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ARTISTS Paul McDermott, left, host of TV show Good News Week, Paul Uhlmann and Peter Breuer with an eyecatching art piece by Breuer at the Miniature Immensities exhibition being hosted in Parkdale by Kingston Arts.

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Sky rail ‘grounded’ Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au THERE will be no extended sky rail from Mordialloc to Frankston along the Frankston line.

Labor Transport Minister Jacinta Allan declared at the weekend “there has never been a plan for extended elevated rail on the Frankston line”.

The state minister in the Andrews government decided to step in and

end speculation about sky rail being built along the full rail line amid a doublecrossed.com.au flyer campaign, financed by the Liberal Party, in the federal seat of Isaacs urging voters to “put Labor last” and vote against federal MP Mark Dreyfus since “Labor is now planning to build Sky Rail lines four stories [sic] high near you on parts of the Frankston line”.

Ms Allan slammed the Liberal

Party for its “dishonest campaign” against sky rail on the Frankston line.

“It is, and always has been, a totally false representation of the state government’s plans to improve safety on the Frankston line and to improve travel times for those using the roads,” she said in a statement.

The Transport Minister noted the doublecrossed.com.au flyer and associated website are authorised by ‘S. Frost’, who “although it was not

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Liberal state opposition spokesman for planning David Davis called the wording of the Labor statement “slippery” and said Ms Allan had not ruled out elevated rail.

It has also emerged that the Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) is currently monitoring the impacts of rail noise “for improved or new passenger rail infrastructure

and changes to land use near existing and planned rail corridors”.

A LXRA letter dated May 2016 obtained by Simon Johnson, founder of the noskyrail.com.au group, asked residents living near the Frankston line to allow the authority to install “noise loggers” at their properties “to seek your assistance in carrying out the noise monitoring for the Level Crossing Removal Project”.

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Lower grant for ‘activist group’ A REDUCED grant has been approved for the Kingston Residents Association after councillors postponed a decision on whether to hand over $200 of ratepayers’ money to the community group.

Some councillors at May’s public council meeting expressed concerns about Quick Response Grant funds being given to a residents group that may oppose council decisions (‘Grant response not so quick’, The News 11/5/16).

The KRA had initially applied for a $2000 grant to print and mail out its newsletters but council officers recommended the grant should be re-

duced to $200.

At the subsequent council meeting councillors unanimously backed the grant bundled in with a notice of motion to also give grants to Griefline Family and Community Services ($500), St Andrews Calisthenics ($500) and Aspect Autism Spectrum Australia ($500) but Cr Paul Peulich again expressed reservations about the KRA grant.

“It’s OK to go against council decisions but in this case it’s clear for local political purposes,” Cr Peulich said.

“It’s more of an activist organisation due to its membership … it should not

rely on ratepayers’ funds.”

In 2013 the KRA became embroiled in a legal stoush between Cr David Eden and former Mordialloc Liberal MP Lorraine Wreford.

Ms Wreford claimed in Parliament that the KRA is a Labor Party front “propped up” by ratepayers’ funds.

She apologised to Cr Eden after he began defamation proceedings over comments made about his donation of $1500 to the KRA from the since axed councillor discretionary ward funds program.

The legal proceedings were halted after the apology.

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State open on plan to reshape councils THE state government has released a discussion paper which includes "giving stronger powers to the Minister for Local Government to deal with individual councillors who compromise council governance".

The paper, released on Friday by Local Government Natalie Hutchins, follows a series of community forums and consideration of 300 submissions.

The proposals also include mayors having two-year terms and greater powers.

Councils would also be required to be more transparent in the hiring of CEOs, their pay and conditions.

The CEO is the only executive appointed directly by councillors – the CEO is oversees for all other staffing appointments.

The discussion paper also suggests: n Consistency in council electoral

structures, the number of councillors and wards. n Putting communities at the centre of shaping council plans by requiring councils to undertake community engagement, such as using citizens juries. n Removing the requirement for nonresident property owners to vote. n Making voting rules consistent and providing the option for electronic voting for council elections in 2020 n Giving stronger powers to the Local Government Minister to deal with councillors who compromise council governance n Improving transparency of CEO pay, recruitment, conditions and performance n Having one land valuation system for levying rates.

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Field of four in Isaacs for federal election Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au

Happy 99th: Ben Finkelstein is congratulated by his club mates on his special birthday.

Ben’s special birthday bash REACHING 100 is a major milestone – but getting through that 99th year can be oh so long.

So in recognition of his longest year, Patterson Lakes Community Centre (PLCC) is making sure Ben Finkelstein knows how special he is.

Ben, a member of PLCC’s Bridge Club, was born to Perth farmers on June 16, 1917. He and his young bride Ethel moved to Victoria during the war in 1942, where Ben worked

in ordinance production.

