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THERE is no slowing down Morgan Mitchell, who has been burning up the athletics track throughout her junior career. The Hoppers Crossing resident added another award to her growing trophy cabinet last week when Mitchell was named the Don Deeble Rising Star for 2012/13. For her outstanding sporting achievements she received a cheque for $5000 from the Sunshine and Western Region Sports Club and the Yarraville Club Cricket Club. For a full update on Mitchell and the Don Deeble Rising Star Award, turn to sport pages. Picture: KRISTIAN SCOTT
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SEDDON has become the City of Maribyrnong’s property hotspot. The Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s median house prices for the December 2013 quarter reveal the Seddon house median jumped 13 per cent from $650,000 to $733,500, making it one of the top 12 growth suburbs across metropolitan Melbourne. The increase has seen Seddon out-price Yarraville, which suffered a five per cent price drop in the last quarter to post a median of $705,000. Maribyrnong remains the most expensive suburb across the municipality despite recording less than 30 sales in the last three months of the year, with a double-storey home in the Edgewater estate being the highest selling property across the City of Maribyrnong for 2013. The five-bedroom, three-bathroom property along Cumberland Drive commanded a selling price of $2.15 million in April. Other REIV data shows Braybrook and Maidstone also experienced a slow quarter, with these
suburbs also selling less than 30 properties. There was no sales data for Tottenham. In comparison, Melbourne’s median house price rose by more than seven per cent in the final quarter of 2013 to a new high of $643,000. REIV CEO Enzo Raimondo said buyers were “out in force” during the final quarter of 2013, leading to a healthy average clearance rate of 70 per cent. “Low interest rates, a record number of auctions, and an increase in million dollar-plus sales all led to an impressive quarter for the market,” Mr Raimondo said. “Sellers were also confident of making a sale with about 12,800 auctions held during these three months, an average of more than a thousand auctions a week. “While auctions comprised a higher share of sales this quarter, there was stronger price growth for houses sold by private sale. “This has driven some of the price increases in the outer suburbs, where private sales are more popular.”
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High cost of ‘clunkers’ By CHARLENE MACAULAY THE State Government is calling on young drivers to pick their first car wisely after the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) released its latest serious injury crash data. Three people died on the City of Maribyrnong’s roads last year and a further 79 were hospitalised with injuries. From that, 14 people were hospitalised for more than two weeks.
TAC statistics reveal that 18 to 25 year olds made up 14 serious injury claims, while 26 to 39 year olds accounted for 20. State-wide, the data revealed a 13 per cent drop in hospital admissions stemming from road accidents. Assistant Treasurer Gordon Rich-Phillips said that while it was positive that the road toll and serious injuries were falling, further road trauma could be reduced if all young drivers drove cars with a four-star or
five-star safety rating. Mr Rich-Phillips said getting Victorians into safer cars was a key action of the Victorian Government’s strategy to reduce road trauma, recognising that the state’s most inexperienced and vulnerable drivers were more likely to drive the oldest and least safe cars. “Vehicle safety has come a long way in recent years and people need to be aware that many modern safety features can be found in affordable
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tracks in protest and halted works. “It’s about 100 years old, it’s no longer used, but it’s a very important part of Footscray’s history,” Ms Horrocks said. “For most residents, it’s part of the public open space here, it’s part of the heritage and we think it was worth going into bat for. “Footscray’s turning into a much cleaner, prettier place that doesn’t show the remnants of its industrial past.” FRAG appealed to Maribyrnong
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The council also outlined the importance of local community heritage groups being involved in any future discussion about these rail lines. VicTrack spokesman Jason Murray confirmed to Star that the railway lines would be reinstated last week. “There was a request from a group who run the (St Jerome’s Laneway) music festival to remove a tripping hazard, and we were looking to do that, but subsequently the council have decided that they didn’t want that done,” Mr Murray said.
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WESTGATE Diabetes support group meets on the first Tuesday of the month at Altona Bowling Club, Civic Parade, Altona, from10am to noon. Inquiries: Elaine 9255 5501.
THE Footscray Men’s Probus Club, the social club of choice in retirement, will meet at 10am on Tuesday 18 February in the West Footscray Rec Centre, Essex St and welcomes prospective new members, guests and visitors to enjoy fellowship and social acquaintance with like-minded men on the third Tuesday of each month. Inquiries: Bob 9315 6709.
