Dandenong Journal Star - 04th November 2013

4 November, 2013

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History under threat

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Property liftout

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Holding pattern LAWYERS are speaking out against a “crisis in the prison system� as their clients languished in holding cells awaiting trial at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court last week.

A remand prisoner, who had been in custody for more than two weeks, was unable to apply for bail after Corrections Victoria failed to transport him and several prisoners from remand to Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

The prisoner, Craig Ivor Bowen, will not be able to apply for bail until his next scheduled hearing on 15 November.

Magistrate Gerard Bryant branded the situation as “lamentable� after being told Bowen and three other prisoners could not be presented to court from Melbourne Custody Centre that day. “It’s a lamentable situation that the system is under so much strain that he is not being brought to court for a bail application. “(Being a situation) where he may not be required to be in (remand) any more is a cause of concern.�

Mr Bryant awarded Bowen’s defence barrister Alan Hands $1000 in costs for the day against Corrections Victoria for the aborted hearing.

Bowen had been scheduled to appear at court on Monday to apply for bail over charges of indecent exposure in a Fountain Gate department store’s female clothing section.

Mr Hands indicated to the court that Bowen, in seeking bail, would reverse his “ill-considered� guilty pleas lodged by a “Legal Aid Victoria lawyer� at a 14 October hearing.

At the time, magistrate Pauline Spencer or-

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dered Bowen to be held in custody for eight weeks while undertaking a full psychiatric assessment prior to sentencing on 11 December.

Mr Hands told the Journal he didn’t know when Bowen would be transferred from police cells into Melbourne Remand Centre. “It’s dreadful. I rang Corrections (on Tuesday) and they said there’s a crisis within the prison system. “He’s been in police cells for more than 14 days, exceeding Corrections Victoria guidelines. “They said they can’t get him out of police cells into Melbourne Remand Centre straightaway. There’s not enough beds.�

That Monday, prisoners remanded in custody over the weekend didn’t arrive in court until late in the afternoon, while as many as 13 prisoners filled the adjacent holding cells.

The Monday before, the court was struggling to clear its custodial prisoners; there were still nine prisoners in the cells by mid-afternoon.

Victoria Legal Aid has also sought costs for court delays from Corrections Victoria.

Westernport Region managing lawyer Elissa Scott said vulnerable clients such as young people in custody for the first time and people with a mental illness were at increasing risk in overcrowded cells.

Criminal Bar Association chairman Remy van de Wiel QC said about 400 people had failed to appear in magistrates’ courts in Victoria during the past month due to crowded holding cells. “They aren’t all dangerous criminals.

They’re charged with an offence and presumed innocent before proven guilty. They’re entitled to their human rights.�

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Shutdown at Lodge

By CASEY NEILL ONE of Greater Dandenong’s most historic buildings is falling apart.

Sudden cracks in the walls forced City of Greater Dandenong to close the top floor of Laurel Lodge until August 2015, according to the Dandenong and District Historical Society.

The council’s arts and cultural development co-ordinator, Sarah Dugdale, said the closure followed an investigation to confirm the extent and significance of movement in the building’s footings.

“The closure has allowed structural engineers to fully assess the impact on the load-bearing structures and ensure any issues were not further exacerbated,” she said.

Ms Dugdale said the damage related to increased movement from the wet and drought extremes over the past decade and the impact of tree roots.

“Costs to repair the building will be able to be fully assessed once tenders are received for the work,” she said.

“This is expected to occur in December.”

Community services director Mark Doubleday told last week’s council meeting that at an outside estimate, the upper floor could remain closed for up to 18 months “if the nature of the works which are being contemplated at this stage needs to happen”.

The Langhorne Street house was built about 1869 and is one of the region’s oldest buildings.

Charges after wood assault A WOMAN struck a man with a large piece of wood during an attack in Noble Park on 23 October.

Police said a group of men and women of African appearance assaulted two men, aged 30 and 31, at their home in Leonard Avenue, Noble Park, about 9.50pm.

One victim fled to a nearby gym and armed himself with a barbell, but his attackers followed and hit him in the head with a large piece of wood, causing a laceration. An ambulance took him to Dandenong Hospital.

Police attended, spoke to several people at the scene and arrested and detained a number of offenders overnight for public drunkenness.

The main suspect, a youth from Patterson Lakes, was interviewed, charged with assault and affray and bailed to appear at Dandenong Children’s Court.

The top floor of the historic Laurel Lodge has been closed after large cracks suddenly appeared.

“Woodwork throughout the panelled door, those at Laurel It’s part of the Heritage Hill denong Shire Robert Woodcock. arts and cultural precinct, which The property was also the site interior, including architraves, Lodge are wider and higher than hosts exhibitions, workshops and of an elite ladies private school doors and the drawing room usual and are of six panels (more fireplace, are of highly-polished typical of regency Sydney in the other events. between 1869 and 1884.

Its past owners were promiIn a study of Dandenong’s cedar of a quality not found else- 1830s) and are framed by wide, elegantly-moulded architraves. nent citizens of the district in- architecture, titled The Character where in Dandenong,” she said.

“This probably came from the “The golden brown panelling cluding early Dandenong pio- of 19th Century Dandenong, Sue neer Mrs Janet Bowman, district Jarvis said Laurel Lodge was one fine cedar forests of New South gives a warmth to the interior which is not found in any other doctor Henry Ogle Moore and of the most gracious and interest- Wales.

“Unlike the standard four- Dandenong building.”

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Secrets of the ‘Star Chamber’ cast a long, dark shadow MOST Greater Dandenong councillors have gone to ground over the issue of publicly releasing a confidential investigation report into two colleagues.

Councillors Peter Brown and Maria Sampey - the subjects of the probe - have called for the public release of an edited version of the report, redacted only to protect the privacy of complainants, according to state whistleblowers’ legislation.

Their stand has been backed by Monash University governance expert Ken Coghill, who said there was “no reason” for the public to be denied access to a redacted version of the report.

However, there seems to be council reluctance to share the report’s contents with the public.

Chief executive John Bennie told the Journal after a council meeting last month that the report, redacted or not, would not be publicly released.

Last week, Mayor Angela Long - who with Mr Bennie launched the investigation - and all but one other councillor, did not reply to a Journal email survey on the matter.

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He said he’d seek a public apology from the pair, rather than damages.

“I still think the report should be available for public scrutiny but with such redaction to have the privacy of individuals respected under the Whistleblowers Protection Act. “My conscience is clear. If Maria Sampey and I had been implicated in the report, this [report] would have been given plenty of public air,” Cr Brown said.

A distraught Cr Sampey told the Journal she wanted to know how Mr Bennie’s inquiry into the blundered footpath project in April had turned into a “Star Chamber” investigation of her and Cr Brown in May. “We still don’t know what the complaint was against us. The report’s not going

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the report’s findings and recommendations, as well as the reasons for the investigation should be made public.

However a redacted version of the report should not be publicly released, he said.

The investigation, secretly launched in May, looked into the conduct of councillors Brown and Sampey in their push for the council to fix a botched footpath in Noble Park.

The footpath has been since fixed but the probe has fuelled ugly public spats among councillors.

Cr Kirwan said he backed Cr Brown’s alternative motion at last Monday’s council meeting for councillors to view the confidential report in a redacted form consistent with the state Whistleblowers Protection Act. That motion was defeated in favour of councillors viewing a redacted version of the report prepared by Macpherson and Kelley Lawyers, without specifying what would be redacted.

“As councillors we need to view confidential documents that have not been redacted in such a way as to lose their meaning but by keeping it confidential we protect those that gave evidence as part of the investigation,” Cr Kirwan said.

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Show shines on through the generations FOR 68 years come hail, rain or shine I was privileged to report on the Dandenong Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s annual show, which is always a much looked forward to two-day event on the November calendar.

The show was always well attended by not only local residents and district farmers but visitors from interstate including judges of various sections.

