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Outdoor dining on menu Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au OUTDOOR dining is in the air in central Frankston as part of a state government push to encourage food and drink businesses to kick business outside to the kerbside.

The state government’s appetite for kerbside dining has seen up to $40,000 of taxpayers’ money put on the table for Frankston businesses to buy street furniture or install small seating areas on

pavements outside established eateries.

A Kerbside Dining Encouragement Package, announced last week in partnership with Frankston Council, will offer 20 grants of $2000 each to Frankston city centre food and drink businesses offer outdoor dining for the first time or improve existing kerbside dining.

“While the transformation of Frankston’s city centre is well underway, we’re actively encouraging and supporting cafes and restaurants to expand their operations by delivering quality outdoor dining experiences,” Frankston Labor

MP Paul Edbrooke said.

“Now is the time for local businesses to jump on board the exciting changes occurring in our city centre. I encourage business operators to apply now to enhance your dining experiences for residents and visitors in time for summer.”

Applications can be made for grants until “the funding allocation for the grants program is exhausted”.

The mayor Cr Brian Cunial said the grant program is aimed at rejuvenating the centre of Frankston.

“Frankston is becoming a hive of ac-

tivity, offering a bustling inner city vibe with alfresco dining experiences that add to the ambience of the city,” the mayor said.

“Creating more outdoor dining opportunities will enable people to maximise their enjoyment of the improved streetscapes in Young and Wells streets.”

The outdoor dining grant program comes amid discontent from several traders frustrated at delays in the completion of a state government $13 million redevelopment of Young St. The VicRoads managed works —

carried out by building firm Seymour Whyte — to install new paving and improved street lighting as part of the redevelopment of Frankston train station and its surrounds began in November last year and were due to be complete in March.

The deadline for completed works was pushed out to the end of October.

See frankston.vic.gov.au or call Frankston Council on 1300 322 322 for information on applying for a grant from the Kerbside Trading Encouragement Package.

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Canberra trip ‘fruitful’ for council Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au A TRIP to Canberra for a national conference has been described as “productive” by Frankston deputy mayor Steve Toms.

The councillor attended the National General Assembly of Local Government at Canberra’s National Convention Centre on 18-21 June.

A report on meetings with federal Coalition government MPs and Labor opposition counterparts was tabled at the 4 September public council meeting.

The report stated it cost $5,787 in airfares, accommodation and meals for Cr Toms and council strategic planning coordinator Kate Jewell to hear ideas about “Building Tomorrow’s Communities”, the theme of this year’s conference hosted by the Australian Local Government Association.

“It was a very productive trip … the National General Assembly is a conference but also it allows for councillors and officers from around Australia to have meetings with ministers and shadow ministers,” Cr Toms said at the 4 September council meeting.

“This was a very fruitful trip for this council.”

The deputy mayor noted some federal politicians indicated may be willing to make commitments ahead of next federal election with council pushing for funding for major infrastructure projects such as the electrification of the Frankston line to Baxter and a new Coast Guard building at Olivers Hill.

“Next year should be a very interesting experience should council choose to attend the conference again in Canberra,” Cr Toms said.

“I had a really great time. It was great to meet people from

The trip: Deputy mayor Steve Toms represented Frankston Council in Canberra in June.

all around the country — councillors, officers, CEOs from around our great country and share the stories of Frankston and what a beautiful city we have here in our local community.”

Cr Colin Hampton urged a note of caution at the September meeting while praising Cr Toms’ “excellent work” in Canberra.

He said there was “no on the ground commitment” for federal funding despite ministers “showing keen interest”.

Cr Aitken praised the deputy mayor for being prepared to go to Canberra.

“I’m sure people Cr Toms spoke to certainly gave a commitment to take a keen interest in things,” he said.

Councillors expressed gratitude to federal Dunkley Liberal MP Chris Crewther and Isaacs Labor MP Mark Dreyfus for arranging meetings for Cr Toms with federal MPs on his trip to Canberra.

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Lobbying campaign gets facelift Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au AN ALLIANCE of six councils that lobbies state and federal governments for investment in the south east has been rebadged and relaunched but ratepayers are in the dark about how much the renewed lobbying push will cost.

The South East Melbourne Group of Councils (SEM) includes Frankston, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Kingston, Casey, Cardinia Shire and Greater Dandenong councils.

A new website at southeastmelbourne.org and launch event on Friday 15 September at Greater Dandenong council offices in Dandenong mentioned on the group’s new Facebook page flagged a new look for the group.

The site domain name was registered last year by Damian Mannix at The Agenda Group, a public relations and lobbying firm.

When contacted, Mr Mannix confirmed the firm registered the website address on behalf of the SEM group of councils.

The Agenda Group has offices in Melbourne’s Queen St, Sydney and Canberra according to the firm’s website.

Mr Mannix is chairman of the Program Advisory Committee at the RMIT School of Applied Communications.

He confirmed he is a Labor Party member when asked and was named as a preselection contender for the seat of Mulgrave won by now Premier Daniel Andrews in 2002 when asked

by The Times.

The Agenda Group’s government relations director is Richard Allsop who is also a research fellow at right-wing think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs.

Questions subsequently emailed to The Agenda Group were answered by Mornington Peninsula Shire CEO Carl Cowie.

“The Agenda Group is funded equally by the

Mayors meet: Kingston mayor David Eden, left, Cardinia Shire mayor Brett Owen, Frankston mayor Brian Cunial, Premier Daniel Andrews, Greater Dandenong mayor Heang Tak, Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Bev Colomb and Casey deputy mayor Susan Serey. Picture: Facebook

six councils,” he said.

“The fees are commercial in confidence.”

Mr Cowie confirmed “the South East Melbourne alliance of councils has operated for many years”.

“It has been reinvigorated and relaunched as SEM to ensure state and federal governments understand the needs of the south-east region and the opportunities that can generate jobs growth and improve the lives of residents,” he said.

“The Agenda Group provides policy, communications and administrative support to SEM”.

The SEM group’s site lists the councils’ priorities as a way of “driving growth and prosperity” in the south east.

The electrification of the Frankston line to Baxter, the need for a south eastern airport and

the rollout of high-speed internet access to business precincts are listed as priorities on the site.

“There are many council alliances already working across Melbourne,” Mr Cowie said.

“The south-east region also needs a strong voice to ensure we have the best opportunities for our residents and businesses and compete for funding and investment.”

A second major container port for the state at Hastings is also listed as a priority despite a majority of councillors at both Frankston and Kingston councils voting to drop support for the idea in recent months.

Infrastructure Victoria has earmarked Bay West near Geelong as the likely location of a second port when the Port of Melbourne reaches capacity in decades to come.

All aboard for Baxter line business case A BUSINESS case for the long-mooted electrification of the Frankston line to Baxter will go ahead after the federal and state governments got onboard a unity ticket to look at the plan.

Federal Dunkley Liberal MP Chris Crewther announced last Friday (22 September) that the Labor state government and federal Coalition government had agreed to pursue the business case Mr Crewther announced on the eve of last year’s federal election.

“We’re now able to proceed as the state government have finally decided to play ball by submitting an initial and now revised project scope, after ignoring the federal funding on the table for over a year,” Mr Crewther said.

“The business case will go out for tender later this year. Once costed, this opens the way for the state and federal Governments to fully fund building the rail project.”

“The business case itself will cost and plan extending metro rail to a new Frankston Hospital station, Leawarra station at Monash University Peninsula Campus, a new Langwarrin railway station and Baxter station, plus look at park and ride options and new stabling yards at or near Baxter.”

Frankston mayor Cr Brian Cunial welcomed the business case announcement.

“It is great to hear that both levels of government have come on board with this vital project and we thank them our local members Chris Crewther and Paul Edbrooke for their tireless efforts in achieving this positive win for the region,” the mayor said in a statement.

