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Geelong Cats chief Brian Cook expects the state coalition to snub funding for the final stage of GMHBA Stadium’s redevelopment, he revealed this week.

“I don’t think we’ll get a commitment from the opposition,” he told a press conference on Wednesday.

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Geelong is in “housing crisis” after pleas for rental assistance increased by almost half in eight months, according to Salvoconnect .

The charity experienced a 46 per cent increase in calls for help with rental arrears, said the service’s private rental broker, Nicki Macrae.

“I am seeing more and more people ... whose rent has increased but their income has not,” she said.

“We see rents being driven up due to the demand, which makes private rental difficult to access for struggling families.”

The rising cost of living was also driving families out of the market, Ms Macrae said.

“We regularly see people who are living pay cheque to pay cheque, who could be at risk of homelessness with an unexpected incident, such as job loss or medical expense.

“We currently understand that the general interest public housing wait list is 30-plus years so we have to rely on private rental.”

Unaffordable rents forced more people to seek assistance through SalvoConnect’s Housing Entry Points program, Ms Macrae said.

Of the 3701 people who sought assistance, 39 per cent had no current tenure, she said.

In a recent search Ms Macrae identified 11 properties in Geelong available at 37 per cent of a pension for a single parent with two children. “(Thirty seven per cent) is what most Real Estate Agents will base their figures on,” she explained.

She found four properties affordable for a person on a disability support pension and none for a person on Newstart allowance.

Rent prices had increased by six per cent in the past 12 months, while “affordable” rents had dropped by 11.5 per cent, she said.

This week alone Ms Macrae met several families, unemployed people and single parents seeking assistance.

“When we moved in two years ago our rent was affordable,“ said a woman who wished to remain anonymous.

“My husband had full time work but has since had his hours cut.

“On top of this our rent has gone up, twice, by $15 per week. Our rent is no longer affordable.“ Another rent-seeker on Newstart said they put in 30-plus applications for tenancy, with no luck.

Earlier this week not-for-profit social housing group Compass reported median rents were at 28 per cent of median wages in Geelong, putting the city on the cusp of “housing stress”.

Geelong had “Melbourne-style rents“ but lower incomes than state’s capital, Compass spokesperson Martin Kennedy said.

“Even working people are struggling to afford suitable rental properties.“ According to Compass, rent prices in Geelong had risen by 150 per cent since 2000, compared to 95 per cent in some inner suburbs in Melbourne.

Yesterday Real Estate Institute of Victoria reported rental vacancies across the state were at an all-time low.

Funding fears From page 1 Labor has also yet to announce any funding commitment, with the state election in three months.

The football club had hoped to commence demolition works to make way for stage five soon after tomorrow’s game against Gold Coast, Mr Cook said.

“We’re still hoping - it’s probably the best word - and we’re optimistic about the possibility of stage five being an election commitment.”

State and federal governments and other organisations have invested $177 million in redeveloping the stadium’s stands since 2003.

Estimates for stage five range from $90 million to $100 million, bringing the total investment to more than a quarter billion dollars.

The proposed stage five redevelopment would replace the current Ford and Gary Ablett stands and bring the stadium’s capacity to 40,000, according to Kardinia Park Stadium Trust.

“We’re waiting on word from government,” Mr Cook said.

“So it might happen tomorrow, it might happen in a month or two months, or it may not happen.

“There’ve been a lot of things happening between State Government and football over the past three or four months and we’re simply part of that.”

Labor leads Liberal by a narrow margin of 51 to 49 according to the latest Galaxy poll, meaning the November election could go either way.

The office of Sports Minister John Eren declined to make a commitment to funding for stage five yesterday.

In 2017 State Government committed $3.9 million to the planning and design work for the stage.

“Once this business case process has been completed we will make a decision on next steps,“ Mr Eren’s spokesperson said.

In June Victoria’s shadow sports minister Danny O’Brien slammed the trust for failing to deliver enough events.

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‘Ministry offer’ for MP to back Dutton Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson was standing by embattled Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday despite claiming she was offered a ministry to change sides.

Ms Henderson told ABC Radio yesterday morning that supporters of leadership challenger Peter Dutton asked her to switch allegiances.

Ms Henderson confirmed the ministry offer during the interview.

“That’s certainly been floated about,“ she said.

“That position has been put to me.

“Just imagine if that was accepted and there was a change of leadership. To be rewarded for an act of treachery, I think, is a terrible thing.”

Ms Henderson beat Labor’s Libby Coker in the 2016 election for the seat of Corangamite with a margin of 3 per cent.

In a statement on Tuesday Ms Henderson declared her support for Mr Turnbull, who survived a leadership spill 48 to 35 the same day.

“I have made clear my strong support for the Prime Minister,” she said.

Mr Turnbull yesterday refused to call another spill and step aside unless the majority of the party room signed a letter stating he no longer had their support.

Treasurer Scott Morrison and Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop had also reportedly challenged for the leadership.

In yesterday’s radio interview Ms Henderson said her constituents were fed up with un-

certainty in Canberra.

“They hate this because, frankly, they elected a Prime Minister, they expect the Prime Minister to serve his full term. They expect to make the decision at the next election.”

Corio MP Richard Marles slammed the Federal Government and Ms Henderson.

“Today we’ve seen a majority government cease to govern and it’s done that by its own hand,” he said.

“The coalition has let the entire nation down. The people of Geelong deserve an explanation from Sarah Henderson.”

Mr Marles was part of the Labor Federal Government that deposed prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard over four years.

Undies arrest A man who stole local women’s underwear from clotheslines “over an extended period” will face court next month, police have revealed.

Officers arrested the 38-year-old of no fixed address last week, charging him with offences including theft, stalking and trespass.

Heroes awarded Two Surf Coast men have earned Australian Bravery Awards after rescuing victims of separate fire-related incidents.

Torquay’s Nicolas Bompas rushed to help a woman trapped in a smoking crashed car in 2013 before Jan Juc’s Ceirin Byrne saved an elderly neighbour from a unit fire three years later.

Trail grant A $200,000 crime-prevention grant has helped pay for a “cultural walking trail” at North Geelong, according to a state Labor MP. The Andrews Government money helped build the link between Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative and the community hub of multicultural services provider Diversitat, said Member for Geelong Christine Couzens.

Dogs parked “Strategically located dog parks” could emerge from a new strategy set to tighten council’s leash on pet owners.

City Hall said it was reviewing off-leash areas and planned tougher rules for dogs in public places after a survey found that safety and dog droppings were among the 469 respondents’ “key concerns”.

Rankin ‘legend’ A player who debuted for the Cats almost 100 years ago has been elevated to legend status at the club’s annual RJ Hickey awards night.

Teddy Rankin, who first pulled on a Geelong jumper in 1891, became the club’s 25th legend after playing 268 games with a club-record 261 teammates across 19 years in the Cats side.

Multicultural plan City Hall has released a draft “multicultural action plan” after the last census revealed that 11 per cent of Geelong residents speak a foreign language at home.

Aims of the four-year plan included highlighting the benefits of diversity and creating a “more inclusive, connected and vibrant community”, City Hall said.

JUST KEEP WALKING: Cathryn Ryan, Graeme Hemley, Tim McGrath, Kaye Hemley and Emily and Kirsten George prepare for A Walk in the Park Geelong. 184385 (Rebecca Hosking)

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Bluey answers call to walk for Parkinson's

By Luke Voogt Former Cats defender Tim 'Bluey' McGrath will help kick off an inaugural walk raising money for Parkinson’s disease next month.