This year’s show will be held this weekend at the Bennet Street show grounds on 9-10 November.

Plans are already well in hand to make the attractions the “best yet”.

The hard working and enthusiastic show secretary is Lynne Ferris.

Lynne is backed by an enthusiastic committee, including show president Margaret Weightman.

One of the time honoured features of the show has been the Lions Club of Dandenong caravan.

It is usually located just down from the Bennet Street entrance gate.

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And it would not be the Dandenong Show without the popular animal nursery in the pavilion near the railway line.

I can recall in this pavilion also the sheep shearing and the ladies who demonstrated spinning and weaving with expertise.

Looking back I can also remember the stage in front of the pavilion where the judges sat to interview girls participating in the Miss Dandenong Showgirl competition.

If my calculations are correct, this year’s show is the Dandenong Agriculture and Pastoral Society’s 142nd annual show.

The 2001 show was particularly special with a theme celebrating the

Centenary of Federation.

To mark the occasion the society awarded special sashes to the grand parade participants who supported the theme.

The schools’ art section also had a special class for posters depicting the theme.

For the first time, also, there was a farm inventions competition.

The winning entry was a safety ladder clamp.

Because I have not attended the show for some years now, I realise there will have been many changes and innovations, but one of the my favourite memories is of the spectacular grand parade, and of the area where the milking cows were located.

I especially loved visiting the friendly Jerseys.

When I was a girl growing up on my parents’ farm, Ryecroft at Lyndhurst, the Jerseys rated number one on my list of favourite farm animals for their mild and friendly natures.

Big boned friesians were much more aloof.

When I think of shows past I think of the popular poultry section, the food stalls and show bag stalls on the road to the administrative building, also the homecrafts and hobbies pavilion.

On a number of occasions I was delighted to be among the guests at the show committee’s dinner in the administrative building.

Sharply etched in my memory on show days is the vintage car display and on a hot day I can remember owners of the dogs from the obedience dog school laying on the grass with their canine companions, some sound asleep.

Show time in the greater city is certainly magical, as I’m sure a new generation of children will discover this coming weekend.

I look forward to seeing pictures in next week’s Journal of local residents and visitors enjoying all the fun of the fair.

Geoff Peters and Moonrise Shadow at last year’s Dandenong Show. 89605

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LOOKING BACK 100 YEARS AGO 4 November 1913 The gun Over twenty shootists assembled at the Dandenong gun club’s grounds on the Rest Estate on Cup Day, where some good shooting was witnessed. Several ladies graced the proceedings with their presence.

The boisterous weather prevailing damped even the most ardent spirit somewhat, but the business of the day was keenly gone into, the shooting lasting from shortly after 1 o’clock until 7 o’clock. Some little excitement was caused when it was discovered that a number of birds had been shunted off a train.

50 YEARS AGO 4 November 1963 Dandenong’s greatest show next Saturday Record entries: Governor attending.

With the Governor of Victoria, Sir Rohan Delacombe, accompanied

by Lady Delacombe, coming along to perform the official opening, plus the added attraction of big entries, new features and leading T.V. stars such as Bert Newton, Patti McGrath, Susan Gaye Anderson and Zig and Zag/ with the “Lonnie Lee Spectacular” thrown in for good measure/ Dandenong Show next Saturday only needs good weather to break all records. It is not hard for anyone who has watched the

Dandenong Show progress step by step over last ten years in particular, to realise that its 1963 function, in the presence of the Governor of Victoria and Lady Delacombe, would be built into something bigger and better than ever before for next Saturday, November 9th.

20 YEARS AGO 4 November 1993 It’s ‘dirty Dande’ Dandenong is still a dirty city, according to Councillor David Kelly.

And he wants to find out what other municipalities do to counter the problem. Councillor Kelly said many were complaining that Dandenong “looked dirty” particularly regarding

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graffiti on the windows and walls of empty premises. Querying whether the council could enforce owners of empty shops to maintain the premises in a clean condition, Councillor Kelly said: “this creates a false impression (of Dandenong). Can we force owners of empty premises to clean up so that when people do see a vacant shops it looks neat and today?”

5 YEARS AGO 4 November 2008 Club may have new apartments The $ 6 million redevelopment of the iconic Dandenong Workers Club looks likely to go ahead after Greater Dandenong Council agreed to fix

a zoning anomaly to make way for the building of 20 two-storey apartments. Under the proposal the club will be extended with a new club lounge annexe at the front, and a residential estate built on land previously used as a bowling green. Although the club is on private land, part of it was incorrectly zoned as Public Park and the council had to seek authorisation from the planning minister to change it to residential 2. The club established in 1960, is one of the regions oldest and has more than 2500 members.

- Compiled by the Dandenong and District Historical Society

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School left in ruins

By CASEY NEILL FIRES, graffiti and squatters have plagued the abandoned Southvale Primary School site for more than two years, and neighbours have had enough.

But the Education Department won’t say what’s in store for the Noble Park property.

Glenda Green’s property backs onto the Athol Road site.

“They’ve just left it abandoned,” she said.

“I was president of the mother’s club at one stage. My three children went there.

“We worked so hard to raise the money to build the hall.

“To let it go like this....”

Ms Green recently found about 10 teens setting a fire in the grounds after smelling smoke.

“And one night we heard this explosion, and I don’t know what they put into a rubbish bin but the rubbish bin was just melted down,” she said.

“We’ve had people in there smashing things.

“It’s been going on since it was vacated.

“Not long before they closed it down they put in a kitchen.

“They could have made it shortterm housing. They could have done anything with it.”

Debris and graffiti litter the ransacked classrooms and hall, there’s rubbish throughout the grounds, trees are flattened, and library books from a box labelled “for Fiji” are strewn throughout the buildings.

“It was such a lovely school,” Ms Green said. “It’s just a wicked waste of our money.”

She has regularly called police to the site, and said security officers

“YOU never know when the person next to you when you’re stealing is going to be a police officer, ready to arrest you for the offence.”

This was the warning from Greater Dandenong CIU Acting Detective Sergeant Luke Kirton following a twoweek operation at Dandenong Plaza that nabbed 64 offenders in October.

Detectives and uniform officers in plain clothes arrested 26 people during the first week and 38 during week two.

Charges ranged from theft, burglary, handling stolen goods and obtaining property by deception to affray, weapons offences and drug possession.

Act Det Sgt Kirton said shop theft and anti-social behaviour were ongoing issues at the shopping centre, so police teamed with store security guards for the operation.

“These operations will be ongoing, particularly with the Christmas period coming up,” he said.

“We want to reduce the crime rate and make it a better place to congregate for the right reasons.”

Arrest after theft on train

Glenda Green assesses the damage at the former Noble Park school.

109104 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS sometimes turn up after the event.

Ms Green thinks a park would be a perfect fit for the site.

“There’s a lovely playground there,” she said.

She’s been in contact with Federal Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus, the State Education Department and City of Greater Dandenong to seek action, to no avail.

In a statement almost identical to a letter in response to Ms Green’s concerns from November last year, Education Department spokesman Simon Craig last week said it had declared the site surplus to education requirements.

He said this required the department to offer it first to other government departments, then the council and finally the public.

Mr Craig would not tell the Journal what stage the process was at or the timeline on plans, but the council confirmed it had not been approached about the site.

In response to Journal questions about how the Education Department was protecting the site and surrounding homes from vandals, Mr Craig said: “All we can add at this stage is that the site is being electronically monitored.”

Glenda Green is disappointed with the state of this former primary school.

Visit dandenong.starcommunity. com.au for more shocking photos of the damage at the site.

POLICE have arrested a Noble Park girl, 17, over a robbery on a train on 27 October. They said she and a boy approached a man, 18, on a Pakenham-bound train about 1.30am.

They allegedly demanded his phone and threatened to assault him so he handed over the device.