The couple raised three kids, and Ben went into partnership in an engineering business, retiring in 1975.

But five years later, he’d had enough of retirement and returned to work in a plastics moulding factory, where he stayed until 2003 when his wife died.

After five years back in Perth with his eldest daughter, Ben returned Melbourne and now lives at the Illa-

wong Retirement Village.

The grandfather of five and greatgrandfather of 13 has been a regular at the Monday Bridge Club games for the past five years, and judging from the kisses he’s received for his special birthday, a popular one at that.

And his advice on reaching the near century?

“Worry about what comes when it comes.”

VOTERS bored with a seemingly interminable eight-week federal election campaign can now begin to focus attention on polling day on 2 July after the political runners were confirmed on Friday.

The Australian Electoral Commission released the official list of candidates on Friday (10 June).

A field of just four will contest the seat of Isaacs – stretching from Mordialloc to parts of Carrum Downs and including parts of Keysborough, Noble Park and Dandenong – and 11 candidates will battle to win the hotly-contested marginal seat of neighbouring Dunkley.

Isaacs is held by incumbent Labor MP Mark Dreyfus, the former attorney-general, by a marginal 3.9 per cent.

Just three other candidates have put their hand up to challenge Mr Dreyfus.

Liberal candidate Garry Spencer, Greens hopeful Alex Breskin and the Animal Justice Party’s Elizabeth Johnston will face off in Isaacs on 2 July.

Nine candidates were listed on the ballot paper for Isaacs at the previous federal election in 2013.

Polling suggests the vote in nearby Dunkley could go down to the wire.

Sitting member Bruce Billson, the former Liberal small business min-

ister, decided to retire from politics earlier this year after more than two decades.

The affable and popular Mr Billson stepped down after being dropped from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet when he ousted former PM Tony Abbott.

Liberal candidate for Dunkley Chris Crewther faces a fight to retain the seat for his party in the face of a surge in support, according to polls, for Labor candidate Peta Murphy.

Mr Billson won the seat with a 5.6 per cent margin in 2013.

Jeanette Swain (Greens), Tim Wilms (Liberal Democrats), Ruth Stanfield (Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party), Michael Rathbone (Family First Party), Sally Baillieu (The Arts Party), Jeff Reaney (Australian Christians), Lin Tregenza (Rise Up Australia Party), Jack Tyson (Animal Justice Party) and independent Joseph Toscano are the nine candidates joining Ms Murphy and Mr Crewther in the battle for Dunkley.

There seems little chance of an upset in the south east seat of Flinders where six candidates will contest the election.

Liberal Environment Minister Greg Hunt holds Flinders by a whopping 11.8 per cent margin as he faces challengers Carolyn Gleixner (Labor), Willisa Hogarth (Greens), Ben Wild (Animal Justice Party), Yvonne Gentle (Rise Up Australia Party) and independent Shane Lewis.

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High and dry: The state government has announced elevated rail will not run all along the Frankston line but the door remains open to rail over road at some level crossings. Picture: Gary Sissons

‘Extended’ sky rail off table Continued from Page 1 When contacted by The News LXRA project director Adam Maguire said rail noise is assessed using Victorian Passenger Rail Infrastructure Noise Policy guidelines.

“LXRA is currently conducting noise monitoring at locations near the eight level crossings that are being removed between Cheltenham and Frankston to record all surrounding noise from trains and roads,” Mr Maguire said.

“The testing is being undertaken by noise specialists AECOM using portable noise loggers at approximately 45 homes and businesses for periods of up to seven days with the permission of owners and tenants.

“This information is used to evaluate

the best solution for each site. We will provide further information and will seek feedback from the community later this year as we progress through the design process.”

The LXRA will next month announce options for level crossing removals along the Frankston line.

Earlier this month Frankston Council decided not to follow Kingston Council’s lead in formally opposing elevated rail along any part of the Frankston line.

Frankston councillors decided to defer a vote on the divisive matter until 18 July.

Decisions on whether elevated rail or road under rail is more appropriate are still to be made for crossings

at Balcombe Rd (Mentone), Charman Rd (Cheltenham), Edithvale Rd (Edithvale), Eel Race Rd (Carrum), Seaford Rd (Seaford), Skye/Overton Rd (Frankston), Station St (Bonbeach), Station St (Carrum).

Road under rail works are underway at three level crossings at North Rd (Ormond), Centre Rd (Bentleigh) and McKinnon Rd (McKinnon).

The LXRA will release options for level crossings removals in July before final decisions are made at the end of the year.

The authority did not respond before deadline when asked whether rail over road could still be an option at any Frankston line crossings.

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TWO winning artists at the Chelsea Art Show, held over the long weekend, are Mentone Girls’ Secondary College student Hayley Thompson and underwater photographer John Joseph Baptista.

