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WELCO M E Were here already! Term four always seems so distant each year, yet every year we hear ourselves say how quickly it has approached and is now well underway with year twelve exams beginning and the younger year levels all working towards the end of year celebrations and long school holiday period. With the sunshine popping its head out more during this lovely time of year, we find our kids with smiles on their faces and the grumpiness disappears. ( I suppose this probably applies to us parents as well as we find ourselves saying ‘yes’ to a lot more propositions.) This month there are several school fairs on around the region, spring racing carnivals (which are family friendly) and some brilliant ways to spend a beautiful spring day with the family creating fun memories. This edition we cover the huge importance of being multicultural and why this is such an important part of life and the world we live in. There always comes a time in our lives and our children’s lives when this information and perspective needs to be considered and taught to increase understanding and to broaden horizons.

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CONTENTS 7

Art therapy

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Mother of an ice addict

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Parks & People

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Talk of the Town: Ocean Grove

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Cake Boss

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Teddy Bear’s Picnic

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North Geelong Secondary College Multicultural Day

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Car seat safety

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Music & Arts

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Cooking & Crafts

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Reviews

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What’s On

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THIS ISSUE’S COVER BOY...

RICHARD EMMA-NNOPU

GOES TO STAR OF THE SEA PRIMARY SCHOOL, OCEAN GROVE.

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POSITIVE BILLBOARD BODIES A CARLOAD of young men pulls up beneath a giant billboard of pro-surfer Alana Blanchard at Torquay’s Surf City Plaza.

One guy lies on the road taking photos while another thrusts his tongue towards Alana’s bikini brief. Their friends stand nearby laughing as mid-afternoon shoppers pass by.

Is this how the surf industry wants to sell bikinis, or female surfing? Would we have witnessed this had the image shown the athlete surfing?

As a dominant feature of Torquay, this billboard and the others facing Surf Coast Highway are at the centre of a Change.org community petition aimed at wiping out sexism on the Surf City Plaza billboards.

The brands are just selling bikinis, aren’t they? Yes, but as medical doctor and body image expert Dr Rick Kausman points out, they are doing so in a lopsided way.

The major surf brands say they work with pro surfers to design high-performance gear – including bikinis – suitable for surfing.

“The billboards show the guys using the surf wear, while the girls are shown simply posing in it,” says Dr Kausman. “It’s a confusing set of images, particularly for youngsters.”

He says images of women just posing are more likely to incite the type of behaviour displayed by that carload of men in April.

“Boys are more likely to objectify women if they are constantly led to focus on how she looks, rather than what she is doing. They are led to believe that’s what girls are for.”

In May, a group of Torquay parents attended a Geelong College presentation by child and women’s rights advocate Melinda Tankard Reist. Ms Tankard Reist is a founding director of Women’s Forum Australia, which researches and educates on women’s cultural, social and health issues. She has also co-written four books including Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls (2009) and Big Porn Inc.(2011).

Drawing on research and anecdotes collected for her books, Ms Tankard Reist discussed how sex appeal in marketing can damage girls’ sense of identity and, by extension, the way boys perceive and relate to them.

And while parents must help children navigate marketing messages, she emphasised a need for corporate social responsibility.

Child rights organisation Plan International Australia last month released survey results revealing more than three in four girls had received sexist comments, with almost half claiming sexism affected their career path.

The survey of 1000 Australian girls and women also found half believed sexist attitudes were increasing in this country, while the same number said sexism prevented them speaking out on important issues.

One woman who did speak out this year was 2 x ASP world champ Carissa Moore, with an open letter to Surfer magazine describing her decision to pull the plug on a sexy photo-shoot.

“I looked at (the photos) and thought “Young girls look up to me right now because I don’t do that stuff. ... I let my surfing do the talking,” she wrote.

“There is a fine line when it comes to sexualising our sport. If it is overdone we lose respect, but there is a way that the girls can be marketed tastefully.”

While the major surf brands show the pro surfer girls in action elsewhere, the petition’s focus is on the highway frontage billboards - none of which show females surfing.

Kids’ Voice contacted the companies with women on their Surf Coast Highway billboards and both declined to comment.

“Where the companies have wiggle room is where they might say, ‘well we’re not the only ones doing this’,” Dr Kausman reflects. “But you have to start somewhere by asking what’s right and what isn’t.”

Torquay teenager Maia started surfing with her dad and says she’d like to see as many little girls surfing with their parents as there are boys.

“It doesn’t seem completely fair that there are huge pictures showing off girls’ bodies while the pictures of the guys have them surfing some amazing waves,” the 13-year-old said. “(Before considering this issue) I had viewed the boys more as surfers than the girls. And that’s completely stupid.... I think it would be a great thing to show girls actually surfing waves.”

One supporter of the petition found the influence starts long before the teen years, with her five-year-old commenting on the billboards during walks to the nearby library.

“She looks at these pictures and one day not long ago she said she wanted to be ‘just like that’,” the mother wrote.

2014 Australian Open Longboarding Champion and Jan Juc resident Emma Webb says Torquay’s billboards should show the skill, athleticism and beauty of women’s surfing.

“The women in these billboards are exceptional surfers yet they are repeatedly shown in the most sexual way,” Ms Webb says.

“I signed the petition because it’s important for young girls to get enjoyment out of surfing and not worry what they look like while doing it.”

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

• Learn more at a free screening of Melinda Tankard Reist’s Too Sexy, Too Soon which will be held at Spring Creek Community House on Thursday 27 November at 7pm. Bookings essential. Email to wipeoutsexism@gmail.com • The DVD is also available for loan to local schools and businesses on request.

• Support the petition at http://www.change.org/p torquay-surf-industry-wipe-out-sexist-billboards-at torquay-s-surf-city-plaza • Lodge a complaint at http://www.adstandards.com.au/ TANYA HOLLIS

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ART THERAPY

Visual expression has been used for communication and healing throughout history for people of all ages, all cultures and for those with all abilities. Art therapy provides an outlet for a range of emotions to be freely explored and expressed in a safe and caring environment. Through art making feelings are expressed where sometimes words are not. Art images can help us gain insight, create meaning and understand who we are.

A refreshing path towards self-understanding, personal discovery, emotional change and growth is created.

Children may feel they can communicate more naturally and freely through art. A range of therapeutic techniques can help children freely express and visualise emotions.

Art making offers the freedom of choice and assists the ability to focus. Children are able to brainstorm simple coping strategies which can assist them in everyday life. Art making is a fun and creative way for children to express themselves.

Expressive art sessions for children support the development of their fine motor skills, oral language, sensory learning, reading, creativity and social interaction. A range of mediums such as paint, pastels, collage, clay, photos, cards, journals, myth and writing are offered to support personal growth and exploration.

‘Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” – Pablo Picasso Art Therapy fosters self-worth, self-esteem and self-awareness; shows one to express things that sometimes cannot be conveyed in words; creates a safe environment for self-exploration and expression; supports individuals through life transitions; alleviates fear, anxiety, anger, fear and sadness; facilitates profound change and a greater sense of freedom; builds a bridge from subconscious to conscious; offers therapeutic relaxation; provides times for self-reflection and fosters inner joy, passion and a sense of purpose.

Roslyn Pollard, a qualified Art Therapist with an extensive background in early childhood education, enjoys working closely with children, families and members of the local community. Roslyn believes that ‘Art therapy allows people to reflect on life experiences, gain valuable insight and enhance their well-being’.

Roslyn was drawn to art as a healing modality after being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and spending a prolonged period in hospital. After her health stabilised Roslyn sought to find ways to bring inner joy and happiness to people of all ages who were suffering or seeking positive changes in their lives. Roslyn realised

how powerful art can be in bypassing psychological defences and helping people to identify the root causes of their pain or issues, allowing healing to take place.

Since the completion of her studies in Art Therapy, Roslyn has been involved in the Health and Wellness field at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Geelong Hospital, the McKellar Centre in Palliative Care, the Very Special Kids organisation and with Bellarine Community Health.

Roslyn has also run several holistic art workshops, offered patient support to those diagnosed with a chronic illness and worked closely with individuals and families. Due to her own experience with illness Roslyn is determined to dedicate her life to pursuing the things she loves and fills her spare moments with fresh sea air, painting and photography.

Roslyn is excited to announce the opening of Ocean Jasper Art Therapy. Ocean Jasper offers one-on-one art sessions for all children, teenagers and adults, as well as for people diagnosed with or recovering from illness.

Ocean Jasper also offers Children’s Yoga, Focussing Techniques and Meditation to support health and wellness. The name Ocean Jasper comes from a healing stone and is said to represent healing of emotions, peace of mind, joy and lifting of spirits. The philosophy at Ocean Jasper Art Therapy is about creating the opportunity for individuals to discover self-love, with the opportunity to overcome past events, allowing new ways forward and ways to envisage a brighter future.

In her practice Roslyn offers a person-centred approach allowing each session to unfold organically to meet the client’s needs. Focus is not placed on the finished product but on the experience. Roslyn believes that ‘Art therapy allows people to reflect on life experiences, gain valuable insight and enhance their well-being’.

