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They’re back LIFESAVERS are patrolling Kingston beaches this summer season in an effort to ensure beachgoers are playing it safe around water.

Pictured is Carrum Life Saving Club lifesaver Jason Deason on patrol at Carrum beach this week.

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No go for home zone plan Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au NEW residential planning zones are set to go back on Kingston council’s agenda next month after the state government failed to endorse council’s inital Neighbour Residential Zone draft plan.

Following community consultation, council officers submitted a request in early October to the Department of Transport Planning and Local Infrastructure to exhibit a planning scheme amendment to show proposed new residential zones.

The government department advised council in late October that it could not

exhibit the plan until state government authority was given and has subsequently issued a further practice and advisory note giving councils further options ahead of a July deadline for implementation.

Existing residential planning zones will be replaced with three new residential zones: a Neighbourhood Resi-

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The amended state government guidelines for councils, issued in December, now give three options to local governments.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Attack on good community group ‘disappointing’ and ‘political’ I WAS amazed to see [Mordialloc MP] Lorraine Wreford’s attack on the Kingston Residents Association in The News.

(KRA ‘a Labor of love’, The News, 18/12/03.)

I find it disappointing that The News ran a what I believe was a politically-motivated attack by a local MP, under cover of parliamentary privilege, on a very good, relatively new community group and on local councillors.

There is no evidence that KRA is a Labor front, apart from the fact that it includes some ALP members, which surely doesn’t make it a Labor front.

Its long list of local achievements and activities is evidence that KRA is a genuine and valuable community group, which is why I have supported it with ward funds.

I also authorised a personal development grant to Maureen Lim - a former market gardener - to attend a national conference on peri-urban development, in recognition of her constructive interest in the Green Wedge.

Ms Wreford should apologise for her slur about these ward fund grants, which were entirely in accord with council policy and involved no conflict of interest.

I admire the way Ms Lim has continued the community advocacy work she began as a council candidate through KRA, which began with a narrower platform of capping the rates, (which I also support).

She successfully lobbied for continued funding for occasional child care centres de-funded by state government; obtained a mailbox for elderly residents at Chelsea Holiday Park; obtained disabled parking at Chelsea Heights and made safe the disabled access to Edithvale Beach; supported Heatherton residents by organising a rally to ask the Planning Minister for protection against concrete crushers; supported Cheltenham and Mentone residents by chairing a meeting to campaign for parkland; upgraded traffic safety around local shops and at Thames Promenade; supported Edithvale, Chelsea, Dingley Village residents in VCAT cases against overdevelopment; and supported capping rates to inflation.

This more than some councillors have done.

I don’t recall any MP ever launching such an attack on a community group.

This is a state election year, and if Ms Wreford or other MPs continue to abuse their parliamentary privilege by indulging in similar attacks, I hope The News will require

evidence that such accusations are true.

I am an independent councillor and have never been a member of a political party, despite Ms Wreford’s claims that I am a “Kingston Labor councillor”.

Cr Rosemary West, South Ward Editor’s note: The News interviewed Mordialloc MP Lorraine Wreford to seek further information and confirmation about Ms Wreford’s comments in parliament, as was made clear in the article.

KRA criticism ‘unfair’ I AM disappointed and surprised by [Mordialloc MP] Lorraine Wreford’s report about the Kingston Residents Association, using parliamentary advantage and the media.

It seems unfair to publicly single out KRA without clear evidence of wrongdoing, or at least Ms Wreford resolving her concerns directly with them.

I recently joined KRA in support of their actions to improve planning, services, infrastructure and amenity for the general community, and not because of any political affiliation, which I consider irrelevant to assisting the community.

Every community group has members that belong to political parties, identified or not, and receive grants from Councillors or organisations that may also have political affiliations, identified or not.

The issue is whether funds are spent for the benefit of the community as intended, rather than the source of the funds.

There would be community groups funded by Liberalaffiliated councillors or organisations, such as Aspendale Gardens Residents Association, who also work hard for the community, so your argument would make that wrong also.

Indeed, if one goes down that track then funding of community groups would cease along with their function!

Are you suggesting that would be a good outcome?

My comments are my own initiative, unbeknown to KRA, and I am not a Labour Party member.

Nina Earl, Mordialloc Email letters to the editor to team@mpnews.com.au or mail to MPNG, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915.

The News may edit correspondence for length or legal reasons.

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Inspections nab sin bins INSPECTORS are targeting Kingston residents’ recycling bins and issuing warning and rejection stickers if “contaminants” are found to be inside.

Residents are advised that their bin will not be emptied and a warning sticker will be attached if a contaminant is found inside. The ongoing inspections aim to identify common recycling mistakes and educate residents on how to recycle correctly.

Kingston council has warned that contamination of the recycling stream was a significant problem that results in valuable resources being sent to landfill. Significant contamination can also be hazardous for workers at material recovery facilities.

If your bin has not been emptied, remove the contaminant identified on the sticker and call council on 1300 653 356.

Mordi crews make splash MORDIALLOC Life Saving Club finished strongly in the Navy Australian Surf Rowers League competition held across Victoria.

More than 50 crews from about 20 life saving clubs competed in the competition. Mordialloc club crews took to the waves and braved the elements in the fifth and final round of the comp at Seaspray at the weekend.

The first round of the comp was held at Mordialloc beach in November last year.

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Errors plague grant records Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au AN investigation by The News has uncovered discrepancies in how Kingston council recorded councillors’ ward grants funding allocations for the 2012-13 financial year.

A ward grant was incorrectly allocated to the wrong councillor and several grants were omitted in council’s annual report released last year.

A $500 donation by Cr Ron Brownlees to the Beachside Residents In Kingston Association in May last year was listed in the annual report as being donated by Cr Geoff Gledhill.

Cr Gledhill was the secretary of BRIKA before he was elected to council in October 2012.

BRIKA is a community group of residents that campaigns against council plans to plant banksia trees along parts

of Kingston’s foreshore.

Council confirmed four other ward grants were “mistakenly not listed” in the annual report and the correct infomation would be posted on council’s website.

Councillors are allocated $6000 each financial year “for small grants to be provided to groups and individuals, or towards projects or events that are consistent with council’s strategic directions, and benefit to Kingston’s residents and community.”

Councillors’ ward grants became an issue of contention last month when Mordialloc MP Lorraine Wreford accused South Ward councillor David Eden of having “a conflict of interest” in allocating $1500 in ward grants to the Kingston Residents Association.

Cr Eden’s father, Nick Eden, is a member of the KRA but is not on its executive committee.

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Nick Eden sought Labor Party preselection to contest the seat of Carrum at this year’s state election due in November, but lost out to Sonya Kilkenny.

Councillors voted to adopt a new ward grants policy in October last year, involving a formal application process whereby councillors must answer a question stating whether they have a conflict of interest when allocating a ward grant. The new policy was introduced after a statewide review of Councillor Discretionary Funds by the Local Government Inspectorate.

The question on Kingston Council’s application form states: ‘I declare that I have/don’t have a Conflict of Interest in regard to this Council Ward Grant application’.

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Kingston Council CEO Paul Franklin said councillors also had to declare whether they had a conflict of interest at monthly council meetings.

“No such declarations were made at the council meetings in respect of Ward Grants from October to December last year,” Mr Franklin said.

Ward grants can still be distributed if a councillor declares a conflict of interest. The other councillors debate whether the grant should be granted before funds are distributed.

