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Dive creates abstract art KAITLYN Ord didn’t know it, but her winning ways when racing along the beach to be first at the flag created a momentary work of abstract art. The effect was also unknown and unseen by photographer Yanni, who was shooting at 2000th of a second to capture Kaityn’s win during races last Friday at Mornington Life Saving Club. There were nearly 200 members of the club’s Nippers group at Mills Beach, participating in the beach events and awaiting the arrival, by boat, of Father Christmas. “Beach landing for Father Christmas” Page 18

Koalas need plan to survive Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au THE state government is being urged to protect wildlife on the Mornington Peninsula and throughout Victoria. Koalas top Mornington Peninsula Shire’s list of wildlife concerns and it wants the government to set up and finance a koala survival master plan for Victoria. The shire has asked the state’s other 78 municipalities to pressure the

government to “safeguard koalas and other threatened species from extinction”. It has also called for assurances from Energy, Environment and Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio that powerboats will continue to be banned on Devilbend Reservoir. Cr David Gill said the reservoir was a “key international classified biodiversity area” where conservation values had already been diminished

by the introduction of trout and allowing kayaking. He said 50 wetland bird species – including blue-billed ducks, whitebellied sea eagles and migratory birds from the Northern Hemisphere – would be at risk “if the fishing lobby succeeds in making Devilbend another powerboat fishing ground”. “It is more important than ever that we show Victorians care about the protection of nature,” Victorian National Parks Association’s execu-

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Vandals, dumpers add to rate bills Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au THE cost of cleaning up after vandals and illegal rubbish dumpers is costing Mornington Peninsula ratepayers $1. 5 million a year. This amount includes about $400,000 on repairing, repainting and restoring buildings, council furniture, signs, parks, roadsides and natural systems. It costs a further $300,000 to remove graffiti. The largest amount – $800,000 – is spent taking illegally dumped waste to the tip. Infrastructure services manager Jessica Wingad said the infrastructure maintenance team removed 32,000 square metres of graffiti a year. “We do see a spike in both vandalism and graffiti in all school holidays and this is across the whole shire and not one particular area.” Jackie Herron, of Hastings, told The News she had “noticed with much sadness that the feral vandals of Hastings have been on the rampage again”. “A few weeks ago, our shire council took the trouble to plant trees along Queens Road, Hastings. Within a week they had been ripped out. These trees were planted to replace trees that had suffered the same fate from these idiots several months ago,” Ms Herron said. “What kicks do they get out of vandalising other people’s property and scrawling eyesore idiotic rubbish everywhere? Why? “Our shire council has spent a few

A COUCH dumped at Craigie Beach, Mount Martha will at some stage have to be picked up and taken to the tip - all at ratepayers’ expense. Picture: Grada Platt

million dollars of taxpayers’ money to beautify this area, but these morons want none of it. Again, why? “Please do not tell me they are bored. Hastings has a beautiful park to play in, bike paths, bike and skateboard ramps, swimming pool and lots more. We

have beautiful local beaches. Most of these kids/youths would have the use of the latest technology and computer games.” Ms Herron said Hastings “has a wonderful well-stocked library” and drawing pads, pencils and paints were

cheap. There is absolutely no reason to be bored. “And please, [don’t use] the ‘underprivileged’ label. These vandals would have no idea what the word means. They are not venting anger, but the selfish attitude of destructive pleasure.” Ms Herron said her sympathies were with Jet Nye, of the Kings Creek Hotel, Hastings, who last month offered $1000 for information leading to the conviction of the serial graffitists. Mr Nye said a “massively popular post” on the hotel’s Facebook page “has reached nearly 6000 people and had 18,000 in engagements”, including identities of alleged vandals. “The community has really gotten around this story as it seems the whole area has been negatively affected by the tagging,” Mr Nye said. Sorrento Early Learning Centre was hit by young vandals, Saturday afternoon 26 October. The youths jumped the high fence into the play area, broke into the storage shed and “generally got into mischief, throwing stuff around, removing the bikes and riding them around the car park”, Sorrento Community Centre manager Heather Barton said. “They were in danger of being hit by cars, destroying stuff, and using seats as Frisbees.” Women doing their shopping called the police and took pictures on their phones. In one photo a youth is seen climbing onto new shade sails “recently erected following lots of fundraising”.

Fire restrictions now in force SUMMER’s official fire danger period started on Monday, coinciding with the week’s predicted high temperatures and dry conditions. The CFA-announced fire restrictions will last until 1am Monday 1 May and include a ban on any burning off without a permit, including on roadsides. Lighting fires or solid fuel heaters and barbecues is illegal if a total fire ban day is declared. Fire danger ratings and total fire ban status of all area with Victoria are available at cfa.vic.gov.au, or by calling the VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226. Mornington Peninsula Shire issued a news release residents should “ensure they are aware of and comply with fire restriction conditions”. “Lighting of fires during the declared fire danger period should be reported to police by calling triple 000 – the shire cannot enforce open air burning during this time,” the shire stated. “When the risk of bushfire is high, CFA will be on full alert, however it isn’t possible to give personal warnings to every home or person.” The shire’s advice to keep track of any danger from fires included listening to ABC 774 AM radio, keeping in contact with neighbours, letting others know if you are travelling and having a bushfire survival plan. Further advice is available from the VicEmergency hotline, 1800 226 226 and check emergency.vic.gov.au for current warnings. For information on what is allowed and not allowed during the fire danger period and on days of total fire ban visit cfa.vic.gov.au/can.

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Aboriginal health clinic’s call for help ‘rejected’ Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au A GROUP that offers health care to the 6000 people in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula identifying as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander is in dispute over federal funding with Health Minister and Flinders MP, Greg Hunt. Mr Hunt says the First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing organisation received $779,000 this year. However, First Peoples Health and Wellbeing’s medical director Dr Peter Walsh says no money has been allocated by either the state or federal government for the organisation’s recently opened clinic in Station Street, Frankston. Mr Hunt said organisations could apply early next year for help in expanding “the coverage of the Aboriginal community-controlled health sector, which will look at relative national need and will follow appropriate processes to ensure transparency in future funding decisions”. He said a new finance model was being developed for existing Aboriginal community-controlled health sector organisations. “This model will distribute $90 million in primary health care funding under the Indigenous Australians’ Health Program fairly and transparently, based on activity levels, the cost of delivering services and relative health need.” “Applications from the First Peoples Health and Wellbeing and other eligible services providers will be consid-

ered as part of this process.” Dr Walsh said a “detailed application made at the request of Minister Hunt’s senior advisor, specifically to fund our Frankston site … was rejected by the minister last week without explanation”. He said the federal health department’s first assistant secretary, Gavin Matthews, had sent a letter stating that First Peoples Health and Wellbeing “is not eligible for funding under the model at this point in time”. “This has subsequently been confirmed during multiple follow up meetings, despite the $90 million extra in funding [for Aboriginal health services]. This brings in to question the [Mr Hunt’s] commitment to the health of the 6000 Aboriginal community members of the Mornington Peninsula and surrounding areas.” Dr Walsh said the $779,000 mentioned by Mr Hunt was “residual federal government funding our parent organisation Access Services for Koories has received for over 10 years”. “It was designed to fund a manager and four outreach workers. Since changing the focus of our service to primary health care clinics, no increase in funding has been received, despite the massively increased cost of running our Thomastown service. “For comparison, the average urban Aboriginal medical service receives $2.2 million per site, meaning our Thomastown clinic is underfunded by two thirds. “Our Frankston clinic has never received a single dollar from the state or federal governments.”

First peoples’ Health and Wellbeing CEO Karinda Taylor said the Frankston clinic provided “culturally appropriate, comprehensive primary health care”. She said it was “heartbreaking” not to receive any federal money for the clinic. “Since we opened, we have been booked out and desperately need even a small amount of funding to be able to continue to provide the comprehensive health care that the community in this area need and deserve,” Ms Taylor said. Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke said he had “made representations” on behalf of the clinic to both the state and federal ministers. “It is my understanding that the clinic opened in Frankston under a commitment of funding from the federal government prior to the [May] federal election, which has not been delivered,” he said. The Labor MP for Dunkley Peta Murphy described the First peoples’ clinic as “a needed service” and hoped Mr Hunt would see the importance of it being financed before it “is forced to close”. “It is extremely disappointing that the federal Liberal government has declined to fund the Frankston clinic, despite representations from me, the clinic and the local Aboriginal community,” she said. By last Friday 1300 signatures had been added to a petition “demanding” the state and federal governments provide more money to the First Peoples Health and Wellbeing organisation.

Help needed: At the First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing clinic in Station Street, Frankston are, from left, Dr Peter Walsh, Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke, CEO Karinda Taylor, Stevie-Lee Ryan, Dunkley MP Peta Murphy and Erin Manderson. Picture: Supplied

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Equipment on site THE carbon capture and storage company CO2CRC has delivered the first major component of a hydrogen refining plant to AGL’s Loy Yang brown coal mine in the Latrobe Valley. The pilot plant being developed at Loy Yang which employs a twostep process to clean-up, purify and separate the synthetic gas (syngas) from the coal gasifier will produce a pure stream of hydrogen with concentrations greater than 99.999 vol per cent. The plant will be used as part of the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project – a world first trial to establish the feasibility of supplying clean hydrogen for export from brown coal. The hydrogen produced will be liquefied and transported to Japan. Japan’s J-POWER is leading the gasification to hydrogen production components of the project. CO2CRC has conducted feasibility, FEED (front end engineering and design) studies and EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) for the hydrogen refining part of the project. CO2CRC engaged Melbourne engineering company, GLP Group, for assistance with the EPC. “CO2CRC is pleased to be part of this project which could bring billions of dollars of international investment to Victoria and Australia, create many jobs and position Australia as a global leader in the supply of clean hydrogen energy,” CEO of CO2CRC David Byers said. Installation and commissioning of the plant will take place during the first half of 2020.

Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au A SHIP to carry liquified hydrogen from Hastings to Japan was launched in Kobe on 11 December. Kawasaki Heavy Industries says the 8000 tonne, 116-metre-long Suiso Frontier, pictured right, is the world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier. The ship will be fitted with a vacuum insulated double-shelled tank and is expected to be finished by late 2020. The launch and anticipated completion of the Suiso Frontier is timed to coincide with completion of a plant in the Latrobe Valley to extract hydrogen gas from brown coal which will be tuned into liquid at Hastings for export to Japan (“Start on Latrobe Valley hydrogen supply” The News 3/12/19). The liquification plant now being built in Bayview Road, Hastings is scheduled to be completed by June 2020. The state and federal governments have each contributed $50 million towards the $400m Japan–Australia Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain Pilot Project being undertaken by a consortium of Japanese companies. Kawasaki Heavy Industries last week issued a statement that said the Suiso Frontier was part of a supply chain to ship liquefied hydrogen produced in Australia to Japan. “Hydrogen is gaining popularity as a key next-generation energy source to combat global warming,” Kawasaki stated. “It does not emit CO2 or other greenhouse gases during use, and expected applications include power genera-

tion, fuel cell vehicles and more.” Kawasaki and its consortium partners had “the goal of making hydrogen just as common a fuel source as petroleum and natural gas”. “This organisation has … been pursuing technological development aimed at building an energy supply chain enabling economical and reliable sourcing of hydrogen in large volumes. “In addition to this latest liquefied hydrogen carrier, a liquefied hydrogen unloading terminal is being built

in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, and a brown coal gasification facility is being constructed in Australia.” The plant to extract hydrogen gas from brown coal is being built at AGL’s Loy Yang mine in the Latrobe valley. In its statement, Kawasaki said it is “pursuing this hydrogen business as part of its efforts toward sustainable development goals”. In 1981, it was the first Asian company to manufacture a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, and now “as the

world's first company to complete a liquefied hydrogen carrier it will further its efforts toward achieving a hydrogen society”. The Australia Institute late last month said the federal government was basing its predictions for the export of hydrogen on flawed data. A report published by the think tank said official figures produced for Japan and South Korea “vastly exceeded” the figures being used by the Australian government.

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Showing the young at art WORKS by students from Toorak College, Mornington Secondary College and Balcombe Grammar are all again featuring in January’s Mornington Art Show. There is a series of photographs by Toorak student Georgie Kerkhoff called “Rose coloured glasses” and Renee Pollock, also from Toorak, has printed on silk her “Trilogy of Tranquility”, her view of the purity of nature. Amber Jeffrey from Mornington Secondary College has entered several small portraits in various mood poses done in pencil. Students from Balcombe Grammar

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have submitted works representing several genres, including a fabric cactus piece by Soleil Stern. The annual show run by Mornington Rotary Club, entering its 48th year, will be held 16- 26 January at the Peninsula Community Theatre, Wilsons Road, Mornington. There will be more than 800 works on show. The art show has raised more than $1.1 million for international and Mornington community projects. About 60 per cent of the money raised since its beginning in 1972 has been spent on a range of local Mornington projects.

