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YouTube clip inspires skater pilgrimage MT ELIZA Skate Park opened last Friday evening and is attracting skaters from around Melbourne, thanks to a YouTube video posted by Mornington Peninsula Shire. Skater Ricky Davidson, left, made the hike to Mt Eliza from his home in Beaconsfield after seeing the clip. So enticing is the new bowl and ramps that Mt Eliza Ward councillor Leigh Eustace (pictured) hopped on a board for the first time in 35 years. “It is absolutely stunning,� he said of the long-awaited facility. He joined hundreds of skaters who converged on the park on the weekend. The first major event will be a meeting of the Skate and BMX South Eastern League on Saturday 26 May. The $400,000 park was completed ahead of schedule by contractor Convic and the shire has now begun landscaping the area. “The next step is to get a footpath from the village down Wooralla Dve,� Cr Eustace said. He also aims to create a friends group to help maintain the skate park. Picture: Keith Platt

Shire to borrow $12m for pool By Mike Hast MONEY to pay for the multimillion dollar Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre (SPA) will come from five sources including the shire borrowing $12 million. More than 100 residents and ratepayers attended an often rowdy meeting at Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington on Monday night at which mayor Cr Frank Martin warned people in the public gallery several times for interjecting. It was the first meeting of councillors to discuss the aquatic centre since Environment Minister Ryan Smith in late February gave the shire consent to build the 25-metre pool on the foreshore at Rosebud.

The shire has been trying to get foreshore permission for seven years and it took a change of government for this to occur. The proposed foreshore location has been criticised by five of the 11 councillors, ratepayer groups, Upper House Labor MP Johan Scheffer, conservationists and some bureaucrats within the Department of Sustainability and Environment. At the marathon meeting that was 10 minutes short of four hours, councillors and ratepayers were told money for the pool complex would come from five sources – rates, contributions, government grants, asset sales and loans. A report from the shire’s manager of strategic planning, Allan Cowley, stat-

ed “the best available estimate at this time is $28.4 million� for the aquatic centre. This is $10 million more than the estimate made in 2006. The report states money for the pool would be “a small component� from rate revenue. “Local businesses and residents with the capacity to support the project both financially and ‘in kind’ will be approached. “Council would be eligible for the state government Better Pools funding of up to $3 million. There is also the ability to source funding from the federal government Regional Development program. “Council has the ability to generate funding through the acceleration of the

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The art of play CHILDREN at a childcare centre in Mornington have a bright new play space thanks to the efforts of student artists from Mornington Secondary College. The 15-metre mural adorning the playground of Creative Kids Early Learning Centre in Fleet St was designed and painted by students from the school’s art club and senior students undertaking work experience at the centre. Pictured at the unveiling of the mural are art teacher Stephanie Scott, students Mashara Wachjudy, Jack Lewis-Smith, Alexandra Shaw and Louise Malone, and workplace learning coordinator Jane Ling. At front are toddlers Ezekiel, Matilda, Rhiarna and Isabell. Picture: Yanni

Closed door for jobs debate By Mike Hast THE shire council will ask the Minister for Local Government to address rules about a councillor working for another councillor. The decision was made on Tuesday night last week behind closed doors after the normal meeting ended and members of the public and press had been asked to leave the council chamber. Councillors voted 6-4 to ask minister Jeanette Powell to investigate the matter, which stemmed from the revelation that Hastings-based councillor Reade Smith has been working for Mt Martha Ward councillor Anne Shaw at her commercial hydroponic business, Peninsula Aqua Growers in Mt Martha. The move was initiated by Mornington Ward councillor Bev Colomb through a notice of motion: “While noting we are not in breach of any regulations currently, council wishes to

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lead the way in any review processes for councillor conduct and Local Law and requests the Minister of [sic] Local Government to address rules around a councillor working for another councillor in a paid position.” Earlier, councillors debated whether to discuss the matter in camera (behind closed doors). The motion to go in camera was proposed by Cr Shaw and seconded by Cr Antonella Celi. Cr Shaw said she did not want to speak first (as is the usual practice with the proposer of a motion). “I reserve my right of reply,” she said. Cr Celi said items needed to be discussed in camera if they were of a sensitive nature and involved personal affairs or personal business. Cr Colomb, speaking first of the councillors who opposed going in camera, said she didn’t “buy that this

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needs to go in camera”. “My motion does not name names; it’s just asking for the [local government] minister to consider,” she said. Cr Leigh Eustace said it was a generic notice of motion: “It’s an issue and a loophole, it [the request] should go to the minister. And it should be debated in the public realm.” Speaking for going in camera, Cr Reade Smith said “some councillors are playing double think”. “Things that are confidential and affect people’s lives” should be debated in camera, he said. Cr Smith said the matter shouldn’t be a story in a tabloid newspaper (perhaps referring to last week’s story in The News ‘Councillor’s job sparks review call’). He said political games were being played by councillors; pre-election games. (The council election is on 27 October.)

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“We’ll get a better discussion in camera. We do have private lives,” he said. Cr Tim Rodgers said he did not understand why the council had to go in camera. “What is the problem?” Cr David Gibb, supporting going in camera, said hurtful things might be said. It was not in the best interests of the community, the council or the people for the matter to be discussed publicly, he said. Cr Graham Pittock said it was a sensitive issue and should go straight to a vote without debate. Cr Shaw finally spoke when summing up her motion at the end of the debate. She refuted Cr Colomb’s claim about naming names. “Cr Colomb used names in the Western Port News story.” Cr Shaw said if the story was not correct Cr Colomb should contact the

newspaper and get it corrected. For going behind closed doors were Crs Shaw, Celi, Smith, Gibb and Frank Martin. Against were Crs Colomb, Eustace, Rodgers, Pittock and Lynn Bowden. The mayor, Cr Martin, then used his casting vote to break the 5-5 deadlock and go in camera. Cr Colomb later withdrew part B of her motion: “That officers prepare a report for council that gives us protocols to put in place for council to monitor and manage when a councillor is employed by another that is transparent and shows good governance, and to investigate if a local law can be an assistance.” Supporting the motion to write to minister Powell were Crs Bowden, Colomb, Eustace, Gibb, Pittock and Rodgers. Against were Crs Celi, Martin, Shaw and Smith.

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China tales: Hospice volunteers gathered at Mornington Yacht Club to hear of adventures in China. Picture: Yanni

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Firefighters blitz at championships FIREFIGHTERS from Mornington set a new Victorian record on their way to a resounding win at the CFA urban state championships in Mooroopna earlier this month. It was Mornington Fire Brigade’s first state title in 90 years of competition at the championships. The team of mostly volunteers vied with 29 brigades in C section, completing 12 events for an aggregate score of 55 and comfortably beating equal second-placed Sorrento

and Hallam on 38 points. Mornington set a new state record in the pumper and ladder event. Brigades from around Victoria and Western Australia competed at the 129th annual championships in events testing their skill, team work and response times using historical and modern firefighting equipment and scenarios. Mornington coach Greg Ellis said his team had been “working up to” the win for a few years and would be ready

for tougher competition next year after being elevated to a new section following the win. Arthur Haines is the only professional member of the team; others are Craig Birchall, Matt Birchall, Steve Birchall, Shane Boyington, Greg Ellis, Jason Grivas, Damien Hutchins, Michael Hutchins, John McGibbony, Michael Perrott, Ray Smith, Nathan Sturt, Harold Taylor, Michael Taylor, Rachael Young and Rod Young. Jo Winterbottom

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End to fire danger time THE CFA’s fire danger period for the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston City ended at 1am on Monday 19 March. CFA chief officer Euan Ferguson said although the danger period was ending, it was important people take care when burning off. “If a fire is left unattended in windy conditions, it can spread quickly and can burn into bushland or onto neighbours’ properties,” he said. Tips for burning off include:  Check local bylaws before burning off.  Never leave a burnoff unattended.  Tell your neighbours and call the Vicfire Burn Off Line on 1800 668 511 so brigades don’t get called out to burn offs unnecessarily. Check the weather forecast before you burn off – never burn in dry, hot and windy conditions. The fire period is also ending in Bass Coast, Cardinia, Casey, Greater Dandenong, Kingston

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China tales: Clockwise from front left: Mitzi Akers, Maureen Bunting, Val Buchanan, Barbara Sweet, Barbara Kaldi, Dawn Anderson, Pat Moloney, Eileen Smith, Arlie Clark, Kath O’Malley, Heather Hands, Val Heuch, Gwen Smith, Shirley Brierley, Colleen Simpson, Tiny Turner and Anne Bean.

By Joe Paris Lee BEFORE automatic phone exchanges, callers were connected manually by telephonists. In the case of Mornington and district, the mostly women telephonists were at the Postmaster-General’s Department (PMG) exchange behind the old Mornington Post Office at the bay end of Main St, now the Mornington and District Historical Society. The exchange closed in 1964, but telephonists meet every year and held their annual reunion at Steeples earlier this month. They call themselves the ‘Call Girls’. At its peak, the exchange had more than 3500 subscribers, with 17 telephonists handling a huge volume of calls on the busiest shifts. “Our shifts were staggered from 7am to 11pm. Then there was just one man on his own from 11pm to 7am,” one of the ‘girls’, Mitzi Akers, said. Some of their anecdotes would have caused some red faces if they had “leaked”. “What we

didn’t know about Mornington wasn’t worth telling,” she said. Late one evening one of the women got a call from the local policeman. It was in the days of 6 o’clock closing and he had called to say “If you need me, I’m at the pub”. The police, directly opposite the exchange, figured in another story as well. One of them owned a particularly nasty dog that must have got bored with police work one day. The door had been left open at the exchange and the women on duty were forced jumped up onto their desks when the bad-tempered brute wandered in. Ms Akers said the women forged a special bond working in such a vital role in the community. She pointed out Arlie Kellick, the longest-serving telephonist at the exchange (1947-55). “There’s Arlie, who finished up more than 50 years ago and she hasn’t missed a reunion.” It seems there’s no stopping the ‘Call Girls’ of the Mornington telephone exchange. “Putting you through now.”

Dolphins’ winning ways THEY may not know it, but the dolphins of Port Phillip are winners. Two Sorrento-based “swim with the dolphins” tourism operators have received major business awards. Polperro Dolphin Swims was joint winner of the 2012 Melbourne’s South East Business Awards – Environment and Sustainability Award (shared with Clean TeQ Ltd of Dandenong) while Moonraker won the Ecotourism section of the National Tourism Awards Moonraker was one of three Victorian operators to win a national award. The South East Business Awards recognise success from businesses in the participating local government areas – Mornington Peninsula, Frankston, Cardinia, Casey, Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Knox, Maroondah, Monash and Whitehorse. Polperro Dolphin Swims is owned and operated by the Muir family.

Swimming success: Torie MacKinnon and her mother Sandy, above, collect the award won by their Moonraker Dolphin Swims at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards..

Sustainable: Polperro Dolphin Swims: Tom Andrew, Jess Beckham, Lisa Humphrey, Judith Muir, and Mark Chicoine of South East Water at the South Eastern Business Awards presentation night.

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Shire OK for Aldi site sale By Mike Hast SHIRE councillors have agreed to sell the war memorial land at Somerville to German supermarket chain Aldi for $750,000. The block at 1097 FrankstonFlinders Rd is occupied by Somerville Preschool, but was once the town’s maternal and child health centre. It was built with money raised by residents to commemorate soldiers who died in or served in the Second World War. The land was donated by Somerville’s Thomas Brunning, a First World War veteran. Aldi still needs a planning amendment for its supermarket to go ahead. It owns 1089 and 1093 FrankstonFlinders Rd, which are in the business zone, but needs state government approval for the war memorial land to be rezoned from public use to business. A planning panel will consider the rezoning at hearings in April and make a decision in June. Mornington Peninsula Shire has offered Aldi the use of shire-owned land at 21 Eramosa Road East and 1087 Frankston-Flinders Rd, an existing access road and gravel car park. The two main objectors to the Aldi land sale – Leila Shaw who says she represents “Somerville’s war veterans and their families as well as the town’s pioneering families” and Brenda Thornell of Somerville, Tyabb and District Heritage Society – walked out of the council meeting last week in disgust. After the meeting, Mrs Shaw, the daughter of land donor Thomas Brunning, said the council had dishonoured the memory of the town’s war veterans including those killed in action. “The council is made up of a

Liquor changes MORNINGTON MP David Morris says changes to the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 will make it easier for schools and junior sporting clubs to gain temporary liquor licenses for special events. Mr Morris said the changes would allow the Director of Liquor Licensing to use his or her discretion to grant a licence to schools and sporting clubs for fundraising events and other functions to be attended primarily by adults. Previously, the Act prohibited licensed functions at premises where young people congregate.

handful of people who are strangers to Somerville. Until recent years they have never had a hand in the building and maintenance of our halls, parks, schools, churches, our fruit growers reserve and our war memorials,” she said. “They were built and maintained with dedicated donations from and fundraising by the pioneering families since the 1850s; families still here in the district.” Mrs Shaw said the shire council had repeatedly stated that “Leila Shaw alone was objecting to the land sale”. “I have clearly stated that I speak on behalf of Somerville veterans, those who died in the war, those who

were wounded or taken prisoner of war and the pioneering families who worked hard in difficult times of shortages and rationing to build our Second World War memorial. “Why didn’t the shire answer the other letters of objection? Why has it not been publicly stated that the heritage society has more than 55 members all of whom object to this land sale? “Obviously the shire doesn’t want the public to know other people strongly object to the land sale.” She said the $750,000 coming from Aldi should not be used to build a council asset on a state government school site. “The council has never properly

addressed the issue of using the Aldi money to build a preschool when most councils are getting out of operating preschools,” she said. “The council has glossed over the traffic problems that will occur in Eramosa Rd East when both preschool and primary school are operating.” Brenda Thornell said she was very disappointed the state government was not paying to “have our preschool built on the primary school land”. At the council meeting, a condition of purchase put on Aldi was that it agree to erect at 1097 FrankstonFlinders Rd a war memorial plaque recognising the men and women from the Somerville region who served in the war. Voting for the land sale to Aldi were Crs David Gibb, Reade Smith, Frank Martin, Antonella Celi, Anne Shaw, Leigh Eustace and Tim Rodgers. Voting against were Crs Lynn Bowden, Bev Colomb and Graham Pittock. Somerville area councillor Lynn Bowden received approval for the shire to “undertakes the following staged actions in Somerville to provide a more prominent and appropriate commemoration of those people who were associated with Somerville who lost their lives in times of war: Stage 1 – plant an avenue of honour in Station St using Manchurian pears in the 2012 planting season. Stage 2 – relocate the soldiers’ memorial at the corner of Jones Rd and Clarinda St to a suitable location in the Fruit Growers’ Reserve for commemorative services such as Anzac Day.

