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A SPECIAL needs school in Aspendale has special needs of its own. Rising enrolments at the school, which provides programs and curriculums for children with intellectual and psychical disabilities, is putting pressure on its portable facilities. Principal Matthew Harris said 20 of the school’s 24 buildings are relocatable “temporary” buildings and a plan and funding are needed to provide a permanent school “for our students with disabilities to be provided with the best facilities they deserve”. “The school is growing and as we grow we continue to add relocatable buildings.” “A relocatable master plan has been talked about but that’s not good enough. We need a master plan for a permanent school.” The school has 155 school aged students between the ages of 5-18, about 65 kinder aged students and also runs a playgroup. “We’re expected enrolments of the school aged program will go up to 170 as a conservative figure,” Mr Harris said. He said the Department of Education provides more relocatable classrooms as student numbers rise but it has reached a point where this is unsustainable in the long term.

Families from Kingston, Frankston, Carrum Downs, Mt Eliza, Caulfield, Brighton, Dandenong and Dingley enrol students at the school. “The school has certainly shown that it can cater for a big enrolment and the programs and the curriculum is very popular among the community which is why we have so many choosing to come here,” Mr Harris said. Mordialloc Labor MP Tim Richardson has asked Education Minister James Merlino to visit Yarrabah School to see “an exceptional example of giving all students with special needs the best possible outcomes”. “Yarrabah has experienced unprecedented growth in student numbers in the region,” Mr Richardson said. “In 1990 Yarrabah had a total of 19 children and it has expanded year on year to over 150 children today. “The motto of Yarrabah School is ‘The small school with a big heart’, and the school is renowned in our community. “I believe we need to assess the longterm requirements and needs at Yarrabah and determine whether current arrangements are appropriate. Mr Richardson hoped the state government can work with the school community and determine its future demands to “get the best outcomes for the students and their families on site”.

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Sisters art act for the win THE 40th Chelsea Art Show was picture perfect, according to organisers Rotary Club of Chelsea. The annual art show was hosted on Friday evening (5 June) at Chelsea Hall. Rotary’s Lesley Pichler said “sales and attendance numbers were good”. “I think for our 40th year it was excellent all round. The work was really good and our two judges – David Chen and Mark Gray – were great.” Mordialloc sisters Hayley and Kirrah Thompson were among the evening’s award winners taking out the Junior Art gongs in Years 7-9 and Years 10-12 respectively. Both won awards at last year’s art show. Hayley said she drew inspiration for her Beach Treasure award winning effort from walks along the beach. “I’ve always liked collecting shells and I thought that making a shell painting would be really special.” Mum Jo said she is proud of both girls and said Kirrah’s Little Red photograph is a twist on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The photo was taken at a Mordialloc railway underpass using “natural light”. “It’s a bit of a comment about how women feel I suppose walking alone at night,” she said. Kirrah and Hayley illustrate that an artistic bent runs in the family. Kirrah is studying VCE at Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School and Studio Art and Art are two of her subjects being undertaken. See chelseaartshow.com.au for full list of award winners. Neil Walker

Art genes: Hayley, left, and Kirrah Thompson won Junior Art awards at this year’s Chelsea Art Show. Picture: Gary Sissons

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Managing communities the Ace way Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au THERE is not much Stephen Raff doesn’t know about body corporates. He has accumulated so much knowledge as founder and CEO of Ace Body Corporate Management over its 20-year history, he could write the book on owner corporations. In fact, he has. It’s called The Body Corporate Handbook. Ace Body Corporate Management celebrated its 20th anniversary last week and has grown from its modest beginnings in Mentone with one employee – its founder – to more than 300 employees and franchisees across Australia. The company, now based in Mordialloc, is a behind the scenes Kingston business success story and manages common property such as swimming pools, walkways, shared hallways, gardens and car spaces at apartment complexes and housing estates on behalf of owner corporations. Mr Raff describes the job as being “20 per cent facility managers, 20 per cent lawyer because we need to know where to go about all the different legislation, 20 per cent bookkeeper … and we have to be psychologists and engineers too”. Ace Body Corporate manages more than $20 billion worth of assets across the country – including the Waterways estate in Kingston - and is the largest fully Australian owned strata management organisation. In recent years the company has

taken the lead in advising owner corporations about the dangers of “concrete cancer”. Buildings, especially those built before 1990, can be susceptible to rust in reinforced steel and concrete potentially making residences structurally unsafe. Buildings near coastal regions or “in an aggressive atmospheric environment” can be prone to concrete cancer. “[Concrete cancer] is when the steel rusts and swells up,” Mr Raff said. “Building owners should look for reddish brown stains adjacent to any cracked concrete or running down any part of the building. White crystals forming can also be a danger sign.” He recommends an engineers’ report should be done every five years. “If you don’t catch it in the early stages ... reinforced steel and concrete can be exposed to the weather and that’s a problem.” The rise of the “sharing economy” in the form of rental accommodation website Airbnb is a modern dilemma for owner corporations. Apartment owners and renters can sublease rooms via Airbnb and Mr Raff says body corporates need to be aware of the insurance implications since regulations differ across states, governments and councils. “The problem is Airbnb will insure the unit owner who is renting out the property .... they’ll insure any damage that occurs in that unit itself but they won’t insure any third party damage.” Third party damage can include

Founder: Ace Body Corporate Management CEO Stephen Raff has tackled the ever changing world of property management over two decades in business. Picture: Gary Sissons

the bath running and water leaks into the unit before – Airbnb will not cover their damage. “There’s so many grey areas.” It all adds up to a changing business for Mr Raff mostly hidden from sight from public view but touching

dents and scrapes in common hallways when moving furniture in and out for short-term stays. Damage to neighbouring properties is also a concern. “If there’s any damage, for example, if they [an Airbnb tenant] leave

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Call for green alert on port’s future Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au

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A TRUCK skidded before rolling onto its side on the Frankston Freeway, 500 metres south of Thompson Rd, Patterson Lakes, last Friday afternoon (5 June). Witnesses said the driver wrestled to control the truck - loaded with seafood, including squid - after nearly running into the rear of the car in front. Patterson River CFA Senior Station Officer Michael James said there were no reports of injury. Picture: Gary Sissons