The victim informed protective services officers (PSOs) at Noble Park Railway Station of the incident and a short time later police arrested the girl and recovered the phone.

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SOCIALLY SPEAKING Keep the pressure on INSPIRATIONAL!!!

Councillor Maria Sampey of City of Greater Dandenong was informed about this safe alternative to toxic, cancer-causing chemical weed sprays only seven days ago (Pressure is on For Steam Weed Killer, Journal, 28 October).

In only seven days she has managed to put a motion forward at council to investigate steam weed control and has had it passed unanimously!

We are a long way from having chemical-free streets in Dandenong and if you want this to be your reality please tell your councillors ASAP. However, this is a fantastic effort and congratulations to all of those pro-active councillors who voted for what is a significant step forward for the health and safety of the community of Greater Dandenong and their precious environment.

Well done and let’s make this happen and get those deadly chemicals off our streets and out of our playgrounds together.

Again, if you agree with Cr Sampey please tell your councillor that you support this progressive action. It’s up to you all to make this happen.

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■ Alan Gordon: Funny how residents had no option, and we had to have, what makes council any different. Yet again another waste of valuable ratepayers’ money, seems ongoing waste.

Leave library alone DANDENONG council intends to make another monumental mistake at the expense of the community.

The council is going to move the Dandenong Library to the corner of Thomas and Walker streets.

This location will be horrific for students, par-

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ents and the community.

Imagine students and members of the community crossing the highway and traipsing through the middle of Dandenong to a library.

It will be a nightmare getting there, as well as the parking and traffic situation especially afters school hours.

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By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS

A ROVING after-hours service pairing a mental health nurse and a police officer will help people suffering mental health distress in Melbourne’s south east from next Monday.

The nurse - as part of the seven-nights-a-week mobile unit - will be able to do on-the-spot assessments of growing numbers of severely distressed people with a mental health condition or suffering the effects of alcohol and illicit drugs.

The service - funded by South Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local - is expected to improve their medical treatment, as well as free up police and emergency department resources.

The program is similar to a successful Police Ambulance Crisis Assessment Early Response model that has operated in other parts of Melbourne.

It is also supported by Victoria Police and Monash Health.

Inspector Wayne Viney of Casey police said the program would free up police queuing for hours in emergency departments with distressed people picked up in the street.

He said the nurse could also bring valuable advice to police in seige negotiations.

Police, despite not being mental health experts, were often the first-point-of-call for a growing number of incidents involving mental health distress.

Inspector Viney said he had been “swamped” by police officers who wanted to join the team and who were keen to improve their dealing with people with mental health conditions.

South Eastern Melbourne Medicare Local chief executive Annie Peek said the aim of the program was to support “the person at home rather than within the emergency department”.

“It is hoped that this initiative will have a significant overall impact on both police and emergency department utilisation and provide a much needed service throughout Melbourne’s southeast.”

CITY of Greater Dandenong is proposing rubber speed cushions to deter hoon drivers who have bedevilled business owners in a Keysborough industrial estate.

Last week, engineering services director Bruce Rendall said the council was consulting businesses in the Fiveways Boulevard estate about introducing heavy-haulagefriendly cushions.

“The cushions are designed so larger vehicles, such as trucks and buses, can ‘straddle’ them, whilst other smaller vehicles cannot.”

Mr Rendall said the council had recently done additional line marking to “visually narrow” the road, and would introduce after-hours parking restrictions.

The moves come weeks after proprietor James Kerr made a public plea for action against hoons, who had flattened poles, fledgling trees, garden beds and knocked out a telephone exchange hub.

After several years of pleading for help from the council and police, Mr Kerr is installing infra-red, highdefinition cameras pointed at the road to identify offenders.

Last week, the Journal incorrectly reported Mr Rendall ruled out installing speed humps at a council meeting.

Mr Rendall instead said engineering solutions for the issue were limited.

Mayor Angela Long, Vijai and Sudha Agarwal and Red Cross zone representative Beverley Hoskins OAM at Picture: CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS the Agarwals’ 10-year long-service medal presentation. 109282

Booster needed

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG’S Red Cross branch is in need of urgent first aid.

Despite its husband-and-wife stalwarts, Vijai and Sudha Agarwal receiving 10-year long-service medals last week, the branch has been recently downgraded to a ‘Friends of Red Cross’ status due to lack of members.

Mr Agarwal, 77, said an injection of younger blood was needed to bolster the group’s ranks of six active, but ageing members.

“Most of our people are 70-plus. If we can get some people 60 to 70 years old, we can make (the group) more active.

“It just takes a little time, two-three hours a week. “This is the basic humanity we all have - our feeling to help people is inborn.”

He and Sudha have been inseparable travellers during their 54-year marriage. Born in India, the couple were first exposed to Red Cross’s international relief while living in Africa in the ’60s.

At the time, Mr Agarwal was a chief engineer-cum-managing director.

When he observed the agency’s aid during civil war in Nigeria and Zambia, he saw the “power of humanity”.

“For a young man about 35 it was eye-opening. As an outsider, the local

politics don’t affect you and you can contribute more effectively in difficult situations.

“On the home front, volunteers can do much to help new arrivals settle in Greater Dandenong.”

Mr Agarwal has been tutoring English for those unfamiliar with the language.

He hopes the Red Cross friends group can be revitalised to branch status and be a force for good.

“Everyone has a soft heart and when we see someone in trouble, we can help them.”

To join the group, email Mr Agarwal on agarwalvk@yahoo.com.

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On course to make wishes come true WALLARA has an extra $30,000 to make wishes come true thanks to a recent golf day.

The Dandenong-based support service for adults with a disability has a mission to empower clients to lead the life they choose.

Wallara Wish Foundation provides one-off grants for special equipment or experiences to improve their quality of life.

The Keysborough Golf Club hosted the fund-raising golf event on 25 October, which in-

cluded a dinner for more than 130 guests.

The evening’s entertainment started with the Wallara Sing and Sign Choir’s first performance and a word from the Wallara Grassbusters team, which is tackling unruly lawns and gardens across Greater Dandenong and giving Wallara clients confidence to pursue a career.

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A version of the story on a Noble Park drink-driver had also appeared in Star’s Berwick News publication the previous Thursday.

It left us wondering just what constitutes an “exclusive” these days.

WHAT’S the difference between “only an administrative change” and “essentially an administrative change”?

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A LAWYER was lightly mocked at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court last week after she said an interpreter had not been booked because of a “communication breakdown”.

“There’s a certain irony in that,” Magistrate Gerard Bryant drily observed.

A REQUEST for council-appointed community police officers was heard at last week’s City of Greater Dandenong meeting - and promptly dismissed.

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Candidate bid to unite council

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS JIM Memeti is confident he can bring peace to Greater Dandenong’s bitterly-divided council if elected as mayor this Thursday.

Far from worried by possibly winning a poisoned chalice, Cr Memeti said he can once again stabilise the council - much like in his previous stint in 2009-10 following Pinar Yesil’s “turbulent” mayoralty.

This year, he wants to similarly placate bad blood among councillors.

Council meetings have recently descended into public

spats over mayor Angela Long and chief executive John Bennie’s confidential probe into councillors Maria Sampey and Peter Brown.

“I think I had the skill and capability to bring that council (of 2009) together and work constructively for the community,” Cr Memeti said.

“I’m expecting the councillors under my leadership to stick together and work for the community.

“When we vote on something and some councillors don’t agree, we need to agree to disagree and move on. That’s

what the community expects.”

He speaks brightly of working together with council officers in a “team effort” to get the best results for the city, and working with businesses and Places Victoria to continue revitalising central Dandenong.

One of the lynchpins of central Dandenong is the $62 million municipal building project, due for completion in April.

Cr Memeti’s other pet project is to lobby the state government for the removal of traffic-jamming level-crossings, especially at Heatherton Road, Noble Park.

