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Police unmask ‘most wanted’ Warrants out for 10 on run

By Luke Voogt Geelong police began a campaign to nameand-shame wanted offenders today, releasing the images of 10 local court-dodgers.

Geelong Acting Superintendent Geoff Colsell warned locals not to approach the offenders (pictured) but to report them to Crime Stoppers instead.

“If your image is released, we urge you to present yourself to your local police station,” he added.

“We know who you are, it’s just a matter of time before the community tells us where you are.”

Crime Stoppers will release the images of 10 more offenders next week as part of a threemonth campaign.

Supt Colsell was confident that many of the offenders still resided in the local area.

“Each person we are looking for is known to either frequent the Geelong and Surf Coast regions or have links to the area, so we believe someone in the community will know where they are,” he said.

“Together these people have committed a number of crimes in our community and they must be held accountable for their actions, but we need the community to help us find them.”

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FUNDED: Barwon Water's Eloise Iacono and surf lifesavers Tim and Katie take cover under Point Lonsdale SLSC's new sun shelter.

Funding showers lifesavers Geelong water consumers have contributed their 100,000th dollar to local surf lifesaving clubs (SLSC) in 12 years thanks to a community grants program.

The program’s latest $2500 grants went towards a sun shelter for Point Lonsdale SLSC and an outboard motor for Ocean Grove SLSC. Point Lonsdale SLSC captain Charlie Pitney welcomed the funding.

“The new sun shelter has already been great value to us this summer, and we hope to get much more use out of it throughout the year,” he said.

Barwon Water provides four local clubs with a $2500 grant each year for equipment, through its surf lifesaving sponsorship program.

The program selects the clubs on a rotational basis and has been running since 2006.

Two other clubs, Barwon Heads, and Ban-

coora, had five months remaining to take up the offer for $2500 each, a Barwon Water spokesperson said.

In 2018-19 the program will offer $2500 grants to Anglesea, Fairhaven, Jan Juc and Torquay SLSCs. The program’s contribution towards local surf lifesaving reached $100,000 following the grant to Point Londsale, according Barwon Water’s Jo Murdoch Ms Murdoch was proud of the organisation’s long association with local surf lifesaving.

“Our surf lifesaving clubs are a vital part of our community, helping visitors to local beaches to have a safe and enjoyable experience,” she said.

“We are very pleased to be able to help them through our community sponsorship program.”

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Corio home prices surge, lead region

By Luke Voogt Corio’s median house price has risen 24 per cent, according to latest data from Real Estate Institute of Victoria.

The median price for the northern suburb rose to $311,000 for the December 2017 quarter, up from $250,000 at the same time in 2016.

Corio also recorded a price rise of 7.2 per cent from September to December, in 2017.

The suburb’s proximity to Melbourne and affordable prices made it attractive to commuters, according to the institute’s chief executive officer Gil King.

“Strong price growth in Melbourne in recent years is boosting demand for homes in areas within commuting distance of the city,” he said, “This is certainly evident in Greater Geelong, which has experienced double-digit price growth over the past year.

“Buyers are increasingly looking for new growth areas to enter the market, with Greater Geelong offering affordability as well as established infrastructure and amenities.”

“Affordable” areas of Melbourne had seen of the strongest price growth in the city, Mr King said.

“This pattern is now being replicated in Greater Geelong, with buyers looking for affordable entry points to the market.”

Manifold Heights and Newcomb recorded even higher rises of 35.6 and 32.1 per cent respectively.

But with less than 50 house sales in each of the two suburbs, the institute deemed the rise statistically insignificant.

Proximity to Melbourne delivered dividends for Greater Geelong with the data showing the municipality was home to seven of the state’s most expensive towns.

Barwon Heads was again Victoria’s most expensive town or suburb, outside of metropolitan Melbourne, recording a median house price of $848,000 in the December quarter.

The towns’ house prices were significantly higher than the regional median of $396,500, and slightly higher than the metropolitan Melbourne median of $821,000.

Newtown remained highly sought after by

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Homicide detectives visited her Conran Dve home but had yet to lay charges following the woman’s death in hospital early on Australia Day, Victoria Police said.

buyers in the last three months of 2017, with houses fetching a median price of $760,000 - almost $100,000 more than homes in Melbourne’s outer ring.

Central Geelong was another of the state’s most expensive locations in December with a median house price on par with its Melbourne counterparts, at $720,000.

Homes in Geelong West and East Geelong also attracted top dollar with median house prices of $665,000 and $645,000 respectively.

Strong buyer demand boosted house prices by 20.5 per cent in Geelong West and 23.7 per cent in East Geelong, Mr King said.

Other Geelong suburbs and towns with high median house prices included Highton and Ocean Grove, at $645,000 and $368,750 respectively.

Both areas experienced double-digit price growth over the past year.

Torquay was another of Victoria’s most expensive towns, recording a median house price of $745,000 in December.

This was 6.5 per cent higher than the same period last year.

Plans altered Highton’s new $5.5 million children’s centre will have 44-off street car parks, Geelong’s council has announced after residents expressed concerns about traffic and parking impacts last year.

City Hall said this week that completion was scheduled for early 2019 after the initial plans underwent “design alterations” following a traffic impact assessment and public feedback.

Power lost Power failures amid high temperatures have left Bellarine Peninsula residents sweltering and forced supermarkets to dump stocks of refrigerated food.

Some consumers were left without power for more than 12 hours overnight as temperatures remained above 30C until the early hours of Monday morning, authorities reported.

Debt avoided Geelong’s new council has avoided budgeted borrowings so far while grappling with a projected $125 million debt inherited from stateappointed administrators.

City Hall said council had drawn on working capital reserves to avoid $39 million in budgeted new borrowings, with the “phasing of maintenance works and an increase in revenue” also boosting the bottom line at the half-way point of the financial year.

Gambling funds Young local migrants will learn to avoid “gambling harm” in workshops with $20,000 in funding from the Andrews Government, Geelong MP Christine Couzens has announced.

Multicultural community services provider Diversitat would run the workshops for “young adults who may be exposed to gambling within online games”, she said.

Cycling home City Hall has thrown open the doors on a new $1.4 million “home” for Geelong Cycling Club.

The “modern and comfortable” two-storey pavilion at Belmont’s Geelong Criterium Circuit would help the club gain members while providing cycling with a city landmark, Mayor Bruce Harwood said.

FOUR: Rod Paykel, Peter Hyden, Whitney Hillier and Scott Harris at the 13th Beach pro-am on Wednesday.

Music crawl A Victorian Music Crawl will travel through the Surf Coast and greater Geelong this weekend scouting venues and artists.

Leading booking agents, performers, managers, media figures and others from Melbourne would be on the crawl to “connect with industry peers” in southwestern Victoria, organisers said.

13th’s lucky for some as hurt trio tee off Three men left disabled after motorbike accidents have teed off at 13th Beach’s Victorian open pro-am with help from Geelong’s TAC head office.

Rochester’s Peter Hyden used a motorised golfing wheelchair allowing him to stand and swing a club, overcoming paralysis from his 2011 accident.

Healesville’s Rod Paykel also used customised equipment to play after losing the ability to use one of his arms for golf swings after crashing in 2014.

McLeod’s Scott Harris overcame the loss of one arm in a 2008 off-road smash, using spe-

cialised clubs to compete on Wednesday.

The TAC said it used its partnership with Golf Victoria and sponsorship of the Oates Victorian Open to organiser for the men to play alongside women’s professional Whitney Hillier.

Golf Victoria had an inclusion program for disabled people to “pursue the sport”, the TAC said.

“With support from the TAC, these golfers have access to the cutting-edge technology required to get them back onto the course,” a spokesperson said.

TAC chief Joe Calafiore said the initiative

was all part of TAC activities to help people restore their lives after road accidents.

“We know that for many people, getting back to their everyday life roles is just as important as getting back to work, whether they are a parent, carer, community volunteer or sports club member,“ Mr Joe Calafiore “The Golf Victoria partnership enables the TAC to help these clients realise their important goal to get back to playing golf and getting their lives back on track after injury.“ The pro-am concludes on Sunday, with 10 former winners of the men’s and women’s titles among the field of entrants.

Boys found Two young boys thought missing in Geelong with their parents have been discovered almost 2000 kilometres away, according to police.

Leyvi and Lukah Summerscales were “safe and well” in the care of Queensland Child Protection Investigation Unit after officers found them at Hervey Bay, Victoria Police said.

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Bike plan ‘look, feel’ talk City Hall will consult traders on the “look and feel” of controversial bike lanes to run through one of Geelong’s busiest suburban shopping strips, according to Mayor Bruce Harwood.

The Indy revealed last month that traders on Belmont’s High St traders were up in arms over the likely loss of car parks to make way for City Hall’s “Principle Bicycle Network”.

Authorities never consulted traders on the plans, veteran High St retailer Vince Albanese said last month.

Shoppers and motorists have backed the traders’ concern on social media, raising concerns about likely loss of jobs, reduced access for car-dependent people, and the limited num-

bers of cyclers using existing bike lanes in central Geelong.

Cr Harwood indicated in a statement to the Indy this week that the lanes would go ahead regardless, although further consultations could lead to design changes.

“Community and trader consultation will continue on the look and feel of these bike connections, since TAC’s announcement of funding for the southern and western links,” he said.

“The end result will be better connectivity between Geelong’s suburbs and its CBD and waterfront, with alternate transport options, safer riding, quicker journeys, less congestion and cleaner air for the community.”

Cr Harwood’s statement was in response to Liberal MP Simon Ramsay calling for an urgent meeting of “affected parties”.

Mr Ramsay said he understood traders’ concerns, given that the network would affect his electoral office when Geelong’s Gheringhap St became one-way to allow for bike lanes.

The only notice of the network to his office was an 8 January letter referring him to a website with more information, he said.

“I share the concerns of retailers, particularly on High St, of the impact to their businesses and the safety of their customers of this proposed cycling route. I questioned why a safer route has not been offered?”

Mr Ramsay also suggested that blame for “the lack of consultation” lay with Geelong’s previous council administrators, saying they had “dumped” the project on the new council.

But Cr Harwood indicated that VicRoads was responsible for initial consultations in 2014, when he was a member of the council sacked in 2016.

“Extensive work and consultation was undertaken back in 2014 to establish the Principle Bicycle Network routes by VicRoads with Bike Safe, cyclists, the community, a range of agencies, and all G21 councils. The network was developed to provide cyclists with safe, accessible and connected cycling routes within Geelong,” Cr Harwood said.

‘Iconic’ plan resurfaces amid centre fight, cruise bypass

By Luke Voogt

THIRD OPTION: Darryn Lyon’s vision for Geelong’s future convention centre. tres of material and that cost just over $4 million.”

The authority ordered the Norwegian Jewel to dock off Portarlington due to Corio Bay lackign anywhere for it to anchor, Mr Harvey said.

“At the moment there’s no safe berth for cruise ships in Geelong.”

