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Fatal fire at caravan park

A PERSON has died after a fire at a Carrum Downs caravan park.

Emergency services received calls that a fire had broken out at the Frankston-Dandenong Road park just after 9.30pm on 8 September.

Police have confirmed that a person died at the scene of the blaze.

A police statement read that “a crime scene has been set up and the circumstances surrounding the fire are yet to be determined. An arson chemist and fire investigators from the arson squad will attend the site”.

Anyone with information about the fatal fire can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www. crimestoppersvic.com.au.

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Aged care virus cluster claims seventeen lives Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au THE death toll from a COVID-19 outbreak at the Bupa Edithvale nursing home has reached 17.

Figures released by the Department of Health last week showed that 17 residents at the Edithvale home had

died after testing positive to COVID-19. A total of 44 residents and 32 staff at the site had tested positive for the virus as of 11 September.

Of the 44 cases among residents, 25 were considered resolved. All cases in staff were listed as resolved.

In a statement released earlier his month, Bupa said that the alert level at their home has been lowered to “ac-

tive surveillance”. This meant that residents could begin taking part in group activities again.

“Bupa Edithvale received welcome news from the Department of Health yesterday [3 September], advising that the care home has now been deescalated to the active surveillance stage,” the statement read. “This means residents can now move more

freely around the home and take part in group recreational activities.

“The team continues to monitor residents’ health closely and remains diligent in their use of personal protective equipment. We thank our employees, residents and their loved ones for their unwavering support and patience throughout the outbreak.”

The first cases in Bupa Edithvale em-

ployees were made public on 19 July.

After the positive tests were returned, Bupa activated its outbreak management plan. A dedicated COVID-19 care unit was set up, with five separate isolated zones within the home established. A registered nurse, personal carers, and a cleaner was assigned to each zone (“Virus cluster turns fatal”, The News, 12/8/20).

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Councils unite for social housing Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au KINGSTON Council is one of 13 councils representing two million residents in Melbourne’s east and south east lobbying for more social housing to “end homelessness”.

The 13 councils, supported by Eastern Affordable Housing Alliance, Municipal Association of Victoria, Eastern Region Group of Councils and the Department of Health and Human Services, say they want more housing as the “first step towards addressing the often complex social and health needs of the region’s most vulnerable community members”.

Providing a safe home first, as part of a broader social housing framework, is the way to stem the increase in homelessness, they say. “Only with a home can the compounding set of circumstances leading to homelessness be properly addressed to enable better outcomes for vulnerable people facing extreme adversity.”

Their focus was informed by research commissioned by Monash Council through the Council to Homeless Persons: ‘Making a Difference – effective local government responses to homelessness.’

It identified that the “single, most powerful way” councils can contribute to preventing and ending homelessness

was to advocate for more social housing across Victoria.

This housing is owned either by the state government or not-for-profit community providers and rented to low income households at either 25 per cent (public housing) or 30 per cent (community housing) of their income.

Those more recently affected include the “new vulnerable”: the people who have lost their jobs and homes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many seeking crisis accommodation for the first time.

Statistically, homelessness is more likely to affect the most vulnerable in our society, including women and children fleeing family violence, those with a disability, or living with a mental health condition, those living in poverty and marginalised groups.

A charter to guide the campaign: the Regional Local Government Homelessness and Social Housing Charter 2020, came through a forum of CEOs and senior staff from all councils, initiated by Monash Council in November.

It was attended by housing providers, peak bodies and the state government.

Homelessness advocate “Nova”, who has lived experience as a result of family violence, shared what was described as a “powerful and moving story” with forum attendees.

The charter commits the groups to working together, and with state and

federal governments and private partners, to deliver social housing and respond to homelessness in the east and south east and to identify land in their municipalities for repurposing as social housing.

Frankston Council joins Mornington Peninsula Shire in the collective alongside Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong, Knox, Frankston, Manningham, Monash, Maroondah, Whitehorse, Yarra Ranges and Bayside councils.

Shire mayor Cr Sam Hearn said shire officers were often the first to respond to people experiencing homelessness. He said the COVID-19 crisis had further pushed vulnerable people into crisis, especially women and children experiencing family violence, and those on low incomes.

“A safe home is fundamental for recovery and safety,” Cr Hearn said.

“Everyone deserves to have a roof over their head, a door they can lock and a place where they feel secure and safe. A place to call home. This is a fundamental and basic right.”

He said: “All 13 councils are committed to working together to see change in social housing provision.

Never has it been more important.”

