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Poor bear the brunt of ‘brutal’ budget

Music makers: City Life Frankston teacher Susanne Whitby (left) and student Leena Cambus are on song and getting ready to tackle a Diploma of Music. See page 8. Picture: Gary Sissons

By Stephen Taylor THE most disadvantaged people in our society will be the hardest hit by the federal Budget – the young unemployed, disabled, and single parents, says Emma King, CEO of the Victorian Council of Social Services.

“I think young people are being demonised,’’ she told The Times.

“The government is hitting our poorest and most vulnerable people – the long-term unemployed and the disabled. ’’They are being hit on so many fronts, such as with university sector fees to be deregulated giving them the green light to charge more, which will further disadvantage young people.’’

Ms King said moving more young people off the Newstart Allowance – which she said was $36 a day – would see more people forced into poverty. “The notion that the so-called Age of Entitlement is over is so much nonsense - as is the notion that somehow the politicians’ pay freeze is going to achieve anything worthwhile.’’

Under the new rules, to start on January 1, applicants for Newstart or the Youth Allowance will have to wait six months before receiving the dole, then work for it for another six months before either getting a job or getting cut off again for another six months.

Newstart will be denied to those aged under 24 (a loss of $48 a week on the current arrangement) and move more young people on the disability support pension to Newstart or the Youth Allowance (a cut of $166 a week).

On the plus side there are incentives up to $10,000 over three years for employers who hire older workers – especially those who have been unemployed for six months or more.

This so-called arning or learning’’ program is expected to save the government $1.2 billion over four years.

Ms King was scathing: “For young unemployed to be denied youth support for six months, and to push the disabled off the disability support pension, is outrageous. How are they going to live?’’

She said low-income parents will struggle to provide for young, out-of-work family members – many of them school leavers - who are unable to find work yet cannot access income support for six months of every year.

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“Instead of acknowledging that early intervention and prevention of joblessness gives a real return on investment, and instead of investing in these things, the Budget will entrench disadvantage.’’

Dr Kathy Landvogt, social policy and research unit manager at Good Shepherd Youth & Family Service – which has offices in Frankston, Hastings and Mornington – said the Budget “lacked coherence and fails its own test of securing the nation’s economic health for the future’’.

She said the ‘sharing the pain’ adage touted

by Treasurer Joe Hockey did not justify “savage cuts in payments to single mums, young people, indigenous Australians, those with disabilities and older people.

“Their lives just got even more difficult,’’ she said. “At the other end of the spectrum – and only a temporary measure – people earning $180,000 will contribute 2 per cent toward fixing what is now proving to be a false ‘budget emergency’.

“We are not sharing the pain; we are taking from the most vulnerable. This is not balanced.’’

Good Shepherd Youth & Family Service has been helping the poor and disadvantaged on the Peninsula since 1976. It assists around 18,000 each year.

Dr Landvogt said the “pain of cuts falls disproportionately on those least able to bear it’’, and describes the cuts to Newstart and the Youth Allowance as “brutal’’.

“Not all young people have a family that can support them. Young people in our services are already disadvantaged and struggle to find work.

Youth unemployment is higher than in other groups and is increasing. However, investments into the public education, training, and support programs that help them into work are being cut.

“They will now be punished for this structural problem by being denied access to income support.’’

Dr Landvogt said single mothers would suffer through losing the Family Tax Benefit when their youngest turns 6 instead of 18 – so losing 12 years of payments.

“The compensation payment of $750 per child is hardly an adequate offset,’’ she said.

“The well-off, on the other hand, continue to benefit from massive superannuation tax breaks, and the deficit levy does not go nearly far enough to redress this imbalance.

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‘Gang of six’ dares to dream on station revamp

By Neil Walker FORMER Frankston mayor Christine Richards made the rejuvenation of Frankston’s railway station, surrounds and its bus interchange a priority when she was a councillor and has not given up the dream of seeing change at the long-time blight on Frankston’s reputation.

Ms Richards called time on her council stint in 2012 after serving a four-year term as a councillor. She decided to try to find a work-life balance in the wake of a bout of cancer.

However, she has now decided to try to effect change for the better from outside the environs of city hall by establishing the Frankston Community Coalition, a group of six people who aim to “be active in the 2014 state government election to be held this November”.

Ms Richards, environmentalist Jenny Hattingh, conservationist Trevor Nock, Frankston Business Chamber president Peter Patterson, service groups leaders Trudy Poole and Ken Rowe make up the “gang of six”.

The group’s first aim is to try to get the Frankston Station redevelopment project back on track.

Ms Richards, the group’s convenor, told The Times it was vital for Frankston Station to become “an attractive and drug-free station and public transport precinct” for residents and visitors to the area alike.

“Frankston Station is a perennial problem that has been neglected by

Out of steam: A group of Frankston businesspeople have launched their own draft plan to rejuvenate Frankston train station and its surrounds. Picture: Gary Sissons

both major parties for decades,” she said.

“Money is already on the table for the Frankston train station but it’s being misspent. Solutions have been promised by parliamentarians, but have not been properly delivered by the bureaucrats.”

Ms Richards slammed the state government’s latest $13.8 million Frankston Station Precinct Improvement Project draft plan released late last month (‘Patchwork station plan condemned’, The Times, 5/5/14) as a waste of $3 million spent on the project to date.

“It looks like a child’s coloured pencil drawing,” Ms Richards said.

The Frankston Community Coalition commissioned an alternative draft plan for Frankston station and its surrounds. Ms Richards said Langwarrin designer and drafter Andrew Ferris took just 24 hours to complete a draft free of charge to the group.

“Andrew’s plans provide substantial additional parking for Frankston train commuters, shoppers and future swimmers who’ll be visiting the new aquatic centre,” Ms Richards said.

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Mr Ferris’ draft plan envisages Frankston City Council relocating from its present office building at Davey St to land owned by council off Fletcher Rd near the train station.

“The proposed council office footprint of 2620 is slightly larger than the existing building, but would have at least five storeys, with a carpark underneath” Mr Ferris said.

“The building can incorporate key green initiatives including solar panels, water re-use, some recycled materials, with far better facilities, meeting rooms and staff areas. The corner site links with the new pool, and is a prominent position that is currently under-utilised. Additional levels could be let to private industry.

Office occupants would enjoy bay views.”

Mr Ferris said the sale of the existing council offices could provide funds for the project, along with money from state and federal sources allocated for transport infrastructure.

A traffic engineer would have to be hired to ensure traffic jams did not become a problem in the area, according to Mr Ferris.

Independent maverick MP Geoff Shaw has toed the Liberal Party line on the Frankston Station Precinct Improvement Project draft plan saying in state parliament last week that Frankston residents’ views would be taken into account when redeveloping the train station and its surrounds and asking state transport minister Terry

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“There is a small group of agitators, led by a former mayor and backed by certain Frankston councillors, criticising the plans through the media.

The agitators are stating that this is all a waste of money for a few trees and cosmetics,” Mr Shaw said.

In reply, Mr Mulder said the state government’s draft plan had been finalised after “extensive community engagements” and “a series of design workshops held in 2013-14 between state and local government.”

“I say to those agitators who raise the issue of transport safety and efficiency before trees, the amenity of the station is just as important as the efficiency of the public transport network and the way the public transport network interacts with the community,” Mr Mulder said.

“The PSOs [protective services officers] on the station, the upgrade to the Frankston line, the money we have invested in maintaining and improving that line have resulted in a massive increase in [trains] punctuality – 90.8 per cent over 12 months.”

Community feedback on the state government’s Frankston Station Precinct Improvement Project draft plan can be lodged by Friday 23 May via www.dpcd.vic.gov.au Ms Richards said the Frankston Community Coalition is holding a public meeting about its plans to transform Frankston station at Mechanics Hall in Plowman Place on Thursday 22 May at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7.15pm.

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LETTERS ‘Quicker’ line LABOR’S candidate for Frankston (‘Frankston out of loop in new rail plan’, The Times, 12/5/14) does not understand how Frankston rail users move in and out of Melbourne’s CBD. Under the Victorian Coalition Government’s visionary Melbourne Rail Link, it will not ‘take 20 minutes extra...to get to the city’ as Labor falsely claims.

In fact, it will be quicker to get to Southern Cross because with the Melbourne Rail Link, Frankston line passengers can stay on the same train without needing to change en route. At present, only 25 per cent of Frankston’s morning trains go straight to the Loop.

Melbourne Rail Link will mean that passengers travelling home from Parliament should almost always get a seat, because their train will have come in from Belgrave, Lilydale or Alamein with Parliament the first CBD station towards Frankston.

The Coalition’s Melbourne Rail Link includes a rail line to Melbourne Airport. This will be great for Frankston residents, as with one change of train at Southern Cross they will be able to travel to or from Melbourne Airport without the worry and cost of finding a long term car park and having to use a shuttle bus to get to the airport. In contrast, Labor opposes a railway line to Melbourne Airport.

The Labor candidate also is not aware that only 27 per cent of Frankston line passengers use Flinders Street as their CBD exit station.

The Victorian Coalition Government will cater for the 73 per cent – almost three quarters of Metro’s Frankston line Melbourne CBD bound passengers – who use Southern Cross,

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Billson claims budget ‘bonanza’

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By Neil Walker DUNKLEY federal MP Bruce Billson has hailed the Abbott government’s controversial cost-cutting budget unveiled last week as “great news” for his electorate despite widespread nationwide angst at the severity of some of the measures.

Mr Billson, also the minister for small business, told The Times there had “been quite an adult response to the budget” from constituents he had spoken to while out and about.

“People realise we’ve had to act quickly to get the budget back under control,” Mr Billson said. “They’ve been saying ‘yeah, it couldn’t keep going on like that’ to me.”

