Friday, May 4, 2012
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MEDICAL APP TO REVOLUTIONISE TREATMENT p5 Long and short of title winners ANGLESEA’S Molly Powell dominated the women’s division of Victorian Longboard Titles in big surf at Point Impossible last weekend. Powell won both competition rounds to overcome friend Sam Suendermann with scores of 14.67 and 12.50 out of a possible 20. Powell was “stoked” to win on her Surf Coast home ground. “The waves were epic out there, so it’s good to win in such good waves.” Powell joined Highton’s Adam Lynch as first-time open-level state champions. Lynch placed second in both rounds but consistent scores made him overall winner. “I grew up surfing Possos (Point Impossible), so it’s great to win out here. “This isn’t what Point Impossible is usually like – it was pretty big out there”. Phillip Island’s Eli Curry won the second round with a score of 16.56 out of 20. Surfing Victoria spokesperson Liam Robertson said Curry was the “in-form surfer” but missing the first round draw put him out of title contention. Surfing Victoria ran the event in one weekend after postponing competition the previous week due to inadequate surf at Ocean Grove.
Face value: Molly Powell in action at Point Impossible last weekend. Picture: Liam Robertson/Surfing Victoria
Boundary no barrier Developers ‘defy’ bid for western border for the area. “The way the State Government’s planning laws operate mean the strip along Duffields Rd will ultimately be developed,” he said. “We as a community can choose development that diverts resources from the rest of the community, which has happened previously in the area, or we can
choose development which contributes positively to the area.” Mr White said council had “not been entirely honest” with opponents of high-density development in Spring Creek. “Those who opposed high-density growth, including the 1KWest landowners, spoke of crowded beaches and car parks but under the shire’s current plans all that high-
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density growth will still happen, just in a different part of Torquay. “They’re just shifting the highdensity growth so all the additional traffic will flow though old Torquay, Wombah Park and The Sands.” Mr White said new estates in north Torquay were “poorly planned, high-density developments”.
“It’s time we started looking at planning for what the community needs rather than passing the buck from one area to another.” Mr White said the “landowners” still wanted to build community facilities such as a school, a community centre or public pool. “We’ll continue talking to the community about how we can provide the community facilities that earlier shire-approved developments in Torquay and Jan Juc have failed to provide.”
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Guy this month. Council previously recommended Spring Creek as a key urban growth area under its controversial “2040” plan before tearing it up amid community uproar. Mr White said the developers group, which calls itself 1Kwest, would continue “independent community consultations” to determine suitable development
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BY CHERIE DONNELLAN DEVELOPERS will press ahead with their plans for Spring Creek despite council seeking to formalise the land as outside Torquay’s urban boundary, their spokesman said. Tony White said council’s decision to seek ministerial approval for Duffields Rd to be the western boundary would fail to deter the developers. Council will send the proposal to Planning Minister Matthew