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A FRIENDLY face popped in to visit and lend support to a branch of the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union at Frankston Arts Centre. Roman Catholic Priest and community worker Father Bob Maguire gave his seal of approval to the group’s aim to let unemployed people know their rights when dealing with Centrelink and job agencies. See story Page 6. Picture: Yanni

Prime Minister’s whistlestop Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au FRANKSTON train station was a honeypot for politicians on both sides of the political spectrum last Monday (19 February). The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull turned up at the station about half an hour after Victorian Transport Minister Jacinta Allan dropped by to announce the awarding of a tender as part of the Labor state government’s $63 million station precinct redevelopment project. Mr Turnbull, accompanied by Dunk-

ley Liberal MP Chris Crewther, travelled to the station flanked by a prime ministerial security detail. Most people walking past on the streets of Frankston seemed nonplussed by Mr Turnbull’s declaration that he was there to announce “a business case for the electrification of the Frankston line to Baxter”. His 15-minute visit to central Frankston followed an hour or so at Mornington business, Bata Shoes. “He was in town to look at Bata Shoes and local manufacturing and talk about the need for growth in manufacturing,” Mr Crewther said after the visit.

“He was at Frankston train station to talk about the Baxter electrification project and our support for that. We’ve signed off on that project already, so we’re waiting on the state government to tender it out.” The federal government committed $4 million towards a business case study to make the case for the electrification of the rail line to Baxter. “We’re calling on the state government to cost it out because we want it costed out before the state election,” Mr Crewther said. “If we don’t get it scoped before the state election there’s going to be no

funding committed towards it by the state opposition or the state government.” Ms Allan announced a construction partnership between KBR and John Holland to redevelop Frankston train station based on designs by Genton Architecture. “This new station will be bigger and better than before,” she said in a statement. “It will be a community centre Frankston can be proud of.” Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke, also at the station with the state transport minister last Monday, took to so-

cial media after the Prime Minister’s visit to note Mr Turnbull made no federal funding announcements while in Frankston and "urging" the state government to partly fund major projects. “State Labor govt invests $200 plus million in Frankston without any matching investment from the PM and Federal Libs who are still 'urging' .... Thanks for nothing Turnbull,” Mr Edbrooke tweeted. The station will be closed from midyear while the rebuild is underway and replacement buses will shuttle commuters while the station is demolished and rebuilt. Jobs hint. Page 8

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Quarter of century helping others A SHOP set up to help those in need has commemorated its 25th year of bringing care to the people of Frankston. The St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria, colloquially known as Vinnies, opened its Frankston store offering preloved clothing, furniture and bric-a-brac at reasonable prices to fund support for the community. “Twenty-five years in a community is a significant time,” St Vincents de Paul Society Victoria general manager Jeff Antcliff said. “Vinnies is a quintessential part of the Frankston community, loved for its role in helping to raise funds for people doing it tough and as a friendly point of contact.” Long-term volunteer Lorraine Auchettl said while the shop moved from its former premises in Ross Street to its current location in Young Street only a year ago, it’s enjoyed a long and happy presence in Frankston. “Many of our customers followed us to our new shop,” she said. “And it’s not just because we have a great selection of quality second-hand clothes and bric-abrac, I’d like to think it’s also because they like to shop here. No one rushes anyone, and we’ve got quite a lot of young volunteers in their early 20s and even younger.” Twenty-year-old volunteer Brandon Urquhart says there’s a real sense of community at the shop. “When I first started almost a year ago I thought I wouldn’t last, but here I am. Still. And I love it. Knowing that I’m working in a shop that’s helping people—that I’m really giving back—is a great feeling. It’s really fulfilling.” The shop celebrated its 25th year in Frankston last Friday (23 February). See vinnies.org.au/shops or visit the Frankston shop at 80-82 Young Street, Frankston for bargains in aid of a good cause.

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SMOOTH sailing at Frankston Council’s latest public council meeting last week was interrupted amid another clash between councillors in full view of the public and a monitor appointed to report back to the state government on governance matters at council. Storm clouds were gathering outside during the meeting last Monday evening (19 February) while a storm erupted inside the council chamber. It was the second time council meetings were broadcast near live online and the second time monitor Prue Digby looked on as councillors accused one another of showing disrespect. Civil debate was suddenly shattered about an hour and a half into the monthly meeting when Cr Steve Toms accused fellow councillor Cr Brian Cunial of “smirking” during a debate about providing foreshore parking permits to business owners who pay rates and live outside of the municipality. “Did I say something funny, Cr Cunial? Is that why you’re smirking at me?” Cr Toms asked Cr Cunial across the council chamber. “I’m not smirking at anyone,” Cr Cunial responded. The mayor Cr Colin Hampton, chairing the meeting, said: “I never seen him. Councillors, if you are smirking, desist.” At January’s public council meeting Cr Hampton accused Cr Glenn Aitken of “staring” at him, a claim denied by Cr Aitken (“Council ‘circus’ on show”, The Times 31/1/18). Later during last week’s meeting, Cr Aitken introduced a motion of dissent against a ruling by the mayor for the second public meeting in succession. The motion saw Cr Hampton temporarily

step down as meeting chair for the second time in as many months. Councillors voted 5-3 at last week’s meeting in support of the mayor’s ruling not to accept a point of order by Cr Toms, while Cr Michael O’Reilly argued for his rescission notice of motion to scrap a majority councillors’ vote the previous month to give foreshore parking permits. When raising the motion of dissent, seconded by Cr Kris Bolam, Cr Aitken said the mayor “cannot evaluate a councillor’s point of order if you have not heard it”. Crs Aitken, Bolam and Toms voted against the mayoral ruling. Deputy mayor Cr Lilian O’Connor, temporarily chairing the meeting, and Crs Cunial, Hampton, Sandra Mayer and O’Reilly voted to support the ruling. Cr Quinn McCormack abstained. Cr Hampton said in the chamber that he “did hear the first 15 seconds of the point of order” despite immediately stopping Cr Toms from speaking when ruling out the second point of order the councillor raised in as many minutes while Cr O’Reilly was speaking during the debate. “I evaluated it wasn’t a point of order in itself, it was just an interruption to this debate.” Cr Hampton said he had flagged earlier in the meeting that “councillors were using points of order to interrupt other councillors when they were debating”. Councillors voted 5-4 to not give foreshore parking permits to business ratepayers living outside the municipality. Crs Cunial, Hampton, Mayer, O’Connor and O’Reilly voted to reverse a previous decision to issue such parking permits. Crs Aitken, Bolam, McCormack and Toms opposed the recision motion. Crs Mayer and O’Connor changed their votes on the parking permit plan between the January and February meetings.

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Speaker goes home DETECTIVES were able to return a portable speaker after it was stolen from one of two youths walking home from Mt Erin College, 9pm, Wednesday 21 February. Detective Senior Constable Shaun Rampal, of Frankston CIU, said the 15-year-olds were walking home after basketball along Franciscan Avenue when a group of youths from a nearby party approached. Two of the youths allegedly “stood over” the boys and demanded to be able to go through their backpacks, stealing the speaker and other items valued at $200. Detectives later attended the party and spoke to the hosts who put out a message on social media, urging the offenders to return the items, which they did. A Frankston youth and a Crib Point youth, both 17, were taken back to the police station for questioning. Charges may follow.

CFA crews fight car fire FRANKSTON and Patterson River CFA crews extinguished a car fire in Seaford, midnight, Friday 16 February. Senior Station Officer Grant Kidd, of Frankston CFA, said the red Nissan Skyline was written off in the blaze, which is being treated as suspicious. The car had not been reported stolen. Picture: Gary Sissons and bailed to appear at Frankston Magistrates’ Court in May.

