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Objectors riled by tip sign action THE number of “no tip” signs on the southern peninsula took a dive on the weekend when a Mornington Peninsula Shire ranger removed up to 50 signs from roadsides in Dromana, Red Hill and Arthurs Seat. The action angered people objecting to the proposal to turn an old quarry on the Arthurs Seat escarpment at Dromana into a rubbish tip or landfill. A flurry of phone calls and emails ensued and on Sunday the shire was forced to issue an apology for many signs that had been removed in error. Some had been legitimately taken with the shire saying they were obscuring directional and tourism signs. All the signs were returned on Sunday. See full story on Page 3. War of words: Members of lead tip objector Peninsula Preservation Group with reclaimed signs on Monday. Picture: Yanni

Group’s plea to save pets By Mike Hast A DOMESTIC animal lobby group is encouraging Mornington Peninsula residents to lobby the shire council to end the “unnecessary euthanasia of pets that go through the Mornington pound”. The move comes after Mornington Peninsula Shire released its Domestic Animal Management Plan (“Tightening rules for pets”, The News, 8/8/13). Pound Reform Alliance Australia has posted a letter on the internet and is asking residents to sign it and send to the

shire to “highlight the community’s expectations; it will be harder for council to ignore its residents and ratepayers”. When releasing its animal plan in July, the shire said it was considering neutering all pets to avoid community concern about the number of stray dogs and cats being put down. Pound Reform Alliance president Tarsha Andrews said the alliance had “worked with other councils with success in turning around the high euthanasia of pound animals”. The alliance claimed 15 per cent of

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which adoptions can only occur. “The burden, both financial and practical, currently falls on rescue groups.” The alliance claimed the shire’s figure of 40 per cent of unwanted pets being unsuitable for rehoming was low. “It is generally accepted that about 90 per cent of all impounded pets can be rehomed. “Boroondara and Stonnington [councils] rehome well over 90 per cent of all their unclaimed cats and dogs and have been doing so for close to three decades.” Continued Page 7

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Shire backdown over tip sign-napping By Mike Hast AN overzealous ranger who removed “anti-tip” signs from roadsides in Arthurs Seat, Red Hill and Dromana on Saturday has forced Mornington Peninsula Shire to issue a public apology. The shire posted a statement on its website on Sunday after receiving complaints from Peninsula Preservation Group members and other anti-tip sign owners. Shire officers delivered the signs to a PPG member’s home on Sunday. The statement said rangers would return a number of “no tip” protest signs “that were mistakenly impounded on Saturday”. Claire Smith, the shire’s manager of environment protection and community safety, said signs had been removed from “the road reserve in Arthurs Seat and Red Hill”. The News understands signs were also removed from outside properties in Boundary Rd, Dromana. A number of signs were inappropriately placed on VicRoads directional signs, Ms Smith said.

“Council respects people’s right to protest peacefully but needs to ensure that signs do not impact unduly on public safety. “Over the past few months, our officers have been negotiating with residents who have erected signs in inappropriate and unsafe locations to relocate them onto their properties. “In this instance, however, some of the signs were removed in error. All the signs will be returned.” On Monday, the shire’s communications manager Todd Trimble said signs obscuring pedestrian or driver’s sight lines had been removed. Others attached to directional and tourism signs had been taken as well. He said the shire had received complaints from owners of vineyards and restaurants. Mr Trimble dismissed a conspiracy theory that the shire had removed the signs because it was embarrassed by the anti-tip movement and the first warm weekend in months would see thousands of visitors arriving on the peninsula for the weekend.

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Residents have been erecting signs for several months in opposition to Peninsula Waste Management’s controversial plan to turn an old quarry on the Arthurs Seat escarpment into a municipal rubbish tip or landfill. PPG has made and distributed more than 750 signs. It also has collected more than 20,000 signatures on electronic and paper petitions. Other objectors have paid for large, professionally made signs and erected them next to major roads including Arthurs Seat Rd and Mornington Penin-

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onto their private property,” the bulletin stated.  Peninsula Preservation Group’s website is at: savearthursseat.com The group’s 12,800-signature petition is at: www.communityrun.org/petitions/save-arthurs-seat  Peninsula Waste Management’s website is at: peninsulawaste.com.au  Tip information is on the shire’s website at: www.mornpen.vic.gov.au Tip protest Page 12 Emu’s view Page 10

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History hits the wall THE colourful history of Red Hill, from its original Aboriginal inhabitants to early pioneering days and right up to the modern day, has been brought to life in 28-metre mural created by Red Hill Consolidated School students. Art students from grades 5 and 6 worked with Red Hill artist Michael Leeworthy, who tutored them in design, drawing and painting for the project, while members of the Red Hill Lions Club assisted in installing the mural in the school grounds. Leeworthy said school principal Leanne Marshall and art teacher Ian Jarman had been “wonderful to work with” and the pupils were “very enthusiastic” participants. “Wanting to work on the mural in their lunch break showed they really like doing it,” he said. The enormous artwork, which was funded by Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Community Partnerships program, was unveiled last week at a ceremony attended by Red Hill Ward councillor Frank Martin. Cr Martin said the project had provided students with a valuable insight into the way artists works “from planning, designing, listening to stories from local elders with the artist, and pulling it all together to achieve a finished creative outcome”. Chris Brennan

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Cuts put brake on school buses impacts some peninsula families. Parents worried about the end of free school bus services on the peninsula can join the Facebook group. More than 40 people have joined since it went live last month. Mornington Secondary College principal Sarah Burns is sympathetic to Western Port parents’ concerns, and confirmed the decision to axe free bus services for some students had been made by the state government, not the school. “I’m flattered parents want their children to attend our school, but we can’t break the new statewide rules and it is out of our control,” Ms Burns said. Tyabb mother-of-two Sandra Chalkitis was also surprised to learn about the school bus cuts when she enquired about enrolling her eldest child, who attends Tyabb Primary School, at Mornington secondary next year. “Being able to catch the school bus is a big factor when deciding which school to attend,” she said. Mrs Chalkitis organised a petition

signed by concerned parents that was handed to Hastings Liberal MP Neale Burgess to pass on to southern peninsula-based state minister for education Martin Dixon and public transport minister Terry Mulder on behalf of his constituents. Mr Burgess said he had argued strongly to the minister of education and the department that an exception to the policy be made for families who have a child already attending Mornington secondary. “I do not believe that parents should be expected to belatedly change schools or have their children attending separate schools,” Mr Burgess said. A reply from Mr Mulder to Mr Burgess dated 30 July stated a further review by Public Transport Victoria of the current free school bus network for the Mornington school bus centre was expected to be completed by the end of this school year. However, this statement contradicted information provided to The News last week when PTV

was asked about future school bus travel from Tyabb to Mornington. A PTV spokesperson advised: “No new ineligible students have been allowed on the free school buses since completion of the 2012 review, as this would contravene the Department of Education school transport policy. Students from Tyabb who choose to go to their closest school, which is either Somerville Secondary College or Western Port Secondary College, can continue to travel on a free school bus to either of these schools.” Other areas in regional Victoria have been granted an exemption from the loss of free bus services due to limited alternative public transport options. Mr Rusic argued such an exemption should also apply to Western Port since there was no direct public bus service from the region to Mornington. “Any students travelling to Mornington on public transport would have to go via Frankston, which would be totally impractical,” he said.

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Many parents in the Western Port region only found out about the loss of free school bus services when enquiring about enrolling their children at Mornington Secondary College next year. Somerville father-of-two Michael Rusic said the change in government policy seemed designed to force children to attend specific schools even if they did not have the right curriculum for their education. “We became aware of the situation when we did a tour of Mornington Secondary College a couple of months ago,” he said. “The change means younger kids will not be able to be on the same bus as their older brothers and sisters and may not be able to attend the same school. A lot of parents are really upset about it.” Mr Rusic, whose children attend Somerville Rise Primary School, has set up a Facebook page called “Buses for the Peninsula” in an effort to show state government bureaucrats and politicians how the change in policy

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By Neil Walker SCHOOL bus funding cuts mean many peninsula parents may soon have to arrange alternative transport for their children. State government cuts to free school bus services in Victoria, announced late last year and to be phased in across the state over six years, are set to hit the peninsula from 2014. The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development reassessed Melbourne’s urban growth boundary last year, and included the peninsula in the zone for the first time. The reclassification meant schools no longer qualified for a conveyance allowance to fund school transport. No new passengers will be allowed on school buses from next year if the school attended is more than 4.8 kilometres from home. Students who currently travel to schools more than this distance from home will still be able to catch a free bus but the arrangement will end in 2018.

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Reward for effort: The community playground on the Rye foreshore built late last year is a finalist in the Tidy Towns awards as are several other Rye’s Up Community and Traders Association projects. Picture: Yanni

A tale of two tidy towns RYE and Hastings are finalists in the Tidy Towns Sustainable Community of the Year Award 2013 run by Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria. The two peninsula towns join Beechworth, Campaspe, Horsham and Wangaratta as finalists for the township award. The winner will be announced at the KABV Tidy Towns Awards on Saturday 12 October in Wycheproof (the 2012 winner) along with winners of 11 other awards. The top town will represent Victoria at the Australian awards in 2014. Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Nepean Ward councillor Hugh Fraser said Rye was a great place to be, and was much loved by residents and tourists alike.

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The alliance said the shire claiming that nearly all cats being euthanased had been either badly injured, diseased or were unowned or feral was not “an acceptable reason to kill it”. “Many other pounds are working with the community to provide medical and/or behavioural rehabilitation for cats such as these. “Why isn’t the shire making an effort with treatable pets?” The alliance has called on the shire to reintroduce adoptions of cats and dogs from the shelter and promote them on PetRescue.com.au Claire Smith, the shire’s manager of environment protection and community safety, said the animal management plan “highlights the improving statistics for animals impounded, released, rehomed (which includes animals given to other organisations for possible sale like the RSPCA) and a reduction in the euthanasia rates”. “Over the past decade or so, the shire has worked closely with a number of animal rescue groups, foster groups and professional groups like vets to improve the outcome for unwanted pets and rehome as many pets as possible,” she said. “This is one of the reasons why the number of cats euthanased per year has dropped from 491 in 2006-07 to 103 in 2012-13. “Groups are more than welcome at the Community Animal Shelter and we encourage them to communicate with the shelter team closely to help facilitate as many rehoming opportunities as possible.” Ms Smith said adopting an older or “pre-loved” cat or dog can be a very rewarding experience. “Older pets often make very good companions and we encourage anyone who is looking around for a new ‘family mate’ to look at the various rescue groups websites or contact the shire and we will put them in touch with one. “You will be giving a cat or dog a second chance at a happy life and they will give you unconditional pet love.” She said public comments about the animal plan were due on 3 September but late submission would be accepted. The plan is online at: www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Whats_On/Your_Say/Draft_ Domestic_Animal_Management_Plan The alliance letter is at: www.scribd.com/ doc/162430362/Mornington-Peninsula-Shire-resident-letter

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Caravan smash puts two in hospital By Chris Brennan A 61-YEAR-old Frankston security guard is in a critical condition and a 67-year-old Australian Volunteer Coast Guard member from Crib Point remains in a serious but stable condition following a head-on collision in Balnarring last week. A Hyundai hatchback driven by the Coastcom security guard rolled down an embankment after colliding with a four-wheel drive vehicle towing an official Coast Guard caravan on a steep hill on Bittern-Dromana Rd between Merricks and Balnarring roads about 2.30pm on Thursday. Rescue workers from Dromana CFA took about two hours to cut the security guard out of his work car. He was flown to The Alfred hospital in a critical condition with chest and head injuries. The Coast Guard member, who was also travelling alone, was treated by ambulance paramedics at the scene before being taken to Frankston Hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. Hasting police at the accident said it appeared the four-wheel drive driven by the Coast Guard member had lost control on the steep incline, veering on to the wrong side of the road and into the path of the oncoming Hyundai. “The caravan has started to sway and as a result of that the four-wheel drive has gone on to the incorrect side of the road and collided with the Hyundai,� Sergeant David Collins of Hastings highway patrol said. “It was pretty much a head-on collision.� The caravan, which is shared among Melbourne Coast Guard flotillas for

Grim scene: Bittern-Dromana Rd in Balnarring was shut for several hours on Thursday last week after an accident between a security company hatchback and a four-wheel drive towing a Coast Guard caravan. Pictures: Yanni

fundraising activities, was destroyed in the crash, with the top section separating from the axle. The manager of Coastcom, a Mornington Peninsula security company based at Sorrento, said the injured security guard was a long-serving and well-regarded member of his team. “He still in a critical condition at The Alfred,� he said. “We’re just waiting for any further news at this stage. We’re all very upset; he’s been with the company for quite some time and we’re all very close down here. “It’s a very distressing situation. Everybody knows everyone around here

and it has really hits home hard with it being someone we know so well. He was out doing his routine patrols around the Mornington, Hastings andDromana section of the peninsula and was travelling between clients when it happened. It’s all such a shock for us.� Australian Volunteer Coast Guard spokeswoman Deanne Semmner said the accident had shaken the entire organisation. “Everyone is shell-shocked,� she said. “The outpouring of emotion among flotillas across the bay has been overwhelming, not just for our member, but for the other gentleman as well.

