Geelong Indy - 12th May 2023

Book in for literary fest

The Queenscliffe Literary Festival kicks off its ninth year from May 12 with 33 events over three weekends, an increase of nine from 2022.

There will be 59 presenters including award-winning journalist Andrew Quilty, esteemed authors Alex Miller and Jock Serong, Nobel Prize winner Peter Doherty and climate expert Ross Garnaut.

“The range of the program covers everything from the political and environmental landscape to resilience from music to art and that diversity provides audiences with an opportunity to think and reflect on new concepts and ideas,” festival committee member Jacinta Farrugia said.

Ms Farrugia said the festival provided an economic boost and that the ceramic swans around town were popular.

“Collette Stewart, committee member and ideas powerhouse, saw 80 porcelain swans for sale on Kerley’s Auction site and immediately instigated a fun art project tying in with our iconic swan logo. You can go for a wander around the town to see the QLF swan artworks. What local artists, community members and business owners have created with paint and hard work is nothing short of breathtaking.”

Food relief is on the way

Local organisations supporting people experiencing life-inhibiting crises such as food insecurity or homelessness have shared in $420,000 in grans from the Give Where You Live Foundation.

The foundation awarded its 2023 Survive & Thrive grants, worth up to $40,000 each, to 15 organisations.

Bellarine Living and Learning Centre is one of the recipient organisations, receiving $30,000 to employ a project co-ordinator to continue developing food security programs in the 3219 postcode.

The centre’s services have been invaluable to community members such as Melissa, whose husband was out of work for over 12 months during the pandemic.

Withfourchildrenundertheageof11tolook after, Melissa said things would have been very different for her family without the Bellarine Living and Learning Centre’s food bank.

“We were left to rely on our savings; we couldn’t afford petrol to drive to another food bank,” she said.

“The food bank here was a place where I could go to get fresh veggies and groceries for

myfamilyandhaveachatwitheveryonethere.”

Two years later, Melissa and her family are thriving thanks to that support, and Melissa nowvolunteersatthecentre’sfoodbanktohelp others in need.

“I feel blessed that this service is available, it has made us stronger as a family,” Melissa said.

“I now volunteer here and it’s a real community that helps each other.”

Give Where You Live acting chief executive Meg Price said the grants would have a wide impact on the community.

“As the cost of groceries and living expenses

rise, so does the number of people in our community reaching out to food relief agencies forsupportwithfoodassistance,”MsPricesaid. “Give Where You Live Foundation has deep relationships with community organisations across the region and we continue to see increasing levels of demand in the community services and emergency relief sector, with some agencies reporting an increase in demand of 239 per cent since 2020-21.

“We estimate these grants will provide over 25,000 meals to support food relief and reduce food insecurity.”

Jacinta Farrugia is looking forward to this year’s Queenscliffe Literary Festival. (Ivan Kemp) 332851_08

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Speed concerns in Queenscliff

By Jena Carr

The Queenscliff community has concerns about the Borough of Queenscliffe’s goal to become the first 30km/h municipality.

The borough identified a proposed reduced speed limit trial within Queenscliff as a key strategy in its draft Active Transport Strategy, which has received a lot of responses from the community.

Community member Lorna Lawson said she wished the council would be more transparent

on what it intended to do in the borough.

“Councilhasadvisedthecommunityoftheir plantoimplementa30km/hspeedlimitonthe roads of the borough in line with their active transport strategy,” she said.

“Many people either know nothing about this matter or only read about it.”

Queenscliffe Community Association president David Connoley said in a submission to the Borough of Queenscliffe that he also wanted to see the borough conduct more research on traffic in the area.

“It is worth noting some further evaluation needs to take place now speed limits approaching Queenscliff have been altered,” he said.

“This may have the impact of calming traffic or alternatively traffic may wish to pick up time speeding in the borough.”

The borough accepted a petition opposing the trial during its April meeting, which received 1730 signatures from the community.

Mayor Isabelle Tolhurst said the borough would continue to work with the community

Campers encroach on estuary walk

An Ocean Grove citizen has raised concerns about the future of the Barwon Estuary Walk ahead of significant community engagement programs.

Warren Chapman said he was worried nearby campgrounds would affect how people used the walking path along the Bukareeyoo (Ocean Grove Spit) riverside.

“In recent times camping activity has been reintroduced on public holiday long weekends in autumn that have disrupted the shared trail alignment,” he said.

“Its continuity needs to be maintained so that it isn’t overtaken by the campground use.”

Mr Chapman said Barwon Coast and Corangamite Catchment and Management Authority had previously identified that the

path and camp would remain separate, but this had recently changed.

“The campground activity in the last two autumns has moved into sections of the walk,” he said. “For a long period, both activities were respectedandtherewasn’tanencroachmenton the walk from camping use.”

The community programs included the Kitjarra-Dja-Bul-Bullarto Langi-Ut (Places of Many Stories) master plan, Barwon Coast Caravan and Camping Parks Precinct Master Plan and Barwon Coast Coastal and Marine Management Plan (CMMP).

Barwon Coast Committee of Management acting chief executive Paul Gangell said the CMMP included actions related to improving paths and trails across reserves like the Estuary

Barwon Walk.

“At this point, the formal shared trail along Bukareyoo is the gravel road through Riverside Campground,howeverthereareotherinformal trails currently in use,” he said.

“We appreciate this is of great interest to campers and foreshore users, and we will continue to keep the community up-to-date.

“Barwon Coast will work closely with the Corangamite Catchment Authority to ensure actions in the master plans are complementary.

“We encourage all members of the community to review the draft CMMP master plan and provide feedback during the upcoming consultation period.”

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to make Queenscliff and the surrounding areas safer.

“We’ve heard concerns around this part of the draft active transport strategy, and we are listening,” she said.

“The request for an active transport strategy to be created is part of the council vision and that vision is an exercise that was created in consultation with community.”

Community consultation on the Transport Plan and the proposed 30-kilometre-an-hour speed limit trial closed on May 1.

Torquay intersection works begin

Torquayissettobecomebetterconnected as intersection works begin a Rosser Boulevard.

Surf Coast Shire mayor Liz Pattison said construction to complete the intersection of Rosser Boulevard and connect Coombes Road with Surf Coast Highway would start on May 15.

“This important project has been in the pipeline for several years and will improve traffic flow and safety for all road users,” she said.

“It will create a new access point to the Surf Coast Highway, which will help ease the traffic load on Merrijig Drive.

Cr Pattinson said the Surf Coast Highway would remain open with lane closures at times and a temporary 40kilometre-an-hour speed limit in place. CoombesRoadwillremaincloseduntil December between Surf Coast Highway and Messmate Road to allow for Barwon Water pipeline upgrade works but will remain open to local traffic only.

“By coinciding council’s intersection works with Barwon Water’s pipeline works, it will help minimise the traffic impacts to residents,” she said.

“I know many students walk and ride to school along the highway track, so this will also create a signalised crossing point on Coombes Road.”

The upgrade will include the installation of traffic lights, street lighting, bicycle lanes, bus stop and pedestrian connections.

Access to and from Coombes Road to the Surf Coast Highway will be closed to all traffic until December, with residential and emergency vehicle access maintained at all times.

Details: surfcoast.vic.gov.au/Coombes RosserTrafficLights or 5261 0600.

Warren Chapman. (Ivan Kemp) 333385_03

Innovative library officially open

The $9.15 million Boronggook Drysdale Library officially opened on Friday, May 5, with a Wadawurrung Traditional Owner WelcometoCountry,SmokingandDidgeridoo ceremony.

The building, which was designed in consultation with traditional owners, local residents and key community stakeholders, features planted roofscapes, an amphitheatre and a curved public artwork commissioned from artist Sanné Mestrom.

The official opening was conducted by Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan and Bellarine

MP Alison Marchant.

The two-storey building features contemporary design elements while referencing the rich Aboriginal and masonry history of the town centre.

The library includes features such as communal multi-purpose spaces, and internal courtyardgarden,amunicipalcustomerservice point, free WiFi access for library members, weekly family events and self-checkouts including multiple language setting other than English.

Boronggook is the traditional Wadawurrung

Construction milestone

Saint Ignatius College has marked a construction milestone of its new Mackillop Senior Centre with a topping-out ceremony this week.

Principal Michael Exton said the secondary school had finished concreting the top floor of the new centre and honoured the construction progress with a celebration on Wednesday, May 10.

“Each day, I, along with over 1400 students and 170 staff, look across at the construction site, curious and excited about the changes happening before our eyes,” he said.

“Theseadditionalfacilitiesandamenitiesthat thisprojectwillprovideourschoolcommunity, will enhance our students’ learning outcomes.”

Mr Exton said he was grateful to everyone involved with the project, which included a $1 million funding contribution from the state government.

“The support from the state government will enable us to better serve the needs of the

Geelong community,” he said.

Bellarine MP Alison Marchant said the top-out ceremony was a “great milestone and achievement” for the school.

“It’s incredible for this school and I’m very proud to be part of a government that values our education and invests in our education,” she said.

School captain Ross de Lange said the efforts of everyone involved in the project would be “ingrained in the very foundation” of the college.

“Everyone has helped shape the construction of this building, and we are very appreciative of the amazing opportunity you’re providing our future students,” he said.

Plan Group project manager Alex Simpson said the construction company was happy to recognise its current accomplishments and present a tree to the school for good luck.

“It’s nice to celebrate being halfway, but we are only halfway,” he said.

name for the area, which was a place of gathering and connection, and means ‘turf’.

Geelong Regional Library Corporation chief executive Vanessa Schernickau said the new library had already become a gathering place for the local community.

“We’ve had thousands of people through the doors in the first weeks,” Ms Schernickau said.

“Public libraries are so much more than books; libraries are a safe, warm place that welcomeeveryone,librariescanserveasaspace to work from home or start a new business, or for children to gather to learn a love of literacy

and stories.

“Our friendly staff provide assistance with digital literacy, finding your next great read, or connecting community members to the vast, free resources we offer. We can’t wait to see more people through the doors in coming months.”

GeelongRegionalLibraryCorporationchair, councillor Ron Nelson, said the response from the community to the new library has already been wonderful to see.

“Around 12,400 items have already been borrowed and almost 10,000 people have come

Saint Ignatius school captain Ross de Lange, left, Bellarine MP Alison Marchant, principal Michael Exton and school captain Matilda Stepto. (Ivan Kemp) 332787_12

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Manufacturing still key

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By Cr Trent Sullivan

Geelong is riding a strong wave of investment and job creation.

We’ve got a diverse and modern economy, which has benefited from growth in health care, social assistance, professional services, andarangeofcreativeandculturalindustries.

Amid all of this change, it is a traditional titan that remains the greatest contributor to Geelong’s economic output.

The latest REMPLAN economy data shows the manufacturing industry contributes $7.3 billion annually to the region, accounting for nearly 19 per cent of our total output.

Future growth and diversification of the manufacturing industry is one of Geelong’s most exciting prospects.

Driven by innovation, research, and development, the advanced materials manufacturing sector has a focus on being high-value and having a global reach.