“We hope that this will see the Victorian government reconsider moving train stabling facilities to Baxter rather than Kananook, a decision which would save over 200 local jobs.”

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Funds flow to study ulcer Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au TYABB girl Ella Crofts has been praised by federal Health Minister and Flinders MP Greg Hunt as a “very brave and courageous young lady”.

Mr Hunt’s comments were made while promising $2.4 million following the 13 year old’s campaign for research into the Buruli (or Bairnsdale) flesh-eating ulcer from which she suffers.

The disease has been described as being rampant on the Mornington Peninsula where incidences have more than doubled in the past year.

There has been a 300 per cent increase in the number of cases in Victoria in the past five years.

In the past two years, the number of cases in children (0-15 years old) has doubled. In the 12 months to 11 September 239 cases have been reported in Victoria. In the past month 40 new cases have been reported. This compares to the 89 for the whole of 2014.

Infectious diseases specialist Professor Daniel O’Brien was last month treating 25 people with the flesh-eating ulcer at a Sorrento clinic. He also liaises with Frankston Hospital and GPs in the region who are treating patients with the condition.

He told The News in August that the disease was on the rise and not fully understood. “We still have a lot to learn about where the bacteria live in the environment and how they are transmitted,” he said.

The bacteria, which do not enter the bloodstream, infect the skin and subcutaneous tissue, Prof O’Brien said. Cases are centred at Rye but also Tootgarook, Blairgowrie and Sorrento. Several cases have been reported at Mornington and Frankston.

Australia is the only developed country with significant Bairnsdale ulcer outbreaks. The name came from the Gippsland town where the first patients presented in 1939.

Professor Tim Stinear – a microbiologist at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and whose parents have a house in Mornington – believes mosquitoes are the “main way the bacteria are moving”.

He played down the link with possums, although saying people should wash their hands after gardening in case cuts or sores became infected through direct contact with contaminated soil.

“Mycobacterium ulcerans has moved from Gippsland into Melbourne since the mid-1980s where it is now endemic on the peninsula,” he said.

Professor O’Brien said research indicated the bacteria may be on people’s skin after they had been exposed to it outdoors. Mosquito bites could transfer the bacteria into the skin and tissue.

Many people had been bitten during the warmer months but nothing occurred until the cooler months. “We think the incubation period is about four and a half months,” he said.

He advised people to cover up in summer and use insect repellent.

Ella Croft described her Buruli experience online when calling on the federal government to fund research into the debilitating condition: “I started feeling pain in my knee in early April.

Slowly it got worse, with my knee becoming swollen and inflamed, until one day, the skin started breaking down.

“We tested the tissue with a dry-swab for bacteria multiple times. Each time it came back negative. My knee continued to worsen, despite several courses of antibiotics for simple infections. I eventually got a punch-biopsy in my knee which came back positive for mycobacterium ulcerans.

“Since discovering this information, I visited several infectious diseases specialists before coming under the care of a world expert. He recommended surgery to clean out the dead tissue. I ended up getting two operations that week.

“About a month later I had a third operation, again under general anaesthetic. I have had a cou-

‘I’ve had six months of quality medical care and still have not recovered.’

- ELLA Croft

ple of smaller surgeries under local anaesthetic since then. I’ve also had about three months of strong antibiotics – the sort that someone would use if they had tuberculosis.

“I’ve had six months of quality medical care and still have not recovered.”

Ella said mycobacterium ulcerans was a thirdworld tropical disease “running rampant on the Mornington Peninsula”.

Her mother Lucy Burns, who is a GP, told Channel 9 that when her daughter first complained of a sore knee there were no visible signs of the disease.

“There was nothing to see, then it started to look a little swollen around the knee but nothing too much to worry about,” Dr Burns said.

“A couple of days later it started to get the smallest of sores like a scab or a carpet burn and then a bit of redness around it.”

Heeding Ella’s call, Mr Hunt last week said the federal government would provide “more than $2.4 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to Monash University and the University of Melbourne for direct research into the Buruli ulcer”.

“I have asked the chief medical officer of the Australian government and the head of the NHMRC to work with Victoria on additional research priorities and support,” he said.

“I understand the Doherty Institute may put forward a research proposal and I would welcome this.”

Mr Hunt said he had spoken with Ella “who is a very brave and courageous young lady”.

“She must be commended on a personal level and for her advocacy on this issue. Ella’s father, Tyron Crofts, has also spoken with the chief medical officer about opportunities for further research into the condition.”

Ella’s post said the Bairnsdale ulcer released a toxin called mycolactone which decreases immune system function and causes tissue death. It is from the same family as leprosy and tuberculosis. How it spreads is unknown. There is currently no prevention against it.

“There have been over 150 cases of mycobacterium ulcerans in Victoria so far this year, she said. “Many of them are active, healthy kids like me, and most are on the Mornington Peninsula.”

Ella asked: “Why are the numbers in Victoria increasing so rapidly? Why is it moving? It used to be common on the Bellarine Peninsula, now it is mostly on the Mornington Peninsula. Why is a disease that’s found in tropical Africa also found in temperate Victoria? We don’t even know how it spreads. Answers to these questions would help prevent a worsening epidemic.”

History Day shares story of Frankston

Feathers in the garden: The relatiopnship between Australian birds and plants is the subject of a workshop next month. From left, a gang gang cockatoo (Chris Clarke), little grebe (Judith Cooke) and New Holland honeyeater (Mack Fenwick).

Talking birds at workshop A WORKSHOP on the relationship between birds and plants will be held next month at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne.

The workshop is being held at the end of this year’s National Bird Week (23-29 October) with presenters focussing on greater understanding of Australian birds, their behaviour, their requirements and their conservation.

From 7.30am on Sunday 29 October there will be an optional opportunity to participate in the "What Bird is That?" presentation conducted by BirdLife Australia's Mornington Peninsula branch in the Cranbourne bushland, followed by breakfast.

The presentation follows warnings last month from the branch’s president, Max Burrows, that several more species of birds are in danger of being added to the 40 species which have disappeared from around Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula since the arrival of Europeans (“The birds are flying into oblivion” The News 22/8/17).

For those not wanting to arrive at the gardens at 7.30 the day can start with refreshments in the Australian Garden Audito-

rium before the 10.30am start of presentations which include: n An overview of Australian birds. n Evolutionary/social history in connecting birds, animals, nature and people (with Pat Macwhirter). n Behaviour, ecology, colour and sexual attraction (Kaspar Delhey). n Status of the helmeted honeyeater, Victoria’s bird emblem (Bruce Quin). n Photographing birds (Kerri-Lee Harris and Paul Whitington). n Illustrating birds (Nicolas Day). n Bird habitat in gardens (Amy Akers).

Australian birds in art and craft (John Thompson).

The National Bird Week workshop, 7.30am-3pm or 9.30am3pm Sunday 29 October, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, corner Ballarto Rd and Botanic Drive, Cranbourne. Members $80, non-members $90, students $40. Register and pay at: www.rbgfriendscranbourne.org.au or call Amy Akers on 0423 513 281.

HISTORY Day is here again. The event focusing on Frankston’s journey from 1966 to the present day drew in more than 200 people last year to hear and share stories of the past.

The mayor Cr Brian Cunial said Frankston has come a long way in the 50 years since it was pronounced a city, with its population booming from 42,085 in 1966 to 134,143 at last count in 2016.

“Initially a quaint holiday destination for the wealthy, Frankston now provides regional shopping, education, health, recreation and entertainment facilities and opportunities for investment and jobs, whilst still maintaining a pristine foreshore and beautiful natural reserves,” the mayor said.

“Having lived in Frankston my whole life I’m passionate about our

remarkable city and its history. I hope many past and present local residents will join me to share their personal stories about our city.”

The History Day event will be held on Saturday 7 October, 1-4pm at the Frankston Arts Centre, 27-37 Davey St and features guest speakers, photographic displays, memorabilia and a short film produced specially for the event.