Cycle of stupid mistakes

By CAMERON LUCADOU-WELLS TWO boarders at a Dandenong rooming house faced charges after being found with an “Aladdin’s cave of ill-gotten goods”.

Simon Jacob, 28, was charged with possessing stolen goods and Trent Harrison, 28, with dealing with the proceeds of crime, when appearing at separate hearings at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court last Monday.

Informant Bret Lavars, of Greater Dandenong CIU, told the court he found an allegedly stolen television in Jacob’s room at the Hemming Street rooming house at 8.20pm on 25 October.

The television matched the description of one stolen from a Scott Street address the day before, Detective Senior Constable Lavars said.

Police also found other items such as another TV, laptops, a video recorder, CD player, cell phones, an axe weapon and zip-

lock bags of cannabis and crystal methamphetamine.

Sen Const Lavars said Jacob said he had bought the TV from the co-accused for $200, and had bought the two laptops and video recorder for a friend.

The informant said the coaccused, Harrison, admitted taking possession of stolen goods from other boarding house residents, including Jacob - an old school friend.

Police found two TVs, Angry Bird speakers, Bluetooth player, a Playstation 2 game console, jewellery and gold coins in Harrison’s room.

“A veritable Aladdin’s cave of ill-gotten goods,” magistrate Gerard Bryant mused, as he counted 22 pages of dishonesty offences on Harrison’s “priors list”.

Defence lawyer Effie Lagos said Harrison had been released from jail three weeks prior, and had quickly found work.

He was trying to rid himself of drug problems in the hope of

regaining access to his children but fell to the temptations of an “opportunistic crime”, Ms Lagos said.

Mr Bryant said he appreciated it was a “difficult journey” from a custodial setting to a boarding house.

“It’s almost inevitable that drug use and criminal (acts) will follow. How do you break that cycle? The problem is he keeps making these ridiculous mistakes.”

Mr Bryant remanded Harrison in custody until he was assessed for a community corrections order.

Magistrate Bryant adjourned the case, giving Jacob the option of applying for credit bail which would include a regime of counselling and drug treatment.

Jacob opted to be remanded in custody until his next hearing on 26 November.

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Court’s drug swap message A MAN was handed a suspended jail term after pleading guilty to trading 13 Xanax tablets for methamphetamine at Dandenong railway station.

Damian Quinn had been caught by police making the exchange on 13 June. Police later found the methamphetamine and 11 oxycontin tablets hidden in his clothes and underwear.

At Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on Monday, Quinn also faced charges arising from the theft of $6 of chocolates and an energy drink from Moe Woolworths.

Quinn’s defence lawyer said Quinn had no intention to traffic drugs until he “bumped into” his trading partner on the train.

“He has spoken to the person about whether he wanted to buy ice.

“He says he doesn’t have any

money and Xanax is exchanged.”

Magistrate Gerard Bryant, noting the proliferation of harm due to Xanax, said he needed to send a “strong message that Dandenong railway station and surrounds isn’t the property for the exchange or selling drugs.”

“He’s providing people with drugs he’s entitled to on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, which causes untold harm to people who abuse it.”

He said Quinn didn’t have a long history of drug offences, nor did he “drive a Ferrari or have any of the accoutrements associated with drug trafficking”.

Quinn was given a three-month jail term suspended for 12 months.

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Arrests after burglary spree POLICE last week arrested three people following a string of burglaries across Greater Dandenong, Monash and Kingston between June and October.

A Noble Park man, 22, will answer charges of burglary, theft, car theft and deception and a second

man, 34, from Keysborough, was charged with drug trafficking, handling stolen goods, possessing proceeds of crime, and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

Police charged a 19-year-old woman from Narre Warren with burglary, car theft and drug possession.

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Fingers crossed for sunny show

By CASEY NEILL THE Dandenong Showgrounds could welcome more than 80,000 people through its gates on 9 and 10 November - if the weather gods are kind.

Dandenong Agricultural and Pastoral Society president Margaret Weightman has her fingers crossed for sunshine to bring families to the annual event.

“I can control everything except the weather,” she said.

Ms Weightman and her team have been busily preparing since February to make sure there’s something for everybody, and always something to see or do.

A new activity for this year is the beyondblue Human Truck Pull at 7.45pm on Saturday.

Membrey’s Transport and Crane Hire managing director Craig Membrey lost his son Rowan to suicide in 2011 and has since thrown his support behind the depression support service.

Teams of 10 will battle to pull Mr Membrey’s truck over a set distance in the shortest amount of time.

The winning team will walk away with bragging rights and $500.

“We’ve got three or four teams for our truck pull,” Ms Weightman said.

“One of the guys is a Maori and he weighs 190 kilograms - that should be really interesting. He could just about pull it by himself, I think!”

There’s a wheelbarrow run competition for $1000 worth of groceries, a gumboot throw and an antiques and heirlooms class.

“One of my stewards had a shawl that

Graeme Marriot steers a horse and cart at last year’s show. 89605 Picture: DONNA OATES was her great grandmother’s. It’s over 100 years old,” Ms Weightman said.

She’s been involved with the show since the 1980s.

“I started off doing the ceramic display and competition and gradually finished up being in charge of it,” she said.

“Everything’s done by volunteers.

That’s the wonderful part about it.

“I love it all, but I suppose my favourite is the arts and crafts pavilion.”

And it holds plenty of activities for the kids and the young at heart - from creating puppets to decorating cupcakes - as well as displays of incredible creations.

There’ll be football clinics, ute displays, mini bikes, live bands, an animal nursery and the national Dog Flyball championship.

“These dogs are just absolutely amazing. The agility ... “ Ms Weightman said.

Crowds can also check out the showjumping and Clydesdale displays, fireworks at 9pm on the Saturday and much more.

The Dandenong Show is on at the Dandenong Showgrounds at Greaves Reserve, Bennet Street, Dandenong, from 9am to 9pm on Saturday 9 November and 9am to 5pm on Sunday 10 November.

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LYN Spencer said she quilts every day partly to ward off the crippling pain of her rheumatoid arthritis; the truth is there are many more beneficiaries.

The Dandenong North pensioner heads a craft group that has made and sent 90 quilts for overseas charity Missions Without Borders this year.

Up to 10 women gather and sew their works on the last Friday of each month at Endeavour Hills Uniting Church.

Ms Spencer brings her quilting frame to join each quilt’s three layers.

She helps fund the cause out of her own purse; the generous cash and fabric donations from friends being not enough alone to sustain the enterprise.

Ms Spencer is also a friend and mentor to her eight-year-old neighbour Ava Roberts, a talented craft prodigy with a penchant for recycled-material creations.

Ava’s stepfather Rob Roberts said the pair have built a strong bond.

“They are peas in a pod.”

During the last school holidays, Ava created her first quilt - a 1.5-metre entry for the Dandenong Show - under the guidance of Ms Spencer.

For some time, Ms Spencer’s group has been sending “different quilts for different disasters” including to stricken families in Fukushima, Japan, a boys’ home in Sri Lanka and to cold, povertystricken eastern European countries.

“There’s always someone who needs it,” she said.

Unfortunately, the quilts sent to Japan last year were laid up at a port for a year

Ava Roberts, 8, with the colourful quilt she created for the Dandenong Show with the help of neighbour Lyn Spencer. 109189 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS church and Sri Lankan community may because “someone wanted to get paid”.

She arranged for them to be diverted be joining the quilt group to lend a needle-wielding hand to assist their hometo Chernobyl survivors.

“That’s why I’m now working for lands.

“I’d say I’m doing something,” Ms Missions Without Borders. At least I’ll know our quilts are going to get where Spencer said. it’s needed.”

“I’m not involved in any church or reThis year’s batch of 90 quilts is ligion but we’ve all got to do something headed for the Romanian village Nou - in this world.” roughly one quilt for each home.

To join or to donate material and Some members of a local Romanian cash, call Ms Spencer on 0407 097 785.

