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PM shirtfronts terror By ANEEKA SIMONIS

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and La Trobe MP Jason Wood joined with local police to discuss anti-terror strategies at Endeavour Hills police Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS station. 140405 “To me, we need to stop young people from being radicalised and that’s why I think it’d be great to launch the MYHACK program in this area.” Mr Byrne, the Chair of the Statutory Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, said he and Mr Wood would continue to work together on a bipartisan approach toward fighting terror in their south-eastern electorates.

“We are working hand in hand to keep the community safe,” Mr Byrne said. Deputy Commissioner Lucinda Nolan opened the event, thanking Mr Abbott for his ongoing support of the police. Currently, the Victorian Government is considering new laws that will allow police to force suspected terror-

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Mr Wood, a former counter-terrorism officer, admitted Melbourne’s south-east is a “key focus” for anti-terror projects, given the disproportionate number of terror-related incidents compared with the rest of the country. “The awful situation about this is that the protectors being the targeted and it’s truly tragic that they should be in that position,” he said.

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PRIME Minister Tony Abbott held closed terror discussions with police members across the south-east at Endeavour Hills police station - the site of Australia’s first Islamic State (IS) inspired terror attack. Mr Abbott, together with members of the Joint Counter-Terrorism Unit, local police, La Trobe MP Jason Wood and Holt MP Anthony Byrne, spoke about local anti-terror projects active across the south-east on Friday. The briefing, held at Endeavour Hills police station where two counterterrorism officers were stabbed by extremist 18-year-old Numan Haider in September last year, acknowledged the growing dangers faced by police in the current terror climate. “While policing has always been difficult and dangerous work, the change we have since the terror threat was raised is now police are not just at risk in the course of their duties ... they are being targeted in the course of their duties,” Mr Abbott said. “Some of the most misguided people in our society are directly targeting police.” It’s believed Mr Abbott asked about the welfare of the Victoria Police and Australian Federal Police member stabbed by Haider, an incident he later described as “the first modern terror attack in Australia”. Mr Abbott expressed support for Mr Wood’s MYHACK deradicalisation program targeting at-risk youths across the south-east, citing a need for more programs to meet the growing and unpredictable risk of radicalisation. “There are large and increasing numbers of young Australians that are becoming susceptible to brainwashing and while very few will then go out and commit atrocious crimes ... when people have bad thoughts in their head, you never know when some of them at least will give expression to those bad thoughts,” he said. Mr Abbott said he discussed the project with Dr Anne Aly, the academic expert who will guide the innovative counter-terror project, at the Countering Violent Extremism summit held in Sydney a day earlier.

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IN BRIEF Hoons threaten police

Men on the run urged to turn themselves in By LACHLAN MOORHEAD

TRIBUTES have flowed on social media for a 34-year-old man who was slain at a Keysborough house after a meeting between four men turned to tragedy. Ali Duyar, reported to be a father of three who lived in Doncaster, was rushed to The Alfred hospital where he died from a gunshot wound to his upper body after emerging from the Bloomfield Road property about 5.35pm on Wednesday 10 June and collapsing on the ground outside. A Facebook page entitled ‘R.I.P Ali Duyar 10/06/15’ has been set up where many have shared their grief. “RIP Ali brother, we will miss your loud laugh and fun personality. May you shine over heavenly skies… Forever in our memories,” one post read. Another wrote: “I am so sorry to hear about the passing, and my condolences go out to all his family, especially his little ones xx”. Police are still hunting for three men who were in the house with the victim for roughly 90 minutes before he collapsed, one who allegedly came out the front door with Mr Duyar and fled south towards

Officers gathered evidence from the Keysborough street. Inset: Detective Sergeant Stephen Sheahan fronted the media on Thursday morning. Kingsclere Avenue, and two more lice, and entered the premises about who jumped the back fence and ran 4pm. into Frederick Wachter Reserve. Detective Sergeant Stephen Detectives said two of the men Sheahan from the Homicide Squad arrived at the house in a white Jeep, told reporters on Thursday that the which has since been seized by po- men were involved in a meeting that

ended with the victim shot once in the living room. “Obviously they were in there for some time, so it was obviously some sort of meeting which has turned hostile,” he said. “For what reason? We don’t know, we’re investigating that and, hopefully, we get a positive result.” Det Sgt Sheahan said the four men were known to each other but confirmed Mr Duyar did not live at the property. He implored the three men on the run to come forward. “The two guys who have gone over the back fence, they may not be the offenders, it could have been the bloke who came out here with the deceased, we don’t know,” Det Sgt Sheahan said. Police have access to CCTV footage and early descriptions of the two men who jumped the fence indicate one was tall and in dark clothing, while the second was shorter, and wore a light-coloured top with dark pants at the time. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or visit www. crimestoppersvic.com.au.

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Help us provide winter blanket coverage OUR disadvantaged community in the Springvale area are going to do it a lot tougher this year. Due to the Federal Government’s funding cut to the Springvale Benevolent Society our clients are going to miss out on emergency funds. With the extremely high cost of private rentals, many families will go without food, clothing, medicine, linen, furniture and other items that most of us take for granted. If they are on a pension, once they pay the rent there is very little left to live on. Some families will go without food because grocery vouchers cannot cover the cost of all essential food items. If they spend extra money on food, it means they cannot afford to use their electricity and gas for heating because they cannot afford the higher bills. This results in a long, cold winter for them. To find the warmth many of them frequent shopping centres or even worse hotels, clubs, etcetera where the

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temptation of gaming machines or alcohol eat away the little money they have. Many of the families cannot afford to give their children breakfast before they go to school – some children have to wait until evening for their only meal. We at the society try to help these families as much as we possibly can, but with limited funds it is becoming much harder. It is extremely hard on families who need baby formula and etcetera - the society would never say no to these innocent babies and toddlers. Because of our limited budget, clients can no longer rely on getting extra blankets to keep warm.

Also many of them will have to go without some of their medications because our funds will no longer stretch to help them. With the high cost of rent, we have come across some families who have a roof over their heads but their accommodation has no furniture whatsoever as they cannot afford any. It can be a very cold night when all you have is one blanket to lie on and one to cover you. If we can afford it, we will purchase mattresses so it is at least one comfort for them. We rely on food and monetary donations from many wonderful community people, churches, schools, businesses, City of Greater Dandenong and more to help us put food on the tables and to pay for emergency medical items. Without the help of all these kind donations our families would do it much harder. The Springvale Benevolent Society is run by volunteers and has been helping families in the area for 53 years.

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Ice offences on the rise By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS DANDENONG Drug Court is hampered by a shortage of detox and rehab programs in the region, according to Victoria Legal Aid. In its submission to the National Ice Taskforce, the legal agency stated that ice-related offences were typically serious and becoming more prevalent. “Normally, these people were charged with violent offences or property offences,” a VLA lawyer stated. “It became unusual to have a client charged with a violent offence who did not have a problem with ice.” One reported up to 35 per cent of their family dispute cases involved ice use - with increasing allegations of a parent dealing ice or using it recreationally. “I’ve had clients who, in the past, have done prostitution work from home while their children have slept in the next room so that they can fund their habit,” he said. Victoria Legal Aid stated the Dandenong Drug Court – which has dealt with offenders in Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia for 13 years –

should expand to the state’s most ice-struck regions. It also recommended the DDC drop its exclusion of violent offenders given the “correlation between ice and violent crime”. The DDC’s tailored approach was an “optimum environment for overcoming addiction” but was hampered by an “overwhelming” shortage of available treatment programs. In the submission, a VLA lawyer stated that clients could wait several weeks for a detox bed and several months for a long-term rehab bed. “Often these facilities have a limited number of beds available... and will not take clients with outstanding matters.” VLA Dandenong managing lawyer Elissa Scott told the Journal that ice-affected clients were presenting with a complex list of issues such as poor health and collapsed relationships. Lawyers were also challenged by violent, aggressive clients who were unclear with their instructions to their lawyers. “Services are stretched all over due to drug use; ice has further stretched these services.” This year, state AttorneyGeneral Martin Pakula said

he would work with the magistrates’ court to “further develop the Victorian Drug Court model”. “We will continue to examine ways to expand the reach of court-based support and specialist programs to make their successful elements more widely available.” An independent evaluation of the DDC in March found a drug court cohort was significantly less likely to offend than a control group of prisoners. The cost of the court’s drug treatment orders (DTOs) is $70 a day per offender, compared to $270 a day for jail prisoners. The court uses a carrot-andstick approach – an intensive two-year regime of constant reporting to its magistrate Tony Parsons, urine-testing, rehabilitation, housing, vocational and welfare support coupled with the dangling threat of jail. “There is a massive saving to the taxpayer,” Mr Parsons told the Journal in March. “It’s a significantly effective program in terms of the recovery of people with entrenched drug addictions and relieves the burden of crime on the community in a very significant way.”

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Petition bid as reserve’s fate nears GLENDALE Reserve’s fate is set to be decided by the end of next month. Last Tuesday the City of Greater Dandenong received a 21-signature petition objecting to the sale of 75a Whitworth Avenue, Springvale, and asking for the land to be retained for public open space. This followed the council’s release of a public consultation a plan in January to sell it to Minaret College for $1.15 million to build a new kindergarten. The school leases a dilapidated kinder on the land but plans to end its tenure this year. Corporate services director Mick Jaensch said the council would hear submissions from objectors to the proposal on 30

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Byy C CASEY ASEY NEI N LL SPRIN PRINGVALE GVALE residents are a speak eaking ing out in a ddesper esp ate bid too save sa scar sc cee oopen space a . Save Glend Gl ale Reservee spokesma spokesmann Mark rk Dalto Daltonn said he was receiv ving inincreasing ing suppor suppo t for the campaign n agains a ainstt a City of Great Greater Da D ndenong proposa oposall to sell part art of the the pa parkland n . Counc u illor illorss in i January release releas d for publicc consulta consultation ti the plan lan to se sell 75a Whitw worth Avenu Avenue to Minar aret et College Co eg for $1.15 mill mi ion on to build bui a new w kinder kindergarte gar n. Thee school sc leases e a dilapidated kinder on thee land land but plans to end its te tenure nur this year ear and nd leave leav the building va vacant. Mr Dalton Da wan the wants t counc council to keep k the land nd and demolis moli h the kind derr to create more open space pace.. “Springval valee has only a third of the amount of open space of other other parts of Greater Dandeno ndenong,” ng,” he said. said. “This park k is popula pop r with with lo local families we need to preserve the public p land around it for o future gene g rations.” s.” Mr Dalton ton said aid it was impportan rt t for residents to o have have their their say on the h propo ro sed sale and urged g them to ssend a submi bm ssion to the council c befor befo e 5pm m oon Monday n 8 June.

