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IN its 88th year, the Red Hill Show is still one of the most popular family events on the Mornington Peninsula calendar. Thousands of people will head up to the Red Hill Showgrounds on Easter Saturday, 26th March to be part of this wonderful community celebration of agriculture, heritage, cooking, crafts and entertainment. The showgrounds will be transformed into one colourful, appetizing, entertaining spectacle for the whole family. The Mornington Peninsula will be on show!

Commemorating our agricultural lineage that goes back to the early pioneers and settlers on the hill. This is what the Show has celebrated for more than eight decades. Take the picturesque drive passed grazing cattle and alpacas, lush green vineyards, apple and cherry orchids up to Red Hill. The Peninsula is a melting pot of culinary delights. From local farm gates selling fruit, vegetables, honey and eggs to award winning wineries, breweries, olive groves, cheeseries and more. Our passion for good food and local produce is engrained in the culture of the gorgeous Mornington Peninsula.

As always, the animals, entertainment, exhibitions and demonstrations will be top class.

“The Show Committee is thrilled that the horses are back at the

Red Hill Showgrounds this year”, said Bec Davis, newly appointed Executive Officer, “from the majestic Clydesdales to the romantic Gypsy Cobs. The top oval will be taken over by these gentle giants”.

“We have such a diverse and exciting range of activities this year”, Bec commented. “Kids can delight in a free pony ride, feed and pet our farm animal friends or enjoy a close encounter with native wildlife. Choose your favourite chook or duck in the poultry pavilion or have fun with the ferrets. From Miniature goats, alpacas, sheep and every animal in between.

See the mustering talents of the Futura Working Dogs. Chat to the volunteers at the Greyhound Rescue tent, Project Hope and Riding for the Disabled. It truly is a community event”.

Animals aside, there is so much more at the show. Kids and adults from across Victoria have submitted their entries for exhibits ranging from art & craft to cakes, flowers and vegies. The pavilions will be filled with displays and demos. Marvel at the skilled art of wood turners, spinners and weavers.

The cooking stage will be a feature of this year’s event as guest judge Dani Venn, Master Chef All Star, shares with us some of her favourite recipes using local produce donated by our wonderful producers such as Red Hill Cheese, Bentons Rise and Woolumbi

Farm. Dani will be accompanied by local Marlene Hoff from 100 mile Foodie promoting local, sustainable and ethical produce. And if the cooking stage does not make your mouth water, the delicious smells from the many food & refreshment stalls will. We promise to have something to suit all tastes.

The Big Air School with be trilling us with their high flying BMX stunts and sharing their tricks of the trade in workshops throughout the day.

Kids will love the Kite and circus workshops, tennis lesson from Origin Hotshots, rock climbing and fairground rides. There are prizes to be won across all ages at the Classic Gumboot Throw. If that is not enough, we have the Wulaba African Drummers and Dancers entertaining us on the top oval. Along with Wacca the Musical Koala, roving characters and I do believe the Easter Bunny will be making an appearance this year.

There will be industry and trade sites to explore from Car Companies, Westernport Tractors and machinery.

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ST Louis de Montfort’s pupils Mason and Ella proudly display artwork to be installed for display at Aspendale train station as part of a project aimed at discouraging graffiti.

The suburb of Aspendale was named after a successful racehorse called Aspen.

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Picture: Gary Sissons

Education battlefront Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au FUNDING for state education is set to become a political battlefield again ahead of this year’s federal election.

The Labor state government fired the latest salvo in the fight last week by releasing state education department statistics showing Victorian

public schools will lose out on $1.1 billion in 2018 and 2019 unless the federal Coalition government agrees to fund the final two years of the Gonski plan.

The department’s analysis listed each individual state school’s funding shortfall if the Gonski funding, officially known as the Better Schools program, is not forthcoming.

Isaacs electorate schools look likely

to miss out on tens of millions of dollars in funding according to the state department figures.

Federal Isaacs Labor MP Mark Dreyfus said Labor will honour the Gonski six-year school funding plan if elected.

“We know that education makes a difference to people’s lives. For individuals, it opens the door to jobs and opportunity, and for our coun-

try, it builds prosperity and a secure economy,” he said.

“There are approximately 30,000 primary and secondary students studying in Isaacs. Labor will invest in local schools, Mr Turnbull and his Liberals will cut from them. The difference is as stark as that.”

Former prime minister Tony Abbott, when in opposition, declared the Liberal Party was “on a unity ticket” with

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Gender on the agenda

Sample sounds of the synth ANYONE can drop in, tune in and turn on to the sound of electronic music at the free Transmission event in Parkdale this weekend.

Three electronica acts Chiara Kickdrum, Electric Ninja and Rock Hunter will fire up synthesisers, mix desks and ambient guitar to lay down a groove of both smooth and block rockin’ beats at the Shirley Burke Theatre’s G3 Artspace.

Parkdale resident Peter Breuer, who also records electronic music under the name Faux Professor Pierre Breux will MC the 75-minute music gig accompanied by eye-popping visuals courtesy of projections and video manipulator Bob Jarvis.

Breuer says headline act Chiara Kickdrum “is a big deal” and it is a great chance to hear such a talent’s music up close in the intimate surrounds of the G3 Artspace.

“Transmission gives people in the Kingston area a chance to see performances and art forms that perhaps would more often be held at inner Melbourne galleries and club venues,” he said. “We’ll also be having a bit of fun by giving away a synthesiser, a Korg Monotron Delay Synthesiser, to a lucky audience member and helping them patch it on stage,” he said.