Term one classes TERM one classes commenced at Maribyrnong Community Centre on Tuesday 28 January. Classes include yoga, picture framing, patchwork and quilting, card making, calligraphy, conversational Spanish, digital photography for beginners, introduction to Ipad/Iphone/laptop, modern cake decorating, authentic Vietnamese home cooking, mini chefs and movers and groovers. Inquiries: 9032 4305 or email maricomm@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
Volunteers needed SUPPORT your local hospital: Western Health is seeking community members who could offer their time to support patients at our Footscray and Williamstown hospitals. If you enjoy meeting new people, want to be part of a team of volunteers who offer their time to our patients, then come and talk to us. Inquiries: Michael Burns 8345 1059 or Michael.burns@wh.org.au
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YARRAVILLE Swim Club is looking for swimmers of all ages and abilities for our new open water swim group. We are training for the spring and summer open water swimming season. We train on Sunday afternoons, 3.30pm - 5pm at Yarraville Swim Centre, 35 Roberts St West Footscray. Inquiries: 9315 3400.
THE State Government has awarded a $400 million contract to construct the maritime works package at the Port of Melbourne. State Ports Minister David Hodgett announced that McConnell Dowell has been selected to construct the new automotive wharf and waterside infrastructure at the Port of Melbourne’s Webb Dock. McConnell Dowell will also expedite the rebuilding of existing wharves at Webb Dock East, which will see Melbourne’s third international container terminal open by late 2016. “The design and construct contract will deliver improved
waterside infrastructure to Webb Dock including upgraded navigation aids and berth facilities,” Mr Hodgett said.“The contractor will build a new 920-metre wharf at Webb Dock West that will service the expanded, world-class automotive terminal. “The facility will consolidate the state’s automotive import and export industry by providing capacity to handle more than one million cars by 2040. “This announcement is another milestone for the $1.6 billion Port Capacity Project which, together with the Coalition Government’s support for a second container port at the
Port of Hastings, delivers Victoria the capacity to meet our growing trade demands.” McConnell Dowell will spend the next eight weeks preparing detailed technical and environmental management plans which must be approved prior to the commencement of works. The operators of the new international container terminal and the new automotive terminal are expected to be announced by mid-2014. The Port of Melbourne recorded an overall profit after tax of $65.9 million for 2012/13 against the background of a small decline in overall trade of 1.6 per cent on the previous year. Leon was fined $87 by Maribyrnong City Council for dropping off an elderly person at a bus stop. 113479 Picture: DAMJAN JANEVSKI
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you’re not allowed to stop at the approach side of a bus stop - but I’m not actually on the approach side, I’m in the middle. “It doesn’t say in the rulebook that you’re not allowed to stop at a bus stop. “It’s strip shopping here, you can’t find a parking space. The nearest parking space would be two or three blocks away, and an old man or woman shouldn’t have to walk two or three blocks to get to a bus stop.” Leon plans to appeal the fine, but said he was also unimpressed with the appeals process.
“You can’t actually ring anybody, you have to send a letter in,” he said. “They make it really difficult for you to complain about it. In the meantime, you have to pay the fine, not knowing if they’ve accepted your appeal or not.” Director of Sustainable Development Nigel Higgins said the council was currently “assisting the resident with this matter”. “For safety reasons, parking is prohibited in bus stops at any time.”
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By CHARLENE MACAULAY THE Rickshaw Run is making a comeback in 2014. Diners looking for a meal with a difference over the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival can hop on their own personal rickshaw for a six-course dash around Footscray to sample the best Vietnamese cuisine on offer. This year, Lauren Wambach from the Footscray Food Blog is organising the event. Ms Wambach is promising diners freshly shucked oysters, a selection of South and North Vietnamese soups and a special chargrilled pork with rice vermicelli dish as part of the menu. “It’s a fun and accessible way to experience Footscray, which is great for people who’ve never been there,” she said. “Even seasoned veterans will discover something new. “It’s the fourth year and it’s sold out every year, and it’s on track to sell out this year.” Ms Wambach is currently on the lookout for volunteers to run the rickshaws during the event. The Rickshaw Run is just one of the tasty morsels Maribyrnong City Council is offering as part of the Eat Drink Westside program for this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Eat Drink Westside features nine unique events that show off the municipality’s multicultural heritage, including an Ethiopian dinner with traditional dance performances, an afternoon salon with French cuisine and a race around Footscray to find the ingredients for a Vietnam-
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Partners in aged planning A PARTNERSHIP between two leading Victorian organisations is set to improve access to crucial information for hundreds of older Victorians. The arrangement will see not-for-profit aged care provider Benetas work with State Trustees to educate clients, their families and staff about the importance of planning for aged care and finance management such as creating wills, nominating a Power of Attorney and estate planning. Benetas CEO Sandra Hills
said the partnership would help empower older Victorians by making important information more accessible. “These topics can be often be confronting and overwhelming to our clients and their families, particularly if someone comes into aged care in crisis,” Ms Hills said. “By working with State Trustees we will be able to support our clients and their families to better understand and access the information they need to make informed decisions.”
