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Volunteers, shire staff help needy ROSEBUD Memorial Hall has become a busy distribution centre for non-perishable and personal hygiene items for those doing it tough during the pandemic. Redeployed Mornington Peninsula Shire staff and up to 800 volunteers pack and send the goods bought from funds donated by members of the community. They are distributed through community information and support centres at Mornington, Hastings and Rosebud and other peninsula-based food relief programs. “It’s amazing how the staff and the volunteers have come together to help,” the mayor Cr Sam Hearn said. “It an example of community caring in which up until last week had distributed 1877 packages to those in need.” Cr Hearn said a “significant number” of other residents were being supported through referrals to ongoing support agencies, such as meals on wheels and the shire’s home care. AT the Rosebud Memorial Hall on Monday morning are Catherine West, James Oakley, Jo Bradshaw, Sue Hanna and Kayla Cartledge. Picture: Yanni

Plan to house the homeless Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire will support small scale residential villagestyle accommodation for low-income earners away from the foreshore as part of its new social and affordable housing strategies. The mayor Cr Sam Hearn estimates up to 1000 people are homeless on the peninsula on any given night, with 3050 sleeping rough and others “couch surfing” or making do as best they can. Up to 11 tents were at Rosebud camp ground one night last week, with others at foreshore camping grounds from McCrae down to Sorrento. “Council can play a significant role in supporting grassroots action to ad-

dress homelessness and connecting residents with affordable and appropriate housing,” Cr Hearn said. “Ensuring everyone in our community has somewhere safe to live is a goal that is close to my heart, and this policy and additional plans are an important step towards achieving that.” The emphasis on low-cost housing is a key feature of the Triple A Housing Plan 2020-30, social and affordable housing and rooming house policies adopted by council at its 21 April meeting. The plan calls for more housing finance, making affordable housing part of the shire’s planning scheme as well as increasing housing diversity and supply across the peninsula. It aims to “incentivise” social and affordable

housing, encourage sponsorship of low-cost housing and to include the homeless in housing strategies. Cr Hearn said no specific sites for village-style accommodation had been chosen but that the shire had spoken with Nepean MP Chris Brayne about possible sites and finance. One possibility is the reserve adjoining the Mornington Peninsula Freeway extension near Boneo Road. The area has been touted as an ideal site for tiny houses which can be trucked in and set up with minimum fuss. Cr Hearn said shire planners were putting together a list of sites and projects which might be financed under a state government-led stimulus package. “Ultimately, we’d like to see the gap

filled in that area although it really is a state government matter,” he said. Following community workshops on social and affordable housing in 2018 council aims to set up a reference group to “foster and advance social and affordable housing initiatives for those in need”. The shire’s senior social planner housing justice and advocacy Rosalyn Franklin in a report to council on 21 April said while federal and state governments had the primary responsibility for housing local government had a “key role to play ranging from direct project contributions, coordination, advocacy, supporting system improvements and related services”. “The shire’s role will always focus on identifying gaps in the system that

affect the Mornington Peninsula, working out how existing resources can be stretched further and incentivising and facilitating needed improvements and new projects by, or, in partnership with others,” she said. Cr Simon Brooks said council’s plan would provide a framework to progress social housing on the peninsula. “New social and affordable housing planning applications will be fast tracked, meaning housing is available for those who need it most,” he said. Other features include making council land or money available for housing projects and making sure homeless people are treated with respect and have access to shelter, food and basic utilities.

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‘Green hydrogen’ nearly affordable Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au A SMALL processing plant nearing completion in Bayview Road, Hastings can be seen as representing a much larger struggle between competing sides in the race to produce hydrogen. The Hastings plant will turn hydrogen gas into liquid to be exported to Japan for use as a clean fuel in vehicles. However, the hydrogen comes from processing brown coal in the Latrobe Valley and necessitates the “capture and storage” of CO2, a by-product that will not be exported. Meanwhile, Queensland and South Australia are backing the production of hydrogen from water using solar or wind power. Essentially, “green hydrogen” is produced by using electrolysis to split water into oxygen and hydrogen. Although power intensive, its propo-

nents say renewable power is getting cheaper all the time and electrolysis will quickly become more cost effective than coal. Environment Victoria’s campaigns manager Dr Nicholas Aberle said the Latrobe Valley pilot project “problematic as it could be the thin end of the wedge”. “They’re not testing the carbon capture storage part of the project and [using brown coal] remains a false hope for [jobs in] the Latrobe Valley.” Dr Aberle had “no doubt” that hydrogen would be part of the energy supply chain in the future, “but this is not green hydrogen, the race is really over before it’s started”. “Coal to hydrogen remains a shortterm and polluting source of energy. The future will no doubt involve growing use of hydrogen as a fuel, but it needs to be clean hydrogen. “Producing hydrogen from renewable energy will soon be cost-competi-

tive and will always be cleaner and less risky than using coal. “This pilot project is just another pipe dream of things to do with Latrobe Valley coal. Pretending coal-to-hydrogen has a future serves only to distract from the real economic diversi-fication task facing that community.” Precautions against COVID-19 are being taken to protect workers involved in the brown-coal-to-hydrogen pilot project at Hastings and in the Latrobe Valley. “We remain fully committed to navigating through these challenging times with resilience and continue working to our ambitious, mutual hydrogen vision,” the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain’s project partners stated last month. While the state and federal governments have each backed the HESC consortium led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries with $50 million, South

