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The Cup, all in a day’s work for this racing exec SALLY-Anne Marshall is no stranger to horse racing. As the racing manager for Cranbourne-based Nikki Burke Racing, she has an insider’s knowledge of the business. Sally-Anne is also a model who represented Country Racing Victoria as a fashion ambassador for three consecutive years. At last Wednesday’s Mornington Cup Sally-Anne’s outfit had a tropical feel, reflecting its north Queensland origins. The dress was by designer Michalenko, and her hat was by milliner Amanda Macor, both of Cairns. More Cup pictures Pages 18 and 19. Picture: Cameron McCullough

Smaller Link servo plan By Mike Hast SERVICE station builder AA Holdings is about to submit new plans for its twin service centres on either side of Peninsula Link freeway at Baxter. The first plan was knocked back by Mornington Peninsula Shire in December 2011. AA Holdings went to the state plan-

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Food for all: Sandy Dudakov, left, and Rob McMurrick of FareShare, Tony Salpietro of Woolies Hastings, and Greg Hunt load food destined for needy people instead of landfill. Picture: Yanni

SURPLUS food from 18 supermarkets between Rye and Mordialloc will go to a not-for-profit community group that feeds needy people. The arrangement between Woolworths supermarkets and FareShare was launched in Hastings on Monday. It is the latest deal between Woolies and FareShare, which started in inner Melbourne in late 2008 when two supermarkets agreed to provide unsold fresh fruit, vegetables and meat to the group instead of sending it to landfill. Dozens of stores now supply FareShare, which says it aims to serve one million meals this year. FareShare vice-president Sandy Dudakov said the organisation had since 2001 “given away healthy, nutritious meals to the hungry and the homeless in Victoria, using food donated by businesses”. “By rescuing food that would otherwise be wasted, ending up in landfill, we do our bit for the planet by helping to cut methane pollution and reducing demand for new food products,” he said. FareShare volunteers will collect food from outlets in Rye, Rosebud, Rosebud West, Hastings, Somerville, Baxter, Mornington, Mornington East, Mt Eliza, Frankston, Langwarrin, Kar-

ingal, Seaford, Carrum Downs, Patterson Lakes, Chelsea and Mordialloc. It will be used to make meals distributed throughout Melbourne and Victoria by more than 300 charities. At the launch, federal MP Greg Hunt, whose electorate covers most of the peninsula, congratulated Woolworths for its continued support of FareShare. The good news was a break for Woolies, which, along with its great supermarket rival Coles, is being investigated by Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for allegedly engaging in improper practices to force down prices from suppliers. Woolies and Coles control about 70 per cent of Australia’s grocery spending and have been accused of using bullying tactics against food and grocery suppliers. About 50 suppliers have contacted the ACCC after it promised to protect their identities, formalising complaints that have been circulating unofficially for years. The two supermarket chains last year recorded combined revenue of more than $70 billion. Mike Hast

Help for teenage violence families THE state government will provide $750,000 to Peninsula Health for a three-year “Keeping Families Safe” program to support families on the Mornington Peninsula and in Frankston who are experiencing adolescent violence. The program is a first for Australia and aimed at reducing violence by adolescents aged 12-18 committed on par-

ents and other family members, which has doubled in Australia in the past five years. Victoria is the first state to fund a program to deal with the problem. In 2011-12, police in Victoria were called to 4017 family violence incidents where an adolescent under 18 years was the offender, almost double the 2006 figure. Outer suburbs and regional areas consistently report high

and increasing numbers of incidents. Adolescent violence in the home can take many forms, including physical assault, property damage and verbal abuse. Keeping Families Safe is based on a successful American program Step Up. Jo Howard, manager of Peninsula Drug and Alcohol Program and Youth Services, said the money would enable

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It was hoped the Peninsula Health service would be replicated in other states. “One important objective will be to strengthen our working relationships with police, given they are increasingly being called to homes where violence occurs,” Ms Howard said. Peninsula Health is this week hosting a conference on adolescent violence in the home.

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Gardener’s delight: Rotarian Lindy Davis, left, with Kris Johnston of Tyabb who won second prize in the Mornington Art Exhibition raffle, a gardening package from Bunnings.

Rotary art show a hit THE Mornington Art Exhibition run by the Rotary Club of Mornington in late January raised more than $30,000 for various Rotary projects on the peninsula, nationally and internationally. The exhibition was held at Studio @ PCT this year instead of the larger Peninsula Community Theatre, which was undergoing renovation until just a few days before the show started. Rotary members were able to hang 750 works instead of the usual 900,

but sales were comparable to last year, Rotarian John Renowden said. “The venue was well accepted and we had an increased number of people visit the exhibition,” he said. President Fran Chambers said money raised would enable the club to continue to support a range of local and international projects such as the fund to eradicate polio and to provide nets to combat malaria in New Guinea.

Winners of the raffle, which raised $6000, were: First prize (Harvey World “Carnival” cruise voucher) Margaret Fallaw; second prize (Bunnings gardening package) Kris Johnston; third prize (Rose Knightdecorated bar fridge) Evette Campbell; and fourth prize (Ken Cameron’s Menswear voucher) Linda Gale. The News was a sponsor of the exhibition along with Beleura House and Garden, and Bendigo Bank.

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birthday in March, includes Shel’s Diner, a 1950s-style outlet with a wide range of food and drinks. All parking spaces are reserved for the hot rods but there is parking up the back of the drive-in and people can bring deckchairs and rugs and sit on the lawn to watch the movies. Entry is $45 per car and there are only 500 tickets. Sponsors are Shannons Insurance and Bendigo Bank. Tickets online at: variety.org.au/vic Details: info@varietyvic.org.au

Doubt on fire text alerts By Mike Hast THE inadequacy of the Mornington Peninsula’s mobile phone system during summer when thousands of visitors arrive has been exposed by a senior CFA volunteer. In a letter to a federal politician, Peninsula Fire Brigades Group officer Tony Brown stated “poor to non-existent” mobile phone coverage in the region meant people might not receive bushfire warnings. Congestion of the mobile network over summer was putting lives at risk. Mr Brown said the increase in summer tourists and campers meant local roads “would struggle to cope with a mass evacuation” and could leave people potentially trapped with no mobile communication. The warning came in a letter sent

to federal MP for Flinders Greg Hunt who used it as the basis for a speech in Federal Parliament last Thursday. The CFA’s peninsula group includes Boneo, Dromana, Flinders, Main Ridge, Mt Martha, Rosebud, Rye and Sorrento. In his speech, Mr Hunt said the peninsula was one of the most bushfireprone areas in Victoria. “We have a large number of people in a high fire danger area with failing telecommunications. It is a recipe for disaster,” he said. “Lives are at risk because the government is failing to ensure adequate mobile coverage on the peninsula.” Mr Hunt said he had spoken to Telstra and written to the federal Minister for Communications Stephen Conroy seeking urgent assistance. “It is a region with ongoing signifi-

cant telecommunications problems. “The opening of the Peninsula Link Freeway, which will bring more tourists to the area, puts further pressure on a system that already can’t cope.” Mr Brown’s letter stated: “Effectiveness of the government-developed mobile phone warning system needs to be tested under these trying conditions to ensure it would not be severely compromised as it depends on the phone system in question transmitting warnings and information about current life-risk situations. “If such circumstances were to be realised, we would be faced with a scenario of public emergency warnings not being heard in one of the most heavily populated and fire-prone areas in the state.” Mr Brown was contacted by The News but directed questions to the

CFA’s director of southern metro region, Peter Schmidt. Mr Schmidt said it had not been the CFA’s intention to go to the media as “it is outside our charter”. He said Mr Brown would not be censured as it was Mr Hunt who had gone to the media. “There are [mobile phone] issues during the holiday period,” he said. “We had issues last year and Telstra boosted capacity but has been unable to help this year.” He said mobile phones used by CFA volunteers dropped out during calls, especially during the day but came good at night. Mr Schmidt said the peninsula had so far escaped serious fires. “We’ve had small fires but have been able to jump on them quickly.” Mr Hunt used the letter to criticise

the federal government. “I would note that the government is spending billions, promising to put an NBN into areas that already have wellserviced broadband, yet the Mornington Peninsula does not even have an adequate mobile phone service,” he said in the parliament. “Five years ago we were going to receive an Opel system, which would have dealt with these problems. Instead we are now facing a 15-year wait, including the five years to now and the 10 years to come. “Residents and business owners are forced to use the wireless system. Unfortunately [it] is inadequate so we find that mobile phone calls frequently drop out, email delivery is delayed and in some places wireless services are only accessible after 10pm. It is wireless that is the problem and the solution.”

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Second try for Link servos Continued from Page 1

The company states on its website that it is “BP’s largest retail customer in Australia and BP’s third largest overall customer after BHP and Rio Tinto”. The company, led by Andreas Andrianopoulos, has been building and operating service stations, so-called freeway service centres (FSCs) and car washes for more than 40 years. It has twin FSCs similar to the ones it wants to build at Baxter on the Calder Fwy in Keilor North, Hume Fwy at Wallan, Princes Fwy at Officer, on EastLink tollway between Ferntree Gully Rd and Wellington Rd and on the Geelong Bypass at Lovely Banks. In late 2011, shire councillors knocked back the Baxter project, going against the recommendation of shire planners. Councillors said it would impinge on the green wedge zone, was a “commercial development of excessive scale within the Green Wedge”, the design and location of the development failed to adequately protect the landscape and environmental values of the Moorooduc flood plain and it would “have an adverse impact on the amenity of the area with regard to noise, light and visual bulk”. “The proposal will result in the loss of agriculture land in the green wedge zone which cumulatively jeopardises the economic viability of the Mornington Peninsula in terms of agricultural productivity,” the decision stated. Six months later, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal agreed with the shire council, saying key reasons for the refusal included insufficient traffic to justify the twin servos, loss of green wedge farmland and the project’s potential impact on breeding grounds of the threatened dwarf galaxia native fish. VCAT members Rachel Naylor and Greg Sharpley stated there was a lack of identified need for the freeway service centres. “We are not persuaded about the predicted traffic volumes for Peninsula Link, hence we cannot

find with any certainty what the likely traffic volumes and movements will be,” they stated. The tribunal had earlier heard evidence from Henry Turnbull, a traffic engineer of Traffix Group Pty, who said projected traffic volumes would be 30,000-40,000 vehicles per day average (not holiday peaks). Ms Naylor and Mr Sharpley also were concerned about the dwarf galaxia fish, saying there had been “inadequate evaluation on the extent of or the impact of the construction of the northbound FSC [freeway service centre] and possibly the southbound FSC (its access track or any future footpath and waterway crossing) on the spawning habitat of the dwarf galaxias”. “Given the importance of this habitat, we have decided the environmental impact is unacceptable in this case.”

Cameras track cyclist THE lure of a free run home proved costly for a cyclist caught using Peninsula Link freeway. Closed-circuit television cameras on the new road recorded footage of the man cycling in the emergency stopping lane of the freeway each afternoon for several days, making it easy for Peninsula Link administrators and police to collude in his capture in Frankston on Monday. Leading Senior Constable Ross Randall of Frankston highway patrol said Peninsula Link staff alerted police to the man’s pattern of travel so that police were able to head him off at the Skye Rd exit of Peninsula Link about 4pm. The 64-year-old Frankston man was fined $282 for unlawful use of the emergency stopping lane and warned to stick to bike paths and suburban roads. Leading Senior Constable Randall said pedestrians, animals and bicycles, including the motorised variety, were banned from freeways.

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AN upgrade to resuscitation equipment is set to benefit children admitted to the Frankston Hospital’s emergency department. A $13,000 donation from Esso and BHP Billiton was used to buy a Broselow trolley, which is designed to allow doctors and nurses easy and quick access to resuscitation equipment for children and babies. The trolley is colour coded to match the age of the child, ensuring the appropriate-sized equipment is used, saving assessment time. The trolley is the latest piece of equipment bought with annual donations from the two companies over the past 20 years.

YOUNG musicians who want to plan and run music, cultural and artistic events on the Mornington Peninsula are being urged to get involved with FReeZA. It is is state government program that aims to give young people the chance to be trained as well as attend affordable and accessible music and cultural events. This year the peninsula’s FReeZA committee will be based in Rosebud. Applicants aged 12-25 have to get to Rosebud YLounge, 1 Nepean Plaza, Rosebud (corner Ninth Ave) each Thursday. To register go to www.mpys.com. au/freeza and submit an application form.Call 5986 3585 or email eliza. anthony@mornpen.vic.gov.au

Careful trolley: At Frankston Hospital with a new children’s resuscitation trolley are Dr David Rankin, Esso Australia Long Island Point plant manager Steve Williams, Paul Ormrod, Helen Hewitt and Dr Marcus Hirschfield of Esso.

Start to freeway trade-off at Baxter By Mike Hast WORK is set to start on $1.3 million worth of roadworks, footpaths and cycling lanes in Baxter. Improvements to the town’s main road, Baxter-Tooradin Rd, will include sealing of the road edge; associated kerb, channel and drainage works; a new footpath; and an on-road bicycle lane. Detailed designs have been completed and contracts were signed with Winslow Constructors on 1 February. The project is part of a trade-off for residents’ support of Peninsula Link, especially after mid-2009 when it was announced by Linking Melbourne Authority that Baxter would get a

500-metre long overpass instead of an underpass due to the water table being too close to the surface. Residents had earlier been told the freeway would be built under Frankston-Flinders Rd and BaxterTooradin Rd, vastly reducing the visual and noise impact on the population of about 1200 people. Led by BRATPAC (Baxter Residents and Traders Progress Action Committee), residents lobbied the state government and its freeway management authority, LMA, and won the concessions about to be provided. In early 2011, BRATPAC was told the works would cost about $2 million. Stage one of the concessions was a

new signalised pedestrian crossing on Fultons Rd, switched on last August. Two government MPs issued press releases about the roadworks – Hastings MP Neale Burgess and upper house MP Edward O’Donohue, who is Parliamentary Secretary for Transport. Mr Burgess said he had been “fortunate to work with BRATPAC members, including Peter Baulch, Kaylene Vlasveld and John Halliwell, during Peninsula Link planning to ensure Baxter residents would receive significant benefits from the disruption and inconvenience that construction of the road would cause”. Mr O’Donohue said Winslow Constructors “is now putting together de-

tailed designs and expects to begin work in the coming weeks”. He said the improvement works “would be welcomed by residents of Baxter and surrounding areas, with better facilities for pedestrians and cyclists”. BRATPAC president Peter Baulch said residents always supported Peninsula Link even after being told about the overpass. He said next items on the BRATPAC agenda were signs on the freeway letting drivers know where to turn off for Baxter and beautification works after the road and footpath works had been completed. Mornington Peninsula Shire had already promised $20,000.

