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Cricket play for AFL club training hub Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au CRICKET could be coming to Frankston in a big way after the Saints march out of Seaford’s Linen House sporting complex.

The Times can reveal Cricket Victoria has been in touch with Frankston Council to talk about possibly leasing space at the centre.

St Kilda Football Club is set to leave Seaford and head back to its “spiritual home” of Moorabbin just four years after Frankston Council kicked in about $4 million of ratepayers’ money to a joint AFL, state government and council deal to entice the Saints to Seaford.

The Saints pay a peppercorn rent of $1 per year to council and share maintenance costs at the Linen House training and office base.

Councillors discussed St Kilda’s exit from Seaford behind closed doors for commercial-in-confidence reasons after last week’s public council meeting.

Council CEO Dennis Hovenden and mayor Cr Brian Cunial did not answer questions about those discussions or the talks with Cricket Victoria before publication deadline.

It is understood councillors talked about a potential timeline for the Saints pulling up stumps at Seaford.

Cricket Victoria spokesman Hamish Jones confirmed Frankston could become a prominent player in the state’s cricketing future.

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“Cricket Victoria is having discussions with Frankston Council regarding an opportunity for a future regional cricket hub as part of our statewide Community Cricket Program,” Mr Jones said in a statement.

“This is an ongoing project focussed on providing infrastructure to empower local cricketers and support continued growth in participation in the south east region.

“Cricket Victoria is currently talking to a range of stakeholders about these opportunities in the region and across Victoria.”

Questions about Cricket Victoria potentially leasing office space – St Kilda administrative staff work at Seaford – or the pitch at the sports centre went unanswered.

The arrival of Cricket Victoria could be a boon for council and ratepayers although some councillors have in recent months voiced discontent at public council meetings about the disappointing economic returns the AFL club’s move to Seaford provided compared to promised riches before the peppercorn rent lease deal was agreed.

Any deal to bring the governing body of cricket in the state to the Frankston area would be heavily scrutinised.

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Sports ‘empire building’ bid ends Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au EXPANSION plans by a company set up

by Frankston Council to manage swim centres have been sunk by councillors.

Councillors at the May council meeting last week voted 5-3 to instruct Peninsula Leisure Pty Ltd directors “not to enter into or tender for projects outside of their core obligation, that being the management of PARC and the Pines Pool”.

The vote came after The Times revealed Peninsula Leisure, established in 2012 and wholly owned by Frankston Council, last year expressed an interest in managing Mornington Peninsula Shire council sports centres (“Sports ‘in the swim’”, The Times 15/5/17).

Councillors who voted to stop Peninsula Leisure bidding to take over sports and recreation centres outside Frankston municipality voiced concerns, while praising the company’s running of the Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre,

about ratepayers being exposed to “financial risks” through “empire building”.

Cr Colin Hampton said directors “have done a magnificent job” running PARC but he was “very concerned” when he heard Peninsula Leisure “wanted to branch out and put in expressions of interest elsewhere”.

“I’m just being conservative. I do not want to risk ratepayers’ money in any way,” Cr Hampton said. “We have been burnt too may times – far too many times.”

Cr Glenn Aitken supported his fellow longtime councillor’s view.

“Cr Hampton remembers only too well the disaster with ‘the Gandel development experiment’ many years ago.”

Council was forced to sell Central Park nearly two decades ago to the Gandel Corporation over a failed public-private partnership to build what became the Bayside Shopping Centre.

“I don’t want to see this council go into another major risk area. The PARC man-

Straws strife rife on beach PLASTICS found along Frankston beach last week are the final straw for Beach Patrol volunteers.

The patrollers picked up a staggering 92 plastic straws along just 1.5km of sand in one hour.

The straw poll has prompted Frankston Beach Patrol manager John Billing to call on a ban on “single use” plastics.

“It is a regular occurrence,” he said.

“Discarded plastic straws, plastic bottles, coffee cup lids are common sights along the beach.”

Mr Billing said takeaway cafes should stock cardboard straws that are biodegradable.

“They last for one drink and that’s all they’re supposed to do. Obviously, we don’t want littering but people evidently do it so let’s have them do it with something that breaks down into the earth instead of staying around for years.”

Plastic bags are also an environmental hazard and potential killer of sea animals who can choke on the bags.

Clean Up Australia has launched a campaign to have Victoria join other states across Australia in banning plastic bags.

See cleanup.org.au to sign a petition calling on the state government to act.

Neil Walker Plastic not fantastic: Frankston Beach Patrol’s John Billing clutches some of the straws littered along Frankston beach.

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agement currently at Peninsula Leisure are doing an extremely good job and certainly have demonstrated the ability to be able to handle facilities like this,” Cr Aitken said.

“The interest they’ve shown in branching out is good from their perspective but at a council level, essentially a parent body in a sense, to have connections in any way with facilities in diverse or distant places takes it out of the realm of our immediate observation.”

Cr Kris Bolam said he was concerned about “overextension” and “empire building”. “[It’s] taking away focus from the Frankston PARC facility which we’ve spent many millions on and the Pines pool that deserves any attention right now,” he said. “From what I am hearing, Peninsula Leisure are doing a great job at maintaining both facilities.”

Cr Sandra Mayer did not want councillors to limit Peninsula Peninsula’s board and “tie their hands”.

“I’ve done the company directors’

course. I interviewed all the people that are on the board except, I think, there’s one new one and one left,” she said.

“There always an element of risk ... the legal advice that we got was that this was ‘low risk’ and the only possible risk was I think ‘political’ or ‘reputational’ they called it.

Cr Mayer said the Peninsula Leisure board members “are highly, highly qualified would not take on something that is high risk, I don’t believe.”

The directors of Peninsula Leisure are – chair Roseanne Healy who is also a director on many South Australia company boards; remuneration and reward committee chair Barbara Crook; strategy and marketing committee chair David Shilbury; audit and risk committee chair Simon Allatson and Phillip Johnson who is also chief financial officer of South East Water.

Mayor Cr Brian Cunial said: “The rewards, in my view, that Peninsula Leisure can deliver to not just this municipality but also to the region far outweigh

any risks which can, in my opinion, be considered standard business risks.”

Cr Cunial did acknowledge councillors were concerned about expansion plans. “[Peninsula Leisure] quite rightly should be telling us about any initiatives being explored pursued outside the region,” he said. “Unfortunately, it does appear we haven’t been made fully aware of some of those.”

Crs Aitken, Bolam, Hampton, Quinn McCormack and Lillian O’Connor voted to instruct Peninsula Leisure to only operate the two Frankston swim centres.

Crs Cunial, Mayer and Steve Toms voted against the proposal. Cr Michael O’Reilly was on leave and was absent from the meeting.

Cr Bolam said Peninsula Leisure could approach councillors at any time to discuss the possibility of managing sports centres within the municipality if a business plan was presented to council.

No Hastings port in a storm for council FRANKSTON councillors refused to reverse a flip-flop on support for a major container port at Hastings.

An attempt by mayor Cr Brian Cunial to rescind a notice of motion passed by a majority of councillors at an earlier council meeting ran aground last week.

A 6-2 vote went against reversing council’s decision to end its support for a container port at Hastings.

Frankston Council officially backed a port at Hastings until councillors voted to sail away from that policy early this month.

Cr Kris Bolam said he had changed his mind about backing a Hastings port and promises of future jobs were not concrete.

“The workforce we have now won’t be the workforce we have in 30-40 years’ time. You’ll find that many of the labour-intensive jobs that accompany the Port of Hastings proposal will be automated in 20-30 years’ time,” he said. “Machinery and technology will likely replace those jobs, as much as I don’t want to say it, in all likelihood that will be the case.”

Cr Cunial made a last-ditch attempt at a public council meeting last Monday (22 May) to persuade his fellow councillors to continue backing a port in Hastings and implored them to have

more briefings about Hastings as the preferred port destination.

Infrastructure Victoria last week recommended that a container port be built at Bay West, in Port Phillip north of Geelong rather than at Hastings.

“I’m not at all confident that all of us are completely 100 per cent aware of all the facts pertinent to such an important decision,” Cr Cunial said.

The mayor said he has been advised the port at Hastings is a “deep water port” that “does occasionally get dredged”.

Cr Quinn McCormack, whose 1 May meeting notice of motion originally floated the idea of council officially no longer supporting a port at Hastings, said at last week’s meeting: “We need employment in the region now – not in 40 years’ time”.

“The old style ports strategy as a cornerstone of economics has really gone out with the industrial revolution,” she said, advocating for “a third way” to avoid “destruction of either of the bays”.