In recent weeks, the world has been coming to Geelong and learning more about our competitive advantages.

Through major events like the Avalon Airshow, and initiatives such as the UNESCO City of Design international network, we have forged connections with countless investors and businesses.

And with the right support, infrastructure, transport connections, and available land, we’re well positioned to cater to new and expanded ventures.

Onthebackofthismomentum,adelegation of Geelong organisations and businesses are undertaking a trade mission to South Korea next week.

Led by the Geelong Manufacturing Council, the delegation will visit Seoul and Changwon.

Geelong’s ties with South Korea have been strengthened by Changwon’s own Hanwha Defense Australia choosing Avalon as the base for its entry into the Australian defence sector.

Construction is underway on Hanwha’s specialist armoured vehicle manufacturing plant, adjacent Avalon Airport.

The plant will build and maintain heavy artillery and ammunition resupply vehicles, as part of the Commonwealth Government’s

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Hanwha is also drawing on the fist-class education and training we have available in Geelong, to upskill and support its local workforce.

Through agreements with Deakin University and The Gordon, the company will use simulation and machine learning applications as part of its training programs.

This work is another feather in the cap of Deakin’s advanced manufacturing innovation hub, called Manufutures. Within five years of opening, the success of the unique concept has already led to the hub at Waurn Ponds basically doubling in size.

Through its facilities, programs, and services, Manufutures is stimulating investment and helping businesses that support next-generation manufacturing jobs. Sport is another area we have developed strong ties.

Council’s Geelong Baseball centre is the home field for the Australian Baseball League team, Geelong-Korea.

With a growing local fan base and an estimated 20 million viewers in south-east Asia, we have a shared interest in seeing Geelong-Korea thrive in the national competition.

So across business, trade, investment, education, sport and other cultural pursuits, our developing relationship with South Korea presents numerous opportunities.

I know the Geelong delegation will sell our competitive strengths in South Korea, and I look forward to hearing the outcomes of the visit.

Withfederalandstatebudgetshandeddown this month, Council has been advocating for the infrastructure and services we need, to attract further investment and stimulate economic activity.

City of Greater Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan. (Supplied)

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Halcyon Horizon is located 13kms south of Geelong CBD with prime access to spectacular destinations along the Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road, where you can enjoy the perfect balance of country and coast.

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More funds for Geelong roads

By Jena Carr and Matt Hewson

Geelong will get more funding to improve its local roads thanks to the federal government.

The City of Greater Geelong Council will receive close to an additional $130 million during the second part of phase four of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.

Mayor Trent Sullivan said the additional funding would relieve some of the council’s budget pressure.

“The funding will give us an opportunity to deliver important road and community facilities improvements,” he said.

“This could include allocating funding to projects that have been placed on hold as part ofourproposedbudgetduetocostescalations.”

Rural Councils Victoria (RCV) chair Mary-AnnBrownsaidthefederalgovernment’s extra funding announcement for rural, regional and outer-urban road projects was “fantastic news”.

“Goodqualityroadsimproveroadsafetyand cut transportation and vehicle repair costs for farmers and other businesses,” she said.

“It’s helping make food and other goods cheaper for consumers, especially at a time of high inflation.

“This funding will help councils provide better road infrastructure for rural communities,tourists,farmers,transportation, and other businesses that provide food and other goods needed by those living in our cities.”

Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Minister Catherine King said the government was committed to prioritising road upgrades in vital areas across Australia.

“We know many councils across the country are struggling to maintain and improve their local road networks,” she said.

“We have listened to councils and are standing side-by-side with local governments to support them in their vital role in delivering critical infrastructure for their communities.”

The recent funding will be added to the City of Greater Geelong Council’s current close to $220 million, bringing the total amount received by the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program to more than $340 million.

Celebrating volunteers

Surf Coast Shire Council is celebrating community volunteers ahead of National Volunteers Week.

Councillor Adrian Schonfelder said council would acknowledge the contributions of community members with a series of morning and afternoon teas on Monday, May 15 and Thursday, May 18.

“This dedicated week is a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate our selfless volunteers, who are in many instances unsung heroes in our communities,” he said.

“Theysacrificethatpreciousthing,theirown time, to help our communities tick.

“The scope of their work is immense, and the value of their work simply cannot be measured.”

The 2023 National Volunteer Week follows The Change Makers theme and celebrates volunteers’ ability to drive change and inclusion.

Torquay community volunteer Michael Judd is the founder and force behind Surf Coast men’s group DIIGG Wellbeing.

Mr Judd will be a guest speaker at a youth event held at Wurdi Baierr Stadium on May 15 and said he believed that contributing was a person’s core need in life.

“It’s about operating out of the heart,” he said. “It’s about serving others and making a

difference in our community, taking your eyes off yourself and helping someone else.

“If you deny people the right to contribute you can actually deny them feeling good and wanting to help.”

Council will also hold a celebration for members of the Community Asset Committee that manage halls and recreation reserves on behalf of the council and will be held in the council’s chamber on May 24.

Volunteers are welcome to attend any National Volunteer Week community celebrations but will require an invitation to attend the Community Asset Committee and youth events.

Dazzling Kaleidoscope opens to the public Book now to see the unmissable Kaleidoscope exhibition where you can get lost in a maze of mirrors and see the world in a different light!

Prepare to be delighted and disorientated when renowned installation artist Keith Courtney brings his 700 square-metre Kaleidoscope to Johnstone Park from Saturday 13 May to Sunday 18 June. The multi-sensory and immersive work has been wowing audiences around the world. It boasts a local twist given it was manufactured in South Geelong by Keith Courtney’s go-to fabricator Robert Lange Engineering and glazier Menzel Glass. Featuring a dazzling white mirror maze during the day, and everchanging, deep colours and light reflections from the surrounding environment at night, it’s sure to delight!

Artist Samantha Slicer, visual artist Ash Keating and composer Tamil Rogeon helped to make Kaleidoscope a reality, with the National Boys Choir of Australia performing a beautifully haunting original score.

To learn more about Kaleidoscope and book, scan the QR code or visit geelong. link/Kaleidoscope-Geelong

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DIIGG Wellbeing founder and Torquay volunteer Michael Judd will be a guest speaker during Surf Coast Shire Council’s National Volunteer Week. (Supplied)

Les is proud to serve the pride

Les Cropley has worked hard both in his career and in his role as Lions Club stalwart. Matt Hewson sat down with Les ahead of his trip to Boston, where

will

officially installed as Lions district governor for the Southwest-Barwon area of Victoria.

From New Zealand to Mount Isa, from Western Australia to India, Highton residentLesCropleyhastravelledfarand wide throughout his career, both as his own boss and working for large companies like Thiess Bros, BHP and Origin.

But wherever he’s found himself, the Lions Club has always been there.

“It’soneofthethingsaboutLions;anywhere I was in the world, I was never lonely, never despaired,” Les said.

“I was caught over in Hobart one time when I was working and it was Christmas time, so I went selling the Christmas cakes we have. And these (Lions) people said ‘What are you selling cakes for here, you should be home’. So they invited me for Christmas dinner.

“In Western Australia I’ve helped them do barbecues over there, because I was in Perth at the time and they said come on down.

“In India, I’ve seen things most people don’t get to see because of Lions. It’s one of those things, no matter where you are in the world.”

The way Les tells it, he’s never spent much time sitting still.

Born in Preston, Melbourne, in 1944, Les was badly ill as an infant – “I had a bit of polio, wore irons on my legs and all that” – and under instruction from doctors his parents moved to the country for his health when he was four years old.

“An old doctor told my parents that, basically, I would not live for six months more if I stayed in Melbourne,” he said.

“My parents decided they couldn’t have me passing away, so they bundled me up and took metoGippsland,toaplacecalledLongwarry.”

After share farming in Longwarry for some

years, the family moved to Cororooke, near Colac, before buying a farm at Barongarook in the Otway Ranges.

While his parents hauled all the belongings they could fit into their old Ute to their new farm, Les and his three siblings were tasked with droving their stock from Cororooke to Barongarook.

Soon after, Les, about to start grade six, decided to leave school and get a job as a trainee haberdasher without telling his parents.

“I’d been working there for three or four weeks, and we were sitting down to Sunday lunch and everybody got talking, my brothers and sister, about what they wanted to do.

“Then my parents asked me what I wanted to do, and I said I wanted to leave school. They said, well, get a job and you can. And I broke down laughing.

“They said ‘what are you laughing about?’ I said I already had a job but I’d been trying for three weeks to tell them.”

After a stint in the Colac haberdashery, Les becameanapprenticetailorbeforebecominga television installer and repairer – “televisions were just starting then” – and then eventually a truck driver and heavy machinery operator.

After stints in Mount Isa, Brisbane and the Gold Coast operating “graders, dozers, loaders, cranes, you name it,” Les, now in his mid-twenties, moved with his wife Marlene back to Birregurra, where her family was from.

He began working for Pivot, driving face shovels, and soon became a supervisor. However, Les found that he’d hit a glass ceiling due to his lack of formal education.

he

be

Les Cropley.

“When I got promoted at the phosphate company one of them said to me, ‘We’d like to make you a manager but we can’t because you don’t have any letters after your name’,” Les said.

“Then a bloke came up to me one day and said, ‘Les, would you come with me and meet some lovely people? I’ll pick you up and take you to dinner.’ And that was 39 years ago.”

Those ‘lovely people’ were Lions Club members.

With the encouragement of the Lions Club, Les attended night school at The Gordon, doing a two-year course in physics, chemistry and mathematics that he finished in 10 months.

After completing a training and assessment diploma at university, Les decided to start his own business, Safety Enterprises, again, with the encouragement of his fellow Lions Club members.

When his business was bought out by global oil and gas company TechnipFMC in 1998 he became one of its health, safety and compliance managers, working in Australia and abroad on major projects such as the construction of natural gas and hydrogen plants.

Since becoming a Lions Club member, Les has worked on many different projects to help his community and those across Australia and the world.

Among other things, Les has been involved with the Lions Cord Blood Foundation, a long-term project aiming to provide an accredited and safe bank of stem cells for new types of cellular therapies such as retinal repair, muscle and nerve repair.

Geelong Yacht Club that gives people with visual impairments the opportunity to sail in Corio Bay, as one of the most enjoyable things he’s been a part of through Lions.

“It’s one of the most amazing things I’ve seen; it’s a small thing but it’s big,” Les said.

“Oh, you see their faces when they come back, they’re just smiles and laughter. That’s what Lions is all about, giving people some hope and life.”

After two years as governor-elect of his

district, Les travels to Boston in June for his formal investiture as district governor, a role

“We’ve got a junior speaking program, and man, some of those children just blow you away. I’ve heard them talk about Martin Luther King and what he did, I’ve heard somebody else talk about Geelong having (James Harrison) the maker of fridges, it’s just brilliant.”

Although Les lost his wife to cancer four years ago, he has since found love again with his new partner Deb Stallard.

