Geelong Indy - 22nd November 2019

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Grief service ‘at risk’

By Luke Voogt

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Salli Hickford

A Geelong bereavement charity that has run for 34 years could close in months without an extra $150,000, executive officer Salli Hickford has warned.

Hope Bereavement faced closure next April Ms Hickford confirmed, after Torquay-based MP Stuart Grimley recently called for State Government intervention. Continued page 2

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Cops target coast safety A pending influx of holidaymakers has prompted police to launch a campaign targeting “community safety” on the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast.

Geelong Police announced Operation Summer Safe on their Eyewatch Facebook page this week, with the initiative to have an emphasis on sharing safety messages through social media.

The operation covered all of Victoria Police’s Western Region Division 1, which in-

cludes Geelong and Colac, but had a focus on the region’s coastal holiday hot spots, police explained on Eyewatch.

The operation anticipated around 167,000 visitors along the coast during the peak summer holiday period between Christmas and the new year, police said.

“Over the summer period from late December to end of January, the population of the coastal area increases by approximately 150,000 people who are attracted the beach

side locations along the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast areas,” police said.

“A further increase of approximately 17,000 people occurs from the 28th December to 31st when the Falls Festival is conducted within the Lorne Response Zone.”

Police said Operation Summer Safe would guide operations “with a focus to enhance Western Region Division 1's internal web of protection to maximise community safety during the peak summer period”.

“It aims to develop an intelligence led and evidence based policing model over the summer period that will enhance police capability to address key themes such as public order, emergency management, road policing, events and unplanned high-risk scenarios.

“Through Eyewatch and police members from the Community Engagement Unit, proactive community safety messaging will also be shared. The Eyewatch community will also be updated regularly on policing activity being conducted as part of Operation Summer Safe.”

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SHAKE IT OFF: Barwon Valley students Jacob Vella, Jackson Garland, William McCormick, Jake Van Beek and George Stamoudis. 201050 Picture: REBECCA HOSKING

Heroes idea bears fruit for student health

By Luke Voogt Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and ‘super heroes’ are all part of a Belmont school’s plan to help their students be healthier.

Barwon Valley School played the music megastars over the PA during three-minute ‘dance breaks’ each Monday, teacher Sue Angelovski explained.

“We rotate the music based on student choice,” she said.

“We also have super hero days where we talk about healthy eating.”

Cancer Council this week announced Barwon Valley was the first Victorian special education school to receive recognition in five of

seven areas in its Achievement Program.

The school was a “trailblazer” in healthy eating, physical activity, mental health, sun protection and safe environments, Cancer Council said.

The milestone acknowledged school activities such as mandatory exercise, walks and cooking food from its kitchen garden, Sue said.

While many of the activities had already been part of curriculum, the program had helped the school improve student health and wellbeing, she said.

“They’re having more fun and we have seen academic improvement and (longer) concentration spans.”

George Stamoudis, 15, was proud of his

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school’s milestone.

“I like coming to a school where teachers want us to be healthy,” he said.

“I love doing tennis because it’s a good exercise to keep you fit and healthy.”

While George was happy Shawn Mendes featured on Barwon Valley’s dance break playlist, the school had to omit his other favourite, Eminem, Sue said.

The school was also hoping to achieve recognition in two remaining categories, alcohol and drugs, and tobacco, Sue said.

Barwon Valley had "a safe, controlled environment", meaning its existing drug education programs were more "for life beyond school", she added.

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From page 1 “At this stage we can’t continue to provide services as we are currently,” she said.

Hope Bereavement began providing support to parents grieving the loss of a child in 1985.

But the charity had expanded to provide other services, including co-funding after suicide support with Jesuit Social Services, Ms Hickford explained.

Hope Bereavement had gone from supporting 50 families for about 30 years to more than 250 families recently, she said.

“Some of it is about being a victim of our own success. It’s grown so much in the last four or five years because of the services we offer.”

Moriac mother Jen Wilkinson, who spoke to the Indy in August about her son’s suicide, was one the beneficiaries of Hope Bereavement’s group counselling.

“To know that that’s there and they know what you’re going through is amazing,” she said this week.

“Who knows what the ripple effect of (Hope Bereavement closing will be).”

Ms Hickford had met with Mr Grimley, and Bellarine and Geelong government MPs Lisa Neville and Christine Couzens, who she described as “really supportive”.

Mr Grimley last Friday urged Mental Health Minister Martin Foley to support the charity.

“Presently no government support is received and they run on a shoe-string budget,” he said.

“Would the minister be open to meeting with (Ms) Hickford to discuss the prospects of government assistance, grants or future funding opportunities?”

As a former police officer Mr Grimley had often dealt with grieving families needing support, he said.

“This type of grief support for emergency services personnel is invaluable.”

A spokesperson for Mr Foley indicated the minister would like to meet with Ms Hickford.

“We’re very happy to meet with organisations from across the state and discuss the work they’re doing to improve their communities, including those in the Geelong region,” they said.

“We will absolutely take him up on that offer,” Ms Hickford responded.

She encouraged locals to donate to Hope Bereavement's campaign, which had raised about $37,000, by visiting www.givenow.com. au/hope.

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Widows feeling warmth of Legacy funding

By Luke Voogt Almost half a century since Philippine Hocking’s Korean War veteran husband died, Legacy still gives her a helping hand.

The Lara widow is one of many benefiting from a recent $12,000 state grant to Geelong Legacy Club for widows' heating bills.

“It’s always a help to get it in your bank account,” Philippine said.

Husband Douglas Charles Hocking served in Korean from 1951 to 1953, fighting as a mortar man in the Battle of Kapyong.

During the battle British, Australian and New Zealand soldiers held off Chinese forces greatly outnumbering them, inflicting 30,000 casualties and ultimately halting the enemy's advance toward Seoul.

Philippine met Doug in Adelaide in 1960 and began going to dances with the "nice", "straightforward", "tall" man before marrying him in 1962.

“He was a quiet, serious person who never mentioned the war,” she said.

But the youngest of their six children was only 14-months-old when Doug died of cancer in 1971, a day after his birthday.

“I never asked for anything or needed much but (Legacy) did help a lot at Christmas,” Philippine said.

“They'd always see that I had shirts or ties for the boys' schooling.”

Philippine was grateful for Legacy’s combined 48 years of support, including helping with winter heating bills.

“If you ever need something they’re there,” she said.

Geelong Legacy Club's Des Downey said the grant about a third of the heating program for local widows.

The nation-wide closure of iconic retailer Dimmeys has “shocked” employees at its central Geelong store.

The company informed staff about the Little Malop St store’s closure last Friday, a veteran employee told the Indy yesterday.

“We had no indication that the business would be closing,” said the staff member, who declined to be identified.

“It’s been operating for so long … it’s really sad that it has gotten to this stage.”

The discount department store publicly announced its closure in a social media post on Tuesday, attracting more than 2000 comments including many expressions of disappointment.

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Fire fighters have battled grass fires north of Geelong amid soaring temperatures and high winds.

Crews had contained fires near Lovely Banks and Anakie when the Indy went to press on Thursday afternoon amid 39C heat in Geelong.

Star re-signs The Cats have secured their grip on star midfielder Mitch Duncan with a new contract, heading off the risk of losing him as an unrestricted free agent at the end of next year.

