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A CLOSE encounter with the late2019 bushfires inspired Alison van den Dungen to join her local CFA. See story page 3. Picture: Supplied

Lockdown lengthened to battle outbreak Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au THE end date for Victoria’s sixth lockdown has been extended by another two weeks.

On 16 August, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that COVID-19 restrictions would remain in place until Thursday 2 September. A curfew between the hours of 9pm and 5am

has been introduced, and some other rules have been tightened.

Additional restrictions have been placed on the construction industry, with further staffing reductions put into place. Use of playgrounds, basketball hoops, skate parks, and outdoor exercise equipment has been banned, with exercise also now limited to just two people from a household. People can also not remove their masks to drink alcohol in

public places.

Some local exposure sites have also begun popping up. Secret Sofa in Cheltenham is a tier one exposure site after a positive COVID-19 case went there. Anyone who was also there between 11.45am and 12.45pm on 5 August must get tested and isolate for 14 days.

Miele Clearance Centre Keysborough has also been listed as a tier two exposure site. Anyone who visited

there between 10.02am and 10.47am on 5 August must get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result. Mega Pet Warehouse at 12731275 Nepean Highway in Cheltenham is also a tier two exposure site. A positive case attended there on 11 August between 1.20pm and 2.10pm.

Premier Daniel Andrews acknowledged that the decisions made would mean “hard work”.

Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett

Sutton said “at the moment we have a steady number of cases who are out in the community each day, and an increasing number of mystery cases, and we need to get ahead of that.

These new measures will help us limit movement, so we can catch up and shut down this outbreak.”

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WORKERS remove a Frankston line boom gate. Picture: LXRP

Station rebuilds on track FOUR sets of boom gates have been removed as part of Frankston line level crossing removal works.

Last month between 26 July and 29 July, boom gates were removed at Edithvale Road, Chelsea Road, Argyle Avenue, and Bondi Road. Bonbeach, Edithvale, and Chelsea stations were all destroyed, with a rebuild imminent.

Trains are now running express through Edithvale, Chelsea, and Bonbeach. This will occur until 13 September when buses will replace trains

between Mordialloc, Frankston and Stony Point.

The three rebuilt stations are expected to be open and operational by November.

A statement on the Level Crossing Removal project website read “we understand that the next few months are going to be challenging for residents, traders and commuters — particularly along the Nepean Highway and Station Street — as we deliver one of the biggest projects we’ve undertaken. Completing all the

works at once significantly reduces the total disruption period.”

Late last month, the state government announced two more level crossings it would remove along the Frankston line. The boom gates at Parkers Road in Parkdale and Warrigal Road in Mentone are both set to go. The preferred solution for the project is to build rail bridges between Mentone and Parkdale. (“More level crossings on the chopping block” The News 4/8/21).

Bad blazes inspire firefighter to help AFTER living through the terrifying blazes of late 2019, Edithvale firefighter Alison van den Dungen decided to make a difference.

Ms van den Dungen was in East Gippsland during the 2019 fire season.

She was urged to evacuate, and watched as the situation worsened. “Over the next few weeks, I was watching what was happening on fire grounds across Australia and I just knew I had to do something,” she said. “I didn’t want to go through another fire season thinking here I am, perfectly capable with the right skills to be able to put my hand up and am not doing what I can to help.”

After the experience of being so close to the danger, Ms van den Dungen signed up for the Edithvale CFA. “I was welcomed with open arms from the moment I walked in,” she said.

“Edithvale brigade is quickly becoming a family to me.

“I was excited to put my hand up for it – I was new to the CFA world but was able to apply my everyday skills to this role and have become quite confident in it. I’ve helped the brigade organise community events like school visits, getting the truck to school fetes, as well as managing brigade social media channels and other outward-facing roles. No matter what your skillset is, the brigade will find a role suited to you.”

To submit an expression of interest form for joining the CFA visit cfa.vic. gov.au/volunteer.

ALISON van den Dungen in her CFA gear. Picture: Supplied

GALLERY TALK Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is gearing up to launch our Spring Festival of Drawing – featuring a series of exhibitions focussed on drawing including expansive wall drawings by eleven contemporary Australian artists and a two week school holiday program for kids and adults.

For the first time at MPRG, the gallery walls will be completely transformed by artists Penny Evans, Emily Floyd, Tony Garifalakis, Julia Gorman, Yuria Okamura, Jason Phu, Kerrie Poliness, Cameron Robbins, Gemma Smith, Lisa Waup and Jahnne Pasco-White.

