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The process of repairing the end of Frankston Pier has commenced, although the end remains closed off for now. Pictures: Gary Sissons, Facebook (inset)
Pier restoration on horizon Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au THE process of reconstructing the end of Frankston Pier has begun. The pier was badly damaged on 9 August during stormy weather. A 20 metre section of the pier broke off from the end, and floated its way down to the foreshore. A Bureau of Meteorology report the morning the pier was damaged stated that “damaging westerly winds” of up
to 100 kmph were expected to hit the Mornington Peninsula. They recorded a 95 kmph gust of wind in Frankston at around 9.05am that morning. The escaped chunk has since been removed, and the process to restore the pier to its former glory began last week. Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke confirmed that “Parks Victoria is currently using barges to fully assess the piles and structure to determine works that will be required to repair the pier.” “The repairs needed include remov-
ing the damaged head of pier and rebuilding the pier head and the associated ramp, along with approximately 30 timber piles and decking. Reusable decking and beams will be salvaged for re-use if possible,” he said. He said that the tender to repair the pier would be released in the next two weeks. The office of Mr Edbrooke was asked how much the process would cost and said “until the tender process is complete we do not have that information.” “Despite extensive upgrades over
the years, the original form has changed little since the early twentieth century and is a rare example of a timber pier,” Mr Edbrooke said. “The pier will reopen to the public once it is deemed safe to do so.” On 9 August when the pier was damaged, Park Victoria acting regional manager of marine and maritime Sofia De Lesantis said “as a result of the severe weather event declared across Victoria on Thursday 8 August, Parks Victoria closed access to Frankston Pier to the public. This morning [9
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BEVERLEY Allen, Bill Driver and Ann Simic prepare for the Mornington Peninsula Writers Festival. Picture: Gary Sissons
Writers return for second festival THE Mornington Peninsula Writers Festival is set to return for a second year. The festival, hosted by the Frankston Writers and Poets Society, will take place at Functions by the Bay on 19 and 20 October. A range of speakers will be appearing over the course of the weekend. Reverend Tim Costello will open the festival talking about his latest book. Professor Ross Garnaut will also be
there to discuss his book on climate change. John Hookham, Gary Disher, Amy Bodossian will also speak over the weekend. Beverley Allen, president of Frankston Writers and Poets Society, said that the festival would also mark the launch of the group’s first anthology. “We’re launching our first anthology, that is being printed at the moment,” she said.
“It’ll be a compilation of our member’s works, a collection of short stories.” The Frankston Writers and Poets Society meets regularly at Bentons Square. The event runs from 10am-4pm on each day at the corner of Plowman Place and Young Street, Frankston. More information at mpwritersfest.org. Tickets: trybooking.com/ BEDWI
DUNKLEY MP Peta Murphy says that there are “serious doubts” about the effectiveness of the cashless welfare card. The cashless welfare card system sees 80 per cent of money from Centrelink payments received by welfare recipients placed onto a card, where it cannot be withdrawn. The money on the card also cannot be used to buy alcohol or on gambling products. The program has been trialled in four regions across Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia, and the government moved to expand the trial further last week into Cape York and the Northern Territory. Ms Murphy said “income management can work in some circumstances, but not broad-based compulsory programs that catch and disempower the wrong people. If a community genuinely wants to use the card, then they should be properly consulted with and provided with the necessary supports. Our Frankston community has not been consulted.” “Labor opposes any compulsory national rollout or extension of the cashless debit card. There are serious doubts as to whether it works. The evidence showed that it’s stopping people from purchasing basics and essentials at affordable prices and small businesses are concerned about the impact this card will have on their clientele and the cost of non-cash transactions,” she said. Although no announcement has been made that Frankston would be
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Death prompts road concerns A PETITION requesting a safety audit of the pedestrian refuge on McCormicks Road, Skye has amassed over 552 signatures. A safety audit of the crossing point “to improve pedestrian access and safety” has been labelled “urgent” after the death of an elderly woman earlier this year. A woman believed to be in her 80s was struck and killed on 29 July. Emergency services attended the intersection of McCormicks Road and Ballarto Road at around 6pm, but the woman died at the scene. The petition was presented to Frankston Council by Cr Colin Hampton at a recent public meeting.
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FRANKSTON Council employees signed to the Australian Services Union have met and voted to “support a no vote campaign” against council’s proposal for a new enterprise agreement. The ASU is a union representing local government workers. It has approximately 135,000 members. An ASU statement read that members chose to oppose the new agreement due to “FCC refusing to backdate the wage increase to 1 April 2019, FCC showing total disregard to the lowest-paid workers at council and refusing to increase the wage percentage for bands 1-3, FCC refusing to provide certainty for those members who currently have parking provided” and “FCC implementing a limit on the Christmas shutdown period with
some weekend workers now disadvantaged.” A statement from the ASU read that one point of contention was that “current employees who have access to parking free of charge have been advised that this is being reviewed and FCC have given an indication that they intend to remove that provision. FCC has refused to negotiate this in bargaining. The move away from providing parking will see some members out of pocket, effectively negating a part of any wage increase.” ASU members met on 11 September to discuss and vote on a way forward for the enterprise agreement. Information on council’s previous enterprise agreements can be found at fwc.gov.au where the documents are published.
