30th September 2014

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30 September

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Sailors have a whale of a time SAILING in calm waters off Mornington Yacht Club last week proved wonderfully therapeutic for 61 senior campers and 28 carers attending the Diabetes Victoria spring camp.

In glorious weather, the students, left, spent the day experiencing a range of water activities, including sailing in Sailability boats, cruising on the keelboat ‘Seduction’ and also participating in powerboat education.

A highlight of the morning session was watching a frolicking whale – with dolphins swimming alongside in the afternoon.

Participants at the camp were from all over Victoria, with few having met before. “It was a wonderful way to form friendships,� organiser Michelle Pickford said.

Renters squeezed out Chris Brennan chris@mpnews.com.au THE Mornington Peninsula is facing an affordable housing crisis, with inadequate stocks of public housing and rapidly rising rents pushing more lowincome families out of the area or into homelessness, a parliamentary inquiry was told last week.

And the situation is rapidly deteriorating with rising unemployment, underemployment and significant cuts to incomes due to federal government welfare cuts and changes to Centre-

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In a submission presented to a Senate inquiry into affordable housing this month, the Tenants Union of Victoria revealed that while the Frankston and peninsula region was seen as one of Melbourne’s most affordable, the vast majority of rental properties were now out of reach of low income families and individuals.

The union said that, with waiting times for public housing now close to 10 years, most low income individuals and families had no option but to turn

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Mornington Community Information and Support Centre manager Lisa Elliott said the situation was already beyond crisis point, with affordable rentals on the peninsula almost nonexistent. “It’s a very tough situation for anyone unfortunate enough to be out of work or receiving a pension, and even for many people with jobs,� she said. “Finding rental accommodation that could be considered affordable on the peninsula is pretty much impossible, especially in the case of rentals for single people.�

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Unlike Frankston or other more affordable outer-suburban areas of Melbourne where some form of emergency accommodation could usually be found, peninsula families and individuals were all too often forced to move out of the area altogether. “It’s actually far worse on the peninsula than in Frankston,� Ms Elliott said. “We usually have to send people coming to us for emergency accommodation to Frankston as there’s simply nothing in this area, even rooming houses.�

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However, families and individuals had to spend up 78 per cent of their disposable income to pay for privately rented accommodation.

The union, which was among 12 public policy groups to present submissions in Melbourne on Tuesday to the federal Senate inquiry, revealed that while rental prices had been relatively stable this year, they remained unaffordable for seven out of eight household types profiled, with students and singles the worst affected.

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Mum’s fright leads to bright idea Melissa Hodge melissah@mpnews.com.au BRIONHY Westbrook was home alone one day with her baby daughter, Poppy, when the unimaginable happened. Five-month-old Poppy became pale and lifeless in her arms.

Luckily she had 12 years’ critical care nursing experience and knew what to do to resuscitate her child, but it started her thinking about how the average parent or caregiver would cope in a similar situation.

That was three years ago and since then Ms Westbrook has worked tirelessly to develop KidzAid, which specialises in paediatric first aid training.

“When that happened to me I was so terrified, but I had to keep myself calm and put myself into action using my nursing training,” says Ms Westbrook from her Mt Martha home. “I could not imagine what I would do if I didn’t have that experience. I discovered there was little out there to educate parents and grandparents in first aid for children so I decided to do something about it.”

With statistics at around 260 Australian children dying a year and 58,000 hospitalised due to unintentional injuries, Ms Westbrook quickly went to work to develop courses for parents, grandparents and caregivers.

“It was a 24/7 project and it has grown so rapidly in the past year that we now have 28 casual instructors both interstate and throughout Victoria,” she said. “We started the business on the peninsula and have had such a great response we decided to spread our wings nationally. We now do fly-

Lifesaving lessons: Brionhy Westbrook is in the running to win an award for her KidzAid program.

ins to remote communities so they can have access to these courses.”

In May this year, Medicare Local organised KidzAid to visit indigenous communities in regional New South Wales.

“These communities often have an ambulance response rate of up to an hour so the training was appreciated,” Ms Westbrook said.

This year the mother of two is a finalist in the national St George Banking Group AusMumpreneur Awards,

joining nine others in the running for the Rising Star and People’s Choice Service Award.

These awards are presented by the AusMumpreneur network and celebrate mums in businesses who are achieving success in entrepreneurship, product development, services and innovation in business throughout Australia and New Zealand.

“I am totally overwhelmed with how the business is growing and now to be a finalist in two categories is in-

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credible, especially as we got our first ABN in November 2011 and started officially in 2012,” Ms Westbrook said.

“The unique thing about KidzAid is that all of our instructors are health care professionals like emergency, paediatric nurses and GPs with hands on knowledge of dealing with sick kids. We are also baby and breastfeeding friendly.”

As for balancing work life and the demands of a five-year-old and threeyear-old, Ms Westbrook says it has evolved over time.

“It took a bit at the start but we have worked out routines and make sure that we have quality time together.

My husband has been a great support and took on the role of looking after the kids after my role as Director of KidzAid grew.”

“It has all fallen into place and we receive countless emails and phone calls from parents, grandparents and caregivers who are so much more secure in the knowledge that they have these skills now.”

KidzAid has also launched the Junior Aid program which educates primary school children.

KidzAid sessions are short, educational workshops, either a mobile service in the comfort of your own home, or workshops for larger groups at community centres.

“We cover all the topics we see and treat in emergency departments, like choking, convulsions, burns, drowning, all the important things parents need to know,” Ms Westbrook said.

“We ensure everyone walks away feeling empowered and confident.”

THE opening of libraries on Sundays across the Mornington Peninsula has been a huge success.

More than 1500 people - including young families, university students and grandparents - attended the recent Sunday launches to take advantage of extended opening hours during spring.

In less than four hours around 2000 items were borrowed and computer and WiFi use hit an all-time high across branches at Somerville, Mornington, Rosebud and Hastings.

They are open on Sundays from 1-5pm until 30 November.

“The overwhelming success of Sunday openings shows how much the library service is really loved by the community, and the importance of weekend openings,” said mayor Cr Antonella Celi.

Library visitors enjoyed afternoon tea with Crs Bev Colomb, Andrew Dixon and David Garnock, and a range of entertainment from local musicians and performers including Steve Warner with the Osborne Primary School Festival Band, stilt walkers and face painting.

More Sunday activities are planned throughout spring. The libraries, in conjunction with Mornington Peninsula Shire Youth Services, will present some fun programs for young people, including an ‘open mic’ session and youth art projects. Author and interior designer Bronnie Masefau will visit Hastings library to give a presentation on interior design.

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Annable ‘honoured’ to win coaches’ award On show: Guests peruse entries in the Friends of the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s art award.

Budding artists show off their works MORE than 800 budding artists aged 5-18 have submitted portraits for the Friends of the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery’s art award.

The Friends aim to encourage family-focused activities and encourage support for the gallery through the award, which is open to those from prep to year 12 at 30 peninsula schools.

The Friends’ Art Award coincides with the Archibald Prize exhibition on display at the gallery from 4 October to 16 November.

The 12 award-winning works will be displayed at the gallery throughout the Archibald Prize exhibition.

The schools of first prize winners will receive an award sponsored by Hanks Orthodontics of Mt Eliza, the sponsor of art award.

Prizes from a pool of $2800 - funded by the Friends - will be presented to winning entrants on 21 October.

They will go to first, second and third in each of the four age categories.

All prizewinners will receive a one-year family membership of the gallery.

The judges include gallery director Jane Alexander, curator Wendy Garden, and Friends president Marian Vickery. The guest judge is Karen Vickery, manager access and learning,

at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, who will present the prizes.

In association with the peninsula’s libraries and chambers of commerce, all other entries will be displayed at some retail outlets in Mornington, Mt Eliza, Hastings, Rosebud and Sorrento.

The Friends are an independent association that promotes and supports the gallery in building and conserving its collections, improving facilities and purchasing acquisitions.

They raise funds through memberships, programs and events, and donate more than $40,000 per annum to benefit the gallery.

DUANE Annable, above, was named South East Region football coach of the year at the AFCA South East awards dinner last week.

The Crib Point senior coach stood out after taking Crib Point to its first grand final in 13 years with a team of mostly young talent developed through their junior program.

They ultimately lost the decider to Sorrento, however, the plaudits surrounding their season continue to resinate throughout the region.

Although still smarting from the grand final loss, Annable said: “It’s a wonderful honour. It’s obviously good to be recognised for all the hard work and I am privileged to receive it – but I would have preferred a premiership medal.”

Annable said a highlight of the year was watching his young team claw their way back from five goals down in the preliminary final against Rye to

win by a point.

“We developed a lot of local talent on about half the pay scale of most clubs in the finals and we are hopeful of hanging onto a few. It’s such an even competition that any team on any given day can win.”

Annable began coaching the senior team this season after being playing coach in 2003 and 2004.

Along with other category winners in the Australian Football Coaches Association awards, Annable has been nominated for the state award, which will be announced at the MCG on 14 November.

Other award winners are youth coach of the year Gavin Taylor (Balnarring JFC), junior coach of the year Michael Sullivan (Edithvale Aspendale JFC), youth girls coach of the year Troy Robinson (Beaconsfield JFC) and Auskick coach of the year Patrick Swayne (Moorooduc Auskick).

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Low income renters squeezed out of home Continued from Page 1 “Just today we had to send a young family from this area to live in a caravan park in Frankston, and even that was only for the weekend because there was nothing else available.

“They didn’t even have a car to get there – they were on foot, and with a young child.”

She said the results of families being uprooted from their “home towns” due to the lack of housing options was particularly disruptive.

“It can be very difficult for a young family, especially if they have children at school.

“The social disruption of having to move away can be very traumatising, cutting parents and children off from friends, schools and social support networks.”

Tenants Union policy officer James Bennett said individuals and families receiving welfare benefits lucky enough to find private rental accommodation were likely to be experiencing "housing stress", which is defined as having to spend more than 30 per cent or disposable income on rent or mortgage payments.

The mean weekly rent for a onebedroom apartment in the Frankston and peninsula region is now $210.

That would consume 78 per cent of the disposable income of a single person on Austudy ($269.20 a week), leaving just $59.20 a week to cover food, utility bills and transport, not to mention

rapidly rising study costs.

A single person on Newstart ($312.50) would be slightly better off, with rent eating up 67.2 per cent of their income, leaving $102.50 each week to cover living expenses.

An older person receiving the aged pension ($468.70) would be left with more than half their disposable income or $258.70 a week to cover weekly expenses, but they would be still be living well below the poverty line.

A single parent with one child would have to spend 47.1 per cent of their pension to cover the cost of a two bedroom apartment in Frankston ($265 a week). With an income of $562.84 a week, they would be left with just under a $300 a week to survive.

While low-income families able to secure a three-bedroom house on the private market would fare better than singles, most would still be living with housing stress.

A couple on Newstart with two children receiving $723 a week would need to spend 44.3 per cent of their income to rent the average three-bedroom property in Frankston at $320 a week.

If the same parents were both working in minimum wage jobs, they’d need to allocate 35.9 per cent of their net weekly earnings of $892.25 to cover the rent on a three bedroom home – still well above the threshold for housing stress.

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als and families are able to find accommodation, a situation far from certain with rental vacancy rates near historic lows of less than 2 per cent.

With landlords tending to favour people on higher incomes, the situation for those on welfare benefits or low income was one of “extremely vulnerability”, welfare advocates warn.

Ms Elliott said the solution had to come from government support in the public housing sector.

“The private market is simply not geared towards meeting the needs of low-income families and individuals,” she said.

“Landlords are often unwilling to rent to low-income families, especially when the ratio of their income needed to cover the asking rent is above 50 per cent, and that’s in pretty much every situation these days.”

She said governments since the 1980s had stopped investing in public housing, with disastrous results for the current generation of renters.

“They seemed to think negative gearing would solve the problem of affordable rent, but that’s been shown to be a massively expensive failure,” Ms Elliott said.

“The private market is simply not able to provide for low income or vulnerable people so until the government starts re-investing in public housing, the situation is going to get worse and worse.”

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Hero cop receives top bravery award CARRUM Downs police sergeant Daniel Burgess was last week awarded one of the country’s highest awards for bravery after risking his life to save a fisherman from heavy seas off Phillip Island.

Sergeant Burgess was awarded the 2013 Royal Humane Society’s Clarke Medal for outstanding bravery by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove at a ceremony in Melbourne on Tuesday.

The medal was in recognition of his efforts to save the life of a fisherman who had been washed almost a kilometre out to sea in treacherous conditions off the coast of Phillip Island in January 2012.

Sergeant Burgess battled for more than 40 minutes in heavy seas to save of the life of the drowning fisherman.

But the modest police officer refused to call himself a hero, saying he only did what he hoped anyone would do when confronted with a life and death situation. “I'm brave but not a hero,” he said.

Sergeant Burgess pulled the motionless man above the water and bear hugged him to expel the water from his lungs, struggling to drag him towards the rocks.

“He was bleeding out of his ears and unconscious at that stage so anything was possible but we just had to give him every opportunity,” he said.

Along with his colleague Senior Constable William Richardson, they tried to pull the man from the water as crashing waves sent the men hurtling across the rocks.

The man again washed out to sea but rather than give up, Sergeant Burgess swam back out after him again, despite having injured himself after being battered on the razor sharp rocks.

With the help of fisheries officer Chris Angwin, he kept the man afloat until further help arrived when they were eventually able to haul him to safety.

Copper thieves strip village ALMOST 800 metres of high-voltage copper wire valued at an estimated $50,000 has been stripped from an electrical substation servicing a Mornington retirement village.

Thieves struck Peninsula Grange retirement village in Racecourse Rd overnight between 22-23 September, removing 500m of 25mm wire, 200m of 35mm wire and 80m of 240mm copper conduit.

The stolen wiring was ripped out from both the substation and underground connections.

Detective Senior Constable Grant O’Dwyer from Mornington crime investigation unit said investigators suspected a vehicle was used to rip the wiring out.

“It’s an extremely unsafe theft considering we’re talking about high-voltage electrical wiring, as well as being extremely costly to the operators,” Detective Senior Constable O’Dwyer said.

“It would have taken a great deal of determination, causing significant disruption. The risk to life cannot be over-emphasised.”

Anyone with information that might help police is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Lost phone no pokies jackpot POLICE are looking to identify a man and woman over the alleged theft of a smart phone from a Mornington bar.

A patron of the Tanti Hotel who had been playing poker machines in the gaming room accidently left his phone in the coin return slot of a machine he was playing on Thursday 17 July.

After returning to the poker machine a short time later, he discovered his mobile phone was missing.

A woman sitting on a nearby gaming machine

denied any knowledge of the phone’s disappearance. However, police were able to view CCTV footage of the gaming room and identified the woman and another male taking the phone.

The footage shows the woman picking up the mobile phone and then passing it to the man, who places in his pocket and walks away without making any attempt to notify staff.

Anyone able to help identify the man and woman is asked to contact Crime Stopper on 1800 333 000.

HOMICIDE squad detectives have charged a 23-year-old man over the 2013 murder of an elderly man in Rye. John Woodruff was last week formally charged with the murder of Barry Gray.

Mr Gray, 72, was found stabbed to death at his property in Parson Street on Friday 17 May. Detectives investigating the case successfully applied to both the Victorian and New South Wales Attorney General’s Department’s for the 23-year-old accused man to be transfered to Victorian jurisdiction from a NSW correctional facility, to face the charge.

Woodruff appeared before the NSW Local Court in August where it was determined he would serve his current sentence, in relation to other matters, in Victoria. He is currently in a correctional facility in Victoria.

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Anger mounts over call for end to solar rebate Chris Brennan chris@baysidenews.com.au LABOR candidate for Mornington Rebecca Wright has slammed a Liberal Party review into renewable energy that calls for the scrapping of subsidies on solar panels and water heaters.

Ms Wright joined with fellow Mornington Peninsula ALP candidates Carolyn Gleixner and Steve Hosking to express “outrage” at the “wholesale slash and burn of solar” recommended in the Liberal Party’s Renewable Energy Target Review report, which was released this month.

The review into Australia’s commitment to a 20 per cent target for renewable energy by 2020, which was headed well-known climate change sceptic and former Reserve Bank board member Dick Warburton, recommends winding back or scrapping financial support for renewable energy projects.

The RET was introduced by the Howard government in 2001 to provide incentives for alternative energy producers before being expanded

by Labor in 2011 when the 20 per cent target was mandated.

Ms Wright said it appeared the government was now doing the bidding of the country’s big energy companies, which have been lobbying for the RET to be either killed off or heavily diluted.