One of the artists, Cameron Robbins, has created a solar powered drawing instrument which draws graphite directly onto the gallery’s foyer wall.

Inspired by the lunar eclipse, this wall drawing will accumulate each day, forming thousands of consecutive lines.

Also, part of part of MPRG’s Spring Festival of Drawing is a new project called Collection+, that pairs newly commissioned work by leading artists represented in the MPRG Collection alongside international artists.

Collection+ features new work by trailblazing artist Jess Johnson with one of the pioneers of the pop art movement Sir Eduardo Paolozzi.

Visit the MPRG website later this month or sign up to the Gallery’s e-newsletter to find out more about our Spring Festival of Drawing school holiday program. We have a range of programs for all ages, including a geometric line drawing in chalk with Kerrie Poliness and printmaking workshop with Emily Floyd and much, much, more. In September, families will be able to pick up our free ‘MY MPRG’ kids activity booklet designed by Melbourne artist, designer, and illustrator Beci Orpin. This activity book, aimed at primary school aged children will support a fun and engaging experience at the gallery.

From home, you can also check out kids’ creative activities on our website, listen to a podcast with an MPRG-exhibited artist, or do a linocut workshop with renowned printmaker David Frazer.

We hope to see you back in the Gallery soon.

MPRG Gallery Director Danny Lacy

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Young pedestrian killed A STUDENT was killed after being hit by a car in Mentone last week, 15 August.

Police allege that a car struck two teenagers on Nepean Highway at around 5pm. A 16-year-old

boy tragically died at the scene.

A 16-year-old girl was treated for minor injuries.

A 31-year-old Dandenong man has been charged with culpable driving over the alleged incident. He was re-

manded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 17 December.

The victim has since been identified as Year 10 Mentone Grammar student Lachlan M. A statement on the school’s Facebook page read

“the Mentone Grammar Community mourns the passing of Lachlan M. A beautiful soul has been taken from us far too young and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends at this most challenging of

times.”

Police are now seeking witnesses or dashcam footage. Anyone with information or footage can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.

Booze thief wanted A POLICE investigation into a theft at a Carrum Downs store last year is still ongoing.

A man entered the Ballarto Road store on 29 October last year. He pulled out a knife and demanded money.

After a customer entered, the man fled. He stole a bottle of alcohol on his way out.

Police are still investigating the incident. Last week they released images of a man (below) they wish to speak to about the crime.

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

Tool stolen from shop A MAN is wanted over a tool theft from a store in Heatherton.

On 22 July, a man went into the Sydney Tools store in Heatherton. He took an item without paying before he left.

Police have released photos (below) of a man they believe can help with their investigation. Anyone who recognises them can contact Chelsea Police Station on 8773 3200 or Crime Stoppers Victoria on 1800 333 000.

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CONCEPT designs for the Frankston Hospital redevelopment. Picture: Supplied

Businesses encouraged to get involved with hospital project THREE private consortia have been shortlisted to tackle the $605 million expansion of Frankston Hospital.

Exemplar Health, Plenary Health, and Pulse Health Partnership are in the running to handle the project, which will be a public private partnership.

The planned hospital expansion will add a new multi-level clinical services tower and main entrance, capacity for 120 more beds, more operating theatres, a new emergency department, a mental health, alcohol, and other drugs hub, a new emergency department paediatric zone, a new maternity ward, and a

special care nursery. It will remain a public hospital.

The Committee For Greater Frankston advocacy group expects the successful bidder to be announced in early 2022. CEO Ginevra Hosking said the project’s procurement would be “a boon for companies in our area with each consortium eager to learn more about the skills and capabilities of our region”.

Ms Hosking said the committee will “convene several procurement events to show local businesses how to get involved, but firms can stay in the loop by registering with Industry Capability Network Gateway, an

KINGSTON Council has allocated $1.6 million in grant funding to local community groups.

177 community grants have been handed out by council this year. It will spend just over $500,000 on support for neighbourhood houses and community centres, just under $400,000 on community social welfare organisations, $86,095 on multicultural and seniors’ groups, and $76,567 on local VICSES Units.

Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “there are so many fantastic community groups doing really important work across Kingston and we are proud to be able to support their

efforts. Our community continues to face many challenges due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and our community groups and clubs do a wonderful job providing emergency relief, social engagement and act as an invaluable support network for many in Kingston.”

“We know the past 18 months have also been challenging for many event organisers, theatre groups and arts organisations impacted by closures and cancellations. We want those in the arts’ sectors to know that we support their ongoing efforts,” he said.

online portal that connects suppliers to major projects.”

