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Great designs, comfort the key to relaxation CUSTOMER service and comfort are the priorities at Luduco Living. Every sofa, chair and modular design must meet the crucial criteria of “great comfort”. Every customer has individual needs so flexibility in design, sizing, construction and cushion fillings is vital. Luduco owner Jeremy Brook said: “Comfort is very personal so we have to understand the individual’s needs and know how we can technically achieve what they require. “Since many of the sofa are designed in-house at Luduco Living, the technical understanding of sofa construction plus the enormous variety of fillings – which individually can vary the comfort outcome so dramatically – is exceptional.” Some of the international brands stocked – such as “Stressless” from Norway – dovetail

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Your one-stop electrical shop MORNINGTON Retravision has more than 100 plasma, LCD and LED sets on display at any one time. If you’re not ready for a new TV and want to experience all the additional channels Freeview has to offer, Mornington Retravision can provide a high-definition digital set-top box locally on the Mornington Peninsula to a compatible TV for as little as $99 installed and this includes tuition. Is your VCR on the way out? The PVR (personal video recorder) now replaces the good

old home VCR (video cassette recorder), ending the need for tapes. A PVR has a hard disc drive built in (similar to the home PC), which allows you to record upwards of 400 hours of television content. No need for tapes – simply record, watch and delete as you wish. Sound confusing? No problem, Retravision offers in-home tuition. Retravision has an excellent kitchen and white goods display offering products such as Westinghouse, Kelvinator, Electrolux, Fisher and Paykel,

beautifully with this comfort philosophy. “Stressless began in 1971 with the simple recognition that whenever we sit down to relax, we still move several times every minute. The vast majority of chairs – even today – are fixed and unable to adjust to body movements. So the outcome was the design and development of a unique recliner mechanism that follows and correctly supports the body’s slightest movement. Now acclaimed as perhaps the world’s finest recliner mechanism, the Stressless collection contains a superb range of swivel recliner chairs and sofas, all using this unique mechanism.” Visit Luduco Living this month and take advantage of the “Sofa” and “Stressless” offers, and discover that your new furniture can be made to be as individual as you.

Stressless: Luduco owner Jeremy Brook will make your furniture purchase seamless.

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It’s super sale time at The Sleeping Giant ONE of Melbourne’s leading bedroom retailers is holding a massive sale with up to 30 per cent off everything in store. The Sleeping Giant in Mornington is clearing surplus stock and damaged stock. For a limited time you can save on beds, mattresses, bedside tables, tallboys and dressers in various styles and makes.

With top brands to choose from, why pay the normal retail price when you can most likely find what you are looking for at The Sleeping Giant? With massive savings to be had, it’s the perfect opportunity if you are looking to redesign your bedroom, so ask The Sleeping Giant to help you out. The team at The Sleeping Giant understand that getting a

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service we got from Bea (I think this was her name) was also of a high standard. It is nice to go into a store and get friendly, professional help and be directed to what you need. In fact, all the staff when I have been into HSW Mornington have been very friendly and helpful. Always nice to have a chat when shopping. I have been so impressed with HSW that I have recommended it to a lot of our friends, and we shall certainly be back for more. For more information about storage systems, visit locallyowned Howards Storage World Mornington at the Peninsula Lifestyle Centre or phone 5973 5399.

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Main fiesta CROWDS flocked to the Main Street Mornington Festival on Sunday for the 16th annual fiesta of food, wine and performing arts. The event came under the banner of the town’s 150th birthday celebrations, which continue this week with Picnic in the Park on Sunday (see page 3) as well as other events this weekend. The Main Street Festival – organised by Northern Mornington Peninsula Tourism Association with main sponsor the shire council – was attended by about 20,000, fewer than last year due to inclement weather in the morning. Performers ranging from jazz bands to rock bands and African drummers wowed the crowds at two stages. Police reported that the crowd was well-behaved and no arrests were made. Pictures: Cam McCullough

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POINTS TO NOTE: The annual Dromana Art & Craft Show 2011 < The show will be held in the new stadium at the Dromana Primary School. < The extra space allows the inclusion of crafts, sculptures, photographs and entries in the special ‘DROMANA 150 – Tribute to Buvelot’ competition < Tickets: Friday Oct 28, 7.00 pm, $15.00 pp Drinks & light food included. Sat, Sun, Mon, 10.00am to 5.00 pm $5.00 pp, children free < All items exhibited at the show are for sale. < Devonshire teas on Saturday and Sunday. < OfďŹ cial opening includes prize giving by the judge. The ‘DROMANA 150 – Tribute to Buvelot’ competition < The competition aims to ďŹ nd a painting that best shows an aspect of Dromana today which may become an icon in the future. < The winning painting will become the property of the Dromana and District Historical Society and will be on permanent exhibition at the Old Flinders Shire OfďŹ ces, Pt Nepean Road, Dromana. < The prize is acquisitive but the artist will receive $10,000.00 < The judges reserve the right not to award the prize if no suitable painting is entered. < All paintings entered in the special competition w ill be on display during the Art Show and will be offered for sale. < The competition honours Louis Buvelot’s paintings done in and around Dromana back in the 1870’s and one of these is shown on this yer. < The painting on this yer is held in the National Gallery Victoria’s permanent collection.

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year’s event had to contend with rain and hail. Despite the elements, organisers said cyclists were still registering in the morning. By the end of counting on race night nearly $750,000 had been raised by riders for the Smith Family. Cyclists could choose from five ride

distances (250km, 210km, 135km, 100km or 50km) in the event that is organised by Bicycle Victoria. It is billed as Australia’s largest oneday cycling challenge and this year’s target was to raise $1.2 million to provide disadvantaged children with education and learning support.

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Still quiet: Mornington in about 1930 looking south up Main St, with the Mechanics Institute and Free Library on the right, still standing on the corner of Queens St. Cars and trucks have replaced horse-drawn vehicles. Picture courtesy Mornington and District Historical Society

Come one, come all to 150th picnic MORNINGTON’S big public event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the gazetting of the town is on Sunday at Mornington Park. Picnic in the Park starts at noon on Sunday 23 October. It will feature performances by Mornington Youth and Citizens Band, Victoria Police Youth Corps Drum and Flag Corps from Mornington Secondary School, Mornington Vale Street

Primary School, Frankston RSL Pipes and Drum Band, CEF Players, and Billy Tea Bush Band. Other highlights include old-fashioned games for children, Oak Hill Gallery artists painting, damper and billy tea by 2nd Mornington Sea Scouts, cordial by Zonta Club of Mornington, Devonshire tea from 2pm by the CWA in the senior citizens hall, lamingtons by Red Cross Mornington

unit, a sausage sizzle by Mt Martha Rotary, coffee and other food. There will be displays by Mornington Environmental Association, a blacksmith demonstration by Mornington Rotary, a couta boat race by Mornington Yacht Club, classic boat tours with Bay Fish N Trips, and historical displays by Mornington Fire Brigade, police, vintage car owners, Red Cross, Mornington on Tanti (the first licensed

hotel), the Bays Hospital (formerly the Mornington Bush Nursing Hospital), and Mornington and District Historical Society, including antique valuations by renowned collector Ian Armstrong. There will be self-guided walking tour pamphlets of Main Street’s historic buildings and a heritage fashion parade with prizes for the best outfits. Other events include: Ecumenical Church Service at

5.30pm on Saturday 22 October. St Mark’s Uniting Church colonial dinner at 6pm on Saturday 22 October at the Grand Hotel in Main St. Peninsula Music Society presents The Benaud Trio at Peninsula Community Theatre, Wilsons Rd, Mornington, at 7.30pm on Saturday 22 October. For details about Picnic in the Park, call Cindy Last on 5981 1724.

By Keith Platt MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire rangers were shocked when checking a report about American pit bull terriers to see a fight break out among two of the five dogs at a Mt Eliza property. One of the dogs was killed in the fight, with the other four animals eventually being seized when rangers returned with a magistrate’s order and accompanied by police. It is understood the dog fight began

when a hose was trained on the dogs by a young girl who lived at the property. The rangers were reacting to information left on the dob-a-dog hotline. Two of the dogs, one a puppy, have since been returned to their owners, but the remaining two face being put down under state government legislation that had been used to identify the dogs as American pit bulls, a restricted breed. The owners are said to claim their dogs are American Staffordshire terri-

ers, but it is understood the shire says the two dogs on death row conform to the description of American pit bulls contained in the legislation. Once told of their dogs’ fate, the owners could appeal to the shire and then to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The owners will need pedigree papers or an identification certificate from a vet to prove their dogs are American Staffordshire terriers, which

are exempt from the restricted breed legislation. Notes in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia trace the evolution of American Staffordshire terriers from England. “These dogs began to find their way into America as early as 1870, where they became known as the pit dog and pit bull terrier, then the American bull terrier, and still later as the Yankee terrier,” Wikipedia states.

The notes quote the American Temperament Test Society as rating the ability of American Staffordshire terriers to interact with humans as being above that of beagles, collies and dalmatians. “The Am Staff is a people-oriented dog that thrives when he is made part of the family and given a job to do. Although friendly, this breed is loyal to his family and will protect them from any threat.”

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Book shows Boon Wurrung through eyes of ‘protector’ By Mike Hast A LANDMARK work of Mornington Peninsula history – ‘I Succeeded Once’: The Aboriginal Protectorate on the Mornington Peninsula, 1839-1840 – was launched in the council chamber at Mornington late last month. The book is a work of astonishing scholarship by peninsula-based author Marie Hansen Fels, who has an honours degree from Melbourne University, has been researching and writing about Aboriginal history for more than 30 years, and has published several widely acclaimed books. I Succeeded Once tells the story of the peninsula’s indigenous people, the Boon Wurrung (also spelt Bonurong, Bunerong and Boonorung), in the crucial years when Europeans moved into the region and started taking their land. The abduction of eight Boon Wurrung women and a boy by European seal hunters in 1834 at Point Nepean is given its own chapter in the book. “I succeeded once� is a statement made by the government-appointed assistant Aboriginal protector, William Thomas, who travelled with the Boon Wurrung, although they looked after him as much as, if not more, than he looked after them, according to the writer of the book’s foreword, Eleanor Bourke, chairperson of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council. “Ultimately, the protectorate was a failure: Fels sees Thomas as a good

man who tried his best to get justice for the people, [Chief Protector George Augustus] Robinson as a bad administrator and the government as mean,� Ms Bourke writes. The book includes observations filtered through the eyes of William Thomas. The author has paraphrased his journals so reading it is easy. Thomas quotes Aboriginal speech, revealing their opinions and attitudes, a rare and precious source of information about the peninsula. The book has more than 100 pages of biographical details of individual Aboriginal men. Ms Bourke: “The records she has used ... were written in the earliest years of contact with Europeans, before traditional life changed forever. “These are rare and valuable records of interest to all Victorians. Though they were written for other purposes, mainly administrative, and by white males of the early 19th century, [they] are the closest we can get to the Indigenous people whose land was taken in the 1830s.� Thomas also “protected� the Boon Wurrung at three government-selected “protectorate stations� on the peninsula – at Cape Schanck on land now owned by horseracing millionaire Lloyd Williams, near the intersection of the Moorooduc Fwy and Nepean Hwy at Safety Beach, and nearby on

a site now occupied by the Dromana Drive-In. There were two others, both chosen by the Boon Wurrung – near Coolart at Somers and at McCrae Homestead, the first place settled by Europeans and well documented in the writings of property owner Georgiana McCrae. Eleanor Bourke writes: “[The book] asks the question ‘why was there so little trouble, neither deaths nor hostilities on the Mornington Peninsula, when the rest of Victoria was characterised by trouble?’ “The reason Fels advances is the nature of the reciprocal relationships between the earliest European occupiers of the Mornington Peninsula and the original owners. “She has discovered much new information that will be of interest to all people with a connection to the land of the peninsula. “The scientist Dr [Guy] Holdgate was generous enough to allow his wonderful map of Lake Phillip to be published. It will be a source of great satisfaction to many that science has confirmed the oral tradition so carefully handed down (and recorded by Europeans) that in past times, Port Phillip was a hunting ground and people walked across it to Corio.� Speakers at the book launch in Mornington included mayor Graham Pittock, Nepean MP Martin Dixon, executive director of Aboriginal Affairs

Victoria Ian Hamm, and Marie Fels. Cr Pittock said the book represented the “hard work and tenacity� of Marie Fels. “It provides a detailed and skillful insight� and will become “a landmark work of Mornington Peninsula history�. Mr Dixon said he never ceased to be amazed by the richness of the peninsula’s history. “My eyes have been opened by the impeccable sources� in the book, a “warts and all� account of quite remarkable detail. “There are lessons to be drawn from the peaceful coexistence of the Aboriginal people and the first European settlers,� he said. Mr Hamm, a Yorta Yorta man, said the book was as much about where “we are going as where we have been�. For Aboriginal people, the 21st century in Victoria was a complex and transitory place. “Sixty per cent of the state’s Aboriginal population is aged under 25. We are trying to rediscover our identity in the post-Eddie Mabo environment. Prior to Mabo it was about where we lived; now we are trying to find our place in the world.� He told the room of mostly European descent, including many members of peninsula historical societies, “the peninsula is as much your home as is was ours in the 1800s�. “Your home might be on one of the former Aboriginal stations; the beach

where you swim might be where the Boon Wurrung met the first European settlers. “The present is not based on inherited guilt; we have the opportunity to shine a light on the future together.â€? He said I Succeeded Once was a piece of the continuing story of the first people, a part of a greater picture. Marie Fels said the book would not have been possible without support from Joe Cauchi, the shire’s recently retired director of communities, who provided $1500 of shire money to buy 28 reels of microfilm of William Thomas’s journals; shire planner Phil Hughes, who identified the sites of the protectorate stations from George Smythe’s 1840 map; and the shire’s chief librarian Geoff Carson, who organised the long-term loan of books from Rosebud Library’s special history collection. “I am honoured you have all come today,â€? she said. ď Ž ‘I Succeeded Once’: The Aboriginal Protectorate on the Mornington Peninsula, 1839-1840 is published by ANU Press and Aboriginal History Inc. It costs $29.95 and can be ordered by emailing anuepress@anu.edu.au The book is also available free online at: http://epress.anu.edu.au/succeeded_ once_citation.html

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Important work: I Succeeded Once author Marie Fels with Ian Hamm, executive director of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria at the book launch in Mornington.

CUTTING THE COST OF DIAMONDS!

Clean-up time: Concreters prepare a slab to hold equipment to clean up chemical contamination at the former Caltex service station site in Main St, Mornington.

Concrete start to chemical clean up By Keith Platt IT is likely to take at least another two years to clean up chemical contamination at the former Caltex service station site in Main St, Mornington. Concreters were this week putting the finishing touches on a pad to house equipment for the clean up. Caltex media adviser Sam Collyer said remediation of the site had been underway for some time with tests being made to find the best technique. “We have trialled the use of a soil vapour extraction technique, which has been used successfully at many other sites,” Mr Collyer said.

“This remediation work is undertaken in situ and is designed to break down the contamination with minimal disturbance of the site. “The necessary equipment is now being installed on site following the recent approval from Mornington Peninsula Shire Council for this to occur. “Once work begins, the remediation process is expected to take about two years. We will be closely monitoring this work and will adjust our comprehensive remediation strategy where appropriate.” As reported in The News in June, the chemical contamination is holding up the construction of a threestorey, $7 million apartment and

By Keith Platt LAWYERS for the Lew family company Shuttlehall Pty Ltd have mounted a late bid to lease public land at Mt Eliza on which their client has built a swimming pool. The new tactic follows their offer to buy the land being rejected by the Department of Sustainability and Environment. Mornington MP David Morris said the change would make no difference to his opposition to the Lew family being allowed to keep its pool. He has asked the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, to reject “any lease ap-

plication which … [would] enable the matter to be brought to a close”. “The pool should be demolished and the coastal reserve returned to its original condition as quickly as is reasonably possible.” Mr Morris told The News that the legal process must “run its course, but we cannot allow a precedent to be set which would allow any individual to take control of public land when it suits them”. “I am confident the government shares my view and the pool will ultimately be demolished and the land returned to the public.” Mr Morris said he had not heard of a similar lease being granted by the DSE.

shop complex in Main St. Contaminated groundwater has been found at least as far away as the Esplanade and Drake St. The shire granted a two-year extension to the planning permit to allow time for a clean up. Plans for the land at the corner of Ross St and Main St include 18 apartments, four shops and a basement car park. A Certificate of Environmental Audit or a Statement of Environmental Audit must be presented to the shire council before building begins. Information about the contamination was given to councillors on 15

September 2008, and Mr Collyer in June told The News that the site, 16-20 Main St, was “in a condition typical of a service station of its age and usage”. The clean up is being done by Coffey Environments, “specialists managing the earth”. The assessment of the Caltex site given by Coffey to the council in 2008 said contaminated soil found near the petroleum infrastructure had been “removed to the extent practicable”. It said “the extent of groundwater impact is bounded by the area between the site, Main St, Drake St and the Esplanade”.

Late lease bid to save pool The DSE’s decision not to sell comes after legal jousting that started in July when it was revealed that Mr Lew and his daughter Jacqueline, through their family company Shuttlehall, had built an $80,000 infinity pool on Crown land next to a Lew family holiday home in Osprey Ave near the end of Kunyung Rd. Mornington Peninsula Shire ordered the pool by demolished after its chief building inspector said a retaining wall near the pool was unsafe and at risk of collapsing. The shire also said the pool had been built without planning permits. The shire later fenced off a section of Moondah Beach below the pool, claiming it was unsafe for people on

the beach. Mr Lew challenged the shire’s order at the Building Appeals Board. At the same time he sought to buy or lease the pool land from the state government’s DSE, which owns the land on behalf of all Victorians. Late last month the Building Appeals Board lifted the demolition order on the pool, but ordered the retaining walls be removed. The board also ordered the pool must remain empty, covered to keep out rainwater and fenced off for public safety. The board’s order stated that soil fill surrounding the pool must also be removed.