To see the campaign forum and hear homelessness advocate Nova share her story visit monash.vic.gov.au/ homelessness

GALLERY TALK Even though the MPRG is currently closed to the public, we are continuing to develop and share our podcasts, videos, collection, exhibitions, stories and children’s activities across all our online platforms.

Public galleries across Victoria, including the MPRG, are currently closed. On Sunday 6 September, the Premier Daniel Andrews released the Victorian Government’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Roadmap to reopening. Under this plan, galleries in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria remain closed until 23 November.

Our series of artist studio conversations have been really popular on MPRG TV, with lots of people tuning in each week.

You can catch up on my recent interviews with master printmaker Raymond Arnold, Archibald Prize-winning artist Euan Macleod, virtual reality superstar Jess Johnson and leading contemporary artist Cameron Robbins who uses natural forces to create his works.

MPRG is presenting a special online exhibition featuring new photographic based work by Tara Gilbee. Tara was an artist in residence at the Mornington

Peninsula Shire’s Police Point Artist in Residency program in 2018 and 2019. Using solargraphic and pinhole techniques, her powerful and haunting images capture a unique and other worldly perspective of Point Nepean.

MPRG’s artist/educator Jill Anderson continues to inspire children with a series of online creative activities based on artists in MPRG’s collection, including create a Danie Mellor-inspired collage and paint a work on paper inspired by artists Rosie Weiss and GW Bot. Kids can also learn how to create a still life vanitas with artist and animator Jerome Rush.

Finally, MPRG has launched a major collection publication featuring historical essays about the gallery and over 70 works reproduced from the Collection.

This is available to order through our website.

Stay safe, stay inspired and look out for each other.

Danny Lacy Artistic Director Senior Curator

www.mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au Civic Reserve, Dunns Road, Mornington Ph 5950 1580

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16 September 2020

Mayor wants reduced hours for gambling

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Mentone Hotel to reopen next year THE Mentone Hotel is set to reopen next year.

The building was purchased by Momentum Developments in late 2014.

An original plan to convert the building into apartments without a substantial pub space was abandoned in 2018 after community pushback (“Mentone Hotel saved’, The News, 18/4/18).

Paul Huggins from Momentum Developments said “the restoration of the hotel is well underway, and the heritage listed building will be stunning when it’s completed.”

“People will be blown away by the hospitality space,” he said. “It is important we get every detail right and that is not just limited to the commercial business, because there will also be ten apartments within the heritage building.

“Working through the intrinsic design of the heritage building has posed a few challenges, however I’ve never shied away from the responsibility of returning the old girl to her former glory and I’d like to think the 130 year old building will be even more impressive than the day it first opened, by the time we’ve completed all the works.”

Save the Edgy was a community group set up to push for more pub space inside the redevelopment. The group’s spokesperson Chris Hill said that the project is “on track” for completion in mid-2021.

“I know a lot of people have always been really concerned about whether another beer would be served in the hotel again. There were also concerns on what would happen to the hotel building itself, but we were successful

in both saving the building and ensuring a licensed venue would operate within the refurbished hotel,” he said.

“At the beginning of our campaign, getting the Mentone Hotel added to the Victorian Heritage Register was a huge win, as it now has the highest level of Heritage protection. Whilst it’s fair to say that the owner and I didn’t always see eye to eye on certain issues, there has always been a commitment regarding the heritage and the agreement to establish a vibrant licensed venue is a credit to all involved.

“Before it closed, the Mentone Hotel traded for 125 years and I’d like to think it will still be welcoming locals like me through the doors in another 125 years’ time.”

Brodie Cowburn

KINGSTON has joined 11 other councils to call on the state government to place stricter restrictions on electronic gaming machines.

A letter to Premier Daniel Andrews, signed by Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley, calls for the shutdown of pokies venues between midnight and 10am. Kingston has experienced some of the highest gambling losses of all Melbourne municipalities in the last five years.

The regulations, if adopted, would reduce poker machine operations from 20 hours per day to 14.

Data from the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation showed Kingston gamblers lost $62.08 million on poker machines from July 2019 to March this year. The closure of bars and pubs during Melbourne’s first lockdown switched pokies off from April, saving Kingston’s local economy about $20 million based on past gambling losses.

Cr Oxley said the shutdown gave local residents the dual benefit of a “desperately needed” boost to their wallets due to COVID job losses along with a break from gambling establishments.

“The shutdown will also have helped people experiencing gambling harm to take a much-needed break from gambling on poker machines and meant they could pay their rent or mortgage, put food on their tables, pay other bills, and perhaps even buy simple things such as a coffee or pizza,” Cr Oxley said.

