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Earth watch for shaky hill By Keith Platt FRANKSTON landmark Olivers Hill is recognised as shaky ground. Strict planning regulations are in place to ensure the safety of structures built on the hill, which is zoned “high to very high risk”. Last week soil samples were again being taken from beneath the bitumen at the car park halfway up the hill. Engineering and environmental services consultancy Golder Associates took the soil samples as part of the Department of Sustainability and Environment’s “normal monitoring and management regime of the area”. “There are no plans to undertake stabilisation works at this time,” a spokesperson for the DSE said. Golder did not return calls from The Times. The car park and footpath was closed about six years ago after the ground subsided. The path has since been reopened but cars are still kept at bay. The highway was closed for almost two years after a major landslide near the car park in 1948. More recent soil movements have been blamed on “poor compaction” of the soil used as fill. When contacted about last week’s soil testing, Frankston Council said its infrastructure team “have confirmed the works there are being done by VicRoads and it is soil testing for what purpose we haven’t been told”. The risks on the hill are well documented in the planning scheme amendment C46: landslide; erosion (caused by waves and flooded waterways); perennial springs destabilising the ground; water flowing across slopes; and from “turbulent and high velocity water flows in gullies and channels after rain events”. However, future movement on the hill remains an unknown, creating a problem for planners. Concrete barriers have been placed on the beach to protect houses close to the shore at the northern end of Daveys Bay. Opponents of the proposed Olivers Hill marina say construction work could trigger landslides.

Boring time: A drilling crew check the stability of the ground beneath the car park that remains closed on Olivers Hill in Frankston.

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By Mike Hast THE Keast Park pavilion café is again up for tender after Frankston Council failed to find a suitable operator at the first attempt earlier this year. The council received 17 expressions of interest but only one operator submitted a conforming tender, which the council did not accept. The café is part of the redevelopment of the 1923 Carrum Bowling Club rooms. The two-storey, $3 million plus, architect-designed building is due to be completed next week and the bowlers hope to move into the bottom floor the week after. The club has been operating out of three portable buildings, which came from Frankston Park after the new grandstand was rebuilt following its destruction by fire in February 2008. The first floor café, function room and open deck with views of Port Phillip and the Melbourne skyline seats a total of 80 people. The bowling club will have access to the function room on a “shared booking arrangement”, a council spokeswoman said. The pavilion café will become Frankston’s fourth waterfront dining venue after the Beach Cafe at Seaford Life Saving Club, Waves at Frankston Life Saving Club and Sofia’s near Frankston pier. A fifth venue will be the proposed redevelopment of Frankston Yacht Club. Mayor Kris Bolam said the Keast Park pavilion designed by award-winning architects Jackson Clements Burrows was “a high-profile business opportunity overlooking Port Phillip”. He said Carrum Bowling Club had 150 members and about 155,000 cars pass by each week. “A committed road cycling fraternity commutes along Nepean Hwy for training and leisure rides. Stage 2 will see the park’s new playground completed, which will continue to make it a popular destination for families. “Keast Park and the future redevelopment of Frankston Yacht Club will be the last opportunities in the foreseeable future for café and restaurant operators to secure a lease for a waterfront location on Port Phillip.” Next stage of the Keast Park redevelopment by the council will be works to improve the playground and “foreshore links”. Carrum Bowling Club president Bob Hough told The Times the club was excited about moving into its new building.

“We have 130 members and would normally gain about five or six new ones a year, but we’ve had about 30-40 inquiries in recent weeks,” he said. Membership costs $40 a year. The club was the scene of Mick Molloy’s famous film Crackerjack in 2002. The official council opening is likely to be in November and the bowlers will hold a separate opening in December. Mr Hough said Mick Molloy would likely be invited to the December event. For information about joining Carrum Bowling Club, call Bob Hough on 0418 552 123 or 9772 2437. For café tender details, call the council on 1300 322 322 or visit www.frankston.vic.gov.au. Tenders close on Friday 4 November.

Shipping news ANYONE interested in ships or maritime topics is invited to attend meetings of the Peninsula Ship Society. Formed in 2005, the society has about 35 members who meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 10am at Hastings Yacht Club. Meetings often have guest speakers and members have lunch at the Marina bistro after the meeting. For details call Howard Girdler on 5975 3474, email arijaba@bigpond.com or write to Peninsula Ship Society, PO Box 341, Hastings 3915.

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Wheelchair no bar to fitness

Trainer in waiting: Troy Hawkins is establishing himself as a personal trainer by renting space and equipment from a gym.

Encouraging water discourse FRANKSTON and Mornington Peninsula residents are being urged to comment on recommendations in a water use strategy released by South East Water. Water Initiatives 2050: An integrated Water Management Strategy for Melbourne’s South East follows months of meetings and corresponence between Melbourne Water, Southern Rural Water, South East Water and a 25-member reference group, including Frankston and Mornington Peninsula councils. “The impacts of climate change

have been considered in the context of Frankston and it’s important we all contribute to a clean and green future and maintain a sustainable long term water supply in our region,” Frankston’s environment manager Libby Anthony said. The draft strategy suggests actions to improve water management. It is available at www.waterini tiatives2050.com.au. Comments can be made until 28 October to Water Initiatives 2050, South East Water, Locked Bag 1, Moorabbin 3189 or email water initiatives2050@sewl.com.au.

By Keith Platt SAYING no to Troy Hawkins can be a bit like waving a red rag to a bull. A couple of years ago Mr Hawkins was told that the limitations posed by spina bifida would prevent him becoming a personal trainer. Today, he has a deal with a gymnasium that allows him to lease its space and equipment to show a growing number of clients how to keep fit. The 22-year-old gratefully attributes much of his competitiveness to the process of growing up with a brother and uncle who made no special allowances for his condition. A keen sportsman, Mr Hawkins plays wheelchair basketball and works out at the gym. His customers have disabilities – finding out about his services from organisations for the disabled – but he sees no reason why he cannot be a personal trainer to able-bodied people. “I’m good at encouraging and telling people what to do, even if I can’t physically do it myself,” he said. “Anything anyone wants to do in the gym I can adapt to. “I can help anyone meet their goals. “I’m the only trainer with a disability in Melbourne. Some gyms have rehabilitation facilities, but they’re run by able-bodied people.” Sitting in a wheelchair at the Focus on Food cafe in Playne St, Frankston, Mr Hawkins adds: “So, going on that basis, 100 per cent of the disabled market should be mine.” He has yet to decide on a name “for the franchise I’ll be running in 10 years”. Help and impetus to start his business came through the Frankstonbased non-profit Jobs Focus employment agency, which specialises in

helping people with a disability find work. “I’ve always been interested in sport and fitness, but when I first applied for the course to become a personal trainer I was told I was physically incapable. I was devastated.” Mr Hawkins was then accepted for a two-year diploma course in sport and recreation, which gave him the option of taking a fitness course, the same one he had been denied two years earlier. The coordinator who had rejected his first application was on the selection team, but had to accept the different process. “This pushed me even more to make sure I qualified,” Mr Hawkins said. He has been a wheelchair basketball coach for Kids With Disabilities for six years. It is a sport he took up when he was seven and one that children can now begin at age five. The team effort helped him through primary school where he was bullied and teased because of his disability. “I was the first disabled person many of them had seen.” Things began to look up when he went to Carwatha College, Noble Park, where he was encouraged to compete with able-bodied students. The college students were much more understanding and readily accepted Mr Hawkins and three other students who needed wheelchairs. He walks as much as possible to retain muscle tone and is adept at stowing his wheelchair in the boot of his car after shopping. Like most athletes, he strives for the best equipment and is now saving for a $5000 basketball wheelchair. To contact Mr Hawkins about personal training call 0431 249 341.

Bank searching for a top volunteer THE Carrum Downs Community Bank has opened nominations for its third annual Community Spirit Award. The award was launched in 2009 as part of the branch’s 10th anniversary celebrations. It aims to recognise work performed by volunteers. The award includes $5000 for the organisation to which the winning volunteer works. The first one was won by Seaford Football Club members for their help

of people affected by the Black Saturday bushfires and the second went to stroke survivor Maureen Lesjak for her work for the Stroke Foundation. “This award recognises the tremendous efforts, above and beyond the call of duty, of so many volunteers of all ages who live locally,” the community bank’s board chairman Gary Rowe said. “We want to hear their stories, publicise their efforts and reward them financially.”

In the past 12 years the branch has given more than $1 million to community groups. “As more people bank with us, the amount returned to the community continues to grow,” Mr Rowe said. To make a nomination contact bank manager Mick Spruhan on mick.spruhan@bendigobank.com.au or write to him at the Carrum Downs Community Bank, 100 Hall Rd, Carrum Downs, 3201. Submissions close 21 October.

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NEWS DESK Cash for students MAYOR Kris Bolam has introduced a bursary program offering one-off financial assistance packages totalling $10,000 to disadvantaged Frankston students. Two $2000 bursaries and a dozen $500 bursaries will be offered to students at Chisholm Institute of TAFE Frankston campus, Monash University Peninsula campus or another university. Students can be studying this year or starting in 2012. Undergraduate and postgraduate students can apply. For details, contact Jo Patten, the council’s learning city facilitator, at jo.patten@frankston.vic.gov.au

Heartfelt 50 years THE Heart Arcade has marked its 50th birthday. The arcade started life as the first supermarket in Victoria, but is now home to Frankston Undercover Market every second Saturday. The arcade, off Wells St between Young St and Shannon Mall, has arts, crafts, food, gifts, jewellery and more. For details including becoming a stallholder, call 8707 0768. Other markets in the city include Frankston Sunday Market every Sunday from 8am-1pm in the Sherlock and Hay car park on Young St, and Seaford Farmers’ Market on the third Sunday each month at Seaford Community Centre, 36 Belvedere Rd.

Protection party WESTERNPORT and Peninsula Protection Council celebrates its 40th birthday as well as 40 years of wetlands protection later this month. The council is holding a forum and celebration at Somers Yacht Club from 10am-3.30pm on Thursday 27 October with guest speakers, lunch and a cake cutting.

Hoyle’s view: Venice, a watercolour by award-winning artist and tutor Glenn Hoyle.

Brushing up for spring ONE of the highlights of the region’s arts calendar is at Peninsula Arts Society’s studio and gallery in Frankston South over Melbourne Cup weekend. The society’s annual spring art show features the work of many professional artists, students and emerging artists who have used a variety of mediums. Opening night is at 7pm on Friday 28 October at the society’s gallery at 157 Overport Rd, Frankston South. Tickets cost $15 and include finger food and wine.

Entry is free for the rest of the weekend, and refreshments will be available courtesy of Red Cross. The society was formed in 1954 following a public meeting in Frankston’s Mechanics Hall called by Colin and Maidie McGowan. Early meetings were held at the home of Harry and Nan McClelland, the bohemian brother and sister – he a painter, she a poet – who lived in Palm Court on Frankston’s Long Island. (The McClelland Gallery was estab-

lished in 1971 with money from Nan’s estate on the property that Harry called his country studio. Harry died in 1954, Nan in 1961.) The society then met on the first floor of the Pier Hotel and later above Ritchies before it bought a property in Overton Rd. Frankston Council leased part of Overport Park to the society, and a studio and gallery were built in 1988. This was extended in 1999 and again in 2006.