A light afternoon tea will be provided for a gold coin donation for entry.

Interesting photos, memorabilia or a story to share about Frankston for the History Day can be passed on to Frankston Council by emailing town. planning@frankston.vic.gov.au or calling 9784 1733.

Bookings are essential by searching ‘Frankston History Day 2017’ at eventbrite.com.au online.

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The service aims to support older or disabled residents to live at home independently for as long as possible.

Eligible residents can get help with general household maintenance and minor modifications such as cleaning gutters, replacing fire alarm batteries, installation of grab rails and more.

Call council intake officers on 9784 1933 or see frankston.vic.gov.au online.

PEOPLE feeling there are problems with their job agency or Centrelink and struggling to survive on the Newstart allowance are invited to a talk at Frankston Library, 60 Playne St, Frankston, 12.30pm, Thursday 28 September.

Owen Bennet, president of the Unemployed Workers’ Union, and Dr Joe Toscano, convenor of Public Interest Before Corporate Interest, will discuss rights and entitlements.

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Plea to dump bypass build Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au A GROUP concerned about the environmental impact of the construction of the Mordialloc Bypass is calling on the state government to abandon plans to build the planned $300 million between the Mornington Peninsula Freeway and Dingley Bypass.

The Residents Against Mordialloc Freeway say the nine-kilometre is will threaten endangered species of birds, animals and fauna in the nearby EdithvaleSeaford Wetlands.

RAMF president Scott Fothergill said there are “precious” wetlands, parks

and grasslands all through the corridor through which the Mordialloc Bypass is to be constructed.

“One endangered animal lost is too many,” he said.

“It’s just a stop-start road through here, that won’t ease local congestion at all. It will just add to it.”

Mr Fothergill said the Labor state government and VicRoads should focus on an extension at Westall Rd instead to avoid an “environmental catastrophe”.

He noted VicRoads commissioned a Preliminary Flora and Fauna Impact Assessment for Mordialloc Bypass report released in June.

Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne confirmed last Thursday (21 Sep-

tember) that a full Environment Effects Statement (EES) study will be done.

The preliminary report conducted by design and engineering firm Parsons Brinckerhoff noted: “the proposed construction of the Mordialloc Bypass is likely to affect the local ecology in a number of ways”.

“The project will require clearing of vegetation and habitat along the alignment to construct the bypass,” the report stated.

“The bridge over Mordialloc Creek will result in the shading of some native vegetation and habitat, including parts of threatened communities.

“For the purpose of this assessment, vegetation and habitat areas which will

be substantially shaded by the road and bridge should also be considered lost.

“Shading can result in substantial changes in vegetation structure and composition through the loss of particular plant species and the proliferation of others.

“This can, in turn, affect the suitability of vegetation as habitat for animals, including threatened species.”

Mr Fothergill said the preliminary report said impacts “can be mitigated” but “there is no certainty on this”.

State Roads and Roads Safety Minister Luke Donnellan said last week the final design of the Mordialloc Bypass will be determined through “an extensive planning and environmental process and consultation with the community”.

“We’re building the Mordialloc Bypass to slash congestion and create jobs in the south east - we’ll be leaving no stone unturned to make sure that we understand any potential impacts and how we can manage them,” he said in a statement.

“The Mordialloc Bypass will create better connections between some of the fastest growing communities in Victoria, linking Frankston, the Mornington Peninsula and the south eastern suburbs,” Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke said.

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DETECTIVES are investigating a case of wilful and obscene exposure in Frankston earlier this month.

Police have been told a 40-year-old Frankston woman was collecting mail when she was approached by a man in Fairway St, 6.30pm, 11 September. The man allegedly exposed himself and then offered the woman $50 to touch him.

Detectives believe the same man may be responsible for up to 13 other incidents of wilful and obscene exposure in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula dating back to 2013.

On previous occasions, the man has allegedly exposed himself to women in residential streets and offered them $50-$100 to touch him. Victims are aged 15-40 years.

The man is Mediterranean in appearance, 182cm, 35-40 years old with short dark hair. In the latest incident he was wearing a high visibility top, works pants and workboots.

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A MAN threatened a Carrum Downs woman with a knife before forcing her out of her car in the driveway of her Lats Av property and stealing it, 4.30pm, Saturday 16 September.

The woman, 48, told police that she had just sat down when the man knocked on her side window and produced the 15cm knife.

She opened the door and the man pulled her out and they had a brief struggle after which the man drove off in her grey 2012 Hyundai Ascent.

Only two and a half hours later the man was chased by police at Bairnsdale after allegedly forcing other cars off the road.

The speed at which he was driving and his erratic behaviour caused police to end the pursuit.

He is described as Caucasian, 30s, 162cm, stocky build, shaved head, acne-scarred face and tattoos on his right arm.

Axes taken from man

AN intoxicated man allegedly carrying two axes was apprehended by police at the Karingal Hub car park, 9.20pm, Sunday 17 September.

They managed to take the axes from the 43-yearold Frankston man without incident and he was released into the custody of friend.

The man is expected to be issued with a penalty notice for being drunk in a public place and possessing a controlled weapon.

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Police have released this digital image of a man in the hope someone may recognise him.

A 17-year-old former Frankston teenager is facing a children’s court this month on three counts of robbery.

Police allege the boy, now of Fitzroy, robbed three businesses in Frankston and Seaford in the one week – two on the one night.

The first was a United service station in Seaford Rd, 1.10am, Wednesday 6 September, in which he allegedly stole a large sum of money; the second was a Coles Express in Nepean Highway,

Police patrol Frankston, in which he stole cash after threatening staff he would jump the counter, 8.10pm, Saturday 9 September, and the third was a 7-Eleven in Young St, Frankston, where he allegedly stole cash and cigarettes, 8.25pm the same evening.

The boy was arrested four days later. He has been remanded in custody to appear at a children’s court later this month.

Police patrol Hub and found a man sitting inside, 31 August.

The man is described as tall, skinny and aged in his 30s.

‘Standover’ teens

TWO 15-year-olds threatened a younger boy at Bayside Shopping Centre and stole his satchel, Saturday afternoon 16 September.

The 13-year-old was riding the escalator from the food court when the youths, one Caucasian and the other described as African, grabbed his neck and shoulder.

The youths allegedly “stood over” the boy and demanded the satchel which he handed over.

It contained only a set of keys. Detectives later examined CCTV footage and expect to make arrests soon.

attempts to pull it over failed and the sports car sped off, later reaching 150kph before it turned onto the Frankston Freeway, then the Westall Rd exit and on to the Dandenong Bypass.

At 5.45am the car was again spotted speeding in Narre Warren, with a stolen number plate on the front and no plate on the back.

The Air Wing was called in but again the pursuit was ended because of the erratic way the car was being driven.

Dog put down after attack

AN American bulldog was put down after breaking through a fence in Turner Rd, Langwarrin, and savagely attacking a neighbour’s Labrador, 4.30pm, Saturday 16 September.

Police who rushed to scene OC sprayed the bulldog to secure it before calling in council animal management officers.

The badly injured Labrador was “covered in blood”, police said. The bulldog was taken to the vet by the owner and euthanised.

Threatened in car park

A MAN allegedly threatened a woman with a screwdriver after she returned to her car at Karingal Hub shopping centre earlier this month and found him rifling her glove box.

Acting Detective Sergeant Frank Olle, of Frankston police, said the Frankston woman managed to photograph the man, below, before he grabbed her phone and stomped on it, 8am, Monday 4 September. Police were later able to recover the image.

The 28-year-old woman told police that after challenging the man they squared off beside the car. He pushed her over while threatening her with a screwdriver taken from the glove box. The man then walked off with jewellery, cigarettes and three screwdrivers from the glove box.

