Frankston Times 14 February 2023

Festival fireworks

The Waterfront Festival returns to Frankston this weekend. Visitors will experience live music, rides, food, and much more. Iconic Australian band You Am I is scheduled to headline. See story page 3. Picture: Supplied

Calls for caution in calm waters

Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au

THE highest statewide drowning figures in nearly two decades have prompted calls for caution.

In Victoria, at least 13 people have drowned since Christmas Day. Life Saving Victoria said that it is the highest holiday death toll recorded in the state for 18 years.

17-year-old Nick Maan was one of the people who tragically died over the holiday period. He died in the waters of Mordialloc Beach on Boxing Day.

Life Saving Victoria is calling for people to be careful around water, even if it looks calm and still.

“Victoria has stunning waterways and it is understandable people are eager to enjoy them, but we ask you to stop and think before rushing in and

make safe decisions in, on and around water,” LSV research and evaluation manager Dr Hannah Calverley said. “Inland waterways are particularly risky, with almost half of the 33 reported fatal drownings [between 1 July 2022 and 1 February 2023] occurring in inland waterways, so it is really important to remember that just because a waterway looks flat or calm, does not mean there is no danger.

“Rivers, creeks and dams can have hidden dangers lurking beneath the surface such as currents, sudden drop offs, slippery edges or debris, so even if you are just paddling or wading you could very quickly find yourself out of your depth and in trouble. This is why we urge people to check your skill level against the water conditions and whether you have the ability to swim there. If you do decide to get in the wa-

ter enter feet first and slowly, read signage to familiarise yourself with risks and if in doubt, don’t go out.”

Dr Calverley says the swimmers can stay safe by visiting patrolled beaches. “Even confident swimmers should go to a patrolled location and swim between the red and yellow flags, where lifesavers can keep an eye on you and potential aquatic risks,” she said. Find a patrolled beach at beachsafe.org.au.

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Recycled water pipeline for sports sites

A NEW pipeline will deliver 73 megalitres of recycled water a year to open space areas in Frankston North.

The new pipeline will run past the Long Island National Golf Club, Eric Bell Reserve, Monterey Soccer Fields, and Pat Rollo Reserve.

The state government announced it would spend $1.3 million on the project, titled the Monterey Recycled Water Scheme, last week. The total cost of the project is expected to be $4 million, with funding also coming from South East Water, Frankston Council, and the Long Island National Golf Club.

Victorian water minister Harriet

Shing visited Frankston North last week to make the announcement. She said “investment in recycled water infrastructure will deliver a secure water supply for open spaces to remain green during dry spells – creating better recreational outcomes for local communities.”

“Building the new pipeline will diversify our water sources, helping to secure sustainable water supplies for our growing population,” she said.

Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy welcomed the announcement. He said the “Monterey Recycled Water Scheme demonstrates council’s commitment towards delivering more ef-

ficient and sustainable water sources to recreation reserves and open spaces.”

“We are thrilled to be working with the Victorian government and key stakeholders towards the irrigation of local parklands, reserves and sports grounds in Frankston City through this joint investment,” he said. “Saving our precious drinking water is essential to building community resilience and will ensure our community has ongoing access to green open spaces and outdoor recreational opportunities all year round.”

Recycled water from the pipeline is expected to be used at the green spaces in late 2024.

FRANKSTON mayor Nathan Conroy, MPs Michael Galea and Harriet Shing, Long Island National Golf Club CEO Matthew Corby, and South East Water’s Lara Olsen, Gabrielle Bell, and Charlie Littlefair. Picture: Supplied

Iconic band to headline free Frankston festival

AUSTRALIAN band You Am I headlines this weekend’s Waterfront Festival in Frankston.

The free two day event takes place across Saturday 18 February and Sunday 19 February. You Am I takes the stage from 8.45pm on Saturday.

Other music acts scheduled to play for the crowd are The Casanovas, Thndo, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Merindas, and Kylie Auldist. Amusement rides, food trucks, and Lucha Libre professional wrestling will also feature at the festival.

Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy said “clearly one day is not enough to enjoy the finest Frankston City has to offer. Last year was spectacular, and this year we’ve got even more, pushing that little bit extra to ensure our residents enjoy memorable moments and our city continues to be a destination for events.”

The events take place at the Frankston waterfront area. The stage is near Frankston Pier.

Entry is free, with an extra cost for rides and food.

To see the full schedule visit waterfrontfestival.com.au

THE Frankston Waterfront Festival returns this weekend. You Am I will play on the foreshore stage, and Lucha Libre wrestlers will return (inset) to do battle. Pictures: Supplied

Surrendered pets need loving homes

THE rising cost of living is causing people to surrender their pets.

PetRescue founder Vickie Davy says that she has seen “great dogs coming into rescue care”, and has encouraged prospective pet owners to consider adopting them.

“The fact is that only a small percentage of pets are surrendered due to their behaviour which - like any animal - can be negated through ded-

icated training,” she said.

National Pet Adoption month takes place throughout March. Petspiration Foundation charity and events lead Sherralea Cassidy says her charity is “on a mission to have cats, large dogs, adolescent dogs and bonded pairs that can’t be separated, adopted as they remain the most vulnerable in 2023.”

“All pets deserve a safe and lov-

ing home, and National Pet Adoption Month is the perfect opportunity to meet pets searching for a new family,” she said.

On Saturday 19 March and Sunday 20 March, pets in need of adoption will visit PETstock shops in Braeside, Chelsea, and Carrum Downs from 10am to 2pm. For more information visit petstock.com.au/pages/ adoption-hub

Charlotte George (third), Hairsucker to Carl Allison (best cinematography), Assets’ Miriam Glasser (best actor), Sanctuary by Timothy Brown and Michael Portway (best documentary), New Life by Mark Bernard (best animation), and Gen Z by Amie Zwag (Woodleigh School emerging film maker). The date for next year’s Peninsula Film Festival is yet to be announced.

For more information: peninsulafilmfestival.com.au

Hundreds watch films on the green Performance fusion at Frankston Arts Centre

CLOSE to 1000 people turned out to support the next wave of Australian filmmaking talent for the 12th Peninsula Film Festival at Rosebud’s Village Green over the 3-5 February weekend.

The three-day festival opened with the screening of the newly released movie Poker Face , starring and directed by Russell Crowe, featuring festival director Steve Bastoni and festival judge Dan MacPherson.

Under the stars at the Village Green, film buffs were treated to 20 short films, with the 12 finalists competing for $30,000 in cash and prizes. Entries were judged by actors Dan MacPherson, Lachy Hulme, Michala Banas, Chrissie Swan, Georgina Haig and screenwriter Shaun Grant.

A filmmaking workshop held over the weekend provided advice on making short films.

Short film winners were Victim by Robin Summons (first), Hatchback by Riley Sugars (second), Assets by

A NEW production will bring together cabaret, dance, vaudeville, magic, circus, and comedy on the Frankston Arts Centre stage next month.

Club Soda is a new show from Raconteur Productions, the team behind The Paris Underground Cabaret Club Soda features performances from dancer Eden Read, magician Julia Madotti, illusionist Richard Vegas, circus artist Hannah Trott, and actor Tim Rutty.

Club Soda will be performed on one night only. The show will take place at 8pm on 18 March at the Frankston Arts Centre. For tickets visit artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/ Home

ISABELLE with cat Aldo. Picture: Supplied

Picture: Yanni

All the elements of success

ALL the elements of nature, including the goodwill of human supporters, came together to ensure a successful outcome to the Disabled Surfers Association Mornington Peninsula branch’s Let’s Go Surfing event at Point Leo on Saturday 21 January.

“Everything aligned again: sun, surf, supporters, sounds. Close to record attendance for our January event, with over 500 registered in total and more than 130 surfers going into the water,” DSAMP president Pea Saunders said.

“It was a phenomenal day for all and a spectacular way of demonstrating what an inclusive event looks like.”

Saunders thanked “all the wonderful volunteers who enable this awesome surfing event to take place at Point Leo”, including the photographers, DJ Cooper and the Hoodoo Men “for adding to the good vibes”.

Somerville/Tyabb Rotary club had “taken

on” the barbecue “to help maintain energy levels”.