Projects supported by Mornington Rotary include: n The eradication of polio worldwide. n Financing a medical team to go overseas to operate on cleft lips and cleft palates. n Bushfire relief. n The Sailability program for disabled at Mornington Yacht club. n An intensive care bed at the Bays Hospital, Mornington. n Clean water filtration systems for schools in Bhutan. n Local “youth-based” support programs.

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NEWS DESK Padua VCE results please principal ELEVEN of the 276 VCE students at Padua College, Mornington received ATAR scores above 90. Five of the 11 were above 95 and the highest was 97.8. College principal, Anthony Banks congratulated the class of 2019 and announced Ryan De Ruyter as dux of the school with an ATAR of 97.8. “Congratulations also go to Monique Machin, who achieved the exceptional study score of 50 in outdoor education, and to her teacher Adam Cooper,” Mr Banks said. Students who scored higher than 90 included Ryan De Ruyter, Ronan Pakai, Fintan Bowe, Isabella Shannon, Shannon Christodoulou, Marcus Schaper, Alana McShane, Lily Neal and Jennifer Quinlan. Mr Banks said 63 VCE students received scores above 80 (23 per cent) and 120 students (43 per cent) were above 70. “These VCE results are a measure of the success for our students and of the partnerships we have created with students and their families,” Mr banks said. “At Padua College we provide so much more in terms of helping our young people become the best person they can be and hoping that they will be ready to make a positive impact on the world. “Our true measure of success is how happy, resilient, faith filled and hopeful our students are when they leave the college.”

Probus, a place for talk, camaraderie Start to summer recycling

Happy returns: Mount Eliza Probus Club members celebrating their club’s 35th anniversary. Picture: Gary Sissons

TALKS on many subjects, ranging from beekeeping to kayaking across Bass Strait, feature at meetings of Mount Eliza Probus Club. Meetings are held once a month throughout the year at the club, offering fellowship and activities to retired and almost-retired individuals and couples. Members meet 9.30am-12pm on the second Monday of each month (except public holidays when they meet on the third Monday), at the Village Uniting Church, Canadian Bay Road. Parking is available in the church car park. The informal format includes bringing members up to date on general business and club activities, followed by a break

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for refreshments and a chat, after which a guest speaker will talk (but not about religion or politics). Members also get together for lunches, day trips to interesting places and events, and some longer trips of up to five days. There is the golf group, investment group, book group, dine-out group and group bookings for cinema and theatres with coach transport if necessary. Some members have lunch at CBs in Mount Eliza following each month’s meeting, and a few days afterwards members gather for a coffee and chat at a nearby coffee shop. New members welcome.

HOUSEHOLD recycling bins will be collected weekly on the Mornington Peninsula from Monday 16 December until Friday 31 January 2020. Mornington Peninsula Shire issued a news release saying it was “working hard towards a cleaner peninsula and encourage our community to reduce, reuse, recycle”.  Recyclables should not be placed in plastic bags and can also be taken free to resource recovery centres at Rye, Tyabb and Mornington and hoppers at Dromana, Sorrento and Flinders. Items that can be recycled include aluminium and steel cans and foil; rigid and solid plastic items, such as children’s toys, kitchen ware, cups and drink bottles; pots and pans; wrapping paper and envelopes; cardboard, newspapers and magazines; milk, juice and soft drink bottles; glass bottles and jars. Tips for effective recycling include not placing anything inside plastic bags and emptying contents from containers. Recyclables too large for the bin can be taken to a rubbish tip (Rye, Mornington and Tyabb) or hopper (Sorrento, Dromana and Flinders) for free. For more information or to find out bin days, visit: mornpen.vic.gov.au/ recycling

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Are you interested in protecting the Peninsula’s coastline? Why not join a Coastal Advisory Group? Following the reactivation of Coastal Advisory Groups (formally known as Foreshore Advisory Groups), Mornington Peninsula Shire is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) to join a Coastal Advisory Group for the following coastal areas: • Flinders • Rosebud

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For more information, contact the Shire’s Coastal Planner Zac Grimes: 5950 1157 zachary.grimes@mornpen.vic.gov.au

Coastal Advisory Groups are a key point of contact for the community on the future planning and management of coastal areas.

EOI submissions close Tuesday 31 December 2019. How to submit an EOI To apply, visit: mornpen.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay

Cars ‘jump’ red lights at school MORNINGTON MP David Morris wants the state government to declare a highway school zone outside Balcombe Grammar School, Nepean Highway, Mount Martha. He says there are “credible and disturbing reports” that cars are ignoring pedestrian lights near the school entrance. “While the school has funded and installed pedestrian lights to assist in crossing the highway, there are credible and disturbing reports that numbers of cars are jumping the red light,” Mr Morris said. “All too often in these situations it is a case of waiting until an accident happens before any action is taken. I do not want that to be the case

at Balcombe Grammar. “I raised this issue a number of years ago in Parliament, and I was told at the time by the then minister, that the address of the school was not Nepean Highway. That was a convenient, ludicrous cop-out. “The buses that serve the school run along Nepean Highway, and for students arriving in the morning from the north or departing in the afternoon to the south, it is necessary to cross a busy road.” Mr Morris said Balcombe Grammar should have a school zone the same as provided on Nepean Highway at Mornington and Mount Eliza.

Signing up as chairman for the year ahead

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BOB Bolch will be chairman of the Mornington Peninsula Branch of Justices for the next year. Mr Bolch was installed by Sergeant Craig Davis, of Frankston police, at the annual general meeting of the justices on 4 December. Eric Sangwell is treasurer and Peter Fulton, secretary. The peninsula JPs are among 3750 volunteer justices of the peace in Victoria, with many working at the 98 document signing centres at police stations to take affadavits and statutory declarations and signing about 1.5 million national and international documents a year, including powers of attorney. Signing stations attended by peninsula JPs operate from police stations at Frankston, Mornington, Rosebud, Hastings and Carrum Downs. To find your nearest JP between Christmas and New Year or anytime call 1300 365 567.

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Have your say

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What are your ideas to increase cycling participation on the Peninsula?

We’re asking the local cyclist community and residents to provide their thoughts on a background paper: ‘Increasing Cycling Participation’ and what ideas they have to improve the cycling network on the Peninsula. This background paper, together with the community’s feedback, will inform the development of Council’s draft RideSafe Strategy 2020 and help increase cycle participation by creating a safe, connected and low stress cycling network that respects the needs of all users.

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Koalas need a survival plan Continued from Page 1 Cr Gill said Dr Whisson had told him it had been rare to find “breeding mother koalas” in recent years. “I think they are in decline because of disease, loss of habitat, human interference - including koala proof fencing of properties – and an increased number of dogs and cars,” Cr Gill told The News. “We need a master plan to coordinate efforts, including scientific research into diseases; develop bio links between reserves and remnant bushland, including planting koala trees, like manna, swamp and peppermint gums. “Community education is also vital on matters like koala friendly fences, retention of koala hotspot trees where koalas return on a regular basis and keeping dogs away from koala pathways

between trees.” At its 26 November meeting council passed a motion calling for greater protection of koalas on the peninsula and around the state. It plans to hold a public meeting to discuss the plight of koalas and will invite “all relevant politicians, groups and experts to participate”. A committee will be formed to “investigate not only the koala situation, but also other threatened flora and fauna species” on the peninsula. The shire will ask municipalities throughout the state and the Municipal Association of Victoria to take similar action “to find answers to safeguard koalas and other threatened species from extinction” and pressure government authorities “to make this issue a priority within their organisations”.

A safe New Year for all Mornington Peninsula Shire is working with emergency services to ensure the southern peninsula remains family friendly on New Year’s Eve. The following restrictions apply over the NYE period: • • • • • • •

There will be no planned events (including fireworks) on foreshore reserves Alcohol bans apply in public places from 30 December to midnight 1 January A person must not possess or discharge fireworks; fines will apply Flares to be discharged in an emergency only Rye pier car park closed from 4pm on 31 December Rye pier closed from 6pm on 31 December Complimentary one way shuttle bus service departing from Portsea at 10pm, 31 Dec, followed by Sorrento at 2am, 1 Jan dropping patrons off only through to Dromana

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THE 24 seasonal workers from Timor-Leste were welcomed at Sunny Ridge strawberry farm, Main Ridge by Samuel Soares, first secretary of the Timor-Leste embassy in Canberra. Pictured on the workers’ arrival are, from left, Tim Rodgers (Friends of Lospalos), Colleen Hammond, Marius Boarta (Sunny Ridge national harvest manager), Patsy Marshall and Tanya Fisher (Linx Employment TAS), Sam Soares, Graham Pittock (Friends of Lospalos deputy chairperson), Mark Sterling and Cr Hugh Fraser.

BUSINESS ties with the Mornington Peninsula are helping the economies of Australia and Timor-Leste (East Timor). Last month (November) 24 people arrived at Sunny Ridge strawberry farm, Main Ridge from Timor-Leste to work for the next six months. They are being employed under the federal government’s seasonal worker program

facilitated by the Timor-Leste embassy's liaison officer Lucy Rodgers. There are 1400 Timor-Leste seasonal workers throughout Australia and their overseas earnings contribution to the Timor-Leste economy is greater than its coffee export cash crop, according to Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Cr Hugh Fraser.

“This [work at Sunny Ridge] is a very exciting development with the mutual contribution that our Timorese friends can make to the peninsula and Timor-Leste economies,” Cr Fraser said. “We are all looking forward to the ongoing welcome of our Timor-Leste friends to the peninsula community."

Wednesday, 25th December 2019. All are welcome to worship with us. Mornington Presbyterian Church The Information Centre, 320 Main Street. Minister: Rev. Matt Cole Ph: 0400 999 343

“I bring you good news that will cause great joy for everyone. Today in the town of David, a Saviour has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord.” (Luke 1:30-32)

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DROMANA COLLEGE EXCELS ONCE AGAIN Dromana College is extremely proud of the outstanding VCE results achieved by the 2019 Year 12 student cohort. Our excellent VCE results clearly position Dromana College, as the college of academic excellence within the local community once again, bearing testament to the engaging, comprehensive and sequential learning program delivered throughout Years 7 to 12. Whilst we have great pride in our exceptional results and continue to set new benchmarks, our community can rest assured that we will strive for continuous improvement in our engaging and rigorous teaching and learning program.

Dromana College gives first priority to Literacy and Numeracy as the core and essential building blocks which underpin all learning, and which enable students to excel so that they can achieve their personal best. Students thrive in our supportive culture of high expectations, where our excellent teachers are seen as the most important resource in facilitating student success. Our hard working and dedicated staff clearly understand their core business: focusing on effective teaching and learning and improving student outcomes.

We also encourage and promote an extensive extra and co-curricula program to ensure that students have the right balance alongside their academic endeavors. This is further complemented by our outstanding college facilities, providing an environment which is conducive to learning whilst also promoting a safe and orderly school. Each graduating student in the Dromana College ‘Class of 2019’ can look forward, with great confidence, to a successful future as a well-rounded and high achieving young adult,

ready and equipped to begin their post-school journey. For the overwhelming majority of our graduates, this includes admission into the university course of their first choice. At Dromana College we provide a steadfast guarantee to our community that we will work tirelessly to continue our impressive trend of outstanding results for all students. Congratulations and best wishes to our ‘Class of 2019’ who have further consolidated our position as the school of academic choice on the Mornington Peninsula. Simon Jones Assistant Principal – Senior School

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Unassuming banker a green wedge warrior OBITUARY

Barry William Leslie Ross 30/1/1943-7/12/2019 Banker, surfer, conservationist By Mike Hast BARRY Ross played a major role in the protection of green wedges in Melbourne’s southeast including Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula for almost two decades. He was a conservationist for more than 40 years. As long-time secretary of Defenders of the South East Green Wedge, part of the Green Wedges Coalition, Mr Ross was the bane of many a developer. Mr Ross, who died in his sleep on Saturday 7 December aged 76 after a long battle with oesophageal cancer, provided a sharp edge to the Defenders in the state’s planning tribunal, VCAT. He challenged dozens of cases in the tribunal, many successfully, as he fought to keep green wedges free of housing estates, industrial buildings and depots, and waste transfer stations. Barry Ross was born in Richmond in 1943, the eldest son of Hugh and Alys Ross. Hugh, a salesman, served in the military during the World War II, and Alys worked in retail as well as raising Barry and younger brother Hugh Jnr, who died in his teens. After the war the family moved to Edithvale where Mr Ross acquired a lifelong love of the beach and bush, later becoming a keen surfer. He attended Mordialloc High before joining ES&A bank, forerunner of ANZ,

Dauntless defender: Barry Ross on his birthday in 2014. Picture: Supplied

where he worked for 39 years, retiring in 1998. His first conservation activity was opposing subdivision of Rossdale golf course at Aspendale in 1976. He joined Port Phillip Conservation Council and Friends of Edithvale Wetlands. Later he helped the wetlands gain a Ramsar listing to protect migratory bird habitat.