She said the increasing popularity of solar panels, which driven by surging electricity prices, was putting power company profits under intense pressure.

It was vital the price for electricity fed back into the system by households with solar panels was set at an fair level, she added.

“The community is trying to get the message across that they want solar, and at a reasonable price for the energy they feed back into the grid,” Ms Wright said.

Ms Gleixner, said the ALP candidate for Nepean, said the community was “in trouble when our government appears to care more about large companies and protecting their profits than it does about Australian people trying to do the right thing for the environment and saving on household expenses.”

“This review by the Liberals, reportedly headed by a panal with strong links to the fossil fuel industry, is just another slap in the face,” Ms Gleixner said.

The three state ALP candidates have written to the Environment Minister, Flinders MP Greg Hunt, to demand the government ignores the “flawed and compromised review” and retains the Renewable Energy Target in full.

They have also strongly criticised Mr Hunt’s state Liberal counterparts, claiming that while other states have opposed changes to the RET, Victorian Premier Dennis Napthine had been “non-committal”.

However, Flinder MP and Enviroment Minister Greg Hunt said the government had no plans to scrap to RET. “The Coalition supports renewable energy. The Coalition, not Labor, introduced the Renewable Energy Target in 2001,” he said.

“The review of the RET was completed in line with the legislation, which requires a review of the scheme every two years.

“The government is considering the full details of the report to ensure the RET is working efficiently and effectively, bearing in mind the impact on the renewables industry, Australian businesses and households and Australia’s energy market.”

Mr Hunt said the government would not make any changes that would impact “those who have already made an investment – small or large – under the RET.”

Traditional fun: Children from the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency playgroups at last year’s BayMob expo.

BayMob back bigger and better MORE than 300 people are expected to visit the peninsula’s premier indigenous health and education expo in Frankston on Friday.

Now in its fifth year, BayMob showcases the multiple health, education and wellbeing opportunities available for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Frankston and peninsula region.

A partnership event between Peninsula Health and Monash University, the free event was developed to break down barriers to local health services, employment and educational pathways and help build long-term partnerships between service providers local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Peninsula Health’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team leader Eddie Moore said the BayMob expo had been developed in response to community needs, ideas and suggestions and provided an opportunity to showcase indigenous culture.

“It’s an occasion to embrace our culture, pride and identity – and to share knowledge and wisdom to build our mob’s capacity to take control of our own destiny by making informed choices about health and education,” Mr Moore said.

He said this year’s BayMob expo would have “something for everyone”, with more than 40 stall holders participating and a host of activities planned.

Highlights including children’s activities such as face painting, wildlife, animal farm, jumping castle, bungee run and sumo suits, an elders lounge, dance, hip hop and didgeridoo work shops, information about youth, women’s and men’s health, and advice on education and employment pathways.

BayMob Health and Education Expo is on at Monash University, Peninsula campus, McMahons Road, Frankston, 10am tto 3pm on Friday 3 October.

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Minister deals a new blow to SPA David Harrison david@mpnews.com.au PROSPECTS for a pool complex on the Rosebud foreshore have receded even further after written confirmation that the project must meet the state government’s new stricter Victorian Coastal Strategy requirements.

The confirmation was in a letter from the environment department, received as Mornington Peninsula councillors again engaged in tense, sometimes highly emotional, debate about the Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre.

The issue, raised as urgent business at the 22 September council meeting, was the second SPA debate in a fortnight.

Some 30 placard-carrying pro-foreshore site supporters filed quietly into the Rosebud Memorial Hall as the meeting started, to a welcome from the mayor Cr Antonella Celi, a strong foreshore pool advocate. Questions on the project were dealt with by shire CEO Michael Kennedy, some paraphrased to meet question time standards.

The two-part urgent business resolution first tackled a rescission motion, lodged by Cr Anne Shaw a fortnight earlier to try to overturn a decision stopping work on the SPA. It then laid out a detailed proposal for community use of property bought in Wannaeue Place in 2012 as an alternative site for the pool complex.

Both parts passed, the second part with the highly significant backing of leading foreshore site supporter Cr David Gibb. Opposition came from councillors Celi, Shaw and Andrew Dixon.

Cr David Garnock is overseas and Cr Graham Pittock is unable to vote on SPA issues.

But immediately the meeting ended Cr Shaw lodged another notice of motion, written during the Urgent Business debate. It is believed to be an effort to reverse the resolutions just passed, joining her move to rescind the “stop work” motion. These two motions will likely be discussed at the 13 October council meeting.

The letter, from the office of Environment Minister Ryan Smith to a Rosebud resident, states that the shire is yet to provide Mr Smith with information he sought in early 2012.

The letter’s tone strongly suggests that the minister and his department are tiring of waiting for the shire to provide the information.

The letter reiterates three of the original seven items of information sought:  Evidence of “broad-based community support” for the SPA to be built on the foreshore.  Evidence of “net community benefit that considers the loss of public open space on the proposed site”. (At least one of the four SPA design proposals occupies the entire foreshore, from Point Nepean Rd to the beach.)  A business case for the SPA, “including potential funding options”.

This information appears to be Mr Smith’s most urgent concerns, particularly information on broad community support for the $40-plus million project. The shire sent the minister a submission on community support several years ago: the repeated request appears to indicate the minister

has rejected what he received.

The letter states that, once the shire provides the information sought, its application to proceed with the foreshore development will be assessed “in accordance with all relevant policy documents”, including the “relevant Victorian Coastal Strategy at the time of making decision” (sic).

The 2014 coastal strategy, gazetted on 1 September, imposes stringent conditions on use of foreshore land. It defines “foreshore” as extending 200 metres inland from the water’s edge – which at Rosebud covers all the land from the beach to Point Nepean Rd – and prohibits nonforeshore dependent uses, including community halls.

That almost certainly means the minister would reject inclusion of the existing Rosebud hall and a gymnasium in a foreshore pool project. Both facilities are included in the drawings the shire has received in its pool design competition.

During debate on 22 September CEO Michael Kennedy revealed that the Wannaeue Place development proposals would cost more than $100 million. While he described the figure as “no more than an order of magnitude”, he itemised the facilities being put forward:  $55 million for the proposal to amalgamate in Rosebud the current three shire offices – Rosebud, Hastings and Mornington.  $25 million for a pool only. The urgent business proposal, Dr Kennedy pointed out, did not mention a gymnasium.  $10-15 million for what he described as “big think” works, presumably including a new Rosebud community hall built off-foreshore.  $5 million for the library and other community spaces proposed to be included in a renovation of the shire’s Besgrove St offices.

Cr Lynn Bowden said Dr Kennedy’s figures seemed to be an effort to “throw out the big bucks and try and scare everybody away”.

It was argued that the proposal could be built in stages rather than being tackled as one huge project.

Dr Kennedy had emailed councillors late on Friday 19 September urging them “to return to consensus decision making” on the SPA and revitalising the Rosebud activity centre.

“Seeking to achieve consensus is far preferable to simple majority (win/lose) voting,” he wrote.

In a statement apparently supporting building the SPA at Wannaeue Place, he wrote: “Councillors will recall that the strategic purchase of Wannaeue Place was deliberately facilitated and recommended by me … to provide a further option for the location of the aquatic facility” and as part of redeveloping and revitalising Rosebud.

Cr Fraser, speaking in support of the development plan, said Rosebud would be revitalised partly by having a single shire headquarters at Wannaeue Place, with some 250 staff from Hastings and Mornington stationed there, as well as the Besgrove St staff.

He said the Besgrove St HQ was in the school and sporting precinct and the refurbished building could include facilities including a library, an art gallery and community meeting rooms.

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Writes of passage for ‘forgotten army’ Chris Brennan chris@mpnews.com.au IT’S a story more than 70 years in the making, a little known but integral chapter in our nation’s history set as Australia faced its darkest hour.

A group of young men was propelled to the frontline of the Allies’ defense against a seemingly unstoppable Japanese advance, isolated on a “barren, dusty, waterless, god-forsaken rock” under a barrage of bombs as the nation faced imminent invasion.

While much has been written about the bombing of Darwin little is known about the defensive outpost on Horn Island in Torres Strait and the hundreds of men who fought and died there during World War II as part of 34th Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery.

But now thanks to decades of diligence by Balnarring resident Gordon Cameron, the heroic deeds of those young men are finally receiving the recognition they deserve.

Mr Cameron was among the hundreds of servicemen sent as anti-aircraft gunners to defend Horn Island between 1942 and 1944 as the might of the Japanese imperial forces bore down on Australia.

Last week, Mr Cameron’s life-long quest to publish a book chronically the history of the unit finally came to fruition.

The book is a collection of stories of “boys thrown on a desolate island, with prospect of abandonment by the army should the Japanese arrive, and the post war struggle for recognition by an army who for a long time admitted lacking any records of our service”.

A total of 190 Australian and allied veterans died in Torres Strait during the war, while a further 124 were injured.

“They became part of Australia’s ‘forgotten army’,” Mr Cameron said. “Even today, most Australians have never heard of Horn Island nor do they know there was a war there.”

The 34th Anti-Aircraft Battery was formed in Melbourne in 1942 and posted to Horn Island with the task of defending the allied airstrip against Japanese bombers.

Horn Island was the closest allied operating base to New Guinea in 1942 and was used by Australian and American bombers to attack the Japanese advance to Port Moresby.

It was subject to multiple bombing raids.

The young gunners, mostly under 21 and with minimum military training, were located on this mostly unknown island with none of the usual infrastructure of most country towns.

“No roads, water, electricity or any of the usual equipment like bulldozers tractors or the like,” Mr Cameron explained.

“The task of digging the gun pits for the big guns in hot tropical sun using pick and shovel was a daunting for young boys away from home for the first time.”

Making matters even more trying, the gunners were confined to the battery site for two years, with no leave permits.

Under these extreme conditions, the gunners developed a strong bond, a bond that would last the rest of their lives.

Mr Cameron, who is the president of 34th Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Association, said that after the war, the gunners resolved to maintain their wartime bonds and arranged an annual reunion.

The association also produced an annual newsletter, the Horn Island Echo.

“After 66 issues we decided to combine the best of those stories in a journal that would tell the story of the times the battery spent on Horn Island,” Mr Cameron said. “Hopefully Issue 67 will fill in some gaps in our military history.”

That last issue – The Best of the Echo – was finally published last week.

With the Anzac Centenary just around the corner, Flinders MP Greg Hunt presented Mr Cameron with a cheque for $1000 from the fed-

Distant echo: 34th Australian Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery Association president Gordon Cameron outside Frankston RSL with his just-released book The Best of the Echo which chronicles the little known history of the defence of Horn Island during World War II. Picture: Gary Sisson

eral government’s Saluting their Service grants to help with publishing costs.

Mr Hunt said the grants presented an opportunity for community groups to honour war heroes in a way that was fitting to the local area.

“These grants will contribute to telling the story of those Australians who served our nation in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations as we commemorate the Centenary of ANZAC,” Mr Hunt said.

“The Australian government has recently

awarded more than $274,000 in grant funding to support projects of national significance that will honour the service and sacrifice of Australia’s servicemen and women.

“Many of the projects awarded through the Saluting their Service grants program will become permanent tributes to those who served our country.”

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Labor against point tourism plans Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au THE latest plans to develop Point Nepean as an upmarket tourist drawcard have turned into a state election issue with Labor accusing the government of “locking out the public while locking in this massive development”.

The Premier Denis Napthine announced the $100 million The Point proposal in July, inviting public feedback but with no guarantees of any changes being made to the plan.

The proposal by the Point Leisure Group includes a luxury hotel, function centre, shops, cafes, restaurants, thermal pools and spa, a health and wellness centre and a heritage museum and jetty.

A statement issued by Labor said the planning and approval process adopted by the government is “heavily in favour of developers, with the community largely excluded from the process.

It also enables 99 year leases to be granted, which is what is proposed at Point Nepean”.

“Labor agrees with the community – Denis Napthine is heading down the wrong course with Point Nepean,” Labor spokeswoman for environment and climate change Lisa Neville said.

“Based on the problems with consultation and lease arrangements, Labor will not support the redevelopment as proposed.”

Planning spokesman Brian Tee said Labor “simply won’t stand by while this land is sold off for 99 years and the community is cut out of the process and prevented from visiting parts of

Point of protest: Labor and several community groups are aligned in their opposition to plans for tourism development at Point Nepean.

the national park”.

Labor candidate for Nepean Carolyn Gleixner said it was the second time Point Nepean had been “threatened “by the Liberal Party.

“The battle to save Point Nepean from inappropriate development by the Liberals was won by the people of Sorrento and Portsea and the wider community at the federal election in 2004, and an alternative plan signed off after years of hard work with the community 2010.” “Ïf the Liberals and the Point Leisure Group don’t expect a community reaction ... they are in for a big shock.”

Labor’s stand aligns it with the Victorian National Parks Association which has called for the suspension of private development at Point Nepean because “it would require the removal of a large area of threatened native bushland under Victorian bushfire planning rules”.

A report produced for the VNPA by consultants Practical Ecology found

that up to 5.3 hectares of native bushland could be lost because of the need to create a defendable space for the development.

“The clearing of threatened native bushland in Point Nepean National Park to make way for private development flies in the face of claims by the Napthine government that the site will meet stringent environmental protections,” VNPA executive director Matt Ruchel said.

“Whatever you think of the merits of any commercial development in parks – the proposed planning changes and lease approval processes are appalling and should concern all Victorians.

“Under the changes, environmental significance and heritage overlays will be removed, there is no third party appeal rights to VCAT and local council approval will not be needed for future changes. It also allows for potential subdivision in the future.

“National Parks are the jewels in the crown for protecting our natural

and cultural heritage, and should not be subject to inappropriate development. If development occurs it should be subject to rigorous assessment and approval processes of the highest possible standard.”

Local groups condemn planning proposals for Point Nepean Quarantine Station Ursula de Jong, of the Nepean Conservation Group, accused the state government of keeping the community” in the dark” on critical details of The Point plan.

“The community fought long and hard for an integrated national park at Point Nepean - the proposal further separates the Quarantine Station from the national park.”

Nepean Historical Society president Doreen Parker said that “rich and complex layers of history at the Point Nepean Quarantine Station are of national significance but are not properly planned for in the story being told by the Point Leisure Group”.

Plea to preserve ‘sacred ground’ MOIRA Curtain fears plans to commercialise Point Nepean will encroach on a piece of ground she hold sacred: the burial place of 70 people who died aboard “the plague ship” Ticonderoga.

When standing at the small cemetery near the Quarantine Station Ms Curtain knows that “I’m standing on the remains of my predecessors”.

She said the plans being exhibited for tourism development “are very hard to make out … it looks like there’s a building there”.

“There are the bones of our people buried there and I see it as a cemetery.

There is a memorial stone there, which I see as a headstone.”

Ms Curtain says four members of her family perished while the Ticonderoga was anchored off The Heads in November 1852.

The ship had sailed from Liverpool with 795 passengers and 48 crew.

“When we go to the burial ground we want privacy and respect, not to be overlooked by people standing on balconies disturbing the quietness and serenity of the site,” Ms Curtain said.

“A very dramatic experience will be taken away if there is commercial activity around there.

“The Quarantine Station is very important to Victorian history.”

While some remains have been moved to a new cemetery closer to Point Nepean, Ms Curtain said it had not been possible to remove the bones of all 70 people.

She said hundreds of people had attended a ceremony at the site in 1992, some coming from as far away as the United Kingdom.

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Program cuts put youth at risk Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au A PROGRAM that helps young people finish their education is in peril – and desperately needs an injection of government funds to continue.

Many of the students it helps have either left school or are at risk of leaving.

The estimated rate of youth unemployment in Frankston North for July 2014 is 20.7 per cent; a year ago it was 15.8 per cent.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence’s Community VCAL program - Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning - is a vocational alternative to the VCE. Six secondary schools in the Frankston area, as well as social workers and youth organisations, have referred about 250 disadvantaged teenagers to the program in Frankston since 2010.

“Without a commitment from both sides of parliament - Coalition and Labor - before the November state election to reduce a massive funding gap, the program won’t be able to take on new students,” the brotherhood’s executive director, Tony Nicholson, said.

“We will have to wind the program down and close it after 2016 when all current students have been educated to Year 12.”

Around 50 young people are enrolled from Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula. All of them face significant barriers to learning, including even homelessness, the brotherhood says.

The senior manager of the brotherhood’s Frankston services, John Catto-Smith, said that for an overwhelming number of young people, the Community VCAL has been “a positive and even life-changing experience - and it maintains that vital connection to education”.