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“Our main concern is obviously for the two men, and mainly for the other gentlemen who was badly injured. Our thoughts and prayers obviously go out to him and his family.� She said the Coast Guard member served as a skipper at Hastings and was highly experienced. He was transporting the caravan to Frankston with his own vehicle to be used in a weekend fundraising event at Langwarrin. “He’s a very well decorated Coast Guard member,� she said. “He’s been in the Coast Guard for well over 20 years. He’s a very fit man and is still skipper down there at Hast-

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ings, so he’s often out there on the bay. “He’s doing all right,� she said. “He’s still in hospital, but our concerns are now with the other individual involved who we understand is in a serious condition. “It’s a particularly difficult situation. It was such a devastating accident. We’re a volunteer organisation out there trying to do good in the community. We’re so used to saving other people’s lives, so for this to happen is just a terrible tragedy. “We just want to extend our prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery to the man and his family.�

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Helping hospital: Dromana Lions Club members at Rosebud Hospital with two new vital signs monitors are president Mick Henderson, left, opportunity shop manager Lorraine Wright, secretary Graeme Wilson and treasurer Ron Elleray.

Monitors for hospital MEDICAL staff at Rosebud Hospital have two new monitors to watch patients’ temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate. The monitors were bought with $4214 raised by Dromana Lions Club and are being used at the hospital’s Hillview rehabilitation unit. “The new vital signs monitors have electronic capabilities to accurately access our patients in a timely manner,” Rosebud Hospital’s principle nurse Jodi Foley said. Lions club treasurer Ron Elleray said the club tried to look after the local community as a priority. The club raised the money through its opportunity shop in Pier St, Dromana, which operates with 25 volunteers 10am4pm Monday to Friday and 9.30am-12.30pm on Saturdays.

Pet expo returns to Rosebud PENINSULA pet lovers will be champing at the bit when the shire’s popular pet expo returns after a two-year wait and with a new name – Peninsula Pet Expo, with the previous “pony” reference having been dropped. The Peninsula Pet Expo is a free event and will take place at the Village Green on Sunday 24 November from 9am.

By Chris Brennan CRIME on the Mornington Peninsula decreased slightly over the past 12 months, despite an almost 24 per cent rise in the number of rapes reported and a 51 per cent jump in sex offences. Also of concern was a 43 per cent surge in serious drug offences such as trafficking and manufacturing. Growing use of methamphetamine (also known as ice) was highlighted as the most significant drug issue. The latest Victoria Police statistics for the year to 30 June show the total number of crimes recorded on the peninsula fell 0.1 per cent from the previous year, compared to a 3.4 per cent rise for Victoria as a whole. The crime rate per 100,000 people was down 1 per cent for the peninsula but 1.6 per cent higher across the state. The slight drop in crime on the peninsula stood in stark contrast to Frankston, where crime surged 7.6 per cent – almost five times the rate of increase for Victoria as a whole. However, police said this was due to the increased number of police officers in the area and better enforcement rather than an actual rise in offending. The annual statistics, which were released last week, show 47 rapes were reported between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013, compared to 38 over the preceding 12 months, an increase of 23.7 per cent, while 210 sex offences not including rape were recorded, up 51.1 per cent from 139 cases the year before. There was a 10.8 per cent rise in assaults on the peninsula, with 1054 offences recorded compared to 951 the year before, while drug offences increased 16.4 per cent (to 377 from 324), including a 42.9 per cent spike in the number of charges laid for commercial activities such as cultivation, manufacture and trafficking. Enhanced police search and seizure powers

resulted in a 53 per cent rise in the number of weapons offences detected, with 207 charges laid compared to 134 the year before, while theft from shops surged 58 per cent to 354 offences from 224 following an increased number of police operations targeting shoplifting, especially over school holidays. Leading the decline in the peninsula’s overall crime rate was a 33.3 per cent drop in the number of robberies, with just 26 offences reported compared to 39 over the previous 12 months, while theft from motor vehicle was down 26.7 per cent to 979 from 1335, burglary was 19 per cent lower at 635 from 666, car theft (down 9.5 per cent to 239 from 264) and harassment (54.5 per cent lower at 122 from 399). Mornington Peninsula police commander Inspector Bryan Sharp welcomed the improved results for most categories of crime, commending the work of his predecessor Chief Inspector Ron Cooke who recently retired, as well as efforts by the community at large to help tackle criminal behaviour. “I am pleased to say that over the previous reporting period, our community has achieved reductions in most categories of crime and road trauma,” Inspector Sharp said. “While assaults have increased slightly, robberies have decreased by a significant 33.3 per cent. Property offences including burglary (other), theft of motor vehicle and theft from motor vehicle have also experienced marked reductions, while on the roads, our serious injury collisions are well down, which is also a very pleasing result.” However, he said family violence remained a serious concern and was largely responsible for the increase in the rate of crime against the person, a category that includes rape, assault and murder. “Family violence is an ongoing statewide

issue that exacts a terrible toll on families and the community. These destructive behaviours will remain a priority for police and support groups. “The Mornington Peninsula family violence unit will continue to target recidivist offenders and offer support to victims, so I urge all members of our community to speak out against family violence.” Across Victoria, the total crime rate was up a moderate 1.6 per cent compared to the same period last year, but Chief Commissioner Ken Lay said the 21.6 per cent rise in family violence offences was a growing concern. “We know that family violence-related crime is significantly impacting on our crime statistics,” Mr Lay said. “Over the past 10 years, family violencerelated crime against the person has increased by nearly 400 per cent. This is mainly due to increase in assaults. “We don’t think we’ve seen the extent that this horrible crime is having on our community. While we know changes to the way police respond to and record family violence incidents, as well as greater community confidence to report these matters, is pushing up these figures, it’s alarming that such a high volume of crime is being committed in the home and that people are at risk in their own homes.” He also highlighted an increase of almost 12 per cent (per 100,000 people) in drug offences across Victoria, which was being driven by increased ice and amphetamine use, and said he would be “very surprised” if this was not contributing to the rising tide of family violence. “Drug offences have been enormously problematic for us in the past 12 months,” Mr Lay said. “We know there is a significant increase in the use of ice in the community.”

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Feathers flying and two red bandanas “COME on!” Mrs Emu barked at her comfortably recumbent spouse. “We’re going to a rally.” There will be those among you who have mentally queried whether an emu can bark. Let Emu assure you they can – some like tiny chihuahuas, some like gargantuan doberman pinschers. This was a doberman explosion that caused the barkee – the hapless Emu – to rise vertically from his repose with the Sunday newspaper. Hastily retrieving his spectacles, which had flown off the end of his beak, Emu asked feebly which rally was that, My Dove? It is his most placatory language: the said Dove, emuungainly, rough of feather and glaring of eye, likes to think of herself as a svelte and sensual petite beauty. “They’re rallying against the tip,” she said, “down where your uncle used to live with the cattle near Dromana. A television news helicopter is expected. We could be on the news! “And anyway,” she added hastily, hoping to disguise the real reason for her enthusiasm to attend, “I have to sign the petition.” Mrs Emu was prepared. She had dug out the red bandanas acquired when she flirted with communism in

her student days. She handed one to Emu. The skull structure of Dromaius novaehollandiae doesn’t lend itself to bandana wearing. “Everyone will be wearing red,” she explained. “You have to wear it.” But left silent the sentiment that “even if a floppy red bandana makes you look more than slightly idiotic”. Emu wished it was a jaunty beret or a fetching homburg. So Emu and his bride joined the huge, mud-spattered throng and took their places in the human and emu “No tip” sign after she signed the petition with her own emu quill and had a sausage in bread with tomato sauce. She waved her bandana at the helicopter with the fervour of a nymphette brandishing an intimate garment at a Rolling Stones concert – not that Emu had first-hand experience of such wanton behaviour. He had not known where to look as those around snickered at his spouse’s display. Surefooted in the ooze that was causing mayhem among the very

Wave winner Phillip Island surfer Nikki Van Dijk, 18, has won an international six-star event in Spain. Van Dijk’s first place in the Pantin Classic Galicia Pro makes her the first Victorian woman to make the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) top 17 and puts her on the 2014 women’s world championship tour. She beat Dimity Stoyle, of the Sunshine Coast, at Praia de Pantin in clean four to five foot waves and next year will be

young, the emus headed home, the Blushing Bride bubbling with enthusiasm. “We must come to the next one, which I’m sure will be in a few weeks,” she said. Emu had heard nothing in the revolutionary speeches to suggest a second rally. He queried her confidence. “Of course there will be another rally,” she barked, startling Emu and causing him to stumble. “There will be an enormous rally here organised by the other side, so the pro-tip people can prove that three times as many people want the project to go ahead. “It’s vital for them to show they have massive community support. “So many people will come that their sign for the news helicopter will say ‘We all want the tip right now’. With an exclamation mark at the end.” She mused silently for a moment. “I wonder if red bandanas will be appropriate? I wonder if they’ll have a sausage sizzle or will it be caviar on dry biscuits with champagne?” She examined a wing for a quill suitable for signing the pro-tip petition. Emu adopted silence as the safest policy. Would he need to think up an excuse? Probably not.

surfing against the likes of Queenslander Stephanie Gilmore and Hawaii’s Carissa Moore. “I was so nervous about the whole rankings thing and it's easy to get caught up in all that. The previous event in France was a bit of a speed bump to my goal, but it kind of made me wake up and realise I could do it without worrying too much and just being myself,” Van Dijk said. The win puts Van Dijk fifth on the overall women’s world rankings. Picture: ASP Europe

Surfers want a break: Point Leo and other Western Port beaches have been added to a list of threatened beaches by the Surfrider Foundation. Point Leo is used by surfers of all abilities, including for events run by the Mornington Peninsula branch of the Disabled Surfers Assciation.

Breaking waves an issue for port By Keith Platt SURFERS are pressuring Flinders MP Greg Hunt to make sure beaches and wave quality are considered in studies assessing the environmental impact of an expanded Port of Hastings. Surf breaks in Western Port and Phillip Island have been included on a list of Australia’s “most endangered waves”. Rex Campbell, chairman of the Surfrider Foundation, said Mr Hunt was likely to be the next federal environment minister and should make sure environmental effects of the proposed Port of Hastings expansion were investigated “at the highest level possible” under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. He said dredging shipping channels as well as oil spills could affect beaches and the quality of waves in Western Port and on the island. “We want surfing and wave quality included in the criteria of any environmental impact studies,” Mr Campbell said. “Surfing and our beaches are both huge tourism and economic generators for the peninsula and Phillip Island. “People flood down here from Melbourne when the surf is good and during holidays. “Dredging could change the amount of sand on beaches and at surf breaks. Surfing isn’t like footy where you can go to an oval – waves depend on sand, tides and winds lining up. “Dredging can lead to massive erosion.

“If Mr Hunt is the environment minister, he needs to ensure the federal government and his department assesses Western Port under the EPBC Act and doesn’t just leave it up to the state.” Mr Campbell said Mr Hunt assured a candidates’ meeting in Hastings last week that any environmental assessment of Western Port would be as thorough as any that had ever been seen in Australia. “We believe he will face conflicts between commitments to remove green tape and making sure this is done. “They might find it’s not a wise measure to build the port.” The Surfrider Foundation says an endangered wave “is one where the wave itself is threatened, or the immediate coastal environment and surfing amenity is threatened, by at least two of the following impacts: coastal development, accessibility, overcrowding, polluted water, climate change, visual amenity (as seen from the surf and shore) and ecosystem integrity. The top eight endangered waves listed by the foundation are: 1 Bastion Point, Mallacoota, Victoria. 2 Keppell Coast, Queensland. 3 Ball Bay, Norfolk Island. 4 Tam O’Shanter Bay, Tasmania. 5 North Narrabeen, Sydney, NSW. 6 Bells Beach, Surf Coast, Victoria. 7 Kirra, Gold Coast, Queensland. 8 Western Port/Phillip Island, Victoria. See “Oil spill warning for Western Port” Page 29.