The society has more than 600 members and plays a key role in the visual arts scene of the region. “As well as enjoying the artwork, the show will provide visitors with a unique opportunity to see the facilities of one of Australia’s most active art societies,” society member Bill Caldwell said. For more information, contact Peninsula Arts Society, 9775 2640 or www. peninsulaartssociety.org.au

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I WRITE in response to the letter by Henry Kelsall (‘Bay bites back’, 15/9/11). The channel deepening project is a great success in delivering economic benefits to Victoria through growing international trade. In fact, the port reached a national monthly record of 233,000 containers handled during August and at least one vessel every two days on average utilises the additional draught depth made available by the project. Our environmental performance was, and continues to be, exemplary. It is unremarkable that Mr Kelsall saw a vessel anchored outside The Heads given that there are around 4000 vessel visits to Port Phillip each year. Our records indicate that the vessel cited in Mr Kelsall’s letter was most likely the Safmarine Meru, which anchored almost nine miles off Cape Schanck in August after suffering a mechanical problem. The favourable weather window at the time allowed the vessel to anchor until repairs could be made. The decision to anchor outside The Heads was made by the master of the vessel, in consultation with the harbourmaster and had nothing to do with tidal stream restrictions, which are a sensible precaution. The anecdotal link between dredging and erosion is not supported by the considerable research which has been undertaken. The same waves that propel Mr Kelsall on his surfboard have shaped our beaches and foreshore in a dynamic fashion for centuries. Extensive monitoring data on tides, waves, currents and bathymetry before and after dredging of the entrance and South Channel suggest the limited effects which were predicted were not sufficient to cause the beach erosion seen in the bay. I remain perplexed at how the sighting of a vessel at anchor could conjure up so many misunderstandings unless it was either 1 April or ingrained opposition to the project. Stephen Bradford, CEO Port of Melbourne Corporation

I THOUGHT I would contact you and thank you for the brilliant article in the Frankston Times (‘Bullies can be real softies’, 29/9/11). I was shown this article during the Frankston Pets’ Day Out where the Bull Terrier Club of Victoria was promoting the breed. We could not have brought better publicity for our breed than what your paper published. Being able to tell people that they are not pit bulls is what we are all about, and for you to state facts and actually not beat around the bush in regards to what these dogs were originally bred for was brilliant. We do not hide from the facts of our breed, as our website states, but we wish to be correctly identified. It was a well-written article. Thank you for promoting our breed in a positive light but while still stating fact. If only other journalists had the same work ethic as those at The Times. Leigh Pride, Bull Terrier Club of Victoria

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Firefighter support FEDERAL Greens MP Adam Bandt should be congratulated for proposing a bill which would link certain types of cancer with the nature of firefighting. Mr Bandt stated that seven Canadian provinces and many American states had changed laws to allow firefighters suffering certain cancers to more easily access compensation. I can’t imagine that either of these two great firefighting nations would do anything like this unless they could see clear links between the two. I was surprised and disappointed to read that Dunkley MP Bruce Billson was one of a number of Liberal MPs who “argued that it [the bill] should be opposed on the grounds that it was poor public policy” (The Age 22/9/11). Surely it is good public policy to look after those employed in essential services such as firefighters, rather than embroil them in red tape. I’m sure that if a cancer could be linked to politics, they would be unanimous in initiating and supporting a bill for their cause. Henry Kelsall, former Greens candidate – Dunkley, Carrum, Frankston, Flinders

Poolside at Mt Eliza – a nice place to be IT’S not easy getting to the private swimming pool built on public land at Mt Eliza. The entry is a bit tricky, with the ill-defined track beginning under a bush at the top of the beach access stairs above Moondah Beach at the end of Studio Pde. The second obstacle is a piece of steel fencing at the end of a fence around private property, which someone must have left lying there by mistake. No matter, it’s easy to step over this and follow the line of the fence, which leads to an area that has been planted with grass and endowed with a garden bench commanding impressive views of Port Phillip. The bench is a thoughtful addi-

tion to the public land at the cliff top, providing as it does a chance for a rest before pressing on, under more bushes, to the pool itself. The community-minded folk whose houses back onto the cliff top have also been willing to use their lawn clippings and garden cuttings as mulch for the shrubs growing on the Crown land. A lattice fence running some metres into the public land is the final obstacle before the brushwood fence and treated pine retaining wall that surround the pool. Once alongside the pool, though, the bush bash is well worth it. Mornington harbour is an impressive backdrop to the south, while the gently lapping waters of Port

Phillip appear to stretch to infinity in front. Once again it seems generous folk have been here, providing some poolside furniture. Modern in a cubic style, the seats are made of a weatherproof material that from a distance could pass for painted woven cane. Anyone sunning themselves poolside would benefit from the clear glass safety fence, a handy windbreak. A mixture of white tiles and lawn complete the picture. Tasteful is a word that comes to mind, with the deep blue of the pool tiles blending with the hues of the bay. The two areas of water seem des-

tined to complement one another, a designer’s dream. Closer inspection shows something amiss here – there’s almost no water in the pool, and what liquid there is seems a bit murky. No doubt once bright and beautiful, the pool on public land is unusable today. But tomorrow, who knows? The cliff top might again ring with laughter and splashes as delighted bathers dip their toes. Or, more likely, it will all be hidden by a pool cover as ordered by the Building Appeals Board on 27 September, pending efforts by the pool’s owner to lease or buy the public land on which it stands. Keith Platt

Beauty spot: The pool at Mt Eliza built on public land, top. A sign of danger placed by experts from Mornington Peninsula Shire who have warned of a landslide and a place to rest on the way to the pool, left.

It’s no deal on pool land: Govt By Keith Platt and Mike Hast THE fate of a private swimming pool built on public land at Mt Eliza appears to be sealed with the Department of Sustainability and Environment late last week saying it would not sell the foreshore land to retail clothing billionaire Solomon Lew. The DSE decision comes after legal jousting that started in July when it was revealed that Mr Lew and his daughter Jacqueline, through their family company Shuttlehall Pty Ltd, had built an $80,000 infinity pool on Crown land next to a Lew family holiday home in Osprey Ave near the end of Kunyung Rd. Mornington Peninsula Shire ordered the pool by demolished after its chief building inspector said a retaining wall near the pool was unsafe and at risk of collapse. The shire also said the pool had been built without planning permits. The shire later fenced off a section of Moondah Beach below the pool, claiming it was unsafe for people on the beach.

Mr Lew challenged the shire’s order at the Building Appeals Board. At the same time he sought to buy or lease the pool land from the state government’s DSE, which owns the land on behalf of all Victorians. Late last month the Building Appeals Board lifted the demolition order on the pool, but ordered the retaining walls by removed. The board also ordered the pool must remain empty, covered to keep out rainwater and fenced off for public safety. The board’s order stated that soil fill surrounding the pool must also be removed. The order issued on 28 September said a safety fence should be erected immediately “for the full length” of the property’s boundary with the Crown land. It allowed seven days for the pool to be covered. The appeals board gave Shuttlehall 42 days to demolish “all retaining walls and associated fences on the property”. Shuttlehall was also ordered to hire an engineer to advise the shire

on any works “deemed necessary to ensure the stability of the land is returned to its natural state”. The findings of the board noted that the builder of the pool and retaining walls “failed to appear in response to the summons issued by the board”. It said that if Shuttlehall failed to acquire the Crown land, the shire “may exercise other rights, or pursue alternate legal avenues, to compel removal of the swimming pool. This is a matter for them”. A news release issued by the shire two days later said: “Council understands the community is anxious to see this matter resolved quickly and is seeking further legal advice and considering further options.” It said the beach below the pool “will remain closed until appropriate works have been carried out to ensure public safety is maintained”. No work appeared to have been carried out when The News visited the site on Tuesday morning 4 October. The pool was empty and uncovered, and the only sign of a safety

fence was red plastic tape and warning signs erected by the shire. In September, Mornington MP David Morris called on his Coalition government colleague, assistant treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips, to refuse to hand over the land. The original order to demolish the pool was made by the shire’s municipal building surveyor David Kotsiakos, who said the retaining walls, pool and fences had been built on unstable land. He listed safety problems that included defects in the retaining wall and water seepage. Mr Kotsiakos said the pool was dangerous and “at risk of collapse”. The latest manoeuvres to legitimise the swimming pool follow months of publicity and activity, including an “open day” organised by Mt Eliza Coastcare and Mt Eliza Association for Environmental Care. About 20 people made the trek to see the pool, drawing criticism from the shire, which said they were putting themselves at risk.

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NEWS DESK Soccer in lights SEAFORD United Soccer Club players are about to come out of the dark with the promise of new lights at the North Seaford Reserve. The lights are being paid for by the state government through its Strengthening the World Game program, $70,000; Frankston Council, $60,000; and Seaford United, $10,000. The floodlights at the reserve are inadequate for training, leading to overuse of some areas.

Tree-cutting probe FRANKSTON Council and Victoria Police have joined forces to investigate alleged illegal cutting down of three trees in Seaford. The council’s CEO George Modrich said the removal of two banksias and one street tree had been reported to the police on Sunday 18 September. “We can confirm … a member of the public called police to report a person illegally cutting down” the trees. “A suspect has been interviewed and council is working in partnership with police to further the investigation. “Council has erected two signs to let residents know tree vandalism had occurred in their area.”

In the swim CHILDREN in Frankston will benefit from a state government $1.6 million grant to make swimming classes more affordable. Frankston MP Geoff Shaw MP said the VICSWIM Summer Kidz program would run half-price lessons at 11 metropolitan, 60 regional and seven open water venues including Frankston’s Jubilee Park Aquatic Centre. For details and to enrol, visit www. aquaticsandrecreation.org.au

Overseas bound: Jo and Kevin Wright, left, will be showing Mornington Peninsula properties to international buyers during a luxury property show at the Hurlingham Club, England, above.

Wright goes international to display property By Jason Richardson COMMERCIAL real estate agent Kevin Wright is off to promote some Mornington Peninsula businesses on the international market. As the sole Australian representative invited to next month’s Luxury Property Show in England, Mr Wright will also have details of a few interstate properties. The two-day show to exhibit luxurious properties from around the world starts 1 November at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham, on the banks of the River Thames. The 60 companies invited to the show include Trump International,

Ritz-Carlton Properties, Christies International Real Estate, International Residences of Russia and others from Europe, the Caribbean and South Africa. The show differs from other property events in that it takes the exhibitor to the audience of difficult-to-reach potential luxury property buyers. Kevin Wright Real Estate is the only agent at the show who can promote commercial businesses. Among the businesses he will be marketing are Vision Gardens, a nursery, cafe and gallery at Bittern that is advertised at $2.45 million and The Bay Hotel, Mornington, which previ-

ously failed to sell at auction with a reserve believed to be just over $7 million. Mr Wright is also exhibiting a sixbedroom “mansion” at 339 the Esplanade, Mt Martha, for $4.7-$5 million. He plans to take kits to the show prepared by lawyer Mark Featherby so that international buyers can learn about buying a business in Australia and fast-tracking visa applications. “Being the sole exhibitor of commercial freeholds and businesses for sale will give us a real point of difference to others exhibitors,” Mr Wright said. In a rare spirit of cooperation, sev-

eral other Australian real estate agencies have given Mr Wright details of properties from around the country. “We have had approaches from Perth, Queensland and several large Melbourne firms to showcase their properties and we have been granted sole rights to Fijian properties, which include two island resorts,” Mr Wright said. “If other real estate agencies would like us to take any suitable properties we are more than happy to work on a conjunctional basis and give them exposure like never before.”

Recognising our Heroes Survivor: Battlescars author Matthew Carr in Baghdad. He is guest speaker at Peninsula Health’s annual meeting next month.

Nominations for the 2012 Australia Day Local Awards are now open Thank someone for their valuable selfless contribution to the community by nominating them for the 2012 Australia Day Local Awards. Categories include Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and the Community Event of the Year. Nominations Forms are available on the Shire’s website www.mornpen.vic.gov.au or by contacting Kylie on: 5950 1137; or via email: kylie.osborne@mornpen.vic.gov.au Nominations should be forwarded to: Ms Kylie Osborne Assistant to Manager Governance & Corporate Support Private Bag 1000, Rosebud 3939 kylie.osborne@mornpen.vic.gov.au Nominations close Friday 28 October 2011

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Soldier and author’s cancer battle SOLDIER, author and cancer survivor Matthew Carr is guest speaker at Peninsula Health’s annual meeting on Friday 18 November. Major Carr served in Iraq and Afghanistan, but at 25 was diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer, which then spread through his lymphatic system and established secondary malignant tumours in his stomach, lungs and neck. “In January 2002, I was 10foot tall and bullet proof. Not only was I trained and well prepared for war, I was looking for a fight,” he writes in his book Battlescars. “That same month I was diagnosed with testicular cancer.

I suddenly found myself in a battle that I had not been expecting. It was not the type of fight I had been has been hoping for.” After making a full recovery, he went to China on a completely different journey and attempted to find peace and come to grips with both death and hope by meeting Taoist monks. He compared his cancer to the war in Afghanistan. He used his army training as a strategy to fight an enemy (cancer) that was invading his body. “It was not a battle, it was a counter insurgency, with rogue cells creating a civil war within the body,” he says. The cancer returned and he

ended up fighting it for more than 10 years. He was tested in ways he would never imagine, underwent chemotherapy in Darwin and major operations in Sydney to treat tumours. “The disease took so much from me and brought me close to death, but it also gave me the strength and confidence to embrace life so much more graciously,” he writes. Matthew Carr will talk about his experiences at the meeting from 2-4pm on Friday 18 November at Frankston Arts Centre, Davey Street, Frankston. Entry is free and refreshments provided.

