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Planning begins to kick out thugs, deros A council plan to take back Little Malop St’s troubled mall from brawlers and thugs is underway, despite public calls for its demolition.

Council ordered chief executive officer Martin Cutter to submit a report by the end August identifying initiatives it could implement by 15 December.

Brownbill ward councillor Eddy Kontelj moved the motion on Tuesday night saying council needed to act urgently on the trouble hotspot.

“This notice of motion is about taking ownership and improving the mall now, not in two or three years’ time,” he said.

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From page 1 “There are significant strategic discussions and planning happening as to what should be made of the mall in the future. That’s very positive, but we can’t wait for that long-term change to occur.”

The report would include “short and medium-term initiatives” to “activate Little Malop Central” with their costs and estimated timelines, Cr Kontelj said.

“It’s about installing continuous and consistent activation initiatives into the mall to make it a more engaging, appealing and safer place to spend time.

“We want it to be a place where people meet and socialise with friends and family, or enjoy visiting as individuals.”

But 58 per cent of respondents in an Indy poll voted to demolish the mall or replace it with car parks.

About 21 per cent voted for improvements while 18 per cent supported leaving the mall as it is, with the remainder voting for ’other’ measures.

A similar trend appeared among dozens of Indy readers commenting on social media, with almost half calling for the mall to be demolished, converted into car parks or opened to two-way traffic.

A permanent police presence and moving the bus interchange were the next most common responses.

Others suggested improvements like alfresco dining, nearby light rail or turning the mall into an “atrium“.

The recent council measures follow an A Current Affair segment this month labelling the mall “Australia’s worst” and featuring brawls and foul-mouthed threats.

Former Geelong mayor and CBD trader Hayden Spurling, who oversaw the mall’s opening, told the Indy last week it needed to be “reopened”.

“We need to get rid of the mall aspect of it,” he said.

“We can’t just continue throwing money at it without success.”

Bill Votsaris, who is planning an overhaul of the adjacent Bright & Hitchcock building, called for the removal of Moorabool St bus exchange instead.

Spreading the bus shelters would help make Moorabool St a “premier” shopping strip with flow on effects for the mall, he told the Indy last week.

Geelong deputy mayor Peter Murrihy supported the measure while also calling for an increased police presence.

Council allocated $250,000 in its 2019/2020 budget for a master plan to rejuvenate Little Malop St mall including community engagement over six to eight months.

City Hall had worked with police and traders to address safety and on funding CCTV feeding directly to Geelong Police Station, a spokesperson said.

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By Luke Voogt A police helicopter and dog squad search on Wednesday night has failed to capture a trio who crashed a stolen BMW. Police responded to reports of a white BMW X5 driving erratically on Breakwater Rd, Thomson, about 9pm.

“It is understood the BMW was stolen from Gurr St in East Geelong earlier that evening,” a police spokesperson said.

Officers located the car on Breakwater Rd and attempted to intercept it but the driver failed to stop.

Police initiated a pursuit near Breakwater Bridge but terminated it shortly after due to

Haris, carer mum ‘stranded’ after surgery

By Luke Voogt Highton youngster Haris Iqbal loves an adventure but without a wheelchair-modified car he and mum Renee Jelowyi are “isolated” and “housebound”.

The artistic seven-year-old, born with severe skeletal muscle weakness, is backing his mum’s campaign for a wheelchair van.

“I’d be able to travel everywhere with my family,” he said.

“I’d love that.”

As Haris’s full-time carer, Renee could lift him into a regular car seat until recent surgery.

“Since that it’s just too painful (for Haris),”

she said.

“He’s got rods in his spine to keep his back straight and he’s just too heavy.”

Haris’s nemaline myopathy forced him to use a powered wheelchair and BiPAP breathing machine, Renee said.

“You need to help him press Lego pieces together, that’s his level of weakness.”

His love for video games and drawing helped him develop fine motor skills and, according to teachers, the “best” handwriting in class, Renee said.

But with wheelchair taxis unavailable before 9am he was often late to school.

“He’s quite bright but 15 minutes every day is going to add up,” Renee said.

“He’s always making plans, like what we’re doing tomorrow. It’s hard when I can’t get him out and about.”

Renee said National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funded only car modifications.

Her own vehicle was unsuitable.

She set up a fundraising page for Haris, which had raised $6000 of its $30,000 goal.

“He’s just the most loving and caring kid.

He never gets angry and he’s always thinking of others.”

The fundraising page is at gofundme.com/ wheelchair-van-for-haris.

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Wednesday’s incident follows two separate police pursuits in Geelong last month that resulted in the arrest of at least nine people.

On 30 May two males allegedly armed with knives broke into a home on Rene St, Waurn Ponds, about 12.10am and demanded keys to a white Mercedes.

The car later crashed at Belmont, with police arresting a woman, two teenage girls and two teenage boys that day.

Police also arrested one man and three teenage boys following an alleged spate of car thefts, burglaries and assaults earlier that week across Melbourne and Geelong.

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About 9.05pm the driver of the BMW attempted to overtake a white Volkswagen and the two cars crashed.

The Volkswagen came to a stop and the male driver was uninjured.

The BMW also came to a stop shortly after and the three occupants of the vehicle fled into South Barwon Reserve.

The Air Wing and Dog Squad assisted with a search of the area but were unable to locate the three.

Police were continuing their investigation yesterday and urged anyone with information or dash cam footage of the incident to

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IN BRIEF Sex suspension A sexual relationship with a patient has cost a Geelong plastic surgeon three months of work after a tribunal suspended his licence to practice between July and October.

The Medical Board of Australia initiated the action against Dr Ian Holten at Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, alleging he had a threeyear relationship with the woman while providing her with cosmetic and surgical services.

Self-stab confirmed A stabbing of a woman at Whittington last week was a "self-harm incident", according to Victoria Police.

A spokesperson confirmed the cause on Wednesday after sex squad detectives took over the investigation following the discovery of the woman in her 20s with non-life threatening leg injuries.

Housing direction The Bellarine Peninsula will have a reduced “share” of new housing as City Hall directs future residential estates to urban Geelong under proposed planning scheme changes.

The C395 amendment was an “important step” in managing greater Geelong’s growth to a forecast 390,000 residents in 17 years, said acting mayor Peter Murrihy.

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Relief as English hikers find goldie Nugget

By Natalee Kerr Drysdale’s Elstone family received a “great surprise” last weekend when beloved dog Nugget was found after a week lost in the bush.

The 13-year-old golden retriever is arthritic, deaf and partly blind but managed to survive in the wet, cold and windy weather.

Owner Julie Elstone said Nugget disappeared from a friend's property at Stieglitz.

“He was in the yard while we had a cup of tea and decided he’d go walkabout,” she said.

After fruitless days of searching Julie

thought Nugget was gone for good.

“We spent hours knocking on doors and looking on foot with the assistance of tracker dogs. With his health conditions, each day a possible return looked unlikely.”

But last Saturday Julie was “shocked” to hear that English bushwalkers had found him.

“I thought, ‘This better not be a bad joke’, so I made them send me a photo. It turns out it was very much him.”

Nugget was waiting “with a stick in his mouth and wagging his tail" when Julie arrived, she said.

“He did lose a lot of weight but, surprisingly, he was so clean. He wasn’t dehydrated, and his temperature was good.”

Julie wondered about the adventures Nugget had during his time lost but said he must have used his “farm-dog skills” to survive.

“We couldn’t believe it would be possible.

Even our vet was astounded.

“We’re so happy to have him back. He’s is a great work partner, security dog and friend.”

So what would Nugget enjoy most about returning home?

“Party pies. He loves party pies,” Julie said.

Shire doc fight win

By Natalee Kerr A councillor has won her fight for a “secret” planning document after Surf Coast Shire refused to release it for 10 months.

The shire “conceded its argument” last week at the state’s planning tribunal, Cr Heather Wellington said yesterday.

The shire spent “massive amounts of ratepayers’ money on lawyers” during the “long and sorry saga” as Cr Wellington paid her own legal fees, she said.

“The shire’s imposition of that cost on ratepayers and the broader community is unconscionable,” she said.