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Eid Festival building bridges DANDENONG Park became a multicultural marketplace on Sunday to mark two important events on the Muslim calendar.

The Dandenong Eid Festival is an annual notfor-profit event to celebrate the holy Islamic celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha.

A group of brothers and sisters started the event in 2011 to welcome all communities and build bridges of understanding.

On Sunday (3 November) festival-goers visited about 50 stalls adorned with food, clothing, jewellery, Islamic books, toys, show bags and more.

There were rides for kids big and small, cultural programs, a Quran recitation competition, performances, charity auctions, congregational prayers, an animal farm and face painting.

Eid-ul-Fitr is the most important annual Muslim festival and celebrates the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Eid al-Adha is the Festival of Sacrifice - an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead.

Eid al-Adha celebrations start after Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Above - From left; Rishad Fazal, Munir Lodin and Khushal Taniwal selling Kebabs to raise fund for the Omar Farooq Mosque in Doveton. 108347 Pictures: Rob Carew To left - Khadije (far left) and her daughter Amina among the large range of colourful traditional clothing and accessories for sale at the Eid Festival. 108347

Korean War veterans from left; Lex Ouchirenko, President of the Mildura RSL pausing to reflect with Les Hughes of the Picture: ROB CAREW Noble Park RSL. 108346

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SUNDAY’S poignant service in Noble Park marked 60 years since the end of the Korean War. The Naval Association of Australia’s Dandenong Sub-Section held the commemorative service at the Noble Park RSL, which coincided with Navy Week.

Local Korean War veteran Les Hughes said it was an important chance to reflect and remember.

Greater Dandenong will pause with the world to reflect on the sacrifice men and women have made for their countries on Remembrance Day, next Mon-

day 11 November.

The Endeavour Hills War Memorial, on Heatherton Road, Endeavour Hills, will host an early service at 10.30am on 7 November.

Dandenong’s Cenotaph and Pillars of Freedom, in McCrae Street, will host a service from 10.45am on 11 November and Noble Park RSL on Heatherton Road, Noble Park, will hold its commemoration in the adjacent memorial park at 11am, with refreshments in the club rooms to follow.

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Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce’s president Peter Helmore and vice president Roy Sanderson hand over a cheque to Lawrie Leemen from Make-A-Wish.

By CASEY NEILL CHRISTMAS is getting competitive in Greater Dandenong - and it’s not just sales up for grabs.

City of Greater Dandenong’s economic development unit is running a festive window display competition across the municipality.

Finalists will receive a framed certificate and visual merchandiser John Elliott will visit the winner post-Christmas to make over their store.

A mystery shopper will assess each entry and choose finalists from Noble Park, Springvale, Dandenong and Keysborough and for the best Small Strip Shopping Area window display.

One of them will then take home the Overall Best Window Display award.

Visual merchandiser John Elliott said shop windows were the “silent salesman”.

“Why you wouldn’t want to make the most of it, I don’t know,” he said.

He started working on Myer’s famed Christmas windows in 1970. “That was my first job I was 15,” he said.

“I was always embarrassed and I never told anyone this until years later, but I used to go to work in Myers with my suit and tie then come home and play with my toy soldiers. I was still just a kid.

“I learnt from all the window dresser guys who’d been there forever. I can tie a handkerchief in a suit pocket 20 different ways.”

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Happy to pay the price for smiles GREATER Dandenong businesses have raised $7000 to make sick kids’ wishes come true.

Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce held its annual Grand Final Charity Lunch at Sandhurst Club in Skye on 25 September.

Silent auctions and a live auction - including $2000 in bidding for nothing but a tax deduction brought in cash for Make-A-Wish.

The event had raised just under $50,000 for in the past five years to help wishes come true for children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Make-A-Wish volunteer Lawrie Leeman said travel wishes

Visual merchandiser John Elliott gives Janet McLean at Knit N Purl some advice on her window display. 109026 Picture: DONNA OATES Mr Elliott said cleaning the glass, dusting and vacuuming were simple steps to success, and signage and ticketing were the most important window display items.

He urged businesses to choose a theme their local market could relate to, put the focal point at eye level and not crowd the space.

Creative props, creating a story and a colour theme were his other key tips.

Mr Elliott also shared some advice that anyone would think necessary.

“I was at a shop a while back in Box Hill. It’s the worst thing I’ve ever seen in 40 years of doing this - was a lady sitting in the window of her store clipping her toenails,” he said.

“It was a food shop.

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Space for a place ART exploring what a gathering place means to the community now adorns Noble Park’s hub.

It’s called “... a place for gathering” and is the work of visual artists Fiona Hillary and Sarah Haq and musician Hugo Cran.

It features large-scale neon text and a soundtrack with community voices and experimental noises, and frames the entrance to the Noble Park Civic Space in Douglas Street.

“To ensure the content for the artwork captured the true essence of Noble Park, the artists asked community members to describe what a place for gathering meant to them,” City of Greater Dandenong mayor Angela Long said.

“The words and phrases were collected on the back of postcards as well as in sound recordings, ensuring the community remain a living and integral part of the artwork.”

This neon signage now frames the entrance to the Noble Park Civic Space. 108587

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Heat on for chemistry BUDDING scientists got a hands-on taste of what goes on in a lab at St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School.

The Noble Park school’s Grade 3 and 4 students welcomed visitors from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on 22 October.

“We’re doing the inquiry topic on heating up, it’s a science topic,” teacher Georgia Kounoupis said.

“There were a lot of ex-

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periments set up around that.

“They’re all chemicalbased experiments.

“We’re looking at what happens when two chemicals mix together, producing another chemical.”

The kids got to make slime, test a nappy’s absorbency and more.

“They loved it. They went from one activity to the other,” Ms Kounoupis said.

“It was all hands-on, they really got a lot out of it.”

Emanuelm, Cathy and Rachel conduct an experiment. 108083 Pictures: MEAGAN ROGERS

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Migrant employment A FORUM next week will allow young migrant students and job seekers to speak with businesses about their expectations.

The South East Local Learning and Employment (SELLEN) event will feature a Q and A session and a mini expo featuring local employers.

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Dandenong’s Cenotaph and Pillars of Freedom, in McCrae Street, will host a service from 10.45am on 11 November.

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Also Unwanted cars removed FREE

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• Ants • Bees • Wasps • Spiders • Mice • Rats etc

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HANDYMAN SAM

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VHS tapes transferred to DVDs, PAL and NTSC. Can watch on computers and DVD players. $10 per tape. 0402 121 355.

Qualified Arborist – Tisma Specialising In All Forms Of Tree Surgery Commercial & Residential

M. 0411 825 005 E. treecontrol4@bigpond.com

Call our helpful classified team between 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri for FREE advice!

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Phone for an obligation FREE QUOTE

Call Matt 0419 561 093

9794 8989

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LORY TILING

Window Replacement Service

HIGH TREE TREE SERVICE “Caring Family business” Since 1990 * Pruning & Removal of Trees & Shrubs * Stump Removal * Hedges ABN 20410687524 * Mulching & Mulch Sales * Full insurance Coverage

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RON THOMAS, All ceremonies. Weddings, funerals and namings. All areas. For all enquiries please call 9725 7466 or 0410 520 766.

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Servicing all of Greater Melbourne

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DANDENONG NORTH, 10 Mirboo Street, Saturday 9th November, 9am-2pm. No early birds.

Finishing family day care, moving house, lots of bargains.

Phone 5945 0600

SPECIAL

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Open 7 days

CLAIRVOYANT Judy-Ann Steed

Feat: A Current Affair Today Tonight - The Age

BOWEN THERAPY Necks - Knees - Backs Ph: 5968 1139 WEB: judyanns.com

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From $50

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Call 0401 488 874

MASSAGE THERAPISTS ADVERTISERS in this section are qualified practitioners and are offering a non-sexual service.