Frankston guards in first batch By Mike Hast FRANKSTON will be in the first 10 metropolitan rail stations to get Protective Services Officers, says MP Geoff Shaw. Armed PSOs for Frankston will come from the first batch of qualified officers, who start a 12-week course next month. They will be on the job by February and there will be 93 PSOs working by next July. The state government is spending $232 million to train 940 people to guard every Melbourne station and major regional stations from 6pm until the last train. Officers will have the power to arrest drunk and disorderly people, move loiterers, detain people who PSOs believe

have committed a serious offence, and search people they believe are carrying a weapon. The legislation to allow PSOs passed Parliament in late August, fulfilling a 2010 election promise. Police Minister Peter Ryan said the officers would not have all the powers of police, but would be able to “apprehend, detain, remove or impede offenders or threatening individuals”. Mr Ryan said the PSO course would be extended from nine to 12 weeks. “As part of their 12-week training program, all Protective Services Officer recruits will undergo the same two weeks [of] Operational Tactics and Safety Training as police, and PSOs will be required to ‘re-qualify’ every six months,” he said.

The extra training comes after widespread community concern about PSOs carrying semi-automatic guns. Mr Shaw said this was why extra weeks had been added to the PSO training program. “They’ll get the same firearm training as police and I am confident,” he said. Railway station and train guards in WA are only permitted to carry pepper spray. They are not allowed to use the spray inside trains. In Sydney they carry batons, and in Queensland guards on some night trains are unarmed. Hastings MP Neale Burgess told The Times the government had not yet decided when PSOs on the Frankston to Stony Point line would be deployed.

Mr Ryan said the deployment of PSOs would be determined by police command in consultation with the Department of Justice, Department of Transport and the government. The government has until November 2014 to deploy all 940 guards. Meanwhile, Frankston Council has created a “One Stop Squad” to clean and maintain the city centre. The squad will consist of three groups: a horticultural team of four, a streetscape team of four, and seven road management and street cleaners. They will join the existing four members of the shopping strip team. A council spokesman said the team would undertake weekly overnight footpath cleaning, city centre street and footpath sweeping during the day

and night, and a “furniture improvement program”. Streetscape infrastructure would be brought back to life and daily cleaning of all bins, seats, footpaths and streets would be carried out by the squad, mayor Kris Bolam said. “We are committed to refreshing the city centre and improving the look and feel of our retail, transport and entertainment hub for our resident and visitors. “I’d like to encourage traders to … do what they can to improve the maintenance of their shop fronts.” The council’s foreshore and natural reserves team would now be in charge of cleaning and maintenance of the waterfront, he said.

Spring into five beaut gardens GARDENING is one of Australia’s most popular pastimes and pottering around the well-tended properties of dedicated garden lovers can be a great way to spend a weekend, says Mt Eliza gardener Carolyn Such. This spring, residents of and visitors to the Mornington Peninsula can spend time in some of the region’s most beautiful gardens as part of “5 Gardeners’ Gardens”. “The event has been organised by five friends, all amateur gardeners dedicated to sharing the joys of the outdoors with the community,” Ms Such said.

“Many people on the peninsula are interested in gardens that are not overly contrived. Visitors to the five places will be interested to see how they have been adapted and developed in response to local environmental factors.” Visitors will be provided with notes describing how each garden has been developed and the gardeners will answer questions. “The family-friendly open weekend will also feature a sausage sizzle, produce stalls, face painting, plant and gift stalls, and other activities,” Ms Such said. The gardens (with notes from Carolyn Such) are:

 50 Old Mornington Rd, Mt Eliza. An ongoing labour of love, this garden combines ornamental plants with well-positioned trees to accentuate the property’s features.  2 Penny Lane, Mt Eliza. A charming cottage-style garden featuring roses, box hedges and a mini rainforest made of ferns.  57 Fulton Rd, Mt Eliza. Originally part farm and woodland, the garden incorporates sustainable practices such as composting, water tanks and a flourishing vegetable garden.  15 Batman Ave, Mt Eliza. Designed as a haven of delight, this smaller gar-

den is on a gently sloping block, and uses colour and circular garden beds to create a feeling of space and light.  313 Coolart Rd, Tyabb. With a focus on trees, bulbs and other hardy plants, the garden has the ability to survive lack of water and other harsh elements. Of particular interest are the 300 roses and 200 salvias that survive on rainwater. All proceeds raised will be donated to the Anglican Parish of Mt Eliza Pioneer Hall redevelopment appeal. Cost is $5 for one garden or $20 for five. Children free. The gardens are open 10am-4pm Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November. Details: 9775 3301.

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Inaugural ball to assist Ghana orphans THE Inaugural Orphans of Ghana Charity Ball will be held at the Mornington Race Course on Saturday 12A November. The gala will raise funds to continue the aid and assistance for the impoverished and orphaned children at The Ashan Children’s Home in Ghana, West Africa. Tony and Cheryl Carter of Wise Choice Fine Foods, Mornington Race Course and local rotary clubs have been supporting the orphanage since 2005 when daughter, Aimee Carter travelled to Ghana as a volunteer. Aimee spent twelve months at the The Ashan Children’s’ home. Upon her return to Australia she worked tirelessly raising awareness and generating funds for the children and babies and as a result

was nominated for the Young Australian of the Year Award in 2007, where she came runner-up. Six years on the orphanage is now a shining beacon of hope and an example of what can be done with hard work and generous support. The children now lead far happier and healthier lives and receive proper education. A situation far removed from the starvation and constant threat of disease that Aimee first encountered when she arrived back in 2005.

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16 October Frankston Rotary Market Broughton Street Reserve (off Station Street) Seaford. Mel Ref: 99 D3 Contact:03 5976 8352

19 October Rotary Club of Frankston Sunrise. Guest Speaker: Chee Wee Cham – Urologist. 7.00am Davey’s Bar & Restaurant Contact:Ian Stapleton

20 October Rotary Club of Frankston-Long Island. Guest Speaker: Frankston City Mayor Kris Bolam. Frankston Life Saving Club. 7.00am Contact:Brad Bowman 0424 787 323

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Barrelman awards a source of pride Teens to experience personal growth through Mt Eliza RYPEN for Seaford – Carrum Downs Rotary 27 October OVER a lifetime of community service Les McNamara OAM – more commonly known as the Barrelman – has received a staggering and impressive array of awards and recognition from many charities, hospitals and service clubs. Les has even been recognised by the Governor of Victoria who bestowed upon him the Advance Australia Award. Les received his nickname “Barrelman” in 1980 for the project he initiated named “Operation Small Change “. Les arranged for the manufacture of large wooden barrels to be placed at the entrance to hospitals where visitors could place spare coins. This was a very successful project and barrels are still collecting coins today from hospitals far and wide. Over many years Les has contributed greatly to projects run by the Seaford-Carrum Downs

Rotary Club , most notably the Barrelman’s Primary School awards that involve local primary schools in the area. This annual project was launched in 1983 to assist nominated students with funds to purchase books of their choice. Students are not necessarily those that perform well academically but show a certain resilience and positive attitude throughout the year. The books are presented to the students at a formal dinner hosted by the Rotary Club with family and teachers attending. The program has been widened to now include the Nepean Special School. The 2011 awards dinner will be held on November 15.

or homelessness. Each group has to work out a strategy to address the issue and present their outcomes to all, with the best presentation receiving a trophy. Motivational speakers include a young person who has experienced a traumatic personal event and tells how he or she has coped and moved forwards. Youth leaders and Rotarians are always on hand to provide guidance and support. The guest speaker of the RYPEN camp of 2011 had a big impact on one student who wrote about it saying he would always remember the words of Sam Howe, who said, “There is only one failure, and that is the failure to participate”.

Rotary Club of Frankston. Guest Speaker: Sharee Rayner Skin Cancer Specialist Frankston International Motor Inn 6 – 6.30 pm. Contact:wright090548@yahoo.com.au

12 November Orphans of Ghana Gala Ball Mornington Racing Club, 6.30pm For bookings call 5975 0733. Tickets $100 pp – inc. 3 course meal and drinks on arrival. Contact: carterfamily2@hotmail.com

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Tradies’ batchelor pad WITH secure gated access from a service road and a large undercover area at the rear and two steel sheds, this surprising two-bedroom home could be the ultimate base for a swinging single batchelor tradesman. Tools and vehicles can be stored safely on the 605-square metre block that has plenty of potential for future development. The house is in original condition and very solid. Both bedrooms have built-in robes, there is an open-plan living area and kitchen, separate bathroom and shower room. This is a genuine sale and a real opportunity to make your start in the property market.

THIS extremely spacious villa has its own street frontage, and greenthumbs can still keep busy with lovely lawn and garden areas front and back. In terms of size, the unit is more like a house. There are three bedrooms, all with built-in robes, a modern kitchen with slim-lime pantry, spacious lounge and tiled dining area, from which you can step out to the undercover courtyard. There is also a single garage with additional parking space in front. It’s within walking distance of Carrum Downs Regional Shopping Centre. You will be delighted by what this home has to offer.

Address: 2119 Frankston-Flinders Road, HASTINGS Auction: 12 November at 12.30pm Agency: Century 21 Homeport, 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, 5979 3555 Agent: Kerry-Lee Marshall, 0408 363 686

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Sleek and stylish modern design THIS exceptionally modern and exciting family home has room for everyone and everything. The home sits on a fabulous landscaped block measuring 1300 square metres (approx) with landscaped gardens and a large fenced area surrounding the home. There are four bedrooms, including main with ensuite, and a magnificent family area encompasses a modern kitchen, dining and living rooms. There is also a formal lounge, and extra rooms have been made by converting the double garage to sleeping and living quarters. The garage could easily be converted back to house vehicles.

LOCATED in a quiet court close to schools and a shopping centre, this family home has four large bedrooms plus a study. The formal lounge has a bay window and an open-plan second living area incorporates a family room, meals area and the kitchen.

Address: 29 Chesterfield Road, SOMERVILLE Price: $590,000 Agency: L. Cooper Real Estate, 1067 Frankston-Flinders Road, Somerville, 5977 7766 Agent: Phil Stone, 0412 226 758

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You can entertain family and friends in the alfresco area that overlooks the in-ground, solar-heated, salt-chlorinated pool and the large backyard has plenty of space for the kids to play. Other features are the double garage that has rear access and two garden sheds.

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do-it-yourself and renovating shows, and buying the latest DIY or interior design magazines that inspire individuals to improve the property they own,” Mr Brown said. He has seen increased activity from buyers interested in properties that require minor or serious improvements. “In fact, they see it as an opportunity; many buyers are seeking out these properties so they can renovate to suit their own style.”

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He offers some tip for purchasers to consider following before purchasing the proverbial renovators dream. Budget: Make sure you take into account how much you will spend on renovations. Have a buffer in case you end up spending more than you had originally planned. Research: Don’t forget to use the tools at your fingertips. www.myljhooker.com is a great resource for information on renovating, offers and how-to guides.

Planning: What planning requirements are needed from your council? Any delays could end up costing you more than you anticipated. “When renovating to sell, it’s important to consider where you spend your money so you add value that will be noticed by potential buyers. Doing your research on what buyers are looking for is time spent.” For more information call Milton Brown on 0418 326 044.

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Price: $770,000 + Address: 191 Hendersons Road, HASTINGS Agency: Satchwells Real Estate, 1/97 High Street, Hastings, 5979 1888 Agent: Lisa Roberts, 0488 910 368

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This brick veneer home is only a hop, skip and jump to the brand new Bittern Fields Village, primary school, kindergarten and train station. The home comprises of three generous sized bedrooms, lounge with adjoining dining, second living area with French doors leading to a covered decked area at rear. Main bathroom has access to the master bedroom. With position, location & affordability - this home has all the ingredients for a fast sale, so do not delay.

