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GO PINK: Dion Kirchner, Cody Anderson, Kelly-Ann Day, Samantha Barry and Tyler Morrison prepare to raise funds for Cancer Council Victoria.

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By Luke Voogt When Kelly-Ann Day and Trevor Elliott don pink to raise money for cancer research, they think of their dad who taught them to love baseball.

"It makes me very emotional," Kelly told the Indy.

"Baseball to us is our family sport. Because dad loved it, we loved it too."

Brian Elliott died of bowel cancer in 2014 and was one of several life members at East Belmont Saints Baseball Club to succumb to cancer.

These included former presidents of the Saints and of Deakin Blues Baseball Club, their yearly opponents in the now traditional Pink Day. Trevor came up with the idea when he returned to the club in 2011 after a long absence, Kelly explained.

"We suggested it would be better to do it as a club and it just got bigger and better each year."

After eight years the event had raised had more than $42,000 for Cancer Council Victoria, Kelly said.

She urged anyone interested in supporting the cause to visit www.give.everydayhero.com/au/saints-go-pink-for-cancer-2019.

Paedophile priest resentenced

By Luke Voogt

A paedophile priest who lived in Geelong before being jailed in 2016 will serve at least an extra year in prison for sexually abusing two boys.

County Court Judge Paul Higham yesterday sentenced Robert Patrick Claffey to an additional 15 months' jail after he pleaded guilty to four counts of indecent assault.

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From page 1 In extending the sentence Judge Higham described the offending as a "brazen" betrayal of trust that "had a lifelong, traumatic impact" upon Claffey's victims.

The 76-year-old had already been serving a minimum 13 years and four months in prison for sexually abusing 12 children as young as five, between 1969 and 1992.

Claffey moved to his parents' house in Geelong in August 1992 after the Portland parish removed him from priesthood, according to advocacy group Broken Rites.

He last week pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting a teenager and a six or seven-yearold boy during the 1980s.

The offences included touching the boys' genitals, kissing them on the mouth and other incidents of more serious molestation.

Claffey told one of the boys prior to an offence that their time together was like a confessional and that telling others about it would be a "sin", the court heard.

At Geelong County Court in 2016 Judge Felicity Hampel sentenced Claffey to 18 years and four months' jail with a non-parole period of 13 years and four months.

Yesterday Judge Higham sentenced Claffey to an additional two years and 10 months in prison for the four offences.

He ordered Claffey serve 15 months on top of the original sentence, meaning he could spend up to 19 years and seven months in jail.

Judge Higham imposed a new non-parole period of 14 years and four months, meaning Claffey could be out of prison at age 88 in 2031.

On 8 July Claffey submitted a signed, onesentence apology to his victims.

"To (names redacted) and your families, I would like to sincerely apologise to you for the harm and hurt that my actions have caused to you all," it read.

In the 1990s Claffey became sole carer for both of his parents who each succumbed to dementia and died by 2002. He also lost his sight from a rare form of glaucoma.

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Geelong locals will have the chance to browse more than 20,000 book titles when the region's biggest book fair returns next week.

For the sixth year, the Kokoda Youth Program will be one of the major recipients of Geelong West Rotary Club's Monster Book Fair proceeds.

Sixteen local youths aged 15 to 17 will walk the Kokoda Track alongside community leaders this September, in what organisers describe as a life-changing experience.

Program supporter Senior Constable Margi McDonald said funds from the fair would cover the cost of a participant.

"Each year it costs $100,000 to run the program," she said.

"Without their support we would be down to 15 children, meaning one less kid wouldn't

have the opportunity to turn around their lives."

Sen Const McDonald said after this year 90 kids would have participated in the "unique" program.

"Many have become re-engaged in school or pursued apprenticeships, university studies, with some also graduating from the police academy," she said.

Book fair organiser Theresa Best said volunteers have spent "the whole year" sorting books donated from locals and Geelong Regional Libraries.

"The supply seems to be never ending," she said.

From cooking to politics, local history to geography, the fair has "books of every genre imaginable", for either $1 or $2, she said.

The fair will run from 26 to 28 July at Geelong West Town Hall.

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Playground for all A new Rippleside playground will give Geelong kids of all abilities a chance to play together following a joint announcement yesterday.

Children's charity Variety and Geelong's council signed a partnership to build the new playground, which will include specialised equipment for children with disabilities.

"We aim to be a city that is inclusive and welcoming of everyone," Geelong Mayor Bruce Harwood said.

"Once finished, it will have a huge positive impact on the lives of Geelong children, families and our whole community."

About 1500 ratepayers generously donated money and time towards the existing Rippleside Park that opened in 2001, Cr Harwood said.

"This redevelopment will give us an opportunity to show our sense of community spirit and togetherness once again, and to create something genuinely special.

"It is a project we have been working to make a reality for some time and I'm excited to see us come up with a playspace that is truly innovative and world class. " Variety was proud to partner with council to build the new playground, its NSW chief executive officer David Sexton said.

"At Variety we believe that all kids deserve a

fair go, including the ability to play. Kids of all abilities should be able to experience the joy and benefits of playing together."

Representatives from Variety joined Cr Harwood at the site to sign a memorandum of understanding paving the way for the project to progress.

Variety has partnered with other local governments to deliver similar playspaces in Bankstown and Taree.

These facilities are now thriving family destinations where all children are welcome and included, according to Variety.

Geelong residents will have the chance to be involved in shaping the design of the playspace, with public consultation to begin once a council has engaged a designer, according to City Hall.

Variety will also support the development of a fundraising initiative for the project, working with Geelong businesses and individuals to financially support the inclusive playspace.

Council expected to begin work at the site next financial year.

Variety has recently joined forces with the Touched by Olivia Foundation to work with communities all across Australia to build inclusive playspaces known as ''Variety Livvi's Place'.

Victoria's cladding task force has identified 11 buildings in Geelong with combustible cladding, with three requiring "priority" rectification, according to Victorian Building Authority (VBA).

A VBA spokesperson said eight buildings, including the three, would require some degree of rectification but declined to provide any addresses.

Police raid Geelong police allegedly seized a "large" amount of illegal cigarettes and cash from a Moorabool St business yesterday.

A 57-year-old man from Sunshine West will be summonsed at Geelong Magistrates' Court at a later date, according to police.

Furphy expansion Geelong's Little Creatures brewery is set for an $11 million expansion that will create 10 new jobs according to State Government.

Jobs Minister Martin Pakula visited the South Geelong brewery yesterday to confirm the government's "support" of the project.

