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AUSTRALIAN of the Year Rosie Batty is taking time out from official duties for a motorbike ride.

The inaugural Luke Batty Memorial Ride was held last year three weeks after 11-year-old Luke was killed by his father after cricket training at Tyabb.

Since then, Rosie batty has become a high profile symbol for the growing anti-domestic violence movement.

And with her being named by the Prime Minister Tony Abbott as Australian of the Year and a Royal Commission into domestic violence about to begin in Victoria, she is guaranteed never to be far from the limelight.

Ms Batty will be a pillion passenger on a bike ridden by a member of the Dandenong Hogs motorcycle club for the second ride dedicated to her son.

Motorcycle rider James Taylor organised last year’s ride after going to the Tyabb murder scene a week after Luke’s death and “seeing families just standing around”.

“I thought ‘how can I change this’,” Mr Taylor said last week.

“I organised the ride to pay respect to Luke and make a statement on how men should behave.

“No one’s perfect and we’ve all been in trouble. But you live and learn - there’s got to be a better way.”

Mr Taylor says 70 motorbikes took part last year but estimates there could be up to 300 leaving from the car park near Frankston pier on Saturday 14 March.

They will have a police escort for the 37 kilometre ride to Rosebud Church of Christ where “prayers will be spoken and strong words said”.

Among the speakers are anti-violence campaigner Phil Cleary and retired Australian heavyweight kickboxer and eight time world champion “Stan the Man” Longinidis.

Mr Taylor, a member of the Two Bays branch of the Ulysses motorcycle club, said the Luke Batty ride would leave Frankston at 9am Saturday 14 March.

Details: 0407 054 966 or two-bays.com

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FRANKSTON Council has knocked back a request for it to pump more money into South East Water’s new headquarters being built besides Kananook Creek.

The Times can reveal the water utility company asked council to contribute about $700,000 to help “beautify” a promenade area on the

banks of Creek outside South East Water’s new building between Wells and Playne streets.

South East Water has leased land around the building site, including the promenade area at the creek’s edge, from council to move heavy machinery in and out of the site while the 38-metre tall building is constructed and must return the area to its original state before building works

began as part of its planning permit conditions.

The Times understands South East Water wished to “upgrade and beautify” the promenade area to better reflect its new building’s design but council baulked at contributing half towards a project estimated to cost about $1.5 million.

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Councillors’ work questioned Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au THE fallout from “bullying” allegations between Frankston councillors aired at last month’s council meeting continues to reverberate around council chambers.

Ill feeling between councillors has prompted Cr Glenn Aitken to write to Victorian Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins seeking a change to the Local Government Act to “ensure a minimum level of input from councillors elected to office”.

At January’s council meeting Cr Aitken accused some councillors of trying to “freeload or piggyback on this city”, sparking angry exchanges between councillors and “bullying” accusations.

He was more circumspect at this month’s council meeting, aiming his criticisms at councils across Victoria rather than Frankston specifically.

“It is a fact that in a number of councils throughout the state there are people who perform and there are people who significantly underperform… that has to be dealt with or governed in some way or other.”

Cr Aitken put forward a notice of motion urging council to write to the minister investigate a possible change to the Local Government Act but it was narrowly defeated five-four on the night.

Crs Aitken, Brian Cunial, James Dooley and the mayor Sandra Mayer voted for the proposal. Crs Colin Hampton, Michael O’Reilly, Rebekah Spelman, Suzette Tayler and Darrel Taylor were opposed.

“I think councillors do put in the required amount. They work very hard and attend events [on weekends and evenings],” Cr Taylor said.

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He said councillors “sacrifice a lot” including taking annual leave from their jobs to attend conferences and events.

“Councillors don’t need the big hand of government over the top of them to say ‘you’ll work x number of hours’ because that … crosses a line to being an employee and not just a community member who sticks their hand up and works hard for the community,” Cr Taylor said. “All councillors sacrifice a lot to give to our community.”

Cr Spelman said it is not up to councillors to “monitor” the amount of “input” other councillors make and it could not be policed or quantified in any case.

“It’s up to an individual councillor to do the best for our community,” she said.

Cr Hampton noted the Local Government Act already specifies a minimum number of ordinary public council meetings a councillor must attend.

At January’s council meeting, Cr Hampton said “there are councillors who aren’t turning up for briefings and it’s not just one. It’s two or three or four.”

Briefings are held so council staff can provide information and background on

issues or projects to be debated and voted on at public council meetings.

Cr Hampton, like Cr Aitken, was more circumspect this month.

“Not everyone can turn up to every briefing… but they can be monitored,” he said.

Cr Tayler said “a lot of councillors also work full-time”.

“Any councillor elected gives 150 per cent and if they don’t our ratepayers will decide that at the next [council] election.

“Everyone is accountable for their own actions and I don’t think any other councillor should be worried about how a councillor conducts themselves by attending meetings.”

Cr O’Reilly told The Times last month there is often “intimidating behaviour at briefings” and “this causes people to not want to come to these briefings.”

The number of briefings councillors attend is listed in council agenda notes.

Compulsory briefings attendance by councillors is not included in the Local Government Act. The one thing all councillors could agree on was a decision to include the briefings attendance figures in council’s annual report in future. All nine unanimously voted to back the suggestion, made by Cr Hampton, at last Monday evening’s council meeting.

Despite toning down his comments compared to last month’s council meeting, Cr Aitken did fire a broadside at some of his fellow councillors before his notice of motion was narrowly defeated.

“There are people [at this civic centre] whose meetings attendance has been appalling,” he said.

“It’s really interesting that when this issue was raised … claims blossomed out into the press absolutely everywhere.”

In with the new: Chief operating officer Brendon Gardner at Frankston Hospital’s new emergency department.

Technology aids patient care THE $81 million redevelopment of Frankston Hospital’s emergency department opening tomorrow (Tuesday) will use the latest technology to enhance patient care. These medical advances are changing the way patients will be treated.

“The new emergency department is more than double the size of the previous department, has its own separate radiology facilities - including CAT scan - and features computers at every bed and treatment area,” Peninsula Health’s chief operating officer, Brendon Gardner, said.

“Tablet-style computers and swipe-card access will assist medical staff monitor patients’ health at the touch of a button.

New digital security measures will ensure multiple staff can access this information while patient confidentiality is respected.”

Mr Gardner said the resuscitation and treatment areas had mobile pendants with examination lights, cardiac monitors, and power-and-gas supply for critical care equipment.

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‘Bullying’ claims deserve scrutiny COMMENT

By Neil Walker BULLYING. It’s an emotive word in the modern workplace.

Is it a word sometimes bandied about by underperformers or is it now a workplace problem ignored in years gone by? Do managers see it as a serious issue?

Over the past four weeks The Times has been seeking answers from Frankston Council about bullying allegations between councillors and, in one instance, a councillor and a staff member.

Few answers have been forthcoming.

Does the council have a culture of bullying? We simply do not know because it refuses to answer such questions as confirmation of the number of bullying allegations made at the civic centre in the past two years.

But given The Times’ experience in trying to seek out the truth over the past few weeks it seems some at the council prefer to avoid even dealing with bullying allegations.

Those in the higher echelons at the council prefer silence, evasion, hiding behind legalese and criticising The Times for asking uncomfortable questions.

Bullying allegations between councillors erupted into the public areana at last month’s first council meeting of the year.

In extraordinary scenes, the meeting was adjourned by the mayor Sandra Mayer as councillors shouted accusations about bullying across

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The nine councillors then spent time behind closed doors shouting at each other before resuming their seats in the chamber.

When initially asked about bullying allegations between councillors, the mayor claimed there had been no such complaints.

The Times subsequently learned there had been several written complaints about bullying to the mayor and it was “[determined] that there was no basis for a formal official complaint”, in Cr Mayer’s words.

I believe such equivocation does the mayor no credit.

An investigation in 2013 into a WorkCover claim made by a female staff member allegedly bullied by Cr Brian Cunial, has allegedly been “swept under the carpet”, according to council insiders.

The Times tried to speak to Cr Cunial for several weeks about the investigation and its outcome.

He did not respond.

The decision to name Cr Cunial as the alleged bully was not made lightly.

Last Monday evening, after the latest public council meeting, Cr Cunial denied knowledge of any WorkCover investigation when he finally addressed the matter.

Two days later, he issued a statement which read in part: “In 2013, another councillor and I were interviewed by an insurance investigator in relation to a WorkCover claim by a council employee for anxiety and stress.”

I believe such equivocation does

Cr Cunial no credit.

Cr Cunial accuses The Times of “choosing to publish ‘hearsay’”.

This is not the case.

Rather than explaining his role in the WorkCover claim investigation, Cr Cunial now says he “will seek legal advice on the matter”.

Council has told The Times the identity of the second councillor involved “is confidential”.

Cr Cunial’s statement continues: “It was made clear to me at the time that what was discussed at that interview was confidential and that I was unable to discuss it in any other forum. Therefore, I am unable to respond to media questions, much as I would like to do so.”

Which brings us back to the mayor, Cr Mayer, who has also said: “WorkCover investigations are confidential and I am not permitted to discuss any such matters.”

Last week the mayor said she had “nothing further to add” when asked how many bullying claims had been made by councillors and council staff at Frankston Council in the past few months.

Let’s be clear. The mayor and all councillors at Frankston Council for that matter are publicly elected and, as such, are open to scrutiny insofar as their actions relate to their public duties.

The Times will not allow a lack of transparency at the upper levels of council stop investigations about allegations of bullying at council.

Frankston deserves to know.

Questions to answer: Frankston mayor Cr Sandra Mayer and Cr Brian Cunial have dodged queries about ‘bullying’ claims at council.

Media allegations on ‘bullying’ THE following statement was received from Cr Brian Cunial on Wednesday 11 February and is published in full: “This statement is made in response to unsubstantiated and false comments made about me in the past two issues of the Frankston Times.

On 2 February 2015, the front page of the Frankston Times claimed that “WorkCover was called in to investigate the alleged bullying of a council staff member in 2013” and that “the person at the centre of the WorkCover investigation continues to ‘intimidate’ council staff”.

In its 9 February issue, on page 3, The Frankston Times named me – Councillor Brian Cunial – as the alleged bully, as well as publishing my photograph. Any reader could only assume that the original article referred to me.

The facts are these: n In 2013, another councillor and I were interviewed by an insurance investigator in relation to a WorkCover claim by a council employee for

anxiety and stress. n Following that interview, I heard nothing more, including no allegations of bullying. n It was made clear to me at the time that what was discussed at that interview was confidential and that I was unable to discuss it in any other forum. Therefore, I am unable to respond to media questions, much as I would like to do so. n I have never been found guilty of bullying anyone.

It has been extremely distressing to me to have these false allegations made in the media.

The Frankston Times has unfairly tarnished my reputation by choosing to publish ‘hearsay’. On the allegation that I “continue to ‘intimidate’ council staff”, they have provided no evidence because there is none.

Council does not tolerate bullying, and nor do I or any of the other councillors.

I will seek legal advice on the matter.”

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Fighter loves life in the cage

Farm burgled DETECTIVES are searching for a burglar who allegedly attempted to steal property at Cruden Farm, Langwarrin, the former home of the late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.

Frankston CIU was told a man entered a building on the farm in Cranbourne-Frankston Rd just before 8.30pm on Wednesday 4 February.

Once inside he was confronted by a staff member near one of the bedrooms, and the men had a brief struggle. The burglar managed to break free and ran from the house empty handed.

He was chased by the staff member towards Cranhaven Rd but got away.

No one was injured during the incident.

The offender is described Caucasian, 35-40 years-old, 180cm tall with short black hair. He was wearing a black t-shirt with black and brown track pants.

Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au

Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au JOHN Beirouti used to play professional footy and get into “the odd scrap” on the field until a mate suggested he try the then-new sport of cage fighting.

He’s never looked back. It is now his life.

The 37-year-old, of Carrum Downs, has had one professional fight - for a win, and three amateur fights – and is training hard for Victoria’s first ever live – and legal – cage fighting tournament on 22 March. It is expected to draw 2000 spectators.

Cage fighting, which allows kicking, punching, grappling and submission holds using legs, arms and knees, has drawn criticism for its brutality, and because the eight-sided cage – or octogon - is derided as preventing a fighter escaping the violence.

The state government is set to overturn a ban on the use of the cage in time for the Flemington fight at Melbourne Pavilion and Australian Fighting Championship officials are confident they will get the green light beforehand.

Beirouti, a middleweight weighing 84kg, will fight Dean Martin. “We been sharing a bit of trash talk on Facebook” in the lead up to the bout, he admitted, adding that his nickname is “The Animal”.

“Everyone knows we can’t wait to get stuck into each other.”

Beirouti’s long-term goal is a place on the card of the 15 November Ultimate Fighting Championship

Fight club: John Beirouti loves the thrill of the contest. Pictures: Terry Vorg, kickboxing.com.au

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blockbuster at Etihad stadium to be headlined – hopefully - by US superstars Jon Jones (presently with a 20-1 win-loss ratio) and the sport’s glamour queen Ronda Rousey (10-0).