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Saturday 12:00 - 12:30pm Price $310,000 - $339,000 Contact 8JMNB (SFFO

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REAL ESTATE SOMERVILLE

Somerville

$279,950

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Est 1989

$335,000 Somerville

$400,000 - $420,000

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Ɣ Centrally located 2 bedroom BV unit Ɣ Formal lounge with gas heating Ɣ Modern kitchen / family area Ɣ Outdoor entertaining area Ɣ Single lock-up garage

Ɣ 2 brand new, modern units - as big as a house! Ɣ Quiet court position, short walk to shopping Ɣ 3 bedrooms, FES & open plan living Ɣ Double lock-up garage with internal access Ɣ Invest or retire - the choice is yours

Ɣ Well presented 3 bedroom BY residence Ɣ Formal lounge with timber dado’s and gas heating Ɣ Family area, kitchen with dishwasher Ɣ Outdoor pergola area, well established area Ɣ Double lock-up garage

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Somerville

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Frankston South

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Ɣ Double storey home on large 833m2 approx. allotment Ɣ Four bedrooms Ɣ Large formal lounge and dining area with ducted heating Ɣ Timber kitchen Ɣ Large family room upstairs Ɣ Air conditioning

Ɣ Ideally located on 2979m2 approx. allotment Ɣ Five minute drive to Frankston shops Ɣ Two formal lounge rooms with Coonara wood heater Ɣ Kitchen with stainless steel appliances Ɣ Three good sized bedrooms Ɣ Rumpus room with built-in bar

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26 Kumala Drive

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Ɣ Landscaped 1300m2 approx. allotment in Hedgley Dene estate Ɣ 4 bedrooms, FES to master. Large “L” shaped dining/lounge Ɣ Open plan family area, kitchen with s/steel appliances Ɣ Outdoor pergola area Ɣ Additional accomodation for extended family or double garage.

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Ɣ Delightful 1.25 acre (approx.) property Ɣ Three bedroom renovated family home, Ɣ Large rumpus room with open ﬁre place Ɣ Brand new kitchen with stainless steel appliances Ɣ Ensuite to main bedroom

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Tyabb

$675,000

44 Jones Road

Tyabb

$700,000 plus

Ɣ Fabulous opportunity to re-develop large 3700m2 approx. site Ɣ Delightful four bedroom home with study and games room Ɣ Lovely established gardens, rear verandah, double carport Ɣ Polished floorboards and open fire places to living areas Ɣ Zoned Residential 1 Ɣ Potential to sub-divide (STCA)

Somerville

$735,000

67 Jones Road

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“Raybelwin” - Views to Westernport Bay

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Ɣ English garden setting on 1 acre Ɣ Captivating four bedroom residence Ɣ Formal lounge, combustion heater & ducted heating Ɣ Modern kitchen, large family area with gas heating Ɣ FES to master, double garage with attached rumpus room

Ɣ 1 acre (approx.) property in relaxed semi-rural lifestyle Ɣ 3 bedroom family home on manicured garden setting Ɣ Formal louunge & open plan kitchen/dining Ɣ Outdoor balcony Ɣ Single garage

Ɣ Stunning Ranch style 32sq approx. family home located on a picturesque 1 acre approx. allotment Ɣ 4 Bedrooms plus study, 4 bathrooms plus powder room Ɣ Separate dining area, 3 x R/cycle air con. + ducted heating Ɣ Large timber kitchen/meals family area, rumpus room Ɣ Triple lock-up garage, paved circular driveway

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For Sale

14 Thurloo Drive, Safety Beach An opportunity not to be missed

For Sale

Walking distance from Martha Cove Marina and approx. 500 meters from the Safety Beach fore-shore this superb, luxury two storey townhouse is almost completed. Approx. 27 squares of living comprise three bedrooms plus a parents retreat, 2 bathrooms and a powder room and two separate living areas. The kitchen has Caesar stone bench tops with tiled splash back, Smeg stainless steel appliances, designer tap wear, Rinnai 24hr gas hot water and the living areas have heating with programmable thermostat and split system air conditioning, generous allowance of lighting and television points & alarm system.

Prime block for land ready to build your dream home or holiday house upon. Situated a mere 500m to the Safety Beach foreshore and boat ramp and a casual walk from the multi-million dollar Martha Cove marina. Land Size approx 958 sqm.

For Sale

For Sale R L DO SEL N VE ST MU

Price: $595,000

Price: $695,000-$740,000

Inspect: By Appointment

32 Meridian Way, Mornington Inspired living and entertaining

For Sale

This brilliantly designed and precision built home is on a large 1406m2 block and offers four bedrooms, master with spa ensuite, study, formal and informal living areas, expansive kitchen with stone bench tops and high quality appliances. Key additions include a large entertaining deck, second driveway (ideal for boat or caravan) leading to a large workshop, porcelain tiles and wool carpet, with ducted heating & refrigerated cooling.

Price: $750,000 - $780,000

Price: Offers Over $1,500,000

Inspect: By Appointment

Inspect: Saturday 11-11.30am

4 Lesa Court, Mount Martha Home sweet home

For Sale OR ELL D N S VE ST MU

6 Avery Court, Mount Martha Elegant and sophisticated on a grand scale A luxury two storey rendered Simmons home situated in cul de sac location of prestigious Mount Martha location. The grand entrance has high ceilings and a sweeping stair case leading to the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four bedrooms and large retreat with balcony overlooking a semi-rural vista. The double bi- fold doors separate the formal area from the main living areas. A Master chef kitchen with granite bench tops has large pantry and the PHDOV DQG IDPLO\ URRP DUHD VXUURXQGHG E\ Ă RRU to ceiling bay window overlooking in-ground pool. Vendor must sell - All offers will be considered.

rs ffe ered o l Price: $820,000 + Al nsid Inspect: Saturday 12-12.30pm co

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8 Chateaux Close, Mount Martha Look out summer here we come! This absolutely stunning entertainers home FRQVLVWV RI Ă&#x20AC;YH ODUJH EHGURRPV PDVWHU ZLWK parents retreat and FES. If you love entertaining this grand home is for you! Open plan living with a modern kitchen, European appliances and breakfast bar central to family and meals area overlooking alfresco decking and sandstone in ground salt water and solar heated pool. From the rumpus/lounge room to the pool area, your family and friends will envy the large space that surround the home.

rs ffe ered o l Price: $740,000 - $770,000 Al nsid co Inspect: Saturday 1-1.30pm

rs ffe ered o l Price: $595,000 - $640,000 Al nsid Inspect: Saturday 2-2.30pm co R L DO SEL N VE ST MU

21A Bath Street, Mornington Elegant Beachside Residence Brand new and with a fabulous position, luxurious appointments & immaculate attention to detail. Abundant natural light spills throughout the large open plan living room with rich natuUDO WLPEHU Ă RRUV WKDW RSHQ WR D SULYDWH IURQW balcony and are overlooked by the designer stone kitchen with quality European s/ steel appliances. This home consists of 5 spacious bedrooms, three decadent bathrooms plus powder room and is built over three levels with DOO Ă RRUV DFFHVVHG E\ DQ HOHYDWRU 7KHUH DUH three distinct living areas, plenty of storage space and a spacious sunny front sitting room overlooking the designer landscaped gardens.

Located in a quiet court close to local schools and shopping centre, this family home has four large bedrooms plus a study. The formal lounge has a bay window, there is an open plan second living area, family room, meals area and kitchen. Entertain with family and friends over looking alfresco area and inground solar heated, salt chlorinated pool. Double lock up garage with rear access. Two good sized garden sheds and a large backyard with plenty of room for kids to play. Central heating, evaporative cooling and split system heating and cooling.

For Sale

119 Seaview Avenue, Safety Beach Seaview at Martha Cove

For Sale

Nagambie 6 Acres Of Beautiful Land Nestled amongst the major wineries such as Chateau Tahbilk and the famous Mitchelton Winery this 6 acre block has water frontage for the enthusiastic skier adjacent to the boat ramp, permits for 6 waterfront town houses, all with power and septic connected. Do not miss out on securing this prime parcel of land your retirement years.

Price: $830,000 Inspect: By Appointment

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ ZŽƐĞďƵĚ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ &ƌĂŶŬƐƚŽŶ

DĂŬĞ Ŷ KīĞƌ

&ůŝĐŬƐ ĂĨĠ

DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ WŝǌǌĂ

ĞĂĐŚ ŶĚ ,ĂŝƌĚƌĞƐƐĞƌ

An excellent opportunity to own your own Juice Bar with brand ŶĞǁ ĮƚͲŽƵƚ ŝŶ ďƵƐǇ ĂǇƐŝĚĞ ^ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĞŶƚƌĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ĞĂƐǇ ƚŽ ƌƵŶ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŚĂƐ Ă ŶĞǁ ůĞĂƐĞ͕ ŶŽ ĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ĨĞĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƌĞĂĚǇ ƚŽ ŐŽ͊ WƌŝĐĞĚ ďĞůŽǁ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ĐŽƐƚƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ďĂƌŐĂŝŶ͊

dŚĞ ǀĞƌǇ ďĞƐƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŝŶ ZŽƐĞďƵĚ͊͊ dŚĞ ŽůĚ ͞ ƌŽĂĚǁĂǇ ŝŶĞŵĂ͟ ŚĂƐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ Ă ĨƵůůǇ ĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚ ĐĂĨĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĞŶƚƌǇ ĨƌŽŵ WŽŝŶƚ EĞƉĞĂŶ ZŽĂĚ͕ ƚĂƐƚĞĨƵůůǇ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ŽůĚ ĐŚĂƌŵ͘ dŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂĚǇ ƚŽ ŐŽ͕ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĂƉƉůǇ͕ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬƐ ďĞĞŶ ĚŽŶĞ͘ ,ƵŐĞ WŽƚĞŶƟĂů͊

dŚŝƐ ŶĞǁůǇ ĮƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ͕ ƵƉ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂĚǇ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ŽǀĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘ ǆƚƌĞŵĞůǇ ǁĞůů ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŶŽƚ ĨĂƌ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĞĚŐĞ͘ 'ŽŽĚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ͕ ůŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ͕ ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ĮƚʹŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƉƌŝĐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞůů͘

&ĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ĮƌƐƚ ŇŽŽƌ ƐĂůŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ DĂŝŶ ^ƚ͘ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ,Ăŝƌ ZĞĮŶĞƌǇ ŝƐ Ă ǁĞůů ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůů ĮƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ ƐĂůŽŶ ƌĞĂĚǇ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƚŽƵĐŚ͘ WƌŝĐĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ă ǀĞƌǇ ƋƵŝĐŬ ƐĂůĞ͘

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ WK ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ dĂŶǇĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϲϵ͕ϱϬϬ t/tK ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ dĂŶǇĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϭϳϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϰ ϰϱϰ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϰϵ͕ϵϱϬ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϰ ϰϱϰ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ ƌŽŵĂŶĂ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ DŽƵŶƚ ůŝǌĂ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ ƌŝď WŽŝŶƚ

>ŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ĐĂĨĞͬƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ Ͳ WŽƚĞŶƟĂů͊ YƵŝĐŬ ^ĂůĞ EĞĞĚĞĚ͊

ƌŽŵĂŶĂ ĨĂĐƚŽƌǇ

ůƵĞ ŚŝƉ &ƌĞĞŚŽůĚ /ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ

&ƵůůǇ ĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƌĞĂƚ Įƚ ŽƵƚ Θ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽŶ ŵĂŝŶ ƌŽĂĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǀĞƌǇ ůŝƩůĞ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƐĞĂƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ϮϬ ŝŶ Θ ϭϮ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ďĂĐŬ ǇĂƌĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ďĞĞƌ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ͘ tĂůŬͲŝŶ ĐŽŽů ƌŽŽŵ н ƐƚŽƌĂŐĞ͘ ĂŶ ďĞ ƌƵŶ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ Žƌ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ǇŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ŝĚĞĂƐ͕ ǀĞƌǇ ĐŚĞĂƉ ƌĞŶƚ

ŚĞĨ Ͳ ůů ĂƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂĨĠ ŝŶ ĂƌŬůǇ ^ƚ͕ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĮƚͲŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǆƚƌĞŵĞůǇ ůŽǁ ŽǀĞƌŚĞĂĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ͕ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ŝůů ŚĞĂůƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǀĞŶĚŽƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ƐĞůů͕ ŽƉƟŽŶĂů ĞǆƚƌĂƐ ŝŶĐ ZĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚĞĚ sĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌ͘

DĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐ ϭϱϰƐƋŵ ĂŶĚ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƌŽŵĂŶĂ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ĞƐƚĂƚĞ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ͕ ƐĞĐƵƌĞůǇ ŐĂƚĞĚ ĨĂĐƚŽƌǇ ŚĂƐ ƚǁŽ ĐĂƌ ƉĂƌŬƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ Ăƚ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶ Θ ƚŽŝůĞƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂůƐŽ͘ sĞŶĚŽƌ ĮŶĂŶĐĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͕ ƌĞŶƚĂů ŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘

dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƌĂƌĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ƉƌŽĮůĞ ƌĞƚĂŝů ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽĨ DŽƵŶƚ ůŝǌĂ sŝůůĂŐĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƚǁŽ ƐŚŽƉƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ ϭϲϲ͘ϴƐƋŵ ĂŶĚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůǇ ůĞƚ ƚŽ ƚǁŽ ůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ƚĞŶĂŶƚƐ ƐŚŽǁŝŶŐ Ă ŶĞƚ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ŽĨ Ψϳϳ͕ϮϱϬƉĂ͘ ^ŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ^ĂĨĞǁĂǇ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽǁŶ͘

MAKE AN OFFER ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ 'ĂƌǇ ZĂůƉŚ Ϭϰϭϴ ϱϯϱ ϱϬϯ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϱϵ͕ϬϬϬ н ^ s ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ dĂŶǇĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϮϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ н '^d ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϰ ϰϱϰ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ KŶ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ 'ĂƌǇ ZĂůƉŚ Ϭϰϭϴ ϱϯϱ ϱϬϯ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ tĂƌŶĞĞƚ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ Ͳ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ &ƌĂŶŬƐƚŽŶ

tŝůĚ ĂƌĚƐ Θ 'ŝŌƐ

&ĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ƐĞĂ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ

DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ğůŝ

^ŵĞůů dŚĞ ZŽƐĞƐ

dŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ǇŽƵ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌǇ ƚŽŽůƐ͘ tŝƚŚ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƐĂůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚƵŐĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ǀĞƌǇ ĞĂƐŝůǇ ďĞ ƌƵŶ ďǇ Ă ĨĂŵŝůǇ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƵůů ĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁ ĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ĨĞĞƐ ŽĨ ŽŶůǇ ϰй͘ EĞǁ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘

dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƐƚŽƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů tĞƐƚĞƌŶƉŽƌƚ ĂǇ ĐŽĂƐƚĂů ǀŝůůĂŐĞ͘ ŚĞĂƉ ƌĞŶƚ͕ Ă ůŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂĚǇ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ĞŶĞƌŐĞƟĐ ŶĞǁ ŽǁŶĞƌ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ŝƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ůĞǀĞů͘ tŝůů ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ŶŽƚ ůĂƐƚ ůŽŶŐ͘

dŚŝƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ Ğůŝ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ďƵƐǇ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ ǀĞƌĂŐĞ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ Ψϵ͕ϬϬϬ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ ƚŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƐĞĂƚ ϲϬ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ϭϲ ŽƵƚ͘ 'ŽŽĚ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƚĞƌƌŝĮĐ Įƚ ŽƵƚ͘

dŚĞ ǁĞůů ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ǀĞƌǇ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ tĂƩůĞ 'ĂƌĚĞŶƐ ŽĨ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ dŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽǁŶĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƌƵŶ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ϭϬ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƌĞƟƌĞ͘ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŝǌĞĚ ƐŚŽƉ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ WƌŝĐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞůů͘ /ŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ͘

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϭϳϱ͕ϬϬϬ н^ s ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ dĂŶǇĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϭϱϬ͕ϬϬϬ н ^ s ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ 'ĂƌǇ ZĂůƉŚ Ϭϰϭϴ ϱϯϱ ϱϬϯ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϮϮϬ͕ϬϬϬ н ^ s ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ Ϭϰϭϳ ϱϲϰ ϰϱϰ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϵϳ͕ϱϬϬ н ^ s ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ZƵƐƐĞůů DƵƌƉŚǇ ϬϰϬϳ ϴϯϵ ϭϴϰ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ &ƌĂŶŬƐƚŽŶ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ ĂůŶĂƌƌŝŶŐ

&Žƌ ^ĂůĞ ʹ DŽƵŶƚ DĂƌƚŚĂ

Ğ YƵŝĐŬ

:ƵŝĐĞ ďĂƌ Ͳ ůů ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚǇ ƚŽ ŐŽ͊ ^ŝĐŬ ŽĨ ZĞŶƟŶŐ͍ ʹ &ƌĞĞŚŽůĚ ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞ

zŽƵƌ ƐĞĂ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĂǁĂŝƚƐ

ǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŚĂŝƌ ƐĂůŽŶ ĂǁĂŝƚƐ ŶĞǁ ŽǁŶĞƌ͕ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ͕ ĞǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ Įƚ ŽƵƚ͕ ďĞ ƋƵŝĐŬ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ůĂƐƚ͊

͞ ĞŶƚKŶ ,ĞĂůƚŚ͟ ŝƐ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ :ƵŝĐĞ Ăƌ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĨŽŽĚ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ EĞǁůǇ ĮƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ă ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ tŽŽůǁŽƌƚŚƐ ;ĨŽƌŵĂůůǇ ZĞĚ ĂĐƚƵƐ ĂĨĠͿ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌĞ ǁŝůů ŽƉĞŶ ŝŶ KĐƚŽďĞƌ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘

ϭϬϲ ƐƋŵ ŽĸĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ &ƌĂŶŬƐƚŽŶ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĞƌ ͻ &ŽƌŵĂů ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ͻ KƉĞŶ ƉůĂŶ ŽĸĐĞ ͻ >ĂƌŐĞ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ĂƌĞĂ ͻ ^ĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ƌŽŽŵ ǆĐĞůůĞŶƚ ǀĂůƵĞ ͬ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ sĞŶĚŽƌ

^ĞƚͲƵƉ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƚĂŝů ŽƵƚůĞƚ ŽĨ ůŽĐĂů ĨƌĞƐŚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ͕ ƉƌĞͲƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĚ ĮŶĞ ĨŽŽĚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ĨƌĞĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ĞŐŐƐ͘ ůƐŽ Ă ŶĂƟǀĞ Θ ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽůĞƌĂŶƚ ƉůĂŶƚ ŶƵƌƐĞƌǇ ǁŝƚŚ ƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉůǇ͘ >ŽƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞŶƚ ŽĨ ΨϲϬϬƉǁ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ɛ Ă ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ϰ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ŚŽŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŽǁŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϴϵ͕ϬϬϬ н ^ s ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ dĂŶǇĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϮϵ͕ϱϬϬ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ dĂŶǇĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϮϰϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ dĂŶǇĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϱϱ͕ϬϬϬ н ^ s ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ 'ĂƌǇ ZĂůƉŚ Ϭϰϭϴ ϱϯϱ ϱϬϯ

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For Sale or Lease – Mornington

For Lease – Mornington

For Lease – Dromana

Showcase your prestigious properties to the world

First Time Available

Retail Shop

Landlord wants a tenant

&ŝƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŽǀĞƌ ϲ ǇĞĂƌƐ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞƚĂŝů ƐŚŽƉ ŝƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ behind Main Street, adjacent to free parking area and is well ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͖ '͗ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂŶƚͬƐŽůŝĐŝƚŽƌ Žƌ ƌĞĂů ĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƚǁŽ ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ ďŽĂƌĚƌŽŽŵ͕ ƚǁŽ ƚŽŝůĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ lunchroom. Long term lease available.

Retail shop of approx. 60sqm situated in Barkly Square. Good parking and close to center of town. Available 1st of November. Won’t last at this price.

Only a couple of years young and with outstanding exposure,, this ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ ŝƐ ŝĚĞĂůůǇ ƐƵŝƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƚĂŝů ͬ ŽĸĐĞƐ͘ ^ƵƉĞƌďůǇ ĮƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͕ ƐŚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĂďůĞĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ͗ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ disappoint. Available now.

Sale Price: $575,000/Lease Price: POA Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Lease Price: $2,000 +GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Lease Price: $1,42o pcm + GST + OGS Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Kevin Wright is the only Australian Real Estate Agency represented at the Luxury Property Show Set within the stunning grounds of The Hurlingham Club, The Luxury Property Show will be offering guests a unique opportunity to view and buy some of the world’s most exclusive properties. Kevin Wright is the only Australian Real Estate Agency represented at the show and we would like to invite you to participate conjunctionally with us in presenting Australia’s Luxury Real Estate to the world.

The investment of having your property showcased to a world network of buyers is only $495. This includes: Professional photography Brochures Design and production of digital package Media screens Display brochures to exhibit at the show

To secure your place at this unique event, please call Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

For Lease – Mornington

For Sale – Dromana

For more information on the event and participating agents from around the world please visit

www.theluxurypropertyshow.com

For Lease – Mornington

ŽǁŶƐƚĂŝƌƐ KĸĐĞ ^ƉĂĐĞ

For Lease – Mornington

ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ϭƐƚ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ŽƉĞŶ ƉůĂŶ ŽĸĐĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŝƐ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ ϭϵϬƐƋŵ ŵĞƚƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵůůǇ ĮƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ƌŽŽŵƐ͕ ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ ƚĞůĞƉŚŽŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ͕ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŵĞƐ with 5 parking spaces and even a BBQ area outside adjoining the ƉĂƌŬ͘ ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Θ ŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶƐ͘

dŚŝƐ ůĂƌŐĞ ŽƉĞŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽǆ ϭϳϬƐƋŵ ŝƐ ǁĞůů ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ centre of Mornington’s retail area. With storage room and ladies ĂŶĚ ŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƚŽŝůĞƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐƵŝƚ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚͬ café or many other uses. Long term lease available.

Lease Price: $2,500pcm + GST + OGS Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Lease Price: $5,861.84 inc. GST+OGS Kevin Wright: 0417 564 454

For Lease - Mornington

UN OFN DE FEEW R R

For Lease – Mornington

Rent Free Period Available

Superb Freehold Sale

Mornington Industrial Area

dŚĞƐĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƉƌŝŵĞ ŽĸĐĞƐ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽǆ͘ ϭϱƐƋŵ͕ ϭϳƐƋŵ ĂŶĚ ϯϬƐƋŵ are situated at the beach end of Main Street and would be ideal ĨŽƌ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů͕ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͘ Ɛ ŶĞǁ ĮƚͲŽƵƚ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŝĐĞ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ĞǆƚƌĞŵĞůǇ ŐŽŽĚ ǀĂůƵĞ͘ Ğ YƵŝĐŬ͘

/Ŷ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ WŽŝŶƚ EĞƉĞĂŶ ZŽĂĚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůǇ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƌŽŵĂŶĂ ĨŽƌĞƐŚŽƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ďĞ ďƵŝůƚ ŽƵƚ ďĂǇ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŝƐ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚůǇ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐ ŽĨ Ă Ϯ ůĞǀĞů ƉĞŶƚŚŽƵƐĞ ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͘ dŽƉ ůĞǀĞů ďŽĂƐƚƐ ĞǆƉĂŶƐŝǀĞ ďĂǇ ǀŝĞǁƐ from the master bedroom complete with ensuite and large walk in robe.Mid-level consists of two further bedrooms, study, zoned ůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ͕ ƉŽǁĚĞƌ ƌŽŽŵ͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ăƌƚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƐŚĞĚ ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƟŵďĞƌ ŇŽŽƌƐ͘

ϯ ŽĸĐĞƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ůĞĂƐĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ DǇĞƌƐ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů ƐŚŽǁƌŽŽŵͬ ĨĂĐƚŽƌǇ͘ /ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ƐƉůŝƚ Ăŝƌ ƐǇƐƚĞŵƐ͕ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ĞǆĞĐƵƟǀĞ ďŽĂƌĚƌŽŽŵ͘ Available immediately

Lease Price: From $780pcm + GST + Service Fee Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Inspect: By Appointment WƌŝĐĞ͗ KŶ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Lease Price: $750PCM + GST + OG Contact:Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

For Sale – Baxter

Expressions Of Interest Invited

For Lease – Mornington

KĸĐĞƐ &Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ

Freehold area measuring 1493 square meters and zoned Business Ϯ ůĂƌŐĞ ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ŽĸĐĞƐ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽǆ ϮϬƐƋŵ ĞĂĐŚ ĨŽƌ ůĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ϭ͘ tŝƚŚ ǀĂĐĂŶƚ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚƵŐĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĨŽƌ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŚĞƌĞ͘ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ͘ ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ϭƐƚ ƵŐƵƐƚ ϮϬϭϭ Well situated between Frankston and thriving Westernport area.

Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

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Lease Price: $1,565 PCM+GST+OG Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

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For Lease – Mount Martha

For Sale – Mornington

Shops For Lease

3 Archer Drive

Choice of four shops available for lease either as a whole or ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůǇ͘ sĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŝǌĞƐ ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ϭϭϬƐƋŵ͕ ϳϬƐƋŵ͕ ϴϬƐƋŵ͕ ϴϬƐƋŵ͕ Ăůů ǁŝƚŚ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ͘ tŽƵůĚ ƐƵŝƚ ŵĞĚŝĐĂůͬƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ŽĸĐĞƐ͘

dŚŝƐ ůĂƌŐĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽǆŝŵĂƚĞůǇ ϴϬϬ ƐƋŵ ŽĨ ůĞƩĂďůĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ dŚĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌǇ ŝƐ ůĞĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ϯ ǆ ϯ ǆ ϯ Ǉƌ ůĞĂƐĞ Ăƚ Ψϲϲ͕ϬϬϬ ƉĂ н '^d н K' ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ďƵǇŝŶŐ͘

Lease Price: From $1170 pcm + GST + OG Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

Sale Price $950,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454.

INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL

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Business lifestyle opportunity

Are you being served?

SITUATED on a 21-hectare (52-acre) property with a four bedroom home, this is an opportunity to purchase the ultimate in tree-change properties. Currently operating from the site is a nursery that specialises in native and drought-tolerant plants, but also stocks pre-packaged foods and local freerange eggs. The nursery business is in a large shed, which has been professionally set up and is fully lined and insulated with all shop fittings included. There is plenty of parking at the front. The lease figure of $600 per week includes the nursery and the four-bedroom home.

THIS licensed café comes fully equipped with an excellent fitout and is on a main road with no competition in the area. The café has seating for 20 diners inside with space for 12 outside. It has a large backyard with water feature that could be converted into a beer garden. Plant and equipment includes a walk-in coolroom plus additional storage. With summer on the way, new buyers can take advantage of the coming busy months with virtually nothing to do but move in and start trading while new ideas are developed.

Nursery, BALNARRING Price: $55,000 + SAV / Lease: $600pw Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Gary Ralph, 0418 535 503

Cafe, CRIB POINT Price: $155,000 offers invited Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Gary Ralph, 0418 535 503

Prime investment on the menu

Mixed business milk bar

ARGUABLY the most prominent site in the industrial heart of Carrum Downs, this versatile property includes takeway food shop, warehouse and two offices. The anchor tenant is the Homestyle Café, which has a new 5x5x5 year lease. There are also 22 on-site car parks. The total land area measures 1647 square metres with all properties on the one title. Current return is $72,504 per year (approx).

THIS prime mixed business shop is opposite Rosebud Secondary College and on a main arterial road. With regular passing trade and nearby residential clientele, the business currently trades five days a week from 6.30am to 4pm. The business is ready for new owners to take to the next level and with an extension of trading days and opening hours, there is potentially a massive increase in takings and profitability. The premises have a sit-down café area, two-bedroom dwelling at the rear, big backyard and off-street parking.

Address: 1-4/2 Brett Drive, CARRUM DOWNS Price: $1.1 million Ex. GST Agency: Nichols Crowder, 2/1 Colemans Road, Carrum Downs, 9775 1535 Agent: Richard Wraith, 0419 564 528

376 Eastbourne Road, ROSEBUD Price: $89,000 plus GST. W.I.W.O Agency: T. Hobson Real Estate, 1245 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud, 5986 8811 Agent: Alex Menassa, 0419 328 775

Satchwells

Local Agents with Local Knowledge For Over 50 Years

HASTINGS - 184 SALMON STREET

Quality Office / Retail Investment

Securely leased, low maintenance tilt panel retail premises divided into 5 separate tenancies Building Size: 715m2 Site Area: 1545m2 Zoned: Business 1 Rent: $153,613 net per annum Contact: Sid Ferguson 0418 321 963

With just under 40% of floor space occupied by government tenants and located at the entry to the busy Hastings commercial area, you are guaranteed that this is an exceptional investment.

www.satchwells.com.au HASTINGS BALNARRING FLINDERS

1/97 High Street 14 Balnarring Village Cnr Cook and Wood Streets

03 5979 1888 03 5983 5509 03 5989 0744

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Full grocery lines

Busy food court

ESTABLISHED for more than 40 years, with the current owners in place for the past 11 years, this well-known business supplies a complete range of products from fresh fruit and vegetables, grocery lines and imported and dried products. Also included in the sale is a 2001 model two-tonne truck. The business trades seven days a week with two full-time staff and two part-time staff.

THIS wonderfully presented Asian food business, located in the food court of the busy Bayside Shopping Centre, has had a recent refit that now features an excellent kitchen. With huge takings, this business offers a trial period for $12,000 per week. The current owner is willing to stay on for two years and run the business for new owners if required.

Asian Grocery, SPRINGVALE Price: $810,000 + stock ($200,000) Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Asian Food, FRANKSTON Price: $290,000 + sav Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Business Sales Specialists www.latessabusiness.com.au

50 Playne Street Frankston

Tel: (03) 9781 1588 HAIR SALON Good lease, very reasonable rent. Small appealing salon with 3 stations, 2 basins. Reception and kitchen/ storage area.

HAIR & BEAUTY

NOW $59,900 + SAV

HAIRDRESSING

CAFE

LANDSCAPING & MAINTENANCE

$40,000 + sav

NOW $45,000 + sav

NOW $55,000 + sav

NOW $57,000 + sav

$57,500 + Franchise Fee

CAFE

FRUIT & VEG RETAIL

ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING SERVICE

CHARCOAL CHICKEN

CLEANING

9HU\ EXV\ IRRW WUDIÂżF DUHD Extensive coolroom, good vehicle. Renovated 18 months ago. KEEN VENDOR

Building & town planning plans. Residential & light commercial projects â&#x20AC;&#x201C; regular clients builders & property developers. Work max 20 hours per week.

Large fully renovated shop with plenty of preparation area, has coolroom. Est 40 yrs, keen vendor. Trades daily from 10.30am.

Residential & commercial customers mainly on Mornington Peninsula. Major contracts in place. Past Business Award winner.

$65,000 + SAV

$70,000

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AROUND THE PENINSULA

Peace grows at Heronswood By Mike Hast HERONSWOOD in Dromana has its long-sought after 70seat restaurant and long-suffering neighbours a bit more serenity, parking restrictions and a safer road. Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors on Monday last week approved a planning amendment that gives Heronswood owners Penny and Peter Blazey a permit to upgrade the historic property’s 20-seat cafe to a 70-seat restaurant. Conditions placed on the property owners include formalising and sealing the car park beside Latrobe Pde; running a shuttle bus from Point Nepean Rd to the property on busy weekends; hiring traffic marshalls during summer; building sound walls for two neighbouring properties; and submitting all future changes to a consultative committee, which will have an independent chairman. The shire will ask VicRoads to lower the speed limit by 10km/h on Latrobe Pde near Heronswood to 50km/h. The decision brought to an end a sometimes acrimonious battle between Heronswood and its supporters, and neighbours and other objectors who were concerned about the growth of commerce at the property, which was established as a private residence in 1864. Heronswood neighbour Katherine Porter remembers the warning someone gave her almost two years ago when she and other locals were objecting to the business expansion plans.

“Heronswood is like Bambi in the Disney movie; you’ll get all sorts of criticism if you oppose Heronswood. Clive and Penny have almost attained god status for their horticultural endeavours.” The comment stuck in her mind, but it didn’t stop her and other active objectors from trying to get some relief for neighbours of the heritage-listed property with its Picturesque Gothic house, built in 1874, its stunning garden and commercial enterprises that attract a steady stream of visitors – and their cars. In late 2009, the shire approved plans for the 70-seat restaurant, allowing the conversion of the 20-seat “tearooms” into a full-blown eatery in suburban Dromana. Neighbours and others objected and the matter had to go through a long process. Heronswood has been a popular destination for garden tourists for 22 years and is the home of a retail plant nursery and Digger’s Club, Australia’s largest garden club, an organisation the Blazeys use to preserve “the best traditions” of gardening. Clive Blazey is a member of the family that made its fortune with Hortico and Penny Blazey is a member of the “old money” Sorrento family the Hiscocks. They bought Heronswood in 1983 and it became the base of Digger’s Club. The Blazeys planted five gardens and green thumbs flocked to the property, leading them to start a cafe in 1994. Ms Porter and the other objectors were concerned about

the growth of commerce, the increased number of cars and attendant road safety problems. Heronswood is open seven days a week and its car park is often full. Objectors claimed an expanded restaurant and more “vegie” seminars would put even more pressure on parking and possibly lead to more accidents on the curving, steep Latrobe Pde, which has about five minor crashes a year. Late last month shire planners told councillors that special events are held on the site each year and “attract a considerable number of visitors”. “The primary parking area for the site is located on the road reserve in the form of a service road and parking spaces, which have been partially constructed by the owners of Heronswood.” Getting councillors to agree to the shuttle bus was a big win. Ms Porter told The Times the property’s “spring harvest” weekends would see a return to the good old days if the shuttle bus system worked. “There are more controls on the site,” she said. “The plant retail area must stay at 100 square metres and can only sell seeds and plants rather than gardening equipment. Mayor Graham Pittock’s idea of forming a consultative group to monitor Heronswood’s expansion while the application went through the state planning labyrinth has been retained. The committee comprises Penny Blazey and Talei Kenyon of Heronswood, four residents, Allan Cowley and Russell Smith of the shire, and Cr Pittock.

Dealing with death I HAVE been thinking a lot about the word euthanasia recently, so I looked up the definition in The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary, and this is what it states: bringing about of a gentle and painless death in the case of incurable and painful disease. I then looked up euthanise and the explanation was: subject to euthanasia, put (an animal) to death humanely. I am faced with this extremely difficult decision. You see, my faithful four-legged companion of eight wonderful years is dying a painful death of osteosarcoma, an aggressive and painful bone cancer. I watch in sorrow as pain dulls his once bright, alert eyes and I think to myself, “I’m delaying his death because I can’t bear to lose my mate and best friend”. Not wanting to be responsible for his last breath and not wanting to watch him die an undignified but medicated death, to the point he has to be carried out semi-conscious to be – here’s that word again – euthanased. I’ll never forget visiting my mother-in-law in hospital many years ago and observing an elderly semi-conscious woman lying motionless in a bed. I guess she was waiting to die. She couldn’t speak or move much so I went over to her and stroked her arm and whispered in her ear, telling her she was loved. She half turned towards me and when I saw the tear in her eye, it broke me and I moved away. She knew. Her mind was active but her body was dying. I felt helpless, angry and so very saddened for this once lively, intelligent, now shell of a human being dying an undignified choiceless death. Apparently she had no relatives and no visitors either.

Look, I’m not saying it’s the hospitals, doctors, family or any individual’s fault, I’m saying we simply have it wrong when it comes to dying. Death is a surety, yet it seems a taboo subject among many. I know with certainly I want the choice of euthanasia if faced with an incurable death. There will be no unnecessary pain and anguish for me or my family when the man in black comes for me. I guess it is far harder when deciding the fate of someone or some animal dear to you. Who gives us the right to take a life, yet who gives us the right to let a life suffer? Kalu Rinpoche states in The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying – appendix two: “… when a healer is instructed by a patient to remove life support systems, it puts the healer in a difficult position, because the instincts of the healer may be telling them they will stay alive longer on life supports or will die if taken off. “… the karmic consequences depend upon the healer’s intent because they will be depriving someone of the means to stay alive, regardless of the fact it was the patient asking for it. “If the basic motivation has always been to help, heal and benefit the patient and relieve their suffering, then from that state of mind it seems as though nothing karmically negative can develop.”