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Two men remain in a stable condition following a car crash at the corner of Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Rd and Staceys Rd yesterday.

Paramedics took a man in his 20s to University Hospital Geelong with a hip injury and a man in his 40s to Alfred Hospital with a back injury, according to Ambulance Victoria.

Rail fail Geelong trains failed performance targets in June according to V/Line figures, with 90.9 per cent of trains running on time.

Shadow Minister for Regional Public Transport Steph Ryan slammed the figures, below performance targets of 92 per cent.

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Playground crime

Highton Club Legend nominee Rohan Greaves hopes a win at the awards will help Geelong Touch Football Association upgrade its outdated clubrooms.

"Currently our club rooms are fairly old," the 34-year-old father-of-two said.

"We need (some money) to do some design work for that."

Rohan is in the running for the under 35 Trailblazer award, which could see him win $2500 for himself and his club.

"It's great to be nominated for such an award."

He has refereed 500 games at association, had multiple stints as its president and, after six attempts, finally secured funding for new lights at its venue at King Lloyd Reserve.

The lights would allow the association to play games during the winter, he explained.

"They're about to put the towers up so we're pretty excited about that."

Rohan began playing at the association at age 15 in 1999 and referring in 2000.

He plays in a team with wife Sarah Greaves and, soon, his eldest son Harry.

"It's a very inclusive sport and it involves everyone - we've got people between nineyears-old and 70," he said.

"My other son Harvey's three so he's still got another five or six years until he's able to play."

The 300-person association had several family teams, Rohan said.

"You wouldn't find too many sports where

Police are searching for two men who urinated in a sandpit and smashed bottles in a playground at Lara Primary School earlier this month.

This week police released images of two males they wish to speak to in relation to the incident and urged anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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He encouraged Geelong's sporting clubs to nominate a volunteer for Viva Energy Club

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WANTED: Geelong police are searching for two males who allegedly urinated and smashed bottles at a school playground.

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Tax cuts for 49,000 locals create $53m

By Luke Voogt More than 49,000 Geelong and Corangamite residents will receive a $1080 tax cut pumping at least $53 million into the two regions.

A further 64,664 taxpayers in the two areas are set to benefit from Federal Government cuts generating further millions of dollars in refunds, according to Treasury figures.

Geelong Chamber of Commerce chief executive officer Ben Flynn welcomed the cuts as a boost for local retail.

"Business confidence is high in Geelong and these immediate tax cuts combined with reduced interest rates will hopefully drive growth and produce more jobs," he said.

"The tax cuts will give more money to shoppers and we hope they spend locally to give a boost to our retailers who employ so many people, including a large number of young people."

The cuts were having a positive impact on local trade, according to Harvey Norman's Waurn Ponds electrical proprietor Simon Day. "Early signs already are that the (tax cuts) have definitely been good for our businesses here," he said.

"We're hoping it's all going to come back into retail or (taxpayers will) spend it into the economy and it has the desired affect of stimulating the economy."

Mr Day described speaking to a woman who bought a vacuum cleaner as a "direct" result of the tax cut.

With recent interest rate cuts, locals were even more likely to spend their tax cut on retail, he said.

LOCAL BOOST: Geelong Chamber of Commerce chief executive officer Ben Flynn has welcomed Federal Government tax cuts.

Mr Day compared the cuts to stimulus packages under prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, which he said were "fabulous" for local retail.

The Federal Government's three-stage tax cuts package passed the senate earlier this month.

In the seat of Corio 57,202 taxpayers would benefit from stage one of the cuts with 24,762 receiving the full $1,080, a treasury spokesperson said.

In Corangamite 56,834 taxpayers would benefit from stage one of the cuts with 24,610 receiving $1,080, they said.

Stages one and two of the package will see Australians earning between $48,000 and $90,000 receive a yearly cut of $1080 from 2019 to 2025.

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Taxpayers earning $200,000 or more receive a cut of $135 from 2019 to 2023 and $2,565 from 2023 to 2025, according to ABC's refund calculator.

Stage three will see Australians earning $200,000-plus receive a cut of $11,640 per year from 2025 onwards, compared to $1,500 for someone earning $48,000.

Labor initially attempted to split stage three of the cuts from the bill but eventually voted in favour of the entire package when its amendment failed.

Federal Government's online MyGov portal crashed after receiving more than 1.1 million tax returns by last Thursday, compared to about 600,000 the same time last year according to Treasure Josh Frydenberg.

High income tax cut ‘risky’

By Luke Voogt Federal Government's new tax cuts are unfair and "risky" with "potentially serious economic and social consequences", according to Corangamite MP Libby Coker.

The newly-elected Labor MP slammed cuts of $11,640 per year from 2025 onwards for people earning $200,000 or more.

Ms Coker earlier this month supported stages one and two of the Morrison Federal Government's tax package, which recently passed the senate.

The first two stages will see taxpayers earning between $48,000 and $90,000 receive a $1080 cut this financial year. They will also see a range of tax cuts from now until 2024.

The changes would help Corangamite's hardworking "mostly lower and middle income" workers "who need it most", Ms Coker said.

"Importantly they will most likely use the additional income and in doing so help to stimulate the floundering economy and consumer spending."

But Labor argued to delay stage three of the cuts package, which will mostly benefit high income earners from 2025 onwards.

Ms Coker said government should delay stage three until 2024/2025 to ensure it could make the cuts without impacting important services.

But government "refused to even contemplate Labor's common sense proposal", she said.

Labor eventually voted for the entire package when its amendment to the bill failed.

Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar described Ms Coker as "completely out of touch with the aspirations of ordinary Australians" and continuing "to support Bill Shorten's higher-taxing agenda".

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ON THE BALL: Victoria Tourism Industry Council and Geelong Cats chiefs Felicia Mariani and Brian Cook during this week’s tourism conference. 195627 Picture: REBECCA HOSKING

Tourism forum hits Geelong Nearly 400 delegates converged on Geelong for Victoria's largest tourism conference this week, according to organisers.

The Victorian Tourism Conference, now in its sixth year, returned to Geelong on Wednesday after debuting in the city in 2014.

"We are excited to bring the conference back to the place where it all began," said Felicia Mariani, Victoria Tourism Industry Council's chief executive.

The conference brought together the best minds in tourism for two "dynamic" days of dialogue, adventure, knowledge-sharing and networking, Ms Mariani said.

An "impressive array" of renowned local, interstate and international speakers brought "to life" the conference theme of 'through dis-

ruption, we find excellence', she said.

