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Food for thought TASTY, nutritious and free fresh food will soon be available in Mornington through the highly praised SecondBite program, which rescues surplus produce that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to agencies and people in need.

Mornington Community Information and Support Centre will coordinate distribution of free SecondBite produce every Thursday from next month at St Mark’s Uniting Church. Showing off an example of the bountiful harvest soon to be available are Karen Maxwell of St Mark’s and Lisa Elliott and Evelyn Reeve of the support centre.

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Go ahead for sports centre

By Mike Hast THE tender for the $8.4 million redevelopment of David Collings Leisure Centre in Mornington is expected to be approved on Monday night.

Work will start this month to double the size of the centre, named after the late David Collings, former CEO of

Mornington Shire and later a councillor and mayor of Mornington Peninsula Shire who died in 2008.

The work, expected to be completed

by December, is part of the master plan for Civic Reserve adopted in 2008.

Money for the work comes from the sale of Mornington Tennis Club’s land

in Main St to The Bays Hospital for $4.62 million in February and the sale of Mornington Youth Club’s centre in Wilsons Rd. About $5.4 million will come from the shire’s sale of its two properties with the balance from the shire’s capital works and recreational land fund.

The tennis club land sale earlier this year raised eyebrows among the town’s estate agents, several of whom said the 7790-square metre block was worth at least $1000 a square metre.

The sale price equated to about $590 a square metre for land that is in the process of being rezoned to business land.

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It’s gold: Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery visitors contemplate Vincent Fantauzzo’s portrait of his partner and Gold Logie winner Asher Keddie. Fantauzzo won the People’s Choice Award.

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The economics of Archie art

By Mike Hast THE Archibald Prize finalists exhibition at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery generated at least $1.4 million of economic activity, says gallery director Jane Alexander.

And she said when more information became available, the figure could turn out to be even higher. About 70 per cent of visitors to the Mornington gallery visited other peninsula towns, spending money on accommodation, shopping and dining, she said.

About 48,000 people attended the month-long exhibition, which closed on Sunday 7 July.

Ms Alexander said the gallery and associated service providers “made income in the vicinity of $750,000, including shop and cafe operations”.

“Much of this income was invested in the project and community including two new car parks, pathways, temporary structures, security, staffing and wages, supplies and products, etc.”

Ms Alexander said the gallery had

employed 30 people on a full and parttime basis “over and above the normal staffing arrangements”.

“All these people live in the local region. Fifteen were senior students from Mornington Peninsula secondary schools.”

She said many local businesses supported the event by supplying services, temporary facilities and specialist advice. Early data indicated that 30 per cent of visitors were from the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston (14,400).

“The remaining 70 per cent came from Melbourne and suburbs, Victoria and interstate (33,600).”

Ms Alexander said the gallery was “endeavouring to get more accurate” data that would show the percentage of visitors living within a 30-minute drive of the gallery.

Last year’s Archibald exhibition at TarraWarra Museum of Art in Healesville brought an estimated $4 million and 50,000 people to the town in the Yarra Valley.

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help the Bravehearts organisation raise awareness of child sexual assault with its White Balloon Day on 6 September.

The Australia-wide event is part of National Child Protection Week, with funds raised going toward education, prevention and counselling programs.

“Government research shows one in five Australian children will be sexually assaulted before their 18th birthday – or 59,000 annually,” Bravehearts founder and executive director Hetty Johnston said.

“Equally alarming is the fact that in 85 per cent of cases, the offender is known to the child and is a relative or a trusted friend.”

Ms Johnston said the balloon day is a symbol of hope for survivors of this devastating crime.

“White Balloon Day is about encouraging kids to come forward and break the silence, while we raise the necessary funds to ensure vital support networks and programs can continue.

“Silence, secrecy and shame are the sex offender’s best friends and the child’s worst enemies.

“Unless victims come forward, many other children remain targets for sex offenders.

“Supporting White Balloon Day can be as simple as tying a white balloon to your letterbox or as grand as hosting a fundraising function.”

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Business opportunity ENTRIES for this year’s Frankston & Mornington Peninsula Excellence in Business Awards opened on 15 July.

Eleven categories seek to recognise excellence and the important role the business community plays in the quality of life in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula.

Business operating in the two municipalities can enter.

The 2012 awards attracted more than 80 entries with each category winner receiving $1000 and a trophy.

Overall winner Ted Parrot, of Equipment Safety Systems, won $5000.

“We have been judged by our peers and found to be of high standing. The awards have made us look at what we do, how we do it, what we are doing right and how we can do it better,” Mr Parrot said.

Linda Wong of Eden Gardens in Mt Eliza entered the awards to “promote continual improvement and competitiveness in the market place” and won the retail category.

Stillwater at Crittendens won the hospitality award; Hello Blossoms, Sorrento, took out the Young Entrepreneur category; and Express Virtual Meetings won the service category.

A video of last year’s winners is at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Yv8S22Bbd-U Entries close 9 September. Details at www.mpbonline.com.au or call the shire’s economic development department on 5950 1841 or email business@mornpen.vic.gov.au

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Sports centre set for go ahead Continued from Page 1

The club will have a purpose-built gymnastics hall including a foam pit and spectator viewing area with lift access.

Others in the centre will be the tennis club with 12 courts, Mornington Peninsula Table Tennis Association and community groups.

The shire said some activities would be moved to the basketball stadium

and other shire-owned facilities during the work.

There would be “minimal disruption is likely to table tennis”.

The dog leash-free area at the reserve has been moved 200 metres south to the area between Mornington Civic Bowls Club and lake.

The new area is double the size and includes several access gates, catch pens and dog drinking fountains.

What $8.4 million buys REDEVELOPMENT of David Collings Leisure Centre will include:  Tennis – new clubrooms for Mornington Tennis Club including social room, tournament office, kitchen, storage, change rooms and toilets, and 12 outdoor tennis courts (en tout cas surface) with lights.  Gymnastics – gymnastics hall for Mornington Youth Club including multi-purpose room, office, coach’s room, store and change room and toilets.  Table tennis – options for up to six competition-size courts for Mornington Peninsula Table Tennis Association (core works consist of two courts with capacity to expand to four or six courts by agreement with the association).  Program rooms and entry foyer – group fitness room, administration office, reception desk and kiosk, crèche, gym room (45 square metres), store and new and refurbished amenities.  Supporting infrastructure – upgraded electricity supply, mains gas to replace bottled gas, recycled water (for toilet flushing and watering tennis courts) and car park (175 spaces) and associated landscaping.  Upgrade of façade of David Collings Basketball Stadium – option for upgrade of the east and south elevations of the stadium in the same cladding material as the new sports pavilion additions. Also option for replacing cladding on all elevations of the basketball stadium.

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SecondBite has fresh approach to free food

By Chris Brennan FAMILIES struggling to make ends meet in the Mornington area will soon be able to access free fresh food through the highly acclaimed SecondBite program.

Mornington Community Information and Support Centre will begin providing free food supplies to anyone needing them from 1 August at St Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Uniting Church.

The fresh food will be provided by SecondBite, a not-for-profit organisation that accesses a variety of sources of surplus fresh food and produce that would otherwise go to waste and arranges safe and timely distribution to agencies and people in need.

Any member of the public wanting to access the service can go to St Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s every Thursday with their own bag or box and they will be provided with fresh food.

Community agencies wanting to collect supplies on behalf of clients can also be catered for, but they need to register with SecondBite via its website.

Mornington Community Information and Support Centre manager Lisa Elliott said the program would operate as a collaborative effort between local community agencies and that volunteers were also invited to assist with the various aspects of the fresh food distribution project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an exciting project that brings a holistic approach to community support,â&#x20AC;? Ms Elliott said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a winner because it takes food that would otherwise go to waste and end up as landfill and redirects to areas of need in the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For those struggling with high rent and utility bills, the budget doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always stretch far enough, so we hope giving them access to free produce will allow people to eat healthier as well as help financially.â&#x20AC;?

She said it was hoped the program would be expanded in the near future to also provide cooking classes and nutritional information, as well as helping people grow their own fresh food in home herb and vegetable gardens, and build community awareness of environmental and sustainable living issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each year, Australians waste more than $5 billion worth of food â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more than $1.1 billion of this is fruit and vegetables,â&#x20AC;? Ms Elliott said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the same time, 1.2 million Australians are considered food insecure â&#x20AC;&#x201C; defined as not having access to affordable, safe and nutritious food.â&#x20AC;?

Mornington Community Information and Support Centre operates as an emergency relief centre, providing material aid and financial counselling services from its headquarters at 320 Main St, Mornington.

The fresh food distribution program starts 1 August and will operate each Thursday from 11.30am at St Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Uniting Church, corner Barkly St and Waterloo Place, Mornington. For details, call 5975 1644.