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Sun shines for ‘no tip’ rally MORE than 1000 adults, children, dogs and a horse adorned with a “No Tip� banner squelched up a sodden slope at Arthurs Seat on Sunday 25 August to protest plans to turn the nearby former Pioneer quarry into a rubbish dump. The devil himself attended the huge anti-tip rally, carrying a hellish, hastily scrawled cardboard sign up the boggy hill. Stewards herded the human torrent to form the words “NO TIP�, which was photographed from above by a light plane and a Channel 7 helicopter. Amid wild waving and shouting, holding startled babies and the ubiquitous “No Tip� signs over their heads, the crowd watched amazed as the helicopter pilot manoeuvred for a final lowlevel sweep over them. The crowd had been warmed up by a group of speakers including splendid oratory from Mary Karamitsios of Peninsula Preservation Group as well as a sausage sizzle as the weather fluctuated

through phases of overcast, sun and drizzle back to overcast. The sun broke through for the aerial photographers, possibly indicating that Ms Karamitsios has a winning way with the residents of Mount Olympus through her family lineage, particularly the sun god Helios in his fiery chariot, and Khaos, goddess in charge of the unstable space between heaven and earth. It was a great community occasion. Strangers smiled and chatted, dogs didn’t fight and the horse behaved itself impeccably as 1000 people made their way gingerly down the wet hillside. Parents in the chattering crowd looked on tolerantly, possibly helplessly, as children skidded and shrieked as they fell into the growing quagmire. Every living creature on the hillside was having a splendid time – a community out in force to make a difference. David Harrison

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DBetter funding for education – an extra $4.6 billion more than Govt

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Wildlife lost to garbage RUBBISH from Melbourne washing up on Mornington Peninsula beaches is proving deadly to marine life. Mt Eliza resident Doug Thring recently found two dead fairy penguins washed up on the beach at Canadian Bay that appear to have been killed by rubbish. It was the first time he had come across any dead penguins in more than 50 years of regular visits to the beach. “This was two of them in the space of two weeks,” Mr Thring told The News. “It’s just so disappointing to see this happening to our beautiful bay.” Mr Thring said he found the first dead penguin about two weeks ago following heavy storms. “There was rubbish all over the beach at the time. It seemed to be still alive because its eyes hadn’t fully covered over yet, so I tried to massage its heart, but no good came of it. So I buried the poor thing. “Then two weeks later I found another one. This one had a rubber band wrapped tightly around its beak and head, which would have made it impossible for it to eat, although I think it probably drowned because it couldn’t close its beak properly. “It just goes to show that even the smallest things can prove deadly to wildlife. People think it’s only the large items of rubbish that cause problems, but here’s an example that proves that it can be even the most innocuous items such as a rubber band that can kill our wildlife.” Mr Thring said his find showed there was still much work to be done to protect Port Phillip. “A lot of people say our bay is getting better but you have to question that with the amount of rubbish and pollution that keeps going in and washing up on our beaches. It’s important for kids to understand the amount of damage rubbish can cause.” Last rites: Doug Thring with one of the dead fairy penguins he found washed up on the beach at Canadian Bay in Mt Eliza. Picture: Gary Sissons

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Dog beach ban, signs to come By Mike Hast NEW dog walking restrictions in Mornington Peninsula National Park were introduced on Sunday but Parks Victoria had not yet erected any new signs. Parks Victoria agreed to ban dogs from certain parts of peninsula back beaches in early June after years of lobbying by conservationists and bird groups such as BirdLife Australia. Last summer, just nine endangered hooded plovers survived the breeding season on the national park’s beaches, the highest for some years but a small percentage of total eggs hatched. Parks Victoria figures revealed 113 eggs laid, 19 chicks hatch and 9 reach fledgling (flying) stage. Just three survived the previous season, which is when calls to ban dogs from plover nesting beaches reached a crescendo. There are 32 fauna species listed as endangered, vulnerable or near threatened living in Mornington Peninsula National Park. According to Friends of the Hooded Plover, a failure rate of 98 per cent is not unusual on park beaches. Friends president Diane Lewis said a total ban on dogs was necessary to ensure the protection of the birds. “The state government has recognised that for the past 20 years, dogs are a main threat to the survival of the hooded plover and other rare fauna on the Mornington Peninsula, so a total dog ban is vital,” she said. “Despite our concerted conservation and awareness raising efforts on the peninsula, we know that off-leash dogs are still limiting the plover’s ability to breed in the national park. “Residents and visitors continue to walk their dogs off-leash in the park during all hours of the day despite restrictions. “Dogs are a huge threat to the birds. We

have observed 78.9 per cent of dogs off-leash within the park. Plover defender Malcolm Brown said dogwalkers should be asked to justify why dogs should be allowed on plover beaches rather than conservationists being asked why not. Grainne Maguire of BirdLife Australia said statistics showed that 40 per cent of hooded plover pairs in dog-free areas produced chicks successfully, compared to 16 per cent of pairs in dog access areas in the park. “This has been the pattern historically and we desperately need to change this,” Dr Maguire said. The peninsula was the most important site for the threatened hooded plover with about 550 birds in all Victoria. It had a substantial dune system, which provided an excellent breeding habitat. “The peninsula’s national park has the lowest breeding success rate of any area in southern Australia. Less than seven per cent of eggs survive to become chicks of flying age. Plovers start hatching around Melbourne Cup weekend and the last chicks fledge in late March. Parks Victoria ranger-in-charge Kris Rowe said the changes had been made following public consultation and were “an important step in helping to protect the endangered hooded plover and other vulnerable species and their breeding habitats”. Very few national parks in Victoria allow dogs. They are permitted in the peninsula’s national park due to a historical anomaly. The area was controlled by the old Shire of Flinders before being declared a national park in 1988 but dog walking continued to be permitted. Point Nepean National Park was renamed Mornington Peninsula National Park in 1995. Parks Victoria says new restrictions apply in areas of the park adjacent to rural areas and/or

areas with minimal public access to beaches. The areas include London Bridge to Sorrento Ocean Beach (excluding the Portsea Surf Beach visitor site), a section of Rye Ocean Beach, a section of St Andrews Beach, Gunnamatta and part of the Flinders coastline. Mr Rowe said the hooded plover population in the park was one of the largest in Victoria but had “a lower level of breeding success compared to those in other Victorian coastal areas and is quite vulnerable to the presence of dogs”. “We will be installing new signs and advertising the new restrictions to maximise awareness among the community and help everyone understand the changes, which include:  Dogs are prohibited at all times in an additional seven kilometres of coastline between Portsea and Flinders.  Dog walking will continue to be permitted on-lead between sunrise and 9am only, in selected and sign-posted sections of the national park including:  14km of coast between Sorrento and Rye and additional defined areas at:  Portsea Surf Beach.  St Andrews Beach.  Flinders Ocean Beach. “Alternative areas for dog walking on the southern peninsula include Port Phillip beaches and public reserves managed by the Mornington Peninsula Shire.” Mr Rowe said penalties for non-compliance would be enforced. Details from: www.parks.vic.gov.au or call 13 1963. Bird land: Right, Parks Victoria ranger-in-charge Kris Rowe with one of the old signs about dog walking in Mornington Peninsula National Park. New ones had not been erected when new rules came into force on Sunday. Top, A hooded plover chick. Picture: Glenn Ehmke

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Sunset Cruise Departing Sorrento Pier, 14th September 2013 View the Tall Ships up close and personal as they are anchored up at Capel Sound for the night. Departure Time: 3pm Cost per person: $90 Includes a glass of Champagne, Beer or Wine to toast them a safe onward journey. BYO Camera.

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Free plug delivers power to people By Chris Brennan THE peninsula’s scooter brigade is on the charge – literally – thanks to an innovative scheme set to deliver power to the people. Mornington Peninsula businesses and organisations have been invited to sign on to a battery recharge scheme under which they will provide free access to electricity outlets to enable mobility scooter users to recharge their vehicles while out and about. Twelve locations have already been established across the peninsula under the shire council’s Scooter Recharge Scheme including at shopping centres, libraries, community centres and health care providers. The mayor, Cr Lynn Bowden, launched the scheme last week and said the high proportion of elderly people on the peninsula meant there was a heavy reliance on mobility devices. She said it was vital the shire planned for the needs of an ageing population, with estimates suggesting 17 per cent of peninsula residents – or more than 34,000 people – would be aged over 70 by 2021.

Power play: Lisa Dixon of Western Port Chamber of Commerce, left, Cr Lynn Bowden and disability advocate Gordon Trott test a recharge point at the shire’s Rosebud office in Besgrove St.

Participants in the scheme are: Bentons Square Community Centre, Hastings Library, Mornington Library, Pelican Park Recreation Centre, Seawinds Community Hub, Somerville Recreation and Community Centre, Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Rosebud office, Peninsula Health’s Hastings Community Health, Peninsula Health’s Rosebud Community Health, Peninsula Health’s Rosebud Hospital, Rosebud Plaza shopping centre and Western Port Visitor Information Centre.

Bike thieves get on a roll THREE motorbikes valued at more than $3000 were stolen from a home in Rosebud West late last month after being pushed to parkland several hundred metres away. A Honda and two Kawasaki dirt bikes were taken from the shed of a residential property in Violet St in the early hours of Friday 23 August, Rosebud police said. The owner discovered the bikes missing about 6.30am and followed the tracks they had left until they disappeared into parkland at Swans Way. Detective Senior Constable Saul Stones of Rosebud crime investigation unit said it was be-

lieved the bikes had been pushed the whole way by the thief or thieves. “It was raining around the time and the victim was able to follow tracks left by the bikes in the mud and grass for a considerable distance before they disappeared in parkland at the end of the road,” he said “We’re asking any members of the public who might have seen someone pushing a dirt bike in the area in the early hours of that day to please contact us to help with our investigations.” Information to Rosebud police on 5986 0444 or Crime Stoppers 1300 333 000.

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THIS conveniently located three-bedroom home is set on a private block close to Bentons Square shopping centre as well as schools. Verandahs and timber decks give the exterior of the home great character and extend living areas considerably. A formal living room spills out to the sunny front deck and a family room – with air-conditioner – opens out to both the front deck and rear garden, which has plenty of space for children and pets to play. There is a comfortable timber kitchen and a separate dining room has timber floors. The main bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in robe and from here you can also step out to the garden. Well-appointed throughout and with a separate bathroom for the other two bedrooms, external features include off-street parking and a garden shed. First homes do not come much better than this.

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Brick veneer unit in a complex of well maintained units. Perfect for retirement or as an investment, with your own private space but the added security of caring neighbours nearby. The unit is complemented by a covered outdoor entertaining area and direct access inside from the single remote control garage. This is your chance to own a near new home at a great price

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This home is in a great position just a short walk to the beach making it a great spot for a weekender. In need of some care, this 4 bedroom home is a good size and will make a great start for someone eager for a project. Alternately this is a great position with subdivision potential (STCA). The decision is yours, renovate or detonate!

$549,000 ROSEBUD WEST

This fantastic home is only a few years old and has a great layout for family living. With a separate rumpus room, four good sized bedrooms with robes, plus study, there is a modern kitchen featuring Caesarstone benchtops. Heaps of access on both sides of the block to store trailers, boats or caravan along with a double garage. Attractive landscaping with feature decking, you can just move in and enjoy.

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Positioned close to the Rosebud RSL, shopping and beaches, this newly refurbished home offers three bedrooms all with BIR’s, a stylish modern kitchen, open plan living with s/system heating & cooling, 3kw solar panels, heated bathroom flooring and FES to main. Sliding doors lead out from the kitchen to a great size alfresco area with merbau decking and café blinds, and there are two garden shed’s for storage.

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Storybook Charm For The Whole Family

A truly unique property built and designed with love and devotion, this stunning 30sq home brilliantly combines character and practicality, a wonderful use of space and period charm. Set on a fully fenced corner block allowing you room for the caravan or anything you needed to store. So many other great features that simply must be seen to be fully appreciated.

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Bay & Ocean Views As Far As The Eye Can See Wow, what a spectacular property. With panoramic bay and ocean views, this 4BR home is a must see with a large rear deck and enclosed courtyard and heated in ground pool to enjoy. You enter the property on ground level which makes parking a breeze and majority of the home is on this main level. Downstairs is the perfect retreat for that additional guest of family member.

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26 Observation Drive, RYE $559,000 MUCH TO GIVE Spacious family home situated behind the Rye shops and beach. Four bedrooms plus large study or 5th bedroom, two living areas, main bedroom with en-suite. Galley style kitchen 900mm gas cooking, evaporative cooling, ducted heating. Workshop/studio, rear BBQ deck leading off living areas. 10 minute walk to Rye beach and shops.

Contact John Kennedy 0401 984 842

2/1675 Pt. Nepean Road, ROSEBUD WEST $275,000 SECONDS TO THE BAY AND YOUR LOCAL CAFE Location, location, location. This 2BR XQLW RIIHUV DOO \RX QHHG DW \RXU ÀQJHU tips at the right price! The open plan living with s/system heating & cooling creates the feeling of a mini house. It also consists of separate bathroom, toilet and laundry. You simply cannot get any closer to the beach unless you are sleeping on it, and your favorite local cafes are only seconds away!