All artists are paid for their performances and the event is sponsored by design business Graphyte Media, owned by Mr Breuer. n Transmission 3 is at G3 Artspace, Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd, Parkdale on Saturday 19 March, 8pm.

Entry is free, drinks can be bought at licenced bar. See kingstonarts.com.au

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Head music: Chiara Kickdrum will headline this year’s Transmission gig at Parkdale’s Shirley Burke Theatre. Picture: Boa Campbell, boacampbell.com

A CALL for more women to be elected as councillors has been welcomed

by Kingston Council.

The Labor state government marked International Women’s Day last Tuesday (8 March) by demanding “greater gender diversity in local government” and noted just 34.9 per cent of councillors across Victoria are female and only 16.5 per cent of council chief executive officers are women equating to 13 CEOs across 79 councils.

There are currently three female and six male councillors at Kingston Council and the next council election to elect councillors will be held in October this year.

“It’s unacceptable that in 2016 women still only make up around a third of all councillors and that they still don’t reach the senior management levels within their organisations,” Ms Hutchins said.

“Improving the representation of women at the senior level in both the public and private sectors is a key priority for the Labor government and one we work tirelessly to achieve.”

Ms Hutchins has written to council CEOs across the state to ask for support to encourage more female candidates to stand at this year’s council elections.

Kingston mayor Cr Tamsin Bearsley said council shares the government’s desire for equality in local government.

“We’re keen to see a broad range of engaged, passionate people from our community run for council – young and old, men and women, people of

different cultural backgrounds – to ensure our council reflects our diverse community,” she said.

“At the recent International Women’s Day event I used the opportunity to encourage the fantastic group of women gathered together to seriously consider standing for council.”

Cr Bearsley said council works with the Municipal Association of Victoria to host information sessions to encourage people to stand for council.

Kingston Council will discuss its 2016 election process in coming weeks.

“Topics to be covered will include the Minister’s letter, information sessions for potential candidates plus induction programs for new councillors,” Cr Bearsley said.

The state government will direct $50,000 in funding to the Victorian Local Governance Association’s GoWomenLG 2016 project. The project aims to increase the number of female candidates in council elections across the state.

Not so sweet 16 POLICE are on the hunt for four males described as African in appearance after a collision with a police car at Smith St, Carrum last Thursday evening at about 8.30pm.

Two girls aged 14 and 16, both from Frankston North, had been arrested after a collision involving a stolen car in Smith St before the four arrived in a second car before driving off and hitting a police car.

One of the girls received a caution for theft of a motor car and the other was charged with theft of a motor car and will attend a Children’s Court.

Petrol drive-offs problem at pumps Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au KINGSTON has been named as a municipality where petrol station owners must beware of drivers leaving without paying for fuel.

A state parliamentary inquiry into petrol drive-offs found Kingston is the tenth highest area in the state for nonpayment of fuel.

The inquiry into fuel drive-offs report, tabled in Parliament last week, revealed drivers left service stations in Kingston without paying for petrol on 1,233 occasions over ten years from 2005-2014.

Neighbouring Frankston was ranked sixth in the drive-off stakes with 1,604

in the same period. Brimbank (4,035), Casey (3,190) and Hume (2,480) took out the top three places in the petrol drive-off hall of shame.

Victoria Police told the inquiry numberplate thefts have contributed to a rise in petrol thefts in recent years.

“There is a correlation between thefts of numberplates and petrol drive-offs and a range of other offences, including tollway offences, theft of vehicles and a whole range of activity that takes place,” Assistant Commissioner Stephen Fontana told the inquiry.

RACV public policy general manager Brian Negus urged motorists to install fitted one-way screws on vehicle numberplates to discourage thieves.

He said it costs just $3 and can be done

as part of a service at RACV service centres.

“We have been lobbying the manufacturers to put one-way screws on new cars, but a lot of cars — they are fitted in dealers mostly. Sometimes they are changed over pretty quickly; then it is done by the individual,” Mr Negus said.

“If the dealer network would do it, that would be a really good start, and that is why we have been advocating in that space.”

Police noted “significant police resources are diverted to investigating fuel drive-offs in Victoria, with only a small number of these being resolved”.

Fuel prepay trials in areas such as Frankston in evening times had re-

duced petrol thefts by as much as 50 per cent but the inquiry found prepayment is an inconvenience to the majority of honest customers.

The parliamentary committee tasked with compiling the inquiry into fuel drive-offs report recommended police, Crime Stoppers and the fuel retail industry should work closely together to target repeat offenders.

The committee also said the state government should look at ways to bolster the petrol prepayment system to lessen inconvenience to customers.

Prepaying at the pump could be an option.

The committee recommended police meet with retailers to discuss petrol drive-offs every six months.

Pump pain: Some motorists, unlike this law-abiding driver, drive off without paying for petrol. Picture: Gary Sissons

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Join the fight against suburban scrawl THE writing is on the walls and fences and that’s why the state government is urging councils to apply for new funding for graffiti prevention projects.

The Graffiti Prevent Grants program was launched at St Louis de Montfort’s Primary School in Aspendale by Parliamentary Secretary for Justice Ben Carroll accompanied by Mordialloc Labor MP Tim Richardson.

Pupils at the school have been developing artwork as part of Kingston Council’s Friends of Kingston graffiti prevention initiative.

That project received a $25,000 graffiti prevention grant last year and when complete, the pupils’ artwork will be installed at Aspendale train station.