“I’m a very lucky man, I had a lovely wife who gave me three lovely girls, now I’ve got six grandsons, so I couldn’t ask for more,” he said.

“Deb is president this year, she also loves everythingLionsdoandwetraveleverywhere.

“We’ve each had our issues, but we get on really fabulous. We have lovely families and wereallyenjoylife,soasfaraswe’reconcerned we’ve got what we want.

“And as long as I’ve got Lions I’m extremely happy and really proud of what I can achieve.“

which he enjoys immensely.

“This district is one of the most fantastic districts around and it’s the second-highest in Australia for donations of money to help its communities,” he said.

“My role … I never wanted to be the boss, but I want to be a motivator. I’ve got some magnificent people on the team who are doing some magnificent stuff, and I want to show them that old people like me, with the help of young people, can move mountains.

ForLes,Lionshasgivenhimtheopportunity to help others find their way to a better life, just as he did.

“There was a bloke who’d never been to school and I got him a job,” Les said.

“He contacted me 12 months ago, he’s now president of a Lions Club in New Zealand and owns a business.

“I feel really proud, not only about him but everyone I’ve helped along the way. It’s given my life meaning.”

Les receiving a certificate recognising his service to Lions and the community. (Supplied)

‘‘ I feel really proud ... It’s given my life meaning ’’ - Les Cropley

Estia celebrates Mother’s Day

By Jena Carr

Estia Health Grovedale celebrated Mother’s Day this week with a lovely pink high tea and many smiling faces.

Client relations manager Gabby Porter-Ryan said the Tuesday, May 9, event was a great chance for Estia Health to celebrate the residents and their families.

“It was a really lovely event,” she said. “It was a high tea concept, with fine teacups, cupcakes, and everything focusing on pink.

“It was open to families as well as our residents and any key referrers who wanted to come and have a look at the home as well.”

Ms Porter-Ryan said the event was “something special for the residents” and that she loved seeing a smile on everyone’s faces. “We’realwaysthinkingofdifferenteventsfor our residents,” she said.

“The smile on the residents’ faces and the joy they get in doing something a little bit different, even though they do it every week, it’s something special for them, and it’s a celebration.

“They already have high teas every week, which are pretty fancy events, but this was a step above with the harpist, decorations, fresh flowers, and all those sorts of things.

“It’s just creating something different for aged care, demystifying it and saying we don’t just lock you up and throw away the key.”

The Mother’s Day event also hosted a special guest and local laughing woman, Phillipa Challis, who shared the power of laughter with Estia Health Grovedale’s residents and their families.

Left: Bea Forster and her daughter Carol. Below: Local laughing woman Phillipa Challis. Right: Maria Williams and Estia lifestyle manager Donna Kerslake.

Estia Health Grovedale residents and their family members celebrating an early Mother’s Day. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 333353

‘‘ The smile on the residents’ faces and the joy ... it’s a celebration ’’

- Gabby Porter-Ryan

The Guide

PICK OF THE WEEK

EUROVISION

SONG CONTEST

SBS, Friday, 5am (encore Saturday, 7.30pm) and streaming, SBS On Demand

With Perth’s fearless, riff-laden, synth-metal band Voyager representing Australia in Eurovision’s second semifinal, this is the chance for Aussie viewers to get their votes in. Voyager will perform their track Promiseon the Eurovision stage – where dreams are made, and anything is possible. The energetic five-piece are competing alongside 15 other artists, including fellow Aussie Andrew Lambrou, who’ll be singing for Cyprus. SBS’s exclusive coverage will once again be in the capable hands of Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey who will bring witty banter and insights as they guide Australia through the glitz, glamour, and madness direct from Liverpool, UK.

Friday, May 12

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Millie Ross visits seed farmers.

8.30 Traces. (Ma) There is another deadly explosion. Sarah and McKinven’s growing attachment has fraught consequences.

9.20 Mayfair Witches. (Mals) Rowan is out of control.

10.05 Interview With The Vampire. (Mhlnv) Louis recounts his transformation.

10.50 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. (Mls, R)

11.20 ABC Late News.

11.35 The Split. (PG, R)

12.35 Smother. (Mlv, R)

1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

Bluey. 6.30 Peter Rabbit.

6.40 Ben And Holly. 6.55 Shaun The Sheep. 7.05

Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks

And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Girl, Interrupted. (1999, MA15+) 10.35 Documentary

Now! 10.55 Portlandia. 11.45 Doctor Who. 12.45am

Miniseries: The Teacher. 1.30 Killing Eve. 2.15

Brassic. 3.00 Friday Night Dinner. 3.25

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Final. (R) From Liverpool, England.

10.00 The Artist’s View: Queen.

(PG, R) Takes a look at Queen.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Darkness: Those Who Kill.

(Mav) Louise is in mourning.

11.55 Reunions. (Ma, R)

3.40 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

Trip of a lifetime: Perth’s Voyager are representing Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool.

SELENA + CHEF

SBS Food, Saturday, 8.30pm

This series sees singer, OnlyMurders intheBuildingstar and entrepreneur Selena Gomez (pictured) invite top chefs into her kitchen to teach her their secrets – from refining cooking techniques to embracing the inevitable mess and dealing with stress; it’s a delightful insight into Gomez’s charming personality. Season three kicks off tonight with a double episode. First up, Kwame Onwuachi introduces Gomez to traditional Nigerian fare, before, Ayesha Curry teaches Gomez how to make the ultimate party spread of hot honey chicken sandwiches.

THE MESSENGER

ABC TV, Sunday, 8.20pm

Prepare to be transfixed by talented rising star William McKenna (pictured, NowhereBoys), whose soulful, doe-eyed performance propels this excellent new eight-part drama. Based on the bestselling novel by Aussie writer Markus Zusak, who also oversaw the making of this quirky and uplifting series, it tells the story of homebody and taxi driver Ed, who spends most of his humdrum existence with his dog. One day, he receives a mysterious note on a playing card, setting him on the unlikely path of a suburban hero.

THE SUMMIT

Nine, Tuesday, 7.30pm

Jaw-dropping snow-covered vistas, epic mountain peaks and the majesty of nature… with an aching insight into greed and betrayal. This new high-octane action-adventure series celebrates its spectacular location on New Zealand’s South Island, while also tapping into the human competitive spirit – and thirst for cash. Fourteen strangers set out to win $1 million in a cut-throat comp that sees them scale great heights, valleys and emotional depths to claim the money. Narrated by Jai Courtney (pictured).

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 9. Richmond v Geelong.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-match coverage of the match.

11.00 Armchair Experts. (M) A panel discusses all things AFL.

12.00 World’s Most Secret Homes: Inconspicuous Escapes. (PG, R) Explores unique, secluded homes.

1.00 Home Shopping.

[MEL]TravelOz.(PG, R)

1.30[MEL]Harry’sPractice.(R)

2.00[MEL]HomeShopping.(R)

4.00[MEL]MillionDollarMinute.(R)

4.30[MEL]MillionDollarMinute.(R)

5.00[MEL]NBCToday.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Escape To The Chateau. Dick and Angel create a conservatory-style room.

8.30 MOVIE: Mother’s Day. (2016, Ml, R)

The Mother’s Day holiday takes on a special meaning for a group of seemingly unconnected people. Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson.

10.50 MOVIE: The First Wives Club. (1996, PGal, R) Three spurned women plot revenge. Goldie Hawn.

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R) 4.30 Global Shop.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Bondi Rescue. (PGal) Glick’s jetski does something unexpected.

8.30 Ambulance Australia. (Mal, R) On Australia Day, Sam and Tammy attend to a man passed out in the middle of the road in his car.

9.30 Territory Cops. (PGalv, R) Takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Northern Territory Police.

10.30 Ambulance Australia. (Madlv, R) 11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

(R)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

Saturday, May 13

ABC TV (2) SBS (3)

6.00 Rage. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Rage. (PG) 12.00 ABC News At Noon.

12.30 Traces. (Ma, R) 1.15 Miniseries: Capital. (Ml, R) 2.05 The Durrells. (PG, R) 3.10 Grand Designs. (PG, R) 4.00 Landline. (R) 4.30

Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 5.25 How Deadly World. (PG, R)

5.55 Great Barrier Reef: The Next Generation. (PG, R)

6.50 Bluey. (R) Bluey does not like being bossed around.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (Premiere, PGa) After a woman’s body is discovered at a local festival, Sister Boniface, a local nun, investigates the crime.

8.15 Miniseries: The North Water. (Malsv) Part 1 of 5. A disgraced ex-army doctor joins a whaling vessel as a ship’s surgeon.

9.20 Ragdoll. (Premiere, MA15+av)

A recently reinstated detective investigates a shocking crime involving the murder of six people.

10.05 Miniseries: Ridley Road. (Mv, R) Part 4 of 4.

11.00 Fires. (Ml, R) Tash and Mott escort some locals.

11.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 7. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 Britain’s Great Outdoors. (R) 11.00 The World From Above. (R) 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Gymnastics. FIG Rhythmic World Cup Series. Round 3. 4.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Eschborn-Frankfurt. Highlights. 4.30 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 7. 5.30

Walking Wartime England. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Eurovision Song Contest

Semi-Final. (R) Coverage of the second semi-final from the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest from Liverpool, England, featuring performances from artists from 16 countries. Commentary by Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey.

10.00 Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina. (Madlv, R) Celebrates the lives of singer Whitney Houston and her daughter Bobbi Kristina.

11.30 Nine Perfect Strangers. (Mlv, R) Lured by promises of healing and transformation, nine people spend time at a secluded retreat.

3.00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG, R) Ernie Dingo explores Bruny Island.

5.00 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. (PG) From Liverpool, England.

SEVEN (6, 7)

6.00 Home Shopping. [MEL]NBCToday. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 The Morning Show. (PG) 12.00 Horse Racing. Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 Day, SA Derby Day, Dark Jewel Race Day And Andrew Ramsden Race Day.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 9. Brisbane Lions v Essendon. From The Gabba, Brisbane.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. A wrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff.

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.05 World’s Most Secret Homes: Ultimate Hideaways. (PG, R) From remote house in the forests to luxury bunkers buried underground and mountain retreats, secluded homes and their natural surroundings are explored, revealing what makes them unique.

1.00 Home Shopping.

1.05[MEL]TravelOz.(PG, R)

NINE (8, 9)

6.00 Getaway. (PG, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG)

Sunday, May

6.30 Compass: The Gangster Pastor.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Grand Designs: Derbyshire.

Hosted by Kevin McCloud.

8.20 The Messenger. (Premiere, Mal)

A scruffy taxi driver becomes an accidental hero when he receives a mysterious message.

9.10 MOVIE: Misbehaviour. (2020, Ml, R)

A group of women hatches a plan to disrupt the 1970 Miss World competition being held in London. Keira Knightley, Greg Kinnear.

10.55 Interview With The Vampire. (Mhlnv, R)

11.40 Mayfair Witches. (Mals, R)

12.25 MotherFatherSon. (Mav, R)

1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.10 The Heights. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. (PG, R) Coverage of the grand final from the 67th annual Eurovision Song Contest from Liverpool, England.