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A LANGWARRIN man who allegedly robbed a liquor store in Langwarrin was later arrested while drinking at a local hotel, 6pm, Monday 19 February. Detective Senior Constable Shaun Rampal, of Frankston CIU, will allege the man, 49, demanded the young bottle shop attendant hand over cash from the till before making his escape on a bike. Detectives later found the bike at the hotel and matched CCTV footage from the liquor store to identify the man. He was charged with robbery

AN attempted carjacking at Karingal Hub shopping centre was foiled when the intended victim fought off the offender, 8.30pm, Tuesday 20 February. Detectives were told the man, carrying a bucket, flagged down the blue Nissan SUV near the Hog’s Breath cafe pleading for help. While talking to the male driver he lunged for the keys and attempted to enter the vehicle, but during a scuffle the driver managed to lock himself in and was able to drive away. The offender is described as Caucasian, aged in his 40s, 190cm, wearing

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‘Crop house’ raided UP to 90 marijuana plants were seized by police during a raid on a Carrum Downs house, Monday 19 February. Detective Senior Constable Chris Sweet, of Frankston CIU, said police seized the “commercial quantity” hydroponic set up during the evening raid in Brunnings Road. A Springvale man in his late 20s was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court in May.

COUNCILLORS have decided not to rejoin an alliance of councils united against climate change since they believe Frankston Council already does enough environmental work in the climate change mitigation arena. A council officers’ report tabled at the public council meeting last Monday (19 February) recommended council reinstate its membership of the South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (SECCCA). A 6-3 majority of councillors voted down the proposal with some citing a “duplication” of existing climate change mitigation programs at council and were also concerned about the amount of time council officers would spend on the group’s projects. The existing SECCCA council members are Mornington Peninsula Shire, Kingston, Bayside, Port Phillip, Dandenong, Casey, Cardinia Shire, Bass Coast Shire and Baw Baw Shire. Frankston Council was a founding member in 2004 but left the group several years later. Councillors at this month’s public meeting who voted against rejoining the SECCCA felt a $16,000 annual membership fee cost to ratepayers could not be justified. Cr Steve Toms had supported council re-establishing itself as a member of the group. “Climate change is one of the world’s most important issues, if not the world’s most important issue,” he

said at the meeting. “Council would be in a unique position to benefit from many grants available from the state government that council would not otherwise be able to benefit from if we were a member of this group.” Cr Kris Bolam said council’s membership of other groups including the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) “It’s over duplicating the existing process,” he said. “As a council, we already offer a number of services and initiatives to mitigate the effects of climate change.” Cr Quinn McCormack also said “it is a bit of duplication”. “We probably don’t need to be party to a group to achieve our climate change goals within council,” she said. “I think we’re well and truly working on those and it’s likely that we are actually ahead of a lot of other councils with respect to our climate change and zero emissions targets as we’ve stated in our strategic plan.” Crs Toms, Glenn Aitken and Sandra Mayer voted to rejoin the SECCCA. Crs Bolam, Brian Cunial, McCormack, Lillian O’Connor, O’Reilly, Toms and the mayor Cr Colin Hampton voted against membership. Councillors agreed to look at membership of the SECCCA in a year’s time. Neil Walker

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RENOWNED Roman Catholic Priest and community worker Father Bob Maguire has lent support to the Frankston branch of a fledgling union for the unemployed. Attendees at an Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union meeting at Frankston Arts Centre last Wednesday (21 February) welcomed Father Bob into the flock gathered to discuss helping unemployed people understand their rights when dealing with Centrelink. Union convener and Hastings resident Fae Roth said the group gave the priest, a highprofile media personality and former co-host of the Sunday Night Safran show on Triple J with John Safran, a warm Frankston welcome. Father Bob dropped in to the union meeting to hear about the Frankston group’s early steps to spread the word about legal rights for unemployed people. Ms Roth said union volunteers produce booklets designed to give information to people which is useful to know when dealing with job agencies and Centrelink. “A hotline number is manned by trained volunteers five days a week where people can get advice and even legal advice if they need it,” she said. Co-organiser Paul Callanan says the Frankston branch of the AUWU is open to people “from Portsea to Mentone and Crib Point to Cranbourne” and membership is free. “Our mission at the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union is to fight for the basic human rights of unemployed Australians, most of who are living in poverty,” the group’s mission statement states. “We are fighting back against Australia’s unfair welfare system. It was recently revealed that the basic Newstart payment is only half of what Australians need to live out of poverty.” Federal Liberal Employment Minister Michaelia Cash criticised the AUWU in June last year, saying the group’s “sole purpose

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Comrades assemble: Father Bob Maguire dropped in to see Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union members last week. Picture: Yanni

FRANKSTON mayor Cr Colin Hampton has publicly attacked “local” media in a column published in council’s quarterly Frankston City News distributed free to more than 60,000 homes and businesses. In comments similar to US President Donald Trump in his ongoing battle against what he calls “fake news”, Cr Hampton blasted “local media” and said “sometimes the facts are not accurately presented”. The column, headlined “Keeping our community informed”, said: “Unfortunately our local media does not always present balanced news. I have often seen important information omitted from local reports, with what seems to be a bias against council”. “As much as I wish this were different, sometimes the facts are not accurately presented,” Cr Hampton stated. “This disrespects local residents and is a disservice to the entire community.” The mayor mentioned the Frankston Leader newspaper, published by News Corporation and ultimately owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, during his attack on the local media. “The former mayor and I have both raised these issues at different times with the Australian Press Council, with regards to stories in the Frankston Leader, to try to change this situation in our community,” Cr Hampton said. “I still hope things will improve.” The mayor prior to Cr Hampton was Cr Brian Cunial. In June last year a 5-3 majority of councillors voted to amend Frankston Council’s communications policy to encourage staff “to create, and maintain, positive working relationships with local media outlets”. Crs Glenn Aitken, Kris Bolam, Quinn McCor-

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mack, Lillian O’Connor and Steve Toms voted for the push to improve relations with the local media. Crs Cunial, Hampton and Sandra Mayer voted against the adoption of that policy. Cr Michael O’Reilly was not at the meeting. The mayor said he does not believe the “informative article” in the Frankston City News breached council’s policies. “Council’s Frankston City News editorial committee, including councillors and the executive management team, review and approve each edition of Frankston City News prior to print,” Cr Hampton said in a statement. "After reviewing the Frankston City News editorial committee Terms of Reference, Communications Policy and the Councillor Code of Conduct, I do not believe in my opinion that there have been any breaches made as a result of my informative article. “All councillors are provided with an opportunity to review Frankston City News content before it is authorised by myself as mayor to go to print.”

Cr Bolam, who introduced the notice of motion last year for council to change its communications policy, told The Times he will be speaking to council CEO Dennis Hovenden and the mayor about the publication of the “Keeping our community informed” column without consultation with all councillors. “The column is inconsistent with the policy and is potentially damaging relations with the press,” he said. “If we’re openly questioning the role of media, that’s something that requires a conversation with councillors and is not something that should be done unilaterally by the mayor.” Cr Bolam noted the mayor is council’s official spokesperson and should, in his view, “reflect the will of the council” in the role. “The council to my knowledge has not declared war on the free press.” In the column, Cr Hampton directed Frankston ratepayers and residents towards council’s official “communication channels” including Facebook and Twitter to be “accurately informed about local decision making, events, project updates and how your rates are spent”. The government in the UK banned British councils in 2010 from printing “their own newspapers” on a regular basis. Then UK Local Government Minister Eric Pickles said the freesheets are “Town hall Pravdas” that undermine commercial news businesses and “present a glossy view of their local councils compared to the critical, independent approach taken by local newspapers”. Frankston Council CEO Dennis Hovenden ended all council advertising in The Times early last year citing rate capping by the Labor state government as the reason council would no longer pay for adverts in the newspaper. Council has continued to advertise with News Corp’s Frankston Standard Leader and publications owned by other publishers.

