartney Oval to see the Tigers triumph over the Grubbers in the senior match.

Cameron Fowler kicks into the forward line.

Above: Ed Dayman takes a mark. Right: Max Sutton fires out a handball. Below: Nathan Mifsud kicks to the goal square.

Brady Pritchard lays a tackle on Harry McLeod. Thomas Gillespie breaks out of defence.

Left: Lucas Anderson and Ed Dayman contest a ruck contest. Right: Thomas Gillespie avoids a tackle. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 326056 24 OCEAN GROVE VOICE Friday, 7 April, 2023

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Grovedale prevails winning Senior Pennant title LOCAL TENNIS Donna Schoenmaekers Grovedale Black took out the Senior Pennant title with a strong win over Clifton Springs. Black won five sets to one with Jai Bosnjak and Curtis Fitzgerald three-set winners. Tano-Li Quach and Jack Tolley won their three sets for the day in Waurn Ponds in Section 2, with almost a mirror image result of Section 1. The 5-1 trend continued for Bannockburn in Section 3, but with Moolap winning 28, things were tight all the way through with Nick LeMaitre and Jason Tournier leading the team winning their three sets. Geelong East Uniting bucked the trend in Section 4 coming from third with a 4-2 win over Hamlyn Park. The sets were tied going into the final two matches before Bruce Gathercote and Ben Richmond, and Gavin O’Toole and Peter

Ryan teamed to take the final sets 6-3 and 7-6. In the mixed, it didn’t pay to finish minor premiers, with all but two of the six going down in the final. St Mary’s and Hamlyn Park played off after Anglesea bowed out in Section 3 and with the match tied on sets and games after the doubles, things were tense. St Mary’s, however, held firm with Janelle Grass and Tom Crosbie winning 6-0 while Georgia Cowdrey and Bob Keating sealed the win taking the last 6-3. Newcomb also took the flag with a 4-1 win in Section 5, when it avenged a first semi-final loss to Lara. Ramona Mataruga fought off Nicole Mullen in Bannockburn’s 6-0 win over Waurn Ponds in Section 1 Mixed, but could have been much closer with Mataruga having the edge 7-5, 7-6, 6-4. Moriac (S2 Mixed), which finished one

point behind Clifton Springs, followed up its first-semi win with a 6-0 over the minor premiers. The Springs came close in a couple of sets going down 7-6 in the first mixed and 7-5 in the men’s, but Moriac proved too strong on the day. Teesdale (S4 Mixed) and Highton (S6 Mixed) both came from third to win their finals four sets to two. In the first season of the Open format, it paid to finish minor premiers, with all but one victorious in the end. Highton toppled Geelong Lawn Green in the first semi (S1), but with a change to match ups, Green reversed the one-game loss to a five-game win, with the match tied on rubbers and sets. Wandana Heights White also reversed its first-semi loss to Grovedale with a 3-1 win. With close singles matches going one to each team the difference was the combination of brothers-in-law Jason McDonald and Nick

Cullen winning both doubles. Waurn Ponds White went through as Champions in Section 5 with a 3-1 win over compatriots Waurn Ponds Red. Daniel Short and Brad Hay set up the win, both winning their singles 6-0, 6-0. Moolap showed that beating the previously undefeated Wandana Heights White in their first-semi was no fluke, when it won the Section 2 rematch three rubbers to one. Both doubles went to the super tie-break with Chris Forsyth and Eli Worldon getting up for Moolap, but with Shaun Grigg winning the first singles, the match was beyond doubt. The closest match of the day went to Section 4 where Drysdale and Newcomb were tied in rubbers, sets and games. Drysdale, fresh from a win in the Section 2 Boys final, was keen to go two for two, and Max Lee and Rory Maye didn’t disappoint taking the deciding super tie-break 10 points to seven.

