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Say no to peer pressure PARKS Victoria in conjunction with Independence Australia is reminding Victorians to think before they jump or dive from piers and jetties this summer to minimise the risk of spinal cord injury. Each year there are 350-400 new cases of spinal cord injury reported and 9 per cent are caused by water-related accidents. Parks Victoria chief ranger Graeme Davis said despite regular patrols of piers and upgraded signs across Port Phillip and Western Port, “people are not listening to the warnings”. “Diving from piers and jetties might seem like a good idea on a hot day, but it is an extremely dangerous,” he said. “People don’t realise water depths change daily due to tides and sand movement. Then there is the unexpected hazard of submerged debris such as shopping trolleys.” Independence Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that supports people living with disabilities to retain, regain and extend their independence. Its CEO, Peter Turner, said young men in particular are ignoring the warnings and not thinking before they jump or dive in waterways.
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Sound boating tips from rescue service MORNINGTON’S award-winning Volunteer Marine Rescue service enters its 32nd summer of operation with its top five recreational boating safety tips: 1. Before you go out, check the weather forecast. A calm day can quickly turn ugly on the water. Keep an eye out for changing weather conditions by monitoring the forecast. Check out www.bom.gov.au 2. Always wear a lifejacket and insist your crew and guests do the same. While it is only a requirement to wear one in certain situations, the low cost of automatic, inflatable PFDs makes for cheap insurance for you, your family and friends. Remember, it’s only a lifejacket if you’re wearing it and make sure it’s in service. 3. Check all of safety equipment before heading out, make sure everyone on the vessel knows where it is stored and how to operate it. 4. Always makes sure you have enough fuel – one-third for the trip there, one-third for the trip home and a third in reserve. 5. Stay with your vessel. In the event you end up in the water, ensure you and all occupants stay with the boat. It is far easier for rescue authorities to find you.
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MORNINGTON Community Bay Rescue Service, now VMR Mornington and Hastings, was formed in May 1980 when a boating accident occurred
within sight of land and police stood helpless on the cliff top watching one of the occupants trying to reach shore. By the time a boat could be found, launched and reached the overturned vessel, the swimmer had drowned. The incident sat heavily on the shoulders of Mornington police who decided not to let it happen again. The name of the man who lost his life that day, Paul Darbyshire, was honoured when the service named its first rescue craft The Darbyshire. VMR operates three purpose-built search and rescue vessels, two from
Mornington and one from Hastings. Members assist boaties and other marine users under the direction of Victorian Water Police. VMR’s mission is “Serving our local community in the protection of life at sea”. VMR president Col Strawbridge said the service is staffed solely by volunteers who are predominately boaties and anglers who live on the peninsula. “Our volunteers all love being on the water and, more importantly, helping others. Our members respond 24-7 and we can be on the water and underway in about 10-15 minutes,” he said.
VMR is a free service, but each year needs to raise more than $67,000 for maintenance, fuel, a berth at Western Port Marina and other costs. “VMR has been fortunate to receive grants from the state government for Yamaha engines for its three vessels, which will ensure the equipment used to serve the community in the protection of life at sea is the best money can buy,” Mr Strawbridge said. “Our Hastings vessel was recently fitted with the most advanced FLIR camera, usually found only on police and military vessels.
Keeping boaties safe: Left, Volunteer Marine Rescue’s boat at Hastings, launched in March 2011. Above, one of the volunteer service’s boats based at Mornington, where VMR started in 1980, cuts through swell during a training run.
“FLIR, or forward looking infrared, is invaluable on night searches when people are in the water. It allows thermal heat detection and is a night vision camera that can ‘see’ 1.2 kilometres.” For more information about VMR, look up www.vmrmornington.com.au
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Dolphins are ‘great gifts’ for Christmas TEN-year-old Tiana Atkinson (pictured) wants people to know more about dolphins. This year she rallied her fellow Mt Eliza North Primary pupils to raise money and participate in the Dolphin Research Institute’s Walk for Western Port. Next year she will become one of her school’s four “i sea, i care” ambassadors. Tiana inherited her passion for dolphins from her mother Amanda, a member of the Hastingsbased institute for two decades. Ms Jackson’s family business, Mornington Sea Glass, donates some of its profit from handmade jewellery they craft with discarded glass discovered on Mornington Peninsula beaches (www. morningtonseaglass.com.au). The institute’s Adopt-A-Dolphin program is the main way the community has supported its research and education programs for 20 years. Supporters receive a certificate with background on dolphins and the institute’s work. The institute’s executive director Jeff Weir said “adopting a dolphin makes a great Christmas gift”. “It’s about protecting all the 150 or so dolphins that live in our bays and their home, rather than getting your own dolphin,” Mr Weir said. “Children get extra material in their packs. Members also receive regular newsletters. AdoptA-Dolphin costs $98 and is an annual program. “Moonraker Dolphin Swims donates a voucher for a dolphin swim with each new Adopt-ADolphin membership as its way of supporting the institute.” Contact the Dolphin Research Institute on 1300 130 949 or go to www.dolphinresearch. org.au to join.
Trial by social media By Neil Walker FALSE rumours about a child abduction attempt in Mornington have led to wild speculation on social media sites about the motives of a man spotted near Benton Junior College. The description of the man’s car and registration number have been posted on Facebook and Twitter. However, police have cleared the grandfather of a pupil at the school of any wrongdoing.
Allegations of an attempted child abduction near the college followed a similar reported attempt in Pakenham. Benton Junior College issued a letter on Monday 3 December to its pupils’ parents and carers, mentioning the Pakenham incident as part of a general awareness strategy to encourage parents to have children accompanied by at least one friend on the way to and from school. At the same time the letter was being
delivered, college staff phoned parents warning that a “suspicious car” had been seen driving near the school that afternoon, Monday 3 December. In the alleged Pakenham incident a man reportedly driving an orange or red station wagon tried to abduct a 10-year-old girl on her way to school on Friday 30 November. Principal Marcus Batt told The News college staff gave the car’s registration number to parents.
“I shared that information with staff,” Mr Batt said. “Police told us the licence plate was stolen, so I didn’t think it would be a problem.” Mr Batt said the timing of the school’s awareness strategy letter and the sighting of the car followed by the phone calls to parents was “coincidental”. Mornington police Acting Senior Sergeant Steve Duffy confirmed the licence plate had been stolen some
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Archaeologist eyes past and future By Mike Hast MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has its first Aboriginal archaeologist and cultural heritage adviser – Adam Edwards Magennis. Mr Magennis, 37, a Boonwurrung man, has just become a qualified archaeologist after studying for three years full time at La Trobe University while working for the shire. He will advise government and developers, devise cultural heritage management plans, and join 22 other Aboriginal archaeologists and the new Aboriginal Archaeologists Association, founded in early 2011. Mr Magennis has now set his sights on an honours degree, which will take two years part-time. He already has an idea for his thesis – a comparison between two of the great historical places on the peninsula, Coolart Homestead in Somers and The Briars Park in Mt Martha. It has been an intense journey for Mr Magennis who was forced to confront his “low opinion of archaeologist” after eight years working as a cultural heritage and community development officer. “I’ve seen lots of bad outcomes due to archaeology reports that lacked comprehensive detail,” he said. He is believed to be the first Aboriginal archaeologist in Victoria and the first working in local government. Mr Magennis lives in Mornington with his wife of seven years, Kylie, and their five-year-old daughter and three-year-old son. Attending university, working for the shire and playing an active part in the Aboriginal community in the southeast and on the peninsula has seen him spend far less time with his family than before the course started. “It’s been challenging physically and emotionally, that’s for sure,” he said. One challenge was sitting in class and looking at images of dead ancestors. “La Trobe has a massive artefacts collection; to most people it’s just stuff in a box, but to me it was a profound experience.” Mr Magennis grew up in Bayswater North and attended Ringwood Secondary College from years 7-10
and Box Hill Tech for year 11, where he studied graphic communications in 1991, the first year of VCE in Victoria. He became a qualified stonemason and bricklayer in 1995, and worked at various sites around the eastern suburbs. He was only the third Aboriginal man in Victoria to become a qualified bricklayer. His La Trobe course has included instruction from some of Australia’s leading academics including Dr Anita Smith, Professor David Frankel and Dr David Johnson. He has delved into historical archaeology, Pleistocene archaeology (which ended 10,000 years ago) and Victorian Aboriginal archaeology. Mr Magennis talks about cultural landscape theory, archaeological assessment based on a broad analysis of things like soil types, topography and watercourses. “It takes into account social, symbolic, ecological and geological values,” he said. “It is a system that captured my imagination and interest. “Archaeology is the lead discipline that brings in other elements.” Intuition plays a major role in archaeology, he said. “If you understand country and how the natural systems function, you can do a better job.” Mr Magennis said there were 800 registered Aboriginal sites on the peninsula. Many are near water, but many have been destroyed since Europeans arrived on the peninsula in the 1830s. The most stunning artefact he has ever uncovered on the peninsula was an axe made for a two-year-old boy, found at Cape Schanck. “Being qualified means I now have a legislative voice,” he said, “instead of just a consultative voice. Adam Magennis is offering to record or repatriate Aboriginal artefacts held by peninsula residents. “I’m not intending to reclaim artefacts, but have been involved in two repatriations and there may be other people who want to do the same. At the least there may be people who are happy to have their collections recorded for posterity.” Call Mornington Peninsula Shire’s community development department on 5950 1685 for details.
Digs the good old days: Adam Edwards Magennis is Mornington Peninsula Shire’s first qualified Aboriginal archaeologist. Picture: Yanni
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Schoolgirl fights off ‘abductor’ By Keith Platt HASTINGS police are searching for a man aged in his late 30s who is alleged to have grabbed an 11-year-old girl by the arm as she was walking to school. The girl told police she was in William St at about 8.10am on Monday when approached by the man who asked her to go with him. The girl says that after refusing him she was grabbed by the arm but managed to break free and run to the Kmart shopping centre. The girl reported the incident to principal Richard Mucha when she later arrived at St Mary’s Primary School. Senior Sergeant Steve Burt, of Hastings police, said the girl described the man as being Caucasian, aged in his late 30s, slim build, 170cm tall and wearing a black baseball cap, black pants and a black leather jacket over a blue top. She said he wore spectacles. Senior Sgt Burt said there was “no indication” the alleged incident was linked to abduction attempts reported recently at Tootgarook and Pakenham. In a letter sent on Monday afternoon to the parents and carers of the school’s 138 pupils Mr Mucha told them of the incident, describing how the man had chased the girl “for some distance before stopping and leaving the area”. Mr Mucha alerted Catholic and state education authorities, other schools, kindergartens and child care centres as well as “talking about the facts” to
the more senior pupils and cautioning younger ones “more generally about walking, riding, skating in a safe way before and after school and on weekends”. “The main safety tips are for children to still get to school by riding, walking etc, but to ensure they are in groups or at least pairs,” Mr Mucha said in his letter to parents. “Students should move to and from school on the town’s Connect Hastings route.” Mr Mucha told The News that children should not be dropped off at the school until after 8.25am unless they were booked into the out of school hours care program. “There is no one on yard duty until after 8.25 and unless they are booked in to child care, we have no record of their presence in the school grounds,” he said. Mr Mucha said some parents were reluctant to use the out of school child care program because of the charge “but there are benefits available to help them pay”. “We want the children to travel to school in groups because they are much less likely to be a target,” he said. Anyone who can assist police can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Hastings police on 5979 7800.
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The car’s number plate was included in the message, which quickly spread throughout the Mornington Peninsula and beyond. The Facebook message stated that Benton Junior College had written to and called parents warning them “not to let kids walk to school on there [sic] own or be at school unsupervised in the yard”. Facebook users called the car driver “a sicko” who they hoped would be caught. A message posted on Twitter also listed the number plate, claiming its driver “steals kids”. Detective Senior Sergeant Alex Paxton of Frankston police told The News that Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team officers
had interviewed the car’s owner and confirmed he was not involved in any wrongdoing. He said police were taking no further action. Acting Inspector Matt Mulcahy, also of Frankston police, placed a notice on the “Policing on the Mornington Peninsula” blog to try to quell the rampant online speculation: “There is nothing to link this vehicle to any offence of abduction or child stealing either in the past or present. They had a legitimate reason to be in the area.” Senior Sergeant Paxton said police had not told the car owner that his number plate had been circulated on social media websites. “That aspect has not fallen within the scope of our investigation,” Senior Sergeant Paxton said.
Research help: Parkinsons disease researcher Bevan Main, centre, with Mornington Rotarians Ian Horton and club president Fran Chambers.
Health benefits from art MORNINGTON Rotary Club has brought together art and health research for a mutually beneficial result. Sales of artwork run into the tens of thousands of dollars at the annual Mornington Art Show, with profits going to Rotary projects, including supporting Australian Rotary Health. The 41st art show (sponsored by the Mornington Peninsula News Group, publisher of this newspaper), which is again being held in conjunction with Australia Day, will benefit Australian Rotary Health, the largest non-government funder of health research in Australia. Australian Rotary Health began in Mornington in 1981 after Rotarian Ian Scott persuaded the club to establish a fund to support research into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). “Initially, the club committed $5000 to the fund and then set about seeking support from other local and district clubs,” Rotarian John Renowden said. “Money began to flow from clubs to the fund and within 18 months the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund, as it was known, was adopted nationally. “Mornington Rotary Club continued
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Work starts to fix Esplanade WORK has started to repair the collapsed Esplanade between Mt Martha and Safety Beach (pictured). However, the road will not reopen until early next year, according to VicRoads’ program delivery manager metro south east, Michael Barker. He said VicRoads would follow “all recommendations as outlined in the cultural heritage management plan”. Mr Barker did not respond to several questions from The News about how the cultural heritage management plan would affect the reconstruction or what artefacts were being protected.
Mornington MP David Morris said the repairs would involve rock placement, drainage and pavement works and a new guardrail, “with revegetation to be undertaken during the appropriate weather conditions”. Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, after being forwarded copies of questions from The News, said the approved cultural heritage management plan “allows for the reconstruction to take place within the normal engineering standards for VicRoads following the landslip on the Esplanade at Mt Martha”. “The site includes shell middens and
stone tool artefacts which will be removed from the site, catalogued and safely stored. “At the conclusion of the repair works the artefacts will be returned to the appropriate locations. “Traditional owners and cultural heritage advisers have been engaged by VicRoads and will be involved at all stages of the work as appropriate. “As with all contractors and consultants engaged, any payment made for their work will be subject to usual government contracts.”
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Shire’s hope for quarry money lode By Keith Platt MT Martha residents have started a campaign to stop the former quarry in the town being sold for commercial development. They fear Mornington Peninsula Shire is about to start moves to rezone and sell the quarry, which operated off the Esplanade at the corner of Stanley Cres and Fairbairn Ave from 1958 to 1985. It is fenced off and used to store rocks earmarked as fill for erosion works at The Eyrie in McCrae. In an arrangement that would be welcomed by community groups paying rent for using council property, Maw Civil was given free use of the quarry as a storage depot for rocks and soil removed from nearby roadmaking works. The company subsequently won the contract to fix erosion problems at The Eyrie, allowing it to have the keys to the quarry for the past two years, a situation that was not lost on the 40 people standing outside the quarry at Saturday’s meeting. “A council officer once told us it was unsafe to let the public in, but went quiet after we said the same ban should apply to the people who go fishing or climbing down the cliffs along the whole of the Esplanade,” meeting organiser Jenny Wadsworth said. An environmental audit shows the quarry is home to 39 indigenous species of animals and plants, including 18 birds, three reptiles, three frogs and one mammal. Some of the plants are protected under the state Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.
No-go zone: Protesters let Mornington Peninsula Shire know they are ready to oppose commercial development at Mt Martha quarry.