Tourism was a key economic driver for the Geelong region and major drawcard for visitors to Victoria, Ms Mariani said on Wednesday.

"This year's program is a real game-changer for industry," she said.

"Not only is this a great opportunity for industry to share ideas and learn best-practice strategies to grow their businesses, it also positions Geelong front and centre to showcase its exceptional tourism assets.

"We have organised a strong line up of presenters and bespoke experiences drawing on some of the most creative minds from across Australia and around the world."

Police hunt ‘Hamburglar’

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A "Hamburglar" who allegedly attempted to break into McDonalds Corio has appeared in a series of police online posts on Tuesday.

The posts called for public assistance in several unsolved burglaries dating as far back as April.

About 2.10am last Friday a man removed a roof well hatch and attempted to gain entry through the roof of McDonalds, Corio, police alleged.

They said the "Hamburglar" was wearing light blue jeans, a light windcheater and a backpack, and arrived and left the scene on a bicycle.

Police are also hunting a woman who allegedly stole a Guess handbag worth $199 from a display outside Strandbags in Westfield Geelong at 10.26am on 12 April.

The woman made no attempt to pay for the bag and walked away with it in her possession,police said.

They described the woman as 30 to 40 years of age, of Caucasian appearance and wearing a black cardigan, white singlet, green cargo pants, thongs and sunglasses.

Police are also hunting the last of three offenders who allegedly smashed the glass front door of VAPE 4 Life on Separation St, Bell Park on 19 June.

They stole approximately $350 from the cash register and numerous vapour oil products before fleeing west on foot along Separation St, police said.

"Offenders are suspected of committing other burglaries in the immediate area within a 12-hour period," the post said.

"Two offenders have been subsequently arrested but police are still seeking the third offender."

Police released a picture of a male "believed to hold valuable information which will assist ... the investigation as he was in the area at the time".

More recently other thieves allegedly stole a truck and ute from a property on Princes Hwy, Buckley, near Modewarre, sometime between 5.30pm on Sunday and 7.30am on Monday.

A man who allegedly tried to break into McDonalds Corio.

Picture: FACEBOOK The thieves took a white 1994 Mercedes Truck registration 06024P and a white 2013 Ford Ranger registration ZTH548, police said.

Police are also hunting a man who allegedly stole a large amount of electrical equipment from Office Works Waurn Ponds in two separate incidents on 1 and 16 June.

Meanwhile Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested two 33-year-old men from West Meadows following an armed robbery at a service station on Portarlington Rd, Moolap last Tuesday.

Two men entered the Shell Service Station at 3.57pm, armed with a sledgehammer and a knife, before stealing cash and cigarettes.

Police arrested one of the men last Thursday and the other on Tuesday.

They charged the first man with armed robbery and remanded him in custody. They were interviewing the second man on Tuesday and expected to charge him too.

"Well done to those police members involved and thank you for those people who supplied information that assisted police," the post said.

Police urged anyone with information on any of the alleged burglaries to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. geelongindy.com.au

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Roasters reach for clouds

By Natalee Kerr A Geelong company is set to create a "unique" cloud-based coffee roasting system that could be managed remotely across the nation.

Local coffee roasting business The Little Red Roaster Company received $50,000 from State Government this week to begin the project.

Company director Stephen Maddern said the new operating system could be "remotely operated, controlled and administrated" through the cloud.

"The concept is to develop a roaster autonomously and remotely that doesn't require someone standing beside the machine to make it work," he said.

"The system allows access through the cloud and central monitoring so you can watch what is going on from anywhere."

Mr Maddern said the collaborative project with Swinburne University could give small roasters nationwide the ability to roast coffee under the local brand.

"As far as I know there is no franchisable coffee roasting system in the world," he said.

"There's a lot of big coffee manufacturers out there but not a network of roasters who can be roasting anywhere under the one umbrella.

"Rather than having a giant roasting facility, this puts a number of them out there that can collectively roast instead."

He said the "different methodology" would also provide a safe alternative to normally "dangerous" coffee roasting.

"This system it can be done in complete safety, it's incapable of catching fire and it's simple to operate," he said.

The first phase of the project, including the development of a working prototype, is set to be completed by March next year.

"We're excited to be developing this concept in Geelong," Mr Maddern said.

Jobs Minister Martin Pakula yesterday visited the company, one of 70 small to medium enterprises across Victoria to have shared in new innovation grants.

PERKED UP: The Little Red Roaster Company director Stephen Maddern meets with Jobs Minister Martin Pakula.

FOOTY DREAM: Anthony Tantaro,10, pictured with half-sister Amelia and step-dad Adam Mariner, will join the Cats guard of honour next month.

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By Natalee Kerr An avid Geelong Cats fan with a fatal genetic condition will get to live his dream when he heads out on the footy field alongside his idols next month.

Anthony, 10, suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a degenerative disease that causes muscle wasting, breathing difficulties and heart problems.

His cousins and brothers Jakob, 8, and Lukas, 5, also suffer from DMD, which could eventually make them quadriplegics.

But Tarneit grandmother Sue Tantaro was determined to give her three grandsons an experience to remember.

Anthony, Jakob and Lukas will join the guard of honour when Geelong take on Carlton at GMHBA Stadium on 25 August.

"Anthony is such a big Cats fan, so I knew I had to get in touch with the club," she said.

"They were immediately supportive of the

idea, and they then spoke with Carlton to sort it out.

"As the other two boys are Carlton supporters we thought it would be perfect."

Anthony was diagnosed with the DMD at age five, as the trio's mothers were unaware they were carriers of the disease.

The incurable disease affects one in 3500 boys and one in 50 million girls, Sue said.

"A lot of DMD sufferers die from heart or respiratory failure in their early to mid 20s," she explained.

"These kids don't have time to wait."

Sue said Anthony is on heart medications and steroids to help his mobility and uses a wheelchair as he struggles to walk distances.

"He's deteriorating pretty badly, he can't get off the couch by himself," she said.

Anthony said it "means a lot" to join the Cats and was excited to meet his favourite players Joel Selwood, Patrick Dangerfield and Gary Ablett.

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Police drop Ablett probe An investigation into Gary Ablett Senior has cleared the football legend over historical allegations of sexual assault after police found insufficient evidence to press charges.

Police confirmed they had dropped the investigation on Monday.

"Central Gippsland Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team have finished their investigation into a 57-year-old Grovedale man in relation to historic sexual assault allegations," a police spokesperson said.