By day he was an unassuming banker, by night and at weekends he was a conservation warrior. The Defenders was founded in 2001 as more and more developers eyed off the green wedges in Greater Dandenong, Kingston and Frankston municipalities. The state government passed laws to establish the urban growth boundary

and set green wedge zones in December 2003 but there were exceptions for certain industries including waste storage as well as grey areas in special use zones Mr Ross’s first-ever VCAT appearance was to oppose a service station on Frankston–Dandenong Road at Bangholme, rejected by the tribunal in April 2002.

Between 2001 and 2015 he fought 28 cases in the VCAT and won 11. He was made a life member of the Defenders in 2011. Mr Ross’s wife Christine said Barry worked hard even when he was very ill. “He would sit in his armchair with his laptop and crack hardy [put on a brave face]. He went to fewer meetings in recent times, but his productivity was undiminished.” The couple was married for 38 years, first living at Seaford before moving to Hampton in 2012. Both Christine and son Sean helped Mr Ross with his projects, which they called his “green matters”. Last week, colleagues and friends praised Mr Ross and his work. Rosemary West, a Kingston councillor and Green Wedges Coalition coordinator, wrote online: “We pay tribute to his courage, tenacity, integrity, decency and ability to fathom complex legal and bureaucratic matters.” Fellow Defender Alan Hood said: “He was always calm under fire; I’d be emotional and letting fly at developers; he’d be calm, organised and deadly.” Green wedge advocate and former Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor Leigh Eustace said: “Barry could dissect a planning application and find its weaknesses. He helped people and groups opposing green wedge incursions on the Mornington Peninsula. He helped write the shire’s first green wedge management plan in 2006.” Mr Ross is survived by his wife Christine, their son Sean and grandson Arlo, and son Stewart from his first marriage.

Community Grants

Round 2 opens 10 Feb 2020

Community Support Grants close 20 March 2020 Assist not-for-profit community organisations by providing funding for a range of new projects and activities that benefit the health and wellbeing of our local community.

Creative Community Grants close 20 March 2020 Support not-for-profit group projects that develop, explore and express our diverse cultural heritage, creative arts etc. Fostering opportunities for community experience and participation. Youth Encouragement Grants (open all year round) Provides support for individuals competing at elite levels, as part of an affiliated state, national or international event.

Attend a Grant Information Session

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Rosebud Shire Office, 90 Besgrove Street Wednesday 22 January, 1.30 – 3pm Hastings Shire Office, 21 Marine Parade Wednesday 29 January, 10 – 11.30am Mornington Shire Office, 2 Queen Street Wednesday 5 February, 5.30 – 7pm

Mornington Shire Office, 2 Queen Street Monday 20 January, 10am – 1pm Rosebud Shire Office, 90 Besgrove Street Thursday 30 January, 1 – 4pm

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NEWS DESK Beach landing for Father Christmas FATHER Christmas came ashore for young and old at Mills Beach, Mornington last Friday (13 December), bringing smiles and cheers from young and old lifesavers. His arrival by boat was a highlight for the 170 or so Nippers at the beach for their regular training night. There was a barbecue after Father Christmas signalled his arrival by ringing a bell. The club’s annual recruiting campaign attracts 70-90 new Nippers each year to replace the ones graduating to the club’s older age levels. Mornington is now recognised as one of the state’s top three club in competitions against clubs from as far away as Lakes Entrance and Opollo Bay. Ben McConnell, from the Mornington club was captain of the Victorian Nippers team before moving to the seniors. For details call 5975 8296 or go to www.morningtonlsc.com.au

Roadside trees wrapped up for Christmas SHOPPERS at Mount Eliza are getting more than they bargained for, with business owners and the community having been busy wrapping trees for Christmas. Sequins, knitted wool, materials decorations have provided a colourful and entertaining addition to the footpaths. “As well as the two sequined ones, the other 68 trees been covered in knitted and crocheted wraps made by both individuals and groups,” Alison Doherty of Mount Eliza Chamber of Commerce said. “It is bright, festive and cheery as you walk through our streets, and brings a smile to most faces.” Paul Clasby used sequins to decorate trees outside Sea of Love and Shop Ate Cafe and Store. He said passers-by took photos as well as “people who have driven some distance specifically to view the installations,” Mr Clasby said. “We are astonished with the response the tree has been getting. The sequin surface is tactile and interactive and fun to play with. “We are constantly seeing kids rushing up to the tree to stroke and hug it. Adults too touch and feel it.” Ms Doherty said groups involved in decorating the trees included Ranelagh Scout Group, Mount Eliza Secondary College, Mount Eliza North Primary School, Walkers Road pre-school, The Village Uniting Church and Mount Eliza Probus “plus a heap of individuals, family groups and friendship groups”. “It’s a true community project and worth checking out.”

PAUL Clasby, right, with a sequinned tree he decorated outside the Sea of Love shop’s illuminated window, one of the 70 trees brightening up the streets at Mount Eliza village. And also reflecting on the colourful treescape are, top left, Rachel Osbourne-Walker and Georgia English, of The Colour English. Pictures: Supplied

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Silent Night Performed by DYLAN

Silent Night Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia! Christ the Savior is born Christ the Savior is born Silent night, holy night! Son of God, love's pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face With dawn of redeeming grace Jesus Lord, at Thy birth Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

Away in a Manger

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Away in a manger No crib for a bed The little Lord Jesus Lay down his sweet head The stars in the sky Look down where he lay The little Lord Jesus Asleep on the hay The cattle are lowing The poor baby wakes But little Lord Jesus No crying he makes I love thee Lord Jesus Look down from the sky And stay by my cradle 'Til morning is nigh

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Away in a manger No crib for a bed The little Lord Jesus Lay down his sweet head The stars in the heavens Look down where he lay The little Lord Jesus Asleep on the hay Away in a manger No crib for a bed The little Lord Jesus Lay down his sweet head I love thee Lord Jesus Look down from the sky And stay by my cradle 'Til morning is nigh Stay by my cradle 'Til morning is nigh

Long time ago in Bethlehem So the Holy Bible say Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ Was born on Christmas day Hark, now hear the angels sing A new king born today And man will live forevermore Because of Christmas day Trumpets sound and angels sing Listen what they say That Man will live forevermore Because of Christmas day While shepherds watched their flocks by night Them see a bright new shining star Them hear a choir sing The music seemed to come from afar Now, Joseph and his wife, Mary Come to Bethlehem that night Them find no place to born she child Not a single room was in sight Hark, now hear the angels sing A new king born today And man will live forevermore Because of Christmas day Trumpets sound and angels sing Listen what they say That Man will live forevermore Because of Christmas day By and by, they find a little nook In a stable all forlorn And in a manger cold and dark Mary's little Boy was born Long time ago in Bethlehem So the Holy Bible say Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ Was born on Christmas day Hark, now hear the angels sing A new king born today And man will live forevermore Because of Christmas day Trumpets sound and angels sing Listen what they say That Man will live forevermore Because of Christmas day

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Performed by JASON & TANIA

Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on your troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide gay From now on your troubles will be miles away Here we are as in olden days Happy golden days of yore Faithful friends who are dear to us

T’Gather near to us once more Through the years we all will be together If the fates allow Hang a shining star upon the highest place So have yourself a merry little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas So have yourself a Merry little Christmas

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

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God rest ye merry gentlemen... Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Saviour… Was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan's pow'r… When we were gone astray Oh tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy (repeat) God rest ye merry gentlemen… Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Saviour… Was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan's pow'r When we were gone astray Oh tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy (repeat) In Bethlehem, in Israel… This blessed Babe was born And laid within a manger… Upon this blessed morn The which His Mother Mary… Did nothing take in scorn Oh tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy (repeat) Fear not then, said the Angel… Let nothing you affright This day is born a Saviour… Of a pure Virgin bright To free all those who trust in Him From Satan's pow'r and might Oh tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy (repeat) God rest ye merry gentlemen...Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Saviour… Was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan's pow'r When we were gone astray Oh tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy (repeat)

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771m2 approx.

Sophistication meets substance with this spacious 4-bedroom residence capturing bay views and glorious outdoor entertaining in Mornington’s exclusive ‘Castle Hill’. This solid home has a light-filled vibe and a touch of grandeur on a 771 sqm (approx) corner allotment with lush lawn, blooming gardens and pavilion-style alfresco entertaining. It’s both tranquil and accessible, just 5 minutes’ drive (approx) to the beach and Main Street and 1km to Bentons Square Shopping Centre. The floorplan features an extraordinary remote double garage with internal entry and space for a large workshop or casual living/boat storage. Enjoy formal lounge/dining, open-plan living and a versatile groundfloor bedroom ideal for guest accommodation, a home office or a quiet sitting space. A deluxe master suite with a bay view, a dressing room and a corner-spa ensuite shares the upper level with a sitting area and generous secondary bedrooms with built-in robes. Polished hardwood floorboards, high ceilings and a window-walled meals space add elegance inside. The spacious timber kitchen comprises a walk-in pantry, a Bosch dishwasher and a ceramic cooktop. Inspect As advertised or by appointment

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Mornington 5973 5444 mpnews.com.au

Price $1,225,000 - $1,325,000 Contact Stephen Wicks 0434 301 888 Brett Trebilcock 0439 209 891

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ON THE COVER

A MODERN CLASSIC THAT EMBRACES ALL THE ELEMENTS DESIGNED to impress with an elevated outlook that maximises the coastal vistas, this property combines a desirable location with superior craftsmanship to deliver first-rate living. Showcasing a handsome timber exterior, the home is at one with the natural bush surroundings where the low-maintenance native vegetation and manicured gardens provide seclusion to most parts of the 789 square metre block. An exceptional design and expert transformation are the hallmarks of the home which offers its superb outlook through floorto-ceiling glass panels. There is internal entry from the double garage to an impressive foyer with three bedrooms branching off from here. All have built-in robes and in addition to the main bathroom the larger master bedroom has a striking ensuite where you can soak away the day in the large bathtub all while enjoying the relaxing view. There is a useful home study space and bedrooms one and two access their own timber decks. The bright and functional upper level has a splendid open plan zone highlighted by timber floors that complement the breezy coastal aesthetics perfectly. Large windows fill the space with light and the welcome combination of casual and formal living includes a comfortable dining area and a much larger lounge room with gas log heater. A sleek, fully integrated kitchen features an island bench with dishwasher, there is an under-bench oven with gas hotplates plus a fantastic mirrored splashback. From either zone you can step out to the large first floor balcony that will comfortably host alfresco dining in privacy and style. With close proximity to Number Sixteen Beach and all the shops, schools and cafes of nearby Rye, you simply cannot go past this outstanding property for its location and class.n

HOME ESSENTIALS

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ADDRESS: 56 Bruce Street, RYE FOR SALE: $1,050,000 - $1,155,000 DESCRIPTION: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 car AGENT: Anastasia Arvanitakis 0414 267 830, Shoreline Real Estate, 2361 Point Nepean Road, Rye, 5985 0000 mpnews.com.au

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A unique 2.5 acre (approx) estate complete with a luxury homestead and barnstyle outbuildings, this prestige poolside property delivers resort-style living beyond compare. Backing onto the Briars, it is enveloped in nature and yet minutes to shops and the shore. Abundant charm shares centre stage with decadent alfresco entertaining framed in sweeping lawn and a north-south floodlit tennis court.

Inspection: Price Guide:

By private inspection $3,890,000 - $4,279,000

Contact:

Malcolm Parkinson / 0421 704 246 malcolmparkinson@stonerealestate.com.au Sue Monaghan / 0400 481 862 suemonaghan@stonerealestate.com.au

> Luxurious homestead with 2 spacious living rooms and separate dining > Grand master suite with a dressing room; deluxe country-style chef´s kitchen > Front verandah, rear entertaining deck, study, mud room, ducted vacuum

A timeless display of modern coastal living 350m (approx) to the shore, this renovated weatherboard beauty is an idyllic place to call home. This singlelevel beachside haven on a flat, easy-care allotment exudes a relaxed vibe close to cafes and reserves and minutes to the heart of Main Street. Fall in love with her open-plan design, her dual decks and her entertainer´s kitchen.

