Friday 27 May 2016
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Parents’ struggle inspires lifelong fight against cancer By LUKE VOOGT
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TOO LATE: Kimberly with her late dad, Keith.
PREVENTION: Kimberly Rice with a Bowelscan kit and mum Joan. (Lousia Jones)
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The State Government should consider acquiring Deakin University’s waterfront car park for Geelong’s proposed convention centre, Parliament has heard. Western Victoria MP Simon Ramsay asked Planning Minister Richard Wynne whether the Government would explore compulsory acquisition if mediating with Deakin for the site was too difficult. “The G21 Geelong Region Alliance has pointed out that a business case has yet to be finalised for the Geelong convention and exhibition centre, which has held back federal funding commitments,” Mr Ramsay told MPs. “My last question to the Minister in March drew a response stating that Geelong’s planning authority was established to provide advice on major developments, including the merits of a Geelong convention and exhibition centre. “With $5.5 million allocated in the budget to the Geelong Authority, it is now time to see some sign of progress for this vital project. “The question I ask the Minister is: would he consider compulsory acquisition of the Deakin University Waterfront campus car park if an agreement cannot be reached with the City of Greater Geelong and Deakin University to move this project along on the preferred site?” The Indy reported last month that South Barwon MP Andrew Katos had told Deakin University to make a decision on its extensive waterfront holdings. Continued page 5
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Geelong nurse Kimberly Rice has three simple words to fight bowel cancer: “Take the kit”. “A simple smear can save your life,” she said. Kimberly dedicated her life to fighting bowel cancer as a theatre nurse after both parents were diagnosed two decades ago. The timing of their diagnoses was the difference between their outcomes, she said. Kimberly was 13 when mum Joan was diagnosed, aged 47, after experiencing lower abdominal pain and a change in bowel habits. Joan saw her GP immediately then had surgery to remove a large section of her bowel. “This was almost 20 years ago and mum’s now considered cured,” Kimberly said. Three years later her father, Keith, noticed bleeding and appetite and weight loss but put off testing. “He said it was nothing to worry about, probably just haemorrhoids,” Kimberly said. “He was absolutely terrified of anything medical.” Keith kept working, failing to visit a GP until seriously unwell. His eventual surgery for bowel cancer was too late. Keith died two weeks later, aged 61. “I never want anyone to go through what we experienced as a family,” Kimberly said. She has now worked as a colorectal theatre nurse for 11 years, assisting daily with bowel cancer surgery. “There’s nothing more satisfying than knowing I was able to make a difference in a person’s life,” Kimberley said. The 33-year-old hoped her story could raise awareness about the preventable cancer. Continued page 5
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