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RUFFLING FEATHERS; Connor Firth with central Geelong’s latest colourful wall mural off Lt Ryrie St. Picture: Rebecca Hosking

By Luke Voogt Six Whittington teens now have a colourful mural to be “proud of” in central Geelong, according to a young artist who coordinated their spray-painting.

Connor Firth, 20, led the youths in creating the bird-themed mural on buildings off Little Ryrie St over the recent long weekend.

“Now when they go into town they can say they worked on that wall and be proud,” the Highton resident said.

“They definitely wanted to learn and weren’t there to muck around at all.”

Connor, the builder’s owners and a council youth worker developed the design, featuring sulphur-crested and red-tailed black cockatoos and a pink-bellied galah.

“It had little scraps of graffiti and some damage and I think it they just thought it was time to give it a facelift,” he said.

Connor divided the mural so the youths, aged 12 to 18, each had a say in the design.

“I felt it was definitely going to be a much more creative project if they chose where to put things,” he said.

Council commissioned Connor to lead the project after he created a blue wren mural in Union St. He described the projects as “great exposure” for his skills while working as a barista to pay his bills.

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Belmont burglary back-pedal

By Natalee Kerr

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A thief has apparently returned $15,000 worth of stolen bikes to a Belmont business, according to its owner.

Belmont Bicycle Centre’s Shane Hendrickson was “absolutely shocked” when he found the bikes outside his premises on Tuesday morning.

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NEWS CATCH-UPl: Belinda Austin with husband Scott and their children Spencer and Delilah.

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Geelong mum Belinda Austin is a brave woman.

The co-owner of Austins & Co wines fearlessly lays bare her battles with post-natal depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in the winter edition of Geelong Coast Kids (GCK).

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“I was actually convinced they’d be better off without me. I remember lying in bed shaking and (husband) Scott would just hold me,” she tells Angie.

“It was such a dark time but there were certainly positives that came from it.”

Belinda, the daughter of esteemed Geelong Cats chief Brian Cook, also speaks candidly about her family - which is about to expand.

Belinda and husband Scott, the second generation owners of the Moorabool Valley’s Austins & Co, are due to welcome their third child in August.

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Sex squad’s stab inquiry

By Luke Voogt

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Sex crime investigators are probing a stabbing at Whittington this week, police have revealed.

A woman suffered leg injuries in the incident, one of two unrelated stabbings at Whittington this week, police said.

Emergency services found the woman, aged in her 20s, at a park near Apollo Plc about 11.30pm Wednesday.

Paramedics took her to hospital in a stable condition with non-life threatening injuries as police established a crime scene.

Police had yet to make an arrest over the incident, said Detective Senior Sergeant Nick Uebergang, of Geelong Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team.

Victoria Police Sexual Crime Squad had taken over the investigation, Det Sen Sgt Uebergang said.

He was unable to say whether the stabbing resulted from an attempted sexual assault or rape.

“We’re still making inquiries and are still establishing how her injuries have occurred,” Det Sen Sft Uebergang said.

The first stabbing left its male victim requiring life-saving surgery.

Police rushed to Redstone Crt following reports of a fight about 5.25am Tuesday, discovering a man with stab wounds on arrival.

Paramedics rushed the man in his 20s to University Hospital Geelong in a critical condition.

Surgeons performed emergency surgery on the man and stabilised him, a Barwon Health spokesperson said.

The man remained in a stable but critical condition, the spokesperson told the Indy yesterday.

Police arrested a man in his 20s who assisted them with their inquiries, said Geelong

INVESTIGATING: Detective Senior Sergeant Nick Uebergang.

Crime Investigation Unit Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Guthrie.

Officers had since released the man pending further inquiries, he said.

“We’re still piecing everything together at this stage.“ Det Sen Sgt Guthrie believed that more than one offender was involved in the incident, with police now tracking down other potential suspects.

Police were waiting until the victim had recovered to speak to him, Det Sen Sgt Guthrie said.

Detectives established a crime scene in the area on Tuesday and continued their investigation this week.

The two stabbings were unrelated, Det Sen Sgt Guthrie said.

“The public shouldn’t be in fear that there’s someone running around stabbing people because that’s certainly not the case. Police have an idea of who had committed these (stabbings).”

Police urged anyone who witnessed either incident or with further information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential crime report at crimestoppersvic. com.au. geelongindy.com.au

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IN BRIEF Crime drop

Trial keeps mental patients out of ED

By Natalee Kerr Dozens of Geelong patients with mental health episodes have avoided the city’s busiest emergency department (ED) in a Victorian-first trial that launched last month.

More than 35 patients so far have received faster assessment as part of the program, which prevented 27 of them from needing to attend University Hospital Geelong’s ED. The service pairs mental health specialists with paramedics to answer Triple Zero calls and attend call-outs for locals living with mental health issues.

The trail was going “very well”, said Barwon Health’s director for mental health, drugs and alcohol services.

“Mental health and ambulance staff have found working together has created a new option to help people receive the care they need, closer to home,” Associate Professor Steve Moylan said.

“Many families have given us positive feedback that receiving care closer to home is of benefit.”

The Prehospital Response of Mental Health and Paramedic Team (PROMPT) trial is a collaboration between Barwon Health, Ambulance Victoria and State Government. The three-month trial run suntil the end of August.

Mental Health Minister Martin Foley said the trial would relieve pressure on the hospital.

“More people in distress will be triaged by mental health professionals faster, often in the

Geelong crime has decreased eight per cent overall in the 12 months to March, according to latest Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data.

Assaults and drug offences increased but sex assaults, burglaries and thefts were down, yesterday's data-release revealed.

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comfort of their own homes,” he said.

The trial results come after the Indy reported earlier this month that an alleged ice-effected man at the ED forced staff to lock patients in a children’s waiting area for safety.

Last week Health and Community Services Union assistant secretary Paul Healey told the Indy the ED employed a mental health clinician specialising in alcohol and other drugs overnight, which Barwon Health later confirmed.

The ED needed at least two specialists overnight as some assessments and treatments could take several hours, Mr Healey said.

He praised State Government’s plan to build a mental health emergency hub at the hospital by 2021.

Burglars threaten future of uninsured shop

By Justin Flynn Burglars could put a Drysdale shop out of business after its insurer refused further cover following a ram-raid, according to the owner.

