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A refreshing opportunity RYE Opportunity Shop volunteers have taken the opportunity to revamp their shop during the coronavirus shutdown before an expected reopening on 13 July. The shop was suffering from a lack of space, a tired building and a leaky roof, Southern Peninsula Community Fund secretary Dorothy Mortlock said. Being closed enabled repairs, renovations and sprucing-up of the premises without interference to customers and staff. “The new, clean look will complement the need for social distancing, control of the number of customers and staff in the shop, and the cleaning, and sanitising, to ensure that everyone is protected,” Ms Mortlock said. “We’d be very pleased to see all our regular customers again, and invite those who haven’t yet visited to come along and browse the opportunities we have on offer.” Rye Opportunity Shop is run by the Southern Peninsula Community Fund. The stand-alone incorporated association is not aligned with any other charitable body. Its only purpose is to raise money for charities and worthy causes on the southern Mornington Peninsula. “By shopping with us you will be directly supporting these causes and adding to the more than $4 million which has been raised and distributed during the shop’s 60 years of operation,” Ms Mortlock said. Details call 5985 2479. RYE Opportunity Shop supervisor Pam Schmitter and volunteer David Willis. Picture: Yanni

Budget replay a ‘disaster’ Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire’s Cr Hugh Fraser says a decision to rewrite the 2020-21 budget is a “disaster for the [peninsula’s] economy at this time”. The shire’s annual budget is normally adopted by 30 June, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic the local government minister has set municipalities a new deadline of 31 August. The draft budget includes $31.8 million in income from fees and charges, based on them being applied from 1

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July. Individual fees were proposed to increase by about 3 per cent. Officers estimate the shire would lose about $150,000 by delaying adopting the budget until 18 August. Last month’s decision to dump the first draft budget followed a series of motions from Cr David Gill which included abolishing the rural living rate and excluding a fees and charges schedule (“Rural rate backflip” The News 30/6/20). A new fees and charges schedule will be brought back to council’s 14 July meeting “for consideration”. The budget decision also follows a plea from the shire for state and fed-

eral governments to finance a list of projects compiled after suffering “one of the heaviest hits to employment in the state” (“Shire seeks $320m rescue package” The News 22/6/20). “For [the shire] to abort the draft budget at this late stage and readvertise another budget is a disaster for the Mornington Peninsula economy at this difficult time,” Cr Fraser said. “It’s unprecedented [for the council] to readvertise the … budget. “Just at a time when local government should be pushing out as much money as possible into the community, the effect of council’s resolutions is to significantly delay the rollout of coun-

cil capital and other works and payments into the community.” The proposed 2020-21 capital works budget is $52.5 million and the priority projects program is $4.3 million. ‘Big ticket’ capital works items include the Rosebud aquatic centre ($11.2 million in this year’s budget), road resealing and rehabilitation works ($4 million) and the Merricks station grounds master plan ($1.9 million). Cr Fraser said there had been six months to decide the budget, including councillor briefings and two community consultations. “Council management have been at pains to afford every opportunity to all councillors to

debate the scaled boat shed and bathing box charges and rural living rate – which the draft budget reduced by 50 per cent – before resolving to put the draft 2020-21 budget on public exhibition,” he said. “To bring these matters to a head in this way with notices of motion so late in the budget process is reprehensible. Alas, the election bell tolls loud indeed.” The draft budget is open for public comment until Thursday 30 July, with council aiming to adopt the 2020-21 budget on Tuesday 18 August. It is available on the shire’s website, shire offices and libraries.

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Planning review due this month Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire councillors are expected this month to receive a report on planning approvals involving three Mornington-based companies, engineers, planners and developers Watsons, Schutz Consulting and Wolfdene Built. As well as involving its own officers, the shire hired an “external planning expert” to review permits going back 20 years relating to the $650 million Martha Cove development at Safety Beach. The investigations were ordered last December to make sure the shire has not made corrupt planning decisions similar to ones alleged at the City of Casey during the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s Operation Sandon. Shire councillors on 23 June asked the state government to consider banning all donations to political parties and candidates in local and state government elections. If that was not acceptable, the shire suggested banning “all political and developer donations, including donations connected to town planning, property development, developer consultants and lobbyists”. All councillors at Casey were sacked by the state government after allegations of corruption aired at the IBAC hearings. It was alleged that some Casey councillors had financial ties to Watson director John Woodman. An internal audit of planning decisions at Frankston Council found that 44 applications or requests had been lodged by the companies named in the IBAC investigation, but that only one had been reported to councillors for a deci-

sion, Although the audit has not been released, The News understands that 40 of those planning applications were made by Watsons. The report found that two “high risk” findings were made by auditors. The internal review at Frankston a council planning officer had conducted an onsite meeting with a Watsons employee. It is understood that auditors found no documented record of the meeting and discovered it through email communications. The News is not suggesting wrongdoing by any council staff. Meanwhile, the shire, which has had dealings with Mr Woodman and Watsons for many years, says its investigation is “progressing well”. In February the mayor, Cr Sam Hearn told The News he expected the wider review to be completed "in six to eight weeks”. However, on 26 May, Amanda Sapolu, head of governance and legal, said the review had been delayed by COVID-19 pandemic. “Due to the interruption of COVID-19, the review hasn’t progressed as quickly as anticipated, but we anticipate preliminary findings shortly,” she said. “The areas being addressed are those areas identified in the council resolution of 28 January 2020.” Ms Sapolu said between shire officers and IBAC “must generally be kept confidential pursuant to the legislation that IBAC administers”. As previously reported by The News, several employees of Watsons and associated companies have previously worked for the shire and the state government (“Permit probe goes further than IBAC” The News 20/1/20).

Tucked in: Jaclyn Jenkins, a member of Peninsula Chamber Musicians, gets ready for the Fusion Sleep in Your Car event. Picture: Yanni

Sleeping out for good cause FUSION Mornington Peninsula is hosting Sleep In Your Car night on Saturday 1 August to support the 116,427 Australians listed as homelessness on any given night. About 42 per cent are under the age of 25. The sixth annual community sleep out is being held online in the lead up to Homelessness Week. Sleep in Your Car 2020 aims to raise $25,000. Fusion’s Jaclyn Jenkins said the aim was to create opportunities for residents to begin to consider what it means to be homelessness. This year’s registration allows participants to

access the online event, which includes interactive experiences, live panels presenting youth services, tours of the Fusion accommodation centre, guest speakers and live performing artists. Those sponsoring a participant can see the Fusion Facebook page on the night and show their support. Registering to give up your bed to sleep in your car at home, or pitch a tent, or sleep on your couch, will help raise funding to prevent and support young people experiencing homelessness. Register at sleepinyourcar.com.au

THE SHIRE SUSTAINABILITY MYTH For decades the mantra of our Shire has been all about SUSTAINABILITY. While environmental sustainability is rigorously pursued & proudly promoted, the overriding culture and operation of the Shire is simply UNSUSTAINABLE. • • • • • •

We do not have our own energy or water supply systems. Public transport is inadequate and can barely be called a system. We do not even deal with our own rubbish disposal, instead dumping it in our neighbours’ yard. Extravagant monuments waste rate payers dollars, and still no name for the pool. Spending money on non-essential issues, e.g. Copenhagen, Timor & 5G. Shire growth and increasing debt levels are the exact opposite of sustainable.

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BRANCH NEWS Community Bank • Rye, Dromana and Rosebud $5000 for Mornington Peninsula Foundation to Help School Children The Covid-19 crisis has had a terrible impact on some of the most young and vulnerable members of our community. Working with the Mornington Peninsula Foundation (MPF), the Bendigo Community Bank provided $2000 to quickly assist with extra counselling and support in primary schools for children who still needed to attend school during lock-down. The Bank also provided a further $3000 towards individual educational support through the MPF Educational Assistance program managed by Eric White, former primary school principal and now volunteer with St Vincent de Paul. The contributions helped families impacted by Covid to cover costs for IT, extra curricula expenses, uniforms and books. The outcomes for children receiving this support meant they could get through the crisis and stay on track at school. $20,000 Towards addressing homelessness Homelessness is a complex issue and requires a unified and co-ordinated approach. This is not a problem that any one group can solve alone. Bendigo Community Bank branches of Rye, Rosebud and Dromana have committed $20,000 to help the Mornington Peninsula Foundation and Southern Peninsula Community Support fund an Outreach worker to assist people who are experiencing homelessness on the Southern Peninsula. This $20,000 commitment enabled MPF to inspire other donors to secure funds for this role. A housing and homelessness worker from Western Port was recently released one day a week to address the local crisis as temporary measure. The effectiveness of her work was the impetus to create a specialised role for our own area. The objective is to support as many people as possible who are homeless through assertive outreach. This is a big step locally in building a long term strategy with other stakeholders and to design a new solution to this very deep and entrenched issue – one that is about new forms of service delivery and of service funding, one that empowers clients and services alike and that is outcomes focused.