“Most importantly, a huge thank you to our surfers who make the day incredibly awesome for everyone involved.”

The next DSAMP beach day will be held at Point Leo of Saturday 4 March.

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Two charged after police seize drugs

DRUGS alleged to be cocaine and magic mushrooms were seized by police in a series of raids across the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne last week.

On Wednesday, 8 February, police raided homes and properties across Carrum Downs, Braeside, Narre Warren South, and Cranbourne. They later charged a 35-year-old Cranbourne man and a 35-year-old Carrum Downs man with traffick large commercial quantity methylamphetamine and other offences.

In a statement police say they found an “industrial sized clandestine laboratory” at Braeside, a “second large scale clandestine laboratory” in Narre Warren South, and “further laboratory equipment” in a shed at the Carrum Downs property.

Victoria Police clandestine laboratory squad detective inspector Anthony Vella said the two arrests are “an excellent outcome for community

safety - these are significant seizures from what is one of the largest and most complex clandestine laboratories we have seen in Victoria.”

“Drugs are a significant driver of crime and community harm across the state and are a strong focus for Victoria Police. These arrests should serve as a sobering reminder to those engaged in the manufacture of illicit substances - you will be targeted and arrested,” he said. “Illicit drug labs pose significant health and safety risks to the community and many of the chemicals involved in drug manufacture are highly volatile, explosive or carcinogenic in nature. Residual contamination resulting from the manufacture of these illicit substances presents a serious risk to human and environmental health.”

The two charged men have been remanded. They are scheduled to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 9 June.

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‘Fringe’ a centre stage for the arts

THE inaugural Flinders Fringe Festival – a three-day creative arts festival to celebrate the diversity of the Mornington Peninsula’s art scene, will be held 17-19 February.

Artistic director Melissa Jackson is one of the instigators of the event, along with a team of artists who aim to showcase local established and emerging artists.

“Following a tough two years for the arts, the festival is set to showcase and support local artisans and performers with a new platform to share their craft,” Jackson said.

Shen said there would be more than 30 events and a mixture of free and ticketed activities for all ages.

Performances and events will be held at different venues in Flinders, including the Flinders Village common, the bowls clubhouse, the golf clubhouse, the Flinders Hotel, Studio @ 74, Everywhen Gallery, Flinders ocean beach and in the historic St John's Anglican Church and church grounds.

Jackson, who creates artistic millinery pieces, said she was focussed on reigniting arts and culture on the peninsula by providing employment and exposure to artists through a program of events that foster audience engagement.

Some of the highlights of the event will include literary brunches and lunches, an artisan fair, a documentary on the general store, singer songwriter performance, opera and more.

“The Flinders Fringe Festival is set to entertain, captivate, and inspire,” Jackson said.

“The program includes a broad selection of immersive, interactive and educational activities including a four-day community choir workshop, soundscapes, jazz, ocean dancing, opera, artefact-making, giant puppets, cabaret, nature walks, painting, First Nations workshops and more.”

The festival is a not-for-profit enterprise overseen by the Flinders Festival coordination committee. Profits will

go to the Mornington Peninsula Foundation to provide music and creative arts programs for children and young people on the peninsula.

The festival opens with Mirror Dance, a collaborative performance event, and concludes with a community sing-along (Viva Voce in the church) and a festival picnic, with a concert stage, featuring a variety of performers and choirs.

For a rundown of the events and artists visit flindersfringe.com.au or Instagram @flinders_fringe

On course for seadragons

COLOURED giant seadragon puppets will feature in the opening performance of the Flinders Fringe Festival at Flinders golf course 8pm Thursday 16 February.

Choreographed by Ian Cuming, the dance tells the life cycle of the weedy seadragon, unfolding in a seagrass meadow and including two giant puppets and the seadragon family.

The dance will be performed by

members of the Flinders community on Bunurong Country. Volunteers, including school-aged children, can sign up to participate in the community performance at jotform. com/230178667607868

For more information about the performance and to book free tickets visit: flindersfringe.com.au/events/ mirror-dance-weedy-seadragonmating-dance/

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THE weedy seadragon has become a symbol used in efforts to preserve Flinders pier and will also feature at the Flinders Fringe Festival. Pictured with the puppet seadragon are, from left, Tasma Pittock, Keeley Reade, Melissa Jackson, Ian Cuming, Claire Thorn and Poul Grage. Picture: Yanni

The Guide

TOP PICKS OF THE WEEK

FRIDAY BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

SEVEN, 7pm

6.35pm

SATURDAY THE BIG STEAL SBS WORLD MOVIES,

Ben Mendelsohn (Animal Kingdom, left) stars in this sweetly charming and irresistibly funny story as workingclass Melbourne teenager Danny who buys a secondhand Jaguar to further his chances with the hottest girl in school (Claudia Karvan). In a supporting role, Steve Bisley leaves his signature as Gordon Farkas, the crooked used car salesman who incurs Danny’s wrath. Both he and ex-Split Enz member Phil Judd (composer) won AFI Awards for their efforts.

THURSDAY MURDOCH MYSTERIES

7TWO, 8.30pm

Sixteen seasons in, the delightfully formulaic charm of this Canadian series only grows on you; it’s witty and good-looking to boot. Set in the Victorian era, but with a dash of modern sensibility, Yannick Bisson (right) is as smooth as chocolate mousse as dapper detective William Murdoch. Tonight, in “The Write Stuff ”, a writer is murdered at a literary event. Who is the subject of Murdoch’s eagle eye? Rudyard Kipling and Lucy Maud Montgomery, of course.

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Thursday, February 16

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 From Paris To Rome With Bettany Hughes: Florence, Lake Como, Milan. (PG) Part 3 of 4.

8.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year: Problem-Solving Houses. Part 3 of 4.

9.20 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities Of The World: Paris. (PG, R) Part 1 of 3.

10.10 Movin’ To The Country. (PG, R)

10.40 ABC Late News.

10.55 The Business. (R) 11.10 The Penguin King With David Attenborough. (R) 12.10 Q+A.

(R) 1.15 The Trouble With Maggie Cole. (PG, R)

2.05 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus

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

8.30 American Presidency With Bill Clinton: Building

The Economy. (PG) A look at the economic goals of US Presidents.

9.20 Miniseries: The Walk-In. (MA15+) Part 3 of 5.

10.15 SBS World News Late.

10.45 L’Opera. (Ml, R) 11.40 World On Fire. (MA15+v, R) 3.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.30 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30

ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

SATURDAY NCIS: LOS ANGELES

TEN, 9.30pm

For almost 15 years, agents Callen (Chris O’Donnell), Kensi Blye (Daniela Ruah) and Marty Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) and their team have instilled a sense of justice for crime series fans – as well as a sense of consistency. As the world changed and got just that little bit older, NCIS: LA was that comforting weekly staple; that’s what makes news of its cancellation a shock.

Tonight, in this final season’s halfway point, Rountree (Caleb Castille) and Fatima (Medalion Rahimi, above) are ambushed while searching for Kilbride, and soon discover that every team member has a bounty on their head.

Reliably enthusiastic and jam-packed with home and lifestyle inspiration, this stalwart series is back with its 29th season. Tonight, fried rice is given a twist with Karen Martini’s (below) rice-savvy new dish. We’ve all gone a bit gung-ho before and wound up with too much cooked rice, but Karen turns it into a win with a unique take on the Chinese staple: pink fish fried rice with nori. It’s quick, easy and oh-so pretty. Dr Harry Cooper helps a family with an vboxer that levels their backyard every time they leave, while Graham Ross is in the Apple Isle to try a tasty new variety of strawberry.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGa) Theo catches Ava’s eye.

8.30 The Very Best Of The Best And Worst Of Red Faces.

(PGal, R) Daryl Somers presents Hey HeyIt’sSaturday’s most popular, funny and weird Red Faces acts.

10.00 Mrs Brown’s Boys. (Mls, R) Winnie’s place is burgled.

10.45 The Latest: Seven News.

11.15 To Be Advised.

12.30 I Am Paul Walker. (Ml, 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 RBT. (Mdl) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Paramedics. (Ma, R) Paramedics head to a hotel pool after a romantic escape ends in disaster for a young mum.

9.30 Australia Behind Bars.

(Madlv, R) Presented by Melissa Doyle.