Surf Junction's Naomi Patten said one more burglary could force her to close.

The uninsured store lost $50,000 from its latest two break-ins in March, Ms Patten said.

The ram-raid in 2016 was the tipping point for the insurer to cancel its cover, she said.

“I’m one major burglary away from closing up, I reckon.

“I don’t understand why people think they have the right to steal from someone who's just trying to make a living and supports the community.

“I’ve got the latest in CCTV and just recently I’ve put lighting out the front but it doesn’t seem to deter anyone.

“People must see it happening but they turn a blind eye because they don’t want to get involved. I don’t blame them, to be honest.”

Ms Patten said burglaries had costs beyond lost stock, such as paying for clean-ups and the replacement of broken doors and glass.

Shoplifting in the store had also escalated recently, she said.

“They might take some socks and it might only be a little bit, but it all adds up. I have people who will come in with old thongs on, grab a new pair and put them on, and hang the old ones back up and walk out.

“You’d be surprised how much it all adds up.”

Ms Patten, a life-long Drysdale resident who has operated Surf Junction for 10 years, said she sponsored local football, netball and cricket clubs along with other organisations.

Drysdale's netball courts were named after her store when she became a major sponsor.

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Storages rising More rain over the past week has continued driving the region’s water storage levels upward, according to official measurements.

Barwon Water recorded the storages up almost two per cent in the seven days to Wednesday, with 19mm of rain over the period leaving the overall capacity level at 37.5 per cent.

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Geelong’s council will produce online “infomercials” on how to remove graffiti after receiving a $28,000 grant from State Government, MP Christine Couzens has announced.

The initiative would include council developing a new website to screen the advice as part of a state push for property-owners to “stamp out graffiti crime”, she said.

Ute seized Police have impounded a Commodore ute after catching a driver at 108km/h in a 50 zone at Breakwater.

The 35-year-old driver, from St Albans Park, also faced a court appearance for his alleged speeding along Tanner Rroad on Wednesday morning, police said.

Table’s tops “Superstars of world table tennis” will return to Geelong for one of six world tour Platinum Series events, City Hall has announced.

July’s Australian Open at The Arena followed Geelong’s “successful debut” hosting the event in 2018, City Hall said.

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FED UP: Surf Junction's Naomi Patten says she will have to close her doors if her shop is burgled Picture: Justin Flynn again. 194806

Local scientists have developed a new car interior textile in a bid to solve the automotive industry’s “need” for alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, Deakin University has announced.

The researchers worked with Ford scientists to create the textile from wool fibres along with non-woven and fibre-powder technology, Deakin said.

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Three young males have committed four burglaries within 12 hours around Bell Park’s Separation St, according to police.

The burglaries included the theft of $350 from a register and “numerous vapour oil products” after the trio smashed a glass front door of VAPE 4 Life around 2.26am Wednesday, police said.

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Thieves have stolen a $27,000 ute from a North Geelong business but failed to also take a caravan when they returned later the same night, according to police.

Two unknown males unscrewed fencing at Duoro St’s Market Direct Campers to steal the Isuzu D-Max at night on 13 May, police alleged.

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‘Heartless’ thieves hit grieving family

By Luke Voogt "Heartless" thieves have stolen a young mother's letters to her family before dying of cancer, prompting a plea for their return from her brother.

The theft from a Newtown home in broad daylight last Tuesday had devastated the family, said Evan, who did not want his surname disclosed. "(My sister) had a long fight with cancer over the last five years and passed away last year, so it was quite traumatic for the family," he said.

"It's rocked my parents pretty hard. We tried to move on from things that have happened in the past and this has ... brought up some memories and that for them."

An unknown number of thieves broke into the Sherbourne Tce house via a kitchen window between 10.15am and 1.30pm on 11 June.

They stole jewellery including engagement and wedding rings, along with sealed letters the young mother-of-two had written to her family before her death last September.

Her parents had planned to eventually open their daughter's letters, Evan said.

"The monetary value is probably not too high," he said.

"If you could just get them back to us or

STOLEN: Evan pleads for the letters' return with Detective Senior Constable Nikki Kowalski. drop them off somewhere so we can get them, that would be fantastic."

Evan also pleaded for the thieves to return jewellery his sister had worn up until her death.

The thieves stole pearl necklaces, Pandora necklaces and bracelets, gold chains, pearls and opals, a Nikon camera, an Olympus camera, an

IPad, an e-book reader and hearing aids.

They also stole a pink shopping cart that they dumped in North Geelong, according to Geelong Crime Investigation Unit Detective Senior Constable Nikki Kowalski.

"It's highly likely someone may have seen something, especially in the North Geelong area where that cart was later located by police."

Det Sen Const Kowalski described the crime as "heartless".

"We deal with a lot of high-volume crime, burglaries and theft from motor vehicles but there's always those jobs that pull on your heartstrings a bit," "I think when you've got a beautiful family that have had things like this stolen, it's just despicable behaviour not to return them if you can see this or hear this today."

Police had obtained CCTV footage from nearby locations and were continuing to canvass for more footage, Det Sen Const Kowalski said.

Given the time of the burglary it was "highly likely" someone suspicious in the area "might have caught someone's eye or someone's attention", she said.

Det Sen Const Kowalski urged anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.

Deakin maps dinosaur tree Geelong-based scientists have begun "the botanical equivalent of mapping a tyrannosaurus rex genome" with one of the world's oldest types of tree.

Deakin University's Larry Croft made the dinosaur comparison as he and other scientists began mapping the genome of the Wollemi pine, once thought to be extinct.

Scientists had yet to complete a DNA sequence of the prehistoric plant since a New South Wales parks officer rediscovered it in 1994, Associate Professor Croft said.

"This can only be done because the Wollemi has survived largely unchanged for more than 100 million years whereas all the dinosaurs, except for the birds, have been extinct for more than 60 million years," he said.

Scientists were conducting a significant part of the research at Waurn Ponds, Assoc Prof Croft said.

The Wollemi pine genome was twice as long as a human's, he said.

"We have already sequenced 600 billion DNA bases of the Wollemi pine.

"If you were to print that data onto A4 sheets of paper and line them up it could easily go around the Earth's equator."