Inspection: Price Guide:

Saturday 21st December 11 - 11.30am $1,100,000 - $1,200,000

Contact:

Kara James / 0412 939 224 Daniel Brooker / 0435 858 244

> Walk to Fishermans Beach > Stone kitchen & butler´s pantry > Large entertaining deck

stonerealestate.com.au

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“The difference between a good price and a great price is a great estate agent”

BED

MOUNT MARTHA 7 Norwegian Court

BATH

CAR

BED

ST ANDREWS BEACH 8 Tiberius Road

$720,000 - $790,000 open to view as advertised online or by appointment

PRICE: CONTACT AGENT open to view as advertised online or by appointment

● Freshly painted interior, well equipped kitchen

● Custom made luxury by Alternate Vision beside spectacular coastline

● Lovely private front and rear gardens ● Double garage, garden shed, fenced veggie garden

Jarrod Carman | 0423 144 102 Jax Carlyle-Mackenzie | 0426 247 090

BATH

● AEG kitchen with walk-in pantry & induction cooktop

CAR

Jarrod Carman | 0423 144 102 Sarah Baker | 0497 527 182

● Covered alfresco deck with salt water spa

‘Mornington Peninsula’s most trusted real estate agent’ Eview Group Mornington Peninsula Office Awarded #1 Office of the Year 2015 and 2016

#5 Sales Office in Australia *REB Awards

Jarrod Carman

Awarded #1 Principal of the Year 2015 2016, 2017 and 2018 ®

2018

AGENCY

OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

BED

MORNINGTON 3/13 Lucerne Avenue

BATH

$850,000 - $935,000 open to view as advertised online or by appointment

● Master ensuite on lower level & family bathroom upstairs

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Jarrod Carman Licensed Estate Agent

● 2 elegant living areas each opening to alfresco terraces ● Modern kitchen with stone tops & Asko/Neff appliances

MORNINGTON VIC

CAR

Jarrod Carman | 0423 144 102 Sarah Baker | 0497 527 182

0423 144 102

jarrod.carman@eview.com.au jarrod.carman.eview jarrodcarman

Why list with one, when you can list with all Office: Mornington, 311 Main Street| 5971 0300 Tuesday, 17 December 2019

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“The difference between a good price and a great price is a great estate agent”

AGENTS CHOICE

30 ACRES OF SKYE

BED

MOUNT MARTHA 3 Azure Place

BATH

CAR

SITUATED on 12.14 hectares, this large family home is set well back from the road for great privacy and full use of this magnificent land holding. Catering for extended families, there are two kitchens, both with plenty of cupboard and bench space, three bathrooms, including an ensuite to the master bedroom and four more bedrooms with built-in robes. External improvements to the property include an in-ground swimming pool, a brick threecar carport and a secure Colorbond shed for machinery. The property is zoned Rural Conservation (RCZ) and has convenient access to Ballarto Road with schools, medical and shopping facilities all in nearby Carrum Downs.n

$1,200,000 - $1,300,000 open to view as advertised online or by appointment ● Concertina doors to covered and open-air alfresco options ● Large stone-topped kitchen with walk-in pantry ● Luxury master suite with double shower and private balcony

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Sarah Baker | 0497 527 182 Jarrod Carman | 0423 144 102

Why list with one, when you can list with all Office: Mornington, 311 Main Street| 5971 0300

PROPERTY ESSENTIALS

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ADDRESS: 580 Ballarto Road, SKYE FOR SALE: Contact Agent for Price AGENT: David Olding 0408 358 891, Nichols Crowder, 1 Colemans Road, Carrum Downs, 9775 1535

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Last release of premium 3-4 bedroom townhouses in Martha Cove.

Over 50% sold

Potential Stamp Duty savings available 0427 051 084 OR VISIT parc.buildcap.com.au CALL JAROD ON

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71A PROTEA STREET, CARRUM DOWNS

E L A

DESIGNED FOR SIMPLICITY & EASE Zero maintenance and a life of complete convenience are on offer here at this compact 3 bedroom home which provides rare affordability literally footsteps from all your shopping, entertainment, schooling and transport needs. For those scaling down, starting out or for seniors, the home features 2 living/ dining areas, as-new kitchen appliances, generous covered alfresco area, master with walk-in robe and ensuite-style access to the family bathroom, a 2nd toilet, ducted heating, evaporative cooling, garage and shed.

PRICE GUIDE: $450,000 - $470,000 INSPECT: Saturday 11:00 - 11:30am CONTACT: Ben Crowder 0407 557 758

BEACH BOX 51 , RANELAGH BEACH MOUNT ELIZA

R O F

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LIFES A BEACH Exclusive Ranelagh Beach what a great place to own your own Beach Box. An amazing opportunity to secure this stunning Beach Box for the ultimate family holiday experience. Set close to the amenities of the renowned Ranelagh Club. Join the club to enjoy the facilities including tennis, boating and a beautiful restaurant overlooking the bay. Summer days, sunset dinners, picnic lunches. Treat your family and friends to a lifestyle on the beach.

PRICE GUIDE: $150,000 INSPECT: By appointment CONTACT: Stewart Lardner 0419 539 072

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Merry Christmas

From the entire team at Community Real Estate we wish all our wonderful clients and recipients of our donations a safe and Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

We look forward to an exciting year ahead and continuing our devoted work spreading the word about how business can makeReal a difference a community From the entire team at Community Estateinwe wish all our wonderful as our we have done in ours over and the last 8 years. clients and recipients of donations a safe Happy Christmas

a prosperous New Year. OVER and $275,000 HAS BEEN DONATED BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY THANKS TO THE INCREASING AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF OUR BUSINESS. We look forward to an exciting year ahead and continuing our devoted work

spreading the word about how business can make a difference in a community as we have done in oursJames over Crowder the last 12 years.

COMMUNITY REALTO ESTATE OVER $370,000 HAS BEEN DONATED BACK OUR COMMUNITY Building a Stronger Community Spirit THANKS TO THE INCREASING AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF OUR BUSINESS. -

James Crowder

COMMUNITY REAL ESTATE

Building a Stronger Community Spirit

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Local. Boutique. Competitive.

56 Waltham Dr

15a Alexander Ave

8 Broxbourne Brae

2/34 Oakland St

7 Sharpley Ave

43/98 Bungower Rd

11 Beach Gve

1 Jarrod Dve

72/98 Bungower Rd

Wishing our clients, family & friends a wonderful Christmas. May ‘all the good things’ come your way in the new year. Thank you for your continuous support.

14 Morning Mist Crt

We’re looking forward to a huge 2020 with some exciting developments planned for our ever growing team. From all of us at Susan Clavin Real Estate,

144/98 Bungower Rd

Merry Christmas

2/24 Mirriam Ave

Stay safe & enjoy the festive season.

8/28 Lucerne Ave

8 Mondana Way

8 Bowen St

46 Nunns Rd

10 Charles Farrer Crt

19 Beauna Vista Dr

4a Catherine St

15 Morning Mist Crt

Susan Clavin

0417 141 007

Director | Licensed Estate Agent | Auctioneer susan@susanclavinrealestate.com.au

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AGENTS CHOICE

60% SOLD

For Sale

28-40 Colemans Road, Carrum Downs

The Best and Last Industrial Land in Carrum Downs

ELEGANT FAMILY LIVING THIS brand new residence by Cahill Building Group puts the art in state-of-the-art living with its leading design, bespoke finishes, coastal chic and exceptional accommodations for any family. At its heart is a stunning open plan living and dining zone set beneath a vaulted skylit ceiling which features sliding glass doors to a landscaped entertainers courtyard. Offering a visually stunning and streamlined workspace is the adjoining kitchen which also features a walk-in pantry and Fisher & Paykel appliances including double ovens, an induction cooktop and integrated dishwasher. The downstairs master bedroom comes well-appointed with a large ensuite and a walk-in robe, whilst upstairs are two more bedrooms, also with walkin robes, that share a deluxe main bathroom. A sunny rumpus room with integrated study provides welcome additional living space and opening from here is a large balcony with panoramic views across Troon Reserve. Thoughtfully created, this impressive home also features a double remote garage with internal access, exposed aggregate driveway, zoned heating, air conditioning and a security system.n

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ADDRESS: 8 Troon Avenue, MORNINGTON FOR SALE: $1,400,000 AGENT: Jake Egan 0491 129 137, Eview Mornington Peninsula, 311 Main Street, Mornington, 5971 0300

Where eagles dare

A very rare opportunity whether you are an owner occupier, developer or investor to buy land in Carrum Downs most recent, modern and LAST industrial subdivision Allotments range from 1000sqm* - 2940sqm* Each allotment is fully serviced, flat, well-proportioned and comes with a Town Planning to build at a site coverage that will never be seen again Get in quick, Stage 1 already sold, Stage 2 50% sold *approx.

9775 1535 nicholscrowder.com.au

Josh Monks 0409 335 179 James Dodge 0488 586 896 1 Colemans Road, Carrum Downs 3201

Leafy refined living

SaFety Beach 6 The Cove

Mount elIza 11 Stephens Road

• Stunning home positioned on one of the highest levels in Martha Cove

For sale $1,150,000 - $1,250,000

• Tranquil 903sqm (approx) of beautifully landscaped, verdant gardens

For sale $1,535,000

• This imposing 3 level residence offers approx 48 squares of indoor & outdoor living

Inspect OFI or by appointment

• Footsteps to Toorak College and minutes to the village and local beaches

Inspect OFI or by appointment

• Enormous living areas, 4 oversized bedrooms, 3 bathrooms + powder room

Stuart cox 0417 124 707 stuartc@jlbre.com.au

• Elegant residence offering 3BR plus study with formal & informal living zones

cameron McDonald 0418 330 916 ruralsales@jlbre.com.au

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INTRODUCING

W AT E R F A L L G A R D E N S ROSEBU D

Photo is indicative only.

A boutique community of luxury, 3 bedroom single level homes. These residences, in the heart of an established neighbourhood in Rosebud, set the scene for a new enclave of luxurious living. Combining

All homes feature:

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Premium finishes including stone benchtops Quality appliances Master with WIR & ensuite 6 star energy rating Low maintenance living

cosmopolitan inner-city styling with a sublime coastal setting, located opposite Bay Views Golf Course and only a short drive to Rosebud beach. Development by:

F r o m $ 5 9 9, 0 0 0

D is p l a y s u it e loc at e d a t 69 Hov e Roa d , Ro s e b u d Open Wednesday 5 - 5.30pm 5 - 5.30pm Thursday Saturday As Advertised or By Appointment

F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N P L E AS E C O N TAC T:

Robert Bowman: 0417 173 103 robert@bowmanandcompany.com.au

Darren Sadler: 0448 947 622 darren.sadler@granger.com.au

69-77 Hove Road & 59 Fairway Grove, Rosebud

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‘a lifestyle village for the over 50’s’ 249 High Street, Hastings, 3915 www.peninsulaparklands.com.au

UNDER ACT R T N O C

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Open plan living & formal dining Kitchen with brand new cooker Two bedroom with BIR’s Single carport, air-conditioning

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Separate study Open plan kitchen, dining area Lounge room with air-conditioning Separate bathroom and laundry

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Tinted front windows Cathedral ceiling to lounge room Air-conditioning & 3 ceiling fans Built-in robes to both bedrooms

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Kitchen/diner with bay window Lounge and main bedroom both with air-con Separate bathroom and laundry Front & rear verandahs, garage w/workshop

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2 air-conditioning units Tinted windows Entertainment area Kitchen with great bench space

To arrange your site inspection contact David Nelli 0403 111 234 or at the office on 5979 2700 Email: david@peninsulaparklands.com.au mpnews.com.au

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THE PENINSULA’S ONLY EXCLUSIVELY COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT Business Sale - Mornington

For Sale - Mornington Mornington Freehold

Prominent Main Street Cafe

• Quality Investment opportunity • Located in the busy industrial area with easy access to Mornington Tyabb Rd and Watt Rd • Factory of approx. 360sqm with 120sqm carport • Onsite parking plus street parking • Situated opposite popular café

• Long standing café in Mornington • Catering for breakfast / lunch trade • Located beach end of Main Street • Currently doing 60 kgs of coffee pw • Time to sell and return to the corporate world

Sale Price: $940,000 Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353

Sale Price: $350,000 + SAV Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Business Sale - Dromana

For Sale - Mornington Peninsula Electrical Business

Cafe & Restaurant

• Well established electrical company based on the Mornington Peninsula • Ideal opportunity for someone looking to start their own business as all the hard work has been done • Sale includes fully fitted out Motor Vehicle, tools, plant and equipment, social media shout outs, pricelists, accounting software and data base • Vendor moving overseas

