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Scruffy back for good SCRUFFY the shih-tzu has been returned to his owner Leon Pompei after being allegedly dognapped late last month. The five-month-old puppy was seemingly stolen while Mr Pompei worked at a boat shed near Mordialloc Creek on Wednesday 22 January (‘Dogs gone in thefts’, The News, 29/1/14). Police raided a Chelsea Heights home and a 34-year-old woman was arrested and is expected to be charged on summons with theft. It was the second time in January that Scruffy had gone missing. Mr Pompei said CCTV footage outside his creekside business appeare to show the same woman was responsible for Scruffy’s early January disappearance. The shih-tzu was found in Seaford on that occasion. The second hunt for Scruffy attracted TV news coverage. Mr Pompei thanked all those who had contacted him from throughout Australia asking whether Scruffy had been found. “People also keep popping in to see him,” he said. “I’m just rapt to have him back.” Puppy love: Leon Pompei is glad to have Scruffy back after the dog was allegedly stolen. Picture: Gary Sissons

Land plan puzzle Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au MYSTERY surrounds a Mentone Grammar push to rezone land that could open up the school’s playing fields in Keysborough to residential development. The News understands the elite private school wrote to Kingston Council planning consultant Planisphere just before the firm finalised a green

wedge report for council’s consideration in August 2012. Mentone Grammar is understood to have asked for its Keysborough playing fields to be included in the Urban Growth Boundary, instead of staying in the green wedge, where development of any kind is extremely restricted. The school’s request was kept confidential by council, while other submissions to Planisphere were made public. However, Planisphere recommended

the Urban Growth Boundary should begin south of Mentone Grammar’s playing fields and extend to Governor Rd in its 2012 report, leaving the school’s land within the green wedge. Kingston Council and Mentone Grammar both refused to confirm the nature of the private school’s late submission when questioned by The News. Mentone Grammar principal Mal Cater said the school had correspond-

ed with council and its consultants on various matters. “My understanding is that these communications are confidential and I will not pass comment in fairness to all parties,” Mr Cater said. Kingston Council initially claimed Mentone Grammar’s submission to Planisphere was no longer confidential but then declined to immediately release the details when they were requested by The News.

Council acting CEO Paul Franklin, acting on the advice of council’s freedom of information officer, decided Mentone Grammar should be consulted over the release of its document or any discussions about the document’s content. “Council officers have not discussed Mentone Grammar’s green wedge plan submission with them,” Mr Franklin said. Continued on Page 6

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LETTERS Wedge ‘untruths’ THE misinformation and untruths surrounding the future of the Kingston Green Wedge are regrettable. The task facing the current council is to establish a realistic planning outcome that meets the needs of the broader Kingston community. The fact is that the Kingston Green Wedge Plan does not adequately outline how to deliver the improvements we all want to see to the largely privately owned Green Wedge land. Often you will see Green Wedge activists Rosemary West and David Eden write in to the local paper saying we need to protect the Green Wedge. Well, what in the Green Wedge do they want to protect? Is it the derelict hot houses, the tips, the failing agriculture, the eyesore waste stockpiles or illegal tipping? We all support the idea of the chain of parks (converting old tips to public open space) together with the development of significant sporting facilities. Opportunities exist for the establishment of wetlands that would serve to support existing flood mitigation programmes and improvements to public and private open space are a priority. As it stands the Kingston Green Wedge is an eyesore. Councillors West and Eden offer no solutions only political point scoring in the hope of delaying any real solutions. This wasteland needs to be fixed and that is what I’ll be working towards. Cr Geoff Gledhill, Central Ward

Walking problems OLDER adults value the many benefits of walking. Research shows walking is their most common form of physical activity, whether it be for

leisure, pleasure or to get around. However, there are many obstacles to walking that result in them missing out on improved health, wellbeing, independence, personal mobility and friendships. A Victoria Walks survey of 1128 seniors found that inadequate footpaths, dogs not leashed or under control, poor street lighting at night, irresponsible drivers and the behaviour of some cyclists on shared paths are preventing thousands of seniors from enjoying the health and wellbeing benefits of walking and physical activity. Traffic-related and fall injuries among older pedestrians also impact on their walking, yet we expect them to just fit in. This is not good enough. We need to stop telling seniors to take extra care while walking and create road environments that take care of them. With the ageing of the population, increasing walking levels is a social and economic imperative. We need more age-friendly neighbourhoods throughout Victoria that are built for walking with better access to shops, services and public transport within one kilometre of housing. Victoria Walks calls on all levels of government to work together and get serious about supporting seniors to stay active and healthy and connected to their communities. We urge them to follow the recommendations of the Senior Victorians and walking: obstacles and opportunities report (www. victoriawalks.org.au/seniors). Dr Ben Rossiter, executive officer, Victoria Walks (funded by VicHealth)

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Victorians in the community who have responded to our call to look out for our senior citizens in the recent heat wave conditions. But the challenge is not over. There is an ongoing role we can all play in looking out for our elderly loved ones and neighbours during days of extreme heat this summer. While heat waves do affect us all, there is no doubt that older people in our community can be some of the most vulnerable. Older people are particularly prone to heat stress – they are more likely to have a chronic health condition and their bodies do not cope well with extreme heat. We can all make a difference by taking the time to check up on older, sick and frail relatives, friends and neighbours who may need help coping with the heat. Take that few minutes to make a phone call, pop in and visit. Maybe an older person might need some help adjusting the blinds to cool the house. There are many simple things we can all do to beat the heat – drink plenty of water, keep cool using wet towels, spend as much time as possible in cool or air-conditioned buildings, avoid strenuous activity and stay out of the sun during the hottest part of the day. Visit www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au and Seniors Online at www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au for further information. If you have any health concerns, contact your doctor or Nurse-on-Call on 1300 60 60 24. Gerard Mansour, Commissioner for Senior Victorians Email letters to the editor to team@ mpnews.com.au or mail to MPNG, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915. The News reserves the right to edit letters for length or for legal reasons.

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MORDIALLOC now has its own beer. The 2 Brothers Brewery has brewed a limited edition Mordi Lager to be sold exclusively at next month’s Mordialloc Food, Wine and Music Festival for the first time. The Moorabbin-based brewery was founded in 2007 by brothers Andrew and David Ong. Andrew said the brothers had the idea to start their own Australian commercial brewery on a trip to the US where they saw how popular the craft beer market was overseas. He said they were keen to get involved with the festival due to close family connections with Mordialloc. The pair’s grandparents lived in the town in the 1940s. “We sourced all the Mordi Lager ingredients from within Kingston,” Andrew said. “It was malted at Mordialloc’s Powells Malt with the yeast and hops chosen and supplied by Bintani in Mordialloc.” He said the beer was truly “made in Mordi”. It took about six weeks to ferment and brew the Mordi Lager and Andrew said they were taking a little extra time and care to “chill it back” so the taste should be perfect for the festival. He reckoned festival goers would love the craft beer. “It’s a pale straw-colored lager beer, light in body, clean and crisp in flavour with a delicate use of traditional noble hops,” he said. Mordi Lager will be sold on tap at

POLICE caught two fleeing firebugs last week who allegedly set fire to three bins at Chute St and Governor Rd intersection in Mordialloc early on Sunday morning. Firefighters arrived at about 1am to discover a wheelie bin had been set alight. The fire was quickly extinguished. Later, at about 3am, firefighters were called out to another wheelie bin on fire not far from the first. Finally, at about 5am, a third wheelie bin was set on fire but police searched an area around Mordialloc creek after receiving a tip-off from a witness. Two 14-year-old youths, one from Mordialloc and the other from Aspendale, were arrested after a short chase and were charged with three counts of criminal damage by fire and three counts of lighting a fire on a total fire ban day. Both suspects have been released on bail to appear at a children’s court at a later date. Detective Leading Senior Constable Wayne Billing said it was frustrating that kids were roaming the streets at this time of the night. “Their age is no excuse for their stupid behaviour,” he said. “We are just lucky no one was injured and the fires were contained so quickly.” Any witnesses should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au

the Mordialloc Food, Wine and Music Festival. The 2 Brothers Brewery’s hand-crafted beers have earned them trophies for Champion Small Australian Brewery in 2013 and Best Victorian Beer in 2009 and 2010. The brewery uses raw ingredients from Australia and around the world to forge a range of beer styles from light to dark. They produce about 2000 litres of beer each week which is sold on tap at independent Melbourne bars and pubs. The brewery’s beerhall at 4 Joyner St in Moorabbin can be visited on Thursday and Friday evenings. Their beers are served directly from the tank, with fresh pizza also available.  The Mordialloc Food, Wine and Music Festival hosted by Kingston Council. It is a dog free, no BYO alcohol event. Entry is by gold coin donation. Saturday 1 March 11am - 10pm Sunday 2 March 11am - 6pm Visit www. kingston.vic.gov.au/onlineprogram for further information.