Senior Sergeant Mick Lamb, of Frankston police, said the man may be connected to a similar incident in which a woman returned to her car at Karingal

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Car park robbery: A man who allegedly threatened the woman at Karingal Hub shopping centre.

Speeder evades capture FRANKSTON Highway Patrol members were forced to end a pursuit on Peninsula Link when the car they were chasing reached speeds of 130kph in an 80kph zone.

The Audi Q5 was spotted on Frankston-Dandenong Rd, 3am, Thursday 14 September, but

AN unlicensed driver had her car impounded after being caught driving down the wrong side of Peninsula Link, 4am, Wednesday 20 September.

Members of the Frankston Highway Patrol narrowly avoided a collision with the woman who was driving south in the north-bound lane.

They chased her for three kilometres and managed to pull her over at the Cranbourne Rd exit.

The 48-year-old, of Somerville, claimed she had “swerved to miss a possum” and was unaware she was in the wrong lane.

Senior Sergeant Mick Lamb, of Frankston police, said there was “real potential for a catastrophic outcome” in the incident.

The woman’s car was impounded for 30 days and she will be summonsed on a range of driving offences, possibly including conduct endangering life.

Drink drivers nabbed twice

TWO Carrum Downs drivers were allegedly well over the legal blood alcohol limit within a couple of hours of each other on the same road, police said.

Police were patrolling the Carrum Downs area as part of Operation Separate when they intercepted a car on Frankston-Dandenong Rd, 3.30pm, Sunday.

The driver had an alleged blood alcohol reading of 0.112 per cent. The 65-year-old man lost his licence for 11 months and had his car impounded at a cost of $961.

Later, on the same road, another driver also returned a positive breath test. The 52-year-old man had an alleged blood alcohol reading of 0.178 per cent. He immediately had his licence suspended for 12 months and his car impounded at a cost of $1005.

The two men are expected to be charged on summons with various driving offences.

Hunt still on for fire bug POLICE are working on the theory that a postbox firebug lives in the Heatherhill Rd area of Frankston.

Detective Senior Constable Bernard Dowling said the man, in his 60s, with long blond hair and wearing a fur or wool-lined cloak, had dropped burning material – such as firelighters – into at least seven post boxes in the past month.

The most recent incidents occurred twice on the one night at the post box on the corner of Lindrum Rd and Hampden Av, Friday 1 September.

No letters were burnt because the mail had already been collected. Other incidents have been in Beach St and Heatherhill Rd. The man drives to the post boxes and wears a blue or grey jacket each time.

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The reporter [Stephen Taylor] is very correct in saying how severe a problem dumping rubbish is throughout Mornington Peninsula Shire (“Dumping ’waste of money’” The Times 11/9/17). Might I suggest that the shire itself may be the cause? I have recently moved to this area after a long period in NSW, and a very brief period in the ACT and I have never seen tip, recycling, rubbish collection areas so expensive as those charged here.

In all of the places I have lived green waste is free to dump, after all the shire turns it into mulch and either uses it on parks and gardens or resells it. The same with cardboard - it is sold on for recycling, so is metal waste.

If you rent a home you do not get the three free tip passes and you will be charged huge fees to get rid of all types of your waste.

Obviously it is much easier to find a quiet bit of bush at no cost.

While on the subject of waste areas I cannot understand why so many staff are required to stand around and point to various areas and not lift a finger to help unload, probably a work safety thing but not a good look nonetheless.

Mick Chalk, Hastings

Survival a priority Probably the most basic human instinct is to survive while we still have life, but for someone else to make a contra-decision when we may be incapable, even temporarily, is a violation of that life. We may have signalled a different viewpoint in our life, but people do change their minds.

If such legislation as euthanasia, or euphemistically called medically assisted suicide, was passed by any government anywhere, people might think it is not only legal but moral as well. Not so.

Governments can become quite fluid on a moral issue depending on their own particular stance, or sometimes where there might be a vote!. Once the genie is out of the bottle and there is no going back. Or are we deciding to

return to barbarism?

What type of staff would attend to the “needs” of the patient? A doctor who does not agree with the Hippocratic oath (never to do harm) which has not altered since ancient times and had much to do with the respect accorded to doctors. Maybe a new “specialist” (he/she is ever so sweet and thorough) or maybe a contract killer on call, will suffice.

These people are not too concerned with a moral stance.

Where are the renowned scientists who strain themselves, and our money, to find new cures for anything but cannot seem to be able to control the pain or other problems for the dying person?

Money spent on palliative care with the right staff would importantly relieve much of the fear for the patient and loved ones.

In our present privileged civilisation, every human life is precious and accountable. We are commanded not to kill, and at birth and death we are, every one of us, vulnerable.

We only live once. It is not a done deal yet.

Maureen Federico, Frankston South

Yes, no emotions Over the top emotional stuff coming out of this yes/no equality postal survey [on same sex marriage], particularly on Facebook pages. Surely, aside from the political monsters, we can be allowed our opinion either way without any mud-slinging; both sides.

The no voters can only talk “what about the children” and the yes voters seemingly adopt a position of superiority. There’s a dangerous shortage of innate intelligence, a big factor in everything, the speed of perception and understanding, the analysis of the facts as presented to us, including if possible the knack of prospective thinking, (looking ahead), deciding (right or wrong), conclusions. The equality yes/no vote is not about children or fertility services, adoptions, fostering, surrogates; all covered under state legislation. The postal survey result will not change that. It is not about the Safe Schools program.

As it happens, I’m a yes man, but the aggres-

sion by many of the yes voters in coming down hard on the no camp can be a worry. Add in the likes of Cory Bernadi and John Howard from the no side, with false warnings of opening the mythical floodgates, quietly imposing doubt on the undecided.

In the meantime we try to ignore it, albeit knowing beyond doubt it’s all about homophobia. Do I have a problem with the LGPTI? Not a skerrick. As for women - well now, that’s a different matter. Patience, people.

Cliff Ellen, Rye

Behold! It’s art I congratulate Michael Long for expressing what many may feel regarding the “Iconclast” [art on Peninsula Link] and the ugliness of the “sculpture” of the wrecked pylon (“Tollway ‘art’” Letters 19/9/17). It surpasses the silver dwarf and the pseudo-hotel, and I really did not think that possible.

Would it not be more in keeping with environmental concerns to plant trees to beautify the tollway, rather than uglify it, as these pieces of so-called “art” do? And so much cheaper too.

Ann Thornton, Mt Martha

‘Iconclast’ succeeds One premise of creative art, including sculpture, is to arouse public opinion. If a sculpture such as “Iconoclast” does not draw comment then it can be said it has failed. I support Michael Long the right to express his opinion (“Tollway ‘art’” Letters 19/9/17). However, he is not forced to use Peninsula Link.

Vic Langsam, Frankston

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State ‘no’ to fence for the Pillars Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au THE failure of a plan to fence off the Pillars cliff jumping spot at Mt Martha is likely to see increasing numbers of visitors to the natural attraction.

Although dedicated through various policies to increasing tourism, Mornington Peninsula Shire has been trying to lessen the numbers of people visiting the Pillars.

Nevertheless, it is a major attraction without signposts, steps or safety barriers.

Alcohol bans, parking bans, warning signs and restricting access have all failed to lessen the steady beat of feet to the cliff top.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has now pulled the plug on the shire’s biggest weapon – a fence.

The department and the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio have told the council that a fence is not in line with government policy.

In January, the mayor Cr Bev Colomb issued a news release stating that the shire wanted “wherever possible … to encourage visitation to the many wonderful parts of the coastline and inner hinterlands offered by the peninsula, but the Pillars has become an unwanted attraction to many local residents and the shire has sought to take action”.

The shire also threatened to “commence the process of handing back the committee of management responsibility to DELWP for the Pillars section of the Mt Martha foreshore between Ellerina and Bay roads.”