“Our events will enable local businesses – small, medium and large – to speak directly with project design and procurement executives about how best to showcase Frankston and Mornington Peninsula innovations,” she said.

Information about its procurement events can be found at C4GF.com. au. To register for expressions of interest about the hospital project at the Industry Capability Network Gateway visit gateway.icn.org.au/ project/4390/frankston-hospitalredevelopment

RYAN LEE WINS FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE OPEN EXHIBITION PRIZE 2021 RYAN Lee has taken out top honours in the Frankston Arts Centre Open Exhibition Competition 2021 with his stunning video artwork ‘Wonnarua’.

Frankston City Council Mayor Kris Bolam said “The Open Exhibition Competition is a major annual arts program delivered by Frankston City Council, which provides artists with the opportunity to address a chosen theme through their choice of medium.

“Whether it is a painting, sculpture, photography, video or textile – this year’s artists have explored the theme Change – inspired by pivotal global events, the theme was open to broad artistic interpretation and could be approached from a personal, social, historical, aesthetic or climatic perspective.

“We acknowledge and thank everyone who has been involved in the exhibition competition, including the artists and Guest Judge Simon Lawrie, who is Curator at McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery and selected this year’s winner.

In selecting Ryan’s artwork, Mr Lawrie said: “Wonnarua captures well how things change at different speeds and often out of step with each other – while threatened by the industrial exploitation of traditional lands by non-Indigenous inhabitants, the cultural identity of the Wonnarua Nation remains strong.”

Ryan’s prize includes an exhibition and Opening Event at Frankston Arts Centre in 2022 and a cash prize of $1,000.

Ryan said: “I'm absolutely chuffed to see Wonnarua selected as the winner for the 2021 Frankston Arts Centre Open Exhibition.

It was amazing to hear curator Simon Lawrie's reflections on the moving image work and to see that the intended messages are being taken on board. I'm looking forward to sharing these messages further when exhibiting the work next year at the Frankston Arts Centre.”

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Childcare centre proposed AN application has been submitted to build a new childcare centre on Overport Road.

The proposal before Frankston Council is to develop land on 137 Overport Road for use as a childcare centre. The land is in a general residential zone.

This is the second time a childcare centre has been proposed for the Frankston site. The last plan was knocked back by council and VCAT in 2020.

The new plans include some amendments. The maximum number of children the centre can care for has been reduced from 116 to 95.

The number of car spaces has also been reduced, from 25 to 21.

The setback of the car park to Fontayne Court has expanded to three metres, and the setback of the building from Fontayne Court has expanded to just over seven metres.

A group of Overport Road residents have voiced their opposition to the proposal. Resident Audrey Edwards told The Times that “this end of the street is still really calm, silent, and peaceful, and we want to keep it that way”.

“The developer’s application is inconsistent with the design and development overlay written by the

Frankston Council, which classifies this as a minimal change area, with modest homes and dominant trees and vegetation. The developer is trying to pass their huge concrete plans off as consistent, and they can afford to get experts to say this. Big developers are throwing their weight and money around, without any regard for the actual character of the area or the integrity of the peaceful, calm community,” she said.

Submissions are open on the plan until 23 August. Make a submission at frankston.vic.gov.au/Planning-andBuilding/Planning/Planning-Permits Brodie Cowburn

OVERPORT Road residents Anneke and Bruce are opposed to a new childcare centre on their street. Picture: Supplied

Mayor calls for end to lockdown

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MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire Council has asked the Premier Daniel Andrews to exclude the peninsula from the Melbourne metropolitan lockdown.

The mayor Cr Despi O’Connor said the region had no active COVID-19 cases and had experienced only one case in the past 10 months.

“We asked the government to consider releasing us,” she said. “It was not a demand; we are just asking for consideration.”

In a letter sent on Friday 13 August Cr O’Connor urges the state government to take a “more tailored approach” to easing restrictions on the peninsula to “reduce the negative impact on the personal, social and economic hardship faced by our community; keep our residents safe; give our businesses a much needed boost to start operating again and allow our community the freedoms offered to regional Victorians”.

She says using the metropolitan Melbourne administrative boundary to control the spread of a pandemic “does not appear to be based on current health indicators as illustrated when comparing the Mornington Peninsula Shire with regions such as the City of Greater Geelong”.

Geelong had reduced restrictions last week due to its classification as a region, despite having active cases.

The letter urged Mr Andrews to approach restrictions in the shire in a “more sophisticated manner based on current health indicators across our local government area, not an administrative boundary that has no direct link to the spread of this pandemic”.