• Beautiful, tastefully fitted out fully licensed café & restaurant • Full commercial kitchen • Seating for over 100 people • Directly opposite the beach • Huge potential to increase business through evening trading • Excellent rent & lease terms • Inspection only by appointment

Sale Price: $65,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price: $595,000 + SAV Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353

Fit-Out Only - Mornington

Business Sale - Mount Eliza

Fit-Out Only

Brood Cafe

• Prominent Main Street location • Currently trading as a successful pop up Cafe and Gelato store • Massive, well equipped, full commercial kitchen • Fully licensed with indoor and outdoor seating • Beautifully renovated upstairs residence suitable for owner operator • Owner extremely keen to sell • $350,000 spent on fit out

• Perfectly positioned café in the heart of Mt Eliza • Exceptional new fit out with large commercial kitchen • This business ticks all the boxes so move quickly • Solid takings and great lease package • Liquor Licence

Sale Price: $120,000 (Fit-out Only) Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353

Sale Price: $265,000 + SAV Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

For Lease - Mornington

Mornington Industrial Park

Business Sale - Hastings

Indoor Play Centre

• Office/Warehouse of approx. 200sqm • Rear roller door • Full kitchen with grease trap • Shared common area parking • Currently used as a bingo venue

• Outstanding reviews on social media • Specialising in birthday parties and private hires • Currently open 6 days with scope for 7 day trading • Additional 260sqm currently in planning stage of rebuild

Lease Price: $3,000pcm + GST + OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price: $450,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Business Sale - Sorrento

Business Sale - Rosebud

Business Sale - Mornington

Indoor Sports Centre

• State of the Art Indoor Sports Centre • Established for 11 years and provides organised competitions for netball, cricket and soccer • Fully licenced sports bar • Major inflatable area hosting around 800 birthday parties per year Sale Price: $595,000 WIWO Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353

Business Sale - Rosebud

Rosebud Milkbar & Takeaway

• Long standing business of over 60 years • Situated opposite Rosebud Secondary College • Great business with excellent equipment • Great lease and reasonable rent • Included on premises is a 2BR dwelling •Perfect for husband and wife team Sale Price: $129,000 WIWO Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353

Properties For Lease

OFFICES FOR LEASE ( Mornington unless specified)

FlatBlk Boutique Cafe

• Well established business with regular clientele • Cute and quirky small heritage listed space • Great for an owner operator as it’s easy to run • Potential to increase to 7 day tradingperiod • No. 9 tram included makes a great conversation piece Sale Price: $89,950 + SAV Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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Bang Bang Pizza

• Great location, opposite beach, plenty of foot traffic • Computerised with database of 4,000 customers • Excellent rent of $2,585pcm+GST+OG • Turnover of $400,000pa • Open 5pm-9pm seven days per week Sale Price: $95,000 WIWO Contact: Andrew Walsh 0419 889 353

D CE DU RE

1/486 Nepean Hwy Frankston – 220sqm $3,000pcm+GST+OG

Jukes Takeaway

• Busy takeaway business with as new fitout • Open 7 days a week from 11.30am till 8.30pm • Great location on busy Pt Nepean Road • Reasonable rent with great lease package

SHOPS FOR LEASE 5/117-133 Main Street - 164sqm 113A Nepean Hwy, Seaford - 60sqm St Andrews Beach – 180m2

$7,917pcm+GST+OG $2,080pcm+GST+OG $3,334pcm+OG

MEDICAL FOR LEASE 1537 Pt Nepean Rd Rosebud – 620sqm $15,000pcm+GST+OG WAREHOUSE / SHOWROOM 32/1140 Nepean Hwy - 200sqm

$3,000pcm+GST+OG

Sale Price: $75,000 + SAV Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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The First Noel

SUPERBAND quartet

The first Noel the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay: In fields where they lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter's night that was so deep Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel! They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east beyond them far And to the earth it gave great light And so it continued both day and night Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel! And by the light of that same star Three Wise men came from country far To seek for a King was their intent And to follow the star wherever it went Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel! This star drew nigh to the nth-west O'er Bethlehem it took its rest And there it did both stop and stay Right o'er the place where Jesus lay Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel! Then entered in those Wise men three Fell reverently upon their knee And offered there in His presence Their gold and myrrh and frankincense Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the kind of Israel! Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heavenly Lord That hath made heaven and earth of nought And with his blood mankind has bought Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel!

Set 2â&#x20AC;? Performed by Full SUPERBAND LINE UP Jingle Bell Rock

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun Now the jingle hop has begun Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time Dancin' and prancin' in jingle bell square In the frosty air What a bright time, it's the right time To rock the night away Jingle bell time is a swell time To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet Jingle around the clock Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet That's the jingle bell rock What a bright time, it's the right time To rock the night away Jingle bell time is a swell time To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet Jingle around the clock Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet That's the jingle bell That's the jingle bell That's the jingle bell rock

Little Drummer Boy

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum

A new born King to see,

pa rum pum pum pum

Our finest gifts we bring,

pa rum pum pum pum

To lay before the King,

pa rum pum pum pum, Rum pum pum pum

So to honour Him,

pa rum pum pum pum,

When we come.

Little Baby, pa rum pumâ&#x20AC;Ś. I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum

(He is a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum)

I have no gift to bring,

pa rum pum pum pum (pa rum pum pum pum)

That's fit to give a King,

pa rum pum pum pum, Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum...

Shall I play for you,

pa rum pum pum pum,

On my drum? On my drum?

I play my drum for Him. So to honor Him. Mary nodded, pa rum pum.... The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum

I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, Rum pumpum pum, rum pum pum..

Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum. When we come, me and my drum.

Rockin Around The Christmas Tree 9.

Winter Wonderland 10.

Rockin' around the Christmas tree At the Christmas party hop Mistletoe hung where you can see Every couple tries to stop Rockin' around the Christmas tree Let the Christmas spirit ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie And we'll do some carolling You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear Voices singing "Let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly" Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancing merrily in the new old fashioned way Rockin' around the Christmas tree Let the Christmas spirit ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie And we'll do some carolling You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear Voices singing "Let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly" Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancing merrily In the new old fashioned way

Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin' In the lane, snow is glistenin' A beautiful sight We're happy tonight Walkin' in a winter wonderland Gone away is the bluebird Here to stay is the new bird Who sings a love songs we go along Walkin' in a winter wonderland In the meadow we can build a snowman And pretend that he is Parson Brown He'll say "are you married?", we'll say "no, man But you can do the job when you're in town" Later on, we'll conspire As we dream by the fire To face unafraid The plans that we've made Walkin' in a winter wonderland Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin' In the lane, snow is glistenin' A beautiful sight We're happy tonight Walkin' in a winter wonderland Walkin' in a winter Walkin' in a winter

Let it Snow 11. Oh, the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we've no place to go, Let it snow! let it snow! let it snow! It doesn't show signs of stopping, And I've bought some corn for popping, The lights are turned way down low, Let it snow! let it snow! let it snow! When we finally kiss goodnight, How I'll hate going out in the storm! But if you'll really hold me tight, All the way home I'll be warm. The fire is slowly dying, And, my dear, we're still good-bying, But as long as you love me so, Let it snow! let it snow! let it snow! When we finally kiss goodnight, How I'll hate going out in the storm! But if you'll really hold me tight, All the way home I'll be warm. The fire is slowly dying, And, my dear, we're still good-bying, But as long as you love me so, Let it snow! let it snow! let it snow! Let it snow! let it snow!

O Come All Ye Faithful O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant! O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem Come and behold Him Born the King of Angels O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord!

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God of God, Light of Light Lo, He abhors not the Virgin's womb Very God Begotten, not created O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord! Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God All glory in the highest O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord! Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning Jesus, to Thee be glory given Word of the Father Now in flesh appearing O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord!

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O Holy Night 13. O holy night the stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new glorious morn Fall on your knees O hear the angels' voices O night divine O night when Christ was born O night divine o night O night divine A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new glorious morn Fall on your knees O hear the angels' voices O night divine O night when Christ was born O night divine o night O night divine Ooh yes it was Ooh it is the night o f our dear Saviour's birth Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah It was a holy holy holy, oh oh oh

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And So This Christmas 14. So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young A very Merry Christmas And a happy new year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Christmas For weak and for strong For rich and the poor ones The world is so wrong And so happy Christmas For black and for white For yellow and red one Let's stop all the fight A very Merry Christmas And a happy new year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Christmas And what have we done Another year over A new one just begun And so happy Christmas We hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young A very Merry Christmas And a happy new year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear War is over, if you want it War is over now la, la, ah, ah Happy Christmas Happy Christmas (happy Christmas) Happy Christmas (happy Christmas

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You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town Santa Claus is comin' to town Santa Claus is comin' to town

We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Good tidings we bring to you and your kin Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year

He's making a list He's checking it twice He's gonna find out Who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is comin' to town Santa Claus is comin' to town Santa Claus is comin' to town

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding. Oh, bring us a figgy pudding Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer

He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake So you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is comin' to town Santa Claus is comin' to town Santa Claus is comin' to town The kids in girl and boyland Will have a jubilee They're gonna build a toyland All around the Christmas tree So you better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus (is comin' to town) Santa Claus (is comin' to town) Santa Claus is comin' Santa Claus is comin' Santa Claus is comin' To town

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year (Happy holidays, let's celebrate, dance in the street, no misery Christmas is here, bring me the cheer, to one and all) We won't go until we've get some We won't go until we've get some We won't go until we've get some, so bring some out here Good tidings we bring to you and your kin Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas

Hark the Herald Angel Sing Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!" Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With th' angelic host proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem." Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!" Christ, by highest heav'n adored: Christ, the everlasting Lord; Late in time behold him come, Offspring of the favoured one. Veil'd in flesh, the Godhead see; Hail, th'incarnate Deity: Pleased, as man, with men to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel! Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!" Hail! the heav'n born Prince of peace! Hail! the Son of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die: Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Hark! the herald angels sing,

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All I Want For Christmas Is You

16. I just can't wait I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need And I don't care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I don't need to hang my stocking There upon the fireplace Santa Claus won't make me happy With a toy on Christmas Day I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas Is youâ&#x20AC;Ś You, baby Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas I won't even wish for snow And I'm just gonna keep on waiting Underneath the mistletoe I won't make a list and send it To the North Pole for Saint Nick I won't even stay awake to Hear those magic reindeer click 'Cause I just want you here tonight Holding on to me so tight What more can I do? Cause baby all I want for Christmas is you, you Oh-ho, all the lights are shining So brightly everywhere And the sound of children Laughter fills the air And everyone is singing I hear those sleigh bells ringing Santa won't you bring me the one I really need? Won't you please bring my baby to me? Yeah Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas This is all I'm asking for I just wanna see my baby (Yeahhh) Standing right outside my door Oh I just want you for my own For my ownâ&#x20AC;Ś Baby More than you could ever know Make my wish come true Baby all I want for Christmas is you baby All I want for Christmas is you baby All I want for Christmas is you baby All I want for Christmas is you baby

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Fixing roads a more effective way to reduce accidents Cutting speed limits on country roads doesn’t automatically make them safer (“Peninsula speed limits to be cut” The News 4/12/19). It is, however, a low cost way of appearing to provide a solution to lowering the accident rate. The mayor [Cr Sam Hearn] admits that this speed reduction possibly won’t reduce the number of accidents but “may” reduce the extent of injuries sustained. The effective way to make roads safer is to fix the rough and potholed road surfaces and broken edges plentiful on the Mornington Peninsula. Unfortunately the mayor admits that they don’t have any budget for this type of work. Lowering the [speed] limits won’t stop accidents caused by distracted, substance affected, sleep deprived and disqualified drivers who make up a high percentage of accident statistics. Don’t be fooled by the [two-year] “trial”, once limits are lowered they are unlikely to ever be restored. Peter Shearman, Bittern

Call for change I would like to know when The News is going to move on regarding climate change. I was disgusted to see that four of eight letters published last week were by climate change deniers who seem to be incredibly threatened by [climaye activist] Greta Thunberg. Once again, all letters published were written by men. I would like to know whether these realities are (backward) editorial policies? If so, I will not bother to go out of my way to read the paper again, and will actively encourage others to do likewise. A few facts: 1 Australia was recently given the world Fossil Award for showing incredible inaction in the face of climate change which has been universally accepted in the world as being both real and human caused. 2 Even the Liberal Party has tacitly recognised the existence of climate change, despite it fiddling the books to make it look like we are meeting outmoded emission targets. 3 Greta Thunberg is internationally recognised and indeed has recently been listed as Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Why are there no articles on why it seems (older) men in particular, are so threatened by her? As an older female I would much rather put my trust in Greta, and 99 per cent of world scientists who are in agreement about the effects of climate change, than our so-called “leaders” who are helping us move headlong in to more extreme weather events of all kinds. Barbara Rimington, Balnarring Editor: The News will continue to accept letters expressing all points of view from allcomers.