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A FEDERAL government department could be on its way to Frankston if talks about relocation public service jobs to the area come to fruition. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited Mornington and Frankston last Monday (19 February) and met Frankston Council representatives including council CEO Dennis Hovenden and the mayor Cr Colin Hampton at a Quest Apartment Hotels

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long almost being equidistant from Melbourne CBD and we’re essentially a hub as well. They’ve got the NDIS [National Disability Insurance Scheme] headquartered in Geelong so it’d be good for a health agency or a department from somewhere else to be headquartered here as well.” The Dunkley MP said a safe boat refuge at Olivers Hill was also discussed. Frankston Council took credit for its “advocacy” for federal and state funding for the area luring politicians to the region.

TRAIN services between Mordialloc and Frankston were suspended last Wednesday afternoon (21 February) after a woman was hit and killed on the rail line. Metro Trains sent replacement buses to shuttle commuters during the peak-time travel window. A woman died at the Armstrong Rd crossing in Seaford after being struck by a passing train at about 4.30pm. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and a report will be prepared for the coroner. Lifeline can be called on 13 11 14 or the call back service on 1300 659 467. On front foot: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had a brief respite from being asked questions about the Liberal Party’s inability to give Nationals Party coalition colleague Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce the boot after a tumultuous fortnight in Canberra. The political capital has been rocked by revelations of taxpayer-funded jobs last year for a previously undeclared female partner of the deputy. Picture: Gary Sissons

be on the way “The Prime Minister and council discussed a number of our advocacy priorities such as the electrification of the rail line to Baxter and the decentralisation and relocation of a government department to complement the soon to be redeveloped Frankston station precinct,” the mayor Cr Colin Hampton said in a statement. “The potential safe boat harbour at Olivers Hill was also discussed, with the Prime Minister remarking he was amazed there was no infrastructure already available at a bayside city such as Frankston.

“Council highlighted that a safe boat harbour would cut emergency response times down from 45 minutes to six minutes, a crucial difference when it comes to saving lives.” Environmental studies will begin soon to look at the feasibility of building a safe boat harbour for vessels during heavy weather at Olivers Hill. It is hoped that construction of the mini-harbour, to protect boats from stormy weather, can start by May 2019, Mr Crewther previously said (“Safe harbour gets the green light”, The Times 19/2/18).

Bay body ID call POLICE are seeking help to identify a deceased man found at Olivers Hill last week. A passer-by found the body partially submerged in water near the Olivers Hill boat ramp just after 6.30am on Wednesday 14 February. Police are preparing a report for the coroner; however the death is not being treated as suspicious. A computer generated image, below, has been released in the hope that he may be able to be identified.

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Rosie Batty talk on Women’s Day ROSIE Batty will speak as part of International Women’s Day at the Southern Women’s Action Network, 9.30am, Sunday 4 March. Her talk will cover the ongoing issues of domestic violence, including current initiatives and future proposals. The meeting will be at the Mornington Shire offices, corner of Queen and Vancouver streets, Mornington. Donation: $8 includes refreshments. Ms Batty, Australian of the Year in 2015, has worked to raise national awareness of domestic violence. Her book, A Mother’s Story, will be available to buy at the event. All proceeds will support the work of the Luke Batty Foundation. Last week she said she would step down as chief executive and close the doors of the family violence foundation she set up in honour of her slain son Luke, telling the ABC that the past four years had been “gruelling and unrelenting”. Southern Women’s Action Network (Swan) is a social-justice organisation which aims to inform and empower women and to provide a means of networking on key social issues. It celebrated its 21st birthday in November with Narre Warren South MP Judith Graley attending as a founding member. See swanwoman.org.au or see the Southern Peninsula Women’s Action Network on Facebook for more details. To book for Ms Batty’s talk call 0404 811 422 by 28 February.

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Festival wins for Hastings filmmaker HASTINGS filmmaker Karen McPherson has won two awards at the Peninsula Film Festival held in Rosebud and Queenscliff from February 9-11. McPherson brought home Best Cinematography and third prize overall for her short film, The Hamster King. The film features her son Harry, who spent many mornings at Balnarring and Somers beaches during filming. Karen’s depiction of these picturesque locations led to her winning Best Cinematography. “Creating a film like this was only possible because we live just a few minutes away from these beautiful beaches. Harry didn’t have to miss any school and we could keep going back to chase the magic hour of light on the beach,”

McPherson said. As well as a significant cash prize for third place overall, McPherson also won a Black Magic Ursa Mini Pro camera. The annual festival now has the largest viewing audience of any in Victoria. Twelve short films were adjudicated by celebrity judges including Lachy Hulme, Leah Purcell, Jane Kennedy, Isabel Lucas, Michala Banas and Nick Batzias. Over her career McPherson has directed short films, documentaries and created content for digital platforms and television. Her current major project is as co-director on the soon-to-be shot feature The Doorman, to be filmed in Melbourne. Brodie Cowburn

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Road closure • The intersection at the Skye/Overton Road level crossing will close at 9pm on Thursday 1 March until 6am Monday 5 March. Please plan ahead and allow extra travel time. • Traffic detours will be in place until the road reopens. • Pedestrian access over the level crossing will be unaffected and trains will run as normal.

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All aboard for lunch THE Longest Lunch on the Bay will take to the high seas on Friday 16 March, with former Masterchef contestant Eliza Wilson (above) plating up a menu on the Sorrento to Queenscliff ferry. The event is part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and Wilson says items on her menu will involve a range of produce available on the Mornington Peninsula. “Over the past couple months me and the head

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‘Sensation’ as kings return to the bay LARGE numbers of baby King George whiting have been recorded in fisheries surveys of Port Phillip for the second consecutive year. Victorian Fisheries Authority ceo Travis Dowling said anglers could expect “sensational fishing” from 2019 to 2021 when the juvenile whiting detected in 2016 and 2017 will have grown to a catchable size. The large number of juvenile whiting in Port Phillip are also seen as a pointer to what anglers can expect in Western Port. “Scientists have conducted annual surveys of small juvenile whiting in the bay’s seagrass beds since 1998 to help forecast the abundance of stocks and manage the fishery sustainably,” Mr Dowling said. “Two very strong years in a row is wonderful news and will get more people fishing, more often, which is at the core of the state government’s Target One Million plan that’s investing a record $46 million into a suite of projects to grow participation in recreational fishing, including bringing an end to all commercial net fishing in the bay by 2022.” Mr Dowling said whiting larvae drifted east from spawning grounds off far western

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Victoria and eastern South Australia for about three months before entering bays and estuaries during spring when scientists conducted the surveys. “Westerly winds help drive the currents that bring the whiting larvae into our bays, where they take about two years to reach the legal minimum size of 27 centimetres,” Mr Dowling said. “At about four years of age, most whiting

have left the bays to complete their adult life in coastal waters. “Because whiting only reside in the bays for a few years of their life, these fisheries naturally fluctuate depending on the number of tiny larvae that entered the bays several years prior. “People fishing outside the bays along the coast can expect increased catches of larger whiting during the early 2020s, as maturing fish move out to coastal waters.” In Victoria there is a daily bag limit of 20 King George whiting a person and they must be landed whole or in carcass form. Meanwhile, researchers at The University of Western Australia say sharks take about 12 per cent of recreationally caught fish in the Ningaloo region. Close to 40 per cent of the more than 400 anglers interviewed by the researchers had experienced a shark bite-off on their most recent fishing trip. Areas fished more frequently reported higher shark bite-off rates, which was hypothesizsed to be due to a behavioural change where the sharks associate the presence of boats with the availability of hooked fish to feed on.