Roslyn believes that her particular style of art therapy helps people to connect with their authenticity, create new perspectives and assist individuals to facilitate change. Art-making can generate healing. Individuals can look within to find new perspectives, and meaning allowing them to connect with their inner strengths and innate wisdom. An individual’s life can be enhanced through the freedom of self-expression.

Expressive art experiences can benefit people of all ages. If you would like to find out more about art therapy in your local community for children, yourself or your family, you are welcome to contact Roslyn.

Roslyn Pollard – Ocean Jasper Art Therapy Oceanjasper@outlook.com

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MOTHER OF AN

ICE ADDICT

I’m the mother of an ice addict. It’s difficult to express what our life has been like the past 7 years. My funny, kind, intelligent, hardworking child, once he was in the grip of this insidious drug, turned into a narcissistic, lying, thieving, thoughtless human being with no morals, whose existence was ruled by how he would find enough money for his next fix. So his drug addiction not only ruined the lives of his loved ones, his mum, his sister, his girl-friend and his grandparents, but affected so many people who he stole from. This was a boy who loved Christmas, but gave no thought to the Christmas presents he stole from hardworking families, or the cars he went through and stole from.

He’s not usually a thief, but people make it easy for him. He only steals from unlocked cars, or unlocked houses. And our legal system makes it easy for him to continue doing it, because he was arrested four times in a two week period, where the police would ring and tell me but explain they had to release him because it wasn’t serious enough. Even though they knew as soon as he was released he would steal again.

At his worst he lost a quarter of his body weight, was covered in sores because of his need to constantly pick at his skin and lost a lot of his teeth. He constantly got arrested for petty crimes to support his habit. When ice wasn’t available he would use heroin and has overdosed a number of times and been hospitalised.

He’s had bouts of severe paranoia where he is convinced people are trying to kill him. He arms himself in our house against imagined attackers. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve picked him up

from hospitals, searched for him in the night. Every time the phone rings and it’s a private number my stomach churns because it will be news that’s he’s been arrested, overdosed or is dead. And I know this will appear to be heartless, but sometimes I wish he was dead. No person, parent or family member should have to live through this nightmare. He is usually a lovely person, well-liked by his peers, but because of his behaviour he no longer has any real friends or family.

Many times he has wanted his life back and tried to get help. But there isn’t any. Not immediately. And what is available, isn’t anywhere near adequate. There is a waiting list for the only detox centre in Geelong, and the stay is for seven days. If you’re lucky, and there’s a bed available, you may get a 28 day stay. But if you’re an ice addict, all this does is keep you clean for that amount of time. It takes 12 months for an ice addict’s brain to reprogram itself to know that you are no longer a user. And getting into a rehab is even harder. Most of them have waiting lists over six months and then their programs are for six weeks or three months. This is totally inadequate and in reality is a waste of resources and money. Odyssey house has a program that you can stay in for up to 12 months, but the waiting list is long. I know the government and local groups are raising awareness in the community about the spiralling out of control problem but they are not directing their resources efficiently. Sending ice addicts to jail is exacerbating the problem. In jail they learn new skills and meet a new level of criminal. They also have very

easy access to drugs – and don’t be reading this and delude yourself this can’t be happening. I’m searched when I enter prison but they never look in your mouth, and sniffer dogs are seldom there. The courts need to have the ability to sentence addicts to rehab. Of course we will need many more rehab centres that cater for long stays and have the professionals to actually let rehabilitation occur. The majority of ice addicts are just normal people, who have families and once had jobs, and who would never have realised how quickly their lives would spiral out of control. And I know many people will read this and say they made their choice and now they must deal with it. But who amongst us has never ever made a bad choice? Only difference here is the consequence of this bad choice is almost instant addiction. And I’m not condoning my son’s choices, but there are underlying factors that he had no control over that first caused him to start using.

I have reread this and I haven’t really conveyed how difficult our life has been. Seven years of not sleeping, constantly worrying, losing my husband, my business and my life. But he is my son and I remember what a great person he used to be and I live in hope he will one day return. I no longer enable him; he can’t live in my home, I won’t give him money. But I will never withdraw my love or support in helping him to recover.

As a parent, that’s all you can do. You have to keep the communication channels open, you have to let them know you love them, but that you don’t like who they have become or the actions they take that hurt not only themselves but all who come into contact with them.

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WHAT IS ICE? Ice, the crystalline form of methamphetamine, is part of the amphetamine type stimulants and is similar to, and more potent than, speed. Ice looks like shards of crystal, can have different colours through it and can be smoked, swallowed, snorted or injected. It’s also known as meth, crystal, crystal meth, shabu, tina, glass, crank, yaba, or shard.

WHY DO PEOPLE USE IT?

The effects of any drug vary from person to person, depending on several factors including the size of the person, drug quantity, how it is taken and whether other drugs are taken at the same time.ICE can bring on feelings of euphoria, energy and a sense of wellbeing, but effects also include feeling nervous, anxious, agitated, panicked and the inability to make good decisions.

WHAT ARE THE SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF A USER?

It can take several days to ‘come down’ from using ice.

The following effects may be experienced during this time: Difficulty sleeping and exhaustion headaches, dizziness and blurred vision, paranoia, hallucinations and confusion Irritability and feeling ‘down’.

What age are people starting to use this?

Methamphetamine is most likely to be used by young people in the 19 – 21 year old age group. However research on drug use among Victorian secondary school students in 2005 indicates around five per cent of students aged 12 to 17 years have used amphetamines (including ICE and the more common ecstasy and speed) in their lifetime, and four per cent in the past year. In comparison to rates of alcohol and tobacco use, this figure is low.

HOW ADDICTIVE IS IT?

People who regularly use ice can quickly become dependent on the drug. They may feel they need ice to go about their normal activities like working, studying and socialising, or just to get through the day.

Once dependent or addicted to ICE, individuals find that using it becomes far more important than other activities in their life. A person can become so used to functioning with the drug in their system they may have difficulty functioning without it.

I’M A PARENT AND I WANT TO PROTECT MY CHILD FROM THIS-WHAT DO I DO?

One of the best ways to tackle the issue of drugs with your children is to talk to them about it. Showing constant care and support for your children and their interests will create an environment where they feel safe to discuss any concerns or issues with you. By initiating a non-judgemental conversation with your child they are more likely to talk to you about what they are thinking. You may also like to seek professional advice or find out more information before you speak to your child so that you can provide them with an accurate and informed perspective Some points to keep in mind when talking with your children about drugs are: 1. Talk calmly to your child, take a positive approach, listen and try to understand their perspective.

2. Avoid accusations and deal with the behaviour rather than being judgmental or attacking them personally.

3. Discuss your concerns and encourage your child to come up with ways they can stop taking drugs.

4. Be prepared to seek help. Approaching drug issues with children may be easier with the help of professionals.

5. There are many services that provide advice to family and friends. These include your local doctor and community health services.

6. Approachable, well-informed staff at services such as DirectLine and Family Drug Helpline are experienced in dealing with parents and families and available to answer any questions you may have.

WHERE CAN I GET HELP FROM IF I SUSPECT MY CHILD MAY BE USING?

DirectLine provides a confidential, non-judgemental counselling and referral service, 24 hours, 7 days a week. 1800 888 236 Family Drug Help offers a counselling and support service for people concerned about a relative or friend using drugs. 1300 660 068 YoDAA is Victoria’s Youth Drug and Alcohol Advice service, providing young people, parents and youth workers the simplest way to access the information and support they require. YoDAA offers a 24 hour, free and confidential hotline: 1800 458 685 and provides information on the website and support via web chat: yodaa.org.au.

Barwon Youth Alcohol and other drug program.

Intake 0437 246 125 Australian Drug Foundation www.adf.org.au/ Information retrieved from the Australian Drug Foundation.

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E V I T AC

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Diversitat is a not-for-profit community organisation that supports the multicultural community in Geelong and the Barwon region through provision of settlement services for migrants including those from a refugee background.

Since 2012 Diversitat has collaborated with Active in Parks, a health promotion program managed by the People and Parks Foundation work towards connecting people to parks and open spaces as a means to enhance physical and mental health.

Diversitat’s vision is to empower individuals and communities to reach their full potential.

Representing over 70,000 people of many ethnic and cultural heritages throughout the region Diversitat has 45 affiliated ethnic communities. Since its inception, 37 years ago, the core mission has been to ensure that ethnic groups, organisations and individuals are given the opportunity to develop their potential and fulfil their aspirations as equal members of the community. Diversitat specialises in providing services for culturally and linguistically diverse communities. As well as a Settlement Service provider Diversitat offers services in Immigration Welfare, Youth Services, Aged Support, Training, Employment and Arts and Events such as the annual Pako Festa. Diversitat also manages 94.7 The Pulse community radio station and Wholefoods Cafe/Shop and catering.

The Active In Parks program provides the opportunity for new arrivals to get out and about and enjoy what the region has to offer. Learning to adjust to a new language and culture and dealing with everyday things that anyone moving to a new country experiences such as, finding a place to live, learning the language, getting kids enrolled in school, finding a job and ways to connect with the local community often does not leave time for exploring the array of recreational activities the region has to offer.