State Trustees CEO Craig Dent said the partnership with Benetas was reflective of the organisation’s commitment to supporting Victorians as they get older. “As one of the largest care providers in the state, Benetas is also an important partner to help us support regional Victorians and to help us strengthen our links through Footscray and beyond as we prepare to relocate our corporate headquarters in a few months.”
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The real deal THE Footscray Community Arts Centre has joined forces with two other art organisations to launch a three-week live arts festival around Melbourne. The Festival of Live Art will run from 14 to 30 March and will feature more than 40 events from local and international artists through Footscray Community Arts Centre, Arts House and Theatre Works. The Footscray Community Arts Centre will kick off festivities with the Sunsets in the
West Opening Party, which will include music and spontaneous acts of live art. Footscray Community Arts Centre will host nine events through the opening weekend, including a real-life version of popular ’80s video game Pacman, a traditional Eritrean coffee ceremony and storytelling, and a live art masterclass. CEO Jade Lillie said the Festival of Live Art involved a diverse range of experiences for both artists and audiences to experience live art. “We want to explore what
live art is to us and the community,” Ms Lillie said. The festival will culminate in a day-long live art extravaganza played out in real time. The 24 Hour Experience will be hosted in Melbourne’s CBD and will feature a new piece of live art on the hour, every hour, for 24 hours. The 24 Hour Experience will see worked performed everywhere from underground public toilets to a family residence to the Malthouse Theatre at 5am. For more information, go to www.fola.com.au
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THIS is Lori our vet Dr Roslyn’s labrador puppy who will have her weight regularly kept in check. Many portly pets could do with a new year’s resolution to cut the kilos. The disturbing fact is that 30-40 per cent of pets are overweight. When in ideal body condition owners should be able to feel their pet’s ribs easily and see a definite ‘waist’. It is common for certain breeds such as Labradors and pugs to become overweight easily. If a pet is too chubby then owners need to consult their veterinary team for a weight loss program. After determining a pet’s target weight, vets will advise on how much to feed and schedule regular weigh-ins. To achieve weight loss owners need to cut out any left overs and avoid treats and fatty bones that contain lots of calories. A measured amount of low calorie food should be offered in two small meals. Prescription weight control diets
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Steps in the right direction STEPS Studios is an all-inclusive dance school that offers dance education and fun for a variety of ages and levels of ability and interest. It has everything from important early childhood development classes, integration of special needs students and those with learning difficulties, to advanced level classes for the vocationally minded student. Dance brings its students many benefits. It helps to develop self-confidence in extremely shy individuals and the cognitive and motor skill develop-
The curriculum begins with Angelina Ballerina Classes for students aged three to six years with a focus on dance education and child development and psychology. Research has proved that learning dance is instrumental in the development of social, emotional, physical and cognitive needs of this age group. A child’s first seven years are critical in the development of cognitive/ neural, motor, socio-emotional and language development. Steps provides an active learning
ment of young children, through to the achievement of career aspirations. Steps student Madison Lu, at the age eight, made her professional theatre debut as Molly in the Melbourne production of Annie at the Regent Theatre. Through movement, dance provides an opportunity for artistic, creative and personal expression, physical exercise and the development of musicality, positive discipline, self-confidence and psychological and neurological benefits which all assist academic studies and personal development.
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Set to jump for cheer squad class IT’S hard to be humble when you can stunt, jump and tumble! Cheer Central is a dedicated cheerleading and hip hop program catering for competitive and recreational athletes. Its accredited coaches have trained hard and researched all the latest trends across the country and overseas. Cheerleading is one of Australia’s fastest growing sports, with Cheer Central’s programs offering explosive cheer, pom, hip hop, gymnastics, acrobatics, tumbling, high flying tosses and the visually exciting stunting routines that are now seen in many cheerleading movies. It takes skill, athleticism, strength and energy. There is so much to learn and it’s a great way to keep fit and be part of a team. Cheerleading’s popularity has hit a high with so many children and teenagers finding they “get
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Piece of Cake I don’t know about you, but once I drag out my son’s lunchbox to begin the new school year, Christmas really DOES feel like a distant memory. I laugh now when I think of how times have changed since my own days at school. Back in the ’70s, the Food Police didn’t judge what you put in your child’s lunchbox. I was such a fussy eater as a kid, my poor mum would slip in the odd slice of chocolate cake, I suppose figuring it was better if I ate SOMETHING rather than nothing at all! It was also perfectly acceptable for kids to order dim sims, pies and donuts for lunch from the greasy spoon joint down the road. After school, my mum often made me an apricot jam tart, covered with lashings of coconut and served hot from the oven, cut into big wedges like pizza. None of this carrot sticks and hummus business! This floury, doughy tart remains one of my fondest childhood memories, though probably not the healthiest. Ah, naughty versus healthy. I like to think the recipe I’m featuring this week falls somewhere in between. This very simple, moist, magnificent cake makes a great ‘sometimes’ snack for the lunchbox, or for after school. And with two cups of grated carrot in it, surely it qualifies as a health food! Of course you can omit the walnuts if you like and replace them with a cup of sultanas.