The extravaganza is expected to draw 55,000 cage-fighting fans to the biggest combat sports event ever seen in Australia. It will be just the second UFC event to take place in a stadium.

Most big-name fights in the US are held in large venues, such as hotel entertainment centres, which cater to thousands of fans.

“I know that if I can keep winning I will earn a place on that card,” he said.

Beirouti said he “loves the thrill” of

FRANKSTON police arrested two men and a woman during a drug raid at a house in Seaford on Friday 6 February.

Constable Michael Putson, of Frankston CIU - Tasking Unit, said police and members of the Clandestine Laboratory Squad found an array of equipment used in making methyl amphetamines - or ice - along with precursor chemicals and a quantity of the drug itself.

One man was charged with drug offences and bailed to appear at the Frankston Magistrates court at a later date. The other two were released pending summons.

the one-on-one contest which “allows me to punch someone’s head in – legally”.

His confidence is boundless: “I don’t accept losing,” he said. “I know that I will always win.”

Beirouti described cage fighting as “a bit like golf”. “You can never master it completely,” he said. “There’s always more to learn.”

As a full time professional fighter, he trains – hard – six days a week at Extreme Martial Arts at Chadstone and Ringwood. This involves three-hour bursts of mixed martial arts, wrestling, jujitsu and Thai boxing as well as gutwrenching cardio runs over 5km.

Beirouti says “heaps of fans” appreciate his charity work, especially raising awareness of the risks of drug addiction, working alongside Janet Ablett, the sister of AFL star Gary.

Sponsorship from mates’ businesses, as well as betting company Ladrokes and alternative medicine company Your Health, covers his fuel and gym costs and he is about to launch a range of Team Animal clothing.

At 37, is age a negative factor? “I have kept my body in great condition and my coach says he has never felt strength like mine,” he said. “I am unique.”

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Australia’s ‘shame, shame, shame’ on refugees Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au THE blame game between the major political parties over the offshore detention and processing of refugees shows no sign of abating.

The release of The Forgotten Children report by the Australian Human Rights Commission late last week into children in immigration detention sparked another round of political posturing over immigration policies while 211 children continue to languish in detention centres, including 199 on the Nauru offshore processing centre.

The AHRC report found there were 233 reported assaults involving children in detention and 33 reported sexual assaults involving children from January 2013 to March 2014.

The report criticised both the previous federal Labor government and current Coalition government for their immigration policies.

“It is also clear that the laws, policies and practices of Labor and Coalition Governments are in serious breach of the rights guaranteed by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,” the report stated.

“The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights also suggests in his opening address to the Human Rights Council that Australia’s policy of offshore processing and boat turn backs is ‘leading to a chain of human rights violations, including arbitrary detention and possible torture following return to home countries’.”

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the AHRC should “be ashamed of itself”

and claimed its report is “a blatantly partisan politicised exercise”.

In Parliament last week, Labor opposition leader Bill Shorten said the AHRC report highlighted “new, disturbing findings”.

Mr Abbott said Labor MPs “should be hanging their heads in shame” because the number of children in detention under the previous government peaked at “almost 2000”.

While the major political parties’ leaders traded barbs in Canberra, The Times asked MPs closer to home their views about the Australian Human Rights Commission report’s findings about children in detention.

Dunkley federal Liberal MP and Small Business Minister Bruce Billson said: “To a large extent this report is out of date and fails to take account of the many necessary improvements in care and support services that have been implemented since the election of the Coalition government.

“We are still working hard to move as many children as possible, but many of the cases involve complex security concerns, or other matters, around their parents. It may also be the parent’s wish for the children to remain with them in held detention.”

Flinders federal Liberal MP and Environment Minister Greg Hunt laid the blame squarely at Labor’s doorstep with regards to refugees’ lives lost at sea.

“The catastrophe that unfolded under Labor was one of the biggest peacetime tragedies we have seen,” he said.

“As someone who has taught in-

Drawing attention to their plight: Pictures sketched by young children in detention included in the Australian Human Rights Commission’s The Forgotten Children report released last week.

ternational human rights, the loss of 1200 lives at sea is a monumental failure in human rights and humanity.”

The release of the AHRC report saw the Coalition government criticise the independent human rights body and its president Professor Gillian Triggs.

The secretary of federal attorney general George Brandis’ department, Chris Moraitis, reportedly asked Professor Triggs to resign two weeks before the report’s release and hinted another job would be made available.

When the report was launched, Professor Triggs denied “this report is a politicised exercise”.

“The facts, frankly, speak for themselves and this report speaks for itself,” she said.

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formed about, or ignore, the human rights treaties to which Australia is a party.

“It is imperative that Australian governments never again use the lives of children to achieve political or strategic advantage. The aims of stopping people smugglers and deaths at sea do not justify the cruel and illegal means adopted.”

Professor Triggs, in The Forgotten Children report’s foreword, said: “My hope is that the evidence detailed in this report will prompt fair-minded Australians, Members of Parliament and the federal government to reconsider our asylum seeker policies and to release all children and their families immediately, or as soon as practical.

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Continued from Page 1 At the time Mr Hutchings said the move to the new building in Frankston would “save us and our customers at least $20 million over the next 20 years”.

South East Water paid council $4 million for the site stretching from Beach St in the north to Playne St. Council ignored its own building height restrictions and fast-tracked its planning process without architect plans to entice South East Water to Frankston.

As a statutory body, South East Water will pay no council rates.

When asked about the request from South East Water for more money, Cr Mayer said “council has a strong relationship with South East Water and will regularly meet to discuss a wide variety of matters, in regards to the construction of their new headquarters”.

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The mayor advised “council applied a rental charge on areas of land outside of the site occupied by South East Water with the rental amount levied being $1.34 million”.

South East Water spokeswoman Caitlin Rode said the company had made an “approaching move” to Frankston Council about “development of the area’s surrounds”.

“South East Water intends to reinstate the boulevard to its original condition, though we welcome opportunities to work collaboratively with council in regards to any further development of the area,” she said.

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A SLAP-UP lunch at the Grand hotel will go some way towards thanking Mornington man Alan Day for his generous charity work.

The 93 year old Legatee, of Parkside Cres, has been a stalwart campaigner for worthy causes over many years – and the lunch on Friday with Austin Health’s veterans’ liaison officer Robert Winther is one way for them to say ‘well done’.

Mr Day – a veteran of Darwin’s bombing during WWII – has been a tireless worker for other veterans, as well as Legacy, the Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop Medical Research Foundation, Freemason’s hospital and the RSL. His Legacy tins at the Grand hotel can easily earn $100 each. “The Grand is the best place for the tins,” he said.

Mr Day praises the largesse of many businesses on the peninsula which have helped his worthwhile causes.

“I speak to the people in authority and get them on board,” he said. “I go anywhere and everywhere.”

Their generosity – and Mr Day’s determination - has helped him raise $15,000 for medical equipment at Austin Health.

And the physical rewards earned in helping others have given Mr Day looks belying his true age – he says he looks more like 73 than 93 – and kept him fit and healthy. “People ask me how I do it,” he quipped. “I tell them you’ve got to lose yourself in service to others.”

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derly to Darwin in February 1942, Mr Day recalls the dark days of the war when the town was under siege by Japanese bombers. It received “three or four times” the number of bombs dropped on Pearl Harbour, he recalls.

He survived 50 air raids in the Northern Territory and over the town in what was mainland Australia’s baptism of fire. Now he is president of the Darwin Defenders’ Association and

proudly wears six medals on his lapel.

He is also a Knight Commander of St John.

A recent thrill was being driven around the MCG in an open Camry during last year’s Anzac Day game as one of six veterans “waving to the crowd”.

A bigger thrill – God willing - will be revisiting Borneo next month with a select group of veterans to honour

the memory of a planned attempt in mid-1945 to free 300 Australians held in a Japanese POW camp. The hydrogen bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – and the end of the war with Japan – made the rescue unnecessary.

The trip will be a huge event for this selfless veteran. “I’ve been selected to go and the doctor says I’ll be ok. I’m certainly looking forward to it. I am just waiting the word.”

RATEPAYERS could get tip tickets for Frankston’s new waste transfer station set to open later this year.

Council announced last month $11 million would be spent to buy a previously privately operated waste station in Harold Rd, Skye.

The municipality has had no recycling and waste transfer facility since the 2010 closure of the Centenary Park Drive station to make way for the Peninsula Link.

Councillors at last week’s council meeting voted to ask council CEO Dennis Hovenden to prepare a report on the feasibility of reintroducing the previously popular tip tickets.

Cr Brian Cunial said Frankston residents regularly asked him about the reintroduction of tip tickets.

“It costs council a lot of money in dumped rubbish because people can’t afford to go to the tips outside of the municipality,” he said.

“If we had a look at providing free tip tickets … I’m sure that would go a long way to alleviating the problem with rubbish dumped on the side of the road.”

Cr Glenn Aitken noted “there is no such thing as a free service” even if socalled “free” tip tickets are reintroduced since waste has to be sorted, recycled and transported to other locations.

“The only way that [can be recouped] is through the rates … although there may be latitude there to have ‘a free day’ for people to bring waste to the centre.”

The new waste station at Skye will accept hard waste, recyclable materials, tree branches and prunings.

Food waste, asbestos, hazardous liquids and medical waste will be banned.

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You’re in for a treat if the breeze is up, as festival organisers are planning an even greater spectacle over the skies in Rosebud at this year event. In its eleventh year, the festival not only is packed with free family activities, circus workshops, kids carnival and roving entertainment but is also hosting a team of internationally acclaimed kite flying designers from both mainland Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.

The majority of invited guests are famous for flying huge inflatable Maxi kites. Giant kites are so large they take a string of runner kites and a team of people to get them in the air and some pretty strong cabling attached to a car or two to keep them anchored to the ground. The art of the Maxi kite is also in the design, where they take the shape of everything from winged dragons and horses, to underwater sea creatures, dogs and cats, cartoon characters, spacemen and sharks.

Don’t miss the very special dragon ‘guests’ this year! Flying high in the sky, against a backdrop of blue and with the Rosebud foreshore below, they never fail to impress.

Also on display will be Cathedral Window Delta kites, being shown by one of Australia’s most eminent kite makers, Robert Brasington, who lives in Tasmania. Robert travels the world running kite workshops. His graceful, unique designs are influenced by modern Gothic art. Although smaller in size, these diamond kites are a beauty to watch and spectators should check them out within the big arena.

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ISAACS federal Labor MP Mark Dreyfus has slammed the “chaos and division” of the Abbott government after federal Liberal MPs voted 61-39 against a leadership spill last Monday morning.

The former attorney-general said Prime Minister Tony Abbott had “promised he would run a stable and united government” before the Coalition won the 2013 federal election.

A divided Labor government torn apart by leadership switches between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd lost the 2013 election to the Liberal National Coalition led by Mr Abbott.

Mr Abbott now faces growing internal Liberal Party dissent with many backbenchers agitating for a change in leadership since opinion polls consistently showing many could lose their seats if Mr Abbott leads them to the next federal election in late 2016.

Former Coalition opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull, ousted by Mr Abbott in 2009 by the margin of just one Liberal MP’s vote, is seen as the most likely challenger if a future spill motion succeeds.

“While ‘the Tony and Malcolm Show’ plays out in Canberra, community groups in Isaacs are having their funding cut and students are being told that they should pay $100,000 for their degree,” Mr Dreyfus said.

“I call on Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and the rest of the government to end the charade and start working for Australia.”

Neighbouring Dunkley Liberal MP Bruce Billson said the Abbott government “is stable

and focused on building a strong, stable economy and creating jobs”.

“I am committed to getting on with this important work implementing our economic recovery plan, creating new opportunities and continuing to deliver local election commitments,” he said.

“In coming months this will include working on a small business package for the budget and other measures to create the very best environment for businesses to thrive.”

Mr Billson, the federal small business minister, has made no secret of his support for the embattled Prime Minister, using social media – dubbed “electronic graffiti” by Mr Abbott – to show his backing for Mr Abbott before Monday’s leadership spill vote.

His cabinet colleague, Flinders MP and environment minister Greg Hunt, had been less publicly visible online with his support for Mr Abbott but did say he would vote against a leadership spill last week.

Last Tuesday a spokesperson for Mr Hunt said the Minister said the Prime Minister has his support and expects him to lead the Liberal Party to the next election.

“The spill motion has been dealt with, and we’re now getting on with the job of delivering for Australian families,” Mr Hunt said in a statement to The News.

“People want and expect us to focus on jobs, families and the economy – and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.”

Mr Dreyfus believed the Liberals’ leadership troubles are not at an end.

“Tony Abbott might have dodged a leadership spill for now but the Liberals remain deeply divided,” he said.

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Standing gifts: Mornington sculptor and retired Uniting Church minister Ian Johnston with his statues of Christ and St Thomas More, which are bound for East Timor as a gift from two Mt Eliza churches.

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Churches donate statues to East Timor THE links between two churches in Mt Eliza and a Catholic parish in East Timor have been further strengthened with the donation of two statues.