He said Labor had run up “five record deficits and left $123 billion in future deficits” for the incoming federal government to deal with.

“If we took no action, debt would have hit $667 billion,” Mr Billson said.

Perhaps the “mature” response, as Mr Billson also put it, to the federal budget cuts was due to the influence of the likes of “Margaret of Langwarrin”, the 72-year-old pensioner who Treasurer Joe Hockey revealed had given him the resolve to push ahead with cost-cutting measures.

Mr Billson has met Margaret on a few occasions but said he had not introduced her to Mr Hockey.

“Joe approached me about her after she got in touch with him,” he said. “Margaret is a lovely, spirited lady who is engaged with her local community. She’s an interesting character and there’s plenty of those around Dunkley,” he said.

JUDE Perera’s claims about TAFE funding (‘Backlash looms despite budget largesse’, The Times, 12/5/14) are just plain wrong. After almost 12 years in Parliament he still cannot read a budget paper. If he could, he would see that variations in TAFE spending in the 2014-15 state Budget reflect new reporting requirements - not a cut in funding.

Due to legislative changes earlier this year, the operating expenses of the TAFE divisions of dual-sector universities are now accounted for in the annual reports of those organisations - not in the state Budget.

Despite a mischievous campaign

by Labor, the facts are clear. The Coalition Government has committed $1.2 billion per year over the next four years to skills training, which is 50 per cent more than the $808 million the former Labor Government provided in its last year in office.

Chisholm TAFE, with a campus in Frankston, is doing well. Its 2013 annual report shows it posted a $30 million surplus last year, and has grown enrolments by 17 per cent since 2010. Chisholm should be congratulated for this result.

Instead of playing politics with higher education and skills, the Coalition Government is getting on with the job of building a better Victoria by investing in our training sector so that students are best placed to take advantage of the opportunities this Government is creating.

Nick Wakeling, minister for Higher Education and Skills

Community feedback: Dunkley MP Bruce Billson (left) listens to Colleen and Shane Ahrens from Frankston South’s views on the federal budget. Picture: Yanni

Some voters feel Prime Minister Tony Abbott reneged on his preelection promise to be a “no surprises, no excuses government” before the Coalition won power in September last year.

However, Mr Billson said he had delivered on his personal pre-election pledges to secure more than $3 million in funding for the Dunkley electorate in Treasurer Joe Hockey’s first budget.

A list of funding promises Mr Billson made before the election (‘Promises for Dunkley’, The Times, 29/8/13) including $1.25m to improve Frankston’s foreshore, $800,000 to build the Mornington Youth Centre and $759,000 to upgrade CCTV and

lighting in Dunkley made it on to Mr Hockey’s budget “to do list”.

When questioned about changes to age and disability pensions, Mr Billson said “nothing dramatic” would happen in the short term and he had reassured the elderly this was the case.

“It’ll only really affect people of my vintage and there will still be an important safety net in place.”

The contentious move to force those aged under 30 to wait six months before being eligible for unemployment benefits was a “really important” shift to make young people “build their own capacity to earn or learn”, according to Mr Billson.

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Happy kids close to Steve’s heart

AUTHOR Steve Biddulph is a highly regarded public speaker, having enthralled 130,000 parents in his entertaining talks over 30 years, and selling four million copies of his books.

The Secrets of Happy Children, Raising Boys, The New Manhood and now Raising Girls books have been translated into 27 languages, spreading his advice and observations around the world in moving, funny but always practical ways.

Frankston parents will be able to hear this entertaining speaker in two talks at High Street Uniting Church later this month: The Secrets of Happy Children will be held at 7.30pm on Monday, 26 May and Raising Girls at 7.30pm on Tuesday 27 May. Proceeds will go to community projects in Frankston.

A family psychologist for 25 years, Biddulph is retired but continues to write and teach. His work has influenced the way we look at childhood and, especially, the development of boys and men.

Today, though, the exploitation and misuse of girls and young women globally are his major concern.

That concern prompted him to speak overseas. He sold out a number of theatre tours across the UK and hopes to return there again later this year.

Many are surprised at how moving and emotional his talks are, as well as how much fun.

In The Secrets of Happy Children talk, Biddulph will discuss what’s really happening inside kids’ minds, how to be a stronger, more loving, more relaxed parent, how to help toddlers and children feel secure and settled, discipline methods that work, making sure your love gets through and the child-care dilemma.

In Raising Girls, he will discuss what’s happening to our girls. At all ages, they need our help to believe in themselves, he says. They are growing up too fast, are stressed and unhappy. Yet girlhood is meant to be an adventure and a joy. From toddlerhood to teens, there are specific things you can do to help them to be wise, warm and strong.

Tickets at www.frankstonuniting.org.au are $30 which includes a light supper.

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Gina’s crusade looks for a hand up to help

By Cameron McCullough FROM her first memory, Gina Poulos was taught to give.

A migrant family from Cypress, she recalls there always being people at their house, and those people never leaving empty handed.

“When we arrived in Australia, we settled in Traralgon. I always remember my parents being very generous people and they taught us to always give people whatever we had” said Mrs Poulos.

Her father eventually owned rental properties in the area. Sometimes the people renting the houses had fallen on hard times, so when they came around to pay the rent, the family made sure they never left empty handed.

“It was the strong religious upbringing that was at the root of it all.”

Once married, Gina followed in the tradition. It started with giving food, but the need was too great for Gina to ignore.

“My husband and I eventually opened Theodora House in Morwell, to put a roof over the heads of troubled people.”

“Theodora means ‘A gift from God’,” said Mrs Poulos. “It was open to all. Families that were down on their luck, those with mental illness, and even people straight from gaol.”

“It was like a petrol station. People would arrive empty, and they’d leave refilled.”

Eventually Theodora House closed and Gina and Peter decided to move to Langwarrin to be closer to

Giving it all: Gina Poulos in the food bank. Picture: Gary Sissons

their grandchild.

“We still have a food bank in Morwell, run by volunteers, but it was time for us to move on.”

As it turned out, the art of giving wasn’t finished with Gina Poulos yet.

“Once in Langwarrin, I began seeing the same need I’d seen in Morwell,” said Mrs Poulos.

“I began giving out food, and it has grown into a big operation once again.”

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“I don’t just want to give food. I want

to give a listening ear. I want to give them love. I want to give them support.”

Mrs Poulos started packing food parcels in an old marquee in her front yard in Langwarrin.

“People thought we were holding a garage sale. They’d stop and say hello.

Some of those people even became our clients.”

“We supply food parcels from Rye in the south up to Hallam. As times have become tougher, the demand has tripled.”

Currently. Theodora House in Langwarrin is servicing about 80 families, and cooking about 300 meals a week.

“Our food parcels have all the basics, but we try and include some cooked meals in their too for the families. Also, I do put a couple of lollipops in there for the kids. Looking after the kids is something close to my heart”.

After having their first delivery van stolen and set on fire, their second van is now broken down.

“The old girl isn’t going anywhere, I am afraid”, said Mrs Poulos.

With so many people to help, and no transport, Theodora House are having trouble getting their food parcels out.

On top of that, cooking 300 meals a week on a four burner stove and trying to find room to pack their food parcels is also making life difficult.

“We’d love some help. If someone has an eight burner stove, or a marquee we could have that would be great, and of course we are looking for another van to get our deliveries out,” said Mrs Poulos.

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Just reliable so we can help the people who depend on us.”

Mrs Poulos’s house in Langwarrin is a hive of activity these days.

Helped by volunteers who have come on board to cook, pack parcels and do deliveries, she is also assisted by family members.

“My husband and three daughters are a great help. Even my 94 year old mum who lives next door comes and helps each day!”

“If you do something with your heart and get enjoyment, it is its own reward.”

Theodora House can be contacted on 9775 6998.

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Budding performance groups and solo artists will have the chance to perform to audiences without the burden of venue hire costs.

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The Frankston City Community Solar Program event on Saturday 24 May at Frankston Arts Centre from 11am-2pm will make solar power more accessible for residents, businesses and schools with discounts available.

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Allen memories an inspiration for Todd

By Stephen Taylor ENTERTAINER Todd McKenney really does become Peter Allen in his new stage show Todd McKenney Sings Peter Allen coming to the Frankston Performing Arts Centre on Saturday 31 May. The show is the 11th of a 12-venue tour running throughout mostly regional NSW and Victoria since 4 April.

McKenney is a ‘natural’ as Allen: both are outrageous, quick-witted and high-energy entertainers who love to strut their stuff and ‘connect’ with their audiences. Both began entertaining at an early age, with McKenney dancing from age three.

He became well known to TV audiences after portraying Allen in the original 1998 production of The Boy from Oz. He was a judge on Australia’s version of Dancing with the Stars and has won many dancing titles, being trained in jazz, tap, acrobatics and ballroom.

He’s also known for his acerbic wit and irreverent sense of humour. He’s said to be as fit as he’s ever been and matches Allen’s noted high energy on stage.

The show is not just McKenney singing Peter Allen’s hits, but also songs from his earlier musical theatre performances. He’ll tell stories and anecdotes about Allen, as well as lots of ‘’goss’’ from Dancing with the Stars.

Speaking to The Times on Friday, McKenney said he first saw the flamboyant Peter Allen at the Perth concert hall in 1977 doing what he did best - a one-man show. ‘’Mum had been given free tickets and we had seats close to the front. I was 14 and it was my first live show. And, yes, I was enthralled.

It made a huge impact on me.’’

Asked if Allen had become something of an alter ego, McKenney said: ‘’I must admit I was very taken by him and so I’d have to say ‘yes’. We are cut from the same cloth, so to speak, and he kind of organically seeped into my being.’’