Contact Leah Pancic 0421 700 749

11 McDonald Road, RYE $398,000

A home of great distinction IMMACULATELY maintained, this handsome home boasts modern conveniences throughout and an abundance of living space. All the hard work has been done here, with new owners gaining a wonderful, low-maintenance home leaving plenty of time to enjoy the beach, which is just moments away. Sure to please all who inspect, there is a refurbished kitchen with pantry cupboard, underbench stainless-steel oven and a rangehood. There are polished timber floors in the kitchen and dining area, with carpeted floors in the formal lounge, which also has brick feature walls incorporating an open fireplace and hearth. A second living area has a built-in bar and a wood-effect gas heater. A spacious master bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in robe, with built-in robes in two more bedrooms. A separate study, also with built-in robes, could be a fourth bedroom. Set on a fenced, 2024-square metre block complete with bore water to keep the gardens green and lush, this home is one of great distinction and well worth inspecting. Address: 7 Melville Street, TOOTGAROOK Price: $625,000 Agency: Flynn & Co. Real Estate, Shop 9, 967-991 Point Nepean Road, Rosebud, 5986 3000

NICE AND NEAT. WHAT A TREAT! Step into a clean, tidy home which has been looked after from day one! In it’s original genuine condition it will impress ZLWK LWV RSHQ Ă€UH SODFH SROLVKHG Ă RRUERDUGV DQG ODUJH EHGURRPV ,W¡V cute kitchen and dining overlook the 765sqm+ of your own piece of paradise and only a short stroll to the beach, shops and cafes.

Contact Leah Pancic 0421 700 749

6 Robin Parade, RYE $475,000 WHAT A FIND Very neat 3 bedroom home in this great location. Ensuite & walk-in robe to main bedroom, large kitchen with meals area, L shaped lounge & dining, family bathroom, separate 2nd toilet. Fully fenced backyard with paved patio area. Owners moving interstate.

Contact John Kennedy 0401 984 842

2327 PT NEPEAN RD RYE

03 5985 8800 www.johnkennedyrealestate.com.au Page 6

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King of Sorrento SET on a landscaped, 1200-square metre allotment complete with watering system to keep things green and lush, this stellar beachside home has everything one could wish to enjoy the ultimate Sorrento lifestlye. With the warmer months approaching, the extensive timber decks around the home will be the place to be when entertaining family and friends. Offering alfresco and undercover options, the deck areas have a great view of the gardens. Once inside, the party can continue in one of three fabulous living areas. Featuring polished floorboards throughout, there is a nice kitchen with stainless-steel appliances and an adjoining dining area. The main bedroom has access to its own private deck and has an ensuite and walk-in robe. Two more bedrooms have built-in robes and share the main bathroom.

Address: 18 King Street, SORRENTO Price: $1,250,000 Agency: Prentice Real Estate, 78 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento, 5948 4177 Agent: Mark Prentice, 0408 117 772

b leased from Rye to Rosebud, Blairgowrie, Portsea-Sorrento & St Andrews Beach... There is a difference in agencies when it comes to managing one of your most precious assets... your rental property. At Buxton Portsea-Sorrento we combine specialist experience and good people with sound advice, to deliver a level of service, professionalism and genuine care that sets us apart from the competition. Experience the difference for yourself. Call David Chalwell, Property Manager for a no obligation discussion and FREE appraisal today on 0408 104 153 and see why more owners are choosing Buxton.

Holiday & permanent rental properties wanted now to meet demand.

Portsea - Sorrento 109 Beach Road, Sorrento VIC 3943 Telephone 5984 4388 buxton.com.au buxtonportseasorrento.com.au

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Offering dual street frontage from Heather & Ralph Avenues, this solid dwelling is set on an easy care allotment with a 65 foot frontage. The home features lounge and dining with galley style kitchen, Coonara wood heater and r/cycle air-conditioning, bathroom, separate laundry plus single lock up garage. 800m stroll WR ED\ EHDFK DQG RIIHULQJ HQRUPRXV GHYHORSPHQW ÀH[LELOLW\ ZLWK dual access you will simply never go wrong.

This well presented 3 bedroom, BV home is situated on corner allotment and comprises sunny kitchen,dining & lounge room with gas heating and r/cycle air-conditioning, separate bathroom & laundry with verandah to catch the morning and afternoon sun. Lock-up garage plus space for a caravan or boat with a degree of privacy from the trees around the home.

Living on the water’s edge doesn’t get much better than this. Located within 100 metres of beautiful Tideways Beach, this property is set on a private, fully-fenced allotment of 1001m2 (approx). Recently FRPSOHWHG WKH KRPH KDV EHHQ GHVLJQHG ZLWK KLJK TXDOLW\ ¿[WXUHV DQG ¿WWLQJV WR PDWFK WKH GUHVV FLUFOH ORFDWLRQ )HDWXULQJ %5œV WZR bathrooms, two living areas, formal dining, kitchen with walk-in pantry, wine cellar, ducted vacuum and four air-conditioning units.

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Price: $495,000 - $535,000 View: www.prenticerealestate.com.au Contact: Mark Prentice 0408 117 772

Price: On Application Inspect: www.prenticerealestate.com.au Contact: Max Prentice 0419 304 707

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$UFKLWHFWXUDOO\ GHVLJQHG DQG EXLOW WKLV PDJQL¿FHQW UHVLGHQFH LV MXVW 800m to bay beaches. This home will excite the senses with 10ft ceilings, large picture windows and sunny living and entertaining areas. The grand open plan living is oriented around a fully decked entertaining area, and a dream kitchen has s/steel appliances. There are 4BR’s plus study, main with WIR & FES with additional features including ethernet cabling throughout and ducted heating & cooling.

Located in a quiet, sought-after location, this BV home has four EHGURRPV DQG WZR EDWKURRPV DQG LV RQ D ÀDW VTP EORFN About 18sq in size with living areas and a carport, there is a beautiful north facing lounge room, separate kitchen with electric appliances and dishwasher, plus a rumpus room downstairs. This well-built home has endless scope for improvement and represents exceptional value for money.

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Price: $695,000 Inspect: By Appointment Contact: Don Campbell 0416 229 960

Price: $1,100,000 View: www.prenticerealestate.com.au Contact: Sam Crowder 0403 893 724

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Located in a very quiet street, only moments from the shops and beach, this original beach home is full of character and potential. There are 3 to 4 bedrooms, large family dining room with solid fuel heater, two spacious living areas, and outside is a double garage and 3 car tandem carport. Situated on a terraced allotment of approximately 755m2, this property is priced to sell. Don’t be the one to miss out!!

Privately positioned on 1009m2 approx. and surrounded by birdlife and a natural bushland setting, this quaint 3BR home has high raked ceilings, two bedrooms that are upstairs and a master bedroom on the lower level. An open plan lounge, dining and kitchen area overlooks the private gardens. With the potential to H[WHQG WKLV FKDUDFWHU ÂżOOHG KRPH KDV D YHU\ UHOD[HG ERKHPLDQ beach house atmosphere.

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Perks of life PROVIDING an inspiring 186 square metres of exquisite living space, this contemporary townhouse would suit an executive couple. The impressive street frontage creates a fantastic first impression with its striking façade. Once through the trendy red door, the gleaming, tiled interior instantly marks the home as one of quality. At ground level is a vast open-plan living area incorporating a brilliant kitchen with granite-topped island bench and stainless-steel appliances including a dishwasher and underbench oven. The kitchen overlooks a dining and lounge area with stylish downlights as well as a sensational, Asian-inspired courtyard. Paved with crushed aggregate rock, the private courtyard caters for intimate dinner parties of six or more surrounded by lush, green plants and ferns. Upstairs is three bedrooms, including the main bedroom with ensuite and a glimpse of the bay. A second living area at the top of the stairs would be perfect for a library. The property is set on a 300-square metre block on its own title. Address: Price: Agency: Agent:

1a Perkins Street, MORNINGTON Offers over $650,000 Conley Luff Real Estate, 188 Main Street, Mornington, 5975 7733 Kayn Luff, 0416 265 337

offers over $200,000 Mount Martha

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Maintained to the highest level, this s/contained cabin has open plan kitchen and living, 2BR’s, separate bathroom and laundry plus a sun room. Facilities of Dromana Holiday Village include an indoor and outdoor pool as well as a games room. zVendor to rent back , 2x2 year lease@$300/pw zFully furnished z2 bedroom z2 car spaces zEstablished garden, with water tank zFantastic facilities

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Vacant possession THIS well-presented factory is set in a recently developed industrial estate off Hartnett Drive. The 770-square metre block is fully fenced and has parking for 10 vehicles. The factory has a container-height roller steel shutter door and, including a small office area, measures about 500 square metres. One of only two buildings on the block, the factory is available with vacant possession from September and is available for lease at $34,000 a year plus GST and outgoings.

1/12 Sir Laurence Drive, SEAFORD Price: $600,000 Agency: Tallon First National Real Estate, 35 High Street, Hastings, 5979 3000 Agent: Dominic Tallon, 0408 528 857

The good oil TRADING on the Mornington Peninsula for more than 50 years, this well-regarded auto repair and servicing business has built up a solid client base. Operating from an 800-square metre warehouse, Red Hill Motors is a VACC member, conducts roadworthy inspections and specialises in the servicing and repairs of all types of vehicles. The retail aspect of the business includes tyre sales and repairs.

Auto repair and servicing, RED HILL Price: $180,000 Agency: Kevin Wright Real Estate, 1/26 McLaren Place, Mornington, 5977 2255 Agent: Kevin Wright, 0417 564 454

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Tastes of Asia ON a prime corner site in a popular shopping centre, this Chinese restaurant has seating for 60 people and a full commercial kitchen with near-new stove. Open Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday for lunch and dinner, the business also trades Sunday from 5pm to 10pm for dinner only. The premises are fully air-conditioned while the decor will benefit from a little freshening up.

SERVICING the southeastern suburbs for more than 12 years, this fruit and vegetable home delivery business supplies several schools, two childcare centres and a cafe. It operates from two small adjoining factories and three vehicles are included in the price. There is a computerised ordering system, a small coolroom, high-quality steel conveyor rollers and Dexion pallet racking to manage stock and orders.

Chinese restaurant, SOMERVILLE Price: $95,000 plus SAV Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

Home delivery business, RINGWOOD Price: $320,000 plus SAV Agency: Latessa Business Sales 50 Playne St, Frankston, 9781 1588 Agent: Tony Latessa, 0412 525 151

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DĞĚŝĐĂů ͬ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚƐ KĸĐĞ Ͳ hŶŵŝƐƐĂďůĞ ƵĐƟŽŶ

ůŝŶĚƐ Θ ĐƵƌƚĂŝŶ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ϮϬ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ WĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ /ĚĞĂů ĨŽƌ Ă ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĨĞ ƚĞĂŵ Žƌ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŝƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ ƐŚŽǁƌŽŽŵ͘ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŽīĞƌ ŝĨ ƌƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƌĞƚĂŝů ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ďƵLJĞƌƐ͘ dƌĂĚĞƐ ϱ Ъ ĚĂLJƐ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ͘

>ŽĐĂƟŽŶ /Ɛ dŚĞ <ĞLJ

dŚŝƐ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵůůLJ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŚŽŵĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĨƵůůLJ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞĚ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ďĞĂƵƚLJ͘ ŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ϱ ůĂƌŐĞ ƌŽŽŵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƉĞŶ ĮƌĞ ƉůĂĐĞ͕ Ϯ ďĂƚŚƌŽŽŵƐ͕ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͕ ůĂƌŐĞ ŽƉĞŶ ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĂƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ ϭϱ ĂůůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĐĂƌ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘ >ĂŶĚ ƐŝnjĞ ŝƐ ϭϬϬϬƐƋŵ͘ /ĚĞĂů ĨŽƌ ŵĞĚŝĐĂů ͬ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚƐ͘

ŽLJnj ĂŶĚ ĞƌƌLJ ŝƐ ƌĞůŽĐĂƟŶŐ͕ ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ Θ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ ƵƉ͘ &ŝdžƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ǁĂůŬͲŝŶ ĐŽŽů ƌŽŽŵ͕ ƐͬƐƚĞĞů ďĞŶĐŚĞƐ͕ ĐĂďŝŶĞƚƐ͕ ŐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚƌĂƉ͘ >ŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ ƚĞƌŵƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ϯ ĐĂƌ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŽƉƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ Įƚ ŽƵƚ Ăƚ ĂŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĐŽƐƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƌŝƉƉĞƌ͊

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ϵϰ dĂŶƟ ǀĞŶƵĞ͕ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ h d/KE͗ dŚƵƌƐĚĂLJ ϭϬƚŚ KĐƚŽďĞƌ Ăƚ ϭϮƉŵ ŝĨ ŶŽƚ ƐŽůĚ ƉƌŝŽƌ Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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WƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ &Žƌ >ĞĂƐĞ OFFICES FOR LEASE ;DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ ƵŶůĞƐƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚͿ

ŽƵƟƋƵĞ ĂĨĞ &ĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ǁĞůů ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐLJ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘ dŚĞ >ŝƩůĞ ŝƌĚLJ ĂĨĠ ŚĂƐ ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞĚ Ă ŶŝĐŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ĐŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ƐƚLJůĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚ͘ 'ŽŽĚ ƐŚŽƉ ŚŽƵƌƐ͕ ĐŚĞĂƉ ƌĞŶƚ͕ ůŽŶŐ ůĞĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ůŽǁ ŽǀĞƌŚĞĂĚƐ͘ Ğ ƋƵŝĐŬ ƚŽ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƚ͘ tŽŶ͛ƚ ůĂƐƚ͘

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ϭͬϯϴĂ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ ϱϬƐƋŵ LEASED

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ϰͬϯϴĂ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ ϲϬƐƋŵ $310pw + GST + OG

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ϭͬϭϬ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ ϳϬƐƋŵ $714 pw + GST + OG ϯ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ ϭϱϬƐƋŵ $1442.31 pw + GST + OG ϯϮϴ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ ϵϬƐƋŵ &ƌŽŵ ΨϲϬϲƉǁ н '^d н K' ϲϳϬ 'ůĞŶŚƵŶƚůLJ ZĚ͕ ĂƵůĮĞůĚ Ͳ ϴϮƐƋŵ $330pw + OG ϯͬϭϬϭͲϭϬϯ ^ƚŚ 'ŝƉƉƐůĂŶĚ ,ŝŐŚǁĂLJ͕ dŽŽƌĂĚŝŶ͕ ϳϬƐƋŵ LEASED ϭϭͬϵ ůĂŬĞ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ͲϳϬƐƋŵ $856pw+GST+OG

ϳΘϴͬϯϴĂ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ ϰϱƐƋŵ $260pw + GST + OG

ϭϭͬϭϭϰϬ EĞƉĞĂŶ ,ŝŐŚǁĂLJ Ͳ ϴϱƐƋŵ $262pw + GST+ OG

ϲ ͬ ϭϭ ZĂŝůǁĂLJ 'ƌŽǀĞ Ͳ ϮϬƐƋŵ $300pw + GST + OG ϯϮϴ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ &ƌŽŵ ϭϮƐƋŵ &ƌŽŵ ΨϳϬƉǁ н '^d н K' ϳͬϮϯϰ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ ϱϬƐƋŵ LEASED Ϯϴ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ &ƌŽŵ ϭϮƐƋŵ $250pw + GST + OG ϲͬϭĂ DĂŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ $240pw + GST + SF

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ϭϲͬϲ ^ĂƚƵ tĂLJ Ͳ ϰϮƐƋŵ $120pw + GST+ OG ϳ ͬ ϭϰ >ĂƚŚĂŵ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ Ͳ ϮϮϬƐƋŵ $350pw + GST + OG ϯͬϭϬ ƉƐůĞLJ WůĂĐĞ ^ĞĂĨŽƌĚ Ͳ ϮϬϬƐƋŵ

$290pw+GST+OG

Ϯ ŽƵŐůĂƐ 'ǀĞ &ƌĂŶŬƐƚŽŶ ʹ ϴϬϬƐƋŵ

$693pw +GST+OG

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dŚĞƐĞ ϭϭ ďƌĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ǁĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ WƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ^ƚ DŽƌŶŝŶŐƚŽŶ͘ ^ŝnjĞƐ ƐƚĂƌƚ ĨƌŽŵ ϭϳϲ ƐƋŵ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ĐŽŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĞnjnjĂŶŝŶĞ ŇŽŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝĞǁƐ ŽĨ ĂůůĂƐ ƌŽŽŬƐ WĂƌŬ͘ >ĞĂƐŝŶŐ Žƌ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ ŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϮϬϭϯ͘

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dŚŝƐ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ͕ ŶŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ůŽĐĂůƐ͕ ďƵƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂ͘ dŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ ϯ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ ƐƚĂī ǁŝůů ƐƚĂLJ ŽŶ ŝĨ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘

Ŷ ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ĞdžŝƐƚƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐǁŝƚĐŚĞĚ ŽŶ ŽƉĞƌĂƚŽƌ ƚŽ ĂĐƋƵŝƌĞ Ă ůŽŶŐ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůLJ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ Ăƌ ĂŶĚ ĂĨĠ ŝƐ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŶĞdžƚ ĚŽŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ZĞĚ ,ŝůů ƌĞǁĞƌLJ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǁĞůůͲĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĮƩĞĚ ŽƵƚ Ăƌͬ ĂĨĠ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ƌĞͲůĂƵŶĐŚ͘

tĞůů ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ &ŝƐŚ Ŷ ŚŝƉ ƐŚŽƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐŝĞƐƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ^ŽŵĞƌǀŝůůĞ Ͳ ŶĞdžƚ ĚŽŽƌ ƚŽ ĞŶƚƌLJ ŽĨ ŶĞǁ ůĚŝ ƐƚŽƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ůĂƌŐĞ ƐŚŽƉ ŚĂƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ Įƚ ŽƵƚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐŽůĚ ĨŽƌ ĮƚͲŽƵƚ ĐŽƐƚ͘ tŝůů ŶŽƚ ďĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ůŽŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŝĐĞ͘

Sale Price: $69,950 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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Sale Price: $39,950 Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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tĞůů ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďƵƐLJ ĂůŶĂƌƌŝŶŐ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ƉƌĞĐŝŶĐƚ dŚŝƐ ĐĂĨĠ͕ ƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƉƌŝŵĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŝŶ ,ĂƐƟŶŐƐ͕ ŝƐ ĂƐ ŝƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘ dŚĞ ĂůŶĂƌƌŝŶŐ >ĂƵŶĚƌĞƩĞ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ŝŶ Ă ĚŽƵďůĞ ƐŚŽƉ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ĂLJ ^ƚĂLJƐ ŝƐ ǁĞůů ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƚĞƌƐ ƚŽ ůŽĐĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƐƚĂŵƉ ŽŶ ŝƚ͘ ŵĂŬĞƌƐ ĂůŝŬĞ͘ 'ƌĞĂƚ ůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƐŝůLJ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ǁĞůů ǁŽƌƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ͘

Sale Price: $160,000 + SAV Contact: Russell Murphy 0407 839 184

Sale Price: $45,000 WIWO Contact: Kevin Wright 0417 564 454

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Oil spill warning for Western Port By Keith Platt THE new federal government will be pressured to undertake an environmental assessment of Western Port before any expansion of the Port of Hastings. The Victorian National Parks Association says new research has shown Western Port’s “globally significant marine and coastal wetlands” face “huge damage” from oil spills. The Environment Defenders Office says environmental risks and international obligations need to be assessed before more money is spent on the estimated $11 billion port project. However, the state government sees the Port of Hastings taking pressure off the Port of Melbourne by the mid2020s with a freeway-standard road and rail transport corridor connecting Hastings to Dandenong. Flinders MP Greg Hunt, who favours port expansion, is likely to be environment minister if the Coalition wins next Saturday’s election. “Legal experts say that the government needs to assess the risks before money is wasted on plans that cannot legally go ahead,” said Felicity Millner principal lawyer at the Environment Defenders Office. “Given what we have been told about the government’s plans to further develop the expansion, and potential damage from oil spills and port development to the environment, we think there is a serious legal question about whether the federal environment minister could approve a significantly expanded port. “It makes sense to do an assessment as soon as possible. If the damage to the wetlands will be too significant for the port expansion to proceed, then it is inappropriate for the state government to spend funds on progressing plans for the port expansion.” Damage to the environment will come from dredging of shipping channel, clearing mangroves to fill in parts Western Port and road and rail transport corridors through Gippsland, the Mornington Peninsula and suburban Melbourne. The changes will also threaten mi-

gratory birds protected under an international agreement, the bay’s ecology and even waves for surfers. The state government’s Victoria – The Freight State report includes the Western Port Highway being upgraded to “full freeway standard”. When fully operational, the Port of Hastings will handle nine million standard-sized containers a year. The port is also being designated for bulk and general cargo. The release of Victoria – The Freight State last month coincided with the Port of Hastings Development Authority seeking consultants to conduct site investigations in preparation for expansion of the port. Hastings Development Authority chief executive Mike Lean said Hastings had been earmarked as the site for a major port and industrial development for more than 40 years. “Hastings has more than 3000 hectares of land zoned for port-related use,” he said. “We are looking forward to finally realising this vision and to creating a world-class facility to help secure Victoria’s economic future.” Greg Hunt told The News that Western Port “is of huge environmental significance and we have a duty to ensure that any development is carried out sensitively”. “I believe the port expansion will be an important boost to Hastings and Western Port in terms of jobs and investment, but it must be carried out under strict environmental conditions. “A consideration of Australia’s international obligations under the Ramsar Convention would be included in the environmental impact studies carried out before any work on the expansion began. “The planned expansion of the Port of Hastings would have to undergo rigorous environmental assessment at both state and federal levels before any sort of construction work could begin. Both levels of government would have to be satisfied that all potential environmental impacts could be minimised or negated.”

Victorian National Parks Association spokesman Simon Branigan said Western Port could be damaged by an oil spill. “The new research found that even relatively small amounts of oil spilled from shipping traffic in Western Port could reach shorelines within minutes and high conservation areas in less than six hours,” he said. “We aren’t talking about oil tankers, but rather heavy fuel oil and diesel spills from container ships and port support vessels.” The research modelled six oil spill scenarios based on 27 oil spill accidents in Australia waters since 1970. Computer modelling tracked the spills over a two-week period from two locations within Western Port. “The modelling shows Phillip Island Nature Park is vulnerable to oil spill contamination, and French Island Marine National Park is also at high risk of exposure. It also highlighted the fact that once oil is in the water, it will be hard to stop,” Mr Branigan said. “Both these parks and many other parts of Western Port are home to key roosting, feeding and breeding habitats for waterbirds including annual migrants that breed in Russia, China, Japan and Alaska, and spend the summer months feeding in Western Port.” The report was commissioned in response to the state government’s proposal to expand the Port of Hastings into an international container port, increasing shipping traffic from under 100 ships a year to more than 3000. All of Western Port is listed under the international Ramsar Convention. It is home to 32 species of migratory birds protected by international agreements, making its waters and shorelines subject to national environmental laws. “Expanding the Port of Hastings poses unacceptable danger to Western Port’s unique environmental, social and recreational values,” Mr Branigan said. “Any proper assessment must consider environmental impacts, all risks and alternative port locations with links to national transport planning.”

Chris Chandler of the Westernport and Peninsula Protection Council said Western Port was a “unique tidal bay and wetland of international importance”. “We are very concerned that the state government’s plans to turn Western Port into an international container

port will expose the bay to a spill disaster, threatening the area’s rich biodiversity including its beautiful beaches, seagrass meadows, and native wildlife such as little penguins and black swans as well as highly prized recreational fishing species King George whiting and snapper.”

Digging dirt on clean living IT’S time to dig the dirt on all things clean and green as the Mornington Peninsula homes in on national Sustainable House Day this Sunday. The shire’s Eco Living Display Centre will host an array of activities and demonstrations to provide practical advice on how to live more sustainably. Worm farming, pictured above, will be just one of numerous hands-on activities set to entertain and inform visitors to The Briars Park-based display centre. Other demonstrations scheduled will include how to conduct a home energy assessment, draught-proofing, creating wicking beds to reduce garden watering, composting and bokashi to reduce the amount of waste unnecessarily going to landfill. Sustainable House Day events are from 10am-4pm on Sunday 8 September at the Eco Living Display Centre at The Briars Park, 450 Nepean Hwy, Mt Martha. Entry is free.

