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Friday, March 9, 2012

A Star News Group publication

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BY JOHN VAN KLAVEREN MEDIA personality Catriona Rowntree agrees diamonds are a girl’s best friend – but disability organisation Karingal is pretty keen on them as well. Ms Rowntree modelled a $5000 designer necklace and earring ensemble to be auctioned at Karingal’s diamond jubilee gala dinner. The dinner will celebrate Karingal’s 60 years of providing disability services while also launching Karingal Foundation. Foundation executive officer Colin Frisch said the silent auction would enable anyone to make a bid for the stunning diamond jewellery. “Geelong people have a chance to support Karingal and its work in making the lives of people with disability easier by placing a bid on the necklace and earring package,” Mr Frisch said. “Proceeds from the silent auction of the jewellery will go to Karingal’s Melaluka Appeal, supported by the Independent.” Duffs Jewellers principal Ben Duff said the Karingal Diamond Ensemble was the ideal jewellery to impress. “The ensemble is a beautifully crafted solid gold pendant, hand set with one carat of rare white brilliant cut diamonds,” Mr Duff said. “The pendant is threaded onto a reversible Italian-manufactured Omega necklace. The necklace is matched to a lustrous pair of diamond earrings.” From its beginnings in 1952 as a play centre for eight children with disabilities, Karingal has grown to become the largest organisation of its type in Australia. Karingal has more than 22,000 clients and almost 1500 staff in Geelong and across Victoria. Mr Frisch said silent auction bids for The Karingal Diamond Ensemble were available by emailing foundation@karingal.org.au or phoning Karingal Foundation on 5249 8919 prior to the close of Dazzling: Lara television presenter Catriona Rowntree models the necklace to go under the hammer for Karingal’s Melaluka Appeal. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 77906 business on March 23.

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ON THE BITE PAGE 51 Push for project:

Spring history on side BY MICHELLE HERBISON DEVELOPERS should revive Clifton Springs’ mineral spa site instead of building a new facility in Geelong, according to a community group. Drysdale Clifton Springs Community Association’s Neil McGuinness said the town’s historic mineral springs site should be restored instead of “eroding into the sea”. The Independent reported in September that State Government was committed to supporting public and private investment in a proposed Geelong Waterfront Bathhouse. City of Greater Geelong said the development was one of council’s funding priorities but was yet to secure funding. Mr McGuinness accused council of being “Geelong-centred”. “Places like Clifton Springs lose out on developments like this.” Mr McGuinness said rapid erosion of the Clifton Springs coast beside the 150-year-old mineral spring site had exposed glass and a brick structure. Council had installed three of six proposed groynes to curb erosion but “only doing half the job” threatened to hasten the erosion, he said. “People are aware there’s a his-

toric mineral spring there but they go down and what they see is a bit sad.” Councillor Rod Macdonald said he doubted Clifton Springs could attract enough business to support a mineral spring complex additional to the facility planned for Geelong. The Geelong project would attract tourism because it had a “critical mass of activity”, he said. “Any investment like that is obviously done by a private investor but there’d need to be approvals and a lot of work done around the feasibility of it. It’s a fairly expensive, significant investment.” Cr Macdonald said investors had shown no interest in developing a spa at Clifton Springs. Geelong Otway Tourism executive director Roger Grant said he saw potential for mineral springs complexes in both locations. “The reality is whether it’s in Daylesford or on the Mornington Peninsula, mineral springs are very popular indeed from both a tourism and a local point of view.” Mr Grant said investigations into the viability of a spa at Clifton Springs, including water quality and volume tests, would be essential.

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