The club announced this week that the 28-year-old, 209-gamer had signed on to stay with the Cats until the end of the 2024 season.

Local victim A Bannockburn woman was among the victims of a man who allegedly launched a series of sex assaults on Melbourne trams, according to police.

Police appealed for any witnesses to come forward after investigators charged the 33-year-old from Brunswick with three counts of sex assault.

Guns wanted Owners of illegal guns can hand them over without fear of arrest during an upcoming firearm amnesty, Geelong Police has announced.

The amnesty from 30 November to 15 December would accept registered and unregistered guns from owners who had made appointments to hand over their weapons, police said.

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Dimmeys closure a ‘shock’ to workers

By Natalee Kerr

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tailers is closing down,” the post read.

Famous for its advertisements featuring AFL great Robert DiPierdomenico, Dimmeys has 31 outlets across Australia, with more than half in Victoria, according to its website.

Dimmeys has been trading in Geelong since 1989, with the Little Malop St store operating for the last eight years.

The employee said central Geelong businesses were facing a tough retail market due to parking “problems”.

“Town used to be so thriving, there were so many people around,” they said.

“But now we’ve got Waurn Ponds and Leopold (shopping centres) that offer free parking, whereas here you can only find an hour or two hour park.”

A final closing date has yet been determined, according to the employee.

Geelong will learn Nordic lessons for creating jobs through renewable energy when Denmark’s ambassador to Australia visits the city today, according to Deakin University.

His Excellency Tom Norring would attend a round-table discussion at the university’s Waurn Ponds campus where participants would hear about “the Danish experience of reskilling older workers” in renewables, said Deakin Professor Andrew Scott.

Storages slip The region’s water storages have fallen .1 per cent despite 9mm of rain in the seven days to Wednesday, according to official measurements.

Barwon Water measured the storages at 71 per cent of capacity this week after weekly consumption of 676 million litres.

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The closure would impact 11 staff members at the Geelong store, another employee said.

“I’m jobless now,” they said.

“And it’s at the time of Christmas when it’s all family time and I’m sitting here like ‘I don’t have a job’.

“Hopefully we survive for another two to three months so it gives us enough time to look for other work.”

Dimmeys stores in the Victoria’s centralwest were “doing alright” but regional stores like Geelong had “very less customers”, the employee said.

“There are not enough customers, especially on this road.”

The franchise began its ‘closing down sale’ on Wednesday offering customers 30 per cent off store-wide.

A man and a woman wanted on separate assault charges are on the run from arrest in Geelong, according to police.

Investigators released images of 23-yearold Robert Tuipulotu and Nicole O’Connor, 47 this week, saying police believed that the pair were living in the Breakwater and central Geelong areas respectively.

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HE'S WATCHING: Conor Loverdos, right, and students from MacKillop Specialist School during rehearsals for 1984 on Wednesday. 201165 Picture: REBECCA HOSKING

Whittington students take on Big Brother

By Luke Voogt Big Brother was watching as disadvantaged Whittington students packed George Orwell’s 1984 into a 30-minute play yesterday.

The play was “a pretty big deal for the kids” from MacKillop Specialist School, according to secondary teacher Brad Clough.

“A lot them have not been involved in a big school production like this," he said.

“Some of our students have never been on stage before or have never been involved behind the scenes at a drama production."

The yearly play had become a highlight for

the school, which works with youth having difficulty fitting into mainstream schooling, Brad said.

“The play really helps build the confidence of our students.”

The students developed the concept, wrote the script, designed the costumes and set, and were in charge of technical production, Brad said.

“A lot of our students miss out on participating in large school events, so it’s great to have a range of different roles so every student can pick a task they are interested in."

The students planned and rehearsed for months before performing for family and friends yesterday.

But the only "challenge" was packing all the novel's content into such a short a play, Brad said.

“We sort of pulled out the main scenes.”

The students loosely based the play on 1984 with a different ending to the book providing a surprise twist, Brad said.

“It’s not as dark as old Orwell would like it to be but we’ve gotta have a happy ending – that’s what we strive for with all our kids.

A “dog park” could help prevent clashes between pet-owners and other users of public spaces such as ovals, according to a Surf Coast councillor.

David Bell raised the mitigation potential as Surf Coast Shire began “just testing the water” about whether to develop a fenced offleash area at Torquay.

The shire was seeking “input” on how many dog-owners would use such a park in a bid to determine its viability, Cr Bell said.

“We need to explore whether a park might be viable alongside designated off-leash and time-share zones.

“Dog parks can provide a great alternative to use of ovals and open spaces where conflicts between dogs and other users can be an issue.

“The benefits of dog parks are well-documented in providing great social and exercise outcomes for owners as well as their pets, and helping produce better adjusted dogs.”

Council had yet to begin any “formal” consultations or planning on a dog park, the shire said.

Surf Coast Shire has one of Australia’s highest rate of dog ownership, with the municipality registering around 5400 dogs and cats in 2017.

Deakin University research released earlier this year indicated that Surf Coast dog owners frequently breached walking rules, with dogs roaming off-leash 70 per cent of the time at on-leash beaches.

“We found a high level of complacency about dog behaviour, even on beaches where there had been intensive-efforts to improve public awareness about the risk that dogs posed to hooded plovers, said the study's lead researcher, Deakin Associate Professor Mike Weston.

Manslaughter for stabber Norlane's Travis John Wills has escaped a murder conviction despite fatally stabbing Waurn Ponds 44-year-old Raichele Galea at Corio in 2017.

A Supreme Court jury on Wednesday instead convicted Wills, 22, of manslaughter after a fiveday deliberation following 11 days of evidence.

Wills stabbed Ms Galea after arguing with his mother, Sandra Wills, at the home of aunt Debra Wills on 30 June, 2017, the court heard.

Ms Galea had been a friend to Ms Wills for 15 years but had never met him, Crown Prosecutor Justin Lewis told the court.

The accused, his mother and aunt drank alcohol, smoked cannabis and shared a Serepax tablet on the night of the stabbing, Mr Lewis said during his opening address on 28 October.

Wills' cousin had taken him outside follow-

ing the argument before Ms Galea arrived at the unit around 9.45pm after her shift as a forkliftoperator in South Geelong, the court heard.

Wills returned and attacked her with a knife, stabbing her six times, the court heard.

He had initially intended to rob her, the prosecution alleged.

A stab wound to an artery in Ms Galea’s right leg resulted in her death.

Debra and Sandra Wills were inside the unit but both both told the court they never saw the accused with a knife.

Wills pleaded not guilty, claiming he left the unit before the stabbing.

But swabs from Ms Galea's left hand fingernails revealed male DNA linking Wills to the stabbing, Mr Lewis said.

During questioning, a forensic witness explained that a certain haplotype, a closely-knit

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After Ms Galea’s death police installed covert devices at addresses including the unit, recording Wills discussing the killing with family and his partner multiple times.

During the recordings Wills voiced his intent to rob Ms Galea.

In police interviews he denied killing Ms Galea, blaming his aunt and mother.

Both women denied responsibility for the death in police interviews.

Supreme Court judge Paul Coghlan remanded Wills in custody for sentencing at a date yet to be announced.

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HAPPY EATING: Doctor Tetyana Rocks and Professor Felice Jacka.