“We can get a silver lining out of COVID-19 if we can see reforms happen in Victoria that will reduce

gambling harm. The entire community will benefit from this.”

The Alliance for Gambling Reform endorsed the measures outlined in the letter, which were recommended by the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission. They called for increased autonomy for councils to regulate against gambling harm to their residents.

“No level of government is closer to the devastation poker machines cause than the local council representing the people who live with pokies spread throughout their municipality,” Alliance for Gambling Reform chief advocate Tim Costello said.

“There are simply machines deliberately designed to entrance and addict people busily draining money from them and the Kingston economy.”

Laura Green

Virus cases declining NO new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Kingston on 13 September, with the number of active cases in the area dropping to 23.

Every postcode in the municipality now has under 10 active recorded cases of coronavirus. Cheltenham is the largest local COVID-19 hotspot, with eight active cases as of 13 September.

On 13 September there were 1157 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria. Statewide, 723 people have died from the virus since the pandemic began.

ANY SYMPTOMS GET TESTED It’s important to get tested for coronavirus at the first sign of any symptom and stay home until you get your result. Getting tested means you keep yourself, your friends, family, workplace and your community safe.

It’s not over yet.

Find out where to get tested visit vic.gov.au/CORONAVIRUS Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne

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NEWS DESK Police patrol

with Brodie Cowburn

Cards taken then used POLICE are investigating the use of bank cards stolen in Parkdale.

Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have been told that a car was broken into in Parkdale on 28 August. A wallet was stolen from the vehicle.

Later that day, the stolen cards were used at stores in Mentone, Black Rock, and Beaumaris.

Investigators have released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to as part of their investigation. He is described by police as “caucasian in appearance, aged in his 40s, and of

Thieves target out of work tradies

average height and build.”

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppervic.com.au.

A MAN police want to speak to about the use of stolen bank cards.

Picture: Supplied

Mail stolen A MAN is wanted by police in relation to the theft of mail in Cheltenham.

Mail was stolen from a Cheltenham apartment complex at around 4.30am on 18 July.

Police have released an image of a man (pictured above) they wish to speak to about the theft.

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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16 September 2020

THIEVES have been targeting the utes of tradies who have lost their jobs because of COVID-19, police say.

A spike of thefts from cars has been recorded across Frankston, Carrum Downs, Seaford, and Langwarrin over the last four weeks.

Acting Detective Sergeant Ryan Collins from the Frankston crime investigation unit said that “given the large volume of tradespeople currently unemployed due to COVID, many people are leaving their vehicles in the driveway or front yard with little to no security.”

“Thieves are targeting tradie’s utes and forcing open lock boxes and stealing the contents of the boxes, in some cases several thousand dollars worth of power tools,” he said. “Obviously the theft of tools can have a devastating impact on a victim’s livelihood at a time when working has never been harder and already under financial stress. The thefts may also not be covered by insurance. It is a timely reminder to secure the tools in a locked garage wherever possible.”

Anyone who has witnessed thefts or who has any information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Frankston Crime Investigation Unit on 9784 5590.

200kmph speedster A MAN who was clocked driving at around 200 kmph has been caught by police in Carrum Downs.

In the early hours of 11 September, a

Ford Focus XR turbo sped past a dog squad unit positioned on the Eastern Freeway. The car drove off the freeway at Frankston Road before leading police on a pursuit through Springvale, Noble Park, Glen Waverley, Ringwood, Monash, Mulgrave, and Dandenong.

During the pursuit, the car is alleged to have sped, run through red lights, and crossed onto the wrong side of the road. Stop sticks were deployed by police officers near the Dandenong Bypass, and the car eventually stopped on Peninsula Link near Lathams Road.

Police searched the car, and allegedly found methylamphetamine. The driver, a man from Keysborough, was charged with traffick and possess methylamphetamine, two counts of reckless conduct endangering life, recklessly expose police to risk by driving, drug driving, disqualified driving, and six counts of commit indictable offence while on bail, and other traffic offences.

The man was held to appear at the Frankston Magistrates’ Court 11 September.

License lost AN alleged drunk driver in Clarinda has lost his license for two years.

Police tested the driver of a black Mazda last week. He returned a preliminary breath test reading of 0.118.

The man allegedly refused to accompany police to the station for a further breath test, and lost his license for two years. He will receive a summons to appear in court.

The man and his passenger were also fined $1652 each for breaching COVID-19 restrictions.