The grant has also funded a graffiti removal trailer to help community groups remove graffiti at their monthly clean-up days at Aspendale, Chelsea and Bonbeach stations, and to support regular planting events to beautify the area.

“The Graffiti Prevention Grants encourage local councils to work with their communities and grassroots organisations to harness local solutions to the problem of graffiti,” Mr Carroll said.

“I urge local councils across the state that are looking for ways to combat graffiti to consider applying for a grant.”

School students will also take part in an anti-graffiti education program delivered by Victoria Police, which

will help them understand the consequences of participating in illegal graffiti and the negative impact it has on their community.

“I congratulate Kingston City Council, Friends of Aspendale Train Station and St Louis de Monfort’s Primary School for their excellent work, partnering together to deliver initiatives to reduce the frequency and impact of graffiti vandalism,” Mr Richardson said.

Applications for the Graffiti Prevention Grants close 4pm on Friday 29 April and should be submitted online via the Community Crime Prevention Graffiti Prevention Grants site at crime prevention.vic.gov.au/graffitigrants

We’re making level crossings a thing of the past.

Upcoming changes to the Frankston line.

To deliver the level crossing removals at North Road, McKinnon Road and Centre Road, there are going to be a few disruptions to your train services and local traffic conditions over the coming months, including the Easter break.

Buses replacing trains on the Frankston line

Station closures

• Between Caulfield and Mordialloc stations from 25 March to 28 March.

• Between Caulfield and Moorabbin stations from 29 March to 3 April.

• Ormond station closes 25 March and will reopen in late August.

• McKinnon station closes 25 March and will reopen in early August.

• Bentleigh station closes 4 June and will reopen in late August.

Buses replacing trains on the Stony Point line • Between Stony Point and Frankston from 25 March to 3 April.

Road closures • McKinnon and Centre Roads between 8pm 24 March and 5am 5 April.

• Bus routes 701, 703, 626 and Night Bus 979 will be affected.

Local traders will be open for business during this time so please support businesses in the area.

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for your trip. Visit levelcrossings.vic.gov.au or phone 1800 762 667 for details. *Please note these dates may be subject to change.

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United front: Frankston Coast Guard flotilla commander Kevin English, left, Australian Volunteer Coast Guard national PR captain Deanne Semens, Emergency Services Minister Jane Garrett and Australian Volunteer Coast Guard National Commodore Ray Campbell.

Picture: John Billing

Marine safety approach agreed The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard and the Boating Industry Association of Victoria (BIAV) have supported a review of the current structure of marine safety activities in Victoria to strengthen the organisation and sustainability of the volunteer marine rescue services.

In a meeting with the Emergency Services Minister Jane Garrett and Victoria’s Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley, both the BIAV and the Volunteer Coast Guard raised the importance of having a coordinated approach with all marine rescue services and the development of an efficient interface between volunteer services and government agencies.

“The meeting with Minister Garrett and Craig Lapsley, responsible for developing a new framework for marine safety in Victoria, provided an important opportunity for the Volunteer Coast Guard to put forward concerns in relation to future funding programs and the need for a coordinated framework,” Volunteer Coast Guard squadron board

advisor Richard Burgess said.

“We have also raised the issue of the importance that any new framework needed to provide the opportunity for the volunteer marine rescue operation in Victoria to retain a strong community identity.”

Mr Burgess said that as a result of the meeting with Mr Garrett and the almost immediate commencement of a consultation process, the Volunteer Coast Guard has ceased its campaign of restricted services.

Steven Potts, CEO of the Boating Industry Association of Victoria said the Volunteer Coast Guard, with over 750 volunteers, along with other marine rescue groups and Victoria Police were a major and vital part of the boating and marine industry in Victoria.

Mr Potts said the development of a new framework for the Marine Rescue Operations in Victoria was an important foundation for the marine industry in Victoria, which contributes $4.5 billion annually to the State economy with

safety on the water underpinning consumer confidence.

“Apart from the emergency services provided, the volunteer marine rescue organisations play an important role in their local communities.

“Currently 95 per cent of the 172,000 of Victorian recreation vessels are trailered, less than 8 metres in length with 68 per cent of registered boats being operated on Port Phillip and Western Port Bays.

“The projected increase of the population in the central coast area of Victoria, including Port Phillip and Western Port, from 4.6 million to nearly 8 million by 2050, will see a doubling of boating activities. The BIAV see the framework now being developed by the Victorian government as part of ensuring we have a robust and sustainable marine rescue service for future generations.”

Mr Potts said the BIAV looked forward to working with the state government and the Volunteer Coast Guard through the consultation process.

Port or airport plea to Premier Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au THE possibility of a commercial airport at Hastings is still up in the air and many peninsula residents who contacted The News after the previous article (‘Airport plan takes flight’, The News 2/3/16) believe the plan will not fly but Frankston Council is serious about its suggestion for a south east airport in the Mornington Peninsula suburb.

Frankston mayor Cr James Dooley has written to Premier Daniel Andrews asking the Labor state government to consult independent authority Infrastructure Victoria about the feasibility of an airport in Hastings.

In the letter dated 1 March Mr Dooley says land between Hastings and Somerville, about 2000 hectares known as the ‘Long Island Precinct’, earmarked for a container site for the Port of Hastings could be rezoned as “the location for a south east airport”.

Frankston Council still wants the Port of Hastings development to proceed despite Labor’s preference for a port at Bay West near Geelong.

The state government was finally able to pass legislation approving the sale of a 50-year lease for the Port of Melbourne and plans to use the expected $6 billion to fund its promise to remove 50 level crossings across Victoria’s rail network including 11 on the Frankston line.

