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Drugs murder link By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS

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POLICE believe a drug-cultivation ring could be linked to the murder of a 25-year-old father and taxi driver in Police Paddocks Reserve 22 years ago. Cold Case Homicide Squad detectives believe they’re close to solving who and why Emanuel Sapountzakis, 25, of Clayton, was killed soon after collecting a passenger in Boronia about 2am on 2 March, 1993. Mr Sapountzakis was seen driving his Ford Falcon taxi with a male front seat passenger south on Stud Road in Dandenong. The cab then pulled into Police Paddocks Reserve, where he was shot several times. About 8am that morning, Mr Sapountzakis’s body was found by a woman walking her dog. His taxi was found shortly after abandoned on Mountain Highway, Boronia. A post-mortem coronial investigation found Mr Sapountzakis’s killing was most likely a random robbery “turned violent”. However cold case detectives, after recent “credible” information and the retrieval of a DNA sample, now believe several people were involved in a targeted killing of Mr Sapountzakis, most likely for “financial retribution”. Detective Senior Sergeant Boris Buick said further new information had been called into Crime Stoppers since a public appeal for information on 26 August. Some new details included a witness sighting of a maroon Nissan Skyline with partial registration DSD. Det Sen Sgt Buick said investigators had learnt Mr Sapountzakis was mixing with a criminal group trafficking and cultivating amphetamines and cannabis. “We believe there was a dispute among a group of hardened criminals, and that he was killed by or under-the-

order of people in this group. “There’s no doubt there were people on the periphery of that circle who would know about this - we’d ask them to come forward.” He said that with further information, police hoped to find an exact match for the DNA sample. The Journal stated at the time that police found two 12-gauge cartridges near Mr Sapountzakis’s body, found in bush at the end of Greenbank Avenue. “Police believe Mr Sapountzakis

was made to stand with his hands behind his head before being shot twice at close range with a shotgun, once in the head and in the lower back,” the Journal reported. Police at the time said about $800 in American currency was stolen from the victim - who had been saving for a trip to Brazil with his wife to see his parents. His daughter was 21 months old at the time. Investigators had kept in close contact with Mr Sapountzakis’s family, including his 24-year-old

daughter and his overseas brother and sister. “They have been encouraging us to resolve what happened to their brother, husband and father,” Det Sen Sgt Buick said. A $50,000 reward for information issued in the 1990s is still in place. Police were making an application for a renewed reward, Det Sen Sgt Buick said. Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit crimestoppersvic.com.au.

A police image of Sapountzakis’s abandoned taxi in 1993.

Chickens come home to roost THIS subdued smile from Mohammad is miles from his forlorn appearance when he last featured on the Journal front page on 23 March. Thieves left the Noble Park Primary student and his classmates reeling after poaching the school’s chooks – not once, but twice. See page 48 for the full story. 143373 Picture: ROB CAREW

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Mustang arrest By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A DANDENONG man has been charged with handling a stolen $100,000 Ford Mustang days after receiving a suspended jail sentence. Lirim Salievski, 37, applied for bail at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 24 August after police linked him to a Shelby Mustang recovered from a Dandenong unit’s garage on 12 May. He and a co-accused as well as the vehicle keys were allegedly found by police inside a nearby unit at the time. Salievski, who was unemployed at the time, was allegedly in possession of a bumbag containing instructions and tools for removing number plates from a Mustang. Two such US-imported Mustangs were stolen during an alleged ram raid of a Springvale car seller four days earlier. The other vehicle is yet to be found, according to a police remand summary tendered to the court. On a mobile phone allegedly re-

turned to Salievski in front of police was video footage of two unidentified males inside the missing Mustang as it was being driven. Defence lawyer Huw Roberts said his client’s phone had been in the possession of another person on 28 April up to when it was seized by police on 12 May. On 5 May, Salievski received a two year and three month jail sentence, wholly suspended for three years at the County Court for false imprisonment and perverting the course of justice. According to the summary tendered in court, Salievski had prior convictions for theft of cars, aggravated burglaries, trafficking ice, perjury, blackmail, armed robberies and weapons offences. He had been convicted 11 times for failing to answer bail, most recently in 2008. Magistrate Jack Vandersteen said the applicant was a heightened flight risk, given the “substantial suspended sentence on his head”. “I wouldn’t want to be in front of