Crs Glenn Aitken, Bolam, McCormack, Sandra Mayer and Steve Toms voted against the rescission motion while Crs Cunial and Colin Hampton wanted to revisit the decision.

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Police patrol Seaford burglar sought FRANKSTON police are appealing for public help following an aggravated burglary in Seaford earlier this month.

Investigators have been told a man broke into an apartment on Nepean Highway about 6.30am on Sunday 14 May. The victim woke when she heard a thud at the top of her stairs.

She went to investigate and confronted a man standing at the top of the stairs. She yelled at the man and he left the property without taking anything.

The offender is believed to be in his 50s with a thin build, grey spikey hair and dishevelled in appearance.

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Hunt for bashing co-offender ONE of two men who bashed a Frankston woman in a savage home invasion two years ago was sentenced to six and a half years jail in the Melbourne Country Court on 9 May. Detective Senior Constable Flyn Loughlin, of Frankston CIU, said the 30-year-old, of Frankston, was convicted on charges of recklessly causing serious injury, false imprisonment and theft over the attack which occurred at 10pm, 29 July 2015.

However, his co-offender in the crime – in which the Karingal woman, 50, received serious head and facial injuries – is still at large and police are determined to catch him.

Detective Loughlin said the men bound the woman after she answered a knock on her door, then forced their way inside. They kicked and punched her to the head and body, knocked her down, caused facial fractures, and

even attempted to strangle her.

The men made off with the woman’s TV set – possibly a “red herring” to trick detectives into thinking their motive was robbery – and fled. Detective Loughlin would not elaborate on other, more plausible, reasons for the attack.

The woman managed to call 000 and alert police and an ambulance which took her to Frankston Hospital where she is still receiving treatment.

Extensive investigations using DNA evidence left at the scene led to the convicted man being interviewed and charged by Detective Loughlin in November – almost 18 months after the attack.

He has refused to name his accomplice but police are hopeful of a break though and appeal to members of the public with information to come forward.

A SCOUTS group says it had planned to “Be Prepared” to move from a hall at Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve but talks with Frankston Council about help to relocate became muddied amid claims from council that the Scouts had turned down offers of help.

A $3.8 million community sporting pavilion in a revamp of Carrum Downs Recreation Reserve was announced amid much fanfare earlier this month without mention of the demolition of a hall used by 1st Carrum Downs Scouts for about the past four decades.

A new pavilion will host play for Skye Football Club, Carrum Downs Junior Football Club and Carrum Downs Auskick.

Carrum Downs Scouts group leader Ryan Unsworth said some parents had made their disquiet about the Scouts’ imminent eviction next month known on Facebook.

“Both parties are now sitting back and looking at it and saying ‘we need to work together now’,” Mr Unsworth told The Times.

“We’re here to stay in Carrum Downs, we’re continuing to grow and we’re looking to a new facility to potentially have 250 or more new members that we can’t sustain in our current location.”

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out a council statement late on Friday stating the Scouts group rejected an invitation to share the use of the new pavilion despite knowing a hall at the reserve will be demolished as part of the project to build a multi-purpose sporting pavilion.

“The Scouts group felt this option was unsuitable as they preferred a stand-alone facility which they costed at approximately $800,000,” Cr Cunial said.

“In October 2016, Scouts representatives advised they no longer required council’s help.

Since then, council has endeavoured to contact the Scouts in relation to their plans moving forward, however, no formal advice has been received.”

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“I am aware that following comments made on social media, the 1st Carrum Downs Scouts are now interested in re-engaging in discussions with council and [Carrum Labor MP] Sonya Kilkenny in order to investigate a permanent location in Carrum Downs for their troop moving forward.

“Council appreciates the opportunities that Scouts provides young Australians and we’re pleased that the Scouts are willing to work with us again.”

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The new pavilion is expected to be built by mid-2018.

Ms Kilkenny took to Facebook last week to promise to work to find the Scouts a new home in Carrum Downs.

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The state government is pitching in $1.05 million of taxpayers’ funds towards the Carrum Downs sports complex with council contributing about $2 million of ratepayers’ money over two financial years.

Mr Unsworth said the Scouts do not in any way want to hinder the development of the new multi-sports centre at the reserve and may try to move elsewhere in Carrum Downs before the new eviction deadline the end of the year.

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Joshua’s 24 hour MS splash Neil Walker neil@baysidenews.com.au AN upsetting customer service experience made Joshua Kaiser determined to pool his swimming skills to make a difference.

The former coffee shop worker became friendly with a regular customer who later revealed he suffered from the debilitating and degenerative disease, multiple sclerosis.

Seeing the downward spiral of a customer named Greg was a confronting sight and made Joshua, 23, think about how upset he would feel if the disease afflicted a family member.

The Hastings resident subsequently became a swimming teacher and participated in the annual MS Mega Swim fundraiser “in teams of 15”.

This year he wants to get “out of my comfort zone” to attempt to swim for 24 hours on his own at Frankston’s Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre (PARC) to raise money for MS support services.

“Greg was a normal guy in absolutely every single way. He came in literally every day and had a latte.

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Container port plans sink Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au THE state government has been told that it should rule out Hastings for the state’s next container port on economic and environment grounds.

Infrastructure Victoria last week recommended that a container port be built at Bay West, in Port Phillip north of Geelong.

The Advice on Securing Victoria’s Ports Capacity report also states that it is unlikely there will be a need for a new container port until 2055, with detailed planning needed to begin in 2040.

The advice from Infrastructure Victoria is not binding and state government’s are becoming notorious for overturning decisions made by their predecessors.

While a previous state Labor government saw Hastings as its preferred site for a container port, this was changed after the subsequent Liberal state government established the Port of Hastings Development Authority.

Following Labor’s 2014 election victory the authority was stripped of finance and staff.

Infrastructure Victoria’s CEO Michel Masson said the decision favouring Bay West was “based on new evidence and a direct comparison of all the available options - something which had never been done before”.

In March, Infrastructure Victoria released a discussion paper which showed building a container port at

Hastings was more than double the cost of the Bay West option, $12.8 billion as opposed to $6.14 billion (“Hastings costliest port option” The Times 13/3/17) “The Port of Hastings will be an important part of Victoria’s future commercial port network and is particularly well suited to handling automotive trade, while the ports of Geelong and Portland could grow their existing trades and support emerging supply chains,” Mr Masson said last week.

“Bay West has strong transport, land use, environmental and amenity advantages when compared to Hastings.

It can initially handle overflow container capacity, but is also well suited to becoming Melbourne’s future con-

tainer port in the longer term.”

The advice from Infrastructure Victoria also comes at the same time that the government will take over the management of the Port of Hastings through the Victorian Channels Authority.

As from 1 July the harbourmaster and assistant harbourmaster will be responsible for shipping in and out of Western Port with the Port of Hastings Development Authority managing the ports on-land requirements.

Eight development authority staff – down from a peak of 30 full time and 30 part time staff, including consultants – will move from their offices in High St, Hastings to Stony Point.

About 100 ships have visited the

port in each of the past three years, either picking up gas, crude oil or steel for export or importing petroleum products. In the 1970s and 1980s there were about 600 ship movements a year.

Shire councillors were briefed in March by Infrastructure Victoria in the lead up to the release of its latest report recommending against a container port at Hastings.

The mayor Cr Bev Colomb said on Friday the council was disappointed by at the Bay West decision.

The shire had seen a container port at Hastings as a “key strategic priority” and would keep telling the government that Hastings “is the right solution”.

“The shire strongly believes that a green port should be developed to showcase ‘green’ technology and international best practice in marine and terrestrial environmental management recognising the environmental and cultural heritage values of Western Port,” Cr Colomb said.

Meanwhile, Kawasaki Heavy Industries appears to be continuing its plans to export liquid hydrogen from the Port Hastings.

At the same 20 March briefing councillors were given information about

by Kawasaki’s “hydrogen energy supply chain proposed pilot project”.

The shire’s chief operating officer Alison Leighton said on Friday that Kawasaki was considering BlueScope Steel’s existing wharf in Hastings for its “pilot project for the production of hydrogen energy in Victoria”.

She said the company had not applied for a planning permit and it would also need permits from state and federal authorities.

“If successful, the plant project is not expected to begin operations until 2020,” Ms Leighton said.

Hastings MP Neale Burgess has accused the state government of signing a secret deal with Kawasaki that could lead to “long coal trains or a coal slurry pipe bringing huge amounts of coal to Hastings, building of a huge coal gasification plant at Hastings and the produced hydrogen being shipped through Western Port”.

Kawasaki says it has been negotiating with state and federal governments for six years and has never been involved in plans to process coal at Western Port.

