Geelong Indy - 26th April 2019

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The Salvation Army’s John Collinson plays Reveille at Geelong’s Eastern Beach Anzac Day dawn service yesterday (main image) as Jasmine and Jody Winfield show their respects (top inset), while Henry Armitage and ex-RAAF nurse Helen Jager greet naval reserve Pictures: Louisa Jones Lieutenant Natasha Jager (bottom inset). 192829

Highton woman ‘murdered’

A man murdered a Highton woman in central Melbourne this week, police have alleged.

The 32-year-old’s body was discovered at the intersection of Lt Bourke St and Celestial Ave soon after 6.30am on Wednesday, police said.

Media reports said a tradesman found the woman slumped against a wall.

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City Hall has rejected claims of a link between mosquito-spraying and an alleged cluster of diseases including cancer at Barwon Heads.

“We are aware of individuals suggesting a link between mosquito treatment and an impact on human health,” said City planning and development director Gareth Smith.

“This suggestion has no scientific basis and the City is not aware of any evidence to support the claim.

“All of the chemicals used in our mosquito treatment programs have been approved as safe products by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.”

City Hall would continue making public “the facts“ about its mosquito treatment program and the findings of a Chief Health Officer’s report in January on cancer rates across the Bellarine Peninsula, Mr Smith said.

The report found “no evidence of a higher rate of cancer overall in any geographical areas of the Bellarine Peninsula than elsewhere in Australia“.

“We are committed to communicate in an open and transparent manner to ensure our community is fully informed about this matter, as we did earlier this year when there was concern about soil contamination,” Mr Smith said.

The City’s control program used bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) and s-methoprene in pellets that affected only mosquito larvae, Mr Smith said.

The City occasionally applied pyrenthrum, a common personal insect repellent and fly spray ingredient, on vegetation in Barwon Heads Village Park from 1987 to 2010, he said.

“Up until 1987 we also used a product

Murder probe From page 1 The man reported his discovery on Triple 0 but paramedics who arrived at the scene were unable to revive her. Police believed that she was already dead when the tradesman arrived.

A Coroner’s van attended the scene but police had yet to confirm the cause of death when the Geelong Indy reached deadline yesterday.

The intersection where the tradesman discovered the woman’s body is in the area of Melbourne known as Chinatown.

Police questioned the alleged murderer on Wednesday afternoon.

Investigators charged the 32-year-old Cowes man with one count of murder yesterday morning.

He was due in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for a remand heading when the Indy reached deadline.

Council ‘gag’ CLUSTER: Ross Harrison. called Abate, which was approved for the same purpose. Abate contains the active ingredient temephos, which is still approved for use in Australia and around the world.”

Mr Smith’s statement followed Barwon Heads’ Ross Harrison compiling and publicising on social media a “cancer cluster“ map of the town.

Mr Harrison has linked the claimed cluster to the former South Barwon Shire and Geelong City Council allegedly spraying with cancercausing chemicals.

More than 80 residents who lived near Barwon Heads colloquially named The Muddies reserve at the time of the spraying had contracted cancer or auto-immune diseases during the past 20 years, Mr Harrison has claimed.

He founded community group Discovery 3227 to investigate and advance the cluster claims.

By Natalee Kerr Surf Coast councillors must avoid posting “unflattering” photos of others, “liking” social media posts and talking to journalists under a new council media policy.

The policy also prevents councillors saying anything that could publicly undermine “council decisions or other councillors”.

Other sections demand mayoral approval of anything on council letterheads and requests that journalists confirm material prior to publication.

Cr Heather Wellington “strongly” disagreed with the policy as the only councillor to vote against it this week.

“It applies to all interactions with the media, including any discussion in the council chamber when journalists are present.” she said.

Councillors breaching the guidelines face penalties including bans, fines and up to five years’ imprisonment.

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IN BRIEF Sex charges A Perth man faces charges of sexually assaulting two boys aged 11 and 12 at Lovely Banks in 1986.

A Melbourne magistrate granted Mark Barnett bail on Tuesday after Sexual Crimes Squad detectives arrested him in Western Australia before charging the 59-year-old with five counts of gross indecency and three of indecent assault.

‘Two-way’ support Building a new two-way bridge at Queen’s Park is the preferred option of 66.7 per cent of respondents to a survey on its future, according to state MP Bev McArthur.

The two-thirds majority also wanted the existing single-lane bridge retained for pedestrians, cyclists and “heritage value”, said the Member for Western Victoria.

Poles down A crash at North Geelong has blacked out parts of Thompson Rd after bringing down power lines, according to police.

The smash outside an APCO service station in the middle of Tuesday afternoon closed the road in both directions until “late in the evening” and required the attendance of an ambulance, police said.

ARCING UP: Geelong councillors join representatives from local lobby groups, businesses and charities to call for federal funding for a new Norlane health hub.

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Tourism boss Geelong has a new tourism boss after 25 years, City Hall has announced.

Parks Victoria’s Brett Ince would take over as executive director of Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine when Roger Grant departed for retirement in July, City Hall said.

Water power Barwon Water has signed up to a renewable energy deal to “slash greenhouse gas emissions”, State Government has announced.