CARROT CAKE 1 cup canola oil 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 ½ cups self raising flour 1 tsp bicarb soda 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon 2 cups firmly packed grated carrot 1 cup walnut crumbs Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius. Grease and line a 20cm cake pan. Combine oil, sugar and eggs in a bowl and whisk well. Sift flour, bicarb soda and cinnamon over the oil mixture. Stir gently. Add carrot and walnuts. Mix well. Spread mixture into pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool ten minutes in pan before turning onto rack. Ice with cream cheese frosting (I simply add a few heaped tablespoons of cream cheese to regular vanilla icing).
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Back to basics works for Baker By ADEM SARICAOGLU
Footscray United’s Dadimuni Geeth Silva bowls to his Altona North opponent on Saturday. 113940 Picture: KRISTIAN SCOTT
’Dogs last chance By ADEM SARICAOGLU THE Footscray United Cricket Club seems to be having a pretty good summer. Membership has almost doubled in the past year, numbers are very healthy on the training track, functions have been well-attended and even all the finances are in good working order. Unfortunately though, the story of Footscray United’s summer on the field has been far less uplifting. The Bulldogs are the last remaining winless club in Turf Cricket’s North Division after going down outright to Altona North by nine wickets this past fortnight. “It’s really contrasting to be honest, because we’ve had an excellent season off the field,” Bulldogs vice-captain Stuart Ainge told Star. “But at the same time, the first eleven has been terribly disappointing. “We can’t make a run and we’re getting rolled for below par scores week after
week,” he said. “The bowlers are doing a great job trying to defend (low totals), but the batting just lets us down every week.” Despite Footscray United’s poor run of form, the mood has remained upbeat down at Scovell Reserve. The Bulldogs have included a lot of variety into their training routines in an attempt to break the drought, including beach sessions, Twenty20 hit-outs and numerous net sessions with the bowling machine. But after the Altona North loss, Footscray United now has just two more chances to score that win it so desperately craves. Getting it won’t come easy though, as the Bulldogs are next scheduled to host third-placed Tullamarine in a two-dayer, beginning this weekend. Ainge said his Bulldogs are hoping they can at least score one win before the summer is out. “We don’t want to go through winless
so we’ll want to make sure we win one of them,” Ainge said. “Tullamarine are going pretty well but we’ve got a good record against them and we’ve got Keilor Park in the last round who are not that much better than us (currently 10th) on the ladder - so we hold our chances pretty good of at least getting one before we’re done.” Despite going in as the obvious underdog, Ainge believes Footscray United can knock off Tullamarine over the coming fortnight. “We think we’ve got a good enough team on paper to be competitive in this grade of cricket so we go into every game thinking we’re a chance,” he said. “We’re playing Tullamarine and we’ve had a reasonable record against them over the years, so we’re confident we’ll have a chance against them as well.”
YARRAVILLE Club’s Justin Baker spent much of Melbourne’s recent heatwave with a golf ball, a stocking and a stump. The 35-year-old was a frustrated batsman, having made three successive starts of 44, 52 and 27 and not going on with them. What Baker has been able to produce since that run of outs, though, has been simply stunning. In Yarraville Club’s second one-dayer of the New Year, on the Saturday after Melbourne sweltered through a historybreaking heatwave, Baker smashed 10 fours and four sixes on his way to 96. Seven days later against Airport West St Christopher’s and the red ball, Baker followed up with a knock of 110 that included 16 fours and one maximum. “Against Beaumaris I made 50-odd and then didn’t go on with that and was really upset with myself,” Baker explained. “So before the Keilor game I actually went back to basics, started looking through some of my old diaries of what I used to do when I was a kid and one of them was just a golf ball, a stocking and a stump, and I honestly went back to that. “I was doing that all through that 40-degree week and it seemed to pay off. I saw the ball a little bit better against Keilor and then continued it on
and now the basic things are just starting to click with me.” Baker recently stepped down as the Clubbers’ captaincoach, citing time as the main factor behind his decision to hand the reins over to teammate Emmett Bronca. However, Baker also admitted the dual role was beginning to drain him, both mentally and out in the middle. “I’d been in the role for six or so years and I’m getting to a point where I’ll be 36 at the end of this season and it’s probably the right time to step down and just concentrate on enjoying my own cricket,” he said. “I was starting to get to the point that I wasn’t really enjoying it that much and it was more of a job, whereas when I started it was something I really enjoyed. “When you’re captaincoaching it’s all about the team and not so much the personal side of things,” he said. “You put the other guys ahead of yourself and a lot of the time it’s about their needs and looking after their form. “So it’s been good to be able to get back to basics and just be able to concentrate on my own game.” On Saturday, Baker blasted an unbeaten 32 during the second innings of Yarraville Club’s win over Airport West St Christopher’s.