Full Body Massage • Relaxation & Deep Tissue • Waxing • New Staff Friendly & Welcoming Shower facilities now avail Springvale South 9546 9999 Open 7 days

RELAXATION massage, 1352 Centre Road, Clayton. Phone 0422 487 332.

RELAXATION MASSAGE, 28 Heyington Crescent, Noble Park North. Shower available. 7 days, 10am7pm. Phone 0430 042 882.

RELAXATION MASSAGE, 28 Heyington Crescent, Noble Park North. Phone 0430 042 882.

SENSATION

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Dancing on your skin. 4/54 Atherton Road, Oakleigh. $40. Call 9563 0080.

SWEDISH MASSAGE

PERSONAL MALE, early 40's, new to Melbourne, seeks female company. 0478 138 505.

PUBLIC NOTICES AGM SHALIMAR PARK PRESCHOOL. November 28th at 7.30pm. 1 Milan Court, Dandenong North. Vic 3175. Call 9795 5226.

COMPUTER REPAIRS ALL HOURS, On site computer repairs, upgrades, software, internet and networks. For small businesses and home users. Reliable service.

Phone Ian: 9799 8884.

TO LET BUNGALOW, at back of house, separate entrance, suit single person. $185pw including bills.

0469 902 163.

TO SHARE CLAYTON, single rooms near Monash Uni, quiet guest house, mature, employed male or FT student, internet, and heating included. Call 9544 4379.

DANDENONG CENTRAL, close to shops and transport. Tom 9558 4599.

NOBLE PARK, Single clean room in boarding house. Suit mature quiet male. No drugs. Must be working. $110pw. Call 0412 394 334.

ROOM FOR RENT, $150pw including bills and one family dinner. Must be employed. 5940 5686.

PETS & SERVICES ADVERTISERS PLEASE NOTE New rules apply to the advertising of dogs and cats for sale.

It is now an offence to advertise the sale of a dog or cat unless the microchip identification number of the animal is included in the advertisement or notice.

A registered domestic animal business may use its Council business registration number as an alternative.

For further information, call 136 186 or visit www.dpi.vic.gov.au/pets

CLAIRVOYANT /PSYCHIC

TAX RETURNS

TAX TIME

Relaxation and deep tissue therapy, shower facilities, appt necessary. New staff. Ph 0408 900 717.

3cm x 3cm box advert in the Dandenong Journal and a Garage Sale Sign Pack! The pack includes 4 x waterproof signs, a marker and tips to make your sale a success!

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1300 666 808

Dandenong Church of Christ, 139 David Street, Saturday 16th November, 8am-2pm. Stalls $15.

Contact Roy 9774 7226.

Place your advert now for only $45 and you will get:

Every week in Trades and Services!

Classifieds

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

ARE YOU HAVING A GARAGE SALE?

ADULT SERVICES

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TREE LOPPING/SURGERY

Ph: 9764 2622 or 5944 4888

BRUCE SHAND, JP. Celebrant. Caring weddings, namings and renewals. All areas. Phone: 9879 6726. www.bruceshand.com.au

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A family run business with over 20 years experience We specialize in all areas tiling and bathroom, renovations. No job too big or small For a free quote call GABRIEL 0409 696 568 or LORY 0419 925 990

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PATRON WINDOWS

ADVERTISERS please note that advertisements in this classification must be pre-paid.

CAR BOOT SALE AND CRAFT MARKET

CELEBRANTS

WINDOWS

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GRAB A GARAGE SALE SIGN PACK ONLY $9.50!

1300 666 808 WHEELCHAIR, custom made for disabled lawn bowlers, includes 2 brand new tyres with tubes, brand new heavy duty pump, net under seat to carry bowls, well padded back rest. Used only 8-12 times. $1,000ono. 9791 9612, 0402 047 848.

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GREEN & GOLD TREE REMOVALS

Beautiful Girls From 18+ Private Car park Available Full Service Start From $70

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Full insurance. Established 15 years.

Free quotes - Phone Terry Thompson

EXERCISE BIKE, Proform Recumbente, excellent condition, less than 6 months old, includes USB connectivity, headphone jack, digital monitor, various workout programs with different levels of resistance, pulse grips that measure pulse rate and monitor workout intensity, side hand grips and adjustable seat, uses AC power or battery, Cost $499 sell $350. Beaconsfield. 0413 330 106.

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TREE & STUMP REMOVALS

THE ROSE NEW GIRLS EVERY WEEK

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Australian Government endorsed Installer

49 Princes Hwy, Dandenong.

ELITE

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Call VIC 0416 353449

DEAKIN TAXATION TAX RETURNS

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1300 361 979 0407 674 808

DISPLAY CABINET, 10 years old, very good condition, great for displaying Jewellery or precious items. Will deliver to Berwick area. Paid $850 will sell for $300. Call Sam on 0438 211 261.

1021701-KG17-12

INSTALLED TODAY

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John 0401 623 500.

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BED, QS, Sleepmaker, Ulitmate Silhouette, plus pillowtop, paid $2,000 for mattress with receipt, still under guarantee, with base. Will not disappoint. $800, ono. 0466 907 240.

Red Lantern

TAXATION /ACCOUNTING C1092292-JO44-13

BASE AND MATTRESS, QS, VGC, very good quality, $120. Phone 0412 282 087, can deliver.

DOMESTIC

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TAXATION /ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPING BAS AGENT Work on site or from home. 13 years' experience. Phone 9795 8564 or 0418 346 818.

ACCOMMODATION ROOMS AVAILABLE, Single rooms. Gents only.

48 Hammond Road/45 Hemmings Street, Dandenong. Call John, mobile: 0417 336 906.

HORSES IRISH SPORT HORSE, brown gelding, 15.2hh, superb temperament with lovely rhythmic paces and willing jumper, good to shoe, float, catch, worm, suit intermediate rider. $3,500. 0433 503 155.

HOUSES & UNITS FOR SALE I BUY HOUSES

Fast, no fees. Call Julie on 0405 678 489.

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NOBLE PARK COMMUNITY CHILDCARE INC

CARAVAN PARK ACCOMMODATION

TO LET

Ermha Inc.

Need help with bond and rent?

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Community based psychosocial rehabilitation and support services The Board of Ermha Inc. cordially invites you to attend our

2013 Annual General Meeting

DANDENONG BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Members are advised that the Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 25th November, 2013, at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium 270 Stud Road, Dandenong North at 6:00pm.

All current members of the association are entitled to attend the meeting.

Nominations for Board of Management Three (3) nominations for Director Positions and the President position on the Board of Management are required to be filled due to the expiry of the nominated term. Nominations must be lodged on the nomination form available from reception and must be received by the CEO at least Eleven (11) days prior to the meeting. Nominations received after 4:00pm on Thursday 14th November 2013 will not be considered.

Notice of Business Any member wishing to raise matters of business for discussion at the meeting must give written notice of the business to the CEO at least eleven (11) days before the meeting. Notice of business received by the CEO after 4:00pm on Thursday 14th November, 2013 will not be considered.

David Graham - CEO

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by Tuesday 12 November 2013 Ermha Inc. ABN 38 834 458 211 Registered Association No: A0002158E 67 Robinson Street, Dandenong Vic 3175.

T: 9706 7388; W: www.ermha.org

ABN 12710859740

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RESUMES /EMPLOYMENT SERVICES COMPETITIVE RATES, All typing and resumes.

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SPORT Magic after a night of horror

By JARROD POTTER BENDIGO spooked Dandenong on Halloween night to win the first battle between the WNBL’s titan clubs - with the Spirit taking a 63-51 victory on Thursday night, before a Rangers revival on Saturday clinched a 92-86 win over Canberra.

Dandenong shot horrifically against Bendigo - posting only 30 per cent from the field as Bendigo’s strong-arm defenders Kelsey Griffin, Gabrielle Richards and Elyse Penaluna locked down the Rangers’ key.

