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Thousands nabbed in police blitz Chris Brennan chris@mpnews.com.au POLICE were out in force across the Mornington Peninsula over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, issuing hundreds of penalty notices and breath-testing more than 20,000 drivers. On Friday night alone, peninsula police conducted more than 4900 preliminary breath tests along Peninsula Link and Mornington Peninsula Freeway, detecting four drunk drivers. Among those charged were a 21-year-old Mornington man who returned a reading of .072 and was also charged with disqualified driving, a 30-year-old Frankston South woman with a .07 reading, a 65-year-old Mount Martha woman (.062), and a 23-year-old Frankston South woman (.072). A further two drivers returned blood positive alcohol readings over the legal limit over the weekend. But it wasn’t just drivers affected by alcohol or drugs who were in the spotlight during Operation Wasp, with police also focusing on speeding, mobile phone use, seat belt offences and fatiguerelated issues. Operation commander Sergeant Pete Martin Rosebud highway patrol of said police had mixed feelings about the result. “It’s fantastic that we have spoken to 4926 drivers and they were all doing the right thing,” he said. “However I am concerned that we still detected drivers who continue to have a few drinks and risk the drive home.” Across the state, more than 8300 traffic offences were detected during Operation Regal, which was a 20 per cent reduction over the same period last year. More than 128,500 drivers underwent preliminary breath tests, with 267 recording a blood alcohol concentration over the legal limit. Victoria Police road policing commander Superintendent Neville Taylor said that while he was pleased with the overall results, he remained

In the spotlight: Police breath test motorists on Peninsula Link at the Bungower Rd off ramp as part of a major operation over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. Picture: Gary Sissons

concerned by the high number of drivers detected driving under the influence of drugs. “Of the 542 road side drug tests conducted by police, 51 returned positive results,” Superintendent Taylor said. “That’s one in every 11 drivers tested which is just not acceptable. “We’ve seen the catastrophic impact the combination of alcohol and drugs and driving has on the roads and it needs to stop. “While we are pleased the overall offences have dropped, there are some people in the community who choose to engage in risky and dangerous behaviour, whether speeding or using the mobile phone, and we know this too has deadly consequences. “One person did lose their life on the road and I really feel for this person’s family and extended community who will be feeling the loss.

“We thank everyone who did the right thing on the road this long weekend, it does make our job a lot easier”, he said. Recently appointed peninsula police commander Inspector Karen Nyholm said road safety would continue to be a key focus for police, especially with the July school holiday’s approaching. “Road safety on the peninsula is a focus of all police units and the results have shown a further reduction in serious injury collisions by 16.8 per cent [over the past 12 months],” Inspector Nyholm said. “Drivers are slowing down and, as a result, saving lives. Police will continue with enforcement operations including booze bus sites, back road operations for drink drivers and vigilance in detecting illegal phone users.”

Peninsula black spots get $3.7m funding fix MORE than $3.7 million will be spent improving road safety at six of the peninsula’s worst accident black spots. The federal government announced last week that $3.748 million would be provided to the Flinders electorate under the Black Spot Program. Funding approvals include:  $1.48million to install a new roundabout at the intersection of Graydens Rd and Boes Rd, Hastings;  $1.046million to install wire rope safety barrier, warning signs, shoulder sealing, edge line marking, vegetation removal and regrading of batter slopes along Loders Rd between Graydens Rd and Godings Rd, Moorooduc;  $400,000 to provide an exclusive right turn lane, seal shoulders, install tactile edge line marking, remove vegetation and install guardrail on Browns Rd near Nepean Country Club at Boneo  $298,000 for Eastbourne Rd between Boneo Rd and Jetty Road at Rosebud to convert the four-lane two-way road to one lane in each direction with a turning lane for both directions between the traffic lanes;  $345,000 to seal shoulders and install edge lines, guardrail, chevron alignment markers and raised reflective pavement markers on GrantvilleGlen Alvie Rd from The Shuntoff to 2.9 kilometres south of Grantville; and  $179,000 to seal shoulders, install edge lines and upgrade delineation on Loch-Wonthaggi Rd from Grantville-Glen Alvie Rd to Koetsveldt Road at Ryanston. Flinders MP Greg Hunt said the projects had been recommended by a panel of independent road safety experts and would be complete during the 2014-15 financial year. “Anyone can suggest an intersection or stretch of road they believe should be considered for a safety upgrade, and we strongly encourage all councils and individuals to submit their nominations.”

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Go ahead given for SPA designs Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au FOUR architectural firms have been invited to compete in a design competition for the $40 million Southern Peninsula Aquatic centre planned for Rosebud foreshore. Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors last week endorsed an officer’s report recommending concept proposals, drawings and presentation images be sought from Cox Architecture, Peddle Thorp, Suters Architects and Williams Ross. The firms will each be paid $20,000. As well as designs they will provide cost estimates for construction of the complex as well as their services to be “independently checked by the shire’s appointed quantity surveyor”. A 71-page report to council by project manager Davis Langdon “defines what is needed from the project and maximises benefits so that the council’s expectations are met or exceeded by the completed project”. Council’s capital works project manager David Hampton told councillors in a report that Davis Langdon “has identified a number of opportunities to achieve maximum value for money”. “Their advice on how to improve the benefits of the project is more than simply minimising cost and is based on their considerable experience with the delivery of similar projects else-

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where,” Mr Hampton said. Mr Hampton’s report stated that the “base cost” of the aquatic centre remained at $33.88 million, although the design brief given to the four architecture firms includes an extra $6m for waterslides, an expanded water play area, expanded gymnasium, demolition or changes to Rosebud Memorial Hall, and provision for an outdoor viewing deck accessible for use by the cafe. The four-person judging panel will include “external design professionals” Robert Mehegan and Jon Shinkfield and the shire’s recreation and leisure manager. Mr Hampton said a four-person panel would be appointed to judge the designs. The judges would be supported by technical experts, including a shire recreation or operations officer “chosen to represent eventual users”. “The design competition and request for tender provides for the project brief and competitors’ drawings and presentations images to be placed on public exhibition, including social media and the shire’s website,” Mr Hampton stated. “A public exhibition during the judging process is appropriate given the high level of community interest. Community comments may be considered by the panel as part of their evaluation.”

Hospital’s new CEO SUE Williams, pictured, has been appointed CEO of Peninsula Health. Ms Williams, former general manager Healthcare Division of the Spotless Group, replaces Dr Sherene Devanesen who resigned in October last year after 13 years with Peninsula Health to become chief operating officer of the Yooralla Society of Victoria. Peninsula Health chair Nancy Hogan said Ms Williams, before working Spotless, had been a partner in the health and human services division of KPMG as well as holding various positions with Healthscope and the North Western Healthcare Network. “Sue’s earliest qualifications were in Nursing, but she has added to this a Bachelor in Business Management and a Master of Business Administration from Monash University,” Ms Hogan said. “In 2009, she undertook the advanced management program at Harvard University.” Acting CEO David Anderson will continue until a starting date is confirmed for Ms Williams.

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Sculpture showdown OPPOSING factions in the “Great Flinders Sculpture Debate” are set to battle it out at a specially convened meeting of the Flinders Community Association next weekend. At stake is the erection of “a magnificent” four-metre high bronze sculpture by internationally renowned peninsula artist Andrew Rogers. The sculpture was to be “gifted” – at cost-price of about $100,000 - to the Flinders community to commemorate the town’s 150th birthday and a site in the middle of a roundabout at the intersection of Cook and Wood streets had been agreed upon. A town hall meeting in March voted in favour of the proposal, funding was pledged by members of the local community, and approval from VicRoads was granted on the basis the sculpture met the various requirements for siting on a roundabout. But rumblings from both within and outside of the FCA of began to build, culminating in official objections being tabled with the shire council and association board. The shire’s statutory planning manager, Angela Hughes, said an application proposing “the erection of a sculpture with associated flood-lighting on the roundabout at the corner of Cook St and Wood St in Flinders” had been submitted to council for consideration. Following advertisement of the proposal, 38 objections including a petition containing 145 signatures had been lodged with the council. The objections complained the sculpture was “not compatible with the character of Flinders and there should be further community consultation with a range of submissions sought”. The FCA website says that at the March meeting, which was attended by about 90 people and chaired by Cr David Gibb, “the sculpture itself was seen as something special with no criticism of it at the meeting, as those who spoke against the gift being almost all concerned about the process and/or where it was proposed to be sited”. “A number preferred it to be put in the park – which, as was pointed out by the chairman, posed additional planning hurdles with our main park being subject to a heritage overlay,” the FCA report states. But it seems objections have broadened, with some members of the FCA saying the issue had divided the association, with numerous “sub-plots” emerging. All eyes will now be focused on what shapes as a “riveting” showdown at the FCA meeting on Saturday 21 June. However, any decisions reached may be irrelevant, with the final decision resting with the council, VicRoads – and the artist himself. Chris Brennan

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NEWS DESK Awards: Receiving awards from Brian Stahl are, from left, Hans Eisen, Trish Kelly, U3A Hastings, Margaret Green, U3A Southern Peninsula (Dromana).

Award follows life’s learning curve THE old adage ‘you’re never too old to learn’ is one of life’s bywords for the 2000 members of the peninsula’s three U3A branches: Mornington, Hastings and Southern Peninsula (Dromana). The retired and semi-retired members undertake a range of courses, programs, and exercise and leisure programs run by volunteer tutors. Social activities are enhanced by a friendly and welcoming environment. And that work has not gone unrecognised. Last week U3A Mornington Peninsula received the Order of Australia (Mornington Peninsula Regional Group) Community Award. It was presented by Brian Stahl OAM JP who praised the branches for their work and contribution to the local community. The presentation was part of an Interfaith Festival held at the Peninsula Community Theatre.

U3A is one of several groups to receive this award over the past five years. The others are the Country Fire Authority and Emergency Services, the Girl Guides celebrating 100years, historical societies on the Mornington Peninsula celebrating the 150th year of Gazetted History of Townships, Rotary and Probus clubs. “We are proud to receive this award on behalf of our membership,” Hans Eisen, president of U3A Mornington, said. “We provide a wide range of courses, exercise and leisure programs for people who are retired and semi-retired.” Many U3A members are involved in intergenerational and other community initiatives that support productive and positive ageing. “As proud recipients of this award, our members’ commitment to the community is being recognised,” Mr Eisen said.

Budget cut hit the young Continued from Page 1

The state opposition last week slammed the Napthine and Abbott governments over the declining job market and cuts to education budgets. Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs Martin Foley, who recently joined Labor candidate for Frankston Helen Constas at a “youth crisis” round table at Frankston Library with representatives of the region’s youth services providers to discuss issues affecting young people, said thousands of peninsula young people were at risk of being cut off from mainstream society. “Throughout the Mornington Peninsula, there is a significant group of young people who aren’t just unemployed, they have been so for years – these people need help and support and they aren’t getting from the Liberals,” he said. “The estimate of the councils and services was that in the Frankston/Mornington Peninsula region, there were some 2500 young people lost to the education/training system and, with these cuts, about to be cast away from mainstream society. “With record levels of unemployment, disengagement, homelessness demands, intergenerational family unemployment, family violence, drug and alcohol levels, the ending of the funding to Youth Connections and Local Learning employment coordination networks, cuts to youth Newstart, disability support and the further cuts to TAFE, Schools EMAs, etc are leaving local young people on the edge of a crisis.” Ms Constas was equally scathing, claiming the combined “failures” of the state and federal Liberal parties had “left more young people throughout Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula without a job, and struggling to get the skills to find one”. The state budget had failed to provide any support for young Victorians despite “an epidemic of youth unemployment currently ravaging the state”, Ms Constas said. “This comes after the Napthine government decimated TAFE with its $1.2 billion cuts from 2011.” She said the federal budget continued the bad news for Frankston and peninsula young people, with access to Newstart restricted and further cuts to TAFE and higher education funding. “Cutting TAFE, preventing young people getting Newstart, making university more expensive – if you are young person in Victoria under Denis Napthine and the Liberals, you’re on your own,” Ms Constas said. “The key to breaking the cycle of unemployment is better education, more access to training and greater support through mentoring and they are all being cut by the Liberals.” However, federal member for Dunkley Bruce

Billson, who is the Abbott government’s Minister for Small Business, said the Liberal Party’s “tough love” policies would help more young people escape unemployment and find fulfilling careers. He said the work for the dole provided “a great opportunity to encourage more people to enter the workforce and take a step toward achieving their full potential”. “We believe that all Australians capable of working should be working, earning, learning or working for the dole to help build confidence and self-worth,” he said. “The work for the dole program is an important part of the government’s plan to help young job seekers gain the skills and experience they need to move from welfare to work and make a positive contribution to their local community. “It keeps job seekers engaged, active and helps to build our local economy.” Mr Billson’s federal Liberal Party colleague on the peninsula, Flinders MP Greg Hunt, agreed young people needed more incentives to find work or get into training. He said the federal budget delivered funding for a number of new initiatives to provide “more opportunities for young Australians to participate in education or employment”. “We’re delivering on our commitment to introduce Trade Support Loans to support apprentices and the commonwealth will provide funding for higher education diplomas, advanced diplomas and associate degrees for the first time,” Mr Hunt said. “In recognition of the importance of education and training in preventing future unemployment, young people who return to school or take up fulltime vocational education or university study will not be subject to the six-month waiting period.” Mr Hunt also moved to allay fears thousands of young people risked being cut off from social security payments. He said there were many exemptions and options for people to avoid the six-month waiting period. These include:  People in full-time education;  Those assessed as having a partial work capacity of less than 30 hours per week;  A single parent receiving Family Tax Benefit for a child;  A part-time apprentice;  A principal carer parent;  A job seeker assessed as requiring stream 3 or stream 4 assistance under the current employment services arrangements (or the Remote Jobs and Communities Programme equivalent);  A person eligible for Disability Employment Services.

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NEWS DESK It was 1964 and Melbourne had never before put on such a welcome for musicians. STEPHEN TAYLOR, not yet a teenager, remembers his older sister going into town the see The Beatles. Here he talks to two men who toured with the Fab Four.

Ches ‘knew’ The Beatles were something special CELEBRATIONS marking last week’s 50th anniversary of the Beatles tour of Australia struck a resonant chord with Rosebud’s John (Johnny) Chester. The popular musician was a support act for the Fab Four when they played to packed – and screaming - houses in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and then New Zealand. Memories came flooding back when the phones ran hot last week after the screening of an ABC documentary on the landmark tour. Australia had never seen anything like it before, with half of Adelaide’s population jamming the route from the airport and Melbourne’s streets a sea of eager young faces cramming to catch a glimpse of the group on the balcony of the old Southern Cross hotel. That was on the first day – Sunday 14 June – and the same thing happened the next. Melbourne’s youngsters were on a new trajectory: the Swinging 60s had begun – nothing would be the same again. “I’ve had a lot of calls and emails and some very favourable comments about the TV show,” Chester, 73, told The News last week. “Liz [his wife of 50 years] thought it was terrific. “I wasn’t aware of any [behind the scenes] controversies like some people are trying to suggest. One TV station asked me to tell what was really going on backstage and I said nothing. Even if I knew I wouldn’t tell.” Chester sang four songs a show for two shows a night as support act after local band The Phantoms, New Zealand rocker Johnny Devlin and British act Sounds Incorporated had warmed up the 4500-strong crowd. Not that they needed warming up, as the band they had really come to see was riding a wave of popularity never seen before in Australia. The Beatles’ shows lasted half an hour, but no one heard them sing more than the first few bars of any song as screaming girls drowned them out. “I really liked what they were doing,” Chester said. “And the proof was certainly in the pudding as they had the top six singles in the charts and their first album, Please Please

Me would have been number one too, if we’d had a chart for albums. “I felt that something special was happening with all the media attention they had and I liked the way they treated everyone. They were nice guys who made everyone feel at ease.” Chester said The Beatles’ tour gave him – and many other performers the confidence to regard singing as a career and not just something to do after their day job. Referring to The Beatles as the complete package - writing, singing and playing their own songs - Chester says he enjoyed their company: “We got on very well and we had the same musical influences. “We were the same age and we were a long time in each other’s company. We had similar interests and we ate together – even though there would be about 40 other people in the room at the time.” He treasures a quiet chat with George Harrison in which they discussed their favourite musicians, the songs they liked – and their love of cars. George had just bought an Etype Jaguar and was keen to get back home for a first drive. Another highlight was attending Paul’s 22nd birthday on the Sydney leg of the tour. Chester had turned 22 the previous December. Before the second Adelaide show, Chester’s nervousness threatened to derail proceedings. He thought “no one would be interested in what I was doing” and even began steeling himself for boos from the audience. However, an inspired choice of song: Fever by Peggy Lee, combined with innovative lighting techniques, helped him produce a stunning performance. Even John Lennon - watching from the wings - was blown away: “Where did you get that idea from,” he asked incredulously after the set. “That was f…ing fantastic.” His confidence soared and nervousness was never a problem again. “The Beatles were exactly what people wanted,” Chester said. “They were smiling and happy, there were no fights. It was a wonderful experience.”