Eat and be happy, says duo

By Natalee Kerr Geelong researchers have developed a worldfirst course designed to help people “eat themselves happier”.

The free course, which opens next Monday, aims to equip people with a “new approach” to improve mental wellbeing through nutrition.

Created by Deakin University Professor Felice Jacka and Dr Tetyana Rocks, the course discusses topics including dietary myths and personalised nutrition.

Prof Jacka said new ways were “urgently” required to combat the global mental health crisis.

“Globally mental disorders account for the highest burden of disability,” she said.

“Despite huge attention in recent years to reduce stigma and increase access to treatment, the population rates are not decreasing

and may even be increasing.”

She said research recognises that diet quality has a direct association with mental disorders.

“Whatever we’re doing, it’s not working. We need new ways of both preventing and treating mental health problems,” she said.

The short online course includes nine hours of content that explores the latest research as well as information on how healthy dietary choices can improve brain health.

Dr Rocks said the course targets health professionals and general consumers.

“It will arm participants with specific tools to make dietary changes for better mental wellbeing, whether that’s for themselves, their friends or family, or their clients,” she said.

For more information about the course, visit www.futurelearn.com/courses/foodand-mood.

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Forty-seven Geelong-Melbourne trains per week will run slower from 1 December under a new V/Line timetable, according to state opposition.

Shadow regional public transport minister Steph Ryan made the assertion after State Government announced the new timetable including an additional Saturday morning service. “(Public Transport) Minister (Melissa Horne) has one job; to make the trains run on time,” the National MP said.

“But her solution is to slow down the timetable rather than fix the trains.

“Country train passengers are already enduring constant delays and cancellations and long trips on old, unreliable and uncomfortable rolling stock. It's set to get even worse.”

But the changes resulted from the opening of Cobblebank station on the Ballarat line, according to a State Government spokesperson.

“Opening a brand-new station requires some timetable changes – something the Liberal-Nationals wouldn't understand given cutting service and closing regional train lines is in their DNA,” the spokesperson said.

“We're adding new services and the Geelong line upgrade will lead to more frequent and reliable services.

“The changes to the timetable will help locals better plan their trips as the government continues to add more services to the line.”

The Ballarat and Geelong lines sharing a track from Melbourne to Deer Park was the cause the delays, explained Public Transport Users Association Geelong convener Paul Westcott.

But the changes would only cause the trains to run a few minutes slower and affect six per cent of about 730 weekly services on the Geelong line, Mr Westcott said.

And the new timetables would more accurately reflect what existing trains could “actually achieve”, he said.

“No one wants to see trains running slower.

But the journey was already slower by a few

DELAYS: Forty seven Geelong-Melbourne trains will run slower under new timetables according to state opposition. minutes – it just wasn’t meeting the schedule.

“I think people prefer trains that run according to schedule rather than trains running to a schedule that they cannot meet.

“It makes it a lot easier to plan and manage your journey.”

Mr Westcott welcomed the extra Saturday service and extra weekend buses to the Bellarine Peninsula as “overdue”.

Geelong MP Christine Couzens earlier this month announced V/Line would permanently add the extra train, which it had previously run only as a special event service.

The service will depart Geelong at 10.16am stopping all stations except Ardeer and arrive at Southern Cross at 11.20am.

“An extra Saturday service will be welcomed

by Geelong passengers – who head into Melbourne for the weekend to visit family and friends,” Ms Couzens said.

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DROUGHT APPEAL: Highton’s Fraser Mackey is leading a Christmas fundraiser to help drought-affected kids.

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Fraser’s farmer aid

By Natalee Kerr In the lead up to his recent ninth birthday, Highton’s Fraser Mackey had a “light-bulb” moment.

As Fraser begged his mum, Kylie, for an array of gifts she challenged him to imagine how he would feel if he had no presents, a cake or a party.

She told him that was the current situation for many farming kids in drought-affected townships in New South Wales.

“He knew about kids suffering in poor third-world nations, but he struggled to comprehend kids, just like him here in Australia, were also suffering,” she said.

“He turned to me and said, ‘We’ve got to do something, mum!’”

From there, the introverted grade three Montpellier Primary School student initiated a “secret Santa” fundraiser in a bid to spread the “Christmas joy” to farming families.

Teaming up with not-for-profit charity Drought Angles, the local school is collecting toys and trucking them to more than 270 struggling kids in drought-stricken towns of Trangie and Tullamore.

“These kids and their families are doing it really tough, most wouldn't get anything for Christmas if we didn’t step into help,” Kylie said.

“To think that kids, just like ours, would go

without because of the drought and the financial hardship it has imposed on their families is totally unacceptable.”

More than $12,000 worth of gifts have been donated to the fundraiser since it opened 11 days ago, Kylie said.

“The amount of toys coming through to the school is unbelievable; on the first day we had a huge box already filled.”

“We’ve seen some amazing generosity from families across Geelong.”

Montpellier Primary School will be accepting new, un-opened toy donations until the end of this month.

For more information visit www.facebook. com/countrykidschristmasappeal.

Geelong scientist Michael Berk has won a Victorian award for more than two decades of contribution to mental illness prevention.

Professor Berk was “deeply humbled” and “hugely surprised” to accept the Victoria Prize for Life Sciences this week.

“I think we try to contribute something that helps make the world a better place,” the father of two and South African expat told the Indy.

“I don’t know if any of us ultimately achieve that but we certainly strive for it.”

In a career spanning more than 1000 papers Prof Berk had contributed significant research into bipolar and schizophrenia risk factors and treatment, the award's judges said.

In 2015 Thompson Reuters listed the Deakin University professor as one of the world’s most influential scientific minds.

Prof Berk’s key research included findings on how diet, antioxidants and cholesterol medication helped people with bipolar and schizophrenia, he explained.

“I need to emphasise this is very much a team endeavour and not a contribution of an individual,” he said.

AWARDED: Professor Michael Berk.

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Appeal fails A former operator of a Geelong traffic control business has lost his appeal against a jail sentence for a $2 million fraud.

Brian Munn, 55, failed to convince Victoria’s Supreme Court of Appeal this week to overturn his three-year jail term.

Munn supplied traffic control services to construction sites under various company names including 24/7 Traffic (Geelong) Pty Ltd, which went into liquidation in 2011.

Munn pleaded guilty to three charges in July last year for dishonestly obtaining $1.9 million from labour hire service firm AB Contracts between 2013 and 2014.

He was sentenced in June this year to the three years with a non-parole period of 18 months.

Munn made and submitted false timesheets for staff from the labour-hire firm, the court heard.

As an undischarged bankrupt at the time he was not permitted to be a director of any com-

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pany but continued doing business.

During 2010 to 2013 Munn accrued debts to several other labour hire companies before beginning work with AB Contracts, the court heard.

Munn appealed his jail sentence on grounds of “manifest inadequacy”.

Supreme Court Judges David Beach, Emilios Kyrou and Terence Forrest dismissed his appeal on Thursday.

The judges said Munn “repeatedly lied” and was “seemingly impervious” to his financial harm of AB Contracts.

“The offending in the present case was very serious,” they said.

“It was planned, prolonged, callous and involved significant amounts of money.

“In the light of the gravity of his offending and his high moral culpability, the mitigating factors did not diminish the need for a significant custodial sentence.”