Hamlyn Heights' Kirsten George, whose dad, Graeme Hemley, has had the disease for 16 years, organised A Walk in the Park Geelong to raise money for Parkinson’s Victoria.

“I wanted my dad to know he's not alone in his fight,” she said.

The walk will feature the famous Cat after

Kirsten’s mother, Kaye, knocked on his door.

“We knew Tim was just up the road and that he was a nice fella,” Graeme said.

“We thought he’d be the man.”

Graeme will join the 2km Eastern Park walk from 10am on 9 September after attending a similar event in Melbourne for several years.

“I’m all right but sometimes the Parkies kicks in and I start staggering around like a drunk,” the Waurn Ponds pensioner said.

Tim was happy to promote the walk.

“You can’t do it for everyone,” he said.

“But seeing as I had a connection to someone who was affected I thought it would be good to help out.”

During his playing days Tim knew a recruiter who had the disease.

“I reckon it would be bloody difficult,” he said.

“The care to get them through every day is crucial, so that’s why I wanted to get involved.”

Walk registrations are open at parkinsonswalkgeelong.com.au.

Police are hunting a woman who stole baby formula from an Ocean Grove supermarket.

Investigators released security camera images of the woman this week, alleging she stole the formula around 10.40am on 15 August.

WANTED: A woman police want to question over a theft of baby formula at Ocean Grove.

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Locals mourn fire victims

By Justin Flynn A father and son who died in a house fire at Ocean Grove on Monday morning were kind souls and active in the community, according to friends and neighbours.

Paul Solo, 90, and David, 57, died when a fire gutted their two-storey weatherboard house on Powell St West around 4am on Monday.

Emergency services found one body in a

bedroom and the other in a bathroom.

Authorities have yet to confirm the cause of the blaze but people who knew the pair said they regularly used the house's open fireplace.

Paul Solo was a former primary school teacher and an amateur historian with many books and artefacts.

David Solo had an extensive vinyl record collection, which a neighbour estimated to number in “the hundreds if not thousands”.

The two were inseparable and were regularly seen walking around town, neighbours said.

David was his father’s full-time carer.

They had been a part of the Ocean Grove community since the 1970s, regularly attending St Peter’s Anglican Church.

“They were both unconditionally kind and generous of heart,” said a neighbour, who did not want to be named.

“They were both friendly and lovely souls.

They would talk to anyone.

“They were both sweet and caring. Neither of them would have hurt a fly.

"Everyone is just devastated.”

The fatal fire was Ocean Grove's second in six weeks. Dawn Webster died in a house fire on Arcturus Road in July.

Police urged anyone with information about this week's fire to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au.

Too much to bear? Then kids can take Teddy to 'hospital'

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GRIN AND BEAR IT: Rachael Marshall, Ryan Cooke and Mieke Foster with Honeysuckle and Boris the bear. 184354

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Teddies bearing grizzly injuries and pawful illnesses will receive the best treatment possible from Deakin University’s expert medical team this month.

Deakin medical students will hit the paws button on unbearable ailments when Geelong’s Teddy Bear Hospital reopens at the university’s waterfront campus on 22 September.

“Children of all ages can bring in their teddies and toys for a check-up,” said chief teddy doctor Rachael Marshall.

For a gold coin donation local teddies can get immunisations, X-rays, eye checks and more from 10am to 3pm.

“Every teddy will be triaged when they arrive and given an individual teddy passport to take with them before being whisked away to their first station in the teddy ambulance,” Rachael said.

“After completing the stations, the child can then become a certified ‘Teddy Bear Doctor’.“ All proceeds would go to University Hospital Geelong’s children ward, Rachael said.

“Bring along your kids and make sure your teddy has a check-up to raise funds to help care for Geelong’s sick kids.

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Cats to serve weak beer after brawling

UNITED: Inspector Bruce Thomas, Brian Cook and Michael Brown introduced a ban on full-strength beer at GMHBA Stadium this week. (Luke Voogt) 184452

Geelong will host four Olympic-class World Championships during the 2020 Summer of Sailing following a recent announcement.

Victorian Sports Minister John Eren and Geelong MP Christine Couzens announced the event at Royal Geelong Yacht Club last Friday.

“The 2020 Summer of Sailing will bring thousands of sailing fans to regional Victoria, keeping our bars and restaurants full, boosting our visitor economy and creating jobs.”

Mr Eren expected the events expected to inject more than $4.6 million into the Victorian economy between February and March 2020.

Royal Geelong Yacht Club Commodore John Kint welcomed the announcement of the event, which follow the Festival of Sails after the Australia Day long weekend.

“It will be a massive year for the Royal Geelong Yacht Club and Geelong,“ he said.

Almost 800 international and local competitors take to the waters of Corio Bay during the Summer of Sailing, he said.

“The world championships will be a terrific chance to showcase our wonderful city and region to hundreds of competitors and their families from around Australia and overseas."

violent or anti-social fans from the ground, he warned.

If “appropriate” and legally-feasible, the trust would consider enforcing those bans on fans involved in the brawl on 21 July , he added.

Previously Geelong Football Club had the power to ban only its members through 10-step process, which could take up to a year, its chief executive officer Brian Cook explained.

Victoria Police Inspector Bruce Thomas warned police would “beef up” patrols at the ground and nearby licenced venues this Saturday.

Police would focus on the Gary Ablett Terrace

WE ARE SAILING : John D Helin, MPs Christine Couzens and John Eren, Stuart Dickson and Cr Peter Murrihy announce the Summer of Sails.

By Luke Voogt GMHBA Stadium’s management has banned full-strength beer at Cats night games in an effort to stamp out violent brawls.

Kardinia Park Stadium Trust announced the measure on Wednesday following two fights at the ground earlier this year.

The safety of patrons and families at the football was of “utmost concern”, trust chief executive officer Michael Brown said.

A violent brawl broke out in the Gary Ablett Terrace on 21 July seconds after Zac Tuohy kicked the match-winning goal against the Demons.

Footage of brawl showed several men fighting and one stomping another while he was on the ground.

“The police, the trust and the footy club have been working really hard to make sure there are no more repeats of what happened at that night game,” Mr Brown said.

“It’s become really apparent at night games that there are lots of opportunities for people to go and drink elsewhere before they come to the game.” The brawl followed a glassing in the Stella Artois Lounge at the ground on 26 May, which left a man bloodied.

The ban was a “positive step forward” and brought GMHBA Stadium into line with venues such as Etihad Stadium and MCG, Mr Brown said.

With Geelong to play its last game at GMHBA stadium on Saturday afternoon, the ban will not come into effect until next year.

But Mr Brown said the measure would apply for the stadium’s off-season night events.

The trust would also introduce notices to ban

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during Saturday’s match against Gold Coast Suns, he said.

“We’ve strategically moved our people to problem areas.”

Police and security staff would deny intoxicated patrons entry to ground, he said.

“There’s a large amount of people who attend the football and there’s only very (few who cause) trouble.”

Police had concluded their investigation into the 21 July brawl and were likely to lay charges and issue penalty notices for riotous behaviour, Insp Thomas said.

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By Luke Voogt Ellie-May Jury’s family cried with joy at the news they could access a new life-changing treatment for her cystic fibrosis (CF).