This inspiring program has so far enabled new arrivals from Karen, Karenni, Congolese, Iraqi and Afghani communities to experience Australia’s native flora and fauna in the Geelong region. Outings are organised by Community Development staff in conjunction with Active in Parks and have included visits to popular parks and destinations such as Serendip Sanctuary, Barwon River Parklands, Queenscliff Marine & Freshwater Discovery Centre Aquarium, Barwon Heritage Centre and Rockpools at The Bluff in Barwon Heads. Participants have enjoyed guided wildlife discovery walks at Lara’s Serendip Sanctuary, guided rock pool rambles and fishing lessons as well as information about native flora and fauna and laws around use of national and state parks around activities such as fishing and camping.

As well as providing a means to contribute to the mental and physical health and well being of new arrivals by

introducing participants to free and fun activities such as going to parks and open spaces that they are able to access and enjoy with their families at their leisure. For most new arrivals from a refugee background who have fled persecution and oppression the notion of being able to access parks and open spaces freely to enjoy by themselves or with their families is often something quite foreign.

The Active in Parks Program of the People and Parks Foundation provides an opportunity for Diversitat to accompany new arrivals on what is oftentimes their first outing to discover parks and open spaces. Diversitat accompanies new arrivals on these guided trips, with bilingual workers who interpret and help communicate how getting out and about and connected to parks and open spaces can be something that can contribute to physical and mental health for the hole family. The opportunity to collaborate with Active in Parks assists Diversitat in reaching its vision by offering a program that builds confidence in new arrivals to help them understand their rights as equal members of the community to access and enjoy the many wonderful parks and open spaces in the region at their leisure.

If you are interested in supporting the work Diversitat does please see our website to find out more about how you can get involved www.diversitat.org.au

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The fOrT Youth Centre provides Drop In sessions from Monday to Thursday each week, Term Four times are 4pm-7pm each day. During Drop In, we have free meals and the meals are all Halal. There are four junior youth activity officers employed, two from Afghanistan and two who are Karen. These sessions focus on inclusion, participation and cultural diversity.

They have pool comps, fuzball comps, table tennis comps and much more.

The staff provide regular support to Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CALD) young people with resume writing and educational and employment pathways. The fOrT hosts young CALD people for their work experience placements. We also have two day programs that are run specifically for CALD young people and Koori young people.

All of the activities at the fOrT are free and we offer free music lessons in guitar and drums also.

We also have an extensive arts program and youth events and

festivals. We have two fOrT futsal teams at the Corio Leisuretime Centre during summer with many CALD young people in them and also a social soccer comp starting Wednesday nights open to all and it begins in a couple of weeks.

All of our programs are inclusive of all young people.

Beh Reh, 21, Karenni.

My favourite thing about the fOrT is the free wifi and being able to play in the fOrT Futsal Teams. This has been especially great because its provided me with a great way to interact with other young people from all backgrounds and from right across Geelong. The fOrT provides us with many opportunities that wouldn’t be available to us because they are too expensive or we just don’t know how to get involved. The fOrT makes me feel happy and connected to other people. It’s very important to me.

Moo K’phru Say, 15, Karenni.

I love everything about the fOrT, particularly the guitar lessons.

The fact that they are free is great because lessons are very expensive and I have always wanted to learn so it’s perfect for me. The fOrT is

always there to help you, and you can always go and get advice or even just go and have some food and see some of your friends there. They provide lots of fun things to do, and it’s kind of like a big family.

For more information go to facebook.com/ fortgeelong

fOrT YOUTH

CENTRE

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SURFSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL

What kinds of camps and outdoor education programs are offered?

We are a Kitchen Garden school. Students in grades 3-6 work regularly in the garden to grow fruits and vegetables, care for chickens, and learn about seed cultivation and harvesting. Using the harvest, students prepare and cook meals in the kitchen, learning learn lifelong skills.

Camps are held for grade 4 and grade 6 students, and throughout the year all students access a range of excursions and incursions. We run Active after School Care and are a TravelSmart school. In 2013 we were the winners of the Walk to School campaign. Our senior students participate in a recreational sport program with a range of local community organisations. We have an active physical education program.

We also a Resource smart school and work productively to implement sustainable practices.

We are a Kids Matter school This means we are actively working to support and promote the positive mental health and wellbeing of our school community. This is founded on respectful relationships, developing a sense of belonging and inclusion, and promoting social and emotional learning.

Students meet regularly in multi age home groups known as SEED pods to build the school community and learn key social skills.

What is the school philosophy?

To provide a caring, dynamic and challenging learning environment that encourages all children to achieve their full potential and develop the necessary skills, knowledge and behaviours to become valued and productive members of the community and global society. We aim to “Grow Great Kids”. For students, staff and parents, we ensure learning is authentic, relevant and engaging.

The basic principle that underlines our values is that we are Safe, Fair and Friendly in all that we do. Safe, Fair and

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Friendly is our Student, Staff and Parent code of conduct.

Concert and Surfside Primary Fresh Food Fair.

We focus on: • Respect – For each other and our environment • Tolerance – Accepting and valuing differences in others • Commitment – to each other and persisting with all that we do to achieve the best possible outcome • Cooperation - Teamwork – Learning together to achieve the best possible outcomes for all • Responsibility – to own learning and behaviour • Integrity – in all our actions, words and endeavours

Kitchen/Garden Program At Surfside Primary School we run the Intensive Model of the National Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. All students in grade 3 to grade 6 participate in a kitchen or garden class each week. Classes are linked to the curriculum, with authentic application of science, literacy and numeracy. Links are created with the community with many parent and external volunteers participating in the program. Surfside has an extensive vegetable garden and purpose built kitchen. In the garden students plant seeds and raise them in the hothouse, prepare garden beds, plant out seedlings, weed, water and harvest their produce. In the kitchen students work in teams to prepare a variety of dishes including salads, dips and fresh bread, pasta and pasta sauce, risotto, quiche, and more. As part of kitchen class, students sit down to taste and share the food they have prepared using the vegetables they grew. The students own the program and have a great sense of pride in their achievements.

ICT Program.

Surfside Primary School is an iPad school. All teachers and students use iPads to value add to their learning. All rooms are fitted with large screen TVs that “talk” wirelessly to the iPads so that children and teachers can interactively demonstrate from the their fingertips with their iPads. All children from grades 3-6 have the opportunity to bring their own iPad to school for their own school/home use.

Children in grades P-2 share a bank of iPads to enhance their learning. The iPads have become a highly engaging way that children use technology to assist their learning.

Music Program “The music program at Surfside offers children experience and group tuition in singing, ukulele, guitar, hand drumming, xylophone, marimba and electric keyboards.

Every child at Surfside gets to learn and play instruments whether they are naturally attuned to music or not and a high emphasis is placed on learning the accompanying theory to back up the fine motor skills required to play most instruments. The children also learn music concepts using various technologies from computers to iPads. The music room offers a chance to be in the school band for those children with advanced musical skills gained from private one to one tuition. The school band performs at the Geelong Performing Arts Centre Festival of Music and Movement in August every year as well as a number of school functions such as the Arts Celebration School

Arts Program All of our students from Prep to Grade 6 enjoy a one hour session per week of visual arts to develop their artistic and creative talents. The program provides a diverse range of activities exploring painting, drawing, clay, textiles, construction and printmaking in an environment where individual ideas and creativity are valued and encouraged.

Students have an opportunity to showcase their art through exhibitions such as our annual arts celebration event, the Geelong Show and school based displays.

Principal: Mark Huglin Public/Private/Independent: Public Primary School Address: John Dory Drive, Ocean Grove, 3226 Phone: 5256 1411 Number of students: 300 Number of teachers: 18 teachers, 25 staff all together.

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TOWN OCEAN GROVE

Twenty minutes out of Geelong you will find Ocean Grove which is the largest town on the Bellarine Peninsula. It offers a generous selection of shopping facilities including two major supermarkets, several options for medical and dental needs, a large number of specialty shops and outstanding cafes and restaurants.

Ocean Grove is situated around its famous surf beaches and is surrounded with beautiful scenic walking tracks.

The main surf beach area offers a fabulous café known as ‘The Dunes’, situated next door to the surf lifesaving club which patrols the beach over the summer period each year. There are also lawns, stunning native gardens and carved bollards which depict the life and time of the coastal people and area. Ocean Grove really caters for everyone, if you’re not into the beach and getting out on the surfboard to thrash around in some gentle waves, the town also has a number of access points to the Baron River, which is a much more quiet, safe and sheltered area to swim. Not too far upstream along the Barwon River there is a jetty as well as a boat ramp for fishing and many other fun activities to be shared with friends and family.

Ocean Grove does have more to offer than just a surf

beach and river access; the town is spread over valleys which characterise this section of the peninsula leaving the town with breath-taking views of the ocean and its stunning surroundings as well as some amazing wetlands. Blue Waters Lake and the Begola Wetlands are two major inland water attractions at the bottom of the town’s valleys. A large collection of birdlife and animal wildlife can be seen from a number of walking tracks surrounding the wetland areas.

