Frankston Times 11th July 2023

An independent voice for the community

Creek contention

Frankston high-rise plans hit a wall

at 446-450 Nepean Highway are currently before VCAT for consideration.

PLANS for high-rise developments along Nepean Highway in Frankston have hit a major snag after a sudden decision by the state government’s planning minister.

Plans to build multi-storey apartments in the area bordered by Nepean Highway, Beach Street, Wells Street, and Kananook Creek Boulevard have been protested throughout the year. Proposals for a 16-storey building at 438-444 Nepean Highway and a 14-storey building

Planning minister Sonya Kilkenny intervened in the matter last week - she approved interim planning controls which will limit development within the Nepean Highway, Beach Street, Wells Street, and Kananook Creek Boulevard precinct to just three storeys.

Proposed planning controls recently included in Frankston Council’s FMAC structure plan and sent to the planning minister for approval outline preferred building heights of up to 12 storeys in that area.

In her published justification for the intervention, Kilkenny said “without

this amendment being exempted from the usual process, development may be permitted which is highly likely to compromise the orderly planning of this part of Frankston in circumstances where authorisation of amendment C160fran [the FMAC structure plan] has been sought.”

“Approval of development that is inconsistent with proposed built form controls before this statutory process occurs would be highly likely to jeopardise the aims of proposed amendment C160fran before it can be considered,” she wrote.

The interim planning controls are active until 27 October.

Opposers to the proposed Nepean Highway development plans have labelled them the “Great Wall of Frankston”. A petition protesting their construction has garnered nearly 5000 signatures.

One of the petition’s supporters, Kananook Creek Association spokesman Rob Thurley, said that he was “delighted to hear of the minister’s intervention”.

“We are very concerned about the FMAC structure plan going on with the nonsense of preferred heights. The minister has intervened to set mandatory heights so it’s clearly not correct,” Thurley said. “The majority of the

community are very concerned about a great wall on the waterfront. The council never had a mandate to build this obscene structure.”

The planning changes announced last Wednesday, 5 July, came as a surprise to many. The gazetted change was announced in the middle of a VCAT hearing considering a high-rise proposal within the affected precinct.

The interim changes were not publicly exhibited before they were approved. Specific questions about the process sent to Kilkenny by The Times were not directly answered by the planning minister.

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Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au

Plans to develop high-rise apartments along Nepean Highway by Kananook Creek Boulevard are up in the air. Picture: Supplied

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WINDERMERE Early Learning Centre in Frankston. Picture: Supplied

Reprieve for early learning centre

A FRANKSTON early learning centre will remain open for the foreseeable future, despite its operators warning it was in danger of closing.

Just days after being told that the Windermere Early Learning Centre in Frankston could close, parents have been informed that the centre will remain open until the end of the year. Parents with children enrolled at the ELC were blindsided on 30 June when Windermere emailed them to say that the closure of the centre was being considered. The email read that the ELC was “no longer sustainable”, and that a final decision would be announced within the week.

On 4 July, Windermere confirmed that the ELC would remain open until 22 December.

Sonja Herzberg has two children enrolled at the ELC, two-year-old Ruben and three-year-old Owen. She said that the possibility of having to move her children to a different centre

in the middle of the year was daunting.

“Our children would have been left in the lurch. We would have to change, then change again in the new year. The impact would be lifelong,” she said. “We were reeling - there was no consultation with the parents, and there was no indication of financial distress. We would be really scrambling to find alternative daycares with one to two-year waitlists, and facing the impact of losing our employment.”

Herzberg said that the parents worked together to oppose the closure of the centre. “We banded together in a Whatsapp group, contacted MPs, the mayor, and Monash University which works with the centre,” she said. “Then we put together a long letter directed to the CEO and directors of Windermere, which we handdelivered to its head office in Pakenham. We then had a good 15 minute

meeting to discuss the impact of the closure.

“I’m proud to be part of such a strong community. We chose to be part of this centre because of the values it holds.”

The email sent to parents announcing the continued operation of the ELC read “over the next six months Windermere will continue to provide a safe and caring service for all children and staff, and as required will utilise such strategies as room blending to accommodate unanticipated changes to the centre utilisation levels where and if necessary.”

“Windermere will work to support Monash University in the identification of a future service provider to ensure ongoing and continued service delivery for the community and operations of the Frankston ELC Centre.”

Windermere was contacted for comment. Brodie Cowburn

Works continue near you and there will be transport disruptions

As part of Victoria’s Big Build, we’re removing 110 dangerous and congested level crossings, with 70 already gone. We’re also upgrading roads to reduce congestion and improve travel times.

Tram and train disruptions: Buses replace trams and trains in both directions

Tram Route 67 Until mid-July

53 Glenhuntly Tram Depot to Stop 68 Carnegie Terminus

Between Booran and Grange roads

Rich art history explored in book

THE history of art and design in Frankston will be explored in a book due to release next month.

On Bunurong Country: Art and Design in Frankston was edited by University of Melbourne art historian Dr Jane Eckett alongside McClelland Gallery director Lisa Byrne. The gallery commissioned the book.

The book will feature art from Bunurong people prior to colonisation alongside art from the present day. It will detail the contributions of Harry and Annie McClelland, Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin, Sir Keith and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, and the Boyd family of painters and potters to the local art scene. It also features discussion about On the Beach, the 1959 movie filmed in Frankston.

Book editor Dr Jane Eckett said the book is “premised on the idea that art and design can tell us stories about a particular place and the people who have lived or visited there, and these stories can help us to better understand and appreciate a place in its present-day reality.”

“Frankston and its immediate surrounds have attracted many artists and architects over the past 170 years of colonisation. Their stories, and those of the Bunurong who preceded them and who continue to live on Country, are intimately linked with the specifics of place,” Eckett said. “Far from a simplistic linear history of place as read through its art, architecture, and design, this is a constellation of overlapping and interconnected stories of many people and their creative endeavours.”

The 396-page book launches at McClelland Gallery in Langwarrin on 26 August. Pre-order at mcclelland.org.au

THE cover for Art and Design in Frankston on Bunurong Country. Picture: Supplied

Council change underway

SUBMISSIONS on Frankston Council’s proposed electoral structure changes will open this week.

Frankston Council is undergoing an electoral structure review - it will change to a singlemember ward structure at the next election. The reviews are held by panels appointed by the state government’s local government minister. Two online information sessions will be held on the proposed change. The first was scheduled for 10 July, and the second will be at 6pm on 11 July.

The preliminary report will be published on 12 July. Acting electoral commissioner Dana Fleming said the preliminary report will “consider the appropriate number of councillors and wards for the council, the location of ward boundaries and ward names.”

For more information visit vec.vic.gov.au/ frankston

Water bills set to rise soon

BILLS from South East Water are expected to increase this financial year.