Beer brothers: Brewers (from left) David and Andrew Ong sample their Mordi Lager made especially for the Mordialloc Food, Wine and Music Festival. Picture: Gary Sissons

Zone plans fast-tracked Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au KINGSTON councillors have opted to accept an invitation by Planning Minister Matthew Guy to engage with a “special fast-track” panel to consider council and community feedback on proposed new residential zones throughout Victoria. Mr Guy added an extra layer of bureaucracy to a state-wide consultation process on amending residential planning zones but said the formation of the panel would help the process. Councillors voted at this month’s council meeting to consult with the new panel. The State Government has imposed a 1 July deadline this year for councils to finalise planning zones in municipalities and Mr Guy has set up a resi-

dential zones standing advisory committee in December last year as the deadline looms. The planning minister released proposed new residential zones for a 12-month consultation period with councils and communities in July last year. Existing residential zones will be replaced with three new residential zones: a Neighbourhood Residential Zone maintaining minimal change of area character, a General Residential Zone allowing “moderate change” to encourage some development in areas with good access to transport and services and a Residential Growth Zone allowing “substantial change” where medium density housing and diverse housing types are possible, including townhouses and apartments. Some Victorian councils, including

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the City of Glen Eira, have decided to accept a “direct translation” of the State Government’s proposed zones without community consultation. As revealed by The News last month, the Victorian planning department advised Kingston Council in late October last year that council could not exhibit its planning scheme amendment submitted after community consultation (‘No go for home zone plan’, The News, 15/1/14). A State Government spokesperson at the time told The News that Kingston Council should not seek “a wish list” with regards to planning zones. The spokesperson advised the State Government is not pushing for an “arbitary zone per cent” to be open to development, but indicated a “direct translation of council’s existing planning policy” was preferable.

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Cr Rosemary West said council had gone into the state government’s process on implementing new zones with the best of intentions but it had turned into “a tortuous process”. “We were planning to consult residents and basically let residents have a big say in what kind of planning zones we have and where they go,” Cr West said. “People make it very clear they wanted changes.” Cr West said she did not know whether Mr Guy had not approved Kingston Council’s draft proposal because “there was something wrong with the draft” or whether “he decided too many councils would ask for changes”. Cr Ron Brownlees said it was unfortunate that the process “got taken out of our hands” and council now had to deal with “what we’ve got within a

very tight time-frame.” Cr Brownlees said additional community consultation should happen, but may not now occur due to the looming implementation deadline. Cr Steve Staikos said he did not think it was appropriate that council decide “it is all too hard” to Kingston residents’ views. “I don’t think it’s good enough for our council to ignore what the community has had to say,” Cr Staikos said. “If we’re going to consult, let’s give them the decency to say we might adopt our plan to accept some of that.” Council city development general manager Rachel Hornsby advised councillors at the meeting that the residential zones standing advisory committee would make a recommendation to Mr Guy after council’s draft proposal was submitted.

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tracted animals and birdlife back to the area, the site of the former Karrum Karrum Swampland. Principal Alana O’Neil said Carrum Primary was already a sustainable school but had decided to work with an architect to find out how to make the school grounds even more environmentally friendly. “It’s been a great success,” Ms O’Neil said. “Tawny frogmouth birds and barking tree frogs are just a couple of the examples of wildlife that

have returned since the wetlands was built.” Ms O’Neil said pupils had also built an indigenous nursery for plantlife with the help of teachers and parents. Carrum MP Donna Bauer congratulated the school for its achievement in winning state government recognition. “The school also uses green waste from two community businesses as compost to reduce the amount of organic waste going to landfill,” Ms Bauer said.

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SATURDAY 1 & SUNDAY 2 MARCH PETER SCULLIN RESERVE, MORDIALLOC Kingston’s premier festival returns on new dates, March 1 & 2, bringing you food, wine and beer from the region’s best producers and a stellar line-up of the best jazz, soul, funk and swing musicians. Catch the likes of Saskwatch, Vika & Linda, Geoﬀ Achison, Nai Palm, Kylie Auldist and Deep Street Soul on stage and let your taste buds do the talking as you meander your way along the Gourmet Food Trail. The Master Chef Marquee will be jam packed with culinary entertainment including Masterchef alumni Dani Venn and the ultimate cook oﬀ between two Oscar’s Hangout chefs. kingston.vic.gov.au/onlineprogram Nai Palm - Hiatus Kaiyote SATURDAY 2.15PM BEACH STAGE

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Councillors warned as watchdog get more bite By Mike Hast COUNCILLORS will face greater scrutiny from the local government watchdog, the Local Government Inspectorate, when new powers are introduced into Parliament midyear. Two new offences relating to breach of confidentiality and improper direction of council staff will be introduced. Mayors will have the power to order the removal of unruly councillors from council meetings, although how this will occur has not been detailed. The Chief Municipal Inspector will have expanded power to investigate and prosecute breaches of conduct under the Local Government Act 1989. Misbehaving coun-

cillors will face stronger penalties. Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell announced the changes on Monday and said the reforms were “part of a suite of vital improvements to governance and conduct arrangements designed to improve the standing of local government”. She said the changes “send a clear message to current and future councillors that they must be beyond reproach when representing their communities”. Giving the local government watchdog more power comes after last November’s council elections generated widespread complaints. But they do not address concerns about the lack of information about candidates, the prohibitive cost facing candidates wanting to send

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WREFORD Report Dear News Readers, Welcome to my February Report...

REPRESENTATION CHANGES Electorate boundaries changes mean you may now be in the Mordialloc electorate. Joining the Mordialloc electorate are: t Chelsea Heights t Aspendale Gardens t Chelsea t Edithvale t Aspendale & t Bangholme Staying in the Mordialloc electorate are: t Mordialloc t Parkdale t Mentone (East of Nepean Hwy) t Cheltenham (South of Centre Dandenong Rd) Welcome to our new electorate. You can learn more about me and how I Listen & Deliver at LorraineWreford.com.au. Here are some highlights:

TRANSPORT I have secured $156m funding to fully construct the Dingley Bypass. A builder will be announced soon and construction will start shortly after. Also, the consultation phase of the Freeway extension from Aspendale Gardens to Heatherton has concluded and the submissions are are being assessed. The $100m Frankston Train Line upgrade is underway. This will upgrade our stations and infrastructure to further improve performance. We’ve moved from Labor’s 62.6% punctuality to 93.6% but there’s more to do. There are updates on more transport projects at LorraineWreford.com.au.

SCHOOLS Parkdale Secondary College has received $8.3m for upgrades, Dingley Primary has received $2.5m for a rebuild, Aspendale Primary School’s $2m redevelopment has started, and much more.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Work has started on Monash Children’s Hospital, Springvale Road level crossing removal is underway, Mordialloc Creek has been dredged and more.

Grass fire threatens homes By Chris Brennan ASPENDALE Gardens and Waterways residents were advised to leave their neighbourhoods on Sunday as a rapidly moving grass fire fanned by strong winds threatened dozens of homes in built up residential areas. More than 20 fire brigade units battled the fierce fire, which broke out in grassland on the southern side of Grovernor Rd at Braeside around 11.15am. The fire burned an area of about one hectare before fire crews from Patterson River, Keysborough, Dandenong, Frankston, Skye and as far away as Sorrento were able to bring the blaze under control. The CFA initially issued a fire advice at 11:27am which stated there was no current threat to communities but that people in surrounding areas should “continue to stay informed and monitor conditions”.

