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Reach for the sky By Keith Platt THE Planning Minister Matthew Guy may hold the key to Frankston’s skyline, according to developers wanting to build a 20-storey building in Nepean Highway. Although the plans were knocked by Frankston councillors last week, father and son team Greg and Sean Farmer see the decision as just the first round of their bid to build the city’s tallest building. “You always do get knocked back [at first] and the next process is to go to the planning minister,” Sean Farmer said. Coincidentally, Mr Guy may also decide the future of the second tallest tower planned for Frankston, now held up by an objection lodged with the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal. Developer Ross Voci had asked council to request Mr Guy to “call in” and fast track his plans for a 13-storey apartment building Davey St as delays were costing him about $1000 a day in interest payments. The 60 metre high building proposed by the Farmers is opposite the city’s current highest structure, the 12-storey Peninsula Centre. It includes 357 apartments in three towers. The site is bookended by La Porchetta restaurant to the north and Frankston HiFi to the south. Planning regulations set a 20-metre height limit in that area. The Peninsula Centre was recently taken off the market by the Deague family which has signaled its intention to proceed with earlier plans to spend $50 million turning it into a corporate hotel.

While other developers may be waiting in the wings to see what transpires with the latest bids to breathe life into the ailing city centre, council has decided to leave its own plans for a marina at Oliver Hill in the deep freeze (see Page 3). Greg Farmer said he and his son knew planning regulations prohibited council approving “something as tall” as their 20-storey proposal. He saw going to the planning minister as “a position option” for the project which would be “a fantastic thing for Frankston”. “This would change the whole nature of the place, making this a very attractive area, something Frankston could do with. “I think Frankston is overdue for some decent activity like this. It would bring more people in close to the shopping centre, living in a high rise between the highway and the beach.” Greg Farmer said the plan was to build in three stages, although they would only draw up precise plans “once we know what we can do”. The planning permit application unanimously refused by council for the 20-storey building at 438-448 Nepean Highway said the decision was based on the proposal failing to comply with the mandatory height requirements; not receiving backing from VicRoads; being overdevelopment of the site and not visually integrating with the surrounding locality; overshadowing; not having a loading bay; too little car parking; and failing to undertake wind tunnel tests.

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Lack of cash ties up marina By Keith Platt FRANKSTON Council has frozen its plans for a marina for another year. Costs of the marina planned at the base of Olivers Hill have varied wildly over the past few decades, and now range from $80 million to $200 million. The official statement released by Frankston Council said it had “recently resolved to retain the Frankston safe boat harbour project on hold for the balance of 2011, pending a reassessment of market conditions in early 2012”. The reality is that council’s failure to find a developer with deep enough pockets has now caused it to extend the freeze on its search. The pause will strengthen calls by the anti-marina lobby for council to commission the collection of data needed to assess the project’s environmental effects on nearby beaches. It is estimated the studies will take about two years, and involve tracking the littoral movement of sand, wind strengths, wave heights and currents as well as factoring changes as a result of climate change. The “modelling” was a requirement of a state government-appointed planning panel in 2003. After briefings and quotes, council earlier this year baulked at paying the University of New South Wales $4m to investigate the environmental effects of the marina. Council has probably spent at least $3 million on planning for the marina, including hiring consultants.

Sea views: If built, the breakwater of the Olivers Hill marina would replace the clear sitelines now enjoyed from Daveys Bay.

Experts have predicted the marina - which can cover 22.5 hectares and includes a 600 metre breakwater extending into the bay – could cause loss of sand on beaches as far north as Mordialloc and silt up neighbouring Daveys Bay. The 300-berth marina has been dogged by controversy, including claims council was relying on an unreliable phone survey to back its claims of overwhelming community support. At one stage council re-branded the project as centralharbour@frankston. Government money will be integral to the marina’s success, although the current state Liberal government appears no more willing than its Labor predecessor to hand out millions to provide safe anchorage for upmarket boats. When announcing the freeze on

seeking a developer, council said it had “conducted an assessment of current market conditions emphasising how these are impacting the marina industry around Australia”. “Discussions took place with industry groups, developers and operators in the industry as well as consultants familiar with the economic conditions affecting the marina market.” The mayor Cr Kris Bolam was more straightforward, saying council “will ascertain whether improvement in conditions is sufficient to allow council to re-tender the project in 2012”. “Based on discussions council has had with prominent marina developers, a local proposal isn’t economically viable at the present time,” Cr Bolam said. “Council is now focusing on the rejuvenation of Frankston’s city centre

in partnership with the state government.” In March 2010 council stopped seeking tenders “due to the absence of any conforming tenders, in the midst of the global financial crisis, and to wait until market conditions had improved”. In the meantime, the government has agreed to pay for stabilisation works at Olivers Hill and for “regional public boat launching facilities to be included within the harbour development”. A Cultural Heritage Management Plan for the site has been completed and native title discussions are “well advanced with local indigenous representatives”. A marina built at Blairgowrie in 2001 saw an aboriginal group accepting a yacht berth as part of giving the go ahead to the project.

Police probe exam ‘cheats’ FIVE police are believed to be under investigation for cheating during a detective training course exam. The exam was one of several needed to be passed for them to join the Sexual Offences Child Abuse Unit at Frankston. It is understood that some of the officers under investigation are based at Frankston. The Times has been told that the five were leaked questions to the exam. The exam was held during a course at the Centre for Investigator Training, part of the Victoria Police Academy in Glen Waverley. Acting Senior Sergeant Steve McKenzie who is in charge of the SOCAU at Frankston confirmed an investigation was underway but said he was unable to provide any more details. The allegations are being investigated by Inspector Bernie Rankin, a former head of Frankston CIU. Inspector Rankin said every student who had attended the course would be interviewed as part of the “ongoing investigation. At the conclusion, we should have a better idea of what the allegations are about.”

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NEWS DESK History finds history: TMV Action underway off Phillip Island during the search earlier this year for the SS Coramba. Picture courtesy SOE and Terry Cantwell

Coramba shipwreck discovery boat now on historic vessel register By Mike Hast THE Second World War patrol boat used by divers to find the ill-fated cargo steamer Coramba off Phillip Island in May has been listed on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels. Divers from Mornington Peninsulabased Southern Ocean Exploration found the steamer in 63 metres of water about 15 kilometres southeast of the island, using MV Action as their main dive boat. Action, based on a British motor torpedo boat, was bought by SOE diver and yachtman Justin McCarthy of Cranbourne earlier this year.

The discovery of Coramba, Australia’s most searched-for shipwreck, closed a chapter in Australian maritime history and brought relief to ageing survivors of the 17 men who were lost when the steamer went down with all hands on a stormy night in November 1934. Other famous vessels on the historic register at the Australian National Maritime Museum include the schooner Alma Doepel, America’s Cup winner Australia II, and the nation’s oldest sailing vessel, The City of Adelaide. Built in Brisbane in 1942 for the war effort, TMB 02-14 Action was

one of 12 PT boats used by the RAAF as search and rescue vessels in New Guinea. After the war, the boat was used for ceremonial duties, including taking Queen Elizabeth across Sydney Harbour in 1953. It was sold to the Royal Victorian Yacht Squadron at Williamstown in 1960. In the late 1970s, an Adelaide consortium bought Action and allegedly used it for drug smuggling. In the mid-1990s it was used to make a television documentary on the Murray Darling Basin and was moored at Goolwa for three years before changing hands again and

undergoing a complete refit. Mr McCarthy said Southern Ocean Exploration used Action as its primary search vessel. “I am delighted the boat has been recognised for her contribution to our history. It’s wonderful she is still contributing to our national story,” he said. “The boat has been well maintained over the past 70 years and is a piece of RAAF maritime history, a genuine link to our wartime efforts.” Action is a fully restored timber 48-foot long (14.6-metre) Spring & Denaro (Queensland) sea rescue patrol boat.