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Cheers, boos for Barragunda brewery By Mike Hast SHIRE councillors have approved a $6.8 million “micro-brewery�, restaurant and function room complex on the historic Barragunda property at Cape Schanck in the green wedge zone. Senior shire planner Sotirios Katakouzinos on Monday night recommended the council give the controversial project the go-ahead. Voting for the brewery were councillors Anne Shaw, Bev Colomb, Reade Smith, David Gibb, Frank Martin, Antonella Celi and Bill Goodrem. Voting against were Tim Rodgers and Leigh Eustace. Mayor Graham Pittock was on leave and Lynn Bowden, chairman of the developments assessments committee, did not vote. Opponents of the proposal had hoped the council would defer its decision due to a range of concerns raised by Barragunda neighbours as well as environmentalists who have been advising the Friends of Cape Schanck since the proposal came to public attention in March. The project – which also includes a shop selling produce grown on the property, a retail plant nursery and a caretaker’s house – is the brainchild of Colonial Leisure Group, a brewing and hospitality company based in WA and Victoria. Its majority shareholder is multi-millionaire Christopher Morris, co-found-

er of Computershare, one of Australia’s most successful global technology companies, and owner of the historic Barragunda. CLG owns about 15 hotels in WA and Victoria including the Portsea Hotel, Botanical in South Yarra, and Raffles Hotel in Perth. It bought Orpheus Island, an exclusive Great Barrier Reef resort, in March for about $10 million. It has a brewery and restaurant at Margaret River in the southwest of WA, bordering Bramley National Park, and hopes to duplicate the success of this facility at Cape Schanck. Mr Katakouzinos’s report to the council stated the Colonial Cape Schanck brewery did not conform to the definition of a micro-brewery, but it should be approved. Cathy Nuttman, of Friends of Cape Schanck and a lawyer, said the report to the council stated the proposal was an industrial and commercial enterprise. “How is this compatible with the green wedge zone?â€? She said key concerns were: ď Ž There had been inadequate consultation with neighbours. ď Ž The entrance to the brewery had not been resolved and neighbours were worried about extra traffic including late at night. The entrance should be off Boneo Rd, well away from the Cape Schanck Rd residential area. ď Ž The shire had not heard from the National Trust and the EPA on critical

Cheers: Colonial Leisure Group boss Christopher Morris, who built Computershare into a global IT services giant, and is now building a brewery at Cape Schanck.

parts of the proposal. ď Ž The shire had not received responses to the plan from Parks Victoria, which controls the adjoining national park, or the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority. ď Ž There was doubt about how much barley and hops could be grown on the property with one of the shire’s conditions being that “no hops, other than hops grown on the land, shall be used in the brewing of beer on the land ‌ unless with the permission of the [shire]â€?. ď Ž There was no plan for storage of hops and insufficient detail about the source of water for brewing. ď Ž The complex would be on sensitive coastal land beside a national park, with flora and fauna implications governed by federal law.

Mr Katakouzinos stated Colonial Cape Schanck wanted to produce up to four brews a week, which equated to 3500 litres per brew or 250 kegs per week, about 13,000 kegs a year. Colonial would produce 728,000 litres a year. He said the restaurant and function centre would have a joint maximum capacity of 150 patrons at any one time. The restaurant and function centre would be open till 6pm on Mondays, 10pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sundays, and 11pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays. Produce and plant sales would be from 10am-4pm seven days a week. The brewery was 740 metres minimum from the nearest house. Colonial’s proposal stated the com-

bined brewery, restaurant and function room building would use timber from a 1900s industrial pier in Sydney as well as concrete, stone and a copper roof. “The aim is for the building to look even more beautiful in 20 years’ time, ageing gracefully in the landscape.� Double glazing along the south and the acoustic treatment of the building would ensure noise did not escape and annoy neighbours. Cathy Nuttman said the area was so quiet you could the lowing of one cow at night. “We’ve only lived here for a year after escaping the noise and smell of inner city Abbotsford,� she said. “We love the sound of the ocean crashing, the birds singing; until recently, I enjoyed hearing the lowing of cattle from the Barragunda Estate: now it fills my heart with dread. “If I can hear one lone cow from the estate then surely the still Cape Schanck air will carry a host of unwanted noises to our homes: noises associated with brewing and machinery; from rowdy patrons and background music in the beer garden; and, most disturbingly, from the endless stream of industrial, commercial and private vehicles to and from the venue – straight past our property.� Friends of Cape Schanck members are expected to challenge the decision in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

OPINION

Doubles all round! But brewery decision might come back to haunt the shire By David Harrison WERE shire councillors fully informed before making their decision on the Cape Schanck brewery application on Monday night? One major – indeed crucial – consideration missing from the officer’s report was the “in conjunction withâ€? rule that applies to many non-agriculture uses of green wedge land. It was not mentioned in discussions at the meeting on this extremely contentious matter, which councillors approved by a large majority, 7-2. The rule is contained in the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme at clause 64.02. It states: “If a provision of this scheme provides that a use of land must be used ‘in conjunction with’ another use of the land: ď Ž there must be an essential association between the two uses; and

ď Ž the use must have a genuine, close and continuing functional relationship in its operation with the other use.â€? Shire planners frequently refer to the clause in green wedge-related applications. It is surprising councillors apparently were unaware of it. The rule is also covered extensively by law firm Phillips Fox (now part of DLA Piper Group) in a “Planning Bulletinâ€?. It states: “A number of uses are prohibited in Green Wedge ... unless the use is undertaken ‘in conjunction with’ another use. ... the meaning of the words ‘in conjunction with’ are crucial in determining a landowner’s ability to develop Green Wedge ... land.â€? Phillips Fox draws on several VCAT cases, some of them involving Mornington Peninsula Shire, to illustrate and expand on the “in conjunction withâ€? rule. In one, it ruled that “...in an ope-

rational sense there is no essential or intrinsic association between a vineyard on the one hand and a restaurant on the other hand, and yet these are uses that clearly the planning scheme anticipated can and should occur in associationâ€?. Relevant to the Cape Schanck brewery case is Neve & Ors v Macedon Ranges Shire Council, where the tribunal expands on the rule. Phillips Fox remarked: “When considering the ‘essential association’ the Tribunal found that it requires a nexus with the permitted use that includes: ď Ž A required or necessary link(s) between bona fide activities; ď Ž A demonstrable, rather than speculative, link(s) between uses; ď Ž A link(s) of substance not of minor, token or tenuous association; and ď Ž An association with the permitted use from inception.â€?

The Colonial Brewery plan is for a restaurant-function centre, a plant nursery and brewery. The brewery will use hops and barley grown on the land. It is believed a crop has been planted. Firstly, the “required or necessary link� does not yet exist at the property, so it cannot yet be claimed the link is “bona fide�. Secondly, and similarly, it cannot yet be ascertained whether the link is “speculative�, since it is not yet known whether either the hops or barley Colonial plans to grow will thrive at Cape Schanck. Colonial has told the shire it will not produce all the grain or hops it needs – about 40 per cent of the barley and about 20 per cent of the hops must be trucked in, as will sugar and yeast. Thirdly, whether the link will be substantial, or “minor, token or tenuous� cannot be known for several years, until when – and if – the hop

and barley crops prove viable. Fourthly, VCAT stipulated that the required or necessary link must exist “from inception�. This will not be case at Cape Schanck: the soil is indifferent, the crops are not a proven success, as are grapes at the time vignerons apply for a restaurant. This raises an interesting question for shire bureaucrats and councillors eager to open the green wedge for business: what happens if the crops fail to live up to expectations? Colonial will have a brewery, built at a cost of millions, which has no “required or necessary link� with agriculture, as stipulated by the state’s and shire’s planning schemes. Would the shire be obliged to close the brewery and restaurant-function centre, or would it permit Colonial to truck in all its brewery needs? It’s a dilemma that could drive a man (or woman) to drink.

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Spring into five beaut gardens GARDENING is one of Australia’s most popular pastimes and pottering around the well-tended properties of dedicated garden lovers can be a great way to spend a weekend, says Mt Eliza gardener Carolyn Such. This spring, residents of and visitors to the Mornington Peninsula can spend time in some of the region’s most beautiful gardens as part of “5 Gardeners’ Gardens”. “The event has been organised by five friends, all amateur gardeners dedicated to sharing the joys of the outdoors with the community,” Ms Such said.

“Many people on the peninsula are interested in gardens that are not overly contrived. Visitors to the five places will be interested to see how they have been adapted and developed in response to local environmental factors.” Visitors will be provided with notes describing how each garden has been developed and the gardeners will answer questions. “The family-friendly open weekend will also feature a sausage sizzle, produce stalls, face painting, plant and gift stalls, and other activities,” Ms Such said. The gardens (with notes from Carolyn Such) are:

 50 Old Mornington Rd, Mt Eliza. An ongoing labour of love, this garden combines ornamental plants with well-positioned trees to accentuate the property’s features.  2 Penny Lane, Mt Eliza. A charming cottage-style garden featuring roses, box hedges and a mini rainforest made of ferns.  57 Fulton Rd, Mt Eliza. Originally part farm and woodland, the garden incorporates sustainable practices such as composting, water tanks and a flourishing vegetable garden.  15 Batman Ave, Mt Eliza. Designed as a haven of delight, this smaller gar-

den is on a gently sloping block, and uses colour and circular garden beds to create a feeling of space and light.  313 Coolart Rd, Tyabb. With a focus on trees, bulbs and other hardy plants, the garden has the ability to survive lack of water and other harsh elements. Of particular interest are the 300 roses and 200 salvias that survive on rainwater. All proceeds raised will be donated to the Anglican Parish of Mt Eliza Pioneer Hall redevelopment appeal. Cost is $5 for one garden or $20 for five. Children free. The gardens are open 10am-4pm Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November. Details: 9775 3301.

Pier too much of a lure for anglers ANGLERS have been unable to resist the lure of trying their luck from Mornington pier despite work still being done to finish off the new. middle section. The official opening date will be some time this month, but keen fishers have been either squeezing past work safety fences or, as on Tuesday, simply walking in through the open gates. The pier has been closed since April 2010 while $3.65 million was spent replacing the 53-metre long centre section with concrete supported by steel pylons. Parks Victoria plans to rebuild the end, 75-metre section of the pier, although the estimated $8 million cost is unlikely to make the state government’s budget until at least 2013. It will be closed until it is rebuilt.

LETTERS Terrier terrific I THOUGHT I would contact you and thank you for the brilliant article in the The News (‘Bullies can be real softies’, 6/10/11). I was shown this article during the Frankston Pets’ Day Out where the Bull Terrier Club of Victoria was promoting the breed. We could not have brought better publicity for our breed than what your paper published. Being able to tell people that they are not pit bulls is what we are all about, and for you to state facts and actually not beat around the bush in regards to what these dogs were originally bred for was brilliant. We do not hide from the facts of our breed, as our website states, but we wish to be correctly identified. It was a well-written article. Thank you for promoting our breed in a positive light but while still stating fact. If only other journalists had the same work ethic as those at The News. Leigh Pride, Bull Terrier Club of Victoria

‘Open talks’ needed THE future use of the Frankston Reservoir must be decided by open discussion involving all stakeholder representative of the whole community. The process of developing the master plan must be open and transparent (‘Another reservoir fish fight’, The News 6/10/11). After having been consulted in the previous phases of the development of the Frankston Reservoir master plan, anglers and other community groups were abruptly excluded from discussions and had no opportunity for input into the current draft master plan. No justification for this exclusion has been provided by Frankston MP Geoff Shaw. A valuable contribution has been made to the current draft master plan by those stakeholders invited by Mr Shaw to sit at the discussion table, including Friends of Frankston Reservoir, Frankston Environmental Friends Network, DSE and Parks Victoria. This consultative body did not, however, include representatives interested in developing the reserve for the broader community, resulting in

a draft that is not only misrepresentative of the needs and desires of the greater community but also lacking in sufficient detail and substance. The current draft master plan is unsatisfactory in its detail and its justifications of planned reserve policy particularly in dealing with the decision to ban the activities of angling, cycling and dog walking. Mr Shaw is adamant in his position to change the status of the reserve from a natural features reserve to a nature conservation reserve. How is it that the draft master plan for this reserve contains no suggestion of this critical impending change that greatly affects the future of the reserve? Deeply concerning is the confidence with which Mr Shaw states that the reclassification to a nature conservation reserve was to be implemented “some time this year or next year”, a statement that appears to leave little room for public consultation or debate. This adamant support in conjunction with the “behind closed doors” nature of the discussions calls into question legitimacy of the resulting draft master plan Mr Shaw also states that recreational anglers can “fish in our two bays and at Devilbend Reserve”, and has clearly decided that there exists sufficient opportunity for anglers. This may be in part Mr Shaw’s justification for the decision to ban fishing, however, it is fundamentally flawed as it is not in line with the Coalition government’s electoral commitment to increasing recreational fishing opportunities and lacked the benefit of actually speaking to recreational anglers. There exists, in the development of Devilbend Natural Features Reserve, a perfect template for the way in which the shape of the reserve at Frankston Reservoir should be decided. Devilbend is an absolute triumph resulting from hard work by all groups involved, and a fair and transparent process that has set a standard in community consultation in the use of public spaces. We ask why Frankston fails to meet the requirements of the same level of public debate. Eddie Fraker, Mornington Peninsula Fly Fishers

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After much toing and froing, the Sandman goeth HAVE you followed the beach sand debacle at Half Moon Bay in Black Rock? It’s of interest to anyone who has been to the once-lovely front beach at Portsea. The state government’s Department of Sustainability and Environment spent millions of dollars last year attempting to restore the middle section of the beach near Portsea pier by bringing in sand from Gippsland and building a retaining wall made of huge sandbags. Sand is returning to the western and eastern sections of the beach, but not where the sandbag walls was installed. This was predicted by coastal erosion experts. Up at Black Rock, DSE allocated $500,000 to put 13,500 tonnes of new sand on the beach to widen it by up to 10 metres after claiming it was at risk of disappearing due to erosion. Last month trucks and loaders moved in, dumping huge piles of “land sand” brought in from a Gippsland quarry prior to spreading it along the beach, which is where the historic shipwreck HMVS Cerberus was scuttled as a breakwater in 1924. Residents objected, saying there was no erosion, the sand had not been tested for contamination, and the larger beach would attract more visitors yet the government had no plans for extra car parking or toilets. Environment Minister Ryan Smith took a long walk off a short pier last week and cancelled the job. He also ordered DSE to remove the sand. Mr Smith said the replenishment was based on a 2008 DSE report that had

predicted a higher level of erosion than what had occurred. Hey, Ryan! Send it down to Portsea!

Innumerates unite EMUS are an innumerate species, having a dearth of digits – no fingers and only four claws per foot with which to calculate (although this emu is short half a claw due to careless lawnmowing. This is not a problem in Kevin Clarke’s shire finance department, where it’s off with the shoes and socks during budget estimates -- although some shire sums lead The Emu to suspect some missing appendages there, too. The Pelican Pantry accounts and the Dromana flagpole balance sheet spring immediately to mind. This lack of avian numeracy is partly why, in a recent epistle, The Emu understated by a massive factor of 10 the size of shire rate rises in the past decade. This corresponds almost precisely with the tenure of our recently reappointed CEO, Sir Dr Michael Kennedy OAM (with bar), the World’s Greatest Shire CEO, with a claim to be the Steve Jobs of shire CEOs, except that Mr Jobs has recently thrown a seven. The shire’s sine qua non, indeed, according to the Latin-babbling Mrs Emu. The other factor in making this error was Mrs Emu’s aggressive assertion that the figure was indeed 10 per cent. Her vehemence always intimidates The Emu and he was not about to gainsay her and possibly put another claw

in danger. His face-to-face cowardice was, alas, exposed in print. But The Emu notes that the shire, in denying that rates have doubled in a decade, talks only of “the rate in the dollar”. Other councils (the City of Bayside, to name one), which are less prone to spinning as a reflex action, talk about “rates and charges”, to include charges such as tip and parking fees – the “real” rate increase figure. Even Mrs Emu agrees on that. A pity the shire is so chronically unable to live up to its “open and transparent” boast. Perhaps Mrs Emu will drop in and inflict a bit of vehement persuasion on them.

Shocking memory IS it paranoia or fear of the paranormal that would prompt someone to install an electric fence around an otherwise normal looking suburban block containing an unremarkable brick veneer? The Emu is not unfamiliar with the sight of electric fences and is usually able to avoid any unpleasantness with a single bound, although there was that time when he turned his head to check if Mrs E was still bringing up the rear and ended up in a shocking state. But details of that attempted flight from the family nest is a subject best left for another time …

No, The Emu really was surprised when loping along a small peninsula town street the other day to see the familiar “Electric fence” warning signs. So we then began to wonder what’s behind the fence that could warrant such security? The second thought was whether or not the fence is legal, being so far away from rural areas more often associated with straying animals. However, from The Emu’s quick scan of the shire’s local laws (1 and 2), government regulations and Acts, there seems to be no law against an electric fence in suburbia. Provided the hot wire is out of reach it would not seem to pose a public health risk. The hot wire is out of reach for anyone but the tallest basketballers and gi-

raffes, both species not regularly seen strolling through the back streets. The only thing the fence might do is attract interest as to what lies beyond. Whoever or whatever can rest assured that this wise old bird will be keeping well clear. He’s had the shocking lessons before. And, yes, Mrs E did manage to catch him before he became fried chicken. His goose has been cooked ever since!

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Earth watch for shaky hill By Keith Platt FRANKSTON landmark Olivers Hill is recognised as shaky ground. Strict planning regulations are in place to ensure the safety of structures built on the hill, which is zoned “high to very high risk”. Last week soil samples were again being taken from beneath the bitumen at the car park halfway up the hill. Engineering and environmental services consultancy Golder Associates took the soil samples as part of the Department of Sustainability and Environment’s “normal monitoring and management regime of the area”. “There are no plans to undertake stabilisation works at this time,” a spokesperson for the DSE said. Golder did not return calls from The Times. The car park and footpath was closed about six years ago after the ground subsided. The path has since been reopened but cars are still kept at bay. The highway was closed for almost two years after a major landslide near the car park in 1948. More recent soil movements have been blamed on “poor compaction” of the soil used as fill. When contacted about last week’s soil testing, Frankston Council said its infrastructure team “have confirmed the works there are being done by VicRoads and it is soil testing for what purpose we haven’t been told”. The risks on the hill are well documented in the planning scheme amendment C46: landslide; erosion (caused by waves and flooded waterways); perennial springs destabilising the ground; water flowing across slopes; and from “turbulent and high velocity water flows in gullies and channels after rain events”. However, future movement on the hill remains an unknown, creating a problem for planners. Concrete barriers have been placed on the beach to protect houses close to the shore at the northern end of Daveys Bay. Opponents of the proposed Olivers Hill marina say construction work could trigger landslides.