Ten years ago councillors viewed the quarry as having one more lode to be extracted – money. Seeing its value as several million dollars, the councillors thought its sale could finance extensions to the Mornington Library. They saw the quarry as being a suitable site for high-density, multi-storey development up to the top of the cliff face, suitable for apartments or a hotel. Thwarted by public opposition and an incomplete environmental assessment, the shire put its sale plans on ice. Money was found for the library from other sources. But the prospect of making money from the quarry was never far from the
minds of council officers or the council agenda. The recent council elections gave no comfort to the (mainly) Mt Martha people who want to keep commercial development out of the quarry. They were told by candidates and councillors that the quarry would be sold. Last Saturday’s meeting was held to signal to councillors and the officers who come up with the magical “likely” sales figures that high-density development is just as unacceptable now as a decade ago. This time, however, they have returned to the battle zone with a proposal to use the quarry as a centre for
telling the history of the area. “We’re gathering an array of people of like mind to protect the Mt Martha quarry from development,” Kate Michael said. “We would dearly love this land to be given to the original owners, perhaps in a shared partnership to create a cultural environmental site that could highlight the story of the original owners of the land. “They had a strong presence along the cliffs and up the stream lines of Mt Martha as there are many middens in the area. Also an indigenous cultural artefact – a three-centimetre long notched chert scraper – was found near the edge of the site on the top of the cliff.
“When we talk to people about this, very few have any idea of this history and we feel there deserves to be a greater awareness.” The quarry is just around the corner from a landslide that required the drawing up of a cultural heritage management plan before it could be repaired. It is also on a part of the coast recognised under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as having cultural heritage sensitivity. Representatives of the Bunurong traditional owners at Saturday’s meeting said they would back the history proposal.
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Rock group goes creekside for lift-off FRANKSTON-based group Ikarii took off when inspired by the upturned boats lying on the banks of Mordialloc Creek. Seeing a promotional chance and taking it, the four-piece unit whose members live in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula, took and digitally altered their own uplifting shot for Facebook. Days later Ikarii lifted their onstage act at city venue the Royal Melbourne
Hotel with a new light show and a few sampler songs (including The Refuser and 783) from a new album due for release in the new year. The album is being recorded at several studios and is likely to be released at the end of summer with a video clip. The Ikarii boys – Sean Marsh (vocals and guitar), Mike Power (vocals, guitar), Tim Haberfield (bass) and Riki Platt (drums) – have
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AN exhibit opened last week at Melbourne Aquarium will help raise cash for the Mornington Peninsulabased White Tag organisation. White Tag through its Tag For Life Trust finances research into the habits of great white sharks, which visit Corner Inlet, near Wilsons Promontory. Started by peninsula surfer Kent Stannard, White Tag has tracked white sharks moving from Corner Inlet up along the New South Wales coast and then north of Heron Island in Queensland. A White Tag team will later this month deploy “a curtain of receivers” near the promontory in the hope of tracking sharks fitted with transformers near Port Stephens in NSW. The tags attached to the triangular dorsal fin of sharks relay their positions to the CSIRO in Hobart. When they come to the surface, surgically implanted acoustic tags are detected by receivers attached to moorings or existing structures such as channel markers. “White Tag offers a small but insightful window into the mysterious and misunderstood
oceans that surround us and on which we are so reliant,” Mr Stannard said. “If we fail to do nothing, then we will be left to stand in ignorance if this world is threatened.” Melbourne Aquarium launched the new exhibit to provide visitors with information about the latest white shark research. The exhibit in the foyer of the aquarium includes a life-sized replica of a white shark as well as information about how the sharks are tagged and the latest locations of tagged sharks around the east coast. “This is the first step in making Melbourne Aquarium the home of white shark research and conservation in Australia,” aquarium curator Paul Hamilton said. “By providing a tangible experience where we can educate guests about white sharks in a fun and interactive way, we are creating an ever-growing community of people passionate about conserving this naturally rare, majestic and endangered species.” For more information, and to contribute to the Tag For Life program, visit www.whitetag.com.au or www.melbourneaquarium.com.au
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PENINSULA Health has won two mental health categories in the 2012 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards. The Minister’s Health Leaders’ Award recognised Peninsula Health’s Reducing Risky Drink Project: Early intervention for later in life, an Australian first that helps adults at risk of alcohol-related harm. “The project successfully integrates a range of Peninsula Health’s services and has screened more than 500 clients,” Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge said. “Of these, more than 200 clients aged between 60 and 96, whose drinking placed them at risk of experiencing alcohol-related harms, have sought further support.” Peninsula Health also won the Minister’s
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mental Healthcare for the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership (Peri Partners), which supports mothers at risk of mental health problems throughout the Mornington Peninsula. “Since April 2011, the Peninsula Perinatal Mental Health Partnership has been working to address gaps in perinatal mental health in the region and is providing an ongoing and sustained contribution at the local level,” Ms Wooldridge said. “Through its work, Peri Partners is ensuring that many women previously at risk of missing out on perinatal mental healthcare are now consistently identified and receiving appropriate referrals to specialist services.”
Light moves at skate park THE Mornington Peninsula has its first floodlit skate park with four lights high above Mt Eliza Skate Park now operational. The lights can be switched on by anyone and will operate for 45-minute intervals until 9.30pm. Night skating is expected to attract riders from around the peninsula, especially after daylight saving ends. Two of the four lights are directed at the skate parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-metre bowl and two light the rest of the park.
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Lifesavers flagging beach smoke bans SMOKING has been banned within 50 metres of lifesavers’ flags at Mornington and Mt Martha and all other patrolled beaches on the Mornington Peninsula. The statewide ban came into effect this week along with a $140 penalty. Smoking is now banned over summer at all patrolled beaches in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula. The ban was introduced by the state government to protect beach users from secondhand smoke and to reduce children’s and young people’s exposure to smoking, which may influence their adult behaviour. The government says smokers will initially be encouraged to self-regulate
when near the red and orange flags. No-smoking signs will be installed at the beaches. Similar bans are already in place in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. The government says it will fund councils to train officers to enforce the new regulations. The bans have been welcomed by health groups. The government says it has the support of other political parties. In September the Municipal Association of Victoria lobbied the government to extend smoking bans in public places, sports grounds and outside schools. Keith Platt
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Firewood ‘season’ ends OFFICERS from the Department of Sustainability and Environment will be patrolling Mornington Peninsula forests and parks over summer to prevent illegal collection of firewood. The spring collection season ended on Friday 30 November and anyone caught collecting firewood in state forests or parks will now face fines of up to $7042, one year’s jail, or both. “DSE will be increasing its patrol of forests and taking a zero tolerance approach to those who are breaking firewood collection laws,” the DSE’s Port Phillip regional director Rodney Warren said. “Authorised officers will be issu-
ing on-the-spot fines for firewood offences, with an option to take people to court for major offences.” Mr Warren said the spring and autumn firewood collection seasons minimised risks to people, the environment and infrastructure by avoiding firewood collection during winter and during periods of highest fire hazard. The next firewood season from public land, for personal use only, begins 1 March. Until then, firewood must be bought from commercial suppliers. For more information or if you suspect illegal firewood collection or sale, call DSE on 136 186.
Car park hums to opening THE first stage of Frankston Hospital’s multi-storey car park is open. One of the first vehicles to arrive was a hot pink stretch Hummer with a load of Pink Ladies, volunteers who help at the hospital. The car park alongside the hospital’s front entrance has 330 spaces available with another 240 to follow early next year. “The car park will make visiting the
hospital a little easier for many of our visitors and staff,” infrastructure director Simon Brewin said. He said parking fees would remain unchanged while work continued on the area surrounding the car park. “Every effort has been taken to ensure fees are reasonable with the decision being made to operate the car park privately instead of outsourcing to operating companies as many other
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A Dame like no other
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By Fran Henke DAME Elisabeth Murdoch died on Wednesday 5 December aged 103. Her family had been reported saying they were holding their collective breath for her since a fall three months ago. Falls contribute to the end of many lives. But not Dame Elisabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surely. Having passed 100, wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t she indestructible? When Dame Elisabeth was about to turn 99, the newspaper I worked for thought she might not make 100 and I was despatched to Cruden Farm to glean her thoughts on longevity. Why do we ask people for the secret of their long lives? Silly question, but Dame Elisabeth was ready for it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I realise time must be running out, but I plan to make the most of every minute and live more years yet,â&#x20AC;? she said. To another questioner on â&#x20AC;&#x153;the secretâ&#x20AC;?, she replied â&#x20AC;&#x153;curiosity young man, curiosityâ&#x20AC;?. Daughter of Rupert Greene, a starter at Flemington Racecourse, Elisabeth Greene, aged 19, was proposed to by journalist and newspaper executive Keith Murdoch at Cape Schanck, broadcaster Neil Mitchell recalled at a Order of Australia recipients dinner five years ago. In 1928 as a wedding present, Keith gave his bride a farm at Langwarrin. Elisabeth loved the property at first sight. Architect Harold Desbrowe-Annear extended its cottage, Percy Meldrum designed new stables and Edna Walling laid out the garden. Near neighbours and friends were the Lindsays, Daryl and Joan, whose cottage â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mulberry Hillâ&#x20AC;? was â&#x20AC;&#x153;fixed upâ&#x20AC;? by the same architect. Daryl Lindsay was an artist and gallery director; Joan was an author whose most famous book is Picnic at Hanging Rock. The Murdochs gave the Lindsays a handsome dining table, still there on view. Four children came along and Dame Elisabeth professed to being strict with them, because her husband was too indulgent. She told Neil Mitchell she believed in â&#x20AC;&#x153;loving disciplineâ&#x20AC;?. Mitchell had asked if her famous son Rupert had come in for it. She admitted he had â&#x20AC;&#x153;felt the slipper twice and it was most effectiveâ&#x20AC;?. Sir Keith Murdoch died unexpectedly in 1952, which meant Dame Elisabeth was a widow for the greater part of her life. Mitchell asked the questions we might have asked such as: what was a typical day? She replied that she gets up at 7am, bullies herself to have a swim in her solar heated pool, makes breakfast for the gardener, then goes back to bed for a couple of hours, given that she is out nearly every night. As a young bride, then Lady Elisabeth was invited to help out at the Royal Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital. With her customary down to earthiness, she knew it was because she was Keithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife and he might help. Turned out she was the one, for 80 years, who was the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest advocate. Invested as Dame Elisabeth in 1963, she became patron of the Murdoch Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Research Institute. Then she went to the government to suggest that the old childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hospital was bursting at the seams, a new one was needed. She was at its opening last year. She was a life governor of the Royal Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital and supported 110 charitable organisations. Her fields of interest were broad and she supporting many groups in Frankston and 0n the Mornington Peninsula. Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cafe at McClelland Gallery was one of her favourite places for lunch, arriving in a non-flashy silver car. She always attended the Christmas party with artists and friends, donating $1 million to help set up the Elisabeth Murdoch Sculpture Foundation at the gallery. When McClelland Guild of Artists was preparing for its biennial art prize, Dame Elisabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheque for a couple of hundred dollars came by return mail after my request when president. She was a champion of the Melbourne Recital Centre, funded in her name by her family as a memorial. It would be, she said, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;living space for making, sharing and enjoying great musicâ&#x20AC;?. Dame Elisabeth was a dedicated gardener at Cruden Farm; she extended Edna Wallingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design when shade trees overtook the plan. Always a hands-on person, she planted the famed drivewayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lemon scented gums. If something wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t right in the garden, she fixed it herself.
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Long life well lived: Dame Elisabeth Murdoch in 2008.
The garden has been shared with thousands of visitors for their pleasure and for fundraising. The day I visited, she felt it was looking â&#x20AC;&#x153;particularly wonderfulâ&#x20AC;?. Of course it was. Needing to attend a polio conference in the United States, I wrote to her for help. Dame Elisabeth sent a generous cheque. A Hastings friend told me about the time when her family lost everything. She heard Dame Elisabeth rented cottages on the farm to people in need. In trepidation, she drove to Cruden Farm and knocked on the front door. After a little while, one of the shutters upstairs opened â&#x20AC;&#x153;and this little old lady with her hair in rollers called out â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yes my dearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;?â&#x20AC;? The state government is looking at another memorial to Dame Elisabeth. It will be a challenge. In this area we have: Elisabeth Murdoch Arboretum in Langwarrin; Langwarrin Secondary College, founded in 1987, became Elisabeth Murdoch College in 2004; Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Gallery at Woodleigh School, Baxter; she supported Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston SES and more. Cruden Farm is a living memorial. A friend who worked for the Murdochs for years believes the family has protected Cruden Farm in perpetuity, making part of the house and the garden available to the public. He said there is no way that her full story or the extent of her generosity will be known. For now, Elisabeth Murdoch, with her eternal curiosity, is learning the answer to lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest secret: whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next. May it involve rest in a celestial garden, with beautiful music; maybe a warm pool for that early morning swim. Dunkley MP Bruce Billson said Dame Elisabeth was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a remarkable woman who fostered optimism and new possibilities, but also an incredibly generous and highly respected local residentâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dame Elisabeth lived a life of purpose and passion, devoted to her family and dedicated to the many medical, artistic and community endeavours that benefited greatly from her drive and generosity,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her passing will leave a massive hole in the local community and an enduring example of a long and purposeful life, splendidly lived." ď Ž A public state memorial service will be held for Dame Elisabeth at St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral in central Melbourne at 11am on Tuesday 18 December.
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Jail sentences for peninsula poachers By Mike Hast TWO abalone poachers from the peninsula have been given prison sentences for trafficking a commercial quantity of the endangered shellfish. Last Friday week in the County Court, Judge Mark Dean jailed Andrew Carpmael, 49, of Rosebud for 18 months with a minimum of nine months. Simon Hillman, of Rye, received a 12-month sentence suspended for two years. Each man pleaded guilty to one
charge of trafficking a commercial quantity of abalone. The judge also banned the pair from having commercial abalone equipment, Carpmael for 10 years and Hillman for three. Hillman, a professional diver who works at Peninsula Hot Springs near Rye, and Carpmael, a father of two who operates a bed and breakfast on Arthurs Seat and has worked as a naturopath, were arrested by Fisheries Victoria officers near a Chinese restaurant
in Melbourne’s west two years ago. They had just transferred into the vehicle of a co-offender two hessian bags containing about 60 kilograms of abalone with a commercial value of $8000. Diving equipment including camouflaged wetsuits and nightvision googles also was found in their vehicle. The abalone was taken from waters in East Gippsland and Cape Otway over four months in 2010. The unnamed co-offender gave evi-
dence against Hillman and Carpmael at an earlier contested committal hearing, and received a wholly suspended sentence for his part in the trade. It was revealed Hillman and Carpmael had harvested commercial quantities of abalone six times in East Gippsland, and Hillmen had take abalone once from the Cape Otway area. Judge Dean said each load of abalone weighed between 30 and 60 kilograms. During his sentencing remarks, the judge said each man had participated
in a “sophisticated and illegal abalone harvesting operation for profit”. Judge Dean said abalone was a valuable natural resource, “the harvest of which is strictly regulated by statute”. It was revealed Carpmael had two prior convictions related to poaching abalone, including one where he was found with $30,000 worth of the shellfish. Hillman had no related prior convictions. The maximum penalty for poaching abalone is 10 years in jail.