Light Up Autism Receives $75,000 over 7 years from Bendigo Community Banks It is so rewarding to see our community groups have a long-lasting and life-changing impact on local people’s lives. Your Community Bank branches of Rye, Dromana and Rosebud have been long-time supporters of one such group, the Light Up Autism Foundation. They are proud to have shared the journey as Bianca Appleford has worked to instigate vital support programs for children with autism on the Peninsula. Her recent award of the Order of Australia Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for “service to people living with autism” is clearly very well deserved. Thanks to the continued support of local customers, Your Community Bank has been able to provide the Foundation with $75,000 over 7 years. Light Up Autism Foundation is a not-for-profit registered charity that provides educational assistance to school children with autism. Started by Bianca in 2008 as a pilot program at Boneo Primary School, it currently has 13 students, 9 who are on scholarships involving no cost to the families. The Foundation is building a network of therapeutic programs and specialist teacher and aide training across the schools of the Southern Peninsula. These programs continue the work of the early intervention that many children with autism now receive prior to school, and also reaches some children who may have missed vital early intervention, ensuring their mainstream school experience is a positive one for everyone.

In collaboration with the child’s school, the Foundation funds and facilitates ABA therapy programs within the student’s school setting. This individualised programming extends beyond helping children, as it also serves to support the school aide and classroom teacher, as well as the student’s family. Light Up Autism Foundation currently have a successful program running at Boneo and Rye Primary Schools. With 6 of their students graduating from Primary into Secondary College, the Foundation has developed a program to support student’s Secondary school educational journey. This program is called “Accelerated Homework Club” and supports students from Dromana and Padua Secondary College. This program is funded through scholarships at no cost to participating families. One mother of a child in the program said, “Children like our daughter can so easily fall through the cracks during their school years, and the after affects would be lifelong. I can’t imagine where she’d be without the intervention of Light Up Autism Foundation and we are so grateful.” Succeeding in school is an important basis for all children to succeed in life, and with the Light Up Autism Foundation, many more children are now able to do so. To find out more or to donate go to: www.lightupautism.org.au

Julie Nolo Branch Manager, Rye How long you have worked for the Bendigo Community bank? 19 Years with Bendigo. I am one of the original staff from when we opened our first branch in Rye. For 15 years previously I was with the Bank of Melbourne. Where do you live? Blairgowrie Tell us a little about your family? I live with my partner Peter and our spoilt dog; we have 2 beautiful grandchildren aged 1 & 2 years old What clubs you are involved in? What do you like to do in your spare time? Peter and I both enjoy golf and Rock ‘n’ Roll dancing. I have been involved in the Rosebud Rockfest for the past 4 years. Over summer we play barefoot bowls at Rye Bowls Club which is a lot of fun. I also love to knit and crochet. What is your favourite place to go to on the Peninsula? I love to go to the beach. After camping on the foreshore at Rye when my children were small, I moved down to the Peninsula 20 years ago to be near the beach What do you love most about working for the Bendigo Community Bank? The best part about working for a Community Bank is seeing how many people and groups we can help with our sponsorships and donations. We also have a great working environment and we are like a big family. What is your proudest achievement? Being one of the original staff members of our Community Bank, I originally applied for a part time job working 4 days a week (I needed 1 day a week off a week to go roller blading!) I ended up being employed as the Supervisor and have been a Manager for the past 13 years. Anything else you would like to add? We have an amazing community on the Peninsula, I am always surprised by how many people volunteer in our community and help each other. I would not want to live anywhere else (well maybe Hawaii!) Working for our Community Bank has opened my eyes up to so many fantastic groups of people who volunteer their time to help others. Our customers are fantastic too, it makes a huge difference to work in such a friendly and caring community.

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Restaurateur’s sour departure Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au STAFF at Josephine’s Restaurant at The Briars were packing up and vacating the premises last week after being “left hanging” by Mornington Peninsula Shire. Managing partner Mike Bayne said they were being forced to leave the restaurant and function venue overlooking The Briars homestead on Nepean Highway, Mount Martha, after seven years due to “council’s incompetence”. “We weren’t offered a new lease,” he said, adding that the council “appears to be more interested in who has the most money to improve the facilities going forward and not caring and providing for the community”. Mr Bayne said discussions from mid-last year with shire staff about potential five-or-seven-year leases “came to nothing”, despite an implied resolve by the council to have a lessee in place by February or March. “The whole process just dragged on and even now they haven’t come up with a winner,” he said. “We certainly have not been kept informed. They didn’t return our emails.” Mr Bayne said he was told on 5 June the tender process was “in no man’s land” and that he may be offered a three-to-five-year lease. He then sought a five to seven-year lease. But nothing was settled and, even as late as 10 June, he said he was being asked if he would consider a monthto-month tenancy from 30 June. “I said, ‘put it in an email please’, but

Moving out: Josephine’s Restaurant at The Briars’ Mike Bayne and staff clear up their equipment before leaving. Picture: Yanni

they never did. I didn’t hear anything. No one contacted us.” Mr Bayne said the business was “going well” but lingering uncertainty over a new lease coupled with COVID-19 restrictions made planning for events difficult. “We lost a lot of forward bookings. Weddings were starting to flow but they take a long time to plan and we lacked certainty.” Now the business into which he says he has sunk up to $200,000 since No-

vember 2013 is “not worth a cent”. “It’s just folded; fallen apart,” he said. “We are trying to sell stuff to recover some of the costs.” The five staff – up to 15 for special events – are looking for work. “We have endeavoured to provide a lovely restaurant and wedding function facility for all in the local community and abroad, Mr Bayne said. “It appears that Sunday 28 June will be our last day although they haven't officially advised us of that yet. Left

hanging yet again right to the very end.” On Friday (3 July) the shire’s property manager Nathan Kearsley said: “The former tenant departed after the expiration of the lease on 30 June. “The shire recently conducted an expression of interest for the operation of the Village precinct at the Briars in line with the vision of the Briars master plan. Council will soon be considering the outcome of this process, including short and long term options for the restaurant and the broader precinct.”

‘Vision’ aims to protect The Briars MORNINGTON Peninsula Shire has unveiled a new “vision” for The Briars historic property at Mount Martha. The “largest environmental asset” on the peninsula has a wildlife sanctuary, picnic lawns, heritage homestead, native nursery, eco-living centre, astronomy centre, restaurant, cafe and farmland. Now, new a master plan is aiming to protect The Briars by enhancing green spaces and conservation efforts and improving the way it connects visitors to the natural, cultural and heritage beauty of the region. Under the plan, the Ark Program will reintroduce indigenous endangered and extinct flora and fauna after consulting with experts and based on the species’ predicted survival rate, the urgency to save it, and the positive impact on The Briars ecosystem. The first species to be re-introduced is likely to be the Mount Martha Bundy (Eucalyptus carolaniae) of which only about 400 can be found in small pockets at Mt Martha. The nursery at the Briars, with advice from the Royal Botanic Gardens, is growing an extra 300 of these critically endangered plants to double the wild population. “The shire’s natural systems team have been doing some great work to ‘possum-band’ trees and increase community awareness about the Mount Martha Bundy and other native species to help ensure they’re around for hundreds of years to come,” the mayor Cr Sam Hearn said. Details: mornpen.vic.gov.au/briarsmasterplan

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Council working towards zero lives lost on Peninsula roads In the past decade alone, 69 people were killed and over 1500 seriously injured on roads within the Mornington Peninsula Shire. Among Victoria’s 79 council areas, we experienced the highest number of deaths in 2010 and again in 2019. In response to the challenge of reducing road trauma on the Peninsula, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has developed its draft Mornington Peninsula Towards Zero Road Safety Strategy for 2020-2025. This draft Strategy has been developed with extensive community engagement and leading road safety expertise. It provides a five-year plan for safer roads, safer vehicles, safer speeds and safer people, as well as ambitions of achieving zero lives lost on our roads. We now want to hear our community’s thoughts on the draft Strategy and how we can work together to create a safer road system.