Cr Dooley believes the Port of Hast-

ings option is not dead in the water and the Port of Melbourne legislation passed last week leaves the door open to an expansion of the Port of Hastings.

“We hope that the Victorian government will receive independent advice from Infrastructure Victoria, on the best location for a second container port,” he said.

“The ideal location for this second container port would be the Port of Hastings, which meets all of the needs for a major container port and would result in major employment creation across the south east region.”

If the Port of Hastings expansion does not proceed Frankston Council says the government should look at an airport for the area.

“It is timely for the Victorian government to explore all of the potential opportunities to transform the Port of Hastings into a significant transport hub to strengthen the economy of our growing region,” Cr Dooley said.

“We will be meeting with representatives from the South East Melbourne Group of Councils later this month, to present a letter addressed to them, and discuss the opportunities that a regional airport will present for our entire region”.

The South East Melbourne Group of Councils includes the shires of Mornington Peninsula, Bass Coast and Cardinia and the cities of Frankston, Kingston, Greater Dandenong and Casey.

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Gonski funding a battlefield Continued from Page 1 “This is funding that pays for things like extra support teachers in the classroom and special reading programs for kids falling behind,” Carrum Labor MP Sonya Kilkenny said in a statement last week.

“Malcolm Turnbull’s so-called Ideas Boom will go completely bust if he keeps cutting funds from our schools, our kids and our future.”

Federal Liberal Education and Training Minister Simon Birmingham said the federal government provides funding to the states and territories to use their own funding models to distribute money to specific schools.

“School funding will continue to increase from the current record levels with the federal government’s commitment to Victorian schools increasing by $993.7 million or 27 per cent from 2014-15 to 2018-19,” Mr Birmingham said.

“It is disingenuous of Victoria to throw too many stones in the Gonski glasshouse when they themselves are yet to commit to the $806 million additional funding required under the final two years of their agreement with the former government and given they provide less funding per student to their schools than all other states and territories.

“Will Victorian Labor commit to funding their schools from their own budget like Western Australia does or will they continue to deflect the scrutiny and attention?”

Federal Labor opposition leader Bill Shorten promised to fully fund the final two years of the Gonski schools funding totalling $4.5 billion nationwide.

Mr Birmingham has previously indicated the Turnbull government plans to negotiate a new funding deal with the states and wants to focus on “the highest quality outcomes”.

“Unlike the Labor Party, we won’t be tricked into thinking that just spending more money automatically improves results,” he said in January.

Day at the beach: The surfers try their best and, if they cop a soaking, clamber back on board during the Saturday 5 March event held by the Mornington Peninsula branch of the Disabled Surfers Association.

Inspiration found in power of the surf Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au HARNESSING energy is the key to a successful day of surfing at Point Leo: people power and wave power.

Saturday 5 March was overcast all morning; there was a small swell and southerly winds. Not the best forecast for good surf or a day on the beach.

But from just after dawn cars and vans began arriving at Point Leo. Trestle tables were set up, barbecues fired up and tents erected.

A small fleet of wheelchairs was lined up just outside the lifesaving clubhouse.

The wheelchairs are the clue to the day’s event, a day of surfing for a group of people who are denied easy access to this one of life’s pleasures.

The Mornington Peninsula branch of the Disabled Surfers’ Association is holding its second, and final, event for the year.

With up to 300 volunteers needed to help about 140 disabled people have fun in the waves, it seems like a lot of effort.

But the level of enjoyment is reflected in the faces of everyone involved. In keeping with its motto, the Disabled Surfers’ Association is putting “smiles on dials”.

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Gradually the car park fills. Hundreds of volunteers checking in to obtain wetsuits and coloured vests. Most wear blue, although there is red for team leaders and green for marshals.

The necessity for colour coding becomes clear once the surfing begins.

Before that happens, the “participants”, or surfers, also arrive.

They come in cars, mini buses bearing the names of organisations catering for the disabled and vans fitted with wheelchair ramps.It is not necessary to describe their disabilities, although it’s fair to say they are many and varied, physical and mental.

When it's their turn for surf, some of these surfers walk to the water’s edge, others arrive in the widewheeled beach wheelchairs, some are carried. They wear bright yellow vests.

Their faces all tell a story. There are smiles, looks of apprehension; some are unable to make facial expressions or even talk.The physical side of their surfing is just as diverse. Some lie on the surfboards (on their backs and fronts), some stand or kneel. Others are carefully placed in specially-built bean bag “chairs” that gently mould into shape to support their bodies.

There are wetsuits like large socks that cover two legs at once. Such a constriction would be a real problem for someone whose legs worked individually; for someone whose legs do not work at all, the

neoprene sock provides warmth.

No matter what the disability, these people are out to enjoy themselves.

They come with carers and families (the ones in grey vests). Brothers and sisters take obvious delight in seeing their sibling lapping up the attention and enjoyment. Participating.

The actual surfing is carefully managed. Two lines of volunteers (blue vests) create a safe channel to the shore. Most often a team leader (red vest) will lie at the back of the board, steadying and steering it as it is pushed shoreward.

And the surfer, who has adopted whatever position is possible on the flat board, is suddenly transported into a realm that’s not possible in a swimming pool.

The raw energy of a wave created by wind thousands of miles away is being expended on a beach within Western Port.

That wave’s final act carries to shore whatever dreams and feelings the surfer may have.

They ride on a wave of natural energy, safe in the knowledge that helping hands are a few centimetres away should an upset occur.

And sometimes those upsets, wipeouts, happen.