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Fire battle: CFA volunteers from Frankston, Skye, Dandenong, Patterson River, Keysborough and as far away as Sorrento were among more than 20 crews to battle a fast-moving grass fire at Braeside on Sunday. Pictures: Gary Sissons

However, the alert was quickly upgraded to an emergency warning, with CFA headquarters advising at 11.43am that the fire was not under control and was moving towards homes at Waterways and Aspendale Gardens. “The fire is now expected to im-

pact Mordialloc Creek/Aspendale Gardens any time,” the CFA advised. “There will be a large amount of smoke in the area. Don’t wait, leaving now is the safest option. “Conditions may change and get worse very quickly. Emergency Services may not be able to help you.”

Witnesses said the fire could easily have spread to built-up residential areas on the northern side of Grovernor Rd due to strong winds and praised the efforts of fire crews to bring it under control so quickly. The fire is not suspected of having been deliberately lit.

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Rush power: Drag boat racer Distant Thunder speeds along Patterson River last month. Picture: Gary Sissons

Speed demon’s water wings Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au ROCKY Princi is a man who feels the need for speed. The 52-year-old drag boat racing driver lives in Queensland and regularly travels to compete in competitions at the National Watersports Centre at Patterson River. At times, the boats reach speeds in excess of 300kmh generating waves of excitment for race spectators. Princi is an engineer by trade and drag boat racing is his hobby. “I travel around the state and visit a lot of country towns for races,” he said. “It’s great to see people enjoying the sport, especially kids.” He recently raced at Lake Eildon and was “overwhelmed” when a youngster gave him a

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picture he’d drawn of Rocky driving his speeding boat. His engineering skills from the day job come in handy to maintain his vessel, dubbed Distant Thunder. Princi strips down Distant Thunder’s engine to ensure all stays in perfect working order. The boat has an escape capsule built into its cockpit to be triggered in the event of emergency, but Princi said he is not keen to test how high he would be jettisoned into the air.  The Australian Drag Boat Championships will be held at the National Water Sports Centre in Carrum on Sunday 30 March. Entry is $20 (kids free). Racing begins at 10.30am. Call 0418 388 898 or visit the Victorian Drag Boat Racing Club’s website at www.vdbc.com for further information.

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Continued from Page 1 The possible rezoning of the playing fields suddenly cropped up at Kingston Council meetings in recent months. The News reported the seemingly sudden inclusion of land at Mentone Grammar’s playing fields in a councillors-approved planning scheme amendment last month. Councillors narrowly voting five-four to order council officers to work on a planning scheme amendment for submission to state Planning Minister Matthew Guy for approval [‘Wedge tactics divide council’, The News, 22/1/13]. The planning scheme amendment included the proposal to include Mentone Grammar’s Keysborough playing fields in the Urban Growth Boundary, potentially opening up the land for residential development. Crs Tamara Barth, David Eden, Steve Staikos and Rosemary West were outvoted four-five by Crs Tamsin Bearsley, Ron Brownlees, Geoff Gledhill, John Ronke and mayor Paul Peulich in a bid to stop the rezoning move at last month’s ordinary council meeting. Mayor Paul Peulich contacted The News after last month’s Green Wedge article was published and said he supported the proposal by Mentone Grammar, but not the decision to try to rezone McMahon’s paddock, which is also included in council’s submission to the planning minister. However, he said he did not wish to use his mayoral “casting vote” to change council policy since councillors voted to support the playing fields and McMahon’s farm rezoning in December. Cr Peulich voted against the proposal in September last year, citing concerns about “trans-

parency”, abstained in December after becoming mayor in October, and decided not to back last month’s rescission motion. At last month’s meeting, Cr West said Mentone Grammar could make up to $60 million from any playing fields deal and questioned whether a private school should be “profiteering at the expense of the community’s best interest in maintaining the green wedge and buffer to Braeside Park.” Defenders of the South East Green Wedge secretary Barry Ross told The News he could see no reason why any submissions should be kept confidential. “We really need transparency and when things are kept secret you start to have doubts about the process,” Mr Ross said. “There’s been too much secrecy and justice has to be seen to be done,” he said. Kingston councillors who do not support the potential playing fields rezoning note there has been no council officers’ report or strategic report to back the decision. Mentone Grammar principal Mal Cater said Mentone Grammar had worked constructively with council for many years and the school has owned the playing fields since the 1970s. “The school is aware that the council’s recommendation has not yet been reviewed by the state planning minister and therefore cannot make any public statement about the matter,” Mr Cater said. Planning Minister Matthew Guy said: “No request for rezoning has been received from the Kingston Council in relation to this matter. This process is a matter for the Kingston Council and its elected representatives.”

Escape plan up the creek By Chris Brennan A SIGHTSEEING stop-off at Mordialloc Creek went horribly wrong for a Hampton boat enthusiast after his Ford Escape vehicle plunged over the edge of a concrete embankment into the water below, sinking one boat and badly damaging another. Police said the 56-year-old driver was lucky to have escaped unharmed after his four-wheel drive plunged about two metres to the bottom of the creek near Pompei Bridge about 7.45am last Saturday. The vehicle crashed nose first over the edge, smashing into the side a moored fibreglass cabin cruiser and

ending up about two-thirds submerged in the creek below. The force of the impact smashed a large hole in the side of the cabin cruiser and sent it crashing into a wooden fishing boat moored beside. The second boat subsequently sank. Two tow trucks were required to winch the vehicle back onto dry land. The man told police the accident happened when he misjudged the width of the gravel car park on Main St after stopping off on his way work to take a quick look at the boats moored along the creek. “He was a bit of a boating and fishing enthusiast and wanted to take a

look at the boats moored off the wharf area,” Leading Senior Constable Brad Gardner of Moorabbin police said. “But he was not familiar with the area and misjudged the edge as he was pulling up on the gravel area. He’s suddenly seen the edge but it was too late to stop in time. “He was very embarrassed, especially when the situation turned into a bit of a circus with lots of onlookers coming over.” Leading Senior Constable Gardner said the man would not be charged over the incident. “It’s in the hands of the insurance agents now,” he said

Not so lucky Escape: Two tow trucks were required to winch a Ford Escape out of Mordialloc Creek after the driver misjudged the edge of a car park near Pomei Bridge last Saturday morning. The four-wheel-drive hit a cabin cruiser, sending it smashing into a wooden fishing boat that then sank. Pictures: Gary Sissons

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Due: Monday 17 February 2014

Due: Friday 28 February 2014

Kingston ratepayers who have elected to pay their 2013/14 Municipal Rates in a lump sum are reminded that payment in full must be received by the close of business on Monday 17 February 2014.

Ratepayers who have elected to pay by instalments are reminded that the third instalment is due and payable by the close of business on Friday 28 February 2014.

Interest will be charged on any amount outstanding a er this date.

Reminder notices for the third instalment payment were mailed on 20 January 2014. = If you have not received your instalment notice, please contact Council’s Customer Service Centre on 1300 653 356.

MORE INFORMATION See the back of your rates notice for payment options. Please phone City of Kingston on 1300 653 356 or go to kingston.vic.gov.au/rates

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Police slam ‘disgraceful’ speedsters By Chris Brennan POLICE have slammed the “disgraceful” behaviour of rogue motorists on Peninsula Link after more than 10,000 speeding drivers were detected in just one month, including one man clocked at well over double the 100km/h speed limit. Cameras detected more than 300 speeding offences a day between 17 December and 18 January, including 114 drivers who had their licences

immediately cancelled after being caught driving more the 30km/h above the speed limit, eight of whom were clocked at speeds of more the 45km/h over the limit. Among them was a male driver clocked at 238km/h and later at 121km/h in a 60km/h zone. Police said the man would face dangerous driving charges and have his car impounded under anti-hoon legislation. Southern Metro road policing in-

spector Bryan Sharp said the results showed too many motorists were treating the freeway like a raceway and putting lives at risk. “It’s incredibly disheartening that some people continue to ignore the risks and treat the freeway like a raceway,” he said. “It has been well publicised that there are cameras along Peninsula Link, and that police continually run operations to enforce the speed limits.