The bay’s southern anchorage had a depth of 8.5m, which was too shallow for the ship’s 8.23m draft, he explained.

“You need to keep her well clear of the bottom.”

Mr Harvey said the Norwegian Jewel could

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have sailed the Cunningham Pier channel, which has a depth of 9m.

But the pier lacked the infrastructure to dock such ships, he said.

The same channel could be extended to a potential Yarra Street pier, Mr Harvey said.

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Former Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons has refloated a Yarra Street pier as the city’s best convention centre option while politicians squabble over its location.

“We need it on the waterfront,” he said.

“It’s got to be iconic - like the Sydney Opera House.”

The centre would double as a “desperatelyneed” pier for docking visiting ships, Mr Lyons said after the biggest cruise liner ever scheduled for Geelong docked at Portarlington instead last month.

“The cruise ship industry is the fastest growing tourism economy in the world today.

We want more of them and we want more of them (staying) overnight.”

The Norwegian Jewel, which can accommodate up to 2376 passengers, docked in Portarlington on 23 January due to their being no safe berth in Corio Bay. The State and Federal governments could build the centre and pier, and redevelop the Royal Geelong Yacht Club in the same project, Mr Lyons said.

“I have said from day one you would kill all three birds with one stone.”

Mr Lyons first pitched the concept of a convention centre on Corio Bay to then-Prime Minister Tony Abbot in 2014.

Coalition MPs last week proposed western beach as alternative location to the State Government’s preferred site at a Deakin University car park.

Mr Lyons was “not against” a convention centre at Western Beach but described the Deakin site as “ridiculous”.

“If we’re not careful we’ll end up destroying our city,” he said.

“I’m pretty sure Deakin (put out) an expression of interest for five-star hotel at that site.”

Victorian Regional Channels Authority chief Michael Harvey warned that dredging to make a Yarra Street pier a viable cruise ship anchorage could be expensive.

“We did a small bit of dredging on the channel that goes up to the sales wharf,” he said.

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DOUBLE TAKE Has Double Take stumbled on Geelong’s answer to Kim Kardashian - but with feathers?

Or perhaps “stumbled on” should be “fallen into the marketing web of” given this week’s correspondence on Flapper, Ocean Grove’s celebrity chicken.

Readers will remember encountering Flapper a couple of weeks ago. The charming chook was presented as a poultry poultice to sooth raw emotions after January’s big chicken truck disaster.

Flapper, we learned, was regularly seen about the coast in all manner of activity, from hanging out at local cafes to modelling custom Cats apparel and even swimming at the beach. What a bird!

Well, the coverage was certainly welcomed by Flapper’s “manager”, Ocean Grove local Elaine Janes.

“Thank you”, Elaine wrote to the Indy this week, detailing the “many calls and comments” she received in response to the publicity.

With her note Elaine also included Flapper marketing material that betrayed the full extent of her commercial pre-eminence in the local celebrity chicken sector.

Flapper was a “supermodel chook”, separate colour flyers proclaimed, who “loves events and social media challenges.”

Even included were a Flapper business card and directions to “my adventures on Instagram”.

Wow! Makes Darryn Lyons appear shy and retiring in comparison.

Anyway, Double Take’s just happy to ride the wake of Flapper’s public profile - long may she ruffle feathers!

Also making headway in the celebrity stakes is Point Lonsdale’s Geelong’s Nicholas Gerardi, although in a very different environment than Flapper’s coastal coop.

Nicholas, AKA Ivana Kabab, won Best Costume at last weekend’s Miss Gay & Miss Transsexual Australia International, held in St Kilda Town Hall.

The title was a welcome result for Nicholas, or

WHAT THE: Scott Selwood interviews brother Joel at training this week.

Ivana, who still would have been disappointed to miss out on the ultimate prize as just one competitor in a field from around Australia and overseas.

“It gets bitchy,” Ivana told the Indy before the competition.

“Everyone’s after the crown because it’s so sparkly.”

But it wasn’t all about the crown. Ivana was also competing to raise money for charities Hair With Heart and GASP, the former assisting disadvantaged children and the latter supporting young LGBTI people.

Well done, Ivana - and Nicholas!

Meanwhile, a pair of local sports celebrities had

somewhat less successful promotion than Flapper or Ivana this week.

Thanks to the sometimes conflicting presentation of online news services, Scott and Joel Selwood appeared to be unrelated women of opposite hues.

The problem is that the brothers were named in a caption about them training at Waurn Ponds - but the accompanying picture was apparently replaced with an image from a video of a female reporter interviewing a women’s footy player.

Readers would have been surprised at how long Scott’s blonde hair had grown - and shocked at Joel’s long, dark dreadlocks.

Footy fans know that a tough pre-season can be transformative but this is ridiculous!

From page 1 Mayol Mayol, 20, failed to appear at court on 10 January 2018 for the theft of a motor vehicle.

He is known to frequent Geelong.

Steven Jeffers, 40, failed to appear at court on 22 April 2016 for unlawful assault. He is known to frequent Torquay and North Geelong.

Geoffrey Chapman, 44, failed to appear at court on 3 October 2017 for multiple charges, including burglary. He is known to frequent Highton, Bell Post Hill, Norlane, Sale and Carlton.

Michael Strinovic, 43, failed to appear on 3 November 2016 for numerous offences including making a threat to kill. He is known to frequent Norlane, Corio and surrounds.

Naomi Thorpe, 38, failed to appear on 25 May 2017 for multiple burglary and theft offences.

She is known to frequent Norlane, Corio and Docklands.

James Ferrari, 21, failed to appear in November 2017 for numerous offences including burglary and recklessly causing injury. He is known to frequent Norlane, Corio and Colac.

Police charged Jason Hamilton, 32, with attempted burglary following an incident in August 2017. An arrest warrant was issued in October. He is known to frequent Norlane, Boronia and Patho.

Rodney Gray, 35, failed to appear on 4 May 2017 for numerous offences including theft of a motor vehicle, deception and burglary. He is known to associate in Norlane, Corio, Geelong West and Sunshine.

Matthew Moroney, 29, failed to appear on 23 May 2017 for numerous charges including threatening to inflict serious injury. He is known to frequent Norlane, Corio and surrounds.

Reece Willis, 27, failed to appear in 2016 for numerous theft charges. Willis is known to frequent Norlane, Corio, Geelong West and the surrounding areas.

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SONGSTRESS: Geelong's Lee Abrahamsen plays her beloved heroine Isolde.

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By Luke Voogt Geelong “rising star” Lee Abrahamsen will play a favourite heroine tonight in the first major Melbourne production of Tristan and Isolde in 17 years.

“Isolde is a gift of a role - I love her character!” the soprano said. “(She has) an underlying strength, where she stands up to so many strong male roles throughout the opera.”

Abrahamsen caught the eye of Melbourne Opera conductor Greg Hocking when she performed as a another great Wagner heroine, Elisabeth, in Tannhauser in 2016. “(He) asked me at a coffee meeting whether I had ever contemplated looking at the role of Isolde,” she said.

“After many weeks of studying the role, I accepted the offer and started working hard.”

But Abrahamsen, who also teaches music at Geelong high schools, admitted to being “ten-

tative” about the “mammoth role”.

“So many wonderful Idols of mine have achieved greatness playing her,” she said.

“Yet a few weeks into learning the role, I immediately became transfixed with the story and became excited about the journey ahead.”

She said the 152-year-old opera’s timeless themes like love, family and infidelity made it relatable to a 21st century.

“The major difference for me is the costumes. I don’t like wearing corsets!”

Limelight, Australia’s classical music and arts magazine recently hailed Abrahamsen as a “rising star”.

She sang the national anthem at the Ashes test in front of an 88,172-strong crowd on Boxing Day. “Apparently Hugh Jackman loved my high note as he was commentating!” she said.

Tristan and Isolde plays at the The Palais, Melbourne, on 2, 5 and 7 February.

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a Norlane man with murdering Waurn Ponds motherof-two Raichele Galea last year.

Travis Wills, 21, appeared in Geelong Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday afternoon on charges of murder, attempted armed robbery and perjury.

Ms Galea died on 30 June, 2017, after leaving work at a South Geelong recycling plant about 9.30pm.

About 30 minutes later emergency services attended a unit on Matthews Road, Corio, following reports a woman had been assaulted.

Ms Galea was visiting the unit when she was allegedly repeatedly stabbed.

Attempts were made to revive Ms Galea but the 44-year-old died at the scene.

Detectives alleged that Mr Wills had been trying to rob Ms Galea during the incident and later lied to cover his involvement in her death.

“It’s believed several people were at the property on the night and the investigation remains ongoing,” a police spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The magistrate remanded Mr Wills in custody to reappear in court on 6 July.

The arrest comes after homicide detectives last September appealed for anyone who knew what went on inside the unit to come forward.

At the time Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Colbert described Raichele, who had two adult children, as troubled but hardworking at the time of her death.

“Raichele was a caring person,” he said.

“Her employer tells us she was very conscientious in her work.

“She had some troubles with drugs at various times and some relationship problems but they’re

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Originally police believed two people were at the property at the time of the stabbing but an investigation indicated three others left before officers arrived.

“We’re open to whether there could have been more,” Det Sen Sgt Colbert said.

Detectives interviewed a 45-year-old woman and a 43-year-old woman, both from Corio, on the night.

Police later spoke to three more people, two males and a female, in relation to the incident.

All five provided different accounts to police about what occurred inside the property at the time of Raichele’s death, he said.

Police urged anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.

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The City has received a $4.7 million grant from the TAC’s Safer Pedestrian and Cyclist Fund to create two cycling connections, making it safer and easier for people to ride between Geelong and Waurn Ponds (via Belmont) and Central Geelong and Herne Hill (via Geelong West).

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Works will not begin until all trader and community workshops and consultation is complete. We’re hoping to begin staged works, starting north of the Barwon River, later this year.

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The two cycling routes were set four years ago as part of a state-wide process, led

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The southern link (connecting Geelong to Waurn Ponds) will use Gheringhap Street, Carr Street, Moorabool Street, High Street and Colac Road.

The western link (connecting Central Geelong to Herne Hill) will use Villamanta Street, Pizer Street, Bigmore Street, Gertrude Street and Sydenham Avenue.

While we’re currently consulting with the community on designs on other parts of the route, the design of the High St section, between Mount Pleasant Road and Roslyn Road, has not yet been determined and will be developed in consultation with the community, traders and key stakeholders.

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Community drop-in session - The third in a series of community drop-in sessions will be held on Tuesday 13 February from 3-6pm at Belmont Library.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AMENDMENT - AMENDMENT C375 BARWON HEADS STRUCTURE PLAN

NOTICE OF THE PREPARATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO A PLANNING SCHEME - AMENDMENT C373 LONSDALE GOLF COURSE

PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987 - GREATER GEELONG PLANNING SCHEME

NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT GIVEN UNDER SECTION 96C OF THE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987

The City of Greater Geelong Council has prepared Amendment C375 to the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme. The land affected by the amendment is all the land in the Barwon Heads Township.