“Since we started almost five years ago, 72 per cent of students have successfully graduated,” he said. “This is particularly impressive given that they were transferred to us from mainstream schools because of struggles to progress academically and other issues.

“Despite the barriers they continue to face,

John CattoSmith: VCAL a ‘positive and even life-changing experience’.

most have demonstrated considerable resilience, strengthened their personal skills and made huge progress.

“Many have moved smoothly into employment or further training, aided by the support we provide after graduation.”

The brotherhood says Frankston already has a higher proportion of young people dealing with these issues, compared with the state average.

“Under current government funding arrangements, Community VCAL students are treated far less favourably than those from mainstream schools,” Mr Nicholson said.

“The state government spends around $14,000 a student in mainstream schools every year, but only around $8000 for each student in Community VCAL.” Mr Nicholson said it also costs the brotherhood about the same - $14,000 - to educate each Community VCAL student, leaving a $6000 shortfall

compared with the amount the government would provide to the school if the student had not transferred to the brotherhood program.

“Our funding gap is partially met by philanthropic donations from our dedicated supporters, and through our own funds. But it’s not sustainable.”

Young people who are not in work, education or training risk long-term unemployment, Mr Nicholson said. “Many studies show they are more likely to be homeless or dealing with mental health and other issues.”

The Community VCAL program aims to offer more than education courses: in its holistic approach the staff also pays attention to the young person’s wellbeing, and offer vocational guidance and other support. Teenagers who have left school early and are unemployed are helped to complete their schooling, giving them a much better chance of finding work.

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DEFENCE personnel, families, staff, contractors and visitors to HMAS Cerberus at Crib Point are facing tougher security measures in the wake of terrorism fears.

Those entering and exiting the base are being subjected to random vehicle and bag searches, and they will not be admitted without a relevant photo ID. Commanding officer Captain Steve Bowater said raising the national terrorism public alert level from medium to high - following advice from the Director General ASIO – meant security had gone up a notch or two.

As a precaution, Defence’s Safebase alert level has been raised to “Charlie” – with the requirements of the code varying from base to base. The changes will apply to all Defence bases, assets and personnel.

The commander said Defence’s protective security system catered for its specific needs and operated separately from the public alert system.

“It will be 'business as usual at Cerberus, albeit with a heightened focus on security and protection,” he said.

Captain Bowater admitted the new measures “will likely cause delays”.

“We regret any inconvenience and ask our community to exercise patience while we make every effort to ensure everyone’s safety.”

The public can still visit the Cerberus museum as part of organised group bookings, but people will no longer be allowed to make unscheduled visits. Parish members are “encouraged” to attend church services but will only be admitted to the base if their details are recorded in the church log for that parish.

Commander Bowater said the west gate access point in South Beach Rd, Somers, has recently reopened after “significant development”, while the

east gate entry from Stony Point Rd (above) has been restricted to pedestrians only.

“The timing for the re-opening of west gate is purely coincidental but allows us to more efficiently manage the new traffic and security measures being implemented,” he said.

About 6000 personnel are trained at HMAS Cerberus annually, averaging 800 trainees at any one time. The establishment covers 1517 hectares and is 70 kilometres from Melbourne on Hann's Inlet, Western Port Bay. Purchased in 1911 and called Flinders Naval Depot, it was commissioned as HMAS Cerberus 10 years later. It comprises numerous training and recreation facilities, two chapels, small marina and attractive grounds.

The primary role of HMAS Cerberus has always been Navy personnel training. With the establishment of four tri-service schools over the past 13 years, this role has been extended to training Army, Navy and Air Force personnel.

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Police, imam call for calm Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au THE spiritual leader of a mosque in Langwarrin has warned his congregation to not overreact to any anti-Islamic intimidation.

Imam Syed Wadood Janud said he wanted to raise “general awareness [for them] to be careful and proceed with caution”.

His message followed a phone call from police at Carrum Downs advising mosque administrators to “be alert to any possible backlash” over the shooting of a young Muslim man outside the Endeavour Hills police station.

Police allege Numan Haider was shot dead last Tuesday night after stabbing two police officers who had arranged to meet him outside the police station.

Imam Janud, of the Ahmadiyya Centre Melbourne, said police wanted members of his congregation to be alert to any threats or intimidation against them.

Coincidentally, at about the same time that the shooting and stabbings occurred at Endeavour Hills, the mosque’s press and media co-ordinator Aziz Bhatti was threatened while waiting at traffic lights in Frankston.

Mr Bhatti said a carload of youths pulled up alongside his vehicle at the corner of Davey St and Nepean Highway and then tried to ram him after he turned into the highway.

“They tried to hit my car and started yelling at me,” he said. “I picked up my phone as if calling the police and they sped off.

“I have a beard and I believe it may have provoked them. This has never happened to me before.”

Mr Bhatti, 32, and other family members fled Pakistan five years ago after his father was kidnapped and killed.

They belong to the minority Ahmadiyya sect which faces widespread persecution within the Muslim world.

Mr Bhatti is one of many thousands of Ahmadiyyans to leave Pakistan since its government declared their sect non-Muslim.

Imam Janud, who grew up in Adelaide after arriving there with his family when he was four, said members of the Ahmadiyya sect believe in peace and harmony and respect for the laws of the country where they live.

The first Ahmadiyyans arrived in Australia about 100 years ago, but the sect had only become “more functional and administrative” in the past 35 years.

There are about 5000 Ahmadiyyans in Australia, 1000 in Victoria.

The Langwarrin centre (formally known as Bait-ul-Salam or House of Peace), is the sect’s state headquarters.

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He condemned the atrocities of the Islamic State in the Middle East, saying they did not reflect Muslim beliefs and teachings.

“They are as far away from Islam as a person can be,” Imam Janud said.

He said Islam was being “hijacked by a small minority”.

IS’s clever use of social media and the internet, while shocking Westerners, was successfully recruiting young Muslims to join its fight against established governments in the Middle East.

“The vast majority of Muslims would condemn and stand against these actions,” he said.

“These people have gone beyond humanity.

They look like human beings but their psychological state is beyond repair. It’s anything but Islam.”

Imam Janud said the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Victoria was in favour of anything the federal government did to counter “home-grown terrorism”.

Mr Bhatti said the sect was a religious community with no political ambitions or agenda.

Its members support the government “in every field of life” of whichever country they were in.

Al Islam, the “official” website of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, describes the community as “the leading Islamic organisation to categorically reject terrorism in any form” with its then leader, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, more than a century ago declaring “that an aggressive ‘jihad by the sword’ has no place in Islam”.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’s international headquarters are in the United Kingdom and, according to the website, it has built more than 15,000 mosques, more than 500 schools, and more than 30 hospitals and translated the Quran into more than 70 languages.

Film aims to raise poverty awareness A SCREENING of the film Where Heaven Meets Hell – as part of Anti-poverty Week 2014 – aims to raise awareness of poverty among local residents.

Mornington Peninsula Shire will host the screening from 6.30– 8pm on Wednesday 15 October at the Mornington Office’s Council Chamber, corner Main and Queen streets. The doors open at 6.15pm.

Anti-poverty week runs from 12-18 October.

Where Heaven Meets Hell director Sasha Friedlander creates an intimate portrait of four Indonesian sulphur miners as they hike into the crater of the Kawah Ijen volcano. Its alien beauty is a tourist attraction, yet these workers spend their days engulfed in toxic clouds of sulphur dioxide. The four miners are determined to break out of a cycle of poverty, lack of education and exploitation so that their children will have a brighter future.

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understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and hardship around the world and in Australia.

The shire will also host a community information stall from 8am-2pm at the Mornington Market on Wednesday 15 October to help raise awareness of poverty issues in the community, as well as nationally and internationally. The stall will provide brochures, flyers and information to help promote the messages associated with Anti-poverty Week.

To book visit http://bit.ly/1Bwy6gS or call 5950 1685 before 13 October. Tea and coffee provided.

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This dog trainer means business Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au SIDNEY Aarons stands in a small paddock in Pearcedale, feet apart, swinging a tennis ball tied to a piece of string around his head.

In front of him is a scorched piece of ground littered with springs and nuts and bolts, all that remains of a pile of burnt furniture.

At his feet, keenly watching the swinging ball is Logan, a Belgian shepherd, or malinois. The string is pulled tight and the ball retreats to Aarons’s hand.

Logan immediately turns his attention the blackened earth. Eagerly sniffing the charcoal and debris, the dog zig zags, finally dropping to a crouch, nose pressed against a piece of burnt wood.

Aarons strides into the blackened area, tosses the ball into the dog’s mouth and triumphantly retrieves the piece of charcoal. It’s the same one that retains faint traces of the petrol it was once dipped in to start the fire.

Logan is an arson dog, trained to sniff out the remains of an accelerant that may have been used to deliberately light a fire.

Aarons assures me that insurance companies in the United States pay millions of dollars to equip fire brigades with dogs that can provide evidence that a fire was deliberately lit. He says the dogs have proved their worth, saving many millions in insurance payouts.

His interest in training dogs goes back to when he was 10 and attended

Sniff test: Arson dog Logan searches for accelerant in the remains of a fire while dog trainer Sidney Aarons looks on.

Knox Obedience Club with a German short-haired pointer puppy: “We both failed miserably.�

Undeterred, he went to own a succession of dogs while growing up – a boxer that was “as goofy as all boxers�, rottweilers and another that was “problematic, chewing things, barking and pulling clothes off the line�.

Aarons, then 24, and the dog went to school. The dog to learn how to behave and Aarons, after reading an advertisement in a newsletter, to become a trainer.

He moved into shows (obedience, tracking, trials), liking the social side of things but not the club politics. “Then, I focussed on becoming a self-employed dog trainer.�

If he was driving down the street and spotted someone being taken for a

walk by their dog, Aarons would pull over, hand them a card while saying “I can fix that for $60�.

Pretty soon he had a business, which eventually led to being resident dog trainer on the award-winning Channel 31 program Hound TV. The high profile that followed the TV show has seen him set up Sidney Aarons Professional Dog Training in Pearcedale, where he boards and trains dogs.

Training Belgian shepherds for police or army work has become a speciality. Seven dogs trained to sniff out arson, drugs and money and “men trailing� went to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

Those for the army trained for “tactical response, find and bite� were shipped out to Afghanistan “but might

OPEN AIR BURNING REGULATIONS OCTOBER 2014 ONLY The Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Open Air Burning Local Law regulates burning off outside of the Declared Fire Danger Period.

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now be in Syria�. These “dual purpose� dogs can also sniff out bombs and weapons. Aarons says he enjoys the challenge of being asked to train a dog for a particular skill.

He is now negotiating with primary schools to run safety talks, teaching children how to approach a dog.

The Keep Your Kid Safe lessons will cover dog body language (“if a dog’s lunging on the lead it’s obviously not under the control of its owner�) and what to do if approached by a dog. “We’ve had a good response [from schools]. The kids most at risk of being attacked by dogs are under 12, making up 80 per cent of those that get bitten. And 90 per cent of those are bitten by the family dog.�

Aarons says children “really take the message home� to parents, citing the success of school anti-smoking campaigns. “There are some dogs that can’t be trained, but you can teach an old dog new tricks, it’s just harder after they’re about three and a half years.�

Aarons says “socialisation� is the key to training. “Train that puppy by the time it’s 16 weeks and all the hard work is done. “It will set a dog up for the rest of its life, making it receptive, compliant and malleable.�

He says the dogs he takes in as boarders reach a level of training in two to three weeks that would take their owners “months, if ever�.

The dogs’ owners attend about one hour a week to see what Aaron has achieved and learn his commands.

Aarons says he can quickly assess a dog’s temperament and decide whether it can be trained by raising his voice, clapping or a “correction chain�. “I estimate I’ve trained 10,000 dogs – they’re relatively easy compared to humans. They are highly complicated animals but can be trained to do simple things.�

Aarons says not training a dog “keeps it stupid�.

He estimates less than one per cent of dogs are taken to puppy school. “So many people buy a dog and stick him in the backyard, which is real drudgery for a dog. They need stimulation.�

On the other hand, Aarons speaks about one customer who loved to walk his dogs but never had them trained to be on the lead. “By the end of his second dog’s life he needed a shoulder reconstruction; I fixed the third dog for him. “When I first started out I wanted to teach dogs as much as possible and it took me a while to learn most people just want to be able to walk their dog, tell it to sit and not chew things.�

It is that sort of training that earns Aarons his “bread and butter�.

Meanwhile, Logan – the demonstration dog - provides an outlet for Aarons own desire to tackle the complicated.

Now that Logan has become an arson dog, his next trick is learning to skateboard.

Just the kind of stunt that will draw and hold the attention of primary school children to the Keep Your Kid Safe project.

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LETTERS Factional friction The public Mornington Peninsula Shire Council meeting in Rosebud on 22 September was a fascinating insight into factional friction within the council. Adding to the fascinating machinations of council was a group of dour faced, but well behaved protestors with signs supporting the development of SPA [Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre] on the [Rosebud] foreshore.

The protest had been promoted on Facebook, with the promise of media attention and photographers. The group (about 20) dissipated rather quickly, leaving only a faithful few to see their hopes for a SPA on the foreshore dashed. To say the protest was a fizzer was an understatement.

The council meeting came to life toward the end of the agenda under the heading Urgent Business, when Cr Hugh Fraser (Nepean ward) tabled what can only be described as an innovative vision for Rosebud, including an aquatic centre on the site purchased by the shire in Wannaeue Place. Questions and responses ensued for considerable time and the factional frictions over the SPA were all too evident.

I commend Crs Fraser and [Tim] Rodgers for maintaining cool professionalism amid some hefty and emotive accusations. I also commend Cr David Gibb who, despite his previously held view that the SPA should go on the foreshore, stated that in the interest of “consensus and a way forward” he was willing to change his position and support the recommendation for the vision as outlined by Cr Fraser.

In direct contrast to those just mentioned, there were petulant and emotional outbursts by Crs [Anne] Shaw, [Andrew]Dixon and the mayor Cr [Antonella] Celi.

As an observer in the gallery I have to say these outbursts were unworthy and subjective.

When it came to the vote and it was evident that the recommendations had been overwhelmingly accepted (with only three against), the mayor was visibly distraught and the meeting was closed.

It is my hope that those who protested and those on council who dissented will put their bitterness aside and embrace the vibrant and fresh vision for the future of SPA and the Rosebud business and retail precinct, among other things as outlined in the recommendations put forward

by Cr Fraser.

Elizabeth Albiston, Safety Beach

Penalty rates Take pity on people under 30 trying to build a life by getting a job.

There are no jobs but, if they can’t get one, they lose income support for half of the year, existing on charity, begging, or crime.

Further study is to be beyond them because of the huge cost and debt of free education, and anyhow, how can you study while living in the gutter?

Even if they get a job they’ll never afford a house. If they are intelligent, creative, talented, energetic and motivated - the exact opposite of our politicians - the best job they can get in this banana republic will be tourism or services.

They’ll never get a top career job in major industry because there isn’t any industry left, it’s all gone to China.

We will even import our trains and submarines rather than provide good quality jobs by building them here.

Speaking of jobs, a “job” is 40 hours a week on at least the minimum wage. Ten hours a week is only a quarter of a “job”, and the media should make this distinction when reporting politicians’ grandiose statements of job creation.

Also, being statistically classified as not unemployed but “employed” if you work more than just a few hours a week is a blatant misrepresentation. There is massive unemployment in this country, and yet we still import migrants and even issue temporary visas for contracted “guest workers”, on the cheap, to take our jobs.

God help our young people, our government won’t.

Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Vote of support I would like to add my support to Per Carlsen and his strong criticism of the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council (‘Time for change’, Letters, The News 16/9/14). We have 11 councillors who are democratically elected to represent their community and not to slavishly follow one of the two major factions that appear to have formed within council.

Important recent decisions, such as Planning Amendment C162 and the Rosebud SPA have been carried by the casting vote of the mayor after those factions have tied. With C162 the mayor (at the time) ignored the wishes of the local Briars ward councillors and used her second and casting vote to support the faction that she consistently follows.

I believe this was an affront to existing protocol.

Councillors voting with conflict of interest and factional voting are an impediment to local communities. Like Per Carlsen I am hoping that an inquiry will follow the appointment of our new CEO as will the removal of a discriminatory planning regime.

Terri Mandler, Mt Eliza

Support doubt Here we have yet another Mt Eliza residents group making unsubstantiated claims on the level of community support for the Liberal Party’s removal of residents rights in Mt Eliza by approving Planning Amendment C162 (‘Outcome supported’, Letters, The News 22/9/14).

There are only two definitive measures of support: 1. Community responses to two council surveys clearly record that only five per cent of Woodlands residents were in support.