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Expo has your wedding covered MORNINGTON Peninsula Weddings (MP Weddings) is a group of quality wedding suppliers located on, and specialising in, creating weddings on the peninsula. To assist brides and grooms preparing for their special day, an MP Weddings Expo will be held from 10am-3pm on Sunday 8 September. The expo is free and will be at Peninsula Community Theatre, on the corner of Wilsons Rd and Nepean Hwy in Mornington. All MP Weddings members will be exhibiting so it will be a great opportunity to visit them in one location to discuss wedding requirements. Visitors will be able to enjoy food provided by MP Weddings members, and will be in the running to win a pamper pack. A wedding fashion parade for men and women will be conducted by local fashion houses at 1pm, which promises to be a highlight. There are so many stunning wedding venues and professional suppliers on the peninsula. From beach ceremonies to luxurious resort wedding receptions, the region is a popular choice for many brides and grooms, particularly because there are so many places to visit, interesting things to experience and beautiful places to stay. As members of MP Weddings, the businesses work together to create the perfect wedding for each couple and their families and friends. The association is a unique network of businesses that have a great understanding of each other’s products and services, and that are passionate about weddings. Businesses in the wedding industry registered on the Mornington Peninsula are encouraged to apply for membership of MP Weddings. More information can be found at www. peninsulaweddings.com.au

Lions bikes for police Rosebud police have received $3000 to support patrols over the hectic summer period. The money came from

the Lions clubs of Rosebud, Dromana and Rye, and the Lioness Club of Dromana. It has been used to purchase two bicycles to be used on the Mornington Peninsula. Community engagement officer Leading Senior Constable Julie Simpson said: “Bike patrols are popular with residents and camping communities over summer and make police officers more accessible to the public.” The new mountain bikes will replace 10-year-old bikes. Inspector Bryan Sharp said he was “extremely grateful for the donation. Bike patrols are a great way of connecting with our community”. Pictured from left are Mick Henderson, Val Clisby, Leading Senior Constable Anthony Coates, Leading Senior Constable David Tate, Gordon Woods and Bob Beard. Picture: Barry Irving

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Students’ lives inspire play STUDENTS lives and experiences provided the raw material for the dialogue in a play about two brothers who spend a day sorting through rubbish left outside houses in their street. Workshops with about 50 students from Western Port and Dromana secondary colleges gave producer and actor Dave Houston his narrative for Hard Rubbish Day. The workshop ended with the students performing on stage at Western Port, while the finished product will be presented next Wednesday at Cube 37 in Frankston. Sifting through the unwanted bits and pieces of lives lived behind closed doors was grist for the mill for two brothers. They barely survived a party that went viral on social media but their house was not so fortunate, bringing wide media coverage and not-so-welcome fame. Hard Rubbish Day covers mental health, suicide, selfharm, eating disorders and social media. “There was quite a lot of laughter and a fair amount of tears. When we performed the play, it made us proud of each other and brought us even closer together. The younger students realised that they were not alone,” said Western Port year 11 student Megan Sutherland, who played in the colleges’ version of Hard Rubbish Day. “The final version of the play came from situations that the students had experienced. “We thought it was a chance to get our parents to understand how we feel and see things without having to talk to them individually and feel out of place. It’s one thing hearing about a situation but I think it had more of an effect seeing it on stage.” Student wellbeing coordinator Tim Ward said the program and performance helped students feel better about themselves “and promoted better ways to deal with the complex issues that are affecting them”. “Students selected were those who had faced some difficult situations and environments and, I think, the play reflected this.” Hard Rubbish Day, 11am and 6pm on Wednesday 11 September at Cube 37, Davey St, Frankston. Tickets $10, bookings and information call 9784 1060 or go to www.thefac.com.au

New ‘air’ system for art gallery MORNINGTON Peninsula Regional Gallery in Civic Reserve, Mornington, will be closed from September till mid-December for an upgrade of its air-conditioning system at a cost of $400,000. A Mornington Peninsula Shire spokeswoman said the upgraded system would “ensure the gallery meets international standards for temperature, humidity and particle filtration, and enable the gallery to continue to borrow major works and secure significant touring exhibitions”. “The gallery will not present exhibitions during the upgrade period, and its popular public and education programs will operate from alternative venues. “The gallery team will remain at the gallery and can be contacted during normal business hours.” About 48,000 people visited the gallery for the month-long Archibald Prize finalists exhibition, which closed in early July. The gallery and associated service providers made income of $750,000 including shop and cafe operations.

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A play on life: Megan Sutherland was one of the Western Port and Dromana secondary college students who contributed to the production and performance of Hard Rubbish Day. Picture: Yanni

MORNINGTON Environment Association’s annual meeting is at 7.30pm on Thursday 12 September in the meeting room of Mornington Library in Vancouver St. Guest speaker will be Hastingsbased Dolphin Research Institute director Jeff Weir. His talk will be followed by reports and committee election. All welcome. Supper served. RSVP to morningtonea@gmail.com or call 0407 572 089.

Bunnings supports woodwork group By Barry Irving BUNNING’S Rosebud store donated building materials for Woodworkers of the Southern Peninsula to build a much-needed office at their Rosebud premises. When representatives arrived to finish installing the outer cladding, club president John and members were given a huge surprise when Tash and Darren made a presentation of reclaimed goods that included a Bosch drop saw, drill sets, sanders, pressure cleaner and other

tools that the club will put to good use. The club provides an outlet for men and women to learn new skills in woodworking. The toymakers group provides hundreds of handcrafted toys that are distributed annually through the Salvation Army, Anglicare and other community groups to needy families on the peninsula. Woodworkers president John Bayliss said: “We thank and acknowledge the enormous support Bunnings Rosebud continues to provides to our members”.

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Frankston choral concert a blast, new British arrivals to bring labour Compiled by Matt Vowell From the pages of the Mornington Standard, 6 September 1913. THE concert given by the Frankston Choral Society in the Mechanics’ Hall on Saturday evening proved most successful. In spite of the fact that the weather was anything but propitious, there was a very fair attendance, and everything passed off without a hitch. The orchestra, recently organised in connection with the Society, was heard for the first time in two selections, and considering the very limited time the members had had for practice, they acquitted themselves very creditably, and their playing was very favorably commented upon. The concerted items by the Choral Society, under Mr Walter Jennings, were greatly appreciated, and on all sides could be heard complimentary remarks on the finished way in which every item was rendered. Their conductor, Mr Jennings, is sparing neither time nor pains in tutoring the members, and the improvement shown by them must be very gratifying to him as well as to all Frankston residents. Miss Amy Davey, a pupil of Mr Jennings, pleased with her rendering of “The Moorish Maid,” and for her second item, “ Beloved Sleep,” she received a well-deserved encore. She, with Mr Jennings, also rendered two duets, and in both cases encores were demanded. Though suffering from the effects of a severe cold, Mr Jennings was heard to advantage in his two items, and in each instance encores were demanded. Perhaps the most vociferous applause was that which greeted Miss Gregory

at the conclusion of her song, “If I built a world for you.” This young lady was in splendid voice, and an encore was enthusiastically demanded. “Old Mother Hubbard,” by the Choral Society, was a catchy item which greatly pleased the audience, and the members had to repeat their performance as an encore. The president of the society, Dr Maxwell, acted as chairman. The following programme was gone through:Overture, orchestra; Part song, “Hail, Smiling Morn,” Choral Society; Song, “ For you alone,” Mr Jennings (encored); Song, “The Moorish Maid,” Miss Amy Davey; Part song, “Stars of Summer Night” Choral Society; duet, “In Spring-time,” Mr Jennings and Miss Davey (encored); chorus, “Softly fall the shades of Evening,” Choral Society; selection “Rose Blushes,” orchestra; song, “Love is waiting,” Mr Jennings (encored); song, “ Beloved Sleep,” Miss Davey (encored); song, “If I built a world for you,” Miss Gregory (encored); part song, “Old Mother Hubbard,” Choral Society (encored); duet, “Venetian Song,” Miss Davey and Mr Jennings (encored); Part song, “Good-night Beloved,” Choral Society. *** DURING the ensuing fortnight parties of men and lads for farm work are arriving from Great Britian, consisting principally of about 200 British Lads and 60 Farm Laborers and their Families. All these Lads, Men, and Families, are coming out to this country purposely to take up farm work, and the Government is desirous of having them placed on farms with the least possible delay. Generally speaking, the lads have

not much knowledge of farm work, but past experience has proved that they are very willing and ready to adapt themselves to the requirement of their new conditions. The services of these lads are available at rates ranging from 10s per week and keep upwards according to age and experience, and it is hoped that farmers requiring their services will lose no time in notifying the Bureau of their requirements. Others amongst those coming forward are farm laborers, experienced and inexperienced, who should be easily placed at wages of 15s to 25s per week. Married couples will also be arriving, who are desirous of at once proceeding to country employment. Numerous letters have been received from employers of previous new arrivals, expressing satisfaction with their services, and there is no doubt that the introduction of these new people will assist in building up and maintaining an effective supply of farm labor for the whole of the State. A good class of employee will arrive by the next three boats, and will offer a good opportunity to farmers who desire to secure labor for the approaching dairying and harvesting seasons. *** MESSRS Alex Scott and Co. held their usual monthly sale in the Municipal Yards on Monday last, when there was a full yarding of cattle of all descriptions. There was a good demand and satisfactory prices for all classes:Fat cows to £8; milkers to £6 12s 6d; springer to £6; springing heifers to £6 2s 6d; backward cows to £5; fat sheep

to 23s 6d; fat lambs to 14s 1d; a line of weaners at 13s 8d. Pigs in great demand at high prices, as follows:- Baconers to 67s; medium to 50s; porkers to 44s; clips to 24s; suckers 15s; extra 19s 6d, the latter price being obtained for a line under six weeks old, sold on account Mr G. Walker, of Green Island. *** DR Griffith announces in another column that he may be consulted at Bittern, at his residence, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. *** BY advertisement in this issue Mr Des Wells notifies that he is prepared to visit all parts of the Peninsula to sweep chimneys, &c. *** MESSRS Brody and Mason will conduct their usual monthly sale at Somerville on Wednesday next. *** NURSE Crawford, who for several years was proprietress of “St. Pancras” private hospital, has taken “Osborne House,” where she intends establishing a Nursing and Convalescent Home. *** THE Lord Chief Justice, speaking at a public meeting at Hammersmith Town Hall, said the excessive expenditure on drink in the United Kingdom was appalling. From his 40 years’ legal experience he could say that 90 per cent of the crime committed in this country could be traced to overindulgence in drink. *** A EUCHRE party and dance was held on Thursday, 21st, in aid of the new hall and it was a great success, 84 players from all parts fighting a battle

for the valuable prize, which was donated by Mr G. S. Edwards. The ladies’ first prize, a gold cable bangle, was won by Miss M. Hazledine; second, a gold pendant, by Miss McKeown, and Miss Hill the booby, a silver bracelet. Mr Lookin won the gents’ prize, a £1 1s safety razor; Mr McNamara second, and Mr Counsel the booby. *** MR Morgan, of Sorrento, has started a saddlery and boot making business here in Mr Evans’ shop opposite the pier, and the public hope that Mr Morgan will succeed, as it is a long time since there was a good saddler and boot repairer here. *** A GOLF tournament was played on the Dromana links or Thursday, 28th ult., for a trophy donated by the president, Dr Weld. Unfortunately, it rained in the forenoon, which made the course very sloppy. The ladies’ trophy was. won by Miss Singleton, handicap 18, 52; Miss McKeown, handicap 18, 54; 2nd; Mrs Weld, handicap 10, 65, and Miss Talbot, scratch, 65, 3rd. The gents’ prize was won by Master T. Singleton, handicap 30, 87; Mr Christie, handicap 18, 91, 2nd; W. Evans, scratch, 92, 3rd. The club now has about 40 members, and it is the intention of the committee to have a big tournament about New Year, as under the new secretary they are leaving no stone unturned in having the greens and course in capital order. They have already made big improvements. The leading players are anxious to hear a “crack” at some of the Peninsula clubs, and the secretary will be pleased to accept a challenge.

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Spunk Machine take out Baha band battle By Haydn Godony FACED with a triple-barrelled barrage of heavy opposition, the syncopated sounds of Spunk Machine waltzed away with a unanimous judges vote to win this year’s Baha Battle of the Bands. All five band members are aged under 21 and studying music at Box Hill Institute. Lead guitarist and former Rosebud Secondary College student Troy Downward lives in Rye. “We did not think we were going to win,” Troy said. “Half the band had a cold, I’ve got a broken collar bone and the other three bands were all tight. “We were sort of questioning ourselves because we had not rehearsed for three weeks. We felt we could have played better.” On stage, Spunk Machine appeared to be revelling in their element, “dancing” through an all-original set that fitted like a leotard. Off stage, singer Sarah-Ashley Occhino appears to be a “girl next door”. On stage, she steps into her siren shoes, wrapping her somewhat contralto vox around the band’s sometimes delightfully disjointed tunes. The rest of the band’s members hail from the eastern suburbs, with Tyler Campbell on drums, Jarrod Goldman on five-string bass and Daniel Howard on rhythm guitar. The other three competing finalists, Siren Sun, Spitting Swallows and Myyth, all presented workman-like sets that were

often inspired. But they were nonetheless eclipsed by a band that delighted in being different. “We study jazz, so that comes into it a bit,” Troy said. “Part of the prize is a Saturday gig at Baha so we’re hoping to get a support gig there with a band called Sasquatch. We’re big fans of theirs.” “Spunk Machine has a new-school soul sound, in some senses, and there is pop in there as well. But behind it all is a jazz base. We play a fair few complicated chords that gives us that ‘sound’. “We have dropped a few funkier songs from our set because we are heading more toward pop-soul. “But because we are all studying, it can be hard to find time to write new music and ‘get it all happening’, so we’ve got about ten original songs that we mainly play. The band’s original songs are effectively peppered with a couple of covers, including Hendrix’ Foxy Lady and a soulful version of Lily Allen’s Smile. Of the future, Troy said the band was mostly hoping to “just play gigs and make this our living”. “We’re doing what we love, that’s the main thing and that is how we want it to come across in our playing and performance.” Downward trend: Troy Downward and Tyler Campbell busting it out for Spunk Machine.