They were created by Rev Ian Johnston of Mornington for Mt Eliza’s St Thomas More Catholic parish and The Village Uniting Church, and will be donated to St Thomas More in Tequinomata in the Laga region of East Timor, also known as Timor Leste.

Members of the St Thomas More Mt Eliza rebuilt the town’s school in 2011 and the church itself in 2012.

Parishioners were so grateful they renamed their church St Thomas More.

Helene Seymour donated a portrait of St Thomas More to the Tequinomata parish in 2013.

The statues of Christ and St

Thomas More were on display at The Village Uniting Church in Mt Eliza until last Sunday and will now be shipped to Timor Leste and dedicated in June.

The statues project is the brainchild of Les Harper of St Thomas More Mt Eliza, who has been a key member of the parish’s work in Timor Leste.

He approached painter and sculptor Ian Johnston after returning from a trip to Timor Leste, where he was asked about the chance of finding one statue.

The project expanded when Uniting Church members heard about their former minister’s creation.

Rev Johnston, 73, was the Uniting Church’s minister when the church was built in Canadian Bay Rd in the early 1980s. The congregation had been gathering at St James The Less

Anglican Church on the Nepean Highway.

The statues are about 170cm tall (5ft 7in) and made of cast fibreglass on a lightweight steel frame.

The costuming is made of cloth impregnated with fibreglass. Rev Johnston said Timorese people value statues highly, a reflection of their animist ancestors.

He worked from a Hans Holbein portrait of St Thomas More, who was beheaded by Henry VIII in 1535 after failing to support the king’s move away from the Catholic church. King Henry had previously made Thomas More his Lord Chancellor but when their philosophies diverged, it was off to the Tower of London for the priest.

St Thomas More is patron saint of lawyers and wrote the famous book Utopia.

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These will include 178 residential care and 80 home care places.

The George Vowell Centre in Mt Eliza will receive grants for 40 residential care places, the yet-to-be-built Mt Eliza Gardens grants for 90 places, and Benton’s Lodge in Mornington grants for 48 places.

Baptcare in Frankston will receive 35 home care places, Vasey RSL Care Community Services in Frankston 20 places and South East Region Homecare in Mornington 25 places.

Home care is where residents needing medical care and looking after stay in their own homes and are visited by nurses. Residential care is a bed in a nursing or aged care home.

With a quarter of its 140,000 population aged 65 and over – and growing – demand for aged care places in the area is strong.

“These much-needed places will help meet the demand for aged care and support people to stay in their own home for longer,” Dunkley MP Bruce Billson said last week.

“Our older Australians should have a choice in aged care services, and want and deserve to live active and healthy lives. Providing both residential and inhome places enables them to do this.”

The money comes from federal government funding of $10.5 million for local residential care places and $2.7 million for local home care places.

Mr Billson said the government’s

strategy was to support senior citizens and plan for an ageing population “which is critical to maintaining our standard of living and building a strong, secure economy”.

“This ACAR was competitive, showing renewed interest in aged care, following recent changes aimed at making services viable, reducing providers’ compliance burden and increasing business flexibility.”

The proposed $30 million Mt Eliza Gardens, to be built on the corner of Canadian Bay Rd and Nepean Hwy, will be part of a “booming” residential aged care industry, CEO Greg Reeve said last week.

It will be run by Heritage Care Group, established in 2002.

“The land has been acquired and we are in the process of talking with the council about planning permits,” Mr Reeve said. “We would hope to build larger than [the 90 beds announced in the ACAR].”

To be constructed over the next two years, the centre will offer a variety of accommodation and a mix of choices for patients of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds under the government’s Live Longer – Live Better program.

Some rooms will cater for dementiaspecific residents. Other patients will have two-bedroom suites.

“The number of places we can offer will depend on what planning approvals we receive,” Mr Reeve said.

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Gatto collector was ‘bodyguard to the stars’ Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au WESTERN Port’s latest business tenant is a man with a colourful and celebrity studded past.

Anthony Swords, managing director of Gatto Corporate Solutions, has leased office space at 12 High St, Hastings and will open for business this week (‘Gatto’s mate gets ready to collect debts’, The Times 9/2/15).

Gatto Corporate Solutions and its affiliated Victorian Racing Collections are primarily debt collection firms linked to underworld figure Mick Gatto, although the former head of the notorious Carlton Crew, the criminal gang brought to TV screens

in the Underbelly series, does not have a current stake in the businesses.

Mr Swords says Mr Gatto is his “mentor”.

The businessman has headed up Gatto Corporate Solutions since mid2011 and the Hastings office is a “satellite office” for the company.

The company’s website states: “So you read the papers, heard the name, perhaps even watched a TV series, in turn you have googled the name Gatto. Perhaps you have been told ‘get Gatto to solve your problems’ but who is Gatto? If your business has a problem, our business has the solution. Gatto Corporate Solutions Pty Ltd is a professional business solutions company specialising in collect-

ing money, mediations and pre litigation.”

Years before he became Gatto Corporate Solution’s sole shareholder, Mr Swords was a bodyguard for several celebrities between 2000 and 2007.

“I had the Australian Idol contract for a couple of years so looked after Shannon Noll and Guy Sebastian,” he said.

Richard Branson, Elton John and “anyone who came into Victoria at the time when I was working” were also flanked by Mr Swords.

“I worked on The Footy Show for four years for Channel 9 so I did all their personal protection when the stars would come in.”

Perhaps the biggest “celebrity” Mr

Swords has met is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. He said he attended a function in the UK last year and “the Queen stopped and said hello to me”.

“My mother was Scottish and she’d roll over in her grave if I didn’t ask for Scotland back so I did.”

Early last year, the Herald Sun reported Mr Swords had allegedly threatened the wife of the agent of former AFL Sydney Swans star Warwick Capper.

Dandenong Magistrates’ Court ordered Mr Swords “to undergo anger management counselling and do 150 hours of community service”.

“Which Scotsman hasn’t?” Mr Swords said. “You raise your voice in

Australia and you get sent down for anger management.”

He said it was “thrown out” and he ultimately did not have to attend anger management classes.

Mr Swords was reportedly trying to recover disputed money related to the sale of a sex tape starring Capper.

The High St office space, opposite Hastings Library, was leased by Harcourts real estate agent Jason Dowler.

Mr Dowler did not wish to comment about the lease “for privacy reasons” but said the landlord had approved the two-year lease application when it was put to him. Harcourts’ Hastings office is located next door to Gatto Corporate Solution’s new High St premises.

Police hunt for woman’s killer DETECTIVES continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a woman’s body at a house in Frankston North.

Tracy O’Sullivan was found dead at around noon on Saturday 7 February.

The Homicide Squad is no longer seeking to identify a man seen in a black Mazda 3 in Timbertop Crt on the day her body was found. He came forward to police and it has been established he is not a suspect.

Anyone with any information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report to crimestoppersvic.com.au

Search for clues: Police and SES conduct a thorough sweep of the Frankston North murder scene and surrounds. Pictures: Gary Sissons

Important changes to Emergency at Frankston Hospital From 7am Thursday 19 February 2015 all patients requiring urgent treatment must present to the new Emergency Department in Building A at Frankston Hospital.

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Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au LIKE ripples from a pebble tossed into a still pond, revelations of sexual impropriety at the Mt Eliza-based Shiva School of Meditation and Yoga have been echoing around the world.

The ripples have left a string of fractured and broken friendships and relationships in their wake.

Announced first to “members” of the school and ashram and then published in The Times, the revelations that the school’s founder Swami Shankarananda had admitted to having secret sexual relations with women devotees was soon picked up by national news organisations.

Inevitably, it has also become a source of comment on social media, mostly on a website set up by disaffected followers of the swami but also well-established sites such as Facebook’s Guruphilia and the leavingsiddhayoga website.

The leavingshivayoga website established by disaffected former members of the Shiva school provides advice and information to anyone feeling hurt or betrayed.

The school has also offered counselling, but it seems its customers – devotees, or followers, of Swami Shankarananda (also known as Swamiji and Russell Kruckman) – are staying away in droves.

The social media discussions have ranged from criticism of Swami Shankarananda to “failed” gurus and estimates of the ashram’s accumulated wealth.

One former member of the school said attendances at Satsang (a regular Saturday night event) had fallen from about 350 to 60.

“It breaks my heart that our beautiful Satsang [gathering for the truth] has been shaken and split by anger and confusion,” the 72-year-old United States-born swami wrote in a letter seeking forgiveness from ashram members.

A former member, who does not wish to be identified, is one of several people behind the leavingshivayoga website, “a kind of open source project run by ex-devotees … created by a group of us … [to] hit back at Shiva yoga as soon as it became apparent that what they intended to do was whitewash the issue ...”.

There is no mention of the problems caused

by Swami Shankarananda’s admissions on the ashram’s own shivayoga website, although a $1330 ($800 days only) live-in summer retreat is listed as postponed.

The former member claims the ashram has adopted a “bunker mentality”, with friendships and relationships being strained or, at worst, severed. Devotees who have stayed are being told not to speak “to anybody who left as we are apparently lost in enmity and hatred”.

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The Shiva school, through management committee member Stephen Stanford, has declined to respond to allegations made by some of those behind the website.

Operated by not-for-profit Shiva Yoga Incorporated, the school runs a live-in ashram on expansive grounds complete with lake and manicured gardens in Tower Rd. Several houses in the surrounding area are either owned by the ashram or its members.

Shiva Yoga Incorporated is billed for municipal rates by Mornington Peninsula Shire but is exempt from paying income tax, receives a GST concession and can claim a FBT (fringe benefits tax) rebate.

Former members claim Shiva Yoga “generated tens of thousands in cash” from its programs.

“Put it this way, an ordinary one-day intensive program would typically cost $175 to attend, and they would get at least 200 people. Work that out.”

It now appears hundreds of people have stopped attending classes and meetings at the ashram since Swami Shankarananda – known to his followers as Swamiji – confessed to “secret sexual relations” with an undisclosed number of women.

While the school called in mediator Callum Campbell, CEO of the Australian Mediation Association, to come up with a solution to the crisis, it says his findings are confidential.

The management committee of Shiva Yoga has also declined to provide information beyond three statements which, after stating that Swami Shankarananda admitted sexual impropriety, said he would remain spiritual director.

The guru regretted and apologised for his actions and the managers said a “Dharma committee” was writing a code of conduct that would be required to be followed by all at the school, including its spiritual leader.

The management committee said it had “legal advice that, based on the information known, there is no basis for any criminal complaint”.

“Nonetheless, the committee is aware that the activities in question raise a number of potential ethical issues, and is urgently implementing ... internal processes to address any grievances as a result of past actions and the perceived risk of any future misconduct.”

A person involved with the leavingshivayoga website has told The Times that several women have made statements to police.

The website last week claimed an “ex-Shiva Yoga community member”, who participated in the mediation run by Callum Campbell, said his findings had been handed to the school’s management committee.

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Apologist: Despite regrets for his actions, Swami Shankarananda remains as the spiritual leader of the Shiva School of Meditation and Yoga in Mt Eliza.

Picture: Gary Sissons

nothing and carry on with the show.”

Shiva Yoga’s management committee spokesman Stephen Stanford said details of the mediation process “are confidential and we do not wish to comment further”.

The committee declined to respond

to a number of question from The Times including: Who is the ultimate owner of the ashram?

If Swamiji was legally Russell Kruckman, who is Joshua Russell Cross, a name listed on at least one

EAST Melbourne-based Integrative Psychology says methods used by cults to gain members include induced dissociation through chanting, meditation, isolation from family and friends, emotional manipulation, control of personal life, including finances, time, relationships, peer and leadership pressure; extensive indoctrination sessions, such as extensive one-on-one sessions with leaders, rigid security regulations and daily rules.

In the healing professions patients are protected by each profession’s governing body and their code of ethics. If you join an organisation that does not declare what you could reasonably and fully expect as a result of

your involvement in it from the outset but allows the nature of your involvement to unfold through deepening engagement with that organisation, you may be involved in a cult.

Clinical psychologist Michael Langone says characteristics that distinguish cults from other communities or groups include the group displaying excessively zealous and unquestioning commitment to its leader, and regards his/her belief system, ideology, and practices as the truth, as law. n Mind altering practices – such as meditation, chanting, work – are used in excess and used to suppress doubts about the group and its leader. n The leadership dictates, sometimes

in great detail, how members should think, act, and feel, including getting permission to date, change jobs or marry. n The leader is not accountable to any authorities. n Subservience to the leader requires members to cut ties with family and friends, and radically alter personal goals and activities. This will often be enhanced by the adoption of a new name and new identity. n The group is preoccupied with bringing in new members. n The group is preoccupied with making money. n Members are encouraged to live and socialise with other group members.

website as having the address 27 Tower Rd, Mt Eliza?

Was Joshua Russell Cross a name formally used by Swamiji?

Why did Swamiji leave an ashram in Ann Arbor, United States?

How many people have “left” the Mt Eliza ashram since the allegations were made against Swamiji?

Have any previous or current devotees or members of the ashram demanded a return of their donations?

“The ashram does not wish to add any further to the statements it has publicly released,” Mr Stanford said.