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NEWS DESK Less speed for safety UP to 24 streets in Rosebud will be given 40kph speed limits as “part of Mornington Peninsula Shire’s efforts to improve road safety”. This comes after a study found residential areas of Rosebud, Hastings and Dromana had the highest number of casualty crashes in the shire and the highest risk of future crashes. Rosebud has been selected as the first township for complementary speed reductions as part of the council’s $700,000 Safer Residential Areas Project. “It aims to reduce the number of cars using these residential streets as a thoroughfare during peak season, as well as to achieve safer speeds,” the mayor Cr Sam Hearn said. Along with the speed reductions, other traffic calming treatments and pedestrian facilities have already been installed in Rosebud. The McCombe Street raised intersection is due to be finished early this month.

Women’s workshop A FREE full-day workshop for women considering running for Mornington Peninsula Shire Council later this year will be held, Saturday 18 July. Women make up 51 per cent of the Victoria’s population but only 38 per cent of councillors. The Victorian Local Governance Association will run the free workshop online via Zoom with support from the shire. The two-part workshop will include: Local Government 101, 10.30am-12pm and Candidate Development 1.30-3pm. Register at: bit.ly/ lwlc-mornpen

Single desk Centrelink Stephen Taylor steve@mpnews.com.au THE reincarnation of the Mornington Centrelink office as a part-time agency service at Mornington Post Office is pleasing its creators but disappointing members of the community. Sandy Mamo, an acting general manager of Services Australia – the company tasked with easing the transition away from the former CES office in Main Street – said on 6 May that the new service was working well. “I am very pleased to say that the [centre] continues to see a significant decrease in customer traffic – reduced by an additional 80 contacts per day from just a few months ago,” she said. “The new agent is seeing a very small number of contacts, however, it is early days and this may pick up.” These comments are at odds with local concerns that Centrelink services are being stretched as never before because of layoffs during the coronavirus pandemic and fears the jobless rate is set to soar at the end of September when the federal government’s Jobseeker program winds up. Mornington Peninsula Shire mayor Cr Sam Hearn said he had written to Government Services Minister Stuart Robert “highlighting our community’s concerns about the inadequacy of the level of service, adding that council very much shares this view”. He said he had asked to meet the minister to “discuss how we can work together to ensure there is an ongoing Centrelink service at Mornington that

Self serve: Mornington Post Office has been set up as an agent service for Centrelink. Picture: Supplied

adequately reflects the needs of our community”. Ms Mamo said her staff had visited 14 local businesses/services and none had raised concerns about the changes. The announced closure of the Mornington CES and Medicare offices in February generated a wave of protest and even talk of a public rally (“Rallying to save Centrelink” The News 2/3/20). The planned public show of support – which was cancelled due to the introduction of COVID-19 restrictions – was a salvo in the campaign to retain the Centrelink office which was slated to close 30 March and be replaced by a 15-hour a week agency. Mornington Community Information and Support Centre manager Stuart Davis-Meehan said last week he

doubted “anyone has the energy” to run another protest rally. “As far as I can tell the office will close [at the end of September], leaving the agent to continue. “I would have thought there would have been an increase in demand from anyone newly unemployed due to the pandemic. Maybe they are all millennials who are completely familiar with and happy to use the internet for services?” Services Australia general manager Hank Jongen said the agency service at Mornington Australia Post opened on 31 March. Self-service equipment is available during regular business hours while personalised support is available 9am-4.30pmTuesdays and Thursdays.

Fines for breaking emergency rules IN Mid-May Frankston had recorded the third highest number of fines, 297, for breaking COVID-19 restrictions which came into force in mid-March. Only Melbourne, 590, and Greater Dandenong, 333, had a higher number of fines. Police on the Mornington Peninsula issued 203 fines in the same time frame, nearby Casey 249 and Kingston 113. The peninsula’s figures are sure to have grown since then with police handing the occupant of a house at St Andrews Beach, a $1652 fine on Sunday 28 June. Rye police said up to 18 guests were mingling at the Tiberius Road house when, acting on a tip off, they arrived and shut the party down at 1am. The latest fine statistics for local government areas were provided by Victoria Police to the Impacts of COVID-19 inquiry being run by State Parliament's public accounts and estimates committee. Close to $10 million has been raised with nearly 6000 fines issued. After being high on the list of council areas for the number of recorded COVID-19 cases in the early stages of the pandemic, the peninsula is now well down the list. By last Thursday the peninsula had recorded 63 cases since the pandemic started with no current active cases. Frankston had recorded 41 cases overall with just one active current case. The high early numbers on the peninsula were attributed in large part to the so-Aspen group, whose members had recently returned from a skiing trip to the United States. Keith Platt

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Outwittng thieves POLICE say residents are making it easy for thieves, with statistics showing that seven out of every 10 stolen cars are taken using their own keys. Steps that can be taken to stop offenders sneaking into houses through unlocked doors and windows to take keys include placing keys out of sight and locking doors and windows. Victoria Police, in partnership with the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council, are highlighting vehicle security and what motorists can do to prevent car theft at: bit.ly/3dLyPTl

Costly pit stop A VISIT to the BP Service Station on Peninsula Link at Baxter did not go as planned for a Rosebud man, 8am, Wednesday 1 July. As Somerville Highway Police watched his black Ford sedan, right, drive away their attention was drawn to the car’s blue parking lights. Pulling him over for a check they found the 25-year-old was driving while his licence was suspended. His car’s rear tyres were found to have less than the required tread depth and he was issued a defect notice. The man will be summonsed to attend court for driving while suspended and driving an unroadworthy vehicle. The car was impounded for 30 days with a release fee of $1075.

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Where’s Michael? POLICE are appealing for public help in tracking down 26-year-old Michael Charles who is wanted for traffic offences. Charles, above, is described as Caucasian, 179cm tall with a thin build, brown hair and tattoos on both arms. He is known to frequent the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula areas. Anyone with information is urged to contact Hastings police 5970 7800 or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at crimestoppersvic.com.au

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Shots, fire at Baxter DETECTIVES from the Armed Crime Squad are investigating a shooting and a car fire at Baxter, Thursday 2 July. Emergency services, including Hastings SES and Baxter and Somerville CFA crews, were called to a property on Grant Road about 3.45pm. Witnesses reported a fight between two men and an aggravated burglary during which a man was hit by a shotgun blast. A 30-year-old Baxter man was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his upper body. Police arrested another man, also 30, at the scene and charged him with firearms offences. It is believed the men are known to each other. Police said a “number of other people” were at the property at the time of the shooting, however no one else was injured. They would not comment on reports a chainsaw was involved. A burnt-out Ford Ranger utility was seen at the property after the shooting, and a truck’s windscreen appeared to have been smashed. Hastings SES provided lighting and remained onsite overnight. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.

POLICE found a burnt out Ford Ranger was parked in the driveway of a house at Baxter and a truck wit a broken windscreen when responding to a report. Pictures: Gary Sissons RCC_MembershipOfferA4 [VR3]_26-6-20_PRINT.indd 1

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NEW RESTRICTIONS ARE NOW IN PLACE With an increase in coronavirus cases, these postcodes have further restrictions in place: 3012 Brooklyn, Kingsville, Maidstone, Tottenham, West Footscray

3046 Glenroy, Hadfield, Oak Park

3021 Albanvale, Kealba, Kings Park, St Albans

3055 Brunswick South, Brunswick West, Moonee Vale, Moreland West

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3047 Broadmeadows, Dallas, Jacana

3060 Fawkner 3064 Craigieburn, Donnybrook, Mickelham, Roxburgh Park, Kalkallo

If you live in one of those postcodes, there are only 4 reasons to leave home.