“The fact that we are still finding such a high number of people speeding beggars belief.” Police recently announced they would now be targeting low-level speeding in a campaign designed to make driving above the limit “as socially unacceptable as drink-driving”. Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill said police across the state had been instructed to fine motorists guilty of setting their own “de facto” speed limits,

including those travelling at as little as 1km/h over the limit. “The culture has shifted in respect of drink-driving; it’s now socially unacceptable for people to get behind the wheel of a motor car and drive while affected by alcohol, but the same cannot be said for speeding,” Mr Hill said. “Across our community, people don’t appreciate that low-level speeds can be just as dangerous as high-level speeding.”

Peninsula Link traffic tops 20 million MORE than 20 million trips have been made on Peninsula Link freeway since it opened just over a year ago. The freeway has been credited with a big jump in the number of tourists staying on the peninsula this summer as well as an increase in the number of day-trippers. Word is out that you can drive from many parts of Melbourne to the peninsula in an hour or just over. Commuters also are taking to the Link, said Nepean MP Martin Dixon when he visited the freeway control centre in Golf Links Rd, Frankston South, which is operated by Lend Lease. “Victorians love using the state’s newest freeway,” Mr Dixon said. “Traffic volumes show drivers have quickly adapted to using Peninsula Link, which allows people to travel from central Melbourne to the pen-

insula without encountering a single traffic light,” he said. Commuters were enjoying significant reduction in travel times, and visitors were finding their holiday journey much faster. Mr Dixon said the freeway had reduced traffic on surrounding roads by up to 30 per cent, “increasing liveability in suburbs along the freeway corridor”. Frankston Freeway and Moorooduc Highway had seen traffic reductions of up to 50 per cent. A fact sheet release at the anniversary stated traffic monitoring showed drivers saved up to 14 minutes on weekdays and up to 32 minutes in peak holiday periods. Motorists using the Moorooduc Highway and Frankston Freeway route saved four and a half minutes during peak hours.

Peninsula Link connects to 11 major roads and has on and off ramps to nine roads along its 27 kilometres. The $760 million freeway was built under an “availability public private partnership”. The Southern Way consortium receives quarterly payments for 25 years for financing, designing, building and operating the freeway. Southern Way is Abigroup, Lend Lease and Royal Bank of Scotland. Construction started in February 2010 and was completed in January 2013. About 1.7 million plants, trees and shrubs have been planted and the state government has invested about $12 million to offset significant vegetation removed for the project. Mike Hast

Far queue: It hasn’t all been smooth running for Peninsula Link with a number of accidents creating havoc over summer. Picture: Gary Sissons

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From peninsulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot sands to dark Arctic days By Mike Hast AS the peninsula copes with a long, hot summer and record-breaking temperatures, Mornington scientist Amelia Travers has been rugged up to cope with the frozen world of the Arctic where the sun makes only a brief appearance each day. During January, Ms Travers, 26, was on Norwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Svalbard Island in the Greenland Sea close to the Arctic Circle, the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most northern permanently inhabited island. She was part of an international team of scientists studying marine life with the Marine Night field campaign, part of Mare Incognitum. The team used high-tech underwater robots, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs for short) as well as other high-tech equipment including time lapse photography. Ms Travers is studying for a Masters of Antarctic Science at Tasmania Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. A prolific writer, she has been producing a blog charting what she calls a â&#x20AC;&#x153;once in a lifetime adventureâ&#x20AC;?. The robots were at the high-tech end of tools used for the research but the scientists, Ms Travers included, also donned polar survival suits to install equipment to guide the AUVs. Divers investigated species such as the ghost shrimp to dispel the misconception that the dark polar night is best compared with a biological desert void of any activity. Weather on the island ranged from below freezing with heavy snow to days of above zero, which saw the

Cool spot: Above, Amelia Travers with an underwater robot. Left, the building where Ms Travers worked and its backdrop â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis. Pictures: Jan Sivert Hauglid

islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s runway closed due to ice, trapping a radio crew from France and delaying the arrival of a TV crew from Norway. The Marine Night expedition is big news in Europe. On 20 January, Ms Travers wrote about the light: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was incredibly bright (relatively speaking, my sunglasses are still in their case) this morning with a beautiful â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sunriseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. This was followed by an incredibly sudden drop of the sun and pitch blackness, the kind of dark where you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see your hand in front of you, although you can see some amazing stars. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A few hours later, the full moon rose. This all happened within a matter of hours, and I think it must have a

pretty amazing impact on the creatures living here to have such different light environments within such short periods of time.â&#x20AC;? Three days later, Ms Travers described herself for the expanding readership of her blog: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you see someone slipping on ice, tripping over snow in the dark or staring in wonder at icicles, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably me. I was raised in southern Australia during one of the longest periods of drought so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still amazed by all this frozen water just sitting around not doing anything. On the other hand, I am mentally well equipped to deal with the water shortage weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re currently experiencing! (4 minute showers every 2 days, just like being at home!).â&#x20AC;?

On Australia Day, Ms Travers spotted some bioluminescence off the pier near the laboratory at Kongsfjord: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what it was, some kind of jelly-like critter, bobbing and flashing away. It was pretty awesome and surreal! The divers have got some completely amazing footage of creatures we landlubbers could almost never imagine. These creatures make the aliens on Star Trek look dull.â&#x20AC;? Ms Travers compared her frozen workplace with the Australian desert in one entry: â&#x20AC;&#x153;But being here is most akin to being in the middle of the Australian desert.Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine as long as the electricity keeps running and the water fills the pipes, but something fails or you walk

a bit too far from home, everything changes. They are equally stark, harsh and dangerously beautiful places. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The walk to the lab, along maybe 100 metres of dark road, can be so different depending on the situation. Alone it can be beautiful and tranquil with a peaceful silence that seeps under your skin until you can feel the isolation as a blanket that reminds you how close the wilds are, how fresh the air is and how untamed some places still are. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Or it can be the freakiest 100 metres of your life where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re absolutely convinced a polar bear is going to eat you and every shadow is a harbinger of doom and death.â&#x20AC;?

Website homes in on teen violence PENINSULA Health has helped develop a website that addresses the growing problem of violence committed by teenagers against members of their own family. The website, www.avith.com.au, which will be launched this week, is a one-stop resource for adolescents, families, carers and professionals working with families where there is adolescent violence in the home. Police call-outs to family violence incidents where an adolescent was the offender more than doubled in Victoria from 2154 incidents in 2006 to 4483 last year. The violence can take the form of threats of violence by a teen against one or more family member, intimi-

dation, damage to property, physical violence, emotional or financial abuse or any behaviour that makes family members fearful. The website was funded through a Legal Services Board of Victoria project and developed by Peninsula Health in partnership with Victorian Legal Aid and City of Greater Dandenong youth services. Peninsula Health was last year awarded a $750,000 grant from the state government to provide a threeyear Keeping Families Safe program that provides support both for families where an adolescent uses violence in the home and the adolescents themselves. Peninsula Health director of complex

services Bel Berry said the website was an Australian first and provided a vital resource to help curb violence committed by adolescents in the home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many of the families we support tell us they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to do about their violent children because they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find any information about this particular type of violence, why it happens or what they could do to stop it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The website will go a long way toward closing the information gap by providing practical information for parents and carers as well as adolescents affected by adolescent violence in the home, and for professionals in the field.â&#x20AC;? She said it included downloadable

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ended up in the justice system. It also highlights the experience of family members, mostly parents, who were victims of violence. In one recommendation, the report calls for improved communication and links between police, legal and community sectors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the issues identified was that the policies and protocols used by the justice system in Victoria deal mainly with adult family violence,â&#x20AC;? Ms Berry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, adolescent offenders and their families deserve a more targeted response to help break the cycle of violence that so often carries on into the adolescentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; adult relationships.â&#x20AC;?