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Come in spinner, but The Thoughts of David Gibb WE don’t have party politics in this shire. I am aware of some municipalities up in Melbourne where they’re all card-carrying members of a party, albeit different factions of a party. It’s a very unhealthy situation in my opinion. Nine councillors worked well in the shire. No one complained about lack of access to the councillor. Lack of access to councillors is a furphy. Two more councillors have provided no better value for the ratepayers. If you could think of a boardroom table with 11 around it, where everyone wants to have a chatter, it takes longer to come to consensus. We have to go to that extra layer of work (committees) to get around the problem of a dysfunctional 11 – an excessive number. In Macedon Ranges Shire you’ve [the VEC] deemed it appropriate that there be only 3700 ratepayers per councillor so I can’t see the rhyme or reason as to how you’ve just defaulted to 11 for the Mornington Peninsula when on that logic of 3700 you’d allocate 39 councillors to MP to give us 3700 ratepayers per councillor. The silent majority is comfortable with the status quo ... you tend to get only a few activists in the community who will make a

submission. I’d say to you that 78 out of 140,000 people is a darned good referendum to say that the population is very happy with the shire and the electoral system we’ve got. In terms of uncontested wards, it shouldn’t be assumed that this is symptomatic of a malaise or a problem. In fact it indicates a satisfaction and trust in the performance of the council and the councillors. I genuinely receive comments from residents who say “Don’t ask me about it – do it. We trust you. If you think it’s the right thing, and the council thinks it’s the right thing, proceed with it”. The level of goodwill and harmony and satisfaction with community is extraordinarily high, contrary to the grumbles you will hear from a handful of people here tonight. In my opinion there’s a great diversity with the current council. You have, for example, both genders represented. You have a range of socio-economic classes represented. You have retirees, you have ... in the past you’ve had unemployed councillors, you’ve got self-employed, you’ve got employees, you’ve got a range of ages. So I would say that in fact you’ve got quite a degree of diversity in the shire [council].

I’m independent, says councillor’s partner PIERRE Uri told the VEC forum he did not “belong or represent any organisation or special interest group. Basically I am here representing myself, my own personal views and opinions. I am not politically minded”. “I want to share a few opinions, make a few comments based on my own observation and based on my past life experience,” he said. Mr Uri, partner of Cr Antonella Celi, suggested that perhaps voters in the six uncontested wards in 2008 were happy with their councillor. He asked how one could distinguish between three single-ward councillors and three councillors from a multi-member ward. He read from a prepared statement: “Can anyone here tonight see a single problem with singlecouncillor wards? With no disrespect to our councillors, I can see multiple problems to multicouncillor wards.” Solo councillors could provide:  More effective service to their constituents.  Were better positioned to

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provide equitable and just representation.  Could offer more meaningful collaboration and mediation between community members and local government.  Were more able to give personalised accountability and responsiveness to their community members. “Victoria utilises the principle of [the VEC’s] Option A structure to elect our state premier. Also, Australia utilises the principle of Option A structure to elect our prime minister,” Mr Uri said. “Can you imagine a multipremier state or even a multiprime minister nation? Just think – Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott and Bob Brown as multi-prime ministers. “I’m confident that the VEC review panel’s final report recommended to the minister of local government will ultimately prove that Option A is the best option for our diverse and thriving community and be conducive to an equitable and democratic outcome for the Mornington Peninsula.”

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By David Harrison IT was a memorable clash. Irresistible spin met immovable bureaucrat when Michael Kennedy tackled Victoria’s electoral commissioner Steve Tully, the former with an opening pirouette reminiscent of Nureyev; the latter composed, watchful and not about to chase one outside the off stump. The event was final public submissions on the VEC’s review of the shire’s voting system held at the Rosebud council chamber, Dr Kennedy’s home ground, on Wednesday 12 October. Dr Kennedy, self-described “principal servant” of the shire, entered stage right – a trifle late, adding drama to the appearance – with a confidently executed grand jeté. He was, he told Mr Tully, a local government practitioner, a doctoral researcher and a peninsula resident. He clearly felt no need to explain why, as CEO with (one might assume) some responsibility to stand disinterestedly above vulgar politics, that he felt the shire should take a vigorous partisan stance, and back it with ratepayers’ cash. Then came the blinding opening pirouette. Have a listen: “We do good policy work, we’re efficient and effective, we lead on sustainability and a number of other things, we have no infrastructure renewal gap, we deliver a high level of services, we are financially strong, and this shire’s rates are among the lowest in Victoria,” Dr Kennedy said. “That’s because our model works. And all those things are evidence: they’re not my assertions.” By “model” he meant single-member wards. Multi-member wards, favoured by a clear and substantial majority of submitters to the electoral review, including this writer, would be “impossible”. Multi-member wards had been tried by the shire and found wanting, despite being favoured by most Victorian councils, he said. “It was stressful, it was clumsy, it was costly and it was unresponsive. That’s why the council changed it.” By contrast, Dr Kennedy said, a sole councillor is someone who knows their particular community, their particular club, their needs, their priorities. Someone who is easily contactable and will respond quickly and involve council officers quickly to address whatever the issue is. A problem means a meeting, a phone call, a referral, a solution. Job done. “How does that work with three councillors jointly responsible for a ward that stretches from Mt Eliza to Mornington East, Mornington to Mt Martha, from Mt Martha, Safety Beach, Dromana, McCrae, Rosebud, Rosebud West and Tootgarook, which are remarkably different places? The answer is, it doesn’t,” he declared. “While council can’t please absolutely everyone they do in fact please the majority of people. Look at the record. “Our councillors keep getting reelected. And re-elected. And re-elected. Our shire performance is there for all to see. It’s what 150,000 or 200,000 people think, not what 10 or 12 think that matters. Look at the record.” (The shire’s permanent population is about 148,000.) Then, with slow and solemn emphasis: “Our model of single-member wards works.” He had, Dr Kennedy told Mr Tully, “attended many, many local ward meetings with each councillor in their patch, seeing how different those communities are, seeing how well those councillors

Shire CEO Michael Kennedy.

connect with their particular local community of which they are a part, and having seen how that helps us keep local government ‘local’ in a very large, very diverse municipality. I am in no doubt that the VEC recommendation (its preferred option is to retain the status quo) is correct.” The Kennedy virtuoso solo over, Mr Tully began his questions. They have been edited, because both men had a tendency to be long-winded. Tully: “Do you make any concession that under a different system of election that that arrangement might be different? When it’s winner take all and immediately you’ve got a bloc because they’re all of the same mind ... under proportional representation (PR, the Senate system, used in voting for multimember elections) that’s very unlikely if not impossible for a group of two or more to be elected of the same mind.” Kennedy: It depends on the individuals. I can name municipalities around Melbourne [where] there’s five there, there’s five there, the mayor’s there, and guess what? The six carries everything. ... If they are of a mind to play that game – which does not get played here – it has portents of disaster. What it does is it engineers conflict potentially into the system: what our model does, it engineers conflict out of the system. T: I’m interested in your notion that conflict is bad ... K: (Interjects) Too much conflict is bad. T: ... and I would have thought that good robust debate from different points of view is good ... K: (Interjects) It is. T: ... and that conflict can be productive. K: Yes, but ... but ... we ... again, I don’t want to become doctoral ... a level of tension and, quite frankly, we have that all the time, and diversity of opinion and all those things is absolutely fantastic. Then, another classic Dr Kennedy explanation: “But if part of the process of being an elected representative is ... the aim is to be re-elected then there’s the issue of who does the work, who is seen to do the work, and how many votes do I need to get, and you’re saying, well, we’ll all compete with each other and then when the election is over and someone is a winner then we’ll all be good friends and then we are now

one year from an election so councillors are looking forward and saying right, there’s four of us in this great big ward and I want to make sure I win. Is that something that’s going to facilitate and encourage cooperation? I don’t think so. So there is what’s called a functional level of conflict. My concern is a dysfunctional level of conflict.” T: People [argue] that what’s good for state and federal is good for local. I reject that there’s any real comparison you can make. K: I agree with you. T: Federal and state have got builtin opposition. But in local government everyone needs to work to the common goal ... K: (Interjects) Indeed. T: ... so ... K: (Interjects) I agree with you wholeheartedly on that. T: ... umm, that’s good ... umm, so there is a different structural issue ... the thing that I have to say weighs heavily on my mind [is that] the council, in 12 years’ time, will be judged on what we’ve done and whether it would have been done differently. What worries me in all of these is that we get one crack at it in 12 years. If our colleagues tonight will say we’ve got some major problems with the environment, we’ve got some major problems with transport, we’ve got major problems in other areas, that need a different approach and that our structure of single-member wards is a direct impediment for dealing with those wider issues ... and our friend who says Hastings could be the new Port of Melbourne – and that’s not the first time I’ve heard that – how does the council – how do the people in the council’s area get the best representation they can to deal with such a massive change? Dr Kennedy then began outlining the shire’s successes in public transport. He was interrupted. T: No, no, I’m not asking you to defend ... K: (Resumes public transport argument, then adds:) The assertions of others should be held up to the light to be tested because, with respect, they will not withstand that scrutiny. T: Mmm. I’m a bit more troubled than that because hindsight is the only way they’ll be truly assessed ... K: And ... T: ... and people will look back and say ‘Look at what’s happened, how did

watch the cover drive this occur, what structures were in place to stop this happening that didn’t work?’ K: Well, again, if you wanted to talk about the port, the council has had ... T: No, I ... K: ... a strong, a clear position... T: ... Mmm ... K: ... over a period of time with regard to the development of a port and it is my expectation that we will have the opportunity to contribute positively to the development of that port ... and that’s because we have a sound track record on sustainability. Mr Tully then moved on to the crucial matter of uncontested wards. T: It troubles me, the lack of contests in a number of wards. I don’t think you can dress it up in any other way [except] to say it’s a problem. People aren’t getting to make a choice. I think there is a great deal of evidence to suggest that single-member wards will bring out to a multiplier factor of 10 the problem of nocontests. K: And my ... T: ... and that really worries me. K: Without having time to reflect on it my proposition would be that somebody considering running for a particular ward has a look at the record of the person who’s there, what they’ve done and see if they’re going to be able to knock [them] off: that’s because they’re doing well, not because they’re doing badly. Now, a council would be keen to encourage more people to stand ... I would love it if the next time there’s an election I’ve got 10 people running against me. That’s great. But I struggle to see ... if you bear in mind that you’re going to create a ward that covers four of our current wards, the time, effort and cost of running for that ward is going to be absolutely immense; and the notion that you’re going to have a well-informed public, the notion that people covering – I won’t name all those localities again – are going to be well informed ... they’re going to have 150 words and a picture ... are they going to have much else? I seriously doubt it. And the cost of running will be four

times as great. Does that facilitate the ordinary person running for council? No it doesn’t. Our model does because ... T: (Interrupts) I’m not sure that the facts support that argument. I just pulled out some figures before we came. At the last election there were 164 singlemember electorates throughout Victoria. Forty-five of them, or 27.4 per cent, were uncontested. K: (Indistinct interjection) T: You [the shire] were a heavy contributor to that. [Six of the 11 shire wards were uncontested in 2008.] But in terms of multi-member wards there were 458 vacancies. Only 11 were not contested. So in comparing single-member electorates uncontested throughout Victoria, nearly a quarter – nearly a third – whereas multi-member is only 2.5 per cent. K: I’m struggling a bit with the relative importance of ... T: Well ... K: ... the council meeting its ... T: ... well, that’s probably why we’re struggling ... K: (Indistinct interjection) T: ... because I’m on about fair and equitable representation and I wouldn’t want to mount an argument that it’s good democracy to have 27 per cent of single-member wards in Victoria uncontested. I think it’s a sad reflection. K: That might be so, but again, what is the purpose of an electoral system? The purpose of an electoral system is to run an election, and if people get elected to deliver on issues, what I’m saying, using the hindsight argument, if you look at this council’s record over the time period when we went to single-councillor wards ... its track record on everything that is examinable is outstanding. T: I have to look at fair and equitable representation and what I’m suggesting to you is that that’s a criterion we have to take into consideration and that when people don’t have the choice through not standing themselves, or whatever reasons [there may be] there is something that needs addressing. And you don’t agree. K: I’m sure that if some of those councils performed less well you’ve solved your prob-

VEC Electoral Commissioner Steve Tully.

lem. Would that be a good thing? I don’t think so. That’s my opinion. T: Well, OK ... K: ... and that’s not an academic perspective, that’s a practitioner’s perspective after 18 years in local government. I’d rather work with a council that’s delivering for its community and, given another 20 minutes, I could recite all the ... T: No, no, no. Again, it’s not our business to judge how well the council is going. Our sole criterion, or driving criterion, is fair and equitable representation. And I think, coming back to what is my issue, as a practitioner of democracy, is the key factor in democracy is choice, and when you haven’t got choice I start to struggle with whether you’ve got a true ... K: People can more easily stand, and more easily be elected... T: The stats don’t prove that: they don’t back your argument. Anyone can... K: I’m sure councils can address [indistinct] the fact of the matter is that if I want to run for one of our single-member wards I can more easily do that than I can mount a campaign when... Interjector: Is this a debate? We weren’t supposed to debate tonight. T: No, no. I’m trying to tease out the question. A key question is fair and equitable representation. We have a man who has a doctorate in this type of study: not all of us have. I wanted to test my fundamental concern that when you get six – when there is no choice for the great majority of the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council – I think that’s an issue. K: (Indistinct comment) T: You may not [agree with me] ... K: ... and so the assertion that is made is not correct. It’s not the case that the majority of our people don’t have a choice. T: How many [councillors] were elected unopposed? K: I don’t know... T: Six. Interjectors: Six, six out of 11. One interjector: It’s actually a majority, Michael. Another interjector (indignantly): Excuse me! T: That’s right. And I’m asking you, that’s why. Because I think ... And you’re saying it’s because the quality of the people is the ... and it’s [indistinct] I have to take that into account. I would rather ask you than make assumptions myself. And I’d like to test that with you. K: Can you remember this, Noel? (Shire governance manager Noel Buck makes an indistinct reply.) T: All right, I’m sorry, it’s not meant to be ... it’s airing of something – of two things – that troubled me. I would rather put them to you and have them tested than just make my assumptions. K: Thank you very much. T: Thank you.

Shire might not be broken, but it needs fixing, says long-time critic LONG-time council watcher Roger Lambert likened Mornington Peninsula Shire to an old and inefficient gas-fired boiler: proponents of retaining the current 11 single-member wards were arguing that it still works, it ain’t broke, so there’s no need to fix it. “Taking the gas boiler as the shire council and the cost of running it as shire rates, we have a direct comparison with an old-model council being run at high cost to ratepayers, with councillors, officers and their financially dependent affiliates saying they don’t want change,” he said. But change was essential to ensure that the shire could deal with three vital challenges in particular:  The proposed development of the Port of Hastings.  The commissioning of Peninsula Link freeway.  A forecast increase of 10,000 in the aged population by 2016. “The Port of Hastings is a community of interest in itself,” he said, referring to arguments other submitters had put to leave the current electoral system largely untouched so as to maintain “communities of interest”. The VEC’s preferred Option A – preserve 11 single-member wards – “doesn’t satisfy the main community of interest – namely the ratepayers,” he said. He pointed out that electoral reviews held elsewhere in Victoria had prompted few submissions. Seven of them had received less than 10 submissions each, with the greatest number being 23. By contrast, more than 70 submissions were received by the Mornington Peninsula Shire review, showing “a healthy concern” about the shire’s electoral process. Mr Lambert said concern had been growing in the community since the 2008 council poll, when six of the 11 wards – a majority – had been uncontested. The entire state had had only 46 uncontested wards at the 2008 elections. “Fifty-five per cent of Mornington [Peninsula] ratepayers were disenfranchised in 2008 – wiped off,” he said. “And for someone to suggest [as an earlier submitter had] that that was because they were happy with their councillors ... well, I nearly boiled over at that point.” In the Frankston Council electoral review, only one of the 20 responses to the preliminary report had mentioned returning to single-member wards. Mr Lambert said the current singlemember system “discourages people from

offering themselves as candidates”. The main factor was the prevalence of the donkey vote. His scrutineers had reported this was as high as 25-30 per cent on both occasions he stood for council. “It’s a tremendous hurdle for candidates to overcome using the preferential system of voting in single-councillor wards,” he said. “I have not yet researched to discover how many successful candidates in past elections did not also have the most primary votes, but I suspect I already know the answer. This research could well earn a doctorate, I would think.” Preferential voting “may technically work but is inefficient and unsatisfactory, just like my gas boiler,” he said. Proportional representation (PR) would partially overcome the donkey vote as “it works on a quota system, and distribution of surplus votes [is] only undertaken when the quotas aren’t met to elect the required number of candidates”. PR would attract prospective councillors with a wider range of expertise, he said, which would greatly benefit the community. Referring to the single-member system, Mr Lambert said: “Disconnection of ratepayers from local government has become entrenched. Community consultations – when they occur – result in little if any observable ratepayer input being taken into consideration. “In fact, ratepayer input is not welcome.” He cited “two local and recent incidents”. In the first, he claimed that “an email dated 16 August from an entrenched councillor who was unopposed in the last two elections [had said] that all [nuisance] ratepayers should be microchipped and spend time in the pound or [be] sued for sedition. “It tells you the attitude,” he said. In the second incident, Mr Lambert said “the current mayor has been quoted as telling ratepayers to butt out” of the debate on the reappointment of the CEO. The mayor had said “it was nothing to do with them”, he said. Mr Lambert said that multi-councillor wards “afford ratepayers a chance of being able to present their concerns to more than one councillor. “Currently if a single councillor is unavailable, for instance is in Copenhagen, or not speaking to them, or ignores their emails, or fails to provide a clear answer, they have no one else to turn to. That is lack of effective representation.”

Buck queried on conflict of interest SHIRE governance manager Noel Buck was queried about his possible conflict of interest as a senior shire staff member when making a verbal presentation to the committee. Mr Tully, stating he was not familiar “with all the rules on conflict of interest and arm’s length and local government protocols”, said: “What I do know is we don’t get many submissions from people in positions such as yours.” Mr Buck replied: “Well, that’s unfortunate, isn’t it.” Mr Tully: “Well, it may be; therefore I am, just as a friend – and I certainly will hear [your submission] – just asking you to reflect whether that creates any problems for you in any sense.”

