Dandenong Journal Star - 08th June 2015 by Star News Group

E VOIC YOUR

0Y FOR 15 EARS

8 June 2015

A Star News Group Publication

Son’s legacy lives on

White Ribbon showdown

Property liftout

PAGE 12

SPORT

INSIDE

TA ST EF UL LY

PAGE 2

Monday, 8 June

ST UN N IN G

 Grant takes centre stage for his curtain call honour...

2015

Show stopper By LACHLAN MOORHEAD

1170560-ACM06-15

AFTER performing in his Grade 3 play, Grant Alley’s drama teacher told him he might be better suited behind the stage rather than acting on it. Now for close to half a century the 64-year-old Keysborough man has been a member of the community theatre company CLOC, formerly known as the Cheltenham Light Opera Company. Having served as president, treasurer and technical director of CLOC – involved with the group for 46 years – Grant will be officially recognised today (Monday) with a Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to the performing arts. Grant didn’t finished his university course in accounting and computer science and said he always wanted letters after his name – now he has them. “I started getting involved in theatre back in Grade 3 at school,” Grant said, who started building sets when he was 10. “For once in my life I performed on stage and at the end my teacher suggested I design and build the sets instead. “So I started doing that.” Grant joined the Cheltenham Light Opera Company as a member of its production team in 1969, when he was 18. He has overseen the company which began with a budget of $600 and now operates on at least $300,000 per show. Theatre, Grant said with adoration, is like a fatal disease – “you can’t escape it”. “There’s something about theatre that is all encompassing,” he said. “It’s challenging and demanding and hard but enormously satisfying, bringing joy for the public and those involved with it.” Grant, who keeps a part of all the

sets he makes, gave up his job as an executive at Coles Myer in 2003 to be able to focus full-time on his volunteering at CLOC, where he was president for 15 years. As technical director Grant is responsible for every technical design of every show – with the company staging two productions a year – but despite his dedication to CLOC, Grant admits he was still “gobsmacked” to learn he had been an awarded an OAM. “You watch people get accolades on stage and this award is great recognition, not just me but for all those other people pushing the buttons behind the scenes,” he said. And while Grant has seen many other community theatre companies fall by the wayside, he is determined to ensure CLOC remains a viable entity for decades to come. “I’m focused on moving the company into a stable position, getting backing, and making it into something that’s going to move forward and survive,” he said. “As part of that I stood down from the president’s role to become treasurer to appoint a younger person to take over that role, who I can mentor.” Former Dandenong RSL Club stalwart James Banks, who now lives in NSW, was also among those honoured on the Queen’s Birthday. He was awarded an OAM for his service to veterans and their families. James was a long-time member of the Dandenong RSL Club and part of the club’s bowls committee from 1967 to 1986. Two Greater Dandenong firies were also honoured with Australian Fire Service Medals. For their stories turn to pages 5 and 8.

Grant Alley has been recognised for his backstage work. “There’s something about theatre, you can’t escape it,” he says. 140038

VALLEY Phone: 9793 3354 VILLAGE Fax: 9793 7154 MEWS villagemews@iinet.net.au RETIREMENT www.valleyvillagemews.com.au VILLAGE 112 STUD ROAD DANDENONG

Call in to meet our friendly staff to show you why you should make Valley Village Mews your home.

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Page 2 Monday, 8 June, 2015

Connecting people and communities

E L A S A P U S bargains

of s y a D e v i s s a M 7 on’t miss out!!

SALE STARTS

Tues June 9th to Mon June 15th

FREEZER, DAIRY, GROCERIES, CONFECTIONERY, HEALTH AND BEAUTY Toscano Varieties

Reflect Washing Powder 2kg

Powerade 3pk

Don’t pay $7.89

$ Save up to $2.99

Davies Sausage Rolls 2kg

$ Save $9.99 each

$ .50

Heinz Golden Mix 500g

Weet Bix Bites 525g Save $3.83 each

2 for

Belvita Breakfast Biscuits 300g Don’t pay $4.40 each 3 for

Noodle Cups $8 Case of 12

Save $2.35 each

Kransky 2.5kg

lim

ite

toc

Save $10 per kg

a bag

$ Save $2.78

NESCAfE COffEE 200G $6 LOGICOL 500G 2 fOR $5 KRAfT SINGLES 410G 2 fOR $6

SANDOWN PARK

Cheaper by the Case Trade Sales Welcome 774 Princes Highway 9574 2593

oNly 66¢ eaCh

Lipton Tea Bags 100pk

TRADING HRS: MON-WED 9-7PM, THURS-FRI 9-7PM, SAT 8-6:30PM, SUN 9:30-6PM CLOSING TIME: Mon-Frid 9-7pm www.savemore.net.au

open 7 days

SANDOWN PARK RACECOURSE PRINCES HWY

SMITH RD

3 for

CORRIGAN RD

Don’t pay $16.65 each

3 for

SAVE MORE 1187345-HM24-15

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Judge urges police to support accused By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A JUDGE has successfully pleaded with police not to press for a criminal record against a man who gatecrashed a 50th birthday party in Noble Park and struck a patron with a tree branch. “Are we so sanctimonious that he doesn’t deserve a second chance,”presiding magistrate Jack Vandersteen told police prosecutors at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court. “(He’s) very young. As parents, it could be one of our kids one day.” Police agreed, allowing the magistrate to order him to be assessed for diversion and avoid a criminal record. The 18-year-old Narre Warren accused had been drinking vodka with mates in Melbourne’s CBD, lost his admission ticket to a soccer match and tried to get home by train on 7 February, Dandenong Magistrates’ Court was told on Monday 1 June.

He disembarked in Noble Park, got into an altercation with an “aggressive” group of males and armed himself with two branches from a wheelbarrow. Police prosecutor Constable Ryan Johnson said the accused later swung the branches as he entered a private birthday party at Noble Park RSL. After striking a patron with a branch, the accused was cornered and “overpowered” by other guests, Const Johnson said. In the scuffle, the victim’s shoulder was reportedly dislocated - though the accused’s lawyer questioned the lack of medical evidence. The victim also suffered a small cut under his right eye and abrasions to his right arm and leg. The accused, who wrote a letter of apology to the victim, faced a single count of unlawful assault with weapons. Const Johnson said the accused

was co-operative, apologetic and regretful during a police interview. The man’s lawyer told the court that the “disoriented” accused didn’t normally drink, had no idea why he disembarked at Noble Park station and had retreated to the RSL subbranch for “safety”. Armed with glowing references for the accused, the lawyer pleaded for diversion on the basis of his youth, no prior criminal history and overcoming serious physical and sexual abuse as a child. If rejected, the recorded offence would dent the man’s ambitions to help domestic abuse victims as a youth worker, and “undo some of the good work he’s done”, the lawyer said. Magistrate Jack Vandersteen said he would not take into account the shoulder injury because police withdrew the relevant charge. The magistrate pleaded with police to drop their opposition, so he

could place the accused on diversion. “You cannot underestimate the impact of the things (he’s) gone through,” Mr Vandersteen said to police prosecutors. “His father was threatening to kill the mother with a knife... it’s remarkable he’s come as far as he has.” He said it was ironic that police had supported the family, particularly the mother, as domestic violence victims in the past, yet not in this case. Police prosecutor Sergeant Andrew Gannon said the accused was unsuitable because it was an unprovoked attack at a family function at a licensed premises. But after an interval, police dropped their opposition - despite three police prosecutors initially rejecting diversion. The accused will be assessed for diversion later this month.

Staff in God’s hands as shop closes By GEORGIA WESTGARTH A DANDENONG shop that has been selling Christian books since 1977 has closed its doors for the last time. Glenys, from Word in Langhorne Street, said the convenience of online shopping had forced the bricks and mortar store onto the web. “Everything’s changed in the world. Right across the board it seems to be the world trend and the trend most customers prefer, but our customers don’t want to, they prefer coming in,” she said. “People are terribly upset and sad. The shop has been in Dandenong for 38 years.” Glenys said the store’s inspirational Christian-based books, CDs, DVDs, giftware, Bibles and books to help understand different faiths was the best literature in Dandenong. “All our books have beautiful messages,” she said. “This place is like a home for people, I treat them as if I was home and welcome them. “I’ve bought some seats so there’s somewhere for them to sit and sometimes they need a cuppa and if they’re not feeling well I’ll get them a glass of water. “We love our customers, we re-

Glenys says goodbye to her beloved job. 139846 ally care about them,” Glenys said. Glenys said the store has had many success stories since it originally opened in Mason Street, Dandenong. “Often we have people come in and speak about their personal and private stories and I’m privileged to hear them and be a part of their confidence - I’m going to miss my beautiful customers,” she said. Three part time workers have lost

their job but full-timer Glenys said she is not worried about the future with the closure of the shop on Saturday 30 May. “I’ll look for another job but the difference is when you know God is in control of your life, you know you haven’t been abandoned and that God is going to lead you onto another chapter. “We’ve always called it God’s shop, I caretake and I’ve got a manager but it’s God’s shop and it

By LACHLAN MOORHEAD

A DRAMATIC citizen’s arrest by a group of community crusaders has led to a police raid in Dandenong where stolen property and a double edged sword were seized. Residents saw a man acting suspiciously outside an Alysha Avenue property in Lyndhurst just after noon on Saturday 30 May and restrained him until police arrived and took over. Two of the man’s accomplices fled the scene, one driving off in a white Toyota Hiace van. The arrest led to a police raid on a Dandenong property that night where detectives found stolen items and a double edged sword. The Dandenong man, 22, has been charged in relation to residential and commercial burglaries, including the theft from a Subway in Narre Warren last month, and carrying out an indictable offence while on bail. He has also been charged with drugs and weapons offences. Police also said he was in possession of stolen house keys. Detective Senior Constable Daniel Jacobi said residents had been on the lookout for suspicious behaviour after a number of burglaries in Lyndhurst over the previous fortnight in which a white van was thought to be involved. They had also set up a Facebook page to alert the community. He said a resident had seen a man acting suspicious near a white van on Saturday and had contacted others to help confront and restrain him. While Det Sen Const Jacobi welcomed the arrest, he warned the community against vigilantism. “We don’t really want people to do this sort of thing,” he said. “We’d prefer they would call police because we don‘t know how the offender is going to act towards them, but in this case everyone is OK and it’s a good result.” It’s believed the driver of the van, also thought to be involved in the thefts, is Asian with a solid build and aged in his mid-20s, and was wearing brown tracksuit pants and a brown hoodie at the time.

wouldn’t have gone unless it was right.” Glenys said the bookshop had always had an online presence, but customers will no longer get personalised assistance. “It’s just pick a book, press a button and put it in the basket. “We sort of know the stock and can guide customers in specific situations to the appropriate material and they won’t have that online.”

CAPITAL BLINDS Your window covering specialist WE SPECIALISE IN

www.johnstonemartmemorials.com.au

Free e measure & Quot

Store Locations

Thomastown 9359 0898 Springvale 9540 8807

Dandenong 9706 8108 Footscray 9689 8882 Springvale Super Store

✔ Curtains ✔ Swags ✔ Pelmets ✔ Verticals ✔ Timber ✔ Hollands ✔ Sun Screens ✔ Romans ✔ Plantation Shutters

And much more

Warning do not sign any contract until you see us

9548 4199

9890 1118

We will beat any genuine quote

1124968-CA12-14

Box Hill

1124960-MB12-14

Citizen’s arrest after Facebook vigilante alert

Picture: ROB CAREW

John Stonemart Memorials 9548 4199 • Monuments • Renovations • Accessories • Inscriptions • Installations

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 3

1124963-MB12-14

10% - 6 0% OFF

Conditions Apply

CALL NOW ON

1300 136 907

(LOCAL CALL COST ONLY ) Factory 17-50A Princes Highway, Doveton

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Page 4 Monday, 8 June, 2015

Connecting people and communities

Burger gut feeling shoots for the hipsters By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS THERE seems to be a sudden appetite for hipster in Springvale. Alex Vuong and chef John Liu had a gut feel that their youthful ‘ItalianAustralian’ burger restaurant Cultural Commons would be a breath of fresh air among a glut of Vietnamese and Chinese eateries. “We’re getting a lot of people saying they’ve been waiting for a long time for something like this in their neighbourhood,” Mr Vuong said. The hit dish has been the soft-shell crab burgers served with beer-battered chips and aioli. More than 1500 have been devoured since the restaurant opened in February. It’s a lighter meal than a beef patty and is a revelation for diners who are

Eat local, dinE global used to prying apart crab shells, Mr Vuong said. The 180-gram grass-fed-beef burgers have also been a popular choice. “We just got into this at the right time – burgers are starting to pick up in the food industry,” Mr Vuong said. Mr Vuong had learnt the trade at his parents’ Chinese-style roast duck and pork restaurant. When it closed in 2013, Mr Vuong and Mr Liu leapt at the chance of starting afresh on the same premises.

“It’s very modern and hipstery for Springvale – we wanted to target the younger crowd,” Mr Vuong said. “I realised Springvale is changing very dramatically and there’s a shortage of Western food. There needed to be more variety.” He said his parents Tong and Connie, who had run successful eateries in Victoria Street and Springvale, were initially sceptical of the ‘fusion’ venture. “They didn’t know which audience we were targeting. Now they’re all smiles.” Cultural Commons at 12 Queens Avenue, Springvale, is open from 11am to 10pm from Tuesday to Friday and 9am to 10pm on Saturday and Sunday. Phone 8555 2343.

The soft-shell crab burger, front, with the beef O.G burger. 139614 Picture: ROB CAREW

LOOKING BACK 100 years ago 3 June 1915 The War THE troops from Australia continue to render a great service to the Empire, and accounts of the fighting against the Turks at Gallipoli are of a satisfactory nature, although the losses are heavy. The last casualty list furnishes a disastrous loss amongst the Australian and Victoria’s share has been very heavy. Local lads listed below: Killed in Action Lieut W H Dawkins - Divisional Headquarters - Ferntree Gully Private A E Belger - 14th Battalion - Frankston Private W H C Leeson - 14th Battalion - Garfield Private N Rooney - 14th Battalion - Ringwood Lieutenant Tom Couve - 8th BattalionDandenong

Wounded Corpl W R Bailey - 5th Battalion - Moorabbin Private J E Heaton - 6th Battalion - Mordialloc Private J Cohen - 6th Battalion - Springvale Private H N Harris - 6th Battalion - Dandenong Private W Sangater - 6th Battalion - Dandenong Private W Fletham - 8th Battalion - Somerville Private W Davis - 5th Battalion Private H R Ebsary - 6th Battalion - Heatherton Private D Nicholson - 7th Battalion - Pearcedale Private J Gully - 8th Battalion - Bunyip Private W Clarkin - 7th Battalion - Iona 50 years ago 9 June 1965 ’Good Neighbours’ give aid WELCOMING new families, helping them and visiting them has been undertaken by Springvale Branch of the Good Neighbour Council since its formation 12 months ago. The first annual report of the branch states

that 100 families have been welcomed and given advice. Families in distress have been given assistance at the rate of about one a month. The area for visiting covers Clayton, Springvale and Noble Park. In many cases, after the first visit, we have found the greatest problem is that of loneliness of housewives. Seeking help in its work the committee stated it needed the co-operation of every organisation. 20 years ago 12 June 1995 Uni passes Test THE U3A Dandenong has enjoyed a very successful first year. The number of members has grown rapidly, the range of courses increased and the group is financially sound. University president Max Oldmeadow, who is

a former Parliamentarian and educationalist, said he felt the U3A has meet a big need in the Dandenong community. The university has 152 members and offers 18 courses.

5 years ago 7 June 2010 JAYCO to add 150 jobs with 87M caravan production line A massive $7 million expansion has triggered a jobs explosion at Dandenong South caravan manufacturing giant Jayco. The requirement for additional factory space is due to the high demand for recreational vehicles and subsequent increase in production volumes. Opportunities for full-time jobs were available for skilled and unskilled workers, including general labourers, electricians, plumbers and furniture assemblers. - Compiled by Dandenong and District Historical Society

G4195094BV-dp5Jun©FCNVIC

Before you decide, call Bill, Narelle, Beau or Melanie Matthews

9739 6868

45 Cave Hill Rd, Lilydale

PERSONAL LOANS $500 TO $5000 Now Available

NEW

FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED

Poor credit history? Try us.

1124824-MB12-14

9793 3299

Apply On Line www.cashloanmoneycentre.com.au email: clmcd@bigpond.net.au

Large Chapel with after service facilities for refreshments *Terms and conditions apply

THE CARPET CENTRE

• Find out why we’re number one in referrals and repeat business

Repayments up to 1 year

We like to say yes!

Pre Paid Funerals N.F.D.A. Member

SUPERSTORE

Centrelink clients welcome (according to benefits)

CALL NOW!