Environment group backs dog ban DOGS should be banned from all Mornington Peninsula National Park beaches, says one of the region’s environment groups. Mornington Environment Association is supporting the ban dog option, one of three being considered by Parks Victoria as it seeks community feedback. The options are a seasonal ban for the whole park, restricting dogs to certain sites and adjacent beach areas, a seasonal ban in selected areas or a total ban for the whole park. Banning dogs would bring the park into line with nearly all other national parks in Australia. The national park covers beaches and foreshore from Portsea to Bushrangers Bay and inland along Main Creek to Greens Bush at Main Ridge. Parks chief ranger Libby Jude said there had been “numerous reports of dog
attacks and threats to local wildlife”. “There are 32 fauna species listed as endangered, vulnerable or near threatened living in the Mornington Peninsula National Park and we need to protect them,” she said. Mornington Environment Association president Jan Oliver said dog walkers “have had their chance to show they can control their dogs over the past 14 years. They have failed”. “National parks are for conservation, not dogs,” she said. “About 80 per cent of dog walkers allow their dogs off leash even when they know hooded plovers are nesting on the beach, and that wallabies and other native animals have been chased and killed. “Parks Victoria has had to divert its scarce resources to try and get dog walkers to obey the rules. Volunteers guarding the nests and chicks of the threat-
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ened hooded plover have been assaulted. Tourists have been threatened by dogs. “Control of foxes, essential to save wildlife, has been halted by dogs off leash as dog owners complain their dogs will take baits or get caught in traps.” Ms Oliver said many members of the association had dogs “but we don’t take them to surf beaches”. There were other beaches and reserves where dogs can be run off leash. “Dogs on or off leash can’t be in national parks, chasing wildlife, and leaving scents and excreta that warn off native animals. “We hope the public will respond to this excellent management option and tell Parks Victoria to prohibit dogs.” Off the leash: While dogs enjoy social opportunities at the beach, their impact on other beach users as well as fauna is not so welcome. Picture: Yanni
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fellow” for racially abusing the French woman bus passenger. The incident was filmed by a smart phone user and went viral on YouTube. “For some reason it is convenient to attribute anything that is other than spectacular to Frankston, to deride its reputation when it has so much going for it,” he said. “I say to those people that have not been to Frankston for many years – update your understanding of this community. “Frankston is a wonderful place to invest, a terrific place to live, a very warm and big-hearted community that takes care of its own and welcomes others. “While we carry a significant burden supporting disadvantaged members of our community, that should be heralded and welcomed not degraded.”
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Community Real Estate 7/20-22 Ranelagh Drive, Mount Eliza Ph:9708 8667 EMAIL: sales@communityrealestate.com.au
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Honor Baxter 0418 148 468 Honor Baxter Real Estate 7a Bay Road, Mount Martha Ph: 5974 4700 EMAIL: honor@honorbaxter.com.au
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CENTURY 21 AGENTS SMARTER. BOLDER. FASTER Elite Real Estate
CENTURY21.COM.AU
Stewart Lardner 0419 539 072
Wilma Green
Century 21 Elite Real Estate 172 Main Street, Mornington. Ph: 5975 4999
Century 21 Homeport
EMAIL: slardner@wilsonpride.com.au
0407 833 996
2100 Frankstonâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Flinders Road, HASTINGS 5979 3555
EMAIL: wilmagreen@century21.com.au
Kayn Luff 0416 265 337
Jarrod Carman 0423 144 102
Tony Latessa 0412 525 151
Conley Luff Real Estate 188 Main Street, MORNINGTON Ph: 5975 7733
Jacobs & Lowe-Bennetts 220-222 Main Street, MORNINGTON Ph: 5976 5907
Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne Street, Frankston Ph: 9781 1588
EMAIL: kaynluff@conleyluff.com.au
Email: jarrod@jlbre.com.au
Email: latessabusinesssales@bigpond.com
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Escape to Eden CLOSE to beautiful beaches, with the most incredible outlook across Western Port Bay, this magnificent rural estate is a rare opportunity to purchase 15.50 hectares of prime peninsula real estate. The land and the extensive accommodation offer potential for a variety of uses such as horse agistment, bed and breakfast (STCA) with a managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cottage or a place for an extended family. The main home has been built to capitalise on the sea and rural views. Recently renovated, there is a spacious main living area with gas fireplace, casual dining and a superbly appointed kitchen, all flowing out to the sumptuous outdoor entertaining areas and swimming pool. The main bedroom is particularly striking. Rectangular in shape, the main bedroom makes full use of its available space and directs your gaze towards the feature picture window with an outlook across lush pastures to the ever-changing seascape. It has an ensuite and walk-in robe. Three more bedrooms share a beautiful main bathroom. The large study has a magnificent wall unit. The second dwelling has a self-contained, one-bedroom home with open-plan living area and kitchen. The third residence is a large, two-bedroom cottage full of character with a main living area and study also making the most of the wonderful views. The land has a gentle slope from front to back and has been divided into 20 paddocks suitable for horses. The impressive facilities include a 60-metre by 20-metre outdoor sand arena plus an equally large indoor arena with lights. There is a full complement of stables, a hot wash and, for riders, full bathroom facilities. The landscaped gardens boasts established trees and an extensive vegetable garden, all serviced by tank water. There is mains water to all three houses. This spectacular property has been skilfully crafted by one of the peninsulaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading builders. Buyers seeking the ultimate rural paradise can expect the very best from a property that delivers everything.
Address: 1 Byrnes Road, SHOREHAM Price: On application Agency: Satchwells Real Estate, 1/97 High Street, Hastings, 5979 1888 Agent: Don McKenzie, 0419 955 177
A lifestyle village for the over 50s 249 High Street Hastings, Victoria 3915 www.peninsula parklands.com.au
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Give me the village life POSITIONED in the heart of the famed Mount Eliza shopping village, where beachside living and a cafe lifestlye can all be yours, this charming unit will fulfil your needs with a life of absolute convenience and comfort. Set behind a tranquil front garden, the unit has an elegant design which is very much in keeping with the architecture of the town. Practical living areas include a combined formal lounge and dining room, with plenty of space to arrange your favourite furniture and display pieces, and the well-equipped timber kitchen has an adjoining casual meals area and family room. A sliding door opens to a private rear deck with ramps down to the garden. There are two bedrooms, including the large main bedroom that has a walk-in robe and access to a dual-entry bathroom with separate bath and shower. The setting is very private for a unit development with plenty of space between each residence. For buyers seeking a more manageable property without the â&#x20AC;&#x153;boxed inâ&#x20AC;? nature of more modern unit developments, this will be a delight. Address: 1/13-15 Ranelagh Drive, MOUNT ELIZA Price: $455,000 Agency: Community Real Estate, 7/20-22 Ranelagh Drive, Mount Eliza, 9708 8667 Agent: James Crowder, 0407 813 377
91 HUMPHRIES ROAD, FRANKSTON SOUTH
â&#x20AC;&#x153;BENVENUTOâ&#x20AC;? GRACE AND GRANDUER ON 2.5 ACRES Sitting proudly within a 2.5 acre (approx) park-like estate, this stately 4 bedroom home combines the grace and grandeur of yesteryear with twinkling bay views, a solar heated in-ground pool and mod grass tennis court. Behind a long meandering driveway, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Benvenutoâ&#x20AC;? was built to the highest standards to offer an exceptional lifestyle of SHHUOHVV OX[XU\ DQG UHÂżQHPHQW $SSRLQWPHQWV LQFOXGH HOHJDQW IRUPDO OLYLQJ XQGHU VRDULQJ FHLOLQJV FRPSOHPHQWHG E\ GHFRUDWLYH SODVWHUZRUN DQG PDUEOH ÂżUHSODFHV superior bedroom accommodation, ambient farmhouse-inspired kitchen with larder and walk-in cool room, vast billiards room and exquisite alfresco area. PRICE GUIDE: $1.55M - $1.7M INSPECT: Saturday 1.00-1.30pm CONTACT: James Crowder 0407 813 377 Deb Ketting-Olivier 0403 354 955
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Shop 7 / 20-22 Ranelagh Drive MOUNT ELIZA www.communityrealestate.com.au
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5 FOXWOOD PLACE, SOMERVILLE
BARGAIN BUY FOR RENOVATOR / DEVELOPER For the developer with a tight budget, or the opportunist looking for the ultimate bargain buy, this 3-bedroom brick home, in need of refurbishment, comes on a huge 1065sqm (approx) yard located on the outskirts of Somerville, much loved for its close community, great shopping and semi-rural atmosphere. The home could be demolished to make way for a 3 unit development or keep the compact home and build two more to match behind to create an appealing unit development (STCA). Set at the very front of the allotment with wide, side access that easily allows a future driveway through to a development at the rear. The home offers a solid brick exterior, ZKLOH LQVLGH QHHGV D QHZ LQWHULRU LQFOXGLQJ QHZ Ă&#x20AC;RRU FRYHULQJV QHZ ZLQGRZ IUDPHV and some replastering. AUCTION: TERMS: PRICE GUIDE: INSPECT: CONTACT:
Saturday 15th December at 11am 10% deposit, balance 60 days $310,000-$340,000 Saturday 10.30-11.00am James Crowder 0407 813 377 John Young 0412 766 804
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9 MERIBIL CLOSE, MOUNT ELIZA
ACHIEVE YOUR DREAM This grand 4BR residence offers unlimited potential to modernise and plenty of space to add a pool and tennis court (STCA). The home is on a 2680sqm (approx) block with a traditional dĂŠcor that is comfortable to allow you to modernise in your own time. Set at the top of a circular driveway surrounded by established gardens, the spacious home has a huge entrance with sweeping staircase, a sunken lounge features DQ RSHQ ÂżUHSODFH DQG WKHUH LV D VWHS XS IRUPDO GLQLQJ URRP SOXV ELOOLDUGV URRP ZLWK D wetbar and doors to the rear gardens. A large central kitchen has a double oven and a casual dining room. Upstairs, the master bedroom has FES & WIR and opens onto a balcony as does the 2nd bedroom. A separate study or TV room opens to both balcoQLHV 7KH KRPH DOVR FRPHV ZLWK GXFWHG KHDWLQJ DQG FRROLQJ GXFWHG YDFXXP LQ Ă&#x20AC;RRU heating and a double garage AUCTION: TERMS: PRICE GUIDE: INSPECT: CONTACT:
9708 8667
Saturday 15th December at 3pm 10% deposit, balance 30/60/90 days $680,000-$720,000 Saturday 2.30-3.00pm James Crowder 0407 813 377 Deb Ketting-Olivier 0403 554 955
Shop 7 / 20-22 Ranelagh Drive MOUNT ELIZA www.communityrealestate.com.au
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CENTURY 21 HOMEPORT PHONE: 5979 3555 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings
HOME PORT
www.century21hastings.com.au
REALISATION AUCTION
ADJACENT TO THE FORESHORE 2 HASTINGS 116 Marine Parade DO YOU WANT TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE? 12 month old, contemporary designed townhouse, styled over 2 levels. Features include 2 large bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large balcony, kitchen with stainless steel appliances, sunny courtyard and lock-up garage. Stroll to the High Street shopping precinct, great fishing spots, public transport & metres from the foreshore reserve, walking tracks and ever popular with dog lovers. Still under builders guarantee and investors note: property will achieve a 5% minimum return.
STRESS FREE
MUST BE SOLD!
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AUCTION: Saturday, January 19th 2013, at 1:30pm. Terms: 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 days. Must be sold on the day! VIEW: Saturday 1:00-1:30pm AGENT: Kerry-Lee Marshall 0408 363 686
BITTERN 100 Dunlop Road
REALISATION AUCTION HASTINGS 7 Wolverene Street Fully renovated! Located within striking distance to local school, shops & transport, this three bedroom home is ideally suited to first home buyers, investors or families. Boasting a beautiful renovation throughout with features including brand new kitchen & stainless steel appliances, new flooring, tiling, security system, gas heating, brand new bathroom, there’s not a thing to do except move straight in and ENJOY! Bonuses include 6 seater outdoor spa, cubby house, great sized backyard with side gated access.
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AUCTION: Saturday, January 12th 2013, at 11:30am. Terms: 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 days. Genuine vendor says sell, sell, sell! VIEW: Saturday 11:00-11:30am AGENT: Kerry-Lee Marshall 0408 363 686
CRIB POINT 24 Hamilton Street
PRICE: Offers Over $600,000 VIEW: Saturday 2:00 - 2:30pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996
PRICE: $379,900 Negotiable VIEW: Saturday 12:00 - 12:30pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996
CRIB POINT 22 Orotava Street
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Meticulously kept 4 bedroom plus study home on 1/2 acre allotment. Featuring near new timber kitchen with all modern appliances, formal lounge and dining with a separate zoned games room, near new gas solar hot water service and various r/cycle air-conditioning. Outside boast an outdoor area that overlooks the beautifully kept gardens, ample water tanks, double garage and covered area to store the caravan or boat. Contact Exclusive Agent.
This home is situated on a low 3 maintenance block of approx 1 500sqms located in the leafy tranquil area of Bittern. The home 2 has been tastefully renovated with a new bathroom, refurbished kitchen with all modern appliances, gas log fire in lounge room, tiled family/meals area. The home is street appealing with a modern appearance, new fencing surrounds the yard, and it also boasts a secure single carport. Contact Exclusive Agent.
BUDGET PLEASER
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HASTINGS 24 Lyall Street
Natural window furnishings 3 and paint tones enhance three 1 bedroom home situated on 848sqm 3 allotment. Featuring floating floorboards throughout lounge and kitchen areas, reverse cycle heating & cooling plus gas wall heating in lounge. Outside boasts private decked area, concrete driveway leading to single carport & a 10.5mx5.5m garage with power and separate safety switch plus a garden shed. Contact Exclusive Agent.
As-new Victorian style family 5 home located on a 1/4 acre block. 2 Boasting 5 bedrooms, master with 2 W.I.R. & ensuite. Four informal & formal living areas, large hostess kitchen & bathroom with spa bath. Plus double side gated access, double garage with rear roller door. Also featuring outdoor entertaining area, with built in 6 seater spa. Contact Exclusive Agent.
PRICE: $319,000 Negotiable VIEW: Saturday 1:00 - 1:30pm AGENT: Wilma Green 0407 833 996
PRICE: EXPRESS SALE VIEW: Saturday 12:00 - 12:30pm AGENT: Kerry Lee Marshall 0408 363 686
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Brilliant beachside buying Every day can be a holiday A CONTEMPORARY design combined with a fabulous beachside location has created this smart and sophisticated four-bedroom home on a spacious and landscaped 931â&#x20AC;&#x201C; square metre block. Within walking distance to shops and Moondah Beach, this is a great opportunity for a young, up and coming family to break into the Mount Eliza property market and capitalise on this location that is close to a selction of excellent schools. The flexible floor-plan of the home has the option of utilising the large fourth bedroom as a home office with separate entrance or even a rumpus room for the kids to call their own. Two spacious living areas have access to two sunny deck and terrace areas ideal for alfresco entertaining over the summer months, while the well appointed kitchen has a dishwasher. The main bedroom has built-in robes and an ensuite, and a central family bathroom services the remaining three bedrooms. There is ducted heating and split system air-conditioning to all living areas and external features include garden sheds and a double carport.
READY and waiting for your endless summer fun, this beautiful resort-style property features four bedrooms, including a massive main bedroom with walk through robes and ensuite. A stylish open-plan area is fully tiled and the kitchen has striking stone benchtops and a stainless-steel underbench oven and cooktop. The home theatre room and separate rumpus room will provide room for the whole family to play, and from the living room you step out to a spacious undercover entertaining area that is fully paved and has a built-in barbecue. Surrounded by lush landscaped gardens and palm trees, you could be forgiven for thinking you are swimming in a tropical paradise. For convenience, there is even a beach box with toilet facilities and storage. The home has a host of smart features including gas heating, evaporative cooling, a ducted vacuum and alarm systems plus an intercom. Come home to a holiday every day with this true entertainers home.
Address: 27 Koetong Parade, MOUNT ELIZA Price: $590,000 - $625,000 Agency: Century 21 Elite Real Estate, 172 Main Street, Mornington. 5975 4999 Agent: Stewart Lardner, 0419 539 072
Address: 26 Traminer Drive, MOUNT MARTHA Price: $710,000 - $780,000 Agency: Jacobs & Lowe-Bennetts, 220 Main Street, Mornington, 5976 5900 Agent: Jarrod Carman, 0423 144 102
MOUNT MARTHA
$570,000 - $590,000
MORNINGTON
$530,000
MOUNT MARTHA
$695,000 - $735,000
MORNINGTON
5/618 ESPLANADE
LIVE THE ESPLANADE LIFESTYLE With the coastal walking tracks and direct beach access at your doorstep, this modern two storey townhouse with its large dimensions, high ceilings and quality finishes will impress.