Mr Buck said that in discussions with colleagues at Local Government Victoria it was indicated there was no conflict of interest. Mr Tully responded: “If you’re happy, I’m happy. I’m just raising it because it’s so unusual ... so unusual ... I’m not saying it’s wrong ...” Mr Buck said that “as a practitioner of 35 years in local government I think that I should have at least a view on council structures and council wards etcetera”. “That may be true, Mr Tully said. “As I say, I’m only putting it there for you to consider.” Mr Buck then proceeded with his submission, telling the chairman: “Look, I don’t have a lot to add.” Mornington News 20 October 2011

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Cooking up your skills Italian style WHETHER you are a budding master chef or looking for some tips to impress the ladies, learning some basic cooking skills has never been more popular. Long gone are the days of high school when grade 9 home economics class consisted of such culinary challenges as garlic toast, flummery and burnt butter biscuits. It is for these desperate souls that Mornington Peninsula foodie Anna Gentile may have a home. Ms Gentile is owner and proprietor of Via Boffe at 74 Main St, Mornington, and her new venture into cooking classes has opened at La Zucchera, 65a Main St. She offers her extensive experience

in cooking classes with the aim of continuing her family’s tradition of sharing authentic recipes and capturing the tastes of true Italian cooking. Classes are held at various times of the week and will cater for all types of skill levels from children and beginners to the more advanced. La Zucchera caters for team building exercises, fun cooking classes for Christmas breakups, hen’s nights and children’s parties with limousine transport to and from the cooking classes also available for parties of eight to 14. For more information on Italian cooking look up www.viaboffe.com or call 5975 7499.

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High on the hill with views of Port Phillip LOCATED high on the hillside of Dromana and boasting the most magnificent Port Phillip Bay views that sweep across from Safety Beach to the You Yangs, this solid brick home is placed well back on a very large 1530-square metre (approx) block. A long, sealed driveway leads up to the home with a double garage underneath. An external viewing deck runs three-quarters the length of the home with access from the main living areas, which are all open plan. A dividing wall has been installed to separate the formal lounge from the entry and it makes a nice area. Tiled floors feature throughout except the formal lounge, which has carpet. All living rooms face west to enjoy the water views and this large area allows for a second TV room at the end of the home. The kitchen has lots of under-bench storage that leaves plenty of preparation room on the big counter tops. There is also a dishwasher and rangehood. The ceilings are all pine lined and have exposed beams, which add a nice rustic touch to the home. There are three very big bedrooms, all with built-in robes. The master bedroom has an ensuite with double shower and all bedrooms have windows to let the light stream in.

Auction: Saturday 12 November at 2pm Address: 27 Jackson Way, DROMANA Agency: Stockdale & Leggo, 193 Point Nepean Road Dromana, 5987 3233 Agent: Melissa Walker, 0407 508 555

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Home sweet home

No expense spared

LOCATED in a quiet court close to schools and shopping centre, this family home is sited on a very large 1165-square metre block. There are four large bedrooms plus a study, the formal lounge has a cute bay window and an open-plan second living area incorporates a family room, meals area and the kitchen. Outside you can entertain family and friends in the al fresco area and the nearby in-ground, solar-heated, salt-chlorinated pool. There is plenty of space for the kids to play in the backyard, which also has two garden sheds with the double garage having rear access.

IF you are looking for quality and style, look no further than this spacious three-bedroom, double-storey house that has been built to the highest of standards. With 25 squares (approx) of living space, this home is low maintenance and features superb polished timber floors throughout and a kitchen with granite bench tops and stainless steel appliances. Other living areas include a separate formal lounge with sliding doors leading out to entertaining al fresco area. The bedrooms are upstairs with the main bedroom having an ensuite and walk-in robe, and access to a decked area with glimpses of Port Phillip Bay.

Address: 4 Lesa Place, MOUNT MARTHA Price: $595,000 – $640,0000 Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington 5977 2255 Agent: Lina Luppino, 0419 571 583

Address: 12a Olive Street, MORNINGTON Price: $565,000 Agency: Century 21 Elite Real Estate, 172 Main Street, Mornington, 5975 4999 Agent: Jamie Hughes, 0430 828 101

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McCRAE SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER POTENTIAL FOR SUB-DIVISION (stca) AT 12 NOON SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME GENUINE SELLER! This well presented three bedroom, BV & tile unit is one of only two on the block and is ideal for retirement or investment. Comprising of entry area, formal lounge room with gas heating, dining area with R/cycle air conditioner and well-appointed kitchen with gas cooking. Separate bathroom, toilet, laundry and single garage. TERMS: 10% DEPOSIT, BALANCE 30 DAYS

Attractive three bedroom, BV home on generous, secluded block. Comprising of entry area, dining/family area with gas log KHDWLQJ IRUPDO ORXQJH URRP RIĂ€FH DQG large billiards room. Semi-ensuite to main bedroom plus second bathroom and toilet. Together with double garage & double carport, all in lovely park-like setting.

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$415,000

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This delightful three bedroom BV & tile home on generous block is ideal for retirement, holiday or investment purposes. Features are an entry area, lounge room with GDH, dining area, kitchen with gas stove & pantry, bathroom, separate laundry and separate toilet. Together with double brick garage, single carport and easy care garden.

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4/20 CATHERINE STREET IDYLLIC MCCRAE BY THE BAY

Perfectly positioned, 300m to the beautiful McCrae Beach, restaurants and shopping this impeccably presented 2 bedroom brick home is sure to impress. With an as new updated kitchen, bathroom and laundry, ducted evaporative cooling/heating, undercover and paved outdoor living areas that add to the allure of McCrae living.

213 JETTY ROAD 3-4 BEDROOM HOME ON CORNER BLOCK

Easy living 3-4 bedroom brick home within walking distance to local shops and well set on a generous corner allotment with a Northerly aspect. This home has open plan living, R/cycle s/system cooling and separate double steel garage. The main bedroom has double built in robes, ceiling fan and dual entry bathroom.

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A charming package

First class in every aspect

PRIVATE and secure behind a high fence, this sturdy brick home is on a 560-square metre block within walking distance of Bentons Square Shoping Centre and public transport. A tiled entry takes you through the home with a long lounge area to the left as you enter. A separate open-plan family and dining area has access to the undercover entertaining area. Central to all living rooms is a lovely timber kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a smaller casual meals area. There are three bedrooms, including the main bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe. Internal comforts include gas ducted heating and evaporative cooling. A manageable backyard is private and has a garden shed for storage with a double garage under the roof line.

BRAND new and with a fabulous position, this richly appointed apartment is one of two on the block and features state-of-the-art technology and sophisticated living on a grand scale. With a total area approaching 50 squares, the three levels of the home can each be accessed by an internal elevator. There are five spacious bedrooms with built-in wardrobes in four and a dressing room and ensuite in the master bedroom. There are a further two bathrooms plus powder room with all featuring floor-to-ceiling porcelain tiles. Abundant natural light spills throughout the three distinct living areas, all with natural timber floors, and including an entertainment area with wet bar. The property has designer landscaped gardens and there is still ample room for storage of a trailer or water sports equipment.

Address: 84 Harrap Road, MOUNT MARTHA Price: $529,000 negotiable Agency: Conley Luff Real Estate, 188 Main Street, Mornington, 5975 7733 Agent: Kayn Luff, 0416 265 337

Address: 21a Bath Street, MORNINGTON Price: Offers over $1.5 million Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Lina Luppino, 0419 571 583

MORNINGTON RARE OPPORTUNITY ON BARKLY STREET

This gorgeous Californian Bungalow is situated only metres from Main Street and is currently being utilised as medical rooms. In excellent condition, this property is perfectly positioned on a 754.88m2 block with off-street parking for 6 cars and side access to the rear garden and garage. There are 3 large bedrooms which are currently being used as professional offices by the existing tenants, a large formal sitting room with bay window, two bathrooms, sunroom and kitchen and laundry facilities. This is a rare opportunity to secure a property in a most sought after location with the possibility of redeveloping in a variety of ways: ‡ 6SHFLDOLVW URRPV LQ WKH FXUUHQW KRXVH (existing Council Permit) ‡ 5H GHYHORS VLWH HQWLUHO\ LQWR WZR IDEXORXV WZR storey town houses (STCA).

Contact: Maree Greensill 0417 515 207 Inspect: Strictly By Appointment Only

209 Main Street, Mornington

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7A Bay Road, Mount Martha

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CENTURY 21 Home Port 2100 Frankston-Flinders Road, Hastings Telephone: 5979 3555 century21hastings.com.au

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Vendor’s instructions are clear. This property must be sold on the day. Free standing, one year old villa unit, featuring 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom & single lock up garage. Ultramodern throughout, featuring built in robes, ducted heating, two sunny courtyards, extremely spacious with quality fixtures and fittings. Vacant possession is available, suitable for first home buyers, retiree’s, small family, investors, Current rental return $270 per week.

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Buyer enquiry range $200,000 plus Auction Saturday October 22 at 11.30am on site, Terms

10% deposit. Balance 30/60/90 days

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Inspect By Appointment Price $329,950 Negotiable Contact Kerry-Lee Marshall 0408 363 686

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BITTERN 5 Sudholz Street

DAZZLING FAMILY HAVEN

AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOME

A home to show off to your guests and friends, this near new residence features a large covered alfresco dining and outdoor lounge area and an impressive formal lounge and dining room. Set on a large 700sqm. approx. corner allotment, the home is filled with life’s little luxuries. Features include: t -BSHF PQFO QMBO IPNF GPS FOUFSUBJOFS BU IFBSU and family t %PVCMF (BSBHF XJUI 3.$ t 5ISFF TVQFSC MJWJOH BSFBT t -BOETDBQFE HBSEFOT t %VDUFE IFBUJOH t 6OEFS CVJMEFST (VBSBOUFF

This brick veneer home is only a hop, skip and jump to the brand new Bittern Fields Village, primary school, kindergarten and train station. The home comprises of three generous sized bedrooms, lounge with adjoining dining, second living area with French doors leading to a covered decked area at rear. Main bathroom has access to the master bedroom. With position, location & affordability - this home has all the ingredients for a fast sale, so do not delay.

Inspect Saturday 1:30 - 2:00pm Price $419,950 Negotiable Contact Kerry Lee Marshall 0408 363 686

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CENTURY 21 Elite Real Estate 172 Main Street, Mornington Jamie Hughes5975 0430 828 101 email: hughes.jamie@century21.com.au Telephone: 4999 morningtonc21@century21.com.au

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MOUNT ELIZA 15 Beluga Street

MOUNT ELIZA 5 Taroona Close

Inspect Saturday 1.00-1.30pm Price $565,000 Contact Jamie Hughes 0430 828 101

Inspect Saturday 3.00-3.30pm Price Negotiable Over $760,000 Contact Jamie Hughes 0430 828 101

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Inspect Saturday 11.00-11.30am Price Negotiable Over $310,000 Contact Jamie Hughes 0430 828 101

Inspect By Appointment Price $660,000-$740,000 Contact Jamie Hughes 0430 828 101

Inspect Saturday 4.00-4.30pm Price $290,000-$320,000 Contact Jamie Hughes 0430 828 101

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Inspect By Appointment Price $150,000 Contact Jamie Hughes 0430 828 101

Inspect Saturday 2.00-2.30pm Price $1.08 - $1.5 Million Contact Jamie Hughes 0430 828 101

Inspect By Appointment Price Offers Over $695,000 Contact Jamie Hughes 0430 828 101

CENTURY 21 SELLS ALL “THE RENOVATORS” PROPERTIES Century 21, the largest real estate organization in the Asia Pacific region, was selected to list all six properties that appeared on the Channel Ten show “The Renovators”. Each property successfully sold at a recent series of auctions. “Century 21 is delighted that such a strong result was achieved for the contestants on The Renovators during fairly turbulent market conditions”

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AUCTION: SAT. 26TH NOVEMBER AT 2.30PM

MORNINGTON

NEG OVER $520,000

“TOORONG”- LUXURY HOME ON 5 PARK-LIKE ACRES

A BIG LIVING 4 BEDDER!

Set in the peninsula’s equestrian heartland this beautifully renocated BV residence. Enjoys heavenly peace and serenity on 5 park-like acres. With large light-filled living, brand new European Kitchen, master bedroom with ensuite & dressing room, a semi-attached home office/rumpas, d/ carport,d/garage, 12x6m machinery shed, 2 stables & I.G. pool.

This spotless 4 bedroom brick veneer home has 3 separate living areas, an entertainer’s kitchen with s/steel appliances, an elegant formal lounge, separate dining or study and huge tiled family room. Large rumpus room with a fabulous paved outdoor BBQ area and pergola. Including ducted heating and s/system r/cycle air/conditioning, double garage & double gated rear access to the superb 1000m2 lot.

395 Bentons Road

Inspect Sat 2- 2.30pm or by appointment 61 St. Mitchell Circuit

MORNINGTON

NEG. OVER $540,000

MORNINGTON

$500,000 - 540,000

AFFORDABLE & INVITING BEACHSIDE HOME!

Enjoy a delightful treed setting in the established Fairways Estate. This stylish brick veneer home has 3 bedrooms plus study (FES/WIR to master), large open living areas including formal lounge & dining rooms, a large kitchen/family/meals area with vaulted ceilings, a double auto garage & a north-facing undercover entertaining area. Also including gas ducted heating, s/system r/cycle air conditioning, security system & dishwasher.

Inspect Sat 12-12.30 or by appointment 15 Parry Court

MORNINGTON

$555,000 - $585,000

Inspect Sat 4-4.30 or by appointment

MORNINGTON

$689,000 NEG.

A STATEMENT IN STYLE!

PRESENTED TO IMPRESS – WITH SENSATIONAL SHEDDING

SPACE & COMFORT AND IN-GROUND POOL!

Be captivated by this brand new craftsman’s’ built home with all the extras & a 6 star energy rating. Set on an easy care 322m2 allotment within easy walking distance to Benton’s Junior College, Benton’s Square shopping centre, buses & local parks this ultra-modern home consists of 4 large bedrooms, master with FES & WIR, separate formal lounge with gas log fire, large central kitchen with stone benches, pantry & s/steel appliances, spacious family/meals area with s/ system air condi & decked alfresco entertaining area.

Private & secure on a big 763m2 corner block this spacious and spotless BV home comprises 3 generous bedrooms (FES/WIR to master), 2 large, sep living areas, central kitchen, meals area, large covered and paved entertaining area with on-line gas brick BBQ & delightful balinese hut. Dble brick garage joins onto a huge 10x7m powered colorbond shed which incls a 4x3m home office with water & gas available. Security system, slab & ceiling heating & ducted vacuum.

A superb 1304m2 court lot in the exclusive Summerfields Estate is an ideal setting for this big living B/V home, featuring a West Australian Limestone faade & beautiful polished timber flooring. With 4 bedrooms plus study (master with FES (spa)/WIR), formal entry & spacious lounge, vinyl wrap kitchen with S/S 900mm appliances & W.I. Pantry, dining room, a large family room, a separate rumpus/games room & double auto garage.

13 Ruby Cove

Inspect Sat 1-1.30pm or by appointment 41 Parkside Crescent

MORNINGTON

$930,000–$970,000

A SENSE OF LUXURY & GRANDEUR! High in the exclusive Summerfields Estate with views across to Mount Martha and Arthurs Seat this magnificent home, on a superb 1200m2 lot offers 36 squares of living plus a triple auto garage & existing in-ground pool with pool house. Home comprises of 4-5 bedrooms, deluxe granite kitchen, 3 full bathrooms, & spacious living areas both up & down. In a word – WOW!

84 Summerfields Drive

MORNINGTON

MOUNT MARTHA

$529,000 NEG.

Inspect Sat. 2-2.30pm or by appointment

MORNINGTON

$379,000 NEG

A PERFECT FIT FOR THE FAMILY!

NEST OR INVEST!

Secure behind a high brick fence on a 560m2 lot this BV home offers 3 bedrooms plus study (master with FES & WIR), spacious lounge & dining room, central timber kitchen with s/steel appliances & an adjoining meals area, a huge open living room leads out to the sensational undercover entertaining area & auto double garage. GDH, evaporative cooling, high ceilings, a large private rear yard & a garden shed complete this charming package. Easy access to Bentons Square shopping, buses & parks.

This spotlessly presented BV unit would be an ideal starter for a first home buyer or astute investor. Set at the rear of a small group of only 4, this 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit offers a large granite topped kitchen with S/steel appliances, an adjacent dining area, large open living room that leads out to an entertaining area & courtyard garden. Other features include GDH, S/ system R/cycle air conditioning, decorative cornices & single garage..

Inspect Sat. 3-3.30pm or by appointment 84 Harrap Road

$469,000

Inspect Sat 12-12.30 or by appointment 4 Cottage Place

MORNINGTON

Inspect Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment 4/7 Wood Street

$610,000 - $645,000

Inspect Sat 11-11.30am or by appointment

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$267,500

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EXITING NEW TOWNHOUSE - BEACHSIDE!

For either a homebuyer who would be suited by an initial tenancy or an investor looking for a quality property with an excellent tenant this stylish BV Home, with FES/WIR to master, double auto garage and a superb covered entertaining area might just fit the bill!

On its own title & street frontage this townhouse is just a short stroll from the Rear battle axe shaped block measuring 518m2. STCA new owners can beach , bus & Mornington Village. Offering 20sq of living comprising of 3 build either single or double storey residence with close proximity to bedrooms [ FES/WIR to large master ] , deluxe kitchen with stone bench tops & Mornington Village. s/steel appliances , spacious living room with beautiful polished timber flooring & 9’ ceilings , upstairs living room with raked ceilings , powder room & main bathroom , double auto garage with internal access, ducted heating & glass concertina doors leading out to the paved outdoor entertaining area.

13 Jenner Close

Inspect by appointment 4 Wilgul Way

5975 7733

VACANT LAND

Inspect Sat 10-10.30am or by appointment 2/934 Nepean Hwy

Shop 2, 188-194 Main St Mornington

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27 Jackson Way Dromana

The Ideal Lifestyle

The View Speaks For Itself

Located in one of Safety Beach’s finest locations, you are situated within walking distance of the The Atrium offering dining, golf, tennis and swimming pool, with the added bonus of being minutes to the golden sands of Safety Beach and Dromana central. This home is spacious, bright with views across the golf course, lake and Arthurs Seat as a back drop. Boasting 3 bedrooms, master with recently renovated ensuite and WIR, GDH, S/S air conditioner, open plan modern kitchen/meals, formal dining/living, family room, double remote garage, paved and covered outdoor entertaining area and much more. This lifestyle will be the envy of all. Call now, you won’t be disappointed. Price $529,000 Inspect By Appointment Contact Melissa Walker 0407 508 555

Located high on Dromana Hill & boasting a blend of rustic charm and magnificent bay views from Safety Beach to the You Yangs and Port Phillip heads. With 3 bedrooms master with WIR & FES, large open plan living, with views from living areas, dining and master bedroom, large kitchen with timber bench tops and dishwasher. Also featuring GDH, ducted vac, double garage and plenty of storage. Just sit back on the entertaining deck, relax and watch the world go by. Land size 1530sqm approx

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A Fantastic Opportunity

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Home Among The Gum Trees!