Australia and Queensland are supporting “green hydrogen” plants rather than relying on a process that involves releasing CO2 from fossil fuels. Critics say the coal should be left in the ground rather than releasing CO2 in the hydrogen-making process and then trying to store it underground with questionable sequestration methods. The state government’s commitment is based on the hope that it can lead to further exploitation of the area’s vast brown coal fields as well as providing jobs to a workforce crippled by the collapse of coal-fired power stations. The federal government is also spending $70 million through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency by inviting and then assessing submissions for “green hydrogen” projects. Labor governments in Queensland, Western Australia and the ACT say no public money should be spent on using fossil fuels to produce hydrogen.

The federal government has committed a further $300m so the Clean Energy Finance Corporation can “invest” in hydrogen energy projects using fossil fuels or “green” alternatives. The Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG), Jemena, AusNet Services and Evoenergy wants to see natural gas supplies in the eastern and southern states blended with up to 10 per cent “green hydrogen” by 2030. The Queensland government is contributing to a hydrogen plant in Gladstone with a view to supplying 10 per cent blended hydrogen to 770 properties by December 2021. Hydrogen Park South Australia is scheduled to open mid-year, supplying blended gas (5 per cent hydrogen) to 710 households in Mitchell Park. The South Australian government sees its wind and solar power generating capacity as enabling the state to eventually export “green hydrogen”.

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A CHANGE in focus is allowing tasty and nutritious meals to be prepared for struggling families on the Mornington Peninsula through the COVID-19 shutdown. This has come about by having kitchen staff at the Somers Residential School Camp cook 350 meals a week for needy families in the district, rather than children who are usually staying at the now-closed camp. The meals are delivered to nominated schools and picked up by parents doing it tough for their evening meals. Camp principal Mark Warner said a “bright idea” from staffer Coralie Gibson to use the idle camp kitchen for community meals led to the program being arranged and implemented with donations from Woolworths Hastings. Crib Point Primary School’s Tina Coumb contacted the Mornington Peninsula Foundation which gave $5000. The service supplies meals to parents with children at Eastbourne, Tootgarook, Rosebud, Somerville, Somerville Rise, Hastings, Wallaroo, Bittern, Tyabb, Taradale and Crib Point primary schools, as well as Rosebud Anglican Church. “It’s a win-win situation for us all,” said Mr Warner, who runs nine-day camps for primary students year round. Mr Warner said the meals, cooked by chef Lars Pedersen and his staff,

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typically consist of butter chicken, lasagne, roasts, cannelloni, or risotto, and cost about $2000 each week to prepare. Woolworths Hastings had been “super helpful” in providing produce valued at $1000-$1200 a week. Parents collect food packs containing two to six servings from their

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A WOMAN arrested at Rye last week has been charged with 11 counts of burglary of homes and holiday homes on the southern Mornington Peninsula. The 41-year-old, of Tootgarook, faced Frankston Magistrates’ Court charged with stealing clothing, jewellery and household items. She was further remanded to again face court at a later date. Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Tony Henry, of Somerville CIU, said the woman’s arrest on Wednesday 6 May followed a series of burglaries at Tootgarook, Rosebud and Rye over several weeks.

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HASTINGS police arrested and charged a Gippsland couple with a range of offences last week. The couple, in their 20s, from Bairnsdale and Morwell, were nabbed at a Hastings house on Wednesday 6 May after a verbal dispute with neighbours. They were charged with armed robbery, home invasion, burglary, possessing stolen property, car theft and driving offences – as well as breaching COVID-19 restrictions. Acting Senior Sergeant Stephen Reidy, of Hastings police, said the

HASTINGS police have been “humbled and overwhelmed” by tributes and messages of support from the public in the wake of the deaths of four police on the Eastern Freeway, Kew, late last month. Acting Senior Sergeant Stephen Reidy said police “would like to thank everyone for the flowers and cards of best wishes and support after the tragic loss of four of our colleagues”. “Your kind gestures really made a difference to our day,” he said. “It was extremely humbling and overwhelming. Thank you.” POLICE officers in Frankston stood outside their station last week and observed a moment of silence to remember the life of a police officer killed on EastLink. Constable Josh Prestney was laid to rest on 4 May. His funeral was the last of the four police officers killed in the horror smash. A Cranbourne truck driver was charged with four counts of culpable driving after the 22 April fatal crash.

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Seawall work goes ahead despite storms

DESPITE being hit by high winds and storms, work continues on the sandbag seawall at Portsea’s front beach. New sandbags are replacing old ripped inside the area protected by a temporary rock wall. With nearly 30 per cent of the work completed, contractors plan to remove the timber handrail at the rear of the sandbag seawall to make way for the final rows of sandbags. The handrail will eventually be replaced further back. A geotechnical investigation has been made on the stability of the cliffs east of the sandbag seawall.