Healthy Living

Putting some spring into your step SPRING means warmer weather, which often brings more social occasions and activities like barbecues, picnics, gatherings, gardening and, of course, our famous Spring Racing Carnival. All those outings and activities means time on your feet, which can also mean sore feet and aching legs. Feet are the most neglected and ignored part of our bodies, even when they hurt, but you want to make sure your feet are up to all that activity. Paul Dowie, one of Australia’s most experienced sports podiatrists, and founder of Foot and Leg Pain Clinics, has some helpful hints: • Thongs, slip-ons and high heels can all have an adverse affect on your feet and legs so wear properly fitted, supportive shoes with lower heels whenever possible. • Sore feet are often a symptom of more serious underlying issues, so always have them checked by an experienced sports podiatrist. Pain problems can become debilitating and have a huge affect on your life, be it work, sport or play. • Don’t buy shoes requiring a “break-in period”. Shoes should be comfortable im-

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bunions or injuries, from an experienced sports podiatrist. “Neck, back, hip, knee and ankle pain can all result from bad foot posture continually pulling your body out of alignment. Pain is a signal that something is wrong, but can often be quickly treated and resolved,” Mr Dowie said. The Foot & Leg Pain Clinic at 135 Mt Eliza Way, Mt Eliza, specialises in solutions for foot and leg pain and is currently offering $50 off initial consultations. Call 1300 328 300.

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Unleashing the Tackling excessive shackles of diabetes sweating or blushing WITH about 275 people diagnosed with diabetes every day – more than melanoma, leukaemia, breast, lung, colon and prostate cancers combined – nearly 4000 Australians will suffer a diabetes-related foot or lower limb injury this year alone. “Type 2 diabetes is preventable,” says Andrew Cook, the director at Peninsula Foot Clinic, “but for those who have to manage with this illness daily, getting the right information is vital to a long, healthy and fulfilling life.” A condition where the levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood is too high because the body is unable to process it properly, type 2 diabetes is commonly associated with poor lifestyle choices: poor diet, smoking and inactivity. Once diagnosed, sufferers must take daily medication for the rest of their lives to manage

the condition. However, with studies showing that regular exercise is beneficial to diabetes management, more people are pounding the pavement to better health. “Many sufferers don’t realise they may lose feeling in their feet, so when they’re jogging or running, they could be slowly rubbing their feet raw,” he said. “This is why it is essential to have regular appointments with a podiatrist to prevent sores, ulcers and, in some extreme cases, amputation” Established in 1995 and with four locations on the peninsula, the clinic’s five podiatrists work closely with a patient’s GP to provide the best advice to maintain healthy feet including children’s and sports podiatry, orthotic therapy and general foot care.

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EXCESSIVE sweating and blushing are socially embarrassing conditions that can reduce quality of life. Until recently no cure was available, but surgeons have discovered a surgical procedure that can cure these conditions in the majority of people with minimal pain and quick recovery. The surgery, endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS), is providing people with new hope and a new life. Facial blushing (idiopathic cranio-facial erythema) FACIAL blushing is a common condition affecting many people. It is due to the overactivity of involuntary nerves that control the diameter of the blood vessels. When the nerves are overstimulated, the vessels open and colour the skin red. Excessive blushing can occur in many circumstances, including stress or embarrassment, but in many people it occurs in response to trivial event. The condition is often accompanied by other symptoms including palpitations, feelings of excessive heat and anxiety. Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) of the face, scalp and hands Normal people sweat as a way of maintaining skin hydration and controlling body temperature. We have about five million sweat glands, many concentrated in the skin of the face, scalp and hands. Although it is not entirely understood why, some people sweat excessively due to overactive functioning of the involuntary (sympathetic) nervous system. The common places people sweat excessively are on their hands, face, scalp and armpits. ETS

is highly effective at controlling excessive sweating of these areas. Excessive sweating of armpits (axillary hyperhidrosis) THERE is a new surgical procedure for axillary hyperhidrosis. Our surgeons completed a study tour to Taiwan where axillary hyperhidrosis is common. Previously, the treatment for this condition by sympathectomy was to cut the sympathetic chain from the level of the second rib to the level of the fourth or fifth rib. Although effective, the operation often produced an unacceptable level of compensatory sweating elsewhere on the body and was used as a last resort for the most serious cases. The new technique involves selectively isolating only a small part of the sympathetic nervous system between the fourth and fifth ribs. This is done by clamping the nerve with small titanium clips, which stay in place permanently. (The clips are routinely inserted in the body in numerous different operations and have no known side-effects.) This technique has a high success rate in eliminating or greatly reducing axillary hyperhidrosis with a low incidence of severe compensatory sweating. In addition, there is some evidence that in those very few people where compensatory sweating is considered worse than the original condition, removing the clips may reverse the operation. It must be emphasised the possibility of reversal is theoretical and is not guaranteed. For more information, contact Lap Surgery on 9760 2777 or visit the website at www.lap surgeryaustralia.com

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homemaker Made In Japan at Centro Mornington THERE has been a fantastic response to the opening of the Made In Japan outlet at Centro shopping centre on Barkly St, Mornington, in September. Customers are struck by the vast selection of authentic merchandise on display, and are continually commenting on how refreshing it is to have a homewares store in Mornington with a true “point of difference”. The Centro store has been set up as a simpler, more stylised version of the warehouse outlet on Watt Rd. A ceramic shipment loaded with restaurantquality tableware that arrived mid-September has refreshed the stock available and showcases the incredible craftsmanship and inherent quality of Japanese ceramic design. Some of the ceramic ranges stocked are exclusive to Made In Japan worldwide due to the long and loyal partnership the business has had with traditional, family-run kilns in Japan over 20 plus years of trade, ensuring your purchase will never be ordinary. Added to the revamped ceramic ranges are furniture and antiques, endless gift ideas including kimono, fabrics, incense, ikebana accessories, wind chimes, vintage dolls, artwork and brica-brac, as well as traditional lacquer ware and home furnishings for which Made In Japan is renowned. So, while you’re spring cleaning and clearing out cupboards, why not think about sprucing up your home with homewares direct from the country that celebrates spring like no other?

Friendly staff who are happy to chat or let you browse in peace are on hand to help customers take home a little bit of Japan. It’s all part of the Made In Japan experience, particularly this spring. Made In Japan Furniture & Homewares Outlet store: Shop 22 Centro, 78 Barkly St, Mornington, phone 5976 3464. Open 7 days. Warehouse: 3/1 Watt Rd, Mornington – open by appointment: phone Kate on 0412 870 315 or Danielle on 0412 777 822.

First home and garden show THE inaugural Mornington Home and Garden Show is on Saturday and Sunday 22 and 23 October at the picturesque Mornington Racecourse from 9am-5pm. The show will have a wide variety of exhibitors showcasing the best and latest in home and garden products. Peninsula businesses are heavily featured and are waiting to share their expertise. Stick your hand in a warm, inviting spa and imagine having one for long, lazy nights in your own backyard. Arrange to have your fence painted, new garden kerbs installed or buy a beautiful piece of garden furniture. See the latest in window furnishings or pick up wonderful artwork. Sample gourmet food treats, speak to solar and security experts or grab a new ornament for your garden. Speak to qualified tradespeople and keep an eye out for interesting Christmas presents. Whether you are building,

renovating, a keen gardener or simply interested in the home and garden, the show will have something for you. Cooking and gardening demonstrations will capture your imagination and inspire you. For children there will be free face painting, a jumping castle and other activities. Indulge your foodie senses

with a wide range of catered food and you will thoroughly enjoy your day at the Mornington Home and Garden Show. With adult tickets costing $10, children 13 or over $5 and free parking, this is a great family day out. For more information, call 9702 5285 or check out the website at www. stormhouse.com.au

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It’s my Tea Party and I’ll cry if I want to By Stuart McCullough SOME things cannot be allowed to remain unchallenged. They are such an affront to sense – common or otherwise – that reasonable human beings everywhere will feel compelled to storm their local shopping centre in search of a six-pack of gauntlets so that these may be thrown down to the floor with a vigour and passion usually reserved for warfare. I, for one, am presently writing with gauntlet clasped firmly in hand which, while seriously impeding my ability to type, will give you a fair indication of how hopelessly outraged I am. My only wish is that I will shortly catch the eye of my antagonist so that the gauntlet tossing may commence in earnest. Imagine this. You’re a band. You toil for years to build up a following in your native Canada, tour relentlessly and make nearly a dozen trips to places like Australia in order to sate the appetite of hungry fans, eager to sample the delights of your musical buffet. This melodious feast only ends after that most acute case of creative indigestion better known as “musical differences”. (Incidentally, I long to live in a world where musical differences can be given as a reason for everything from resigning to failing to take out the rubbish.) Having gone their separate ways in 2005, they find the number of hits to their website has increased exponentially. What could explain such a renewed surge of interest? Perhaps the general public only now appreciates

the depths of their artistic genius. Doubtless that would be great in terms of moving a few units of a back catalogue that is presently occupying the best part of somebody’s garage. Maybe a song has been selected for the soundtrack of a large Hollywood motion picture and an invite to next year’s Oscars is as good as in the mail? Or perhaps even a freak radio hit? Sadly, the answer to all these questions is “no”. The Tea Party formed in 1990. The band members could never have known that years later an archly conservative political movement, which

famously counts a moose-worrying Alaskan among its supporters, would claim the name as their own and make a lot of far less musical noise. The band was best known for mixing rock music with what they call “Middle Eastern influences”, resulting in some referring to their music as “Moroccan Roll”. While this sounds like something you ought to be able to order from your local North African bakery, in practical terms, it meant crashing drums, crushing guitars and a singer who wailed as if he just sat at the wrong end of a swordfish. In my opinion, they tended toward

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though, one group may be forced to back down and make a minor adjustment to avoid confusion. Thus British group Squeeze became UK Squeeze because of a band in Sydney. Jack White’s The Raconteurs, on the other hand, is known as The Saboteurs only in Australia after a band of the same name in Queensland declined to surrender it. I hope The Tea Party (band) make a squillion from the Tea Party (not very musical at all). That would go some way to assuaging the pain that comes from having someone describe you as “little known”. Otherwise, like any band worth their salt, pepper and Moroccan five spice, band members should throw down the gauntlet and demand that the other bunch of jokers change their name. The political movement could call itself the US Tea Party. If that didn’t take members’ fancy, perhaps they could call themselves The Saboteurs except, of course, in Australia. Granted, for a political movement to change its name would be a difficult decision, one filled with a great deal of angst. There is band in Canada that is more than qualified to provide an appropriate soundtrack. Then again, if it all gets too hard the US political movement may end up fracturing or even breaking up. If so, the only reason they need give is “musical differences”. www.stuartmccullough.com

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Entertainment IN recent years there has been an increasing need in the entertainment industry to stage fundraising events for ill performers such as Marc Hunter of Dragon, Lobby Lloyd, Ted Mulry, Max Merritt and his road crew member Norm Sweeney, and Billy Thorpe of the Aztecs. There has also been an increase in incidents of self-harm and suicide as a means of escape. There are many tragic examples of this. Entertainment Assist was established as a charitable organisation to provide support and services to alleviate poverty, sickness and disability of Australian musicians, other entertainers and backstage people. Support and services to be offered by Entertainment Assist will include industry-based educational programs; industry mentoring; education and access to national support services including counselling, health and finances and financial planning; financial aid; and organising events to raise funds. The activities are designed to address obstacles faced by entertainment industry people who have become destitute or who have health problems. Entertainment Assist patrons include Jeanne Pratt, Ian “Molly” Mel-

drum, Renee Geyer, Iva Davies, John Michael Howson, Anthony Warlow, Michael Gudinski and Pete Smith. Board members include veteran promoter Dennis Smith and PR whiz Julie Cavanagh. The organisation is presenting “Gotta Have Heart 2011” at the Sofitel Hotel, 25 Collins St, Melbourne, at 7pm on Friday 28 October. Performers include Icehouse, Tracy Bartram, Paris Wells, Chelsea Gibb, Michael Paynter, Ian Bland, Cath Jamison, Burlesque Babes, Spectrum Dancers and guests from Las Vegas from the musical tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons “Oh What a Night”. Tickets and enquiries 0432 734 574, email entertainmentassist@gmail.com or online www.trybooking.com/13940 *** MORNINGTON Peninsula songwriter Joey Mac has been writing songs since her teens and decided to put voice to song and release her debut single 24 Seven. Joey picked up her musical ambitions early from her Irish parents, mother Nadia playing piano accordion and piano, “and my father playing the spoons”, she said with a laugh. Joey is a big fan of Sara Storer,