With both options now off the table, the shire might be forced to concede to the Pillars is an attraction that’s not going to go away and facilitate, rather than frustrate, those wanting to jump from rocks into the bay. Residents have known about and used the Pillars for decades and may also

Natural attraction: The Pillars, left, was deserted on Friday. The cliff jumping area also features in the Mt Martha supermarket’s window display and has been turned into a souvenir badge.

Parking has already been restricted in nearby streets, with police and council local laws officers booking hundreds of vehicles for parking infringements over the past summer.

A ban on alcohol which extended several blocks inland from The Pillars also technically prevented residents having a drink on their nature strips.

Meanwhile, other entities are cashing in on the popularity of The Pillars, with many visitors arriving by public transport; buying goods at local shops; social media sites; and even a badge (re-

have to accept the spot is public property.

Councillors at the shire’s Tuesday 12 September meeting accepted a recommendation from coastal planner Jeska Dee that they seek clarification from the minister and also prepare to try to manage traffic and use of the Pillars in much the same way as over the 2016/17 summer.

As well as installing extra wooden bollards along the Esplanade the shire is asking South East Water if parking can be restricted near its pumping station close to Deakin Drive.

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For its part, the shire has received a $30,000 “public access and risk” grant from the DELWP and will continue to develop a “long term management plan” for the area.

This plan will include “consultation and feedback with the community and key stakeholders”.

Ms Dee’s report to councillors did not mention feedback from the thousands of visitors who will be sure to be at the Pillars in coming months.

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Frankston bootmaker John Reynolds dies Compiled by Cameron McCullough IT is with extreme regret we have to record the death of Mr John Reynolds, which took place at St Pancras Hospital, Frankston, on Wednesday morning 1st, after a painful illness, the cause of death being “pernicious anemia.”

The deceased, who was only 50 years of age, came to Frankston some 30 years ago, and commenced his trade as boot maker, and followed it up to within a few weeks of his death.

The deceased was a great lover of cricket, and as young man took numerous trophies for excellence in the game.

He was also connected with the Rangers in which body he attained the rank of Sergeant. He took great interest in the advancement of the church of England and acted as secretary to St Paul’s Church for about 20 years.

Of late years he has withdrawn himself from active participation in outdoor sports, and devoted his spare time and attention to the welfare of the gardens in Bay Street, and it is entirely for his care and attention that they have attained the state of perfection to which they have.

It was also mainly through his efforts that the Young Men’s Club was established in Frankston, where the evenings can be spent pleasantly, apart from any pernicious influences.

He was of a kind and generous disposition, every ready to lend a helping hand to those in need.

He leaves a widow, and grown-up family of two, as well as a son by a former marriage, to mourn their loss.

The funeral took place yesterday (Friday) afternoon, the remains being

conveyed to the Frankston cemetery, followed by a large number of sorrowing friends.

Many beautiful floral tributes were sent from the citizens and local bodies.

The Rev. A. P. M’Farlane officiated at the grave. Mr H. Gamble had charge of the funeral arrangements. *** THE Treasurer for the Roll of Honor Fund gratefully acknowledges receipt of ten shillings donation from Mr H. G. Wells. *** A GENERAL meeting of the Somerville Fruitgrowers’ Association will be held on Monday next, Oct 1st at 8pm when the following business will be transacted - Report of conference, Fruit pool, Minimum price, Show. *** THE Jumble Fair in the Frankston Mechanics, in aid of St Paul’s Church funds, will be opened this afternoon, and continued during the evening, when there will be an attractive display of goods to be disposed of and a good programme of amusements carried out during the evening. *** THE Langwarrin Methodist Sunday School Anniversary services will be held tomorrow in the church, when services will be conducted in the afternoon and evening by Mr Austin.

On the Monday evening, 1st October a concert and coffee supper will be held, when a good programme will be provided. *** OWING to the Hall being taken on the night of the next regular Wattle Club fortnightly dance, it has been

decided to hold a euchre party and dance on next Thursday night, October 4th.

The usual euchre party and dance will also be held on the following Thursday and the Dance will take place on Saturday, October 20th. *** A SALE of gifts will be held in the Agricultural Hall, Somerville, on Friday and Saturday, 5th and 6th October in aid of the Church Funds, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies Guild.

The fair will be opened on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. by the Rev N. Webster.

Besides the attractive display of goods to be disposed of their will be a shooting gallery, quoit competitions, nail driving, hoopla, and other amusements. *** CHRISTMAS parcels for soldiers.

The London Headquarters Staff of the Y M.C A. have been asked to purchase and despatch parcels to Australians in France.

They are willing to under take this service buying as the market allows and making each parcel as varied and useful as possible, but requests must reach the National Office at Elizabeth House Melbourne not later than 6th October.

Parcels may be ordered at three prices 5s, 10s and 20s. *** MR G S. Slocombe of Tyabb notifies that he his been appointed agent for the Victorian Orchardist Cooperative Association and has in stock fruit cases arsenate of lead, lime, sulphur,copper, soda, nails paper

wood wool and everything likely to be required on the orchard. *** THE Somerville Red Cross Society are holding a social evening on Tuesday, October 2nd, in the Somerville Hill, to show their recognisation and appreciation to the Boys who have returned from the front, both local and surrounding districts.

There will be a good musical evening interspersed with dancing, followed by a good supper.

These boys have all seen active service and most of them are Gallipoli heroes. All are welcome to give the boys cheer.

Red Cross members and their associated workers are to provide supper by bringing a basket and the public will be admitted at one shilling.

Mrs White, vice president and the secretary will receive the guests of the evening, and councillor Chas. Murray will act as chairman.

Mr Carr has charge of the musical arrangements. Permission has been given for all returned soldiers to wear uniform on this occasion. *** FROM an interview we had with Mr Brierley, manager of the Frankston Gas Works, we understand that the installation of the electric lighting plant in the Shire of Frankston and Hastings is nearing completion.

The company has experienced great difficulty, owing to war conditions, in securing the necessary material to go on with the work, but happily this has now been overcome, and most of the plant is now on the ground.

The new power house is finished, and the engines and dynamos put in

position.

Poles are in course of erection along the Mornington Road, and other roads are being supplied as quickly as they can be delivered, and the manager expects everything to be in order for the trial runs in the course, of a few days. *** DEEP regret was expressed here when the news came through last week of the death of Alma Day, at the age of 14 years, as the result of a railway crossing accident at Noble Park.

Mr and Mrs Day had just recently left this district and bought a farm at Noble Park and great sympathy is extended to them.

A wreath was sent by the children attending the Somerville State School as a token of the esteem in which they held their late school mate. *** Frankston School. Work will be resumed next Monday, Miss Keane wishes all girls and boys, who have reached the age of 4½ years, and desire to attend to enrol not later than next week.

Silva Parsons was the first pupil to donate a book to the school library.

Four others have followed her good example.

An old plough wheel is wanted as a part for a circular swing.

Captain Conder wrote such a very nice letter, to his dear little friends, expressing the warm thanks of the sick soldiers for the welcome fresh eggs, that only a score of dozens can begin to square our obligation to him. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 29 September 1917

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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

Reflections of a Retired Tree Climber

By Stuart McCullough I GUESS you could say I’ve retired.

At the top of my game, I decided to give it away, hang it all up and leave it to others to honour the legacy I’d built over a period of years. It’s important to know when your job is well and truly done and just as important to get out of the way let others have a go. I couldn’t go back if I tried. It’s not just a question of passion or commitment but of ability. Fact is, I don’t think I’d trust myself to even attempt to try and climb a tree anymore.

I was a climber, devoted to climbing pretty much anything I could. It started simply, as these things do, with my siblings and I launching ourselves all over the furniture as though a three-piece lounge was an item of gym equipment. It drove our parents spare with frustration. We’d be rolling, leaping and cavorting whilst they’d lament, believing such antics were a form of abuse. Not that the furniture ever complained. So far as we were concerned, they were there to be conquered.