Help for domestic violence services EXTRA measures to ensure those experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence know where to get help during the coronavirus pandemic. The Help is Here campaign is part of a $150 million federal government package helping support services meet demand. Advertising will be splashed across TV, digital, social media, radio, magazines and newspapers, as well as at shopping centres, hospitals and GPs’ surgeries. This comes after a family violence victims’ advocate said she feared enforced isolation because of enforced restrictions could lead to an increase in abuse. Dromana resident Geraldine Bilston said isolated living, less contact with people outside their homes, financial pressures and unforeseen stresses could mean “we are now bracing for an increase in domestic violence on the Mornington Peninsula” (“Fears of rise in family violence”

The News 14/4/20.) “It’s important that anybody who feels unsafe in their home is able access help,” Flinders MP and Health Minister Greg Hunt said. “Our homes are a sanctuary to most but, tragically, in some cases a home is not safe for them or their children.” Hotlines offering support are 1800RESPECT

and MensLine, where trained counsellors are available via online chat or phone. Calls are free, confidential and available at all times. Reportedly, since the pandemic began, more than 15 per cent of contacts for MensLine Australia have been COVID-19 specific, while there has been an 11 per cent increase in people accessing 1800RESPECT over the same time last year.

Charity’s machine easing ‘period poverty’ A VENDING machine at Seawinds Community Hub at Capel Sound is providing period products to women and girls free of charge. The not-for-profit Share the Dignity installs the machines and keeps them stocked with free period packs containing six tampons and two pads. It has installed 160 machines nationally aiming to combat “period poverty”. “It is our goal to have 350 machines installed

by the end of 2020 if COVID-19 allows us to go back to installing them,” founder Rochelle Courtenay said. “We have a local volunteer who looks after the maintenance and stocking of the machine ensuring that products are available.” Donations are welcome to help Share the Dignity fill its machines ensuring that women and girls “can manage their period with the dignity they deserve”, Ms Courtenay said.

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community is facing, is a time to support each other, each and every one of us. “We are all going through this together and it’s a time to give back and help” says Valerie. ‘We are offering much of the galleries amazing art stock at incredibly reduced prices. It’s our way of allowing people to own an original piece of art at a fraction of the cost and to generate some income support for our artist community. Artists are in real need of help at this time and buying original art is buying Australian.” The May Art Sale consists of more than 100 premium artworks by 46 artists at a huge 40 percent discount. This would make it one of the most important art sale events of the year and unprecedented in Nissarana Galleries history. It is one of the largest gallery art sales on the Mornington Peninsula in recent times. The sale will be for MAY ONLY so there is no better time than now to purchase art than this month. An online catalogue of all artwork on sale is available and the gallery is open by appointment, just call one of the numbers in the advertisement.

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Agent wants help for landlords, tenants Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au PROPERTY manager Nichols Crowder is lobbying Frankston and Mornington Peninsula councils to help landlords and tenants by deferring property rates and dropping marketing levies. Director Michael Crowder says councils, banks, utilities, insurers and governments “should be waiving or freezing payments – interest free – in line with the mandatory code-ofconduct”. “In this way the costs a [landlord] saves can be passed on directly to their tenants.” Mr Crowder wrote to the councils asking them to waive the marketing and promotional fund levy for commercial businesses. Mornington Peninsula Shire had not responded by Friday 1 May, but Frankston Council refused to remove the 25 per cent levy on the basis that “businesses can afford it and it is tax deductible”. If Frankston dropped the levy it would mean the council would have to take the “unpalatable” decision to increase residential rates. “We are not advocating for an increase in residential rates at all. We believe they are too much as it is. We want the council to reduce [them],” Mr Crowder said. “We would like both councils to defer the balance of [their] 2019-20 rates in line with the banks with no interest charged and we want a commitment rates will not be increased in 2020-21.”

NICHOLAS Crowder says he wants Frankston and Mornington Peninsula councils to help landlords and tenants.

Mr Crowder said COVID-19 had made it a “very difficult time both for landlords and tenants”. “None of us knew [the pandemic] was coming, we couldn’t prepare for it, we can’t control it and we have no idea how long it’s going to last,” he said. The “emotional and financial impact it is having on our clients, tenants, staff and family is unprecedented”. Problems were exacerbated for agents “trying to get our heads around all the various state and federal business support packages”, Mr Crowder said. These ranged from business support funds, tax relief packages, the JobKeeper program, cash flow as-

sistance packages and now the federal government’s mandatory code-ofconduct for commercial tenants. “In the first few weeks [of the pandemic] it was changing by the hour. It was very difficult to keep up. Then we would get constant updates from owners, their accountants, solicitors, the REIV. As with any legislation they all had a different opinion.” The mandatory code which came into effect on 3 April has given agents a set of good faith leasing principals applying to landlords and tenants. Once legislated, tenants registered for JobKeeper can apply for rental assistance, but under strict rules relating to breaches of lease and turnover.