Gallery members on show THE annual Oak Hill Gallery members exhibition opened on Sunday and will be running till the end of the month. This year's show includes works by John Trebilco, Liz Harris, Brett Jackson, Tammy Warner and Polish artist Beata Slifierz. The gallery is at 100 Mornington-Tyabb Rd, Mornington, and is open 11am-4pm daily except Mondays. Entry is a gold coin donation. Call 5973 4299 for more information or go to www.oakhillgallery.com

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Sunspots bring green glow to night skies

By Keith Platt PAUL Albers looks far beyond the Earth for his weather reports when planning a photographic shoot.

The peak of two years spent trying to capture the perfect image of the Aurora Australis was realised at Balnarring Beach late last month.

As an astrophotographer, Mr Albers chooses his shooting nights after checking sunspot activity and solar winds.

At 9pm on Saturday 29 June, the heavenly weather conditions combined with Balnarring’s clear skies to give him the opportunity to record the aurora’s tell-tale green glow.

“The real trick with imaging aurorae is to know when one is going to appear,” Mr Albers, a member of Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society, said.

Using the internet, he was able to track the 11-year peak of sunspot activity and knew the chance of seeing the Aurora Australis was most likely within the next two days.

“Sunspot activity is important because it contributes towards solar eruptions, which astronomers call solar flares and coronal mass ejections,” Mr Albers said. “When the sun has one of these eruptions, it sends charged particles to the Earth.

“The solar wind is full of these charged particles and can hit a part of the Earth’s atmosphere known as the magnetosphere. The magnetosphere protects the Earth from these violent storms, which have the potential to interfere with global communications.

“The magnetosphere has two layers,

called Van Allen Belts, which are usually weakest at the North and South poles.

“The charged particles leak into our atmosphere at the poles and charge elements within it like hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.

“Because an element tends to return to its balanced state, a photon is released during the process.

This is why we see the colours and the magic light show of the aurora.”

Mr Albers was ready for the 29 June light show because of an M class flare on the sun two days previously.

A “keen astrophotographer” for more than four years, he usually focuses on “deep sky objects” such as galaxies, nebulae, open and globular clusters.

For the technically minded, his images are made through telescopes with a Pentax KX digital camera.

For the Balnarring Beach shots, he used a Samyang 14mm wide-angle lens at f2.8 on a tripod. The ISO was 3200 for a 30-second RAW exposure.

“Astrophotography doesn’t need to be complex and you will be surprised at the images a simple camera on a tripod can achieve,” Mr Albers said.

Some of his earlier images have been used by

Channel 10 news and for the ABC weather, and he has given lectures about auroras during National Science Week and at astrological club meetings.

“The most common question I am asked when people look at my images is ‘Do you actually see the colour represented in the image with the naked eye?’ The simple answer is no. The eye doesn’t have the same colour sensitivity as a standard DSLR camera.

“There have been times when I have witnessed intense aurorae.”

Stargazer: Astrophotographer Paul Albers with the telescope he uses to photograph night skies, such as the Aurora Australis, top, on 29 June.

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Community grief over jeweller’s death

By Mike Hast and Cam McCullough HUNDREDS of floral tributes have been placed outside the Jewel Shed in Hastings to remember and honour popular jeweller Dermot O’Toole.

Mr O’Toole, 64, was killed during an armed robbery of his store in High St on Friday at about 5pm.

He was stabbed after coming to the aid of his wife Bridget, 63, who was confronted by a robber as the couple was closing their store.

Ambulance paramedics rushed to the shop but could not save Mr O’Toole.

Mrs O’Toole received knife wounds to an arm and was taken to Frankston Hospital about 6pm. She was released on Saturday night after surgery.

Homicide Squad police arrested Gavin Perry, 26, of Crib Point on Saturday and charged him with murder, armed robbery and intentionally causing serious injury.

He was remanded to appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

His arrest followed reports of a burnt-out car being found in Crib Point on Friday night, similar to the one allegedly used as a getaway vehicle and seen by eyewitnesses.

The death of Mr O’Toole has rocked the tight-knit Hastings community with an extraordinary outpouring of grief displayed by floral tributes as well as messages on social media, including the Jewel Shed’s Facebook page.

On Sunday at 1pm, the couple’s three sons Christian, and twins Dale and Trent read a statement to Melbourne and local media in front of the Jewel Shed.

Christian O’Toole, the eldest son, said the family had been concentrating its energies on their mum Bridget.

“After we left the hospital, we stopped

here to look at this beautiful tribute to a life happily lived,” he said. “We felt that we needed to publicly thank those who have helped us.”

He said their mum and dad were inseparable. “He was devoted to her. Nothing demonstrates this devotion more than the way in which he was so tragically taken from us.”

Christian O’Toole firstly thanked “those who rushed to help dad by administering CPR and calling for help”.

The compassion and professionalism of Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria “made a real difference to us in our grief”.

Staff at Frankston Hospital had been “wonderful”.

“The way in which they cared for mum was a source of immense comfort not only to her, but us also. We could never have asked for better treatment.

“We reserve our final thank you to the community. We have been simply overwhelmed.”

While the three sons made their statement, several people walked up and put flowers on the footpath outside the store.

A mother and her young daughter placed flowers and then walked around TV cameras to hug the three men, who they knew.

Christian O’Toole said his father and mother had three grandchildren and one on the way, the child of Dale.

Trent O’Toole said his parents had operated their jewellery store in Hastings for 27 years.

The Jewel Shed moved across High St to larger premises about two months ago.

Christian O’Toole told The News the funeral of his father would be public. A date and location had not yet been decided, he said.

Terrible loss: Dale, Christian and Trent O’Toole read a message to the community outside their parents’ store, the Jewel Shed. Dermot O’Toole, left, died after being stabbed and his wife Bridget O’Toole sustained cuts to an arm. She was taken by ambulance, below, to Frankston Hospital where she underwent surgery. Pictures: Yanni

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By Chris Brennan FRANKSTON and the Mornington Peninsula are vying for millions of dollars worth of conservation and land care projects through the federal Coalitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed Green Army program, which aims to recruit the largest standing environmental workforce in Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history.

If elected, the Coalition would build a national environmental conservation workforce of about 15,000 people to work with councils, bush care groups and local catchment authorities to provide â&#x20AC;&#x153;real and practical solutionsâ&#x20AC;? to local land management issues.

But the $300 million funding allocation for the Green Army announced

by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott last week was well down on the $400 million originally budgeted when Mr Abbott first launched the idea in 2010 in the lead-up to the previous federal election, drawing fire from the government and some environmental groups.

The Coalition would allocate up to $50 million for the first year of the project, slated to begin on 1 July 2014, to undertake 250 projects across the country, building to 1500 projects involving a workforce of up to 15,000 mostly young people by 2018-19.

Opposition environment spokesman and Flinders MP Greg Hunt said Frankston and the peninsula region would most likely have projects up

and running in the first year, bringing much-needed jobs and training opportunities to the area, while also providing a â&#x20AC;&#x153;huge boostâ&#x20AC;? to the local environment.

Mr Hunt said several â&#x20AC;&#x153;high quality applications from the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston region for a variety of projectsâ&#x20AC;? had already been received and each was currently going through the approval process.

Successful projects in the area would be announced â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the near futureâ&#x20AC;?, most likely within the next two months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The starting date for the Green Army program is July 1, 2014 and I would expect to see projects operating in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula region from that date,â&#x20AC;? Mr Hunt told The News. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These projects will provide local young people with crucial skills and on-the-job experience in conservation and land management, as well as improving the natural environment for all local residents.â&#x20AC;?

Under the scheme, teams of 10 young trainees and a qualified supervisor would work over a six-month period on selected local remediation and conservation projects.

Participants would receive a training allowance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; estimated at about $16 an hour â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and gain work skills and potential qualifications.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope joining the Green Army will become a rite of passage for hundreds of local young people throughout the Flinders electorate in the years ahead,â&#x20AC;?

Mr Hunt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joining the Green Army will teach many young people about teamwork, local ownership and about the value of belonging to something greater than yourself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Green Army projects would complement the work of local environmental and Landcare groups as well as the environmental work undertaken by councils.â&#x20AC;?

The Green Army scheme was announced as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;signature programâ&#x20AC;? for the Coalition and falls under its direct action plan on climate change, which aims to tackle global environmental challenges through local efforts rather than a carbon price mechanisation, as implemented by the current federal government.

Mr Abbott said direct action provided â&#x20AC;&#x153;the opportunity for individuals, communities, organisations and companies to help address our environmental challengesâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Coalition will deliver a cleaner environment and a more sustainable future without the impost of a carbon tax, which is causing real economic damage to our economy and the living standards of Australians,â&#x20AC;? he said at last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Green Army policy launch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By strengthening the economy and

On the marsh: Tony Abbott and Greg Hunt, pictured last year at Rosebud while announcing a southern peninsula foreshore and creek rejuvenation project, are banking on local schemes such as the Green Army to address climate change.