Barwon Water’s Tracey Slatter said the “innovative deal” with 12 other Victorian water authorities would buy electricity from a solar farm in north-western Victoria, saving the Geelong authority between $50,000 and $100,000 a year.

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“But we don’t see any of that from the two big parties for Corio.”

Mr Marles took the coveted top spot on the ballot paper, while last-minute Liberal candidate Alistair Thomson took second and The Greens’ Amber Forbes took third.

Mr Marles said many projects, including the Northern ARC, were important to the Corio electorate and worthy of government investment.

But constituents he spoke to in Norlane and Corio were more concerned with access to bulk billing health services, proper school funding and an adequate Newstart or aged pension, he said.

The Liberals disendorsed previous candidate Murray Angus last week after he “failed” to comply with its the rules and procedures, a party spokesperson said.

Mr Thomson declined to comment on his preselction or campaign for Corio before a

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Eight candidates will contest Corangamite with Rise Up Australia Party’s Ian Erskine taking top spot on the ballot.

Labor candidate Libby Coker took second place while Liberal MP Sarah Henderson took sixth.

The ballot positioning could give Ms Coker a small advantage, after recent polling indicated a narrow Liberal lead in Corangamite.

Polling in December indicated a 0.03 per cent margin for Ms Coker, but a ReachTel poll of 788 voters this week indicated a two per cent margin for Ms Henderson.

The Greens Simon Northeast will appear third on the Corangamite ballot paper followed by Animal Justice Party’s Naomi Adams and independent Damien Cole.

United Australia Party’s Neil Harvey and Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party’s Mandy Grimley came seventh and eighth on the ballot.

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The “out of character” disappearance of a 14-year-old girl from a Herne Hill bus stop on Wednesday morning has prompted police to seek public help finding her.

Police issued an image of Tiana Freeman on Thursday morning and asked anyone with information about her whereabouts to phone the Geelong station on 5225 3100.

MISSING: Police want help to find missing teen Tiana Freeman.

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Mining billionaire Clive Palmer’s Corio candidate has promised to make the proposed Northern ARC health hub his top issue.

“It’s the number one that I’ll be looking at,” said United Australia Party’s Desmond Sanborn.

“If I get elected I’ll be fighting for the Northern ARC as of day one. That plus jobs.”

But Mr Sanborn stopped short of a concrete pledge for the project during candidate nomination declarations in Geelong on Wednesday.

His promise follows Geelong’s council and local lobby groups, businesses and charities making a “united pitch” for funding on Tuesday.

Council pledged $20.6 million for the proposed Norlane centre to replace the aging Leisure Link, and is campaigning for $41 million in state and federal funding.

The Australian this week reported Mr Sanborn’s party could gain the balance of power in the senate following Clive Palmer’s $30 million election advertising blitz.

A former South African and now Australian citizen, Mr Sanborn took last place on the ballot paper for Corio.

Labor MP Richard Marles last won Corio by 10 per cent and his party has held the electorate since 1967.

While winning was Mr Sanborn’s “number one” goal, he hoped to lessen that margin to attract federal funding.

“Every day you open the paper, someone else in (nearby marginal seat) Corangamite’s getting some kind of funding,” he said.

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FOR MUM: Point Lonsdale's Erena Crowley will participate in her first running event next month to raise money for Dementia Australia.

First run ‘all for my mum’

By Natalee Kerr Next month’s Great Ocean Road Running Festival will be more than just a race for Point Lonsdale’s Erena Crowley.

The first-time runner will dedicate her 6km event to raising money for Dementia Australia, a cause close to her heart since mum Anna Norgard died from the disease four years ago aged 68.

Anna's 2008 diagnosis was a "shock" to her family, Erena said.

“Mum was a very social and active person.

She was healthy and fit.

“She was only 58 when she was diagnosed, so it was quite early and unexpected.“ Erena said her dad “did a fabulous job” of caring for her mum at their Portarlington home for about eight years before she went into residential care.

“As time went on it came to a point where doctors advised we put her into a higher level of care.

“She was only in her mid-sixties then, which is not really that old to be in an old person’s home.”

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Erena was confident Anna would be “very impressed” with her daughter's efforts raising money for Dementia Australia.

“Mum was always conscious about giving back to her community.

“She was really into fundraising, so it’s great to be able to continue the things she was passionate about.“ Erena signed up for her first run at the aged of 42 after a friend completed an Ironman event.

“Running is not really my strong suit," she admitted.

"It’s going to take me a while to run 6km but my aim is not for time - I just want to finish.

“My priority is to get the message out there that early onset dementia can be really early for some people.”

Erena was “really grateful for everyone’s support” so far.

“I’ve raised over $1300, which is just great as I thought I’d be pushing my luck with raising $1000.”

The Great Ocean Road Running Festival is on 18 to 19 May.

33m tower wins green light

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A controversially proposed 33-metre mobile phone tower on the Bellarine Peninsula has won approval at the state’s planning tribunal.

Developers can begin constructing the Optus network telecommunications facility adjacent to Old St Leonards Road after Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) ruled against objectors.

Residents had appealed to VCAT against Geelong council’s earlier decision to approve the project.