Magical tour: Musician John Chester and band manager/promoter Bruce Stewart recall their days spent half a century ago with The Beatles. Picture: Yanni. Inset, John Chester with the Fab Four.

Whirlwind tour and a party, but no photos ONE of the men who played an intrinsic role in the Beatles tour – and in getting Johnny Chester his first big break – is Bruce Stewart. A sales rep at radio station 3DB in the 1960s (he’s now a sales rep for The News), Stewart also managed a The Phantoms a band popular on the local scene. He ran a series of dance concerts at Festival Hall at which Johnny Chester sang. Now living at Skye, Stewart was an associate of Dick Lean, who ran Festival Hall where The Beatles later played. At one of the Sunday afternoon shows, Stewart recalls talking to Lean who had just received a phone call from promoter Kenn Brodziak, in London, asking who he should sign up for a future tour of Australia. “I said I’d go and ask the teenagers who they wanted to see,” Stewart recalled.

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“There was a choice of Gerry and the Pacemakers, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes and The Beatles, so I called out their names one by one. The Beatles got the most applause, so I told Lean and things started to fall in place.” Stewart said he had heard The Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, and thought it “fantastic”. He tried to buy a copy but it had already sold out. That confirmed his belief in the band’s popularity and touring potential. Lean was of a like mind, saying that if their record made number one then their concerts here would certainly be sell outs. Meeting Lean later at his office at the Southern Cross hotel, Stewart heard the good news: The Beatles had signed and would tour in June. But who could he suggest as support acts? “I said The Phantoms and Johnny

Devlin - who was known nationally and was from New Zealand where the tour would finish. He asked for one more act. I said Johnny Chester who was a local legend. Johnny O’Keefe was big nationally but Chester was really big in Melbourne. “He called them all, got positive responses and said: ‘Done, we are all set to go’.” But Stewart’s role was really just beginning. Lean had appreciated his advice and assistance in putting things together and asked him to join the tour. After the first eye-opening concert at Adelaide, Stewart got up early and called into sister station 5AD to broadcast back to DB in Melbourne how the show was received and what songs were sung. It was tantamount to a warning: The Beatles’ phenomenon is on its way - get ready! Continued Page 15

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The shot that shook our world Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au THE situation could not have been more exciting for the gunners at Fort Nepean – or those on the German merchant ship steaming for The Heads – on the first day of the war in 1914. Hostilities had been declared officially three hours and forty-five minutes before the Pfalz made her run for it, hoping to escape to open sea before her new enemy could intern her. But it was not to be: the gunners aimed well and a six-inch shell from gun emplacement number six roared into the water only a short distance from Pfalz and the Australian pilot innocently guiding her towards freedom – a Capt. Robinson - talked the anxious German captain into surrendering. It’s a fair bet that none of the gunners would have had any idea then how irrevocably the world had changed, even as the echoes of the shot reverberated through the remote coastal artillery fortification. It was the first shot fired in anger throughout the entire British Empire on the first day of the First World War. It was the first of all the hundreds of millions of rounds of all calibres subsequently fired over the next four years and four months until hostilities ceased on 11 November 1918. We were in it for the long haul ‌ Organiser Bernie Gaynor, a major in the Royal Australian Army artillery – who I in charge of upcoming

Ready for action: The First Shot committee organising the 5 August ceremony at Point Nepean, from left, Michael Jeffreson, Victor Teoh, Sally Hutchinson, David Garnoch, Russell Joseph, Alison Fraser, John Prentice, Bernie Gaynor, Arthur Hicowe, Francis Trainor. Picture: Yanni

celebrations to commemorate the event - proudly reports that the young Australian servicemen guarding the fort all those years ago were professional, well trained and ready for action even in those early moments of war. “They behaved as they should have and prevented the escape of an enemy ship. War had been declared at 11pm London time on August 4 which was 9am on August 5 here. Yet, a little over three hours later, they were able to stop the Pfalz and have her returned to port.� The armoured gun placements along the shore had been built in stages

from the 1860s, when the threat of a Russian invasion loomed large over the new colony. They were a work in progress until 1910-11 when seven of the newest six-inch guns – common in defences throughout the Empire – were installed to defend the bay. Two each went to Fort Nepean and Fort Pierce and three to Queenscliff. Major Gaynor said the gunners had to be careful with their aim, as a long shot could have hit Swan Island – and people - on the other side of the bay. They waited patiently until the ship turned to make her run towards the Heads and fired, impacting the water

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a short distance from her stern. Their intent was clear, the danger imminent. Hearing the shot on the bridge, Capt. Robinson ordered the ship to stop and was “involved in a brief tussle� with the German captain until common sense prevailed. The Germans knew they could not outrun the guns. Their war was over. Now, 100 years later, Point Nepean will once again echo to the sound of artillery fire when the Governor of Victoria, Alex Chernov, and other distinguished guests gather at the former Officer Cadet School Parade Ground at Point Nepean to commemorate the significance of that first shot. Around 5000 people are expected to attend the free event on Tuesday 5 August – and volunteers are urged to register with the organising committee so they can lend a hand. Last week it was confirmed that the federal and state governments and Mornington Peninsula Shire would fund the celebrations which are being organised by the First Shot Committee. The federal government has committed $10,000 through its Anzac Centenary Community Grants program. The shire council will contribute $20,000. The Federation Guard and RAN Band will add military pomp and precision. Planning is well under way with committee meetings being held fortnightly. On board are representatives of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Parks Victoria, the Army and the RSL. Sorrento-Portsea RSL president John Prentice said club members were “enthusiastically supporting� the anniversary. The First Shot Commemorations

THE state government, through Parks Victoria and Veterans’ Affairs, will spend $350,000 on facilities at Fort Nepean to enhance the visitor’s experience and understanding of the events that took place 100 years ago and ensure these stories are not lost. The 5 August commemorative event will be the start of a campaign to restore the gun that fired the first shot to full working order. The Long Shot project committee will seek philanthropic, community and business support for this. At the same time, the Long Shot committee will work to find the original shell that was fired in 1914. It is hoped it will go on display at Font Nepean alongside the gun. It is hoped to have the gun completed by Armistice Day 2018 for future commemorative and community events. will be open to the public from 11am– 1.30pm. They will include the firing of an artillery howitzer, and visitors can view the site of the first shot and experience the enhanced interpretation facilities. Visitors will be able to travel from the Quarantine Station to Fort Nepean by free shuttle bus from noon. Spaces are limited so those planning to attend are encouraged to register at the event’s website: www. thefirstshot.com.au “We’ve been intensively planning for the event,� Major Gaynor said. “The committee is working well together and we are enjoying the project. It’s a unique moment in the history of the First World War - and Victoria.� Volunteers should phone John Prentice on 0412513457 or Michael Jefferson on 0438591946.

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with Nepean MP Martin Dixon on Friday to discuss the anglers’ fears. The petitions will then be combined as one and presented the following Friday. Mr Dixon will be asked to have it read to the legislative assembly before parliament winds down in the lead up to the November state election. The petition points out that overfishing by netters is causing depletion of fish stocks and asks that commercial fishing be ordered to cease immediately. Mr Tainton said the fish “should be left to breed” rather than wiped out as was likely to happen if the netting continued unabated. He said over-fishing “has been going on for years” and that

areas of concern ranged from Mt Martha to Sorrento and south of the South Channel. A Department of Environment and Primary Industry spokeswoman said the number of fishing licences was capped at 42, with no new licences being issued although they can change hands - anecdotally for as much as $1 million. “I have fished here for 53 years and the depletion of fish stocks it is just getting ridiculous,” Mr Tainton said. “They have taken everything.” The spokeswoman said commercial fishers in the Bay were under the authority of a Western Port/Port Phillip Bay Fishery Access Licence. She said

the commercial fishers were authorised to use longlines, mesh nets and haul seines to catch fish species such as pilchards, King George whiting and snapper. The main species taken over the past decade in order of catch size are snapper, King George whiting, southern calamari, Australian salmon, southern garfish and rock flathead. Recreational anglers may often catch more than the commercial sector on an annual basis. “For example, the recreational harvest of snapper is four times larger than the commercial catch,” she said. “Fisheries Victoria monitors the Bay to ensure the sustainability of Victoria’s

fisheries for future generations. The most recent Fisheries Victoria stock assessments of key species indicate that fish stocks are in good condition and are sustainably fished.” The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation report Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report 2012 lists western Victorian snapper and King George whiting stocks as sustainable. Commercial fisheries for calamari, silver trevally, King George whiting and snapper in the bay have also been assessed as sustainable by the Australian Conservation Foundation's Sustainable Australian Seafood Assessment Program.

Birds, seals and rays are sharing a massive feast in Port Phillip as thousands of giant spider crabs get together to shed their shells. Scuba diver SCOTT GRIMSTER never ceases to be amazed by the annual spectacle.

Dining out on the spider crab mystery EVERY year, thousands of giant spider crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) congregate in Port Phillip ahead of their annual winter moult. These crabs are about 20 centimetres long with legs extending up to 40 centimetres and are harmless to humans. When solitary, these crabs are often hard to spot; algae, sponges and sea squirts set up shop on their shells and provide excellent camouflage. However when the crabs aggregate and march, this hungry army is easy to spot. They scavenge whatever food they can find, including the wildlife on the shells of one another. The spectacle of hundreds of large orange crabs against the bare, sandy sea floor is an amazing sight. It’s still a bit of a mystery what the aggregations are all about but we have some ideas from several years of observation. Like many crustaceans, giant spider crabs are protected by their hard body shell, rather like a suit of armour. The trouble is that a hard shell doesn’t allow room for growth. Crabs must shed their old skin to get bigger; they can expand their size in the brief

window before the new skin hardens. Moulting takes up to an hour and all the crabs in an aggregation moult almost simultaneously. A soft, freshly-moulted crab is irresistible to predators such as rays, seals and birds. By aggregating in the thousands an individual crab reduces its chance of being eaten, much the same way as mammals in herds find protection in numbers. Moving into the shallows may help the crabs, usually dispersed throughout Port Phillip, aggregate in a single mass and gain refuge from the strong tidal currents that scour the deep channels. An earlier explanation that the annual aggregations were related to mating has so far proved unlikely, as following the moulting of tens of thousands of crabs, only the odd couple has been observed to mate. We still don’t know however what happens when they go back into deep water. We believe this sudden influx of tender crab meat is an important part of the Port Phillip Bay food chain. For more information about diving on the Mornington Peninsula go to www.peninsuladive.com.au

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Annual meeting: Giant spider crabs swarm in the shallows of Poprt Phillip every year to shed their shells, exposing their soft bodies to voracious seabirds, seals and rays. Picture: Scott Grimster

FAILURE can be helpful along the path to success. The highs and lows of attaining working life goals formed part of a talk by Natalie Collard, pictured, to members of SWAN (Southern Women’s Action Network). During her career Ms Collard, winner of the 2013 Telstra Victorian Women's Business - Community and Government Award, has addressed the United Nations, been employed by the Department of Defence and National Farmers Federation, supported an Australian ambassador and been CEO of the Australian Dairy Farmers. Ms Collard spoke about the strength, resilience and humility of farmers and her role in developing strategies to better manage the dairy industry. She said vision, strength and empathy were as essential qualities for effective leaders. Lois Peeler, advocate for the Aboriginal community and executive director of Worawa Aboriginal College, will at the next SWAN meeting at 10am on Sunday 20 July. Go to www. swanwomen.org.au for details.

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Sanctuary born of a boyhood dream Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au GERALD Durrell is a famed British naturalist, conservationist and zookeeper. Before his death in 1995 he had been at the forefront of wildlife preservation for decades, fascinating and capturing the hearts and minds of animal lovers worldwide. This story isn’t about Durrell, but it would have never been written without him. It starts with him and shows how far his influence stretched, from his zoo on the island off Jersey in the English Channel, to Pearcedale on the Mornington Peninsula. His love of animals and their continued existence may help save the endangered Tasmanian devil and orange-bellied parrot. Durrell’s ideals first fired the imagination of a young schoolboy in Mt Waverley, east of Melbourne, only to resurface years later as inspiration for a goal set during Michael Johnson’s “mid-life crisis”. Johnson’s project, Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park, opened in 2001. A yearbook from his first grade sees him writing about looking after a bird. “It must have really got me and I wrote about it in class. I knew I wanted to look after animals,” he says. Gerald Durrell started collecting

animals for zoos in the United Kingdom, including going to Africa. Johnson was especially taken by Durrell’s My family and Other Animals, a humourous autobiography covering four years of his life on the Greek island of Corfu. Eventually, Durrell started his own zoo and became more involved with animal conservation after realising he was supplying the same type of animals to the same zoos because of the rate of attrition. “He started the world’s first conservation zoo aimed at saving animals from extinction,” Johnson says. Durrell also established a training centre for operators of “conservationist zoos”. “I was at that stage in my life, having done a few things [including managing boatbuilding suppliers Marine Timbers] and gone through a divorce. You could say it was a mid-life crisis. “I was 40ish and had a dream and decided it was best to do it now. I had seen people in their 40s building boats and knew they’d be old by the time they could sail [away in] it. “So I enrolled in endangered species and conservation management.” On his return to Australia, Johnson realised there were a lot of endangered species in Victoria: “Australia has the worst [animal extinction] record in the world. We’re pretty efficient at that.”

Nature man: Michael Johnson on the banks of the wetland area where visitors to Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park can get close to many species of native water birds. Pictures: Keith Platt

Moonlit Sanctuary was to provide an insight into small nocturnal animals, the kind “many locals had never seen before”, despite them not always being uncommon in the region. “I decided I could help conserve animals and show them to people,” Johnson says. The site of Moonlit Sanctuary was chosen because it was close to

Melbourne and the tourist routes to the Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island. “The concept was mine, but establishing the sanctuary was done with the support of my parents.” As well as many resident animals, birds and reptiles, the sanctuary has breeding programs for six endangered or threatened species of animals

and birds: orange-bellied parrots; Tasmanian devils; regent honeyeaters; southern bettongs; spotted-tailed quolls; and bush stone curlews. A cancer is decimating the devils in the wild in Tasmania, the number of surviving orange-bellied parrots is estimated at 50 in the wild and 300 in captivity while the quolls and curlew were once common on the peninsula.

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Moonlit scenes: Among the native wildlife at Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park are, from left, Cape Barren geese, Tasmanian devils and emus.