OPPONENTS to a container port at Hastings are being warned not to give up the fight just because the state government plans to lease the Port of Melbourne with guarantees of no competition for 50 years. The Preserve Western Port Action Group wants the government to “pursue sustainable developments that support the tourism and recreational boating industries” as an alternative to further industrialising Western Port. The group was Infrastructure Victoria to begin its assessment of whether Bay West in Port Phillip or Hastings is the best location for the state’s next container port. “Detailed submissions will be sought and the government will then decide and legislate on the location before the next state election,” the action group’s president Geoff Nottle said. “The most persuasive arguments put forward by vested interests will win out and the government is clearly seeking to avoid the political pain of the final decision.” The action group is also wary of statements by Ports Minister Luke Donnellan and Hastings Port Development Authority CEO Mike Lean that Hastings could be a port for “bulk” commodities. The group and other environmental-

ists are likely to oppose any moves to use Hastings for exporting brown coal from the La Trobe Valley or increase shipments of petroleum products and natural liquefied gas (LNG). Ports Minister Luke Donnellan told the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee on 22 May that the government is “expecting the Port of Hastings Development Authority to chase opportunities in bulk to continue to grow the port down there”. “There are enormous opportunities, obviously, in relation to storage of petroleum, because we are importing so much petroleum now. “I would also like to see them look at chasing down business in the energy sector, because the Latrobe Valley has enormous brown coal deposits, gas and so forth.” Mr Nottle told The News on Monday that although the government was being “pretty vague” about Hastings being a bulk port, “we would oppose any increase in shipping … or making Western Port another industrialised waterway”. In a news release from the action group Mr Nottel quotes Mr Donnellan as telling the parliamentary committee that “development of the second container port will be demand driven, with timing determined when the Port of Melbourne reaches capacity”. “The possibility of a state government industrialising Westernport and building a container port at Hastings is

still 100 per cent on the table and our community needs to be aware that this can happen,” Mr Nottle states. “This ‘demand driven’ approach of the government to a container port is in stark contrast to the build it and they may come approach of the former Liberal National Party government. “While the economic drivers for the huge investment may have changed, the possibility of Hastings being a container port has not.” Mr Donnellan has also told the parliamentary committee: “I think we really need a thorough and rigorous analysis by Infrastructure Victoria - by economists, transport planners and the like - to actually get it right. I think we need to, as much as we can, put it into an independent entity to do it, not to put it into the hands of politicians. “In terms of when we need to make a decision, we would make it during this term.” Mr Nottel said Bass Coast Shire Council wanted its views to be considered by Infrastructure Victoria. “With tourism contributing $653 million to the Phillip Island (Bass Coast Shire) economy in 2012-13 representing, 37.9 per cent of gross regional product, employing 5700 people and providing 38.2 per cent of regional employment the adverse impact of a container port could devastate the economy,” Mr Nottel said. Recreational boating added another $500m a year to Western Port’s economy.

Helping hand for the fresh flood people thanked Woolworths for their support. “It is such a generous undertaking for Woolworths and their staff to make. Fundraising events like this through our corporate neighbours takes so much pressure away from our volunteer members who are already asked to give so much time,” he said. “It is almost impossible to quantify the impact something like this has on a unit like ours, certainly the funds will be put to good use, but also, the recognition it gives to our members commitment to their community and the work they do, sometimes in very difficult circumstances.” The Chelsea SES unit is also on the lookout for auxiliary volunteers who may be able to help with administration and paperwork.

Each individual SES unit is operated very much like a small business in a way with quarterly BAS statements having be completed, fundraising collection tins to be collected, counted and banked from many Kingston businesses. SES spokesman Phil Wall said the volunteer roles may suit “someone who’s possibly retired who certainly doesn’t want to be running around on rooftops at 3 o’clock in the morning but would like to be able to help out.” “Having a driver’s license would be great and a retired accountant or book keeper may be just what we are looking for.” Anyone who can help and has some time to give should call 9776 0721 and leave a message.

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A FUNDRAISING initiative for the Chelsea SES unit earlier this year was such a success a repeat is on the cards this month. Woolworths supermarkets at Chelsea, Mordialloc, Patterson Lakes, Mentone and Thrift Park will again run fundraising events such as barbeques and each store will have collection tins near checkouts to raise money for the volunteer work carried out by the State Emergency Services in Kingston. SES volunteers help Kingston residents and businesses in times of emergency such as storms, road accidents and floods. January’s efforts raised $4871 for the Chelsea unit. SES Chelsea controller Ron Fitch

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Team Orange: Woolworths staff Jacqui (Mentone), left, and Chelsea SES controller Ron Fitch (Chelsea SES), Craig (Mentone), Joey (Cheltenham), Peter (Chelsea SES), Craig (Mentone), Russell (Patterson Lakes) and Caitlin (Chelsea) have teamed up to fundraise for the emergency services unit this month. Picture: Gary Sissons

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Budget: the final frontier Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au STARDATE 2015. These are the voyages of the Small Business Minister Bruce Billson. His mission: to explore strange new business tax deductions, to seek out new cost savings and new Liberal Party policies, to boldly go where no man has gone before? If this mission statement sounds a bit “out there” beyond the higher-profile stars of the Abbott cabinet, then allow The News to explain. The federal MP for Dunkley has been out and about spruiking the Abbott government’s second budget and its focus on small business has seen Mr Billson elevated to the command deck of government. The irrepressible Minister for Small Business has been doing the media rounds to push small businesses as “the engine room of our economy”. While spreading this message, Mr Billson has been keen to use a catchphrase of his own. He hopes to “energise enterprise”. Fans of sci-fi TV show Star Trek may find the phrase to be familiar. “Energise” is the word crew members of the starship Enterprise use to ask to be teleported – or “beamed up” in Star Trek parlance – aboard the ship from an alien planet’s surface. The Dunkley MP’s use of the words “energise enterprise” or “energising enterprise” has multiplied since budget night early in May like an everexpanding cluster of Tribbles. A Google News search of the phrases coupled with Mr Billson’s name shows more than 50 direct hits although none, thankfully, on the starboard bow. Despite his best efforts, including an address to the National Press Club in Canberra late last month about “energising enterprise”, Mr Billson’s continual push to see “Energise enterprise” enter the

modern political lexicon has had somewhat less success than other Liberal slogans such as “Axe the tax”, “Stop the boats” and this year’s budget cry of “Have a go”. When interviewing Mr Billson about the budget last month, The News suggested the two-word “Energise enterprise” slogan did not fit the three onesyllable word formula so beloved of Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Mr Billson admitted “Energise enterprise” is “quite the slogan” but “it’s my favourite one”. “In all seriousness, the art of governing and political leadership is complicated and often at times there are a great deal of issues to be considered and work to be done,” he said. “There’s not much point doing all of that work if you’re not in a position to communicate what it is that’s motivating you and what it is you’re trying to achieve. “I’m realistic to know the majority of people don’t live and breathe these issues each day.” He said many media commentators are critical of political communication but there is a need to connect with voters. “I could run through the months and months and hundreds of pages of work that have gone into the small business and jobs package … but that’s beyond most people’s appetite for the topic. “You do need to encapsulate at times quite a range of different thoughts and ideas into a method to get ideas across without boring people witless.” The News politely declined the offer to go through hundreds of pages of small business minutiae due to ever looming deadlines but appreciated the offer. And with that, he was off, off to speak to another journalist on his ongoing mission to “energise enterprise”. Or at least keep saying the two words in the hope it catches on with a wider political audience.