10.40 Nine News Late.

11.10 Emergency Call. (Ma)

11.55 Council Of Dads. (PGa) 12.40 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.30

6.30 The Project. Special guests include Everclear.

7.30 Taskmaster Australia. (PGl) Hosted by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 The Montreal Comedy Festival. (Mls) Ronny Chieng takes to the Just For Laughs Montreal stage for his very own comedy gala.

9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (MA15+adv)

The team investigates a sexual assault by a man wearing a crow mask at an underground party.

The Project. (R)

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

Home Shopping. (R)

Karen Martini is a presenter on Better Homes And Gardens.

Friday, February 17

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News Mornings. 10.00 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down The East Australian Current. (R) 11.00 Australia Remastered. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Les Misérables. (Final, Mav, R) 2.15 QI. (PG, R) 2.45 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.15 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 The Drum. Analysis of the day’s news.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Gardening Australia. Sophie Thomson talks garden ties.

8.30 Van Der Valk. (Final, Mlv, R) Part 3 of 3. Piet van der Valk and his team investigate the murder of a fashion vlogger.

10.00 The Larkins. (PG, R) Pop is suspicious of Tom’s motives.

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

11.05 The Larkins. (Final, PG, R) Pop meets the glorious Angela Snow.

11.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (R)

12.35 Unforgotten. (Final, Malv, R)

1.25 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

WorldWatch. 9.00 Home Of The Year: Scotland. (Premiere) 10.05 Confucius Was A

11.05 The Story Of Chocolate. (PG)

2.00 Cook Up Bitesize.

Walking Britain’s Roman Roads.

With Tony Robinson. (PGa, R)

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Scotland: A Wild Year: Winter. Part 4 of 4.

8.30 Megadams. Takes a look at three dams that have revolutionised the technique of barrage building.

9.30 Lighthouses: Building The Impossible: The Longstone. (PGa, R) Part 3 of 3.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Gomorrah. (MA15+av, R)

1.45 Das Boot. (Manv, R) 3.50 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour: Japan Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. Johanna and Charlie explore Vancouver.

8.30 MOVIE: Kingsman: The Secret Service. (2014, MA15+lv, R) A troubled young man must prove his mettle, and save the world from a billionaire set on killing millions of people, after he is recruited as a candidate to join a secret British spy organisation. Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L Jackson.

11.15 To Be Advised.

1.00 Why Can’t We Sleep? (PGal, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Million Dollar Minute. (R)

5.00 NBC Today.

Saturday, February

6.25 Better Date Than Never. (PG, R)

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa) Nonnatus House faces its biggest threat.

8.30 Midsomer Murders: 25 Years Of Mayhem. (Mv) A 25th anniversary special exploring the enduring popularity of Midsomer Murders

9.20 Hunting The Essex Lorry Killers. (Ma, R) Takes a look at the investigation into the deaths of 39 migrants found in the back of a truck.

10.20 Miniseries: Come Home. (Mal, R) Part 3 of 3.

11.20 Rage Goes Retro. (MA15+adlhnsv)

5.00 Rage. (PG)

(PG) 10.10 Love Your Garden. (PGa, R) 11.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs: What Happened Next. (PG) 12.00 WorldWatch.

2.00 Figure Skating. Four Continents Championships. Highlights. 3.30 Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed. (R) 4.40 Secret Scotland. (R) 5.30 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. (Premiere)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 The World’s Most Beautiful Landscapes: Queensland. Narrated by Robert Lindsay.

8.30 Portillo In The Pyrenees: A Spiritual Quest. (PG) Part 3 of 4. Michael Portillo continues his Pyrenean challenge, this time in France’s Ariege region.

9.30 Inside Windsor Castle: Love And War. (PG, R) Part 2 of 4.

10.25 Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman: Fleeing Hellmira. (Ma, R)

11.15 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (PGals, R)

3.50 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.25 Bamay. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines

The World Tonight.

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show. (PG)

12.00 Horse Racing. Black Caviar Lightning Race Day and Silver Slipper Stakes Day.

5.00 Seven News At 5.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R) Narrated by Grant Bowler.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Border Patrol. (Return, PGa) Follows New Zealand border officials.

7.30 Million Pound Pawn. (PG) Part 1 of 3.

8.30 MOVIE: The Equalizer 2. (2018, MA15+v, R) A retired CIA black ops operative is forced back into action when his friend is killed while investigating a murdersuicide and he sets out to use his resources to find the culprit and get revenge. Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders.

11.00 To Be Advised.

12.45 The Taxi Cab Rapist. (MA15+adv, R)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.00 Get Arty. (R)

5.00 My Greek Odyssey. (PG, R)

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6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 For The Love Of Pets. (PGam) Vets rush to help two Maltese terriers.

8.30 MOVIE: Muriel’s Wedding. (1994, Mls, R) A young woman, who dreams of marriage, leaves her small town to find romance in the big city. Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths.

10.40 MOVIE: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. (2016, PGs, R) Nia Vardalos.

12.30 Tipping Point. (PG, R)

1.20 He Said/She Said. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

6.30 The Project. Special guest is Lincoln Younes.

7.30 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Salma Hayek.

8.30 Taskmaster Australia. (PGl, R) Comedy game show featuring comedians performing a series of tricky tasks.

9.30 To Be Advised.

10.30 Just For Laughs. (Mls, R) Hosted by Nick Cody.

11.00 Just For Laughs Uncut. (Mls, R) Hosted by Nikki Osborne.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

6.00 Drive TV. (PGl, R) 6.30 A Current Affair. (R) 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. (PG) 12.00 Living On The Coast. 12.30 The Pet Rescuers. (Return, PG) 1.00 My Way. (PG, R)

6.00 Nine News Saturday.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Space Invaders. (PGa) Experts help a couple in distress.

8.30 MOVIE: The Blind Side. (2009, PGdlv, R) A homeless teenager realises his dream of becoming a gridiron player, thanks to the aid of a kind family. Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron.

11.10 MOVIE: Concussion. (2015, Mal, R) Will Smith.

1.30 The Pet Rescuers. (PG, R)

2.00 The Incredible Journey Presents.

(PGa) 2.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 Global Shop. (R) 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG)

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11.30

MOVIE: Cage Of Gold. (1950, PG) 1.15pm MOVIE: The Titfield Thunderbolt. (1953) 3.00 MOVIE: The Brigand Of Kandahar. (1965, PG) 4.40 MOVIE: Zulu. (1964, PG) 7.30 MOVIE: A Time To Kill. (1996, M)

10.30 MOVIE: The Mechanic. (1972, M) 12.35am Late Programs.

2pm MOVIE:

6am Children’s Programs.

6.00 Bondi Rescue. (PGal, R) The lifeguards are on high alert.

6.30 To Be Advised.

7.30 NCIS. (Mv) NCIS agents investigate a suicide.

8.30 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv) Jane, Jimmy and Sam get captured in DC by a woman claiming to be a CIA agent demanding intel from the team, and it all ties into the mysterious suicide of a popular professor.

9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv) The NCIS team learn that all their members have a $200,000 bounty on their heads.

10.30 FBI: International. (PGa) The team confronts a crime family.

12.30 Home Shopping. (R)

5.00 Hour Of Power.

(PG) 7.00 Weekend Breakfast.

9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. (R) 11.00 Compass. (PG, R)

11.30 Songs Of Praise. (R) 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. (R) 2.30 Call The Midwife. (PGa, R)

3.30 Victoria. (PG, R) 4.20 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. (R) 5.10 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities Of The World. (PG, R)

6.00 Antiques Roadshow.

7.00 ABC News. Takes a look at today’s top stories.

7.30 Death In Paradise. (Ma) A body is found on a golf course.

8.30 Vera. (Ma) Part 1 of 4. Vera is called to a remote lighthouse where a body has been discovered lashed to a sailboat.

10.00 Miniseries: Butterfly. (Mal, R) Part 1 of 3.

10.45 Just Between Us: Family Is What You Make It. (Ml, R)

11.45 Les Misérables. (Final, Mav, R)

1.00 Victoria. (PG, R)

1.50 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv)

4.15 The Recording Studio. (PG, R) 5.00 Insiders. (R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Cook Up Bitesize. (R) 9.05 Blue Water Safari. (PG) 10.05 Love Your Garden. (R) 11.00 Outside: Beyond The Lens. (Premiere, PG) 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Surf Life Saving. Australian Interstate Championships. Highlights. 4.00 ISU Figure Skating Awards. 5.30 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Ancient Egypt By Train: The Pyramids. (PG) Part 2 of 4.