The bettongs were wiped out on the peninsula by the 1890s. Quolls were last recorded at Arthurs Seat in the 19th Century and the curlews have been extinct on the peninsula since the 1940s, their demise blamed on changes in land use, dogs and foxes. Johnson believes they could eventually be reintroduced with landowners now making their properties more suitable for native wildlife. The sanctuary’s breeding programs for orange-bellied parrots and regent honeyeaters are carefully managed by committees of experts and government wildlife departments. Stud books are kept and populations managed. Some of the birds have already been taken for release into the wild. Johnson estimates the sanctuary will attract 50,000 visitors this year. “Seven years ago I decided open the sanctuary during the day, and it’s been our future. The night time is really different; daytime is more popular and

I don’t really think people understood why a wildlife park would open at night. “We struggled for the first five years and then started to move ahead after opening during the day. Tourists come when they can – and it’s generally through the day, Johnson said. He decided to open 10am to 5pm seven days a week and add a cafe. “We didn’t market ourselves nearly enough in the beginning. The media only likes something when it’s new and it is only new once. “Putting more effort into marketing really paid off.” A rise in the number of visitors also followed his decision to become involved with “active marketing” – attending trade shows in Australia and overseas. “I was in the United States 18 months ago and met representatives of an Australian tourist business. I can’t tell if I got one or 1000 extra visitors,

but we do see a lot of Americans, so something is working somewhere.” Proof of this came last week with the announcement Johnson’s marketing also involves working with the local tourism body and other commercial operators. He has become as supporter of cooperative marketing. Moonlit takes out advertisements in magazines and prints and distributes its own brochures. “I’m always looking for opportunities to speak to people and go to Rotary groups and other service organisations as well as retirement villages.” Vouchers are donated to schools. Visits to the sanctuary are part of the curriculum at some schools. The sanctuary has 25 staff on its roster with a minimum two people working whenever there are night bookings. The sanctuary operates under

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Stewart recalls talking to George Harrison on the Fokker flight to Melbourne: “I said it must be great seeing the world and having all these people interested in you. He said: ‘Does it get any better? All we see are the insides of planes, limos, and concert halls and then get back on the plane and don’t really see anything’.” Stewart thought Harrison rather introverted, John Lennon as “knowing he was the leader of the band”, and Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr as only interested in “having a ball”. They did. “Early on I had a chat with [Ringo’s stand-in drummer] Jimmy Nicol and realised it would have been a tough gig for him. Most of us were in the same boat as him, though, thinking ‘What are we doing here?’” But The Beatles – as individuals – were pleasant, affable and well behaved. “Before Adelaide we wondered what they would be like,” he said. “But they all shook our hands, were polite and just ordinary blokes.” And generous, too: They let the support acts use their then huge Fox amps and didn’t let fame influence their dealings with others. A highlight for Stewart was Paul McCartney’s 22nd birthday at the Sheraton in Sydney. He was having a great time and asked if he could be in a photo with the band. “They said ‘of course’ and so I raced upstairs to my room to grab my camera but, on the way back, I was stopped by security who said ‘No pictures, no cameras’. I was deflated, thinking what might have been.”

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Praise for ‘miracle’ asthma cure FRANKSTON Hospital is bringing new hope to asthma suffers through an innovative experimental treatment that has been described by participants as “a miracle”. The hospital is participating in an international trial of a new medication for patients suffering from uncontrollable asthma. The director of Peninsula Health’s thoracic medicine unit, Associate Professor David Langton, said the new medication was able to block the interleukin pathway, which causes inflammation in the airways of asthmatic patients. The medication is used as an addon therapy for patients with severe asthma not able to be controlled with the conventional puffer treatments, he said. Teri-Anne Moore has been participating in the trial and said the medication had changed her life. Up until four weeks ago when she began treatment, Ms Moore had been suffering severe, uncontrollable bouts asthma, with no working treatment available to her. After receiving fortnightly injections as part of the trial, alongside eight other participants, Ms Moore said she was experiencing relief that she hasn’t felt in years. “It is literally a miracle treatment,” she said. “Every time I have the injection, I feel a noticeable difference almost instantly. “The night after my first injection was the first night I had slept through the night in years. “I’m not fatigued anymore. I can be more physical without getting puffed or having to have my asthma puffer and

Breath of fresh air: Chronic asthma sufferer Teri-Anne Moore undergoes a lung function test at Frankston Hospital as part of her fortnightly review with research nurse Ceri Banks.

my voice has actually changed because I’m not wheezing all the time. Ms Moore first started having asthma symptoms 12 years ago when she was living in Japan. What began as a suspected case of bronchitis turned into diagnosis of asthma. “After I was diagnosed, my condition began to progressively deteriorate as each year went by,” she said. “It got to the point where normal medications didn’t work for me and I was being hospitalised two or three times a year for conditions

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4 Seabliss Court, Mount Eliza Laying claim to rare perfection with stunning design, vast living spaces and loads of lifestyle extras, this magnificent 4BR home on 1507sqm (approx.) delivers picturesque views across verdant playing fields to the sparkling waters of the bay. Flawlessly maintained and beautifully finished for a life of luxury cradled in the bowl of a million dollar cul-de-sac moments from the prestigious Peninsula School, features include five living areas, designer-inspired granite kitchen, indulgent master suite with retreat lounge and private balcony, superior self-contained guest accommodation, large media room, executive study and a triple garage.

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Unique from every angle, this engaging two-storey three-bedroom, two-bathroom Western Red Cedar residence set on 915m2, approx, elevated above Seaside Creek Bushland Reserve captures stunning Bay views both inside and out. Character appointments create an atmospheric interior; while two balconies provide sensational spaces to sit back and soak up the sea views. Prepare to be spellbound in the top-floor living and dining zone with its brilliant outlook, vaulted ceiling and contemporary stone kitchen. Features a double garage, a generous flat garden area, en suite, main bathroom with clawfoot bath and a slimline study close to the beach and Mount Martha Village

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Auction This Saturday at 11.00am Inspect Saturday from 10.30am Contact John Styling 0403 093 922 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

Mount Martha

40 Ponyara Road, Mount Martha

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Contemporary design with views WITH wow factor appeal, this home will make a lasting impression on all who inspect. Set across two levels, the contemporary design features stunning 360-degree views over to Arthurs Seat, the bay and Bass Strait. On the top floor is a sunny open plan living and dining area with an adjoining kitchen boasting modern stainless steel appliances. From here you can access a spacious wrap-around deck that has views over the tree tops, and will be a great place for entertaining. The main bedroom with walk-in robe and a bathroom complete the top section. Downstairs are three more bedrooms - two have built-in robes, that share a second bathroom with spa bath, and a second living area has great space for children and guests to call their own. The 1218-square metre block has been landscaped with delightful alfresco areas and a detached studio found amongst the Moonah trees. Address: Price: Agency: Agent:

40 Francis Street, RYE Offers over $795,000 Bennetts First National, 2361 Point Nepean Road, Rye, 5985 0000 Jay Furniss, 0419 728 225

197 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888

Mount Eliza

77 Eumeralla Grove, Mount Eliza

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With uninterrupted panoramic views of western port bay and Moorooduc Plains enter the world of luxury. This spacious 5 bedroom abode all with panoramic views is ready for you to move in. Providing ideal accommodation for family lifestyle the bright openplan living spaces run the width of the home and opens out to the incredible decking where ever changing uninterrupted vistas will amaze. Auction Saturday 28th June at 11.00am Inspect Saturday 1.30–2.00pm Contact Luke McCoy 0467 321 322 John Styling 0403 093 922 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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3/21 Dromana Parade, Safety Beach It`s time to relax and leave all the work behind you. This new dwelling is perfectly positioned close to pristine sands and minutes away from shops and transport. Features include 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, spacious living areas, modern kitchen with quality appliances, ducted heating, s/system air-conditioning, plus a double lock up garage with internal access. This is the last opportunity to buy in this development. Price Negotiable over $399,000 Inspect Saturday 11.30–12.00pm Contact Chris Wilson 0417 147 307 Luke McCoy 0467 321 322 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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MORNINGTON 4/20 Spray Street Central Mornington, Great Value

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For Sale

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View As Advertised

$510,000 - $540,000

Mark Williams 0449 250 442 mark.williams@raywhite.com Ph: 5973 2803

Ray White Mornington

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Mornington Suite 2 / 1a Main Street 03 5970 8000 www.mornington.harcourts.com.au

FOR SALE

Mornington 8 Yacht Court

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$999,500 www.harcourts.com.au/VMG24535 Saturday 11.30-12.00pm or by appointment

Malcolm Parkinson 0421 704 246 E malcolm.parkinson@harcourts.com.au Andrew Gillespie 0414 680 512 E andrew.gillespie@harcourts.com.au

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Mornington Suite 2 / 1a Main Street 03 5970 8000 www.mornington.harcourts.com.au

AUCTION

Mount Martha 5 SMith Street

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Spirit Of The Seaside Fully renovated with style and flair to harmoniously reflect this prime seaside spot only metres to the beach & public transport, experience the true spirit of bayside living with this beautifully appointed 3 bedroom home. Situated on 795sqm (approx.) in a quiet no-through road. Designed to encourage an effortless indoor/outdoor lifestyle, bi-fold doors connect sprawling open-plan living under towering raked ceilings to a tranquil, Zen-inspired outdoor entertaining area complete with a soothing fishpond. Another deck overlooking the back garden adds to the alfresco options. A fabulous kitchen with a long breakfast bar equipped with a Smeg wall oven & gas cooktop with oodles of storage behind glossy white cabinetry. A second sitting room offers the ideal spot to relax with a good book, while tucked around the corner is a clever study nook or home office. The master bedroom boasts a walk-through robe & ensuite, while a further two bedrooms with built-in robes are zoned to the rear, sharing a stunning light-filled main bathroom. Additional features: reverse-cycle air conditioning., large lock-up shed with roller door, double carport & handy outdoor shower to quickly rinse off those sandy feet after a day at the beach. AUCTION Saturday 28th June at 1.00pm View www.harcourts.com.au/VMG24549 Open Saturday 12.30-1.00pm or by appointment Malcolm Parkinson 0421 704 246 E malcolm.parkinson@harcourts.com.au Andrew Gillespie 0414 680 512 E andrew.gillespie@harcourts.com.au

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Mount Eliza 66 Two Bays Road ‘Gunyah’ – As far as the eye can see Magnificent, striking and distinctly modernist, this landmark architect-designed luxury home perched high in hillside Mt Eliza captures a dazzling 180º degree vista spanning across the Moorooduc Plains to the hinterland and Arthurs Seat. Designed over multiple levels with two interconnecting wings & a stunning central fernery courtyard with cascading waterfall, this 4 bedroom home enjoys a strong connection with its natural setting on 2,644sqm (approx), while towering windows engage the magical view at every turn. Zoned living provides a spacious formal lounge with open fireplace, vast picture window & doors to the fernery deck, while the dining room features tall sliding doors opening to the wide balcony, perfect for after dinner drinks or entertaining alfresco. A second living area upstairs opens to the upper balcony, while a modern kitchen features granite benches, quality appliances & plenty of storage. The master bedroom offers an open plan ensuite with indulgent spa bath & roomy twin shower, while a dedicated office creates the option of a 4th bedroom if desired. Extras include gas ducted heating, ducted vacuum, extensive storage, tool shed & a secret wine cellar accessed via the remote-controlled double garage. Price View Open

$900,000-$950,000 www.harcourts.com.au/VMG24522 Saturday 2.30-3.00pm or by appointment

Malcolm Parkinson 0421 704 246 E malcolm.parkinson@harcourts.com.au Andrew Gillespie 0414 680 512 E andrew.gillespie@harcourts.com.au

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Mornington Suite 2 / 1a Main Street 03 5970 8000 www.mornington.harcourts.com.au

AUCTION

AUCTION THIS SATURDAY

Mount Eliza 4 Petrel Close

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When Only The Best Will Do

Astute renovators will be excited by the potential of this solid and spacious property, on a big block of 878sqm (approx) and tucked away in a cul-de-sac close to shops, schools & transport. With a leafy & private back yard, the home has 3 bedrooms all with BIRs - main with FES, kitchen with gas stovetop & electric oven, second bathroom & toilet plus 2 separate living areas. A double garage makes an ideal workshop & storage facility during renovation works. It now awaits the touch of a visionary renovator to maximise its true value.

With homes selling fast in coveted beachside locations, act now to ensure you don’t miss out on this fabulous townhouse. Situated alongside shops & cafés and overlooking a delightful park, the lifestyle you desire is at your doorstep. •Two living, 2 bedrooms both with ensuite •Open plan kitchen/living/dining leading with stacker doors to balcony •Quality fixtures & fittings throughout + Reverse cycle heating/cooling x 2 •Solar electricity – save on power bills! •Landscaped easy care garden, garage + off street parking

AUCTION Saturday 28th June at 11.00am Price Guide $480,000 - $520,000 View www.harcourts.com.au/VMG24462 Open Wed 1.30-2.00pm & Sat 11.30-12.00pm or by appointment Andrew Gillespie 0414 680 512 Malcolm Parkinson 0421 704 246

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Janet McNeill 0419 503 327

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Moorooduc 523 Derril Road

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Discover this treasure in the heart of the Peninsula An opportunity exists to secure a new lifestyle, as the current owners are relocating to larger acreage. •24 acres of land on a gentle slope with stunning rural outlook •Wrought Iron Gated sweeping entrance & landscaped gardens •7 paddocks with central laneway for ease of stock rotation •2 machinery sheds, 2 x 22,000 gallon water tanks and 2 dams •42sq (approx.) home with 4 bedrooms, 3 living & 3 bathrooms •Luxury living on a grand scale Price View Open

$1,900,000+ www.harcourts.com.au/VMG24544 By appointment

Janet McNeill 0419 503 327

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Mornington Peninsula

REAL ESTATE PARTNERS Mornington

$560,000 - $620,000

1 Ruby Cove An Absolute Gem!

This contemporary, three bedroom home is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac close to Bentons Square Shopping Centre. The kitchen features stone benches and top of the range appliances. The master bedroom with WIR has an impressive ensuite while two further good sized bedrooms with BIR’s share the modern main bathroom. Don’t miss out on this property, an inspection is a must!

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Jarrod Carman 0423 144 102

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3 Ruby Cove Move In, Kick Back & Relax!

A fresh approach to real estate

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Mornington

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This modern 4 bedroom home is perfectly positioned at the end of a quiet court. Comprising open plan living, a second comfortable TV lounge, a well appointed kitchen with stone bench tops and quality stainless steel appliances, a covered alfresco area; perfect for summer barbecues, master bedroom with WIR and stylish ensuite and 3 bedrooms all with BIR’s and sharing the main bathroom.

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Mornington

$440,000 - $480,000

2 Jeremy Court Starting Out Or Sizing Down!

Perfect for an investor, a young family or the retiree, this well-presented 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home is ideally situated in a quiet court within walking distance of Main St. Flowing from the tiled entry, a lovely lounge boasting new carpet and an open Àreplace connects to the open plan kitchen/meals zone which has modern stainless steel appliances including a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher.

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Marketing paid for your listing up to $1,621*! Should you choose Jarod Joseph to represent your property to the market after your appraisal and list prior to 30th June 2014 and sell within the 90 day exclusive authority period, you will also go into the draw to win a marketing package for your property paid for up to the value of $1,621. If you or any of your family or friends are thinking of selling, or you would like any further information please feel free to contact me today to arrange an appointment.

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Shop 2, 188-194 Main Street Mornington www.conleyluff.com.au

Conley

5975 7733

MORNINGTON

$920,000 - $980,000

MORNINGTON

$379,000

SIMPLY STUNNING – A TRUE STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCE

Whether you are a seasoned investor or first home buyer, this spotlessly presented 2 bedroom villa would be an astute purchase. Set quietly at the rear of the group & boasting a convenient location central to Main Street, Bentons Square, public transport & with a lovely park beyond the rear fence. Comprising 2 bedrooms, master with WIR, spacious lounge, large updated bathroom, light filled renovated kitchen with s/steel appliances & adjacent meals area leading out to the huge rear garden with large entertaining area. Also including gas heating, split system airconditioning, auto single garage & extra allocated parking space.

Set amongst lush gardens on a superb 1100m2 lot in the prestigious Summerfield Estate, this craftsman– built, architect designed home effortlessly flows around a sparkling solar heated IG pool along with vast open living areas & a wonderful sense of light & space. With 4 bedrooms (FES & WIR to main), a central two-pac kitchen with stone benchtops & 900mm s/steel appliances, 3 large separate living areas with beautiful polished timber flooring, floor to ceiling tiles in the bathrooms & an 8 x 7m auto DLUG with internal access. Also including ducted heating, cooling & vacuum, gas log fire, security, high ceilings and with the feature cedar windows & bi-fold doors, & the Bali-style pool, you will enjoy resort living all year round!

