Friday 17 June 2016
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THINGS TO DO & PLACES TO GO FOR FAMILIES
A Frankie chat with Hannah Goodgame
THE amazing
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Great ideas for local family fun
Geelong
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growing
Helping hands for needy local families
passion
Highton mum’s backyard larder
Lookin ' good,
babies Adorable images from mega baby show
all the right
WINTER 2016
Keeping kids active in winter
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I SPY THE NEW GCK: Flynn Goodgame inspects the beginning of a piece of mum Hannah’s unique Project Frankie jewellery. The Highton entrepreneur’s story features in the winter edition of Geelong Coast Kids magazine (pictured in the inset), available free now at various family and child centres around the region. (Louisa Jones)
Dan’s takeover yet to deliver single project
Authority a ‘dud’ ‘Our’ best deadlock that has delayed and hindered the major projects that Geelong needs�. The authority is an advisory committee to Planning Minister Richard Wynne that includes Robert Costa, Janet Dore, Roz Hansen and Jill Smith. Peter Dorling was its chair but stepped down after the Government appointed him as one of Geelong’s three council administrators. The establishment of the authority
A state body set up to deliver projects for central Geelong is an “abject failure� that should be disbanded, according to South Barwon MP Andrew Katos. The Geelong Authority had yet to approve a single project after 10 months of operation, Mr Katos said. Premier Daniel Andrews had promised the authority would “break the
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dents into thinking the government’s taking action on planning�. The Andrews government claimed to have established it after losing confidence in Geelong’s council, so the council’s sacking therefore makes the authority redundant, he said. “Why does the authority even need to exist - to provide advice to the administrators? Continued page 3
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included Mr Wynne assuming responsibility for major planning decisions, streamlining processes and securing “real action for the Geelong community on major projects�. The authority was “kickstarted� with $500,000 in start-up funds and $3 million to support early on-the-ground works. But Mr Katos said it was a token board set up to “deceive Geelong resi-
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