4 2 2
Contact: Maree Greensill 0417 515 207 or Honor Baxter 5974 8688 Inspect: Saturday 3.00-3.30pm
MOUNT MARTHA
21B YORK STREET
ROMANTIC SEASIDE COTTAGE This delightful 2BR timber cottage is nestled in a quiet street, only metres from Main Street restaurants and boutique shopping. Featuring; polished floorboards, OFP, spa bath plus double shower, GDH plus s/system heating & cooling and double carport
MORNINGTON
10 GLENCOE CRESCENT
The paved circular driveway creates an impressive entrance to this extremely well built 4-bedroom, twobathroom home. Other features include a formal lounge with fireplace & an attractive fully landscaped garden Contact: Maree Greensill 0417 515 207 or Honor Baxter 5974 8688 Inspect: Saturday 12.00-12.30pm
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Contact: Maree Greensill 0417 515 207 or Honor Baxter 5974 8688 Inspect: By Appointment
$550,000 - $580,000
POSITON, POTENTIAL AND PRICE
31 MARGUERITA AVENUE
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$380,000 - $420,000
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HILLPARK VIEWS The perfect start for your family. Set in a quiet court, close to schools and facilities this 3BR, 2 bathroom home has good size living areas, heating & cooling, double garage & large outdoor entertaining area. Fully landscaped with terraced gardens, fruit trees and playing space. Contact: Honor Baxter 5974 8688 or Maree Greensill 0417 515 207 Inspect: Saturday 1.00-1.30pm
Sitting in a gorgeous cottage garden setting on a large (1044m2) north facing block and in one of the prettiest streets in Mt. Martha, is this charming 3 bedroom and 2 bathroom home.
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Contact: Maree Greensill 0417 515 207 or Honor Baxter 5974 8688 Inspect: Saturday & Sunday 3.00-3.30pm
4 HILLPARK DRIVE
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PRETTY AS A PICTURE
MORNINGTON
$790,000 - $830,000
13B WILLIAMS ROAD
3 2 2
ELEGANT SINGLE LEVEL TOWNHOUSE Close to Fishermans Beach and Main Street, this stylish townhouse is on its own Title with no body corporate. Featuring a modern design with sunny terrace garden, this light-filled home has a workshop area, GDH, air-con, security alarm & water tanks
2 2 2
Contact: Maree Greensill 0417 515 207 or Honor Baxter 5974 8688 Inspect: Saturday & Sunday 1.00-1.30pm
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26 Traminer Drive, Mount Martha
RESIDENTIAL
www.jlbre.com.au
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For Sale: $710,000 - $780,000
60-62 Beleura Hill Road, Mornington
Step Into the Oasis
Sensational Design
This amazing resort style home is ready for you to enjoy summer fun. Featuring 4 great size bedrooms including massive main bedroom with walk through robes and ensuite bathroom. Awesome o/ plan tiled living and kitchen with stone benchtops, undermount sinks, s/steel appliances, underbench 900mm oven and 900mm gas cooktop. With room to play for the whole family including a large theatre room and sep rumpus room.
Looking for the ease of townhouse living but want to feel like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re living in a house? Designed and constructed by a highly regarded local builder, these stunning homes have been built with modern living in mind. All feature three bedrooms, two bathrooms, powder rooms, two living areas, double remote garages and privately positioned. Step inside to appreciate the size and sensible design with all homes featuring stunning light-filled kitchens.
Contact: Zee Anthony 0402 177 704
Contact: Jarrod Carman 0423 144 102
Contact: Zee Anthony 0402 177 704
For Sale: $795,000
Contact: Jarrod Carman 0423 144 102
T C A R T N O C R UNDE
39 Waterview Drive, Mount Martha
8/584 Esplanade, Mount Martha
For Sale: $580,000 - $630,000
Style, Substance and Views!
Walk to the Beach
Stunning 4BR plus study, 3 bathroom home bordering native bushland reserve and with bay views. Thoughtful design with great separation of living and bedrooms to allow family flexibility. Spacious living areas flowing to rear deck with bush and bay outlook. Huge laundry, study and internal access to large 3 car remote garage also being utilized as an extra rumpus room or man cave! Upstairs features a designer kitchen with Caesarstone bench tops and with sizeable butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pantry.
Amazing protected bay views and a short walk to the fabulous Birdrock Beach from this stylish 2 bedroom 2 bathroom townhouse. Downstairs features a good sized bedroom with BIR, ensuite bathroom that is also accessible from the living area that spills to the serene and private rear courtyard garden.
Contact: Zee Anthony 0402 177 704
Contact: Jarrod Carman 0423 144 102
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Contact: Zee Anthony 0402 177 704
www.jlbre.com.au
Contact: Jarrod Carman 0423 144 102
131 Pt Nepean Road, Dromana 5987 2000 2117 Pt Nepean Road, Rye 5987 9000
838 Nepean Highway, Mornington
RESIDENTIAL
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For Sale: $395,000 - $420,000
2/17 Beatty Parade, Mornington
For Sale: $390,000 - $430,000
A Great Opportunity Awaits!
When Size Matters!
Light and bright and repainted throughout, this brick veneer residence oozes charm and is ready to go for homeowners or investors alike. As an added bonus, those with a caravan, boat etc will be thrilled with a huge secure undercover area
Downsize in style and with room to move to this 3 bedroom property that is fabulously close to Main Street cafes, shops and all other services. This recently repainted residence has a lovely open lounge and kitchen/meals area that opens to a sunny rear deck and manageable rear garden
Contact: Simon Farrar 0412 734 130
1 Jacaranda Crescent, Mornington
For Sale: $740,000 - $795,000
Contact: Simon Farrar 0412 734 130
4/341 Dromana Parade, Safety Beach
High on the Crest
A Privileged Position
This lovely home sits overlooking an expansive treed vista in sought after Beleura Hill. A large lounge, family & meals area, gourmet kitchen with 2 drawer dishwasher and utility cupboard, 3BRs & study with ducted heating and evaporative cooling. A large double garage with workshop and storage together with covered decked verandahs on three sides gives great entertaining areas. All this on an established 1138m2 allotment adjacent to parkland and close to both High School and Golf Course. This home is ideally situated.
Set in an enviable beachside locale, this 4BR, 4 bathroom two storey residence offers a level of accommodation that is second to none.The upper level comprises a huge master suite with walk around robe, full ensuite and private balcony plus a further two double bedrooms that share a highly appointed full size bathroom. The lower level features a double guest bedroom/home office with full walk in robe, powder room and stunning gourmet kitchen with stone bench tops, island breakfast bar and European appliances.
Contact: Vivienne Spencer 0409 558 330
220 Main Street, Mornington 5976 5900 81 Arthurs Seat Road, Red HIll 5989 2364
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For Sale: $630,000
Contact: Stuart Cox 0417 124 707
131 Pt Nepean Road, Dromana 5987 2000 2117 Pt Nepean Road, Rye 5987 9000
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2/72 Herbert Street, Mornington
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For Sale: $599,000
36 Paperbark Drive, Mount Martha
Happy at Home on Herbert Street.
Immaculate Family Home
Presenting more like a house than a unit, this very spacious freestanding 3 bedroom home is situated at the end of a stunning tree lined drive way and directly next door to expansive parklands. With a big welcoming entrance hall, open plan living and dining, north facing lounge room and 9’ ceilings, this immaculate home definitely has room to move. Solid timber kitchen with gas hotplates and electric oven and loads of bench space. The master bedroom has a full ensuite plus walk in robe and the second and third bedrooms both have BIRs.
Delightful 4BR family home oozes perfection. Offering spacious formal lounge room, a beautifully appointed kitchen with stainless steel appliances and dishwasher adjacent the family / dining room that opens out to a fantastic undercover timber entertaining deck which is surrounded by a perfectly manicured and amazingly low maintenance Mediterranean theme garden with a built in BBQ. In addition to the main bedroom serviced by full en-suite and walk in robe, there are a further 3 excellent sized bedrooms with BIR’s.
Contact: Karin Mander 0409 597 508
154 Coolart Road, Moorooduc
For Sale: $1,250,000
13 Alden Street, Tyabb
“Possum Pond” - 8.5 Acres (approx)
Set amongst a rambling style garden is this delightfully recreated farmhouse that accentuates the best in modern living. Hidden away behind a raft of lovely ornamental trees and sited to maximise an elevated outlook across the block, the 4 bedroom residence enjoys abundant natural light and offers a winning balance of casual indoor and outdoor living.
Set behind a lovely array of established trees is this private landholding in one of Tyabb’s quietest rural locations. Favoured by a no-through road access and an idyllic setting amongst fenced pasture and sprawling lawns, this property suits a range of outcomes including horses or small livestock and has space ideal for trades or home based business needs with two sizeable sheds. Abundant water is available and the combination of tank water and a mains connection is flexible to allow either to supply the home.
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Contact: Chris Garrett 0419 397 835
For Sale: $890,000
“Blue Shore Farm” - 18 Acres (approx)
Contact: Cameron McDonald 0418 330 916
For Sale: $490,000 - $530,000
Contact: Cameron McDonald 0418 330 916
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Staceyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with Style, Somerville
For Sale $69,000 + SAV
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For Sale: $199,000 For+Sale SAV
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Contact: David Toms 0418 995 366 33/1140 Nepean Highway, Mornington
For Sale: $330,000 + GST
Contact: Michelle Adams 0407 743 858 21 Glendale Avenue, Hastings
Mornington Industrial Park For Sale
Hastings Large Yard & Factory for Sale
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220 Main Street, Mornington 5976 5900 81 Arthurs Seat Road, Red HIll 5989 2364
For Lease
Contact: Kara James 0412 939224
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Contact: Kara James 0412 939224
For Sale:$320,000
Contact: Kara James 0412 939224
131 Pt Nepean Road, Dromana 5987 2000 2117 Pt Nepean Road, Rye 5987 9000
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Petal to the metal
Surf safari
THIS florist has enjoyed solid trade for more than 20 years and for new owners represents an easy to run business showing good profits. Part of the Interflora network, there is a full delivery service to homes, hospitals and churches, with arrangements catering for every occasion. The business trades Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm and has an excellent location along Point Nepean Road, opposite the beach. This business is well worth your attention.
AVAILABLE to purchase for the first time, Momentum Surf on High Street has been a landmark business for many years. Stocking popular surfing brands such as Billabong and Oakley, the business is well-established with regular clientele and excellent market share. There is no immediate opposition in the town.
Florist, ROSEBUD Price: $89,000 walk in - walk out Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Russell Murphy, 0407 839 184
Surfing equipment and supplies, HASTINGS Price: $179,000 + SAV Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Russell Murphy, 0407 839 184
Land opportunity
High visibility position
PLANS and permits for the redevelopment of this 1153-square metre block have been approved. This prime industrial land is fully fenced and has plenty of parking at the front of the 300-square metre building, which has drive through access to the rear of the block.
THIS prominent site along one of the main arterial roads into Mornington is zoned Business 4 and would a variety of businesses including a caryard or a display yard for boat or caravan sales. The block measures 844-square metres and includes a 200-square metre building.
25 Diane Street, MORNINGTON Price: $480,000 Agency: Jacobs & Lowe-Bennetts, 220 Main Street, Mornington, 5976 5900 Agent: Kara Adams, 0412 939 224
17 Mornington Tyabb Road, MORNINGTON Price: $920,000 + G.S.T. Agency: Jacobs & Lowe-Bennetts, 220 Main Street, Mornington, 5976 5900 Agent: David Toms, 0418 995 366
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Classy cafe
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THIS popular cafe has been renovated and is well-equipped. There is seating for about 36 customers inside and the cafe has a nice courtyard. Situated on the Nepean Highway, it trades six days a week. Gluten-free products account for 95 per cent of sales and coffee sales average 12 kilograms a week. Also included is a twobedroom upstairs apartment.
OPERATING from a large, purpose-built factory, this car detailing business trades 5½ days a week. The equipment is less than 12 months old and includes one hoist. The business is well known among the many car yards in the area and services include custom detailing, paint refinishing, interior cleaning and repairs.
Coffee lounge, CHELSEA Price: $150,000 + stock of approx. $2500 Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151
Car detailing, FRANKSTON Price: $69,500 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 FLORIST 6HOOV Ă&#x20AC;RZHUV SODQWV JLIWV DOVR made to order hampers. Delivers in area, only one in this part of the Peninsula. Can be a single operation, beautifully presented shop and website.
$58,500 + sav
JUICE & YOGHURT BAR
FISH & CHIPS
SHOE RETAIL
INDUSTRIAL TAKEAWAY
Expected to sell quickly! Great food court location, near new equipment. Healthy food options inc soups. Currently fully managed, offers excellent opportunity for owner operator. N
Large modern shop in Somerville with good equipment including coolroom, large preparation area. Bright and well presented. Trades 6 ½ days, long lease, good potential to further increase takings.
URGENT SALE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HAPPY TO NEGOTIATE.
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Lovely, large, modern shop trading 5 days 6am to 3pm. Seats 15 inside with smokersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; courtyard. Very smart exterior presentation. Rent is $1964 per month inclusive with long lease.
$60,000 + sav
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ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED
$70,000 + sav
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RETAIL DISCOUNT PRODUCTS Selling a huge variety of items from stationery, toys, hardware, party supplies and more. Trades 5 ½ days in shopping strip. Cheap rent.
$75,000 + sav
BRIDAL & FORMAL WEAR
TAKEAWAY
HAIR & BEAUTY
HAIR SALON
HAIR SALON
INDUSTRIAL TAKEAWAY
Well known in the area for school debs, well-stocked with bridal & formal wear for men, women & children, sale or hire. Opens 5 days, Est 3 years with experienced owner. N Website and facebook page.
Great location opposite station, selling chicken & pizza with deliveries. Opens daily from 11.30am. Well presented shop with good equipment. Established 8 years.
Currently fully managed in S/C, well established with excellent marketing systems in place. Manicurist space sub-let. Weekly T/O 4XDOLÂżHG ZHOO WUDLQHG VWDII &RQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ DSSOLHV
6 cutting stations, 2 basins, spray tan room, waxing room, kitchen & laundry. Trades Tues to Sat. Computerised system, can be easily managed if desired. Bright,airy presentation.
Bright, well presented salon with 8 Saturday. Established in 2006, new LQFOXGHG &RQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ DSSOLHV
Well equipped shop with commercial kitchen, seats 4 in & 8 out. Est 30 years in industrial HVWDWH WUDGHV 0RQ )UL DP WR 3pm. Large base of regular cash customers. Easy to run with 2 staff.
$100,000 + sav
$110,000 + sav
$130,000 + sav
NOW $134,500 + sav
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$75,000 + sav
NOW $88,000 + sav CLIPPER REPAIRS
PHOTOS & FRAMES
$150,000 + sav
NOW $145,000 + sav CAFE / BAKERY Adjacent shops, bakery/kitchen and cafĂŠ/retail sales, internal access between. Very well presented, with high quality equipment and spacious work area. CafĂŠ seats 18 in/8 out. )LQH (XURSHDQ FDNHV SDVWULHV HWF
$189,000 + sav
MASSAGE
Ducted vacuums, intercoms & security systems. 3 vehicles inc. Est 25 yrs, have all systems in place with established clients & supplier database.
Traditional Thai massage in 3 locations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Berwick (4 rooms) (5 rooms). Clean rooms, each venue has 3 foot massage chairs. Can be
Business: $190,000 + sav Freehold: $460,000
INDOOR PLAY CENTRE
LICENSED RESTAURANT
Est 15 yrs in Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ton. Has party room. Dress up room, disco room, large coffee/eat-in area with 15 tables & 120 chairs. New play equipment with large playing area, CCTV, amusement machines. Takeaway licence.