11.30 MOVIE: Marley. (2012, Mad, R) Charts the life of Bob Marley. Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley.

2.00 The Buildings That Fought Hitler: We Shall Never Surrender. (PG, R) Presented by Rob Bell.

3.40 The Source: The Tinderbox. (Mal, R)

4.35 Bamay: Murrumbidgee River – Wiradjuri Country. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. (PG) Hosted by Samantha Armytage.

8.45 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive, special investigation.

9.45 The Latest: Seven News.

10.15 Born To Kill? Gerald And Charlene Gallego. (MA15+av) A look at Gerald and Charlene Gallego.

11.15 Quantum Leap. (Mav) Ben leaps into the body of a flight attendant.

12.15[MEL]TheRookie.(Mav, R)

12.30 Home Shopping.

1.15[MEL]LastChanceLearners.(PG, R)

2.00[MEL]HomeShopping.(R)

3.30[MEL]MillionDollarMinute.(R)

4.00[MEL]NBCToday.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 MOVIE: Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire. (2005, Mahv, R) Harry’s life is in danger when he is tricked into competing in the Triwizard Tournament. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson.

10.35 MOVIE: The Chronicles Of Riddick. (2004, Mlv, R) An escaped criminal battles a murderous sect. Vin Diesel, Colm Feore.

12.45 The First 48: Old Wounds. (Mav, R) A look at the 2015 death of Cristal Gutierrez.

1.35 Surfing Australia TV. (R)

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents. (PGa)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

TEN (5, 10)

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 The Summit. (Premiere, PGl)

Presented by Jai Courtney.

9.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.30 Australian Crime Stories: The Queen Of Con. (Ma, R)

11.25 The First 48: Deadly Secrets And True Lies. (Mal)

12.15 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mv, R)

1.05 The Garden Gurus. (R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30

Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) Chase and Will race to the north of Bondi after reports a man has fallen off the cliff.

6.30 The Dog House. (PGa) A couple of Jack Russell cross pugs and a pooch called Little Little Rex are matched with potential companions.

7.30 MOVIE: Raiders Of The Lost Ark. (1981, Mv, R) In the 1930s, an American archaeologist and explorer races against time to beat the Nazis to a priceless artefact, the magical box containing fragments of the stones on which God wrote his laws. Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies.

9.55 To Be Advised.

11.00 Fire Country. (PGav, R) An internal investigator suspects Jake of being the serial arsonist who has been setting recent fires.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

6.30 The Sunday Project. Panellists dissect, digest and reconstitute the daily news, events and hottest topics.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGa) Contestants fight to stay in the running in the first elimination challenge of the season.

9.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv) After the mysterious death of an astronaut in a highly sensitive Mars simulation, the NCIS team must send its cyber intelligence specialist Ernie Malik into the habitat to investigate alone.

10.00 FBI. (Mv, R) The murder of a TSA agent leads the team to hunt down a killer involved in drug smuggling.

11.00 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s news.

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Australian Story.

Presented by Leigh Sales.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate and confronting taboos.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Paul Barry takes a look at the latest issues affecting media consumers.

9.35 Q+A. Public affairs program.

10.35 India Now. (R)

11.10 ABC Late News.

11.25 The Business. (R)

11.40 The Split. (PG, R)

12.40 Father Brown. (Ma, R) 1.25

Miniseries: Ridley Road. (Mv, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London. (PG) Work continues on the Superbloom.

8.30 Rise Of The Nazis: The Downfall. (M) Part 2 of 3. As the end nears, Hitler goes into hiding from the Red Army in the Führerbunker.

9.30 Reframed: Marilyn Monroe: Contender. (Mans)

Part 1 of 4. Takes a look at the life and legacy of Marilyn Monroe.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 Reyka. (MA15+av)

Soda finds himself on the run.

11.50 Miss S. (Mav, R)

3.35 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.35 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 Blow Up. (Premiere, PG) Two teams of five have 12 hours to create a futuristic or fantasy-themed balloon world.

9.00 9-1-1. (Madv) Bobby is determined to prove his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor was murdered and bring his killer to justice.

10.00 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Mav) Carlos searches for a missing friend.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days. (PGa, R) The experts help a mum of one.

12.30 Home Shopping. [MEL]TheRookie.(Mav, R)

1.30[MEL]Kochie’sBusinessBuilders.(R)

2.00[MEL]HomeShopping.(R)

4.00[MEL]NBCToday.

5.00 Seven Early News.

Tuesday, May 16

8.00 The ABC Of... (Return, Ml)

Hosted by David Wenham.

8.35 Ningaloo Nyinggulu: Collisions. Part 1 of 3.

9.30 Monsters Or Medicine?

Presented by Garnett Hall.

10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R)

11.00 Four Corners. (R)

11.50 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.05

MotherFatherSon. (Mav, R) 1.05 Shakespeare

And Hathaway. (PG, R) 1.50 The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill. (PG, R)

2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30

7.30. (R)

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Summit. (Ml) Presented by Jai Courtney.

9.00 RPA. (PGm) A university student presents suffering a potentially life threatening collapse of his lung.

10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.30 Footy Classified. (M)

11.30

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) Amateur cooks compete.

8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Return, Malns) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

9.40 Just For Laughs Australia. (MA15+ls) Stand-up comedy performances from Urzila Carlson, Jay Pharoah and Aunty Donna.

10.10 Ghosts. (Final, Ms) A woman claims to be the heir to the manor.

10.40 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R) 11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

9GO! (82, 93) 6am

Sheep And Wolves. Continued. (2016, PG) 6.35 All Roads Lead To Rome. (2015) 8.15 Monsieur Verdoux. (1947, PG) 10.30 The Hole In The Ground. (2019, M)

6am Morning Programs. Noon Border Security. 1.30 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 2.30 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. Series final. Highlights. 3.30 Boating. Australian V8 Superboats Championship. Round 7. Final. Replay. 4.30 Full Custom Garage. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Storage Wars. 8.30 MOVIE: Pearl Harbor. (2001, M) 12.10am Late Programs.

5.00 Bewitched. 5.30 I Dream Of Jeannie. 6.00 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon.

7.30 RBT. 8.30 MOVIE: Nobody. (2021, MA15+)

10.20 Young Sheldon. 10.50 Dating No Filter. 11.50

Love Island: Unseen Bits. 12.50am Below Deck Mediterranean. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Derryn Hinch. (PG) Derryn Hinch explores his roots.

8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi takes a look at whether too much empathy can be a bad thing.

9.30 Dateline. Award-winning documentary series.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Living Black. (R)

11.10 Manayek. (MA15+av)

12.00 Hope. (MA15+av) 1.10 Tell Me Who I Am. (MA15+av, R) 4.25 Mastermind Australia. (R)

4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Blow Up. (PG) Hosted by Stephen Curry and Becky Lucas.

8.35 The Rookie. (Return, Mav) John comes face-to-face with serial killer Rosalind once again who is not done with him.

9.35 The Rookie: Feds. (Premiere, Mv) Simone Clark begins her career as an FBI agent.

10.35 The Latest: Seven News.

11.05 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Donald Mackay Disappearance. (Madv, R)

12.25[MEL]S.W.A.T.(Mav, R)

12.30 Home Shopping.

1.25[MEL]S.W.A.T.(Mv,R)2.30[MEL]Home Shopping.(R)4.00[MEL]NBCToday.5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 The Summit. (Ml)

Presented by Jai Courtney.

8.45 MOVIE: The Rescue. (2021, Mal)

A chronicle of the rescue of 12 boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Thailand. Bancha Duriyapunt, Apakorn Youkongkaew, Anan Surawan.

10.55 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

11.25 Chicago Med. (MA15+am)

Maggie deals with her own trauma.

12.15 Court Cam. (Mlv)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

4.30 A Current Affair. (R)

5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) Former MasterChefwinner and dessert queen Emelia Jackson returns to share her secrets.

8.40 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.40 NCIS. The NCIS team works to solve the murder of a senator’s daughter who has a large online following.

10.40 To Be Advised.

11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG) A satirical news program exposing the humorous, absurd and downright hypocritical.

9.05 Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe. (Final, Mal) The team reinvites a reviewer to the cafe.

9.30 QI. (PG) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.

10.05 Staged. (Final, MA15+l, R)

10.30 ABC Late News.

10.45 The Business. (R)

11.00 Ragdoll. (MA15+av, R)

11.50 Father Brown. (PG, R)

12.35 Operation Buffalo. (Malv, R) 2.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

Programs. 7.05pm Grace’s Amazing Machines. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Vera. 9.30 Miniseries: The Teacher. 10.20 Killing Eve. 11.05 Black Mirror. 12.15am Portlandia. 1.00 In The Long

1.25 MOVIE: Girl, Interrupted. (1999, MA15+)

3.25

5.10 Book Hungry Bears. 5.20 Ana Pumpkin. 5.25 Bing. 5.30

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Alone Australia. (Ml) Survivalists put their skills to the test.

8.30 Stacey Dooley: Are You Ready For War? Stacey Dooley follows Ukrainian civilians as they are train to fight on the frontlines against Russia.

9.30 The World According To Kim Jong Un. (M) Takes a look at Kim Jong Un, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, and at the nuclear threat his country may pose.

10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Furia. (MA15+alv) Kathi is suspended from her job.

11.55 Unit One. (Mals, R)

4.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 The 1% Club. (PGl) Jim Jefferies hosts a game show where contestants must answer increasingly obscure questions.

8.35 Accused. (Masv) When a female comic is assaulted, she uses her platform to try the case in the court of public opinion.

10.35 The Latest: Seven News.

11.05 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous: The Anita Cobby Murder. (MA15+av, R) A look at the murder of Anita Cobby.

12.20[MEL]Absentia.(MA15+asv, R)

12.30 Home Shopping.

1.20[MEL]TheGoldbergs.(Ml, R)

2.00[MEL]HomeShopping.(R)

4.00[MEL]NBCToday.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

Thursday, May 18

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 7.30. Presented by Sarah Ferguson.

8.00 Folau. (PG) Part 1 of 2.

9.00 Grand Designs New Zealand. Tom Webster meets Phil Metaxas, who is of building a post-modernist castle.

9.45 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip: Get Some Number 8 Wire – Wellington. (R) Part 2 of 3.

10.35 Art Works. (R)

11.05 ABC Late News.

11.20 The Business. (R)

11.35 Ningaloo Nyinggulu. (R)

12.35 Q+A. (R)

1.40 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques

Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30

7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The Murdochs: Empire Of Influence: Planet Fox. (M) Rupert steps in to run Fox News and reaches the peak of his political influence after Trump’s electoral upset.

8.30 Miniseries: Safe Home. (Malv) Part 3 of 4. Phoebe is devastated to learn that the FVLS funding is going to be cut.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Catch And Release. (Mal) A girl turns up badly beaten.

11.50 Black Sands. (MA15+as, R)

4.35 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30

ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

8.30 The Front Bar. (M) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.

9.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG, R) Auditions continue as weird, wacky and wonderful acts compete in front of celebrity judges.