Corio has its own oversize Christmas tree thanks to a council initiative spreading festive cheer beyond central Geelong.

City Hall installed the six-metre tree at Corio Library this week as part of a $60,000 council spend on activities for ‘Christmas in the North’.

Council’s Christmas program would also install decorations in 14 other suburbs and towns including Highton, Geelong West, Lara and Ocean Grove, City Hall said, Mayor Stephanie Asher welcomed the decorations as evidence of Geelong’s unofficial recognition as “Australia’s Christmas capital”.

Burglary suspects on CCTV

SNAPPED: The males wanted for questioning.

Security cameras have snapped two males linked to aggravated burglaries at Torquay this month.

Police released images from the cameras this week with a call for public help to identify the males.

Police said detectives were investigating three aggravated burglaries of premises in White St overnight between 1 and 2 November.

The males filmed were “in the area at the time” of the alleged crimes, police said.

Investigators asked anyone with information about the burglaries or the identity of the males to phone Crime Stoppers, quoting reference number 190 397 493.

BRANCHING OUT: Subha Simpson, Esther Konings-Oakes, Cr Anthony Aitken, Monique Jacques, Cr Kylie Grzybek, Liz Bonner and Jenna Wade, with children Juliette and Lena Chu, welcome Corio’s Christmas tree.

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MEETINGS

PUBLIC NOTICE

TRAFFIC CHANGES

COUNCIL MEETING

TICKETLESS PARKING SYSTEM

GEELONG REVIVAL MOTORING FESTIVAL

The next ordinary meeting of council will

A free parking trial is beginning in central

TEMPORARY CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS – 20 TO 26 NOVEMBER

be held at the Council Conference and

Geelong on Sunday 1 December.

Reception Centre, City Hall, Little Malop Street, Geelong on Tuesday 26 November at 7.00pm. This meeting is open to the public.

Watch council meetings live online at www.geelongaustralia.com.au/meetings

PUBLIC NOTICE HIGHTON LIBRARY – TEMPORARY CLOSURE The Highton Library will be closed for refurbishments from Monday 25 November and will reopen on Monday 23 December.

There will be changes to traffic management on the Geelong Waterfront to accommodate

Motorists will be able to access a free

the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival being held from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 November

30-minute period in all two-hour parking

2019. Roads will be closed with no parking during the listed times, but access to

zones on weekdays.

emergency vehicles will be maintained.

The trial takes effect only in 2P zones, as

DATES

it aims to encourage a higher number of

LOCATION

short-term visitors to central Geelong.

Motorists will need to enter their number

RITCHIE BOULEVARD

plate registration, choose the total time

EASTERN BEACH ROAD

they plan to stay and pay for that time

between Bellerine Street and Yarra

period. The system will automatically

Street

reduce the fee by 30 minutes.

EASTERN BEACH ROAD

Therefore, if you choose to stay for 30

between Moorabool Street and Yarra

minutes, parking will be free. If you choose

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to stay for two hours, then you will be

BELLERINE STREET

charged for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

between Eastern Beach Road and

on weekends.

completed the survey went into a draw to win a $200 shopping voucher.

All hours

6.00am– 11.30am 6.00am–7.00pm

6.00am to 11.30am

Eastern Beach Road

6.00am to 7.00pm

BROUGHAM STREET

11.30am to 3.30pm 6.00am to 7.00pm

Street

In the interests of public safety, there will be a rolling road closure in place for the Nagar Kirtan – Geelong Humanity Walk on Saturday 30 November 2019 on the following roads:

participating in our survey.

0403 580 346.

HAVE YOUR SAY

SCHEDULE 16 – REGULATION 108(2)

PROPOSED NAMING – DRYSDALE INTEGRATED CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRE

occupiers of land listed below.

The proposed name for the new Drysdale

A notice to;

Integrated Child and Family Centre is ‘Bellla wiyn Birralee Family Centre’.

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Eastern Beach Road between Gheringhap Street and Bellerine Street from 8.00am until 11.00am

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Ritchie Boulevard car park from 6.00am until 11.00am

Access to the Novotel and Edgewater apartments is available via a slip lane on Eastern Beach Road, between Steampacket Place and Yarra Street. Traffic controllers will be on site. For more information go to www.eventsgeelong.com.au

HAVE YOUR SAY PROPOSED NAMING OF PURNELL ROAD CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRE The proposed name for the new Purnell Road Child and Family Centre is ‘ Korayn

to a maximum height of 100mm (4 inches)

This name was created by traditional

over the entire area of the property and to

land owners from Wathaurung Aboriginal

maintain in such a fuel reduced condition

Corporation and was endorsed by Council

This name was created by traditional

for duration of Fire Danger Period.

on 12 November 2019.

land owners from Wathaurung Aboriginal

Not later than: 5 December 2019

The Drysdale Integrated Child and Family

with section 41A of the Country Fire Authority Act 1958.

Date: 14 November 2019

All hours

22 February 2020 due to the construction

For enquiries contact Dani Parker on

Stradbroke Street, Norlane in accordance

All hours

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Has been affixed on the property 17

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The festival will now be held on Saturday

We hope you can join us in 2020.

Cut and remove all grass, weeds and scrub

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NAGAR KIRTAN – GEELONG HUMANITY WALK

Torquay.

To the owner / occupier or owners/

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SKAART FESTIVAL – NEW DATE ANNOUNCED

of our new skate park at Stead Park, Corio.

LAND

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Contact Pace Marketing on 5273 4777 or visit www.geelongrevival.com.au

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FURTHER INFORMATION

survey which helps the City of Greater

to get involved next year. Those that

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Between Bellerine Street and Yarra

www.geelongaustralia.com.au/parking

Attendees were asked to complete a quick

about how we can encourage more people

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between Brougham Street and

remains free across City-managed spaces

seniors' festival in regional Victoria.

Geelong and event organisers to think

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YARRA STREET

once per vehicle per weekday. Parking

For more information visit Geelong Seniors Festival is the largest

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Brougham Street

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Centre project will provide new facilities

Birralee Family Centre’.

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on 12 November 2019.

The Purnell Road Child and Family Centre

population growth in the northern Bellarine

will provide new facilities to accommodate

area.

current and expected population growth in

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the north.

regarding the proposed naming. Have

The City welcomes public comments

David Skurrie – Municipal Fire Prevention

your say at www.geelongaustralia.com/

regarding the proposed naming. Have your

Officer

yoursay

say at www.geelongaustralia.com/yoursay

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Corporation and was endorsed by Council

to accommodate current and expected

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Tyre recycler plans site, 15 jobs in city

CCTV: Suspects in the central Geelong thefts, above, and Leopold theft, below.

By Luke Voogt

Four wanted

LIVE TYRE: Trevor Bayley at Green Distillation Technologies' NSW recycling plant.

“As well as Geelong, we have also explored potential sites in Wagga, Elizabeth, Meekatharra and Gladstone.”

Each plant required $12 million to reach “full operational status”, Mr Bayley said.

The company had received Federal Government grants for the project but still needed to secure further investment, he said.

The company was planning to bring its existing plant in country NSW “up to full production in 12 months” while its planned

Toowoomba facility had received all required government approvals, Mr Bayley said.