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June and that councillors were likely to receive a report and vote on the proposal on 27 July. Spokesman for the Save Glendale Reserve community group Mark Dalton said the council should use the site as parkland.

““As thhe housing n dens density ity of of this thi area becomes grea reater e thee nneed for for open open space space w will only increase,” ase,” she said. id Ms Springl nglee ssaid the here re was was about about 33.6

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hectaress of pub hect ublic open n space space per 1000 peoplee in Greater D peopl Dandeno en ng, g, compar c m ed to between betwe five and 10 he hectare ctares in i mostt other local government gov areas. ar “A la l rge ge part part of Ericksen Gard Gardens e was sold in the midd-2000s to build the new e Springvale Sprin va Police Station ion,, but Greaterr Dandenong never fulfilled Dande lled its promi promise se to purchase purch ase replacement nt land lan ,”” sshe ssaid. “Thi is despite its “This t own Open O Spa Space Strategy Strat egy identifying i that h Springvalee has a third of the the oopen space it ne needs.” Mss Springl Springle inn parliament am last week ek asked Loca Loc l Gov Governme ernment nt Mi Ministe nisterr Natalie Hutch utc ins why thee State State Governm Go rnmentt was a a allow ing the council co to sell open pen space s ace in n areas rea like Spri Springval ngvale without h requi equiring ring itt to purchas ase rep replacem a ent open pen space in tthe immed diate ate area. ar She said aid there ther were currently ntly noo State Gover v nment impo im sed minimu i m requirei m ments or target rg s for publicly-accessible b open space iin each local government m t area. Ms Springl Sp inglee posted a link forr objections ions on her website ite www. w ninaspringle. com.au/sav com.a u/save_gle e glendale ndale. Mr D Dalton invit invited ed rresidents w who were interested inter ested in suppor supporting ting the campai mpaign to ca him on 046 call 68 459 591. 5

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socially speaking RE: Invoices in cover-up bid It just shows you should choose your friends more wisely and not be drawn into their web of lies and deceit. The more I read about this fiasco, the more disappointed I become in people in positions of responsibility. This episode is going to have a ripple effect and hopefully a new broom will sweep clean and allow other people take the reins with new rules and guidelines in place. Cybil, via web.

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PETER Brown you’re a joke. Do you mean to tell me that prior to construction YOU didn’t read the plans or have time to go over them? I have skated Noble Park my whole life, even assisting Councillor Allen Green at resurfacing the old vert ramp you destroyed! This park is a major attraction for skaters worldwide and you and only you are standing in the way of youngsters keen to learn as well as us more experienced skaters ready to roll! Bugger the security, no more tolerance for them - the park is completed I’m going skateboarding before your audit, thank you. Russell Joyce, via web.

THERE is 3.2 metres to a first floor on a building, so you are saying that it is a two-storey bowl? The height of the house you probably live in? Come on mate ... the people of east Melbourne have been waiting for a decent bowl in the area. Finally there is one merely weeks from completion and you want to kick up a stink ... have you been to St Kilda, Frankston or Mt Eliza? These are all world-class skate parks that don’t have fences but they have all passed permit and are skated every day from people all over this state. You will be losing my vote if this continues. 7m equals

HANG on, hang on, HANG ON! Just who is councillor Peter Brown trying to win over here? The pensioners who may just randomly wander into a skate park and fall into a 20plus feet deep bowl? It’s 11 feet deep, by the way, nice overreaction, councillor. Or maybe you’re trying to win over the toddlers that might wander in there ... yeah you get the point. Stop this nanny-state RUBBISH and just have faith in the community that they’ll know how to use a skate park for the love of Christ! Please feel free to get on the phone to all the Austra-

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lian local councils and get the exact numbers of how many carcasses they’re having to sweep out of their local bowls every morning. Matto Snart, via web. SIX to seven metres? Where did this idiot learn how to read a tape measure? 3.3m would be closer to the depth. Can’t wait for this place to open. Matt Tesoriero, via web. POLITICIANS covering their own arses to obtain more votes. DJ, via web. NICE one mate! Let my tax money go into an independent audit funded by local government instead of pumping it into the local committee. Good one councillor. Muzz Dawg, via web.

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THE thing about this is that the bowl has transition and anyone falling into the bowl will land on the angle, not a flat surface like falling off a house roof which every home owner is allowed to climb up A LEAVE of absence request had councillors jumping to their feet at last Tuesday’s council on. Did Molly do a safety au- meeting. Cr Angela Long needed approval to take holidit before he put his lights days from 30 June to 6 September and miss four up? council meetings. Real Madrid Unless someone jumpsC.F. Cr Matthew Kirwan leapt from his chair to out about 8 to 10 feet into the move to approve the break, and Crs Jim Memeti bowl they will roll out with a and Roz Blades were quick to stand and offer to scraped knee at best. second the motion. Or if it’s a skater, he “Everybody can’t wait to get rid of me!” Cr skates at his own risk and Long laughed. accepts responsibility for his actions. COUNCILLOR Matthew Kirwan generally unleashes Chris Hatten, via web. a barrage of questions at each council meeting.

So Mayor Sean O’Reilly likes to mix up the councillor reports and questions item, starting at the end of the table closest to Cr Kirwan one week and the opposite end the next. “It doesn’t matter where you start from, you can’t avoid this bloke,” Cr Peter Brown interjected as Cr O’Reilly tried to remember where to start, pointing at Cr Kirwan. To everyone’s surprise - and relief - he posed just three questions. One colleague suggested that his impending nuptials could be behind the change.

DID you attend the Emerge Festival at Dandenong Market on 7 June? Councillor Jim Memeti did, but he told last week’s council meeting that not many people joined him. “I went last year and I reckon there was 10 per cent of the people there this year,” he said. “Why was the attendance so low? “The performers were fantastic. They were as good as I’ve seen on TV on Australia’s Got Talent.” Why do you think attendance was down? Email journal@starnewsgroup.com.au or visit www.facebook.com/DandenongJournal.

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Information sessions Dandenong Date: Tuesday 2 June Time: 10am-11am Venue: Council Chambers Level 2, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong Dandenong Date: Wednesday 3 June Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm Venue: Council Chambers, Level 2, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong Noble Park Date: Tuesday 9 June Time: 6pm–7pm Venue: Function Room 4, 18-34 Buckley Street, Noble Park Springvale Date: Wednesday 10 June Time: 6.30pm-7.30pm Venue: Meeting Rooms 1 & 2, Springvale Council Offce, 397-405 Springvale Rd, Springvale

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The Noble Park Community Centre Garden Club meets weekly and has a range of activities from garden shows, garden planning, organising guest presenters, and special gardening workshops. When: Every Friday Time: 9am-11am New members are always welcome, if you are interested in joining the Garden Club, please call 9547 5801 or email info@nobleparkcommunitycentre.org.au Noble Park Community Centre: Ph: 9547 5801

The Dandenong Diversity Kitchen aims to bring people together to access fresh food, learn how to prepare healthy, culturally diverse and affordable meals, and share food in a spirit of friendliness. The project addresses issues of food access, healthy food education and skill building, social isolation, multicultural understanding, food waste and community cohesion. The kitchen would accesses our Community Garden for herbs and seasonal vegetables and composts all food scraps through the community garden. The program aims to improve food security for learners by increasing physical and economic access to adequate amounts of healthy food. By being involved in a community kitchen program, participants can learn how to prepare healthy, tasty and nutritious meals on a budget, develop food knowledge and cooking skills, try new foods, take home tasty and nutritious meals, learn how to read food labels and many more benefits. Group booking can be accommodate for groups of 8. Learn together and practice with your families.

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Free Weekly basketball sessions for children with multicultural background. When: Wednesday 5pm – 7pm Cost: Free Noble Park Community Centre: Ph: 9547 5801

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Visual Arts Basics Visual Arts Basics is about giving the opportunity, through art, to be able to express yourself and looking at it as a possible career path. The art forms often take in a range of different activities including painting, sketching, mosaics, quilting sculpture and many other art forms. Learners can develop creativity and technical abilities to build confidence and proficiency in making of 3D and 2D art. The learner will be encouraged to develop ideas through observations, investigation and experimentation. Dandenong Neighbourhood House: Ph: 9792 5298 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

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English as a Second Language ‘Fleetbeats’ Enjoy singing? Come and sing a wide variety of songs with the group. All you need is a smile and enthusiasm as this group is inclusive and open to all people in the community regardless of ability. Held in Mt Waverley on Tuesdays from 1 – 3pm for 10 weeks at $70. Seniors / Pension card discounts apply - Bookings essential.