Seats 80, large kitchen, currently Chinese cuisine. However, this one needs much TLC and repairs, but it is in a good part of town NEin Sorrento. Call us for more information.
$275,000 + sav
MANUFACTURING Wire products manufacture and wholesale to nurseries, hardwares etc also Caribbean Gardens. Sketches & drawings included, willing to stay back and teach new NEowner. Needs to be relocated.
Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;shoes, handbags, gloves & jewellery etc. All quality merchandise with potential to add internet sales to website. Well known in Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ton, features in town fashion shows and events. Rent $1,933 pcm.
$160,000 + sav
$165,000 + sav
$170,000 + sav
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HEALTHFOOD RETAILER
PET SHOP
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Est 30+ years using fully treated Australian sourced timber. Written contracts with large corporate clients, 8 weeks work in advance, averaging 50 quotes a week. 3 NE vehicles included.
Great position in very busy shopping FHQWUH QHZO\ ÂżWWHG LQ ODVW \UV +DV outside seating area, consultancy room , juice bar (can be sub-let). Promote organic products, specialty breads, competitive prices. Long lease.
Supplies local families, farms & holidaymakers with pet supplies and animal feed. Large showroom/factory with aquarium & hydrobath. All stock delivered, long lease, website.
$230,000 + sav (for all 3)
$235,000 + sav
$250,000 + sav
$259,000 + sav
Cranbourne (3 rooms) & Pakenham
ROOFING INSTALLATION
FENCING & TIMBER
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Commercial, retail and domestic Well equipped factory, operate and maintain their own sweepers as work, with forward orders in well as others in the industry. All SODFH ([FHOOHQW SURÂżWV 2ZQHU
HEALTHY OPTIONS CAFE
COMMERCIAL CLEANING Operating 15 years, weekly T/O ave $8776. 27 current clients inc Body Corps, hospital, medical centres, childcare centres, car yards, factories etc. Has uniform, vendor will assist with training & changeover.
$325,000
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P & E inc, new lease negotiable. Est 21 yrs, has 3 street sweeping machines.
Located in busy commercial/retail area with further development planned. Has large commercial kitchen and in/out seating for up to GLQHUV 7UDGHV 0RQ )UL DQG 6DW until 2pm. 18-20kgs coffee pw.
$300,000 + sav
$315,000
$320,000 + sav
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REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT
TRAILER MANUFACTURE
PET SHOP
2009 Hino 6 tonne truck in excellent condition picking up in Dandenong and delivering in northern suburbs. Set daily run, food industry, vendor to retire after 27 years.
Primary products inc all types of trailers, repairs also done. Consistent 7 2 ÂżJXUHV ZHOO NQRZQ TXDOLW\ products. Many repeat customers. Operates from vendorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acreage, needs to be relocated. Est 17 yrs.
$355,000
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SHOES & ACCESSORIES
Huge premises with comfortable 3BR home, no opposition in high density residential area. Steady income, easy to operate. Well stocked with huge coolroom. Opens 7 days. Trial on $7,500 pw.
$150,000 + sav
FREEHOLD & LEASEHOLD
lease offered. Computer package
GENERAL STORE
LICENSED RESTAURANT
All manner of photography Trades Tues - Sun, 6-10pm. Seats Huge potential for enthusiastic requirements, custom framing, KDV EDU 2)3 FRPPHUFLDO person to relocate this business, will restoration. Prime Main St location, kitchen, dishwashing room. be fully trained. Work hours to suit, well known, good equipment. Training IXOO\ ÂżWWHG RXW )RUG YDQ FDQ GR PRELOH Attractive presentation in prime will be given, vendor wishes to retire. area, Est 12 years, close to large repairs & sharpening. Clients inc *RRG SURÂżWV FDU SDUN )XOO\ DLU FRQ KHDWHG groomers, vets etc.
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PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
HOLIDAY ACCOMODATION
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Art & design, up to date software and equipment, imported raw stock, in-house printing & kiln. Huge variety of products with thousands of dollars worth of forward orders. &RQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ DSSOLHV
Resort style rated 4 star, 8 units + 2 storey residence on 1HA. Pool, tennis court, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playground, large storage, BBQ areas, laundry. Located Phillip Is, popular tourist destination.
$600,000 + sav
$750,000 + sav
CONTRACT LASER CUTTING
Long established in Mornington,
Custom made switchboards,
large modern premises on
general sheetmetal fabricating.
busy road. Has aquariums, dog
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grooming and bath, pet food,
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Business: $420,000 Freehold: $2.7 million ( + GST if applicable)
Tony Latessa: 0412 525 151
No. 1 REIV Accredited Business Agent in Victoria 32 years selling experience based on honesty and reliability REIV Business Brokers Committee Member
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Be Tempted
What A Bargain
A One Of A Kind Opportunity
One of the Best
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dŚŝƐ ŝƐ LJŽƵƌ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂŶ ůůĂ ĂĐŚĞ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌ͘ ^ƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ business has a very loyal clientele, no franchise fees and ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ͘
Sale Price: $350,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859
Sale Price: $150,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859
Sale Price: $110,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859
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For Sale – Frankston
For Lease – Seaford
Shop With The Lot
DŽƵŶƚ DĂƌƚŚĂ ŽīĞĞ /ĐŽŶ
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Sale Price: $290,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859
Sale Price: $98,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859
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For Lease – Somerville
For Lease– Mornington
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Sale Price: $230,000 + GST ( if applicable) Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454
Sale Price: $495,000 + SAV ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ZƵƐƐĞůů DƵƌƉŚLJ ϬϰϬϳ ϴϯϵ ϭϴϰ
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Sale Price: $695,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454
For Sale– Frankston
For Lease – Mornington
This extremely successful butcher in the heart of the Bayside ĨŽŽĚ ŚĂůů ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƉƌŽǀŝŶŐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƐĂůĞƐ LJĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ LJĞĂƌ͘ &ĂŵŝůLJ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ ƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ͘ ^ĞĐƵƌĞ ůĞĂƐĞ͕ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚƵƌŶŽǀĞƌ ŝŶ ĞdžĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ Ψϭ͘ϮŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƉĂ͘ DĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ Ă ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ LJŽƵ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ƌĞŐƌĞƚ͘
Sale Price: $275,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859
For Sale – Mount Eliza
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dŚŝƐ ƐŵĂůů ďƵƚ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ƐŚŽƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ůĞĂƐĞ͘ dŚĞ ƚĞŶĂŶƚ ŝƐ ƌĞůŽĐĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƚŽ Dƚ ůŝnjĂ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ƌĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĐŽƐƚƐ͘ tŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĐŚĞĂƉ ƌĞŶƚ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ƚƌĂĚĞ͘
>ĞĂƐĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ KŶ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454
For Lease – Mornington
For Lease - Mornington
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Sale Price: $195,000 + SAV ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ZƵƐƐĞůů DƵƌƉŚLJ ϬϰϬϳ ϴϯϵ ϭϴϰ
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MORNINGTON NEWS realestate 11 December 2012
NEWS DESK
Water HQ gets the nod to go creekside By Keith Platt PLANS for the city’s largest building are expected to be approved by Frankston Council on Monday night. Councillors gave “in principle” approval to the new South East Water headquarters before seeing any drawings and the council has already accepted $4 million for the site. The offices will house 700 workers and according to Frankston Council CEO Dennis Hovenden “will continue to give back to our community, in terms of future job opportunities and a projected annual injection into the economy of $225 million each year”. As a government instrumentality South East Water will not pay rates. “While we acknowledge the site is tight for development, it is the best option to ensure we can activate the creek,” Mr Hovenden said. He said suggested alternative sites were “not desirable” and seemed to tie approval of the South East Water development to the government upgrading the transit interchange and “possibly electrify the train line to Baxter”. The government is also under pressure to honour a pre-election promise to spend $2.5 million to remove silt from the creek. The block-wide, 32-metre high building will dwarf and block sea views of its neighbour, the 20-metre Landmark building at the corner of Wells St and Nepean Highway. It will cover the creekside car park running between Wells and Playne streets. Only the nearby Peninsula Centre, undergoing redevelopment as an apartment complex, will be higher. Long Island Residents’ Association
Across the block: The new South East Water building will stretch from Wells to Playne streets and dwarf its neighbour, the Landmark building.
has labelled the planning process an “outrageous abuse” and a “secretive, arrogant and contemptuous treatment of the Frankston community”. Spokesman Rob Thurley said more time was needed “to extend a car port” than what is being required for the city’s biggest project for 25 years. He said development in the centre of the city on the banks of Kananook Creek should “receive the fullest public debate”.
Mr Thurley said this week’s release of architect’s plans did not give the public adequate time to comment before Monday’s council meeting. “Worse still, from SEW’s own communication to its staff, it appears that the council approval of the design has already been pre-determined, so public release is just a charade [and] will have no effective impact at all,” Mr Thurley said. “This follows a totally secret deal
to sell the strategic site – earmarked as predominantly public space – for a peppercorn price and a further secret deal to circumvent council’s own strict planning laws on building height and mass.” On Monday night council’s planning committee will “review” the plans for the new building, which then go to the state government architect to make a recommendation to Planning Minister Matthew Guy.
While council approval and continuing government support for the project seems a foregone conclusion, Frankston residents will have a chance to see the plans 10am-midday on Saturday at the Frankston Life Saving Club. Council gave early “in principle” approval to the proposed building, waiving planning scheme building heights and fast-tracking negotiations with South East Water. Since announcing Frankston as the chosen location, council and South East Water have mounted a sustained public relations exercise to pave the way for the water utility’s new headquarters on the banks of Kananook Creek. Briefings have been held with “key stakeholder” groups, including the Kananook Creek Association, Long Island Residents’ Association and Frankston Beach Association. The latest briefing was on 28 November. The Long Island association says it has “at least 11 major issues” with the proposal, which “should be fully debated with the community”. “The council’s role must be the trusted umpire, not the gung-ho developer. A massive conflict of community interest arises when the planning and developer role are not properly separated.” The 11 issues listed at http://longislandresidents.wordpress.com/ include a call for residents to pressure council into deferring approval for the South East Water’s high-rise office block and rescinding the waiver on building height.
Bats orphaned in Sydney, saved in Frankston By Mike Hast ORPHANED flying fox babies from Sydney are being looked after by volunteer wildlife carers in Frankston. The grey-headed flying foxes flew Qantas to Melbourne in late October and will be returned to Sydney in January by plane or car. Eleven are being cared for at Animalia Wildlife Shelter in Frankston and four at another shelter. The pups, as they are known, lost their mothers to electrocution and have been hand-fed with special formula by a team of volunteers working in shifts around the clock. Most are now feeding themselves, suckling on special teats and eating out of small dishes. Last week their adult canine teeth came through and small pieces of apple are now on the menu. In late October, Animalia founder Michelle Thomas received a call from the Sydney flying fox rescue centre run by WIRES, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service. Wildlife carers could not cope with the number of rescued bats and faced the unenviable option of euthanasing some pups. Ms Thomas could not say no and put out the call for wildlife carers in the Frankston region to help her look after the bats, which were aged between three and five weeks. She said there were two theories about the large number of orphans. “Sydney’s Royal Botanical Gardens has been driving bats out of the gardens and they have been flying out and landing on power lines. Also, with the drought breaking two years ago, tree
growth has seen branches closer to power lines, which power companies have not been trimming fast enough.” One of the Animalia bats received special treatment. A young male named Fonzie arrived with a malformed wing. He was taken to Pet Emergency & Specialist Centre in Malvern East where vets put him under a general anaesthetic and, with guidance from Ms Thomas, made four small cuts to allow the wing bones to spread out. Special tape was then applied to the wing which is regrowing. “Fonzie has been flapping the wing as it heals; he didn’t even try before the operation,” Ms Thomas said. A female bat called Ali has regrown a hole the size of a 10 cent piece in her wing unassisted. Ms Thomas said rescue teams in two states were making the effort to save the bats as they are a threatened species that is essential to the health of Australia’s forests. “They pollinate and disperse seeds, which helps trees spread,” she said. Scientists say grey-headed flying foxes, the largest bat in Australia, leave their roosts at dusk and fly up to 50 kilometres to feed on pollen, nectar and fruit. They and three other flying fox species spread the pollen and seeds of a wide range of native Australian plants. The grey-headed flying fox is the only nectar and fruit-eating mammal to occupy large areas of subtropical rainforests and is a key to the survival and growth of forests. Ms Thomas said the bats are intelligent and special creatures with their own personalities.
Cute and precious: One of the 11 orphaned grey-headed flying foxes from Sydney that is being looked after by a wildlife rescue centre in Frankston. Picture: Alison Kuiter
“This is why we are making the effort and spending money on them.” The little bats are drinking cow’s milk with glucose and calcium added as well as pre-packaged pureed fruit. Fresh stone fruit will be on the menu in a week or so. Other needs include electric blankets, pure cotton bat wraps to sleep in, baby wipes and endless washing of bedding and towels.
“As they grow, they will get onto solid fruit and once they have mastered the art of feeding and cleaning themselves, they will be returned to Sydney to join a bigger creche of orphans and then be gradually released into the wild,” Ms Thomas said. Adult grey-headed flying foxes have an average wingspan of up to one metre and can weigh up to one kilogram. Australia had untold millions of
grey-headed flying foxes early last century, but numbers have declined rapidly. Current estimates are about 300,000 and it has been reported the population may have declined by more than 30 per cent between 1989 and 1999. Details: For native animal rescue or to donate, call 0435 822 699. Follow the progress of the Animalia bats at www.animaliawildlife.org.au
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NEWS DESK
Teachers rally in McCrae By Mike Hast MORE than 300 teachers have rallied outside the McCrae office of Education Minister and Nepean MP Martin Dixon. The McCrae Plaza shopping centre car park was turned into a sea of red clothing and banners as teachers and support staff vented their disappointment at the standoff between the teachers’ union and the Baillieu government. Australian Education Union members are targeting state government MPs as part of the “Keep the Promise” campaign, which refers to Premier Ted Baillieu’s claim made before the November 2010 election to make Victorian teachers “the best paid teachers in Australia”. The morning rally was part of a series of statewide stoppage by teachers. Peninsula schools were either closed for the morning or the whole day Australian Education Union president Mary Bluett (pictured) told teachers from more than 30 peninsula schools the log of claims had been with the government for two years. “The government has our best offer; this fight is far from over,” she said to loud applause. Ms Bluett said the union would highlight “the tremendous hours” worked by teachers. “Teachers work an average of 50 hours a week for 38 hours’ pay. You do the extra hours because of your commitment to your schools.”
Police in two riot vans and sedans arrived before the 10am rally and sealed off two sections of the car park.
Three officers stood guard outside Mr Dixon’s office, but allowed a giant letter to be handed to office staff.
Mr Dixon was not at his office as Parliament was in session. Rallies across the state – including
outside the office of embattled Frankston MP Geoff Shaw at the same time – aim to keep pressure on the government to restart negotiations with teachers, who are pushing for a 30 per cent increase over three years and fewer short-term contracts. The government is offering a 2.5 per cent annual rise and talking about extra increases after “productivity gains”. Ms Bluett said the “broken promise will leave Victorian teachers among the lowest paid in Australia”. “WA teachers at the top of the scale are already paid 10 per cent more than our teachers, with pay rises of 8.25 per cent over two years to come,” she said. “NSW teachers at the top of the scale are paid $2822 more than Victorian teachers for the same work.” Ms Bluett said Victoria was losing quality teachers to other states and some were leaving the profession. The industrial action follows statements made by world-renowned American education expert Michael Apple that there was “no robust evidence anywhere” to show performance pay raised achievement scores for students. Performance pay for teachers remains a major hurdle in negotiations between the union and Victorian government, which says it wants to reward high-performing teachers. An AEU spokesman said a rally would not be held outside the office of Mornington MP David Morris.