It has twin 300-horsepower diesel engines and can cruise at 17 knots with a top speed of 24. It has solar panels and inverters that enable the vessel to be at sea for weeks at a time. Fuel tanks of 1800 litres give the boat a range of about 1500km. Action boasts a large galley (kitchen) and saloon (lounge) with all mod cons, and sleeps nine.  The News reported the discovery of Coramba on 16 June (‘The sea gives up a secret as Depression-era shipwreck found off Phillip Island’. For information about SOE, go to www.southernoceanexploration.com

Saving Tully the wombat WILDLIFE photographer Steven Kuiter of Seaford was on his way back from Toolangi Forest after trying to get GPS photos of the rare leadbeater’s possum when he saw a truck strike and kill a wombat. He parked his car and went to the animal’s aid but it was too late. Then he noticed movement in the wombat’s pouch – a nose and ear poked out. He cut the youngster from the pouch under instructions from long-time wildlife rescuer Michelle Thomas of Animalia Wildlife Shelter in Frankston. Steven bundled the tiny creature into his beanie, shoved it down the front of his jacket and drove home. He arrived in Seaford at 2am and the dedicated wildlife rescuer came and collected the wombat, a female, which has been named Tully. “She had a few scratches and bruises on her back, legs and the back of her head, but apart from that she looked fine,” Michelle said. “They are tough little creatures and she should make a full recovery and be released into the area she came from when fully grown in about three years.” In the first few days, Michelle woke every three hours to feed Tully, who was taking only about 3.5 millilitres of special formula. As the days passed she got stronger and stronger and took more formula. Tully has grown from 536 to 800 grams in just over a month. Now she takes about 30ml of formula every six or so hours and Michelle’s

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sleeping pattern is close to normal. The baby wombat has a fine crop of hair that feels like a bloke’s freshly shaven face. Animalia Wildlife Shelter is a haven for injured, sick and orphaned Australian wildlife. They are rescued, treated, rehabilitated and released back to the wild. Animalia services the area between Brighton and Portsea. It is a not-for-profit organisation that relies on donations from the public. For wildlife emergency, call Michelle Thomas on 0435 822 699. To find out how Tully is going, check on other saved animals or donate, look up www.animaliawildlife.org.au

Ironman cometh THE streets and foreshore at Frankston will be the focus for the 2012 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship next March. The event will have a 3.8-kilometre swim off Frankston, 180-kilometre bike ride to the EastLink tollway north of the city and return, and start of a 42.2-kilometre run to finish in St Kilda. Organisers say many of the world’s best male and female triathletes will attract crowds and generate about $10 million for Melbourne and Frankston. Melbourne will host the new World Triathlon Corporation event for three years, with qualifying events in New York and Frankfurt. Event information is at ironmanmelbourne.com

Tree-top life for lucky parrots THIS swift parrot is one of a flock that has taken up residence in flowering gums at Karingal Hub shopping centre’s car park. Listed as endangered by the federal government, the parrots live in Tasmania from September to March, and fly to Victoria and NSW to escape the Tassie winter. The parrots moved to trees at the shopping centre, also known as Centro Karingal, after eucalypts about 200 metres away were felled to make way for Peninsula Link. Conservationists say the parrot will remain on the endangered list and continue to struggle to survive if their breeding forests in Tasmania and winter feeding trees in southeast Australia continue to be cleared. The Birds in Backyards website (www.birdsinbackyards.

net) says the swift parrot (Lathamus discolour) is a slim, medium-sized parrot with a streamlined shape in flight, angular pointed wings and a long pointed purple-red tail. The body is mostly bright green, with a dark blue patch on the crown. The forehead to throat is crimson and there is a crimson patch at the bend of the wing. In flight, the colours are spectacular. They are noisy, active and showy, with a very fast, direct flight. They roost communally, often in the same tree each night, and are almost always in trees, only coming to ground to drink. They eat nectar in flowering gums as well as insects, seeds and flowers, often hanging upside down when eating. Picture: Alison Kuiter

Shire says pool must go By Mike Hast MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has ordered billionaire clothing retailer Solomon Lew and his daughter Jacqueline Lew to demolish by 29 August a swimming pool allegedly built on public foreshore land at Mt Eliza. The order was served on the Lews and their lawyers last Monday with the initial requirement the pool at the rear of the Lew family holiday house be drained by yesterday (Monday). The pool – which the shire claims was built without a permit and on Crown land on the Port Phillip side of the Osprey Ave property overlooking Moondah Beach south of Kunyung Rd – was drained on Friday. The Osprey Ave property is used as a holiday retreat by Jacqueline Lew. The shire was preparing to send officers and workers to the property on Monday morning to inspect and, if necessary, drain the pool, which it says is unstable. Shire spokesman Todd Trimble said the order had been issued under the Building Act “after a geotechnical engineering report identified concerns regarding the stability of the land supporting the pool”. Asked about the probe into the pool being built on public land, Mr Trimble said the shire’s compliance department was continuing its investigations. “The pool ... is the subject of an ongoing shire investigation regarding its construction, the failure to obtain the necessary planning and building approvals, and the fact that the pool was built on Crown land without the necessary permission,” he said.

Watch out: An eastern brown snake, above, and lowland copperhead. Pictures: Ian McCann

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Waterless world: The drained pool on Saturday morning, which Mornington Peninsula Shire claims was built on public foreshore land at Mt Eliza by billionaire clothing retailer Solomon Lew and his daughter Jacqueline Lew. Picture: Mike Abicare of Winning Images (www.winningimages.com.au)

In late June, Mr Trimble said shire officers had met Department of Sustainability and Environment. The department manages the foreshore land on behalf of the state. The News believes DSE supports the shire’s call for the pool to be removed.

The pool was built in secret over the past two years with neighbours unaware of its construction, but came to public – and shire – attention after The Sunday Age published a story about it in late May. Builders discussing the pool were

Heart rules the head when debt has strings attached SIGNING a piece of paper to help a partner purchase a car can seem like the right thing to do. But if that partner becomes an “ex” who defaults on repayments, that solution is not so perfect after all. Lawyer Victoria Mullings has warned that debt collectors would have no qualms about who to see about repaying the debt. “If you have secured a loan or guaranteed a loan for an ex-partner and your ex-partner is not making the repayments, the credit provider or debt collectors will look to you to recover the loan in accordance with the loan conditions”, Ms Mullings of Peninsula Community Legal Centre said. “These types of debts are so common that they have been named Sexually Transmitted Debt and the centre regularly sees clients who have incurred debt, unexpectedly, following the breakdown of their relationship.” An example (with names changed) given by Ms Mullings sees Jane agreeing to raise a personal loan for her boyfriend John who has a poor credit record. John agreed to make the loan repayments and

the car was registered in his name. But when the couple broke up, John sold the car and spent the proceeds to go overseas, leaving Jane responsible for repaying the loan. “Not agreeing to help take out a loan is the best way to avoid sexually transmitted debt,” Ms Mullings said. “However, telling a loved one that either you don’t trust them or don’t think they have sound financial management skills is often not that simple. “Research has found that those who find themselves with sexually transmitted debt, often agree to pay bills or to obtain or guarantee loans with little idea of what they are getting themselves into, and more often than not this is as a result of misplaced trust or emotional pressure.” Ms Mullings urged anyone considering taking on a loan, acting as guarantor or agreeing to place bills or a mobile phone in their sole name to seek legal advice about their obligations. For information about free legal services, call Peninsula Community Legal Centre on 9783 3600 or visit www.pclc.org.au.

All cashed up for Young St makeover FRANKSTON Council and the state government will spend $680,000 beautifying and improving Young St, Frankston. The cash will see Frankston Transit Interchange receive trees, street furniture and garden boxes, new pedestrian crossings and connections, rubbish bins and signs. There will be 31 trees planted throughout the city centre, including palm trees in Young St, Nepean Hwy and Wells St Plaza, new roundabout plantings and more frequent cleaning in Young St. The council has asked the Department of Transport to upgrade taxi rank and bus interchange shelters. The council hopes the works will strengthen the

case to the state government for major funding to overhaul Young St and the railway station. A survey of traders, residents and city centre visitors will form the basis of a business case the council will submit to the government. The need for urgent works in Young St was suggested to the council by members of Rotary Club of Frankston. Following this, councillors inspected Young St and agreed the works were required. The improvements will be completed before the Ironman Asia Pacific Championship in March. The council is also receiving $5 million over four years to build the case for the redevelopment of the transit interchange and city centre.

overheard in a hotel, which led to the initial story. In early June, The News reported the Lew family had been given until 10 June to explain to the shire why it had been built on public land (‘Billionaire pool row’, 7/6/11).

PENINSULA snake catcher Barry Goldsmith warns snakes are out and about early this year. Mr Goldsmith says in the past two weeks he has been called to remove 11 snakes from residences and homes on the peninsula. “This is unheard of for this time of year and can be related to the unseasonal weather, the growth of plants and the breeding of the rodent population,” he said. “I have been catching and removing snakes here for many years and this year is certainly different. “The problem is people don’t expect to see snakes in winter and bites can occur if the snake is scared. “I hope no one gets bitten as they go about their winter garden chores, and that people realise snakes are protected even though many residents think they are just lowly animals.” Mr Goldsmith, who is also a wildlife controller and owns a wildlife shelter, can be contacted on 0408 067 062.