Text for help - MP DUNKLEY MP Bruce Billson has suggested threatened Frankston line train travellers should be able to text protective service officers (PSOs). “The SMS service used to report anti-social behaviour at the footy works well in making sure people feel safe, while keeping in check those who want to make life uncomfortable for people around them,” Mr Billson told Parliament. “Being able to send a discreet text message, rather than make an audible phone call or push the red emergency button may be a better way for people to report abuse, intimidation or alcohol-affected out-of-control nuisances.” Mr Billson said the PSOs, once alerted, could coordinate their response “and check in on the issue after receiving the SMS report”.

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The ups and downs of surfing bring a smile By Keith Platt WHEN six-year-old Noah Fayle stood up to surf a wave, there were at least 24 pairs of hands waiting to catch him if he fell. It was his second try at surfing a wave, having made the previous one all the way to the sand lying down on the surfboard. When he came out for the second attempt, Noah insisted on standing up. His efforts and determination brought smiles and applause from the 24 Disabled Surfers’ Association (DSA) volunteers lined up to help Noah achieve his goal. “The water is his calmer,” his mother Marita Fayle, of Rosebud, said. “He’s been asking for a surfboard and we’re going to give him one tonight as a surprise.” Noah, who has Aspergers syndrome, was one of 52 participants able to have a surfing experience at Point Leo in a “Let’s Go Surfing” event held

by the DSA’s Mornington Peninsula branch last Saturday week. More than 200 volunteers helped at Point Leo, making sure the time in the waves was safe and happy. Flinders MP Greg Hunt attended the DSA’s first event last year and promised to be back “with a wetsuit”. True to his word, Mr Hunt returned on Saturday, joining other volunteers forming a corridor of safety in the shore break. After Noah was back on the beach playing with his sister, Ms Fayle said her son, a pupil at Moorooduc Primary School, loved being in water. “Sometimes, whenever he gets anxious, I’ll put him on the trampoline with a garden spray underneath. It calms him,” she said. “We also take him out fishing, which he loves.” The secretary of the DSA’s peninsula branch, Ashley Gardner, said the number of people wanting to try surfing on Saturday had more than

doubled since last year’s inaugural event. More are expected at the next “Let’s Go Surfing” day on Saturday 2 March and just as many volunteers would be needed to help out in the water and on land. The participants on Saturday were taken to the beach tents on the DSA’s wide-wheeled wheelchairs, which between events are made available at peninsula lifesaving clubs. A barbecue was held later at Point Leo Surf Life Saving Club. “The day was an amazing success – plenty of sunshine, swell and smiles on dials,” Mr Gardner said. “This will continue to grow. Our next event is 2 March so we are putting the call out there to anyone with a good heart. We need you. No surfing experience is needed, there are no age limits and no booking is required. Just rock up at 8am at Point Leo beach. The event starts at 9.” Wave rave: Noah Fayle was one of the keenest and happiest surfers at Saturday’s “Let’s Go Surfing” event run at Point Leo by the Mornington Peninsula branch of the Disabled Surfers Association. Chelsea McGhee, above, made sure he made it back to the beach on his first wave. On his second wave, top, Noah did it his way, making a stand before being gently caught by DSA volunteer Brodie Slater. Far left, A surfer and DSA support team pose for the traditional after-surf picture. Left, beach tents shelter participants and their helpers . Pictures: Keith PLatt

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Govt reviews councils’ rate structure THE state government could force local councils to change their rating systems after it completes a review of differential rates. The government is seeking the views of Victorians before it issues new guidelines to councils. Mornington MP David Morris, chairman of the differential rates ministerial committee, said there had been “a significant increase in the use of differential rates and in the inconsistency of their application, raising a number of community concerns”. “The Local Government Act 1989

previously provided councils with insufficient guidance regarding the application of differential rates,” he said. “Councils could levy differential rates as long as the highest rate was not more than four times the lowest, was calculated using capital improved value, and contributed to the council’s efficient and effective operation.” Mr Morris encouraged peninsula ratepayers, councils and other interested organisations to participate in the statewide consultation process. “The coalition government is committed to helping guide councils on the

BlueScope loss a ‘glimmer of hope’ BLUESCOPE Steel has posted a net loss of $12 million for the six months ending in December, providing a glimmer of hope for the embattled steelmaker. For the same period in 2011, the company lost $530 million. The result is a sliver of good news for the Western Port region and wider southeast after another painful round of job losses in mid-January. BlueScope announced on 14 January it would shed 170 works from its own payroll and from contractors working at its Hastings plant. In October 2011, the company closed its Western Port hot strip mill, one of two metal coating plants and retrenched 270 BlueScope and contractor workers after posting an annual loss of more than $1 billion. It later sold its steelcarrying ship Iron Monarch. BlueScope managing director, Paul O’Malley, yesterday (Monday) said BlueScope could make a small profit in the second half of the financial year.

He said the firm would launch its new generation Zincalume product mid-year. BlueScope has upgraded two metal coating lines (Nos 4 and 6) at Western Port to produce what it says is the next generation of Zincalume and Colorbond steel products. Paul O’Malley said BlueScope was experiencing stronger demand in the United States but weaker demand in China. The company has just won its first order in Russia for a prefabricated steel building, which will be supplied from the US. “For the first time in four years we’re looking at reporting a profit,” Mr O’Malley said. “We have turned the business around. The foundation is there for growth.” BlueScope shares jumped 12.5 per cent to $4.24. Mike Hast

equitable and appropriate application of rates, while making it easier for ratepayers to understand how council rates are applied,” Mr Morris said. Many councils, including Mornington Peninsula Shire, charge different rates. The shire brought in a higher rate for owners of vacant residential land two years ago. Owners pay 20 per cent more than the general rate “to ensure that owners … make an equitable financial contribution to the cost of carrying out the functions of council”, the shire said.

Owners of heritage properties get a rebate of between 12.5-25 per cent and landowners who undertake environmentally sustainable improvements to properties of two hectares or more receive a “land sustainability rebate”. Owners of farmland are charged about one-third of the general rate. There are about 1100 property owners on the farm land rate. In June 2009, the shire said “granting a differential rate to one sector transfers the rate burden to other sectors of the community”. Before the creation of Mornington

Peninsula Shire in 1994, the Shire of Flinders had a farm rate of 50 per cent of the general rate and the Shire of Hastings 66.7 per cent. The draft guidelines on differential rates and a discussion paper are at: www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/localgovernment/projects-and-programs/differential-rates-guidelines Written comments can be sent to the Department of Planning and Community Development’s website by 28 February. Mike Hast

Welfare officer for Osborne primary We are sailing OSBORNE Primary School in Mt Martha is one of 90 primary schools in Victoria that will receive a welfare officer to help stop bullying. The government will spend $124 million on 150 Primary Welfare Officers (PWOs) by 2014. Mornington MP David Morris said the officer would assist parents and teachers in the Osborne school community. “PWOs provide support to students experiencing issues that may be affecting their health, behaviour and wellbeing,” he said. “Their role includes assisting student engagement, the promotion of school attendance and the development of a positive school culture.” Officers would work with schools as well as support staff and community agencies, he said. Education Minister Martin Dixon said PWOs played an important role

in stamping out bullying and violence in schools. “The work of the welfare officers already present in our schools is highly valued,” Mr Dixon said.

Vinnies’ volunteers VINNIES Mornington Centre is seeking volunteers for its shop in Main St. Centre manager Sue Hill said roles to be filled included fashion assistants, furniture assistants, sorters, cashiers and customer service staff. “Volunteers learn new skills, gain experience in a retail environment and the community,” she said. Details: 5975 4166.

Garden comedy SHAKESPEARE’S comedy Twelfth Night will be staged in the George Pentland Botanic Gardens, Frankston, on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 March. Details www.frankston.vic.gov.au

MORNINGTON Yacht Club hosts the Schnapper Point Youth Regatta and the International 420 State Championships this weekend, 23 and 24 February. More than 100 entrants will take part in the regatta with sailors as young as eight from the peninsula, Victoria and interstate competing in up to four races each day starting at 11.30am. Best places to see the action include the pier and clifftops. Other events at the club this week include a two-day intensive coaching for the Australian Optimist sailing team on Thursday and Friday, the Variety Splash on Friday and Saturday, and a water safety program for Mornington Primary School pupils from Wednesday to Friday. The Australian Optimist Championships will be held at Mornington in January 2014 with 300 boats expected. Details: Mornington Yacht Club 5975 7001.

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Volunteers help dolphin research By Jeff Weir EVATT Chergwin wanted to help make a difference for our bays and also learn new skills so about a year ago he became an active volunteer with the Dolphin Research Institute. He now works with other volunteers assisting the DRI’s research director Sue Mason in the field and the Hastings office. The volunteers help to sort through more than 50,000 images of dorsal fins to identify individual dolphins using the unique nicks and markings on the fins, like “fin prints”. Volunteers help the institute in many ways. During January they helped with community education programs, talking to families on beaches, preparing for events, managing community from contributing to the DRI’s work and from the opportunity to learn and experience new things. The institute is keen to recruit more volunteers to assist with research,

education, administration and fundraising. They are also needed to help with the 2013 Walk For Western Port in May and to help distribute collection tins to shops. A volunteer information night will be held at the Institute’s centre in the Western Port Marina in Hastings at 7.30pm on Tuesday 5 March. To become involved, call DRI on 1300 130 949 or visit www.dolphinresearch.org.au Jeff Weir is executive director of the Hastings-based Dolphin Research Institute.

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Field work: Dolphin Research Volunteer Evatt Chergwin and research director Sue Mason with equipment used for observing dolphins from coastal observation points. The theodolite tracks the movements of dolphins and their interactions with vessels.

A CLUB for mothers with businesses and mums who want to start one meets for the first time on the peninsula 10am-midday on 6 March. Business Mums Club was started by Alli Price of Motivating Mum and the peninsula club by Ms Price and Liza Simpson of The Naked Cupcake Bar. “Business Mums Club is a forum where mums meet and work together on solving each other’s challenges and business concerns,” Ms Price said. “It can be lonely and isolating running a business from home while bringing up the kids.” Trial meeting cost is $27. Register by email: liza.mornington@ motivatingmum.com

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New leader appointed to steer port development

Taking over: Mike Lean has been appointed CEO of the Port of Hastings Development Authority.

A FORMER military commander has been appointed chief executive officer of the Port of Hastings Development Authority. The announcement that Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Mike Lean “will lead the development and expansion of Victoria’s second international container port” was made last week by the authority’s chairman Yehudi Blacher. Mr Lean will take over from acting CEO Ralph Kenyon who has led the authority since it was established by the state government in January 2012. In 2010 development of the port was taken away from the Port of Hastings Corporation and handed over by the then state Labor government to

the Port of Melbourne Authority. The incoming Liberal government headed by Premier Ted Baillieu then established the Port of Hastings Development Authority to manage and operate the port and its development “as a viable alternative to the port of Melbourne as a container port”. No date has been set for Hastings to actually become a container port, although tenders valued at $2.3 million were earlier this month awarded for studies described by Ports Minister Denis Napthine as aimed at providing “vital data for the development a business case by the end of 2013”. Mr Napthine said fast-tracking the development of the Port of Hastings was a

“key priority” for the government. “Victoria’s freight task is expected to massively increase by 2035 so we are taking action now to safeguard this industry and securing the economic future of Victoria,” he said. Mr Blacher said Mr Lean’s appointment as CEO came at a critical time as planning for the expansion of the port “over the next 10 to 15 years gathers pace”. He said Mr Lean had had an “outstanding career”, including as commander of the Australian VII battalion in East Timor, senior roles with Tenix Defence and most recently as head of project management and business governance (maritime) with BAE Systems.

“On behalf of the board, I am delighted to welcome Mr Lean to PoHDA and we look forward to working with him to deliver on the authority’s mandate to establish the Port of Hastings as Victoria’s second international container port,” Mr Blacher said. Mr Blacher thanked Mr Kenyon for his “leadership and commitment”. “Since PoHDA was established a little over a year ago, Ralph has overseen the smooth transition of the authority and laid the foundations that will underpin planning for the development and expansion of the port in the future.” Mr Blacher said Mr Kenyon would work with Mr Lean to enable a smooth transition.

Hastings misses the boat – warning By Keith Platt NEWS of the appointment of a permanent chief executive to the development authority comes at the same time as a warning that Victoria is about to lose its status of the largest container port in the Southern Hemisphere. “The idea that the Port of Hastings as a container port will not become a reality for another 15 – 20 years is ludicrous,” William Barber said. Mr Barber, a marketing consultant with extensive experience in the maritime industry, said Melbourne was destined to become a “regional container port”, overtaken by upgraded ports in Brisbane and Port Botany. “This will soon downgrade Victoria to provincial port status,” he said. Mr Barber said development of the port at Hastings was being “drip fed” and “choked of funds”

by both state and federal governments. “The new Port of Hastings Development Authority can do little if it is starved of funds. Its operations seem to be run on little more than government pocked money.” Mr Barber estimated the state had five years to go before ships heading to Australia would be too large to be handled at Melbourne ports. The government would “need to start building infrasturcture now” if Western Port was to be seen as an alternative destination. “Looking at this and that [recent studies announced by Ports Minister Denis Napthine] is not going to build a port. “We’re just giving money to consultants who don’t live in this town. “People think the government is doing something but we lose 15 months every time nothing is

committed in the state budget. The realities of the Port of Melbourne as a next generation large container port is stymied by restrictions in the Yarra River and the inability to swing ships of that size in the turning basin.” Mr Barber said Western Port had none of the restrictions caused by Port Phillip’s narrow, shallow shipping channels. He said it could quickly become “a reality … with appropriate land infrastructure and a small amount of berth dredging”. “New container ships which are unable to access the Port of Melbourne are already in service. If Melbourne is to retain its current container status, the window of opportunity is not 20 years, it’s only five.” Mr Barbour said bringing tugs servicing Bass Strait oil and gas rigs to western Port would pro-

Rare sight: With visits by large ships to Western Port already down to less than one a week, governments are being accused of cutting off cash needed for development of a container port. Picture: William Barber

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Gotye’s Grammy triple whammy

Itemised: Tania Zaette and Chris Rogers have teamed up on the peninsula.

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WESTERN Port’s singing sensation Wally De Backer continues to rack up awards and on Monday in Los Angeles took home the Grammy for record of the year – for his hit Somebody That I Used to Know. De Backer, 32, aka Gotye, also won best alternative album for Making Mirrors as well as best pop duo with NZ singer Kimbra. Recorded in his parents’ “barn�, as he told the audience in LA, Somebody peaked at number one in 18 countries, sold 12 million copies and has been the number one iTunes single in 46 countries. It was released in Australia in July 2011. Olivia Newton-John is the only other Australian to win record of the year with I Honestly Love You in 1975. It has been a whirlwind 18 months for De Backer with Somebody winning a slew of awards including being named number one in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 and Making Mirrors the album of the year at the 2011 J Awards.