“Ultimately, tenants need to demonstrate to an owner (or their agent) how much their business has been affected by COVID-19 and that means providing financials,” Mr Crowder said. “It must be sufficient and accurate so an owner can make an informed decision. “Once we have such information, agreements will be reached around rent payable, rent waivers and rent deferrals. In most cases variations to extend leases will be entered into to protect both parties. “If agreements cannot be reached the Victorian small business commissioner will be the final arbitrator.” Mr Crowder said while new rules

stated tenants cannot be evicted for six months, they must continue paying rent. “As the Prime Minister Scott Morrison said: ‘Leases entered into are still legally binding’,” he said. “The big issue for agents is that we are the middle men, we are not financial advisors and it’s very difficult keeping both landlords and tenants happy. There’s no winners or losers here but tenants and landlords must work together and share the pain.” Mr Crowder said landlords had to cope with mortgages, rates, taxes, and maintenance fees which cannot be waived – only deferred. “Some of our clients are having to forego 75 per cent of [their property’s] rental for six months, which is never to be paid back, while the balance is amortised and paid back over a minimum of two years,” he said. Managing these issues are real estate agents whose staff are “on the front line”. “There is a misconception that property managers have no concern for tenants or that they have no feelings,” he said. “Quite the contrary, our staff are wonderful, kind, loyal, hardworking people. Mums and dads with children. “We have a difficult job. Most of our clients and tenants are great and understand this situation is not of our making while others are angry and abusive. You sometimes see the worst in people when their backs are to the wall.” He said his staff were “dealing with about 300 emails and 200 phone calls a day. We would just ask for everyone to be kind, patient and understanding. We will get through this together.”

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NEWS DESK

The buzz about bees is all good Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au

THESE Italian honeybees have made their home in a eucalypt in Mornington Peninsula National Park. Picture: Keith Platt

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ALTHOUGH there is no shortage of days dedicated to particular issues, some frivolous and many that draw attention to worthy causes, World Bee Day is one that lines up with the latter. World Bee Day is on 20 May and Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor David Gill does not want it to go unnoticed. Mornington Peninsula Shire councillor David Gill has become something of an advocate and authority on bees. He says much of the world’s food production depends on the survival of healthy communities of bees and regularly speaks at schools and to community groups and clubs about the insects that are so integral to the health and survival of the environment, not just in Australia but the world. His talks cover the settlement of Australia by Europeans with natural history and evolution (bees evolved from wasps about 140 million years ago along with the advent of flowering plants); with bees using flower protein to feed their young instead of the animal protein used by wasps . The honey bee (one of 22,000 species) arrived here 1822, adding to the 1800 kinds of native bees, of which about 700 live in Victoria. Cr Gill says about one-third of the world’s crops, including fruit trees, and 90 per cent of Australia’s indigenous plants depend on bees (or other pollinators) for pollination. “Many native bees are specialised to specific plants or even one type of plant while others are generalist foragers, collecting pollen and nectar from a variety of flowers,” he said. “Our native bees are mainly solitary and not suitable for commercial production of honey.” Cr Gill said some native bees were sometimes confused with flies, with the difference being that

bees have two sets of wings and flies just one. “Honey bees in Australia are mainly of the Italian variety. They are threatened overseas by disease, leading to Australia exporting honey bee queens to other countries and are unique in that they can be officially posted through the mail.” Although the native bees “are pretty much harmless” they are often noisy flyers. “They build nests from silk, plant material including wood and leaves, even gum nuts and many burrow holes in mud as wasps do,” Gr Gill said. He said the main threats to bees are habitat clearance, broad spectrum insecticides and disease. “Also, climate change threatens their

future. They’re important to our ecosystem and our food supply and they need our protection.” Cr Gill urged anyone seeing a swarm of bees to call Mornington Peninsula Shire or local bee keepers for help. “The worker honey bees only live for a few weeks and the queen for several years, reproduction is amazing with hives often having bees in the tens of thousands,” he said. “Try not to call an exterminator.” To find out more about bees read The Bee Friendly Garden, by Doug Purdie or watch The Pollinators. For bee-related products and seeds for plants to attract bees go to www.beethecure. com.au/product/wildflowers-for-bees-seeds/

DAVID Gill with a “bee hotel”, which is one way to attract native bees. Ways of making the structure are available online. Picture: Yanni

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STYLISH AND PRACTICAL ELEGANCE WITH SPACE GALORE SURROUNDED by groomed gardens where tall pear trees provide a lush green outlook this exquisite four-bedroom home, set close to Mount Eliza shops and Ranelagh Beach, offers grand space and luxurious inclusions for a life of pamper and privilege. One of an exclusive group of homes that have rear access onto Ranelagh Estate nature reserve, the property is practical yet stylish with a beautifully zoned floorplan affording a fabulous sense of space and impressive surrounds for entertaining. Around to the right from the wide entry foyer is the spacious master bedroom with walk-in wardrobe, and a dazzling ensuite comes with twin vanity and a soothing spa bath. The long hallway continues past a splendid formal lounge and a well-fitted study, or fourth bedroom, before emerging into the spectacular main living zone where handsome polished timber floors make an immediate positive impression. The large living space sprawls comfortably in front of a gas fireplace and the dining space has a great outlook to the garden. The grand kitchen boasts granite benchtops with a suite of Kleenmaid appliances including a steam oven, gas hotplates with rangehood and a stainless-steel dishwasher. A fantastic addition is the full-length butlers pantry for extra storage and prep space. A series of stacked sliding doors open out to two lovely entertaining areas; there is an enchanting alfresco dining area and a larger undercover section that looks over to the inviting hot tub, all ensconced in the tranquil garden setting. Moving towards the rear of the home are two more excellent bedrooms, the larger of which caters to guests with an ensuite and walk-in robe, whilst there is also the beautifully-appointed main bathroom. Designed for energy efficiency, the home comes with a grey water system and a 10,000 litre water tank, there is a solar hot water service and solar panels. Securely set behind automated gates the three-car garage will comfortably house the boat, bikes and other toys.n

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Priced to excite and streets to the beach, this original 1960s weatherboard cottage with bungalow is a ready-made renovator by the coast. This is an opportunity to return a seaside classic to her former glory in a laid-back setting, just 300m to the shore. This quiet pocket is near the Tootgarook border, an easy drive to both Rosebud and Rye and a world away from the hustle and bustle.