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On the boil: Above, refurbishing a boiler for the society’s next K class steam locomotive are former undertaker Lee Hayes, left, and former hydraulics expert Steve Perkins. They and their mates will put in $1 million worth of labour at $25 an hour. Right, head of the engineering group Gerald Spoor with K163.

The iron men of Moorooduc By Mike Hast THE stuff in a “men’s shed” at Moorooduc is measured in hundreds of tonnes, not kilograms. One of several “sheds” is 100 metres long and eight metres high. The pile of timber in a corner of the yard contains 2500 pieces stacked higher than two men. It’s the Mornington Railway Preservation Society’s base off Moorooduc Hwy near the coolstores, and blokes from the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula area have been coming here to learn or perfect new skills for almost 15 years. It’s the granddaddy of men’s sheds and was up and about before the phrase had been applied to a movement that is sweeping Australia; a phrase used to describe places where men hang out and learn new skills and revive old ones. The 70 or so volunteers of Mornington Railway keep alive the tradition of steam trains and their 11-hectare (27acre) site was a hive of activity when The Times visited for a barbecue lunch and inspection. The group runs tourist trips between Moorooduc and Mornington and return three Sundays a month as well as special occasions. At Mornington, a bus operated by the chamber of commerce and Mornington Peninsula Shire takes people into the centre of town for lunch, shopping or lazing on the beach on warmer days. Trundling down 11 kilometres of track are four restored, red country line carriages filled with excited youngsters, amazed young adults and nostalgic older people. They’re hauled by the pride of the society’s fleet, K163, an 18-metre

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long, 63-tonne, fully restored steam locomotive built in Newport in 1941. On Tuesday the blokes were restocking their boilers with hamburgers cooked by the head of the engineering group, Gerald Spoor, a retired BlueScope engineer who started at the then-new Hastings mill in 1974 when it was called Lysaghts. Everyone here is a former “something”. Some continue their trade, like Peter Reyment, a retired fitter and turner with Victorian Railways, who was restoring big bolts using a lathe rescued from the old Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation factory at Fishermans Bend. Earlier, Ian Wilson, another retired BlueScope man, and Peter were driving the Trak Chief shunting locomotive (donated by BlueScope) to move the four carriages to be washed by former banker Roger Townshend and Michael Smith. The site is full of rescued and donated equipment – milling machines, band saws, a power hacksaw, metal presses – and rail carriages waiting to be restored. Nearby in another shed, Ray Martin, who owned the Blue Note music store in Frankston until about a year ago, was making widgets for the restoration of another steam loco, reliving his days as a sheet metal worker. In yet another shed, one end blocked off to keep out winter winds, former undertaker Lee Hayes and ex-hydraulics expert Steve Perkins were attacking a huge project – refurbishing of a giant boiler that will go into the society’s next K class steam loco. Gerald Spoor said it should be ready by the end of 2012 and would be good for another 30 to 40 years. “Refurbishing the boiler for K163

Cash and carriage: Retired banker Roger Townshend washing the four-carriage country train.

took two years. I worked out that if we paid the blokes $25 an hour, the boiler cost $1.5 million. You’d never do it commercially; it’s a labour of love,” he said. Ex-Victorian Railway fireman Maurice Clarke drives a desk at Moorooduc, taking care of admin tasks and preparing work sheets, but was happy to show The Times the heritage signal box, rescued from Somerton when the wider standard gauge went through many years ago.

Society president Malcolm Swaine, an educator and administrator in his previous life, said the enthusiasm of the men was inspiring. “They’re learning new skills in the later years of life; they turn up early, work hard all day and the only reward is seeing the railway operate efficiently,” he said. Gerald and Malcolm nod vigorously when asked if it was exciting when the restored boiler was lowered into K163 just over a year ago. It was the culmination of months

of work and Mornington Railway’s pride and joy was back on the job last October, hauling up to 200 tourists on a Sunday, blowing its whistle as it passed through crossings on the way to Mornington, smoke pouring from the loco to evoke the days when steam was king of railroads around the world. Politicians and VIPs clamoured to be on K163 that first day. While the loco was being restored, one of two T class diesel locos was pressed into service. They and other

Beg, borrow or buy at a pinch THE “boys” from Mornington Railway have accumulated train stuff from around the state. They persuaded the owners of a locomotive at Seymour to let them jack up the 63-tonne beast and replace good wheels with old ones, with their prize set to carry the next K class loco. The steam loco that has pride of place in the Gippsland town of Yarragon is missing essential bits after the Moorooduc men convinced the local council to let them strip parts. The pedestrian walkway over the tracks at Moorooduc comes from North Fitzroy railyard and is more than 100 years old. The society has dozens of carriages and guard’s vans acquired over the years. Railway “nuts” are a tight-knit bunch and seem to know

where all their prized targets are located. Malcolm Swaine says the society is always looking for volunteers. “We have three sections: trade people, blokes who run the railway on Sundays – catering, ticket sellers and marshalls – and administrators.” Tuesday is engineering and traffic group days; Thursday for the crew who restore the heritage carriages. The society runs tourists trains three Sundays a month. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $8 for children and $12 concession. A journey behind K163 is a blast from the past and well worth taking.  To contact the society, call 1300 767 274 or email mrpssecretary@ live.com. The website has a host of information including train times at: www.morningtonrailway.org.au

Teeth Whitening Centre Private treatments at Mt Martha By appointment Steam stalwarts: Top, Mornington Railway Preservation Society co-founder Howard Girdler and current president Malcolm Swaine. Music to his ears: Top right, former Frankston “Blue Note” music shop owner Ray Martin, once a sheetmetal worker, makes parts for the boiler project. Signal time: Above centre, ex-Victorian Railway fireman Maurice Clarke drives a desk at Moorooduc, taking care of admin tasks and preparing work sheets, but is seen here in the heritage signal box, rescued from Somerton when the wider standard gauge went through many years ago. Shunting in the sun: Above, driving the Trak Chief carriage shunter are retired Victorian Railways fitter and turner Peter Reyment, left, and retired BlueScope employee Ian Wilson.

precious rolling stock occupy the long shed. Boys and their very big toys. Mornington Railway is one of Victoria’s leading railway preservation societies, along with the best-known Puffing Billy in the Dandenongs and groups in Castlemaine, Walhalla, on the Bellarine Peninsula, in the Yarra Valley and at Daylesford. Nowadays the societies are treated the same as mainline operators such as Metro and VLine, and must comply with the Rail Safety Act 2006 and Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010. Mornington Railway is regularly audited by Transport Safety Victoria and Mr Swaine, of Frankston, was proud to be compared more than favourably with commercial operators, the statement made by TSV inspectors when they visited Moorooduc for a day earlier this month. Mornington Railway pays the premium on $10 million of public liability insurance, and insurance from $10m to $250m is covered by the state government’s insurance program. Tourist railways are an important part of the state’s tourism sector. The society’s next big idea is to reopen the line between Moorooduc and Baxter, five kilometres

of existing track, and then connect this section to the Melbourne line. “One day you’ll be able to get on a steam train at Southern Cross or Flinders St stations and ride down to Mornington. From there buses will take you all over the peninsula,” Mr Swaine said. One-third of the sleepers on the Baxter track will have to be replaced, hence the 2500 lumps of wood in the society’s yard, sleepers rescued from the Gippsland line at Pakenham where concrete is replacing wood. Sitting under the verandah at the restored Moorooduc station on Tuesday afternoon, tucking into a hamburger with the lot, was Howard Girdler, who with Greg Dunkley started the railway society in May 1984, after the government officially closed the Mornington train service in March 1983. The railmotor had broken down and been replaced by buses in 1981. Mr Girdler recalled: “We put together a delegation and met the Minister for Transport to ask him if we could use the line for a tourist railway. “Everyone around the table was nodding in agreement until one bloke jumped up and said ‘No, it can’t be done until this and that happens’.