Bulldogs’ horror start costs dearly By LIAM TWOMEY FOOTSCRAY Edgewater suffered just its third loss of the Victorian Premier Cricket season on Saturday. The Bulldogs fell to Northcote by 162 runs at Bill Lawry Oval. After winning the toss and batting on day one, Northcote blasted 9/313 thanks to a brilliant century from Ben Abbatangelo and a hard fought 75 from Steven Taylor. Reeling in the total was always going to be hard work for the Bulldogs and the run chase got off to a horror start. Footscray lost its captain and gun opening batsman Dean Russ for just six,
with the score at 1/13. Anthony Barton and Travis Dean tried to steady the ship and were able to combine for a 36-run partnership before more wickets began to fall. Barton and Dean were both dismissed with the score at 1/49 and Shanuka Dissanayaka followed just four runs later. The collapse wasn’t finished though with Footscray’s chances of reaching the total all but over when Michael Hill was also dismissed for just six. With the score at 5/62, the Bulldogs’ lower order tried its best to build partnerships with Mitchell Winter-Irving (27),
Jake Haberfield (24) and Hamish WinterIrving (17) digging in at the crease. However, the pressure proved too great and Footscray’s innings eventually came to a close with the score at 151 in the 54th over. Liam Scammell was the best of the Northcote bowlers, taking 5/33 while Marcus Stoinis and Chas Keogh finished with two wickets each. The result had Footscray relinquish top spot on the ladder to St Kilda. The Bulldogs are now in second and will take on 13th placed Dandenong this weekend.
Justin Baker plays a shot against Beaumaris back in Picture: DAMIAN VISENTINI December. 111624
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AFTER a brilliant year on the athletics track, Morgan Mitchell was named the Don Deeble Rising Star Award winner for 2012/13. Mitchell impressed the competition’s judges with her outstanding sporting achievements, which included making the Australian Under 19 Athletics Squad and being selected as a member of the senior national 4x400 squad to prepare for the Commonwealth Games, World Relay Championships, World Championships and the Olympic Games in Rio. Mitchell is the fastest female 400 metre runner in Victoria in both senior and junior competition and the second fastest in Australia. The Don Deeble Rising Star Award is run by the Sunshine and Western Region Sports Club and sponsored by the Yarraville Club Cricket Club. Each month, one nominee receives $1000 towards achieving their sporting goals before the top four athletes are invited back for the competition’s grand final. As the overall winner, Mitchell took home a cheque for $5000 to help her reach her future sporting goals. “I just want to thank all the sponsors and everyone involved with the award,” Mitchell said. “I really appreciate everything they have done for me.
I didn’t expect to win because all the guys in the final were so good. “I’m just really excited and with all the trips I have got coming up, it is a huge help.” Mitchell also thanked her coach, Peter Burke, for the hard work he has done in helping her get to the top. “I have been working with him for 10 years coming up in March/April and he is the best,” Mitchell said. “He has done everything for me. He has taken me to a lot of my training sessions. He has been there when I have been injured. I really respect him and owe everything to him. The best thing about him is that he doesn’t just care for me. He takes time for everyone in the club (Western Athletics). He is like family now.” Also on the night, three cheques for $2000 were presented to the joint runners-up of the award. They were Dejan Vasiljevic (basketball), Nathan Pellissier (table tennis) and Aaron Wain (taekwondo). The action didn’t end there with AFL legend David Parkin on hand as the guest speaker. Parkin gave an enthralling account of his time in the AFL world and the importance of providing support for young athletes.
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Cordy takes role at the top GREAT to see Brian Cordy taking a role at the Footscray VFL side in 2014. “Toby” was a very good player in his day (124 games) and if you talk to those that played with him, they will always talk about him as a great team man. His background of coaching in Geelong at TAC Cup and local level plus at Geelong College will be of great benefit. His role is to oversee the coaching staff on match days and to share his experience and knowledge to the playing group. GOOD to see some local WRFL faces signed to the Bulldogs including Jesse Fortune (Glenorden), Jase Perkins (Port Colts), Todd Finco (Albion) Christian Elliot ande Michael Fogarty (Spotswood). All five had the talent to make it at VFL level and their local clubs can only benefit from the experience they will bring back. Both Werribee and Williamstown also have a pathway for local players to be part of their clubs so there has never been more opportunities for players to step to the next level. Sunshine & Western Region Sports Club Inc.