Shopping for food and supplies that you need

Care and caregiving

Exercise

Work and study if you can’t do it from home

If you’re sick - get tested and stay home. We all have a part to play. And it’s up to all of us to make this work.

For details go to vic.gov.au/CORONAVIRUS Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne

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NEWS DESK

Golden moments

Putt watched as fins appeared near the horses’ flanks. Two dolphins had joined the group in the water. “With mist rising from the ocean touched by the soft golden light, I couldn't believe how beautiful this moment was,” Putt said. “Here were these gentle giants interacting with the playful dolphins. The horses bobbed their heads in excitement, seemingly encouraging the dolphins to come closer.” Fascinated and knowing it was a golden moment, Putt spent 10 minutes photographing the scene unfolding before him Go to tomputt.com to see the results of his morning’s work. Keith Platt

TOM Putt knows a thing or two about creating an image, and when he arrived at Balnarring beach early on a cold, misty morning he knew that all the right ingredients were available. Putt, of Mount Martha, had watched racehorses being exercised at the beach before but never had the conditions been so favourable. “With the forecast for near freezing temperatures overnight, I dragged out my winter woolies and prepared for the frosts and icy conditions the next day,” he said. The soft morning light revealed horses emerging from the mist. Used to the horses cantering up and down the beach before taking a dip,

Late entry adds pressure to gas plan Keith Platt keith@mpnews.com.au YEARS of car stickers, protests and petitions are about to culminate with lengthy submissions against the floating gas import terminal planned at Crib Point by power company AGL. The state government has announced that the environment effects statement for the gas terminal and a 57 kilometre pipeline to Pakenham is open for public comment until 26 August. However, the process could be disrupted by Viva Energy’s announcement that it too wants to develop a gas import terminal at its Geelong refinery. A rival power supplier to AGL, Viva sees the refinery as establishing Geelong as a future “energy hub” for Vic-

toria and South East Australia. Viva’s plans include extending an existing pier to accommodate the floating regasification and storage unit (FSRU) but would only require the need for 6.5km of new pipeline to connect with the existing gas transmission system. An independent panel will assess submissions on AGL’s Crib Point project before making recommendations to Planning Minister Richard Wynne. The final decision will be made by state and federal governments. In August 2018, Ports Minister Luke Donnellan indicated that the state government was likely to approve AGL’s plan (“Govt support for gas plan” The News 21/8/18). “I support the proposal to bring gas in through the port of Hastings,” Mr Donnellan told state

parliament, predicting AGL’s proposal to import gas would “shake out the marketplace in Victoria”. Hastings Liberal MP Neale Burgess has opposed the gas terminal as has his federal colleague, Flinders MP Greg Hunt. Environment Victoria says Australia is the world’s largest exporter of LNG and the terminal is aimed at “helping AGL sell more gas” and will not lead to any reduction in gas prices but will increase “climate pollution”. “It threatens Western Port’s marine life, local ecosystems including Ramsar-listed wetlands, and local businesses,” the group’s website states. Mornington Peninsula-based Save Western Port says, “there is nothing that AGL can do to tweak the project

that would make it acceptable”. “Rather than helping us ‘transition from fossil fuels’ as they claim, the Crib Point project would keep us burning gas for the next 20 years.” Save Westernport, Environment Victoria and Mornington Peninsula Shire are all urging peninsula residents to make submissions about the project. The shire will meet on 17 August to decide its position on AGL’s proposal, although individual councillors have previously expressed concern. In a news release last week, the shire said the EES had been required “due to the potential for serious impacts on the internationally significant Western Port Ramsar site, listed migratory species, listed threatened species and ecological communities”.

The shire has also released a draft plan for the “coastal country town” of Crib Point, that aims to “ensure that new development does not have a detrimental impact on port related uses or limit road transport connections for port related uses”. The Port of Hastings Port Development Strategy 2018 sees “the focus of development in this area [remaining] with bulk liquids and gases with pipeline connections to major storage and distribution outlets”. AGL’s plan includes mooring a 290-metre long FSRU that would process liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be sent through a pipeline to Pakenham. For more information on AGL’s proposal and to make a submission visit: gasimportprojectvictoria.com.au/

Have Your Say Community led funding initiatives and partnerships You’re invited to have input into the draft Community Investment Funding Policy. The intent of the Policy is to foster collaboration between the community and the Shire and to encourage community led initiatives and partnerships. The draft Policy has been developed with best practice standards, to communicate the ways Council will create and review its Community Investment Funding Programs.

To have your say visit:

How to Have Your Say Community consultation closes 5pm 5 August 2020 Email with the subject line “Community Investment Funding Policy” to:

haveyoursay@mornpen.vic.gov.au

Hard copy consultation forms are available to be posted upon request by phoning Customer Service on 1300 850 600. Post Attn: ‘Community Investment Funding Policy’ Private Bag 1000, Rosebud, Victoria, 3939

mornpen.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay

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SATISFYING YOUR HUNGER WITH LIFE’S SIMPLE PLEASURES

NOW TAKING BOOKINGS!

We are excited to announce Squires Loft Mornington is now open for dine-in service. Meal service is available again in our downstairs area and our upstairs loft. Bookings are essential, as we adhere to government guidelines. You can’t go past our delicious steaks, ribs and prawns, cooked to your liking, with a selection of sauces to tempt you one step further. Add a bottle of wine from our wide selection to make your dinner special.

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Have your say Proposed Budget 2020/21

NEWS DESK

Proposed Budget readvertised and submissions now open

Submissions now close 5pm Thursday 30 July 2020. Following the consideration of the S223 submissions, Council reviewed the Rating Strategy by proposing to abolish the Rural Living Rate and rating these properties under the General Rate.

As changes in the Rating Strategy are considered to be material, the Shire is required to put the Budget back on public exhibition under the section 128 of LGA.

View the Proposed Budget and have your say Online: mornpen.vic.gov.au/budget

By post: Budget 2020/21, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Private Bag 1000, Rosebud, VIC 3939

Privacy statement Submissions received, including the name of the submitter, will be published on Council’s website and will form part of the public record of the relevant Council and Committee meetings. Hard copies will be available for public inspection at Council offices in accordance with the Act. Offensive, defamatory and third party personal information will not be published. Please include any personal information on an appropriate coversheet. You may access personal information you have provided to the Shire at any time and make corrections. Further details of our Privacy Policy can be found at mornpen.vic.gov.au/privacypolicy If you have any concerns about the use and disclosure of your personal information please contact the Governance Team at privacy@mornpen.vic.gov.au

Praise for driver’s quick thinking LITTLE is known about a man tipped into the back of a garbage truck at Rye last week, but Mornington Peninsula Shire staff do not believe he is homeless. The 21-year-old who appeared to have been asleep inside a green 240-litre bin can thank an alert garbage truck driver for his quick thinking, Monday 29 June. The driver hit the emergency stop button when he saw on his CCTV monitor what appeared to be a man falling out of the bin into the garbage compactor in Tarawill Street, 8am. The mayor Cr Sam Hearn said later: “We are grateful the individual is OK and thankful a tragedy was averted in this instance.

“The driver of the truck immediately hit the emergency stop button when he became aware of the person which prevented further injury. We thank him for his quick thinking. “The contract driver is being supported by us and his employer and we wish the injured gentleman a speedy recovery.” The garage truck driver is said to be Ok and “being supported by his employer”. CFA crews from Sorrento, Rye, Rosebud and Dromana and Sorrento SES attended the incident. The man was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with “serious but stable injuries”. Stephen Taylor

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WHAT’S NEW...