"There was not enough evidence to support criminal prosecution. Victoria Police will not be proceeding with the matter."

A woman levelled allegations in 2017, accusing Mr Ablett of sexually assaulting her in a car in country Victoria in the 1970s.

Newscorp first reported in March this year that police had questioned him over the claims.

The three-time Coleman Medallist has had a troubled history with drugs and alcohol following the end of his AFL career.

In 2002 he pleaded guilty to four charges of possession and use of ecstasy and heroin relating to the death of former barmaid Alisha Horan in 2000.

In March 2001, coroner Noreen Toohey found that Ms Horan died from a combination

of heroin, ecstasy and amphetamines.

Ms Toohey restated submissions by a barrister for Ms Horan's family that Ablett had failed to "protect their young daughter when she was in trouble".

He was fined $1500.

Gary Ablett Senior played 248 games for Hawthorn and Geelong, won three Coleman Medals and was an eight-time All-Australian.

He kicked 1031 goals, the fifth highest in history, and was in 2006 voted the best Geelong Football Club player of all-time.

Nicknamed 'God' for his on-field achievements, he was inducted into the AFL

Hall of Fame in 2005.

His sons Nathan and Gary Junior played in the Geelong Cats side that won the club's first premiership in 44 years in 2017.

Gary Jnr has won two Brownlow Medals, and is widely considered to be the greatest player of the modern era and one of the alltime greats.

In 1990, Mr Ablett was placed on a $10,000 good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to assaulting a man he found sitting in a car with his estranged wife.

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Giving ‘power’ to local youth

By Natalee Kerr Dozens of Geelong youths have benefited from a "unique" local service designed to help vulnerable people in the region.

The Youth Power program provides 15 to 25-year-olds with one-on-one support to achieve individual aspirations, such as employment, education and well-being goals.

The Centacare initiative, co-located at Headspace Geelong, has received more than 50 referrals since launching last March and currently has 28 active participants.

Youth worker Geraldine Pompei said the high number of referrals highlighted the "need" for the service.

"Many young people find it a challenge to make meaningful connections in the community and this can be exacerbated by life circumstances and mental health (problems)," she said.

"Together we identify strategies and tools to assist the young person to thrive, grow and establish a sense of well-being and hope."

Ms Pompei said supporting young people was "important" as they face an "increasingly uncertain future" with entry level employment decreasing in the region in recent years. "(The program) aims to empower young people of diverse backgrounds and abilities and provides equitable access to services, op-

portunities, skills and life experiences," she said.

Grovedale's Rebekah Lolait joined the program after experiencing health issues following the completion of her university degree.

"I hoped to work straight after uni but I ended up spending a lot of time at home due to being unwell, which made me feel isolated and lost," the 24-year-old said.

"At the time people around me were saying, 'why don't you see a counsellor?' but that's not what I felt I needed."

Ms Lolait said the "individualised" weekly program focusses on a goal-setting approach.

"There's nothing really out there like it," she said.

"I feel safe to talk about my issues and how they may affect my goals but it's not like a fullon counselling session."

Ms Lolait said she has greatly benefited from the program since becoming involved three months ago.

"I've definitely seen improvements in my overall motivation in life and I'm excited about the future again," she said.

"As a young person it's sometimes hard to know where to go and what to do next.

"Sometimes you just need a bit of support to get back on track and focused towards your goals again." geelongindy.com.au

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By Natalee Kerr As the weather turns, the clouds loom and the rain falls, Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) is flooded with neglected and lost animals.

Felines such as snuggly 18-month-old adoption hopeful Cheshire are one of the many animals waiting to find their "forever homes".

Cheshire was surrendered to GAWS last month after her previous owners living circumstances changed and they were no longer able to keep her.

But cats like Cheshire have a second chance to find a loving home with some help from the public, said fundraising manager Cara Kirwin.

"We rely entirely on the generosity of our local community to support us and help provide much-needed shelter for our four-legged friends and animals in need," Cara said.

The not-for-profit organisation is again running its annual winter appeal, as Cara expects hundreds of animals to pour into their care this season.

"Donating to our winter appeal will help us to continue to provide animals with refuge from the cold winter days and nights ahead," Cara said.

The GAWS winter appeal will run until the end of July, to donate visit www.gaws.org.au/ donate-now or head to the shelter at 325 Portarlington Rd, Moolap.

$1m winner resigns job A Grovedale man who won $1.4 million over the weekend was looking forward to quitting his job, he told lotto officials after the unexpected windfall.

“I hate my job so I can't wait to quit it, but my wife loves what she does so she'll keep working," he said.

The man was one of 14 division one winners in a national TattsLotto draw, who each took home $1,428,571.

“I'm still in a bit of shock and disbelief, to be honest!" he laughed, when a lotto official phoned on Monday morning.

“It feels so surreal. It's just brilliant!”

The man made a last-minute decision to buy the ticket, he revealed.

“It's a bit of a funny story really. I was out at the shops on Saturday and decided on the spur of the moment to put a ticket on.

“I hadn't mentioned the last-minute decision to my wife so on Sunday I said to her 'right, I'm going to check my lotto ticket to see if I don't have to go to work on Monday'.

He checked online where he saw the good news.

“I called out to her to get a second set of eyes on it and after she saw it too we were both screaming!” geelongindy.com.au

As well as telling the boss he no longer planned to come into the office, he revealed he had other plans for his win.

“I think we'll pay off the mortgage and then do some renovations to the house," he said “We might look at getting an investment property too. I might use this time to study something new but for the next little while I think I'll just be a house husband."

The thrilled winner, who wished to remain anonymous, purchased his entry at Lotto & Post, Grovedale.

The ticket was the first division one entry Josephine McCann had sold in nine years running the business, she said.

“In fact the shop has been here for nearly 40 years and we don't believe there has been a prize this big won in all this time.

“As soon as I heard the news I text the whole team to let them know that we've sold a winner.

“They are all so excited and there is a buzz in the store today.

“Grovedale is a very strong, hard-working community and we hope that this is the first of a run of big prizes for our customers.

“We are thrilled the win has gone to a local and we wish him all the best.”

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Write to us:

LETTERS Climate change no debate On the apparently never-ending letters about climate change, I found this on a webpage recently expressing how I feel about such correspondence in your letters section.

As a rule, I will not debate climate science with anyone. I'm not qualified and more than likely neither are you.

Generally, to become a professor in climate science, one must complete a bachelor of science, a masters, a doctorate and, usually, a post-doctorate focussing intensely on the aspect of science they want to be an expert on.

