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$355m on way: Foot fault behind call for kidney tests

City, GOR deal done

By Luke Voogt Central Geelong and southwest Victoria’s Shipwreck Coast will take the lion’s share of a $355 million City Deal after Geelong councillors voted on Tuesday night to contribute $17.43 million.

Council endorsed the Geelong City Deal with a confirmation of its commitment to the 10-year plan for infrastructure funding.

“This is an exciting time for the greater Geelong region,” Mayor Bruce Hardwood said after this week’s council meeting.

“The council and many others have worked hard for several years to get these projects funded, particularly the Geelong convention and exhibition centre and the Geelong Safe Harbour plan.”

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HELPFUL HEELS: Megan Bennett, daughter Edith and a pair of shoes that caused the timely Picture: Joe van der Hurk diagnosis of her kidney condition. 191947

Megan Bennett had no idea a condition causing her feet to swell up before a friend’s wedding would prevent her having children for five years.

The Clifton Springs mum only saw her GP in 2010 to fit into shoes she purchased for the bridal party.

But tests revealed scarring in her kidneys causing low blood protein.

“The doctor said, ‘You don’t want to think about having children anytime soon’,” she said.

“We had been married a couple of years and were thinking (of starting) a family in the next couple.”

The condition would require her to take medication and be in remission for 12 months before trying for a baby, her GP explained.

“It’s a lot of tablets each day but considering the alternatives I’m pretty happy with that.”

Any relapse would start the process again and it took until 2015 for Megan to give birth to daughter Edith.

She still wore the shoes at the wedding ceremony but her family brought looser footwear for the reception after the discomfort nearly left her in tears.

More Australians die of kidney-related disease each year than breast cancer, prostate cancer and road accidents combined, according to Kidney Health Australia.

Of 1.7 million Australians with kidney disease 1.5 million were not diagnosed, the organisation said.

Megan urged Geelong locals to take a free online test at kidney.org.au during Kidney Health Week, beginning 8 April.

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Sliver’s Circus will arrive in the city just in time for school holidays, with plenty of matinees and evening shows scheduled over a month-long visit.

And this year’s production is more thrilling than ever, with Silver’s Jurassic Unearthed featuring a 90-minute spectacular of prehistoric proportions.

A walk-through Dinosaur Exhibition will be one of the highlights alongside traditional Silver’s attractions such as hilarious clowns, mes-

merising magicians and the frightening Globe of Death.

“Silver’s maintains all the sparkle, glamour and death-defying acts expected of Australia’s premier circus, dedicated to constant innovation and modernisation with extraordinary artists continually arriving from all parts of the world,” the circus’s promoters said.

Silver’s Circus will be in town from 5 April to 5 May, based at 179 Princes Hwy, Waurn Ponds.

To enter the draw for one of the 10 family passes, visit geelongindy.com.au/competitions.

The region’s leading annual talent quest is a “fantastic opportunity for young musicians,” according to one of last year’s finalists.

Belmont trombonist Harrison SteeleHolmes said Highton Rotary’s Star Search was “a great way to get your name out there”.

The 16-year-old reached the instrumental finals in each of the past three years.

“Being able to compete with talented likeminded musicians and play in front of a large audience has been a really valuable experience,” the year 11 student said.

“It has definitely helped me develop and improve as a performer.”

Star Search has uncovered some of Geelong’s greatest musicians, including pop star Missy Higgins. The search for the region's next young star begins with auditions in May. Harrison said he would “definitely recommend people to try out”.

“Even just doing the auditions is a great chance to perform in a professional environment and build your confidence.“ This year’s Star Search will offer $5000 in prize money, with each category winner to receive $1000. An overall champion will win $1300. Vocal auditions will be on 1 May and instrumentalists on 8 May at Highton’s St Luke’s Church.

The Star Search final will be a at Sacred Heart's McAuley Hall on 31 May. Audition registrations have opened at hightonrotary.com/page/starsearch-nbsp.

ENTRANT: Belmont's Harrison Steele-Holmes.

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IN BRIEF Roads boost A history of “terrible accidents” has prompted a $6 million federal investment in fixing a “notorious intersection” south of Winchelsea on Cape Otway Rd, Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson has announced.

She revealed the initiative yesterday before unveiling a further $5 million in funding to upgrade the “poor condition” of Murradoc Rd, between Drysdale and St Leonards.

Traffic shake-up Speed-limit cuts, infrastructure upgrades and truck restrictions have emerged as “priorities” for Lara in a study of the town’s traffic, according to City hall.

Council this week released a draft plan for traffic changes with the aim of making it easier to “walk, cycle and drive” around Lara, said ward councillor Kylie Grzybek.

Norlane hold-up Police are hunting a man who produced a firearm to rob two female store attendants at a business in Norlane.

The unknown man, aged between 20 and 30, fled on foot with cash after holding up the Anakie Rd premises around 9pm on 16 March, police alleged.

Limeburner’s memorial Authorities want artists to submit designs for a permanent memorial near Limeburner’s Point to the victims of fatal road accidents in Victoria.

TAC and Geelong Mayor Bruce Harwood announced the tribute this week, revealing a $100,000 budget for an artwork encouraging “peaceful contemplation”.

SHORT-CHANGED: Chilwell Primary School Students joined their parents on Wednesday protesting bureaucrats denying them a two-storey rebuild.

Families rally after ‘upgrade’ finalised

By Luke Voogt About 50 parents protested on Wednesday against bureaucrats "short-changing" Chilwell Primary School students of a "vital" two-storey rebuild.

School council president Phil Joyce led the protest after Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) signed off on a refurbishment of an aged, "asbestos-ridden" wing instead.

"They've short-changed the kids, not just now, but for the next 20 years," he said.

"We're not going to see funding like this again for decades. As a taxpayer it's just an abject waste of money where there could have been another solution."

State Government allocated $2.4 million in its 2017/2018 budget for the school and initial plans indicated a $2,409,967 cost for a twostorey rebuild.

But a series of cost increases led to VSBA instead offering a "complete refurbishment" of the existing wing. Cost estimates continued to rise until VSBA advised the school last July a two-storey building would cost $5.5 million The school council obtained a quote from a Geelong building company for a two-storey rebuild for less than $2.4 million.

But VSBA then in a letter stated its intent to

accept a tender from the same company for $1.4 million to complete the refurbishment.

Mr Joyce showed the Indy design documentation indicating $527,000 in "special factors" to "be justified" in the refurbishment.

The Indy understands that special factors include non-standard building components, such as the removal of asbestos.

The Department of Education refused to explain the cost rises or its acceptance of a $1.4 million tender, stating the refurbishment would modernise classrooms and facilities.

VSBA "explored" a two-storey rebuild but a cost assessment showed it could not deliver the rebuild within budget, a department spokesperson said.

"They're actually talking about starting work next week," Mr Joyce said.

"It's just mind-boggling. The vast majority of parents and teaching staff had said this is not right."

Liberal MP Bev McArthur said the "unaccountable" and "dictatorial" VSBA had shown "blatant disregard" for the school council's "numerous polite protestations".

The Member for Western Victoria slammed Labor Geelong MP Christine Couzens for missing a school forum earlier this month despite its council emailing an invitation and phoning

Club investigated Life Saving Victoria has confirmed an independent investigation into “member issues” at Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club.

Life Saving Victoria said the investigation was part of a member complaint process under which the state body worked with the club and its members “in a supportive role”.

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Ms McArthur criticised Ms Couzens and Education Minister James Merlino for failing to intervene.

Before last November's election Ms Couzens announced an extra $3 million to cover cost blowouts at two other Geelong schools.

Ms Couzens secured the funding through a government program removing dangerous asbestos at schools, she told the Indy this week.

Ms Couzens was unable to secure extra funding for Chilwell under the same program because the wing's asbestos was not the most dangerous type, she explained.

Ms Couzens was unsuccessful in lobbying Mr Merlino for extra funding for the school, she said.

State Government was already spending "unprecedented" amounts on schools in her electorate, she added.

Mr Couzens said she could not "recall" being invited to the school's forum.

"If I was, I obviously had another commitment."

She declined to comment on letter of intent from VSBA to the building company as she had not seen it, she said.

Geelong’s council will have spent nearly $800,000 on solar systems after installing its eighth next month as part of a Zero Carbon Buildings Program, according to City Hall.

A council spokesperson said the cost of each unit would be “typically covered” in five to six years, with the eight systems’ 1877 panels saving 753 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually.

‘Burglar’ images Police have released a series of security camera images showing a man wanted for questioning over a Newcomb burglary.

Police, who believed the man could “assist” with investigations into the burglary of a home on 27 January, said anyone able to identify him should phone Crime Stoppers and quote reference number 190036315.