The council previously reported Cr Wellington to the Local Government Inspectorate, alleging her request for two documents was a misuse of her position as a councillor. The inspectorate later cleared her of wrongdoing for seeking the documents through Freedom of Information (FoI).

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WIN: Councillor Heather Wellington. ruled she could have one of the documents but the shire refused to release it, prompting Cr Wellington to take the matter to Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

The shire tried to have the matter dismissed before withdrawing its claim at the “last minute”, Cr Wellington said.

She declined to reveal the planning issues associated with the documents but demanded that the shire “immediately” release the sec-

ond document for the benefit of residents.

“Those people have never had access to the information they need to understand a planning matter and decide how to manage their own position. I think that is outrageous.”

Cr Wellington said she was suspicious of why the shire's motivation for fighting her initial FoI application.

“I endured a very unpleasant investigation and interview under caution before I was cleared.

“I acted entirely in the public interest. I simply sought to understand why the shire had not released documents to residents that, in my view, should have been released.”

VCAT is set to determine Cr Wellington’s application for the second document in September.

Surf Coast Shire chief executive officer Keith Ballie declined to comment because the matter referred “to statutory and legal proceedings occurring between council and a private individual”.

Donuts arrest Police have arrested a motorist for allegedly causing $10,000 damage to the surface of an oval when he performed donuts.

Police thanked the public yesterday for help identifying the 20-year-old after investigators released images of a four-wheel-drive believed linked to the incident at Austin Park earlier this week.

Satisfaction up Public satisfaction with Geelong’s council has increased across all seven “core” metrics in an annual statewide survey, according to City Hall.

The result for overall performance was up 7.4 points to 58 per cent as the council achieved above or about average satisfaction ratings for Victoria’s regional councils, City Hall said.

Storages climb Geelong’s water storages have climbed to 38 per cent of capacity despite receding rainfall over the past week, according to official measurements.

Barwon Water recorded overall storage capacity .6 per cent higher in the seven days to Wednesday after 8mm of rain in the catchment area.

Bottleshop thefts An alleged thief who targeted a Drysdale bottleshop twice in four days has investigators on his trail. Police this week called for public information with an image of man who could “assist” investigations into the thefts of 10 premixed cans on 24 May and a another haul of alcohol on the 27th.

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By Luke Voogt With Australia on top at the World Cup this week, Waurn Ponds researchers have developed tips for fast bowlers aspiring to wear the Baggy Green.

In a trial of 13 amateur Geelong and Melbourne pace bowlers Deakin University researchers found practicing with a heavier ball made no difference to their speed.

Switching between weighted and regular balls during practice created a “kinaesthetic illusion”, a “false impression” heavier balls improved speed, lead researcher Simon Feros explained.

During the trial the bowlers steamed in after warming up with a regular ball or a ball either 10 per cent lighter or heavier.

Using a radar gun and grid-based scoring

system, the researchers found the bowlers delivered with the same speed and accuracy regardless of their warm up ball.

The researchers also found bowlers should hit the nets at 70 to 80 per cent to minimise injury risks.

“Amateur pace bowlers often try too hard to bowl fast, which can be counterproductive from a biomechanical perspective,” Dr Feros said.

When the bowlers increased their effort from 80 per cent to 100 per cent, their average delivery speed increased by 3.7km/h, a “not very noticeable” change to a batter, Dr Feros said.

“Our study has shown that increasing the effort of delivery beyond 80 per cent results in greater stress on the bowler’s body upon landing in exchange for a little extra speed.”

Sex assault probe of GP

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An Ocean Grove GP is under police investigation for two alleged sexual assaults.

Victoria Police confirmed the investigation to the Indy yesterday.

“Geelong Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team are investigating two incidents of sexual assault that are alleged to be linked to a general practitioner in the Ocean Grove area,” a spokesperson told the Indy.

“The incidents date back four years with the most recent reported incident being in February 2019.

“As the investigation is ongoing it would be inappropriate to comment further.

“Victoria Police take all reports of inappropriate behaviour extremely seriously and would encourage anyone with information about possible criminal conduct to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at crimestoppersvic.com.au.”

The Victoria Police spokesperson declined to identify the GP. The investigations follow Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency banning Ocean Grove doctor Shafiul Milky earlier this year from seeing female patients.

Dr Milky, who practices at Ocean Grove's Peninsula Family Medical Practice, is also not permitted to undertake home visits.

Dr Milky studied medicine at Mymensingh Medical College in Bangladesh before he was issued with an Australian Medical Council (AMC) certificate in 2012.

AHPRA lists Ocean Grove as his principal place of practice.

According to AHPRA, Dr Milky is allowed to practice only at approved locations. Peninsula Family Medical Practice is an approved location.

Medical Board of Australia placed "genderbased restrictions" on Dr Milky on 25 March.

“The practitioner must not have any contact with female patients and must only practise at approved practice locations,” the AHPRA website said.

Types of banned contact included consultation, interviews, examinations, assessments, prescribing for, advising, or otherwise treating a patient whether in person or on a communication device, the website stated.

“The practitioner must comply with the gender-based restriction protocol in force at the date these conditions are imposed and then as amended from time to time. The practitioner must not have any contact with female patients and must only practise at approved practice locations.”

AHPRA has not disclosed why it banned Dr Milky from consulting with female patients.

Dr Milky’s registration is due to expire on 30 September.

AHPRA is conducting its own investigation into Dr Milky.

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Local movie taking on ‘pest’ Ned Kelly

By Natalee Kerr

LOCAL TAKE: Geelong filmmakers Ben Head and Ben Thompson challenge Australian history in their latest film.

Picture: BEN COOK The young friends' movie recreated the moment the Kelly gang murdered three “respected” Victorian police officers in October 1878, Mr Head said.

The pair filmed Stringybark in Bellbrae, Gippsland and Altona with more than 100 people involved in the production, he said.

A crowd-funding campaign raised $35,000 to support the project.

The film included two years of research, with input from Kelly historian Dr Doug Morrissey and police descendant Leo Kennedy, Mr Head said.

He hoped Stringybark would reignite national conversation on the Kelly gang.

Stringybark will premiere at Lorne Film Festival on 27 July.

Geelong vacancies have fallen to nearly half the “healthy” rate for access to rental housing, according to an industry expert.

The local rate of 1.6 per cent indicated that renters faced difficulties finding affordale homes in Geelong, said the Real Estate Institute of Victoria's chief executive officer this week.

“A vacancy rate of three per cent is required for a healthy rental market, so it is not surprising that a lack of accessible rental properties is a growing concern in many regional towns and regions,” Gil King said Geelong rental vacancy rates had been dropping since September, Mr King said.

They were now at their lowest point since hitting 1.4 per cent in March 2018.

Median rental prices had risen from $350 to $370 during the 12 months to March in a tight market, according to Department of Health and Human Services’ recent Rental Report.

Mildura and the Mallee have regional Victoria’s lowest rental vacancy rate of 0.7 per cent, followed by the Wimmera region at .9 per cent and East Gippsland and Wellington at one per cent.

The number of new rental lettings in Victoria decreased by 14.2 per cent in the quarter to March 2019, the report found.

Lending to residential property investors in Victoria was $5.548 billion in the March quarter 2019, 24.8 per cent lower than in the same quarter in 2018.

The report also found that the proportion of affordable rental lettings in regional Victoria decreased to 44.8 per cent in the March quarter 2019, compared with 51.3 per cent in 2018.

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Ned Kelly was a "serial pest and thief" rather than a folk hero, according to a new local movie's "unique" take on the bushranger.

“It’s the first time in Australian history the Kelly story has been told from the police perspective,” said Moriac writer and director Ben Head.

“I want to show Australians what this guy was really about.”

Mr Head and Anakie editor and cinematographer Ben Thompson, both 21, hope to challenge Australian perceptions of Ned Kelly as a "hero" when their film, Stingybark, premieres next month.

The film's angle on Ned Kelly was "unique", Mr Head said.

“It’s centered around truth and first-hand evidence including historical accounts, police reports, original documents, hearings and people’s testimonies.”

Mr Head said Australians' "fascination with a criminal" had intrigued him since the age of 10 when he visited Glenrowan, where the Kelly gang had its infamous armour-clad shootout with police.