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Reports ‘back’ rail extension THE release of two new transport infrastructure reports have highlighted the “many benefits” of extending the Frankston rail line, says the Committee for Greater Frankston. C4GF, a lobby group, pointed out that two new reports from Rail Futures Institute and Prosper Australia–Chris Hale “strongly back” the proposed rail extension. They said that the institutes’ report “calls for the extension to be built by 2026” and that the PA-Hale report “says nine urgently needed rail projects including the Frankston to Baxter
extension can be fast-tracked by using more progressive funding models”. G4GF Ginevra Hosking said “the rail extension with its many benefits is not guaranteed because extending the line requires both federal and state government support.” “The federal government has allocated $225 million of funding in the commonwealth budget, about half the estimated cost of an extension to Langwarrin, but the Victorian Labor government has yet to commit to the project. If the Victorian government doesn’t
back the project, it cannot go ahead,” she said. “The extension’s benefits are well understood. It will transform public transport in our region, provide better access to jobs up the line, get cars off congested roads, free up crowded car parks in Frankston’s CBD, and create a metro station at Frankston Hospital and the nearby Monash University Peninsula campus. “We’re greatly anticipating the release of the state government’s overdue business case for the extension.”
Submissions open on golf course future Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au THE Save Kingswood group will make a submission to the newly formed Golf Course Redevelopment Standing Advisory Committee in a bid to shape the future of land at Dingley Village’s Peninsula Kingswood golf course. The 54-hectare Kingswood site was purchased for $125 million in 2014, and ASRP1 took possession of the land on 31 January. The developer’s plan to subdivide the land and build a little under 800 residential dwellings was knocked back by Kingston Council in October
last year when they unanimously voted to abandon the planning scheme amendment after over 8000 public submissions were made. The final say ultimately comes down to the planning minister. A golf course redevelopment standing advisory committee was appointed last month to “review and provide the minister for planning advice on draft planning guidelines for golf course redevelopment and advise on proposals for redevelopment of golf course land within the urban growth boundary of metropolitan Melbourne.” Public submissions to the committee opened on 2 September, and will close at 5pm on 30 September. The
committee will then consider those submissions and can choose to host public workshops, which will likely take place on the week beginning 21 October. The committee must make a submission of its report to the planning minister no later than 40 days from the collection of submissions. A public briefing was held on 12 September for the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning to present an overview of their draft planning guidelines for golf course redevelopment. On 4 September, the Save Kingswood group announced via their Facebook page that they had “agreed to provide a submission to the newly formed golf planning and advisory
committee.” “This will be based on all the issues Dingley Village and the broader community identified during the proposed rezoning by Australian Super/ISPT. Specifically that we believe rezoning is of no net benefit to our community and our determination to maintain Kingston Council’s golf course policy which will keep Kingswood open space,” the announcement read. A statement on the Kingswood Dingley Village website read “the owner and developer of the 53-hectare vacant site in the heart of Dingley Village welcomes the minister of planning’s announcement to establish the golf course redevelopment standing advisory committee.”
“Site owner AustralianSuper and development manager ISPT understand the purpose of the committee is to review draft planning guidelines for golf course redevelopment and make recommendations on how the guidelines could be operationalised in the Victorian planning system. “The minister’s recent announcement is a welcomed opportunity to prepare a refreshed amendment proposal to develop the site, working closely with the community and addressing requirements of the planning guidelines.” Submissions can be made and more information is available at engage.vic. gov.au/golf-course-redevelopmentstanding-advisory-committee
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School facilities opened NEW facilities have been officially opened at Carrum Downs Secondary College. Recent construction at the school has totalled around $3 million. A competition grade gymnasium is the centrepiece of the latest redevelopment works. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “we’re ensuring local students have the best facilities, our classrooms have the best teachers, and
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TERM FOUR - 2019 FURTHER EDUCATION READING & WRITING - This course is for people with an intellectual disability. (ACFE funded) Monday 11.30am – 2.30pm. Term 4 starts 07/10/19. Cost $57.00 per term (Conc) EXPLORE BEING MY OWN BOSS - A FREE series of 10 workshops for you to learn what it means to become a small business owner and assist you in bringing your business ideas to life. In partnership with Holmesglen TAFE. Check your eligibility 9789 7653 GROWING SKILLS - PERMACULTURE - LEVEL 2 A LOW cost course to provide the skills and knowledge required to design, manage and grow a permaculture vegetable garden. Saturday 9.00am – 12.00pm, 6 sessions starts 19/10/19. Cost $65.00 ($52.00 conc). $20 for individual workshops. GARDENING WITH FISH (AQUAPONICS) - Learn the basics of setting up an automated system for your own productive garden where fish fertilise the water for the plants, and in return, the plants filter the water for the fish. One session: Saturday 12th October 10 am – 1 pm. Cost: $5.00. FIRST AID AWARENESS FOR BABIES - Gain the knowledge and skills to calmly and confidently respond to the most common first aid emergencies involving babies. Cost $45.00 for one session. LEARN COMPUTERS & IMPROVE ENGLISH - Learn computer skills, develop English language, improve confidence, prepare for further English education and/or employment. Tuesday 12.30pm – 3.00pm, 18 sessions (no class on school holidays). Cost 73.00 ($65 conc) SENIORS FESTIVAL ONLINE BANKING WORKSHOP Celebrate the Victorian Seniors Festival with an introduction to online banking and bill paying in a completely SAFE simulation environment, practice using a dummy bank account. Tuesday 08/10/19, 10.00am – 12.30pm. Gold coin donation - cuppa, cake or biscuits provided. Limited places.