“This will limit the unnecessary suffering caused across our community resulting from COVID-19 restrictions at times when there are no active cases,” Cr O’Connor said.

“We look forward to working with you and the health department to achieve optimal vaccination rates and the best health outcomes for our community in the face of these challenges and work towards a future when these restrictions are rendered unnecessary.”

Cr O’Connor said the decision to write the letter was “not an easy one”.

“It took perhaps 24 hours for us to agree on the wording. It was tricky, but our community has called on us to ask and so we have.”

Federal government data last week showed that more than half (50.3 per cent) of peninsula residents had received their first jab and that almost a quarter (24.2 per cent) had received both jabs.

Nepean MP Chris Brayne said the peninsula was included in the lockdown “due to [it] being highly interconnected with Melbourne”.

“If Frankston is in lockdown because of the potential spread, then the peninsula will be in lockdown,” he said.

“However, three states of Australia plus the ACT having lockdown restrictions right now isn’t a tragic coincidence.

“This is a national failure because of the disastrous vaccine rollout. We need to be offered the opportunity to be vaccinated so we can get on with living our lives.”

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

12,000 Acres Supports 50,000 People Compiled by Cameron McCullough “TRAVELLER,” Frankston, shows what can be done under a system of intense culture: To the Editor.

Sir, The visitor to Frankston indeed must be struck with the display of fine fruit, vegetables and other farm produce offered to the highest bidder as the market day comes round.

There the frugal housekeeper without the middleman, may provide supplies to keep the family in clover until the next current cash falls due.

The grower here has to be content with what he can get in the local market according to supply and demand.

The Mornington Peninsula has a great future. Nature has done much for it, and left the rest to man.

Yet it is strange how few settlers have made it their home. The bush, sea and mountain air makes it a delightful place of residence, and its proximity to Melbourne, with good train service, should place it within the ambit of the busy city man.

Frankston has a very fine golf course and a round or two on the links once or twice a week should help to keep the doctor from the door of the erie.

The bush and scrub land, properly cleared and tilled, should support a small colony of active yeomen, the mainstay of all prosperous communities.

The old type of settler at the back of beyond the Dividing Range has made room for the modern man.

He thrives on wheat, but it takes a small fortune to start a going concern

today.

An island, 12 x 6 miles, in the English Channel turns over a yearly revenue of much more than £1,500,000 out of tomatoes and potatoes alone.

The land under intense cultivation does not exceed 12,000 acres, yet it has a population of 50,000 souls and about 2000 farmers. *** TOMORROW night’s programme at the Frankston Pictures will include Mitchell Lewis and Fritzie Brunette in Holman Day’s story, “King Spruce,” and Ann Luther in “Neglected Wives.”

The serial “Bride 13” will commence its screening on Wednesday, August 24th, when the supporting features will be Eileen Percy in “The Husband Hunter” and William Farnum in “Drag Harlan.” *** THE new villas erected at Somerville

by Messrs Arthur Thornell and Bert Gomm are now completed, and are quite a credit to the builders and an ornament to the district. *** THE death of Miss Rose Hannah Gould, daughter of Mr and Mrs T. M. Gould, Nolan St, Frankston, took place at the Alfred Hospital on Sunday last.

The funeral took place at Frankston on Tuesday, when the Rev. A. P. McFarlane officiated at the graveside. *** THE late Mr W. C. Bell, whose death occurred recently at Dunolly, was the father of Mr Chas. L. Bell, of Frankston. ***

CONSTABLE Robert Dyball, of the Frankston police, has been transferred to the Kiewa district.

It is understood the transferrance signifies promotion. *** THE little son of Mr and Mrs J. H. Williams, of Hastings Road, Frankston, recently cut his leg with a slasher, and had to have 22 stitches inserted. *** MR and Mrs A. Samuels, who have taken over Seacombe House, Carrum, formerly resided at Esendon.

They propose renovating Seacombe House throughout, and making it one of the finest tourist houses on the bayside. *** AT the last meeting of the Shire Council, Cr Griffeth stated that owing to the pressure of private business on his time he was not seeking re-election at the coming elections.

He said that while in the council he had enjoyed himself thoroughly (Laughter) and although he had attacked one of the officials he had done so from a sense of public duty and had no personal feeling in the matter.

He expressed good wishes to all the councillors and officers, and only hoped the quarry would yet prove the success some had said it would be.

(Laughter).