Deakin and Sydney-based scientists would use a supercomputer in Canberra with the power of 85,000 laptops to map the genome, Assoc Prof Croft said.

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney's Doctor Maurizio Rossetto said unlocking Wollemi pine's genetic code would reveal the previously untold history of the rare plant and help protect it from diseases.

Geelong Zonta women celebrate 40 years Donut driver ‘on Ls, drugs’

By Natalee Kerr

A Geelong volunteer group dedicated to empowering women has celebrated its 40th anniversary.

Zonta Club Geelong president Kaaren Colwell said more than 50 guests gathered for the "fantastic" milestone last weekend.

"We had a range of people attend, including current and past members along with Zontians from interstate and regional cities," she said.

Ms Colwell said the club's 14 volunteers shared a "common bond" of giving back to others.

"We're passionate about making a difference and impact," she said.

"Our members contribute a significant amount of time and commitment to supporting local and international service projects."

Ms Colwell said being part of Zonta International's vision of advancing the status of women worldwide was "rewarding".

"You can do a little bit on your own but a lot of more when you unite with others," she said.

Zonta Geelong projects have included supplying breast cushions to women recovering from breast and lung surgery and sending birthing kits to developing counties.

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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: Zonta charter president Ann Fuller, charter member Judey Salt and current president Kaaren Colwell

A 32-year-old learner driver on a solo trip to buy donuts has tested positive to drugs at Portarlington, according to police reports.

To make matters worse the woman told officers she was scheduled to sit the test for her P plates the next day, according to a police social media post.

The Lara learner ran afoul of the law on Newcombe St at 10.15am on Wednesday on her way to a local donut store, the post read.

The woman's car first caught the attention of Geelong Highway Patrol officers due to its loud exhaust, police said.

When police pulled the woman over they discovered she had only a learner permit and no fully licenced driver beside her in the car, they said.

The driver also returned a positive oral sample for drugs and would face a magistrate following the incident, police said.

"I can also inform you that police were not in the area visiting the donut shop themselves," the police poster said.

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WHIPPET GOOD: Braedy Rickard with Rucci ''The Wonder Dog'', who stars in a new Geelong play.

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land affected by the amendment is the

Submissions must be made in writing

entire municipality, with specific policy

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address, clearly stating the grounds on

Geelong Growth Areas. The rezoning

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opposed and indicating what changes (if

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any) the submitter wishes to make.

Two pooch-themed plays, one featuring a 'very good boy', come to Drysdale this weekend to raise money and supplies for lost dogs and cats.

The doggish double-header begins with Hot Dog, a play featuring real-life former racing greyhound Rucci 'The Wonder Dog' on stage.

The play tells of Rucci's chance adoption after an injury on the track and his relationship with his warm new owner.

The second show, The Housesitter, follows a middle-aged animal-loving woman who house sits, rent-free, while caring for people's dogs, cats and other pets.

This itinerant lifestyle, while providing a 'safe' roof plus many friends of the furry, feath-

ered and scaly kind, is also isolating and lonely.

Local playwrights Petrina Dakin and Denis Walters wrote both plays, which come to Drysdale's Potato Shed for three double-header shows on tonight and tomorrow.

The Theatre 3Triple2 presentation features open fires, warm mulled wine and live musical entertainment with Joseph Stanaway playing handpan drum.

Patrons can also view an exhibition of performance snaps from photographer Ivan Kemp.

Theatre 3Triple2 asks patrons to donate pet food, blankets or cash to Geelong Animal Welfare Society during the shows.

The shows start at 8pm on tonight and 2pm and 8pm on tomorrow. Bookings can be made online at GeelongAustralia.com.au/PotatoShed or by phoning 5251 1998.

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meetings and any public hearing held to

(March 2019). It includes policy changes to

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Lara, Lovely Banks and Moorabool.

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Geelong Mayor Bruce Harwood is confident council supports him taking holidays in Italy before and after attending an international conference.

Cr Harwood defended the holidays after the Indy last week revealed he added two weeks' leave to the conference trip, with ratepayers funding his return flights.

Council incurred no extra expenses from him taking leave in Italy, he said.

"Councillors voted unanimously for council to be represented by the Mayor at the (conference), as they did in 2018, with an allocated budget to do so."

Ratepayers funded Cr Harwood's flights to and from Italy on 6 and 26 June for the conference, which ran from 10 to 15 June.

Council also paid for his accommodation from 9 to 13 June.

Cr Harwood would present a report of the conference in "due course as is always the case with overseas travel", he said.

He stated he initially had no plans to take leave either side of the UNESCO Creative Cities conference when council in February approved his attendance.

Months later Cr Harwood applied for leave that council approved on 28 May. He was confident council would have approved the trip if they had known he would take leave, he said.

But councillor Eddy Kontelj, who was on leave during the February council meeting, said he would have opposed Cr Harwood attending the conference.

"I don't think the councillors knew when they voted that the mayor would take annual leave."

Taking leave while in Italy on ratepayerfunded flights was "not a good look", Cr Kontelj said.

"I understand why the residents would be very concerned about that. You have to look at the way in which the public and your employees will see it.

WORLD STAGE: Bruce Harwood addresses fellow mayors at an international conference in Italy.

"If it seems like and feels like it's not right, it's not."

Cr Kontelj had previously voted against councillors travelling overseas and did "not see a lot of value" in such trips, he said.

Ratepayers Geelong's Andrew Senia described Cr Harwood's "continual overseas trips" as "unwarranted and unnecessary".

"To add a private holiday to an unwarranted public overseas trip truly overflows the measure," he said.

"The community at large" were against council junkets, Mr Senia said.

"No amount of public relations can justify them. The measure is in the result and so far there is no evidence of anything tangible.

"They must stop."

The Indy decided against contacting Cr Harwood for comment last week because of the time difference between Australia and Italy. The time in Italy was about 4am when last week's story was prepared and filed.

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Bike lanes on way in west

By Luke Voogt Construction began on a bike network from Geelong to Herne Hill on Monday with workers installing features to help cyclists share the road.

Geelong’s council announced workers would complete the project progressively in small stages to minimise disruption to local residents and traffic.

The cost for the western link is $1,627,000 with an additional $343,000 for design and engagement, according to council documents.

