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Caretaker mode kicks off council campaigning Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au CARETAKER period has kicked in for Victorian councils, with elections now just one month away.

Frankston Council entered caretaker period on 22 September, after holding their final ordinary meeting the night prior. Caretaker mode prohibits councils from making certain types of decisions and from producing materials which could affect voting at the election.

Nominations for the council election also closed on 22 September.

The local government elections will take place by postal vote. Election material will be sent out by mail between 6 October and 8 October.

Campaigning will be made more difficult this year by the current COVID-19 restrictions, which prevent candidates from holding forums and door knocking.

The current council, which began its term in 2016, has not been without controversy. A state government appointed municipal monitor sat in on council meetings from December 2017 to June 2019 at a cost of over $100,000 to ratepayers.

In the monitor’s final report, she wrote that Frankston councillors behaved in a “disrespectful, hostile, and aggressive” way at meetings (“Council behaviour hostile and aggressive”, The Times, 23/12/19).

“A staff engagement survey was

Langy junior kicking goals It’s been around a decade since Sydney Swans captain Luke Parker played in a Langwarrin jumper, but the AFL star still thinks fondly of his boyhood club. He spoke to The Times about how his time with the Kangaroos helped shape him into the player he is today. See sports Page 19. Picture: Supplied

conducted in early 2018 and the results were very concerning for the councillors and CEO. The CEO and executive, whilst acknowledging that they needed to make improvements, were of the view that the poor result was also about staff’s perception of poor councillor behaviour,” monitor Prue Digby wrote in her final report.

She also wrote that during this council term, a number of referrals were made to the Local Government Inspectorate regarding alleged breaches of the Local Government Act. While discussing the finding of the monitor’s report at an ordinary meeting, councillors began arguing and Cr Glenn Aitken stormed out of the room.

The monitor’s stay at council was extended when former council CEO Dennis Hovenden departed his role with only four months left on his contract. Council confirmed that they paid Mr Hovenden “all his statutory entitlements” when he left the job.

A bullying scandal caused further division at council last year. Cr Steve Toms was suspended for four months in September 2019 after a bullying complaint made against him was upheld by a councillor conduct panel. This July, Cr Toms was censured by council for a Facebook post spruiking council’s new free parking scheme made during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cr Colin Hampton was the subject of a local government inspectorate inquiry during this council term, but was cleared of wrongdoing.

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Volunteers recognised for hard work SIX of Frankston’s best volunteers have been celebrated for their contributions to the community across social, charitable, and sporting volunteering services over the last year.

The Impact Volunteer of the Year awards were held on 20 September.

Winners Gary Zeuschner, Helena Blomeley, Peter Lewis, Melissa Burgess, Tanya Thomas, and organisation Theodora’s Cheerful Givers were celebrated at an online awards show on the Frankston Council Facebook page.

Donation Chain founder Helena Blomeley won an award for initiative for her work in providing showers, toiletries, and clothing for those who need it. She congratulated the winners and other nominees for their hard work. “Together we’re making Frankston a better place, all of us,” she said.

Theodora’s Cheerful Givers was the recipient of a $1000 prize for its work providing food for Frankston residents in need and for maintaining the deliverance of this service while working under COVID-19 restrictions. Gina Poulos, the creator of Theodora’s, said the prize money would aid in feeding up to 1000 residents.

President of Langwarrin Netball Club Gary Zeuschner received a volunteer’s award for leadership. Over his career, Mr Zeuschner has built rapport with other clubs at Lloyd Park and provided counselling services and personal support to his members after the Treasurer of the

club passed away. He said that his focus is on “keeping women and kids engaged in sport”.

Tanya Thomas was nominated for her community work for neurodiverse children. Ms Thomas helped Peninsula Health reform the way they work with children living with disabilities, particularly those who are austistic and non-verbal. The hospitals now have “passports” for healthcare staff to understand their needs quickly.

Frankston North Community Centre volunteer Melissa Burgess was nominated for teamwork after she established the Friday Food Playgroup.

The playgroup continues to bring families together for support and socialising and to teach children about healthy eating habits. Ms Burgess said the kids “are more likely to try new things” when they’re together.

Founding member of Community Support Frankston Peter Lewis was nominated for service after 52 years as an advocate for vulnerable clients of the organisation.

Impact Volunteering coordinator Sue Dunn said “I think the spotlight has really been on volunteers this year and how vital their work is to keeping our community ticking over, especially during times of crisis.”

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AWARD winning volunteers (L to R top row) Gary Zeuschner, Helena Blomeley, Peter Lewis, (L to R bottom row) Melissa Burgess, Tanya Thomask, and Gina Poulos. Pictures: Supplied

LED lights going up

Infighting, governance issues during term

THOUSANDS of street lights in Frankston will be fitted with LED lighting from November this year.

Frankston Council will switch the 7000 street lights from fluorescent to LED in November.

“Council declared a climate emergency late last year and this project will reduce emissions by as much as removing 110 cars from the road each year,” the mayor Sandra Mayer said.

“I am really proud we are taking this step in significantly reducing our carbon footprint, as we progress towards our target of zero net emissions by 2025. The LEDs are up to 53 per cent more efficient than the lights they are replacing and the project is expected to save council over $2.6 million over the life of the light fittings. This will allow us to direct more resources into other community services, providing more value for money for ratepayers.”

Council says that the old lights will be recycled, and that the new lights are expected to last for 20 years.

Continued from Page 1 Earlier this year, the process undertaken to act on changes to Frankston’s Green Wedge management plan was referred to an audit for review. This came after councillors expressed concerns that a previous resolution had not been acted on for months (“Audit into Green Wedge action delay”, The Times, 17/2/2020).

Council also ordered an audit into its internal processes and potential risks for corruption after Casey Council was sacked by the state government. It is understood that the internal review uncovered one application made to council which had falsely suggested that no meetings had been conducted between council officers and an applicant, in this case an employee of Watsons (“Council planning audit complete”, The Times, 6/7/2020).

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Nominations for the election closed shortly after publication deadline.

A full list of candidates running for Frankston Council will be published in The Times next week.

COUNCIL elections take place next month. Picture: Gary Sissons

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Pandemic’s violent complication Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au ELDER abuse, an insidious stablemate of family violence, is rampant on the Mornington Peninsula during these strained days of COVID-19.