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SPORTS podiatrist Dr Paul Dowie is a former athletics champion and member of the Australian Olympic squad. Now one of Australia’s most experienced podiatrists focusing on musculoskeletal issues and the founder of the very successful Foot + Leg Pain Clinics, Dr Dowie says he is having great success assisting peninsula residents to end foot and leg pain, heal injuries and assist degenerative issues. “With your feet being one of your most important and relied on assets, they are often the most neglected. They play a major role in nearly all our physical activities and support your whole body every single day, yet we squeeze them into ill-fitting and unsupportive shoes and don’t give them much thought or attention – except when something goes wrong. “The feet may be far more important than we realise, playing an important role in our physical, mental and emotional health. “We rely on feet for mobility, balance and posture. However when things go wrong, feet can be the cause of all sorts of physical pains and
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Hamburgers versus existentialism SOME questions demand an answer. In this category, I’d include the queries: what’s the time, who are you and, of course, do you know the way to San Jose? Then there are other questions we end up spending our whole lives trying to answer. Why are we here? Does my existence in an infinite universe really matter? Exactly when did Shane Warne start looking like a police identikit picture? But there is a third category. These are questions that demand not so much an answer as another question. Or, if not a further inquiry, then the kind of silence that only deep, deep space can rival. Into this category I would put the following: would you like that in a meal? I had just placed an order at a fast food restaurant. Specifically, I had requested a burger, chips and an orange juice. Having repeated my order into a microphone, the young person pushed away his ample fringe and through a mouthful of braces that would undoubtedly prevent him from entering most of the county’s airports, asked me a question that stopped me dead in my tracks. Would you like that in a meal? To be brutally honest, when ordering the burger, the chips and, indeed, the drink, I had done so in the full belief that these items would almost certainly constitute a meal. This inclination was only strengthened by the fact that I had placed the order at something quite brazenly calling itself a restaurant rather than, say, a laundromat. Had I asked for a burg-
er, chips and a drink at the hairdressers or written it down on a withdrawal slip before handing it to bank teller number three, they would be well within their rights to ask this question. But surely such enquiries are unnecessary at a restaurant? I don’t pretend to be an expert, but I’ve always imagined that meals are pretty much the entire point of restaurants. I’m yet to discover an eatery that both serves food and prepares your tax return, even though that would be awesome. It’s little wonder I was so confused. As I stood, slack of jaw, a very long and (quite probably) very hungry queue of people formed behind me. No doubt the people had made the same rookie mistake I had and were lining up in the genuine belief that they were about to order a meal rather
than be confronted with one of the greatest existential challenges of this age or any other. The young man standing opposite me, whose jaw was even slacker than mine and wore a name badge that said “Algernon”, let his mouth hang open like the 18th hole. Between us, we looked like a pair of sideshow alley clowns. Part of the reason for my confusion has to be that I’m ignorant of the other available options. What happens if I decide not to have them in a meal? Will the burger no longer be a burger? And if meat, lettuce, cheese and tomato interspersed between two halves of a bun is not a burger then – in the name of all that is holy – what is it? Because if a burger is not a burger, then the Hamburglar would have to be the most deeply misunderstood and
wrongly persecuted individual in living memory. That’s to say nothing of the drink and chips. Perhaps I should have been more confident. When asked whether I would like my hamburger, chips and drink in a meal, I should have said “no” in a loud and commanding voice, before adding, “I’d like them in a poem. Preferably a haiku but, if push comes to shove, a limerick will suffice”. Had Algernon’s face not already been an emotional black hole, this would surely have tipped it into a sentimental abyss. I should have asked for my order in a bouquet. Or maybe a Ford Focus. Or a pair of slimming trousers. Then again, perhaps I’d misunderstood the question. It could easily be that young Algernon was not asking me whether
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Sorrento Rotary art show’s 29th year By Marilyn Cunnington PEOPLE looking for a perfect painting for that special spot in the home might find it at the Rotary Club of Sorrento 29th Annual Art Show. The art show is regarded as one of Mornington Peninsula’s most prestigious, innovative and vibrant exhibitions. A stimulating event attracting many visitors in 2012 and a record number of art sales, it is a great showcase for established and emerging artists with the added benefit of fundraising for the community. All funds raised go toward Rotary community projects. The show features prominent and promising Australian artists. It attracts many buyers from Melbourne and regional Victoria as well as peninsula residents. On the peninsula, art holds significance for many residents and visitors as seen when you walk the Sorrento Portsea Artist Trail, which brings to life famous works by Albert Tucker, Phillip Fox, Arthur Streeton and others who have been inspired by the southern end of the peninsula. Opening night will see more than 400 people with the opportunity to snap up one of the more than 800 imaginative and creative works. Tickets that include champagne and finger food are available from Twiggy’s Shoes, 60 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento. Feature artists this year are Fiona Bilbrough, Ev Hayes, Rosemary Todman-Parrant and John Bredl. John Bredl will also hold a demonstration at 2pm on Sunday 13 January. John Duncan-Firth, known for his paintings of droving and scenes of the mountain cattlemen’s lifestyle, is this year’s judge. The 10-day exhibition opens to the public for viewing and purchasing on Friday 11 January at the official opening and continues until 19 January from 10am until 4pm. Rotary Club of Sorrento 29th Annual Art Show is at Sorrento Community Centre, David MacFarlan Reserve. Details: 0432 420 336 or www.thebayartshow.com.au
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THE Beach Boys have been singing about summer, the beach, surfing, girls and hot rods for 50 years. Inspired by the Everly Brothers, Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson began performing together with their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine in 1961. The band signed to Capitol Records in 1962 and their music gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a southern California youth culture. For music fans raised on the harmonies and melodies that defined a generation, The Beach Boys 50th anniversary was celebrated with an album featuring all new material and a 75-date world tour. The Beach Boys played to sold out crowds and received rave reviews at every stop, from Hollywood Bowl to its conclusion at London’s Wembley Arena with an epic 55- song set. The excitement of the 2012 tour lives forever on DVD and Blu-Ray: The Beach Boys: Live in Concert 50th Anniversary Tour. The DVD comes hot on the heels of a remarkably productive year for the band, which saw the release of their first album in 16 years, That’s Why God Made the Radio (Capitol), and The Beach Boys: Doin’ it Again, which features live performances, behind the scenes footage from the 2012 recording sessions, as well as never before seen film of the 1966 Good Vibrations recording sessions, and moving tributes to founding members Carl and Dennis Wilson. The Beach Boys: Live in Concert 50th Anniversary includes all the hits including Do it Again, Little Deuce Coupe, Sloop John B, and Good Vibrations. www.capitolrecords.com and www.thebeach boys.com *** THE Melbourne season of the award-winning play War Horse has been extended even before it starts. Representatives of the National Theatre of Great Britain and Global Creatures said the extension was due to high demand for tickets to the multiple Tony and Olivier award-winner. Extra performances over three additional weeks at the Arts Centre Melbourne’s State Theatre CHK go on sale this week. Praised by critics and audiences alike, the Australian premiere of War Horse is at the State Theatre on New Year’s Eve and there will be preview performances from 23 December. War Horse is a theatrical blockbuster play (not a musical) that has taken worldwide au-
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diences on an emotionally charged journey via amazing production elements, superb talent and imagination. At its heart are astonishing puppets strong enough for people to ride, created by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, which brings breathing, galloping and charging horses to life on the stage. The 33 Australian cast members include actors and puppeteers. Nick Stafford’s stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s book War Horse tells the story of Joey, the beloved horse of a boy called Albert, who is sold to the cavalry at the outbreak of the First World War. Shipped to France, Joey is soon caught up in enemy fire and fate takes him on an extraordinary odyssey, serving on both sides before ending up alone in no man’s land. Although not old enough to enlist, Albert embarks on a treacherous mission to find his horse and bring him home. Season runs 2 January to 3 March. Book on 1300 182 183 or 136 100. www.artscentremelbourne.com.au and www. warhorseaustralia.com *** WHEN your first single from the Grease album, the biggest movie musical of all time, is the chart-topping You’re the One That I Want and becomes the bestselling duet in pop music history, it’s a tough act to follow. Almost 35
years later, John Travolta and Olivia NewtonJohn have combined their iconic voices for This Christmas. The duo will donate their proceeds from the album to the Jett Travolta Foundation and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Melbourne. The album contains one original song, the aptly titled I Think You Might Like It, the sequel to the duo’s Grease smash hit of all those years ago. It, too, has been written and produced by John Farrar. “John Farrar was just as hard on me now as he was then,” laughs Travolta. “We went for perfection on it. It was really fun to do that,” Newton-John said. Songs include Baby it’s Cold Outside, Silent Night, White Christmas, and Deck the Halls (featuring James Taylor). www.jett-travolta-foundation.org and www. oliviaappeal.com Top 10 albums
1. Doin’ it Again – The Beach Boys (Capitol) 2. Take the Crown – Robbie Williams (EMI) 3. Monster – Kiss 4. Down Under Nuggets 1965-1965 – various (Festival) 5. Merry Christmas, Baby – Rod Stewart (Verve) 6. Grrr! – The Rolling Stones (Polydor) 7. Michael Buble Christmas – Michael Buble 8. Celebration Day 2CD/DVD – Led Zeppelin (Atlantic) 9. Psychedelic Pill – Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Warner) 10. This Christmas – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
DORA rang me to seek advice about Cleetis, her husband of 48 years. She was at her wits’ end and wanted to know what to do about Cleetis’s “debenture” (Dora was originally a blonde). I immediately engaged my financial brain to help them. Financial advice is pretty easy: draw a line down the middle of a page, write all income on the left, expenditure on the right, and ensure expenditure does not exceed income. All the yuppies reading this beware! This is truth. Dora told me Cleetis was becoming hard to live with and the noise was driving her insane. On enquiring how “noise” affected finances, she explained it was the constant slamming of the toilet seat that made her want to scream. I must admit that even I was having trouble keeping up with this train of events. Dora explained that since Cleetis had suffered “debenture” he spent an inordinate time on toilet duties. So much so he would go to the toilet, lift the lid (it had taken her more than 30 years to train him to put the seat down) and then she would hear it flush. No sooner than this happened, Cleetis, or Cleet as she called him for short, would attempt to repeat the process because “he didn’t seem to know if he was going or coming”. Cleet had also taken to wandering and was often brought home by nice ladies. He seemed to like this and wandered a lot, certainly enough to worry Dora. Dora also said the only clothing he wanted to wear was his brown cardigan and green corduroy trousers, his favourite apparel before he sold his Volvo. Now, all you people who are laughing please stop and take a reality check because some of you will travel this route. Actually I can see you, and you over there, and the bloke over there drinking a stubby are prime candidates for “debenture”. Poppy’s solution This is a hard one to deal with so bear with me. I did not want to belittle the issue because so many of us are heading down this road, and good advice is hard to obtain. Not only that, the problem of the toilet seat to date remains unsolved. I advised Dora to buy a large name tag and put her phone number and address on it and pin on Cleet’s brown cardigan so the nice ladies could bring him home. I said buy a Meyer lemon tree and plant it in the backyard and train Cleet in the irrigation thereof. Dora also asked me if it was okay for her to occasionally have something to keep her spirits up. I suggested stubbies, but Dora told me she didn’t want to go down the path of that bloke drinking the stubbies previously mentioned, and would sherry be all right. Poor Dora, she didn’t know that “sherry” no longer exists due to naming rights, and I told her to ask for sweet fortified wine instead, and to ensure she partakes of it for medicinal purposes only.
A Grain of Salt YOU have to wonder how any of us survived if half of what the Australian Medical Association tells us is true. Lately it’s drinking alcohol causes prostate cancer. The AMA pronouncements regularly thrown our way are given with a superior air of certainty similar to indoctrination. Take prostate or breast cancer treatment. You discover “Oh no, they don’t go down that track anymore; they do it this way”. What was wrong with the other way? No answer; just moving on to another form of current certainty. I don’t mind that they’ve changed course 1000 times in the past 100 years; I do mind they always retain this “holier than thou” attitude. “Hospitals need to know that the appropriate amount of alcohol for a pregnant woman is zero.” “The baby doesn’t have a freedom of choice.” Is that like the freedom of choice offered to single mother babies during the 1950s-1970s? The only freedom of choice in our world on matters medical is the AMA’s choice, always subject to change. As for the cigarette packets; that’s really sick. Smoking causes blindness? Not according to what I was told at 14. Did I stop for nothing? Shades of A Clockwork Orange in the 1970s on behavioural therapy and the idea of showing the sick man those dreadful images to condition him in an effort to remove
his vice from his psyche. Using this form of medical knowledge (?) to control people is dangerous. We wait patiently for the return of freedom of choice and comfort ourselves with the knowledge that our government receives $14 billion yearly from tobacco excise and millions more from alcohol and medications. I recall seeing a sign at a swimming pool: “Do not swim fast”. I wonder if the AMA was responsible. *** RALPH Blewitt, former union “bagman” who’s been speaking out against Julia (and arguably loose with the truth according to his sister), has been described as “a confessed patron of Balinese brothels”. What’s that got to do with the price of fish? Poor Julie Bishop stepped up a class taking on Queen Julia; always fun to see two hard-hitting females go toe to toe. Julie was out of her league, but credit where it’s due; she had a red hot go. I suspect the fat lady has yet to sing. *** IGNORANT parochialism is alive and well, every day in every way. Perhaps some connection with the main body of Herald Sun readers; heaps of correspondence from weird, whinging contributors. Hey, we came second to Switzerland (The Economist) in “which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in
the years ahead”. Try SBS News for a genuine perspective. It can become a health hazard reading those letters. If symptoms persist, see your health care professional. What exactly is a health care professional? Doctors have a recorded message for all patients: “take these antibiotics and stop smoking and drinking”. Chemists will suggest a form of relaxation pill as will health shops but the same pill comes at exorbitant prices. Health shop owners cheer when you enter. The coffee shops supply the Herald Sun so one becomes stuck with it. The Age is a cheap form of Serepax. I read some good comedy from Andrew Bolt, who describes himself as “a rare conservative journalist” rather than the obvious “right-wing you know what”. I shall hibernate/ponder for a month from the Christmas/January passing parade of beautiful ladies and that ugly carnival. As Bobby Menzies would say, “I did but see them passing by”. *** THE wonderful realisation by a mother released from her Malaysian jail that the children she deserted as babies were now so important to her; she wants them back; such sweet heartwrenching stuff. Then, of course, the honesty of the Catholic clergy shining through like a Point Lonsdale beacon on the blink; comparing this with a 30-year-old female teacher caught
having consensual sex with a testosterone strapping 16-year-old student; losing her job and placed on the sex offenders list for years. Not to worry, we are having a Royal Commission. A two-year hearing? Plus six months to write the report, another six for the pollies to consider it. Three years minimum should shut us up. Why not simply do the Ballarat area as a starter? Worry not; we have Victoria’s new anti-corruption legislation, which is likely to bring crooks (not including politicians) to justice within a time frame of never. Justice is a misnomer. *** AND so it came to pass in downtown roundabout city Rye that another roundabout appeared, on the corner of Lyons and Nelson streets, which was envisaged before Aldi reneged on building a new store. “Traffic management,” they explained. If nothing else it caught the amused attention of us suffering residents. No matter the necessity for a roundabout one block down – Collingwood into Lyons, dog leg to Sullivan where the real road confusion lies. Progress is progress? Here’s a suggestion for you busy bees in council: double the size of the street signs along Melbourne Rd. Dangerous enough all year, but dynamite during January. Hello! Are you there? Also, apparently the Collingwood
By Cliff Ellen street sign keeps getting stolen; who by?” *** RANDOM thoughts: I fancy Collingwood as the baby’s name, assuming a boy obviously. Go Kate. Well played, Ricky Ponting; a wonderful effort. But the best batsman since Bradman? They’re kidding. A ceasefire after eight days of death and destruction and the Palestinians respond with “God has intervened”? Television tells me Home and Away is “outstanding drama”. Very funny. Why do members of the Wilderness Society in Tassie look exactly like you’d expect wilderness society members to look? Finally, a tip for the females: with obvious exceptions, it’s not up to the male; never was, never will be. Females should realise that the “fear of refusal” lies deep within. The first sign must come from the female. “The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.” Albert Einstein. Adios amigos. cliffie9@bigpond.com
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John Old Optometrist is an independent local Optometrist in Bentons Square, Mornington on the Mornington Peninsula The successful candidate will be supported to undertake the Certificate IV Optical dispensing course at RMIT and receive on the job training. This training would lead to the ability to interpret optical prescriptions, give technical advice about lenses and advised on suitability and fashion of spectacle frames.