The Shire President, and Crs Oates and Murray expressed regret at Cr Griffeth’s retirement. *** HOLY Trinity Church, Hastings, was the scene of a very charming wedding

on July 13th, when Leslie Samuel Jones (late 4th Light Horse), third son of Cr and Mrs C. A. Jones, of “Bernleigh”, Hastings, and Marion Brown, second daughter of Mr George and the late Mrs Brown, of Ryanston, were united in holy matrimony by the Rev. F. Watts.

The bride looked very sweet in ivory crepe de chine and ninon, trimmed with tiny pearls, with Limerick lace veil, and carried a shower bouquet of white ericas, asparagus and stocks.

The bridesmaid, Miss V. Brown, sister of bride, was attired in ivory crepe de chine and black ninon hat, carrying a shower bouqet of pale pink carnations.

The bride was given away by her uncle, Mr J. Brown, of Phillip Island.

Mr Stanley Jones acted as groomsman.

As Mr and Mrs Jones left the church, little Irene Granham (niece of bride) hung a white satin horse shoe on the bride’s arm.

After the ceremony, the bridal party motored to the residence of the bridegroom’s parents, where about 40 guests were entertained.

The bridal cake was made and donated by Mrs A. G. Cove, Malvern.

The honeymoon was spent at Sassafras and Belgrave, the bride travelling in a navy twill costume, with hat to match. *** “THE Rose of Joy,” a cantata of special merit, will be produced, under Miss Gale’s direction, at the Mechanics’ Institute, Frankston, next Tuesday night.

The proceeds are to benefit a

worthy object – the Methodist Church Honor Board. *** AT yesterday’s city pig market, the entries of Mr J. Bradbury, of Frankston, topped the market; one pen of 5 baconers realising £8 11s 6d and another lot £8 10s. *** LAST Friday evening, at Langwarrin, a farewell social was accorded ex-Cr Berry, who is leavins the district.

There was a good attendance, and Mr William Cain, who presided, handed the guest a set of engraved pipes.

Messrs J. Clarke and H. Gamble spoke in felicitious strain in endorsing Mr Cain’s remarks. *** FIRST Association Football The last of the home and home matches will be played tomorrow.

Carrum and Somerville will meet at Somerville, and in the event of Somerville winning, the minor premiership will have to be decided on the percentages.

Mornington goes to Dromana, who, with Naval Base, are definitely out of the finals, whilst the Base plays at Hastings.

If Hastings lose – and it is difficult to see how they can be defeated – Hastings and Frankston will be still level in points, and the percentages will decide who is to have fourth place.

Victory by Hastings, however, puts Frankston definitely out. *** From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 12 August 1921

THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

Lockdown – Tips for Surrendering to your Canine Overlord

By Stuart McCullough IT came to a head this week. I was sitting at my desk when the phone rang. This, of itself, is not an unusual occurrence. The caller was not a colleague or friend but a delivery driver.

He was, as it turns out, standing at the gate with a package that he was being paid to deliver. However, the front gate was as far as he wanted to come. The reason, so he said, was our dog. Presumably people in the delivery business all speak to each other.

Maybe they even have their own Facebook, WhatsApp or Hoomadoodle page where they share their thoughts, hopes and dreams. Clearly, they’ve been talking about our dog. Word has gotten around.

Let me be clear – our dog doesn’t live in the front yard. Were someone to walk from the gate to the front door, they wouldn’t encounter our dog in a physical sense. They would, however, know she was there. Our dog, Fozzie, is a fifty kilogram hound who is the friendliest dog in the world, unless you’re a stranger approaching our house in which case she’ll bark as though she’s planning to tear your arms off. Barking at strangers who enter your property is kind of what dogs do. It’s their form of trash talk or, if you prefer, a canine KPI. Being something of a large dog, Fozzie’s bark is deep, sonorous and makes her sound even larger than she is. I’m sure those who experience the full force of her barking as they approach the porch imagine her to be about twelve feet tall, raised on a diet of raw meat and Red Bull rather than dry food and carrots. In ‘bark’ terms,

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Inappropriate workplace touching

I’d describe her as a baritone. The sound is spectacular and is not to everyone’s liking.

This is my third week of working from home every day in Lockdown 6.0. What I’ve learned is that although my name is on the title deed, the house

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belongs to the dog. She simply lets me stay here partly as an act of charity and partly because I can reach the dog food. I serve a purpose in her canine kingdom. The day she learns to get her own food and open doors is the day she’ll ask me to leave. It’s only her

lack of opposable thumbs that sees me living here.