With Victoria’s second highest population of elderly people, the peninsula has the highest number of police callouts per capita for family violence in metropolitan Melbourne.

Data presented to Peninsula Health shows family violence presentations to emergency departments and inpatient settings have increased 88 per cent in the past year. Similarly, elder abuse presentations are up 59 per cent.

Statistics suggests that at least 10 per cent of those living on the peninsula aged over 65 are at risk of, or are experiencing, elder abuse.

Peninsula Health’s head of social work Dr Meghan O’Brien said the referrals coming through had a “higher risk rating and severity compared to pre-COVID, and included stalking, sexual assault, head-butting, trauma to the head and strangulation”.

She said about 70 per cent of older people experiencing elder abuse are women and that older people experiencing elder abuse are usually coping with more than one form at any time, such as financial and psychological abuse.

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sons and daughters followed by partners, many older people do not want to involve the police or take legal action.

“The older person is more likely to be focused on supporting the perpetrator, perhaps their child, who may have factors such as financial stressors – gambling or unemployment – or mental health issues or a disability,” Dr O’Brien said. “Research has shown that they may not recognise [it] as family violence and may regard abusive behaviour as a normal part of their intimate partner or family relationships or part of ageing.

Hospitals had an important role in reporting and preventing elder abuse as most older people trusted health professionals.

Dr O’Brien said the “true picture of what is occurring will probably not be visible or understood until after the pandemic”.

“The restrictions have heightened the known risk factors – especially isolation – as well as financial stressors, depression, previous trauma history, dependency on family for care-giving, and pre-existing medical conditions,” she said.

Telehealth calls – where the health professional does not visit them at home – make it difficult to engage with the older person, especially where the perpetrator is present but not be visible during the call.

Similarly, fewer meetings where all

the family and the older person are in the same room, make it harder for health professionals to gain an insight into the family’s dynamics.

Seniors Rights Victoria provides information, support, advice and education to help prevent elder abuse and safeguard the rights, dignity and independence of older people.

Services include: Helpline, 1300 368 821 (10am-5pm Monday to Friday) and Bayside Peninsula Orange Door, 1800 319 353.

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Students sign up for Auslan classes MORE Victorians have been expressing an interest in learning sign language this year.

Auslan interpreters have been in the public eye in 2020, with more people watching televised press conferences than ever before.

Expression Australia estimates that there has been an 80 per cent increase in interest in its Auslan classes this year.

Emma Roeschlein, a former Frankston Council employee, took up a Diploma of Auslan at Melbourne Polytechnic.

“I chose to study a Diploma of Auslan at Melbourne Polytechnic because I wanted to contribute to increasing access and inclusion in my local community. The local government area of Frankston has the second highest concentration of sign language users in Victoria, its population doubled between 2001 and 2011 alone,” she said.

“While working for the local council, it became clear to me how critical it is that government services are made accessible and inclusive for members of the deaf community.

There is a cultural gap between deaf and hearing people, and it’s important for people like myself to work to bridge that.

“Being involved with the deaf community has opened my eyes to the inequality in society and challenged my own values and beliefs as a hearing person. I didn’t view being able to hear as a privilege; I perceived it as a normal part of everyday life. It

wasn’t until I started to learn Auslan that I realised being able to hear is, in fact, a privilege not granted to everyone. Having access to emergency warnings, being able to watch live media updates and having access to information in my first language are privileges that my deaf friends, more often than not do not have the same access to.

“Learning Auslan has had a profound impact on me as an individual.

It’s fundamentally transformed how I communicate with people, my understanding of disability and how I perceive the world around me.”

Ms Roeschlein was awarded the Melbourne Polytechnic Outstanding Vocational Education and Training Foundation Student of the Year in 2019. She now works as a language services coordinator with Expression Australia.

To continue classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, Melbourne Polytechnic has adapted to a remote delivery model for its courses.

This week is the National Week of Deaf People, which takes place from 19 September to 25 September.

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A MAN is in a serious but stable condition after a stabbing in Frankston last week.

At around 12.05am, 19 September, police were called to Petrie Street after reports of a stabbing were made. They found a 35-year-old at the scene with a laceration to his neck.

The man was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

At a nearby house, police arrested a 38-year-old man. He is assisting police with their enquiries.

Investigators believe that the parties are known to each other.

Any witnesses are asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

POLICE are looking for 24-year-old man Grant Gaut.

A warrant has been issued for Mr Gaut’s arrest. He is wanted in relation to a theft.

Police describe Mr Gaut as “181cm tall, with a thin build, hazel eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion.”

Police said that he frequents the Melbourne CBD, Mordialloc, Abbottsford, and Carlton areas.

An image of the man (below) has been released to help police with their search. Anyone who recognises him can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.

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Education needed to lower local drug overdose death toll Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au FRANKSTON had 71 unintentional overdose deaths between 2014 and 2018, the third largest of any Victorian region.

The Mornington Peninsula, with 50 recorded deaths, was fifth on the list of 14 regions listed by the Penington Institute.

Topping the list of unintentional overdose deaths was Geelong, with 82, followed by Dandenong, 78, Frankston, 71 and Melbourne, 60.

The Carlton-based institute’s 2020 Australia’s Overdose Annual Report said more than 2000 people died from overdoses in the previous year.

The institute’s CEO John Ryan says druginduced death is not confined to either illegal drugs or those taken as medicines.

“When used in conjunction with other drugs, alcohol may contribute to a fatal overdose, or rarely, be the sole cause of an unintentional drug-induced death,” he said in a foreword to the report which was released in August.

“Up until recently, alcohol was the third most common drug involved in unintentional druginduced deaths, though it has recently been surpassed by both stimulants and anti-depressants.

“It is a grim landmark – and a brutal indictment of our governments’ narrow focus on controlling the supply of substances while failing to care enough for those who are already consuming and at risk of multiple harms including fatal overdose.”

Although Australian statistics were unlikely

to be available until 2022, Mr Ryan said evidence from overseas showed “COVID-19 is accelerating trends and exacerbating risk factors which are already detectable in this year’s report”.

“Vulnerable people risk losing the supports they rely on to stay connected and healthy. But these risk factors for overdose were present in Australia long before the pandemic,” he said.

He said people used drugs for many reasons, including curiosity, pleasure “or the promise of new experiences” as well as in response to mental or physical traumas.