Hayley, 13, is making winning a habit: she has won her age group in the past three shows. Her latest entry is an acrylic painting of Ræv Skræv, the original name of Foxy Loxy in the Danish tale of Chicken Little.

Her dad, Dale, said the work was inspired by Hayley wanting to do another woodland character to go with her Pink Deer painting, titled Pink Patronum.

“She plans to do more paintings to form part of a collection of works in this style,” he said.

It’s a family affair, with her sister, Kirrah, 18, a repeat entrant in the photographic section.

Hayley won a $50 prize and $100 Bendigo Bank account, and capped off the day by selling her painting for $250. But there’s a minor catch: it’s to hang in the Aspendale Gardens’ branch for a week as part of the bank’s ongoing support for the Chelsea Art Show before it can be taken home by its new owner.

Mr Baptista’s shot “Sea Urchin” captured lots of attention – as well as the winner’s cheque of $1000 for best photograph.

The urchin was snapped in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal at a depth

of nine metres using a Nikon D90 camera with a macro 105mm lens and Nauticam housing.

The Edithvale resident is a keen Port Phillip Bay photographer, taking pictures off Mordialloc, Brighton, Rye, Mornington and Flinders.

His inaugural art show efforts were well rewarded with the first prize of $1000 – which he described as “fantastic” – and for selling two photographs for $950 and $900. The cost of

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Police patrol Ram raiders target auto parts POLICE have identified a possible “emerging trend” of ram raiders targeting auto parts stores, including Bursons, at its Braeside and Highett outlets. Police will patrol areas with similar stores, such as Repco in Mentone and Supercheap Auto in Keysborough and Mentone. This comes after thieves rammed the front door of Bursons, in Boundary Rd, Braeside, 1 June, and then moved through the store selecting numerous items, including the till. The silver coloured bumper of their dark coloured four-wheel-drive was abandoned at the scene. A vehicle fitting its description was involved in a hit/run in Dandenong 15 minutes later, police said. A similar ram raid occurred at Bursons Wickham Rd, Highett, store on 26 May. The male offenders were wearing hoodies, one a black cap and black tracksuit pants with the word ‘Unit’ written in white down the side.

The other was wearing a white cap and black pants. The men are also believed to have stolen a black 2008 BMW sedan, registration ZUZ587, from Venice St, Mentone, overnight 31 May.

Tools stolen framing and metallic backing paper ate into the profits, he said.

Mr Baptista has been taking photographs for 20 years but “seriously” for only four years. He has sold his works in England, Germany and Portugal.

The art show is a popular long weekend event in Chelsea, attracting 500 people to view its 500 works. About 16 per cent were sold raising $29,000, of which $12,000 will go to charities.

THIEVES cut through a wire fence at a factory in De Havilland Rd, Mordialloc, 3-6 June, and stole two underground boring tools, each weighing 40kg and valued at $10,000.

Anyone with information is asked to call Senior Constable Bec Mitchell, Mordialloc police, 9588 2988.

Doggy dirt Best in show: Hayley Thompson, above left, with her acrylic painting of Ræv Skræv and underwater photographer JJ Baptista, above, with his Sea Urchin both Chelsea Art Show winners. Picture: Gary Sissons

A MAN returning to his home in Mermaid Ct, Patterson Lakes, after taking his dog for a walk saw another man

letting his dog defecate on his nature strip. The man asked the dog’s owner to clean it up, but was sworn at. The man followed the dog’s owner across the road and, while their dogs barked at each other, the man again asked the other to pick up after his dog. The offender then punched the man to the side of his face before walking off east alongside the Patterson River towards Old Wells Rd. The man suffered swelling to his face, sore teeth and cuts to his face. The offender is described as Caucasian, tall, thin, 35 years old, wearing a grey beanie, grey jumper and leading a medium size brown dog.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

Robbers return

A HOUSE in Ocean Reef Dr, Patterson Lakes, was targeted by thieves for the second time in six months and property valued at $3000 stolen, 2-3pm, 9 June. Thieves jemmied open an awning window near the laundry to gain entry to the house which has been extensively renovated and security systems installed.

Police believe the offenders climbed over the side gate and used a knife to cut through the flyscreen. Once inside the thieves disconnected a CCTV camera but an audible alarm sounded, possibly limiting their time inside. They went straight to the main bedroom stealing a quantity of US bank notes, two watches and jewellery. Bedside tables, walk-in robes and a dresser were rifled through and clothes strewn across the floor in the main and second bedrooms.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

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NEWS DESK Agriopportunity WOMEN with an interest in sustainable agriculture are invited to develop their knowledge and share their stories by taking part in a two-year focus group run by the Port Phillip & Westernport Catchment Management Authority.

The opportunity is open to all women involved in sustainable agriculture from around Western Port and the Mornington Peninsula.

