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Motoring enthusiasts abound on the Bellarine Peninsula and they are in for a treat next weekend. The Geelong Revival Motoring Festival is back for 2022, featuring a fantastic array of classic, vintage, and downright quirky cars and motorbikes at the Geelong Waterfront. Among the hundreds of vehicles on display will be Jack Thomas’ 1913 Model T Ford and Tess Anderson’s 1909 Hupmobile, while the National Vintage Fashion Awards will be in full swing, as demonstrated by Tessa Janus, Abbey Jane, Lexe DeRock and daughter Betty-Lou, Amy Palmer and Larelle Burgess (pictured). Around 2200 participants and 170 volunteers are hoping to make this year’s Revival one of the best ever. Geelong Revival is on Friday, November 25 to Sunday, November 27. Details: geelongrevival.com.au/
ALP tipped to hold on Labor is tipped to win the seat of Bellarine despite the loss of high-profile minister Lisa Neville. Deakin University politics policy studies senior lecturer Geoff Robinson predicts Labor’s Alison Marchant will win the seat of Bellarine at the November 26 state election, despite an expected swing towards Liberal candidate Donnie Grigau. “I’d expect a swing back for the Liberals there, but it’s probably got those other patterns that it shares with the other parts of Geelong
in terms of the demographic shift being towards Labor overall,” he said. “It does have maybe some of those sort of safe Labor areas, where some people are talking about a bit of a backlash against the government. “Even though Lisa Neville is retiring, I’d still expect Labor to hold Bellarine.” The Voice reached out to all nine candidates for the seat of Bellarine this week to supply a 50-word comment on why they should receive your vote and three – Ms Marchant, Animal Justice Party’s Adam Cardilini and independent Sarah Fenton - had responded by
deadline. “Labor is doing what matters for the Bellarine – we’ve upgraded schools and community facilities, protected our environment with township boundaries and we’re building the new Barwon Women’s & Children’s hospital,” Ms Marchant said. “Only Labor has a plan to bring back the SEC, driving down power prices, and deliver Free Kinder and TAFE.” Mr Cardilini said: “I’ll work to protect the Bellarine from overdevelopment and uphold the commitment to the Distinctive Areas and Landscape plan. “I’ll fight for climate action which protects
our most vulnerable and commits to drawdown – 1.5 degrees Celsius is dangerous. Vote for the Bellarine DAL, a safe climate, and to end duck hunting.” Ms Fenton said: “I’m running as I want to stand up and be counted, rather than complaining from the sidelines. “I am sick and tired of the two-party system. I am standing to represent our community with a balanced community lead approach. We need better public transport, action on protecting our environment, reforms to IBAC and a focus on health and aged care what’s important to the Bellarine community.”
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