But it is happiness that shows on the faces of the surfers who, for one small moment slip into the white water, a watery realm that only a surfer knows, and loves.

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Living Design WITH the harsh Australian weather conditions, one thing that really suffers is the old door and window frames of the family home. That’s why a couple of switched on lads decided to bring Living Design Double Glazing to the Mornington Peninsula.

Living Design manufacture the best REHAU German engineered UPVC Windows and doors available in Australia, and are the only REHAU Heritage Double Hung manufacturer in Australia.

“We locally manufacture our windows and doors at our factory and we welcome visitors to come in and see the extensive range of affordable products,” said Kim Larmour, of Living Design. “The windows and doors are high performance, maintenance free and double glazed.

If your windows are rotted, it’s the perfect time to get the boys to come out and do a free quote.

The REHAU windows and door frames are perfect as replacements for your tired old windows and doors. They maximise energy efficiency, sound proof and significantly reduce noise, keep in heating and cooling, and you will never have to paint again.”

Specifically designed for the Australian climate, REHAU is non-flammable, internally glazed as standard, enhance security, non-corrosive, dust proof, energy efficient, cyclone rated and weather proof, and have a 10 year unconditional guarantee including installation.

“Give us a call to do a free measure and quote, or come into the showroom and check out the extensive range, so you can understand fully the product range and its benefits,” said Kim. Living Design Double Glazing was established in July last year by Simon Craig, Del and Kim Larmour, who are all highly skilled in the industry, with Simon a REHAU Manufacturer since 1988, and Del a qualified carpenter since 1994.

“We totally understood the benefits of the

product having come from Europe and growing up in Scotland, moving to Australia about 10 years ago. We knew the system would be perfect in the Australian climate and have already got incredible feedback from people who have replaced windows and doors,” said Simon and Del. “It is great being able to provide a high performance German engineered window and door system that was perfect for the Australian climate. REHAU has tested their window systems in Australia and they are designed specifically for the Australian climate.”

Unlike many imported brands, Living Design Double Glazing Windows & Doors are Australian made and designed specifically for the Australian climate, so assured to withstand weather extremes. Living Design Double Glazing is also an Australian Window Association member which means the AWA fully guarantee all work.

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“We offer quality goods at an affordable price,” said Herman. “We offer sound advice and competitive pricing, and our range of products includes everything for bathroom, taps, toilets, showers, shower screens, shower bases, baths and more.”

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there is a huge range of suppliers from the small importer to the large multinational companies like Caroma, Methven, Novelli, Marbletrend and more.

Come into the lavish showroom and check out the accessories, basins, baths, kitchen sinks, laundry troughs, mirrors and shaving cabinets, mixers, shower bases, shower grates, shower heads, shower screens, tapware, toilets, vanities and water tanks.

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OWNED and operated as a family business for the past 40 years, this distribution business consists of three prime movers, one refrigerated maxicube van, two FTE refrigerated vans and a Kruger dolly. The business has a regular interstate run as well as local runs and employs three drivers. The vendor is willing to assist new owners over the transition period if required.

TRADING from a large, modern showroom with ample storage and excellent visibility on a busy road, this well-known business specialises in the sales and service of bicycles and all related accessories and apparel. Stocking a number of the worlds leading brands, the well-equipped workshop has all the necessary tools and equipment to meet any repair requirements from customers. Asking price is negotiable for a a quick sale.

Interstate trucking business Price: $650,000 Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Bicycle sales and service, FRANKSTON Price: $110,500 plus sav Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

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COIN LAUNDRETTE - ST KILDA Established 40 years and open daily with automatic timer to open and close front door. 8 dryers, 10 washers, 2 x 30lb washers, coin machine, drink machine, 3 x HWS. Long lease in place.

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NEW LISTING BUTCHERS - WHEELERS HILL Only one in the shopping centre, no competition. Excellent profits for an owner operator. New lease offered. All retail.

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NEW LISTING LINE MARKING - HOME BASED Established for 12 years by the current owner, this business services large commercial clients including universities, Government schools and truck depots.

Extensive forward orders in place.

Highly profitable business.

$185,000 + sav CAMPING & FISHING SUPPLIES - SOUTH EAST SUBURBS Well established retail icon combining fishing & camping under one roof, over 1000 sqm, just off Eastlink. On-site car and boat parking. VIP Clubs programme.

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NEW LISTING CAFE Large establishment on Mornington Peninsula. Seats approx. 80 patrons with both indoor and outdoor seating. Trades from 7am until 4pm seven days per week.

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COIN LAUNDRETTE - SEAFORD Newly renovated, has 8 washers, 1 30lb washer and 6 dryers. There is a large rear area that would suit a laundry/ironing service.

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CAFE / TAKEAWAY - DANDENONG Lovely corporate café servicing local offices and foot traffic. Seats 40 inside and 20 outside. Trades Monday to Friday, 8am until 3pm.

Front courtyard, air-conditioned.

Established 30 years.

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BAKERY / CAFE - RYE All retail, long established business in prominent position opposite foreshore area. Seats 20 in & 10 out, sells 5 kgs coffee per week, lots of pies, bread, cakes etc. APV large oven, air-conditioning, Huge summer takings. Vendor to retire.

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NEW LISTING TAPAS RESTAURANT & BAR - RYE 50 seating capacity on licence, low overheads, easy to operate. Many tourist patrons plus locals to enjoy the live music venue and wood fired pizzas. Summer 7 nights, winter Wed-Sun. Great location opposite foreshore.