3/30 Oakland Street Inspect Sat 1-1.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

34 Ben Drive Inspect Sat 2-2.30pm by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

MORNINGTON

$440,000 PLUS

MOUNT MARTHA

$479,000 PLUS

A REAL TOWNHOUSE TREAT STROLL TO BENTONS SQUARE

BEACHSIDE VILLA - SO CLOSE TO TOWN

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This spotlessly presented BV villa is the rear unit of 3 only & enjoys a most delightful garden setting & a fabulous position only 200m from Centro. With 2 large bedrooms (BIR’s), a bright & spacious living room, stylish kitchen with adjoining meals area, modern bathroom, a separate laundry & LU brick garage. Secure & private, & with generous yard space, this appealing unit includes GDH S/R/Cycle air conditioning, sunblinds & a warm welcoming ambience.

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MAUREEN GILLHAM 0418 558 777

ROD MORAHAN 0498 965 555

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Presented to impress, private & secure, this spacious townhouse offers an easy-care lifestyle in a most convenient location. With 3 generous bedrooms plus study (FES/WIR to MASTER), stone tops to bathrooms & kitchen, s/s appliances, large downstairs living room, covered entertaining & auto DLUG with internal entry. Including GDH, 2 s/s r/cycle air conditioners, gas/solar HWS & a warm inviting ambience

14/26 Green Island Avenue Wed & Sat 2-2.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

3/16 Murray Street Inspect Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

STEVE CONLEY 0428 389 670

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ROBERT LOSCHIAVO 0418 563 580

JADE WILSON 5975 7733

SASHA PORTBURY 5975 7733

WENDY O’HALLORAN 5975 7733

JAN MEYER 5975 7733

Shop 2, 188-194 Main Street Mornington www.conleyluff.com.au

Conley MORNINGTON

5975 7733

AUCTION: SATURDAY 28TH JUNE AT 11.30AM

MOUNT MARTHA

$380,000 PLUS

A TREAT FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS & INVESTORS

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Facing into a quiet court with a walk through to Bentons Square, this clean & comfortable BV home is a most affordable entry into the residential market. With 3 bedrooms (WIR & BIR), 2 living areas, all gas facilities, central bathroom, a sunny kitchen & SLUG garage. Just move in & add your own personal touches!

North facing, with schools, buses & the Homemaker Centre all at your doorstep, this attractive brickveneer home offers spacious living & entertaining and a generous rear yard. With 3 bedrooms (BIR’s), 2 separate living areas, light-filled kitchen, 6X5m covered & enclosed entertaining area, and a double tandem carport. Including gas heating, ducted evaporative cooling, dishwasher, 4200L water tanks, sunblinds, 2 sheds & a workshop. A genuine one owner model! – Built by Jennings for our vendors. SUIT $340,000 PLUS BUYERS

30 Bungower Road Inspect Wed & Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment Contact Roy Cotton 0419 610 888

MOUNT MARTHA

$449,000

18 Settlers Way Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm or by appointment Contact Maureen Gillham 0418 558 777

MORNINGTON

$750,000 - $795,000

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On their own titles & so close to the Esplanade, these luxurious new homes by Oakhill Constructions each offer approx. 23 squares of living plus auto DLUG & comprise 3 bedrooms plus study (large downstairs Master with FES/WIR), deluxe gloss Caesarstone kitchen with s/steel appliances, spacious living areas upstairs & down, GDH, security, LED lighting, high ceilings, dishwasher, 5000L water tank, flyscreens & landscaping.

On its own separate title, with Bentons Square & buses close by, this appealing brick-veneer home could well suit retirees wanting low maintenance living without a body corporate. With 3 bedrooms (FES/WIR to main), formal lounge, granite kitchen with s/steel appliances & gloss cabinetry, family/meals area, separate laundry & auto double garage. Includes GDH, s/system r/cycle air- cond, lift-up clothesline, grey water tank &paved entertaining area with laserlite roof.

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Conley MORNINGTON

5975 7733

AUCTION: SATURDAY 19TH JULY AT 11.30AM

MORNINGTON

$649,000

VACANT BEACHSIDE LAND PRIZED BELEURA HILL POSITION Just an easy stroll from Main Street & with local shopping, buses & schools close at hand, this rare vacant lot invites you to either create your own dream, or perhaps to re visit previously approved plans for a 21 square 3 bedroom townhouse plus a double garage. Very private & secure in delightful treed surrounds.

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This brilliant 4 bedroom house combines light-filled living with optimum convenience positioned just moments from Bentons Square shops and schools. To be built to the highest standard with exquisite finishes and comprising a formal lounge with gas log fire & built-in cabinetry, master bedroom with luxurious double vanity FES & WIR, kitchen with pantry, stone tops & s/steel appliances, dining and family area opening through bi-fold doors to fabulous alfresco entertaining plus a separate home theatre room. Also including double garage with internal access. Inspect by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Geoff Luff 0416 142 336

Agent on site Sat 11-11.30am Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 14a Parkside Crescent

19 Shandon Street (Entrance at rear of 32 Morven Street)

MORNINGTON

FROM $679,000 PLUS

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These exciting new townhouses offer a spacious & functional 19sq & 21.6sq of living & are ideally located only a short 5 minute stroll from beaches & shopping. Downstairs is a formal entry, master suite with FES & WIR, kitchen with s/steel appliances & a generous family/meals room, separate lounge, powder room, laundry & internal access to the auto double garage.Upstairs are 2 more bedrooms with BIR’s, a study or 2nd living area & bathroom facilities. Including high quality tiling, carpets & fixtures, GDH, 2 s/system r/cycle air-conditioning units and you can relax on the private & sundrenched entertaining deck.

MOUNT MARTHA

$749,000

SPACE, STYLE & LUXURY IN SEFTON GRANGE!

Inspect by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Maureen Gillham 0418 558 777 62 Martha’s Ridge Drive

39a Bentons Road - $679,000 PLUS 39b Bentons Road - $689,000 PLUS

MOUNT MARTHA

$539,000

“BAYWATER TOWNHOUSES” - UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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Nothing to do but relax & enjoy this exceptional 2 storey family home, set amongst beautiful gardens and with mod grass lawn at the rear. With 3 large bedrooms plus study (including a superb master suite with Juliet balcony overlooking parkland), 2 spacious & separate downstairs living areas plus a living room upstairs, deluxe ceasar stone kitchen with s/steel appliances, stylish bathroom, powder room, & internal entry to an auto DLUG. Including GDH & ducted refrigerated cooling, ducted vaccum, gas log fire, dishwasher, security, solar/gas HWS & a delightful alfresco area for year round entertaining.

Inspect by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

MORNINGTON

$465,000 NEG

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1&9/47 Green Island Avenue

MORNINGTON

NEW BRICK-VENEER VILLAS! - WALK TO MAIN STREET!

$570,000 - $599,000

MORNINGTON

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KAYN LUFF 0416 265 337

ROY COTTON 0419 610 888

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MAUREEN GILLHAM 0418 558 777

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Luxurious, contemporary, completely secure and exceptionally convenient - this terrific apartment offers it all. Situated in the popular ‘DOC’ apartments on the Northern side of the building, this spacious executive residence offers peace and quiet whilst being extremely central to all Main Street has to offer. Finished with beautiful materials and high grade fixtures and fittings including: Italian Marble, European Tap-ware, Miele kitchen, quality tiles and carpets throughout. On the weekends just leave your car in the secure basement parking and walk to Main Street boutiques, cafés, restaurants, glorious beaches and Mornington Pier. With so many options available your lifestyle will be incredible.

Inspect by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Roy Cotton 0419 610 888 207/22 Main Street

1-4/26 MacDonald Grove

STEVE CONLEY 0428 389 670

Inspect Sat 3-3.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Roy Cotton 0419 610 888

Inspect by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 3/6 Portrush Grove

ROD MORAHAN 0498 965 555

ROBERT LOSCHIAVO 0418 563 580

Inspect by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

JADE WILSON 5975 7733

SASHA PORTBURY 5975 7733

WENDY O’HALLORAN 5975 7733

JAN MEYER 5975 7733

Introducing LJ Hooker Mornington, your local real estate professionals Contact LJ Hooker Mornington

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our promise to you

REAL ESTATE FRANKSTON SOUTH 6 Ballintyne Court

$650,000 PLUS BUYERS

N O I CT IS DAY U A THUR T SA

• Ideally positioned on a huge 2076sqm block • Flowing open plan design with 3 separate large living areas, Huge undercover entertaining area • Main bedroom with giant walk in robe and spacious ensuite with spa bath, four more large bedrooms all with built in robes • Situated in an enviable position within the Highgrove Estate with easy access to transport, school bus stops and schools • Minutes to the freeways - 40 minutes to either Melbourne or Portsea

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Auction: This Saturday at 2.00pm Inspect: Saturday from 1.30pm

Juan Merchan 0425 728 670

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MORTGAGEES AUCTION - To be held across the road at 123 High Street 120-128 HIGH STREET, HASTINGS Vacant Land. Zoned Commercial 1 To be offered in one line and, if not sold, to be auctioned in 4 separate lots Prime land on the inbound lane of High Street with extensive frontage of 45.2 metres. Get “inside” the competition and be the first commercial development on the main approach to the town centre. Highest commercial zone possible and suitable for almost any business use (STCA). In excess of 2000m2 (1/2 acre) this property is suitable for immediate development, re-subdivision or land bank now for future occupation when Port of Hastings is fully developed TERMS: 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 Days

AUCTION

Wednesday, July 16th 2014 at 2.00pm

AGENT:

Chris Watt 0417 588 321

Contact Exclusive Agent Chris Watt on 0417 588 321 for information package.

EXECUTORS AUCTION

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BITTERN 16 VALE STREET

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BUY THE LAND, GET THE HOUSE FREE!

AUCTION

Rare opportunity to purchase this lovely 1/4 acre (approx.) allotment with the house thrown in. This home is an honest reflection of its condition. A tradies delight with much needed imagination could make this little ugly duckling into something special. All services are connected, the home offers 2 bedrooms, bathroom, lounge with the original open fire place and a kitchen. All in need of attention. Outside boasts establish gardens, secure fencing and good shedding. WILL BE SOLD ON THE DAY!

Saturday, July 12th 2014 at 2.00pm

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Saturday 1.30-2.00pm

AGENT:

Wilma Green 0407 833 996

TERMS: 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 Days.

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NEW LISTING

BITTERN 413 Stony Point Road

NEW LISTING

COUNTRY CHARMER

TASTEFULLY RENOVATED

Offering leafy tranquillity and an abundance of space both inside and out. Designed for functional living with formal lounge, adjoining the family/meals area is the kitchen with large benchtops and plenty of cupboard space. Outside boasts double garage plus wood and garden

This two bedroom home has been renovated with space in mind. Different angles have been used in the ceiling to give the interior a modern feel. The new kitchen has plenty of overhead cupboards and s/steel appliances, the renovated bathroom has a european laundry and both bedrooms have new carpet and blinds. A newly erected garage is fully insulated and lined and has air-conditioning for use as a

sheds, a lovely fernery, water tank and access for boat or caravan. Surrounded by well manicured gardens. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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PRICE: $415,000 Negotiable VIEW: Saturday 11:00-11:30am AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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HASTINGS 1/7 Gold Court

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URGENT SALE!

Spacious two bedroom unit in a central location close to schools, shops & transport. Only 350m stroll to the foreshore and a 6 minute walk to High Street. Both bedrooms have built-in robes, lounge with gas wall furnace, spacious kitchen with gas stove and adjoining meals area. Low maintenance yard plus plenty of cupboard and storage space throughout and single lock-up garage. Contact Exclusive Agent.

Saturated in northerly light and architecturally designed to maximise space and storage, this impressive two storey residence with a combination of period style and modern living has everything you require in a family home. Step out into the great outdoors with single room bungalow, large outdoor entertaining area, 30 solar panels and 30x25m workshop. Contact Exclusive Agent.

PRICE: $260,000 Negotiable VIEW: Saturday 1:30-2:00pm AGENT: Ken Brown 0402 868 368

PRICE: $480,000 Offers Over VIEW: Saturday 11:00-11:30am AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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HASTINGS 2 Greythorn Road

PRICE $357,500 Negotiable VIEW Saturday 11:30-12:00pm AGENT Ken Brown 0402 868 368

NEW LISTING

Offering more than just the basics, this home has plenty of room to move and zones to grow. The design features four bedrooms, separate rumpus room and an additional lounge. Air-conditioning units are throughout the home which has a streamlined kitchen with new s/steel dishwasher, gas H/P, range hood and bench oven. Outside boasts double carport & workshop and at the rear is a fully-lined & refurbished bungalow. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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TYABB 6 William Street

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CRIB POINT 3/136 Disney Street CHEAPER THAN RENT!

Conveniently located home on 646m2 (approx.) allotment, close to everything with shopping & transport only streets away. Well maintained, offering large living area plus kitchen with ample storage options. Each bedroom is spacious and close to the

Perfectly positioned with street appeal, this unit has two bedrooms - main bedroom has WIR and access to bathroom, spacious open plan living receiving plenty of sun and the adjoining kitchen has s/steel appliances including a dishwasher. Tastefully decorated with block out blinds throughout, plus s/system heating &

caravan, trailers and boats.

cooling, whilst outside features an enclosed paved private courtyard.

Contact Exclusive Agent.

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backyard with garden shed and access for

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IN THE HEART OF TYABB

main bathroom which features separate bath, shower and toilet. Boasting large

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CRIB POINT 3 Whittle Street EXQUISITE LIVING ON 1/4 ACRE

BIR’s to remaining two bedrooms. Sizeable kitchen with ample bench and cupboard space with attached meals area. Outside boasts a large backyard with garden shed, perfect for entertaining family and friends. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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BITTERN 86 Dunlop Road OFFERS INVITED!

Neat and tidy brick veneer home in perfect location has been freshly painted and with new carpet throughout. Featuring spacious master bedroom with FES & WIR, plus

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PRICE $489,000 Negotiable VIEW Saturday 12:00-12:30pm AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

CENTRE OF TOWN

FRESH AS A DAISY

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BALNARRING 24 Balnarring Beach Rd

PRICE $360,000 Negotiable VIEW Saturday 10:30-11:00am AGENT Ken Brown 0402 868 368

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BEST VALUE!

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CRIB POINT 322 Stony Point Road

HEAVILY REDUCED!

HASTINGS 4 Sunset Rise

BUDGET PLEASER!

CHEAPEST IN THE ESTATE

Well presented very affordable home on 538sqm (approx.) allotment will tempt any astute buyer whether you are looking to nest or invest. Featuring 3 bedrooms all with BIR’s, pine flooring throughout all living and carpets in bedrooms. Sealed driveway leads to a single carport, tucked away

Spacious family home set on approx. 605m2 allotment with two street frontages. Also featuring four bedrooms, two bathrooms, two living areas & a double garage with rear roller door through to the backyard. Other inclusions are ducted heating, Kleenmaid dishwasher, gas

at the rear of the yard is a double garage. Another feature is the lovely paved outdoor entertaining area and a secure front and rear yard. Contact Exclusive Agent.

hotplates and electric bench oven. Currently returning $1560pcm on a month to month lease. Contact Exclusive Agent.

PRICE $299,950 Negotiable VIEW Saturday 1:00-1:30pm AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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HASTINGS 12 Otway Court

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PRICE: $350,000 Offers Over VIEW: Saturday 2:00-2:30pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996

CRIB POINT 14 Pettit Street

GREAT STARTING POINT

NEST OR INVEST

Well maintained three bedroom home located in a quiet court. Featuring galley style kitchen with new gas stove and separate lounge with gas heating and ceiling fan, plus heat exchange fitted to home. Other notable features include security alarm system, outdoor entertaining area and two garden sheds. Walking distance to local schools, shops and public transport.

If you are looking for a tidy & affordable home this is worthy of a look. Featuring three bedrooms with a generous lounge room adjoining the meals and kitchen area. The current tenant is happy to stay, so you are guaranteed instant income of $1170pcm. Positioned only a short stroll to the Crib Point Reserve, pool and the local primary schools. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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1/4 ACRE

PRICE $250,000 Negotiable VIEW Saturday 12:30-1:00pm AGENT Ken Brown 0402 868 368

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BITTERN 15 Flinders Street

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PRICE $340,000 Negotiable VIEW By Appointment AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

MAKE AN OFFER!