I grew up in Tyabb. And growing up in Tyabb meant there was an inexhaustible supply of both mud (so it seemed) and trees. It’s difficult (not to mention messy) to try and climb mud, but trees are – quite frankly – begging to be climbed, and I devoted a significant part of my childhood to doing exactly that. Of all the things I scaled, trees were my favourite. What I remember most is the sense of being challenged; it felt as though my life would not be complete until such time as I managed to reach the top and look out into the distance.

Separating the paddocks were rows of huge pine trees. I’m sure they served some purpose but I never asked. Planting a row of trees was, I suspect, probably far more economical than building a fence. Or perhaps the cows liked them. Whatever the reason, these trees

loomed large against the horizon. To climb to the top would take you half way to heaven. Indeed, at such an altitude, your greatest hazard wasn’t falling so much as it was low-flying aircraft.

The task of climbing a tree was not

as easy as it looked. It was far more difficult than falling off a bike (which I excelled at) and trickier than herding cats (which I never bothered to try).

First, you had to find a point of entry.

That is, a part of the tree that would let you get that crucial first foothold. Until both your feet were off the ground, you couldn’t truly say that you’d started. Some trees had their own defence systems that made it tough – a phalanx of spiny branches that poked and pierced and made any attempt at ascent near impossible. Others seemed to be built for the sole purpose of being climbed, their limbs like ladder rungs.

Once both feet were off the ground, you had to weave your way through the branches. I always looked up. There seemed to be something that drove me forwards towards the top. Only once there was no more tree to climb would I ever look down. The view from the top was little short of magnificent.

Fields of grass rolled in the wind like waves on an ocean. You’d see other people’s houses and yards; home to lives of love and drudgery and drama lived without fuss or fanfare. Depending on where you did your climbing, you might even see the main road.

The cars looked like toys. It felt like another world.

Getting down always seemed like a far more hazardous affair. It was no further to climb down than it was to climb up, but it felt entirely different. I’ll admit to being anxious. By the time my feet returned to earth, I was grateful to have gotten through unscathed. Perhaps that’s why I gave it up. I couldn’t tell you when I last

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Whether it was the wisdom that comes with getting older or the enhanced grip that gravity has on you as you get bigger, I couldn’t really say.

My nephew, Tyler, is five. He loves to climb. Given the family history, this really shouldn’t come as any kind of surprise. Last weekend, we stopped in at the National Gallery. Out in the garden on the other side of the Great Hall is a climbing frame and within about three seconds, Tyler was all over it. He was up, down, around and in between every wire strand. I’d be amazed if he hadn’t broken a record of some description in the process. We timed him as he climbed to the top and down again and promised to inform the front desk, in case they wanted to erect a plaque or something.

The urge to climb has left me and the urge to be careful has taken over.

When I see a tree now, my thoughts don’t go to what it might be like to climb to the top. Even if I were able to reach the top, getting back down is an entirely separate question. There’s nothing more embarrassing, I suspect, than being winched to safety from the top of a pine tree as a result of a middle-aged misadventure. (It probably doesn’t help that, in addition to being afraid of falling from trees, I am also afraid of helicopters.) It’s time to accept that my climbing days are long behind me. But to my nephew, Tyler, I say ‘keep on climbing’. Maybe he can tell what the world looks like from a great height. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Stonecats aim for five in row PENINSULA LEAGUE

By Toe Punt WITH the 2017 MPNFL Peninsula Division season now behind us, clubs will now turn their attention to the arduous task of locking away coaches and recruiting.

Here’s a sneak peek at what clubs should focus their attention on in preparation for 2018.

Whilst AFL South East is yet to hand down its decision on the format of the MPNFL next season, it’s expected that Chelsea, Karingal and Langwarrin will play in MPNFL Division Two next season.

Frankston YCW: The Stonecats again proved that they are the benchmark of the competition. Once again in the silly season, clubs will go after their stars.

However, why would you leave? Four straight premierships says the Stonecave is the place to be. At age 38, even Ash Eames proved that you can be at your best if managed well. There are no obvious deficiencies that need rectifying.

Bonbeach: The Sharks desperately need some more leg speed in the middle of the ground and another key forward to help out Trent Dennis-Lane.

Owen Hulett said himself he prefers to play in defence and with him down there with Douglas, Sole, Carpenter and co, that area of the ground looks OK. The Sharks have the grunt in the middle but need speed. Another target higher up the ground in attack is required.

Edithvale-Aspendale: The Eagles need another key defender to assist Mark Mullins. Brent Bowden being injured didn’t help in attack, however, with Meehan and Bussey, as well as Bowden, offensively they look sound.

A few of the young forwards, including the likes of Flavelle, need to take the next step and become midfielders. The likes of Heyes and Tim Mannix need some assistance.

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The ruck looks solid with Dylan Smilie continuing to develop. Some genuine leg speed through the middle would be handy with Potts and Scanlon better suit-

ed to do the grunt work. Getting another key defender would allow Guy Hendry to become a very damaging swing player.

Mt Eliza: All eyes will be on Mt Eliza.

If you believe the rumours, the likes of Grant Goodall and Justin Van Unen are out of there and there are some other players who are a little disgruntled, given

the club has tightened its purse strings.

What they will be left with though are the blokes that are committed to the club and buy into what the club stands for and where it wants to go. Perhaps a step back to take a step forward.

Seaford: The Tigers will be feeling like they underachieved in 2017 and that an opportunity to play finals went beg-

ging. What they did show though is that their best is good enough against all of the best sides in the competition. A ruckman will be number one on the shopping list, while a key forward capable of booting 65-plus goals would be handy also. The Tigers aren’t far away.

Mornington: The Doggies will be buoyed by the fact that Simon Goosey is back at the helm. The club has an abundance of good junior talent who former coach Chris Holcombe gave plenty of opportunities to. Goosey should be able to take that to another level given his elite program experience and ability to teach young players to play his way. You can guarantee that ‘Goose’ will bring in a few new faces also.

Karingal: There will be plenty of excitement around the Bulls in 2018, given its new state-of-the-art facility will be unveiled at Ballam Park and they will be in a different, more competitive division for them. New coach Brett Dunne will engage and excite the more experienced players while teaching, guiding and inspiring the young talent. There will be some new faces too, which will see the Bulls be very competitive.

Chelsea: The Gulls get to experience a new coach in 2018 under quality onfield performer James Brain. The Gulls made terrific inroads in 2017 and can only improve next season in Division Two. Its best was very competitive this season but the problem was sustainability, both in games and across the season.

Langwarrin: Langwarrin needs a coach first and foremost. Someone with a profile to recruit some players and make the club relevant again. Someone who will gain the immediate respect of the senior players and inspire, teach and guide the kids. Clubs are circling the Kangas and they get just one chance of getting the decision right. A wrong decision and the club will trend further south.

Premiership up for grabs NEPEAN LEAGUE

By Toe Punt MPNFL Nepean Division is likely to be renamed Division Two in 2018 and Sorrento, Frankston Bombers and Rosebud will not be part of it.

Despite the fact AFL South East is still a couple of weeks away from making a decision on the new structure, it is widely tipped that the reigning premier, runner-up and third-placed Rosebud will head to Division One and that Chelsea, Karingal and Langwarrin will head to Division Two. Let’s take a look at what clubs require heading into 2018.

Sorrento: The most important decision Sorrento needs to get right is the appointment of a non-playing coach.

The Sharks have the required talent on the field with no real deficiency and will be competitive immediately with the top bracket in Division One. Former Melbourne skipper Jack Trengove has been widely tipped to go to the Sharks. The Sharks can’t afford to lose anyone though – and why would you leave? Chris Dawes owes them another year too.