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A DIFFERENT time; a different ethos; still Australia and still “The Lucky Country” – but only for some. Unfortunately, it wasn’t so for 93-year-old Seaford man George Waters who, when aged only four, was taken from his mother along with his brother and “institutionalised” in a Parkville orphanage from 1927-1939, making him what we term now a “Forgotten Australian”. Mr Waters was one of up to 500,000 children and child migrants taken into institutions or outof-home settings in the first half of last century. This came about mainly through poverty or family breakdown – perhaps a parent was in prison, suffering severe illness or even war trauma – at a time when there was little support for families in crisis. The, residential institutions run by government and non-government bodies were the usual form of out-of-home care at the time. Children from these institutions were then sometimes placed in foster homes for short periods, weekends or over the holidays. This changed to smaller group care in the 1950s and moved away from institutional care to kinship and foster care in the 1970s. Sadly, many of the children suffered neglect, physical, emotional and sexual abuse while in care. The trauma never leaves them and impacts them – and their children - throughout their adult lives. The Senate used the term “Forgotten Australians” when reporting on its 2003–04 Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care. But Mr Waters is a survivor par excellence. His capacity for life and strength of will was celebrated on Friday when family, friends, carers and fellow gym members got together to say

happy 93rd birthday to a man who inspires and motivates them. Guests included the mayor of Frankston, Cr Sandra Mayer, Forgotten Australians’ representative Caroline Carroll, and Brotherhood of St Laurence aged care manager Carolyn MacAlister. Daughter Beverley Allen said her dad was “detained” at the Depot orphanage at Parkville - behind the zoo - with his brother, Bill, who is now deceased. “It was a ‘feeding’ institution that referred children to other orphanages,” she said. “Dad was taken there in the Depression times when his father died and his mother had two of his sisters to care for; money was scarce. “They were denied schooling for the entire time they were there and told it was due to a skin condition they had developed: psoriasis. Instead, they were made to work and look after the other children by bathing, dressing and making beds.” In his teens, Mr Waters was regarded as a trusted orphan and charged with taking the Depot’s paperwork to the city office above Flinders St station. He chained a leather kit bag to his wrist and rode in the tram to deliver his cargo, returning with other documents. On leaving the Depot, he got a job as a “runaround” in the circus, then at Victoria market and later on the Yarra river paddle steamers, where he met his wife – Beverley’s mum - Edith, who died aged 93 in December. Beverley’s admiration is evident as she describes his early working life. “As a young husband and father, and being self-taught by this stage, dad started a trucking business with a five-tonne truck. “Back in those days of no work regulations, and being self-employed, he had to load everything by hand,” she said.

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not ‘forgotten’ “He would load up with five tonnes of bags of salt, or sometimes asbestos, and then unload it at the other end. “It was not unusual for him to deliver four or five loads like this every day. The more he worked the more he could support his family of four children and wife and buy his first house.” The challenges of his early life were always shared by his family, who support and empathise with him. However, the records of his traumatic upbringing have been lost and the law firm representing him in a class action say this negates his claim for any compensation. In 2009 an official Australian Government apology was made to those who had grown up in institutional care, including former child migrants to Australia. Then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised for the abuse, neglect and callousness of their treatment. Some state governments have even funded redress schemes for those abused in care. “I took dad to Canberra for the Sorry Day where he got to meet Mr Rudd and [now Communications Minister] Malcolm Turnbull and [Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Minister] Jennie Macklin who sat and held his hand and talked to him for a half an hour,” she said. “Dad is perhaps one of our oldest living Forgotten Australians and is such an inspiration to the younger gym members it was decided to put on a celebration party at the gym.” Mr Waters – who is now blind through macular degeneration - lives independently in Seaford supported by an aged-care package from the Brotherhood of St Laurence. “This has not deterred him from keeping up his mobility and strength over the years, a very important priority for him,” Beverly said. “He attends gym twice a week with a carer who assists him going from machines to weights.

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AN attempted burglary at a Wells Rd, Aspendale Gardens’ physiotherapist resulted in a smashed front door on Friday night. Police believe the would-be burglar spotted a sensor alarm after he had smashed the glass panels and fled the business, on the corner of Forbes Drive.

A WATER heater valued at $1000 was stolen from an apartment under construction in Embankment Dr, Chelsea, early on Thursday morning. Thieves entered the side gate of the five-apartment site, probably unaware that the building was already occupied.

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All smiles: George Waters, 93, with his great, great grandson Adrian looks back at a life worth living. Picture: Gary Sissons

A 16-YEAR-OLD boy from Frankston North was threatened and then robbed by an older man as he walked home from school 1pm Thursday. The Patterson River Secondary College student was in McLeod Rd, Carrum, when a man described as “Maori” approached him near a bus stop and walked alongside him asking for money. The man then “patted him down” before feeling inside the boy’s pockets. He took the boy’s backpack and mobile phone and asked for the password. The boy refused to tell him and the man walked off, saying “If you tell police I will find you and smash you”. Anyone with information is urged to call Moorabbin police on 9556 6565.

No stop, no pay “He has quite a vigorous workout, including treadmill, rower, leg press and free weights, and also works out at home each day with free weights and step exercises.” It’s likely that these physical challenges are nothing to a man who has survived so much and simply takes it all in his stride.

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CAMERA equipment and fountain pens to the value of $14,500 were stolen from a car parked outside an apartment in Old Wells Rd, Patterson Lakes, overnight on Tuesday last week. Police found no signs of forced entry to the Ford Territory which had contained a gold chain valued at $3500, two pens valued at $3400, camera equipment valued at $10,000 and a video camera valued at $900.

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TWO brazen thieves each carried two cartons of liquor through the check-out at Dan Murphy’s Wells Rd, Carrum Downs outlet 2.10pm Sunday last week. A female staff member watched as the men carried their $2120 haul to a car and drove off. Police say CCTV footage will help identify the offenders. Anyone with information is urged to call Moorabbin police on 9556 6565.

A BURGLAR broke into a Sixth Av, Parkdale, house early last week and stole a bike, tools, bag and watch valued at $2080. The thefts occurred between 8.30am 1 June and 8am 4 June.

Roof entry A MAN removed tiles from a garage roof to enter a house being renovated in Nepean Hwy, Aspendale, at midnight on Friday 15 May before stealing handbags, jewellery, and clothing. Their value is yet to be finalised. Moorabbin police urge neighbours to watch for suspicious behaviour, especially during holidays.