8.30 Dan Snow’s Greatest Discoveries. (PG) Part 2 of 3. Dan Snow goes on the trail of America’s Dinosaur Gold Rush during the Wild West.

9.30 Black West. Explores the story of how the West was won from the point of view of African Americans.

10.30 Castles: Secrets, Mysteries And Legends: United Kingdom. (Mahv, R)

11.35 24 Hours In Emergency. (Mal, R)

1.30 Why We Hate. (Mav, R) 3.10 The Source. (Ma, R) 4.00 Mastermind Australia. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Australian Idol. (PG) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.

8.45 Kylie Vs Bee Gees. (PG, R)

9.45 Maternal. (Mals) Catherine, Maryam and her friends from mosque decide to blow off some steam with a ladies’ night out.

11.45 Autopsy USA: George Harrison. (Mdv, R) A look at the death of George Harrison.

12.45 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. (PGa, 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 Married At First Sight. (PGals)

8.40 60 Minutes. Current affairs program, investigating, analysing and uncovering the issues affecting all Australians.

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

10.10 Australian Crime Stories: Deadly Deception. (Mav, R) A look at the case of Renae Marsden.

11.15 The First 48. (Ma)

12.05 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (Mav, R)

1.00 Explore TV. (PG, R) 1.30 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.

6am Morning Programs. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 MOVIE: Bottoms Up. (1960)

12.20pm MOVIE: The Ghost Of St. Michael’s. (1941, PG) 2.05 MOVIE: Billy Liar. (1963, PG) 4.05

MOVIE: What Did You Do In The War, Daddy? (1966, PG) 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Life In Colour. 8.30 MOVIE: The Enforcer. (1976, M)

10.30

NITV (34)

Footy Magic. 1.50 Froth. 2.15

Feeding The Scrum. 3.15 Football. NTFL. Women’s

Under 18s. 4.30 Football. First Nations Indigenous Football Cup. Men’s Second Semi-Final. SA All-Stars v Bunji Magic. Replay. 6.00 Songlines On Screen.

6.30 News. 6.40 Wild New Zealand. 7.40 Idris

Elba’s Fight School. 8.40 MOVIE: The Wrecking

Crew! (2008, PG) 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 The Drum. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads: Musical Road Trip Through Western Queensland. (Final) Heather Ewart heads to Queensland.

8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program.

9.15 Media Watch. (PG) Hosted by Paul Barry.

9.35 Q+A. Public affairs program.

10.35 ABC Late News.

10.50 The Business. (R) 11.10 Vera. (Ma, R)

12.40 Father Brown. (PG, R) 1.25 The Trouble

With Maggie Cole. (Final, Mv, R) 2.10 Rage.

(MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R) 4.30

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

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Planet Reef: Rescuing The Turtles In Raine Island. Part 1 of 3.

8.30 Monster: The Mystery Of Loch Ness: The Hunt For The Monster. (PG) Part 2 of 3.

9.30 Secrets Of Playboy: Predator Number One. (MA15+) The truth about Hefner’s behaviour is revealed.

10.25 SBS World News Late.

10.55 Partisan. (Malv)

11.50 Mr Mercedes. (MA15+alv, R) 4.15

Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.45 Bamay. (R)

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30

ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PGs)

7.30 Australian Idol. (PG) As the competition continues, the top 24 performers face the judges once more.

9.15 Starstruck. (PG) Ordinary members of the public team up in trios to transform into some of the world’s biggest music icons.

10.30 The Latest: Seven News.

11.00 Busted In Bangkok. (Mal, R) Follows Thailand’s tourist police.

12.00 MOVIE: Locusts. (2019, MA15+l, R) Jessica McNamee.

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 Married At First Sight. (Ml) The next two couples walk down the aisle.

9.00 Big Miracles. (Malm) Follows 10 couples and singles on IVF.

10.00 Nine News Late.

10.30 New Amsterdam. (Mam)

11.20 The Equalizer. (Mav, R)

12.10 Almost Family. (Mas) 1.00 Hello SA.

(PG) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R)

2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

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

7.30 Australian Survivor. It is 21 days into the game and the recent tribe swap is breeding fear and doubt amongst the new tribes.

9.10 War Zone: Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy. Bear Grylls meets Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

10.10 FBI. (Mdv, R) A young girl is kidnapped from day care.

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

12.00 Home Shopping. (R) 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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

7.30 Australian Survivor. Presented by Jonathan LaPaglia.

8.40 Would I Lie To You? Australia. (Ml) Two teams, including Dave Hughes, Jacqui Lambie, Joel Creasey and Nina Oyama, go head-to-head.

9.40 Ghosts. (PGa) Freddie buys ghost-hunting equipment.

10.10 FBI: Most Wanted. (Mav, R) A young man accidentally shoots a cop.

11.00 The Project. (R)

12.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

Tuesday, February 21

ABC (2) SBS (3)

6.00 News Breakfast. 9.00 ABC News

Mornings. 10.00 Foreign Correspondent. (R)

10.30 Everyone’s A Critic. (PG, R) 11.10 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World. (PG, R)

12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Father Brown. (PG, R) 1.45 Gruen. (Ml, R) 2.30 Back Roads. (PG, R) 3.00 Gardening Australia. (R) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 5.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame. (PG, R) 5.30 Hard Quiz. (PG, R)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Home Of The Year: Scotland. 10.10 Confucius Was A Foodie. (PG)

11.00 The Bridges That Built London. 12.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize. (R) 2.20 Walking Britain’s Roman Roads. (PGasv, R) 3.10 Mastermind Aust. (PG, R) 3.40 The Cook Up. (R) 4.10 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson. (PGav, R) 5.05 Jeopardy! (R) 5.30

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? UK: Ed Balls. (Return)

8.30 Insight. Presented by Kumi Taguchi.

9.30 Where Are You Really From? (PG, R) Part 1 of 4.

10.00 SBS World News Late.

10.30 Great British Railway Journeys. (PG, R)

SEVEN (7)

NINE (9)

TEN (10)

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 Australian Idol. (PG) Hosted by Ricki-Lee and Scott Tweedie.

9.15 The Good Doctor. (M) Shaun and Lea soon learn that their pregnancy may also come with additional complications.

10.15 Quantum Leap. (Ma) Ben finds himself in 1989.

11.15 The Latest: Seven News.

R) 2.35 Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R)

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

11.05 Antidisturbios. (Malns) 12.00 Manayek. (MA15+v, R) 1.40 Cacciatore: The Hunter. (MA15+asv, R) 3.50 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.50 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R) 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

Wednesday, February 22

8.00 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson.

8.30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. (PG) A satirical news program.

9.00 QI. (Return, PGs) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig.

9.35 Spicks And Specks. (PG, R)

Hosted by Adam Hills.

10.20 Would I Lie To You? (R)

10.50 ABC Late News.

11.05 The Business. (R) 11.20 Frayed. (Mls,

R) 12.10 The Leunig Fragments. (Mal, R) 1.10

Rage. (MA15+adhlnsv) 4.00 One Plus One. (R)

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

6.00 Mastermind Australia. (PG)

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Wildlife ER: Spiky And Stinky. (PG) A patient faces a major health crisis.

8.35 My Grandparents’ War: Toby Jones. (PG) Part 4 of 4.

Toby Jones uncovers the World War II stories of his grandparents.

9.30 Bloodlands. (M) An American gangster arrives in Dunfolan.

10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 Cargo. (Mal)

12.00 Witch Hunt. (Mals, R) 3.25 Face To Face. (Mals) 4.20 Mastermind Australia. (R) 4.55 Destination Flavour Scandinavia Bitesize. (R)

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

11.45 Celebrity Obsessed: John Lennon. (Mav, R)

12.45 Emergency Call. (Ma, R)

1.15 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 Married At First Sight. (Mls) The social experiment continues.