The nine-year-old watched a live feed in her family’s car last Friday, as the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) decided whether to list the drug.

“I was squeezing my sister’s hand asking, ‘Is it going to happen?’” she said.

The new drug, Orkambi, could add decades to the lives of 1300 Australians like Ellie-May by drastically reducing permanent lung damage, medication and hospital visits.

But at $300,000 a year in treatment costs, the drug was out of reach for most.

After years of haggling with the drug’s manufacturer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the committee approved the drug for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

“I think we all just wanted to get out of the car and dance and celebrate,” Ellie-May said.

The avid surfer, singer, netballer, runner and high jumper said the drug would probably change her life.

“It will make me less out of breath and help me go further and faster. I just want to get on it straight away and see what it does.”

CF is an incurable genetic condition with an average life expectancy of 37 years.

Ellie-May will again visit hospital soon due to a nasty cold, which can be life-threatening with CF. “The doctors just think we should get rid of it before it does serious lung damage,” she said.

Mum Jenifer was “over the moon” with the PBAC decision.

“Ellie-May hasn’t tried it before so we’re just excited to get her on it and see what happens,” she said.

Orkambi can help about half of people with CF, who have the condition’s most common gene mutation.

Cats star Tom Hawkins might have dodged a double bullet at Geelong Magistrates Court this week.

As reported in the local daily, the big forward fronted up in a bid to keep his licence after accruing 12 demerit points.

As most drivers will know, 12 points usually earns an automatic suspension. Much like a Hawkins jumper-punch.

But Tomahawk reportedly convinced the magistrate that his sister had in fact earned two of the infringements, so he left with licence intact.

What a lucky result, considering that Tom appeared again several pages later in a full-page ad for car dealer Rex Gorell.

Cats fans will remember how skipper Joel Selwood lost the club a TAC sponsorship worth around $250,000 annually last year after blowing his own licence for speeding.

Big Tom better watch his speedo or he might end up short of change for an Uber to training!

Meanwhile, Hawkins’ coach also enjoyed a surprising turn of fortune this week when the Cats extended his contract out to 2022.

“Chris has shown himself to be one of the best coaches in the AFL, and we believe the team is in great hands with Chris as our senior coach,” said club president Colin Carter.

Fair enough, but the decision left some fans scratching their heads as the Cats clutched to eighth place on the ladder.

Well, according to ol’ Col, just remaining “in contention” was enough for Scotty’s big career lifeline.

Sure, the Cats play poor old Gold Coast Suns this weekend, so finals are practically but assured. But, sheesh, an extension?

Like a footy trip, some things should wait until the end of the season!

ELATED: Jennifer Jury can now access life-changing cystic fibrosis medication for her daughter EllieMay. (Rebecca Hosking) 183838

And to end on the footy theme, the Indy’s TipStars competition concludes this weekend with two players neck-and-neck.

Local Labor MP John Eren and Bob Jane’s Vic Delios are both on 135 points - and going into the final round with their tips different for one match only.

John’s all in for Sydney at home, while Vic’s bravely backed the Hawks.

Hmm. Given that John’s Victorian Sports Minister maybe tipping an interstate team is a bad omen.

Anyway, roll on round 23 - and go Cats!

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COUNCIL MEETING HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE DESIGN OF HIGH STREET, BELMONT

The next meeting of the Greater Geelong City Council will be held at the Council Conference and Reception Centre, City Hall, Little Malop Street, Geelong on Tuesday 28 August commencing at 7.00pm.

Have your say on the design of High Street, as part of the Building Better Bike Connections project. We want to work with the whole community to develop the best possible design for High Street that caters for traders, residents, shoppers, drivers and cyclists.

Reports for consideration include: •

Geelong Saleyards Precinct Plan Update

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Barwon Region Strategic Directions Statement – Integrated Water Management

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This is more than a cycling project, it’s also an opportunity to improve the amenity of High Street and boost its appeal as a destination for shopping, dining and services.

Annual Financial Report for Year Ended 30 June 2018 2017–18 Project Funding Carryover to 2018–19

There are four potential design options for High Street, between Mount Pleasant Road and Roslyn Road, which you can provide feedback on:

Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2018–21 Transformation Program Quarterly Update – June 2018

Option 1: Minimal changes to area with new pedestrian crossings.

Audit and Risk Committee Summary Report (Confidential)

Option 2B: One–way separated bike paths on each side of High Street Option 3: Protected one–way bike paths on each side of High Street TAKE THE SURVEY See the four potential design options in detail and have your say via the survey at www.geelongaustralia.com.au/ BetterBikeConnections or pick up a copy at our customer service centres.

The City received a $4.7 million grant from the TAC’s Safer Pedestrian and Cyclist Fund to create the two cycling connections to make it safer and easier for everyone to ride to work, shops, services and other places.

The study team invite residents, business and property owners to come along to community information drop in sessions to meet the project team, find out more about the study and to share their photographs, videos and experience of flooding within the local area.

Three sessions will be held at Lara RSL, McClelland Avenue, Lara on Tuesday 11 September: •

10.00am to 12.00pm

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2.00pm to 4.00pm

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6.00pm to 8.00pm

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The City’s website www.geelongaustralia. com.au/advertisedplanning

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Brougham Street Customer Service – 100 Brougham Street, Geelong Monday to Friday – 8.00am to 5.00pm

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Corio Customer Service – Corio

Monday to Friday – 9.00am to 5.00pm

The application can be viewed during office hours and is free of charge. Any person who may be affected by the granting of the permit may object or make other submissions to the Responsible Authority.

The following roads will be closed for the Gravel Grit You Yangs off road cycling event: •

McLeans Highway between Staughton–Vale Road and Switch Road (8.45am to 12.00pm)

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Switch Road between McLeans Highway and Geelong–Ballan Road (9.00am to 12.30pm)

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Sawpit Gully Road between Butchers Road and Steiglitz–Durdidwarrah Road (9.30am to 1.00pm)

Speed reductions will be in place along Little River-Ripley Road, You Yangs Road, Bacchus Marsh-Geelong Road, Staughton Vale Road, Geelong-Ballan Road, De Motts Road, Granite Road and Sandy Creek Road. Visit www.bicyclenetwork.com.au

THE WHISTLEBLOWER – 28 TO 30 AUGUST A number of Central Geelong roads will be used next week for the filming of the Whistleblower, the largest Australian Chinese partnered film project ever produced, with a budget of $40 million. A number of major car sequences and stunts will be filmed on our roads.

To enable the safe conduct of this filming, these roads will have changed traffic conditions, with all filming occurring between 6.00am and 6.00pm.

Gheringhap Street

28 August (temporary road closure and hold and release traffic)

Brougham Street

28, 29 and 30 August (temporary road closure and hold and release traffic)

Moorabool Street

28 and 30 August (temporary road closure and hold and release traffic)

Yarra Street

28 and 29 August (hold and release traffic)

Corio Street

29 August (temporary road closure)

For the full road closure details including times and access arrangements visit the Events Geelong website www.eventsgeelong.com.au

You can also provide your feedback at our website www.geelongaustralia/yoursay

The application reference number is: PP–742–2018.

Marsh and Purnell Roads

2018 GRAVEL GRIT YOU YANGS – SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER

The study which was identified as a key regional priority in the CCMA Floodplain Management Strategy, will help authorities to better understand the flood risks in and around Lara, leading to improved land use planning, better emergency planning and response, and community preparation.