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Donna Schoenmaekers Geelong Lawn Black (S1 Boys), Grovedale (S6 Boys), Ocean Grove (S6 Girls), Western Heights Uniting (S8 Girls), Ocean Grove Blue (S3 Green Ball) all produced a clean sweep of singles to ensure their Tennis Geelong junior wins. Grovedale and Ocean Grove Blue went through as champions. Minor premiers Point Lonsdale (S11 Boys), Inverleigh (S3 Girls), Ocean Grove White (S9 Girls), Geelong Lawn (S1 Green Ball) and Ocean Grove (S4 Green Ball) all came through with wins in three singles and a doubles, although Barwon Heads almost got over the top of Lara (S3 Boys). Both teams were tied on games and the match including two tie-breaks, but with the extra set in hand, Lara proved victorious. Ocean Grove also went through as champions. Drysdale (S2 Boys) was level with Wandana Heights after the singles, but pulled out wins in both doubles to secure a 4-2 win. Highton came from fourth to win Section 1 Girls. After beating minor premiers Grovedale in the semi, the girls were level on sets with Wandana Heights, but won the doubles 6-1 and 6-4. St Mary’s produced a great come from behind win over Grovedale in Green Ball Section 5. Grovedale won three of the four singles sets to give itself a five-game buffer, but with 6-2 and 6-1 wins in the doubles, the minor premiers snuck ahead by two games to take the flag. Highton (S12 Boys) had its first win in four encounters over Ocean Grove, and did it in stunning fashion winning six sets to love. Geelong Lawn (S5 Boys) reversed its form from a 6-0 loss in the semi against minor premiers Barwon Heads, when it took a three sets to one lead after the singles. The doubles were split with each team taking a set 6-1, producing the upset for Lawn. Highton came from third to upset All Saints (S8 Boys) , setting up a win with three of four singles results going its way. Geelong Lawn Green also came from third in Section 9 Boys with a 5-1 win over Ocean Grove. Would-be champions Geelong Lawn was upset by Grovedale (S4 Girls). Grovedale went 3-1 up after the singles before clinching a doubles and just missing in the last in a tie-break, and an eventual 4-2 win. There were two matches that were a draw at the completion of the six sets. St Mary’s (S5 Girls) was up by two games but level on sets going into the doubles, before Lara levelled with a 6-4 against a 6-2 win. The decider saw Lara’s Reba Jackson and Billie Robinson win 6-4 to give their team the flag. Bannockburn (Green Ball S2) was 3-1 up after the singles, but Geelong Lawn fought

GB2 Bannockburn: Josh Birch, Zoe Gillett, Liam Birch, Scarlett Gillett and Riley Kohl.

Section 1 Boys Geelong Lawn Green and Black: Sibi Jothikumar, Sunny Cassidy, Mania Kara-Cozens, Stefan McConachy, Illija Sasic, James Tjeuw, Ollie White, Anthony Williams, Alric Wong and Minami Tan. (Pictures: Supplied)

back in the doubles winning both matches 6-0 and 6-5 to force a seventh set. Riley Kohl and Scarlett Gillett were superb winning the decider 6-0 for Banno. There were another five matches that were tied on sets, but decided by only one game.

Minor premiers Surfcoast Jan Juc (S4 Boys), Lara (S7 Boys) and Highton (S10 Boys) all managed to scrape through against tough opposition while Western Heights Uniting (S2 Girls) and St Mary’s (S7 Girls) upset the favourites also by the barest of margins.