This appealing BV home is set on a 601m2 block (approx) and boast 3 bedrooms all with BIRs and brand new carpets, floating floor boards in the lounge and near new kitchen, Coonara wood fire, fully fenced rear yard & rear deck with second toilet. There is a single carport and plenty of room for the boat or caravan. This home is a great buy, don’t miss out.

The heading says it all. This very neat & tidy home has potential for a possible 2 lot subdivision (STCA). The home has 3 bedrooms with BIR’s, polished floors, open plan dining/meals area and kitchen with ample bench space. A substantial carport is at the rear of the home that is low maintenance, has near new fencing and some established fruit trees. Call Now sure to not last!

Positioned in a fantastic part of Dromana is this great home ideal as a weekend getaway, permanent home or investment property. With 3 bedrooms, open plan living, renovated kitchen & bathroom, 2 great entertaining decks & garage with power & water. Possible subdivision potential (STCA), land 742sqm approx.

Tucked away on an approx. 789m2 block with rear lane access this home is crying out to be renovated and modernized. Currently there are 2 bedrooms with downstairs studio, entertaining area & loads of space. Ideal 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, in a wonderful location & at an affordable price.

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Heart Stopping Bay Views

Set just 300 meters approx. from the Dromana foreshore and the shops this fantastic property can be either a permanent home or use for holidays. There are 3 bedrooms, gas heating, ample bench space in the kitchen & side rear access for boats. One of the best street positions on the Peninsula. Possible 2 unit/townhouse site (STCA). Realistic price & motivated seller! Price $465,000-$485,000 By Appointment Inspect Contact 03 5987 3233

This generous 5 bedroom townhouse is HUGE . Quality built & solidly constructed this elaborate residence has space for the whole family with 2 living areas, 3 bathrooms , GDH & evaporative cooling throughout. Enclosed yard with possible access for boat or caravan. North facing balcony with bay glimpse . Call now, this one is sure to go fast. Price $495,000 Inspect By Appointment Contact 03 5987 3233

There are many reasons to view this fantastic home. that is just 450 meters (approx.) to the beach. This stunning family home features 2 entertaining areas, 3 bedrooms + study, master with FES & WIR and 2 separate living zones. Open plan living, GDH, evaporative cooling, spa bath, single garage with internal access. This home is low maintenance & ready to move in. Price $525,000 Plus Inspect By Appointment Contact 03 5987 3233

With sweeping views extending from McCrae and right across Pt. Phillip Bay & beyond and on a generous 1035m2 block with low maintenance gardens this welcoming and charming home is just a few minutes stroll from beautiful beaches. The open plan, 3-4 bedroom, two bathroom home with ample decking also has an artist’s studio. Price $1.5 million + Inspect By Appointment Contact 03 5987 3233

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For Sale

19 Dorset Road, Mount Martha Fabulous Family Home

For Sale

Walking distance from Martha Cove Marina and approx. 500 meters from the Safety Beach fore-shore this superb, luxury two storey townhouse is almost completed. Approx. 27 squares of living comprise three bedrooms plus a parents retreat, 2 bathrooms and a powder room and two separate living areas. The kitchen has Caesar stone bench tops with tiled splash back, Smeg stainless steel appliances, designer tap wear, Rinnai 24hr gas hot water and the living areas have heating with programmable thermostat and split system air conditioning, generous allowance of lighting and television points & alarm system.

Absolutely immaculate four bedroom plus study family home set on approx. 900sqm block. Ideal for permanent living or just for holidaying there is lots of natural light beaming into the family room and main living area with RSHQ ÀUH SODFH DQG RYHUORRNLQJ WKH RXWVLGH entertaining area and established gardens. Cook up a storm in the gourmet kitchen with Caesar stone bench tops. The two storey home has master living and FES upstairs with bay views and natural setting.

Price: $620,000 - $670,000

Price: $695,000 - $740,000

Inspect: Saturday 3-3.30pm

Auction

9 Alfred Street, Mornington Spacious Sanctuary in Prime Position

Inspect: By Appointment

For Sale

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Auction: Sat. 26 November @ 12

Price: Offers Over $1.5 million

4 Lesa Court, Mount Martha Home sweet home Located in a quiet court close to local schools and shopping centre, this family home has four large bedrooms plus a study. The formal lounge has a bay window, there is an open plan second living area, family room, meals area and kitchen. Entertain with family and friends over looking alfresco area and inground solar heated, salt chlorinated pool. Double lock up garage with rear access. Two good sized garden sheds and a large backyard with plenty of room for kids to play. Central heating, evaporative cooling and split system heating and cooling.

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6 Avery Court, Mount Martha Elegant and sophisticated on a grand scale A luxury two storey rendered Simmons home situated in cul de sac location of prestigious Mount Martha location. The grand entrance has high ceilings and a sweeping stair case leading to the family’s four bedrooms and large retreat with balcony overlooking a semi-rural vista. The double bi- fold doors separate the formal area from the main living areas. A Master chef kitchen with granite bench tops has large pantry and the PHDOV DQG IDPLO\ URRP DUHD VXUURXQGHG E\ à RRU to ceiling bay window overlooking in-ground pool. Vendor must sell - All offers will be considered.

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8 Chateaux Close, Mount Martha Look out summer here we come! This absolutely stunning entertainers home FRQVLVWV RI ÀYH ODUJH EHGURRPV PDVWHU ZLWK parents retreat and FES. If you love entertaining this grand home is for you! Open plan living with a modern kitchen, European appliances and breakfast bar central to family and meals area overlooking alfresco decking and sandstone in ground salt water and solar heated pool. From the rumpus/lounge room to the pool area, your family and friends will envy the large space that surround the home.

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21A Bath Street, Mornington Elegant Beachside Residence Brand new and with a fabulous position, luxurious appointments & immaculate attention to detail. Abundant natural light spills throughout the large open plan living room with rich natuUDO WLPEHU Ă RRUV WKDW RSHQ WR D SULYDWH IURQW balcony and are overlooked by the designer stone kitchen with quality European s/ steel appliances. This home consists of 5 spacious bedrooms, three decadent bathrooms plus powder room and is built over three levels with DOO Ă RRUV DFFHVVHG E\ DQ HOHYDWRU 7KHUH DUH three distinct living areas, plenty of storage space and a spacious sunny front sitting room overlooking the designer landscaped gardens.

Inspect: Saturday 11.30 - 12 Noon

For Sale

119 Seaview Avenue, Safety Beach Seaview at Martha Cove

For Sale

Nagambie 6 Acres Of Beautiful Land Nestled amongst the major wineries such as Chateau Tahbilk and the famous Mitchelton Winery this 6 acre block has water frontage for the enthusiastic skier adjacent to the boat ramp, permits for 6 waterfront town houses, all with power and septic connected. Do not miss out on securing this prime parcel of land your retirement years.

Price: $830,000 Inspect: By Appointment

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zŽƵƌ ƐĞĂ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĂǁĂŝƚƐ

džĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŚĂŝƌ ƐĂůŽŶ ĂǁĂŝƚƐ ŶĞǁ ŽǁŶĞƌ͕ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƚĂŬŝŶŐƐ͕ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ Įƚ ŽƵƚ͕ ďĞ ƋƵŝĐŬ ĂƐ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ůĂƐƚ͊

͞ ĞŶƚKŶ ,ĞĂůƚŚ͟ ŝƐ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ :ƵŝĐĞ Ăƌ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĨŽŽĚ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ EĞǁůLJ ĮƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ Ă ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ tŽŽůǁŽƌƚŚƐ ;ĨŽƌŵĂůůLJ ZĞĚ ĂĐƚƵƐ ĂĨĠͿ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌĞ ǁŝůů ŽƉĞŶ ŝŶ KĐƚŽďĞƌ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘

ϭϬϲ ƐƋŵ ŽĸĐĞ ĨŽƌ ƐĂůĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ &ƌĂŶŬƐƚŽŶ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĞŶƚĞƌ ͻ &ŽƌŵĂů ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ͻ KƉĞŶ ƉůĂŶ ŽĸĐĞ ͻ >ĂƌŐĞ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ĂƌĞĂ ͻ ^ĞƉĂƌĂƚĞ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ƌŽŽŵ džĐĞůůĞŶƚ ǀĂůƵĞ ͬ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚ sĞŶĚŽƌ

^ĞƚͲƵƉ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƚĂŝů ŽƵƚůĞƚ ŽĨ ůŽĐĂů ĨƌĞƐŚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ͕ ƉƌĞͲƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĚ ĮŶĞ ĨŽŽĚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ĨƌĞĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ĞŐŐƐ͘ ůƐŽ Ă ŶĂƟǀĞ Θ ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽůĞƌĂŶƚ ƉůĂŶƚ ŶƵƌƐĞƌLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƵŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ƐƵƉƉůLJ͘ >ŽƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞŶƚ ŽĨ ΨϲϬϬƉǁ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ɛ Ă ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ϰ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ŚŽŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŽǁŶ ǁĂƚĞƌ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϴϵ͕ϬϬϬ н ^ s ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ dĂŶLJĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϮϵ͕ϱϬϬ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ dĂŶLJĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ ΨϮϰϬ͕ϬϬϬ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ dĂŶLJĂ ^ĐĂŐůŝĂƌŝŶŝ Ϭϰϯϴ Ϯϴϵ ϴϱϵ

^ĂůĞ WƌŝĐĞ͗ Ψϱϱ͕ϬϬϬ н ^ s ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ 'ĂƌLJ ZĂůƉŚ Ϭϰϭϴ ϱϯϱ ϱϬϯ

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For Sale or Lease – Mornington

For Lease – Mornington

For Lease – Dromana

LE

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Showcase your prestigious properties to the world

First Time Available

Retail Shop

Landlord wants a tenant

&ŝƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŝŶ ŽǀĞƌ ϲ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞƚĂŝů ƐŚŽƉ ŝƐ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ behind Main Street, adjacent to free parking area and is well ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͖ '͗ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂŶƚͬƐŽůŝĐŝƚŽƌ Žƌ ƌĞĂů ĞƐƚĂƚĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƚǁŽ ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ ďŽĂƌĚƌŽŽŵ͕ ƚǁŽ ƚŽŝůĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ lunchroom. Long term lease available.

Retail shop of approx. 60sqm situated in Barkly Square. Good parking and close to center of town. Available 1st of November. Won’t last at this price.

Only a couple of years young and with outstanding exposure,, this ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŝƐ ŝĚĞĂůůLJ ƐƵŝƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƚĂŝů ͬ ŽĸĐĞƐ͘ ^ƵƉĞƌďůLJ ĮƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͕ ƐŚŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĂďůĞĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ͗ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ǁŝůů ŶŽƚ disappoint. Available now.

Sale Price: $575,000/Lease Price: POA Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Lease Price: $2,000 +GST+OG Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Lease Price: $1,42o pcm + GST + OGS Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Kevin Wright is the only Australian Real Estate Agency represented at the Luxury Property Show Set within the stunning grounds of The Hurlingham Club, The Luxury Property Show will be offering guests a unique opportunity to view and buy some of the world’s most exclusive properties. Kevin Wright is the only Australian Real Estate Agency represented at the show and we would like to invite you to participate conjunctionally with us in presenting Australia’s Luxury Real Estate to the world.

The investment of having your property showcased to a world network of buyers is only $495. This includes: Professional photography Brochures Design and production of digital package Media screens Display brochures to exhibit at the show

To secure your place at this unique event, please call Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

For Lease – Mornington

For Sale – Dromana

For more information on the event and participating agents from around the world please visit

www.theluxurypropertyshow.com

For Lease – Mornington

ŽǁŶƐƚĂŝƌƐ KĸĐĞ ^ƉĂĐĞ

For Lease – Mornington

ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨƌŽŵ ϭƐƚ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ŽƉĞŶ ƉůĂŶ ŽĸĐĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŝƐ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϭϵϬƐƋŵ ŵĞƚƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨƵůůLJ ĮƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ƌŽŽŵƐ͕ ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ ƚĞůĞƉŚŽŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ͕ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŵĞƐ with 5 parking spaces and even a BBQ area outside adjoining the ƉĂƌŬ͘ ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Θ ŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶƐ͘

dŚŝƐ ůĂƌŐĞ ŽƉĞŶ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdž ϭϳϬƐƋŵ ŝƐ ǁĞůů ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ centre of Mornington’s retail area. With storage room and ladies ĂŶĚ ŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƚŽŝůĞƚ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌĞŵŝƐĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐƵŝƚ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚͬ café or many other uses. Long term lease available.

Lease Price: $2,500pcm + GST + OGS Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Lease Price: $5,861.84 inc. GST+OGS Kevin Wright: 0417 564 454

For Lease - Mornington

UN OFN DE FEEW R R

For Lease – Mornington

Rent Free Period Available

Superb Freehold Sale

Mornington Industrial Area

dŚĞƐĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƉƌŝŵĞ ŽĸĐĞƐ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ ϭϱƐƋŵ͕ ϭϳƐƋŵ ĂŶĚ ϯϬƐƋŵ are situated at the beach end of Main Street and would be ideal ĨŽƌ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů͕ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͘ Ɛ ŶĞǁ ĮƚͲŽƵƚ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŝĐĞ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ŐŽŽĚ ǀĂůƵĞ͘ Ğ YƵŝĐŬ͘

/Ŷ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ WŽŝŶƚ EĞƉĞĂŶ ZŽĂĚ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞ ƌŽŵĂŶĂ ĨŽƌĞƐŚŽƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ďĞ ďƵŝůƚ ŽƵƚ ďĂLJ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŝƐ ƚŚŝƐ ďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚůLJ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐ ŽĨ Ă Ϯ ůĞǀĞů ƉĞŶƚŚŽƵƐĞ ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͘ dŽƉ ůĞǀĞů ďŽĂƐƚƐ ĞdžƉĂŶƐŝǀĞ ďĂLJ ǀŝĞǁƐ from the master bedroom complete with ensuite and large walk in robe.Mid-level consists of two further bedrooms, study, zoned ůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ͕ ƉŽǁĚĞƌ ƌŽŽŵ͕ ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ăƌƚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƐŚĞĚ ĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƟŵďĞƌ ŇŽŽƌƐ͘

ϯ ŽĸĐĞƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ůĞĂƐĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ DLJĞƌƐ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂů ƐŚŽǁƌŽŽŵͬ ĨĂĐƚŽƌLJ͘ /ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ƐƉůŝƚ Ăŝƌ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞ ďŽĂƌĚƌŽŽŵ͘ Available immediately

Lease Price: From $780pcm + GST + Service Fee Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

Inspect: By Appointment WƌŝĐĞ͗ KŶ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Lease Price: $750PCM + GST + OG Contact:Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

For Sale – Baxter

Expressions Of Interest Invited

For Lease – Mornington

KĸĐĞƐ &Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ

Freehold area measuring 1493 square meters and zoned Business Ϯ ůĂƌŐĞ ƐƉĂĐŝŽƵƐ ŽĸĐĞƐ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdž ϮϬƐƋŵ ĞĂĐŚ ĨŽƌ ůĞĂƐĞ ŝŶ ϭ͘ tŝƚŚ ǀĂĐĂŶƚ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŚƵŐĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĨŽƌ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ŚĞƌĞ͘ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ͘ ǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ϭƐƚ ƵŐƵƐƚ ϮϬϭϭ Well situated between Frankston and thriving Westernport area.

Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

Lease Price: $1,565 PCM+GST+OG Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

For Lease – Mount Martha

For Sale – Mornington

Shops For Lease

3 Archer Drive

Choice of four shops available for lease either as a whole or ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJ͘ sĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƐŝnjĞƐ ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ϭϭϬƐƋŵ͕ ϳϬƐƋŵ͕ ϴϬƐƋŵ͕ ϴϬƐƋŵ͕ Ăůů ǁŝƚŚ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ͘ tŽƵůĚ ƐƵŝƚ ŵĞĚŝĐĂůͬƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ŽĸĐĞƐ͘

dŚŝƐ ůĂƌŐĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌLJ ŽĨ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϴϬϬ ƐƋŵ ŽĨ ůĞƩĂďůĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͘ dŚĞ ĨĂĐƚŽƌLJ ŝƐ ůĞĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ϯ dž ϯ dž ϯ LJƌ ůĞĂƐĞ Ăƚ Ψϲϲ͕ϬϬϬ ƉĂ н '^d н K' ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ďƵLJŝŶŐ͘

Lease Price: From $1170 pcm + GST + OG Contact: Tanya Scagliarini 0438 289 859

Sale Price $950,000 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454.

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MORNINGTON PENINSULA PROPERTY SELLOUT Investors and DEVELOPERS OFFER: FUNDING FROM ͻ ϱϬй sĞŶĚŽƌ dĞƌŵƐ DO owner occupiers NOT MISS OUT ͻ ĂůĂŶĐĞ Ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ DEVELOPER ͻ /ŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶ EŽ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŶ TOO GOOD TO MISS

ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘

ͬŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ

MORNINGTON SELF STORAGE

SATU WAY

ŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ŽĸĐĞƐ ŝŶ Mornington

From $299,000 (stca) or rent from discounted price of $1700pcm + gst

Storage garages in Mornington You can OWN from 34sqm @ $72,000 or RENT at discounted price from $59pw + gst

Mini-tradies factories in Mornington From $149,000 or rent at discounted price from $869pcm

www.aussiestoragegroup.com.au

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72 Main Street, Mornington VIC 3931

INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL

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Business lifestyle opportunity

Are you being served?

SITUATED on a 21-hectare (52-acre) property with a four bedroom home, this is an opportunity to purchase the ultimate in tree-change properties. Currently operating from the site is a nursery that specialises in native and drought-tolerant plants, but also stocks pre-packaged foods and local freerange eggs. The nursery business is in a large shed, which has been professionally set up and is fully lined and insulated with all shop fittings included. There is plenty of parking at the front. The lease figure of $600 per week includes the nursery and the four-bedroom home.