“Mental health drivers are important, like anxiety and depression. Some people turn to drugs to distract them from despair or isolation, while some are people with little hope for their futures, including the financially insecure and those who have lost their jobs.

“Drug use risks are driven by alcohol and pharmaceutical drugs as well as the illicit drugs that are the subjects of whispered conversations. All these drugs contribute to overdose and death.”

Mr Ryan said there were no simple solutions to the problem and “real time prescription monitoring” was not a “silver bullet”.

“A comprehensive national overdose strategy would be a good start if it had clear indicators to end overdose, as would expanding the Take Home Naloxone Pilot from three states to every jurisdiction in Australia.

“There is much more to be done – but at a minimum, we need an overdose educated and empowered community.”

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THE Grand Hotel, Mornington’s current co-general managers Cameron Price and wife Pir Taylor Price with Pir’s dad the late Bernie Taylor. Picture: Supplied

Grand new lease of life THE leasehold of Mornington’s landmark Grand Hotel has been sold for an undisclosed sum.

The changing of the guard comes after long-time owner and businessman Bernie Taylor died in November.

Mr Taylor bought the hotel’s freehold and leasehold in 1976 and set about establishing it as Main Street’s preeminent drinking and dining establishment.

Its current co-general managers are son-in-law Cameron Price and daughter Pir Taylor Price.

Mr Price said the family would retain the freehold of the 1889

heritage-listed building after a “pretty emotional” sale process.

“Pir has spent almost 25 years working for her dad and I’ve been here 11 years,” he said. “It’s hard enough losing her dad but the hotel, too, has been a big chunk of her life.”

Purchasers the Black Rhino Group also run the Baxter Tavern, Baxter, and the Riviera Hotel, Seaford, along with 12 other hotels in the Melbourne CBD and country Victoria. Established in 2012, the group would seem to be a good fit for the Grand as it, too, offers gaming, wagering, family bistros, sports bars, retail liquor, en-

tertainment and accommodation.

Black Rhino’s David Tomsic is reportedly the son-in-law of Bruce Mathieson, who owns 25 per cent of the ALH Group’s 330 hotels and 520 retail outlets across Australia. Woolworths owns the other 75 per cent of the group.

Mr Price said Mr Tomsic was a “good operator who understands the industry”.

“He probably recognises the Grand as a logical stepping stone,” he said.

The family would not disclose the leasehold sale price.

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KINGSTON has joined 11 other councils to call on the state government to place stricter restrictions on electronic gaming machines.

A letter to Premier Daniel Andrews, signed by Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley, calls for the shutdown of pokies venues between midnight and 10am. Kingston has experienced some of the highest gambling losses of all Melbourne municipalities in the last five years.

The regulations, if adopted, would reduce poker machine operations from 20 hours per day to 14.

Data from the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation showed Kingston gamblers lost $62.08 million on poker machines from July 2019 to March this year. The closure of bars and pubs during Melbourne’s first lockdown switched pokies off from April, saving Kingston’s local economy about $20 million based on past gambling losses.

Cr Oxley said the shutdown gave local residents the dual benefit of a “desperately needed” boost to their wallets due to COVID job losses along with a break from gambling establishments.

“The shutdown will also have helped people experiencing gambling harm to take a much-needed break from gambling on poker machines and meant they could pay their rent or mortgage, put food on their tables, pay other bills, and perhaps even buy simple things such as a coffee or pizza,” Cr Oxley said.

“We can get a silver lining out of COVID-19 if we can see reforms happen in Victoria that will reduce

gambling harm. The entire community will benefit from this.”

The Alliance for Gambling Reform endorsed the measures outlined in the letter, which were recommended by the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission. They called for increased autonomy for councils to regulate against gambling harm to their residents.

“No level of government is closer to the devastation poker machines cause than the local council representing the people who live with pokies spread throughout their municipality,” Alliance for Gambling Reform chief advocate Tim Costello said.

“There are simply machines deliberately designed to entrance and addict people busily draining money from them and the Kingston economy.”

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Virus cases declining GOING into the weekend, there were just seven active cases of COVID-19 in Frankston.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been 233 cases recorded among Frankston residents.

On 15 September, the number of active cases in the municipality dipped below 10. The last time it was less than 10 was on 19 July.

On 18 September there were 920 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria. Statewide, 750 people have died from the virus since the pandemic began.

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LETTERS Shire’s heavy hand Heavy handed enforcement seems to be escalating at Mornington Peninsula Shire.

First was its response to Tyabb airfield (“More turbulence ahead despite aero club’s win” The News 9/9/20). Next was its treatment of a privately owned swimming school. Then came the “urgent issue” of hedges, fences and windbreaks.

The straw that has broken this camel’s back is the blinkered and heavy-handed approach to farm gate shops (“Farm gates going ‘outside’ to source produce” The News 31/8/20).

One of the things I love about the peninsula is the abundance of produce right on my doorstep.

Except that it is not literally on my doorstep – the peninsula is large. But one of these farm gate shops is on my doorstep and, thanks to it, I can enjoy all the locally grown and made delicacies to my heart’s content.

Even before the COVID-19 lockdowns it would have been ludicrous to expect me and others to traipse around the shire from one little farm gate to another to buy one or two items.

I understand the idea of a farm gate trail as a tourist drawcard, but for residents it is impractical. Surely the needs of local residents are the primary concern of council?

To compare the big three farm gate businesses to supermarkets is absurd. At a pinch, you could compare them to a neighbourhood general store.

These shops are within farms and to go there is an experience that is more enriching than a trip to the supermarket. They enhance rather than detract from the green wedge, in contrast to some large accommodation facilities that I could mention.

They also support myriad local businesses. To penalise them for this because it runs counter to the strict definition of a “farm gate shop” is Kafka-esque.

Bianca Felix, Bittern

Justify rate increase How does Mornington Peninsula Shire justify the huge increase in rates? My rates have gone from $2354 in 2016 to $3304 this year.

I realise we must pay for wastage deciding on a name for a swimming pool and subsidise overseas trips for staff and money spent on trivial issues instead of serious problems that are neglected. I fail to see why huge bonuses are given out in these difficult times.

During the lockdown most of the things we are paying council for are nonexistent, such as tips and library.

I thought the state government had imposed a rates cap and I fail to see if this has been implemented.

I will be very interested in councillors’ promises before this next election.