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LETTERS

Letters - 300 words maximum and including full name, address and contact number - can be sent to The News, PO Box 588, Hastings 3915 or emailed to: team@mpnews.com.au

Opposing AGL’s gas terminal made harder by COVID-19 I am disappointed that [power company] AGL will soon be submitting its environment effects statement (EES) to state Planning Minister Richard Wynne. Regardless of the long-term environmental impacts of the gas import project, the threat of an incident at Crib Point jetty or even the high cost of importing natural gas via large ships, AGL believes it knows what is best for us. I hope Mr Wynne will consider the current coronavirus lockdown restrictions and the inability of residents to gather and meet to read and discuss the hundreds of pages of technical reports in the EES. It will be difficult for many residents to go online to attend “virtual planning hearings” during the public inquiry while home-schooling their children. But I am reminded of the prophetic words in the book “Westernport: an ecological view” by Dr Des Connell (1979): “… the survival of Western Port will depend on concerned people. These people, the visitors, amateur naturalists and others, are the guardians of Western Port Bay, both now and in the future. Only through their continued vigilance and deep concern will the bay survive the future.” Dale Stohr, Crib Point

Hydrogen will come Green hydrogen is the ideal situation but will be a while off as you need huge amounts of electricity to run an electrolysis plant (“Green hydrogen nearly affordable” Page 3). South Australia is more suited to this as it has large areas for solar farms. In Victoria, we rely on wind [for renewable power generation] and scale is therefore difficult. There are also problems with the electrolyte. They don’t last and maintenance and replacement costs are incurred. These problems will be solved, but will take time. The fact Japan has built the first ship of its type in the world for the Hastings plant [which uses brown coal from the Latrobe Valley to produce hydrogen] shows its belief in the project, which could be around for some time. The pipeline and storage in Bass Strait seems reasonable, not only for this, but it seems hydrogen can be produced from waste cheaper than renewables which would save councils money in the process. They are going to build a pipeline from the Latrobe Valley to Bass Strait to store CO2 as part of the Hastings/Japan hydrogen initiative. Why not build one of these [gas to liquid] plants next to it and utilise the same pipeline/infrastructure to store the carbon and transport hydrogen to Hastings? It certainly means you wouldn’t have to have a fourth bin. Kevin Jennings, Mornington

Herd immunity We all live in the natural world and after a long period of growth we are experiencing a period of

SIGNS of winter ahead as a cold change sweeps towards melbourne from the southern end of Port Phillip. Picture: Keith Platt

natural attrition. Two top epidemiologists - Professor Tony Blakely, University of Melbourne, and Professor Nick Wilson, University of Otago - have written an article “The maths and ethics of minimising COVID-19 deaths” in which they espouse the view that if 60 per cent of the population is infected we will develop “herd immunity” to the virus. They estimate that less than 1 per cent of people exposed will not survive. I reckon this is a large number of people, but not a large percentage of the population. Graeme Willis, Mount Eliza

Global changes Global warming has been sunk into the oceans along with El Nino (haven’t heard of it for ages) and the Indian Ocean Dipole. All gone. Capricious Nature has now sent the Antarctic bipolar with record rainfall and cold Keith Murley, Blairgowrie

Statistics withheld I would like to know why Mornington Peninsula Shire no longer publishes its pound statistics on their website (“Animal adoption rate steady” The News 5/5/20). No pound statistics have been published in the online community reports since March 2019. Where is the transparency from the council relating to this pound? The residents (who finance this facility) have a right to know the number of pets impounded, the kill rates, the adoption rates, the numbers of pets sent to rescues, the numbers sent to other pounds, and the numbers reunited with owners. By providing these statistics to ratepayers we can gauge the performance of this pound. I can only surmise that the kill rates are extremely high, hence why the council no longer publishes these statistics. There are many strategies that could be implemented to achieve better outcomes for pets at this pound. For example, a foster care program, volunteers, all lost pets listed on the shire’s lost pets’ site, subsidised desexing of pets for financially disadvantaged residents, and pets for adoption listed in a variety of media. With community involvement I believe we could have the best pound/shelter in Victoria. Come on Mornington Peninsula Shire, get your act together and do more to save the lives of our precious pets. Rosy Fischer, Mornington