The company had secured an agreement with Southern Oil, while carbon black from recycled tyres had "huge potential" for sale, he said.

Mr Bayley said carbon black was "one of the world’s most widely-used chemical building blocks" in products including plastic, paints, water filtration, ink, paint, electrodes, lipstick and toothpaste.

Geelong police are appealing for information about three separate thefts from local retailers.

Police alleged a man stole a pair of Ray Ban aviator-style sunglasses worth $285 from Westfield Geelong's Sunglasses Hut on 24 September.

He tried on the sunglasses before putting them in his pocket and leaving, police said.

A second man allegedly stole two jackets worth $250 each from Malop St's Kathmandu on 1 October, police alleged.

The third alleged theft involved a man and woman taking a “large quantity” of clothes from a Leopold shop on 30 October.

The offenders, both believed to be in their 30s, fled on foot without paying, police said.

Police described the female as blonde with a medium build and left-arm tattoos. She wore an aqua singlet and black pants.

The male was thin with dark hair and right lower-leg tattoos. His T-shirt, shorts and cap were black, police said.

Police asked anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report crimestoppersvic. com.au.

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Geelong could become home to a new tyrerecycling plant as Federal Government introduces a ban on exporting end-of-life tyres, an Australia-wide company has announced.

Green Distillation Technologies had earmarked Geelong for the plant and explored several sites in the city, according to its chief operating officer Trevor Bayley.

“We have explored potential sites and studied the catchment area where we would obtain supplies of old tyres,” he said. “(We) are confident that we can easily generate sufficient tyres to justify the plant that will require a mix of 19,000 tonnes a year.”

The plant, operating 24/7, would create about 15 jobs, mostly unskilled labour, plus further employment during construction and in resulting supply chains, Mr Bayley said.

The plant would help fill a "massive gap" in Australia’s tyre recycling capacity following the government ban coming into effect by late 2021, he said.

“We can step in to the fill the gap as we have world-first Australian-developed technology that can recycle old tyres into valuable oil, carbon and steel, and the Geelong plant could contribute to this."

A typical 10kg car tyre will yield 4L of oil, 4kg of carbon and 2kg of steel, with much larger amounts for truck tyres, according to Mr Bayley.

The company had a five-year plan for seven plants across Australia to recycle 30 per cent of the 25 million end-of-life tyres Australia generates each year, Mr Bayley said.

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City seeks nominations to serve on next ‘youth council’ Nominations have opened for greater Geelong's second youth council.

City Hall opened nominations for the 12-month term this week, with the elected councillors to attend monthly meetings and provide their adult counterparts with advice on specific issues.

Candidates aged 12 to 17 will vie for three places in each of the council's four wards.

Members of local youth advisory groups will vote on the nominees, with the 12 successful candidates electing their junior mayor.

Mayor Stephanie Asher encouraged local teens to become the city’s “official youth voice”.

“The Geelong youth council is a fantastic opportunity for young people to learn about local government, advocate on important issues (and) receive mentoring,” she said.

“Our young people are full of clever and creative ideas, which could go towards helping to shape the region’s future.”

Nominations are open at geelongaustralia. com.au until January.

NOMINATIONS OPEN: Geelong's outgoing inaugural youth council with councillors Sarah Mansfield, Bruce Harwood and Kylie Grzybek.

$5000 fine for duck scare

By Natalee Kerr A Geelong man has received a $5000 fine for illegally using his airboat to “disturb” birds during last year’s duck hunting season.

The fine follows Victoria's Game Management Authority's (GMA) decision to seize the boat after footage emerged of it flushing out birds near Lake Corangamite in June 2018.

The GMA charged the man with hunting from a boat, assisting hunting from a boat, disturbing wildlife and not wearing a life vest.

The man pleaded guilty to the charges at

the Geelong Magistrates Court last week and received a $5000 fine but no convictions, with the GMA ordered to return his impounded boat.

Under Victorian laws, motor boats are prohibited from being used on open water to pursue or hunt game, according to the GMA. The Coalition Against Duck Shooting described the case as “the tip of the iceberg” in a social media post last Friday.

“Each season, our volunteers record countless incidents of illegal shooter behaviour and cruelty toward native waterbirds,”

the post read.

Australia’s Sporting Shooters Association called on authorities to bring “wilful lawbreakers” to account.

“We also call on the courts to be just as heavy-handed with them as they have been with a hunter wanting to put food on his family table,” hunting development manager David Laird said.

“We have seen extremists on the water deliberately alarm wildlife with sirens, whistles and flags.

“They do this with the express purpose of scaring native birds in direct contravention with the regulations.”

Mr Laird encouraged duck hunters to video interactions with “extremist bigots who want to disrupt their lawful pursuit”.

“We have witnessed gross exaggeration and outright lies being levelled against hunters which can lead to false accusations, so using video to record encounters can help safeguard against it,” he said.

We’re building big in the west with the Western Roads Upgrade

Throughout November and December, there will be disruptions while we work. There will also be other disruptions in the area due to works on the West Gate Tunnel.

Road disruptions November – December Freeway closure

Princes Freeway – Werribee and Hoppers Crossing, inbound and outbound overnight closures

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Forsyth Road, Truganina Sayers Road, Hoppers Crossing Kororoit Creek Road, Altona North

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WINNER: Apprentice Claire O’Callaghan with her cabinetmaking award.

Claire cabinetry win ‘thrills’ A female cabinetmaker has been named one of the industry's best local apprentices, leaving one of her industry leaders “thrilled”.

Claire O’Callaghan, who works for Tenon Joinery, won best third-year apprentice at this year’s Gordon Cabinetmaking Apprenticeship Awards in Geelong last Friday.

Now in its second year, the awards aim to recognise the best cabinetmaking apprentices across the region.

First-year apprentice Zack Mongelli, from Barwon Cabinets, also landed an award on the night.

Independent Cabinet Makers Geelong vicepresident Peter Hammond said the awards

helped promote the local cabinetmaking industry.

“We are thrilled to see a female, Claire O’Callaghan, take out an award,” Mr Hammond said.

He described cabinetmaking as "so much more than knocking boxes together”.

Independent Cabinet Makers, an affiliation of local business operators, wanted to ensure their industry thrived "now and into the future", Mr Hammond said "As a group we are on a mission to encourage school leavers to consider cabinetmaking as a viable career."

$1.2m order after tip fire

By Natalee Kerr

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The operators of a fire-prone Geelong tip must start an immediate clean-up of the site and provide a $1.195 million guarantee this week.

Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal’s (VCAT) latest ruling forms part of a long-running dispute between Geelong’s council and Natjon Pty Ltd’s Lovely Banks recycling plant.

VCAT issued the enforcement order last week after Natjon breached conditions of its planning permit.

Under the order, Natjon must “immediately” stop using the Staceys Rd site as a recycling facility and remove all prohibited material within four months.

The decision comes after Natjon failed to comply with past orders to supply a bank guarantee and remove prohibited material by specified dates, the tribunal heard.

An inspection by VCAT senior member Geoffrey Code last week found “significant” quantities of prohibited material at the site and no machine processing of material.

“Council has pressed the respondents on many occasions to remove this material without success,” Mr Code said.

In March the tip was the site of a mulch fire that took 130 firefighters five days to extinguish.