A 65-hectare farming property earmarked to host the tower had some protected vegetation and was used for cattle grazing, the tribuNUMBERED: Tom O'Connor has questioned nal heard. the number of phone towers on the Bellarine Residents had urged councillors to refuse Peninsula. the proposal amid concerns the facility would be “visually intrusive” and have “adverse envi- towers needed to service the area. ronmental impacts”.

“If you look at the number of mobile towers They described the proposal as “another along the coastline and the inland it’s concernnail in the proverbial coffin” of the area's ing,” he said. "iconic" landscape".

“There are 55,000 people on the Bellarine. “(It) fails to protect and enhance the area’s How many more towers do we need?” long-recognised visual and environmental atVCAT member Mary-Anne Taranto said the tributes,” VCAT heard. tower would "not be invisible” but deemed its Bellarine Community Council’s Tom visual impact as acceptable.

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House plan ‘vague’

By Luke Voogt Geelong community groups have demanded detailed plans for Osborne House amid fears for the historic mansion’s future.

Osborne Park Association president Cheryl Scott slammed a “totally vague” plan that council officers published online for public comment until 30 April.

“They’ve come up with a coloured map, some thought bubbles and no business case,” she said.

“This doesn’t tell us anything that we should be commenting on. It’s four pages of nothing.”

The draft concept plan listed potential uses of the historic mansion but lacked detail on specific sections, Ms Scott said.

For example, the mansion’s east wing and nearby foyer would be great locations for a caf¨¦ or wedding reception area, she suggested.

Community groups, small businesses and start-ups could use up to 25 rooms on the mansion’s first floor, she added.

The concept draft plan proposed relocating a current car park to a site next to a nearby substation, which risked isolating Osborne House, Ms Scott said.

“That’s a long way for someone to walk in the dark.”

Last July council decided to keep Osborne House and its stables in “public ownership” and rent an adjacent former depot.

Council moved to complete a master plan for Osborne Park by December 2018 with consultation from groups such as former tenant Geelong and District Vietnam Veterans Association.

In December council extended the deadline to 24 June, 2019.

But association president Rieny Nieuwenhof said the concept draft failed to achieve what the “vast majority“ of councillors and stakeholders wanted.

By Natalee Kerr

NOT IMPRESSED: Rieny Nieuwenhof and Cheryl Scott outside Osborne House holding plans they Picture: Louisa Jones say lack detail for the future of the site. 192839 “It doesn’t look at Osborne House at all except in very broad terms that it should be renovated.“ The concept plans failed to reflect the motion’s original intent of finding uses for Osborne House, Mr Nieuwenhof said.

They instead focussed on a larger precinct, causing “major headaches” due to competing “industrial and commercial interests”, he said.

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councillors voted on 9 April to defer any decisions on the site.

Eddy Kontelj, who moved the motion, said he was “just wasn’t comfortable” he understood if planning so far met the intent of the original motion.

“I’d certainly like to see more detail.“ Cr Kontelj backed the calls for the release of more-detailed plans to the public before the June deadline.

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Chinese tourists can scan new signs along the Surf Coast for water safety advice in a statefirst trial.

Quick Response (QR) codes on the signs from Torquay to Apollo Bay were an "important step" for communicating water-safety messages, said Life Saving Victoria’s Rhiannon Birch.

The signs would be particularly useful to Chinese visitors, who had become the Surf Cooast's “biggest international audience”, Ms Birch said.

The Chinese tourists could scan the codes with smart phones for “immediate” access to safety information in their native language, she said.

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Geelong’s colour-in dinosaur project up for national gong A dinosaur-themed Geelong project challenging participants to colour a prehistoric wallaby-sized herbivore and touch its ‘skin’ is in the running for a national prize.

Geelong’s National Wool Museum was vying for five prizes at two separate Australian awards next month, its director Padraic Fisher announced.

Its Little L Project made shortlists for both the Museums Australasia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards (MAPDA) and Museums and Galleries National Awards (MAGNA).

The project uses a headset and 3D printer to recreate the appearance and skin of a dinosaur that roamed the Otway Rangers 106 million years ago.

Mr Fisher said the shortlisting highlighted the “ huge success“ of the research project and “was a fantastic achievement”.

DINO MIGHT: Two youngsters recreate a dinosaur that roamed the Otway Ranges 106 million years ago in the Little L project, which is vying for a national award.

Deakin University’s School of Engineering, Swinburne University and Museums Victoria collaborated on the project.

The museum’s Spidergoat and the Insect Electro exhibition, a video for its Scarf Festival and its What’s On’ brochure are also in the running.

“Being shortlisted in these prestigious awards is a fantastic achievement,” Mr Fisher said.

“To have multiple projects recognised is testament to the variety of high-calibre work produced at the wool museum.”

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony during Australian Museums and Galleries Association’s national conference at Alice Springs on 15 May. “Congratulations to everyone involved, we look forward to the awards ceremony next month,” Mr Fisher said.

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GRANNY COURAGEOUS: Drysdale resident Lorna Jones celebrates her 100th birthday.

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Lorna ‘Selwood’ scores 100

By Luke Voogt The son-in-law of new Drysdale centenarian and longtime Cats fan Lorna Jones has an odd but apt nickname for her, according to daughter Lyn Payne.