However, it is understood a pilot plant to extract gas from coal may be built at Hastings before any major construction near the source of the brown coal in the Latrobe Valley.

Ironically, the French company that closed the Hazelwood powers station leading to hundreds of jobless in the Latrobe Valley is part of a consortium promoting the use of hydrogen as a power source alongside solar and wind.

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LETTERS

Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The Times, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au

Fees concern

ranks processed meats as group 1 carcinogens – bacon, ham, and sausages are now in the same category as asbestos, alcohol, arsenic, and tobacco as a major cause of cancer, while red meat more generally is in the 2A “probably carcinogenic” category. The International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that each 50-gram portion of processed meat eaten daily increases a person’s risk of developing colorectal cancer by 18 per cent.

Research also shows that meat-eaters are about 40 per cent more likely to get cancer than people who eat plant-based foods.

Laura Weyman-Jones, PETA Australia

I read with interest your article “Centres ‘talks are not negotiations’” (The Times 22/5/17). I am a rate paying Frankston resident and regular PARC (Peninsula Aquatic Centre) user.

The PARC centre is an outstanding facility and a great asset to our community.

Your comment that $352,000 is budgeted by Frankston Council for “directors fees (PARC)” raises many questions.

Please continue your inquiries.

Jennifer Dicker, Frankston

All schools benefit I am writing to contest the schools’ “data” provided by the Daniel Andrew’s state Labor government (“Schools’ budget gain and claims” The Times 20/5/17).

Contrary to state Labor’s claims every school from every sector in the electorate of Dunkley will receive an increase in funding under the Coalition’s needs-based fairer Gonski education reforms.

State Labor’s publication of figures based on the “Better schools funding” 2013 election promise from the former Labor federal government, incorrectly indicates there are cuts in store for schools in Dunkley.

These figures are entirely false considering Labor’s election promise was never legislated, never implemented and never funded.

Despite these deceitful cries claiming there are severe cuts in store for our schools, all 51 schools in Dunkley will receive a funding increase under the federal Coalition’s plan from their current funding levels.

For example: Mornington Secondary College will receive $229,300 more in 2018 and $14,172,500 more by 2027; Frankston High School $233,000 and then $14,405,400; Mt Eliza Secondary College $74,300 and $4,589,800; Mt Erin Secondary College $149,500 and $9,237,900; Kingsley Park Primary School $50,600 and $3,131,500; Langwarrin Primary School $68,900 and $4,255,800; Elisabeth Murdoch College $247,600 and $15,303,500.

Being sustainable Aquatic centre: Questions remain over ratepayers’ funding for Frankston’s PARC. Picture: Gary Sissons

Our plan invests $331 million more in needsbased funding into Dunkley schools over the next four years. We’re delivering long-term funding certainty for schools and communities and ensuring everybody is treated fairly and equitably.

Our plan factors in the background, family life, levels of disability and socio-economic status of each student and school to ensure funding is truly needs-based and fair.

Everyone can see for themselves exactly how our plan will benefit their school by visiting education.gov.au/qualityschools and clicking through to the schools funding estimator.

Chris Crewther, MP for Dunkley

Australia unsuitable I nearly choked on my cereal when I heard the Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was vying Australia should have a seat on the human rights’ committee in the United Nations.

Was it fake news? No, apparently it is true.

What a cheek.

While we keep refugees and asylum seekers locked up in the most inhumane circumstances on Manus Island and Nauru is, in my opinion, a violation of human rights.

The unimaginable pain and angst of these people not knowing where they will end up or even live.

Given the tragic deaths of several of them, either through violence or medical neglect, Australia is not worthy of a seat on the human rights committee, disgracefully the ALP remains silent on these matters.

Denise Hassett, Mt Martha

Curtailing cancer The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared 31 May “World No Tobacco Day”.

Bravo. We’ve known about the link between smoking and cancer for more than 60 years and any opportunity to remind people to quit is welcome.

Meat, which is much more widely consumed than cigarettes, can also be deadly. The WHO

RESIDENTS who are renovating, building or making a few changes at home are invited to attend a sustainability workshop next week.

It will run from 2-4pm, Saturday 3 June, at Mt Eliza Community Hall, 90 Canadian Bay Rd, Mt Eliza.

Topics to be discussed include sustainable building design and materials, energy and water efficiency, solar and battery storage and landscaping.

The shire’s manager for climate change, energy and water Jess Wingad says being more sustainable when building or renovating makes sense, not just environmentally but economically as well.

“Modifications that make your home more energy efficient will save residents money in the long term,” she said.

“This event is a wonderful opportunity for our residents to get free expert advice specific to their own needs and situation.”

Those attending can even book in to talk oneon-one with two experts for 20 minutes.

This free event is presented by the Alternative Technology Association and sponsored by Frankston and Mornington Peninsula councils.

Registrations are essential.

Bookings: sdse.ata.org.au or call 9631 5421.

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WHAT’S NEW...

Sorrento Winter Pop-Up – A first for the Mornington Peninsula

SORRENTO FORESHORE will welcome an outdoor pop-up ice skating rink ROTARY CLUB of FRANKSTON SUNRISE with REAL ICE this Winter.

Fri 23rd June to Sun 16th July 2017 (School Holidays)

ONE of the most exciting new events is set to hit the sand of Sorrento foreshore this June/July school holidays…SKATING AT SORRENTO 2017.

In a first for the Mornington Peninsula, an ice skating rink rivalling that of Times Square and Paris will pop-up on Sorrento Foreshore from 23 June to 16 July 2017.

The rink, measuring 25m x 9m, will be set by the picturesque bay between The Baths and Rotunda on Sorrento foreshore, with ice skaters able to enjoy the views whilst ice skating….day or evening, rain or shine!

The Skating at Sorrento Ice Rink is a partnership between Sorrento Portsea Chamber of Commerce and Ice Rinks Australia, and is a first

for the Mornington Peninsula. “We are so excited to be bringing this new event to Sorrento”, says Natalie Garner, Sorrento Portsea Chamber of Commerce Business Development Manager.

“To be able to ice-skate right on the shores of our beautiful bay and then hit the village for a bite to eat, see a movie or enjoy some retail therapy is an awesome experience unrivalled by any other ice rink or winter activity.”

The Skating at Sorrento ice rink will be open Sundays to Thursdays, 10am to 7pm, and Saturdays and Sundays 10am to 9pm. Promoters are planning special themed skate sessions and group bookings are welcomed. Skate sessions will run for 45 minutes.

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Having a ball to support a great cause It’s that time of year again for the Children of Ghana Charity Ball so dress up in your finest and bring your dancing shoes.

The champagne will be flowing for the gala event of the year as local Mornington Peninsula guests and celebrity visitors attend the ball of the year for an incredibly worthy cause – the children of Ghana.

Guest MC Brodie Harper from Channel Nine’s Postcards will be there as well as fabulous entertainment from the acclaimed showband, Big City Beat. The spectacular event held at the Mornington Racing Club has become one of the Mornington Peninsula’s most highly

anticipated events and something worthy to add to the social calendar.

There will be a four course dinner and drinks on arrival, plus auctions, raffles and lucky door prize. Money raised from the event goes to the Ashan Children’s Home in Ghana, West Africa.

Now in its seventh year, the annual Chidren of Ghana Charity Ball will be held on Saturday, June 17.

To help support the cause, grab yourself a ticket to the ball. Cost is $130 and bookings can be made by phoning 0417 760 759 or 5975 0733.

WHAT’S NEW

The benefits of Chiropractic IF you haven’t visited a chiropractor before, the chances are you may be doing your body a disservice, not only for now, but also for the long term health benefits that chiropractic adjustments promote in helping you become healthy, mobile and active.

The whole basis of chiropractic care is to address the spinal column – home to the nervous system – and then to align the body in order for it to heal via a series of adjustments.

“Everyone wants better health, and an important key to that is assessing any loss of function to the spinal column and making corrections that help the body to heal itself” explains Dr Adam Sherriff, of Wellbeing Natural Health Group in Langwarrin.

While the thought of spinal adjustment, or “back cracking” prevents some people seeking chiropractic care, the actual practice is a gentle treatment that yields impressive results. In fact the popping sound is not bones cracking at all, but the release of gas produced by fluid between the joints, just like when people crack their knuckles.

If the cracking sound makes you squeamish there are other adjustment options, just as effective, that the chiropractor can use that involve no joint popping at all. So everyone, of all ages can receive the benefits of chiropractic care.

Relief is often instant, although on rare occasions some people

may experience a mild degree of stiffness, similar to the after effects felt upon starting a new exercise routine, but there really shouldn’t be any pain or discomfort.