South East Water has announced changes to its billing system, which are expected to increase the average cost of a household bill by nearly three per cent.

South East Water is removing its fixed sewage disposal charge, and incorporating its sewage disposal into a new water usage tariff. The change is effective from 1 July.

South East Water managing director Lara Olsen said the change would make billing “simpler” for customers, “making it easier for them to budget, and continuing our digital metering rollout across the south-east.”

“Our digital metering rollout is one of the largest in Australia and provides customers with the ability to securely monitor water use and identify potential leaks. With over 90,000 meters installed so far, this has saved our customers almost 800 million litres of drinking water and over $3.3 million off bills,” she said.

Council concerned about housing future

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The interim mandatory three-storey height limit is very different to the wishes of Frankston Council, which just last month voted to approve preferred height limits of 41 metres in the affected precinct. The preferred height limits were contained in the FMAC structure plan, which is now being considered by the planning minister after a lengthy process.

Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy said that council is seeking more information on Kilkenny’s decision. “We eagerly await a thorough understanding of the rationale behind the Victorian government’s introduction of the interim planning controls, announced by minister Kilkenny over part of the FMAC structure plan area, and what implications they may have for the future authorisation of the FMAC structure plan,” he said.

“The FMAC structure plan provides clear guidance on land use, building design, transport outcomes, housing and accommodation. It unlocks new development, facilitates redevelopment, creating valuable employment opportunities, all while protecting our natural assets. This clarity is crucial in the current economic climate, marked by rising interest rates, mounting living costs and the severe shortage of housing stock within a national housing crisis. Our plan will significantly increase housing supply, aligning with the priorities of both the Victorian and Australian governments, capitalising on the remarkable interest shown by the private sector in Frankston and its future.

“We urge the prompt progression of planning scheme amendment C160fra [the FMAC structure plan] to ensure the best possible outcomes for our community. The momentum is here now, let’s get on with it.”

Kananook Creek Association spokesman Rob Thurley says that Frankston Council must consider the value of Kananook Creek and the beach alongside the need for housing. “The wa

terfront is a major asset, and it is not there or be plundered for a current priority,” he said. “The government has clearly got a problem with providing adequate housing. But you don’t throw away your most valuable asset which should be protected forever on the basis that you’ve got some current problem which can be resolved at other sites around Frankston. This is not the

Battery build begins soon

CONSTRUCTION on the planned community battery in Carrum Downs is expected to begin next year.

The battery will be installed by United Energy, which was handed a $500,000 grant from the federal government to undertake the project. It says construction on the 120kW/360kWh begins next year, and that it will be operational by early 2025. United Energy electricity networks general manager Mark Clarke said the battery would produce enough power to supply 23 average Australian homes for 12 months.

“The battery will help keep locally generated solar power local,” he said. “It will allow more homes and businesses to connect and export excess solar from their systems back into the grid, where it can be stored and used at peak times when it’s needed most. The additional solar export capacity created by this battery can displace electricity from the wider grid and reduce carbon emissions by 101 tonnes each year, which is about the same as taking 23 cars off the road.

only site available for residential development.

“The FMAC structure plan is for generations that haven’t been born yet, it’s very important that this council considers that just as much as the current housing crisis.”

Urban DC, the developer of the 446-450 Nepean Highway proposal, was contacted for comment.

“Traditionally, we would upgrade or replace power infrastructure to support higher growth, now we are also using batteries as another option to help to reduce costs for all customers. We expect community and neighbourhood-scale batteries will become more common on our networks in the future to ensure we help deliver the targeted levels of 95 percent renewable energy generation by 2035.”

DUNKLEY MP Peta Murphy and energy minister Chris Bowen inspect plans for a battery in Carrum Downs last year. Picture:

Car crashed into house

A FRANKSTON teenager was one of two people arrested for allegedly crashing a car into a house in Highett last week.

Nobody was injured when the car crashed through the wall in the early hours of 6 July.

Police say they spotted a car running a red light in Dandenong at around 1.35am that morning. The police helicopter helped track the car through

Braeside, Dingley Village, Moorabbin, Hampton East, and Cheltenham.

Police deployed stop sticks at Bay Road and Mernda Avenue in Cheltenham. After that the car continued on before crashing into a house on Karen Street in Highett.

A 14-year-old Frankston boy and a 13-year-old Hampton East boy were arrested at the scene.

Police patrol with Brodie Cowburn

Home and travel make for a novel plot

Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au

IF travel does broaden the mind it can probably also help narrow and sharpen the focus of memory.

At least that seems to be the case for Richard Andrews who has written an “adventure-travel” novel which covers much of the world, but along the way borrows on the writer’s clear memories of growing up in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula.

Some of early scenes in Key to the Highway are centred on Frankston’s Kananook Creek - which formed the rear boundary of the Nepean Highway house in which Andrews spent much of his early life.

The novel follows mouth organ (harp) playing Chris Hunter on an “erotic motorbike fantasy” and the discovery of a magical blues harp through the Australian outback to Indonesia, India, Bangkok, Borneo and Rio.

Andrews, a journalist who lives on a former vineyard in Quebec, Canada with his “muse and wife” Marie Cordeau, has worked for the ABC and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, now freelances for newspapers, travel magazines, foundations, industry journals and IT companies while teaching part time at McGill University, Montreal.

Revisited and fictionalised in Key to the Highway are memories of a Trojan War with slingshots that happened when Andrews was 12 and led to “a smashed sleepout window and a few enemy injuries”.

Keeping with the historical references Andrews says “the Helen of Troy insult refers to the common amorous adventures at the Skye Road drive in”.

“The Classics Illustrated comics I read at the time influenced my interest in epics and mythology,” Andrews said.

Andrews says Frankston High School “was a bit rougher” when he went there, and Frankston teenagers were divided into “warring cliques of jazzers and rockers”.

He is quick to set the record straight that students from his matriculation year also “ended up as eminent lawyers, a St Kilda Club footballer and manager”.

There was also a dope smuggler - “now a genteel academic” - who offered some writing tips “following

his time in a Moroccan prison” and also his experiences appearing as one of the dystopian crazies in the Mad Max movie with Mel Gibson and Tina Turner.

Time spent snorkelling and spearfishing and experimenting with hyperventilation to stay longer underwater among the rocks at the bottom of Olivers Hill, near Canadian

Bay, are reflected the book’s mystical rock pool.

“The real venue of the disastrous biker’s buck’s night was a paddock in Baxter. The groom was not crippled but missed his step walking through a big fire. Luckily, his wife was a nurse who changed his bandages on their honeymoon,” Andrews said.

“The Argonauts’ disreputable van in the book was based on my multiscarred FB Holden panel van, from where we descended on parties armed with guitars and half-gallon flagons of Wynvale claret.”

Key to the Highway is peppered with this blending and fictionalising of locations and anecdotes from many geographic locations.