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Op shops to close VISION Australia will close its Somerville and Rye op shops at the end of next month. This comes after the service provider said it had decided to “refocus on its core mission of providing specialised services to people who are blind or have low vision”. Vision Australia says on its home page that the shops are among “four fantastic op shops in Victoria that are run entirely by volunteers and raise vital funds for Vision Australia to provide quality services for our clients”. General manager Graeme Craig said last week: “The closure of the stores is by no means a reflection of the quality of work that has been carried out and the pride of our volunteers and staff in [these] … locations. “This has always been at an exceptional level and we are grateful for their hard work and dedication. They have made a valuable contribution
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by providing quality low-cost clothing and items and a place for people within Rye and Somerville to come together and contribute as a community.” A “volunteer recognition event” will be held following the shops’ closures. Mr Craig said volunteers would be invited to “discuss the closures and explore other opportunities with Vision Australia”. He thanked the “wider community for their support of the op shops and the impact that has had for the blind and low vision community”. “We would also like to thank the public for their support of our op shops,” Mr Craig said. “All funds raised through these locations have gone toward supporting people who are blind or have low vision.” Details: Call 1300 84 74 66 or visit visionaustralia.org
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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ROVING REFILLS - Re-use your plastic containers by filling up with a range of natural shampoos, hand wash, detergents, and eco-friendly cleaning supplies at reasonable prices. BYO clean containers and bottles any size on Wednesday 23rd October 4 pm – 6 pm SENIORS FESTIVAL AFTERNOON TEA - You are invited to join our Seniors Group for a Devonshire Afternoon Tea on Wednesday 9th October, 1.00pm. Gold coin donation. RSVP by 2nd Oct. Ph: 9789 7653 SENIOR CITIZENS - Come and join our Senior’s Club, we have a great time each week. Every Wednesday 12.45pm – 3.45pm. Call Linda on 5995 5281 ENVISION HANDS- Drop your plastic bottle tops into the box near Reception. They will be recycled into Prosthetic Hands for children. Help expand the network, https://envision.org.au PROBUS LADIES CLUB - Ladies meet the first Thursday every month 9.00am – 12.00pm. Contact: 9789 3880 ROTARY - 1st & 3rd Monday each month 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm. Contact Mardie 0411 410 617
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PRIZES including football and skateboarding clinics, group fitness classes, a round of golf, and school infrastructure will be up for grabs for students who choose to walk to school next month. As part of Frankston Council’s “walk to school month”, students who elect to make their way to school by strolling will be eligible for prizes. The mayor Michael O’Reilly said “there were many benefits to walking or riding to school.” “You can walk, roll, ride or scoot for a month and help your school win some great prizes,” he said. “Walking will benefit your health and the whole community. It reduces traffic congestion, saves on parking, helps us connect with family and friends and is better for the environment. “Once you start walking or riding you’ll probably find you don’t want to stop as studies show it takes 30 days to build a habit. The longer we do something healthy, the more likely it will stick.” There are 12 schools in the municipality signed up to take part in the VicHealth initiative. More information at: frankston.vic.gov.au/walktoschool
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Armed man attacks A MAN armed with a handgun struck another man and stole cigarettes from him in Frankston. The victim was walking to his car at a Nepean Highway petrol station at around 9.40pm, 17 September, when he was approached by the unknown offender. The offender was armed with a handgun, and demanded car keys from the victim. The offender then struck the victim in the head with the gun before fleeing with his cigarettes. The offender fled in a waiting vehicle south on Nepean Highway. The car he fled in was a brown or maroon VT Commodore with no license plates. The 48-year-old Frankston South victim sustained a minor injury but did not require treatment. Images (right) of a man police believe can help with their inquiries have been released. The man was perceived as Caucasian, around 183cms tall, slim, and aged in his mid 20s. He wore a grey top, black bum bag, red underwear, and a maroon beanie with ear warmers. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com. au.
Drug charge A 30-YEAR-old Carrum Downs man has been arrested and is expected to be charged with cultivating a commercial quantity of a drug of dependence.
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Police executed two search warrants on 19 September as part of Operation Dexterous. Senior Constable Alistair Parsons said “investigators uncovered a large and sophisticated hydroponic cannabis crop of over 100 mature plants” at a home in Jennison Street, Chelsea Heights, around 6.30am. A man was simultaneously arrested at a McCormicks Road, Carrum Downs property. Police also seized a “large amount of cash”.