Located at 96 Warrandyte Road, Langwarrin, the offices of The Wellbeing Natural Health Group have been recently renovated to give it a fresh, clean and updated look.

“We believe that health should be celebrated and seen as something that you come to as a group or community. It should not be a sterile and stale environment, but rather, like when you go to the gym, juice bar or market, it becomes something that you celebrate in a healthy way, as opposed to going somewhere to get sick. People have much better results because they’re going somewhere to get healthy, not to go and be ill and manage disease.

Embrace it and enjoy your health.”

Says Dr Adam.

Dr Adam and Dr Carl are also passionate about empowering and educating their patients on how to help themselves. “We want to give all of our patients the best start in their care, getting them healthier and improving vitality as quickly as possible. For this reason, all new patients to the clinic can come along to our pre care orientation, where they will get the information and tools they need to get the most out of their care, to get better quicker and stay healthier for longer. This could be considered the most

Newly renovated: The Wellbeing Natural Health Group: Picture: Yanni

important visit for them in the clinic.

We have often had new patients that have been receiving chiropractic care in the past that cannot believe they haven’t heard this information

orientation for the month of June.

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before,” says Dr Carl Rasch.

To celebrate their renovations, The Wellbeing Natural Health Group is offering Frankston Times readers a free initial consultation and pre care

Become a healthier version of yourself To celebrate the renovation of Wellbeing Natural Health Group in Langwarrin, Dr Carl Rasch and Dr Adam Sherriff are giving readers the opportunity to have their spine and nervous system checked free of charge for the month of June.

In order to determine the cause of the problem, your FREE initial consult will include: • Pre care orientation to give you the tools and information to get the most out of your care • A thorough history • Neurological tests to assess your nervous system health • Muscle tests • Orthopaedic tests

Call our Langwarrin studios NOW to book your FREE initial consult and mention the FRANKSTON TIMES to redeem this offer. This could be the answer you’ve been looking for.

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WHAT a treat for trendy first-home buyers or retiree’s looking for the good life only a Barkly Street address can provide. This utterly charming weatherboard cottage has beautiful street appeal and the great location has you mere moments from Main Street and the beach. ‘The Cottage’ as the property is known will captivate you from the first instance and will surely turn heads as an irresistible investment for the future. The single storey two-bedroom

home dates back to the glamorous 1950’s and is set on a manageable 330 square metre, less than 500 metres from Main Street. There is off-street parking at the front of the block and behind the home is a single garage.

Wide, welcoming timber decks at the front and back of the home greatly accentuate the sense of living space, and the delightful front yard with well-tended gardens is securely fenced for pets. The home has been beautifully

updated with full use made of the available space. The two bedrooms feature floor-to-ceiling mirrored built-in robes and share the contemporary family bathroom, the stylish lounge room is flooded with natural light that gleams off the polished timber floors and from the dining area is a surprisingly spacious kitchen with an excellent amount of cupboard space. For first home dreamers, downsizers and investors, ‘The Cottage’ is a true slice of Mornington magic.

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Bank Guarantee Parking available at rear of building The premises has been a pizza shop for many years and is close to the railway station, bus stops, TAFE and civic centre.

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• Prime Main Street, beach end location • Well established and very profitable • Total inside and outside seating for 86 people • Australian Finalist & Victorian Cafe of the Year 2016

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• Located in Mornington Central with excellent foot traffic • Rare opportunity to secure a fantastic business • Great weekly takings • Long established business with loyal customer base

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NEWS DESK

Bay becomes a regular stop-off for killer whales Keith Platt keith@baysidenews.com.au KILLER whales, or orcas, have returned to Port Phillip. A group photographed off Point Nepean included a male known as Ripple, who has been tracked and catalogued by whale watchers since 2005.

Marine wildlife consultant with the Dolphin Research Institute David Donnelly said Ripple was last sighted in Port Phillip in 2015, but has also been recorded in waters off southern NSW, western Victoria and south eastern Tasmania.

“Australian killer whales are highly mobile and on the east coast rarely spend longer than a few hours to a day in any one location,” Mr Donnelly said.

While killer whales were often in Port Phillip and reported sightings were becoming more frequent, Mr Donnelly said they were still regarded as being relatively uncommon.

“This is probably as a result of improved reporting rather than a population increase,” he said.

“They enter the bay from time to time and occasionally travel as far as Mornington.”

He said the killer whales were identified by their fin, saddle and eye patch.

“Using photos with these features we compare with other killer whales to determine an individual. Once an individual has been identified, it is given a unique ID number and added to the Killer Whales Australia catalogue.”

The Hastings-based Dolphin

Point visit: Killer whales off Point Nepean, Portsea. Picture: Karen Pecar

Research Institute this week reported dolphins being seen in Patterson River, Carrum as well the Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers.

Institute executive director Jeff Weir said the dolphins “provide an exciting reminder of Melbourne’s close connection to our wonderful bay”.

“This [the river sightings] is not an everyday event, but we do have

sightings in our database going back nearly 25 years. Dolphins have been seen as far up the Yarra as the Chapel St Bridge and in the Maribyrnong far beyond the racecourse.”

Mr Weir said it was believed the dolphins followed migrating bream into the rivers.

“Researchers believe the river visitors are bottlenose dolphins, possibly a

mother and calf. Port Phillip is home to resident communities of approximately 120 bottlenose dolphins and more than 30 common dolphins,” he said.

“It is remarkable to have these dolphins living in our backyard, when many coastal communities around the world are losing their resident dolphins.

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rivers and there is no need to intervene.”

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Adam Mageness, above, of the Bunurong community was at the school last Friday week to perform a welcome to country and smoking ceremony.

“Respectful relationships is at the forefront of [our] school values,” teacher and course coordinator Di Wheeler said.

Mr Mageness had been asked to the school as “recognition of the Indigenous people as the first Australians and to promote an awareness of the history and culture of the Indigenous people in the area”.

The pupils had been “delighted” by a yidaki performance, which involves using a digeridoo

to mimic the sounds of Australian animals.

“Then the smoking ceremony began, using the leaves of three native trees,” Ms Wheeler said. “The native cherry, a natural fire retardant, creates the smoke. This represents family, as the small red berries need another plant as a host in order to grow.

“The eucalyptus tree has many varieties, representing all people, and of course the leaves burn well. Finally the black wattle represents the elders of the land.”

The school has renamed junior school building Djilak Djirri, a Bunurong word meaning to play, explore and learn.

“This is just the beginning of our school’s new connection with the Bunurong community as part of our respectful relationships program,” Ms Wheeler said.

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Three Frankston men killed in action in France

Compiled by Cameron McCullough WE note that Mr and Mrs Masterton, have donated another £100 to the Red Cross Funds. *** MR Percy Fuller, of the Peninsula Motor Garage Pty. Ltd., Mornington branch, was married at Glen Huntly last week. *** THE Somerville Red Cross Society intend holding a concert on Saturday next, 9th June, when a first class programme will be rendered by St. Stephens’ Choir and their talented singers. *** THE Australian Club invite all members to “Clarendon” House, Frankston, on Sunday, 10th June, on the occasion of entertaining 100 returned soldiers. *** MESSRS Eric McLeod, W. H. Rennick, and C. W. Johnson, all Frankston property owners, we regret to say, have been killed in action in France. *** A GENERAL meeting of the Somerville Fruitgrowers’ Association will be held on Monday evening next, when the following business will be brought forward.

Election of trustee, leasing of show ground, and general. *** ONE hundred and fifty returned sick and wounded soldiers will be entertained at luncheon at 2 o’clock this (Saturday) afternoon, in the Somerville Mechanics’ Hall, by the ladies of the local Red Cross Society.

The Langwarrin Band will play selections during the afternoon. ***

WE hear that a big effort is being made locally, to induce one of Frankston’s leading, and most respected residents, to allow himself to be nominated to contest a seat in the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council. *** A VERY successful social on behalf of the Frankston Methodist Church Trust was given by the young folk of the church on Saturday evening last.

Miss Purvis occupied the chair.

The School Hall was well filled and a very enjoyable time was spent.

The programme was contributed to

by Misses Croskell, Barber, Carr, G. Twining and Goodie and Messrs Barber and Marchant. Miss F. Tonkin played the accompaniments.

There were a number of amusing competitions which created considerable interest.

Advantage was taken to “farewell” Lance Corporal F. Bray who is about to proceed to the front.

Rev. E. Tonkin on behalf of the Sunday School Teachers presented him with a Khaki-bound bible; and on behalf of a number of friends, with a fountain pen and leather belt.