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star Morgan Mitchell was named the winner of the Don Deeble Rising Star Picture: KRISTIAN SCOTT Award last week. 113806
Results CRICKET PREMIER RND 15: Ringwood 9/176 (D.A. King 37, D. Reed 6/69, C. Marantelli 2/30) d Greenvale Kangaroos 173 (J. Lidgett 33, J.M. Martin 30, D.A. King 4/17, I.G. Holland 3/26). Essendon 213 (A. Ayre 47, B. MacRae 46, S. Mire 28, A. Shellie 27, F.W. Stewart 27*, C.J. Hall 5/79, S. Mullaney 2/10, N. Freitag 2/46 & 4/150, B. McMinn 44*, S. Mire 35, N. Freitag 2/29) d Casey-Sth Melbourne 128 (L.J. Sperling 46, S. Maggs 27*, J. Eaton 3/10, S. Mire 2/3, L. Cameron 2/44). Northcote 9/313dec (B. Abbatangelo 112, S. Taylor 75, B. Baker 45*, J.A. Haberfield 3/86, H. Winter-Irving 2/85) d Footscray Edgewater 151 (M. Winter-Irving 27, L. Scammell 5/33, M. Stoinis 2/29, C. Keogh 2/39). VSDCA RND 10: EAST WEST 1ST XI: Noble Park 5/215 (Perera 85) d Yarraville 8/181. Werribee 3/140 (Wolfe 110) d Melton 123. Box Hill 3/285 d Altona 215 (Jones 60). Williamstown 9/239 d Mt Waverley 8/235 (Beddingfield 67, Harry 60, Bratby 5/35). Bayswater 191 & 0/76 (Hanley 60*) d Roxburgh Park/Broadmeadows 126 & 8/87. Croydon 5/165 & 5/82 d Sunshine 110 & 133. EAST WEST 2ND XI: Yarraville 190 (Cruden 55) d Noble Park 180 & 2/24. Werribee 7/211 (McCall 77) d Melton 207. Bayswater 249 d Roxburgh Park/Broadmeadows 133. Croydon 2/57 d Sunshine 52 & 9/153. Williamstown 246 d Mt Waverley 188 (Millier 54). Box Hill 7/235 (Andreassen 58 d Altona 8/233. NORTH WEST 3RD XI: Melton 6/148 (Casey 79*) d Werribee 146. Altona 306 d Ivanhoe 268 (O’Brien 73 Robinson 51). Preston 179 (Buckow 6/41) & 2/40 d Sunshine 160 (Boughton 6/48). Williamstown 9/391 (Popa 140, Bratby 103) d Kew 173. Brunswick 7/205 (Anderson 60) d Yarraville 195. Balwyn 6/313 (Ramjee 185, Ting 53) d Roxburgh Park/Broadmeadows 9/213 & 4/64. NORTH WEST 4TH XI: Preston 9/231 d Sunshine 79 & 99 (Dinatale 5/9). Altona 180 & 5/127 d Ivanhoe 135 (Mulhall 54*).
Kew 8/190 (Mannix 77*) d Williamstown 188. Yarraville 5/207 (MacGibbon 62) d Brunswick 205. Werribee 4/202 (Doolan 69, Abdul Sathaar 53) d Melton 95 & 9/144. Balwyn 7/226 d Roxburgh Park/Broadmeadows 158. WDCA RND 11: Melton Centrals 7/251 (A. Hulett 88*, M. Murphy 63*, S. Robertson 37, D. Benn 3/43, G. Robson 2/59) d Williamstown Imperials 9/243cc (R. Hinton 63, B. Slattery 41, D. Benn 37, T. Vaughan 31*, B. Notman 4/52, S. Lumley 3/46). West Newport 4/120 d Melton Sth PS 118 (B. Ivory 35). Williamstown Colts 7/213dec (T. Sangha 51, A. Shauma 44, R. Harb 31, T. Murray 3/56) d St Johns 149 (l. Graves 47, R. Shukla 4/26, A. Nehra 3/46, A. Shauma 2/20 & 5/151cc, D.J. Temby 100*, R. Harb 2/19, A. Shauma 2/28). Bellbridge 3/135 (S. Nolan 94*, D. Henderson 28) d Grand United 9/134cc (B. Powell 4/40, A. Masterson 3/24, A. Wilks 2/24). Williamstown Congs 116 (T. Griffin 39, A. Fine 4/20, A. Johns 4/28 & 9/121, T. Griffin 53, A. Fine 3/19, M. Keating 3/33, R. Thomasson 2/22) d Gellibrand 115 (C. Caiger 