Gone postal IT took only a minute for two offenders to force their way into the Australia Post shop at Mornington and force open self-serve machines before
fleeing with a “large amount of cash”, early Wednesday 11 September. CCTV images show the men parking a dark coloured late model Land Cruiser or similar outside the shop in Main Street at 3am before breaking open the glass front door. The robbery is similar to a raid on self-service registers at the Woolworths supermarket, also in Main Street, 1.50am, Wednesday 4 September. In that raid three offenders stole two whole self-serve machines containing large amounts and dragged them out to a dark-coloured SUV in the car park. Detectives from the Eastern Metropolitan Crime Task Force are investigating.
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Students lead the way in the eyes of OAMs THE 2019 Roy Ward Leadership Prizes for secondary students were presented at the Order of Australia Association, Mornington Peninsula Regional Groups annual luncheon held at the Safety Beach Yacht Club and Community Centre on Friday 23August. The Roy Ward Leadership Prizes have been recognized by secondary schools and students in our region, since its inception in 2000, as prestigious, with the process providing “real life” post-secondary education experiences. Twenty-one secondary schools within the zone were invited to forward submissions. Fifteen nominations were received, and these were evaluated by a selection panel of the Group’s members. Six submissions were short listed to interview to determine the winners. The winner of the 2019 Roy Ward Leadership Prize for a student who has shown exceptional leadership and community service was Alice Bertram from Woodleigh School. Alice is a year 12 student involved in all aspects of school life. Alice is the recipient of Melbourne University Kwong Lee Dow Scholarship and has been awarded the Australian Defence Force Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award. Alice is committed to environmental conservation making people aware of the plight of elephant poaching and involvement through the Melbourne Zoo’s eastern bandicoot program and their program “When Balloons Fly Birds Die”. In year 10 Alice was one of ten stu-
Examples of excellence: William Rear and Alice Bertram are proud recipients of the Roy Ward Leadership prize in 2019.
dents selected to travel to Indonesia as part of a scientific excursion to study rainforests and reefs. Alice is a keen sportswoman and is involved in swimming as captain of the school swim team, cross country and athletics and was a founding member of the Woodleigh Ovella Park Sheep Stud. She also is a member of the Woodleigh Focus Orchestra and the flute ensemble. Alice is a qualified
firefighter and is a member of the Edithvale CFA. The winner of the 2019 Roy Ward Leadership Prize for Courage and Fortitude is William Rear from Frankston High School. This Prize was introduced in 2018 and is granted to a secondary student in years 10, 11 or 12 who has demonstrated in their school, outstanding qualities of leadership, character and community service, while facing sig-
nificant challenges in their own lives. In 2011 following the onset of headaches that became increasingly more severe, William was diagnosed with brain cancer and was rushed to Monash Children’s Hospital where after a six-hour operation most of the tumour was removed. However in 2017 the tumour regrew and William faced another major operation which thankfully has cleared William of cancer but left him
with many residual complications, including multiple hormone deficiency and short-term memory loss. William is a key member of the Frankston High School Student Leadership Council, a volunteer and leader in an Acquired Brain Injury Clinic giving hope and encouragement based on experience especially in memory and speech techniques. In 2014 William attended the Asian Pacific Children’s Convention in Japan and remains involved as part of the selection panel for ongoing attendees. Through his involvement in Tour de Cure and Baileys Day events he has been able to turn a passion into tangible assistance. Although William will have to deal with the residual effects of his treatment for the rest of his life, he gains strength by reminding himself “that you have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life”.
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Kids rally for climate action Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au THE 500 students, parents and grandparents who rallied at Mornington Park on Friday to demand positive action on global warming got their message across in a constructive, wellbehaved manner, Mornington police said. There’s was one of more than 100 school strikes for climate occurring around Australia, Friday 20 September. The rallies were organised by the student-run School Strike 4 Climate website. They followed strikes in March at which 150,000 people marched in Australia and 1.5 million took part worldwide. The rally follows Mornington Peninsula Shire’s declaration of a climate emergency last month. This was confirmed by Cr Simon Brooks who spoke at the rally. The shire is working on ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the effects of climate change. (See “Peninsula’s climate emergency” The News 12/8/2019). Several students addressed the crowd, including a nine-year old primary school boy, a year 12 girl and a Deakin University student. They spoke of their concerns for our rising sea level and a warming climate, and the impact this has on birds, fish and animals – and people. The students are advocating for no new coal, oil or gas projects in Australia; 100 per cent renewable energy
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generation and exports by 2030, and funding for a transition and job creation plan for all fossil fuel workers and communities. After the rally a long column weaved its way up Main Street to the office of Mornington MP David Morris. No one was there so the marchers turned around and walked back along the footpath to Mornington Park and dispersed. “By taking time off school and work
together around the world, we’ll show our politicians that people everywhere want climate justice and we’re not going away until we get it,” says the School Strike 4 Climate event description. “We’ll strike in solidarity for everyone who’s already being hurt by the climate crisis and everyone who will be impacted if we don’t act now: workers, first nations’ peoples, young people, mining communities and
more.” The demonstrations were held three days before the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, which aims to bolster ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Speaker Angus Boyd-Bell, 9, in grade 4 at Balnarring Primary School, said climate change was important because he had grown up spending time in the bush enjoying wildlife. “I have
heard that over 200 species are gone each day because of climate change,” he said. “Soon it could be zero and maybe that will become a reality if we don’t change what we are doing now. “Many politicians say that they are going to make changes to prevent climate change but they are actually doing zero per cent of what they say they are going to do. “We want change now and we are going to get it.” Deakin University environmental science student Mariah Stellato, 22, said: “Today we are standing for what we are standing on.” As part of her studies she had visited the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, which hosted talks by government ministers to showcase the detriments of climate change. “This island will become the first country to be impacted by climate change which will result in its people being the world’s first environmental refugees,” Ms Stellato said. “The Australian Government’s solution was to give money to aid this island rather than change our fossil fuel consumption. Certain politicians state that ‘loud, mouthy activists’ are stopping the fossil fuel industry and mining projects, such as Adani, from going ahead. “That’s why today is important. Let us be the ‘loud, mouthy activists’ taking action and treating climate change for what it is – a crisis.” The next climate strike will be at Mornington Park, 9-11am, Saturday 30 November.