“Other incidents and characters [in the book] are based on my experiences and people I met as a journalist

NOVELIST Richard Andrews in India in January, left and centre, and travelling the Nullarbor with his mate Foz in 1967. “As the skinniest, his job was to crawl under the van and check the leaky diff. Tragically, he died in an unexplained fire some years later.” Pictures: Supplied

and traveller across the outback and Asia: working at a Northern Territory copper mine, evading gas explosions at sea, blowguns in Borneo, an amoral Australian business executive who dealt with Chile’s Pinochet regime, a mate's attempted jail break, two friends who escaped murder by Charles Sobhraj, the Charles Manson of the hippie trail,” Andrews said. “The book itself started as an MA thesis for Newcastle University. I structured it around the works of mythologist Joseph Campbell and his influence on the Star Wars and Mad Max movies. The thesis gathered dust for about 20 years until the pandemic, when we moved to the countryside. During the lockdown, my wife suggested I rewrite it as a novel.”

In January, Andrews took his fantasies another step during a trip to India by trying to “take the harp into the Taj Mahal, as in the book, but a suspicious security guard took it off me”. That ban was a lesson that while turning real life into fiction may come easy, external forces enter the scene when it comes to turning fiction into fact.

Key to the Highway Richard Andrews, Untimely Books amazon.com.au $27.99; $11.99 Kindle

IT’S IT’S Tax time

Business Profile

Lois DenningtonExperience and service

THIS year marks 47 years since Lois Dennington opened her accounting practice, firstly in Frankston in 1976, then moving to Mornington in 2010.

Lois H Dennington Accountants prepares all types of tax returns: individual, partnerships, companies, and superannuation funds as well as BAS statements, GST and all matters pertaining to dealing with the Australian Taxation Office.

Most matters are lodged electronically now making turnaround of information much quicker.

Business management and computer services are also offered by the practice.

Lois Dennington prides herself on personal service endeavouring to get the best outcome for all her clients. For elderly clients and not-so-agile clients who cannot manage the flight of stairs to her office, Lois can arrange to call personally to collect your paperwork and return with the finished tax return for signature.

Lois H Dennington Accountants is located at Suite 3, 72 Blamey Place, Mornington. The office is open 9am – 4.30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, but is closed on Wednesday.

The Guide

TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK

THURSDAY STANLEY TUCCI: SEARCHING FOR ITALY

SBS, 8.30pm

Stylishly shot and brimming with humour, actor Stanley Tucci (pictured) lets the food and scenery do most of the talking as the presenter of this chic travelogue. In this sixpart series, kicking off tonight, The Devil Wears Prada star is on a mission to devour the country’s delicious regional cuisines. In a lip-smacking jaunt that takes in Rome, Bologna, Milan, Tuscany and Sicily, the gastronomic delights begin in Naples, where it’s all about pizza.

FRIDAY FIRST WEAPONS

ABC TV, 7.30pm

If presenter Phil Breslin (pictured) looks familiar, it may be from his stint as the “Aussie Bear Grylls” on Wild Survivor, or as host of Built to Survive. In this series, the science and craft of Australia’s ancient weapons is explored and celebrated, but it’s perhaps Breslin that’s the real weapon: he’s equipped with dangerous levels of charm. In tonight’s second episode, he visits Alyawarr Country to explore a spear thrower that was once the fastest weapon on Earth:

Thursday, July 13

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 A Life In Ten Pictures: Robin Williams. (PGln) A look at Robin Williams’ life through 10 pictures.

8.55 Grand Designs New Zealand.

(R) Hosted by Chris Moller.

9.40 One Plus One: The Elders. Dan Bourchier speaks with Rodney Gibbins.

10.10 Art Works. (R)

10.40 ABC Late News. 10.55 The Business.

(R) 11.10 The Black Hand. (MA15+v, R) 12.10

Beyond The Towers. (MA15+a, R) 1.05

SUNDAY MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA

TEN, 7.30pm

SUNDAY

BAY OF FIRES

ABC TV, 8.30pm

With icy-blue cinematography and a simmering tension throughout, the exquisite wintry locations in this Aussie mystery evoke the Scandi noir genre from the first frame. The ever-brilliant Marta Dusseldorp (pictured) anchors the crime drama as Stella, a CEO targeted by ruthless killers who must abandon her established life and relocate with her two kids to a remote Tasmanian town called Mystery Bay. But her arrival brings with it a whole new set of problems and intrigue. A superb supporting cast in Stephen Curry, Pamela Rabe, Matt Nable, and Yael Stone set Bay of Fires up to be a roaring success.

This season finale marks the end of an era for MasterChef fans, who have been able to delay their inevitable farewell to the series’ late judge Jack Zonfrillo by some two months – we’ve been watching the cheeky Scot in his element, mentoring a new cohort of home cooks and gleefully tasting the tantalising results of their hard work. Zonfrillo will certainly be missed around these parts, not the least for his fashionable flair – always clad in a resplendent kilt come finale time. He and fellow judges Melissa Leong and Andy Allen welcome a new face into the pantheon of MasterChef winners tonight.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Inside Sydney Airport: Interrupted Journeys. (PG) Friday is a busy day at the airport.

8.30 Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy: Naples And The Amalfi Coast. (Premiere) Actor Stanley Tucci sets out to explore the culture and cuisine of Italy, beginning with Naples.

9.20 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 12. Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais. 169km hilly stage. From France.

2.05 Dignity. (MA15+v, R)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 18. Sydney v Western Bulldogs.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. A wrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 Fantasy Island. (Ma) Roarke is worried about Ruby.

12.30 MOVIE: Rites Of Passage. (1999, Mv, R) Criminals terrorise a family. Dean Stockwell, Jason Behr.

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (Mdl, R) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Paramedics. (Mam, R)

A suburban shooting has paramedics battling to save a young man’s life.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.00 Wimbledon Tennis Pre-Show. Pre-game coverage of Wimbledon.

10.30 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 11.

3.00 Hello SA. (PG)

3.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (PGal) The top three compete.

9.00 Law & Order: SVU. (M, R) The team searches for a serial rapist who preys on mothers with young children.

10.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presented by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald.

11.00 Law & Order: SVU. (M, R)

The team arrests two influencers.

12.00 The Project. (R)

3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

Scottish Vets Down Under. (PG, R) 2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

4.05 Italian Food Safari. (R) 4.35 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30

ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

4.00 NBC Today. News and current affairs.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

4.30 A Current Affair. (R)

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Melissa Leong co-hosts MasterChef Australia.

Friday, July 14

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 First Weapons: Amerr. (PG) Hosted by Phil Breslin.