For the family, the town offers so much. Ocean Grove has a growing number of students and contains three primary schools and one local secondary school. If you have younger children who need to attend daycare, families are lucky enough to have access to various centres as well as school holiday programs and occasional care at the sports centre. Another major thing about the coastal town is the involvement it has in several different sporting competitions. The town has excellent football and netball clubs, along with a soccer club and two tennis clubs.

In recent years the Surfside Centre underwent a makeover and is now known as the Bellarine Aquatic Sport Centre. The centre now contains an up to date indoor swimming pool with a small water park in the shallows for the little ones and has a larger number of group exercise classes available as well as swimming lessons and water group exercise classes. Basketball, volleyball and indoor soccer are sports that are also

housed in the centre.

The town has a number of housing estates which continue to grow each year, making more room for new families who are warmly welcomed to the area by the community spirit.

Whether you are moving to the area on a permanent basis or you might be spending a day or week down there with family and friends, there are plenty of things to do and see not to mention taste! There are several larger and smaller parks to picnic with the kids, there are diving lessons to be taken, and there is mini golf to play and mazes to tackle while you have a good laugh.

Adventure Park is a huge attraction for the town and is always a fun and great way to spend a warm day down the coast. The park consists of water slides, flying foxes, cars, water play areas and a large number of other activities. If you’re ever in Ocean Grove for any reason, one thing that is always on the to-do list is undertaking some surf lessons. They are a great social activity, teach beach safety and are perfect to undertake in Ocean Grove as a learner.

The last thing which is important for people to know is the town has high involvement with the local Neighbourhood Centre which runs a number of activities, classes and services to locals at little or no cost. This is a major part of the community and is supported by many of the locals.

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I’M THE BOSS...

Jodie Mitten recently attended the Cake, Bake & Sweets Show in Melbourne and was really excited to have the opportunity to interview Buddy Valastro from the TV show Cake Boss. She had a few questions for him:

If you could do a different job what would you do and why?

How old were you when you started baking and did you go to pastry school?

What’s the funniest thing that’s happened to you in your job?

“I started baking when I was about 11 years old and I never went to pastry school. I kind of went to the school of hard knocks and it was with my dad as it was my dad’s bakery and so I just learned everything at Carlo’s Bakery.”

What‘s the best thing about your job and what advice would you give to someone wanting to get into your profession?

“At the end of the day my job is about making people happy. When you make a cake and you bring it there and people are like – wow, look at it, it’s great – and then they eat it and they’re – it even tastes good.

You get that reaction of making people happy. You’re celebrating a moment in time with them, whether it’s an anniversary, a birthday, a wedding, you’re a part of that day. So knowing that you are a part of that is pretty awesome and the other part of what I love about what I do is it’s my art. So like an artist paints on a canvas, well my canvass is cake and I’m able to express my feelings, my mood, my inspiration that I saw or felt that day and able to put it into my work. After you’re done you step back and you look at what you created and you’re like – wow – you get that feeling of selfsatisfaction that I did something great. And especially, this is for kids, I would give you one piece of advice.

I’m very successful in life because I love what I do.

You have to find your dream job. You have to go to work and you have to love what you do. You have to be able to be happy about going to work every day and I promise you that you will apply yourself more and you’re going to do great things.”

“I’m a pretty good businessman so I might potentially be a lawyer. I just don’t know if I could sit through the whole school thing though.”

“Well you know, we work together with the family for sometimes 12-18 hours a day so we pick on each other, we make fun of each other, we play pranks on each other. It’s just that every day is funny, there’s not one stand-out moment. It’s just pretty crazy you know.”

What’s it like being away from your kids?

“That’s the sad part is, it’s part of my job where when I travel I’m not always with them but to be honest with you a lot of the time I take them with me if they’re not in school and I have a great relationship with my kids – all four of them. So, this is a part of work. There’s a lot of dads – or mums – where their job is to travel and they have to go here or there. It’s part of life, but when you’re with your kids you make the time count. So if me and my son are playing ball they get 100 percent of me. If we’re at the bakery making cake, they get 100 percent.”

I have seen the kids helping you out at the bakery – are any of them really good? Do they show any talent?

“I must say, I’m starting to see sparks of inspiration from all of them – Sophia being very creative, Buddy having the determination and he will never give up, Marco just loves to sculpt, Carlo right now is into playdough - but he’s pretty good with it. We’re going to get him into fondant pretty soon – but he’s only three!”

This is just a random question – if you could be any animal on a carousel, what would you be and why?

“I guess a horse because I guess they are pretty common on a carousel – or maybe a lion or a shark.”

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My daughter sent me a text this week with a photo attached of my 15mth old granddaughter eating her morning snack…blueberries, strawberries and banana…well, as someone who has been blessed with an ability to see/feel the energy of foods this made my heart sing…the little container was buzzing with life… what was in there previously before my daughter transitioned her to fruit…? corn puffs… (now there is nothing wrong with corn puffs) but compared with the richness, health bursting properties of blueberries, well…

My grandy still enjoys corn puffs but at a much reduced amount and frequency.

NATU R E ’S

How does a transition like this happen? For my daughter there is a bit of a push from her nutrition nerdy mother, I could feel my granddaughters immune system and liver struggling to cope with colds, viruses and the extra load of processed foods…

With a greater understanding my daughter started to crowd out the processed foods with healthier options, making them more interesting. Grandma calls them ‘forage plates’, colourful, natural creations. David Wolfe, a nutritional Master suggests when transitioning to more live, plant-based foods that initially you add the new foods to the old, for example adding a side salad to the evening meal. With consistency the body actually asks for more of the deeper nutrition and the new additions start to crowd out the less nutritious options.

F ROM C OR N

If it’s doable, buying organic produce is another way of crowding out the old, it begs to be eaten, either because it cost more and hey we don’t want to ‘waste’ money throwing it away, or, through the taste it proves itself to be amazing…

F A S T FOOD

PUFFS TO B L UEB ER R IE S…

Growing your own…now that’s the overall winner in our house… there is that SOMETHING about picking , for example, snowpeas off the plant and eating them straight up, the life force, sun, moon, stars still pulsing through the pea pods as it enters the body, you are uniting earth, sun and cosmos energy as alchemy in your body.

Creating salads fresh from the garden and adding edible flowers (google first to check safety) makes a salad come alive like a painting. Fresh steamed broccoli, the iridescent green is beautiful to look at, and then there’s the nutritional benefits…

Nature writes a love letter to your cells in every berry, pod, bunch, leaf, flower…especially through the colours, for example according to David Wolfe’s research, green is for clean/detox, red for blood, orange is anti-inflammatory, yellow for tissue building, blue for stem cells/bone marrow, purple for nervous system and black for life force essence, kidney jing…Now that sounds like a SoulLife Pathway…

SUZANNE PARKER

SOULLIFE PATHWAYS

0438926045

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TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC

The Wednesday morning playgroup at Cloverdale Community Centre held a Teddy Bear’s Picnic in October to coincide with Children’s Week.

The children - and teddy bears – had great fun drawings, playing with both indoor and outdoor toys and of course, having a picnic! The playgroup is held every Wednesday from 9.45 – 11.45am and entry if by gold coin donation.

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MULTICULTURAL North Geelong Secondary College held its annual Multicultural Festival on Friday the 24th of October. The day was set aside to celebrate the diversity in Geelong and our school community, where we have students and staff from over sixty different cultures spanning six continents.

The Multicultural Festival celebrates the diversity of cultures within our Geelong community, where we are lucky enough to be able to experience the food, customs and life of other countries without having to go too far from our own doors.

We have a proud history of hosting students from troubled areas in the globe. We coexist in harmony regardless of the challenges of diversity of language, culture and religion. North Geelong Secondary College has a foundation set of values incorporating Respect, Excellence, Achievement and Diversity. Multiculturalism is supported by a whole school approach ranging from our English as Additional Language (EAL) programs to participating in events such as Pako Festa in February, celebrating Harmony Day in March, Refugee Day in June and culminating our celebration calendar with our Multicultural Festival on October 24.

The Festival has grown from a small school celebration to a day of fun and entertainment for the whole community. This was the third year we opened the event to the public and it is growing every year. We began the festival with an Opening Ceremony which involved the students, staff, special guests, parents and members of the wider community. The theme for this year’s festival was ‘Colour My World’ and we had lots of activities centred on this theme. Our special guest speaker this year was a past pupil, Adam Di Biase (Hot House Salon, Newtown) who shared his experiences. There were some student musical performances to follow and at the end of the ceremony the Festival was opened to the general public. This year we had market stalls, musical entertainment, sporting activities, a petting zoo, raffles, rides, giant slide, bumper soccer, a reptile van, skate park and much, much more.

For the Festival, students and teachers prepared for stalls and performances throughout the year. We have several talented singers and musicians as well as a few from the community who performed on the day. Organising and holding stalls gives students hands on experience and some life skills. They generated ideas and then worked out what was required to bring these ideas into fruition, whether it was building, baking, creating or rehearsing.