The fact that some people feel qualified to challenge the findings of these people because they've been "doing a lot of research" (watching YouTube and reading blogs) is a text book example of the Dunning Kruger Effect in action.

We as a society have for centuries developed a means of selecting our brightest young minds and leading them into a vocation of study so that they may advance our civilisation.

These minds are speaking in unison and without stuttering, yet we now suddenly seek to refute their findings out of sheer arrogance and inconvenience.

So if you don't have so much as a science undergraduate degree, not only do you definitely not understand climate science, you also don't understand how complex climate science is.

Which, ironically, is why you think you understand it.

I will not debate climate science with you.

I'm not qualified to dissect the graph you googled, I can't explain the anomaly in the YouTube video you found, and to be brutally honest I don't even really understand how CO2 is causing our planet to warm... but I know literally every respected scientific body and academic institution in the World does.

I find it overwhelmingly more likely that they are right and you are wrong... but what would they know? You found a graph on the internet.

Doctor Phil Watters Highton

BUCKETS & BOUQUETS Buckets to a Safeway Highton parking attendant. My friend and I parked there at the same time and left at the same time. I got booked and fined $65, or $70-plus if I paid after two weeks. My girlfriend didn't. Are you playing eenie meenie miney mo?

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Bouquets to the kind man who paid for my petrol on Wednesday 26 June at Highton. Thank you for kindness.

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Have your say - it’s free 78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au Contributions must be less than 50 words and include the writer’s full name, address and phone number.

Proof will never happen Bruce Fletcher's letter (5 July) about 'proof' that man-made warming threatens the planet was disappointing.

Some anonymous 'science' asserted that "climate change and global warming are absolute fact", he wrote. Was that on the grounds that no one had contradicted the hypothesis?

Plenty of scientists contradict it, but it should be the job of the promoters of dangerous climate change to prove their case, which has never been done.

Mr Fletcher said 17 of the past 20 years were "the hottest recorded", but the most-reliable global temperature graph available shows a rise totalling .47C over the past 20 years, an average of .0235C per year. Since the statistical error margin is .1C, the yearly average shows no statistical rise.

The highest rise was a .3C spike in 2016 but has fallen for three years since. Besides, that was the spike from a super El Nino, which has nothing to do with man-made CO2.

Mr Fletcher said wind and solar generation were dispatchable. Overseas they're called weather-dependent renewables since they don't work without wind or sun.

When these renewables fail they need an expensive stop-gap, either an expensive Tesla battery, which might last three hours, or a fleet

of diesel generators that keep going longer if we don't mind their fossil fuels greening the planet.

It would just be more-reliable and cheaper to run coal generation alone permanently and dispatchably, as we once enjoyed it, and ignore the climate catastrophe, which will never happen.

Tim Saclier Leopold

Nonsense in bulk Bruce Fletcher (Letters, 5 July) made many contentious claims.

Contrary to his assertions, many scientists have rejected the global warming theory. Over 31,487 scientists do not subscribe to the International Panel on Climate Change view.

The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC), comprising independent scientists, recently released a report blaming the politicisation of science for the belief that warming was caused by human activity.

Many scientists who have worked within the IPCC say its system is fundamentally flawed. The Summary for Policy Makers at the front of each report is often taken as gospel but the bulk of the report is ignored.

The summary is all doom and gloom while the bulk is much more tempered and restrained, but policymakers and the media ignore hits.

Also, official records use homogenised data

Email: editorial@geelongindependent.com.au 78 Moorabool St, Geelong, 3220 Fax: 5249 6799 that has been adjusted downward twice, thus giving the false impression that the temperature increase, so Mr Fletcher's claim that that 17 years out of the past 20 years "were the hottest on record" must be taken with a grain of salt.

Lastly, it's nonsense to say renewable energy is a suitable baseload alternative to coal.

Renewables are not suitable for baseload power and have a short productive life of 12 years for wind and 20 for solar compared to 55-plus for coal.

Readers should also keep in mind that renewables perform to a maximum of only 21 per cent of their rated output compared with 90 to 95 per cent for coal-fired power.

Alan Barron Grovedale

Feedback wanted on trails Council is feeling excited at the prospect of improving the region's cycling and walking connections, as we start community engagement on the Shared Trails Master Plan.

The master plan aims to identify missing links, issues and opportunities within our network of shared and off-road paths and we've set aside $200,000 this year to start building those connections.

As part of this master plan, fellow Bellarine ward councillor Stephanie Asher and I recently attended the Southern Bellarine Coastal Forum, where more than 130 people heard from expert speakers.

There was a robust discussion about connecting Ocean Grove with Point Lonsdale via a coastal trail, whilst also protecting our sensitive, natural landscapes.

Head to geelongaustralia.com.au/yoursay to add your voice via an interactive map.

The map already has a solid number of suggestions, including for a connection between Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads to reduce car congestion in the summer.

We're also holding pop-up sessions across Greater Geelong, including in Leopold, if you'd rather have your say in person. Details are on our website.

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‘Plan A’ for morning sesh

By Natalee Kerr A Geelong band with more than 100 years of combined experience are set to shake things up at the Potato Shed next month.

Between them they have worked with artists including Bo Diddley, Jeff St John, Wilber Wilde and Chuck Berry, but now local fourpiece band Plan B are making a name for themselves.

Adopting the motto "all killers no fillers", Plan B plays the best 60s blues, soul and rock n' roll music with a "unique" take on the era, explains lead singer Jenn Apps.

"We include an audio-visual element to our show that shares what life was like in Australia during the 60s," she said.

The Grovedale local said providing a snapshot of 60s life through visuals such as old houses, milk deliveries and gender roles allows for a "reflective" experience.

"We look at what was going on around Geelong at the time," she said.

"It really allows people to step back in time."

The band loved to entertain and looked forward to "having a good time" during their morning show on 6 August, Apps said.

"It's a little bit different rock and rolling at 10 in the morning compared to eight at night," she laughs.

The band have been rocking all across Geelong for the last three years, performing at some of the best local bars, venues and even on a ferry.

Apps said playing in a band "fits perfectly" into her life where she also works part-time as a relationship councillor.

"I'm sorting out marriages during the week and then singing my lungs out on the weekend!" she laughs.

LOCAL ACT: Geelong band Plan B will star at Drysdale's Potato Shed next month.

Apps' long history with music includes studying both classical and modern music styles alongside teachers such as high-profile American vocal coach Venetta Fields.