The group will focus on developing broader networks and encouraging women to speak outside their communities on sustainable agriculture and opportunities for sustainable food production.

Kicking off the program will be a two-day workshop in September, facilitated by Jenny O’Sullivan of Linking Environment, Agriculture and People, followed by a series of workshops, farm walks and other activities.

PPWCMA’s sustainable land management coordinator, Sarah Halligan, said it was a great opportunity for women in the Western Port region to get together, share their knowledge and experiences and help promote the benefits of sustainable agriculture.

“There is currently little support for women in the sustainable agriculture field and it is anticipated that the development of this group will help to fill that void and provide a much needed network for women in Western Port.”

Interested women should complete an Expression of Interest Form, which can be found at www.ppwcma.vic. gov.au/publications/publications.aspx.

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Good views week: Paul McDermott was in Parkdale to open the Miniature Immensities exhibition at the Shirley Burke Theatre. Picture: Yanni

Eclectic pieces tease, tantalise SIX artists from three states and five cities are exhibiting at Kingston Arts’ Miniature Immensities exhibition until Saturday 9 July including special guest artist Petr Herel appearing courtesy of Australian Galleries, who is an acknowledged master of handmade artist’s books.

The host of TV’s Good News Week and member of comedy trio Doug Anthony All Stars, Paul McDermott, opened the exhibition.

Sound and visual artist Peter Breuer has created the eye-catching skull piece from an old backgammon set he bought at Loch, Gippsland. The skull was sourced from a 1970s book of man’s evolution from the apes, the illustration of the pipe from a 1940s Popular Mechanics’ issue and the space

background from a 1980’s book on the Hubble telescope.

“I collect old books from op shops and the like, and seeing the inner workings of the pipe and skull seemed to go together,” he said.

The artwork is right at home among the creative miniatures intriguing visitors to the show at the Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale.

Other contributors are Alex Hamilton, Paul Uhlmann, Robert Cleworth and Stephen Pleban, who all have works in state or Commonwealth galleries, as well as private collections.

Breuer began creatively as a painter and illustrator in regional South Australia. He studied at the South Australian School of Art and later at the

School of Electronic Music at Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide (where he was tutored by Tristram Cary, one of the godfathers of modern electronic composition).

He has had a long career in the graphic arts including collaborating in 1984 with Paul Uhlmann to publish Monument a compilation artist’s book of drawing, printing and new writing from Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.

Moving to Melbourne suburbs he won the judges prize for 3D work in the Kingston Artz Blitz competition. He also performs as Faux Professor Pierre Breux, The Array Project, and Sunspace.

All works on show are no larger than 20cm.

See miniatureimmensities.com.au

Airport shuttle run back THE state government may be facing anti-sky rail protests but it is happy to welcome a SkyBus to Frankston.

SkyBus has taken over the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula to Tullamarine Airport shuttle route.

It offers free travel to children, online ticketing and smartphone ticket access.

The cost is $38 one way.

The service takes in Frankston, Mt Eliza, Mornington, Dromana, and Rosebud.

SkyBus director Adam Begg, who says he was “born and raised in Frankston”, said the operator was delighted to be expanding on its existing routes.

“I understand the importance of easy, convenient and value-for-money services from the outer suburb to Melbourne Airport,” he said.

“We are excited to be bringing our service to Frankston and offering residents an outstanding experience.”

Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke said: “The Frankston community welcomes the arrival of SkyBus to our area.

“Improved and cost effective transport services, particularly to the airport, are important to residents of Frankston and outer south-eastern suburbs.”

The Frankston pick-up point: 444 Nepean Highway, bus stop outside Pragmatic Training; Mt Eliza: 84 Mt Eliza Way, bus stop opposite Safeways; Mornington: Corner Main and Queen streets, bus stop outside old library; Dromana: Bus stop No. 88 opposite Harvey World Travel, and Rosebud: Bus terminal outside Safeway near primary school, 967 Pt Nepean Rd.

Express service: Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke, left, SkyBus director Adam Begg and Frankston mayor James Dooley look forward to bus runs to Tullamarine Airport from Frankston.

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By the Bay and by the book MORDIALLOC Writers’ Group welcomes writers, readers and listeners to join them in a series of Readings by the Bay, to be held on the last Sunday of each month at Mordialloc Neighbourhood House.

Guest speakers will be published Melbourne authors of children’s books, memoirs and general Australian fiction.

Those attending will hear about their journeys to publication, and be inspired to meet and chat with local writers over a ‘cuppa’.

The first of the readings, on Sunday 26 June, will feature authors/ artists Isobel Knowles and Cat Rabbit, the creative team behind the children’s books Owl Know How and Too Much for Turtle.

The pair recently ran creative art workshops with 100 children at ArtPlay, Melbourne, building sets similar to those featured in their books. In Mordialloc they will share their creative and publishing “journeys”, and answer questions.