The City of Kingston won the 2013 Australasian Reporting Awards ‘Report of the Year’ in the public and notfor-profit organisations category for its 2011-12 annual report.

That year’s report was praised for being “exceptionally transparent” by award judges.

KINGSTON residents are being asked to keep an eye out for elderly neighbours or relatives during the current heat wave.

People aged over 65 are at increased risk of heat-related illnesses and may find it hard to look after their needs during extreme conditions.

Heat stress can cause serious and life-threatening conditions such as heat stroke and worsen pre-existing medical conditions.

Ambulance Victoria operations manager Paul Holman said the effects of extreme heat could be fatal.

“So hot days should be taken seriously,” he said. “Elderly people should drink plenty of water, avoid exertion and avoid going out into the heat. Extreme conditions call for extra vigilance from relatives, neighbours and friends to take care of those at risk, such as people who might be elderly or frail.”

Correction

THE article in the 18 December 2013 edition of The News headlined ‘KRA ‘a Labor of love’ incorrectly stated Cr Eden started the Kingston Residents Association in July 2012 before passing it on to current present Maureen Lim’s stewardship a few months later.

The KRA was founded by Cr David Eden’s father, Nick Eden.

The word ‘Mr’ instead of ‘Cr’ was substituted into the article during the subediting process.

The subsequent line “Nick started up the KRA” in the article showed Nick Eden was the person referred to.

The News is happy to correct the record and regrets the error.

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Back to drawing board for zone plan

Winner: Tim Richardson

Poll position: Sonya Kilkenny

ALP pair ready for poll dance THE Labor Party has chosen a lawyer and a former federal government staffer to contest the marginal seats of Carrum and Mordialloc at this year’s state election.

Sonya Kilkenny, an in-house lawyer for a major bank, snared the ALP’s preselection for Carrum, beating rival Nick Eden, who is the father of Kingston councillor David Eden.

Ms Kilkenny unsuccessfully contested the seat of Dunkley for the ALP at last year’s federal election.

Liberal MP Donna Bauer won Carrum by just 2.07 per cent at the 2010 state election. A redistribution of elec-

toral boundaries, confirmed in October last year and due to come into effect at this year’s state poll, effectively makes the seat the most marginal in Victoria.

Tim Richardson, who recently worked as an electorate officer in former federal attorney-general and Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus’s office, won the ALP preselection battle for Mordialloc over Kingston Residents Association secretary Chris Ransom.

Mr Richardson has worked in state and federal government positions over the past few years and has law and commerce qualifications. He said health, education and transport were

the three main local issues he would campaign on.

His opponent, Liberal MP Lorraine Wreford, won the seat of Mordialloc at the 2010 state election by a 2.04 per cent margin. Former Mordialloc MP Janice Munt, who lost the seat to Ms Wreford in 2010, failed in a bid to win Labor Party reselection.

Mr Ransom, who works as an advisor in the office of state opposition leader Daniel Andrews, also nominated for Labor preselection as the preferred Mordialloc candidate but lost out to Mr Richardson.

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Continued from Page 1 Councils can provide no feedback to the state government if residential growth zones are seen as appropriate for all residential zones, opt for a “direct translation” of the state government’s proposed zones without community consultation or engage with a “special fast-track” panel appointed

by Planning Minister Matthew Guy to consider council and community feedback on proposed residential zones.

Kingston councillors will vote at February’s council meeting to decide which option the City of Kingston should pursue.

A state government spokesperson told The News that Kingston Council had been asked to prepare a direct translation of current local planning policy to the new zone structure, “not

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Brindisi Street oval set to light up Mentone’s Brindisi Street oval is the first Kingston sportsground to receive new lights as part of implementing Kingston’s new Sportsground Infrastructure Policy. The oval’s new lights will be operational in time for the 2014 football season.

Council will continue to review sportsground lighting across Kingston to enable greater use of our grounds.

This will support a healthy, active lifestyle for Kingston residents.

For more information contact Sport and Recreation Liaison Officer Trent Zimbachs on 9581 4802 or trent.zimbachs@kingston.vic.gov.au

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Community Grants program opens soon!

A NEW water quality forecasting signage service will soon begin at bayside beaches, including Mordialloc and Mentone.

The signs, which are already available in Altona, St Kilda, Elwood and Frankston beaches and will also soon be erected at Seaford, Half Moon Bay, Sandridge and Beaumaris, aim to provide beachgoers with up-to-date, onsite water quality information.

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Applications for Council’s Community Grants Program open on 24 January.

Last year 192 community groups received grants to deliver programs, projects and events. Grants were delivered across a diverse range of areas, including the arts, environment, history, sport, health and wellbeing.

Eligible applicants can apply for up to $10,000 for City Wide Grants, $5,000 for Village Committee Grants, $5,000 for minor capital works and $2,000 for equipment purchases. Applications must be submitted online and will close on 14 March.

To find out more attend an information session in February, visit kingston.vic. gov.au/communitygrants, call 9581 4676 or email community@ kingston.vic.gov.au

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The popular Globe to Globe World Music Festival is a oneday world music spectacular. Come celebrate Kingston’s rich multicultural community with cuisine, music and dance performances from around the world. This year there will be three stages and workshops including Japanese Drummers, Belly Dance, Zumba and African Dance to name a few.

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said the initiative was partnership between the EPA, Life Saving and state government. “Large signs will be displayed during patrol hours and may be updated at 3pm in line with the forecast,” he said. The forecasts, which are based on beach monitoring data, predicted weather conditions, weekly samples, pollution and other events such as algal blooms and fish deaths, are forwarded to lifesavers via mobile internet access.

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a wish list”. “There is no arbitrary zone per cent that the state government is seeking; what we are seeking is a direct translation of council’s existing planning policy,” the spokesperson said.

“If they wish to amend anything further, they will have to have a planning scheme amendment process, not a ministerial intervention.”

Kingston Council CEO Paul Franklin said “council is looking into which implementation option will provide the best outcome for the community.”

Expressions of interest are welcome.

Please contact Council’s Community Wellbeing Officer Nicole Malina on 9581 4803 for more information.

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Serpents stalk Aspendale Gardens Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au SOARING temperatures have some Aspendale Gardens residents worrying that snakes will invade their homes and gardens this summer.

The open Smyth’s Drain near Bowen Rd in the Royal Palms housing estate is a known haven for snakes and many residents have often seen snakes in the vicinity.

Residents took their concerns to then Kingston mayor John Ronke in 2012 and are frustrated that council has not acted to install snake mesh along the fenceline of nearby homes to stop snakes gaining access to properties.

Jackie Court resident Paul Munro said Cr Ronke promised to look at installing snake-proof fencing but residents had been left in the dark since initial discussions two years ago.

Mr Munro believes Cr Ronke is trying to slither away from his promises to the Aspendale Gardens residents.

“He made a commitment to install snake-proof fencing to all residences backing onto Smyth’s Drain and Bowen Parkway at council’s expense but we’ve heard nothing more about it despite repeated enquiries to chase progress,” Mr Munro said.

Council officers regularly visit the area to remove snakes that have entered the housing estate when residents call to report reptilian interlopers.

However, officers are only available to intervene during office business hours and this is not an ideal solution.

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Hissy fit: Aspendale Gardens resident Paul Munro at Smyth’s Drain where snakes have been regularly sighted. Picture: Gary Sissons

strict their movements to just council business hours,” Mr Munro said.