“In considering each application, the [director] will be required to be satisfied that that the grant of a licence or permit would not present a specific risk of supply of liquor to a person under the age of 18 years. Applicants will be asked to provide detailed information about the reasons why they are seeking a licence and what arrangements will be put in place to ensure alcohol is not supplied to young people,” Mr Morris said. For more information contact the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation on 1300 650 367.

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MORNINGTON and District Historical Society will hold a coffee morning at Morning Star Estate in Mt Eliza at 10am on Tuesday 17 April. Owner Judy Barrett will share stories of the heritage house. Cost is $5. Details: Val, 5975 2958.

Kinder fight: Donna Lewis, left, hears about the Aldi land sale from Leila Shaw and Brenda Thornell outside Somerville Preschool on Monday. Picture: Yanni

Sunshine bee A WORKING bee will be held at Mt Martha Sunshine Reserve from 9.30-12.30pm on Sunday 1 April. Morning tea will be provided and busy bees should wear long pants and sleeves, boots and hat. Meet at the bridge on Sunshine Dve near the end of Edward Grove. Details: 5974 1288.

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Kill permits are too easy: MP By Mike Hast GREENS leader Greg Barber is leading a campaign to make it harder for rural landowners to get permits to kill native animals on their properties. The campaign includes forcing the Department of Sustainability and Environment to reveal how many Authority to Control Wildlife (ATCW) permits had been issued for this year. The Mornington Peninsula is one of the target areas with Mr Barber on Thursday last week revealing on the community radio station 3RPP that last year permits were issued to kill kangaroos, swamp wallabies, corellas, lorikeets, ducks and cockatoos. He said DSE had refused to say how many permits had been issued for 2012 and this information was being sought under Freedom of Information. DSE issued 2126 permits last year in Victoria. On the peninsula, permits were issued to kill or remove 246 eastern grey kangaroos, 102 little corellas, 145 musk lorikeets, 145 rainbow lorikeets, 15 maned ducks, 15 Pacific black ducks, 4 sulphur-crested cockatoo and 2 swamp wallabies. Mr Barber, speaking on RPP’s Environment Show, said it was far too easy for landowners to get permits. “Why is it that some landowners claim to have problems with birds or kangaroos when their next door neighbour doesn’t?� he asked. The application process was not rigorous enough and people did not have to adequately prove native animals were creating financial hardship. “We had a case where one family had to watch their neighbour shoot-

ing kangaroos and in the morning they found carcasses on their property.� Recent and long-term residents lived on the peninsula because of its beautiful native wildlife, he said. Mr Barber said DSE’s refusal to provide 2012 figures meant he would be bringing a motion to the parliament “asking that all permits to control wildlife be tabled and placed on the public record for some healthy scrutiny�. Reacting to the campaign, Environment Minister Ryan Smith on Friday 2 March issued a press release stating the government would set up a new panel “to assess applications to control wildlife across the state that are of significant community interest�. “Recent ATCW applications to control kangaroos have resulted in disagreements between landholders and

other residents and we want to make sure the government has the best possible independent advice before making a decision on these types of applications,� Mr Smith said. “The panel will provide a transparency in decision-making regarding the issuing of ATCW permits, ensuring all relevant options are considered to determine an appropriate and humane wildlife management response.� Mr Barber’s website has a list of ATCW permits issued from 2008-11 and permits issued 2008-11 by municipality. Details: mps.vic.greens. org.au/gregbarber Just 10 permits were issued in Frankston City 2008-11 – for killing or removing an unlimited number of silver gulls.

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Lightning night follows Sunday’s rainbow sun A FEW quick flashes, followed by several loud bangs and it was over. The electrical storm on Thursday 15 March was almost finished before it began, according to The News’s resident lightning chaser, photographer Yanni. Not content with staying at home and watching the pixilation of his digital TV screen, Yanni jumped in

his car for the clearer vantage point of Rosebud pier. It may been short, but the lightning was spectacular. The afternoon of the previous Sunday, 11 March, was bright and sunny. High in the sky, wispy clouds were being pushed by strong winds, but there was little breeze at ground level. The sun was surrounded by a

rainbow-hued halo, also known as a nimbus, icebow or gloriole. Wikipedia says the event is caused by ice crystals creating coloured or white arcs and spots in the sky.The halos are usually seen near the sun or moon but can sometimes be seen in the opposite part of the sky. A similar effect can form around artificial lights in very cold weather when ice crystals

called diamond dust are floating in the nearby air. The halos around the sun are produced by ice crystals in five- to 10-kilometre high cirrus clouds in the upper troposphere. Light is reflected and refracted by the ice crystals and may split up into colours because of dispersion. The crystals behave like prisms and mirrors, refracting and re-

flecting sunlight between their faces, sending shafts of light in particular directions. Atmospheric phenomena such as halos were used as part of weather lore as an empirical means of weather forecasting before meteorology was developed. Keith Platt

Homeward bound FOUR Aboriginal students from Arnhem Land have left for home after spending a week at Dromana Secondary College. The four – Saravina Lalara, Lorita Munur, Maggie Nunggarrgalu and Tiana Roberts – come from Numbulwar, a small community on the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Northern Territory. Numbulwar’s population of just over 1000 is close to the number of students at Dromana Secondary (970). This second annual visit by students from Numbulwar was arranged by school council president Murray Turner and his wife Carol, who billeted the four students at their house in Point Leo. The Turners are related through mar-

riage to Numbulwar residents, which allows the community “to open up and speak with us about what they want”, Mr Turner said. He said the community was isolated and accessible only by air five months a year so coming to the Mornington Peninsula was “a big adventure”. Seven boys were in the first group of students to visit last year and Mr Turner said plans were being made for staff from Dromana secondary to visit Numbulwar. He said life in Arnhem Land community was vastly different to that of the peninsula. “There are 15 people to a house and three kids to a bed. “They speak three languages, and

English is last on the list. When they’re here, they see what it’s like to speak English all day and participate in all of Dromana’s mainstream subjects.” Permanent settlement began at the community in 1952 with the founding of the Rose River Mission by local Aboriginal communities and the Church Missionary Society. The mission operated until the 1970s when community control passed to the Numbulwar Numburindi Community Council. The community has a general store, a police station, school, an engine repair shop and post office. Mr Turner said students chosen to come to Dromana attended school regularly.

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“It’s a reward,” he said. In June, students from Dromana secondary will go to Numbulwar where they will teach first aid to Aboriginal children.

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Simon’s year of living famously THE 2011 Australian of the Year Simon McKeon and his youngest son Sam visited the Aboriginal community at Areyonga, a six-hour drive west of Alice Springs. The November 2011 visit was arranged by Red Dust Role Models, a not for profit organisation working with remote Aboriginal communities. “It typically trains and then organises for elite sportspeople and other role models to spend time in these communities. A narrow but effective focus, especially when one sees how the kids in particular receive messages about good nutrition, no sniffing petrol, respecting parents and attending school from the likes of Jimmy Bartels and Tom Lonergan from Geelong Football Club who came on this trip. Indeed, my chauffer out to Aereyonga was James Hird.”

SIMON MCKEON wears many hats. He’s executive chairman of Macquarie Group’s Melbourne office; chairman of the CSIRO; chairman of Business for Millennium Development; former chairman of the Point Nepean Community Trust; on the board of World Vision Australia; works with Global Poverty Project and Red Dust Role Models; and is a yachtsman who holds world speed records. Here he speaks with KEITH PLATT about 2011, when he was Australian of the Year. What did being Australian of the Year mean to you? For me as someone who is interested in a range of different causes, it was an amazing opportunity to spend a year with a giant megaphone permanently attached to my mouth. Did you enjoy the experience? Yes, it was an enormous privilege. I would be remiss, however, if I didn’t point out that I was very tired towards the end of the year simply because of the number of commitments to speak and participate in various events and the fact that it involved continual travel all around the country. What were the highlights of your year as Australian of the Year? Where do I start? I could say that perhaps it was meeting the Queen and having the opportunity to tell her how she played a critical role as a human guinea pig in the development of Aerogard for CSIRO in one of her earlier visits to this country – all true! But actually, the highlights were generally away from the big events and capital cities and into urban and regional Australia. This is where I met the thousands of Australians who work in the engine room of our great nonfor-profit sector. Hearing their stories, of the way that they have transformed lives, whether they work or volunteer in the disability sector, with our indigenous people or showing our juvenile offenders a different future – these were the highlights of my year. And, while preparing and giving more than 250 speeches and criss-crossing the country was tiring, I always came away uplifted when I was able to meet with these folk. Was there anything in particular

that you were able to achieve that might not have been possible without being chosen? This is a really hard one, because while I felt I had this “giant megaphone”, the reality is that in relation to every cause that I am involved in, I am merely one voice – part of a team and invariably neither the most eloquent or certainly the most knowledgeable or expert. It was a great year in relation to some of the areas that I am interested in. For example, the announcement of a National Disability Insurance Scheme, the establishment of an Australian Charities and Not For Profits Commission, the announcement by the Foreign Minister of initiatives to bring AusAid and the Australian business community closer together – 2012 was terrific for all these reasons. But I did take more opportunities to talk often and consistently about the need for philanthropic leadership to be taken up by our wealthiest. This has been occurring in the United States for a long time and, particularly in recent years where, as of today, more than 70 US billionaires and their families have committed to giving away more than half their wealth. This has not yet started to take place in Australia, but at least the debate has well and truly started. I am very grateful for the opportunities I have had during 2011 to push this. What were you required to do during the year? Interestingly, there is very little that the National Australia Day Council formally asked me to do. During the middle of the year the Young Australian of the Year Jessica Watson and I did undertake a schools’ tour for several days. And there were

perhaps one or two other things that the NADC were hopeful that I would agree to do. But largely it was simply a matter of responding to thousands of requests coming in from all around the country to speak at and participate in various events. What was your reaction when told you were Australian of the Year? I was genuinely dumbstruck when I first became Victorian Australian of the Year and then, of course, when I was announced as Australian of the Year. And, for me, this was simply because I’m actually a very ordinary person who just happens to have become passionate about various causes and who has been so privileged to end up connected with a range of organisations that have been relatively effective. When I strip it all away, there is nothing particularly special about me. And, frankly, there are thousands, indeed hundreds of thousands of people like

me in this wonderful country. I will go to my grave wondering why I happened to be selected. What I do know is that it was a wonderful opportunity, for 12 months, to spread a message of getting involved in our extraordinarily diverse non-forprofit sector – the sector that does everything that neither business nor government is equipped to do. And which, on a daily basis, is saving so many Australians from otherwise slipping between the cracks. In what ways did you have to rearrange your life to carry out the duties of being Australian of the Year? Literally, from the moment of the announcement on the eve of Australia Day 2011, I was inundated with so many requests to be involved in various activities. I knew it was for just one year and accordingly we did what we could to accept a sizeable number of invitations and to take the wonderful opportunities that they presented to

advocate for causes close to my heart. So there were many things that didn’t happen last year – we didn’t do much sailing. Macquarie Group didn’t see too much of me. But there were other things that could not be compromised and, for example, I would like to think that my commitment to CSIRO was unaffected.

meeting to the public as no questions were allowed to be asked. In my opinion it was a “snow job” as we all knew the vote would go 6-5 in favour of Cr David Gibb’s proposals, all seconded by Cr Antonella Celi. Cr Gibb believed only a few of the ratepaying residents, which he classes as activists, were against the pool being built on the Rosebud foreshore. The so-called “activists” were at the meeting as they are concerned, as were five other councillors, about many aspects of the proposed SPA. Cr Celi reiterated several times that there had been a “huge” amount of community consultation since 2000. I have asked many people in the community if they have been consulted on this issue; many have never even heard of it. Cr Gibb also purports to have consulted with the ratepayers. Really? Where and when? Sorry, we are not allowed to ask questions. Many serious questions were asked by councillors Tim Rogers (Nepean Ward), Leigh Eustace (Mt Eliza Ward), Bev Colomb (Mornington Ward) and some very pertinent questions about its cost and who will pay by Cr Lynn Bowden (Watsons Ward). Cr Graham Pittock (Kangerong Ward) also had serious concerns about the way this special meeting was conducted as it appeared there was very little information given to councillors prior to the meeting.

Democratic process? I think not. Serious questions must be asked by ratepayers. Currently the shire’s debt is about $38 million – the second highest in the state. The shire is proposing to add to this about $20-30 million and that’s assuming it can sell off some public assets and raise funds and loans from governments. One must ask why the federal and state government would even consider such loans in light of the already heavy debt. Most in the community – it is believed but can never be totally assured unless we have a plebiscite for the proposal, a vote of all ratepayers – would like an indoor swimming complex for this part of the peninsula. This point appeared to be lost on six councillors who only believed we were there to “oppose” the SPA. Most are opposed to having the SPA constructed on the Rosebud foreshore, for many very good reasons. Councillors always state they will listen to the community’s concerns, but if you were to hear some councillors, this is clearly not the case. They may “listen”, but that’s it. It’s a bit like the captain of a ship: “Please be reasonable and do it my way.” SPA will be the largest project in size and cost ever undertaken by the shire so it is paramount the community be heard, that the community makes itself heard, and that the community insists

the shire and their councillor make a democratic decision about this $35 million project. Much of this will have to be repaid by ratepayers whether they use the aquatic centre or not, and rates must and will rise. If ratepayers just sit back and say “I don’t want to get involved” or “what can I do?” then ask yourself “do I care if my rates go up for something my councillor agreed to?” Rates will continue to rise year after year to pay off this massive debt and ongoing operational costs. I would like an aquatic centre on the southern peninsula, but not on the foreshore and not with just a 25-metre pool, as is proposed. How will a small pool in a highprofile tourist area handle peak holiday periods? Will there be room for residents to swim? Other councils are constructing aquatic centres with 50-metre pools. If ratepayers are concerned about SPA, contact all councillors as some have very limited (their own) views. As Cr Pittock rightly said: “It should be up to the community” not individual councillors. If you are unhappy with your current councillor, remember the council elections are in October and you will have the chance to make a change for the future of the Mornington Peninsula. Andrew Raff, St Andrews Beach

Were you changed by the experience and, if so, how? There is obviously an intoxicating aspect to it. One receives many “A list” invitations. I think there were times when I did allow my head to swell a little – but I hope these were fleeting and, in particular, I hope that they didn’t take me away from the important causes that need promotion. Looking back, I didn’t want to change who I am and I think largely I haven’t. But perhaps that is for others to judge.