a County Court judge (for offending) within seven days of a suspended sentence.” Police informant Det Sen Const Sally Spalding raised doubts over whether Salievski had been staying with his Dandenong-based father as required under his bail conditions at the time. He had been bailed over prohibited weapon charges, driving while suspended and failing to display P-plates in November, and also on summons for two other incidents last year. The applicant had also been serving an eight-month community corrections order since December. Mr Roberts said his client had shown no intention to flee and had surrendered his passport. “By itself, it’s somewhat speculative to say he wasn’t residing at his (father’s address).” The father had provided surety for his son’s bail in the past, Mr Roberts told the court. Salievski was remanded in custody to appear on 3 September.

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Just watch as these ladies grow ISOLATED women can now get their hands dirty at Wellsprings for Women. State Trustees provided a grant to the Dandenong nonprofit organisation to install garden beds for a Garden Well-being Project. Up to 200 women gather at the Langhorne Street centre each week for social connection and education, and often live in cramped conditions without access to outdoor space.

“It will also become a tool to break the social isolation of home visitation participants who do not yet feel ready to enter an education program at Wellsprings due to complex life issues,” a State Trustees spokesman said. Students and teachers from St John’s Regional College in Dandenong on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 August planted and mulched the new area, which features raised garden beds.

State Trustees employees can opt to donate to the company’s Whole-hearted Giving Program with each fortnightly pay. “Organisations such as Wellsprings for Women make a real difference and provide practical assistance to people in times of need,” the State Trustees spokesman said. Wellsprings manager, Veronica Hassett, said many women who came through

her doors were new to Australia. “If they don’t connect, they’re going to isolate themselves,” she said. “Wellsprings provides them the place to gather and then we gradually connect them to forums and programs and special events.” Wellsprings provides one on one support to new arrivals, runs a Home Visitation Program and English classes, and much more.

Death was avoidable A CORONER has found the death of a Dandenong man - who took his own life after leaving a psychiatric ward without supervision - could have been prevented. In her findings released on Friday 28 August, Coroner Audrey Jamieson said it could be “proved to a reasonable satisfaction” that the November 2011 death of Moufid Sawan, 61, could have been avoided. Mr Sawan had a “long history of severe psychiatric illness” and was an involuntary patient at the psychiatric unit at Monash Medical Centre in Clayton at the time of his death. Mr Sawan left the psychiatric inpatient unit at Monash Medical Centre on unaccompanied leave. He committed suicide the same day. Coroner Jamieson made no recommendations in her report, saying she was “satisfied on the evidence that Monash Health has responded to the identified shortcomings in its care of Mr Sawan and implemented restorative and preventative measures”. A Monash Health review panel investigated the incident and has since implemented several of its own recommendations, including developing a process for ensuring documented clinical information was readily accessible to all staff, ensuring information from all relevant sources was included in risk assessments and medical record, a review of Monash Health’s ‘leave of absence’ procedure to ensure leave was reviewed in conjunction with a client’s most recent risk assessment and their level of nursing care. “I acknowledge the difficulty for health clinicians to manage and treat individuals with a mental illness,” Coroner Jamieson said. “Communication of information obtained about patients to other clinicians is the most effective tool in the development of the skill of analysing and assessing risks that may be attached to the information.”

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THE Dandy Pig tipping his top hat used to welcome traffic to Dandenong from Gippsland. Now the neon sign will make its mark around the country. The Gippsland Co-operative Bacon Curing Company relic will feature in a new Australia Post stamp issue celebrating three heritage-listed iconic signs from Australia’s neon advertising golden age. The Dandy Pig was first erected in the 1950s and doffed his top hat until the Lonsdale Street factory - known locally as Dandy Bacon - closed in 1983. It was in 1983 placed atop the Dandenong Market, before the site’s redevelopment saw it stored and restored. The City of Greater Dandenong officially reinstated the Dandy Pig at the Dandenong Market in August 2013 to acknowledge the sign’s social, cultural and historical significance. From 1 September the pig will appear on a $1.40 stamp. The Skipping Girl Vinegar sign in Abbotsford will feature on a 70 cent stamp, as will the Pink Poodle from Surfers Paradise in Queensland. Australia Post philatelic manager Michael Zsolt said the signs had been preserved for future generations to enjoy.