HASTINGS 6 Autumn Court

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GLORIOUS 1/4 ACRE BLOCK

SO MUCH FOR SO LITTLE!

Nestled on a glorious 1/4 acre (approx.) this brick veneer home has got the lot. Boasting four bedrooms, semi-renovated bathroom and a study, the home has been lovingly cared for. The open plan dining and sunken

Set behind a high front fence this weatherboard home provides plenty of privacy. An expansive living room with split-system air-conditioning overlooking manicured gardens flows through to a bright open plan kitchen and meals area. The large private rear yard has side access through a single carport and features a 5 x 8m garage. Contact Exclusive Agent.

lounge room sprawl from the lovely kitchen, offering s/system air conditioning. Established gardens flourish on the block that also has a lock up brick garage, carport and outdoor entertaining. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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ENTRY LEVEL

PRICE $390,000 Offers Over VIEW By Appointment AGENT Ken Brown 0402 868 368

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SOMERS 43 Kennedy Road

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PRICE: $335,000 Negotiable VIEW: By Appointment AGENT: Ken Brown 0402 868 368

BITTERN 263 Disney Street

STROLL TO THE BEACH

ORGANIC LIVING AT ITS BEST!

If you are looking for an entry level home or an affordable beach property in highly sought after Somers, don’t let this

Ideal 4 bedroom family home set on 2.5 acres (approx.) This residence intergrates organic living with an abundance of fruit trees, scattered vegetable beds and 12,000 gallon water tanks with brand new pump, plus bore water. Styled over two levels with

opportunity pass you by. Opposite the park, this brick veneer home on 1187m2 consists of three generous size bedrooms and

many outstanding features. Enjoy the great

lounge room looking out to beautiful valley and rural views. Further features include 1.5kw solar system, air-conditioning,

outdoors with plenty of storage sheds, double carport and paved outdoor area.

combined carport and workshop with

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concrete floor. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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PRICE $510,000 Offers Over VIEW By Appointment AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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PRICE $650,000 Offers Over VIEW By Appointment AGENT Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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$490,000-$530,000

2 Beal Place, Mornington 3 2 2

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$445,000-$470,000

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Convenient Low Maintenance Home

You may want to make a few cosmetic changes, but you’ll reap the benefits when you put your own stamp on this fabulous home. Here’s 10 reasons to make this your new home ...

Come home to this well presented brick veneer property which has so much on offer. Featuring three bedrooms, main with FES & WIR, and BIR’s to remaining bedrooms. Separate living area with s/system reverse cycle heating & cooling and GDH throughout. A kitchen & meals area comprises quality s/steel appliances including dishwasher, gas hot plates and electric under-bench oven, plus there is a breakfast bar & pantry. Outside is a beautiful covered decked outdoor entertainment area overlooking the lowmaintenance block. Direct access from double garage and security alarm for added safety. All this plus very close proximity to Bentons Square Shopping Centre, public transport and local schools... CALL ZEE NOW!

1. Court position 3. Three bedrooms (main with WIR & FES) 5. Fantastic covered outdoor entertaining 7. Double remote garage with internal access 9. Ducted heating & ducted evaporative cooling

2. Close to Bentons Square, schools, public transport & parks 4. 2 large living areas plus dining alcove 6. Approx 700 sqm block with room to add a pool. 8. Side access perfect for boat or caravan storage. 10. Stainless steel appliances including dishwasher

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Contact: Zee Anthony 0402 177 704

Expressions of Interest closing 30th June 2014 at 5pm View: Saturday 2-2.30pm or by appointment

“Creadon Farm” - 5 Acres (approx) A rare opportunity indeed, Creadon Farm is a luxury rural estate combining a boutique Pinot Noir vineyard, picturesque established gardens and a character home of both style and substance. The house has been lovingly renovated to incorporate 3 living areas, separate dining room, 5 generous bedrooms plus study, 3 bathrooms and a gourmet country kitchen that offers contemporary appliances alongside a traditional wood-burning stove. Every room is favoured by a view of the enchanting garden full of beautiful seasonal colours and highlighted by a landscaped 11m Enviro Swim pool which can be heated all year round and a stunning self-contained studio. Ample farm shedding and an excellent water supply make this a very complete property. 10 minutes to Balnarring Village and Somers Beach and 5 minutes to Peninsula Link, Creadon Farm is a very special place suitable as either a family home or weekend retreat - truly a once in a lifetime property. On the market for a very limited time only.

Contact: Cameron McDonald 0418 330 916

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INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL

Boutique retail shop LOCATED in a boutique shopping centre, this 75-square metre shop would suit a range of retail or professional businesses. On a prominent corner site, the office has great exposure and being at one end of the centre, can benefit from advertising on the main exterior brick wall. There is plenty of car parking on the site for staff and customers.

Iconic restaurant THE iconic Boathouse Restaurant of Frankston, well-known for its wonderful ambience and location on the banks of Kananook Creek was established in 1997 and has seating for 184 patrons inside and out on the fantastic timber deck. Fully licensed, the premises underwent a total re-furbishment in 2011 and new owners can benefit from this work. An attractive leasing package is on offer and the business demonstrates substantial takings.

Restaurant, FRANKSTON Price: $425,000 Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 1/26 McLaren Place, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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Outstanding Development Opportunity

AUCTION: Friday 27th June at 11am View: As Advertised or By Appointment

Zoned Residential 1, this centrally located site is approximately 3260m2 and enjoys close proximity to retail shops, Fisherman’s Beach and parkland, Peninsula Link, public transport and the Peninsula Community Theatre. The existing building (approx. 700m2) is currently used for gymnastics classes and would also be suitable (STCA) as a place of assembly. TERMS: 10% Deposit BALANCE: 22nd December 2014 Contact: Contact: Contact: Peter Skewes 0417 364 035 Michelle Adams 0407 743 858 Stuart Cox 0417 124 707

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Sale Price: $198,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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FISHING CHARTER BOAT - LIFESTYLE BUSINESS This long-established and well-known business operates 8 months a year and includes a 32ft Randall )O\EULGJH &UXLVHU OLFHQVHG IRU SHUVRQV DOO ÀVKLQJ gear plus exclusive mooring at Mornington Pier. Annual turnover averaging $150,000 per annum. A rare opportunity OFFERS AROUND $149,000

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GENERAL STORE Outstanding business in busy residential area with takings average $14,500 per week. No cooked food but there is scope to introduce, the premises includes 3BR residence. Easy to run, ideal for husband and wife, situated next to bus stop, primary school and health clinic. ASKING $295,000 + STOCK

SERENDIPITY DECOR Owners retiring after 22 years, this is Mornington’s best known decor, furnishings and giftware business.Superb double shop frontage in prime Main Street location. All assistance provided if required, scope to travel. A great opportunity

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ER D N U FER OF TRANSPORT & REMOVALS Family business established for 20 years, sale includes two trucks - 1 measures 40 cubic metres and the other measures 30 cubic metres. Regular work with many corporate clients and mainly general transport. 30% of business to home removals. Turnover approx. $150,000 per annum. PRICED TO SELL AT $59,000

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FISH & CHIPS - MUST SELL, PRICE REDUCED! Well known and well presented business ideally located next to entrance of new Aldi complex and Commonwealth Bank. 6 days per week. Large shop with cool room plus rear owners car park. Huge potential to increase. PRICED TO SELL AT $25,000

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FOR SALE LANDSCAPING & GARDEN MAINTENANCE Specialises in sustainable landscaping. Currently 1 person business with potential to expand. Many regular clients and contract work. All equipment included (vehicle optional) + assistance provided.

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HAIRDRESSING SALON Long established business. Owner not working due to illness. Must Sell. Shopping Centre location. Rent only $230.00 per week. Lots of potential

DISCOUNT VARIETY STORE Established 13 years. Busy highway location. Trades 5 1/2 days only (could be 7) long lease and low rent. +LJK SURĂ€W EXVLQHVV LGHDO IRU VLQJOH operator. All assistance given at handover.

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FOR SALE GENERAL STEEL FABRICATION Established 18 years. Well known business based on Mornington Peninsula. Large Client base providing plenty of regular and ongoing work. Fully equipped factory including overhead mig welders, forklift and truck etc. Long lease available. Price Reduced. Great Value $165,000

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Kevin Wright Mobile: 0417 564 454

Tony Latessa Mobile: 0412 525 151

Kara James Mobile: 0412 939 224

Nichols Crowder Level 1, 1 Colemans Road, CARRUM DOWNS 9775 1535

Kevin Wright Commercial 1/26 McLaren Place MORNINGTON 5977 2255

Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne Street, FRANKSTON Ph: 9781 1588

Jacobs & Lowe 220-222 Main Street, MORNINGTON 5976 5916

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New era starts for horseback tours

Saddle up: Riders setting out to explore Mornington Peninsula wineries from the new Horseback Winery Tours centre at Main Ridge.

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VISITING Mornington Peninsula wineries and other tourist attractions by horseback has been taken to a new level with opening of an $8 million centre at Main Ridge. The Roberts Rd headquarters of the award winning Horseback Winery Tours now includes a 40-horse stable of horses and purpose built mounting area, an equestrian centre and more than 12 hectares of post and rail paddocks. The equestrian centre has an indoor and outdoor arena and stables for training dressage horses. Horseback Winery Tours chairman Grant Griffiths said it had taken two years to complete the centre which would “raise the bar for Australian trail rides”. “Partnering with the best wineries and attractions in the area including T’Gallant, Mantons Creek Estate and the Peninsula Hot Springs, Horseback Winery Tours offers a range of packages starting from $160 designed to deliver the ultimate peninsula experience,” he said. “We have always been dedicated to showcasing the very best of the peninsula to our visitors, and believe we are now more equipped to provide the best service in the industry – I’m extremely proud of what we have created. “The launch will also have special significance for me as the curtain will be raised on my own vineyard, Frog Hollow Estate, in celebration of its first harvest.” Horseback Winery Tours - awarded a TripAdvisor certificate of excellence in 2014 – offers a range of tours are to suit all riding capabilities. Packages can include accommodation. For more information go to www. horsebackwinerytours.com.au or call 5989 6119.

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War memorial in doubt Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au FRANKSTON’S proposed new war memorial will not be completed in time for next year’s Anzac Day centenary commemorations amid councillors’ concerns about the project’s cost. The mayor Cr Darrel Taylor told The News the new memorial “will not be available” by April next year and funding already committed to the project was in jeopardy due to missed construction date deadlines. Record crowds are expected at next year’s ceremonies and the existing Davey St site cannot cope with the high number of attendees, with insufficient car parking spaces being a major problem. Councillors unanimously agreed to give the project the go ahead at a council meeting eight months ago but, at the time, a council officers’ report noted: “it is envisaged construction of the war memorial will be funded by others”. Since the initial discussions, the memorial’s projected cost has risen from $300,000 to about $1.4 million. Cr Taylor has pledged $5000 from his mayoral discretionary fund towards the project, the federal government has promised $100,000 and Frankston RSL will contribute $10,000 annually for 10 years, mainly for “maintenance” costs.

“Final costings haven’t been confirmed for the proposed war memorial in Beauty Park, however the total project - to be delivered over four stages subject to available funding - is expected to cost approximately $1.4 million,” Cr Taylor said. “To date, around $650,000 has been committed or pledged by council, Frankston RSL and a range of grant schemes including $100,000 from MP Bruce Billson, meaning stage 1a is currently funded but the remaining three stages still require further funding.” A further discussion by councillors about the memorial due to take place at Wednesday’s council meeting has been “deferred” and Cr Taylor said councillors did not know when it would be back on the agenda. Last year’s report by council officers stated: “For the war memorial and avenue of honour to be completed for the centenary service, a preliminary time estimate indicates that construction of the project should begin in July/August 2014.” The News understands councillors are now divided, mainly due to fears about how much the relocation of the memorial will ultimately cost and differences of opinion about the new memorial’s design. Frankston resident Leanne Hodolic, a self-described “time poor mother”, has rallied Facebook troops to highlight council’s apparent about turn, setting up a ‘New War Memori-

al’ Facebook page to gather support for the memorial relocation. “I’ve always had a passion for honouring our service men and women who have served our great country and feel passionate about the relocation of the war memorial to the Beauty Park site,” she said. Ms Hodolic said she was “outraged” that councillors were now haggling over who should stump up the cash to relocate the memorial after unanimously backing the project late last year. Ms Hodolic told The News she had contacted Frankston’s nine councillors to find out if they had changed their minds about supporting a new memorial. She said five councillors – James Dooley, Rebekah Spelman, Suzette Tayler, Michael O’Reilly and Darrel Taylor – had responded. Cr Dooley said the initial proposal for the war memorial carried a $300,000 price tag and this had since ballooned out to about $1.6 million. “Everyone agrees we need a new war memorial, but it has to be done properly and not rushed,” Cr Dooley said. “There’s concerns about the design of the new memorial itself which has been presented to councillors as a ‘fait accompli’ and from an oversight point of view we have to ask whether council should be funding about 90 per cent of this project.” He said the Commonwealth, state

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government and the RSL should be the “main stakeholders”, especially since “many people” reckon councils should “stick to funding roads and rubbish collections”. “There will be a lot of criticism, but councillors have a duty of care to ensure ratepayers’ money is appropriately used.” Cr Dooley expressed misgivings about the “concrete slab” design of the proposed new memorial and said it “won’t resemble a memorial”. He is concerned the new design has “no cross, no flame and no cenotaph”. Cr Taylor said “council is committed to supporting the concept of the new memorial” but acknowledged some councillors had concerns about council picking up the lion’s share of the costs. Cr Dooley believed the RSL in particular should contribute more to the project “up front” since the organisation rakes in millions of dollars of pokies revenue annually in Frankston. The mayor agreed and said it was his personal view that council, federal and state governments and the RSL should make a joint effort to fund the war memorial. When contacted by The News, Frankston RSL president Brent Clyne said it is not “in the RSL’s charter” to fund memorials. “We assist as a custodian and work to facilitate commemoration

events,” he said. “We’ve already promised $125,000 - a significant sum - and we won’t be pushed towards contributing more.” “It’s unfortunate that a couple of councillors make comments but don’t realise the terms of the RSL’s charter.” Mr Clyne expressed disappointment that the war memorial would not be on this month’s council agenda. Dunkley MP Bruce Billson said there had already been “a lot of collaboration” and he was keen “to see people get on with the project”. “The $100,000 committed [by the federal government] is not in doubt - it’s an important project,” he said. Mr Billson made the $100,000 promise as part of his pre-election manifesto and it was confirmed as a funding commitment in last month’s federal budget. “I’d like to think that there is a lot of goodwill to work together to see the new memorial built,” he said. “It would be terrible to allow council strife and petty politicking get in the way.” Mr Billson said anyone who had attended this year’s Anzac Day commemoration at Davey St could understand the need to move the memorial from its present location. “It would clearly be the best outcome for a larger memorial site to become a reality.”

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A DEDICATED band of sisters is hitting the streets of Frankston to do their bit to raise as much money as possible to fund the proposed new war memorial at Beauty Park. Jane Taylor, the wife of mayor Darrel Taylor, has gathered together a group of hardy souls to get out and about to shake collection tins to raise money for the memorial cause. Mrs Taylor said she worked “part time” in the aviation industry and “full time” as a mother and was keen to contribute in any way she could since her uncle was a Vietnam veteran and her husband served overseas during a 16-year career with the Australian Army. “It’s just snowballed and a lot of mums at school have spread the word so we got lots of volunteers,” Mrs Taylor said.