10.55 The Latest: Seven News.

11.25 Fantasy Island. (Ma) Siblings work to fulfill their late mum’s fantasy.

12.25[MEL]World’sMost SecretHomes.(PG, R)

12.30 Home Shopping.

1.25[MEL]Black-ish.(Final, PGa)

2.00[MEL]HomeShopping.(R)

4.00[MEL]NBCToday.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides. (PGls) The travel guides embark on a road trip.

8.30 Footy Classified. (M) Hosted by Eddie McGuire, Matthew Lloyd, Jimmy Bartel and Damian Barrett.

9.30 MOVIE: London Has Fallen. (2016, MA15+lv, R) Terrorists launch a concentrated attack on the leaders of the Western world who are gathering in London. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart.

11.25 Nine News Late.

11.50 Council Of Dads. (PGa, R)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00

Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) With more Secrets and Surprises, it is time for the first service challenge of the season.

8.40 North Shore. (Mlv) A public appeal by Abigail wins over the press, as Max’s attempts to win over Meg fail and the case throws open more questions than answers.

9.40 Law & Order: SVU. Carisi must tread carefully when Maxwell’s husband becomes a person of interest in an SVU investigation.

10.40 Fire Country. (Mv) The crews respond to a train crash.

11.40 Bull. (Mav, R) Bull blacks out and is left with no memory.

12.30 The Project. (R)

1.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) A look at police random breath-test patrols.

8.30 Paramedics. (Mam, R) Paramedics find a driver who has had a seizure and crashed. A mother who is having a stroke is treated.

9.30 Embarrassing Bodies. (MA15+dms)

Dr Tosin meets a disheartened musician.

10.30 A+E After Dark. (Mm, R)

11.25 Nine News Late.

11.50 New Amsterdam. (Mam)

12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGa) Contestants must turn Andy’s spit roasted chooks into a banger dish.

8.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Mav, R) Benson enlists the help of Detective Andy Parlato-Goldstein to investigate his old college’s secret society.

9.40 To Be Advised.

10.40 Law & Order: SVU. (Ma, R) Velasco finds himself in trouble.

11.30 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

Global Shop. (R)

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG) 1.30 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

Laidley to speak about inclusion

Former AFL footballer and coach Danielle LaidleywillbethekeynotespeakeratGeelong’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Wednesday, May 17.

The day marks the anniversary of the World Health Organisation’s removal of homosexuality from its Classification of Diseases on May 17, 1990, serving as both a celebrationoftheprogressmadeinLGBTIQA+ equality and an acknowledgement of the work still to be done.

Ms Laidley’s raw and honest memoir Don’t Look Away tells the story of her journey from being a hard-as-nails AFL champion wrestling withgenderdysphoriatobecominganadvocate for transgender people.

Danielle Laidley. (Supplied)

The event will be presented by the City of Geelong in partnership with Worksafe, Wellways, TAC, Victoria Police, Drummond Street Services, Geelong Rainbow Inc, Geelong Cats Football Club and Nicholes Family Lawyers.

Scouts mark 100 years

Two scout groups gathered at Geelong’s Guild Hall last the weekend to celebrate 100 years.

The First Barwon and Second Geelong Scout groups hosted the centennial event on Sunday, May 7, which included an exhibition of Scout relics, cake cutting and presentations.

First Barwon group leader and historian Greg Hollett said it was a good chance for past and present Scout members from the two groups to “catch-up” at the Guild Hall on Myers Street.

“We’ve been meeting in the same hall for 100 years and we’ve always helped each other out. It was quite fitting that we had our celebration together,” he said.

“We probably had close to 80 people attend the celebration which consisted of past leaders, youth members, and other family members of

past members that have passed away.”

Mr Hollett said his favourite part of the day was seeing everybody coming together and enjoying themselves.

“There was a lot of reminiscing going on and a lot of catching up,” he said.

“There are people that you haven’t seen for manyyears,andsomeoftheoldtimersbrought along some photos of bits and pieces or other memorabilia that they had.

“I appreciate that everybody spent a bit of time on the coldest weekend we’ve had for ages and celebrate in a freezing cold hall.”

MrHollettsaidtheScoutswerealwaysonthe lookout for new members.

“We’re always looking for leaders and we’re always looking for the youths to join the scouts,” he said.

Greater Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan said the day was a way for people to show their support for members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

“There is no place in our community for any form of discrimination and that includes discrimination based on gender or sexuality,” Cr Sullivan said.

“It’svitalthateveryonefeelstheyhaveavoice and are free to express themselves as valued members of our community.

“IhavenodoubthearingDaniLaidley’sstory will open people’s eyes to the challenges that members of the LGBTIQA+ community face, while also providing a source of inspiration.”

Chair of council’s inclusion and care portfolio, councillor Anthony Aitken, said an

event like IDAHOBIT benefitted the whole community.

“While society has come a long way, it’s important that members of the LGBTIQA+ community continue to see real signs of change,” Cr Aitken said.

“Hosting events of this kind, and hearing guests speak of their real-life experiences, will play an important role in helping residents across the broader community understand the challenges that still exist.

“Every member of the community has a role to play in promoting equality and visibility, education and understanding.”

The event links for tickets and the livestream willbemadeavailabletothepublicclosertothe date.

Past and current cubs and scouts from the First Barwon and Second Geelong Scout groups at the centennial celebration. (Supplied)

Cash Savage offers shift in tone

By Matt Hewson

The new album from Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, titled So This Is Love, offers fans of the Melbourne songwriter something different, in more ways than one.

While Savage and her band are known for their deep and sometimes dark brand of alt-country, So This Is Love comes from a different place both emotionally and sonically, bringing to the forefront a fragility often heard but rarely focused on in the outfit’s previous work.

The factors behind this shift in tone revolve around additional personnel, a different production process imposed by the pandemic and Savage’s recent experiences of the breakdown of her marriage and her struggles with maintaining her mental health.

The result is something that feels more intimate than previous Cash Savage albums,

but still retains the powerful and hard-rocking essence of the band’s sound.

“It’s a really personal album born out of a really difficult time,” she said.

“I wrote it over the last few years while

experiencing probably the most difficult mental health times that I’ve ever experienced. It was difficult to make for many reasons.

“It was difficult to make because I couldn’t actually get together with bandmates through the time that I was writing it. It was difficult because I was struggling with lockdowns, but also my marriage was breaking down.

“So yeah, it’s a funny one for me, this album; I’m very glad that it’s out, but it’s been a hard one the whole way through, for many reasons. But I’d like to think that it’s not heavy, that there’s a level of hope there.”

The band has added keyboard player Roshan Khozouei to the lineup since recording its 2018 album Good Citizens, changing the overall balance and texture of sound.

“I think (adding Khozouei) has really made the biggest sonic change to what’s going on here,” Savage said. “Instead of adding piano as anafterthought,thepianoandsynthswerepart

of it from the start, at the time of arranging.

“The members of the band have always been very respectful about making sure there’s space for each other, and that’s been even more important.”

The process of songwriting and recording wasalsosignificantlydifferentthistimearound than on the band’s previous four albums due to COVID-19 restrictions.

“We were going into the studio without actually having played the songs to a crowd, and that’s a really different experience,” Savage said. “Normally you get the vibe of what people are thinking, and we get to settle into what we’re doing while in front of other people.

“Two of the three singles that we released had never been played to an audience before we released them. That was really different for us.”

Cash Savage and the Last Drinks will performattheTorquayHotelonSaturday,May 20 as part of their So This Is Love tour.

Heath Robertson back on track after pandemic

Young local musician Heath Robertson is launching his new single You Can Be Found at the Barwon Club on Sunday, May 14.

The award-winning artist will deliver a set of new, original songs including the long-awaited singleanditsB-side,andwillbejoinedbyband newcomersFinStrijkeronelectricguitar(Fenn Wilson), Alister Hull on bass (Pollyman) and mainstay David Robertson on drums.

You Can Be Found is being released on 7” vinyl and has notable early Aussie pop-rock influences; think the Easybeats meets Sunnyboys).

Side B wields a bit more grunt, but is equally as impressive as its flip side. The new single will be accompanied by a video clip created by Willem Kingma.

Robertson is no stranger to performing or recording, with an impressive string of awards, accolades and experiences already under his belt.

Atthecompletionofhisschoolingin2019,he wentontostudysoundengineeringatRMITin Melbourne and had plans to record and release some of his new material as well as work with other artists.

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But like so many others, those plans were greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s taken some time to find his way once again.

Robertson not only recorded all instruments and vocals - aside from harmonica, which was played by long-time friend and musical peer JackMeredith-butalsoproducedandrecorded both tracks.

Supporting Heath Robertson and band are local upcoming artists Carly Jorja and Paraquay, with doors opening at 4:30pm Sunday.

Heath Robertson launches his new single at the Barwon Club on May 14. (Supplied)

Cash Savage and the Last Drinks. (Supplied)

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2 The 1850 novel TheScarletLetter was written by which American author?

3 Sterling silver is an alloy of silver and what other metal?

4 What was the first Olympics to be postponed rather than cancelled?

5 Supernatural aired its final episode in November 2020 after how many seasons?

6 The Melbourne Renegades and Brisbane Heat are teams in which sporting league?

7 Which Chinese politician tweeted a doctored image of an Australian soldier holding a bloody knife?

8 In what year was the Australian Bureau of Meteorology first given weather recording responsibilities: 1904, 1906 or 1908?

9 Former prime minister Scott Morrison (pictured) was the inaugural director of which government agency?

10 Which of the following novels did not begin as fanfiction: City ofBones (Cassandra Clare), After (Anna Todd) or Divergent (Veronica Roth)?

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

WANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Geelong Independent Community Calendar, 1/47 Pakington Street, Geelong West, 3218, or email to editorial@geelongindependent.com.au. Deadline for copy and announcements is 5pm Tuesday.

Three Free Classes

South Barwon Community Centre is offering three free classes.

■ 5243 8388

Bellbrae Singing for Fun

Sing like nobody’s listening at Bellbrae Hall, 90 School Road. Friday, May 19, 6pm to 8pm. Cost $10. Bring a friend for free. Short to minute break with light food and refreshments included.

Community Fun Day

Car show ‘n’ shine, kids entertainment, petting zoo, car boot sale, coffee and more. 9am to 1pm Saturday, May 20, on Richard Street, Newcomb. $10 per space. Gold coin donation at the gate.

■ Rose, 0418 911 154

Drysdale CWA

Every second Tuesday at 1pm and crafts on every third Tuesday at 11.30am of each month at Drysdale RSL Club on Princess Street. New members welcome.

■ Jenny, 0452 258 333

Corio Bay Lions Club Meetings

First and third Thursday of each month at 6.30pm.

■ geelongcoriobay.vic@lions.org.au

Ballroom dance

Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Saturday, May 13, 7.30pm-11.30pm. Admission $10 includes supper.