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The federal government dismissed the scheme as being poorly costed, badly designed and a scaled-down, re-

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Flannery delivers climate report

By Chris Brennan RENOWNED environmentalist and Climate Commission chief Tim Flannery will visit Mornington next month to discuss the latest findings on the state of planet and address the status of the battle to curb climate change.

The one-time Australian of the Year and current chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council and Chief Climate Commissioner is one of the world’s foremost climate change experts and a staunch proponent of renewable energy and the need to reduce reliance on conventional coal-powered power stations.

Professor Flannery will be joined by Climate Commissioners Professors Will Steffen and Veena Sahajwalla to present the latest information on climate risks and the actions needed to tackle them in a free talk on August 6 at Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington.

The evening has been organised as part of the shire council’s “commitment to a sustainable peninsula” policy and is open to all members of the public.

Information scheduled to be presented includes the findings of Climate Commission’s Critical Decade and Renewable Energy reports.

The Climate Commission is a panel of leading scientists and business experts that was set up two years ago by the federal Labor government to provide reliable, sciencebased information on climate change.

Its key tasks include providing the Australian public with information on the science behind climate change, international actions being taken to reduce greenhouse gas emis-

sions, and the economics of a carbon price.

The commission’s first report, The Critical Decade, found that global climate change was a matter of fact and human activity was almost certainly the dominant cause, stating: “The risks have never been clearer and the case for action has never been more urgent.”

Released in 2011, the report warned the current decade (2011-2020) was the critical period to turn around rising emissions of greenhouse gases and put the planet on a path to stabilising the climate system in order to minimise temperature rises.

Also to be discussed during the talk will be details of the commission’s 15th report on renewable energy, which argues that Australia has an enormous but under-utilised potential for renewable energy and that we need to act quickly in order to keep up with global trends and avoid the worst effects of climate change, of which the burning of fossil fuels is the major contributor.

For more than 10 years, Mornington Peninsula Shire says it has has operated under a policy to work toward environmentally, economically and socially sustainable outcomes in all of its activities and the free Climate Commission event forms part of this committment.

While the event is free, places are limited and bookings essential.

The evening with Professor Tim Flannery and the Climate Commission is from 7-8.30pm on Tuesday 6 August at Peninsula Community Theatre, corner Nepean Highway and Wilsons Rd, Mornington.

To book, call 5987 3078.

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Alas, poor Julia, downed by the pack EMU is in mourning. He is off his tucker, listless and fey – but not, in the Scottish sense of that word, seeing his own death. He is lamenting Julia’s political demise.

He is an admirer of strong, feisty females (just look at his choice of lifelong partner, the redoubtable Mrs Emu) and sympathised deeply with Ms Gillard’s minority government predicament.

Emu knows about minority rule. He believes he is the only male on the peninsula lacking authority over the TV remote control. He wishes he had Julia’s negotiating skills, if only for Friday night footy.

In the circumstances, Julia did magnificently.

Now, he muses, we have Kevin Rudd, the PapierMâché man, back as prime minister and Tony Abbott chirping a little less surely as the public rushes from his political carnival booth to the re-patched and reinvigorated Rudd tent.

Emu is also lamenting the media’s role in Julia’s downfall. The Canberra press gallery now reminds him of a pack of Cape Hunting CHK dogs, always alert for a limping zebra to run down. Who will be next?

Too much was made of Gillard’s gender; too little was made of her predicament as a minority leader and how much she and her government achieved through her cool negotiating skills – this lack of salesmanship being the grievous fault of her advisers, her colleagues and herself.

The fault also lay with the trivia-obsessed national media, not so much interested in the mundanities of governance as in fluttering around the porch light of the lightweight and the ephemeral.

Emu agrees with outgoing independent MP Tony Windsor that Mr Abbott may have found the going very tough indeed had he, the non-negotiating political bovver boy, been installed as PM by the independents in place of Ms Gillard.

Like many women, Mrs Emu didn’t like the nation’s first female PM. The best reasons she ever came up with echo the mantras of the Abbott camp: Julia lied about the carbon tax; she failed to stop

the boats; she failed to deliver budget surpluses. And so on.

But the Emus both agree that the process of toppling her has severely damaged our democracy.

At its base has been media acceptance – now regarded as a clever political tactic – that policy debate should yield to slogans and sound bites, that the populace should be guided by calmly objective commentators such as the Alan Joneses and Howard Sattlers of radio and the Bolts and Devines of newspapers, working for the calmly objective Rupert Murdoch.

Emu suspects (and Mrs Emu, hogging the remote, agrees) that many modern Canberra media reptiles can’t cope intellectually with policy that requires more than three short sentences to explain; journalists who, anyway, seek to be players rather than reporters.

The politicians themselves have created this whirlwind, which, Emu expects, will consume many of them and is currently cannibalising oncethundering newspapers, brought low over decades by boards of accountants and lawyers, aided by an old foreigner for whom power trumps objective journalism.

Vale Julia. Vale the mighty metro newspapers, the Fourth Estate, once our truthsayers, our vital guardians of a vibrant democracy, adherents of the grand Latin maxim “Magna est veritas et praevalet” – “Great Julia Gillard on TV after is truth and mighty being defeated by Kevin above all things”.

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VLGA says no gag on councillors

By David Harrison CAN councillors effectively be prevented from commenting on planning issues such as the Arthurs Seat tip proposal before they come to council?

Mornington Peninsula Shire and Victorian Local Government Association (VLGA) disagree.

In The News last month (“Stay silent on rubbish tip, shire warns councillors”, 2/7/13), a shire document, Proposed Landfill Boundary Road Dromana, advised councillors not to offer advice to constituents on the proposal.

The document stated that “it is not appropriate for council, councillors or council officers to provide advice to any party involved, or interested, in a particular development application or approval process”.

By contrast, the VLGA stated on 23 April 2010 that while councillors must not indicate they have made up their minds on proposals, they “have a community representative role and their constituents expect them to make comments about current and forthcoming issues”.

But it warned against using words such as a development would occur “over my dead body”. Instead, it advised responses along the lines of “My current view is that it is hard to justify [a development], but I will need to consider the actual application before

finally making up my mind”.

The VLGA advice continued: “This is a discipline you [councillors] will need to accept if you want to be able to express a view on planning issues but also want local governments to continue to play the role they do in the planning process.

“[Councillors] have a community representative role and their constituents expect them to make comments about current and forthcoming issues.”

– VLGA “Administrations do need to advise councillors about” making up their minds in advance, but this “should not be used to try to prevent councillors making any comments on any issues yet to be considered by the council”.

The shire had also warned that “council could not be considered free of prejudice or bias if it favoured one party over another or it provided assistance to one party it did not offer to all other parties”.

The Dromana rubbish tip issue is made even more Byzantine by the shire’s report on the tip application, to be heard at Monday’s council meeting.

In an apparent effort to make the position utterly clear, an officer writes: “... council, as council (as opposed to council as Responsible Authority), may make comments on an application for works approval.”

“The EPA must take into consideration any support or objection received from council as Responsible Authority and may consider any comments made by council in any other capacity.”

This appears to suggest that council has two voices – that “council as Responsible Authority” may make comments on the tip application that it is prevented from making as “council”.

It then hastens to assure readers that “The report is not an assessment of the merits of the planning application lodged with council”. The views of “council” cannot, it seems, be revealed for fear of bias.

Finally, to put the matter beyond dispute, the report recommends that the shire notifies the EPA that it “does not object and does not support” the quarry application – as you would expect.

But what does the Responsible Authority think?

Health helper: Heidi Hindmarsh conducting a medical check-up at a clinic in Cambodia.

Donations give new views in Cambodia HEIDI Hindmarsh is helping Cambodians gain a clearer view of their surroundings.

A registered nurse on Peninsula Health’s casual list, Ms Hindmarsh is the founder of the Nursing Kids in Cambodia organisation.

The organisation is made up of a team of self-funded nurses who once a year travel to Cambodia to run medical clinics in the poor provinces around the capital, Phnom Penh.

She was inspired to start the organisation after family friends Cheryl and Rodney Cope moved there

to help poverty stricken Cambodians and her mother built an orphanage.

This year, eight nurses, a doctor and two helpers fly out on 3 August and are hoping to take along a collection of old reading, prescription or magnification glasses.

Donations can be arranged by calling 0415 242 951 or emailing: jhumphreys@pch.vic.gov.au or nursingkidsincambodia@gmail.com.

While the group is specifically collecting glasses, it will also accept shoes, clothes and toiletries.

It’s not a new fire levy, it’s a fairer fire levy.

On 1 July 2013, as recommended by the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, the Victorian Government is replacing the old fire services levy with a fairer system.

Rather than being added to insurance premiums, the levy will now be collected with council rates. This means all property owners contribute a fair share to the Country Fire Authority or the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.

The levy is a fixed charge of $100 for residential properties and $200 for non-residential properties, plus a variable charge based on the property’s capital improved value.

All funds will go towards supporting Victoria’s fire services.