There was no firefighting water at the site, with fire crews providing 10.5 million litres of water to extinguish the fire, the tribunal heard.

VCAT found that since the incident Natjon failed to engage in fire prevention measures or prepare a fire risk plan.

Mr Code labelled the tip a “risk to public safety” with prohibited material remaining at the site.

“The contravention is serious because it has caused and is causing fire risks,” he said.

Natjon must provide an unconditional $1.195 million bank guarantee to cover the costs of the clean-up by Thursday, the tribunal heard.

Natjon asked for an $800,000 guarantee and a time extension to remove the material, but Mr Code refused the requests.

“It is wholly unacceptable to ignore the condition, ignore the Tribunal’s order and some seven months later seek a more lenient obligation,” he said.

“The respondents have already had sufficient time to remove the prohibited material.

“Extensions of time have already been granted by the tribunal.”

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LETTERS So much for cheap housing Rather than defending vested interests, UDIA chief Danni Hunter (Geelong Indy, 15 November) may care to state how much developers at Armstrong Creek have contributed to the area’s $18 million drainage mitigation program or the costings of the pending dual Barwon Heads Rd carriageway et cetera.

City of Greater Geelong (COGG) social inclusion portfolio chair Cr Sarah Mansfield is to be commended for noting that the 13,500 social-housing program over the next 21 years is “one of the most important things council could do”.

Both the now-vacant council-owned North Geelong Target and saleyards sites would make for an ideal COGG-managed mix of social housing and low-cost unit ownership. Both sites tick a lot boxes, being close to bus routes, the ring road, North Geelong Railway Station, health services, schools and shopping centres.

A successful municipal blueprint for what's possible operates under the stewardship of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore. In that instance, inner-city low-income earners pay not more than 30 per cent of their annual incomes as they work toward unit ownership.

Of course, as evidenced by Ms Hunter's comments, the headwinds facing the implementation of social housing programs are pretty much gale-force.

Locally, St Mary's diocese, which sold property for an intended social-housing build, has now seen the second phase sold off for $50 million and construction of a top-drawer townhouse precinct.

So much for the church's intended mission and goodwill, but nonetheless in keeping with the cut-through difficulties that social housing programs nationally are up against.

Richard Worland Manifold Heights

Sharkey attacked I read last week’s Geelong Indy story in which an unnamed female observer commented on an apparent confrontation between two real estate agents, one of whom was apparently Golden Plains Shire mayor Owen Sharkey and the other was Dean Wilson.

She criticised Cr Sharkey’s behaviour but praised Mr Wilson's. The story seemed like a character assassination.

I don't know Mr Wilson but I can say that I know Cr Sharkey professionally and socially.

He is a man of great integrity.

I considered the witness’s comments derogatory. I would advise her against commenting unless she is prepared to put her name behind her word.

I hate the thought of her being afraid of Cr Sharkey and suggest that she go see him to

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BUCKETS & BOUQUETS Bouquets to Lisa at Coles and Annie at Dymock’s for helping with our groceries last week when the lights went out at Westfield Geelong. You are angels.

Grateful, Geelong Buckets to a group of old fools making a spectacle out of themselves with their regular roadside protest or whatever it is. The wisdom that comes with age seems to have bypassed this lot.

Look At Me, Newtown

Buckets to an old guy who rudely snatched a newspaper from under the one I was reading at Belmont Library. He harangued me that I had two newspapers but didn’t hassle men on my table doing the same.

Amber, Highton

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It was wonderful to read about Geelong researcher Alyssa Barry possibly finding the key to overcoming malaria, one of our world's most deadliest diseases (Geelong Indy, 15 November).

Over 1000 children, women and men die from malaria each day, many in countries that are Australia's closest neighbours.

It would be terrific if Associate Professor Parry's research could lead to a successful vaccine that keeps people safe from malaria.

Her compassionate work is also a reminder of the great good that many Australians are doing for nations struggling with poverty.

I appeal to Geelong-based Senator Sarah Henderson to urge the Federal Government to offer increased overseas aid to countries that desperately need support in our world.

Robert Van Zetten Highton

From 1900 to 2000 temperatures increased about 1C and for the past 20 years temperatures have essentially flat-lined while atmospheric CO2 has continued rising.

Geologists and geological history tell us that atmospheric CO2 appears to rise as a consequence of warming rather than being a major driver. Ice cores tell the same story.

Atmospheric CO2’s concentration is currently very low and has been at least four to five times higher. When it was actually at “unprecedented” levels life thrived, oceans failed to acidify, and coral reefs persisted.

Good news is clearly no news.

Human’s current contribution to atmospheric C02 is around three per cent. Some 97 per cent of emissions of this essential trace gas are natural.

Climate has changed abruptly, significantly and naturally over geological time but don’t expect similar change from the growing army out there whose jobs, opportunities and resources increasingly depend on a hypothesis which no longer stacks up.

While we wait relax, give a quiet nod and simply keep one eye on where all the money’s going Bernie Franke Upper Gellibrand

Joke’s on taxpayer

One too many for country

Government and the public service have really rubbed the citizen’s nose in it.

The joke is on the ratepayer when the cure for council complaints in many municipalities is to rebrand the complaints “requests for service”.

If this is how government works then perhaps it’s time to take another look at more-important matters we take on trust, like the reorientation of an entire national energy system and economy based on the human- induced global warming hypothesis.

The greatest immediate threat to the wellbeing, let alone survival, of humanity is overpopulation rather than climate change or global warming, whether human-caused or otherwise.

Our resources are finite, natural, material and financial.

An important step toward addressing this issue in Australia would be to limit taxpayerfunded family welfare to the first two children born unless it can be unequivocally demonstrated that such continuing payments are in the net economic, social and environmental

tell him what she observed and discuss it with him.

When she hears his perspective she might make a fairer judgement.

Ivan Saric Geelong

Vaccine find injects hope

interest of this country. Every child born thereafter should be the 100 per cent responsibility of the parents concerned.

This would act as a check or disincentive to irresponsible overbreeding, which poses a far-more immediate threat to our species than climate change.

Hard-line elements in the environmental movement make barely a whimper on this issue, probably because they themselves are beneficiaries of a flawed system.

Michael J Gamble Belmont

Predictably unpredictable The climate emergency has been successful because people have been duped into thinking we will suffer catastrophic loss and it will cost more money to rectify in the long-term.

These emotive and unsubstantiated claims shut down calm, rational thought. How many protesters and activists can even nominate the consequences of CO2 emissions, even according to official climate science bodies?

It should be obvious how ridiculous it is to make long-term predictions when it comes to human affairs. Just think about how people in 1900 imagined the world would look like by 2000 - they were way off!

The very idea that our climate is man-made means we cannot predict it because everything in the human sphere is utterly unpredictable, and that's not even accounting for natural phenomena such as a couple of big volcanic eruptions, which could immediately render our CO2 emissions reductions irrelevant.

Also, climate scientists use models to make their predictions but even the best models have large error margins, so their accuracy declines rapidly with the timespan of their predictions.

This is another reason why long-term predictions should be taken with a huge chunk of salt.

Alan Barron Grovedale

Degree of diversion The great global warming debate reached a watershed moment when Alan Barron (Letters, 24 October), after years of denial, admitted that anthropogenic CO2 does indeed warm the planet.

