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MMM, CHOCOLATE BROWNLOW: Cats star Patrick Dangerfield admires patisserie chef Brendan Hill’s chocolate Charles Brownlow statue. The statue is on display at the club for a weight-guessing competition to raise money for Geelong Cats Community Foundation. (Joseph van der Hurk) 179322
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Geelong goodwill firing up
By Luke Voogt More than a dozen Geelong volunteers are helping farmers rebuild their burnt out properties after fires devastated Victoria’s southwest. Highton retiree John Howie joined efforts to rebuild more than 3000km of fencing lost in four fires that tore through nearly 300 farms. “Some of the farmers have been in tears - they have nothing left,” the 67-year-old told the Indy from Cobden on Wednesday. “Honest to God, you’ve only got to see the devastation of how the wind can blow one way and wipe out everything, but 10 feet away it’s like brand new. “Some people have got properties that are purely scorched earth - that’s their life savings all gone.” The gratitude of farmers and their families amazed Mr Howie, who grew up on his parents’ farm in the Mallee before moving to Geelong. “We had a family who have come around with beautiful cut sandwiches on the back of a trusty Falcon ute,” he said. He and Lara friend Alan ‘Darkie’ Lewry travelled to Cobden on a “spur of the moment” decision last weekend. Continued page 5
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