Unemployment figures rising

Picture: Gary Sissons

Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au

Drop in cases linked to hospital THE number of active COVID-19 cases linked to an outbreak at Frankston Hospital has dropped.

As of 13 September, there are six active coronavirus cases linked to Frankston Hospital. A total of 90 positive cases were linked to Peninsula Health when the virus spread at the hospital in mid-August (“COVID-19 outbreak in hospital”, The News, 24/8/20).

In a statement released earlier this month, Peninsula Health said “we

know that there is some community anxiety about coming to hospital and we want to share with you a few things to reassure you that our entire health service is safe for you to visit.”

“Our staff continue to be asymptomatically tested for COVID-19, so we can be assured that they are not carrying the virus. Our infection prevention and control measures and procedures have been assessed by external experts to ensure that our hospitals are safe.

We took very strict measures following the outbreak to ensure that the virus was immediately contained. This process has now concluded.

“If you are unwell, please seek medical attention. Our sites are safe, our staff are dedicated and amazing, and we are here for our community.

Our services are fully operational, our people are returning to work and Frankston Hospital is here to support our local community.”

THE number of local residents living on the JobSeeker payment has risen by thousands since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Figures released by the Department of Social Services showed that the number of residents in the Frankston municipality receiving the JobSeeker payment grew by around 4000 between March and July this year. It is understood that around 10,000 local residents are currently receiving the payment.

Dunkley MP Peta Murphy says there was a 45 per cent increase in JobSeeker recipients and a 51 per cent increase in Youth Allowance recipients in her electorate between March to July. She said that the number of people on JobSeeker in Frankston South rose the highest, by about 65 per cent.

Ms Murphy labelled the figures “concerning”, and called on the government to keep the current JobKeeper supplement rate to prevent future job losses.

“With the federal government cutting the rate of JobKeeper at the end of this month, I’m really concerned for locals who will struggle to make ends meet,” she said.

“Last week in the Parliament I

asked the Prime Minister why his government was cutting JobKeeper, and gave examples of the impacts on two local women. The federal government should be providing more support for jobs and local businesses.

Reducing the amount of JobKeeper in the middle of the worst recession in almost a century will not fix the problem.”

The federal government plans to reduce JobKeeper for full time workers to $1200 per fortnight from the end of this month. The rate is currently $1500 a fortnight.

The extension of COVID-19 restrictions for Victorians offered little relief for those in the retail and hospitality industries. Cafes and restaurants will be limited to takeaway and retail shops will be click and collect only until at least 26 October, and perhaps longer if the number of COVID-19 cases does not drop.

LONG lines outside Frankston Centrelink earlier this year.

Picture: Gary Sissons

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LETTERS

Scrutinise councillors and candidates before voting I did look forward to judgement day for Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors at the October election, but half of them have quit. As well as new candidates, the remnant incumbents seeking re-election need scrutiny.

It is still in memory that some councillors converted their generous expenses accounts into junket holiday trips to China and Paris; that a councillor overspent the expense account by $11,000 but was forgiven the debt by other councillors and did not have to repay it; that another one used the account for a business course for personal benefit.

The state government imposed a rates cap in an attempt to curtail unnecessary expenditure and slow the spiraling rates burden on citizens, but council thumbed its nose at this and imposed a levy, a “municipal charge” (later called a “waste services charge”) to make it legal.

We now have two rates, one uncapped at $322, this year, ever rising, 13 per cent more than last year and well and truly negating my pensioner rates concession.

All of this behaviour, unethical to me, will be described as accountants speak, but I choose to use plain talking. Not to forget that some council officers were given bonuses of $40,000 to $60,000, and a city office is maintained for their convenience.

Considering the desperately lean times ahead, it will be hard to sort out all of the candidates, particularly if you don’t give any credence to social media, and I for one, will be relying on our local paper, The News, for an honest profile of the candidates.

Perhaps the incumbent councillors seeking reelection could stand on their record.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Progress at Pines Frankston Council recently spent more than $140,000 on works to update the Pines Aquatic Pool centre.

At the same time, approximately $13.5 million dollars has been officially allocated by the council to finance sporting pavilion redevelopments at Frankston North. All local sporting pavilions that will receive this money are close to the beautiful but ageing Monterey Reserve.

While attention to these sporting facilities are much needed, what is still lacking is a more deliberative long-term approach to both the swimming facility and the Monterey Reserve precinct.

This is why $61,000 has been secured for an area master plan to seek ratepayer feedback and to develop designs on the upgrade of both the Pines Aquatic Pool centre and the greater Monterey Reserve precinct.