24 HOUR SERVICE ALL AREAS

www.williammatthewsfunerals.com.au

Affordable Repayments

243 Thomas Street, Dandenong 1163142-LB46-14

CASH AND CARRY $$$SAVE SAVE SAVE

FACTORY PRICES DIRECT TO YOU WE STOCK ALL MAJOR BRAND AND LEADING MANUFACTURERS

ING R R B OU Y IN USE HO NS PLA

CALL FOR A FREE NO OBLIGATION MEASURE AND QUOTE

VISIT OUR MEGASTORE AT:

40 GREENS RD, DANDENONG STH Ph:9792 5266 Fax: 9792 5233

• CARPETS • VINYLS • RUGS • TIMBER • LAMINATES

1000’s of Metres in Stock • We also carry a huge range of remnants and factory seconds

AUSTRALIAN CREDIT LICENCE N0 387935

1172323-DJ07-15

William Matthews Funerals

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 5

Shop online www.auscrown.com.au

Capri Blinds

& Curtains

Big Stock Pot Burners

High Pressure LP Gas Burner

• Vertical Blinds • Awnings • Cedar Blinds • Swags & Tails • Slimline Micro • Roller Shutters

Electric Rice Cookers

• Holland Blinds

Up to

50%

• Roman & OFF

Factory Direct

Austrian • Canopies • Plantation Shutters

1124954-FA12-14

Stainless Steel Gas Wok Cookers

6–12 Months Interest FREE

Top Quality Affordable Price

Russ fired on by tradition By Cam Lucadou-Wells IT’S fitting that Dandenong CFA life member and Springvale resident Russell Gray has joined his dad’s esteemed ranks by being awarded an Australian Fire Service Medal. In childhood, Mr Gray would sneak into the back of his father Deputy Chief Officer Peter Gray’s car at night to see first-hand how fireys tackle blazes. He would absorb and later mirror his father’s “hands-on” style, taking home and carefully tinkering and refining equipment such as hose nozzles. His father was the first Victorian to be awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal - an award that Mr Gray has also at-

tained in today’s Queen’s Birthday honours list. Mr Gray, 65, who is still active as a trainer in the CFA, describes the medal as “the pinnacle”. “These things are usually instigated by your peers. “You don’t think about these things during your work. You just do the best job you can.” His award recognises his 43 years of diligent service, his willingness to develop others and “uncompromising thoroughness” in product-testing equipment. Mr Gray - who describes himself as “more practical than theoretical” - has headed working groups that tested and recommended hose nozzles, hoses and fire truck designs.

He has never been shy to point out product flaws to a grateful brigade or manufacturer. “I was born into a fire brigade family,” Mr Gray said. “That was all we spoke about. “I’d see all this equipment being brought home to fix. I’d watch what (Peter) did - he’d pull things apart, mend the hoses and sew them. He paid tribute to the “just get on with it”, practical mentors in the brigade such as engineer and foreman Ken Talbot. One of Mr Gray’s proudest achievements is coaching Dandenong CFA to three state simulated fire-run titles in four years; his regret was that Mr Talbot didn’t live to see it.

Invoices used in cover up bid A DISGRACED former Education Department director has told an anti-corruption inquiry that he remains good friends with Chandler Park Primary School’s suspended principal Peter Paul. Nino Napoli stood accused at the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) hearing of running a $2.5 million ‘banker school’ fraud ring that funnelled away Education Department funds much of which went to his relative’s companies.

On the stand at the County Court of Victoria in William Street, Melbourne, Mr Napoli said he sent two backdated letters to Chandler Park Primary School to “protect the principal”. One referred to a $90,000 student resource package component dated 2012 to employ a member staff. He was asked why Mr Paul did not complain to superiors about receiving “obviously backdated” letters. “Well, I knew Peter pretty

well,” Mr Napoli said. “I don’t know whether he knew that (they were) suspect invoices but he knew that a whole stack of activity was being paid from his school.” When questioned about Mr Paul and the school’s business manager Mary Hannett being “fairly well rewarded” with overseas trips paid by the Education Department, Mr Napoli said: “They did fairly well, I would say.” The hearing continues.

17 Greenway St. Bulleen Vic 3105 Ph: 9850 1629 1172576-DJ07-15

149 Princes Highway (Lonsdale Street), Dandenong (between Foster and Webster Streets) www.capriblinds.com.au sales@capriblinds.com.au

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!

• House guttered by fire… cause - Overloaded wiring • Powerboard blamed for $1million Restaurant fire • Rodents cause extensive damage to Factory wiring

Over the years, E4 Solutions have modernised homes and Businesses for Owners and Investors to keep up with Today’s lifestyle however, We are finding more and more pre 1980’s Electrical Installations are fatigued, damaged and not coping with Today’s Demands.

1186495-ACM23-15

Russell Gray has achieved a “pinnacle” in today’s Queen’s Birthday honours list. 140023 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

PH 9794 8899 MOB 0418 555 672

Ensure your Safety and protect your Investment Call 1300 74 64 34 for an Assessment and Obligation free Quote Covering South East suburbs & Mornington Peninsula

ELECTRICIANS

“Providing Solutions for Home & Business” REC23905

Solutions

Phone: 1300 74 64 34 www.e4solutions.com.au

Head of School Tours Monday 15 June 2015 9.30am 11.00am 1.30pm

St Margaret’s Junior School, Berwick St Margaret’s Senior School, Berwick Berwick Grammar School, Officer

Come and discover how St Margaret’s and Berwick Grammar School inspire the extraordinary for girls and boys through the extensive academic program and extra curricular opportunities. www.stmargarets.vic.edu.au www.berwickgrammar.vic.edu.au

St Margaret’s School, 27-47 Gloucester Avenue, Berwick Berwick Grammar School, 80 Tivendale Road, Officer

1185714-CB22-15

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Page 6 Monday, 8 June, 2015

Connecting people and communities

ONLY AVAILABLE AT HARVEY NORMAN DANDENONG

SMALL BUSINESS TAX DEDUCTIONS BUY NOW UP TO $20,000 (PER ITEM)*1

3 PIECE FABRIC RECLINER SUITES FROM $ 1699

REVERSIBLE CHAISE

1999

2699

CLASSIC LOOK

GREAT DEAL

STYLISH

799

599

UP TO

50 OFF %

799

LUXURIOUS FEEL

4799

CLASSIC DESIGN

1399

PROUDLY MANUFACTURED IN SA

P WERSEAT

™

NO HANDLE ZONE EXCLUSIVE TO

LUXURY LIVING

2399

DISCONTINUED AND CLEARANCE ITEMS!

ONCE WE SELL OUT, YOU MISS OUT!

BONUS LOCAL DELIVERY*3 FOR JUNE PURCHASES

MONTHS INTEREST FREE*4

SHOP with CONFIDENCE

Offer ends 30/06/15. Apply in store/online. Available for in-store and selected online purchases. Approved applicants only. Fees & charges apply. Interest applies if you do not comply with terms and conditions.

301489_DAN

2 RECLINER ACTIONS

2499

4499

3999

PROUDLY MANUFACTURED IN QLD & VIC

2499

2199

PROUDLY MANUFACTURED IN QLD & VIC

BUY BEFORE JUNE 30TH TO CLAIM IN THIS YEAR’S TAX RETURN *1

LUXURIOUS FEEL

4 RECLINER ACTIONS

DEEP-SEATING COMFORT

STYLISH

HURRY IN!

Products on this page may require some assembly.

Ends 30/06/15 Harvey Norman® stores are operated by independent franchisees. Accessories shown are not included. *1. The Treasurer announced in the 2015 Budget that small businesses with aggregate annual turnover of less than $2 million will immediately be able to deduct assets they start to use or install ready for use, provided the assets cost less than $20,000. This will apply for assets acquired or installed ready for use until 30 June 2017. The $20,000 limit applies to each individual item. Small businesses can apply this $20,000 rule to as many individual items as they wish. You should seek professional advice to determine whether you are able to claim a deduction for such purchases. *2. Discounts are off the normal ticketed prices. Excludes current catalogue lines. *3. Bonus delivery must be within a 15km radius of the Harvey Norman Dandenong store. Delivery will be arranged for a time convenient to both parties. Terms and conditions apply. See in store for details. *4. Conditions of 50 Months Instalment Interest Free until July 2019: Available to approved GO MasterCard customers on transactions made between 29/05/15 and 30/06/15 where the amount ﬁnanced is $490 or more. Offer available on purchases from Harvey Norman franchisees. Excludes gaming consoles, games, gift cards, Apple and Miele products. Excludes brands and other products that are offered for sale under agency agreements with Harvey Norman franchisees. Offer available on advertised or ticketed price. Total amount is payable by 50 approximate equal monthly instalments (exact amounts speciﬁed in your statement). If there is an outstanding balance after the interest free period ends in July 2019, interest will be charged at 29.49%. This notice is given under the GO MasterCard Conditions of Use, which specify all other conditions for this offer. A $25.00 Establishment Fee applies to new approved applicants. Account Service fee of $4.95 per month applies. Also available to existing GE Creditline, Gem Visa and Buyer’s Edge customers. Refer to product websites for conditions, fees and charges. Credit is provided by GE Capital Finance Australia (ABN 42 008 583 588), trading as GE Money. Australian Credit Licence 392145.

1185268-EG24-15

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 7

Smash spree By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A MAN has been ordered to compensate victims for more than $5000 in damage and thefts after smash-and-grabbing from 10 cars in one night in Dandenong and Dandenong North. Troy Olierook pleaded guilty in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on Monday after bloodstains linked him to each break-in on Herbert, Bruce and David streets in May 2014. During the heists, the fatherof-two grabbed items such as a wallet with $900 cash, a bag containing books and religious documentation, GPS systems, a radio, and sunglasses. In total, $2640 of goods were stolen with $3130 of claimed vehicle damage. He also pleaded guilty to possession of a machete found in his intercepted car in Doveton on 6 June 2014, which he claimed to police was to pro-

tect himself from “someone after him”. On 7 June, police found cannabis and amphetamine hidden in his car during an intercept in Dandenong. A full search uncovered two “gear bags” of ice weighing 22.6 grams in his underwear, police prosecutor Constable Troy Johnson told the court on Monday. Olierook’s lawyer said the accused had been “high” – and without recollection of his smash-and-grab spree. The accused now wanted to re-establish a timber flooring business since he was 21, following in the footsteps of his father’s success in the same industry. According to the lawyer, Olierook’s ice “experimentation” was set in train when his back was injured in a car crash and his business went bankrupt. Olierook was sentenced to

seven days’ jail for handling a stolen TV last year but because of a raft of belatedly-withdrawn charges had spent more than four months in pre-sentence detention. His prison time was a “period of forced abstinence” from ice and cannabis, his lawyer said. Since his release in March, he had been drug-free and has recently fathered a four-month girl. Magistrate Jack Vandersteen noted Olierook’s drug offending predated the car crash, but took into account Olierook’s changed circumstances. Mr Vandersteen also considered the “dead time” spent in pre-sentence detention for “charges you haven’t been found guilty of”. He convicted and fined Olierook $2350 on top of ordering full restitution to the smashand-grab victims.

Two arrested after raid Murder charge nets heroin and cocaine POLICE seized a large haul of heroin and cocaine from a Springvale property last month. Detectives raided the Ellen Street house at 11am on Friday 29 May, seizing 115 grams of heroin, 85 grams of cocaine, two grams of methamphetamine and a quantity of cannabis. Two men were arrested at the scene, with one re-

leased on bail and one remanded in custody. Springvale Acting Senior Sergeant Andrew Smart said the raid was a “good result”, with the seizure a “commercial quantity” of the drugs. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or visit www. crimestoppers.com.au.

POLICE have charged an 18-year-old man of no fixed address with murder following the suspicious death of a woman in Clayton South. Officers arrested Mataio Jordon Aleluia in Dandenong soon after a woman’s body was found in a car parked at Keeley Reserve about 3.30pm on 3 June. Paramedics were called to treat her but she could not be revived. Mr Aleluia appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last Thursday, 4 June, where he was remanded in custody to return to court on 24 September.

Quality Education

In A Christian Environment Quality and care are the hallmarks of a Hillcrest education. We consider that the very best environment for quality outcomes is one based upon and permeated by Christian faith and values. As you move through our well-appointed College facilities and grounds, you will gain an understaning of the broad curriculum and exciting course pathways that are offered from the foundation years through to our comprehensive VCE program.

Hillcrest Hill Hi llcr cres estt Christian College 500 Soldiers Road Clyde North 3978 ph. 9702 2144 www.hillcrest.vic.edu.au

For more information please contact the Registrar: registrar@hillcrest.vic.edu.au

1173229-23-15

OUTLET

1179743-CB16-15

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Page 8 Monday, 8 June, 2015

Flames in his focus

NEW MEAL DEALS

By CASEY NEILL

1185419-HM22-15

Monday STEAK NIGHT from $14 Tuesday BURGER NIGHT all $14 Wednesday PARMA NIGHT all $14

EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT FREE KARAOKE 9PM - 12.30AM Poker every Friday night LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

327 Lonsdale St, Dandenong 9792 2501

BUILT-IN WARDROBES

• Manufacturer of new built-in wardrobes with sliding doors • Remodelling of existing wardrobes and of new • Manufacturer customising walk-in with built-in wardrobes sliding doors wardrobes • Fitting of slidingofdoors to • Remodelling existing wardrobes existing wardrobes and customising walk-in • Mirror, Glass, Melamine wardrobes Panel & MDF Doors • Fitting of sliding doors • New Range Of Doors to existing wardrobes Available • Mirror, MDF & vinyl • 10doors year Guarantee • New Range Of Doors Available • 10 year Guarantee

1135155-ACM21-14

FREE

MEASURE ANDQUOTE QUOTE FREE MEASURE AND

24Sinclair Sinclair Road 24 RoadDandenong Dandenong Phone: Phone:9794 97948195 8195

G3949083AA-dp9May

BUILT-IN WARDROBES

Factory/Showroom Factory/Showroom

Connecting people and communities

KEYSBOROUGH’S Keith Pakenham has dedicated more than 30 years of his life to the CFA. His efforts were recognised with an Australian Fire Service Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List on 8 June. “It was a bit of a surprise. It wasn’t something I was expecting at all,” he said. “I accept it on behalf of a lot of CFA members who don’t get noticed. “I’m probably only noticed because I take the odd photo or two.” That’s quite the understatement – Mr Pakenham is the official CFA photographer and travels around Victoria to capture fires and incidents. He carried an old 35 millimetre camera in his turnout gear in the early days. “At the end of a fire I’d snap a few photos,” he said. “When everybody went home to sleep I’d start up the computer and go to the dark room.” He’d then drive to the Journal’s office in Walker Street in Dandenong with his notes and images, drive back home for 30 minutes’ sleep and head to work as an electronics engineer. “The CFA were the quiet achievers,” he said. “People would have no idea what was going on. “It was just a way of getting the story out there and letting people know what

we’d managed to achieve overnight.” Aside from his photography role, Mr Pakenham has served in a range of positions since being appointed as Apparatus Officer in 1991. He progressed through the officer ranks to become Noble Park Fire Brigade captain in 1999, a position he held until transferring to Dandenong in 2003 where he regularly fulfils crew or sector command roles. He received a National Medal and a National Emergency Medal for his dedicated efforts during the Black Saturday campaign. Mr Pakenham joined the CFA in 1984 after marrying and moving to Keysborough. “I was a member of St John Ambulance as a cadet,” he said. “I was looking to join another community organisation. I picked the CFA. “You become part of a new extended family. “Being in the CFA is interesting and exciting “You get involved in all sorts of things, not just bushfires.” Mr Pakenham said he’d seen more than his fair share of factories go up in smoke and had enjoyed travelling interstate and joining strike teams. On the lighter side, he helped to rescue a kitten from a wall cavity at the Sandown Hotel and freed

many people from locked toilets. He recalled one unlucky groom-to-be who was handcuffed to traffic lights on Princes Highway in Springvale at 3am while out on his buck’s night. “It was winter and he was a bit blue when we got him,” he said. “Someone called the police but they were good cuffs, even the police couldn’t undo them. “We had to come in with bolt cutters.” Through the laughs and the tragedies, Mr Pakenham’s wife Susan has supported him. “You cook tea and pop it on the table and say ‘tea’s ready’ and the pager goes off and he runs away for a few hours,” she said. Mr Pakenham interjected: “Our best friend is the microwave.” “He’s come home to a lot of cold dinners,” Mrs Pakenham said.

Firefighter Keith Pakenham, camera in hand.

One of Keith Pakenham's images of a fire that gutted QEP’s Dandenong South warehouse in 2013.

GENESIS FITNESS CLUB DANDENONG OPEN 24/7 NO CONTRACT NO JOINING FEE $14.95 per week “End Of Financial Year Sale” “25% off this month only”

1187401-RC24-15

*T&C’s apply.

Separate Cardio Area Huge Gym Area Separate Ladies Only Gym Genesis Dandenong 24/7 63 Scott Street, Dandenong 3175 Call 9792 3444 or visit genesisfitness.com.au

Group Exercise Classes Swimming Pool & Sauna Open 24/7

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 9

Your Community English Language & Computer Classes Learn to read, write and speak English, and learn to use computers at Springvale Neighbourhood Literacy Centre. Phone 9574 6399

Business Admin and Financials Courses Expressions of interest are taken for business admin and financials courses in Term II. Jenifer has been teaching business admin and financials at SLAC for a number of years. She is highly qualified and her classes are always lots of fun. Jenifer runs classes on Tuesday and Wednesday. The on-line modules on financials and OHS are very popular among the students. Contact the office for more information.

Springvale Learning and Activity Centre. Ph: 9547 2647

Learn English – beginners to advanced learners

Little Hobby Group

Come along on Monday mornings – 9.15 to 11am to learn a new hobby, and make new friends. Cost $3 per session and all craft materials supplied. Springvale Neighbourhood House: Phone: 95483972

Keysborough Learning Centre. Ph: 9798 7005; Email: info@klckeys.com.au

Manual Book-keeping class: Manual double entry book-keeping. This course is an excellent introduction to electronic accounting packages. Pracsoft Medical Reception Software class: 12 hours – covers appointment book (set-up, appointments, edit, view and print), the waiting room (add a new patient, bulk billing, private billing, institutional billing, receipts and billing tips). For more information on these and other courses, please call Sharon.