Residents often have to call in commercial snake catchers to deal with the potentially dangerous creatures.

On Monday this week, another Jackie Court resident Mary Pullia arrived home from work to find a copperhead snake coiled up on her front doorstep.

Ms Pullia called Kingston Council but was advised there is only one officer authorised to catch snakes and he was on leave.

She said a snake was also removed from her property two years ago.

“I’m a bit worried about snakes entering homes during the summer now,”

Snake alive: Catcher Raymond Hoser with a snake caught at Aspendale Gardens. Picture: www.snakebusters.com.au

Ms Pullia said.

She said two young children live next door and she was concerned they may be at risk from snakes.

Ringwood-based Snake Busters were called out to remove the snake.

Raymond Hoser, also known as ‘The Snake Man’, said he often removed snakes from the Royal Palms housing estate.

“It’s not an unusual for copperheads and tiger snakes to be seen there because the area is full of them,” Mr Hoser said.

Mr Hoser said the copperhead at Ms Pullia’s house had moved into her garage by the time he arrived but he still

managed to find and relocate the snake.

He advised anyone who sees a snake to “keep out of its way” and call an expert to deal with the situation.

Snakes seek shade when the weather is warmer since the cold-blooded reptiles prefer lower temperatures, Mr Hoser said.

When contacted by The News, Cr Ronke said he had spoken to council officers and bylaw officers who advised they were concerned about the cost involved in “snake proofing” the extensive fenceline abutting onto the Smyth’s Drain area near Bowen Rd. “The snake mesh itself wouldn’t cost that much,” Cr Ronke said. “But

officers are concerned it would set a precedent and costs could quickly escalate to thousands of dollars if snakeproof fencing had to be erected everywhere.”

Cr Ronke said control and management of snakes is outside council legislative responsibilities and he noted the land upon which Smyth’s Drain is located in Melbourne Water owned.

“The best I could do is use some of my ward funds to help,” he said.

Cr Ronke said he wondered why many residents had not installed their own snake mesh along their fencelines “if it a life or death situation as they claim”.

“I know if it was my family I’d go along and buy some mesh from Bunnings,” he said.

Mr Munro said he was worried someone could be bitten by a snake in the area this summer.

“We’ve had snakes on people’s properties and recently a snake was in someone’s home and they have young children,” he said.

When The News visited Jackie Court, some residents had installed their own snake mesh and anti-snake ‘pulse’ devices that send vibrations underneath the ground to deter intruders, but they noted professionally installed snake mesh would be a better option since it would extend deeper into the ground.

Should Kingston Council pay to snake proof the Royal Palms estate?

Email team@npnews.com.au and your view could appear in the next edition of The News.

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Helping heal financial scars Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au DEALING with a financial hangover after Christmas and New Year can be a lonely experience, but the staff at Chelsea Community Support Services are available to offer help at a potentially stressful time of the year.

Case worker Helen said the festive season and its aftermath can be a stressful time for those that may be depressed or have suffered a family bereavement. “It can be a bit of a struggle and we’re here to offer counselling and practical advice,” she said.

Early year utility bills can also place some people under enormous pressure. ChelCSS can try to negotiate a payment plan with companies on a client’s behalf.

Just when a financial break is on the horizon, many families can also feel the squeeze from backto-school costs for their children.

“We can advocate on behalf of those families with schools’ pupil welfare officers to try to provide some relief,” Helen said.

The volunteers at the ChelCSS have, on average, ten years’ worth of experience helping the socially and finanically disadvantaged.

Helen said clients’ backgrounds were varied, from low-income earners to those who may be “asset rich but income poor”. The centre can also refer people to experts in drug, alchohol and gambling addictions.

ChelCSS has been providing emergency relief and social support services to the Kingston community since 1977. “But it’s amazing how many people say they didn’t know we were here,” Helen said.  Contact Chelsea Community Support Services, 1 Chelsea Rd, Chelsea on 9772 8923 or email info@ chelsea.org.au. Visit their website at www. chelsea. org.au. ChelCSS is seeking new members for its management committee. Those with experience in local government and the community sector, business, financial and legal backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

A CARRUM Downs father whose boat sank in rough seas in Port Phillip Bay was “extremely lucky” to have been rescued after being left stranded kilometres off the coast in the middle of the night.

Matt O’Neill, 29, was forced to jump overboard wearing a life jacket when his boat began to sink after apparently hitting an object about two kilometres off the mouth of the Patterson River in Carrum around 9.15pm last Saturday night.

Mr O’Neil had used his mobile phone to call emergency services but had mistakenly provided operators with a location eight kilometres away from where he had actually sunk.

Miraculously, an air ambulance helicopter operator spotted the still-shining navigational lights of Mr O’Neil’s sunken boat eight metres below the surface – a feat rescuers said was near impossible, especially given the rough conditions.

Mr O’Neil was rescued about 11.20pm by water police. Sergeant Keith Dixon of the water police said it was “very, very fortunate” the boat had been spotted and Mr O’Neil rescued safely.

“Thankfully the water was about 19 degrees because if this had happened in winter, he would have only survived for about an hour.”

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Helping hands: (from left) Margaret, Henry and Helen provide financial and social services support at the Chelsea Community Support Centre. Picture: Gary Sissons

“After weeks of checking out many Retirement Villages, we came across this well maintained friendly Village.

After touring the Village and its beautiful gardens we knew we would be happy living here. Since moving here the friendship of the staff, residents and the activities and restaurant have all been bonuses. I am happy enjoying my retirement years with new friends in a lovely place.

It is the right choice.”

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Lost fisherman counts blessings

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“We have a friend who lives in the village and was very impressed with the amenities and with the community feeling. We actually lived right beside another village before selling and moving to Greenways, that's how comfortable we feel about our choice of village.”

Ken & Joan Mc William

KINGSTON residents can to take advantage of a free ‘detox your home’ mobile collection service to remove dangerous chemical waste products from their properties.

Member for Carrum Donna Bauer said old cleaning products, left-over fuels, pesticides and weed killers stored around the home could pose a risk to family and pets and should be safely disposed of in an environmentally sensitive manner.

The service is on Saturday 8 February in Seaford and Sunday 16 March in Cheltenham.

Register at www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxmobile or call 1800 35 32 33.

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Frankston Hospital leads reform drive

By Chris Brennan FRANKSTON Hospital has recorded dramatic improvements in emergency department treatment and ambulance transfer waiting times following the introduction of a range of new procedures.

Health Minister David Davis said the hospital had achieved a 24 per cent improvement in patient transfer times over the last three months of 2013 compared to the same period a year earlier, despite handling an additional 1254 patients, which represented a 9 per hike.

“At Frankston, the percentage of patients transferred within 40 minutes of arrival at the hospital went up from 51.3 per cent in the September 2012 quarter to 75.3 per cent in the 2013 September quarter,” Mr Davis said.

Preliminary data also showed an 86 per cent drop in the number of emergency department patients with a length of stay greater than 24 hours.

“The September 2012 quarter recorded 665 patients staying longer than 24 hours. By the September 2013 quarter, this had dropped to 94 patients,” Mr Davis said.

Operator Peninsula Health, which also runs Rosebud Hospital, said a range of new initiatives had been introduced following extensive consultation with staff, Ambulance Victoria and the Ambulance Transfer Taskforce, which handed down a number of recommendations late last year aimed at improving the time it took to transfer ambulance patients to hospitals.