THIS licensed cafe comes fully equipped with an excellent fitout and is on a main road with no competition in the area. The cafe has seating for 20 diners inside with space for 12 outside. It has a large backyard with water feature that could be converted into a beer garden. Plant and equipment includes a walk-in coolroom plus additional storage. With summer on the way, new buyers can take advantage of the coming busy months with virtually nothing to do but move in and start trading while new ideas are developed.

Nursery, BALNARRING Price: $55,000 + SAV / Lease: $600pw Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Gary Ralph, 0418 535 503

Cafe, CRIB POINT Price: $155,000 offers invited Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 72 Main Street, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Gary Ralph, 0418 535 503

Mixed business milk bar

Prime investment on the menu ARGUABLY the most prominent site in the industrial heart of Carrum Downs, this versatile property includes takeway food shop, warehouse and two offices. The anchor tenant is the Homestyle Cafe, which has a new 5x5x5 year lease. There are also 22 on-site car parks.The total land area measures 1647 square metres with all properties on the one title. Current return is $72,504 per year (approx).

THIS prime mixed business shop is opposite Rosebud Secondary College and on a main arterial road. With regular passing trade and nearby residential clientele, the business currently trades five days a week from 6.30am to 4pm. The business is ready for new owners to take to the next level and with an extension of trading days and opening hours, there is potentially a massive increase in takings and profitability. The premises have a sit-down cafe area, two-bedroom dwelling at the rear, big backyard and off-street parking.

1-4/2 Brett Drive, CARRUM DOWNS Price: $1.1 million not including GST Agency: Nichols Crowder, 2/1 Colemans Road, Carrum Downs, 9775 1535 Agent: Richard Wraith, 0419 564 528

376 Eastbourne Road, ROSEBUD Price: $89,000 not including GST. W.I.W.O Agency: T. Hobson Real Estate, 1245 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud, 5986 8811 Agent: Alex Menassa, 0419 328 775

Satchwells

Local Agents with Local Knowledge For Over 50 Years

HASTINGS - 184 SALMON STREET

Quality Office / Retail Investment

Securely leased, low maintenance tilt panel retail premises divided into 5 separate tenancies Building Size: 715m2 Site Area: 1545m2 Zoned: Business 1 Rent: $153,613 net per annum Contact: Sid Ferguson 0418 321 963

With just under 40% of floor space occupied by government tenants and located at the entry to the busy Hastings commercial area, you are guaranteed that this is an exceptional investment.

www.satchwells.com.au HASTINGS BALNARRING FLINDERS

1/97 High Street 14 Balnarring Village Cnr Cook and Wood Streets

03 5979 1888 03 5983 5509 03 5989 0744

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INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL

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Full grocery lines

Busy food court

ESTABLISHED for more than 40 years, with the current owners in place for the past 11 years, this well-known business supplies a complete range of products from fresh fruit and vegetables, grocery lines and imported and dried products. Also included in the sale is a 2001 model two-tonne truck. The business trades seven days a week with two full-time staff and two part-time staff.

THIS wonderfully presented Asian food business, located in the food court of the busy Bayside Shopping Centre, has had a recent refit that now features an excellent kitchen. With huge takings, this business offers a trial period for $12,000 per week. The current owner is willing to stay on for two years and run the business for new owners if required.

Asian Grocery, SPRINGVALE Price: $810,000 + stock ($200,000) Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Asian Food, FRANKSTON Price: $290,000 + sav Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Business Sales Specialists www.latessabusiness.com.au

50 Playne Street Frankston

Tel: (03) 9781 1588 HAIR SALON Good lease, very reasonable rent. Small appealing salon with 3 stations, 2 basins. Reception and kitchen/ storage area.

HAIR & BEAUTY

HAIR & BEAUTY

NOW $59,900 + SAV

HAIRDRESSING

CAFE

LANDSCAPING & MAINTENANCE

$40,000 + sav

NOW $45,000 + sav

NOW $55,000 + sav

NOW $57,000 + sav

$57,500 + Franchise Fee

CAFE

FRUIT & VEG RETAIL

ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING SERVICE

CHARCOAL CHICKEN

CLEANING

9HU\ EXV\ IRRW WUDIÂżF DUHD Extensive coolroom, good vehicle. Renovated 18 months ago. KEEN VENDOR

Building & town planning plans. Residential & light commercial projects – regular clients builders & property developers. Work max 20 hours per week.

Large fully renovated shop with plenty of preparation area, has coolroom. Est 40 yrs, keen vendor. Trades daily from 10.30am.

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Pier opens for business By Keith Platt THE concrete section of Flinders pier is now open for business, providing new access for commercial activities. The pier has a 10-tonne load limit for trucks collecting mussels and delivering fuel, although the pilot boat is expected to continue refuelling from a trailer. Money to revamp the pier was set aside by the state government in 2006 and the original finish date was March this year. The existing 325-metre long wooden pier will continue to be open to the public, although it is unsafe for vehicles. Although, unwilling to be quoted, commercial users have told The News they believe the new concrete section should have been made longer and wider. Tides at Flinders combined with wave action can see water levels at the pier varying by nearly four metres, which could mean that some boats cannot be brought alongside on all tides. “The contractors are nearly finished and say they were only following plans but it appears a commercial pier has been built that has limited commercial use and serious reservations for the intended users who it was meant to help,” one source told The News a week before the opening. The source also said the small number of commercial users of the pier were “quite happy” having so much money spent for their benefit but felt their complaints “are falling on deaf ears”. “The problem is in the way the new pier has been built. Loading and unloading mussels can’t be done safely and the new section is about 20 feet [6 metres] too short to get the pilot boat in and out on all tides.” The master plan for the redevelopment of the pier was prepared and adopted by Parks Victoria and Mornington Peninsula Shire in August 2008. It said the $2 million budget in-

cluded a contingency of 40 per cent and recommended $600,000 be spent on design plans, investigating the construction, and its effects of the environment. The master plan said the pier was “currently utilised for promenading, recreational fishing, diving, and swimming and also serves as a base for commercial aquaculture and fishing activities”. “Due to the range of different users of the pier there is often conflict in the use of the pier, primarily between the commercial and recreational purposes. “Due to the structural condition of the pier, a load limit restriction of six tonnes has been placed on the pier and vehicle access restricted beyond the halfway point of the pier.” The plan said “budget constraints” meant “it may not be possible to redevelop a pier which is the length, width and size the community prefers” but would “improve safety, improve accessibility for vehicles and pedestrians and minimise conflicts between recreational users”. “The length of the pier will be retained at its current length of 325 metres. The pier will be widened by approximately 2.25 metres up to the central service landing area… This allows for a two-metre wide timber pedestrian promenade and a separated 3.2m wide concrete deck vehicle lane.”

Pier views: Right, The new concrete and steel section of Flinders pier contrasts with the time-worn timber section; top right, the pilot boat has a permanent mooring near the pier; centre, the Building Better Piers sign says the project would be completed by March; top left, a seal checks out the changes.

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AROUND THE PENINSULA A Christie classic THE iconic Agatha Christie play The Mousetrap will be performed by Southern Peninsula Players at Rosebud Memorial Hall at 8pm on 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12 November, and at 2pm on Sunday 13 November. The two Saturday night performances will be cabaret style and patrons can bring their own drinks, glasses and nibbles. The Mousetrap enters its 60th year of production on London’s West End next year and has been seen more than 24,000 times since 1952. Tickets: Adult $20, concession $15. Book online at spptheatre.org or call 5982 2777 or 5976 4494.

Jazz at RSL THE seven-piece jazz band The Red Hot Jigglers will be playing at Mornington RSL next month. The band will play music from the 1920s, 30s and 40s in a style they describe as a mix of West coast Dixieland and New Or-leans. Sample tunes include Cushion foot stomp, Your feet’s too big, Struttin’ with some barbecue, Chimes blues and Putting on the ritz. The band line up: Ray Oliphant (leader), clarinet, soprano sax and vocals; Fay Chisholm, piano; Joe Kenyon, sousaphone; Ian Chisholm, drums; Bob James, trumpet and vocals; Gary Moss, banjo; and Ron Neil, trombone. The Red Hot Jigglers will be at Mornington RSL 12.30pm-3.30 pm on Sunday 20 November.

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VCAT OK for winery to serve up to 190 By David Harrison CORKS will be popping at the two T’Gallant restaurants in Main Ridge after Victoria’s planning tribunal approved an application for up to 190 patrons on the land at any one time – up from 60. The tribunal also approved an increase in car parking from 41 to “at least� 117. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal described the 190-patron proposal as “far more modest� than its previous application to expand to 274 patrons. In fact, the patron number that VCAT deputy president Helen Gibson and tribunal member Bill Sibonis have approved is a shade under 70 per cent of the proposed 274 patrons. It is also 40 more than allowed at any proposed new restaurant, which can only be established on land of 40 hectares or more, and can have a maximum of 150 patrons. Mornington Peninsula Shire councillors unanimously rejected both T’Gallant applications to expand. T’Gallant comprises two restaurants – La Baracca and Spuntino – and a private dining room. The property, now owned by Treasury Wine Estates Limited following the Foster’s Group decision to split its beer and wine operations, is able to have 190 patrons on its 15.8

hectares. This is because its restaurant was established before the green wedge laws were enacted and has existing use rights that have been more than trebled by the VCAT ruling. Community groups Manton and Stony Creeks Landcare Group and Red Hill Community Action expressed concern and alarm at the precedent VCAT has set for future intrusion of business into green wedge zones. The concern comes following VCAT’s arguments that: ď Ž The “scale and intensityâ€? of the proposal “are acceptableâ€? and will result in considerable improvements to the current operations. ď Ž While the shire and community groups both alleged permit condition breaches, “there have been no enforcement proceedings initiated by the councilâ€?. (T’Gallant was fined $1145 for breaches in November 2008, but the shire has not collected the fine.) ď Ž “We are dealing with an established, very popular restaurant that has been trading at current levels for some time ... [shire arguments] fail to give appropriate weight to the recreation and employment benefits of the restaurant and wine tasting uses on the land ...â€? ď Ž The fact that wine is no longer made at the property does not remove the essential association between res-

taurant use and agricultural use of the land: “We accept that moving winemaking off the site is part of the applicant’s business model.â€? ď Ž “We consider it unrealistic to suggest that only wines made by [sic] grapes grown on the site should be marketed or served from the premises. The business of T’Gallant has grown beyond that. We do not believe it should be penalised because of its success ...â€? ď Ž “Our conclusion is that the increase in patron numbers and the other changes proposed will not conflict with the policy and principles underlying the Green Wedge provisions in the planning scheme.â€? A spokesman for Red Hill Community Action said some of the reasons the VCAT had put forward to approve T’Gallant’s application “leave me open-mouthed with astonishmentâ€?. “They are effectively opening the door for businesses to seek out small existing-use rights restaurants and other such businesses in the green wedge and then getting VCAT’s tick to quadruple, quintuple their size,â€? he said. “It could be disastrous for the green wedge zones around Melbourne – not only on the Mornington Peninsula. “And it fits perfectly with the state government’s declared intention to exploit GW zones for tourism and

business.� Manton and Stony Creeks Landcare Group spokesman David Maddocks said it appeared the VCAT accepted that being an “established� and “very popular� business – even if there were queries over adherence to permit conditions – were valid reasons for approval of applications. “This decision has severely weakened the notion that restaurants associated with grape growing are established to showcase the wine made on the property,� he said. “VCAT has said that ‘no alcoholic beverage other than wine predominantly of the T’Gallant label’ can be sold to cellar door customers. This in effect means that the premises becomes a bottleshop for the entire T’Gallant range, most of which comes from grapes grown across southeast Australia. “It opens the possibility of large wine companies setting up bottleshops with a restaurant and a few vines attached. It could put existing operations out of business.� Mr Maddocks queried the need for “at least� 117 car parking spaces. “That number of car parks will enable a continuation of crowds over 300 at the property, which have been common in the past,� he said. “It is surprising the shire did not seek a car park size that reflected the proposed patron number.�

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ONE of the highlights of the region’s arts calendar is at Peninsula Arts Society’s studio and gallery in Frankston South over Melbourne Cup weekend. The society’s annual spring art show features the work of many professional artists, students and emerging artists who have used a variety of mediums. Opening night is at 7pm on Friday 28 October at the society’s gallery at 157 Overport Rd, Frankston South. Tickets cost $15 and include finger food and wine. Entry is free for the rest of the weekend, and refreshments will be available courtesy of Red Cross. The society was formed in 1954 following a public meeting in Frankston’s Mechanics Hall called by Colin and Maidie McGowan. Early meetings were held at the home of Harry and Nan McClelland, the bohemian brother and sister – he a painter, she a poet – who lived in Palm Court on Frankston’s Long Island.

(The McClelland Gallery was established in 1971 with money from Nan’s estate on the property that Harry called his country studio. Harry died in 1954, Nan in 1961.) The society then met on the first floor of the Pier Hotel and later above Ritchies before it bought a property in Overton Rd. Frankston Council leased part of Overport Park to the society, and a studio and gallery were built in 1988. This was extended in 1999 and again in 2006. The society has more than 600 members and plays a key role in the visual arts scene of the region. “As well as enjoying the artwork, the show will provide visitors with a unique opportunity to see the facilities of one of Australia’s most active art societies,� society member Bill Caldwell said. For more information, contact Peninsula Arts Society, 9775 2640 or www.peninsulaartssociety. org.au

Hoyle’s view: Venice, a watercolour by award-winning artist and tutor Glenn Hoyle.

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The misunderstood mangrove By Keith Platt THE treatment of mangroves by planners at Hastings fits neatly with the findings of a study by Professor Paul Boon, from Victoria University’s Institute for Sustainability and Innovation. While mangrove mudflats at Hastings were seen as a convenient place for a tip, which was later reclaimed for parkland, land managers elsewhere continue to misunderstand and undervalue the plants that are essential to the marine ecology. The study showed how up to half the mangroves and saltmarshes around Port Phillip and Western Port were cleared for housing and port developments, with many mangroves in other areas around South Gippsland burnt to produce ash for soap-making in the 19th century. Professor Boon’s four-year study showed mangroves remain threatened by public attitudes, rising sea levels and coastal development. Human impacts and development are blamed for the destruction of up to 20 per cent of the state’s coastal marshes. He says the future looks even bleaker and predicts sea level rises will push coastal marsh systems inland, where their retreat will be blocked by seawalls, farms and housing. “These saltmarshes with nowhere to go will simply drown,” he said. He said mangroves and saltmarshes – important breeding grounds for birds, fish and other marine and estuarine species – protect against erosion and provided filtration of runoff from the land. ”Despite this, mangroves and salt-

marshes are not referred to specifically under Victorian legislation for protection. ”Disturbingly, the knowledge of mangroves and coastal saltmarsh across different management agencies is patchy and the management of these areas is poorly coordinated.” He said the Department of Primary Industries had recommended planting tall wheat grass to rehabilitate salty coastal areas “even though it is one of the worst and most invasive weeds of saltmarshes, particularly where they occur next to agricultural lands”. Surveys in Torquay and Tooradin had found public knowledge of the environmental role fulfilled by saltmarshes was “almost nonexistent”. “Saltmarshes are largely unknown and therefore ‘invisible’ to the community,” Professor Boon said. “Most people saw saltmarshes as little more than muddy, smelly breeding grounds for mosquitoes.” He said mangroves had a slightly higher profile than saltmarshes but remained unappreciated by almost everyone, except fishermen who recognised their importance for angling. Professor Boon’s 500-page report Mangroves and coastal saltmarsh of Victoria recommends reserving or buying land to allow the inland retreat of mangroves and saltmarshes; buffer zones to coastal development; and a single body to coordinate management of mangroves and saltmarshes. The study included the first fine-scale mapping of all current mangroves and saltmarshes in Victoria, as well as an analysis of the likely coverage before European colonisation of Victoria.

Mudflat marvel: Mangroves near Jacks Beach in Bittern provide shelter and a food source for Western Port’s marine life.

Enormous, clucky visitors in our skies

If any bird can, a pelican THEY’RE Australia’s biggest flying bird and are soaring around Mornington Peninsula this month. It’s October, and pelicans in southern Australia are listening to their biological clocks. They’ll be looking for a mate and starting a family very soon after good winter and spring rains. Peninsula residents can be a “buddy” to clucky pelicans by joining the free Backyard Buddies program run by Australia’s Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife. Members receive an email with tips to make a backyard inviting and safe for native animals. Pelicans feature in the October email. “The Australian pelican is an amazing creature,” Steve Corbett, CEO of the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, said. “It has the longest bill of any bird in the world and can fly up to 3000 metres above sea level by hitching a ride on thermal currents of warm air. “Look out for clucky pelicans around the peninsula. They develop special colouring on their bills and bill pouches when they’re ready to mate. The front two-thirds of the pouch turn scarlet, the rear third turns pink, and a dark line appears on either side. “It’s easy to tell which pelicans already have partners as their courtship colours fade and the dark line on their bills becomes red. It’s a bit like a pelican wedding band. “When a female pelican is ready to find a partner, she starts some strenuous exercise – either a long distance

from its stomach and the baby sticks its beak a long way down its parent’s throat to eat. “After the parent thinks enough is enough and pulls away, the baby pelican throws a tantrum. It convulses violently, biting anything nearby and collapses on the ground, which can sometimes result in the pelican falling unconscious. This behaviour lasts for about a minute and is thought to be an exaggerated form of begging. “There is a lot that peninsula residents can do to be a buddy to these fascinating birds.”

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Drawcard: Pelicans are a daily attraction at Hastings pier, often competing with seagulls for scraps or bait tossed from the pier.

swim, walk or flight. Several males follow her, but eventually drop off as they run out of steam. The last male following will be her mate, and she leads him to a good nesting site. “Pelicans lay two to four pure white eggs in a scrape, or basic nest, on the ground. Usually only one chick sur-

vives because of competition among each other in the first few weeks. Pelicans breed in colonies of up to 40,000 birds on islands or secluded shores. “It’s a pretty odd sight to see an adult pelican feeding its young. The adult regurgitates partially digested food such as fish, crustaceans, tadpoles and so on

 Dispose of fishing line and hooks carefully as they can easily damage the pelican’s sensitive bill pouch.  Pick up rubbish when you walk so it doesn’t enter waterways, where it can tear the guts or intestines of marine animals and birds such as pelicans.  Avoid using chemicals and pesticides on your garden, as rain will cause runoff to enter waterways where chemicals where can cause algal blooms or accumulate in the food chain and make marine animals and birds sick.  Keep cats and dogs indoors as much as possible, especially at night. “Enjoy pelican antics in your area. Look out for them near large expanses of open water that don’t have a lot of aquatic vegetation. Although they are graceful in the air, they’re quite comical on land, waddling along on their large blue webbed feet,” Mr Corbett said.