Members of the RSL Women’s Auxiliary have also joined the cause. “I think it’s important to recognise women’s wartime contributions and also honour the men and women still serving so it’s been great to have such a fantastic response.” Such has been the enthusiasm for the new memorial, 95-year-old Phoebe Parker has been keen to do her bit to collect money. Her husband served in World War II. The ladies collected more than $600 from Frankston residents in just over four hours last Thursday. Mrs Taylor thanked all those who had generously donated money. Neil Walker

Half their ducks: Thousands of rubber ducks race along Kananook Creek in Frankston’s first Rubber Duck Derby. Pictures: Yanni

Former Swan runs rubber duck race Neil Walker neil@mpnews.com.au SPECTATORS lined Frankston’s foreshore last Monday hoping their lucky ducky would be the one to win them some big bucks. It was a race meet with a difference trying to make a difference. The inaugural Rubber Duck Derby in Frankston was a fundraiser for the Cancer Support for Families Foundation. Entrants ‘bought’ rubber ducks which competed to be first across the finish line in Kananook Creek. Race organiser Brett O’Farrell couldn’t have been happier with the outcome on the day. “It was a great result – we raised about

$20,000 from the race,” he said. Mr O’Farrell previously worked at the Cancer Council and has established the CSFF as a way to support the families of cancer sufferers. Often, family members have to take time off work to help care for and support relatives with cancer. “There can be a huge cost to families financially when someone has cancer and many other charities do a fantastic job raising money for cancer research but this is something a bit different,” Mr O’Farrell said. The Chelsea resident had a playing stint in the AFL turning out for both the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn in the late 1990s before turning his hand to working in sports event management.

He said the skills he learned managing sports events has proven to be invaluable after he moved into the not-for-profit fund raising sector. Kathleen Burgess’ rubber duck was first past the post in the race between Playne and Davey streets last Monday, scooping up a $2000 first prize. Rebecca Sweeney’s duck was placed second, earning $1000 for its owner. Brooke Holloway received $500 for a third place duck finish. The CSFF will be holding more fund raising events throughout the year. Mr O’Farrell plans to host another rubber duck derby at Kananook Creek next year to build on the positive reception to this year’s event. Visit www. csff.org.au for further information.

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A case of peninsula apples presented to the King Compiled by Cameron McCullough THE wedding of Miss Grace Hutchins, of Mornington, to Mr W Humphies, of Riddell, was celebrated at Mornington on Wednesday last. *** THE Frankston Choral Society held their weekly practice on Wednesday evening last, and the large muster of members thoroughly enjoyed the hard work their conductor gave them. *** THE popular young sportsman, Mr J Murphy, has left Mornington for the metropolis, and his friends intend giving him a send off and giving him a presentation at an early date. *** A number of members of the Frankston Choral Society intend going to hear the “We Four” combination of male voices sing at the Melbourne Athenaeum Hall on Wednesday next. Mr F Earp is one of the principals. Messrs Brody and Mason will sell by auction on the premises, “Kananook” Melbourne Road, Frankston, on Wednesday next, freehold property, furniture, and sundries. Sale will commence at 2 o’clock. *** A GRAND dance, the proceeds of which will go towards defraying the expenses of a Frankston child while in the Infectious Diseases Hospital, will be held in the Mechanics’ hall this (Saturday) evening. A splendid orchestra has been engaged, and light refresh ments will be provided. A pleasant evening is assured. *** A very painful accident befell Mrs

Latchford, of the Westernport Hotel, on Friday evening last. This lady travelled by the train from town, and when it arrived at Hastings, mistook the side of the carriage the platform was on, and stepped out onto the permanent way and received a severe shaking, being unable to walk home. Dr Griffith of Somerville has been attending the injured lady. *** THE finances of the Mornington shire are in a healthy condition, as compared to this time last year. At the last meeting the overdraft was reported by the treasurer to be £109 4s 8d, and with that day’s payments amounting to £219 7s 10d would be £328 12s 6d. At this time last year the overdraft was £724. Cr Flood said that it was a matter of great gratification that they stood in such a satisfactory position. *** WE are pleased to state that Mrs Hughes, of Mornington, who has been an inmate at St. Vincent hospital for the past six weeks, is now convalescent, and staying with friends in the metropolis. *** AT the last show of the Somerville Fruitgrowers’ Association, the champion case of apples, grown by the president of the association, Mr O Grant, was purchased by Mr Moss, of Messrs J W Moss and Co. The original intention of Mr Moss was to display the fruit in the leading fruit shops in London, but it was afterwards thought that the apples might prove acceptable to His Majesty the King, and would at the same time bring Australian fruit prominently before His Majesty. Mr

Moss therefore arranged with a friend in London to forward the apples to the King, and a cable message has been received by Mr Moss, in which it was stated that His Majesty had been pleased to accept the gift with thanks, and that the apples had opened up in a very satisfactory condition. The genial president of the association is naturally highly pleased that his apples have received such prominence, and that they have been accepted as a gift by Royalty. It is a splendid advertisement, not only for the district in which they were grown, but for Australia. ***

His Majesty had been pleased to accept the gift with thanks, and that the apples had opened up in a very satisfactory condition.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sir,With your permission I would like to draw attention in the column of the Standard to a public matter in Somerville, that has apparently been lost sight of, but needs attention none the less. I refer to the need of a rubbish tip.

The Shire Council to their credit, be it said, introduced this matter some time ago, and took the initial step towards securing it. Their choice unfortunately met with much opposition, (unwarranted in my opinion) from a section of the ratepayers. This had the effect of giving the proposal such a “setback” that it was eventually allowed to drop altogether. Now, I contend, Sir, this matter needs reviving. A corporation tip in a progressive township like Somerville is not only desirable but has become a positive necessity. One has only to walk around the town, more particularly in the vicinity of the Park to find evidences of this. Householders must occasionally dispose of their accumulated rubbish due to the lack of proper provision being made, they have simply shot the same down at the first convenient spot. Can anything I ask, be more unsightly, or suggestive of a mild barbaric custom than this? Surely some spot, not too far distant from the town can be secured, that will be voted by at least, a majority of those interested, as suitable for the purpose. If so, by all means let it be done, thereby preventing a continuance of this untidy and objectionable practice. Yours etc, Resident. *** LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Sir, A paragraph in your report of the proceedings of the last meeting of the Frankston and Hastings Shire Council should give cause for thoughtful consideration on the part of our councillors. They are chosen from our shrewdest men, and, as such, should put their feet down firmly on the total clearing away of the timber on our

roads. Far too many of our roads have been completely cleared of trees, with the result that travellers are exposed to the blasts of every wind that blows, either in summer or winter, there is no shelter on a cleared road, certainly no beauty. The road is no better kept, and it may be said that no useful purpose is served by the timber being removed. Contrast one of these with that portion of the Frankston-Hastings road at Baxter’s Flat, and one will immediately see and appreciate the difference. The time of year when Labor Day is celebrated is now with us, and it should be remembered that not only is the planting of trees a necessity, but also the preservation of them. The Main Roads Board wishes this to be observed. So long life to it, and to the councillors who carry out.its ideas - Yours, etc, Traveller, Somerville. *** AN advertisement in this paper will canvas the whole district for you, and what is more, will secure for you a much better hearing in most cases than you could hope to get yourself, because the ad will reach the people when they are in a mood to pay respect to your claim; that is, the announcement will be SEEN and READ at a time when people are in the act of reading. And the cost of securing these special advantages is very low, as our rates will prove. *** DON’T borrow your local paper. If you want it, send your name and have it posted to you for 2/6 per quarter. From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 20 June 1914

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In search of the origins of peninsula football

By Lance Hodgins Part Three IN the same year of the 1858 match between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch, Mornington, got its cherished pier – a 46 metre long structure at an estimated cost of almost £9,000. The pier quickly fed into the social and economic heart of the Mornington Peninsula, with fishing boats, supply boats, paddle steamers and twice-weekly ferries full of visitors driving the growth of Snapper Point. Mornington rapidly became the major commercial and legal centre for the entire peninsula and, by the 1880s, it was an exciting place to live in. More than 500 residents thought so – three times the number who lived in its nearest neighbour, Frankston, which had yet to be joined to Melbourne by rail. The wealthy of Melbourne built mansions along the coast – Beleura, Sunnyside, Manyung – and in the town – Morven Manor, Sutton Grange – and Main St was filling up with the substantial brick buildings of merchants, traders and administrators. On the approach to town sat the Tanti, the original hotel with its nearby saleyards. The Mornington had moved to Main Street and become the Cricketers’ Arms, later the Grand next door, and the Royal and Kirk’s graced the Esplanade. There were several schools to choose from. In 1878, the original primary school moved into new premises in Vale Street, where it remains to this day. A second school served the children of the “Green Island” (Osborne) settlement around Benton and Craigie roads. By the mid 80s, this school had proved so popular that it moved from near Benton’s Square to its present location in Craigie Rd. In the same year as Vale St, B T Backhouse started a boys’ Grammar School in Brewery (Nunns) Rd, and then moved into the grander surroundings of Beleura. Finally, in 1881, The Mornington Academy was born. Like the Grammar School, the academy proudly offered first class teaching to higher levels, boarding, and a healthy seaside environment. And so the stage was set. It was only a matter of time these schools would meet in friendly rivalry on the sporting field. In March 1882, Mr Gibson-Wylie’s academy and the state school met in a cricket match. This was so successful that the two schools considered joining forces to present a challenge to the older boys at Mr Backhouse’s Grammar School. In May 1882, the academy played a one-innings match against the Green Island (Osborne) State School and a

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Above left: Arriving at the Mornington jetty Above right: The Esplanade, Mornington Below left: Andrew McLellan Below right: James Caldwell, age 21

most exciting and interesting game resulted in a win for the academy. The match took place “on the grounds adjoining the Church of England”. This may have referred to the newly-created reserve on The Esplanade at the end of Main St. To be “adjoining”, however, might have meant the area directly opposite the Church set aside years before for a primary school. Today, the site is covered by the shire offices and library. A return match on Green Island’s turf took place on the Queen’s Birthday holiday. This time over two innings, The academy once again ran out easy victors – by an innings and 4 runs after J Jones scored 32 of the academy’s 59 runs. The academy’s headmaster, Hugh Gibson-Wylie, was well aware of the good publicity gained by his school with these games and, especially, the victories. He was in direct competition with Backhouse’s Mornington Grammar for senior students and further studies, and both charged at least £40 a year for full board and tuition. Emboldened by his cricket success, Gibson-Wylie began to consider the prospect of carrying over these sporting activities onto the football field. That winter, however, would be too soon. If the school was to field a football team then it had to be done properly, with careful preparation, so the Academy boys could perform with distinction. It was not until the following winter of 1883 that negotiations for an opponent were finalised. Vale Street State School had recently appointed a student teacher Joseph Worrell who was a very capable local cricketer and all-round sportsman. Worrell took up the challenge with the Academy, and finally arrangements were made. On Wednesday 15th August 1883, the peninsula’s first complete record-

ed game of Australian football took place. The match was held on the grounds near the Church of England. A most exciting game saw Gibson-Wylie’s Academy prove too good for their opponents, scoring three goals to the State School’s one. Spirits ran high amongst the jubilant academy boys as they celebrated their victory, showering adulation on their best players – Caldwell, McLellan, Jones, and Walker. The state school team was led by student teacher Joseph Worrell, and capably supported by Cavell, Everard and Martin. Joseph E Worrell jr was somewhat of a legend already in Mornington. His father had been the state school head master for almost twenty years, acting as the shire secretary in his “spare” time. At the age of 12, young Joseph would help his father post up the Shire books. Two years later, on the sudden death of his father, the 14 year-old orphan became the sole carer for two brothers and a sister. Joseph was immediately appointed as the Shire Secretary – reputably the youngest in the commonwealth – and a year or two later became clerk of works under the shire engineer. Barely out of his teens, and perhaps looking for a career change, Worrell accepted the position at Vale St as a pupil teacher in 1883. In later years he captained the Mornington Cricket Club, was secretary of numerous companies, ran a successful real estate agency in Mornington, and was president of the shire – all before his untimely death at 40 years of age. Only six months before his death in 1902, Worrell was inspecting the drainage at the “new” football oval at Alexandra Park with two of his fellow councillors, and thoughts would have turned to that schoolboy game twenty years earlier. Councillors

McLellan and Walker would have reminded him that they were on the other team, the victorious Academy. James Caldwell, aged 12, was the academy’s star player in that match. He was the eldest son of the minister of St Andrews Presbyterian church. Nine years later, James was to lose his life along with two of his brothers and nine other members of the Mornington Football Club, in the famous boating tragedy as the team returned from a practice match at Mordialloc. The Academy/Vale Street match of 1883 throws up some parallels to that earlier schoolboy game between Scotch and Melbourne Grammar in 1858. History was doubtlessly repeating itself, but it was now a better developed and more clearly organised game that was being introduced into a new environment. Ironically, a potential spectator at that Wednesday afternoon match was Dr Alexander Morrison, the longreigning headmaster of Scotch College. Soon after that famous game in 1858, Morrison had built a magnificent home on the Esplanade, CraigieLea, from where he began a lifetime of involvement in the community affairs of Mornington. The opposing Mornington headmasters were both interesting characters. James Eccleston Walker had just taken over at Vale Street in 1883. He was a “forceful and determined” man, a strong manager, and a disciplinarian who achieved excellent results for his school. Walker left an indelible mark on his school inspector and, as it turns out, an even more marked one on local sporting history. On his retirement several years later, he returned to live in Vale St where his house was eventually demolished and the land became part of the school property. On the other hand, the academy’s Hugh Gibson-Wylie had arrived in Mornington two years earlier after several attempts to run his own school. After his Clyde House Academy in Brunswick was declared insolvent, H G Wylie moved to Sale where he ran a “private academy” for a couple of years before appearing in Hamilton as the secretary of the Alexandra College for Ladies. The opportunistic Wylie must had have his eye on Mornington when, in 1881, a suitable building became available for rent. A B Balcombe, of “The Briars”, had built a 17-room mansion on The Esplanade, close to Kirk’s and The Royal, and between the Mornington Park and the Church of England. It had been used for some time as a boarding house – not too successfully in its later years, as its tenant became insolvent in 1875 and the elaborate contents were sold at auction. When Balcombe died in 1877, the property

was bought by William Armstrong, the Clerk of Petty Sessions, who already owned several nearby houses. In 1881, the new owner of the boarding house was W Irvine, who found a willing tenant with a new purpose in the schoolmaster Wylie. It was an excellent place for a school. Apart from the outstanding location, the main building was about forty feet in length and thirty wide, subdivided into a dozen rooms. At the back, only a few strides away, was a long wooden building – thirty feet by fourteen – highly suitable as a schoolroom. In 1883, the Aaademy was in its third year and, largely through its sporting endeavours, beginning to make a name for itself. On the night of Thursday 11 October, H G Wylie had retired to his bed at the usual hour and was reading a book, dozing a little – perhaps thinking of the “glory” of the football match eight weeks earlier. Term four was about to start and there was one boarder who had taken up early residence. Half-asleep, he awoke with a start to find one of his wife’s dresses, which had been hung near a candle on the bedside table, in flames. The wallpaper and part of the ceiling were also alight, and Wylie had just enough time to alert his wife and the sole boarder and hustle them outside in their night clothes. A crowd had quickly gathered in response to the rapid ringing of the church bell. In no time the old building was well alight and, in the absence of a town fire brigade, was never going to be saved. The roof caved in, the walls crashed down, and only a brick chimney and the smouldering interior remained of the two buildings. The buildings were insured by its owner, Mr Irvine, as were the contents by Mr Wylie. Nonetheless, the academy was finished. Wylie moved on to New South Wales, where he started a school in Junee. After losing his first wife, he remarried and started the Wagga Wagga Grammar School in 1890. When his young son died quite suddenly at the age of two, Wylie was so distraught that he developed severe internal disorders from which he never recovered. He passed away on Easter Monday 1893 at the age of 53 years. For the Mornington boys who played in the historic Vale Street/ Academy game in 1883, however, life went on. They would soon become young men and play their part in shaping the life of their town and beyond. Within four short years the Mornington Football Club would ring with their names and the memories of those schoolboy days. … to be continued