Letters Park not for dogs MALCOLM Brown has some unfriendly words to say about “organised dog walker people” in your story ‘Bird guards told to go after beach fight’, The News, 8/3/12. Seeing that the Peninsula Dog Walkers Association is the only organisation of its kind on the peninsula, presumably he is referring to us. He says we “seem to concentrate on the Blairgowrie front beach and pretend that dogs on the back beach issue isn’t in their remit”. For Mr Brown’s information, the PDWA was formed specifically to fight efforts by some locals who did not want a dog beach at Cameron’s Bight. This remains our cause. Back beaches are not in our domain because there are no dog beaches on that side – and there should not be. In fact, we say dogs should be banned totally from the national park and the nearby beaches, but that is a matter for Parks Victoria and the DSE. As for us allegedly “ignoring the working group invitation” and dealing ourselves out of the management planning – what invitation, what planning, Mr Brown? The PDWA says simply: dogs and birds don’t mix. Paul Speelman, Peninsula Dog Walkers Association

Councillor’s job I CALL on the mayor, Cr Frank Martin, to take control of his council fol-

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lowing the revelation that Cr Reade Smith is employed by Cr Anne Shaw. Cr Martin, I believe this is an outrage. Does no commonsense, logic or intelligence prevail at all? The employment arrangement between Crs Shaw and Smith is totally unacceptable. How can there possibly be independence in the decision-making process with such an arrangement in place? Cr Martin, do you seriously believe Cr Smith would “bite the hand that feeds him”? Serious consideration should be given to your resignation from the position of mayor to have allowed such an arrangement to continue, and I would have expected greater clarity of thinking from long-serving Crs Shaw and Smith. Aldona Martin, Tyabb

SPA meeting AS ratepayers, my wife and I were appalled at the conduct of several councillors for their arrogance towards the public at the “special” meeting for Southern Peninsula Aquatic Centre (SPA) at Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington on Monday. Just to be clear, this “special” meeting to discuss and vote on several aspects of the proposed SPA on the Rosebud foreshore was primarily to vote on the council’s preferred location and was effectively a closed

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Briefly Harvest festival

HERONSWOOD Harvest Festival is on again. There will be free workshops covering such topics as growing and harvesting garlic, seed sowing in autumn, and plants for shady gardens. Expert gardeners will answer tricky gardening questions, and take tours of the historic Heronswood property and homestead with free garden tours at 11am and 2pm. The cafe will be open and diners can feast on heirloom produce, picked fresh from the Heronswood garden. Produce will be for sale at stalls and the nursery shop will sell all the regular perennials and heirloom seeds for the garden. There will be Little Diggers activities on Sunday from 11am. The festival is on 24-25 March. Entry is $10 (children under 16 free). Heronswood House tours cost $3 with proceeds going to Friends of Los Palos who assist communities in East Timor.

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THE iconic Red Hill Show will showcase all the best of country living at the Red Hill Showgrounds on Saturday. The show has all the traditional arena events and livestock competitions, as well as pavilions full of art and craft, cooking and produce. There will be rides and a sideshow alley, robots, a motocross display, vintage cars, miniature horses and giant Clydesdales, wool shearing and spinning demonstrations. The woodchoping has a quality national field of axemen and women. It includes the usual underhand, standing block and team events as well as the feverish hot saw competition in which teams wielding ear-splitting modified chainsaws go head to head demolishing blocks of wood. The show is at Red Hill Showgrounds on Arthurs Seat Rd from 8.30am-4pm; showjumping is at Boneo Park Equestrian Centre on Saturday 31 March and Sunday 1 April. Family tickets are $50, adults $15, children 6-18 $10.

Crying out for blood ONE of the region’s most colourful characters, who has more than 40 years of teaching and volunteering achievements on his resume, added another on Tuesday – a century of blood donations. Ian Morrison, perhaps best known as a town crier in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula, gave his 100th lot of whole blood at the Frankston Blood Donor Centre in Davey St. Nowadays Mr Morrison travels further afield as a volunteer town crier and in the past year has given has stentorian voice to various events in Melbourne, Ballarat, Maryborough, Dandenong as well as closer to home – in Frankston. Mr Morrison says he was born by the seaside at Worthing in Sussex in the south of England. “I was transported to the state of Victoria in 1965 aboard the former Second World War troop carrier TV Castel Felice,” he said. “I was put off the boat at the Suez Canal and forced to climb the Pyramids in Cairo before finally being beached at South Melbourne, immediately incarcerated at Melbourne High School until suitably Australianised and declared fit to work in the outside world of St Kilda East.” Mr Morrison says he worked as an English and drama teacher for 30 years “until released for good behavior”. “I’ve been a Pirate of Penzeance at the Alexander Theatre at Monash, a Poo Bah Chinese warlord in Rosebud, a policeman in Salad Days at Mt Eliza and am now a roving Victorian Town Crier.” As the peninsula’s Town Crier he was based in Mornington and on many occasions sung Advance Australia Fair on Australia Day, welcomed new citizens, opened exhibitions, led hundreds of dogs on the RSPCA Million Paws walk, started

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Bloody ripper: Town crier Ian Morrison puts on a happy face as nurse Michelle Stack takes his 100th lot of blood. Picture: Yanni

bike races riding in full regalia, worked on the steam trains at Moorooduc, told stories and sung on the Polly Woodside for the National Trust and still teaches secondary level English to the Chinese communities of Noble Park and Westall. His community work for Red Cross has also included delivering meals in the city, being a youth leader in secondary schools and in Frankston, and as chairman of the Frankston district appeals committee for 10 years working with the late Mrs Margaret Short. He organises Red Cross doorknocks and drives patients to medical appointments.

Mr Morrison has given blood regularly for 40 years and said he was proud to reach the ton. “It’s something all people should consider doing,” he said. “Everyone who donates can save three lives through their valuable contribution.”  The Red Cross ‘Battle of the Burbs’ runs from Monday 19 March to 29 April. It is a statewide drive aimed at increasing the number of blood donors. The challenge pits suburb against suburb to encourage friendly rivalry and community members to donate blood. The Frankston Donor Centre is at 20 Davey St. Details: 13 14 95.

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COMMENT

Councillors and public deserve better COMMENT

By David Harrison AS expected, the shire report to councillors on recording meetings found utterly nothing to recommend the idea. But Tuesday 13 March was an unlucky day for the shire executive – councillors resoundingly rejected the report, 10 votes to one, as it deserved, not only instructing officers to record council meetings, but insisting that the public was entitled to record them as well. (Cr Bill Goodrem was on leave.) Well, not all meetings. But the unchallengeable logic is that recording must now be extended to all public meetings of councillors – including special and development assessment meetings. The lone dissenting voter? Cr David Gibb. He fears a rash of defamation actions. I am one of the many who believe recording will make for a better council and an even remoter likelihood of defamatory statements in the chamber. It was a fitting result – a breakthrough in councillor thinking in this election year, with its new multimember ward structure – bringing the shire to the reality of modern councillor–public interaction. Shire bureaucrats might call it openness and transparency if they didn’t loathe the idea. Back now to the report, close examination of which reveals much about the thinking of some shire bureaucrats and how they see their

role in council decision-making. It is the second report in recent times of this malodorous sort. The other detailed the shire’s position on the electoral review that gave us multi-member wards. It was heavily and rightly criticised as one-sided. It should be stated clearly here that the vast bulk of shire reports are everything they should be. It is usually when politics or pet projects intrude that reports fall below reasonable standard. The two reports mentioned fall into this category. They are far from what one would expect from a public service whose role and responsibility is to provide disinterested and professional advice to its legislators so they can make considered and wellinformed decisions. Both reports were stridently partisan in pursuit of shire bureaucrats’ (and, in the case of the electoral review report, some councillors’) preferred outcome – the status quo, offering few or no proper alternative views or options, based on little or no research; long on spin and short on facts. Reports of this type, consciously or unconsciously, effectively put shire bureaucrats into the role of political players rather than neutral advisers. Watch this process continue as the mainly bureaucrat-driven push for the foreshore aquatic centre at Rosebud unfolds. The contentious pool issue even made an appearance at the council meeting, when a shire officer began taking part in a debate, to be accused (with infinite irony) by a councillor

of “debating”. The more appropriate response would have been to tell the officer: “Butt out – you’re not a councillor.” Noel Buck’s report on recording, so properly and perfunctorily hurled into the rubbish bin by all but one councillor, received not one mention by councillors in their remarks about the benefits of recording – for some of them, it was a turnaround not unlike that of Saul on the road to Damascus*. They could not have quoted from the report on any benefits of recording, such as confirming minutes, or a legacy for historians: according to the report, there were none. Its aim was to urge councillors to take a giant leap into the past, where apparently many shire staff and one councillor feel safe from the menacing bugaboos of the night and the Spawn of Beelzebub who stalk council meetings with – questions. It recommended a whopping $2440.80 fine for anyone caught illicitly recording then publishing material from a council meeting. It was full of “coulds” and “mays”.  “Council and councillors may be liable for defamatory statements ...”  “There could also be privacy issues...”  “...the person may have violated the copyright owner’s exclusive right...” Should not the report have resolved these coulds and mays? Aren’t reports designed to research issues and eliminate doubts where possible? As to research, here it was:

“Research of council websites does not reveal large numbers of councils audio recording and distributing the proceedings of council meetings.” That’s it. That was the research – 20 words. Elsewhere, mention of only one of Victoria’s 79 councils – Frankston. No mention of Greater Dandenong and Wellington Shire, which broadcast meetings live on websites, or councils that put audio recordings online, for the convenience of ratepayers who can’t get to meetings. Wellington even archives its video recordings for posterity, for heaven’s sake! The report listed what it claimed were the perils of recording: defamation, infringement of copyright, breach of privacy. These “perils” already exist, and will continue to exist. Defamation is in the hands of the speaker. It exists with or without wide dissemination. It is a feeble argument against recording. As for copyright, it was blatant nonsense for the report to suggest that reading an extract of a document could attract a lawsuit. It’s called “fair dealing” by the Australian Copyright Council; also known as fair use. (For detailed information, go to www. copyright.org.au and download “Fair Dealing: What Can I Use Without Permission”.) Privacy? The “disclosure of personal information” argument was basically that “the names of the people asking questions are disclosed and [would be] published to a wider audience”.

The phone book is chockablock with such privacy breaches. Also, the council has the option of going into camera to deal with sensitive information – and does so on a regular basis, using section 89(2) of the Local Government Act 1989. Having proposed these changes, and more – few if any of which served the public’s interest but very much favoured the shire bureaucracy – the report states ingenuously: “No person involved in the preparation of this report has a direct or indirect interest requiring disclosure.” Oh, please! The 2011 VEC report and now this recording report reflect poorly on senior shire staff, all the way to the top. They call into question the role some staff think they play, or assume they are entitled to play, or itch to play, in the life of the shire. They show an ignorance of, or indifference to, the bedrock democratic principle of the separation of powers – “the act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies”. Joh Bjelke-Petersen had no idea what they were, but that was Queensland in the bad old days. Some senior shire staff, and perhaps the councillors who employ them, may need a refresher course in this ruling principle, and the sooner the better. * The conversion of Paul the Apostle (known as Saul in Latin texts) saw him cease persecuting early Christians and become a follower of Jesus around AD 33–36. The phrases Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion, and road to Damascus refer to this event.

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Hilarious chase over suspicious electronic device Mornington Municipal Offices, 7pm Tuesday 13 March 2012 (water, tea and coffee, and tired biscuits) THE entertainment started before the meeting came to order, with a sprint and a chase – unusual to see swift movement in the council chamber. The sprinter was governance manager Noel Buck, who spied a suspicious device trailing wires on a desk near the councillors’ tables. An incendiary device or bomb? A recording device an inept person in the public gallery had left lying about in full view? With an agenda item on recording council meetings to be heard later, for which Mr Buck had penned the report and recommendation, the possibility of illegal recording was the topic de nuit. Like greased lightning Mr Buck pounced, seized the item and made off rapidly in a northerly direction (as former cop Cr Reade Smith might have said in evidence) towards the door. In hot pursuit was the object’s owner, shouting: “Excuse me! Excuse me!! EXCUSE ME!!!” at Mr Buck’s disappearing back. After a short conversation the matter was resolved to Mr Buck’s bureaucratic satisfaction. The object was a hearing aid transmitter, not a bomb or an illicit recording device. Apologies having been made and ac-

cepted, and transmitter returned to its place, calm settled again on the gallery. *** THE actual agenda item on recording meetings was over fairly swiftly, proceeding to a vote without debate. But several councillors wanted to have a say. First was Cr Tim Rodgers, who wanted to know: “If this gets passed, are we all going to need elocution lessons?” Certainly CEO Michael Kennedy would benefit: he was earlier enjoined from the gallery to slow his verbal delivery to a rate at which he became aurally comprehensible. His excuse for talking like a racecaller was that he wanted to read a question from a ratepayer and provide the answer all within two minutes – one of the shire’s bizarre new rules. Cr Graham Pittock, who moved the motion (he and Cr Leigh Eustace had been strongly lobbying his colleagues over several weeks to agree to recording), said that over the years the council had developed an “oversecretive and disengaged culture”. It had become “elitist and too happy to regulate”. “We’ve got to become more engaged,” he declared, to applause from the gallery. This outburst brought a swift reaction from meeting chairman and mayor Cr Frank Martin. “I remind the gallery we’re not here to clap and cheer and applaud; we’re here to listen,” he intoned, unaware he had just committed a high degree of difficulty double reverse tautology with pike which, in fairness, deserved

glowered. Cr Bev Colomb was another convert to recording. She favours webcasting meetings and wants councillors’ votes to be recorded. Recording was “very educational, very sustainable”: people wouldn’t have to travel to meetings. As for Cr Gibb’s apocalyptic utterances: “Being recorded will keep us on our toes,” she declared, with an irresistible smile. Cr Reade Smith chided Cr Pittock, saying his contribution had “nearly lost my vote” for recording (he was previously a voice against), then warned, a la Gibb, that the threat of defamation might actually be used to curb discussion – we might not be able to talk as openly as otherwise we would, he said. Cr Leigh Eustace also wants webcasting. It gets the information out – people can hear what is said in council. Your scribe thought of Cr Celi’s students “creeping like snails unwillingly to school”, because they know it’s council meeting morning. Cr Anne Shaw also took a crack at Cr Pittock’s remarks, then at the media. With recording, she declared, “occasionally the media might just get the story right”. Cr Shaw is not impressed with the press just now, after this newspaper’s report of her employer-employee relationship with Cr Smith and her signature as “Deputy Mayor” endorsing MP Greg Hunt as Liberal candidate for Flinders at the next election. Then came Cr Pittock’s second serve, as mover of the motion. Ignoring the admonitions of councillors Gibb, Smith and Shaw, he said the

its own round of applause. Well, Frank, we were listening, and we liked what we heard from Cr Pittock. Then Cr Antonella Celi had her say. Initially an opponent of recording, she had done a 180-degree turn, taking it in a fierce embrace. It was a way forward, she read from prepared notes; we have to “come up to speed with the times”; it makes meetings more accessible, recordings become an effective tool to educate the community. Warming to the topic, she said that schools could access the recordings, with teachers engaging their students on community topics. Lucky students! Meetings could undoubtedly be of use in exploring the subject of clear thinking, if it’s still taught. The Great Dissenter, Cr David “We’ll all be rooned” Gibb, followed. In the gloomy, foreboding tones of a prophet not being honoured in his own land, he warned of defamation sweeping the chamber like an Egyptian plague. We have no parliamentary privilege here, he mourned, and we certainly have had defamatory remarks from councillors and some submitters. He had heard that Frankston Council had been “doing things ... maybe they’ve been lucky so far”. But we shouldn’t “slavishly copy everything Frankston does”. Such as building a 50-metre pool away from the foreshore, perchance? Cr Gibb was “uncertain about some of the motives of some of the activists directing Cr Pittock” in his support for recording. Gallery (interjecting in unison): “That’s defamatory!” Cr Martin

only people with anything to fear from recordings were “the incompetent and the corrupt” – councillors and officers alike. Responding to Cr Gibb’s comment about “activists” in the gallery, he admitted he does listen to the “intellects” there: he takes a lot of their information to heart. “Some I accept, some I reject ... in this matter I think they have come from the right direction.” We all looked around for any sign of an intellect in our midst, and were disappointed.