Peninsula Health chief operating officer Brendon Gardner said Frankston Hospital managers had worked closely with taskforce chairman Andrew Stripp and had introduced trials for a number of the recommendations, which will be introduced to hospitals across the state later this year.

However, he said the hospital’s staff had played the most significant role in identifying and implementing a range of “innovative and highly effective” measures that had drastically improved patient transfer and treatment times.

“The improvement can be attributed to the fantastic efforts of our staff who have identified some new approaches to treating our patients in the emergency department and on the wards,” he said. “For example, these include a renewed focus on our discharge planning, and placing some additional resources at the front of the department to assist with the arrival of ambulance patients.

“It has been re-affirming that, despite a 9 per cent increase in presentations, these efforts are resulting in reduced waiting times and time spent in the emergency department for all of our patients.”

The Napthine Government has been looking for solutions to help ease the strain on the state’s “gridlocked” health system, with Ambulance Victoria figures showing patients are being forced to wait longer than ever before to be transferred to emergency departments.

Frankston Hospital, which has Victoria’s highest number of ambulance presentations, was last year identified as the state’s worst affected emergency department.

Mr Davis said recommendations from the Ambulance Transfer Taskforce, which call for greater delineation between the responsibilities of Ambulance Victoria and hospital emergency departments, as well enhancing information sharing across the system, would be progressively introduced over this year.

“The Ambulance Transfer Taskforce recommended that patients who need urgent care be taken to the nearest appropriate emergency department, with hospitals immediately assuming responsibility for that patient’s care,” he said.

Beach beat: (from left) Kingston councillors Tamsin Bearsley and David with Carrum Lifesaving Club lifesaver Jason Deason at Carrum beach. Picture: Gary Sissons

Heat ups ante for life guards WITH scorching temperatures across Victoria this week, Life Saving Victoria is urging Kingston residents and visitors to make sure they enjoy beaches, rivers and lakes safely.

There have already been some water-related fatalities this year, including the death of a man after boating incident near Point Cook on Sunday 5 January.

LSV research and injury prevention manager Dr Bernadette Matthews reminded people that it is important to be aware and prepared by checking weather and water conditions.

“Check the forecast and look out for any predicted changes, as they can come across quickly,” she said.

“Always read the safety signs at the entrance

to the beach or inland waterway, to understand hazards and dangers before entering the water.”

Dr Matthews says beaches across the state will be patrolled by volunteer lifesavers and professional lifeguards this week.

“Our lifeguards monitor the beach conditions closely and ensure the swimming area between the red and yellow flags is away from rips and other hazards; we urge people to swim at these patrolled beaches, between the red and yellow flags, where our lifesavers are looking out for you in the water.”

Alcohol and water activities is a fatal mix, with one in four drowning deaths involving alcohol.

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AROUND THE REGION

Good fortune follows toss of cross

Shallows scramble: Nathan Taylor, above, and back to camera in T-shirt, top right, about to make his winning grab for the the cross and its reputed good fortune during the Blessing of the Waters ceremony at Frankston. Pictures: Gary Sissons

WIND and waves prevented anyone diving for the cross at this year’s Blessing of the Waters conducted by the Greek Orthodox Church at Frankston.

However, this didn’t stop Nathan Taylor of Somerville retrieving the cross in the shore break after it was thrown from the pier by Father Doukas Georgalas.

Mr Taylor, left, was among of group of eight young men who scrambled for the cross in waves whipped by 40km/h winds.

According to religious belief, Mr Taylor, 31, will have 12 months of good luck and prosperity – some of which is well underway as his wife is expecting their first child.

Fr Georgalas said it did not matter that Mr Taylor was not a Greek and did not attend a Greek Orthodox church.

He said Mr Taylor had “just decided to jump� and he had “never before today� thought about the cross being retrieved by a non-Greek Orthodox person. “We never kick anybody out [of the

ceremony],� Fr Georgalas said.

The annual Blessing of the Waters on 6 January marked Epiphany Day, which in turn celebrates the baby Jesus being visited by three kings in Bethlehem and when he was later baptised in the River Jordan by John the Baptist.

The throwing of the cross is seen as the waters being blessed.

The ceremony started in Frankston and it is the only town to hold the blessing ceremony on Epiphany Day. Keith Platt

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Asian takeaway, ROSEBUD Price: $110,000 plus SAV Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

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Business with huge potential, lots Large shop & yard, Est. about 40 can be done! Suburban shopping yrs. Outbuilding to house the feed, strip, well supported by locals also sells pet products, electrical 6 days a week, trial on $2500 fencing, garden supplies. Trades pw. Seating inside for 15 + 10 5 ½ days, vendor ready to retire.

Includes stock, equip. & forklift. outside.

HUGE REDUCTION $80,0000 NOW $79,000 + sav

COMMERCIAL UPHOLSTERY

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FRANKSTON 1x30 power washer, 11 Speed Queen washers, 8 dryers. Air-con, monitored alarm, phone system.

Automatic doors 7am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9.30pm.

Attended Mon-Fri 8am-5pm and Sat 9am-12pm.

Commercial & residential clients, work as required. Factories, hotels, Real Estate, buildersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cleans. Also maintenance & mowing. Est 2007.

SE suburbs & Peninsula.

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MORNINGTON Home-based retail sales from comprehensive website with online ordering system. Easy to operate with full training given, Est 13 years.

Many clients include schools & Govt organisations. Freehold home also available $950,000.

MOUNT ELIZA Boutique wear from newborns to 14 years. Clothing, footwear, accessories etc. Good position in renovated Centre, website inc, vendor assistance offered. Est 40 years.

Managed by staff.

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COWES Est. 40 years on a major road in a residential area. Caravan park opposite attracts huge repeat custom, also tradies & holiday makers Onsite parking for cars, trucks etc. Trades 7 days. Good equipment.

loss centre in southern suburbs. 90% direct debit clients, opens 5 ½ days.

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conveyor oven only 2 years old.

Takeaway or eat-in, community location, no opposition. Seats 10 inside. Evenings only.

$139,000 + sav

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This business is very well known in town where it has been

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established for 37 years.The current owner now wishes to retire,

purpose built in industrial and residen+ outside. Equipment value approx.

Italian pizza, pasta & Chinese menu.

Drive thru with seating inside for 20, purpose built site with kids play room.

Excellent reviews on website, online ordering available.

$150,000. Onsite parking.

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tial area. Large seating capacity of 40

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The bakery has a 5 deck oven. Ten year lease options available.

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Widely known designer wear in Main St, est 25 yrs. Exclusive clothing labels, fashion parades, client nights. Vendor willing to stay on and manage if required.

CONFIDENTIALITY APPLIES 8 cutting stations & 3 basins.

Wonderful salon in a prime main street position on the Peninsula.

Rear carpark. Very well established, huge money spinner! Keen vendor, good staff, fully managed.

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Italian, pizza, seafood etc, seats 60/40. Lovely bar area, wonderful equipment, online takeaway delivery system. BYO. Mainly managed, vendor states summer turnover can achieve $48,000 pw. Evenings only.

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Operated in the same area for many years, many regular customers. All types of cleaning services provided. Vendor is willing to train and/or work for new owner if required.

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Located in food court of Power Centre, excellent position.

Takeaway or eat-in, easy to operate. 6 days, no late nights.

Huge potential!

$112,000 + sav

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No opposition & plenty of parking in this shopping centre location. Established 15 years, fully monitored store, very well stocked. Trades 6 days.