Data will help scientists to track fish VOLUNTEER fishers working as citizen scientists to tag, release and report the capture of King George whiting in Port Phillip and Western Port bays is helping improve our knowledge of their behaviour. The fishers, working on a three-year Monash University research project funded by recreational fishing licence fees, are helping track the fish’s movement patterns. “We know whiting enter our bays when they’re only a few months old and leave again at about four years
of age to mature and begin spawning offshore,” Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said. “What we don’t know is how juveniles move within and between our bays up until they depart.” Fishers have tagged nearly 700 whiting, the biggest 48cm, with 60 per cent in Port Phillip at Queenscliff, Geelong, St Leonards and Clifton Springs, and 40 per cent in Western Port at Somers, Tortoise Head and Middle Spit. Mr Dowling said 39 tagged whiting had been recaptured so far and none
had moved between bays or offshore – yet. “In Western Port, one tagged whiting moved 20km from Somers to Dickies Bay, at San Remo, over 11 months, growing 5cm from 35 to 40cm,” Mr Dowling said. “Another showed the greatest shortterm movement recorded so far in the study, swimming from Somers to Middle Spit in a bit over three weeks – that’s about 24km! “In Port Phillip, one tagged whiting was recaptured near Queenscliff by
the same angler who’d tagged it 45 minutes after it had been released.” Mr Dowling said the longest period between tagging and recapture was 16 months. The fish had grown 11cm – from 33 to 44 cm. Like most recaptured fish, this whiting was caught close to where it was tagged. “As fish get older and start to move out onto the coast, more recaptures from further afield are expected.” Mr Dowling said it was hoped the project would reveal more secrets this summer. He said much of the credit
could be attributed to just four keen fishers who have tagged and released 83 per cent of the whiting in the study. “It’s great to see passionate fishers so involved in local research, on a species they really care about.” Fishers catching a King George whiting carrying a yellow tag should report it to whitingtag@gmail.com or call 5258 3686. They should record the tag number, fish length, date and location of capture, and release it so it can further contribute to the project’s database.
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Tips on attending a Presidential State Dinner By Stuart McCullough I’LL admit to being surprised. It’s been positively yonks since I’ve been invited to attend a State dinner at the White House and – if I’m being honest – I had my doubts I’d ever be invited back. All I can say that, last time I was there, the final thing I remember is agreeing to do tequila shots with Madeleine Albright. Everything else is incredibly hazy except for the Secret Service report that was incredibly clear and vivid and placed a lot of stock on my unauthorized use of a golf buggy. Apparently crashing an electric vehicle head first into the marble staircase while yelling ‘liberty or death’ is frowned upon. You live and learn. Who’d have thought Donald J Trump would be a fan of mine? Turns out, he never misses an edition of the Frankston Times; especially the real estate section. Ever since the deal for Greenland went sour, he likes to get our local paper on the off chance French Island might come up for sale. But, apparently, he’s an avid reader of my column and considers all the things I’ve written about him over the past few years to be incredibly fair, even going so far as to concede I have a point about him being a unhinged maniac who’s elevated human kind’s on-going existence from a statement to a question. Good on him for being willing to engage in a little self-reflection. You’ve got to feel for our Prime Minister. There’s a lot of pressure in being the guest of honour at a White House State dinner, even if you haven’t previously written off a golf cart. Luckily, he sought my advice on the way over. I, for one, am proud we have a PM that believes so strongly in car-pooling and is prepared to extend the principle to the Prime Ministerial plane. It was kinder still of him to drop through Tyabb airport to pick me up. It gave us plenty of time to strategize. ‘First’, I said, ‘Make a bold impression. Do something that Donald J Trump and the First
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Lady have never seen before and that they’ll remember forever.’ ScoMo looked concerned. Clearly he had no idea what I was talking about. Tuxedo with a ruffled shirt? Greeting the President with a nipple cripple instead of the traditional handshake? Parachuting onto the lawn while on fire as ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ blasts away in the background? With both hands I gripped the Prime Minister’s shoulders and gave him a solid shake for at least three minutes, maybe four. Then I produced a box and held it high so that he could bask in its dazzling glory. ‘Cadbury Roses,’ I said. ‘Wait ‘til the President cops an eyeful of these little beauties.’ It worked a treat. When the PM, his wife and I trundled up to the front steps and gave the
