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Close shave honours pop
Oliver (centre) with classmates Totara and Emma. (Rebecca Hosking) 204881_01
Ocean Grove’s Oliver is set to lose his hair in a bid to honour his pop and raise money for charity. The grade 6 Surfside Primary School pupil said he was inspired to take part in the World’s Greatest Shave because his pop, Mark, has been ighting cancer. “Pop had been going through chemo,” Oliver told the Voice. “I then saw an advertisement on TV for the shave and I knew I wanted to get involved.” The World’s Greatest Shave raises funds for the Leukaemia Foundation - a not-for-proit organisation assisting more than 110,000 Australians living with blood cancer or related disorders. Oliver initially wanted to raise $1000 for the charity, but after reaching the target in less than a week, he made a new goal of $2000. “I was pretty blown away by the support,” he said. “My school has really gotten behind it.” The 11-year-old said he was not “that scared” about being the only Surfside pupil to face the shaver on March 13. Natalee Kerr
Cancer inquiry extended By Justin Flynn he deadline for submissions into a senate inquiry into a possible ‘cancer cluster’ on the Bellarine Peninsula has been extended. Local group Discovery 3227, led by Barwon Heads resident Ross Harrison, is concerned about the link between young adults in the town who have died from, or are sufering from, lymphoma and blood cancers and the historic pest spraying by local council. Mr Harrison compiled a ‘cancer cluster’ map of Barwon Heads and claimed more than 80 residents who lived near ‘he Muddies’ had
contracted cancer or auto-immune diseases during the past 20 years. A Department of Health and Human Services probe found the region’s cancer rate was not above average. he Senate Community Afairs References Committee extended the date for submissions to an inquiry to March 27, committee chair Senator Rachel Stewart said. “he committee is seeking submissions from a wide range of people, including from residents in the Bellarine area,” Senator Stewart said. “he committee wants to ensure that people
have enough time to prepare their submissions so we have extended the date. If you cannot get your submission to the committee by this date, please contact the secretariat.” he committee plans to travel to the Bellarine Peninsula to hold a public hearing on May 1, “to hear irst-hand from residents and gain an understanding of the context in which these concerns have arisen”. he times and venue for the committee’s hearing will be published on the inquiry website. Further information about the inquiry, including published submissions and hearing
programs, is available on the committee website: www.aph.gov.au/senate_ca. he terms of reference into the inquiry of a possible cancer cluster on the Bellarine Peninsula: • he health concerns of local residents; • he incidence of cancer cases in the area, and any possible environmental or other contributing factors; • he evidence, approach and outcomes concerning the Victorian Chief Health Oicer’s investigation of cancer rates on the Bellarine Peninsula; and • Any other related matter.
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