Fleetwood Mac, Carole King and Janis Ian. She has enlisted Mark Andrews to produce a video for the new single and some of it will be shot on the peninsula. Joey Mac is also a successful businesswoman and has created Australia’s No.1 horse treat, Jomax Horse Snax. www.myspace.com/joannemcdonnell www.jomax.com.au *** MT Eliza Fitness Centre is running its annual 12-hour “Rev-a-Thon” on 15 October, with all proceeds going to Mt Eliza CFA. The event has raised more than $9000 in three years. Teams of four people have to keep the pedals turning on a stationary bicycle for 12 hours, swapping about every 30 minutes. Each team aims to raise $100 or more. This year is the 75th anniversary of Mt Eliza CFA www.facebook.com/ mtelizacfa *** A CONTRACT revealing The Beatles refused to perform in front of racially segregated audiences in the United States has sold for $23,000. The contract was for a California

concert in 1965, and is signed by the band’s manager, Brian Epstein. It was sold for four times its estimated value. The Beatles had previously refused to perform at a segregated concert in Florida in 1964. “We never play to segregated audiences and we aren’t going to start now,” John Lennon said at the time. “I’d sooner lose our appearance money.” Meanwhile, author Steve Turner has written The Beatles – Stories Behind the Songs covering The Beatles’ entire recording career. From their first hit Love Me Do and first album, Please Please Me this is the story behind Beatles song, including the Live at the BBC and Anthology 1-3 albums, providing a comprehensive and entertaining insight into the music of the world’s most influential band. www.fivemile.com.au *** A GREAT night was enjoyed by about 350 people at the opening of the new RPP-FM radio studios in Mornington. Guests included veteran broadcaster Philip Brady, voiceover man Pete Smith, TV writer Mike McColl-Jones, TV magician Ian Buckland, composer-songwriter Peter Sullivan, TV historian and film editor Bob Phillips,

of community with other citizens is weakened.” Governments don’t spend enough on the arts and too much of what they do spend goes to invisible arts bureaucrats. Australian drama, music, paintings expresses our own way of life, our values. Federal Arts Minister Simon Crean said: “It is time for a new phase of policy development blah blah blah, which will bring benefits to all society and the economy.” Don’t think, Simon, do. Okey-dokey? Go see a school play. Take Julia along. *** THE Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance is polling actors about the Kath and Kim movie casting of British actor Richard E Grant. Why? To protect our actors? More likely it stems from a few Sydney w*nking actors thinking of themselves as always. We’ve come a long way in recent years on the world stage so there’s no need to show ourselves up as small-minded. Sydney actors are professional strutters and only call for loyalty when they are threatened. My personal view is that most actors attend these protest rallies to be seen. *** A FRIEND living on the barren cul-

tureless Gold Coast emailed inquiring as to my influence in accessing grand final tickets. No go mate; influence zero. He later called on an old friend associated with the Collingwood Football Club (no names) and got his ticket for $300. It reminded me of the difference between last year’s first grand final and the second. As somebody put it: the theatregoer’s grand final. It puts the AFL’s hot air moral outpourings during the year into perspective. *** I TUNED in to A Current Affair and nothing had changed in the political sense. They were on about electricity prices, the cost of housing and how the state government should be doing something about it just as they did when Brumby haunted us. Liberal Party commercials ask Julia where our jobs went, about the cost of carbon and the boat people. What gets me is the way so many people become so emotional about their political leanings. When will they wake to the fact that there’s very little difference, thus negating the need for their heightened handicapped emotional state? I’ve lived through so many governments, state and federal. Have an opin-

ion yes, but try not to waste your time on either party. Perhaps it’s simply a question of waiting until you’re older and experiencing the drop of the proverbial penny? In politics stupidity is not a handicap. *** HEALTH food shops are a strange phenomenon. I call them gold mines. I’ve been inside and noticed they have a cure for all woes at twice the price. Females appear to swear by them; even some doctors add their weight. Is it a massive fraud on society? I could be wrong, but at my late age I’ll never find out. *** I WAS with Optus mobile at $30 a month until Telstra offered me the $49 iPhone at an overall increased cost of $30, so now I own this fabulous contraption at little extra cost. I get the weather without watching the news or reading the paper or looking up at the sky. I can get emails on the move, not that anyone emails me but they might. Today’s date, a currency converter, a dictionary, a translator, the time and the footy scores. I’m a technocrat. Seventh heaven? *** THE ABC has been rightly criticised

with Gary Turner TV and media trainer Judy Banks, and RPP station manager and former ABC announcer Brendon Telfer. The gala opening was capped off with a fireworks display. RPP broadcasts on 98.7 and 98.3 FM. Membership enquiries to 5978 8200. www.3rpp.com.au

Top 10 albums 1. White Heat: 30 Hits – Icehouse 2. To the Horses – Lanie Lane 3. Wolfe Brothers – The Wolfe 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Brothers D.I.Y Songs (5 CDs) – Various In the Spotlight – Suzi Quatro Roxette Hits – Roxette Bad Machines – Shane Nicholson Daddy Who? Daddy Cool – Daddy Cool Better Day – Dolly Parton 101 Country Classics (4 CDs) – Various

A Grain of Salt WHAT is this thing called love? What is the cause of love? There’s an intangible if ever there was one. Money and sex appeal spring to mind. Old Sophocles says it frees us of all the weight and pain of life. Surely he was joking. Taking a line through his plays, he was heavily into the weird stuff. An incurable disease or a raging lust? Both for mine. If somebody told me they loved me, problem solved, assuming we share expenses. Those who have experienced love and came out the other side know that it’s surely a form of madness. Some say there’s no exit ramp but there is: the nut house. They shoot horses don’t they? A new book entitled Honey Money: The Power of Erotic Capital urges the ladies to activate their “erotic capital”, their sex appeal. What a fine idea. It won’t help me, but it will increase my appreciation of the coffee shop experience. With my new sunglasses. *** AS Australian-born art critic Robert Hughes said: “Arts is a measure of the character of the country, an organic part of human nature, without which our natures are coarsened, impoverished and denied and our sense

Joke!!! As a priest was visiting an elderly lady in the hospital he noticed a bowl of peanuts by her bed. He began to nibble the peanuts as they visited and by the end of the visit realized he had consumed the entire bowl. Feeling badly he bought a bag and brought them to her the next day. As he gave them to her he explained they were to replace those he’d eaten the day before. “Why you didn’t need to do that Pastor”, the lady explained. “The thing is, I don’t have any teeth, so when my nephew brings me chocolate-covered peanuts. Well, I just suck the chocolate off and spit the peanuts in the bowl.” PAGE 26 Frankston Times 13 October 2011

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with Cliff Ellen for cuts to its arts coverage so they’ve hit back with a six-part series hosted by Myf Warhurst called Nice to find out what our popular tastes say about us as a nation. Pie and sauce? Can’t wait for this one. Ahh, but there’s more. Half-hour episodes of Auction Room hosted by (yawn) William McInnes. What an original idea. As if Michael Caton isn’t enough. *** ABC TV’s At Home with Julia. Bad writing, bad acting, bad taste. Short answer: Rubbish. The milk war between Coles and Woolworths continues. Why? They may be avaricious, but they’re not stupid. Julia is hiring an image-maker to find the “real” Julia? Which of my five senses tends to diminish as I get older? My sense of decency. Keep yourselves nice... cliffie9@bigpond.com

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Galloping Down Under for Caulfield glory A RECORD number of northern hemisphere-bred horses are likely to run in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup and quite possibly the winner will come from one of the internationals. Of these, December Draw, who was handed to Mark Kavanagh earlier this year, is the standout. Although not highly performed in England, he has soared to new heights under Kavanagh’s care, winning four races before his determined victory in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington (2000m) on Sunday 2 October.

The best of the other overseas raiders is Green Moon, owned by Lloyd Williams and trained by Robert Hickmott. In contrast to December Draw, he was very progressive before coming Down Under and has improved with each local start. His courageous victory in the Newcastle Cup (2300m) on 15 September brought him right into contention.

The other internationals – the Anthony Freedman-trained Lucas Cranach, Saptapadi, and Luca Cumani’s Drunken Sailor and Manighar – all have legitimate claims. One horse that unfortunately for Ken Keys will be missing from the Caulfield Cup is Boom ‘n’ Zoom. In winning Sunday’s $200,000 Cranbourne Cup, Boom ‘n’ Zoom became eligible for a $2 million bonus if he went on to to win the Caulfield Cup. While he is not in the race this year, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he could again be in right in the

mix when next year’s Caulfield Cup comes around. Now a six-year-old, Boom ‘n’ Zoom has been patiently handled by Keys, who is one of the most popular trainers in the region and deserves every success. Another highly respected Cranbourne area trainer, Doug Harrison, landed a double at the cup meeting with Alrouz and Queen Delight. A four-year-old mare by Lago Delight, Queen Delight flew out of the gates and withstood all challenges in a classy renewal of the $100,000

Apache Cat Classic (1000m) and seems headed for city success. Others to catch the eye at Cranbourne’s premier meeting were Toned, Stroemsky, Tantrum, Oriental Ruby, Dash For Viz, Sarge In Charge, Paddy O’Reilly, Redhead Rage and Our Pride And Joy while at Caulfield on Guineas Day The Fairy’s Kiss, Moyenne Corniche, Stirling Grove, Dao Dao, Valentine Miss and Too Deadly all did enough to warrant backing at their next starts. Best: Valentine Miss.

Cup taker: Left, Cranbourne Cup winner Boom ‘n’ Zoom strides to the post on Sunday with Craig Newitt all hands and heels. Above, Devon Meadows trainer Ken Keys and Newitt show off the Cranbourne Cup. Pictures: Slickpix

Tour de triumph: riders reach the heights By Keith Platt IS that a croc or a rock? The Tour de Timor can take its toll on a bike rider’s faculties. Forty degree days, nine degree nights, tropical rain and mud, heat shimmers, crocodiles, snakes and gastro. Sounds like a fun holiday. More adventure than holiday, this year’s Tour de Timor mountain bike race was a triumph for George Patterson and his son Bryce (‘Father and son saddle up for world’s toughest tour’, The News 9/8/11). The father and son from Rye were among 450 starters and the 327 riders who finished the race, which saw 60 riders overcome with heat exhaustion on the first day of the six-day event. “Along with dehydration, one’s fitness was tested severely in stage one, with an overall climb for the day from sea level to 1300 metres in searing 3540 degree temperatures,” George said after the race. “The 730km course was over a very mountainous and extremely difficult terrain, of various poor quality roads, tracks, river beds, and sandy conditions.” Tour winner Luke fetch took 20.5 hours and pocketed US$25,000, Bryce (255th) covered the distance in 40.5 hours and George (303rd) took 46 hours. “There wasn’t much recovery time each night, as accommodation was sleeping in personal tents or on ground mats. “The ride climbed an overall total of 7500 metres, or the equivalent of doing Arthurs Seat 28.5 times, and on

The road ahead: George and Bryce Paterson with Timor Leste president Jose Ramos-Horta before saddling up for this year’s Tour de Timor.

Long, winding road: Riders in the Tour de Timor navigate a rough surface.

some atrocious roads. “We both lost around four kilograms a day in sweat and fat, but ate around the same weight each night of rice, potatoes, fish and chicken. More interestingly, my bike computer indicated 16,756 calories were burnt over the six days. “There is probably an easier way to get fit, but not having the same adventure.” George said the tour was an “overwhelming success” for the organisers and 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. “The country is bereft of much development, being sustained by a huge Australian military and UN presence,” George said. “The purpose of the Tour de Timor was to promote the country and give Timorese the opportunity to look forward to ‘new heroes, and heroes without guns’, according to the president,

Dr Jose Ramos-Horta. “Timor Leste is still a devastated land, but the Timorese are striving to improve things and there is ample evidence of new infrastructure and development. “The people are incredibly friendly, and by doing the tour we travelled through some of the most remote places in Timor, experiencing hospitality and encouragement all along the way. “It was great to see and meet a number of peninsula and Melbourne riders, participating as individuals or

bike club members. The fellowship and support from all riders was reassuring when faced with lonely riding along jungle tracks or coastal roads.” He said next year’s tour was likely to include a detour into Indonesian West Timor “to promote harmony and peace between the two previous antagonists”. This month George is in Malaysia to ride in the five-day Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge while son Bryce returns to studying law at Melbourne University.

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