With lockdown in full effect, not only are we stuck at home, we’re doing a lot more on-line shopping. In short, there’s a parade of delivery people arriving on our front porch. This occurs randomly. The first I know of it is when the dog starts barking up a storm. By the time I reach the front door, all I see is a fluorescent vest leaving in great haste as yet another delivery driver flees for their lives.

It’s not just the sound of our dog; it’s the sight of her also. Fozzie very much likes to see what’s going on in the street. This means she sometimes hangs out by the side gate in order to catch a glimpse of comings and goings. Sometimes, however, we leave the front door open with just the steel grill closed. We used to have a fly-wire door before discovering that it was unlikely to support the weight of a dog who, for whatever reason, decided to stand on her hind legs to greet anyone dressed in flouro. When she does this, she stands about six feet tall. This, for want of a better way of describing it, can be off-putting for the uninitiated.

It’s not just deliveries where the dog makes her presence felt. She has completely transformed what it is to participate in a work-related zoom conference, in much the same way as face masks have forever changed how it feels to sneeze. It’s as if she senses weakness. Or a lack of attention. Or knows that being disruptive will increase her chances of getting food.

(I can’t be too judgmental; I’ve been known to take a similar approach.)

Whatever the cause, it has become commonplace for her to burst in, leap

into frame, and bark before leaving.

It’s the equivalent of having someone walk into a room, tip the furniture over before storming out. The more important the meeting, the greater the chances a canine cameo will disrupt it.

On the plus side, the dog needs to be walked. This keeps me to a schedule as the dog is far less flexible about these things than me. She invariably lets me know when it’s time to step away from the computer. Over the past few weeks I’ve discovered that we no longer have a social circle. It’s more a social oval, where fellow dog owners greet each other as their dogs get some much-needed exercise.

By the time I reached the gate, the delivery driver was on his phone.

Doubtless he was posting a message to Facebook, WhatsApp or Hoomadoodle that he’d encountered the legendary hound and the rumours were true.

He looked a little shaken. He asked me what my name was and I told him ‘Fozzie’, thinking it was better to tell him who was in charge. He handed over the parcel and disappeared, the sound of the dog still ringing in his ears. Since then, parcels have begun appearing on the front step. I suspect they’re being thrown from a moving vehicle. Perhaps they’re using some type of parcel slingshot or catapult.

Or, given their condition, dropping them from a plane. Whatever the case, they’ve adapted. Right now, the dog is at my feet and everything is peaceful.

And so it will remain until a delivery arrives. I like that she’s protective and loud and vigilant. That for this brief moment in time, we’re together a lot.

For that, at least, I’m thankful. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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PPG puts Mornington, Pines up SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie MORNINGTON and Frankston Pines are on the verge of securing promotion.

In the worst case scenario that Football Victoria calls off the remainder of the 2021 season due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions then both local clubs will be playing in a higher league next season.

Last week FV announced an NPL competitions restructure for 2022 increasing NPL2 from 12 to 14 teams which will see Langwarrin contesting a 26-game season.

A strong rumour is that A-League clubs will be placed in NPL2 along with promoted clubs from NPL3.

It’s unclear what impact this will have throughout lower leagues especially in State 1 SouthEast which only has 11 teams and is expected to revert to a 12-team competition next season.

However, last week’s announcement confirmed that at least two teams from State 1 South-East will be promoted to NPL 3 meaning Mornington is within touching distance of a much cherished goal.

“I’d be absolutely rapt if we secured promotion as it’s something we’ve aimed at for a long while now and I think we are just about ready,” Mornington head coach Adam Jamieson said.

“We’re at that point where we’re building a group of players to get to that level and it would be a disaster for us not to get up after all the work we’ve done.

“I’d be devastated if we didn’t get ourselves up and it would be the second time in a few years that that’s happened to us.

“We won a championship a while back and they took promotion off the table and now this year we’ve been top or second throughout the season.

“I think there are about 10 points between us and the third-placed side so we’d really have to chuck it not to finish in the top two.”

Jamieson and the club’s football department is wasting little time in preparing for life in the NPL and he has no doubts that his squad is up to standard.

“Yes I think we’ve got an NPL squad.

“Don’t get me wrong, we’ll have to add one or two and we’ve been talking to a couple of players already from overseas.”

And while Jamieson looks to the future so too does Frankston Pines counterpart Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor who’s side is eight points clear of the chasing pack in State 3 South-East.

State 2 holds no fears for Taylor.

“I think we’ll be competitive,” he said.