You can spin Geelong’s plight both ways when referring to history but Chris Scott won’t get lost in the past after a third-straight defeat to begin the Cats’ AFL title defence. Geelong was humbled by Gold Coast on Sunday, Fremantle’s win later that night leaving them as the only winless team after three rounds. It’s been six years since the Cats lost three straight games and almost 50 years since a premiership side has started so poorly. But in 1976 North Melbourne recovered from the same slow start to make the final, then won the flag again the next year. Geelong won 16 games in a row to storm to the 2022 title and Scott is staying calm despite losses to Collingwood, Carlton and then the Suns, who were also 0-2. Even making finals from this position has been tough in recent seasons, Sydney (2017) and GWS (2021) two outliers. But Scott isn’t panicking. “It depends, when you toss three heads, if you think a tails must be next,” he said of their predicament. “We’d prefer to look at it in terms of making sure we get the next bit right. “We could spend a whole lot of time thinking about what it means and referring back to last year, which I get why people do, but it would be a mistake for us to do it. “I won’t be defensive if anyone says it’s not the ideal start to the season.“ Scott said “obvious” issues included Tom Hawkins’ slow start to the season after injury and the absence of some other A-listers, but admitted their work around the stoppages and form of others were head-scratchers. Despite an extra game making it a 23-round season, it leaves them with little room for error ahead of a date with Hawthorn next Monday. “The competition being really close is daunting in a way because every week you think you’ve got to be on just to win,” he said. “But if you’re good enough you should be in every game as well. “I get it, if you fall too far behind it means you’ve got to win more games in less time, but it is also true if you win a lot of games in a row late, good things can happen.” Murray Wenzel, AAP

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Grove athletes shine at Aussies Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club has produced what head coach Sonia Kinsey described as “pleasing” results at the Australian Surf Life Saving titles in Perth. The ‘Aussies’ were held in almost flat surf conditions at Scarborough Beach and Kinsey said although the conditions were not the team’s most favoured, they still produced a number of pleasing results against the best in Australia. The youth weekend began the racing, with individual events first. A number of the club’s younger athletes were not far off the pace with Toby Hallam and Georgie McIntyre just missing the final of 15 in the under-14 age group. Will Goldstraw also did well making the final of the under-14 surf race, coming 28th overall. The junior boys team also made the Cameron relay and board relay final on day two with a number of these athletes still very young in racing. “Top 15 against the strongest junior clubs in this sport is an achievement and there is lots to take away from those two days of racing,” Kinsey said. The next two days saw the Masters racing with the flat conditions suiting the Ocean

Grove women of Amenah McDonald and Mel Fitzgerald, with McDonald winning a bronze in the 50 plus Ironwoman and teaming up with Fitzgerald to win a silver in the double ski. Campbell Asher won the under-17 surfing event which took place in small waves at Trigg beach just up from the main competition area. Wednesday marked the beginning of the Open racing and day one began with Tom Perez-Pages making the semi-final of the Ironman which was a great result for him after a successful season locally, being the only Victorian male to make it to the semis. As the week progressed Asher and Hudson Pearce made the semi of the under-17 boys board and Niamh Partridge came 10th in the under-17 2km run. On Saturday, April 1, the boys came seventh in the final of the swim teams and then eighth in the final of the under-17 board relay, a race that was clearly the one they had waited for all week. It was clearly a great result against the best young board paddlers in the country. “I think if you look at the teams and athletes ahead of us in many of the events, the kids can be happy with their level of racing this week,” Kinsey said.

Above: William Goldstraw, Toby Hallam, Sonia Kinsey, Georgie McIntyre, Zeke Smith and Charlie Farrell. Below: Tom Perez-Pages, Harry Charlesworth, Hudson Pearce and Cam Asher.

Mel Fitzgerald and Amenah McDonald won silver in the double ski. (Pictures: Supplied)

Results

Jason Illingworth. (Pictures: Adam Bateup @Schmidt_

Open A: 1st Jason Illingworth, 2nd Luke Edwards, 3rd Lachie Fletcher, 4th Jamie Wall Women: 1st Kelly Godard, 2nd Sarah Quinney, 3rd Rachel Clayton, 4th Gen Hargrave, 5th Jax Goddard, 6th Charmaine Cowan Open B: 1st Alex Evans, 2nd Steve Franzose, 3rd Dan Borg, 4th Danny Malone, 5th Michael M, 6th Tom Parry Logger: 1st Dan Cassidy, 2nd Brent Womersley, 3rd Luke Edwards, 4th Tama Piahana, 5th Simon Johnson, 6th Lachie Fletcher Over-65s: 1st Gus Angleton, 2nd, Nick Wright, 3rd Nev Forster, 4th Howard Mitchell Over-60s: 1st Mick Armstrong, 2nd Jon Mercer, 3rd Andy Brown, 4th Jeff Brooks Over-50s: 1st Brent Womersley, 2nd Steve Franzose, 3rd Simon Johnson, 4th Jason Illingworth, 5th Mick Dwyer, 6th Jason AhSam Over-40s: 1st Dan Borg, 2nd Alex Evans, 3rd Ben Edwards, 4th Liam McCafferty, 5th Michael M Groms: 1st Mia Illingworth, 2nd Iluka Cassidy, 3rd Willow Womersley, 4th Eli