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THIS car detailing business trades 5 days a week from 7am till 4.30pm, detailing about 10 cars a day. Customers include car dealers in the area as well as private clients. It is a very profitable business and there is plenty of scope for expansion if desired. The premises are well-suited to the business, and there is ample equipment.

THIS laundrette is in a busy shopping strip in a residential area. It has automatic doors that open at 7am and close at 9.30pm every day, and the laundrette is attended Monday to Friday 7am to 9.30pm, and Saturday 9am to midday. There is one 30-litre power washer, 11 Speed Queen washers and 8 dryers. The building has a monitored alarm system, a phone system and air-conditioning.

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SOMERVILLE Two shop frontages, good equipment inc vehicle. Excellent T/O, trades 5 Â˝ days. Wholesale deliveries to schools, variety of baked goods, well known in the area. Vendor willing to assist new owner.

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Menacing bush fire season continues; painful accident befalls boy Compiled by Matt Vowell From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 14 February 1914 DURING the last fortnight bush fires that have been raging here, and on several occasions, strenuous efforts had to be made to save homesteads from destruction. The weather for some time having been so hot and dry, has caused the grass and scrub to be highly in flammable condition, so much so that a fire once started in grass or scrub soon gets beyond control and becomes a menace to property. *** MAURICE Taylor, one of the inmates of the Melbourne Boys’ Seaside Home, Frankston, met with a serious accident on Friday morning. He, with other children, was being driven into school by a sister of Mrs Ferguson, Mornington road, and it appears that when the boy was getting into the buggy the horse moved forward, and he in some manner became caught in the wheels. Mr Claude Grice, who drove along at the time, with great difficulty extricated him, and then drove him to Dr Maxwell’s, who found that he had sustained a compound fracture of the leg. The sufferer was taken to the hospital in Melbourne by the mid-day train. *** SINCE the beginning of the year no less than three bazaars have been held at Mornington, the total amount realised being £460. The Catholic bazaar and sale of gifts made a net profit of over £150. St Peter’s church, (Renovation Fund) benefited to the extent of £95, and the Convent Garden Fete £150.

*** THE Garden Fete organised by the Sisters of Mercy at Mornington, for the purpose of reducing the debt on the Central Novitiate at Ascot Vale, terminated on Saturday night last, and the exceptionally large crowd that was present thoroughly enjoyed the musical programme so capably arranged by Messrs Fogerty and Aitchison, and the selections rendered by St Vincent De Paul’s Band were highly appreciated. A great amount of business was done, and after the various raffles were drawn, the remaining articles were disposed of by auction. It is estimated that £150 profit will be realised from the effort. *** MR Allen Doherty, son of Mr W. J. Doherty, Mornington, sustained a nasty cut under the eye through the pony he was riding running him against a tree on Sunday last, and on Monday evening, Mr James Noble had the misfortune of cutting his arm so badly with the knife of a bacon cutter at Messrs A. Nunn and Sons, that it was necessary to insert six stitches. Both patients were attended to by Dr Somers. *** A GOOD many consignments of fruit have left here lately for Sydney, and prices have been good, but as large consignments are now arriving at Sydney and Brisbane a big fall in prices will result. Oversea markets will now receive most attention. The quality of fruit this season is not up to the average, black spot being much more in evidence. However, some orchards are free from spot and will benefit accordingly. Owing to the

degenerate mail service now existing here, the despatch of fruit for export is being diverted from the Langwarrin to the Frankston Railway Station. ***

Mr Allen Doherty, son of Mr W. J. Doherty, Mornington, sustained a nasty cut under the eye through the pony he was riding running him against a tree on Sunday last.

A SOCIETY which should prove a great advantage to the district has just been formed here in the form of a concert party of variety entertainers. All necessary officers have been elected, and practices, rehearsals, etc., will be held in the hall weekly on Monday evenings. Great difficulty has always been experienced when arranging a concert programme in securing enough local talent, and this

method should prove one of the best ways of training vocalists. *** THE fruitgrowers show committee have just about completed the schedule for the forthcoming show. Some further additions have been made to last year’s list, including some champion sections for competitors who have never previously won a champion prize. Arrangements are also being made for the engagement of some first-class city talent to appear on the evening of the show. Should weather permit, this forthcoming evening should eclipse all previous exhibitions. During the Saturday afternoon (April 4th), a very interesting cricket match will take place on the recreation ground between the local team and Rhyll. A large number of visitors is expected from the Island, which will add pleasure to the event. *** THE Methodist Sunday School celebrated their anniversary on Sunday last, when Mr A. C. Bowman preached three times. The congregations were good, and the children sang special hymns effectively, Miss A. Barber officiated at the organ. On Monday evening the annual concert and distribution of prizes took place. Rev. R. Jackson occupied the chair. A number of items were given by the children under the baton of Mr G. Reed. Song, “’Ring Bells Ring,” the children; recitation, Miss Nellie Unthank; solo, “Auntie,” Miss Dorothy Reed; song, “Shepherd’s Lullaby,” Kindergarten class; recitation, Master Normann Unthank; solo, “The Gift of Life,” Miss Florrie Vines; song. “Little Children,” Miss Mary Evans;

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I am man, watch me barbecue By Stuart McCullough ON a technical level, a man is a man solely by dint of chromosomal composition. Slap an X and a Y chromosome together and before you can say “Leyland brothers”, you’ve got yourself a living breathing male. But this is too technical a definition for some. Luckily, there’s a simpler test; one that allows the mechanical nitty gritty to be ignored if not wholly disregarded. I speak of the barbecue. I’m not suggesting for one moment that access to the altar of burnt meat should be restricted along gender lines. Far from it. In fact, I feel strongly that all who wish to stand in front of the outdoor grill should strap on their apron of choice, pick up a pair of tongs and get down to it. There’s room for everyone. It’s more that I am never more aware of my masculine self then when attending to what might broadly be referred to as ‘barbecue duties’. For some mystical reason, standing inertly in front of an open grill brings with it a surging sense of machismo that you never get with soup. We were never the type of family that did our cooking outdoors for the sake of it. Only when the remaining alternative was starvation would the tongs and apron emerge and, even then, it was still very much a line ball proposition. There are several compelling reasons for our ‘in case of emergency, break glass’ approach to outdoor cooking. Chief amongst these was my father, whose deplorable ineptitude

when it came to any culinary art not involving toast made it the option of last resort. It’s often said that too many cooks spoil the broth. Although no one ever cooks broth on a barbecue, my father was responsible for a lot of groundbreaking research that proved poor results are not necessarily caused by the weight of numbers. You can spoil the broth and pretty

much anything else as a solo effort, so long as you really put your mind to it. These days, barbecues are massive; built like armoured vehicles and able to encase not just an entire pig but all its Facebook friends too. These monstrosities each have their own satellite and are more or less idiot-proof. The barbecue we had when I was growing up was tiny. It could barely be controlled at ground level much less from

outer space. Its size and rudimentary nature owed a lot to the fact that we took it camping – a place where options for cooking were necessarily limited. It was orange and sat on a tripod. The cooking surface was about the same size as a long-playing record. It was here that my father was expected to cook a meal for seven people. In retrospect, it was a mission doomed from the outset. It was without any modern extravagance. Forget glowing coals, briquettes or wire shelves where the cooked chops can ‘relax’ and bathe in their own juices before being hoisted onto the plate. Not that my father believed in ‘resting’ anything; when it came to cooking he prized one thing above all else — speed. This required the hot plate be cranked up to such an extreme level that birds unlucky enough to fly overhead wilted, so extreme was the heat. Whilst the pace was awesome, the end product left much to be desired. The sausages my father cooked all suffered the same fate: perfectly black with a crunchy charcoal exterior encasing raw sausage meat within. To burn your food is one thing, to undercook it another. But to succeed in doing both simultaneously is a feat few can master. Some may think Heston Blumenthal is some kind of wonderful for using a propane torch to bring cooking to life, but my father was doing much the same with a barbecue thirty years ago, with similarly inedible results. As something we did only when