Greta’s time has come I bet three breakfast bowls were tipped over when three letter writers heard that teenage activist Greta Thunberg was made Time magazine’s Person Of The Year (“Let kids be kids”, “End of year tidy-up”, “Message massage” Let-

and much windier over the past four years, and much more destructive. Do they watch the ABC News, 7.30? Do they check outside, here, on our safer (for now) Mornington Peninsula? A worry, for the billy lids. Cliff Ellen, Rye

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ters 10/12/19). The United Nations feels she is competent enough to address it again. She was strong enough to unite the children of the world to fight against climate change because the adults are to busy having one talkfest after another with no action in between. Here’s a few more teenagers that have made history: Joan of Arc, heroine of France and canonised by the Catholic Church, she was 19 when she was burned at the stake in front of 10,000 people. Malala Yousfzai, 14, shot by the Taliban in 2014 because she campaigned for the education of girls in Pakistan, became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Jessica Watson OAM was 16 in 2010 when she became the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world. At 14, Rishab Jain developed a software tool that showed doctors how to zero in on pancreatic cancer. Thandiwe Abdullah, 15, is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter in the US. Balinese sisters Melati and Isabel Wijsen organised Bye Bye Plastic Bags and Bali’s biggest clean up with 20,000 people participating. I am yet to see an “experienced and knowledgeable adult” in the Morrison government that a teenager can trust with their future. Then we have people like the letter writers who seem to think that as it’s not happening in the Southern Hemisphere it’s all right. Tuvalu is one of the islands that are experiencing inundation. Perhaps you three should listen to what the kids have to say and learn something, rather than spout misinformation. John Cain, McCrae

The attitude of our prime minister [Scott Morrison] towards overstretched firefighters is not good enough. Instead of providing extra meaningful resources and taking the contributing effects of climate change on our bushfires and worsening droughts seriously, he tells us not to worry, the volunteer firefighters don’t need any help or rest, as they’re so keen to fight fires that one couldn’t stop them from doing so. Such cavalier statements from our PM just show how deluded he is. Hey Scomo, thoughts and prayers will not do any more, when our east coast is on fire from north to south. Summer has only just started and the next four months are going to be testing our firefighters severely when Victoria will be drying out as well and face the scourge of bushfires. Scomo, it’s time to face up to the fact that we in Australia and the whole world have to start acting on meaningful reduction of greenhouse gases before civilisation goes down the gurgler. I’ve written to our local [Flinders] MP Greg Hunt and asked him if it was now time to talk about climate change. Sadly, all I got from him was the standard reply and spin that the government is going to meet its Paris targets easily. All this in the face of Australia’s [greenhouse gas] emissions actually going up and up over the past years. I know the usual suspects here on the Mornington Peninsula will ridicule my concerns with deluded facts of the climate change deniers, but this won’t change the fact that we have very little time left to save ourselves from certain disaster. Rupert Steiner, Balnarring Beach

Spanish imposition

Underpowered

Our Mornington Peninsula Shire Council declares a climate emergency and promptly jets a councillor to Spain to lecture the world on climate change. Irony, stupidity or both (“Shire’s climate efforts reach global stage” The News 10/12/19)? Bill Holmes, Sorrento

Change is here Petrol prices are up, again, 30 cents a litre overnight, arrogance personified. Reliance on fossil fuels and a fossil government, regularly supported by two of this newspaper’s well known Liberal Party followers, one assumes. Fair enough. Entitled. One chap from Blairgowrie went to the trouble of listing historical natural disasters. No argument there. Sadly, neglecting what’s staring him in the face. Frequency. It’s all happening far quicker than has been predicted. The horror of profound natural changes that seem to be accelerating, with old predictions outdone by the worsening reality, NSW, Queensland and parts of Victoria, so early in the [fire] season. Even Sydney. Down in Tasmania they lost, permanently, 1000-year-old forests. Clearly it’s getting hotter, colder, wetter, drier,

The rose-tinted glasses need to come off when examining the proposed 4.85 megawatt (Mw) solar array at Dromana (“Shire’s salute to the sun” The News 10/12/19). Granted, it is of use to provide extra power for the nine million carbonproducing tourists that overpower us during the long, hot, summer days, but that demand is still there after sunset. The array probably has a capacity of 4.85, probably averaging 4Mw, less during winter. Such figures are never published, so we have to guess. You only get the romanticised figures. The array is designed to accept a battery “in the future”. Here is the interesting thing: using batteries to store that power. You can’t use that power and store it, so you have to split the output and, say, supply 2Mw and store 2 Mw. Why, the installation is now 2Mw. But wait, there’s more. If you use a 2Mw battery it needs to hold and provide 2Mw for, say, eight hours, until midnight. So the battery needs to be not 2Mw capacity, but 16Mw hour capacity, supplying 2Mw for eight hours. My comments apply equally to all of the giant solar farms in Australia, like the Kiamal 256Mw facility, which does not have a battery. Most solar farms do not have a battery because

the cost is enormous and they only last 20 years. Kiamal is thinking of a 129Mw battery to last two hours. The giant Tesla battery in South Australia, 129Mw hour, would last about one hour. It cost $90million. A single 1000Mw, 24-hour coal generator will outperform eight Kiamals with batteries, or 500 Dromanas. Or 1500 windmill generators. Close Australia at sunset in 2025? Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Forgotten homeless I recently read the Interim Report into Mental Health and am very disappointed that the correlation between people suffering mental health issues and homelessness was not mentioned and made a priority. As a member of Peninsula Carer Council I know in our submission we included the need to address homelessness. Too many people with mental health are sleeping rough as there is inadequate, unaffordable housing, this is particularly so on the Mornington Peninsula Public housing waiting lists are huge. Often people are released from acute stays in mental health hospitals with nowhere to go and picked up by police hours later, or the next day, ending back into hospital. It ends up being a revolving door situation. I do hope the final report, due next year, addresses this important issue of homelessness. Surely, this should be a priority. Adequate housing is a basic human right. Denise Hassett, Mt Martha

Launderers proliferate Another big bank and Crown Casino caught out laundering money. In some cases to fund terrorist organisations and child sex exploitation. Why is no one in jail for funding terrorists? Maybe they’re not Muslim? But these are not the biggest money laundering organisations. The federal and state governments have a big blind eye to money laundering. Although there are several money laundering schemes “blind eyed” by the state and federal governments, the biggest is real estate. The blind eye overlooks real estate purchases for millions of dollars in cash with no check to see who or where the money came from. Some own several multi-million dollar properties. They could be drug kingpins, child exploiters, Chinese billionaires moving corrupt money, the Chinese ministry of state or the communist party. Many get in to the country on a subclass 188 visa for their “contributions”. I will not even get into selling off our farming and mining assets to these foreigners. And let’s not overlook “the Australian Defence Force and a web of intrigue involving contracts that include Russian contractors and what appears to be money laundering using Australian taxpayers money”. So these transactions continue under the blind eye of state and federal governments, but just give your kids a $10,001 cash gift and you are reported and put on a watch list. Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

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Disgraceful conduct displayed on the train Compiled by Cameron McCullough To the Editor Sir, As a passenger who travelled by the 5.10pm train to Pearcedale via Baxter on Saturday, I wish to protest against the unseemly conduct of a number of men who travelled by this train. On the way from Frankston to Baxter the language used was shocking, the men also standing up and fighting one another. On arrival at Baxter the station master made an effort to seek the offenders, and I believe he took the name of one of them and put him into another part of the train. There was then a general melee in the compartment from which the man had been taken. As the train was moving out of the station one of these hoodlums called the porter a most objectionable name, and pulled his shirt nearly off him. The train was pulled up, and the porter went into the car to see who it was called him the name, and he came out again with one of these hoodlums punching into him for all he was worth. The station master came along then, and he was landed two heavy blows on the head. The station master overpowered his man and kept him on the ground till the train was moved out, and the porter also engaged his man till the train was sent away. Can nothing be done to put a stop to these most objectionable men travelling under the influence of drink? This sort of thing is becoming too frequent, and it is time the Railway department sent a special officer down on this train occasionally. Yours, etc., PASSENGER. *** FOLLOWING our usual custom there will be no issue of the “Standard” during Xmas week. The next publication of this paper will take place on 2nd January, 1920. We take this opportunity of wishing our numerous readers a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. *** A DANCE under the auspices of the Frankston branch of the Returned Soldiers Association will be held on Saturday night, 20th December. Miss Ford’s city band will supply the music. *** IN our condensed report of the Council discussion re Seaford valuation, it was not made quite clear that Cr Armstrong’s statement that the sand-pits should be valued at £200 per acre referred to the land in its original state and not, of course to the worked out area. *** SEAFORD Progress Association will meet tomorrow night, and Frankston Association on Tuesday night, after the sports committee meet on Monday night, Frankston citizens are asked to attend and arrange for New Year’s Eve Carnival. *** THE Elections – CAPT. BRUCE RE-ELECTED FOR FLINDERS. Contrary to expectations, the entry of the Farmers’ candidate into the contest for the Flinders seat did not seriously affect the position of the sitting member, Capt. Bruce, M.C. It was generally stated that the farmers would go solidly for their nominee, in the hope of gaining second, if not first, position on the poll, so that when the second preference votes of the last man were distributed, the Farmers’ candidate would go well to the front, and stay there. Results did not work out according to schedule. Labour supporters went solidly for Mr. Riley, and succeeded in placing him second to Capt. Bruce, who scored a fine Nationalist vote. The officials at the Frankston polling booth, under the direction of Capt. Sherlock, the Deputy Returning Officer, had a very busy time all

day, but the staff proved a highly capable one, and proved equal to every emergency. The figures from the various district polling booths are not available, as the regulations do not permit separate results being published. *** WEDDING BELLS. DEE – THORNELL. A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the Roman Catholic Church, Frankston, on the 4th December, the Rev. W. O’Hagan officiating. The contracting parties were Mr James Dee (of the 4th Light Horse), third son of the late Mr and Mrs John Dee, of Bairnsdale, and Miss Hannah Thornell, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Mark Thornell, of “Frampton”, Somerville. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dainty gown of white China silk, with double tunic of Valenciennes lace, with court train of white satin, trimmed with true lovers knots, in pearls. The silk embroidered veil was worn with sprays of orange blossom. The shower bouquet carried was of white water lilies and asparagus fern with white satin streamers. The bride wore a moonstone pendant necklet, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaid, Miss Mary Thornell (sister of the bride) wore a smart frock of champagne voile, with crepe de chene hat to match, trimmed with ostrich feathers, and she carried a shower bouquet of pink water lilies and fern, with pink satin streamers. The beautifully arranged bouquets were made and presented by Mrs Alfred Thornell (aunt of the bride). Mr John Dee (brother of bridegroom) acted as best man. At the Church, Miss Emily Brierly, of Lyndhurst, (pupil of Mademe Evlyn Ashley) sang Ave Maria and Alma Redemptoris most effectively, Mrs Guumes, of Frankston, presiding at the organ. The Church was decorated in excellent taste by the Misses Cahill, of Frankston. After the ceremony the bridal party motored to the Pier Tea House, Frankston, where a sumptuous breakfast was partaken of, served in a manner par excellence, under the supervision of Mr and Mrs Vickers. Mr R. Gregan in a happy speech proposed the toast of the bride and bridegroom, which was suitably acknowledged by the latter. Mr Charlie Callanan, in his usual pleasant manner, proposed the toast of the bridesmaid. The happy couple left by motor amidst showers of confetti and good wishes, en route for Healesville, where the honeymoon is being spent. The bride travelled in a smart tailor-made costume of smoked blue gabardine, champagne crepe de chene hat and front. The presents were costly and numerous, and included many cheques. Mr and Mrs James Dee will, reside at “Clyde Vale”, Warragul. *** Our Calendar – FREE TO SUBSCRIBERS. With this issue “Standard” subscriber will receive our attractive sheet almanac, attractively printed in two colours. The letterpress is very satisfactory, while the information included in the publication will be found to be most useful. The different phases of the moon are clearly marked in an original and effective manner, and country people particularly should find this feature particularly useful. Other information given relates to postal matters, public holidays, taxes, etc., the whole making a most useful compilation for office, farm, or home. Subscribers enrolling now will be entitled to a free copy of the 1920 calendar. *** FROM the pages of the Mornington Standard, 19 December 1919