Robbery, smash up A DAWSON CT, Aspendale Gardens, house was burgled and ransacked overnight on Tuesday last week and computer equipment valued at $9000 stolen. Thieves forced the front door before stealing a MacBook valued at $3500, an iPad ($2000), and an iMac ($3000). They then ransacked the house, smashing panels and a back window, and throwing an iMac into a wall causing $5000 damage. Police said security doors at the front were not locked.

Have your say The City of Kingston recently implemented a revised Community Consultation Structure that aims to meet the changing and diverse needs of the community. As part of this structure, eight Advisory Committees were adopted by Council. We are seeking feedback from the community on the Draft Terms of Reference for each of the Advisory Committees via an online survey. We are keen to hear your feedback on how these Advisory Committees can function effectively as strategically focused committees with an advisory role to Council. All community members are invited to view and provide feedback on the Draft Terms of Reference for each of the Advisory Committees at: kingston.vic.gov.au/advisorycommittees

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NEWS DESK Couple leads the way HUSBAND and wife team Joe and Janine Hart have been elected president and vice-president of the Mornington Peninsula branch of the Disabled Surfers’ Association. The couple was instrumental in forming the branch in 2010 and has been involved in planning and holding a series of surfing “events” for disabled surfers at Point Leo. The branch’s first Let’s Go Surfing “experience” was at Point Leo Beach on Saturday 17 March 17 2012. Also elected to the branch’s committee at the Tuesday 26 May annual meeting were treasurer, Rebecca Lipsett; assistant treasurer, Jade Lipsett; secretary, Bill Hallett; and assistant secretary, Jenny Angliss-Goodall. Angus Tendall is honourary vice-president. The DSA is a non for profit and recognised benevolent organisation that has been operating for more than 25 years throughout Australia. While planning two more surf days for the disabled next year, the Mornington Peninsula branch is working on building a boardwalk for easier access to Point Leo beach, making its wide-wheeled wheelchairs available to the public and holding two surf contests. Details: disabledsurfers.org/vic/morning-peninsula-branch/

Beach duty: Blue rash vests are worn by the hundreds of volunteers who turned up to help at the Disablked Surfers Association’s Mornington Peninsula branch’sbeach day at Point Leo in March. With about 100 disabled surfers to look after, the teams are colour-coded to ensure all goes to plan. Picture: Keith Platt

Hospice moves into new $5m home PENINSULA Home Hospice (PHH) has launched a $5m campaign to pay for its new Mornington headquarters. The building will provide the first permanent home for the 30-year-old organisation that supports people suffering from a terminal illness. The service offers free palliative care, counselling and therapies to patients and their families in the municipalities of Mornington Peninsula, Frankston and Kingston (south of Mordialloc Creek). Small charges may apply to care by the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) and the use of specialist equipment. Directors of PHH bought 327 Main St, Mornington, in April after research and “years of coping with leases ending, moving, changes of address, operating out of crowded, separated premises and moving some of their team into commercially rented offices”, CEO Rachel Bovenizer said. The money came from a community bank loan and PHH’s own cash reserves. The $5 million raised through the appeal will pay for the building and modifications. “Continued operation from multiple sites is not cost efficient, it causes

Raising funds: Sue McCarthy, left, and Helen Fairlie, chair of the Peninsula Home Hospice board of directors, are helping run an appeal to raise $5 million to pay for the service’s new headquarters at 327 Main Street, Mornington. Pictures: Yanni

an unavoidable level of professional disconnect between management, administration, clinical staff and volunteers who work in an emotional and complex field that requires optimal teamwork and cohesion,” Ms Bovenizer said. “Finding a permanent home for the hospice will not only give the security that the organisation requires to take us comfortably into the future, but will allow for the forecast growth in client numbers and the increase in

staff to meet that need.” The PHH care team includes specialist palliative care nurses, RDNS nurses, a palliative medical consultant, counsellors and therapists, a spiritual care worker and client care volunteers. The aim of the care team is to enable the terminally ill and their families to live as actively and independently as possible and to spend their last days in the familiarity and comfort of home.

Support to the families continues for up to 18 months after the death of their relative. Statistics show that on any single day PHH helps more than 190 people and their families. The hospice foundation, established this year as a capital fundraising committee of PHH, will begin approaching potential donors and seeking public help in the next few months. “We must be careful not to undermine the extraordinary work done by

our hard working fund raising committees,” board director and foundation committee member Rosemary Redston said. “While we receive some generous recurrent state government funding, it is our auxiliaries who raise the necessary additional funds required to maintain our services each year.” Board Director, Tony Vaughan said the new building will enable PHH “to not only secure its future tenancy and accommodate the demand on its services, which will increase with the predicted future population growth, but also to embrace the latest best practice in palliative care and create a facility that will be considered a centre of excellence in its field”. PHH Foundation ambassador Sue McCarthy said contributions would be sought from “philanthropic members of our community who value the wonderful work done by Peninsula Home Hospice”. To make a donation call the Peninsula Home Hospice Foundation on 9783 6177 or contact members of the fundraising committee call Tony Vaughan, 0423 784 218, Rosemary Redston, 0418 597 198 or Sue McCarthy, 0416 055 995. Keith Platt

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Aspendale Gardens - Edithvale Community Bank® Branch

Community Event Calendar Table Tennis

Aspendale Seniors’ Club is looking for players to join our Social Table Tennis on a Thursday morning from 9.15am. If you are interested could you please ring Annette on 9773 4704 or 0417 302 595 for details.

Opportunity to get involved

The Board of AGECOM Enterprises Limited is interested to speak with members of the community who would like to get involved in community banking. We have volunteering opportunities ranging from formal roles as Directors on the Board through to participation on Board Committees. If you are interested, please contact Chairman, Tony Harford on 0407 338 462 for an initial chat.

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JUNE Exercise For Seniors

Gentle Movement: Mondays 9.30am10.30am Easy Exercise: Tuesdays 9.30am10.30am Fun and Fitness: Thursdays 9.30am-10.30am $6 per session Tea and coffee provided Patterson Lakes Community Centre 54-70 Thompson Road, Patterson Lakes Phone: 9772 8588

Frankston and District Prostate Cancer Support Group

The support group meets on the last Thursday of each month at 10am in the King Close Community Hall in Frankston North. Men with prostate health issues and their partners are invited to attend the support group for discussion on prostate health issues and some friendly banter. Details: 0407817996 (Gordon)

Weight Loss

Mondays at 6.30 p.m. If you are not happy with your weight join

us at T.O.W.N. (Take off Weight Naturally) Group Aspendale Senior Citizens Club Rooms 151, Station Street, Aspendale. Very friendly, supportive group. Contact: Carol 9787 5168 or Sue 9580 0604 or just turn up.