“My husband calls her Joel Selwood because every time she has a stroke or a fall she gets back up,” Lyn told the Indy.

After decades visiting Indented Head and 56 years supporting Geelong, Lorna finally made the sea change to Drysdale last year.

On Tuesday she celebrated her 100th birthday with five grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren and daughters Glenys and Lyn, who live at St Leonards and Leopold respectively.

“That’s why we moved mum down, so she could be closer to us girls,” Lyn said.

Lorna lived in Melbourne with late husband Norman, who visited pubs across Geelong and the Bellarine Penisula in the early ‘60s as a liquor and wine salesman. He bought a holiday house in the early ’60s at Indented Head, where Lyn met future husband Colin at age 12.

Lorna has supported Geelong since cousin John Sharrock began playing for the Cats in 1963. Sharrock and her other favourite, Gary Ablett Snr, are long retired but Lorna still watches the Cats on TV. She promised son-in-law Colin she would reach the century mark despite surviving multiple strokes and falls since moving to Drysdale.

“It’s a relief to reach 100 years old as I didn’t think I'd make it. My mum only lived to 98,“ Lorna said.

“I believe I've lived to 100 because I didn't smoke or drink and just lived a good, clean life.“

A man allegedly spat on an officer about 2.20am last Friday before police arrested him during an overnight operation in central Geelong.

Police charged the 29-year-old Armstrong Creek man with assault and being drunk in a public place following the incident in a central Geelong nightclub.

The man was bailed to appear before court on summons, Acting Sergeant Alecia Spalding said.

“Spitting is quite a disgusting act to have to put up with. It’s probably one of the filthiest things someone can do to us.”

Police also arrested a 24-year-old Marshall man at the same nightclub and charged him with trafficking drugs during Operation Pluto, which began the previous Thursday night.

The man was carrying pills and police confiscated them for testing, Acting Sgt Spalding said.

Police issued about a dozen penalty notices for offences such as riotous behaviour, failing to leave a licensed premise when requested and jaywalking.

Acting Sgt Spalding warned revellers to take care moving around the city centre at night.

“There are a lot of drunks that just cross the street willy-nilly,” she said.

“It’s quite dangerous.”

But the majority of people were well-behaved except “a few who ruin it for everyone”, Acting Sgt Spalding said.

“A lot of them are very thankful for our presence, it makes them feel safer. The licensees are too - even us just standing at their door,

they appreciated it.”

Meanwhile an Easter long weekend blitz saw police nab 266 drivers and passengers and seven cyclists for various offences on Geelong and Surf Coast roads.

Police detected 167 people speeding during Operation Nexus from last Thursday to Easter Monday, including 128 in Geelong and 39 on the Surf Coast.

Several drivers lost their licenses due to speeding and other offences, according to Highway Patrol Acting Sergeant David Ramm.

Acting Sgt Ramm booked a man driving 145km/h along Geelong Ring Rd on Saturday, who faced losing his licence for six months.

Police detected another two motorists driving 30km/h over the limit through roadworks on Bacchus Marsh Rd, who faced a loss of licence of three months, he said.

“But generally people were behaved.”

Police caught 26 motorists drink driving or driving under the influence of drugs, 20 driving without a licence or while disqualified, and 30 driving unregistered vehicles, in Geelong and the Surf Coast.

The blitz comes as Victoria’s road toll hit 101, up on 61 the same time last year.

Four people have died on Geelong roads since January, one more than the same time last year, according to Transport Accident Commission data.

Last week Geelong Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant Gary Wilson urged local road users to take care.

Fortunately we haven't had that same significant spike in Geelong compared to statewide figures, he said.

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RADIO ACTIVE: Veteran presenter Ron Lock in Vision Australia's Belmont studio.

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Ron Lock has rubbed shoulders with football greats, interviewed prime ministers and read news on the airwaves under more three-letter combinations than most could imagine.

The 72-year-old can still be found behind the micreophone at Vision Australia Radio, Belmont, alongside dozens of dedicated volunteers.

“These people are wonderful,” he told the Indy one morning at the station.

Ron resigned his last professional posting at 3GG in Gippsland to be closer to his home in Highton after the sudden death of wife Yvonne.

“It was eight years and two weeks ago,“ he said.

“I sneaked out of bed and started making her bacon and eggs.”

He returned with breakfast 15 minutes later and started talking to her, only to discover she had died in her sleep.

“I would have preferred me going first,” he said.

Ron credits his late wife with his “success in life“ including a radio career spanning almost half a century and dozens of stations.

The widow entered his life unexpectedly during dinner at an elderly couple’s Reservior home during his days studying metallurgy.

“Eve, as I came to affectionately call her, knocked on the partly-opened back door and entered with baby on hip, toddler at feet and boy trailing behind,” he said.

A few years later, Eve realised Ron was unhappy as a blast furnace operator at General Motors, even if he did not.

“She said, ‘If you want to change horses you better tell me’,” he said.

Soon after he told his boss, who replied:

“You’re going to be a grubby journalist? The pay is a third of what you’re earning here.”

But eventually his boss agreed and Ron set off to pursue his first radio job.