Inspired by Allen’s stage character and outgoing personality, McKenney said he worked hard learning to talk and connect with members of his audience. ‘’Now I can do most of it naturally,’’ he said.

“I learned that, as I didn’t have a massive technical range, I would have to learn to be able to tell a story ... to sell myself to the audience by telling them a story.’’

A favourite song in the show is Tenterfield Saddler, which he said audiences usually greeted with ‘aahs!’ ‘’It’s an emotional song and they usually sing along to it. Another favourite is Fly Away.

The performer has sold out twice at the arts centre – most recently a year ago. ‘’I really like performing there; it has great acoustics and I can feel the audience.’’

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So far the 12-show tour has done well: ‘’We’ve sold out everywhere,’’ he said.

McKenney has had a busy 12 months, working in the stage show Grease in Melbourne, preparing for this tour, his new album (of the same name as the tour), his role in The Production Company show La Cage Aux Folles, and now the centre stage shows.

The Frankston performance will have a difference. Organisers say members of the audience with a question should call it out during the show - and McKenney will likely answer it.

And, they say, you’re most welcome to score his performance a la Dancing with the Stars.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a “nasty” mid-morning brawl in a convenience store car park in Frankston on Thursday during which two men were assaulted.

The fight, which erupted outside the 7-Eleven store in Beach St, across the road from the Chisolm TAFE car park, about 10am, was captured on video and was widely circulated across social media networks.

Three teenagers were arrested and taken into custody shortly after the brawl.

Police are still looking for a woman who was seen punching one of the victims while he was on the ground grappling with another alleged offender.

The victims are believed to be linked to the Chisolm TAFE trade training centre and regular customers of the convenience store.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the fight to contact Constable Osbourne at Frankston police station on 9784 5555 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.  A MAJOR police search and rescue operation was launched off Frankston last Sunday following the discovery of an unmanned kayak floating in the bay.

Water police and the police air wing were called in after the discovery of the kayak several hundred metres out to sea off the mouth of Kananook Creek about 9.45.

A large crowd was present on the foreshore as a police launch towed the mystery kayak in to the boat ramp.

However, Senior Sergeant Michael Lamb of Frankston police said some “quick detective work” was able to identify the owner of the kayak.

Wanted: Police are asking for assistance from the public to help identify two youths wanted for questioning following an assault in Mornington.

He was discovered safe and well at a nearby Frankston address.

He was taken to hospital for psychological assessment and treatment.

“Thankfully we had a good outcome, so we were very relieved to find this individual safe and unharmed,” Senior Sergeant Lamb said. “We were certainly very concerned and feared for the worse when the abandoned kayak was discovered.”  A MAN was allegedly punched and robbed in Mornington on Australia Day, 26 January.

The victim was walking along Main St around 8.30pm when a man demanded his mobile phone before punching and head-butting him. The attacker was last seen boarding a Frankston-bound bus in Barkly Street.

Police have released images of two men they believe may be able to assist in their inquiries.

The attacker is described as Caucasian, aged in his late teens, with a worded tattoo around his neck and wearing a pink singlet and green and white shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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A TRAINING centre that helps Frankston’s needy hopes to hit all the right notes with its latest musical venture.

City Life Frankston will offer a music diploma course to the musically-inclined from June in an effort to give the homeless and disadvantaged a pathway into the music industry.

Trainer and assessor Annie Nichols had the idea to introduce Diploma of Music classes at City Life Frankston due to the talented buskers she often sees on the city’s streets.

“We see them playing regularly around here and it’s giving those who are already singing or playing an instrument a way to possibly get a paid job based on their musical passion,” Ms Nichols said.

Teacher Sue Whitby, a musician herself, will train and assess students over the year-long course.

Ms Nichols said the Diploma of Music is an ideal way to learn more about the music industry, “gain extra confidence” and possibly consider a career behind the scenes in the business on the “technology or producing side”.

FEE help assistance to pay for the Music of Diploma course may be available.

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Budget slammed as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;brutalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, poor to suffer Continued from page 1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Treasurer speaks of leaving a better legacy for the next generation, but this budget threatens to reap a bitter harvest: an alienated and socially costly underclass created through lack of hope and support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;safety netâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; exists because there are dangers - not just for individuals but also for society as a whole - in people falling into abject poverty.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Maureen Griffin, of the Frankston Food Access Network, said the â&#x20AC;&#x153;assaultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; on the health care system in the federal Budget was alarming. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am saddened by this budget for many reasons but the outstanding one for me is the assault on the primary health care model. This is where people are able to affordably take more responsibility for their own health through government provided health promotion education, and by having a good relationship with a GP to help them through times of physical or mental health problems,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is of great importance to those already suffering on-going health issues and, possibly, economic and housing problems as well. Emergency departments and ambulance staff are already well and truly overworked and under resourced.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; She asked: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the point of winning a Nobel Prize for health research when the health care of citizens in Australia is now being undermined and compromised in this budget? Primary health care and affordable medical support are keys to a healthy society.

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Network was established in 2008 through VicHealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Food for Allâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; project. It is a collaboration between Frankston City Council and Peninsula Health, with participation from a number of community-based groups and agencies, including Groundswell and Pines Patch community gardens, Brotherhood of St Laurence, CityLife church, Focus On Taste cafĂŠ and local residents.

The primary function of FFAN is to address the issue of local food security by raising awareness, supporting community initiatives and liaising with key decision makers and those involved with policy development and reform.

Seaford resident Dr Matthew Mitchell, who has been teaching in schools and universities for more than 20 years, said he was disturbed at the ongoing assault on the young, who would never get to enjoy the educational and social security support their parents and grandparents received, and faced an ever more challenging jobs market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m appalled at the state and federal governmentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gradual dismantling of civil society in Australia, in particular the ever harder cuts into education budgets, with the TAFE sector copping the brunt of the onslaught.

With declining jobs for young people, as the manufacturing and farming sectors struggle, cutting education funding - and now their unemployment entitlements - is incredibly callous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are serious problems in our society if we have to treat our most vulnerable people in this way. We protect wealthy people with schemes

Desperate Times: Jason Blackwell says he has been hit hard by the budget.

that cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars - like negative gearing - yet we seek savings of a relatively small $1.2 billion by taking it off the most marginalised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are moving from a society where the strong protect the weak to one in which the weak are exploited and abandoned. It is almost as if there is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;war on the poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by the wealthy and powerful in Australia.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The budget announcement left unemployed Frankston resident Jason Blackwell in a world of pain. Like many people, he was more stunned than angry after learning the details of last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s federal Budget.

Mr Blackwell, 35, is currently on the Newstart allowance but is too sick to work and is in the process of being assessed for disability support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an extremely difficult and

complicated process already; now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be that much harder,â&#x20AC;? said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to go to the doctor and specialists regularly and I have medication prescriptions to pay for. After paying my rent and bills, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m left with $40 a week â&#x20AC;&#x201C;and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for food, public transport and everything else. Now I guess I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be eating because all my money will be swallowed up in GPsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fees and extra prescription payments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At least Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m over 30, thank god.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anyone under 30 going to do when they cut their payments off after six months. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen. Obviously I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough to live on. What am I supposed to do in order to eat?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Desperate times indeed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I understand the government needs to cut back, but this is pushing people too far. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anything extra

to give up. We were already in the corner before this Budget came out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really annoying is that the hospital system is already broken. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mess. Now theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re stripping even more money out. I just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get my head around that. But they have $10 billion to pay the Americans for new fighter jets. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just crazy, but fairly typical.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Seaford pensioner Mick Boyd said he was gutted by the federal Budget and hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to sleep properly since hearing news of the new fees and cuts due to stress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ironic, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it, that the stress of all this is probably going to hit my health and force me to go to the doctors,â&#x20AC;? the 68-year-old said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to have enough money to pay to go [to the doctors] unless I go without food or donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy my medications. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care about us old people anymore. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been abandoned. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work anymore then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re worthless, apparently. I worked all my life and paid my taxes. I never once went on the dole. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always paid my way and this is how you get treated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford my car registration any more so I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really go out any more, not that I could afford it. I have to walk to the shops and carry my groceries home, not that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much â&#x20AC;&#x201C; everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so expensive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And now it looks like they going to up the GST as well, so everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be getting more expensive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sick of all the stress of trying to work out how to make ends meet. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really had enough.â&#x20AC;? with Chris Brennan

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IT is that time of year again, when the International Cool Climate Wine Show is held on the Mornington Peninsula.

This annual event is now in its 15th successful year and is recognised as one of the best boutique wine shows in Australia. With an experienced judging panel lead by Meg Broadtman MW, the wine show offers participants from cool climate wine regions the opportunity to showcase their wines.

Owned and organised by the Red Hill Agricultural & Horticultural Show, and held at the Mornington Racing Club, it was originally established to help benchmark cool climate wines.

Since 2000, entries have grown dramatically along with the events reputation.

There are three companion events that accompany the judging. The popular Public Tasting event, proudly sponsored by Luigi Bormioli,

gives the general public the chance to come and sample the entries in the show, including being able to vote for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Awardâ&#x20AC;?. The awards dinner, proudly sponsored

by Hillview Quarries, Peninsula Bulk Meats and Ingham, also allows guests to enjoy a gourmet three course dinner and select complementary wines from the extensive list of entries.