9.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. (Mls) Andy Lee is joined by a panel of comedians and 100 Aussies to explore the fun behind the facts.

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

10.30 Botched. (MA15+ahlmn, R)

11.20 La Brea. (Mv, R)

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

7.30 Australian Survivor. The biggest blunder in Australian Survivor history turns a player into public enemy number one.

9.00 NCIS. (Mv, R) NCIS agents from Los Angeles, Washington and Hawaii investigate a suicide.

10.00 NCIS: Hawai’i. (Mv, R) Jane, Jimmy and Sam get captured.

11.00 NCIS: Los Angeles. (Mv, R) Rountree and Fatima are ambushed.

12.00 The Project. (R)

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

2.00 Home Shopping. (R)

4.30 CBS Mornings.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Home And Away. (PG)

7.30 Code 1: The Martin Place Siege. (M) A look at the Martin Place Siege.

8.30 The Front Bar: All Sports Edition. (Ml) Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher take a look at the world of sport and catch up with the stars of yesteryear.

9.30 Kitchen Nightmares Australia. (MA15+l, R) Hosted by Colin Fassnidge.

10.40 The Latest: Seven News.

11.10 Unbelievable Moments Caught On Camera. (PGa, R)

12.10 Filthy Rich. (Mas, R)

1.10 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 Married At First Sight. (Mls) It is time for the dinner party.

9.00 Under Investigation: The Disgraceful Doctor Manock. (Ma) Presented by Liz Hayes.

10.00 Nine News Late.

10.30 See No Evil. (Ma)

11.20 Ordinary Joe. (Ma)

12.10 Tipping Point. (PG, R) 1.00 Living On The Coast. (R) 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 2.30 Global Shop. (R) 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. (R) 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. (PGa) 4.30 A Current Affair. (R) 5.00 News Early Edition.

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

7.30 The Dog House Australia. (PG) Narrated by Mark Coles Smith.

8.40 Fire Country. (PGdsv) A homeowner accuses Bode’s crew of stealing a designer watch during a fire mop-up.

9.40 Bull. (Ma, R) TAC’s defence strategy for a client is compromised when Bull experiences emotional turmoil.

11.30 The Project. (R)

12.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

1.30 Home Shopping. (R)

Councillor expenses should be approved before being spent

Judging by last Tuesday’s Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meeting (7 February), there is confusion among councillors and the shire regarding expense reimbursement. The discussion centred around Cr Anthony Marsh’s trip (as mayor) to Roper Gulf Regional Council with CEO John Baker last year. The claim is for $3750.48. Cr Marsh declared a conflict of interest and left the room prior to debate.

Some councillors said they didn’t understand why Marsh was seeking reimbursement because prior to the trip he had said he wouldn’t be submitting a claim. Other councillors stated he should be paid because they had all been supportive of the trip and pleased with the outcome.

Then there was some concern about why the claim wasn’t submitted earlier. Then the question of subsequent credit card interest charges was thrown into the mix.

It beggars belief. It is irrelevant if the trip was a success or not. It is irrelevant if nobody argued against the original proposal of visiting a remote council to share experiences.

What is critical is how is it possible that this is even an issue? One of the most basic aspects of running a business is expense reimbursements. What, when and how claims are processed should be written in stone.

Certainly, before anything is undertaken, you’d expect that the cost of travel would be determined and, more importantly, formally approved.

The area being proposed is a natural peaceful place to walk, meet and have conversations, sit and read books and walk dogs. The present area size is important to give space for people with multiple dogs or large or problematic dogs, the room to locate themselves away from other dogs and their owners.

The population of dogs in Somers has increased exponentially during COVID, increasing the demand for the present size of this medium size facility. The proposed bike and jump park, with viewing seating, will effectively fence off and halve the present off leash area.

The Somers demographic is not children heavy. The bulk of the children come to the Somers school from outside suburbs.

The original council signs placed in the park entry area had a QR code which led to a “Default 4” web location. No information was available.

Progress on this project has taken place without local residents having a fair and informed opportunity to voice their position.

Council has since offered us the opportunity in a survey to voice our opinion, but I have the distinct impression that the project, which now has its primary funding established and drawings in place, has progressed unhindered by local input at the genesis

second VCAT decision to allow Ryman Healthcare to build a retirement village in the green wedge (anywhere beyond the urban zone) at 60-70 Kunyung Road, Mount Eliza, indicates a complete disregard for majority opinion.

Re-read that slick bombardment of multiple pamphlets during their campaigns for election and you will see that these three proposed following the wishes of their voters.

Absolute baldadash, piffle and double dealing by these three councillors. They should be sacked for not following the wishes of their electors and made to pay back their outrageous election costs.

The salient fact that these three have all enjoyed huge mayoral remuneration over the last three years yet can’t show a decent face and respect for the voters that obviously want positive protective action against such threats to the peninsula and the green wedge policies that this council supposedly proposes.

For the record, I placed all three at the end of my voting card and take no responsibility for them shafting the voters by standing in the way of Cr Gill’s admirable intentions for a Briars Ward issue.

We have got better service and personal interest from the other ward councillors, Crs Gill, Debra Mar and Antonella Celli, than these three. Absolute disgrace.

Ian Morrison, Mount Eliza

Voice in parliament

ary.

It shocks me to think that in about six weeks time these graceful creatures will likely be under fire from duck shooters.

Western Australia called an end to this unnecessary cruelty in 1990, New South Wales in 1995, and Queensland in 2005.

Victoria must follow suit.

With our changing climate no doubt causing habitat and breeding disruption, our beautiful native waterbirds deserve every opportunity to survive and thrive. Amy Hiller, Kew

End duck shooting

Will technology save Victoria’s native ducks? From afar, modern cameras can now capture the cruelty of duck shooting.

A graphic two-minute video has recently been emailed to the Premier Daniel Andrews and key ministers by concerned voters. It shows shocking images of wounded ducks - hit with a rod or surviving blasts at close range; shoved into shooters’ belts; being used to “blood” shooters’ dogs; being twirled by the neck; stumbling pitifully as they struggle to walk because they can no longer fly. Clearly this so-called “sport” exposes the worst side of humanity.

Other major jurisdictions (WA, NSW, Qld and the ACT) banned this cruelty long before sustainability became an issue.

Louise Page, Tyabb

Surely the financial aspect is an integral part of any decision-making process to be able to weigh up the pros and cons of committing to any venture.

Balance needed

Tourism is a double edged sword. Too much of it turns small communities into unsustainable expensive part time dormitories for the rich at the expense of those who live and work here.

Take Rye for example. Currently no house rentals available under $450 a week on realestate. com.au but there are more than 1000 Airbnbs to rent for a night or so (January 2023 data from Airdna.com) Many of these 1000 plus homes used to be full time residential homes and or rentals for locals, now gobbled up by Airbnb and out-of-town investors.

Meanwhile, local businesses struggle for staff and homeless workers are living in cars or camping on the foreshore.

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council should have acted years ago to advocate and strengthen its planning and zoning laws to prevent this from happening.

We need to get the balance right for locals yet still have a robust tourism industry. Not too much to ask, is it?

Name and address supplied, Rye

A jump too far

A bike and jump park has been proposed, through Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and the Somers Residents Association, as an installation to be located in the dog off leash area in R W Stone Reserve, Somers.

Overwhelmingly, the opinion of the Somers residents that I and other concerned residents have spoken to, is a resounding no to this proposal, for all the reasons mentioned.

Michelle Gregory, Somers

Sack the council

Our Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors have at last met and discussed the outcome of the Ryman Healthcare appeal to VCAT which has been approved. Shock horror.

Ryman will now proceed with the “large-scale development” in Kunyung Road, Mount Eliza which is within the green wedge.

The council meeting is too little, too late because councillors could not be bothered to convene a meeting within the timeframe to lodge a Supreme Court appeal on behalf of their employers, that is us the ratepayers.

The Andrews government should sack the council and appoint an administrator which would save the councillors having to be bothered to represent ratepayers in the future.

Councillors have neglected their duty to Mornington Peninsula Shire ratepayers and, more particularly, the residents of Kunyung Road, Mount Eliza and the students of Kunyung Primary School and their parents.

David James, Mornington

Councillors disappoint

The voters of the Briars Ward deserve better representation than being currently served up by Crs Steve Holland, Despi O’Connor and Anthony Marsh.