Regional gallery’s 50th anniversary collection MPRG threw open their doors to visitors last week, on Wednesday 1 July, after being closed to the public for four months due to COVID-19. Gallery Artistic Director/Senior Curator Danny Lacy says, ‘The hibernation of our program gave us the unique opportunity to press pause and re-imagine the role of our gallery for the community and how we can best present the different ideas and narratives in the 1800 artworks we have in our collection.’ MPRG is re-opening with MPRG: FIFTY, an exhibition and major publication that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the MPRG collection. Founded in 1969 by Alan McCulloch, the Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, as it was then known, acquired its first artwork in 1970. Over the past 50 years the Collection has grown to include over 1800 objects, including paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. For those who are familiar with our regional gallery there will be some exciting surprises – six new collection rooms will take visitors on a journey through historical and contemporary representations of the Mornington Peninsula, as well as focus displays on Australian women printmakers from the late 1970s and early 1980s, National Works on Paper winning works, and a series of works that ruminate on the repetitive nature of automatic drawing and stream of consciousness narratives. A strength of the MPRG Collection is the focus on the cultural heritage of the Mornington Peninsula, which has long been a haven and source

of inspiration for artists, including famous names such as Fred Williams, Albert Tucker and Arthur Boyd. Many of Australia’s best-known artists have captured the region’s unique scenery and lifestyle and these works now form a valuable part of the Collection. MPRG has also produced a 50th anniversary collection publication featuring two key historical essays by Susan McCulloch OAM, Adjunct Professor, College of Design & Social Context, RMIT and daughter of founding Director Alan McCulloch and former MPRG Senior Curator, Rodney James. The publication features over 70 works with statements written by current staff, former staff and artists represented in the collection. The collection publication and exhibition will be launched online at MPRG TV on 23 July at 6pm. Following this is a weekly in conversation series that will be presented on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm. This new Artist Studio conversations series presents significant artists represented in the MPRG Collection, including renowned printmaker Raymond Arnold, Euan Macleod, Jess Johnson and Cameron Robbins. Be transported around the country and across the other side of the world as we gain an insight into the creative practices of these leading artists. MPRG artist/educator Jill Anderson has created a series of creative activities inspired by works from MPRG’s Collection, including create a Patrick Pound inspired collage and

Gallery Artistic Director/Senior Curator Danny Lacy Photo: Yanni paint a work on paper inspired by nature à la artists Rosie Weiss and GW Bot. Be sure to book a timed-entry ticket to the exhibition MPRG: FIFTY via the MPRG website. The Gallery is

currently restricted to 20 visitors at any one time. Visit mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au to book your timed-entry ticket and to find out more about exhibitions, online events and creative activities

and for the most up to date information on the measures the gallery is implementing to keep visitors and staff safe.

MPRG: FIFTY An MPRG exhibition

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LETTERS

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

Left feeling insecure by private contractors You know that feeling when someone in your family has let you down time after time and then something important crops up and you give them one more chance, only to be let down again? That’s how I was with [Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews] during this time of crisis. Forget about dog’s in Com cars, beachside shacks, red shirts, printing rorts, branch stacks and decimating the CFA volunteers by 5000. I just needed this guy to keep myself and my extended family safe. And, on the surface, that’s what he did. Okay, we copped heaps from other states about golf and fishing [being banned] and we were pretty upset by the fact, unlike all other states, we had to wait a day to see our mums. But then the cracks started to appear. First protests and then, unlike the other eastern seaboard states who had their health departments and police overseeing returned travelers’ security, here in Victoria we left it to the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions with a junior minister and private security contractors (think nightclub bouncers). Now, it turns out the government knew this was a problem back in early May when one company was dumped but replaced by the same type of company. It took extreme pressure from the prime minister [Scott Morrison] and skyrocketing numbers for the truth to come out and Andrews to suspend incoming travelers for two weeks and announce a judicial enquiry into this debacle. Fingers crossed it’s not too late. Michael G Free, Mount Martha

Change Crib Point Updating the Crib Point township plan is a chance for every local resident and business

owner to contribute their ideas on the future of Crib Point (“Update for Crib Point” The News 1/7/20). Although the draft 2017 Crib Point Community Plan was not adopted by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, this 2020 update will need input from as many local residents as possible. I would suggest the old BP oil refinery site (abandoned since 1985) be cleaned up and become a new coastal botanic garden to enhance our natural environment and create jobs and volunteer opportunities for our community. Other residents have suggested more public parklands and better access to the Crib Point foreshore. It may take a few years to rezone the vacant industrial land around Crib Point, but our local community will enjoy greener open spaces in the future. I don’t believe heavy industry should return to Crib Point such as the flawed AGL gas import project or the bulk storage of petroleum. If we don’t make long-term decisions about the future of Crib Point now, who knows what plans could be in the “pipeline”? Dale Stohr, Crib Point

Costly delay I have been reading with gritted teeth the letters proclaiming victory for the new pool [at Rosebud] and their authors taking lots of credit. These people and three councillors (one now former) were instrumental in delaying the pool for more than 10 years while they jostled for a spot on the foreshore which the Environment Department repeatedly refused because Mornington Peninsula Shire could not meet the requirements for use of foreshore. They persisted and when a Liberal govern-

ment was elected, Nepean MP Martin Dixon arm wrestled planning minister Matthew Guy to give “conditional” approval if “the Department of Environment requirements were met”. Some facts: This delay tripled the cost of the pool; the state government was handing out $10 million grants for pools at the time, so we lost that; Matthew Guy realised the error of his ways and withdrew his “conditional” approval; there was never a no-pool group, only a not-on-foreshore group; the current location was always acceptable and actually supported by many; councillors who delayed the pool by 10 plus years continue to be reelected by the same constituents who wanted a pool so badly in the first place; the Wannaeue Place purchase just before the election was only a ploy to take the issue of the pool location off the table so it would not be an election issue. Joe Lenzo, Safety Beach

Feelings run deep Who would have dreamed that simply naming a swimming pool could become such a contentious and surprisingly expensive issue (“Adopt Indigenous name” Letters 30/6/20)? No matter what fancy name is finally decided people will simply refer to it as the Rosebud swimming pool. (Gees!) Aussie (Austin) Sadler, Mornington

‘Rosebud’ inappropriate As its meeting on 10 December 2019, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council adopted its Reconciliation Action Plan Innovate 20202022. In this action plan council states its vision as: “To walk together with courage to understand, respect, value and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, arts and cultures as part of the intrinsic identity of the Mornington Peninsula for the benefit of the whole community.” The action plan goes on to state that in the spirit of reconciliation Mornington Peninsula Shire Council will (among other points

provided) “acknowledge the responsibility of non-Indigenous people to understand the ongoing impacts of colonisation as a foundation for moving forward together”. Rosebud is not a name I take as being a true representation of the land area located on the southern end of the peninsula. The area had been previously named Banksia Point. Before that, historical documents show the area being referred to as Wannaeue, meaning reedy waters. The land area currently referred to as Rosebud, is only 11.9 square kilometres. It would be a travesty if the $50 million aquatic centre is given a name such as the parochial Rosebud Aquatic Centre (“Aquatic centre naming process ‘flawed’” The News 30/6/20). Rosebud is the name of a ship which run aground off the coast in 1851. The ship owned was by a pastoralist at the time. The name is not a true representation of the rich history of the area; pays respect to First Nations peoples nor takes into account the wishes of the majority of the people wanting an Aboriginal name for the facility. I look forward to visiting the aquatic centre when appropriately named either Yawa, Gunnawarra or other Aboriginal name. Janet Street, Mornington

Explanation needed I know we’re all presently preoccupied with coronavirus matters, but am I the only one to notice proposed amendments to the Mornington Peninsula Planning Scheme allow a gas importation facility to be built at Crib Point and a 57 kilometre pipeline be constructed to take the gas to Pakenham? Seeing as how Victoria has enough untapped gas reserves to supply not just this state, but the whole eastern seaboard, for several decades, would the Andrews government please explain why it is allowing gas to be imported at all? Michael Long, Frankston

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Young at heart Marjorie thriving at Regis Rosebud MARJORIE moved into Regis Rosebud in early March, 2020. At first she was very hesitant about coming into aged care as she felt she was too young and on the day of admission she was reluctant to get out of the car. Fast forward to June and she is very much enjoying her stay. Before moving in, Marjorie was worried about what to expect with aged care. For 24 years she had been living on her own and a very independent after her husband passed away. Afraid of losing her independence once she came into care, she has found it be the opposite. Marjorie helps out where she can and feels that she is still in charge of her own life and choices whilst in care. She has recently become Rosebud’s Resident Champion with one of her roles helping staff collecting tea cups and plates after morning and afternoon tea. Marjorie and enjoys keeping herself busy and active with her passion for helping others stemming from her previous volunteering with the elderly. Marjorie is also a big advocate for Regis’ lifestyle program participating in as many as she can. Her favourites are table bobs, snakes and ladders, and crosswords. Her daily favourite is the garden walks and beating the boys at poker! She says the best thing about moving into care is the lifestyle activities and the company of good people. Talking to Marjorie, you would not believe she is turning 100 in October. Her passion, energy and sharp mind bring a bright spark to the residents and staff alike at Regis Rosebud.