The amendment proposes to implement the Barwon Heads Structure Plan August 2017 by: •

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Rezoning all land zoned General Residential Zone Schedule 2 and Residential Growth Zone Schedule 3 to a new Neighbourhood Residential Zone Schedule 6 or 7, or to the General Residential Zone Schedule 1;

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Applying Design and Development Overlay Schedule 41 or 42 to a majority of the land being rezoned;

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Applying an Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 6 to the Warrenbeen Court area and fragments of farming zoned land north of Taits Road; and

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Making consequential changes to Clause 43.02 Design and Development Overlay Schedule 25 (Barwon Heads Town Centre), Clause 42.03 Significant Landscape Overlay Schedule 9 (Barwon River Environs), Clause 22.36 HO1649 Flinders Heritage Area, and Clause 22.63 Increased Housing Diversity Areas.

You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the amendment and the explanatory report about the amendment free of charge at the following locations:

PLANNING PERMIT APPLICATION 879/2017 PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987 - GREATER GEELONG PLANNING SCHEME The land affected by the amendment is land occupied by the Lonsdale Golf Course, off Fellows Road, Point Lonsdale together with adjoining privately owned land fronting Gill Road and Emily Street. The land affected by the permit application is 19–73 Gill Road, Point Lonsdale.

The Amendment proposes to rezone land from Farming Zone and Rural Conservation Zone 11 to Special Use Zone 3 and rezone land from Special Use Zone 3 to Rural Conversation Zone 11. The Amendment also amends the extent of the Development Plan Overlay (DPO26) map and amends the DPO26 Schedule requirements to reflect the new layout of the proposed golf course expansion.

The permit application is for a two lot subdivision. The applicant for the permit is Lonsdale Golf Club c/- Spiire Australia Pty Ltd. You may inspect the amendment, the Explanatory Report about the Amendment, the application, and any documents that support the amendment and the application, free of charge at the following locations:

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Ocean Grove Customer Service, 66-70 The Avenue, Ocean Grove Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm

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Ocean Grove Customer Service, 66-70 The Avenue, Ocean Grove Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm

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Any person who may be affected by the Amendment may make a submission to the planning authority. Submissions must be made in writing giving the submitter’s name and contact address, clearly stating the grounds on which the Amendment is supported or opposed and indicating what changes (if any) the submitter wishes to make. Name and contact details of submitters are required for Council to consider submissions and to notify such persons of the opportunity to attend Council meetings and any public hearing held to consider submissions. In accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987, Council must make available for inspection a copy of any submissions made.

The Planning Authority must make a copy of every submission available at its office for any person to inspect free of charge for two months after the amendment comes into operation or lapses. The closing date for submissions is Tuesday 13 March 2018.

Submissions must be in writing and sent to:

Any person who may be affected by the Amendment may make a submission to the planning authority. Submissions must be made in writing giving the submitter’s name and contact address, clearly stating the grounds on which the Amendment is supported or opposed and indicating what changes (if any) the submitter wishes to make.

Name and contact details of submitters are required for Council to consider submissions and to notify such persons of the opportunity to attend Council meetings and any public hearing held to consider submissions. In accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987, Council must make available for inspection a copy of any submissions made.

The planning authority must make a copy of every submission available at its office for any person to inspect free of charge until the end of two months after the amendment comes into operation or lapses. The closing date for submissions is Monday 12 March 2018.

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TRAFFIC CHANGES NOTIFICATION OF ROAD WORKS CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS - ORMOND ROAD, EAST GEELONG Ormond Road in East Geelong is closed between Garden Street and McKillop Street for approximately three months for major road upgrade works on the OUTBOUND lanes ONLY (Ormond Road heading towards Bellarine Highway). Please seek alternative routes. The works will consist of reconstruction of a failing pavement, new asphalt seal, drainage upgrades and fresh line-marking. Detour signage will be in place. Affected property access will be maintained and emergency services access will be provided if required.

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QUEEN’S BATON RELAY TEMPORARY CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS - MONDAY 12 FEBRUARY To ensure the safe conduct of the Queen’s Baton Relay which travels along the Geelong Waterfront, Bell Parade, The Esplanade, Western Beach Road, Eastern Beach Road and Ritchie Boulevard will be closed to all traffic from approximately 4.15pm to 5.30pm on Monday 12 February. Vehicles left parked along these roads after 4.15pm will be unable to move until the Relay has passed by which could be up to 5.30pm. Ritchie Boulevard will be unavailable for parking on the day of the event.

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GREP return breaks even

By Luke Voogt Geelong's council has failed to make any money from its Lara industrial land in seven years of a local property boom.

City Hall had so far sold $19.2 million of land at Geelong Ring Road Employment Precinct (GREP) but spent the same amount in the process, a report to council revealed this week.

Any developer with similar results would “be out of business by now,” councillor Anthony Aitken told a council meeting this week.

City Hall still owns 77 hectares of the industrial site as the largest land-owner in the precinct.

The Victorian Government gifted most of the 128 hectares of council's GREP land 25 years ago, with allotments first available for sale in 2011.

The report said council had so far invested $19.2m in GREP infrastructure and development costs, including $2.5m in government grants. Council had so far sold $13.3 million through its chief executive officer and $5.9 million under council resolutions, the report said.

Council voted this week to reinstate authority for its chief executive officer (CEO) to sell and lease land for no less than certified valuations.

The CEO could lease or sell land for lesser values only if council failed to receive any purchase submissions.

“What we’re doing is we’re fast-tracking authority to our officers so we can try and sell the remaining pieces of land that do exist in that

area,” Cr Aitken said.

Fast-tracking the land sales for industrial projects could help address a “massive disparity” in unemployment rates throughout Geelong, he said.

Unemployment rose to 18.4 per cent in Corio and Norlane in September 2017, up from 15.9 per cent at the same time in 2016.

“For me that’s at crisis level and I think we should be doing everything to create employment opportunities that we can,” Cr Aitken said.

The GREP is also the subject of a legal battle, with L Bisinella Developments taking council to court over its handling of the precinct.

The company alleged in March that council had acted negligently and its officers illegally in the development of the land.

The company lodged legal documents claiming that council delayed permits to Bisinella while fast-tracking its own.

Council had also levied unfair payments on Bisinella to pay for drainage work on council's GREP land, the company alleged.

Both parties would attend a directions hearing on 16 February at the Supreme Court, Bisinella's law firm said.

Bisinella was prepared for a legal battle, said Arnold Bloch Leibler partner John Mengolian.

“Bisinella is certainly preparing on the basis that the matter is proceeding to court.”

The trial would likely begin in March 2019 and take four to six weeks, Mr Mengolian said.

“I expect there would be a court mediation ordered at the directions hearing.”

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PAY DISPUTE: Workers on strike at Ridley's Lara feed mill.

Mill workers strike over pay

By Luke Voogt Local workers have gone on strike at a Lara feed mill, demanding a pay rise and an enterprise agreement following a six-month salary dispute.

National Union of Workers organiser Tom Rossiter used the day-long strike this week to call for a “transparent” collective agreement recognising the "hard work" of staff.

“The workers agreed they didn’t want to be on individual contracts,” he said.

“You may be doing the same work as someone next to you but you’re receiving different entitlements.”

About a dozen workers had been locked in bargaining with the mill’s owner, animal nutrition company Ridley since June 2017, Mr Rossiter said.

They had been on individual contracts since the mill opened but in May 2017 filed a majority support determination to Fair Work Australia for an enterprise agreement, he said.

“Initially Ridley didn’t acknowledge it.“ Ridley had offered the mill’s workers a deal, which included an hourly rate of $26.14 an hour for level-four employees, Mr Rossiter said.

But the pay rates were lower than enterprise agreements at the company’s other Victorian sites, he said.

Mr Rossiter alleged that Ridley had failed to provide a site manager for six months at the Lara mill.

“Without a site manager, workers have been holding down the site for four or five hours overtime at short notice - sometimes less than a day’s notice.”

Mr Rossiter urged the company to employ a site manager to give workers time to plan around their families.

“This is about having a bit of respect,” he said.

The Indy contacted Ridley director Tim Hart, who declined to comment.

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Lelo on ball in Paraguay

Volunteer roles lift for young refugees

Geelong soccer player Lelo Sejean will play for Atlantida Asuncion in this year’s Super Copa Paraguay when it kicks off next month. “(The club president) finalised my registration last week at the Paraguay FA, as soon as I arrive I can start playing,” said the 27-year-old said.

“I’m currently the only foreigner on the squad and feel really fortunate to be part of it.”

The cup runs until November and the winning club of the tournament will play-off for a spot in the Copa Sudamericana, South America’s second best Champions League.

The Belmont winger, who was back in Geelong recently, has been primarily based in Paraguay for the past five years.

Sejean signed with Atlantida in June last year, his third Paraguayan club, having had stints with Sportivo Ameliano in 2013 (Division C) and Sol del Este (Division B) in 2017.

Atlantida Asuncion is part of Paraguay’s Primera B, the third highest league in the football-loving nation.

Sejean also has local soccer ambitions.

“It would be a dream to play for Australia some day - this is an incredible stepping stone,” he said.

By Luke Voogt Congolese refugee Rachel Bakulikira hopes volunteering for children with disabilities can help her land a job as a nurse or a paramedic.

The 17-year-old joined volunteers running riverside school holiday activities at the Barwon Heads earlier this month.

“Doing something that you’ve never done before gives you great experience for the range of people you will work with,” she said.

“I think this will help me with my career.“ Rachel said she loved getting to know the kids.

“I wasn’t sure how they would be with me, how they would react. I really enjoyed their company, the bonding is very good.”

The sunny day at the beach was a far cry from the compound where she lived in Kenya, before coming to Australia seven years ago.

“My father said ‘I brought you here so you can have a good education and study,” she said.

Myanmarese refugee Ei Zaw joined Rachel at the beach.

“The kids were very lovely,” she said.

“They take my hand. They say, you stay with me, you come with me. We encouraged them to participate in every activity.”

The Karen woman hoped to one day work with children with a disability, after migrating to Australia 18 months ago.

“I have a little sister at home so I love working with kids,” she said.

Ei Zaw was a child herself when her village was destroyed.

EVERYONE WINS: Volunteers Rachel Bakulikira and Ei Zaw enjoy a day at the beach with school holiday program participant Brooklyn.

“We moved from village to village and we finally ended up in a refugee camp in Thailand,” she said.

Gateways Support Services and Diversitat ran the school holiday activities jointly, explained Diversitat project worker Neema Wright.

Gateways had a high demand for volunteers, particularly for children with intellectual disabilities and autism, while Diversitat needed work experience opportunities, she said.

“They go through training and the process of being interviewed, exactly as they would have to do when going for a job.”

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LETTERS Couzens mystery unravels We all love a great mystery - and Member for Geelong Christine Couzens is one.

Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot would marvel at the opportunity to smoke out the truth.

But I fear he would realise the answer was before our very eyes the entire time: “Why, Madam Couzens is no mystery at all. No”.