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Lovely win in growth plan

By Luke Voogt Lovely Banks residents have won a battle to protect their homes from a proposed road that threatened to bisect their properties.

Geelong councillors rejected the road proposal this week while finalising plans for two new growth areas to house 110,000 residents in the city's north and west.

Aneta Katny welcomed council dumping the controversial arterial road, which received 12 objections.

"Thank goodness for that. It was absolutely my biggest concern," she said.

"That would have directly impacted 14 homes. In my backyard I would have had a major road instead of a beautiful property.

"You'd be pretty pissed-off, wouldn't you."

Council also decided against planned zon-

ing changes to rural living areas after residents expressed concerns about high-density development.

"That is what we wanted," Ms Katny said.

"We always sort of said do what you want with your land but leave ours as it is."

The changes protected Ms Katny's property for now but council "worded them in such a way" that made future development still possible, she said.

"As far as I'm concerned it's a win but we're definitely going to keep an eye on things."

Ms Katny and her husband bought the land to live on in 1999 under the condition it would remain un-subdivided, she said.

"Otherwise I never would have left Bell Post Hill."

Ms Katny said council approved permits for

projects such as pools and home extensions for her neighbours before making the growth area plans public last May. "The council knew this was happening in 2013," she said.

"Why sign off all these permits if you knew a road was going through these properties?"

Keeping the area in which Ms Katny lived as a rural living zone would prevent "high-density development in the foreseeable future", council said.

Councillors had taken all community feedback into consideration and would work with local landholders and developers on more detailed plans, Mayor Bruce Harwood said.

"We have an exciting opportunity to create communities with excellent infrastructure and some unique and special features.

"It's our plan that residents in these new areas will have easy access to high quality public transport plus bike and walking trails."

Windermere ward councillor Anthony Aitken said the two growth zones would have an eventual combined population larger than Ballarat.

"To put the size into some further context, there are around 19 planned primary schools and five secondary schools within the framework plan."

The plans include a Batesford quarry becoming a 48 billion-litre freshwater lake, along with rehabilitation of nearby rivers, major road upgrades and a transport corridor with pedestrian and bike paths.

Council estimates that greater Geelong's population will reach 380,000 by 2036.

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Cancer forum hears tales of survival, hope

By Natalee Kerr An inaugural cancer awareness forum was such a hit that another is destined for Geelong in the future, according to an organiser.

Last week’s Benefits of Cancer Research forum discussed early detection, prevention and research on various cancers, said Phillipa Challis.

“It went very well. This type of forum could well become an annual event,” Ms Challis said.

The Geelong Region Cancerians founder said the forum drew an attentive crowd whose members appreciated the opportunity

question renowned experts.

The forum's panel featured Professor Tom Jobling, Dr Rachel Delahunty and Geelong cancer survivor Maureen O’Keeffe.

Ms O’Keeffe spoke about her journey after an endometrial cancer diagnosis last year.

After surgery, radiation and chemotherapy she now had “clear scans“, she said.

Ms O’Keeffe described cancer as "sneaky“.

“When I received my diagnosis I was told the cancer had probably been there for 12 to 18 months. My symptoms were similar to perimenopause, so it was easy to overlook.”

Prof Jobling, the director of gynaecological oncology at Monash Medical Centre, warned the forum that uterine-based cancers still lacked screening tests for early detection.

“Statistically, the number of women being diagnosed with endometrial cancers in Victoria is on the rise,” he said.

“We’re not sure why but we do know that living a healthy lifestyle can help prevent this cancer.”

Dr Delahunty told the forum her latest research provided hope for future treatments of some cancers through early detection and new treatments.

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From Page 1 Council committed $7.28 million toward the Gheringhap St drain works, $3 million for a Geelong convention centre and $3 million to central Geelong revitalisation works.

City Hall’s commitments, subject to budget endorsement, also included $3 million toward Geelong Safe Harbour project, $900,000 for smart parking and $250,000 for initiatives such as safety cameras.

The endorsement followed both state and federal governments boosting their funding commitments to City Deal earlier this month.

An additional $48 million brought the total Commonwealth’s contribution to $183.8 million, with State Government providing the remaining $172 million.

State Government dedicated $141 million to a convention centre and the Commonwealth amount for the project remained at $30 million under their respective City Deal contributions.

“We are tremendously lucky to have the deal, many cities are fighting for this funding,” said Trent Sullivan, council’s deputy chair of economic development.

City Deal will also provide $108.15 million Shipwreck Coast Master Plan, $27.5 million for Great Ocean Road infrastructure, $7.6 million for Deakin University’s Future Economy Precinct and $10 million for Queenscliff Ferry Terminal.

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LOOKING UP: Accommodation provider Greg Aylmore and Geelong Chamber of Commerce president Mark Edmonds have welcomed a reduction in local insolvencies.

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By Justin Flynn

Chamber boss on falling insolvency rate:

Trader health up as cheap money down

By Luke Voogt The number of Geelong businesses going broke has dropped by a third in six months, according to an independent report released this week.

The report identified 63 Geelong businesses at severe risk of insolvency in the next 12 months, compared to 94 six months ago.

Government investment, housing affordability and stricter business lending had driven the decrease, Geelong Chamber of Commerce president Mark Edmonds said.

“Banks of are being more vigorous in the way they are loaning.”

Recent changes had made borrowing “cheap money” to open a business more difficult, Mr Edmonds said.

Aspiring business owners had to “have a very clear business plan” before borrowing, which “they should have done anyway”, he said.

“There’s lots of help people can get.”

The report’s findings showed rising business confidence in Geelong, Mr Edmonds said.

But the “rapidly-growing“ city faced challenges such as a shortage of skilled employees and trains overcrowded with commuters, he added.

“We are loving the train network to death.”

He welcomed a Federal Government announcement of $2 billion for fast trains as “serious money”, despite the proposal being “around for years”.

The movement of government departments to Geelong had also boosted retail, hospitality and accommodation businesses in the city’s centre, he said.

Waterfront accommodation provider Greg Aylmore said he had regular bookings from NDIA staff based elsewhere who fly into Geelong.

Insolvency firm SV Partners on Tuesday released a report stating that 1.1 per cent of Geelong businesses were at “severe risk” of insolvency. The national average was 1.8 per cent,

SV partners reported.

The firm’s executive director, Michael Carrafa, said the result was a testament to the hard work and management of local business owners.

Geelong had no education, training, rental, hiring or real estate businesses at risk of insolvency, he said.

Upcoming events and projects such as Geelong Ironman and wind farms under construction in western Victoria would help support local businesses, Mr Carrafa said.

He said falling insolvency risk was a good sign for the local economy but urged businesses to prepare themselves for tougher times.

“Adequate amounts of cash, serviceable debts and dependable incomes are essential to take a proactive approach.”

SV Partner’s Commercial Risk Outlook Report analysed millions of commerciallysourced records to create risk profiles for more than half a million Australian businesses.

The fight to save two small lakes at a Wallington aged care residence has received the backing of two local MPs. Labor’s Lisa Neville and Animal Justice Party’s Andy Meddick have thrown their weight behind objections to TLC Homestead Lakes Residential Aged Care filling in two stormwater dams for car parking.

Objectors say the “lakes” have been habitat for waterfowl, turtles and frogs for nearly 20 years.

"The filling of the lakes is a matter that I have used my time in the chamber to raise and ask the government to step in and protect them," Mr Meddick recently wrote to lead objector Heidi Wane.

"The fact that filling in the lakes will result in the suffocating deaths of countless frogs and turtles and a loss in habitat for waterbirds is simply unacceptable."

Ms Neville wrote to TLC on 22 February, urging it to reconsider.

"Given this issue has not been resolved, as a matter of urgency I will again write to TLC Aged Care to reiterate my full and strong support for the retention of the lakes and through my office seek a meeting with the CEO," she wrote.

TLC had a permit and the right to carry out the works on its own property, City Hall told the Indy in February.

"Under the planning scheme there is no cause to stop works undertaken in line with the planning permit."

Pair ‘wanted’ Geelong police are hunting two people wanted on separate assault charges.

Investigators posted images of Delia McLean and Aaron Kirk on social media this week with appeals for public help to find them.

Ms McLean, 20, had five warrants for her arrest on alleged offences ranging from assault to drug possession, police said.

Investigators believed she was “living in the Breakwater area”.

Mr Kirk, 33, had one outstanding warrant for unlawful assault, police said Investigators believed he was “living in the Lara and Corio areas”.

Police said anyone with information could phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333000.

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Ferry to city ‘twice a day’

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TRUE BEE-LIEVER: Tony McNamara installs his second beehive on the roof of City Hall.