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FESTIVAL Funds raised from the Festival contributed to school projects and identified community needs. In particular the school is focused on raising money for a former teacher, Rory Wilson, who was badly injured in an horrific bicycle accident earlier this year. Rory is now a paraplegic. We would like to support in his recovery.

In the future we would love more involvement from different sectors of the community with support from any of the following areas advertising, dancing, donations for the silent auction, organising, volunteering, stalls and so on.

Here are some thoughts from students as we led up to the Festival:1) What does being in a multicultural school mean to you? What is your experience of it?

“I think it’s cool, learning from other people from different places around the world. It’s different in some ways; I get along with most people but not everyone. It also helps us to connect and we learn from each other. It’s nice knowing other people are here from around the world, wanting to learn English and live here in Geelong.” (Haris) “To me it means when different nationalities combine as one.

I really like this school because I’ve already made friends with different nationalities and religions. It’s good because we can interact with new people and learn more about their culture. It’s amazing.” (Tamara) “Actually it’s very nice being in a multicultural school. When I lived in Perth my primary school wasn’t multicultural at all. Now here, in this school I feel I blend in.” (Gloria) 2) Are you looking forward to the festival - what aspects? Why? “Yes! I love the food and rides; hanging out with my friends is good too! I love the performing side with the stage and people singing and dancing; everyone is great and this year my friends and I will be doing some stuff too so even better! The food is nice and there is a lot of variety in what you can get to eat. Rides are awesome!

Last time I was nervous to go on the Cha Cha but my friend made me, and I loved it. Hopefully there will be some different rides and more fun times. I’m looking forward to new memories being made this year.” (Tamara) “YES!! Last year I had a blast and I can’t wait to go back again.

It was one of my fondest memories of last year. I am literally counting down the days to the Festival!

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UNDER THE

RADAR

Dolly Parton is way off the mark when singing “Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’”. Now it is more like working 5 to 9. Even if you wanted to officially clock off, our smart phones have a way of keeping track of where we are. Smart phone owners use their devices to retrieve location based information such as driving directions, weather updates, restaurant suggestions and the nearest petrol station.

Advertisers love this! They use your longitude and latitude details for target marketing. This is called ‘geofencing’. It can also be used by parents to keep tabs on their kids. An app called Life360 is a family locator, messaging tool and communication tool. Yes, it lets you locate family members (or a lost phone) and quickly communicate with them.

Another service of Life360 is to send a digital message whenever your child arrives at home or at school. No more wagging school, as your parent will be notified if you leave school at midday. This may seem like a bit of overkill on security, but Life360 has already been downloaded 25 million times!

Tracker Assist is a similar app, but a lot more hard core.

It was developed by a formal police officer and acts as an emergency alert device, personal location tracker and incident reporter. With the click of a button, it immediately informs your key contacts that you require urgent assistance. They will receive an email, SMS, or both, of the alert along with a map of your current location. Tracker Assist can also contact emergency services of an incident.

These types of apps are known as geofencing. These are only a couple of examples of the hundreds of geofencing apps to help with peace of mind of your children’s safety.

Some of my favourite geofencing apps are the Run Tracker app and MapMyRun app. These apps are great motivators, as they can measure your exact running (or walking) speed, distance, calorie count and time. There are even prompts to remind you that you haven’t been for a run for a while, or you can easily share your run results on social media for some extra inspiration from friends.

The term geofence conjures an image of fencing you into a location. In fact marketers are hoping for quite the opposite. They want us out and about exploring new areas. By tracking your location, they can then do direct marketing by advertising businesses nearby that are looking to make a sale. So, not building fences, but setting traps!

Placecast is a business in the USA and UK that can deliver ads based on your location. Their ShopAlert

service allows you to opt in to receive a text message from a business when you are nearby. For example, coffee lovers may ask to get a text message of special offers when they are within a block of a Starbucks store.

Obviously you don’t want to get inundated with text messages, so Placecast has a “frequency cap” and doesn’t allow more than five messages a week. Placecast is not yet available in Australia, but they claim that one out of two consumers who have subscribed to the ShopAlert service has visited a merchant after being notified of a special offer, and 22 percent ended up buying something.

Of those who spent money, half had not planned to buy anything until their phone suggested it.

But don’t panic yet! We are not about to get inundated with ads on our phones whenever we walk down the street. We should thank our phone batteries for that.

Geofencing requires constantly recalculating the phone’s position, which quickly drains the battery. There is currently work being conducted on a new GPS chip which could be used to track your location without impeding on the life your battery.

Geofencing all relates to your GPS location, using satellite signals. At this stage you can be ‘under the radar’ when you head indoors out of satellite range. However Google and other start-up companies are developing apps that are mapping the interior of large buildings such as airports, shopping centres and even floor plans for realestate agents.

Even when you are within a shopping centre, by using the Wi-Fi signals from several routers, there are apps that can calculate your position within a couple of metres – close enough to let you know that there is a special on soft drink moments before you pass a vending machine. This is almost as bad as tempting you with chocolate bars at the checkout of the supermarket.

So it seems that in a few years, the inside of every major public venue will be mapped with the same sort of precision as our streets. No more getting lost at a shopping centre when trying to find the right exit to your car. But our access to near-perfect navigation comes at a cost. We may know exactly where we are at all times, but others know as well, whether we like it or not.

Shelley Gross is the director at Wonderful Websites.

They specialise in building ‘wonderful’ websites and updating existing websites. Wonderful Websites also offer graphic design and online marketing. www.wonderfulwebsites.com.au

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REEL

FUN! FISHING WITH

THE KIDS

Fishing is a pastime that has been enjoyed by many since just about forever. There’s something about walking down to the water’s edge, casting in a line and waiting with baited breath for a fish to snap up your offering. Here in Australia most of us live within a short drive or walk to a waterway that holds healthy fish and here in Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsular we are no exception, in fact we have some of the best waterways getting around. For most of us our fishing addiction started as kids down the local river or pier, being taught tried and tested methods by a family member. Getting kids involved with fishing is a great healthy past time that see’s them learning a range of skills.

In this article I hope to explain a few basic techniques and tips to make your time spent out on the water more productive and enjoyable.

First things first, you will need a rod and reel and some terminal tackle (hooks, sinkers, line etc). Try looking for a rod that is 6’6” or 7’ in length and a spinning reel in a smaller size ( 2500 size ) spooled with monofilament line of around 10lb. For hooks and sinkers a packet of size 3 ball sinkers, #6 long shank hooks and a packet of small barrel swivels will see you able to tie a number of rigs needed to get you in the running for a fish or two.

Now once you have all your gear you will need to tie a rig. One of the most basic rigs would have to be what’s called a running sinker rig. A running sinker rig involves a sliding sinker that bumps into a swivel then 50cm or so of line is attached to the other end of the swivel and your hook is attached to the end of that. These days technology makes the job of learning knots and rigs easy, if you Google ‘running sinker rig’ you will find numerous examples outlining step by step instructions on how to tie what I tried to explain above.

Right so you have your rod and reel rigged and ready to go, now where do you go?

I would have to say with great confidence that the Barwon River Estuary is a fantastic spot to introduce kids to fishing, not only is it a safe place to go it has great bank access and holds excellent numbers of fish year round. In the Estuary you will commonly find King George Whiting, Australian Salmon and Silver Trevally among a few other species. These fish all fight hard and are quick to devour any bait that comes their way. I have found the most effective stretch of the Estuary to fish is along Sheepwash RD on the Barwon Heads side of the river. Best baits for the river include Australian pippies, prawns and pilchard. If you want to pick a time of day to fish then look at the tides and try to fish the lead up to high tide as you tend to find

cleaner water.

On the other side of the peninsula is the Portarlington Pier.

The Portarlington Pier has access to some deeper water and just recently had an artificial reef placed adjacent to the rock wall, which will aid in increasing relational angling success. Over the warmer months of the year Pinkie Snapper, Australian Salmon and King George Whiting can be found within casting distance of the Pier. The baits to use are not too different to the Barwon River, Australian Pippies, Blue Bait and White Bait are all worth putting on your hook. At times squid can also be taken from the pier as at night they gather around the lights. Casting artificial squid jigs is the way to go. Just watch out for the ink once you have a squid on as they have a tendency to make a mess.

The section of the Barwon River that runs through most of Geelong is freshwater and holds great numbers of Redfin and European Carp. Areas such as Queens Park Bridge and Breakwater are hot spots but anywhere you find access you will find fish. Baiting up with super sweet corn kernels or worms is irresistible to European Carp. Carp as they are commonly know are a pest in our waterways so catching them and removing them from our rivers and lakes is doing the environment a solid favour. Redfin are suckers for the humble worm and unlike carp Redfin are outstanding eating.

If you find it difficult to get the kids to sit still long enough for a bait to hit the bottom then tie on a soft plastic. Soft plastic lures need to be constantly cast and retrieved to work so this should help keep the kids busy. Soft plastics are relatively new to fishing although they have been around for 30-40 years, it’s in the last 10 or so that they have taken off.

Soft Plastics work great on Australian Salmon and Pinkie Snapper as well as Redfin in the freshwater. A simple grub pattern in 2.5” will catch you the species named above.