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Modern masterpiece EXCITING architecture and flawless presentation combine perfectly to create this superb home that boasts consumate luxury and wonderful views from the large upstairs balcony across to a lake. Offering about 344 square metres of living space, you are immediately impressed by the large timber staircase and long formal hallway. Beautiful polished floorboards lead passed a series of ground-floor bedrooms and into the first of two living areas. High ceilings create a wonderful sense of space, and large windows let the light stream in to the modern kitchen, which features granite benchtops, a fitted wall oven, stainless-steel dishwasher and stylish crimson splashbacks. A few steps from the family area is a charming al fresco entertaining area and from here is a private, sun-lit deck surrounded by landscaped gardens that bring the tropics to your back door. This stunning five-bedroom home includes a master with ensuite and walk-in robe, bathrooms upstairs and down, air-conditioning, ducted vacuum system and double garage.

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WITH a well-thought-out floor plan that flows from room to room, this stylish family home has space for everyone. There are four large bedrooms, three with built-in robes, and the master bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in robe. A delightful garden view from almost every window is on offer from the formal lounge and dining rooms and into the spacious family room with adjoining modern kitchen. With plenty of bench space and cupboards, storage is no longer a problem and there is a servery window through to a casual meals area. The home is on a manageable 683-square metre block and has an al fresco entertaining area and double garage with rear roller door access to the rear gardens.

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2/7 BADEN POWELL DRIVE READY TO ENJOY THE CAFE LIFESTYLE? This wonderfully located, low maintenance unit contains everything you need & offers convenience at every turn. Just an easy walk to the Mt Eliza village this town house comprises two bedrooms, main with semi ensuite, BIRs, spacious living & dining areas, large kitchen area. Also featuring ducted heating, split-system cooling, large single remote garage, sep laundry and lovely rear garden. 1 of only 2 on the block with no body corp. Be it a home to live in or an ideal investment for the future, this one will be highly sought after. Easy access for extra car, caravan or boat parking. Linton’s Nursery with all its retail amenities and café are opposite.

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RESORT STYLE LIVING Nestled in a tranquil pocket of one of Mt Elizas’ finest neighbourhoods, on a private 2780sqm (approx) allotment, an entertainer’s dream is perhaps the most apt way to describe this stunning family home. A number of spacious, well-lit living spaces offer a superb mix of formal and informal settings that are ideal for entertaining or that private retreat. A stylish kitchen is the hub of the home, linking with the adjoining meals and family living. Add to the mix its integration with the paved outdoor area and you have multiple indoor-outdoor entertaining options. Even the kids are catered for with a huge rumpus they can claim as their own, or utilise as a media room. The vast array of large windows bathes the home in natural light which is decorated with tranquil garden backdrops. The natural hallmarks of the home are successfully captured by the outlook over landscaped gardens and a saltwater chlorinated, solar-heated, pool that create a nature-inspired outdoor haven. Work from home in a private office, unwind in the sauna and enjoy the heating and cooling options, ducted vacuum and outdoor gazebo and spa.

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MOUNT MARTHA 28 Sunhill Road EĞŐŽƟĂďůĞ KǀĞƌ Ψϭ͘Ϭϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ DKZE/E'dKE ϴ ůůĞďĞůůĂ tĂLJ ΨϳϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ Ͳ ΨϳϲϬ͕ϬϬϬ DKhEd >/ ϵϱ ^ŚŽƩŽŶ ZŽĂĚ WƌŝĐĞ KŶ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ KŶĐĞ /Ŷ ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ ĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶ ϭϲ 'ůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ĐƌĞƐ͊ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ůĂŶĚ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ Dƚ ůŝnjĂ ŝŶ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ^Ğƚ ŽŶ ĂŶ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ϭϲ ĂĐƌĞƐ͕ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĨƌŽŶƚĂŐĞ ƚŽ 'ƌĂŶƚ ZŽĂĚ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĂŐŶŝĮĐĞŶƚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂĐƌĞĂŐĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ͘ ^ƚƵŶŶŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĂŶŐůĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ϰͲďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ŚŽŵĞƐƚĞĂĚ ŝƐ ƐƵƉĞƌď ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŵĞƟĐƵůŽƵƐůLJ ďƵŝůƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵĞĚ͕ ŚĂŶĚͲĐůĞĂŶĞĚ ďƌŝĐŬƐ͕ KƌĞŐŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĂůƟĐ ƉŝŶĞ ƟŵďĞƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ĐĞĚĂƌ ǁŝŶĚŽǁƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŽŽƌƐ͘ ĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĂŚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ƟŵĞ͕ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƌŽŽŵ ĞdžƚĞŶĚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁƌĂƉͲĂƌŽƵŶĚ ǀĞƌŶĂŶĚĂŚ ǁŝƚŚ ŶŽƌƚŚͲĨĂĐŝŶŐ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ Ă ŐůŽƌŝŽƵƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ƌŽŽŵ ŇŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ƚĞƌƌĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĂůĨƌĞƐĐŽ ƉĂǀŝůŝŽŶ͕ Ă ďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚ ƌƵŵƉƵƐ ƌŽŽŵ ƚŚĂƚ ĐůĞǀĞƌůLJ ůŝŶŬƐ ƚŽ Ă ϰͲĐĂƌ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƉĂƌƚLJ ƌŽŽŵ͖ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌŵĂů ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ƌŽŽŵƐ͘ dŚĞ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ŝƐ Ă ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ KƌĞŐŽŶ ƟŵďĞƌǁŽƌŬ͕ ĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ĨƌĞĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ďĂƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ƐŚŽǁĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ŚĂƐ Ă ƐƉĂ ĞŶƐƵŝƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ƐƚƵĚLJ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƵƟůŝnjĞĚ ĨŽƌ ůŝǀĞƐƚŽĐŬ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ϯ ůĂƌŐĞ ĨĞŶĐĞĚ ƉĂĚĚŽĐŬƐ ĞĂĐŚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ LJĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞ ƐŚĞĚ ŝƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƵƟůŝnjĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ƐƚĂďůĞ ďůŽĐŬ͕ ŝĨ ƐŽ ĚĞƐŝƌĞĚ͘ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ŚƌŝƐ tŝůƐŽŶ Ϭϰϭϳ ϭϰϳ ϯϬϳ

ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ŚƌŝƐ tŝůƐŽŶ Ϭϰϭϳ ϭϰϳ ϯϬϳ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ŚƌŝƐ tŝůƐŽŶ Ϭϰϭϳ ϭϰϳ ϯϬϳ

ϱ ϰ

ϯ 2

ϰ 2

ĐŚƌŝƐǁΛŶŽďůĞǁŝůƐŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ ĐŚƌŝƐǁΛŶŽďůĞǁŝůƐŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

DKZE/E'dKE ϭϮ ^ƉŝŶŶĂŬĞƌ ZŝƐĞ Ψϰϯϱ͕ϬϬϬ Ͳ Ψϰϲϱ͕ϬϬϬ

WƌŝnjĞĚ ĞĂĐŚƐŝĚĞ >ŽĐĂƟŽŶ

ĂƐLJ >ŝǀŝŶŐ KŶ /ƚƐ KǁŶ dŝƚůĞ

>ŽĐĂƚĞĚ ǀĞƌLJ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ tŝůƐŽŶƐ ZĚ ƐŚŽƉƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶůLJ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƚƌŽůů ƚŽ &ŝƐŚĞƌŵĂŶƐ ĞĂĐŚ Žƌ DĂŝŶ ^ƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ĚĞůŝŐŚƞƵů ϯ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞ͘ &ĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶĐ͗ WƌŝǀĂƚĞ ŐĂƚĞĚ ĞŶƚƌLJ͕ ĨƵůůLJ ĨĞŶĐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĚ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ͕ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ƉŽůŝƐŚĞĚ ƟŵďĞƌ ŇŽŽƌƐ͕ >ƵdžƵƌLJ ůĂƌŐĞ ĚŽƵďůĞ ďĂƐŝŶ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ͕ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ϵϬϬ ƐƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐ ŽǀĞŶ ĂŶĚ ůŽĂĚƐ ŽĨ ĐƵƉďŽĂƌĚ Θ ďĞŶĐŚ ƐƉĂĐĞ͕ Ϯ ƚŽŝůĞƚƐ͕ ĨƌĞŶĐŚ ƟŵďĞƌ ĚŽŽƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƉĞŶ ŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ƉĂǀĞĚ ƌĞĂƌ ĐŽƵƌƚLJĂƌĚ н ƌĞŵŽƚĞ >h'͘ ^ĞĐƵƌĞůLJ ƚĞŶĂŶƚĞĚ ƵŶƟů KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϮϬϭϮ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ŵĂŬĞ ĂŶ ŝĚĞĂů ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ Žƌ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ŶŽǁ ĨŽƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ WƌŝǀĂƚĞ ^ĂůĞ /ŶƐƉĞĐƚ͗ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ Ϯ͘ϯϬ Ͳϯ͘ϬϬƉŵ

>ŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů͍ tĞůů LJŽƵƌ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĞŶĚƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŚĞƌĞ͊ dŚŝƐ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵůůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͕ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ůĞǀĞů ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ĞŶƚŽŶ͛Ɛ ^ƋƵĂƌĞ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘ EĞƐƚůĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƚƌĂŶƋƵŝů ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŚŽŵĞ ŽīĞƌƐ ƉƌŝǀĂĐLJ ƉůƵƐ Ă ƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů ĂƐƉĞĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ƉĂƌŬƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ƐƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ Ăůů ĐůŽƐĞ ďLJ͘ &ĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ďŝŐ ďĂLJ ǁŝŶĚŽǁ͕ & ^ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ƐƉĂ ĂŶĚ ůĂƌŐĞ ǁĂůŬ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƌŽďĞ͕ ƚǁŽ ůŝŐŚƚ ĮůůĞĚ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ Ă ďƌŝŐŚƚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƉĞŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŽ ĂŶ Ăůů ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ƵŶĚĞƌĐŽǀĞƌ ƉĞƌŐŽůĂ Y ĂƌĞĂ Θ ĚƵĐƚĞĚ ŚĞĂƟŶŐ͘ WƌŝǀĂƚĞ ^ĂůĞ /ŶƐƉĞĐƚ͗ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ϭϭ͘ϯϬĂŵͲϭϮ͘ϬϬƉŵ

ϯ

ϭ

2

ĐŚƌŝƐǁΛŶŽďůĞǁŝůƐŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

ϯ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ŚƌŝƐ tŝůƐŽŶ Ϭϰϭϳ ϭϰϳ ϯϬϳ

2

2

ĐŚƌŝƐǁΛŶŽďůĞǁŝůƐŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

DKZE/E'dKE ϴϬ WƌŝŶĐĞ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ EĞŐŽƟĂďůĞ KǀĞƌ ΨϲϯϬ͕ϬϬϬ

ZK^ h ϭϮϲ ZŽƐĞďƵĚ &ŽƌĞƐŚŽƌĞ EĞŐŽƟĂďůĞ KǀĞƌ Ψϲϵ͕ϬϬϬ

ĞĂĐŚƐŝĚĞ DŽĚĞƌŶ ŚŝĐ

ĂƌŐĂŝŶ Ͳ ĞƐƚ ĞĂĐŚ Ždž ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ

ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌ͛Ɛ ĞLJĞ ĨŽƌ ĚĞƚĂŝů ĚƌĂǁƐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƟŵďĞƌ ƐƚŽŶĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ Ă ϮŶĚ ĨƌŽŶƚĂŐĞ ƚŽ ^ƵƐƐĞdž ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͘ dŚĞ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂƌĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ ŽĨ Ăƌƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ĞLJĞͲ ĐĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ĐŽƉƉĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƟŵďĞƌ ĨĞŶĐĞ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƌĨͲƐƚLJůĞ ĚĞĐŬƐ ĂŶĚ ďŽĂƌĚǁĂůŬ ƉĂƚŚǁĂLJƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌ ƐŚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂĐŬĞĚ ƐƚŽŶĞ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŽƵďůĞ ĚŽŽƌ ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ͘ /ŶƐŝĚĞ͕ ŵĞƌďĂƵ ǁĂůŬǁĂLJƐ ůŝŶŬ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ϯ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ĨŽƌŵĂů ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ƌŽŽŵƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ďLJ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŽƉĞŶƐ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ Ă ƐŚĂĚĞͲƐĂŝů ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĚĞĐŬ͘ WƌŝǀĂƚĞ ^ĂůĞ /ŶƐƉĞĐƚ͗ LJ ƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ

^ƵƉĞƌď ůĂƌŐĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ďŽdž ĂƉƉƌŽdž ϯ͘ϱŵ dž ϳ͘ϱŵ ŝŶ Ă ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ LJĞƚ ƐƵƉĞƌ ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŶƚ ƌŽǁ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŽŶ ZŽƐĞďƵĚ &ŽƌĞƐŚŽƌĞ͘ ZŝŐŚƚ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĂĚ ĨƌŽŵ <& ͕ DĐ ŽŶĂůĚƐ͕ ϳͬϭϭ ĂŶĚ ZŽƐĞďƵĚ ,ŽƚĞů͘ dŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ďŽdž ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƵƌŶŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĞƐŚůLJ ƉĂŝŶƚĞĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵŝŶŝ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͘ 'ŽůĚĞŶ ƐĂŶĚLJ ďĞĂĐŚ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ďƵƚ ůŽǁ ŶĂƟǀĞ ŐƌĂƐƐĞƐ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ LJŽƵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŽǁĚƐ͕ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƐŚĂůůŽǁ ďĞĂĐŚ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵŶŐ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞĞƉĞƌ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ĂŶĚ ďŽĂƚ ůĂƵŶĐŚŝŶŐ ƌĂŵƉ ĐůŽƐĞ ďLJ͘ /ƚǭƐ ƐĞƚ ƚŽ ƐĞůů Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ũƵƐƚ ŝŶ ƟŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘ ĞƐƚ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͊

ϰ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ŚƌŝƐ tŝůƐŽŶ Ϭϰϭϳ ϭϰϳ ϯϬϳ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ŚƌŝƐ tŝůƐŽŶ Ϭϰϭϳ ϭϰϳ ϯϬϳ

ϭͬϭϬ DĂŝŶ ^ƚ͘ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ s/ ϯϵϯϭ

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/ŶƐƉĞĐƚ͗ LJ ƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ

DKZE/E'dKE ϭͬϭϬ KƌĐŚŝĚ ǀĞŶƵĞ Ψϰϵϱ͕ϬϬϬ Ͳ Ψϱϰϱ͕ϬϬϬ

ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ŚƌŝƐ tŝůƐŽŶ Ϭϰϭϳ ϭϰϳ ϯϬϳ

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WƌŝǀĂƚĞ ^ĂůĞ /ŶƐƉĞĐƚ͗ LJ ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚŵĞŶƚ

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ĐŚƌŝƐǁΛŶŽďůĞǁŝůƐŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ ĐŚƌŝƐǁΛŶŽďůĞǁŝůƐŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ ŚƌŝƐ tŝůƐŽŶ Ϭϰϭϳ ϭϰϳ ϯϬϳ

ĐŚƌŝƐǁΛŶŽďůĞǁŝůƐŽŶ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

5976 8000

MORNINGTON

AUCTION SAT 24TH MARCH @ 11.30AM

This y Saturda am @ 11.30

One of the last remaining large development opportunities is now offered for sale for the first time in over 20 years. A huge 3888M2 approx. allotment offers the utmost in convenience with Bentons Square shopping centre, public transport, and Main Street just minutes away. Included is a well presented 4 bedroom BV home with FES & WIR to master, 2 separate living areas, open fire place, ducted heating, 9x6M auto garage/workshop & tennis court.

MORNINGTON

AUCTION SAT 14TH APRIL AT 2.30PM

“ASH GROVE” – A DELIGHTFUL 2 ACRES IN MOOROODUC!

Ideally positioned opposite parkland & literally only a stones throw from vibrant Main Street, this superb, level 1007M2 allotment represents a once-only opportunity to purchase vacant land in the prestigious & tightly held ‘Golden Triangle’ of Mornington. Whether as a slice of paradise for your new luxury home, or as a potential development site with 2 street frontages, this fine property is central to the boutique shopping & cafes, delightful beaches & parks that Mornington offers

Only a 5 minute from Mornington, this 2 acre property includes a spacious & stylishly renovated BV home offering 25 squares of living, huge shed with 3 phase power and a solar heated I.G. pool. Four bedrooms plus study, 3 bathrooms, 3 s/system air conditioners, tank, bore and dam water, fruit trees & 12 irrigated vegetable beds. NOTE: HOUSE LAYOUT COULD SUIT DUAL LIVING OR B&B

$450,000 - $495,000 OFFERS INVITED MORNINGTON

In a most convenient location on an easy-care 477 M2 lot , this charming BV home offers 18 squares of stylish living with 3 Bedrooms plus study nook ( FES/WIR to master), spacious lounge, a large attractive kitchen with adjoining family/ meals area,a separate light-filled living room & direct entry to the extra large auto d/garage with workshop. Including D/ heating, 9 ceilings, d/washer, s/blinds, an inviting sunny deck with pergola & excellent storage.

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Inspect Sat 11-11.30pm or by appointment 42 Barkly Street

SO CENTRAL TO BENTONS SQUARE, BUS & BOWLS

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MORNINGTON

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TREED SURROUNDS HIGH ON BELEURA HILL! This spacious well presented BV home offers approx. 21sq of living on a 534sqm lot & represents a rarely affordable opportunity to live high on delightfully treed Beleura Hill, close to Mills Beach & Mornington Golf Course. With 3 generous bedrooms + study, modern 2-way bathroom with corner spa to master bedroom, formal lounge, big living room, attractive kitchen with meals, 2 toilets, carport & paved entertaining area. Including ducted heating/vacuum, combustion heater, air - con. dishwasher & water tank. ON OWN SEPARATE TITLE.

Inspect Sat 12-12.30 or by appointment 156 Barkly Street

$500,000 - $540,000

Inspect Sat 3-3.30pm or by appointment 833 Derril Road

MORNINGTON

Inspect Sat 2-2.30pm or by appointment

NEG. OVER $600,000

MORNINGTON

Inspect Sat 2-2.30pm or by appointment.

$495,000 - $525,000 OFFERS INVITED

A FAMILY FAVOURITE FOR PLAY & WORK On a big 763m2 corner lot close to Civic Bowls & The Arts Centre , this spotless BV home has 3 generous bedrooms (FES/WIR to Master), 2 large & fully separate living areas, a stylish kitchen with as-new appliances & meals area, full security, zoned heating, d/vacuum & a delightful entertaining area with on-line gas brick BBQ & Balinese Hut. The auto d/garage joins onto a huge 10x7 M powered c/bond shed with workbench , a w/c, & 4x3M office with water & gas available. So many possibilities for work, play, hobbies & home occupation!

41 Parkside Crescent

Inspect Sat 12-12.30 or by appointment

MOUNT MARTHA

$472,500 - $481,750

FISHERMAN’S BEACH PRECINCT - STEPPING BACK IN TIME!

4 BEDROOMS + RUMPUS IN EDEN PARK! PARADISE CALLING!

NEW LUXURY VILLAS BY ROYADIE

Ideally placed amongst established trees and gardens on a generous 463M2 lot, this most charming rendered BV home features polished floorboards, an open fireplace, ducted heating, 9 ceilings and decorative cornice. With 3 bedrooms, spacious living room, sunny modern kitchen, rear entertaining area with pergola, carport & shed. Loads of character in an ideal location!

Beautiful gardens & a 989 M2 lot complement this stylish 24.5 square BV home, offering 4 bedrooms (large master with FES/WIR), 9 ceilings, formal entry & lounge with gas fireplace ,a superb caesar stone kitchen with s/ steel appliances, dining alcove, a bright spacious living room, separate rumpus, & paved areas for Boat/Caravan. AN EASY STROLL TO THE WETLANDS!

All villas aren’t equal! Located only a short stroll from Bentons Square these feature packed new Villas offer 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, DLUG’s, granite tops to kitchen & bathrooms, ASKO S/Steel appliances, zoned ducted gas heating & refrigerated air conditioning & much, much more! NOTE: Green Island Ave. is currently under construction.

Inspect Wed & Sat 12-12.30pm or by appt. 14 Antony Drive

11b Venice St.

DROMANA

$475,000 PLUS

MORNINGTON

Inspect Sat 1-1.30pm or by appointment

$655,000 - $665,000

NEW & BEACHSIDE - ONLY 2 REMAINING

Invest in seaside Dromana, only 200 metres from sandy beaches and an easy stroll to restaurants and cafes. With 3 bedrooms, 2-way bathroom to master bedroom, 2 toilets, polished floors, spacious open - plan living, d/heating & refrigerated cooling and auto DLUG with internal access. The property is available with either vacant possesion or with tenant in place, returning $360.00/wk. Substantial depreciation benefits apply as the unit is only 3 years old.

Ideally located only a short stroll from the cafes & boutique shopping of vibrant Main Street these luxurious new townhouses offer 20-21sq. of living with downstairs master bedroo with twin WIR’s & FES, study, deluxe kitchen with s/steel appliances and spacious living/dining room with double doors leading to the paved entertaining area. Internal access from the double garage. Upstairs offers 2 large bedrooms with BIR’s, a stylish central bathroom & generous living area.

Inspect by appointment 2&3 / 4 Beatty Parade

5975 7733

Inspect Wed & Sat 1-1.30pm

MORNINGTON

$349,500

APARTMENT AT THE WATER’S EDGE

A SUNNY SEASIDE LIFESTYLE IN DROMANA!

9 Seacombe Street

2,3 & 8 / 57 Green Island Ave.

As a residence, an investment or perhaps even a B & B, this well presented 2nd floor apartment, with new ww carpet& views of the Bay, could be ideal. With 2 large bedrooms (B.I.RS), spacious light filled living with gas heating, attractive kitchen with gas stove, bathroom with separate w/c, & L.U. garage.

Inspect by appointment 9/5 Barkly Street

Inspect Wed & Sat 3-3.30pm or by appt.

Shop 2, 188-194 Main St Mornington

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VIEW: Saturday 1.00-1.30pm AUCTION: FOR SALE NOW Or AUCTION On Saturday March 31st at 1.30pm. Terms 10% deposit, balance 60 days. AGENT: Kerry Lee Marshall 0408 363 686 OFFICE: 2100 Frankston-Flinders Rd, Hastings, 5979 3555

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Just a short walk to the new Bittern village and nature reserve, this beautifully maintained home offers serenity like no other in tightly held location. This well built Merchant Builder home on approximately 1/4 acre allotment (1080sq metres) has been lovingly cared for over the years. Boasting 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 living area’s, vaulted ceilings with chefs delight kitchen and lovingly maintained gardens, fernery & mature trees in a private setting. Our vendors have a genuine need to sell! Contact Exclusive Agent.

VIEW: Saturday 12:00-12:30pm AUCTION: FOR SALE NOW or AUCTION on Saturday, April 14 at 12:30pm. Terms 10% deposit, settlement 60-90 days. AGENT: Kerry-Lee Marshall 0408 363 686 OFFICE: 2100 Frankston-Flinders Rd Hastings 5979 3555

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Buy now and be in for next summer! Gorgeous, cute yet totally practical bathing box. Great position, fish & chips, pizza, 7-Eleven, parking & wash room all within 50 metres. Totally re-built less than 10 years ago with colourbond roof; this is a great and very affordable opportunity to buy foreshore heritage. First in, gets undressed!

Outstanding opportunity to have a holiday home, investment property or very affordable home. The cabin includes two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, decking, car space and LAND At this price, cheap holidays are on offer for years to come. Expected rental is approx. $165pw giving a return of 7.4%! Dromana Holiday & Lifestyle Village has indoor and outdoor pools, tennis court, BBQ areas and games room. Price $115,000 By Appointment Inspect Contact 03 5987 3233

What a great opportunity to purchase this great holiday retreat or perfect investment. This neat and tidy low maintenance unit features 2 bedrooms, single garage, close to public transport and only approximately 300 metres to the golden sands of Safety Beach. Currently tenanted until December 2011, not to be missed. Call now for an inspection. Price $319,000 By Appointment Inspect Contact 03 5987 3233

This very neat & tidy brick home is set upon a corner allotment and has the opportunity for a future possible 2 lot subdivision (STCA). The home is 3 bedrooms all with polished floor and BIRs. Open plan dining/meals area and kitchen, ample bench space in kitchen, gas cooking, gas ducted heating and a substantial carport at the rear of the home. Low maintenance with near-new fencing. Price NOW $350,000 Inspect By Appointment Contact 03 5987 3233

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Tucked away on a good size block (approx. 789sqm) with rear lane access this home is crying out to be renovated and modernized. Currently there are 2 bedrooms with downstairs studio, private entertaining area & loads of space. Totally usable as a home or weekender and just minutes to the beach and shops this is the perfect spot upon which to create a new lifestyle.

Centrally located in Safety Beach, within minutes walking distance to the beach on an allotment of 830sqm (approx) this rendered home consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 living areas, dining, floorboards & carpets, bathroom and double garage and carport. Beach is less than 800 metres away, there is plenty of land to kick a footy or for pets or even develop the block (STCA), you decide. Awesome location!

Rarely does land this size, approx 880sqm, and just a short walk to private beach and Marina become available. STCA a two storey home here might offer great bay AND marina views or this prime site with wide frontage would suit a possible 2 - 3 home subdivision. Almost cleared, mostly level, this is a great opportunity to build or develop in a highly sought after area so close to the best the Mornington Peninsula has to offer. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE.

Almost completed, this single level townhouse is a short walk to the Dromana shopping strip and the beach. Buy now and you could still choose your floor coverings and colour schemes. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms including FES to master, s/system air con. GDH and only one of two on the block. Brick veneer and tiled roof - easy to maintain. This is a HOT BUY and at this price you must be quick!

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Set in a quiet and private court setting this lovely home is just a mere 600m (approx) from the beach and the Dromana shopping strip. This very neat and tidy home features sun filled rooms and wide open living spaces. Three spacious bedrooms, master with FES, two separate living areas, open plan kitchen/meals/living, GDH and ample bench space in kitchen. Solar electricity, double remote garage, landscaped gardens and easy to maintain.

With an abundance of potential, set on a corner position and within easy walking distance to the beach and the Martha Cove Marina is this incredible opportunity just waiting to be snapped up by the astute home buyer or investor. Surprising inside - the home offers fantastic views of Port Phillip Bay and Arthurs Seat. Open plan living, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 living areas and a lovely balcony overlooking the backyard with the bay as your back drop.

Walk to the golf course, pool, tennis courts and restaurant. This very attractive property of 3 bedrooms, 2 living and a covered entertaining area and a magnificent low maintenance garden has the ultimate lifestyle. New carpets throughout, new blinds, new ensuite, new WIR, new euro DeLonghi kitchen. S/system air con. ducted heating and vacuum and internal access from double garage. Good rear driveway access and paved parking for caravan.

Designed to capture every degree of its north facing bay view this tremendous home features sun filled rooms and open plan living. Surprisingly large, this family home has plenty of space with 4 bedrooms, open plan meals, kitchen and living area, master bedroom with FES whilst downstairs is a multi purpose room which could be used a rumpus room, 2nd living area or 5th bedroom.