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This one goes out to the Juan I love By Stuart McCullough ABDICATE. It’s a word that is seldom pressed into service. Like “sprocket” or “unitard”, it’s one of those terms that rarely intrudes on polite conversation. But all that changed when news broke that King Juan Carlos of Spain was going to vacate the throne. As soon as the breaking news flashed on the screen, I immediately fetched my “In Case of Zombie Apocalypse” backpack and headed straight for the cellar. Which, given that I live in a first floor apartment, came as something of a shock for the downstairs neighbours. Reacting as though an invasion of the undead had just been announced may seem a touch over the top to some, but it’s not every day that someone decides to throw caution to the wind and abdicate. Besides, I’ve seen several episodes of Game of Thrones and know for a fact that these things can get very messy, very quickly. This was no ordinary, run-of-themill abdication, either. According to the “breaking news” announcement that ran across the bottom of the television screen as I searched my backpack for a flare gun, King Juan Carlos was not stepping aside on a mere whim or flight of fancy. He was abdicating, so claimed the television, “for Prince”. This seemed even more astounding. Don’t get me wrong – I have several of his albums and even watched a good two thirds of Under the Cherry Moon (if, indeed, there is a good two thirds to be had). But it doesn’t mean I’d give him my job. And although, outwardly, it may seem a little odd – if not downright hasty – to step aside

in favour of a five-foot tall musician and undisputed guitar-playing genius, it seems oddly inevitable that this day would come. Prince Rogers Nelson is no ordinary pop flounce. He’s a bona fide musical icon and virtuoso who would, doubtless, make a wonderful monarch. Lucky Spain, I say. Although abdication can be something of a shock, you can rest assured that Prince is ready. In fact, it’s as though he’s been waiting for this moment for ages. For decades, Prince has dressed as though he was about to ascend to the throne of something. The crushed velvet suits that were one part Austin Powers and two parts the Scarlet Pimpernel in ‘Sir Percy Blakeney’ mode. The frilliest of

frilly shirts. The elaborate footwear, to say nothing of his enduring fondness for that most regal of colours: purple. Don’t be fooled – Prince is ready. That said, he is something of a misunderstood genius. There was that period of time during the nineties when he had a contractual dispute with his record label and changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol. Which must have made getting a dinner reservation an absolute nightmare. Imagine: our small purple hero rings his favourite restaurant to book a table only to have the maitre de ask ‘under what name’? It would have been the least of his troubles. He would no longer have been able to label his youghurts “Property of

Prince – Do Not Eat” when he put them in the band fridge. It must have driven him crazy to reach for a tub of low fat mixed berry only to find that the rhythm section had scoffed them earlier in the week. Most people wrongly thought he was crazy. It’s true that he probably acted a little strange, but maybe he was just hankering for a night out at a decent restaurant and for people to stop stealing his play lunch. It was during this time that he was christened by a world that cared little for unpronounceable symbols, “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince”. Then, after a time, he changed his name back again. Which, technically speaking, made him “The Artist For-

merly Known as the Artist Formerly Known as Prince”. All that is behind him now. I can’t recall the last such major abdication. I know that King Edward VIII chucked it in to take up with Wallis Simpson. To the best of my knowledge, old Wallis couldn’t carry a tune in bucket and it was little wonder he had to quit. He left it to his brother to take over. More’s the pity. The world might have been a different place had he stood aside to let Vera Lynn snatch the reins of power. Or, if a regal name was a pre-requisite, perhaps Duke Ellington. Maybe King Juan Carlos is setting a trend. One in which monarchs bow out in favour of musical royalty. I’d love to see King Phillippe of Belgium step aside and for the Kings of Leon. It’s high time that Queen Margrethe of Denmark took the hint and let Queens of the Stone Age have a preverbial red hot go. Imagine a world where those becoming Australian citizens pledged allegiance to Queen rather than ‘the Queen’ and the whole thing ended with a communal rendition of ‘We Will Rock You’? Rock stars – your moment is now. And it all starts with Spain. I can just imagine the coronation. The pomp. The ceremony. The blistering thirty minute guitar solo that will keep a nation of Spaniards absolutely entranced. Granted, not everyone will love it. But Prince is no stranger to controversy, having released an album of that name as far back as 1981. I, for one, want to wish Prince, the new King of Spain the very best. Long may he purple rain over us. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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ready pop-punk sound captured on such albums as their three-times US platinum (two-times platinum in Australia) breakthrough The Young and the Hopeless and more than 10 million combined sales from their five albums sold worldwide, Joel and Benji were eager to flex their creative muscles with an entirely new project. Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band’s constant members have been lead vocalist Joel Madden, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist Benji Madden, bass guitarist Paul Thomas, and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Billy Martin. Their latest drummer and percussionist is Dean Butterworth, who has been a member of the band since 2005. The band has released five studio albums: Good Charlotte (2000), The

Young and the Hopeless (2002), The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004), Good Morning Revival (2007), and Cardiology (2010), as well as two compilations: Greatest Remixes (2008) and Greatest Hits (2010). www.themaddenbrothers.com *** SHOCK Entertainment has released the DVD release of The Long Walk, 10 Years documentary and the Dreamtime at the G match between Essendon and Richmond. Released as a celebration of Australian indigenous culture, the DVD package will be available from 16 June. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Long Walk and Dreamtime, The Long Walk – 10 Years captures the inspiring story of Essendon champion Michael Long and his enduring journey to put the lives of indigenous Aus-

tralians back on the national agenda. The documentary reflects on Michael Long’s life, his stand against racism, his role pioneering the AFL’s racial discrimination code and the historic moment when he famously walked to Canberra to meet with then Prime Minister John Howard. The documentary includes interviews with Michael Long, John Howard, Tim Watson, James Hird, Kevin Sheedy, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Chris Long, Beverly Knight, Andrew Demetriou, Martin Flanagan and many more. www.shock.com.au *** SMOOTH FM and Sony Music has released a new 3CD set Music for Mum featuring 50 of the most popular songs from Smooth FM’s artists including classic smooth favourites

ing fellow. His facial glow suggests he just stepped out of a long shower, ever beaming. “Competition will ensure university fees will be kept down.” He cannot believe this, which gives the impression he thinks we are (to use Malcolm Turnbull’s word) demented. We were fed this line way back when our other free advice genius Jeff Kennett sold us on cheaper electricity etc due to competition. Never did it work then, never now. *** I COULD pay $200 a week rent on a Greek Island which includes daily cleaning, free wifi, breakfast and a pool with a balcony view of the Aegean Sea. This equates to free rent allowing for the savings of $150 a week on cigarettes, no water, electricity charges. My laptop would get the daily newspapers and everything else I need, and I can pay any bills via iphone. Mind you I’d miss the kids every so often, probably a good 5 minutes every month, but we all must make sacrifices. *** THE Yanks are into investigating software that can spot sarcasm on social media. Bad enough worrying about a knock on the door from the police as a result of forgotten misdeameanours without ASIO coming the knock knock. John Clarke (Clarke and Dawe) would be in trouble. Let’s hope the Yanks fail in this one. It’s those forgot-

ten years (20-30) I worry about. *** IS there such a thing as a third eye? One or two of my friends maintain the truth as to its existence. Haliburton, back in 1447 said: “An artist has more than two eyes.” Johnson said: “The two most engaging powers of an author is to make new things familiar, and familiar things new.” Perhaps all artists indeed have this third eye but, in fact, it’s surely about seeing things in a different light. After all, is there ever really anything new in human nature? *** WHERE are the train lines to Avalon, Doncaster and Rowville promised before the 2010 election? One example among many leading to the state elections for Daniel Andrews’ Labor Party, but the idea of Andrews’ push to expel Geoff Shaw was surely a stupid one? For misusing his car? You’ve kept your head down for almost four years Daniel. Don’t stuff it up now. *** OK. So I may have had a rough night but nevertheless, I draw out my weekly spending allowance from the hole in the wall ($15) and the lady behind says something about a warning to shield my pin number. I smiled (you can’t get blood out of a stone?) and started to walk away. Her male companion knowingly said to me: “We’re too old to worry about those things.” Speak

for yourself buddy! No doubt a Carlton supporter. As I approach the 10 year mark of living alone I’m coming to terms with the words of John Paul Satre “Hell is other people”. Well, many of them anyway. *** ROUND 11 of AFL football was the indigenous round; one assumes a celebration of the culture and indigenous contribution to AFL football. The Dreamtime game, stories of Michael Long, Nicky Winmar and teams wearing specially designed jumpers with an Aboriginal motive, hopefully adding to the battle of taking a stand on racism. On a cynical level, it pumps up attendances – money. A relatively big success for everyone’s benefit. Feelgood stories, including one on Liam Jurrah, currently serving a 12 week stint in an Alice Springs correctional centre for assaulting his partner. We’re all racist. A question of degree. *** I SUPPOSE if they keep repeating it people will eventually see it as a truism. Re: Independent schools have better teachers, get better academic results and teach better values, manners and morals. I would agree on the academic results, doubtful on the better teachers and the “better values, manners and morals” is 100 per cent pie in the sky nonsense. *** “THE Digital Edge” for the Herald-Sun

like From This Moment On by Shania Twain, Sailing by Christopher Cross, Come Away With Me by Norah Jones, A Touch of Paradise by John Farnham, and many more artists including Bette Midler, Bill Withers, Leo Sayer, Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, Elvis Presley, REO Speedwagon, Bonnie Tyler, Annie Lennox and more. www.smoothfm.com.au *** FRANKSTON South resident and Former Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs drummer Gil Matthews (pictured left with yours truly) will front up as the drummer for Mondo Rock for the forthcoming Mondo Rock tour, Chemistry. The 150 minute show will feature the entire Chemistry album plus all the hits. Aztec Records has released Chemistry, the classic 1981 album, as a double CD digitally remastered by Gil Matthews and featuring rare B-sides, unreleased demos and an extra live disc. The CD also features a booklet with rare photos and inner notes by rock writer Ian McFarlane. Songs include Cool World, State of the Heart and Summer of 81. Mondo Rock will appear at the Palais Theatre, June 28. Tickets 136 100. www.aztecrecords.com.au *** THE movie Avatar is being transformed into an arena spectacular for Cirque du Soleil. Director James Cameron is on board to turn his sci-fi adventure fantasy into a live show that tours internationally. The show is expected to premiere overseas in 2015 before the release of the first of three Avatar sequels currently in pre-production. www.avatarmovie.com

A Grain of Salt MEANDERINGS: Depression is one of the dangers of old age according to my son, and he’s rarely wrong, so I remain wary of this unpredictable illness. I try sitting on my comfortable fence, reading. 25 years since the Tiananmen Square massacres, unsuspecting, unarmed. I think of the sheep drive to Iraq looking for mysterious hidden weapons, another sheep drive for the journey to Afghanistan in search of a bearded fellow and beyond, the Christmas Island Manus Island clashes. Detention facilities for “illegal maritime arrivals”? An abrogation of our responsibilities? Strong GDP results? I think of Scarlett O’Hara. “I’ll think about that tomorrow.” Maybe next week. Maybe Powerball. *** THE biased football scribes (Gerard Whateley, Robbo, Emma Quale), hungry for a Melbourne victory on the Queen’s Birthday, described the hard slog as “boring” but no different to Paul Roos’ early Sydney teams when he coached them to a premiership. It’s all about winning, boys and girls. Bruce McAveney, after St Kilda kicked a goal to lead Collinwood 19 to 8 on Friday 30 May said: “That’s not the start we expected, but I think we’re all pretty happy about it don’t you?” Not all of us Bruce. *** CHRISTOPHER Pyne is a funny look-

By Cliff Ellen newspaper researched 1000 males and came up with constant worries about finances causing severe strain on health and relationship problems. Another gem of useless information. A 10-minute chat with the sympathetic Jeffrey Gibb Kennett would have sufficed. *** HEY Bill! Are you there Billy Shorten?... Australia Post $312 million profit; MD Ahmed on a cool $4.5 mill. Sack 900 and a bonus for Ahmed?...Derryn Hinch supporting a fine idea to “protect our children” but the question is, who protects us from Derryn Hinch?... A favourite of mine, Eggheads on the ABC is classified as PG; parental guidance for children?... Apparently it’s OK to smoke cigars but not cigarettes?... “Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can; all of them make me laugh.” [W H Auden]... hooroo... cliffie9@bigpond.com www.ello8.com Mornington News 17 June 2014

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Finding the right babysitter AS simple as it might sound, finding the right babysitter for your child can become quite a process, with a few hits and hopefully not too many misses along the way. It is so important to ensure you have someone who will enhance and enrich both yours and your children’s lives. Firstly there are many different options when sourcing a good babysitter. Of course, family or close friends are usually the best option but this is not always possible for most parents. Word of mouth is the starting point. A recommended babysitter is the best type but usually, if someone loves their babysitter, they may be unwilling to share them around. Agencies, local papers and online services are obvious options but don’t hesitate to enquire at a few local organisations such as schools, universities, childcare centres, churches and even your child’s doctor. You may be

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surprised at who you might find. Once you have contact with a potential sitter it is vital you meet with them and conduct a casual interview and if possible have your child with you. Meeting at a local cafe or park or, if the sitter is under 16, in their parent’s home are more suitable locations than in your own home initially. Experts cautiously recommend that a child is not qualified for babysitting until 14. Your child’s response immediately to the applicant is a very good guide as to whether or not you have found the right person. Ask open ended questions such as “Why do you like working with children?” or “What do you like best about babysitting?” Their answers may not be worded perfectly but you should get an insight into what sort of sitter they will be. Suggest some of your house rules, such as, limited TV time or no phone use unless an emergency and watch

for a reaction. If they are into your child these facts shouldn’t concern them. Once you have selected someone, invite them over for a half hour to an hour session while you are still in the house. You can monitor how they handle different situations and how your child handles being with them. There are some signs to look out for that can confirm “the right one”. Does your child warm to them? Is the sitter genuinely happy to see your child? Have they respected your time by being punctual and prepared for child play? At the end of the session is your child clean and have they tidied any mess made along the way? Remember, a babysitter is not a housecleaner or cook. They should be focussed on your child’s needs however they need to be capable of maintaining the house and not welcoming you back to a messy, dirty home. TRUST YOUR INSTINCT. A parent knows!

Weekend Events - June 21-22 Luke Batty Event Boneo Community Market Pearcedale Market Free Loom Band Workshops Circus Saturdays Postcards: Stories from the Mornington Peninsula Bittern Community Market Frankston Community Market

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BOAT, Savage bay cruiser, 4.35m, first registered January 2013, 40hp Mercury 4 stroke, 24 hours, many extras, as new. $17,169. 0407 887 217. DEHAVILLAND, 14', aluminium tinny, 15HP Evenrude, life jackets and oars, boat registered 6 months, trailer no reg, GC. $2,000. 0412 429 603.

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AVAN, camper, aliner, 1998, new tyres, microwave, 3 way fridge, 2 burner stove, TV, double bed, annexe, solar panel, electric brakes, EC. $10,500neg. 0411 233 701. CAMPER TRAILER, with annexe, off road, Customline make. $6,000. 5659 6427.

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CARAVAN, low tow Commodore Deluxe, 1993, tare 1350, 5.18m, toilet, shower, hand basin, dbl bed and fold down kitchen to dbl bed, AC as new, hot water service as new, pinch pleated curtains rubber backed, tandem wheels, plenty of storage space, 3-way fridge, like a home inside, many extras. $16,000. 0448 768 140. COMPASS, poptop caravan, 2005, 15'6'', one owner, front kitchen, 3 way refrigerator, microwave, 4 burner cooktop, grill, rangehood, water filter, roll out pantry, island double bed, inner spring mattress, ample storage, roll out awning, shade wall, matting annexe floor, electric brakes, excellent towing. Reluctant sale - $18,000. 0407 444 552. CONCEPT BELMONT, poptop, 2007, tandem wheel, EC, side kitchen, big fridge, AC, heating and cooling, top stove, microwave, double bed and television, hot water and many more extras. $26,000. Call 8768 9300. EVERNEW, 1995, 16ft x 7.6ft, front kitchen, island bed, microwave, fridge, roll out awning, full annexe, good cupboard space, very clean. $13,000. 0428 922 488.

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REGENT, Cruiser, Pop top Caravan, 2001, 17ft dual axle, EC, kept under cover, dual battery, roll out awning with sides, dbl bed, all crockery, electrical items, ready to go, $20,000ono. Call 5625 1566. REGENT Pop top, 18ft, 2008, auto roof lift, TV, microwave, AC, gas and electric stove. Many other extras, tandem axle, roll out awning. $22,000 ono. 9702 3587.