Additionally, areas with high catches for recreational fishers may also be good feeding habitats for sharks so have higher concentrations of the predators which lead to higher numbers of interactions with hooked fish. Lead author and PhD student Jonathan Mitchell from UWA said the study will act as a baseline, allowing researchers and fishery managers to identify changes over time and develop science-based mitigation strategies. “By identifying areas and depths at which biteoffs are more likely to occur, fishers can avoid these areas to immediately have a better chance of reducing bite-offs,” Mr Mitchell said. “Modifying fishing techniques by spending less time at each site and moving to a different location as soon as a fish is taken by sharks, may help to prevent sharks from learning to associate fishing activities with food and increase a fisher’s chances of avoiding further bite-offs. The findings are important to fishers and both marine park and fisheries managers as.” The researchers aim to identify shark species involved and learn more about their behaviour to identify ways in which shark bite-offs can be reduced. Keith Platt

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The historic gatehouse at the entrance to 1225 Nepean Highway, Mt Eliza is falling into disrepair, which is a great shame. I would hope that the privileged few who through wealth are in a position to purchase these magnificent properties would take an interest in the heritage relating to buildings and land and preserve them for future generations. This building, being on the highway, is visible to all and if restored to its original condition would become an added attraction to Mt Eliza. A gift of the building and small parcel of land on which it stands to Mornington Peninsula Shire and the National Trust so that it can be preserved would be one way of doing so, if the owner is not interested in restoring the building. If the gatehouse is allowed to continue to crumble it will become a target for vandals. However, once restored with signs of life, a security system and proper fencing with a plaque outlining its historic value to the area it will become a much loved icon. Beverley Treloar, Mt Martha

Picture this: A very hot afternoon (Thursday 8 February) and 25 people are waiting for a bus in blazing sunshine. No shade at Bay D outside Frankston station. Two boys are squeezed into a tiny portion of shade at the back of the tiny bus shelter. The shelter’s tiny roof cannot provide shade. An elderly lady has her hands on top of her head - perhaps she had not anticipated such a hostile environment. One lady crosses the road to shelter under the shop awnings. She returns five minutes before the bus is due. Unfortunately the bus is 10 minutes late. This situation is serious. A shelter that shelters is urgently needed at Bay D. Still no reply to my hand delivered letter to Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke or Transport Minister Jacinta Allen but Public Transport Victoria has advised me to contact VicRoads. It is a slow and arduous journey to find out who is accountable. Hopefully, persistence will pay off. Brenda Rowlands, Mt Eliza

Mobile defender I have not used a mobile phone while driving for the past few years because of the police regulation that came in some time ago. But I fail to understand why this regulation came in to be law, with motorists fined if caught using a mobile phone while driving. In comparison to other classifications that cause accidents, injury, and death, I have yet to see the statistics that qualify such a regulation. If there are no statistics to compare with other forms of accident causes, injury and death, why

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is it compulsory to not use a mobile phone while driving? Police refer to other devices should not be attended to while driving, but what are those devices? If it is illegal to use a mobile phone while driving, what about taxi, truck and emergency drivers with their mobiles and other communication devices such as RTs. I have been a professional driver and used RTs and mobiles, without looking likely to have an accident once. What about a motorist coming upon an accident where time would be essential for survival,

does this mean the driver has to find somewhere to park legally and then use their mobile? Why is the mobile phone blamed by police when other classifications have their various statistics and do not appear to have any such regulation? If this is so, then police are wasting so much time on preventing and prosecuting for the use of mobiles when they should be trying to reduce the road death toll through other misdemeanours. Tim Bassett, Frankston

Helping hands On Monday 12 February my wife was in Mt Eliza Post Office completing hand written international postage forms. Due to injury from a car accident my wife finds it very hard to write. Spotting the problem, two great female Samaritans stepped in and gave her a hand. Thank you and well done. A note to Australia Post: make your systems and processes inclusive. David White, Mt Eliza

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PICTURESQUE SURROUNDS, PANORAMIC BAY VIEWS Magnificently situated on a 3,786sqm approx. garden allotment in Mt Eliza’s Golden Mile and commanding spectacular bay views, this stunning architect designed 4 bedroom residence provides incomparable lifestyle appeal walking distance to Canadian Bay, schools and Mt Eliza Village. Designed to capture views of the breathtaking gardens, sandstone terraces, heated pool and Port Phillip Bay, the lavishly proportioned interior features a sitting room with open fire, fitted study, glorious living/dining room with gas fire, entertainer’s gourmet kitchen and casual dining area. Accommodation wings comprise the beautiful main bedroom with designer ensuite and walk in robe, a 2nd bedroom with en-suite and built in robe, 2 additional bedrooms (robes), 2 bathrooms, a retreat and multi purpose media/recreation room. Only 50 minutes from the CBD, it includes RC/air-conditioning, alarm, ducted vacuum, laundry, triple garaging, outdoor bathroom, wine cellar, storage, auto gates, irrigation and water tanks. In conjunction with Marshall White – James Redfern 0412 360 667 FOR SALE BY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: EXPRESSIONS CLOSE 7TH MARCH AT 5.30PM Price Guide: Contact agent Inspect: Contact:

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TRI-LEVEL BEACHSIDE RESIDENCE A privileged lifestyle package Directly adjacent Frankstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sandy beach in a boutique group of luxury townhouses, this 4 bedroom residence with large home office showcases a privileged lifestyle package for work and play. Spread over 3 levels, the home features 2 generous living areas and a contemporary stone kitchen with Bosch appliances, while a sundeck and spectacular upper level terrace offer a choice of alfresco options for outdoor entertaining back dropped by close water views. An easy walk to restaurants, cinemas and shopping and footsteps to the sand, this spacious seaside sanctuary includes a master with ensuite, guest room with ensuite, 3rd bathroom, ducted heating, gas fireplace, evaporative cooling, storeroom and double remote garage.

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$950,000 Saturday 12:00-12:30pm Ben Crowder 0407 557 758

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ENORMOUS HOME WITH GRAND POTENTIAL Magnificently proportioned family living spread over 30 squares (approx) with an entertainerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s layout spilling out to a vast barbecue deck and inground swimming pool, this enormous 4 bedroom plus study home in need of a cosmetic refurbishment eagerly awaits the next chapter. Footsteps to schools and 1.4km to the shopping centre, the home features 4 living zones, a granite kitchen with stainless-steel appliances, 3 bathrooms, spa bath and double garage with internal access. AUCTION: TERMS: PRICE GUIDE: CONTACT:

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Local lads welcomed home Compiled by Brodie Cowburn THIS evening a welcome home will be accorded Corporal F. McDonald D.C.M. and Gunner H. Upton, (who have been invalided back from the front) at the Langwarrin Hall. At the same time a presentation will be given Trooper G. Knox on the occasion of his departure to the scene of action. *** MAJOR Conder, Camp Commandant, Langwarrin, returned to camp last week, after a well deserved holiday, extending over eighteen days. This is the only change the Major has enjoyed during his residence in Langwarrin. In two years and one month he has not been absent for a single night from camp. Part of the holiday was spent in New South Wales, in company with the genial padre - Capt Chaplain Gates. A warm welcome was accorded them upon their return to camp. *** WHILE burning off sweepings from the trucks at the Albion Sand Pit on the 14th, the tree adjoining caught fire, the flames reaching thirty feet. Had it not been for the prompt action of Mr Klauer (pit forman) with his men, also ganger Gale and staff, who were working close by on the Railway line, Seaford may have had a serious fire. *** THE Somerville Red Cross Society assisted by the residents of the district