“That set us back years and by the time we won government approval in 1991 to use the track, they’d sold off parts of the railway land, in 1989, that used to end at Ross St in Mornington, about 150 metres from the beach and right in the middle of town.” Mr Girdler knew the last steam train driver at Mornington – Ted Berry, who was also on Mornington Shire council in the 1950s and 60s. “Ted used to drive trains in country Victoria. They travelled at 60mph (100km/h) and one day Ted decided he’d had enough of racing around the state and wanted a slower life so he transferred to the Mornington line where trains ran at 45mph (73 km/h),” he said with a chuckle. Mr Girdler has retired from Mornington Railway, but turns up at the monthly barbecues to hang with the blokes. On Tuesday he was returning a VHS tape of historic RAAF aircraft to a mate, but admitted he’d be back soon because somehow a tape of his wife’s favourite opera had jumped into the box. “My mate’s not interested in opera,” he said with a slight grimace, “his more into shunting carriages with our old Trak Chief.”

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George has his heart set on heart machine SAFETY Beach resident George Kokkinos has set his eyes on a new fundraising effort; the purchase of a digital subtraction angiography machine for the main operating theatre complex at Frankston Hospital. The machine will allow surgeons to see, in real time, blockages in heart patients rather than having to rely on X-rays. George has set his eyes on raising $80,000 for the new machine. “I’ve donated about $230,000 to various hospitals over three years” George said. “The majority of it has been to The Alfred.” “Now it is time to come closer to home and raise some money for a very worthwhile machine in Frankston.” George the Sausage Man, as he is known, works seven days a week cooking sausages outside various Safeway stores and IGAs between Mentone and Rye. “I’ve cooked about 11 tonnes of sausages in three years,” he said. “Last financial year, I raised $90,000.” And what keeps George motivated to cook sausages day in, day out? “The Alfred saved my son’s life once, and since then I’ve realised how important and undervalued our hospitals are. I’ll keep on cooking sausages and raising money for as long as I can still stand.” Keep an eye out for George outside a supermarket near you. Buy a sausage or two, and give him a pat on the back.

Pier’s timely progress PARKS Victoria contractors are making good progress installing decking on the renovated middle section of Mornington’s pier, says local MP David Morris. Mr Morris said he would meet with Parks Victoria on Wednesday to discuss plans to renovate the outer, 75-metre section of the pier, which could cost up to $9.5 million. The News reported earlier this year the outer section was one good storm away from being condemned and possible pulled down after engineers found about 20 per cent of piles of the iconic pier had failed and were not supporting the top deck.

Half of the remaining 80 per cent of piles were in average condition. Parks Victoria has spent $3.5 million replacing the 53-metre centre section. The pier was closed last April after a storm damaged piles and dislodged dozens of top deck timbers. Two more storms in August and September with winds of about 60 knots further weakened the iconic structure. In May, Mr Morris said the pier was one of the most popular on Port Phillip and “very important to the town”, but had been neglected for many years by successive governments.

Zonta’s program for literacy THE Zonta Club of Mornington Peninsula has conducted a literacy program on the peninsula for the past six years, initially with six schools and now 25 schools. Books for donation to schools are selected using the Children’s Book Council list and presentations are made during Literacy Week in the first week in September. Zonta president Helen Lang said the club had received many positive comments from principals and librarians. “The opportunity to help students at primary level to appreciate books and to love reading is rewarding and fits into our philosophy of assist-

ing the community in the areas of education and youth development,” she said. To find out about Zonta and its regular dinner meetings call Lorraine on 5975 3477 or email zontamornington@hotmail.com. Zonta advances the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy.

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THE state government will spend $450,000 to dredge Patterson River at Carrum. The main channel has silted up after more than a year of good rain bringing runoff from inland as well as storms pushing sand in from the bay.

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Address: 15/28 Potts Road. Agency: Century 21 Homeport 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings. Phone: 5979 3555. Agent: Don Turner, 0400 910 368.

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Position, position ENJOYING a prominent position on Mornington-Tyabb Road in Mornington, this landmark property has recently come onto the market. Securely leased to a well-known business, the current owners are keen to sell. Some off-street parking is available. Address: 12 Mornington-Tyabb Road, Mornington. Agency: Kevin Wright Commercial, 2/26 McLaren Place, Mornington, 5977 2255. Agent: Kevin Wright, 0417 564 454.

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$550,000+

Luxury Sandhurst home for the ultimate lifestyle THAT’S it, you’ve arrived. It’s now time to just unpack and enjoy this new, modern home in the exclusive Sandhurst Estate. For the ultimate in lifestyle with its two superb golf courses and facilities, you can’t beat this home for location. For such a developed area, the block size is quite large, measuring in at 734 square metres, which allows for plenty of scope to work your landscaping magic in the roomy, level backyard. Internally there are four bedrooms with the main bedroom having a walk-through robe to the stylish ensuite complete with double shower and twin vanities. All other bedrooms have built-in robes and there is a separate study. There’s slate floor tiling in the four living areas, which include home theatre room, rumpus, family and formal lounge. All four rooms have large windows and have neutral tones, again to allow the decorator in the family to add their own touches. All living rooms have gas ducted heating and evaporative cooling. As you would expect with a home of this quality, the kitchen has all modern conveniences with an Island breakfast bar, twin sink, dishwasher, underbench oven and loads of cupboard space. With as-new presentation and top-class fixtures and fittings, this home is surely one of the best finds in today’s market.

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Wysteria lane On arrival you will immediately take note that everything is done. The drive has been asphalted, the garden beds are complete and a resort style private oasis is ready at the back of the property to entertain well into the evenings with a fully enclosed, landscaped solar heated swimming pool. The grounds consist of approximately 2 acres of private, manicured gardens with the home perfectly positioned mid block. The home is simply stunning.

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29 Elisa Place Hastings An entertainers’ masterpiece This fantastic 4 bedroom home has been created with entertaining and storage in mind. Evaporative ducted cooling, Gas ducted Heating, S/Steel appliances, 3 separate living areas and internal garage access are all included. Outside you’ll find drive through access from the remote DLUG, gated rear yard access, a 6.5 x 6.5m colorbond shed and a magnificent undercover entertaining area with coonara that needs to be seen to be truly appreciated.

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18 Bayview Country Lane Bittern

10 Kurrajong Street Hastings

**Kinfauns Country Classic**

An excellent investment just behind the shops

Originally one of the first blocks purchased in the Kinfauns Estate, this property is as much about location as it is about the home. Approximately 1.5 acres, this parcel of land is private and low maintenance whilst offering fantastic broad views through Westernport Bay.

If you are looking for a first home, then this may well be the place for you. It offers more options than you think as it has huge potential for improvements without spending a great deal of money. All you need is a bit of an imagination and you could turn this home into one to be proud of.

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1 Cooke Street Bittern

Crib Point

Hastings

Updated and a fantastic rent/investment return

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THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY RETURNING $325 PER WEEK - and can be sold with a tenancy or with vacant possession. The township of Crib Point is on the move and there is no better time than to purchase in this area should you be looking for a solid long term property investment or a place to call your own.

This amazing home is situated on approximately 1 3/4 acres of private grounds and has been built with some of the finest materials including the use of Castlemaine Quarry Rock. Hand-made doors complement the vintage look throughout and country character fills the bathroom and en-suite.

The spacious and well designed kitchen is practical with plenty of bench space and cupboards and includes a brand new dishwasher. Down the hall you’ll find 3 good sized bedrooms all with built in robes that have been tastefully decorated and the home features a new gas wall heater and split system a/c.

As soon as you arrive you will notice that the home has been meticulously presented. Turf has been laid, the drive has been concreted and retaining walls have been added to this brick veneer elevated home of approximately 25 squares. This home features some great extras including porcelain tiles throughout.

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Hastings

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This prime (Residential 1 zoned) allotment of approximately 1854M2 has so much to offer. Available here is the opportunity to create a unit development site (S.T.C.A.), plus you could keep the existing home as a fantastic income earner whilst you develop the rest of the block.

This neat and tidy 3 bedroom home is only moments away from Pelican Park Recreation Centre and the Westernport Marina. It has been rewired, re plumbed, new colorbond roof, all new stumps, new hot water service, new carpets in lounge and bedrooms and repainted throughout.

THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY RETURNING $310 PER WEEK. AS NEW 3 bedroom property on its own title. This home is privately tucked away at the back of Spring Street and there is NO BODY CORPORATE involved. This stunning home is packed with all the modern features and comforts.

This modern and low maintenance 3 bedroom, two storey townhouse conveniently located close to shops, schools and transport will suit the first home buyer or investor. Downstairs begins with a tiled entrance with double storage cupboard which leads to an open plan meals/living room.