PROMOTIONS people connected with the subject of an article in New Idea magazine are no slouches when it comes to attracting publicity. The magazine is running an article about a Mornington Peninsula-based “celebrity couple� which is now being used as the basis for a publicity campaign to promote its latest edition. Television celebrity Tania Zaetta is billed as Rosebud Football Club’s “no1 WAG� (wives and girlfriends) because of her relationship with player and Peninsula Hot Springs manager Chris Rogers. “Talk of their romance has been circulating for months with frequent sightings of the glamour pair turning many heads at popular local Peninsula eateries and recently photographed at the Melbourne Spring Carnival and Portsea polo,� a new release put out by talent management production company Lip Circus media stated. The company says the 43-year-old “presenter, actress, writer and Bollywood star� shares a beachside home on the peninsula with Rogers, 29, “nicknamed ‘The Chis’ from his Rosebud Football team mates for his chiseled good looks and athletic physique�. A quote from the New Idea article: “Tired of being unlucky in love, Tania Zaetta made a wish list of the qualities she wanted in her ideal man, and put it out to the universe. Only three months later she found the perfect candidate ...�

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Imagine coming to school every day to a campus with a backdrop of Port Phillip Bay, which is surrounded by towering eucalypts and Australian native plants. You hear the sounds of rosellas and migrating ibis birds and experience wide open space, peace and quiet, and fresh air. This is Dromana College and we are proud of our unique environment. This tranquil bushland setting adds to our culture of learning and achievement complementing our informed focus on student learning. Our objective is to uphold the academic learning program DV RXU ÀUVW SULRULW\ DQG WR RIIHU DURXQG WKH SURJUDP D EURDG UDQJH of learning experiences in other areas. These experiences enable our students to explore their interests and talents at whatever level these may be, and to complete their schooling at Dromana College as well rounded individuals ready to take their places as contributing members of society in the future.

I am often asked what makes Dromana College such a high achieving school. The answer: “the focus of our school, every teacher, every educational support person and every domain is on

It is an absolute privilege to have been reappointed as Principal of Frankston High School. With best ever VCE results in 2012 we are in a great position to go onwards and upwards. Our school remains a high performing school of personal and academic excellence due to our very special community: a community of parents who value education, dedicated teachers providing challenging learning experiences and students who rise to meet our high expectations, often exceeding them. In 2013 our teaching team will continue working on our priority of developing 21st century learners. Young people who are creative critical thinkers, independent learners, effective communicators, and great leaders, productively contributing to society. Our tours will be conducted from 18 April until early May and provide an opportunity to experience our school in action. We welcome your attendance to discover for yourself what makes Frankston High School the wonderful place it is.

student learning and achievement�. Best wishes for 2013 to all members of the college community, I am sure it is going to be another exceptional year for Dromana College.

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Abbott as disintegrating man makes Bald Archy final HASTINGS artist Fran Henke has entered two paintings in this year’s Bald Archy Prize, the satirical portraiture contest that spoofs the Archibald Prize. Disintegrating Man, a portrait of Opposition leader Tony Abbott (far right), has been accepted as a finalist. “It is painted after Francis Bacon, which is topical with a Bacon retrospective at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney. I stretched an image of Tony Abbott in Photoshop. It’s not my usual style but I’m pleased with the result,� Henke said. Her second painting is Punch and Judy, aka Julie Gillard and Kevin Rudd. “It’s a rundown Punch and Judy show with torn backdrop; tired, overpainted puppets; and weeds growing around their ‘theatre’. Politics today,� she said. “The idea came from Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull’s appearance on ABC TV’s Q&A. “I can’t remember which one mentioned Punch and Judy show but it occurred to me that Judy was really Rudd and more amusing that way. The tired show has weeds growing around Parliament House overlooked by bureaucrats in their tall buildings. I believe the public is really sick of pollies dusting each other up.� Henke said she loved painting for the prize because “it offers the chance for a touch of wickedness and experi-

ment. The pictures take weeks, sometimes longer, to work up.� Seaford artist Tony Sowersby also has entered two portraits in the “Bald Archies�, the bound-to-be-controversial A Fair Day’s Pay For a Black Day’s Work (above) and Quentin, Crisp – Representing an Old English Queen. “Last year, Gina Rinehart told us that ‘Africans are happy to work for $2 a day’. Australians listened because they respect Gina as a self-made billionaire who started out with only tens of millions and a mountain of iron ore and dragged herself up by her bootstraps,� Sowersby said. “She has earned the right to lecture us on ascetic lifestyles and family

values. In fact, Gina has had a democratising effect on our country: she is, monetarily, the richest Australian ever but virtually no one envies her.� Of his portrait of Governor-General Quentin Bryce, Sowersby said: “I only know three famous Quentins and I couldn’t think of a family friendly Tarantino joke. Australia has two women in the two top positions in government. One exercises real power, makes real decisions and has been subject to a barrage of criticism concerning her appearance, her clothes and worse. The other fulfils a ceremonial function and is regularly complimented for her demeanour and fashion sense. Funny that.�

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A team for cleaning crime and grime By Terri Lee Fatouros NEXT time you are doing dreary housework, spare a thought for Sandra Pankhurst. While you might be washing your kitchen floor, Ms Pankhurst could be leaving her Frankston home knowing she will soon be mopping up blood-soaked carpets, scrubbing gorestained decks or removing gruesome remains. She specialises in cleaning up places where there may have been a murder or other crimes, a sudden death, neglect, fire, flood, pet hoarding or an elderly person living in squalor. After working for years as a lab technician and a funeral director, Ms Pankhurst decided she needed a change after burying a close friend. “It became too personal for me. My dearest and best friend died and I had to bury her,” she said. However, being a funeral director had made her aware that people wrongly assumed that police, fire brigade or ambulance service officers cleaned up after any traumatic situation. After lengthy discussions and research, she and her husband Alfred – who has since died – launched Specialised Trauma Cleaning Services in the early 1990s. Ms Pankhurst has many similarities to her late husband’s great ancestor Emmeline (or Emily) Pankhurst, the leader of the suffragette movement in early 20th century Britain advocating women’s right to vote. Over the years

Clean-up time: Sandra Pankhurst is ready for anything when her specialised cleaning company gets a call. Picture: Yanni

Sandra Pankhurst has run for local government, sat on committees, raised money while chairperson of Sandringham Red Cross and headed the North Brighton Chamber of Commerce. Her love of community and helping needy people along with her past expertise brings a unique professionalism to the business of trauma cleaning.

With 10 full-time staff trained by Jenco Dyco – a school for crime scene, trauma cleaning, carpet cleaning, hoarding, meth and lab work, fire and flood damage and all types of restorative work – Ms Pankhurst and her team suit up wearing masks, double gloves, boots, hairnets and breathing apparatus. “I guess you have to be somewhat

macabre to be in this business,” she said. “In order to deal with it you are forever playing Sherlock Holmes and trying to figure out how this happened or why that happened. “With murder, suicide or death situations, the body is always removed before we go in, but what is left for my team to clean up can be rather gruesome.” Ms Pankhurst graphically describes an awful tale of cleaning up after a body had decomposed in an upstairs flat, with bodily fluids seeping through the downstairs ceiling. Her team had to make the building biologically safe before the flooring could be replaced. Unlike most cleaners, Ms Pankhurst’s team uses saws, hammers, chisels and spades as well as biological solutions and sanitisers. “You can forget your everyday cleaners for this type of work,” she said. “Properties have to be cleaned correctly as bio-fluids can seep into undetected places or dangerous chemicals from a meth lab will affect the long-term health of occupants if not detected and properly removed. “Our work is like a scene from a CSI TV show as we use ultraviolet light to search for invisible toxins and fluids.” One job involved cleaning a onebedroom flat where a woman had been living with four guinea pigs, three rabbits, two cats and two dogs. “There was food, faeces, urine, rats, bugs and mess everywhere,” Ms Pankhurst said.

“Wall-to-wall, filthy clothes, bedding and towels were strewn everywhere and most had to be thrown away due to mould and contamination. The place stunk. “In extreme situations such as this, the RSPCA is called in due to breaches of environmental guidelines along with council environmental officers to work out the best form of action. “Life circumstances can affect all of us, so one must never judge.” Ms Pankhurst finds hoarders “the most intriguing lot” as they are often cunning and clever, not letting their family or friends inside their home. “They usually pretend they have a busy lifestyle and often suggest meeting friends down the street. It’s only after they die that family or friends get a real look at how they lived.” Ms Pankhurst says she is able to detach herself from unpleasant situations. She finds helping people organise their lives and getting them back on track after trauma, illness or death and giving them a clean, sanitised house is “extremely gratifying”. “I guess the point of difference with my team is that we really do have compassion, care and dignity for the people involved. Anyone can be a cleaner but not everyone can be sympathetic to the situation at hand in a professional and empathic manner.” For more information about Specialised Trauma Cleaning Services, go to www.stcservices.com.au

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By Mike Hast FRANKSTON’S old post office on the corner of Davey St and Nepean Highway, which has been a licensed restaurant, bar and most recently a strip club, is set for a new life as a restaurant and tavern with an outdoor rooftop deck. Councillors have approved the restoration and alteration of the two-storey building, which is listed on a heritage overlay in the Frankston planning scheme for its “aesthetic significance as a rare and largely intact example of a post office in the interwar Modern style”. A report to the council stated developer Stewart Brasier of Frankston South would reinstall the windows, blocked as part of operating conditions when the building was the Kittens strip venue between 1997 and last year. The black building will be repainted in the original colour scheme, but the biggest change will be removal of the roof and creation of a rooftop deck for 150 patrons. About 350 patrons will be permitted inside. Mr Brasier, a 25-year veteran of the hospitality industry, took over the building’s lease last year. The interior has been gutted and work is set to start next week. He hopes to open the venue, to be called The Deck, in about three months. The council has given the OK for the rooftop deck to open from 11am to 1am, and the restaurant/tavern from 11am to 3am Sunday to Thursday, and 11am-4.30am Friday and Saturday. No amplified music will be permitted on the deck. The Deck will join other late night liquor venues including the Grand Hotel, Daveys Hotel and the Pier Hotel. The report to councillors stated: “The liquor licences issued for these venues all contain a range of conditions relating to crowd control, maximum number of patrons and hours of operation. “On most days these venues operate from 7am till 3am on the following day with some parts of some venues allowed to operate until 5am. “All licences have a special condition where patrons are not permitted to enter or re-enter the premises after 2am on any day except

Back to the future: A plan to convert the old post office, most recently a strip club, into a restaurant and tavern with a rooftop deck evokes the old days of Frankston’s “Pub Corner”. Picture: Yanni

where there is a gaming room.” The conversion of the old post office building to a tavern means the Nepean Highway and Davey St intersection will once again have four “pubs”. Frankston was famous for its “Pub Corner” in the 1880s. The first, Cannanuke Inn, was started by pastoralist John Davey in the early 1840s. It was where the car park of the Mechanics Hall is now. The inn was followed by Mark Young’s Pier Hotel on the northwest corner, Prince of Wales on the southwest corner and the Bayview Hotel, now the Grand, on the northeast corner. The council has asked Mr Brasier to “address the potential of any unreasonable noise” from the rooftop deck. It also will not require The Deck to have extra car parking. “The site is well located in terms of public car parking and availability of on-street parking, particularly in and around the foreshore, in and around the Nepean Highway and Davey St junction and the car park adjacent to the Mechanics Hall,” the report stated. “The majority of this is within easy walking distance. In addition, there is good access to public transport with a regular bus route along Nepean Highway providing access to and from Frankston train station and a regular taxi service. There is also public car parking within close proximity including the Frankston Arts Centre and corner of Young and Davey streets.”

For Sale $130,000

For Sale $195,000

• Great Corner Block • 1 Bedroom • Open Plan Lounge • New Carpet • Gas Appliances • Gas Heating • Air Conditioning • External Sun Blinds • Security Doors • Covered Entry • Wheelchair Ramp • Easy Care Gardens • Good Size Block

• Well Presented • 2 Bedrooms • Built In Robes • Large Master Bedroom • Double Mirrored BIR’s To Main • Bright Open Plan Kitchen • Beautiful Benchtops & Ample Cupboard Space • Dishwasher • Electric Oven • Gas Hot Plates • High Ceilings • Rinnai Gas Heater

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For Sale $185,000 • Great Court Location • 2 Bedrooms •Built-In Robes • Gas Oven • Air Conditioning • Rinnai Gas Heater • Dining Area With Bay Window • Lounge • Carpet Throughout • Vertical Blinds • Large Bathroom • Sep Laundry • Sep Study or Storage Area • Carport with Ample Car Space • Security Doors • External Awnings • Garden Shed • Good Size Block

For Sale $165,000+ •Spacious11/2 Bedrooms • Built In Robes • Open Plan Living • Near New Kitchen • Gas Hotplates & Oven • Dining Area • Floating Floor • Large Separate Laundry • Covered Rear Patio • Single Car Garage • Garden Shed • Good Size Yard • Low Maintenance Gardens

For Sale $155,000 • Light & Bright • 2 Bedrooms • Built In-Robes • Walk-In Robe to 2nd Bedroom • Modern Kitchen • Quality Fittings Through Out • Open Plan Living • Ducted Heating • Split System Air-Conditioning • Gas Cooking • Double Carport • Ample Parking Space • Garden Shed • Good Size Block • Lovely Clean Home • Plenty Of Room For Extension

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For Sale $228,000

For Sale $198,000

• Brand New • 2 Bedrooms • Built in Robes • Open Plan Living • Caesar Stone Benchtops • Electric Oven / Gas Hotplates • Tiles To Wet Areas • Quality Drapes & Fixtures • Carpet Through -out • Double Shower in Bathroom • Caesar Stone Vanity • Front & Rear Patios • Landscape Gardens • Water Tank • Lock up Garage

• Plenty Of Room To Move • Freshly Painted • Open Plan Living • 2 + Study or 3rd Bedroom • Large Open Living Area • Gas Cook top • Electric Oven • Walk-in Pantry • Gas Log Fire • Split System Air-conditioning • Ceiling Fans Throughout •2 Separate Toilets •Double Shower •Large Laundry • Covered Front Patio • Rear Entertainment Area •Water Tank

For Sale $145,000 • Modern Bright Unit with Sparkling Kitchen • Separate Dining • Large Main Bedroom with Mirrored Robe • Lounge /Sitting Room with Built in TV • Internal Laundry • Separate Bathroom/ Shower • Tiles to Wet Areas

For all enquiries phone Mornington News 19 February 2013

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MORNINGTON CUP

Above: Natalie Isarin and Michelle Aylward, Left: Dee Worrell from Bella on Barkley and “Queen Bee” Debbie Kelton. Below: Russell Murphy from Kevin Wright Real Estate, and Robert Desantis from The Rocks.

Above: Paula and Marnie. Below: Landcape designer Colin Hyett.

Left: Winner of the Fashions on the Field (over 40), Vicki Petkoski from Vezzano Couture. Below: Emma Prentice, Jim and Anastasia Arvanitakis, and Lisa Desantis.