Talking housing The letter about tiny houses brought to mind the heartwarming initiative of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Draft triple A housing plan 2018 – 2030 (available for viewing at mornpen.vic.gov.au) which sets out plans for assisting the homeless and other vulnerable people, stretched beyond their limits in seeking affordable shelter (“Tiny makes sense” Letters 5/5/20). Furthermore, if nothing else positive comes from the COVID-19 crisis it has created a reason for talks between the Master Builders Association and the Building Workers Union - each having recognised their industry is in dire stress - to speak up on the needs of the homeless and the disadvantaged people and to lobby Australian governments to assist them with finance to help home these people and, at the same time, help building industry workers survive these troubled times. Affordable housing is such an important com-

modity which has been done well in earlier times by various governments and I hope will soon be done again. We need people to feel safe, especially now. Winn McLoughlin, Balnarring

Postpone council poll I believe that council elections should be postponed until next year (“Councils call to cancel polls” The News 28/4/20). I fear that there are terrible times ahead, with massive unemployment, poverty, homelessness and distress. Queues for soup kitchens, food, welfare, a day’s work anywhere. Terrible mental distress for the mighty, the elite, including those that think they are now reduced to begging. Bankruptcies, suicides, strife. Deserted husbands with children, homeless and living in a car. That’s just for starters. It might last five years or 10. This is not just the pandemic, I’m talking about the unmentionable economic depression. Little money to support council extravagances like a city office embassy, stipends and generous expense accounts for elected councillors, a $200 surcharge on rates, superfluous staff positions, $624,000 for solar panels on a pool. All extravagances might need to be abolished. And definitely no trips to China or Paris for councillors. The milking cow needs to be turned into a harnessed bullock. We will need to elect a completely new breed of councillors, dedicated to the people. The apocalyptic events described above, which have already started, will need to occupy the minds of councils and councillors. Perks, power and ambition will have to be the last thing on their minds. There will have to be changes. Forget about dog poo, carbon emissions, sea level rises, smoke from burning off leaves. This is serious. The last thing we need is for many (not all) of our present councillors, with their mindsets and ambitions, to get re-elected. The council itself needs a good healthy pruning. We need a little more time to see what unfolds in the future and then what sort of councillors to elect. Brian A Mitchelson, Mornington

Parting shots Well dear me. The born to rule mob have really sent out the small guns to have a shot at me, haven’t they (“Amazing Morrison Letters 29/4/20)? I didn’t mention Hawaii but, seeing as the LNP rep has, how stupid was [Prime Minister Scott] Morrison for going when Australians needed leadership? I did mention how he blundered his way through the crisis though. Hillsong, along with other Christian sects, have far too much influence in the ACT. That’s why the Hillsong convention went ahead. Morrison tried to more or less blackmail Victorian private schools to open their schools to undermine [Premier] Dan Andrews’ authority. We have witnessed a petulant state opposition member, Tim Smith, get sulky because he and his mates can’t play golf. The LNP supporter not once addressed the facts I had put regarding [former prime minister Kevin] Rudd and [former treasurer Wayne] Swan’s actions taken during the global financial crisis. He just went on with the usual inane diatribe rather than face facts. Since Joe Hockey and Tony Abbott, the LNP has systematically decimated our industry. This “gentleman” went on to call me a “bottom feeder”. That, sir, is eight grades higher than a vitriolic uninformed LNP supporter. John Cain, McCrae

Hands off gamblers No doubt the anti-gambling lobby will rise up in protest when RSLs get the nod to reopen. I don’t play the pokies but, pre-coronavirus, I saw it almost every day at my RSL. People do lose on the pokies. When they return something to the order of between 80 to 90 cents in the dollar it’s a certainty. Most pokey players, the majority, look on it as a day out, a social occasion, some sad, some lonely, drifting in to RSLs for company, noise, the bright lights of poker machines, a form of pleasure, a feeling of belonging, and yes, an escape from boredom. Some go to Chadstone, some to Rosebud Plaza, prepared to lose within reason, hoping for an unexpected windfall, a jackpot, a bargain, either way it costs. It’s their business. Leave them alone. Cliff Ellen, Rye

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Pea rifle nuisance – valuable dog shot This offense took place at the same time and under circumstances similar to those detailed to the previous case. P.M.: You boys are fortunate. You might have been here on another charge. You are fined £2 in default 7days. The other boy referred to was dealt with in the children’s court. He was charged with shooting a dog, and was fined 2s 6d. *** INVALID soldiers had an alI day outing at Frankston last Sunday, and they voted the trip one of the most successful of the year. The Wattle Club served lunch at midday and the good things provided were greatly appreciated. After lunch the Frankston Brass Band played an interesting selection of music during the afternoon. At 3 o’clock the afternoon contingent arrived from the hospital making a party exceeding 100. Afternoon tea produced more music, songs and fun and the usual ‘thanks’ brought a happy day to an end. Miss Gregory, President of the Wattle Club, received the visitors and Mrs A. G. Wilcox, as secretary, supervised arrangements in excellent style. *** MR C. L. Bell, late of P Jewell, Dandenong, has purchased the boot business lately carried on by Mr A. Sullivan, in Bay Street Frankston. Mr Bell in association with Mr P. Jewell’s well known firm is not a stranger to the outlying district and