Trevor Billson, Tuerong

Executives may pay I cannot see how AGL will be able to proceed with its gas import project at Crib Point after reading some of the 3835 public submissions on the Engage Victoria website.

The submissions from individuals like Vicky Karitinos and Robert Harrison have been very high quality, alongside professional submissions from doctors like Belinda Lewis and Professor Jeff Lewis.

Mornington Peninsula, Bass Coast, Cardinia and Casey councils have produced detailed analysis that expose many flaws in the AGL project.

Small community groups and large organisations such as Western Port Biosphere, VR Fish, Surfrider Foundation, Landcare groups and others have highlighted other deficiencies.

AGL has persisted with this flawed gas import project despite receiving honest feedback from our community since 2017.

AGL may have wasted its time and millions of dollars of its shareholders’ money, but it has brought many local people together to fight for our environment and the future of our communities.

AGL should look to Rio Tinto as an example of how very poor management decisions can lead to massive community and shareholder backlash. How many AGL executives will be forced to resign over the Crib Point gas import project?

Dale Stohr, Crib Point

Business misunderstood During the course of the daily press conference on Sunday 13 September, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he fully understood how

Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au the Victorian business community was worried about “loss of profit” when they haven’t made a profit for months and are worried sick about how they can simply survive the next few weeks.

His statement underlines the total lack of business understanding displayed by this government.

Private sector and free market principles are anathema to their collective socialist minds.

They are comfortable in the bosom of their trade union backgrounds and upbringing.

The great majority of this government have zero experience in the private sector that they are now proposing to assist.

How do you go about helping a sector you know nothing about? About 80 per cent of Cabinet members have progressed from trade union ranks as union organisers or officials and have no private sector or business experience. About the same number are member of one or more trade unions, including the premier, and have only ever been employed in the public sector, with no exposure to the private market.

There is no evidence that Mr Andrews has ever held a job outside of local or state politics.

This is the same premier who would have us believe the government has a plan to resurrect the business community that accounts for the overwhelming majority of this state’s employment. The premier could do worse than to include some heads of industry and business advisors on the so-called “crisis cabinet” before this state is plunged into an irreversible economic wasteland. Victoria, we have a problem.

Neville Congress, Rosebud

Mistake with China Let’s get this right. [Premier] Daniel Andrews, through the farcical [hotel] quarantine blunder, has managed to exile Victoria from the rest of the country while throwing it into economic chaos including a devastating endless lockdown.

As the world distances itself from China’s president Xi Jinping, arguably the world’s enemy number one, Mr Andrews embraces Xi’s push for world domination by signing Victoria up to the Belt and Roads strategy.

Fortunately, Prime Minister Scomo [Scott Morrison] is moving for the federal government to overrule such insane state decisions which seriously threaten our security.

Aussie (Austin) Sadler, Mornington

Isolate, isolate Regional Victoria is now released from the shackles of the pandemic. In the meantime, residents of the Mornington Peninsula and its businesses continue in lockdown for several more weeks as a result of the Victorian government’s shambolic hotel quarantine debacle.

At the end of our peninsula our forefathers established a quarantine station that actually functioned as a secure site to safely constrain arrivals. Perhaps our current Victorian government’s politicians and bureaucrats failed to learn history while they were at school.

Or maybe it was English that they failed, where quarantine means complete isolation!

Bill Holmes, Sorrento

Act responsibly The wheels have definitely fallen off the proverbial bus and the antics of the Prime Minister must be seen been for what they are.

Is anyone else sick and tired of the Scott Morrison’s ongoing slogans? States not getting on the bus regarding border openings.

He needs to stop being Scotty from Marketing and show real leadership.

The ongoing aged care debacle, the Ruby Princess, the mobile app that hasn’t lived up to tracing and what it was supposed to do.

I don’t believe the age care minister [Richard Colbeck] is not fit to hold that very vital portfolio.

His and the PM’s continuing mantra “nothing to see here” is wearing very thin.

The Federal Minister for Health our local federal member [Flinders MP Greg Hunt], where is he? Missing in action!

At least [Victorian Premier] Dan Andrews fronts up day after day and explains his actions.

He says the buck stops with him; he will be accountable at the next state election.

He is putting lives before profits and listens to the advice from his health chief.

Taking personal responsibility starts with all of us. Unbelievably self-interested, unthinking people must start behaving appropriately.

I am sure nobody wants the lockdown and all that means to our freedoms and businesses continuing any longer than absolutely necessary.

Denise Hassett, Mt Martha

Political case I’m slightly confused and bemused regarding the Rosebud restaurateur who’s suing the state over imposition of the curfew. I would have thought she would have been eligible for the JobKeeper grant to protect her and her staff financially.

I believe the restaurateur is a prospective LNP candidate for the seat of Nepean. Her legal representative is a Liberal-supporting QC working for her pro bono.

Questionable politics is a trademark of the LNP. The latest is attacking [Victorian Premier] Dan Andrews’ wife in the Murdoch media.

[State Opposition leader] Michael O’Brien obviously approves of this attack otherwise he would have condemned it rather than presenting the usual nightly whinge.

The Queensland chief medical officer has police protection because of receiving death threats. Once again, no condemnation from the Queensland opposition leader, [Prime Minister Scott] Morrison or any Liberal MP in the ACT. The people being attacked are women, so it must be all right. It’s a bit like how they treated [former prime minister] Julia Gillard.

John Cain, McCrae

No entitlement We need to get the message across to those council candidates who expect to romp in just because they went to a non-government school and have been active in Liberal Party and can print a glossy no expenses [spared] flyer delivered by Australia Post. Many of us free thinking retirees no longer trust, rate or support politicians (“MPs all quiet” Letters 15/9/20).

In the crucial Briars Ward, there are several clearly political candidates pursuing office based on misconceptions of entitlement, born to rule and spurious claims of long acquaintance with Mornington Peninsula issues.

What we need is ordinary community activists who have voluntarily attended meetings, joined local associations and clubs, written letters to the press, harangued and lobbied local MPs and endured Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meetings.

Keep politics out of our council and we shall all be better off.

The lack of any dynamic Liberalism on the peninsula contrasting with the clearly active and supportive alternative in Dunkley with [Labor’s] Peta Murphy doing a good job, is clear for all to see.