Details: softstories.com.au Mordialloc Writers’ Group has been coordinated for more than 20 years by 2016 Kingston Council Citizen of the Year Mairi Neil.

Members meet each fortnight on Tuesday evenings at Mordialloc Neighbourhood House, to workshop ideas and works in progress.

The gatherings aim to offer time and space to local writers to read their work in a friendly and supportive environment. “We want to facilitate an intergenerational transition so that Mordialloc Writers’ Group continues to grow and

Hill twitchers: Birdwatchers were out in force at Olivers Hill, Frankston, early Saturday morning hoping to catch a glimpse of a frigate bird seen there, above, the previous day. Pictures: Steve Kuiter

Frigate’s once in a century visit NEWS that a frigate bird has been spotted at Frankston quickly spread among the birdwatching community.

An online post led to a crowd on Olivers Hill, many clutching binoculars or cameras in the hope of catching a glimpse or a photographic record of a bird not recorded as being seen in Port Phillip for at least 100 years.

Wildlife photographer Steve Kuiter hard that the bird with a distinctive “red balloon” throat had been seen about 9am Friday 10 June but was unable to get to get down there until 3pm.

Undeterred he walked to the base of the cliff and hid among rocks, armed with a 80-400mm zoom lens on his Nikon D810.

Amazingly, the frigate bird hovered nearby, too close at one stage to even fit in the lens.

He waited around until dark to make sure the bird did not roost too close to the ground where it could become prey to foxes and cats.

Once satisfied that the stranger from Australia’s tropical north was safely tucked away in a pine tree, Kuiter published his full frame shots on the internet, adding to the excitement

Page masters: Mairi Neil, left and Barbara Davies happy to see new members of the Mordialloc Writers’ Group. Pic: Gary Sissons

remain relevant in the digital age,” Ms Neil said. She encourages writers with fresh ideas to join and revitalise the group.

Mordialloc Writers’ Group welcomes writers, or those interested in writing, who want to meet other local writers and contribute to their writing journey. Members are proud of their individual and collective achievements, including the publication of nine anthologies.

To attend the next readings, email tinarowell2@gmail. com.

Mordialloc Neighbourhood House is at 467 Main St, Mordialloc. Entry is by gold coin donation, with refreshments provided.

so much that the birdwatchers were again out in force Saturday morning.

But the wind had changed and that particular frigate had sailed, although reports were again hitting the twitcherverse of another one being spotted near Geelong.

Kuiter said the bird appeared to dive for a fish – probably whitebait – while he was photographing “but it moved its head sideways, preventing me from seeing”.

“We’re a bit worried he might be hungry because these birds would normally be eating 50 fish an hour,” he said.

“He’s probably been blown down here by last week’s storms.”

Last year birdwatchers were all agog when first a tropic bird and then a northern great petrel arrived at Mornington.

The birds were captured and hand fed until fit enough to fly home.

The petrel was released close to where it was found while the tropic bird enjoyed a drive north before being freed in a warmer clime.

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LETTERS reasonable and appropriate outcomes for them.

After years they still live in fear with no idea or hope for their futures because of this political impasse.

This group should be considered unique, never to be replaced by other people seeking asylum and safety.

These people should be brought to Australia where they can get appropriate treatment, be quickly processed for refugee or other status and have a chance to settle here and contribute to whichever community they settle in, as many before them have done.

Let’s be big enough to see this outrage for what it is, and bring them here.

Ann Renkin, Shoreham

Detention martyr While at Frankston Magistrates Court last week to support the church group against the indefinite detention of children and refugees (‘Christians show no regret for their trespass’, The News 7/6/16) it became clear to me how frightened the establishment is of the common people. As I have never been to court, I was amazed that the security procedures for getting into court and see justice in action are just as severe as on our borders.

The seven people who dared to question the major parties’ asylum seeker policy at [Flinders MP] Greg Hunt’s office were given the chance to make statements to the bench before being judged. All spoke with conviction of the rightness of their actions and came across as caring and loving members of our society.

I came to the realisation that it was not the accused who where on trail here, but a government that has been getting more and more distanced from Australians’ notion of a fair go for all. I applaud the magistrate for not recording convictions for all of defendants except one who, in my eyes, is the tragic martyr of this sorry saga of indefinite detention in our concentration camps.

Rupert Steiner, Balnarring Beach

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To keep families indefinitely is cruel and unnecessary. The incidence of self-harm and mental illness is high.

Border Force is towing boats back to Indonesia constantly but we don’t hear about it.