"I learnt so much from her. She knocked the classical training right out of me and got me singing from the heart," she said.

Apps has sung in more than seven bands

since her 20s, but she said working with Plan B has been a highlight.

"When you get a group of guys who are on the same page with a similar love for music, there's nothing like it," she said.

"Their professionalism, knowledge, skill and humour makes it so enjoyable."

Playing up to ten gigs a month, Apps said the mature-aged group is "very much vibrant and alive" and has no plans of stopping.

"The only thing is by the end of a show I think what have I done to my hips?" she laughs.

"But once you're on stage it becomes a timeless thing, there's nothing like seeing a room full of people rock and rolling!"

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Acting Guru does 17-in-1 One actor plays 17 characters in a fourth-wallbreaking tale weaving through modern India's contradictions of iPhones and ancient gods.

"That's what any half-decent storyteller will do," said Jacob Rajan, a self-described a "buck-toothed chameleon" channelling every character in his romantic thriller Guru of Chai.

The Kiwi actor had played the characters since before winning best actor and play at New Zealand's Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards in 2010 for the show.

"By that time you're not getting into character; the characters are screaming to come out of you," he said.

"They've been with you for that long you can't wait to release them onstage."

The tale begins with a loathsome and devious but profound guru setting the scene of six sisters abandoned at a railway station.

"He's so revolting and charming at the same time and he's so open and engaged with the audience," Rajan said.

"The real story is what's happening between him and the audience in the room.

"They become really invested in what's going and what's happened in the past to get them to that point."

A poor chai-wallah's (tea server) life changes forever when one of the sisters brings the station to a standstill with the beauty of her singing.

Rajan originally set out to write a children's

play on Indian fairytale Punckin but decided the content was a "bit too dark for children".

"Sort of like the original Grimm fairytales they're quite violent."

But then a colleague suggested he switch to a modern setting and the play "morphed into its own thing".

"Seven princesses abandoned in the jungle becomes seven sisters abandoned at a railway station."

Eight of Rajan's characters are female in the play.

"There's the easy out of doing caricature of a man playing a woman and playing it rather badly," he said.

"But to actually embody that physicality and voice of a woman when you look like me, that's challenging."

The son of Indian immigrant parents, Rajan "stumbled into drama school" but subsequently discovered little work available in theatre.

So he started theatre company, Indian Ink, and began writing plays for himself.

Adam Ogle joins Rajan in the play as mute sidekick Dave in a role which won him Chapman Tripp award for best music.

Ogle plays banjo, drums, whistles and even uses plastic bags in his one-man ensemble.

"The audience is watching him make the sound and watching me to react to the sound it's kind of old school theatre," Rajan said.

Guru of Chai runs at Geelong Performing Arts Centre from 31 July to 3 August.

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Band no Brick in the Wall

By Luke Voogt

WALL OF SOUND: Tribute act Echoes of Pink Floyd comes to Geelong later this month.

He initially thought he missed out on the gig, he said.

"I was too busy listening to how good it sounded and thinking this is fantastic," he said.

The band features lead guitarist Daniel Hunter, drummer Jason Miller, bassist Mark Dole, rhythm guitarist Mark MacNab and sing-

er Matt Goodluck.

"We love the music and you kind of have to in a tribute band," he said.

"If you didn't like it you'd go crazy."

The cover band sold out their last show in Geelong "real quick", Bindig said.

"That's why we're coming back - it was really well received."

Bindig was keen to return to Geelong Performing Arts Centre on 27 July, describing local fans as "one of the louder crowds".

"They get right into it," he said.

"I can only assume when they do things they throw themselves into it - like their football team."

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As Pink Floyd's iconic album The Wall celebrates 40 years, an Australian tribute act recreating the record's glory days celebrates a milestone of its own.

Echoes of Pink Floyd had played the hits of their world-famous namesakes for 10 years, keyboard player Paul Bindig told the Indy.

"And it's the five-year anniversary of our current line up, so it's anniversaries all over the place," he said, ahead of their next Geelong show.

Pink Floyd released The Wall in 1979 and the album topped US charts for 15 weeks.

So to celebrate Echoes hit the road this year, touring from Perth to Sydney and from Tasmania to Tamworth.

"We've been all over the place," Bindig said.

"We play the entire album from start to finish. But if the audience are kind enough to invite us back out for an encore, we do some greatest hits as well."

The 46-year-old first came across Pink Floyd as a teenager when his younger brother learned to play guitar.

"I'd never heard anything quite like it and I just liked it straight away," he said.

Bindig learned classic piano as a child before "giving it the flick" for more contemporary music as a teen.

From age 17 he was playing in blues and rock pub bands before spotting an ad for auditions for a Pink Floyd tribute in 2009.

"Auditioning can be terrifying, it's a bit like a job interview for a musician," he said.

"The standard they were playing so high, so that was pretty intimidating.

"But they were just the nicest guys and what blew me away was how accurate the music was."

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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.

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

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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.

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

TUTORS - AMEP Volunteer Tutor Program seeks volunteers 1-2 hours weekly to help newly arrived adult migrants and refugees learn English and about life in Australia. Free training. Enquiries 9009 7900, wazihr@djerriwarrh.org.

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

BALLROOM - Geelong Ballroom Dance Club dances to Margot, 8pm at The Ballroom, 1 Carey St, Hamlyn Heights.

Entry $10. Bring a plate. Enquiries 0418 584 051.

SUNDAY SCOUTS - Scout Heritage Centre meets 10am-3pm at 56 Russell St, Newtown. Enquiries 0419 591 432.

CONCERT - Geelong Ladies Welsh Choir and International Harvester Male Chorus Winter Extravaganza. 2pm at Belmont Uniting Church, Thomson Street, Belmont. Tickets $5, includes afternoon tea. Tickets at door. Enquiries 5243 9450.

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 LADIES - Grovedale East Ladies Probus Club meets 10am at Uniting Church hall, Reserve Rd, Grovedale. Enquiries 0405 449 716.

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 BIPOLAR - Bipolar Support Group meets 6.30-8.30pm at Mindworks, 284 Latrobe Tce, Newtown (enter and park via Raglan St). Guest speaker Greg Murray - Professor of Psychology at Swinburne University. 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 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.

HEARTFELT: Organisers Hayley Mooney, Anita Spokes, Megan Hollis, Heidi Shaw and Alissia Milliken joined 220 ladies from Geelong Amateur Football and Netball Club raising $10,000 for Sanctuary Counselling Centre over the weekend. The centre provides care and support for anyone experiencing life-challenging illness or bereavement in Geelong.