Ian Morrison, Mount Eliza

Accident awaits As regular walkers along sections of the popular path along the foreshore from Safety Beach to Sorrento we have to be always conscious of the bikes which travel at speed, narrowly missing the walkers, consisting of the elderly, mums with pushers and children on their trainer bikes (“Coming through” Letters 15/9/20).

It is particularly very dangerous when the bikes approach from behind and, without warning, speed past with only centimetres separating bike from walker.

Some will ring a bell or announce their presence, but these are in the minority.

More often than not it would appear that the bike riders seem to think they have the right of way and pity any walker who gets in their way.

It is time for Mornington Peninsula Shire Council to act before a serious accident occurs.

Richard and Rooney Keogh, Dromana.

End vendetta The recent VCAT decision regarding “church hour” and Tyabb Airfield was a victory for common sense, rather than a “kick in the guts” (“Kick in guts decision” Letters 15/9/20). Even Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Sam Hearn has acknowledged that it was a “sensible decision”.

I don’t believe the decision would have been different if the council had enforced an outdated planning condition.

The VCAT ruling considered that the church had closed in 1978 and that council had sensibly not enforced the condition after that because there was no longer any need. Removing this redundant planning condition should therefore have been a formality.

In recent times, council discussed the redun-

dant “church hour” with the Peninsula Aero Club and suggested that it apply to have the condition removed. The club subsequently did this but, unbeknown to it, council tried to sneak in new conditions to restrict operations at the airfield. This action by council was duplicitous.

Indeed, VCAT’s recent finding against the council notes that “not surprisingly” the aero club subsequently withdrew its application. So instead of a commonsense approach by council to resolve the matter, council will now have to pay for losing this expensive battle, and waste ratepayers’ money.

Ratepayers should carefully and wisely consider who they vote for at the upcoming council elections. We need capable and competent councillors who can deliver responsible management of the shire – something that we don’t seem to be getting at the moment. The vendetta being conducted by the shire against the Tyabb Airfield, at significant cost to ratepayers, must cease immediately.

Eric Collier, Somerville

Assessing views It is incorrect to say I am anti-airfield. A long with 99 per cent of Tyabb residents I support the continued operation of Tyabb airfield (“Information lacking” Letters 9/9/20).

My standard practice when conducting my survey, if people identified as being strong airfield supporters, was to encourage them to participate: all views were necessary for the survey to be representative.

Some of these people declined to do the survey; many did it. Other people declined to do the survey for various reasons (such as being too busy, were selling up or were renters). In total, 163 people declined the survey, 827 agreed.

On a few occasions the person whose door I knocked on was so abusive to me and unwilling to listen that I recorded them as refusers and walked away.

The survey showed 90 per cent wanted a night curfew and 79 per cent wanted no increase in aircraft movements above 2018 levels. This is why I say “the vast majority” want better protections.

If we made the ridiculous assumption that all of the 163 who declined the survey did not want a night curfew and accepted increased traffic, then the results would still be that 75 per cent of Tyabb residents want a night curfew and 66 per cent want no traffic increase above 2018.

I strongly reject the claim that I engaged in “push-polling”. The questions I asked were designed to find out people’s views about critical airfield issues, not to elicit responses supporting my own position.

Brewis Atkinson, Tyabb

Unequal tax help Single parents unable to pay rent will be relieved to hear of tax breaks for rich Australians. More than 1.1 million Australian children will be affected by this month’s cuts to pensions, wages, JobKeeper, JobSeeker, the covid welfare supplement that will force many people to go without meals, medicine or other essentials, and push 740,000 Australians into poverty Not to worry if you are on $120,000 salary, you will soon be getting a $2565 tax cut to invest. Extrapolating that means that Flinders MP Greg Hunt at his $365,000 salary (before entitlements) will be $7375 better off.

Workers at $22,000 will be a whopping $255 better off.

Making these inequities worse, household expenditure fell 12.1 per cent in the June quarter but household savings rocketed from sic to 19.8 per cent. Rich save - poor spend!

If you are a corporation benefiting from JobKeeper and paying multi-million dollar salaries and multi-million dollar bonus packages and multi-millions in dividends you can expect a tax break to further increase your profits. At least 25 companies have paid bonuses worth a combined $24.3 million to their executives after claiming JobKeeper subsidies.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is thinking that “if giving the rich tax breaks got us into this mess, it’ll get us out of it”.

Reducing JobSeeker will be a good thing to inspire these dole bludgers to get to work, especially when 1,614,412 are competing for 104,880 job vacancies Corporations who pay no tax will be getting a tax incentive bonus equal to five per cent of gross turnover and multi-millionaires and billionaires who pay no tax will receive a 15 per cent tax incentive bonus equal to gross income.

Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach Frankston Times

22 September 2020

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

The Nobel case – ‘The Standard’ offers little sympathy Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE case of the Nobles, dealt with in the Frankston Police Court on Monday last, will probably excite a good deal of interest throughout the State, leaving an impression on the public mind that the accused were, perhaps, “more sinned against than sinning.”

The attitude of the police in conducting the prosecution was wholly sympathetic.

The Melbourne daily papers followed the lead thus given, and pictured to the astounded public the spectacle of a stricken family driven to crime to avert starvation.

The story, as related in the Police Court, and reproduced in the Press, was sufficiently startling to give the average citizen pause.

“The Standard” heard the story told in the court, and has formed the opinion that the sympathy extended to the Nobles is, to a great extent, undeserved.

On the contrary, the plea that poverty, to the point of starvation, drove them to crime, has not been substantiated.

As a matter of fact, full details go to prove that while the family and their ne’er-do-well associates were existing in a state of moral depravity, which easily led to the commission of acts not within the law, the matter of starvation or bounty with them was largely a matter of choice.

Out of 14 persons living in the tworoomed house, five were men, two were women, and seven were children, six of whom were wards of the State.

The Neglected Children’s Department paid Mrs Noble £9 per month for the maintenance of these unfortunate mites, who were found by the police to

be scantily clad.

It was not stated whether they were ill-fed.

Three of the five men referred to were not related in any way to the Nobles – one was missing when the police arrived.

The point is that all these men were content to shelter with the Nobles, despite an alleged empty cupboard.

In the Police Court sympathy was enlisted by the recital of where, one evening, Mrs Noble, in despairing accents, appealed to her sons, Taylor and Wardlow (according to young Noble’s story) as follows: “There is nothing for the children to eat; I cannot see them starve – go out and see what you can do.”