Volunteers required Build skills in speaking, reading, writing and listening. Courses available for all levels 0 – 4.Daytime and evening classes. Free level assessment and placement advice every Tuesday 9.30am – 12.30pm - please ring to book a place.

Literacy Activities Group

Enables students with an intellectual disability to gain skills while taking part in excursions, craft and community activities. Wednesdays, 12.00 noon to 3.00pm. Keysborough Learning Centre. Ph: 9798 7005; Email: info@klckeys.com.au

Bendigo Bank Dandenong Has Moved. You Can Now Find Us At Shop 2 & 3/225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong; Adjacent To The New Council Offices And Library

Volunteers required to assist with child activities in classes whilst mums learn English in the same space. Working with Children and Police Checks required. Wellsprings for Women Ph: 9701 3740

Noble Park Italian Elderly Citizens Club

The Noble Park Italian Elderly Citizens Club meets each Wednesday and Friday between 12.00pm and 4.00pm. Afternoon Tea of coffee and biscuits is provided along with social and recreational activities including cards, bingo, bus trips and simply socializing and having fun. Special functions are also held at various times throughout the year. Please contact the Centre for further information. Noble Park Community Centre: Ph: 9547 5801

Diploma of Community Development

Diploma of Community Development – full time, Centrelink approved course. Next intake date – 15 June 2015. Springvale Learning and Activity Centre. Ph: 9547 2647

English as an Additional Language

Basic classes through to advanced, learn at your own rate, meet people, join in a range of activities based around everyday activities that you do in day-to-day activities. Classes run: Advanced Literacy - Wednesday – 9.00 to 11.30am EAL Level 3 – Thursday 12.30 to 3pm EAL Level 2 – Thursday 9.30 to 12pm Dandenong Neighbourhood House: Ph: 9792 5298

Thank you!

A big thank you to participants of Crafty Connections who made tea cosies and hosted a Biggest Morning Tea for the Cancer Council. The tea cosies will be auctioned to raise money for cancer research. The skill and generosity of these ladies continue to impress and humble us! Wellsprings for Women Ph: 9701 3740

Bendigo Bank is your local Community Bank. Our Dandenong Branch is located at Shop 2 & 3/225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong Phone: 9794 7922. Dandenong Neighbourhood House - 34 King Street, Dandenong - www.dandenongnh.org.au Keysborough Learning Centre – 402 Corrigan Road, Keysborough – www.klckeys.com.au Noble Park Community Centre – Memorial Drive, Noble Park – www.nobleparkcommunitycentre.org.au Springvale Neighbourhood House – 46-50 Queens Avenue, Springvale – www.snh.org.au Springvale Learning & Activities Centre – 1 Osborne Avenue, Springvale – www.springvalelac.org.au Wellsprings for Women – 79 Langhorne Street, Dandenong – www.wellspringsforwomen.com Jan Wilson Community Centre – Halton Road, Noble Park North – 9795 9279

1187347-PB24-15

Page 10 Monday, 8 June, 2015

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

IT’S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS BUT…

CLUB NOBLE FACILITIES AVAILABLE • BISTRO • SPORTS BAR • TAB

1170742-DJ06-15

Mon - Fri 9am - 5am Sat 9am - 3am Sunday 10am - 11.30pm

MEMBE RSHIP ONLY

$10

The Journal is trying to find Thomas Leonard Harris who was the first baby born at Dandenong Hospital after the town was proclaimed a city in March 1959. We’d also love to hear from others whose birth was featured in the pages of the Journal. Phone 5945 0666 or email journal@ starnewsgroup.com.au. FALSE alarm bells rang on Twitter with news of a possible bomb threat at the Department of Health and Human Services building on Thursday. Turns out it was just a drill but there was some collateral damage - caterers were unable to deliver lunch due to the lock-out. IT WAS one of those warm, fuzzy family affairs in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on Monday. An accused man, who had just watched his brother being sentenced to jail, pleaded for the court’s mercy for his own vehicle-stealing case. There was some confusion over the accused’s criminal history though - that was before the court realised the reams of prior offences belonged to the accused’s father. For the record, he was disqualified from driving for six months, and ordered to per-

form 125 hours of unpaid work as part of a 12-month community corrections order.

THERE was another point of discomfort in the same court matter when the magistrate ordered the accused to provide an “intimate sample”. The magistrate, upon registering the accused’s anxiety, clarified that it involved swabbing inside the accused’s mouth for a DNA record.

DANDENONG police are remaining poker faced about their chances of catching bandits who burst in on an underground card game being held in a barber shop on 26 April. Two masked men - both wearing gloves and bandanas, and one wielding a shotgun - burst in through the back door of the Heatherton Road shop about 10pm yelling at the dozen poker players to get on the floor before stealing their cash. Most of the players fled out the front door of the store, but several others did as ordered and dropped to the ground. The raiders escaped out the back door with the pot. Anyone who can help police hold ’em should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

socially speaking

Real Madrid C.F.

CCAV “ BEST FAMILY CLUB” CLUB NOBLE Moodemere St, Noble Park Ph: 9546 0653 * Conditions appl y

of the area around Glendale Reserve shows that it is totally enclosed by residential streets apart from the property forming part of the Islamic College. Is this significant or purely coincidental? I can only hope that sufficient people can see the potential danger of reducing our open spaces even further and reject this proposed move. Eric Billingham, via web. It does not matter where you live, everybody deserves to have access to green space - es-

pecially with older houses being demolished for apartments leaving no space for children to play. Alan Gordon, via Facebook.

It isn’t just the sale of this reserve that riles me - many more areas of park and public space have been sold off since the demise of the City of Springvale. All our open space is precious and will be even more so in the future due to higher density living. Mark Dalton, via Facebook.

ENTERTAINMENT Friday 12th June

KINGSLEY GEORGE Mega Meat Raffle Members Draw

Saturday 13th June ROCK & ROSES

1187593-CG24-15

www.clubnoble.com.au

RE: Save our spaces plea In view of the ever-increasing number of multi-storey and multi-dwelling planning applications being approved and acted upon, there is also an everincreasing loss of open space. What has happened to the back yards where children of past generations were able to play safely and invite their friends? There appears to be major effort to direct children into passive passtimes and away from open-air pursuits. A casual look at the map

23 Osborne Avenue, Springvale 9548 4155 1143271-CB28-14

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Page 12 Monday, 8 June, 2015

Connecting people and communities

Giving spirit set to live on By CASEY NEILL

A DANDENONG businessman is honouring his late son’s memory by educating the poorest children in the Himalayas. Bruce Parker, a former commando who has run HM GEM Engines in Dandenong for 25 years, last week released Spirit High: The Mick Parker Story. Proceeds from the mountain climber’s biography will go to the new Michael Parker Foundation. “It’s about providing education for disadvantaged children, particularly in remote areas of Nepal and northern Pakistan and also Australia,” Bruce said. “On many occasions Michael gave away all of the money he had on him. “It’s a continuation of what his life’s work would have been about.” Michael scaled the world’s highest mountains without bottled oxygen, guides or Sherpas. He climbed nine of the world’s 14 peaks that are higher than 8000 metres - three of them twice. He died on 21 May in 2009 at age 36, shortly after reaching the summit of Makalu in the Himalayas. Bruce said he was climbing with the United Kingdom’s top mountaineer, Roland Hunter, and had a virus. “He passed out several times on the way into the mountain,” he said. “The weather was abhorrent and the remainder of the expedition decided to abandon the expedition but Michael and Roland decided to stay on for one more crack at the summit. “They had a very small window of opportunity so they pushed themselves very hard. “They were successful.”

Bruce Parker with a copy of Spirit High. 139039 They completed the five to sevenday descent in just two and a half. “Michael passed out several times during that walkout,” he said. They flew back to Kathmandu and celebrated at Sam’s Bar, where the owner tried to get a meal into him because “he looked absolutely terrible”. “At about 1.30am he left the bar,” Bruce said.

“His time of death was recorded as being 2am. “He died in his sleep.” Receiving the news was “probably the most difficult thing that I’ve ever experienced”. “The consolation – if there is a consolation - is that he died doing what he loved doing,” Bruce said. “He said to his mother and I on a

EOFYSALE

number of occasions that he was never, ever happier than when he was on a big mountain.” He said that unlike many other climbers, Michael had a lot of time for the locals. “Nepal’s probably one of the poorest countries in the world and he knew that education or lack of was the common denominator,” he said. “In those remote areas there are

very few schools and in villages where there are no schools basic education is carried out by the older people in the village and usually consists of a pointed stick with lessons scratched in the dirt. “He would use his own money to take those materials into some places when he went climbing. “He could see how they were received and he felt it made a big difference. “His intention was to do it on a bigger scale.” The Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation already works with Nepalese schools. “But the areas where the schools are, are not remote areas,” Bruce said. So the Michael Parker Foundation is working in conjunction with World Expeditions Foundation, which provides volunteers to supervise and help locals to build schools. The foundation will also support the Commando Welfare Trust, which Bruce and ex-commanding officer Graham Ferguson started in 2010 in the wake of a Black Hawk helicopter crash in Afghanistan. “A number of our commandos were killed and some seriously injured,” he said. “These soldiers’ dependents would be in a position where they would struggle as far as education is concerned. “We fill the gap where department of veteran’s affairs, or DVA, and Legacy don’t go. “They don’t pay school fees, for example. They might in certain circumstances stretch for a school uniform. “We provide the very best education for the kids because that’s what their dads could have done.” Visit michaelparkerfoundation.org. au to donate.

Find Your Place Open Evening

ENDS 30 JUNE

Tuesday 16 June

Limited enrolments available for 2016

5 9 . $10 ek!

For further information call 9791 3366 or go to the College website.

E W PerP FITNESS

SNA our Hills Endeav 54 210 7 3 2 4

IN ASTRA VIRTUS

TENDIT

1185078-KK22-15

ST. T JOH JOHN’S

DANDENONG

5-11 Caroline C Street, Dandenong 3175

* Terms and conditions apply. Offer ends 30 June 2015. 1182234-19-15

www.sjcdandenong.catholic.edu.au www sjc

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

1185261-KC22-15

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 13

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Page 14 Monday, 8 June, 2015

Brakes on skate park By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A LAST-MINUTE safety audit has indefinitely delayed Greater Dandenong Council’s keenly anticipated opening of a cutting-edge skate park in Noble Park. The $1-million-plus Ross Reserve skate park had been expected to open this month until concerns were raised last month about its cavernous vertical bowl. Last month, councillor Peter Brown insisted that the council launch an independent safety audit after inspecting what he described as a “massive” and “unprotected” six or seven metre drop into the bowl. “It will not be long before we have a dead body to deal with,” he warned council officers and councillors in an email. Cr Brown said last week that some treated his warnings as “alarmist” but there was “an obligation” on the council to restrict access to the bowl. “You don’t have a high tower dive at a pool unattended by

Councillor Peter Brown at the skate park. 140051 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS life guards. It’s the equivalent of that – except there’s no water, just concrete.” He said the council – which had completed an internal safety audit – would also launch a peer review and a safety assessment by Victoria Police to deter crimes such as graffiti. “I support the skate park but we as a council must establish the highest safety benchmarks for this facility.

“I don’t know how long it takes but it won’t be open until (the) council is satisfied.” Greater Dandenong council had described the park’s unique range of elements including a snake run and street course as suitable for pre-teens to over40s as well as skaters, BMX and scooter riders. The council’s engineering services director Julie Reid

said the depth of the skate park would be less than 3.5 metres. “The works are in still progress and the final project cost and date of opening are yet to be confirmed. “All safety precautions will be taken so far as reasonably practicable for a facility of this nature.” The skate park, co-designed by specialist skate park creator

Baseplate and skater legend Jon McGrath, is nevertheless anticipated to be a hit. Skateboarding Victoria president Bernie Griffiths predicted the skate park would be one of the most popular in the country, attracting skaters from interstate and overseas. “It’s because it’s got Jon McGrath’s name on it and there’s an enormous range of opportunities to have fun. “The design is right. It has the challenges that skaters are seeking and rivals St Kilda’s park – some of the snake run and bowl features are probably better than St Kilda.” Vice-president Nick Buskens said vertical bowls were designed for “high-end” professional skaters and spectacular competitions, though the overall park catered for all abilities. Last month, an unhelmeted 17-year-old boy died from a head injury at a Tasmanian skate ramp but casualties were uncommon, Mr Buskens said.

Women sentenced for attacking bus driver A NOBLE Park mother and daughter have been sentenced over an attack on a bus driver in Dandenong. Tahlya and Courtney Evans, aged 40 and 22, pleaded guilty to assault and damage charges in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 2 June over the 29 November incident. They punched, bit and spat on bus driver and father of five Faavae Tuiloma

as they disembarked at Dandenong Railway Station. Both received community corrections orders – Tahlya 18 months and Courtney 12 months – which will require them to complete treatment programs. Mr Tuiloma, 44, picked up the women at Dandenong Plaza Shopping Centre about 2.50pm. They failed to use their Myki cards when they boarded and Mr Tuiloma

asked them to pay the fare when the bus reached its destination. “All of a sudden she punched me in the chest. All of a sudden she ripped my shirt off. I just defended myself, pushing her,” he said last year. “The second time I pushed this big lady in the mouth I feel my thumb went straight in her mouth and she bit it. Mr Tuiloma said friends had asked why he let two women beat him up, and

said he had “a strong respect for women”. “I know I was injured but in my heart I’m glad I let them go,” he said. The women came forward on 15 December after police released CCTV footage of the incident and appealed for witnesses. Visit www.dandenong.starcommunity.com.au to see footage of the incident. –CASEY NEILL

Connecting people and communities

IN BRIEF Multi-theft arrests

FOUR teenagers were arrested last month in relation to 40 thefts from cars in Noble Park and Keysborough. They are also believed to have stolen four cars, two of which are still missing. The group of boys, aged from 14 to 17, were arrested around 4am on Thursday 28 May, with two being remanded and two released on bail. The thefts took place throughout Noble Park and Keysborough in the last month. Keysborough Acting Senior Sergeant Andrew Smart said the area had been getting “hit pretty hard” with theft of and theft from cars and commended his team on the results. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au.

Pair arrested

TWO teenagers, one from Dandenong, were arrested in relation to alleged robberies at two petrol stations in Hampton Park and Narre Warren last month. Police believe the two 16-year-olds, from Hampton Park and Dandenong, had allegedly worked together to raid the petrol stations, allegedly wielding weapons and stealing cash and cigarettes. The first robbery occurred on Friday 29 May, while the second took place on Sunday 31 May. One of the teenagers was bailed, while the other remains on remand.

Noble Park RSL WedNeSday

Seafood NIGHT 1187408-RC24-15

Every Wednesday from 6pm

Purchase a main meal and enter the draw for

4 TaTTs Packs (Valued $20 Each) Packs DRaWN aT 7.30PM

Seafood available from

1128 Heatherton Rd, Noble Park, 3174 noblersl@net2000.com.au www.NoblePaRkRsl.com.au PH 9548 3750

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 47

MULGRAVE COUNTRY CLUB

YOUR FRIENDLY COMMUNITY SPORTING CLUB

UPCOMING SHOWS AT MULGRAVE COUNTRY CLUB BOOK NOW!

Thursday 18th June The Eagles Story • $25 Show only Bistro Meals available Show starts at 8.30pm

Thursday 16th July At the Hop • $25 Show only Bistro Meals available Show starts at 8.30pm

BISTRO OPEN for LUNCH & DINNER • 7 DAYS A WEEK FREE Live Entertainment 5 nights a week

Breakfast on the Terrace every Sunday from 9am to 11am 1187444-CG24-15

visit

Mulgrave Country Club

Cnr Wellington & Jells Road, Wheelers Hill, phone: 9582 4600 www.mulgravecc.com.au | NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Page 48 Monday, 8 June, 2015

Legal help for Centrelink aid PEOPLE running into Centrelink hurdles are eligible for free legal advice at Victoria Legal Aid’s Dandenong office. VLA commonwealth entitlements program manager Len Jaffit said many people didn’t realise they have the right to request a review of Centrelink decisions. “Many people struggle to understand Centrelink’s complex processes and legal help is important in helping them to examine all their options,” Mr Jaffit said. VLA regional managing lawyer Elissa Scott said the service was particularly important in Greater Dandenong, which has significant youth unemployment, large numbers of residents unfamiliar with English and a high percentage of people living with a disability. The advice can help clients under Centrelink investigation, charged with social security offences or when their benefits are reduced, refused or overpaid. In some cases, VLA lawyers have helped people who were unfairly asked to repay mistakenly overpaid benefits. “It helps to know your rights and options when you are notified of a Centrelink decision, especially if you think you’re been unfairly treated,” Ms Scott said. Legal advice is available at the Dandenong office from Monday to Friday. For an appointment, phone 9767 7111 or the multi-lingual help line on 1300 792 387.