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$355,000

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$520,000

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Set on a 1300m2 fully landscaped allotment in the exclusive Hedgeley Dene Estate is this Beautifully presented contemporary designed 3 Bedroom plus study family home consisting polished ďŹ&#x201A;oor boards, formal Entry, large formal lounge/Dining area with O.F.P plus Reverse Cycle Air-Conditioner.

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This modern format of this three Bedroom plus study home provides ample spaces for bringing people together as well as establishing zones for each family member to call their own. Formal lounge area, evaporative cooling, ducted heating, 2 ensuites, approx 20sqs, modern kitchen/Meals area, plus family room, outdoor pergola area, Double L.U Garage.

Exclusively located Character ďŹ lled Colonial styled family located behind a picturesque picket fence. Privately located the home offers 9ft ceilings, 3 good sized Bedrooms with study, formal lounge room, Beautiful timber kitchen/Meals area with dishwasher, good sized Rumpus/family room, timber dadoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, bay window to master bedroom with full ensuite, superbly manicured garden setting and separate Double L.U Garage.

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$495,000

Somerville

$649,500

Somerville

$450,000

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Affordable and Well Located

The Perfect Hideaway

Putting the Value into your Dollar

Opportunity knocks for the Right Buyer ideally located on 2979m2 approx allotment in close proximity to local township and only 5 minute drive to Frankston C.B.D. Features include large formal lounge room with coonara heating, Beautiful Modern two pac kitchen with stainless steel appliances, 3 good sized Bedrooms,9ft Ceilings, Rumpus room with B.I Bar, also a Attic room, outdoor sun room plus a terriďŹ c outdoor paved area.

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Opportunity knocks for the Right Buyer, wonderfully located Double Storey Residence situated on a large 833m2 approx allotment only minutes walk to town. Featuring 4 Bedroom home consisting of large formal lounge/Dining room, ducted heating, good sized Timber kitchen, good sized laundry, approx 22sqs, full ensuite, Upstairs has large family area with outdoor balcony plus airconditioning and outdoor entertaining area.

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Somerville

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AROUND THE PENINSULA

BlueScope closure fears By Mike Hast THE future of BlueScope’s steel mill in Hastings is under a cloud and could be shut down with the loss of 1200 direct jobs. The grim prediction was made last week after BlueScope Steel issued a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange saying it was “reviewing options to align the firm’s domestic steelmaking production capacity to Australian domestic market demand”. The company said it would write down $900 million from its coated and industrial products and distribution units. BlueScope has been under financial pressure since the global financial crisis in 2008 despite making huge gains in efficiency and cutting costs at the Hastings plant. A steel industry analyst from investment bank Credit Suisse said BlueScope could be forced to shut its Western Port mill and one of two huge blast furnaces at Port Kembla in NSW. The possible mothballing of the Hastings plant (pictured) would be a massive blow to the Mornington Peninsula and southeast. BlueScope employs 900 people and 300 contractors at Hastings, with hundreds more working for small and medium businesses doing work for the company. BlueScope will make no decisions until after the release of its 2010-11 financial results next Monday, 22 August. On Monday it was reported on ABC News that BlueScope was expected to announce a $100 million loss.

Trouble at mill as listed steelmaker eyes big losses

Late last week, Michael Slifirski of Credit Suisse reportedly said BlueScope was already struggling under unfavourable market conditions and the federal government’s carbon tax would make steel exports unprofitable. BlueScope could meet Australian demand for its steel products from Port Kembla and paint line plants in NSW and Queensland.

The company produces various type of steel for the automotive, manufacturing, and building and construction markets including perhaps the bestknown construction materials Colorbond and Zincalume. At Hastings, about 23 per cent of production goes overseas. About half of the steel made at Port Kembla is exported.

Mr Slifirski said the closures would cost $200 million as well as 2000 employee and contractor jobs, but would release $250 million in net cash, make the company more profitable and give it the upper hand in merger talks with OneSteel, Australia’s other listed steelmaker, which operates in Whyalla, SA, using its own iron ore. Mr Slifirski said current loss-mak-

ing steel exports, balance sheet pressure and 10 years of adverse structural change would force BlueScope to halve steel production by shutting down the Port Kembla blast furnace and Western Port hot strip mill. BlueScope’s shares are down 57 per cent since the start of the year after being buffeted by a strong dollar, rising iron ore and coking coal prices, a weakening domestic market, lower shipping prices for foreign competitors and lower cost Chinese steel. On Monday shares were trading at about 90 cents. Before the GFC they were $12. By mothballing, rather than dismantling, Western Port and keeping it as a back-up for the larger Port Kembla hot strip mill, rehabilitation costs could be avoided. Kristi Beaglehole, manager of external affairs at BlueScope Western Port, on Monday said the company was in “a close period until we release our full year results on 22 August”. “We do not, as a matter of policy, provide public comment on media or other commentators’ speculation,” she said. BlueScope Steel CEO Paul O’Malley is holding a media conference on Monday morning after the company’s financial results have been released to answer questions about the future of the company and, perhaps, the fate of the steelworks at Hastings.

Rangers hunt Charlie’s killer By Keith Platt THE owners of a loved family pet mauled to death by a larger dog at Tyabb fear the same fate may be in store other small dogs. Four-year-old King Charles spaniel Charlie was having his daily walk at Tyabb oval on Monday 9 August with Phillip Poppleton when attacked by another dog that ran across from the leash-free area. Mr Poppleton, 82, took a kick at the attacking animal’s head, but was unable to scare it away from Charlie. A cleaner at the football club drove Mr Poppleton and Charlie to the Hastings vet, but efforts to save him were in vain. Meanwhile, the elderly owner of the offending dog collected his animal before driving off in a small blue sedan. His dog is described as being black with a white throat. If found guilty of an offence, the dog’s owner faces a $5000 penalty. Charlie’s owners could also seek damages and costs in civil proceedings. While Mr Poppleton and Charlie’s owner, his former wife Anne Tebbutt, and other family members are reeling from the shock of losing their pet, Mornington Peninsula Shire rangers are trying to track

down the offending dog and its owner. Ms Tebbutt said she was dreading breaking the news of Charlie’s death to her fouryear-old granddaughter. “I want people to be aware of this dog. You wonder if it has done it before and will it do it again? “Charlie was part of the family and this is just horrible.” Jonathon Poppleton said his father was distressed by the incident. “My dad was covered in blood and was very upset as one can imagine. He has been walking the family dogs at the Tyabb football ground for the last 10 or more years. “The cleaner at the football club saw my dad and drove Phillip and Charlie to my Mum’s home in Tyabb. Dad would not have been able to carry Charlie home as he is 82 years old.” Michael Doyle, a member of the shire’s environment team, said rangers were looking in the Tyabb area “trying to find the attacking dog and its owner”. Exercising dogs in off-leash areas was a “privilege that comes with responsibilities for dog owners”. Anyone who can help identify the dog that killed Charlie can call 1300 850 600.

Family loss: Melissa Bridge, left, with Anne Tebbutt and Charlie, their family’s loved King Charles spaniel killed by another dog while being walked at Tyabb. Frankston Times 18 August 2011

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Tide times raise queries over dredging at The Heads

Critical depth: The deepest section of The Heads at about 90 metres is the C-shaped old bed of the Maribyrnong River, which used to flow from Melbourne to Bass Strait before Port Phillip was formed about 10,000 years ago. Tides, variable depths, winds and swell from Bass Strait make the entrance to Port Phillip one of the most dangerous in the world. The red lines at left and right define marine parks and the cross-hatched areas in red show where dredging occurred. Graphic: Port of Melbourne Corporation

By Mike Hast LARGER ships entering and leaving Port Phillip Heads must wait for slower tide flows after the Port of Melbourne Corporation issued a restriction notice to mariners last month. Tankers of 11.6-metre draught or more cannot transit The Heads if the tide is flowing faster than 3 knots in either direction (about 5.5km/h, or 3.4mph). Other vessels of 12.1-metre draught or more cannot transit with a 5-knot or faster flood (incoming) tide or 4-knot ebb (outgoing) tide. The “tidal stream limits” were imposed on 8 July in a temporary Notice to Mariners and made permanent on 20 July. The restrictions raise questions about the controversial $1 billion Port Phillip Channel Deepening Project (CDP), which saw 550,000 cubic metres of limestone and sandstone removed from The Heads between early 2008 and mid-2009. Dredging was designed to allow