The statement issued by the ashram’s management committee in January admitted “many people are hurt, angry and confused”.

A commentator on the Facebook page Guruphilia called the Shiva school’s initial response “outrageous … we have spoken to some of the women involved and heard their heartbreaking personal accounts in detail, and we see nothing in his actions

that could in any way be called tantric or yogic, healing or spiritual”.

The site said Swami Shankarananda was involved in advising devotees about many aspects of their lives, including personal relationships, “when to get a new job or leave one, where to live”.

“For ashramites, this goes further, with some having to ask permission to even leave the premises for a few hours.”

The Times has been told that “ashramites do most of the work there, with people who visit the ashram helping, cooking and cleaning and gardening” while the leaders “have all their meals made for them, clothes cleaned and ironed, rooms cleaned, beds made … they live like king and queen”.

As well as providing a place for discussion of the yoga school, the leavingshivayoga website has also attracted the attention of Integrative Psychology, which supplied two

papers: What is a cult and What’s the difference between a cult and another organisation?

Integrative Psychology says cults “present as a group or community that may provide idealism, friendship, love, freedom, belonging, mission, sincerity, salvation, enlightenment”.

“The prospective devotee is wooed with the promise of reward [such as spiritual growth or enlightenment]… the cult leader becomes like a genie holding out the promise of wish fulfilment.

“Research supports the idea that the majority of people who become involved with cults do so at such times [of major stress] and in fact do not have a prior psychological condition.” “…Asserting that one human being fundamentally knows what’s best for another is authoritarian. If this is accepted, it sets up a chain of inevitable relational patterns that are detrimental to all players of the game.”

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Proud history: Elisabeth Murdoch College students after the flag-raising ceremony.

Good work: Dunkley MP Bruce Billson presents Certificates of Appreciation to Neil Belbin, pictured with his neighbour and friend Gwen Dunn.

Honours for war veteran A MORNINGTON man has been honoured for his services to Australia’s efforts in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan, as well as for services to Australia’s efforts in WWII. Neil Belbin, 93, served in the Royal

Australian Navy April 1938-August 1958, including in the UK and Egypt.

“On behalf of Australians everywhere, thank you for your support and significant service to our grateful nation Mr Billson said.

Mr Billson later told The Times:

“Neil is part of a courageous and selfless group of people who have risked their lives in honour of our country.

“He has put himself in unimaginable situations and left his loved ones to fight for the freedoms our country enjoys, and for the freedom of others.”

I am delighted to introduce myself as the newly appointed Principal at Insight Specialist Primary School, a state of the art facility for children who are blind or vision impaired. I look forward to a happy and productive 2015 for all involved in the school and wider community.

Insight Education Centre delivers best practice Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC), enabling our students to fully access the Australian Curriculum (AusVels) whilst accelerating their skill development and rates of progress.

Components include assistive technologies, orientation/mobility, compensatory functional academic skills, social interaction and independent living skills.

As Principal I work in partnership with the mainstream education system so that every blind and vision impaired child in Victoria has access to a specialist education as a pathway to inclusion. Our specialist primary school in Berwick takes enrolments on a short/long term basis or as a shared enrolment with mainstream schools.

At Berwick we also provide Early Years support sessions for parents of children aged 0 - 6 years and I am proud to launch this year our Centre of Music Excellence, with master classes (including Braille Music) for all musically inclined and gifted students enrolling in 2015. ‘InsightOut’, is the unique Mobile Classroom outreach program that continues to provide students in outer Melbourne and regional Victoria with access to specialist teachers and (ECC) education.

Now and into the future, I will ensure that our intensive and targeted intervention across all levels of learning empowers our students to find their places in the world with confidence and purpose alongside their sighted peers.

Contact me directly at the school to discuss your enrolment enquiry.

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Flag raising ‘symbol’ STUDENTS at Elisabeth Murdoch College have held a ceremony to mark the raising of the indigenous flag. Two senior students did the honours to the music of Inanay - a traditional Aboriginal song.

The college - in Warrandyte Rd, Langwarrin - flies the flag daily as a symbol of its indigenous history and community. It was raised for the first time last year when the Learning Stone and Totem, painted by indigenous student Alarna Pyper,

was also unveiled.

Students ran last week’s ceremony with the help of Koori education support officers. Linda Mullett outlined the history of the students’ sub-school names: Allinga, Bindana, Kurunda and Myamba.

“Those attending had time to reflect on the need to better understand and appreciate Aboriginal culture and to be more inclusive as a school community,” assistant principal Judy Curson said.

Coming back to Karingal Heights Primary School after the holidays is always an enjoyable experience. Saying hello to our students and greeting our new students and their parents is always fun. Being a small school of only 117 children allows us to know all our children and their families well.

We have high expectations of the academic abilities of our children with an emphasis on literacy and numeracy. We are very proud that many of last year’s grade 6 students were placed in extension programs at their respective secondary schools this year.

Other programs in our school such as being involved in the ‘KidsMatter’ program, Art, Music, cooking in our fully equipped kitchen, Prep Buddies and Student Leadership programs assist in each child’s positive personal development.

Karingal Heights is also supported by our wonderful community who often volunteer their time to assist in achieving great outcomes for their children.

If you would like to organise a school tour please do not hesitate to contact us on 9789 3288.

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• Attractive 2BR brick veneer home for first home buyers or investors • Light and bright living area overlooks well kept grounds • Both bedrooms have BIR’s and share the modern bathroom • Spacious kitchen with near new s/steel oven, pantry cupboard • Private paved courtyard for entertaining • Garden shed, car parking and communal grounds Inspect: Saturday 21st February 10.45-11.15am

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• Great home in a prime locale with all the “I Wants”!

• Quality living space across two levels • Four bedrooms – main with WIR & FES, all other bedrooms with BIR’s • Open plan family zone with dining area and a grand timber kitchen with s/steel appliances • Separate formal lounge with cathedral ceilings • Third living area opens to amazing entertaining zone outside Inspect: Saturday 21st February 12.00-12.30pm

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• Federation-style home with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms plus a separate one-bedroom unit at the rear • With loads of street appeal, this home is set on a grand 1/4 acre block • A carport with high pitched roof is perfect for boats or a caravan • Double carport with rear access and massive entertaining area with BBQ

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Hidden Gem Nestled away in a private complex of only four, this unit has a well-designed open-plan area with kitchen boasting large benches, plenty of storage space and s/steel oven and dishwasher. Through the glass sliding doors at the back of the dining area is a private deck with water feature. The main bedroom has WIR & FES, two more bedrooms both have BIR’s and share the second bathroom. There is a separate laundry. Surprisingly spacious, the home has new carpet and polished floorboards throughout. Other features are ducted heating and split system cooling and a Crimsafe security door. A double garage has access to the back deck.

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Skye 150 Gamble Road Dressed To Impress Welcome to a tastefully designed and accomodating home. The wide entry affords a sense of space and comfort and leads to the formal living area – first passing by the parents retreat at the front of the home and a study. The master bedroom features a walk-through robe to an ensuite bathroom with spa. The open plan living area includes the kitchen area which is fitted with stainless-steel appliances and has plenty of cupboard and bench space, a good sized pantry and a breakfast bar. Down the hall are three more bedrooms with built-in robes, a separate laundry with tiled floors and built-in cupboard, the main bathroom and a second toilet. Also branching off from the open plan area is a large undercover deck, and through a set of internal sliding doors is an additional playroom or TV room. The home also features a triple garage with drive through access to the back yard for a trailer or boat. The house has ducted heating and evaporative cooling plus solar panels and grey water recycling to reduce water costs, plus a security system for additional piece of mind.

Located close to shops, parks, freeway entrances and less than 2kms from the popular Flinders Christian College, this really is an ideal location for a family home. Built about 7 years ago, the home still presents well with barely a thing to do but move in and unpack.

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LJ Hooker Seaford 03 9785 3888 All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However, we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided. Interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries.

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This 3BR unit is situated in a neat complex and has a comfortable lounge with carperted floors and a tiled hallway inlaid with mosaic tiles. A separate casual meals and living area has a powder room closeby and there is access from the double garage. The modern kitchen features s/steel appliances including 900mm oven and a dishwasher. From the living room you can step out to a covered entertaining area. All bedrooms are upstair, two have BIR’s and the main has WIR with dual-entry access to the bathroom with spa bath. Freshly painted throughout, there is new carpet, ducted heating and cooling, ceiling fans to all bedrooms and plenty of storage upstairs and down.

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LANGWARRIN 268 CENTRE ROAD WHERE LIFESTYLE MEETS OPPORTUNITY Closing Date Sale - Tuesday, March 3rd at 6pm (unless sold prior) With strong demand for acreage lifestyle living, this glorious property offers a massive opportunity to stay in central Langwarrin but live on a whopping 2.5 acres (approx.).

• Ideally suited to first time acreage

owners wishing extra space for toys or business • Modern solid brick 25 squares (approx.)

• 4 Bedroom home with nothing to do • Private residence well set back from the road • Ability to extend or add value to the property • Zoned low residential land with own entrance • Clear block with minimal trees , ideal for horses, pools, entertaining • Ample parking with extra high double carport and double lock up garage • Located only minutes from Peninsula Link , freeways, sporting fields, shopping centres, Schools , Cruden farm and the Private Hospital

4 2 4 CLOSING DATE SALE (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR) ESR $690,000+ VIEW Saturday 2:00pm - 2:30pm CONTACT Trent Marden 0409 222 544 OFFICE 23 Playne Street, Frankston 9776 6000

FRANKSTON 142 HEATHERHILL ROAD EXCITING OPPORTUNITY - AFFORDABLE PRICE Closing Date Sale - Tuesday, March 10th at 6pm (unless sold prior) Entry level buying in the highly sought after Lakewood Estate, this exciting opportunity is a must see for first home buyers, young families and investors. Presented in original condition which is comfortable for today and offering the opportunity to renovate and modernize in the future. A spacious lounge offers a feature open fireplace, good sized bedrooms with built in robes, functional kitchen with meals area leading out onto a covered alfresco area and private yard. Ample car accommodation is a real feature of the home with a double garage plus a separate carport ideal for work vehicles, large boat or caravan.

Located on a generous 570sqm (approx.) block within walking distance to Frankston Heights Primary School, Heatherhill Road shops, transport and recreational reserves.

Only a short five minute drive to Frankston´s beautiful bay beaches and vibrant shopping centre. Be quick, this is great value for money in a family friendly locale.

3 1 2 CLOSING DATE SALE (UNLESS SOLD PRIOR) ESR $330,000 - $365,000 VIEW Saturday 11.00am - 11.30am CONTACT Luke Lawlor 0414 757 705 OFFICE 23 Playne Street, Frankston 9776 6000

ID and contact details are required at all open for inspections

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Backing onto parkland and just moments from Balnarring Beach and the general store, this 4BR home has comfortable living areas with air conditioning, a wood combustion heater and two bathrooms. The kitchen has an electric oven, a dishwasher, and there is a servery window through to the main living area. Step outdoors to an enormous alfresco entertaining area, surrounded by native flora and fauna. Other features include a single garage and a handy garden shed.

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PRICE $600,000 Offers Over VIEW Saturday 1:30-2:00pm AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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BITTERN IS THE NEW BALNARRING

Striking facade and floor-plan, this 4 bedroom plus study double storey home sits on ¼ acre allotment (approx.) Located in a quiet court location (still under builders warranty) and adjacent to a park and only a short walk to the beach. Featuring plenty of living space for the whole family to enjoy, plus a 14m x 13m workshop (under roof line) and 3 bay carport. Exceptional home in an idyllic location with many outstanding features. Contact Exclusive Agent.

For those looking for a quality unit within a well-built and well-designed complex this needs your immediate attention. Including GDH and air-con, double garage and landscaping to the front and rear of the property. Caesarstone benchtops and s/steel appliances to kitchen with LCD downlights to entry. Finished with fly screens, letterbox and clothes line. Save on stamp duty and get in now. Two-bedroom unit also available.

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PRICE $770,000 Offers Over VIEW Saturday 1:00-1:30pm AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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By Appointment AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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Set in an elevated position on 770m2 (approx.) this multi-level home has a separately zoned lounge area on the second storey offering bay & coastal glimpses over the tree tops. Downstairs you will appreciate the neutral tones and original features with a lovely kitchen and adjoining dining and lounge with views over the front and rear gardens. 2BR’s share the main bathroom, with the main bedroom featuring WIR & FES. Boasting all the comforts with ducted heating, wood combustion heater and airconditioning. Contact Exclusive Agent.

PRICE $585,000 Offers Over VIEW Saturday 1:30-2:00pm AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

THE SECRET GARDEN Immaculate Marklew designed home set in quiet pocket surrounded by lush vegetable gardens, flowers and ornamental grape vines. On a 1060m2 (approx) allotment, other features include shed and free-standing double garage with power, 3BR’s and two living areas. The light and bright kitchen has a dishwasher and plenty of bench & storage space. This home exhibits a pride of ownership that shines throughout offering a lifestyle to be enjoyed by all.

Contact Exclusive Agent.