The Masterclass, proudly sponsored by the Mornington Peninsula Shire, is also offered to sommeliers and wine buyers. Held at Southbank, the Masterclass provides a unique opportunity for the wine trade to taste gold medal winning wines and will again be led by Meg Brodtmann MW. For information on any of the events, contact Caroline Dickenson via email iccws@redhillshow.com.au or go directly to the website www.coolclimatewineshow.org.au

‘Margaret from Langwarrin’ an unlikely budget star

By Chris Brennan STRUGGLING Langwarrin retiree ‘Margaret’ was thrust onto centre stage in the federal budget fallout, with Treasurer Joe Hockey revealing encouragement from the “frugal” 72-year-old mother of four had inspired him to push ahead with his controversial cost-cutting agenda.

Indeed, it appears Margaret found a very special place in the heart of Mr Hockey over an extended period of time, exchanging personal letters and phone calls.

“I’ll make a little confession to my wife: over the last few months, there’s been another woman in my life,” Mr Hockey told assembled members of the media at the National Press Club during his post budget speech on Wednesday.

“She’s 72 years of age. Her name is Margaret from Langwarrin in Victoria. She told me her story, sent some photos and I was captured. I rang her and had a chat.”

Mr Hockey went on to explain how words of encouragement and advice from the self-funded

retiree, who grows her own vegetables to help make ends meet, had helped stiffen his resolve to push ahead with tough budget measures.

“Margaret raised four children, she describes herself as a self-funded retiree, but she told me how much her income is and it would hardly suggest that she’s totally self-funded, but she grows her own vegetables,” Mr Hockey said.

“Her husband lost his job in 1991; he was made redundant. People around her have been made redundant in more recent times from factories.

“Her message to me throughout the entire development process of the budget was: ‘Be brave, be true, remember that we have to forge our destiny’. She told me her story about raising four children, trying to develop a business, losing businesses during the recession and she said: ‘Be true to yourself; put in place the things that are going to grow the nation because I am ready to do more’.

“The more I talked to her and the more that I engaged with her, the more I came to understand that what we have to do is build for tomorrow and whether you are 72 or whether you are four years of age, like my youngest boy, or whether you are a little girl born today who is likely to live to 100, we have an obligation now to shape the future,” Hockey said.

Later in his speech, Mr Hockey returned to his favourite retiree to explain the need to ‘share the pain’. “Margaret from Langwarrin says to me I had to live within my means all my life, I want you to do the same,” Mr Hockey said. “And as Margaret said, you never get anything if you don’t put in the hard work. You are never able to get there and make a change unless you make a contribution.

“So we are asking the Australian people to make a contribution and there will be lots of political discussion and there will be lots of talk about this and that.”

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OUTSTANDING REFURBISHMENT NO BODY CORP UNIT

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Turnkey condition unit, tastefully renovated with special extras now offered to fastidious buyer looking for easy settling in without a thing to do or to lease out to quality tenant. Instantly appealing, the unit comprises formal lounge, spacious study, new kitchen with stainless steel appliances including dishwasher, large dining area opening to undercover dining patio and a generous private yard for gardening, playing or entertaining.

Continuing inside, there are two bedrooms with BIRs, family bathroom, laundry, heating and cooling while the lock up garage has ample room for car as well as storage.

1/474 Nepean Highway FRANKSTON phone e: frankston@obrienrealestate.com.au

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Andrew Milne 0418 303 591

9781 6666

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PATTERSON LAKES 4 Palm Beach Drive

LIVE THE LUXURY LIFESTYLE ON THE WATER This is a great opportunity to secure your place of resort lifestyle with ultimate water views!

An ideal haven for the boating enthusiast with its own deep water ďŹ&#x201A;oating pontoon.

The substantial two storey home is set on a large block behind secure electric gates, and also comes with plans and permits for a second dwelling.

Comprising: 4 bedrooms, master with en-suite, mirrored BIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to all bedrooms, all bedrooms open to a deck balcony with water views. Two living areas , all with water views.

Open plan kitchen meals area overlooking the cannel and leading to a timber deck alfresco area, manicured gardens and enhanced by an in-ground salt water pool and built in BBQ area, double remote garage with extra car spaces.

Close to bike and walk trails, Lakeview shopping centre, schools, Freeway & Eastlink access.

463 Nepean Highway CHELSEA phone e: chelsea@obrienrealestate.com.au Page 6

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Saturday 1.00 - 1.30pm

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Vanda Kaye 0409 132 165 Joanne Constan 0418 662 877

obrienrealestate.com.au

CHELSEA 1/9 Fowler Street

SANDHURST 14 Merriwee Chase

LUXURY, ELEGANCE AND STYLE

THE ART OF LIVING

This beautifully present free standing townhouse with its own street frontage is less than four years young and is well appointed with quality fittings & fixtures.

The home boasts polished timber floors, vast open plan living & dining areas, with a stylish entertainers kitchen looking out to the outdoor entertaining area.

It is with great pleasure we offer this amazing property with a free flowing floor plan complimenting family living and entertaining, coupled with stylish design and immaculate presentation, makes this Metricon home a must see.

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$470,000 plus

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Nicki Larionoff 0410 400 073

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Michelle Stephens 0417 352 644

Steve Namlu 0415 967 565

Cameron Charles 0412 733 795

PATTERSON LAKES 17 Mermaid Court

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RESORT STYLE ENTERTAINING AND LIVING Warm, inviting, and family friendly living is what lies behind the front door of this magnificent home, tucked away in the bowl of a quiet court providing privacy and security, allowing the children to play without worrying about the traffic.

Comprising 4 bedrooms; master suite with a spacious dual vanity en-suite, two further bedrooms, generous in size, with built in robes, and the 4th bedroom with beautiful views of the rear pool area. The home offers an open plan family meals area, a kitchen with ample storage , a secure in ground sparkling pool that’s surrounded by timber decking as well as an undercover Balinese style alfresco area, plenty of yard and beautifully manicured gardens.

This home is an entertainer’s delight!

Homes of this calibre are highly sought after, so don’t wait!

463 Nepean Highway CHELSEA phone e: chelsea@obrienrealestate.com.au

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Saturday 7th June at 11am

Inspect

Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm

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Vanda Kaye 0409 132 165 Joanne Constan 0418 662 877

9772 7077

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BONBEACH 1/12 Newberry Avenue

CARRUM 5/16 McLeod Road

BEACHSIDE TOWNHOUSE WITH VIEWS

GREAT LOCATION, MOVE RIGHT IN...

AFFORDABLE BEACHSIDE HOME - This double storey 3 bedroom Townhouse is only 3 doors from the beautiful white sand of Bonbeach and has wonderful views from the upstairs balcony. Be the envy of your friends with 2 separate living areas, fully enclosed west facing timber deck and paved patio.

This apartment is the definition of luxury.

Located in the heart of Carrum, it is only 2 years NEW and boasts 2 bedrooms.

Take note of its locality: It’s positioned in a highly sought after Carrum boutique apartment building with 2.7m high ceilings, a stone’s throw from the Shops, and only 240m to Carrum beach.

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$680,000 - $730,000

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Inspect

Contact Agent

Contact

Mike Joy 0421 063 771 Nicola Nakon 0411 236 501

Contact Steven Aldinger 0410 513 446

CHELSEA 7/11 Bath Street

Stavros Ambatzidis 0409 708 000

SEAFORD 52 Armstrongs Road

N O I T C

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BEACHSIDE EXECUTIVE DREAM Walk to the beach. 2 years young 2 br apartment main bedroom with walk-inrobe, secured sliding door to balcony, 3 split systems, solar hot water, glass canopy range hood, gas hot plates. Easy to clean floorboards and double blinds to all windows.

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Offers over $550,000

Inspect

Inspect

Saturday 11.00 - 11.30am

Contact

Andrew Tomlinson 0422 234 341

Contact Agent

Contact Art Sudharm 0403 571 245 Stavros Ambatzidis 0409 708 000

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957M2 OF PRIME BEACHSIDE PROPERTY Blocks of this size are exceptionally hard to find especially in this sought after location that is close to shops, schools, wetlands, walking track and beach. If you are looking for a well built family home that is spacious and has loads of yard then this property is for you.

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Chirstine Graham 0408 322 784

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FRANKSTON 3/199 Beach Street

FRANKSTON SOUTH 9 Harrow Hill Court

N O I T C

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PRIME OPPORTUNITY

VENDOR MUST SELL

Are you looking to buy your first home or an investment? Then this one is a must see. This lovely 2 bedroom home will not last long! if you are searching for an entry point into the market whether it is as an investment or your first home – Look no further!

Rarely do homes of such exceptional quality, style, size and location present themselves! Architecturally designed and beautifully crafted, this single storey brick veneer home is situated on approx.

2730sqm and within close proximity of Frankston CBD, childcare, schools, parks and Peninsula Link.

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Saturday 14th June at 12.30pm

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Buyers over $687,000

Inspect

Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm

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Contact

Michelle Stephens 0417 352 644 Cameron Charles 0412 733 795

Contact

Christine Graham 0408 322 784

PATTERSON LAKES 74 Scarborough Drive

Katie Moon 0411 396 529

PATTERSON LAKES 23 Erinka Crescent

RESORT STYLE LIVING!

THE PERFECT FAMILY HOME

A stunning townhouse well positioned in sought after Endeavour Cove Marina.

Enjoy the Patterson Lakes lifestyle with your very own boat mooring. An open plan living and dining zone with double sliding doors opening to a full sized balcony perfect for entertaining.

This comfortable and stylish home sits in a well planned cul-de-sac in the popular precinct of Patterson Lakes Complete with 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 separate living areas and a sizeable kitchen and positioned in a low maintenance block approx 502 sqm.