Polio Support Group

2nd Saturday of each month at 11am Have you or do you know anyone who had polio or is now experiencing after effects of polio? Held at the Information Centre, Main St, Mornington. Enquiries: 5974 3495

Seaford Farmers Market

3rd Sunday of each month from 8am to 1pm At Station St, Seaford

Special Display – World War 1 Chelsea Court House Museum 6 The Strand, Chelsea. Open Sundays 1pm to 4pm. Featuring Gallipoli pictures, maps & memorabilia. Details of men who enlisted from this area and were killed on the battlefields. Local group weekday visits by appointment. Phone 9772 2896

Carrum Community Activity Centre

Every Thursday at 10 am Carrum Community Activity Centre invites new members. We meet every Thursday 10am at 38 Valetta St, Carrum. Join us for exercises, card making, crafts, oil painting, demonstrations, guest speakers and day trips. For more information call 8588 1831 or 9772 4564.

Mordialloc College Alumni Association

The Mordialloc College Alumni Association (MCAA) was formed on 9th August and incorporated as a not-for-profit organisation. The MCAA welcomes former students and staff to join its ranks, and especially welcomes donations of memorabilia for digital preservation prior to the school’s centenary in 2024. Please contact Bronny Blackburn (Secretary), email: bronny. blackburn@gmail.com if you have any memorabilia or you wish to join the association. Further information: www.facebook.com/groups/ mordialloccollege/ mordialloccollegealumni.org/

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Mordialloc Superules Football Club

We are a non for-profit sporting club We provide a training program & games for over 35’s who still play Aussie rules footy or in some cases just to train. We have two sides over 35 years & over 40 years. We have members training & playing born in the 1950 thru to the 1980. We are requiring more players & members. Contact Paul Joyce on 0417 583 025

Carrum Downs Probus Club

Meet 2nd Wednesday of each month from 10am Visitors most welcome to enjoy activities, guest speakers and outings. The Sands Hotel, Hall Road, Carrum Downs Contact Pat Tuddin on 9785 2678

Frankston Laughter Club

Fridays 1.30pm-2.30pm During school terms Frankston Community Recreation Centre 55 Towerhill RdCost $2.50 Donated to centre.Jenny/Natalie (03) 9293 7122

Carrum Bowling Club Bowling by the Bay

SOCIAL BOWLS: Brush up your off-season bowling skills by joining the Carrum Bowling Club’s Social Bowls on each Saturday and Wednesday, 10.30am. All

bowlers- beginners, novice and experienced - are welcome. Our synthetic greens offer year-round bowling in a great ambience, by the beach at Carrum. We are at 716 Nepean Highway, Carrum. Telephone: 9772-2437.

Peninsula Activities Group

Frankston based activities group for the over 50s. Come and join our social outings with day trips, lunches, theatre shows, walking group. Hear a speaker of interest, have a cuppa and meet new people. You will be welcomed and introduced to our members. Phone: Joana 9775- 2304.

Afternoon Tea

Chelsea Red Cross are hosting an Afternoon Tea with a visit from Blumes Fashion on Tuesday 30th June at 1.30pm at St Andrews Uniting Church Hall 2 Sherwood Avenue Chelsea. Cost is just $5. For any enquiries call Lynsey on 0414239739 .

Chelsea Heights Community Centre June 25 at 7pm showing the movie ‘Food Matters’ – a gripping documentary looking at ‘natural approaches’ to preventing and reversing chronic diseases. Bookings phone 0487 427 398. Wednesday nights social table tennis 7.30pm to 9pm. Friday nights from 7.15pm ballroom dancing – no partner, no problem! Wednesday mornings 9.30am to 11am Playgroup welcomes families (children 0-6 year olds), indoor and outdoor play and a fabulous collection of toys and activities. Ring 9772 3391 to book, visit www.chelseaheightscommunitycentre. com.au or just drop on by.

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Our Semester 2 (July to December 2015) Courses & Activities Brochure will be released mid-June. Please telephone 9776 1386 to organise for a copy to be sent to you via post or email.

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Draft reinforcements needed Compiled by Melissa Walsh

MR S S. Price, dentist of Melbourne, will visit Frankston for the convenience of patients on Sunday, June 13th, and may be seen at Garrood’s Prince of Wales Hotel. *** A mistake was made in last issue in reference to the raffle conducted by Mrs Rimmer. The amount received should be 8s 1d not 18s 1d as stated. *** SUBSCRIBERS for the raffle for the Eiderdown Quilt given by business people of Frankston are notified that the raffle will be drawn in the Frankston Mechanics’ Institute on Saturday evening, 12th June, at 8 o’clock. *** THE first of a series of special entertainments by the Somerville Musical and Comedy Company will take place in the Somerville Hall on Saturday, June 11th, at 8 p.m, A new feature in the programme will be the inclusion of a couple of sparkling comedies. Admission will be one shilling, club members sixpence. A bumper house will no doubt, as usual, greet the company. *** AT the meeting of the Cranbourne Shire Council held on Saturday two petitions were received from residents of Langwarrin asking that the name of Langwarrin township be changed to Carmona, and also a letter from Cr Lloyd (who was unable to be present) asking that the question be deferred for a month.

Messrs Clark and Berry spoke in favor of the change of names, and after a good deal of discussion the matter was deferred for further consideration. *** THE winning number in the Art Union promoted by Mrs Lewis and Miss Trenowth for the beautiful piece of English point lace in aid of the Belgian Fund was 26, and was held by Miss McGibbon, of Melbourne. The sum realised was £3 13s. This amount in addition to £17 6s 6d already donated by Mrs Lewis and Miss Trenowth, makes up the handsome sum of £20 19s 6d’as the proceeds of the Continental Fete and art unions recently held at ‘Balmoral’ by these ladies in aid of the Fund. *** A very pleasant evening was spent at the local Mechanics’ hall on Saturday night last, when, at the invitation of members of the Mitre Camp a large number of young folk turned up to enjoy themselves. The hall was nicely decorated and each one seemed bent on making the other happy. The musical items were excellent and very much appreciated. For the majority dancing was the chief of amusement. Everything was done heartily, and the result was a most enjoyable evening. *** A miniature rifle club will shortly be formed at Mornington Junction, under the auspices and patronage of the local progress association, and a range erected on or near the Town Hall site. All