Above: Rodney Paterson wins best dressed male in The Beehive. Below: The crowd was enthusiastic in The Beehive.

Above: Angelo, from Manhattan Mornington, Beckie from Betties Boutique in Mornington, and their son Domonic. Left: Paul Cameron, Kellie and Tony.

Above: Michael and Tim from Superior Foods. Left: Business Times’ Marg Harrison with Guinot’s Jonothan Prichard.

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Above: Michelle Aylward, Steve Mulholland and Cheree Wood. Left: Fashions on the Field runner-up Amanda Macor. Below: Simone McVilly, Skasey, Wes and Scott.

Above: Cheryl and Steve Conley, from Conley Luff Real Estate. Below: Ash and Cassie from Nicholson Group.

Above: Michelle, Donna and Cindy. Left: Andrew from Rye Hotel, and Irene. Below: Nirranda, Brad Bayne and Christie from Telstra Store Hastings.

Left: Marie and Cherie. Below: Troy, Michelle, Heath and Lynda.

Above: Winner of the Fashions on the Field (18-40 years), Natasha Raleigh. Below: Josh Hare and Kevin Wright.

Pictures: Cameron McCullough. Mornington News 19 February 2013

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FOR SALE NOW OR BY AUCTION. Affordable spacious family home set on a 770sqm approx allotment, with two street frontages and side gate access into the large backyard. Comprising of 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 living areas & double remote garage with rear roller door. Other special features include a huge decked outdoor pergola, ducted heating, wood fire heater, energy efficiency & opposite beautiful parklands. Terms 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 days.

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FOR SALE NOW OR BY AUCTION. Affordable & immaculately presented, 5 year old, quality built home in popular Tyabb location. Featuring 3 larger than usual bedrooms, master with WIR & ensuite, 3 living area’s, stunning kitchen with stainless steel appliances quality fixtures & fittings and attractive mature landscaped gardens. Still under builders guarantee, Genuine vendor says SELL, SELL, SELL! Terms 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 days.

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FOR SALE NOW OR BY AUCTION. Accommodating for the largest of families, this 4 bedroom home boasts master bedroom with dressing room & ensuite with corner spa bath. A further 3 bedrooms are upstairs with a separate living area leading out to a huge balcony with great views. Other notable features include ducted heating, air conditioning, outdoor pergola and four car carport on a large allotment. Terms 10% Deposit, Balance 30/60 days!

VIEW: Saturday 12:00 - 12:30pm AGENT: Wilma Green

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CRIB POINT 1 Orotava Street Situated in a quiet court on approx 3 623m2 allotment, this 3BR, B/V is 1 waiting for a face lift. Hardwood 1 flooring throughout all living and bedrooms. Lounge/ meals area adjoins the kitchen. A garage is located at the rear of the block which allows access for all the boy’s toys. CHEAPER THAN RENT! This home won’t last, Contact Exclusive Agent

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Statement of modern elegance LARGE and luxurious, this grand residence has an interesting split-level design and is within walking distance to the renowned schools and shops of the Mount Eliza area. The floor-plan effortlessly flows from room to room underneath high ceilings that accentuate the size of the three living spaces on offer. To create that cosy warm and inviting winter ambience, there is a choice of open fire place, gas log-effect heater and slow combustion heater in the living areas and for summer, five air-conditioning units located throughout the home will keep things cool and comfortable. Taking centre-stage in the home is a beautiful kitchen fitted with gleaming white cabinetry and stone benchtops. Quality stainless-steel appliances, including a self-cleaning oven and Asko dishwasher, are also featured. There is an adjacent casual meals area and access through to the formal dining room. The bedroom wing incorporates three double bedrooms, all with built-in robes, that share a large family bathroom, with handy grooming station. For guests, there is a separate powder room. The master bedroom suite is upstairs and parents will certainly appreciate the space and privacy. There is a home office adjoining the main bedroom and the sleek ensuite has a frameless glass, walk-in shower. There is also a walk-in robe and sliding glass doors open onto your own private balcony with a lovely view across the gardens and expansive lawn area. The 2698-square metre block could be developed further with a pool or tennis court (STCA) and the tall, manicured hedges that surround the property offer extra privacy. Overlooking the back yard is an entertaining deck complete with bubbling hydrotherapy spa and other external features include a double garage with workshop area and an additional single garage. This home for all seasons is perfect for the family that loves to live and entertain on a grand scale.

Address: 1 Le Grand Close, MOUNT ELIZA Price: Offers over $1.2 million Agency: Century 21 Elite Real Estate, 172 Main Street, Mornington, 5975 4999 Agent: Stewart Lardner, 0419 539 072

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On course for greatness THE family that plays together stays together, and with this grand home this has never been easier or done in more style. This impressive residence, on a 2406-square metre block, enjoys an elevated position with an outlook across Western Port Bay and French Island. The steel-framed home has charming verandahs at the front, and at the rear is a splendid outdoor room, enclosed with bistro blinds. A colourful dash of imitation grass borders the merbau timber decking that surrounds a sparkling gas and solar heated in-ground pool. Three spacious living areas offer space to spread out and relax, and the timber kitchen features quality, stainless-steel appliances. Zoned for privacy at the front of the home, the master bedroom has a large walk-in robe and ensuite highlighted by a feature wall of glass bricks. Three other bedrooms have built-in robes and share the family bathroom. Full of character and destined to be a classic, this beautiful family home has something from everyone. Address: 2 The Concourse, FRANKSTON SOUTH Price: $790,000 – $850,000 Agency: Community Real Estate, 7/20-22 Ranelagh Drive, Mount Eliza, 9708 8667 Agent: James Crowder, 0407 813 377

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HOMES in the Solar Estate are known for their smart, contemporary designs and a host of energy-saving features. This spacious four-bedroom family home is set on a 770-square metre block with two street frontages and has side access to the backyard. Giving the neutral decor a vibrant lift is the splendid kitchen with cupboards and a tiled splashback of deep crimson. Stainless-steel appliances include a wall oven, and to one side is the dining area. There are three more living areas to ensure every member of the family has their own space. To enjoy warm summer evenings, step out to the large, undercover timber deck. The main bedroom is at the front of the home and has a delightful bay window and an ensuite.

SURE to be popular with active families or even mature couples this neat home has direct access to Citation Reserve and you can take an evening stroll together or with the faithful hounds along the Balcombe boardwalk to the beach. Constructed by Bellmore Homes, there is a front living area with open fireplace and beautiful cathedral ceilings extend through into the main bedroom that has an ensuite and walk-in robe. Connecting the two wings of the home is a glass atrium walkway, looking out to a water feature and Japanese maple trees. The rear of the house includes the spacious kitchen with wrap-around benchtops, an adjoining family room and two bedrooms that share a second bathroom. Delightful full-length picture windows provide a pleasant view out to the gardens but where better to admire the surroundings than from the comfort of your relaxing entertainment area. The home has a large double garage with extra storage space and there are solar panels feeding back to the grid.

Address: 16 Kuan Yin Place, HASTINGS Auction: Saturday March 2 at 3pm Agency: Century 21 Homeport, 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings, 5979 3555 Agent: Kerry Lee Marshall, 0408 363 686

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As-new warehouse

ENJOYING a great location opposite the beach and fery terminal in beautiful Sorrento, this premises would suit any retail, showroom or hospitality endeavour. The building is currently home to a fine art gallery and is being sold on a walk-in walk-out basis, with a partial fit-out. The floor space measures about 120-square metres.

SET in a development of six, this as-new warehouse has a floor area of 369-square metres. It has container-height steel roller doors at the front and side of the building, which is on a concrete slab. There is three-phase power and a section at the front has been converted to make an office with a kitchen and toilet. Each of the new warehouses has off-street parking for two or more vehicles.

Art gallery, SORRENTO Price: $85,000 W.I.W.O. (fit-out only) Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington 5977 2255 Agent: Russell Murphy, 0407 839 184

Warehouse, HASTINGS Price: $19,800 per annum, exclusive of GST Agency: Tallon First National Real Estate, 35 High Street, Hastings, 5979 3000 Agent: Dominic Tallon, 0408 528 857

Beachfront location

Corner development site

THIS prime beachfront premises is arguably one of the best known locations found along Point Nepean Road. The Capel Restaurant operates from the site and has seating for 80 customers in the fully-licensed cafe and restaurant. The position is second to none and for experienced operators this is a golden opportunity to take an established business to the next level. A three bedroom residence is also included in the lease.

SITUATED on the corner of Cool Store Road and Glendale Avenue, in the heart of the Hastings commercial area, this prime site measures 1782- square metres. It consists of several factories, some are leased and others that can be sold with vacant possession. The Industrial 3 zoned block is on three separate titles and will be a great future development site (STCA) as the region expands.

Restaurant, ROSEBUD WEST Price: $139,000 plus SAV Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Russell Murphy, 0407 839 184

Industrial site, HASTINGS Price: $1.5 million Agency: Tallon First National Real Estate, 35 High Street, Hastings, 5979 3000 Agent: Dominic Tallon, 0408 528 857

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Feathers, fur and fins

Business and home

THIS well-known pet and aquarium supplies business has been established for about 25 years and has recently moved to modern new premises with plenty of parking. The business stocks an extensive range of products including aquariums, pet food and accessories. The business trades 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm Saturday and 10am-2pm Sunday. A fiveyear lease began in November 2011 with two five-year options.

SELLING a wide range of products including groceries as well as takeaway food and gas, this well-established business is in a highdensity residential area with no immediate competition. The business is well stocked and has a large coolroom. Monthly rental includes a comfortable three-bedroom home. The business trades seven days a week and provides a steady income. It is available on a trial basis if required.

Pet store, MORNINGTON Price: $420,000 + SAV Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

General store, FRANKSTON Price: $160,000 + SAV Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

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Great location opposite station, selling chicken & pizza with deliveries. Opens daily from 11.30am. Well presented shop with good equipment. Established 8 years.

Est 28 years, has regular account customers inc DHA and commercial. Covers Westernport side of Peninsula, two vendors work approx. 15-20 hours per week. Stock included.

Seats 25 inside & 15 outside, in mall seating available. Own front door to access shopping centre location, by Safeway. Very good equipment including coolroom.

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INDOOR PLAY CENTRE

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Est 50+ years on the Peninsula, well known to locals & industry. No competition in area, strong, FRQVLVWHQW WUDGLQJ ÂżJXUHV ZLWK SURÂżWV +XJH ZRUNVKRS ZLWK \DUG very well equipped. &RQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ DSSOLHV

$139,000 W.I.W.O.

SHOES & ACCESSORIES

$150,000 + sav

EW $170,000 + sav

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Great position in very busy S/C, Est 15 yrs in M’ton. Has party Exclusive onsite facility at college Supplies local families, farms room. Dress up room, disco room, campus has captured and local QHZO\ ¿WWHG LQ ODVW \UV +DV RXWVLGH & holidaymakers with pet large coffee/eat-in area with 15 market. Includes outdoor training seating area, consultancy room , supplies and animal feed. Large tables & 120 chairs. New play areas. Enormous potential to build juice bar (can be sublet). Promote showroom/factory with aquarium equipment with large playing area, on already solid business base. organic products, specialty breads, & hydrobath. All stock delivered, CCTV, amusement machines. Lots of equipment, large database competitive prices. Long lease. long lease, website. Takeaway licence. for marketing.

$199,000 + sav

NOW $230,000 + sav

$240,000 inc. stock CONTRACT LASER CUTTING

ROOFING INSTALLATION

COMMERCIAL CLEANING

Commercial, retail and domestic work, with forward orders in SODFH ([FHOOHQW SURÂżWV 2ZQHU willing to stay on for 6 months. &RQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ DSSOLHV

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.

Custom made switchboards, general sheetmetal fabricating. Large showroom & XSVWDLUV RIÂżFHV New lease offered. &RQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ DSSOLHV

$315,000

$325,000

$600,000 + sav

CLIPPER REPAIRS

4XDOLW\ SURGXFH IUHVK FXW ÀRZHUV Great looking shop with large Huge potential for enthusiastic person to relocate this business, local home delivery, wholesale frontage on outside of S/C. Near will be fully trained. Work hours to orders. To market 3 times a week. new equipment, seats 30 inside & 35 outside. Has bakery facilities. This is a well appointed shop, clean, VXLW IXOO\ ¿WWHG RXW )RUG YDQ FDQ do mobile repairs & sharpening. large coolrooms. Vendor will trial. Ave weekly T/O $7,000+. Clients inc groomers, vets etc. &RQ¿GHQWLDOLW\ DSSOLHV Established 15 years.

NOW $134,500 + sav

Trades Tues to Sun 6-10pm. Wire products manufacture and Seats 100, has bar, OFP, wholesale to nurseries, hardwares commercial kitchen, dishwashing etc also Caribbean Gardens. room. Attractive presentation in Sketches & drawings included, prime area, Est 12 years, close to willing to stay back and teach new large car park. Fully owner. Needs to be relocated. air-conditioned / heated.

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FREEHOLD & LEASEHOLD Ducted vacuums, intercoms & security systems. 3 vehicles included. Established 25 years, have all systems in place with established clients & supplier database.

BUSINESS $190,000 + sav FREEHOLD $460,000 LAUNDRETTE 8 washers & 7 dryers. Service washing, drying, ironing & alterations, dry cleaning agent. Opens 7 days, offers service 5 ½ days. Est. 27 years, very busy and peaks in January. Corner position N offers good exposure.

EW

$250,000 + sav

$259,000 + sav

SALES & SERVICE

PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS

IMPORTER & WHOLESALER

Up to date software and equipment, art & design, logos, neoprene products etc. Printing, applications, stickers, signs etc. In house kiln, digital laser. Sells to gift and souvenir shops nationwide. Forward orders in SODFH &RQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ DSSOLHV

UK, Germany, Italy, China, in-demand product range & opportunity for future growth. Aust distribution rights. Silicon sealant, ceramic/tiling products. Large PRGHUQ ZDUHKRXVH RIÂżFH

$750,000 + sav

$4.25 Million + sav

Specialists in mowing & gardening equipment. Dealers with major suppliers and preferred repairer, warranty agents. Vendor ready to retire, will stay on to assist. Stock approx. $150,000. NE &RQÂżGHQWLDOLW\ DSSOLHV

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$150,000 + sav

$695,000 inc. stock

$315,000

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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For Sale – Baxter

For Lease – Mount Eliza

For Lease – Rosebud

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For Sale - Frankston

Not Just A Factory

Vintage Retail

Need A New Career?