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Bee-liever setting City abuzz

By Luke Voogt Tony McNamara reckons his bees, currently plundering the colourful tiered raingardens of Johnstone Park to make rich honey, recognise his face.

Bees recognise shape, colour, scent and, according to recent scientific studies, human faces.

“The more you interact with the bees the calmer they’ll be with you,” Tony said.

“They’re just so intelligent. They really just want to get on with their life which is really short to begin with.”

A beehive Tony installed on the roof of City Hall last May had produced a bounty of rich, deeply-coloured honey, he said.

The Torquay beekeeper approached council with the idea about 18 months ago.

“It’s being done in just about every major city in the world,” he said.

“I also have a friend who does rooftop beekeeping in Dublin.”

Tony last Friday installed his second “penthouse“ rooftop beehive at City Hall, and plans another at Geelong West Town Hall.

The IT worker of 30-odd years began the hobby after an “elderly gentleman“ up the road posted on Facebook that he was giving away his hives.

Tony now tends the “gentle” creatures in several hives from Apollo Bay to Queenscliff.

“It’s not just about taking honey. The first job is the wellbeing of the bees,“ he said.

“It’s a lovely pastime, hobby and profession.

Every bee will give their own life for the colony - that’s sort of what bees are about.”

A regular ferry from Geelong to Melbourne will launch early December, the operator behind the service has revealed.

Port Philip Ferries owner Paul Little anounced last Friday a new, purpose-built fast ferry for the twice-daily service, which would dock adjacent to Cunningham Pier before sailing to Melbourne's Docklands.

“Since our successful trials last year we have been working closely with the team at Incat to build a new ferry that will delight the expectations of our passengers,” he said.

The ferry has a top speed of 30 knots, of about 56km/h.

The 400-seat catamaran would feature an on-board caf¨¦, bike racks, charging stations and free wi-fi, Mr Little said.

“It will deliver a unique, comfortable and reliable alternative means of travelling between Melbourne and Geelong.”

The decision demonstrated confidence from Port Phillip Ferries in the route, Mr Little told an annual chairmans’ luncheon with Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine.

Port Phillip Ferries had been working closely with Tasmanian-based manufacturer Incat to deliver Geelong Flyer, a purpose-built ferry for the service, he said.

The new fast ferry was due for delivery prior to Christmas, which ensured it would be in the market for the summer peak season, Mr Little said.

“Port Phillip Ferries are excited by and are looking forward to launching the Geelong Flyer in late 2019.

FERRY GOOD: Fast boat Geelong Flyer is set to join its sister vessel Bellarine Express on the bay for regular Geelong-Melbourne services.

“This service will not only benefit daily commuters, and offer an alternative to train and road travel, but it will provide a huge benefit for tourism and business in the Geelong region.”

Incat also built the company’s existing ferry, Bellarine Express, which travels twice daily from Portarlington to Docklands.

The Portarlington service had seen continuous growth in numbers since launching in November 2016 and the new service would expand on its success, Mr Little said.

“We continue to witness the population growth both in Geelong and the wider Geelong region, as people and businesses choose to move to regional areas.

“Our new ferry service will be an added feature to those who have chosen to relocate to Geelong and those already based in the region.”

Port Phillip Ferries was also working closely with Geelong’s council to form convenient land side access to the ferry and reliable connections to the wider region, he said.

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conditions will be in place. Businesses will trade as usual with vehicle access from side

Let us know by ticking the box on the reverse

streets.

of the renewal notice and returning to us.

MOORABOOL STREET TRAFFIC IS YOUR PET UNREGISTERED?

CONDITIONS

Dogs and cats three months of age must be microchipped and registered with the City and

Changed traffic conditions will be

all cats must be desexed and microchipped before registering. Get your pet desexed and

implemented along Moorabool Street

take advantage of lower registration fees over your pet’s lifetime.

between Fyans Street and Kilgour Street.

NEED TO REGISTER YOUR PET?

Prior to the game, Moorabool Street

Committee will be held at the Council

You can now register your pet online at www.geelongaustralia.com.au/pets

will be closed from 5.55pm. A single

Conference and Reception Centre, City

A hard copy of the form can be downloaded from our website or call us on 5272 5272.

southbound lane will re-open at 7.40pm.

PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING The next meeting of the Planning

This remains in place until the full closure

Hall, Little Malop Street, Geelong on Thursday 11 April at 5.30pm.

Item to be discussed is: •

Planning Permit Application No.

is resumed at approximately 9.45pm. The

REDUCE, REUSE, RETHINK!

full road closure will be re-implemented for up to one-hour post match to allow safe

Help us to reduce the burden of waste on our environment. Here are some tips:

egress from the stadium.

•

Say no to straws, disposable coffee cups and plastic takeaway containers.

•

Buy bulk food and refills to reduce your packaging.

to a Road Zone and Reduction in Car

•

Still in good condition? Donate it or sell it online.

and Balliang Streets will be via Yarra

Parking at 3 Cranwell Court, Highton.

•

If you do get a takeaway container, wash and keep it as stackable storage for frozen food.

Street.

•

Wash glass jars and use them again for storage. Or give them to someone who makes jam!

PP-612-2018 - Buildings and Works Use and development associated with a Residential Village, Creation of Access

This meeting is open to the public.

Access to: •

Hopkins Street and Park Crescent will be via Fyans Street.

LATROBE TERRACE TRAFFIC

HAVE YOUR SAY

CONDITIONS

HAVE YOUR SAY

LaTrobe Terrace will have a speed reduction

HERITAGE ACT 2017 REGISTERED HERITAGE PLACE NO

•

Strong, Lonsdale, Verner, Foster

GEELONG WATERFRONT SAFE HARBOUR PROJECT MASTERPLAN

of 40km and a southbound lane closure.

Access for Emergency Services will be

H2095, PERMIT NUMBER P30335

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has prepared a masterplan for the Geelong Waterfront

EASTERN PARK AND GEELONG

Safe Harbour Project. We are seeking public comment before considering approval of the

BOTANIC GARDENS 1–55 GARDEN

masterplan.

STREET PARKING

Key features of this project include:

Changed parking conditions signage has

STREET EAST GEELONG An application under Section 93 of the Heritage Act 2017 for a permit to construct

•

a new visitors’ facilities at the Geelong

A 400m long floating wave attenuator with public promenading access to the first

KARDINIA PARK – CAR PARKING Limited paid parking is available in Kardinia

•

Expanded Royal Geelong Yacht Club marina with additional floating berths.

Executive Director, Heritage Victoria.

•

New Maritime and Education centre to replace the existing Victorian Sailing School

inspection at www.heritage.vic.gov.au or

been implemented.

240m.

Botanic Gardens has been lodged with the

Park from 4.30pm at entrances A, C and E. Accessible parking is available for those

and Club Off the Beach Building.

A copy of the application is available for

maintained at all times.

with a disabled car pass via entrance E.

•

New Royal Geelong Yacht Club Clubhouse building.

East Melbourne between 10.00am and

•

New Public Realm improvements featuring community access up and over buildings.

4.00pm by appointment only. Call

This masterplan provides a high level vision that will guide the future planning and

9938 6891 to make an appointment.

development within a particular area.

Any person may lodge a submission in

In this instance, any approval by the City of the Geelong on the Waterfront Safe Harbour

Street. This will apply for the period of the

respect of the application within 14 days

Project Masterplan will form the basis of a request to amend the Greater Geelong Planning

road closure.

of publication of this notice. Submissions

Scheme, which will then inform all subsequent detailed designs, plans, drawings, and other

must be in writing and addressed to

technical aspects of the project.

at Heritage Victoria, 8 Nicholson Street,

Heritage Victoria, PO Box 500, Melbourne 8002. Any written submission received will be treated as a public document.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HERITAGE VICTORIA

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Due to changed traffic conditions on Moorabool Street, bus routes 1, 24, 41, 42, 50, 51 and 55 will be diverted to Yarra

If you would like to make any comments on the project, it is highly recommended that you do so now as part of the consideration of the masterplan.

The closing date for public comments will be 5.00pm on Friday 5 April 2019.

To have your say visit our website www.geelongaustralia.com.au/yoursay

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For more information contact Kardinia Park Stadium Trust or visit www.kardiniapark.vic.gov.au

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Barking mad over fee hikes

By Natalee Kerr A 50 per cent spike in pet registration fees has left Surf Coast owners paying nearly double the rates levied in neighbouring areas.

Surf Coast will charge about $30 more per pet compared to neighbouring municipalities from April.

The charges for desexed pets will increase 55 per cent from $41.70 to $65, according to the shire. Charges for desexed dogs in neighbouring municipalities range from $25 in Colac Otway to $45 in Golden Plains.