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CEO job row By CASEY NEILL QUESTIONS about John Bennie’s pay and whether his role should be advertised have delayed plans to reappoint him as City of Greater Dandenong CEO. Councillors closed their meeting to the media and public last Tuesday night and voted eight to three to start steps to keep Mr Bennie on when his contract expires in October. But Cr Maria Sampey immediately lodged a rescission motion that will see the matter debated and voted on again in two weeks. She said councillors needed more time and facts to make an informed decision. “We’re getting different figures for what he’s been earning,” she later told the Journal. “I think he’s the highest paid CEO in Victoria at present. I don’t think he’s too far behind the Prime Minister.” The council’s draft 2015’16 budget included $537,000 across two full-time positions

in the chief executive’s department. “Maybe it would be better if it was advertised,” Cr Sampey continued. “How do we know who else is there if you don’t test the market?” But Mayor Sean O’Reilly said advertising the position would demonstrate a lack of confidence in the CEO. “Past history across the local government sector says the generally current CEO does not apply,” he said. “We would be in severe danger of losing our current CEO. “When things are being run properly, diligently, when the City of Greater Dandenong has one of the highest satisfaction rating surveys, why change something for no good reason? “The overwhelming majority of councillors support the intention to reappoint based on John Bennie’s performance as CEO.” Cr O’Reilly said the council had delivered great services and infrastructure since Mr Bennie had been on board, including

the Dandenong Civic Centre and Noble Park Aquatic Centre. “All of these things came about because we’ve had competent, diligent, forward reaching, forward thinking leadership, and John Bennie has contributed in a large part to that,” he said. On 9 May Mr Bennie sought reappointment following an independent performance review. But Cr Peter Brown said that aside from the mayor, councillors only found out two weeks ago that he wanted to stay on. “The correct process would be for councillors to meet with the CEO and hear his expectations because it is the council that employs the CEO." Cr Matthew Kirwan agreed that the CEO position should be readvertised. “It’s not a criticism of John Bennie,” he said. “I just believe that when someone has been in a senior executive position as John Bennie has for almost 10 years, that it is the responsibility of councillors on behalf of ratepayers to test the market.”

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timate of a six or seven metre drop. One comment-writer decried the “nanny state rubbish”, another wrote: “Bugger the security... the park is completed I’m going skateboarding before your audit thank you.” Veteran skate legend Jon McGrath, who designed the “state-of-the-art” skate park, told the Journal the hold-up was “red-tape”. “From what I understand the council was just worried about the people walking off the street and walking around it. It’s probably the case of just putting a fence around it.” He said skate parks were not the stereotypical ghettos but that they created opportunities for young people to “rock up to a space and work with others”. “It’s so mainstream, it’s not funny.” Mr McGrath, who lives within a kilometre of the skatepark, said he’d spent more than two years or 1500 hours on the project.

“I scrapped a whole design after six months,” he said. “I’m passionate about it, I’ve done a lot of homework on it. It’s got my name on it.” The bowl section was in the “top five in the world for design” and the best in Australia, joining a classic snake-run element and a street course. “You should see the young guys in the bowl,” he said. “I still have a ball in it but the young kids tear the thing apart.” Greater Dandenong Council’s engineering services director Julie Reid stated the depth would be less than 3.5 metres. She told last Monday’s meeting there was never any guarantee that the skate park would have been finished by the school holidays. She said the park would open after a safety-benchmark assessment and mitigation strategies were completed. See comments on Socially Speaking, page 6.

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porary car park for office and retail workers and the council’s 2015-‘16 budget includes cash to build the 100-200 capacity facility. It’s likely to become home to high density apartments in about a decade, but Greater Dandenong business group manager Paul Kearlsey said the council would develop a master plan to determine its best use - parking, open space, residential development or

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THE Dandenong Civic Centre car park will re-open on 1 July. Councillor Matthew Kirwan said a short-term increased security presence would protect the building until safety improvements in the troubleplagued car park were finished. “Not having the car park open to residents is disadvantaging residents, particularly the aged and disabled, and the sooner it is open the better so the library is accessible to all,” he said at last week’s council meeting. “It will also aid visitors coming to the customer service desk, the planning department, public council meetings and the other consultation sessions and

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Home cooked goodness delivered to your home FINDING the time to cook a nutritious meal every night can often be challenging. Then you need to have a seemingly endless list of ideas to keep the meals ‘new’ and not ‘boring’. If you are finding it testing to come up with healthy meal options every night, why not freshen up your ideas in the kitchen by calling on the team at Choice Fresh Meals? For almost two decades, the Company has been keeping people well fed without the hassle of preparation, providing meals in our community to:

• People with an ongoing illness who are unable to cook for themselves. A couple who have taken advantage of the service Choice Fresh Meals offers are Jack and Mavis. Both 86, the couple decided to try out Choice Fresh Meals after Mavis had heard good reports from friends. “I belong to seniors and we began talking about meals one day and someone said they were using the Company and we decided to give it a try”, Mavis said. “The main reason we did it was that if

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anything happens to me, Jack would struggle to carry on with preparing food. And the same goes for me if something happened to Jack. It’s a nice break from cooking every night and they have a large choice of meals… everyone has something they don’t like, so it is nice to have a good range to choose from.” “They have a Summer menu, Winter menu, Autumn menu, Spring menu and a Christmas menu as well, so it is very easy”. Apart from main evening meals, Jack and Mavis also take advantage of the dessert options three nights a week. “We have tried a few different services, but we are very happy with Choice Fresh Meals,” Mavis said. “It’s conveniently delivered to our home. They also now deliver fresh bread and milk.”

Who are Choice Fresh Meals? CHOICE Fresh Meals has been successfully operating in Victoria for the past 20 years. They deliver to their customers all over Melbourne, Geelong, Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas. The meals are for anyone who feels they don’t have the time or ability to cook. The Company offers a huge selection of more than 80 meals that includes roasts, casseroles, quiches, pastas, fish, grills, pies, soups and desserts.

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• Diabetic friendly options, low salt, gluten free, full dietary info • A choice of 80 main meals • Orders can be placed by phone, email, fax or with the driver • Mouth watering desserts • Minimum order of only 3 meals Visit www.choicefreshmeals.com.au for a look at our menu or call 1300 430 488 for any questions you may have.

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REFUGEE Week will serve as a call for unity and positive action. Dandenongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barat Ali Batoor is an ambassador for the event, which runs from Sunday 14 June to Saturday 20 June. He left behind his mother and siblings in Afghanistan to make his way to Australia and a new home. The theme for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Refugee Week is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;With courage let us all combineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, taken from the second verse of the national anthem. Refugee and asylum seeker stories will feature on the Harmony Square big screen in Dandenong from 11am to noon on Saturday 20 June. Dandenong Library will host a forum from noon to 1pm on Friday 19 June which is designed to challenge thinking on asylum seeker and refugee health and well-being, legislative changes and advocacy.

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PETER Drew wanted to send a message to middle Australia that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;real Australians say welcomeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;; it was received thankfully by asylum seekers and refugees â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and by Greater Dandenong Council. Drew visited Dandenong in April as part of his campaign to crowd-fund $6000 to plaster 1000 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Australians say welcomeâ&#x20AC;? posters across Australia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was contacted by Greater Dandenong wanting to know they were to ensure they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t removed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was refreshing. Usually when I get an email from a council, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad news.â&#x20AC;? The Adelaide artist will be a guest speaker at Friends of Refugees awards night in Dan-

denong on 20 June shortly after lobbying federal politicians in Canberra as part of his campaignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final leg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been overwhelming,â&#x20AC;? he said of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;campaign of hopeâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a lot of people some frustration has been released after being held back for a long time.â&#x20AC;? It started out as challenging people to live up to the lines of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national anthem â&#x20AC;&#x153;with courage let us all combineâ&#x20AC;?. Drew said it changed when he started to get thankyou messages from asylum seekers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Political change takes a long time but each and every one of us can make them accepted.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something it can achieve.â&#x20AC;? Drew said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d continue to make the posters, as well as releasing the sloganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s copyright to allow other artists to create their own designs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like it to become a slogan that belongs to everybody.â&#x20AC;? Drew will be joined by MC and actor Diana Nguyen, Brigidine Sister and asylum-seeker campaigner Brigid Arthur and Greater Dandenong mayor Sean Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly at the awards night. The event recognises community contributions by asylum seekers and refugees. It will be held at Urban Neighbours of Hope hall, 2/6-12 Airlie Avenue, Dandenong, at 20 June from 6pm to 9pm. Visit friendsofrefugees.org.au.

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Laser treatment that is safe, effective and affordable! DanDenong Dermatology Centre, with their extensive range of meDiCal graDe lasers, offer laser treatment for many skin ConDitions anD most skin types. The versatile Dual Yellow Copper Bromide laser is a safe and effective treatment for a wide range of blemishes.

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Most areas including face, neck, chest, back, hands, arms and legs

How many treatments do I need?

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What conditions can be treated? Age spots on hands: Treatment to the backs of hands is very effective and removes unsightly sun damage or “age” spots. Freckles: Most common pigmented lesions are “freckles” caused by too much sun exposure. Sun damage: The yellow light helps generate new collagen, the essential protein for giving skin elasticity, so your skin will appear refreshed and its texture improved Skin tags: Skin tags and other benign raised lesions can be smoothed and flattened without damage to the surrounding skin Pigmentation/Melasma: This darkened skin discolouration typically appears on the sun exposed areas such as cheeks, forehead and nose. Treatment is effective and lighten the discolouration of the skin

Vascular lesions/Blood vessels: Broken capillaries or vascular lesions occur when the small capillaries become dilated; the laser shrinks the capillaries, providing instant cosmetic improvement.