“I’ve always been interested in the story, but I was more curious as to why no one had ever looked to tell the story from the side of the good guys," Mr Head said.

“It became apparent to me that the story was shadowed by myth and folklore.

“Australian’s have embraced Ned Kelly as a national folk hero, an underdog, a modern day Robin Hood, but in fact he was a serial pest and thief.”

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State ‘sorry’ for fine loss

By Luke Voogt A fines “debacle” costing Geelong’s council about $650,000 in 18 months has drawn an apology from State Government in question time.

Opposition MP Bev McArthur last Tuesday asked Local Government Minister Adam Somyurek what action he would take to protect council’s revenue base following the loss.

In a separate question the Member for Western Victoria demanded assurances that the cash shortfall had not led to cuts in council programs or higher rates.

IT issues have plagued Fines Victoria since its introduction in December 2017, with delays in processing and payment causing a shortfall of $650,000 for Geelong’s council.

Mr Somyurek admitted the Fines Victoria issues were a “debacle”.

“Local government revenue is affected by this bungle, and I would expect that to be fixed, because local government revenue is a big thing,” he said.

But he declined to take any action saying the issue was part of Attorney General Jill Hennessy’s portfolio.

He was not privy to council information on whether the shortfalls affected Geelong council rates or services, he said.

Councils, including Geelong’s, were “sophisticated, large organisations that have access to legal advice” and could also apply for rates rises, Mr Somyurek said.

Opposition leader Michael O’Brien pressed the attack in the lower house the next day, demanding Ms Hennessy take action.

Ms Hennessy apologised for the issues and admitted parts of Fines Victoria’s IT system were “falling short“.

State Government had recently ordered a review and was making determinations on

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Fines Victoria continued to work with its service providers to fix remaining issues and improve services, a government spokesperson said this week.

The authority had taken steps including SMS, phone and letter campaigns targeting council-issued fines, sheriff operations and recruiting temporary staff to work through review backlogs, they said.

Fines Victoria had reduced its backlog by 535,000 matters since July last year, the spokesperson said.

“Warrants do not have an expiry date, and therefore debts owed to councils can’t be cancelled if they are not dealt with in a specific time frame.”

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Geelong’s indigenous community cooperative is preparing a range of activities for NAIDOC Week, beginning Monday.

“NAIDOC Week is a time to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,” said a spokesperson for Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative .

“Across the country, people come together for activities and events that unite us all and showcase Aboriginal culture and talent.

“In Geelong, many groups and organisations hold their own events during NAIDOC Week. The Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative will be celebrating all week, both with local events and also by joining Melbourne-based activities such as the famous NAIDOC March, a day that brings all the mobs together.”

The Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative provides health, community and family services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Geelong, Colac and the Surf Coast.

“Next year the co-operative celebrates 40 years since incorporation. That is, 40 years of providing valuable support and services,” the spokesperson said.

“The cooperative is a place where community members can experience social and cultural connectedness. It is the voice of many local Aboriginal people and provides an opportunity to celebrate culture and identity, and to promote community healing, wellbeing and self-determination.”

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Green Spine ‘cuts traffic’

By Luke Voogt Central Geelong’s controversial Green Spine project has halved traffic on Malop St, according to a council report released this week.

But most of the removed traffic was now travelling down adjacent Brougham St instead, according to council economy, investment and attraction director Brett Luxford.

“From traffic signal data taken from March 2016 and March 2019 we can see that Malop St and Brougham St have comparatively swapped traffic volume,” he said Ward councillor Eddy Kontelj requested the report into the “over-engineered” Green Spine in February when traders described Malop St as “a clogged artery”. Cr Kontelj called for the removal of at least one bike lane, saying he had received hundreds of complaints about traffic congestion.

Malop St trader Sebastian Loader described the $8 million first stage of the Green Spine from Yarra St to Moorabool St as a congested “disgrace”.

Cr Kontelj said this week that he was “still receiving feedback from retailers and the community that connectivity, safety and traffic need to be looked at”.

The recent council report revealed that stage one had reduced traffic from 11,500 vehicles daily in 2016 to 5944 in 2019 on Malop St and increased pedestrians by 11 per cent.

But traffic on Brougham St increased from 7909 to 11321 cars during the same period.

The report also revealed that the number of vehicles turning right from Malop St into Moorabool St during afternoon peak traffic had increased 268 per cent.

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Delay times were almost two minutes longer at the Moorabool St intersection for traffic travelling east along Malop St, the report said.

A total delay of 137 seconds, up from 20, was more than six times the delay council officers modelled in Green Spine planning three years ago.

Figures on Malop St bike traffic were absent from the report.

Council requested a further report from chief executive officer Martin Cutter outlining costs and timelines to rebuild turning lanes at Yarra St and Moorabool St intersections, which City Hall initially removed for the Green Spine.

The report would allow council to examine all options and make sure the Green Spine was "performing the best it possibly can”, Cr Kontelj said.

Council allocated an estimated $10,000 from “existing programs" for directional signage, light changes and a public education campaign to reduce the number of cars blocking intersections.

The report concluded that the removal of turning lanes and signal changes, rather than new bike lanes, had impacted traffic flow.

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Cold fear for missing man

By Natalee Kerr Police are “really worried” for a missing 77-year-old homeless man last seen in Geelong two weeks ago.

Missing man Paul Kelly was last sighted at Geelong’s Westfield Shopping Centre on 13 June during the afternoon, according to police.

Acting Senior Sergeant Dean Parrello said Mr Kelly had a medical condition and was living at a Geelong medical facility before his disappearance.

“He had been in a medical facility for a short period of time and prior to that he was homeless,” he said.

“We hold concerns for his welfare as he requires medical attention. Because of his condition and he’s been out so long out in the cold, we are really worried about him.

“He was seen with a tent so hopefully he has something to sleep in.”

The medical facility alerted police of Mr Kelly’s disappearance after he discharged himself from the centre, Act Sen Sgt Parello said.

“He contacted the medical facility to say he wasn’t coming back."

Mr Kelly required further medical treatment and uses a wheelchair, Act Sen Sgt Parello said.

“He is able to walk. I think (with) the medical condition he’s got at the moment the wheelchair assists him.“ Mr Kelly had “no contacts” in the area and could be travelling to Torquay by public transport, Act Sen Sgt Parello said.

“He’s got no family, unfortunately, he is homeless.

“We know he had hung out a little bit in Tor-

quay but where and who with we don’t know.

“He’s a rough sleeper and frequents the Dandenong, Frankston, Cranbourne and Melbourne CBD areas.”

Investigators described Mr Kelly as having a thin build, blue eyes, shaved head, long white beard and a bandage on his left leg.

Police released an image of Mr Kelly last Saturday in hope someone recognised him.

“We just want him to be warm and safe and if he is safe just to let us know,” Act Sen Sgt Parello said.

“We’ve sent out a circular to all the police in the state hoping that they’d find them in their patrols.”

Sen Sgt Parello urged anyone with information on Mr Kelly’s whereabouts to immediately phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or a local police station.

State cash to target sexists Training bystanders to “call out sexism” will become the job of a new local women’s organisation with a $100,000 state grant, the Andrews Government has announced.

Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West was one of 12 similar groups across Victoria to share equally in $1.2 million for “preventing family violence” and creating “gender equality”, the government said Prevention of Family Violence Minister Gabrielle Williams announced the funding on Wednesday.

Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West would use its share on “vital work to support two primary-prevention-of-violence-against-women alliances to continue critical work”, the government said.

“These programs equip regional partners with the skills and confidence to work together toward a shared vision of ending family violence,” the government said.

“The funding to the 12 services will help promote gender equity, deliver bystander training to call out sexism, develop toolkits and support creation of gender equality policies in health services, councils, schools and community groups.”

The government described family violence as a “national emergency, with one woman killed at the hands of a current or former partner every week”.

Member for Geelong Christine Couzens welcomed the funding for the Barwon organisation.

“By helping local and regional partners work together, we’re promoting equality and respect for women in all areas of Victorian life,” she said.

“We all want a community where women and girls are safe and with this funding we are doing that work from the ground up.”