Thoughtfully designed, this modern home is the front unit of only three. Including 3BR’s - main with FES, two living zones, spacious kitchen with s/steel appliances, downlights and plenty of bench & cupboard space.

Other features include s/system heating & cooling, GDH and ceiling fans to the living areas. A double lock up garage has internal access, there are lush vegetable gardens, decked outdoor entertaining, security shutters, a garden shed and no body corporate fees. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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PRICE From $310,000 VIEW Saturday 12:00-12:30pm AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

HASTINGS 5/16 Skinner Street FEEL THE BREEZE OFF THE BAY

Picture perfect, this is a home that welcomes everyone. Large living spaces, raised ceilings and bamboo floors create a warm ambience throughout. Featuring a superb kitchen, main bedroom with WIR & FES, separate study and rumpus room with bar. Additional features include 3 phase power to 14m x 11m shed with 2 roller doors, 12 solar panels, plus a shower and toilet. There is also a water causeway that links to the dam. This home was built to impress. Contact Exclusive Agent.

Ultra chic townhouse, styled over two levels, overlooking the Marina, French and Sandstone Islands and surrounding parklands. Boasting the very best location, this renovated townhouse offers spacious open plan living downstairs, second living area upstairs and sleek designer kitchen with s/steel appliances. Other features include spacious bedrooms with BIR’s, main bedroom with balcony and a sparkling bathroom with double frameless shower.

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PRICE $1,250,000 Offers Over VIEW

By Appointment AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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6/82 High Street, HASTINGS Lease Price: $4593pcm plus GST and outgoings Agency: Barry Plant Real Estate, 172 Main Street, Mornington, 5975 4999 Agent: Stewart Lardner, 0419 539 072

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THIS prime retail premises measures about 266 square metres and has excellent frontage to the main street of town. There is rear access for deliveries and staff, with car parking spaces as part of the site. Currently established as a well-known electrical appliances retailer, the shop will suit a variety of retail businesses. A new lease is available from September 1.

A GREAT opportunity to buy into Main Street exists with these two retail shops positioned in “The Mall”. This iconic location is home to a number of boutique shops and salons and with its wide welcoming entry and well-lit interior, it is a popular shopping destination brimming with character and appeal. Both shops are on the same title and are occupied by long term tenants each on a 5x5x5 year lease. Both shops have a floor space of 43 square metres each and current annual yields are $23,232 and $21,264 respectively. A two-lot sub-division would be available (STCA).

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La Porchetta restaurant, MORNINGTON $950,000 + sav Kevin Wright Real Estate, 1/26 McLaren Place, Mornington, 5977 2255 Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

LA PORCHETTA is an a-la-carte restaurant, first established in Carlton in 1985. Almost 30 years on, La Porchetta restaurants can be found throughout Australia and New Zealand serving a menu of pizzas, pastas, main meals, salads and desserts. Situated at the beach end of Main Street, the popular Mornington restaurant is set in a double storey building with seating for 270 inside and a further 32 outside. The business is indisputably an icon of the town and demonstrates huge takings with an excellent lease package on offer.

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13 & 15 / 90 Main Street, MORNINGTON $895,000 Jacobs & Lowe Real Estate, 220 Main Street, Mornington, 5976 5900 Michelle Adams, 0407 743 858

65 Main Street, MORNINGTON $135,000 (fit-out only) or lease at $5083 per calendar month + GST + outgoings Kevin Wright Real Estate, 1/26 McLaren Place, Mornington, 5977 2255 Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

ONE of the most prized locations along Main Street, this double fronted shop has rear access through to Octavia Street and floor space measures a healthy 155 square metres – which is air-conditioned.High vaulted ceilings accentuate the sense of space and there are a full complement of change and storage rooms, staff toilets and kitchen facilities.

Attractive lease terms are on offer.

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Linda Ellis Mobile: 0400 480 397

Kevin Wright Mobile: 0417 564 454

Tony Latessa Mobile: 0412 525 151

Michelle Adams Mobile: 0407 743 858

Nichols Crowder 1 Colemans Road, CARRUM DOWNS 9775 1535

Kevin Wright Commercial 72 Main Street MORNINGTON 5977 2255

Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne Street, FRANKSTON Ph: 9781 1588

Jacobs & Lowe 220 Main Street, MORNINGTON 59765926

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Animal attraction Feed store and pet supplies, BALNARRING Price: $750,000 plus sav (Business) $1,900,000 (Business and freehold) Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 1/26 McLaren Place, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Alan Maguire 0418 377 038

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PROMINENTLY positioned along Frankston-Flinders Road, this landmark business is available to purchase for the first time in 15 years. Specialising in stock feeds and supplies for the serious breeder or just the hobby farmer, this shop caters to all animal needs, offering fresh hay and oaten chaff, dog foods, collars, leads and veterinary products. The floor space measures about 450 square metres with other stock lines including farm equipment, gas bottles, stock supplements, grain and produce, weed killers, insecticides, fence paints and garden tools. The business comes equipped with all the computer software and plant and equipment needed to walk straight in and begin trading. Included in the sale is a truck, motorised and hand forklifts, hay grab, shipping container, sealers, jack and bag stitcher and all shelving. The business is well-presented and draws customers from across the Peninsula.

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FAST FOOD OUTLET/S NEXT TO WOOLWORTHS PETROL Outstanding opportunity for franchise or independent takeaway restaurant business to establish themselves next to a flagship tenant uSited along McMahons Road, opposite the Power Centre (Rays Outdoors, Bunnings etc) uMonash University, Frankston campus catchment area uVery busy petrol station with 24 pumps l

lContact Commercial Property Services the exclusive leasing agent, for all details and particulars.

Rogan Ward 0418 343 939 - cpsward@bigpond.com Brett Ward 0419 504 272 - brettcps@gmail.com Diana Ward 0418 329 438 - dianacps@bigpond.com

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PREMISES AVAILABLE WITH A NEAR-NEW FITOUT, JUST MOVE IN AND COMMENCE BUSINESS

lCaptive location in Frankston’s Central Activities District to suit any number of professional businesses or services uFloor space measures 147 square metres (approx.) uFull fit-out (approx. $40,000 - former Dept. of Veterans Affairs office)

uClose to railway station, buses and taxi ranks uReception area with shade blinds u1 sound proof office / interview room uLarge work space for staff uTwo dis-abled toilets plus staff facilities including third bathroom and kitchen uData cabling, air-conditiong, brand new carpets uSecure keypad entry uExtremely competetive rent for such a central location. l Contact Commercial Property Services - the exclusive leasing agent, for all details and particulars.

Rogan Ward 0418 343 939 - cpsward@bigpond.com Brett Ward 0419 504 272 - brettcps@gmail.com Diana Ward 0418 329 438 - dianacps@bigpond.com

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uFloor space measures 695sqm (approx.) uFull fit-out uClose to railway station, buses and taxi ranks uFive toilets, including one disabled uCarpeted and partitioned office space with air-conditioning uTwo kitchens uReception area lContact Commercial Property Services the exclusive leasing agent, for all details and particulars.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SERVICES Suite 1, Level 3, 54 - 58 Wells Street, Frankston, VIC, 3199

Rogan Ward 0418 343 939 - cpsward@bigpond.com Brett Ward 0419 504 272 - brettcps@gmail.com Diana Ward 0418 329 438 - dianacps@bigpond.com

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NEWS DESK

Cutbacks clue to port’s future Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au

THE activities of the Port of Hastings Development Authority have been drastically scaled back following the election of the Labor state government.

Staff numbers have been slashed from about 100 (including consultants) to 31, with one insider telling The Times that the authority is “shrinking fast, all the consultants are about to go”.

The authority’s CEO Mike Lean says the authority is working with the government to investigate logists associated with the use of Hastings as a bulk port.

The authority was established by the former Coalition government in 2012 with $110 million (over four years) to manage the Port of Hastings and plan for a container terminal.

However, it seems that its role now has been cut back to managing the port and possibly planning to expand the port’s existing use to handle bulk commodities, such as oil and gas.

Environmentalists have long opposed any increase in oil tankers coming to Western Port because of damage to the bay’s internationally-recognised wetlands that could result from spillages.

There have been about 50 ships a year coming to western Port in each of the past three years.

During the lead-up to the November 2014 election, Labor candidates on the Mornington Peninsula ruled out a container port at Hastings and the government says Infrastructure Victoria will be assessing the state’s port needs.

When in opposition, Labor proposed building a container port at “Bay West”, on the western shore of Port Phillip closer to Geelong. When previously in government it favoured Hastings.

Mr Lean was appointed by the Coalition state government in February 2013 to “lead the authority in the development of the Port of Hastings to become Victoria’s second international container port”.

The authority website now defines its role as being “responsible for managing existing trade at the Port of Hastings through the Port Management Agreement with Patrick Ports Hastings”.

It will be “working with the government to assist it in implementing its ports policy”.

In its Project 10,000 – Victorian Labor’s Transport Alternative report, the party said it would “seek independent expert advice from Infrastructure Victoria about the viability of Bay West as an alternative site for Melbourne’s second container port … Address the logistics needs of the state, including future bulk capacity at the Port of Hastings and Port of Geelong.”

However, the document is regarded as Labor’s platform, not its policy, and the Premier Daniel Andrews has only said Labor will deliver on its policies.

When asked about its role, the authority last week said: “The Port of Hastings Development Authority is continuing to work with the Victorian government to provide information on studies completed to date, assist in implementing the current ports policy and oversee the day-to-day operations

Downsizing: The Port of Hastings Development Authority has seen a rapid decline in available jobs since the election of the Labor state government and its visions for a new port in Port Phillip.

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of the Port of Hastings” Mr Lean has also cancelled the first meeting for the year of the PORTicipate “community and engagement network”.

“It is our intention to notify all members of the authority’s future program as soon as is practicably possible,” Mr Lean said in an email “postponing” the 5 February meeting.

He said the authority “have had the great pleasure to be introduced to, and welcome” the new Ports Minister Luke Donnellan.

“We are working with Minister Donnellan and the newly formed Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources to determine how the authority may assist government with the implementation of their policies as they relate to ports,” he said.

Executive director of the Victorian National Parks Association Matt Ruchel on Friday questioned the need for a second container port.

Revelations that the Port of Melbourne would relinquish 150 hectares

of land showed “this has nothing to do with the capacity of ports and more to do with real estate”.

The government should “take a deep breath, properly assess all options and ask do we need another container port”.

“Politicians should stop throwing darts at maps and answer the question if it’s [a container port] needed at all.”

Mr Ruchel said existing ports – Melbourne, Geelong or Portland – should be expanded rather than developing “a Bay West or Port of Hastings”.

“The [Port Phillip] bay has already need dredged and mega ships are never going to come to Melbourne, it doesn’t make any sense. We have a population of five million, so where is the demand for them to come?”

Mr Ruchel said the VNPA would not support “a massive expansion” of existing bulk oil or gas facilities at Hastings and called for a review of land earmarked for port related purposes.

In the authority’s 2013-14 annual report chairman’s Yehudi Blache predicted “the next 12 months look to be equally challenging and exciting for the authority to ensure that planning for this vital link [a container port] in the state’s infrastructure network continues apace”.

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Meet the Principal I am very proud of our strong academic tradition consistently demonstrated by success at VCE level. For the third year in a row Toorak College is the top school on the Mornington Peninsula with 36% of students placing in the top 10% of Australia with ATARs of 90 or higher.

Our graduates stand out. They are confident and resilient. They have international perspective and possess skills, knowledge and values to live and make a difference in an ever-changing world.

Our junior school, Wardle House, provides an excellent foundation from which to build a future generation of independent and creative thinkers with a curriculum that is supported by the Reggio Emilia philosophies and the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP). Our middle years’ program helps students develop skill and confidence in Science and Technology through design, computer gaming and robotics initiatives, enabling girls to aspire to new career options beyond school.

Small class sizes mean our quality teachers know your child as an individual learner.

I bring passion for education, integrity, dedication and energy to the role of Principal. I believe my role is to, not only lead, but inspire, guide and support others. I am committed to achieving personal best and ensure that our students can also pursue their passions whether they be academic, sporting or in the Arts.

I look forward to meeting you at our Open Day, Saturday 21 February from 11.00am to 3.00pm (last tour 2pm). It is a great opportunity to speak to teachers, meet students and parents and experience what our school has to offer your child. For more details call our Enrolments office on 9788 7234.

Helen Carmody PRINCIPAL

Toorak College Old Mornington Road, Mount Eliza VIC 3930 Phone: 03 9788 7200 Web:

www.toorakcollege.vic.edu.au

NEWS DESK

Asian tourists lift visitor numbers MORE international tourists visited the Mornington Peninsula over sum­mer than last season with a large per­centage using the region as a “gate­ way” to Phillip Island and the Great Ocean Road.

Peninsula tourism operators reported that visitors spent between 10-20 per cent more, and more bookings were made in advance.

These and other trends were reported to shire councillors last week by the shire’s communications manager Todd Trimble in his annual “summer report”.

“Tourists complained less, perhaps due to improvement in quality of ser­vices and products,” he said.