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Located within walking distance to beach, this immaculately presented, 35sq approx. home situated on approx 641sqm boasts 4 bedrooms, master with FES & WIR, BIR’s to other bedrooms, modern open plan kitchen/ dining/ living area with another two living areas. GDH throughout, s/system air con. in master bedroom, ducted vacuum. Internal entry from garage and side access.

A lifestyle often dreamt about - now attainable. With views that are dazzling by day, dreamy by night, from the Melbourne to Pt. Phillip heads. Open plan living upstairs and down with full length deck taking advantage of the panorama. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, double carport, well sited on a good block (749sqm approx) also offering views from the garden. More so than most homes, this truly needs to be inspected to fully appreciate.

This remarkable 36 sq (approx) home lets you enjoy a magical outlook while you lounge in style, wine and dine your friends or take in some rays on the balcony. Offering exquisite living space with two upper level living areas and one lower level lounge and entertaining balcony. The four-bedroom home sits on 1400sqm (approx) with low maintenance gardens and a childrens playground.

Just under 1000sqm of prime land opposite the beach ready for further development (STCA). The current brick veneer dwelling has been very well maintained and features three bedrooms and a bathroom with combined lounge and dining and separate kitchen. The home has a flat roof, so going upwards is an option and there is plenty of space on the flat block that measures 15m x 65m. Plenty of options here to sub-divide, re-build, go up or extend.

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Fish and chips takeaway, FRANKSTON Price: $169,000 Rent: $4663.64 per calendar month + GST + outgoings Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Tanya Scagliarini, 0438 289 859

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Superb Freehold Opportunity

DŽƌŐĂŶ͛Ɛ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ Θ Ăƌ Ăƚ ^ŽƌƌĞŶƚŽ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ ^ŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌĞƐŚŽƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ ƐĞĂƐŝĚĞ ƚŽǁŶ ŽĨ ^ŽƌƌĞŶƚŽ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ŝĚĞĂůůLJ ƐƵŝƚ Ă ƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĨŽŽĚŝĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ to put their stamp on the hospitality industry.

Great opportunity to invest in the rapidly growing Rosebud Industrial Estate, ͻ WƌŝŵĞ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů >ĂŶĚ ŽĨ ϮϰϬϬ ƐƋŵ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ ͻ &ƵůůLJ ĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ^ŝƚĞ ͻ džƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ͻ ^ĞĐƵƌĞůLJ >ĞĂƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ dĞŶĂŶƚĞĚ

Sale Price: $300,000 + SAV Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Sale Price: $1,250,000 Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

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^,KW ϭ͗ EKK > Ky ͻEĞƩ ZĞŶƚ͗ Ψϵϱ͕Ϭϱϭ ƉĂ ͻ>ĞĂƐĞ dĞƌŵ ͗ ϴ ŵƚŚƐ dž ϯ LJƌƐ dž ϱ LJƌƐ ͻ ƉƉƌŽdž ƐŝnjĞ͗ ϵϬ͘Ϭϲ ƐƋŵ

^,KW Ϯ͗ ^,/ h ͻEĞƩ ZĞŶƚ͗ΨϱϮ͕Ϯϰϱ ƉĂ ͻ>ĞĂƐĞ dĞƌŵ ͗ ϱ LJƌƐ dž ϱ LJƌƐ dž ϱ LJƌƐ ͻ ƉƉƌŽdž ƐŝnjĞ͗ ϭϭϲ͘ϲ ƐƋŵ

^,KW ϯ͗ s Ed ^,KW ͻ ƉƉƌŽdž ƐŝnjĞ͗ ϱϯ͘ϰϵ ƐƋŵ Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454 a

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hŶŝƋƵĞ ,ŽůŝĚĂLJ ĐĐŽŵŽĚĂƟŽŶ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ dŚĞ ŵƵůƟ ĂǁĂƌĚ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ůƵĞ DŽŽŶ ŽƩĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ZLJĞ͕ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂďƵůŽƵƐ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ WĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĨƵůůLJ ĨƵƌŶŝƐŚĞĚ ƐĞůĨͲĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĐŽƩĂŐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĞĂƐLJ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶƐ ŵĂŶLJ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ǁŝŶĞƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌůĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ŐŽůĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĞŶũŽLJƐ ŚŝŐŚ ŽĐĐƵƉĂŶĐLJ ůĞǀĞůƐ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉƌŽĮƚƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐĐŽƉĞ ĨŽƌ ĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ Ă ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞ ƚŽ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐƵŝƚ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ Ă ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘

Sale Price: $1,495,000 Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

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For Sale or Lease

For Sale – Sorrento

DŽĚĞƌŶ ĮƚͲŽƵƚ

Sorrento Gem

ͻ sĂĐĂŶƚ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ͻ ƉƉƌŽdž ϵϱƐƋŵ ͻ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ϭ njŽŶŝŶŐ ͻ ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ŽĸĐĞͬƌĞƚĂŝů ͻ ^ͬƐLJƐƚĞŵ ĂŝƌͲĐŽŶĚ͘ ͻ Ϯ ƚŽŝůĞƚƐ͕ ϯ ŽĸĐĞƐ ΘůƵŶĐŚƌŽŽŵ

The iconic Smokehouse Restaurant of Sorrento is on the ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ hŶŝƋƵĞůLJ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƉƌŝŵĞ KĐĞĂŶ ĞĂĐŚ ZĚ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŚĂƐ ƐƚŽŽĚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ ĨŽƌ ǁĞůů ŽǀĞƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ůů ƚŚĞ ďŽdžĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƟĐŬĞĚ͖ ůŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ͕ ĐŚĞĂƉ ƌĞŶƚ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉƌŽĮƚƐ͕ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ Įƚ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ƌŽŽŵ ĨŽƌ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘

Sale Price: $475,000 Lease Price: $2500pcm + GST+ogs Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price: $635,000 + SAV Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale – Tootgarook

For Sale – Seaford

EOI close 5pm Wed, March 21 2012

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Contact: Gary Ralph 0418 535 503 Email: gary@kevinwrightre.com.au for EOI documents

Sale Price: $169,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

For Sale – Portsea

For Sale –Mornington

The Mornington Peninsula Shire is seeking expressions of interest from respondents wishing to lease the café area known as “Pelican Pantry” at the Pelican Park Leisure ĞŶƚƌĞ͕ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌĞƐŚŽƌĞ ŝŶ DĂƌŝŶĞ WĂƌĂĚĞ͕,ĂƐƟŶŐƐ͘

KƌŝŐŝŶĂů ŽǁŶĞƌ ŚĂƐ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞƟƌĞ ĂŌĞƌ Ϯϲ LJĞĂƌƐ͊ ^ƚƌŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŵĂŶ ƐŚŽǁ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ƐŽůŝĚ ŝŶĐŽŵĞ͕ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ sĞŚŝĐůĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ͘ EŽƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ͘

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džƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ /ŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ Ͳ ,ĂƐƟŶŐƐ

Milk Bar

ϰϬ zĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ƐƚƌŽŶŐ

Hair Raising Prospect

Beauty At Its Best

ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽŶŐͲĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ŵŝůŬ ďĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ƚŽ ĂĚĚ ĐŽīĞĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞĂǁĂLJ ĨŽŽĚ͘ sĞƌLJ ĐŚĞĂƉ ƌĞŶƚ ; ΨϭϲϴƉǁн'^dнK'^ͿĂŶĚ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ĂŶ ŝĚĞĂů ĨĂŵŝůLJ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘ dŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐƵďͲŶĞǁƐĂŐĞŶĐLJ͕ ŚĂƐ Ă ĐŽŽů ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŽŝůĞƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘

dŚŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ďƵƐLJ ƐƚĂŶĚͲĂůŽŶĞ ŵŝůŬ ďĂƌ ͬ ŵŝdžĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŶŐ ůŽĐĂů dŽŽƚŐĂƌŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĨŽƌ ǁĞůů ŽǀĞƌ ϰϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ŚĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ ĐůŽĐŬǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ŽŶ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ͕ ĐŚĞĂƉ ƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŚƵŐĞ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ͘ KǁŶĞƌ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚƌŝĂů

ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ƚŽ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ DĞĞƐŚĂ ,Ăŝƌ ĞƐŝŐŶ͘ dŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŚĂƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĐůŝĞŶƚĞůĞ ďĂƐĞ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ EŽ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽǁŶĞƌ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐƚĂLJ ŽŶ͘ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ă ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ăƌƚ ƐƉƌĂLJ ƚĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞ͘

dŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ͘ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝnjŝŶŐ ŝŶ ǁĂdžŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁůLJ ĮƩĞĚ ^ŽůĂƌŝƵŵ͕ ^ƵŶ ^ŵŽŽƚŚ ĂůƐŽ ďŽĂƐƚƐ ĂŶ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĚĂƚĂ ďĂƐĞ͕ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁ ŽǀĞƌ ŚĞĂĚƐ͘

Sale Price: $62,000 + SAV Contact: Gary Ralph 0418 535 503

Sale Price: $225,000 + SAV Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Sale Price: $95,000 + SAV Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Sale Price: $35,000 + SAV Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

For Sale – Dromana

For Sale – Rosebud

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For Sale – Mornington

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Priced To Sell

Raw Sugar

WƌŝŵĞ ƌŽŵĂŶĂ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĐůŝĞŶƚĞůĞ͕ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ƐƚĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĞĞǁĂLJ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĂLJ͘ Currently under management, this business enjoys great ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ͕ ůŽǁ ƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ůĞĂƐĞ͘

dŚŝƐ ďĞĂĐŚ ĞŶĚ ĐĂĨĠ ǀĞƌLJ ǁĞůů ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ Big, bold and brand new is this soon to be constructed retail space ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƐŝnjĞĚ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͕ ŶĞĂƌ ŶĞǁ Įƚ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ Ă ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdž ϭϰϱƐƋŵ͘/ĚĞĂůůLJ ƐƵŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŽƌƐ Žƌ ŽǁŶĞƌ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌƐ ŝŶ ƌŽĂƌŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĚĞ͘ KǁŶĞƌƐ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌƐĞĂƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ƋƵŝĐŬ ƐĂůĞ͘ dĂŬŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůŝƚLJ͕ ƌĞƚĂŝů Žƌ ĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ Ψϴ͕ϬϬϬƉǁ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ ůĞĂƐĞ͘

'ƌĞĂƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĐĂĨĠͬƉƌŽǀĞĚŽƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂĐŚ ŽŶ Wƚ EĞƉĞĂŶ ZĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ůŝĐĞŶĐĞĚ ĐĂĨĠ enjoys strong, regular clientele, solid takings, great lease terms ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ǁĞůů ƉƌŝĐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞůů ĂƐ ǀĞŶĚŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŽ ŽƚŚĞƌ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ͘

Sale Price $245,000 + SAV Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Sale Price: $195,000 + SAV Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Sale Price $95,000 + SAV Contact Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale – Mornington Peninsula

Calling All Foodies

Sale Price: $530,000 Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

For Sale - Rosebud

For Sale – Rosebud

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For Sale – Frankston

Brand New In Dromana

Fish & Chips

Tree Lopping

Beachside Gem

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dĂŬŝŶŐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ΨϴϬϬϬ ͲΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬƉǁ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŝĐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĞůů͘ EŽ ĨƌĂŶĐŚŝƐĞ ĨĞĞƐ͕ ŵĂŝŶ ƌŽĂĚ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ͕ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ Įƚ ŽƵƚ ͬ ŽǁŶĞƌƐ ǀĞƌLJ ƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ͘ >ŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ tŝůů ƚƌŝĂů͘

dŚŝƐ WĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂ ďĂƐĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ϭϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚƌŝŵŵŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽǀĂů ŽĨ ůĂƌŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŵĂůů ƚƌĞĞƐ͕ ďůŽĐŬ ĐůĞĂƌŝŶŐ͕ ŵƵůĐŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƵŵƉ ƌĞŵŽǀĂů͘ ŽŵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ͘

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dŚŝƐ ǁĞůů ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĨĂĐƚŽƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ŽĸĐĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ƐŚŽǁ ĐĂƐĞ ĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŽƵůĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶLJ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘ tŝƚŚ ϭϬϬƐƋ ŵĞƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŽĸĐĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ϭϱϬ ƐƋ ŵĞƚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ĨĂĐƚŽƌLJ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŝƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ƵŶŶŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ ZŽƐĞďƵĚ͘ /ŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ Ă ŵƵƐƚ͘

Sale Price: $169,000 + SAV

Sale Price: $129,000

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Sale Price $450,000 Contact Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

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INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL Cash in your chips

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WHERE better to have a fish and chip shop that right on Main Street in Mornington within walking distance of the beach and parks? There is seating for customers inside and outside the shop which trades 7 days a week from 11am to 8pm. The shop has had a recent fitout and all equipment is in near-new condition.

THIS attractive coffee lounge enjoys a great position and is well-priced. The rent is very reasonable at $1068 per month plus GST. There is seating inside for 10 and 12 outside. The business trades daily from 9am to 5pm.

Takeaway, MORNINGTON Price: $190,000 + SAV Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne Street, Frankston 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Coffee lounge, SEAFORD Price: $60,000 + SAV Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

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AROUND THE PENINSULA

End of the road for police career bid By Keith Platt POLICE Chief Commissioner Ken Lay has refused to remove red tape preventing former Hastings policeman Andrew Brady from rejoining the force without undergoing rookie training. A negative response from Mr Lay’s office spells the end of Mr Brady’s attempts to revive the 22-year career he spent with Victoria Police. “That’s it, I won’t try again,” Mr Brady said on Monday. “I don’t believe they’ve given me a valid explanation [for stipulating that he complete the 33-week constable program and then face a four-year wait before being eligible for promotion to senior constable]. “I was looking forward to getting back to Hastings [as a policeman], but it’s not going to happen.” Mr Brady will continue his lawn mowing business. The decorated former sergeant said he appreciated the efforts of at least half dozen “community-minded Hastings residents” who had also written to Chief Commissioner Lay questioning the necessity of an experienced officer being retrained. Mr Brady, once a sergeant based at Hastings, knew late last year that it would be an uphill battle to again wear the blue uniform when an official report labelled his approach to policing as dated and one-dimensional. His first request for a review was refused in February and the last ditch

Locks off for leukaemia NINE-year-old Emma Robinson of Crib Point decided to shave her head for the World’s Greatest Shave, to “help out those people with leukaemia to be happy like us”. Her school is holding a crazy hair day to help Emma raise her target of $1000. Hairdresser Joanne Bowman – Emma’s hairdresser since birth – donated her services. It was all smiles in the dining room as the cutting began, but the curly blonde locks on the floor served as a reminder of the children who struggle daily with cancer. The Leukaemia Foundation’s annual World’s Greatest Shave is open to everyone of every age to shave or colour their hair to help raise money for a cure of leukaemia. Since 1998, one million shaved or coloured heads have helped raise $120 million. Alexandra Dellaportas

Forced out: Andrew Brady has given up his fight to rejoin Victoria Police.