“It will definitely be a challenge because it’s a big step from three to two and I’d say we’d need to add a few players to give us more depth but we’re capable of that.”

Both Taylor and Jamieson have heard talk that FV could scrap relegation for State Leagues but if the state body chooses that course it will surprise the Pines boss.

“After last week’s announcement I think it would be hard to relegate in the NPL and not in State Leagues but you never know,” Taylor said.

“It will be interesting to see what happens with all the games that remain unplayed because I think realistically there’s less and less opportunity of playing them.

“I’ve heard that FV is keen to play rounds 10 and 11 so that every team has played each other at least once but it remains to be seen whether that’s possible.

“The situation in State 1 and State 2 is really unclear as we don’t know how many vacancies they’ll have.

“Previously if there was an extra vacancy created (in State 1) then it wouldn’t automatically go to the third-placed State 2 side in that same region (South-East) but would go to the thirdplaced team in both South-East and North-West with the highest points but they may not do that this time.”

If the season cannot be completed then FV’s competitions department is faced with the prospect of making crucial calls regarding final standings throughout the leagues.

In some overseas jurisdictions whose seasons were similarly impacted by the pandemic various forms of the points-per-game (PPG) method have been applied to reach an outcome regarding promotion and relegation.

And we may be forced to at least consider that method.

They could do worse than turn to Taylor who has put his pandemic time to good use produc-

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ing a modified PPG table for four leagues that involve some local clubs including his own.

“The simplest method I could come up with was to take the number of points you’ve got divided by the number of games you’ve played then multiplied by the number of games you’ve got to catch up.”

Taylor also has compiled tables for NPL2 and all State Leagues involving local clubs and based on the pandemic putting a full stop on the current season now without taking into consideration outstanding games.

Based on applying just two-up promotion to this basic PPG Mornington and Pines remain the only local clubs to go up.

Meanwhile the four-match suspension handed down to Somerville player-coach David Greening after his send off in the club’s last State 4 South match in July could effectively end his season.

That of course depends on whether or not Victoria navigates a path clear of the current virus outbreak.

Despite Somerville lying second-bottom in the league Greening says that relegation still won’t come into play.

“We were never in danger of relegation,” he said.

“Relegation this year was the bottom team in South versus bottom in East playing off to see who might be relegated.

“Dingley’s withdrawal (from State 5 South) means they would take that spot and keep the bottom in East up.

“In my opinion it should be two up two down as it keeps things alive so hopefully they’ll revert back to that if we ever get another full season.”

Nichols’ progressive mare wins again

Another one: Shane Nichols’ So You Assume wins a third city race from her last four starts.

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By Ben Triandafillou SHANE Nichols could have another promising mare to target the Group Two Stocks Stakes with this Spring.

The progressive four-year-old So You Assume handled another rise in grade at Caulfield on Saturday 14 August to land an all-the-way victory in a benchmark 84 contest.

The daughter of So You Think has come a long way in a short space of time having begun her preparation in a three-year-old benchmark 64 at the end of May. Now with three city wins from her last four starts, Mornington-based trainer Shane Nichols is contemplating raising the bar to Group class.

“We’ve always liked her but she was always a little bit immature, but she’s improved ten-fold,” Nichols said.

“She’s been on the up so it’s hard to gage how far up the tree she can climb.”

Nichols, who won the Stocks Stakes (1600m) in 2017 and 2018 with his Group One winning mare I Am A Star, said the Group Two contest could be So You Assume’s next assignment on

September 24.

“We’ll just see what her rating comes up at but quite possibly she could have her next run in the Stock Stakes,” he said.

“I don’t think she’s ready to go to 2000m. I reckon she’ll be better suited coming back to the mile and she loves the Valley.”

The $40,000 purchase has now amassed $233,000 in prize money.

Nichols’ headline horse Streets of Avalon also stepped out on Saturday in the feature Group Two P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) where he jumped as the race-favourite.

Copping a bit of pressure in the lead, the seven-year-old gelding tired in the run home and wasn’t able to show his customary fight that he usually does.

The two-time Group One winner was found to be lame in his near foreleg following the race.

Nichols said the lameness was minor and that he was looking better on the Sunday.

“We’re going to have to do some investigative work with the vet (on Monday) and then we’ll decide whether we go to the Memsie Stakes or not,” he said.

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Ash aiming for ‘next level’ in AFLW BELEURA Junior Football Club is celebrating its first AFLW signing.

Under-18 Ash Richards was snapped up by St Kilda with pick 12 in the recent AFLW draft.

The Saints had noted her versatility in the midfield and up forward, as well as her athleticism and ability to find the goals.