“These works are a step in the right direction towards having a more connected and reliable transport system in Geelong,” deputy mayor Peter Murrihy said.

“These improvements will help make cyclists’ journeys safer, whilst keeping traffic flowing.

“I’d like to thank residents and drivers for their patience, as the staged works get underway.”

The works will include new and modified crossings, line markings, speed humps and signage on Villamanta and Gertrude streets and Sydenham Ave. The shared use system would give priority to cyclists and slow traffic, according to council’s Better Bike Connections webpage.

Council expected to complete the works by the end of 2019 and stated they would allow cars and bikes to safely share the designated roads.

Early in 2018 council surveyed almost 300 people on the western link, with 82 per cent supporting the plans and 14 per cent opposing it (four per cent neutral).

The works began after council on 30 April voted to put to tender the more contentious southern link of its bicycle network along Moorabool and High streets.

High St traders argued the bike lanes would ruin local commerce by reducing parking and posed a safety threat to elderly shoppers.

Traders and Victoria’s opposition have called for council to shift the route from High St to Francis St. But TAC committed $4,923,000 for the project and warned it would withdraw the funding if council designated a new route.

Cycling advocates and City Hall argued the lanes would reduce congestion and encourage more people to cycle, describing the project as a chance to beautify High St. City Hall has a goal of half of commuters travelling to work by public transport, walking or cycling.

Councillors Stephanie Asher, Sarah Mansfield, Bruce Harwood, Peter Murrihy, Jim Mason and Pat Murnane voted for the project following a heated debate.

Councillors Eddy Kontelj, Ron Nelson and Trent Sullivan opposed the motion.

Councillor Kylie Grzybek abstained from the vote as she works for TAC. Councillor Anthony Aitken also declared a conflict of interest as he owns a property in High St.

Driver critical A 71-year-old motorist remained fighting for life in hospital yesterday after colliding with a truck at Mt Moriac on Monday morning.

The elderly man failed to give way while turning off Cape Otway Rd onto Mt Duneed Rd, said Geelong Highway Patrol Senior Constable Matt Goonan.

The truck hit his car's front passenger side.

“For some reason he hasn’t seen the oncoming truck. If he had a passenger it would have been a fatality,” Sen Const Goonan said.

The Irrewarra man sustained severe head, arm and pelvis injuries. An ambulance helicopter flew him to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition.

The 60-year-old truck driver, from Torquay, was uninjured, Sen Const Goonan said.

Swim awards Two Geelong swim teachers won top honours at Aquatics and Recreation Victoria’s annual awards last week.

Khyl Cornwill won the top award for teaching disabled swimmers, while Kylie Titheridge won for teaching toddlers, pre-schoolers and infants.

Mr Cornwil, an instructor for three years, earned praise for his work with students through "innovative communication".

Bellarine Aquatic and Sports Centre’s Ms Titheridge won for adapting lessons to suit circumstances and using creative teaching strategies and techniques.

AWARDS: Khyl Cornwall and Kylie Titheridge.

NEW RESEARCH: PhD candidate Abu Naser Md Ahsanul Haque, Dr Maryam Naebe, and Associate Research Fellow Dr Rechana Remadevi reviewing the bioplastic samples.

Local team turns plant waste into plastic Geelong researches have worked out how to turn plant wasten into eco-friendly biodegradable plastic.

Lead researcher Deakin University’s Dr Maryam Naebe and her team spent more than 18 months working out how to turn cotton gin into "bioplastic".

“About 29 million tonnes of cotton lint is produced each year but up to a third of that ends up as cotton gin trash, where it’s then sent to landfill or burned,” Dr Naebe said.

"Adding value" to the waste would deliver a sustainable alternative to environmentallydamaging plastics that was also safer and cheaper to mass-produce, she said.

“Compared to synthetic plastics, our bioplastic is made without the need for toxic chemicals.

"The bioplastic can biodegrade and turn into soil, which will then in turn be used to grow cotton, resulting in cotton gin trash during the ginning process, which can then be re-

purposed again into bioplastic.”

The material could also provide the cottonfarming industry with more sustainable options, such as providing packaging for seeds and fertilizer, according to the researchers, Dr Naebe said.

The team is now applying the process to other organic waste and fibrous plant materials such as lemongrass, almond shells and wood shavings.

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LETTERS Benefits cruise on by I write to give some truths in recent issues of “Geelong Indy” starting with issue of 3/5/19 and subsequent issues.

Regarding cruise ships coming into Geelong’s harbour on visits lasting only for a few hours (Geelong Indy, 3 May), most, if not all of the ships were less than half full and only a few of those on board came ashore.

I visited every ship that arrived in the early years, and when their passengers came ashore I stood at the entrance to the pier and counted them. It was easy because each passenger was given a Geelong presentation bag with information on our region.

People stopped and asked me the way to the shops et cetera. I pointed up the hill of Moorabool St. Most were elderly and did not go. Instead they just bought an ice cream and made their way back on board.

I had a clipboard A4 counting movements.

Results over time told me that the only benefits to Geelong were those few who went on bus tours, usually to the Great Ocean Road, Ballarat, and later to the Bellarine Peninsula.

Of all the visits I can remember only one taxi pulling up to deliver to a passenger. There were never any other deliveries or supplies, so there were no benefits here, except a few buses for tours.

This continued until the last visit in 2019.

I write from memory because I recently moved from Newcomb to Lara and my records were destroyed.

Clive West Lara

BUCKETS & BOUQUETS Buckets to the neatly bagged packages of dog excrement proliferating in our streets and parks. I thought the law required it to be bagged and disposed of properly. When did this requirement change? Was it at the same time as the law on parking across footpaths? Can council shed light?

Dodger, Bell Park

Buckets to Peter Rees (Letters, 14 June). Anyone doubting the level of racism hurled at Adam Goodes obviously has yet to see the documentary about it. I can’t wait to see it. Football followers who booed this great Australian should hang their heads in shame.

Goodes Fan, Belmont

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78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au Facebook.com/GeelongIndependent Fax: 5249 6799 Contributions must be less than 50 words and include the writer’s full name, address and phone number. which Adam Goodes was called an ape was the first racism he had come across?