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Manufacture and custom design of upholstered furniture. Regular clients inc noted designers.

Large factory in good location, all assistance offered, vendor willing to stay 6 months to teach.

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Fruit growers threaten strike; lord mayors debate bathing arrangements Compiled by Matt Vowell From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 17 January 1914 THE latest thing in strikes is reported here. The members of the S. F. L. G. intend “striking” unless the Fruitgrowers association put in a floor in the shed. The threat has aroused the members, and they are working hard to raise the necessary funds for flooring the shed. No doubt they recognise what a calamity it would be if the members of the ladies guild carried out their threat. *** WITH the summer at its height the metropolitan newspapers are, as usual, discussing very fiercely the question of a mixed bathing. Views on both sides are expressed by scores of correspondents, and “Everylady’s Journal” has been to the trouble of collecting the ideas of such notable people as the Lord Mayors of Sydney and Melbourne, Archbishop Mannix and Canon Hughes, the Commissioner of Police and a lady doctor, the American, French, and German consuls and Mr “Snowy” Baker, the famous surf champion.

The views of these varied folk, it may be added, are illustrated with a number of magnificent camera views that seem also to offer arguments on both sides of the vexed question: ‘Should Mixed Bathing Be Encouraged?” The majority of people asked, replied in favour of mixed bathing within reasonable limits. The Lord Mayor of Melbourne thinks that “the sea is quite big enough for both men and women to swim in,” and his sympathies are entirely in favour of those who advocate mixed bathing,

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provided they do not overstep the boundaries of moderation. The Lord Mayor of Sydney, however, whilst heartily endorsing the practice of surf bathing, condemns the too lax oversight of certain beaches where indiscriminate bathing is indulged in. This article is well worth reading.

There are a dozen almost equally interesting articles in the January issue of ‘Everylady’s Journal,’ which begins a new year with a capital number, and the promise of a very full twelve months. It is a sixpenny magazine which should appeal strongly to all our women readers. *** MR Sambell reported at the last meeting of the Frankston shire council on the main road from Carrum to Frankston, which is taken over by the Country Roads Board. Full particulars next issue. Other interesting items are also held over. *** AT the last meeting of the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council a letter was received from the Education Department. stating that the work of re-modelling and erecting additions to the Frankton State School had been authorised to be carried out. *** WE notice in the London “People,” dated November 23, the following:- “Rate at Walton-on-the-Naze probably constitutes a record, being 20s in the pound.” Evidently a case of “pay through the nose!” *** IN another column, Herr Benj.

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playing. The method adopted is the “Sevcik Method,” which is in vogue in every Conservatorium in Europe. ***

Splendid rains fell throughout the district on Monday. They were much needed, and orchadists and nurserymen will benefit greatly.

THE good rains which fell on Sunday and Monday last had the effect of checking the bush fire on Mt. Eliza, which was burning since Friday. Considerable damage has been done to fencing, and Mr W. White, of Mornington, had over 100 tons of wood consumed. *** SPLENDID rains fell throughout the district on Monday. They were much needed, and orchardists and nurserymen will benefit greatly.

*** ON Monday last, Mr Sydney Jefferson, the newly appointed manager of the local co-operative packing shed, took over control of the premises, and received instructions from the committee as to his duties during the forthcoming season. It is intended to make a further canvas of the district for supporters of the co-operative packing and grading for export as also to buy and secure Interstate consignments to be graded and sent through the shed. Already promises of substantial support have been received, and although on the whole, the season’s crop may be light, the prospects of the association are encouraging.

A good number of growers who were not at first disposed to support the movement too warmly, since further studying the matter, have expressed themselves as ardent supporters and are endeavouring by precept and example to strengthen the lands of the local managing committee, Messrs Webb (chairman), Gregory, Roper, Scott and J. Unthank. No doubt, under the personal and practical supervision of those gentlemen the season’s operations may be expected to be both extensive and satisfactory.

The tender of S. S. Gault for the supply of cases has been accepted, as also, that of the Australian Cooperative Export and Distributing Company for wood, wrapping paper etc. It may be mentioned that the cases to be used are made up of pine ends with hardwood sides, bottom and lids, a type of case finding great favour with exporters generally.

A local sawmill, under the manage-

ment of Mr. Fred Bachelor, is cutting up pines in the district and supplying the ends, and the product of the mill is looked upon as being exceptionally good both in quality of timber and cutting. Hard wood is, at present brought to the district from afar, but it is anticipated that next season entirely locally produced cases may be used for the shed’s operations, thus further extending the benefits of co-operation among the Peninsula growers.

The committee is particularly anxious to receive assistance from the producers in order that the shed (the pioneer shed of the co-operative local packing and grading sheds in the States) may be enabled to uphold the reputation of the Somerville district for fruit producing. As also, to thoroughly test the new method as against the old methods of marketing orchard products in the Old Country and on the Continent. In an address recently given by the Hon W. Angliss M.L.C. before the Somerville Fruitgrowers Association, that gentleman, in giving his experiences in England where, on behalf of the State Government he enquired into the handling and marketing of Victorian fruit, strongly and empathetically urged that the system of co-operative grading and packing locally, should be adopted and expressed as his firm conviction that before long it would be borne in upon the Australian Fruit Growers that co-operative sheds would be found to be the true solution of the present difficulties in regard to low prices, bad treatment, and unsatisfactory results generally, hitherto attendant upon fruit expert.

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Twitter: how I loathe you

By Stuart McCullough FOR people who genuinely believe in their heart of hearts that Twitter is important and a legitimate part of our broader social fabric, look away now – for no earthly good can possibly come from reading any further.

If you think the “Twitterverse” is greatest thing to happen since people stopped eating sliced bread, pack up your eyes and take them somewhere else without delay. Shoo! Shoo, I say to you!

For everybody else, huddle up, come close and listen – I think Twitter is a colossal waste of time that threatens to undo much of the good work evolution has done up until now. It’s stupid, it’s nasty and it’s narcissistic. It’s a medium that not so much pitches itself to the lowest common denominator as plunges headlong beyond zero and deep into negative territory.

Phew! There is no way on earth that I could have gotten all that out in only 140 characters. Or, if I did, I’d have to sacrifice a whole bunch of perfectly innocent vowels and end up with “twttr, u sck” or something equally horrifying. Not for me. I much prefer to say too much than to risk saying too little.

When it comes to writing, give me rolling hills of unedited rambling in which I can hike for hours and mountains of prose as dense as the person who wrote it. Anger needs plenty of room to operate and I’d much rather enjoy my hatred in all its unedited and splendid glory.

That said, despite the ubiquitous nature of all that is Twitter, I deeply sus-

pect that I don’t really know what it is.

I’ve no idea if it’s something you get on, like a bike or Facebook or, for that matter, a morphine drip; or if, instead, it’s not something you choose so much as it chooses you. Whether, much like the priesthood, it is less a choice than it is a calling.

Perhaps that’s why they have “followers” on Twitter. For me, it remains a process so mysterious that I have found myself starting to resent it. It now seems that I have reached a stage in my life that something apparently so vital to the rest of humanity has left me wholly untouched.

Despite my Twitter-free existence, I otherwise manage to lead a fairly normal life. Or as normal as is reasonably possible under the circumstances.

I get up, go for a run, eat breakfast and go to work. The next day, the

whole carnival repeats itself. At no time do I find my text finger beginning to itch or become gripped with the desire to find out what happening in the Twitterverse.