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Frankston Bombers: The Bombers have lost Nathan Lonie from the 2017 grand final side, which hurts the experience on the field. Two grand final losses highlight that the Bombers are off the mark. They need a couple of key forwards, as Zack Longham needs the third best defender and Beau Muston’s best is well past him. They also need to change their game style to be able to defend. They’ll get smashed with the current game plan in Division One. Rosebud: The Buds need to recruit and hopefully, there’s some cash in the bank to get some players. Rumour is Bancroft and Spooner will retire, as will Ben Dwyer, given they don’t believe they’ve got what’s left in Division One. They’re big holes to fill. The Buds also need a key forward and key defender. They need to do everything to keep Matt Baker and get his brother Tom back, who are both being offered plenty at the club next door.

Hastings: The Blues goes into the 2018 Division Two season as flag favorites, given the top three are all going up a level. With a new coach in Ricky Ferraro, it’s believed they

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are keeping the large majority of the list, while also picking up some handy types, none more so that Matt Boland, who will be a star of the competition, while there’s another ex-Bonbeach forward is looking to go there.

Red Hill: The Hillmen have replaced Tony Blackford as coach after he played a major role in rebuilding the club, making it relevant again and giving it a profile. There will be high expectations on new coach Jamie Mollo. Talk already is that the likes of Ben Hughes, who got overlooked for the job, along with close mate Mitch Wallace are looking elsewhere, while Sean Marchetti is also unsettled. Blake McCormack, a popular figure at the Hill, is the front-runner for the Langwarrin job.

Dromana: The Tigers need a massive pre-season – buy-in from every player and they need to get the likes of Sam Fowler back for the season.

Sam needs to dominate a senior year at local level and then go to the Dolphins with a reputation. They should get back a couple in Jack Fowler and Jackson Quigley too, while promising ruckman Majok Puok from Pines will

be a good get. Coach Rikki Johnston needs to play on and Steve Hamill needs to be his right-hand man.

Somerville: The Eagles went through a rebuild of the club in 2017 and it was tough at times. The benefit will come in 2018. Andrejs Everitt is invested in the club and his experience in the AFL system will be a massive bonus for the kids. Being the runner in the U19 Grand Final was superb from him. If the Eagles can keep their list and get a couple back, together with good kids, they’ll be there again.

Devon Meadows: The Meadows had a tough season after losing a lot of players this time last season. Word from coach Glenn Michie is that a number of those players who went elsewhere or didn’t play are keen to come back. The Meadows also need to focus on getting a couple of good kids from the Cranbourne system, given there may be limited opportunities in the seniors.

Pearcedale: The Panthers can’t afford to lose one player! They showed that with a full list, they were more than competition for anyone. Coach Leigh Stewart needs to ensure they are

the fittest club in the comp. Pour some resource into a fitness guru and make sure the list is cherry ripe.

Rye: Watch Rye improve! We don’t often see Rye at the bottom for two years running and with Nick Jewell there as chairman of selectors, he is pretty good at getting recruits. Rye will invest, we know that. .

Crib Point: The Magpies need attitudinal changes. The club played in a grand final less than five seasons ago but now sits at the bottom. It needs a positive attitude across the board, especially at the top. There’s some great things going on with the kids and that’s where the focus needs to be. Less negativity of what they don’t have and more focus on what they do have will turn things around quickly. A coach would help too.

Tyabb: Hearing that they did not make contact with coach Mark Paganoni for some time after the season is a disgrace. He did so much for that club both on and off the field. Perhaps the Yabbies need to stop looking at AFL South East to prop them up and save them and do something about it themselves.

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Southern v Calder in Grand Final showdown SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie SOUTHERN United’s championshipwinning under-13s have won their way into the NPLW Grand Final after defeating Bayside United 2-0 at Comets Stadium last weekend.

The Grand Final takes place at 10am this Sunday at ABD Stadium in Meadow Heights and Southern will come face to face with its 2017 nemesis, Calder United, which finished runner-up in the title race.

Calder won the qualifying final 1-0 two weeks ago forcing Southern into last Saturday’s sudden-death preliminary final.

But the local club will go into the clash primed by a meticulous preparation arranged by senior coach Emma Bracken and assistant Aaron Myatt.

“We’ll train on the same nights – Monday, Wednesday and Friday – but we’ll scale the sessions back from 75 minutes to 60 minutes and we’ll do some hard, sharp, intense stuff,” Bracken said.

“It’ll be more about getting the girls into the right headspace because Calder’s been a bit of a psychological barrier for us because of their physicality.

“All we need to worry about is playing our game. We’ve scored goals all year and we know that we can beat them.”

The sides clashed three times in the league with Southern winning 4-0 and 4-1 but going down 2-1 away from home.

“The loss was on a tiny pitch and it was a very physical game and when we lost 1-0 in the qualifying final the pitch was really wet and again it was a physical game,” Bracken added.

“We can’t worry too much about what they’re doing because we know what we are capable of and we’ll play our usual way and try and take it to them because that’s how we’ve played all year.

“If we get a good sized pitch and a good surface we know that we can play some good football.”

Southern is hoping to enlist the help of Frankston-based sports psychologist Sue Lawrence to sit down with the squad and discuss strategies for dealing with the intensity and physical pressures of the looming showdown.

“We sometimes forget how young these girls are and this is a pretty big occasion that none of them have experienced before,” Bracken said.

“I believe in them and I’m confident if we can get them into the right mindset then we can play to our potential.”

The first half of last weekend’s preliminary final was a tight affair with only two shots on target as both sides struggled to carve out clear-cut chances.

Final fling: Southern United’s under-13s in a celebration huddle after winning their way into next weekend’s grand final. Picture: Darryl Kennedy

Southern mainstays Taylah Hennekam and Alex Jones were in their customary central defensive positions with captain Sage Kirby and Alessandra Davis in midfield.

Southern’s dynamic duo, Golden Boot winner Rhys McKenna and winger Candy Kilderry, had finished the league campaign with 48 goals between them with McKenna finding the back of the net 28 times but a well organised Bayside defence kept them shackled.

The best chance of the half was engineered by Davis in the 21st minute when the pocket rocket cut a swathe through the Bayside midfield and charged into the penalty box.

She was fouled but maintained her balance and was only thwarted by a superb smother from Bayside custodian Ruby Dale who had read the danger and charged off her line effectively closing down Davis.

A significant positional change in the second half was the switch into a central midfield role of Hennekam with right back Ezel Duyar linking with Jones in central defence.

Hennekam can play, that is certain, but she also adds grunt to the engine room and is very effective.

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Four minutes into the half the deadlock was broken.

Davis engineered a stunning break from inside her defensive half and surged deep into the right of the attacking half before striking a slide-rule pass to McKenna in a central position.

The ace predator controlled the ball then spun around and unleashed a low right-foot shot that Dale was helpless to stop from going inside the far upright.

It triggered a period of Southern dominance and after Kilderry was tripped just outside the area in the 43rd minute Hennekam’s well-struck free-kick bounced off the top of the crossbar and over.

Three minutes later Bayside had a mountain to climb after the ball was played in from the right and was deflected to the far post where the incoming Kilderry made it 2-0 from point blank range.

Three times in three minutes McKenna came close to scoring.

She shot straight at Dale after good lead-up work by Kilderry in the 49th minute, effected a fine turn and shot that whistled past the far post a minute later then received the ball after a great Hennekam run into the area in the 52nd

minute but sent her volley wide.

With three minutes of normal time remaining Davis and Duyar were rested and came off the pitch to rousing applause from appreciative Southern fans.

Two minutes later Kilderry was unlucky when her well-timed volley cannoned off the near post.

When the whistle blew for the last time it signalled the end of an impressive second-half display from the champions who played at a tempo and with a cutting edge, they will need to maintain throughout the Grand Final.

Meanwhile, Langwarrin import Connor Belger had a big weekend winning both major club awards.

On Friday night Belger was named senior players’ player of the year with fellow Liverpudlian Paul Speed runnerup while Nick Simmons won the reserves equivalent and Elliot Clarke was runner-up.