doorbell a tweak, you could tell the Trumpster was truly touched by our Antipodean gesture of goodwill. By the time he said ‘come on in’, he was elbow-deep in the box with trails of caramel deluxe dripping down his chin. He tried to shake my hand but I pretended I was looking the other way after spotting an entire peppermint crème crunch stuck to the Presidential palm, half way to melted. Things had changed since I’d last been. Gone are the libraries, works of art and antique furniture; replaced by a Foosball table, a mud-wrestling pit and a mini-golf course. The entire interior fell under the gaze of a thirty foot framed picture of ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ on loan from the Smithsonian. ‘I like what you’ve done
to the place,’ I said to the President as he moved from devouring the contents of the box to the box itself. A short time later, my night started to go downhill. In retrospect, it was foolish of me to accept his invitation to play a round of Foosball. It was downright idiotic of me to win. I simply couldn’t help myself. After handing the President (in metaphorical terms) his backside on a platter, there was a distinct shift in tone. Within seconds, I went from feted guest to sitting somewhere between China and kale in the Presidential pecking order. Even ScoMo looked embarrassed. I knew I was in trouble when I found myself nearly two full miles from the head table and seated between Julian Assange and the bloke that used to advertise vacuum cleaners for Godfreys (apparently, the whole ‘vacuum holding a bowling ball’ thing went down a treat Stateside). Neither of them would shut up. Little wonder I took solace in drink. Besides, it was my idea that each table should be stocked with the finest fruity lexia money can buy in a four litre cask, so I was quite literally enjoying the fruit lexia of my labour. The second Julian Assange drew breath and stopped talking about himself I made my move. Stumbling away from the table, I approached the Marine Corp Band, slipped them five bucks and asked them to perform a full military rendition of ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?’ Luckily they knew it, and were only too happy to oblige. As I stood on top of the speakers, red-faced and leading a full-throated sing-along, I was gang tackled to the ground by Mike Pompeo who, despite his obvious physical heft is surprisingly agile. Springing to my feet, I leapt aboard the Presidential golf buggy and careened over the front lawn yelling, ‘liberty or death!’ before running it into the duck pond. What a night! I can’t wait to be invited back. stuart@stuartmccullough.com
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Unstoppable: Red Hill dominated in 2019, earning a promotion to Division One in 2020. Picture: Andrew Hurst
Winners and losers in 2019 DIVISION TWO SEASON WRAP
By Brodie Cowburn Winners: Red Hill THE Hillmen had a game plan in 2019. They worked hard in defence all season long, and it paid off handsomely. Although it may not be the most attractive brand of football, the Hillmen found success by keeping their opposition off the scoreboard. It worked wonders, as the finished top of the ladder with just two losses to their name and nearly half as many points conceded as their next best rivals. Their toughest task was facing Karingal in the grand final. The Bulls’ fire-
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power in their forward line might have been enough to nullify Red Hill’s defence on a good day, but the Hillmen proved up to the task. They were able to restrict the Bulls to just four goals for the day, and claim the premiership along with promotion to division one. After Dromana’s success post-promotion last year, the Hillmen will head into the top division next year looking to make an impact. Karingal THE Bulls may have fallen just short of a grand final win, but there was still plenty to be happy about in season 2019. Karingal made one of the biggest moves of the off season by bringing in Cranbourne FC legend Marc Holt in a
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bid to bolster their forward line. The recruitment of the star full-forward paid off, as Holt booted big bags throughout the year. He made a huge impact in the finals, kicking 20 goals in two games to help the Bulls reach the big dance. He finished top of the league’s goal kicking leaderboard for the year with 85 majors. The Bulls went out in straight sets in 2018 and looked much improved this year. In 2020 they will be among the premiership favourites.
field attention did not translate into on field results. Fevola struggled with injury and form throughout the year and could not make the impact some would have hoped for. Their target man last year Luke Hewitt also struggled to have the same impact when sharing the forward line. He booted 45 goals last year but only managed 25 this season. Hastings finished with a decent record of 10 wins and eight losses, but still missed finals.
Losers: Hastings THE Blues made headlines in the off season by bringing in former Coleman medalist Brendan Fevola. Unfortunately for Hastings the off
Pearcedale PEARCEDALE had a miserable 2019, only managing one win throughout the whole year. They wrestled for bottom spot with Crib Point all year, but a late win by
the Magpies saw Pearcedale rooted to bottom place at the end of the season. After claiming six wins last year, the season is a worrying regression. Seaford AFTER their relegation from the top division last season, Seaford would have been hoping for a quick turnaround and return to the top flight. The Tigers found themselves fighting in the middle of the ladder logjam towards the end of the year, and ended up falling just short of a finals position by percentage. Aaron Walton was a bright spot. He scored 65 goals for the season, only finishing behind Marc Holt in the leading goalkickers list.