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Resilience brings respect By GEORGIA WESTGARTH WHEN 39-year-old youth worker, refugee and father of three Abdi Aden spoke to students at Lyndale Secondary College he was speaking to fellow refugees. “It was fantastic to see so many different cultures,” Abdi said. At 15 years old Abdi fled war-torn Somalia in search of safety and his family and began his two and a half year journey as a refugee. Abdi took a chance on a people smuggler and was handed an Egyptian and Romanian passport. “I took the risk because I had nothing to lose - the more resilient you are the more respect you gain,” he said. Abdi walked for three months from his home in Mogadishu to a refugee camp in Kenya with 300 strangers and arrived with less than half of them. “It was a shocking sight arriving at the refugee camp in Kenya, dust everywhere, no toilet, no lights I couldn’t even play soccer anymore, everyone told me I was crazy to walk back and that I would die but I’d rather take that risk than stay there,” Abdi said. Abdi was the only survivor on the three-month trek home and was surprised to find 20 strangers living in his house. “My family wasn’t there but I was lucky to find my mother’s special cupboard untouched,” Abdi said. His mother’s stash of money, passports and birth certificates hadn’t been found by the squatters. “It scared me to find everything

Abdi Aden with year 12 student Ali Raza. 139627 in the cupboard because I knew that meant my family hadn’t returned,” he said. Abdi walked half an hour to the airport with the shillings and his birth certificate where he met the people smuggler. With just a T-shirt in freezing conditions in Romania Abdi lived in a UN

refugee camp for one year and left for Germany at 16 where he got a tourist visa to Australia. Abdi turned his life around after spending 12 months homeless in Victoria and started VCE at Brunswick High School, worked in a factory and attended TAFE for two years before transferring into Victoria University

and later the University of Melbourne where he studied youth work. Abdi advised the students not to stereotype other cultures. “When I moved into a new suburb I said hello to my next door neighbour, he didn’t reply, the next day I said ‘how are you today’ and got no response, the third time he nodded his head, this

went on four times until he offered me a cake and on the fifth day he wanted to give me a lawn mower,” he said. Abdi explained that the man was just shy and that they were two very different people. “If I had an ego we could have had a civil war next door, now we are best of friends - the way you present yourself will always come back to you,” he said. Abdi believes all refugees would prosper more by living in areas made up of different cultures instead of forming small societies within suburbs. “When I sponsored my mum (who was still in Africa) and nine children in Australia I took them to a working class area and her friend was telling her to move to Heidelberg West and my cousins now are doing much better with a degree and a business than the other kids. “I told my mum to stop thinking about moving there and she said ‘but I don’t see people that look like me here’ and I said that’s a good thing.” Year 12 student Ali Raza won a copy of Abdi’s new book Shining and said Abdi’s story struck a chord. “I arrived two years ago by boat, I escaped persecution and killing in Pakistan,” Ali said. “Here I am safe, I get education, a home to live and opportunity, so I see my future much brighter here if I work hard. “I have to work hard, that’s why I wake up at six o’clock to get to school on time,” Ali said. Abdi’s story of survival is currently available in bookstores.

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ENROLMENTS 2016 Dandenong High School

AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH EVERY STUDENT IS ABLE TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS Established in 1919, Dandenong High School is one of the oldest,

Established in 1919, Dandenong High Schooldiverse is one of the oldest, largest and most culturally secondary largest and most culturally secondary schools in thediverse state. schools in the state. We are a co-educational school from Years 77toto 1212 with an enrolment of approximately We are a co-educational school from Years with an enrolment of 2000 students. The school community comprises of 77 nationalities and 83 different language groups.

approximately 2000 students. The school community comprises of

To ensure students77 develop a deep sense and of connectedness to the language school, we havegroups. a highly unique House model. nationalities 83 different Within each of the 7 Houses, there are 300 students, 50 from each Year level from Year 7 through to Year 12. To ensure students develop a deep sense of connectedness to the school, Each House contains 25 teaching staff from across all teaching areas and a House Leadership Team.

Dandenong High School is an environment where students are educated in state-of-the-art, architecturally designed and purposefully built learning spaces. We have created a place where all our students can achieve personal success and our innovative House structure encourages students to develop a sense of belonging and connection to the school. Visit our Dandenong High School website www.dandenong-hs.vic.edu.au or call 9792 0561 for detailed information about open days, information nights & school tours.

We offer a comprehensive EAL program, an extensive Sports Program and a dynamic Performing Arts

program Dance, Drama and Music. We also have Accelerated Enhanced The school has including an innovative curriculum based onanthe principles of inquiry Learning (anbroad accredited SEAL program) for Years 7-9. for all students, and deep learning and Program offers a range of opportunities including VCE, VET and VCAL Programs. Strong links with Chisholm TAFE allow students to undertake “Industry Tasters” and Year 10 VET at the Thursday 8th May, 2014 DREAM Trade Training Centre.

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Club’s accolades flow By CASEY NEILL

HALF-CENTURY celebrations for the Rotary Club of Noble Park included a new drinking fountain and accolades for two long-serving members. Keith Maxwell joined the club 25 years ago and said it formed when Springvale Rotarians were looking to expand. “They came to Noble Park and talked to all the businessmen and said ‘why don’t you start a club here?’ ” he said. They did just that on 15 June 1965, with 27 members. In 1977 they formed a sister club relationship with the Rotary Club of Kofu in Japan, whose members donated a drinking fountain when they made their first visit to Noble Park in 1976. It was removed during redevelopments in Douglas Street, so City of Greater Dandenong last week replaced it at Ross Reserve. Mayor Sean O’Reilly hosted an official unveiling last Friday, 12 June, alongside guests from Kofu. About 10 Kofu Rotarians also joined the club’s anniversary celebrations at Southern Golf Club in Keysborough on Sunday 14 June. Yuhichi Uehara presented a sapphire pin to Paul Harris Fellow Anne de Kretser who is the director of the Monash University Melbourne Centre for Japanese Language Education.

Mayor Sean O’Rielly and Japanese visitors Yuhichi Uehara and Toshihiko Amemiya give the Picture: ROB CAREW new fountain its first test run. 140117 She received the honour for her services to relationships between Australia and Japan. Anne visited Kofu in 1977 through an exchange program and is now an interpreter. Paul Harris Fellow John Wil-

liams, a Noble Park member for 40 years, received a third sapphire pin for his service to the community. Since its inception Rotary Club of Noble Park has run the Junior Citizen Award, now

named for late member Arthur Williams, and recognised and rewarded more than 180 students. “The citizenship must cover academic, community involvement and home involvement,” Mr Maxwell said.

“They’re not the best, they’re not the dux - they’re community minded, family-minded and school involved.” The club supports the Dolly Parton Imagination Library with $10,000 which supplies a book a month to children from age 18 months to five years. “It’s a simple book designed to the level of the student,” Mr Maxwell said. “By the time they get to school they have a little bit of literacy - 88 per cent of the school population in Noble Park, English is their second language. “These books going home to the children encourages the parents to read to the children, so the parents learn to read as well.” Members also assist with remedial reading programs and have donated books to classrooms. The club has been heavily involved in Rotary Youth Exchange, which sends young people overseas to experience their profession in a different setting. “They empower young people to have a go,” Mr Maxwell said. He observed an Interplast team in Laos in 2005-’06, helping doctors and nurses to perform 68 cleft palate operations in eight days. It was their last trip to that location because they’d instituted practices to make the local team self-sustainable. “We teach them how to fish,” Mr Maxwell said.

Woman indecently assaulted

POLICE are hunting a man who indecently assaulted a woman at a Dandenong bus stop last month. The woman got off at the Langhorne Street stop about 1.20pm on Sunday 24 May and was walking toward her friend when the man in his early sixties came up and indecently assaulted her. The man is believed to be of Pacific Islander appearance, and had a New Zealand accent, and was described as scruffy. The woman was first approached by the man as she was waiting for a bus at Menzies Avenue with her friend and he started talking to them. He got on the bus with them and when the woman got off the bus at Langhorne Street she left her friend and was walking to another friend when the man assaulted her. Information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www. crimestoppersvic.com.au.

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Market should be magnet DANDENONG Market could add destination dining to its attractions to bring in more shoppers. This was one suggestion from City of Greater Dandenong corporate services director Mick Jaensch following his trip to the ninth International Public Markets conference in Barcelona in March. At their 9 June meeting councillors received a report on the seven-night fact-finding mission which also included tours of four major London markets. “Overseas markets really do act as the place for people to come together,” Mr Jaensch said. “People come to Dandenong Market to shop and eat out of convenience.”

He said overseas markets were dining destinations. “All of the nine markets visited were places where you could go and meet and have lunch either very casually or quite formally,” the report to councillors said. “The experience from overseas emphasised the need for a future restaurant option within the market.” Dandenong Market chairwoman Julie Busch made the journey too and their insights will go into a revised strategic plan for the market. “The outcomes of the travel will prove beneficial to the future directions of the Dandenong Market and provided an excellent insight into what is working well overseas and the rele-

vance of this to Dandenong,” the council report on the trip said. Mr Jaensch and Ms Bush heard about the modernisation project being undertaken on Barcelona’s 43 markets and market trends from around the world. They attended workshops on a variety of subjects including how new and old markets could stay relevant in a modern, competitive market place, and how markets serve civic, social and physical community needs. They observed that London’s Camden Market was very much like the Dandenong Market World Food Fare - except with twice the number of food vendors in about half the space. The other difference was it happened every Sunday, rather than once

a year, and was based on a set-up and pack-up model. They said the council and market invested heavily in promoting the single event and queried whether there was a future opportunity for a semipermanent pop-up food offering during summer months “compared to the single event”. Traders in Barcelona paid lower rents than their Australian counterparts but financially contributed to marketing, cleaning and maintenance directly. “There remains a disconnect between what traders think council should be spending on marketing and actual level of resources for marketing at our market,” the council report said. “Is there future potential for a more direct funding model which at the

same time has more direct trader involvement in marketing decisions?” Ms Bush made a presentation to the conference about the role Dandenong Market played in creating jobs and business opportunities for emerging communities. “The growth and prosperity of Dandenong has been closely linked to the success of the market from the earliest days,” she said. The City of Greater Dandenong completed a $26 million redevelopment at Dandenong Market between 2005 and 2010. What changes would you like to see at Dandenong Market? Email journal@starnewsgroup.com.au or visit www.facebook.com/DandenongJournal.