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The SOUL Longboard Club scored great waves and weather for their secnd club day of the year held at Ocean Grove main beach. A strong northerly wind and a 1ft to 2ft foot swell greeted competitors. Once again, a great turn-up of surfers meant there were lots of heats to get through before the predicted southerly change in the afternoon, which it did just as the last final finished. Standout surfing in all divisions meant it was tough to get through to the finals. The club is enjoying a boost in numbers and particularly with the women’s division. Once again, the presentations were held at Brewicolo, and a great atmosphere and fun was enjoyed by all. Next club day is April 15. Meet 7am Ocean Grove main beach car park.

Above: Lachie Fletcher. Below: Gus Angleton, and Gen Hargrave.

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Clean sweep for Ocean Grove By Justin Flynn Ocean Grove completed a clean sweep of all senior and junior games against Torquay in a stunning round Bellarine Netball League one performance for the club. The Grubbers won all 12 games against a strong Torquay club to get their season off to the perfect start. A Grade co-coach Candice Parker said it was an amazing effort from the six junior and six senior teams to defeat Torquay, which is strong across the board as well. Ocean Grove never looked threatened in the A Grade game, coming away with a 76 to 48 win. The Grubbers moved the ball quickly into the goalring with new co-coach Rebecca O’Neill on fire, netting 61 goals in a stunning display. “Bec had a great game,” Parker said. “She was really determined to get out there and have a good game and stand up for the team. “She’s been working hard in her fitness during the off season and I think she has that extra sense of wanting to stand up and lead by example.” Whenever Torquay scored, it seemed as though the Grubbers were able to reply within seconds with three or four clean passes where O’Neill was a towering presence at goal shooter. “One of the things we’ve been talking about through training is quick transition, whether it’s an intercept or turnover or a throw-in, we’re looking to move that ball on quickly and get it to Bec (O’Neill) before they have their defence set up,” Parker said. Ocean Grove has lost star defender Kelsey Ollis (travel), young gun Anna Smith (moved to New Zealand), Parker (retirement) and Jess Rankin (semi-retirement), but reinforcements arrived in the form of genuine stars Georgia Finn, Georgia Berry and Jessica Thwaites. They took no time to gel with their new teammates. “Our intensity for the four quarters was really good,” Parker said. “We looked quite smooth in any of the changes we put on the

Round 1

Best on court Rebecca O’Neill at full stretch. Top right: Emily Moroney looks to pass off. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 326057

court. The chat and talk was great, too”. The Grubbers were able to get some minutes into 17-year-old first gamer Lexie Annand, who is playing under-19s as well. “She was fantastic during trials,” Parker said. “We’re excited to give her the opportunity to come up and develop her game.”

Ocean Grove plays its first home of the season on Good Friday against Newcomb and Parker said the players were looking forward to playing in front of a potentially huge crowd. “It’s always nice to have that game at home and with the added benefit of the long weekend we should get quite a good crowd,” she said.