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Finally, Relief From Your Hip Pain DOES this describe YOU? • You get hip pain laying on your side in bed, and just can’t get to sleep. • You place a pillow between your legs to help you get to sleep but laying on the painful side is still waking you. • You find yourself standing on one leg with your other hip hanging lower, or you sitting with crossed legs causes the pain • You are a runner worried your hip pain will get worse and stop you from exercising. If so then read on. The pain on the outside of the hip can be due to inflammation of the gluteal tendon, of Gluteus Medius and Minimus, where the gluteal muscles attach. It can also be where a bursa (a fat pad called the trochanteric bursa) can become inflamed. The hip pain may be associated with a stiff back. Physiotherapist May Wan, says that it is an injury affected by hip weakness and postural habits that place the tendons under stress. It requires a full analysis of the hip and lower limb, looking from the foot to the back biomechanics. It can require massage, and specific strengthening exercises for the gluteal muscles as well as improving core stability to control pelvic movement. In addition to the above solutions, there is a recent healing technology that is making a profound difference to outside of the hip pain sufferers. Practice owner, Paul Rowson says

Physiotherapist, May Wan. “Shockwave Therapy is often useful, because the gluteal tendons are a connective tissue, not a muscle. It puts a significant shockwave through the tissues you apply it to. It is a pressure wave which brings blood flow to the area. Tendons and connective tissue do not have much blood supply and can take a long time to heal. Shockwave artificially stimulates the healing of the tendon.” Shockwave therapy can also be used on Achilles tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis, golfer’s and tennis elbow, and rotator cuff tendon problems,

and is usually most effective on long term chronic problems, rather than acute injuries. Shockwave is not the first line of treatment for injured patients. Physiotherapy and graded exercise are more likely in the first instance. But for more stubborn conditions, shockwave has shown good results. “The evidence at the moment suggests between three to five treatments are required, but most people should see an improvement within three sessions. It has a success rate up to 90%” May says. The Shockwave therapy is administered for a three-minute period

to the affected area during consecutive weekly appointments. “It is a bit of an uncomfortable sensation” May says, “like most physio hands-on treatments, with a little discomfort during the treatment.” Paul says, “After each session, most people get a significant reduction of pain and symptoms. Long term it stimulates healing, short term it reduces pain. The best thing is, the effects are long lasting. It prevents a lot of people having more invasive things like surgery or injections. The treatment is considered safe, but can produce skin reddening or bruising, short term pain, and

cannot be used on people taking blood thinning medications or with bleeding disorders. “ “It is important to know that Shockwave has a long-term effect. Most of the time you have good outcomes, without having to have further treatments.” Shockwave is now available in Balnarring. Call the practice now and speak to one of our physios to see if Shockwave suits your condition. Back in Motion is at 6/2-8 Russell Street, Balnarring. Phone 03 5983 1021.www.backinmotion.com.au/ balnarring

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100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK...

Frankston’s postmistress transfered to Mornington Compiled by Cameron McCullough MISS Mackay, who has occupied the position of postmistress at the Frankston Post Office for many years has received notice of her transfer to the charge of the Mornington office. Mr W. E. Klavig, of Woodend, has been appointed to Frankston. *** PICTURES next Saturday night at the Mechanics’ Hall promise to be something extra good. The beautiful Madeline Traverse, a great emotional artiste, will be featured’ in “When Fate Decides”, whilst “The Beast” includes George Walsh and Annie Luther in its cast. *** AT the Frankston Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Knight, P.M. and Mr. C. V. G. Williams, J.P., a youth, aged about 20 years, was charged with stealing letters, the property of the Postmaster General. The evidence of Mrs Shanahan was to the effect that she enclosed postal notes to the value of 30/- in a letter addressed to a Melbourne firm. Her brother testified that he posted the letter in question. Detectives White and Holland deposed that they interviewed accused at Ascot Vale, and obtained a statement from him relating to the period he was temporarily stationed at Frankston from January to March of the present year. Accused, who pleaded guilty, was committed for trial. *** FOR Influenza Colds take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. ***

THE President of the Wattle Club (Miss D. Gregory) desires to acknowledge the receipt of the following donations: Captain Collins, £3/3/- ; Mr. Henry Masterton, £2/2/; Mr W. Williams, £1; Mrs Mann, - 1/1/- ; Miss Wrede, 10s. *** THERE was a record attendance at the general meeting of members of the Frankston branch of the Returned Soldiers Association on Wednesday night. Several nominations were received for the office of President, and after a ballot, Mr H. Vicars was declared duly elected. A strong committee was appointed, and it was arranged to hold meetings on the first Monday in each month. *** THERE was a splendid attendance at the Band euchre party and dance held last night. Miss Dengan won the lady’s prize (box of sweets) presented by Miss Kimlin, while the gent’s prize (shaving mug) donated by Mr Paxman, was annexed by Mr Tom Dean. *** THE visit of Mrs Wheeler, the great elocutionist, to Frankston on Monday 16th July, is arousing great interest in temperance circles, and the local White Ribbon League and the Rechabite Lodge intend making the occasion’ a memorable one. Mrs Wheeler’s engagements are advertised in another column. *** THE Kananook Creek Improvement Committee met again on Tuesday

night at Frankston, the chairman, Cr W. P. Mason, presiding. There were also present: Cr. Howell, Messrs Hunter, Cotton, McCulloch, A. K. T. Sambell, Wheeler, W. Crawford Young, and the secretary, Mr. W. Klauer. The chairman extended a welcome to the Hon. A. Downward, M.L.A., who had kindly attended for the purpose of helping the movement along. Correspondence read indicated that much had already been done to create interest in the proper quarter. Mr Groves, M.L.A. and councillors of other shires wrote promising to attend the deputation, and it was shown that Melbourne residents owning property in the shire were also moving. Mr. Sambell, C.E. stated that he had made good head way with the task of taking levels, and he hoped to have all the necessary information ready in the course of another two or three weeks. Mr Downward said he was prepared to do his utmost to ensure the success of the undertaking, and would arrange with the Minister to meet the deputation. A vote of thanks to Mr. Downward and Mr. Sambell was carried by acclamation. *** A VERY fine record was put up by the ladies responsible for the management of the fancy fair recently held in connection with the Frankston Football Accident Fund. At a meeting of the committee on Wednesday night the financial result was announced.