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Probus Club The Combined Mornington Probus Club has a new meeting venue which is now at The Mornington Golf Club, Tallis Drive, Mornington. The Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month (except January) at 9.30 for 10.00am. Visitors are most welcome. Call the Membership Officer on 5975 3901 for details. National Seniors Mornington Peninsula Branch welcomes members and visitors to meetings on the third Monday of each month, 2pm for 2:30pm start in Room 2, Bentons Square Community Centre, Bentons Road, Mornington. Guest speakers, afternoon tea, friendly people, 2019 social calendar available. Contact jillfalla@hotmail.com Card and Board Games Group New social group looking for members who are interested in an array of card and board games. We are looking at 500, Bridge, SOLO, Scrabble, Chess and more. Everyone is welcome! Wednesdays 1.30pm – 3.30pm. Gold coin donation. Equipment is provided however you are more than welcome to bring along a game. Bentons Square Community Centre, 145 Bentons Rd, Mornington Mornington Life Activities Club We meet bi-monthly on the 1st Tues of the even month at Mornington Information Centre. We are a friendly group and welcome new members. Many activities are on offer – table tennis, walking groups, golf, yoga, dinners, trivia nights, jazz nights and bbqs. Phone Miriam 0408 332 817 for further info. Alcoholics Anonymous - Mornington Peninsula Do you need help to stop drinking? You’re not alone, contact us now on our 24 hour helpline 1300 880 390 or find a local meeting at www.aatimes.org.au/meetings Grandparents Playgroup Registrations are now open for our grandparents playgroup. A semi-structured program, in a purpose built space specifically for grandparent carers. Mondays 10am-12noon. Located in the Barn – behind the Anglican Church 3 Queen Street, Mornington. For more info & registration forms for this group contact Deacon Liz 0419 581 792 or deaconliz@mmmanglican.org.au JP locations National & International documents inc affadavits, stat decs & cert copies signed FREE of charge at police stations on the Peninsula. Mornington: Mondays & Thursdays 11am to 2pm. or Google find a JP Victoria or Ph1300365567. Polio Have you or do you know anyone who had polio or is now experiencing after effects of polio? Please come to our support group meeting held at 11am on the second Saturday of each month at the Information Centre, Main St, Mornington. Enquiries: 5981 2540 Peninsula Transport Assist needs Volunteer Drivers Do you have time, like driving and want to contribute to your community? Induction costs are covered and drivers are reimbursed from pick-up to return locations. For details call the P.T.A. Office on 03 9708 8241 or email: peninsulatransportassist@gmail.com. P.T.A. also needs drivers for 12 and 24 seater buses. Mt Martha Valley Probus Club Held every second Thursday of the month, starting at 9.30am, at the Community Hall Dromana. Come along and meet us, we are a very active club and all are welcome. Details 5982 1892

Mornington Mahjong Mornington Mahjong Group meets Tuesdays and Fridays at the Mornington RSL in Virginia Street Mornington. We will teach you if you are new to this fascinating game. Contact Lucy 5981 0801 or 0416 043 527 Mt Eliza Mahjong Club The Evening Group of the Mount Eliza Mah Jong Club meets each Monday evening in the Mount Eliza Village Community House from 7 – 9pm. New members are always welcome, seasoned players or new to the game. Our friendly members are very happy to introduce them to this ancient game. Mt Eliza Neighbourhood House Walking Group for Men. Join Lester and other men for a moderate paced 4km walk around Mount Eliza. Starts 8.30am every Tuesday. For further information contact Lester on 0407 414 955. Over 55’s Mt Eliza Seniors Club Calling over 55’s who are interested in participating in various activities, including table tennis, dancing, tai chi, carpet bowls, snooker, computer classes, card afternoons and films. Enjoy a cuppa and good chat in our Mt Eliza clubrooms. Further info Lorraine on 5977 3838 or 0434 088 821 www.mteliza55plusclub.com Community Lunch. Join us for a “Pot Luck” lunch each Thursday from 12 pm to 1 pm. Lunch is prepared and cooked in our own kitchen. Cost $5. Bookings essential before Wednesday 2pm. Mt Eliza Neighbourhood House 90 Canadian Bay Rd, Mt Eliza phone 9787 8160. Balcombe Estuary Reserves Group BERG Mt Martha is a bushland friends group for the Balcombe Estuary Reserves Mirang Ave Mt Martha. Regular working bees are held on Sun, Tues, Wed and Friday mornings as well as Waterwatch and Estuary watch to monitor water quality. For more information please contact: info@berg.org.au, 0447 160 288, www.berg.org.au Peninsula Prostate Cancer Support Group Bentons Square Community Centre 7:00pm second Wednesday each month Share the journey in a relaxed, caring environment. Partners, carers and friends are most welcome. Contact 0422 608 345 peninsulapcsg@hotmail.com Probus The Mt Eliza Village Ladies Probus Club, meet on the first Monday of each month at 10.00am at the Uniting Church, Canadian Bay Rd. Mt Eliza. We welcome visitors and new members. Details 9787 3640 Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society Public Stargazing Hear inspiring talks, view stars, planets, clusters and galaxies through our powerful telescopes at 8pm on the 1st Friday of every month at The Briars dark-sky observatory. Melway ref 151 E1. Bookings are essential. Small fee payable. Details www.mpas.asn.au or phone 0419 253 252. Find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/mpas0/

Zonta Club of Mornington Peninsula Inc. 3rd Thursday of every month, 7.00pm – 9.30pm Zonta is a leading global service organisation of professionals, empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. Join us at a dinner meeting and see what we do. Email: zontamornington@hotmail.com Community Choir Monday night 7 – 9 pm Our new choir is up and running but we need more members! Led by Jess Wynne, the choir will be singing old songs, new songs, and songs from around the world. For beginners and the more experience and you don’t have to read music to attend. $10.00 per session, first session free, just come along. For further info please contact the Mt Martha House 466 Esplanade, phone 5974 2297 Mornington Senior Citizens Club Come and enjoy our events at our very friendly club. Free one- on-one computer classes Mon – Fri. Ph 5973 5763 Monday - Indoor Bowls and Snooker Tuesday - Tai Chi, Bingo and Snooker Wednesday - Card Games and Scrabble Thursday - Tai Chi . Friday - Square Dancing 1 Flinders Dr, Mornington Ph 5975 3688 Mornington Police Senior Community Register Helping the elderly, frail and isolated community members to feel safe in their homes. For more information and or application forms to join the register phone 5973 6533. Mon - Fri 9.00am - Noon We are located at the Police Station in Main Street, Mornington Mount Eliza Men’s Shed. Our men’s shed opens each Wed afternoon from 1.30pm to 4pm, and each Thurs morning from 9.30am to 12pm. We are looking at opening on a Tuesday morning to accommodate new members. Do visit our web site: www.mountelizamensshed. org and enjoy the pitch in the Events section. Pop in at the Mount Eliza Club site to have a chat. Contentment The Baha’i Community of Mornington Peninsula is inviting interested members of the community to a discussion gathering on the topic of contentment in society. At 2:00 pm Mornington Information Centre, 320 Main St. Mornington. Entrance from the car park at the rear of the building. Wanted - Your Book Donations If you are moving or spring cleaning, we would appreciate book donations, in good condition, that you may have. Our Annual Charity Book Fair will be held at Mornington Peninsula Theatre, Wilsons Rd, 4th and 5th January, 2020. Mark these dates on your calendar. Contact Aileen 0413 507 00 for pick up/drop off details. Macramé Workshop Mon 4 Feb, 10am 1pm Morning tea provided, $15. Phone Bentons Square Community Centre to register 5977 2468

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Tales from the Middle Ages By Stuart McCullough IT was my brother who first said it. He did so with enough relish to supply a delicatessen. ‘Happy birthday!’ he cried. ‘You’re now in your late forties….’ It was the kind of shade normally associated with a complete solar eclipse as I was temporarily plunged into darkness. For someone who is slightly less than twelve months younger than me, it’s the kind of thing that’s his to enjoy only for a little while. I can take my revenge next year. It’s often said that revenge is a dish best served cold with a crispy salad and a light, dry white wine. If that’s a little more detail than you were expecting, I can only say that these are the things my experience has taught me. I’m not an expert about everything, but I’d like to think I can whip up a pretty decent meal using whatever’s lying around the house – and not just things in the kitchen either. I once created cordon bleu using little more than a discarded sticky tape dispenser and a VHS of ‘Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em’. Late forties? The slur rolled around my mind before falling over. I don’t think I was late at all. In actual fact, I was perfectly on time for my forties if not, in actual fact, running ahead of schedule. I was in my twenties when I decided to boycott denim. I can’t remember why. It meant I was seriously out of step with my peers. Instead, I wore the kind of slacks that entitle you to a discounted dinner at five o’clock. I also owned a series of cardigans, about which the less is said

the better. Suffice to say, I was well and truly ready for middle age. I’ve never been much for birthdays. There’s something about the attention that startles me. Which, I realize, makes me a difficult customer. But I can’t help but notice that birthdays are becoming less significant as time goes on. When you’re a kid, every birthday is a major event worthy

of a ticker tape parade and a public holiday. Then you reach a point when only landmark birthdays are truly worth celebrating. Suddenly, what was once an annual event rolls around once a decade. I know, however, there’ll come a point at which each birthday becomes increasingly important again as they (hopefully) gradually become more

and more improbable. It’s a tipping point I’m yet to reach but I know it’s coming. I plan to make a fuss. To make up for lost time, as it were. According to my very helpful and informative brother, this was the year I lost the right to use the term ‘midforties’. I don’t think I’ll miss it - it’s hardly the kind of thing that comes up in casual conversation. Your age matters more when you’re younger because you’re in a hurry. It can also be a useful measuring stick both in terms of achievement and surrender. At a certain point, your age ought to tell you you’re unlikely to be drafted by an AFL team. The chances of my being drafted in as a mature age cast member of ‘Young Talent Time’ have greatly diminished. It’s a shame – especially since I not only learned all the words to ‘I Knew the Bride When She You Used to Rock and Roll’ but prepared my own choreography as well; but there you have it. Time waits for no one. Despite the fact that I’m between decades, this year was still a landmark birthday. It’s the first time my father forgot it. Traditionally, he calls first thing in the morning, which for him is around four o’clock. He did this without regard for the circumstances. If your birthday fell on a weekend and there was a chance you’d been out celebrating the night before, you could be guaranteed that my father would call while it was still dark to say ‘happy birthday’. He treated birthday phone calls like going to airport – always be early. But not this year.

This year, I received a text message a day later. Not directly, of course – my father owns a mobile phone but uses it as a paperweight. Besides, I suspect the technology is somewhat beyond him and the risk of an autocorrect greeting of ‘Hairy Bedrock!’ or similar was deemed too great. It’s the first time it’s ever happened and I’m not sure what to make of it. Granted it was the day after, but I’d also pretty much forgotten my birthday by that point. My father has a landmark birthday next year. I won’t say which one it is, but according to my brother, my father’s currently well into his late seventies. I haven’t quite got my head around it. Once, my siblings and I gave him a tea towel with our faces printed on it. This was in the early eighties where computer graphics were something of an approximate art. The results were less attractive than they were entirely frightening. Perhaps it’s time for us to try again and update the tea towel. Or, alternatively, I’ll get him a calendar with my birthday marked in fluorescent yellow. Now that I am officially – at least according to my brother – late forties, I need to figure out what to do with it. It may be time to start wearing denim again, although I’ll leave the cardigans where they might currently be rotting. And while discounted car insurance is still a way off, some activities – such as queuing to enter a nightclub – are well behind me. So be it. It’s a good thing. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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Taking no prisoners: Baden Powell have set quite the task for Langwarrin with a score of 244. Picture: Andrew Hurst

Somerville’s Jayde Herrick wreaks havoc with an eleven wicket haul and a century By Brodie Cowburn

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SOMERVILLE star Jayde Herrick took 11 wickets and scored a century in a dazzling display of cricket against Pearcedale on Saturday. Somerville thrashed their opponents to claim an outright win on day one of their matchup. Pearcedale came in to bat first and were thoroughly embarrassed. None of their batsmen managed to reach double digit figures and the side was bowled out for 28 off 24 overs. Herrick posted figures of 6/13 off 12 overs, which alone would have made him the man of the match, but he wasn’t content to stop there. Herrick opened the batting for Somerville in their innings, and smashed 20 boundaries in quick fashion. He hit 14 fours and 6 sixes on his way to a total of 105. His side declared at 0/140 off 15 overs. Pearcedale came in for a second innings to close out the day, and although they managed to perform a little better they still could not hold off the Somerville bowling attack. They were left all out for 111, dooming them to an embarrassing outright loss after just one day of cricket. Travelling to take on Red Hill, Pines had a difficult afternoon on Saturday. They were bowled out for only 68 in their first innings, handing the

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Hillmen a golden opportunity to wrap up the win on day one. Red Hill bowler Jamie McCall was brilliant, claiming a five wicket haul and only conceding 16 runs for the day. With the willow, Red Hill managed to pass Pines’ total with six wickets in hand. They finished up on 5/109 at the close of play. Half centuries from Jake Theobald and Kristian Miller helped Heatherhill to a big total of 295 in the first day of their clash against Main Ridge. Main Ridge restart on day two from 0/4. Moorooduc’s middle order and tail end failed to capitalise on a good start in their clash against Long Island. They fell from 2/103 to all out for 198 at home. Long Island will start from 0/10 on the second day of the match.