2. The immediate past councillor for Mt Eliza was a prominent supporter of the amendment.

He was soundly unelected by the silent majority at the last council elections.

It is also worth noting that the majority of the

Briars ward councillors strongly opposed the amendment but were defeated by the council faction group and the mayor’s casting vote.

Terry O’Shea, Halls Head, Western Australia

Labor wrong The article ‘ALP blasts coalition kinder deal’ (The News 23/9/14) shows that the Labor candidate for Nepean Carolyn Geixner is either misinformed or being deliberately misleading about kindergarten funding.

It was actually the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd government that last year wavered on its commitment and reneged on locking in a long term funding agreement for 15 hours of kindergarten for all four-year-olds.

Instead, in typical Labor style, it only agreed to a further 18 months funding and a review.

As is usually the case, an incoming Coalition government has had to pick up the mess left by Labor.

Rightly, the federal Liberal Coalition government was keen to see some of the initial results from the Labor review before allocating further funding.

However, the states and territories – led by Premier Denis Napthine and the Victorian Coalition government – worked hard to ensure that even though the review was being conducted, the federal government still provided certainty for families and kinder services as soon as possible.

As a result of our work, earlier this month the federal Coalition government committed to funding its share of the 15 hours to complement the commitment we made in this year’s state budget.

Readers should know that it was the Victorian Coalition government that made the case for further funding – and it was the federal Coalition government that agreed to further funding.

Wendy Lovell, Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development

Greens open at Beleura BELEURA Village bowers had a “fabulous” Opening of the Greens last week, according to secretary Carol Rooke.

The new club on the site of the residential village in Bungower Rd has 31 players and fields two teams of eight. It competes in the Peninsula division of Bowls Victoria.

Beleura Village has been in operation for 18 months with the final extension, Section 9, recently completed. All villas have been sold and there are around 285 residents.

The club’s greens, players’ shirts and much of the equipment and other items required to run a registered bowling club have been funded by Retirement Communities Australia, the village management, and several villagers.

The managing director of Retirement Communities of Australia will “open” the club’s first pennant participation by putting down the first bowl down.

Mornington Mayor has been invited as has several Bowls Victoria and Peninsula Bowls Division executives.

Concentration: At the opening of the pennant bowls season at Beleura Village, Mornington, are, from left, Jo Martin, Andrew Philip, Trevor Fry (bowling), Carol Rooke and Geoff Logue.

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Mornington 8 St Mitchell Circuit Enjoy The Tranquil Lifestyle You Deserve Set on a wide street overlooking a reserve you get the feeling that you are in the country! Offering beautiful gardens and sufficient off street parking for your boats, caravans, trailers, this versatile home will suit all discerning purchasers. Forget about living in the rat race – secure your own slice of heaven today. Living is a dream when you move into this ideal home, with polished floor boards on entry, formal lounge with feature gas log fire (never used), main bedroom with built in robes & ensuite. Two double bedrooms, both have built in robes, the stunning main bathroom is complete with a claw foot bath and you can cook up a storm in the well-appointed kitchen that overlooks the rear garden.

The home is finished with a separate living room which could easily be converted to a home theatre if required Walking distance to St McCartans Primary School, Mornington High School, the Peninsula Centre, Bunnings and public transport, the location is second to none if you value peace and serenity!

Price View Open

$570,000 – $590,000 www.harcourts.com.au/VMG24649 Saturday 12.30-1.00pm or anytime by appointment

Janet McNeill 0419 503 327

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Harcourts SINCE 1888

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

FOR SALE

Mornington 5/2 Alameda Avenue

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Set towards the rear of this quiet complex, this stand-alone villa unit enjoys a quiet, peaceful position. Ideally suited to singles or couples, the home has been immaculately maintained and has provided the ideal home for the current owner. Reluctantly offered for sale, the home is seeking a discerning purchaser who appreciates the finer things in life. Properties in this area are snapped up quickly, and this one is a gem, so be sure to contact us to arrange a personal viewing.

Price View Open

$340,000 - $350,000 www.harcourts.com.au/VMG24637 Saturday 11.30-12.00pm or anytime by appointment

Janet McNeill 0419 503 327 Terry Young 0419 157 172

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Mornington 2/35 Tanti Avenue

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Vibrancy In Shelbourne Seize the opportunity to secure your new quality home in arguably the BEST address in Mornington! This architecturally designed, single storey home is being constructed by boutique builders who treat their properties as if they were creating masterpieces for themselves! This 26sq (approx.) home is available to be purchased off the plan, allowing you to be involved in choosing the fittings and finishes for the home of your dreams. The builders have already provided for a number of quality inclusions as standard, however you have the perfect opportunity to make this home your own, if you ACT NOW!

Price View

$1,350,000 www.harcourts.com.au/VMG24658

Janet McNeill 0419 503 327

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Malcolm Parkinson 0421 704 246 E malcolm.parkinson@harcourts.com.au

www.mornington.harcourts.com.au

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Harcourts SINCE 1888

Rosebud 1011-1013 Point Nepean Road, 5950 2500 www.rosebud.harcourts.com.au

AUCTION

Mount Martha 20/90 Bentons Road

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Maximum Comfort - Minimum Maintenance Invest or nest in this comfortable low maintenance town home, positioned in a convenient location within walking distance to Benton`s Square Shopping Centre, public transport, schools and beaches. Comprising three bedrooms â&#x20AC;&#x201C;main with WIR ensuite, plus main bathroom and powder room, spacious light filled open plan living with ducted heating, a large, well-appointed kitchen with stone benchtops and ample cupboards, delightful north facing courtyard and BBQ area, internal access from double garage that has separate lock-up storage unit.

All serious offers will be considered prior to auction as our vendor`s instructions are very clear SELL THIS PROPERTY NOW!

AUCTION Price Guide View Inspect

Saturday 18th October at 1.00pm Suit $440,000 plus buyers www.rosebud.harcourts.com.au/VRB7592 Saturday 12.30-1.00pm or by appointment

Chris Wilson 0417 147 307

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Rosebud 1011-1013 Point Nepean Road, 5950 2500 www.rosebud.harcourts.com.au

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Mornington 4/16 Johns Road

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Walk or waltz to the water from this delightfully renovated villa. All the work has been done to an exacting standard, so you can simply move in relax and enjoy the creature comforts on offer.

Features include 2 bedrooms with BIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, solid timber floors, modern kitchen with plenty of cupboard and bench space, s/steel appliances including under bench oven and dishwasher and a trendy splashback. Also featuring a sparkling new bathroom, rear private deck alongside a very manageable courtyard, split system heating & cooling, new window furnishings throughout plus a single garage. This is a perfect low maintenance lifestyle opportunity that is too good to be missed, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t delay or this one will be the one that got away!

AUCTION Saturday 25th October at 2.00pm View www.rosebud.harcourts.com.au Inspect Saturday 1.30-2.00pm Chris Wilson 0417 147 307

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Saturday 12.00-12.30pm

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Saturday 2.00-2.30pm

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Saturday 11th October at 3pm

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Annette McKeand 0409 552 790

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168 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888 Mornington

Auction

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A Summerfields Sensation Designed for family indulgence with first class indoor-outdoor aspects, this single-level four bedroom, 2.5 bathroom plus a study residence set on 1200sqm approx in the revered Summerfields Estate is the pinnacle of perfection. From the expansive floorplan to the clever design and stylish finishes, this impressive home features three living areas, a covered wrap-around terrace perfect for year round entertaining and a stylish granite kitchen. The palatial main bedroom enjoys a luxurious hotel inspired en suite with a freestanding spa and Taihe shower with massage jets. Features a main spa bathroom and double remote garage. This stunning home is close to parkland, schools and Bentons Square.

Auction This Saturday at 1.00pm Inspect Saturday from 12.30pm Contact Leigh Donovan 0418 106 309 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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869 Nepean Highway, Mornington Outstanding Commercial Exposure On 2 Titles To be sold as one; these two titles totaling 1437sqm, approx, present a rare opportunity to acquire a large land holding with excellent exposure, Residential 1 Zoning and no permit required for a broad range of commercial enterprises or a multi-unit development site. The first title of 832sqm, approx, includes a fully-renovated threebedroom, two-bathroom weatherboard residence with open plan living, deep balcony and stylish stone and Smeg kitchen perfect for medical consulting rooms, B&B, Vet Surgery, residential aged care or home occupier. The second title of 605sqm, approx, affords a huge area for further development and excellent off-street parking.

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Saturday 18th October at 11.00am Saturday 3.00â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3.30pm Leigh Donovan 0418 106 309 Luke McCoy 0467 321 322 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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A Sensational Setup Just one of two with its own street frontage, this light-filled unit has everything going for it. A landscaped front garden lined with Silver Birch trees creates a fine first impression, while the interior offers instant comfort at every turn. Well-appointed and contemporary, a spacious living room complements a modern kitchen and north-facing dining room flowing out to a pretty courtyard with a wisteria draped pergola. Two bedrooms include the main bedroom with walk-in robe and ensuite access to a stylish central bathroom. Features ducted heating, powder room, carport and single garage in a fabulous location a few steps from Dava shops and close to the beach and transport.

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Saturday 25th October at 12.00pm Saturday 12.30–1.00pm Amy Day 0408 559 086 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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Beleura Hill Gold! - Position, Privacy & Beachside Located in one of Mornington’s most tightly-held positions, this character-filled, two-storey four-bedroom, two-bathroom residence set on 900sqm, approx, with an in-ground solar-heated pool and spa and a wrap-around balcony with views across the treetops to the hills is an exceptional opportunity to secure a family home in the heart of Beleura Hill. Four bedrooms include a lower-level fourth bedroom set in its own private wing with a lounge area, bathroom and separate entrance. Enjoy the ambience of this coveted location just a short walk away from Beleura Hill shops, Main Street, stunning beaches, Mornington Secondary College, Mornington Golf Club, parks & transport.

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This Saturday at 12.00pm Saturday from 11.30am Leigh Donovan 0418 106 309 Amy Day 0408 559 086 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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Auction Inspect Contact

Saturday 18th October at 2.00pm Thurs, Sat & Sun 1.00–1.30pm Lisa Fraser Smith 0400 760 101 Brad Frampton 0498 733 073 bowmanandcompany.com.au

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197 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888

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Grand character Unit 1-4/205 Dromana Parade

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Price $395,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;$415,000 Inspect Saturday 2.00â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2.30pm Contact Luke McCoy 0467 321 322 Robert Bowman 0417 173 103 bowmanandcompany.com.au

EMBRACING the Mount Eliza style with its timeless design, this striking double-storey home boasts impressive views and modern finishes for comfortable family living. Set on 807 square metres in a quiet bayside pocket, the home is close to Moondah Beach, Kunyung Primary and the Peninsula School. Bathed in natural light and with glimpses of the bay, the first floor comprises a fully renovated kitchen, family room, formal dining, reading room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a powder room. The second level just exudes warmth and grandeur with a formal lounge featuring a full wet bar and open fireplace. The large master bedroom has an opulent ensuite including double shower, twin vanities, and a spa bath. The massive fourth bedroom is a retreat unto itself and would be perfect for teenage living or a home office. The views from this level are spectacular and take in Port Phillip Bay and the You Yangs Ranges. A low-maintenance, terraced backyard features a built in blue stone BBQ, and the decked areas extend across both levels and all capitalise on the fantastic views.

Address: 11 Mohilla Street, MOUNT ELIZA Auction: Saturday 11th October at 11am Agency: Bowman & Company, 168 Main Street, Mornington, 5975 6888 Agent: Deborah Quinn 0428 205 555

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Tucked away in “old Mt Martha” this immaculately presented property is has a view of the manicured gardens from every room. Stylishly renovated throughout, there are 3 bedrooms plus a free standing studio, which would be ideal as guest accommodation, home office or man cove, light filled living seamlessly opens to 2 entertaining areas, one covered & the other open, a deluxe entertainers kitchen boasts an abundance of storage plus s/steel appliances & stone benchtops and there are two modern bathrooms. With everything done on this exceptional home, all you need to do is enjoy the lovely picturesque bush walks along the estuary boardwalk to the village shops and the beach.

3a Mohilla Street Inspect Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Roy Cotton 0419 610 888

$1,100,000 - $1,250,000

15 Gregory Street Inspect Saturday 1-1.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Maureen Gillham 0418 558 777

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178 Roberts Road Inspect by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Rod Morahan 0498 965 555

KAYN LUFF 0416 265 337

GEOFF LUFF 0416 142 336

MAUREEN GILLHAM 0418 558 777

JADE WILSON 5975 7733

ROD MORAHAN 0498 965 555

ROY COTTON 0419 610 888

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17/7 Cranswick Court Inspect Sat 1-1.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Rod Morahan 0498 965 555

STEVE CONLEY 0428 389 670

ROBERT LOSCHIAVO 0418 563 580

JAN MEYER 5975 7733

WENDY O’HALLORAN 5975 7733

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

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$1,300,000 - $1,400,000

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

$749,000

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A quiet beachside street & bay views from upstairs are features of these striking new homes now being constructed. On their own title & offering 27 squares of living & alfresco sapce, downstairs comprises of master bedroom with FES & WIR, powder room, deluxe kitchen with s/-steel appliances & pantry, spacious living room with polished timber flooring leading out to an alfresco & double garage with internal entry. Upstairs are 2 more bedrooms plus study, a second living area, main bathroom & separate toilet. With luxury features throughout including ducted heating & cooling, gas log fire, floor to ceiling tiling to bathrooms, dishwasher, stone benchtops to kitchen & bathrooms and much more.

A sensational home with a location to match, this luxurious beachside residence offers style, quality & class, just a short walk to Main Street restaurant, bars, and shops. Construction is just about complete on this home that boasts 25sq (approx) with an elegant exterior and sophisticated interior that exudes class from start to finish. The functional floor plan has huge open living spaces with a dining area & kitchen flowing seamlessly to the louvre covered alfresco entertaining with corner stacking doors. Three bedrooms include a master suite with fitted WIR & FES, plus a multi-purpose room perfect for an office or 4th bedroom, and there is a double garage. Other appointments include r/cycle heating & cooling, Calcutta marble kitchen & bathrooms and heated floors to the bathroom & ensuite.

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It’s no secret that it is getting harder & harder to find land on the Peninsula let alone this close to the beach & in a quiet court that offers the lifestyle that living beachside is known for! But for 1 lucky buyer only this will be a sensational opportunity to create their very own masterpiece of beachside living.

Located only a short stroll down a grass lane to Fabulous Fisherman’s beach & within easy access to the delights on offer in Main Street, Mornington.

With approx 525m2 of reasonably level prime beachside land on offer & a 15.24m frontage the possibilities are only limited by your imagination!

12 Yacht Court Agent On Site Saturday 11-11.30am Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Geoff Luff 0416 142 336

15 Bentons Road Inspect Monday to Saturday 12-12.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

GEOFF LUFF 0416 142 336

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ROY COTTON 0419 610 888

STEVE CONLEY 0428 389 670

ROBERT LOSCHIAVO 0418 563 580

JAN MEYER 5975 7733

WENDY O’HALLORAN 5975 7733

SASHA PORTBURY 5975 7733

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Endless opportunities await the fortunate new owner of this beachside home, located just 100 metres from the beach. Offering so many possibilities for a multiple residence development (STCA), to the site for your new home or you can simply extend & renovate the existing 3 bedroom dwelling. With a tightly held location where very few properties ever become available, this rare opportunity should not be missed as you may be waiting years before the next property comes onto the market Inspect Sat 3-3.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Geoff Luff 0416 142 336

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Set in a quiet, well-established location close to Main Street is this ideal family home. Offering three bedrooms, family-dining area with fantastic open fire place, great central kitchen with modern stainless-steel appliances & adjacent casual meals area. The bathroom has been recently renovated, and at the front of the property is a secluded garden and entertainment area for the whole family, kept private and secure by an electric front gate. It is also includes ducted heating & split system air-conditioning.

KAYN LUFF 0416 265 337

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MAUREEN GILLHAM 0418 558 777

JADE WILSON 5975 7733

ROD MORAHAN 0498 965 555

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Boasting many architectural features throughout combined with a neutral colour palate & high ceilings this splendid new development is one of elegance with warm timber floors, lovely big windows, quality tiles & carpets, r/cycle heating & cooling, security system, ducted vacuum & full landscaping.