New plant set to eat its greens

Cash set to swing in to bring relief for students STATE Schools’ Relief (SSR) received a cheque for $44,120 from the south east business community last week. It raised the cash through the South East Business Networks (SEBN) Take a Swing for Charity golf day, held at Sandhurst Club on 23 February. SSR accepted the donation at Noble Park Secondary College

on Thursday 11 June. The charity will use the cash to distribute school uniforms, clothing and shoes to disadvantaged children in Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia. SSR chief executive Stephen Iles said bullies often targeted students who didn’t have the right uniform and this could make the victims disengage.

He expected demand from the south east to increase tenfold this year because the Education Maintenance Allowance would no longer be available to parents. The fund spent $91,500 dressing 1100 students in the three municipalities last year. Take a Swing for Charity has now raised almost $250,000 for local charities over the past six years.

KPJ’s Nirad Shah, SSR chief executive Stephen Iles and Grenda Corporation’s David Willersdorf with the cheque.

Bruce Marshal from JJ Richards, the golf day’s winning team. 140313 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS

DANDENONG will become home to a new stateof-the-art green waste recycling facility. City of Greater Dandenong councillors approved plans for the organics processing plant in Hammond Road at their 9 June meeting. Council planning, design and amenity director Jody Bosman said it would complement the established industrial area and that it had Environment Protection Authority (EPA) support. The plant is set to process 120,000 tonnes of green organics, street sweepings, seaweed and food organics each year from six councils – Casey, Kingston, Frankston, Monash, Greater Dandenong and Cardinia. The developer said the plant’s technology was the “most environmentally sustainable available... which allows water and energy conservation and beneficial use of materials”. The plant will divert organic material from landfill – reducing greenhouse gas emissions – and create an end product that can assist in soil enhancement.

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

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Back to the trenches By CASEY NEILL

Breakfast praise is served

DANDENONG’S Charles Edward Leigh signed up to fight in World War I in 1917. He died from wounds in Allonville, France, on 31 May 1918. His niece Maryanne Jackson brought about 70 of his descendants from four generations together at Dandenong RSL on the anniversary of his death to mark the Anzac centenary. “I’m of the eldest generation,” she said. “Once we go, all the information that we’ve gleaned will go. “We wanted to spread it around. “To be in a room where you’re related to every single person, it’s quite an extraordinary experience.” Ms Jackson brought photographs and information about Charles with her. “I had a photo of him with his dad and two brothers, a photo that not many people in the family would have seen before,” she said. “Everybody was commenting on how they resembled Charlie and his brothers Bill and Bernard.” She also had letters regarding his death that his comrades sent to his mother. “The day he died, my grandmother was living at the abattoirs in Dandenong and actually went up to the abattoirs itself and she saw Charlie standing there in his full uniform and she thought he had deserted from the war and come home,” she said. “She just saw an apparition of him. “He was at Allonville. He was sleeping in a barn. “Apparently, somebody was taken prisoner. To get better treatment they gave up where these boys were sleeping. They directed the shells onto these two barns. “I think there were about 90 people killed and a lot wounded. “All the beams in the roof came down and the slate in the roof shattered and pierced them as they were sleeping. “He had his leg amputated but he died of septicaemia.”

PRAISE to Greater Dandenong’s leaders was given in spades and served on plates, songs and speeches at an annual thanksgiving breakfast on 30 May. The Dandenong Ministers Fellowship and Momentum co-sponsored event gathered parishioners to fete their guestsof-honour – their serving mayor, councillors, charity heads, police, CFA, ambulance and SES members – as well as RSL representatives. Pastor David Owen of Noble Park Christian Church said it was important to appreciate the work of the guests and their institutions. “How often do people come up and say ‘good job’, Mr Owen said. “I thank God for the councillors we have.” A moved Sergeant Melissa Blair of Victoria Police told the audience she appreciated the feeling in the room. “A lot of people in the community don’t like us. “They don’t really appreciate us for the people we are. If they thought of us as people the world would be a happier place.” Energetic band United Praise and a choir from Springvale Evangelical Community Church provided a suitably elevating musical backdrop.

Emma Crocker looks at photographs of her great, great uncle Charles Edward Leigh. Left: Charles Edward Leigh’s nieces Maryanne Jackson and Marie Rundle, nephew Bernard Leigh, great, great niece Emma Crocker and great niece Judy Wood. 139061 Picture: GARY SISSONS

WHAT’S ON Trivia night

SPRINGVALE Multicultural Men’s Shed is raising money through a fun and games trivia night. ■ Springvale Uniting Church, corner of Albert and Balmoral Avenue, Springvale. Friday 19 June, 6.30pm to 10.30pm. BYO food and drink. Cost $12 per head. Call Roz on 0417 053 612 for more information.

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Dinner date JOIN the Dandenong Evening VIEW Club which supports The Smith Family and be a part of its Learning for Life program. ■ Dandenong RSL, 44-50 Clow Street, Dandenong, Tuesday 7 July at 7pm. New members welcome. For details contact Brigitte on 9795 1222.

Beyond borders screening THE stories of refugees and asylum seekers will be shown on the big screen in the Dandenong Civic Square. The Many Australian Photographer Group has collaborated with refugees and asylum seekers who have come to Australia from countries such as Burma, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Jordan, Colombia, Iran and Somalia. ■ Dandenong Civic Square, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Saturday 20 June, 11am to noon. For more information email Rodney Dekker on rodneydekker@gmail.com.

After school activities ART classes for kids offer a chance for children to explore their inner world of thoughts and feelings through art making in a fun class. Painting, pastels on paper, creative writing, collage, sculpture, movement and music are all a part of the program. ■ Doveton Neighbourhood Learning Centre, 34 Oak Avenue. Mondays during school term, 4pm to 5.30pm. Cost $7.50 per session or $70 for 10 sessions. Bookings are essential. For more information call Geraldine on 9791 1449.

Self-defence class THE Australian Shukokai Karate dojo club in Dandenong hosts a two-hour self-defence course with most of the proceeds going to-

Greater Dandenong Mayor Sean O’Reilly welcomes everyone to a week of events in celebration of Refugee Week. wards 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.

Meditate RELAX and meditate to help reach goals. The process to reach that goal is many and varied including progressive muscular relaxation and guided imaging, positive and selfempowering messages and self hypnosis. The process is slow, repetitive and enjoyable with participants setting their own pace and goals. ■ Doveton Neighbourhood Learning Centre, 34 Oak Avenue. Thursdays 9.30am to 10.30am or 11am to 12pm. Cost $2 per session.

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.

Stitching our Stories ASYLUM seekers and refugees attending

DANDENONG is celebrating Refugee Week with a panel of guest speakers that will discuss asylum seeker and refugee health and well-being, legislative changes and advocacy. Panellists include solicitor at Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre Sally Szmerling, manager at Monash Health Jacquie McBride and Cultural Liaison from the City of Greater Dandenong Mustafa Najib. The event is free. ■ Dandenong Library, Level 2, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Friday 19 June 12pm to 1pm. For further information contact 8571 1000. Wellsprings for Women used printed patterns, textures and text to create a book that reflects on their past and helps them take charge of their story, culture and future education. ■ Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens, 66 McCrae Street, Dandenong. 1 to 29 May, 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and noon to 4pm on the first Sunday of the month. Email heritagehill@cgd.vic.gov.au or call 9793 4511 for more information.

Grief support KEYSBOROUGH Learning Centre will host Rainbows for the Children of Australia’s after school program to help kids deal with life traumas such as death and divorce. ■ 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 the social mixed styles of 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 Heather-

ton 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 more information.

Trivia night

THE Hallam Community Learning Centre is holding a trivia night to raise funds to replace the dilapidated kids’ cubby house. Expect trivia, games, prizes and auctions, BYO nibbles and drinks. Tickets cost $10 per head. ■ Hallam Community Learning Centre, 56 Kays Avenue, Hallam. 6.30pm start ’til late. Saturday 20 June. Contact 9703 1688 for more information.

Library Toddler Time

THESE free sessions are designed to help children aged two to three to develop their imagination and vocabulary and find a love for books and reading. Toddler Time also helps carers to learn songs, finger plays and nursery rhymes to enjoy at home. ■ Springvale Library, 411 Springvale Road, Springvale, and Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, on Mondays at 10.30am. Bookings are not required. The sessions don’t run on school or public holidays. Phone 1300 630 920 for more information.

Healthy and deadly

YOUNG people can learn about looking after themselves and their mob, meet new people, learn skills, connect with their culture and more at this Koorie program. It’s for ages 14 to 21 and food is provided. ■ YStop Dandenong, 39a Clow Street, opposite Dandenong Market. Tuesdays, 4pm to 6.30pm. Phone Youth Services on 9793 2155 for more information.

The Social Knitwork KNITTERS and those who want to learn the craft can join the Social Knitwork each Wednesday morning. Make new friends while developing skills and sharing patterns and stories. ■ Dandenong Library, level two, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Wednesdays, 10.30am to noon. No bookings required.

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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.

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1st or 2nd Electrical Apprentice required in South Eastern suburbs. Driver Licence required.

Ring 0419 589 588 JUNIOR FACTORY HAND

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

LABOURER /FACTORY HAND

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

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(22216VIC) CertiďŹ cate II Building and Construction Pre-Apprenticeship. LINK is starting 2 new groups on 13th July 2015, 4 days a week.

New Mid Year Standard Fee is $640* and $390* Concession includes all books, materials and work boots. We have over 15 local Builders waiting to interview on completion of this course for Apprenticeships in 2015. 20 current apprentices in training completed a certiďŹ cate II pre-apprenticeship! People with a disability and/or mature aged students are encouraged to apply. This training is delivered with Victorian Government funding. Eligibility criteria applies.* TRAINING FACILITY: 89 Cheltenham Road, Dandenong

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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

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Caravans & Trailers

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. $16,250neg Beaconsfield. 0418 353 714.

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Boats & Marine

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

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.