DISTRICT

AN impressive innings of 81 runs from opener Kane Donald has helped Rosebud put together a good total against Hastings. Donald was working hard on his way to his first century of the season after an impressive innings of 84 last week against Dromana. He ended up caught out before he could reach the milestone. Daniel Poulter and Kieran Hanley

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also lent a helping hand for the Buds, notching up scores of over 30. Playing Delacombe Park away from home, Carrum elected to bat first in their clash on Saturday. After losing both openers for a combined total of just 9, Carrum’s innings steadied thanks to a half century from number three batsman Shaun Foster. His innings of 65 was his best showing for the season so far. Carrum ended up all out for 207, setting their opponents a tricky total to have to chase on day two. At Belvedere Reserve, Crib Point look in danger of falling to defeat against Seaford Tigers after a tough first day. The Magpies were sent packing for 98 in their innings. Tigers’ bowler Liam Cox did the most damage, taking 5/38 off 19 overs. They were his best ever figures for his club. The Tigers restart on day two from 2/46, needing 53 more runs to grab a win. Travelling to take on Dromana, Mt Martha set a target of 141 for their opponents to chase down. Dromana reached 1/47 before stumps was called.

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A CENTURY from Travis French has helped Tootgarook to a healthy total against Carrum Downs.

French scored 13 fours on his way to a big total. He was helped by number eight batsman Jamie Clarke, who managed to notch up a half century of his own. Tootgarook ended up bowled out for 225. Shane Smith was Carrum Downs’ best bowler on the day, posting figures of 5/57. Carrum Downs lost two early wickets as they came in to bat nine overs before the close of play. They restart on day two from 2/23. Tyabb had a good day against Boneo, posting a healthy total of 238. Things got off to a bad start for Tyabb when they lost opener Nick Taranto for a duck. Tyabb’s middle order helped them to recover when they all put on good performances. Anthony Craddock was their best performer, scoring 56 runs. Jarrod White also contributed, scoring 46. Boneo will have to reach 239 on day two in order to get a result. At RJ Rowley Reserve, Rye were bowled out for 196 runs in their clash against Skye. Opening batsman Jarrod Shaw was Rye’s best performer, scoring 80 runs. He and first drop batsman Beau Suffern put together a 143 run partnership. Skye’s innings started poorly when their opener fell for a duck, and they finished the day at 2/31.

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WADE Pelzer’s brilliant century has helped Peninsula OB to a strong total on day of their matchup against Sorrento. The Old Boys chose to bat first on their home deck, and Pelzer was their biggest contributor. He scored 105 runs, hitting 10 fours along the way. The damage was done after a middle order collapse. Pelzer combined with James La Brooy to put together an undefeated eighth wicket partnership of 115. Peninsula OB ended up at 8/224 at the close of play, giving Sorrento a tough task to face on day two. A century from Rhys Elmi put Baden Powell on track for a good total against Langwarrin. Elmi scored 104 before being dismissed. He smashed 15 fours during the entertaining innings. At the close of play the scoreboard read 9/244. Langwarrin face a difficult mountain to climb to get a win on day two. Flinders set Baxter a target of 223 to chase down in the first day of their clash. Baxter restart on day two from 0/10. Mt Eliza had some difficulties at Alexandra Park, being bowled out for 145 by Mornington. Mornington will begin on day two from 1/27.

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Orritt injured, Seagulls impress SOCCER

By Craig MacKenzie SAM Orritt’s trial with Langwarrin ended with a visit to Frankston Hospital last weekend and x-rays confirmed that he’d broken his collarbone. He’d lined up against Melbourne Victory at Lawton Park on Saturday in a friendly that was to play a part in determining whether he would be offered a place in the senior squad. Just 20 minutes later he was given a support bandage for his injured right shoulder and assisted from the arena before Langy president Tanya Wallace drove him to hospital. Orritt will decide shortly whether to pursue a surgical option but it seems likely that he’ll be sidelined for up to eight weeks. Langy gaffer Scott Miller is due to decide soon whether or not John Prescott, Jordon “Kaka” Avraham and Orritt have been included in his senior squad for next season. Both Orritt and “Kaka” were in the starting line-up against a young Victory side while Prescott is in the UK until next month. Senior squad absentees from Saturday’s Langy line-up were Wayne Wallace, Jamie Cumming, Alex Van Heerwarden, Delarno Pharoe and Dylan Kilner. Victory ran out a 2-0 winner with both goals coming after half-time the second via a superbly crafted curling shot low into the far corner from outside the area. Langy gave as good as it got in the first period but Victory’s passing and movement lifted a notch after the interval. It created a number of clearcut chances and Langy keeper Fraser Maclaren was forced into a couple of fine one-on-one saves. “You could see the physicality drop off in the last 20 minutes which was to be expected,” Miller said. “Victory’s program is running fulltime now and unfortunately we had a few players ill this week and some have gone away.” Miller is likely to finalise his squad in the new year and is looking at bringing in two players in the attacking half of the field. He was happy with the hitout and Langy’s pre-season match program won’t get into full swing until February. In State 1 news an impressive Mornington enjoyed last Thursday’s night 5-0 romp at Dallas Brooks Park against Brian MacNicol’s Oakleigh Cannons under-20s.

Langy lad: Brandon Jansz started at left back in Saturday’s clash with Melbourne Victory at Lawton Park. Picture: John Punshon

It was the unveiling of the Seagulls’ new strike force and the interpassing and movement between Josh Hine, Wayne Gordon, Dejan Radojicic and Matt Harrington was superb. Teenager Harrington is yet to sign but the club is hopeful that he’ll do so soon. “I want to get Matt locked away but it’s up to him now,” head coach Adam Jamieson said. “He’s done a few sessions with us and he played really well against Oakleigh and we want him as a Mornington player.” It took just five minutes for the home team to cut a swathe through Oakleigh’s defence with Gordon and Hine combining on the left before Hine’s cutback was met first time by Harrington whose precise low strike made it 1-0. Five minutes later Andy McIntyre got forward and headed home powerfully from a Gordon cross from the left to make it 2-0. McIntyre and another newcomer, Reece Caldecourt, were partnering each other at the heart of defence with Andre Bennett at right back and teenager Kyron Kerr at left back. “Reece is a hard nut, he’s an organiser, he likes to win and he’s a good

footballer,” Jamieson said. “Andre was a professional footballer (in England) at right back and right wing back and I’ve gone away from the idea of using him as a central midfielder.” Both Caldecourt and Bennett looked very comfortable in their roles. Peninsula Strikers midfielder Danny Brooks took up a central midfield role alongside Ethan Goulding, younger brother of Callum and Luke at Langwarrin. Ethan Goulding is a tremendous prospect, a composed control and pass player with excellent vision who only turns 15 this week and has been involved in junior NPL programs at Melbourne City and Bulleen. “Ethan signed with us last week and he’s already said that he’s learnt a lot in the first three or four weeks here and we’re absolutely rapt to have him,” Jamieson added. “We’ll keep working with him and I have no doubt that he’ll play some sort of senior football here next season.” “That’s how much I rate him.” Mornington continued to control the first half and went 3-0 up after a low corner to the near post wasn’t cleared and Hine acrobatically volleyed home from close range.

Gordon conjured up the individual goal of the contest when he nutmegged an opponent on the left then curled a pinpoint shot inside the far post from a tight angle to make it 4-0. Jamieson made a series of changes in the second half taking off most of his experienced players and Harrington’s second goal rounded off the scoreline. Sam Scott continues to recover from a fractured fibula and ankle incurred in June against Nunawading City but he should be fit for action for the start of the new season. Mornington has confirmed a number of challenging pre-season fixtures in February against State 1 North-West and NPL opposition. The local club will take on Clifton Hill on Saturday 8 February, Banyule City on Saturday 15 February, Bulleen on Saturday 22 February and Werribee City on Saturday 29 February. All matches are away from home and kick-off times will be confirmed closer to these dates. Mornington’s pre-season training resumes on Tuesday 14 January. In State 2 news Peninsula Strikers are now faced with finding a new senior assistant after Alex Halikias left last weekend to become senior coach

of State 5 South outfit White Star Dandenong. Strikers president Adrian Scialpi and senior coach Paul Williams were disappointed to lose Halikias but understood why he chose to move. “Alex has been a senior coach before and we understand that he wants his own team and wants to do things his way,” Scialpi said. “Alex said he wanted to do this now because doing it after Christmas or heading into round one wouldn’t be fair on the club and we appreciate that.” Strikers are likely to talk to prospective candidates for the vacancy inhouse at first and may not need to advertise. Meanwhile Strikers will host the eighth staging of the Wallace Cup on Saturday 1 February at Centenary Park. The competing teams are Baxter, Frankston Pines, Langwarrin, Mornington, Peninsula Strikers, Seaford United, Skye United and Rosebud. State 5 South outfit Rosebud is competing for the first time. The annual event is a celebration of the local game and honours Stephen William Wallace, Langwarrin lifemember and former club president, committeeman, coach, player and Bayside League referee who died on 19 July 2011 at the age of 54. Casey Comets won the inaugural Wallace Cup (2013) and had featured in every subsequent staging of the tournament until last year when it chose not to compete. Mornington has won the tournament five times and has failed to reach the final on just two occasions. In State 3 news Frankston Pines will play Doveton’s under-20s at Waratah Reserve on Thursday at 6.30pm. Pines will go into this pre-season contest without key defender Cedric Benza who is recovering from torn ankle ligaments sustained in the recent Pacific Cup tournament in Auckland. Benza is expected to be out for up to eight weeks. Pines have arranged pre-season games against Bunyip District on Saturday 18 January at Monterey Reserve (5pm and 7pm), Peninsula Strikers on Thursday 23 January at Centenary Park (6.30pm) and Beaumaris on Friday 28 February at Beaumaris Reserve (6pm and 8pm). A reserves match between Pines and Strikers will be held at Monterey Reserve on Thursday 23 January at 6.30pm.

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Hunter urges for change to racing fixture HORSE RACING

By Ben Triandafillou MORNINGTON-based racehorse trainer, Jerome Hunter, landed a dominant double at the Cranbourne night meeting on Saturday 14 December but was quick to urge for change to the current racing fixture. Hunter, who saddled up Catching Beams (Race 5) and Iknewshewasmine (Race 7) to victory for apprentices Will Price and Matt Cartwright, called for more balance to accommodate racing participants lifestyles with the additional twilight and night meetings. Hunter, who like most in the industry gets out of bed as early as 4am every morning, said that the additional night meetings were ‘killing the industry from the inside’. “I won’t sugar coat it, who was the bright spark who came up with this because we’ve all got lives and it’s just pump, pump, pump and I don’t know one trainer that’s happy to do this,” Jerome Hunter said. “We’ve all got families, everyone here, we’re all pump, pump, pump, seven days a week.” “It is [a big crowd tonight] but they didn’t get up at 4am in the morning. They’ve had their sleep in and they’ve come out, which is fantastic, but we’ve got to work out a way that it helps the participants as well.” Hunter said that its incredibly tough for staff to work at the night meetings and back up again the next morning as early as 4am and suggested working out a suitable balance so that young people don’t get deterred from enter-

ing the industry. “Staff don’t want to go out [to the races] on a Saturday night, they’d rather be out with their friends and they’ve got to be up early Sunday morning so it’s something that should be addressed,” he said. “It’s something that I think a lot of trainers should get together and work out because we all want it to work.” There has been talk about pushing early morning starting times back later, which for many trainers isn’t suitable, but Hunter suggested the idea of extending the number of trackwork hours. “If they leave tracks open for longer so that people can start later that have been to the races at Moonee Valley or Cranbourne like tonight, then the whole staff and stable can get to the track later and work the horses properly,” he said. “But at the moment so many horses have to get worked at a certain time during a certain period which is something that also really should be discussed.” The full turnover and crowd figures from last weekend’s twilight and night meetings are expected to be available early this week to provide a comparison to the usual day meeting’s figures.

Hunter wants change: Jerome Hunter urges for a re-think to the additional twilight and night meetings to the racing calendar. Picture: Supplied

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