A Grade: Ocean Grove 76 def Torquay 48. Best: Rebecca O’Neill (61 goals), Georgia Finn, Emily Moroney. B Grade: Ocean Grove 31 def Torquay 23. Best: Lucy Sampson (15 goals). C Grade: Ocean Grove 37 def Torquay 24. Best: Anika Bult (17 goals), Matilda Kelly, Alyse O’Keefe. D Grade: Ocean Grove 28 def Torquay 22. Best: Zarly Smith, Emma Sinkinson, Jorja Connellan. E Grade: Ocean Grove 29 def Torquay 26. Best: Anabelle Sargeant, Lara Barnes, Hannah Quinn (21 goals). 19 & Under: Ocean Grove 25 def Torquay 14. 17 & Under Division 1: Ocean Grove 33 def Torquay 30. 17 & Under Division 2: Ocean Grove 32 def Torquay 26. Best: Grace Sadler, Sienna White, Clover Marsh. 15 & Under Division 1: Ocean Grove 21 def Torquay 17. Best: Holly Britt (11 goals), Ella Brown, Emma Barry (8 goals). 15 & Under Division 2: Ocean Grove 23 def Torquay 17. 13 & Under Division 1: Ocean Grove 17 def Torquay 12. Best: Heidi Armstrong, Alana Farrow, Tamika Wall. 13 & Under Division 2: Ocean Grove 12 def Torquay 8. Best: Joie Clarke, Ava Leske, Olivia Clark.

Young Grubbers learn from big loss to Torquay Ocean Grove ran into a powerhouse Torquay unit to go down by 71 points in the opening round of Bellarine Football League on Saturday, April 1 at McCartney Oval, Torquay. Despite the magnitude of the loss, Ocean Grove coach Dave Farrell said important lessons were learned and there was never any contemplation about stacking the defence to limit the final margin. Ocean Grove had just two scoring shots in the second half as the Tigers ran out comfortable winners, 16.15(111) to 6.4(40). After a solid first half that resulted in Torquay taking a 19-point lead into the rooms, Farrell said the Grubbers had to take the game on in order to win it. “Our stoppage differential and first possession from the stoppage was really positive but they were able to score from turnovers in their back half due to decision making and skill errors going forward,” he said. “We felt at half time we needed to make some adjustments to test them and try to win the game. “While the scoreboard would suggest we got it wrong, I don’t think so. This group is hungry to win matches, not mitigate the size of a loss by packing numbers in at the contest or playing numbers behind the ball.” It was Farrell’s first game in charge of the Grubbers and he said playing a strong Torquay side in the season opener gave his side the opportunity to learn more about itself. “Definitely a good thing, while I’m sure we can play far better than we did on the weekend and each week we will become a little tougher

Jayden McHenry flies for a mark, and right, Harley Pearce runs through the centre. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 326056

to play against,” he said. “We learnt loads more from that than any practice match or training scenario you can create.” Midfielder Cameron Fowler was Ocean Grove’s best after crossing from Newtown & Chilwell, while ruckman Ed Dayman battled hard and forward Jayden McHenry showed promising signs. “‘You win or you learn’ is an old saying that I have always found to be consistent with the way coaches and players analyse their losses,” Farrell said. “To get a lesson like that round one will no doubt kick things up a gear in the way we review our games, train and prepare to play.”

Farrell said his young side was “at polar opposites in periods” during the twilight fixture, which started at 5.10pm. “The time Torquay have had together and the consistency of messaging from their coaches allows them to predict each other’s movement and decision making,” he said. “That’s an area we are looking to fast track and hopefully some of the basic skill execution errors we saw are minimised once we can.” It’s a quick turnaround for Ocean Grove with a round two Good Friday fixture at home against Newcomb, which struggled to put away a vastly improved Portarlington. “It’s an exciting prospect for the club and

while we would have liked to be both going into the game with a win and some momentum, I know the players are looking forward to putting their best foot forward in front of a huge home crowd and their parents and partners that have been invited along to a pregame function,” Farrell said. In the reserves, it was a remarkably similar scoreline with Torquay prevailing 17.9(111) to 7.7(49). Callum Dickinson, Tyson Ruck and Bryce Dunell all pushed their causes for a senior game with standout performances. Justin Flynn Friday, 7 April, 2023 OCEAN GROVE VOICE 27

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