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The story of an ill-gotten gain By Stuart McCullough IT arrived without warning. Flushed with excitement, I immediately opened the email, eager to read its contents. Little did I realize that I was opening not so much an email as an absolute Pandora’s worm. It began with a simple if not traditional greeting of ‘hello Stuart’ before taking me to task for a sizeable violation of the English language. Had I accidently reverted to my native Esperanto without realizing? Relied too heavily on facial expressions? Apparently not. My crime was far greater than any of these. I had, it seems, used the word ‘gotten’ in an article. The email was as simple as it was devastating. It said that ‘gotten’ appears in neither the Oxford nor Webster dictionaries. It then informed me that ‘gotten’ is an American term, the past participle of the term ‘get’. It was at this point that I noted the almost complete absence of anything in the email resembling grammar. Under those heightened circumstances, it seemed a touch harsh of my correspondent to want to castigate me for using the word ‘gotten’ whilst simultaneously forsaking anything resembling a proper sentence. I contemplated correcting the errors and returning the email, but averred for fear it might seem confrontational. Clearly, my correspondent was on a mission. I would need to apologise, forthwith. I could start by telling him that I don’t know what possessed me. I’d say ‘I don’t know what had gotten

Nothing better to do with their time: Noah Webster, founder of the Webster Dictionary, after receiving a letter from a reader who took exception at the inclusion of the word ‘gotten’ in his first edition.

into me’ but that might prompt a further email. The missive concluded with the entreaty, ‘We are Australians not Yanks so forget the word Gotten… Aussie language only please.’ Once heard, it’s difficult to forget a word like ‘gotten’, but I’ll do my best. So in response to that heartfelt appeal to avoid culturally inappropriate terms and stick to the Australian vernacular, allow me to declare that

I will absolutely, categorically, fo’ shizzle, do my upmost from this moment on. That said, I must admit to being curious as to the claim that the term ‘gotten’ is notable for its absence from both the Oxford and Webster Dictionaries. I am mindful, too, that the Webster dictionary is, in fact, quintessentially American, having first been published either by

Emmanuel Lewis during the 1984 production break of the sitcom ‘Webster’ or by Noah Webster in the early nineteenth Century. Either way, the Webster dictionary is absolutely, 100% American. Not that Noah Webster didn’t have his own critics to contend with. In 1806, Webster published ‘A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language’. It’s a great pity that all dictionaries do not have a title as plainly superb as Webster’s first effort. But instead of universal acclaim, he was severely criticized by some. Whether this was for including or omitting the term ‘gotten’ is no longer known. I doubt, however, it was by email. He upped the ante a few decades later with a two-volume version that was denounced as radical and saw some openly question the sanity of the author. All the same, his suggested spellings for words such as ‘center’ and ‘color’ have continued to this day, even if his proposals for ‘wimmen’ and ‘groop’ never got off the ground. Perhaps it’s just as well. As for the Oxford dictionary, with the possible exception of HP Sauce and The Beatles, it’s hard to think of anything more English. I do, however, have an Oxford dictionary and after receiving the email, immediately set about seeing if the rumours were true. Bless its gotten socks, the term ‘gotten’ does, in fact, appear in the Oxford dictionary, albeit it fleetingly. Under the term ‘gotten’ it simply reads, ‘see GET’. Presumably the ‘LOST’ is silent. Flipping back a few pages I discover under ‘get’ that it is,

indeed, an American variant. But what of it? I don’t mean to quibble, but despite what my correspondent may think, ‘Aussie’ is not actually a language. Not that it’s a bad idea. In fact, were it up to me I’d like to see English abolished as our primary language in favour of something that’s entirely homegrown. Forget becoming a Republic – the true path to independence comes by having your own language. If those folks at Star Trek can invent ‘Klingon’, surely it’s not beyond us? Imagine it. Just as Eskimos are said to have more than fifty words for ‘snow’, ‘Aussie’ could take the same approach to ‘beer’. Finally, someone would be able to accurately translate the lyrics of ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi’. The possibilities are endless… It’s always nice to receive correspondence, but I’m not sure quite how to take a demand to only use ‘Aussie’. Part of me is tempted to placate the various sheilas, blokes and drongos who feel so strongly about it, whilst the rest of me is quite comfortable stealing language from where I please. Frankly, I never meant to generate this level of conflict. I simply can’t believe the mess that I’ve gotten getted gettended myself into. It seems I have little choice – the time has finally come to abandon English altogether and to go ‘full time’ with Esperanto. Or Klingon. Or maybe I shouldn’t worry so much and just relax. It is, after all, much ado about nothing. Or, as they say in Klingon, paghmo’ tIn mIS. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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small group (maxiumum 12) to amazing places. “We take in the tourist sites and some of the not so touristy places, meet the locals and ensure we enjoy the great food and wine Southern Africa has to offer,” said Liz. The trip takes in cosmopolitan Cape Town, Groote Bos reserve in the Southern Cape, the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. It costs $13,999 ex Melbourne twin share with airfares (on an all inclusive basis except for 8 dinners and 6 lunches, all gratuities included). Travelscene Sorrento Beach. Phone 03 5984 3366. Web: www.sorrentotravel.com.au Southern Peninsula News 3 September 2013

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Performance GLENN Shorrock was the Little River’s band’s lead vocalist and, arguably, most interesting songwriter, for seven years. Before LRB he had been part of two of Australia’s most popular bands of the sixties, Twilights and Axiom. His first solo venture was Bobby Darin’s Dream Lover in 1979 which became his first Top 10 solo hit. Glenn Shorrock’s career spans almost half a century and his stint with Little River Band saw over 25 million albums sold. Aztec Records has released a new CD Glenn Shorrock: 45 Years of Song. This special 2CD 29-track set, recorded at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre in July 2010, sees him power through a smorgasbord of hits from his previous bands and solo career, including Help Is On Its Way, Reminiscing, Lonesome Loser, Meanwhile, Little Ray Of Sunshine, Days On The Road and many more. Glenn Shorrock: 45 Years of Song is a two-hour concert with full band (strings, brass, three guitars, keyboards, bass, drums and backup singers), expertly digitally mastered by Gil Matthews with a handsome digipak package and an informative 24-page booklet written by noted Australian rock writer Ian McFarlane. Another document of classic Australian music on the Aztec label, and a must for Shorrock fans. Available at all good record stores. www.aztecrecords.com.au *** JAYDEN Davies is 17 and has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma which is a form of bone cancer. Tumours form on his bones and as they grow they destroy the bone and cause enormous pain. He is undergoing treatment to shrink these tumours and to manage his pain, but since he has numerous tumours the doctors cannot guarantee he will beat this insidious disease. A fundraiser is being held for Jayden to give his family some financial support. They can then concentrate on spending time with Jayden whilst he fights for his life.

The fundraiser will be held at the Peninsula Community Theatre, Mornington on Wednesday 11 September, 6.30-10.30pm. Cost is $50 per person which includes a 2 course dinner. Items will be auctioned on the night and tickets are available www.trybooking.com/60856 or for more information contact including donations contact Michelle Roberts 0478 082 646. Check Facebook: facebook.com/jaydendaviessupport *** RONNIE Burn’s 1967 hit Coalman was written by the Bee Gees who also provided backing vocals. At first Ronnie was reluctant to hear any of their compositions but was persuaded by his producer Nat Kipner to listen to some of their material. He followed it up with another Bee Gee composition,

Exit Stage Right. Barry McGuire’s 1965 hit Eve of Destruction was originally meant to be a B-side. It was recorded about 4am when McGuire’s voice was raw and husky after recording several other songs. He was meant to re-record the vocals but an over eager record executive thought it sounded great the way it was. Despite being banned in several US states, it became a million seller. It made No.2 on the Melbourne charts and stayed in the charts for 14 weeks. The Elvis Presley song Edge of Reality (1969) was the B-side to If I Can Dream. Edge of Reality became a hit in Australia but was ignored in the USA and UK where If I Can Dream became the chart hit.

will pay tribute to one of its pioneers, Australian icon and country music legend, Slim Dusty. Just a few months on from the 10th anniversary of the passing of the King of Australian Country Music, the festival will celebrate Slim’s contribution to Australian country music and culture through a number of special events. The 2014 festival will pay tribute to Slim in a number of ways including the unveiling of a bronze statue of country music’s first couple, Slim and his wife Joy McKean in a prominent location in the CBD. The statue recognises the huge contribution Slim Dusty and Joy McKean have made to Australia’s musical heritage and the integral role they played in helping to establish Tamworth as the Country Music Capital. Other special activities planned during the Festival include an exhibition of Slim Dusty’s personal memorabilia, footage and photos at Festival Headquarters and a special concert in his honour. The 2014 Tamworth Country Music Festival will be held from Friday 17 to Sunday 26 January. www.slimdusty.com.au

By Gary Turner *** TOP TEN ALBUMS 1. 45 Years of Song – Glenn Shorrock 2. A – Agnetha Faltskog (Universal) 3. At The Mountain of Madness – Blackfeather (Aztec) 4. Great Country Song Book – Troy Cassar-Daley & Adam Harvey (Sony) 5. Australian Songs – Perfect Tripod (Liberation) 6. Old Sock – Eric Clapton (Polydor) 7. Inspiration – George Benson (Universal) 8. Pieces of Me – Aleyce Simmonds (WJO) 9. Faster – Liam Brew (WJO) 10. Let it Fly – Diesel (Liberation) Album of the Week: If I Want To – Jasmine Rae (ABC)

*** THE Tamworth Country Music Festival is home to the biggest names in country music and in 2014; the festival

A Grain of Salt WHILE the federal election and football have been imprisoning the headlines Doctor Den and his planning cohorts talk of “nature-based” tourism development in our national parks calling for potential developers to come forward. 99 year leases (read forever) will certainly lure those “potential” developers out of the woodwork, if indeed it hasn’t already been discussed at length in the darkened backrooms of the power clique, including my mates at the Institute of Public Affairs. Do they have senior ASIO executives as IPA members? “Boys and boys come out to play, happy and well the laxette way”. If it wasn’t so serious it would be funny. Never forgetting Mr Smoothie (Matty Guy) and his backflip on the re-zoning of farmland to residential; 24-hectare property at Ventnor overlooking Western Port Bay and secret millions in compensation. Social commentator Hugh Mackay would say “forgive generously”. Like fun. *** AS a Collingwood supporter I’m obliged to hate Essendon but really I think it’s tragic they have been deprived of playing in this year’s final series which they thoroughly earned by finishing in the top eight. No problem with Hird’s punishment, loss of draft picks and a fine but surely those 2012 jabs should not be connected with the team’s 2013 performance, not to men-

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tion the loss to all those loyal Essendon supporters, who I may well hate but know full well are no different to Collingwood supporters? *** THE Herald Sun’s hypocritical editorial reads “the truth must come out”. It rarely does but it has a nice sound to it; likely half truths, misinformation and gossip borne of bias. ASADA are public servants; surely enough said? An intriguing side effect has been the case for the defence coming from Herald Sun chief football writer Mark Robinson (Essendon) and the opposite and forceful point of view from Caroline Wilson from The Age. I would have preferred James Hird cop the blame early with a statement of reasons defending his innocence, do his time and everyone revert to an “as is” situation. I think of the story of the elephant and dragon conflict. The dragon got under the elephant’s belly and sucked his blood so long till the elephant fell down almost dead upon the dragon and killed him; both were ruined. If you have received a wrong, wisely consider it, and compose yourself with the patience to bear it. Honesty is sufficient reward. Yeah yeah. *** LASTLY, the AFL, as always, is aligned with profit. The draw is a joke, likewise stretching out game