“I kissed Eve and the three children, picked up a map and thought, ‘Colac ... I haven’t been to Colac in a while’.”

After a tour of local station, 3CS, the manager asked a surprised Ron when he would like to start.

“He said, ‘well that’s what you’re here for isn’t it?’” Ron said.

He told Eve over the phone who, though excited for him, said, “I don’t think this is a good station to work at if they do things like that.”

But the gig kick-started Ron’s career, during which he reported politics and sport, commentated football and read news, from Colac to Sydney and almost everywhere between.

He interviewed John Howard, worked beside football greats like Lou Richards and covered the mysterious disappearance of pilot Frederick Valentich over Bass Strait in 1978.

Eve stayed up recording him on 30 cassettes when he was on air for 121 hours straight at 2BE, Sydney, he said.

“I broke the then World Record on air only to discover the station’s paperwork was not correctly filled in!”

But he still had the cassettes at home, he said.

Ron now volunteers for Vision Australia Radio, which broadcasts readings of local publications, including the Indy, for the blind and vision-impaired.

He also works as a Triple 0 team leader in Melbourne but he has yet to rule out a return to professional radio.

“I’m still as fit as a Mallee Bull,” he said. geelongindy.com.au

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LETTERS Asleep at the water wheel

Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au 78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Fax: 5249 6799 receiving its fair share of infrastructure money based on population, let alone any catch-up funds for past under-funding.

We can’t afford to wait for more than the four years for infrastructure, as the coalition expects us to.

Dr Sandeep Reddy Armstrong Creek

BUCKETS & BOUQUETS

I do not wish to sound alarmist but I am concerned by the huge fall in Barwon Water's water reserves over the past year.

At this time last year our water storages were almost 50 per cent full. Now they are 35 per cent full, a fall of 30 per cent in 12 months.

Yet no significant water restrictions are in place to preserve our rapidly diminishing water reserves. Why not?

The 97km Melbourne-to-Geelong water pipeline was switched on last month, so serious has the situation become.

One would have thought that far more-significant water restrictions should have been in place by now, if for no other reason than to impress upon the 300,000 permanent residents served by Barwon Water that our local water reserves are finite and cannot and should not be taken for granted.

Geelong has already shown it is willing to bear any additional water restrictions that might need to be imposed to protect our local supplies.

It all begs the question as to whether Barwon Water management is asleep at the wheel.

Without the guarantee of adequate water to meet the social and commercial needs of this city, we face a potential catastrophe.

Michael J Gamble Belmont

A vote for an independent is a wasted vote, and the greens are a self-serving minority responsible for the escalating cost of power.

I also suggest the abolition of the alternative voting system. Only three countries in the world practice it: Australia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Gerrymandering is the reason for so many hung parliaments.

Democracy in Australia is dead.

Sam Scott North Geelong

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Detailing data-gathering

I would like to propose a political revolution in the northern suburbs of Geelong, in the federal seat of Corio.

I am not suggesting we march through the streets with banners disrupting the community. I suggest we go to polling booths on 18 May so we don’t get fined, then take voting forms into the booth, write comments on them or leave them blank, and then put them in the ballot boxes.

They will be counted as spoiled votes. When the count is finalised the number of spoilt votes will be recorded.

Maybe then the political parties will realise just how many constituents are not happy with the way we are being neglected.

I have received from a local member of parliament an item claiming to be a postal vote application form.

It requires comprehensive personal information. I am supposed to fill it in and a prepaid envelope for return is included.

The return address is to the local Labor member.

Will this political party do anything it can to gain the personal details of the people in the electorate?

If this was genuine the address on the envelope would be to the electoral commission.

Graham J Brabury North Geelong

Bouquets to the motorists and residents who came to the aid of my partner and I after a nasty cycling accident on Roslyn Rd last Saturday. Some directed traffic, others provided support and first-aid. We were too stunned to say thanks. Bouquets also to the ambos and Epworth Hospital staff.

L Johnston, Belmont

Bouquets to the lovely, friendly people of all ages who bought Anzac Day badges and memorabilia from our RSL team outside Coles Belmont on Wednesday last week. A special thanks to the young man who bought me a cap when he said I was wilting under the Sun and heat.

Peter MacProf, Geelong

PM, be kinder to kinders As a grandparent, I fear that the costs of fouryear-old kindergarten will spiral out of control across Corangamite and beyond.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recent budget lost sight of the needs of families. The budget is dominated by economics and promises of surpluses, not real-life concerns.

Along with other cuts to family services, Mr Morrison looks set to burden parents with massive costs for kindergarten when his government ends federal funding for four-yearold kinder in the near future. Previous Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull refused to support kindergartens beyond a federal and state agreement ending on 30 June 2020.

While we have money for wealthy retirees and the Liberals are highlighting their tax cuts, where is the flow of funds to support education?

The budget had no new funds for kindergarten support. Where does this leave parents of young children?

Under this coalition government day care costs have exploded, and now kindergarten costs will do the same.

Labor offers families a much better deal that properly funds four-year-old kinder and brings us into line with best-practice countries by also funding three-year-old kinder.

Australians expect our governments to provide services for everyone but it’s just not happening.