Inspect Sat 3-3.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337

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Inspect Saturday 3-3.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 Maureen Gillham 0418 558 777

Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm or by appointment Roy Cotton 0419 610 888 39b Bentons Road

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Inspect Sat 12-12.30pm or by appointment Contact Kayn Luff 0416 265 337 14 King George Street

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Offering privacy and a superb position the home has a great natural light and a sense of space on a prime corner position. There are three bedrooms, main with FES & WIR, double garage, atrium style entry with soaring ceilings and a feature wall of glass panels to the spacious living room that fill the interior with light A central kitchen has stainless-steel appliances, an internal courtyard, a large entertaining area overlooks the private and secure gardens.

ROY COTTON 0419 610 888

STEVE CONLEY 0428 389 670

ROBERT LOSCHIAVO 0418 563 580

JAN MEYER 5975 7733

WENDY O’HALLORAN 5975 7733

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jacobsandlowe.com.au 220 Main Street, Mornington 5976 5900 Shop 11, 210 Dunns Road, Mornington 5976 8899 81 Arthurs Seat Road, Red Hill 5989 2364

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Walk to Padua College & St Macartans schools!

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Neat and tidy 3 bedroom brick home, situated on approximately 562m2 land, and located within walking distance to two local primary schools, two local secondary schools, local shops & public transport. The timber kitchen has slate floors, there is additional space for a study off the family room, and the bedrooms all have built in robes. Driveway parking for 3 cars, plus a garden/work shed in the back yard. The home is leased on a month to month basis with a return of $260 per week.

Attractive, comfortable 3 bedroom brick home located on the high side of the street in this leafy Beleura Hill neighbourhood.

The home features a spacious lounge room, upgraded kitchen with good size meals area, large bedrooms with built in robes, and updated family bathroom. This well presented home also offers good quality carpets, ducted heating, and stainless steel kitchen appliances. Situated on a generous size corner allotment of approximately 858m2, with plenty of access for boats/caravans/trailer storage. The home is currently tenanted on a month to month basis to excellent tenants who are paying $380 per week.

Walking distance to local shops and Mornington Secondary College.

60 Bungower Road, Mornington

3 Warner Avenue, Mornington

For Sale: $345,000 - $365,000

For Sale: $590,000

Inspect: Saturday 1.45-2.15pm or by appointment

Inspect: Saturday 2.30-3.00pm or by appointment

Karin Mander 0409 597 508

I’m Cute & Have Great Bones - Just Ready for Some Lovin’

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Don’t judge me by my exterior - it would not take much to drastically improve my street appeal. I have everything you want - Mount Eliza address, 3 BR’s with BIR’s, large lounge room and separate dining area off a sizeable kitchen. Dual-entry bathroom plus separate toilet. Laundry and another separate toilet. Freshly painted and as new carpets. On a level 880m2 block, new fence about to be erected, my future is looking really bright. Investors will be impressed with my proven track record as a great rental property. Ideal for young couple or family. Can’t wait to meet my new owners ... come and check me out!

Presentation + Position + Price = Opportunity!

8/239 Dunns Road, Mornington

For Sale: $495,000 - $535,000

For Sale: $380,000 - $420,000

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Only 3 years old and in as new condition, this beautiful 2BR unit is positioned close to Bentons Square Shopping Centre, parks, schools and transport with just a 5 minute drive to fabulous Main Street and beaches. Features include built in robes to both bedrooms, well equipped kitchen with dishwasher, open plan lounge & dining room, undercover paved entertaining area, remote single garage with internal access, ducted heating & split system air conditioner. This is a little ripper - inspection highly recommended.

26 Yewers Avenue, Mount Eliza Inspect: Saturday 2.00-2.30pm or by appointment

Karin Mander 0409 597 508

Inspect: Saturday 12.00-12.30pm or by appointment

Susan Clavin 0417 141 007

jacobsandlowe.com.au 220 Main Street, Mornington 5976 5900 Shop 11, 210 Dunns Road, Mornington 5976 8899 81 Arthurs Seat Road, Red Hill 5989 2364

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One of Moorooduc’s best known thoroughbred training properties, it offers an extensive range of horse specific improvements and is favoured by a great location only 10 minutes from the popular Mornington racecourse.

Coupled with a well presented three bedroom main residence plus a separate two bedroom cottage and a bungalow, this property may be the future base of your training operation or represent a sound investment for any equine minded buyer.

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Inspect: As Advertised or By Appointment

Cameron McDonald 0418 330 916

Over 55’s - Beautiful Villa Home

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This immaculate villa is definitely worth an inspection with an amazing location in an over 55’s community. Situated in the permanent residential area of the Mornington Gardens Holiday Village, this facility offers security, privacy, a peaceful environment and a fantastic community atmosphere. The home offers a rear garden with two sheds, a decked verandah to one side and an entertaining area to the rear with cafe blinds. Located a short drive to shops & cafes, features of the village also include BBQ facilities, recreational games room and library, this makes the Mornington Gardens Holiday Village the ideal place to call home.

This is a perfect opportunity to free up your life financially and enjoy a relaxed and stress free lifestyle!

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This beachside unit certainly represents value for money. Freshly painted throughout with new floor coverings, a new reverse cycle air conditioner, new roof and insulation. It offers open plan living, two good size bedrooms, European laundry & stainless steel appliances in the spacious kitchen. The home is fully fenced with paved front and rear courtyard and single carport. Just a short stroll to vibrant Main Street, and all that Mornington has to offer, this will not last long. Call me for an inspection today!

153/98 Bungower Road, Mornington

2/2-4 Radley Street, Mornington

For Sale: $230,000 - $240,000

For Sale: $320,000 - $350,000

Inspect: As Advertised or By Appointment

Sally Gray 0402 246 081

Inspect: As Advertised or By Appointment

Vivienne Spencer 0409 558 330

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Unique 2Ha Mount Martha site. *

180 Bentons Road, Mount Martha.

• 2Ha* (5 acre) zoned residential 1 • Suit 30 – 40 lot subdivision (STCA) • 500m* to Shopping centre • 3 minutes to East Link • 2kms* to Mornington Township and Beach • Generous settlement terms available • Inspection by appointment only

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Andrew Egan 0433 989 767

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38 Strachans Road, Mornington

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Immaculate, secluded gem featuring open plan living adjoining a fully-equipped timber kitchen with polished timber floors and opening out through French doors to a large timber deck, perfect for entertaining. 2 bedrooms (BIRs), 2 bathrooms, secure undercover parking, close to Main Street, Fishermans Beach, Snapper Point or Foster Beach. Extra features: • Gas ducted heating & s/system air-conditioning • New heating ducts under home • Foxtel • Re-stumped • Freshly painted externally • New dishwasher • Landscaped gardens Price: Offers over $500,000 Inspect: Sat & Sun 3.30-4.15pm

CONTACT:

Jason Foster 0414 634 018

Foster & Co. Estate Agents

expect extraordinary 21 Tower Hill Road, SOMERS ST JU TED LIS

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Negotiable Over $750,000 OPEN: Visit: eview.com.au

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Frankston OfÀce I 463 Nepean Hwy. Frankston I 8781 3888

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REAL ESTATE PARTNERS Mornington

$330,000 - $370,000

11/99 Bentons Road Absolute Peace Of Mind!

Set within a whisper quiet, established complex only minutes’ walk to the shops, cafes and services of bustling Bentons Square, this spacious unit combines affordable entry to Mornington’s splendid seaside lifestyle. Instantly appealing with a covered porch and pretty colonial paned windows, the home has new carpet throughout and features a comfortable main lounge.

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Jarrod Carman 0423 144 102

‘Mornington Peninsula’s most trusted real estate agent’ 0423 144 102

jarrod.carman@eview.com.au

Licensed Estate Agent

eview.com.au

jarrod.carman.eview

$790,000 - $860,000

17 Alexander Avenue Prized Parkside Position, Packed With Potential!

A fresh approach to real estate

Jarrod Carman

Mornington

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Set among a sun-dappled seaside garden on a good sized block, a classic weatherboard exterior harks back Mornington’s early days, while original timber Áoors, wonderful high ceilings and an ambient wood Àre lend a quiet graciousness to the formal lounge and dining room. A servery-style opening creates a clever connection with the smartly updated kitchen boasting stone benches.

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Mount Martha

Jarrod Carman 0423 144 102

Offers Over $780,000

14 Burrawang Terrace Coastal Charmer!

A fantastic opportunity to purchase views and exclusivity at a fraction of the price. Featuring a Áexible Áoor plan that would be perfect for family living, B & B, accommodation for the in laws or teenagers, or for short term holiday letting. This charming home of four bedrooms or three and an extra living is split levelled and allows views from all angles.

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www.stockdaleleggo.com.au/dromana

10 Beverley Street Dromana

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Quality Living Sit back & watch the ships sail by or the ever changing mood of Port Phillip Bay from this fantastic home set on the gorgeous hillside of Dromana. The stunning bay views are complemented by an outlook that reaches to the city skyline, and along with the quiet court location, this fine brick veneer home features three bedrooms + study, two living areas, split system air-conditioning, gas fire & master bedroom with ensuite, The clever floor-plan offers a choice of areas to entertain with an upstairs deck and open plan living area with glass doors downstairs all offering views. Currently leased until 24/10/14. Inspection is a MUST, call to make an appointment!

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$850,000 plus

Inspect Saturday, 4th October 2.30-3.00pm Contact Anthony McDermott 0403 161 125

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For Sale By Expression Of Interest - Expressions close 4pm Friday, 24th October Inspect Saturday , 4th October 12.00-12.30pm Contact Anthony McDermott 0403 161 125

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• Splendid kitchen with stone benchtops, Milano gas cooktop and oven, self-closing cabinetry and black tiled splash back.

• Open-plan area featuring split-system air-conditioning and access out to backyard • Main bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe, two more bedrooms with built-in robes • Close to the beach, this charming cottage-style home is sure to impress investors, downsizers and owner-occupiers who seek an exclusive

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Auction: Saturday 11th October at 1.00pm Inspect: Saturday 4th October 12.30-12.50pm

Juan Merchan 0425 728 670

FRANKSTON SOUTH 2/4-6 Foot Street

• Solid and practical unit, ideal for those looking to downsize and set very close to the Botanical Gardens • Over 55’s complex conveniently situated to the Foot street shops, Frankston Hospital and the Frankston CBD. • Open plan living with lounge, dining and kitchen • Two bedrooms, main with built in robes, combined bathroom and laundry with external door out to paved courtyard.

• Privately set behind a front picket fence and there is a low maintenance garden at the rear • Positioned at the front of the complex, the unit also comes with a car space at the rear • Be quick to inspect as this is priced to sell!

Inspect: Saturday 4th October 12.00-12.20pm

www.ufirstrealestate.com.au

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NEW LISTING

BITTERN 217 South Beach Road

PRIME LOCATION

COUNTRY CHARMER

STROLL TO THE BEACH

This large family home on 1/4 acre will suit the growing family. Offering 4 bedrooms plus study, two separate living rooms, large country kitchen, freshly painted inside and out, new floor and window coverings.

Outside offers double carport, large shedding, outdoor living, sealed driveway and much more all nestled around landscape gardens. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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HASTINGS 17 Railway Crescent

Striking facade and floor-plan, this 4 bedroom plus study double storey home sits on ¼ acre allotment (approx.) Located in a quiet court location (still under builders warranty) and adjacent to a park and only a short walk to the beach. Featuring plenty of living space for the whole family to enjoy, plus a 14m x 13m workshop (under roof line) and 3 bay carport. Exceptional home in an idyllic location with many outstanding features. Contact Exclusive Agent.

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CRIB POINT 6 & 8/288 Stony Point Rd ALL THAT YOU NEED!

Potential purchasers looking for affordable living or ideal investment, don’t let this pass you by! This home offers 2 bedrooms plus a study, lovely polished floorboards, new kitchen with all new appliances and a lovely modern bathroom and outdoor area.

Contact Exclusive Agent.

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Exciting two bedroom residence will appeal to those who are upsizing, downsizing, first home buyers or investors.

Features include Caesar stone bench tops, s/steel appliances, floating floors, heating & cooling, outstanding fixtures & fittings and single garage. Also featuring pebble paving & a well fenced yard, Minimum 5% return, vendor needs to sell and will meet the market! Contact Exclusive Agent.

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MAIN RIDGE 1368 Mornington Flinders Road WHERE THE COUNTRY MEETS THE COAST Cocooned in nature, a highly desirable lifestyle property where the country meets the coast on approximate 1.38h (3 acres.)

Prime holding offers a four bedroom weatherboard home that makes an ideal holiday retreat; directly opposite T’Gallant Winery and neighbouring Sunny Ridge Strawberry farm, surrounding exquisite Mornington Peninsula Wineries and picturesque countryside. Moments from Arthurs Seat and Flinders, Shoreham, Point Leo beaches and the added convenience of easy access to Red Hill Consolidated school and bus servicing the region’s leading private schools. Offering brilliant scope to further develop existing home or just remove and build your dream family home. Surrounded by park like setting with separate paddock ideal for a horse or live stock, with added potential to further increase paddocks by reducing the grounds. A rare opportunity to purchase your own slice of paradise.

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Saturday, October 11th at 2.00pm

VIEW:

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TERMS:

10% Deposit. Settlement 30 days.

Vacant Possession.

AGENT:

Wilma Green 0407 833 996

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OPERATING under full management, this gourmet pizza bar trades 7 days a week from 11.30am until 11pm. There is seating inside and out and a large preparation area with all upmarket, state-of-the-art equipment. This business is one of 150 such franchises in Australia, with a large marketing program in place.

THIS business offers high quality, personalised digital printing plus bulk mail distribution. With fully mechanised equipment, services include folding and plastic wrapping, envelope printing and supply, database and postage management and warehousing, all operating from the purpose built plant.

Trading Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, the business is closed weekends and all public holidays. The freehold is also offered for sale at $900,000.

Pizza bar, PATTERSON LAKES Price: $575,000 plus sav Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Digital printing and mail service, MOORABBIN Price: $1,500,000 plus sav Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Business Sales Specialists www.latessabusiness.com.au 50 Playne Street Frankston

Tel: (03) 9781 1588 Business Migrants Expert Advisory Service NEW LISTING VIRTUAL RESUME SERVICE

REPAIR & SERVICE

NEW LISTING ACCESSORIES

AIR-CON & HEATING

HOME BASED Customised resume writing & consultancy service, fully automated, pre-written sentences and phrases.

Over 43 industry types, over 1400 job types. Set up cost $70,000 now ready to be taken to the next level.

BRAESIDE Mechanical workshop specialising in repairs & maintenance of street sweepers. Well equipped workshop would suit mechanic wanting to continue in this niche industry as well as other repairs. Lease negotiable

SORRENTO A great little shop, well stocked, bright presentation in the heart of Sorrento.

Trades 7 days, 10am-5pm, easy to operate, quality stock. Will suit single operator. Bags, purses, wallets, sunglasses, reading glasses etc.

SEAFORD Sales, installation and servicing of heating and air-conditioning units.

Maintenance contracts with schools, plants, builders etc. Needs to be relocated, easily done as stock not required. Work 5 days.

$50,000 + sav

$65,000

INDIAN RESTAURANT

RESUMES

$41,500

$45,000 + sav

NEW LISTING CHEMDRY FRANCHISE

PRICED REDUCED

SPORTSWEAR RETAILER

BAYSIDE Current owner working P/T only, so turnover can be increased with little effort. Long wheel base VW Transporter T5 van in as new condition fully equipped with shelving & cabinets included

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MORNINGTON CARRUM DOWNS Custom built trailers, tool boxes & Manufacture & design of upholstered gates. Does minor and major repairs, furniture from factory. Established steel fabrication, MIG welding & sheet 2000, owner willing to stay for metal folding. Website & Yellow Pag6 months and teach if required. es ad, trades 5 days, good income Negotiable lease, website, regular from repairs, lots of tradieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jobs. clients.

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WINE BAR

S.E. SUBURBS & PENINSULA Commercial & residential cleaning, some garden maintenance. Work the hours you wish. 2001 Ford Econovan & 2005 Holden ute included in the asking price. .

CONFIDENTIALTY APPLIES Licensed for 50 inside & 18 outside, it is the only wine bar in the area.

6HUYHV WDSD VW\OH ÂżQJHU IRRGV OLYH music, grease trap, no kitchen.

Short hours, new lease available.

$120,000

$120,000 + sav

MANUFACTURING

GENERAL STORE

MORNINGTON PENINSULA Wholesaler of confectionery and glazed nuts selling to retail outlets, events & markets. Website has online store, also direct factory sales. Near-new machinery and building, training & support

PAKENHAM Attractive shop with lovely 3 bedroom dwelling and yard. Established 40 years in built up residential area with no opposition. Sub- newsagency, groceries, videos etc. Cheap rent, easy to operate. easy to operate.