14-metre draught vessels entry at any time instead of the previous restriction of 11.6-metre draught ships at any time or 12.1-metre draught ships with tide assistance. At the 2004 environmental effects assessment panel hearing into the proposed CDP, Port of Melbourne Corporation said dredging would allow 24-hour access though The Heads for all vessels up to 14 metres draught through all stages of the tide. The corporation stated the CDP was needed to keep Melbourne’s port competitive with Sydney and Adelaide, which can take 14-metre draught ships. Delays of even a few hours while bigger ships waited for higher tides would be a major economic burden on the shipping industry, the port corporation said. The tide restriction has stunned port experts as well as conservationists who tried to stop the dredging project. Port of Melbourne Corporation did not respond to questions from The

News. A shipping source told The News PoMC’s harbor master had said delays would be minimal. The restriction came soon after the port corporation increased its infrastructure levy by $1 to $34.10 plus 3 per cent GST on every full 20-foot container. The charge is “part of the cost recovery schedule for the successfully completed Channel Deepening Project”, the port announced on 30 May. One port expert, who did not want to be named, told The News the restriction had been imposed because of cross-currents affecting ships transiting the Great Ship Channel, the name given to the entrance to Port Phillip, which was deepened to 17 metres to accommodate 14-metre draught ships. “At 245 metres wide, the channel is narrower than the internationally required width, and risk assessments are obviously showing that deep draught vessels have to take into account the cross-currents.”

Little slack in tide velocity AN appraisal of 2007 tide tables showed 1411 tides and the number of tides where the water velocity remained below 3 knots was 279, that is, just undcr 20 per cent of the total number of tides. The 2007 predicted maximum flood tide through The Heads had a velocity of 8.1 knots and the ebb tide a velocity of 6.8 knots. Slack water in The Heads occurs for just four one-hour periods every 24 hours.

Corporation Notice to Mariners No. 095 / 11: Port Phillip Heads – Tidal stream limits for vessels transiting Port Phillip Heads:

THIS is the full transcript of the PoMC notice:

Transit restricted during periods when the flood and ebb tides are over three (3) knots.

Port of Melbourne

Mariners are advised that tidal stream limits apply to vessels when transiting the fairway through Port Phillip Heads. Transit restrictions relate to the short periods of high tidal flow and apply as follows: Tankers of 11.6m draught and over:

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All vessels (except tankers) of greater than 12.1m draught: Inbound vessels’ transit restricted during periods when flood and ebb tides are five (5) knots and over. Inbound vessels’ transit restricted during periods when flood tide is five (5) knots and over, or the ebb tide is four (4) knots and over. (signed) David Shennan, Harbour Master  The Notice to Mariners can be viewed at: www. portofmelbourne.com/ shipping/notices/ntms.asp

The entrance to Port Phillip is regarded as one of the most dangerous port entrances in the world. Tidal flows cross the Great Ship Channel simultaneously in contrary directions and the conditions are complicated by ocean swells in Bass Strait. Tides running into or out of the bay can be up to eight knots or more, and deep draught vessels can be pushed sideways, risking being forced outside the Great Ship Channel into the shallower channels either side – the Eastern and Western Ship Channels, 11.9 and 11.4 metres deep respectively, which were not dredged during the CDP. With 14-metre draught tankers carrying 100,000 tonnes of oil and other vessels carrying 10,000 tonnes of fuel oil, a ship grounding in The Heads could have disastrous effects on the fragile marine environment. A second port expert, who also did not want to be named, queried how the Port of Melbourne would measure tide flow speeds. “How are port managers gauging tidal flows at any given time? Where are their instruments located? Are they using the information from the federal government’s National Tidal Centre?” He said that at various times of the year, tide predictions could vary by up to one hour. Also, it was well known that at The Heads the tide on the surface can be flooding (coming in from Bass Strait) when the tide on the bottom was ebbing (going out). “When the corporation was doing the dredging, it had five tide flow metres but they have been removed,” the source said. He said the corporation (and by implication shipping) had been lucky so far. “Anecdotal information from Port Phillip Sea Pilots – who were not allowed to speak at the two environmental effects assessment hearings – reveals many incidents occurred before dredging of The Heads. “Most pilots claim they have been swept up to 100 metres off course during heavy weather and high tide flows. There is no room for error in a 245-metre wide channel when piloting a 300-metre plus ship.” Anti-dredging campaigner Jenny

Warfe, of Blue Wedges Coalition, said the new restrictions were “puzzling”. “Port of Melbourne Corporation’s notice states the restrictions will only apply for ‘short periods of high tidal flow’, but there are many days all through the year when the flow regularly exceeds 3, 4 and 5 knots. “The constraints imposed could have major impacts on shipping schedules and hence the economic justifications for the channel deepening project,” she said. “When tides are at their strongest, when the moon is in new or full phase, tidal flow at The Heads can be 7 or 8 knots. So for half of every month, shipping could be greatly restricted, causing delays in departures and arrivals. Even on neap tides – when the moon is in its quarter phases – tide speed can often be at least 3 knots. “So what’s changed and why? Old tide tables, from before The Heads was deepened, also show many days when speed was predicted to be in excess of 3, 4 and 5 knots. “The tide has been flowing in and out at those speeds for thousands of years, so why has it become more dangerous to enter and exit Port Phillip, even for some vessels that pre-channel deepening were not restricted? “In 2004, an 11.6-metre draught oil tanker had no restrictions on entry or exit at any height or speed of tide. Now it has to wait for 3 knots or less.” Perhaps insurers had decided for some reason that The Heads now presents a greater risk for them, she said. “It is starting to look like the $1 billion channel deepening project is a giant white elephant – leaving us with a toxic dump in the bay forever [polluted material dredged from the Yarra was dumped off Mordialloc and covered with clean sand from the South Channel] and a buggered beach at Portsea – all for nothing.”

Queen of rocks: The Queen of the Netherlands trailing suction hopper dredge removes rock in the Great Ship Channel in 2008, the “fairway” for ships passing through Port Phillip Heads. The work was to allow ships of 14 metres draught to enter at all times, but now tide restrictions have been placed on vessels. Picture: J J Adams

Father and son saddle up for world’s ‘toughest’ tour By Keith Platt GEORGE and Bryce Paterson are keenly interested in Timor Leste, but have chosen arguably the most arduous way to explore the once-troubled country to Australia’s north. The father and son team from Rye have entered the third Tour de Timor, a mountain bike race billed as being the toughest in the world. A part time resident of the nearby Indonesian island of Rote, George is keen to find out about the “economic and sustainable development challenges” faced by the fledging nation of Timor Leste. The former East Timor gained independence in 2002 following the withdrawal of occupying Indonesian forces in 1999, which ended a 25-year bloody struggle. “We hear a lot about East Timor here in Australia and its increasing importance to us, so visiting Timor Leste via a fundraising event seemed the perfect opportunity to gain an otherwise unobtainable insight into a neighbouring country,” George said. The insight will come during the sixday 550-kilometre ride that goes from sea level to 1600 metres on day one. Son Bryce, a post-graduate student who was awarded a scholarship to study Asian law at Melbourne University, said the tour will give him the chance to “apply some of those funds to experience first-hand, and on the ground, the environment and culture of East Timor”. “Cycling around Timor Leste will provide a close up and raw view of the many issues and problems facing one of our nearest international neighbours.” George said he has “seen and ex-

perienced first-hand the deprivations of our nearest neighbour’s provinces and have been amazed by the resilience and determination of the West Timorese to deal with their numerous problems”. “This trip to Timor Leste is going to be an opportunity to see what is happening across the border and see how that fits into the east Asian puzzle.” Last weekend the pair barely worked up a sweat riding along the Esplanade from Mornington towards home base in Rye. But there will be no escaping the heat and cold as they and about 330 riders compete for the $100,000 in prizes offered by the Tour de Timor. Finishing is the main aim, and George has spent the past six months training towards riding more than 100 kilometres a day for several days in a row. A surfer and runner, George says it has been rewarding “trying to master a new sport”. “My training in West Timor and Rote has involved a fair amount of riding in searing temperatures and similar terrain as East Timor. “The challenges of East Timor will be greater, as the country has significantly higher mountains and passes, to negotiate.” George returns to Rote at the end of August to collect the mountain bikes and race equipment in Kupang, West Timor, before going 200km overland to Dili, the capital of Timor Leste. Bryce will fly from Darwin, about 720km away, with the 150 other Australian competitors in the tour that starts on 11 September. For details about the Tour de Timor visit www.tourdetimor.com. On tour: George and Bryce Paterson catch up at Dromana during a weekend training ride. For six gruelling days in September they and 330 other bike riders will compete in the 550-kilometre Tour de Timor, rapidly being recognised as the toughest race in the world.