camping, the barbecue was simply one more trial in a broader ordeal. The cramped living quarters, the lack of a television and the vampire mosquitoes were all part of two weeks we spent at Wilson’s Promontory each summer. At the time, all I wanted was to survive the experience and return home to the creature comforts to which I was so accustomed. But now I see it differently. When I think about it now, I can see my father standing beside our little orange barbecue, tongs in hand – raised as though preparing to fend off an attack. He always dressed for the occasion. By that I don’t mean that he put on a suit or a shirt with a collar. Rather, for reasons that will always remain unclear, my father would dress like a homeless person when he cooked sausages. A flannel hat that had seen better days (and a great many of them), his Rainbow Football Club socks and a pair of shorts that were hanging on for dear life. Despite the lack of technology, the disheveled appearance and the almost certainly dire results, my father never looked happier than when he was doing battle with the barbecue. Somehow, I’ve managed to reach middle age without ever owning a barbecue of my own. But, every once in a while, circumstances conspire and I am called upon to cook the sausages. It’s a responsibility I am willing to accept. I put on my flannel hat, football socks and shaggy shorts and get to work. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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A Grain of Salt IT doesn’t take much for Labor to shoot themselves in the foot, helped considerably by the antics of left and right wing faction leaders Senators Kim Carr and Stephen Conroy posing as representatives of working people. 81 per cent vote for Christian Zahra in Macedon including the support of Daniel Andrews and Paul Keating and the pseudo democratic boys think differently. Then there’s Tea Party Tony in for the old sucker punch “are you with us or against us?” type of thing and away we go with the ABC taking the bait. Great Barrier Reef not in danger, says a Government report, similar to the Port Phillip Bay dredging. Crooked Union management inferences but no mention of crooked big business management. Geoff Shaw’s workcover injury. A main course of fun and (power) games with a heatwave for sweets. Moving on... *** THE true blue spirit of Australia Day, my day. I loaded up with Aussie flags on my car windows including the indigenous flags, a koala hanging from my inside rear vision mirror and a kangaroo sticker on the back window, hoisting the flag in my backyard flagpole; up and running. No point being half hearted. I treated myself to veal parmigiana to cap off the nationistic fervour. Our Aussie of the year said “We need to celebrate who we are as a nation”. Not sure what he meant, but if Adam said it, like Tony, or Peter Cosgrove, it’s OK by me. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie bloody Aussie. ***

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I WAS thinking back, as one does at my age approaching the 70s with little else on my mind, or is it the 80s? No matter. I finished school late December, had Chrissy and come 3 January, Dad took me to the city on the train for an interview, beginning my 20 years as a public servant. I wasn’t consulted on any career choice. School’s finished: time to get a job and pay board. Dad was generous, lent me 10 pounds to buy a suit, repaid so much each payday. Ambition? Never thought about it. I fell in love a few years later and did accountancy, but only because it apparently paid better. I can remember my ambition to win Tattersalls, and females, but beyond that very little. *** THE Peninsula Short Film Festival was run and won at Rosebud on 1 February; a fine idea to encourage our budding filmmakers. The judges were big names in Kerry Armstrong, Lachy

Hulme, Shane Jacobsen, Jane Hall, Debra Byrne and Anthony Hayes. Who selected them and the process of selection remains a mystery; I suppose a minor complaint. After all, when the Australian Academy of Film and Television Arts awards The Great Gatsby as best film and best director (Baz Luhrmann) what hope have we got? Kings by Thom Neal won the big prize, which was great for Thom, but I personally found others equally as good and some better. A question of taste. A great night and congratulations to Steve Bastoni and Meg Pascoe. *** THE Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre battle rages on. Geoff the barber assures me it’s fantasy and who in their right mind would challenge Geoff? Peter Curtain from Sorrento got stuck into Cr Andrew Dixon (Briars Ward) who voted for the pool (“he

should resign, vote him out, his attitude needs to change”). Red Hill Ward Cr Frank Martin continues to cop his share. Christine Haydon says “we are getting tired of the same old answers (from Frank), 99 per cent of the constituents are apathetic”. Surely because the answers are not in agreement with her thinking? Hugh Fraser (Nepean Ward) joins the throng in opposition to the democratic vote followed by David Gibb (Seawinds Ward) setting out the reasons in favour of this mirage. I have no fixed opinion other than saying goodbye to the Rye Carnival and perhaps building the Aquatic Centre with an undercover 50-metre pool in its place. *** I LIKE the one about the sheep stealer hanged for stealing food, compelled by necessity because of intolerable hunger, thirst and near starvation. And the great man in office who may tyrannise, rob thousands and enrich himself (and his relatives), be uncontrollable in his actions, get titled, and no-one dare find fault. Maybe build a stature like they did for former great Generals in wars. Alexander the Great was sorry because there were no more worlds for him to conquer. He got a few statues; none for the thousands who died for and against from his madness. We’re over all that nonsense now, right? We live in the “fair go” country. Anyone can get ahead if they are prepared to “have a go”. The egalitarian ethos? The announcer asked the question of six lovely true blue Aussies: “Why are you proud to be an Australian?”. I must have missed something years back on

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CRUSADER, half cabin, 4.6m canopy, carpet, 50hp Evinrude, fully serviced, stored undercover, fishfinder, life jackets, flares inc. $4,500ono. 0417 393 267. FIBREGLASS CLINKER, hull, 15ft, 70HP Mariner, forward steering, all controls, radio, windscreen, chrome bow rails, Haynes Alley trailer, deceased estate. $3,500 cash. Phone 9787 2704.

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RUNABOUT, 16 foot, Mustang, 1990, fully restored and modified for fishing, 110HP VRO Johnson, fully serviced, new windscreen, Bimini, full covers, all new fittings, lots of extras, good trailer, spare wheel, no expense spared, in EC, selling at cost of restoration. $9,500ono. 9580 4676 or 0414 258 675.

SPEED BOAT, Holden 308 reconditioned V8 long motor, complete overhaul, new carburetor, dog clutch, battery, electrics rewired,VGC. Spent $10,400, all receipts. Sell $12,400. 0416 101 881.

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

CAMPER, Cub Drifter, folding, 3-Berth, 3-way fridge, galley, 2-burner gas stove. Awning over sleeping area, plus rear annexe. Light and easy to tow. VGC, D04-199. $3,500. 0402 195 566. CAMPER TRAILER, Jayco, Finch, comes with all the trimmings, 3 way fridge, full gas stove with oven, full awnings, TV ariel, sleeps 5, VGC. $12,000ono. 9702 2265. CAMPER TRAILER, 2010, 7' x 4', off road with Oztrail camper 10 set up. $3,400. 0414 412 224. Mt Martha. CAMPER TRAILER, VGC, off road, 12 months reg, 16" wheels, annexe. $3,500. 0437 138 515.

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JAYCO Freedom, poptop 2001, front kitchen, pull out pantry, drawers under hotplate, extra large dining area, separate lounge, single beds, roll out awning, this van is fully equipped with many extras, very good condition, stored in garage, suit falcon or commodore, reduced for quick sale, $17,500. Berwick. 9707 1312

SLIDE-ON CAMPER, Millard, just pull up, hop in and start camping. Ideal for quick weekends or family holidays, allows towing, suits most one tonne utilities, detachable under storage box for lower cabins, sleeps 2 adults, 2 children, 4 seat booth dining, pantry, closet, cupboards, shelves, drawers, friendly kitchen with 3-way fridge, gas cooking, ample sink and bench space, tank and mains water, 12 /240V lighting and power, house battery, vented skylight, thermo insulated, new mattress, annexe attachments, mount in 15 minutes, VGC. $10,800neg. 5940 1165.

JAYCO, Swan, 2006, bagged awning, bed flys, 5 bike rack, level riders, hardly used, easy to tow, EC. $16,000ono. 0402 741 395.