At the conclusion, the young folks handed around refreshments. *** ON Tuesday evening Mr J. Holley nurseryman, residing at Mornington Junction, was crossing the railway line near the junction of Cranbourne and main Gippsland roads, when a goods train crashed into the vehicle he was driving.

Holley was found to be seriously injured, and was conveyed to Miss Cambell’s private hospital at Dandenong.

He is suffering from internal injuries

and several fractured ribs.

His condition is reported to be critical. *** EMPIRE Day was celebrated at the Mount Eliza State School on the 24th inst.

The children, after saluting the flag went through a number of exercises most creditably, under the leadership of Miss Poultnap, the head teacher.

The Rev A. P. M’Farlone and Mr Wall suitably addressed the children, after which a programme of sports was gone through, prizes for which were subscribed for on the ground to the amount of over £2, Mr A. Davey generously donating 10s 6d towards that object, and also acting as judge for the different events, Messrs Dixon and Walker doing the handicapping.

A successful social was held in the schoolroom in the evening, carried out by the school committee, at which a sale of surplus donations was held, realising 17s 6d, making a total of £2 6s which was raised during the day for the benefit of the British Red Cross fund. *** AMERICA promises to be one of our best Allies in this great war.

Her huge organised resources will help up considerably to victory.

Mr J. D. Rockfellow. the Oil Magnate and head of the Standard Oil Coy., last week took out two further bonds in the Liberty War Loan, bring his subscription to date to the huge sum of £25,000,000. *** A SUBSCRIPTION list has been opened is several of the business places inFrankston for the purpose of making a suitable presentation to Mr C. P. Wat-

son, who has been manager of the local branch of the State Savings Bank for the past five years.

Mr Watson took his departure for Sale at the begining of the week, to which branch he has been promoted. *** THE “Wattle’’ Club advertise that the first of a series of euchre parties will commence on Thursday evening next.

Prizes for the tournament are donated

by Mrs Deane and Mrs Moloney.

A dance will be held at the conclusion of the card playing, so that it will be advisable to commence the euchre at eight o’clock.

Supper will be provided and a good evening’s enjoyment is assured.

A dance, in aid of the “Anzac Buffet” will be held this (Saturday) evening.

Every thing is being done to ensure a successful entertainment. Music, supper and floor will all be of the best. *** FORESHORE PRIVILEGES. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,–It is with disgust and no little amusement that I read the silly, childish letters written and Published in the “ Standard.”

The letters are like spoilt children quarreling over a toy.

Fault is found with Mr G. E. Thomas’ motor house. Well it is no eye sore and in no one’s way. It does not obstruct the roadway, and Mr Thomas pays the Council the fee charged for permission to erect it on the foreshore.

Then comes a novel bathing box and boathouse, belonging to Mr Anderson.

It again is no eye sore to any beach, and it is enough to make people never visit our picturesque Frankston, when they

look along the beach and see such a lot of dilapidated looking affairs arrayed in no straight line.

Mr Utber complains of people feasting on the beach at their bathing boxes.

Well, it is much over the odds if people cannot have morning tea, afternoon tea, or any other meal on the beach that they please. I always understood that the beach was a free pleasure ground for everyone.

Then again, Mr Utber or Mr Atcheson do not pay for either a boathouse or a bathing box. I have seen Mr Utber crossing the Mornington road (a much used road by the public) in his bathing suit, without either kimono or dressing gown on.

Well now, if any one was to do such a thing in the town or near it, they would be very soon stopped.

What I think of all this quarreling about such a trifle as these picturesque boat and bathing houses on the beach is that these worthy gentlemen, not paying a boat or bathinghouse fee, think they will stir up our quiet little town to fight.

They are not content with the peaceful shores of Australia. They want fight.

Well, if such is the case, let them leave our peaceful Australia and its folk in peace and go and take their paces alongside our brave boys, and do their bit of fighting in France with the rifle in their hands (that is if they have the pluck).

If not, obey the commandments, and love your neighbours yourself, and live at peace with all the world A SOLDIER’S WIFE. May 30th, 1917. *** From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 2 June 1917

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By Stuart McCullough APPARENTLY, there’s no silver bullet to fix housing affordability. This is clearly some kind of sick joke. Previously, we’ve been told there’s no silver bullet for the Global Financial Crisis, cyber security, the fight against childhood obesity, increasing diversity, the war on terror (where, presumably, a silver bullet would come in handy), work/life balance, better freeway commuting times, longer life spans, global warming, sustainable retirement incomes, poverty, energy and making sure the 7.08 from Frankton to Flinders Street gets away on time. Despite this, no one’s willing to call out what is clearly a national crisis – we are running out of silver bullets.

Who’d have thought that the key to our prosperity and future happiness should be so inextricably tied to the supply of novelty munitions? Silver bullets, it must be said, are hard to come by. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a silver bullet, much less deployed one to solve some kind of intractable problem. All I can say is, given our dog’s recent efforts in digging up our lawn, I don’t think they’re buried in our backyard. Chances are, somebody somewhere has a stockpile.

It is now our sacred duty to find these blessed problem-solving vessels.

So where to begin? My mind immediately turns to some kind of national treasure hunt – much like the Pokémon Go thing but without the awkwardness of having people hypnotically glued to their phones before blithely stepping out in front of fast-

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moving public transport. This would be a far more focused affair. Hoards of eager volunteers would scour local parks, drains and check behind the couch cushions. Any silver bullets would then be sent to a central collection point where they would be stored before being used for the greater good. Think ‘Cash A Can’ on steroids.

Sadly, silver bullets, much like twenty-dollar notes, do not grow on trees. Which is a pity. It’d be superconvenient if all we had to do is hand people a bucket and ask them to wander through the orchard, picking ripe silver bullets to their heart’s content.

Perhaps science could help. In fact, I know it can. All we have to do is get the Vacanti Mouse back on the job and – before you can ‘mutant’ –

we’ll have the problem licked. Forget breeding a rodent with a human ear growing on its back; let’s make one that pops out little silver bullets whenever it’s had too much fibre. That way, we could sweep those suckers up and shovel them into a hessian sack. I feel we’re on to something.

I have to admit, though, armaments are not my area of expertise. I don’t know whether silver bullets are multipurpose and can be used for a wide range of reasons or whether they’re issue specific. Personally, I think they ought to be flexible. I understand that, sometimes, it can be useful to specialize. I mean, you can eat a steak with a butter knife if you want to, but it’s definitely not the best tool for the job.

Chances are we’ll need a variety of

silver bullets if we’re to solve all our problems. But I still feel as though I don’t know enough about this most elusive of objects.

So I decide to plug myself in to the gargantuan human databank of knowledge that is the Internet. As I search the term ‘silver bullet’, I’m beyond surprised by the results. By Googling the term ‘silver bullet’ I discover that they’re readily available for the somewhat reasonable price of $69.95. We’ve been misled. Turns out the whole ‘silver bullet’ shortage is nothing but a complete furphy. All those folks claiming that there’s no silver bullet were simply not looking hard enough.

Granted, I was a little shocked to find that a ‘silver bullet’ was not, as

I had previously assumed, a form of fancy-pants ammunition. Rather, it turns out the ‘silver bullet’ is a brand of hair accessories. Whilst it’s not immediately clear to me what use a ceramic conical curling iron would be in solving the issue of housing affordability, by locating silver bullets in such plentiful supply, I feel that we’re over the first very, very large hurdle.

But wait, there’s more.

More than a high quality curling iron, the term ‘silver bullet’ also refers to a ‘magical solution to an intractable problem’. Fair enough. But what’s disturbing is that the expression originates from the belief that werewolves could only be slain with a silver bullet. That’s right. Every time you hear one our great policy makers use the term ‘silver bullet’, they’re referring to a magical weapon used to slay werewolves. And if the connection between housing affordability, global warming and a host of other tricky social issues and some lycanthrope-slaying armament eludes you, then I suspect you’d be forgiven.

If, at this very moment, you’re turning your house upside down in search of hard-to-get munitions, call off the search. As it turns out, there are no silver bullets because, well, there really are no silver bullets. Much like unicorns, they simply don’t exist (apologies to unicorn fans – but you were bound to find out eventually). But at least werewolves are real. Or at least I think they are. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Redlegs make a statement PENINSULA LEAGUE

By Toe Punt MT ELIZA was able to put a tough week behind it and get back on the winners’ list in superb fashion on Saturday, steam rolling Karingal.

It was a rough week for the Redlegs with one of their young stars Brodie Shaw going down in the final quarter last week with a compound fracture of his leg.

However, with a successful surgery and a few days to recover behind them, the Redlegs were able to focus on the job at hand on Saturday and put Karingal to the sword.