$98,000 + sav

$99,950 + sav

PRICED REDUCED

PRICED REDUCED

MOUNT ELIZA Newborn to 14 years clothing, accessories, footwear & toys.

Shopping centre under revamp, currently managed by staff, vendor offers assistance. Website & domain name included, trades 6 days.

FRANKSTON Large premises in excellent location, with huge commercial kitchen. Opposite TAFE and medical centres, does wholesale for one other cafĂŠ. Trades Mon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fri 7am until 4pm. Outsources deliveries.

$120,000 + sav

$125,000 + sav

LADIES WEAR

CARDS, GIFTS & TOBACCO

PACKAGING & FREIGHT

FENCING & TIMBER SUPPLIES

SORRENTO Well stocked and catering for over ÂśV DQG IXOO ÂżJXUHG ZRPHQ *RRG turnover, great location, must sell situation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all assistance offered with changeover. Premises have staff room, kitchen, 3 rear car parks.

WARRAGUL Fully managed business in good area, always busy, especially greeting cards, one of John Sands top performers.

Over 9 years on lease, est 25 yrs, opens 5 ½ days. Pleasant business to RSHUDWH H[FHOOHQW :% SUR¿WV

DANDENONG Award winner in leading franchise.

Solid business, no competition in area, tidy premises with good lease.

Package & freight solutions to residential, small & large businesses.

Figures show growth & potential.

HALLAM Regular work from council, real estate agents, building companies & domestic clients. Timber fencing, paling, screening, retaining walls etc.

S52 shows in excess of $22K per week. Training & handover period.

$225,000 + sav

$235,000+ sav

CHILDRENSWEAR BOUTIQUE

$170,000 + sav LICENSED CAFE/ RESTAURANT ROSEBUD WEST Corner position on Nepean Hwy opposite camping ground, Seats 35+, great atmosphere, good food, busy breakfast trade. Dual shop, two dining areas. 7 days 7am-4pm. S52 shows excess $13,000 per week T/O.

$250,000 + sav CAFE KARINGAL Long standing business with prominent position in Centroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busy food court. Very well presented, extensive menu, good equipment.

Huge takings with huge potential.

$695,000 + sav

COFFEE LOUNGE

$119,500 + sav

ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS

CLAYTON )XOO\ FHUWLÂżHG SURGXFWV LQFOXGLQJ ZLGH UDQJH RI ZLQGRZV GRRUV $OO products made from European made aluminium frames. State of the art fully integrated facility. International sales, two vehicles included. Many forward orders, ready to go to the next level. Stock approx $200,000

$335,000 PRICED REDUCED

ATTENTION TRADIES

FRANKSTON SOUTH SEAFORD State of the art oven, all near new Want a business that allows you to equipment, vehicle included. Loyal sell well known brands and use your clients, Sunday market, no opposition building knowledge for in area. Fully renovated, many years installations? This one man operation established. New lease available. with sub-contracted installers could be for you - or do the lot yourself.

$270,000 + sav

$230,000 + sav

LICENSED RESTAURANT

PRICED REDUCED MARINE SERVICES

SORRENTO SORRENTO Upmarket premises with all foods Underwater marine services including sourced from local businesses. Italian haulage, mooring and boat repairs, and Australian based menu, new sale of marine paints, aluminium POS equipment, total 200 seating welding, jetty building and boat capacity. Can cater large groups and detailing. Est 45 yrs, current owner functions. Will suit family business â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 28 yrs. Price includes 3 vessels and KXJH VFRSH Âą ODUJH SURÂżWV a truck.

$699,500 + sav

$170,000 + sav

$140,000 + sav

$185,000 + sav

HOT BREAD SHOP

$120,000

$750,000 + sav

PET SHOP MORNINGTON Well known business operating around 25 years with large modern premises on main road. Selling aquariums, birds, reptiles plus dog grooming, pet food and accessories.

NEW LISTING CONFECTIONARY / STATIONERY CONFIDENTIALITY APPLIES Customised & personalised chocolates for any event. Multi award winner. Purpose built factory. Sales Australia wide, website. Discount stationery for special events, online ordering.

FREEHOLD DANDENONG &DELQHW PDNLQJ VKRS ÂżWWLQJ ZRUNVKRS ZLWK RIÂżFH DQG showroom. 320 sqm. Major road location. Business also available @ $176,000 + sav.

$320,000 + stock

$400,000 + sav

$420,000 + GST

MANUFACTURING

DEMOLITION AND RUBBISH REMOVAL

IMPORTER & WHOLESALER

MORNINGTON PENINSULA Recognised leader in the industry with $1.6m work in progress and $0.5M forward orders in place. Over $1m worth of equipment includes 14 vehicles, excavators, bobcats. Huge client base

Complete package offering a well-established national client base, an in-demand product and plenty of scope for future growth. Core supplier to Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tiling and associated industries. Comprehensive business SURÂżOH DYDLODEOH

$1.5 million + sav

$5.5 million + sav

CHELSEA HEIGHTS Offering full design service, supply of kitchen cabinets and bench tops, removal of old or existing units, installation. Commercial and private. clients, high exposure premises with VKRZURRP UHFHSWLRQ RIÂżFH DUHDV

$900,000 + sav

Tony Latessa CEA (REIV), AREI, ABB, MAICD REIV BUSINESS AGENT VICTORIA Mobile: 0412 525 151 33 years selling experience based on honesty and reliability

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jacobsandlowe.com.au 220 Main Street, Mornington 5976 5900 Shop 11, 210 Dunns Road, Mornington 5976 8899 81 Arthurs Seat Road, Red Hill 5989 2364

ESTATE AGENTS SINCE 1905 For Lease

4/230 Main Street, Mornington

For Lease

2/185 Tyabb Road, Mornington

Main Street Location For Lease

Prime Position on Tyabb Road For Lease

• Main Street frontage • Elevated position with ramp access • Light & bright with shaded landscape • Would suit suit retail or office consulting • Size approximately 70m²

• 500m² (approx) of well-presented showroom • 400m² ground floor space • 100m² mezzanine office space • Plenty of parking • Main road exposure • Join other 1st class tenants in this exclusive block

For Lease: $1,700 pcm + GST + Ogs

For Lease: $5,416 pcm + GST + Ogs

Contact: Michelle Adams 0407 743 858

Contact: Michelle Adams 0407 743 858

For Sale

90 Main Street, Mornington

For Lease

2nd Floor, 2A/315 Main Street, Mornington

Three Iconic Shops In The Mall For Sale

Skyline Views with Main St Frontage For Lease

• 3 Shops on 2 Titles Shop 11: For Sale: $500,000 Shop 11: 3+2+4 year lease at $21,084.00pa + GST + Outgoings Commenced 14th September 2011 • Shop 13 & 15 For Sale: $1,000,000 Shop 13: 5+5+5 year lease at $23,232 pa Shop 15: 5+5+5 year lease at $21,264 pa

• 80m² approx, located on the 2nd Floor • Brand new building with 3 levels of office space • Secure basement car parking - 3 allocated car parks • Swipe card entry, air-conditioning For Lease: $2,050 pcm + GST + Outgoings Contact: Michelle Adams 0407 743 858

Contact: Michelle Adams 0407 743 858

For Sale

10/1140 Nepean Highway, Mornington

Tyabb Road Showroom & Yard For Lease

Mornington Office For Sale

• • • •

Land size: 2251m² approx Building size: 450m² & 110m² approx Showroom, office, workshop & yard Exposure plus on the corner of Diane Street & Mornington-Tyabb Road • Available Now

• 90m² approx • Located in the Mornington Industrial Park • Attractive investment or owner occupy • Ideal for the small investor

For Lease: $7,000 pcm + GST + Outgoings

For Sale: $215,000 Contact: Michelle Adams 0407 743 858

Contact: Michelle Adams 0407 743 858

For Lease

7/211 Main Street, Mornington

Mornington Retail For Lease

Warehouse with Office For Lease

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• • • •

62m² approx Located close to the new Aldi store Shop faces supermarket carpark Great exposure Would suit a variety of retail or offices

Contact: Michelle Adams 0407 743 858

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For Lease

1/17 Dianne Street, Mornington

For Lease: $1,612.00 pcm + GST + Outgoings

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For Lease

1-3 Dianne Street, Mornington

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121m² approx Office / Warehouse Road frontage Available November 2014

For Lease: $1,250 pcm + GST + Outgoings Contact: Michelle Adams 0407 743 858

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MORNINGTON Welcome to Mornington Main Street Mornington brings the Hinterland and the Seaside together in one convenient and beautiful location. Whether you visit for a day or you’re lucky enough to “live local” – there is something for everyone. With more than 370 retail outlets, restaurants and businesses Main Street Mornington offers a relaxed, friendly atmosphere where you can enjoy a spot of retail therapy, some self-indulgence and an award winning meal all just a stone’s throw from the sparkling sea of the surrounding beaches.

Upcoming Events:

WIN!

Shop Local in Main Street on October 4th to WIN $150 in Main Street Shopping Vouchers - visit us on Facebook to enter.

Mornington Chamber of Commerce 103a Main Street, Mornington Ph: 5975 4522

/MainStreetMornington

Archibald Prize, Oakhill Junior Archies & MPRG Friends Art Award 4 October to 16 November 2014 Mornington Food & Wine Week 10-18 October 2014 Mornington Carols in the Park Saturday 13 December 2014 Mornington Winter Jazz Festival June “Queen’s Birthday Weekend”

Did you know...

Main Street Mornington now offers Shopping Vouchers!

Christmas is just around the corner and if you are stuck searching for that ‘perfect gift’, or simply want to guarantee your place on the ‘good’ list, then a “Main Street Mornington Shopping Voucher” is the perfect purchase for you. Available in $25 and $50 Denominations you can collect yours from Mornington Chamber of Commerce, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

#MainStreetMornington

MT ELIZA Boutique Mt Eliza

The Village Mt Eliza, one of the Peninsula’s best kept shopping secrets, offers the luxury of a European lifestyle while encapsulating the slowpaced and friendly atmosphere of a bayside village community. With it’s quirky laneways and shady, tree lined streetscape, it is a diverse and bustling hub.

Specializing in unique boutiques and delicious eateries, the eclectic mix of independent businesses cater for every need; from vintage to cutting edge fashions sourced around the world, homewares, gifts and kids wear plus a range of personal pampering services catering to beauty, health and well being. These are complimented by plenty of alfresco cafes, wine bars and amazing restaurants with a diverse culinary mix, all to nourish your appetite.

Farmers’ Market

On the fourth Sunday of every month, the village hosts a popular Farmers’ Market. With over 50 stalls of fresh and gourmet produce, breads, cheeses, condiments and wines, it is well worth a visit.

SHOPPING VOUCHERS NOW AVAILABLE Ring 0403 889 559 for more details.

Mt Eliza Village PO Box 4120, Mt Eliza, 3930 Ph: 0403 889 559

www.mtelizavillage.com.au

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VILLAGES OF THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA With a diversity of townships and villages, from commercial hubs, seaside towns and hinterland villages there are approximately 1200 retail outlets across the Mornington Peninsula to enjoy. Each is unique in its own way offering different experiences to both locals and visitors alike. Whether you wish to meander through fashion stores, designer boutiques, craft shops, furniture collections, vintage goods, fresh produce, day spas, cafes and restaurants there is something for everyone.

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NEWS DESK

Red fever strikes in the bays

Works on show: Artists getting ready for the art show trail are, from left, Greer Allicia, Jenni Macauley, and Tammy Warner.

On the trail of art that pleases THE Peninsula Studio Trail artists have prepared a group exhibition and open studio weekend “to please even the fussiest of connoisseurs”.

Organiser Katrina Newman said the art show started on Saturday 20 September at Balnarring’s Bakers Gallery as a lead-in to the open studio weekend 4 and 5 October.

“Peninsula Studio Trail Open Weekends have become a must see for art lovers who live on or visit theMornington Peninsula,” Ms Newman said.

“You can see into the often very private domain of the artist in their studio and, while you’re there, make the most of the opportunity to buy direct.”

Ms Newman said the Bakers Gallery exhibition could be seen as a preview to what was in store on the studio trail.

The Peninsula Studio Trail was started by artists in 2009 to give people the opportunity of visiting studios where artists specialised in a range of mediums including ceramics, painting and printmaking, photography and gold and silversmithing, glass and sculpture.

“Many of the artists are happy to demonstrate the techniques they use that make their art so special over the weekend,” Ms Newman said.

The studios are open 10am-5pm on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October.

Details and a map of the studio trail are at peninsulastudiotrail.org.

Many of the artists also open their studios on a regular basis and times and places are included in the website’s calendar of events.

By Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro NOW the footy is done and dusted for another year we can seriously turn our attention to fishing.

With snapper becoming more frequent by the day, angler excitement is starting to reach fever pitch.

It's the time of the year where tradies swap tool trailers for boat trailers and the most reliable of partners become absent, all caught up in the quest to bag a snapper.

Yes, many suffer the effects of the red fever, it's nothing to be ashamed of, it's to be embraced it's a Melbourne institution.

The arrival of the snapper heralds the changing of the season, the cold dark bitter days of winter give way to spring flowers, warm sunshine and promise of summer fun.

Port Phillip and Western Port produce most of Victoria's snapper, making the Mornington Peninsula ground zero for snapper enthusiasts.

Popular spots at this time of year are between Carrum and Mt Martha in Port Phillip and from Cowes to Warneet in Western Port.

For best results fish deep waters during the day and move into the shallower water between sunset and sunrise.

The most productive rig for snapper is a running sinker. However, anglers fishing soft plastics and flasher - snapper snatcher - rigs also do well.

Snapper can respond well to a good burley trail and popular baits include pilchards, squid, silver whiting, couta, and salmon.

Snapper in Port Phillip are easily caught on 4-8kg outfits. In Western Port anglers prefer 8-10kg equipment

Welcome aboard: James Wickam is keen to display this 6.5kg snapper he landed after setting out from Yaringa Boat Hire.

due to the strong tides.

Snapper are a symbol of Victorian fishing and culture. They are more than just a fish, they are the essence of the season, the spirit of the bays.

Reports: In Port Phillip the best results are coming from those fishing the close shallow marks. Patience, luck and a

bit of knowledge is key for early season snapper. Sinkers as light as possible, fishing good structure or beds and quality well-presented bait are all good steps in the right direction.

In the southern end of the bay whiting and squid are solid options in the shallows and gummy sharks to 20kg have been caught in the deeper channels.

Around Mornington good schools of salmon and squid continue to haunt the shallows and, as the water has started to warm, we are seeing garfish and whiting. Flathead have been consistent and snapper more frequent every week.

From Frankston to Mordialloc anglers after a snapper should fish the reefs from 6-10m.

Anglers fishing in kayaks have had some incredible results, landing snapper to over 80cm by targeting the shallow reefs 6-8m and using soft plastics. Squid, salmon, red mullet and flathead have also been landed.

In Western Port all the talk is of snapper. The north end is most productive at the moment, but in the next week or so we will see good fishing extend throughout. Not only are snapper getting caught but squid, whiting and pike are in the shallows, while the deeper waters are holding some good gummy sharks and a few school sharks.

Tight lines and calm seas.  Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro runs Mornington Boat Hire at Schnapper Point in Mornington and Yaringa Boat Hire at Yaringa boat harbour in Somerville (www.morningtonboathire.com.au or call 5975 5479).

Jet boaters second in world series ELATED and exhausted were two words that came to mind when the Azudo Racing Team returned home after competing strongly in the world jet-sprint series in the United States.

It had been their goal for many years to race against the world’s best, and now, after 18 months of planning and preparation, their dream finally had become a reality.

Known as The Crustys, the team led by Greg and Dorinda Mercier, of Hastings, and team members Rick and Michelle Dunn, Phil Pagan, Stephanie Lamont and Grant Bourke, say they couldn’t have hoped for a better outcome. Well, maybe one place better.

“Thanks to some awesome driving and consistent results across the series, Azudo Racing is now ranked number two in the world,” Mrs Mercier said, after competing against con-

tenders from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US. “This is testament to the phrase reward for effort after what was a highly enjoyable and challenging campaign.”

Their boat Shark Attack - along with three other boats from Australia - were loaded into a shipping container and packed off to St Louis two months before the opening round. While the boats were on their long, slow journey, the Merciers were at home hoping the sea crossing wouldn’t be “too eventful” for their boats.

“It was always going to be a challenge to race on a new track - sight unseen - as well as having to deal with the humid conditions of the American south in summer,” Mrs Mercier said. .

“It all came together to make for a tough outing for a largely untested motor, across a testing two-day event.”

