Free Copy In This Edition: Page Page GPAC 2 Asberger’s Disorder 18 Everybody Loves Chicken! 4 Geelong Botanic Gardens 19 World Hello Day 5 Hi-Lite Park 20 Darryn Lyons 6 Coca Cola 22 “Let’s Play Pool!” 7 Doctor Who 24 The History of the AFL 8 Meerkats 26 Cheetham Salt 10 Bell Post Hill’s Bell 28 The Story of Cadbury 12 Geelong Streets Word Search 29 Sir Harry Brookes Allen 14 Mermaids 30 The World’s Largest War 150 Years Ago 31 Memorial 16 Then… & Now 32 The idea for a performing arts centre in Geelong first began in the 1970’s, although the proposed site already had a number of buildings on it. Construction of the centre commenced in 1978 with the demolition of the Temperance Hall which had originally been Front entrance to GPAC built in 1858 as a community hall by Protestant groups opposed to the drinking of alcohol. In order to raise funds for the construction of the Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC), corporate sponsorship was sought. A number of Geelong companies pledged funds and had sections of the centre named after them. The main theatre was named after major sponsor Ford; the second theatre was named after Geelong trucking company, Blakistons; the main foyer was named after Shell; and the courtyard named after Alcoa. The centre was officially opened in 1981. Sponsorship continues to support the running of GPAC today. GPAC is managed by the members of the Geelong Performing Arts Centre Trust. The Trust is comprised by persons nominated by the local council; experienced in the fields of education, business administration, finance or the performing arts; or having an active interest and leadership role in the performing arts. The Ford Theatre at GPAC recently underwent an extensive makeover thanks to a $3 million grant from Arts Victoria. The theatre re-opened recently as The Playhouse. The inclusion of a dress circle in the design of this 797-seat theatre provides a warm, intimate atmos- phere popular with performers and audiences alike. The fly tower, excellent technical facilities, spacious dressing rooms and green The new Ford Playhouse Theatre 2 room area makes the theatre suita- ble for a wide variety of large events. The venue is regularly used for live theatre, major concerts, meetings and product launches. Geelong schools also make good use of this theatre for local events. The Blakiston Drama Theatre is a studio-style theatre with a capacity of 325. The Drama Theatre is an ideal space for intimate live theatre, acoustic concerts, comedy, public The Blakiston Drama Theatre lectures and seminars. The Costa Hall located at Deakin University is a state of the art, 1500 seat concert auditorium. This grand space now provides Geelong with a venue able to house large scale concerts, conference meetings and lectures. Only a ten minute stroll from GPAC, The Costa Hall is a perfect venue for entertainment producers and conference organizers. The Alcoa Studio is a large room primarily used as a dance rehearsal space that is also suitable for weddings, parties, launches and more. The studio has a sprung floor, Deakin University’s Costa Hall mirrors, a small stage, an upright piano and 3 phase power. The Ballet Studio is also a dance studio with a sprung floor, mirrors, ballet bars and an upright piano. The recently refurbished Foyer connects the Ford Playhouse and the Blakiston Drama Theatre. The open space can accommodate up to 800 people and is equipped with full café and bar facilities. GPAC: Address: 50 Little Malop Street Phone: 5225 1200 GPAC Foyer 3 In Geelong about 400 workers are employed at the Golden Farms chicken pro- cessing plant in Leather Street, Breakwater. The birds are raised on farms around Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula from 1 day old. Here are some common questions about chickens (and eggs): 1. What is "Free Range"? The term “Free-range” means chickens have access to paddocks outside during the day and are free to roam, scratch and peck. Free Range chickens are herded into their sheds at night for safety. 2. Are Golden Farms Chickens "Free Range"? No. They are free to roam around in substantial poultry houses. All sheds are well ventilated and temperature controlled. Water and food is always available. 