MISSING: Paul Kelly was last seen in Geelong.

Lorne chief’s nursing boss

NEW APPOINTMENT: Barwon Health's new chief nursing and midwifery officer, Kate Gillan.

Geelong's public health service has a new boss of nursing.

Former Lorne Community Hospital chief executive officer (CEO) Kate Gillan had won the search to find the best candidate for Barwon Health's top job in nursing, Barwon Health announced this week.

Ms Gillan would begin serving as chief nursing and midwifery officer from 25 July, Barwon Health CEO Frances Diver announced on Tuesday.

“Kate is an excellent appointment for Barwon Health,” Ms Diver said.

“She is already known to many of the staff here and has a solid understanding of the healthcare network in our region.

“Kate’s calm and collaborative leadership style, as evidenced by her work at Lorne Community Hospital and Otway Health, will complement the executive team; she is a natural fit for Barwon Health.”

Ms Gillan previously held various leadership roles at St John of God Health Care, including director of clinical services and nursing director.

“With a strong nursing background, Kate is able to work with all levels and her experience in both private and public sectors will be a benefit to Barwon Health,“ Ms Diver said.

Ms Gillan said she was looking forward to leading Barwon Health’s nursing and midwifery workforce.

“I believe my understanding of healthcare services in our region, coupled with my experience in working with the Department of Health and Human Services, will be an asset to Barwon Health.

“I am passionate about person-centred care and I am committed to driving quality and safety standards, a space where Barwon Health is a recognised leader.”

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The community is invited to an informal meet and greet with councillors from 6.30pm. This is a great opportunity to meet your Council in person. The meeting will commence at 7.00pm.

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PUBLIC NOTICE WATERFRONT LEISURE ACTIVITIES AND ATTRACTIONS The Waterfront offers a range of leisure activities for those looking for adventure or a unique experience. The City wishes to continue and expand on these exciting activities providing visitors with unique, quality leisure activities and experiences.

We seek applications from suitable, experienced operators to provide unique leisure activities at the Waterfront.

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HAVE YOUR SAY LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL 2019 Information about a proposed Local Government Bill 2019 has been released by the Minister for Local Government. The proposal includes a number of significant additional reforms to that proposed in 2018.

Feedback has been invited for a limited time only and is due in a matter of weeks.

The City wishes to invite submissions from the public, which will be collated together with councillor and officer comments for transmission to Local Government Victoria (LGV). The source of each submission will be readily identifiable, if provided, in the collated document.

The Local Government Bill 2018, developed following a comprehensive four-year consultation period, lapsed in the Legislative Council last year whilst awaiting passage when the Parliament was effectively dissolved for its last term.

On 17 June 2019, the Minister for Local Government advised of a number of very significant changes proposed to the Local Government Bill 2018 that is intended to be introduced into parliament later in 2019.

Feedback on these changes is required within a matter of weeks.

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Further information and FAQs are available at LGV’s website at www.localgovernment. vic.gov.au/our-programs/localgovernment-act-review Please note that the State has not released an exposure draft or explanatory memorandum of the proposed new Bill at this time so it is difficult to understand precisely how the proposals are intended to operate.

However, we have confirmed with LGV that the provisions of the 2018 Bill will be incorporated and that the City of Greater Geelong Act 1993 will be repealed. It is also proposed to continue the current Mayoral arrangements for Geelong in the 2019 Bill. That is, the Geelong Mayor will be appointed for a 2-year term. For all other councils, (excluding Melbourne), the mayoral term will be either 1 or 2 years.

HAVE YOUR SAY The State’s Local Government Bill - A reform proposal and Overview documents are available from our website www.geelongaustralia.com.au/yoursay The closing date for submissions is Friday 12 July 2019.

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L2P LEARNER DRIVER MENTOR PROGRAM MENTORS NEEDED HELP YOUNG PEOPLE GET BEHIND THE WHEEL This is your opportunity to help young people participate fully in a better community. We are looking for volunteers with driving experience to help our young learner drivers gain on the road experience through our L2P program.

All it takes is two hours a week. L2P is a program which provides access to mentors/supervising drivers for young learner drivers who are facing significant barriers to gaining-on-road experience.

Such barriers might include no access to a vehicle or a supervising driver. Five star ANCAP rated cars are provided by the program, all insurances are covered and training is provided.

For more information or to register your interest contact April Livesley on 5272 4011 or email l2p@geelongcity.vic.gov.au The L2P program is proudly supported by City of Greater Geelong, TAC, VicRoads, Gforce, Portarlington and Drysdale community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank, Highton Rotary Club, Geelong Rotary Club and Geelong Connected Communities.

CITY TAKING FIRST STEP TOWARD PAY BY PLATE PARKING The City is moving towards a trial of free weekday car parking in central Geelong.

To assist with the introduction of the trial, and to make transactions quicker and easier for motorists, a staged approach to pay-by-plate parking will begin on Monday 1 July.

From Monday, customers will need to enter their vehicle registration details at the parking meter at time of purchase. Paper tickets will still be issued and customers will still be required to display them in their vehicles.

From 1 December, the City will introduce 30-minute free parking in 2P zones in central Geelong as part of a 12-month trial.

Paper tickets will then no longer be used, with customers only needing to enter their car registration details at the meter.

For more information about the changes to parking visit www.geelongaustralia.com. au/parking

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Tributes for town’s crier

By Luke Voogt

SEAGULL INSPO: Deakin Univeristy's Arun Joseph Thomas and Jorg Schluter with the new blade design inspired by a seagull.

Soccer clubs and City Hall have remembered “beloved” Geelong town crier of a quartercentury Andrew Shears for his compassion and enthusiasm.

Mr Shears died on Saturday after becoming suddenly ill at Geelong's public hospital.

Geelong soccer identity Tonci Prusac paid tribute to the married father-of-six online as council flew flags at half-mast on Monday.

“We are all devastated, shocked and saddened by the loss of one of the nicest and most compassionate blokes one can ever come across,” he said.

Mr Shears was Geelong’s town crier for more than 25 years and co-hosted a Geelong program on Football Nation Radio.

He served Geelong’s soccer community “deeply, passionately and enthusiastically” by volunteering at several clubs, Mr Prusac said.

“Football was Andrew’s life.”

Mr Shears was a long-serving volunteer at Bell Park Soccer Club and registrar at FC Leopold, where his son plays for the senior men’s team.

More recently he was secretary of Drysdale Soccer Club where his daughter Isabelle plays for the senior women’s team.

Mr Shears lost consciousness from bleeding to the brain after complaining of a headache during dialysis at University Hospital Geelong on Friday, Mr Prusac reported.

An ambulance helicopter flew him to The Alfred hospital, where he fell into a coma “never to wake again”, Mr Prusac said.

Pair wings it with blade idea Seagulls have inspired Geelong researchers' new device for "small-scale" production of green energy.

Deakin University’s Dr Jorg Schluter used the shape and function of seagull wings to design a "modern generation" of wind turbine blades.

The blades delivered up to 15 per cent more power than a conventional wind turbine, his research found.

Dr Schluter said research into small-scale turbines was previously lacking.

“We saw the potential to improve the generating capacity of the small-scale turbines and looked to the sky for ideas to improve the blade design “I think many of us have stood at the shoreline at some point in our lives and marvelled

at sea birds soaring in the breeze, mastering aerodynamics better than anything manmade.”

The new design could improve green power generation in remote locations, Dr Schluter said.

“Increasing the capacity of these smallscale turbines makes them far more useful for reliable power generation, especially in rural and remote areas,” he said.

Masters student Arun Joseph Thomas collected and analysed wind data in Geelong to test the blade model.

“The integration of the air-foil shape of a seagull’s wing into the design of a turbine blade increases the generating capacity of the turbine and suggests there is greater commercial potential for these small scale turbines,” he said.

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“He was surrounded by his devastated family at the time of passing.”

With the “heaviest of hearts and deepest of sorrows” Mr Prusac extended his condolences to Mr Shears’ wife Joanne, the Shears family and “extended family” at Drysdale Soccer Club.

Deputy mayor Peter Murrihy also extended his deepest sympathies on behalf of City of Greater Geelong.