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CARAVAN, Royal Flair, Van Royce, 2006, 19.5 foot, dual axle, electric brakes, double island bed with robes, brand new TV, DVD, 3-way fridge, AC, microwave, pull-out awning, many extras, immaculate condition. $31,500. Call 0411 109 979.

FUTURE SYSTEM, Jet 670 Monoblocco fibreglass caravan, heavy duty 15" wheels, centre door with electric step, full ensuite, washing machine, cafe style lounge dinette, 180L, Dometic fridge, Smeg stove, reverse cycle AC, roll out awning, never been off road. $64,500. Contact: 0418 515 949. GALAXY, Southern Cross, 2006, 16'6" poptop, EC, single beds, front kitchen, club lounge, roll out awning, electric brakes. $20,000ono. Call: 0418 496 343.

JAYCO, camper trailer, 3 way fridge, 2 burner gas stove, annexe, end flies, pole box, reg November 14, C81 453 $6,700. Red Hill. 5989 2802.

MERCEDES BENZ, Sprinter, 2005, new fit-out, turbo diesel, double bed, LED TV, DVD, 90L 3 way-fridge, microwave, rollout awning, gas hotplate, plenty of cupboard storage, shower and toilet, gas hotwater service, 260L fresh water, RWC, reg BOSNA. $54,000ono. 0418 319 877. Nar Nar Goon. OFF ROAD CAMPER, Australian, ahead of the rest, Odyssey Signature Export, year July 2010, with all extras included, firewood rack, full annexe new, 2nd water tank, skirt, $46,000. 0439 803 137.

RETREAT, Macquarie, 2010, ensuite, washing machine, QB, large fridge, microwave, oven, grill, gas/electric hotplates, hot water system, TV, DVD, shade cloth walls, loads of extras, sale due to ill health. $49,000. 0428 351 887. SCENIC, Vega, spinnaker, 18ft, 2008, island double bed, 3 way fridge, microwave, electric/gas cook top, 2 recliners with foot stools, TV and radio, VGC. $26,000ono. Cranbourne. 0427 006 790.

MOTOR VEHICLES FORD, Futura AU, 2001, Series 2, SRS airbags, power windows, CC, ABS brakes, CD player, economical, drives superb, RWC, QRX-428. $4,200. 0459 236 113.

FORD, Laser, 1996, LXI sedan, auto, AC, PS, reg until 8/14, 290,000kms, EC. $1,650. 0409 991 079. FORD. Fairmont, EL, wagon, 6 cylinder, 4 speed auto, with cargo barrier, power windows, mags, tow bar, cruise and climate control, fully serviced and tuned, vin # 6FPAAAJGWANL41974, EC. $1,200. 0408 482 012. HOLDEN, Jackaroo, 3.0 turbo diesel, 250,000kms, GC, reg September 2014, service manual and history, bullbar, Hayman Reese towbar, engine immobiliser, tinted windows, dual batteries, no RWC, PBB-264. $3,000. Phone 5941 3225.

HOLDEN, Astra, classic, 2005, auto, sedan, unmarked condition throughout, AC, PS, new tyres, RWC, 12 months reg, inspection welcome, perfect first car, USH-059. $7,500. 0412 375 642.

MOTOR VEHICLES

HOLDEN, Vectra, 1999, 4 door sedan, low km's, auto, mechanically sound, VGC, SAV-096. $2,450. 0433 683 276.

SUZUKI, SUV, Grand Vitara, 2010, one owner, fully serviced, as new, all electrics, climate and cruise control, new tyres, alloys, ipod connectivity, genuine 4x4, perfect balance of size, economy and safety, comfort, function and space, 2.4L, 5 speed manual, 5 seat wagon, RWC, XYU-711. $19,390 or best offer. 0407 540 818.

HOLDEN, Berlina, VZ 2006, black, auto, 4 speed, sedan, 167,237 kms, PDW 18 inch rims, CC, 6 cyl, 3.6L petrol, rear park assist, airbags, towbar, electric and tinted windows, wicked sound system with Panasonic touch screen head unit, 2 x 12 inch kicker subs, amp, 6 x speakers, iPod connectivity, interior EC, black/grey. Need to upgrade to a trade vehicle due to work commitments. Vehicle is in EC, been driven responsibly and has been serviced regularly. New number plates will be supplied as personalised plates 'RHYZ' will not be transferred on sale. Reg expires 17/05 /14. RWC will be supplied. A smart, sexy car that feels good to drive. $12,500ono. All enquiries Mob: 0418 274 312. HOLDEN, Commodore, executive, station wagon, white, VS, 1997 model, PS, AC, heating, interior VGC, body fair, not registered. Vin Number 6H8VSK35HVL250097. $1,200. Ph:0409 584 926.

HONDA, CRV Sports wagon, 2005, reg to 8/14, auto, CC, central locking, PS, AC, electric windows, mirrors and sunroof, immobiliser and alarm, CD /radio, EC, with RWC, TRR-316. $15,500. Phone 0433 904 488. Drouin. HYUNDAI, Getz, 2006, red, 3 door, manual, 1.6, AC, PS, one owner, 39,000kms, reg and RWC plus extras, UOY-653. $6,000. 0409 178 192, Drouin. NISSAN, Pulsar Q, 5 speed, AC, PS, 2L fuel injected, 4 door hatch, VIN # 6F4FJN14MOE19119, EC. $2,400. 0408 482 012.

TOYOTA, Landcruiser, 1983, 60 series, long range petrol tank, twin gas tanks, water tank, new tyres, bull bar, VGC, reg until 09/14, TFJ-060. $5,500. Call: 9548 1168, 0425 737 019. VOLKSWAGEN, Kombi van,1976, original condition, some rust, good for age, mechanically sound, reg June 2014 INA-485, Kombi DIY dream. $7,200ono. 0419 633 320.

MOTORCYCLES KTM, Exc 400, 2011 model, 4400kms, rec reg, bush ridden only, regular maintenance, excellent condition, as new. including $1000.00 of riding gear plus spare parts. $6,700. ph: 0407 363 465

MAZDA 6, sedan, auto, 4 cylinder, AC, airbags, ABS, alloys, CC, power windows, CD player, full service Mazda history with book from new, EC throughout, QTU-251, $7,750. 9703 1630, 0408 009 351.

TRUCKS /COMMERCIAL NISSAN, UD, 1996, tilt slide tray tow truck, 235Hp, 6 speed, reco motor and gear box, container pins, second hitch, 6.4m tray, VGC throughout, can carry up to 4 tonne, RWC, 0795TT, $36,000 neg. 0407 599 616.

UTES & 4WDS TOYOTA PRADO, 1998, Petrol, manual, Blue, new Cooper tyres, removable cargo barrier, no off road usage, full service history, always garaged, 251,000kms, UDV-311, VGC. $8,900. Call 0403 888 278 or 0488 284 249.

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Mounties a real championship threat PROVINCIAL By IT Gully MT ELIZA has stormed into the MPCA Provincial top four after smashing Long Island on Saturday. The Mounties replaced the Islanders in the top bracket after going within one wicket of claiming an outright win. Somehow, the Islanders were able to survive the final 49 overs of the day, finishing on 9/75 in their second innings. Seasoned campaigners Andrew Tweddle and Greg Lamb had to survive some tense moments before the end of play. Mt Eliza resumed on Saturday at 6/145 after bowling out Long Island for just 78 in 31.5 overs on day one. Rob Maskiel made 22, Jason Mathers 42 and Nicholas Baron 19 before the Mounties declared their innings at 9/225. Scott Phillips was the pick of the