are entertaining a contingent of returned soldiers on Saturday afternoon, March 2nd at 2.30 p.m. All are invited to come and give the boys a cheer. The Langwarrin band will play selections. *** AT THE Red Cross bazaar held at Somerville last week a collection was made by the members and presented by Mr G Shepherd (chairman) to Mr Duffy (Secretary of the Hall committee) who is going into camp this week. *** EXCESSIVE Motor Traffic. A conference of municipalities was held at the Municipal Association Chambers, Melbourne, on Tuesday afternoon last, to consider the above question. The conference was convened by the Shire of Frankston and Hastings. and was presided over by Cr. W. J. Oates, President of that Shire. Two delegates were present from each of the following shires:— Mornington, Dandenong, Cranbourne, Moorabbin, Mulgrave, Nunawading, Lilydale, Upper Yarra, Braybrook, Corio, Werribee, Bacchus Marsh, Fern Tree Gully, Healesville, Doncaster, Heidelberg, Keilor, Bulla, Eltham, Melton, Broadmeadows, Gisborne. The chairman explained the object for which they were called together to endeavor to get assistance in maintaining the roads where the extra motor traffic through particular shires means that revenue that should be spent on subsidising back roads is be-

ing spent to keep CRB roads in repair for motor traffic. A serious defect in the act was that it made no provision for a speed limit for motors. It was considered that a maximum speed of 25 miles an hour was as much as the best macadamised road could carry with reasonable maintenance charges. *** A PAINFULLY sudden death occurred at Frankston on Friday afternoon when Mrs Mary Agnes Hockin, 64, a widow, collapsed while walking along Playne St. She was carried into Mr Wheeler’s chemist shop, from where a message was sent for Dr Atkinson, who pronounced life to be extinct. The coroner was informed of the death and after receiving a report from the Frankston police, gave an order for burial. Deceased leaves a grown up family of daughters, was at one time proprietress of Hockin’s hotel Elizabeth St., City *** ABOUT twenty gentlemen attended the meeting held at Frankston on Monday evening, for the purpose of considering what further steps could be taken to improve the Kananook Creek. The Shire president, Cr W. J. Oates, occupied the chair and after reading the advertisment calling the meeting said that the matter was a most serious one. The creek at present was in a terrible state. They had tried to improve it and had approached the

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Governmeet for help but though they had received all sorts of promises nothing of much avail had been done. Mr Adamson had inspected the creek, and had promised to do something but found out that there were no funds available. £100 had been put on the estimates to put more boards on the mouth of the creek, but that was all the satisfaction they had got. *** THIS evening (Feb 23) a grand entertainment will be given by the Gipsy Rovers, in the Somerville Mechanics’. Proceeds are in aid of the local branch of the Lady Mayoress’ Patriotic league. A splendid programme will be submitted and patrons are assured a pleasant time. Prices for admission are 1s 6d and 1s. *** MR J. D. Page, of Armadale, will conduct both services at the Frankston Methodist Church on Sunday next. On the same day the Rev T. H. P. Woodford of Mornington will officiate at Somerville, afternoon and evening, in connection with the the Sunday School anniversary. *** A euchre party and dance held by the Wattle Club, on Thursday, February 14th was very successful. Splendid prizes, donated by Mrs A. H. Gregory, were won by Miss Kelly and Mr Bath. The music, supplied by Panttic’s band, was greatly enjoyed. This band

is also engaged to play for the dance on Saturday (this) evening. *** CLASSIFIEDS WANTED to Hire. PIANO for use of Presbyterian Young Men’s Camp on Frankston Cricket Ground, during Easter holidays. State terms at once. W, R. McLeish, 90 Lyndhurst St Richmond. *** RECRUITING READY RECKONER For Married Men Prepared to Join the A.I.F. FOR HOME AND EMPIRE. Fortnightly Pension increases if Husband Totally Incapacitated. Fortnightly Pension increases if Husband Killed. *** C. J. LEADBETTER BEGS to announce that he will OPEN a FISH SHOP on SATURDAY 28th JULY, in Playne Street, Frankston opposite the State Savings Bank. Supplies of Fresh Fish Daily Smoked Fish and Oysters always on hand *** GRAND Water Sports and concert on Saturday, 9th March in aid of the Returned Soldiers Repatriation Fund. A fine display of Water Sports will be given on the Frankston Pier, commencing at 2.30p.m. The programme includes:—Swimming Races for Ladies and Gentlemen and boys and girls, Water Feats, diving. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 23 February 1918

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Win big at Minzenmay! CUSTOMERS of the iconic Minzenmay jewellery store in Mornington could be in the running to win their biggest give-away to date! A $5500 prize consisting of a 0.40 carat Passion8 Diamond and custom hand-make piece. To be in the running to win, customers must spend $150 or more at the Main St store. To add to this excitement all qualifying purchases from their half - price sale starting this Wednesday 28th through to Saturday 3rd March will go into the draw to win. Third generation Master jeweller & Diamond Technologist Paul Minzenmay the Passion8 performance diamond as being the highest quality and brightest diamond your money can buy. “Passion8 diamonds are handpicked from the finest rough gems where less than one per

cent makes the grade to become the finished diamond,” Mr Minzenmay said. “They are cut with such precision that eight perfect hearts and eight perfect arrows are revealed within the stone and can be viewed in store through our specialised diamond viewer.” Mr Minzenmay said he will “sit down and help customers design and create your winning diamond into a piece you will love”. The Passion8 Diamond is a trusted and Australian owned brand, groomed to spectacular brightness and exceptional beauty it is to be enjoyed for ever and destined to become a family heirloom.” Minzenmay is at 152 Main St, Mornington, phone 5975 2439.

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This year’s festival will feature maxi kites from across mainland Australia and New Zealand which will include REMEMBER the joy of flying your first kite? The sea creatures such as dolphins, whales, anticipation as it lifted into the air? The spark of sting rays and octopus, together with magic as you discovered you could actually play winged dragons and astronauts. with the wind? Well, you canfloating experience it all again at one of Australia’s kite events: The These giant kites arepremier so large they take Rosebud Kite a string ofFestival. runner kites and a team of On Sunday 11th March, both the young and the people to get them in the air and some young at heart will come together to celebrate the cabling to their a car artpretty of kite strong flying. Visitors canattached make and fly own of them local outfit; Kites 4 to Kids. or kite twocourtesy to keep anchored the And alongside the novice kite flying arena, will ground. Flying high in the sky, against be the latest designs and displays from a team of a backdropacclaimed of blue kite they never fail to internationally flying professionals impress. Bands confirmed for the main with their giant super-sized maxi kite creations. Crowds will be mesmerised by a flotilla of whales, stage include Ben Whiting Band, Andy spacemen, and green dragons, all Phillipsflying and red Cadillac Walk plusand The manner of creatures from the deep. There’ll also be Calmer Miles plus young, rising stars,

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THE MEANING OF EXISTENCE... AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

Having My Cake But Not Eating It Too By Stuart McCullough IT arrived without warning. A message appeared on my phone accompanied by a photo. The picture was of a piece of cake. The caption simply said: ‘the last piece’. I’m sure my brother meant it as a provocation of a kind. But he was wrong. Instead of a golden opportunity to lord it over me, this was my chance to seize a moral high ground so lofty that the altitude would require Sherpas and an oxygen tank. I held nothing back in response. That, in retrospect, was my mistake. Each year our mother makes Christmas cakes. These are then distributed to me and to my siblings. Granted, there was an ugly period during which the size of your cake depended on the size of your family. Suffice to say, that some members of the family received a cake that could only be described in terms of acreage whereas mine was a notch or two above ‘cup cake’. These days, however, each family receives the same thing. Which makes the weeks that follow even more interesting. For as long as I can remember, there’s been an unspoken competition between my brothers and sisters and I regarding these Christmas cakes. It’s both breathtakingly simply and deadly serious. The rules are simple. The person who keeps at least some of their cake for the longest period of time wins. That’s what my brother was really telling me with that text message. He was telling me that he’d won. Again. My brother has a gift for taking his time. He always has. As kids, he’d

still have Easter eggs in November, months after the rest of us had wolfed down our own, leaving nothing but brightly coloured foil in a twisted mess. It was the same with biscuits. Rather than eat a Tim Tam, my brother would dissect it, patiently picking of bits of chocolate until the

entire thing was completely denuded. It was inevitable that he’d parlay his extraordinary skill for preservation into the annual Christmas cake competition. We’d catch up and he’d say, ‘February 12’ and I’d know exactly what he was talking about. I’ve never been good at it. Years