Bring Your Business Here

ƚ Ă ďĂƌŐĂŝŶ ƉƌŝĐĞ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ͕ ͚ LJĞ ^ƉLJ͛ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝnjĞƐ ŝŶ ǀŝŶƚĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ͘ Ƶŝůƚ ŽŶ Ă ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ϭϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚƌĂĚŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽĨ &ƌĂŶŬƐƚŽŶ͘ ZĞŶƚ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ ΨϱϬ< ƉĂ нK'͘

&Žƌ ϵ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŽǁŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƐĂůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĂŝƌƐ ŽĨ ŵŽǁĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂŝŶƐĂǁƐ͕ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ŝŶĐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdž ΨϭϬϬŬ ƉĂ͘ sĞƌLJ ůŽǁ ŽǀĞƌŚĞĂĚƐ͕ ŽŶĞ ĨƵůů ƟŵĞ ƐƚĂī ŵĞŵďĞƌ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐƚĂLJ ŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘

džĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽŶ EĞƉĞĂŶ ,ŝŐŚǁĂLJ͘ DĞĚŝĐĂů ƐƵŝƚĞƐ͕ ĨŽƵƌ ƌŽŽŵƐ͕ ƚǁŽ ƉĞƌŵŝƚƐ͕ ůĂƌŐĞ ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂī ĂƌĞĂ͕ ϭϬ ĐĂƌ ƉĂƌŬƐ͘ ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĞĂƌůLJ DĂƌĐŚ͘

'ƌĞĂƚ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽĸĐĞͬǁĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚŽƌĂŐĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ZŽƐĞďƵĚ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ƐƚĂƚĞ͘ ƚŽƚĂů ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdž ϰϮϬƐƋŵ ŽĨ ƵƐĞĂďůĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ϴϬƐƋŵ ŽĨ ŵĞnjnjĂŶŝŶĞ͘ DƵůƟƉůĞ ĐĂƌ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƐŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŵĂůů ĨƌŽŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂƌ LJĂƌĚƐ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ǁĞůů ǁŽƌƚŚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ͘

Sale Price: $69,000 Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

Sale Price: $220,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

Lease Price: $2930pcm + GST + OGS Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

Lease Price: $2300pcm + GST + OGS Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale – McCrae

For Sale – Balnarring

For Sale – Balnarring

For Sale – Mount Martha

Ready, Set - Go!

Not To Be Missed

Restaurant & Bar Opposite Beach

Balnarring Restaurant

EĞƐƚůĞĚ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞ ĂůŶĂƌƌŝŶŐ ƐŚŽƉƐ ůŝĞƐ ͞dŚĂƚ >ŝƩůĞ ^ŚŽƉ͘͟ ^ƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJ ƚƌĂĚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƐĞůůƐ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĞĐůĞĐƟĐ ŚŽŵĞ ǁĂƌĞƐ͕ ŐŝŌƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ͘ KǁŶĞƌ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ďƵLJĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘ džĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŶƚĂů͘

^ƵƉĞƌďůLJ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ĂŌĞƌ ďĞĂĐŚĨƌŽŶƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵůůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƵƌĞůLJ ůĞĂƐĞĚ ǀĞŶƵĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ŶĞǁ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ŵĂƌŬ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘

dŚŝƐ ǁĞůů <ŶŽǁŶ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ͕ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽĐĂůƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂ͕ ƚŽ ĞŶũŽLJ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĞ ĨŽŽĚ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŚĞƌĞ ĨŽƌ ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ƐƚĂī ĂƌĞ ŬĞĞŶ ƚŽ ƐƚĂLJ ŽŶ͘

Sale Price: $550,000 Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184 Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Due to further expansion and investor support, it’s ready, set, ĂŶĚ ŐŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ĮƐŚ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝƉ ƐŚŽƉ ƚŚĂƚ ůŽĐĂůƐ ƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĨƌĞƐŚ ĮƐŚ ĂŶĚ ŐůƵƚĞŶ ĨƌĞĞ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŽƉĞŶƐ ŽŶůLJ ϰ ĚĂLJƐ ͬ ϭϮ ŚŽƵƌƐ Ɖǁ ǁŝƚŚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdž ΨϱϬϬϬƉǁ͘ ZĞŶƚ ŝƐ ΨϭϯϱϰƉĐŵ н '^dн K' ǁŝƚŚ ůŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ďƌĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ͘

Sale Price: $180,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price: $129,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

Sale Price: $135,000 Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

For Sale – Mornington Peninsula

For Sale – Mornington

For Sale – Baxter

Be Your Own Boss

Bay Hotel & Social - A Unique Opportunity Not To Be Missed

DĂŬĞ Ŷ KīĞƌ

ƌĞ LJŽƵ ƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ŚŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ďŽƐƐ͍ /Ĩ ƐŽ͕ Ă ŚĞŵͲ ƌLJ &ƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ͘ dŚŝƐ ĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ŝƐ ǁĞůůͲĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ ƉƌŽĮƚƐ͘ ůů ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ Ă ϮϬϭϮ ,LJƵŶĚĂŝ ǀĂŶ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ͘

dŚĞ ĂLJ ,ŽƚĞů ĂŶĚ ^ŽĐŝĂů͕ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŝĐŽŶŝĐ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚLJ ǀĞŶƵĞƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ͚WĂƌŝƐ ͚ĞŶĚ ŽĨ DĂŝŶ ^ƚ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŵƵůƟ ĨĂĐĞĚ ǀĞŶƵĞƐ ĂƉƉĞĂů ƚŽ ŵĂŶLJ ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ůĂƚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝŵƉĞĐĐĂďůĞ Įƚ ŽƵƚƐ͕ ĂƉƉĞĂůŝŶŐ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ƌĞŶƚƐ͘ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ĂŐĞŶƚ͕ <ĞǀŝŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ ZĞĂů ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ĨŽƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ͘

dŚŝƐ ŶĞǁůLJ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚ ĐĂĨĞ ŝƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ϭŬŵ ĨƌŽŵ ĞdžŝƚƐ Žī ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ WĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂ >ŝŶŬ ĨƌĞĞǁĂLJ͘ dŚŝƐ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƐĞĂƚƐ ĂƉƉƌŽdž Ϯϱ ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐ ϲ ĚĂLJƐ Ă ǁĞĞŬ ǁŝƚŚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ Ψϯ͕ϱϬϬƉǁ͘ ϯ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů ƌĞŶƚ ŽĨ ΨϱϱϬ Ɖǁ͘ dŚŝƐ ŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ŐŽƚ ƚŚĞ ůŽƚ͊

Sale Price: $139,000 Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

Sale Price: $2.7 million ( Business Only) Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 or Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Sale Price: $49,000 Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

For Lease – Mornington

For Sale – Main Ridge

For Lease - Seaford

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Don’t Let This Be The One That Got Away DŽĚĞƌŶ WƌĞƐƟŐĞ KĸĐĞ ƌĞ LJŽƵ ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ ŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶ͍ dŚŝƐ ůŽŶŐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ƚĂĐŬůĞ ƐŚŽƉ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ͘ ^ŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ZLJĞ ďŽĂƚ ƌĂŵƉ ĂŶĚ ũĞƩLJ͕ &/^,KK< d <> E /d ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϭϮ LJĞĂƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ƚƵƌŶŽǀĞƌ ƉƌŽĮƚ͘ KīĞƌŝŶŐ Ă ůŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ Θ ǀĞƌLJ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ƌĞŶƚ͘

Sale Price: $195,000 + SAV Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

WĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ŽĸĐĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ͕ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ĞŶƚƌŽ ^ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĞŶƚƌĞ Θ ƐŵĂĐŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ƌĞƚĂŝů ƉƌĞĐŝŶĐƚ͘ dŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƚĞŶĂŶƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĮƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ŇŽŽƌ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŝŶƚŽ ϰ͕ ŐůĂƐƐͲƉĂƌƟƟŽŶĞĚ ŽĸĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ďŽĂƌĚ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĂƌĞĂ͘ dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ƵƉŵĂƌŬĞƚ ŽĸĐĞ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ůĂƐƚ͘

Lease Price: $1750pcm + GST + OGS Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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Women who work with dolphins

POLPERRO Dolphin Swims and Moonraker Dolphin Swims are Sorrento businesses that depend wholly on natural resources – dolphins, seals and Port Phillip. As well as being subject to the vagaries of weather and uncontrollable wildlife, Polperro and Moonraker come under extraordinary government regulations and scrutiny that do not apply to land-based businesses. They operate under three-year licences, which limit the daily number of “swims” and must provide detailed reports about passenger numbers and trips. Both businesses are family-run and have won industry awards. Despite the mountain of regulations, the two women behind the businesses – Judy Muir of Polperro and Torie Mackinnon of Moonraker – told KEITH PLATT they wouldn’t change a thing. What affinity do you have with the marine animals that are the drawcard for your business? Judy Muir: For more than 30 years we have watched a small population of dolphins go about their daily lives. We know more about them now, but our understanding is based on glimpses. Most of what happens in the marine environment takes place beneath the surface and beyond our gaze. As a crew, our combined 100 plus years of experience and research has given us amazing insight and a good working knowledge. From that we are able to balance environmentally responsible interactions between our swimmers and the dolphins. Torie Mackinnon: My childhood home was an aquarium on the foreshore at Sorrento. I was raised on the beaches snorkelling, fossicking and exploring the shores and the shallows of Port Phillip, which gave me a natural affinity with anything on or under the water. Seals are my fascination, with their quirky characters and inquisitive natures. Seeing the dolphin families emerge and watching them transition from calves to mothers, mothers to grandmothers and beyond, developed my protective instincts and defined my respect for these amazing creatures. It is a privilege that very few of us get to experience on a daily basis and I treasure it dearly. What is your business plan? Judy Muir: Environmental considerations are the base for success. With 26 years behind us, I would have to admit that the business plan was, in its initial phases, organic. We had no secure tenure, so we planned year by year but always with a principled approach and with long-term sustainability as a goal. Torie Mackinnon: My business plan is an ever-changing document of goals, dreams and future projections. From the beginning it was to grow and expand; now it is to educate and create awareness of the fragile ecosystem that exists on our doorstep. I operate on the belief that if you can create an ownership of something, people will want to respect and protect it. What special business considerations

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are posed by working with a natural resource? Judy Muir: Dolphin tour operators work cooperatively and collaboratively. We rely on other operators abiding by the legislation and we communicate throughout the trips. We depend on weather, fish stocks, migratory patterns in wildlife, and scarcity of resources. Dolphins depend on fish stocks and we have an increasing dependence on the stock market and global financial trends as we cater for international tourists and compete for the expendable dollar. Torie Mackinnon: Fundamentally, we rely on the natural environment to operate and conduct our tours. With any future changes and developments we will consider the outcomes for the resource we rely so heavily upon, be it the seals and dolphins or the bay’s unique and fragile ecosystem. We aim to be sustainable and help others recognise the importance of protecting and enjoying our local natural resource. Are there any problems that your business would face compared to, say, a factory or a shop? Judy Muir: It’s not so bad rowing to work, but having a home-based office presents problems as there is never a clear delineation between work time and home time. We rely on the support by government of good governance in the care of our environment. A business owner in a factory or contained area has the right to make the workplace as clean and healthy as they wish or are legally bound to, whereas we are at the mercy of the public and the government to be custodians in concert with our business. A factory boss can close the door on a gale or control temperatures over summer. Our trips are weather dependent, therefore so is our income. Torie Mackinnon: Our business has many external elements that affect the day-to-day operations, from strong winds and inclement weather preventing the tours from operating, to the fact that we are working with wild animals that are not trained to conform to our visitations. The seals and dolphins live their own lives and choose to interact if they want to. We

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Torie Mackinnon, left, and Judy Muir at Sorrento.

operate seasonally and work longer hours than a nine-to-five business. Are there any regulatory requirements proposed that could affect your business? Judy Muir: The imposition of regulations and the limited size of this industry have actually ensured sustainability of the dolphin population. An open slather approach based on market forces and slashing red tape would have led to overdevelopment and not ensured the survival of the species. Torie Mackinnon: We are strong supporters of regulatory reform when it comes to wild animals and our marine environment. The regulations and licence conditions could possibly limit our business growth, but the end result ensures our visitations do not impact on the dolphins’ and seals’ environment. What does the future hold? Judy Muir: Great opportunities for improving protection for dolphins, largely because they have become iconic and now have a dollar value apportioned to their survival. Without tourism and the industry-led push for the licensing of operators and strict operating laws, the dolphins may have gone the way of the pods that used to be in Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay. Torie Mackinnon: We will continue to explore ways to expand and improve, delivering a range of tour options, from small group tours to a large capacity first-class tour. We are greatly encouraged by the awards that have recognised the quality of service we provide and our positive attitude to eco-tourism. How do you promote your business? Judy Muir: Our advertising budget is paltry. Placing our dollars strategically and relying on word of mouth has given us a high profile and branding. We invest in local product, highest quality gear, support charities and conduct educational sessions for free or at cost. We support research. Talk the talk, walk the walk. We have just adopted Facebook, are upgrading our website and we talk to our customers. Free ink – I suppose this article is free ink – brings us to the attention of the public. Torie Mackinnon: Moonraker is promoted internationally and domestically through agents, inbound tour operators, print and electronic media and local publications. During the

season we have television and magazine advertising, and feature in travel shows. We have a lot of repeat business and word of mouth reviews. How many people do you employ (full time or part time)? Judy Muir: We have the full-time equivalent of 3.5 staff. Family members outside of that number are generous with unpaid support at every level. Torie Mackinnon: We have three full-time employees – myself and my mother, the founder of the company, our boat operations manager and 10 casuals – guides, receptionists and a research student. Do you feel that you know the dolphins and seals you see on a regular basis? Judy Muir: Yes. We know many as individuals. Each has a personality and temperament. We have assisted in many research projects and in dolphin population studies. It is apparent that dolphins know our crew as individuals and seek us out in a line of people. As we never touch dolphins, they are free to come close without any threat to their wellbeing. That is the magic and sheer beauty of these encounters. Seals are full of play and antics that provide great entertainment, presumably for them as well as us. The saddest thing to see is the now-common entanglement of seals in fishing tackle and plastic bags. This year we also had a dolphin entangled in an illegal fishing rig. Torie Mackinnon: Most definitely. We see regular dolphins on a seasonal basis that can be easily identified by their distinctive markings and notches in their dorsal fins. We know if they are curious and interactive or prefer to keep their distance, and that determines the dolphin swim you can achieve without placing unrealistic expectations on the animals. The seals are a transient population and regular seals can be identified at certain times of the year, or if they have been tagged from a research study. What have you learnt about dolphins? Judy Muir: We have learnt so much and we know so little. Studies on wild dolphins are recent and studies on dolphins in captivity have very little relevance to those in the wild. I know that to protect a species we must protect their environment. They are a social group and this ensures survival.