Riding days: This profile, left, of each day’s ride shows the ups and downs of the Tour de Timor, which will see cyclists go from flat lands at sea level to mountains more than 1600 metres high – and then back down again.

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while I wasn’t looking? Perfect the ever-lasting light bulb? Has science finally figured out why people watch Two and Half Men? If research into romance novels is the best our scientists can come up with, they have officially run out of ideas. Perhaps it’s time we abandoned science altogether in favour of superstition and general paganism. After all, what has science ever given us? Other than electricity, of course, which is pretty useful. The laws of physics, I suppose, are worth knowing. And, if push comes to shove, I suppose science is pretty much responsible for everything that we take for granted, but those things aside, science has given as almost nothing. Superstition, on the other hand, gave us Stonehenge and those weird granite faces on Easter Island. You can’t tell me that the world wouldn’t be a better place with a few of those in the local shopping centre. It’s easy to make fun of romance novels and the people who read them. However, I have long been of the view that we can take a page out of the romance novel book (although a page containing a major plot twist is best avoided). To start with, it is surely a scientific fact that romance novels have the best covers. Flowing hair,

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honest, I could have told you that and saved them the trouble of firing up the Bunsen burner. Not being realistic is, I dare say, the entire point of romance novels. They are escapism, pure and simple. I suppose that could be unhealthy if taken to an extreme, but you can say that of pretty much anything. I’ve half a mind to write to the journal. In fact, I may even offer that half a mind for scientific purposes. Sticking the boot in to romance novels for being unrealistic is like disputing that Mr Ed could really talk. Sometimes it’s okay to suspend reality. Then again, perhaps it’s wrong of me to shoot the messenger. It can’t be easy working for the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. Doubtless there are long days that reach into the night as researchers are forced to work together in confined quarters pouring their all into producing a top notch magazine. Perhaps one of the researchers – let’s call her Felicity Smithington-Huffbuster – struggles with the long hours and demanding work schedule because she harbours a terrible secret. Orphaned at birth following a freak teeth-bleaching accident, the courageous Felicity lives alone in a rundown squat with nothing but a cat named Mr Mistoffelees and

memories of the past for company. Her colleague, the troubled but brilliant Rhett Rexum, ignores Felicity SmithingtonHuffbuster as he pushes his thick glasses further along the bridge of his perfectly defined nose. With a deadline looming, disaster strikes. The air-conditioning unit, which the maintenance man – a one-legged inebriate named Mr Bojangles – had built using nothing but spare photocopier parts and a role of sticky tape, grinds to a halt. The temperature continues to rise and rise until Rhett can stand no more and removes his shirt without warning. Doing her best not to look, Felicity cannot help but notice a stomach that resembles a six-pack of expensive, imported beer. As she removes her glasses, her hair falls around her face and their eyes meet. Before they know it, they’ve succumbing to a passionate embrace... Phew! Excuse me. I suspect I was getting carried away. I’ve no idea how that happened. Perhaps I should submit this story to the team at the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care for analysis. I will, of course, eagerly await the results. www.stuartmccullough.com

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Entertainment SINCE it was formed in 1979, the Frontier Touring Company has been at the forefront of promoting and presenting international and Australian performers to music-loving audiences in Australia and New Zealand. Led by Michael Gudinski (pictured), the company has run more than 500 concert tours; from small shows in pubs and clubs to massive stadium rock events and outdoor concerts. Frontier has brought Down Under major artists such as Leonard Cohen, Lionel Richie, The Police, Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra, Ma-

donna, Tom Jones, The Eagles and Australian artists Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers and many more. To celebrate 30 years of concerts, Frontier is publishing a limited edition coffee table book, Every Poster Tells a Story! 30 Years of The Frontier Touring Company. It is a colourful collection of Frontier concert posters – some easy to source and some that proved to be elusive: “But we managed to track down every single one,” a spokesman said. The hardback, 286-page, full colour book features 536 posters and lists individual concert dates for each tour through to the end of last year. There’s a foreword by Frontier cofounder and co-owner Michael Gudinski, and music journalists from Australia and New Zealand have contributed essays for each era. They set the scene of what influenced the Australasian public’s music tastes as well as what was affecting everyday lives – socially, politically and musically. The book is on sale from Friday 12 August online via www.frontiertouring.com and at book and music stores. *** FOR more than four decades, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has married

with Gary Turner Jones’s Cry The Beloved Country. Their performance with Paul Simon on Sesame Street is legendary and is one of the top three requested Sesame Street segments in history. Ladysmith Black Mambazo perform at Melbourne’s State Theatre on Friday 28 October. To book tickets call 1300 182 183 or 136 100. www.abpresents.com.au www.mambazo.com the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions to the sounds and sentiments of Christian gospel music. The result is a musical and spiritual alchemy that has touched worldwide audience representing every corner of the religious, cultural and ethnic landscape. Their musical efforts over the past three decades have garnered praise and accolades within the recording industry but also solidified their identity as a cultural force to be reckoned with. In the mid-1980s, Paul Simon made his initial trip to South Africa and met members of the group. Having heard

a cassette of their music, Simon was captivated by the stirring sound of rich tenor, alto and bass harmonies and incorporated the traditional sounds into his Graceland album – considered seminal in introducing world music to mainstream audiences and that won many awards including a Grammy for album of the year. Later, the group provided song for Disney’s The Lion King Part II as well as Eddie Murphy’s Coming To America, Clint Eastwood’s Invictus, Marlon Brando’s A Dry White Season, Sean Connery’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and James Earl

each race followed by placing our bets up the lane with our SP bookie. Lost again. My friends often won because they knew never to back anything I backed. Another Magpie victory, home for a quick meal and to a dance, always living in hope, rarely satisfied. Was that me back then? “In each instant of their lives men die to that instant. It is not time that passes away from them, but they who recede from the constancy, the immutability of time, so that when afterwards they look back upon themselves it is not themselves they see, but strange ghosts in their image, with whom they have no communication” (Charles Morgan). Spot on.

The TAB began in the 1980s and grew like topsy with profit the golden word. More executives, bigger buildings, bigger shareholder profits with not one iota of interest in our losses other than that said losses come their way. Ditto the AFL, banks, insurance companies, et al. Buy shares? Can’t afford it. Newspapers are owned by the rich on behalf of their shareholders. Electricity, gas and water costs rising? They tell us everyone is to blame except themselves. They lie. Where do the extra costs flow? To the privatised companies (shareholders/administrators) and our government. What can we do? We look at what we have and fight those who seek to reduce them or take them from us altogether. Pensions, unemployment benefits, free health (up to a point), free education (again to a point), wages parity and anything that puts us in a worse position than we presently hold. Time to have a go, ya mug?

Top 10 albums 1 The Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo 2 Journey – Fortunato 3 The Road From Memphis – The Booker T Jones 4 Philharmonics – Agnes Obel 5 Moonfire – Boy & Bear 6 The Last Stand – Cold Chisel 7 Proud to be Here – Trace Adkins 8 Out of the Darkness – Peta Evans-Taylor 9 101 Power Ballads – Various 10 Falling into Place – Adam Harvey

A Grain of Salt WRITING is a strange experience. I ignore it for two weeks and suddenly 900 words come out of nothing. My problem? I never decide what to write. I can get stuck into those whingers writing about dog poo or new units blocking their precious views. Perhaps have a go at Teddy Baillieu cutting library funding. The swimming pool, Marty? It’s a long way to Cranbourne. Two worlds; the conscious and the subconscious. Your mind directs the action. Sometimes it flows, to my constricted standards, sometimes. Not too vicious, not too sexy. I’m tempted, but I resist, just. I hear gossip and say nothing; bits float around and come to the surface if I have anything to say on a general subject. Something occurs by thought, print or company. Make a note, which may or may not be followed up. I’ve run out of notes, my mind a blank, what to say? That takes care of the first 157... *** THE vitriol Julia is receiving from the public is reaching a crescendo. Is this all Murdoch’s doings or are the shock jocks simply anti-female rightwingers? The common catcall is that the lady lies. True, she announces cer-

tain policies at one time and at a later date announces a change of policy, but if you base her lies on a vote for the Opposition, wouldn’t you at least realise that policies like no GST, weapons of mass destruction and children overboard must be considered? She got stuck into Kevvy, but ditto Tony into Turnbull. Obvious stuff really. And yet, how to explain the fathomless depth of self-satisfaction from so many Herald Sun readers? Do not use lying as a reason, people. Think harder. Think non-gender, neuter. *** IT’S Saturday winter 2011, and I’ve spent all afternoon watching Collingwood win again with a few Carlton Draughts and a bet or two. A typical Saturday winter 1953: Order of importance was always the races at No. 1 followed by football (premiers, again) with females a long last unless a chance popped up. If you got lucky it would move to number 1 at any time other than a Saturday, particularly if they told you they loved you. So there we would congregate, harmless enough, at 10am, always standing at the bar of the Peacock Hotel in High St, Northcote. A general discussion on which horse would win

*** “HAVE a go, ya mug” has been a part of our vernacular forever. Indifference reigns heavily among us as can be seen by the pathetic leaders of both major parties but more particularly among nonchalant voters. The Liberal Party has always been in favour of stretching the difference between the rich and the poor. Chooky’s Labor Party is there to look after all of us but primarily themselves. Generalisations maybe, but mostly truth.