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times for television, making the game quicker (rule changes) again for television, the laughable camera jobs on disputed goals and the ridiculous talk about cutting down the number of players on and off the bench despite the fact none of us care how many times they come on and off. Mark Robinson says (when he takes the odd break from his raves against Andrew Demetriou) “Supporters like to see their stars on the field”. How would he know? Again where’s Mike Sheahan when we need him? The AFL employs 500 people. What do they do? Enough! *** ANOTHER election bites the dust allowing us to move on to the mighty Magpies who sadly won’t last long. [I’m guessing; I write this column before the event]. It will be nice to have a break prior to waking in horror at the broken promises (what promises?), all eventually to be forgotten in three years’ time. We’ve survived before and we shall again. Pauly Keating and little Johnny Howard are but memories. Spending on health (including aged care), education and infrastructure will be temporarily paused, if not cut, in pursuit of a phantom surplus but the good news is there will be no change to the unfair tax breaks for high earners and negative gearing shall remain, so for-

get about buying a house unless it’s an investment property. Get yourself a tax haven or better still whack your profits into your super. Trust Tony? Haha. Very funny. Some of my best friends (wage earners, pensioners, fixed income) vote Liberal. I don’t blame them. I know nothing about woodwork either. Culture is what we need, the serenity after the football finals. Note for Cliffy: Cancel Foxtel Footy after Collingwood’s demise. *** LIVING alone requires continuous effort; shopping, cooking, washing and cleaning. I awake, eat my vita brits and read the newspaper followed by my brisk healthy 100-metre morning walk to the cafe for coffee and read the free Herald Sun front to back in 90 seconds. “And what’s on today, Cliff?” Good question. Where is a good woman when you need one; or better still a bad one? Sadly such things are performance based. A need for inspiration as in filling the gaps with at least a sense of enthusiasm. Crooked, sometimes corrupt politicians state and federal don’t help. We look to sport and we get Essendon and our cricket team? Get rid of Michael Clarke; good batsman bad captain. Remember that comic strip, Sad Sack? Sorry, I strayed; culture. *** “I CAN’T paint or act or write or

By Cliff Ellen dance, I’m not artistic”. Think again. We all have imagination, we simply don’t apply it. We all act every day; we all have dreams; our unique experiences. Try writing; your life, point of view; whatever suits you. Half a dozen painting classes can open the door to yourself, your imagination. A good teacher may unlock the key via inspiration. Those who can and those who can’t means some have found a way to express themselves, through the written, the visual or the oral medium. In making the effort to open the door, as in applying yourself, the results can be staggering or simply satisfying or simply exercising your brain, and all for your own benefit, perhaps even pleasure? Stay clear of woodwork. *** “We are like flies taking the side of the spiders” [Voltaire]. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Except for bears, bears will kill you....hooroo..cliffie9@bigpond.com

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Sorrento grabs victory from the jaws of defeat NEPEAN LEAGUE By Andrew ‘Toe Punt’ Kelly SORRENTO staged a wonderful fight back in the dying minutes of the Nepean League preliminary final on Saturday to snatch a win from the jaws of defeat against Rosebud. In a see-sawing battle all afternoon, Sorrento kicked three goals in five minutes to turn a 16-point deficit into an unlikely two-point win. In last week’s second semi-final against Dromana, the Sharks dominated for 95 per cent of the game, only to get overrun in the final 15 minutes. Sorrento didn’t deserve to lose. On Saturday, the Sharks didn’t deserve to win. However, what the result produced was the grand final this Saturday at Frankston Park that everyone wanted to see: Dromana versus Sorrento.

Rosebud was unlucky to lose, big time. At the 26-minute mark of the last quarter, the Buds were up by almost three goals. The Buds came into the match with a game plan and executed it to perfection, except for in the dying minutes of the match. No one gave them any hope of winning the game and many were simply hoping for a good contest. There wasn’t a person at the ground that expected Rosebud to boot five of the first six goals in the final quarter to open up a 16-point break. Greg Bentley, who had a quiet first half, was at his best in the last, Matthew Payne was simply dominating, and Paul Lewis and Tom Baker were having an influence in the ruck and around the ground. The Buds were running on top of

the ground, they had the massive crowd right behind them and a big upset looked likely. However, you can never write off a brilliant team. Tyrren Head, who was unsighted for the majority of the match, bobbedup to kick two of the last three goals of the game and Leigh Poholke sharked a pack to put his side back in front with a minute left. Rosebud took the ball inside their attacking 50 in the last 30 seconds but Sorrento pushed plenty of numbers back and restricted a score. There was no question that Sorrento midfielder Leigh Treeby was the difference between Sorrento winning and losing. While Scott Cameron was outstanding in the ruck, it was the efforts of Treeby, both inside and outside, who singlehandedly won the Sharks the game.

His work rate was unbelievably good, his defensive pressure was outstanding, and he went forward and kicked two goals, both game breakers up against the boundary line. Treeby’s influence on the contest, especially when the game looked to be lost, was a stand-out. Rosebud was superb. Matty Payne, Ryan Spooner, Sam Kremich and Tom Baker were outstanding. In fact, Rosebud hardly had a bad player. But as Buds coach Nick Jewell said after the match, “it doesn’t matter if you win on the ground, you have to win on the scoreboard”. Sorrento coach Nick Claringbold obviously was relieved after the match. “Put it this way, it took a while for me to calm down,” Claringbold said. ‘Last week I thought we didn’t deserve to lose and this week I thought

Rosebud was the better team all day. “We lacked energy and intensity throughout but we did have, and always have, is a belief that we can win. “We could have easily let it slip away in the last quarter but we kept pushing. It was good. “Our boys were sore after the Dromana game and they’re even more sore after this match. “It will be a light week on the track and we’ll have the boys refreshed for the grand final.” Dion Phillips is a sure thing to come back into the Sorrento side. “Dion was 80 per cent fit and could have played on Saturday, however, we wanted to ensure that every player was fit for Rosebud. “This week we hope to stick to our structures and play a better brand of footy,” Claringbold said.

Pictures: Andrew Hurst

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Sharks are in big one while Stonecats face Eagles PENINSULA LEAGUE By Andrew ‘Toe Punt’ Kelly BONBEACH moved directly into the Peninsula League grand final on Saturday after holding off Frankston YCW in the second semi-final. The Stonecats will now will play Edithvale-Aspendale in this weekend’s preliminary final after the Eagles belted Mt Eliza in the first-semi at Pines on Sunday. Bonbeach led for the large majority of the afternoon to beat YCW 13.11– 89 to 11.12–78. Frankston YCW led only once in the match, when it held a four-point lead late in the second quarter, before Bonbeach’s Shaun Foster kicked one on the siren to regain the lead at the major interval. As expected, Frankston YCW kept coming at the Sharks all afternoon but on this occasion, Bonbeach was able to respond.

On its two previous occasions this season, Bonbeach has been in the contest, only to be blown away in 15 minutes of footy against YCW. However, on Saturday at Frankston’s Kars St Oval, the Sharks were able to steady and respond. Bonbeach coach Steve Capp said it was great for his side to get into the grand final. “At this stage, what we’ve been able to do is earn the right to play in a grand final,” Capp said. “What we need to ensure is that we bring the same intensity, pressure and work rate to the table in two weeks time in the grand final. “I thought our concentration over four quarters was really good on Saturday and it was the real reason we won the game. “We’ve had lapses (in concentration) in the past and it’s cost us. We didn’t get that on Saturday”.

Capp said it was great for his group to have the confidence to beat YCW. “We hadn’t beaten Mt Eliza or YCW in the past couple of years and it was just great for the boys to go into a grand final knowing that we have beaten both of them in our past two games,” Capp said. “So, regardless of results, we go into a grand final knowing our best is good enough to win.” Bonbeach started Matty Batten where he finished last week’s game: as a forward. Other than that, everything else went as expected. Bonbeach kicked to the Kars St end with the aid of a slight breeze in the opening quarter and squandered some early opportunities (2.6 to 1.2). “I hoped that some easy misses in the first quarter weren’t going to come back and bite us,” Capp said. Those misses didn’t have an effect on the result, the Sharks proving too strong.

Foster finished the afternoon with four goals for the winners while Scott McDonald finished with three. Nathan Robinson and Mark Tyrell, along with Gary Carpenter, were outstanding over four quarters. Anthony Barry led the way for the Stonecats, while Ricky Morris and David Bodley finished with three goals each. In the Sunday game, EdithvaleAspendale controlled proceedings all afternoon to knock over Mt Eliza at Eric Bell Reserve. The Redlegs went into the match without Scott Lockwood and Tim Strickland, both injured, while Dave Willet was dropped from the senior side. Without Lockwood, things were expected to be tough and they proved to be. The Redlegs’ skill level in windy conditions was atrocious, while Edith-

vale managed the conditions a whole lot better. The Eagles led by 24 points at quarter time after kicking with a five-goal breeze in the first. At half time, the margin was still 22 points and at three quarter time, the Eagles opened-up a 49-point break. The final score was 10.14–74 to 5.7–37. Matt Kremmer kicked three for the Eagles and proved that if he attacks the footy, uses his size and skill to his advantage, that he can have a real influence. Tim Mannix and Troy Ogier were instrumental in the win for the Eagles and Zac Muschialli had a tagging role on Mt Eliza’s Josh Norman and executed it to perfection. For the Redlegs, Karl Lombardozzi, who came into the side, was superb, as was Rohan Heasley and Rob Dyring in attack.

Eagles and Sharks prevail: The Eagles had an easy win over the Redlegs (above and right), while the Sharks managed to hold off the Stonecats to get into the grand final (below). Pictures: Gary Sissons

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Demon’s day: Rye had an easy win over Crib Point in Nepean A-Grade netball winning 54–28. Picture: Andrew Hurst

Team effort: Swans players, police officers, support staff and Rye Lions members photographed at the presentation luncheon. Picture: Barry Irving

Southern Peninsula Swans celebrate success By Barry Irving THE Southern Peninsula Swans football team concluded its season with a medal presentation luncheon held at Rosebud Football/Netball Club. The day presented an overview of the playing season and celebrated individual and team successes.

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Leading Senior Constable Teresa Baker thanked the gracious contributions made by local sponsors and the weekly support of volunteers who are the linchpin to the success of the team on many levels. The Southern Peninsula Swans football team is a police initiative developed in 2009 and supported by

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community volunteers. The program provides midweek football, training, matches and opportunities for people 15 years and over who are experiencing a sporting disadvantage or at risk of disengagement from education, community or employment. Training and game days occur on alternate Wednesdays and is followed by a

complimantary barbecue provided by the Mornington Peninsula Lions Clubs. Swans is affiliated with Reclink Australia which coordinates the home and away matches. The team is coached by local police members LSC Wayne Pattison and Will Harvey. Particpants enjoy being part of a connected team of individuals who

train and play with passion. They are accepting and tolerant of individual differences and abilities; have formed bonds and long lasting friendships; have changed their own mind attitudes and perceptions about people in authority – especially police – and have modified their once anti-social behaviors towards the community.

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Rotary Exchange Student from Taiwan The Rotary Clubs of Dromana & Sorrento, are jointly sponsoring a Rotary Exchange Student from 7DLZDQ IRU WZHOYH PRQWKV 7KH ÂżIWHHQ year old boy is Wei-Che HSU, from the Dali District in Taichung City. Wei-Che has asked us to call him Denny. Denny arrived in Australia a week ago and is staying with his host parents, for WKH ÂżUVW WKUHH PRQWKV 0DJJLH 7\UUHOO (Assistant Governor) Mc Geever. He is presently enrolling at Dromana Secondary College and will be there for the duration of his stay in Victoria. The main things I like to do in my free time include “watching television, listening to music, playing computer games, biking, watching movies, playing badminton, riding my skate board, shaking my hula hoop, reading and hanging out with my friendsâ€? Denny stated During his Exchange Student stay in Australia, Denny stated that he wants to “make many friends, learn about and experience the customs and culture

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of my host country. It will broaden my personality and give me the courage to travel by myselfâ€? He is studying to become an Engineer “so I can help my father improve his bicycle parts manufacturing CNC businessâ€?, he further stated. The second host family, for the period October, November & December, will be Karen & Brenton Ellis, whose daughter Bridget, is an Outbound Rotary Exchange Student. Bridget will be visiting Taiwan as from January 2014. The Ellis family live at Crib Point. After the Ellis family, Denny will be hosted by Doug and Angela Young from the Sorrento Rotary Club The Rotary Clubs of Dromana & Sorrento are planning a joint Club night where it is hoped that the Chairman of the Exchange Student Program for District 9820, Dan Kraan can address the members, on all aspects of the program. Dromana President Bob Donaldson stated, “we are hoping to make it a big night because, as well as having Denny with Maggie and Tyrrell Mc Geever, we are planning to invite Bridget and her parents. Doug and Angela Young will also be present, along with another Inbound Exchange student, who accompany Dan, from Berwickâ€? Everyone at the Dromana and Sorrento Clubs look forward to making Denny’s stay in Australia a very IXOÂżOOLQJ DQG UHZDUGLQJ H[SHULHQFH

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