GST and stamp duty charged on the old levy have been removed and, for the first time, eligible pensioners and veterans will receive a $50 concession. These reforms will save households and business around $100 million a year.

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Inspect Sat 4-4.30pm or by appointment Contact: Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

MORNINGTON

$620,000 - $650,000

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SPACIOUS & ELEGANT FAMILY LIVING

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Genuine 5 bedroom home (master with FES & WIR) set on a generous 1006m2 corner allotment in the prestigious Summerfield Estate within easy walking distance to Summerfield Lake & park grounds.

Offering spacious living including large lounge & huge separate rumpus room, this family home is sure to accommodate the growing family. The central hostess kitchen is ideal for the budding chef or cook and the adjacent meals area is great for dinner parties. Outside offers a big covered decked entertaining area, cubby house, auto DLUG & large secure yard.

Inspect Sat 4-4.30pm or by appointment Contact: Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

21 Serenity Way

MORNINGTON

OFFERS OVER $725,000

MORNINGTON

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MORNINGTON

$750,000 - $800,0000

MORNINGTON

$750,000 PLUS

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Positioned on a large court lot, this stunning family home will certainly impress with its high ceilings, free flowing floor plan and multiple living areas. This stylish residence provides an abundance of living options for the growing family while maintaining a sense of classical elegance combined with modern function.

Comprising 4 bedrooms, including FES & WIR to main, a spacious front living area with fire place, deluxe chefs kitchen, adjacent meals and second living area, separate third living area with rear garden aspect, a delightful covered entertaining area & remote double garage.

Inspect Sat 3-3.30pm or by appointment Contact: Duane Pedron 0448 867 665

12 Halycon Rise

MORNINGTON

$790,000 - $840,000

8a Illuka Street Inspect Sat 1-1.30pm or by appointment Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

70 Nunns Road Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm or by appointment Contact: Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

35 Nunns Road Inspect Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment Contact: Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

ROBERT LOSCHIAVO 0418 563 580

JADE WILSON 5975 7733

MOUNT MARTHA

$490,000 PLUS

SIMPLY OUTSTANDING - ONLY THREE LEFT

ENJOY AN EXCITING SEASIDE LIFESTYLE On its own title, this fantastic 26 square home is light and spacious and has 4BR’s plus study, WIR & FES to main, modern kitchen & bathrooms, spacious living areas both up & down and a double garage with internal entry.

DUANE PEDRON 0448 867 665

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FORM MEETS FUNCTION IN SUMMERFIELDS

20.5sq of living, just a brief stroll from beautiful Fishermans Beach. This superb new home has 4BR’s, two with FES & WIR, deluxe kitchen with s/steel Smeg appliances & spacious living areas. Double garage has internal ccess.

ALAN HAYES 0413 028 353

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Inspect Sat 2-2.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

22 Strachans Road

NEW LUXURY BAYSIDE RESIDENCE

KAYN LUFF 0416 265 337

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Ideally located only a leisurely 200m stroll from Fabulous Fishermans Beach, this brand new single storey home offers its own street frontage & own title. Offering approx 21.5 sq of living & set behind a secure front fence with automatic gates providing extra off street parking. Arrange your private viewing of the DISPLAY SUITE LOCATED AT 83 NUNNS ROAD, MORNINGTON

This immaculate townhouse offers luxury living with 3 bedrooms, study alcove, deluxe kitchen with s/ steel Blanco appliances, 2 spacious living areas, polished timber floors, courtyard garden & 2nd living area upstairs. Also has double garage.

GEOFF LUFF 0416 142 336

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6 Chateaux Close

BEACHSIDE STYLE AND SOPHISTICATION

STEVE CONLEY 0428 389 670

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A beautiful garden setting on a huge 1293 M2 court lot highlights this outstanding property that is immaculately presented with a family friendly floor plan. With enough space for a growing family, there are 3 bedrooms plus study ( spacious master with FES & WIR ), formal lounge, family & rumpus rooms, large central kitchen with adjacent meals area & a sensational covered entertaining area. Including ducted heating & evap. cooling, high ceilings, d/w, s/steel appliances, auto DLUG & much more.

BEACHSIDE, SINGLE STOREY & BRAND NEW

On a superb 1317m2 lot, this BV residence offers 32sq. of living plus a 6sq. triple garage. Comprising 4 bedrooms plus study (FES with corner spa & WIR to main), spacious lounge & dining rooms with gas log fire, deluxe kitchen with granite benchtops, s/steel appliances & pantry, meals alcove, a very large tiled family room plus a huge separate rumpus room. With high ceilings, ducted refrigerated cooling & heating, 3 water tanks, delightful covered decking & a solar heated IG pool. If you’re a boy with toys, a large family or just someone looking for a lot of space then this family friendly home with extra parking is for you.

16 Morning Mist Court

OFFERS OVER $640,000

ENJOY A WONDERFUL FAMILY LIFESTYLE

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Comprising 3 bedrooms, 2 living areas, deluxe kitchen & bathrooms, double garage with internal access & paved entertaining area. Also including Asko kitchen appliances, zoned ducted heating & cooling, solar & gas H.W.S & heaps more.

2, 4 & 6 / 61 Green Island Avenue Inspect Wed & Sat 1-1.30pm or by appointment Contact: Duane Pedron 0448 867 665

MARIA DAMOS 5975 7733

WENDY O’HALLORAN 5975 7733

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Simply the best THIS appealing brick veneer home is a great prospect for first home buyers or investors. The master bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in robe and two more bedrooms both have built-in robes and share a second bathroom. A spacious lounge has a nice bay window and the central kitchen is fully tiled with an adjoining casual meals area and family room. A great addition to the home is a double garage with rear roller door to the backyard. The home has an excellent list of great features that add value such as ducted gas heating.

Address: 2 Moonah Way, MOUNT MARTHA Price: $385,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $395,000 Agency: Conley Luff Real Estate, 188 Main Street, Mornington, 5975 7733 Agent: Alan Hayes, 0413 028 353

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SOMERVILLE

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Lot 2

IS THIS YOUR NEW CORPORATE HOME? LOTS 1, 2 & 3 / 75-83 BUNGOWER ROAD (Corner Lower Somerville Road), SOMERVILLE

Lot 3

TOTAL Area 141 Acres (approx.) on three titles zLot One: 7.34 acres approx. with existing older style brick home in need of renovation and two road frontages. Price Guide $550,000 - $600,000 zLot Two: 83.69 acres approx. Huge lot on hard edge of urban growth boundary also with two road frontages. Price Guide $20,000 per acre zLot Three: 50 acres approx old weatherboard cottage and sundry shedding. zZoned : Special Use One (M.P.S.C.) zFantastic mid to long term potential as strategic development subject to the future expansion of the Port of Hastings and positioned ideally to Westernport Highway and Peninsula Link.

BUY ONE OR BUY ALL THREE

LOT ONE UNDER OFFER

Lot 1

Inspect: By Appointment

CRIB POINT

FROM $275,000

Agent: Gary Barnes 0412 347 233

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SOMERVILLE, TYABB, HASTINGS & CRIB POINT INVESTORS! I HAVE OVER 50 PROPERTIES TO CHOOSE FROM, EITHER OFF THE PLAN FOR MAX SAVINGS, OR COMPLETED READY TO GO! THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO INVEST FOR SALE GREAT CHOICE OF 1-BEDROOM, 2-BEDROOM OR 3-BEDROOM HOMES ACROSS ALL AREAS WITH PRICES RANGING FROM $240,000 TO $430,000

BRAND NEW UNITS â&#x20AC;˘All prices now reduced on these two and three bedroom units priced from $275,000 to $330,000 â&#x20AC;˘Your choice - which one do you like? â&#x20AC;˘Huge rear yard on units 2 & 3 â&#x20AC;˘Inspect today you will be very surprised

Agent: Gary Barnes 0412 347 233

HASTINGS

$240,000

12 Owen Court, Inspect Saturday 1-1.30pm

BUDGET BUYERS TAKE NOTE

CRIB POINT: 3BR + FES, GARAGE - AVAILABLE NOW $330 PER WEEK

This appealing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Valentopâ&#x20AC;? home is a classic Australian design with wide YHUDQGDK RSHQ Ă&#x20AC;UH DQG IHDWXUH EDU DUHD 7KLV VSDFLRXV WKUHH EHGURRP EULFN KRPH KDV D IDPLO\ EDWKURRP VODWH Ă RRUV UHDU YHUDQGDK DUHD DQG all sited on a large court lot of approx. 690m2. Rear access to large recreation reserve and recently freshened up.

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Agent: Gary Barnes 0412 347 233

FOR LEASE

LEASED PEARCEDALE: 3BR + FES, GARAGE - AVAILABLE NOW $345 PER WEEK SOMERVILLE: 3BR + FES, GARAGE - AVAILABLE NOW $350 PER WEEK SMALL SHOP - AVAILABLE NOW $200 PER WEEK

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Fantastic townhouses available for sale in trendy Mount Martha and Mornington. All with three bedrooms, ensuite and double garage and with a distinct modern design that is sure to appeal. Great positioning close to beach and shops. Nearing completion, some stamp duty savings still apply but you must act now!