The fact that these three didn’t support Cr David Gill’s motions for Mornington Peninsula Shire to appeal to the Supreme Court over the

A constitutional push for the voice is already available – under the constitution we can already aim for a voice, as all the various parties and groups do, such as the Greens and the Labor Party putting up candidates at an election with the aim to get candidates in parliament to legally express their opinions and vote – so why not have an Aboriginal party to put up candidates who can express their rights and reasons as the various parties do now and seek enough votes to get seats in parliament.

Clive Palmer does, as does Simon Holmes a’Court with the Teals, and alternative energy installations interests. Keith Murley, Blairgowrie

Time for the voice

The hysteria by the opposition and right wing media is truly sad. They are choosing to willfully misunderstand what the voice is about. The Aboriginal people were Australia’s original peoples and since 1788 have been dispossessed and marginalised.

It is important to correct a misconception many make about the voice. The voice is not “a second vote”, it is an advisory body to help the government frame policy and take into consideration any potential impact on Aboriginal people.

In a sense, no different to any community group making representations to parliament about decisions that may impact them. It is a great feature of all democracies.

Surely after a quarter of a millennium of shabby treatment, the voice is a small step in redressing some of the damage done to our Indigenous peoples. It is not a big ask.

Dr Ross Hudson, Mount Martha

Save The Ducks

My children and I recently had the pleasure of watching a family of native ducks pottering about in the safe wetlands of the Briars wildlife sanctu-

The premier has no good reason to fear the shooters’ lobby. He has two landslide wins in his pocket and most Victorians are opposed to duck shooting. It’s time he stopped it. The video can be viewed at youtu.be/aSQae7heehg

Joan Reilly, Surrey Hills

Car death traps

The horrific story of the toddler who died in a hot car on 2 February is a stark reminder of the dangers of leaving anyone in a hot car. As temperatures soar all over the country, please remember that dogs and children should never be left in parked vehicles, which can rapidly become death traps.

Even on a mild, 22-degree day, the temperature inside a parked car can soar to 47 degrees in minutes. Leaving windows open will not keep animals or children comfortable or safe.

With only hot air to breathe, they can succumb to heatstroke in as little as 15 minutes, resulting in brain damage or death. Symptoms include restlessness, excessive thirst, heavy panting, lethargy, diarrhoea and vomiting, and even seizures.

Please, when it’s warm outside, leave children and animals at home, or take them out of the car with you.

If you see children or dogs left in a car, have the car’s owner paged at nearby shops or call 000 immediately — their life depends on it.

If the authorities are unresponsive or too slow and their life appears to be in imminent danger, find a witness (or several) who will back up your assessment, take steps to remove them from the car, and then wait for authorities to arrive.

Mimi Bekhechi, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Sydney

Death at Moorooduc level crossing

Compiled by Cameron McCullough

WHILE driving a motor car over a level crossing at Moorooduc on February 8, Mrs. Ellen Firth, of Somerville, became suddenly afraid that she would be run down by an approaching train.

She leaped from the car, and was struck by the engine, death being instantaneous.

The line is straight at Moorooduc, and a clear view can be obtained.

At the inquest held at the Morgue yesterday, Dr. Cole, the City Coroner, returned a finding of accidental death.

He said no blame was attachable to the crew of the train.

William Grady, driver of the express train from Mornington, said that on February 8, when passing through the Moorooduc railway station, he saw the front wheels of a motor car on the level crossing.

The engine blocked his view of the other side of the train.

The train was travelling at from 20 to 25 miles an hour.

It was possible that a person approaching the crossing might have believed that the train would pull up at the Moorooduc station.

William Henry Graham, fireman, said that on approaching the crossing he saw a motor car passing over it, and someone falling over the back.

He called out to the driver, “Look out!” and he, witness, sounded the whistle.

Edward John Connop, a nurseryman, who was an eyewitness of the accident, said that Mrs. Firth was about to drive over the crossing when the train was approaching.

Witness heard the warning whistle, and Mrs. Firth jumped out of the car

from the rear, and was struck by the engine.

The car was hardly touched, and it ran along the roadway into a fence. ***

FOR ages and ages men, and women too, have been fighting and fighting for the uplifting of civilisation.

There have been found strong spirits gifted with a Divine afflatus that has dragged them out of the sordid channels of degraded ignorance and shown them the purer light of knowledge – to be gained only by education.

They have even sacrificed their all, even their lives, to secure such ideals.

They have been obliged to struggle through the dense murky atmosphere of hopeless and colossal ignorance and the venom and bitter opposition that are the spawn of these terrible drags on civilisation.

But, “thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory,” they have ever held the guiding star of the higher civilisation, always clear before their mental vision, and have “kept on keeping on,” and thanks again to the Almighty, they still “keep on keeping on” through the same turgid atmosphere of ignorance and all the vicious opposition that ignorance breeds, and still the cause of education grows wider and brighter, and those of the community with the clearer vision grow space in numbers and add their weight to the power that is driving ignorance and narrow-mindedness into the schools and building up a great inheritance for children yet unborn.

Well did Shakespeare conceive and put into the mouth of his men the startling thought “There is a tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood leads on to fortune omitted, all

the shadows of their lives are spent in misery.”

There are those today in this community who are not only spending the shadows of their lives in misery, but are using the most extraordinary manufactured and specious arguments to try and hand down the rest of the world into their unsavory shadows, who in their hopeless and selfish ignorance, like the dog in the manger, have no use for knowledge, and yet have not even the saving grace of the Christian spirit that recognises its virtues and descend to any kind of argument to prevent others from sharing in its benefits, or like the fox that lost its tail, having either lost the “tide” or were too lazy or stupid to take it at its flood, try to persuade their fellows it is folly to reach out for it. But there are others again, like the Greek orators of ancient Greece, who are prepared to go so far as to down the whole nation if they can only secure a few selfish ends to satisfy a personal vanity, and then we have Kipling’s “muddled oofs and flannelled fools” who rather than give up a weekly opportunity of tearing madly after a leathered sphere for one or two months in the twelve, would recklessly wreck the whole educational future of the brighter intellects in their midst.

***

MR. J. McComb and his friends are making a great fuss as to the legality of the Referendum.

Why should a good democrat like Mr. McComb professes to be, object to the will of the people being ascertained in the only fair and constitutional manner possible?

Mr. McComb has stated that the

decision of 14 councillors to transfer the land to the Education Department is counter to the wishes of the ratepayers themselves.

Surely he cannot object to the question being put to the test! ***

On Tuesday last the Shire Secretary received the following letter:

430 Chancery Lane

Melbourne, 12th Feb., 1923

To the Shire Secretary, Sir,

I AM INSTRUCTED BY Mr. Joseph Richardson McComb, of William Street, Frankston, TO SAY that HE IS ADVISED that the Referendum your Council propose to take on the question of utilising the recreation reserve for the purpose of a High School is illegal, no provision being made in the “Local Government Act” for the taking of such a Referendum of the ratepayers, and I AM INSTRUCTED TO SAY that if such Referendum is taken and any of the municipal fund is expended in paying the cost and expenses of the ratepayers my client, as a ratepayer of the Shire, will hold each individual councillor responsible for the costs and expenses spent out of the municipal fund in taking such Referendum, and will sue each of them for the recovery of such costs and expenses.

PERCY J. RUSSELL, Solicitor and Notary Public. ***

MR. McComb is proving a wily sort of individual. He would like the public to accept the above letter as being a legal opinion obtained from an eminent authority. As a matter of fact, it is not a legal opinion at all.

Read the letter carefully and it will be seen that the writer, Mr. Percy Russell, states that Mr. McComb instructs him (Mr. Russell) to the effect that the Referendum is illegal.

Mr. Russell does not say that he endorses this view; he merely reiterates something Mr. McComb has apparently obtained from another source.

Mr McComb’s object is so obvious that it caused amusement rather than consternation in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, and the letter was simply “filed” after being made available to the Press.

***

THE Citizens’ Referendum Committee, realising that Mr. McComb’s action in obtaining a lawyer’s letter was designed to adversely affect the “YES” vote, decided yesterday to test the truth of his contention, and Mr Wheeler, the treasurer, consulted one of the leading firms of solicitors in the city.