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*** ONE did not have to be Einstein to see what they were doing to former top cop Christine Nixon. It was intriguing who the television news people went to for an opinion on her book Fair

with Cliff Ellen Cop and her suggestion that the Bushfires Royal Commission was a kangaroo court, which of course it was, perhaps. Herald Sun editor Simon Pristel, Police Association secretary Greg Davies and the holier than thou Neil Mitchell. It’s like getting an opinion on Jesus from Lucifer. *** THOUSANDS flock to London to see Kate’s wedding frock. “Wooden it be loverly.” My fervent wish is that I could be there. A lifetime thrill? “The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.” (Mark Twain). Viva Magpies... cliffie9@bigpond.com

Joke!!! Three ladies were discussing the travails of getting older. One said, “Sometimes I catch myself with a jar of mayonnaise in my hand, while standing in front of the refrigerator, and I can’t remember whether I need to put it away, or start making a sandwich.” The second lady chimed in with, “Yes, sometimes I find myself on the landing of the stairs and can’t remember whether I was on my way up or on my way down.” The third one responded, “ Well, ladies, I’m glad I don’t have that problem. Knock on wood,” as she rapped her knuckles on the table, and then said, “That must be the door, I’ll get it!”

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For Aldersons, That’s The One could go to top of class IT’S been a few years since Colin Alderson had a top-class galloper, but this might be about to change. Colin, who now trains in partnership with his daughter Cindy, has an exciting young prospect in That’s The One coming through the ranks. The powerful, big striding threeyear-old impressed when scoring over 1200 metres on debut at Sandown in July. He then confirmed this ability when producing a devastating burst from last to win over 1400 metres at Flemington on Saturday 6 August. Although time and maturity will help, That’s The One can already be expected to play a role in feature races the next few months. While That’s The One is full of promise, a veteran, Pinnacles, also seems another good betting proposition. The eight-year-old, he hasn’t won in more than 12 months, showed he is returning to form following a photo-finish second to Mr Griswold over 1400 metres at Flemington at his last start. Noble Park, who finished two lengths behind Pinnacles in the race, shapes as another likely winner. A lightly raced four-year-old, he found the distance too short and will appreciate stepping up to 1600 metres and beyond. There were further encouraging signs for the spring hopes of Rekindled Interest when he produced a slashing second behind smart Queenslander Temple Of Boom over 1200 metres at the Flemington meeting. A winner of the Group 2 AAMI Vase (2040m) at Moonee Valley in October, Rekindled Interest is being prepared primarily for the major spring races and indications are that he is going to be a worthy challenger. Another spring hopeful who caught the eye was the Pat Carey-trained Cedarberg who came from near last to finish seventh. He looked above himself and may well need another run or two before working his way back into

the winner’s list. A lot of horses aiming at the spring carnival resumed at Caulfield on Saturday and those that came under particular notice were Parables, Delago’s Lad, Metonymy, Chasm, Panipique and Indikator. Darley-owned Parables was unlucky when second to the in-form Mid Summer Music in the Group 3 Cockram Stakes. A lightly raced daughter of Lonhro, Parables had difficulty securing a run in the straight but once in the clear she rocketed home and is sure to make her presence felt over the spring. Third-placed Anabaa’s Legacy also has her foot on the till. The Mornington-trained mare was having only her second start back from injury and after being used to lead from barrier 14, was courageous in defeat. Others to impress in what looks a “strong form race” were Tasmanian Lady Lynette and Cranbourne-trained pair Venus World and Pinker Pinker. Mornington-trained Delago’s Lad acquitted himself well against some of the best juveniles last season and looks ready to go to the next step. Given time to find his stride, the gelding worked home stylishly when fourth behind gun three-year-old Sepoy in the Vain Stakes (1100m), giving every indication he’ll run out a strong 1600 metres. Peter Moody’s Metonymy is another who while appreciate stepping out over more ground. A consistent performer last season, she was decidedly unlucky when a fast-finishing second behind Sydneysider Satin Shoes in the Quezette Stakes (1100m). The Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on 12 October would be a logical target. Jason Warren had a big day at Caulfield when his stable star Bel Sprinter

maintained his unbeaten record with a dashing all-the-way win in the listed Regal Roller Stakes. Later in the afternoon Head North gave the Mornington conditioner more cause for celebration when she flashed home behind David Brideoake’s Biancon Rose over 1400 metres. A late-maturing daughter of Street Cry, Head North will be seen to advantage over 2000 metres and further. The $100,000 R M Ansett Classic (2400m) on her home track on 1 October would be a possible option. Smart New Zealand stayer Indikator is likely to make his presence felt in some of the rich country cups over the next few months judging by his fresh-up second behind the freewheeling Light Vision over 2000 metres at Caulfield on Saturday. Best: Parables

Picking winners: Above, That’s The One with Craig Williams in the saddle winning at Flemington on 6 August. Below, Colin Alderson, left, Craig Williams and Cindy Alderson after That’s The One brought home the bacon. Pictures: Slickpix

Tough times for soccer fraternity Got any local IT has been a tough couple weeks for the Mornington Peninsula’s football fraternity both on and off the field. Langwarrin stalwart Steve Wallace died far too early, leaving behind wife Joan, children Alistair and Tanya, and an unmatched legacy of service to the football community. Hundreds turned out to Western Port Christian Family Church on Tuesday 26 July to farewell the much-loved and highly regarded “Big Wal”. Aside from playing a pivotal role in building the powerhouse Langy is today, his membership of a number of leagues and committees made him one of the game’s greatest advocates in the southeast. Tributes to memorial sites flowed from across Australia in honour of the one-eyed Glasgow Rangers tragic, a fitting tribute to the warm-hearted bloke that he was.

On the field, Langwarrin remains a division 1 demotion danger after taking just one point from its past two outings, going down 3-1 to Bulleen and drawing 2-2 on Saturday against Whittlesea at Lawton Park. With just five rounds remaining, Langwarrin has a tough run home including first-placed (Port Melbourne) and second-placed (Southern Stars) teams, but two wins and a draw would probably do it. Mornington is continuing its domination of state division 3, sitting atop of the ladder on 40 points, despite a lacklustre 1-1 draw with cellar-dweller Berwick City on Saturday. Peninsula Strikers returned to form, defeating Doveton 2-1 at the weekend to lodge themselves in fifth spot on the division 3 table. Sill in division 3, Frankston Pines still has a mathematical chance of surviving the chop to the Provisional leagues after taking a point from its clash with Fitzroy City at Monterey Reserve on Saturday. The previous week, Mornington, replete with half a dozen of Pines’ best

from its glory days of the mid-2000s, showed no mercy by dishing out a 5-1 drubbing in the pouring rain at Dallas Brooks Park. Nicky Waite scored a hat-trick against his old club, which was on the back foot after conceding an own goal in the opening minutes. Gulls coach Adam Jamieson, who was controversially deposed from his coaching position at Pines after winning the 2007 state league division 1 title, seems set to take Mornington to the upper echelons of Victorian football, with the team poised for its fourth promotion in five years. Skye managed a point from its encounter with Hampton Park Sparrows on the weekend to keep a slim hope of avoiding the chop. The club is keeping tight-lipped at present about a change at the helm with long-term coach Bruce Gardiner rumoured to be calling it quits. In Provisional 2, Seaford is looking the goods for a late promotion tilt after defeating Old Carey 2-0 on the weekend to be just a point off second-placed Riversdale with five games to go.

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