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Kids get view of advantage DANDENONG women are urging others to join their efforts to educate disadvantaged children and youth. Dandenong Evening VIEW (Voice, Interests and Education of Women) Club members are supporting The Smith Family’s Winter Appeal to provide opportunities for children in low socio-economic families to fully participate in school. “Through our year-round fund-raising and 50,000 hours of volunteering for The

Smith Family, VIEW women are making a significant difference in the lives of many disadvantaged children and families across the country,” VIEW national president Robin Perros said. The Smith Family CEO Lisa O’Brien said ‘No child should ever feel like this’ was the theme for this year’s appeal, which aimed to raise awareness about how vulnerable and isolated many disadvantaged children felt at school when they

struggled to keep up with their classmates. “Research shows that children who grow up in financial disadvantage are more likely to experience financial hardship as adults – they continue the cycle,” Dr O’Brien said. “Without the extra support and tools they need for school, they’ll fall even further behind and never reach their full potential. “We currently have 9575 Australian

children who need support today and we are hugely grateful to the women of VIEW for their contribution to our cause.” The Winter Appeal will run until Tuesday 30 June and all donations are tax deductible. Call 1800 024 069 or visit www. thesmithfamily.com.au to donate. Dandenong Evening VIEW Club meets on the first Tuesday of each month. Call Brigitte on 9795 1222 to get involved.

Get in the mood for music from the war years By CASEY NEILL MUSIC from the war eras will take centre stage in Springvale this month. City of Greater Dandenong Band will perform Make Music ... Not War at the Springvale Town Hall from 6.30pm on Saturday 27 June. The cabaret-style evening

is becoming a much-loved annual tradition for the band and showcases its musicianship and versatility. Previous events have included Gold Class Brass, Around the World in 80 Tunes, The Sound of Musicals, and Saturday Night Brass. Make Music ... Not War will

The Greater Dandenong Band at last year’s cabaret.

feature well-known tunes from World War I through to World War II and the swinging hits of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. The band’s musical director Michael Mathers said the event was getting bigger and more spectacular each year and was a wonderful opportunity for the band to perform live in a lighthearted, engaging atmosphere.

“We absolutely love performing live music,” he said. “It’s why most of us took up playing in the first place. “To be able to represent and entertain our community at the same time is a great joy and something we hope the members of the public will be as proud of as we are.“

The band regularly performs throughout the City of Greater Dandenong at occasions including Australia Day, Anzac Day and Dandenong Carols by Candlelight. Call the band secretary on 0423 925 192 or visit www.dandenongband.org.au for tickets or more information.

The Greater Dandenong Band.

Team is helping out for health

VOLUNTEERS are helping people from multicultural backgrounds to improve their health. Monash Health’s Refugee Health Volunteer Team received an Outstanding Achievement Award at the Minister for Health Volunteer Awards in May. The 40-strong team covers about 25 languages and works throughout the south east, contributing more than 1000 hours each month. The volunteers’ main role is to greet, assist and guide clients, patients and visitors to their appointments, but also help clients to complete forms, engage with reception staff, call taxis and more. Most of the volunteers arrived in Australia as asylum seekers. “I congratulate the Refugee Health Volunteer Team on their kindness and generosity and willingness to step forward to help others from multicultural backgrounds get the care they need,” Health Minister Jill Hennessy said.

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One game at a time from Aris By JARROD POTTER IN WITH a big shot of advancing to the FFA Cup Round of 32 again, South Springvale has one last opponent to overcome. After knocking over its second NPL side in as many rounds last Sunday evening, besting North Geelong Warriors 2-1, Aris is set to battle a third with big stakes on the line on Wednesday night. Warner Reserve is set to host the battle between South Springvale and NPL heavyweight Oakleigh Cannons in Round 7 of the FFA Cup Victorian Preliminaries. South Springvale coach Bill Lambropoulos said even against the hardest opposition left in the Cup campaign, Aris’ next opponent didn’t matter as his charges can take it up to anyone. “We’re still in it and we’re going to continue to think positive and do our best,” Lambropoulos said. “There are some big teams left in this competition - we’ll take it game by game as it comes and do our best that’s all we can do.” South Springvale flew into the Victorian final eight for the second year in a row after knocking over North Geelong by a goal. Aris found the back of the net through Dionysios Liosatos before a header from defender Tommy Brooks put the match beyond doubt. After a back-and-forth start to the

clash - with neither side particularly capitalising on any forward attack - the ball came out to Aris’ recruit Liosatos. Played in from outside the box, Liosatos expertly chipped it over the keeper and began the celebrations as South Springvale pulled ahead in the 22nd minute. Future chances would go untaken for South Springvale throughout the next 40 minutes of match-play as Aris struggled to seize another goal. It took the efforts of Brooks to break the stranglehold thwarting Aris. Forming the fortress-like back tandem with captain Ari Drakos, Brooks showed he belonged in the yellowand-black stripes after a strange season so far for the central defender. Brooks’ off-season journey is one for the record books as he played against South Springvale in an earlier preliminary round for Casey Comets. But as they say, if you can’t beat them, join them... again. He was welcomed back by coach Bill Lambropoulos and the defender relished his time on the big stage Sunday as he was impeccable defensively. Clearing countless Warriors’ long passes, Brooks held down the back end before sneaking forward and capping off his return with a bang. Brooks smashed in a free-header off a well-weighted corner in the 60th

Dionysios Liosatos, left, is congratulated by Ilya Grin, centre, and Perry Lambropoulos after scoring South Springvale’s first goal on Sunday. 140153 Inset: Liosatos was exceptional up forward for Aris who will now battle Oakleigh Cannons on Wednesday Pictures: JARROD POTTER evening for a spot in the FFA Cup Round of 32. 140153 minute and the home-crowd went ballistic. “Tommy told me he was going to go overseas this year and wasn’t going to be a permanent fixture, so I said if you’re going to travel it is best that you don’t see the year out with me,” Lambropoulos said. “After our home game with Casey, he told me he wasn’t going overseas anymore and he was more than welcome to come back. “He’s done his job tonight (last Sunday) - he’s as tough as they come and what he’s got he’ll give with all his heart.” The Warriors fought back in the dy-

ing minutes and earned an 87-minute penalty off a handball in the box. Matt Townley finished the job expertly, making the only successful shot for the night to go past Aris goalkeeper George Malliaras. Lambropoulos believes the side has been taking each match as it comes without focusing on getting back to the Cup finals. “I think they know from last year what it means to the club, to the supporters and to themselves to be on the big arena,” Lambropoulos said. “And this year we’ve included some new boys into the squad that can obviously help us with our journey.

“The onus hasn’t been on the cup - that was never put on them as pressure.” Aris needs only one more win in the regional qualifiers to book its place in the FFA Cup - returning to the competition after a stellar 2014 run where South Springvale was eliminated at the top-16 stage. South Springvale famously made a run into the inaugural FFA Cup’s Round of 16 in 2014 before elimination by Palm Beach Sharks. The side also finished second overall in the Dockerty Cup - conceding a solitary goal against Melbourne Knights with seconds left in a second overtime.

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sive Subiaco surface as neither side would relent. The hard-fought, bruising football eased in the last term to allow freeflowing, run-and-carry to take great effect. Victoria tried to hunt its way back into the match, booting three last-quarter goals, and in the end it came down to a long bomb from Blackburn to hit up Emma Kearney in the square in the dying seconds. But West Australian pressure forced Kearney’s resulting kick at goals to fly wide for a point and the siren sounded soon after with the Victorians fourshort. “It was amazing actually - I’d have to agree saying it was one of the best games I’ve ever played in,” Blackburn said. “Even though the scoreboard didn’t come our way in the end it was great, free following footy. “I absolutely loved being able to have the opportunity to play on the good ground against WA. “It’s a lot bigger than you think it is… really long so there’s a lot of running for that ground… was just amazing.” Despite the loss, the experience of running onto another AFL standard ground and donning her beloved Big

V jersey is something Blackburn will treasure fondly. “Absolutely loved being able to pull on the Big V again at the senior level,” Blackburn said. “Wish it could’ve lasted a little longer but it was another great opportunity.” Her Victorian representative caps off an amazing month after Blackburn pulled on the Demons’ jersey for the third time in the AFL Women’s match on 24 May. Her Demons knocked over the Western Bulldogs by eight points and Blackburn was keen to create a more expansive match in the second leg. “I think the first game was really stamping our ground on the footy world and letting them know that we are here,” Blackburn said. “There was a lot of media attention about the game - the game didn’t go to plan so to speak, even though the scoreboard reflected our way a bit better. “The second game will be a lot more free flowing and just be a better feeling and better display of women’s footy.” Blackburn will get another chance to play AFL football this season in August. In the meantime she will return to the Victorian Women’s Football League (VWFL) where she’s a gun midfielder for Melbourne University.