I don’t think I like the term “Twitterverse” much. It sounds like a galaxy of idiots. But the term is simply one of many corruptions of the term Twitter, all of which are designed to make it sound much more important than it actually is.

There are tons of variations – tweets (noun), twittering (verb), etc. But despite this, those who participate in Twitter are not referred to as “twits”.

I would have thought it was obvious.

And incredibly accurate.

Perhaps I’m the wrong person to ask – I have never been that quick to adapt to technology.

After all, I still eye the microwave

with suspicion and regard the internet as a form of witchcraft.

Not since I got burned by the whole laser disc debacle of the mid-1990s have I been able to trust new technology (thanks for nothing, DVD!).

In fact, technology is a cruel mistress – the kind that boils your rabbit in crystal clear high definition in a tragically redundant format, but a cruel mistress nevertheless.

Let’s face it, I belong to a generation that gleefully disregarded vinyl records in the belief that they were as useless as a mouthful of marbles in favour of getting our hands on as many compact discs as we could, only to find 20 years down the track that long-playing records are treated with a reverence more befitting a relic of a lost Incan civilisation while CDs are

– once they’re loaded onto your iPod – only good for landfill.

So perhaps I can be excused if I’m a little bitter, a little gun-shy.

Technology has made a fool of me before, and I am yet to forgive it. Perhaps that’s why I despise Twitter so much.

I find it deeply ironic that so many musicians are devoted to Twitter.

Lady Gaga has more than 10 million followers on Twitter, but is yet to release a decent single. Or, at least, one that doesn’t sound eerily like Madonna’s Express Yourself (which is itself a pretty weak-at-the-knees facsimile of Respect Yourself by the Staple Singers).

For those who love Twitter – who tweet and retweet, who await news of trending hashtags with all the breathless anticipation of an asthmatic trumpet player, I would gladly apologise if I thought any of you were able to get this far with your tragically depleted attention spans.

No doubt by now you’ve been distracted by a bottletop or a passing car or have asked the question unique to those cursed with far too little to do: I wonder what Nicky Minaj is up to?

Let me put it this way – what use is it? Exactly. For me, I continue to resist.

I don’t want to be anyone’s follower.

If you disagree, please let me know. In fact, feel free to tweet me at “#i don’t particularly care what you think”. After that, go and get a book. www.stuartmccullough.com

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Performance THE Port Fairy Folk Music Festival has announced international acts The Greencards, Justin Johnson, Pieta Brown plus national artists including The Stray Sisters (of The Waifs), Celia Pavey, Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, Recycled String Band, The Flying Emus and Tequila Mockingbirds to join its line-up of over 60 acts.

Already announced are Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, The Flying Emus, Archie Roach, Deborah Conway, The Pigs, Shane Nicholson, Tolka, Things of Stone & Wood, Marisa Quigley, Ash Grunwald and many more. The festival runs March 7-10.

Tickets 5568-2227 or www.portfairyfolkfestival.com *** TO celebrate the Year of the Horse, Australia Post will release a Lunar New Year stamp issue featuring the Chinese character for the horse, shown in the $1.80 stamp, and its pictorial representation, shown in the 60c stamp.

The Horse is the seventh sign in the Chinese zodiac and symbolises strength and animation. The Year of the Horse begins on 31 January 2014.

Products associated with this stamp issue include a miniature sheet, zodiac sheetlet, first day cover, stamp pack which can double as a Lunar New Year greeting card, postcard, gutter strip of 10 x 60c stamps with design, domestic and international postage paid envelopes and a prestige booklet.

A postal and numismatic cover housing an uncirculated $1 Perth Mint coin is also available.

The Christmas Island Lunar New Year – Year of the Horse stamp issue is available from 7 January 2014 at participating Australia Post retail outlets, via mail order by calling 1800 331 794 and online at www.auspost. com.au/stamps while stocks last. *** VIA Vision Entertainment has released Cliff Richard Still Reelin’ and A Rockin’ Live in Sydney on DVD & Blu-Ray backed by a new band lineup. Cliff Richard performs his amaz-

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ing and energetic show from Australia’s iconic Sydney Opera House.

Combining over two hours of Cliff’s rock ‘n’ roll hits such as The Young Ones, Devil Woman, Dream Lover as well as featuring performance tracks from his new albums including Rip it Up and Fabulous.

There are exclusive extras that go behind the scenes of Cliff’s tour; there’s special access to his wardrobe, his crew and the man himself sharing memories and personal insights from one of music’s most phenomenal careers.

Available online and instore now at JB Hi Fi, Big W and Sanity. www. viavision.com.au *** THE Georgian townhouse once

owned by Jimi Hendrix will be turned into a museum highlighting the guitar great’s life and career. A $2.2 million grant will be used to revamp the home where he lived from 1968.

A ground breaking blues rock guitarist of almost supernatural fluency who greatly expanded the boundaries of rock music and the vocabulary of the electric guitar, Hendrix died in 1970.

The Best of Jim Hendrix (Sony) contains 20 tracks of classic Hendrix including Purple Haze, Hey Joe, All Along the Watchtower, Stone Free, Foxy Lady, Voodoo Child, Star Spangled Banner and more. *** Wheels & Steel is the tough fourth album from Mallee-born musician

Paul Costa. The album is hard hitting, raw and honest. Full of tough, electric guitar driven, commercial country songs set in the landscape of rural Australia.

Eleven of the tracks were co-written

by Paul, with collaborators Rod McCormack, Matt Scullion, Tamara Stewart and Drew McAlister; one is a gift from Drew McAlister and legendary songwriter Allan Caswell, and the remaining track is a barnstorming cover of the Joe Camilleri classic Chained to the Wheel.

The first single off the album Tractors & Bikes, which Paul wrote with Tamara Stewart and Drew McAlister, is an affectionate nod to Paul’s childhood on a Victorian farm.

“On the farm there were two main

males surely? We know about it, the females never stop talking about it (and money) but we generally ignore on the basis of worrying about it when the day arrives, maybe the day before, a gift or two.

Suddenly it hits you, brought on by more and more despicable Christmas songs. The week of extreme stress is upon us. The sooner it leaves the better, along with those booze buses, albeit with nice police shoving something in my mouth. I’ve said it before but it bears repeating: rather than this one day a year being nice how about trying it for 365 days? Yes, yes, good for the ankle biters and the females; have a beer and relax. I did, it’s over, thank God. Too much grumbling? OK. I won’t mention this kissing and shaking hands nonsense on New Year’s Day. New Year’s Eve and the invasion of the idiots assisted by the fools who decide on fireworks, contributing to the idiocy. Alcohol bans in place but not in the carpark outside my back door. Who would want to spend NYE in a carpark at Rye with the radio blaring, drinking stubbies? No gun, but fortunately Serepax.

Perhaps only one idiot in every hundred but an extra 20,000 visitors comes out at 200 idiots; enough to do much damage. I’d ban the carnival forever, outrageous unfair on families

prices in daylight and obnoxious when dark. It’s not all doom and gloom.

The rain arrived New Year’s Day and stayed awhile. How beautiful was that? *** THE cranky letters to our newspapers on teaching, failing our children, low literacy skills on and on.

There will be a bad teacher in the woodpile, as indeed a bad dentist, doctor or whatever, but by and large over all my years I rate teachers highly.

Times tables and proper English is rote stuff; parents either help them or stop the blame game. A better school is well and good depending on the child’s personality but the old axiom still applies: put in the study time you pass, do not put in the study time you fail. Straightforward.