The advice received was that the Council had a perfect right to take a Referendum on the High School question, and could, without doubt, pay the cost incurred in taking same out of the municipal fund.

It is worthy of note that although Mr. McComb and his friends are industriously spreading the statement that the Referendum is illegal, they continue to work untiringly in the effort to rake up all the “No” votes possible.

For this alleged “illegal” poll to be held next Saturday, Mr McComb is today endeavouring to secure scrutineers to act on behalf of the “No” party. ***

From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 14 & 16 Feb 1923

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The Fat Possum Stabilizer Bolt Debacle

By Stuart McCullough

Moving house sucks. In fact, according to my chiropractor, moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do, along with changing jobs and getting divorced. Given the circumstances, I decided to avoid changing jobs – two out of three is bad enough and a clean sweep would be overkill.

To be honest, I’m not sure why my chiropractor was so concerned. If anything, he stood to get a substantial windfall by my moving house. Inevitably, I’d overdo it and require his services if I were to have any chance of standing fully upright ever again.

For several weeks, I judged everything I owned in terms of whether it was worth packing or should be recycled into oblivion. My choices were, it must be said, somewhat arbitrary. I kept the school project from when I was seven – a short story about a magical sheep (and, let’s face it, ‘Avengers’ would have been vastly improved had more farmyard animals been involved). Other more useful items didn’t make the cut, mostly clothes. It wasn’t that I’d grown out of them physically as much as mentally. Suffice to say that I ended up with a bag labeled ‘shirts of regret’.

What’s especially terrifying about moving is the risk of some kind of condition or requirement you simply cannot satisfy. A couple of weeks before the big day, I read through a checklist from the movers and a chill went down my spine. In big bold print, it warned me to make certain the washing machine had its stabilizer bolts. These are, apparently, essential for ensuring that the washing barrel

maintains its balance and preventing a disturbance to the space/time continuum. Frankly, it sounds like something we could all use.

To find the stabilizer bolts I had to imagine what I might have done two years earlier. This involved putting

myself in my own shoes – many of which I’d already packed – and summoning up my earlier self. It was simple. Some objects demand pride of place, hung on a wall or displayed on a mantle piece. Other items are mysterious and there’s only one place

they can go – the bottom drawer in the kitchen.

Batteries, odd bits of string and washing machine stabilizer bolts –they all belong in the bottom drawer. It’s the place to put anything you don’t need yet don’t feel you can throw out.

I’d packed the bottom drawer a week earlier, but knew which box held its assortment of weird contents. Rifling through the menagerie of oddities, I soon found a bag of alien-looking plastic brackets and long, silver bolts. I knew in an instant these were stabilizer bolts.

It was a miracle. Now my washing machine would finally have the stability it so richly deserved, even if I didn’t. I continued packing, a task that seemed infinite. Given the enormity of the task, it was difficult to believe that I’d been here for a little less than two years. I had arrived at a time of crisis and was leaving not just with my dignity intact but entirely repaired.

The act of packing forces you to confront things you’ve successfully ignored for ages. Some objects hadn’t been unpacked after my last move, remaining veritable moths inside their plastic tub cocoons. It’s a melancholy business. Eventually, my house was a sea of boxes and neatly stacked items, patiently awaiting transportation to their new home. I was almost ready.

I was asleep when I heard it; a scratching at the front door. It sounded like a very large and grumpy possum, so I ignored it. Then the sound seemed to move. From the front to the side until I thought I could hear creaking at the back. As possums go, it was clearly very active. I decided to investigate.

When I move around at night, I’m like a ninja. I never turn the lights on. Instead, I rely on my enhanced panther-like senses to navigate through the darkness. As I got to the kitchen, I could see through the night shadows that the back door was wide open. Worse still, the possum in question was about six feet tall, standing on two legs and in the middle of my living room.

I wish I could say that I remained cool and said something awesome like, ‘Big mistake’ or ‘You’ve just made a very powerful enemy’, but instead I yelled ‘Hey!’ at the top of my lungs. The intruder bolted. I quickly locked the door before realizing that there may be others still inside. Turning on all the lights I could, I inspected every nook and cranny until I was satisfied I was alone. It was only then that my thoughts turned to whether anything might be missing. Turns out, he’d taken my car key (but not the car) and a clip containing my license, ATM card and gym membership. Thankfully, the dirty varmint didn’t steal the washing machine stabilizer bolts. Perhaps he was ignorant as to their value. Maybe he doesn’t wash his clothes. Either way, the bolts remained mine. Never before in the history of humankind has there been a better time to move house. As I write this, I can hear the washing machine gently whirring away, everything perfectly balanced. I feel exactly the same way.

stuart@stuartmccullough.com

Century at Sorrento, Ballam Park spark brave fightback

By Brodie Cowburn

PROVINCIAL

AN unbeaten century from opener Corey Harris has guided Sorrento to a victory.

Sorrento was chasing Long Island's total of 161 on day two of their match at David Macfarlane Reserve. Led by Harris, Sorrento reached their target comfortably.

Harris scored 110 from 200 deliveries. He spent nearly five hours at the crease, and hit 18 boundaries in that time.

Sorrento passed their target with seven wickets to spare.

Baxter batter Daniel Warwick also scored a century this Saturday, but his efforts weren’t enough to get his side over the line.

Baxter played Pines at Baxter Park. Pines were dominant on day one, setting their opponents a target of 337 to score to win.

Baxter lost a wicket early on day two, which brought Warwick to the crease. He went on to score 129 from 181 deliveries, including 20 boundaries.

Warwick ended up not out at the end of the day, but he ran out of batting partners. Baxter was bowled out for 249, a long way short of victory.

A 93 run knock from Rhys Elmi helped Baden Powell wrap up a hardfought win over Langwarrin on Saturday. Old Peninsula scored a narrow nine run victory last weekend by bowling out Red Hill for 148.

PENINSULA

MT Eliza have earned an outright win over Flinders.

Flinders was bowled out for just 119 in their first innings, which Mt Eliza reached with five wickets to spare. They soon declared and sent their opponents back in to bat again.

Flinders fared better in their second innings. They scored 5/164 before declaring.

Without much time left in the day, Mt Eliza would need to score quickly to win outright. They were up for the challenge.

Led by an electric knock of 73 from opener Rashmika Opatha, Mt Eliza managed to reach their target. They scored 158 runs in 19 overs, losing just one wicket in the process.

Dromana picked up a narrow win over Heatherhill on Saturday. They

reached their target of 222 with just two wickets left to spare.

Mornington managed to defend their total of 194 on day two of their match with Moorooduc. They bowled Moorooduc out for 174.

Shane Hockey took 4/22 for Mornington.

Seaford Tigers rounded out the winner’s list with a 63 run win over Somerville away from home.

DISTRICT

A KNOCK of 72 from Matthew Boland proved the difference between Carrum and Carrum Downs on Saturday.

Carrum Downs had a shocker on day one of the match. They were bowled out for only 114 runs.

Carrum’s run chase got off to a shaky start on day one, their total standing at 3/2 at one point, but on day two Boland was able to lead them to victory.

Carrum reached their target on day two with four wickets left in hand. They continued to bat and ended up all out for 150.

Main Ridge and Seaford picked up wins on Saturday over Crib Point and Delacombe Park respectively. Hastings were made to follow on by Rosebud on Saturday after being bowled

out for just 53, but managed to avoid outright defeat.

SUB DISTRICT

BALLAM Park have salvaged an outright win over Skye after falling to a first innings defeat on day one.

Ballam Park was bowled out for just 98 on day one, 23 runs short of their target. They gave themselves a chance at getting something from the game by bowling Skye out for 107 in their second innings.

Just two Skye batters made double-digit scores during their second innings. The wickets were spread

evenly among Ballam Park’s bowlers.

Ballam Park capitalised on the opportunity they created for themselves. They scored 5/140 to wrap up a hard-fought outright win. Opener Pradeep De Silva was one of Ballam Park’s best. His second day knock of 67 proved hugely influential on the match.

Tootgarook were defeated by Boneo on Saturday. Mt Martha comprehensively beat Rye, and Balnarring were convincing winners over Pearcedale. Frankston YCW picked up a good away win, beating Tyabb by 65 runs.