Residents in Frankston North will have received questionnaires about what major improvements they may wish to see at the Pines Aquatic Pool and the Monterey Reserve.

People who don’t live in Frankston North but may have ideas on what they might like to see, this questionnaire is also available on

the Frankston Council website. Please follow the prompts to have your say on these exciting future upgrades in Frankston North.

Kris Bolam, Frankston councillor, North-West Ward

Missing details Brewis Atkinson fails to clarify that there is a daily movement cap on take offs and landings at Tyabb Airport for aircraft weighing more than 2041 kg at take-off. He also fails to mention that take offs and landings at night are permitted except for aircraft weighing more than 2041kg at take-off.

The exception to this is that Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has authorised aircraft which are used for emergencies or any government response, regardless of size and weight, to use the airport at any time.

The clever and misleading wording used by Mr Atkinson in his letter reminiscent of his “survey”. In that survey he asked hypothetical questions which elicited a negative response. I once made the comment to Mr Atkinson that had he asked for a response to one of his questions he offered me as an example, I would have given him the same negative answer too.

On 1 September VCAT (Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal) handed down its most recent decision regarding Tyabb airport operations. As in the previous tribunals and panels, the decision was in favour of the airport (“More turbulence ahead despite aero club’s win” The News 9/9/20).

I wonder how many more “umpire’s decisions” it will take to satisfy Mr Atkinson. Or will he not accept the umpire decision at all?

Jack Vevers, president Peninsula Aero Club

Kick in guts decision The VCAT (Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal) decision to allow aircraft to take off and land at Tyabb [airfield] on Sundays from 9.30am to 10.30am, despite this having been prohibited by the permits controlling operations at the airfield, is the result of three main co-existing circumstances (“More turbulence ahead despite aero club’s win” The News 9/9/20): The “[Peninsula Aero Club] has been breaching the ‘church hour’ condition for in excess of 15 years” (VCAT reasons, paragraph 46).

During the 15-years immediately before the VCAT proceeding commenced, the council did not give the PAC any written direction that the operations cease (VCAT reasons, paragraphs 50, 59).

The All Saints Church has not existed since 1978 (VCAT reasons, paragraph 47).

For residents who have justifiably complained about excessive noise from “church hour” aircraft operations to PAC and council, this VCAT decision is a kick in the guts.

Had the council acted on those complaints during the 15-year period and taken steps to ensure the relevant condition was met, the VCAT deci-

sion may well have been different.

However, this decision does not change the use of the land from being an “authorised landing ground” nor does it imply that if there were breaches of any other permit conditions for 15 years or more, they would be approved by VCAT in future.

Based on my extensive door knocking and conversations in the local area, most residents want the council to work as strongly as possible to establish effective controls that protect our right to enjoy where we live without excessive aircraft noise.

I encourage all Somerville, Hastings and Tyabb residents who want better controls on aircraft noise to select very carefully who they vote for at the upcoming council elections.

Brewis Atkinson, Tyabb

A better way Michael Davey wants critics of [Premier] Dan Andrews to “explain in detail what you would have done differently”. This would only be possible if the editor would allow us all four columns to reply, but I will try to trim it down.

At the national cabinet on the 27 March I would have taken note of the other seven premiers and chief ministers who intended to chair meetings of their health ministers, chief health officers, police commissioners, Australian Defence Force and hospitality and transport representatives, rather than leave it to some middle tier public servants to set up hotel quarantine.

Once told that one quarter of infected people could not be found at home, I would have immediately closed the one hour exercise loophole and upped the frequency of home checks, not wait another two weeks to do so.

When offered tech support in May to help with contact tracing I wouldn’t have knocked it back only to then install the same system in September.

I think I may have come up with a bit better system for recording contact tracing than a pencil and a note pad and doctors reporting by fax. I certainly wouldn’t have spent from May till September getting angry with anybody who suggested the NSW contact tracing was superior to ours and then send a delegation to NSW to try to learn more from them.

Too much was left to public servants who didn’t seem accountable to ministers and, after all the witnesses so far, the inquiry is yet to ascertain what minister was in charge.

Michael G Free, Mount Martha

explain the birds and bees to one reporter known for feeble stupid attempts at “gotcha” questions.

What do we get from the musketeers? Not much. Just orchestrated questions from tame reporters. We discovered Scomo has built a cubby and the rest of the time he’s duck shoving the blame elsewhere. The federal government is pathetic.