I don’t understand why the coalition talks tax cuts for wealthy people. It is not interested in providing important services but wants to cut them so it has more money for tax cuts.

Preschool will become completely unaffordable and will be at risk for thousands of young children under Mr Morrison.

Leo Kelly Portarlington

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‘Deliver’ now, fund later I have to admit that the coalition's plan for reelection is rather new and innovative.

It seems to say, “Vote for us in 2019 and again in 2022 and we will then be able to implement the significant parts of the plans outlined in the 2019 budget”.

In other words, the coalition will need to be elected twice before the bulk of its new infrastructure money is spent.

Only 30 per cent of the new $30 billion in the budget is earmarked to be spent in the next four years. Under this budget, the infrastructure spending will peak in 2025.

So how will this affect Corangamite?

According to news reports, the $700 million allocated for the duplication of the rail line between Waurn Ponds and South Geelong will be spent after 2025, and 97.5 per cent of the $2 billion allocated to the fast train to Melbourne will be spent after 2024/2025.

Coalition campaign signs say the fast train is delivered. Do Indy readers think this uses a little bit of poetic licence?

Victoria has a four-year wait for 70 per cent of its allocation of the $6 billion for new infrastructure money to become available. As usual, Victoria has been short-changed and is not

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Being active isn’t always about “going your hardest” at Geelong’s Listen to Your Body (LTYB) .

LTYB is instead focused on improving fitness in a personalised way, explains owner Will D’Ornay.

“A lot of personal trainers love going really hard but our view is more about being active, healthy and becoming a better version of you,” Will says.

“It’s not about being able to run 10 kilometres. We want people to have a healthy lifestyle and make changes for the better.”

LTYB is a “three-in-one“ combination of gym, fitness class and personal training, Will explains.

“Our 45-minute group sessions are individually tailored workouts, instructed by personal trainers, designed specifically to individual fitness goals.

“Rather than expecting everyone does the same thing, we understand individual goals and abilities.“ Will knows the importance of individualised training from personal experience.

“I had a motorbike accident and dislocated my shoulder, which required me to do a bit of rehab to get it right again.

“Individualised personal training was a huge part of that process.“

Will oversees the training of his partner, Amanda.

The new LTYB Geelong studio provides a comfortable, non-intimidating environment for all, regardless of fitness level or age.

Members are “loving” the local studio since it opened its doors last month, Will says.

“It’s something new for Geelong and it’s been received really well so far.

“Rather than paying something like $80 an hour for a personal trainer, you can pay $52 for a whole week.“

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Double bill exposes Brain

JAZZ ORIGINS: Joel Carnegie with late grandfather Col Brain's prized possessions, which inspired his latest show Stardust.

“This is a story about not giving up on what you believe in and fighting for justice, whatever the cost.”

James Jackson directs the piece, which Molyneux created in collaboration with Gunditj-

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For 25 years the locked cupboard of jazz musician Col Brain sat in a family garage until Newtown presenter Joel Carnegie unlocked its secrets.

The wooden dresser was the once-prized possession of his grandfather and had remained closed since he died.

But a couple of years ago Carnegie uncovered the family secrets within, which inspired a musical tribute, Stardust, to his late grandfather.

“Col Brain was an incredibly respected musician and teacher across Victoria,” he said.

“He left a legacy in the music he played, the students he taught, the family he loved and in me, so the show will be full of jazz standards and songs from Col’s era.”

Originally a documentary for ABC Radio National, Stardust won Best Performance By An Actor and Best Innovation at the 2017 New York Festival International Radio Awards.

Now Carnegie brings his one-man show to Geelong Performing Arts Centre for a documentary theatre double bill on 16 and 17 May. Following Stardust is The Mission, a tale of a ‘Fighting Gunditjmara’ man returning home from war, only to be forced from his traditional lands.

In the show award-winning actor Tom Molyneux shares the story of his great, great uncle, Allan McDonald, who fought in World War I. Hailing from southwest Victoria, McDonald was one of the state’s first Indigenous soldiers to enlist for the war.

“He fought abroad in some of the most famous ANZAC campaigns, including at Gallipoli and the Battle of Beersheba,” Molyneux said.

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Harvey idols on Nashville

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“It’s the only place that I still feel a little nervous playing, there’s a bit more pressure on me to do the best show I can.”

The Australian singer-songwriter is heading to Geelong next month to play songs from his tenth studio album, The Nashville Tapes.

He recorded the album in a world-famous Nashville studio, which has hosted country legends including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson.

“So many of my idols have recorded albums in the same Nashville studio,” he said.

“I remember thinking how cool it would be to one day record my own music there.

“It really was a dream come true. I felt like a kid at Disneyland.”

Harvey expected fans to enjoy subtle difference with his new tour when he plays at Corio's Gateway Hotel on 10 May. “I’ve got a big screen projector with a whole lot of footage of my family and me growing up that act as a backdrop to my music,” he said.

“It gives the audience more of an insight into my life.”

Joined on tour with support act Judah Kelly a previous winner of The Voice, Harvey said he hopes people can have “fun“ at his show.

“If people can come along to my show and forget about their worries and just have a good time, then I’m doing my job.”