Surf Coast Shire came under fire for including the higher rates on mailed invoices without previously notifying owners.

The lack of communication and transparency between council and owners was “disap-

pointing“, said 3228 Local Residents Association secretary Sue O’Shanassy.

“Don’t just send out an invoice stating a huge increase in fees without prior warning,” Ms O’Shanassy said.

“There’s been quite a lot of community backlash about it on social media and many people have also complained directly to the council.

“Once the decision was made by council they should’ve immediately explained why the increase was necessary.“ The shire has since apologised, saying on social media it should have explained the increases when distributing the invoices.

“We made a mistake, and are especially sorry that many of you had to get in touch to find out more,” the post said.

RUFF TREATMENT: Surf Coast pet owners will pay 50 per cent more for animal registration fees this year.

Blaze in EPA probe

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A blaze at a Lovely Banks timber recycling centre on Sunday evening is under EPA investigation.

About 20 trucks responded to an emergency call about 9pm and about 70 firefighters brought the blaze under control by 4.30am on Monday.

The fire reached about 625 square metres in area and four metres in height after engulfing a timber mulch pile, a CFA spokesperson said.

The effort to subdue the blaze at the Staceys Rd centre included several tankers due to a lack of local water supply.

Two trucks remained onsite on Monday morning as crews used machinery to pull apart a timber pile to hose down “hotspots”, a CFA spokesperson said.

The environmental watchdog was investigating the site on Monday to determine if any breaches of the Environment Protection Act had occurred.

EPA issued an $8060 fine to the occupier of the timber recycling site, Natjons Constructions, on 6 February.

Resource Recovery Facilities Audit Taskforce detected unsafe stockpiles at the site last year, an EPA spokesperson said.

EPA in October issued a legally-binding notice for the operator to manage its stockpiles, but the company’s non-compliance resulted in the fine.

EPA Victoria south west manager Carolyn Francis in February said loose stockpiles of combustible timber waste at the site could pose a fire threat.

“If those stockpiles ignited, firefighters could face major challenges protecting the health and environmental safety of the surrounding area,” she said at the time.

EPA was unable to confirm on Monday if the fire was related to the issues identified in the notice.

The authority would continue its investigation into the fire, its spokesperson said.

The investigation would determine EPA’s next steps under its enforcement policy, the spokesperson said.

“EPA is continuing inspections at this site and others like it to ensure compliance with the policy to reduce the risk that a fire could cause to the community and the environment.

“The Waste Management Policy was introduced in August 2017 giving industry ample time to understand how to be compliant with it.

“EPA takes a zero-tolerance approach to non-compliance against the Waste Management Policy requirements and expects the recycling industry to take its compliance obligations seriously.” geelongindy.com.au

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State a ‘drag’ on fast rail

By Luke Voogt State Government is “dragging the chain” on matching $2 billion for Geelong fast trains, according to Victorian opposition leader Michael O’Brien.

He accused Premier Daniel Andrews of failing to “pull his weight” in refusing to match the amount of funding that Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced last Friday.

But Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan hit back, stating the project could cost more than triple the amount Mr Morrison had suggested.

The stoush comes after Mr Morrison dodged protesters to announce commonwealth funding for a 32-minute train from Geelong to Melbourne.

“The train never leaves the station unless people get on board and it starts moving, and that’s what we’re doing here today,” he said on Friday.

Mr O’Brien urged State Government to match the funding to deliver Australia’s first high-speed rail service and ease congestion on the “unreliable“ Geelong line.

“Daniel Andrews must get on board with this vital investment into high-speed rail for Geelong,” he said.

“Both the Federal Government and the local councils are on board with this critical investment into fast rail for Geelong.

“It’s only Daniel Andrews and Labor who are dragging the chain on making this commitment become a reality.”

The fast train would help ease congestion on Princes Fwy and the West Gate Bridge, which had “struggled to keep up with unmanaged population growth”, Mr O’Brien said.

“Daniel Andrews just needs to sign up and pull his weight.”

But the commitment would fall well short

TRAINING PLEDGE: Protesters provide a backdrop to Prime Minister Scott Morrison's annoucement at Geelong Railway Station last Friday.

Picture: Natalee Kerr of the amount required for fast trains from Geelong to Melbourne, Ms Allan said.

“The funding put up by the Prime Minister won’t deliver what he’s promising - we know this because we are already doing the planning work.

“We won’t take lectures from Liberals, who built nothing when they had the chance and took a plan for fast rail to the election that Vic-

torians knew was a dud.

“If they want to help deliver fast rail to Geelong they should immediately fund their share of the Waurn Ponds duplication project, the investment that is needed and is ready to go right now.”

State Government planning shows Geelong fast rail would cost between $10 and $15 billion, compared to the $4 billion in combined

state and commonwealth funding Mr Morrison suggested.

The project would require the removal of 14 level crossings on the existing Geelong-Melbourne line, which would cost $2 billion alone, a government spokesperson said.

State Labor pledged $150 million to plan regional fast rail last year, including $100 million in the lead up to last November’s election.

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Doctor’s Himalayan quest

By Luke Voogt A woman whose husband banished her after a miscarriage is just one inspiration for Geelong-raised surgeon Ray Hodgson’s first book.

The gynaecologist, who lived at Bell Post Hill until age 16, has operated on many women facing similar adversity in Nepal since 2010.

The woman, 23, had a stillborn baby after a three-day labour, the 62-year-old doctor told the Indy.

“As a result of that she developed this awful genital prolapse.”

Her husband banished her from home after the “totally-preventable“ prolapse left her unable to work and have sexual intercourse.

“And that’s not a rare thing,” Ray said.

“There is so much gender inequity in Nepal.

The culture is serene and mystical but (it) has it’s dark side.

“To be fair there are some absolutely wonderful men who would do anything for their wives, but there’s a group of men that are not so loving.“ The woman, Jumari, had difficulties walking, chronic pain and incontinence.

But in a three-hour operation Ray and his team changed her life.

“We fix that sort of thing all the time,” he said.

“They’re really quite frightened when they come in. At first you feel gutted. We try not to get emotionally involved and stay professional.

“But the reward you get from treating these people, who you can’t even communicate with in terms of language, is just next level.

“They’re just so expressive with their eyes.“ Jumari’s story is one of many in Ray’s new book Heartbreak in the Himalayas.

“You can’t help being moved by the heartbreaking stories of these women,” he said.

HIMALAYAN EFFORT: Geelong-raised doctor Ray Hodgson hopes his new book Heartbreak in the Himalayas, pictured inset, will help raise $500,000 for a hospital in Nepal.

“We wouldn’t stand for this in our country and we shouldn’t stand for this in any country.

“But most people are blind to the appalling conditions these women and babies suffer.”

He released the book last Thursday to raise money for a women’s and children’s hospital in Nepal.

“For some reason there’s more prolapse in

Nepal than other country in the world,“ he said.

“I want this book to open people’s eyes, and (for them) to realise how very lucky we are in Australia.“ In the book he recounts operating on women in dingy buildings or tents, often under torchlight during power outages.

His charity Australians for Women’s Health has raised $302,000 in four years and he hopes his book can raise $200,000 more needed for a hospital.

“We’ve trained up doctors, nurses and midwives,” he said.

“We just haven’t got a building to put them in.”

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LETTERS Trees in way of road The Victorian Government is engaging in cultural genocide.

To enable the duplication of the Buangor-to-Ararat section of the Western Hwy, the Victorian Government is about to commence bulldozing an Aboriginal sacred site.

The area, containing 3000 trees including birthing trees, will be bulldozed for the road construction.

This comes as the government is supposed to be negotiating a treaty with Aboriginal Victorians.

VicRoads statements falsely imply that traditional owners consented to the destruction of the trees if two birthing trees were protected. However, the local Djab Wurrung community denies this and wants all the trees protected.

Aboriginal people have a spiritual attachment to the landscape if it retains its natural features, especially vegetation. Any major change to the natural landscape, especially large-scale vegetation removal, is a desecration of their spiritual attachment.

The Djab Wurrung community has established a tent embassy and blockade at the site, near Dobie, on the Western Hwy about 10km east of Ararat.

The Djab Wurrung community wants other Victorian community members to visit the site and stay a couple of days if possible.

It is likely the government will send in a police unit soon to break up the protest blockade.

The more people are on site, the harder it will be for the government to do this.

Those unable to go can write to and phone government ministers and their local members.

Stephen Chenery West Geelong

Stop growth - in spending

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Phil Baulch’s lesson in economics (Letters, 22 March) was the first use of the dismal science I had seen in the climate debate, but I question his conclusions.

He thinks that “clear-thinking” school kids striking on 15 March did so because of an economic theory.