The presence and health of the bay’s dolphins is regarded as a litmus test for the ecosystem that sustains them and like that system they have shown themselves to be remarkably resilient. They are also pragmatic. When the pilchard population was wiped out in the 1990s, the dolphins ate anchovies, crabs and eels. Torie Mackinnon: I have learnt that no matter how hard one looks, they still have the ability to hide. We travel out onto the bay from October to May searching for the dolphins and over the busy summer holidays there are hundreds of recreational boats and onlookers. The dolphins are inquisitive and love to interact with people, but they can be mischievous and moody. If they do not feel like interacting or are resting from feeding, they will decide to keep their distance. It is their home and they will welcome visitors only if they want to. It can be frustrating, but it makes us realise that they are not that dissimilar from us. What has working with dolphins taught you about people? Judy Muir: Most people are well intentioned. There may be members of the public who behave inappropriately around dolphins and seals, but given the right information in the right manner, they are usually willing to adjust their behaviour. We have people who believe in the magic of dolphins and strangely or otherwise they are rewarded with wonderful experiences. We have watched children grow up and bring their children out on Polperro. We often deal with the culturally diverse populations that live in Melbourne and its suburbs, which reinforces our awareness of the similarities we share. That fundamental need in humans to connect with nature is instinctive. Language can be universal, with signing and laughter. Torie Mackinnon: That being close to a wild animal brings out the very best and worst in people. I get so much enjoyment from seeing people overwhelmed from just being in the water with the dolphins; the amazement and joy our guests experience. You can provide a method of interacting with wild animals in a controlled environment, but people will either respect them and truly want the best for the dolphins or they will see them as just another animal. Reprinted courtesy BusinessTimes www.businesstimes.net.au

Healthy Living Expert help for heel pain MORE than 80 per cent of Australians suffer with heel pain at some point. Common symptoms can include: pain or bruising feeling first thing in the morning, throbbing at the end of the day, stiffness and soreness when standing up after sitting and severe pain during or after sport or exercise. There is a lot of misinformation and misdiagnosis around heel pain. It’s most often referred to or diagnosed as heels spurs or plantar fasciitis, but this is often inaccurate. It’s also often descsribed as an inflammatory condition, which requires anti-inflammatory medications but this is often not the case and such treatments can aggravate the problem and interfere with healing. Dr Paul Dowie of Foot and Leg Pain Clinics,

one of Australia’s leading Sports Podiatrists explains: “Not all heel pain is plantar fasciitis or heel spur syndrome. What are they? Plantar fasciitis can occur when the plantar fascia (connective tissues running along the bottom of the foot) becomes overloaded, resulting in degeneration of the tissues. During weight-bearing activity the fascia can be stretched, producing pain and repeatedly pull on the heel bone, often leading to the formation of a heel spur. The spur itself rarely causes pain, it’s the degeneration of the surrounding soft tissue that creates pain. Most heel pain is a result of faulty biomechanics and needs to be addressed quickly Contact Dr Dowie at his clinics in Mt Eliza, Berwick or Brighton. Call 1300 328 300..

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Healthy Living Stepping away from foot and heal pain By Dr Carol A Thomson, podiatrist and prolotherapist Heel pain THE first step out of bed in the morning really catches your attention. Heel pain is very painful but rarely serious. There are several conditions that can cause it but the most common is plantar fasciosis (fasciitis or heel spur syndrome). Plantar fasciosis can be inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick band of fibrous tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot. Stretching under stress A flattening of your arch can cause your plantar fascia to stretch and pull on your heel bone. This can result in microscopic tears in the fascia; inflammation of the posterior tribal nerve resulting in pain. The pain is usually intermittent at first but can come on suddenly and severely. It tends to be worse in the mornings. Although both feet can be affected, pain commonly occurs in one foot only. In severe cases, your foot will probably hurt all the time and this makes walking difficult. You may also develop a spur; this usually forms on your heel bone. However, it is unusual for a bony spur to be the cause of the pain. It is usually changes in foot function that cause the pain. Plantar fasciitis or fasciosis as it now known affects people of all ages. Some of the factors that increase your risk are: Age: as you age, your plantar fascia loses elasticity. The fat padding covering the heel bone thins out, reducing ability to absorb impact. Weight-bearing activities such as walking, jogging, lifting heavy objects and standing for long periods place added pressure on a poor functioning foot.

Plantar fasciocis can occur if you have been physically inactive for some time and then hit the gym or the road. Shoes: poor footwear can be a common cause of heal or arch pain. Weight: excessive weight gain increases pressure on your feet. Poor biomechanics: a flat foot, high arched foot or abnormalities in your gait may contribute to stresses on your plantar fascia. (Too much stretch or not enough.) Treatment steps The aim of treatment is to get you walking pain-free again and to prevent the condition from recurring. Although you may find the slow course of healing frustrating, patience is important. Strategies: strapping and minor alteration to footwear may be indicated. However, if your condition is due to a foot abnormality, your podiatrist’s treatment options may include custommade orthotic devices. Night splints are another option; splints worn at night to keep tension on the tissue or a cam walker in severe cases. Another treatment option for chronic foot pain sufferers is prolotherapy. Our chief podiatrist has trained in the Hackett Hemwall prolotherapy technique at the University of Wisconsin in the United States. Heel pain can be frustrating but it doesn’t have to keep you from your daily routine or favorite exercise program. Most people are able to relieve the pain by following a few simple treatment recommendations and gradually work back to normal activity.Maintaining a stretching program and good attention to footwear may help prevent the condition from returning. If you suffer from heel pain call the foot pain relief clinic Foot Street Podiatry on 9766 3253.

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Jackson’s injury a mystery. Hedge fire in Frankston causes excitement. Compiled by Cameron McCullough From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 22 February 1913. AN important sale will be conducted by Mr W. A. Korner on Wednesday, 5th March, at Dromana, when he will sell the land, stock, implements, and household furniture of Mr Samuel Shergold, who is leaving the district. *** THE young man Jackson, who was so seriously injured some time ago while proceeding from Frankston to ‘Moondah’ on horseback is, we are pleased to state, making satisfactory progress towards recovery. The affair however is a complete mystery as Jackson, contrary to expectations, has no idea whatever as to what happened on that eventful day. *** THE Market Gardeners held their 30th annual picnic at Mornington on Wednesday. About 1800 came by the PS Weeroona and 800 by special train. A grand programme of sports was run through, and dancing was in full swing all the afternoon. The music was supplied by Reilly’s brass band. The weather was nice and cool, and many people of the surrounding districts journeyed to Mornington, there being altogether over 3000 people on the ground. The boat left at 5.30 and the train at 6.20. *** AN advertisement appears elsewhere of an “American Tea” to be given by Mrs C. Maxwell, at “Tally Ho.” on Wednesday afternoon next. The proceeds are in aid of the Vicarage Fund of St. Paul’s Church, Frankston. The public are invited, but everyone is expected to bring a gift, ready marked

for sale, and also buy a gift. There will be attractions in the shape of shootinggallery, nail driving, etc. Mrs Maxwell is kindly providing afternoon tea. *** ON Wednesday evening, 12th, the quarterly meeting of the Loyal Somer ville Lodge was held at the lodge rooms. After the business of the lodge was finished the room was open to the public and an address was delivered by Dr Griffith on the interesting topic of the miracles of modern medicine and surgery. An attentive audience listened with interest to the lecture which was followed by intelligent comment by several gentlemen present. Lectures of this nature are conducive to the harmony and popularity of the lodge and it is hoped that others will follow in the near future. *** FRANKSTON was again thrown into an state of excitement on Sunday evening last, when, for the third time within a month, the firebell was heard to ring. This time the outbreak proved to he in the park hedge, near Mr W. Richardson’s residence. Mr Richardson was the first to see the fire,

and he promptly rang the bell. In a few minutes the firemen, under Capt. McComb, were on the scene and it was their promtitude which stopped what may easily have been a serious fire. Axes were procured, and a gap cut in the hedge in the direction the fire was travelling, and when the gap was reached, branches were brought to bear, and the fire beaten out. In all about a chain of the hedge was destroyed. *** THE goods traffic is so increased on the Somerville line that the engine has occasionally to return for part of its load. *** THE Somerville tennis players ran up against a visiting town team that knew more about the game than themselves. Nevertheless, a very pleasint day was spent, the members of the local club providing refreshments. *** THE erection of the Somerville cooperative packing shed is proceeding rapidly and Mr Fred Murray is the amiable manager. *** THE chief steward on a White Star ocean liner is responsible for the statement that only one quarter as much liquor is sold to passengers on his ship nowadays as was sold ten years ago. From this it will be seen that King Alcohol is losing his empire on the sea as well as on the land. *** LARGE quantities of fruit are being despatched from Somerville to the oversea markets. The various consignments were for Hamburg, Copenhagen and other continental centres, besides

English ports. The crop of apples is heavy this season, and consequently larger quantities must be sent out of the State. *** WE regret to have to announce the death at Frankston, on Saturday last, of Mrs W. Staack, wife of Mr W. Staack, of Swan Street Richmond, from consumption. The deceased lady, who came from America about 15 years ago, was well known in Frankston. having been living here a number of years for the benefit of her health. Her husband, who is in business in Richmond, is also well known in Frankston and heartfelt sympathy is felt for him in his sad bereavement. The funeral took place on Monday, the body being interred in the Frankston cemetery. The Rev G. A. Kitchen officiated at the graveside. *** MASTER Edgar Thornell, who went up to the Continuation School some two years ago, has just achieved a great success in winning a scholarship which gives him a years schooling in a High School course of training at the training school, which is equal to three years study. We congratulate Master Edgar, and hope many more from the local State School may bring honor to their teacher and the township. *** A VERY pleasant gathering took place at the seaside residence of R. Sullick Esq., Melrose, Frankston, on the 16th inst. Mrs T. E. Andrew had prepared a banquet in honor of the new craft, Saucy Kate, which was successfully erected by Mrs W. Montgomerie, of Bendigo and Sellick, of Frankston and Richmond. Mr T. E. Andrew, of Ben-

digo, in a breezy little speech presented the above, on behalf of the residents of Arthur Street, with two very handsome Victorian Maltese Crosses with seals attached and bronze medallions, and also sealed address of merit signed by prominent citizens of Frankston. The presentation came as a great surprise to the recepients and they were too overcome to respond, and called Mr J. B Andrew, of Melbourne to respond on their behalf. Numerous apologies of absence were received from prominent citizens. The launching of the Saucy Kate was performed by Mrs T. E. Andrew, who in a neat little speech cut the cord and smashed a bottle of wine over the punt’s bows, and namedl her the Saucy Kate. There is no doubt that the Saucy Kate will be a decided acquisition to the craft now on the Kananook Creek. She will he berthed at the foot of Arthur Street for the present. The Victorian Crosses, medallions and sealed addresses will be on view at Brody and Mason’s for a few days. *** AT Sorrento Court before Messrs Cohen PM, Cane, Morgan, Cash and Macfarlane, J’s.P., George Murphy, of Portsea, was proceeded against for failing to have his child vaccinated. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined £2. Children’s Court: A boy 14 years of age, was proceed against by Const. Brennan for larceny of a gold watch and 8s in silver, from a bathing box on Back beach on the 21st of January last. Defendant pleaded guilty. Sentence was suspended for 3 months on defendant’s father giving an undertaking that he would be of good behaviour.

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A true history of the Russian Revolution By Stuart McCullough LAST year, unsuspecting VCE students were given an exam question on the Russian revolution based on Nikolai Kochergin’s painting Storming of the Winter Palace. The examiners sourced a copy of the famous work from the internet – it’s how things are done these days. But along with depictions of revolutionary hoards storming the palace gates, the picture also featured an armed robot. The robot had not been a feature of the original work, perhaps as a matter of oversight, and was apparently added by some internet dweeb with way too much time on his hands. The robot, it must be said, appears to be quite a fearsome work of mechanical wonder. It has cannons in place of arms and a goose-like neck with something resembling a bazooka for a nose. It is clear from even the most cursory of glances that the robot in question is an awesome killing machine. It makes you wonder: why wouldn’t the Bolshevik forces use such an amazing piece of weaponry? While conventional history would have you believe that the revolutionaries stormed the former home of Tsar Nicholas with little more than a stale piece of bread and a knitting needle, the truth is far darker. This was, after all, the first successful communist uprising. That they had help from futuristic robots and other advanced weapons goes a long way to explaining how the Soviet empire was formed. The painting depicts the events of 25 October 1917. The Russian royal family had abdicated some months earlier and was in the process of trying to put together a Kardashian-style weekly documentary series to restore its good

Rising star: A rare photograph of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in his early days.

fortune. Sadly, the project never got off the ground and the family was brutally executed the following year, a fate that is sadly yet to befall the Kardashians, despite my letters.

A provisional government under the leadership of Alexander Kerenski had been established and had occupied the royal family’s former home. Just as Rome was not built in a day,

neither was the Russian revolution. Vladimir Lenin had been in exile and, sensing that the time was right, had returned to Russia from Finland two weeks earlier disguised as a train engineer. It’s a little-known fact that aside from being a communist revolutionary and Theremin enthusiast, Vlad was a master of disguise. I’ll bet he wore an engineer’s cap, overalls and a neckerchief. I’d like to think he helped passengers with their luggage or even attempted to explain the pre-revolutionary version of the Myki ticketing system. Arriving in St Petersburg, Lenin ditched his engineer duds and replaced them with a brown cloak and hood. It allowed him to walk through the city unrecognised. Legend has it that when stopped by armed guards, Lenin simply declined a request for identification papers by raising his arm and waving his hand slowly across the guards’ faces. In addition to his ability to control the minds of others, he was also something of an early riser and the communists decided storming the Winter Palace was something best done at 2am. Say what you will of the perils of communism, but their devotion to an early start has to be admired. That way, Lenin could bed down the revolution well before breakfast and still make his regular Pilates and spin classes. Lenin later joked that this was an example of “class struggle”. The revolution was something of an anti-climax in that the Russian army was off fighting the First World War. Later, Lenin went on to say that they had found power lying in the streets and had simply “picked it up”. Not that they knew it would be so easy. As

a band of Red Guards approached the Winter Palace, they would have had little idea as to what awaited them. Lenin, fearless leader and part-time train enthusiast that he was, led the way. Luckily, the joint was almost entirely abandoned. But turning toward the main ballroom, the would-be revolutionaries unexpectedly stumbled on the remains of Alexander Kerenski’s provisional government. Immediately sensing danger, Lenin reached beneath his robe and activated his light sabre. Somersaulting toward his would-be assailants as they fired off several shots from their laser blasters, Lenin used nearly every technique that his mentor, Yoda, had taught him. It was over within minutes. Having conquered the Winter Palace, Lenin then returned to the Millennium Falcon and the forest moon of Endor for a party featuring Humphrey B Bear’s midget cousins. These events are nowadays referred to as either the Great October Socialist Revolution or, if preferred, simply as “Rocktober”. The real painting is in Tchelyabinsk, so it’s no surprise the examiners resorted to the internet. But I, for one, welcome the fact that the truth about the so-called People’s Uprising has finally been exposed as the big robotic lie that it is. Sadly, of the nearly 2500 students who answered the question, only 27 made reference to the robot. Apparently, the appearance of the mechanical death machine was too much for some. Little wonder. With so much at stake, few will have had the presence of mind to expose the Russian Bolshevik Revolution for the full-on Jedi freak festival that it was. Maybe next year. www.stuartmccullough.com