As a mother of an indigenous child, I can tell Mr Rees that it starts from an early age.

I have stood in the crowd and listened to my child be abused for the colour of his skin.

As the song says, walk a mile in my shoes.

Veronica Kelly Grovedale

ask a simple question, which to date would not seem to have been answered to the satisfaction of the general community.

Has it been scientifically proven, beyond all reasonable doubt, that the phenomenon known as global warming is in fact real and that human intervention is the primary cause?

Michael J Gamble Belmont

Goodes role model

Good news: alarmists wrong

My experience with Adam Goodes is that he should be applauded for his achievements both on and off the football field.

Brian Wrigley Highton

Peter Mitchell (Letters, 14 June) relies on climate models for his climate calamities.

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has tried to predict future temperature for 40 years. As time goes on the model predictions exceed measured temperatures by an increasing error, perhaps because they underestimate climate's complexity.

As the IPCC once wrote in a moment of candour: "In climate research and modelling we are dealing with a coupled, non-linear chaotic system, and therefore the long-term prediction of future climate states is not possible".

So when Mr Mitchell says of his list, "All these and more were predicted by models of the climate, which include anthropogenic climate change," can he believe what the IPCC

Walk in Goodes’ shoes

Where’s the proof?

In response to last week’s Geelong Indy letter headlined ‘Character over colour’, had the writer, Peter Rees, listened to Adam Goodes' 2014 acceptance speech at all?

I am glad the documentary will be shown in schools in the hope that our next generation can understand the impact discrimination can have on individuals and communities.

Does Mr Rees really think the incident in

Judging by letters to this newspaper, the community is clearly divided or polarised on the issue of global warming or climate change.

I do not profess to be an expert in the matter.

Intelligent minds are often employed on both sides of the argument. I am, however, only interested in proven scientific facts.

Opinions are not facts. Therefore, I would

Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au 78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Fax: 5249 6799 knows is impossible?

How does he tell anthropogenic from natural climate change? Is not Queensland weather natural, as it was when Dorothea MacKellar wrote of our "droughts and flooding rains" in 1904 before humans were blamed for them?

As for "wars getting worse and people migrating into Europe", does Mr Mitchell really blaming carbon dioxide?

Also, monsoons have nothing to do with atmospheric CO2. Oceanic cycles and their winds are the weather-makers.

The US had a couple of damaging hurricanes a year or so ago, and before that they had a record 11 year stretch without strong hurricanes. But Mr Mitchell misses the good news.

As he says, he gets his news from the media, for which good news is no news.

Tim Saclier Leopold

Proof of wrong predictions For some time the world has followed the lead of the IPCC and it’s predictions for future climate.

According to these predictions, the world faces a much warmer climate largely due to man’s CO2 emissions. Nations around the globe have followed the IPCC and spent over $1 trillion so far to reduce their carbon footprint but all to no avail because CO2 levels have continued to rise.

The interesting thing to note is that despite the increased CO2 in the atmosphere temperatures have gone sideways over the past 20 years.

With record cold winters in various countries, the IPCC’s predictions look somewhat dubious.

Proof that a theory is wrong is when the facts don’t accord with the theory, and so far the IPCC’s predictions have been inaccurate.

It’s time a Royal Commission was set up to test the veracity of global warming.

Australia is not facing a climate emergency but a looming power emergency that will negatively impact our nation’s economy.

Alan Barron Grovedale

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Gigs resume for Cowgirls

By Natalee Kerr Country duo the Sunny Cowgirls will shortly head back on the road after a lengthy break, and for the first time with some new additions.

Sisters Celeste and Sophie Clabburn took time off from touring after the latter became a mum to Jack, now two, and nine-month-old Jimmy.

“We’ve never had kids on tour with us before so it will be a bit of a change of pace,” Celeste explained.

“Normally we make sure to have a couple of beers before a show, but I think they’ll quiet us down a bit.”

Celeste labelled her nephews as the future “Sunny Cowboys“ after she was recently informed of their love for music.

“I spoke to Sophie on the phone the other day and she told me that Jack loves Slim Dusty - he’s been playing his toy guitar along to Slim’s music!” she said.

Celeste said touring has now taken on a new meaning, giving the sisters an opportunity to reunite.

“Going on tour is more special now because we no longer live close to one another anymore - I live in WA and Soph is in New South Wales,” she said.

“It gives us a chance to not only perform together again but to spend time with each other too.“ Celeste said the pair “grew up listening to country music” but it was Sophie who first demonstrated an interest.

“Soph got guitar lessons in primary school and then I probably just copied her because I was her little sister,” she laughed.

“But performing is something we’ve always wanted to do, it has been our dream since we were little.”

Farm girls born-and-bred, the sisters moved from regional Victoria to WA in their younger years and first started out by busking at their local Perth shopping centre.

“I remember at Christmas time we would put on Santa hats and go down there and sing for hours,” she said.

“Any money we got we would just spend on junk food.”

The duo released their chart-topping debut album Little Bit Rusty in 2005 when they were in their teens and have since gone on to enjoy more than a decade-long career in music.

Celeste said she attributes the nine-time Golden Guitar nominated duo’s success and longevity to “staying true” to themselves.

“We’ve stuck to our guns a bit. We’ve never listened to people too much or let others try to shape and mould us,” she said.

Celeste said they “couldn’t wait” to perform at the Gateway Hotel on 28 June.

“Geelong is not far from where we grew up in Dunkeld so it’s always great to come back,” she said.

“We’ll play lots of old songs and it will also be the first time we’ll play some of our new music which is very exciting.“

RETURNING: Country duo the Sunny Cowgirls will perform in Geelong later this month.

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Next holidays getting Stinky

SWINGERS: Jefferson Smith joins the B Sharp Big Band for two Geelong shows next month.

Smith in the swing Veteran crooner Jefferson Smith and the B Sharp Big Band will join forces for two swinging shows of ’30s, ’40s and ’50s classics next month.

The son of country Victorian dairy farmers, Jefferson followed in his father’s musical footsteps when he took up the trumpet at age 12.

After discovering Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin at 14 he asked his parents for singing lessons and at 19 he bought his first guitar after hearing Neil Diamond.

His musical passion would lead to him singing with Michael Buble at a concert and alongside the likes of Paul Anka, Kris Kristof-

ferson and Chris Isaak.