Getting out and giving it a go is what fishing is all about.

Kids will enjoy the experience more than anything else.

If you’re keen to take the kids for a fish and need a little more help then call in and see the guys at Ray Longs Fishing World in Shannon Ave, they have all the gear you will need and then some. Plus they are more than happy to help rig your rods and fill you in on what’s biting where.

CHRIS PITMAN RAY LONG’S FISHING WORLD PH:

5222 3257

105 SHANNON AVE, GEELONG WEST

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If you are a child of the 1970s, chances are you were brought home from the hospital cradled in your mum’s arms in the front seat or perhaps in a wicker basinet sliding around the back.

Thankfully, car seat safety has come a long way.

Today’s car seats are tested to the highest safety standards, and the good news is Australia has the most stringent car seat safety standards in the world.

The only issue confronting parents these days is choice. So before you find yourself standing dazed and confused staring at walls of car seats, here are some of the things you need to consider.

WHERE TO START?

The best car seat is one that fits your child, fits your car(s) and is easy to install and to use. Many parents understandably get confused with the idea of needing different car seats for different ages. A better approach is to look more at height than age.

So always look for a car seat with height markets as this will give you a clear indication of when you child is ready to move up to the next stage in his or her car seat.

INDICATIVE AGE-SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ARE:

0 – 6 months Babies must be in an approved rearward-facing child restraint until they are six months old whether this be an infant capsule or a convertible car seat especially designed for newborn babies. This type of restraint is held in place by a seatbelt and the top tether strap with the baby facing the rear of the vehicle and has an inbuilt harness system.

In terms of whether you go an infant capsule or a convertible car seat, both have advantages. With the infant carrier, you can simply lift your baby inside or in some instances attach the capsule to a pram without waking your little one - hallelujah!

However you will need to buy another car seat when your baby outgrows the capsule, whereas with a convertible car seat you can adjust the seat from a rearward-facing newborn capsule to a forward-facing child restraint.

6 months to 4 years From six months to four years, you can use either a rearward-facing or a forward-facing child restraint.

However experts do recommend you keep your baby in a rear-facing car seat as long as possible,

with babies up the age of 12 months being best protected travelling in a rear-facing direction. Wait as long as possible to switch from a baby to a toddler car seat but always change when your child’s shoulders reach the height marker.

4 years to 10 years From 4 to 10 years, you can continue to use either a forward-facing child restraint (as above) or when they have outgrown that, a high-back booster seat.

High-back boosters should be used in conjunction with a lap-sash seatbelt and used until they have outgrown it. At this point they can finally safely move to a an adult seatbelt (as long as they are taller than 138cm).

INSTALLING A CAR SEAT

With all the advancements in car seat safety, they amount to nothing if your car seat is installed incorrectly - and alarmingly, 88% of car seats are installed incorrectly. With such room for error, it is recommended that you always get your child’s car seat professionally fitted.

WHAT ABOUT ISOFIX?

Since the ACCC recently mandated new car seat standards, you may have heard a bit in the media about ISOFIX-compatible car seats now being available in Australia. ISOFIX is an international standardised fitting system for attaching car seats securely without the need for the vehicle lap sash seatbelt. Lower anchorage points found in the base of most modern car seats, ISOFIX connectors have been available in modern Australian cars for around 10 years but Maxi-Cosi is the first brand to bring ISOFIX-compatible car seats with the introduction of the Maxi-Cosi ISOGO. Besides the obvious benefits of taking the guess work out of car seat installations, the other benefit of ISOFIX-compatible car seats are the flexibility they give you to swap car seats between cars without trying to work out the tricky logistics of how Grandma can take Billy to the zoo! Maxi-Cosi ISOGO car seats retail from $529 - $599. For stockists and more information visit www.maxi-cosi.com Last of all, do your homework. Work out what is most important to you (Safety features? Ease to instal? Ease to clean? Comfort for your little one?)

Armed with a checklist, that overwhelming car seat aisle will be much easier to navigate.

CAR SEAT

SAFETY MADE SIMPLE

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MUSIC YEAR 9 SOLO RAPPER FROM BELLARINE SECONDARY COLLEGE

LIL BOB JOHN WHAT INSTRUMENT/S DO YOU PLAY?

I can’t play any instruments but I am a vocalist.

DO YOU PLAY SOLO OR ARE YOU IN A BAND?

I’m a solo rapper. I find it much easier to do it by myself.

HAVE YOU PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN ANY BANDS OR GROUPS?

No, I have only ever be a rapper.

IS MUSIC WHAT YOU WANT YOUR CAREER TO BE, OR DO YOU HAVE OTHER PLANS?

Music would be an amazing way to go but I don’t have as much support as I need.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE LIVE MUSIC SCENE IN GEELONG?

I think the live music is amazing, I do suffer from major stage fright but I am working on that.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCES AS A RAPPER?

Dylan Joel (Melbourne Rapper) is my biggest influence because he told me to always ‘write down my heart’ and just to keep it all true and real.

SOME OF THE VENUES YOU HAVE PLAYED?

I haven’t played any venues because i’m not too sure where to go and ask.

WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PERFORM?

I perform hip-hop/rap music. The main reason I rap is because I have great stuff to write about because of the hard life I have had so it keeps me fueled to keep writing.

Facebook: Find me on Facebook! facebook.com/pages/Lil-Bob-John-LBJ/246312098904402?fref=ts

ARTS

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M US I C WILL CROWTHER HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I am seventeen years old.

WHAT INSTRUMENT/S DO YOU PLAY AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING FOR?

I have been playing the trumpet for six years WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCE?

My biggest influences would have to be musicians such as Maynard Ferguson, Wayne Bergeron and Chris Botti.

ARE YOU IN A BAND?

I play first trumpet in the Christian College Senior Stage Band and first trumpet in the Senior Wind Symphony.

DOES YOUR SCHOOL SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR MUSIC?

My school has an excellent music program that has allowed me to progress to a higher standard in my playing and provides me with a positive yet challenging environment.

DO YOU HAVE A WEBSITE/FACEBOOK SITE?

I do not have a Facebook page.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD?

I do not discern between hot, cold, sweet or sour food.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU LEAVE SCHOOL?

When I leave school I hope to study music at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and go into a career as a performer.

ANY ACHIEVEMENTS OR OTHER INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?

I frequently perform around Geelong at events such as ANZAC Day dawn services and have participated in many music competitions.

ARTS

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& C O O K IN G

CRAFTS

S P R I N G B L OS SOM TRE E ART D I R EC T I O NS 1. Draw the truck and branches of a tree onto the white paper, using the brown crayon 2. Put a few drops of pink food colouring into a ziplock bag and add the popcorn.

Shake the bag vigorously to spread the color around to each kernel.

3. Glue the popcorn to the tree.

4. You can use plain white popcorn, but a little bit of colour brightens the picture.

WHA T YOU NEED ...

WHITE PAPER - BROWN CRAYON - GLUE - PINK FOOD DYE - POPCORN ALREADY MADE & COOLED

*PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN USING SHARP OR HOT OBJECTS. ACCORDING TO kidsafevic.com.au “THE HOME IS THE MOST COMMON LOCATION FOR CHILDHOOD INJURY. THEREFORE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE MAKE OUR HOMES AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.”

B R O C C O L I & C H E E S E M I N I Q UI C H E S M ETHOD

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease muffin tins.

2. If using frozen broccoli, steam it a bit before adding to the recipe.

3. Mix eggs, milk, mustard, and pepper in bowl. Once well mixed add in broccoli and

cheese. Pour mixture into muffin tins about ½ - ¾ full.

4. Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until quiche is set. Let cool a bit and then serve.

5. Makes about 9-12 quiches depending on how high you fill your muffin tins.

INGR EDIE NTS 4 EGGS - 1/3 CUP MILK - 1TSP MUSTARD - 1 TSP PEPPER - 3 BROCCOLI (CHOPPED BITE SIZE) - 1CUP GRATED CHEESE

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THE MARSHMELLOW TEST Walter Mischel - Randomhouse

A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behaviour later in life? Walter Mischel’s now iconic “marshmallow test,” one of the most famous experiments in the history of psychology, proved that the ability to delay gratification is critical to living a successful and fulfilling life: self-control not only predicts higher marks in school, better social and cognitive functioning, and a greater sense of self-worth; it also helps us manage stress, pursue goals more effectively, and cope with painful emotions. But is willpower prewired, or can it be taught? In his groundbreaking new book, Dr. Mischel draws on decades of compelling research and life examples to explore the nature of willpower, identifying the cognitive skills and mental mechanisms that enable it and showing how these can be applied to challenges in everyday life--from weight control to quitting smoking, overcoming heartbreak, making major decisions, and planning for retirement. With profound implications for the choices we make in parenting, education, public policy and self-care, The Marshmallow Test will change the way we think about who we are and what we can be. And since, as Mischel argues, a life with too much self-control can be as unfulfilling as one with too little, this book will also teach you when it’s time to ring the bell and enjoy that marshmallow.