3. Are chickens given added hormones? No. They have been banned since the 1960’s. Antibiot- ics may be given if there is a threat of disease, which is rare. No chickens are processed if antibiotics are in their system. Spanish Style Chicken Stew Ingredients: 2 tbs olive oil 1 tsp crushed chilli flakes 3 red onions, coarsely chopped salt & pepper to taste 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 2 carrots, peeled & cut into chunks 2x400 cans peeled whole tomatoes 1 potato, peeled & cut into cubes 400g can chickpeas 4 chicken thighs 500ml water 125g Spanish chorizo sausage, (casing 2 tsp paprika removed & thickly sliced) Method Preheat oven to 200C In large saucepan heat oil. Stir in onions and garlic & fry for approx 5 mins until onion softens. Pour in tomatoes, chickpeas & water, add paprika, chilli flakes & season with salt and pepper. Stir in carrots & potatoes, then place chicken thighs skin-side up on top of the vegetables. Bring to boil over high heat, then reduce heat, cover & simmer until the chicken is tender (approx 25mins) Remove chicken from the stew and set aside. Stir in the chorizo slices, then pour the stew into a baking dish. Place chicken thighs on top, skin-side up. Bake in preheated oven for approx. 15 mins until stew thickens and chicken skin is crisp. Recipe by: Betty Boothroyd 4 Every year since 1973, November 21 has been World Hello Day. The event was started by Brian and Michael McCormack in response to the conflict between Egypt and Israel known as the Yom Kippur War. Anyone can participate in World Hello Day simply by greeting ten people to demonstrate the importance of personal communication for preserving peace. Thirty-one winners of the Nobel Peace Prize are among the people who have realized World Hello Day’s value as an instrument for preserving peace and as an occasion that makes it possible for anyone in the world to contribute to the process of creating peace. World Hello Day has been observed by people in over 180 countries. Celebrities who have officially acknowledged World Hello Day as an important step towards promoting and achieving world peace include, Barbara Bush, Jack Nicklaus, Luciano Pavarotti, Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II, Queen Elizabeth II and The Dalai Lama. Brian McCormack, a Ph.D. graduate of Arizona State University, and Michael McCormack, a graduate of Harvard University, continue to work together to promote this annual global event. Hello Bonjour French Guten Tag German Ni Hao Chinese Hola Spanish Buon Giorno Italian 5 Born in Geelong on August 19, 1965 Darryn graduated from Geelong East Technical School, then began work as a professional photographer at the Geelong News and Geelong Advertiser. At the age of 22, he moved to London, where he obtained a job at News of the World after a chance meeting with Rupert Murdoch. Two years later, he left to take a position with the Daily Mail for whom he provided coverage of the Bosnian War. In 1992, Darryn founded the picture company Big Pictures, which supplies paparazzi style photography for news organizations. He gained widespread media attention when his company sold a photograph to News of the World, which was used to support a claim that soccer star David Beckham was having an affair with his personal assistant Rebecca Loos. Known for his outlandish clothes and hairstyle, Lyons often appears on radio and television programmes to speak about celebrities and news coverage of them. Lyons has a number of business ventures around the world, but he has not forgotten his roots in Geelong. Since 2002 he has owned the nightclub “Home House,” located at the bottom of Moorabool Street and styled after the movie set of Moulin Rouge. Darryn Lyons comments on the role of the paparazzi: “LET'S get one thing straight. Without the media attention that many celebrities claim to despise, they wilt like neglected begonias. Anyone in the fame game will tell you being famous [has] nothing to do with how good your films are or your singing voice is. It comes down to column inches or Google hits. [For example, After super-model Naomi Campbell had a very public melt-down on an aeroplane, she] was overheard screaming into her mobile phone: "Make sure the press know." This is just one, hilarious example of celebs tipping off the media and paparazzi. Sometimes it comes straight from celebs, who will literally call me up and ask me to come to where they are. Other times it comes from a shady source who, I've no doubt, has been told by the celebrity to tip us off.” 6 Pool, also known as pocket billiards, is the family of cue sports and games played on a pool table having six receptacles called pockets, along the rails, into which balls are deposited as the main goal of play. Outside the cue sports industry, pocket billiards is (in the English- speaking world) more commonly referred to as “pool”, due to perhaps an association with poolrooms where gamblers pooled their money to bet off-track on horses. Because these venues often provided billiard tables, the term pool eventually became synonymous with billiards. Though the original “pool” game was played on a pocket-less carom billiards table, the term later stuck to pocket billiards as it gained in popularity.