8.00 Death In Paradise. (PG, R) An artist is poisoned in her studio.

9.00 Utopia. (PG, R) Jim and Rhonda force Tony to fast track a long-term regional rail project.

9.30 Gold Diggers. (Mls, R) Gert and Marigold reinvent themselves.

9.55 ABC Late News. Coverage of the day’s events.

10.10 The Split. (Ml, R)

11.10 Miniseries: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (Ma, R)

12.10 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys: Guadalquivir. (PGa, R) Narrated by Bill Nighy.

8.30 Paris: Mystery Of The Lost Palace. Takes a look at a lost Parisian palace with a history spanning 2000 years.

9.30 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 13. Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier. 138km mountain stage. From France.

1.50 Nine Perfect Strangers. (Mals, R)

3.40 Italian Food Safari. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6am WorldWatch.

10.00 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016, PG) 11.50

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Karen Martini cooks a roasted tomato passata.

7.30 Football. AFL. Round 18. Melbourne v Brisbane Lions.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. Post-game discussion and interviews.

11.00 Armchair Experts. (M)

A panel discusses all things AFL.

12.00 MOVIE: The Birth Of A Nation. (2016, MA15+av, R) A literate slave uses his voice to empower his people. Nate Parker.

2.30 To Be Advised.

3.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

Saturday, July 15

6.30 New Leash On Life. (R) A dog faces being euthanised.

7.00 ABC News. A look at the top stories of the day.

7.30 Sister Boniface Mysteries. (PG) Sister Boniface investigates when a contestant drops dead during a TV baking competition.

8.15 Vera. (Mv, R) DCI Vera Stanhope investigates the case of a murdered social worker.

9.45 MOVIE: Limbo. (2023, MA15+d, R)

A former undercover drug cop writes a case review of an unsolved murder in a small opal-mining town. Simon Baker, Rob Collins.

11.25 Miniseries: Marriage. (Ml, R) Part 2 of 4.

12.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. (PG) Rae Johnston traverses Tasmania’s Bay of Fires.

8.30 Amazing Railway Adventures With Nick Knowles: Mexico. (Premiere) Nick Knowles embarks on a railway adventure across Mexico from Sinaloa to Creel.

9.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 14. Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes du Soleil. 151.8km. From France.

2.05 Witch Hunt. (Madl, R)

3.55 Italian Food Safari. (R)

4.55 Destination

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 18. Geelong v Essendon.

10.30 AFL Post-Game Show. A wrap-up of the game, including panel discussion and interviews, with access to players, coaches and staff.

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.30 Celebrity Obsessed: Steven Spielberg. (MA15+av, R) Examines the case of Jonathan Norman.

1.30 Harry’s Practice. (R) Information about pet care.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Country House Hunters Australia. Catriona Rowntree heads to Gladstone.

8.30 MOVIE: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. (2016, PGs, R)

A Greek-American woman tries to help organise an impromptu wedding for her family. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine.

10.30 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 12.

4.00 Postcards. (PG, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30

Skippy The Bush Kangaroo. (R)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Location, Location, Location Australia. Property experts search for homes.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (Malns, R) Celebrity panellists compete to see who can remember the most about events of the week.

9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (Mlv, R) Graham Norton chats with Keanu Reeves, Olivia Colman, Cynthia Erivo and Jack Whitehall.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rugby Union. Rugby Championship. Round 2. Australia v Argentina.

9.50 Rugby Championship PostMatch. A post-match wrap-up of the match between Australia and Argentina from Sydney’s CommBank Stadium.

10.30 Wimbledon Tennis Pre-Show. Pre-game coverage of Wimbledon.

11.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 13. Women’s final.

2.00 Surfing Australia TV. (R)

2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 To Be Advised.

7.00 The Dog House Australia. (PGa, R) Follows the staff at the Animal Welfare League as it tries to find a home for Betty the Staffordshire bull terrier.

8.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv) The NCIS team must identify a mystery woman who attacked the founder of an AI company, before the next major global conflict ensues. Kilbride’s ex-wife asks him to consider reconnecting with their son.

11.00 The Cheap Seats. (Mal, R) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

4.00 Get Arty. (R) A showcase of art projects.

5.00 House Of Wellness. (PGa, R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R)

5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

5.30 Helping Hands. (PG, R)

12.00 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power. Religious program.

6.30 Compass: Psychedelics

– Healing The Spirit?

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Restoration Australia: Castlecrag. (Return) Hosted by Anthony Burke.

8.30 Bay Of Fires. (Premiere, MA15+v)

After being targeted by hitmen, a corporate CEO and her two kids are sent to a remote Tasmanian town.

9.25 Miniseries: The Beast

Must Die. (Mal) Part 1 of 5.

10.10 Miniseries: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (Mav, R) Part 2 of 3.

11.10 Miniseries: Small Axe. (MA15+l, R)

12.20 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.05 The Heights. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Hindenburg: The Cover Up: The Titanic Of The Skies. Part 1 of 2. A look at the Hindenburg disaster and how airships went from war machines to luxury transports.

9.20 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 15. Les Gets Les Portes Du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc. 179km mountain stage. From France.

2.50 Exit. (MA15+adv, R)

3.45 Italian Food Safari. (R)

4.45 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Dancing With The Stars. (PG) It is time for the first semi-final.

8.55 7NEWS Spotlight. An exclusive, special investigation.

9.55 The Latest: Seven News.

10.25 Born To Kill? Bobby Joe Long. (MA15+av) A look at the case of Bobby Joe Long.

11.30 Autopsy USA: Lisa Lopes. (Mad)

12.30 All Together Now

– The 100. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

3.30 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

8.00 The Murder Of Lyn Dawson: Unlikely Heroes. (Mal) Part 3 of 4. In the years after her disappearance, Lynette’s loved ones push for the matter to be properly investigated.

10.00 Nine News Late. A look at the latest news and events.

10.30 Wimbledon Tennis Pre-Show. Pre-game coverage of Wimbledon.

11.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 14. Men’s final.

3.00 Great Australian Detour. (R)

3.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 Take Two. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.30 The Sunday Project. A look at the day’s news.

7.30 MasterChef Australia. (Final, PGal) It is Grand Finale Day, and whichever cook scores the most points across two rounds will claim the title and prize.

9.30 FBI. (Mv) Scola suspects the mother of a five-year-old kidnapping victim is hiding something.

10.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Kai goes undercover as a chef.

11.30 The Sunday Project. (R) A look at the day’s

Amazing Spaces. 1.40

ABC News Update. 1.45 Close. 5.00 Kiddets. 5.10

Andy’s Baby Animals. 5.25 Late Programs.

ABC TV PLUS (22) 6am The Well-Digger’s Daughter. (2011, PG, French) 8.00 Viceroy’s House. (2017, PG) 10.00 The Two Faces Of January. (2014, M) 11.50 Nebraska. (2013, M) 1.55pm Cutthroat Island. (1995, PG) 4.10 Courted. (2015,

Monday, July 17

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes. (PG)

8.40 The Great House Revival: Drum, Co Monaghan. (PG)

Hosted by Hugh Wallace.