MOV IE R E VI E WS S PO NSO RED BY

ALLIGATOR IN AN GEELONG

MAYA THE BEE

Release date: Thursday 30 October Maya is a little bee with a big personality and she is set to return this year in the brand new feature film Maya the Bee Movie. The movie features a strong voice cast including Jacki Weaver, Noah Taylor and Justine Clarke, as well as introducing young actor Coco Jack Gillies as Maya. In a hive where fitting in is the most important thing, being different isn’t easy. Maya’s natural curiosity leads her into conflict with hive Marshall Buzzlina Von Beena.

Friendship, freedom and courage are at the heart of this exciting adventure, as Maya escapes the hive and buzzes out into the meadow on an exhilarating adventure of self-discovery, with her best friend Willi by her side.

ANORAK

Daron Parton – Randomhouse What could be cuter than a Rhino in a Rocket? Maybe a Tiger in a Tent or a Whale in a Wigwam? Every letter in this offbeat alphabet book will make you smile, no matter how well you know your ABCs. Have you ever seen an Alligator in an Anorak? What about a Bear in a Bathtub? Or a Crab in a Caravan? Watch out for all sorts of animals in unusual situations as you skip through the alphabet from Alligators in Anoraks to Tigers in Tents and Zebras in Zoos.

MY LITTLE PONY: EQUESTRIA GIRLS -

MY FIRST ELMER

Release date: Thursday 13 November

David McKee RANDOMHOUSE

RAINBOW ROCKS

When a new all-girl band comes to Canterlot High, Sunset Shimmer fears they have more sinister plans after they call for a school wide Battle of the Bands, which begins to ruin friendships. As tensions mount between the competing musical acts, a reformed Sunset Shimmer realizes that the Dazzlings may not be ordinary girls and are after something far more sinister than just being named Best Band at Canterlot High. The Rainbooms call on Princess Twilight to return to their world to help them perform a musical counter-spell so that they can win a battle that now determines the fate of the entire school.

COLLECTION

Four ELMER board books in one handy package! Elmer’s Colours; Elmer’s Day; Elmer’s Friends; Elmer’s Weather.

Shrinkwrapped in an attractive card wrapper to make a gorgeous gift for a young baby and an esssential addition to every playgroup and nursery school’s book shelves.

AUSTRALIA

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED

TO KNOW - NOT FOR PARENTS SERIES

Janine Scott and Peter Rees - Lonely Planet This is not a guidebook.

And it is definitely Notfor-parents. It is the real, inside story about one of the world’s most exciting countries – Australia.

In this book you’ll hear fascinating tales about toothy sharks, giant rocks and snappy crocs, bushranger baddies and explorers galore. Check out cool stories about a famous coat-hanger, underground hotels, a super-fast horse and a very rough race. You’ll find flying doctors and flying fruit flies, flesh-eating spiders and thieving convicts.

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CLEMENTINE

ROSE AND THE

FAMOUS FRIEND Jacqueline Harvey Randomhouse

PACK & GO COLLECTION - Envirotrend® Brisbane-based EnviroTrend are excited to release their new Pack & Go Collection just in time for Summer.

Featuring 5 stylish, practical and lightweight bags in two unique prints, the Pack & Go Collection takes you from a family day out to a trip away. These durable & lightweight bags cover the full spectrum of uses!

Whether you’re going on a family picnic, planning a camping trip with friends, travelling or just need spacesaving bags, the Pack & Go Collection is a must-have!

Now available in two eye-catching designs, Apple Blossom & Stripes. www.envirotrend.com.au

FAIR GO - Andrea Thompson

A new year, a new teacher, and a very mysterious house guest.

Clementine Rose is heading back to school, and this year she has a new teacher. Young Mr Smee is very different to Mrs Bottomley and he sets the class a special project. Clemmie can’t wait to get started!

Meanwhile at Penberthy House, an intriguing guest has just arrived.

Miss Richardson is staying for a whole month to write a book.

Trouble is, she never comes out of her room and doesn’t seem to like children at all. Will Clementine discover who their elderly resident is and why she is so secretive?

We may live in a materialistic world, but Aussie educator Andrea Thompson has created a fun way to help the next generation understand the importance of social responsibility in the new family board game, Fair Go. Fair Go is a unique board game where the winner is determined by who has the best reputation for philanthropy and social justice. It immerses young people in a place where winners are only rewarded for doing something great, and everyone gets a fair go. Will you find a cure for cancer, win a marathon, or save a coral reef?

How will you cope with life’s ups and downs? Designed for 2-6 players and suitable for kids 8+, Fair Go is a fun and unique family board game that promotes conversations around what we all can do to ensure a fair & sustainable future.

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DOH VINCI DOOR DECOR DESIGN KIT AND DELUXE STYLER - Hasbro

The Door Decor bedroom sign will tell everyone who the artist in the house is! Pop out the 2-piece star sign, assemble it using the folding tabs, and then use your Styler and 4 Deco Pop tubes to make your designs. There’s even space for you to write your name with your Styler! You can also use the design compound like glue to stick the add-on pieces anywhere on the sign. When you’re done making your designs, tie on the ribbon to hang it up and show off your artistic side!

Get ready to be a 3-D designer with the DohVinci Deluxe Styler! This easy-to-use Styler comes with 3 Deco Pop tubes and 4 design tips so you can create all kinds of beautiful details in different colours. When you want to change colours, it’s a snap to push the tube backward out of the Styler and pop in a new one. Load up your Deluxe Styler, then just aim and squeeze when you start your masterpiece!

ROGUE LEGACY – Cellar Door Games E10+ - PC, PS3, PS4, PS Vita

When you first read this you may see this game as ‘politically incorrect’, but read on. This game plays with characters and their abilities/disabilities. Some people may see ‘disabilities’ as a negative thing, but as you will see if you play this game, each disability can also be seen as a strength. Rogue Legacy is a rogue like platformer made by the Indie game developer Cellar Door Games. You start the game with a tutorial in an old world filter. After you die you are asked to choose between 3 children. They will be different classes and have different traits. These traits will be in the form of disabilities which give you strengths or weaknesses. For example - near and far sight will make the screen blurry, or with ADHD they run faster. There are also many other traits such as gigantism, dwarfism and nostalgia. This makes for some unique gameplay and great techniques you can create to suit your hero. There are multiple starting classes that you can play as such as mage, knave, barbarian and knight. You can upgrade these by using gold to have specials like becoming invisible, blocking damage and pushing enemies away. These take a lot of mana but can save you in certain situations. The castle is a series of randomly generated rooms filled with traps, enemies and treasures. They require great precision, speed, and timing to pass through. Each room varies in difficulty and some have stronger foes than others. Some have challenges that need to be completed in order to get to a special chest, which will give you a rune. Runes can unlock abilities to be bought from the Enchantress. Every time you die you can spend your gold on upgrades.

These upgrades are certain wings or plants which are added to your castle. You can also purchase a blacksmith an enchantress and an architect. The blacksmith will craft you weapons and armour, the enchantress will sell you special abilities like dash and double jump, and the architect will keep the same castle loadout for you but for 60% of the gold you earn that life. These upgrades and weapons will stay with you after death but the leftover money will not as you have to pay it all back to Charon, a cloaked figure who guards the entrance to the castle.

I really enjoyed playing this game and would strongly recommend it to anyone who likes the rogue-like genre, but then again I’d encourage anyone to play it as it is great fun and provides some interesting challenges.

You can contact me with any comments, questions, feedback or suggestions at sushiphantom@gmail.com Frag out for now! Callum Bedson

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EMIRATES STAKES DAY

Emirates Stakes Day, Saturday 8 November

Emirates Stakes Day concludes the Melbourne Cup Carnival with the ‘family day’, featuring the illustrious fast paced $1 million Group 1 Emirates Stakes.

Enjoy a value packed day out for the whole family at Flemington, with FREE admission and an abundance of free activities for the kids!

See our advertisement on page 24 for a special family offer!

Children, teens and families are encouraged to dress in their best ensemble and enter the Emirates Stakes Day Fashions on the Field, then visit the ultimate children’s precinct ‘The Zone’ featuring: Timomatic performing live, plus a Viking Training Workshop with Snotlout and

Gronckle from How to Train Your Dragon 2.

Parents can have some “me time” in smooth fm’s Escape Lounge providing mini massages and make up touch-ups.

Visit melbournecup.com to view the full list of things to see and do on Emirates Stakes Day, the family day of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

GALA DAY SET TO EXCITE YOUNGSTERS

Biggest ever line-up set for iconic parade

visual feast of fun, floats and festivities.

At 98 years old, Geelong’s iconic Gala Day is showing no signs of slowing down.

The Geelong Connected Communities Parade will travel from Eastern Park through the city centre to finish in Brougham Street. Event organisers are currently going through the parade applications and the parade will be full of family friendly floats and entertainment. Features in this year’s parade will include the inaugural King and Queen of Gala, Santa and Mrs Claus presented by Market Square, Bob the Builder themed float presented by Mitre 10, Fireman Sam float, Octonauts float, a Paddington Bear float

This year the event will take place on Saturday November 15, featuring the Geelong Connected Communities Parade and the Momentum Energy Family Fun Day. G-Force Gala Day turns 98 this year, with more than 50 parade entrants, countless stalls, celebrities and entertainers all preparing to entertain and delight families in Geelong on Saturday 15 November with a

presented by Village Cinemas a lifesized baby T-Rex Dinosaur and his trainer, After the parade families can head to Steampacket Gardens for the Momentum Energy Family Fun Day with stage entertainment including the Mik Maks, character shows, activities and stalls.