“What has she done?” Poirot would enquire of his enthralled audience.

To gasps he would say: “Why, Madam Couzens, she has done nothing at all. The mystery is solved”.

But in last week’s Indy she pretended otherwise, using taxpayer money to list her achievements for Geelong. She listed state-wide funding, federal funding, and money for projects elsewhere.

It said plenty about what the Andrews Government hasn’t done.

A new list could reveal the truth, including 12 new taxes imposed on Victorians despite promises of no new taxes, the unparalleled crime wave, the failure to provide essential services such as electricity, and the most expensive natural gas in Australia.

It would list an attack on the CFA and its volunteers, and declining education outcomes.

It could show $24 billion in project blowouts, including $1 billion to build nothing, the $5 billion North East Link - now $16.5 billion and the $6.7 billion West Gate Tunnel, formerly $500 million.

The government has failed on any plans for a Geelong’s convention centre, happily spent billions more dollars on a bloating public service, and hired an additional 100 PR experts to sell the story.

Let’s admit it: Ms Couzens’ vision for Geelong could have been quite spectacular had the $24 billion blowout not happened on her watch. University Hospital Geelong, for example, would have welcomed even some of it.

Ms Couzens is a mystery no more.

Simon Ramsay Member for Western Victoria

Trains going backwards It is certainly great to remember once upon a time when Geelong was Geelong and all the shops were open and the surroundings were pleasant.

A train leaving Geelong Railway Station’s platform three would take about one hour to travel to Bacchus Marsh.

Last week I asked at the station how to get to Bacchus Marsh from Geelong, knowing that the train no longer ran.

I was told I must get a train to Melbourne then another to Ballarat then a bus to Bacchus Marsh.

Another staff member said: “You can get off the train at Footscray and get on the Ballarat train from there”. Yet another voice piped up and mentioned another station whose name I did not catch. I asked how long it would and was told two and a half hours.

What on Earth has happened to our rail system when once we could easily get a train to Bacchus Marsh and further on to Ballarat if need be or get a trip to Werribee in half an hour without having to spend extra hours to travel such short distances?

N Morrison East Geelong

City to blame for rail rubbish All along the railway line between Geelong and Melbourne are piles of illegally dumped hard rubbish.

No one ever seems to clean it up, not V/ Line, which, admittedly, has thousands of kilometres of trackside land to manage, nor Geelong’s council.

Does the EPA ever prosecute anyone for the illegal dumping?

I recently took an overseas friend on the train to Melbourne and felt completely ashamed because it was like travelling through one long tip.

City of Greater Geelong must bear some responsibility for all this dumped rubbish since it provides no hard-rubbish collection at all.

When I lived in City of Melbourne not only were my rates half what they are in Geelong but we received two free hard-rubbish collections a year. We even had properly maintained footpaths, unlike in Geelong.

I felt like I received something for my rates, not so in Geelong.

Philip Rich Geelong West geelongindy.com.au

BUCKETS & BOUQUETS Buckets to Malcolm Turnbull for pushing for Australia to make more war machines to sell to overseas countries, thus pulling Australia into wars overseas. Surely we should be trying to stop wars. Looks like we have in our midst another war monger who will draw our country into war.

Food For Thought, East Geelong Buckets to energy company Sumo whose January bills for electricity were much larger than normal and came with a message that prices changed on 1 December from 27.4 cents to 40.44 cents per kilowatt hour, an increase of 45 per cent.

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Greens hate proud Australians Australia Day had two types of events: one with proud Australians celebrating our democracy and what it has given us, the other with assorted groups decrying “invasion day” and playing the victims of past crimes by white Australians.

In the 1930s and 1940s the Japanese committed many atrocities against the Chinese and allied forces but time has moved on and we no longer feel enmity toward them. But with the indigenous situation, socialist activists whip up hate for atrocities committed up to 200 years ago.

Early colonial writers commented on the continual appalling violence to women by Aboriginal men and violent intertribal conflict in which even women and children were massacred. But that has all been erased from history and now it’s only whites who committed massacres.

What hypocrisy!

It’s all about identity politics with socialist activists demanding that people identifying as indigenous must conform to the stereotype and suppress any individual opinions or attitudes.

However, many Australians with indigenous ancestry, possibly a majority, don’t buy into all this hate and victimhood. Instead they consider themselves independent humans trying to do the best they can, like the rest of us.

Green activists who stir up so much hatred are a cancer on our society.

Peter Rees Bell Park

Squash PC parasites I irrefutably love our great country, so to see its spirit diminished is heart breaking, especially when Australia is the envy of many around the world.

What makes our country so unique is being eroded by those motivated by political gain, not the values of mateship, of supporting our people, and of equality.

Over the past decade or the ‘fair go’ values on which our incredible country was built have been lost in quest for a political agenda no longer serving the people but only who stand to gain financially from it. We have people living in poverty, people committing suicide at unprecedented rates, and people disillusioned at their standing in our society.

Our country wasn’t built on the ideologies of political correctness, it was built through the blood, sweat and tears of our ancestors, both indigenous and non-indigenous.

It is time we, as a nation, sent a message to the parasites who no don’t represent us but who are here only to suck the spirit and money out of Australia’s almighty soul.

Philip Hunt Grovedale

Australia’s identity crisis Australians have no coherent sense of national identity.

Instead, we effectively see ourselves as either part of the British Empire, such as with ANZAC Day and 26 January, or part of the United States, as in speaking and dressing like US people and copying their culture, rather than celebrating what is unique about Australia and its people.

The Australian continent is hundreds of millions of years old, with an extremely diverse range of unique landscapes, plants and animals.

Humans first settled Australia at least 40,000 years ago, well before 1788, and developed a rich culture in harmony with nature.

Ever since Britain invaded Australia in 1788, not only have the original Australians been cru-

Buckets to Leah (Buckets & Bouquets, 26 January). Sod-Off Mr Troll (Buckets & Bouquets, 19 January) was hardly potty-mouthed, although you probably hear such comments a lot. If you need to be disgusted then find something worth complaining about for a change. Try making a point for a change, too.

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78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au Facebook.com/GeelongIndependent Fax: 5249 6799 Contributions must be less than 50 words and include the writer’s full name, address and phone number. elly oppressed, the Australian natural environment has been severally degraded by European invaders and their pest plants and animals, with healthy ecosystems turned into wastelands.

Instead of quoting US-style hollow rhetoric about being a free nation, we should celebrate what makes us different and special. We should celebrate the day we became a nation, 1 January 1901, not the day we were invaded.

We should be proud of our 40,000-year-old human culture and restore our unique natural environment.

Our flag should depict the Australian landscape and long-existing human culture.

We could either combine Australia Day with New Year’s Day or make it the next day and have an extra-long weekend.

Until such change we cannot call ourselves a democratic, free nation.

Stephen Chenery Geelong West

Government we don’t deserve A letter in last week’s Geelong Indy discussed how the Labor State Government might donate to Geelong Football Club’s stadium rather University Hospital Geelong, as Dr John Stekelenberg rightly suggested.

The writer challenged councillors to demand that the government comply with his suggestion, with which the vast majority of ratepayers would agree.

Sadly, our councillors already display backto-the-future behaviour that has been City of Greater Geelong’s track record.

Ratepayers are aware of our politicians’ silence on issues important to our community, their prevarication, and their consultation after decisions are made.

Belmont business owners will be financially devastated by City bureaucrats creating bike lanes in the worst possible place (Geelong Indy, 19 January). The area is the mayor’s and another councillor’s bailiwick but they remain silent how the issue might affect businesses on High St. The Beach House has remained empty for two years instead of reaping the high return it would bring in if leased or sold. There it sits, empty of employees and customers as another testament to a local government out of touch with the real world.

Maybe it’s true we get the government we deserve but it’s paramount that that our local government is scrutinised and made to explain its actions.

Private-sector organisations have to answer to bosses, shareholders, banks, unions, government departments employees and customers but the City is still is a law unto itself despite sackings, administrators and State Government interference.

Perhaps this reflects its master, the State Labor Government.

W Boyd Geelong West

Take back our respect Politicians who assure us they have a short-term fix for the lack of respect for the law are either deluded or so anxious to be elected they will say anything.

This problem has been a long time developing. Let’s hope the solution won’t take as long.

Learning times tables, spelling and grammar were considered old-fashioned in the 1970s. Expression was more important.

While children were being creative teachers looked on benignly. Discipline began to crumble.

Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au 78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Fax: 5249 6799 The courts began seeing young offenders After World War II we had some pretty awful teachers, sadistic even, who took out their frustrations on their charges. I would never want these types in charge of future generations but why did we let the pendulum swing so far, from the wrong sort of discipline to none at all?

Without penalties children thumb their nose at authority figures. They grow into adults without respect for the law or its officers.

The crime rate is supposedly going down more like people don’t bother ringing for help anymore knowing there are not enough police to go around.

It’s time we stopped letting the mythical they make decisions for us. Readers should stop voting for parties because they always have and instead have a good look at the promises and question, question, question.

It wouldn’t take long to sort out the snivel libertarians who do good only for themselves and mates.

It’s a lot of hard work but would be worth it.

Elizabeth Cross St Albans Park

Evil rises as Christianity ebbs Where will it end?

Now the Queensland Government is issuing gender-free licences.

This continues the trend of attacking all that reflects our traditional Christian-based heritage with the denial that God made the genders male and female.

Other examples include the denial that our calendar acknowledges Christ, with BC or AD offensive to Christ-deniers.

Dr JK Darling, a renowned principal of Geelong Grammar and an influential adviser to government, fought throughout his life for freedom and variety against planning and conformity.

His life was governed by a sense of purpose that emanated from God and a love for his fellow man. His fear was that the God-given capacity of individual freedom would be stultified by the rule of a communistic or an economic dictatorship.

His commitment to the need for Christianbased education with character development placed ahead of knowledge acquisition, and for governmental action based on genuine servitude, underlined his many great achievements.

The current attack on Christianity will, unless successfully opposed, result in the social evils he fought to oppose.

Pastor Frank Lowry Aberdeen St Baptist Church

Meeting details mystery At December’s Geelong council meeting councillor Anthony Aitken spoke in support of additional meetings in the community for increased contact with councillors in 2018.

At that time details were unavailable.

At Wednesday’s council meeting I asked for the details because they were not yet on council’s website.

Cr Aitken again explained that a "community meeting" was expected at Leopold in the middle of this month and that further information would be advertised as soon as possible.

The former administrators’ planning meetings were very well-attended.

To not announce time, place and agenda in good time for the new council’s special meetings is, to say the least, a major deterrent to participation by interested ratepayers and community.

Peter Linaker Ocean Grove

Governments feeling heat The past week’s hot days placed severe pressure on the eastern states’ energy supply, resulting in Melbourne’s rolling blackouts.

If it hasn’t dawned on state and federal politicians yet, they should realise that renewables like wind and solar can never replace reliable, cheap fossil-fuel power.

The National Energy Guarantee changes nothing. With each closure of a coal-fired power station the energy system becomes more stressed.