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$560,000 - $590,000

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Contact Agent

Inspect

Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm

Contact

Nicki Larionoff 0410 400 073

Contact

Vanda Kaye 0409 132 165

Steve Namlu 0415 967 565

463 Nepean Highway CHELSEA phone e: chelsea@obrienrealestate.com.au

Joanne Constan 0418 662 877

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SOLAR EFFICIENT

BITTERN 86 Dunlop Road

BARGAIN BASEMENT

HASTINGS 12 Otway Court

ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES!

GREAT STARTING POINT

Saturated in northerly light and architecturally designed to maximise space and storage, this impressive two storey residence with a combination of period style and modern living has everything you require in a family home. Step out into the great outdoors with single room bungalow,

Well maintained three bedroom home located in a quiet court. Featuring galley style kitchen with new gas stove and separate lounge with gas heating and ceiling fan, plus heat exchange fitted to home. Other notable features include security alarm system, outdoor entertaining area and two garden sheds.

Walking distance to local schools, shops and public transport.

large outdoor entertaining area, 30 solar panels and 30x25m workshop.

Contact Exclusive Agent.

Contact Exclusive Agent.

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PRICE: $480,000 Offers Over VIEW: Saturday 1:00-1:30pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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SUPERB PRESENTATION

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PRICE $270,000 Negotiable VIEW Saturday 11:00-11:30am AGENT Ken Brown 0402 868 368

CRIB POINT 3 Whittle Street

GLORIOUS 1/4 ACRE BLOCK

EXQUISITE LIVING ON A 1/4 ACRE

Nestled on a glorious 1/4 acre (approx.) this brick veneer home has got the lot. Boasting four bedrooms, semi-renovated bathroom and a study, the home has been lovingly cared for. The open plan dining and sunken lounge room sprawl from the lovely kitchen, offering s/system air conditioning.

Established gardens flourish on the block that also has a lock up brick garage, carport and outdoor entertaining.

Offering more than just the basics, this home has plenty of room to move and zones to grow. The design features four bedrooms, separate rumpus room and an additional lounge. Air-conditioning units are throughout the home which has a streamlined kitchen with new s/steel dishwasher, gas H/P, range hood and bench oven.

Outside boasts double carport & workshop and at the rear is a fully-lined & refurbished

Contact Exclusive Agent.

bungalow. Contact Exclusive Agent.

PRICE $390,000 Offers Over VIEW Saturday 2:30-3:00pm AGENT Ken Brown 0402 868 368

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HASTINGS 4 Sunset Rise

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PRICE $429,900 VIEW Saturday 11:00-11:30am AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

CRIB POINT 3/136 Disney Street

CHEAPEST IN THE ESTATE

CHEAPER THAN RENT

Spacious family home set on approx.

605m2 allotment with two street frontages.

Also featuring four bedrooms, two bathrooms, two living areas & a double garage with rear roller door through to the

Perfectly positioned with street appeal, this unit has two bedrooms - main bedroom has WIR and access to bathroom, spacious open plan living receiving plenty of sun and the adjoining kitchen has

backyard. Other inclusions are ducted heating, Kleenmaid dishwasher, gas hotplates and electric bench oven.

Currently returning $1560pcm on a month to month lease. Contact Exclusive Agent

s/steel appliances including a dishwasher.

Tastefully decorated with block out blinds throughout, there is s/system heating & cooling, whilst outside there is an enclosed paved private courtyard.

Contact Exclusive Agent.

PRICE: $367,500 Negotiable VIEW: Saturday 2:00-2:30pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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PRICE: $270,000 Negotiable VIEW: Saturday 2:30-3:00pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

BALNARRING 24 Balnarring Beach Rd

LARGEST UNIT IN COMPLEX

TASTEFULLY RENOVATED

As big as a house and the best value in town. This quality 3 bedroom unit, at the rear of complex, is suited to first home buyers, investors or retirees. The home is brand new & features a beautiful modern kitchen with s/steel appliances, BIR’s to two bedrooms and main bedroom with WIR & FES. Huge open lounge and meals

This two bedroom home has been renovated with space in mind. Different angles have been used in the ceiling to give the interior that modern feel. The new kitchen has plenty overhead cupboards and s/steel appliances, the renovated bathroom has a european laundry and both bedrooms have new carpet and blinds. A

area with ducted heating and feature down

newly erected garage is fully insulated and

lights throughout.

Contact Exclusive Agent

lined and has air-conditioning for use as a games room. Contact Exclusive Agent.

PRICE $329,950 VIEW Saturday 1:00-1:30pm AGENT Ken Brown 0402 868 368

PRICE $489,000 Negotiable VIEW Saturday 12:00-12:30pm AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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Quality set in stone YOU will feel like you it’s holiday time all year round with lovely panoramic water views across Western Port Bay greeting you every morning. In this sought-after area, close to the water and marina, this impressive double storey offers contemporary style and space for the whole family. At ground level is a modern kitchen with stainless-steel appliances including a dishwasher, with an adjoining dining area opening out to a delightful alfresco entertaining zone that overlooks the landscaped gardens. Two more living areas also enjoy the sunny aspect, and for those working from home or studying for exams, there is large study. Also on the ground floor is the main bathroom and three big bedrooms all with built-in robes. A standout feature of the top floor is the private balcony accessed via the palatial master bedroom. Featuring a walk-in robe and ensuite, there is a massive parents retreat that will accomodate a modular lounge suite and television unit. The block measures about 584 square metres and external improvements here include a double garage with rear roller door access through to the back yard.

Address: Price: Agency: Agent:

6 Sandstone Court, HASTINGS Offers over $550,000 Ben Tallon Real Estate, 1/34 High Street, Hastings, 5979 8003 Wendy Tallon, 0419 135 836

PICK A WINNER

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CRIB POINT 8/288-290 Stony Pt. Road

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

STYLISH & MODERN

ALL THAT YOU NEED

This exciting two bedroom residence will appeal to those who are upsizing, downsizing, first home buyers or investors.

Features include Caesarstone bench tops, s/steel appliances, floating floors, heating & cooling and single remote controlled garage. Also featuring pebble paving & well fenced low maintenance back yard, ideal for kids and pets. Close to boat ramp and shops. Minimum 5% return for investors.

Contact Exclusive Agent

This exciting two bedroom residence will appeal to those who are upsizing, downsizing, first home buyers or investors.

Features include Caesarstone bench tops, s/steel appliances, floating floors, heating & cooling, outstanding quality fixtures & fittings & single remote controlled garage.

Also featuring pebble paving & well fenced low maintenance back yard. Minimum 5% return for investors.

Contact Exclusive Agent

PRICE: $265,000 VIEW: Saturday 2:00-2:30pm AGENT: Ken Brown 0402 868 368

PRICE: $260,000 VIEW: Saturday 2:00-2:30pm AGENT: Ken Brown 0402 868 368

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A CERTAIN PLEASER

HEAVILY REDUCED

This home is still under builders warranty and is set on a 1/4 acre lot. Be delighted by the secure front garden and the deck platform leading to the formal entry. Special features are hardwood blackbutt timber floors in all living areas, a captivating kitchen with granite

This property is ideal for those looking to work from home or house a truck, bus, caravan or boat, the garage truly is massive, it also has a workshop area with extra storage. The home has a clever floor plan with dual living. Two bedrooms are at the front of the home with a living area and bathroom, then you have a separate

benchtops and Blanco appliances, bathroom with spa, and master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe.

Contact Exclusive Agent

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PRICE $400,000 Offers Over VIEW Saturday 2:30-3:00pm AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

bedroom, bathroom and living area, ideal for a teenager or extended family member.

Contact Exclusive Agent.

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For Sale

301-303 Main Street, Mornington

Redevelopement Opportunity For Sale • Commercial 1 Zone • High exposure corner site • 2 titles to be sold as a whole • Total land size: 1334m² (approx) • All properties currently leased on a short term basis • Scope for single or multiple use (STCA) For Sale: $2,200,000

Contact: David Toms 0418 995 366 For Lease

230 Main Street, Mornington

Main Street Value that’s ‘Plane’ to See! For Lease Take the next step in business with these prime, yet affordable, Main Street office or retail spaces in a recently refurbished building offering exposure, character and high foot traffic volumes. Set beside one of Main Street’s shady Plane trees with a split level design to maximise exposure, the three 70 or 75sqm retail shops or generous office spaces, are available immediately with attractive rents.

For Lease: $1,900 or $2,050pcm plus GST & Outgoings.

Contact: David Toms 0418 995 366

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Education Awards to recognise improvement Frankston City Council is calling on the community to nominate students, teachers, parents and carers who are making a difference to educational outcomes in our city. )RU WKH ÀUVW WLPH &RXQFLO LV UXQQLQJ an Education Award program as part of its commitment to improving educational outcomes and job creation.

The theme for the education awards is ‘rewarding improvement’.

The initiative focuses on raising aspirations and building skills by recognising students who have improved and the teachers and parents/carers who have helped them.

“Jobs are a key priority for Council and one which is underscored by activities dedicated to raising educational aspirations and outcomes at a local level,” Frankston City Mayor Darrel Taylor said.

“The supply of a highly-skilled and smart workforce to attract business and investment to Frankston is paramount.

“Encouraging young people to stay at school and developing habits of lifelong learning are vitally important for the whole community.”

Run by Frankston City Council and sponsored by four key local education supporters the winner of each category will be awarded a sum of $500.

Sponsors include the Frankston Times, Frankston Mornington Peninsula Local Learning and Employment Network, South East Water, Chisholm and Monash University.

“We are very lucky to have many organisations in our region working towards these goals.”

There are eight categories: For primary schools Primary School Student Primary School Parent or Carer Primary School Teacher For secondary schools Secondary School Student Secondary School Parent or Carer Secondary school Teacher

For training organisations Student in a Registered Training Organisation or community setting Teacher in a Registered Training Organisation or community setting 7KH DZDUG SURJUDP RIÀFLDOO\ FRPmences during Education Week on May 19 and nominations will be accepted until 15 August 2014.