FREE CLEAN FILL Wanted clean fill site, South eastern area. Dams, gullies, paddocks. Filled and levelled, no charge. Phone 0418 356 583.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate that they:• Want to develop a career in optical dispensing • Will enrol in the RMIT Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing • Have a high standard of personal presentation • Have an interest in fashion and Optometry • Have a mathematical aptitude. The study of Physics would be highly regarded • Have a passion for providing the highest customer service and aftercare. • Possess strong computer literacy • Are interested in health care • Have the ability to work cohesively and productively within a team • Will work Saturdays and Friday evenings The position will include:• Giving technical advice about lenses and advised on suitability and fashion of spectacle frames. • Reception and clerical duties • Customer service • Data entry • Cleaning and maintaining practice • Merchandising • Marketing • Retail sales Please contact the practice on 0409 661 964 if you would like more information or send you resume to PO Box 3311, Mornington, 3931 or email to Johnold@bigpond.net.au
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Old Boys’ bats fail as top Dogs make hay PROVINCIAL By IT Gully PENINSULA Old Boys’ fall from grace continued on Saturday when it was bundled out for a miserly 112 against Heatherhill in MPCA Provincial cricket. The once powerful Old Boys have taken a dive in recent times and the lowly ranked Hills made them look second-rate once again on day one of the last game for 2012. The Hills are just 45 runs from victory with seven wickets in hand after scoring 3/66 by the end of the day. Earlier, Heatherhill’s Ben Frith was dominant with the cherry, claiming 5/36, while Jake Theobald made his
presence felt in snaring 2/9. Skipper Matty Meagher was at his best and picked up two wickets. The Hills’ Dean Shaw top-scored with 27 when the run chase began. Mornington’s Rob Hearn and Ben Clements were at it again on Saturday against Long Island, putting the team in a good position after the first day, Hearn scoring 138 and Clements 66. Hearn has been a revelation for the Doggies since joining last season, while Clements hasn’t put a foot wrong since returning from Frankston Peninsula a few rounds ago. Anthony Gapes made 26 for the Dogs. Sorrento is in a commanding position against neighbour Rye after rolling the team for just 133.
A lot was expected of the Demons this season with a number of recruits, including the legendary Darren Groves from Frankston Peninsula, but the Demons have failed to fire a shot so far. Ben Ashworth with 27 and Aaron Vernon with 26 were the best of the Demons’ bats, while the wickets were shared around for the Sharks. In reply, the visitors have lost one wicket, but Nick Jewell is still at the crease on 25 not out. His side is 1/29 heading into day two of the clash. Mt Eliza sensation Justin Grant can do it all. He can turn a match on its head with his bowling ability or score runs. On Saturday against Ballam Park, it was Grant’s day with the willow, scoring a sensational 112.
Haydn Gavine, who hasn’t played a lot of senior cricket due to being one of the state’s best up-and-coming AFL field umpires, grabbed his opportunity in the First XI and helped himself to 66. The Mounties are on track for a comfortable outright win. The home side bowled Ballam Park out for just 89, opening quick Sam Creffield tearing through the Knights’ bats, taking 6/54. Lyle House continued his fantastic season with 4/23. The Mounties have 75 overs this weekend to bowl the Knights out again and chase the required runs for the 20 points. History says Mt Eliza won’t need to bat again. Moorooduc is in all sorts of trouble
against Crib Point after being skittled for just 131 on Saturday. Luke Herrington was again sensational for the Pies with 3/15, Henry Dolphin was a nuisance with 2/29 and Symes and Barclay each picked up two wickets. In reply, Dolphin is still at the crease for the Pies with the score looking okay at 2/49. In the final game, Baxter has some work to do against Mt Martha after the home side scored a competitive 180. Dave Sands was the best of the Reds’ bats with 64. Baxter shared the bowling workload with Dale Irving the pick with 3/26. Matters snared 3/38 and Adrian Mack was economical in taking 2/9.
Blues skittled by Parkers as Braves’ ton-maker helps set Ridge a task DISTRICT By IT Gully HASTINGS is in enormous trouble in its match against Delacombe Park in MPCA District cricket after a disastrous day with the bat in the round six match, bowled out for less than 100. The Blues lost their first six wickets before the score had past 50. Scott Phillips and Timmy Birch are usually the prize scalps for the Blues and both were sent packing for just 10 on Saturday. Brad Watson was among the runs in the last match, but was removed for one, and youngster Chris Sawosz, better known for his bowling, was given the opening job and lost his wicket without scoring. It was a tough assignment for the youngster, given that Stuart Anderson and Chris Brittain were throwing down thunderbolts early. Isuru Dias, who usually does quality work with the ball for the Blues, was left with little choice but to produce something special with the bat. He obliged with 26, Hastings’ top score. Chris Brittain finished the afternoon with five wickets for the Parkers. He is starting to find on a regular basis the devasting form that can tear sides apart. It’s going to be an early day for the teams on day two, the visitors needing just 62 runs to win with nine wickets in
hand when they resume at 1/34, chasing just 95. Baden Powell’s Anjula Perera scored a century on Saturday as his side amassed 8/325 against Main Ridge. Perera is in his second season with the Braves after spending his debut year in the MPCA with Langwarrin. The nuggety little left-hander was superb on Saturday and has put his side in a fantastic position to pick up a win at the Ridge, always a tough task. Main Ridge skipper Brendan Rossborough was the pick of his side’s bowlers with 2/66, and Jason Albress snared 2/72 in what proved to be a tough day for the bowlers. Langwarrin coach Mark Cooper enjoyed his longest time at the crease on Saturday against Seaford with a season-high top score of 81. Cooper enjoyed a solid opening partnership with Simon McEvoy (41), while reigning medal winner David Ross has continued to be a nuisance with the bat since returning and scored 32. Danny Weare chipped in with 27 for the Kangas to help the home side to 8/236. Chris Cleef was the best of the Seaford bowlers with 3/65. Shaun Foster was at his run-scoring best on Saturday for Carrum in its match against Boneo. Foster scored 70 of Carrum’s 233, while Dylan Steed also was among the runs with 59. Daniel Polson ensured
he remained one of the competition’s highest run-scorers with 30. Ryan Jellie snared 2/37 for Boneo to be his side’s most economical bowler, and Glen Peterson was chief wickettaker with figures of 3/35. Pines will need to be at its best with the bat after Somerville posted a competitive score of 8/196 on a good track at Eric Bell Reserve. Craig Black top-scored for the Eagles with an unbeaten 61, and Ben Delaney was next best with 31. A number of other batsmen got starts but couldn’t go on with the job. Ricky Ramsdale was the pick of the Piners’ bowlers with 4/68, while the spiritual leader of the team, Brett Remy, was superb with 2/27. Nick Wilcox is fast becoming one of the quality all rounders in the competition and helped himself to 2/46. Frankston YCW will need to produce something it hasn’t been able to do since its premiership years – score 300 runs. Flinders batted first against the Stonecats on Saturday and put together a score of 307. Nathan Hunt was the main run-scorer with 84, while Tim Clarke was next best with 65. Several Flinders players got among the runs with Power getting 44, Beggs 35 and Morsman an unbeaten 28.
Reach and leap: Hastings’ Isuru (Izzy) Dias stretches for a catch during the game against Delacombe Park. Picture: Andrew Hurst
Hillmen and Buds fight hard for supremacy SUB-DISTRICT By IT Gully ROSEBUD is in an unexpected position against the side most likely to challenge it for the title, Red Hill. The ladder leaders batted first on Saturday on their home deck after losing the toss and being sent in. It was a baffling decision by Hillmen coach Simon Dart but it paid immediate dividends. Greg McCann and Darren Kerr have been sensational for the Buds this sea-
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son opening the innings, but both were back to the shed on Saturday before the score had reached 10. Ross Corfield was on fire early for the Hillmen and responsible for getting rid of both openers. Without Maher in the line-up, coming in at three, it was going to be interesting to see how the Buds stood up to the pressure. They were quickly 3/21 before Leigh Parslow (30) and Peter Doughty (22) got the Buds back on track. Brian
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Doughty then scored 20 and number 11 Scott Millar contributed 22 to help the home side to a slightly less than reasonable 158. The Hillmen should get the runs, but Rosebud is slick with the ball and is capable of getting the 10 wickets. Balnarring’s purple patch continued when it scored 273 against Tootgarook. Brendan Saker was again at his best with the bat, top-scoring with 79, while Chris Murphy helped himself to 42 and
Timmy Jessup 38. The Tooters are 0/2 in reply. Corey Hand was at his mercurial best on Saturday for Seaford Tigers against French Island, scoring an unbeaten 100. With O’Neil scoring 49 and Burgdorf 38, the Tigers were able to put together 9/279. Pearcedale is 1/29 in reply to Skye’s 173 after day one of their round six match. Skye was in some early trouble at
5/54, before Tim Koeford scored 42, Rob Gruer 28 and Darcy Merlo 26. Lachlan Cross and Justin Heysham were the pick of the Pearcedale bowlers with 3/24 and 3/32 respectively. Jedd Savage top-scored for Dromana with 59 and Mark Whitehead was among the runs again with 26 to help the side to a competitive 175 against Carrum Downs. Simon Worker was the best of the Cougars’ bowlers with 4/24, and Chamara Perera snared 2/32.
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Fishing on the water, pier and land ON THE LINE
roads in Mt Martha. Linley Point and Schnapper Point in Mornington also are worth a go. Rock anglers regularly catch squid, garfish, salmon, whiting and snapper. Best bait is squid, mussels and garfish, and best times are first and last light. Use bomb or snapper sinkers as they are less prone to snag, but spoon sinkers are the best. While the peninsula offers many ocean rock platforms, they are dangerous places and not recommended for beginners.
By Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro SUMMER holidays are all about family, fun, rest and relaxation. Fishing is this and so much more to many people. Whether you’re a serious angler or a weekend dangler, the Mornington Peninsula and southeast region has much to offer. Fishing crosses generations and gender lines, making it Australia’s number one recreational pastime. Here are a few tips about where to get a feed of fish, from blue water sport fishing adventures to casting a fly at trout.
Freshwater fishing
On the bays FOR those venturing out on boats, it’s fair to say snapper is the number one target. Snapper are best targeted from Mt Martha to Carrum in Port Phillip and from Cowes to Warneet in Western Port. The best time to get on the “reds” is first and last light, and the change of tide. Best bait is squid, silver whiting, pilchards, red rockets and garfish. Best location is between 16 and 21 metres of water. I always fish a running sinker rig for snapper and never use a wire trace, 1-2 metres of 40-60lb monofilament is fine. Another summer hit with fishos is the highly prized King George whiting. Anglers chasing whiting find success off Warneet, Yaringa, Tyabb, Stony Point, Balnarring and Somers in Western Port, and from Rosebud to Mt Eliza in Port Phillip. Best bait is squid, nippers, mussels, sandworm and pippies. Best results come from fishing the weed beds and reef edges in 4-6 metres of water. The best rig is a running sinker rig for slow-moving water or a paternoster rig for fast water. A size 6 to 4 long shank or wide gap hook is the best bet for hooking whiting. For those wanting to put calamari in the pan, Flinders, Cat Bay, Tyabb Bank and Somers are the hot spots for some giants in Western Port, while the biggies are also found at Portsea, Sorrento and Point Lonsdale in Port Phillip. The big inky critters are best tempted with fresh silver whiting or size 3.5-4.5 prawn imitation jigs. For anglers after normal squid, try Hastings to Warneet in Western Port and Mt Martha, Mornington, and Mt Eliza in Port Phillip. These areas are best fished with a size 2.5 squid jig tied directly to the line. Use a variety of different coloured jigs, but as a rule expect bright
Lunch for two and a half men: Clint, Ryder and Paul with a ripping Port Phillip flathead.
jigs to work best on bright days and dull jigs to work best on dull days. Another Victorian favourite is flake and there is no better flake than gummy shark. The best places to try are West Entrance, Cowes, Hastings and Boucher and Boulton channels in Western Port. In Port Phillip, try the channels off Rye, Rosebud and Sorrento or the deep water off Mt Martha and Mornington. Best bait for gummies is fresh squid, garfish and salmon as well as cured eel. The best rig is a running sinker rig with a pair of size 6/0 hooks tied to a 60-80lb monofilament leader. Use burley and be patient; the gummy is a hound shark and finds food by smell, so there is no point burleying up a place for an hour and then moving. The best time for a gummy is two hours either side of the tide.
On the ocean FOR boaties who want to hit the blue water, there are a few places within reach of the peninsula. King fish can be found off ocean bommies from Barwon Heads to Kilcunda. The best method is to trawl lures or baits using 15-24kg equipment. In search of a toothy? Mako, blue, whaler and thrasher sharks are on the cards if you “chum up” in 40-80metres of water in Bass Strait, which also holds some great bottom fishing for flathead, school and gummy shark.
Some of the hotspots include Flinders bank, Rye and Phillip Island.
Hire a boat YOU don’t need to own a boat to catch a fish. You can venture out in a hire boat and do things at your own pace or join a fishing charter. In Port Phillip, snapper is the number one target, but flathead squid, whiting, salmon and garfish are also common captures by people in hire boats. In Western Port, anglers in hire boats target gummy shark, whiting, elephant fish and flathead with great success. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a boat licence to hire a boat and with prices starting at about $130 for a four-person boat for four hours, it’s a cost-effective way to get the family on the water. This time of year, fishing charter boats target many different species. From sharks to snapper and flathead to squid, there is sure to be a charter operator to suit your requirements. Prices range from about $50 to $150 a person depending on the type of fish targeted, boat and number of people on board.
Beach fishing FOR those who prefer a land-locked option, surf, rock, pier and fresh water fishing are all on offer. During the hot summer months, surf fishing is a popular option. The surf beaches at Portsea, Rye, Gunnamatta and Point Leo are great for salmon during the day. At night, gummy shark
and even mulloway is a possibility. Fish deep gutters and rips, indicated by areas where fewest breaking waves occur. Fish an hour either side of the tide or at sunrise and sunset. Use pilchards, blue bait and pippies during the day, and salmon, squid and pilchards at night. The best rig for general fishing is a two dropper paternoster rig with a size 4 star sinker. I use a surf popper on the bottom dropper (to keep pesky crabs away) and a size 1/0 hook on the top.