The applicant for the permit is: City of Greater Geelong.

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HAVE YOUR SAY

The City of Greater Geelong in partnership with Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CCMA) and Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has commenced a detailed flood study for the Hovells Creek and Avalon Road Catchments.

The application is for a permit to: Partial demolition of existing fabric of the Geelong Saleyards within a Heritage Overlay.

You may look at the application and any documents that support the application at:

The survey closes on Friday 7 September 2018.

TRAFFIC CHANGES

COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSIONS

The land affected by the application is located at: 125 and 135 Weddell Road, North Geelong.

Option 2A: Two–way separated bike path on western side of High Street.

This meeting is open to the public. Watch Council meetings live online at www.geelongaustralia.com.au/meetings

LARA FLOOD STUDY

NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMIT

Filming is also scheduled in Geelong between 12 to 21 September on Brougham Street, Moorabool Street, Yarra Street, Corio Street, Bellerine Street, Alexandra Avenue, Fitzroy Street, Upper Eastern Beach Road and Eastern Beach Road.

Additional information for the September filming will be published in the coming weeks.

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An objection must: •

be sent to the Responsible Authority in writing,

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include the reasons for the objection,

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state how the objector would be affected.

The responsible authority must make a copy of every objection available at its office for any person to inspect during office hours free of charge until the end of the period during which an application may be made for review of a decision on the application.

The Responsible Authority will not decide on the application before Sunday 2 September 2018. If you object, the Responsible Authority will advise you of its decision.

NAMING OF RESERVE – 23 THE VINEYARD, WAURN PONDS The City is currently considering naming the reserve located at 23 The Vineyard, Waurn Ponds. The proposed name is Baum Park, after the Baum family who occupied and farmed the property from 1890 until subdivision in the late 1980s. Upon subdivision the reserve was created and contributed as public open space to the City of Greater Geelong. In accordance with the State Government’s Naming Rules for Places in Victoria 2016, the City is seeking feedback from the community regarding this proposal.

Submissions close Monday 1 October 2018.

For more information and to submit feedback, visit our website www.geelongaustralia.com.au/yoursay

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Cast your vote for the unsung hero who you believe is the greatest role model, and the wnalist with the most votes will win the prestigious People’s Choice Awards plus $2,000 for themselves and their club.

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Our firms up for solvency LEGEND: Claire Barnes with under-10s hockey players.

Clubs winners with Legends

By Luke Voogt Newtown City Hockey Club could unearth the next great Australian goalie with Claire Barnes’ Club Legend Award prizemoney.

The goalkeeping granny has an eye for talent and put her $2000 runner-up prize from 2017 toward kit for the under-10s.

“The goalkeeping gear we had for them was too big,” the 64-year-old said.

“One of the teams has a boy who has the potential to be really good.”

Claire, who received an Order of Australia Medal in 2017, has played 717 games with the club over more than 40 years.

She also dedicated prizemoney to a Hockey Geelong all-girls competition.

“It’s really lovely to see them develop and become good members of the community and

hockey club as well as good players,” she said.

Claire was thrilled to see “so many people doing so much good for so long” from other Geelong clubs at last year’s awards.

Inaugural Club Legend winner Roger Allen agreed.

“We’re not on our lonesome,” he said.

Roger put his $5000 prize toward new hardwicket nets at North Geelong Cricket Club.

The junior coordinator, who also won an OAM in January, has been with his beloved club for 57 years.

Roger urged readers to vote for the $2000 People's Choice award at clublegend.com.au before 2 September.

“I’m sure any club in Geelong could put that money to good use,” he said.

Club Legend winners will be revealed at a presentation night on 6 September.

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ticipating increased sales and profits, she said.

Geelong businesses are less at risk of imminent collapse than their Melbourne counterparts, according to a new national report.

The SV Partners Commercial Risk Outlook Report analysed 6095 of more than 17,000 registered businesses in Greater Geelong.

The report found 1.5 per cent of the 6095 were at risk of insolvency in the next twelve months, compared to 2.1 per cent of Melbourne businesses.

Geelong Chamber of Commerce chief executive officer Bernadette Uzelac welcomed the “positive story“.

Geelong was outperforming Melbourne across many key economic indicators and its population was growing faster than the rest of regional Victoria, Ms Uzelac said.

But the amount of businesses at risk of insolvency in Geelong had increased by almost a quarter in five months, according to the report.

Almost 70 businesses with turnovers of more than $1 million were at risk, including seven with turnovers of more than $10 million, the report stated.

In total Geelong had 94 businesses at risk of insolvency, compared to 76 in March, according to SV Partners.

Ms Uzelac warned businesses to ensure they were not “financially-stretched”, especially during times of growth.

But the report was not reflective of businesses confidence in Geelong, Ms Uzelac said.

The Chamber’s and Deakin Business School’s joint survey of Geelong commercial trends in 2017 found most businesses were an-

“Our surveys show an optimistic business outlook for Geelong rather than a weakening business outlook as reported by SV Partners,” Ms Uzelac said.

The report failed to analyse all of about 17,000 registered businesses in Geelong, she pointed out.

In its report SV Partners states that many registered business around Australia are not operating, or could be part-time sole traders, contractors or trust entities.

SV Partners executive director Michael Carrafa said the “weakening business outlook“ was a “cause for concern“ for Geelong.

Geelong was experiencing significant growth due to an influx of people moving for more affordable housing, and private and public investment, Mr Carrafa said.

“When businesses get wind of a growing economy, and consequently a growing customer base, they can be tempted to take on excess debt to invest in expansion opportunities.

“This sort of enthusiasm can lead to difficulty, and in some cases, insolvency.”

Geelong’s hospitality and arts sectors had the highest percentage of businesses at risk at 5 and 3.7 per cent respectively, the report stated.

SV Partners is a national firm which provides services including insolvency accounting.

GEELONG COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PHILANTHROPY 500 $40,000 Youth Grant The Geelong Community Foundation invites applications for the $40,000 Philanthropy 500 (P500) grant to support young people in our community. Eligible organisations must be endorsed as Deductible Gift Recipient 1.

The $40,000 grant is specifically for a project/program to support young people in the Geelong region, defined by the boundaries of the City of Greater Geelong, Borough of Queenscliffe, Surf Coast Shire and the southern part of Golden Plains Shire.

The Foundation has bought P500 to Geelong providing a mechanism for individuals, families, friends and colleagues to pool their gifts and experience firsthand the powerful impact of collective giving.

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LETTERS Asher party poopers wrong I strongly support Stephanie Asher in her decision to nominate as a Liberal candidate for Western Victoria Region.

Cr Asher, as well as being a City of Greater Geelong councillor, is active in many other leadership roles across Victoria and has been hugely successful in working with Susan Alberti in writing her trail-blazing story, titled The Footy Lady.

Why anyone would question the rights of Cr Asher to pursue a political career, either state or federal, either as an independent or as member of a preferred political party, is beyond me.

The fact that she stood as an independent at the council election in October and sought pre-selection for a seat at state election, given my early retirement, does not compromise her role as a councillor nor change the morals or values she held when seeking local government election support.

Many people who previously had leadership roles took different directions in their career pathways. They should be supported in those endeavours.

I strongly encourage Cr Asher to ignore the unfounded criticism to her right to purse a political career when the opportunity arises.

I encourage her to continue her great work in representing her community and advocating for the Geelong region.

