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Mornington
6 August 2013
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Archie’s school rules SOCCEROO Archie Thompson loves taking his own children to soccer training and weekend matches. He’s now using his football knowledge to develop a program aimed at promoting soccer’s fun and enjoyment to other youngsters. He was at Padua College in Mornington on Friday promoting his Archie Thompson School of Soccer, which is aimed at teenagers who are already playing at school or a club, or those keen to give soccer a try. “I have often been approached to be part of holiday and after-school soccer programs, although I have never found the one that really fitted the way I thought it could be done,� he said. “The game is bigger and better than that and I really wanted to put together something that was a terrific experience for the kids involved.� The three-day program sees training and inspiration sessions from some of Australia’s top players, including Matilda’s captain Melissa Barbieri. “I was keen to get started; hopefully we can find plenty of young people who are keen to get on-board or even get started with us,� Thompson said. The soccer camp will be held at Padua College in the second week of the spring school holidays, 1-3 October. For details and registrations, go to www.schoolofsoccer.com.au or email admin@schoolofsoccer. com.au On the ball: Soccer champion Archie Thompson shows his heading style to Padua College students. Picture: Yanni
Pier wave panels installed By Mike Hast THE last of 74 large concrete wave screen panels was lifted into place on Mornington pier’s middle section last Thursday. Completion of installation is a significant event in the long-running saga to make the harbour safe from westerly and northerly storms.
Carrum Downs-based K V Johnson Constructions started installing the panels – 43 on the outside of the pier and 31 on the inside – in late June. The screens are 1.2-metres wide on the bay side and 1.6-metres wide on the harbour side with some up to 6.7 metres long. Made in Geelong, they weigh about 15 tonnes each, are 700mm thick and
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were lifted into place by crane and bolted on to the 53-metre section of the pier that was built between August 2010 and September 2011 at a cost of $3.6 million. Wave screens were meant to be installed as part of the rebuild but the project was more expensive than expected and the state government, through it agency Parks Victoria, had
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A diving team of four has been attaching the panels below the waterline, the most demanding part of the job. Divers were not able to work when the swell was too big. Meanwhile, design work continues on the replacement of the outer, 75-metre part of the pier, a version of which has existed for more than 150 years. Continued Page 5
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