Agent: Gary Barnes 0412 347 233

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LOVE THIS HOME

Essence of coastal living WITH the sounds of Rye Ocean Beach in the background and the smell of the sea in the air, you could not get a better sensory experience than this spectacular limestone home. The overload of senses continues throughout the interior of the home, where wonderful colours and luxurious finishes create a modern seaside experience second to none. There is a covered portico and from the front door you emerge into a formal lounge and dining room. This section also incorporates the main bedroom, with a walkthrough robe and ensuite. A spacious family room has a casual meals alcove adjacent to a gleaming kitchen, which has a large island bench and plenty of cupboard space.

The home measures 325 square metres (35 squares) under the roofline and is set on a landscaped 876-square metre block. There are three entertainment decks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the dark timbers perfectly complementing the limestone brick â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to fully enjoy the sense of escapism this wonderful property provides.

Address: 477 Dundas Street, ST ANDREWS BEACH Price: $750,000 Agency: John Kennedy Real Estate, 2327 Point Nepean Road, Rye, 5985 8800 Agent: John Kennedy, 0401 984 842

McCrae

AUCTION: Saturday July 20th at 1pm

AUCTION THIS SATURDAY

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CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT PHONE: 5979 3555 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings www.century21hastings.com.au

HOME PORT

“MEANDER INN”

NATIVE DELIGHT!

HASTINGS 7 Matthew Circuit

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CRIB POINT 86 Lorimer Street

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Surrounded by a professionally landscaped native garden this 4 bedroom B/V home with remote

Situated on 672sqm (approx) corner allotment, this well presented very affordable B/V with

double garage is situated in one of the most sought after precincts of Hastings. Featuring master

hardiplank facade home features two bedrooms with B.I.R’s, R/V cycle aircon & gas log fire in

B/R with ensuite and W.I.R, 3 additional bedrooms with double B.I.R’s, split system in living area,

lounge area; plus timber kitchen with gas chef stove. Outside boasts single carport, X2 garden

ducted heating, stainless steel appliances and side access to backyard. Outside boasts vege

sheds, variety of fruit trees, vegetable patch and paved BBQ area. Contact Exclusive Agent.

garden, cubby house & entertaining area. Contact Exclusive Agent.

PRICE: VIEW: AGENT:

PRICE: $285,000 VIEW: Saturday 11:30am-12:00pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

$379,500 Wednesday 3:00-3:30pm & Saturday 12:00 -12:30pm Ken Brown 0402 868 368

FIRST HOME BUYERS!

BELLBIRD PARK

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BITTERN 17 Wellington Road

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Well presented ranch style home on 2 ½ acres will tick all the boxes. The home is well appointed

Take your pick! Choice of 2 & 3 bedroom residences, boasting Caesar stone benchtops, stainless

with timber kitchen with large pantry and ample overhead cupboards, plus gas ducted heating and

steel appliances, floating floors, heating & cooling, outstanding quality fixtures & fittings, plus huge

r/cycle heating and cooling units throughout the home. Outside boasts a two bedroom bungalow,

double remote controlled garage. Also featuring pebble paving & well fenced low maintenance back

double carport under roofline, four car garage, wood shed, storage shed, four water tanks and large

yard, ideal for kids and pets. Minimum 5% return for investors.

rear paddock. Contact Exclusive Agent.

Contact Exclusive Agent.

PRICE: $695,000-$720,000 VIEW: Saturday 1:30-2:00pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

PRICE: EXPRESS SALE VIEW: Saturday 2:00-2:30pm AGENT: Ken Brown 0402 868 368

READY FOR YOU

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BITTERN 53 Bittern Boulevard

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Take your pick! Choice of X2 three bedroom residences, boasting large sunny open plan living & dining

From the moment you step inside you will get a sense of just how impressive this home is. On the

area, quality interior and fixtures & fittings. Landscaping & paved outdoor area. Other features include:

ground floor you’ll find the perfect layout with 4 separate living areas, starting with the library then

spacious kitchen with stainless steel appliances, bathroom with shower & bath, carpet & tiling to

the home theater and an open planned kitchen; with the dining and family area leading out to the

all living areas, ducted heating & split-system cooling and remote controlled garage.

paved outdoor area. Featuring 3 double bedrooms all with well-appointed ensuites, plus master

Contact Exclusive Agent.

suite with grand dressing room and full ensuite. Contact Exclusive Agent.

PRICE: EXPRESS SALE VIEW: Saturday 11:00-11:30am AGENT: Chris Watt 0417 588 321

PRICE: Offers Over $570,000 VIEW: Saturday 12:30-1:00pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

DREAM HOME!

LOVELY LIFESTYLE

BITTERN 18 Daly Street

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HASTINGS 6 Windrest Place

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Well-built and well designed, this spacious & sophisticated residence on 9916m2 allotment is

Privately located in an exclusive waterside pocket, this beautiful 2.5 year old home features 4 separate

situated in a secluded country lane amongst some of the most prestigious wineries of the

living zones including an open plan kitchen/meals/family zone, formal lounge, theatre room + informal

Mornington Peninsula. A statement in modern contemporary design, the formal entrance leads to

living area. Boasting a fabulous outdoor undercover alfresco area that overlooks the solar heated salt

the very generous open plan living area. Boasting 3 B/R’s plus a study, 1 cottage for registered B&B,

chlorinated pool. Other features include duct heating & vacuum, Caesar stone benchtops & 5 year

2 B/R self contained unit & lock up 16x19m workshop. Contact Exclusive Agent.

builder’s warranty. Contact Exclusive Agent.

PRICE: Offers Over $900,000 VIEW: Saturday 2:30-3:00pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

PRICE: $550,000 VIEW:

By Appointment AGENT: Chris Watt 0417 588 321

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CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT PHONE: 5979 3555 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings www.century21hastings.com.au

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Mortgagees Clearance ONLY 5 LEFT !

FOR SALE OR FOR LEASE or FOR LEASE WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE (during initial term)

NOW ZONED COMMERCIAL 1 HASTINGS Shops 3, 4 & 7 No.145 Salmon Street HASTINGS 10 & 12 High Street (opposite Library)

(opposite Hotel)

Suitable for any type of retail, office, medical or other commercial enterprise.

Sizes available: 79m², 82m², 86m², 164m² and 165m² Quality builders retail finish includes tiled internal invalid W.C, floating plaster ceilings with concealed lighting, painted walls and low maintenance powder coated shop front.

Unencumbered title to a minimum of 2 car spaces available with each shop plus additional titles available by negotiation.

Stop paying rent! - This could be your chance to buy your own freehold on easy terms.

Contact Chris Watt on 0417 588 321 for details and immediate inspection.

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Have a sticky beak THIS successful, highly regarded business shows strong takings and has a long term lease in place. Enjoying a high profile position in a busy shopping centre, stock includes a range a fresh chicken products. The business is part of a recognised franchise and is often ranked the number 1 outlet in the group.

Retail chicken franchise, MORNINGTON Price: $420,000 plus SAV Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Kevin Wright, 0417 564 454

Linda Ellis joins the Nichols Crowder team

Great retail premises or office

FOR 20 years, Linda Ellis has specialised in commercial property sales and leasing, and has become one of the most recognisable names in the industry. Ms Ellis has sold and leased numerous properties throughout the Mornington Peninsula. Directors of the Carrum Downs Nichols Crowder office, Michael Crowder and Richard Wraith are delighted to announce that Linda has joined the firm in a sales and leasing role.

“Linda has a wealth of commercial real estate knowledge and her dedication and reliability is well-known. The relationships she has maintained over many years with all her clients is testament to her passion for commercial real estate,” Mr Crowder said.

Nichols Crowder is at 1 Colemans Road, Carrum Downs, and Linda Ellis can be contacted for all sales and leasing inquiries on 0400 480 397.

POSITIONED behind Main Street along a one-way street with ample parking available, this shop measures about 30 square metres. Previously operating as a beauty salon, the premises are air conditioned. Rent is very reasonable and new tenants can move in straight away.