I sincerely hope Cr Asher continues her important work as a Bellarine ward councillor. I wish her success with any future plans for securing any leadership roles available to her.

I have no doubt the community will benefit enormously from her representation and appointments.

Simon Ramsay MP Member for Western Victoria

How to survive in Canberra Anyone with faith in the theory of evolution should be encouraged by the recent developments in Canberra.

The principle of ‘survival of the fittest’, or ‘demise of the lesser beings’, is being exercised with vigour. Sadly, the outcomes of political rivalry don’t seem to bring us a better Australia.

The striving of individuals for prominence and power has too often prevented desirable and profitable policies.

This selfish evolutionary warfare has been further maligned by a royal commission’s revelations of self-interest in banking practices.

It seems that self-interest is at the core of many of our national and international problems. This is not news to a Bible-believing Christian.

When Jesus was asked to summarise the Bible message, He gave two simple rules: Love

BUCKETS & BOUQUETS Buckets to whoever was responsible for the barely discernible sudden drop in the pavement on Malop St outside Westfield Geelong. The new green cycling lane and the absence of an edge line makes the dip blend in when stepping down. I crashed, injuring my hands and a leg. Pedestrians, beware!

Robbo, Highton

Bouquets to Been There Done That (Buckets & Bouquets, 17 August) for accepting that people often lose jobs for drink-driving but buckets for accepting that a politician could avoid the sack because of their entitlement to a “driver”.

They should have to drive themselves, like everyone else on less money.

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Buckets to a person who has to show off on Facebook to get attention. Thanks for letting us know how good you are all the time. Why don’t you show us the reality instead?

Fake Posts, Corio God and love your fellow man.

What might we expect if these revolutionary principles took hold in our parliament and members sincerely prayed, ‘Thy kingdom come’?

This is not our present experience but if, through God’s grace, the personal behaviour of our leaders revealed faith in a loving God and the benefits of the Gospel of Jesus Christ then we could expect genuine progress.

We also need to pray, ‘Thy kingdom come’.

Pastor Frank Lowry Aberdeen Street Baptist Church

Socialist and homeless Twenty-one per cent of Australia’s homeless reportedly live on the streets of Victoria.

This is a disgrace in the 21st Century and a surefire recipe for an increase in lawlessness in Victoria.

So much for Daniel Andrews’ socialist paradise.

Michael J Gamble Belmont

Green solar scheme useless The Daniel Andrews Government’s proposal to put a “power station” on over 500,000 homes is reckless and bad policy.

The scheme will cost $1 billion. What Premier Andrews didn’t mention is that for one third of the cost Victoria could build another HELE coal-fired power station, which could provide reliable baseload power for 60 years.

However, solar panels last around 20 years and will cost three times the amount that could have been spent replacing Hazelwood.

Solar is fine when at home during the day

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but how many people are home then?

Plus, solar panels on household roofs will not supply enough power to run industry, hospitals, schools and aged-care facilities.

Then there’s the environmental problem of disposal. How will the toxic chemicals in old solar panels be disposed of down the track?

The green takeover of Labor is complete.

To claim green energy policies will result in cheaper power prices is dubious at best, especially given the experience of solar and wind schemes overseas where power prices have soared.

Alan Barron Grovedale

Nuclear option for SA Last week on Sky TV Peta Credlin highlighted South Australia’s status as a repository of taxpayer subsidies amounting to billions of dollars.

The state that has lost most of its manufacturing sector is now reliant for jobs on a frigate and a second submarine-building program.

Aside from the likely white elephant status should neither craft have nuclear capability, the massive subsidies require redress.

While South Australia is prone to blackouts but needs to allow new industries to be competitive, along with the fact that its muchhyped renewables and batteries are no substitute for baseload output, as the Prime Minister is finding out to his cost with his NEG machinations, Ms Credlin also raised the issue for South Australians paying their own way by exploring clean, green nuclear possibilities.

Since the state sits on the world’s largestknown reserves of uranium, it was a fair call, especially now with the availability of safer

Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au 78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Fax: 5249 6799 extraction, enrichment and disposal technologies.

Rather than remaining the welfare state, isn’t it about time that South Australia, in concert with federal governance, became proactive rather than continuing to be a drain on the public purse?

Richard Worland Manifold Heights

Free refugees or be Nazis Australians like to think we are a friendly, multicultural society, but are we?

Politicians expressed emotion over Fraser Anning’s suggestion we should return to the White Australia policy and his inclusion of the phrase “the final solution” in his proposal for admitting only white Christians into Australia.

The Nazis used the phrase for their policy of sending Jews, political opponents, dissidents, the disabled and Romany people to the gas chambers. They were demonised by government, excluded from civilian life and ultimately killed, which is uncomfortably close to how our Federal Government treats refugees.

All the anger and discussion over Mr Anning’s statements served the useful purpose of covering up the real mental and physical crisis on Nauru and Manus Islands and the racism and xenophobia at the heart of imprisoning refugees.

If Australians are not to be in the same category as the compliant Germans prior to World War II then we should demonstrate our opposition to the cruelty of keeping people imprisoned on Nauru and Manus. We should phone and write to the Prime Minister, asking for the refugees to be taken off Manus and Nauru and into our country for medical treatment, resettlement and attempts to repair the psychological and physical damage inflicted on them.

Those who take no action will be implicated in this crime against humanity.

Gillian Blair Panmure

Libs will always have Paris Anyone who doubts that Malcolm Turnbull and the Liberal party have not betrayed Australia should read The Deliberate Corruption of Climate Science, by Tim Ball PhD. Every quote can be verified, unlike Al Gore’s propaganda.

Signing the Paris agreement was the greatest betrayal of Australia since federation. It could cost Australia $52 billion by 2030.

Who pays? We pay!

No matter how we analyse the Paris agreement, it means higher power prices.

Every Australian has been betrayed.

Darryl Rowe Clifton Springs

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Still on beat with Hermits

By Luke Voogt After 54 years of playing across the world Herman’s Hermits drummer Barry Whitwam still smashes out six-minute solos.

“I’m just going to carry on until I drop dead,” the 74-year-old said, ahead of the Hermit’s next Geelong gig.

Whitwam is the only remaining original member from the ‘60s super group, which was one of the great bands of the British Invasion.

But even readers who grew up decades later would recognise their iconic No Milk Today and other chart-topping hits.

“When you do shows everyone wants to hear the old stuff,” Whitwam said.

The physically-demanding drums had kept him fit over the years despite sending him “semi-mad”, he said.

“You end up talking to your wrists, ‘if you make that mistake again I’ll chop you off’. It’s hard work - that’s why most drummers are mad.”

Whitwam started drumming at age 12 in South Manchester after watching Chuck Berry and Elvis on TV. He left school to become a hairdresser at 15 and drummed for a local band part-time, rushing from work to gigs.

“I had to dash across town on my little scooter,” he said.

“If the drumming didn’t work I had a job to fall back on - fortunately I didn’t have to go back to hairdressing.”

In 1964 Whitwam joined Herman’s Hermits, which saw him travel England and the world.

He still remembers celebrating a dual 21st birthday in 1967 with The Who’s Keith Moon in Flint, Michigan.

“We had to pay $25,000 in damages,” he said.

“I got banned from the holiday inn for life but I think they’ve forgotten about that now.”

Cake fights and fire extinguisher battles ensued as hundreds of fans filled the hotel.

“In the morning the pool furniture and the fence round the pool had gone,” Whitwam said.