Pelican facts  Australian pelicans grow up to 1.8 metres long and have a wingspan of up to 2.5 metres.  Their bills grows up to 50cm long and the bill pouch holds up to 13 litres.  Pelicans live for up to 25 years.  They can stay in the air for 24 hours by riding thermal currents, and can travel hundreds of kilometres in one go.  They fly at up to 56km an hour.  Pelicans are mainly quiet, but during breeding periods listen out for their “orrh, thu-thuh, ah-ah-ahah” and “uh-uhhr” calls.  During periods of starvation, pelicans will eat seagulls, pigeons or ducks. They scoop them up in their bill pouches and swallow them whole, after much flapping and struggling. It is a really bizarre sight to see. Share photos of your native animal buddies on www.facebook.com/backyardbuddies. According to The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds, Australian pelicans live all over Australia. They are capable of flying long distances in a short amount of time and may turn up anywhere where conditions are suitable. They are most abundant in estuaries, but are also commonly found on other types of waterways. For more information, sign up for the Backyard Buddies email and download a free fact sheet about pelicans at www.backyardbuddies.net.au.

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NATURE

Groups rally to save wetlands By Mike Hast THE failed attempt by Community Villages Australia to win planning tribunal approval to fill a section of Tootgarook Wetlands for retirement units has inspired environment groups to organise a public meeting. CVA, owner of the Village Glen retirement complex in Rosebud West, asked the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to allow it to bring in about 27,000 cubic metres of earth excavated from Balaka St – where CVA is building a nursing home – to 9 St Elmos Close. Due to a planning anomally, 9 St Elmos Close is an “island” of residential land in the middle of the Mornington Peninsula Shire-owned Sanctuary Park Bushland Reserve, part of the larger wetlands. The 2.7-hectare site is slated to contain 36 units worth about $20 million and is stage six of Village Glen, started in 1980 and now home to about 900 people. Community Villages Australia is a company owned by Mt Eliza millionaire Charles Jacobsen and his family. The meeting at 2pm on Sunday 23 October in Rosebud West Community Hall, 20 Eliza St, is designed to garner support to better protect the wetlands from development, coorganiser Andrew Raff said. Mr Raff, of St Andrews Habitat Improvement Preservation and Protection Society, said the wetlands should have permanent protection. “All future development that encroaches into these wetlands should

permanently cease,” he said. He said the Department of Sustainability and Environment had identified the wetlands as being of international significance. “There are many rare, threatened, endangered and critically endangered species that inhabit these wetlands permanently, and there are many that utilise the wetlands as a migratory stop over. “It is highly probable that many species that have not been identified within the wetlands as there appears to be little serious research undertaken.” Mr Raff said he hoped all peninsula all environment groups would attend. “We should be protecting and preserving what little remains of our natural environment, especially this only remaining wetland on the southern peninsula.” A spokesman for Peninsula Speaks said the next “pressure point is coming up soon with the auction of another wetland block with permits for a 41-unit development at 85 Elizabeth Ave, in a little over a month”. “This is remnant swampland with standing water, wetland vegetation and rare fauna species including swamp skinks and the federally protected Australasian bittern. “The greater swamp has eight bioregionally or state endangered vegetation types and eight JAMBA and/ or CAMBA listed bird species.” Details: Andrew Raff, email: chrysalis61@hotmail.com.

Birds of a feather: New development pressure on Tootgarook Wetlands, home to rare, endangered and common birds such as the egrets, above, has inspired groups to seek greater protection of the last major wetlands on the southern peninsula.

Wetland pest campaign A CAMPAIGN has been launched to eradicate pest animals and weeds infesting the Mornington Peninsula’s internationally recognised wetlands. Work to protect the environment is part of a three-year program to help preserve 5300 hectares of Ramsar wetlands around Western Port and the western shoreline of Port Phillip. “These wetlands are locally significant but have also been identified as globally significant under the Ramsar convention,” Kacie Melfi, environmental projects coordinator at the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority, said. “Keeping these wetlands in pristine condition is critical for a thriving ecosystem that is a great place to visit and to ensure we protect the birds, animals and plants that depend on them for survival.” In the line of fire are foxes, feral cats, rabbits and black rats – the most common threats

to native species and migratory birds in and around the wetlands. The program is designed to protect such native animal species as southern brown bandicoots and ground-nesting red-capped plovers. Organisations involved include Mornington Peninsula Shire, Parks Victoria, Phillip Island Nature Park, City of Casey, Western Port Biosphere Reserve, Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority as well as commercial and private landowners. Activities on the peninsula have included feral animal management and environmental weed control works at Yaringa foreshore reserve and the Bittern wetlands, as well as installing fences and gates to protect the saltmarsh on Hastings foreshore. The program is being paid for by the federal government’s Caring for Our Country program and grants from other organisations.

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Women’s art talk by Antique Roadshow man PAUL Atterbury of the BBC television program Antiques Roadshow is giving an illustrated talk at a Sorrento art gallery next month, a fundraiser for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. His talk at Temple Gallery, “Crossing boundaries: women artists in Britain and Australia”, coincides with an exhibition “Australian Women Artists – Early to Contemporary”. Paul specialises in the art, architecture, design and decorative arts of the 19 th and 20 th centuries. Trained as a graphic designer, he later studied art history, worked for Sotheby Publications, as an historical adviser for Royal Doulton and as editor of Connoisseur magazine. Since 1981 he has been a freelance writer, lecturer, broadcaster and exhibition curator, usually for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He has written or edited more than 30 books, mostly on ceramics, but also on his travels and on railways and canals. Paul recently published books on the Dorset villages of Eype and West Bay as seen through old postcards. For the past 14 years he has been with the Antiques Roadshow team of experts, working usually in the miscellaneous section, which gives him ample opportunity to explore the antiques and collectables of the 19th and 20th centuries. He has been on more than 100 Roadshows and appeared regularly on the Great Antiques Hunt, The

Art expert: Left, Paul Atterbury will present a talk on women artists of Britain and Australia. Evening on the Thames by renowned artist Dora Meeson is one of many works on show.

Antiques Show and on Hidden Treasures on BBC Radio Four. The talk and slide show is at Temple Gallery, 3385 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento, at 2pm on Saturday 12 November. Tickets $15 and seating is limited. Book with Renée Dent on 59 84 41 34 or renee@templegallery.com.au.

“Australian Women Artists – Early to Contemporary” follows the success of the 2005 Early Australian Women Painters exhibition held by Temple Gallery,” Temple Gallery director Renee Dent says. The show includes six pieces by Dora Meeson (1869-1955), a major artist of the 20th century. Meeson

was born in Melbourne, but spent much of her life in London. She is renowned for her participation in the suffrage movement in London. Her work rarely appears on the market. Centred around Dora Meeson are many of her contemporaries including Christina Asquith-Baker, Ida Knox and Jean P Sutherland, Margery Withers, Ethel Carrick-Fox. “The show moves to the 1920s, ’30s, ’40s and ’50s, and includes pictures by Alma Figuerola, Clarice Beckett, Mary Macqueen, Aileen Dent, Edith Holmes and a mystery potter.

“The exhibition finishes with a number of paintings and sculptures by outstanding contemporary artists such as Dorothy Braund, Norma Bailey-Ramsay, Helen Cole, Johanna Dootjes and Juliana Hilton. “To obtain works by these artists is a major feat. “I am delighted with the encouragement and support offered by a number of collectors and experts as well as by the living artists,” Renee said. The show runs from 29 October until 4 December.

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Nominations for the 2012 Australia Day Local Awards are now open Thank someone for their valuable selfless contribution to the community by nominating them for the 2012 Australia Day Local Awards. Categories include Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and the Community Event of the Year. Nominations Forms are available on the Shire’s website www.mornpen.vic.gov.au or by contacting Kylie on: 5950 1137; or via email: kylie.osborne@mornpen.vic.gov.au Nominations should be forwarded to: Ms Kylie Osborne Assistant to Manager Governance & Corporate Support Private Bag 1000, Rosebud 3939 kylie.osborne@mornpen.vic.gov.au Nominations close Friday 28 October 2011

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Seeking iconic Dromana image THE Mornington Peninsula is synonymous with arts and crafts and the Dromana Art & Craft Show, as it is now called, has been expanded this year to include crafts, sculptures, photography and a special one-off competition called “Dromana 150 – A Tribute to Buvelot”, which aims to bring forward a painting of Dromana that shows an aspect of the town today that may become as iconic in future years as Buvelot’s painting entitled “Mount Martha from Dromana’s Hill 1877”. It will be conducted alongside the normal Dromana Art Show, which has been running for 37 years. The winning painting

will be hung permanently in the Old Flinders Shire Offices, Dromana and an acquisitive prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the artist whose painting best achieves the competition’s objectives. The special competition recognises that this is the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Dromana as a township and also the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Dromana Primary School. The prize is funded equally by the Bendigo Bank and the Rotary Club of Dromana. The normal Dromana Art Show will feature several hundred paintings on show for people’s enjoyment and

purchase. The Dromana Art & Craft Show will be held in the new stadium at Dromana Primary School in McCulloch St, Dromana, and it opens at 7pm on Friday 28 October and continues for the next three days from 10am to 5pm each day. A light supper and drinks will be served at the opening night function and Devonshire teas will be available on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets to the opening night are $15 each and on the other days,$5 each, with children free of charge.

It’s my Tea Party and I’ll cry if I want to By Stuart McCullough SOME things cannot be allowed to remain unchallenged. They are such an affront to sense – common or otherwise – that reasonable human beings everywhere will feel compelled to storm their local shopping centre in search of a six-pack of gauntlets so that these may be thrown down to the floor with a vigour and passion usually reserved for warfare. I, for one, am presently writing with gauntlet clasped firmly in hand which, while seriously impeding my ability to type, will give you a fair indication of how hopelessly outraged I am. My only wish is that I will shortly catch the eye of my antagonist so that the gauntlet tossing may commence in earnest. Imagine this. You’re a band. You toil for years to build up a following in your native Canada, tour relentlessly and make nearly a dozen trips to places like Australia in order to sate the appetite of hungry fans, eager to sample the delights of your musical buffet. This melodious feast only ends after that most acute case of creative indigestion better known as “musical differences”. (Incidentally, I long to live in a world where musical differences can be given as a reason for everything from resigning to failing to take out the rubbish.) Having gone their separate ways in 2005, they find the number of hits to their website has increased exponentially. What could explain such a renewed surge of interest? Perhaps the general public only now appreciates

the depths of their artistic genius. Doubtless that would be great in terms of moving a few units of a back catalogue that is presently occupying the best part of somebody’s garage. Maybe a song has been selected for the soundtrack of a large Hollywood motion picture and an invite to next year’s Oscars is as good as in the mail? Or perhaps even a freak radio hit? Sadly, the answer to all these questions is “no”. The Tea Party formed in 1990. The band members could never have known that years later an archly conservative political movement, which

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famously counts a moose-worrying Alaskan among its supporters, would claim the name as their own and make a lot of far less musical noise. The band was best known for mixing rock music with what they call “Middle Eastern influences”, resulting in some referring to their music as “Moroccan Roll”. While this sounds like something you ought to be able to order from your local North African bakery, in practical terms, it meant crashing drums, crushing guitars and a singer who wailed as if he just sat at the wrong end of a swordfish. In my opinion, they tended toward

overdoing things on the angst front from time to time. When supporters of a conservative political movement, also prone to setting the controls to “angst-ridden apoplexy”, type “teaparty.com” into their web browsers, they are transported to a world not of politics but of rock music with a Middle Eastern tinge. This has proved so confusing that the band has felt a duty to explain the website by adding the words “no politics, just rock and roll”. Despite their best efforts to be helpful, it hasn’t stopped newspapers from putting the boots in. When reports emerged that the band was considering selling the domain name to the American political movement, they were invariably described as a “little known Canadian band”. What an outrage! There is, quite frankly, no need for this kind of talk. While the music of The Tea Party may not be my cup of tea, they should be entitled to a little respect for their efforts. “Same name syndrome” happens all the time with bands, but almost always with other musical groups. You struggle for weeks to come up with a half-decent name only to discover that some bunch of no-hopers not only thought of it first, but also already has a record out. It often results in one demanding the other give up the name unless, of course, the success of one band simply overshadows the other. In the 1960s there was a psychedelic pop group named Nirvana that is largely unremembered. Sometimes,

though, one group may be forced to back down and make a minor adjustment to avoid confusion. Thus British group Squeeze became UK Squeeze because of a band in Sydney. Jack White’s The Raconteurs, on the other hand, is known as The Saboteurs only in Australia after a band of the same name in Queensland declined to surrender it. I hope The Tea Party (band) make a squillion from the Tea Party (not very musical at all). That would go some way to assuaging the pain that comes from having someone describe you as “little known”. Otherwise, like any band worth their salt, pepper and Moroccan five spice, band members should throw down the gauntlet and demand that the other bunch of jokers change their name. The political movement could call itself the US Tea Party. If that didn’t take members’ fancy, perhaps they could call themselves The Saboteurs except, of course, in Australia. Granted, for a political movement to change its name would be a difficult decision, one filled with a great deal of angst. There is band in Canada that is more than qualified to provide an appropriate soundtrack. Then again, if it all gets too hard the US political movement may end up fracturing or even breaking up. If so, the only reason they need give is “musical differences”. www.stuartmccullough.com

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As a priest was visiting an elderly lady in the hospital he noticed a bowl of peanuts by her bed. He began to nibble the peanuts as they visited and by the end of the visit realized he had consumed the entire bowl. Feeling badly he bought a bag and brought them to her the next day. As he gave them to her he explained they were to replace those he’d eaten the day before. “Why you didn’t need to do that Pastor”, the lady explained. “The thing is, I don’t have any teeth, so when my nephew brings me chocolate-covered peanuts. Well, I just suck the chocolate off and spit the peanuts in the bowl.”

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Entertainment THE American superstar group of the 1960s The Four Seasons (pictured) came together in 1956 with a line-up of Frankie Valli (born Francis Castelluccio), brothers Nick and Tommy De Vito, and Hank Majewski. First called the Variatones, then the Four Lovers, they enjoyed a minor hit with You’re the Apple of My Eye. After combining with Bob Gaudio, the group evolved into The Four Seasons and released Sherry (1962), which became a No. 1 hit. A brilliant example of falsetto, harmony pop, Sherry established the group as one of America’s most popular. A few months later they were back in the charts with Big Girl’s Don’t Cry and finished 1962 off with a Christmas song, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, which made the Top 20. They continued to dominate the charts in 1963 with another five Top 10 hits including Walk Like a Man, Stay and Candy Girl. In 1964 they met fierce competition from The Beatles. There was even an album released called Battle of the Bands featuring The Four Seasons and The Beatles. When The Beatles held four of the Top 5 positions on the Billboard chart in 1964, The Four Seasons represented the solitary competition with Dawn at No. 3. In the later half of 1964 the

band was back at No. 1 with Rag Doll. Many hits followed including Working My Way Back to You, Silence is Golden, Who Loves You, Ronnie, Let’s Hang On, and December 1963 (Oh, What a Night). Frankie Valli also enjoyed solo success with a No. 1 hit My Eyes Adored You (1975) and the Barry Gibb film theme Grease and Can’t Take My Eyes off You. Valli also received some unexpected success in the UK in 1971 thanks to a northern soul dance floor revival of

You’re Ready Now, which made the UK Top 20 chart. Six years later The Four Seasons became part of the disco boom with the nostalgic December 1963 (Oh, What a Night). Jersey Boys, a musical based on the lives of The Four Seasons and directed by Des McAnuff (The Who’s Tommy, 700 Sundays), premiered at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne in March 2009. Jersey Boys is the winner of four 2006 Tony Awards including for best musical. The Original Cast Recording

genes; we’re all mad to some extent. When I was 11 and returning from my forced Sunday indoctrination school via Merri Creek dressed in my one good suit, I was accosted by three older, distorted-looking males – similar in appearance to jet ski riders – who dispossessed me of my suit trousers for a pair of cruddy, smelly holey shorts. They forced me up a tunnel that went underneath a railway line and threw rocks (called yonnies back then) at me. Fortunately there was an end to the tunnel leading to a side ladder to a smaller tunnel to the other side. I escaped. Could this be relevant? Did my genes survive this massive stress factor with no counsellor available? When I arrived home to tell my tale of woe, my sister laughed at me. A female psychiatrist might be the go, or maybe ... no, not a sex therapist. Still? *** MUCH has been said and written about Solomon Lew and his swimming pool on public land overlooking our magnificent Port Phillip, but it needs a comment on his outrageous cheek or, to put it bluntly, “spitting in our faces”. Not only should it be demolished, but also he should receive the heaviest of possible cash penalties.