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Do you know a student who has worked REALLY hard or overcome major obstacles?

A parent, carer or teacher who has HELPED a lot or started something GREAT?

THEY COULD WIN $500!

NOMINATE THEM FOR AN AWARD.

It’s all about IMPROVEMENT For criteria and nomination forms visit www.FrankstonLearningCity.com.au

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Cardiac Rehabilitation Program 69 BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IN FRANKSTON Our hospital is one of only nine free standing private rehabilitation hospitals in Victoria and the only one serving Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mornington Peninsula growth corridor.

Through rehabilitation, patients receive the care, therapy

Our Cardiac Rehabilitation team includes a Rehabilitation Physician, and support they need to regain maximum independence Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurses, Cardiac Physiotherapists, Dietitian, and quality of life following surgery, an accident or a major Occupational Therapists, Pharmacist, illness. Inpatient and outpatient carePsychologist, is available. Speech Therapists and Pastoral Care Practitioner.

Our tailored rehabilitation services include:

Together Stroke they will customise your individual Cardiac program and provide one-on-one therapy sessions during an inpatient stay. We also have Neurological Reconditioning our outpatient program which follows the National Heart Foundation Multiple trauma Pulmonary guidelines to lead to a healthier, happier you.

Orthopaedic

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Pain management

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255-265 Cranbourne Road, Frankston Tel.: 03 9788 3333 Fax.: 03 8790 8747

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■ GENERAL PRACTICE

General practice has you covered When Dr Jenny Downes-Brydon started Peninsula Family General practice in 2004, little did she know it would be the size it is today.

“Since the birth of the clinic ten years ago, we have focused on refining the model of care despite changes in funding and support,” said Dr Jenny.

“We focus on keeping quality health care affordable, reducing wastage and duplication of health resources and minimizing unnecessary medications.”

The clinic prides itself in taking longer with their patients and has made a commitment to offering a holistic approach to family medicine.

“We teach GPs just starting out the benefits of coordinate care; we actively meet with families and involve them in care.”

When it comes to the aged in our community, Peninsula Family General Practice have showcased their long term commitment to the provision of quality care.

“We are on-site at four retirement villages- taking our whole team with us- specialist including a cardiologist, psychogeriatrician, psychiatrist, dementia specialist, diabetes educator, dietician, exercise physiology, nurses devoted to aged care, pharmacy.”

It is not just the patients that are nurtured, but Peninsula Family General Practice is recognised for their support of future doctors.

“We support medical students and encourage them that GP is a rewarding career,” said Dr. Jenny.

“I have always been passionate about teaching and have had many registrars and medical students

through the practice” With more than 25 years’ experience in all aspects of general practice, Dr Jenny has a strong interest in women’s health, mental health and providing multi-disciplinary care in a comfortable family environment.

“We are recognized by universities, specialists and the acute care sector for the quality of our care and keeping people out of hospital and in friendly

loving environment with ongoing care from the GP team.”

Other services include: Healthscope pathology onsite 8.30am – 1.30pm Monday-Friday Open Saturdays 9am – 1pm Four female general practitioners and two male practitioners

Services at Peninsula Family General Practice include chronic disease management, mental health services, counselling, family planning, travel advice/vaccinations, minor surgery, skin checks, dietary and nutritional advice, acupuncture, psychiatry and podiatry. The practice is now taking new patients and with appointments available on the day, book online or call 97813300

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Mornington Winter Jazz Festival is here MORNINGTON will be abuzz over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend with the sights and sounds of the second Mornington Winter Jazz Festival.

The festival, which is on from 6-9 June, will see Mornington come alive with all things music, art and heritage and will celebrate a dynamic program featuring all genres of jazz.

With even more free and low cost entertainment on offer, the 2014 festival has something for everyone.

The cornerstone of the festival is the dynamic jazz program, with internationally renowned artists Vince Jones, Katie Noonan and Paul Grabowsky, as well as Melbourne artists Hetty Kate, Wilbur Wilde, Jex Saarelaht and Flap!

Ticketed performances will see Mornington heating up with atmosphere, jazz and groovin’ at The Grand Hotel, Mornington Cinema, Beaches, Harba, God’s Kitchen, and many more great venues. Tickets are in high demand and selling fast and are available at www.morningtonjazz.com.au In addition to the ticketed gigs and dinner shows, free jazz and music performances will be held in venues and locations across Mornington all weekend blowing the winter blues away.

The festival showcases fantastic local musicians, artists and bands. Local performers include the Michelle Nicolle Quartet, Jason Chalmers Trio, Steve Romig and Rob Pappalardo, plus Lauren Calcialgi and Martin Bonett, Charlotte Jane with The Cat and The Fiddle and the Westernport Regional Band and Royal Australian Navy Admirals Own Big Band.

There’s Music After Dark at Mornington library, Jazz n’ Swing afternoon at Peninsula Grange, Market Grooves on Main St, Rockin’ Rods custom car show and the Aero Bounce in the park and Mornington Historical Railway Jazz at the Station, to name just a few of the great events in the entertainment program. Full event details are available on the festival website.

With full contingent of free live performances all weekend, there’s no excuse not to come down.

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The empire of rhyme strikes back

By Stuart McCullough MY nephew Jake had a problem. As a thoughtful and considerate uncle, it was only natural that I should help.

His football team was assigning nicknames – apparently, such things no longer occur spontaneously – and he got lumbered with ‘Beefy’. This is not a reference to his physical dimensions (he’s as lean as a whippet) but rather to his surname: Cowburn.

We both rued an opportunity lost.

Using the logic adopted by his teammates could easily have resulted in an awesome nickname, like ‘T-Bone’, ‘Lord Bovine’ or ‘The Burger King’.

Even ‘Beef Pattie Newton’ has a certain charm. Given the names inflicted on some of the other players though, my nephew got off lightly. Suffice to say that one of the larger kids got saddled with the irretrievably unflattering, The Wall with Eyes.

Instantly, I knew what I had to do.

As his uncle, I needed to immediately conjure up a new nickname for Jake – one imbued with just the right balance of mystery and danger. One as unlike Beefy as was humanly possibly without resorting to Klingon.

“From this moment,” I solemnly declared, “you shall be known as Nighthawk”. It sounded and felt right.

My nephew was happy. All was well.

That is, until he decided to reciprocate.

“From this moment on, you shall be known as Not-So-Slim Shady.”

I could only recoil in horror. Or, possibly, challenge the cheeky beggar to a rap battle.

It’s true that no good deed should go unpunished. So while Nighthawk

will now be the envy of his peers, particularly The Wall with Eyes, I am left to wrestle with the indignity that is being the Unreal Slim Shady.

That’s not to say that my nephew doesn’t have a point. It’s a proven scientific fact that my rhyming skills are highly advanced and that, for a brief time, I considered becoming a full time rapper. But, truth be told, while there are some obvious benefits

to being a rapper, there are some substantial downsides too. While a career in rap is a virtual license to wear a tracksuit at all times, you run the risk of being gunned down in a drive by.

Or having another rapper make fun of you in a song, thus necessitating some kind of musical retaliation. It seems like a lot of trouble.

That said, rappers have the best names. These aren’t assigned at birth

but created by the artists themselves.

Grandmaster Flash was born Joseph Saddler, Kurtis Blow was Kurt Walker and the inestimable Snoop Doggy Dogg is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr to his mum. Taking a new name is an act of self-creation, one in which the artist fabricates a mythology while simultaneously ‘keeping it real’. It’s one of many contradictions that are an inherent part of the hip-hop universe of which I am now a part. This is to be contrasted with the world of singers who, more often than not, accept the name they’re given.

Suffice to say, Celine Dion has and will always be Celine Dion, rather than, say, MC Lungbuster.

As Not-So-Slim Shady, I have to acknowledge that my new nomenclature is merely a rip-off of somebody else’s alter ego. The Real Slim Shady is better known as the rapper, Eminem. In turn, the name Eminem was derived from his actual name, Marshall Mathers. As Marshall Mathers is to Eminem, by rights, I really ought to be S and M (albeit spelled as ‘Esinem’). For a range of reasons that require little in the way of imagination, this should be strenuously avoided at all costs.

Since being bequeathed my name, I have made some changes. Already I have requested new business cards.

I have updated my ‘LinkedIn’ profile to include freestyle rapping as one of my skills. Next week, I’ll include break-dancing too, as soon as I’ve remastered the art of the backspin. I no longer shake hands. Instead, I greet people using a series of elaborate

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hip-hop gestures. In fact, being christened Not-So-Slim Shady has been liberating. For years I have wanted to bust out an avalanche of rhyme but the ideal moment never presented itself. The right moment to pump up the jams never does when your name is Stuart. But for Not-So-Slim Shady, every conversation is just another chance to pummel my opponent with a cavalcade of syllables as I dazzle people with my flow. But aside from bringing the rhyme and wearing tracksuits, there’s one thing that rappers prize above all else: revenge.

On Sunday, Nighthawk will take to the field with his football team.

Doubtless, The Wall with Eyes will be there. But it’s no ordinary match.

Jake/Nighthawk will be playing his one hundredth game. At first, I thought about sabotaging the banner, perhaps deliberately misspelling his name. My nephew would be disappointed to have to run through a banner that read, ‘WELL DONE JACK’.

But that would be petty.

I have another idea. Luckily, I still have my old drum machine – Dr Rhythm – and tracksuit pants. When the half-time siren sounds, I will race out to the centre of the ground and start bringing the rhyme. It will be a kind of tribute to my nephew with plenty of profanities thrown in to keep the umpires on their toes. It seems the least I can do after being given a new lease on life as Not-SoSlim Shady. Well done Jack, Jake, Nighthawk. Enjoy the rhyme-fest.