He will have a few more stories to tell when Herman’s Hermits come to Geelong Performing Arts Centre on 1 September.

The band has been touring Australian theatres since 4 August, performing at 6pm for their older fans.

“This is perfect for them and it’s perfect for us too - we’re back in hotel by 9pm,” Whitwam said.

“It’s all about the songs - we were very lucky to have had a lot of hits in the ’60s that people still want to hear today.”

The band first played in Australia with Tom Jones in 1966 and completed more than 50 tours of the country since.

Even now they play 200 shows a year.

“Everyone’s exhausted when we leave the theatre - it’s a vascular workout,” Whitwam said.

Whitwam looked forward to playing in Gee-

BEAT GOES ON: Herman's Hermits drummer Barry Whitwam. long and meeting locals after the show.

“We just want to see as many people in there as possible - they’re in for a great night and a lot of memories will come back,” he said.

“Sometimes people tell us what they were doing when our first record came out, and

sometimes you can’t print that!”

Whitwam still enjoys living out of a suitcase, with four t-shirts, two pairs of pants and stage gear, and playing to audiences worldwide.

“If you didn’t enjoy it, it would be the worst job in the world,” he said.

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Veitch’s love story in Hell

By Luke Voogt One-man play Hell Ship is more than an untold saga of a heroic naval surgeon on a nightmare voyage, to actor Michael Veitch.

“For me, it’s also a love story - my family was born of this tragedy,” he said.

At age 10 he first heard the story of his great, great grandfather, James William Henry Veitch, who was a surgeon on the typhus-infested migrant vessel Ticonderoga.

In 1852, the ship limped into Port Phillip Bay after a nightmare voyage from England, in which about 100 of its 800 passengers and crew died from typhus.

“It just went nuts in the hull of this crowded ship,” Veitch said.

“Typhus spreads through lice and everybody had lice back in those days.”

Sharks reportedly followed the stricken vessel across the Indian Ocean as Scottish settler families cast their dead loved ones overboard.

Young James bravely nursed sick passengers back to health before the ship reached Victoria.

At Queenscliff authorities stopped the Ticonderoga and forced it to anchor at Portsea, in a bay that now bears the ship’s name .

A further 100 or so passengers died in a makeshift quarantine station made from the ship’s sails near the town.

When news of the ‘fever ship’ reached Melbourne, the city went into a panic.

Special editions of newspapers told the grisly story of the ill-fated vessel to transfixed readers.

“It was a massive story in its day - the press went ballistic against the government,” Veitch said.

“If you think the Herald Sun is mean to the

UNTOLD VOYAGE: Michael Veitch as great, great-grandfather James William Henry Veitch in his new, one-man play Hell Ship. current State Government - you should see the Argus in 1852!”

James came from “a very well-to-do family of navel surgeons” and had planned to return to England, Veitch explained.

But on the ship he met Scottish lass Annie Morrison, Veitch’s great, great-grandmother, who had lined up work with a Bellarine Peninsula wool farmer.

“They met in the adversity of this awful voyage and they stuck together,” he said.

“The voyage was so bloody horrible they decided they were not going on a boat again.”

They married and settled in Victoria, where they lived happily for the rest of their lives.

But Australian history “quickly and deliberately” forgot the story of the Ticonderoga, Veitch said.

He read newspaper articles, letters, and historical records in Victoria and England to bring James’ story to life for his one-man play, Hell Ship.

“I really had to hunt for it,“ he said.

Veitch looked forward to bringing the play to the Potato Shed on 7 September.

“To do it somewhere close to where it actu-

ally occurred is quite special,” Veitch said.

“It’s a voyage of courage and like so many that this country is founded on, we need to hear those stories more.“ Veitch, who has appeared on TV shows like Full Frontal and written books about World War II veterans, described acting alone as challenging.

“It makes the dressing room a little bit lonely at times,” he said.

“You’ve got to remember everything! There are no cues for you to remember what’s coming next.”

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RAILWAY - 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.

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

TUTORS - AMEP Volunteer Tutor Program seeks volunteers 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 weekly in term three. Enquiries 0406 412 376, email mentorvic@raise.org.au ART - Geelong Art Society Printmakers exhibition, Aug 28Sept 23. Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, weekends 1-4pm at Shearers Arms Gallery, 202 Aberdeen St, Geelong West. Enquiries 0407 880 365.

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BOOKED IN: Grovedale's Uniting Church will sell books for $1 each at a annual fundraising sale next Friday. agriculture and its influence on the development and economy of Geelong 2-4pm at National Wool Museum. Afternoon tea provided. Entry by gold coin. Enquiries 0422 307 652.

GOSPEL - Gospel services 7pm at Aberdeen Street Baptist Church Centre, 7 Aberdeen St, Newtown.

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

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

BINGO - Bell Park Dragons and Raiders Bingo midday at club, Calvert St, Hamlyn Heights. Also Tuesday. Enquiries 5278 9978.

MONDAY SATURDAY DANCE - Ballroom dancing to five-piece band 8-11.30pm at Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Hwy, Leopold. Cost $10 includes supper. Enquiries 0400 500 402.

BALLROOM - Geelong Ballroom Dance Club dances to Stephen 8-11pm at The Ballroom, Carey St, Hamlyn Heights.

Entry $10. Enquiries 0418 584 051.

DANCE - Dancing to Ron Sudden 8-11pm at the Globe Theatre, Winchelsea. Supper provided. Enquiries 0409 253 188.

SUNDAY CHRISTIANITY - Victory Faith Centre presentation Word and Spirit Christianity 5.30pm at 313 Bellarine St, South Geelong. Enquiries 0421 728 128.

TALK - Geelong Museum Association presents series talk on

ART - South Barwon Community Centre Art group meets 1-3pm at South Barwon Community Centre. Cost $2. Enquiries 5243 8388.

BOWLS - Indoor carpet bowls 1-4pm at Portarlington. Cost $3. Enquiries 0431 789 048.

LOUNGE - Village Listening Lounge open 11am-3pm on first floor, Corio Central, Bacchus Marsh Rd, Corio. Also TuesdayThursday. 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 9.3010am, bingo 1.15pm Friday. Enquiries 5244 2258.

TUESDAY CHRISTIANITY - Victory Faith Centre presentation Word and

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Enquiries 0421 728 128.

SQUARE - Geelong Club Dancers square dance class for children and parents 6.30-8pm for $5, mainstream dancers 8-10.30pm for $12, 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, 276-282 Wilsons Rd, St Albans Park. Cost $2.50 per family. Enquiries 0447 646 364 or 0417 252 832.

COMMUNITY - Vines Road Community Kitchen 9.30am12.30pm at Vines Road Community Centre, 49 Vines Road, Hamlyn Heights. Enquiries 5277 9027, communitykitchens. org.au.

WEDNESDAY ART - U3A recreational drawing and painting 1-3.30pm at Drysdale Tennis Club. New members welcome. Enquiries u3ageelong.org.au, 0421 559 592.

BALLROOM - Dancer’s Club Geelong ballroom dance including old-time, new vogue and Latin 7.30-10.30pm at Leopold Public Hall, Queenscliff Rd. Cost $5. Enquiries 5250 1937, 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, sajajayoga.com.au.

DANCE - West Coast Seekers Club dances to Brian Rush 8-11pm at The Ballroom, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Enquiries 5843 8603.