And who knew looking back (at 18 years) what they wanted in life? Avril Brown, Maureen O’Gorman, Rosemary Carter and Diana Vines spring to mind, but long since failed and recovered. Stuff and nonsense. *** I’M doubtful about all those ideas to save money by cutting down on electricity usage, including cheaper bills from different companies, smart meters, installing four, five kilowatt solar systems and the tariff buyback rate paraphernalia. They surely have

to make a profit so if we all used no electricity for a week (buy up the old kerosene lamps) would they make a loss? Not on your nelly.

It’s all computerised, like the water bill and Woolies specials. And up goes the profit margin the following year, no matter what.

Go for it if you think you’re on a winner. Me? Nah, they’re all crooks.

One way or another, they get you. *** The Greens are hot on the trail of “no alcohol commercials until nightime”.

Be warned, be careful. We smokers know from experience if they get this they will want more. A step at a time but never ever satisfied.

Pretty soon it will be wrong to sleep on a queen bed with someone. I’m surprised they allow virgin oil to be advertised.

The lovely lady representing the anti-smoking lobby: “We know that 80% of smokers prefer not to smoke” but in reality the lady is loose with the truth.

Ask 1000 smokers the question and 80% may well give that answer. Ask why and most would answer “Because it’s too expensive.” Second question: “Do you like smoking?” Answer: YES. *** The kitchen bench is clean, spotless.

It’s early morning and I’m very care-

ways to get to work on the property every day – you drove a tractor, or you rode a motorbike,” he says.

“I remember riding the bike across the levy bank to other places – some I was allowed to ride to, and some I wasn’t. And I remember having tractor races with my brothers, all the time hoping Dad wouldn’t catch us.

They are very fond memories.”

The latest track off the album is Bad Boy taken from Wheels & Steel (WJO). More info management@ paulcosta.com.au *** TOP 10 ALBUMS 1. The Best Of – Jimi Hendrix (Sony) 2. Black Coffee – Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes 3. Stillpoint – Madder Lake (Aztec) 4. The Bluegrass Album – Alan Jackson (Sony) 5. Best Of – Billy Field (Aztec) 6. Days of Gold – Jake Owen (Sony) 7. Reset – Tina Arena (EMI) 8. Lovegrass – Sara Storer (ABC) 9. Proud of My Country – Bec Hance (WJO) 10. Monster Planet – Steve Maxwell Von Braund (Aztec) Album of the Week: Wheels & Steel - Paul Costa (WJO)

A Grain of Salt I TRY to write from the mind, no big words designed to impress, judging a book by its cover sort of thing. Write a book and receive 50 opinions, all different; best to please myself.

Hemingway said write when drunk, edit when sober, but I don’t get drunk.

My best ideas arrive when I’m in the shower, on the throne or driving, so forced to ponder. Alas, at the keyboard and mostly a shell remains. A mild tremour in my writing hand; no point pen and pad. *** IT’S the silly season so we make allowances. It’s Boxing Day into January the minute you drive your car to Woolworths. Just the two roundabouts; approach as normal; car on your left one metre advanced. You assume it will give way. Wrong. A space is a space; beware.

Also the silly season for the antiRosebud pool crowd, crouched at their computers writing vitriol to the newspapers aimed at those six councillors who voted for the pool. One wonders how Frank Martin (Red Hill) is coping. One wonders why anyone would stand for council. Moving on... *** CHRISTMAS Day. It sneaks up.

Yes, the females have been at it for weeks; cards to send, wrapping paper, Christmas tree, decorations, presents, organising ever onwards, but not

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ful in putting sugar on my Vita Brits, super careful. An hour later the sun shines through and I discover, yet again, some thousands of granules have escaped north east and west on my kitchen bench? Bugger.

We don’t have a science minister but we do have a communications minister?...As mad as a cut snake maybe, always this time of year, looking fondly, desperately to February/ March, assuming good health...Congrats to sexy Sophie (Mirabella) on her new job...Thank God the cricket is over and Sydney won; now let’s forget it for a few years...They queued all night to be first in for the Boxing Day sales; obviously Herald-Sun readers........If it’s a choice between Johnny Farnham, Neil Diamond, Cliff Richard and Christmas songs I’m for a swim...”To do what’s right and good gives you the surge. Without the surge, what are you?” [Paul Keating]... hooroo... www.ello8.com

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By IT Gully THE race for a place in the MPCA Provincial finals is down to seven teams after the second of the season’s one day matches were played on Saturday.

In the first game after the Christmas break, most teams were a little rusty, especially with the bat.

There were no squeaky wheels in the SORRENTO machine though as it dismantled its biggest rival, MORNINGTON. The Doggies welcomed back Rob Hearn to the fold, who has returned from Dandenong for the rest of the season. Although he top scored with 50, it made little difference to the result.

The Sorras won the toss and skipper Nick Jewell had no hesitation in batting first.

The tactic paid dividends with the top order all getting amongst the runs.

Jedd Falck and Jewell put on a 69run opening partnership. Falck was eventually out for 31 while Jewell went on to make 79.

Liam O’Connor made 52 batting at three and Leigh Poholke contrib-

uted 25. At the end, Ryan O’Connor smacked a quick fire 20 to help his side to 9/239 off their allotted 40 overs.

Michael Heib and Luke Harper each snatched four wickets for the Doggies.

The Sorras are on top of the ladder, now two games clear of Mornington (68) on 92 points.

BAXTER has dropped back to the pack after going down to MT ELIZA. Baxter is now equal with Long Island and Langwarrin after both those teams won on Saturday.

It sets up a very important showdown between the Kangaroos and Baxter this weekend.

Baxter was never really in the contest against Mt Eliza after making just 106.

Dean Sterry top scored with 25, while the next best was keeper Daniel Lanati with 17.

Justin Savio was the pick of the Mounties’ bowlers with 3/19 from seven overs.

Although there were moments in the match where it appeared Baxter could achieve the unthinkable and bowl the Mounties out, especially when they were 6/71, the home side got the neces-

sary runs with four wickets and plenty of balls in hand.

Chris Wisbey held the innings together with an unbeaten 23.

Ben Smith snared 3/24 for the visitors.

CRIB POINT lost some touch with the top five sides after going down to RYE. Rye has been ordinary at best this season but had the better of the erratic Magpies on Saturday.

The Demons made a reasonable 7/189 from their innings with captain Darren Groves continuing to lead the charge with 46, Ben Ashworth contributing an unbeaten 43 and Tom Barrand hitting 40.

Glenn Barclay was the pick of the Pies bowlers with 3/32, while Luke Herrington claimed 3/38.

Herrington was the best of the Pies’ batsmen too with 32 but he received little to no support.

The visitors were bowled out for 142 in the 37th over.

The Demons shared the wickets around, the best of the bowlers being Leigh Lambert with 4/32.

LONG ISLAND moved to third

place on the ladder with a strong, fighting win against PENINSULA OLD BOYS. It was a must win for the Old Boys to keep their finals’ hopes alive. Their hopes are now dashed.

The Islanders batted first and made 4/245 from their 40 overs, Aaron Paxton top scoring with 62 and Justin Bridgeman again getting amongst the runs with 30.

The Old Boys used eight bowlers throughout the innings.

Long Island started well with the ball, getting the first three wickets (Dylan O’Malley, Brandon Lawler and Eivion Bowen) all out cheaply.