“Andrew rang out his last stint as town crier on Australia Day 2018, having led the Gala Day parade the previous November for Barwon Health Foundation,” he said.

“Up until then, he had only missed two of the previous 26 Gala Day events.“ Mr Shears began the role aged 25 while working as a spruiker for a Moorabool St clearance store in 1992.

He won “a very loud and colourful cry off“ against five other finalists, Mr Murrihy said.

Mr Shears later won several Victorian championships and a national title, reaching number eight in world town-crier rankings.

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‘Legends’ launch awards Big cash prizes for sport clubs

By Luke Voogt

SPORTING HEROES: Dave Rea, Tom Stewart and Roger Allen team up to launch the Viva Energy Club Legend awards. since we’ve been at Grovedale Reserve,” Dave said.

Dave has served as president and “everything else” at the club, which now has 450 players.

“Now we’ve just got so many kids wanting to play we don’t want to go out to the schools,” he said.

Stewart is this year’s Club Legend ambassador after impressing fans with his skills, sportsmanship and footy brain since Cats leg-

end Matthew Scarlett discovered him at South Barwon Football Club.

Dave described the All Australian back pocket as a “genuine guy and easy to get along with”.

They joined inaugural 2017 winner Roger Allen to launch this year’s Viva Energy Club Legend.

This year’s awards feature top prizes of $5000 each for a male and female volunteer over 35 and their club.

The awards also have Trailblazer prizes of $2500 each for a male and female aged 16 to 35 and their club, and a People’s Choice award of $2500 each for the winner and their club.

Ten remaining finalists will win $1000 for themselves and their club. Nominations for the award opened on Tuesday and close on 23 July. To nominate or find out more visit clublegend.com.au online.

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Two of South Barwon’s favourite sons, Cats defender Tom Stewart and soccer stalwart Dave Rea, have teamed up to launch the 2019 Geelong Club Legend Awards.

Barwon Soccer Club president Dave became Geelong’s Club Legend last year, winning $5000 and another $5000 for the team he founded 26 years ago.

“That’s probably what we’d get from a major sponsor - that’s a massive amount of money,” he said.

The money could go towards the club’s upcoming renovations or equipment for kids, Dave said.

He was “extremely surprised” and “embarrassed in a good way” when he won last year.

“I had no idea I would win, there were so many great people nominated,” he said.

He urged Geelong’s sporting clubs to nominate a volunteer who goes “above and beyond” for the chance to share in $55,000 of prize money.

“It’s a big honour to get nominated,” he said.

“It’s good for morale and that people at the club are looking at the volunteers thinking they do a worthwhile job.“ After migrating from Northern Ireland Dave founded Barwon Soccer Club in the early ’90s for his children, who were playing indoors.

So began a decades-long slog playing at venues with no change rooms and running school clinics to interest local kids in soccer.

“We probably moved about five times over that 26 years and it’s only been the last 10 years

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LETTERS Cruise claims scuttled Further to my letter in last week’s Indy on cruise ship visits to Geelong, one ship’s arrival involved the ordering of nine buses for touring.

Three went touring with only 19 people, only a few in each bus. The other six returned to Melbourne empty.

Someone would have paid for the buses.

Their limited use by visiting cruises is not uncommon.

A formula for tourism and events comes up with monies spent by visitors. Should that not be used, figures are just plucked from the sky!

Figures quoting $28 million injected into Geelong’s economy if 25 ships visit are fanciable. More likely it would cost Geelong a lot.

Shipping companies are like any other business; to survive they must make a profit, otherwise they just pull out.

Geelong offers little. Buses leave to go to other places miles away.

I’ve never believed figures justifying inflow to the economy from attendances of events, either.

I’ve never been refused a booking during prime event times, including for Geelong accommodation, despite reading that everything is booked out.

When enquiring at service stations between Geelong and Melbourne I have been told no extra petrol has been sold. I was told people fill up before leaving for Geelong.

There is no remedy and little money made from cruise visits. Geelong is not a tourist destination, just an ordinary city on Corio Bay with a small beach.

I invite readers to seek the truths and cut out the guesses.

Clive West Lara

Goodes but no Polly Well said, Peter Rees (Letters, 14 June).

Adam Goodes was a champion player but sought and indeed succeeded in prosecuting his agenda during game time while an employee of the Sydney Swans.

He was able to have the tail wag the dog with the teenager’s expulsion from the MCG and on another occasion with an inflammatory spear-throwing/war dance routine.

While fans might have their tribal faults, as a collective they are perceptive and hence a great leveller. The stadium crowds picked up on Goodes’ premature and inappropriate timing and rightly vented their disapproval.

Players from across the globe, including our first Australians, have worn footy-crowd comments et cetera for decades. They’ve taken the rough with the smooth and got on and played the game.

If anybody should have had an axe to grind it would have been the shy indigene with exquisite footy skills, Graham Farmer. He was a man of true character and the player who solely shaped the template of the modern game.

This quiet Australian, along with the aforementioned demographic, let their play do the talking and did not seek to politicise sport.

Richard Worland Manifold Heights

Hypocrite of the year Last week Veronica Kelly asked whether I had listened to Adam Goodes’ 2014 Australian of the Year acceptance speech.

No proof, just trends

BUCKETS & BOUQUETS Buckets to ALDI Grovedale and Highton. For months their dockets have been illegible. I like to check my shopping but it’s been impossible. I was told it was because the process was difficult. Well, it’s not difficult to take our money, so now it’s Coles for me.

No Ink, Grovedale Buckets to Goodes Fan (Buckets & Bouquets, 21 June). How can you say the Adam Goodes documentary will make people understand the so-called racism against him when you haven’t even watched it yet? To paraphrase one of the documentary’s stars: you idiot!

Not A Fan, Newtown

Well, I had, and it was full of commentary about Aborigines and alleged rampant racism in Australia. It was divisive and offensive to many.

Goodes said he experienced racism growing up, but in an SBS interview he said he was also racially abused by local Aborigines who called him a coconut, meaning black on the outside and white on the inside, because he wanted to finish high school. He never mentioned that in his speech.

He said: “I hope we can be proud of our heritage, regardless of the colour of our skin, and be proud to be Australian”, but shortly afterward he watched a highly inflammatory John Pilger film hyping crimes against Aborigines by whites. Goodes then said he found it hard to say he was proud to be Australian.

He was hypocritical because early colonial writers commented on Aboriginal black-onblack massacres, extreme violence toward women, sexual violence against girls reaching puberty and some cannibalism.

Whites certainly did commit massacres on Aborigines and stole their lands but the original inhabitants of England also experienced the same from the Romans, Vikings and French.

Thousands of Chinese came to Australia to work the goldfields and were treated very badly, but now hundreds of thousands of their descendants are proud to call themselves Australians, not Chinese.

Peter Rees Bell Park

God loves euthanasia Apropos of the euthanasia legislation now in force in Victoria and religious opposition to it, all that needs to be said is that a truly loving God would never allow his or her children to suffer unnecessarily.

Michael J Gamble Belmont

Evidence of proof Michael J Gamble (Letters, 21 June) quite rightly wanted proof that CO2 dangerously warms Earth.

Three things will help his search for the truth.

First, he should inspect a graph of sea levels for the past 2000 years.

If he finds no upturn in the slope in the past 200 years then the graph is not evidence of the industrial revolution causing global warming,

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but if it does upturn he must dig deeper because coincidence cannot be discounted.

Second, high concentrations of CO2 are proven to raise night-time temperatures on Venus by over 400C. Surely the burden of proof is on those who claim that its concentration on Earth has negligible effect.

Third, if a flame is applied to a block of ice at 0C it will eventually become water at 0C. The thermometer has not moved, so, by the logic of some contributors to this newspaper who write of temperatures and only of temperatures, there has been no warming.

Kevin Crough Lara

Like Michael J Gamble, I am no expert but I’m sure any informed layman can answer his question: has anthropogenic global warming been proven?

The short answer is no, but the explanation takes more space. That rising atmospheric CO2 might increase global temperature was posed by Swedish chemist Svante Arrhenius in 1896 and revised in 1906. He considered the warming to be mild and advantageous as a defence against another ice age, with the CO2 a greening fertiliser for plants and crops.