1/10 Blamey Place, MORNINGTON Lease Price: $295 per week + GST + outgoings Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Tanya Scagliarini, 0438 289 859

the peninsula’s new benchmark for business 21 FUJI CRESCENT, MORNINGTON

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For Sale $155,000 • Spacious 2 bedrooms + study •Second bedroom with separate sitting/lounge area • Gas cooking • Electric fireplace in lounge & kitchen area • Large meals area • Large separate lounge room • Vertical blinds • Carpet through-out • Air conditioning • External sun blinds • Carport - ample parking space • Garden shed

For Sale $135,000 • Tastefully Decorated • 1 Bedroom • Built In Robe • Gas Cooking • Rinnai Gas Heater • Air Conditioning • Dining Area • Front Veranda • Carport • Garden Shed • Corner Block

MATURE AGE LIVING AT ITS VERY BEST! • Medical Centre • Tennis • Bowls • On Site Hairdresser • Swimming Pool • On Site Pathology & Podiatry • Pet Friendly • Cafe & Takeaway • Library • Bingo & Activities • Dance & Live Shows plus much, much more

For Sale $130,000 • Freshly Painted Through-Out • 2 Bedrooms • BIR To Main • Gas Cooking • Walk Through Ensuite • Double Shower • Rinnai Gas Heating • Separate Laundry • Front Veranda • Ramp Access • Garden Shed • Ample Parking

For Sale $155,000+ •Spacious 1½ Bedrooms • Built In Robes • Open Plan Living • Near New Kitchen • Gas Hotplates & Oven • Dining Area • Floating Floor • Large Separate Laundry • Covered Rear Patio • Single Car Garage • Garden Shed • Good Size Yard • Low Maintenance Gardens

For Sale $145,000 • Light & Bright • 2 Bedrooms • Built In-Robes • WalkIn Robe to 2nd Bedroom • Modern Kitchen • Quality Fittings Through Out • Open Plan Living • Ducted Heating • Split System Air-Conditioning • Gas Cooking • Double Carport • Ample Parking Space • Garden Shed • Good Size Block • Lovely Clean Home • Plenty Of Room For Extension

For Sale $185,000 • Great Court Location • 2 Bedrooms • Built In Robes • Ensuite / Walk-thru Bathroom • Gas Cooking • Large Laundry • Separate Toilet • Ducted Heating • Reverse Cycle Air-conditioning • Bay Windows • Covered Entry • Large Carport • Security Doors • Garden Shed

For all enquiries phone Mornington News 16 July 2013

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ON Friday of last week, while Messrs Berwick and Lamb, butchers, of Mornington, were yarding their bullocks, a very wild one got away from the mob, and although several persons attempted to check him in his mad career, he was master of the situation and defied all comers until he reached Mt. Martha, when he plunged into the water and swam out seaward for about half a mile. After a couple more attempts to cross the briny, he was content to remain under Balcomb’s bridge, scaring everyone that passed by. A lad named Thorne had the unpleasant experience of waiting up a tree for a considerable time with the bullock gazing at him with glaring eyes from below. On Sunday the beast was landed safely in the slaughter yard, and the sentence of death pronounced on him. *** PROFESSOR Jenks, in a lecture at Cornell University, U.S.A., said that it had been demonstrated by investigations carried on for nine years that school boys and students who did not use cigarettes gained in physical development 25 per cent more than cigarette smokers. The habit, especially in early years, led to deleterious excesses in other directions. *** THE concert in aid of the Somerville recreation hall, given by the Frankston Choral Society last Saturday, was a pronounced success. *** MR Walter Jennings, musical director of the Frankston Choral Society, delighted the large audience at the

Somerville concert by singing “With all those endearing young charms.” *** THE Frankston Brass Band will enliven proceedings at the Frankston Park this afternoon, by playing selections during the football match. *** MESSRS Brody and Mason will hold a special cattle and horse sale at Somerville on Wednesday next, when they will offer several good lines of springers, Jersey heifers, and mixed cattle, also draught horses, and sheep. *** AT Dog and Poultry Show at Melbourne Exhibition Building, on Wednesday, Mrs Pownall of Frankston, was awarded first and second in two classes for her pug dog, “Milo.” *** ON Thursday last Mr “Roy” McKenzie had the misfortune to be thrown while riding a horse at Tooradin.

Though he received a severe shaking, he is now, we are pleased to state, progressing satisfactorily. *** FRENCH and Irish Catholic organisations have united with the Protestant Temperance Societies of Canada for an aggressive campaign, and for the first time a united demonstration has taken place in Montreal. *** CR LLOYD, President of the Cranbourne Shire, who retires by effluxion of time in August next, has been requested by the Langwarrin Progress Association to offer himself for reelection, and he has acceded to the request. A requisition to Cr Lloyd appears in our advertising columns. *** LATER returns for fruit shipped to

the London and Continental markets have been returning, Somerville growers obtaining much better prices than were realised in the earlier shipments, thus in some measure compensating for the low prices returned earlier in the season. *** OWING to the serious illness of the head teacher, Mr G. Reed, of Somerville State School, the children have been given a holiday all this week.

Paters and maters of families will welcome a resumption of school duties. We are pleased to learn that Mr Reed is making rapid strides toward recovery. *** AT the Grand National Steeplechase meeting at Flemington on Saturday last, the two mile steeplechase of £200 was won by Zephuron by four lengths. The winner carried 10st 5lb and started at 6 to 1 against. Various local sports collected good wins over Zephuron. *** THE Langwarrin Progress Association has resolved to ask the Railway Commissioners to extend the time for refreshments at the Frankston Station.

It appears the time is too short to enable passengers to partake of refreshments, so that the cups and saucers are taken into the carriages and lost.

Last Easter out of 60 cups and saucers bought on the previous Saturday, only 16 remained on the following Wednesday. It either means that the lesser must suffer loss or customers must be careful to put out their teaware at Mornington Junction or Carrum. *** MRS Isaac, an organiser from the People’s Party, accompanied by Mrs

Deane, secretary of the Women’s section of the Frankston Branch, formed a branch at Mount Eliza on the 8th inst. Mrs James Grice, of ‘Moondah,” was appointed president; Mrs Lee and Davey, hon. sec., pro. tem. Miss E Smith, treasurer. A number of members were enrolled, and a meeting of the mixed branches will be held on the first Wednesday in September, at 8 o’clock p.m.; in the Mount Eliza school room. Particulars will be advertised in a future issue. *** THE syllabus item at the Mornington Young Men’s Christian Association, on Tuesday evening last, at “Parkside,” was a debate on “Preference to Town or Country.” Mr Ray Bridges led the townies and Mr Phillips the country. The leaders spoke eight minutes and other members five. The debate lasted about an hour, and was very instructive and interesting, some very good points being raised. At the conclusion, the judge (Mr Biori) declared the country party the winner.

The item for next Tuesday night will be “Question Box.” *** A GENERAL meeting of the Frankston Choral Society was held at the Hall on Monday evening, Dr Maxwell presiding. After the minutes had been read and confirmed, it was decided that the salary of the pianist be raised to £8 8s per year and £1 for each concert. It was also decided, on the motion of Mr Lloyd and Mrs Wilcox, that no life governors be elected for the present. The hon. sec. (Mr Watson) spoke of the advisability of forming an orchestration connection with the society, and it was decided on the motion of Mr Ellis and Rev. G. A.

Kitchen, that an orchestra be formed. *** AT the annual meeting of the Women’s section of the Frankston branch of the P.L.P., held in the Mechanic’ Institution on Friday afternoon, 11th inst., Mrs Isaac, an organiser from the Central branch, presided, Mrs W. H. O’Grady, “Dulce Domun,” Frankston, was unanimously elected president. Mrs. T. D. Chandler and Mrs E. Overton, vice-presidents; Mrs Deane re-elected hon. secretary and treasurer. Mrs T. D. Chandler and Mrs Deans were appointed delegates to attend the annual conference to be held in Melbourne, during Show week.

Mrs Deane was appointed to the State Electoral committee for the State electorate of Mornington. *** A MOST enjoyable evening was spent at the Frankston Hall on Thursday evening of last week, when, at the invitation of Mr Frederick Earp and his pupils, a large number of friends assembled. The programme consisted of songs by Mr Earp and his pupils, violin solos by Mr Earp, and an overture

by Miss Sherlock. Each item was well received, and the singing of Mr Earp’s pupils was very favourably commented upon, while the items rendered by that gentleman himself left nothing to be desired. After the musical portion of the programme, a dainty supper was handed round, and was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr Utber, in a few well chosen words, thanked Mr Earp and his pupils for the pleasant evening’s entertainment, and Mr Earp also thanked his pupils, Miss Sherlock, Miss O’Grady, and those responsible for the supper.

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By Stuart McCullough LIFE is all about regret. Years race by and, before you know it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too late.

I am now forced to concede that some of my dreams will remain unrealised.

Sadly, I will never know what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to be nestled under the gilded wing of Johnny Young or how it feels to be a permanent cast member of the Young Talent Time team. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pity too â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I had plans to really shake things up. In fact, I dreamt of turning the team squarely on its head by making hitherto unimaginable song choices. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d worked it out down to the last detail. After Johnny introduced me for the first time, I was going to slug mainstream Australia right between the eyes, not by squeezing out some schmaltzy power ballad while staring longingly down the barrel of camera two, but by performing all fourteen and half minutes of The Sugarhill Gangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip-hop masterpiece Rapperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Delight.

It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop there. The odds are now firmly against my ever opening the batting for Australia or playing centre half-forward for Carlton. That said, given the current form of both teams, odds that were once slim might well be gaining weight. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m certain Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never have a top 10 single. Top 50, perhaps, but definitely not top 10. The chances of me discovering some kind of rare gift or talent are now, at best, remote.