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Patricia Rayner, Somers

End detention I read with concern that there has been another report about the dangers women face both inside and out of the Nauru detention centre. This group of people – men, women and children - who fled their homes to seek asylum continue to live in very challenging and unac-

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Jockey hit and killed by motor car Compiled by Melissa Walsh WHILE walking along the road at Carrum at 7.45 on Sunday night last, John Leslie Atkins, 22, a jockey, who lived at Cherry street, Northcote, was run over by a motor car, which passed across his face, fracturing his skull, nose and jaw. He died at Homeopathic Hospital at 11 p.m. the same evening. *** MESSRS Adamson, Strettle and Co., will hold their next sale at Tanti Yards on Monday next, when they will have a good yarding of stock including milkers, springers and fat cattle, also sheep and pigs. *** THE “Wattles” Club social and dance takes place this evening in the Frankston Mechanics Hall, and a pleasant evening’s amusement is anticipated. The funds are in aid of the Langwarrin Recreation Hall. *** IN order to augment the funds in aid of the proposed Frankston Roll of Honor, the “Australian” Club propose holding a dance on Saturday evening, 1st JuIy, in the Frankston Mechanics’ Hall. *** THE death occurred at St. Pancras’ Hospital, Frankston, on Tuesday evening of Henry V. Clements who has been a patient of that institution for some weeks suffering from hemorrhage of the lungs. His parents are residents of Williamstown. ***

AT the City Court on Tuesday, John Patrick Casey, charged with the larceny, at Mordialloc, on 7th June, of drapery valued at £50, the property of the Railway Commissioners, was remanded to appear at Frankston Court on Monday next. *** WE have been shown some excellent samples of paper manufactured at the Australian Paper Mills Company, South Melbourne, from canary seed Millet and the white China Millet, grown by Mr C. E. Liardet, at his oil seed Peanut Farm, Frankston. *** THE Commissioners of the State Savings Bank have decided that depositors who take up war loan debentures for sums from £10 to £100 may lodge such debentures at any branch of the bank for safe custody free of charge, and the interest coupons will be detached half yearly by the bank, the amount being placed to the depositor’s credit. This will be a great convenience to depositors, and will enable them to invest in the war loan and draw their income without any trouble or expense. *** A MEETING of all those interested in the Frankston Mechanics’ Institute is called for Friday afternoon next, at 3 o’clock, for the purpose of discussing ways and means of getting up a bazaar and fair, in aid of its funds. As the trustees went to a big expense last year in building additions to the main building, in the way of a comfortable

reading room and library, it now behoves the residents to do their part in defraying the cost.

Since the beginning of the war the committee has been very lenient in the way of remitting rents for the use of the hall for meetings, which have been in any way connected with the various movements for the relief of our soldiers and Allies, at the front, which has led to a considerable decrease in the annual amount raised by this means. Mrs Utber has taken on the onerous duties of honorary secretary to the movement and will be pleased to see a representative gathering of towns people at the meeting next Friday afternoon. *** AMONG the correspondence read at a meeting of the “’Wattles” Club committee, held on Wednesday evening, was a letter from Mr W. M.Pearson, Hon. secretary for trips for wounded soldiers, asking if it would be possible to entertain seventy or eighty returned wounded soldiers at Frankston on July 8th.

The secretary (Miss Gray) was instructed to forward Mr Pearson a reply to the effect that he could depend upon a right royal welcome for the boys, from the residents of Frankston.

As there is plenty of time ahead to arrange matters, there is no reason why everybody should not make it their business to do their very best to provide a couple of hours’ entertainment to brighten the lives, which they have offered for such a noble cause,

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and many of them will risk again, and help them to forget the horrors and among their own kith and kin bring them back to their rational selves. *** THE estimated exportable surplus of wheat in Russia and Romania is set down at 310 million bushels, but so long as the Dardanelles remain closed this wheat is securely locked up in the Black Sea, and cannot be used to meet the requirements of other countries.

In addition to this Bulgaria has an exportable surplus of 11½ million bushels. On the other hand we must exclude the requirements of enemy countries.

Excluding the Russian, Romanian, and Bulgarian wheat from the list and allowing for supplies which would otherwise have gone to enemy countries, a computation of their surplus wheat available for export in the United States, Canada, Argentina, India and Australia bring the quantity to 1010 million bushels.

Whilst we have this surplus of 1.010 million bushels the effective demand is set down at from 561 to 614 million bushels, so that we have nearly double the supply of wheat on hand to meet the demand. *** ANY Old Bones. Bones are not wasted. The chief product is glue, and among other materials which are obtained from them are soap, glycerine, and fertilisers. After being carefully separated by workmen they are

soaked in a weak solution of sulphuric acid.

From the soaking tanks the bones emerge white and perfectly clean.

They are then placed in steam tanks, where, after being subjected to a pressure of steam for several hours, a trap door is opened at the bottom of the digester, as it is called and the liquid glue that has been extracted is drawn off.