The voice of the community since 1865 Incorporating Star Greater Dandenong

Phone: 5945 0666 Fax: 5945 0777 starnewsgroup@starnewsgroup.com.au www.starcommunity.com.au Star News Group Head Office postal address PO Box 9, Pakenham, Victoria 3810 Editorial journal@starnewsgroup.com.au News Editor Narelle Coulter – 5945 0642 Reporters Casey Neill – 5945 0611 Cameron Lucadou-Wells – 5945 0690

Connecting people and communities

Science into action

By CASEY NEILL

BUDDING boffins can pursue their passion in purpose-built labs at Keysborough College. The school opened the Heather Lindsey STEM Centre at its Banksia Campus in Springvale South last Wednesday 3 June. The science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) building was named after the school’s first principal following the Springvale, Heatherhill, Coomoora and Chandler secondary college amalgamation in 2008. Campus principal Patrick Boyd said Ms Lindsey retired last year but was at the official opening and was thrilled. “I think that it’s very fitting that the founding principal of Keysborough College be remembered in such a way,” he said. “It was due to Heather’s great planning that we were able to raise the college funds to build the centre. “It was built through college funds only, there was no government money.” Mr Boyd said architects designed the centre with input from teachers and guidance from Monash University’s science faculty. “It was primarily designed for students who show a high interest and aptitude in maths and science,” he said. “We have a select-entry Year 10 course which offers students an inquiry-based science, technology and maths curriculum with application to real-life technology-based problems. “It’s very much a course where we’re building application rather than just straight knowledge.

Kevin and Angel test out the new STEM centre. 138958 Pictures: GARY SISSONS “We’ve taken the advice of our colleagues at Monash University and the course is designed to point students towards the STEM streams at university. “A lot of what we’re doing here is aimed to try and improve the uptake of girls to science, and in particular to engineering.” Mr Boyd said STEM was the way forward for Australia, particularly after the mining bubble burst. “We’re now looking to be rerecognised as a clever country and it’s certainly within these STEM ar-

eas that we are particularly clever,” he said. The centre includes two wet labs for senior chemistry, building and biochemistry and a dry lab for senior physics, robotics and electronic technologies. There’s also a space for information and communication technologies (ICT) and design, including game making and 3D printing. A large, flexible space for mathematics can seat up to 60 students and there is a theatrette for lectures. “It really is our best building so far,” Mr Boyd said.

John learns about dissecting plants.

Chef builds friendships through food By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS

Advertising advertising@starnewsgroup.com.au Advertising Sales Manager Tania Butler – 5945 0608 Advertising Account Executive Bradley Madden – 5945 0660 Real Estate realestate@starnewsgroup.com.au Group Real Estate Manager Paul Bewicke 5945 0653 Real Estate Advertising Account Manager Liesel Nunn – 5945 0646 New Homes & Land Advertising Account Manager Joy Nicolson – 0412 140 762 Classified Advertising Phone: 1300 666 808 Fax: 5945 0667 classifieds@starnewsgroup.com.au

Circulation – 61,500* Readership – 98,400* Delivered FREE throughout the City of Greater Dandenong. DISTRIBUTION AREA: Dandenong, Dandenong North, Doveton, Endeavour Hills, Hallam, Keys Estate, Keysborough, Noble Park, Springvale & Springvale South.

PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN OWNED & INDEPENDENT

Published by Star News Group Pty Ltd ACN 005 848 108. Publisher/Managing Director, Paul Thomas. All material is copyright to Star News Group Pty Ltd. All significant errors will be corrected as soon as possible. Distribution numbers, areas and coverage are estimates only. For our terms and conditions please visit www.starcommunity.com.au

1159347-CB47-14

HELEN Shaikhan is undaunted by cooking for large numbers of people. She and three other asylum seekers will be cooking up a multi-flavoured banquet of Sri Lankan, Burmese, Afghan and Iranian cuisine for this month’s inaugural Friends of Refugees awards. Ms Shaikhan, an Iranian-born asylum seeker, hopes to open a Persian restaurant - if granted permanent residency. She is currently barred from paid work due to her bridging visa conditions, but is quick to volunteer to cook up breads, pilau and soup - including weekly communal meals at her church and Friends of Refugees. “She has a big family and loves cooking for her family. She learnt recipes from her mother and just by watching what other cooks do,” Friends of Refugees chief executive Sri Samy said. The event will also feature human rights QC Julian Burnside, Real Australians Say Welcome campaigner Peter Drew and Greater Dandenong Mayor Sean O’Reilly as speakers. Several asylum seekers will also perform music on the night.

Helen Shaikhan cooks up a lamb pilau at Friends of Refugees. 140046 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS The awards recognise asylum seekers who are making the brightest contributions in their community. The award categories include

community service, youth achievement, future leader, sports athlete, all-abilities sport, art, academic achievement and business achievement.

Nominations close on 12 June. The awards will be staged on 20 June. For more information visit friendsofrefugees.org.au.

Free household chemical collection at Springvale’s Detox your Home

530270

Detox your Home is a safe, FREE and easy-to-use service to dispose of common household chemicals without harming your health or the environment.

Simply register online, turn up on the day with your unwanted items – and we’ll do the rest. sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxyourhome

Springvale’s collection Sunday 21 June 2015, 8.00 am to 4.00 pm Address provided upon registration.

Decanting not permitted. Only containers up to 20 litres accepted. 1182212-EG24-15

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 49

BUSINESS SOUTH-EAST

Tasty time for online food By CASEY NEILL THE South East Food Hub is hungry for growth. It started in Dandenong a year ago as a pilot project for delivering local produce to local people in Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong and the Yarra Ranges - an area under-represented in both customer access to fresh food and easy producer access to market. “We try to help the smaller farmers in the local area to have an outlet for their produce and get a fair price for their food,” operations manager Naomi Atkins said. “We will supply businesses or individuals. They just hop online, order what there is available from the list and then we get it from the farmers directly. “We get all the food in here, repack it and then it gets sent out on a Tuesday.” Fruit, vegetables, juices, jams, preserves, cheese and eggs are on

the hub menu, and meat and other produce are on the cards. About 10 farmers are filling the 60-plus orders placed with the hub each week. “You can order as much or as little as you want,” Ms Atkins said. “Generally people will pick the buying group that’s closest to them and it gets delivered to a central point and then they would go and pick it up.” The not-for-profit hub outgrew its initial Cheltenham Road warehouse space, occupied by charity Avocare, and is now based at Calfresco Organics in Kooweerup. “Hopefully, as we expand, we’re going to need more staff and a bigger area. Watch this space,” Ms Atkins said. “It’s a bit of catch 22 at the moment. “We’ve got some farmers we

want to bring on board, but until we get bigger it’s a bit tricky actually getting their produce in because they don’t want to deliver for nothing. “If it were bigger quantities they would do so. “We need to grow our customer base.” Ms Atkins wants to see the hub movement grow, too. “I would love for everybody to know about it and to have the opportunity to get great fresh produce and keep farming sustainable for the smaller farmers,” she said. “For some of them I think their main outlet is going to be through farmers markets and you get a day like this (pouring with rain) on a Sunday morning and who wants to go to those?” Visit www.southeastfoodhub. org or www.facebook.com/sefoodhub to get involved.

Naomi Atkins checks out the pumpkins at Calfresco Organics. 139411

Granny’s grant builds business work.” Tatiana said the business mentoring from Rob Jagger was a great help, too. “I’ve got a degree in economics but because I studied long ago, Rob was a help to refresh and give some new advice,” she said. Word about Nina’s pelmeni and vareniki spread from family and friends to a Russian restaurant. “They asked if mum could work for them to make dumplings,” Tatiana said. “Mum didn’t really want to work for somebody, she was 65 years old. “So they asked if she could just make the dumplings.” They set up in a Glen Eira City Council kitchen incubator designed to give new businesses a cheap place to start out. Tatiana said they expected From Granny to stay there for a few years but big orders started rolling in and they had to find a new space. “We didn’t plan to do it so quick,” she said. They moved to a Dandenong South factory last December.

Tatiana Kuzovova hard at work making dumplings. 136354 “We were only selling in the local community shops, small deli shops, but I’m planning to introduce it more to the Australian market, to Australian

shops as well,” Tatiana said. “Hopefully in the next couple of months we’ll start doing a bit of marketing.” The Journal supports the grants program

Picture: ROB CAREW and has profiled each of the successful businesses from this round. Visit dandenong.starcommunity.com.au to read about

363 Enterprises, Quantum Recycling Solutions, Ruson Fire Division and Dandy Naan and Kebab. - CASEY NEILL

The Dandenong Journal celebrates 150 years of publishing this year! We know over that time the newspaper has connected the community on many levels and we would love to hear your story on how the Journal has touched the life of your family! Share with us your memories, so we can include them as we celebrate this milestone. You may have delivered the newspaper, appeared in a story, met a Journal employee, advertised or simply had an experience with the newspaper you would like to share. So go on, be part of our 150 year celebration and let us know! Email us: journal@starnewsgroup.com.au Post your story to: Dandenong Journal 150 years, PO Box 9, Pakenham, Victoria 3810 Or call the Dandenong Journal Editor, Narelle Coulter on (03) 5945 0666

1185534-PB22-15

THREE people in a Dandenong South factory are churning out a tonne of Russian dumplings every month. From Granny’s started shortly after Nina Kuzovova and her daughter Tatiana moved from north-east Russia two years ago. In March it was among five businesses to receive City of Greater Dandenong Business Grants Program support - $8000 plus about $2000 in marketing and advice from the Small Business Mentoring Service. The program is designed to encourage business growth, attract investment and generate jobs. “The money was great because it did help us to purchase the dough mixer and some machinery,” Tatiana said. “But it’s more than the money - it’s the help that comes from someone else believing in what you’re doing. That’s given me an energy to keep going. “It’s hard in the beginning but the thing is that not only you believe that it’s going to

ENTERTAINMENT dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Page 50 Monday, 8 June, 2015

Connecting people and communities

WHAT’S ON

Neighbourhood Watch dinner

Guys and Dolls

THREE course fundraising dinner with a children’s menu available is filling up fast. If 60 or more people attend the Sandown Greyhounds will pay a subsidy of $100 towards Neighbourhood Watch. ■ Sandown Greyhounds Entertainment, View Road, Springvale. Friday 17 July at 6.30pm. $16, booking essential, full payment needed by Friday 10 July. For further details contact Dawn on 0407 325 030.

Art talk A part of the Greater Dandenong Libraries’ and Walker Street Gallery’s Dandenong Art Series, Walker Street Gallery’s visual arts coordinator David O’Halloran will give an illustrated talk about the use of black and gothic themes in Australian art. ■ Dandenong Library, Level 2, 225 Lonsdale Street on Tuesday 9 June at 6.30pm. Free event, bookings preferred. Phone 9706 8441.

Karaoke JOIN the award winning Kool Kat Karaoke Group which has been entertaining members for four years. Each year the group holds a competition with prizes and guest judges and an invited audience. ■ Paddy O’Donoghue Centre, 18 to 34 Buckley Street, Noble Park. The group meets every Friday afternoon 1pm to 3.30pm.

Me and my dad HAVE some fun with dad and learn about plastics and their molecules in the Dandenong Library’s science program. ■ Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Saturday 13 June, 2pm to 3pm. Free event, bookings essential. Phone 1300 630 920.

Based on the stories of Damon Runyon with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, Guys and Dolls is billed as one of the greatest musicals of all time.

WINDMILL Theatre Company will present the Broadway classic Guys and Dolls. The high energy, action packed show guarantees to entertain audiences of all ages. Including the songs Fugue for Tinhorns, Luck be a Lady, Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat and Take Back Your Mink, the show tells the story of Nathan Detroit (Sean van Geyzel) who runs The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York. The only problem is he needs $1000 to get the place he wants to run it in. ■ Drum Theatre, corner Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong. Opens Friday 19 June and runs until Sunday 28 June. For more information and ticket bookings visit www.drumtheatre.com.au or call the Drum Theatre on 8571 1666.

Probus

Self-defence class

THE Combined Probus Club of Waverley Gardens provides guest speakers, the dine out, garden, wanderers, walking, card, craft and coffee groups and trips and outings. New members are made welcome. ■ Vegas Venue, Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre, corner of Police and Jacksons roads, Mulgrave. Meet on the last Tuesday of each month from 9.45am to noon. Call Don Lambie on 9560 6046 or Rick on 9801 4049 or email: wavgardcomprob@gmail.com for more details.

THE Australian Shukokai Karate dojo club in Dandenong is hosting a two hour selfdefence course with most of the proceeds going towards the Women’s Cancer Foundation. Sensei Ennio Anselmi will take participants through real life self-defence scenarios and teach them how to properly make a fist and how to punch and block hard. ■ 2/147 Greens Road, Dandenong. Thursday 18 June. Cost $25, 7pm to 9pm.

Red Cross turns 36

FRIENDS of Red Cross in Hallam is celebrating its 36th birthday with Eunice Welch of the Red Cross Stamp Collection Department a guest speaker. ■ The Hallam Community Learning Centre, 56 Kays Avenue, Hallam. Monday 15 June, 1.30pm, entry $5. Call Betty 9774 0194.

Relay for Life

THE City of Greater Dandenong’s 2015 Relay for Life is already in planning and the team is hoping to get new members to raise money for the Cancer Council. ■ Saturday 10 October, 3pm start to Sunday 11 October 9am finish. Ross Reserve Athletics Track, Memorial Drive, Noble Park.

Grief support

KEYSBOROUGH Learning Centre will host Rainbows for the Children of Australia’s after school program to help kids deal with death, divorce and more. ■ Keysborough Learning Centre, 402 Corrigan Road, Keysborough. Tuesdays during terms two and four, 4.30pm to 5.30pm. Bookings are essential. Register interest on 9798 7005, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm.

Ballroom dancing

JOIN in ballroom dancing at the Burden Park Bowling Club. There’s ballroom dancing every Monday from 6.30pm to 10pm, and every fifth Saturday there’s dancing from 1pm to 5pm and ballroom from 8pm to 11pm. BYO supper, drinks and glasses. ■ Burden Park Bowling Club, corner Heatherton and Springvale roads, Springvale South. Mondays are $5 per person and Saturdays are $8 per person. Phone June on 9798 1784 or Ray on 9547 1907 for details.

SENIORS ENJOYING LIFE

Pair of veterans find comfort in warming quilts Maxwell Alwyn Llewelyn Max joined the Army on 14 April 1942 at 19 years of age. After only weeks of training he was transferred to Canungra, Queensland, and from there his battalion was transported by a small ship in a convey of more than 50 ships being escorted by submarines to New Guinea. Max served in the 3rd Division 4th Brigade - Headquarters. During his four years’ service he was posted to Jacquinot Bay, Milne Bay, Lae, Finch Haven, Madang and other areas along the North Coast. On one occasion Max was transported by a Short Sunderland flying boat to Australia on compassionate leave.

Max and three other soldiers served together over the four years and stayed in contact after discharge. Max and one other still survive, both more than 90 years old, and still keep in regular contact with the others’ widows. Max has been supported throughout his life by his family and friends and since moving to Saffron Grove Retirement Village he has been enjoying the companionship of many more friends. Reginald Tokely Reg was conscripted into the British Army’s 7th Battalion, Royal Corp of Signals in early 1940, just before his 21st birthday. He was stationed at Whitby, Yorkshire, before he was sent

over to France. To get their trucks, filled with men and equipment, off the boat, they had to drive over floating petrol drum in the sea, with only the sight of the reflector of the truck in front for guidance! From there he moved to Belgium and at Ostend, Reg and his two mates were required to re-establish a telegraph office for the oncoming troops to use while the rest of the troops stayed on the other side of the river. While there Germans troops unwittingly camped beside them and began shelling the British troops on the other side of the river but Reg and his friends remained hidden. This was the second time Reg’s life had been saved. The first was while he was training and he

Reg Tokely, second from left, with his daughter Di Tokely and Max Llewelyn, right, and his wife Alice with their Quilts of Valour. went absent without leave to get married. When he returned to barracks the next day the place was empty because his entire troop had been deployed and were captured in Crete and never heard

of again. Since moving to Saffron Grove Retirement Village, Hallam, he has settled to a more companionable life. Saffron Grove is at 8 Saffron Drive, Hallam. 1187118-KC24-15

Saffron Grove Amazing Deals For Your Retirement Villa.

Saffron Grove has only a few new villas left. Starting from $320,000. Have security, peace of mind, companionship and less work around the house. What more could you want ? Call Saffron Grove on 8795 7380 to arrange your own personal guided tour.

8 Saffron Drive, Hallam 3803

A boutique retirement community

www.saffrongrove.com.au

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 51

Trades & Services Trades Business Profile

All aspects of fencing

s s e n i s u b r u o y w Gro with Trades and Services

Placing your classiﬁed advert is so easy... Phone: 1300 666 808 (Open 8.30-5pm Mon-Fri) Fax: 03 5945 0667 Email: sales@networkclassiﬁeds.com.au (include your name, address and phone number)

Mail: Network Classiﬁeds, PO Box 9, Pakenham VIC 3810

We accept payment by:

* Colorbond * Merbau Horizontal * Paling & Picket * Retaining Walls * Gates * Demolition & Removal of old fences

“Honest & Reliable”

LOCK UP QUALITY GATES ALL TYPES OF GATES & FENCES • Automatic & Sliding • Ballustrading • Pool & Garden Fencing FREE QUOTES

• 9791 9877 • 0411 636 400

Trades: 5pm Thursday Classiﬁeds: 12pm Friday

CASEY CARPET C

LEANING

and dry cleaning Tile cleaning Upholstery cleaning Le ather cleaning We bring our

own electricity Truck Mounted Machine

SAM’S HOME RENOVATIONS PTY LTD

FREE QUOTES

Electricians

Pool - Front - Balustrades - Handrails in Galvanised or Stainless Steel FREE QUOTES Phone Theo 9792 9898 - 0414 663 746 BY: A.P.T. CONSTRUCTIONSC1013092-PJ10-12 P/L

Local professionals in our

Trades & Services section of Network Classiﬁeds.