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Performance IT is 50 years since The Go Show hit the airwaves in 1964 to become the must-watch music show for a new generation of teenagers. It was a ground-breaking phenomenon when it first went to air 50 years ago, introducing live and local pop music for the first time. It hit television screens hot on the heels of the lifestyle shattering tour of The Beatles, creating the perfect vehicle for a stable of local teen stars and changing the lives of generations of baby boomers.

2014 marks the fourth The Go Show reunion tour and the demand for the return each year has been incredible.

The 50 year anniversary show will feature the songs that made these artists house-hold names in Australia and we guarantee to bring back some great memories, musical highlights and a chance to relive the past for the many baby boomer fans that come out in force to hear the music from the past they love ‘The Go Show Gold’ team has created a perfect reflection of the times.

The energy and excitement of performers still at the peak of their talent transports the audience to the hysteria of 1964.

Artists including Masters Apprentices, Ross D Wylie, Johnny Young, Normie Rowe, Ronnie Burns, Mike Brady, Mixtures, Colleen Hewett, Ronnie Charles, Buddy England, Colin Cook, Bobby Bright, Marcie Jones & the Cookies, Pussyfoot and Tony Worsley.

Palais Theatre, 2 August. Tickets 136 100. *** The Dinosaurs Adventures, the No.1 attraction at the Sydney Royal Easter Show is set to open in Melbourne.

These life-size creatures will be taking over Caulfield Racecourse this June and July.

Dinosaur Adventures is an exhibition that is captivating young and old alike. Explore a prehistoric world full of life-size moving dinosaurs and be amazed and thrilled as the greatest

•In a heated Big Top. Dinosaur Adventures, Caulfield Racecourse, Saturday June 21 – Sunday 20 July. www.dinosuaradventures.com.au ***

creatures ever to walk the earth return and come alive right before your eyes.

Marvel at the story of their 200 million year domination of life on earth.

Watch them move. Hear the roar. From the ripple of their skin to the glint in their eye, you will think that the dinosaurs really are back!

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Pegged as a must-see these School Holidays, Dinosaur Adventures is set

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Opera Australia and John Frost, producers of the hit musical The King and I, are pleased to announce a partnership with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) that will see this lavish and opulent production deliver much needed funds to Australia’s preeminent child health research institute.

The King and I is providing 600 tickets to an exclusive dress rehearsal performance on Sunday June 8 at 6pm for which all proceeds are donated to this worthwhile charity. The funds collected from this performance will go towards research into conditions affecting children, such as allergies, diabetes and obesity, as well as finding answers to unsolved problems, such as cancer and genetic conditions.

The King and I was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s fifth musical together and is considered one of the jewels in their crown. It was based on Margaret Landon’s 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam, which took its inspiration from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, a British governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam (now Thailand) in the early 1860s.

The beautiful score includes the songs I Whistle a Happy Tune, Getting to Know You, Shall We Dance? and Hello, Young Lovers.

For the Melbourne season, four-time Gold Logie winner Lisa McCune plays English governess Anna Leonowens opposite international stage and screen star Jason Scott Lee as the King.

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read the newspaper? Or Billy Shorten at $13,000 for a table of 10 at a Labor fundraising dinner. How much for a sit alone table Billy? One thing I can guarantee, neither function will make mention of the Mornington Peninsula.

I shouldn’t complain, at least they come from Melbourne. Marta won out in the conclusion of Janet King as we knew she would, but why didn’t they dust Vince’s pen for fingerprints? I checked in on The Logies for 30 minutes and immediately copped two favourites in Steven Currie and Shane Jacobson co-presenting an award; being funny but not funny.

Caught an interview with real talents in Carrie Bickmore and Esse Davis, both deserving but came away empty.

As always in the best actor awards (Locky Hume?) one wonders who does the voting? Yawn. *** Our government is considering approving the hire of nannies from Indonesia and the Philippines. Six days a week, food, clothing and medical insurance, 2 weeks leave, return air fares and a weekly wage of $200. Sounds good to me. Must one have children? *** The adulation for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is widespread. Gushing from newsreaders and other commentators and the real joy on the faces of the many thousands who flock to catch a glimpse underline this happiness.

To this day I have no idea or connection to people who flock to see royal celebrities. I may well be missing out on something but I feel no loss.

Good luck to all those happy royal watchers.

*** Newlyweds across Australia to be given a $200 voucher for marriage counselling as part of a $20 million trial to strengthen relationships and avoid family breakdowns? “Having counselling before marriage helps us understand getting married will make changes to the fairytale love that is present at the beginning of a relationship. At the same time we can realise the love is still there regardless of changes; two people are committed to living together, and along with this come responsibilities of work, a mortgage, children, daily expenses.

All may affect the mood of either partner at various times”. Love is blind darlings. Always has been, always will be. I remember the priest (lovely chap) giving me the good oil over three two hourly meetings before marriage but I have no memory of his words, forgotten on my way to the car. *** You have to admire the Coalition tactics. They set up this tommyrot National Commission of Audit headed by Tony Shepherd and arrive at draconian suggestions, almost none of which will be acted upon, but indeed softening the groundwork for the budget (bad cop/ good cop) and in the process adding brainwashing (alarmist rhetoric) for followers of the former triple A Labor Government. *** As I see it we are not in a financial crisis

By Gary Turner

cancer, heart disorders, genetic conditions, premature birth, obesity, diabetes, and allergies.

The King And I opens at the Princess Theatre, Sunday 8 June, 2014. Tickets 1300 111 011. www.thekingandimusical.com.au *** Some of Australia’s best country performers have each chosen songs for a special CD, Send It Down Hughie 2, to raise funds to help drought-stricken farmers.

Although there have been good falls of rain in some areas, the pressure on farming families is still great with many in need of financial support just to survive.

Twenty-one artists and their labels have enthusiastically collaborated with Country Music Capital News magazine to produce this album.

All proceeds from sales will be delivered direct to farming families most in need through the volunteer services of Aussie Helpers, who have been supporting farmers for more than 12 years.

The album also features the great works of Roo Arcus, Troy Cassar-Daley, Adam Harvey, Luke O’Shea, Bob Corbett, John Williamson, Luke Dickens, Dean Perrett, Graham Rodger, Adam Eckersley Band, Kasey Chambers, Felicity Urquhart, Kaylee Bell and many more.

Send It Down Hughie 2 is only $30 delivered to your home. To order your copy and support our farmers visit www.senditdown.com.au For more information about Aussie Helpers Ltd visit www.aussiehelpers. org.au

A Grain of Salt WRITERS abound these days, easier via a computer, stolen and re-written, learned and ignorant alike. To get themselves a name, bewitched with fame and honour?

Many pretend public good, more likely pride and vanity. Some, like me, to show they are still alive.

“Skim off the cream of other people’s wits, pick the choice flowers of the tilled gardens to set out their own sterile plots” or “lard their lean books with the fat of others’ works” Self publish even?

Oh my God, May already, seven long years since I began writing this column.... *** How about our state budget? Denis the menace in action. Lots of money for Frankston High School, next to nothing for the TAFE debacle.

Here’s me thinking the major public concerns are health and hospitals, but no, it’s a train line to Melbourne Airport which, due to my age (sadly) I’ll never see.

Shades of the Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre.

Oh well, there’s always the widening of the Skybus route, and Danny Boy Andrews will soften the trip to Melbourne by eliminating those level crossings, assuming I can afford car rego. *** I don’t get it. $3000 for lunch and access to Joe Hockey and his mates. Why not go buy some fish and chips and

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*** Telstra advises people with 4G coverage is the only choice for “people who are going places” but that’s as ridiculous as it sounds.

Technological changes (advances?) in such a short span of years. What of the experts predictions? An education revolution? Human nature, as in laziness, bullying, stalking, stupidity, pornography, dirty tricks, crime and corruption survive and wars do not disappear.

The big three, money, sex and power ever present. I see big business and governments having more power, thus many more have-nots and fewer haves.

Privacy may disappear for the vast majority; ASIO almost insignificant alongside the likes of Google and Facebook.

Fortunately we live in hope; no other choice.

Enjoy the day. A Collingwood victory helps. *** Have we got any other actors? Marta Dusseldorp, Vince Colosimo, Shane Jacobson.

Thousands of other performers, some arguably better, but no. Every time I turn the box on there they are.

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and haven’t been for years, nor according to the ABS is there any imminent threat of one. Joe exaggerates if you care to examine his pronouncements.

No big deal, but surely the lack of intelligent response from Billy Shorten is enough to cause concern? It’s like football Billy Boy. You let a team get a run on and the game is almost over. It’s on your shoulders, unless you’re secretly on the side of the CEOs? *** Power may corrupt kiddies, but it’s not necessarily helpful in a fist fight...Winter approaches, keep a lookout for females making pea and ham soup...“The broader the smile the longer you live” according to a survey done by Psychological Science? “If you have an opinion on something in life, then you’ve got to have the courage to state it publicly. And if you don’t, you might as well grow flowers.” [Peter Abeles]....

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Stonecats flex their muscles PENINSULA LEAGUE

quarter like we did.”

Mathers said Totaro was a big loss to the team.

“Anthony was playing a key defensive role for us and was getting better each week. On Saturday we gave him the job on Garth,” he said.

“This allowed us to use Carroll (Dale) up forward, which we have been wanting to do for some time.

“It’s a shame to see him go down.

He hasn’t had a lot of luck with injury.”

Langwarrin goes into the first break of the season with a five-one win-loss record after controlling the match for four quarters against Seaford.