I’d suggest they are worried about climate change, about which they are as clueless as their teachers. They just want governments to ‘do something’, which usually means spending money.

Not only is the world spending $1.5 trillion annually on the climate myth, the Victorian Government is pouring money into subsidising unreliable wind generators and solar panel systems, which adds to the taxpayers’ debt that Mr Baulch worries about.

It also adds to the exorbitant electricity prices all householders pay, when a few decades ago we had the cheapest and most reliable energy in the world, from coal.

The Victorian Government will soon have closed its coal plants. It will still use another fossil fuel, gas, to prop up renewables.

But some manufactures require thermal coal, and steel is one of them, so if there was no coal to burn no wind generators would be made.

Mr Baulch’s plan to stop growth to save the world may well bring our society to its

knees but not even that would affect the weather.

And with the atmospheric CO2 level at 400ppm, the planet has not been greener for many a year.

Tim Saclier Leopold

Workers decoupled from jobs I was amused to read the opinion of Phil Baulch (Letters, 22 March) on the merits of “decoupling” carbon dioxide emissions from GDP. He was concerned about the “perfect” correlation between the growth of each, and suggested that breaking this link, or “decoupling”, could only be achieved locally rather than globally.

As such, Mr Baulch seemed to think it a good thing that local decoupling was partly achieved by sending “high-emissions manufacturing” overseas.

So losing all those jobs at Alcoa and Ford was a good thing because Geelong then sent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? Really?

The greatest decoupling in Mr Baulch's letter was between theory and reality.

A Taylor Torquay

The mouths of babes Labor candidate for Corangamite Libby Coker invited the shadow minister for climate change and energy, Mark Butler, to address a public forum at Torquay earlier this month on Labor’s response to climate change.

The first half of question time was taken up with questions from young school children. I don’t think it’s the place of school children to be in political meetings discussing complex issues like climate change.

Because of this people ran out of time to ask their questions. Voting people like me, who pay taxes, have limited access to our MPs, and the meeting was conducted in school time.

Mr Butler implied there was a strong correlation between increasing carbon dioxide emissions and rising sea levels, coastal flooding, and the severity of events like bushfires and floods. However, the Royal Society, the world’s oldest scientific academy, which supports the consensus view on climate change, does not believe such a correlation exists.

Labor wants to reduce mankind’s carbon emissions to lessen the impact on the planet.

According to the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change, humanity can’t influence climate change to any significant degree.

Apparently Labor is unaware that at any given time there are 22 active volcanoes and over 20,000 bushfires. These alone negate any Australian reduction in CO2 emissions, or the world’s for that matter.

There is no valid reason to decarbonise the economy and any attempt to do so will result in high energy prices and inadequate supply of baseload power.

Alan Barron Grovedale

Bad education Our education system has failed our children,

brainwashing them to protest during school hours over carbon dioxide emissions.

Sixty years ago when I attended school we had a subject called Social Studies once a week, when we were taught basic science regarding nature, including the role of carbon and carbon dioxide. The facts I learned were that carbon was one of the most important elements on Earth, carbon dioxide greened the planet, and no plant could live without it in the atmosphere.

These facts never changed but science did because of money and politics.

Has our education system failed out children out of incompetence or deception?

Do our children research history and science to find out how our planet evolved?

Have they researched the Mesozoic and Jurassic eras, when atmospheric carbon dioxide was much higher than today and Earth was not too hot but greener?

Do they research Australian history and find that temperatures up to 55.6C were recorded at Stoney Glen, New South Wales, in 1845?

Our education system is failing to teach our children to think for themselves and is instead indoctrinating them with a political agenda.

Darryl Rowe Clifton Springs

A star was born Tina Arena’s appointment to a board position on the Australia Council was hard-earned.

It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll!

Both Arts Minister Mitch Fifield, ’ who called Ms Arena’s appointment “a welcome influence’’, and Labor senator Penny Wong, who described it as ’’great’’, provided bipartisan support for Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s favourite singer.

The appointment coincided with Ms Arena’ terrific portrayal of Eva Peron in Evita.

Her great voice et cetera brought back memories from the early 1970s when, at the Glass House, Ms Arena debuted as the support for Lionel Ritchie. Her introductory words were along the lines, ‘I’m Tina Arena and I’m going to be a star’.

She got it in one!

Richard Worland Manifold Heights

A god question Is the god of Pastor Frank Lowry (Letters, 22 March) the same who killed the Egyptian firstborn sons in Exodus 11-12?

Kevin Crough Lara

Ease the freeze Regional MPs should back Labor’s policy to end the freeze on Medicare rebates.

The freeze, established in 2014 by Tony Abbott and continued by Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison, means patients pay more to see GPs. When Mr Morrison was Treasurer he had a choice to stop the coalition’s cut to Medicare by lifting the rebate freeze. Instead he chose to give big business a tax cut and extended the freeze by another two years.

Prior to Mr Morrison’s extension of the

Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au 78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Fax: 5249 6799 Medicare freeze over 120,000 people in regional across the country had experienced a barrier in accessing necessary health care, with the main reason being the cost of services. It is expected that, with Mr Morrison’s decision, this number will only grow.

Our regional areas are being punished most. Fifty-four per cent of people living in rural and remote areas have one or more chronic diseases, and mortality rates are 1.3 times higher in remote areas than in major cities.

Regional people are more likely to have long-term health conditions requiring medical attention and management but earn significantly less than their city counterparts and cannot afford to pay the growing gap between the Medicare rebate and doctor charges despite the obvious need for medical attention.

People in regional Australia are delaying visits to their GPs before their health problems escalate.

As health issues worsen, people are pushed into emergency departments already struggling to handle patients.

Stephen Jones MP Federal shadow minister for regional services, territories and local government

Keep watch for stroke Stroke touches people of all ages and from all walks of life It strikes the brain and its impact can be devastating and life-changing, not only for the individual but for those who love them most.

While time-critical treatments have improved stroke outcomes significantly in recent years, recovering from stroke can be a long and challenging process. For some people it means learning how to talk and walk again, while others experience hidden disabilities and mental struggles.

Fatigue, anxiety, sensory issues and depression can challenge stroke survivors.

The adjustment to life after stroke can also be tough for families and carers.

With more than 56,000 strokes in Australia each year, anyone struggling after stroke should know that help is available.

StrokeLine is a free telephone service staffed by health professionals with information on stroke prevention, treatment and recovery. The team provides confidential advice and can find necessary support and services whether callers are a stroke survivor, carer or family member.

Readers can call StrokeLine on 1800 787 653 to talk about how stroke is impacting their life and for guidance on managing their health and living well.

StrokeLine operates 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

For crisis support, Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on 13 11 14.

Readers should not hesitate to call triple zero if they think someone is having a stroke and needs help immediately.

After a stroke every minute counts, so the best outcomes are achieved when treatment is received quickly.

Sharon McGowan Stroke Foundation chief executive officer

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Plenty’s in Storer for fans

By Natalee Kerr Geelong locals will be among the first to snap up country starlet Sara Storer’s latest album when she makes her return next month.

The Australian singer-songwriter is crisscrossing the country again, this time to play songs from her seventh studio album, Radiance.

The album’s release is set for 12 April, the same day Storer performs at Corio's Gateway Hotel.

“It’s exciting because I have a new album, new songs and new stories to share,” the 45-year-old told the Geelong Indy.

Storer took out the coveted ARIA Award in 2016 for her previous album Silos, which also delivered her Female Artist of the Year at the 2017 Country Music Awards.

The 21-time Golden Guitar winner said places like Geelong made her long journey in music “all worthwhile”.

“Geelong constantly shows me awesome support, which I’m very grateful for as that isn’t always the case in other towns.

“I’ve been coming to Geelong since I first started, and every time I come down here I know I’m going to get a good crowd.”

The award-winning songstress signed with Universal Music Australia on a worldwide deal earlier this year.

Storer described her latest album as a “step up” from her previous offerings.

“The production around Radiance was a lot meatier," she explained.

"I wanted to create something that was heavier with a different sound. I was in a different headspace producing this album.

"There was never a deadline or pressure - I would finish one song and be excited to write the next."

AWARD ARTIST: Country starlet Sara Storer will make a return to Geelong this April with her seventh studio album.

Storer expected fans to enjoy subtle difference with her new songs when she played the Gateway.

“There’s even the chance to get up and have a dance, which is a unique aspect of this album,” she said.

Storer tipped that the audience could also expect to hear many of her “oldies” from her

previous albums.

The crowd would also have an opportunity to talk with her after the show, she said.

Being able to “break down the barrier between artist and audience” was one of Storer’s favourite things about performing.

“There’s another show that goes on after

the show. I enjoy getting feedback and hearing about my audience’s experience.