A sincere apology wouldn’t go astray either. *** A VISIT to the doctor is vastly different from 50 years ago when they would listen, diagnose and detail what was to be done. No sitting at a computer, an antibiotics prescription and a quick verbal response before ending back at reception. One feels guilty if one holds the doctor up with too much detail. I recall sitting in the doctor’s office with Mum. Nothing on the face of this earth would hurry her until she was fully conversant with the ailment and treatment. Always good to spend a couple of days in bed. I would feel special; a bottle of lemonade, a real treat. I would sip on it very, very slowly. Lemonade was liquid gold back then, like whisky 20 years later. Now? Light beer. *** ANDREW Bolt’s conviction under racial vilification laws was so sad. Are you related to Derryn Hinch by any chance, Andrew; you two freedom of speech, self-righteous buccaneers? Or right-wing fascist doctors of innuendo depending on one’s point of view. A suggestion, Andrew: say what you really think about the Police As-

of Jersey Boys won the 2007 Grammy Award for best musical show album and in its award-winning week topped the Billboard albums chart. I went to the Melbourne opening night and entered the theatre a sceptic, but became a believer. The band has become an institution with an illustrious history that spans several musical eras, from the barber shop harmonies of the 1950s to the disco beat of the 1970s, but it is the timeless hit singles of the 1960s with which the group is indelibly linked. The hits were underpinned by lustrous, soaring harmonies and thick, upfront production, which gave the band a sound that was unique in pop. Frankie Valli and The Four Seaons perform at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 3 April. Tickets from 132 849. More info www.daintygroup.com www.frankievallifourseasons.com *** UNIVERSAL Music has signed Australian icon Judith Durham to an international deal on Decca Records. Her new album Epiphany will be released 28 October and her 50-year retrospective compilation album Colours of My Life CD/DVD will be available 18 November. www.judithdurham.com www.getmusic.com.au

with Gary Turner *** BLINK-182 has released its longawaited album Neighborhoods (Universal). This is Blink’s first album of new material in eight years; its recording followed the band’s 2009 reunion after a four-year hiatus www.blink182.com *** TICKETS are still available for the Dolly Parton show at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday 1 December. Details: 132 849. Her latest album Better Day is out. Also tune into Dolly Parton TV at www.dollypartonmusic.net www.chuggenteratinment.com *** TICKETS for Tim McGraw and wife Faith Hill are on sale for their 20 March concert at Rod Laver. This will be the first time they have toured Australia together. Tickets 132 849. www. timmcgraw.com www.faithhill.com

A Grain of Salt WITH all the “green belt” carryings on and what is best for Sir Reg’s land and anything else that might upset the comfort and serenity of our Mt Eliza residents, I’m amused. A hundred metres behind my unit they’re building four double-storey apartments, sometimes with loud machinery until 8 at night. Another three double storeys to my left on three blocks, and a block away near the school, another three; popping up like daisies. Would the council come to my rescue? Should I write to my newspaper? No influence, no chance. Fortunately Aldi abandoned its Rye store plans, so if the two-storey craze continues on through summer the construction noise will be drowned out by the sweet sounds of utes, motorbikes and, of course, the beloved jet skis. Life is gooood. *** PSYCHOTIC disturbances are in the news. The likes of schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and major or minor depressions; the impact on the quality of life. I’ve never visited a psychiatrist due to a chronic fear of couches, which can mysteriously dissipate depending on the company. Who knows what resides in one’s

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sociation and its relationship with our government. You and Greg Davies and Teddy Baillieu and Pete Ryan. Or do you all belong to the same club? Freedom of speech? A selection based on assumed racial superiority more likely. I suppose we all want to be famous to some degree at some point in our lives, but Andrew obviously wants it more than most. Oops. I’ve just realised I’m agreeing with lovable Martin Flanagan. Oh well, once every five is OK. *** HEALTH organisations want to “denormalise” tobacco. Victorian Heart Foundation chief Kathy Bell believes smoking bans at beaches and most outdoor areas take ciggies out of the public eye. “This makes it less likely that children will see smoking as normal and attractive behaviour they want to copy,” she said. One local newspapers ran a “Have your say” as to “Should smoking be banned on peninsula beaches?” No prizes for who would respond to that. Let’s hope they don’t ban it from our RSL dedicated smoking zones. My sympathies are for pensioners and single mothers who have to pay the government’s massive, world record tax. Smoking (not passive smoking)

with Cliff Ellen clearly aggravates chest complaints, etc, as do thousands of cars driving by during my morning coffee, but does it cause cancer? We are guessing, as are Nicola Roxon and darling Kathy Bell. *** PREMIER Teddy says “the circumstances surrounding Carl Williams’s death will be made public eventually”. Never, Teddy mate. I’m a union man by nature but I couldn’t help noticing the striking Qantas baggage handlers obviously loved their tucker. The Slap on ABC TV was good yawn stuff, but it’s a light slap for the boy and jail for his parents. A tax summit? GST, negative gearing, family trusts? Never ever, but it sounds sincere, albeit bulldust. Gone Pies. cliffie9@bigpond.com

Running is a noble cause for Jack By Peter McCullough JACK Knobel is 64 and has been a GP in Mornington for 27 years. A marathon is 42 kilometres in length and Jack has never run one. On Sunday 6 November he is participating in the New York Marathon. We thought it was time to ask him what was going on. How did you develop your interest in running? Probably in National Service. I was conscripted in the 1960s, but because I was doing medicine I was able to defer until I became a doctor. Being in the army required running and training and getting up early. I was always physically fit; I used to do a lot of swimming at university. But the army started me running and I have been doing it on and off for more than 40 years. Always long distance? No. I was just a dabbler at the start. But then when I was at Lorne – I was there for 10 years before coming to Mornington – I joined a group and we used to run through the Otways about two or three times a week. I also played tennis and squash and still did some swimming, so I was physically fit. When I came to Mornington I resumed running. Not long

Doctor distance: Mornington GP Jack Knobel is training for his first New York Marathon at age 64.

distances – 10 or 15 kilometres would be the most I would ever run. However over the last five years I have become interested in longer distances, only because my running partner (Robert Bodin, a landscaper in

Mornington) was keen. So we do about one a month of 15km. or more. Two of them would be half marathons (21 km) but this will be my first full marathon. Are the runs all local? Mostly, although we have run

in the City to Surf in Sydney and in the inaugural Wellington City run in New Zealand. What has prompted the step up to marathon? Rob Bodin’s nephew, who is 20 years younger than me, thought he would like to run in the New York Marathon, which is one of the great world marathons. These big world-class marathons only have the one distance (42km) whereas the Melbourne marathon also incorporates a half-marathon and a 10 km run, all combined. So in New York you have 50,000 people all running the 42km. Rob’s nephew asked us to join him and, after a bit of thought, Rob and I said, “Well we’ll do it”. Is there a qualification requirement? Yes, you have to have run in the New York Marathon previously or have run a good time of 1.45 for the half-marathon. I can do the half-marathon in just over two hours. The third way to get in is by a ballot, which we succeeded in doing. An Australian company, Travelling Fit, has 200 places and you pay for a corporate package: entrance fee, three nights’ accommodation, and a few other bits. How do you think you will

fare? I’m not a fast runner. I can do a half-marathon in just over two hours, so a marathon will probably take me about 4.5 hours. Last year’s winner ran 2.10, although the world record is 2.05. So the Kenyans will be finishing while I’m at the halfway mark! They can run a kilometre in three minutes and maintain that pace. What training are you doing? Normally I run 10km about four days a week with the occasional day extending to 20km. However I am at present running 30km a day and hope to build up to 37km a day next week. Where is the course? It starts at Staten Island, crosses the bridge to Brooklyn, through Manhattan, the Bronx, and then does a loop to finish at Central Park. All the streets are closed and about two million spectators line the route. At Central Park there are about 100 bands, food venues and other entertainment. Would you be one of the oldest competitors? Probably, but there are a few 70 year olds in the Australian contingent. However I am confident that I can complete the course.

Have you been to New York before? I had never been in my 64 years and then three months ago we were invited to a 40th birthday party in New York. So this will be the second visit for my wife and I in just a short space of time. Finally, why do you run? Most people would only run like you do if someone was after them! Every time I run I get a real adrenalin rush and when I finish I feel really good. Besides, although it might be an extreme method to keep fit, it certainly keeps the weight down and I enjoy good health. Postscript: Since completing this story, Indian-born Fauja Singh finished the full-distance Toronto Marathon in the notso-impressive time of 8 hours 11 minutes, more than six hours behind Kenya’s Kenneth Mungara who won the event for the fourth consecutive time. So what? Well Fauja has seen out 100 summers and this was his eighth marathon after he ran his first at age 89. On crossing the finish line, Fauja said: “Achieving this will be like getting married again.” Don’t stop, Jack. Keep running.

Cranny pair look to chomp Choux IN a very competitive $3 million Tatts Cox Plate, Cranbourne pair Rekindled Interest and Pinker Pinker appear among the most serious threats to New Zealander Jimmy Choux. The Jim Conlan-trained Rekindled Interest has put together impressive credentials going into Australia’s most prestigious weight-for-age event. A year ago he won the AAMI Vase over the Cox Plate course and distance and then on 10 September he won the Group 2 Dato Chin Nam Stakes over 1600m at Moonee Valley. At his only subsequent appearance, he ran on stoutly to a satisfactory fifth in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. It should play into his hands that a hectic pace is expected on Saturday because he likes to settle back in his races and swoop home. A highly credentialled mare Pinker Pinker has been performing impressively with a win in the Group 2 Let’s Elope at Flemington. She followed that victory with seconds in the Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley and the Group 1 Epsom at Randwick. Pinker Pinker has pleased trainer Greg Eurell since returning from Sydney and she now has reached a stage where the 2040m will suit her. At the same time Jimmy Choux is clearly going to be very hard to beat. After a series of dominant performances as a three-year-old, Jimmy Choux seems to have come back better than ever. After a slashing second to subsequent Toorak Handicap winner King Mufhasa over 1400m, he scored convincing wins over 1600m and 2000m

and appears to have a class edge over his rivals. While Jimmy Choux is ruling favourite, there is sure to be heavy support for the outstanding three-yearold Helmet who races in the colours of Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed. Already a winner of three Group 1s, Helmet dictated the terms when winning the Caulfield Guineas (1600m) at his last appearance and is expected to take plenty of catching. Another Sheikh Mohammed-owned horse who is well worth following is Galah. A lightly raced three-yearold, Galah won against the trend at Caulfield on Saturday and will be the testing material in the Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on 29 October. Horse-to-follow Cross Of Gold, who was fourth behind Galah, is worth another chance as he is clearly a better proposition when ridden more patiently. Legendary trainer Bart Cummings has unearthed another classic contender in Gliding. A maiden going into Saturday’s Ethereal Stakes, Gliding took a more forward position before dashing clear of her rivals in the straight. New Zealand filly Dowager Queen will also be hard to beat in the Wakeful Stakes (2000m) and the Crown Oaks (2500m) over the Flemington carnival judging by her luckless second.

Global champion: Above, last year’s Cox Plate winner So You Think. Right, Rekindled Interest trainer Jim Conlan. Pictures: Slickpix

A noted backmarker, Dowager Queen had nowhere to go in the home straight but once jockey Craig Williams was able to find some room, she rocketed home. Another Kiwi to catch the eye at Caulfield on Saturday was the Trent Bussuttin-trained Sangster. A son of Cox Plate winner Savabeel, Sangster took off much too early and was only collared in the last few strides when second in the Norman Robinson Stakes, a race that more often than not provides the AAMI Victoria Derby winner. Gai Waterhouse’s Niagra also cemented his Derby claims when a fast-finishing third. After settling in a nice position, he was shuffled back before the home turn and did well to finish as close as he did. The spacious Flemington circuit will suit his style perfectly.

Group 1 performer Love Conquers All had failed in three previous starts the left-handed way of going, but put that behind him when easily beating a good field over 1400m at Caulfield. That run should bring him to peak fitness and the $1 million Emirates Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on 5 November is well within his grasp. Warwick Farm-trained Hurtle Myrtle fought on bravely after a wide run when fifth behind Love Conquers All and is worth backing when she returns to races against her own sex. Group 1 winning Kiwi Booming had been a tad disappointing this campaign but with blinkers applied ran a much more forward race when fifth in the David Jones Cup (2000m). He will be even better for the run and should grace the winner’s stall before he heads home. The Caulfield Cup is usually the best

guide when looking for the Melbourne Cup winner, but this year’s edition was one of the worst ever and it would be a surprise if anything from Caulfield troubles the judge in the Flemington two-miler. Unusual Suspect and Macedonian both worked to the post stylishly and are capable of picking up a minor race over the carnival. Adelaide mare Goon Serpent hit the line hard when fourth (60/1) behind the classy More Joyous in the Group 2 Tristarc Stakes (1400m) and is worth backing as soon as she steps up to 1600m. Off And Laughing appears set for a good campaign. Off the scene for 31 weeks, the daughter of Street Cry looked a picture of health before finishing third to speedy Satin Shoes in the Carlton Draught Plate (1100m). Horses to catch my attention on the middle days at the Caulfield carnival were Jimando, Halle Rocks, Hi Belle, Cascabel and Nine Tales. Best: Dowager Queen

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HOLDEN’S soon to be released Cruze hatch has been awarded the highest possible five-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). Launching in November, the Australian designed and built Cruze hatch maintains the high safety standards set by the Series II Cruze sedan which went on sale earlier this year. Like the sedan, hatch receives the maximum safety rating thanks to standard fitment of a comprehensive range of hightechnology active and passive safety features. Six airbags including driver and front passenger, front side impact and side curtain airbags,

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We love your pet as much as you do PETstock is a family-owned company and is about to celebrate its fifth birthday as an active part of the Mornington community. The location provides customers with easy access to all of their dog, cat, horse, bird and poultry, small animal and fish and reptile needs. Staffed by a pet-passionate team dedicated to offering customer service second to none, we like to consider ourselves “companion animal educators” rather than retail assistants. PETstock was born in regional Victoria from the humble foundation of a pet produce store and remains a family affair. With Shane and David Young continuing to run the company, PETstock has become one of Australia’s fastestgrowing franchises. PETstock considers pets to be “part of the family”, and old-fashioned customer service is of the utmost importance. Nothing could be closer to the truth for the team at PETstock Mornington. On entering the store, a warm and welcoming environment will greet you. Pets are not only welcome, but are encouraged to visit. PETstock Mornington offers a large range of food, accessories and health care products. We want the best for your pet, and so have a focus on premium dog and cat food, stocking

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Animal instinct: Jill, Tom, Jackie and Sarah put your pet’s welfare first.

highly reputable brands such as Hill’s Science Diet, Royal Canin, Advance, Pro Plan, Nutro, Eukanuba, and Eagle Pack. PETstock Mornington has a strong interest in the community, particularly for the welfare of animals and is a supporter of several local pet rescue organisations. Organising in-store “adoption days” in conjunction with local shelters has seen the rehoming of more than 30 kittens. Also, the PETstock Foundation has now raised more than $300,000, established to help strengthen the bond between people and animals. Since being founded in 2007 the foundation has supported Wildlife Victoria, Melbourne

Zoo, Riding for the Disabled and Animals Asia, and is currently supporting Assistance Dogs Australia. We aim to reward our loyal customers. Members enjoy a range of benefits including a frequent feeder program, accrual of member dollars on purchases, giveaways and more. More than a “pet supply store”, we also offer additional services such as dog washing, weighing station, carry to car service, free water testing, puppy kinder classes, and pet tag engraving. Come and visit; we guarantee you will find something for your furry, feathery or scaly family member.

Get a great deal from the owners ROBERT and Angela Nassar opened Rise + Shine Bedding Mornington in October 2007 and have exceeded all their expectations. Robert has 25 years’ experience in the industry, in retailing, managing bedding stores and as a sales rep for a mattress company. Angela has more than 15 years’ experience in bedding retail and has managed stores for various retailers. “We both offer expert advice and knowledge and a high level of customer service,” Robert said. “We treat people how they would like to be treated and on a personal level. “Being locally-owned and operated means you deal directly with the owners. There are no staff so decisions can be made straight away.” Rise + Shine Bedding offer a huge selection of mattresses, bedroom suites, manchester, accessories and lamps. “I believe we are the only bedding store within the centre that will custom-make bedroom furniture through our Australian made suppliers in quality hardwood timbers,” Robert said.

Bedroom bliss: Robert and Angela Nassar of Rise + Shine have an extensive range of beds, manchester and accessories to create your bedroom suite.

“The mattress ranges are exclusive to the Rise + Shine group. Being part of a group offers better buying power, which means lower prices and better savings that are then passed on to customers.” Rise + Shine Bedding is open

every day. Delivery is available seven days a week at times that are convenient to customers. Rise + Shine Bedding is at Shop 8, Peninsula Lifestyle Centre, 1132 Nepean Hwy, Mornington. Phone 5976 8811.

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Cleaning up: For the best value in vacuum cleaners, accessories and prompt efficient service, call in and see Vlad and Raj at the Godfreys Superstore at Peninsula Lifestyle Centre in Mornington.

King of coffee: Warren at Sober Mule provides delicious breakfasts, lunches or a snack. See him if you need catering for a function.

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Sleep City and Everyday Living a perfect partnership SLEEP City are the bedding specialists, providing all of the information you need for a good night’s sleep. They also offer a large range of bedroom furniture with something to satisfy every taste, from traditional to contemporary styles in an extensive choice of designs. The bedroom ranges at Sleep City allow you to express your individual style and creative flair, making your bedroom an even greater place to rest and relax. Quality service is Sleep City’s number one priority and

they are determined to make sure they find a mattress and bedding solution that is right for your individual needs. With the help of Sleep City’s friendly and knowledgeable team, you’ll find your dream bedroom and make a real saving. Everyday Living has become a favourite shopping destination for anyone wanting to invigorate the look of their home or fit out an entire house. When people step inside an Everyday Living store, they see a range of lounge rooms, dining rooms,

home office and bedrooms laid out as if they were in an actual home. This gives people wonderful ideas on how they can present their furniture at home – it’s both an inspirational and a practical guide. Everyday Living also offers shoppers a wealth of gift and homewares that complement every line of furniture style and design in the store. The search for something beautiful or unique has never been easier with Everyday Living’s great range of quality furniture, comfortably priced.

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Bedshed – triple award winners BEDSHED Mornington took out three of the franchise’s 2009 national awards, including Best Australian Store. This is not surprising; when you walk into Bedshed, you realise you are in a stupendous store. We spend a third of our lives in bed, yet sleeping on a mattress that is not appropriate for your weight and height can not only deprive you of a good night’s sleep, but also is not conducive to good health. It’s all about the mattress. In fact, there are about 200 different types, 40 on display, and a range of 30 pillows to suit tummy, back and side sleepers. This means there are hundreds of combinations with at least one to suit every body. All this information can be confusing. That’s why father-andson team Alan and Elton believe product knowledge is vital in order to assess your needs and match you up with the appropriate mattress and pillows. Their customer service is second to none, and you are encouraged to “try before you buy”. The prices are competitive; Bedshed Mornington can supply occasional-use mattresses from a modest $269 (queen size) to the

top-of -the-range luxury Sealy pocketspring at $7000 for every night use. Add to that the largest choice of bedroom manchester on the peninsula, custom-made sofa beds and a huge range of bedroom furniture and accessories that can take you from romantic to contemporary, and you realise all your bedroom needs are under one roof. Children’s sleep space has not been overlooked, with a firm mattress being recommended for babies and toddlers. Bedroom furniture and accessory colours are fun and funky or soft and sweet. Unlike other companies that sell beds, Bedshed can fill your order on the spot. The merchandise is either in the storeroom or at a warehouse close by, so there are no lengthy delays. The store even has its own in-house delivery team to make sure your merchandise is delivered on time and in pristine condition. Bedshed Mornington is truly a superstore. Bedshed Mornington is at the Peninsula Lifestyle Centre, corner Nepean Hwy and Bungower Rd, Mornington. Phone 5973 6333, www.bedshed.com.au

Winners are grinners: Alan, Elton and Rob of Bedshed Mornington.

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