And the police evidence has it that these “chivalrous” young men arose, went forth into the night, and – ROBBED A BOOT SHOP! It is recorded that old man Noble, the women folk, and some of the children were provided with new boots as the result of this raid. The depleted larder and empty stomachs were apparently forgotten.

Thereafter three other robberies were committed by the gallant three, and the success which attended their efforts suggests the practiced rather than the amateur hand.

Postage stamps, fountain pens, cigarettes and tobacco were included in the hauls made on behalf of the starving folk at home.

Bakers and butchers shops appear to have enjoyed an inexplicable immunity.

Altogether these youths exercised considerable ingenuity and enterprise in their criminal undertakings, and

Mr and Mrs Noble proved no less resourceful in placing the ill-gotten goods in safe keeping.

Had the same industry been confined to legitimate channels, the fruit of honest labor would have been abundant – sufficient even for fifteen.

That the opportunity exists for legitimate and lucrative employment throughout the district is common knowledge.

Labor is at a premium, and workmen for farm, orchard and general works almost unprocurable.

It is known that one of the shop breaking trio actually worked for a single day. At the end of eight hours he asked for an advance, and was paid 12s on the strength of the story that the people at home were starving.

He was never seen by his employer again, and inquiry elicited the fact that the day’s wage had been squandered in a night’s dissipation with drink procured from a wine shop.

Everything points to the fact that the house of the Nobles was the resort of an idle, dissolute and criminal hand, who probably left their city haunts for very good reasons.

Thanks to the Salvation Army the elder daughter of the Nobles is assured of the care and comfort her unfortunate condition demands, and a younger sister has also been taken to the same Institution.

It now remains for a searching inquiry to be held into the working of the Neglected Children’s Department.

There must be something radically wrong with a system which hands over the care of young children to people of the Noble class. ***

LAST week. Mr J. Sargood, son of Mr A. H. Sargood, of “Deniston”, Mornington Road, met with a very painful accident whilst riding a motor cycle.

He was treated at St Pancras Hospital, Frankston, and is now progressing satisfactorily. *** A MORE serious accident befell Mr Guy Ramsden, who is visiting Frankston, as the guest of Mr Bright, of Mornington Road.

Mr Ramsden was riding a motor cycle down Oliver’s Hill, when he collided with a vehicle driven by Mr Leland Davey, of Mt Eliza.

The cyclist was thrown heavily to the roadway, and on being removed to St Pancras Hospital, was found to be suffering from a slight concussion and abrasions to the face and head. *** THE Frankston Seconds Football Club held a highly successful social evening in the Mechanics’ Hall last Friday evening.

The popularity of the junior players with the public was evinced by the large attendance, between 70 and 80 couples being present.

Dancing provided the principal attraction, and refreshments were served during the evening. *** NEXT Thursday evening the Brass Band will hold its final euchre party and dance for the season in the Mechanics Hall. *** MRS G. Connal announces by advertisement that she has opened business as a dressmaker in Frankston. *** MR Milner Macmaster, of the Bay

Estate Agency, has made arrangements for the opening of a temporary office opposite the Frankston Railway Station towards the end of next week, so that he may be ready to see country clients returning from the Royal Show on Friday and Saturday.

As permanent offices will be built on an adjoining site as speedily as the scarcity of labor and material allow, the address will remain “opposite the railway station, Frankston.” *** ON Saturday last, the majority of the Frankston people who journeyed by special train to Somerville, to see the football season out, had to walk back to Frankston, as the train returned empty without them.

Many of the players had to pad it, too, whilst the Mornington people were forced to walk to Baxter.

The station master at Somerville held the train as long as he possibly could, but the whole trouble was caused by Umpire Osborne holding up the game until the spectators got outside the enclosure. *** THE Frankston branch of the AntiLiquor League held a meeting in the Mechanics’ Hall on Monday night.

Cr F. H. Wells presided.

Miss Box was appointed treasurer, and working committees were also appointed.

Arrangements were also made to hold a public meeting at Frankston on Monday, October 4th, when the Rev. Frank Lynch, M.A., B.D. will speak. *** FROM the pages of the Mornington Standard, 17 September 1920.

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By Stuart McCullough MY wife was whistling. This is an uncommon occurrence, so I immediately asked what song it was. She paused for a moment before telling me it was ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer’. This seemed something of an incongruous choice as, at the time, we were about to brush our teeth before lights out rather than, say, holed up in some ramshackle honky-tonk, but I let it pass. Instead, I asked whether she was whistling the John Lee Hooker version of ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer’ or the cover by George Thorogood and the Destroyers.

It was clear the question caught her by surprise. My wife shot me the kind of look you’d expect if someone had just asked her to gargle ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ in its entirety while knitting a scarf (and, to be honest, I was thinking about it), so I let it go. Plunging my toothbrush into my mouth I began to think that, had it been me doing the whistling, I’d have definitely opted for the John Lee Hooker version. It may seem like nitpicking but when it comes to music, these things matter. I am, when all is said and done, a music snob.

I’ve long had a passion for music. I find it difficult when I meet someone who says they don’t really care for music. It’s akin to declaring you can take or leave oxygen or that you have no interest in food. My parents had a vinyl record collection that had come through some kind of record club.

(The first rule of record club, presumably, is that you do not talk about record club.) There was a lot of classical music that we rarely (if ever) played.

It was music that was more important to possess than to listen to. But I was fascinated by these records and became obsessed with Beethoven at the age of nine. I read everything I could about Beethoven. It was the kind of activity that marked me out as ‘odd’.

I also learned to play music. I took piano lessons from the time I was six.

The odds were against me as my parents had put the piano in the coldest room in the house. For those of you who don’t know much about playing the piano, I can tell you that it’s difficult when your hands are frozen. But despite these depravations, I persisted.

I was twelve when I started playing with bands. I was the ‘synth guy’. Unless you’re Brian Eno (and I wasn’t), no one wants to be ‘synth guy’. I soon stopped joining other people’s bands and formed one of my own.

I was fourteen when I wrote my first song. It wasn’t very good. But because

I had a band back then, I dutifully taught it to my colleagues and we inflicted the thing on anyone within earshot; willing or otherwise. To this day, there are probably people living on the Mornington Peninsula who genuinely believe they don’t like music because they heard our (or, to be more precise, my) song. It’s quite possible that I may have put them off music for life.