Locks lost, hope found: Joanne Bowman uses her hairdressing skills to help Emma Robinson raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.

plea to Chief Commissioner Lay was made soon after. Hasting MP Neale Burgess said he had raised the matter with Police Minister Peter Ryan who had said he would speak to the Chief Commissioner. Mr Brady has told The News it seems police command is content to have road patrols rather than “people like me with a real interest and passion for the local community”. “They just want patrols, not anyone who will go over and above their duties. “It’s not reasonable to expect someone with my experience to start all over again.”

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The bigger the crowd the better in this line-up Words and pictures Keith Platt WATER, fresh air and goodwill. Two years of planning came together on Saturday in what almost seems a magical mix to give people with disabilities a surfing experience. It seems like a cliché, but the event run by the Mornington Peninsula branch of the Disabled Surfers Association of Australia did put “smiles on dials”. Surfers have a reputation for wanting to protect their home break, discouraging too many new faces in the line-up. But Saturday was different, those who could surf wanted as many people in the water as possible. More than 250 volunteers were at Point Leo beach to help about 20 people with various disabilities onto a surfboard and then form two lines to shepherd their way to the beach on the crest of a wave. Lying on the board (sometimes on their backs), sitting, kneeling – even trying to stand – the participants felt the fun and power of the waves. Some were awed and needed help getting back to wheelchairs after just one or two rides, but others could not get enough and returned to the shore once the initial chill had worn off.

“It’s amazing how much fun they’re getting from something so small,” said one experienced surfer before striding back into the shallows to join the line of outstretched hands. Gary Morton, president of the DSA’s peninsula branch, felt it was all worth while when “a little fella came up to me after his first surf and said thank you”. “He shook my hand, turned to his dad and asked quietly if he could please come again.” Mr Morton was pleased the efforts of his committee “made a difference to this young man and many others”.

Shire cause: Left, Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Frank Martin, right, with Disabled Surfers Association Mornington Peninsula branch president Gary Morton and first-time surfer Kelvin Grentell with a Sandcruiser wheelchair. Other pictures show volunteers and participants at the Point Leo event.

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Secretary Ashley Gardner praised Gen Y, “teenagers who were there in force to help out – they often get a bad rap, but I can tell Mornington Peninsula teenagers care”. “I saw 16-year-old boys, grown men and women and older ladies moved to tears.” Mr Gardner described how quadriplegic Ricky Wallace was taken to the water’s edge in a special wheelchair “but after watching others, he and his mum decided to give surfing a go, with the help of 30 volunteers. He loved it. His mum loved it. We loved it.” Mornington Peninsula mayor Cr

Frank Martin handed over a cheque to buy another of the wide-tyred, floatable Sandcruiser wheelchairs as well as more vests for volunteers. He announced more money to come from July’s mayoral gala dinner and councillors Bev Colomb, David Gibb and David Goodrem joined volunteers in the water. Flinders MP Greg Hunt was unable to help out in the water, but made it in time for the presentations and promised he’d be back next year “with my wetsuit on”. Mr Morton said the event “normalises disability. It shows people that

while their body is disabled, their spirit and courage is better than most ablebodied people”. While most Australians were willing to donate to charity or take up a challenge to raise money, “disabled surfing” enabled them to “physically see the people you are helping”.  The DSA’s peninsula branch has donated a Sandcruiser disabled beach wheelchair to the Point Leo foreshore committee. It can be booked with Ray Gould on 5989 8333 or 0408 536 143.

Healthy Living

Keyhole surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome CARPAL tunnel syndrome can be an annoying or painful problem, but LapSurgery Australia offers a minimally invasive solution. LapSurgery surgeons have over 15 years performed more than 1500 procedures by keyhole method, which can make returning to normal activities the better option than having the open method, which can delay return to work and can be more painful. Treatment – surgical The common operation involves a long incision on the palm of the hand, usually needing 6-8 stitches, and it can take many weeks for recovery. Keyhole surgery involves a small incision on the wrist less than 1cm long. A 3mm incision is made on the palm of the hand. The incisions are so small that in most cases stitching is not required. A telescope is inserted between the incisions and the ligament squashing the nerve is divided fully under vision. The vision is superior to naked eye vision as it is magnified in high definition on a computer monitor. The procedure is done as a day case and takes about half an hour. It can be performed under full general anaesthetic or with just the arm numbed with a mild sedative. A bandage will be applied to the hand, but the hand can and should

be used as soon after the operation as possible. Slings and plasters are not used. Bandages are removed after a few days and the hand can be then used normally. There may be some swelling and tenderness for several weeks, but in most cases you can go about all but the very heaviest use of your hands with a week or two. Relief of the nasty sometimes painful tingling is immediate, but numbness in the tips of the fingers can take longer to resolve. Obtain a referral from your doctor and call 9760 2777 for an appointment with one of our surgeons. Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist. The median nerve supplies the sensation over most of the hand, with the exception of a small area on the little finger side. Symptoms are numbness and tingling in the fingers, often occurring when using the hands during the day and particularly annoying and sometimes very severe at night. Other symptoms in the hand such as swelling, joint pains and various lumps are not due to carpal tunnel syndrome. Although diagnosis can be made very reliably just on symptoms, in most cases, and especially with WorkCover, an EMG test is required to confirm the diagnosis.

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Healthy Living

Hair analysis shows state of health

One plan, one place CURVES Mornington has introduced the Curves Complete 90 Day Program, a new weight loss plan that has it all so you can lose it all. If you’re interested in losing up to 10kg of body fat and up to 50 centimetres in 90 days, call Curves to start the only complete solution to losing weight and keeping it off. You’ll get a complete program with portion control meal plans customised for you, an exercise plan that provides both cardio and strength-

training, daily instructional videos and weekly one-onone coaching to keep you accountable and motivated. If you’ve been trying to lose weight, now’s the time to a get a complete program at Curves. Curves is a facility especially designed for women featuring a complete 30-minute cardio and strengthtraining program that has been proven to be clinically effective with a positive effect on body composition, metabolism, and resting heart

rate. Curves appeals to women of all ages who want a fitness routine that differs from typical gyms, who struggle with their weight and fitness or find attending traditional gyms intimidating For more information, call Curves Mornington on 5975 5526, visit www. curvesmornington.com.au or drop visit the centre at Level 1, 8 Spray Street, Mornington.. Entry to Spray St is off Main St, via Elizabeth St.

By Karen Jackson ND of Peninsula Herbal Dispensary HAIR tissue mineral analysis is an analytical test that measures the mineral composition of hair. It provides reliable clinical data on more than 35 nutrients and toxic minerals and more than 26 important mineral ratios. The root of the hair below the skin surface contains living matrix cells that depend on the blood supply for nourishment and growth. The minerals are keratinised into the growing hair shaft, creating a permanent record of metabolic activity and exposure to toxic elements. If your health, diet or environment has created a mineral imbalance of toxic mineral excess, it will be recorded in the hair shaft. The mineral content of blood gives a good indication of the minerals being transported around the body. However it cannot accurately measure the minerals stored in tissue. Very often, the body’s homeostatic mechanisms maintain proper serum mineral concentrations at the expense of tissues concentrations. Unfortunately, correct serum levels often mask both mineral excesses and deficiencies in tis-

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The Bieri family of Mornington By Peter McCullough JOHN Frederick (Fred) and Bertha Bieri were both born in Switzerland in 1866. They married in Switzerland but moved to England soon after where Fred worked as a pastry cook. They had five children: Fred, Tay, Flora, Olga and Elsa. In 1908 they left England to come to Australia. They came to Mornington and bought the Mornington Cafe in Main St as well as “Parkside”, the guest house next door, which was very popular in the summer when holidaymakers arrived. Frederick did all the cooking for the shop, which also served lunches and refreshments. He also made their own brand of ice cream. Fred Jr. stayed in England when the family came to Australia, and later returned to Switzerland where he raised twin boys. He became a senior official with the Red Cross. Tay was gifted at the piano and organ, and worked at Allan’s Music Store where he became a manager. He married Olive and they had one son, Ken. Flora married Monty Middleton and they lived in Black Rock where Monty was a carpenter. He also sailed boats and repaired them. They had two sons: John, and Peter who became a Wing Commander in the RAAF and married an American women. Flora and Monty later came to live at Main Ridge. Olga married Cyril Dunn and they lived in Melbourne where they raised four girls: Shirley, Heather, June, and Rosemary. Frederick was a member of the

Sepia days: Above, the Bieri children in London 1902: Olga, Fred, Elsa (Roy’s mother), Tay and Flora. The photo has been straightened and is slightly distorted. Right, Fred and Bertha Bieri at Parkside circa 1928.

Mornington Masonic Lodge for many years and died on 28 April 1928. The cafe was sold but the family kept “Parkside” for many years. Later it was turned into four flats with the family living in the rear flat. The site is now occupied by the Mornington police station. Bertha lived by herself at “Parkside” for

many years, and then went to live with the Flood family at Boes Road in Tyabb. Roy Flood (Elsa’s son, who now resides in Mt Martha) can still remember her sitting in her chair by the window knitting socks and scarves, which she did expertly and quickly. She broke her hip at the age of 87 and died in a private hospital on 31 October 1953 at 92.

The Bieri family’s cafe and Mornington’s Main St Pictures of the Bieri family’s cafe and guesthouse at the beach end of Main St, Mornington (where the Mornington police station is now located). Bottom left: Main St, Mornington, from further up the street, looking towards the beach. Of note are the trees above the right-hand side shops, which can also be seen behind the cafe in the photo on the bottom right.

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Master of the puppets By Stuart McCullough THE youth group was something to do on a Friday night. It was a place to catch up with your friends and run around the church hall for a couple of hours before being picked up by parents. But within this social gathering of carefree young people there existed an elite, highly specialised unit. Rather than play games for a couple of hours, they devoted their time to the noble art of puppetry. I was then as I am now – in total awe of their talent. More than anything, I wanted to be included. The puppetry division of the youth group went to various churches performing short skits to entertain children. These days, of course, attempts to entertain children have been abandoned in favour of the PS3. All scripts were devised by the group. While the results were hardly Shakespearian, it ought to be remembered there’s not a single work of the Bard suitable for performance at a Sunday morning church service. The puppeteers were the closest thing to a performing arts ensemble in the greater Hastings area. I had no creative outlet to speak of at the time and I desperately needed something. But, like any high-level team, they didn’t allow just anyone to bowl up and start doing sketches; you had to earn your place – by building your own puppet. After declaring my life’s ambition was to become a puppeteer, I was handed a needle, thread, foam and offcut material, along with the direction to “get cracking�.

When Neil Young sang about “needle and the damage done�, I doubt he was talking about sewing a puppet. But as I got to work, I harpooned myself so many times my hands looked as if I’d been juggling a couple of echidnas. While my desire to perform ran deep, the needle ran even deeper. By the end, I needed so many bandages that had I sewn buttons for eyes; they would have passed for puppets. Nothing went right. While I worked as closely to the blueprint as I could,

hideous visage, I decided to give it a feature that distinguished it from every other puppet in the company – age. Thus ‘Grandpa’ was born by means of some white carpet for hair that skirted around its skull and a pair of crudely fashioned wire glasses. When I unveiled Grandpa, there was a slight gasp from the other puppeteers. After a short intermission and some heated debate, I was permitted to enter the fold. It was a dream come true. Not a particularly good dream – probably one of those you enjoy at that time but of which you can’t remember a single detail once you wake up kind of deals – but a dream nevertheless. I finally got a chance to do something creative. I even got to sneak a couple of jokes into the script. Initial misgivings aside, with the introduction of an older cast member, the puppet troupe went, if not from strength to strength, then at least from one morning church service to another. The thing about puppetry is that it is physically demanding. We would kneel behind the curtain and hold the puppets above our heads. Some of these skits went for 10 or more minutes. After the first 60 seconds or so, the blood drained from your arm and you began to lose all feeling. Your knees started to cramp and you experienced a strange sensation along the length of your spine. I realise that many people might suggest that knees don’t get cramps, but I can only say in response that these people have never been on the business end of a puppet.

the results were not as other puppets. While the others were neat and in proportion, mine was fundamentally skew-whiff. Without exception, it was the pug-ugliest puppet to ever have the misfortune of being created. It had an oversized head that gave it more than a passing resemblance to Humpty Dumpty after he went out backwards off the wall. It was more likely to frighten children than entertain them. In a desperate bid to mask its

There’s an old expression about someone having the weight of the world on their shoulders. Nobody talks about having the weight of a puppet on their shoulders, but they should. When you’re knees-down behind a curtain and trying to operate a puppet that, all of the sudden, seems to weigh a lot more than it did 10 minutes ago, you know what physical commitment is. Before I was ever in a band, I was in a puppet troupe. During my first major public performance, everything was going perfectly until disaster and a chronic case of hand-cramp struck. Let me say that when the mouth on the puppet no longer moves, it’s not puppetry – it’s just sticking your hand in the air. It would never happen in this day and age. At the very first sign of muscular paralysis, a team of trainers would be all over you, squirting brightly coloured electrolyte drinks into your mouth and giving your arms and shoulders a rub down. Back then, you were abandoned to the forces of nature. From behind the curtain, I could hear people starting to snigger. It soon blossomed into full-blown laughter, drowning out my wonderful dialogue. It was here that my life as a puppeteer began and ended. For the most part, I try to put it out of my mind, but it’s a losing battle. Even today, I can barely pick up a sock without wanting to put it over my hand. For I may have left puppetry, but it has never wholly left me. www.stuartmccullough.com

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A Grain of Salt WHAT is plan A? Well, pretty obvious really: all running smoothly with my children, grandchildren, relations, friends and my health. An extra quid always adds icing but the horses don’t listen. So Plan B? Powerball of course! 10 million will just about do it. I already have the envelopes, stamps, a new chequebook, credit card, pills and laptop. A taxi to town to claim, a telephone call to the ‘Gestapo’ (Centrelink) and first class flight to a Paris five-star hotel for three months. Incognito. Keep in touch, seemingly from Daylesford, send discreet cheques after eight weeks. Read online newspapers, post my column. Perhaps not Daylesford; too many female friends there. Rockhampton? Neil Young: “Keeps me searching for a heart of gold. And I’m getting old.” Hahaha. *** IT’S no secret I support the Australian Labor Party, but my loyalty is being tested. I was never happy about the Prime Minister’s deputy organising an overnight coup on the man who toppled John Howard, but I moved on, as we do. Then we arrive at Kevvy’s challenge and this is where it got sticky. Surely Mzzz Melody was confident about the voting; so why did

Joke!!! ON a special teacher’s day, a kindergarten teacher was receiving gifts from her pupils. The florist’s son handed her a gift. She shooked it, held it over her head, and said, “I bet I know what it is – flowers!” “That’s right!” said the boy, “but how did you know?” “Just a wild guess,” she said. The next pupil was the sweet shop owner’s daughter. The teacher held her gift overhead, shooked it and said, “I bet I can guess what it is – a box of sweets!” “That’s right! But how did you know?” asked the girl. “Just a lucky guess,” said the teacher. The next gift was from the liquor store owner’s son. The teacher held the bag over her head and noticed that it was leaking. She touched a drop of the leakage with her finger and tasted it. “Is it wine?” she asked. “No,” the boy replied. The teacher repeated the process, touching another drop of the leakage to her tongue. “Is it champagne?” she asked. “No,” the boy replied. The teacher then said, “I give up, what is it?” The boy replied, “A puppy!”

