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All-rounder snaps! Collendina all-rounder Justin Miller had a day to remember on Saturday, February 5. Miller made a fine 67 and took 1-26 from eight tidy overs although Collendina lost to top side Angelsea. But that’s not what Miller will probably remember from the game. During the latter stages of Collendina’s innings, Miller was chasing quick runs and one lusty swipe caused his bat to snap off at the handle. Bewildered, but not deterred, Miller trudged off, replaced his blade and resumed his innings. ■ For all the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association reports and more Justin Flynn pictures, see page 27.
Justin Miller breaks his bat. (Justin Flynn) 267393_32
‘David vs Goliath’: OGCA By Justin Flynn Ocean Grove Community Association (OGCA) says it is “extremely disappointed” by Planning Minister Richard Wynne’s decision to refer submissions about Bellarine town boundaries to an independent advisory committee for further consideration. Mr Wynne’s referral has sought advice on whether all protected settlement boundaries designated in the Draft Bellarine Peninsula Statement of Planning Policy (SPP) are appropriate, having regard to the purpose of a
SPP under section 46AU of the Planning and Environment Act 1987. He also asks whether any amendments to those protected settlement boundaries should be made. However, OGCA chairperson Phil Edwards said Ocean Grove’s town boundary was a case of “Davids battling Goliaths”. “Let there be no mistake, the existing Ocean Grove town settlement boundary is clearly under attack by developers seeking to get more land for residential development,” he said. “This is despite council having determined
in 2017 there was, based on strong growth calculations, 18 years of existing vacant residential land inside the existing settlement boundaries of the towns on the Bellarine. Mr Edwards said OGCA believed developers want to shift the town settlement boundary to open up land west of Grubb Road through the existing Oakdene winery area and the open farm land beyond for residential development. Developers also want to open up farmland and green space east of Banks Road for residential development and want the land north all the way up to the Bellarine Highway,
Mr Edwards said. The state government declared the Bellarine Peninsula a ‘distinctive area and landscape’ in 2019 which triggered the need for a SPP for the area, to ensure significant landscapes, environmental and cultural values of the area will be protected. Mr Edwards said the draft SPP that proposes to apply permanent settlement boundaries around all Bellarine towns had “received overwhelming community support”. ■
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