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By Craig MacKenzie PENINSULA Strikers announced the lowest junior fees in NPL Victoria history last week and threw down the gauntlet to local rivals Langwarrin and Mornington. Strikers and Mornington recently were granted NPL junior licences and had to stump up $20,000 each for the privilege. Most NPL clubs charge the maximum junior player fee of $2200 for a season. That is the case with Langwarrin while Mornington has set its player fee at $1800. But Strikers have outdone their rivals by charging junior players $1090 to play for the club in the under-13, under-14, under-15 and under-16 elite NPL competition next season. “The whole idea when we went down this path was to tackle the cost to families and we have worked extremely hard to come up with a figure that not only trumps everybody else but makes costs feasible,” Strikers president Adrian Scialpi said. “No club in Victoria can match us. “We wanted to go low to attract young players who have never even considered NPL because it was completely out of reach of their family’s budget and believe me there are a lot of kids in that category. “We wanted to offer some real value for money and we think we have four really good coaches and a TD (technical director) that is outstanding, in fact I don’t think you’ll find anyone more qualified in Victoria.” That man is Jonathan Magee, 47, who played with Glenavon, Linfield, Bangor, Portadown and Lisburn Distillery in his native Northern Ireland before injury ended his career in 1998. Magee holds a UEFA A licence and has worked with Preston North End’s youth program and is the former Player Recruitment Manager at West Bromwich Albion. He arrived here in 2010 and became technical director of Strikers junior club in 2015. This week Strikers also will unveil the club’s NPL junior coaching lineup. The under-13s will be coached by John Meads who has worked in the NPLW with Southern United and has a C licence. The under-14s will be under former Springvale White Eagles junior coach Sasa Djurovic who is a C licence holder.
Coaching guru: Jonathan Magee of Peninsula Strikers is one of the best credentialled technical directors in NPL Victoria ranks.
Former Doveton junior coach Darren Hili (C licence) will be in charge of the under-15s while Christian Castro (B licence) will take charge of the under-16s and is well known at the club due to his work with its community junior wing. “We have coaching plans in place that we believe are the equal of any club in Victoria and we think we have created something that’s a little bit special,” Scialpi added. “We’re not using NPL fees to help finance our senior club which a lot of other clubs do. “The senior club will stand on its own two feet and we plan to tap into our junior talent pool to provide players for our senior program. “We aim to deliver a whole package over the next few years that just might change junior football in our region.” Strikers are also expected to announce that Givova is their NPL apparel supplier. The Italian-owned company has been involved with the junior club for the past two seasons. Scialpi and Strikers senior coach Danny Verdun are due to meet this week as the club moves to lock-in its senior appointments for next season. It’s believed that reserves coach Paul Williams has been retained while Donn Delaney has been linked with the Centenary Park outfit. Delaney coached Langy’s under-
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15s to this year’s NPL title and was expected to take over the under-16s but he surprised most observers by passing up that opportunity. In NPL2 news Langwarrin gaffer Scott Miller has told the senior squad that they are all required for next season. However the club is yet to negotiate deals for 2020 with most senior players. It’s believed that teenage defender Lucas Portelli knocked back the chance to trial with Central Coast Mariners. The former Melbourne City player trialled with A-league newcomer Western United who is understood to have made him an offer which he rejected. Melbourne Knights goalkeeper of the century Peter Blasby has been retained as Langwarrin’s senior goalkeeping coach while Francis Beck has been retained as junior goalkeeping coach. Fifteen-year-old Langwarrin keeper Nathan Lynders flew out of Melbourne last week to trial with English clubs Crystal Palace and Norwich City. Lynders has previously trialled with Spanish giant Valencia. He will miss Langy’s upcoming underage NPL trials but Mornington is believed to be keeping close tabs on its former junior whose younger brother Cael plays in goal for the Dal-
las Brooks Park outfit. Eighteen-year-old Langy keeper Colby Jones will trial with Western United. He was recently named under-20s best and fairest and also was the players’ player of the year winner. His father Chris was a successful keeper with South Melbourne, Bentleigh Greens, Oakleigh and English club Brighton and Hove Albion and retired in 2010 after a long spell as the No 1 at Lawton Park. Former Langy under-16s coach Doug Hodgson is expected to be named the new under-18s coach at Doveton. Hodgson and a squad of Langy juniors flew out of Melbourne last week on a seven-match 14-day tour of England and will play West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Kidderminster Harriers, Leicester City, Nottingham Forrest, Coventry City and the University of Warwick’s academy side. In NPLW news Southern United finished the 2019 season with a 2-0 loss to Bulleen in Saturday’s under16s grand final at ABD Stadium in Broadmeadows. In wet and windy conditions Southern’s inability to make inroads in the midfield battle and to create chances was to prove its undoing. Bulleen keeper Pyper Prosen was rarely in the action whereas her counterpart at the other end of the pitch,