Kicking with the wind in the first quarter at Frankston Park, the Redlegs were able to boot six goals to zip and should have been further ahead than 41 points after having 13 scoring shots to two.

In the third quarter with Justin Van Unen (eight goals), Dan Gormley (three goals), Shaun Knott and Jimmy Freeman all dominating in attack, the Redlegs were able to ram on another nine goals with the wind and go on to record a 19.12 (126) to 7.7 (49) win.

Karingal has been a well-structured, competitive team this season and has pushed the best, however, Mt Eliza was at a different level on Saturday.

Pines’ Aaron Edwards made it 17 goals in two matches and 31 for the season when he booted eight majors against Chelsea.

The Pythons dominated across four quarters and were able to stop Chelsea’s three game winning streak.

Guy Hendry controlled the match across half back and Corey Ash has taken his game to a new level since being given run with roles. He has taken some big scalps, including Joel Miller and Michael Burke.

Pines booted eight goals to zip in the opening quarter and went on to win 21.12 (138) to 10.9 (69).

Seaford set up an exciting RPP Match of the Day top of the table clash against Pines next weekend with another impressive victory on Saturday, this time against Edithvale-Aspendale.

Only four points separated the sides at half time before the Tigers came out after the long break, booting 10 goals to six to win 16.17 (113) to 12.10 (82).

Dean Williamson was superb with four goals, Damien Rayson was dominant once again and Matt McCormack helped himself to four goals also.

Liam Harris and Callan Vandyke were the best of the Eagles.

Mornington’s season is officially over after Bonbeach led all day to win

14.7 (91) to 10.5 (65).

The difference between the sides was Bonbeach’s ability to take advantage of the wind advantage and then keep pressing when it was game on in the final term.

With just seven points separating the sides at three quarter time, Shane McDonald booted two goals and Darcy James and Lachy Stenning hit the scoreboard too in the last to take the game away from the Dogs.

Beau Bailey was a welcome return from the VFL for the Sharks and Justin Bennett and Dylan Jones were at their best also.

Kieran Bird and Michael Gay were the best of the Dogs.

Frankston YCW bounced back after a disappointing game last week and completed the expected and beat Langwarrin, 13.13 (91) to 6.10 (46).

Josh Butland booted four and Kyle Hutchison dominated for the Stonecats while Matty LaFontaine returned from Collingwood and impressed after kicking a goal with the Pies last week.

Gerard Brown and Kieran Albanese booted three and two goals respectively while Shane Paterson was once again the Kangas’ best.

Taking flight: Despite this big grab, Edithvale-Aspendale went down to Seaford Tigers by 31 points. Picture: Andrew Hurst

The upsets continue in Nepean Division NEPEAN LEAGUE

By Toe Punt THE evenness and unpredictability of the 2017 Nepean Division season continued on Saturday.

Rosebud caused the upset of the round when it headed to the home of reigning premier Hastings and touched them up to the tune of 41 points.

The Buds enjoy the open spaces of Thomas Barclay Oval and the ground holds no fear for them, given their great record there over the past few years. It proved to be the case from the opening bounce on Saturday.

Rosebud really set up its win in the second quarter when it was able to defend well against the breeze and go into the long break with a 16 point lead.

With the wind in the third, the Buds were able to extend the lead to 27 points and with the wind dying down in last, put the opposition to the sword and kicked away to enjoy a convincing 12.15 (87) to 6.10 (46) win.

Perhaps Hastings started to drink their own bath water on the back of some impressive victories.

A total of 27 scoring shots to just 16 highlighted Rosebud’s domination.

Anyone thinking Rosebud isn’t quite at the level were reminded on Saturday that it’s still well and truly in the mix.

Keegan Downie was sensational with four goals, Ben Dwyer was at his best in the ruck and dominated Josh Mulheron and Greg Bentley was his usual ‘Rolls Royce’ self.

Stevey Robb with three goals was the best of the Blues.

Rye’s Ben Winters-Kerr went out of football in the best possible way on Saturday, booting four goals as his team knocked over Devon Meadows in another upset.

The Meadows, who again forfeited Under 19s, have shown pretty good form in the past month and were ex-

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Trying to find a way through: It was Rye’s day on Saturday against Devon Meadows, winning by 38 points.

Picture: Scott Memery

pected to win.

However, in Winters-Kerr’s 200th and final senior game, Rye dominated across four quarters, winning 16.8 (104) to 9.12 (66). Winters-Kerr became only the 10th player in the club’s history to play 200.

With a new look, young side, I would think beating Devon at Devon would have been one of the most satisfying wins the club has experienced in recent memory.

Pearcedale booted the opening three goals of the game with the wind against Red Hill on Saturday. It took until the 15-minute mark of the final quarter for the Panthers to kick their fourth.

In the meantime, the Hillmen bangedon 21 goals and humiliated the opposition in front of their own crowd, 21.17 (143) to 4.12 (36).

Make no mistake, this was a new low for Pearcedale coach Leigh Stewart, who was confident his side could get the job done against the Hillmen.

The fact is the clubs are poles apart.

To make matters worse, former Pearcedale players Dylan Hoare and Chris Irving dominated for the Hillmen, booting two goals each and controlling the game throughout.

In another upset, Dromana headed to Crib Point and not only won, but belted

the home team by almost 100 points, 22.17 (149) to 9.12 (66).

Sam Fowler was back from Northern Bullants and booted four while Ethan Johnstone and Sam Guerts dominated.

In the final game, Sorrento played one outstanding quarter of football and it was enough to beat Somerville by 43 points, 16.14 (110) to 9.13 (67).

The Eagles trailed by 11 points at half time despite having four more scoring shots and in the final quarter, they booted five goals to three.

The problem was, it allowed Sorrento to boot 7.8 to 1.2 in the third quarter and blow them away.

Sorrento skipper James Hallahan was the best player on the ground, providing enormous drive from half back, Nick Corp marked everything that came near him in attack and Chris Dawes kicked a sensational right foot snap goal against the boundary line after sharking it from the ruck.

The Eagles’ aren’t that far away but height is a major issue for them, as is a lack of concentration for periods of time.

In better news for the Eagles, there were rumours around the ground that key forward Luke Rowe may return, while Justin Farrelly may come back sooner than expected.

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Brilliant Belger wins it for Langy, Eagles finally fly SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie TWO goals in the final two minutes gave Langwarrin a stunning 2-1 win over Mornington in Saturday’s derby at Dallas Brooks Park.

Connor Belger’s 91st minute strike was a goal for the ages and left Mornington players and fans gobsmacked.

Langwarrin had equalised in the 90th minute after Alex Metcalfe’s curled strike from the left.

The ball eluded Liam Baxter’s attempted header and deflected off Mornington stopper Steve Elliott before sneaking inside the far post.

A minute later Langy keeper Robbie Acs gathered then launched a long kick downfield.

Belger trapped the ball inside his attacking half then surged forward before unleashing a 30-metre strike that sailed over Mornington keeper Kris McEvoy who was at full stretch and into an unguarded goal.

The remarkable strike triggered a celebration among the Langy faithful that released the emotions built up over recent years from playing second fiddle to Adam Jamieson’s outfit.

And when the final whistle sounded Langwarrin had beaten Mornington for just the second time in 11 games and surged seven points clear of second-placed Caulfield United in the race to win the championship and clinch a spot in Victoria’s elite National Premier League.

Mornington had suffered a setback prior to the kick-off when captain Simon Webster failed a fitness test.

He was replaced in the starting line-up by Josh Valadon, returning from injury, with Nico Georgopoulos replacing Valadon on the bench.

Langy was without captain Boris Ovcin who was on holiday in Las Vegas, Caleb Nicholes was interstate, John Guthrie was suspended and gun central defender Kieron Kenny was still recovering from a quad injury.

Mornington looked threatening from the outset.

Ryan Paczkowski’s pace and guile was evident in the early exchanges and Langy coach Gus Macleod was forced to rejig his defence with Nick Thorogood marking the dangerous Wayne Gordon.

Mornington should have hit the front in the 32nd minute but Paul Speed and Lewis Foster combined to clear Elliott’s header off the line.

In the 39th minute Belger’s left foot strike from just outside the area was mistimed and flashed wide and a minute later Andy McIntyre’s intercept fell to Paczkowski whose low leftfoot shot beat Acs for the opener.

In the 43rd minute Belger missed

King Connor: Star Langwarrin import Connor Belger carries Langy mascot Thomas Petrucci off the ground on Saturday.

a great chance to level but he headed just wide following a Thorogood cross.