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HUNDREDS of pairs of feet were pounding the pavement and beaches around Flinders on Saturday afternoon when 110 runners took part in the 2000th run held by the Royal Peninsula Hash House Harriers. Members of the group bussed to Flinders from their base at Merricks Lodge and first followed a

“false” trail before realising their destination was the township, golf course and nearby beaches. After completing the nine-kilometre trail, they gathered in a “quiet circle” for refreshments near the pier, according to public relations officer Peter Hancock. He said some of the runners came from far

afield, including Thailand, Darwin, Cairns and Geelong. The peninsula branch was formed in 1975 by members of Melbourne H3 group. Runners’ ages range from mid-20s to 70s, with some claiming to have clocked up more than Picture:Yanni 1000 runs.

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High-flyer memories: Vic Jeremiah with some of his John Coleman memorabilia on display at Hastings Library. Picture: Yanni

Legendary display for a legend A DISPLAY of photos and memorabilia of legendary Essendon and Hastings footballer John Coleman is at Hastings Library. The display was created by lifelong John Coleman enthusiast and Hastings resident Vic Jeremiah. Coleman originally played for Hastings Football Club, where he kicked 269 goals in 37 games over two season as full-forward. He was recruited by Essendon and became one of the greatest Australian Rules footballers. The collection contains more than 60 items from Coleman’s career, about half of Mr Jeremiah’s collection, which he has compiled

since the late 1940s. Mr Jeremiah was 10 years old when he first saw Coleman play for Hastings, which sparked his obsession with the goal kicking icon. He believes he has collected and compiled every newspaper article and piece of Coleman memorabilia ever released. Mr Jeremiah said there was little that ever came out about John Coleman over the years that he hasn’t collected. The collection is claimed to be the largest in the world. Matt Vowell (on work experience)

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Pies, Hawks, Blues the picks for 2012 AS the AFL preseason wraps up after a hard summer, the real stuff begins on Saturday 24 March when Greater Western Sydney Giants debut against Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium in a night game. For those who have been living on another planet, the AFL’s final expansion club, lead by coaching legend Kevin Sheedy and based in Blacktown in the harbour city’s west, rounds out the 18-team competition. Here are my predictions for 2012 with clubs in ladder order. Collingwood The Magpies will look to reclaim their 2010 premiership title, after falling at the final hurdle in last year’s big game. It will be interesting to see what new coach Nathan Buckley can bring to this accomplished team. Not much has changed for Collingwood since last year –midfielders Scott Pendlebury and Dale Thomas can be expected to play to a higher level. The Magpies have class at both ends of the ground with Travis Cloke leading the forwards and Ben Reid the defenders. With 10 All-Australian players on the list the Magpies have all the weapons to challenge for a premiership. Best and fairest: Scott Pendlebury. Best young gun: Tom Young. Hawthorn As a new season approaches, Hawthorn’s power is rising day by day and is looking the best we’ve seen them since the golden days of the late 1980s. They’ve got the best coach in the competition, Alastair Clarkson, and the best full-forward, Lance Franklin, since the likes of Jason Dunstall and Tony Lockett. The Hawks have a spectacular mix of experience and youth with standouts like Puopolo, Smith and Suckling. There is still work to be done; the team needs to prove it can beat the big sides after losing their five matches against Geelong and Collingwood last year. Best and fairest: Lance Franklin. Best young gun: Jack Gunston. Carlton The Blues have made finals every year since 2009, but it’s now time to go top four. After a spectacular performance in last year’s final against the Bombers, Carlton has what it takes to go one better. Ruckman Matthew Kreuzer is the key to the side’s success; if he can reach his potential and stay injury free, he will prove a lethal forward combination with Jarrad Waite. On paper the Blues have a team as good as any – they need to keep up their steady improvement and start believing they can be the best. Then we will see a premiership in the not-too-distant future. Best and fairest: Marc Murphy. Best young gun: Matthew Watson. Geelong The Cats surprised many when they won their third flag in five years with a debut coach and ageing team, proving they are one of the greatest teams of all. This year is a different story with Ottens, Ling, Mooney and Milburn retired and with seven of their premiership stars aged 30 plus, it won’t be easy to win the flag. The main problem is lack of an experienced ruckman. Trent West is expected to step into the main role with Orren Stephenson as backup. Geelong will look to the future and bring on promising youngsters like Menzel, Christensen, Duncan and Vardy. Best and fairest: Jimmy Bartel. Best young gun: Billie Smedts. West Coast The Eagles went from wooden spoon-

2012 final ladder ers to a top four in 2011. Not only did they revive the careers of John Worsfold and Dean Cox, but also brought in a new generation of players who can mix it with the best. However the preseason injury to Mark LeCras is a massive blow. He kicked 47 goals last season and now pressure goes on Josh Kennedy and Jack Darling. West Coast are good enough to be top four and will win a lot of games at home, but beating the top teams away will prove a big challenge. With other teams improving rapidly the Eagles may just miss the top four. Best and fairest: Josh Kennedy. Best young gun: Gerrick Weedon. Sydney Sydney Swans are one of those sides guaranteed to be competitive in finals football most years. They are well lead by captains Adam Goodes and Jarrad McVeigh, and have talented players in all areas of the ground. Every year the Swans bring good youngsters into the team with Sam Reid, Luke Parker and Alex Johnson all making names for themselves last season. This year Sydney need to find a key defender to support Ted Richards and Heath Grundy. Ruckman Shane Mumford can be one

Collingwood Hawthorn Carlton Geelong West Coast Sydney Fremantle North Melbourne Essendon Melbourne St Kilda Richmond Adelaide Gold Coast Western Bulldogs Port Adelaide Brisbane Greater Western Sydney cruited well and have a good young side. New captain Andrew Swallow is a perfect example of everything North Melbourne is about – young, hardworking and talented. Todd Goldstein last year announced himself as a superb ruckman and hopefully will play

Melbourne Since Melbourne appointed Mark Neeld as coach and acquired big Mitch Clark, things have started looking up. Neeld has vowed to make the club a superpower, as it was in the 1950s, and has made a smart choice in making Jack Trengove and Jack Grimes co-captains. Melbourne’s youth looks promising with talented players such as Howe, Tapscott, Gysberts and Bennell. This year the Demons need to work on their consistency, which was their undoing last year, and can expect to challenge some top eight sides. Best and fairest: James Frawley. Best young gun: Sam Blease. St Kilda The Saints have been up for a while but what goes up must come down and I think it’s their turn to slide down the ladder. St Kilda will regret not playing enough youngsters last year – now they need to get some experience into them so they can cover future injuries. Apart from stars Riewoldt, Dal Santo, Goddard and Fisher, there isn’t a lot to rely on; the list is populated by mediocrity. New coach Scott Watters has lots of work to do. Best and fairest: Nick Dal Santo. Best young gun: Arryn Siposs. Richmond As usual a lot is expected of Richmond from their fans, but the team has a long way to go to be a complete side com-

Thompson will lead the midfield. New coach Brenton Sanderson has come from a successful team in Geelong and perhaps will get the Crows back near the top. Best and fairest: Scott Thompson. Best young gun: Lewis Johnston. Gold Coast Despite winning last year’s wooden spoon, there were many positives for the Suns. They debuted 34 players, won three tight matches and Gary Ablett and Nathan Bock had impressive years. This year a reasonable result would be 5-6 wins and a solid season from their younger players. Traditionally a backman, vice-captain Bock has shown he can play forward in this year’s NAB Cup, so this could be a possible wildcard. If Bock plays forward this season the Suns would want to see further improvement from young defender Steven May, who has bulked up during the preseason. Best and fairest: Gary Ablett. Best young gun: Dion Prestia. Western Bulldogs After last year’s fall down the ladder, times are going to get a lot tougher before they get better for the Dogs. New coach Brendan McCartney will be looking to build a side that can challenge for a flag in the next 3-5 years. The big question mark will be can Brian Lake get back to the player he was pre-2011. Another problem is who can fill the massive hole Barry Hall left in the forward line? Liam Jones will be required to step up, but will take a few years to fully develop. Best and fairest: Matthew Boyd. Best young gun: Jason Tutt. Port Adelaide Last year was a horror season for Port Adelaide. Port won just three games and suffered defeats by Gold Coast and Brisbane. Despite this the side had a positive off-season and re-signed stars of the future Jackson Trengove and John Butcher. Port held on to their number five draft pick when GWS was raiding the competition of high picks, and they drafted a beauty in Chad Wingard. The Power are still a couple of years from becoming a competitive side and a question must be asked about coach Matthew Primus – can he get the best out of this team” Best and fairest: Domenic Cassisi Best young gun: John Butcher.

New boys: Greater Western Sydney Giants debut in the big league next Saturday against their cross-town rivals Sydney Swans. The 18th team in the AFL is coached by the wily old fox Kevin Sheedy. Picture courtesy GWS Giants

of the league’s best if can cull his reckless playing style. Best and fairest: Daniel Hannebery. Best young gun: Jed Lamb. Fremantle Last season was a horror for the Dockers; absolutely nothing went their way with injuries and form. This year is a fresh start with new coach Ross Lyon knowing what it takes to make grand finals and how to get the best from his players. Fremantle is a side that can beat anyone when they are at their best, and they’ve got the list to do it. This year all eyes will be on Aaron Sandilands and Michael Barlow as they return from injuries that severely restricted them for a greater part of last season. Best and fairest: David Mundy. Best young gun: Jayden Pitt. North Melbourne It’s been four years since North made the finals and since then they’ve re-

at a higher level. A player to watch is Shaun Atley who had an excellent 2011. With a favourable draw the Kangaroos have what it takes to play finals in 2012. Best and fairest: Andrew Swallow. Best young gun: Brad McKenzie. Essendon Essendon last year worked hard to get back into the finals, but were knocked out in the first week by Carlton. Signs were good with the Bombers hanging around the top four early in the season. I predict the Bombers will plateau this year, especially with several other sides vying for a top eight spot. However, Essendon’s midfield of Watson, Zaharakis, Stanton and Winderlich will prove a challenge to opposition sides. Full-forward Michael Hurley is Essendon’s go to man this year, and has the potential to kick 50 plus goals. Best and fairest: Jobe Watson. Best young gun: Elliott Kavanagh.

peting in finals. However they are in good hands with coach Damien Hardwick. If the Tigers want to be a finals side, they need to develop a decent back line. Alex Rance looks like a gem but they need another key defender. Dustin Martin will become an elite midfielder with another preseason under his belt and Jack Riewoldt can be expected to have a solid year in front of goals. Best and fairest: Trent Cotchin. Best young gun: Todd Elton. Adelaide Last year was a disappointment for Adelaide. Like many other teams, inconsistency was the major failing – some games they showed how good they could be but in others they looked a mile off the competition. Jason Porplyzia will be a force in the forward line combining with Kurt Tippett and Nathan Van Berlo while Scott

Brisbane After a disappointing 2011, the pressure is building on the once-fearsome Brisbane Lions as they look to rebuild and get back to the glory days. Coach Michael Voss will be feeling the heat if his Lions don’t show enough improvement, especially with senior players Simon Black and Jonathan Brown reaching the end of their careers. A positive for Brisbane is the two young, exciting midfielders in Jack Redden and Tom Rockliff. Best and fairest: Jack Redden. Best young gun: Jared Polec. Greater Western Sydney This year will be merely a learning experience for the new kids on the block. The club had 11 of the first 14 picks in the national draft. However coach Sheedy and his crew haven’t recruited enough experienced talent. There is a mix of potential stars and players who have no more than two years left. The Giants are significantly behind where the Suns were at this time last year. One or two wins will be as good as it gets this season. Best and fairest: Callan Ward. Best young gun: Stephen Coniglio.

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Our man in Wisden: the Bittern bowler who made cricket history By Peter McCullough, based on information provided by Vic Jeremiah FOR nearly 150 years Wisden has published its Cricketers’ Almanack, which contains expert opinions, details of all matches of significance played during the previous 12 months, and a section called “Records”. There, under the heading “Ten Wickets for No Runs”, we are informed that “There are 24 recorded instances of a bowler taking all 10 wickets in an

innings for no runs, the most recent by David Morton for Bayside Muddies v Ranatungas in Brisbane in 1998-99”. But more than 50 years before David Morton achieved a mention for his performance, Wisden told cricket lovers all over the world of Gordon Allen, a medium-pacer from Bittern who, in a game against Somerville in 1946, took 10 wickets for no runs. He clean bowled seven batsmen, had two LBWs and the other

batsman was caught. Three batsmen made runs, but not off Gordon. Bittern was a powerhouse in local cricket in the late 1940s and early 1950s and the team included Frank Allen and his four sons (Bert, Gordon, Ernie and Jack). On 13 February 1952 the Peninsula Post reported on a match between Bittern and Mt Eliza in which Frank took 4/6 and son Gordon 6/9; Mt Eliza could only muster 20. In reply Bittern was 0/224 at

stumps with Ernie Allen 103 not out and Bill Crosbie 101 not out (The News published a feature on Bill Crosbie’s sporting achievements in a previous edition). Foot(ball)note: Frank Allen and his four sons played senior football with Hastings Football Club. Gordon was a member of the 1946 premiership team; the first in the treble captain-coached by George Slocombe.

History maker: Gordon Allen, above. Left: The historic scoresheet on which Wisden based its report. Below: the Allen family – Ernie, Albert, Frank, Gordon and Jack. The 1945-46 premiership team with Gordon Allen circled.

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