Alex Jones, was kept busy and was one of Southern’s better performers along with defender Emily Ryan. Jones effected a superb smother in the 4th minute to deny Anna Berrell after Southern had given the ball away just inside its defensive third. In the 7th minute Jones was forced to dive down and push a low shot from Rebecca Salvaggio out for a corner. Bulleen was on top in midfield and Southern’s best chance of a breakthrough seemed likely to come from set piece situations but when the sides went into the half-time break at 0-0 Bulleen had the upper hand with the wind at its back in the second stanza. That advantage was driven home in the 54th minute when a curling shot from Pria Savarirayan deceived Jones and crept inside the far post to open the scoring. A looping shot from Rosie Rodger bounced off the bar three minutes later and when Belinda Stojcevksi punished Southern’s inability to clear following a corner by slamming the ball home from point-blank range in the 66th minute the contest was over. This was Southern’s third successive Grand Final appearance after winning the under-13 event in 2017 and losing 2-1 to Calder United in last year’s under-14 final. On a positive note if Southern coach and former Matilda Deb Nichols keeps this group together they can expect to mount serious title and finals campaigns next year as only two players, Sydney James and Indy Scarr, are ineligible to play at that level in 2020. On Sunday Southern announced that Brian Roberts would become the club’s new technical director replacing Harry Chalkitis who has retired. Chalkitis has an impressive list of credits amassed during a decadeslong involvement with the sport. He is a two-time Victorian Coach of the Year, former men’s state team coach, head coach of a number of clubs including Bentleigh Greens, Port Melbourne and Frankston City, head coach of Victoria Vision in the women’s NSL and head of Victoria’s National Training Centre women’s program. “I’m leaving Southern on very good terms and I’ll always be just a phonecall away,” Chalkitis said. Roberts is the former senior coach at Box Hill United and has won the past two NPLW Coach of the Year awards.
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Vale Les Obriem – Craftsman HORSE RACING
By Ben Triandafillou ASTUTE Mornington trackwork clocker Les Obriem passed away on Sunday 15 September after spending more than four decades applying his trade. The old-school clocker, who also wrote under the nom de plume Craftsman, passed away aged 74 due to health issues. Throughout his time Obriem worked for various media outlets including the Sportsman, the Sporting Globe, The Herald, The Truth and the Winning Post as well as being heard on radio stations, 3UZ with Bert Bryant and 3DB with Bill Collins. In recent years, Les had a passion for going to Sandown and then Werribee to clock and watch the numerous international gallopers as they prepared for the Melbourne Spring Carnival. Obriem made a great contribution to Mornington Racecourse through his love of horse racing and the people that put on the show. He was also on the Emu Plains Committee at Balnarring Racecourse for 10 years. Group One winning trainer Pat Carey said Les’ presence in the trainer’s tower at Mornington would light up the room. “He had incredibly sharp wit
and a good sense of humour,” Carey said. “He was always prepared to talk about the ‘elephant’ in the room. He was immensely respected and had all the confidence by the trainers.” “He was very sentimental about the local history of Mornington and Balnarring, and loved recalling the deeds of local trainers. “When radio was the main medium for getting information to the punters, Les’ segment was a must listen to - everyone listened to it.” Obriem basically grew up at the Mentone Racecourse (now closed) with his father Syd training out of the venue before getting the opportunity to clock horses at Mornington. His brother, Joe, had previously clocked horses at Mornington as well, before moving to the Epsom Racecourse (now also closed). Somewhat of a jack-of-alltrades, Obriem even tried his hand at training and jockey management. Obriem had one or two horses in training during the late 1960s and handled several jockey’s careers including Wayne Hokai, Kevin Forrester, Andrew Findlay, Rowan Waymouth and Anthony Darmanin. Obriem made an impact across the Peninsula having also set up a fundraising drive for underprivileged kids in the
Westernport Area, rounding up support from local horse trainers. “He Inspired trainers to support the local charity,” Carey said. “The trainers do it every year now and have continued the initiative with support from the Melbourne Racing Club Foundation.” Some of the top horses that caught Obriem’s eye over the years included the mighty mare Makybe Diva and the Mornington-trained triple Group One winner, Hareeba. “He regarded Makybe Diva’s gallop before she won her second Melbourne Cup as the best gallop he had seen at Mornington on the course proper,” Carey said. “He had a high regard for the Ken Newman-trained Hareeba, one of Australia’s great sprinters, as well as Charlie Waymouth’s gallopers Rancher and Sequalo.” Obriem’s other passions were fishing, watching his grandsons Brodie and Max play footy on a Sunday morning and caravanning every winter with his wife, Heather. Les was a loving father to Nicholas (dec), Hayley and Samuel. The Melbourne Racing Club will now name a race after the great clocker on Grand Final day, Saturday 28 September – Vale Les Obriem Craftsman Plate.
Craftsman: Mornington trackwork clocker Les Obriem, also known as Craftsman, passed away aged 74. Picture: Supplied
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