Those present were: Mesdames C. Dalman, J. A. Cameron, and Scarborough, Misses D. Gregory (secretary), Gamble, and P. Twining, Messrs E. McComb and W. Crawford Young (treasurer). The secretary read the balance sheet, which showed the gross receipts as £77/19/6, while the expenditure was only £7/1/11, leaving £70/15/7 to the credit of the fund. Miss Gregory and Mrs Dalman, who did the “buying” in the city for the fair, were specially congratulated on the result. Mr Parker (President of the Frankston Football Club) attended the meeting, and invited the ladies to consider the question of holding another fair later in the season in aid of the club funds. It was decided to give further consideration to the proposal at a later date. The case of the Frankston player, McGinisker (who had his leg broken in a practice match just prior to the opening of the season) was considered and it was decided to pay him £1 per week from the date of the accident to the present date, the payment of the doctor’s fees in connection therewith being also authorised. The committee decided that future claims must be made through the club, the club’s executive to attach its recommendation to each member’s claim before submitting same for the consideration of the Accident Fund Committee. *** LANGWARRIN v MORNINGTON Accompanied by a goodly follow-

IN THE

ing, Langwarrin visited Mornington last Saturday. The first time they met Mornington defeated the black and whites by 110 points, but in the meantime the Magpies have improved greatly. This time they were defeated by only 12 points. The scores were: Mornington, 6 goals 8 behinds; Langwarrin, 4 goals 8 behinds. Mornington’s best were Davies, Bidgood, Biggs, Allison, and Garlick. Parker, Upton, and Bond were very brilliant for the losers, but they were well-supported by Doctora (3 goals), Males, Dess, Upton, Bedcock, and Adderley. The game was played with plenty of spirit, and was well umpired by McComb. *** IN Memoriam DARCEY – In loving memory of my dear husband, George Edgar, who passed away to a higher life, 2nd July, 1919. I little thought when I kissed you goodbye, We were parted for ever, you to die; Could I, his wife, have clasped his hand, The husband I loved so well, Or pressed one kiss on his dying lips, And whispered, “Dear George, Farewell!” Inserted by his loving wife and children, Stanley and Winifred. *** FROM the pages of the Mornington Standard, 2 July 1920

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YOU have had a big week on the tools or have increased the amount of tennis you are playing or may have a new racquet. Then it seems like everything you pick up, not just racquets and tools, hurts. Even simple things like a cup of tea can be painful if your elbow is bad. This can really make work a misery, or the prospect of playing tennis, foreboding. The pain on the outside of the elbow is due to inflammation of the tendon, the common extensor origin, where the forearm extensor muscles attach. It is commonly known as “tennis elbow” but is called lateral epicondylalgia or epicondylitis amongst physios and doctors. Physiotherapist David Ternes says that it is an is an overuse injury, and requires initial rest, particularly if aching at night, icing, strengthening and stretching exercises, and massage. Apart from the above solutions, there is a newer healing technology that is making a profound difference to Tennis Elbow sufferers. Practice owner, Paul Rowson says “Shockwave Therapy is often useful, because the common extensor origin is a connective tissue, not a muscle. It puts a significant shockwave through the tissues you apply it to. It is a pressure wave which brings blood flow to the area. Tendons and connective tissue do not have much blood supply and can take a long time to heal. Shockwave artificially stimulates the healing of the tendon.” Shockwave therapy can also be used on Achilles tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis, golfer’s elbow, and rotator cuff tendon problems, and is usually most effective on long term chronic problems, rather than acute injuries. Both physios say, Shockwave is not the first line of treatment for injured patients.

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Great Conflicts of History – Mr. Whippy versus My Dog By Stuart McCullough IT’S impossible to get through this life without making a few enemies. Whether you’re at odds with a tyrannical regime, an evil despot or the driver of the brown Camira who won’t let you merge when entering the Monash Freeway, there’s a point at which conflict is unavoidable. But it’s another thing entirely to have a nemesis – someone whose very existence is implacably opposed to yours. I may have accumulated a few enemies but, to this time, am nemesis-free. The same cannot be said for my dog, Fozzie. My dog is a good natured and affectionate. Save for the risk of running out of dog biscuits, almost nothing strikes fear into my dog’s heart. Almost. But there’s an exception someone who never fails to scare her absolutely witless. Worse even than thunder. It’s complicated because her mortal enemy is not some evil ogre that robs people under bridges or leaps out from behind trees to scare children. It’s not someone who torments the waking hours of everyday, rightthinking people. Quite the opposite my dog is terrified of Mr. Whippy. I’m not sure quite where the relationship between Mr. Whippy and my dog went so spectacularly off the rails, but I suspect the seeds of conflict were sown when she was still a puppy. According to, if not legend, then at least my wife, my dog was a still a pup when she was out for a walk. It was during this walk that it’s claimed Mr. Whippy drew his van up alongside her and turned the music on. This, apparently, was all it took to freak out Fozzie. Ever since that day,

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the first few notes of ‘Greensleeves’ are enough to send her into a complete tizz. It’s hard to know what to do when a Mr. Whippy-related melt down occurs. During thunderstorms, I play the piano and the dog lies down at my feet. I don’t know why, but it calms her down. On windy nights, she likes a strong pat. But when it comes to Mr. Whippy she’s inconsolable. There’s nothing I can do to comfort her – certainly comfort food like ice-cream would be nothing short of a provocation, to say nothing of impractical, given her complete lack of opposable thumbs. Things have taken a turn for the 8 July 2020

worse. In this uncertain era of pandemic-driven isolation, Mr. Whippy is moving into unchartered territory. Once, we could expect him to rock up at the local park the moment it stops raining. However, with more people staying indoors, Mr. Whippy has resorted to trawling the streets in search of customers, willing to brave the outdoors in the quest for some soft serve. This means that instead of catching a snippet of ‘Greensleeves’ for a minute or two, we hear it for several hours as the ice cream van methodically makes its way up and down every street. The dog is unhappy with this development. Then, last week, things reached something of an unsustain-

able peak when Mr. Whippy decided to park in our street. Worse still, he parked directly outside our house. Finally, the showdown we’d been expecting but had hoped would never eventuate was parked in our driveway. The dog wasted no time in losing her canine mind and barking up a storm. It was an untenable situation that could only be remedied through an intervention. It was with this in mind and in these heightened circumstances that my wife marched out. Approaching the Mr. Whippy van, my wife knocked on the driver’s side window. The driver, who seemed somewhat startled, gestured for her to make her way to the serving window.

Perhaps he assumed he was going to have to hand over a choc-dipped double cone across the steering wheel, which is most probably a major breach of Mr. Whippy protocol. Having moved around to the serving window, my wife began to explain her predicament that, in simple terms, his very presence outside our house was freaking out our dog. The man was mortified. He was apologetic. He was, as soon became apparent, deeply confused in that he thought he was upsetting a human child and not a fifty kilogram canine. As my wife interrupted to clarify that Fozzie was not a child but a very large dog, the look on the man’s face graduated from concern to genuine befuddlement. When he asked what it was she wanted, my wife told him both to park somewhere else and prepare the finest single-cone, choc-dipped with chopped nuts known to humanity. Greensleeves – a melancholy tune at the best of times sounded especially gloomy as Mr. Whippy pulled slowly away, in search of a more welcoming environment. As my wife looked up, she saw kids racing for dear life, wailing and clutching crisp notes in their clenched fists as they tried to catch the van that was now travelling at quite a rate of knots. Meanwhile, the dog continued to bark until she could be sure that her nemesis was somewhere far away. We’ve heard nothing from Mr. Whippy since. I’m sure it’s something we’ll come to regret come summertime, but for the time being the dog is happy. And that, for the moment, will do. stuart@stuartmccullough.com

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By Craig MacKenzie FOOTBALL Victoria’s hopes for the 2020 season rest on avoiding a statewide return to lockdown. While clubs in the South and East of the currently regionalised junior NPL are set to complete the grading round of the season with another double header of matches this weekend the North and West competitions remain under suspension. The official line from the state’s controlling body confirms its dilemma. “Football Victoria is currently working with all clubs – Junior Boys, Junior Girls, Community and NPL Senior (Women and Men) – that are located in the North and West regions of Victoria to understand how our seasons can both commence and proceed given recent (state) government announcements on a return to stage 3 COVID-19 restrictions.” FV hopes to advise clubs this week of the outcome of its deliberations but much will depend on the success of the response to the present spike in infections. The pre-pandemic plan to grade junior NPL teams on the basis of results to align them with opponents of similar standard now seems a forlorn hope given the suspension of two regions and the added travel component of deregionalising competition. As things stand implementing the required biosecurity protocols was testing enough for clubs who took to the pitch last weekend. Of the three local clubs in junior NPL action Peninsula Strikers faced the extra challenge of hosting matches on Saturday and Sunday while Langwarrin and Mornington both had away fixtures as part of last weekend’s double header. Strikers’ vice-president Steve Schreck devised a map outlining the club’s plans to segregate Centenary Park for the visits of Dandenong City on Saturday and Glen Eira on Sunday. Both opposition clubs were sent Schreck’s map last Thursday and were able to distribute it to the parents of their juniors. Early last week Schreck measured various areas of the clubrooms knowing that it was impossible to apply the four-square-metre distancing requirement so Strikers decided to leave the