9.40 24 Hours In Emergency: The Unforeseen. (M) A woman is knocked unconscious.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 My Brilliant Friend. (Mav)

12.05 Nadia: A Stolen Life. (Malv, R) 1.40 Gomorrah. (MA15+v, R)

4.10 Italian Food Safari. (R) 4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World

English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines

The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 7.20pm Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 David Attenborough’s Kingdom Of Plants.

8.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 9.40 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 10.10 Escape From The City. 11.10 The Making Of David Attenborough’s Kingdom Of Plants. Midnight Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.45 Ghosts. 1.10 Louis Theroux: Gambling In Las Vegas. 2.10

Late Programs.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Dancing With The Stars. (PGl) Celebrities show off their dance skills.

9.25 9-1-1: Lone Star. (Ma) Owen enlists Paul’s help in proving Kendra Harrington’s innocence after she is accused of being a black widow.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 The Blacklist. (MA15+) Ressler helps a friend make amends.

12.00 MOVIE: Total Stranger. (1999, Msv, R) Lindsay Crouse.

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rush. (PGl) Hosted by David Genat.

8.55 Police Rescue Australia. (PG) Follows police rescue and bomb disposal teams.

9.55 Footy Classified. (M) Footy experts tackle the AFL’s big issues.

10.55 Nine News Late.

11.25 Mr Mayor. (PGs)

11.50 Black Widow: The Murder Of David Jackson. (Mav) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

Global Shop. (R)

TV Shop: Home

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Hunted. (Return, PGal)

Twenty fugitives go on the run.

9.15 Have You Been Paying

Attention? (Malns) Celebrity panellists include Ed Kavalee, Bron Lewis, Emma Holland, Peter Helliar and Sam Pang.

10.15 Just For Laughs Australia. (Mls) Hosted by Nath Valvo.

10.45 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mv, R)

The team hunts a dangerous incel.

11.35 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Tuesday, July 18

ABC (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Poh’s Kitchen.

(R) 10.30 Outback Ringer. (PG, R) 11.00 Fight For Planet A: Our Climate Challenge. (PG, R)

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Grantchester.

(Final, Mv, R) 1.55 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat.

(R) 2.25 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. (PG, R)

2.55 Gardening Australia. (R) 3.55 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.55 Australian Story. (R) 5.30

Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

by Joel Creasey.

8.30 The Dark Emu Story. (PG) Explores the impact of Dark Emu

9.55 Louis Theroux Interviews... Yungblud. (Maln, R)

10.40 ABC Late News.

10.55 The Business. (R)

11.10 Four Corners. (R)

12.00 Media Watch. (PG, R) 12.15 Miniseries: Marriage. (Ml, R) 1.15 Jonestown: Terror In The Jungle. (Ma, R) 1.55 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs: India. (PGa, R) 10.05 Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs. (PGa, R) 11.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Animals. (PGa, R) 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Beautiful. (PGa, R)

2.20 French Voyages: Discovery To Australia. (PG, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (PG, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia.

(R) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Great Coastal Railway Journeys: Whitby To Robin Hood’s Bay.

(PG) Hosted by Michael Portillo.

8.30 Insight. Kumi Taguchi continues to explore how justice looks for different people and how it can change over time.

9.30 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 16. Passy to Combloux. 22.4km individual time trial. From France.

2.05 No Man’s Land. (MA15+av, R)

4.00 Italian Food Safari. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

Wednesday, July 19

6.00 The Drum.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Utopia. A security consultant creates stress.

8.30 Gruen. Presented by Wil Anderson.

9.10 Gold Diggers. (Mls) Bushrangers arrive in town.

9.40 Queen Of Oz. (Ml) Georgie tries to drum up business.

10.05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg.

10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 The School

That Tried To End Racism. (PG, R) 12.20

Miniseries: Small Axe. (MA15+l, R) 1.30 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 3.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)

4.30 The Drum. (R) 5.30 7.30. (R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG, R) Presented by Marc Fennell.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who The Bloody Hell Are We? (PGa) Part 1 of 3.

8.30 Rainbow Warrior: Murder In The Pacific. (M) Part 3 of 3. An exploration of the bombing of Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior concludes.

9.25 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 17. SaintGervais Mont-Blanc to Courchevel. 166km mountain stage. From France.

1.55 Cheyenne & Lola. (MA15+lv, R)

4.10 Italian Food Safari. (R)

4.40 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30

ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SBS VICELAND (31) 6am Children’s Programs. 6.55pm Shaun The Sheep. 7.05 Andy’s Wild Adventures. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Vera. 9.30 We Hunt Together. (Return) 10.20 Killing Eve. 11.00 Miniseries: The Cry.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Million Dollar Island. (PGa) Hosted by Ant Middleton.

9.00 The Rookie. (Mv) Detective Nyla Harper and James find themselves in the middle of a bank robbery.

10.00 The Rookie: Feds. (Mv) A mysterious caller threatens the FBI.

11.00 The Latest: Seven News.

11.30 The Blacklist. (Ma)

12.30 S.W.A.T. (Madv, R)

1.30 Travel Oz. (PG, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Rush. (PGl)

10.00

Of Victory. (PGa)

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Hunted. (PGal) The teams try to shake their pursuers.

8.45 The Cheap Seats. (Mal) Presenters Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald take a look at the week that was.

9.45 NCIS. (Mav, R) The team is summoned to Philadelphia to investigate the death of a US Navy petty officer.

8 Out Of 10

8.30 Patriot Brains. 9.25 Kim Yo Jong: The Red Princess. 10.25 MOVIE: The Quick And The Dead. (1995) 12.25am Late Programs.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa)

7.30 Animals Aboard With Dr Harry. (PG) Twelve camels go on a road trip.

8.30 The Front Bar. (Ml) Hosts Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher take a lighter look at all things AFL.

9.30 Ambulance: Code Red. (Ma, R) Follows the work of an ambulance service.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Death Row: Countdown To Execution. (MA15+a, R)

12.00 MOVIE: The Operator. (2000, Msv, R)

2.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 NBC Today.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Cricket. The Ashes. Fourth Test. England v Australia. Day 1. Morning session. From Old Trafford, Manchester, England.

10.40 Cricket. The Ashes. Fourth Test. England v Australia. Day 1. Afternoon session. From Old Trafford, Manchester, England.

3.30 Hello SA. (PG) Laura DeCesare cooks dinner.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) Religious program.

4.30 A Current Affair. (R)

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today. The latest in news and current affairs.

6.30 The Project. A look at the day’s news and events.

7.30 Hunted. Australians go on the run.

8.45 Miniseries: Riptide. (Mlv) Part 4 of 4. Dan suggests to Alison that they could move away to start a new life together.