It started promisingly enough for Dandenong, with point guard Leilani Mitchell (nine points, eight rebounds, four assists) shooting the house down - hitting her opening trio of three-point attempts before the scoring dried up in the second half.

Both sides clamped down defensively - making any route to the basket a perilous endeavour.

The battle between Richards and Kayla Pedersen (10 points, nine rebounds) was arguably the best five-spot showdown at Dandenong Stadium

in years as the pair traded blows and kept the other relatively quiet on the scoreboard.

Griffin versus Jenna O’Hea (10 points, nine rebounds, six assists) was another stellar matchup as the WNBA tandem ran with each other for most of the match, before O’Hea kicked into a higher-gear in the third term to push Dandenong momentarily into the lead prior to the final change.

Shining emphatically as she had done for 299 WNBL games prior was Kristi Harrower - the Spirit’s seven-time WNBL all-star point guard signed off her 300th WNBL match in style - hitting 11 points and dishing off 10 assists.

Harrower’s 11 points added her name to an illustrious list of WNBL players to reach 4000 career points.

“Bendigo’s defence is what pushed us out of what we do, but I think we had enough open shots that we didn’t make that we had been making,” Wright said.

“We’ll certainly be better for the experience -

Kayla Pedersen stamped her mark on the WNBL with two emphatic performances from the five-spot against Bendigo and Canberra. 109272 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS

Jenna O’Hea lit up the court on Saturday - snaring 25 points and nine assists in a best on court performance. 109272

Alice, Jenna they’ve been knocking down some big shots so for them to struggle tonight is going to hurt.

“We’ll just wash that off and move on - we’re not worried about one loss in the beginning of the season - we feel we’ve taken five steps forward and we’ve just taken one step back, so we’ll try to step up again and get back on track.”

Turning around their Thursday night form, the Rangers pushed ahead of the Capitals, but Canberra never let up.

Showing why she was one of the more heavily recruited players in this year’s WNBL, former Ranger Carley Mijovic (19 points, five rebounds) kept the Capitals in the mix right until the dying

Lions’ roar becomes deafening

By JARROD POTTER ROARING through its first victim on home soil, the Dandenong Lions Women’s Cricket Club smashed Essendon Maribyrnong Park by nine wickets.

The Lions were unstoppable in all facets - running through the Parkers’ batting order with help from far and wide as Australian representatives Julie Hunter (2/16) and Sarah Elliott (2/20) were backed up ably by Sharomi Wijeratne (3/12).

Emma Gallagher (0/22) bowled tidily and without any luck, but kept EMP on the backfoot throughout her 10 overs.

Sophie Molineux made her VWCA Premier first grade debut and was economical from her three overs.

EMP could only muster 104 at Greaves Reserve, leaving Dandenong a relatively simple chase.

In reply Erica Kershaw (5) was the only Lion to fall as she had the pegs rattled by Kristen Beams (1/27). The experience of Elliott (56no) and Kelly Applebee (37no) was too much for EMP as the pair added 97 for the second wicket to canter to the total with 20 overs remaining.

The win gets Dandenong off the mark this season and up to fourth on the VWCA ladder and will face Box Hill at Casey Fields on Sunday from 11am.

Julie Hunter fired off 2/16 as Dandenong steamrolled Essendon Maribyrnong Park. 109380 Picture: JARROD POTTER

seconds - hitting the leveller with 45 seconds to go.

The rest was Dandenong magic though as Kunek (15 points) hit the match winning threepointer.

O’Hea was on fire for four quarters - snaring 25 points, nine assists and five rebounds as she threatened to post her first triple double of the season.

Pedersen (22 points, 12 rebounds) capped off her stellar weekend with a crucial double-double while Ardossi (17 points, eight rebounds) was strong off the bench.

Dandenong sits atop the WNBL ladder with a 6-1 record and faces Canberra in the return leg at Dandenong Basketball Stadium on Saturday night from 7.30pm.

Forsyth saga

By JARROD POTTER BROTHERS in arms and at the crease, Dandenong’s (8/293) Forysth connection razed Essendon on the first day of Victorian Premier Cricket round 6.

Brett Forsyth found his form in a big way - rattling off 153 and all but carrying his bat in his best innings of the season.

The only thing Forsyth didn’t have in the trick bag was a steadfast partner at the top of the order with Tom Donnell (18), Matt Darvell (0) and Rob Hearn (5) all falling quickly.

If one Forsyth was getting the job done, then logic would suggest two could do it better.

When the younger Forsyth - Cameron (70) - entered the crease at 3/71, the Panthers were in trouble and could’ve fallen in similar fashion as they have for most of this season. The youngster held his nerve though - even with Matt Doric (5/81) and Luke Andree (1/58) charging in.

The brothers piled on 147 for the fourth wicket before Cameron departed after a sublime first Premier Cricket half-century.

Brett Forsyth kept the attacking up, smashing his way to his century and even more emphatically, to his 150, as he notched his best score in top-tier Victorian cricket.

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Parkfield batting maestro Steve Spoljaric conducted another stellar knock of 81.

109383 Pictures: JARROD POTTER

By JARROD POTTER MASSIVE tallies under a bright blue sky was the net result of Saturday’s DDCA Turf 1 action, with Coomoora feeling the worst effects of a day in the field as the Kangaroos will have to chase effectively 400.

Berwick v Coomoora ABSOLUTELY eviscerated by Berwick (6/381) duo Chris Davies (115) and Bathiya Perera (183) - Coomoora is left to chase down the biggest score of the season yet. The Bears’ pair mauled anything that went near the pitch in their 286-run plundering partnership. The nightmare finally ended with Davies trapped in front off Lance Baptist (3/48). Perera chalked up his 150 then succumbed to Tim Bacic (2/64), with the rest of the Berwick order chipping in to reach 6/381 off its 80 overs.

Coomoora will need a monstrous 382 to claim first innings points.

Buckley Ridges v Lyndale LYNDALE’S (6/262), Dale Tormey

Bulls’ over the hills

(105) tormented the defending premiers, leaving a tricky chase for Buckley Ridges. Tormey in tandem with Quyen Pham (52) had a blast about Park Oval - literally as the Lyndale pair belted anything on line. A solid opening parternship from Jaime Brohier (35) and Rory Ingram (26) set the stage for Tormey’s tornado with Sanjeewa de Silva (26no) chipping in at the end to post a tough chase for the Ridges.

Best of the Buckley bowlers were spinners Wes Nicholas (2/43) and Matt Goodwright (2/58).

South over the triple-century mark.

Hallam Kalora Park v Parkfield

Springvale South v Narre Warren

IN THE battle for first, Parkfield (288) drew first blood and have given Hallam Kalora Park (0/2) a sizeable target to knock off. Steve Spoljaric (81) reminded everyone of his immense capabilities in tandem with Samiddha Gallage (51) as the pair added 104 for the third wicket. The rest of the order pushed the run-rate up to guide Parkfield to 288 with Matt Aslett (33) and Shane Bell (29) getting some runs in the ledger.

JACKSON Sketcher (88), Tim Ford (78) and Nathan King (54) showed the power of strong-arm youth batting as Springvale South (8/324) posted a monster tally against Narre Warren. Sketcher and Ford added 125 for the seventh wicket as the Magpies failed to stop the Bloodsletting. Craig Slocombe (21) - who is steadily demoting himself down the order - finished the job with a few boundaries to take Springvale

NORTH Dandenong (128) continued its spiral towards Turf 2 as Mordialloc (4/80) worked its way through the Norths attack and twothirds of the way to victory. From number eight came the first signs of a fight back as Jurgen Andersen (37) prized his wicket unlike his top order kinsmen. Tim Wighton (4/31) and Chathura Athukorala (4/34) ran through the batting card. Leon Ken-

Mordialloc v North Dandenong

nedy (51no) dispatched anything that flew near him as Mordialloc ran towards first innings points. Mordialloc will be keen to avenge last year’s grand-final defeat and with a bowling attack this impressive, expect some quick-fire runs and an early declaration on Saturday.