“I love hearing about someone who doesn’t like country music or isn’t familiar with my songs that has been dragged down to my gig, and then they come to me at the end of the night saying how much they loved it.”

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Soapy star’s life on show

By Luke Voogt An Irishman who walked out of his secure Telecom job and landed a role in iconic Australian soap Home & Away comes to Drysdale next month.

Dennis Coard, best-known as Michael Ross on the series, brings his life story to the Potato Shed on 4 April.

“If you don’t laugh, you get your money back!” the veteran actor said.

“And no one has ever asked for their money back.”

The show, The Fall of the Roman Umpire, begins with Coard’s childhood in Ireland.

“As a kid I pinched my mum’s mop and tea cosy,” he said.

“When they asked what I was doing I said, ’I’m playing the fall of the Roman umpire’. It seemed a fitting title for the play.”

Coard migrated to Adelaide in the ’60s as “one of the boat people” with his family.

“At that time in Ireland unemployment was pretty high,“ he said.

“My parents just wanted a new life and better chance for their four sons.”’

He “lost” his Irish accent in high school to fit in with other kids, he said.

“But as soon I’m back with my mum I’m Irish again. I play mum, dad, my grandad and a host of other characters in this show.”

A stint working for Telecom and two divorces later, Coard swapped the safe life for theatre.

“At the time my mum thought I was throwing away a good career with Telecom,” he said.

“But it was absolutely the right thing to do I never regretted that for one second.”

He had performed in local theatre but never attempted the bigtime until auditioning for Victorian College of the Arts at age 35.

“I always loved entertaining. But I didn’t do drama at school or anything.”

It paid off as he scored long-running parts on shows such as Blue Heelers and Home & Away.

On Home & Away he met future wife Debra Lawrance, who he married onscreen before they tied the knot in real-life.

His character Michael Ross would eventually ‘drown’ after six years on the show.

“I had only planned to do two years,” Coard said.

The couple have two adult children, with Lawrance currently performing onstage in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Coard is working on a new Channel 10 drama, Five Bedrooms.

But he was glad he had time off to come to the Potato Shed, he said.

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By Luke Voogt As the sons of an Aussie rock pioneer Warren and Andrew Williams have the music pedigree to pay tribute to The Everly Brothers.

As kids they listened to the brothers with their dad Warren Williams (Sr), a regular performer on Australian TV. “We grew up with the music of that era going to rehearsals and watching dad sing,” Warren (Jr), 58, said.

“I have the low voice like Don Everly and Andrew’s got the high voice of Phil Everly.”

After decades perform together, The Williams Brothers bring their tribute show to Geelong Performing Arts Centre on 13 April.

“We’re just very used to being on stage together,” Warren said.

“Even if we make a mistake we seem to make it at the same time, look at each other and say’ ‘that was pretty peculiar’.”

Warren first performed alongside dad at age six on iconic TV show Bandstand.

Despite being ten years younger, Andrew also grew up listening to the music of the ’60s.

“We were singing stuff with dad since we were little boys,” Warren said.

“Andrew and I have grown up performing all our lives.”

The first half of their show, which comes to Geelong for the first time, relives the story and music of The Everly Brothers.

“It’s more like an Everly Brothers songbook - we don’t try to impersonate them,” Warren said.

“Andrew and I are fortunate to have the same sort of (vocal) range. Our harmonies are pretty similar.”

The second half of the show is a jukebox of rock hits, from Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and

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“We ask the audience what they want to hear,” he said.

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Warren explained.

“We basically know everything from those eras, so it’s pretty hard to stump us.

“If we do get stumped we try anyway - it’s a nice little interaction between us and the audience.”

The brothers will play with their band The Shy Guys, named after their father. “(The Shy Guy) was the nickname given to our dad by Johnny O’Keefe back in his glory days,” Warren said.

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Selfies, hashtags, retweets, online petitions, ‘thoughts and prayers’ - Anya Anastasia’s acclaimed cabaret show pokes some serious fun at our modern day obsession with social media.

Fresh from her 10th appearance at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Anastasia is bringing her razor-sharp satirical wit in form of The Executioners to the Bellarine Peninsula.

Featuring original music, written by Anastasia, she and her partner in crime Gareth Chin gleefully attack and dismember the perils of living in the modern world, especially social media.

“The Executioners is about the original music and is tongue in cheek and pokes fun at the things we all face in a high-tech world where we consume the news mostly from our phones and try to interact with the world around us from our devices,” Anastasia tells the Indy.

“The balance that we have to find with the show every time we perform it, it’s a great opportunity to laugh at ourselves and I myself can be a bit of a keyboard warrior and jump on and try and save the world with my ‘clicktivism’, signing and sharing all the petitions and the never ending self-indulgent photos that I’m sharing.

“But what we come to in the course of this show is that you’ve got to be forgiven because this is the context of the world we live in.”

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Anastasia’s satirical wit as she explores the environmental and technological influences on 21st century life.

Clad a la Lady Gaga, in white spandex and platform heels, examining the world today as we know it, Anastasia and Chin launch into a digitally enhanced millennial neo-cabaret.

Anastasia explains that she and Chin were friends long before they worked together.

“I’d often go to his place as he’s got a beautiful beaten up old grand piano in his room and I’d go there and work on my songs,” she says.

“It was quite hilarious at the start because there was always that natural tension between us because are opposites. He’s methodical and I’m hyperactive and fast talking. The contrast there quite hilarious and we ended up putting that on stage.”

This will be Anastasia’s third appearance at Drysdale’s Potato Shed.

“I’m so into those curtains, those drapes, they’re gorgeous,” she says.

“You can get up close and personal with people there.

“First and foremost we are entertainers so we want everyone to have a good night out and have a good time and come away thinking about and digesting some of the different issues that come up.

“Maybe there will be a bit of inspiration to take further action about something they’re thinking about.”

The Executioners is at the Potato Shed, Drysdale, on 27 April.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR RAILWAY - Portarlington Bayside Miniature Railway need volunteers for station staff, signallers, drivers, handypersons, kiosk staff and more. Enquiries 0476 124 598. Applications to secretary@miniaturerailway.com.au.

HEARING - Free hearing checks for over 50s at National Hearing Care, Gateway Plaza, Leopold. Walk in or phone 1800 062 880.

MENTOR - Raise Foundation seeks volunteers to mentor local young people in school and for young mums program at Grovedale and Geelong West. Details raise.org. au/volunteer.

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 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.

SATURDAY CHRISTIAN - Christian singles dinner 7pm at La Porchetta restaurant, Geelong. Bookings 0422 904 562.

DANCE - Ballroom dancing 8-11.30pm at Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Hwy Leopold. Cost $10 includes supper. Enquiries 0400500402.

BALLROOM - Geelong Ballroom Dance Club fundraising dance for motor neurone disease with music by Margot 7.30pm at The Ballroom, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry $15. Bring a plate. Enquiries 0413 584 051.

SUNDAY HISTORY - Talk entitled War Worn & Weary - The Convalescent Nurses of Osborne House, Geelong, 1917-1919, 2-4pm at National Wool Museum, Moorabool St, Geelong.

Enquiries 0422 307 652.

FAITH - Victory Faith Centre presentation The Heavens Declare the Glory of God 5.30pm at 313 Bellerine St, South Geelong. Free refreshments. Enquiries 0421 728 128.

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

BAPTIST - Anglesea Baptist Church 10.45am at Murch

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 $6. 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.

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

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

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.

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 248 Latrobe Tce, Newtown. Also Friday 12.30pm at Vines Rd Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights.

Enquiries 1800 558 268.

PHILOSOPHY - Philosophy for daily living 2-4.30pm at Italo’s Pizza Café, Gilbert St, Torquay. Enquiries 5264 7484.

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SUPPORT - Geelong ME/CFS/FM/Lyme Support Group meets. Carers and family welcome. Enquiries 0438 010 990, geelonggroupcfsme@hotmail.com.

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, 276282 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.

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.

The Geelong Indy’s Community Calendar is a free service for not-for-profit community organisations. Entries appearing under specific days are printed the week of the event only. Deadline for submission is the Friday before the intended date of publication. Please keep submissions short, simple and include the day, date, time, location and a contact phone number. Emails without attachments are preferred. Email editorial@geelongindependent.com.au phone 5249 6700 or fax 5249 6799.

FULL STEAM AHEAD: Portarlington Miniature Railway needs volunteers to fill a variety of positions.

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 SPEAKING - Rostrum public speaking club meets 6.45pm at St George Workers Club, 212 Pakington St, Geelong West. Enquiries 0408369446 or 0418691709.

PROBUS - Combined Probus Club of Belmont meets 9.30am at Belmont Masonic Centre, 25 Regent St, Belmont. Enquiries 52434042.