Other than the Tigers kicking the last two goals of the third quarter and the first major in the last term, Langwarrin was in command for the remainder of the match, winning 14.18-102 to 12.9-81.

Kangas coach Gavin Artico said while “it was great to come away with the four points”, he still believed his side was far from its best.

“To be honest, I still don’t believe the message is getting through to them. In saying that, we are six weeks into the season, we’ve lost on one game by less than a kick against last season’s grand finalists and we are yet to put our best team on the paddock,” said Artico.

“I do expect a lot from the teams that I coach. We have plans for the opposition for a reason but sometimes we just aren’t playing to instruction.

“I am seeing improvements in the team every week and there is no doubt a lot of individual improvement is going on.

“As we get closer to getting our best team on the park, hopefully we start playing some of our best footy for longer periods.”

On Saturday, Liam Hogan continued his great form after crossing from Dromana, while Dan Wehner and Andrew Withers are playing fantastic footy. Kieran Albanese kicked his first goal in senior football and Jake Smith was in for his first game of the season and finished with two majors.

For the Tigers, Tommy Shaw booted four goals and Aaron Walton was among the best.

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By Toe Punt FRANKSTON YCW flexed its muscles on Saturday and once again highlighted that it is the measuring stick in Peninsula League, thrashing Edithvale-Aspendale.

Heading to the home of the reigning premier has become a frightful experience for most clubs in the past couple of seasons, however it held no fears for the Stonecats on Saturday.

YCW led at every change, extended their lead throughout and finished with a ten goal to three hammering in the last 30 minutes, winning 22.20-152 to 9.11-65.

The Eagles can thank their lucky stars that the visitors struggled for accuracy in front of goal. With 42 scoring shots to 20, the margin should have been closer to 100 points.

The game was marred by injury with the Eagles hit worst.

Mark Mullins appeared to break his hand, forward recruit Jarrod Garth pinged a hamstring, Beau and Tom Turner both appeared to injure themselves and ‘man-mountain’ ruckman Markham Johnston looked as though he tweaked an ankle.

It was a shame for the Eagles, who appeared to have their best side for the year with Tim Mannix and Tim Mavric both included.

It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Stonecats either with Anthony Totaro appearing to rupture his ACL. He broke his arm last year.

Ben Tellis was unbelievable for the winners on Saturday with six goals.

Kevin Lylak had the ball on a string and Lachy Wallace was freed from Collingwood VFL duties once again and finished with three goals.

Steve Mannix and Craig Wray were the best of the Eagles, while Brad Tagg also worked hard.

Frankston YCW coach Scott Mathers said it was good day at the office on Saturday.

“Other than the injuries, it was a terrific day for us,” said Scott.

“We had our best side in for the year and we headed to Edithvale quietly confident that we could do well.

“They lost a few players early and then again in the third quarter, which really helped us to dominate the last

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Liam Hulett booted five goals and Justin Norton four for the winners while Dylan Jones and Mark Tyrell combined beautifully around the ground.

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In Michael Burke’s club record game for the most games played, the young Bulls did everything they could to try and win for the league legend.

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Jackson Calder was at his best with five goals for the winners while Anthony Simpson continued to dominate the 2014 season.

Toddy Gardiner booted three for the Gulls and was of his team’s best, along with Ben Finemore, Zac Graham and Jayden Attard.

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Top of the mountain for Hillmen NEPEAN LEAGUE

By Toe Punt RED HILL has claimed top spot on the Nepean League ladder after leading all day to beat Crib Point.

In the battle for top spot, Red Hill jumped out of the blocks and led at every change, eventually winning 14.8-92 to 10.13-73.

The Hillmen dethroned the Magpies at the top of the ladder, led by Marcus Dal Lago and YCW recruit Paul Wintle.

In attack, Red Hill continues to get maximum benefit from Jarrod Eames, who finished with four goals, while Ben Maguiness (three majors) is getting forward and contributing on the scoreboard, something that is new to his game.

Matt Hyden played his best game for the Hillmen since crossing from Ballarat in the off-season and Michael Mock is delivering on a consistent basis.

The visitors got as much as six goals up during the second quarter, however, as it has done often this season, the Magpies never threw the cue in the rack.

The Pies couldn’t get closer than three goals though.

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were outstanding for the black and white while Glenn Boyd was dominant again in attack with four goals.

Red Hill coach Tony Blackford said he knew Crib Point would come at them.

“Their form suggests that they are fit and play the game right to the final siren,” said Blackford.

“We knew that to beat a good side like Crib Point, we had to play 100 minutes of football. We saw against Rye what can happen if you drop off.”

Blackford said he was happy where his team was at heading into the bye.

“If I had of told you we would be on top of the ladder with just one loss after six rounds, I’m sure you would have said we were getting ahead of ourselves,” said Blackford.

“We added some very good players to a talented list during the off-season and we knew that if we could bring our best to the table each week, we would be competitive against every side.

“We’ve learned some valuable lessons along the way. However, we are only six games in and there’s a lot of football still to be played,” he said.

Frankston Bombers went very close to causing the upset of the season, going down to Sorrento by just nine points, 9.9-63 to 10.14-74.

It took a last quarter onslaught from

the Sharks to get over the line after trailing the Bombers at every change.

The home side led Sorrento by 16 points at quarter time, ten points at half time and by eight points at the last change.

However, the likes of Jonny Casper, Trevor Mattison and Leigh Poholke with five goals really stood up for the Sharks in the final term and they were able to boot 5.2 to 2.1 to grab victory.

Once again, despite being in a winnable position, the Bombers were unable to hold off a fast finishing opposition (it happened against Hastings on Anzac Day).

Jay Reynolds with three goals was again outstanding for the Bombers, while Jason Bedford was back and at his best. Ryan Marks-Logan was also a four quarter contributor for the Bombers.

Dromana and Pearcedale went on a goal feast on Saturday, booting 46 between them.

Anthony Bruhn booted eight for the Tigers, while Steve Gaertner booted five and Daniel Waddell four in their 31.15-201 to 15.12-102 victory.

It’s amazing to think that the Panthers booted 15 goals and still went down by 99 points.

Basil Sibosado was again outstanding for the Panthers with four goals

while Ben Cadd and Dylan Hoare led from the front.

Hastings, despite missing a handful of their best players, proved too strong for Devon Meadows.

The Blues led at every change with Steve Robb carrying on his reserves domination with four goals.

The Blues extended their lead at every break, winning 16.10-106 to 6.9-45.

Daniel Wishart is playing inspired football at the moment and he is almost unstoppable when he is at his best. Colin McVeigh is another who is at the top of his game and Luke Hewitt was outstanding with four goals.

Devon Meadows booted just two goals in the second half and didn’t kick a goal in the third quarter.

Despite being extremely active in the off season with recruits, Devon is really disappointing.

James Bow booted four to be a highlight and Jesse Dehey was back to his best, along with Gavin Kerr.

Rye was able to hold off a fast finishing Somerville in their match at the nest, winning a thriller, 15.14-104 to 15.8-98.

It was a really important game for both clubs, the win launching the winner into the top five at the first interval of the season.

Ben Holmes was back for the Demons and was probably the difference between the sides in the end, booting five goals.

Aaron Findlay continued his purple patch, finishing with four majors and Rhett Sutton dominated in the ruck after a spell with injury.

Rye is starting to get its best side out on the park and will be close to full strength after the bye, including possibly Ryan Semmell, who is currently in the Foxtel Reality TV show, the Rookie.

Callan Dixon was electric for the Eagles, David Hirst booted four goals and Travis Bravo and Leigh Stewart were excellent over four quarters.

Rosebud did what it needed to do and that was to beat Tyabb comfortably.

The Yabbies still managed to score, however, finishing with nine goals.

Rosebud booted 27.

Keegan Downie played the match of his life with eight goals for the Buds while Tom Baker and Ben Dwyer each finished with five goals. Greg Bentley was outstanding once again.

Shane Waterstone and Ethan Rahilly were the best of the Yabbies, while Jake Anderson was also among the votes with two goals.

Magpies knocked off perch: Red Hill managed to defeat Crib Point to take the top of the table position. Pictures: Andrew Hurst

High scoring match: Goals were plentiful but a win was not for Pearcedale, who went down to Dromana by 99 points.

Pictures: Doug Farr

Five point heartbreak for Dolphins VFL

By Paul Kennedy THE Frankston Dolphins suffered a heart-breaking five-point defeat at the hands of North Ballarat on Sunday.

On a windy Ballarat day the Dolphins started full of run and pressure, on-ballers Leigh Kitchin and Shane Hockey in everything to give their team a 4.2 to 1.2 lead at the first break.

But the 30 minutes that followed ultimately cost the visitors the game, North Ballarat running unmolested

through the middle of the ground as they piled on five goals to none to move 12 points clear at the long break.

When the Roosters opened the third stanza with two quick goals it appeared a blowout was on the cards, but Frankston found another gear, matching North Ballarat’s intensity at the ball to keep the deficit to 19 points at three-quarter-time.

Inspirational ruckman Russ Gabriel then took over the game, continuing his aerial domination of North Melbourne’s Eric Wallace, Gabriel was a man possessed at ground level

too as he repeatedly sent the Dolphins forward.

Fellow big man Khan Haretuku also stepped up, booting three quick goals to breathe life into the visitors’ charge.

Around the ground it was all Frankston, Hockey and Ben Cavarra running like it was the first quarter, and when Shannon Taylor slotted a clever running goal at the 20-minute mark the Dolphins were in front.

A desperate final few minutes ensued with both teams trading goals, but it was the Roosters with their noses ahead when the siren sounded.

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