■ 0400 500 402

Carpet Bowls

Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Highway, Wednesday and Friday each week, 1pm to 3.15pm. $4 admission and includes afternoon tea.

■ 0400 500 402

Winchelsea Old Time Dance

Wurdale Hall, 220 Wurdale Road. Second Saturday of each month, 8pm to 11.30pm. Cost: $10. Next dance May 13. Music Charles Pedder.

■ Maureen, 0409 253 188, or Ray, 0438 830 638

OMNI

Older men new ideas men’s friendly informal chat group, South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt Pleasant Road, Belmont, second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 10.30am.

■ Allan, 0409 665 608

Lara Community Market

Run by Rotary Club of Lara District every second Sunday of the month at Lara RSL from 9am to 1pm.

Geelong Amateur Radio Club

Storrer Street Clubhouse, Geelong, Wednesdays 1.30pm to 4pm and Fridays at 6.30pm.

■ Robert, 0438 409 979, or vk3atl.org

Geelong’s Soroptimist International Service club for women and girls, every second Tuesday of the month from 6pm at Belmont RSL.

■ 0455 835 691, or geelong@siswp.com

Scottish country dancing classes

GOG Scottish Country Dance classes

7.30pm Tuesdays at Leopold Hill Hall, $5. No partner needed.

■ Jane, 0481 126 022, or Barbara, 0419 511 781

Geelong Anglers Club

Meets fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm, 9 Yuille Street, Geelong West. Monthly fishing competitions.

■ Allan, 0418 992 672

Quilts

Geelong Patchwork & Quilters Guild quilt-in. Theme: It’s a Colourful World. Saturday May 27, 10am-3.30pm, Geelong West Town Hall. Entry $10.

Geelong Sports & Game Fishing

Meets first and third Monday of the month at Belmont Park Pavilion, 7.30pm.

■ John, 0409 234 307

Afternoon tea dance

Life Activities Club [Geelong Inc] afternoon tea dance Thursdays, 2-4pm, at Belmont Park Pavilion. Entry: $5.

■ 5251 3529

Afternoon tea dance

Geelong Ballroom, Hamlyn Heights, Wednesdays 2-4pm. Bring a plate, coffee and tea supplied. $5 per person.

■ Annmarie, 0408 448 752

First steps in music

Babies, toddlers and preschoolers welcome with parent/carer. Thursdays Northern Bay College, Tallis, and Fridays at Northern Bay College, Peacock. Free if living in 3214 postcode, bookings essential.

■ info@bluebirdfoundationinc.org.au

PlayLinks

Music and art playgroup where babies, toddlers and preschoolers learn together with their parent/carer. Wednesdays St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Norlane. Free if living in 3214 postcode, bookings essential.

■ info@bluebirdfoundationinc.org.au

GROW Australia

Community organisation offering practical steps and peer support to help recover and maintain mental health through free face to face and online groups. Mondays 7pm, 284 Latrobe Terrace, Newtown, Fridays 12.45pm ,Vines Road Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights, Zoom group 7pm Tuesdays.

■ grow.org.au, or 1800 558 268

Stamps

Geelong Philatelic Society Inc meets 7pm

first Saturday of the month at Virginia Todd Community Hall, 9-15 Clarence Street, Geelong West and 1pm third Monday of the month at Belmont Library, 163 High Street, Belmont.

■ Julie, 0438 270 549

Grovedale Seniors

Indoor bowls Monday 1-3pm; gentle exercise Tuesday 9-9.45am; cards (Euchre) Tuesday 1-3pm; bingo Thursday 1-3pm.

Grovedale Community Hub, 45 Heyers Road.

■ Julie, 0419 549 521

Laughter Laughter Club Geelong Tuesday mornings 8am.

■ Join Zoom meeting: us04web.zoom. us/j/77368437028?pwd=luIlt0O9RXabh946S7xa4a-6kCFtn.1 Meeting ID: 773 6843 7028, Passcode: Laughter

Drysdale Day VIEW

Fourth Friday of each month at Portarlington Golf Club for lunch.

■ Margaret, 0431 636 090

Geelong Day VIEW

First Monday monthly from 11am at Eastern Hub, East Geelong. ■ geelongdayview@gmail.com

Leopold VIEW

Second Tuesday of each month at Leopold Sportsmans’ Club at 10.30am. ■ leopold.viewclub@gmail com

Geelong Evening VIEW

Third Monday of the month, 6pm at Waurn Ponds Hotel.

■ Von, 0414 930 259, or geelongeveningview@gmail.com

Grovedale Marshall Probus

Second Thursday of the month, 10am at The Grovedale Hub, 45 Heyers Road, Grovedale.

■ Anne, 0425 356 973

Ocean Grove Men’s Probus

First Monday of each month, 10am, except January, at Surf Life Saving Club.

■ Barry, 0409 161 129

Grovedale East Ladies Probus

Fourth Monday of each month, 10am, at Waurn Ponds Hotel.

■ Sally Nelson 0402-450 610, or nelsonsally59@gmail.com

Belmont Central Combined Probus

Second Wednesday of each month, 10am, Waurn Ponds Hotel.

■ 0417 555 547

Waurn Ponds Combined Probus

Fourth Wednesday of the month, 10am.

Maximum 100 members.

■ probussouthpacific.org/microsites/waurn

Combined Probus Club

Combined Probus Club of Geelong East meets every third Monday of the month, 10am, East Geelong Uniting Church, corner Boundary and Ormond Roads.

■ Malcolm, 0419 376 380

Belmont Combined Probus

First Monday of the month, 10am, Geelong RSL.

■ Pamela 5243 4042, or probusclubofbelmont@outlook.com

Barwon Valley Belmont Probus

First Thursday of the month, 10am, Waurn Ponds Hotel.

■ Membership officer, 0407 333 263, or bobstafford@ozemail.com.au

Hamlyn Heights Probus

Second Thursday of the month, 10am, Geelong Cement Bowls Club, 200 McCurdy Road, Herne Hill.

■ Noel, 0425 706 339

Polish language for kids

Fortnightly Polish language classes for kids aged 7-11 at one of Geelong’s libraries.

■ Dorota, 5224 1105

Music for preschoolers

Mainly Music is a music and movement program for babies to preschoolers at St Albans-St Andrews Uniting Church, 276 Wilsons Rd, Whittington, Tuesdays 10am during school terms.

■ Rhonda, 0437 241 345

Rostrum meets

Geelong Rostrum Public Speaking Club Inc meets each Monday.

■ Andrew, 0408 369 446, or Jan, 0407 296 958

Cards

Wanted: card sharp partners to play the game of Bolivia on Thursday evenings. For venue email Ingrid.

■ griddlepop@hotmail.com

Scrabble club

Christ Church hall, corner Moorabool and McKillop Streets, 1pm Saturdays. Beginners to experts welcome.

■ Marlene, 5275 0363, or John, 0434 142 282

Games

Scrabble, chess, board games or cards. Thursdays 2pm to 4.30pm at All Saints’ Parish Hall, Newtown. Afternoon tea provided.

■ Dinah, 0418 547 753

Book club

Leopold/Wallington CAE book club meets second Tuesday each month 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

■ Shirley, 0488 055 969

Sing Australia Geelong Choir Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm at Senior Citizens Centre, 52 Thomson Street, Belmont. No auditions needed.

■ Mary, 0419 278 456

Mindfulness & meditation

Wednesdays 11am at U3A Geelong, Thursdays 10am U3A Torquay.

■ Jean, 5264 7484

Ocean Grove Seniors

Ocean Grove Seniors play 500 every Thursday at 1.15pm. Cost $20 annually and coffee included. At 102 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.

■ Lyn, 5256 2540

Out and about

1/ Alexis Martinez and his son Angus. 2/ Shanan and Daniel Feldman. 3/ Vanessa Thomson with Tilly and Barbara Everett with Scrappy. 4/ Jan Grigg and Joan Walker. 5/ Jason and Jessica Harrison from Coffs Harbour. 6/ Kristy McKenzie with her son Devon. 7/ Bernie Killury and Janette Vaughan. 8/ James Walker with his son Rupert. 9/ Jenny with Noah and Belinda with Lucy. 10/ Natalie Grisanti. 11/ Karen White and Jan Spears. 12/ Melbourne students Supassara, Graya, Priyanuch, Chanatda and Sasitorn. (Pictures: Ivan Kemp) 333975

Independent photographer Ivan Kemp visited Eastern Beach on Wednesday to catch up with families and friends enjoying the mild autumn morning on the bay.

Housing summit needed

• CORIO United Petroleum 452-458 Princes Highway

• CORIO United Petroleum 160-164 Bacchus Marsh Road

• CORIO Corio Central Shopping Centre Corner Purnell and Bachus Marsh Road

• CORIO Fin’s Fish & Chips Corio Village83E Purnell Road

• CORIO Rosewall Neighbourhood Centre 36 Sharland Road

• CORIO Cloverdale Community Centre 167-169 Purnell Road

• CORIO Sharland Road Milkbar 42 Sharland Road

• CORIO Detroit Milkbar 17 Detroit Crescent

• CORIO Gateway Hotel 218-230 Princes Highway

• CORIO 7Eleven Bacchus Marsh Road

• DRYSDALE Drysdale Convenience Store 12 High Street

• DRYSDALE Wiseguys Mens Hairstylists 1/3 Wyndham Street

• DRYSDALE Woolworths Drysdale Drysdale Village Shopping Centre16 Wyndham Street

• GEELONG Highend Car Wash 8-10 Mercer St

• GEELONG Library Lt Malop St Little Malop St

• GEELONG Hi Sushi 76 Malop St

• GEELONG Market Square Cnr Malop St & Moorabool St

• GEELONG Westfield Shopping Centre 95 Malop St

• GEELONG National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool St

• GEELONG NORTH Najdas Celebrations 218 Anakie Road

• GEELONG NORTH The Sphinx Hotel

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• GEELONG WEST Woolsy Trading Post 140-142 Shannon Avenue

• GEELONG WEST Coles Shannon Ave 166/188 Shannon Ave

• GEELONG WEST Tempting Tastes 142A Pakington St

• GEELONG WEST Geelong Fresh Foods 171 Pakington St

• GEELONG WEST Woolworths Strand 95-113 Pakington St

• GROVEDALE Champions IGA Grovedale East 142-146 Marshalltown Road

• GROVEDALE Grovedale Milk Bar 68 Burdoo Drive

• GROVEDALE Champions IGA Grovedale Square Shopping Centre15-17/79 Heyers Road

• GROVEDALE Milkbar 72 Church St

• GROVEDALE Homestyle Aged Care

34-36 Church St

• GROVEDALE Balmoral Grove Aged Care

24-34 Smith St

• GROVEDALE Sandstone Cafe 284 Torquay Rd

• GROVEDALE Freedom Aged Care

6-12 Matthews St

• HAMLYN HEIGHTS Vallis IGA Minimart

67 Vines Road

• HERNE HILL McKenzie’s Milk Bar 23 McCurdy Road

• HERNE HILL Minerva Lpo 327 Autumn Street

• HERNE HILL Minerva Road Lotto & Post 1 Minerva Road

• HIGHTON APCO Service Station 250 South Valley Road

• HIGHTON Cellabrations

15/19 Belle Vue Ave

• HIGHTON Woolworths Barrabool Hills 4-46 Province Blvd

• INDENTED HEAD Indented Head LPO 313 The Esplanade

• LARA Coles Lara Waverley Road

• LARA Coles Lara Waverley Road

• LARA Ingenia Lifestyle Lara 40 Watts Street

• LARA newsXpress Lara 44 The Centreway

• LARA Woolworths Lara Centreway Shopping Centre, 48-50 The Centreway

• LARA Anytime Fitness

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• LARA Shell service station 1 Forest Road