Belger repeated the dose at the club’s presentation night on Saturday by winning the senior best and fairest with another UK import, Alex Metcalfe, runner-up.

Clarke won the reserves best and fairest and Nevin Velupillay was runner-up.

Belger was top scorer in the seniors

with 12 goals while Jack Thornton’s 17 goals clinched the reserves top scorer award.

Simmons was named best upcoming junior while Scott Powell and Chris Jones were joint winners of the club person of the year award.

Katherine Webb and Chloe Swannell shared the senior women’s best and fairest award with Webb top scorer with 14 goals.

In other news, Paulo Pinheiro has firmed as favourite to retain the senior coaching post at Seaford United, which was relegated from State 2 South-East last season.

“I’ve really enjoyed my time here and there’s a strong feeling of unfinished business so I’d welcome the opportunity of getting this team back to winning ways,” said Pinheiro.

Seaford president Willie Lynn will recommend to the new committee that Pinheiro be reappointed for a third straight season.

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Mitchell punches through the pain

By Ben Triandafillou CURRENT WBC world number 13, Jayde ‘J-Mitch’ Mitchell, of Blairgowrie has undergone surgery following his last fight when defending his WBC OPBF title against Aniwaer Yilixiati on Friday 4 August.

Mitchell “flared something” in his neck a couple of weeks before his fight against Yilixiati but ignored the pain as he prepared to take on his toughest opponent to date.

“Yilixiati was the highest rated contender in my region so I had to ignore the pain as the fight was at the forefront of my mind,” Mitchell said.

“I had a bit of pins and needles

and numbness in my left arm but I wanted to push on with the fight and got caught a couple of times on the top of the head.

“Because he’s such as powerful puncher, it compressed the vertebrae’s in my neck and ruptured one of the disks which was pinching my nerve cord and digging into my spinal cord.”

Mitchell was referred to the head of the Department of Surgery at the University of Melbourne, Professor Andrew Kaye, and underwent surgery on Thursday 14 September.

“He squeezed me in and just made it happen. He said the “surgery went exactly as planned” which is great

news,” Mitchell said.

“I’ve got a good team around me and I have all the faith in the world that they will help me return early next year.”

Mitchell won’t be able to throw any punches until December but if all goes to plan he can start running and working on his fitness again in four weeks time.

“I’ll be chomping at the bit by the time December comes but hopefully if I pass all the fitness tests I can be back sparring in January. We will be in the hunt for a world rated opponent and continue to pick our way through the ratings,” he said.

Steady hands: Jayde ‘J-Mitch’ Mitchell prepares with Professor Andrew Kaye ahead of his neck surgery. Below, after surgery. Pictures: Supplied

Surfing siblings hit the waves in Sydney IT will be an action-packed holiday for surfing siblings, Sara and Lucas Dickson, as they travel between Victoria and New South Wales to compete in several national surfing events on Saturday 23 September.

The siblings will compete in two nation-wide Ripcurl GromSearch events as well as the Hurley’s BL Blast Off with their journey starting at Jan Juc, Victoria.

Sara, 9 and Lucas, 11 have been surfing since the ages of three and four and these school holidays they will compete in the Ripcurl Grom-

Search under-12 events.

Father and keen surfer, Michael Dickson, said that the family has always been into surfing so it was only natural that they’d enjoy it too.

“They picked it up at an early age and have more recently competed in the GromSearch events,” Dickson said.

“They’re really excited for the trip as they’re hoping for warmer water and warmer weather.”

Following the Jan Juc Ripcurl GromSearch, the pair will travel to Palm Beach, NSW to compete

Surfing siblings: Lucas (11) and Sara (9) take to the waves. Picture: Yanni

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in the BL Blast Off on Tuesday 26 September.

Along with 348 other groms, the local charges will hit the waves of Sydney and receive world-class coaching and performance feedback from surfing greats such as Barton Lynch, Layne Beachley and Tom Carroll.

They will then head to Maroubra, NSW to face some of Australia’s most talented young surfers at the second Ripcurl GromSearch event of the season.

Aussie star: Jackson Boyd, 17, competes at the under-18 Baseball World Cup in Canada.

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Boyd competes against the “world’s best”

By Ben Triandafillou BASEBALL pitcher Jackson Boyd, of Langwarrin competed against the “world’s best” at the under-18s Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay, Canada earlier this month.

This was Boyd’s first time representing Australia at the World Cup and he helped the side finish just one win shy of playing for a bronze medal.

Boyd, 17, said the tournament was a good challenge to see how his pitching would hold up against baseball players from around the world.

“It wasn’t easy but I was able to see how my game goes compared to the best,” he said.

“It was something I have never really done before so it was great to have the experience.

“The way they go about their baseball is just a whole other level. They’re like robots compared to us, USA just don’t do anything wrong.

“I would have thrown over 100 pitches in a match and then have four

days rest but the Japanese and the Koreans would just go out and do it again the next day.”

The Australian side was defeated in the opening round by Korea but Boyd said they were still understanding what the World Cup was about and the nerves might have just gotten the best of them.

After having his first taste at competing at the top level, Boyd relished his second match and the Australian side went on to win their next three games.

They then faced Canada for a chance to play for a bronze medal but their streak came to an end when defeated by the host country.

The Australian side then faced world number 1, Japan, in the super rounds of the tournament to have one last crack at making it into the bronze medal play-off. Being highly competitive, the side didn’t go down without a fight but was narrowly defeated by one run.

Blues sign on Harms as head coach THE Frankston Blues basketball club has signed on SEABL point guard Andrew Harms for a further three years as head coach of the Blues senior men’s program.

Harms, who has had a junior and senior career at the Blues as well as a SEABL career leading the Dandenong Rangers to multiple conference championships, will continue his role he took on mid-season this year.

Harms will head into the 2018 season with greater awareness having spent some of last season working with the playing group.

“The interim role was a valuable one for me in many respects,” he said.

“It provided a chance to assess the program holistically, from training standards and game preparation, to on-court performance and player depth charts, along with off-court and how committed the club are to building an elite program.”

Frankston Blues chairman Chris Beattie said having Harms signed on again for next season is a positive step moving forward for the club.

“There was a genuine buzz around the club when Andrew stepped in as interim coach for the club last season and his impact was immediate,” he said. “I have no doubt that he will define our club moving forward.”

Upon joining the Blues program mid-season, the Blues increased their team and individual productivity with Harms at the helm. Blues co-captains Jake MacAulay and Bennie Lewis saw first-hand Harms’ way and spoke of how Coach Harms “redirected the groups focus” while creating a sense of “accountability”.

Former NBL representative Bennie Lewis whose scoring, rebounds and assists increased under Harms last season said Harms’ “attention to detail”

was clearly evident and that preseason could not come quick enough, with Lewis adding “I can’t wait for season 2018.”

MacAulay, who shouldered much of the point guard duties in 2017, feels “its exciting news for the club and most importantly the playing group.

Andrew brings SEABL experience along with his knowledge playing under some great coaches during his playing career.”

Having been the starting point guard on Frankston’s most recent conference championship winning team (2009), Harms’ immediate focus is to recreate a culture of high performance.

“I have had a long history with the Blues program, being my junior club,” Harms said.

“I was fortunate enough to be part of a successful period with the SEABL men’s program as a player, so I’m eager to get the club back to being consistently competitive again leading this time as head coach.”

With the club intending on entering development teams in Big V, Harms sees the off-season as an opportunity for the senior men’s program to establish the standards which season 2018 will be built on.

Harms will be looking to Frankston’s next generation of senior Blues, with “a considerable amount of youth being provided the opportunity and resources to improve their skills and physical attributes” leading into pre-season.

With recruitment also being at the top of his mind, Harms believes “finding the right experienced talent and import combination is critical to helping us back towards playing finals again”.

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