Her true colours… come shining through IT’S been a hectic month for Endeavour Hills’ football dynamo Ellie Blackburn. Taking to the field for two of female football’s biggest matches of the year, 20-year-old Blackburn, donned the Melbourne AFL jersey before backing it up with her beloved Big V last Friday. Featuring in a blockbuster under lights, Victoria and West Australia battled out what has been dubbed one of the greatest female football matches of all time. Serving as a premium curtain-raiser for the Fremantle/Richmond AFL clash on Friday evening at Subiaco, the two women’s football sides went neck and neck to the final siren as it came down to the wire between the Big V and the Swans. Victoria opened the accounts early through Blackburn - who said she “just snuck out the back and had a snap on goals” - but couldn’t clamp down on West Australia as the home side took back the lead through the second term. It was a hard slog across the expanExcelling in the Victorian colours against West Australia last week was Melbourne midfielder Ellie Blackburn. 139564 Picture: WHITE LINE IMAGES

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Wilko’s one... for the books

TAC CUP - Round 10

By JARROD POTTER Division 2 DOING it for two proud clubmen, Keysborough stormed past Heatherton to take a resounding 105-point win. With Corey Wilkinson (1 goal) running through the banner - with daughters Taylor and Matilda - for his 300th match and club cult figure Rick Crowe the guest of honour for the Past Players’ Day, the Burra had no desire to let this one slip against the Tonners. It started strongly and didn’t stop as Keysborough booted eight early goals - with Mathew Collett (5 goals), Cory Hargreaves and Daniel Morland (4 goals each) piercing the Heatherton defence. With playing-coach Ryan Goodes returning from injury, it allowed a bit more creativity across the field as leagueleading goal scorer Tyson King (1 goal) actually played his best footy through the middle. While all 24 goals were celebrated proudly, there was only one that had everyone running from all parts of the ground to cheer on. Goodes shifted Wilkinson forward, after his prime defender did a solid job on Matthew Jamieson and Wilkinson made the most of his rare foray to the other goal square as he slotted a goal and was instantly mobbed by every other Burra player in the vicinity. It would prove a fitting finale for the day as the siren sounded soon after as Keysborough 24.11 (115) took the triumph over Heatherton 7.8 (50). “There were plenty of people out here for myself and Rick Crowe as well - so it was good that everyone was able to get together and support him and his family as well,” Wilkinson said. “Big crowd, I’m stoked that we got the win. “It hasn’t been like this for a long time, since the grand final in 2002, the club was good

Tom Stoffels and Jayden Bubb fly for the Stingrays against a Gippsland opponent. 140440 Picture: JARROD POTTER

It’s a reality re-check By JARROD POTTER

Chaired from the ground in his 300th game, Keysborough’s Corey Wilkinson celebrated a 105-point win over Heatherton. 140442 Picture: JARROD POTTER then… then we had a few bad years and now we’ve changed leagues and that was probably the best thing for Keysy anyway,” Wilkinson said. “We’ve got 90 players on the track, it’s unbelievable and I feel young again... just not on a Sunday though.” Goodes praised King - his newly anointed midfielder - but saved the biggest applause for Wilkinson. “While it’s fantastic to get the win, I’m just more rapt for Wilko,” Goodes said. “Was rapt that he was able to go forward in that last quarter and more rapt that he was able to enjoy himself. “It’s not too often because it’s always tight or we’re losing in previous years - but today we really hit them hard early, got the scoreboard pressure up early, and were able to enjoy ourselves for the last half of footy.” Both clubs were raising funds for former player Rick Crowe who became a quadriplegic in an accident in 2012.

Separated only by percentage to top-of-the-ladder Oakleigh District, second placed Keysborough faces Doveton Eagles at home on Saturday. In other Division-2 matches, Doveton Eagles was pipped by a point as Murrumbeena came home just that skerrick stronger. Brayden Oliver and Brett Hidgcock were best on ground. Springvale Districts was no match for Hampton, downed in the end by 28 points with Lance Baptist and Justin Doust best afield.

Division 3 ENDEAVOUR Hills punished Southern Dragons to the tune of 165 points as Shane Peake (8 goals), Daniel Morrison and Cedric Legrand (7 goals each) slayed the Dragons’ defence. Lyndale also reigned supreme with a 24-point win over Moorabbin. Dandenong was bested by Carrum Patterson Lakes by 65 points, Sandown was no match for Mt Waverley in a 42-point defeat while Hallam was knocked over by 73 points via South Yarra.

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Even the streaks are gone! By JARROD POTTER Division 2 EMBARRASSED out of the contest after half-time, St John’s winning streak was obliterated by a fast-finishing Ivanhoe. While it took a slender lead into the half - on the back of some superb forward work from Tim Edwards (8 goals) - St John’s watched its lead evaporate under extreme pressure from the visitors. Ivanhoe booted 10 goals in the third term to run away with the match at Thomas Carroll Reserve and leave St John’s with a significant challenge on its radar in the return leg on 15 August. A 14-goals to four scoreline after the main break spelled the end of any chance of the JOCs rallying and with significant injuries to Ben Ayache - out

for the season with a torn ACL - and Matt Nicholson (ankle/ Achilles), the first signs of strain are starting to show in St John’s premiership campaign. Gallantly battling from the ruck, Dan Cattolico was best afield alongside Edwards, Rhys Dyker and Glenn Costas. Slipping to second for the first time this season, St John’s faces Northern Blues away on Saturday.

Division 4 MASALA made a red-hot effort of its clash against South Mornington, but were unable to hold on to a three-quarter-time lead. The Dandenong-based Tigers battled... the visiting Tigers... but it wasn’t meant to be for Masala as South Mornington kicked away to win by 14 points. Jordan Toikalkin (6 goals),

James Jacques, David Crkvenac and Larwrence Bradford were best afield. Masala heads to Chadstone this weekend.

EFL - Round 9 ALMOST letting in the upset of the season, Noble Park was jumped early by wooden spoon contenders Lilydale, but managed to scramble to save the points. Thankfully for the Bulls the home side could not kick straight, ending the opening stanza with the Bulls 2.3 (15) to Lilydale’s 0.9 (9). It would continue that way for both sides as scoring proved difficult at Lilydale, but the likes of Trent Cody and Shayne Allan (3 goals each) managed to boot the crucial goals when needed as the Bulls finished off with a 15-point triumph.

A HIGHLY-CHARGED, regional rivalry between Dandenong and Gippsland ended for the time being on Saturday with a 21-point triumph for the Stingrays. An early arm-wrestle was eventually claimed by Dandenong, putting to bed the demons of Round 2 when Gippsland absolutely flogged the Stingrays in a start-of-theyear reality check. While the rosters were completely different this time around, the other turnaround from that season opener was the Stingrays’ resolve. Even though they were challenged early - a carbon copy of that season-opening loss to Gippsland - the Stingrays dug deep and fought through the tough patch to get on top in the second half. Dandenong’s attack in the third quarter shifted the match - with Jake Di Pasquale, Kurt Mutimer and Bailey Rice all relishing the hard-ball and

copping their whacks in the process. But the midfield’s hard resolve set up the likes of Shannon Gladman and James Freeman (4 goals each) as well as the skipper Lachlan Williams (2 goals) - who had one of his best matches in the Stingrays’ colours. Even with a flotilla of new faces - including debutants Max Kleverkamp, Rob Turnbull and Ryan Odell - Dandenong was able to surge past the Power to take its fourth win in a row. “We had a really good win - the boys played well and at half-time I wasn’t really sure,” Black said. “It was about 50/50, but the boys tackled a bit harder and were harder around the contest and just got on top of them.” Praising his forward contingent, Black thought James Freeman and Harry Prior were sensational in shutting down the Power. “I thought Harry Prior was

really good for us today (Saturday) - took probably six or seven marks for us and five or maybe even all of them were contested,” Black said. Highlighting the depth of the squad this year, Black thought it was incredible the side is able to bounce back after losing a number of players to representative duties - which was indicative of a supremely strong roster. “It’s always a tough time of the year when you lose a lot of kids to Vic Country, but it just goes to show the depth of our talent really,” Black said. “We actually said this year there are a lot of kids that in previous years would have made our squad and even those guys would have been on the fringe and would’ve been starting in our 22 every week, but we’ve just got a pretty strong list this year and it definitely helps out this time of year.” Dandenong hosts North Ballarat in a battle for top of the TAC Cup ladder on Saturday from 1.30pm.

DANDENONG SCOREBOARD EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 - Round 9 LILYDALE 0.9 3.11 6.14 6.16 (52) NOBLE PARK 2.3 5.7 7.10 9.13 (67) Noble Park Goals: T. Cody 3, S. Allan 3, D. Collis 2, K. Martin. Best: P. Wright, J. Ferguson, T. Robertson, T. Cody, D. Collis, S. Valenti. VAFA DIVISION 2 - Round 9 ST JOHN’S 4.1 6.3 8.4 10.6 (66) IVANHOE 2.5 4.7 14.9 18.16 (124) St John’s Goals: T. Edwards 8, A. Brannan, A. Thornton. Best: D. Cattolico, T. Edwards, R. Dyker, G. Costas, L. Mara, D. Abou-Karroum. DIVISION 4 MASALA 5.3 9.10 12.15 12.17 (89) SOUTH MORNINGTON 6.6 6.9 11.15 14.19 (103) Masala Goals: J. Toikalkin 6, W. McMahon 3, V. Rishie, S. Becker, J. Coghill. Best: J. Jacques, D. Crkvenac, L. Bradford, S. Becker, D. Lee, M. Jacobs. TAC CUP Round 10 DANDY STINGRAYS 3.4 7.5 12.8 16.13 (109) GIPPSLAND POWER 4.4 6.7 9.10 13.10 (88) Dandenong Goals: J. Freeman 4, S. Gladman 4, L. Williams 2, K. Mutimer, T. Young, B. Rice, L. Batten, J. Di Pasquale, M. La Fontaine. Best: H. Prior, J. Freeman, S. Gladman, B. Kiely, J. Di Pasquale, L. McKay. SOUTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 2 - Round 9 HAMPTON 5.2 6.5 8.8 14.10 (94) SPRINGVALE DISTS 0.0 3.6 8.9 9.12 (66) Springvale Districts Goals: L. Morrey 2, M. Thompson 2, P. Heng, D. Wilson, L. Ross, J. Doust, D. Stoter-Rainer. Best: L. Baptist, J. Doust, R. Johnston, P. Heng, B. Green, L. Ross.