Compiled by Cameron McCullough BERT McSweeney appeared to answer a charge of unlawfully discharging a missile at Frankston on 27th March, last. He pleaded guilty. Constable Keogh, deposed that on the date in question he was on temporary duty at Frankston. From information received he interviewed defendant who admitted having discharged a pea rifle near Jacobs stables in Frankston in company with two other lads named Mills and Hodgkinson. Witness was able to trace the bullets which penetrated a paling fence and were embedded in an opposite wall. Senior Constable Bray, who conducted the prosecution stated that the practice of using pea rifles within the town boundary was a very dangerous one. On this occasion a valuable dog had been shot. P.M.: Why did you not charge him with discharging firearms within the town boundary? Senior Constable Bray: This section of the Act presented difficulties. Frankston is not a town within the meaning of the Act. P.M.: It is the first time I have know a person guilty of discharging firearms charged with throwing missiles. Defendant was fined £2 in default 14 days. The fine was paid. Frank Mills, 17½ years of age, next pleaded guilty to discharging firearms on private property without the permission of the owner.

he comes to Frankston with a high reputation as a first class tradesman. He intends conducting his business on up-to-date lines on strictly cash terms. *** A EUCHRE party and dance under the auspices of the Frankston Brass Band was held last evening and proved highly successful. There was a large attendance and this arrangement were carried out in a very satisfactory manner. The prize winners were :Ladies (Mrs McSweeney), gents (Mr W. Clements). Both prizes were donated by Mr and Mrs C. W Wood. *** LADY Madden has returned to Australia after an extended trip to the Old Country. *** REV. A. P. and Mrs MacFarlane have been spending the past month at Bacchus Marsh. *** MR Thomas Long, who years ago was one of Frankston’s most Progressive residents, passed away at his home at Surrey Hills last week. The late Mr Long was proprietor of Ballam Park, Frankston, some years ago. *** Heard in the Train Sunday tennis in Frankston – to be or not to be – has been the chief topic of interest during the past few days. Many argue that if Sunday golf, Sunday motoring, and Sunday boating are permissible, why not Sunday

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Invalid soldiers had a great day at Frankston last Sunday, as the guests of the Wattle Club. *** Letter to the Editor Sir, The avenue of trees planted along the Melbourne road last year, after a years growth, do not at present give the indications of their ever attaining to the noble avenue of trees which is so much desired, considering the purpose for which they were planted, and it must be a disappointment to many to seen such unsatisfactory results. As it is, some trees that have been looked after have made good growths, one in particular having taken such a lead that may always leave it far ahead of the rest. This is not desirable, as I take it an avenue should have for its greatest beauty and glory a uniform growth with each tree. This could best be attained by attention to each tree during the first year of planting. and by such attention as watering and stimulating the weaker trees by reinforcing the soil around their butts, and providing a letter to conserve moisture, they would have made a lofter growth, and perhaps all would have survived the past summer’s long dry spells and the avenue being a fair way to become what we all wish: To glory and pride of all. Yours. etc, VISITOR.. *** FROM the pages of the Mornington Standard, 7 May 1920

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By Craig MacKenzie FRANKSTON Pines has signed off on a $3.9 million revamp of Monterey Reserve with work to start next February. The State 3 outfit is also eyeing a deal with Melbourne Victory as part of an ambitious expansion plan that could return the club to former glory. Pines has been keen to redevelop a junior program that waned and eventually shut down around 12 years ago. Enter A-League heavyweight Victory with an offer of free weekly clinics for local primary school children. It was too good to refuse and was quickly accepted by Pines president Lee Davies. “I think it’s part of a community program Victory runs and they’ve told us they will market and publicise it and contact all the local schools,” Davies said. “They recently messaged me to remind me that they are ready to go once we get the green light to train.” Pines’ expansion plans also could involve Football Victoria as the club closes in on becoming the state’s coaching education hub in the southern region. This opportunity emerged from talks the club held with former Langwarrin technical director Stephen Fisher, a former Pines player. “I’d love to set up Pines as a base and run coaching courses out of there,” Fisher said. “There’s a lot of guys on the peninsula that need accreditation points to maintain their licences so I’m looking at running seminars and workshops for that purpose. “On Monday nights, for example, the ground is free so courses can be run there then and people can come down and put on their sessions. “I’ve spoken to Craig Moore (FV coaching education manager) and Boris (Seroshtan, FV technical director) and they’re keen to do it.” Fisher currently assists Doug Hodgson who coaches Doveton’s NPL under-18s. The Monterey makeover is the biggest infrastructure project in Pines’ history and initial funding of $1.43 million will be an approved expenditure in next financial year’s Frankston council budget.

Partner for Pines: Local club Frankston Pines hopes that its link with Melbourne Victory will underpin the re-emergence of its junior program.

The clubrooms are being rebuilt and some of the features of the new structure will be its height with flooring roughly 1.5 metres higher than present and a glass front to enable spectators to watch matches from inside. There will be an embankment in front of the clubrooms and it’s expected that new dugouts will be built with Pines keen to situate the away team dugout on the outer part of the main pitch. Four new changerooms, male and female referees rooms, a new bar and new canteen could transform the venue into one of the district’s finest. Meanwhile Football Victoria’s hopes for a resumption of training as a precursor to a season reboot hinged on the outcome of a state government cabinet meeting held yesterday (Monday). On Friday Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled a three-step process of easing current pandemic re-