If Matthew Guy’s coalition wants to win the next election it should promise Victorians a HELE power station to replace Hazelwood.

No Australian government plans to take over existing fossil fuel power stations or to build new ones but until this is done we had better get used to rolling blackouts when further coal fired power stations close because of preferences for renewables.

Alan Barron Geelong Climate Sense Coalition convenor

Friday, 2 February, 2018

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By Luke Voogt Newtown’s Hey Mammoth might be the quirkiest band playing at NightJar when the independent artist festival returns to Geelong tonight.

The trio of Camryn Sheehan, Matilda Hassall and Rosey Wilkens go on lyrical adventures through the ice age and space with giants and imaginary grannies.

“In one of our songs we fall into the sink, meet a whale and have a journey through the ocean,” Matilda said.

“We don’t have any love songs or anything like that.”

The trio met in Geelong school band the Sweethearts and united due to their shared interest in “stagediving” and making their mums proud, Matilda said.

The three were the Sweethearts’ back-up singers but decided to take centre stage with their own act two years ago.

“We’ve known each other for years,” Matilda said.

“We just figured we liked harmonising together and branched out to do our own thing.”

Last year they performed at the Port Fairy Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival and Melbourne’s Federation Square for the first time.

“They’re both festivals we’ve been going to for years so that was really exciting,” Matilda said.

“It was just unreal playing at Fed Square.”

Hey Mammoth could be set for a breakout year in 2018 with the band’s guitarist Rosie winning the Highton Rotary Star Search last year.

One of the band’s idols, ARIA-winner Missy Higgins, won the same talent contest in 2000.

By Luke Voogt

FELINE QUIRKY: Hey Mammoth's Camryn Sheehan, Matilda Hassall and Rosey Wilkens enjoy the good times with cat Tad. “We had a chat and decided to give it our best shot this year,” Matilda said.

The 18-year-olds plan to tour Victoria with their new EP Hey Mammoth’s Home Delivery Service, despite holding down two part-time jobs each.

Camryn and Rosie just finished high school, while Matilda finished her music degree at the Australian College of the Arts, after completing VCE at age 16.

“I started prep a year younger and skipped year 10,” she explained.

The trio’s imaginations run wild in their share house in Newtown.

“We’re all really close,” Matilda said.

“We’ve had all our fights so we’ve learnt how to get over it and forgive each other.

“We write a lot of songs as three - when we

add the other harmonies in it’s just really nice to see them grow.”

The trio were all accomplished singers and drew inspiration for their folky sound from idols Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan and Ali Barter, Matilda said.

“We also like your classic rock and roll like AC/DC.” Hey Mammoth will play at NightJar with drummer Will Morgan and bassist Tom Noble.

The trio is one of the few Geelong bands on a list dominated by Melbourne and international acts.

“When we got accepted it was awesome,” Matilda said.

“We like to be colourful and fun and have a few laughs in between songs and a bit of banter.”

Lara cover band guitarist and singer Daniel Bridge would spend weeks memorising a foreign song if it meant a rocking gig.

He did exactly that when Psy’s Korean charttopper Gangnam Style came out a few years ago.

“I knew straight away it would become a massive hit, before it was huge,” he said.

“I just played it line by line and wrote down on paper exactly what it sounded like.”

Bridge promised his cover band Wooshka would put in a similar effort with a ripper show when it returned to the Sphinx on Saturday.

“People know to get in early when we play there,“ he said. “We’re going to have a big night no matter what.”

Bridge and mate Nathan Keti started Wooshka in 2010. Unlike some cover bands Wooshka focussed more on entertainment than music, and never read songs off lyric sheets, Bridge said.

“Just go out there and sing - if you stuff it up, you stuff it up ... people don’t go out to see musicians - they go out to have fun.”

FUN LOVERS: Cover band Wooshka during a gig at the Sphinx.

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Saturday 3

Sunday 4

5:00 rage (PG) [s] 10:00 rage Guest Programmer [s] 11:00 Classic Countdown: 1987 [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon 12:30 Grantchester (M v) [s] 1:20 Vera: Death Of A Family Man (M v) [s] 3:05 Catalyst: The Secret To Making Better Decisions [s] 4:05 David Attenboroughʼs Galapagos: Adaptation [s] 5:00 QI: Inland Revenue (PG) [s] 5:30 Antiques Roadshow: Walmer Castle 2 (PG) [s] 6:30 A Taste Of Landline [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG) [s] 8:30 Delicious (PG) [s] 9:30 Broadchurch (M v) [s] 10:20 Silent Witness: Life Licence (Part 2) (MA15+) [s] 11:20 Miss Fisherʼs Murder Mysteries: Murder A La Mode (M) 12:15 Adam Hills: The Last Leg [s] 1:00 rage Guest Programmer [s]

6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 9:00 Insiders [s] 10:00 Offsiders [s] 10:30 The World This Week [s] 11:00 Compass (PG) [s] 11:30 Songs of Praise [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 Landline [s] 1:30 Gardening Australia [s] 2:30 Back Roads: Pilbara (PG) [s] 3:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 4:00 The Mix [s] 4:30 Robyn Beeche [s] 5:00 Death In Paradise (PG) [s] 6:00 The Checkout (PG) [s] 6:30 The House With Annabel Crabb [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 The Coronation (PG) [s] 8:40 Shetland (M v) [s] 10:40 Our Girl (M l,s,v) [s] 11:40 Doctor Who: Midnight (PG) 12:25 rage (MA15+) 2:05 Our Girl (M l,s,v) [s]

6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 2:55 3:25 4:15 5:00 5:10 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:15 9:35 10:45 11:10 11:30 12:20 1:20 2:10

Seven

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Program To Be Advised 1:00 Tennis: The Davis Cup: Australia v Germany - Day 1 [s] – From Pat Rafter Arena.

5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Womenʼs AFL: Round 1: Carlton v Collingwood *Live* 9:15 Movie: “Cool Runnings” (PG) (ʼ93) – When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonoured coach to start the first Jamaican Bobsled Team. Stars: Doug E Doug, Malik Yoba 9:45 Program To Be Advised 10:30 Program To Be Advised 1:00 (7) Home Shopping (P) Home Shopping 4:00 (7) The Great Outdoors [s] 5:00 (7) NBC Today [s]

6:00 NBC Today [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show [s] 12:00 Bewitched: Playmates [s] 12:30 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Tennis: The Davis Cup: Australia v Germany - Day 2 [s] 5:00 7Prime News [s] 5:30 Border Security: Australiaʼs Front Line (PG) [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Womenʼs AFL: Round 1: Adelaide v Brisbane *Live* – Itʼs the Grand Final rematch from Norwood Oval.

9:15 Movie: “Cool Runnings” (PG) (ʼ93) – Stars: Doug E Doug, Malik Yoba, Leon Robinson, John Candy, Rawle D Lewis 11:20 Program To Be Advised 12:30 (P) Home Shopping 12:50 (7) Aquarius (M d,s,v) [s] 4:00 (7) Sons And Daughters (PG) [s] 5:00 (7) The Great Outdoors [s]

6:00 NBC Today 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 12:00 Program To Be Advised 1:30 Program To Be Advised 3:00 Program To Be Advised 4:30 Highway Cops (PG) [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 A Moveable Feast (PG) [s] 6:00 7Prime News - Sunday [s] 7:00 Program To Be Advised 8:30 Program To Be Advised 11:05 Wedding Surprises: Caught On Camera (M l) [s] 12:05 Movie: “The Making Of A Hollywood Madam” (M s) (ʼ96) – The story of Heidi Fleiss, through the eyes of her father, a quiet doctor who became implicated in her criminal activity.

Stars: Cathy Lind Hayes 2:00 (7) Home Shopping (P) Home Shopping 3:30 (7) Harryʼs Practice [s] 4:00 (7) Meet The Press [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 10:00 NFL: Super Bowl LII: New England Eagles v Philadelphia Patriots [s] – Live coverage from US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Featuring performances by Pink and Justin Timberlake.

4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Program To Be Advised 9:00 Program To Be Advised 11:30 Big Kitchens: Donut Drive Thru (PG) [s] 12:00 Movie: “Captive” (M s,v) (ʼ98)– An advertising executive desperate for money, is drawn into a scheme to kidnap the son of his boss. Stars: Dennis St John, Lawrence Arcouette 2:00 (7) Home Shopping (P) Home Shopping 4:00 (7) NBC Today [s]

Nine

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 11:30 NINEʼs Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Extra [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 NINE News Now [s] 4:00 NINEʼs Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair [s] 7:30 Vet On The Hill (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Miss Congeniality” (M v,s) (ʼ01) Stars: Michael Caine 10:45 Married At First Sight (M l,s) [s] 12:25 Rizzoli & Isles: Sister Sister (M) [s] 1:30 Global Shop 2:00 Living The Dream (PG) [s] 3:00 The Avengers: Forget-Me-Knot (PG) [s] 4:00 Global Shop 4:30 The Baron (PG) [s] 5:30 Good Morning America [s]

6:00 Good Morning America [s] 7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 10:00 Today Extra Saturday (PG) 12:00 Surfing Australia TV [s] 12:30 Kevin Can Wait: (PG) [s] 1:00 Bangkok Airport : Trouble In Paradise (PG) [s] 1:45 Married At First Sight (PG) 3:30 Living The Dream (PG) [s] 4:30 Dream Job (PG) [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Postcards Summer (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 Cricket: Twenty/20: Australia v New Zealand *Live* SCG. 10:50 Travel Guides: Italy (PG) [s] 11:50 Heist (M v,l) [s] 2:00 TV Shop [s] 2:30 Movie: “The Horror Of Frankenstein” (M v,h) (ʼ70) Stars: Ralph Bates, Veronica Carlson, Dennis Price, Kate OʼMara 4:30 Global Shop 5:00 TV Shop 5:30 Wesley Impact [s]

6:00 Good Morning America [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 10:00 My Surf TV [s] 10:30 Al McGlashanʼs Fishʼn With Mates (PG) [s] 11:00 Womenʼs Footy (PG) [s] 12:00 2018 Santos Tour Down Under: Review Show [s] 1:00 Married At First Sight (PG) 4:00 Endangered [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Postcards Summer (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 7:00 Married At First Sight (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Trainwreck” (M s,l) (ʼ15) Stars: Amy Schumer 11:00 One Night With My Ex (PG) 12:00 House: Clueless (M v,mp) [s] 1:00 The Mysteries Of Laura: The Mystery Of The Maternal Instinct (M v) [s] 2:00 Fishʼn With Mates (PG) [s] 2:30 Global Shop 3:00 The Baron (PG) [s] 4:00 Good Morning America [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINEʼs Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Extra [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (PG) 3:00 NINE News Now [s] 4:00 NINEʼs Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 9:00 Travel Guides: Bali (PG) [s] 10:00 Better Late Than Never: Iʼm A Viking! (PG) [s] 11:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M v) [s] 12:00 Fugitive: Black Ops: Gallardo-Mexican Godfather (M) 1:00 Postcards Summer (PG) [s] 1:30 TV Shop [s] 2:00 Extra [s] 2:30 Global Shop 3:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Good Morning America [s]