ELECTRONICS - Geelong Radio and Electronics Society meets 8pm at rear of Belmont Community Youth Centre, 237a High St, Belmont. Enquiries 5243 2737.

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.

PLANTS - 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 248 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 - Practical philosophy discussion groups meet 2-4.30pm at Italo’s Pizza Café, Gilbert St, Torquay, and 7-9.30pm at Community House, 14 Price St, Torquay. Enquiries 5264 7484.

FRIDAY BOOKS - Books sale 10am-2pm at Grovedale Uniting Church, cnr Torquay and Reserve Rds. Wide selection of books for $1each. Proceeds to Uniting Care Barwon.

BOCCIA - Geelong Boccia Club meets 10am-midday at Geelong Basketball and Netball Centre, 1 Crown St, South Geelong. All ages and abilities. Cost $5. Enquiries bocciageelong@gmail.com 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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Boost to big, bold Infinity

By Vani Naidoo Infiniti QX80 is defiantly unapologetic, standing tall and proud in a like-it-or-lump it scoff at critics.

In fact, if attitude alone sold cars then his big SUV would be poised to leave a more noticeable footprint in the Australian market, mirroring its success in North America and the Middle East.

Infiniti has gladdened the odds with changes to the exterior and the underpinnings of the QX80.

Hardly shy and retiring, it’s undergone more than a handful of exterior changes, with a redesigned tailgate and grille, new LED headlights and tail lights and a longer, higher bonnet.

The side steps are wider, the bumper is new and chrome is abundant. Interior changes are minimal, with an updated centre console, upsized front cup-holders, a new gear stick and quilted semi-aniline leather upholstery.

It’s hard to complain about the space and comfort of the QX80, even in the third row.

Also, credible luggage storage is available even with the third row in place, and the seating can be either for seven or eight with two Isofix points in the second row.

Climate control options in the second and third rows add to the creature comforts, with passengers in the second row also getting 8.0inch entertainment screens.

The third row can be electronically raised and lowered with entry through the 60:40 split second row.

An 8.0-inch colour touchscreen is the interface for the infotainment system and satellite navigation.

Bluetooth connectivity is fast and intuitive but Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability are absent.

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petrol-only 5.6-litre V8 engine as the car it replaced, producing 298kW and 560Nm of torque.

The QX80 is paired with a seven-speed automatic transmission and also features Infiniti’s all-mode 4WD system, allowing a choice of 4WD High, Auto and Low with terrains including rock, snow and sand.

Despite its heft, the QX80 makes for a rather confident drive, perhaps as a result of an encompassing suite of safety features.

Blind-spot monitoring, lane departure prevention and warning and forward emergency braking are standard, as is predictive forward collision warning and intelligent parking system.

Other safety features are traction and stability control, hill descent control and six airbags including curtains for all three rows.

The QX80 certainly makes an impression on the driver and Infiniti is hopeful that changes to the suspension will make it favourable. The new edition feels less jittery than its predecessor, especially around tight traffic circles and over bumps.

It feels big and a little wobbly but accelerates with ease, brakes well and is easier to manoeuver than expected.

The almost-two-metre height requires forethought when entering underground parking garages, while its width precludes smaller spaces.

On secondary roads, the QX80 is surefooted with plenty of grip.

Infiniti suggests 14.8L/100km as the official fuel consumption figure but our week behind the wheel was closer to 16L/100km.

A four year/100,000km warranty offers comfort, with service intervals at 12 months or 10,000km.

The changes have enhanced the QX80’s appeal, offering for $110.900 a vehicle with a premium, comfortable, safe feel and an enviable standard-features list.

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Top Toyota’s going Rogue

By Ewan Kennedy Toyota has introduced permanent special editions to the best-selling vehicle in Australia bar none. Toyota HiLux Rogue, Rugged X and Rugged are all sold in double-cab ute bodies and have 4WD. Because so many ute buyers these days aren’t looking for a hard-working vehicle, the all-new HiLux introduced in May 2015 sits in a spot somewhere between a full-on pickup and a passenger SUV. Significant parts of the development of the 2015 generation-eight HiLux was done by Australian engineers. In particular, body strength and suspension were the subject of 650,000 kilometres of road testing in everything from outback dirt tracks to grinding traffic in Melbourne.

Our test HiLux was the Rogue, which featured a revamped front and rear are based on the USA’s extra-large Toyota Tundra.

The Rogue’s tub features a stylish yet practical sports bar and with a hard tonneau cover.

Inside, Rogue has leather-accented seats, new design instrument cluster featuring a bolder look, metallic black ornamentation and black headlining complete.

The Rogue uses the toughest of drivetrains sold on the HiLux but without changes to its specs from standard.

The automatic-only 2.8-litre turbo-diesel engine generates up to 130kW of power and 450Nm of torque. It has a part-time, shift-onthe-fly 4x4 system with a full set of low-range ratios.

A 7.0-inch colour touchscreen isn't particularly large but it's clear enough and easy to use.

It gives access to satellite navigation and digital radio with the usual excellent sound quality, while Bluetooth is also included.

Rogue, like the rest of the range, has been awarded an ANCAP five-star safety rating.

On the road, the front has large, comfortable power-adjustable seats. Three adults can be carried in the back reasonably comfortably.

Comfort is good and road noise is surprisingly low for a commercial vehicle.

This Toyota engine is pretty sophisticated for a commercial unit. It responds well to the pedal on the right and doesn't run out of puff too soon.

While refined in steady driving it becomes somewhat vocal if accelerated hard.

The auto is pretty responsive and generally in the correct gear, although some of the shifts thumped at times.

However, the HiLux doesn't have the acceleration of a car and overtaking takes longer than average.

Nor does it have the handling of a car. It holds on safely enough in bends but you're not going to get any real driving pleasure from it.

Fuel consumption ran in the ranbe of 10 to 12 litres per hundred kilometres around town, dropping to seven to nine litres on road-trips.

In summary, I fail to understand the current fashion for using double-cab utes as family cars. However, the HiLux Rogue is one of the better units in this class, with good looks, decent ride comfort and reasonably good performance.

Before on-road costs, HiLux Rugged 2.8-litre turbo-diesel comes in at $54,990 for a manual or $56,990 and automatic.

The automatic-only Rogue 2.8-litre turbodiesel is $61,690.

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"The workshop's like a hospital - its super clean," the 42 year old says.

"When we give a customer's car back, we give it back cleaner than we got it and running like a dream."

The father-of-two started the business in North Geelong 19 years ago with his wife after 10 years working at a Mitsubishi dealership.

Joining Chris at the family-owned business are Gary Krahe, Mark Hill and Wayne Gray, who together have more than a century's experience working on cars.

Gary worked with Ford, Mark worked in the Gary Rogers Motorsport V8 Supercar pit team and Wayne has 40 years' experience with all makes and models.

Auto Express moved to 396 Thompson Road 13 years ago and the fully-equipped workshop has six different scan tools.

The business also operates a mobile service to keep the customer's car going, Chris says.

"If you've had a break down or you're too busy at work, we come to you, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm."

Auto Express has a seniors discount for over 65s, a 12-month, 20,000km warranty on all parts and labour, and a pick-up-drop-off service.

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Car and truck rentals easier at Enterprise Megan O’Driscoll is leading the expansion of Enterprise Car and Truck Rental in Geelong and has one simple creed that guides her work.

“There’s nothing we won’t do for our customers,” she says.