The increase in international visitors came particularly from Asian markets.

Statistics on the number of day­trippers scooting down Peninsula Link freeway have not yet been compiled.

There were more accommodation bookings coming via popular online channels such as wotif and bookings.com, and the average accommodation spend per night increased from $230 to $247.

The number of tourism website “page views” was up 15 per cent.

As up to 75,000 people “migrated” to the peninsula and its coast during December and January – boosting the population from 150,000 to as high as 225,000 – the shire collected almost 800,000 domestic garbage bins and more than 405,000 domestic recycling bins.

This represented 6378 tonnes of garbage and 4823 tonnes of recycled items. ing sites The municipality’s foreshore camp­ were 100 per cent occupied by about 6000 people at a time, with the total number of campers topping 100,000 for the first time.

“The campers have really acknow­led­ged and

appreciated all the en­ hance­ ments to facilities, cleaning and operations,” Mr Trimble said.

“The 2014-15 peak has been a huge success, with maintenance, cleaning and general issues substantially down.”

Mr Trimble said the shire’s water leak detection program using 13 moni­toring devices in various foreshore buildings had saved water and “reduced associated costs”.

“Previously, leaks were only able to be detected when the quarterly water use reports were received. This meant a leak could be wasting water for months before it was detected and fixed.”

About 1000 campers attended a camping safety awareness night run with Victoria Police, CFA and SES, and it was a success, he said.

The controversial food van park at Rye had now gone to the state planning tribunal, which would “adjudicate on both the use of the land and the fixtures on the land”.

Mr Trimble said the shire’s aged and disability services unit had been busy before and after Christmas with community care workers providing 21,011 hours of service to 4056 clients. Meals on Wheels volunteers had delivered 2837 meals.

More than 300 seniors were served Christmas lunch at gatherings in Hastings, Rosebud and Mornington, supported by volunteers, organisations and peninsula businesses.

The shire’s libraries were busy, with information queries up seven per cent, “eResource” loans up 147 per cent, computer sessions up 6.5 per cent and WiFi use up 38 per cent.

Mornington and Rosebud libraries had more than 1000 people each on many days. More than 1600 children registered for the summer reading club.

Mike Hast

Meet the Principal 2015 is an exciting year for Mount Erin College as our $9 million Stage One Building Program nears completion. These stunning new facilities will provide state of the art facilities across a wide range of specialist areas. With a Design, Arts, Technology and Science Centre at one end of the College and a Performing Arts, Hospitality and Physical Education Centre at the other, students will experience state-of-the-art 21st century learning environments. The architectural design has been informed by the latest in educational research on best practice in teaching and learning. Technology underpins the learning in all areas and the augmented sound system ensures our Deaf and Hard of Hearing students are well supported. It is a very exciting time to be part of Mount Erin College.

Karen Lee PRINCIPAL Mount Erin Secondary College Open Night: Wednesday 22nd April. 5.00 -7.00 pm See website for details. http://mterin.vic.edu.au/

As Principal, I am privileged to lead a school with strong, innovative teaching teams dedicated to the success of every student. I believe that strong relationships are at the core of all learning. The ongoing relationships between students, teachers and parents are highly valued and make Mount Erin College stand out. Visitors to the College often comment how friendly and open our students are. They are encouraged and supported to take risks in their learning, to strive for excellence and to achieve beyond their goals. We have a very clear vision for education and a set of values that reflect our belief that students can aspire. Creating an inclusive, personalised learning environment is vital to maintaining this positive school culture.

with a number of Universities to enable access for our students to many exciting tertiary pathways. The College has a dynamic Arts program, offering drama, instrumental music and a College choir. With a range of camps and excursions; a sister school in Indonesia; an Equestrian group; an active Student Leadership Program; including the Order of Australia Award winning program “Supportive Friends”; it is a rich and supportive learning community. The College has established outstanding community links with the Village Baxter and Peninsula Health which provide many enriching opportunities for our students.

The Age recently named Mount Erin College as one of the 5 most improved secondary schools in the State for VCE results. This was a great achievement and reflects the hard work of staff and the on-going focus on improving student outcomes. 93% of our VCE students gained first round offers to a wide range of University courses and 96% of our VCAL students successfully completed Year 12 and went on to employment and further study. These are wonderful results for our students at the end of their six years at the College.

It is an exciting time for Mount Erin College and I invite you to come along to our Open Night and see the school for yourself.

Mount Erin College is a high performing school, offering a wide range of programs to cater for diverse student interests and passions. They include a SEAL (Select Entry Accelerated Entry) Program; a DEAF Education Centre; a comprehensive Sport program including the Sports Academy for high achieving athletes; an Arts Academy for students who are passionate about the performing and visual arts, and a wideranging VCE program. We have established partnerships

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Robinson Road, Frankston South 3199 Vic

Ph: (03) 5971 6000

Meet the Principal MEET THE PRINCIPAL The first day of school at Kingsley Park is always a delight.

Seeing the children smiling and laughing as they greet their friends, teachers and staff is always a joy.

This infectious, positive tone where children are keen learners, willing to try new experiences and where making an error is viewed as an opportunity to learn has not just happened by chance; it is a result of the combination of the many affirmative programs our skilled and caring staff implement.

The programs range from our strong involvement in the ‘Kids Matter’ program; a well-developed Restorative Justice approach to conflict; the wide range of supportive work from our own child psychologist; well-developed programs in performing arts and sport; student leadership program; a wide range of lunch time programs; the strong emphasis we place on each child’s personal development; high quality engagingeducational programs as well as our staff’s involvement in an ongoing coaching and mentoring program which further enhances their high level knowledge and expertise.

We are strongly committed to achieving the highest academic standards where our children are supported and challenged to excel in literacy and numeracy. We also happily engage in a wide range of fun activities such as footy pie days, harmony days, mothers’ and fathers’ days breakfasts and the RACV challenge to name just a few.

141 Franciscan Ave, Frankston 3199 Vic

Throughout 2015 we will be developing our outside learning area; fully implementing our iPad program; extending our highly successful pre-prep program; continuing our work to be an accredited Professional Learning Community school; implementing our strategic plan; taking part in the Wakakirri as part of our strong performing arts program and our persistent striving to enhance everything we do with our wonderful children.

Once again during the year l will be hatching chickens in my office. It is always wonderful to see the young children’s faces as they gently hold a day old chicken.

We are a happy school supported by a wonderful community proud of their children’s great achievements and the school’s culture.

Do not hesitate to contact us on 9789 0077 to arrange a tour to see the school in action during a normal working day.

Principal J.Barney Burnett

You can find more about Kingsley Park on our website www.kingsleypark.vic.edu.au/

Ph: (03) 9789 0077

Education in Frankston North to work together to offer a broader educational experience than any one school could achieve on its own.

We are committed to the sharing of resources and working together in ways that ensure that the transition from Primary through to secondary schooling is a seamless one.

It is a shared goal of the Frankston North Schools that every child residing in Frankston North attends their local school with a view to Graduating in year 12 as a qualified, successful and confident young person From the Principals of Mahogany Rise PS, Aldercourt PS and Monterey Secondary College.

The Frankston North consortium of schools have a shared vision for their students and that is to deliver the best possible outcomes for each child as they make their learning journey from P-12.

This year the partnership will develop further between the primary and secondary schools and we will be following through on a range of initiatives which include; •

Holding a combined Athletics Carnival for years 3-10.

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Utilising the Secondary Colleges science laboratories to run an authentic and regular series of science lessons with all 5/6 students from the Primary schools.

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Conducting regular professional learning team meetings of staff from year 5-8 across the three schools to ensure best practice and a commonality of approach.

Our staff, have a committed approach to teaching and learning combined with the energy and focus to insure that each child’s learning needs are met.

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Well-known residents leave for camp Compiled by Melissa Walsh MR J. P. Pratt has quite recovered his recent motor accident, and has now returned to Shepparton. *** MESSRS A. Eddie, H. Jackson and O. Palmer have returned to Melbourne after spending a most enjoyable holiday at Mr A. Eddie’s seaside residence, “Cheer-Oh”, Frankston. *** THE monthly meeting of the Somerville Fruit-growers’ Association will be held in the Somerville Hall on Monday next, when the matter of the cool storage project will be discussed. *** NOMINATIONS for the Flinders Naval Base Sports close with the secretary on Monday next. From what we hear there is likely to be a big entry, and everything points to the function being a gigantic success. *** MESSRS Brody and Mason will hold their bi-monthly produce sale at Frankston on Wednesday afternoon next, when in addition to the usual produce, they will offer a quantity of household furniture and gents wearing apparel.

In consequence of the Somerville Show falling on Brody and Mason’s usual sale day at Somerville, it will be postponed till 24th March. *** DURING the week several wellknown residents of the district left for the Camp at Broadmeadows, having determined to throw in their lot as defenders of their country.

We allude to Mr Robert Walker, of Mount Eliza, Mr W. Clements, of Frankston, and Messrs V. Jondahl and M. McDonald, of Langwarrin.

This will not be the first time that Mr Walker has gone to the front, as he enlisted and went through the South African war. We wish them success and a safe return. *** FRANKSTON Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 15th February, 1915.

ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IN LIQUOR. E. V. Heffernan, of the Carrum Hotel, was charged by the police with illegally selling liquor on the 17th January last.

Sergeant Jones prosecuted and Mr Maher appeared for defendant.

All witnesses were ordered out of court. The action was taken under Section 134 of the Licensing Act. The following evidence was heard: Constable Revell deposed that he was stationed at the police depot, Melbourne.

On the 17th January was at Carrum on licensing duty.

Visited the Carrum Hotel about 3pm in company with Constable Knott.

We entered by the side door. As I went in, Heffernan (the husband of the licensee) asked me if I was a bonafide traveller.

I told him I was a constable on duty.

Saw four men with glasses in their hands. In reply, Mr Heffernan said they were travellers. I asked the men to produce their railway tickets. One

of them produced the return half of a ticket.

Heffernan said he was licensee. I said to one of the men (Dwyer) ‘You are not a bonafide traveller.’

He said he stayed with some friends at Carrum the previous night I then got his name and address.

I then went along and saw a man put a glass on the side counter. I asked him what he was doing on licensed premises. He said he came from Cranbourne that day and that he lived at Lyndhurst.

There were 7 or 8 travellers in the house besides these.

Again at 8 o’clock I visited the hotel and saw Heffernan again.

There were about 50 persons standing about in front of the house, more or less under the influence of liquor.

In consequence of what happened I again asked Heffernan if he was the licensee and he said his wife was.

Mrs Heffernan told me that she had stayed in the bar all day and tried to keep the men quiet, but in consequence of it being very hot, they had stayed there all day.

I examined 3 others besides Pearson and Dwyer.

Constable Knott corroborated the evidence of the former witness Frank Pearson deposed that he was at the hotel on 17th January.

Got there about 1 o’clock, saw Heffernan at the door. He asked me if I was a bonafide traveller, and I said I was, and I thought I was.

When I saw Constable Revell I was coming out. Never saw him inside

at all.

Mrs Heffernan was in the bar. A witness named Ray deposed that either himself or Heffernan watched the door all that Sunday.

The Bench dismissed the case, as it was considered the licensee had taken the proper precautions to prevent nontravellers being served on that day.

G. Dwyer was fined 5s in default distress, for being on licensed premises in unlawful hours. *** THE ladies’ Red Cross committee have just completed another section of their valuable work, and have as a second instalment, forwarded a large parcel of towels, pillowslips and woollen mittens to headquarters.

The mittens were all knitted by the local school girls, who are still busy knitting so as to include a large number in the next parcel.

The committee intends to canvas the district for donations so as to enable them to keep on sending these parcels for the benefit of our wounded soldiers, at intervals throughout the whole time the war lasts.

We trust that the collectors will meet with a ready response, and appeal to the residents, that their efforts will be successful.

Surely the greatest sacrifice for this work could not be too much, and when our own relations and friends have given up their whole services to fight for our country, it is the least we can do, who are living at home in peace and pleasure, to give, not a little, for a purpose that will bring to

them some comfort during their terrible experiences.

The hon. secretary, Mrs E. P. Hair, announces that the smallest donation will be thankfully received, and surely the donations should be numerous, as it is realised throughout the whole state, that Mornington Peninsula, especially Somerville and Tyabb, is in a most prosperous and flourishing condition. *** THE anniversary services in connection with the Methodist Church were held in the hall on Sunday evening last.

The building was very tastefully decorated for the occasion, and reflects great credit on those who had taken part in making the preparation.

The choir had the very valuable services of Mrs Shaw, of Adelaide, who supplied excellent music with the violin. Rev. J. Jackson, brother of the Rev. Jackson, of Frankston, delivered the sermon. *** A NUMBER of areas have under the Game Acts been proclaimed by the Governor in Council as localities in which, during the whole year, it is unlawful for any person to kill any species of Native Game (birds and other animals). Full information of these localities can be obtained on application to the Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game.

From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 20 February, 1915.

Meet the Principal I am proud to be the Principal of Patterson River Secondary College, a school which is well respected in the community for offering high quality programs and for achieving excellent results.