Despite a complete absence of positive reinforcement or, indeed, any evidence of even a shred of musical ability, I have persisted. Due to overwhelming public consensus and a petition with a surprisingly large number of names on it, this has all been done in private, away from the public gaze.

This, I feel, is best for everyone. People can be so ‘judgey’. Especially on social media. And in person. Not to mention letter, email, billboard and t-shirt. Honestly, it’s as though everyone saw Bernard King on ‘Pot Luck’ and decided to approach all of life that

way.

But things are different now. Whereas once you needed to convince a multi-national company that you can produce a hit every time you blow you your nose, technology now means that anyone can get their song out there through a streaming platform. It’s the punk ideal taken to its natural conclusion. You can do everything yourself.

That, of course, is a different thing from saying that everybody should.

I didn’t want to use my own name and I was reluctant to borrow someone else’s. So I decided to pretend to be a band and no one would ever know that it was just one person with a laptop. I decided to call myself ‘A Band of Rain’ because it sounded like a weather report. And, also, the band name I wanted – ‘Emotional Toothpaste’ – was already taken.

For no other reason than because I could, I put a few songs onto a range of streaming platforms. I was sur-

prised when on ‘Apple Music’ some of the songs had a ‘star’ beside them.

I had understood this to be some kind of seal of approval. Like an elephant stamp. The songs with a star beside them were always the songs you wanted to listen to. Presumably the ‘stars’ are awarded by Dr. Dre personally.

Any moment now, I’ll be asked to get myself to Geneva as soon as conditions permit for the ceremony where Dr Dre will award me my star in person….

I know it’s silly, but it’s a way to stay creative. Music has been good to me, even if I’ve been not so good to it. Still, at least one of my songs has a star. Who knows what’ll happen next?

A video clip? Duet with Lady Gaga?

Maybe I’ll do a couple of shows. I’ll ask ‘Emotional Toothpaste’ if they’d like the support slot. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Lancaster steps down at Seaford SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie ANDY Lancaster has made a sudden departure from the Seaford United coaching setup.

The club icon emailed president Willie Lyn recently to tell him of his decision to end his coaching partnership with senior player-coach Matt Morris-Thomas.

Lancaster had a long and distinguished playing career at North Seaford Reserve.

He is a three times senior best and fairest winner and is the club’s second highest scorer behind legendary goal ace David Greening.

He also has served on the committee and only stepped down earlier this year from his role as sponsorship coordinator to concentrate on his coaching duties.

There is uncertainty over the reason for his resignation and the only explanation so far offered is that he is taking a break.

“It’s just an extended break and I intend coaching in the future,” he said.

He coaches a junior girls side at Seaford and plans to coach the girls under-15s next year but it wouldn’t surprise to see him take on a coaching role with another club despite his strong Seaford ties.

President Willie Lynn can offer no explanation for Lancaster’s decision.

“I got an email from him and he never said why he’s resigned and to be truthful I never went into it as you never know whether there are personal reasons behind it or not,” Lynn said.

“When Andrew sent through the email we got in touch with Matty and asked him if he was still interested and he said ‘yes’ but we haven’t taken it any further.

“I’d say Matty would be doing it again but that’s not been confirmed and we’d need to hold a meeting to discuss it.

“You can’t just have one particular person making these decisions.”

The favourite to replace Lancaster is former Melbourne Knights, Richmond and Langwarrin goalkeeper Peter Schwellinger whose sons Matthias and Jeremy are part of Seaford’s senior squad.

Schwellinger includes Frankston Pines, Old Carey, Melton Phoenix and Whittlesea United on his coaching ré-

Seaford smiles: Former Seaford United senior assistant Andy Lancaster (left) and player-coach Matt Morris-Thomas.

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sumé and Seaford is aware of his interest in coaching there.

Don’t be surprised to see him stepping into Lancaster’s old role as Morris-Thomas’s senior assistant.

In State 3 news Frankston Pines has confirmed its coaching staff for 2021 and as expected Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor has been re-appointed as senior coach.

The former Bentleigh Greens, Westgate, Langwarrin and Seaford United coach was first appointed to the Monterey Reserve job in October 2018.

Pines’ off-field link with a Fijian community group played an important part in Taylor’s makeover of his senior squad earlier this year.

The signing of four Fijian internationals, goalkeeper Aeseli Batikasa, defender Penni Tuigulagula, midfielder Savenaca Baledrokadroka and striker Tito Vodawaqa was a major coup for the club.

“The Fijians will be there next year,” Taylor said, confident that he could fend off approaches from higherranked clubs once the quality of the imports becomes common knowledge.

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The former Dalian Shide (Chinese Super League), Żabbar St Patrick (Malta), Hampton Park and Seaford United playmaker first joined Pines’ coaching staff in 2019.

“We are delighted ‘Wangy’ has agreed to join us again next season.

He holds an FFA B licence and willingly shares his experiences from the professional game,” club president Lee Davies said.

The final piece of Pines’ coaching jigsaw fell into place when the club announced the re-appointment of Paulo Pinheiro as reserve coach with the added role of senior football analyst.

Portuguese-born Pinheiro, 45, arrived in Melbourne when he was 16 having played with Union Tomar in his native country.

He played primarily in midfield and had two spells here with Springvale City then played with Portuguesebacked Port United before a knee injury curtailed his career.

Pinheiro has held senior coaching posts at Skye United and Seaford United and like Wang holds a B coaching licence.

“We put together a very strong squad and I want to finish what we started.

“I’m confident that we are capable of achieving something next year and I want to be involved with this club when our new complex is ready.”

That’s a reference to the multimillion dollar facility development at Monterey Reserve due to get underway early next year.

When completed Pines will have the infrastructure base on which to build programs for women, juniors and all abilities.

Pines also confirmed the re-appointments of Darren Roberts, Li Nam Wang and Paulo Pinheiro.

Birmingham-born Roberts played professionally in England and his former clubs include Wolves, Chesterfield, Darlington and Scarborough.

He has played and coached at Skye United and Seaford United and his principal role at Pines is to assist Taylor with the senior squad.

Taylor and Roberts will be supported by Li Nam Wang, who has been appointed to the newly created role of senior technical assistant.