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Four charged over violent robbery A MAN has suffered a fractured eye socket in a violent Dandenong robbery. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Tony Lavars said the 39-yearold victim was walking along Lonsdale Street about 2.45am on 21 August when four men of African appearance approached him from behind. He turned around when one

of the attackers called out and received a punch to the face that knocked him to the ground. Det Sen Const Lavars said the men punched and kicked the victim, searched his pockets and removed his wallet and jewellery. He said police arrested the men in Scott Street a short time later, trying to leave the area in a taxi.

The victim received a fractured eye socket, grazes and lacerations to his face and arms. An 18-year-old Mulgrave man, a 22-year-old Frankston man and two men from Cairnlea, aged 27 and 22, will answer charges of robbery, affray and recklessly causing serious injury. 1187118-KC24-15

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Left out in cold By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A “FRUSTRATED” head of a voluntary asylum-seeker help group has called for Greater Dandenong Council to inject more “practical funding” into the cause. In recent years, Greater Dandenong Council has established an advisory group and an action plan focused on asylum seekers and refugees. The council has also led a joint push by 20 Victorian councils for more federal funding for asylum seeker services and co-ordination. But Friends of Refugees chief executive Sri Samy said after two years of talks with the council, it had yet to create a centralised body to co-ordinate the plethora of volunteers and groups helping hundreds of asylum seekers in the community. “They say they don’t have the money with rates-capping and things. “They just do the symbolic things. They design an action plan and beautiful flags but what have they done for asylum seekers who are actually living there. “We have so many meetings but they’re wasting my time.” Ms Samy said despite the council’s advocacy to the Federal Government, she held little hope of more federal support to help house, feed, teach and clothe the families. “The Federal Government just handballs it. “They just want these people to go back (to their homelands) in frustration.” Over the past few years, the need has been enormous in Melbourne’s south-east. As of December, there were more than 1600 asylum seekers on bridging visas and another 2000 in surrounding suburbs. Without any form of government

Sri Samy is calling for more funding to help asylum seekers in Greater Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Dandenong. 139395 funding, Friends of Refugees collects bikes for children at Christmas, set up a men’s woodwork shop, women’s support groups, English and work skills classes, children’s homework tuition and pitched in with food, beds, fridges and other necessities. Ms Samy said she was frustrated the ‘professionals’ such as government-funded agencies and the three tiers of government can’t do or spend more. It’s a system that “doesn’t care enough”. Employed people from funded agencies help only 9-5 and within their budgets, she said. They often refer clients to Friends of Refugees for a chop-out. Greater Dandenong community services director Mark Doubleday

said the council worked with many local agencies and groups to encourage co-operation and co-ordination of asylum-seeker services. Eligible not-for-profit groups were also able to seek council funding through its community support grants program, he said. Mr Doubleday said the action plan had led to raising the profile of asylum-seeker needs, positive messages of welcome, forums and celebrations, language classes and conversation circles, volunteering programs for asylum seekers, work skills programs and sporting activities. “Over the next 12 months, implementation of the (action plan) continues with priorities to improve education, employment and social opportunities for asylum seekers and refugees in Greater Dandenong.”