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Free seniors week event at Peninsula Grange TO celebrate this year’s Seniors Festival, Australian Unity’s Peninsula Grange Retirement Village in Mornington is hosting FREE technology workshops.

Come along to learn about social media, online banking and shopping, the latest apps and more to keep you informed and updated.

Date: Wednesday 8 October 2014 Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm Light refreshments will be provided.

Spaces are limited, so please RSVP to 1300 160 170.

Australian Unity’s new aged care facility coming to Mornington Peninsula Grange Aged Care will offer resident focused care, based on individual preferences and choices.

• Residents’ lounge with 24 hour assistance • Home-style open plan kitchens and dining areas • Ensuite in each room and sensor activated lighting • Smart TVs with Skype and Foxtel capabilities • Outdoor spaces for BBQs and exercise • Own hair and beauty salon Register your interest by calling 1300 160 170 peninsulagrangeagedcare.com.au Australian Unity Home Care – Get back to doing the things you love to do Caring for clients from all backgrounds ranging from the frail aged to those with a disability, Australian Unity Home Care encompasses a range of services such as government and privately funded packages across home care, rehabilitation and allied health.

Australian Unity Home Care allows you to maintain your independence and wellbeing, and really enjoy life the best you can, whether at home or in one of our renowned retirement villages. The services not only free you from the burden of mundane and possibly difficult tasks, they open up a world of enjoyable activities and opportunities.

For more information on Australian Unity Home Care services contact a member of our friendly team today.

Phone 1300 160 1701300 160 170 or australianunityrl. com/home-care

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Ageing Well goes hi-tech

PENINSULA Health’s hugely successful Ageing Well Expo is back for the ninth year with a group of IT experts eager to help expo-goers with all things technology.

Event organiser Nikki Best said the expo, which expects to attract over 1200 attendees, gives older people the chance to explore the many different ways in which they can age positively, including using the latest technology.

“Health-related apps and ‘wearables’ are on the rise. There are apps to remind you when to take medication, to track how far you’ve walked or even help with rehabilitation exercises.

“There’s so many ways people can use technology to age well, all they need is a helping hand to get started. That’s why we want expogoers to bring along their iPads, mobile phones and lots of questions for our tech team - a keen group of students from Monash University,” Mrs Best said.

For the first time there will also be workshops throughout the day to allow people to learn, share and discuss topics including reducing risk of dementia, activities for carers, planning for the future and cooking for one.

“It’s a fantastic informative event; with more than 80 displays from local health, council services and other community organisations,” \ Mrs Best said.

As well as entertainment, information and group activities, expo-goers can test their blood pressure, hearing, balance and diabetes risk in the dedicated health screening room.

The event is free and refreshments are provided throughout the day. There is ample parking and the venue has disability access throughout.

The Ageing Well Expo will be held on Wednesday 8 October, 9.30am – 2.00pm at New Peninsula Baptist Church, 370 Craigie Road, Mount Martha.

Free transport is available from Frankston, Mornington, Blairgowrie and Hastings. To book a seat call Peninsula Transport Assist on 9708 8241. Bus RSVP close on Friday 3 October.

The Peninsula Health event is held in partnership with Mornington Peninsula Shire, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Frankston City Council, Frankston and Mornington Peninsula Medicare Local and National Seniors Australia.

Ageing Well Expo 2014

Wake up to Sunrise Sunrise Supported Living is a unique retirement village concept that combines all the benefits and freedoms of a lifestyle retirement village with the peace of mind of having on-site nursing and care staff available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Conveniently located in the heart of Safety Beach on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, Sunrise offers convenient access to some of the most beautiful beaches, spectacular scenery and rugged coastline in Victoria. What a great place to experience retirement living!

Unlike most retirement villages, you don’t have to be in perfect health or fully independent to be welcome in our community. Our team of profes-

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Dear Karen, I found the perfect solution for mum and dad. It’s called supportive living and is unique in Victoria. It gives the option that allows people e to choose their own care in a plac ient and at a time that’s both conven and affordable. Even meals are cooked fresh on site.

Bring your iPads, mobile phones and questions for the IT experts Group discussions on dementia, carers, cooking for singles and planning for the future Health screenings Exercise demonstrations Over 80 displays

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Music and entertainment

Free entry and accessible parking Wednesday 8 October 9.30am - 2.00pm New Peninsula Baptist Church 370 Craigie Road Mount Martha Melways: 146 A11

Free buses from Frankston, Mornington, Blairgowrie and Hastings To book a bus seat call Peninsula Transport Assist (03) 9708 8241 Bus RSVP close 5pm Friday 3 October

More information:

sional and friendly staff are dedicated to servicing your daily health needs as well as provide freshly cooked meals and offer a variety of day to day leisure activities that is sure to enhance your retirement lifestyle.

There is currently a limited number of refurbished and fully contained one or 2 bedroom units available for only $215,000 for a single unit!

Why would you want to go into a nursing home when Sunrise provides so much more freedom, more personal space and more choices that offers a much better solution towards retirement living.

Check out the web site at www.sunrisesupportedliving.com.au

Now at Dromana, beautiful self contained apartments.

Enjoy living amongst peers in a safe and enriching environment, comfortable in the knowledge that onsite care is 24 hours a day if it is needed.

Why don’t you call them and see if we can make an appointment to see them.

Their number is 1300 665 720.

I reckon it is the solution for them and us. A great peace of mind.

Love Your Brother

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Peninsula Health (03) 9784 8320 ageingwell@phcn.vic.gov.au

104 Country Club Drive. Safety Beach.

Victoria. 3936. Australia.

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Get the right village advice TODAY’S retirees are looking for a lifestyle that offers affordability, comfort, convenience, security and quality facilities for recreation and social living.

Developers of villages have responded by creating new services, designing new facilities and adapting their environments to meet the growing popularity of this kind of lifestyle. But how do the prospective residents find out all the information and how do they make informative decisions.

It is an area of advice that has been lacking for a lot of years and there is now a very good solution. The Retirement Village Advisory Service, which is a free service to the public, has commenced business.

Heading the team is Wayne Rogers. Wayne is well known to many in the retirement industry having been a key driver in the growth of the retirement sector over the past 16 years.

He led the marketing function at Primelife from 1998 to late 2004, when he joined People First Retirement Living as their National Sales & Marketing Manager. Since 2006 he has consulted to many retirement companies on their marketing and sales needs.

Wayne was also a member of the Retirement Village Association Promotions & Marketing committee and therefore gained close communications and contact with many of today’s current developers and managers of developments.

Wayne stated that “It has always been an interest of mine to help people who want to move into a village.

There are so many questions they have and they need to be able to compare what facilities are at what village for what price to make informed decisions. We are going to take the stress out of their decision making and ensure they and their whole family understand what all the processes are before they buy or move in”.

This free service will be personalised with each of the interested parties and already we have received many enquiries for our services.

If you want to find out more, call 1300 85 80 86 or email rvadvisory@iinet.net.au

A vibrant community BELEURA Village Mornington proves once again that it is much more than a place to live, but rather a vibrant retirement community where creativity and socialising go hand in hand.

And now the public can see how exceptional this village is with its open day on October 11 from 1pm to 4pm.

An all-weather event, Beleura Village open day will host a photography exhibition, art and craft stalls and afternoon tea.

This inaugural photographic exhibition will showcase over 70 works from the residents, many of whom are avid photographers.

With a strong tendency towards the creative, visitors on the day can also see the many arts and crafts the residents have made, and then enjoy a relaxing afternoon tea.

Beleura Village has an extensive range of facilities and activities suited to every interest, with exceptional architect-designed homes surrounded by gardens and wetlands.

There is even a fabulous community clubhouse and championship bowling green located in the heart of the village.

OPEN DAY 11 October, 1pm–4pm

With Beleura Village almost sold out, there are still a small number of villas available. However plans and information will be on display for guests looking at the new village in Safety Beach.

Currently under construction, Martha Cove Village will open its first stage early next year, and is another development by Retirement Communities Australia.

“One of the best things about retirement villages is they have huge social capital for the residents,” said Julie Campbell of Retirement Communities Australia. “A lot of our residents volunteer for local charities, are involved with Lions Club and Probus.

Retirement villages are nothing like they used to be. Most of these people have a better social life than many of us.”

Beleura Village open day is on Saturday October 11, from 1pm to 4pm.

Beleura Village is at 107 Bungower Road, Mornington. www.beleuravillage.com.au www.marthacovevillage.com.au

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How do you select the right retirement village that will meet your needs?

If you are looking to make the move to a Retirement Village, knowing where to start can be difficult.

Where do you get the independent information so you can make an informed decision on your future?

Call us now for free, experienced advice. We will help answer all of your questions.

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Phone: 1300 85 80 86 Email: rvadvisory@iinet.net.au www.rvadvisoryservice.com.au

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Q REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

We don’t just care for our patients we care about them Our success is measured by our patients’ feedback.

The Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey is conducted annually by an external provider, who asks our patients a number of questions about their entire hospital stay. In the most recent Press Ganey Survey 92 (>60%) inpatients responded and gave us an average score of 88.4. This placed us in the 99th percentile and when benchmarked against other private rehabilitation hospital we ranked number 1.

We conduct patient experience surveys and ask them: “Why did you choose to come to SJOG Frankston Rehabilitation Hospital?”

Here is what our patients had to say1. “My father was a patient 3 years’ ago and he was looked after so well, he went home so healthy “ 2. “The people from the retirement village I’m at have told me how fantastic it was at SJOG Frankston and how their recovery was quick” 3. “My mother was at SJOG Berwick

as a patient and they looked after her so well, that when my oncologist recommended SJOG Frankston to regain my energy I said yes straight away.”

4. “I completed “outpatients’ physiotherapy at SJOG Frankston and the physiotherapist’ were so caring and knew their ‘stuff ’, that when I Ànally had to have my hip replacement I made sure that I came back here” 5. “I’ve been a patient here at Frankston, and my care was fantastic and I felt so well when I went home the Àrst time that I made sure I came back after my other knee replacement.”

6. “My son suggested I come to SJOGF, as he has friend’s parents that came here in the past.”

7. “An acute hospital suggested I come to SJOGF after I had a motor bike accident, they said that it will assist in me returning to home. Also, the nurses that came from SJOG were great and gave me hope that I’ll recover from my accident.”

8. “My doctor looking after me thought it would be good to come

here as I need to increase my strength before I go home.”

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to have rehab at Frankston as I can increase my strength & return home safely.”

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“My Dr rang you (Frankston) to see if I can come in for help with my walking. I have Parkinson’s’ & my GP said that I could get help with my walking.”

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The proof is in our results: Results of 2014 Inpatient Press Ganey satisfaction survey showed: Overall Assessment - Patient Satisfaction with the Provision of Care, Overall rating of care provided and Likelihood of recommending our hospital - all 99th percentile nationally **So this means our patients voted us the best rehabilitation hospital in Australia** Results of 2013 Australian Rehabilitation Outcome Centre yearly data collection showed our Functional Improvement Measure is 1.2 points better than other rehabilitation hospitals nationally. **Our care ensures our patients have the best possible outcome – returning home** Australian Council of Healthcare clinical indicators showed 99.2% of our patients return to accommodation equal to or greater than preepisode accommodation - 19.3% higher than the national average.

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Six military horses cause chaos Compiled by Melissa Hodge.

MESSRS A. Scott and Co. will hold their usual monthly sale at Tanti on Monday next, when they will have a good yarding of dairy and other cattle, sheep, farm and dairy utensils. *** MR J. Cuthbert sailed on Wednesday, by the Otway, for England, his uncle (Sir Alric Churchward) having sent for him to attend the Commission in Royal Artillery. *** THE friends of Mr Cyril Twining will be pleased to learn that he is able to resume his duties, his arm which was broken by an accident some weeks ago, being quite recovered. *** AT St. Paul’s Church of England.

Frankston, on Sunday next, special collections will be taken for the Home Mission fund of the Church. Out of this fund 60 parishes around Melbourne are helped, and many other activities of the church are financed.

Rev G. A. Kitchen, on Sunday last, told the congregation that true patriotism meant sacrifice, and that those who were giving so well to the Patriotic Fund should up their subscriptions to the funds for local needs. *** THE Spring Meeting of the Mornington Racing Club is to take place at the Drywood estate racecourse on Tuesday, 8th December next. Among the improvements to be made at the course will be a saddling paddock and an up to date stewards’ room, with

balcony.

The members’ season tickets (for two meetings) were fixed at 7s 6d ; admission to course, 2s, and to course and paddock 5s. *** MRS. J. W. Swords, of Victoria Villa, Hutton street, Dandenong, died on Friday morning last, aged 93 years. The deceased lady was born at Nenagh, Ireland, on April 21, 1821, and came of a good old English family, her mother being one of the Falkners, of Bushy Park and Mount Falkner, county of Tipperary.

She married in 1839 James Walter Swords, whose father was a coloursergeant in the famous Black Watch, and spent the rest of his days as librarian at Somerset, House, London.

They emigrated to Australia in March 1840, in the sailing ship Teresa (Captain Wood,) arriving at Liardet’s Beach, now Port Melbourne, after a five months’ voyage.

Mr Swords came out under engagement to Mr Thomas Strode, of the “Port Phillip Patriot.” Mr Swords was employed as shipping reporter on the “Patriot”, and afterwards journeyed overland to Portland, where he founded the first provincial paper, the Portland “Guardian.”

In 1851 he had amassed considerable landed property in Bourke street and at Collingwood which was then open country, and was building freely, when the goldfields rush took place, and he was left with a number of half-finished houses on his hands, and

was sold up by the money-lenders.

In 1860 he established the Bacchus Marsh “Guardian,” and in 1874 the Dandenong “Advertiser,” now the property of Messrs. Henry Falkner and F. W. Swords. Mr Swords predeceased his wife 30 years ago.

Mrs Swords was the mother of 13 children, the eldest being the late Mrs Henry Scarborough, of Frankston. *** AFTER the performance of “Who’s Who,” the members of St Paul’s Club gave a supper to. Mr C. Elis and presented him with a large aluminium kettle as a wedding gift. *** OWING to the unsettled state of the weather, and the splendid rains, which we hoped would be general, the Progress Association were unable to continue the “War of weeds and thistles” at the Frankston cemetery, but we hope that the good work will be continued when the opportunity offers. The association expect to organize another working bee shortly. *** THE Frankston Choral Society held their usual rehearsal on Monday night. The members were very enthusiastic over the madrigals Mr Earp is teaching.This is an advanced form of choral music, and is very attractive and tuneful. The members are to be congratulated on their initial efforts.

An advertisement in another column draws attention to an alteration in the arrangements for the next choral practice. Owing to the Mechanics bring

occupied on Monday evening the choral will practice in the Mechanics on Wednesday at 8pm. A good muster is expected. *** A SPLENDID response is being made to the appeal for eggs made by our Patriotic Committee. Mr W. W. Richardson has already received over 40 dozen eggs, and these will be forwarded to the troops as soon as arrangements can be made. This is indeed a worthy object, and thanks are due to Mr Hocking for his suggestion, and Mr Bert Shannon and Mr Richardson, for the trouble they have taken. *** SIX horses attached to the ammunition wagon near the military barracks became unmanageable about 2.30pm on Tuesday last and bolted along St Kilda Road, causing great excitement.

Three of the horses were mounted by soldiers. They galloped madly along the road with the wagon bumping in the rear and the riders trying to swerve them out of the way of approaching traffic.

As the bolting horses approached the Homoeopathic Hospital the lead stumbled and in a moment the five animals were down in a heap. The riders were buried amongst them.

Archibald McFarlane, 28, driver, attached to the Expeditionary Force, sustained concussion and trauma injury to the left shoulder and was taken to the Homoeopathic Hospital for treatment.

One of the horses fell against the dummy of a tram and unseated a passenger, Mrs McEwan, 23, of Mainroad, Ringwood, Mrs McEwan’s nose and face were cut through coming in contact with the metal road, and she had to receive attention at the hospital, the two other drivers escaped serious injury. *** DON’T TOSS THE BABY. THE throwing a baby into the air and catching him again is always a risky practice, certain though the tosser may be of his quickness of eye and sureness of hands.

A sudden and unexpected movement of the child in his mid-air flight may result in a cruel fall.

A gay young father snatched up his baby boy one morning and tossed him to the ceiling.

Twice the little fellow went flying through the air and came down safely into the waiting arms. The third time the excited child gave a spring of delight as his father’s hands released him, plunged forward, and pitching over the father’s shoulder, fell head downward to the floor.

When the poor child came out of the stupor in which he lay for hours, it was found that, although no bones had been broken, the brain had sustained an injury that would in all probability render the child an imbecile.