After many years honing his craft, Smith has carved out a full time career singing hits of the Great American song book.

A lover of Hollywood’s golden age and ’50s music, he performs at hundreds of shows each year.

He now joins Melbourne’s B Sharp Big Band, which has performed the classics of the swing era for 16 years.

The B Sharps launched in September 2003 to an audience of more 600 swing lovers at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre.

Founder and director Henry Kovacevic has

pulled together some of Australia’s highestcalibre musicians to perform classic arrangements of Basie, Ellington, Goodman, Miller and other swing ‘big cats’.

While the B Sharps have acquired some well-known classics, the band also unearths and resurrects rarely-heard ‘lost’ hits, with a new twist.

The band comes to Geelong Performing Arts Centre’s The Playhouse to get feet a’tappin’ and hearts a-poundin’ for two shows at 10.30am on 3 and 4 July.

Big band and swing fans can expect tunes made famous by Sinatra, Martin, Bobby Darrin and other mid-century swingin’ crooners.

Two circus performers on quest to prove Children are Stinky come to Geelong next month in school-holiday spectacular that can only end in disaster.

April Dawson and Kyle Raftery hit the stage at Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) to experiment in reverse psychology.

But the duo’s attempts to prove that kids are stinky are met with messy, hysterical twists and they only succeed in proving that children are awesome ... and they know it.

Audiences can expect daredevil stunts, acrobatics, hula hoops and laughs from these award-winning performers.

Set in the ’90s, the show features in-jokes and choreographed nostalgic mash-ups to take accompanying parents on a trip down memory lane.

Australian performers Dawson and Rafferty come to Geelong following their recent run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, having earned fivestar reviews and sold out shows.

Part of the Love Central Geelong Family Magic Program, Children Are Stinky comes to GPAC’s drama theatre for two performances in the school holidays at 12pm and 2.30pm on 12 July.

This show is suitable for children aged three to ten and their families.

BIG STINK: April Dawson and Kyle Raftery.

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By Natalee Kerr Iconic Australian rock band The Angels will return to Geelong next month to celebrate one of their most successful albums.

Guitarist and co-founder John Brewster said the 40th anniversary of the bands third album No Exit has brought back a “wave of emotions”.

“It was a pretty amazing and creative time for us writing this album, it holds a lot of great memories,” Brewster said.

No Exit reached number eight on the Australian album charts and drew worldwide attention to the band in 1979.

Brewster said he was excited to tour again with his “favourite album”.

“It’s great to be celebrating a wonderful record that we made back all those years ago,” he said.

“It’s something we’re really proud of so it’s nice to take the songs back on the road.”

Brewster kicked off what eventually became The Angels four decades ago after he asked his brother Rick to play with him in a band.

The Adelaide-born musician said he was the “black sheep” in his family of “classical musicians”.

“I was a bit different - I got into rock and roll when I was about 12-years-old,” he said.

“I remember standing in front of the mirror as a young kid with a tennis racquet pretending to play the guitar.”

Brewster’s original band The Moonshine Jug & String Band became one of Adelaide’s biggest bands.

The band then evolved into The Keystone Angels in 1974 and were later spotted at an Adelaide pub by AC/DC’s Angus Young and Bon Scott.

ANGEL ANNIVERSARY: The Angels will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of their album No Exit next month in Geelong.

They have since enjoyed a career spanning more than 40 years with huge success in Australia, America, Canada, England and Europe.

Brewster features alongside Rick, son Sam, Dave Gleeson and Nick Norton in the current line-up.

“We’ve got three generations within the same band - the comradery between the five of us is wonderful,” Brewster added.

“Right through the bands history we’ve always been great live and it’s not any different now.

“We’re not just a blast from the past, we play with as much passion now as we ever did.“ Brewster said a unique aspect of the tour is that the band doesn’t have any support acts.

“It’s just us on stage the entire night performing the album along with some classics

and rarities,” he said.

The Angels No Exit 40 Years On tour lands at The Gateway Hotel on 12 July.

“I’ve been coming down to Geelong since the 1970s and just love it,” Brewster said.

“Geelong was one of the first towns that discovered us before anyone else, so it’s always special coming back here.”

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Ponds cafe serves brekky The Ponds Hotel is the perfect place to stop for coffee or breakfast on your way to the coast with its new cafe.

The hotel has sold quality, affordable meals since the 1970s and has now added premium Julius Meinl coffee to the menu.

“It’s a good atmosphere. You can come in, sit and relax before shopping,” says hotel manager Margaret Spence.

The cafe stocks all the favourites, like homemade muffins, fresh water creek sponges and fuchsias - with gluten-free options available.

The cafe serves breakfast every from 8.30am on Saturdays and Sundays.

“Before it opened there were often people in the car park waiting for the hotel to open before we had the cafe,” Margaret says.

The cafe has options from a traditional English breakfast to a simple muesli to give coastal drivers energy for the day.

The hotel is already a gateway to the coast and Margaret says she gets plenty of people on day trips.

“Particularly if the weather’s nice - it’s always nice to hear what they’re up to.”

A long-time Geelong resident, Margaret has 20 years’ experience in the hospitality business and enjoys managing both The Ponds and Norlane Hotel.

“It keeps me busy,” she says.

Her friendly and competent staff make the Ponds Hotel the ideal place to stop, freshen up, stock up or just relax.

The Ponds Hotel is located 10km from Geelong's CBD at 1154 Princes Highway, Waurn Ponds.

The cafe opens at 8am and closes at 3.30pm daily.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR FESTIVAL - Love Aireys in Winter Festival continues until 30 August with 60-plus events. More details aireysinlet. org.au.

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. Enquiries 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 132050 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

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

THURSDAY 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 HELLO, DOLLY: Quota International Geelong hosts its annual Doll, Teddy and Craft Show at Belmont tomorrow.

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

WEIGHT - Springs TOWN Club (Take Off Weight Naturally) Drysdale meets 9-11am at Drysdale Uniting Church Hall.

Ph Jan 0403 221 737.

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

Cost $4. Enquiries 0431 789 048.

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

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

DOLLS - Quota International Geelong Doll, Teddy and Craft Show 10am-5pm at Masonic Centre, Regent St, Belmont. Adults $10, pensioners $7, under-12s $4. Enquiries 0417 382 779.