• LARA Rods Bakery 20 Patullos Road

• LARA Lara Sporting Club Mill Road & Alkara Avenue

• LARA Lara Hotel Bottleshop

10 Hicks Street

• LARA APCO Service Station 5 Mill Road

• LARA Bendigo Bank 5 Waverley Road

• LEOPOLD Leopold Supermarket 43 Ash Road

• LEOPOLD Gateway Plaza Shopping Centre Bellarine Hwy

• MANIFOLD HEIGHTS Fresh Land Asian Supermarket 153-161 Shannon Ave

• MARSHALL Geelong Grove Retirement Community 50 Barwarre Rd

• MOOLAP Foodbiz 1/151 Bellarine Highway

• MORIAC Mount Moriac Hotel 1115 Princes Hwy

• MORIAC Moriac General Store 561 Cape Otway Rd

• NEWCOMB CellarbrationsNardi’s Newcomb Bellarine Village Shop 26, Bellarine Highway

• NEWCOMB Between Bakery and Sushi Place Bellarine Village, Bellarine Highway

• NEWCOMB Newcomb Centro Shopping Centre Corner Wilsons Road and 71 Bellarine Highway

• NEWTOWN Newtown Post Office 1/342 Pakington St

• NEWTOWN Fight Cancer Foundation 203 Pakington St

• NORLANE Labuan Square Shopping Center 21 Labuan Square

• NORLANE Marco’s Continental 29 Donnybrook Road

• NORTH SHORE Ellen’s Cafe 9 Seabeach Parade

• OCEAN GROVE Woolworths Ocean Grove

2-20 Kingston Downs Drive

• OCEAN GROVE Coles 77 The Terrace

• PORTARLINGTON Woolworths Portarlington Brown Street

• SOUTH GEELONG Cellarbrations at Chas Cole 395 Moorabool St

• SOUTH GEELONG Coles Express Geelong 452-460 Moorabool St

• ST LEONARDS IGA St Leonards 1370 Murradoc Road

• TORQUAY Coles Torquay Village, 41 Bristol Rd

• TORQUAY IGA Torquay 9 Gilbert St

• TORQUAY Woolworths Torquay Bristol Rd & Walker Street

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PROPOSED 5G UPGRADE TO EXISTING MOBILE PHONE BASE STATION

Address: Monopole - 41A Golf Links Rd, Barwon Heads 3227 (1\PS721811)

Reference:3960 Barwon Heads

1. The proposed works include the addition of new 4G & 5G equipment and associated works including the replacement of 3 existing panel antennas (less than 2.8m in long); the installation of 6 new 5G active antenna units (AAU) (less than 1m long); the replacement of the existing remote radio units (RRUs) with 12 new RRUs; and ancillary equipment including but not limited to GPS antenna, mast head amplifiers, deplixers, combiners, antenna mounts, cable trays, fibre and electrical cabling necessary for the operation or proper functioning of the low-impact facility.

2. Vodafone & Optus regards the proposed installation as a Low-impact Facility under the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities)Determination2018 based on the description above.

3. The proposed infrastructure will comply with the ACMA EME regulatory arrangements. An EME Report and further information can be obtained at www.rfnsa.com.au/3227003.

4. In accordance with Section 7 of C564:2020 Mobile Phone Base Station Deployment Code, we invite you to provide feedback about the proposal. Further information and/or comments should be directed to: Reinier Hanekom (Plan Consult Town Planning), 07 5430 6632, Suit 6-10, 28 Eenie Crk Road, Noosaville, 4566 or info@planconsult.com.au by 5 pm on 30/05/23.

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Isuzu genie delivers to the Max

By Derek Ogden, Marque Motoring

It seems that like the Genie of the Lamp a customer’s wish is Isuzu Ute’s command, for a new model has elbowed its way into the top echelons of its rugged pick-up truck ranks.

The Japanese manufacturer has slotted the D-Max LS-U+ in between the well-presented LS-Udoublecablifestyleuteandflagshipofthe updated third generation for those who want a touch of luxury without the ‘shouty’ styling of the X-Terrain.

The new D-Max LS-U+ Crew Cab 4x4 Ute features similar equipment to the MY22 LS-U variant,butwiththeadditionofpremiumblack leather-accented upholstery and interior trims.

Convenience is also enhanced by the addition of a Smart Key, providing keyless entry, push button start, welcome light, and walk away door lock. Similar to the system in theX-Terrain,thewelcomelightilluminatesthe cabin when it detects the key is within 2 metres of the vehicle and the latter automatically locks thevehiclewhenthesmartkeyisdetectedmore than 3m away.

Also available is a genuine canopy, which adds a combination of convenient lockable pop-outorslidingwindows,makingtheLS-U+ a versatile load carrier.

Pricing reflects the added creature comforts and convenience, with the LS-U+ priced at $61,900 plus on-road costs, $2500 more than the regular LS-U, but considerably $4000 cheaper than the range-topping X-Terrain.

Warranty is six years or 150,000 kilometres; seven years roadside assistance, provided servicing is with an Isuzu Ute dealer, and seven years capped price servicing.

Styling

The LS-U+ comes exclusively with a double

cab and style-side high tensile steel body on a ladder-frame chassis.

The front is lifted from X-Terrain extremes with a dark coloured grille broken up by dual chrome cross pieces, the latter considered a badgeofpremiumquality,especiallyinEurope.

Flanking this are automatic bi-LED headlights, incorporating LED daytime running lights, with auto-levelling and automatic high beam control. Below are LED fog lights.

LEDs sign off the rear with combination

taillights. On a sad note, large heated door mirrors are poorly positioned up front to produce a niggling blind spot.

A versatile factory-fitted tub liner is installed inside the 1570 mm long, 1530 mm wide, 490 mm deep tray. A selection of tonneaus and canopies is available from the Isuzu Ute GenuineAccessoriescatalogue.Thetestvehicle was fitted with a manually operated lockable roller tonneau cover (see Summary below).

The D-Max LS-U+ rolls on 18 inch machined-face alloy wheels with 265/60R18 Bridgestone 684II HT tyres. There’s a full-size spare.

Interior

The cabin is modern and comfortable, with black leather-accented upholstery, eight-way power assisted driver’s seat with power lumbar support and a premium-leather bound steering wheel with reach and rake adjustment. Dual zone air-conditioning allows driver and front passenger singly to control the temperature. Rear passengers also benefit from rear air vents.

Infotainment

High on the central dash is a 9-inch high-definition infotainment system, featuring voice recognition, in-built satellite navigation, DAB+ radio, and the latest in smartphone mirroring, with Android Auto and wireless Apple CarPlay. Occupants can take advantage of a premium eight-speaker surround sound system

Engines / transmissions

The LS-U+ is powered by Isuzu’s 3.0-litre, turbo-diesel engine, developing 140 kW of power and 450 Nm of torque, mated with a six-speed automatic transmission.

Safety

InlinewithallMY22D-Maxmodels,theLS-U+ takes up a five-star ANCAP safety rating and comes standard with Isuzu’s Intelligent Driver Assistance System, a suite of advanced driver safety and assistance technologies, including a state-of-the-art 3-D stereo camera that detects other motorists, pedestrians and cyclists. . Standard with IDAS are autonomous emergency braking with turn assist, adaptive cruise control, traffic sign recognition, blind spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, lane keep assist, plus eight airbags including a knee and centre-airbag.

Driving

Sharing its engine and chassis with the Mazda BT-50, there is considerable clatter from under the D-Max LSU+ bonnet. There’s little excuse these days for this amount of diesel rattle and here the motor shows its age.

The six-speed transmission handles most situations but can be a tad tardy in dropping down a cog under hard acceleration.

Isuzuclaimsacombinedurban/highwayfuel consumption of 8.0 litres per 100 kilometres. The test LS-U+ used as much as 10 litres per 100 kilometres of diesel in city working and 6.6 litresper100kilometresonmotorwaycruising, so there’s little to complain about here.

I am not alone in having a love-hate relationship with vehicle lane intervention. As part of the IDAS suite, the LS-U+ features the new Lane Support System switch, located on the steering wheel, allowing the driver to toggle all Lane Support Systems on or off, by a single push of the button for two seconds.

Going off road? Switch to Isuzu’s Terrain Command 4x4 with 2-High, 4-High and 4-Low drive modes, an electromagnetic rear differential lock and ground clearance of 240 mm.

Measuring up among the best in the range, approach, departure and ramp-over angles weigh in at 30.5 deg, 19.0 deg and 23.8 deg, respectively. A water wading depth of up to 800 mm is also up there with the best in class.

With customer surveys detailing that close to half of all Isuzu owners tow with their vehicle, the D-Max LS-U+ has a 3.5 tonne braked towing capacity and is equipped with a factory-fitted tow bar receiver as standard.

Customers can thus tailor their vehicle to specific towing needs, with an optional seven or 12 pin plug, electronic brake controller, tow tongue insert with 50 mm ball and a weight distribution hitch. All are available through Isuzu Ute’s Genuine Accessories catalogue.

Summary

Isuzu’s third-generation D-Max range has successfully muscled in on the highly competitive pick-up truck range in Australia with close to 22,000 examples sold in 2021. Proving popular among families, however, it’s worth remembering tub capacity and versatility are seriously limited by the solid roller cover - a bit like comparing a briefcase to a travel trunk.

The D-Max LS-U+ . . . Isuzu slips in a spot of luxury. (Pictures: Supplied)

Tuesday top four takes shape

LOCAL TENNIS

It was round 12 this week of Tuesday Midweek and with finals around the corner, competition is heating up in Section 6.

Clifton Springs cemented themselves at the top of the ladder and as minor premiers with an away win against Anglesea, 4 sets to 2.

The match was two sets apiece with Anglesea two games in front going into the final two sets, but the Springs proved too strong with Beverley Draper and Sarah Winship taking the fifth set in a tie-break, while Jan Whitmore and Vicky Winship sealed the win with a sixth set score of 6-2,

giving Winship her third set for the day. Surfcoast Bellbrae found themselves on the opposite side of a three-set draw, going down by 5 games to Grovedale Yellow, after their round five encounter put them ahead by two games.

The two teams went set for set, with Grovedale up by 2 games going into the final two sets. The final two sets continued the same with Diane Ambrus and Jenny Finch winning the fifth for Grovedale 6-2 while Sue Douglas and Gail Dunstan took the sixth in a tie-break for Bellbrae, leaving the win with Grovedale, and despite the win, dropping to seventh on the ladder.