COUNTRY STAR: Award-winning artist Adam Harvey will bring his latest tour back to his hometown of Geelong next month.

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For Leopold born-and-raised musician Adam Harvey the idea of one day becoming a famous country music singer is something “he never imagined”.

Fast-forward some years down the track and the 44-year-old has sold more than half a million records, won eight Golden Guitars and been nominated for a string of ARIA awards.

The award-winning artist said his love for music began at his Leopold family home.

“My dad used to brainwash me with country music when I was a kid,” he said.

“I remember I’d sit at home and play my guitar to dad’s old stereo for hours.”

Despite coping “a lot of flack” at school for listening to country music, the then 16-yearold contacted local venues in a hope of scoring gigs.

“I walked through the doors of Geelong’s pubs and clubs and asked them if there was any chance I could play for them,” he said.

“They’d often be like, ‘Sure, come down next Saturday’. These places are where I first started out, I’ve got a lot of great memories from those days.”

Despite performing across the world, the now Sydney-based artist said there is “nothing else like” playing at his hometown.

“You can’t beat it. I love performing at Geelong,“ he said.

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By Luke Voogt Street performers, musicians and projections will light up central Geelong laneways when After Dark returns next Friday.

As the festival begins, the apparently bodiless voice of Jan Juc opera singer Wendy Grose will bewilder visitors near Geelong Library and Heritage Centre.

“They’ll hear me even if they’re 50m or 70m away ... and wondering where the hell it’s coming from,” she told the Indy with a throaty laugh.

“I’m singing to the masses but in a mysterious way. They won’t be able to see me - so they won’t know what’s coming.”

Grose began singing at age five and has sung classically for 40 years across Australia, France, England and Italy.

She has also appeared on TV shows like Blue Heelers, Kath and Kim, Sea Change and Neighbours.

She described After Dark as a regular highlight. “It’s always a really uplifting night,” she said.

The 2019 Geelong After Dark programme features more than 70 art projects to stimulate all senses.

Virtuoso Tim Hulsman will entice locals into the streets with the smooth sound of his five-metre slide guitar.

Projections of compliments from strangers will fill Barwon Water’s forecourt while ‘sensory portals’ will draw art lovers at Johnstone Park.

The festival will feature delights for the tongue, like the OYSTER project, and ears, in three Geelong music film clips.

Local unsigned artists Chloe St Claire and Jack Meredith, and band Alby Jay have written songs paying homage to the mountains,

THE DARKNESS: Ayrlie Lane as The Harpy at last year's After Dark festival. beaches and city they call home.

After Dark was the highlight Geelong’s of cultural events calendar, attracting more than 20,000 people and contributing about $2.1 million to the local economy last year, Mayor Bruce Harwood said.

“It’s loved by our local community and draws visitors from Melbourne and beyond.

Make sure you’re in central Geelong for a great night out.”

Council’s arts portfolio holder Jim Mason also described After Dark as “a night not to be missed”.

“Geelong will come alive with an incredible range of art, music and cultural displays,” he said.

“This year’s programme will entertain, amaze and make us think.

“Our region is home to so many talented and creative people, and this event gives them a chance to showcase their work to a large audience.“ Geelong After Dark begins at 6pm, on 3 May.

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But the Ponds’ friendly, relaxed atmosphere, quality meals and service along with excellent value remain hallmarks.

The fantastic all-day menu with tummyfilling goodies starts at just $14, while the bistro is a great spot for a quick and hearty lunch.

Along with a grand range of pub main meals, plenty of entrées, desserts and sides are available, with a children’s menu and a new play area, so it’s a great spot for families.

And a hearty breakfast menu is available from 9am to 11.30am on weekends.

The new bistro’s classic menu offers a great range of casual and seasonal dishes for both lunch and dinner, including steaks, seafood,

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The bistro is the perfect place to wind down, relax and catch up with friends, family and colleagues while the children play.

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HEARING - Free hearing check for over 50s at National Hearing Care, Gateway Plaza, Leopold. Walk in or call 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.

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STALL - Geelong Royal Children’s Hospital Mother’s Day stall 8.30am-1.00pm at Bellevue Ave, Highton Village.

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 dances to Jose 8pm at The Ballroom, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry $10.

Bring a plate. Enquiries 0413 574 051.

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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

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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0476 124 598.

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

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

BOWLS - Indoor carpet bowls 12.30-3pm at Portarlington.

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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

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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

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 1.00pm 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.

FRIDAY 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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EDUCATION AND THE ARTS IN FOCUS

Young artists competition A new Geelong art competition could give young creatives priceless exposure, along with some much-needed cash for their craft.

The Brackets Art Prize will be the first of its kind for artists under 26, explains co-founder Amber Smith.

“We thought there wasn’t really anything of this nature for young artists in Geelong,” she says.

“We want to celebrate the really diverse experimental work that young people in our region are creating.”

Prizes of $1000, $500 and $250 are up for grabs for the inaugural competition’s top three artists, along with a solo exhibition each.

“It’s a really fantastic opportunity and we have artists that sell all of their works at shows here,” Amber says.

“We’ve had artists who have had solo shows and gone on to be really successful.”

As Courthouse Youth Arts Centre’s curator and an artist herself, Amber understands challenges and rejections young creatives face.