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EMI will release the Iron Maiden Double Disc DVD Maiden England ’88 on March 25. Now available for the very first time on DVD, this live show was filmed across two sold-out nights in the UK in 1988 during the band’s World Tour. Disc one contains the concert which has been specially upgraded and extended from the existing 1989 long form VHS release and now includes three previously unreleased encores: Running Free, Run To The Hills and Sanctuary thereby completing the full concert with a total running time of 110 minutes. Maiden’s own film producer and director Andy Matthews went back to the 1988 edit and painstakingly remastered each shot digitally; colour correcting and grading to give the image the best possible look from that time. The Maiden England ‘88 concert soundtrack will also be made available on 2CD album, limited edition double vinyl picture disc and digital download formats. The 2013 World tour dates have been announced. www.ironmaiden.com *** AN exciting new era kicked off in epic style for Mushroom in Melbourne last week with 550 of the leading entertainment group’s closest friends celebrating the announcement by Michael and Matt Gudinski of a major rebranding for the Mushroom Group, with new logos and a repositioning for the group’s two dozen subsidiaries. After 40 years in the business, the Mushroom Group is proudly Australia and New Zealand’s leading independent entertainment group. With more than 20 companies under the umbrella, Mushroom arguably defined the ‘360’ model long before it became a music industry catchphrase. Encompassing international and domestic touring, booking agencies, record labels, merchandising, music publishing, creative and marketing services, venues, exhibition and events production, film and television production, there is almost no end to what the Mushroom Group does or can offer. Executive chairman of the Mushroom Group Michael Gudinski said: “After 40 years in the business I cannot express how proud I am of what the Mushroom Group is today and that my son Matt has stepped up into the role of executive director. Times have been tough for the music industry in general but the diversity

of Mushroom and the quality of the artists we work with has ensured our position as Australia and New Zealand’s leading independent entertainment group. I can’t wait to see where the next decade takes us.” Matt Gudinski added: “Mushroom has been synonymous with quality music and entertainment for many Australian and New Zealanders since the ‘70s. The sale of our perhaps most publicly known company, Mushroom Records, back in the late ‘90s led to some confusion around the Mushroom brand, despite the fact that the Mushroom Group and its subsidiaries and is now in a better position than ever before. Today’s announcement is about reconnecting the power of the Mushroom brand and its many associated companies with both the public and the industry.” Mushroom Records was formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in 1972. Its inaugural release was the triple live of the 1973 Sunbury Pop Festival and over the next few years Gudinski and Evans signed a number of great Australian acts including Chain, Madder Lake, Mackenzie Theory, Buster Brown, Sid Rumpo, Ayers Rock, Skyhooks, Mother Goose, Stars, Ol’55, Split Enz, The Sports, The Dingoes, The Ferrets and many others. *** AUSTRALIA Post is showcasing popular small dog breeds with the release of five domestic base-rate (60c) stamps featuring a miniature schnauzer, miniature dachshund, pug, Australian terrier and a cavalier King Charles spaniel. Australia is a nation of dog lovers, with more than 35 per cent of households owning at least one dog. The stamps were designed by Susan Elliott based on photographs by Craig McGill of the Sydney-based McGill Design Group. A booklet collection is available as part of this stamp issue. This product comprises five booklets of 10 x 60c self-adhesive stamps for each of the featured breeds and housed in an attractive folder. Other products available include a first day cover, stamp pack, maxicard set of five and five booklets of 10 x 60c self-adhesive stamps. The Top Dogs stamp issue is available from 19 February at participating Australia Post retail outlets, via mail order on 1800 331 794 and online at www.auspost.com.au/stamps. ***

By Gary Turner A NEW Slim Dusty website has been launched online with a new layout, content, news and shop. Over a year in the making, this is the onestop-shop for all things Slim Dusty. A new biography has been written especially for the site, a complete album discography has been compiled with availability to purchase both physical and digital, videos are available to view of Slim’s classic music clips, regular news updates and a running diary of Joy McKean, Slim’s wife and co-writer of more than 50 years. “I’m very excited about launching this new website, celebrating the life of Slim, and keeping his legacy alive” says Joy McKean. “I hope you enjoy what we, EMI and the Slim Dusty Team, have put together so that you are able to explore more about Slim, his story and his music.” Visit the website at www.slimdusty.com.au. To coincide with the launch of the website an Official Slim Dusty Facebook page has also been established. Slim fans have already started to share stories of Slim and how his music has touched their lives. Regular updates, events, videos and photos are posted at www.facebook.com/ SlimDustyOfficial.

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I HEARD a car pull up in the gravel driveway and saw Oscar get out. As he walked toward me, I saw he was wearing one loosely tied sneaker on the left foot and a Blundstone boot on the right. He had on a brown Volvo cardigan over a VB T-shirt, and blue work shorts. He had obviously been in a good paddock judging by the tightness of the T-shirt, and was smoking as he walked, alternating a draw on the cigarette with a deep cough. He carried a six-pack of beer and was puffing like a steam train. He was not a picture of fitness and sartorial elegance. However, I digress. Oscar sat down with a deep sigh and told me he was in deep trouble and didn’t know what to do. I told Oscar I believed the lovely Charlotte had given him an ultimatum. She had told him he was not nice to be near, was overweight, unfit, drank and smoked too much, ate the wrong food, dressed like a bogan and, to top it off, was not a satisfactory matrimonial companion. She had told him to shape up or ship out. Oscar’s jaw dropped. He was displeased with Charlotte for telling me this. I was able to settle him down and said she had not “given him up”. I told Oscar I knew he was overweight because had put on different shoes that morning, not being able to see what he was doing due to his extended stomach. I said he should also do up his fly. I told him his breathing showed the low level of his fitness and that his dress sense was a complete turnoff to anyone who saw him, especially women. He was devastated. Poppy’s solution I told him to go home to Charlotte and ask for her assistance to get fit. He was then to see a doctor, get a check-up and then start walking every day, building to 45 minutes a session. I gave Charlotte a diet of low carbs, high protein and salads for Oscar and a small plate. To cut down his drinking, he had to drink one full glass of water after each stubby (try it some time, you disbelievers). He had to stop smoking before it killed him. I told him to buy some new clothes under the supervision of Charlotte (anyone who can wear a brown Volvo cardigan has no dress sense), and chuck out the old ones. Until his stomach reduced, he was to get a clothing check from Charlotte before venturing out into society. Oscar took my advice, and while he will never have the ultimate body, he has lost weight, feels and looks better, and suggests you all learn from him. He now wears better clothing and confessed he gets an invite to the other side of the bed now and then.

A Grain of Salt I’VE yet to meet the person without bias. True; many will not divulge their political leanings though one five minute conversation shows the way. What in God’s name is a swinging voter and why advertise it; I don’t believe them anyway. You’re either Labor or Liberal unless you happen to be infused with a temporary (four years?) feeling that you have seen the Green light. I vote Labor not because I was born that way (as I was) but because I cannot bring myself to vote Liberal. You can talk till you’re blue in the face but there are only two parties; one to govern, the other to oppose. Football is no different, almost always a situation of birth but again the two options; for or against the Mighty Magpies, infused again with bias. Imagine being a supporter of the Liberal Party and a Carlton supporter; like being born in the Malle, no disrespect intended to those who live in Malle. Two thousand and thirteen is the Chinese year of the black snake, the humanitarian year of the zodiac. With what’s happening in politics and football I don’t see the humanitarian influence coming our way. Press on, ever in hope. PS: Some of my best friend have the Malle influence, misguided obviously. *** Ever so slowly they are stuffing us up, one small step at a time. An army of do-gooders with ideas via the Yanks,

political correctness, anti-discrimination, healthy living, children, teaching; never ending. On the Mornington Peninsula we have The Friends of Rosebud Beach and Foreshore, Our town Rye, the Greenies, the Red Hill Community Action, Beleura Neighbours, Mount Eliza Action Group, the ecologically aware crowd and the environmental campaigners generally. Further afield like groups are splattered all the way to Mordialloc and possibly beyond; an unknown area in my world. We have councillors but I’ve never seen one and always politicians, each a pseudo model of goodness. Glory be. Amidst all this it becomes more evident that a number of older people have a strong sense of regret about their lives coupled with a singular respect for their actions. We want other people to conduct themselves in a certain way; actions and thinking. Forget it. The train has left the station, express to Lahlahland. Imagine a month, a whole blissful bloody month with no research results and, perhaps more importantly, no new laws. Pigs might fly. *** SENIOR Youth Court Judge Stephen McEwen, commenting on government departments making arms length decisions running contrary to the welfare of troubled youths after instructing the department to house two brothers in the same juvenile detention facility

and finding that said instructions had not been followed said: “I’m sick and tired of that entire department being obstructive control freaks, constantly throwing up psuedo reasons dressed up in social work speak for refusing to just have a look at the blindingly obvious. “They hire people who are social workers who are trained and probably want to do social work, but they don’t let them because no one will do anything without running it past a bunch of psychologists. I think it’s just utterly pathetic... and they come out with facile pathetic nonsense” Nice to know someone agrees with me. *** THE dust has settled and normalcy returns, almost. Living on the Mornington Peninsula where, handsome Greggy Hunt reigns, our vote is irrelevant. Julia’s overseas detention centres idea is disgraceful but then Tony will be no better. So much for God and love thy neighbour. Where’s the basic human rights for asylum seekers? The lady is a tough cookie; knocks off Kevvy a second time and for good measure gets her entourage to add fuel to the fire followed later by a viral serve on family first virgins forever Tony. Assuming Malcolm isn’t in waiting to plunder, Tony has months to trot out a few policies as did Teddy here

in Victoria, quickly forgotten in favour of the blame game. Whatever, assuming these two stack up against each other come September Tony is a shoe in. It’s fun, and we all love it; the headlines that is. We don’t read on down. *** ARE we ever redeemed? Perhaps you don’t need redemption in the sense that you’ve done nothing wrong? Or you’ve forgotten? My horoscope compliments me daily via the Herald Sun. All good fun of course. No matter how hard we try do we ever overcome our base nature? Are our sins really ever forgiven? Hardly a month goes by I don’t think of something I’ve done that wasn’t right; a memory trigger of something stupid. The past is never the past; it remains; answering for our sins. The self-help crowd will say you have to forgive yourself. I forgive, but my inner voice doesn’t listen. *** THERE are people amongst us who become stressed if the driver of the car in front is wearing a hat or driving spot on the speed limit. Those same people shatter the speed limit after exiting roadworks. Are they related to those who become upset if Woolworths put easter eggs up for sale too early? Maybe they take peptides? *** THE three stooges, aka Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority

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(ASADA), the Crime Commision and the AFL ... Would The Pope wear trackies while watching television? I could write a weekly column on the anti-smoking crew and doctored statistics but this paranoid approach to the point of near frenzy is best ignored; first rule of human nature - the more they get the more they want. Why must we suffer James Brayshaw as a cricket commentator; better than serepax? How come Mark Robinson, who never misses a chance to have a go Collingwood, never knew what was happening at his beloved Essendon? The AFL encouraging dobbers? Give it an hour before it’s on twitter. Does the Health Services Union operate a private slush fund? You betcha. Why would anyone live in Melbourne? They keep shoving those Swisse vitamins in my face; what is the big deal? Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. [William Blake]....hooroo... cliffie9@bigpond.com

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FARM VEHICLES /MACHINERY PRATTLINE LOW TOW, single axle, 17’ 6”, hydraulic pop top caravan, reg August, full annexe, electric brakes, 3-4 berth, four burner cook top with grill, rangehood, microwave, three way fridge, good tyres and two mounted spares, water and fuel holders, two gas bottles, four seasons hatch. $9,000ono. Phone 0419 356 802.

SCENIC GALAXY, 1999, 15’ x 7’ caravan, EC, 1450Kg axle, galvanised chassis, shockers, full annexe plus separate awning, front boot, tinted windows, twin beds, Heron AC, plenty of cupboards, convection microwave cooker, large quiet and efficient 12volt compressor fridge, house battery and charger, Anderson plug, Winegard antenna with booster, wired in smoke alarm, security door, new tyres and brakes, tows easily, reg 04/13, fully equipped ready to go. $14,990ono. 5975 0761. Mornington.

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MILLARD, poptop, 16’, 2003, reg. to 05/09/13, with annexe, fully equipped, EC, $18,000 neg. 9707-1372.

MOTOR HOME, Mirada Coachmen, for sale or swap house or land in Narre Warren, all luxuries, large slide out, ready to live in or enjoy, cash adjustment, XAP-695. $160,000. 0419 875 174.

POPTOP CARAVAN, 14 foot, island dbl bed, full size oven, 3 way fridge, new awning, annexe, tyres, very clean, $13,000. 0412 783 157, 9772-7786. Chelsea Heights.

TRAVELLER STORM, poptop, 2006, 17'6" x 7', island dbl bed, innerspring mattress, centre kitchen, rangehood, microwave, 104L 3-way fridge, flatscreen TV, rollout awning, reverse cycle AC, battery pack, Winegard TV antenna, weight 1420kg, club seating, adjustable table, hotplate and griller, 2 x 9kg gas bottles, 2 x 80L water tanks, Anderson plug, radio/DVD/ CD/MP3 player, $24,240. Phone 9772-3185 or 0407 056 150.

SCENIC, 21ft van, Spacelands 2003, extra height, separate shower/toilet, washing machine, hand basin, AC, full annexe, new 17ft awning, many extras, Queen pillowtop mattress, can sleep 4, convention microwave, 4 burner stove/grill, TV stereo, 2x4 seasons hatch, 120hr battery, tunnel boot, external fold down table, new tyres (2 spare), 2x 9kg gas bottles, 2x jerry can holders, EC, $39,500. 0421 323 588.

SCENIC POPTOP, 1994, 15’6”, rear entry, twin beds, microwave, full annexe, front boot, easy tow, EC, $11,750. 59838095. Crib Point.

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FORD, Courier tray ute, 1998, dual fuel, GC, reg 03/13, new tyres, OVZ625. $4,300 with RWC. 0459 049 539, 5968-0002. FORD, Falcon, FG, 2010, low kms, reg and RWC, dedicated to LPG, CURRY 5. $18,500. Mark: 0434 528 293.

FORD, Focus, Zetec 2.0ltr LV, 5 door hatch, 2009, manual, grey, leather seats, power windows, cruise control, 86,000kms, service books, full Ford service history, USB plug for iPod etc. XJJ-706. $16,000ono. 0410 044 165. HOLDEN, Cruze, 2010, CD, JG, automatic, sedan, YGE-746, 12 months reg, 7,000kms. $17,850ono. Tina 0423 775 449, 97001423.