The College motto of “Striving for Excellence” fosters excellence and high expectations in all that we do. We pride ourselves on providing a safe, challenging and stimulating environment for all our students.

In 2014 our College Dux achieved a 99.2 with a total of thirty 40+ study scores across our VCE cohort which is 4 to 5 times more than other locals schools and something that we are very proud of.

Our select entry Excel class starts at Year 7 and continues through to Year 9. This class provides extension and enrichment for the more able students and ensures high academic results.

A challenging blend of academic, cultural and sporting activities equips all students with the essential skills and the breadth of outlook they will need to become successful citizens in a rapidly changing world.

We warmly invite you to learn more about Patterson River Secondary College. Weekly tours are available on Thursdays. Please call for an appointment or alternatively, the College will be in full swing for Open Night on 5th May, 2015 at 7.00 p.m.

Maree Vinocuroff PRINCIPAL

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St Jude’s is a Catholic Primary School serving the Langwarrin Parish.

We are a smaller fun school where the Year 4 boys run in faster than they run out. There are spacious grounds surrounded by native flora.

Our community actively seeks to engage whole school families.

Established in 1978 we offer up to date facilities with technology integrated into the curriculum.

Our vision is evident in all we do and is the basis of our pastoral care and welfare within the school. Our program includes Circle Time, Seasons for Growth, Meditation, Buddy Programs, Pop up Play, KidsMatter and an eBullybox (an email address for bullying concerns).

We offer the Australian Curriculum for all core subjects and a variety of extracurricular activities. The specialist classes are in Italian, Library, Art, Physical Education and Information Technology (Cyber Safety). The extracurricular activities include a Choir, Maths Club with MinecraftEdu, Gardening Club, Environmental Leaders of the Future, care of our chooks, Classroom Kitchen, Running Club, Chess, Dance, Pop up Play, Walking Club, Breakfast Club, keyboard, guitar and drum classes and athletics training.

Parent involvement includes Parents and Friends, Education Board, Classroom Helpers, Kitchen Helpers, Class Coordinators and a Community Cafe open for parents and friends to relax with tea or coffee.

School tours are welcomed and led by our senior students.

Mick Kerin PRINCIPAL

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Yellow Brick Road Frankston take home top branch awards YELLOW Brick Road Frankston was a big winner at the Yellow Brick Road Annual Conference, with five award wins including “Top Branch of the Year” for 2015.

Other awards secured by the branch were “Branch of the Year VIC and SA” and “Mortgage Branch”. Individuals at Yellow Brick Road Frankston also took home awards including Tanya Crawley winning “Branch Support Person” and Arthur Vlanes selected as the “Advice Wealth Manager”.

Yellow Brick Road Executive Chairman Mark Bouris and Chief Executive Officer Matt Lawler honoured Yellow Brick Road Frankston with these awards to reflect their dedication to the business and commitment to help every day Australians achieve their financial hopes and dreams.

Yellow Brick Road Executive Chairman Mark Bouris, said: “This was a particularly strong year for Yellow Brick Road Frankston. With the branch network growing

to service every state and territory (excluding Tasmania) over the past year, the competition for these awards is fiercer than ever before.

However, Yellow Brick Road Frankston is a leader because of their commitment to give their community access to quality, affordable, financial advice. I’d like to congratulate the branch for their achievements.”

Bouris also inducted three branches into the elite “Chairman’s Club”, which was created in 2011 to recognise standout branches and their achievements both from a business perspective and for their roles as leaders within the network.

Of the three new inductees two representatives came from Yellow Brick Road Frankston – David Brewster and Phil Elliott.

Yellow Brick Road Frankston Branch Principal David Brewster said: “The team at Frankston are truly honoured to receive the branch’s awards. It celebrates the enthusiasm, commitment

and sheer hard work of our whole team to see the vision of Mark Bouris and Yellow Brick Road come to fruition in our community. Yellow Brick Road Frankston is passionate about helping people achieve their dreams of owning a home and retiring comfortably. We are fortunate to love the work we do and will continue to keep our focus on always doing the very best by our customers.

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As we go into 2015, the team at Yellow Brick Road Frankston is excited about the opportunities ahead and will strive to provide the local residents quality advice.”

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A Grain of Salt Streams of Consciousness...”What’s the time, half past nine, hang your britches on the line, when they’re dry bring ‘em in, hang ‘em on a dunny tin”. Mum and dad smoked cigarettes. Dad liked his beer but hated gambling. Mum loved her betting (the barber SP; a shilling each way all up, if any, the next race) but hated the grog. No seat belts (no car), no bike helmets, hitchhiked, ate white bread and had lemonade if too sick to walk to school. Westgarth theatre matinees, Buck Rogers. Played in the street till all hours, no telephones, no locked doors, fell out of trees, salvos, bread cart, ice-man and everybody rented. Watched young lovers under the peppercorn trees, screaming Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan catchcry, disappearing into Merri Creek, catching yabbies. Another year gone, the lottery continues. Count your blessings; a premiership, powerball and bills. Hope, though shrinking, springs eternal. *** I’m not big on new year resolutions. They need to be challenging, an achievement for the better so to speak. As last year drew to a close I looked back on resolution 2014 with pride of performance, or lack thereof.

I’m aiming for a bigger hurdle 2015, namely not to criticize Joe Hockey.

For 365 days he will be left alone. Not

too difficult really. If you the reader are unsure as to the wisdom or otherwise of little Joey you’re obviously a lost cause. I’ve always got Lord Tony for baloney words of wisdom. And the sex thing? It’s like riding a bike: the older you get the more you forget where the pedals are. Psychologist Dr John Norcross says up to 45% of resolvers are successful at 6 months falling to 19% by year end. That’s the beauty of psychologists; percentages available on any given subject; our hidden treasures I’m reliably told, but less than convinced. *** Your cappuccino is luke warm and you prefer it hot; send it back; ditto a pot of flat beer and so forth. January, where I constantly witnessed rudeness in restaurants and shops for no apparent reason, perhaps a feeling of misplaced superiority. I’ve decided it’s all down to dickheads who fail to realise they are in fact advertising their sad faults. Then the other type who never seem to take responsibilty for their own actions. In cars obviously. Travelling at the maximum 60 and he/she is “up your bum” using telepathy to transfer the aggression, spotting an opening, whoosh, the imaginary scream of “idiot”. A cancer of stupidity. A young blonde in a Honda called me a dickhead; cute? A career of all things being somebody else’s

fault amounting to the possibility of a life of self harm? Reminds me of the chap who booked a plane from New York to Rome, ended up in Georgia and blamed the airline. *** I adore Channel 9. Don’t we all? Perfect one day, predictable the next.

The non political piece on Julie Bishop on the 6 oclock Boxing Day News gave me another side to this sensitive lovely lady. If they did a similar story on Julia Gillard I must have missed it.

Followed by A Current Affair where they listed the worst shows of 2014 but forgot (apparently) to include their own show. *** “We are just vultures preying on the vulnerable” says The Age columnist Amanda Vanstone on the Sydney Siege media coverage with nary a whisper on the use of the “terrorist” word and our own preying situation at the Northern Territory detention centres, Nauru and Manus. Amanda is entitled, heavily in favour of all things right, as in wing, but surely the lady can see the occasional faults in the present administration? Or is it moi? Still, thankfully, on Andrew Bolt lines Amanda is at best a second cousin twice removed. A redress of the balance? *** The Curriculum review, when refer-

ring to the arts, as in only two compulsory subjects, music & visual arts, with electives (but not in all schools) of drama, dance and media arts. My experience was of confusion in music and visual arts, but somehow, had drama been compulsory perhaps this would have provided the necessary key to seeing the light a shade earlier in life? I’m a fully paid up member of the “whatif” society. *** Obviously the price of a pack of cigarettes has almost reached plague proportions so what to do? A check of my humble pension account displayed a shakey balance, thus the need to put my previous life as a CPA to good use, as in reducing outgoings in the sum of around $100 a week. The answer? Food. The freezer is now full of half loaves of bread, fish, meat and obviously home brand products.

Done. Success, until the next price hike. *** Again... Always remember (or never forget) the famous words “beware of the self righteous, particularly when it’s their duty”. *** Tony’s Sir Prince Phillip idea makes Joe Hockey look like an intellectual...”Come back soon” tent; entrance to Peninsula Link. January 27th....The celebrities who led the

By Cliff Ellen Paris march for freedom (of speech) included the Egyption Foreign Minister. Hypocrites all, no freedom with metadata?...I’m no Pedantic Pimpernel in the world of grammar but it would be nice to get through a day without hearing the word “totally”...

The dedicated smoking zone at the Rye RSL is not a telephone booth.

Surely those on the other end of the line aren’t all deaf?...Biassed sports reporters on the Indians bowling bumpers with no mention of Mitchell Johnson?...My 2014 orchids to Barack Obama for normalising relations with Cuba and to anything Anson Cameron, Ross Gittins and Greg Baum (sport) writes; 2014 axes to that morning newspaper for the 14 days before the state election, to Tony’s $550 mirage and parents who spent 24 hours daily in January finding things to entertain their kids...

Australia Day has passed and we all survived; well done Rosie Batty.... hallelelujah/hooroo...cliffie9@bigpond.com www.ello8.com

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Blackberry to the future

By Stuart McCullough IT was a shock to see them after so long. They were poured from a clipseal plastic bag onto the plate as casual as you like, but from the instant I caught sight of them, I felt a surge of adrenalin. There are all kinds of fruits in this world. There’s passionfruit, juicy fruit, the fruits of your labour and the fruits of the devil. But there’s only one kind of fruit, the mere mention of which causes me to assume the fetal position. Granted, they’re sweet and a great source of vitamin C. They are, however, also my nemesis.

Once upon a time, a blackberry was a kind of phone that had an awkward and near impossibly small keyboard.

According to legend, they were highly addictive and they threatened to take over the earth. That is, until someone invented the smart phone and the blackberry was seldom heard from again. It was as if it had joined the witness protection program or had decided to leave the band and launch a solo career. But long before a blackberry was a piece of redundant technology useful only as an eight hundred dollar paperweight, it was a fruit. Put simply, it was the nastiest, angriest fruit ever invented.

Some fruits grow in orchards. Others sprout in pots or in garden beds.

Blackberries grow wherever they want. They are, in that respect, anarchists. To the best of my knowledge, my father never planted a blackberry

bush. He didn’t head down to the feed and grain store and pick up a packet of blackberry seeds. Like an uninvited and highly inebriated party guest, the blackberry bushes rocked up unannounced and immediately started to make a nuisance of themselves. A blackberry bush is a tangle of green cane and razor wire thorns.

It grows like a child’s scribble and creeps across the earth like an advancing army.

They were a blight on the landscape.

Static on the screen. From the house you could see the densely tangled blackberry bushes clotting up the back paddock. There is nothing to be gained by ignoring them – once they arrive, they are destined to get bigger.

My father would survey their advance and mutter under his breath. His relationship to the barbed wire weed was, however, deeply complicated. On the one hand, he wanted to treat them like

the trespassers they were and obliterate them, if not from the face of the earth, then certainly from the back paddock. But on the other, he was addicted to the fruit they produced. It was a love, hate, pick, preserve, turninto-jam kind of relationship.

Some people reflect on their childhood and remember walks along the creek, games and butterflies, complete with a ‘Wonder Years’-style voiceover.

I, on the other hand, tend to look back on my early years as a period of indentured servitude punctuated by trips to school. There were chickens to feed (where I learned, first hand, that the term ‘hen-pecked’ was so much more than merely a turn of phrase) as well as plants to water. There was rubbish to take out and weeds to be chipped from the drive using a mattock. But the worst of the chores ever assigned to us concerned the blackberry bushes.

The task was always two fold.

First, we were to pillage every morsel of fruit that we could. My father, spoon piled high with berry plunder, could never understand why we’d turn them down. It wasn’t only that we’d already stuffed ourselves. It was that the pain of retrieving them was simply too great.

Say what you will about my father – I know I certainly do – but he is a man that appreciates the importance of an empty ice cream container. They were always available and put to a variety of uses. Feeling queasy in the back

of the car? Perhaps you’ll feel better nursing an empty ice cream container for the next three hundred kilometers until we pull over for lunch. They were an ideal place to store bits and pieces and the perfect receptacle for freshly plucked berries. My brother and I would be dispatched to the back paddock with nothing more than an ice cream container and warm thoughts for company. The parting words of ‘keep an eye out for snakes’ rarely inspired confidence.

To this day, I can’t look a blackberry in the eye. I appreciate that blackberries don’t have eyes as such, but if they did, rest assured I would be looking everywhere other than just there. So when our host produced blackberries, I raised my hand, feigning a chronic case of flatulence. It was an opportunity lost. After all this time, I missed my chance to reconcile myself with my fruity nemesis. It felt too soon.

We were visiting my father when my wife and one of my nieces disappeared. They returned hours later, buckets laden with blackberries. The grins on their faces were as wide as the sky. It was amazing. What I had long regarded as a form of punishment, they regarded as a treat. It’s all about how you see things, I guess. Maybe I should get over it. The next time they trek down to the back paddock, I think I’ll tag along. It’s time for me to get my just desserts. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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FIRST THINGS FIRST FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE FROM one of Australia’s most innovative performing artists comes First Things First - a one-man show of technically virtuosic dance and hilarious physical theatre that explores the art of ‘getting used to it’.