He cited Arrhenius as saying that an 8C rise in temperature would be beneficial. The IPCC is desperately trying to keep the rise below 2C. You would think that contributors would debate this huge disparity but, sadly, they debate the effects of CO2 on drowsiness and the health of submariners.

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Revival for dad’s Monaro

By Luke Voogt Bannockburn’s Dion Henderson will put his dad’s 50-year-old rally car through its paces at the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival this weekend.

The late Warwick Henderson drove around Bathurst in the late ’70s before tearing up rally tracks in the ’80s his 1969 HT GTS Monaro, Dion said.

“It’s good to get it out and have a bit of a run around in Geelong."

Dion still remembers going to race meets in the mid-to-late ’80s and family dinners with racing legends Peter Brock and Dick Johnson.

He grew up driving "bombs" on dirt tracks in the family’s paddock on the Bellarine Peninsula, back when racing drivers drove their cars home.

“They literally finished the event and drove them home,” he said.

“My father didn’t really want me to get into racing; he sort of thought it was becoming less of a sport and more of a business.

“His friends used to call him the duck.

When it was raining he performed the best – it was like he had webbed feet.”

While his dad was an expert in the rain, Dion was hoping for dry conditions for the quarter mile this weekend.

After 13 years in the SES the former Ocean Grove local has seen plenty of accidents and was keen to avoid any car trouble himself.

“It does go quite well in the wet but I’m just happy to take the vehicle home in one piece," he said.

The Monaro was more tuned for rallies and tarmac races than drags, Dion explained.

"For a quarter to half of the quarter mile it’s

READY TO ROLL: Sophia Blakebrough and Dion Henderson, in his dad's 1969 Monaro, prepare for Geelong Revival Motoring Festival. 201164 Picture: REBECCA HOSKING just wheel spin,” he said.

“It’s just too much power on the back wheels to get the car to stick. It’s pretty much just for a bit of fun.”

Dion has another connection to local racing – his uncle Gary Grant was involved in the

Geelong Sprints, which first ran in 1956.

The sprints were the predecessor to the modern-day Revival, which motor enthusiasts brought back to life in 2012 after an eight-year break.

Geelong Revival Motoring Festival begins

today and runs across the weekend at Eastern Beach and surrounding venues.

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Geelong group Sassy will bring its unique festive spirit to Drysdale when the group belts out popular Christmas tunes with a “twist” next month.

Singer Gayle Burrill said the show was a “little bit different” to their normal gigs, with Christmas songs at the forefront for the first time.

“Once a year we’re asked to sing at the Potato Shed but it’s normally around August, so this Christmas show is new for us,” she said.

“We’re taking on traditional Christmas songs, but with a couple done a little bit differently."

The two-hour show also features a selection of hits from the 60s to the 90s including those from Stevie Wonder, The Bee Gees and Abba.

The four-piece band sees Burrill performing alongside keyboardist Gary Tigani and her twin sisters Linda and Shelley.

Burrill said her and her sisters grew up singing, dancing and learning instruments.

“My parents met in music theatre, my father was a trombone player and my mum sang,” she said.

“We had music influences from both sides so it was inevitable that something was going to happen with us.”

The sisters first started performing together as a girl group in the 70s before “everybody got married, moved away and did their own thing”.

Burrill joined the group under a different arrangement in 2012, with the current line-up together now for almost two years.

The music teacher said it feels “fantastic” to sing with her sisters again.“There is nothing like singing with your sisters,” she said.

“It’s just fabulous having the three of us back together and Gary adds a great addition to it all – he’s like the fourth sister."She said the band has a “big focus” on harmonies and dancing.

“We’re most comfortable when we all sing in harmonies rather than singing a solo,” she said.

“We’ve always had really good timing, we feed off each other - it’s very natural.”

Burrill said she was excited to get locals dancing when A Sassy Christmas show comes to the Potato Shed on 3 December.

“We like to be really inclusive by having our audience participate,” she said.

“We ask our audience to get up and have a bit of a dance, which is something that doesn’t usually happen at the Shed.”

Meanwhile, the Potato Shed is preparing to launch an “all-Australian program” for 2020.

“Continuing the tradition of bringing the best in theatre, music, cabaret and comedy to the Bellarine, the 2020 season is a mix of timeless classics and modern cutting-edge work,” the Shed announced this week.

Mayor Stephanie Asher backed the 2020 program, to be revealed on 4 December.

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Henderson has already played two shows in The A-Team tour, which features the worldfamous songs of Ed Sheeran.

The 26-year-old had loved performing alongside crowds “singing along from the first song”, he told the Indy on Monday.

“It’s like I’ve got a giant choir with me singing these Ed songs back at me."

A classmate introduced Henderson to Sheeran’s music shortly after he placed third in Australia’s Got Talent, behind his dad Cameron and winners Justice Crew, in 2010.

“I was onto him before he was the superstar he is now,’ he said.

“I thought, ‘this guy has such an incredible way of telling a story.’ He was so honest, captivating and clever – it inspired me lyrically.”

Henderson will play Sheeran’s hits including Lego House, Thinking Out Loud and Shape of You when he comes to Geelong Arts Centre on 29 November.

“I’ve been touring now for six years and I always get asked, 'can you do an Ed Sheeran song?'” he said.

“I’m stripping it all back and showing people just how beautiful these songs are.”

Henderson will also play his own hits including When You Were Mine and Already Gone, which are still getting regular airtime on Australian radio.

Henderson released the tracks in 2014, after he shot to fame with perhaps his biggest single, Borrow My Heart, in The X Factor Australia during 2013.

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I realised I really wanted to give (music) a crack,” he said.

He placed runner up to songstress and future Eurovision contestant Danni Im in the competition's final, before signing up to Sony at age 20.

“I was just a kid," he said.

"I was two years out of school and I was in the middle of an apprenticeship with my old man.”

But Sony dropped Henderson in 2017, leaving him to figure out the "next option" and “hustle” as an independent artist.

“There are a whole lot of people who want to help you and there are people out there that want to use you as well,” he said.

But being released had been blessing in disguise, Henderson said.

“I’ve never been happier than I am now.”

His latest return to his hometown will feature new release Moving On and handpicked favourites from other artists who inspired his career.

“It doesn’t matter where we perform we just want to put on a great show and have some fun,” he said.

On the tour Henderson had also been playing his latest song Lucky, which he wrote for one of his best friends.

“I played it live a little while ago and they absolutely loved it,” he said.

While many of his songs dealt with the “pain” of love, the soon-to-be-released track was more of a celebration, Henderson said.

“Everyone goes, ‘can you please release this song?’" he said.

"I’m independent now, so I can kind of release whatever I want.”

A few tickets still remained for Henderson's show at Geelong Arts Centre's Drama Theatre, promoters said this week.

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A lovely display of sweets is in the dessert case for patrons who still have a bit of room left.

There are also plenty of good-value deals including senior two-course meals from just $16.90 for lunch.

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WEDNESDAY ANCESTRY – Geelong Family History Group meets 7.30pm at Belmont Library, High St Belmont. Enquiries geelongfhg.com.

WOMEN – WILD (Women in local democracy) workshop, 5.30-7pm at Geelong City Hall, 30 Gheringhap St, Geelong, enter via Little Malop St. Registrations bit.ly/lwlc-wild.