FORD, Futura, EL, 1998 model, auto, air, power steering, cruise control, electric windows, mirrors, 200,000kms, always garaged, GFPAAA5GSWVG G7754. $1,600. Phone: 0400 701 386.

HOLDEN, Astra 2001 hatchback, manual, great 1st car, fitted with HBD body kit, mag wheels, tinted windows, AC, only 125,500 kms, RWC, reg 09/13, 1 lady owner since new, regretful sale, but have now updated, RCF543. $5,600. 0414 508 723 Pakenham.

HOLDEN, Astra, sedan, 2004, CD Classic, July Edition, metallic black, auto, 96,000kms, RWC, reg until 10/13, EC, one lady owner, TDR-028. $8,500. 0447 007 178.

HOLDEN, Rodeo, 1998, one tonne, 4x4 tray, canvass removable canopy, EC, with extra’s. PGG-912. $7,500 ono. 5629-2623 or 0419 096 999. Garfield.

HOLDEN, SS, 1999, auto, VT11, 138,000kms, 2 owners from new, good genuine car, 9 months reg, full history, ZD1552. $10,000. 0402 232 628.

HOLDEN, VU, SS, ute, GC, 152,000kms, lowered, exhaust, mags, plus lots of extras, RTD-360, advertised on Gumtree. $11,000. 0487 400 920.

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Baxter’s McComb bashes a quickfire 144 PROVINCIAL By IT Gully BAXTER opener Shane McComb smashed one of the best hundreds seen in MPCA Provincial cricket in some time on Saturday again Ballam Park. Batting for fewer than 30 overs, McComb belted 144 in a blistering knock that saw his team pass Ballam Park at the 20 over mark. While McComb was smashing the bowling at one end, Darren Uccello was holding up the other end, finishing the day unbeaten on 34. When McComb was out to Steven Burns and Leigh Paterson fell cheaply, Todd Quinn came to the crease and belted a quickfire 46. He remains unbeaten at the crease. Baxter finished the day batting 32 overs and will resume at 2/235 this Saturday.

Earlier, Sam Wolsgrove snared five wickets to help the reisgning pemier bowl out the Knights for 164 in 43 overs. Anthony Joel top scored for Ballam Park with 71, while Matty Roach hit 27. Sorrento has plenty of work to do in its match against Heatherhill after the Hills put together a more than respectable 260. Despite Sorrento star all-rounder Anthony Blackwell taking 5/88, the Hills top order was impressive, the openers, Dean Shaw and Jack Woods, putting on 134 for the opening stand. Shaw made 70 and Woods, in only his second Provicial First XI game, helped himself to 64. Randil Gamage was another new name to the First XI for the Hills and he managed to score 44, highlighting

that there is a bit of depth at the club. Mt Eliza may have only scored 175 in 71.3 overs on Saturday but it is still a good chance to pick-up a win against Crib Point. The Mounties have an extremely impressive bowling outfit and can quite easily defend this target. As it is, the Pies needed to face just three overs before stumps and they lost opener Matty Blake. The Pies will resume this week at 1/8. Earlier, its bowlers were able to do the job on the Mounties. Part-timer Henry Dolphin bowled 19 overs and was the pick of the Magpies’ bowlers, snaring 4/23. His spell included 10 maidens. Luke Herrington also led from the front with 3/19. At one stage, the Mounties were

4/45, before Justin Grant (32), Matt O’Brien (33) and Lloyd Gourel-deSaint-Pern (33) resurrected things in the middle order. Long Island’s top order came out firing in its match against Rye at RJ Rowley Reserve. Paul Hartle (44), Aaron Paxton (51) and Justin Bridgeman (60) got the Islanders away to a flying start while Michael’s Chaplin and Burke also made solid contributions. A score of 8/252 is a good one on Rye’s home deck. Harrison Wilson was the pick of the Rye bowlers with 3/39 off 14 overs, while Tommy Barrand picked-up 2/38. Peninsula Old Boys will need to be at their absolute best with the ball this week to defend 208 against Moorooduc. The Ducs bowled extremely well,

led by Bobby Wilson who helped himself to 3/60, while Greg Pullen and Justin McCleary each snared two wickets. Callum Savio was the best of the POB batsmen with 39, Andrew Parsons scored 38 batting at eight and Wade Pelzer scored 37. At one stage, POB was in some trouble at 6/100, so 208 didn’t look so bad at the end of play. Mt Martha is in some strife against neighbor Mornington after being restricted to just 154 from 73.2 overs. Chris Holcombe saved the day once again for his side with the bat, scoring 63. Tim Moran (24) was the only other player to score more than 20. Luke Harper was the best of the Doggies bowlers with 3/54, while Matt Foon picked-up 2/7 from 13 overs.

Hastings tames Langwarrin batting DISTRICT By IT Gully HASTINGS was able to do what no other team has been able to do this season in MPCA District cricket – keep Langwarrin under a score of 200. The Blues were at their best with the ball, led by Scott Phillips, who took himself out of cotton wool and decided to test his back. The Blues skipper doesn’t bowl a lot these days. However, he knew that he had little choice against the best batting attack in the competition. His 4/46 from 22.1 overs helped the Blues to roll the league leaders for 166 in 74.1 overs. The evergreen Danny Weare held the innings together with 55, while Simon McEvoy was the next best scorer with 24. Luke Hewitt was at his best with the ball also for the Blues, snaring 3/22, while Isuru Dias had an enjoyable afternoon, picking-up 2/40 and taking two catches. It was a day for the bowlers in the Baden Powell versus Seaford game, 16 wickets falling on the first day after the Tigers won the toss and elected to bat. Julian Pharaoh, who has played A2

Bowled: Jake Prosser’s stump heads to the boundary after being bowled by Luke Hewitt from Hastings. Picture: Andrew Hurst

this season and has spent most of his time in the Second XI, was on fire for the Braves on Saturday, taking a career-best 5/10 from nine overs. Anjula Perera and Josh Waldrom

each collected two wickets each to send Seaford packing for just 78 in 43.3 overs. Chris Cleef top scored with 26 for the Seaford and Damien Lawrence

was the next best with 11. However, the Braves batsmen couldn’t take advantage of the situation and at one stage were 5/44. They did recover to be 6/67 at the end of play. Mike Manders managed to pickup 4/37 from 15 overs while skipper Nathan Volpe bowled nine overs for a return of 2/12. Carrum holds the upper hand in its match against Main Ridge at Ditterich Reserve. Ed Aarons played a lone hand with the bat for the Ridge after they won the toss and batted. The keeper-batsman top scored with 82, while Gareth Wyatt hit 26 and Jordon McCulley 24. The next best score was ‘Extras’ with 20. Jackson Fry, Jeremy Graves and Lachlan Dobson each picked-up two wickets, while Daniel Polson had a tremendous impact in his 2.4 overs, collecting 3/7. In reply, the Lions are 2/49. Pines has been struggling in recent times but it brought its best to the table on Saturday against Boneo, scoring 9/283. Brett Hudgson top scored with 89 while Trav Pastuka with 58 and Ricky

Ramsdale with 35 also made more than solid contributions to the score for the Piners. Craig Williams and Alex Petrovic each picked-up two wickets for the visitors. Frankston YCW will be lucky to avoid an outright loss against Somerville this weekend. Somerville made its intentions well and truly known on Saturday, belting 8/380 in its 75 overs – that’s a massive score. Ben Delaney smacked 81, Sam Delaney creamed 63, Craig Black 43, Keith Burdett 40, Jack Kennedy 39 and Aaron Kaddatz 34 to help the Eagles to the monster total. Adam Muirhead bowled 11 overs for the Stonecats and picked-up 3/68, while Craig Burch took 2/151 rom 31 overs. Delacombe Park is in the box seat to beat Flinders after scoring 221. Chris Glendinning top scored with 58, while Simon Dignan, batting at eight, was the next best for the Parkers with 30. Lou Gillies was the pick of the bowlers for the Sharks with 4/42, while Dwayne Field helped himself to 3/77.

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End-of-season scramble for top spots SUB-DISTRICT By IT Gully WITH just two days left of home and away cricket in MPCA Sub District for the season, it’s going to be a made scramble to see who makes the top four. Pearcedale and Rosebud, who went head-to-head on Saturday, are two teams that are nestled in the top bracket. However, only one of them may still be there at the close of play this weekend. As the game sits at the moment, Pearcedale is in some serious trouble after being bowled out for 121.

Scott Millar was absolutely sensational for the Budders, bowling a staggering 32 overs and finishing with the mighty impressive figures of 7/49, including 10 maidens. Brian Doughty was the only other wicket taker for Rosebud with an impressive 3/0 from six overs. Shayne Gillings was the only Pearcedale batsman to offer some resistance with 37. In reply, the Buds are 2/31, the dangerous Darren Kerr and Gregg McCann both back in the sheds, courtesy of Justin Heysham, who has 2/17 from five overs. French Island had a day fit for Kings on Saturday, scoring 8/386 against

Dromana at Dromana Reserve. Ben King was the master with the bat for the Islanders with 134, while Jacob King fell nine short of his century, bowled by David Timmer for 91. Jed Savage was the best of the Dromana bowlers, opening the attack and collecting 4/120 off 20 overs. Timmer finished with 2/78. Balnarring has already beaten Seaford Tigers, despite only the first day being played. The Tigers won the toss and elected to bat. However, they were rolled for 88 in just 36 overs. Corey Hand top scored for the Tigers with 24, while Brad Arnold bowled 18

overs for Balnarring and snared 6/38. In reply, Balnarring is 3/89, having lost Luke Chapple for 25, Brenton Taylor for 32 and Brendan Saker for three. Red Hill again failed with the bat on Saturday against Carrum Downs but it will still win this game comfortably. The Hillmen managed 162 at Thompson Oval, Nick Esipoff top scoring with 36 and Owen McKillop and Matthew Merifield each getting 31. Ryan Lynch and Ash Worker picked-up 3/27 and 3/24 respectively for the Cougars, while Steven Worker and Chamara Perera each claimed two wickets.

Carrum Downs had to face the last 10 overs of the day and lost two wickets. They will resume in early trouble at 2/5. Tootgarook holds the upper hnd in its match against Tyabb. Expecting to win this match comfortably, the Yabbies lost the toss and were sent in by the Tooters. Other than skipper Luke Rus, who scored 61, it was a sad afternoon for the Yabbies, who were rolled for 150. Ashley Rickard was the best of the Tootgarook bowlers with 3/24, while Matt Whelan claimed 3/29. In reply, the Tooters are in command at 2/60. Nathan Hudgson has both wickets for the Yabbies.

Good times are here and it’s all systems go ON THE LINE By Paul “Tracker” Pingiaro MARCH is around the corner and March and April are the best fishing months. The weather is usually calm and warm and all our target species are available along with a few ring-ins like elephant fish. All sea fishing options are firing – piers, rocks, boat, offshore and surf all produce the goods. Currently Port Phillip and Western Port are all producing whiting and squid in the shallows and in the deeper water there are a few gummy sharks and toothy sharks for those targeting them. Snapper remain quiet with the occasional fish still deciding to bite but to make up for the lack of snapper are some ripping flathead weighing more thna a kilogram coming from both bays. Also both bays and the surf beaches are playing host to some nice schools of Australian salmon and mullet, following these schools are a few sharks and dolphins. The number one tip for late February fishing is to fish for the fish that are about. There is no point in trying to bag a “big red” if the inshore reefs and weed beds are firing on whiting, pinkies and squid. It’s all about making the most of your recreational time. Matthew Hunt of Matthew Hunt fishing services (0419 760 510) landed some great tuna out of Portland on Sunday and a few South

Australian anglers are saying that there are so many tuna heading east it could be the best season in 30 years. Boating tip of the week: After every motor boat outing, flush out the engine. This doesn’t just apply to salt water trips but to fresh water as well. If the lake or river you operate on isn’t as clear as the water from your garden hose, you need to flush. If you run aground and kicked up sand, you need to flush. It won’t take long, two to five minutes, and during that time you can check out some other items. To flush the engine you will need a set of “rabbit ears” (two flexible rubber seals connected with a metal clamp). Simply slip this device on to the

lower unit where the water intake is located and attach a garden hose. Start up the engine and let the water pump do the rest. Be sure to stay clear of the prop and make sure no one tries to shift into gear. 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 2012-13. Details: www.fishingmornington.com or www. western portboathire.com.au Email spbh@bigpond.com or 5975 5479.

Above: Whting caught off Yaringa boat harbour in Western Port. Top left: Sunset on Port Phillip.

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Summer Motoring Holden’s new VF Commodore breaks cover HOLDEN has unveiled the new VF Commodore at Melbourne’s Docklands. The new vehicle will spearhead an export campaign to the USA in the form of the Chevrolet SS Sports Sedan. It features a host of new technological innovations that make it not only the best Commodore ever but also safer, more user-friendly and more fuel efficient. It also brings new levels of luxury and refinement to the large car segment, with a sumptuous new interior to match its upmarket exterior. “The VF Commodore really is a class above,” Holden chairman and managing director Mike Devereux said. “No other car created in Australia is as technologically advanced and we’re very proud that not only was the VF designed and engineered here but it will also be exported to the USA for GM’s biggest global brand, Chevrolet.” The VF Commodore, which will be built at Holden’s factory in the Adelaide suburb of Elizabeth, highlights Holden’s advanced global design capability and, according to Holden, promises a driving experience on a par with its major big-name competitors. It will also be more fuel efficient, thanks in part to the Federal Government’s grant of $39.8 million through

the Green Car Innovation Fund. It features lightweight aluminium panels along with other fuel saving features such as electric power steering. It is also more aerodynamic than the VE Commodore it replaces Among its many new high-tech features are some significant safety and driver-friendly elements. One of the key convenience features is auto park assist on all models, where the driver operates the pedals but the car parks itself. Unlike many similar systems, it also allows drivers to choose between a parallel or 90 degree angle park. The new Commodore also gets the latest version of Holden’s MyLink infotainment system and keyless entry and start. Safety features include reverse traf-

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to make Commodore one of the most popular cars in Australia but also a new breed of discerning customer who wants higher levels of luxury and technology in their car. “When it goes on sale, it will offer levels of quality and sophistication to rival some of the best cars in the world.” The VF Commodore was designed and engineered at Holden’s headquarters in Port Melbourne. The company’s director of design, Andrew Smith, said the VF exterior design was a precise, contemporary execution that held true to the dynamic poise of its predecessor. “We’ve taken a powerful existing form and brought it up to another level, with the feeling now about projecting a real sense of quality and technological aptitude,” he said. “The styling is characterised by sculpted forms and richer detailing. There’s more gleam and polish at every point and careful attention to detail everywhere you look, from the vibrant front fascias and projector headlamp treatments through to the all-new rear end graphics. “And the key interior elements are entirely new: instrument panel, console, cockpit, seats, steering wheel, switches, shifters, textures, you name it, no detail has escaped attention. “Our designers set out with deliberate intent to exceed expectations by

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