Win

6:00 Alive And Cooking [s] 6:30 Family Feud [s] 7:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 7:30 WINʼs All Australian News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 Bondi Vet (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Neighbours [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 TEN Eyewitness News [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Cricket: KFC Big Bash League: Semi Final 2 *Live* 11:10 Graham Norton Show (M) [s] 12:00 WINʼs All Australian News [s] 1:00 The Project (PG) [s] 2:00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 3:00 Home Shopping

6:00 A Taste Of Travel [s] 6:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 7:00 RPM: Summer Series [s] 7:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 8:00 Jamieʼs 15 Minute Meals [s] 8:30 Weekend Feast [s] 9:30 Studio 10: Saturday [s] 12:00 The Living Room (PG) [s] 1:00 The Home Team [s] 1:30 Travels With The Bondi Vet (PG) [s] 2:00 The 48 Hour Destination [s] 2:30 Jamieʼs 30 Minute Meals [s] 3:00 The Cookʼs Pantry [s] 3:30 A Taste Of Travel [s] 4:00 Whatʼs Up Down Under [s] 4:30 Fishing Australia [s] 5:00 TEN Eyewitness News [s] 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 6:30 David Attenboroughʼs Africa: Congo / Cape [s] 8:30 Program To Be Advised 11:00 48 Hours: The Alternate Suspects / The DNA Of A Killer (M) [s]

6:00 Religious Programs 6:00 Alive And Cooking [s] 6:00 Alive And Cooking [s] 7:00 Fishing Australia [s] 6:30 Family Feud [s] 6:30 Family Feud [s] 7:30 Alive And Cooking [s] 7:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 7:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 8:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 7:30 WINʼs All Australian News [s] 7:30 WINʼs All Australian News [s] 8:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 9:00 The 48 Hour Destination: 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised Dubai [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 2:30 Neighbours [s] 9:30 Studio 10: Sunday [s] 2:30 Neighbours [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 12:00 Cricket: Rebel Womenʼs Big 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] Bash League: Final *Live* [s] 3:30 Everyday Gourmet With 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 3:15 Cricket: KFC Big Bash Justine Schofield [s] 4:30 Bold And The Beautiful (PG) League: Final *Live* [s] – Join Roz 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Kelly, Mark Howard, Adam 4:30 Bold And The Beautiful (PG) 5:00 TEN Eyewitness News [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] Gilchrist, Mark Waugh, Ricky 5:00 TEN Eyewitness News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] Ponting and Damien Fleming for 6:00 WIN News [s] 7:30 Iʼm A Celebrity - Get Me Out an evening of explosive cricket.

6:30 The Project (PG) [s] Of Here! (PG) [s] 7:30 Iʼm A Celebrity - Get Me Out 7:30 Iʼm A Celebrity - Get Me Out 8:30 Hughesy, We Have A Of Here! (PG) [s] Of Here! (PG) [s] Problem (M s,l,d) [s] 9:00 SEAL Team: 9:00 Law And Order: SVU: Intent / 9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) [s] Boarding Party (M) [s] Granting Immunity (M v) [s] 11:30 WINʼs All Australian News [s] 10:00 Program To Be Advised 11:00 The Project (PG) [s] 11:00 48 Hours: The Golden State 12:00 WINʼs All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Project (PG) [s] 1:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] Killer / The Double Cross (M) [s] 1:00 The Late Show (PG) [s] 2:30 Home Shopping 1:00 Home Shopping 2:00 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS - This Morning 4:30 CBS - This Morning 4:30 CBS - This Morning

SBS

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Bon Appetit! Gerard Depardieuʼs Europe: Northern Italy (In French) 3:55 Made In Italy With Silvia Colloca 4:25 Cycling: Herald Sun Tour 2018: Highlights Stage 1 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Food Safari 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 The Human Planet: Mountains: Life in Thin Air 8:30 24 Hours In Emergency: Always On My Mind (M) 9:30 Movie: “Frost/Nixon” (PG) (ʼ08) Stars: Frank Langella 11:40 SBS World News 12:10 Movie: “Fado” (M) (ʼ16) Stars: Luise Heyer (In German) 2:00 Vikings: The Usurper / Born Again / Paris (M v)

5:00 CGTN English News 5:00 CGTN English News 5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 5:30 Worldwatch 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 7:00 Small Business Secrets 2:00 Barbra Streisand: Encore 2:00 Small Business Secrets Summer 3:00 Predict My Future: When 2:30 ISU Figure Skating: 7:30 Worldwatch Genes Mix With The Wrong Four Continents 9:30 Football: Premier League: Environment (PG) 4:00 Destination Flavour Burnley v Manchester City 3:55 Chinese New Year: Biggest Scandinavia 12:00 Worldwatch Celebration: Reunion 4:30 Cycling: Herald Sun Tour 1:00 Speedweek 4:55 Living Black: 2018: Highlights Stage 2 3:00 NBL: Adelaide 36ers v Warren Mundine 5:30 Supervet Wildcats *Live* Titanium Security 5:25 Letters And Numbers 6:30 SBS World News 5:00 Small Business Secrets 6:00 Food Safari 7:35 Engineering Space: 5:30 Hitlerʼs Secrets 6:30 SBS World News Saturn V / Lunar Module 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 River Cottage Australia (PG) 9:25 The Definitive Guide To Sea 7:35 Eight Days That Made Rome 8:30 Michael Mosley: Trust Me, Monsters (PG) 8:30 Tonya Harding (PG) Iʼm A Doctor (M) 10:25 Gadget Man: Weather 10:00 The Lost Tribes Of Humanity 9:30 24 Hours In Emergency (PG) 10:55 Football: Premier League: 11:00 Full Frontal (M) 10:30 SBS World News Late Burnley v Manchester City *Live* 11:30 Movie: “Bodkin Ras” (MA15+) 11:00 Football: The World Game from Turf Moor. (ʼ16) Stars: Sohrab Bayat 11:30 Movie: “Macbeth” (MA15+) 1:50 Adam Looking For Eve 12:55 Movie: “We Are Young, We (ʼ15) Stars: Michael Fassbender (MA15+) (In Dutch) Are Strong” (MA15+) (ʼ14) 1:40 Masters Of Sex: Topeka / 3:40 Studio At The Memo With (In German) Night And Day / The Eyes Of God Tim Rogers (M) 3:15 Mummies Alive (PG) (M l,n,s)

Monday 5 News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] The Coronation (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Parliament Question Time [s] Gardening Australia [s] Doctor Who (PG) [s] Pointless [s] ABC News At Five [s] The Drum [s] Think Tank [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Australian Story [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s] Q&A [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Golf: PGA: Scottsdale, AZ Parliament Question Time [s] Doctor Who: Turn Left (PG) rage (MA15+) [s]

Tuesday 6 6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 1:45 2:00 3:00 3:25 4:15 5:00 5:10 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:30 10:25 10:55 11:10 12:20 1:20 2:05

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] Think Tank [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s] Parliament Question Time [s] Ask The Doctor (PG) [s] Doctor Who (PG) [s] Pointless [s] ABC News At Five [s] The Drum [s] Think Tank [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] The Checkout [s] Catalyst [s] No More Boys And Girls ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Q&A [s] Parliament Question Time [s] Doctor Who (PG) [s] rage (MA15+) [s]

Wednesday 7

Thursday 8

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 11:00 Think Tank [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Australian Story [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:10 Doctor Who (PG) [s] 4:15 Pointless [s] 5:00 ABC News At Five [s] 5:10 The Drum [s] 6:00 Think Tank [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 QI: Origins And Openings (M) 8:30 Shaun Micallefʼs Mad As Hell (M) [s] 9:00 Squinters (M l,d,s) [s] 9:25 Adam Hills: The Last Leg [s] 10:10 Shock Horror Aunty (MA15+) 10:40 ABC Late News [s] 11:10 The Business [s] 11:25 Four Corners [s] 12:15 Media Watch [s]

6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:00 3:10 4:15 5:00 5:10 6:00 6:55 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:30 10:20 10:50 11:05 11:35 12:40 1:40

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Program To Be Advised 1:30 Highway Cops (PG) [s] 2:00 The Daily Edition [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] – Olivia and Hunter unravel as the dirty truth is exposed. Mason takes on the River Boys with explosive results. Maggieʼs bravery inspires Ben and Coco.

7:30 Program To Be Advised 9:15 Program To Be Advised 10:15 Program To Be Advised 12:10 Time After Time: Out Of Time (M v) [s] 1:00 (7) Time After Time (M v) [s] (P) Home Shopping 2:00 (7) Home Shopping 4:00 (7) NBC Today [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Program To Be Advised 1:30 Highway Cops (PG) [s] 2:00 The Daily Edition [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Program To Be Advised 9:00 Program To Be Advised 10:20 Worldʼs Most Extreme: Worldʼs Most Extreme Airports (PG) [s] 11:20 Big Kitchens: Commanderʼs Palace (PG) [s] 12:00 Powerless: Sinking Day (PG) 12:30 (7) Powerless (PG) [s] (P) Home Shopping 1:00 (7) Bates Motel (M v) [s] 2:00 (7) Home Shopping 3:00 (7) Program To Be Advised 4:00 (7) NBC Today [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Christieʼs Revenge” (M v) (ʼ07) – A teenage girl whose father killed himself several years earlier vows to get revenge on her wealthy uncle. Stars: Cynthia Gibb, John Wesley Shipp 2:00 The Daily Edition [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 7Prime News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:00 Program To Be Advised 9:00 Program To Be Advised 10:00 Program To Be Advised 11:00 Ramsayʼs Kitchen Nightmares USA (M l) [s] 12:00 Bates Motel: The Deal (M v) 1:00 (7) Bates Motel (M v) [s] (P) Home Shopping 2:00 (7) Home Shopping 4:00 (7) NBC Today [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 11:30 NINEʼs Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Extra [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 NINE News Now [s] 4:00 NINEʼs Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] – The final wedding of the season and the honeymoons continue.

9:00 One Night With My Ex (PG) 10:00 Beauty And The Beach: Sally And Erin (M) [s] 11:10 Cold Case (M) [s] 12:10 20/20 [s] 1:00 Patriot Games (PG) [s] 2:00 Extra [s] 2:30 Global Shop 3:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Good Morning America [s]

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With its ability to provide products and services for a culturally diverse community, Tuckers has evolved as an industry leader in the region.

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Mrs Callow explained that through caring for families throughout the region as well as supporting a wide range of service clubs and community groups Tuckers have a strong connection with the Surf Coast community, “Our new location means we can be more responsive to bereaved families in the region,” Mrs Callow said.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR SINGLES - Bookings close 11am 8 February for Christian singles BBQ dinner at private venue on 10 February. Enquiries 0400 199 951.