SUPPORT - Geelong Stroke Support Group 1.30pm at Barwon Stroke Support Centre, 22 Richmond Cres, Geelong. Enquiries 52483045.

SCHOOL - Newcomb Secondary College information night and school tour 6.30pm in the college library, 81-85 Bellarine Hwy, Newcomb. Enquiries 52481400.

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

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The design is neat and tidy and already looks to be timeless rather than ground breaking, it's very much a nod the European marques.

It has the latest evolution of Kia’s ‘tigernose’ grille, which is thinner and wider to give the Rio a positive appearance.

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The cabin is nicely styled and somewhat upmarket The straight lines running the width of the dashboard increase the sense of space.

The GT-Line gets a sporty flat-bottom steering wheel with simple-to-use infotainment controls, along with sporty carbon-look details.

Every door has bottle-holders, while large drink-holders are also in the front.

At the centre of the dashboard is a reasonably sized 7.0-inch touchscreen with a highresolution display. A six-speaker sound system, Bluetooth, Apple Carplay and Android Auto are also included.

The GT-Line has a sporty 1.0-litre, threecylinder, turbo-petrol engine producing 88kW of power and 172Nm of torque.

The engine drives the front wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual.

A full-manual gearbox isn't on offer.

This turbo engine is unique to the Rio GTLine - a 1.4-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine is used in the rest of the Rio range.

Standard features on all Kia Rio models include ABS, ESC, VSM, reverse parking sensors, rearview camera and six airbags.

The GT-Line adds AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) and Lane Keep Assist to the passive safety features.

There are IsoFix child seat mounting on the two outer rear seats.

There's some turbo lag in this small capacity engine, but once you're through that stage there's plenty of urge. It's not a true hot-hatch but has adequate performance and the dualclutch responds nicely to the throttle to quickly get the engine into the best revs.

Around town the little Kia used eight to 10lt per 100km, which dropped significantly in easy country running and on motorways to less than 6lt/100km.

Interestingly, this sporty version of the Rio will use less petrol than the rest of the range thanks to its turbo efficiency and seven-speed auto.

For many years the Australian suspension team has worked closely with its Korean counterpart to give us a car that’s semi-sporty without being overly firm. This shows up in the GTLine, with steering that's nicely weighted and providing good feedback.

Handling is very good and an excellent compromise between that of a high-performance machine and a daily driver.

Similarly, comfort is well sorted out. Some really harsh roads did bounce the little Kia about at times but backing off if need be sorted it all out.

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Kia Rio GT-Line drives well with decent, if not stunning performance, is attractive and well-priced.

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Other makers are gradually moving up to longer warranties, usually to five years, but at this stage none of the major players have gone the seven-year route on all models.

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A cabriolet variant of the iconic Porsche 911 will soon join the recently announced coupe version.

The soft top has a glass rear window and can be opened or closed at speeds up to 50km/h in just 12 seconds.

Fascinatingly, the front end revives a traditional feature from earlier 911 generations: a forward-extended bonnet with a distinctive recess in front of the windscreen.

New 911 Cabriolet has 20-inch wheels at the front and 21-inch wheels at the rear. The rear-wheel-drive models now match the bodywork width of the existing all-wheel models.

The rear of all models is dominated by the significantly wider, variable-position spoiler.

The now familiar continuous light bar carries all way across the rear. With the exception of the front and rear sections, the entire outer skin is now made from aluminium.

Porsche 911 Cabriolet is initially available as a Carrera S with rear-wheel drive and Carrera 4S with all-wheel drive.

Both have a turbocharged 3.0-litre six-

cylinder boxer engine with 331kW of power at 6500rpm and 530Nm torque from 2300 to 5000 rpm. It drives through a newly developed eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.

Carrera S accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds, while the Carrera 4S does the sprint in 3.6 seconds. Both of these figures are when the 911s have the optional Sport Chrono Package.

For the first time the Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) sport chassis is available for the 911 Cabriolet. The springs used for this are harder and shorter, the front and rear anti-roll-bars are more rigid, and the chassis overall has been lowered by 10 millimetres.

Porsche tells us these adjustments give the 911 a more neutral feel on the road, with better weight distribution. We will test drive the new models as soon as we can and report on the overall handling feel.

The 911 Carrera S Cabriolet is price from $286,500 and the 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet starts at $302,600, excluding on-road costs.

Both can be ordered now and will arrive in Australia from the second quarter of 2019.

Limited Mini gets the Works

By Ewan Kennedy Mini Australia has launched a Millbrook Edition based on the John Cooper Works threedoor hatch.

Only 20 have been built for Australia, with buys paying $57,275 plus on-road costs.

What Mini calls a “vintage motorsport-inspired exterior finish” paint called Ice Blue is exclusive to the Millbrook Edition.

Black 17-inch alloys work beautifully with the Ice Blue paint. The black theme continues on the roof and mirror caps.

Black Line exterior trims and JCW bonnet stripes continue the theme.

Additional driving lights and covers are a nod to the original Mini’s giant-killing rallying endeavours in the 1960s.

Sun protection glazing and a sunroof are standard.

High-end Lounge leather upholstery, piano black dash surfaces and other details areas follow the exterior theme.

These additions build on the standard specifications of the Mini John Cooper Works Hatch: a 12-speaker harman/kardon sound system; an 8.8-inch touchscreen; Professional navigation; Adaptive suspension; park assist; LED headlights with union jack-styled LED tail lights and Anthracite roof lining.

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“When we give a customer’s car back, we give it back cleaner than we got it and running like a dream,” the 42 year old says.

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

Joining Chris at Auto Express 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.

They recently welcomed new mechanic Joel Clyne, who has an abundance of experience in four-wheel-drive servicing and fitting bull bars, winches, side rails, lift kits and lighting accessories.

The shop 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.

“We offer the whole kit and caboodle, and friendly service,” Chris says.

Auto Express is also a proud supplier of Ultravision light bars and spotlights.

The limited-edition Mini Millbrook Edition is powered by a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine with specific JCW tuning to generate 170kW of power and 320Nm of torque. It sits beside an eight-speed automatic and features launch control and paddle shifters.

“We love demonstrating the wide range of personalisation options available to MINI owners,” said MINI Australia chief Brett Waudby.

“Millbrook, with its specific appearance and JCW performance, is a fitting special edition offer for the recently-updated MINI Hatch range. And with only 20 destined for the Australian market, it will become a collector’s item,” he said.

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SKIPPER: East Belmont captain Sean O'Neill gets a shot away last weekend.

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Rested Cats ready to stake flag claim LOCAL CRICKET Jim Timberlake After a week’s rest, Geelong Cricket Club will be primed and ready to go when it hosts Fitzroy Doncaster in the preliminary final this weekend.

Fitzroy Doncaster scraped over the line by just nine runs last week to book its finals spot in a game on which the Cats would have done their homework.

The Cats have a very balanced side, with pretty much all their key players in good form at just the right time of the season.

Skipper Eamonn Vines looks back to his best, while Hayden Butterworth is enjoying a career-best season to date.

With the ball, leg spinner Brenton McDonald continues to amaze with his skill, while the likes of Jake Reed and Dom McGlinchey head up a multipronged bowling attack that has stood up to almost every challenge this season.

Finals aren’t won easily, though, and the side will need to be at its absolute best if it wants to progress to next weekend’s three-day grand final.

In Geelong Cricket Association, its grand final weekend and some absolutely ripping games will be played out right around Geelong.

In division one, old rivals East Belmont and Grovedale will meet at Memorial Park Leopold in what promises to be an epic game.

East Belmont has been the team to beat all season and showed it with a gritty performance against St Josephs last week.

The Lions were asked to bat first and looked in trouble early, but skipper Sean O’Neill (117) continued his incredible run of form, steadying the ship firstly with Hayden McMahon (8) in a 50-run stand before joining Tom Elliot (51), the pair putting on 122 for the fourth wicket.

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In reply, St Josephs got off to a great start, with Luke Ibbs (57) and Justin Foss (34) enjoying a 72-run opening stand.

But Dylan McMahon (5/55) and Chris Williams (3/64) slowly dragged East Belmont back in front to record a 36-run win.

Grovedale found its semi-final much easier, setting up a huge win over Newtown & Chilwell on Saturday with a massive score of 9/311.

Luke Ford (119) showed his class with his maiden century for the club, while veteran Gareth Yelland (106) bludgeoned the Two Blues attack to all corners.

On Sunday Chris Young (5/44) turned back the clock with a devastating early spell, reducing Newtown & Chilwell to 3/20 within the first hour.

Despite some middle-order resistance that only proved to delay the inevitable, Grovedale cruised to victory.