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to requirements. I laughed it off as a joke, before messaging my wife and telling her to check the locks. It was in the days that followed that I overplayed my hand. Having received a photo, I decided to send a picture of my own. It was of my last piece of Christmas cake. Having made it all the way to February, this was something of a personal best for me. I even positioned the little Santa figurine. Perhaps it was the angle or a trick of the light, but the photo almost looked as though Father Christmas was yelling in anger, defending the last piece of cake. At a glance, it seemed as though St Nick might even be flipping my brother the bird. I sent it to him along with the hashtag ‘last piece’. That, so I thought, was that. I received a series of messages in reply. The first one read ‘#dropthemic’ and included an emoji of a microphone. Presumably the microphone was in the process of being dropped. It’s had to tell sometimes with emojis. It was then followed by a photo of a cake still wrapped in plastic. It was, my brother would go on to explain, a back up cake. One they’d been given as a reward for their children’s help with decorating. He then followed it up with a final text that simply read, ‘#theydon’tlikechristmascake’. I was beaten. My brother had once again bested me. Soundly beaten, there was nothing I could do but console myself with my last piece of Christmas cake. Yum. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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ago, when I was single, I probably had my best shot of winning. Back then I ate Christmas cake throughout January as a substitute for dinner. Then, after I was married, I discovered to my absolute horror that I was expected to share my Christmas cake with others. Not just with my wife, but her sister, my mother in law and, so it seemed, various passers by. This severely curtailed my ability to make it past the first week after Christmas. One of my sisters has her own challenges in this respect – she has three teenage boys and is lucky if there’s anything left after the car trip home. This time, I took a strategic approach. Instead of allowing people to descend on my Christmas cake like a hoard of gigantic ants, I lopped off a chunk and handed it over without fuss. This extraordinary act of generosity seemed to satiate the need of my nearest and dearest to demand more. It meant that my Christmas cake would be free of the threat unexpected raids and unplanned pillaging. All I had to do now was exercise self control. Luckily, I quite like exercise, and I still had Christmas cake left over by the time we hit February. Perhaps I was a little too quick to claim victory. I texted my brother, boasting that I still had some Christmas cake left. His response was immediate, claiming that he’d be at my place by six. I, in turn, informed him that I was in Horsham. He quickly replied that instead of six, he’d arrive at half past seven. For a moment, I thought he had failed to comprehend that I would not be available before it dawned on me that I was surplus

The 78-Storey Treehouse ANDY and Terry’s treehouse just keeps on growing. With yet another 13 levels, it’s now got a Scribbletorium, a high-security potato chip storage facility (guarded by one very angry duck!) and even an open-air movie theatre. Speaking of movies, our friends are going to be famous! The legendary Mr Big Shot has arrived to make a Hollywood blockbuster! But when his first step is to fire Andy and replace him with a monkey – well, a gibbon named Mel Gibbon – the battle is on. Will the Treehouse Blockbuster ever get made? Who will win the battle of Andy and Terry? And why are those mysterious spy cows turning up everywhere? The team behind The 13-, 26- and 52-Storey Treehouses Live on Stage return with the newest, biggest, brightest blockbuster in the series…

but watch out for those cows! “Lively, colourful and very funny… A cool, clever show that all youngsters will love” The Daily Telegraph on The 52-Storey Treehouse “Compulsory viewing for parents and their entertainment-hungry youngsters” The Herald Sun on The 52-Storey Treehouse The 78 Storey Treehouse FAC Theatre Saturday 17 March, 11am, 3pm & 6pm 60 minutes, no interval FAC Member $23, Tickets $25, Family (4) $95 Bookings: 03 9784 1060 or thefac.com.au

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Wickets tumble at Lloyd Park PROVINCIAL

By Mr & Mrs IT Gully IT is going to be an enthralling second week of cricket at Langwarrin’s Lloyd Park this Saturday as the home team attempts to defend its measly total of 135. Baxter’s Dale Irving and Ben Brittain tore through the Kanga’s top order at one stage having them reeling at 2/2. Jake Prosser (23) Trav Campbell (51) and Taylor Smith (22) helped the Kangas get to their final total. They lasted just 66.4 overs. Yohan Maddege bowled 20.4 overs for Baxter and finished with the outstanding figures of 4/41. Baxter faced the final 13 overs of the day and things could not have gone any worse. They will resume this week at 4/31 with Chris Brittain, Justin Bridgeman and Dale Irving still to bat. Mornington has set Peninsula Old Boys 175 for victory in their match at Alexandra Park. Michael Heib top scared for the Doggies with 48 while Sam Wiese opened with 38. Adam Gailitis was the pick of the POB bowlers with 4/58 from 31 overs. POB faced the final 3 overs of the day and finished at 0/11. Pearcedale has set Mt Eliza an awkward total of 167 after Lyle House took 5/23. A number of Pearcedale batsmen

got starts with Will Kennedy top scoring with 30 and Chris Dew hitting 28. Mt Eliza faced the final 2 overs of the day and will resume this week at 0/5. Sorrento’s top order fired on Saturday against Crib Point and the result was 9/236 from 80 overs. Jedd Falck top scored for the Sorras with 49, Bobby Wilson continued his country week form with 48 and Tom Clarke contributed 41 to the final total. The Magpies Glenn Barclay was the best of the bowlers picking up 5/76 from 33 overs.

Country week champs MORNINGTON Peninsula Cricket Association was crowned Country Week champions last week after beating SaleMaffra in the final by 5 wickets. The MPCA batted first at the Junction Oval and put together a more than competitive score of 5/227, with skipper Bobby Wilson hitting an unbeaten 113 while Chris Dew opened with 66. Sale-Maffra was always in the contest eventually bowled out in the final over for 214. Wilson followed up his superb performance with the bat snaring 4/36 off 8.4 overs with the ball. The MPCA also defeated Sale-Maffra in round 2 of the competition by almost 100 runs. Its only blemish throughout the competition was against Traralgon in round 1, losing by 46 runs.

The chase is on: Mt Eliza has edged ahead of Pearcedale in the Provincial match. Picture: Andrew Hurst

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In command: Heatherhill battling Mt Martha. Picture: Andrew Hurst

By Mr & Mrs IT Gully HEATHERHILL has placed itself in a commanding position against Mt Martha in MPCA District cricket. The Hills bowled out the Reds for 180 in the 68th over. It should have been a lot less given the Red’s skipper Rhys Whitling scored 46 at the bottom of the innings. Brett Maxwell was the pick of the Hills bowlers with 3/28. In reply, Heatherhill faced the final 12 overs of the day and opener Steven O’Donnell blasted the attack scoring a quick fire 40 to have the

Hills 0/46 at stumps. Hastings needs six wickets and Seaford needs 62 runs for victory in their match at Seaford Reserve. In a game that is sure to go down to the wire, Hastings batted first and limped to 121. At one stage the Blues were 8/77. Seaford’s skipper, Ryan McQueen, took 3/10 and Dean Polsen snared 3/35. Facing the final 18 overs of the day Seaford was cruising at 0/29 before losing 4/32. Luke Hewitt picked up 3/27. Rosebud has already won its match against Rye. Rye batted first and lasted just 37

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By Mr & Mrs IT Gully SOMERVILLE is just 34 runs short of victory against Red Hill in MPCA Peninsula cricket after 16 wickets fell on the opening day. The Eagles will resume this week at 6/65 chasing down Red Hill’s first innings total of 98. Red Hill skipper Simon Dart was the only notable performer scoring 44. Delacombe Park appears to be in the box seat against Pines on their home turf needing a further 151 runs for victory with 9 wickets in hand. Pines batted first on Saturday with Ashley Hupe top scoring with 47 while Lai Leaunoa was next best with 37. Ricky Ramsdale was sensational

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with the ball for the Parkers taking 5/46 off 29.5 overs, including ten maidens. The Parkers will have the full 80 overs to track down the total. Moorooduc will need to be at its best with the bat this week in an effort to score the 217 required to beat Long Island. Pathum De Mel took 3/29 for the Ducks while Reece Cordeux helped himself to 3/39. The Ducks will resume this week at 0/2. In the final match, Flinders has set Main Ridge 224 for victory. A number of Sharks got starts, the pick of them being Shane Beggs with 33 and Brennan Gillies with 31. Sam Lyons was the best of the Main Ridge bowlers with 4/63 from 24.5 overs.