45, T. Stanchinotti 6/23, M. Alexander 2/14 & 5/120dec, G. Sharma 35, D. Weston 30, T. Griffin 3/31). VTCA RND 9: Keilor 238 (H. Fernando 60, S. Guerra 44, J. Clements 39, L. Sneddon 29, A. Steel 3/35, S.A. Sanders 3/40, L. Kennedy 2/33 & 3/89, S. Guerra 36*) d Strathmore 193 (J.T. Tate 47, S.A. Sanders 46, L. Kennedy 31, D. Schuppan 4/42, M. Hassan 4/55). Yarraville Club 371 (J. Baker 110, A. Contessa 83, A. Mato 69 & 0/47, J. Baker 32*) d Airport West St Christophers 231 (E. Penaluna 54, R. Rutley 54, L. Macumber 35, N.E. Abley 30, M. Sipala 28, E.S. Bronca 5/49, R. Sherlock 3/47). Sth Caulfield 251 (B. Howell 74, J. Clarke 69, A. Carlson 54, S. Abeyruwan 5/67, R. Latham 2/60 & 6/119, J. Clarke 59*, S. Perera 30*, T.D. Darshanapriya 3/19, D. Brown 3/40) d Hoppers Crossing 138 (D. Brown 27, T.D. Darshanapriya 26*, A. Jan 25, L. Gouzenfiter 3/19, S. Perera 3/22, S. McCooke 2/16). Greenvale 330 (C. Jayasinghe 97, G. Courts 88. J. Brown 44, J. Kent 29. M.L. Innes 27) d Brighton Dist 142 (C. Jayasinghe 3/21, C. Darshana 3/42, M. Brinkhuis 2/17 & 2/17,
T. Moughanie 2/2). St Bernard’s OC 245 (T. Kassis 72, J. Davey 38, D. O’Connell 34, C. Osborne 31, C. Spinella 28, P. O’Donnell 5/43, M. Hutcheon 2/36 & 5/117, M. Bergin 29*, C. Osborne 28, N. Virgo 2/18) d Beaumaris 128 (C.J. Salmon 45, P. O’Donnell 37*, R. Grenville 4/18, C. Davis 3/37, C. Osborne 2/9). WSUCCA RND 10: A GRADE: St Johns 6/236 d Hoppers Crossing 229 (G.J. McGuinness 4/66, B. Reid 4/94). Eynesbury Eagles 5/322 d Altona Sports 147 (S. Jareth 61, B. Sole 4/15). Rockbank 1/15 v Avyukt Aryahi Maidstone 9/303 (B. Singh 117). United Tarneit 0/1 v Charles Sturt Uni 241 (R.H. Wewalwala 51, S. Senadheera 4/58, C. Chandula 3/62). B GRADE: Williamstown Congs 4/212 (J. Cassar 100, J. Hyde 39) d Altona Sports 180 (J. Lynskey 48, B. Cunningham 4/28, J. Hyde 3/32). Hoppers Crossing 5/301 (H. Johnson 3/38) d St Johns 9/194 (A. Mumford 48, P. Barrett 43) & 0/102 (A. Mumford 52, l. Jacovelli 35). United Tarneit 8/721 (M. Tyssera 168, M. Senanayaka 146, A.J. Dias 113, R. Wanigasekara 65, T. Facker 48, R. Senanayaka 46, T.T. Ranasinghe 39) d Kingsville Baptists 4/355. Altona Roosters 4136 (M. Lundberg 57) d Footscray ANA 28 (M. Wilson 516, M.J. Nolton 410) & 49 (M.J. Nolton 511, M. Wilson 46). RND 12: C GRADE: Western Lions 9/229 (R. Fernando 119) d Rockbank 145 (P. Malwandi 6/42). Western All Stars 7/267 (G. Shanks 150, E. Raczkowski 43, J. Buyton 38) d Manor Lakes 7/231 (B. Salmon 3/41). Kings XI 9/286 d St Andrews 202. D GRADE: Charles Sturt Uni 7/246 (I.A. Syed 105) d Eynesbury Eagles 97 (I.A. Syed 6/32). Western Lions 168 d St Andrews. Avyukt Aryahi Maidstone 9/152 d Western All Stars 151 (P. Saptagirish 4/16). E GRADE: Altona Roosters 4/318 (S. Elhouli 105, A. Elhouli 83, S. Jennings 47) d Manor Lakes 169 (A. Elhouli 3/19, P. Bhavesh 3/51). Altona Sports 5/177 (D. McKenzie 56, P. Krishna 49, S. Georgiovski 47, M.R. Lester 3/12) d Yarraville 6/174 (L.G. Henderson 85, L. Henderson 46). NOTE: * not out.