0418 172 044

s 0LAIN #ONCRETE s %XPOSED !GGREGATE s 0ATTERN s 3TRIP &OOTING s !NY #OLOUR

No Job Too Big or Small

Call Joe Anytime: 0427

No job to big or small. All types of Concrete. Decking & Fencing.

24 HOUR SERVICE

G5790601AA-dc18Feb

C1081672-KK12-13

QUALITY HOME CONCRETING

9795 4247 0407 324 768

Jason 1300 644 698

DANDENONG ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE REC 3841

DRAFTING All residential houses, extensions, garages and carports. Phone BARRY 9704 0148 After 6pm

Electricians

Have GUNN for service

GUNN ELECTRICS

G6173142AA-dc16Sep

REC No.2362

0418 546 232

Furniture Removals

ARE YOU MOVING? PLEASE CALL:

0412 301 596

s ,OCAL s #OUNTRY s )NTERSTATE s $AYS s &REE 1UOTES V

Garage/Garage Doors

Excavators

AAA MINI DIGGERS Site Cleans, Trenches, Rotary Hoe, Post Holes,

ELECTRIC HOT WATER SERVICE REPAIRS SURGE PROTECTORS SAFETY SWITCHES SPLIT SYSTEM AIR_CONDITIONER INSTALLED ANYTHING ELECTRICAL RE-WIRING SPECIALISTS

9561 3982

Domestic No job too small Commercial Pensioner Discount Call Michael 0428 400 005 or 9794 0115

Your friendly local tradesman!

C1080140-JL26-13

Concrete Products & Services

9793 3626 - 0418 367 435

Rec: 17824 • Entensions/Refurbishments • Switchboard Upgrades/Safety Switches Specialising in all Electrical Installations • House Rewires FREE QUOTES • Phone/Data/TV & CCTV No Job too big or small • Oven & Hot Plate Repairs • Hot Water Service Repairs www.jlhuttelectrical.com.au • Security Alarms • AC Installations

Drafting

CALL BELINDA FOR A FREE QUOTE s www.selectcleaning.com.au

No job too big or too small Free quote • Compare our prices!

J.L. Hutt Electrical

NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL FREE QUOTE ANY TIME RING 9700 4378 C63804-BG25-8

We take more care. Weekly or fortnightly cleans. One off / Spring cleans, Affordable, honest, reliable.

JV TIMBER FLOORING

Laminate. Timber Flooring. Decking. Sanding. Free Measure & Quote

Sanding & Polishing Service ❦ Dustless machines ❦ Same day free quotes

A & F CONCRETING

Floor Services

TIMBER FLOORS

• SPECIALISING IN ALL TYPES OF CONCRETING/ CONCRETE PATTERN, SLABS • FOUNDATIONS ETC. • ALL DOMESTIC & INDUSTRIAL

Cleaning Services

Justin 0412 260 145 Anthony 0422 836 936

Anthony 0422 836 936 Justin 0412 260 145

25 years’ experience in all aspects of carpentry

Ph: 0419 557 254 AH: 9796 0175

439 456

TNT CONCRETING

Carpentry Service

• Replace Doors, Windows • All Home Maintenance • Specialising in Small Jobs Friendly Reliable Service, Reasonable Rates

1156305-HM40-14

QBSA 71256

G6269960AA-dc2Sep

CALL MARTIN

Steel Fencing & Gates

1152285-PB36-14

DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME

1187701-HM24-15

0411 703 873

C982082-JL45-11

CALIFORNIA CONCRETE

1155688-CG39-14

PERGOLAS & DECKS

“Network Classiﬁeds is great way of advertising and this brings in a lot of business for us.” - Cameron

1156306-HM40-14

www.brentwoodgarages.com.au

Carpenters

SN1104977-SL2-14

Brent 0412 032 846

Concrete Products & Services

G6102263AA-dc17Jun

s 6%2!.$!(3 s 0%2'/,!3 s #!20/243 s $%#+).'3 s "2)#+ '!2!'%3 0,!.3 !.$ 0%2-)43 02/6)$%$ &2%% 15/4% !.$ 02/-04 3%26)#%

Ph/Fax 9796 8575

Specialising in • Paling • Pickets • Colorbond • Tubular Fences • Pool Fences • Garden Fences • Retaining Walls • Swing & Sliding Gates Demolition and removal. No obligation free quotes.

GARAGES & CARPORTS

C1079679-JO26-13

BRENTWOOD

qualiﬁed and ins ured

03 9774 7276 or 0413 289 712

ROYAL FENCING

Call 1300 666 808

Builders & Building Services

C1097374-JO42-13

1181629-PB17-15

Cheapest price in town

Please call Sam: 0434 341 770

Only $25 per room Fully

0401 234 672 or 9799 7229

COMPLETE BATHROOM & KITCHEN RENOVATIONS Tiling, internal walls, doors & sliding doors, windows, verandas & decking

Free Measure & Quotes

1186626-PB23-15

Bathroom & Kitchens

1186074-PB22-15

24/7 Flood W ater Damage Restoration Steam

• Swing or Sliding • Remote Control • All steel works • Colourbond • Balustrade G6221259AA-dc19Aug

Speak to our classified team and find out how easy it is to advertise. Start building your brand today and be seen every week in Network Classifieds Trades and Services.

1140390-HM26-14

DEADLINES

=KEV’S GATES & FENCING=

From plumbers to pest control, carpet cleaning to building services, dry cleaning to computer repairs, lawn mowing and more, Network Classiﬁeds has been connecting local businesses with the local community with our Trades and Services each week.

Ask about our discounted ongoing advertising rates and how choosing more newspapers gives your advertising more impact and saves you money...

Ventures Pty Ltd

Mike: 0417 354 797 - Ph/Fax: 9703 1037

VISA/MASTERCARD/EFTPOS

(1.5% credit card processing fee applies. Cheques and money orders can be posted in or hand delivered to our local ofﬁce)

Fencing & Gates G6113543AA-dc24Jun

G6112742AA-dc24Jun

Deadline

Soil Moving, Spreading & Levelling • Limited Access • Fully Insured • 3 Meter Tipper • Honest & Reliable

Call David 0438 055 166

G6089192AA-dc24Jun

SALES, SERVICE & REPAIRS Free quote on roller doors, panel doors, remote controls Family owned company 25 years experience

Phone: 0409 000 026 www.easyglidegarage.com.au

1172615-CG07-15

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Page 52 Monday, 8 June, 2015

Connecting people and communities

Trades & Services V

Plumbing

Roofing

GUTTERING â&#x20AC;˘ Guttering Replacements â&#x20AC;˘ Downpipes â&#x20AC;˘ 20 Colours â&#x20AC;˘ Quality Workmanship â&#x20AC;˘ All Work Guaranteed â&#x20AC;˘ Old Guttering Taken Away â&#x20AC;˘ Free Quotes

G6264761AA-dc2Sep

Garden Services

1144857-KC29-14

Andy 0414 477 121

10% discount

s Chris: 0410 Ph: 9700 7098 s7098 Carlos: 0414Mob: 393 7000414 435 Ph: 9700 393584700

Written Guarantees

Cards Welcome

9999 3801

U General Gardening U Mowing U Weeding U Light Pruning U Small Rubbish Removal U Pavers Cleaned

Call Ralph 0402 283 579

$2500

G6176365AA-dc22Jul

Cutts Glass Window Replacements, Mirrors, Splashbacks,

PH 9792 5503 FAX 9701 3854 MOBILE 0419 332 270

COOLTOUCH SERVICES

Call Darren 0412 584 914

Domestic & Commercial

Repairs and service to all brands of Heating systems Â? Refrigeration Â? Washing machine Â? Work guaranteed Â? Pensioner discount

9755 5720

MJ AIRCONDITIONING & HEATING Lic: 43191

Installation, Service & Repairs All brands

AUSSIE EMERGENCY GLASS 50% DISCOUNT

Tony 0411 966 361 8790 5551

or cover $100 excess

Windowsâ&#x20AC;Ś Doorsâ&#x20AC;Ś Shop Frontsâ&#x20AC;Ś

Homes, Businesses, Off ices, Insurance Work

Painters/Decorators

9548 3000 or 0418 881 551

SN1080741-PJ27-13

1 HOUR EMERGENCY PLUMBING s #HANGEOVER (OT 7ATER 3ERVICES s "URST 7ATER 0IPES s 'AS &ITTINGS

ARCtick: L047621

SEWER BLOCKAGES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MACHINE CLEANED ()'( 02%3352% 7!4%2

*%4 #,%!.).' ESTABLISHED 30 YEARS #/-0%4)4)6% 02)#% STANDARD RATES ON WEEKENDS '5!2!.4%%$ ' * ,AW 0 , ,IC .O gjlawplumbing.com.au 7 DAYS 0419 136 181 - 0419 136 151

â&#x20AC;˘ All loading done â&#x20AC;˘ Fast Service â&#x20AC;˘ Cheapest Prices Guaranteed â&#x20AC;˘ Free Quote â&#x20AC;˘ Asbestos Removal â&#x20AC;˘ Demolition large and small Phone Con on 9 5 1 2 4 9 0 1 or 0411 640 441

TIP TOP HANDYMAN SERVICES Lic: 20982

Call 0418 576 021 or 9702 9834

Email: tiptop_handyman@hotmail.com V

Heating

HEATING REPAIRS

!LL -AKES -ODELS s #ARBON -ONOXIDE 4ESTING Mobile 0410 598 443 I www.amaircon.com.au 1182337-RC19-15

Installation Service & Repairs Free Quotes for New Installations

John 0419 521 848 or Phone/Fax 9794 9626

G6112666AA-dc24Jun

J AIR HEATING & COOLING

G6113822AA-dc24Jun

G6255051AA-dc26Aug

Specialising in Renovation, Carpentry, Rubbish Removal, Pergolas, All types of Plumbing, Tiling, Painting

1154416-HM38-14

Pest Control

No Job Too Small

Termite Proofing, AEPMA member, Commercial & Domestic

â&#x20AC;˘ Ants â&#x20AC;˘ Bees â&#x20AC;˘ Wasps â&#x20AC;˘ Spiders â&#x20AC;˘ Mice â&#x20AC;˘ Rats etc

5964 3888 / 0412 990 372

No Job Too Small Fully Qualified - Over 25 Years Experience in All Aspects of Plastering

Call Brett: 0428 145 657

NEED A BIN GIVE KINLOH A RING C1055095-KG41-12

Heng Heng Bin Hire

0417 382 700

Various bin sizes 2m 3m 4m 5m 6m Call Thai 0411 457 777 or 0411 457 778 Unwanted car removal free 7 days a week

Trades & Services

Security & Screen Doors

section of Network ClassiďŹ eds.

Plasterers

BRETT GARDNER PLASTERING

0418 395 032

â&#x20AC;&#x153;All aspects of Plumbing, RooďŹ ng & GasďŹ ttingâ&#x20AC;? www.nodripsplumbroof.com.au 0421 418 624 Free Quotes 24/7 Emergency Services

s Hot Water Specialists s Blocked Drains s 4OILET 4AP 0IPE 2EPAIRS s $ISHWASHER )NSTALLATIONS s 'AS )NSTALLATIONS 3ERVICE

Termite & Pest Control

KINLOH BIN HIRE NEAT PLUMBING SERVICE Lic. Number 27186

Trades & Services section of Network ClassiďŹ eds.

0419 514 977

ALL RUBBISH REMOVAL

1172347-DJ07-15

9711 5220 or 0420 331 769

Call Pat M: 0401 899-816

Rubbish Removal

Also Unwanted cars removed FREE

Roller Shutters

Global Roller Shutters

s Aluminium Roller Shutters and Security Doors s All repairs and services s All work guaranteed

Free Measure and Quotes all suburbs

Call 9077 0135 or Mob 0421 080 247

C1105812-BM03-14

ďż˝ Pergolas ďż˝ Carport ďż˝ Decking ďż˝ Fences and Gates ďż˝ Colorbond Fencing

U Friendly Service U Interiors & Exteriors U Repaints U Pre-Sale Makeovers U Property Maintenance U Pensioner Disc

1077848-PJ8-13

Special Prices on:

1186475-PB23-15

ďż˝ Cheapest prices on your small or big jobs around the house ďż˝ 25 Years Experience

Domestic & Commercial Painting

1184021-CG20-15

Make your house Happy!

ALMATT HANDYMAN SERVICE

9793 9970

G6133926AA-dc1Jul

COUNTRY BOY PAINTING

section of Network ClassiďŹ eds.

â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Cubic Yard Bins from $130 â&#x20AC;˘ Order 2 Bins at once, receive a Discount â&#x20AC;˘ Fast Friendly Efficient Service

1133222-LB19-14

Phone 9795 5001 or 0407 314 446

â&#x2014;? High pressure cleaning â&#x2014;? Rebedding & pointing â&#x2014;? Roof respraying - 3 coats â&#x2DC;&#x2026; SAVE â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Mob: 0418 353 247 â&#x2014;? 10 years guarantee â&#x2014;? FREE quotes Ph: 9793 1120

SUPER SERVICE BIN HIRE

HANDYMAN SAM

Whatever the trouble call Sam on the Double

SPRINGVALE ROOFING

C1089970-PJ37-13

Handy Persons

â&#x20AC;˘ General Maintainance â&#x20AC;˘ Pergolas â&#x20AC;˘ Doors â&#x20AC;˘ Gates â&#x20AC;˘ Decking

Free Call 1800 808 343 0411 800 360

General ClassiďŹ eds

0410 508 766

1120237-RC08-14

G6116647AA-dc24Jun

CHEAP GLASS REPLACEMENT Call Frank 0405 483 265 *

$2500

Australianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite climate systems

From From 25 yr warranty duct work & ďŹ ttings, conditions apply

BAYDAN HEAT & COOL P/L

Pool Fencing, Shopfronts and Doggy Doors Prompt and Reliable.

C751261-JL51-9

6 outlets Auto Control

G6191406AA-dc12Aug

Gas Heating

G5971274AA-dc22Apr

3 oulets Auto Control/Dump Valve Winter Seal

1141386-HM27-14

ned

Evap Cooling

1156303-HM40-14

9791 8184

ly mi

Respected family business with over 35yrs experience

s -E

A BETTER DEAL - BRIVIS CARRIER TOSHIBA

1158529-PB42-14

Mirrors and Glass cut to size Shower Screen Repairs

ROOF PLUS

Plumbing

1121384-PB10-14

REPLACEMENT SPECIALISTS

1187148-ACM23-15

DOVETON GLASS

Heating

ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Leaks Found and Stopped! ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ Storm Damage and Insurance Work ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ t 3FQBJST .BKPS BOE .JOPS t /P +PC 5PP 4NBMM ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ t 5FSSBDPUUB BOE $FNFOU 5JMFT ďż˝ t 'SFF RVPUFT o ďż˝ t 3F CFEEJOH BOE 'MFYJ QPJOUJOH "MM 8PSL (VBSBOUFFE ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ďż˝ 1156304-HM40-14

Glass/Glazing

9700 1899 - 0439 931 138

1176675-LB11-15

1184953-CG21-15

â&#x2122;Ś Rebedding & Pointing â&#x2122;Ś Pressure Cleaning â&#x2122;Ś Flexible Pointing â&#x2122;Ś Respraying â&#x2122;Ś Qualified Roof Tiler â&#x2122;Ś Gutter and Facia Replacement â&#x2122;Ś Pensioner Discount â&#x2122;Ś No job too small

G5530906AA-dc1Apr C1093826-JO40-13

Lawns Cut Plus

1141632-DC27-14

NEW RIDGE ROOF RESTORATION

SAFEVIEW SECURITY DOORS FROM $495 FLY SCREENS FROM $25* *Conditions Apply

www.jimssecuritydoors.com.au

131 546

1183062-HM19-15

C1088817-JO35-13

Reg No 082 1317E

ROOF RESTORATION

â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Replace Broken Tiles â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Cleaning Roofs/Gutters/Downpipes â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Re-Bedding & Pointing â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Roof Spraying (3 coats acrylic paint) â&#x2DC;&#x2026; 10 Year Guarantee â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Free Quote For a free quote phone Carlos Autumn Special: 10% OFF

1163788-ACM10-15 G6032580AA-dc24Jun

by Horizon Plumbing Pty Ltd.

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Trades & Services

General Notices

Security & Screen Doors

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 53

Wardrobes

Public Notices and Event

Celebrants

BRUCE SHAND, JP. Celebrant. Weddings, namings, vow renewals. All areas. Ph: 9879 6726. www.bruceshand.com.au 1135799-RC21-14

FROM $249

FLY SCREENS FROM $25*

5941 6644

www.lockutite.com.au 21/25 BALD HILL ROAD, PAKENHAM

1183059-HM19-15

*Conditions Apply

Extra TV / Phone points TV Mounting/Home theatre

I Love My Job 0421 210 232

ANTENNAS

DIGITAL ANTENNAS POINTS & BOOSTERS INSTALLED TODAY

CALL OUT FEE $0

30% OFF THIS WEEK 0409 888 228 V

9794 8989

G6114616AA-dc24Jun

Above ALL

ANTENNAS

AAA AERIAL

9794 7913

Servicing all of Greater Melbourne

General Notices V

Public Notices and Event

C1033281-KK23-12

Aluminium, Timber and UPVC Windows Free Measure and quote

Offers full replacement service in timber and aluminium windows. Phone for an obligation FREE QUOTE

Television/Video/Audio

f of

G6206943AA-dc12Aug

Window Replacement Service

C642900-JL27-8

section of Network ClassiďŹ eds.