residents of the district over the age of 16 years are eligible as members, and will receive instruction gratis, also a hearty welcome. The amount of annual subscription will not exceed 2s 6d and may be fixed as low as 1s. It is the duty of every youth and man not gone to the front, to make himself proficient in the use of the rifle. Intending members should give in their names at once. *** ST. Paul’s Club, Frankston, is holding a social on Tuesday evening next at 8 p.m. A farce, ‘Box, and Cox,’ will be staged, and a dramatic item ‘The Open Gate’. The farce is a most amusing one, about the best this club has yet staged. Other items will be given by Mr Cowan, who will give instrumental items accompanied by his sister. Mr Walter Cain, Miss Pearl McLean and others will help in the programme. During the evening farewell will be said to Miss Myra Picking, who has been an active member of the club from the start, and a presentation will be made to her. Those who wish to subscribe should leave their money with Miss Reynolds or the Vicar. *** MR P. Dial is at present laid aside by an attack of his old complaint, asthma. His friends all wish him a speedy recovery. *** MEMBERS are reminded that Wednesday evening next is the

meeting of the Frankston Progress Association. A public meeting will be held on Thursday evening next in the Mechanics’ Institute, Frankston, to devise some means of augmenting the local Red Cross Fund. A full attendance is requested. *** THE secretary of the Frankston Club wishes to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to wards the club’s funds: Langwarrin Football Club £1 1s, Mr Harley 10s 6d, and Mr Hartland 5s. *** MESSRS Alex Scott and Co will hold a special sale of 2000 sheep at the Tanti yards, on Wednesday next. The sheep are in good condition, and the auctioneers can recommend them in every confidence. They are for absolute sale. *** THE 35th list of names of Australians killed and wounded has been issued. Amongst the number wounded are: Privates S. G. Foster and C. C Stone, of Mornington, W. Fletham, Somerville, and D. Nicholson, Pearcedale. We have been requested to bring under the notice of those who have any journals or other reading matter that they are willing to donate, that there is a large number of our soldiers invalided at Langwarrin, who find the time hangs very heavily on their hands, and would be very thankful to wile away the period of their convalescence by reading. Any parcel may be sent through Dr

Maxwell or direct to Major Lloyd at the Camp, Langwarrin. *** RECRUITING FOR AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE. Recruiting has shown a marked falling off lately. Although no new units may at present be under organization, it is vitally important that there should be no shortage of recruits for reinforcements. There may be some idea abroad that enlistment for reinforcements is not so necessary nor nearly so important as enlistment for a definite unit. This is quite incorrect. It is far more necessary that reinforcements be provided at present than new units. Reinforcements are urgently required to maintain units at the front at their normal strength. Men be forthcoming without delay to replace those fallen and to support and strengthen the gallant Australians fighting in Gallipoli. Men enlisted for reinforcements must have at least three months training before embarkation. Our draft of reinforcements is at present nearly 2,000 short of requirements, To maintain units now at the front Australia is pledged to provide each month 5,300 soldiers, the requirements in each State monthly being as follows: Queensland 700, New South Wales 1700, Victoria 1700, South Australia 500, Western Australia 500, Tasmania 200. From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 12 June, 1915

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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

Islands in the Soda Stream By Stuart McCullough RESISTANCE is futile after all. In a surprisingly short space of time, we have officially transformed from inner city hipsters to regular everyday suburb-dwellers. Not that it was our idea. In fact, our journey began after we received a letter through the mail informing us that we were no longer cool enough to occupy the enclaves of the inner city and would need to leave. To say that I was a little hurt is something of a catastrophic understatement. According to the letter, we needed to make way for a couple in their twenties who’ve never held a real job but own an Internet start up and work in amateur theatre. Naturally, I resisted, and pleaded our case by pointing out that after many unsuccessful attempts I had finally succeeded in growing a beard, but it was to no avail. Apparently, it’s not enough just to be able to grow facial hair. You need to be able to groom it to an appropriate standard also. As is the hipster way, this verdict was communicated to me in a tone that was one part sarcasm, two parts irony with the balance made up of general obnoxiousness. So after more than a decade, we left the inner city environment of Elwood behind and headed ten minutes down the road to Ormond. In physical terms, it’s quite a short journey. But, in truth, we were doing so much more than just changing postcodes. We were changing our way of life. In fact, I’d go so far that this was a monumental act of concession. One that admitted we were no longer young, hip urban professionals who spent evenings at po-

etry slams whilst watching films with subtitles and making bespoke pottery. (Preferably all at once.) No sir. Fact is, we have become the kind of people who, after a hard day’s work, collapse on the couch and binge watch Game of Thrones whilst sorting out some online grocery shopping. To some, this will sound irretrievably lame. But to others, what I have just described sounds like nothing short of heaven on a stick. Times change. People too. At first, I was resentful. But given a

few weeks to reflect, I see things differently. After all, who was I trying to kid? I am not and can never be a hipster. That’s mostly because I can still recall a time before hipsters roamed the earth. Back then, the evolved modern man was referred to as a ‘sensitive new age guy’ or, if you prefer, ‘SNAG’. This was all well and dandy until a new generation of would-be sensitive new age guys completely turned the tables on us by rejecting the term ‘SNAG’ on the grounds that it offended their vegetarian principles.

It was, frankly, a masterstroke. One that instantly made their predecessors look like meat eating, knuckle dragging Neanderthals. Part of me longs to go back to a time when hipsters wouldn’t have been called hipsters at all and, instead, were still labelled something more along the lines of ‘beardo – weirdoes’ or, more simply, ‘the unemployed’. But it’s time to concede defeat and make a small but, I feel, symbolic retreat. So long, inner city. Hello suburbia. It’s taken me some time to get used to it but there are some obvious positives. For starters, we are now a good distance from a major road. This means we no longer have to endure drunken nitwits staggering past our front door at three in the morning and deciding to push the intercom buzzer for a bit of a laugh. Those fools are unlikely to ever wobble their way out this far. Things at our new place are quieter, too. Granted, there’s a neighbour over the back who likes nothing more than to crank up some pretty lamentable music on a Friday evening, but it’s all over by nine o’clock. We’re unlikely to complain. We now have a lawn. This means that, at some point, I will need to mow it. When I was kid, I used to mow the lawn all the time. But at Tyabb, the lawn was about an acre in size and all mowing was done on a ride-on. I’m not sure I’ll be able to justify that kind of machinery for an area the size of a car parking space. But, truth be told, I’m looking forward to mowing the lawn. If nothing else, I can finally make my own crop circles. We also have a shed.