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NEW LISTING TRANSPORT / SHUTTLE SERVICE - HOME BASED Two 12 seater vehicles plus Holden sedan included in price.

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NEW LISTING AIR COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS Sales and service, long established, has contract service clients. Design, supply and install of compressed air conditioning equipment. Spare parts, plus onsite and workshop service.

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INDUSTRIAL TAKEAWAY - ROSEBUD Only 5 days from 5.30am until 3pm. Long established, recently renovated including solar panelling. Large premises with extensive preparation area, coolroom with new motor.

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COIN LAUNDRETTE - BEACONSFIELD Only one in town, automatic open/ close door. Total of 9 washers & 8 dryers, change machine, CCTV monitoring. Good equipment, cheap rent.

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NEW LISTING CAFE - KARINGAL This is a beautifully presented, corner café in close proximity to supermarket, post office and schools. Seating indoors and courtyard. The business comes with excellent equipment.

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NEW LISTING DISTRIBUTOR & SERVICE CENTRE - KEYSBOROUGH Leading distributor and authorized service centre for ENERPAC tools range. Also distribute a wide range of high quality tools and associated products. Produces quality work for industrial & automotive apllications.

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NEW LISTING MOWERS & GARDEN EQUIPMENT - CRANBOURNE Sale and repairs of modern and popular brands including lots of ride-on mowers from surrounding rural areas and Phillip Island.

Large modern premises in the heart of the most developing area of Melbourne’s outer suburbs.

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NEW LISTING MECHANICAL REPAIRS Largest independent workshop in the area with client base of residents & surrounding businesses. Ideally positioned with easy access and excellent exposure. Multi-dimensional business with huge turnover.

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PUZZLE ZONE

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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

The accidental pasta time capsule

By Stuart McCullough SAVE the date. I want to give you plenty of advance warning so that you can formulate your plans accordingly.

After all, it would be a tragedy if, for some reason, you weren’t available to mark what will inevitably be a very special occasion. Twenty years is a long time. Whether it’s a job or a marriage, two decades is something of an achievement. It’s also a fair margin by which to be out of date. If, for example, you were a piece of food whose ‘best before’ date was 1997, it would be nothing short of a miracle if, all this time later, you remain unopened. Miracles, I believe, ought to be commemorated.

It sits on the shelf above the kitchen bench. Seemingly innocuous, you can only imagine what kind of dark treasures might lurk within. It has something of an esteemed position; one whereby it has been elevated from mere container to decorative eye candy. It is, in actual fact, a tin can with a painting printed on the side. I’d guess you’d say the idea is to create the impression of an antique. Inside is some type of pasta. However, because the container was given such an exalted status, it has never been opened and its contents never used.

Around the rim of the lid there’s a strip of plastic on which there is printed the expiry date. ‘Best before 1997’ is declares. Given that the strip sits over the edge of the lid, it acts as an assurance that the object has never been tampered with. It remains just as it was all that time ago; it’s contents doubtless withering within. Twenty

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years seems as good a time as any to finally unveil the mysteries of the ancient pasta tin. It is, I feel, time to open it up.

It’s been part of my life for so long. I’d slide the back door shut and cast a glance in its direction as it stared proudly at the room. The longer things have gone on, the more

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my morbid interest has festered. It’s hard to envisage what twenty years has done its innards; whether they’ve slowly disintegrated or have remained perversely intact. For all I know, there’s a new strain of penicillin brewing away, waiting to be unleashed on the world’s superbugs.

It’s funny to recall what the world

was like back in 1997. Not only was the decorative tin sitting on the shelf above the kitchen bench at my father’s, Bill Clinton was in the White House. It was the year Diana, Jeff Buckley, Michael Hutchence and the Notorious B.I.G. all passed away.

The year that Tony Blair was elected and Steve Jobs decided to go back to work at Apple. Some of these events seemed profound at the time. Others more so in retrospect. As for me, I was just starting out.

I had a job and an apartment, but it was still a time during which everything felt tenuous. Brittle. As though, at any moment, things could change and be upturned and any progress towards a real life immediately squandered. Those were the days during which I felt that fate could intervene at any time and force me to go back to living with my parents. Which, if nothing else, would have reunited me with the decorative pasta tin.

Those, at least for me, were in between years. A time during which I was still finding my bearings. University was somewhere in the rearview mirror but I was still to figure out what I wanted to do. In 1997 I was living in the kind of apartment that doubles as a walk-in wardrobe. You could almost touch both sides with your arms outstretched. The stairwell outside was a concrete echo chamber in which lubricated tenants would perform full-throated versions of the last song they’d heard at the pub before deciding to stagger back home.

It was a long way from Tyabb.

It was around then that my car, a

Daihatsu Charade, was eased into retirement and I became wholly dependant on public transport. I also did a lot of things I thought were good for me that weren’t. I slept on a futon that was horrifically uncomfortable in the belief that it helped my back, only to learn later that I was kidding myself.

In those years, my television was perched on a milk crate and I made weekly trips to the local launderette.

It’s tempting to glorify your youth. Things in retrospect are often blurred by the passage of time. I can remember the people I met back in 1997. Some of those folks have been friends ever since. And even if I felt as though I had no idea what I was doing, I must have been doing something if not right, then something close enough, to have met those people. Thinking of it now makes me want to ring all of them and invite them over. I’ll make dinner. Perhaps pasta.

When the time comes and I rip the lid from the faux-antique decorative pasta tin, I’ve no idea what I’ll find. I think I’m just hoping it won’t be like that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark when they unclip the padlock, pop the top off and the cast of Ghostbusters comes flying out. It’s unlikely.