John Cain, McCrae

Lives saved It is so wrong to suggest we let nature take its course with COVID-19 (“Let nature prevail” Letters 9/9/20). He makes the mistake so many do of saying that the deaths, particular under 60s, have been in such few numbers that we should not worry too much about it. What he and all those who rail against the restrictions fail to recognise is that without the restrictions our death toll would be higher, not just from coronavirus but from a whole range of other causes.

Letting the virus have free rein would mean our health care system, including intensive care units, would be overrun, so people who are injured in car accidents, who have heart attacks or other traumatic illnesses would have to fight for access to healthcare with those who have caught COVID-19.

It is the lockdowns that are stopping us from that.

We are now learning that contracting the virus leaves many younger people with sever long term health impacts.

People in aged care are not in heaven’s waiting room. They are grandparents, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers who are eminently capable of enjoying life and giving love and comfort to those close to them.

Marg D’Arcy, Rye

Question of health The three musketeers, [Prime Minister Scott] Morrison, [Treasurer] Frydenberg and [Health Minister and Flinders MP Greg] Hunt are putting the boot into [Premier] Dan Andrews again, wanting him to open Victoria’s borders so their voting bloc, big business, can start making money again.

Firstly, they haven’t realised Victoria’s borders have never been closed. All other state borders have been closed to us.

Secondly, I’m disgusted that these people and in particular Greg Hunt, are putting wealth before health.

They criticise Andrews at every opportunity, but it’s Dan Andrews that fronts the media every day and answers questions, even the inane garbage asked by some reporters. Dan even had to

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Bayside

100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Railway Commissioners visit to Frankston railway service, and suggested that trains at present running as far as to Carrum should be extended to Frankston.

Mr Norman replied that the line to Frankston would be electrified within 12 months, when the service would be much improved.

He could not recommend additional trains in the afternoon or evening, but was of the opinion that an additional train could be provided between 9.30am and 12.30pm. He believed it was necessary.

The Commissioners were heartily thanked, after which they left for Mornington and Stony Point. *** WHEN I grow up to be a man I’ll smoke cigars! like Uncle Dan, And flirt with girls, and own a car, And wear long pants! like my papa, And when the winter days are damp, I’ll have goloshes an a gamp.

But coughs and colds I’ll not endure, I’ll Just take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. *** The Morwell Scheme Letter To the Editor.

Sir, Your interesting article in “The Standard” August 20th, dealing with the immense value of the Morwell coal as a source of cheap power, does great credit to your paper.

Although the Lawson Ministry deserve praise for actually setting the work in hand, there is no excuse for the years of dallying with this great venture.

However, it can be surmised that it has taken every minute of the thirty

Compiled by Cameron McCullough ON Wednesday last the Railways Commissioners arrived at Frankston by special train on their annual tour of inspection.

They were met at the station by Cr F. H. Wells, and Mr H. Vicars, President of the Frankston Progress Association, and the secretary, Mr W. C, Young.

Cr Wells reminded the Commissioners of the necessity for a sub-way or some other method to connect Wells Street with Cranbourne Road, and specially referred to the notice recently posted in the vicinity warning the public that trespassers at that point would be prosecuted.

This, he contended, was contrary to a previous promise given that the public would be allowed to cross the line at their own risk.

Mr Norman, chairman, after consulting the plans prepared in connection with improvements about to be made at the Frankston Railway Station, stated that provision had been made for a sub-way at the Wells St entrance.

In the meantime, he allowed it to be inferred that the custom of the public in crossing the line would not be interfered with.

Cr Wells also urged that the goods shed be opened at 8am instead of 8.30 as at present.

Mr Norman replied that to do that would involve the appointment of an additional porter, and he thought that as these sheds were open continuously from 8.30am to 5pm the public were very well served.

Additional Morning Tram Promised Mr Vicars asked for an improved

years you mention to overcome the powerful influence of the interests in the various tinpot and expensive electric plants, which are spread about Melbourne, and it’s safe to conclude that at last National Progress is to receive consideration over Vested Interests.

The figures you give are very instructive, proving beyond doubt the immense value of the Morwell scheme to Victoria’s industrial life, for we have the whole of the essentials of a great producing and manufacturing State, except cheap power, and we have only to watch the papers to see that the State’s who are advancing most are those making the greatest use of natural power resources.

It is impossible to know at present the intention of the commissioners as to the way they intend to use the power for generating purposes, or whether fullest use is to be made of this gift of Providence.