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 Ben Constanza 8pm at The Ballroom, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry $10. Bring a plate. Enquiries 0413 574 051.

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

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

TUESDAY BIPOLAR - Bipolar Support Group meets 6.30-8.30pm at Mindworks, 284 Latrobe Tce, Newtown. Enter and park via Raglan St. Enquiries 0419 874 350.

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 Leop-

MONDAY LADIES - Ladies Probus Club of Grovedale East meets 10am at Uniting Church Hall, Reserve Rd, Grovedale. New members welcome. Enquiries 0405 449 716.

ART - South Barwon Community Centre Art group meets

old 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 <http://communitykitchens.org.au/>.

WEDNESDAY ANCESTRY - Geelong Family History Group meets 7.30pm at Belmont Library, High St, Belmont. Speaker Mary-Anne Gourley. Further details geelongfhg.com.

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

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

BOOKS - Uniting book sale, 10am-2pm at Grovedale Uniting, cnr Reserve and Torquay Rds, Grovedale. Good selection of books. $1.00.

TAI - Tai chi for beginners 9-10am at St Davids Uniting Church, cnr Talbot and Aphrasia Sts, Newtown. Cost $10. Extra class 10.05-11.05am second, fourth Fridays monthly. Enquiries 0409 662 106.

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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By Christine Couzens, Member For Geelong As the Member for Geelong, I am delighted with the funding commitments Geelong received for public education in the recent 2019 Victorian state budget.

After a record level of investment in Geelong’s state schools from 2014-2018, Geelong has received over $30 million in upgrade funding for 2019.

Geelong High School received an additional $2.2 million, and Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College an additional $800,000, to complete their current building upgrades. Students will soon be learning in modern, state of the art facilities.

Similarly, an additional $950,000 was in the budget for Oberon Primary School to complete their school upgrade, providing modern learning spaces for kids in the local area.

I’m very pleased that Oberon South Primary School has received $3.39 million to rebuild their school at a nearby site. Their tired old buildings will be replaced with a brand new school.

Out in the east, Newcomb Park Primary School, and Newcomb Secondary College, have $320,000 and $600,000 respectively, to commence planning for their future multimillion dollar school facility upgrades.

Geelong’s state primary and secondary schools have always done a great job in providing education to children of all socio-economic backgrounds. They deserve to do this in modern, stimulating environments that encourage children to learn, and enjoy their education.

The Gordon TAFE has received $23.5 million in the budget to deliver new state-of-theart cooking and hospitality training facilities

Christine Couzens MP with principal Phil Honeywell and students at Newcomb Secondary College. at their Geelong campus. This will enable students to receive best practice training for careers in the food and hospitality industry.

Whether it’s the state schools our children attend, or tertiary facilities where people train for new careers, I’m proud that the Andrews

Government is providing modern, upgraded facilities in Geelong, in which students can gain a first-rate education.

Christine Couzens MP Member for Geelong $3.39M $800,000 $320,000 $600,000 $950,000 $2.2M $882M $321.9M $102M

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To increase capacity to 40,000 and allow the best international sports, concerts and events to be held locally.

This will deliver a new pavilion, car parking, seating, improved facilities and access to the oval and increase greater community participation Refurbish the pavilion, new change rooms and upgrade sporting infrastructure for St Joseph’s Footy & Netball Club and St Peter’s Cricket Club Construct female friendly change rooms to encourage women’s participation

Culinary School upgrade to deliver state of the art hospitality facilities

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By Derek Ogden Almost a year ago I accused the MX-5 of going soft and maybe someone back at Mazda HQ was listening.

The latest Mazda MX-5 has more power, torque and technology in all three variants, from the entry-level roadster and mid-range RF to the top-dog RF GT. The 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre four-cylinder units have boosts to 97kW and 152Nm, and 135kW and 205Nm respectively.

The 2.0 has its redline lifted to 7500rpm.

The driver is pampered with telescopic steering wheel movement to find the most suitable driving position.

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Overall height has increased by 5 mm.

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When the roof is open, the front and middle roof sections are stowed together with the back-window glass in the space behind the seats.

With the roof up, the appealing fastback styling comes into its own with a beautiful smooth line joining the roof to the rear end.

The RF GT has its own 17-inch bright finish wheels.

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

Mazda's MZD Connect, with its centraldash positioned screen and centre console control knob, makes for safe and easy access to functions.

The RF GT boasts a nine-speaker Bose premium sound system, the same as on the softtop.

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With the aim of matching the free-revving feel of the 1.5-litre motor, engineers got into the unit, pushing up the red line to 7500rpm, boosting power from 118kW to 135kW and torque from 200Nm to 205Nm. This saw changes made to the air flow intake and exhaust systems, piston shape and weight, crankshaft and connecting rods, achieving increased air intake, improved combustion speed, reduced exhaust losses and mechanical friction.

Mazda MX-5's five-star ANCAP safety rating has been further improved, with the addition of a rear camera and more advanced iActivsense safety technologies to the standard package, including smart city brake support, forward and traffic sign recognition.

The manual transmission had been revised to match the extra engine power, delivering a sharper response and more direct driving feel than in the previous model.

Attention to shift timing at turn-in and torque control at turn-out meant they were more attuned to precision in sporty driving situations.

The engine note has been made meatier too, which thanks to a large acrylic see-through wind deflector, cut cabin air turbulence while maintaining rear visibility, was pleasing to both driver and passenger.

Fuel economy was just that - sparing, with use kept under eight litres per km around town and a miserly 5.1 litres on the motorway and easy paced country roads.

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By Alistair Kennedy Versions of the Audi RS 5 have been on sale in Australia since October 2010 when the first coupe was launched.

It was joined in October 2013 by a cabriolet variant and now by the first-ever five-door RS 5 Sportback.

The Sportback is 59mm longer than the coupe in both wheelbase and overall length as well as being 76mm higher to cater for three rear seat passengers. The coupe only seats two in the back.

The Audi RS 5 Sportback features a flat, wide single-frame grille, large air inlets with honeycomb fill, LED headlights, power-dome bonnet bulge and a 'quattro' embossed front spoiler.