Ultimately, this is where Kate will set up her workbench. I, however, made the somewhat amateur mistake of telling people not only that we had a shed but that it was ‘for Kate’. This, I would later learn, resulted in a misunderstanding where various relatives believed that my wife would be living in the shed, leaving the house to me. No wonder they were looking at me funny. I’ll admit that it kind of snuck up on me. Without really trying, in a single week, I went to Bunnings, IKEA and Southland. Bunnings may be a great place to get rubber stoppers for chair legs or a sausage, but it’s a long way from a poetry slam. So be it. Going to see an obscure indie-rock band play far too loud and way too late is fine for some people, but IKEA has meatballs. Indie rock can’t compete with meatballs. There was a time when spending the evening at Southland is something I would only do at gunpoint, but now it seems like a night out. Besides, we needed appliances. We are now the proud owners of a Soda Stream. We use to make mineral water. In fact, I’d almost go so far as to say that the results are bespoke. As we made our way to the car park and prepared to head back to our quiet suburban street, I can’t say I missed amateur theatre or subtitles. In fact, I can honestly say that I felt something close to content. Naturally, I have marked this change in situation in the only way possible under the circumstances – by shaving off my beard. So long inner city. It was nice knowing you. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Music n Arts n Food THE RAT PACK ARE HEADING TO AUSTRALIA Direct from Las Vegas and following a sold out tour of the US and the UK, ‘The Rat Pack’ will be making their way to Australia in June. ‘Frank’ (David deCosta), ‘Dean’ (Johnny Edwards) and ‘Sammy’ (Nicholas Brooks) are back in town and will be lighting up stages across the country as they bring back the grand old days of those classic crooner hits that we all know and love. Johnny Edwards brings the magic and charm of Dean Martin back to the stage. With that chiselled smile, charming ways and funny lines, Dean Martin is remembered as the King of Cool and America’s favourite leading man of the 50s. Expect to hear some of his great songs including Volare, Everybody Loves Somebody and That’s Amore. David deCosta encapsulates the enigmatic Frank Sinatra. As the all-American iconic performer, Frank Sinatra, David brings to life some of the biggest songs ever recorded and forever linked to the memory of Frankie – including My Way, New York New York, Come Fly With Me and so many more. Nicholas Brooks is the suave Sammy Davis Jr. Fondly remembered for his humour and impressions, Sammy Davis Jr was first and foremost a dancer and performer and had a long and envious career in clubs and theatres in Vegas and New York. Expect to hear some of Sammy’s big hits including Mr Candy Man, That Old Black Magic and Mr Bojangles. Together they come together on stage as The Rat Pack. Delivering the timeless songs that we all love and sharing some funny stories and gags, this is one show that should not be missed. Don’t miss The Rat Pack as they tour across Australia. The Rat Pack will play at the Frankston Arts Centre on Thursday 25 June. Call 9784 1060 for tickets. See abstractentertainment.net/rat-pack

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Demons come from behind to win NEPEAN LEAGUE

By Toe Punt RYE came from 17 points down at three quarter time to beat Sorrento by the smallest of margins in Nepean League football on Saturday. In front of a massive crowd that pushed beyond 3000 people, Toby Woodford copped a head high tackle with less than a minute on the clock and went back and kicked the goal from 20 metres out to seal the win for Rye 12.12 (84) to Sorrento 11.17 (83). Rye then pushed numbers behind the football and made it an arm wrestle in the tense final moments of the game. It was the second time in as many weeks that Sorrento has been overrun in the final term. Crib Point inflicted the same pain on the Sharks last week. A jubilant Rye coach Josh Moore, a former Sorrento premiership player, revealed his team went into the match with some set plans they were able to execute. “We thought we were close enough at three quarter time and you could sense a bit of a momentum shift at that stage,” he said. “We were well aware of what Crib had done the week before and we were still full of running. “It was a tight, high intensity game of footy. I think both sides played a really good brand of footy and gave the supporters value for money. “There was nothing in the match all day. Steve Ryan (the runner) came out to me in red time and told me that there was less than a minute left. At that stage we were five points down. Then Woodford put us in front.” Former Hawthorn ruckman Simon Taylor was the difference between the sides in the end. “Squizzy was superb for us over four quarters but he really stood up and showed enormous leadership in that last quarter. He willed us over the line,” Moore said. “Matt Dunn was also great on Leigh Poholke. ‘Polk’ kicked three goals in the first quarter and you wonder whether you should make a move, however, I had faith and he kept him goalless for the remainder of the match.” Despite the win and being equal top on the ladder, Rye isn’t getting ahead of themselves. “We set ourselves some short term goals and we are ticking all of those boxes off at this stage. We’ll set some more short term goals and start on them. It’s not a sprint,” Moore said.

Speccy-tacular: Red Hill went down to Dromana in Sunday’s Nepean League game despite this marvellous mark. Final score Dromana 9.15 (69) to Red Hill 7.6 (48). Picture: Andrew Hurst

League ‘misled’ Somerville, results in doubt By Toe Punt THE MPNFL-appointed Independent Tribunal handed down its Somerville Players Points System verdict last Thursday night as promised, but the league failed to pass that information onto clubs. The panel members - Geoff Dempster (Northern Football League Board Member, former member of the AFL Community Football Board), Bob Beazley (MPNFL PPS Implementation Working Party member) and Andrew Swales (Independent Tribunal Chairman) met as communicated with Nepean League clubs on Thursday night. At this meeting, the tribunal determined that Somerville coach David Hirst was a two point player,

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not a one point player. It is understood that the league had advised Somerville Football Club in writing on two separate occasions in December 2014 and February this year - confirming Hirst was a one point player. It is believed that communication came from former administrator Sue Jones and MPNFL general manager Jeff Jones. As a result of the communication, Somerville has been playing Hirst as a one point player. When Nepean League clubs called into league headquarters and made telephone calls to league offices on Friday, they were told that the tribunal had met but had not made its ruling. However, a source close to the

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MPNFL informed The News on Friday that the decision was made and Hirst was a two point player. The source also said that the Independent Tribunal was asked not to communicate with the media on the matter. With Hirst determined as a twopoint player, it means Somerville played with 40 points in its matches against Sorrento and Hastings. The PPS cap is 39 points. Sorrento and Hastings now have the option to appeal the result of those game, which both lost. Somerville is also expected to exercise its options of legal action, given they were given written confirmation that Hirst was a one point player.

This communication had significant impacts on their recruiting strategy. Already, Somerville is forced to play key recruits in the reserves, given they go over the PPS. The latest ruling means that an additional recruit is forced to play reserves. A Somerville source said that the league’s inability to know their own rules was going to have a significant impact on their club. “We have to sit down with players now and talk through what options we and they have,” the source said. The MPNFL told clubs they would inform them of the tribunal’s decision this Friday, eight days after they made their decision.