Without doubt, coal is intended to be used by man for other purposes than simply burning it to produce heat, and I appeal to your readers to interest themselves in the matter of obtaining from the Morwell coal, not only cheap coal, but also the increased industrial benefits to be derived by the proper utilisation of the wealth of the byproducts contained in the coal.

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CLAVIS. Seaford, August 25th. *** A MEETING of the Frankston Football Accident Committee was held on Monday evening last.

Miss Dolly Gregory presided. Mrs C. Dalman, Miss Gamble, and Mr E.

K. McComb were also present.

Recommendations were received from the Football Club for the payment of small amounts to various players who had been temporarily disabled, and the sum of £4 was passed to meet same.

An account for £10 10s for medical fees in connection with the serious accident to Mr McGinisker, early in the season, was also passed for payment. *** Council Deadlock.

Following the unsuccessful attempt to hold the ordinary monthly, meeting of the shire council at Frankston last week, owing to the absence of a quorum, the Frankston and Seaford Riding councillors immediately waited on the Minister of Public Works, in Melbourne.

As the result of the interview, the councillors of the ridings named forthwith made a “call” of the council for Monday, 13th September, at Frankston, at 10.30am.

Notices to the above effect were posted to all the councillors on Friday, 3rd inst., with the intimation that any councillor failing to attend would be liable to a penalty of £20.

In accordance with a previous adjournment, councillors of the Frankston and Seaford Ridings met yesterday at Frankston, but the East and Centre Riding representatives did not attend, and a further adjourned until the “call” meeting at Frankston on Monday next was made.

It is stated that after receiving the “call” notice referred to the Centre Riding councillors issued a similar summons, requesting councillors to

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Frankston councillors are not treating this document seriously.

Fortified by the advice received on their recent visit to the Minister, they state they are confident that their position is correct. *** FRANKSTON was visited this week

by Sgt A. T. Leadbeater who will oppose the Hon A. Downward for the Mornington seat in the Legislative Assembly, the expectation being that the general elections for the State will take place on 14th Oct. Sgt Leadbeater saw active service in the great war as a member of the 9th Light Horse, and on his return to Australia resumed his avocation as a farmer and agriculturalist.

Mr Leadbeater will stand as a Nationalist and supporter of the Lawson Government. *** LAST Sunday night or early Monday morning a burglary was committed at the Peninsula Motor Garage Frankston.

The thieves departed with a quantity of motor car accessories.

Senr. Constable Bray, in company with city detectives last week arrested at Langwarrrin two young men who are suspected of being implicated in recent robberies in the district.

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FV releases refunds policy SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie THE long-awaited announcement of Football Victoria’s refunds policy was made late last week.

The policy was prefaced by a reference to a recent Australian Sports Foundation survey on the severe economic impact of the pandemic.

It estimated the total financial loss to Australia’s 70,000 community sports clubs to be around $1.6 billion which jeopardises the survival of many.

FV hasn’t been immune to the impact of having its competitions disrupted by suspension and eventual cancellation.

The federation stood down most of its staff from March and all of its staff from August.

It has been formulating a refund policy for weeks now and this process has taken much longer than clubs expected with most local clubs being forced to offer refunds well in advance of an official FV announcement.

However, not all Australian jurisdictions were tardy in announcing a refunds policy.

For example, Football Queensland announced its policy in March and Football West released its policy in May. Albeit that these policies have since been tweaked their early release enabled clubs to make informed refund decisions and it can be argued that they were better-placed than their Victorian counterparts to deal with refund requests from players and parents.

FV’s policy essentially deals with player registration fees and team entry fees but it includes the revelation that Football Federation Australia has decided to retain 95 per cent of National Player Registration fees.

FFA’s 5 per cent refund equates to 70 cents for every registered junior player in Australia and $1.65 for every registered senior player.

“That’s ridiculous,” was the blunt response from Langwarrin president Tanya Wallace.

“And this has a knock-on effect for Football Victoria and in turn the clubs.

“I don’t think that keeping 95 per cent of those fees is fair.

“What about the state federations that do all the work?”

Langwarrin is an NPL2 club and holds both senior and junior NPL licences.

It doesn’t pay player registration fees

Money matters: Football Victoria’s player registration and team entry refunds for community club seniors and juniors. Tables: Supplied

for seniors, under-20s and under-18s as part of its senior licencing agreement but it pays a $20,000 team entry fee to cover all three squads.

FV is refunding 45 per cent of the team entry fee for NPL2 clubs and Wallace is surprised by the amount.