BOWLS NEWPORT RND 16: TUES: PENNANT: DIV 1: Altona North 14/59 d Newport 2/57. Best Rink B. Prismall, J. Deguara, L. Morgan, J. Cutajar +9. DIV 4: Newport forfeit to Point Cook Village RND 15: SAT: PENNANT: DIV 2: Williamstown 18/86 d Newport 0/55. Best Rinks G. Singleton. R. Crawford, J. Deguara, J. Haygarth -2. DIV 6: Newport 14/90 d Yarraville/Footscray (6) 4/67. Best Rink G. Horton, I. Hardham, C. Keating, C. Harrap +22. FRI: SOCIAL: CARPET: Winners V. Lewis, J. Deguara, H. Ismailiw, L. Bennington +4. BASEBALL SUMMER LGE DIV 1: Geelong 8 d Essendon 5. Doncaster 6 d Sunshine 5. Newport 7 d Preston 2. RESERVES: Geelong 5 d Essendon 3. Sunshine 6 d Doncaster 3. THIRDS: Essendon 8 d Geelong 6. FOURTHS: Essendon 14 d Geelong 3. DIV 2: Werribee 11 d Berwick 1. RESERVES: Berwick 12 d Werribee 10. DIV 3: Ballarat 18 d North West 3. Footscray 18 d Monash University 3. RESERVES: Ballarat 20 d North West 5. WOMEN: DIV 1: Essendon 13 d Footscray 6. DIV 2: Werribee 13 d Melbourne 0. U18: STATE: Waverley 8 d Essendon 1. METRO: Upwey FTG 20 d Newport 1. Werribee 24 d Sunshine 1. U16: AAA: Doncaster 12 d Essendon Black 1. Waverley 14 d Newport 3. AA: Sunshine 18 d Melbourne 2. U14: STATE: Essendon 8 d Malvern 3. Newport 10 d Geelong 9. METRO WEST: Werribee/Sunshine 28 d Preston 5. U12: STATE: Sunshine 13 d Melbourne 8. Newport 11 d Essendon 1. METRO WEST: Essendon Black 20 d Port Phillip 3. Fitzroy Lions 17 d Werribee 7. CYCLING FOOTSCRAY A GRADE: 1st D. Dudkiewicz, 2nd E. Asadov (Int), 3rd J. Love. B GRADE: 1st E. Armstrong, 2nd T. Malcolm, 3rd C. Woolcock. C GRADE: 1st S. Moses, 2nd R. Wilkes, 3rd M. Strachan. D GRADE: 1st M. Scott, 2nd C. Buhajiar, 3rd A. Leyton.
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THE Wyndham Suns is another new club in the area with its home ground at Goddard Reserve in Tarneit. The club used to be based at Westbourne College as Old Westbourne. The launch of the club and registration day will take place this Sunday 9 February at the Tarneit Community Centre from 1.30pm. The club will be fielding sides in the WRFL under9s through to under-16s with a Youth Girls and Women’s team as well. The seniors will play in the VAFA. Their senior coach is Phillip Ballis and Brad Gilham will be coaching the under19s. Like all clubs these days they are active on social media, so check them out. THE Hoppers Crossing Cricket Club past players day is coming up this Saturday at Hogans Road when the seniors will take on Old Mentonians. Rodney Malcolm Hogg spoke at the club last weekend and from all reports went down a treat. The fact I work with Hoggy each week on SEN, it does not come as a surprise, as he is a very funny man. Past players like myself. Stuart Broad and Fawed Ahmed can enjoy a barbecue lunch and a few cold ales at a very reasonable price. The Hoppers Sports Club Awards night is coming up on 22 February at the Racing Club which I am proud to be hosting once again. For bookings and details contact Darren Hellman on 0413 607 645. CLEARANCES have opened in all footy competitions and now we find out the real from the unreal. There is so much tripe bandied about at this time of the year it is not funny. Can’t wait to sort the wheat from the chaff. THE 13th Annual Peter Bunworth Memorial Match between Hoppers Crossing and Wyndhamvale again proved to be a tense last-man-standing affair. After a slow start, the Vales finished with 114 from their 20 overs which most thought was about 20 runs short of what would be required. In the chase, Hoppers lost regular wickets due to the wicket keeping low, poor shot selection and three stupid run-outs to slump to 9/86 before ‘Grimace’ Mitchell 53 not out and ‘Puff Diddy’ Dowling 20 not out got Hoppers over the line. Hoppers now lead 7-6 in the overall standings in what was a great day in honour of a great man. Shaun Mould (Mouldy) was the stand-out player for the Vales while Grimace got the job done for Hoppers.
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