The question hinges on what temperature would result from a doubling of CO2, which is the question of climate sensitivity (CS).

Guy Stewart Callendar, who shared Arrhenius’ agreeable view of warming, calculated in the 1930s that the CS was 2C, rather lower than the 3C-plus preferred now by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Dozens of scholarly papers have put CS from 6C to 0C, largely clustering between 2.5C and .5C, suggesting a low sensitivity and a mild warming.

Temperature has risen a little under 1C in 160 years, and, with the CO2, has greened the planet, as Arrhenius hoped. But temperature’s variable trend shows no correlation with the steady, upward trend of CO2 from 280 to 400 parts per million, and the IPCC’s attempts to predict present and future temperature have failed drastically. Moreover, temperature began rising from 1650, the depth of the Little Ice Age, 300 years before CO2 reached a level in 1950 that the IPCC considered human-caused.

Tim Saclier Leopold

Trust change in knowledge

Love the game, not the punt

To answer Michael Gamble’s simple question, there is no dispute in the science.

There is dispute in the media and in politics. Readers can decide which group they trust more.

About modelling, in 1988 a report was given to the US congress with a best case, worst case, and most-likely scenarios. Deniers constantly bring up the worst case and state that we never got there, ignoring that we are very close to the most-likely case.

But back up a bit. This was over 30 years ago, a year before the internet was available in Australia.

The most powerful computer in the world wasn’t as nearly as good as today’s phones, and the TV weather would be lucky to have a threeday forecast. The science and technology have moved on bit since then, so why refer back to a decades-old report, and misrepresent it, when recent methods are so much better?

Climate change is about working out how global warming changes things like ocean currents and wind patterns; the real, noticeable impacts like more extreme weather, longer bush-fires seasons, rain moving away from farming areas and so forth.

Droughts and flooding rains at the same time is not what Dorothea Mackellar was talking about.

Just this week water ran out in Chennai, a city with a population about the size of Melbourne desperately waiting for rain, and the monsoons are late again this year.

Peter Mitchell Geelong

I love my footy.

For me, a Richmond match, or a Brunswick Dragons or Northcote Cougars game, is a joy to watch and an emotional experience.

And whether they’re a player, a parent, a coach or a fan, I reckon many Victorians feel the same.

I always love the game, not the odds. I want my team to win, but not because I have any money riding on the outcome. I want my team and my kids’ teams to win because they’re our teams.

But the proliferation of sports betting advertising today means our kids often think winning and betting go hand in hand.

The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation’s 2018 community attitudes survey found that 74 per cent of Victorians thought adolescents were exposed to too much gambling advertising.

That really bothered me, so I am delighted that more than 400 sporting clubs across Victoria have taken a stand by signing up to the Foundation’s Love the Game Sporting Club Program and are saying no to sports betting sponsorship. This includes our 10 AFL teams, AFL Victoria, leagues and commissions, and hundreds of community clubs.

This weekend’s Love the Game round is the ideal time for you to take a stand too. Have the talk with your kids about how sport and betting don’t have to go together. For more information, visit lovethegame.vic.gov.au or share your thoughts on social media, using hashtag #LoveTheGame.

Shane Lucas Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation chief executive officer

Bouquets to a pair of tradies I watched helping a woman with a stalled car on a cold morning on Shannon Ave. I would have liked to help but am now too frail to be any use pushing a car. Good on them.

Happy Witness, Geelong West

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The Sapphires to sparkle

By Natalee Kerr

SAPPHIRE TOUR: Lorinda Merrypor, Mindy Kwaten, Matilda Brown and Ngarie Pigram star in The Sapphires musical coming to Geelong next month.

A true story about a group of Indigenous singers will land on stage in Geelong for the first time next month.

The story of The Sapphires follows four Aboriginal women from regional Australia who travelled to Vietnam during the '60s to sing for the troops at war.

Melbourne-based performer Mindy Kwanten, who plays Cynthia in the production, is one of four Indigenous female leads in the musical.

Kwanten said she was “thrilled” to share “a positive and inspiring” story to major cities, regional and remote areas in the country.

“The Sapphires has been a huge success as a play, film and soundtrack album, so I guess a major national tour was the one thing left to do,” she said.

“It’s a very courageous tour. We’re visiting more than 160 venues in 10 months.

“We’ve travelled to outback Australia and performed in places that don’t have theatres.

We’ve literally used a shipping container as a stage.”

Writer and director Tony Briggs found his inspiration for the show in the experiences of his mother and aunties, who toured Vietnam as singers in 1968.

Kwanten said the stage show was an “authentic” telling of the original story.

“It’s directed by Tony so this version is pretty special as it’s how he sees it,” she said.

“It was such an amazing thing that these women did back in the 60s and I’m so proud to honour them this way.”

The popular 2012 film was adapted from Briggs’ play, but Kwanten explains there are some “major differences” in the storyline between the two.

“There are a lot of essential things that were left out of the movie that are actually integral to the storyline,” she said.

“The stage show has a lot of points that really grab you that aren’t seen in the film.”

Kwanten said while the show explores issues such as race and prejudice, it also acts as an energetic and engaging piece.

“A major theme of the production is about getting out there and following your dreams,” she said.

“I think it’s very important to share a show like this with the current climate in our country.”

The classically trained singer said her love for performing started from a young age.

“My grandmother got me into singing, she taught me so much,” she said.

“I then became interested in musical theatre when I was 17-years-old. My first lead role was in the original cast of Fame the Musical and then things took off from there.”

Kwanten said she has loved working with a “fantastic cast and crew” since starting The Sapphires tour last January.

“We got together at the very start of the year, had an intense five-week rehearsal before heading out on tour,” she said.

“We haven’t known each other for very long but we’re like family.”

The Sapphires will perform at Drysdale’s Potato Shed on 18 and 19 July.

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‘Pause at hall Four women vying for a black lace bra kicks off what Australian Stage describes as 90 minutes of extraordinary fun in Menopause the Musical.

A sisterhood forms between the women, as they poke fun at their woeful hot flushes, wrinkles, memory loss, night sweats and chocolate binges.

The play, which debuted on stage in Orlando in 2001, comes to Costa Hall on 29 June for a show featuring hit tunes from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.

The show’s lyrics parody popular music from the baby boomer era with alternative titles like Stayin’ Awake and Puff, My God I’m Draggin’.

The play came to New York City’s OffBroadway in 2002, logging 1500 performances before spreading to overseas theatres.

The longest-running scripted musical in Las Vegas history, the play toured Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, UK, South Africa and South Korea.

More than 11 million people in 350 cities have seen Menopause The Musical.

This Australian version features the acting talents of Elisa James as ‘soap star’, Nicole Wheeler as ‘Gympie housewife’, Shari Hall as ‘professional woman’ and Trish Dearness as ‘Earth mother’.

OVARY ACTING: Nicole Wheeler stars in Menopause the Musical.

BEAR IN THERE: Past and present Play School presenters Colin Buchanan, Andrew McFarlane, Don Spencer, Benita Collings, Luke Carroll, John Waters, Teo Gebert, Emma Palmer, Simon Burke, Lorraine Bayly, John Hamblin, Jan Kingsbury and Karen Pang.

Play School’s here There’s a bear in there, and a chair as well, as Play School celebrates its 50th anniversary in a Geelong exhibition.

Look through the round, square and arched windows and see characters that shaped Australian childhoods for half a century like Big and Little Ted, Humpty and Jemima.

All the crew are at Geelong’s National Wool Museum until 7 October for a special exhibition celebrating the incredible milestone.

Play School, still running on Aunty, celebrated its 50th anniversary on 18 July, 2016, and the exhibition has been touring Australia since.

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Nearly 100 presenters have appeared on Play School, Australia’s longest-running children’s show, since 1966.

The show began as an adaptation of a program that aired on BBC in 1964. But ABC’s Play School outlived the BBC version, which ended in 1988.

In a special adults only event the longestserving presenter in the show’s history, Australian actress Benita Collings, comes to National Wool Museum.