But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing to admit that time has the advantage and that the unlimited possibilities youth brings are no longer available; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an entirely different matter to confess that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve simply been too slow off the mark.

The truth is, I have not always acted when I should have. Delay is fine if you can come back to things later, but that is not always possible.

Sometimes opportunities come knocking but once before they vanish forever and all the wishing in the world wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring them back. I speak, of course, of Leisureland.

As a kid, you want to do everything.

Chief among your aspirations are becoming a permanent cast member of

the Young Talent Time team and opening the batting for Australia while simultaneously holding down the position of centre half-forward for the Carlton Football Club.

Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disneyland. From an early age, we were led to believe that there was a magical kingdom where all our dreams would come true. That place was, of course, Chadstone shopping centre. But we were also told of another, equally alluring destination where all your dreams not involving buying a T-shirt for less than 10 bucks could be realised. But while Disneyland may well have been the happiest place on earth, it was also on the other side of the planet. Your parents

are never going to wake up one Saturday morning and decide, on a whim, to take the kids to visit Mickey.

Never did the tyranny of distance feel so insurmountable. But life is strange; the slightest twist of fate can change everything. So when news broke in 1984 that there would be an amusement park in nearby Langwarrin, it was as though all my dreams â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or at least those which did not involve me being able to fly or shoot laser beams out of my eyes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; had suddenly come true. Forget Walt Disney and his bunch of amateurish hacks, we had Leisureland.

I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get too far ahead of myself â&#x20AC;&#x201C; my parents had a pretty dire record when it came to visiting places that interested us. If we could convince them that the exercise was vaguely educational, we were in with a shot.

Such entreaties had seen us travel as far as Sovereign Hill (even if my father insisted that we keep panning for gold until we made back the price of admittance). We then pushed our luck too far and went to Kryall Castle. (An excursion from which I am yet to fully recover and now simply refer to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Long Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journey Into Knightâ&#x20AC;?.) If weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d left it to our parents, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have been dragged from one antique shop to the next every weekend. Truth be told, adults who believe that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appropriate to take five young children

shopping for antiques on a Sunday afternoon are already in a fantasyland and have no need to visit another in Langwarrin.

Despite best efforts, my father did not seem very keen to go to Leisureland. Because they lacked their own flag or had failed to field an Olympic team, he struggled to take them seriously. He preferred what he termed â&#x20AC;&#x153;the big hittersâ&#x20AC;? like Wobbiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; World and Gumbuya Park. Now that I think about it, we never went to those places either. Worst of all, we would often pass right by the front gates of Leisureland as we set off to yet another antique shop. I could see its rollercoaster, log ride and the steam train that ran people from the car park up to the amusement park proper. So near and yet so far. Then it was too late. Leisureland closed in 1992, condemned to become a housing estate.

We simply werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meant to be together, Leisureland and I. Life is like that. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full of compromise and unexpected changes in direction. In fact, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a rollercoaster which, in this instance, is ironic.

I never got to perform Rapperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang on YTT either but I do a stirring rendition in my car as anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pulled up next to me in traffic will attest. And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m quite okay with that. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Hot shots

By Haydn Godony

Letting the Cat out of the bag

Two bands battled it out in the first heat of this year’s battle of the bands at Baha in Rye. Five piece jazzy outfit Spunk Machine impressed with scatty songs and slaps of syncopation. The Rift followed with a melodic guitar-based set which presented plenty of wailing and wah-wah. Another three weeks of heats will lead to the final.

FRANKSTON VFL DOLPHINS ROUND 14 WHEN Ron Vincent’s dad heard a tape of him singing Cat Stevens songs, he thought he was listening to the man himself.

That was four years ago and set off a chain of events that would see Vincent performing his Cat Stevens show all over the country.

“I have always loved Cat Stevens and was drawn to his music, so decided to learn all his songs off by heart and play them at a gig to see how well it worked,” Vincent said. “That was a few years ago now and we haven’t looked back.

When I play, what I really want is to give the audience the experience of what it’s like to be at a Cat Stevens concert. It’s like I am channelling Cat Stevens and just want people to enjoy the experience as much as I do.”

Ron Vincent in Concert Sings Cat Stevens has played to packed houses all over the peninsula and now brings a full five-piece band concert to

Peninsula Community Theatre on Friday 26 July.

The concert takes people down memory lane to the peak years of Steven’s career. His folkinfluenced, melodic tunes still hit a resonance with audiences today. Vincent’s jovial banter and heartfelt solo playing set the scene for the night’s intimate musical journey. A few tunes in to the show, the music adopts a rich sound with the addition of bass, drums, rhythm guitar and three-way harmonious backing vocals. As the show draws to a close, audiences call for encores and leave feeling that they have come to know Vincent through their shared appreciation of Steven’s music.

The concert is at Peninsula Community Theatre, corner Nepean Highway and Wilsons Road, Mornington, at 8pm on Friday 26 July.

For tickets, call 5987 3078 or go to info@ tourism.mornpen.vic.gov.au

Sunday 21st July Vs North Ballarat Dev League: 11am Seniors: 2pm Played at Frankston Park Come watch the Dolphins play at home!

ROUND 15 Sunday 27th July Vs Williamston Dev League: 11am Seniors: 2pm Played at Burbank Oval Come watch the Dolphins play!

Don’t forget to book into the Dolphins Bistro for lunch.

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Bulls charge Stonecats to win narrowly as Dogs blast Gulls PENINSULA LEAGUE

By Andrew ‘Toe Punt’ Kelly FRANKSTON YCW retained a psychological advantage over Karingal on Saturday when it came from behind to win a thriller by four points.

In the other remaining game of the split round, Mornington proved far too strong for Chelsea.

In Peninsula League, all eyes were on the massive contest between the Stonecats and the Bulls.

There is great respect but no love lost between the clubs and it was obvious on Saturday, the home side winning 12.9-91 to 11.11-77.

The lead changed many times during the second half, but it looked doubtful it would be a close contest at half-time.

The Stonecats, with three big inclu-

sions in Brad Ulms, Adrian McIntyre and Ash Eames, got away to a flier and led by three goals at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Stonecats were able to maintain the ascendancy and keep control of the scoreboard, leading by 18 points at the major interval.

Karingal, as expected, came storming out in the third quarter, booting 5.4 to one goal to turn an 18-point deficit into a 10-point lead at the three-quarter time siren.

The final term was all that you expect between two powerhouse clubs.

The visitors still lead by as much as 10 points at the 12-minute mark of the final quarter, before the Stonecats made their charge.

Young dynamo Lachy Wallace was the matchwinner, kicking the goal that

put the Stonecats in front with three minutes left on the clock. It was one of two Wallace goals, while Jack Mazurek finished with a team-high three goals.

Big guns Byron Barry, Tony Lester and Ben Tellis were cool as cucumbers in the tense final quarter, and Ryley Hodson continues to impress.

Chris Hay finished with five majors for the Bulls and Dale Alanis booted three. Robbie Clements and Grant Goodall were superb for the Bulls, and defenders Aaron Paxton and Troy Hoad played well.

YCW coach Tony Barry was relieved after the game.

“It was just nice to get through a game without any injuries, to be honest,” Barry said.

“We were getting a bit of a raw deal there for a while, so to come through

a big game unscathed was very pleasing.”

Barry said he was happy with the performance of the returning Ash Eames, who missed three months with a knee and leg injury.

“Our aim was to play the big fella for 50 per cent of the game. He played a little bit longer than that because we needed him out there in that very close last quarter,” Barry said.

“He pulled up very well after the game, which is the most pleasing aspect.”

Barry once again spoke of the great admiration he has for Karingal.

“Karingal is very good side. The club had a number of important players missing and was still very good.

They are certainly starting to play some really good football at the right time,” he said.

Mornington took a little while to get going against Chelsea but when the whips were cracking, the Doggies regained their dominant spirit.

The margin was just 23 points at half-time, but the Doggies booted 19 goals to six in the second hour to win 25.14-164 to 8.9-57.

Mornington had 11 goalkickers, including one from the returned Chris Paxino, who has spent the first part of the season overseas.

James Cameron finished with five and Anthony Franchina four in near best-on-ground performances, while Daniel Moss and Chris Baker dominated.

It was another tough day at the office for the Gulls, although Grant Trew and Fia Tootoo worked tirelessly.

We all look forward to a full round of football next Saturday.

Baxter breaks duck, Langwarrin back on top SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie THE hardy souls who have followed the misfortunes of Baxter Soccer Club in 2013 finally found cause to smile after the home team won its first points of the season on Saturday.

Baxter’s 3-1 win over fellow struggler White Star Dandenong wasn’t enough to lift coach Michael Steenbergen’s side off the bottom of the State 5 South ladder but it certainly lifted spirits at Baxter Park after a forgettable first half of the season.