In profile the Sportback is taller than the coupe with quattro blisters above the wheel housings. The rear features an RS-specific diffuser insert and exhaust system with wide oval tailpipes and a fixed spoiler lip.

Inside Sportback's basic black interior there are numerous reminders that you're in an Audi RS (it stands for RennSport or "racing sport" in German) with RS logos on the seats, flat-bottomed steering wheel, door-sill trims, floor mats, gear selector lever and the Audi virtual cockpit.

The interior is beautifully finished with brushed aluminium and carbon-fibre highlights. There are Nappa leather seats with honeycomb patterned stitching with the option of upgrading to Alcantara with red stitching as part of a $3300 RS design package.

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By Natalee Kerr

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Milestones for a "much-loved" duo have been the focus this week as Geelong Cats look to put a "poor" post-bye record behind them, according to coach Chris Scott.

Star Cats Harry Taylor and Cameron Guthrie will play their 250th and 150th games respectively against Port Adelaide in Adelaide tomorrow night.

"If we needed an extra motivation to play well, we want to do it for those guys," Scott said.

"That should be enough to get us up and about."

Scott said the "whole" industry admires the way Taylor has approached his role and career.

"I don't think I've met more of a professional player," he said.

"Looking over the vision of his last 249 games, he's played on some greats and rarely had his colours lowered.

"There are so many parts of the way Harry goes about his craft that we'd like to be passed down to our younger players."

Scott also mentioned his unique link with Guthrie, with the midfielder's milestone reflecting a "similar path" to his own.

The pair joined the club at the same time in 2010 and Scott's first game in charge was Guthire's debut appearance.

"I think he's the only player that came in that year that is still on the list," Scott said.

"He's been a great supporter of our footy club and his teammates love playing with him.

"He's the definition of a team-first player.

He doesn't desire any more accolades for himself than he gets."

The Cats return from their mid-season break with an 11-1 record as they look to break their post-bye hoodoo, having lost the game after the bye for the last seven years.

But Scott questioned the relevance of past history to the current group.

"I did bring it up post-game (after playing

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MILESTONE MAN: Geelong veteran Harry Taylor will celebrate his 250th game this weekend.

Picture: REBECCA HOSKING Richmond) and a third of the room had no idea what I was talking about," he said.

"It kind of speaks to the fact that we have some new people in the team and it's a new year and it just feels different to us."

Scott added he was "confident" with the group's preparation during the bye.

"It has given us the opportunity to work on a few things, and given a few individuals a bit of a chance to recover from some niggling injuries," he said.

"We're very impressed with the way the boys came back and trained."

The ladder-leaders have won 14 of the past 15 encounters against the ninth-placed Power, but Scott said the Cats would not be taking Port Adelaide lightly.

"Their best is good, the numbers reflect that," he said.

"When they use the ball the way we think they would like, it's pretty hard to stop."

New foundation spurs disabled swimmers A new local charity will help disabled swimmers achieve greatness like Bellbrae Down syndrome world champion Phoebe Mitchell, Geelong Swimming Club has announced.

Geelong Swimming Club Foundation would give new opportunities to swimmers like Phoebe to participate, according to proud mother Libby Mitchell.

"This foundation will undoubtedly encourage and support many swimmers with varied abilities within our region, such as Phoebe and numerous others," she said.

The 27-year-old, who her coaches describe as "supremely talented", was Down Syndrome World Champion from 2010 to 2014 and has been second-placed internationally since 2014.

She currently holds 15 world records and has broken 75 world records since 2008.

Geelong Swimming Club announced on Tuesday its foundation had gained endorsement as an Australian charity.

This meant the foundation could receive tax-deductible donations to support swimmers within the club with a disability or chronic illness, club president Glenn Benson explained.

"I am thrilled to announce that several wellknown Geelong citizens have joined me in volunteering to be on the foundation's board," Benson said.

"They include Leisure Networks CEO Libby Mears, retired accountant and club legend Peter Doak and renowned local accountant Patrick Rowan."

The foundation's development aligned with the club's new strategic plan, particularly its focus on consistent and sustainable financial resources, Benson said.

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This week saw Corio Bay's grammar school lagoon become a hot spot for everything from flathead to snapper.

Fishing the channel while drifting produced flathead to 50cm on both bluebait and soft plastics while one angler reports fishing deeper into the lagoon and catching multiple snapper to about 5kg.

Fishing as light as possible using fresh bait is the key to success with the inner harbour winter snapper.

Geelong's waterfront still held the odd pinkie snapper and flathead but the last week or so has seen the arrival of snotty nose trevalla.

The best way to target these fish is with a small piece of chicken or prawn suspended under a light waggler float with light line, as they can be very subtle biters.

They can also be targeted using soft plastics like 2 inch grubs with ultra-light jigheads where possible.

Cunningham Pier and Royal Geelong Yacht Club are hot spots for snotty nose trevalla.

Gummy sharks are always a good winter option with reports of them being caught at Jan Juc surf beach and Thirteenth Beach.

One angler also reported catching a number of quality gummy shark off the end of Swan Bay Jetty over a few nights of fishing.

Fishing land-based at the mouth of the Barwon river estuary produced Australian salmon for anglers casting plastics and metal lures.

Fishing around the low tide will allow you to wade right out to the edge of the channel on either side of the river.

Salmon were also caught from surf beaches and rock ledges right along the Great Ocean Road.

School tuna at Portland was big news this week as Shane Jones from Trelly's Shepparton discovered over the weekend.

Fishing between the lighthouse and Cape Bridgewater, they had a hot session on school tuna where they bagged out, and caught and released many more.

Shane reports there being fish everywhere with fish busting up and birds diving, all their fish were caught on skirted lures around 5 inches with every colour they tried catching fish.

GOING SWIMMINGLY: Phoebe Mitchell with development squad and multi-class coach Sadat-Jon Hussain at Geelong Swimming Club "Initiatives such as the (foundation) will ultimately lead to lower costs for all members."

The foundation was a tangible demonstration of the club's values of involvement, opportunity, excellence and enjoyment, Benson added.

"If anyone would like to donate to the (foundation) or know of a business or individual that has great community spirit that would like to donate, we would love to hear from them."

TUNA UP: Shane Jones catches a big tuna in Portland. geelongindy.com.au