Spoiling the win for Grovedale Yellow was Grovedale Black with their 6-0 win

over Barwon Heads. While on paper the win was convincing, the Heads played well and pushed Black with four of the sets decided 6-4 or 7-5, but just couldn’t get over the line.

Black have left themselves with a small chance to still make finals, but with two rounds to go and matches against Clifton Springs and fourth placed Drysdale, they may have left their run too late.

In the final match of the day, Drysdale closed the gap on third place Hamlyn Park with another tight win with sets level at 3-3l, with the two game difference giving them the points.

The home team started well with Jenni Hunter and Deborah Peacock taking the first 6-3 and the second going to Mandy

McManus and Lindy Honey 6-2. Hamlyn Park rallied in the next two sets with Cassie Spain and Janeene Barry winning the third 6-4 while Petra Neilson and Tanja McKenzie cruised to a 6-1 win.

With the match tied on sets and games the teams fought hard in the final two sets, but with Peacock and McManus getting up 6-3 and Hunter and Honey narrowly missing out in a tie-break, Drysdale got over the line. With two rounds to play and only eight points between second and fifth, and sixth and seventh still within reach of the four, teams will be playing for a place in the finals and the chance to play them at home, so everyone will need to bring their A game to give themselves the best chance of success.

‘Bay Crits’ cycling event won’t continue

OrganisershaveannouncedtheBayCrits 2023 edition was the last time the cycling event would open the January summer season of racing.

In a joint statement released last week, event organisers John Trevorrow and Karin Jones called time on the race that Trevarrowfoundedin1989andservedas race director for throughout its lifespan.

“It is with a heavy heart we are announcing the famous ‘Bay Crits’ have taken their last pedal stroke, with event organisersmakingthetoughcallthatthe much-loved event will not be continuing into 2024,” the statement read.

“For the best part of 30 years, and despite some very trying times, we have collectively found a way to make this wonderful event happen, an event cherished by riders, fans, and stakeholders alike and one that has enjoyed a significant place in the Australian cycling calendar.”

Dangerfield injured in win over Crows

Rampaging Geelong’s fifth-straight AFL win has been soured by a suspected hamstring injury to captain Patrick Dangerfield.

The 33-year-old star was subbed out in the third quarter of the Cats’ workmanlike 26-point victory over Adelaide, sitting on the bench at GMHBA Stadium with ice on his left hamstring.

Dangerfield was enjoying a blockbuster battle in the middle with opposing captain Jordan Dawson, with the pair the best players on the ground during Saturday’s first half.

The Cats were able to record a 14.14 (98) to 11.6 (72) victory despite Adelaide pushing hard to end their 12-game losing streak in Geelong dating back to 2004.

Dangerfield, who was replaced in the match by sub Ollie Dempsey, suffered numerous calf setbacks last year before starring in Geelong’s charge to the premiership.

Geelong’s class shown through as they broke the game open with a six-goal second

quarter and they threatened to pull away for a trademark comfortable wi n at home.

However, Adelaide refused to be blown away as so many teams are at Kardinia Park, pulling the deficit back to 12 points with five minutes remaining.

The Crows had a golden opportunity to cut the margin to six points with three minutes remaining, but some desperate defending from the Cats saved a certain goal.

Geelong then raced the ball down the other end, as Ollie Henry slotted the sealer.

Superstar Geelong forward Jeremy Cameron reclaimed his lead in the Coleman Medal race, booting a game-high three goals to go two ahead of Carlton spearhead Charlie Curnow (31).

CatssmallforwardGryanMiersputthrough his first goal of the season after five behinds and 14 goals assists during the opening seven rounds.

The Crows were also forced to use their sub,

with defender Nick Murray (concussion) taken off for experienced midfielder Matt Crouch during the third term.

Adelaide’s defensive stocks took another blow when Jordon Butts, who was playing on powerful veteran Tom Hawkins, was treated by trainers.

But Butts was able to return after about 10 minutes off the ground and played out the match.

After starting their flag defence 0-3, Geelong have recaptured their scintillating best and could finish round eight as high as fourth on the ladder.

The Cats will head to the MCG on Friday night for a showdown with struggling Richmond.

Adelaide, who have failed to play finals since 2017, are 4-4 ahead of a crucial home game against in-form St Kilda next Sunday.

The event has been won by domestic and international luminaries of the sport, including Aussie cycling legend and six-time winner Robbie McEwan, Olympic gold medallist Kathy Watt and five-time Tour de France stage winner Caleb Ewan.

Trevarrow and Jones expressed their pride for the Bay Crits over the years but said the financial and logistical issues precluded continuing the event.

“We are incredibly proud to have hosted Olympians, World Champions, Grand Tour stage winners, national heroes, and international stars – creating a springboard for homegrown talent and a wonderful local showcase for global superstars right around the Bay,” organisers said.

“Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our wonderful journey.

“It’s been quite a ride, but all good things must come to an end, and today it is the famous ‘Bay Crits’ that have crossed the line for the final time.”

The 2023 Citroen Bay Crits will be the last edition of the annual cycling event. (Con Chronis)

Patrick Dangerfield. (AAP Image/Rob Prezioso)

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St Mary’s has Colac’s measure

Reigning premiers St Mary’s stayed in touch with undefeated GFL leaders Newtown & Chilwellwithanine-pointvictoryawayagainst Colac on the weekend.

St Mary’s led by 11 points after a low-scoring first half, with scores sitting at 5.8 (38) to 3.9 (27).

The scoring rate increased as the match went on, with the Tigers remaining within striking distanceallmatch,butStMary’sheldonforthe win, finishing with 13.16 (94) to the home side’s 12.13 (85).

SamDobsonbootedfourforthevictors,with Patrick Dowling also contributing three.

St Mary’s captain Jack Blood was among the best for his side, as were Max Augerinos, Darcy Chirgwin and Jarryd Garner.

Kane Smartt earned a spot among the best for Colac with a three-goal haul, with Josh Garner, Jonathan Simpkin and Dustin Walters adding two goals each.

The result marks the club’s fifth win on the trot against Colac, a run that began with the Saints’ two-point 2019 premiership win over the Tigers.

Newtown & Chilwell maintained its unbeaten status and top spot with a seven-goal win at Bell Park to hand the Dragons their first

loss of the season.

After taking a 22-point lead at quarter time, the visitors withstood a determined Dragons counterattack in the second period, going into the half-time break up 8.4 (52) to 5.6 (36).

A strong third quarter saw Newtown & Chilwell stretch the lead to 36 points going into the final term, going on to be eventual winners with 17.9 (11) to Bell Park 10.9 (69).

Euriah Hollard kicked five for Newtown & Chilwell, with Isaac Wareham a standout for the home side.

St Joseph’s had its first loss of the season against Leopold, with the Lions bouncing back from their 34-point loss last week to St Mary’s to beat Joeys 12.14 (86) to 8.10 (58) at home.

Brock Williamson led the scoring for Leopold with three goals, while Hunter Lewis kicked three for St Joseph’s.

Lara picked up its first win for 2023, beating St Albans 11.10 (76) to 9.9 (63) at St Albans reserve.

St Albans were never far off the pace, but full-forward Mitchell Day’s four goals for the visitors helped ensure the 13-point win.

Despite a goalless second term, South Barwon denied North Shore its first win of the season, taking the four points with a 37-point

victory in Norlane.

Geelong West Giants had an impressive second half to prevail over home side Grovedale, turning a two-point lead at half

Torquay remains the team to beat

Torquay looks to be a hard team to beat after taking out another win in the Bellarine Football League season.

After booting nine goals to three in the first half, Torquay maintained their unbeaten status, defeating Newcomb on Saturday, May 6, with a final score of 16.14 (110) and 6.3 (39).

Lucas Anderson and Jesse Dawson played a great game for the Tigers, both kicking five goals at Grinter Reserve’s PlasterCom Oval, while Jarrad Duncan scored two goals for Newcomb.

Barwon Heads recovered from their 52-point defeat by Torquay during the last

round and took out an 16.17 (113) to 4.5 (29) win against Ocean Grove on the Howard Harmer Oval.

Brock Close led the Seagulls with five goals as the team kept the Grubbers from scoring during the third quarter.

Anglesea handed out a 73-point thrashing to Portarlington, which allowed them to retain their fifth-place spot on the ladder.

Dylan Pettingill helped carry Anglesea to victory by booting six goals, pummelling Portarlington 17.20 (122) to 7.7 (49).

Queenscliff and the Geelong Amateurs battled it out during the round’s closest game,

with the Coutas taking the 13.14 (92) to 8.12 (60) win at home.

The Coutas were dominant early, keeping the Ammos down 45-3 in the first quarter, but the visitors never gave up, outkicking the home side eight goals to six for the remainder of the match.

Despite struggling in the first quarter and falling one point behind, Drysdale rose above Modewarre with a 16.15 (111) to 8.10 (58) win at Mount Moriac Reserve.

Jake Hargreaves and Tom Ruggles kicked four for Drysdale, while Jack Slater was best for the Moddas.

time into a 23-point winning margin. Josh Dwyer was best on ground for the Giants, with Kye Annand kicking four goals for the visitors.

Thomson, East Geelong are unbeaten

East Geelong has maintained its unbeaten record after five rounds with a 49-point win at home to Winchelsea. After keeping the Blues goalless in the first quarter to build a four-goal lead, the Eagles kept the pressure on up till half time, leading 8.4 (52) to 3.3 (21) at the major break.

The winning margin could have blown out even more, with East Geelong recording points in 12 of their 18 scoring opportunities in the second half to finish the game 14.16 (100) to Winchelsea 8.3 (51).

Wingman Ben Crombie was named best on ground for the Eagles, with Zac Smith kicking five goals for the victors and full-forward Jake Watson-Serle scoring three.

The win leaves the Eagles in second spot on the GDFL ladder behind Thomson, who had a 17-point victory away against Werribee.

In a low-scoring affair Thomson held a nine-point lead at half time, but restricted Werribee to only 1.4 in the second half to win 7.12 (54) to 5.7 (37).

Bell Post Hill enjoyed a 16.17 (113) to 8.10 (58) win over Bannockburn at home, securing third place and signalling the club’s capabilities this season.

Will Ford booted six for the victors, with teammates Nick Costello and Caleb Bacely adding three and two goals, respectively.

Corio claimed its second win on the trot with a thrilling one-point victory over Geelong West Giants.

A Giants kick on goal right on the final siren went through for a point, leaving the final scores at Corio 12.5 (77) to Giants 11.10 (76).

Inverleigh recorded the biggest winning margin of the round, beating Anakie 23.17 (155) to 4.6 (30), while Belmont Lions had a 30-point win at home against North Geelong.

Lucas Anderson booted five goals for Torquay. (Ivan Kemp) 326056_22

St Mary’s players celebrate. (Ivan Kemp) 298678_05

ROUND 9

Round 9