Heinz Southern Districts v Dandenong West DANDENONG West (107) coughed and spluttered into triple figures... barely... as Heinz (1/55) spearhead Michael Davies (5/32) lowered his sight at the Bulls. Walid Ghauri (26) was the only top-order Bull to show some grunt as the rest of the order crumbled under pressure from Davies, Justin Davis (2/27) and Paul Stockdale (2/28). Andrew Harry (20no) refused to throw away his wicket like his compatriots - holding on to see the end as the Bulls’ fell in only 52.2 overs. In response, Keith Perumal (44no) bludgeoned half the required runs as Harry (1/2) was miserly from his six overs.

WHAT’S ON this week

By JARROD POTTER NOBLE Park claimed its second win of the VSDCA season, knocking off Box Hill’s 7/151 to attain 6/155 with four overs to spare.

The heavy lifting with the ball came from Rizan Mawzoon - who took three wickets for 32 - and Mevan Fernando (2/23) also picked up a pair.

In response, Fernando (62no) and Marasinghe Perera (37) were the strong-arm force pushing the batting along after captain Dean Edmunds (0) was out for a duck. The last flourish of runs can from Mawzoon (11no) to cap off the stellar afternoon.

Noble Park gave Jake Bradshaw his FirstXI debut.

The Bulls move up to sixth on the VSDCA East/West First XI ladder and face Altona at home this round in a two-dayer.

The Bulls’ cross-town rivals Endeavour Hills were bested by Mount Waverley - with the Eagles only accruing 121 from their innings. Mount Waverley barely held on to win with 9/122 on the board as Matt Hutchinson (3/23) and Richard Saniga (2/11) were the best of the Eagles’ bowling contingent.

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Pay that Banjo Boy

SPRING FEVER

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TAB has installed Banjo Boy as favourite for the $50,000 winnertakes-all Group 3 Macro Meats Shootout at Sandown Park this Thursday night.

Banjo Boy, the second fastest greyhound ever to race at Sandown Park, comes into the race on the back of stunning track record equalling run at Warragul on Tuesday. However his trainer Ken Virtue was circumspect as to his charge’s chances next Thursday night.

“I would really have preferred the red,” said trainer Ken Virtue.

“When he ran that time in September he had had three hard runs at Cranbourne and was at peak fitness.

He’s had a little let up since then and I’m not sure how much he got out of this run at Warragul earlier in the week.

“To win he needs to lead, cross to the rail and lead by five lengths because they’ll be finishing hard over the top.”

While Banjo Boy is TAB’s top pick for the race, on course bookmaker Michael Harrak took a different view on the four-dog spectacular.

“I think Banjo Boy and Punch One Out have drawn the wrong way around,” he said.

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Banjo Boy is set to strum his sweetest note yet - listed as favourite for the Group 3 Macro Meats Picture: SUPPLIED Shootout on Thursday night. 109378 they won’t run her down.”

Paul Stuart, trainer of dual Group-1 winner Dyna Nalin, was hoping to draw somewhere in the middle and got his wish, drawing box three.

The brilliant Xylia Allen, lining up in her 13th Group final at just

two-and-a-half-years of age, has drawn box five - the same box she drew in her stunning placing in last Saturday’s Group 1 Topgun.

The 2013 Macro Meats Shootout - the 15th edition of the race - will carry additional importance for the four finalists with the race forming the first leg of the Million Dol-

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Two of the best for Perera

By JARROD POTTER

Winning a pair of state school athletic’s medals was Lyndale Secondary College’s Sajith Perera.

109379 Picture: JARROD POTTER

EARNING a pair of state championships is a point of pride for Lyndale Secondary College student Sajith Perera.

Perera, 13, from Endeavour Hills, claimed a highly-prized double at the School Sports Victoria (SSV) Secondary Track and Field Championships last month standing atop the podium for the under 12-13 boys 400m and 90m hurdles.

In the hurdles, Perera battled with the other medalists, but found the necessary last push of power to claim the title in a time of 13.94 nearly eclipsing the state record set four years ago by Keelan Kolokythas in 13.80.

What’s more astounding is Perera’s personal best to date - 13.20.

“I got the first one in hurdles and the second one in 400m,” Perera said.

“The hurdles (90m) was actually pretty close for me and the second place medallist, but I was too strong on the last two hurdles.

“I ran a 13.94 - I was point-one-four off from the (state) record so I was really pleased with that.

“I broke the regional schools record with

a time of 13.20.”

He capped off the stellar meet with a personal best 56.86 in the 400m - storming home by a second and a half over his nearest competitor to make it two wins from two starts.

“I dominated the 400 - I got a time of 56 and it was my personal best - it was pretty easy - I didn’t want to come second,” Perera said.

Lyndale Secondary College sports coordinator Ryan Rooney said Perera had the potential to become one of the state’s best and encouraged him to join up with an athletic’s club.

“The athletics team maintained a standard of being a small but extremely successful team at the state level,” Rooney said.

“Sajith is an amazing little athlete - last year he was only involved in the relay team for us.

“This year he’s very, very quick and very talented and I hope he gets involved in an athletic’s club as his talent there is unreal.”

Perera wanted to thank the school and especially Mr Rooney for training him for the state meet.

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The very fact that most of the visitors will not have raced here prior to Tuesday builds on the intrigue - have they acclimatised, will they handle the different style of racing and, most importantly, does their overseas form measure up to the locals?

To make it all the more interesting the race is shaping as a battle between leviathan owner, Lloyd Williams, and the might of the visitors.

Lloyd Williams, seeking his fifth win in the Emirates Melbourne Cup having won with Just A Dash (1971), What A Nuisance (1985), Efficient (2007) and Green Moon last spring, will become the first owner to have six runners in the great race, providing him with one quarter of the field.

A change to original plans will see the BMW Caulfield Cup winner, Fawkner, take his place along with last year’s winner Green Moon, Herbert Power Handicap winner, Sea Moon, Mourayan, Seville and Masked Marvel.

Ratings suggest that Sea Moon, who has raced here twice, is one of the best thoroughbreds to come from Europe and ran a solid eighth to Solemia in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris last October before joining the Williams stable.

He was very impressive winning the Herbert Power Handicap on the opening day of the BMW Caulfield Cup Carnival.

There is a formidable group of visitors to take on Team Williams with nine overseas-trained performers and two other visitors who are now prepared by Australian trainers but are yet to race here.

Should Mount Athos win it will be a first for both trainer and jockey. Italian-born, UK-based trainer Luca Cumani is a familiar face in Melbourne during the spring as he continues to strive for Cup success. Twice he has had to settle for second with Purple Moon in 2007 and Bauer in 2008.

The 2011 victor and 2012 BMW Caulfield Cup winner, Dunaden, returns as well as Red Cadeaux on his third visit after a second in 2011 and eighth last year. Brown Panther, part-owned and bred by former England, Liverpool, Manchester United and Real Madrid soccer star, Michael Owen has a big reputation. Dandino was an impressive second in the BMW Caulfield Cup at his only run here. Ruscello staked his claim with an all-the-way win in Saturday’s Lexus Stakes.

The Aga Khan has the lightly raced five-yearold mare, Verema, winner of the Group 1 Prix de Kergolay, in August - the same race that Americain won on his way to the 2010 Melbourne Cup - and the Godolphin stable will be represented

by Royal Empire while Simenon from the Willie Mullins yard looked good when third to Sea Moon in the Herbert Power Handicap.

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By EWAN KENNEDY BMW Z4 has one of the purest body shapes on the road whether it’s used as a closed coupe, or a top-down roadster in which to appreciate the joys of cruising in Australia.

It has a very long bonnet, a short tail and you sit all the way back in the cabin.

We love the shape and have just enjoyed a great week in our home territory on the Gold Coast.

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