Growing up as an avid Geelong supporter, Richards began at Beleura as a 13-year-old. Her football skills developed further each season, resulting in her being selected in inter-league, V/Line Cup, Dandenong Stingrays and Vic Country squads.

This season she co-captained Dandenong Stingrays and, at the end of the girls’ NAB League season, was invited to play with Port Melbourne’s VFLW side. In the lead up to the draft she impressed recruiters in her four games with Port and three solid performances for Vic Country in the NAB AFLW National Championships.

Juggling year 12 and footy commitments has been a challenge and Richards says she plans to take a gap year next year so she can focus purely on footy. “I’ve already noticed it’s another level up,” she said of settling into St Kilda.

“VFL was next level to Stingrays and this is another level again. It’s hard, but it’ll be worth it. It’ll just help make me better.”

Beleura was one of the first clubs on the Mornington Peninsula to field all-girls’ teams and the club continues to have a strong female footy program with players from under-10s through to under-18s, including several potential AFLW draftees.

“We’re so proud that Ash started her footy at Beleura and has worked her way through to the big time, club president Aaron Brew said. “To us, she’ll always be a Beleura girl.

We hope she can find the time to come down and run some drills with the younger girls.

“To have an AFLW player picked from your club, that’s pretty inspiring for our young footballers.”

Although the home and away season has only just finished, Beleura is already looking ahead to 2022.

“We’ll be doing a bit in the off season as we know a lot of kids have missed out on a lot of footy through COVID,” Brew said.

Anyone interested in playing at Beleura next season can get in touch via the club’s Facebook page or email president@beleurasports.com Stephen Taylor

In the team: Beleura’s Ash Richards was picked up by St Kilda at the recent AFLW draft. Pictures: Supplied

Toasting success: Dave Leggo, second from left, and Luke Matthews, far right, celebrate their XPD win at Palm Cove, Queensland. Pictures: Supplied

Taking adventure racing to the limit Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au TWO Mount Eliza men are taking adventure racing to a new level as competitors in XPD events.

XPD is expedition-style adventure racing in which international teams of four hike, mountain bike, and kayak for three to six days over all types of terrain, usually far from medical assistance.

Racing day and night over a 500 kilometre course they push themselves to the limits of their endurance – just for the thrill of competing.

Under race rules all team members must complete all sections of the

course and they must never be more than 100 metres apart. Courses are inspired by the local terrain and kept secret up until hours before the start.

Teams then receive their maps and race books pointing out the various checkpoints they must navigate to on their journey.

David Leggo, 48, and Lucas Matthews, 42, last month won the all-male category of their race at Palm Cove, Queensland, called XPD Australia 2020 after the event was postponed last year due to COVID-19.

About 35 teams competed, with five teams of four contesting the all-male category. Their “trophies” were rocks taken from the course with small plaques inlaid on them.

Leggo, married with two boys, is a civil engineer at Melbourne Water. He started competing in adventure racing in 2007 and has tackled various styles of events at least annually. His main role is to navigate the team around the course with a compass and maps.

Matthews, married with three boys and a girl, is a manager at BOC Gases.

He was “dragged” into adventure racing by Leggo a few years ago and has gone straight into competing in events.

“We enjoy the challenge,” Leggo said. “Also, we get to go places where people normally wouldn’t be allowed, such as large cattle stations of hundreds of square kilometres with gorges and rivers … lots of cool places.”

The mind-numbing sensation of sleep deprivation is common in all the longer races. “I’ve done five big events over five-10 days over the time and the lack of sleep for days on end can cause you to hallucinate and become disoriented,” Leggo said. This was problematic as the teams must carefully navigate their own courses using maps, with the aim of choosing the most precise route, similar to orienteering.

Leggo and Matthews train hard, often heading out at 4am to run along the cliffs at Mount Eliza and Mornington and finishing off with multiple laps of Moorooduc quarry reserve.

They train for the mountain bike sections at Two Bays track and up steep

bike trails at Red Hill and paddle their kayaks from the beach at Mount Eliza.

To simulate race requirements, they load their packs with 20kg of weights.

Leggo said most competitors were in the 40-50 age range because equipment, such as bikes and kayaks, could be expensive and time off for younger people was often hard to come by.

When events finish they like to take a few days to recuperate. After driving to a race at Townsville while his family flew up, Leggo said they then spent three weeks driving home down the coast.

Two other team members Jarrod Mitchell and Andy Turner live in the inner suburbs. They are all looking forward to their next challenge.

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