So the two best sides of the past 15 years go head-to-head once again. East Belmont deserves to start favourite but Barry Tsitas has an uncanny knack of instilling amazing belief in his team and they will be very hard to beat.

In division two, Marshall progressed to the big one with a huge upset win over Murgheboluc.

The Bears batted first, and although Corey Walter (41) looked good, once again he had no help from his top order who had collapsed to be 5/79 when he departed.

Nathan Frye (73) stood up with easily his most important innings for the club though, to guide them to 184 at stumps.

On Sunday, with James Menzies (1/5) out of the attack early with a groin injury, Brad Greenwood (6/13) took up the slack with a master class of swing bowling to lead his team to an emphatic 94-run win.

They will take on Torquay, which flexed its muscle against a disappointing Bell Park side.

The Tigers batted first, with Christian

Hewitt (35) and Tom Henderson (35) getting them off to a flyer.

The Dragons ensured the Tigers didn’t have it all their own way, pegging them back to 7/103 as Shane Lymer (5/33) ripped through them.

Youngster Tyler Emmerson (27) dug in, though, to help Torquay post 170 on a slow ground.

On Sunday, Bell Park was never in the hunt as Peter Manser (5/37) destroyed the Dragons to be all-out for just 15.

Torquay will start heavy favourite at Marshall Cricket Ground this weekend but, with some selection issues pending, and Marshall having absolutely nothing to lose, this game could be the upset no one sees coming.

And in division three, Modewarre will play Bannockburn in the season decider at Grinter Reserve, Newcomb.

Modewarre posted 191 last Saturday against St Albans Breakwater, with Darcy French (69) top-scoring.

A very even bowling performance the following day saw Modewarre dismiss the Super Saints for only 136, the damage done early when they were 6/40.

Modewarre will play Bannockburn, which snuck over the line in a very low-scoring affair.

The Bulls batted first but could only muster 128, thanks mainly to Daniel Davies (35) and Sam Hickleton (32).

The Vikings really should have chased that down, but when they fell to 5/15 things looked grim. Jack Clapham (54) battled hard to get them back into it, but it was all in vain, as they fell 34 runs short.

This grand final be a very even game, with both sides having some shown some great form at various stages throughout the season.

Modewarre might just start narrow favourite with a bit more experience in its side but this could easily go either way.

A pair of Jan Juc paddle surfers have claimed top honours in the Victorian SUP Titles at 13th Beach.

Emma Webb took out the open women’s title and Matt Takle collected the open men’s division award last weekend.

The two battled the one-metre conditions to victory in the finals on Sunday.

But it was Webb who stole the show, winning all three divisions she entered including the women’s longboard and over 40 events.

Webb outlasted Ocean Grove resident Meleah Zanos by 3.4 points to claim the state title.

Posting two high-scoring rides, Webb finished with a combined heat total of 17.40 out of 20.

“These were the best waves that we’ve ever had for a SUP comp,” Webb said.

Vanessa Mollard from Brunswick came third while Point Cook’s Sophie-May White came fourth.

In the men’s, Takle defeated fellow Jan Juc local Rick Pettifer to earn a convincing win.

Takle threw down some of the biggest turns seen in the competition, with one of the highest scoring rides on the day, an 8.90 out of 10.

“It was good to be on my forehand surfing today,” the champion said.

“The conditions became pretty challenging as the wind came up, but the waves were still fun.”

Pt Leo’s Chris Clark and Torquay’s Jarrod Snow came in third and fourth respectively.

Other winners on the day included Jan Juc’s John Tackle, Hampton’s Jean Ringrose and Benella’s Michael Smith.

Webb now has five state titles under her belt, while Takle has six of his own.

The duo will now look to continue their winning momentum at the Australian titles later this year, to be held at Phillip Island for the first time.

CHAMPS: Matt Takle and Emma Webb on their way to victory in the SUP state titles at 13th Beach last weekend. (Zac Loveless)

STATE CHAMP: Emma Webb took home her fifth SUP state title at 13th Beach on the weekend.

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FLYING HIGH: Rhys Stanley in action in the Cat's round one clash. Picture: Marcel Berens, K-Rock Football.

Scott playing down Cats’ edge on Dees

By Natalee Kerr Following a nail-biting seven-point win against Collingwood, Geelong faces another challenge with an elimination final rematch against Melbourne on Saturday night.

The Cats will make their return to GMHBA Stadium for 2019 as they look to bank their second win of the season.

Geelong had three big encounters with Melbourne in 2018, including an elimination final in which the Dees claimed their first final win since 2006.

The Cats have a strong record at home against the Dees, winning their past nine from 10 games.

Geelong is coming off the back of a roundone win against last year’s grand-finalists but Melbourne began its season with a 26-point loss to Port Adelaide.

Cats coach Chis Scott said Melbourne remained “one of the logical premiership favourites” despite the Demon's first-round loss. “[Melbourne] are a really, really hard and physical midfield group and that’s the way we expect them to play this week, so it will be a big challenge for our boys,” he told this week's media conference.

Scott said the Port Adelaide's “overplayed” tactics against Melbourne’s Max Gawn last week were unlikely to influence Geelong’s strategy for handling the star ruckman this weekend.

“When you’re one of the best players in the competition you’re going to get some extra attention from the opposition.

“I don’t think Max [Gawn] is particularly different to Clayton Oliver or Jack Viney or Patrick Dangerfield or Joel Selwood. They will expect treatment every week.”

Scott insisted the Cats weren’t getting ahead of themselves following their strong start to the season against one of last year's grand finalists.

“There’s rarely been a team that started round one with success and just kept the same formula all the way through the year,” he said.

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COACH: Cat's Coach Chris Scott at this week's media conference. posals) played key roles in the victory but Scott said the trio would take on “slightly” changed roles this weekend.

“We don’t think that we need to have them front and centre at every single contest to be competitive,” he said.

“We’ve been trying for a long period of time to build a deeper midfield.”

Scott said the Cats were excited to get a “really vocal home crowd again this weekend”.

“We love playing at home. We think we play even better, it gives us that little extra lift.”

Scott lamented the fact that the Cats would be without star defender Zach Tuohy, who kicked a match-winning goal after the siren

Angus Illingworth experienced a hot bite while fishing for kingfish off Barwon Heads during the past week.

Using squid and knife jigs, Angus managed to boat numerous fish to around 70cm.

The local whiting fishing was as good as ever, with Queenscliff producing quality bags. Fishing the sand holes between the weed during a moving tide was popular, with baits like pippie and squid being ideal.

The snapper continued to bite over the Alcoa spoil grounds in Corio Bay, although some reports suggested the fish had spread out a bit wider and could be caught closer to the channel.

Drifting over the spoil while casting plastics is a proven producer, while anglers fishing baits did well with pilchards, which also accounted for a number of small gummy sharks and flathead as by-catch.

The little bit of rain over the past week triggered a good freshwater bite, with a number of waterways starting to fire up.

Justin Rayner fished for redfin at Wurdi Buloc Reservoir and was rewarded for his efforts with a handful of healthy fish to 40cm. Casting metal spoons like the Norries Wasabi allowed him to reach beyond the weed and into the deeper water, which is quite low at the moment.

Other anglers fishing Wurdi Boluc caught trout to 1kg on mudeyes.

Lake Bullen Merri was productive again for Chinook salmon and trout.

Fishing deep water with pilchard fillets just off the bottom worked, while trolling lures like the Rapala F7 in white or the Spotted Dog colours should do well especially when combined with a downrigger.

Lake Purrumbete remained the place to be for those after a feed of redfin. They are always in huge numbers but lately we’ve seen some bigger-thanaverage fish caught on worms or grub soft plastics dropped deep into the schools once located, typically along the outside of the weed beds along the east side of the lake.

Trelly’s Geelong’s Chris Pitman and friend Reece Pit fished the Glenelg River at Nelson over the long weekend, which coincided with the manual opening of the river mouth. They caught mulloway, estuary perch and bream while casting lures at the front of the river system in the area known as The Poles.

The pair reported that fishing above the bridge was tough but water closer to the river mouth held a lot more action, with most of their catch falling to the Strike Pro Cyber Vibe 35.

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in Geelong's two-point victory against Melbourne in round 18 last year.

Tuohy faced another month on the sidelines with a knee injury suffered in the offseason.

The club's early hopes that Tuohy could play round one turned out to be a “really ambitious goal”, Scott conceded.

“We just weren’t prepared to push the rehab just so he could start the season,” he told this week’s media conference.

Meanwhile, Melbourne will welcome star defender Steven May for his first game in the red and blue when he returns from a one-week suspension.

KINGS FOR A DAY: Angus Illingworth with one of his kingfish caught off Barwon Heads.

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