Collings began presenting in 1969 just three years after Play School began and retired from

the show in 1999.

She will serve up anecdotes from the popular children’s program and her life on screen, tucking in visitors for a night at the museum with cocktails and cake.

Visitors can pop on nightgowns, classy PJs and nightcaps for the 18-and-over event from 6.30pm on 11 July.

Playschool presenter and 2018 ARIA winner Justine Clarke is also coming to National Wool Museum but has already sold out her three shows next week.

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By Luke Voogt The Eifel Tower, The Louvre and Notre Dame none would have survived World War II if not for a German general and a Swedish diplomat.

Stage thriller Diplomacy recreates a fateful meeting in 1944 that saved these worldfamous landmarks from destruction.

“The most extraordinary thing is people don’t know the story,” said director John Bell, who plays German General Dietrich von Choltitz.

As the Allies forced the Germans back, Adolf Hitler commanded General von Choltitz to destroy Paris before abandoning the city.

Set on rebuilding Berlin into Nazi utopia Germania and wiping out “inferior cultures”, Hitler sort to destroy Paris’s cultural landmarks and kill millions, Bell explained.

But at the 11th hour Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling met the general at the Hotel Meurice to persuade him to leave the city standing.

Bell based the play on Cyril Gely’s awardwinning French film Diplomacy, which Gely in turn based on a French play.

“I saw the movie and thought this is a great piece of drama,” he said.

“We got a hold of the original French copy.

It hadn’t yet been done in English.”

General von Choltitz initially believed in the ‘Aryan race’ but lost faith as Hitler descended into madness, Bell said.

“Like many other Germans he became disillusioned with Hitler and saw they were heading for disaster.”

Bell admits he became “hooked” on researching von Choltitz but gave up on the impossible task of playing his character to the historical letter.

FRENCH DRAMA: John Bell and John Gaden star in an onstage thriller recreating the salvation of Paris.

In Gely’s film the general had been threatened with his family’s execution if he left Paris standing.

Some newspapers reported this in 1944 but historians have questioned these claims.

“I’ve just created this character who has this great dilemma, he either has to blow up Paris or they execute his family,“ Bell said.

The recreation of the private meeting was as historically accurate “as it could be”, he said.

“It’s boiled down to this one conversation on this one evening. There would have been a lot of horse-trading before this and a lot of other people would been involved.”

Bell is a long-time Shakespearean actor and says the Bard would have enjoyed Diplomacy.

“This is the kind of play he would have done had he been alive now,” he said.

“Shakespeare had a very keen political mind. He also understood human nature very well.”

Fellow actor and friend of 60 years John Gaden, who appeared in Muriel’s Wedding, plays Raoul Nordling.

The duo worked together on their first day of university and Gaden’s personality made him perfect for the role, Bell explained.

“He’s the ultimate diplomat. He’s very smooth and charming,” he said.

Diplomacy plays Geelong Performing Arts Centre, the only Victorian venue in a national tour, from 17 to20 July.

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Tasty treats at Ponds pub Waurn Ponds Hotel has been a southern institution in Geelong for decades and a sweeping renovation has given it a whole new life.

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, pastas, risottos and stir fries.

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

The hotel’s Sports Bar offers pool tables, amusements and a TAB for a bit of fun, along with an outdoor beer garden and alfresco dining, all supported by plenty of parking.

Waurn Ponds Hotel has a fabulous and vibrant atmosphere with new function and conference facilities.

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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.

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

SATURDAY BOOKS - Ocean Grove Oxfam Book Sale 9am-1pm at Uniting Church Hall, cnr Eggleston St and The Parade, Ocean Grove. Hundreds of books, latest editions.

PLANTS - Geelong Orchid & Indoor Plant Clubs Winter Show and Sale 10am-4pm at Christ Church Hall, cnr Moorabool & McKillop Sts, Geelong. Entry $4 includes free Devonshire tea. Continues Sunday.

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 Ossie 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.

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

SUPPORT - Geelong Stroke Support Group 1.30pm at

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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BLOOMIN' LOVELY: All sorts of colourful blooms will be on display at Geelong Orchid & Indoor Plant Club's Winter Show this weekend.

Barwon Stroke Support Centre, 22 Richmond Cres, Geelong. Enquiries 52483045.

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

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

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

TUESDAY SUPPORT - Geelong ME/CFS/FM/Lyme Support Group meets. Carers, family welcome. Enquiries 0438010990, geelonggroupcfsme@hotmail.com.

SQUARE - Geelong Club Dancers square dance class for children and parents 6.30-8pm for $5, mainstream dancers 8-10.30pm for $12, 33 Myers St, Geelong. Enquiries 0435 091 277.

DANCE - Scottish Country Dancing 7.30-10pm at Leopold Hall. Cost $5 includes supper. Enquiries 5250 5540.

MUSIC - Mainly Music program for carers and babies, preschoolers 10-11am at St Albans Uniting Church, 276282 Wilsons Rd, St Albans Park. Cost $2.50 per family.

Enquiries 0447 646 364 or 0417 252 832.

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

WEDNESDAY RAILWAY - Portarlington Bayside Miniature Railway Winter School Holiday extra services 11am-3pm. Rides $4. Enquiries 0476 124 598.

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

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 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 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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Rollerway Skate Centre is a popular school holiday destination for Geelong locals.

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The RAAF Museum, located at Point Cook, is home to an amazing range of historic military aircraft. A great chance to view these rare machines is at the interactive flying displays which are held every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 1:00pm (weather permitting).

Models, books, patches, clothing and mementos can be purchased at the Museum shop.

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Roller skating is a fun, social and physical activity that the family can do together all yearround.

It’s also the perfect way to entertain kids during holidays or to celebrate a birthday as it provides non-stop entertainment for groups big and small.

Regardless of your age, pulling on a pair of skates and rolling about is sure to bring a smile to your face.

And those who have never skated before, including young kids, will be pleasantly surprised by how quick they will be gliding across the roller rink floor.

Rollerway Newtown owner Raul Aparicio says although skating looks difficult, it is actually quite easy to learn.

“The first 10 seconds on skates can be a bit awkward but within about 20 minutes most are moving around independently, and they’ve learnt a new skill,“ he said.

“It’s an exciting and challenging activity that people can easily pick up, and it really makes them feel good and gives them a sense of achievement, all while they have a bit of fun.“ Rollerway is a long-standing, iconic family business and specialises in activities that are incredibly good value for money.

They are open daily over the holidays at 6-8 Lambert Avenue, Newtown.

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GET DIRTY: Off-road fun is all part of the pleasure of owning a Maserati Levante. ing may have done a bit of whimpering ...

There was even a stage when we didn't approach a long, steep, dusty upslope with enough momentum and came to a standstill.

The feeling was that we would have to reverse then come up again for a faster go.

But no, we kept our foot in, the electronics gave as much traction as they could, creating some wheelspin, though not too much.

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In case you want to test your Levante for yourself check the front bumper lip as that's likely to be the area to suffer first.

So there you have it, Maserati Levante is a prestigious Italian sports machine that can cruise at 230km/h where conditions permit and also slog its way uphill and down at about half a km/h. Impressive ...

The Maserati Levante Turbo Diesel starts at $139,990 plus on road costs while the top of the range Levante GranLusso 3.0-litre 321kW sells at $189,990 plus costs.

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The ES300h Luxury variant has privacy glass, Nulux seat trim, powered tilt and slide moonroof, dual-zone air-conditioning, automatic wipers, electronic park brake, and a power-adjustable steering column.

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Heated front seats in ES Luxury offer 10way power adjustment. In Sports Luxury, they are also ventilated with 14-way adjustment for the driver's seat and 12-way for the passenger seat.

The petro-electric hybrid ES is a gorgeous car inside and out, with a high standard of finish both in the paintwork and cabin materials.

We particularly liked the spindle grille; some of Lexus's early efforts at this fascinating shape just didn't work but this one is brilliant.

The swooping asymmetric shape of the dashboard makes a real stylish statement and the use of multiple materials that complement each other make the cabin very pleasant.

Advanced combustion technologies in the new-generation 2.5-litre petrol engine make it amongst the most thermally-efficient engines in any production vehicle.