A 7th-minute goal to Brendan Norris justified his elevation from the reserves and although White Star levelled two minutes later, Francis Beck put the home side back in front in the 40th minute when he finished off a move started by midfielder David Popa, who had a fine game.

A Dom Meilem shot in the second stanza was parried by the White Star keeper, and Bill Liapis was on hand to tuck away the rebound and round off the scoreline.

“It’s a fantastic feeling and full credit to the boys. I think this could turn our season around,” Steenbergen said after the match.

How far the club’s newfound enthusiasm can carry it will be tested this weekend when it hosts tabletopping Noble Park.

Langwarrin is back on top of the State 2 South-East ladder just five games after the biggest hiding in its history, a 7-1 capitulation at home to Dandenong City.

It says much about the culture at Langy and how the club reacts to defeat, an attitude that can be directly attributed to long-serving head coach Gus Macleod.

His team’s ability to grind out results has so far underpinned its season and it was little different on Saturday when Langwarrin squared up to relegation-threatened Doveton at Lawton Park.

The Doves went ahead in the 23rd minute when Chris Jones, who

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Winning grin: Baxter coach Michael Steenbergen, right, congratulates goalkeeper Brad Klarenbeek after Saturday’s 3-1 home win. Picture: Paul Seeley

had come out of retirement after injuries to fellow keepers Orwin Castel and Sean Skelly, was caught backpedalling following a corner swung in to the far post.

Jones couldn’t get a firm touch and the ball struck the bar before former Langy favourite Karl Cochrane flicked home the rebound.

Another ex-Langy star, Simon Mur,

put the Doves further ahead after 35 minutes with a near post header following a superb cross from Farai Murwira.

A looping header from Brendan Sakaci on the stroke of half-time gave the home side a lifeline and 10 minutes into the second half, a cross from the left by Langy captain Caleb Nicholes was headed toward the far

post by Koray Suat, enabling Liam Ryan to tap in from close range.

Langy finally hit the front five minutes later when Nicholes robbed Cochrane, dummied to shoot on his left before checking back inside on his right and slotting the ball home with Doveton keeper Mark Jorgensen stranded.

A Chris McKenna back post header following a corner in the 66th minute looked to have settled the issue until Doveton substitute Craig Johnson pounced on a rebound following a low shot from outside the area in the 81st minute to make it 4-3.

Four minutes later, Langy defender Alex van Heerwarden was forced into a headed clearance on his own goal line and the result was finally sealed in the 88th minute.

Langy substitute Ben Caffrey did what only he can do, somehow wriggling clear of two opponents before cutting the ball back to the edge of the area for Ryan to unleash an unstoppable drive.

Frankston Pines continued its recent Jekyll and Hyde form with a 4-0 away win over Springvale City at Ross Reserve on Saturday.

A Michael Hoogendyk penalty and a cracking left-foot drive from Aiden Verdun gave Pines a 2-0 half-time lead before a curled Hoogendyk strike and a Mario Rivera header following a Luke Atsiaris cross in the second period gave the visitors their best win of the season.

Last week Pines strengthened the first team squad with the signing of Ed Southerington and Kristian Hopewood from Latrobe Uni. Peninsula Strikers continued to defy the critics with a superb secondhalf comeback away from home to share the spoils with Old Scotch in their State 3 South-East clash on Saturday.

Strikers had a mountain to climb at the interval, being two goals down, but coach Dave Reid made certain his charges knew their season was on the line.

They responded in style in the second half with a 25-metre thunderbolt from 17-year-old Nick Lekakis and a close-range effort from Onur Tufan.

“If you’d have asked me before the game would I take a 2-2 draw, I would have said yes,” Reid said.

“But in all honesty we should have got all three points. We hit the post, hit the bar, had a goal disallowed and, in the last 15 minutes, missed two one-on-ones with their keeper.”

Seaford United lost top spot in State 4 South after twice leading only to go down 5-3 away from home against Middle Park.

Li Nam Wang and Daniel Hodge scored Seaford’s goals in the first half and the sides went into the interval locked at 2-2.

Paul Deeley put Seaford back in front after the break, tucking away the rebound following a Darren Roberts free kick but Middle Park hit back to make it 3-3.

Enter Miles Tidd for his first game of the season after injuring his knee in a pre-season tournament. The veteran striker scored twice in five minutes to seal Seaford’s fate.

Skye United went 2-0 down after 15 minutes against visitor Sandringham in their State 4 South contest at Skye Recreational Reserve on Saturday and never recovered.

A superbly taken goal from Chris McCaffrey opened the scoring and Sean Lally completed the scoreline from the penalty spot. The win puts Sandringham back in pole position in the championship race.

Fixtures for round 14: Saturday 20 July, 3pm: Frankston Pines v Doncaster Rovers (Monterey Reserve), Peninsula Strikers v Springvale City (Centenary Park), Keysborough v Skye Utd (Coomoora Reserve), Endeavour Utd v Seaford Utd (Reema Reserve), Baxter v Noble Park (Baxter Park).

Monday 22 July, 8.30pm: Kingston City v Langwarrin (Grange Reserve).

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Panthers snuff out Magpies’ finals hopes as Buds thrash Hillmen NEPEAN LEAGUE

By Andrew ‘Toe Punt’ Kelly DEVON Meadows ended Crib Point’s finals chances on Saturday.

In a game the Magpies were expected to win to keep their faint finals hopes alive, they never looked like taking the points, going down by 41 points, 15.16-106 to 10.5-65.

The Pies are now two games and almost 30 per cent out of the top five.

In the RPP broadcast match of the round this coming Saturday, we were expecting to see the fifth spot showdown between Crib Point and Pearcedale. It was supposed to be the pick of the round in Nepean League.

After Crib Point’s loss, the clash promises nothing more than just another game of footy.

The Pies let themselves and their supporters down once again in a year where many expected them to be fighting it out for fourth or fifth spot.

The Panthers were in awful form and lacked self-confidence. The Magpies should have beaten them.

However, despite strong performances from Matty Sloper with four goals, Jacob Cook and David Cook as well as coach Dave Lawson, there wasn’t a lot of fire in the bellies of the other Pies.

While the match said a lot about Crib Point’s season, it said as much about the potential of the Panthers.

At its confident, free-running, attacking best, Devon Meadows is a powerful side.

Give the Panthers’ forwards every

opportunity and they will make you pay.

On Saturday, Pat Chin was forever the opportunist, finishing with four goals, while man-mountain halfforward Ryan Talbot contributed three.

The most pleasing aspect for the Panthers was having eight players kick goals.

Andrew Oldmeadow was sensational across half-back, along with Alex Doria, who provided plenty of drive.

Teenager Kyle Salerno booted two goals and was better than good in all four quarters, while Aaron Bower and Gavin Kerr also played well.

Rosebud completed the expected against Red Hill, winning by more than 10 goals; but didn’t have things

all their own way early in the match.

Red Hill has been pushing teams during different stages of games this season and it was certainly again the case on the weekend.

However, despite having as many scoring shots as Rosebud in the first half and trailing by just 10 points at the major break, the Hillmen were not able to sustain the pressure in the second hour.

Rosebud booted seven goals to one behind in the third quarter and two goals to one in the final 25 minutes to win 15.17-107 to 5.6-36.

Again, the Buds were able to kick 100-plus points while strangling the opposition.

Brenton Payne was the major contributor with four goals in a clear

best-on-ground performance, while Ben Schultz made it 24 in four weeks with three goals.

Matty Payne, Greg Bentley and Ryan Spooner were at their best, and sometimes forgotten midfielder Rhys Bancroft was dominant.

Underrated defender Sam Kremeich has had an outstanding season and his performance saw him in the best players once again.

Alex Lee played his best game for the Hillmen this season, and it was good to see a strong performance from Kane Hitchener, who has been hampered by injury this season.

Benny Macguiness would be in line for the Red Hill best and fairest after another solid display and Harry Larwill also played well.

Pirates’ loss threat to finals BASEBALL

SENIORS A1 Mornington vs Pakenham PAKENHAM defeated Mornington 12-4 in round 12.

A poor defensive game meant the Pirates were chasing all day and couldn’t catch the Pumas.

The below par game means the Pirates will have to work very hard and win a majority of their remaining games to keep any finals hopes alive.

A2 Mornington vs Pakenham Ryan Campbell pitched the whole game for the Pirates troubling many hitters on his way to the win.

Matt Dunn and Joel Schultz dominated with the bat and led the Pirates offence to a third win for the season.

JUNIORS Under-15 Mornington Gold vs Cheltenham It was a tough day on the park. The team was one player short and lost comprehensively to Cheltenham.

The boys swung the bat well and managed to get on base and score 6 runs, but failed to dominate on the pitching mound and battled while fielding.

Highlights included Coles and Paterson driving in 5 runs between them. Hafey-Bagg was good behind the plate and Colvin played well in the field.

Pie fight: Crib Point went down to Devon Meadows, ending their season.

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