Pier fishing FISHING off piers can be a great family option as well as a very productive one. There is no sand and you won’t get sea sick. Popular piers include Flinders, Stony Point, Frankston, Rye, Portsea and Mornington. If you’re in search of squid and whiting, Mornington, Flinders, Portsea, Sorrento and Stony Point piers are good places. For snapper, try Mornington. Stony Point and Mordialloc piers are also an option. If you’re after a feed of garfish or salmon, try Rye, Rosebud, Mornington and Frankston piers. Best bait is squid, mussels, pippies, prawn, sandworm, blue bait and silverfish. Always use fresh bait and remember not all fish are caught off the end of a pier. Rock hoppers: If you like rock fishing, try the cliffs at Hearn and Ian
FOR anglers who like the ambience of creeks and impoundments, the peninsula has more options with the opening of Devilbend Reserve, which is between Mt Martha and Hastings at Tuerong (Melway map 152 and 153). Stocked with redfin, rainbow and brown trout and with rumours of black fish, eel and marron, the newly opened reserve is fast attracting a following. It has fishing platforms and a picnic area, and is a family friendly fishing option. If you’re after bream, Balcombe Creek at Mt Martha and Patterson River at Carrum are worth a try. Most popular methods are bait fishing with prawns, but soft plastics are a genuine option for those more adventurous or wanting to avoid “bait fingers”. When fishing in fresh water, keep your fishing gear as light as possible. Hooks should be a size 6 to 2 with my preferred hook pattern being a straight shank bait holder. The best rig is a running sinker rig with about 40cm of 6lb monofilament trace or a lightly weighted bubble float with the trace set to just above the weeds. There is a holiday fishing option to suit everybody, no matter your level of experience. So grab the rods, organise the crew and get on the water (or pier) this holiday season. You might catch the fish of a lifetime or at least strengthen the bond with friends and family. Tight lines and calm seas. Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro has been fishing since he could hold a rod and stay in the boat. He has boat hire businesses in Mornington and Yaringa Boat Harbour in Somerville. He has been a fishing writer for magazines and brings his knowledge to MP News Group for season 201213. Details: www.fishingmornington. com or www.western portboathire. com.au Email spbh@bigpond.com or 5975 5479.
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Sea Siren sinks as Alcopop bubbles Hong Kong, Sunday: CRANBOURNE globetrotting jockey Craig Williams was “thrilled” with eight-year-old Alcopop’s third behind back-to-back winner California Moon in the Longines Hong Cup Cup (2000 metres) at Sha Tin on Sunday. “It was a great effort,” he said of Alcopop, who rattled home along the rails from last into the straight. “He was slowly away, he received a bit of a buffeting in the run but was strong at the finish.” After several indifferent campaigns Alcopop has been in outstanding form this season with a second to Dunaden in the Caulfield Cup followed by a win in the prestigious Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington with Williams aboard. The high-class displays earned him the trip to Hong Kong and now trainer Jake Stephens is considering taking the veteran to Dubai for the $5 million Sheema Classic (2400m) in March. “He’s had his issues, but I couldn’t be more pleased with the way he coped with the travelling,” the Victor Harbour handler said. Alcopop lifted Williams’s spirits after he had been disappointed with the hot favourite Dunaden in the Longines Hong Kong Vase (2400m). “He was flat,” said Williams of Dunaden, who finished fifth behind Red Cadeaux. It was a thoroughly deserved win for
Big day out: Above, Hong Kong’s California Memory beating the French mare Giofra in the Hong Kong Cup. Picture: Hong Kong Jockey Club Right, A jubilant Zac Purdon after winning the Hong Kong Mile on Ambitious Dragon. Picture: Peter Ellis
Red Cadeaux, who was brilliantly ridden by Gerald Mosse. Only beaten by a nostril by Dunaden in the 2011 Melbourne Cup, he ran into trouble and finished eighth in this year’s Cup. He followed that with an eighth, when again unlucky, in the Japan Cup on 25 November but, for once, thanks to Mosse, everything went his way. While Alcopop covered himself in glory, Australia’s triple Group 1
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winner Sea Siren was an abject failure when finishing ninth to Japan’s Lord Kanaloa in the Longines Sprint (1200m). “She was very keen early and wanted to lay in. I can’t say anything else other than that she was disappointing. She was just not herself today,” jockey Jim Cassidy said. Cassidy’s 29-year-old son-in-law Zac Purton was the Australian hero of the day.
Purton, who had married Cassidy’s elder daughter Nicole eight days earlier, completed a treble in winning the Longines Hong Kong Mile (1600m) for the hosts on Ambitious Dragon. The current Hong Kong Horse of the Year, Ambitious Dragon was brought from last by Purton to score in most authoritative fashion. “To have success like this on such an important day is amazing,” the Queensland-born Purton said. “It’s the
type of thing you dream about.” International form expert Peter Ellis provides weekly racing tips on a weekly podcast at www.racingandsports.com.au and at the Tatts website. Visit www.tatts.com after 2pm each Friday. Listen to his race analysis and tips for Melbourne and Adelaide meets on Saturday mornings at 10.45am in Under The Microscope on RadioTAB. Visit www.tatts.com > Racing > RadioTAB.
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GIFT GUIDE 2012 DECEMBER Mornington Racecourse TWILIGHT Market Special Christmas Market at the racecourse. Quality arts and produce market. Entry is free, parking $3, no dogs. Date: Sat 15 December. 3-8pm. Contact: Louise gamon, 5976 3266 Mount Martha Cricket Club Community Christmas Carols Concert on the Lawn Christmas Carols Concert performed on the oval at Ferrero Reserve for the community. Date: 16 December, 7-9pm Contact: Mount Martha Cricket Club, 0458 017 894 JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM for 6-10 year olds: ‘Nature’s Camouflage & Disguise’ The program includes Wildlife Sanctuary exploration with Loyola, looking for animals in disguise, playing camouflage hide & seek and making a stick insect to take home. BYO drink and snack. Please wear clothes that disguise you in the bush, dressing in browns, greens, olives and greys. Wear closed shoes. Bring binoculars if you have a pair. BOOKINGS & PRE-PAYMENT ESSENTIAL, $15 per child Meet at the Visitors Centre Date: 20 December, 9.30am12pm Location: The Briars, Nepean Highway, Mt Martha Contact: 5974 3686
Mount Eliza Christmas Market Mount Eliza’s annual Christmas themed market, this year combining with the highly acclaimed monthly Farmers Market, incorporating craft stalls, gift stalls and kids entertainment. Date: 23 December, 7am-2pm Location: Mount Eliza Community Centre Contact: Alison Doherty, 0403 889 559 Mount Martha Community Carols by Candlelight Community Carol Singing. Date: 23 December, 7.30-10pm Location: Mount Martha House Parade Grounds, Esplanade Mount Martha Contact: Stuart Calder PHONE: 0438 2041 127 Christmas Carols in Dromana Carol singing for the people of Dromana & surrounds. BBQ available with proceeds going to Salvation Army Date: 24 December, 7.30-9pm. Location: Old Flinders Shire Offices, Point Nepean Road, Dromana Contact: Val Goodman, 0413 297 733 Point Leo Swim 1200m ocean swim around bouys off Point Leo Beach Date: 26 December, 11am-4pm Location: Point Leo SLSC Contact: Lachlan Pearse, 0400 811 064 Silvers Circus Silvers Circus, Australia’s greatest
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family members to experience the game of lawn bowls. Date: Wednesday, 2 January to Wednesday, 6 February. Location: Mount Martha Bowls Club, 45 Watson Road, Mount Martha. Contact: Geoff King, 5974 2894 Jayco Herald Sun Tour 2013 VICTORIA’S oldest and biggest road cycling race, the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, has acquired a new date that will give the sport’s many fans a better chance of seeing some of the best riders in the land - and the world. Date: 6 January Location: (Stage 3) Cape Schank to Arthurs Seat Contact: Dean Trevorrow, dean. trevorrow@usmevents.com.au Sorrento Bay Swim The Sorrento Bay Swim is an open water swim event held in Port Philip Bay. The main event is a 2.0 km tide assisted swim, complemented by a 600m event for juniors and novices. Date: 5 January, 6am-12pm. Location: Sorrento Foreshore Contact: Clive Brend, 0419 310 101 2013 Food for Health Portsea Twilight The Food for Health Portsea Twilight is one of Australia’s most scenic & Challenging courses, boasting breathtaking views of Bass Strait & Port Phillip Bay. With a 7.7km or 3.75km Run/ Walk along the roads & trails of Point Nepean National Park, the
course takes in unulating short, sharp hills & exquisite natural landscapes. Date: 5 January, 5.30am-9pm. Location: Point Nepean National Park - Portsea Contact: Carolyn Smith, 0424 934 686 ‘Learn to Sail’ School Holiday Programs Looking for a fun outdoor school holiday program for your kids? Join one of McCrae Yacht Clubs morning or afternoon programs this January. Programs starting: 7th January (morning program) 14th January (morning program) 14th January (afternoon program) Location: McCrae Yacht Club Contact: Kate or Louise, 5986 1361 Sorrento Annual Art Show An exhibition of art works displayed in the Sorrento Community Centre to raise funds for subsequent distribution to local community and other charitable projects endorsed by Rotary Date: 11 - 14 January, 10am-4pm Location: Sorrento Community Centre Contact: Martin Briggs, 0419 040 045 Rye Gift Professional Foot Race. Classic car exhibition and entertainment for the family Date: 12 January, 10am-6pm Location: RJ Rowley Reserve, Melbourne Road, Rye Contact: Robyn Van Lieshout, 0414 564 531
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What’s on over summer Portsea Polo Australia’s highest profile polo event brings excitement of the polo with the best Melbourne has to offer - food, wine, sun, the outdoor and picturesque Portsea. Date: 12 January, 10.30am-6pm Location: Point Nepean Quarantine Station Contact: Focal Promotions, 9585 8330 Red Hill Country Music Festival The festival is one of Victoria’s premier country music events. The festival, held annually in early January attracts high profile performers from Victoria and interstate. The audience is exposed to a diverse range of country music. The festival also promotes up and coming artists via its emerging artist showcase and provides an opportunity for these artists to perform before a large audience. Date: 13 January, 10am-5pm Location: Red Hill Recreation Reserve Contact: Barbara Kuhl, 0402 260 048 Mornington Rotary Art Exhibition The 41st Mornington Art Exhibition staged by the Rotary Club of Mornington is entering a new era involving contemporary and traditional technology. Date: 18-28 January, 10am-6pm Location: Peninsula Community Theatre, Wilsons Road Mornington Contact: Geraldine Hanton, 0413 082 992
Portsea Swim Classic 2013 The Portsea Swim Classic is the major fundraiser for the Portsea Surf Life Saving Club. The vent is now in its 27th year and attracts up to 1800 competitors and many spectators. The racecourse is 1.5k long from the Portsea front beach to the Point Nepean National Park. Date: 19 January, 10am-4pm Location: Portsea Foreshore to Point Nepean National Park Contact: David Walton, 0432 644 446 Junior State Carnival 3 Victorian Junior Surf Life Saver’s come to battle it out between clubs, demonstrating their skills and athletic ability across both sand and surf events. Date: 19 January, 9am-4pm Location: Mount Martha Life Saving Club Contact: www.lifesavingvictoria. com.au RACV Great Australian Rally Classic car display open to the public to view. Cars start from three starting points and drive to the Mornington Racecourse for judging and presentation. Date: 20 January, 8am-4pm Location: Mornington Racecourse Contact: All British Classics Car Club Inc. 0408 343 176 Australia Day Celebrations - Hastings Date: 26 January, 8am-1pm Contact: Paddy Fincham, 0418 524 433 Australia Day Celebrations
- Dromana Date: 26 January, 8am-1pm Contact: Val Jarman, 0413 984 325 Australia Day Celebrations - Rosebud Date: 26 January, 8.30am-2.30pm Contact: Esther Revens, 0413 695 638 Australia Day Celebrations - Mt Eliza Date: 26 January, 9.30am-1pm Contact: Community & Special Events Team, 5950 1000 Australia Day Celebrations - Sorrento At the Sorrento-Portsea RSL Date: 26 January, 10.30am Contact: Jenny Prentice, 0409 358 479 Australia Day Celebrations - Rye Date: 26 January, 11am-9:30pm Contact: Barry Irving 0409 855 160 Australia Day Celebrations Mornington Date: 26 January, 12pm-9.30pm Contact: Community & Special Events Team, 5950 1000 Kelloggs Nutri Grain Ironman & Ironwoman Series The Kelloggs Nutri Grain ironman series and concurrent ironwoman series feature 36 of the worlds most elite surf athletes. The rare format will include the traditional surf lifesaving disciplined such as surf ski, board paddle, ocean swim and beach sprint. The series will consist of six rounds held over the 2012/2013 summer series will take place as
some of Australia’s most iconic beaches. The series will be extremely competitive as these athletes compete for the title of Australian Ironman and Ironwoman champion as well as $40,000 in cash and rewards. Date: 27 January, 9.30am-1pm Location: Portsea Back BeachContact: Sports & Entertainment Limited, (07) 5641 4916 FEBRUARY Dromana Bay Pier Swim Dromana Bay Life Saving Club 11th Annual Pier Swim. Two events: 10.00am - 600 metre, junior, novice event for ages 12+ 10.30am - 1200 metre, for ages 12 to 70+ Date: 2 February. Location: Dromana foreshore pier precinct Contact: Sandra Vander Pal, 0418 331 165 The Great Peninsula Paddle 2013 Now in its 4th year TGPP is a charity paddle event which sees approx 200 participants of varying ages paddle from Sorrentot o Portsea raising money for Reclink Australia. All paddle crafts from kayaks to canoes or stand up paddle boards are welcome. Date: 2 February, 10am-2pm Location: Sorrento Foreshore to Portsea Foreshore Contact: King Performance, 9598 5621 At Home with the Frasers at
Thurulgoona Opening for the final time is Tamie and Malcolm Fraser’s beautifully designed and planted garden of Thurulgoona. Guest speakers presenting throughout the weekend. Speciality plants available for purchase plus teas and lunches available. No bookings required. $10 pp - U 18 FREE. Date: 16-17 February. 10am4.30pm. Location: Merricks Road, Merricks - parking in paddock. Contact: Abigail Place, 0458 700 079 Rotary Club Charity Golf Day Different golfer abilities welcome and guests are welcome to attend official dinner after the game. All proceeds given to local charities. Date: 20 February, 12pm-10pm Location: Flinders Golf Club Contact: Peter Cole, 0410 071 114. peterscole@aapt.net.au Western Port Festival On the picturesque Hastings Foreshore, Western Port Festival has something for all members of the family with events organised to entertain all ages. Entry is free and so is the entertainment! You only have to pay for your rides and food. Please visit our website below for more information Date: 22-24 February, 10am-4pm Contact: Steve Hosking, 0425 752 276 WEB: www.westernportfestival. org.au
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Relax like Sting GIVE your family, friends and colleagues the gift of relaxation with a personalised gift certificate from Peninsula Hot Springs this Christmas. The certificates are sure to please
and are ideal presents, with easy purchase from the Peninsula Hot Springs website. Simply select a package or bathing experience from the downloadable Spa and Bathing Menu or nominate a dollar amount for the gift certificate. That way, the recipient can choose what they’d
like to put the certificate toward – from general bathing to meals, gifts from the retail shop, treatments or packages. After having his first Kodo massage, singer-songwriter Sting said: “That was the best massage I have ever had. Quote me on that.” For the first time, there are
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Police stay the course MOTORISTS using peninsula back roads this summer should expect to be tested for alcohol and drugs as part of Victoria Police’s Summer Stay campaign. Police have already been setting up testing stations in unusual places in an attempt to catch lawbreakers. Summer Stay is the force’s annual large-scale summer road safety campaign and this season will include police visually inspecting vehicles and putting unsafe cars off the road. Police Minister Peter Ryan said the campaign would “target factors that contribute to the road toll such as drug and alcohol use” and “motorists who are over-represented in the rural road toll including motorcycle riders, young drivers and heavy vehicle operators”. “We are urging drivers to stay alert, stay sober, stay within the limit and stay alive,” Mr Ryan said. “Summer Stay will run 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and motorists can expect to be breath-tested, speed-checked and closely monitored by police.” Part of the campaign is called Operation RAID, which aims to remove drug- and alcohol-impaired drivers from the road. Police will focus on the main factors that contribute to road trauma during the Christmas and new year period – speed, alcohol and drug driving, fatigue and driver distraction. Police will run four different operations in an effort to reduce road trauma. The head of road policing, Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe, said police would be moving drug and alcohol buses into urban and regional centres and “locking down entire areas”. Inspecting vehicles has the backing of VACC,
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