9.45 So Help Me Todd. (PGa) Todd tries to convince his brother, Lawrence, to come home to attend the family’s Thanksgiving dinner.

10.35 The Project. (R) A look at the day’s news and events.

11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

The Council approves bowling greens and tennis courts

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

MR. J. D. Jennings (president of the Frankston Progress Association), and Mr. J. Bradbury, jun., waited on the Council last Friday in support of the proposal of the Progress Association to place bowling greens and tennis courts on the road reserve alongside Mornington road on the town side of The Fernery.

Mr. Jennings said the scheme, if given effect to would supply a longfelt want.

The site chosen was a good one, and the bowling greens would be a great asset to the town.

Mr. Bradbury said the plans, drawn by an architect, were before the council and conveyed an idea of the scheme proposed.

The Progress Association proposed to carry out the work.

If the council decided to run the scheme as a municipal concern it would be for the council to say how the money should be found.

Seeing that the council was short of money, they would no doubt prefer the Progress Association to carry the financial responsibility.

The Progress Association would construct the greens and courts, but it was necessary to obtain the consent of the Country Roads Board to the use of the ground.

They would like to go to the Board supported by the council. The greens and courts would be run for the benefit of residents and visitors.

Cr. Gray asked if it was proposed to fence in the greens and tennis courts.

Mr. Bradbury: I advise a ti-tree hedge as a protection from dust.

Cr. Alden: Would the greens and

courts be open to the public?

Mr. Bradbury: Yes.

Cr. Jones: It is for the benefit of Frankston. The council’s consent should be given to the Progress Association, who would run it as a club.

Cr. Longmuir: There is no scheme. We don’t know how they are going to run it.

Mr. Bradbury: It will be run on the same lines at the greens at St. Kilda and other places. The greens and courts will be open to the public who will pay a certain charge per game.

Cr. Alden: I move that this council offers no objection.

Cr. Oates seconded. He said he advocated this spot for a bowling green when the other agitation was on.

Cr. Mason said the site was not suitable. The scheme should be carried out on the reserve occupied by the Pier Tea House.

Cr. Walker spoke in favor of the motion. The site proposed was most suitable and the hill at the back could be beautified and transformed into an ideal place.

The foreshore reserve opposite should be put down in lawns, as was done in other famous seaside resorts.

Cr. Gray favored the motion. He asked if people would have access to the hill without payment.

Mr. Jennings said the hill would be terraced and provided with seating accommodation.

The public would have free access to same, also to the lawns and courts. They would only pay when they played games, the same as people did in a billiard room.

Cr. Gray wanted to make certain that the pathway from William street would not be blocked.

Mr. Bradbury: The plan shows that a zig-zag path will be taken down from William street for the use of the public.

Cr. Gerrand congratulated the Progress Association on being game enough to tackle such a big job without the assistance of the council.

It was a citizens job designed for the benefit of citizens. He wished the Progress Association every success.

Cr. Wells also spoke in support.

Cr. Jones: It is the best thing that ever happened to Frankston.

It was decided that a deputation from the Council and Progress Association wait on the Country Roads Board on Thursday next, 12th Inst., at 2.30 p.m.

Cr. Mason said that one point had been overlooked, and that was the possibility of the reserve in question being required for other purposes.

There was a strong movement on foot to secure an electric tramway between Frankston and Mornington. It would be an accomplished fact before many more years, and when it came the road reserve would be required for the tram line. It would be well to provide for such a contingency.

The motion was carried, and the president congratulated the Progress Association on the forward move it was making for the benefit of the town. ***

MISS Ethel O’Grady is at present the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. R. Utber, of Frankston. ***

MISS O’Grady, who has just concluded a tour of Japan, China and India, has many friends in Frankston. ***

MR. W. Stott, who recently underwent an operation in Dr. Maxwell’s private

A FRESH NEW LOOK AT MPRG

THE penisula’s iconic Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery has a fresh new look. The main foyer space has recently been revamped with a new visitor desk and polished concrete floors and they’ve launched a new gallery store.

The MPRG store sells a range of local artisan jewellery, ceramics and art as well as books, cards and other gifts. Each year they support a local artist by commissioning a limited edition print. So far, they’ve got prints available by artists Mike Green and Rosie Weiss.

Tickets are now on sale for the highly anticipated Archibald Prize 2023 at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG), the exclusive Victorian destination for the popular event. Timed entry, flexible entry or open late Friday night tickets are now available. The gallery precinct will be buzzing with food and beverages from peninsula culinary icons, live music, exhibition tours, artist talks and more.

The Archibald Prize 2023 will bring tens of thousands of visitors to the Mornington

Peninsula to enjoy the works on display and the immersive program of events and art experiences. The exhibition will be on display at MPRG 15 September – 5 November.

Currently, MPRG is showcasing three fantastic winter exhibitions. Celebrated local artist Vera Möller’s sea.liquid.sensation.flux.space is a large-scale solo exhibition that brings together new small and large-scale works, including drawings and watercolours, collages, objects and paintings.

MPRG presents Michael Cook’s Invasion series, that were donated by the artist in 2021. Invasion places an imaginative eye on Australian colonial history and turns around the dominant view, taking alien creatures into iconic London-based cityscapes, with white urban residents their victims.

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Civic Reserve, Dunns Road, Mornington, 59501580

hospital, is progressing favorably. ***

MR. J. Martin, of Seaford, who was thrown from his vehicle while driving to church last Sunday week, fortunately suffered no ill effects beyond a severe shaking. He was able to attend church as usual last Sunday, but this time he came in a motor car. ***

A MEETING of the Frankston High School committee was held on Wednesday night last when concern was expressed concerning the rumors that were abroad concerning the likelihood of Frankston losing the High School after all.

Dr. Maxwell, who occupied the chair, emphasised the need for continued activity on the part of the committee. “If we don’t ask we won’t get.” His remarks were applauded.

There was a large attendance, including Mr. A. Bailey, vice-president; Mesdames Rogerson, James, Amor, Morris, Lewis, Cr. Wells, Cr. Gray, Messrs. Wheeler (treasurer), Legge, Bartlett, A. B. Morris, James, Jennings, Wright, Lind, and W. C. Young (acting secretary).

Apology was received from Mr. L. J. Ward. A visitor to the meeting was Cr. Oates.

Great enthusiasm characterised the proceedings, and it was evident that the good old fighting spirit evinced in the past is still burning brightly.

It was as the result of the meeting that Crs. Wells and Gray took an early train to Melbourne yesterday morning with a determination to secure an interview With Sir Alexander Peacock.

They succeeded. Cr. Gray is an old friend of Sir Alex., and it was a case

of “Charlie” this, and “Charlie” that when they met.