The liquid glue is partly evaporated and a portion is allowed to harden for commercial use as glue, and a part is refined and sold for gelatine for table use. *** AT the invitation of the Red Cross workers of Mt Eliza, about thirty sick and wounded soldiers came to afternoon tea on Wednesday 14th inst. The tea was given at Glen Shian, which was en fete for the occasion. The drive was gay with bunting and over the gateway a banner was displayed with ‘’Welcome to our Boys”, in red, white and blue. The workers came early, all eager to help, and were waiting to cheer the soldiers when they arrived, in motors, about 3 o’clock.

They were soon comfortably seated on the verandah, enjoying the sunshine, also the cigars and cigarettes provided, and listening with evident pleasure to the songs and gramophone selections. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 17 June, 1916

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By Stuart McCullough IT’S done. After months and months of procrastination for which no one other than myself can reasonably be held responsible, it’s finally finished.

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The spare room at our place that, until now, has been a dumping ground for everything from unpacked boxes of books to low-level nuclear waste, has now been wholly transformed. It no longer has to suffer the ignominy of looking like a glorified closet or one of those rooms you’d expect to see featured on a ‘tenants from hell’ expose on tabloid telly. Nor does it need to be hidden from view, lest it should bring shame to the rest of the house. Not any more.

I speak, of course, of the one room of the house that belongs to me and me alone. But before you demand more details and a full-frontal room reveal, I must sound a note of caution. This is not a mere case of re-decoration. It is more a re-birth. In fact, so powerful is this extraordinary metamorphosis that it may no longer be a room in the conventional sense at all. Instead, it may now be a ‘man-cave’.

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a lot of ‘man-cave’ boxes. That said, there are some obvious shortcomings that must be confronted if the place is ever going to realize its full man-cave potential.

For starters, there’s no sporting memorabilia. The plain truth is, there’s nothing within the four walls of my so-called man cave that celebrates ei-

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ther my or anyone else’s athletic prowess in any way whatsoever. I used to have several swimming certificates I earned during primary school, but these have long been swallowed by the mists of time, even if I do still describe these on my curriculum vitae as ‘post graduate qualifications’. I do recall

collecting Scanlon’s footy cards for one season, succeeding only in securing the less popular half of Carlton’s 1984 team. Even if I could find those cards now, I’d resist the temptation to frame them.

It’s not that I don’t own any sporting trophies. It’s more that the only ones I was ever awarded are suitably tiny, as befits the scale of my achievements. I don’t think of them so much as statues so much as stature; namely very, very small. Indeed, they’re the kind of awards that invite mockery rather than admiration. My sixteen-yearold nephew’s sporting trophies look like skyscrapers. Were our respective awards to get into a fight, his would win, gold-painted hands down. Currently, my trophies reside in my father’s study, between the ostrich egg he managed to get through customs in 1962 and the souvenir Corningware that celebrates the wedding of Charles and Dianna. As odd as it may sound to say, it’s where they belong. I couldn’t possibly move them now.

Nor do I have anything in the way of hunting trophies. My room is the world that taxidermy forgot, bereft of so much as a stuffed rabbit, much less an elk or antelope. In these enlightened times, perhaps that’s just as well.

The only thing I hunt for are bargains, but no-one stuffs and mounts a pair of discounted Explorer socks on the wall.

No one. Granted, picking up three pairs of these beauties for eight bucks a pop is an achievement of some substance that, in a better world, would be celebrated, but perhaps not in the man cave.

I don’t own a novelty chair, either. Be it a tractor seat welded to a crankshaft, an oversized faux gorilla hand or a piece of old growth timber, I am woefully deficient in the area of unique seating. Currently, I’m using whatever I can grab from the dining room. An odd chair’s not the only think I’m missing. Come to think of it, I don’t have a jukebox, bar or big screen television. There’s nary a pool table or pinball machine in sight. Nor have I nailed a number plate from Texas, California or Utah into the plaster.

The more I think about it, the more I realize just how short of the mark I am.

Perhaps that’s all right. Maybe there’s no shame to be had in falling short in the man-cave stakes. If I’m being honest, I struggle a bit with the term ‘man-cave’. Perhaps the blatant gender specificity makes it seem too exclusory. Instead, I might use the Brady method. Brady Bunch patriarch and professional perm enthusiast Mike Brady didn’t have a man-cave. He had a den. It was a place to keep blueprints and dispense meaningful advice to children. There were no decapitated woodland creatures hanging from the wall. Just a few books, a couch that’d seen plenty of better days and a painting that looked as if it might well have been souvenired from a Holiday Inn. It was a sanctuary; a place where a man (permed or otherwise) could feel safe and wear a polyester shirt underneath an oversized cardigan. It’s time to surrender my man-cave aspirations. I am, it seems, a den kind of guy. So be it. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Sharks strike: Bonbeach defeated neighbour EdithvaleAspendale by 24 points.