“I emailed Football Victoria and told them I couldn’t understand how their refund for NPL2 and 3 was at 45 per cent because as far as I was concerned their only outlay for that league was match balls,” she said.

“We’d only paid two-thirds of the team entry fee and I don’t get how they can take $14,000 off us and only give 45 per cent back.

“That amounts to $6300 for balls as there were no competition fees incurred because there were no matches.

“We had to pay for referees ourselves for any practice matches so what are we paying for here?

“The brand? The name?

“Makes no sense to me.”

When it comes to NPL senior and

junior fees FV openly discriminates in favour of women and girls who have for some time now been the focus of the federation’s attempts to grow the game through participant numbers.

The refund policy highlights this disparity.

NPL senior men pay a team entry fee of $25,000, NPL 2 and 3 senior men pay $20,000 and NPLW senior women pay $11,000.

The team entry fee refund percentage for NPL men in all three levels of competition is 45 per cent while the refund for NPLW is 75 per cent.

Junior NPL boys pay player registration fees while junior NPL girls do not.

When it comes to junior NPL team entry fee refunds again there is no gender parity as the boys will receive a 45 per cent refund while the girls receive 75 per cent.

Yet the state body can’t be accused of masking a policy weighted in favour of female participation as it points to this discrimination in its policy announce-

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“Fortunately, FV has received substantial support from the Commonwealth and Victorian governments throughout this period, including JobKeeper and the Survival Package Fund respectively. These packages have subsidised our ongoing operations, return to play activities and allowed FV to make strategic decisions in relation to this policy – for example, the increased level of refunds to support football for women and girls.”

Most local clubs fall into the category of community clubs and they will receive a 70 per cent refund of senior men’s and women’s player registration fees.

Men’s State League clubs can expect a 60 per cent refund on team entry fees (which are different for different leagues) while Women’s Victorian Premier League clubs receive a 100 per cent refund.

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Tanya Wallace best sums up the juggling act facing club administrators with her parting comment on this issue.

“The whole thing is an absolute nightmare.

“You try and look after the families at your club as well as protecting the future of your club and giving these families something to come back to.

“It’s not easy.”

If there’s been anything positive to emerge from the season that never was it is the enhanced status of FV’s southern region club ambassador Greg Hurvitz.

Throughout the sport’s shutdown FV has trod a rocky path in terms of public relations.

However Hurvitz has received wide acclaim from local clubs for his role in fielding their concerns and for doing his best to keep them informed.

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Frost breaks through for black-type victory HORSE RACING

By Ben Triandafillou MORNINGTON-based trainer Rachael Frost landed her first blacktype race at Flemington on Saturday 12 September with her inform gelding, Travimyfriend.

The eight-year-old son of Tavistock had relished the wet tracks of late to pick up a win and second placing at Caulfield in his three prior runs, but demonstrated on Saturday that he’s not just a mudlark.

With the rain setting in later than expected at Flemington, Travimyfriend did what he had never done before and saluted on a good surface for the first time in his career.

Ridden by Dean Yendall, the gelding sat at the rear of the field before launching late in the straight to pick up the heavily-supported Western Australian visitor, Windstorm, and claim a three-quarters-of-a-length victory in the Listed The Sofitel Handicap (1400m).

Trainer Rachael Frost was glad to see Travimyfriend back-up his solid jumpout the week prior.

“He might’ve ran last the other day in a jumpout against Pippie but he worked through the line really good and it ticked him over nicely for this,” Frost said post-race.

“All of his stakes performances had been on good tracks, it’s only his wins that haven’t been. It was just as long as there was a bit of give in the ground today.

“He’s a neat old horse and it’s my first winner here so it’s great.”

Jockey Dean Yendall said it was a great effort by the gelding to overcome a couple of setbacks.

“It unfolded straight away when he got a fair old bump out of the barriers and he was back where I had never been on him before,” Yendalls said. “I just followed the race and they went at a really solid tempo and he actually travelled really nicely.

He put the writing on the wall last time when he ran a good race up against Showmanship so I knew he wasn’t hopeless but I was just hoping this rain would come earlier so it would’ve been a genuine soft when he did go around, but he adapted to that.”

“He wanted to lay in a little bit under pressure with the whip in the

left hand it helped him find the line straight and it probably got him the win. It was a great effort by him and a great effort for Rachael to get him to go again.”

The victory sent Travimyfriend’s prizemoney past the $450,000 mark and brought up his seventh career win from 50 starts.

Black-type: Rachael Frost’s Travimyfriend wins the Listed The Sofitel at Flemington on Saturday 12 September. Picture: Supplied

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