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Home advantage: Delacombe Park has the upper hand over Pines. Picture: Andrew Hurst

overs and was bowled out for 75. In reply, Rosebud faced the final 43 overs for the day and got their score to 7/146, Jason Mathers unbeaten at the crease on 51. Baden Powell needs 154 runs with nine wickets in hand in its match against Seaford Tigers. Mackenzie Gardener top scored for the Tigers with 43 while David James was next best with 30 after the Tigers won the toss and batted first. The Braves were forced to face the final four overs of the day, but didn’t come through unscathed losing Tyson Jackson for a duck. They will resume this week at 1/5.

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Knights facing an outright loss SUB-DISTRICT

By Mr & Mrs IT Gully BALLAM Park is staring down the barrel of an outright defeat against Tootgarook in MPCA Sub District cricket. The Knights batted first and lost their first six batsmen for less than fifteen runs between them. Shannon Roberts proved to be the saviour for the Knights with 23. Stephen Brain

was clearly the Frog’s best bowler capturing 6/27 off 17 overs. Tootgarook then went to town and in 27 overs rattled together 7/127, Tim Symons top scoring with 43 and Travis French hitting 42. The Knights faced the final 16 overs of the day and will resume at 1/24, still 50 runs behind. Whilst it may be too late for Frankston YCW to make finals,

they are giving it a red-hot dip against Dromana. Dromana batted first and was bowled out for 124 with YCW’s Levi Greenwood taking 3/19. Dromana’s Jeff Bluhm top scored with 39. In reply, the Stonecats, without Jason Bedford, are 1/33. Boneo needs 117 runs with nine wickets in hand in their match at Bo-

neo Reserve against Balnarring. Lachlan Barton top scored for Balnarring after they won the toss and batted first scoring 40, while Nathan Kleinig was next best with 24. Boneo skipper Leigh Janssen was unbelievable for his side picking up 8/52 off 29.2 overs. Boneo will resume this week at 1/1. Tyabb will need to be at its best this week with the bat to hunt down Car-

rum Downs’ total of 207. The Yabbies have made a great start however and will resume this week at 0/33. Kaden Latcham was solid with the ball for the Yabbies bowling 16 overs and finishing with 4/37. In the final match, Carrum has set Skye 181 for victory. Corey Hand scored 50 and Dillan Steed hit 42 to help Carrum to 180 off 75.5 overs. In reply, Skye is 0/13..

Greening wins FFA Cup tie in extra time SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie GOALSCORING legend David Greening led Somerville Eagles to a nailbiting FFA Cup upset over Balmoral at Somerville Secondary College on Saturday. The man dubbed “The Green Machine” scored in the 18th minute of extra time to give Somerville a 3-2 win over its more fancied State 4 opponent after scores were deadlocked at 2-2 after normal time. Balmoral started brightly and took the lead in the 26th minute with a decent strike from the edge of the box by Enver Malkic but Somerville levelled in the 35th minute via a long-range wind-assisted free kick from Greening which sailed over the head of Balmoral keeper Esar Corhodzic. Somerville dominated the second half with Bjorn Kutschera and Joel Wade shooting wide and Greening and Louis Griffiths being denied by Corhodzic. A quick break in the 57th minute saw Greening combining with Matt Curd whose cross enabled former Baxter striker Griffiths to open his account for his new club. But Balmoral hit back through Muamer Sosic in the 80th minute and Somerville keeper Brad Klarenbeek kept his side in the cup with a stunning save from a point-blank header in the 85th minute. Eagles’ fans were in disbelief when a Greening goal was controversially ruled offside shortly after forcing the contest into extra time. Greening’s moment of magic came in the second half of extra time when a superb through ball by Jarryd Lymer sent the Eagles’ player-coach clear and he cut in from the left before curling the ball into the far corner for the winner. Baxter lost 4-0 to Springvale City in their FFA Cup tie at Baxter Park on Saturday. A defensive blunder allowed Minas Leminded to open the scoring in the second minute. Baxter created chances but Liam Kilner and Ben Meiklem couldn’t get the breakthrough while a disputed offside decision denied Matt Morgan. Leminded grabbed a second on the break and when Adem Alicevic was put through and finished well to make it 3-0 the contest was as good as over by half-time. Baxter continued to fashion a series of chances in the second half but Leminded completed his hat-trick in the 70th minute and the home side’s afternoon was summed up by a glaring miss by Alan Lipsett in the final minute. Langwarrin and Goulbourn Valley Suns had to settle for a scoreless draw in their NPL2 clash at Lawton Park on Saturday. The scoreline masks the chances created by both sides and Langy keeper Robbie Acs and Goulburn counterpart Fraser Greenwood had fine games. Nevertheless, the contest cried out for a finisher and Langy duo Liam Baxter and John Kuol and Goulburn strikers Craig Carley and Bill Marshall had enough chances to settle the issue. A glancing header by Baxter from a near post corner in the 15th minute went close and Marshall blew a great chance to score in the 34th minute when he dummied cleverly inside the area then struck a firm shot from 10 metres that Acs reacted to superbly and parried. Carley got clear two minutes into the second half only to blast his shot well over and a crunch-

Eagles soar: Somerville striker Louis Griffiths scored in the 57th minute against Balmoral in the FFA Cup on Saturday. Picture: John Punshon

ing tackle on Langy right back Andy McLean in the 62nd minute sparked a melee in the centre of the pitch. A sweetly-timed strike from 25 metres by Callum Goulding forced Greenwood to tip over in the 76th minute and three minutes later the Goulburn custodian made his best save of the match when he was at full stretch down low to tip wide a Paul Speed free kick. In the 81st minute, Acs did well to tip over a close-range shot from Vani Shamoon and the last chance of the contest fell to Langy central defender Andy McIntyre whose ambitious overhead kick in the 91st minute sailed wide of the far post. Langy’s under-20s won the earlier match 1-0 with the decisive moment coming in the 54th minute when Travis Ernsdoerfer won the ball on the left of the area and squared it to Alexander Whyte for a tap-in. Cedric Benza has completed a two-match carryover suspension and will be available next weekend to face his old club Springvale White Eagles. Southern United’s NPLW season kicked off at Monterey Reserve on Sunday with the seniors losing 5-1 to Bayside United, which had signed most of Southern’s 2017 squad during a turbulent off-season. There were many positives to Southern’s display, not the least being the performances of goalkeeper Freya Crocker and defensive linchpin Natasha Dakic. Southern’s goal was spectacular thanks to