Up in the air: The result of the MPNFL game between Somerville and Hastings could be doubt. Picture: Andrew Hurst

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Gulls fight from ‘nowhere’ to win a thriller PENINSULA LEAGUE

By Toe Punt CHELSEA came back from nowhere to record a thrilling two-point victory against Langwarrin on Saturday in Peninsula League Football. Looking down the barrel midway through the last quarter and trailing by three goals, Chelsea kicked five unanswered goals to wrestle back the lead and open-up a 10-point lead at the 27-minute mark of the quarter. Hudson Thomas, who finished the game with four goals for the Gulls and was arguably one of the best players on the ground, put his side in front before Jayden Attard extended the lead with five minutes left in the game. Langwarrin then dominated the last five minutes of the game, only to kick 1.2 and go down 16.17 (113) to 18.7 (115). Langwarrin went into the game without Rikki Johnston for personal reasons while the coach, Gavin Artico, was in Fiji on a family holiday. It was a massive loss for the Kangas, who less than a month ago beat Frankston YCW. Langwarrin went from an opportu-

nity to be sitting comfortably in third place to dropping out of the five. They gave away a handful of 50m penalties in the painful loss. Andrew Johnson played his first game for the season in the firsts for Langwarrin and finished with five goals while Blake Harkness was his team’s best player for the second week in a row. Chelsea is now a game and a half outside of the top five and coach Brent Guerra believes he’s team is a chance to grab a finals spot. “We were very competitive against Mornington and Mt Eliza but let ourselves down in one quarter of footy,” Guerra said. “Our boys are still learning the art of winning and Saturday’s fighting victory will hold them in good stead for the rest of the year. “The art now is not to get ahead of ourselves. We play Karingal this week and we know they aren’t travelling as well as they’d like. We have Pines after that. “It would be fantastic for the group to win a few in a row. That’s our aim.

Work hard on the track, stay focussed, keep doing the things we know we do well and the results will look after themselves,” Guerra said. Mt Eliza full forward Justin Van Unen booted 12 goals in his side’s 25.16 (166) to 5.3 (33) victory against Karingal. The Redlegs booted 10 goals in a blistering second quarter with Matt Lillie (three goals) playing extremely well in attack and through the ruck and Dave Barton continuing his outstanding season. Grant Goodall was superb in the ruck for the Bulls and Luke Van Raay worked tirelessly. Mornington stuck its nose in front of Frankston YCW early in its home ground clash and was able to maintain that buffer for the rest of the match. In a low scoring game, the Doggies held on to win 10.5 (65) to 5.13 (43). Mornington ruckman Michael Gay was the best player on the ground, dominating the ruck, while Dale Nolan finished with four goals and Ben Wells saw a heap of the footy. Tony Lester and Kyle Hutchison were the best of the Stonecats.

No quarter given: Mornington got up over Frankston YCW in a low-scoring affair at the weekend. Picture: Gary Bradshaw

MPNFL ‘blatantly incompetent’: club president MPNFL clubs should be moving as quickly as possible to take control of their own destiny, according to the man who led the charge for Casey Cardinia Football League to defect from the MPNFL two years ago. Narre Warren Football Club president and South East Football Netball League board member, Kahl Heinze, said if clubs wanted a future and to remain relevant in local football in their community, they needed to take action and break ties with the MPNFL immediately. Heinze said the management of the league from a board and administration perspective was “blatantly incompetent”. “These guys that run the league, seriously, are incompetent,” Heinze said. “It’s astounding (to hear what’s going on the with the Player Points System debacle) but to be honest, it doesn’t surprise me in the slightest. “They (the board and administration) are simply there for self-preservation. They are there so they can swan around in their league shirts and get paid to do so. “What I’m continuing to hear about the management of the MPNFL solidifies that what we have done is the best thing we could have done for the

future of our game. “It was clear to us, as Casey Cardinia clubs, that as a service provider, the league just wasn’t giving us value for money. In fact, they were costing us enormous amounts of money – money clubs can’t afford to be losing. “The MPNFL’s sole responsibility is to service the clubs and provide us with a strategic direction – we never did receive either of them, ever. “Their responsibility is not to ignore clubs and simply hand out $50 fines for a player wearing black shorts instead of white shorts,” Heinze said. South East Football Netball League is on track to show an operating surplus of between $50,000 to $100,000 in its first year. “That’s a $150,000 to $200,000 turnaround for us. “That’s more money, on the back of the clubs receiving better service and resources than they have ever experienced before. Every senior game is video recorded and provided immediately to the clubs after the game on USB. We have negotiated far better deals across a number of areas that have added enormous value,” Heinze said. “With the MPNFL we had no focus, no direction, no strategic plan for the future, no growth plan, no financial

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projections, no sponsorship plan – there was nothing. “When we asked the questions regarding these fundamentals and even went down the path of audits, we were shut down. “As a group of Casey Cardinia League presidents, we’d had enough. “AFL South East provided us with an opportunity that we had never had in the past – some independent advice and a resource that we were able to work with. “We’d never really had that in the past and after meeting with AFL South East General Manager Jeremy Bourke, who provided us with our options, it became a very obvious decision for us. “Twelve months later and we have a wonderful board made up of experts in their field – legal, finance, community leaders, and football people. “Together we are working on strategic plans. We are working with external consultants provided by AFL South East to ensure we are best practice in our planning and decision making. “Our sole motivation is benefit to the clubs. “The MPNFL are simply worried about their own backyard – surviving and keeping their jobs. “Every decision we make is focused

on the clubs – financial, growth, sustainability,” Heinze said. There is little question that MPNFL clubs have concerns about how their league will be managed if they choose to make a move. Of the 80 senior leagues in Victoria, 75 of them are being regionally run with the support of the AFL. The MPNFL is one of the five that is independent. Heinze said his league was “living, breathing proof of the benefits that come with being regionally managed”. “The MPNFL tried to scare and worry us and try and highlight that we couldn’t do without them. They even kept information from us about the AFL that would have been of enormous benefit for us to know about and understand. “The AFL South East relationship has been nothing less than harmonious. They add to our value. It reduces our costs, our risks and provides best practice. We don’t have cash tied up into their losses. “Like any president or secretary, I spend around 40 hours working for my club each week. I can tell you straight up, I am giving less time now, not more. “I was really busy with helping to set up the new league from November to

January but I have a lot more time now. “I get asked all the time ‘how do you cope?’ – I say ‘better than I ever did before’. “It’s amazing to have a full and parttime administrator that actually runs the league. “There has been zero impact on the clubs – absolutely zero. “Finally, we are in charge of our own destiny. The hard work we are doing at club level is not being wasted or falling on deaf ears. “For the MPNFL, the clubs are a thorn in their side. They don’t want to know about them or their issues. They simply want their money to keep them all in jobs. “The management of the league should be transparent – not ruling with an iron fist. “We are providing direction, pathways, viability and sustainability – that’s all a club wants from their league. “My advice to the MPNFL Clubs is to refuse to put up with the now. Get together independently, talk to AFL South East and move immediately to a regional structure. “Like us, they’ll never look back,” Heinze said.

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