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They will now be reused inKurunegala district, nearKandy, as part of a 12m ship-ping container of goods thatwill be shipped to the SputnikGirls Orphanage.

Project leader Peter Cribbsaid four Rotary clubs hadbeen supported by the MG CarClub of Geelong and the coun-cil in realising the initiative.

In the care package will becomputers, sewing machines,shelving, books and toys, solarpanels and batteries.

“The home cares for girlsfrom ages five to 20 who mightotherwise be living on thestreet,” Mr Cribb said.

“The container will be con-verted into a children’s toy andbook library and along withthis playground become acommunity hub for all child-ren around Kurunegala.”

Council’s community lifedirector, Linda Quinn, said theCity was proud to help withsuch a worthwhile project.

“We’re looking forward toseeing our old play facilities re-purposed and going to a much-needed new home,” she said.

The new playground inLeopold will incorporate treehouses, log-climbing struc-tures, slip poles, rope swingsand mud areas.

LEOPOLD’S main play-ground is being ripped out andsent overseas, as part of an in-itiative to help a girls’ orphan-age in Sri Lanka.

The Geelong council isworking with several Rotaryclubs to send the old playequipment to Kurunegala,which will be set up alongside anew book and toy library.

The facilities at GatewaySanctuary, opposite the shop-ping centre, were to be re-moved to make way for amajor $250,000 upgrade.

SHANE FOWLES

Other dawn services arealso held in smaller coastalcommunities and elsewherethroughout the region.

Organised by a small groupof people with military back-grounds, the Eastern Beachdawn service was planned fol-

lowing a column about AnzacDay in the Geelong Advertiserby Catholic priest FatherKevin Dillon.

The organising group ischaired by the president of theGeelong branch of the Viet-nam Veterans Association ofAustralia, Rieny Nieuwenhof.

Former Vietnam veteransBob Thompson and BernardClancy, and Father Dillon,

have also been instrumental inbringing the vision of a Gee-long dawn service to life.

The committee has also re-ceived council approval to hostthe commemoration.

Mr Nieuwenhof said theevent would take pressure offovercrowded Anzac Day ve-nues, and improve parking andaccessibility for spectators.

“The Torquay service is

First time punter’s $100k winA RETIRED Geelong man’sfirst entry in Lucky Lotterieshas come in big time, winningthe $100,000 first prize andadding to the city’s run ofLotto luck.

The man, who wishes to re-main anonymous, purchasedhis 10 random number ticketfrom Belmont Lotto in HighSt, Belmont.

The win follows a luckydouble at the weekend withtwo local households cele-brating division one wins inTattslotto, netting a Bell Parkcouple and a Geelong womanmore than $463,000 each.

The Lucky Lotteries win-ner got the surprise of his lifewhen told of his good fortune.

“Goodness me! Oh mygodfather! My word!” the mansaid in a statement releasedby Lucky Lotteries.

“Are you sure about that?It’s just this is the first timeI’ve played this game.

“I buy Tatts tickets forThursday’s Powerball andSaturday’s Tattslotto everyweek, and I’ve done that forabout 25 to 30-odd years.”

It is not the first time alocal resident has won$100,000 by trying their luckat the newsagency. In Marchlast year a pensioner won thesame amount on a $5 scratch-ie he bought at Corio Village.

Last month a Colac womanclaimed her $2 million Tatts-lotto win and a Torquay ren-ter was set to bust into theproperty market with his$500,000 division one win inJanuary.

In November a GeelongWest man said he was goingto build his dream house withhis division one $1 millionTatts prize and a month earli-er a Surf Coast residentscored more than $800,000in the luck draw.

But yesterday’s Lucky Lot-teries victor said he’d neverwon anything apart from achook raffle. He had alsonever heard of that game andhad asked how it worked.

“It’s terrific I’ve won,” hetold Lucky Lotteries. “I’llprobably give most of it to mykids. We’ll arrange some-thing to tell them.”

New dawn service at Eastern BeachGEELONG will get its ownAnzac Day dawn service thisyear, in a move designed totake some pressure off the in-creasingly popular Torquayevent.

The service will be held atEastern Beach and organisersare hoping to create a newlocal tradition.

It is understood to be Gee-long’s first-ever Anzac Daydawn service, with existing ser-vices taking place at JohnstonePark pre-dawn (4.15am) andthen at 11am.

Torquay’s spectacular dawnservice draws huge crowds, at-tracting 15,000 people lastyear.

pretty crowded and parking isa headache,” Mr Nieuwenhofsaid.

“We feel the people of Gee-long will welcome this oppor-tunity to show theirappreciation to our fallen at asimple yet traditional service ata brilliant venue close tohome.”

Mr Nieuwenhof said thenew location would also serveas a fitting backdrop for thecommemoration.

“The sun will rise over thewater during the ceremony ...just like it did for the men inGallipoli,” he said.

The dawn service will takeplace at 6am on Tuesday, April25, at Eastern Beach, followedby a march through the citystreets at 11am.

BRITTANY GOLDSMITH

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Old playground to get new life in Sri Lanka

Members of Rotary and the MG Car Club, Ken Mansfield, Paul Perrottet, Dave Cocks, Peter Cribb and Gerry Thomas, with City of Geelong’s director of community life Linda Quinn. Above, plans for the new playground. Picture: NATHAN DYER

Fibre’s good for the brainEATING a fibre-rich diet is linked to a lower risk of brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, suggest researchers from Cornell University in the US.

They believe that fibre – which is vital for digestive health and found in foods including wholemeal bread and root vegetables – could trigger the production of a fatty acid called butyrate in the gut.

The researchers reviewed102 papers on butyrate and found that it blocked a group of enzymes involved in conditions including dementia. They say it may also lead to the growth of new brain cells, which, in turn, could help memory improve.

“The sun will rise over the water during the ceremony ... just like it did for the men in Gallipoli.”R I E N Y N I E U W E N H O F