For more information contact the Barwon Health Foundation on 4215 8900 or go to galaday.com.au

DID SOMEONE SAY KIDS RUN?

stralia’s first ever 1KM Run, Kids, RUN: Run Au er 19.

Run Ballarat on Octob Kids Run took place at

Cotton On KIDS is calling on all Geelong youngsters to lace up their runners and run, walk or roll in the inaugural 1KM Kids Run taking place as part of Run Geelong on Sunday, 23 November.

The brand has thrown its support behind the Cotton On Foundation’s Run Australia initiative, which aims to improve the health of youth in regional areas around

Australia. With the addition of the new 1km Kids Run, this year’s Run Geelong will be an event for the whole family.

to us, so we were really excited to partner up with Run Australia and give our local kids the opportunity to get involved in this year’s event,” Natalie said.

100 per cent of every Run Geelong registration fee will go toward the Barwon Health Foundation for the redevelopment of the Special Care Nursery at Geelong Hospital, giving kids in the area the opportunity to help other children. There will be loads of on-course and off-course attractions for the Kids Run, including clown jugglers, bubble machines, unicyclists, jumping castles, animal farms and face painters.

Run Geelong has something for every member of the family, with a 12km run and 6km run or walk on offer for participants. Geelong Cats’ captain and event ambassador Joel Selwood will be there on event day, alongside other ambassadors; Australian netballer Madison Robinson and paralympian Richard Colman.

Natalie McLean, General Manager of Cotton On KIDS, is excited for the first 1KM Kids Run and to be supporting such a worthy cause while simultaneously promoting healthy lifestyles in the area.

“Children’s health and wellbeing is extremely important

Event details: Date: Sunday 23 November, 2014 Time: Kids Run kicks off at 10:30am Distance: 1km Age eligibility: 4-12 years Registration fee: $18 (includes event t-shirt) For more information or to register, go to www. runaustralia.com.au

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Glastonbury Past Care Leaver Reunion 2014. Saturday 1st November - Meet 10am onwards at Barwon Valley Fun Park, 132 Barrabool Road Belmont, for a casual meet and lunch. Please notify Heather of any special dietary requirements. Food supplied, BYO Drinks. If travelling by car please bring an outdoor chair. Sunday 2nd November - Trip to Belmont, to visit the old Glastonbury Building. You are invited to join Marion Nott, Principal of Christian College, Colac Road Belmont, for morning tea and a tour of the building. May need to car pool to this destination. A visit to South Barwon Community Centre in the afternoon to review information available and an opportunity for you to record your story. If you wish please bring your photos along to the reunion, your photos can be scanned and shared with the group.

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Supercroc, National Wool Museum, 26 Moorabool St, Geelong.

What eats dinosaurs for breakfast? Meet Sarchosuchus Imperator, ‘flesh crocodile emperor,’ the largest crocodilian to ever roam the earth.

Supercroc is part of the The National Wool Museum’s temporary exhibition program.

4 NOVEMBER

The SKAART Carnival, Stead Park, ,Cnr Princes Hwy and St Georges Rd, Corio.

Presenting a day of carnival mayhem for all ages. Bring the whole family and enjoy a huge program of events, entertainment and activities, including: High striker; Triple clowns; Carnival mirrors; Mask making; Art/Mosaic project; Jelly wrestling; Aerosol art; Skate competition; Temporary tattoos; Face painting. We will have roving performers including: Hula hoop girl; Jugglers; Stilt walkers; Uni cyclist; Two acoustic performers during the day.

We will also have the ‘All In’ Corio Library marquee, a photo booth and a Tarot reader. There will be workshops including: Juggling; Zumba; Hula hoop. We will be providing a BBQ with sausages, hamburgers and vege burgers. In addition, there will be: Water and soft drink handed out; Popcorn; Sno cones; Fairy floss; Chocolate fountain.

8 NOVEMBER

Bellarine Relay For Life, Collendina Recreation Reserve, Minerva Close, Ocean Grove. Relay For Life is an opportunity to get together with your community to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost and fight back against cancer. This overnight event runs from 12pm Saturday until 12pm Sunday.

There are loads of free kids activities, live music, ceremonies and lots more!

11 NOVEMBER

Artist & Artisan Market. Gallery style environment in a beautiful setting overlooking a small park, in one of the best locations in Geelong. Selling art, and quality ceramics, precious jewellery, candles, aromatherapy products, children’s clothes, cards, flowers, wine tastings, Birregurra ice-cream, food and refreshments, and more. 12.30 - 7.30pm Free

14 NOVEMBER

Friday Night Skate, Barwon Valley Activity Centre, 1 Barwon Heads Rd Belmont. Run on alternate Friday nights during school terms, this session offers indoor skating, roller blading and skateboarding. This event is not suitable for bikes or BMX. Ramps and rails will be set up however, your own skate equipment is necessary.

Helmets and safety equipment must be worn at all times. 7 – 10pm. $5.00

14 NOVEMBER

St Thomas Aquinas School & Parish Twilight Fete, 51 Plume St, Norlane. Free entry, food vans, jumping castle, craft, spinning wheel, haunted house, art, live entertainment on stage, accessories, raffles, silent auction, fun games, stalls, Devonshire teas and much more. 4-7pm

15 NOVEMBER

Gala Day. Join in the fun and colour of this iconic Geelong event when the Gala Day Morris Finance Parade celebrates its 98th year. The parade features floats from local schools, community groups, businesses and special celebrity guests. After the parade, head down to Steampacket Gardens for the Gforce Family Fun Day (weather permitting) with rides, entertainment for the kids, market stalls, food and showbags for sale. A great day out for the whole family.

21 NOVEMBER

Teenage Dance Party, The Potato Shed, 41 Peninsula Drive, Drysdale. Got a young teenager who wants all the fun of a proper nightclub in a safe environment without the alcohol? Spud Dance is a fantastic nightclub-style teen disco for 12 – 16 year olds that promises to provide fabulous entertainment for young people on The Bellarine. Spud Dance will host regular theme nights; this event’s theme is ‘Friday 13th’ so teenagers can either dress as normal or come ready to spook! DJ Tim will be playing a mix of RnB, dance, chart and party music.

The events are fully supervised by registered door staff, both male and female (including outside at the end of each event) until all teenagers have been collected by parents. From 6.30 – 9.30pm. Tickets are $5 on the door.

28 NOVEMBER

Queenscliff Music Festival, Princess Park, Queenscliff.

28 NOVEMBER

Friday Night Skate, Barwon Valley Activity Centre, 1 Barwon Heads Rd Belmont. Run on alternate Friday nights during school terms, this session offers indoor skating, roller blading and skateboarding.

Skateboards, scooters and rollerblades welcome. This event is not suitable for bikes or BMX. Ramps and rails will be set up however, your own skate equipment is necessary. Helmets and safety equipment must be worn at all times. 7 – 10pm. $5.00

29 NOVEMBER

Geelong Revival Motoring Festival, Waterfront Geelong, Ritchie Boulevard.

The Geelong Revival Motoring Festival brings over 800 classic cars and motorcycles to Geelong’s Waterfront for a weekend of sprint racing, motorshow, fashion, exhibitions, entertainment, markets, live music and more over 3 days.

There are free children’s entertainments and movies on the big screen Saturday night. Join us for Australia’s largest classic and historic motoring event. 4 - 9pm. Free

29 NOVEMBER

The Kids Plus Festival, Myers Reserve Bell Post Hill. Come and join us to raise money for both Kids Plus Foundation and Geelong Rangers Soccer Club. Come along and see the markets, enjoy the animal farm and bid as we auction off some goodies! The FREE activities will keep the kids amused and of course being so close to Christmas Santa is sure to stop by along with other tv Characters!

Other FREE activities include Crafts, Photo booth, Magic Show, Facepainting and Heaps More. 3-9pm. Gold Coin Donation Entry

23 NOVEMBER

Run Geelong, Steampacket Gardens, Eastern Beach Road, Geelong.

Remembrance Day

13 NOVEMBER

Market on Noble, All Saints Hall, 113 Noble Street, Newtown.

Run Geelong 2014 expects to see 10,000 people running, walking, crawling and rolling for a cause! The success of previous Run Geelong events saw the Children’s Ward redevelopment complete

D I RE C TOR Y

T E L L U S W HA T ’S O N I N Y O U R A RE A

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and the Cotton On Foundation Children’s Ward officially open. Get involved and raise funds for the redevelopment of the Special Care Nursery at Geelong Hospital. Throw on your runners and be a part of something special! Start times: 12km run will start at 7:45am (walking is not recommended) 6km run will start at 8:45am 6km walk will start at 9:00am

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