The outcome was that Crs. Gray and Wells were able to arrange with Sir Alex. to receive a deputation from Frankston later in the day.

Hon. A. Downward was unable to be present owing to a prior engagement.

At 3.30 yesterday afternoon the following deputation was received by the Minister: Crs. Gray, Wells, Oates, Longmuir, Alden, Messrs. Bradbury and W. C. Young.

The Minister: Well, what is it you want; the site question, I suppose?

Cr. Gray: No, Sir Alex.; not the site; we understand that is settled.

We want to know when you are going to start building the High School at Frankston?

The Minister: Oh; that’s it. Well, let us see where we are.

The outcome was that the Minister stated emphatically that the question of site was definitely settled. The school would be built on three acres.

He had agreed on that point with the Minister of Lands. There was some talk of a committee being appointed to govern the remaining 10 acres.

Sir Alex. did not know much about that, but it was a detail that could be settled later.

Cr. Gray: We can then take it that we have your definite assurance that the school will be built at Frankston?

Sir Alex. replied in the affirmative –the only thing that might block it was in the event of the Government being turned out of office. (Laughter).

The deputation retired well pleased with their interview.

***

From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 11 & 13 Jul 1922

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Octagon Nerdfest! When Elon Fought the Zuckerberg

By Stuart McCullough

I GUESS I don’t understand technol-

ogy. By which, I don’t mean I struggle with the buttons on the microwave or routinely slather white-out across my computer monitor; I mean I don’t really get big tech. And when I say ‘big tech’, I’m not referring to my refrigerator (despite its ample dimensions) but organisations that are so large and powerful that they generate an embarrassing level of revenue, the quantum of which is more readily associated with a sovereign state than a company.

But as puzzling as these gargantuan organisations may be, more bewildering still are the strange and curious individuals who run these corporate behemoths. I speak, of course, of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.

Elon Musk is a busy guy with lots of jobs. One of those jobs is running ‘Tesla’ – which, for those of you who may be unfamiliar, is the thinking person’s Toyota Corolla. His objective in that job is to create something you can drive. He also runs ‘Twitter’, which is something that he also drives, albeit into the ground in some kind of bizarre and inexplicable death-wish.

When Elon’s not busy running Tesla and Twitter, he runs ‘Space X’, which is possibly the only private space service fuelled by a Queensland beer. Apparently, Space XXXX (as it was originally known) runs on lager because it’s cheaper than lithium and preferable to anyone having to drink the stuff.

Mark Zuckerberg used to run ‘Facebook’ before it was rebranded as ‘meta’ in what I can only assume was internally described as something of a ‘Facebook-lift’. Meta also runs Instagram and WhatsApp so Mark knows

everywhere you’ve been, every restaurant meal you’ve ever eaten and what you’re thinking. In the ultimate act of irony, Mark is also really into virtual reality, perhaps unaware that the real thing is already freely available.

These two men are enormously wealthy. And yet, for reasons that are

unknown to most of us, these two strange dudes have decided to cage fight each other.

I don’t know much about big technology, except that it’s threatening existence as we know it. I know even less about cage fighting. Mixed martial arts has always been a mystery to me, but

I assume there are exponents who are very good at it. In contrast, I strongly suspect that Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are coming to the octagon with high hopes rather than anything in the way of actual expertise. It's madness. While it’s not nice to remark on anyone’s physical appearance, I feel it’s necessary in circumstances as extreme as these. Firstly to Elon – you have the physique of a bowl of porridge. However it is you’ve been spending your time, it’s safe to say that it hasn’t been spent getting into shape, unless the shape in question is an oblong. Granted, your custard guts may well absorb all the kicks, karate chops and nookies your adversary might see fit to dispense, but I fear you’ll have the endurance of a wet rice cracker.

As for Mark, I can only reiterate that reality and virtual reality are not the same thing. The former has real physical consequences. It’ll be obvious if he’s confused the two – it’s rare that someone steps into the octagon wearing a giant VR headset. ‘Oculus’ and ‘octagon’ are not interchangeable terms. I appreciate that you’ve taken up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (the finer details of which are best left to the imagination). I even respect that you’ve been training with Mikey Musumeci – a man who (like myself) has been described as a world champion in ‘submission grappling’.

But, Mark, the fact is that you look like a pencil with an eraser on top. To be clear, that’s not a good thing. You can’t go around challenging people to a bout in the octagon if you look like a human cotton bud. Besides, what would happen in the unlikely event that Elon Musk caught you and you

were injured? For starters, Beaker from The Muppets would suddenly be without his stunt double. The world simply can’t afford to take that kind of risk. Not that anyone would know. Even if you lose horribly because you tripped over and Elon got his sausage fingers on your slender frame, you have access to a platform that excels at misinformation that could easily cover it up. But that’s hardly the point. The whole billionaire cage match idea is so passé; ever since Warren Buffet gave Jeffrey Bezos what has been described as the ‘greatest atomic wedgie of the twentieth century’ during the famous mudwrestling slap-down of ’97.

If this thing does go ahead, there’ll need to be an undercard, other billionaires lining up to do battle before the main event. The night would open with Bill Gates versus Charles Koch, each armed only with a ruler and a compass, doing battle in a pit of jelly. That would be followed up by Richard Branson against Kylie Jenner in a jousting contest. Eventually, Elon and Mark would emerge before stepping into the octagon.

Ultimately, it’s hard not to think that they should each have something better to do. Something more (I’m looking for the right word) …..useful. Maybe they plan to donate the proceeds to charity. But while they’re busy ‘submission grappling’ or subjecting each other to the firmest of squirrel grips, the world that they’ve helped create longs for a day where they use their abundant talents for good instead of evil. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Bulldogs win battle of the ladder leaders

By Brodie Cowburn

on the back foot early. They weren’t able to recover from their poor start. Mornington led by 13 at halftime, then stretched their lead to 31 by the final break. Karingal made a late charge in the final term, but they

With just five games left to play before finals, Karingal finds itself in the middle of a form slump. Their game on Saturday at Devon Meadows looms as an important one.

Edithvale-Aspendale hosted Chel-

ale made their run in the last quarter.

Edi-Asp held Chelsea goalless in the final term. They piled on four goals of their own, but just couldn’t get over the line.

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are two of three teams who finished the round with 28 points. Pearcedale finished the week seventh on the ladder, behind their finals rivals on percentage, after a good win over Devon

Malgioglio, Pines create history

SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie

HAYLEY Malgioglio became the first woman in local football to coach a senior men’s club in a league match last weekend when she took over the reins at Frankston Pines.

The 24-year-old former Young Matilda took on the role of player-coach of Pines’ women’s team last October and in March was also appointed assistant to Trevor Johnston in the senior men’s program.

She remained in that role after Johnston resigned and was replaced by Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor in early May.