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Sharks fight back with win over Eagles PENINSULA LEAGUE

By Toe Punt BONBEACH is just half a game outside of the top five after a convincing win against neighbour Edithvale-Aspendale in Peninsula League on Saturday.

The Sharks came from 12 points down at quarter time and three points down at the last change to win 13.9 (87) to 9.9 (63).

Luke Damon was at his vintage best for the Sharks with three goals while Chris Bryan and Shane McDonald played important roles with two goals each to help seal the victory.

While the win brought the Sharks to within half a game of fifth spot, the loss came at a cost for the Eagles.

Edithvale went into the clash with five wins from seven matches and really could have consolidated its place in the top bracket with a win.

The Eagles would have gone within percentage of second place and would have locked them into the top five.

However, the loss throws the Eagles back into the mix with the likes of Karingal, Seaford and Bonbeach, who are all vying for the final two places in the five.

Bonbeach coach Steve Hughes said it was “probably” his side’s best performances for the year.

“Our win against Mt Eliza was pretty good too. You don’t play badly against them and win,” said Hughes.

“It was a very important game in the context of our season. The win puts us right back in the mix.

“We changed it up a bit last week and Chris Bull

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(former league champion) took training and reminded the boys of how long it has been since we have beaten Edithvale (about four years).

“Chris stripped things back and the boys really enjoyed it.

“We had to be a little patient throughout the match and wait for things to open up a bit, which they did for us in the last quarter.

“We were minus 28 from stoppages in the previous two weeks and we needed to get better in that area.

“We threw in some older heads in Gary Carpenter and Mark Tyrrell, along with Jackson Casey and Dylan Jones and they did the job for us in there,” said Hughes.

The only dampener of a solid day for Bonbeach was the injury to Mick Alexander.

Alexander dislocated and broke his elbow after falling awkwardly in a rucking contest.

“The boys were pretty flat about it. Mick is a really popular and highly respected person around the club,” said Hughes.

“He’s predominantly been a reserves player with us but we spoke to him at the end of last season and told him that we thought he could be a regular senior player.

“Mick dropped more than 10kg in the pre-season and has been a great support for ‘DJ’ (Dylan Jones) this season.

“We’ll lose him for the season I suspect but he loves the game and has a real thirst for knowledge – he’ll be back bigger and better next season,” said Hughes.

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Rye back on track after beating Sorrento NEPEAN LEAGUE

By Toe Punt HOW quickly the wheel can turn in our great game.

A fortnight ago, Rye Football Club was on its knees after being thrashed by Frankston Bombers.

That loss came on the back of a drubbing against Sorrento and a last quarter capitulation against Red Hill the week before.

Rye was on struggle street.

Fast forward a couple of weeks and the Demons have beaten top of the table Hastings and turned the tables on premiership fancies Sorrento in consecutive weeks.

It was Rye’s first win against Sorrento at Sorrento for more than 10 years.

Wins against Hastings and Sorrento have come on the back of a convincing win against Somerville earlier in the season and a draw against Rosebud in round one.

As Rye coach Josh Moore said following the win against Sorrento on Saturday, “our best is good enough to beat anyone in the competition”.

At Shark Park on Saturday, the Demons led for the majority of the afternoon to beat its biggest foe 9.14 (68) to 8.10 (58).

It was an almost 80 point turnaround from the RPP Match of the Day between these sides less than a month ago.

Nobody can dispute Moore’s claims that the Demons’ best is good enough – clearly it is.

One just wonders where the effort and application of the past two weeks was for the few weeks prior.

Surely it didn’t take an article questioning the club in the The News three weeks ago to kick start the Rye season? Surely it couldn’t have been as simple as that.

On Saturday, the Rye win came on the back of some new faces in the team.

There was no question that the players in the team three weeks ago weren’t getting the job done.

First gamer Luke Davies-Uniacke booted three goals for the winners and was one of the keys in the victory.

Nick Baron, who plays predominantly in the twos, was important in the win. While Nathan Henley and Ryan Mullett rarely put in a bad performance.

James Appleford has been in some good form of late and together with Jimmy Jennings, they were catalysts in the victory.

Dean Millhouse also hit the scoreboard with a couple of majors, which is what the Demons have lacked – support for Matthew Greig.

Sorrento went into the game without key players Scott Lockwood and Leigh Treeby.

The youngsters who dominated a few weeks back weren’t as up and about, although Josh Brigden again successfully carried out the job on Greig.

Nick Corp played a lone hand in attack with a couple of goals but there were no more multiple contributors.

Luke Tapscott worked hard and Ryan Potter and Tyrren head both had strong performances, while Joey Boase has settled into senior footy nicely for the Sharks.

Demons back from the brink: Rye have turned around their fortunes in a matter of weeks. Picture: Andrew Hurst

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