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GromSearch in Tullamarine
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The Rip Curl GromSearch national final will swap the open ocean for man-made waves in Tullamarine this year. The country’s top junior surfers will be riding the waves in URBNSURF’S artificial wave park next month as they compete for the title of GromSearch National Champion. Surfing Victoria chief executive Adam Robertson said the organisation was “stoked” to be hosting the event at URBNSURF. “The series has proven … to be an integral part of the junior pathway to the WSL Championship Tour with many national champions going on to massive successes,” Mr Robertson said. The GromSearch will feature a new wave designed specifically for the event, which URBNSURF says is one of the most high-performance waves capable of being produced. URBNSURF brand and marketing manager Rupert Partridge said the manufactured waves will make talent the focus. “Taking out the uncontrolled element [of the ocean] will show the technique, ability and skills of surfers, side by side on the same wave,” Mr Partridge said. The GromSearch National Final will be on March 15. Michaela Meade
Lockdown waiting game By Tara Murray Brimbank residents are eagerly waiting to find out if Victoria will be released from a five-day stage 4 lockdown tomorrow night. The state was plunged into a “circuit breaker” lockdown on Friday night in response to an outbreak that stemmed from Melbourne Airport’s Holiday Inn. On Monday, Victoria recorded one locally acquired case of COVID-19 and one case in hotel quarantine, bringing the total number of active cases to 21. Many Brimbank residents rushed to the
shops on Friday afternoon with reports of lengthy queues as people attempted to stock up on essentials before the lockdown began. Similar scenes across the state forced major supermarkets to reinstate limits on some items. The lockdown left shattered businesses questioning how they would cope ahead of Valentine’s Day. A western suburbs florist, who didn’t want to be named, said that Valentine’s Day sets them up for the rest of the year. “I’ve already paid for all the flowers,” she said. “It’s at least $15,000 and I don’t know what is going to happen.
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“There’s a lot of pressure on us as we’ve already purchased them. What if we can’t sell them?” Vic Scherri, who owns Sunbury’s Vic’s Food and Wine, said the latest shutdown had left him $20,000 out-of-pocket. He said Valentine’s Day was usually his restaurant’s third busiest day of the year after Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. “This is absolutely horrendous,” he said on Friday. “The government is saying it’s [the lockdown] going to only be five days but anything can happen. It could be for a week, it could go on
for longer.” Two Brimbank locations remain as high risk exposure sites after a 50-year-old woman, who has since tested positive for coronavirus, visited them. Anyone who visited Dan Murphy’s in Sunshine on February 5 between 5.50pm-6.30pm and the following day between 6.50pm-7.30pm and Off Ya Tree at Watergardens Shopping Centre on February 6 between 1pm-1.52pm are required to get tested and isolate for 14 days. Testing sites: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/ case-locations-and-outbreaks-covid-19