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It drives the front wheels through a continuously variable transmission.

Rear-wheel-drive is considered the norm by many shopping in the prestige class so the Lexus may be regarded as a bit of an orphan by some potential buyers.

The new ES 300h is equipped with Lexus Safety System+, with new features including daytime cyclist detection.

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In addition to auto high beam, the Sports Luxury has an adaptive high beam system with 24 LEDs. It adjusts the light distribution pattern and brightness to provide optimal illumination for the driver while reducing glare for oncoming drivers.

The new Lexus ES300h has 10 airbags, popup bonnet, all-speed radar active cruise control, reversing camera, hill-start assist control and clearance sonar.

Sports Luxury adds a panoramic view camera, blind-spot monitor and rear cross-traffic alert, and a maximum ANCAP safety rating of five stars.

Beautifully smooth and quiet like much more expensive prestige cars, the Lexus ES300h is very pleasant to drive.

The ES body has a rigid feel in this new generation using the same technology as in the far more expensive LS model.

Combine that with the aforementioned tyre-noise reduction of the 'hollow-rim' wheels used on the Sports Luxury and you really do feel cosseted from the outside world.

It's no sports machine as acceleration is leisurely rather than thrilling.

It's all but silent when running on electricity alone and there's little increase in sound when the petrol unit does kick in.

Stop-start systems can be irritating in some cars with conventional engines but in a hybrid the large electric motor makes it seamless.

We particularly like the weighting of the steering and the fact there's virtually no deadzone in the centre position, making for instant response to match the electric acceleration.

Handling is competent enough and the Lexus ES300h grips the road safely at speeds well over those likely needed by typical owners.

There's little doubt the ES leans in the comfort direction in the endless comfort and handling compromise.

Fuel consumption during our week's 475km test was amazingly low, at typically five to 6L/100km around town, and comfortably under 5L on motorways.

The big Lexus ES300h is beautifully styled and built, easy to drive, lovely to ride, amazingly economical, and has very low emissions.

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MILESTONE: Tigers legend Ronnie Pilgrim, left, is set to lose his Bannockburn games record to Darren Donaldson.

Record for most games in eye of the Tiger

By Natalee Kerr Bannockburn football stalwart Darren Donaldson will set a club record when the Tigers' reserve take on Werribee tomorrow.

The Hamlyn Heights resident will make his 316th appearance for Bannockburn, a club high for most games played.

But the father-of-three insisted he had no plans of stopping.

“Footy keeps me young,” the 40-year-old said.

“I used to say I’d play ‘till I’m 40 but now I’ve reached that I reckon I could squeeze a couple more years in, even though I don’t think my wife would like that too much.

“I’m still feeling great. I’ll keep going for as long as I can and try to push for 400 now.”

Donaldson joined the club as a junior in the under-15s. He played his first year in the reserves in 1998 as an 18-year-old before debuting in the seniors the following year.

“I was lucky enough to play some games in the seniors earlier on in my career,” he said.

Donaldson nominated a career highlight as playing in a series string of reserve premierships.

“I was part of the premiership team back in 2001 when I was a young whippersnapper but the highlight probably was captaining the premiership in 2005, and then we won another flag last year, too.

“There were 13 years between the two, so last year’s win was pretty good - and the next few days were pretty good, too.”

Donaldson said his games milestone

“means a lot” after two decades with the club.

“At one point I did weigh up pulling the pin because Ronnie Pilgrim, the current record holder, is a club legend.

“As I’ve got closer to the record the young blokes have been egging me on a bit, but I’m not half the footballer Ronnie was. I’m just a bloke that enjoys playing and will keep on going until the body gives out.”

Donaldson admitted he was “a little bit nervous” about the match after the milestone began attracting attention.

“A few of the boys have been sending me messages about it,” hen said.

“But I don’t want the bar to be set too high, so I told them not to expect too much. I might get four or five kicks if I’m lucky.”

Cats long way from perfect, says Scott

By Natalee Kerr Chris Scott admits his side is “far from the perfect team” after Geelong’s eight-game winning streak came to an end last weekend.

“We don’t even buy into the fact because we are on top of the ladder that makes us the best team,” Scott told this week's media conference at Kardinia Park.

“Anybody who watched us on the weekend wouldn’t be scared of Geelong.”

Scott’s comments follwed the Cats' 11-point loss to Port Adelaide last round, their second defeat of the season.

“We didn’t like the way we played,” Scott conceded.

“They took some of our game away from us, particularly around the ball.”

“The 11-point margin wasn’t a true reflection of the difference between the two teams on the night.”

Scott suggested a number of players displayed “uncharacteristically” bad performances, including forward Tom Hawkins.

For the first time in his 244-game career Hawkins failed to take a mark and was left goalless for the only time so far this year.

The loss also marked the eighth straight year the Cats have lost the game immediately following the mid-season bye. geelongindy.com.au

BAD GAME: Forward Tom Hawkins was left goalless for the first time this season in Geelong's shock loss to Port Adelaide last weekend.

Picture: REBECCA HOSKING But Scott argued the “absolute priority” for his side was to focus on being in best shape for finals over short-term performance.

“Some people might think that’s a mistake,

but it’s not their decision to make,” he said.

“We don’t make any apologies for making an investment at this time of the year in the way our players are going to be prepared for later in the year.”

“If that means we’re not quite at our best for the game post-bye then we’re prepared to accept that.”

The Cats' poor record off mid-season byes would have no relevance ahead of the week break before finals, Scott insisted.

“It’s a very different period, the week off going into a finals series as opposed to the midseason bye,” he explained.

“You tend to have very different physical preparation priorities, given that there’s probably only a few games to go in the season.”

Geelong will meet an in-form Adelaide at GHMBA Stadium tonight.

Prior to their bye last week, the Crows won three games in a row to sit in fifth position on the ladder.

Despite claiming a 24-point victory over Adelaide earlier this season, Scott said it would be wrong to approach their second meeting the same way.

“They’ve changed their game a little bit from when we played them in round three so it would be a mistake to look at that game and say let’s just do what we did that game,” he said.

With calm settled weather, anglers set out around the Bellarine Peninsular and found excellent numbers of squid last week.

Clifton Springs was the most popular location, with bag-limit captures common in 3m to 4m of water over the grass beds.

Whiting were also caught at Clifton Springs, with the area out from Hermsley Rd very popular on sunset.

Inside Corio Bay anglers boated a mixed bag of pinkie snapper, salmon and flathead on Gulp three-inch minnow soft plastics. Anglers fishing bait on the edge of Stingaree Bay’s spoil grounds landed whiting to 40cm, with pippies the most-desired bait.

Offshore from Barwon Heads, anglers made the most of the calm weather and had no trouble in boating gummy sharks. Some gummies tipped the scales at 20kg plus.

As a by catch snapper to 6kg also featured among anglers’ bags.

Heading down the Surf Coast, the rock platforms between Lorne and Apollo held fantastic numbers of Australian salmon to more than 2kg. Spinning with 30g lures rigged with a single hook was ideal.

The beaches also fished well for bait anglers, with Bancoora a standout for salmon.

The offshore area from Port Fairy to Portland produced southern Bluefin tuna, although at times they were temperamental. Portland was the pick of the two for anyone seeking a barrel tuna.

Just down the road, Nelson was a hot spot for bream, estuary perch and mulloway. Casting vibe-style lures worked well on all three species, with some mulloway reaching 1m.

The fishing at Nelson should continue to remain good for a while, with the river well and truly open to the ocean.

Freshwater anglers took to Lake Purrumbete at first and last light along the east bank where brown trout to 2.5kg were taken while casting bent minnows and Daiwa Double Clutch lures. Trolling Tassie Devils was also effective.

Wurdi Boluc Reservoir, The Lake of 1000 Casts, produced some impressive redfin for anglers putting in the time.

Lures that allow a longer cast are ideal.

Next week, anglers wanting to wet a line keep an eye on the Surf Coast for salmon, with the north winds making for good conditions. Otherwise, anyone fishing around the bay should find Clifton Springs a hard option to go past for whiting and squid.

GO SHALLOW: Squid have been biting around the Bellarine Peninsula.

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