Nina Bucalo’s free-kick and the club is hopeful of signing another couple of players on the local market this week. The under-19s lost 5-0 but their heads never dropped and they continued to interpass with no fear of the scoreline. Haylea Porter scored for the under-16s in their 1-1 draw while Rhys McKenna, Alessandra Davis and Eden McKeown were on target in the under-14s’ 3-0 win. The under-12s lost 2-0. Mornington boss Adam Jamieson has been busy completing his first team squad for an assault on the State 1 South-East championship and has signed three players from the UK, one from the local market and has finally agreed terms with veteran striker Wayne Gordon. Sam Reeves is a left-sided player recommended by left-back Jack Truelove. Reeves had been playing in Perth, WA for the past few months. Andre Bennett, 24, is a defender or midfielder who was on the books of Middlesbrough and Gateshead and was signed from Bishop Auckland. He is a former teammate of Sammy Orritt and was also recommended by Mornington assistant coach Dale White who played with Bennett’s father Gary. He is due in Melbourne this week. Scottish midfielder Alexander White has agreed terms. The 25-year-old was on Dundee United’s books as a youth player and has played in the US on a

scholarship with Carson Newman University in Tennessee. Jamieson also has signed goalkeeper Steve Bayard from South Springvale. In State 2 South-East news Frankston Pines went down 4-3 to Brighton in a practice match at Monterey Reserve on Saturday. Ioasa Saemo (2) and Jack Carter scored for Pines and the club expects to sign Lewis Potter, CJ Hodgson, Graham Hill and Luke Murray this week. State 2 rival Peninsula Strikers takes on Mornington at Centenary Park tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7pm. Strikers announced bold plans late last year after appointing Andy O’Dell as senior coach with a brief to completely revamp the senior squad but it hasn’t been plain sailing. Aron Wilford, ex-Southern Stars, Bentleigh Greens, Oakleigh Cannons and St Kilda Celts, was announced as assistant player-coach last October and the big central defender was expected to play a pivotal role in the club’s promotion push. Not any more. There were issues over Wilford’s ability to train more than once a week and an inability to agree terms put paid to any prospective move. Central defender James Neighbour was set to make the switch to Strikers from State 2 NorthWest 2017 champion Altona City but was lured to Mazenod instead. Last November Strikers agreed terms with utility Marcus Slimane, 27, a former Altona City player who played at State 1 level with Caulfield United Cobras last season. Slimane was forced to pull out of the move when a job transfer sent him to Melbourne Airport. To make matters worse marquee striker Aziz Bayeh snapped an Achilles training with Heatherton United. On a positive note, the club has signed 26-yearold former Gretna and Carlisle United central defender Dean Rae who arrived from the UK last month. “Obviously I’ve got players coming but I’ve been burnt so I’m going to keep their names quiet,” said O’Dell. “It’s been a frustrating pre-season with players coming and going and people letting me down but we’ve made a big improvement and if everyone comes we’ll give it a big push.” In State 3 South-East news Seaford United agreed terms with attacking midfielder Matt Morris-Thomas last week. Morris-Thomas had been training with former club Frankston Pines. Seaford expects to make further player announcements next week. State 3 rival Skye United enhanced its promotion credentials with a 2-1 win over Brandon Park in a friendly at Waratah Reserve on Saturday. A Mark O’Connor free-kick and a Cameron Leopold header did the damage for Billy Armour’s outfit. Frankston Pines, Peninsula Strikers, Seaford United and Skye United go into the draw today (Monday) for the next round of the 2018 FFA Cup. Check your club’s social media pages for cup fixture details. This weekend’s league games: SATURDAY 5pm: Springvale White Eagles v Langwarrin (White Eagles Stadium). SUNDAY 2.30pm: Calder Utd v Southern Utd (Keilor Park Recreation Reserve). Frankston Times

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Rising talent: Kai Robertson, 11, climbs up Mt Arapiles. Picture: Karl Bromelow

young sport of rock climbing is ever ascending. “The gym provides more state and national champions than any other in Australia,” Mr Bromelow said. “It’s a very active scene in Victoria and the gym has the advantage of having one of the best coaches in the country.” National coach Will Hammersla coaches at the gym and has also recently made it into the final four for the Vicsport Young Volunteer of the Year awards. “I’m not surprised to see the young climbers from the gym perform well at the state and national level,” Mr Bro-

melow said. “It’s an exceptional gym and the management gives the kids every opportunity to excel. It’s quite extraordinary what is happening there.” “It’s critical that the sport is about enjoyment and it is intense but the kids are still having fun when climbing.” As well as training at the gym twice a week the boys are often travelling to the Grampians, climbing Mount Arapiles and head to Mt Macedon to practice outdoor climbing but they have also been doing some training down on the peninsula. “We are quite a way from the well-established rock formations but because we are explorers by nature we are often looking around the peninsula to find different places that we can practice bouldering and work on technique,” Mr Bromelow said. “We’ve found a few places along the peninsula which we go to a few times each week.” The boys, along with several other climbers from the gym’s development squad, are preparing for the National Lead Climbing Titles in May and will compete in some local competitions in the meantime. “Tom looks like he’ll be going to the nationals and Kai can if he wants to but it is up to him if he is ready to go interstate and compete as it’s held in Sydney,” Mr Bromelow said. “Indoor climbing makes its first appearance as an official sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics so maybe one day we will see the boys donning the green and gold.” Ben Triandafillou

Peak condition: Frankston Dolphins are set for their practice match against reigning VFL premiers Port Melbourne. Picture: Supplied

Dolphins keen for Port Melbourne clash FRANKSTON Dolphins will clash against the reigning 2017 VFL Premiers, Port Melbourne, in a friendly pre-season match on Saturday 24 March in support of the Light Up Autism foundation. It will be the Dolphins first home practise match for the season at the Frankston City Oval and will put on display the talent within their new list of players. Frankston Dolphins event coordinator Alan Wickes said it will be a huge day for the club as they’ll be able to see how they match up against a top club heading into their VFL return. “The team has trained very well and the new coach is doing a good job. We have a great team doing the physical fitness part of it and all reports are that

we will be competitive,” Wickes said. “Our side will be very keen to strut their stuff and Port Melbourne have had a turnover of trainers so we are hoping to get them on the hop.” The game kicks off at 3pm with two TAC Cup games also being played beforehand. The Oakleigh Chargers v the Eastern Ranges at 10.30am with the Northern Knights and Sandringham Dragons kicking off afterwards at 1pm. While entrance to the games is free, optional gold coin donations will go towards Light Up Autism as well as funds raised at the luncheon where former Hawthorn players Gary Buckenara and Gary Ayres will be speaking. Ben Triandafillou

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The 90th

RED HILL SHOW

The speed and agility of the fly dogs will astound! The Fly Dogs demonstration is a new edition to the show this year and the team at Four Paws Sports (4PS) will be showing us what their agile, clever dogs can do. It’s fun for spectators, dogs and handlers. Make sure you come and see Rodney and his Fly Dogs – run, jump, fetch and more. “We want more people and more dogs having fun, playing together”, commented Rodney. “Helping the handlers learn to better understand their four-legged companions and watching the dogs gain confidence is very rewarding. Crash Bandicoot (pictured right) is a 2yo Koolie from Australian Koolie Rescue. Quest, our other dog and Crash both love their dog sports and she fits in well with the 4PS philosophy of facilitating dogs to reach their potential”. Crash works for KONG and trains for Flyball, Canine Disc (UpDog), Dog Bar High Jump, Tricks and is loving life on the Mornington Peninsula.

A celebration of cider and the 90th for the CWA FOLLOWING the success of the inaugural cider show hosted by Max Allen last year, we are planning more demonstrations by our local cider makers and a public tasting of the award-winning ciders in show. We are thrilled to have local published foodie Richard Cornish back with us to MC the stage. Well known in the food scene as an independent writer and commentator on food issues and an affable and humorous host and presenter. The Country Women’s Association is also celebrating its 90th and continues to attract women from diverse backgrounds, ready to do their bit to make a big difference. The newest branch established last year up at Red Hill re-enforces this great work the CWA do. Mornington Peninsula Group President, Marnie Turner, said she was blown away by the response to the callout for women to stand up and make a difference in their local community. “Red Hill is rich with CWA history and it’s great to see these ladies coming together to ensure the legacy of the women who came before them, lives on.” The CWA will take centre stage at the Red Hill Show when the Fruit Cake judging commences at 10am or chat them at their show marquee.

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