Rather, there’ll probably be not very much left at all. Time, I suspect, will have taken its toll. It’s no great loss.

Perhaps it’s better just to accept that things change over time. After all, that’s what happens when something is pasta its used by date. www.stuartmccullough.com

A fresh new face at Toorak College

By Melissa Walsh Toorak College Principal Kristy Kendall is the kind of leader every parent would want for their child, with a passionate belief that all children have the ability to be brilliant, and a unique understanding that mistakes are all part of life and learning.

“I know that students particularly want to get things right all the time and what I want them to know is that mistakes are our friend and they are our opportunity to learn and grow,” said Mrs Kendall. “If you are making mistakes it is usually because you are challenging yourself and giving yourself an opportunity for growth.”

A former Mt Eliza College student, Mrs Kendall grew up on the peninsula, and took an active interest in local theatre and community projects, later studying psychology at University.

Always one to step outside the square, she explains her academic career as taking an unusual path.

“I did a strange degree at university. Because of my background in drama, I combined drama with maths subjects but discovered psychology was where my heart was. It was a subject that I became very passionate about particularly the more I got into teaching and education leadership,” she said.

Using her psychology background, Mrs Kendall has been able to make incredible changes in the education system, starting with her first appointment at Haileybury that spanned 15 years where she assumed responsibility for the development of Edrington in 2013.

Under her management, the campus exceeded enrolment growth targets and delivered key improvements in the educational outcomes achieved

by students across the school. Prior to heading up the Berwick campus, she was Head of Senior Girls having led the establishment of Haileybury Girls College in 2007.

With a strong understanding of the importance of single gender education in the middle and senior school levels, Mrs Kendall was also the Associate Dean of Social Education where she developed a whole school program that addressed the social,

emotional and academic development pathways for students, which she plans to carry over to the Toorak College role.

“I completed my Masters of Education in 2013 and my thesis focused on the development of an adolescent’s abilities to understand another individual’s perspective,” said Mrs Kendall, who is determined to pass down the benefit of her wisdom to both the students and staff. “Students

are all different and we need to be able to be as adaptable as possible in a teaching situation. At every moment in a classroom you have to be reading the room and able to change direction at any given moment. I am very passionate about education and want to be able to impact the journey of our kids every step of the way.”

Growing up being told you could do anything, Mrs Kendall wants Toorak to encourage their young

women that way.

“It is very important for our girls to learn to be proud of their passion as we have a tendency to just want to fit in. I want our students to follow their own path and make mistakes by trying different things. I am a product of taking risks and challenging myself every day. That way we will raise strong, confident women.”

Celebrate Easter a different way MELBOURNE Easter Show is bringing a unique, family friendly “ little , big show” to the suburbs of Melbourne Presenting all the hallmarks of a traditional style show, Melbourne Easter Show has it all- albeit without the expensive price tags!

Melbourne Easter Show presents the first free entry show of it’s kind to the families of Melbourne.

The team at Melbourne Easter Show wanted to bring the experiences of the show, the thrill of rides, the joy of choosing a showbag and engaging children in an array of activities without the huge entry prices for families , like other events.

Combining free entry with all the activities, rides, exhibitors ,fireworks and even a movie, means a fantastic day out for the family.

There will be plenty to see and do over the 3 day show. The giant Easter egg hunt will be fun for all and you might even get to say hello to Mr. Easter Bunny himself. Age appropriate sessions will be run over the entire weekend.

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Old Boys – champion effort PROVINCIAL

By IT Gully PENINSULA Old Boys were crowned the best team in the MPCA on Sunday at 4.50pm when they crushed Crib Point in the Provincial Grand Final.

Chasing 204 for victory, Peninsula Old Boys achieved the target with 90 overs left in the game.

With Dylan O’Malley scoring 101, the Old Boys’ skipper Matt Hyden whipped a boundary in the 45th over to hand his side victory. At just 2/207, Crib Point conceded victory immediately.

Brandon Lawler, who was selected ahead of Adam Galitis as an additional batsmen, was not out on 25 while Hyden was unbeaten on 36.

Peninsula Old Boys set up the win in the final two overs of the first day (Saturday) of the match.

Crib Point’s Neil Clark, Jack Johnson and Henry Dolphin were all removed within nine balls of one another to turn the game on its head.

For 74 overs, Crib Point was in control of the match. With two overs to go, the game had flipped with the Old Boys taking 3/0 off nine balls.

The Old Boys went into the second day with their noses in front.

The Pies dominated for much of the first day.

Other than a couple of early swings and misses against POB quick Adam Jones early, Henry Dolphin played a patient knock and got within 20 runs of a century before he was out.

The Old Boys’ attack lacked their usual zip in the first session of play, which saw the Magpies reach 1/87 at the tea break.

Rob Hearn made 19 and when he fell, the Pies were okay at 1/40 off 23 at that stage.

Four dropped catches on the opening day made life frustrating for the POB bowlers with Dylan O’Malley grassing a chance off Jones in the final overs of the day. He injured his finger in the process.

However, history will show that Dylan responded with a matchwinning knock, while his bowlers responded with three wickets in the final overs of the day.

Crib Point may have finished the season on top of the ladder, however, the Old Boys were always the team to beat.

The best sides always deserve to take the title and on most occasions the cream rises to top.

In this instance, that’s exactly what happened.

Once again, the Old Boys were crowned the Kings of the competition.