ART – U3A recreational drawing and painting 1-3.30pm at Drysdale Tennis Club during school terms. Convened by Dr Andrea Lindsay. Enquiries u3ageelong.org.au, 5224 5114.

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 $5. Enquiries 5250 1937, 5278 7720.

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PLANT – Plant sale 10am-3pm at The Heights, 140 Aphrasia St, Newtown. Proceeds to Heights gardens.

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Enquiries 1800 558 268.

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Snapper on plastic and baits in bay ON THE BITE Peri Stavropoulos

NEW DEAL: Forward Gary Rohan will stay at the Cats until the end of 2021 after signing a contract extension this week.

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Cat Rohan inks extension to end of 2021

By Natalee Kerr Geelong forward Gary Rohan will stay at Kardinia Park until at least the end of 2021 after signing a one year contract extension this week.

The 28-year-old had one season remaining on his contract before agreeing with the club

on a further year extension on Wednesday.The Cobden local was an integral part of the Geelong line up in 2019, where he booted 25 goals in 19 games in his first season at the Cats.

During his 10-year career with Sydney and Geelong, Rohan has kicked 121 goals in 125 games.

Geelong’s general manager Simon Lloyd

said the club was pleased to have secured the former Swan for a further two years.

“Gary was able to enjoy a strong start to his career in Geelong colours at the beginning of the season,” he said.

“He made a smooth transition into our team and was an energetic addition to the group both on and off the field.”

Geelong pushing it uphill with bowlers LOCAL CRICKET Jim Timberlake Geelong Cricket Club faces an uphill battle if it is to take the points in its game against Fitzroy Doncaster this Saturday.

The Cats batted first last week and were in serious trouble early at 3/5.

However, Tyler Larkin (89) showed great maturity to steady the ship and, with help from Angus Boyd (21) and Dom McGlinchey (51), managed to at least post a competitive total of 203.

With 34 overs still to bowl to complete day one, Geelong needed early wickets but unfortunately none were forthcoming.

Andrew Vine (1/28) eventually broke through but when stumps were called Fitzroy Doncaster was 3/117 and in a dominant position to go on and win the match.

In Geelong Cricket Association’s match of the round, Lara holds the upper hand against East Belmont in their game at Winter Reserve.

The Cats bowled first and were relentless with their discipline, dismissing the reigning premiers for just 165.

For the Cats, evergreen seamer Danny Hughes (4/24) lead from the front, bowling 23 economical overs, while Rob Pehar (4/41) leant valuable support.

Tom Elliot (43) was the Lions’ best, while skipper Hayden McMahon (39) and Zeb Connors-Southall (36*) both did their bit.

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With six overs to negotiate before stumps, the Lara openers survived a couple of close LBW shouts as well as a dropped catch to take the honours on day one.

East Belmont will need early wickets this Saturday, although Chris Williams will be keen to get his leg spin into the game and may be his side’s best shot against a very strong Lara batting line-up.

In division two, the match between Modewarre and Marshall at Mt Moriac Reserve sits on a knife edge.

The Warriors got off to the perfect start last week, decimating the Marshall top order to have the visitors 3/9, thanks mainly to Aaron Hoveys (3/29) impressive opening spell.

The Bears bat deep though, and Lachie Cameron (66*) played his best innings for the club, while Jake Dubbledam (37) and Glen Al-

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exander (26) chipped in with some important runs to see their team post 175.

On a good deck and a fast outfield, Modewarre would have been confident but when Brad Greenwood (2/4) removed both openers, including star import Jake Hooson, it was game on.

The Warriors limped to stumps at 3/26, and with 150 runs still to get on Saturday, this game could go either way.

And in division three, Waurn Ponds Deakin will have its work cut out if it wants to beat Lethbridge this Saturday.

The Eagles batted first but could manage only 156, with Jonathon Ray (49) top scoring.

Paul Stewart (3/20) had the best figures for the Rosella's, while Hayden Spiller (3/28) was just as important.

In reply, Lethbridge wiped off 45 runs, and while it did lose three wickets, Shane Dillon (28*) remains at the crease and should steer his side home.

Sunday was a historic day for the region as the Barwon Women’s Cricket League inaugural season kicked off in style.

With 17 teams from 15 different clubs around Geelong, Ballarat, Colac and the Bellarine Peninsula registering, organisers were delighted that the recent bad weather stayed away and some terrific games were held.

The standard of cricket was impressive, and judging by the enthusiasm and dedication so far this competition will only go from strength to strength.

Since the weather appears has cleared up we have seen the Snapper fishing take a good step in the right direction from lots of parts along the Bellarine Peninsula.

Starting inside Corio Bay, anglers have given good reports of pinkie snapper getting caught by the guys fishing land-based. Cunningham Pier has been one of the hot spots for anglers catching pinkies to 60cm on baits such as blue bait and squid.

Further along in the outer harbour and around Clifton Springs there has been a wide variety of species getting caught.

Whiting continue to bite well along the Curlewis Bank right through to Indented Heads, as Michael and Owen Westwell found out Tuesday morning.

Fishing the outgoing tide with fresh squid, the pair managed a great bag of fish to 40cm while also finding plenty of calamari in closer to shore on #2.5-size jigs.

While on the topic of squid, they are still going well along the Bellarine Peninsula. The average size at the moment is a bit smaller compared to previous weeks but they are still in great numbers.

The snapper fishing lately has been very interesting to say the least, with a whole mix of reports coming in from local anglers. Most of the successful boats have been, dropping anchor and fishing bait in a burley trail, with some fish to 5kg getting caught.

Baits such as pilchard and squid have been the most popular but it’s always worth having a variety out and ideally fresh baits.

Although they have been quite fickle on baits, the local snapper have been responding really well to soft plastics, as Liam Leith and I found when we snuck out after work during the week in hope to catch a few on plastics. Drifting in 6m of water with Gulp Crazy Leg Jerkshads and Turtleback worms, we boated numerous snapper to about 4.5kg on almost every cast.

With the weather starting to get warmer, we should see this style of fishing really improve over the coming months.

Over the weekend Bryce Nurnaitis took his kayak into the Queenscliff Harbour and had no trouble in landing plenty of pinkie snapper and silver trevally all on soft plastics.

Stony Creek Reservoir has come back on the radar, with redfin well on the chew. Trelly’s Fishing World’s Chris Pitman got out to the reservoir on Sunday and found himself plenty of Redfin to 35cm while casting Z-man 3” Slim Swimz in Motor Oil.

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BACK TRAINING: Patrick Dangerfield leads Esava Ratugolea, Darcy Fort and other players as Geelong Cats begin pre-season training on Tuesday.

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By Natalee Kerr Geelong’s first to fourth year players returned to the track this week to kick off their pre-season training.

The players headed to the club for meetings and screenings on Monday before their first training session on Tuesday at Deakin University's Waurn Ponds campus.

Among the returning group were off-season recruits Jack Steven and Josh Jenkins, along with injury-prone Nakia Cockatoo and veteran Mitch Duncan.

Star midfielder Patrick Dangerfield also laced up his boots for the session, despite not needing to return for another fortnight.

Tall forward Esava Ratugolea said the Cats were keen to move on from the disappointment following their preliminary final exit in September.

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