COVID map of Centenary: Here’s how Peninsula Strikers segregated Centenary Park for last weekend’s matches. Picture: Supplied

rooms shut. “The logic behind closing the changerooms is that you would need 64 square metres for 16 players and obviously there’s no such thing as a changeroom that big,” Schreck said. “By segregating parents and kids we can control the kids’ distancing. “All we can do is put the rules in place and do our best to ensure that they are adhered to.” Strikers sent an email to the club’s junior NPL parents confirming that matches were set to go ahead and alerting them to the measures in place. “Looks like we are go for the weekend. Here are the COVID-19 measures in place … (see image for reference). Home game both days – Blue home kit for both games, times are the same for both days. U13s: 10am kickoff, U14: 11:30am kickoff, U15: 1pm kickoff, U16: 2:40pm kickoff. “Please arrive 45 minutes prior to kickoff (earlier if you want a park near the fence to watch). “Clubrooms are closed except toilets and the referees’ room (which is now a changeroom). “Children are required to check in at the grandstand both days. The grandstand is the changeroom. Only players allowed in the grandstand. “Please make sure they arrive in tracksuit as it will be cold.

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play, which looks likely as I’m struggling.” Here are Saturday’s junior NPL results: U13s: Mornington 0 Berwick City 8, Peninsula Strikers 1 (Mehar Singh) Dandenong City 0, Oakleigh Cannons 2 Langwarrin 0. U14s: Mornington 2 (Aydin Genc, Casey Dudley) Berwick City 2, Peninsula Strikers 0 Dandenong City 0, Oakleigh Cannons 5 Langwarrin 1 (Lachlan Millar). U15s: Mornington 2 (Rome Hodson, Jackson Tossavainen) Berwick City 1, Peninsula Strikers 0 Dandenong City 3, Oakleigh Cannons 3 Langwarrin 0. U16s: Mornington 0 Berwick City 6, Peninsula Strikers 1 (Mark Deacon) Dandenong City 1, Oakleigh Cannons 4 Langwarrin 0. Here are Sunday’s junior NPL results: U13s: Langwarrin 6 (Ollie Pase 2, Jaylen Faithfull, Lukas Martin-Rico, Ethan Walker, Bailey Stephens) Kingston City 0, Gippsland 2 Mornington 4 (Lachie Jamieson, James Clennett, Callum Hughes, own goal). U14s: Langwarrin 1 Kingston City 3, Gippsland 0 Mornington 2 (Stevie Ellix, Emilio Merchan). U15s: Langwarrin 1 (Brodie Bennett) Kingston City 1, Gippsland 0 Mornington 2 (Anton Beeby, Jimmy Parkes). U16s: Langwarrin 4 (Karl Eichenberger, Artim Lumanovski, Amin Ahmad, Luca Coco) Kingston City 1, Gippsland 4 Mornington 3 (Jakob Markulin 3). Here are this weekend’s fixtures: SATURDAY: Mornington v Langwarrin, Dallas Brooks Park (U13s 9.30am, U14s 11am, U15s 12.30pm, U16s 2.30pm); Bentleigh Greens v Peninsula Strikers, Kingston Heath Soccer Complex (U13s 10am pitch 2, U14s 10am pitch 3, U15s 11.30am pitch 2, U16s 11.30am pitch 3). SUNDAY: Dandenong Thunder v Langwarrin, George Andrews Reserve (U13s 10am, U14s 11.30am, U15s 1pm, U16s Langwarrin bye); Oakleigh Cannons v Peninsula Strikers, Jack Edwards Reserve (U13s 10am, U14s 12 noon, U15s 2pm, U16s 4pm), Springvale White Eagles v Mornington, Serbian Sports Centre (U13s 10am, U14s 11.30am, U15s Mornington bye, U16s 1pm).

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“No parent or spectator will be allowed beyond the carpark/clubroom areas (see grey marked areas). “Spectator sign in, sanitiser and toilets are at the clubroom. “I’ve asked all teams to provide three marshals to assist (we normally need two). Bring an umbrella if you are marshalling. “Make sure kids bring their own drinks and half-time snack if required. This has also been sent to the opposition clubs. Anyhow good luck all and see you there.” In the end Strikers’ biggest obstacle was the weather and Sunday’s round 9 fixtures against Glen Eira were washed out. But Saturday’s fixtures went ahead and Strikers achieved some excellent results. The under-13s leapfrogged Dandenong City on the ladder with a 1-0 win, a great start for new coach Danny Topping who has replaced John Meads. The side’s leading scorer Mehar Singh added to his season’s tally which now stands at 12. The under-14 clash ended in stalemate with neither side able to score. Dandenong had gone into the clash in third spot on the ladder five places above Strikers but the home side could have snatched all three points after crafting a rare chance following a cor-

ner late in the contest. Strikers under-15s conceded goals in the last five minutes to go down 3-0 but the home side had saved its best for the last of the four matches. The under-16 clash ended in a 1-1 draw with Dandenong City losing its top-of-the-table status. Dandenong opened the scoring in the 30th minute through Joseph Colarco but a minute into the second half Strikers levelled. A Strikers’ free-kick deflected off the defensive wall and Favour Okoronkwo’s cross to the back post was slotted home by Mark Deacon. Shay Power-Reeves was Strikers’ best. The younger brother of senior squad striker Jai Power had been out of the game for the past few seasons. In State 3 news Frankston Pines secured the signature of striker Matt “Hammer” Hames last week despite the former Strikers and Knox player attracting interest from other clubs. Pines boss Kevin “Squizzy” Taylor was the frontrunner in the race as Hames is a former Pines player and already had said how much he enjoyed the culture at the club. “We are really pleased to have signed a player of Matt’s pedigree,” Taylor said. “He’s a proven goalscorer at State League level and adds another dimension to our talented forward line. “His ability to hold the ball up brings those around him into play and his workrate is second to none.” In State 5 news Rosebud striker Mark Pagliarulo may assist the club with coaching as he recovers from a knee injury. Recent scans revealed that no surgery was required at this stage but the news is not all good. “There’s a small tear in my LCL but I’ve been referred to a specialist to look at the area that’s still in pain,” he said. “It looks okay per the scan but with constant pain they think there might be a small crack or chip in the bone or top of my fibia. “Won’t be playing anytime soon but looks like I’ll do a bit of coaching and help in any way the manager needs me. “He’s not got an assistant so hopefully I can slot into that role if I can’t

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By Ben Triandafillou MORNINTGON-based trainer Terry Walsh landed his first winner in almost a year with his stable star, Kalashani Lad, on Wednesday 1 July. Walsh, who has two horses in work, continued his affinity with the Sandown Racecourse to take out the sixth race with his nine-year-old gelding Kalashani Lad. Kalashani Lad, who has picked up his last three wins at the track, once again returned to winning form with jockey Luke Nolen in the saddle. Sitting in-behind the leading pack, the homebred gelding of Victoria’s Mr K Cox peeled off their backs rounding the turn before proving too strong in the run home to win by a length over the Lindsey Smith-trained Choisborder. Trainer Terry Walsh said the experienced gelding is racing as well as he ever has despite his rising age. “He’s as good as gold,” Walsh said post-race. “He’s as good as ever really, even though he’s a nine-year-old. “I doubted him a bit today with that weight (61.5kg), but he’s done the job.” When asked about his gelding’s successful run at Sandown, Walsh couldn’t quite put his finger on the reason for it but gave a strong push for jockey, Luke Nolen’s, partnership with the nine-year-old. “I used to always think he was better coming down the outside, but Luke’s done a marvellous job with him,” he said. “Three wins from four

rides on him. You don’t have to tell him what to do – he’s great.” With the victory, Kalashani Lad’s rating now jumps to 83 and will likely step up in grade next time he

steps out. Kicking off his career as a late-season three-year-old, he now amassed just shy of $300,000 in prizemoney for connections.

Walsh’s lad: Mornington-based trainer Terry Walsh lands his first winner in almost a year with his nine-year-old gelding, Kalashani Lad. Picture: Supplied

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