WINDOWS 1

PATRON WINDOWS

Employment V

Windows

Tree Lopping/Surgery

Planning and Environment Act 1987 GREATER DANDENONG PLANNING SCHEME Notice of Planning Permit Application PLN15/0250 Pursuant to Clause 52.02 of the Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme, Planning Permit Application PLN15/0250 proposes to vary a restriction on Lots 53-56 on Plan of Subdivision 615535F, known as 2-8 Highbury Grove, Keysborough and 17 SomerďŹ eld Drive North, Keysborough.

C1098234-JO43-13

The application proposes to remove restriction 1(a) which states: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Must not use a burdened lot for any purpose other than for use as a dwellingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The applicant for the permit is Reeds Consulting Pty Ltd.

The Greater Dandenong Council has prepared Amendment C177 to the Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme. The land affected by the amendment is the Dandenong South Industrial area and relates to the two sites â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Keysborough siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lyndhurst siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The amendment proposes to: s !MEND #LAUSE $EVELOPMENT #ONTRIBUTIONS 0LAN /VERLAY 3CHEDULE AND Schedule 3. s !MEND #LAUSE TO REPLACE THE Dandenong South Industrial Area Extension Development Contribution Plan (January, 2009) with the Dandenong South Industrial Area Extension Development Contribution Plan (Version 4.2, January 2015). You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the Amendment and the Explanatory Report about the Amendment, free of charge, during ofďŹ ce hours at the City of 'REATER $ANDENONG 0LANNING #USTOMER 3ERVICE #OUNTER LOCATED ON ,EVEL ,ONSDALE 3TREET $!.$%./.' 6)# OR AT THE FOLLOWING s #ITY OF 'REATER $ANDENONG WEBSITE AT WWW GREATERDANDENONG COM s $EPARTMENT OF %NVIRONMENT ,AND 7ATER AND 0LANNING WEBSITE AT WWW DTPLI VIC GOV AU PUBLICINSPECTION Any person who may be affected by the amendment may make a submission to the PLANNING AUTHORITY 3UBMISSIONS MUST BE MADE IN WRITING GIVING THE SUBMITTER S NAME AND contact address, clearly stating the grounds on which the Amendment is supported or OPPOSED AND INDICATING WHAT CHANGES IF ANY THE SUBMITTER WISHES TO MAKE Name and contact details of submitters are required for Council to consider submissions and to notify such persons of the opportunity to attend Council meetings and any public hearing HELD TO CONSIDER SUBMISSIONS )N ACCORDANCE WITH THE 0LANNING AND %NVIRONMENT !CT #OUNCIL MUST MAKE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION A COPY OF ANY SUBMISSIONS MADE The closing date for submissions is 10 July 2015 A submission must be sent to Strategic Planning, Planning Scheme Amendment C177, #ITY OF 'REATER $ANDENONG 0/ "OX $!.$%./.' 6)# 4HE FOLLOWING PANEL HEARING DATES HAVE BEEN SET FOR THIS AMENDMENT s DIRECTIONS HEARING THE WEEK COMMENCING /CTOBER s PANEL HEARING THE WEEK COMMENCING .OVEMBER Mr. Jody Bosman Director, City Planning, Design and Amenity

Bookkeeping

Busy Bee Accounts & Bookkeeping s !CCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PAYABLE s 2ECONCILIATIONS s %ND OF YEAR s 0AYROLL s "!3 )!3 PREPARATIONS s 'ENERAL ADMIN Busybeekeepers@outlook.com

0418 811 661

PENSIONER DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE

The land affected by the Application is located at:

245 Frankston Dandenong Road DANDENONG SOUTH VIC 3175

The Application is to amend permit number:

AMEND PLANNING PERMIT PLN11/0728 to allow: s /UTDOOR STORAGE OF TRUCK BODIES s !MEND THE ENDORSED PLAN TO show car parking relocated into the 20 metre setback from Frankston Dandenong Road and the location of truck body storage s !MEND THE PERMIT TO ALLOW WORKS for car parking relocation.

By:

1800 183 567

s -5,#( &/2 3!,% s ",/#+ #,%!2).' s &2%% 15/4%3 s (/52 3%26)#% s &5,,9 ).352%$ -ILLION #OVER 1UALIlED !RBORIST n 4ISMA 3PECIALISING )N !LL &ORMS /F 4REE 3URGERY #OMMERCIAL 2ESIDENTIAL

(Including Aged Care Facilities & Real Estate Rentals Etc.)

M. 0400 383 588

1149536-HM33-14

and remove the covenant No. N678926C, as registered on the Title, from the Title. The Application for the amendment to the permit is:

Alltruck Bodies Pty Ltd

The Application Reference Number is:

PLN11/0728.01

The date this Notice was erected on the land:

28/05/15

Please be aware that copies of objections received will be made available to any person for the purpose of consideration as part of the planning process.

A & E UPHOLSTERY PTY LTD

Commercial, Domestic & Automotive & Leisure Upholstery Free Quotes, Large Range of Fabric, 30 Years Experience

Unit 5, 93 Abbott Road, Hallam 9702 3544 or 0418 851 078

G6142807AA-dc8Jul

9555 8100

s BE SENT TO THE 2ESPONSIBLE Authority in writing, s INCLUDE THE REASONS FOR THE objection, and s STATE HOW THE OBJECTOR WOULD be affected. 1186084-LB22-15

Motoring

26 Rhur St, Dandenong. Open 7 days

Under New Management

swa9307be

Firewood

FIRE WOOD

swa7023b

More new ladies

9793 2988 9793 2986

Dry split Red Gum $300 per ton. Dry split Yellow box $300 per ton. Split Mallee Stumps $330 per ton. Mountain Ash $250 per ton.

17 Nicole Way Dandenong South

Mel 95 E3, 7days

Personal

Free delivery in the Dandenong metro area.

Ph: 9706 4685/0419 304 555 FIREWOOD Hardwood, 1m/2m/4m loads, dry and split, delivered local areas. Phone 0459 388 058. REDGUM SPLIT Free delivery all areas. For more information and the best wood please phone 0417 324 380.

For Sale

SN1090434-PJ37-13

9793 5289

9574 1666

$49 SPECIAL 10 Graham Road Clayton $ 9546 6444

8 Yiannis Court Springvale

Full Service from $80

New Ladies Relax from

Adult Services

red17.com.au

67 Keys Road, Moorabbin SWA8128BE

Adult Services

If you submit an objection, the Responsible Authority will tell you its decision. Any objection must:

Nude Body Rub $70 half hour 2 Lady Double Full Service $160

Trades & Services

The responsible Authority will not decide on the application until at least 14 days after the date of this Notice.

Upholsterers

Buy & Sell in our

section of Network ClassiďŹ eds.

Red Lantern

New Owner New Ladies Weekly

(at the end of the road)

Any person who may be affected by the granting of the permit may submit an objection to the Responsible Authority. Objection forms can be obtained from www.greaterdandenong.com

s "OOKKEEPING s !CCOUNTING s 4AX RETURNS

CLUB KEYS

G6781173AA-dc23Apr

E. treecontrol4@bigpond.com V

NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO A PLANNING PERMIT

Adult Services

1171577-DJ06-15

SITE NOTICE

ALL ADVERTISEMENTS booked under this classification are strictly for ancillary roles only. To comply with the law it is still an offence under the Sex Work Act 1994 to publish any statements intended or likely to induce a person to seek work as a sex worker.

1167615-LB51-14

FREECALL

1186671-PB23-15

G6161817AA-dc15Jul

SN1074465-PJ20-13

Adult Employment

SWA3337BE

RACHEL LUNN Manager Planning and Design City of Greater Dandenong C1088813-JO35-13

.ARRE 7ARREN .ORTH

1151475-LB35-14

0418 131 374

ELITE TAX PRACTITIONERS CPA

General ClassiďŹ eds

Public notice of this application will cease on 15 June 2015.

for a Competitive Quote

Taxation/ Accounting

OR %MAIL MY ELITETP COM AU !FTER HOUR APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE 3PRINGVALE 3OUTH

1132401-RC19-14

Call Michael on

Call or visit us online! networkclassiďŹ eds.com.au

Professional Services

s $ANDENONG #IVIC #ENTRE ,ONSDALE 3TREET $ANDENONG between the hours of 8.30am and 5.00pm, or s #ITY OF 'REATER $ANDENONG WEBSITE AT www.greaterdandenong.com Any person who may be affected by the application or by the granting of the permit may make a submission. Submissions must be made in writing to the Manager, Planning and Design, City of Greater Dandenong, PO Box 200, DANDENONG VIC 3175. Submissions must include the submitterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name and contact address and clearly state the grounds on which the application is supported or opposed.

Call our helpful classiďŹ ed team between 8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri for FREE advice!

1187663-PB24-15

You may inspect any documentation pertaining to this application free of charge at the following locations:

s 4REE 2EMOVAL s 3TUMP 'RINDING s 4REE 0RUNING s ,AND #LEARING s -ULCH &IREWOOD &OR 3ALE s (OUR %MERGENCY 3ERVICE s 3TATE OF THE !RT %QUIPMENT s -ILLION ,IABILITY )NSURANCE

Want to place an ad but not sure where to start?

G6133887AA-dc1Jul

DOORS

DESIGNER DRESSMAKER, Experienced and specialising in bridal evening wear. Any shape or style. 9546 4067. 0419 507 680.

Planning and Environment Act 1987 GREATER DANDENONG PLANNING SCHEME Notice of Preparation of Amendment Amendment C177

1187331-ACM23-15

SECURITY

Dressmaking

Paradise

ANTIQUE COFFEE TABLE Ox Cart, Timelesss piece, handmade from Sheesham hard wood, Wrought Iron and Brass, this item originally was top off a wheeled cart which was pulled by Ox Cattle from India in the late1800's to early 1900's. It is reclaimed and is not a reproduction. Has Brass Peacock and flower decorations, measures 1800mm X 1300mm X 400mm appox 50 to 80 kgs. $1000, S.E suburbs. Call/txt 0437 685 267.

47 Glendale Ave, Hastings Prices Discounted

SEWING MACHINE industrial overlocker, Singer model 460 /21, four treadle, working well with nice table, $350. 0411 617 284 or 8752 1566.

7 days till late

TREADMILL GoFit Platinum, gymnasium quality. $600ono. Phone 9769 5959.

5979 3066 SWA3161XB

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

General Classifieds V

ROOMS AVAILABLE, Single rooms. Gents only. 48 Hammond Road/45 Hemmings Street, Dandenong. Call John, mobile: 0417 336 906.

Sourced from: Rosebud Pier ~ Princes pier ~ Central Pier ~ Pt Kembla Jetty 3 ~ Pyrmont bay 6/7 ~ Bunbury Pier ~ Metung Jetty ~ Luna Park wharf - Sydney & numerous Warehouses & Factories. For terms & conditions, inspection details, timber sizes & photos visit

Garage Sales

Visit V

Visited

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.

Garden/ Outdoor

1187410-HM24-15

Massage Therapists

RELAXATION MASSAGE, Monday Saturday. 10am-7pm. Phone 0421 845 360.

ADVERTISERS, in this section are qualified practitioners and offer non-sexual services. ANGIE'S PAMPERING massages. Special, FREE hot body wash with Lomi Lomi massage, only $99, 3 girls. 6 days. 169 Buckley St, Noble Park. Ph 0413 669 071.

Full Body Massage

G6140195AA-dc8Jul 1136412-RC22-14

t Relaxation & Deep Tissue t Waxing New Stafft New Staff Friendly & Welcoming Shower facilities now avail Springvale South 9546 9999 Open 7 days

â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

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 identiďŹ cation 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

Buy & Sell in our

Motoring

section of Network ClassiďŹ eds.

Positions Vacant

NO LEASE â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

Singles Cabin - Bed Sitter (incl Kitchen) Caravans (ensuite) Caravans (no ensuite) Quiet secure park Close all facilities

Office Hours Mon-Sat 8am-6pm. Sunday 10am-4pm 870 Princes Highway, Springvale

(STUDENTS, ADULTS, RETIREES, FAMILIES, ETC)

1300 654 910

Employment V

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED VEHICLE AN ADVANTAGE

Please call us at

Caravan & Cabin Park

WALKERS WANTED

WE DELIVER TO YOU AREAS AVAILABLE IN YOUR SUBURB REGULAR WORK WITH FLEXIBLE HOURS ALL AGES WELCOME

Ph 9546 9587

or apply online at WWW.FERMA X .COM.AU

Business Opportunities

Now you can earn $1000+ per week! with a Professional Home Cleaning Franchise

Join hundreds of other business owners in our award winning, international franchise system. Âž Security of Guaranteed Customers Âž Earn an excellent income with ďŹ&#x201A;exible hours Âž BeneďŹ t from our experience & ongoing support Âž Only $5000 deposit + 0% ďŹ nance (cond. apply)

PH: 9847 0810

ADVERTISERS PLEASE NOTE

section of Network Classifieds.

PERMANENT

E: patm@select.biz W: selectcleaning.com.au

Business Opportunities

No MLM, full time or part time. Training & Support provided. Phone 0401 283 050 thinkprosperity.com.au

Pets & Services

Employment

Phone 9238 9228

To Let

Be Your Own Boss

1021249-PJ16-12

Massage Therapists

PAKENHAM, Large 4BR family home, DLUG with remote, just painted, new carpets, close to schools, public transport, ready to move in now, short or long term lease. Phone 9785 2443 or 0401 569 134.

CUSTOMER SERVICE / SALES

An established and growing company is looking for an experienced and energetic Customer Service Sales person for a casual position. Must have office experience an excellent phone manner and a full driving license. Long hours and some weekends involved.

Find work locally in the

Letterbox delivery of community newspapers and advertising materials on a weekly basis.

Celebrations

DANDENONG, Three bedroom, garage, on Stud Road. Close to hospital. $350P/W. Phone 9792 5385 or 0405 064 837

Positions Vacant

Get paid while you walk ! CARAVAN PARK ACCOMMODATION

MY SPACE

- FULL BODY CARE Full body relaxation massage by young and mature asian female therapist. Shower facility. Vanity Crt, Room 33, 200 Thomas St, Dandenong. Katie 0402 420 986. 0431 156 192. Open 7 days.

ALL TREE WORKS Pruning, shaping, removals. Mulching/sales, free quotes. John 0401 623 500.

NEED TO SELL?

â&#x2DC;&#x2026; NO BOND

www.martinevansauctions.com Facebook or Weekly Times Advert

Houses & Units For Sale

Looking for houses in local area. Call Dave 0428 678 489.

Brushbox ~ Tallowood ~ Jarrah ~ Yellow stringhy Bark ~ Ironbark ~ Tas Oak ~ Blackbutt ~ Sydney Blue Gum ~ Sugar Pine ~ Oregon ~ Messmate ~ Cypress macrocarpa slabs ~ Redgum & other Exotic Timbers.

KEYSBOROUGH, 11 Trevor Court, Saturday 13th June, 8am-4pm. Moving sale. Plants, furniture, bric-a-brac. Bargains.

To Let

Positions Vacant

EXCAVATOR/TIPPER TRUCK OPERATOR

Operator wanted for 5 and 13 tonne excavator and tipper truck,HR/HC licence required. Experience is a must. Immediate start.Ph: 0407 535 556

Employment

JUNIOR FACTORY HAND

Required for steel manufacturing company in Dandenong South. Youth wages apply. Phone: 9792 0492

section of Network ClassiďŹ eds.

LABOURERS Casual chicken technicians required to be part of a vaccinating crew for ongoing work. Training available, must be willing to travel. ABN and driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence required.

Call between 8am-5pm

0410 544 526 V

Find local work in the

Positions Vacant

CARPET LAYERS Wanted for a busy family owned flooring retailer in Narre Warren. Steady work all year around, mainly based in the South East region. Must be experienced, have own vehicle and own tools.

Call Marcus 9796 7733

EXCAVATOR OPERATOR / LABOURER

Experienced operator required for a small concreting company in the South Eastern suburbs preparing house slabs. Excavator licence required along with a White card or equivalent.

Phone Steve on 0417 381 816

networkclassiďŹ eds.com.au General ClassiďŹ eds

Training And Development

section of Network ClassiďŹ eds.

Professional

DISCRIMINATION IN ADVERTISING IS UNLAWFUL

The Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 1995 makes it unlawful for an advertiser to show any intention to discriminate on the basis of sex, pregnancy, race, age, marital status, political or religious belief or physical features, disability, lawful sexual activity/sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status or on the basis of being associated with a person with one of the above characteristics, unless covered by an exception under the Act. As Network Classifieds could be legally liable if an unlawful advertisement is printed, Network Classifieds will not accept advertisements that appear to break the law. For more information about discrimination in advertising, contact your legal advisers or the Equal Opportunity Commission.

Resumes/ Employment Services

COMPETITIVE RATES, All typing and resumes. High quality. Extensive experience. Please call Maureen 9700 7947, 0430 430 620.

Become a qualiďŹ ed hairdresser by Christmas

The Academy is offering an exciting new way of training s 1UALIFY IN MONTHS s 'OVERNMENT FUNDING AVAILABLE s 3TART NOW OR MORE DAYS PER WEEK s .O AGE LIMIT s %MPLOYMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES -OVING TO NEW PREMISES IN *ULY Call Debbie on 9329 9544 Aust. Academy of Hairdressing WWW THEHAIRACADEMY COM AU TOID

Find local work in the

Employment section of Network ClassiďŹ eds.

