SHADES of the 2010 UCI world titles angst over a Geelong race marketed as a Melbourne event emerged this week as wheels were being oiled for the weekend’s Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
It’s not in Melbourne, say the critics, but there’s another hitch too: of the 174km course, only 4km – from Jarosite Rd, Bells Beach, to Forest Rd, Anglesea – is actually on the Great Ocean Road.
We’re reliably assured, however, that Cadel will take part in the event.
Fingers crossed…
Is Geelong’s crazily coifured mayor trying to remake the city in the image of his mohawked noggin?
First came the spiky architecture of the convention centre for the end his proposed Yarra St Pier.
Then there was the Christmas tree with the oversize pointy star on top.
And last week, as the neighbouring picture proves, he began installing city centre plants again of similar outline to the top of his hairdo. All he needed was green hair dye for a perfect match.
Hopefully he never designs public-toilet seats!
An Indy reader was left scratching his head over a headline above an editorial elsewhere this week.
The body had a reasonably coherent crack at police but the headline seemed meant for Martians, reading: Kherh eh jre je jre reer.
Our reader suggested the police should use their right of reply, perhaps responding: Grffll nr ppe wbrf grrk.
Maybe the Martians could translate the exchange.