VOLUNTEERS - AMEP Volunteer Tutor Program seeks volunteers for 1-2 hours weekly to help newly arrived adult migrants and refugees learn English and about life in Australia. Free training. Enquiries 9009 7900, wazihr@ djerriwarrh.org.

YOUTH - Raise Foundation seeks mentors for high school students for two hours a week in terms 2-3. Enquiries 0406 412 376, email mentorvic@raise.org.au.

VOLUNTEERS - Portarlington Bayside Miniature Railway seeks volunteers. Enquiries 0476 124 598.

WRITERS - Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House Rip Writers Group seeks members. Meets 12.30-3pm second Tuesday monthly at Queenscliffe Neighbourhood House. Includes barbecue lunch. Enquiries 5258 3367, dmain6@ bigpond.com.

APPEAL - Volunteers wanted to help in Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast schools. Enquiries 1800 668 550, edconnectaustralia.org.au.

BREASTSCREEN - Free appointments for 10-minute screening available, BreastScreen, 78 Gheringhap St, Geelong. Bookings 132 050, breastscreen.org.au.

AA - Alcoholics Anonymous invites enquiries about its service and support on 5229 1710.

U3A - Surf Coast U3A rubs 15 weekly classes and occasional talks. Enquiries 0419 578 598.

FORAGE - Food foraging group seeks expressions of interest to barwonforagers@gmail.com.

MARKET - Art market Tuesdays-Fridays 11am-3pm, weekends 1-4pm at Shearers Arms Gallery, 202 Aberdeen St, Geelong West until February 11. Enquiries 5223 1825.

SATURDAY TRANSPORT - Public Transport Users Association Geelong branch meets 10.30am at Mary MacKillop Room, St Mary’s Church parish Office, corner Yarra and Little Myers Sts, Geelong. Enquiries 0413 075 439.

BALLROOM - Geelong Ballroom Dance Club dances to Puff from 8pm at The Ballroom, Carey St, Hamlyn Heights.

Entry $10. Bring a plate. Enquiries 0413 048 301.

DANCE - Ballroom dancing to Ben Constanzo 8-11.30pm at Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Hwy, Leopold. Cost $8 includes supper. Enquiries 0400 500 402.

ART - Last day of Painting a Path to Peace exhibition at Eaglesnest Fine Art Gallery, 50 Great Ocean Rd, Airey’s Inlet.

Leopold Public Hall, Queenscliff Rd. Cost $5. Enquiries 5250 1937 or 5278 7720.

ALCOHOLICS - Alcoholics for Christ 12 Step program 7.30pm at South Barwon Salvation Army, 176-180 Francis St, Belmont. Enquiries 0420 910 763.

YOGA - Free Sahaja yoga meditation lessons 7-8pm at Vines Road Community Centre. Enquiries 0430 536 280 or sahajayoga.com.au.

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IT’S YOUR MOVE: Geelong Chess Club meets 7pm at 33 Myer Street, Geelong. Inquiries geelongchess.com.au.

SUNDAY DISCUSSION - Jerusalem, God’s Chosen City discussion 3.30pm at South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt Pleasant Rd, Belmont. Enquiries 0419 363 156.

CANARIES - Canary club meets 10am at club rooms, Geelong Showgrounds. Visitors welcome. Enquiries 5276 1416.

BEADS - Beaders Guild of Geelong meets 10am-3pm at Senior Citizens Centre, 89 Autumn St, Geelong West.

RAIL - Miniature railway 11am-4pm at Portarlington Bayside Family Park, Pt Richards Rd, Portarlington. Enquires 0476 124 598.

CHURCH - Cafe church worship 5-6.30pm at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Regent St, Belmont. Enquiries 5243 2557.

BAPTIST - Anglesea Baptist Church 10.45am at Murch Cres, Anglesea. Enquiries 5263 2744.

MONDAY BOWLS - Indoor carpet bowls 1-4pm at Portarlington.

Cost $3. Enquiries 5259 2290.

STROKE - Geelong Stroke Support Group meets 1.30pm at Barwon Stroke Support Centre, 22 Richmond Cres, Geelong. Enquiries 5248 3045.

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LOUNGE - Village Listening Lounge open 11am-3pm on first floor, Corio Central, Bacchus Marsh Rd, Corio. Also Tuesday-Thursday. Enquiries 5275 5807.

SENIORS - Line dancing 9am-midday at Highton Senior Citizens Club, 84 Barrabool Rd. Also Tuesday, Friday. Carpet bowls 1.15pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday. Tai chi 9.30-10am, bingo 1.15pm Friday. Enquiries 5244 2258.

TUESDAY DANCING - Geelong Club Dancers square dance class for children and parents 6.30-8pm for $5, mainstream dancers 8-10.30pm for $12, at 33 Myers St, Geelong.

Enquiries 0435 091 277.

DANCE - Scottish Country Dancing 7.30-10pm at Leopold Hall. Cost $5 includes supper. Enquiries 5250 5540.

MUSIC - Mainly Music program for carers and babies, preschoolers 10-11am at St Albans Uniting Church, 276 Wilsons Rd, St Albans Park. Cost $2.50 per family. Enquiries 0447 646 364 or 0417 252 832.

WEDNESDAY BALLROOM - Dancer’s Club Geelong ballroom dance including old-time, new vogue and Latin 7.30-10.30pm at

BOWLING - Mature league 10-pin bowling 1.30pm at Belmont. Enquiries 5221 0826 or 5229 4987.

DANCING - Life Activities Club dance 2.30-4.30pm at Belmont Pavilion, Barrabool Rd, Belmont. Entry $5. Enquiries 5251 3529.

PLANT - Plant sale 10am-3pm at The Heights, 140 Aphrasia St, Newtown. Proceeds to Heights gardens.

HELP - GROW meets to help depressed, lonely, isolated, anxious 7pm at 284 Latrobe Tce, Newtown. Also Friday 12.30pm at Vines Rd Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights.

Enquiries 1800 558 268.

CHESS - Geelong Chess Club meets 7pm at 33 Myer St, Geelong. Enquiries geelongchess.com.au.

PHILOSOPHY - Philosophy discussion group 10.30am12.30pm at Community Centre, Price St, Torquay and 2-4.30pm at Italo’s Pizza Cafe, Gilbert St, Torquay. Enquiries 5264 7484.

DISCUSSION - Body, mind, soul discussion group meets 2-4.30pm at Italo’s Pizza Café, Gilbert St, Torquay. Free.

Enquiries 5264 7484.

FRIDAY MUSIC - Bellarine Country Music Group meets 6pm at the Belmont Pavilion, 162 Barrabool Rd, Belmont. Enquiries bellarinecountrymusicgroup.com.

COMMUNITY - Lara Community Drop In Centre 6-8pm at Lara Uniting Church, 1 Flinders Ave. Refreshments provided.

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By Derek Ogden Has the MX-5 gone soft? The ‘everyman’ Mazda, born in 1989 in the tradition of the compact British cloth-top convertibles of the post-war era from the likes of Triumph, Austin-Healey, MG and Lotus, was soon to become the bestselling sports car in the world and later became something of a cult.

The lightweight two-seater with front engine, rear-wheel drive, had minimal mechanical complexity, limited only by legal and safety requirements, while being technologically modern, reliable and cheap.

Since then, the MX-5, through a series of iterations, has maintained its spot at the top of the sports car sales charts. The latest to appear is the MX-5 RF (for retractable fastback), a sleek fastback with a smooth line joining the roof to the rear of the car - a far cry from the paired-back proportions of the original MX-5.

Available in two grades - RF and RF GT - and designed to complement the soft top MX-5 range, prices start at $38,550, for the RF six-speed manual with cloth upholstery, topping out at $46,890 for the RF GT automatic with black roof and black or tan Nappa leather upholstery.

On test was the RF GT manual with tan leather ($43,890). On road costs have to be added.

The new Mazda MX-5 RF bears little relation to the early models but that hasn’t prevented it from winning the ‘Red Dot: Best of the Best’ prize at the 2017 Red Dot product design awards.

The RF features the same front and centre as the soft-top model. Overall height has increased by just five mm. The RF’s retractable hardtop consists of a front, middle and rear roof, and back window glass. When the roof is

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The MX-5 roadster morphs into a sleek fastback courtesy of a retracting hardtop. open, the front and middle roof sections are stowed together with the back window glass in the space behind the seats.

An acrylic wind deflector helps prevent air from the rear blowing back into the cabin.

Black or tan leather upholstery and trim, or the choice of Nappa leather works nicely.

Three-meter instrument cluster is interesting in that the display at the left of the cluster has a 4.6-inch colour TFT LCD screen that displays an animation of the roof when it is opening or shutting.

The button for operating the roof is positioned on the panel below the dials for the airconditioning system.

Mazda’s MZD Connect, with its centraldash positioned screen and centre console control knob, makes for safe and easy access to functions. It has internet connectivity and access to social networking services. It offers hands-free phone operation, access to Twitter

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The RF is available with a standard equipment six-speaker audio system, with a ninespeaker Bose premium sound system on the GT, the same as on the soft-top. The premium Bose includes a pair of headrest speakers on the driver’s side.

With significantly higher torque output (200 Nm) at rather high revs (4600 rpm) the Mazda's 2.0 petrol engine is mated to a sixspeed short-shift manual or six-speed automatic. Naturally it has rear-wheel-drive.

The Mazda MX-5 RF, with its retractable fastback hardtop, has joined its soft-top sibling MX-5 in gaining the maximum ANCAP safety rating.

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There is blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert. The RF GT also gains adaptive LED headlights that swivel up to 15 degrees to illuminate more of a bend in the road.

The MX-5 range also features front (driver and passenger) and side airbags, anti-lock braking, dynamic stability control, emergency brake assist, emergency stop signal, hill start assist and traction control.

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ROYAL FLAIR VAN ROYCE 2003 16FT. Like new owned by mature owners. Full annexe, seating capacity 4, double bed, with new roll out roof, sun awnings all round $1200 new. power rollers "Purple Line" with 1100 deep cycle battery, cost $4000 new including fitting, bike carrier on draw bar, 2 spare wheels on rear, 2 gas cylinders 4.5 litre, TV bracket, flush mounted on roof adjusted from inside, wall mounted air conditioner with heating, porta potty, freezer storage with opening door on side of van, fit 40 litre waceo freezer on ball bearing sliders, cook top and grill with oven, water filter with electric pump, fitted to tank under van, RM440 refrig 3 way, all galvanised under caravan with independent suspension, Caravan stored under carport. Registration (P50-457). $18,500. Phone: 0419 538 599. Bell Post Hill.

DISCOVERY 4 Land Rover, Coris Grey with black pack. Extras include: Side steps, 20 inch black wheels, cruise control, satellite navigation, blind spot monitoring, seven seats, LED lights, never been off road, very good condition, full service history, definitely worth a look if you are in the market for this type of vehicle. Perfect family car, registration (1alarm). $66,500.