Enquiries 0447 646 364 or 0417 252 832.

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

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

BALLROOM - Dancer's Club Geelong ballroom dance including old-time, new vogue and Latin 7.30-10.30pm at Leopold Public Hall, Queenscliff Rd. Cost $6. Enquiries 5250 1937, 5278 7720.

ALCOHOLICS - Alcoholics for Christ 12-step program 7.30pm at South Barwon Salvation Army, 176-180 Francis St, Belmont. Enquiries 0420 910 763.

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

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 1pm 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 Cafe, Gilbert St, Torquay. Enquiries 5264 7484.

FRIDAY BOOKS - Uniting Barwon Book sale 10am-2pm at cnr Reserve and Torquay Roads, Grovedale. Nothing over $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 Belmont Pavilion, 162 Barrabool Rd, Belmont. Enquiries bellarinecountrymusicgroup.com.

COMMUNITY - Lara Community Drop In Centre 6-8pm at Lara Uniting Church, 1 Flinders Ave. Refreshments provided.

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

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VW ute ‘talks the torque’

By Ewan Kennedy Volkswagen Amarok 580 operates in what is arguably the most active market segment in Australia: four-door pickup trucks.

Those who know their cars say forget about horsepower - it's torque that talks. The 580 in this Volkswagen Amarok stands for 580 newton metres of grunt.

Long, lowish and mean, the VW Amarok 580 rides on 20-inch 'Talca' alloy wheels, has an aggressive front bumper design, illuminated side steps once reserved for prestige limos, Bi-Zenon headlights and LED daytime running lights.

These additions tie in nicely with the squared-off wheel arches and make sure the big Vee-Dub is more than noticeable in any area where hot pickups congregate.

The long, polished sports bar sits over a UVresistant load area cover.

Inside is Nappa leather trim, a leatherwrapped multi-function steering wheel, a premium-colour instrument cluster, black headlining and pillar trims, heated 14-way electric front seats and alloy sports pedals.

Amarok's V6 3.0-litre turbo-diesel has its 580Nm all the way from 1400 to 3000rpm.

Peak power is 190kW and that can lift to 200kW for up to 10 seconds on overboost.

The engine sits in front of an eight-speed automatic transmission to all four wheels.

The result is an over-boosted zero to 100km/h time of 7.3 seconds.

Go back a few decades and big cars with petrol V8s ran times like that. Paddle shifters give the driver added control over all this grunt.

A tiny infotainment screen with a 6.3 inch touchscreen looks a bit lost in a pickup truck.

It gives you access to satellite navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

REAL GRUNT: The tough look of the big torque Volkswagen Amarok 580 is impressive.

A CD player may seem a bit olde-fashioned these days, but it ties-in nicely with a truck like this.

Amarok received a five-star rating when it was first introduced back in 2011. There are IsoFix child seats in the outboard positions of the rear seats.

Amarok really does have crazy performance for a pickup. Put your foot down hard and after a moderate amount of turbo lag has passed there's seemingly endless torque. Hill? What hill?

If you're not into sprints off the lights, you can use all that grunt to spend minimum time

on the wrong side of the road to overtake slower drivers.

Fuel consumption depends on how you drive, but unless you want to drag race from lights, you're unlikely to use more than 9 to 11L per 100km.

The front seats are a good size and support pretty well. There's enough knee room in back, but only just if you have tall folks in the front seats.

Rear seats are wide enough for three, but rather upright and can get tiring if you're on a long country trip. Keep in mind that this is a

working truck and any extra space in the back seats robs room from the tray.

Ride comfort is okay for a pickup but on the rough side for a family car. Interior noise is pretty good for this class, though not to the same standards of sedan and hatches in this price class.

Big, bold, brash with huge performance the Volkswagen Amarok in the up-rated 580Nm is almost a beast if you drive it hard.

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There are no third parties at Keleman Motors so customers will get direct honest feedback on the condition of their car, from the technician working on it.

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“We will recommend what your vehicle requires and leave the decision entirely up to whether or not you get the maintenance or repairs done,” Shane said.

“We pride ourselves on honesty and producing only the highest of quality work at a fair price.”

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After a welcome by the personable chief of Maserati in Australia, Glen Sealey, we were introduced to each of the race drivers who had been sentenced to spend their day sitting beside us trying to improve our driving.

A huge variety of cars was on offer: Maserati GranTurismo, GranCabrio, Ghibli, Quattroporte GTS and Levante.

To begin the Maserati Ultimate Drive Day Experience we were divided into three groups: Track, Skid Pan, and Off-road - the latter only with the Levante SUV. The Track section began by taking us to the notorious Turns 2 and 3 of Motorsport Park to learn when to brake, back off the brakes, turn into the corner, meet the first apex, accelerate briefly, meet the second apex, start to accelerate out, use full acceleration, run all way out to the exit, onto a mid-length downhill straight.

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My introduction to Maserati hospitality dates way back to the mid-1980s, when a very Italian gentleman called Tony Graziani invited me to his Maserati showroom in Woolloomooloo.

Tucked away in a quiet backstreet behind the upmarket auto-ally of William St, Sydney, it looked, felt and had the aroma of an Italian coffee shop. Close your eyes and you could imagine you were in downtown Rome.

Maserati owners and would-be owners sipped on an extensive variety of coffees, told personal Maserati tales and enjoyed each others' company.

Senior Graziani, had recently been appointed the Maserati importer for Australia.

He smiled when he explained to me that: "The coffee machine came back on the plane with me after I signed the deal with Maserati in Italy - the cars, they came later by ship."

Talk about getting your priorities right.

A few months later Tony invited me to lunch at one of his favourite restaurants in the The Shire in southern Sydney.

I swear he had all four wheels of the Maserati off the ground at the apex of the Captain Cook Bridge ...

Graziani's showroom is still there today, now under the name of Scuderia Graziani, and selling a multitude of upmarket European automobiles.

He is no longer the importer as Ateco Automotive holds the reins these days.

Fast forward - and the word 'fast' is most appropriate - to 2019 and the manufacturer's tradition of hospitality continues, with an excellent event called the Maserati Ultimate Drive Day Experience.

Maserati owners, and would-be owners, from Australia and New Zealand are invited to an enthralling day of driving, chatting and generally enjoying life the Italian way.

A gaggle of motoring journos was invited along to experience what looked like being a most exciting day.