Paczkowski should have stretched Mornington’s lead three minutes into the second half after a defensive blunder but he shot into the side netting from close range.

Aaran Currie’s free kick in the 59th minute glanced off Valadon’s head and onto the bar before being scrambled clear and in the 64th minute Jack Truelove’s cross from the left found Matty Wade unmarked at the far post but he headed wide.

With five minutes of normal time left Belger’s shot in the 85th minute was blocked, substitute Nabil Mozaffarrudin headed down from the rebound but McEvoy parried Metcalfe’s shot from 10 metres.

Mornington substitute Nathan Smith curled his 88th minute attempt just wide of the far post before Metcalfe and Belger turned this contest on its head.

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Saturday 27 May 2017 is an historic day for Somerville Eagles who won their first league game in State 5 South by beating White Star Dandenong 3-0 at Greaves Reserve.

For posterity the Eagles’ line-up was Neil Herd, Ciaran McConville, Kevin McCormack, Matthew Swanson, Mark McIvor, Joel Wade, Jarryd Lymer, Damien Finnegan, Alex Colville, Patrick Acha, Liam Morgan.

Substitutes: Ryan Francis, Mathew Roach, James McKenzie, Bailey Henderson.

Lymer (19th and 29th minutes) and McIvor (51st) were the goalscorers and immediately became Eagles immortals.

“Finally we got the win. The song was sung with gusto let me tell you,” said an excited Eagles president and assistant coach Felix Arena.

Eagles’ striker Eric Manahong has recovered from injury and is expected to come into the matchday squad for Saturday’s home game at Barber

Reserve against Rowville Eagles.

Frankston Pines went down 3-2 to Beaumaris at Beaumaris Reserve in Saturday’s State 2 South-East clash.

Cedric Permal scored his first goal for Pines in the 35th minute and substitute Ioasa Saemo was played in by Jack Wrobel in the 72nd minute and finished well.

Beaumaris striker Toby Nowell notched a hat-trick.

Harry McCartney reports that Seaford United found another way to drop points late in the game when it lost 2-1 away to Old Scotch in their State 2 South-East fixture last weekend.

The sides were deadlocked at the interval after a first half in which the home side transitioned quickly whenever it won possession while Seaford took a more conservative approach playing into the wind.

Three minutes into the second half Old Scotch hit the front after a poor pass from Matty Morris-Thomas allowed Piotr Korczyk to skip clear and sidefoot the ball past Seaford keeper Harrison Burgess.

In the 70th minute a long high ball into the attacking half caught out the Old Scotch defenders appealing for offside against a Seaford striker who made no attempt to attack the ball.

Alex Roberts broke clear and rounded Old Scotch keeper James Toulson before making it 1-1.

In the 78th minute Seaford failed to deal with a corner and Sam Shearer got the final touch for what proved to be the winner.

Peninsula Strikers won 1-0 at home against Heatherton United in a State 2 South-East fixture last weekend thanks to a 36th minute Sam Scott goal.

Skye United lost 4-2 to ladder leader and championship favourite Knox City in their State 3 SouthEast contest at Egan Lee Reserve on Saturday.

Skye kicked off proceedings in less than a minute when Daniel Attard’s toe-poke sent Jason Nowakowski clear and he finished well to put the visitors ahead.

However Knox prevailed for the rest of the half and deservedly went into the shed 3-1 up with goals from Nem Verscharen (18th minute), Phil Hawkins (24th), and Matthew Hames (30th).

Knox continued to dominate in the second half and Sam Wheeler made it 4-1 after finishing off a cutback inside the six-yard box.

Skye made it more of a contest in the last half an hour and was rewarded in the 69th minute after Attard beat the offside trap following a through

ball from Jacob Scotte-Hatherly to complete the scoreline.

Baxter had to settle for a 2-2 away draw against Harrisfield Hurricanes in last weekend’s State 4 South fixture.

Mark Pagliarulo shielded the ball then turned and hit a firm shot that gave Baxter the lead in the 15th minute but goals to Ilias Tzintzis (21st minute)and Tasos Psonis (26th) gave the home side the upper hand.

In the 38th minute Pagliarulo was felled inside the area and converted from the spot to make it 2-2.

Baxter had chances to claim all three points in the second half but failed to convert.

Five Harrisfield players were cautioned while Baxter’s sole transgressor was new signing Edin Aljija from Springvale City.

Alan Lipsett from Rosebud Heart also made his Baxter debut.

David Greening’s fourth hat-trick in five games powered Rosebud Heart to a 5-1 away win over Hampton Park United in their State 4 South clash on Saturday.

Blad Klarenbeek was in goal for Heart deputising for Sean Skelly who had joined the holiday exodus to Las Vegas.

In the 21st minute Greening’s long run cutting in from the right ended when he was felled inside the area and he scored from the penalty spot.

A fine interpassing move in the 29th minute involving Chris Sibson, Mikey Turner and Blake Hicks was finished by Greening to make it 2-0 and six minutes later Cory Osorio let fly from outside the area and a slight deflection made it 3-0.

Greening completed his hat-trick in the 52nd minute and turned provider four minutes later with a far post ball that enabled skipper Daniel Hodge to slide in and finish.

Beau Sharpe took down an opponent inside the area in the 81st minute and although Klarenbeek saved the initial penalty attempt and the rebound he couldn’t stop Matthew Esquivel a third time.

This weekend’s games: SATURDAY 3pm: Clifton Hill v Langwarrin (Quarries Park), Malvern City v Mornington (Kooyong Park), Frankston Pines v Heatherton Utd (Monterey Reserve), Berwick City v Seaford Utd (Jack Thomas Reserve), Skye Utd v Collingwood City (Skye Recreation Reserve), Baxter v Monash Uni (Baxter Park), Rosebud Heart v Harrisfield Hurricanes (Truemans Road Reserve), Somerville Eagles v Rowville Eagles (Barber Reserve).

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AFL South East wants restructure

By Toe Punt IN two months’ time, AFL South East will deliver recommendations that are likely to re-shape the current structure of Nepean and Peninsula football.

Since April, AFL South East Region General Manager John Anderson and his team have been consulting with clubs throughout the region, which has included clubs in the SouthEast Football Netball League (SEFNL), as they look to complete a Competition Review into the 2018 season.

There are 31 clubs managed

by AFL South East and according to presidents from Nepean and Peninsula divisions, they are being told that the push for a restructure is being driven by clubs in the SEFNL. Make no mistake, this review and restructure is not being driven by any clubs. It is being driven by the AFL and AFL South East. It all began in 2011 when the AFL then asked for a review of country football, which later resulted in 13 regions being created.

It has been on the AFL’s agenda for a long time.

When former AFL SE General Manager Jeremy Bourke was at the helm, one of his key strategies was to bring in divisional football across the three leagues.

He had the experience given his history with the Amateurs.

However, restructure wasn’t being driven by personal prefer-

ence, it was driven by the desire to have three ‘even’ competitions across the region.

Whilst Bourke may no longer still be in the chair, the agenda for AFL South East remains the same.

There is one hurdle though – a steadfast group of Nepean and Peninsula presidents who are not remotely interested in joining a three-tier competition with the SEFNL. Frankston President Chris ‘Batty’ Sharman, fresh from a President’ Meeting last Wednesday night, said on the RPP Footy Show on Saturday morning that “being in a divisional competition with clubs from the SEFNL put Nepean and Peninsula clubs to the wall once before and we are not interested in this happening again.”

“We have had the opportunity to put our case forward and now we wait for the recommendations,” Sharman said.

“When the recommendations are delivered in July, as presidents we will meet again and decide what action we will take,” he said.

The AFL South East Review principles look like this: • To investigate and explore the senior football competition structures in the SouthEast region that will promote the sustainability of Clubs • To investigate and explore the senior football competition structures in the South-

East region that will promote participation growth • To consider the competitive balance of the senior football competition structures for implementation in 2018.

• To consider the impact on netball in the South-East region in any review findings The Review will also consider feedback received during 2016 when a survey was sent to clubs asking several questions relevant to this Review. Despite being anonymous, responses were received to the survey by a majority of clubs.

The final line in the AFL SE Review was that there would be “no further comment by the Commission until the draft recommendations are released.”

That’s a bit rich from an organisation that based transparency as its platform to boot the old MPNFL Board and Administration and take over office two years ago.

Rosebud Football Club, which was one of the key drivers in replacing the old administration with AFL SE, wrote on its social media page that “the findings and ultimate outcome of this review has the potential to completely change the face of Peninsula football – and not for the better!

“In particular it is clear that there is an agenda to implement a backward return to divisional football, with promotion and relegation re-introduced be-

tween two or more leagues.