Taylor is recovering from back surgery so Malgioglio will remain at the helm for the next few weeks.

“It’s not the first time I’ve taken the first team as I was the coach in an FA Cup match against St Albans,” she said.

Malgioglio has a degree in physical education and sport science.

She trains with the senior squad and organises the warm-ups and shooting and passing drills.

When she’s not involved with the men’s squad she trains and plays for the women’s team which already has established itself in State 4 in its inaugural season.

She had high hopes of getting her caretaker men’s role off to a flyer but things didn’t go to script and Pines went down 2-1 to Mooroolbark at Esther Park.

American import Nic Santhiago scored for Pines with a superb freekick.

In another State 2 match last weekend Skye United can count itself unlucky not to have taken a prized scalp when having to settle for a 2-2 draw with title aspirant Mazenod at Brandon Park Reserve.

Mazenod took the lead in the second half but Skye veteran Mark O’Connor levelled in the 69th minute when the ball fell to him just inside the box.

Leo McLeod was causing problems for Mazenod and his good work was finished off by Jason Nowakowski to give the visitors a 2-1 lead in the 78th minute.

A stunning strike from outside the box three minutes later tied scores again and with both sides pushing for the winner O’Connor came closest with a free-kick that hit the post in the dying minutes.

On Sunday Peninsula Strikers lost 4-3 to North Caulfield at Caulfield Park after giving up a 3-1 lead.

Michail Schneider was the star of the show for the home team with a hattrick while Cooper Andrews, Campbell

Steedman and Callum Bradbury scored for Strikers.

In NPL2 Langwarrin gave up a two-goal lead to go down 3-2 at home against Dandenong City in a frenetic finale to Saturday’s contest.

A brilliant turn and a pinpoint strike curled inside the far post by Archie Macphee had home fans up and about after 12 minutes.

Macphee doubled the advantage from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute after a Tom Youngs free-kick was handled.

But the visitors exposed Langy’s Achilles heel in the second half scoring three times from balls played in the air into the home side’s penalty box.

Damien Iaconis hammered home a rebound after Langy couldn’t clear a near post corner a few minutes after the break and scores were level in the 83rd minute when former Langy favourite John Kuol headed a ball back into the goalmouth for Riley Bidois to head home.

Three minutes into injury time Langwarrin keeper James Burgess inexplicably flapped at Jacob Alexander’s free-kick and the ball ended up in the back of his net sending visiting fans into raptures.

In State 1 Mornington easily accounted for Springvale White Eagles 3-0 on Saturday in a match switched from Dallas Brooks Park to Centenary Park.

In a scrappy affair the pivotal moment came just before half-time when

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White Eagles had a strong appeal for a penalty turned down only for Mornington to hit back immediately with Rory Currie expertly tucking the ball away.

The second half saw Adam Jamieson’s men take over and deservedly ran out 3-0 winners with Adam Hester and substitute Kane Bentley scoring from well-worked moves.

In State 4 Somerville Eagles suffered a shock 3-1 loss away to relegationthreatened Keysborough on Saturday evening.

Keysborough striker Felipe Ulloa stole the show with a hat-trick while Somerville’s sole reply came from Tom Simmons.

Meanwhile Baxter got back to winning ways with a comprehensive 5-2 win over Endeavour United at Reema Reserve last weekend.

Baxter’s goals came from Dylan Murchie, Jack Elliott, Aleks Dukic, Daniel Taylor and an own goal.

“It was a good performance against a tough opponent and the boys dug deep and got stuck in,” Baxter boss Stephen Fisher said.

“We defended well, looked dangerous going forward and scored some great goals from set pieces.”

On Friday night Chelsea broke through for its first win in nine weeks when it defeated visitors FC Noble Hurricanes 2-1.

Two goals in two minutes from Lachlan Davies – an 11th minute header

from an Adrian Pace cross then breaking through onto a long kick downfield from keeper Rhys Davies – had the home side in control.

The Hurricanes reduced the deficit just before half-time when Hadis Masinovic was at the back post to finish off a low cross from the right.

Chelsea could have been in cruise control in the second half but Adam Bartosy and Piers Brelsford missed great chances to put the result beyond doubt.

In State 5 Mount Martha claimed bragging rights over neighbour Mount Eliza with a 2-1 win at Emil Madsen Reserve last weekend.

Two second-half goals in three minutes from Peter Price put the visitors in the driver’s seat.

His first came when he took advantage of indecision in midfield and at the back and his second was set up by Ethan Sanderson who broke on the right then pulled the ball back for Price to hammer home.

Mount Eliza’s replay came from Riley Van Zanden in the 76th minute but player-coach Bryce Ruthven thought his side should have won.

“We played them off the park for 85 minutes and should have put away two clear chances in the first half and about four or five in the second half,” Ruthven said.

Harry McCartney reports that Hampton Park United showed why it

deserved to be top of the league with a convincing 4-0 win over Seaford United at North Seaford Reserve last weekend.

The visitors took an early lead through a Connor McAndrews strike that gave Seaford keeper Hayden Hicks no chance.

They went further ahead in the 25th minute when Ali Hussaini took advantage of an injured Seaford defender to beat the offside trap and convert from a one-on-one with Hicks.

Second-half goals to Aaron Edwards and Josh Caruana put the game to bed.

The win came at a cost though as Shahab Fayazi was shown a straight red for violent conduct in the 75th minute. Mentone enjoyed a 2-1 win against Bunyip at Keysborough Playing Fields with all goals coming in the last 10 minutes.

Bunyip that went ahead in the 80th minute through Liam Lenders following slack play by the Mentone defence.

However, the home side equalised two minutes later when a Frankie Varsamis’ shot from the edge of the box found the net.

Mentone pushed for the winner and it came in the 87th minute when James Hilton was rewarded for pressing the Bunyip defence into a mistake then finishing with a right-foot strike.

NEXT WEEK’S GAMES

Saturday 15 July, 3pm:

Richmond v Mornington, Fotheringham Reserve

Peninsula Strikers v Heatherton Utd, Centenary Park

Skye Utd v Mooroolbark, Skye

Recreation Reserve

Baxter v Lyndale Utd, Baxter Park

Endeavour Utd v Somerville Eagles, Reema Reserve

Noble Park v Chelsea, Norman Luth Reserve

Mount Martha v Rosebud, Civic Reserve

Mount Eliza v Pakenham Utd, Emil Madsen Reserve

Barton Utd v Seaford Utd, Barton Recreation Reserve

Saturday, 8.30pm

Frankston Pines v North Caulfield, Monterey Reserve

Sunday 16 July, 3pm: Western Utd v Langwarrin, City Vista Sports Precinct Mentone BYE

Wonder woman: Hayley Malgioglio (front row, second from right) combines her role as player-coach of the women’s team with senior men’s caretaker coach. Picture: Darryl Kennedy