KEYSBOROUGH 8.3 15.4 20.8 24.11 (155) HEATHERTON 1.2 3.4 5.6 7.8 (50) Keysborough Goals: M. Collett 5, C. Hargreaves 4, D. Morland 4, G. Humphreys 3, J. Dunn 2, G. Tempany 2, C. Wilkinson, T. Bacic, T. King, B. Sutton. Best: D. Morland, G. Humphreys, M. Collett, C. Wilkinson, C. Hargreaves, W. Gayfer. MURRUMBEENA 3.6 3.8 6.15 10.20 (80) DOVETON EAGLES 3.1 4.9 7.11 11.13 (79) Doveton Eagles Goals: S. Paynter 2, J. Kennedy 2, C. Wilson 2, C. Ross 2, B. Keown, B. Oliver, B. Hidgcock. Best: B. Oliver, B. Hidgcock, S. Paynter, J. Kennedy, D. Macklin, D. Mawhinney. DIVISION 3 SOUTH YARRA 1.5 4.9 9.12 13.17 (95) HALLAM 0.2 1.3 2.3 3.4 (22) Hallam Goals: M. Neve 2, S. Cosas. Best: A. Daly, D. Sharp, C. Reeves, S. Gaitely, T. Bradley, L. Barrie-Sewell. DANDENONG 1.0 1.6 5.8 7.10 (52) CARR/PATT LAKES 5.6 7.12 10.15 17.15 (117) Dandenong Goals: C. Arnold 2, D. McGregor 2, R. Hall, T. Cole, J. Farrugia. Best: J. Gaspero, A. Salomon, S. Young, T. Cole, R. Hall, C. Arnold. SOUTHERN DRAGONS 0.0 2.0 3.1 4.1 (25) ENDEAVOUR HILLS 5.2 8.4 21.9 29.16 (190) Endeavour Hills Goals: S. Peake 8, C. LeGrand 7, D. Morrison 7, R. Imeson 2, J. Dart, D. Ayton, B. Swift, J. Van Hoesel, J. Marie. Best: A. Carroll, D. Strom, N. Strom, J. Van Hoesel, S. Peake, C. LeGrand. MOUNT WAVERLEY 5.2 13.9 16.13 18.16 (124) SANDOWN 3.5 6.6 9.8 12.10 (82) Sandown Goals: M. Davis 2, M. Uaongo 2, J. Proctor 2, O. Uaongo 2, Z. Machfud, M. Edwards, M. Davis, L. Newton. Best: M. Edwards, S. Ritchie, C. O’Shaughnessy, M. Davie, M. Uaongo, L. Newton. MOORABBIN 3.2 7.8 9.9 10.14 (74) LYNDALE 2.3 6.5 11.9 14.14 (98) Lyndale Goals: J. Henshaw 6, M. Babar 3, D. Tormey 2, B. Tosh, M. Greene, A. Mattiuzzo. Best: V. Rexha, B. Tosh, A. Mattiuzzo, J. Henshaw, P. Ross, D. Tormey.

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Notching up 100

Fire melts the Ice

By JARROD POTTER DOING it the hard way, Dandenong claimed a pair of difficult victories in its double-header against Frankston. The Rangers’ men had plenty of reason to get up for this match as Dandenong import Daequon Montreal (13 points, 8 rebounds) celebrated his 100th SEABL match, since arriving at the club after his college days at Boise State. In a back-and-forth match, both sides traded blows as Frankston worked its way in front via Brandon Polk (25 points, 17 rebounds) and Eric Williams (13 points). With Chris Patton (knee) sidelined for the rest of the season, Dandenong coach Darren Perry went to his bench to get the centre-work done against Frankston and unearthed stellar efforts from Mason Peatling (19 points, 9 rebounds) and Dieuson Biyendolo (2 points, 4 rebounds). The 17-year-old Peatling, from Berwick, showed he is an exceptional prospect for the future as the Victoria Metro representative clamped down on Polk and Williams under the defensive hoop while charging up the court and making himself a prime target for the guard group. A Dwayne Campbell stumble-thenshoot resulting in a match-defining threepointer, pushed the Rangers out to a five-point lead before Lucas Walker alleyooped the Rangers to a seven point lead. On nine-of-13 shooting was impressive offensively, Peatling saved his best for last with a match-saving block with a minute remaining before running up the court, connecting with the lay-up and helping the Rangers hold on to the 8175 victory. Walker (13 points) and guard Mi-

Daequon Montreal - and daughter Keyana - celebrated his 100th SEABL Picture: JARROD POTTER match with a win over Frankston. 140443 chael Wearne (11 points) - who is leaving for Eastern Washington University this week - also relished the chance to knock about the Blues. Moving to third in the SEABL East Conference - with a 7-5 record - Dandenong faces Sandringham on Thursday night before flying to Brisbane to face the Spartans on Saturday. The Rangers’ women sweated over its poor free-throw shooting, missing six in a row in the final minutes as Frankston mounted a comeback in Dandenong’s 79-

76 win. Frankston’s Kate Gaze missed two chances to hit a match-tying threepointer, after Dandenong squandered a sequence of free throws to leave coach Larissa Anderson completely bemused. Nonetheless the Rangers had enough firepower to take the win as Clare Papavs (21 points), a foul-stricken Jacinta Kennedy (14 points) and Alison Downie (12 points) showcased the necessary experience to guide Dandenong to victory. The 10-2 Rangers’ women travel to face Brisbane on Saturday.

Peggy home in the city By JASON ADAMS PEGGY Sable recorded her first city class win on Thursday when she claimed the GRV-tothe-city sprint final. Peggy Sable began well from the coveted box one and held her position to lead comfortably around the first bend. After that there was no catching Peggy, going on to win by oneand-one-half lengths in 30.05. The race was Peggy Sable’s first at Sandown Park, having run her previous 11 of 12 starts at Cranbourne. Lang Lang trainer John Clay was very pleased with the run. “She went really well - I think in the near future she’ll be able to rise in distance,”

Clay said. Clay has only been listed as Peggy Sable’s trainer since March, however the pair were no strangers to each other prior to the move. “When her owners trained her I used to have a look over her and make sure she was in good health. “They recently moved house, as a result they asked if I could train her - I already knew her well so she settled into my kennel nicely. “Prior to me training her, she didn’t enjoy going for walks - now she’s here, it’s almost like she wants me to speed up,” laughed Clay. “She’s a character in herself, she’s a great dog.”

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Berwick Diamonds’ co-captain Cat Bouwhuis kisses the trophy Picture: SUPPLIED after a hard-fought All Star Game. 140201

By JARROD POTTER AS IF ordained by the laws of nature, Team Fire melted Team Ice 28-20 in a nail-biting finish to the Gridiron Victoria Women’s All Star Game. Putting on a winter spectacle, well removed from the women’s gridiron season, the best of the best from around the state donned the new jerseys and represented Fire or Ice in last Friday’s clash. Players from the Endeavour Hills-based Berwick Diamonds lined up on both sides to showcase the best and brightest in Victoria’s gridiron community. The State Netball and Hockey Centre was ground zero for a hardfought but good-natured pro-bowl as the sides traded touchdowns in a high-scoring contest. A low-scoring first half - resulting in an 8-8 scoreline opened up after the main break as both sides went long. Former Berwick Diamonds’ coach Jamie Stafford kept the game alive, getting his Ice quarterback Madeline Kop to sneak through the Fire lines to tie the scores with less than five minutes on the clock. It led to a fairly frenetic last few minutes, but in the end Fire ignited the end zone... through its defence.

Foxes’ line-backer Stina Johannsen intercepted and ran it all the way back for the pick 6 and clinched the winning touchdown for the Fire to take the 28-20 triumph. Diamonds’ co-captains Cat Bouwhuis and Bliss Love were part of the winning side along with Jenn Ramasima, Joanna Rashleigh, Vanessa Brown and Loretta Williams. “To be standing alongside Victoria’s best, on the biggest stage women’s full kit gridiron players can achieve in this state was truly a thrill,” Bouwhuis said. “The skill and dedication of my team-mates was inspiring, and this was an experience I will never forget. “Winning the trophy was a highlight of course, but I don’t feel like anyone actually lost on Friday night. “Even the team Ice players held their heads high and carried an air of satisfaction having only fallen by one score in the end and the contest was so close and everyone should be considered winners.” For more information on joining the south-east area’s only women’s gridiron team, contact the club at info@berwickminers. com.

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The Octavia sedan takes a winning lead for Skoda. es start at under $24,000 for the Ambition 103TSI DSG petrol sedan and top out at $41,440 for the RS 135TDI DSG diesel wagon. The Tech Pack on our test vehicle included Adaptive Cruise Control, including Front Assist with City Emergency Brake; bi-xenon headlights with Adaptive Front Light System, including integrated headlight washers; LED daytime running lights; front fog lights with cornering function, rear LED lights, rain sensor, Driving Mode Select; automatic parking assist and acoustic front and rear

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parking sensors; advanced keyless entry, including smart start and alarm; plus premium German Canton sound system. All of the above for a pretty reasonable extra $3900. On the outside, the Octavia has the sedan du jour styling. Like most mid-size passenger vehicles these days, the third generation Octavia has grown over the previous model and taken on a bolder more dynamic look with the absence of unnecessary decoration.

Front on, accents and details hint at new-found prestige while signature Skoda features, such as the radiator grille, logo and headlights, leave no doubt as to the car’s pedigree. At the rear, Skoda Cshaped lighting strips, in the optional test car Tech Pack, are made from LED light strips, adding further distinction. Increased exterior dimensions means there is more room inside. The infotainment system, with all its menu buttons and knobs, is centrally

located in the centre console beneath the hazard warning flasher switch. The white backlit instrument panel has been redesigned. For the first time, the multifunction display Maxi DOT in the centre of the instrument cluster of the Octavia can be ordered in colour. A Columbus satellite navigation system display uses a high resolution eightinch touch screen with proximity sensors that show the options when it senses your hand is close, media-in connection, including Apple video functionality, menu guidance, two SD card slots, Bluetooth phone connectivity, voice control, JPEG viewer and an internal 64 GB flash memory. The Octavia comes with the choice of three engines – two TSI petrol motors and one TDI common-rail diesel unit. These cut fuel consumption and emissions by up to 20 per cent over their predecessors. Everything about the Skoda Octavia Ambition Plus is comfortable, convenient and cost effective. What’s not to like? Just ask the experts.

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