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By Stuart McCullough AT first I misunderstood. I was waiting for a take away coffee when an email appeared in my inbox without warning from a large department store. The subject line declared: VIP Sale – Hurry last days!

I know for a fact that ‘VIP’ stands for ‘Very Important Person’ and not, as I’d previously thought, ‘Voluptuous Idiot Pants’. I don’t know much about VIP sales except they’re about as frequent as a visit by Halley’s Comet.

There was not a second to lose.

Instantly, I leapt to my feet and abandoned my low-fat soy latte with half an artificial sweetener. Away from the madding crowd, my fingers worked furiously to type out the only question anyone would want to ask when time was so clearly of the essence.

According to Macy’s, I must act now or forever hold my peace or someone else’s peace in the event that I had been careless and temporarily misplaced my own.

‘OMG.’ (I was, after all, using a mobile phone.) ‘THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW’, I replied.

‘I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA!’ (Thank goodness for predictive text.)

I’ve been told that using upper case for emails can be interpreted as aggressive, to which I generally respond with violence, preferably using a piece of rubber hose.

Then, without wasting so much as another nanosecond, I asked the one question that had been burning inside me from the moment I received the email – ‘REGARDING YOUR VIP

SALE: HOW MUCH FOR KANYE WEST?’ It’s been said that the internet connects people in an instant. To this time, however, I’ve received no response.

At first I thought I was too late – maybe someone else had decided Kanye West would be the perfect toothbrush holder, Christmas ornament or pot plant stand and snapped him up. Perhaps I’d have to settle for David Bowie as an au pair or Ricky Gervais as my shoe butler. Granted, it’s not quite as awesome as having Mr. Kardashian on hand for use – say – as a human couch cushion, but life is (if nothing else) a series of

compromises.

But before I could say so much as ‘I’ll take two Betty Whites and a packet of Bill Cosbys’ I was struck by a thought with the force of a Ford Cortina trying to sneak through a pedestrian crossing: what if Macy’s were not selling VIPs, but inviting them to a sale? What if I was, in fact, a Very Important Person?

In a split second, a warm sense of satisfaction washed over me – I’d been waiting for this day my whole life.

Being declared a VIP has been something on my bucket list for yonks. Frankly, I thought it might take a little longer to attain such an

exulted status and, to be honest, now that I’ve achieved my life’s ambition I’m not really sure what I’m going to do with my time.

This changes everything. Forget queuing up. Whether it’s for the tram or the movies, being an internationally recognized VIP ought to carry with it certain privileges.

Actually, forget the tram – I deserve a limo. And a motorcade. Maybe a security detail, preferably in a helicopter.

There should be merchandise featuring my name and image. T-shirts, lunchboxes and an unauthorized biography would be the tip of a very profitable mountain.

After years dedicated to being very, very ordinary, my inner wonderfulness has suddenly been spotted, and from quite a distance too.

To be considered ‘important’ by a twerp or a dead-set nong is no comfort. I, on the hand, have had my all-round awesomeness recognized by a major corporation based in another continent.

All of us, I think, aspire to greatness. Indeed, YouTube was invented to make the whole idea of greatness more achievable. Unbeknownst to me, I have succeeded in becoming great without even realizing. Which, of course, is fantastic.

I grew up around important people.

I knew this not because of anything they said but because their cars told me so.

When I was a kid, lots of people had a sticker on the front window of their vehicles with the McDonald’s

logo and the initials ‘VIP’.

I had no idea what it took to be considered important to Ronald McDonald. Was it an honour they dished out to anyone who actually ate their pickles or was some act of bravery required?

I’d be quite willing kick the Hamburglar right in the junior fries or rescue Grimace from a burning building if required.

I might even be ready to take a bullet for Mayor McCheese.

As I imagined it, being a VIP at McDonalds came with unimaginable benefits – from complimentary upsizing to diplomatic immunity. I was jealous and I wanted to be part of it.

Sadly, it was not to be.

Even though Macys has (belatedly) conceded that I am a very important person, they’ve done precious little about it beyond sending the email.

There’s been no limo, no security detail and Kanye West isn’t returning my calls. At this rate, I’ll have to record an outrageously derogatory rap record just to get his attention. I doubt my packet of Bills Cosbys will arrive before Christmas and, sadly, I don’t think they’ll have Chevy Chase in my size. Suddenly, I don’t feel that important. In fact, I feel downright ordinary.

Maybe that’s all right. Everyone’s a very important person in his or her own way. Perhaps I’ll do some shopping – it never fails to make me feel better. I think I’ll start by getting a pair of Voluptuous Idiot Pants. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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School holiday guide Free Interactive Native Animal Presentation Sept 30 – Oct 4 Come and meet a bearded dragon, green tree frog, carpet python, laughing kookaburra and a baby wombat these holidays at Karingal Hub. Kings Fast Track Holiday Program Sept 30 – Oct 3 It is a well-researched fact that a short burst of intensive learning accelerates motor skill development. Book now for Kings Mornington Fast Track Holiday with specialised trainers and small class sizes.

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Breathe Life Kids Class Oct 3 Looking for a fun, free activity for your child? Join the Breathe Life Mind Body Fitness classes for kids 2.5–12yrs. Bookings essential.

Spring Seedling Planting Sept 29 – Oct 4 Plant a seedling to take home and watch it grow. Free school holiday activity at Mornington Central.

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Showtime at Rain Hayne & Shine Farm A farmtastic day out with a Grand Parade daily at 1pm. Additional show features include optional pony rides and showbags.

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MORNINGTON NEWS

scoreboard Cricket season preview: Piners face Hills first up

By IT Gully WITHIN a blink of an eye, the footy gear has been stashed in the top of the cupboard and the cricket gear has been dusted off.

Round one of the Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association season launches on Saturday (4 October) with one day matches scheduled.

In PROVINCIAL, the new kids on the block, Pines, who has recruited well again in the off season, will face Heatherhill at Bruce Park. Pines of course won the District Grand Final against Delacombe Park last season.

Reigning premier Mornington will be favourites again, despite losing a couple of First XI players. Regardless, the Dogs had outstanding depth last season and with a few new faces, will be the team to beat yet again. The Dogs tackle old foe Mt Eliza in the opening round.

Crib Point may have a slow start to the season given two of their most important players, Brad Davidson and Luke Herrington, were locked down

with footy commitments.

Regardless, the Pies will be more than competitive yet again. Their season starts against a new look Long Island, minus Paul Hartle, who has crossed to his original club, Seaford.

Baxter will be without familiar faces Darren and Marc Uccello (Seconds) and Adrian Mack (Langwarrin) this season, however, will continue to be a force. The semi retirements of the Uccello’s and departure of Mack opens the door for some who have been banging it down for a while. A few new faces will also have an impact.

Baxter faces Moorooduc in Round 1.

Sorrento, who went so close to going all the way again last season, faces Peninsula Old Boys in the opening round while Langwarrin will play host to Rye. Both the Old Boys and Demons were a disappointment last season and will be looking to cause upsets in Round 1.

In DISTRICT ranks, there is enormous expectation on Seaford.

Seaford has recruited better than

any club this season with league superstar Paul Hartle going back to captain-coach the club.

Whilst Hartle is an enormous coup in his own right, Seaford has been able to retain its list, whilst welcoming back the likes of Faisal Payenda, Andy McMannus and Nick Simpendorfer. A couple of walk-ins off the street have also added some real sting to the team. In the opening round, Seaford plays Hastings at Seaford Reserve.

Carrum goes head to head with Seaford Tigers, who had an enormous opening season last year in District.

Carrum was disappointing and will want to get off to a good start at Roy Dore Reserve.

Baden Powell underperformed last season also and will be up against the young and talented Mt Martha. The Reds are another year older and could be an improver.

Delacombe Park was knocked off in the Grand Final last season after being overwhelming favourites.

The Parkers need to show what they are made of this season. There is too much talent in this side not to challenge again. The Parkers play Boneo at home in the opening round.

Flinders and Main Ridge will be interesting teams to watch this season and we’ll get a good gauge when they go up against one another in the first round.

In the final game, Somerville tests Red Hill, who won the Sub District flag in dominant circumstances last season.

In Sub District cricket, Ballam Park will be hoping that its luck changes after three years of humiliation.

The Knights have been the whipping boys over the past three years in Provincial and District and have dropped two divisions in that period of time.

The Knights face Tootgarook at Truemans Rd this Saturday.

Balnarring will unveil new recruit and former league medallist David Ross (Langwarrin) when it hosts

Dromana. It is believed that Ross is considering a return to bowling after overcoming a bout of the yips.

The Tigers have really struggled in recent times and will be hoping for a better season. Balnarring at Balnarring is a tough start.

Tyabb and Rosebud go head to head.

Rosebud was inconsistent last season but unveiled some great young talent.

If those young Buds can continue to improve, they should look forward to another good season.

Pearcedale and Frankston YCW will be hoping for good beginnings when they face off.

YCW was a bit like Dad’s Army last season with a lot of old faces. The Stonecats have good kids and they need games in them.

Finally, neighbours Carrum Downs and Skye do battle. The Cougars and Skye were also rans last season and will need to improve significantly if they are to challenge.

King is on the way FOOTY NEWS

By Toe Punt ‘Push-up’ at Pines THINGS just seem to be getting better for Pines.

After announcing the signing of former West Coast Eagle, North Melbourne and Richmond forward Aaron Edwards, it seems Pines will welcome Jake ‘The Push-up’ King next season.

Whilst the Pythons won’t have Jake King for the entire season, he is expected to play in Round 1 and other times throughout the season.

Seagulls add more PENINSULA League cellar dwellers Chelsea have added another couple of big names to their list on the back of securing former Hawthorn premiership player Brent Guerra as coach.

Former Richmond tough man Daniel Connors is the latest addition to the Seagulls, while Port Melbourne superstar Shane Valenti has also crossed to the club.

With two former AFL players and one of the VFL’s best, the Seagulls are sure to improve next season.

However, the recruiting doesn’t stop there from all reports. It is believed

Guerra has a couple more aces up his sleeve.

Demons hunt for coach IN Nepean League, there is a lot of focus on Rye and Sorrento.

The Demons are hopeful that former league medallist Greg Doyle will take on the coaching role.

Former Sorrento premiership player Josh Moore is also in the mix. He has plenty of good contacts in the Eastern Football League, which is appealing to the Demons. One of those ‘contacts’ is former century goal kicker, Justin Van Unen.

Further down the road at the reigning premiers, there is a hot rumour that coach Troy Schwarze is considering a move to Queensland.

Duane tops off a great year CRIB Point grand final coach and Nepean League team of the year coach, Duane Annable, capped off a wonderful year on a personal level last week after he was awarded with the South East AFL Regional Coach of the Year award.

Annable had tipped Mornington coach Stuart Seagar and Berwick coach Rhys Nisbett for the award.

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The cost of winning a flag Champions: Sorrento celebrate winning the Nepean League Grand Final against Crib Point last Saturday (20 September) 15.10 (100) to 5.12 (42).

Pic: Andrew Hurst

By Toe Punt THE past 12 months of preparation, long hours, recover sessions, cold winter training nights, sweat, tears and sacrifice all came down to two hours on Saturday and Sunday – the 2014 Nepean and Peninsula League grand finals.

Congratulations to all involved in the Sorrento, Crib Point, Frankston YCW and Mornington Football Clubs for making it to the most important game of the season.

However, it’s at this time that we need to reflect on what it took to get these two teams here.

Getting to a grand final doesn’t just stop with the 35-odd players who have represented each of the grand final clubs throughout the home and away season.

Getting to the Grand Final starts with the president and their executives for the tireless effort that they put in, week-in, week-out. Whilst the players and coaches get the adulation, it’s these ‘behind the scenes’ people who keep the place ticking over. Their only reward is seeing their clubs succeed.

There’s the people who man the gates, mark the grounds, do the time keeping, sell raffle tickets, sell the beverages, man the canteen and barbecues, manage the scoreboard, clean the rooms, work behind the social club bar, run the water

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and so on who are the backbone and lifeblood of the footy club.

Then, there’s the coaches and their support teams, who do so much more than turning up to training, putting out witches hats, telling players what to do and how to do it and rocking-up on match day with a whiteboard. For these guys, their season begins the very minute the last one finishes – blowing wind up the backsides of their own players to keep them at the club, telling potential recruits how good they are in a bid to entice them to their club, ensuring practice matches and grounds are organised and making sure they have a committed and hardened team wanting success.

So, when the 44 players turned up to the two grounds last weekend, they needed to remember that there was so much more on the line than them tasting premiership glory.

Every kick, handball, mark, tackle, shepherd, block and sacrifice was felt and shared by so many more than those wearing the same jumper as the players on the field.

For Sorrento and Frankston YCW, they felt the ultimate joy after a testing year of football.

For Crib Point and Mornington, they can be satisfied with their outstanding year but disappointed that they weren’t able to bring their best on the most important day of the footy year.

Football teams of the year THE Nepean and Peninsula League Team’s of the Year were announced at the presentation night this month. There were 63 players selected by the coaches in Nepean League, while Peninsula League coaches chose 62 different players.

The final team was selected purely on weight of numbers.

The coaches of the year, Scott Mathers (Peninsula: Frankston YCW) and Duane Annable (Nepean: Crib Point), picked themselves after both of their clubs finished clear on top of the ladder in the home and away season.

The Most Valuable Players, Anthony Barry (Peninsula) and Leigh Poholke (Nepean) were selected after receiving the most number of nominations fromr the coaches.

The teams are: Peninsula League FB: Kevin Lylak (YCW) Warwick Miller (Mornington) HB: Byron Barry (YCW) Paul Rebeschini (Bonbeach) C: Jackson Casey (Bonbeach) Adrian Speedy (Mornington) HF: Matthew Clark (Edi-Asp) Jackson Calder (Mornington) FF: Guy Hendry (Pines) David Bodley (YCW) Rucks: Ash Eames (YCW) Mark Tyrell (Bonbeach)

Steve Mannix (Edi-Asp) Anthony Barry (YCW) Brent Bowden (Edi-Asp) Beau Muston (Langwarrin) Shane McDonald (Bonbeach) Rohan Healsey (Mt Eliza)

Interchange: Brad Tagg (Edi-Asp) Michael Gay (Mornington) Matt Clifford (Bonbeach) George Angelopolous (Karingal) Coach: Scott Mathers (YCW) MVP: Anthony Barry (YCW) Nepean League FB: Adam Kirkwood (Rye) HB: Dean Warry (Crib Point) C: Kayle Stringer-Morris (Sorrento) Bombers) HF: Jon Flack (Crib Point) FF: Leigh Poholke (Sorrento) Rucks: James Cook (Crib Point)

Jay Neratzoglou (Dromana) Taylor Stratton (Hastings) Christian Ongarello (Dromana) Harry Larwill (Red Hill) Michael Dillon (Red Hill) Jay Reynolds (Frankston Anthony Bruhn (Dromana) Glenn Boyd (Crib Point) Leigh Treeby (Sorrento)

James Hallahan (Sorrento) Jarryd Douglas (Red Hill) Luke Herrington (Crib Point)

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Mazda unveils its all-new MX-5 THE all-new Mazda MX-5 will make its European auto show debut this week at the 2014 Paris Motor Show.

First unveiled in September at a global launch comprising simultaneous events in Japan, USA and Spain, the fourth-generation MX-5 is expected to give another boost to the unconventional Japanese brand, which is currently riding a wave of success.

In terms of design, the latest edition of the best-selling roadster in history is arguably the sportiest ever.

The striking rendition of Mazda’s ‘KODO – Soul of Motion’ design theme is full of life, expressing the car’s agility and the exciting experience that awaits behind the wheel.

In keeping with MX-5 tradition, the cabin is snug yet comfortable. Only now it features modern conveniences like the MZD Connect connectivity system and i-ACTIVSENSE, Mazda’s innovative line-up of active safety technologies.

And what its looks promise, the technology can deliver. Under the bonnet, high-compression SKYACTIV-G petrol engines drive the rear wheels, while the specially-developed SKYACTIV-Chassis ensures the most advanced Jinba Ittai driver-and-car-asone experience yet.

At the same time the MX-5 retains the charm, reliability, affordability and above all lightweight fun of the original model launched 25 years ago.

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The innovative Toyota C-HR concept, which will have its world premiere this week at the Paris Motor Show, presents a bold new dynamic design language.

The striking blue C-HR concept introduces an expressive new “diamond architecture” styling theme to the segment and features a hybrid powertrain.

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From the side, the highly-faceted lower body, aggressively angular rear shoulders and muscular wheel arches are contrasted with an exceptionally sleek cabin profile.

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