dent Tanya Wallace is an Emergency Department Registered Nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Prior to the sport’s shutdown Langy had announced a handshake ban which at the time raised a few eyebrows but that didn’t stop Wallace from making the club’s stance clear. “I was at senior training for two weeks in a row yelling at my senior team whenever any handshakes or high-fives happened,” Wallace said. “Look I understand how hard it is to break a routine but I had to make it clear that there was no need for it and it had to stop.” She also introduced sanitising protocols that seem certain to become a necessary condition for clubs to resume training and competition. “We bought a lot of hand sanitiser and soap before the lockdown and I’d put in place new procedures with the coaches like washing bibs after every use and wiping down balls, cones and poles – whatever equipment they

strictions. The previous week the prime minister had announced national cabinet’s endorsement of the AIS document “Framework for Rebooting Sport in a COVID-19 Environment”, which outlined a set of baseline standards for levels A, B and C activities leading to a resumption of competition. Level A activities include running and cycling and were already allowed under Victoria’s stage 3 restrictions and Friday’s national cabinet announcement aligned step 1 in the easing of restrictions to level B in the AIS document whereby groups of 10 athletes can train. It’s clear that this can only be implemented by Football Federation Australia and FV through a system of self-regulation where clubs are responsible for closely monitoring training numbers in any one group. Langwarrin is acutely aware of its responsibilities when it comes to any biosecurity measures and presi-

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were using had to be washed down and there was a space to do that at the club. “We’ll go back to doing that when training starts up. “Deep cleaning will have to occur after each group uses the clubrooms. “The whole thing is a massive strain on everyone because at the end of the day we’re all volunteers. “Some of us are still working, some of us are out of work so it’s a really stressful time for everybody. “I know what needs to be done and I can educate people within my club but that’s not the case with all the clubs so Football Victoria really needs to provide every club with a document that’s easy to read and easy to follow so that we are all sticking to the guidelines here.” Frankston Pines head coach Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor had anticipated that training numbers would be restricted and had already put in place plans to allow training to get underway as soon as approval is granted. “We’re hopeful of being back training this week,” Taylor said. “Once premier Dan Andrews signs off on this then I’m expecting that FFA and FV will release a statement saying we can begin level B activities and we’re 100 per cent ready to go.” FFA currently has suspended all of the sport’s activities until the end of the month but that is expected to be overturned. “We’ve been using a group app to stay in touch with the players and I’ve made it clear that we don’t want to start from scratch when there’s probably only a few weeks before competition begins. “We’ll start with three groups of 10, nine players and one coach per group and if need be we’ll stagger start times of the sessions so that we won’t have them all training at the one time but we’ve certainly got enough space to organise this. “The players can’t wait to get going.” It won’t only be a return to training that will give Pines’ players cause for celebration. Club stalwart Hayden Taylor, the coach’s eldest son, announced last week that he was engaged to be married to partner Mel Rich. The couple have two children, nineyear-old Lucy, and one-year-old Kai.

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Apprentice lands two trebles in a week HORSE RACING

By Ben Triandafillou MORNINGTON-based apprentice jockey, Campbell Rawiller, has made a flying start to May by riding two trebles within a week of each other. The 19-year-old hoop landed his first treble at Bairnsdale on Sunday 3 May before booting home a second treble five days later at Wangaratta on Friday 8 May. Rawiller started with a bang at Bairnsdale, kicking home a winner in the third race for his boss Logan McGill. Rawiller sat just off the leader before pouncing around the bend and kicking clear in the straight for a comfortable 5-length maiden victory aboard the lightly raced Beguilement ($). After two more rides, one of which he finished a close second in, Rawiller returned to the winner’s stall in the sixth race of the day. Gaining the ride on the Matthew Brown-trained Barossa Kiss ($), Rawiller came from offmidfield before rounding up his rivals and holding on to score a short-head victory. Rawiller secured the winning treble aboard another one of his boss’ horses, He Can Star ($), in the eighth race of the day. Striding freely, Rawiller allowed He Can Star to cruise out in front before kicking clear in the straight to score a dominant 5.5-length victory. The win also topped off a solid day for the McGill stable who saddled up two winners and a second from

their three runners. It didn’t take long for Rawiller to notch up yet another treble, as five days later he booted home another three winners at Wangaratta. Rawiller kicked off his day with a victory aboard the Shaun Dwyertrained Punk Princess ($) in the opening race. Ridden with intent, Punk Princess sat up in the leading three before Rawiller dug deep to get the most out of the filly in the final 100m. Rawiller made it a running double as he got the Brian McGrath-trained outsider, Rajpipla ($41), home in the second race on the card. It was a quality steer having come from the back before cutting the corner and weaving his way through the field to score a three-quarter length victory. The win also brought up Rawiller’s 50th career winner since commencing race riding in September last year. He then placed aboard another one of Brian McGrath’s runners, Peace Lily, in the third race before notching up the treble in the fourth race of the day aboard the Sean Mott-trained In Her Honour ($). He settled outside the leader in the 2000m event and finished off solidly in the straight to hold off the late charge from Logan McGill’s Von Mystic, which was ridden by his uncle, Brad Rawiller. Rawiller’s record now sits at 51 winners and 95 placings from his 457 rides, with his last 35 rides returning a winning strike-rate of 20%.

Hot Streak: Mornington-based apprentice jockey Campbell Rawiller rides two trebles within a week. Picture: Supplied

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