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Get to Sesame Street

Elmo, Cookie Monster and Super Grover are set to hit Waurn Ponds next Thursday in the Sesame Street Circus Spectacular.

The 90-minute spectacular also features other favourites from the long-running children’s TV show including Bert and Ernie and Big Bird.

The show is the beginning of circus’s tour throughout western Victoria and South Australia. Details: www.sesamestreetcircus.com.au

Inquiry call

Geelong-based federal senator Sarah Henderson this week called on Bellarine Peninsula residents seeking to give evidence before a parliamentary inquiry into a local cancer cluster to register their interest.

A local public hearing will be held on February 10 and those interested can email community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au.

Say in shire future

The Surf Coast Shire has called for locals to help develop a new 10-year community vision and a four-year council plan as part of its People Place Future project.

Locals contribute in the People Place Future survey at www.surfcoast.vic.gov.au/peopleplacefuture.

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