Sinking feeling: Frankston YCW had a win over Ballam Park in their Grade B1 match. Picture: Craig Barrett

All systems go at Langwarrin

SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie

IT’S a newlook Langwarrin that launches the league season on Saturday when it hosts Kingston City at Lawton Park at 7pm.

Scott Miller has brought in 13 players from other clubs during the off-season in a major squad makeover that the local club hopes will deliver a successful campaign.

“Pre-season’s been really enjoyable and the characters we’ve brought in have had a really positive effect on the group,” Miller said.

“I sat down last week and looked at the league and seven of those clubs have been in NPL1 while two are ALeague clubs.

“Compare that to Langwarrin who have really only had three NPL seasons when you take the pandemic into account and it puts things into perspective.”

But despite being a comparative NPL newcomer Langwarrin goes into Saturday’s clash as a firm favourite.

It’s important that it gets a good result against Kingston as Langy had a stuttering start to last season having to wait until round 9 for its first win and after Saturday’s season opener it faces the next five games away while roadworks on Barrett’s Road are completed and the grass on the main pitch is resown.

“We all know Kingston’s system and how they play and I expect them to be more structured defensively after their coaching restructure but we’re all looking forward to this,” Miller added. Here is Langwarrin’s senior squad with the previous club of new players in brackets:

GOALKEEPERS: James Burgess (Northcote), Nathan Lynders. DE-

FENDERS: Jaiden Madaferri, Charlie Fry (Kingston City), Luke Goulding (Mornington), Thomas Podaridis (Springvale White Eagles), Nathan Cook (Dandenong City), Jeremy Min Fa, Simon Storey, Lucas Portelli, Marcus Di Meo, Brad Chick. MIDFIELDERS: Jin Jeong (Northcote City), Carlos Abboud (Dandenong City), Ethan Goulding (Mornington), Josh Meaker (Dandenong Thunder), Tristan Meaker (CD Alcoyano, Spain), Callum Goulding, Rogan McGeorge (captain), Jacob Britto, Lenny Gregory. FORWARDS: Josh Varga (Nunawading City), Brad Blumenthal (Sydenham Park), Archie MacPhee (Nunawading City), James Kelly, Tom Youngs, Logan Crouch.

In the Langwarrin under-21s Ben Caffrey and assistant Adam Poole are aiming for another top four finish after sampling finals football in 2022.

“Having kept the majority of players from last season, signing two and promoting three, we have set goals as a team to go further than the semi-finals last year,” Caffrey said.

“As 21s coaches though, Pooley and I with the help of Sean (Skelly) are also looking to continue the players’ development towards the seniors, having seen two promoted this year already.”

Here is the under-21 squad:

GOALKEEPER: Branten Kindler.

DEFENDERS: Oscar Goble, Kameel Khan, Zamer Noor (Dandenong Thunder), Owen Murphy (captain). MID-

FIELDERS: Nicholas Corbett, Emmanuel Scarlett, Kyle Eichenberger, Leo Merks (U18s). FORWARDS: Tom Wood, Toby Mullins (Eastern Lions), Sean Smith (U18s), Mark Deacon (U18s).

In Australia Cup news, Mount Martha, Mentone and Baxter advanced to the second preliminary round after last weekend’s fixtures while Seaford United, Chelsea and Aspendale all lost.

Seaford United lost 1-0 away to Latrobe Uni, Chelsea went down 4-1 to St Kilda and Aspendale lost 5-1 away to Keilor Wolves.

Mount Martha scraped through Saturday’s Cup clash at Monterey Reserve with FC Tullamarine 5-4 on penalties after the sides were locked at 1-1 after extra time.

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the lead in the 10th minute with a superb finish into the top far corner after a flowing interpassing move on the right.

In the 35th minute Levent Gunerli converted from the penalty spot to level the scores.

Four minutes into the second half Mount Martha was awarded a penalty.

Davey Jones took it by scuffing his shot and gifting a simple save to Tullamarine keeper Nicholas Abougelis.

When it came to the penalties showdown Abougelis played a pivotal role.

He was quick to offer advice to Mount Martha penalty takes especially after they missed then decided to take a penalty himself sending his attempt sailing harmlessly over the bar. After missing three good chances to deny the visitors Mount Martha keeper Derren Elliott became an instant hero diving to his right but using his legs to save the decisive spot-kick.

On Sunday Baxter thumped Glen Eira 7-1 at Baxter Park.

Within a minute the visitors stunned the home side when Max Perek put them in front but a powerful Brodie Jones header following a corner in the 10th minute and a superb Dylan Murchie free kick in the 24th minute gave the home side a lead it never relinquished.

In the second half Baxter’s new captain Aleksandar Dukic ended a slick interchange with Murchie by burying his

low shot from outside the area into the far corner and four goals from Lachlan McMinimee completed the rout.

Mount Eliza, Rosebud and Somerville had byes in the first preliminary round.

The draw for this weekend’s second preliminary round was held after we went to press so check club social media posts for fixture information.

In State 1 news Jason Symonds has resigned from his assistant coaching post with Peninsula Strikers and looks set to rejoin Mornington’s coaching ranks.

Symonds took training on Thursday night as senior coach Adam Jamieson was on business interstate.

“I decided to leave Strikers as I thought they were top heavy with coaches and it was the right thing to do by all,” Symonds said.

“They’re a good club with good people and I wish Scotty (Morrison) and his team all the best.”

Craig Lewis has been on leave for personal reasons but is expected to return to Mornington’s senior assistant’s role later this week.

Josh Hine has joined Doveton but as yet there’s no news on another Mornington striker Wayne Gordon who had been training with Strikers.

In State 2 news Marinos Panayi who recently quit Frankston Pines has joined Bayside Argonauts who are

believed to also have recruited Tyson Holmes from Oakleigh Cannons and former Bentleigh Greens and Port Melbourne player Jamie De Abreu.

Pines have signed Colby Jones from Doveton as their number one keeper as Thomas Hull, currently overseas, is understood to have agreed terms with State 1 outfit Bentleigh United Cobras.

In State 5 news Tony Guedes has resigned as joint senior coach of Aspendale and Gregor Macnab now has two new assistants – Paul Hampson and Alex Loupatatzis – who will also look after the reserves.

Mount Eliza signed former Berwick City and Pines striker Tyler White and he notched a hat-trick on debut in last week’s hitout against a Langwarrin Bayside squad.

Don’t be surprised to see a familiar face announced as a new Mount Eliza signing as head coach Bryce Ruthven looks to bolster his strike force. There were a number of pre-season friendlies last week and here are some of the results:

Langwarrin 0 Doveton 5, Doveton

2 Mornington 3 (Rory Currie, Sean Kenny, Brady Pollard), Mount Eliza

9 (Tyler White 3, Amir Osmancevic

2, Matt Sestanovich, Bryce Ruthven, Conan Howett, Fraser Keon) Langwarrin Bayside 0, Rosebud 0 Somerville

3 (Tom Simmons, Peter Photopoulos, Guil Ribeiro), Beaumaris 4 Skye Utd

1 (Jack Buttery), Chisholm 4 Skye Utd

2 (Leo McLeod 2), Geelong Rangers

3 Peninsula Strikers 2 (Huss Chehimi, Josh Botha), St Kevin’s Old Boys 4 Somerville 1 (Reilly Safin).

Here are this week’s pre-season friendlies:

TUESDAY (14 February)

Seaford Utd v Skye Utd reserves, North Seaford Reserve, 6.45pm.

WEDNESDAY (15 February)

Endeavour Utd v Skye Utd, Reema Reserve, 7.30pm.

SATURDAY (18 February)

Mornington v Clifton Hill, Dallas Brooks Park, 12 noon seniors & 2pm; Peninsula Strikers v Brighton, Centenary Park, 1pm & 3pm; Frankston Pines v Richmond, Monterey Reserve, 10am seniors & 12 noon; Seaford Utd v Chelsea, North Seaford Reserve, 1pm & 3pm.

Leading men: Langwarrin striker Archie MacPhee (left) and captain Rogan McGeorge will be hoping for a positive start to the league season this weekend. Pictures: Darryl Kennedy

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