1186584-CG23-15

RECYCLED TIMBER, NEW TIMBER PLANTATIONS & REGROWTH FORESTS. ASSORTED LENGTHS, PROJECT & BUILDERS PACKS - DRESSED TIMBER TO BUILD TABLE, BENCH SEAT OR BAR TOP, STRUCTURAL, DECKING, FLOORING, LANDSCAPE, CLADDING ETC

G5855585AA-dc11Mar

SUNDAY 14TH JUNE AT 10AM www.timbersearch.com.au TIMBERSEARCH - OLD SITE OF BLACK FOREST SAW MILL 988 BLACK FOREST DRIVE, WOODEND 3442

STRICTLY PAYMENT DAY OF SALE... REMOVAL BY SAT 20TH JUNE Auction by M.E. Auctions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Clearing Sale Specialists Ph: 0418 509 134

Accommodation

1187703-HM24-15

Auctions

Employment

Real Estate

1155037-CG38-14

Connecting people and communities

C1032608-JL21-12

Page 54 Monday, 8 June, 2015

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 55

Employment V Training And Development

This training is delivered with Victorian & Commonwealth Govt. Funding. Subject to eligibility. TOID 6832

1180122-DJ16-15

Print does the job on employment Emma data shows 1.4 million job seekers use print newspapers each month. Job seekers from certain industries are more likely to use print newspapers for job hunting. Those looking for work in public administration are 46 percent more likely to use print newspaper’s employment sections with similar results for mining (44 percent), and teachers and lecturers (27 percent) more likely to use print. Businesses looking to ﬁnd the right candidate should employ print newspapers as part of their search, or risk missing out on a large pool of potential candidates.

135 127 127 124 124 121

201518016-RC18-15

Industries that over index in heavy newspaper readers - top10*

146 144

School song By GEORGIA WESTGARTH

Newspapers remain a popular medium for job hunters searching for their next role despite the wide choice of domestic and international alternatives online.

Public Administration Mining Transport, Postal & Warehousing Manufacturing Education & Training Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services Wholesale Trade Construction Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services Administrative and Support Services

Dion Spoljar, Jeremy Payne on lead vocals and Paul Boswell strumming the bass guitar. 139735 Picture: ROB CAREW

118 112 Index =100

emma™ conducted by Ipsos MediaCT, People 14+ for the 12 months ending November 2014, Nielsen Online Ratings November 2014, People 14+ only. Platform audiences (print, web, mobile and tablet) include readers of any newspaper masthead or section, including equivalent, sites/apps where applicable. *Vs all employment section readers

TEACHERS and students rocked out at St John’s Regional College for its second annual Rock ’n’ Roll High School. An application process allowed the whole school to get involved with the two day event and perform in front of family and friends. Cara Stewart from St John’s said the schools strong tradition in music has brought through some of the most talented year 12 students she’s seen. “This year they were pretty outstanding and are student leaders as well as being fantastic musicians,” she said. This year’s Rock ’n’ Roll High School focused on stage craft.

“It was about putting on a good show and how to interact with other band members and the audience instead of just standing there and signing - it’s about putting on a show,” Ms Stewart said. On Friday 22 May students were treated to a performance from their teachers and Melbourne rock band Warbirds, followed by workshops and a question and answer session. “The Warbirds spoke a lot about how to get gigs and get paid to perform, the importance of being in a band with people that you like and also got down to things like who pays the sound engineers at gigs, social media, networking and promotion and recording. “It was really great for the students,” she said.

Year 12 student Monica said the event was inspiring. “It helped me establish a stronger bond with my peers and my passion for music. "The atmosphere was absolutely fantastic from the aweinspiring performance given by the Warbirds,” she said. The Rock ’n’ Roll High School was established as a replacement for the traditional music camp and Ms Stewart said the event really allows the students to let their hair down. “We had about 40 students perform on Saturday, a couple of the girls jazzed up a classical piano piece, we had a violin and piano duet do a combination of video game theme songs and had about 150 in the audience,” she said.

BUSINESS PROFILE

Book your employment advertisement today. Call Network Classiﬁeds on 1300 666 808.

Motoring V Auto Services/ Repair

V Boats & Marine

CARS REMOVED - WANTED Open 7 days

$ $ $

CARS TRUCKS VANS 4WDs Drive In - Min $100 to $3,000 (complete) IMLACHS - 1602 Centre Rd, Springvale, 3171

1300 652 070

LMCT 1229

Est. 1980

V Auto Services/ Repair

www.elv.com.au

V Auto Services/ Repair

OCR

CASH FOR SCRAP We pay top price for all kinds of scrap metal. Up to $700 for any old car*

Super Metal Recycling

Phone 9706 4909 or 0439 497 829

*conditions apply

LMCT 10540W

Old Cars Removed

WE PAY YOU UP TO

500 CASH

CARIBBEAN PRIDE, 17' fibreglass open boat, new canopy, 75HP Chrysler motor, reconditioned, GC. $1,800ono. 0477 177 026.

Buy, & Sell in our

section of Network Classiﬁeds.

LMCT 10227

GREAT WALL ute, great bargain, 26,100kms, reg to July 2015, manual, YKP296. $7,500 with RWC. 0438 418 808.

V Caravans & Trailers

For Any Old Car TODAY 9798 3364

C835664-JL34-10

Motoring

C769636-KK10-10

1181228-HM17-15

$ $ $

BOAT, Touring/ fishing. Savage Scorpion. SL. 5me. 2005 2, stroke 75 MERC. - m./Roller, Drive-on Mackay Gal. trailor- Lt. truck tyres and spare on 15" P.C rims. Dual battery system, power anchor winch, 2 anchors, forward draining anchor well housing winch unit. All instruments, sounder, radio-stereo, 27 meg. antennas etc. Numerous lockers afterfitted, bowlines and tackle extras, full covers. EC.Offers considered. $19,500. Call Kevin 0413 764 595

V Motor Vehicles FORD, Focus Trend, mark 2, 2013, auto, in excellent as new condition, one owner, non smoker, 29,115kms, blue tooth sync, rear sensors central locking, etc, RWC, ZSZ-130. $18,750neg Beaconsfield. 0418 353 714.

IAN GRANT'S GRANT TOURER, 2007, Custom, 19ft, AC, 120ltr 3 way Domestic fridge, roll out pantry, center lounge and dinette, QS bed, TV, CD player /stereo, full battery system, solar panels, roll out awning incl walls and floor, front boot, dual gas bottles, roll out external BBQ, electric brakes, sleeps 2, seats 6, lots of extras, one owner, Seaford. $25,950. 0419 529 164.

HOLDEN, HSV V8, 1997, all modern luxury features and options, new tyres, good reg, exchange, (may pay extra), for caravan, ute, camper or 4x4, will impress, TBI-301, $6,850, 9796 8789.

Find your special occasion needs in our

Celebrations section of Network Classiﬁeds.

The Keysborough Egg Farm offers a range of fresh food products.

Farm food hatched KEYSBOROUGH Egg Farm is much more than just a place to buy eggs. According to owner David Scaunich and manager Paul Stevenson they sell quality farm fresh eggs, chicken, beef, lamb, pork and other produce direct to the public. “The quality farm fresh produce is prepared in store by a dedicated team of butchers and staff,” David said. “Our best features are that things are freshly prepared daily, we offer in-store personal service and we have the ability to offer personal service from the smallest customers to the largest wholesale order.” They also have on-site parking, making it a quick, enjoyable shopping experience.

They also stock sauces, marinades, dressings and seasonings as well as deli goods, spit roast hire and hot roast chicken. The farm is owner operated and quality focussed - this is not a franchise or chain. “Prices are more competitive than supermarkets, weekly specials are posted on our website and Facebook as well as on the specials sign outside the store,” he said. “We are a family owned and operated business that offers a unique experience of personal service and unsurpassed quality. “We have our weekly specials, we do tastings on most Saturdays and sausage sizzles with 100 per cent of donations going to the local Keysborough CFA and other local charities.

“Our customers are our focus and we are passionate about serving them the freshest quality products. “We regularly have customers travel across town because the quality of our products beats all others.” Keysborough Egg Farm began operation more than 40 years ago and since then it has been evolving its range of products and services and will continue to do so with the help of its loyal and dedicated staff some of whom have been with the farm for more than 25 years. The farm can be found at 2-8 Pacific Drive, Keysborough, and is open Monday to Friday 7am to 5.30pm and Saturday from 7am to 1pm. Phone 8769 4111.

SPORT Page 56 Monday, 8 June, 2015

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Our very own Golden Gator By JARROD POTTER HEADING overseas for a better chance to enter the college arena, Endeavour Hills’ basketballer Damien Rance is reaping the benefits of making an early move to America. Rance, 19, has signed on the dotted line with San Francisco State University (SFSU) ahead of the upcoming NCAA basketball season after playing out his final year of high school at Pope John XXIII High School. The road to becoming a Golden Gator was challenging to say the least as Rance packed his bags and left for greater opportunity abroad. He featured in Dandenong’s Victorian Youth Championship Men campaign in 2013 and also played SEABL that year, but craved the chance to play a better standard of basketball in the United States. Lining up for Pope John XXIII High School, Rance thoroughly enjoyed his time in New Jersey as he plied his craft in a successful side that picked up a state championship. “Going overseas to end my high school career has always been a plan of mine,” Rance said. “Talking to my trainer and mentor Luke Sunderland helped me with this process - I saw this as a head start into my college career, as the game is different and so is the lifestyle. “Another factor was being exposed to hundreds of colleges - It’s hard for all colleges to

reach out to Australia and see the talent there.” His high school basketball resumé is dotted with achievements including nomination for a McDonald’s All American honour, high school state championship and earning a Peach Jam National Championship with the New Jersey Playaz. These accolades led to a lot of prospective offers, but his love of the bay lifestyle and a familiar face helped make his decision easier as he picked SFSU. “I went on a visit to SFSU and I really enjoyed my time there,” Rance said. “It is a great city, met some great people within the school and team and the opportunity to play and be a part of a growing team is very exciting to me. “I had a previous relationship with Coach Vince Inglima (Assistant Coach) whom had coached me while he was an import for Dandenong Rangers.” At 200cm and still growing, Rance doesn’t mind mixing it with the guards or forwards and his versatility as a swingman has impressed wherever he played. “I am a hybrid player; I can play both outside and inside, depending on my match up,” Rance said. “Personally I like playing at the three - this is where I feel most comfortable. “I love hitting a big three in the last minutes of the game, boost my team to go on a run and also

Damien Rance, pictured playing for Dandenong in 2013, has signed on with San Francisco State University. 103870 Picture: JARROD POTTER making the opposing coach call a timeout.” Setting his sights on the peak of college basketball - the NCAA March tournament - Rance hopes he can play a crucial part in lifting the Golden Gators’ campaign through the ranks sticking by the side even if Division-1 opportunities are offered in years to come. “My hope for SFSU is to go to the NCAA

tournament and make a good run my first year,” Rance said. “As years go on, we aim to go deeper into the tournament and winning the whole thing. “I am very happy to be attending SFSU and do not plan on leaving.” Rance is set to make his SFSU debut in November.

Batten shaken but not stirred By JARROD POTTER

Whether with bat or ball, Hendawitharana is set to make an impact on the national Picture: JARROD POTTER championships. 140145

Hendawitharana in a spin By JARROD POTTER AN EIGHT-WICKET haul in a trial match all but secured spinning all-rounder Dulnath Hendawitharana a spot in the Cricket Victoria/ School Sport Victoria under-15 team. It was hard to keep the 14-year-old legspinner out of a trial match earlier this year as Hendawitharana snaffled up eight scalps and caught the selectors’ attention. “One of my cricket highlights was probably when I took eight-for in one of the trial games for the Victorian squad to get into the team,” Hendawitharana said. “My first wicket was my best wicket - just pitched on leg stump and hit the top of off. “It feels good to make the team - not many of my previous family members have played before, so I’m pretty stoked about it.” Hendawitharana, from Dandenong North, was thrilled with the chance to spin for his state and chip in from the lower order. “I love to bat mostly, but I’ve been picked as a bowler - I’m a leg-spinner,” he said.

“I like being an all-rounder because if you have a bad day with the bat you can always make it up with the ball and keep going. “I just started bowling when I was young and it came out well and my coach just told me to go with it so I stuck with it.” He’s no bunny down the tail end though, as the versatile right-hander loves to slog the red leather like Kumar Sangakkara or David Warner and tick off boundary after boundary. He also plays junior cricket for Noble Park and seniors for Hawthorn-Monash University in Victorian Premier Cricket after making a VPC fourths debut at 12-years-of-age with Prahran. Hendawitharana could see green-and-gold colours with a stellar outing at the tournament, as the best cricketers from the School Sport Australia 15-and-under Cricket Championships will form a Cricket Australia XI to take part in the Under-17 National Championships in September. Hendawitharana wanted to thank his coach Saliya Ahangama for his support. The Victorians head off next week for the championships, held from 13-19 June in Darwin.

SOMEBODY may have to give Lachlan Batten a belting at the beginning of every round, as Batten’s shake up proved the deciding factor in Dandenong’s impressive 19-point win over Northern Knights. After six weeks on the TAC Cup sidelines nursing a busted bicep - Batten, 18, finally returned to action for Dandenong, but it almost ended instantly after a clash of heads in the opening term. The Stingrays’ vice-captain had been roaming the defensive end before copping a big knock from a pair of Northern’s tall forwards - leaving the 175cm defender to be taken from the field in the hands of the trainers. He wasn’t seen for the rest of the term - as he went through the process to rule out concussion - but after getting the doctor’s confirmation Batten was given the all clear to get back out there. “It did hurt at the time - felt a bit dizzy,” Batten said. “One bloke came across my left shoulder and another came from the other side so it was a bit of a double hit - wasn’t too bad. “They weren’t going to let me come out again and had to go through the concussion test ... and came out firing. “Firing” is a fair understatement though. Batten was unstoppable in the forward arc crumbing the talls’ and creating his own chances en route to a three-goal haul in the second term. His efforts starting tipping the clash in the Sting-

Lachlan Batten made a strong return to the TAC Cup despite copping a head-knock in the first term. 139851 Pictures: JARROD POTTER

rays’ favour as Batten’s brigade booted away from Northern. His return to the defensive end happened after half-time where he resumed his kick-out duties and helped steer the Stingrays out of danger.

FFA Cup

Aris play for the final eight OUR last remaining hope in the National Cup championship battled it out yesterday evening. FFV State League 1 side South Springvale hosted NPL side North Geelong Warriors for a spot in the final eight of the Victorian qualifiers for the FFA Cup on Sunday afternoon after the Dandenong Journal went to print. Aris famously made a run into the inaugural

FFA Cup’s Round of 16 before being eliminated by Palm Beach Sharks and finished second overall in the Dockerty Cup - a late goal ending South Springvale’s fairytale run. For more on Aris’ Round-6 clash yesterday - click onto the Dandenong Journal website www.dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 57

SPORT

The beginning of the end By JARROD POTTER MEN from all walks of life and all backgrounds must change their behaviour towards women. On Saturday taking a stand against violence towards women on behalf of their communities were Noble Park and Balwyn Football Clubs. The sides put aside their rivalry and stood together to halt the suburban scourge - domestic violence and violence towards women. Inspector Bruce Kitchen recited the humble, yet powerful White Ribbon Oath on Saturday and was joined in refrain by all who attended the blockbuster Queen’s Birthday clash. “I swear never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence against women.” Members of the Greater Dandenong community - from Victorian Parliament, the council, the players, supporters and members of Noble Park Football Club - sent out the unified, strong message. The Bulls also had a team of junior footballers take the oath alongside their senior counterparts to ensure the next generation is aware of this problem before they begin their own romantic lives. Improvement has arisen in the community recently, as total family incident reports to Victoria Police have dropped from 2243 to 2133 between 2012/13 to 2013/14. But this number remains alarmingly high across Greater Dandenong and has grown 66 per cent from 2009/10 - at that time 1421 reported incidents. It has resulted in some harrowing statistics - a woman is killed almost every week in Australia by a partner or ex-partner and one-in-three women will suffer some form of abuse at the hands of a partner or ex-partner in their lives. Noble Park president David Allan said the clubs wanted to band together to support a cause and violence towards women is a problem that resonates throughout the state. “It’s the first year we’ve done it and it’s a cause that’s very relevant to both clubs as violence against women doesn’t discriminate on socio-economic grounds and can happen any-

Main Picture: Noble Park - senior and junior clubs - stood together to stop the scourge of domestic violence. Inset at bottom: Umpires, community leaders along with Balwyn and Noble Park Football Clubs standing together to stamp out violence against women. 140148 Pictures: JARROD POTTER

where,” Allan said. “It’s important that we see ourselves as a vehicle to spread that message to the broader community. “We’d like the White Ribbon Day to become a regular fixture… we’ll do everything we can to continue further awareness and the message that comes with it.”

EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE - Round 8

Bulls get carved up By JARROD POTTER POUNCED on by more nimble opposition, Noble Park suffered its biggest loss of the season at the hands of perennial rival Balwyn. Balwyn kicked 10 goals on the trot to showcase the might of its four-strong forward line Jeff Gobbels, Luke Barker, Brendan Goss and Blake Broadhurst - en route to a 66-point triumph at Moodemere Street. Outside of a scintillating first quarter - with Kyle Martin (4 goals) jagging two of his bag in a lead-out performance from the goal square Noble Park struggled to match pace or intensity with Balwyn. While some may point to the legion of unavailable players - Shayne Allan, Ziggie Alwan, Jackson Sketcher and Brett Dore among others - as a reason for the Noble Park capitulation, rest assured the Bulls would not want any excuse against its name after the woeful performance. It was evident instead that Balwyn was more determined and far more willing to put their bodies on the line to get the job done. Seemingly half the Tigers’ outfit walked off the field limping or with a bandage or two, but the Balwyn line-up just shrugged off the pain and resumed the task at hand. Dan Donato’s charges walked all over Mick Fogarty’s men, in scenes reminiscent of the 2013 EFL grand final when these two coaches last clashed. Outside of some consolation goals in the fourth term - once the match was well-and-truly run and won - the Bulls could not find enough scoreboard pressure to put the Tigers on the back foot. Gallantly fighting from the defensive end, Piva Wright made the most of his promotion back to the first side as he held Broadhurst to two goals and Jarryd Plymin also endeavoured from the last line.

The midfield brigade - Craig Anderson and Sam Monaghan - were impressive early and once Martin switched from deep forward to the centre square, he helped rally the Bulls with 28 possessions. Noble Park drops to third on the EFL Division-1 ladder - behind Balwyn and Vermont - and travel on Saturday to face last placed Lilydale.

EFL SCOREBOARD NOBLE PARK 5.3 6.5 7.6 11.8 (74) BALWYN 5.0 11.3 15.6 21.14 (140) Noble Park Goals: K. Martin 4, T. Harper 2, S. Monaghan 2, J. Ferguson, J. Plymin, C. Anderson. Noble Park Best: K. Martin, C. Anderson, S. Monaghan, P. Wright, T. Robertson. Balwyn Goals: J. Gobbels 5, B. Goss 5, L. Barker 4, B. Broadhurst 2, J. Matheson, R. Gilchrist, C. Sanfilippo, J. Meesen, M. Sheppard. Balwyn Best: T. Roach, K. Pendlebury, J. Gobbels, B. Goss, R. Gilchrist, J. Goldsack.

Top right: Kyle Martin and Cristian Sanfilippo take to the sky as they battle it out for the Sherrin. 140151 Bottom right: Craig Anderson continued to fight doggedly in the Noble Park midfield even as the match slipped away. 140151 Pictures: JARROD POTTER

Keysborough MP Martin Pakula, the Victorian Attorney-General, believed the message is strongest served by friends and family at the local level to ensure domestic violence, or keeping silent about it, is no longer an option. “It’s extraordinarily important,” Pakula said. “This is about men telling other men that violence against women is inexcusable and telling men to stand up when they see something or hear

something that shouldn’t be happening. “Noble Park Football Club is a real leader in this community and for it to be taking such a powerful stand... to hear that message so strongly put by the club will have a real impact.” More information on the White Ribbon organisation is available via their website www.whiteribbon.org.au.

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Page 58 Monday, 8 June, 2015

Connecting people and communities

SPORT NPL 1 - Round 15

Down the mighty Murray By JARROD POTTER A MAGNIFICENT first half was enough for Dandenong City to brush aside regional powerhouse Murray United in a 3-2 triumph. With limited soccer action around Greater Dandenong on Saturday, all eyes focused on Frank Holohan Soccer Complex to witness City grind out a win following a second-half capitulation. The first half left most believing the match would be a one-sided thrashing as City’s Dario Matkovic and Chris Antoniadis combined to slot three goals in the first 25 minutes. Matkovic in particular impressed with a beguiling free kick that flew past Murray keeper Nathan Brown. While the early action belonged to the Dandy boys, Murray didn’t throw in the towel and generated a number of chances ap-

proaching the half. A 3-0 lead at the main break should have seen Dandenong City home comfortably, but City failed to capitalise on its opportunities, and as the shadows grew longer, Murray’s resolve grew stronger. Murray slotted two goals in 20 minutes to get back within one of City. No matter who was shooting, whether Ash Cattermole, Keegan Ziada or first-half star Matkovic, City could not pierce the net again and had to scramble to retain the three points. In the end Murray’s efforts were in vain as Dandenong City held on by the skin of its teeth - led by the backmen Chris Sanita and Chris Ross - to take the one-goal triumph. “We made life tough for ourselves,” Dandenong City coach Aaron Healey said.

FREE 25 POINT SERVICE

MAJOR SERVICE & TUNE-UP

“The super first half we scored three goals and then you’re three goals up - but we didn’t take our chances in the second half. “We were probably able to get a few players up today that were a bit sore - we’ve played three games in seven days last week. “It was a pleasing performance in the first half; second half that’s what happens when you don’t take your op-

incInc GST GST G4810184AB-dp16Jan 1170989-LN05-15 1124822-CB12-14

• Check transmission oil level ••Engine change 5 Ltr Oil filteroilchange •• Check level Check transmission differential oiloil level Inspect Spark Plugs •••Oil filter change Inspectdifferential fuel lines oil level ••• Check New contact points Grease front end ••Inspect Spark Plugs New wiper blades •• Inspect fueltyres lines Check all Check hoses points and clamps •••New contact Inspect front brake pads and discs Pressure test cooling system ••• Grease Inspect front end & rear suspension Check & adjust all fan belts ••New wiper blades Inspectallsteering •• Check tyres system Check hoses PVC Valves •••Check and clamps • Inspect exhaust system Inspect battery • Inspect brake • Inspect all seatpads beltsand discs Inspect charging system ••Pressure test cooling system Check all lights Check clutch operation front & rear suspension •••Check & adjust all& fan belts report ••• Inspect Road test Full mechanical electrical • Inspect steering system •*4WD, Checkvans, PVC 8cyl, Valves special oil & imported vehicles may cost extra r • Inspect exhaust system .C • Inspect battery ste N. &charging H. system MOTORS Tencl. • Inspect all seat belts •2/8 Inspect e T I l W S Short St, Dandenong, 3175 • Check all lights . hic G s • Check clutch operation 9238& electrical 9238report • Road test RLic. Ve16B5oockeinssgary •Ph: Full mechanical

*4WD, vans, 8cyl, special oil & imported vehicles may cost extra

portunities.” The win keeps Dandenong City near the top of the NPL1 East ladder and in contention for promotion to NPL. City will host St Albans Saints on Saturday from 3pm. Dandenong Thunder will host South Melbourne on Saturday evening while Springvale White Eagles will travel to Moreland City on Saturday.

This is no holiday THERE’S no public holiday rest for junior basketballers around the south east as it remains one of the more highly prized tournament weekends. Queen’s Birthday means only one thing for the Australian basketball community - the National Junior Classic. Dandenong Basketball Stadium was a co-host of the tournament for the country’s best and brightest across the weekend as Rangers’ teams descended to take on the championship. Also excelling were the Casey Cavaliers - the Cranbourne-based basketball association - as its under-14 boys earned their spot in the tournament. James Trezise, pictured fighting his way to the basket, was pivotal in the Cavaliers 5147 win on Saturday evening over Sandringham. 140150 Picture: JARROD POTTER

Cannons make a noise By JASON ADAMS

INCLUDING: INCLUDING: • Engine oil change 5 Ltr

OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY

Ash Cattermole fights past a mighty Murray opponent in Dandenong City’s 3-2 NPL1 victory. 140149 Picture: JARROD POTTER

COACHES and staff of the Calder Cannons scored their first win on the big stage when the aptly named Calder Cannon took out the GRV to-the-city final at Sandown Park on Thursday evening. Cheered on by a large crew of syndicate members and supporters track side, Calder Cannon was only moderately away from box eight before navigating his way through the field and going on to win by four lengths in a smart time of 41.90. Syndicate manager Paul Groves has been involved in greyhound racing since 2008 and Thursday’s triumph is one he’ll never forget. “I’ve won some non-penalty races at Sandown on a Sunday but last night was my first full stakes

winner, and being a $14,950 final it makes it extra special,” Groves said. “We bought him at the Ready to Race sales and at that stage he had never had a race start, or had even been named - we didn’t have high expectations for him, just to get him to the track would have been satisfying.” Groves, a teacher at Salesian College, was an assistant coach at TAC Cup club Calder last year and through the year fellow coaches and staff became interested in getting involved in greyhound ownership. Although many of the syndicate members are new to greyhound racing, they’re already hungry for more. “We’ve already purchased a pup, and luckily Calder Cannon’s

Calder Cannon - and his namesake the Calder Cannons Football Club - had a scintillating win on Thursday night. 140143 prize money has paid for him to be educated and cared for up to 20 months of age,” he added. Groves has extensive knowl-

edge of the greyhound racing industry, and is open to helping out groups who are interested in getting involved in greyhound ownership.

1185848-ACM22-15

What’s on this week

Proud supporter

Indoor Beach Volleyball Social Competitions

FOR ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE Indoor Beach Volleyball Mixed, Men’s and Women’s teams • Teams of Pairs: Wed & Fri Evenings Teams of Fours: Tue to Thurs Evenings

State Volleyball Centre 270 Stud Rd Dandenong North www.volleyballvictoria.com.au PH: 9794 0009

Dandenong Stadium - 270 Stud Road Dandenong 3175 Phone: 9794 7192

Open Mon – Sun 9am – 11pm

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

Monday, 8 June, 2015 Page 59

DANDENONG MITSUBISHI MY2015

E G A R I M ATIC

P U O R G S R O ON MOT

M O T U A ES

T S E R P O T EXCLUSIVE

BAGS, RTAIN AIR ONTROL. U C D N A C E TABILITY TION, SID EGISTRA ACTIVE S , R H H T T O N O O T E 12 M KES, BLU ABS BRA , S Y O L L 15â&#x20AC;? A $ M

WAY A E V I R D ,99 0 7 1 MINUMUN M O R F $ 0 TRADE I

USED

,00 5 S S E L DRIVE $ AWAY ,

CAR

FROM

0 9 9 12

OM SHOWRO Y! L KMS ON

0 0 0 5

$ ,

M U M I N I M IN TRADE

B, 1ET7N

T Eg: 1ER3

ISPRINT! M A T O N HIS IS HURRY! T

R! A E L C O 20 T

17 OVER

PRICE TO CLEAD R!!

MY15 TRITON

RUNOUT! Active Stability Control, ABS, 6 Airbags, 16â&#x20AC;? Alloy Wheels, Side Steps, Cruise Control, BluetoothÂŽ, 3 Tonne Towing, Traction Control, Easy Select 4WD.

FERNUEINEE DES INCLU

AR TOW B

THE USED CAR

SUPERSTORE OVER 100 USED CARS TO CLEAR

BALANCE OF NEW CAR WARRANTY CAPPED PRICE SERVICING FREE ROADSIDE ASSIST* FREE TOW BAR+

MY15 MITSUBISHI TRITON GLX+ FROM

29,990

REGO: 1ER3TF,1ER3SS,1ER3TE

DRIVE AWAY

DANDENONG FRANKSTON RD

ON THE SPOT PURCHASE! TOP PRICES PAID! LONS

DALE

PRINCES HWY

SOUTH GIPPSLAND HWY

DINGLEY ARTERIAL

DANDENONG MITSUBISHI

PHONE 1300 803 921

41 LONSDALE ST, DANDENONG pmdandenong.com.au

TESTED

FREE 3 YEARS

PROTECTION+

ASSIST

VEHICLE ROADSIDE *

FREE 7 DAY EXCHANGE#

Offers available on advertised vehicles purchased & delivered between 9/6/15 and 16/6/15 or until stocks last. Dandenong Mitsubishi reserves the right to extend or modify these offers. +Tow bar available on MY15 Triton GLX+ only. Cannot be exchanged for cash. Not available with any other offer. ^$5000 min trade in offer is applicable to all MY15 Mirage ES Sedan purchased at Preston Motors Dandenong between 9/6/15 to 16/6/15. Trade-in vehicle must have at least one month registration, rust free body, not listed on the write off register and be in driveable condition. Excludes any other offer. #7 day exchange must occur within 7 calendar days RI SXUFKDVH RU NPV ZKLFKHYHU FRPHV ÂżUVW ZLWK D YHKLFOH RI HTXDO RU OHVVHU YDOXH $Q\ GDPDJHV WR YHKLFOHV GXULQJ WKLV GD\ SHULRG ZLOO YRLG H[FKDQJH SROLF\ \HDUV H[WHQGHG ZDUUDQW\ RWKHUZLVH NQRZQ DV \HDU YHKLFOH SURWHFWLRQ SODQ ZLOO FRPPHQFH RQ WKH ODWHU RI WKH GHOLYHU\ RI \RXU YHKLFOH DQG WKH H[SLU\ RI DQ\ PDQXIDFWXUHÂśV RU VWDWXWRU\ ZDUUDQW\ 7KH FRYHU SHULRG ZLOO FHDVH XSRQ WKH H[SLU\ RI HLWKHU PRQWKV RU NP ZKLFKHYHU RFFXUV ÂżUVW DV LQGLFDWHG XQGHU WKH Âľ7HUP RI &RYHUÂś OLVWHG RQ WKH $SSOLFDWLRQ SDJH ZKHQ SXUFKDVLQJ \RXU YHKLFOH :KHUH ZH FDQ DQG LW LV VDIH WR GR VR ZH ZLOO DUUDQJH IRU WKH UHFWLÂżFDWLRQ RI WKH PRVW FRPPRQ EUHDNGRZQ UHODWHG SUREOHPV )RU IXUWKHU GHWDLOV VHH ZZZ SUHVWRQPRWRUV FRP DX XVHGFDUFRQGLWLRQV /0&7 0&. 1186140-CB24-15

dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Connecting people and communities

1183822-ACM20-15

Page 60 Monday, 8 June, 2015

BEST BUYS HOT DEALS! AUSTYRE PSR

AUSTYRE PSR

175/65R14 NOW

WAS $70

AUSTYRE PSR

205/65R15

Fitted & Balanced FREE

WAS $85

Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/2015.

NOW

215/60R16

Fitted & Balanced FREE

WAS $95

Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/2015.

NOW

Fitted & Balanced FREE

Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/2015.

SMALL/MEDIUM/LARGE CAR TYRES AUSTYRE PSR

JOYROAD HP RX3

AUSTYRE TRAVELLER

AUSTYRE SPORT

AUSTYRE TRAVELLER

175/70R13

185/60R15

185/65R15

195/65R15

205/55R16

205/60R16

WAS $70

WAS $85

WAS $90

WAS $95

WAS $105

NOW

Fitted & Balanced FREE

Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/15.

PERFORMANCE/SPORT JOYROAD SPORT RX6

AUSTYRE SPORT II

AUSTYRE SPORT

205/50R17

235/45R17

235/40R18

245/45R18

225/35R20

WAS $120

WAS $110

WAS $120

WAS $130

NOW

119

Fitted & Balanced FREE

Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/15.

4X4/SUV/RV JOYROAD SUV RX706

TRADIES/COMMERCIAL LT JOYROAD SUV RX706

AUSTYRE FLEET PLUS

AUSTYRE FLEET

31x10.50R15

265/75R16

225/65R17

WAS $185

WAS $200

WAS $135

WAS $90

WAS $105

WAS $145

NOW

139

169

119

185R14

JOYROAD VAN RX5

195R15

215/70R16

119

Fitted & Balanced FREE

Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/15.

AUTOMOTIVE “ONE STOP AUTO SHOP” DELUXE SERVICE Recommended Every 5,000km or Every 6 Months

Qualified Mechanics

• Engine Oil Replace • Oil Filter Replace • Inspect Air Filter • Inspect Spark Plugs • Check Transmission Fluid

• Check Diff Oil • Check all Fluid Levels • Brake Fluid Check • Brake Master Cylinder Check • Front & Rear Disc/Drums Check

• Tyre Condition Check - All Tyres (inc spare) • Check Flexible Hydraulic Brake Hoses • Check Spring/Clips • Brake/Hand Brake Adjustment • Wheel Bearings/Seat Check

• Steering Arm/Rod Ends Check • Check Ball Joints Upper/Lower • Check Front & Rear Spring Mounts • Check Battery Terminal • Check Cables • Check Exhaust & Mufflers

*Conditions Apply. Excludes platinum ‘spark plugs’. To suit most passenger vehicles. Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/15.

AIRCONDITIONING  System Clean  Vacuum  Compressor Oil  Leak Test  R134A Gas  Visual Check

COMPLETE SERVICE

FROM

109

Qualified Technician License No. AU26674 Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/15.

TTF LOWERING EXPERTS

JUST DROP IT. OR RAISE YOUR 4WD FROM

249

$ Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/15

WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIALS INCREASED TYRE LIFE!

• Precision computerised wheel alignment • Centering steering wheel • Adjust toe & camber, caster (if applicable) • Inspect suspension components • Inspect tyres Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/15

FRONT

FRONT & REAR

FROM

WHEEL SERVICE SPECIAL • WHEEL ALIGNMENT • 4 WHEEL BALANCE • ROTATION Get the most out of your tyres. For $69 we will remove all 4 wheels and rotate the front to the back.The rear wheels will be computer balanced and fitted to the front. A final wheel alignment test to factory specification will be preformed to ensure maximum tyre life.

FROM

Must present coupon. Valid till 30/6/15

The above prices include fitting, balancing, new tubeless valves and GST. Pictures are for illustration purposes only. All products available while stocks last. Valid till 30/6/15.