Picture: Andrew Hurst

Panthers in box seat to win DISTRICT

By IT Gully PEARCEDALE will head into the third day of the MPCA District grand final with their noses well and truly in front after coach Chris Dew scored an unbeaten 159 against Flinders.

After more than 140 overs in the opening two days, Pearcedale is in the box seat after bowling 40 overs to Flinders on the second day and having them 2/37 overnight.

Not only did Dew score 159, when he gave only two small chances, he was almost the man to take Flinders’ first two wickets.

Dew and Shane Maggs put Pearcedale into a wonderful position for victory after the opening day.

The Panthers won the all-important grand final toss and went into bat.

However, Matt Cousland was sent packing for a duck and Mitch Andrew followed three runs later and Flinders had the opposition on the ropes at 2/3.

However, Brad Trotter (24) was joined at the crease by Dew and together they were able get the Panthers going again.

With the score at 3/51, Maggs joined Dew at the crease. They were able to take the score to 4/146 before Maggs fell victim to Dwayne Field in the final over of the first day.

Chris Dew remained at the crease, not out on 82.

The Sharks used seven bowlers on the first day, Field having the biggest impact with 2/16, despite bowling just seven overs. Shane Beggs had 1/17 off 10 after the opening day. Field finished with four wickets.

With the likes of Anthony

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Picture: Andrew Hurst McLaughlin at the crease and Max Blackburn, Shayne Gillings and Kaine Smith to come on day two, the Panthers would have been confident of setting a big target.

Pearcedale president Andrew Williams said the knock of his skipper

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was “magnificent”.

“What a time to get it. Our backs were to the wall and Chris brought his best.

“It was a worry when he came to the crease at 2/3 but he took charge and at that stage it could no have been in

better hands.

Flinders coach Clint Munday said Dew was superb.

“We were in a good position early but Chris came out and played one of the best innings you will see. We had one small chance but that was about

it – he just didn’t give us another one,” Munday said.

“The key for us was to hold onto as many wickets as we could and have a red hot go in the third day. We think we’re in with a great chance and we’ll give it a real crack,” Munday said.

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Mathers puts Rosebud in command SUB-DISTRICT

By IT Gully ONE the MPCA’s greats, Jason Mathers, gave Rosebud a red hot shot at the title in the Sub District grand final.

Mathers scored 73 in the Buds’ total of 215, while Jason Nagel and Brad Glen made contributions at the end.

Opponent Frankston YCW was 6/66 at stumps on the second day with the Buds Billy Quigley snaring two wickets early to set the scene.

The Buds are in total control and owned the first hour of play in the grand final.

The Buds were looking solid with almost 20 runs without loss, however, they lost two quick wickets and quickly found themselves in trouble at 2/19. A short time later, they were 3/34 and then when Billy Quigley was bowled by the evergreen Craig Burch, the favorites were 4/46.

Rosebud needed some grunt, fight and experience to give them a chance in the grand final – who better than ‘Heada’ Mathers.

At stumps on the opening day, Mathers was a very patient 58 not out.

He lost Peter Doughty for 40 when the score was on 125 but skipper Brad Glenn knuckled down and finished the day 12 not out.

At stumps after 76 overs, the game was in the balance at that stage with Rosebud 5/148.

Lea Leaunoa did some damage for the Stonecats early and got rid of Peter Doughty, finishing with day one figures of 2/33.

Sam Fulton had 1/17 off 11 and Burch 1/27 off 19.

Wind the clock forward 24 hours and the Buds are in command and are sure to go push through and with the flag and progress to District next season.

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THE Red Hill Show has a line-up of great entertainment this Easter. “The shows committee has worked hard finding funding for the majority of the events and entertainment this year”, remarked Bec Davis, Executive Officer. “We are so excited at the quality and variety of free entertainment on offer. It really is tough deciding on which ones to write about. Kids will love the free rides, animals and workshops, while mums and dads will really appreciate the rhythms, ambiance and demonstrations”.

Foday Camara, The Culture Keeper is no stranger to performing. He has wowed us, moved us and grooved us at the Red Hill Show before. We are ecstatic to have him once again performing two shows this year. Born in Senegal, he has danced for the Senegalese President and even Pope John Paul II. As part of the Ganbian Dance Troupe he has travelled

to Ghana, Germany and America. Now a Melbourne local, he is part of the Wulaba Drummers & Dancers – a choreographer, singer, dancer & griot drummer. His smile and energy is infectious. Foday will be entertaining us at 10.30am and 12.30pm on the top oval.

The crew of Big Air School are an inspiring group of athletes. They will showcase their gravity defying stunts on BMX bikes and scooters. We shall learn the secrets of their aerial acrobatics in workshops throughout the day.

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Flashy Feathers, elegant manes… the Heavy Horses are back!

THE Clydesdales, Gypsy Cob, Drum Horses and other Heavy Horse Breeds will take Centre stage at this year’s 88th Red Hill Show. This is particularly wonderful news for two of the Red Hill Shows Committee members, Mathy and Ron Hyder, who’s Filly, affectionately known as Calamity won Champion Clydesdale Filly at the 2014 Royal Melbourne Show. Between Calamity and her mother Lexie they won eight events that year. 2015 was not exception, with Calamity (pictured here) taking out yet another class.

Calamity, Lexie and half-sister Jada will all be competing at Red Hill on Easter Saturday. All three mares are very affectionate and yes, despite their impressive size, they love a pat so don’t be shy. The Gypsy Cobs are smaller in comparison but their flashy feathers, elegant manes and tails make them a true family favourite. Kids will love these enchanting, romantic creatures.

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