Islanders’ bowlers with 5/72 from 31 overs. When Long Island openers Aaron Paxton and Paul Hartle were both removed for ducks, the Mounties got a sniff of an outright win. Peter Connell went for one and the Islanders were in all sorts of strife at 3/1. Justin Bridgeman (28) and Phillips (17) offered some resistance in the middle order, as well as bat through some overs. Long Island just needed to hang on, which it just managed to do. Scott Creffield (whose new nickname at the club is Sam) and Tom Baron each claimed two wickets for the Mounties. Mt Eliza is a real threat to top sides Sorrento and Mornington and with remaining games against Moorooduc and Mt Martha, should maintain its position in the top four. Long Island will face off against Langwarrin in the second last round

this weekend in what is a season-defining game for both clubs. The loser of this match can kiss goodbye to the 2013-14 finals. The Kangas were chasing a tricky Crib Point total on Saturday of 195 for victory. The Magpies bowlers were superb and rolled the home side for 148. It was a wonderful victory for the Pies, who at one stage on day one of their match were 5/29. On Saturday, the Pies’ key bowlers in Glenn Barclay (three wickets), Luke Herrington (four wickets) and Brad Davidson (three wickets) all stepped up to the plate. Mal Coutts was the best of the Kangas’ batsmen with 28, while Simon McEvoy opened with 26. The Magpies are too far outside of the top four to make a late dash for finals, but their best cricket is good enough to knock off any team. They play Sorrento this weekend. Baxter bounced back from its shock

loss to Langwarrin to claim one of the competition’s biggest scalps in Sorrento. Defending 301, Baxter’s bowling attack got to work and rolled the home side for 244. Nick Jewell top scored for the Sorras with 78, while Mick Dunball helped himself to 31. Adrian Mack was the pick of the Baxter bowlers with 3/34, while Dale Irving, Marc Uccello and Ben Smith all picked up two wickets each. Mornington rolled Heatherhill with ease. After scoring 8/293 on the first day of the match, the Doggies made light work of the Hills in response. The Hills had no answers for the Dogs’ Michael Heib, who claimed six wickets. Nathan Martin was the standout performer with the bat for Heatherhill, scoring 62. Mt Martha is every chance now to avoid relegation after picking up their

first win of the year against Peninsula Old Boys. The Reds successfully defended their 248, bowling out the Old Boys in a thriller for 245. Rye almost pulled off a reverse outright win against Moorooduc. Moorooduc scored 188 in response to Rye’s first innings total of 100 to claim first innings points. However, Rye made a whopping 8/217 in just 36 overs in its second innings before sending the Ducs back in to bat to face the last 23 overs of the day. Aaron Fiddes top scored for the Demons with 75 while Andrew Hitchener scored 38. Rye went within four wickets of getting the reverse outright, snaring 6/77 in the Ducs’ second innings. Rye play Mt Martha in the final twoday game of the season. The loser of the match will drop down a division and play in District grade next season.

Tigers set for finals after win DISTRICT By IT Gully AN OUTRIGHT victory for Seaford Tigers was predicted last week against Ballam Park and that’s exactly what unfolded on Saturday. The win sees the Tigers cement their position in the top four, a wonderful performance in their first season up from Sub District. On Saturday against the hapless Knights, the Tigers resumed their second innings at 5/191. They eventually declared at 6/292 with Ash Mills belting the Knights attack to all parts of the ground. He finished unbeaten on 111, while Dave James smacked 74. The Tigers’ bowlers then went to work and rolled the Knights in their second innings for 153. David Roach top scored for the home team with 45 while Michael Casey scored 34 batting at three. At one stage the Knights were going alright at 1/89. Mark Carroll was the one who turned the game for the Tigers, coming on late, bowling 13 overs and snaring 6/40. The Tigers then took just one over to score the 10-plus runs it needed for outright victory. Main Ridge staged a wonderful comeback to win its season-defining game against Boneo. Chasing 302 for victory, Main Ridge resumed at 1/2 and were up against it. However, its top order impressed with Michael Holmes scoring 73, night watchman Nick Gage hit 68, Brad Rossborough scored 79 and Gareth Wyatt 54 to help the Ridge to 5/307 and victory. The Ridge are just a game outside the top four with two matches remaining. Pines is another team that locked itself into the finals, easily accounting for Hastings. Scoring 234 after at one stage being 8/114, Pines was always in control of the match against the Blues. Early wickets (5/77) put the Blues on

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the back foot, although Luke Hewitt (34), Jake Hewitt (25) and Brad Watson (39) all offered some resistance. Nick Wilcox and Ricky Ramsdale each claimed three wickets for the Piners while Pat Jackson snared 2/13. Flinders got the job done against Carrum, losing only six wickets on the way to victory. Flinders deserved to win the match after having the Lions against the wall on day one of the match. Lachy Dobson (76) and Jackson Fry (29) put on more than a 100 for the final wicket for Carrum last week. However, the Sharks made sure they didn’t have to rely on the tail to get the job done. Luke Adams top scored with 71 while Tim Clarke scored 58. Baden Powell was always up against it to chase down the 314 needed for victory against Delacombe Park. The Braves did have a reasonable crack at it though, finishing on 234. Anjula Perera played his best innings for the season, scoring 68, while Josh Waldron fell just one short of his half century (49). Chris Brittain finished off a sensational game personally for the Parkers, taking 4/46 to go with his 104 with the bat. Shane Deal was his usual impressive self with 3/20. Somerville smashed Seaford, winning by almost 180 runs. After scoring 6/311 on day one of the match, the Eagles needed to take 17 wickets in extremely hot conditions to claim the outright win. It was always going to be tough for the home side. Resuming at 3/20, Seaford managed to get to 127 in their first innings. The Eagles’ Justin Allsop had figures of 2/0 overnight and finished with 3/16, while Keith Burdett snared 2/5 to go with his unbeaten 74. In the second innings, Seaford finished on 3/91, teenager Damien Lawrence belting an unbeaten 60 for Seaford, their only saviour all season.

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Copping a barrage: Ballam Park struggled to deal with Seaford Tigers’ bowling attack in their District match. Picture: Andrew Hurst

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Buds open the gate on finals SUB-DISTRICT By IT Gully ROSEBUD is sitting in third place on the MPCA Sub District ladder after toppling top of the table Red Hill on Saturday. The Buds’ win has set up an exciting finals campaign after it appeared as though it was going to be a one-horse race. Tootgarook belting Skye has also set a cat amongst the pigeons, while Pearcedale rolling Balnarring for just 85 has opened the door for eight clubs to play finals this season. Red Hill is the only team safe in the four. The Hillmen are on 92 points with two matches remaining. Balnarring, Rosebud and Frankston YCW all make up the four and are on 60 points. Skye is just outside on 60 points, while Tootgarook is banging on the door, four points behind in sixth place on 56 points. Pearcedale and Tyabb are a game outside the top four on 48 points. Carrum Downs (36 points) and Dromana (24) have no hope of making the finals. There are just two games remaining this season, a two-day match starting this weekend before we finish with a one-day game to end the home and away season. On Saturday, Rosebud needed just six wickets to get the win against Red Hill. The Hillmen were reeling at 4/68, chasing Rosebud’s first innings total of 166. Brian Doughty ended with 5/22 and Jason Nagel 3/51 as the Buds rolled the Hill-

men for 105. Rosebud then batted for the remainder of the afternoon and finished on 4/94. Skye made 300 chasing Tootgarook’s monster total of 407. After Rob French blasted 130 for the Tooters and Matt Whelan belted 116 on day one of the match, someone from Skye needed a big score. Pat Beckham scored 98 and Paul Fillipone 77 for Skye, however, they both needed to turn them into big hundreds if they were to win. French topped off a fantastic game personally with four wickets for the Tooters. Frankston YCW went for the outright against Dromana but fell just short. The Hoppers made 131 in their first innings before YCW responded with 3/237 declared. The Hoppers then held the Stonecats off, finishing at 6/156. Tyabb did the job on Carrum Downs but also failed to get the outright win. After scoring 254 on day one, the Yabbies needed to take 20 wickets in one day to get the outright win. They were able to take 14 wickets. The Yabbies rolled the Cougars for 121 in the first innings and had them 4/126 in the second. Sam Holland-Burch claimed 5/31 for the Yabbies in his second best bowling performance for the year (his best was 5/29). Shayne Gillings finished with 4/18 and Chris Dew 3/43 in Pearcedale’s (115) win against Balnarring (86).

Tiger chases tail: Seaford put the pressure on Ballam Park’s batting order to snare an outright win in their District match. Picture: Andrew Hurst

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