Joseph Simons blasted onto the international dance scene winning the Outstanding Emerging Artist Award for WA AusDance in 2009, since then, he has toured the world with many of Australia’s major dance companies, including the enormously popular Chunky Move.

Now, you can catch him live performing his own special brand of dance theatre, in an evening of firsts you’ll never forget at Frankston Arts Centre on Saturday 7 March.

Do you remember your first day of school? The first time you rode a bike? Your first kiss? The first time is always memorable. But then you do it a second time, then a third. Suddenly, it’s second nature. Join award-winning performer Joseph Simons in this mindblowing display of physicality with his signature charm and wit.

First Things First begins in the foyer of Cube 37, where Joseph is hosting a party for all his friends – you! This is your chance to meet Joseph, have a chat, and be introduced to other members of the audience. Then head

into the Cube theatre to watch Joseph doing what he does best!

Joseph will also spend a week at Cube 37 rehearsing and perfecting his show as well as running a number of community workshops. First Things First is also (very aptly) the first in the season of “Make’n’ Move Frankston”, a dance initiative for creators and audiences alike.

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Phillips the great PROVINCIAL

By IT Gully IT was an unbelievable day in MPCA Provincial cricket on Saturday.

While the highest score for the day was a staggering 136, arguably the peninsula’s greatest ever player, Long Island’s Scott Phillips, was single handedly tearing up Heatherhill.

The all-rounder snared nine wickets in a day, eight in the first innings and one in the second to have the Hills reeling at Bruce Park.

Although heavy rain threatened matches across the peninsula, five of the six Provincial games got underway. Baxter and Crib Point will play

a one-day match this Saturday after Baxter Park was unplayable for the second time this season.

It wasn’t a good afternoon to bat first with Sorrento recording the highest score for the day with 136.

There were two teams who failed to notch triple figures, Heatherhill being rolled for 62 and Pines skittled for 99 against Langwarrin.

It was yet another Saturday however that belonged to Scott Phillips.

Fresh from choosing not to represent the association at Country Week, Phillips tore through Heatherhill, taking the first four wickets before Andrew Tweddle chimed in. Phillips then took the next four before Tweddle took the

last of the innings.

Phillips would be an unbackable favourite for the Wedgewood medal.

Has there been another player dominate with both bat and ball like Phillips has this season?

The master has made almost 500 runs this season at an average about 50 and taken 38 wickets at an average of 10.3.

After rolling the Hills for 62, Long Island blasted a quickfire 4/132 before sending the home side back into bat.

At stumps they were 2/86, a lead of just 16.

Sorrento made the highest score of the round, scrambling to 136 against Moorooduc.

While Nick Jewell top scored with the bat for the Sorras with 42, Jack Kennedy was the chief wicket taker for the Ducs with 4/41. Kenny Cremen was back in the First XI also and snared 2/22.

In reply, the Ducs are in all sorts of trouble at 4/29. Anthony Blackwell has 2/0.

At the other end of the peninsula at Langwarrin, 13 wickets fell at Lloyd Park.

The Kangas rolled Pines for 99 with Nathan Volpe snaring 6/25.

At the close of play, Pines had the home side on the back foot at 3/43.

Jake Prosser had done it again, picking up 2/6, one of his victims being

his brother Matt, who he bowled for a duck.

Mornington rolled Rye for 116 but at stumps were in some trouble themselves at 2/12.

Luke Popov snared 3/16 for the Doggies while Beau Suffern top scored for Rye with 35.

Leigh Lambert took both Mornington wickets and finished the day with 2/7.

Mt Eliza is on the back foot against Peninsula Old Boys.

The Mounties were bundled out for 119 before POB finished the afternoon on 3/70.

The Hillmen bounce back DISTRICT

By IT Gully ONLY four of the six scheduled MPCA District matches got starts on Saturday.

Seaford and Carrum, a critical match in the context of the season, as well as Somerville and Boneo, will be played this Saturday in a one day format.

There was no stopping Red Hill though, who bounced back from their first loss of the season last week to post a massive 3/347 against Flinders at BA Cairns Reserve.

However, despite posting the massive score, there were no triple figures from any of the five Hillmen bats who went out into the middle. Mind you, none of them failed with the bat and they all made more than solid contributions.

Riley Shaw top scored for the visitors with 92, Simon Dart was unbeaten on 79, Rheede Hopgood made 72, Nick Shaw helped himself to 42 and Matthew Merifield blasted 57.

Eight Flinders’ bowlers rolled their arm over in a bid to try and slow Red Hill down.

Flinders will have their work cut out this weekend to try and run down the total.

Main Ridge has a wonderful opportunity to really threaten the top four after getting the better of Mt Martha on Saturday.

Going into the clash, the Ridge (sixth) were half a game behind third placed Mt Martha, fourth placed Carrum and fifthplaced Seaford.

The Ridge have the Reds on the ropes.

Mt Martha was bowled out for 154 on Saturday, Scott Millar getting three wickets.

In reply, the Ridge are 0/26.

Hastings has set Baden Powell 169 for victory.

The Blues racked up 168 on Saturday after Timmy Birch came to the rescue again with an unbeaten 41.

John Harrison wound back the clock for the Braves with 4/69.

Seaford Tigers and Delacombe Park will go down to the wire.

The Tigers batted first on Saturday and made 161 with David James top scoring with 51 and Jack Brooking scoring 38.

Shane Deal was again at his best for the Parkers with 4/36.

In reply, the home side is 1/34.

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Top four push: Main Ridge downed Mt Martha in their DIstrict match on Saturday. Picture: Andrew Hurst

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carnival Saints in box seat Forgetable for the peninsula SUB-DISTRICT

By IT Gully BALNARRING has yet another opportunity for an outright victory after dominating Dromana on Saturday in Sub-District cricket.

Dromana won the toss and sent the Saints in to bat. It proved to be a pretty good decision when the Hoppers rolled the visitors for 168.

Tim Jessup top scored for the Saints with 40, taking the place of David Ross, who didn’t play.

Craig Dunlop was the pick of the bowlers for the Hoppers with 4/50 from 20 overs.

Dromana needed to capitalise with the bat and failed to do so, bowled out for 62 in 28 overs.

Jacob Cook was outstanding for the Saints, picking up 7/17 from 14 overs.

Dromana survived the last two overs of the day in their second innings and will resume at 0/1.

Carrum Downs is looking at a convincing win against neighbour

Skye after the first day’s play.

Skye batted first and was bundledout for just 108. Stuart Swift was the best of the Cougars’ bowlers with 3/25.

In reply, Carrum Downs is cruising at 1/58. No doubt they’ll have a crack at an outright win on day two.

All other Sub District matches will be one dayers this weekend after rain affected the playing surfaces on Saturday. The critical match of these is Frankston YCW v Pearcedale.

Tiger trouble THE fallout has continued at Dromana with favourite son Paul Minchington signing with Frankston YCW. The star forward/onballer, who hasn’t been fit since winning the flag with the Tigers, will be looking for a big year.

Minchington joins Dromana teammates Anthony Bruhn and

Daniel Waddell at the Stonecats.

Also walking out on the club was skipper Jay Neratzoglou, who will play in the amatuers.

Cal Park and Blake McGrath have gone to Fish Creek. Steven Gartner and Stuart Cleeve have gone to Dingley, Andy Kiely has gone to finish his career with his original home club and Christian Ongarello is undecided about where he will play.

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season but it appears that thing are back on track.

The Panthers have just signed Mornington pair Callum Searle and Michael Williams. Williams burst onto the scene in last year’s grand final when he booted three goals and got the Dogs back into the game against YCW. Williams opted for the Panthers over Red Hill, who is was also in talks with.

Let’s just say that his three goals in the grand final last season has helped his hip pocket in 2015.

COUNTRY WEEK

By IT Gully THE Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association failed to have an impact in last week’s Country Week carnival for the first time in memory.

The MPCA finished in sixth place on the table with just one win for the carnival.

That win came in round one when the MPCA rolled South West at Melbourne University.

Sorrento’s Corey Harris made 82 and Moorooduc’s Bobby Wilson an unbeaten 75 in that first game when the team scored 3/260. Long Island’s Justin Bridgeman and Mornington’s Luke Popov snared two wickets each as the MPCA rolled South West for 225.

In Round two, despite making 9/249 with Carrum’s Shaun Foster scoring 59 and Crib Point’s Rob Hearn 44, the MPCA was beaten by eventual championship winner, SaleMaffra, who made 290. Carrum teenager Liam Dobson snared 3/32.

Mornington Peninsula was good with the bat again in round three, making 8/245. POB’s Matty Hyden top scored with 83, Bobby Wilson hit 71 and Justin Bridgeman 50.

However, Murray Valley was up for the challenge and got the runs eight wickets down. Main Ridge’s Gareth Wyatt and POB’s Adrian Jones took two wickets each.

MPCA was smashed in the final game by Bendigo, the eventual runner-up. Bendigo made 8/280 before MPCA were rolled for 179. Wilson took 3/20 and Hyden 2/45. Shaun Foster top scored with 43 and Matt Foon hit 35.

The Development Squad fared slightly better but still failed to make the finals.

Long Island’s Aaron Paxton made 55 in the first match against Hamilton while Hastings’ Luke Hewitt made 25. Hewitt was also the best of the bowlers with 2/22.

In round two, Seaford’s Damien Lawrence scored an unbeaten 100 and Sorrento’s Leigh Poholke hit an unbeaten 79. Brad Trotter from Pearcedale was good also with 58.

It was good enough to see them beat Ferntree Gully by 50 runs.

Hewitt was the pick of the bowlers with 3/31, POB’s Jon Forrest snared 3/49 and Lawrence 2/36.

The MPCA was well beaten in round three against Ballarat. Sorrento’s Liam O’Connor had a good game, scoring 38 and snaring 2/25.

In the final match, MPCA was well beaten by Warnambool. O’Connor top scored again with 53 while Forest scored 41 and Paxton 33. O’Connor also snared 3/44.

Warnambool defeated Ballarat in the final.

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BONUS UP TO

FUEL CARD#

2000

$

5 YEAR EAR R RANTY Y* WARRANTY

PLUS

500

$

4 YEAR CAPPED SERVICING â&#x20AC;

FREE

OPEN SUNDAY

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$

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29,990

$

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MORNINGTON ISUZU UTE

D-MAX D-MAX 4X4

LS-U CREW CAB UTE MANUAL 14BP

$

42,990

DRIVE AWAY*

EXCLUSIVE 3.0L ISUZU TURBO DIESEL

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D-MAX 4X2

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35,990

$

MU-X 4X4

50,990

LS-M 7 SEAT AUTO 14BP

DRIVE AWAY*

EXCLUSIVE 3.0L ISUZU TURBO DIESEL

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$

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$

36,990

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+ PREMIUM AUDIO, w/ BLUETOOTH® & IPOD® CONNECTIVITY + FUEL EFFICIENT 8.1L/100KM# + OUTSTANDING 3.0T TOWING+ + REAR PARK ASSIST

MORNINGTON ISUZU UTE 41 Tyabb Rd, Mornington | PH: 5975 5188 www.morningtonisuzuute.com.au

D-MAX D MAX 4X4

SX CREW CAB UTE MANUAL 14BP + OUTSTANDING 3.5 T TOWING + CRUISE CONTROL + FUEL EFFICIENT 8.2L/100KM 1 AVAILABLE

34,990

$

DRIVE AWAY S/N 61000

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Join us on:

5-Star ANCAP safety rating on 4x4 D-MAX Crew Cab models built from November 2013 onwards, 4x2 D-MAX Crew Cab High Ride models built from November 2014 onwards and all MU-X models. ^5 Years or 130,000km whichever occurs first, for eligible customers; excludes accessories and trays. +3.5 Tonne braked towing capacity on all 4x4 D-MAX models and 3.0 Tonne braked towing capacity all MU-X models when fitted with an optional genuine Isuzu UTE tow bar kit. ~Includes economy alloy tray fitted at motorpool. #ADR 81/02 laboratory tests (combined cycle) for D-MAX models built from 5 November 2014 onwards and MU-X models built from 6 November 2014 onwards. §Leather on body contact areas of the seats. *Private and ABN holders only on 2014 build plate models. Excludes government, fleet, rental & non-profit buyers. Includes one year business vehicle registration, CTP insurance, dealer delivery and Statutory charges. Metallic/mica/pearl paint as shown $330 extra. Only at participating Isuzu UTE Dealers from 1/1/15 until 31/3/15 unless extended, varied or while stocks last. ‡Genuine Isuzu UTE accessories on all 2014 build plate D-MAX 4x4 models to private & ABN holders only.

Excludes Demonstrator Vehicles. Must take delivery of vehicle before 31/3/15. Only at participating Isuzu UTE Dealers until 31/3/15 unless varied or extended. Not available with other offers.

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