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JAYCO, J series van, 2007, EC, reverse cycle air conditioning, gas hotplate plus grill, microwave, awning, $20,855. 0419 112 062.

JAYCO, off-road Penguin camper, 2012, EC, bag awning, annexe, oven, cook top, grill, electronic roof lift, inner spring mattress. $22,500. 0416 180 532.

JAYCO, Star Craft, 15' pop-top, single beds, roll out awning with shades, 3 way fridge, microwave, TV, GC, Langwarrin. $11,500. 9789 6915, 0429 802 593.

JAYCO Eagle campervan, 2008, customed made, large annexe, EC, great family van. $19,950. 0411 061 583.

ROADSTAR VOYAGER 1993, 16'6"x7'6", 2 single beds, centre kitchen, 4 burner cooktop, grill and oven, rangehood, 3 way fridge, roll out awning, front boot, full security door, VGC, Reg 06/14. $12,000. 0429 109 834.

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JURGENS POP TOP, 2008, 16ft, large 3 way fridge, microwave, tv, DVD, roll out awning, full annexe, dbl bed, A/C, easy tow, many extras, EC, $25,000, Phone 0422 171 896 or 03 5625 4876

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HOLDEN, Berlina, VZ 2006, black, auto, 4 speed, sedan, 167,237 kms, PDW 18 inch rims, CC, 6 cyl, 3.6L petrol, rear park assist, airbags, towbar, electric and tinted windows, sound system with Panasonic touch screen head unit, 2 x 12 inch kicker subs, amp, 6 x speakers, iPod connectivity, interior EC, black/grey. The vehicle is in EC and has been serviced regularly. New number plates will be supplied as personalised plates 'RHYZ' will not be transferred on sale. RWC will be supplied. 12 months reg, expires May 2015. $9,800 or best offer. Enquiries: 0418 274 312.

FORD, Laser, hatchback, 1987, auto, AC, 1.6Ltr engine, no RWC, some reg, DDR-414. $700ono. 0408 312 264.

HONDA, Accord Euro, 2004, VGC, reg SQI-709, RWC, $8000. Without RWC $7,500. A/H 0417 360 208. HONDA, Civic GL 1991, 230kms mechanically sound, reliable, faded paintwork, reg until 31st April, sold as is, EZE-633. $950ono. 5986 3189.

HONDA, CRV Sports wagon, 2005, reg to 8/14, auto, CC, central locking, PS, AC, electric windows, mirrors and sunroof, immobiliser and alarm, CD/radio, EC, with RWC, TRR-316. $12,900. Phone 0433 904 488. Drouin.

HOLDEN, 1963, Premier Collector Aussie Car, auto, original condition, motor/body A1, ready to cruise, reg, 04228-H. $17,900. 0426 873 347.

HONDA CR-V, Sport, 2000, Sebring Silver, 5 Spd Manual. Drive 4x4 on demand. 197,842 kms, sun roof, RWC. Reg JE2-367. $5,800.00. Mount Martha, Greg on 0418 340 427

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MERCEDES, C200, Kompressor, black, reg until 06/14, RWC will be supplied, regular services, SYY207. $10,500, must sell. Call Neal 0402 113 081.

MITSUBISHI. Sigma, station wagon 1987, Astron 2.6L, 5 spd gearbox, high roof, GC, needs clutch plate, eng. M57ZU04405. $550. Phone 8707 5687. NISSAN, Pulsar Sport, 1.8L 5 speed, 2001, sedan, factory mags, motor needs attention, no reg or RWC. VIN: JN1CBAN16A0003178. $650ono. 0407 599 616. TOYOTA, Corolla, station wagon, 2005, Levant, auto, 1.8L, 4 cyl, 148,000kms, GC, well maintained. RWC obtainable, TJK-379. $8,000ono. Phone 0425 754 262.

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HOLDEN, HR ute, white, set up for VK injected 6, trimatic, 9" diff, unfinished, bought as is, sell as is. Engine no. VK561644. $5,500. Phone: 0435 737 942. Koo Wee Rup. HONDA, Scooter, Forza 250, 35,713kms, VGC, 12 months reg, RWC, IN-5ZA. $3,750ono. 0402 457 516. YAMAHA, WRF 250, 2004, VGC, 6000kms, FMF pipe, all lights working, for reg. $3,500. 0402 819 053.

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MAZDA BUS T3000, 5 speed diesel, drives great, licence to carry 4, alloy b-bar, solar panels, gas hotplates, microwave, plenty of cupboards, fridge, large boot, roll out awning, PHD-652. $12,000. 0416 263 275. Cranbourne.

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ISUZU, bus, 11m long, 49 passengers, luggage bins, RWC, VIN: JALLT111PJ300070. $15,000. 0447 331 222.

LAND ROVER, Series 3, 3.9 litre, Isuzu diesel, EVT-640, no RWC, $2,500ono. Call 0419 108 909.

TOYOTA, Coaster bus, 2003, 20 passengers, AC, RWC, VIN: JTGFG528209500018. $26,000. 0447 331 222. TOYOTA, Prado Grande, 3.4, V6, 2001, leather interior, sunroof, full electrics, new tyres, 8 seater, no off road, EC, reg, RWC, 156,300kms, UGS-205. $16,500. 0407 614 456.

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KIA, 2014, Cerato, auto, silver, 5 door hatch, 3,000kms, sensors, cloth trim, Kia alloy wheels, garaged, reg until 02/15, as new, WXZ-888. $18,500. 9904 8565, 0430 563 529.

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FORD, Fairmont, Ghia, 2000, dual fuel, body in EC, mechanically sound, drives well, good first car, RIJ-289. $990ono. 0409 191 080. FORD, Festiva, 1999, manual, VGC, reg until 05/15, 58,000kms, RWC, PQK-278. $3,500. 0427 808 069. Pakenham.

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HYUNDAI GETZ, 2007, Yellow, 4 door manual, 76,000kms, service books, A/C, EC inside and outside, RWC, reg 08/14, WYQ-935, Beaconsfield, $7000 negotiable, 0408 811 176 or 9707 2608 after 5pm.

HOLDEN, panel van, 1983, 8 cyliner 4.2, PS, gas and petrol, reg 14 Aug 2014, PVL-511. $9,500. 0400 896 035. WINDSOR, Statesman, pop top, 16 ft, full annexe, 2 large single beds, fridge, 4 burner stove, oven, microwave, portable AC, large toolbox, 12 months reg, VGC with extras, stored under cover, Mt Eliza. $7,500. 0408 342 097.

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DUCATI, red, 2002, 900 Super Sport, only 5,194kms, VIN: ZBMU1OOAA28011560. RWC, 12 months reg. one owner, full service history and receipts. Must sell. $11,000. 0435 737 942. Koo Wee Rup.

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HOLDEN, Rodeo Ute, 2001, auto, LT, twin cab with canopy, LP gas, new tyres, reg September 2014, QRQ-566 RWC. $6,800ono. 0405 505 858.

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Magpies wind back the clock NEPEAN LEAGUE By Toe Punt Crib Point won its first match in eight years against Sorrento on Saturday. The Magpies moved back inside the top three after a come from behind thriller against the Sharks at Crib Point Recreation Reserve. The Magpies have now beaten the two grand finalists of 2013. After leading for the large majority of the day, the Magpies almost kicked themselves out of it, finishing with 25 scoring shots to just 13. Crib Point won the game, 5.20 (50) to 7.6 (48). The Sharks booted the first three goals of the final term to jump to a nine point lead, before the Pies hit back. Jon Flack booted his third goal for the afternoon to reduce the margin to a couple of points, before skipper Luke Herrington put his side back in front with less than two minutes left on the clock. The Pies had reason to be nervous with less than 30 seconds left in the match when Sorrento’s Zac Byrns had a set shot, only to hit the post. Crib Point deserved to win this one. There was a lot of careful planning that went into the victory according to coach Duane Annable. “We were lucky enough to get a look at Sorrento last week against Rye and they were super impressive,” said Annable.

“We knew that we needed to be good for long periods to win the match. “We were all over them for most of the match and deserve to win, however, in the end, we were lucky that we did.” The Pies had a player pull out from the match during the warm up for personal reasons and went in with just 21 players. “It’s been a tough week with players getting the flu and a few injured. We went from ten guys missing out on a game with our reserves to every player getting a game,” said Annable. “Our backs were to the wall a bit but we all just had a dip. Our pressure was fantastic.” James Forecast was up from the reserves and did a great job on Leigh Poholke, while James Hallahan was also tagged. “Paul Smith went to Troy Schwarze and did a good job until Troy did a hamstring in the second quarter,” said Annable. “Zac Dekluever has been very quiet for a few weeks but he did a good job on Ben Schwarze.” Flack was the best player on the ground with three goals while Jake Bromley continued his outstanding season. Brad Arnold is also fitting in very well in the black and white. Chris Bagot and Kayle StringerMorris were the best of the Sharks. The win sees Crib Point go four points clear of Sorrento and Rye in

third place. It is the third game they have won this season by less than a goal. Hastings’ season is still alive after it led all day to beat Pearcedale. The fired-up Blues have been up and down this season but got away to a flier in the opening term to set up the win with a 23 point lead in ordinary conditions. Although the Panthers hit back in the second and third quarter, the Blues were awesome in the final 30 minutes, booting six goals to one to win 12.17 (89) to 4.7 (31). The Blues had nine goal kickers with Steven Robb playing his best senior game for the season with two majors. Justin Berry was on song, while Josh Mulheron and Dale Alanis were also dominant. The Panthers have been good in recent weeks but were no match for the Blues on Saturday. Some questions were asked of the Blues before the game and they responded. Now it’s time to bring that emotion, desire and attitude to every match from here on in. Aidan Simmons was the best of the Panthers, while Matt Smith in defence also worked hard. Red Hill returned to the winners list on Saturday, leading all day to thrash Frankston Bombers. Jarred Eames booted five goals and Sean Holmes produced some of

his best work with four goals to help their side to a 15.12 (102) to 9.6 (60) victory. Jarryd Douglas also finished with three goals after a few quiet weeks and Jake Mitchell and James McCall played their best games for the season. The match was effectively over at quarter time when the Hillmen led by 27 points at the change. Michael Maiorino booted three for the Bombers while Scott Foster, Aaron Hunter and Nathan Phillips in his first senior game were among the votes. Rosebud’s season is well and truly back on track after it smashed Somerville to the tune of almost 11 goals. The Buds had so much to prove against the Eagles and there were doubts about their ability to cover the ground as well as their opposition. However, the home side was dominant from the opening bounce and led by 50 points at half time. Greg Bentley was the best player on the ground with seven goals while Ben Shultz played his best game for a number of seasons with six majors. A firing Shultz is a scary proposition for opposition clubs. He has booted ten goals in his past two matches. Ryan Spooner and Brenton Payne also proved why they are two of the best midfielders in the caper and Brad McDonald was excellent against his old club.

Rohan Hogenbirk returned to his best after a season-ending knee injury last season and Jake Ryan continued his good form with two majors. At three quarter time on Saturday, Devon Meadows was trailing Dromana by just two straight kicks. Half an hour later, the Tigers had gone on to record a 50 point victory, 11.12 (78) to 3.10 (28). The Tigers booted six goals to two behinds in the final term, Jay Hutchison, Billy Quigley (two goals) and Ash Waterstone dominating. Jesse Dehey and Gavin Kerr were the best of the Panthers, while Pat Harmes and Chris Doria worked tirelessly for all four quarters. Aaron Findlay and Chris Gleeson booted five goals each and Ryan Semmel booted four majors in a best on ground performance for Rye against Tyabb on Saturday. Ben Holmes and Rhett Sutton were also dominant in the Demons 22.18 (150) to 7.8 (50) victory. Jake Anderson booted three majors and Rohan West a couple for the Yabbies and were among the team’s best while Justin Volk, Ash Souter and Justin Rowley in his second game were also hard workers for the Yabbies. The Demons hold down fifth position, four points clear of Hastings, Rosebud and Somerville. The Blues and Buds both have a better percentage than Rye.

Water aerobics: Hastings had a convincing win over Pearcedale in very wet conditions. Pictures: Andrew Hurst Mornington News 17 June 2014

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Bulls go agonisingly close as Tigers grab a draw on the siren PENINSULA LEAGUE By Toe Punt KARINGAL went within a whisker of winning its first game of the season against Seaford on Saturday at the Bull Pit. Leading from the 10-minute mark of the second quarter, the Bulls looked like they were going to celebrate their first win of the season with just 30 seconds left on the clock. However, the Tigers went into attack for the final time, the ball spilled off the hands of a pack, fell into the arms of Kane Taylor and he converted to level the scores. The final siren sounded a splitsecond after the ball left Taylor’s foot. It was a disappointing result for the Bulls, who played their best game of footy for the season. For the Tigers, it was equally as disappointing. Their chance of playing finals now appear to be shot after they won their previous two games. Karingal coach Stephen Coates said the result felt like a loss. However, although he was disappointed in the end result, Coates still found positives out of the draw. “In previous matches, our younger players were having an impact on matches for five minutes here and five minutes there. Now, with greater experience, they are in the game for longer,” said Coates.

“This is where the improvement is coming from. We are able to concentrate for longer periods. “What we expect now is that the players have some belief in themselves. Seaford has been right in every game this season and we should have beaten them. We placed ourselves in a position to beat them. “It’s another learning curve for our boys and I don’t think a victory is far away. “At last now we have some points next to our name,” said Coates. The Bulls led by 13 points at half time and by three points at three quarter time. The final score was 10.7 (67) to 9.13 (67). George Angelopolous was outstanding for the Bulls, racking up 25 touches and a couple of goals in the first half. Luke Van Raay had the task on Ben Crowe and did a good job. Tom Wilkinson maintained his good form. Michael Herbert and Kane Taylor were the best of the Tigers. Frankston YCW went into its match against Langwarrin without its best two players, Ash Eames and Anthony Barry. While one of the best forwards in the game, Scott McLeod, was also missing. However, it made little difference as the Stonecats humiliated the

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Pines caused the upset of the season, beating Mornington by a goal, 11.10 (76) to 10.10 (70). The Pythons were in control of the match for the majority and deserved to get the four points. Coach Steve Ryan said it was his team’s best four quarter effort for the season. “There is no doubt the conditions played into our hands and they went into the match with a very big side. It was too big I think,” said Ryan. “For the first time this year though, our boys didn’t drop in their concentration. “They have set the standard now in what we can expect in the second half of the season,” he said. Shaun White booted four goals for the Pythons while Chris Guganovic and Nick Wilcox shone. Jackson Calder booted five for the Doggies to be their best, while Warwick Miller and Chris Paxino were also fine players. Bonbeach completed the expected and got the points against Chelsea. In a tight tussle, the Sharks led by six points, 11 points and 12 points at each break, before winning 7.7 (49) to 4.4 (28). Gary Carpenter was Bonbeach’s best for the second week on the trot while Zac Graham and Jayden Attard were superb for the Gulls.

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Kangaroos on their own turf, winning 12.8 (80) to 5.6 (36). Tony Lester dominated in his 200th club game (197 in the seconds) while Dale Carroll was left to do as he liked all afternoon with three goals. Dave Bodley also finished with three majors. Langwarrin premiership player Gerard Brown was back for a one-off appearance from Western Australia, however, had little impact. Dan Wehner was clearly the best of the Kangas, along with Michael Parker. Langwarrin don’t have a key defender or key forward across half forward and without them, will not be a challenger to the top sides. The Kangas are the sixth best side in it, behind Bonbeach, YCW, Mornington, Edithvale and Mt Eliza. The Kangas have now lost four in a row and face Mt Eliza in a seasondefining game this weekend. Mt Eliza got its season back on track with a tough, gritty eight point win against Edithvale–Aspendale. It was the return of Scott Lockwood that made all the difference, booting six goals in a best on ground display. Tim Strickland was also back for the Redlegs, as was Sam Gill, while a couple of youngsters who had been playing well previously were also back in the team. Mark Lillie and Ben Lean, along

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