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ALL SMILES: Leonie Russle and Kate Nicholson with Scott Cam during his visit to Wallington.
Cam takes time out BLOKIE builder Scott Cam traded tool chat with locals when he visited Wallington’s Mitre 10 store. And he also revealed another more artistic bent. The former chippie turned star of The Block, Backyard Blitz and Renovation Rescue, just to mention a few of his shows, met shoppers, tradies and staff during his flying promotional visit last month.
Dressed in his typical blue, kaki and workboots, Scott spent time chatting, signing autographs and even checking out power tools for his own shed. Some just wanted to say g’day to the easy-going fella, while others wanted photos on cameras, phones - even an iPad. There were even a few startled faces as they walked passed him and suddenly realised who they
had just nodded at. Asked if this was his first time in the area, Scott said it was, although he had done “a lot of Backyard Blitz’s in Geelong”. Of all the tools, Scott was most enamoured with a sliding chop saw. It was “perfect” for his workshop, he said. But the talk wasn’t all planes, routers and cordless drills. On a walk through the timber
yard he quickly diverted Voice snapper Alan Barber’s banter about carpentry onto his own growing passion for photography. Turns out Scott has recently splashed out on some Canon kit and being a sponge for more knowledge he landed a heap of technical questions. In all, Scott spent about an hour at the store before heading back to his home in New South Wales.
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THE environmental and possible sporting future of Ocean Grove’s Kingston Park is up for discussion. The City wants to hear what Grove residents and park users think of proposals to balance environmental protection with better access and increased recreational use of the northerly park. Ocean Grove community members are invited to have their say at a community workshop next Wednesday, October 12. Councillor Jan Farrell said the City was keen to hear from local residents about their hopes for the future of the park. “We saw the need to develop a master plan to provide clear direction for the future management of the reserve,” she said.
“The plan will be developed in close consultation with the local community, in particular the CFA, Rotary (Craft Market Management Committee), Geelong Field Naturalists, Guides and other park users.” Kingston Park is about 2.5 hectares with mixed bushland, recreation facilities and an open space used for the popular Sunday craft market. The park is also home to a healthy population of rare Bellarine yellow gum and remnant endangered grassy woodland within. The City’s Conservation Reserves Team controls weeds and conducts ecological burning within the reserve. The master plan will address a CONTINUED PAGE 9
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