“Anything where you can give some cash and opportunities to artists is a great thing.”

Geelong has a fantastic range of young artists from widely varying backgrounds and levels of artistic training, Amber says.

Just recently Courthouse featured traditional still life paintings from one artist upstairs while hosting a contemporary soundscape by another downstairs, she says.

“I’m always so impressed by how big young artists seem to go when they get the opportunity.“ Entries close on 10 May with three opening nights at Courthouse Youth Arts, Geelong Creative and Analogue Academy beginning 22 May.

Brackets Art Prize founders Dare Tekin, Amber Smith and Joshua Maxwell deHoog are searching for Geelong's next artistic prodigy. 192823 Picture: Louisa Jones

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FORD Fiesta 2014, silver, WZ sport manual turbo hatchback, P-Plater approved, 90,000km, 1CZ2CA, $7,900 Ph: 0439 826 003 HYUNDAI Elantra, 2009, auto, lovely car, reluctant sale.

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Great team’s in house and on road with Auto Express North Geelong mechanic Chris Mitsarakis takes great pride in his work at Auto Express Service Centre and Mobile Mechanics.

“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.

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Eagles a ‘test’, says Scott

By Natalee Kerr Geelong will head home to take on another reigning finalist when they meet last year’s premier, West Coast, this Sunday.

The Cats will seek to continue their in-form start to the season, having knocked off three of last year’s finalists in the opening five rounds.

Geelong Coach Chris Scott said the visitors would be a great “test” for the group despite the Cats winning five-straight games against the Eagles at Kardinia Park.

“We still rate them really, really highly,” he said.

“They’re always a challenge and I think playing the premier from last year is kind of as good as it gets in terms of trying to work out where we are.

“In analysing their team there aren’t too many flaws.”

The top-of-the-ladder Cats are coming off the back of a 23-point win over Hawthorn at the MCG last Monday.

Geelong held off a late comeback from the Hawks to bank the side's fourth win of the season in front of a crowd numbering 66,347.

Recruit Gary Rohan was the star of the match, finishing with four goals and 12 disposals.

Scott said he had been impressed with the

ANOTHER TEST: Geelong face reigning premiers West Coast this weekend at home. forward's contribution this season.

“It’s not out of the question that he could play behind the ball or a bit more in the midfield as well,” he said.

“We’re trying to keep our options open and be a bit more open to the possibility’s that his

best footy could be well and truly in front of him.”

Meanwhile, the Eagles are rebounding off a frustrating 42-point loss at home against Port Adelaide.

The Power ended the Eagles' three-game

winning streak in a blistering effort that left Port leading at every break for the entire match.

Scott said the Cats would not be paying “too much attention” to the Power's success.

“We don’t really feel at the moment we need to completely manufacture our game style week to week to be competitive.

“They (West Coast) had a slip up last week ... but I think all of the really good teams slip up every now and then.”

The Cats are dominating the scoreboard after round five with an average 97 points a game, ranking them the highest-scoring team this season.

Scott said Geelong's capacity to score has been “really important” for his group.

“If you completely ignore the scoring aspect of it then I don’t think you’re ever going to be able to compete with the really good teams,” he said.

“The team that has the capacity to kick two or three or four quick ones generally is the one that wins because it’s very difficult to maintain that defensive structure all night.”

Geelong will be without forward Brandan Parfitt due to a corked thigh, while West Coast’s Tom Barrass is sidelined due to a foot injury.

RIPPERS: Xavier Huxtable and Harrison Mann have taken on the world's best surfers in the first round of the Rip Curl Pro.

Locals bow out as ‘epic’ swell surges toward Bells Beach

By Luke Voogt Torquay’s Harrison Mann and Jan Juc teen Xavier Huxtable have bowed out of the Bells Beach Ripcurl Pro after earning wildcard entries into the comp.

Mann, 25, scored a total of 8.37 in his elimination heat against fellow Australians Owen Wright (11.3) and Jack Freestone (10.8), who both progressed.

Organisers paused their heat on Sunday after spotting something suspect in the waves, which turned out to be a large plume of seaweed.

Mann narrowly beat Barwon Head’s Billy Harrison earlier this month for a wildcard entry into his first Bells Beach Ripcurl Pro. “This has been a childhood dream of mine since I was a kid on the beach watching Kelly Slater ring the Bell,” Mann said last week. geelongindy.com.au

Sixteen-year-old Huxtable also missed out on the round of 32 by just .34 points with a score of 11.4 in the elimination round.

Fellow Australians Soli Bailey and Wade Carmichael progressed with scores of 11.74 and 13.03 respectively.

As the women’s round three got underway yesterday organisers predicted a “50-year storm“ would create the largest waves at the event in decades.

Surfline’s Kevin Wallis predicted “double overhead” swells this morning, moving to “triple overhead” this afternoon, with 5m to 6m faces.

WSL Competition Director, Kieren Perrow was similarly excited.

“That swell we’ve all been waiting for is starting to show here at Bells and we are excited for an epic three days of competition to close out this event.

WAVES BREWING: A weather chart of a "50-year" storm Bells Beach Ripcurl Pro organisers say will create massive swell.

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