“How anyone thinks it would be good for local footy and netball to see one or more of a Rosebud, Rye, Sorrento or Dromana competing in a different League that includes a Seaford, Frankston YCW, or worse a Berwick, Doveton or Narre Warren beggar’s belief.

“You can rest assured that our Club and others will fight tooth and nail to prevent this from occurring,” the post suggested.

So, as you can see, not only do Nepean and Peninsula Clubs not want to join a super league with SEFNL, there are some Nepean clubs that are not even interested in promotion-relegation with Peninsula clubs.

Without question, clubs and the AFL SE are poles apart on this one. My guess is that AFL SE will spend the next eight weeks working out a PR plan to try and roll it out with minimal damage.

For mine, the focus of AFL SE should be to come up with a plan to fix their dysfunctional junior program, work with and build a relationship with Mornington Peninsula Juniors, conduct a review of the Under 19 and Under 17 programs and leave strong, healthy competitions the way they are for now.

Can we see a parent in Sorrento driving their 17-year-old son to Officer for a 9am start on a Saturday morning?

Ballkids: Summer Leatitagaloa and Campbell Steedman prepare for Roland Garros Picture: Tennis Australia

Tennis teen leaves for French Open

By Ben Triandafillou FOLLOWING on the article from the 13 February, Campbell Steedman, 15, left for Paris last Thursday 25 May to join the ballkids squad at the 2017 French Open.

Achieving the “Most Outstanding Ballboy” award at this year’s Australian Open, Steedman was given the opportunity to take part at Roland Garros with the “Most Outstanding Ballgirl” Summer Leatitagaloa.

Steedman, who attends Padua College, will spend 17 days in France alongside some of the world’s best tennis players, including 11 Australian’s.

The second major Grand Slam of the year began on Sunday and will finish with the Men’s Grand Final on the 11 June.

Local football clubs stamp out smoking

The Shark Tank: Peninsula Sharks training at their home ground in preparation for the 2018 season.

Gridiron club makes waves

By Ben Triandafillou A MORNINGTON Peninsula-based Gridiron club is looking to provide the area with the first and only Gridiron club on the Peninsula since 2009.

Currently based in Carrum Downs, the Peninsula Sharks was formed in earlyJanuary and is currently in a recruitment phase.

The Peninsula Sharks are hoping to have teams entered in the 2018 Gridiron Victoria league, but co-founder Garry Smith said, that the club will have a different ‘feel’.

“We want to start fresh and put new games in place because some teams have the stigma that it’s just a boys club but being a young dad with two kids we want to make it more of a family orientated sport,” Smith said.

“We want to remove the idea of Gridiron being a dangerous, hard-hitting sport where the blokes would go out afterwards and have some drinks, to a more family-

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friendly sport where you can bring your kids down and enjoy the game.”

Since the Southern Seahawks folded in 2009, the Mornington Peninsula has been without a Gridiron team.

With the closest Gridiron club for people on the Peninsula being in Pakenham and Cheltenham, the Peninsula Sharks want to provide players on the Mornington Peninsula with a club located closer to home.

“We floated the idea in October last year as it’s a bit of an untapped resource on the Peninsula,” Smith said.

“We were there at the start of the Seahawks in 2003 and we wanted to get back into it as we just have a passion for the game.”

“Some of the founding members and I live down here and don’t want to travel to Clayton or Monash.”

The Peninsula Sharks had their first training session at Ballam Park, Frankston on Saturday 22 April where more than thirty people turned-up to watch and play.

The Sharks are currently training on a Saturday afternoon between 11:30 am and 2:00 pm at Banyan Reserve, Carrum Downs until their new ground at The Sands is ready for play.

“We are getting some lights put in with our new sponsors at The Sands Hotel so that we can have weeknight trainings,” Smith said.

“We are recruiting for all teams and we’ll keep training and developing the sides to hopefully put in a team for next year.”

“There are four leagues, the Junior Varsity league which is for kids between 11 and 15 years old, the Junior Colts which is for boys aged between 15-19 years old, the Senior Men’s which is 19 plus and the Women’s league which is 16 plus.”

If you are interested in joining the Sharks or just want to have a try call Garry Smith on 0431 681 318 or visit their website at www.peninsulasharks.com/.

By Ben Triandafillou IT’S been a year since the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League announced their smoke-free initiative and now local football clubs along the Mornington Peninsula will be following in their footsteps.

Football clubs along the Peninsula will stand together to remove smoking at both junior and senior levels ahead of the ‘World No Tobacco Day’ on 31 May. Working towards becoming smoke free, AFL South East and its leagues, Frankston District Junior Football League (FDJFL) and Mornington Peninsula Football Netball League (MPNFL), have teamed up with Peninsula Health, St Kilda Football Club, Good Sports, Frankston City Council and Mornington Peninsula Shire.

All senior clubs including Seaford, Pines, Frankston YCW, Mornington, Red Hill, Edithvale-Aspendale, Pearcedale, Dromana and Crib Point will be stamping out smoking everywhere at their clubs, except for one designated area for the Quit Challenge Round on 3 June.

“Going smoke-free and banning smoking in all areas except one is a significant achievement for these senior clubs,” said Andie Murphy, health promotion practitioner at Peninsula Health.

“I congratulate all of the clubs for signing the Frankston Mornington Peninsula Smoke Free Charter and working to create a healthier environment for their players, supporters and the community.”

In some pockets of the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston region, smoking rates range from 21%-30% compared to the Victorian average of 13%.

The Seaford Football Club will be hosting the Quit Challenge Round on Saturday 3 June at their senior oval and on Sunday 4 June at their junior oval.

Seaford Football Club President Dale O’Neil said the club is committed to making the footy a fun and safe day out for families and the local community.

“Footy and smoking isn’t a good mix – it’s not good for players or supporters to be around which is why we signed onto the smoke-free charter and implemented a designated smoking area,” said Mr O’Neil.

The efforts of all these clubs and the importance of creating smoke-free environments will be celebrated at the Quit Challenge Round with gates open to the public.

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41 Tyabb Rd, Mornington | PH: 5975 5188 www.morningtonisuzuute.com.au LMCT 10467 5-star ANCAP safety rating on all MU-X models and 4x4 D-MAX Crew Cab models built from November 2013 onwards and 4x2 D-MAX Crew Cab High Ride models built from November 2014 onwards. ^5 years/130,000km whichever occurs first, for eligible customers. Excludes trays and accessories. >The Capped Price Servicing Program ("CPS Program") applies to Eligible Vehicles with a Warranty Start Date on or after 1/1/15 at Participating Isuzu UTE Dealers only. The 5 years Capped Price Servicing covers the first 5 Scheduled Services for 16.5MY and later vehicle models for up to 5 years/50,000km (whichever occurs first). CPS Program is subject to change. For full terms & conditions and current pricing visit isuzuute.com.au/service-plus. +3.5 tonne braked towing capacity on D-MAX 4x4 and 4x2 High Ride models and 3.0 tonne braked towing capacity on all MU-X models when fitted with an optional genuine Isuzu UTE tow bar kit. ~Includes economy alloy tray fitted at motorpool. #Fuel consumption and emissions figures based on ADR 81/02 (combined cycle test) and are to be used for vehicle comparison purposes only. Actual fuel consumption and emissions will vary depending on many factors including, but not limited to, traffic conditions, individual driving style and vehicle condition. §Seats have leather touches or accents (excluding third row), but are not wholly leather. *Private and ABN holders only. Excludes government, fleet, rental & non-profit buyers. Includes one year business vehicle registration, CTP insurance, dealer delivery and statutory charges. Metallic/mica/pearl paint $450 extra. Only at Participating Isuzu UTE Dealers from 1/5/17 until 30/6/17 unless extended, varied or while stocks last. Excludes demonstrators. †Offer is limited to 17MY 4x4 D-MAX & 16.5MY/17MY 4x4 MU-X models sold & delivered between 1/5/17 and 30/6/17 to private & ABN holders only. Excludes demonstrators and X-RUNNER. The Scheduled Servicing offer covers standard items (normal operating conditions) as listed in IUA Warranty and Service Booklet for the first 2 years Scheduled Servicing (covering the first 2 Scheduled Services up to 24 months/20,000km – whichever occurs first). The free Driving Report must be requested and conducted at the same time as the first 2 Scheduled Services. For full Terms and Conditions of the Service Plus Driving Report Program visit isuzuute.com.au/driving-report. Offer does not cover any other Scheduled Service, Make-up Scheduled Service or any additional service items or requirements, which are at the owner’s expense. Only at Participating Isuzu UTE Dealers. Not available with any other offer.

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