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ULTIMATE ELITE 2009 Camper Off Road. Our camper has all standard features of the Ultimate Elite plus extras (over $11,000 worth) which include: hot water system which includes fitted shower and sink, main awning 2.5 x 4 m (incl ropes, poles, pegs & bags), under bed annex kit (two walls plus bumper skirt), side wall of annex (fits any side), premium sound system - CD/MP3/ Radio, Porta Potti 335 (never been used), shower tent, new deep/cycle battery 110 Ah, Dometic RM2355 smart fridge upgrade (auto source) with brushed s /steel panel. CTek smart battery charger, LED bed lamps and lighting throughout including reverse light and boot upgrade, swing up jockey wheel. Spare wheel cover, solar jack & regulator, upgrade 16" alloy wheels (new BFG A/T285/16 tyres), new gas Koni shockers, double jerrycan holder in boot, drawbar level gauge, three 240 volt power board combos (in locker & adjacent to fridge), Granite benchtop and table top. $43,700. Phone: 0418 104 203.

FORD Falcon, 2006, auto, sedan, 137,000kms, lots of extras, good tyres, no RWC, reg until 04/18, GC. 1JY-2QL. $7,500ono. 0401 254 330.

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Connecting your phone is simple, the microphone is clear and the connection doesn’t drop out easily. The 12-speaker Bose audio system will ensure you are never far from your tunes even if your kids chose to have Ed Sheeran on repeat.

This 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine joins the 2.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol unit that does duty in the rest of the range.

It produces 130kW of power and 380Nm of torque outdoing the petrol (126kW/226Nm) on both counts, and paired exclusively with a continuously variable transmission automatic.

You want a family carrier to have the best safety features available. The Koleos features a host of active and passive safety inclusions like six airbags, emergency brake assist, reverse camera, blind spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, forward collision warning. It even has a self-parking system to do the work for you.

Koleos has not been tested by ANCAP. Thanks to the extra torque, this diesel Koleos feels sharper and more responsive than its petrol counterpart. It is slow to start and needs some persuading but once that grunt arrives at 2000rpm, it is an able machine.

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Last year was one of Renault’s most successful in Australia with sales here almost doubling those achieved in 2016. The Koleos, the French marque’s five-seater medium SUV, can claim much of the credit for the increased interest.

The new diesel arrival is likely to bolster that further.

It is $3500 more than its petrol stablemate, but still presents good value when compared to the equivalents offered by the segment leaders - Mazda CX-5, Volkswagen Tiguan and the Nissan X-Trail.

Renault Koleos has much in common with the Nissan X-Trail given they are manufactured by the same company but while the Koleos may share its underpinnings with the X-Trail, that’s where the similarities end.

The exterior of this second-generation Koleos looks altogether more imposing. The SUV itself is bigger, the grille is bolder, the overhangs give a greater impression of strength and the girth contributes to a more striking presence.

On the inside, the Koleos is a mix of that promised French flair and those harder plastics that certainly lack that joie de vivre. The 8.7-inch vertically fixed tablet-like touchscreen is a clear intent at trendy design and works together with the mood lighting and choice of digital instrumentation to create an environment personalised to the driver.

Like the petrol versions, the extended length of this diesel Koleos translates into oodles of legroom for passengers in the rear. Lodgings back there pretty comfortable with two adjustable air vents and plenty of storage options.

The outboard seats offer greater support than the flattish middle seat but it is hard to fault as a mid-sized family option.

There is obvious comfort for the driver and front passenger too, although a little bit of bolstering wouldn’t go astray. Cup holders and door pockets offer storage options and there are useful cubbies for phones and other essentials in the centre console.

At 458-litres, the boot is one of the most sizeable in its class and handles boogey boards and diving gear just as adeptly as it does the weekly shop. Drop the back seats and you have more than 1690 litres at your disposal, pretty impressive actually. Access is via a powered tailgate and you can waggle your foot below the rear bumper to open it if your hands are full.

The Koleos features an on-trend 8.7-inch colour touchscreen that serves as the nerve centre for Renault’s R-Link 2 infotainment system. The touchscreen itself takes some getting used to - changing the ventilation fan speed is particularly painful - but the graphics package and the customisable home pages, voice con-

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Cats going for gold as North eyes East Geelong Cricket Club has a golden opportunity to consolidate its position in the top eight when it attempts to chase down Ringwood's 240 tomorrow.

The visitors won the toss last week and elected to bat first, a decision that seemed sound early when they put on 45 for the first wicket.

But Brenton McDonald (3/45) and Brody Couch (2/39) bowled beautifully through the middle overs, forcing Ringwood to take risks late in the day - and it was one risk too many for opening batsman David King who was sensationally run out for 99 by Tom Treble.

With Eamonn Vines back in the side for the Cats, they will be confident they can chase down this target and keep their finals hopes on track.

Geelong Cricket Association has three two-day games remaining, and for the first time this season North Geelong is not on top of the ladder.

East Belmont, courtesy of a dominant outright win over Murgheboluc, has moved to top spot after the Magpies were dismissed for just 91 in pursuit of Grovedale's 135.

North Geelong would most likely still be favourite to finish minor premiers courtesy of its much easier draw, a luxury the side's enjoyed a lot in recent seasons.

However, if history repeats then a soft run into March can sometimes be detrimental and is not always the ideal preparation for

the furnace of finals cricket.

But with recent claims that North Geelong can boast perhaps the strongest side in the GCA for 20 years, the Magpies will be supremely confident that they can take all before them.

Lara also has moved significantly up the rankings on the back of ar fantastic win over Geelong City last week.

Set 236 to win, the Cats did it on the bit, losing just three wickets as Andy Hughes (125*), Rob Sodomaco(47) and Brenden Miller (45*) showed that their side will be a real dark horse come finals if it can hold its spot in the top four.

This week's game of the round will be at Burdoo Reserve where Grovedale hosts East Belmont. The Lions took the honours in a tight game earlier in the season but Grovedale's form has been impeccable of late and the Tigers will take some beating at home.

Selections: NORTH GEELONG v Murgheboluc, NEWTOWN & CHILWELL v South Barwon, Grovedale v EAST BELMONT, LARA v Leopold, St Josephs v GEELONG CITY. In division two, Highton finds itself on the brink of missing finals after losing to Manifold Heights last game, a result that could severely impact its premiership aspirations.

All of a sudden, after looking like certain finalists a few weeks ago the Heat now finds itself in fifth position and with a tough game

scheduled against fourth placed Marshall this round.

Both sides will be desperate to put in a good showing here in what is a genuine 12-point game.

If the Bears win, Highton will really struggle to finish in the top four.

Selections: Highton v MARSHALL, St Peters v BELL POST HILL, Torquay v BELL PARK, Newcomb & district v MANIFOLD HEIGHTS. And division three has been turned on its head after St Albans Breakwater gave up its position in the top four to Alexander Thomson, a result that seemed highly unlikely just a few games ago.

And with the Vikings taking on a very beatable Corio this round while the Super Saints play Geelong West in a game that the Rams will be desperate to win given their thrashing at the hands of Thomson last week, it appears that St Albans Breakwater may have given up a golden opportunity to play finals.

However, cricket is a funny game and no teams will be taking anything for granted as the home and away season draws to a close.

Selections: THOMSON v Modewarre, ALEXANDER THOMSON v Corio, Waurn Ponds Deakin v GUILD SAINTS, St Albans Breakwater v GEELONG WEST

WORLD'S BEST: T20 cricket will return to Geelong in 2020 when Australia hosts the world championship.

T20 Geelong ‘coup’: World comes knocking

By Luke Voogt Kardinia Park will host six group matches in the ICC World T20 in 2020, when the tournament comes to Australia for the first time.

Cricket Australia on Tuesday announced Geelong would be an official host for the international championship, which will run during October and November 2020.

Kardinia Park Stadium Trust chief executive officer Michael Brown welcomed the announcement.

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in Australia and we are thrilled to once again showcase Geelong and Kardinia Park Stadium to the world," he said.

"We would like to acknowledge the generous support of the State Government of Victoria, Visit Victoria and the City of Greater Geelong in securing this amazing event."

Major Events Minister John Eren and Geelong MP Christine Couzens joined International Cricket Council and Cricket Australia representatives to launch the tournament at the MCG on Tuesday.

The Victorian Government described the

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announcement as a sporting coup for Geelong and said the matches would bring thousands of new visitors to the city, boosting the local economy.

Geelong hosted its first Big Bash League game last month, when the Melbourne Renegades played the Sydney Sixers.

The men's and women's matches saw more than 23,500 fans flock to the stadium.

Australia played Sri Lanka at the stadium in the city's first T20 international in February, 2017, drawing 13,537 fans.

Kings, tuna a surprise ON THE BITE Chris Pitman Kingfish popped up everywhere along the Bellarine Peninsula over the past week.

Offshore from Point Lonsdale to the mouth of the Barwon River, they were keen on snapping up squid strips trolled with white occy skirts. Late afternoon seemed best, although they generally bit all day.

The kings ranged in size from just legal to an impressive 13kg. Casting out a soft plastic near a hooked fish often resulted in another catch.

Inside The Rip, dropping knife jigs down or rigs baited with fresh squid did the trick on kingies that were generally a bit larger than offshore.

Australian salmon to 3kg kept anglers entrained when the kingfish were slow, while bluefin tuna caught anglers by surprise as a much-welcome bycatch.

Squid were still on offer for landbased anglers at Queenscliff Pier and Bell Reef. Larger-size 3.5 jigs worked best again.

Silver trevally showed up inside Queenscliff Harbour where soft plastics cast on slack tides accounted for fish to 40cm.

Clifton Springs and the Curlewis Bank fished well for King George whiting. Pippies or tenderised squid were the favoured baits.

Lucky anglers caught the odd large flathead to almost 60cm while chasing the whiting.

Alcoa Pier hosted pike and salmon to 1kg. Trolling hard-body minnow-style lures was a productive tactic.

The Barwon River estuary fished well for smaller whiting, salmon and mullet in the lower reaches of the system. Small pieces of prawn on a running sinker rig worked well.

Some thumping big bream were also caught on fresh live baits like Bass yabbies.

Western district lakes Tooliorook, Deep and Elignamite all produced brown and rainbow trout to 2kg. Anglers did well flat-line trolling Tassie Devils and Rapala F7s around first or last light, although baits still took fish during the middle of the day.

Lake Purrumbete hosted a run of big brown trout to almost 10lb and bucketloads of redfin for anglers bobbing soft plastics or other lures.

Lake Bullen Merri continued firing for Chinook salmon, with bait still catching the biggest fish. Trolling with downriggers at Bullen Merri and Purrumbete has been a great way to target trophy fish year-round, with water around 10m to 11m deep and speeds of 3kmh working well recently.

The Lake of 1000 Casts, Wurdee Boluc Reservoir, gave up some redfin from the main rock wall for anglers pitching lures in the evenings. The reddies weren’t the reservoir’s renowned monster sizes but still good fun.

Next week could be good for hunting kingfish offshore with squid strips on trolled occy skirts, while plenty of whiting should be available at St Leonards.

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