“We’re contactable 24/7 - the desk phone will always divert to my mobile.”

After 23 years managing a family hotel, the Lara local applies the same customer service to managing Enterprise at Avalon, Geelong and Ballarat.

“If they’re happy with their vehicle and the service they’ll recommend us,” she says.

“Our customers keep coming back for our fantastic service.“ The company rents moving trucks, vans, utes, small-to-medium cars and 4WDs for people moving house or getting repairs done, tourism and a range of other needs.

“We’re flexible for pick up and drop off,” she says.

“We’ll pick people up in the local area and bring them to the branch to do their rental if they can’t get there.”

And Megan’s dedication to her clients seems to paying off with business going “amazing”, she says.

“In 17 months we’ve opened three branches at Avalon, North Geelong and Ballarat.“ Megan plans to open another branch in Bendigo before Christmas and another in Werribee afterwards.

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By Derek Ogden Hi, Mercedes, what’s the go?

The 'go’ is that the German maker of prestige cars wants buyers of its latest A-Class to treat the compact as their new best friend.

A new level of human-machine interaction through MBUX - Mercedes-Benz User Experience - can be activated by saying ‘Hi Mercedes’ to gain access to important functions, destination details, phone calls, music choices, as well as the ability to write and hear messages.

I asked MBUX a question in one of the two phrases I remember from O-level German.

Disappointingly, no answer was the reply maybe something was lost something in translation.

MBUX can even anticipate what the user would like next, given up to six weeks, says the maker, to understand consistently repeated actions through a voice-recognition system that doesn’t need set commands and can get its head around accents.

Mercedes-Benz says safety is the winner, with drivers no longer having to spend time looking at screens and entering text manually.

The first Mercedes vehicle to bring this exciting innovation to Australia is the just-released A-Class in A 200 hatchback form.

Powered by a new four-cylinder 1.3-litre turbocharged petrol engine, it puts out up to 120kW of power and 250Nm of torque, driving the front wheels through a seven-speed dualclutch automatic transmission.

An entry-level A 180 and an upmarket A 250 will be available later in the year. A sedan is due here in 2019.

The A 200 sells for $47,200 plus on-road costs but is available with a host of add-ons including vision package, seat comfort package and night package plus an AMG Line sports

TALKED UP: The new Mercedes A-Class comes equipped with the company's exicting voice-recognition system. package and AMG Exclusive package.

Options include ambient lighting, keyless go and wireless charging for mobile devices.

A special edition A 200 is available in limited numbers for an extra $7090.

From October a driving-assist package will put the A-Class in line with S-Class safety.

In test driving, the standard model showed a handling pedigree far above its class, with taught steering, although the ride lagged with a few bumps along the way.

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The active suspension did its stuff amiably on twisty country roads. Few buyers will choose the standard model after driving the electronically elevated active suspension.

Lower on the road, the new compact Merc has a sleeker profile with fewer creases to offend the hot-hatch lover’s eye.

The cabin boasts an adjustable instrument display in a choice of modern classic, sport or understated layouts, with the possibility of up to 25 profiles.

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Thanks to a redesigned windscreen and dashboard, the new A-Class is larger inside that the model it replaces, with more shoulder, elbow and headroom.

Easier entry to the rear seats is another feature, while at 370lt the boot is 29lt larger and more accessible due to a larger opening.

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SPORT FOUR MORE: Chris Scott signed a contract extension that will see him remain as coach until the end of 2022. 182256 (Rebecca Hosking)

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By Justin Flynn Don’t fear Cats fans.

While it’s mathematically possible to miss the finals, it won’t happen. Rest easy.

Even if Port Adelaide defeats Essendon tonight, Geelong would have to lose to Gold Coast to miss out. As if.

While it’s possible Port could win, the chances of the Suns winning at GMHBA Stadium tomorrow are about as much as there being cohesion in the Liberal party.

Geelong will take care of business comfortably.

In fact the main interest in this game is whether the Cats can get the ball to Tom Hawkins enough for him to win the Coleman Medal.

Hawkins is one goal behind Lance Franklin, two behind Ben Brown and four goals behind leader Jack Riewoldt. It’s probable the big forward will boot a bag against the struggling Suns.

Conversely it wouldn’t surprise to see North Melbourne try and get Brown over the line and

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with Richmond playing the Bulldogs, the Tiges might do the same for Riewoldt.

Coach Chris Scott extended his tenure at GMHBA Stadium during the week.

Scott agreed to a long term contract extension that will see him at the helm until at least the end of the 2022 season.

“Since I first walked in the door of the club, Geelong has been the only place I want to be,” Scott said.

“The club provides the football department with everything we could possibly want, and we have an outstanding group of people working here to ensure we can be successful.

“The players are as hard working and professional group as you will find, and everyone is working toward the same goals. It is a great feeling walking through the doors here every morning. Our veterans are great leaders who show the way, and our new and young players are so eager to improve and learn. It is a great time for our club.”

Scott is already Geelong’s third-longest serving coach.

Geelong can finish as high as seventh if they beat the Suns by around 50 points and Melbourne loses to GWS. The Cats’ most likely opponents in an elimination final are Hawthorn, Sydney (in Sydney) or Melbourne.

This game will be Gary Ablett’s second against his old side and his first against them in Geelong.

The Cats and Suns have met four times at GMHBA Stadium, the Cats winning all four by an average of 83 points.

We don’t see envisage it being much different tomorrow.

The Suns have won just three final terms all season. It all points to a very ugly last quarter with Geelong winning seven last quarters in a row.

Cats by 91 points.

Tomorrow’s game at GMHBA Stadium starts at 1.45pm

Corio Bay’s inner-harbour and waterfront area hosted good salmon fishing again over the past week.

Casting flick-bait soft plastics or metal lures snagged fish up to 1.5kg. Pinkies, snotty trevalla and flathead were also present and responding well to soft plastics, chicken and bluebait.

Anglers seeking big winter snapper from the comfort of a car seat should try St Helens boat ramp or even along the waterfront. Over the past few years anglers fishing after dark with pilchard baits have caught them in mid-August.

Rumours of big fish appearing on sounders were frequent this week too, so we expect to see some caught in close very soon.

The Bellarine Peninsula was a great area to target squid. Trelly’s Geelong’s Chris and Perry headed out after dark midweek, having no dramas snagging a number of squid between Portarlington and Queenscliff on white Odori and Yamashita jigs in size three.

Water of 20m directly east of St Leonards’ boat ramp produced big qummys.

Fishing a tide change with fresh squid or salmon produced best results, with the south channel always worth a visit too.

Fantastic salmon fishing continued along the coast for anglers casting heavier metal lures into the surf. Bancoora was a hot spot and not too far from home, while beaches and rock platforms from Jan Juc to Lorne also produced fish to 2kg.

This weekend’s forecast promises the best conditions for over a month, finally allowing anglers to head off shore locally for a bottom bash. Straight out from Barwon Heads in 30m to 50m should see big pinkies and snapper in good numbers, along with gummy sharks.

On freshwater, Lake Bolac remained the hot spot, with rainbow trout to over 3kg responding well to Powerbait fished from the bank.

Further afield, local legends Trevor Holmes and Michael Evans, from Victorian Inland Charter,s hit the skies and headed to the south island of New Zealand where they fished the canals. The pair hooked into monster brown and rainbow trout, catching over 60 fish in three days, including a trophy buck of 26lb.

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