Again coffee and cars are involved, though the surroundings aren't quite as glamorous this time we were in a pit-lane garage at Sydney MotorSport Park.

The Maserati people had done a pretty good job of giving the garage a premium look with Maserati memorabilia, models, magazines, paintings, photos and more. And of course plenty of food and drinks.

Our excitement actually started before we went to the track.We were picked up in a variety of Maseratis by limousine drivers who had obviously spent the previous evening enjoying The Italian Job.

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MILESTONE MAN: Cats defender Mark Blicavs will play his 150th game this weekend against Hawthorn and, inset, the tall defender in the Cats huddle against St Kilda.

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Cats battle Hawks for Blicavs’ 150th

By Natalee Kerr After making his debut against Hawthorn in 2013, Cats defender Mark Blicavs will face the traditional rivals again this weekend, but this time for his 150th game.

"It's pretty special," Blicavs told the media this week. "(I'm) very happy it's in Melbourne so my family and friends can get down there."

The two-time Geelong best and fairest has impressed down half-back during 2019, but said he also enjoyed revisiting his once-familiar ruck role this season.

"It was a bit of a blast to the past going back into the ruck, I haven't done that for a couple of years," he said.

Geelong is looking on track to claim its first premiership since 2011, sitting two games clear on top of the ladder with six rounds remaining in the home-and-away season.

Blicavs said he has enjoyed his "amazing" career to date starring alongside "champions of the game" including Joel Corey and Harry Taylor.

But the 28-year-old conceded that adding a premiership to his name would be "unbelievable".

"That's why I'm playing footy. I've learnt that over the years I've wanted that more and more each season," he said.

"I've been to the prelim three times for three losses. It's hard, it's very very hard."

Blicavs said the he was looking forward to a "tough" contest at the MCG against the inform Hawks this Sunday.

"They're really clicking at the moment.

They're very damaging," he said.

"They're always good opposition, doesn't matter where we are on the ladder, the games are always there."

The Hawks are coming off two wins in a

row, while the Cats claimed a 27-point victory against St Kilda last Sunday.

The Saints held the lead heading into the main break, but Geelong managed to reclaim a 13-point buffer entering the final term.

Cats Coach Chris Scott said he was proud his side were able to get the win after the game was "on the line" at third-quarter time.

"Games are going to be a struggle, and if we're good enough to get over the line we should appreciate that," Scott said.

The Cats faced selection decisions ahead of this weekend's match after Gary Ablett battled hip soreness during the win against St Kilda.

Ablett played through his evident pain to finish with 18 disposals and two late goals last weekend.

"I thought he was pretty important in the last quarter. He won some contests, even though he wasn't 100 per cent healthy," Scott told the media after the game.

McLachlan cold on Kardinia qualifying final

By Luke Voogt The Cats' hopes of hosting a final in Geelong have taken a hit after AFL boss Gillon McLachlan stated his support for an MCG qualifier.

SEN radio host Gerard Whateley questioned McLachlan on Tuesday about whether Geelong should host the qualifying final at Kardinia Park if it made the top two.

"As a matter of fairness, if Geelong finished top of the ladder should they host a qualifying final at Kardinia Park?" Whateley asked.

"I think they play home games at the MCG," the AFL chief executive officer responded.

"And I don't think, per se, that's an integrity or a fairness issue. It's what we've always had as a best-fit policy."

With Geelong two games clear on top of the ladder the club is tracking towards a top-two finish, which would secure it a home qualifying final.

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HOPES FALL: AFL CEO Gillion McLachlan on Tuesday stated his support for Geelong Cats hosting a qualifying final at the MCG if they make the top two.

McLachlan suggested the MCG with its roughly 100,000 seats was better-equipped to host a qualifying final.

"We want to maximise the ability for their members and others to get to the games," he said.

Aside from one exception in 2013, Geelong

has played its home finals at the MCG or Marvel Stadium in the modern era.

But the club has argued hosting a game against at Kardinia Park against an interstate team would make sense.

With Brisbane, West Coast, Greater Western Sydney and Adelaide all vying for a spot in the top four, this could become a reality.

While Geelong Football Club lobbies behind the scenes for a home final, Cats coach Chris Scott has distanced himself from the issue.

While he has previously hinted at his preference for a Kardinia Park final, he told a media conference after round 8 that "those conversations need to be had by the relevant people".

"It's a really interesting, relevant debate for the wider football public but it bares no relevance to our football department at the moment," he said at the time.

"It's much, much too early for us to be thinking about it but in my view round 23 is much too early for the coach to be thinking about it."

Anglers who braved tough conditions found plenty of piscatorial action.

Right on Geelong's doorstep Corio Bay saw pinkie snapper hold in tight around structure-casting soft plastics.

Making sure your jig head hits the bottom was key to success with a 1/6oz head ideal in the rougher conditions.

The odd flathead and salmon made for bycatch.

Out on Stingray Bay spoil grounds whiting were still on offer with pippie the standout bait.

Land-based fishers encountered squid from the new Clifton Springs jetty at night. Casting 2.5 sized jigs was ideal in the shallow water.

Heading over to Portarlington and Indented Head, the wild weather made squid fishing tough but when able to find break in the weather and the water clarity was good, boating a bag of squid was no trouble.

Hitting the surf beaches was another option when the weather allowed. Spinning with 30 gram lures on the lead up to high tide saw Australian salmon to 1.5kg beached.

Anglers fishing baits also had success on salmon with top beaches Bancoora and Jan Juc. On the freshwater scene Stony Creek saw the odd larger brown trout snap up a lure. There is also thumping big redfin that call Stony Creek home, which are always worth targeting with Fish Arrow soft plastics.

Lake Bullen Merri was productive for Chinook salmon with both bait and lure getting the job done with fish averaging 1kg.

The area known as Potter's Point is a great place to start your search for Chinook salmon and rainbow trout.

Down the road Lake Bolac has the odd rainbow trout snapping up powerbait fished from the bank. This location should really become a hot spot over the next month or two.

The bream fishing in the Hopkins River is well worth the drive with some beasty bream starting to come on the chew.

Soft plastics like the Z Man 2.5 grub and vibes, Eco Gear VX35 are the most effective way to target these fish at present.

Next week let's hope the weather eases up. Anglers looking to wet a line can't go past the Bellarine Peninsular for squid.

Surf beaches for Australian Salmon are an easy option. There should still be a few large winter snapper kicking around Corio Bay too.

REEL GOOD: Peri Stavropoulos catches a snapper.

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