However, the Old Boys went from 3/28 to 4/146 after skipper Glenn Prendergast (59) and Wade Pelzer (73) got things back on track.

John Forrest also contributed 42 to help get the score past 200 but there was simply no wag in the tail.

The Old Boys lost their last four wickets for just eight runs.

Scott Phillips claimed four wickets for the Islanders while Andrew Tweddle picked up three.

MT MARTHA thrashed MOO-

ROODUC to earn their first win of the season.

The Ducs, minus Bobby Wilson on state duties, were bowled out for just 59 from 29.1 overs.

Jordan Pomeroy was at his best with four wickets while Curtis Stone helped himself to three scalps.

Mt Martha batted for 28 overs and made 5/107, skipper Corey Harris was back among the runs with 53 and Aiden Pateman opened with 28.

The much-needed win means Mt Martha stays in the battle with Rye, who also won their first game of the season at the weekend, to avoid relegation.

LANGWARRIN easily accounted for HEATHERHILL after setting the visitors more than 230 for victory.

Simon McEvoy was stranded on 99 at the end of the Langwarrin innings, while David Ross also opened with a half century. In reply, the Hills lost early wickets, thanks to left arm opening quick Matt Davie, before Mal Coutts and Dwayne Doig tidied things up in the back end of the innings.

Kristian Miller was in superb form for the Hills with a classy half century.

Blues season finished after batting collapse DISTRICT

Caught out: Hastings’ cricket season was effectively ended at the weekend after their latest loss to Seaford Tigers. The Blues cannot now make the top four. Boneo’s narrow win (pictured) over the Blues last month contributed to their disappointing season.

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By IT Gully THE Blues’ MPCA District season is over after going down to SEAFORD TIGERS on Saturday.

In a must win game for the Blues, they failed with the bat after the bowlers did such a wonderful job to give them every opportunity to win.

HASTINGS is now in ninth position on the ladder, two games outside of the top four.

The Tigers won the toss and elected to bat but the Blues’ bowling attack, led by Isuru Dias (2/23) and Mitchell Floyd (2/22), helped their side claim early wickets.

With Luke Hewitt (3/32) and Tim Birch (1/37) also nagging away, the Blues were able to restrict the Tigers to just 9/116 off their 40 overs.

At this point in the match, the Blues were well and truly in the game.

Hastings got away to a reasonable start with the bat, David Hull and Chris Sawosz opening with 31.

However, Hull and Sawosz were dismissed without adding a further run and the Blues never really recovered, despite Jake Hewitt (27) and Birch (21) offering some resistance in the middle order.

Hastings lost its last five wickets for 10 runs.

Ash Mills (3/17) and Corey Hand (3/17) were the pick of the Tigers’ bowlers. The Tigers are now in fourth place on the ladder, knocking MAIN RIDGE out of the top bracket.

The Ridge had a big test against DELACOMBE PARK, without Chris Brittain, but failed it.

The Parkers batted first and although there were no huge scores from their batsmen, many of them contributed.

James Spencer helped himself to a half century, Nick Christides smacked 34 and Simon Dignan hit 40. There were another four batsmen to reach double figures.

Jacob McWilliams was the best of

the Ridge bowlers with 4/37, while Scott Millar picked-up 3/26.

In the chase, only Ed Aarons (85) could stand-up to the Parker’s bowlers, led by the evergreen Brett Chard, who wound back the clock with 5/17 from 6.3 overs.

Virun Singh was a wonderful support for Chard with 2/35.

PINES remained outright second after thrashing CARRUM. Jake Prosser produced his best cricket since round one for the Piners, hitting 89 before claiming 2/42 with the ball. Harley Peace-Stirling with an unbeaten 48 and Jeremy Weare with 45 helped Pines get to 6/234.

Carrum was bowled out for 152, Shaun Foster top scoring with 64 and Josh Dent hitting 39. Ricky Ramsdale also snared 2/29.

SOMERVILLE did what it needed to get done against BADEN POWELL. Jack Kennedy hit 51 and Sam Delaney 34 to help the Eagles to a competitive total of 160.

They then bowled out the Braves for 128, Aaron Kaddatz snaring 3/37 while Justin Allsop and Russell Wilkes took two wickets each. Sam Mullavey again top scored for the Braves with 35.

BALLAM PARK set BONEO a tough target when it made 7/173 off its 40 overs. However, Boneo star Leigh Lowry brought his A-game to the table and smacked an unbeaten 86 to see his side win the match with nine wickets in hand.

FLINDERS picked up its third win of the season, knocking over SEAFORD. Seaford batted first and made 145, skipper Damien Lawrence top scoring with 24.

Max Royal claimed 4/40 from 10 overs for the Sharks and Dwayne Field was at his best with 3/19 from 10.

With the bat, Flinders cruised to victory, thanks largely to opener Shane Beggs, who was eventually out for 71.

After 38 overs, Flinders wound things up at 7/157.

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Buffer gives Balnarring breathing space SUB-DISTRICT

By IT Gully BALNARRING has given itself a one game buffer inside the top four after beating TYABB in a crucial MPCA Sub District clash on Saturday.

Coming into the match, both sides were locked together on 36 points, equal with Rosebud in third position.

It was a must win for both sides to stay in touch with the leaders and give themselves every opportunity to play finals cricket.

The Yabbies won the toss and elected to bat on their home deck.

Tyabb lost both openers before the

team had reached double figures and when Jacob Cook took a hat-trick, including the prized scalp of Luke Rus for 16, the Yabbies were reeling at 5/31.

Ben Raeside (26), Rienzie Wijeratne (28) and Jack Raeside (28) showed some grit in the back end of the innings to help the Yabbies to a competitive total of 8/151.

What was to come next was impressive.

Balnarring took a major liking to the Yabbies’ bowlers and dominated them.

With 13 overs to spare, the visitors had scored 4/154.

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to win the match with a massive 22 overs in hand.

CARRUM DOWNS and TOOTGAROOK played-out a thriller at Thompson Oval.

The Cougars won the toss and sent the Tooters into bat. At the end of the 40 overs, it appeared to be a wrong call after the Tooters made 8/162.

Luke Thompson hit 40, Matt Whelan 39 and Klint James 30 for Tootgarook, while Chamara Perera snared 4/43.

The Cougars needed to get away to a good start to win and they achieved exactly that, openers Shane Walford and Anthony Hunter getting 44 and

Tyabb used seven bowlers to try and stop the onslaught but it was to no avail.

Things are becoming all too easy for RED HILL. This time it was PEARCEDALE on the receiving end of a hiding.

The Panthers batted first and were all back in the sheds after scoring just 70 runs in 37.3 overs. Opener Brad Trotter ran out of partners, unbeaten on 35.

Glenn Collett was at his best with the ball with 4/17, while Brent Martin claimed 3/15 from 8.3 overs.

Riley Shaw (18no) and Simon Dart (47no) then made the necessary runs

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34 respectively. Josh Spittal then hit 35 to ensure victory. Carrum Downs scored 6/165 with two overs to spare.

DROMANA had the win of the round, beating SKYE with ease.

The Hoppers batted first and scored 8/169 before bowling Skye out in the 30th over for just 121.

Chris Milne, batting at nine for Skye, was the only player to offer resistance with 43.

In another thriller, FRANKSTON YCW staged a wonderful victory over ROSEBUD. Set 226 for victory, the Stonecats got there were two overs to spare and four wickets in hand.

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