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“Paulo has expressed an interest in venturing into the field of football analysis. As such, in combination with his coaching duties, he will fill the newly created position of senior football analyst,” Kumar said.

“This role will provide the coaching staff with invaluable data-driven in-depth analysis of player and team actions, tactical trends and opposition scouting reports.”

In other news late last week Football Victoria provided an update on return to training and playing guidance for regional clubs.

This followed the state government easing regional restrictions to step 3 in its COVID-19 roadmap.

FV’s announcement stated: “Key community sport changes in step 3 for regional Victoria as detailed on the Sport and Recreation Victoria website include the ability for contact training and competitions for players aged 18 and under and non-contact training for 18+.

“There is also guidance around changeroom/shower access and spectator numbers.

“FV are seeking further detail from SRV in relation to some of the guidelines to ensure we can update the current return to training/play conditions.

We expect these will be released next week.

“As part of any return to football, councils must also grant access to facilities and we anticipate this may take a few days to work through for each club.

“Please note that training/play restrictions remain in place for regional clubs, until FV publishes an updated set of return to train/return to play conditions and councils advise of their required processes.”

When restrictions ease for metropolitan Melbourne announcements are expected for FV’s plans for off-season competitions.

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Kangaroos junior stars on the big stage AFL

By Brodie Cowburn SYDNEY Swans captain Luke Parker played his 200th AFL game this season. He has won a premiership, made the All Australian team, finished second in the Brownlow voting, and won two best and fairest medals.

Despite his many achievements in the AFL, a lone senior outing for the Langwarrin Football Club still ranks high on the list of Parker’s best memories.

Before making the move to New South Wales to start his AFL career in 2011, Parker pulled on the blue and white guernsey he had grown up wearing for a solitary senior game.

“It was an incredible memory,” Parker said about his senior debut.

“I had my one senior game for Langwarrin against Mornington when we had a one week break in the TAC Cup. We were 30 or 40 points down at half time and we came back and won.

As a young bloke it was great, it was one of my best memories in football.”

Since his last appearance for Langwarrin, Parker has kept busy. He wasted no time making an impression for the Sydney Swans, breaking into the team in his debut year and winning a premiership medal in his second. His career reached a high point when in 2019, he was named captain of the Swans.

Before finding success at AFL level, Parker played his junior football for Langwarrin. He ran out for his first game with the club as an under-9, and continued to play a starring role right

FORMER Langwarrin junior Luke Parker wearing his old club colours alongside Swans teammates Aliir Aliir, Will Hayward, and Callum Mills.

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up until under-18s. Parker says that the way he was taught to play as a junior is still front of mind for him today.

“I had some really good coaches. I had Darryl Henderson, who was my best mate’s dad, he played for North Melbourne and Sydney. He coached us for a few years to a few grand finals. My old man was an assistant

coach too, and he helped out where he could,” he said.

“I think what they gave me was an enjoyable upbringing in football. I carry that on today, because when you enjoy the sport, you play your best football. That was something that was instilled in us from a young age.”

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with Volkswagen to put together the Footy Assist grants program, a $50,000 grant pool that local clubs can apply for. Parker said the program might help “put smiles back on faces” in a year where COVID-19 has brought junior football in Victoria to a screeching halt.

“This is a fantastic initiative. Volk-

swagen has donated $50,000, which will be split between eight grants for local clubs to apply for. Clubs will be able to buy extra equipment, or invest in coaching,” Parker said.

“We know how important grassroots footy is, and how important it is to have really good coaching for juniors coming through to help with their development. It’s great to have money going into grassroots football.”

Parker still keeps an eye on how his old club is doing. He spent two years as the club’s number one ticket holder, and still knows some players in the senior side. When asked if he might consider coming back for a second senior game down the track, he played his cards close to his chest.

“We’ll wait and see,” Parker said.

“But it is always great to get back to Langwarrin.”

Clubs can visit sydneyswans.com. au/vwfootyassist to apply for grants.

Submissions close 11 October.

Binaisse breaks through with Group success HORSE RACING

By Ben Triandafillou MORNINGTON-based trainer Dean Binaisse broke through for an elusive Group-class victory on Saturday 19 September with his ever-consistent mare, Felicia.

Having previously placed six times at black-type level, Binaisse finally broke through with his four-year-old daughter of Unencumbered, as she convincingly put away a handy field in the $160,000 Group Three How Now Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

Ridden by Craig Williams, Felicia sat up on the speed before finding plenty in the straight to kick clear for a comfortable two-length victory ahead of the Mitchell Freedman-trained Broadwayandfourth and the Chris Waller-trained Fiesta. The win brought up Williams’ third victory for the day after also claiming the Group One feature aboard Behemoth earlier in the day.

Trainer Dean Binaisse said it was a great feeling to get “the monkey off the back” with Felicia’s dominant performance.

“It was relief more than anything,” Binaisse said. “It’s been a long time coming with all the placings that I’ve had in other Group and Listed races.

“She put away a pretty good field and won pretty convincingly yesterday I thought. It’s great for the owners, they are terrific people.”

It was just Felicia’s ninth career start having spent more than a year off the scene with a serious knee injury. But after being nursed back to full health and being carefully placed by Binaisse, she has managed to land two victories and has finished outside the top three just once from her seven starts in his

Black-type: Trainer Dean Binaisse lands his first black-type win as Felicia dominates the G3 How Now Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on September 19. Picture: Supplied

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Now with a Group Three win under her belt, Binaisse is still confident the mare can show even more improvement heading forward.

“She came very backwards when we got her due to the sickness and the surgeries she had to have. Each run she’s had, she’s continued to improve so I

don’t know where the bottom is,” he said.

“She’s still on an upward curve I feel and looking at the horse she hasn’t completed furnished and matured. She missed nearly her whole three-year-old career so for her to do that and to be as quirky as what she is, it was really good.”

Felicia’s next target will be the Group Three Northwood Plume Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on October 10 before potentially stepping out in trip for the Group Two Tristarc Stakes (1400m). But Binaisse was adamant that he won’t be running his mare if the track’s felt too firm given her past injuries.

“There’s plenty of races around and the most important thing is the horse’s health and we’ve always brought that to the forefront,” he said. “Her longevity is the most important thing, so we won’t be risking her at any stage on a firm track or if we feel that she’s had enough she’ll be heading straight out to the paddock”.

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