Woman bitten in abduction and assault A WOMAN received bite marks to her face during an abduction from a Springvale laundromat. Greater Dandenong CIU detectives are appealing for witnesses to the incident at Athol and Springvale roads in Springvale South, about 6pm, on Saturday 22 August. Detective Senior Constable Jamie Cummings said a man entered the laundromat, dragged the victim - aged in her twenties - to a waiting car outside and forced her inside. She tried unsuccessfully to escape and her kidnapper drove her to a nearby park where she was further assaulted. She was later released from the car. Det Sen Const Cummings said the victim had bite marks on her cheek and lips and red marks on her neck. He said this was not a random attack and the parties were known to each other. The offender is described as being of Asian descent and aged in his mid-thirties. Det Sen Const Cummings urged any witnesses to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Each step was an adventure at age three JACK JOHNSON IS THE AUTHOR OF WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES, A FASCINATING ACCOUNT OF GROWING UP IN DANDENONG, HIS YEARS TENDING TO THE CITY’S PIPES AND DRAINS AS A PLUMBER AND BRINGING UP A FAMILY WITH WIFE FRANCES IN THEIR BELOVED HOME IN MACPHERSON STREET. IN 1932, as a three-year-old boy, I remember Dandenong as a country town in the middle of the Great Depression. With the Police Paddocks and Dandenong Ranges to its north, and to its east, the Princes Highway, this quiet little market town was transformed every Tuesday, on market day, into a hive of activity when people from miles around came to town. The central township was completely surrounded by farmland, with large paddocks still within the heart of Dandenong and its business district. Minor streets were gravel strips with no gutters or footpaths. Many streets were unmade paddocks, defined only as streets by post-and-rail or wire fences.

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Others, known only by a few, were still lines on a survey map. The first home my parents had on coming to Dandenong in about 1926 was in Rodd Street, off Robinson Street. The family was there for less than a year before moving to 29 Fifth Avenue in Dandenong West. Fifth Avenue was still a paddock at the time and our weatherboard cottage

its only house. Our access, both in and out, was across the paddock from Birdwood Avenue, which was still a gravel track. In the wet of winter to get access to home, and because Fifth Avenue was so boggy, they had to climb through a hole in the back fence of one of the few houses at that end of Potter Street. Luckily the people living there were related to my mother. Our only neighbour was across the paddock, towards the school on the south side of Birdwood Avenue. These people kept a house cow for their milk and butter, as did a lot of people then. Their means of transport was a beautiful piano-box buggy drawn by a light harness horse.

My brother and sister commenced their schooling at the Dandenong West Primary School. Dad told me that in the afternoons he would watch out for them returning home from school. But, because the grass in the paddocks around the cottage was so high, the only way he knew exactly where they were was when his dog, excited by their return, jumped up and down above the grass. Many years later I would do plumbing work on that same cottage. Our next rented house was at 88 McCrae Street next to the old St Mary’s Primary School and convent. It was here where my brothers and my sister and I would aquire our Grade 8 Merit Certificate from the dedicated nuns of the Presentation Order.

Living in McCrae Street during those years was an unforgettable time of my life. Although we went through poverty during the Depression and the early years of World War II, my brothers and sister all agreed that Dandenong in the 1930s was the perfect place to grow up. Each time you stepped out that gate next to St Mary’s, it was the beginning of an adventure. If you turned right you were heading for the meandering crystal-clear little creek, the bush and the wildlife that was the central focus of our childhood playground. As children we imagined the creek encircling the little town of Dandenong, like a moat surrounding a castle - the only difference was that we had six bridges, not just the one drawbridge, to play on and explore.

LOOKING BACK It is a pleasant change to be away from the roar of the guns and shrieks of the shrapnel, with which we were presented with every day in our dug out. E Martin has been killed and the two Newsomes, Fred and Henry, slightly wounded. Have not mentioned anything about our losses, you have seen that by the papers already. Must finish now, hoping all is well with you. 50 years ago 1 September 1965 Capital essential for would-be ’farmers’ People who want to go dairy farming can save themselves a lot of heartbreaks if they make sure they have the necessary capital before they make the final decision to go on the land, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr Chandler, said recently. He was commenting on the large number of enquiries from city people

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100 years ago 12 August 1915 The War Continuation of letter dated 16 June 1915 from Sergeant Harold Tullock. “Next morning we did look a lot, guys covered with mud from head to foot. After a good breakfast we again moved off than took up a rest position for three days, when we again waited for our transport and went back to our first landing place. Again the Turks welcomed us with some more presents but without doing much damage. We again got more dug outs made, and next day started work on the beach and road making, with a trip up to the support trenches every third night thrown in. After three weeks of this I was detailed as sergeant of the guard to the concentration camp to guard prisoners. Have been here a week now.

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accused’s actions were serious because he had diverted police resources from legitimate investigation. “To walk into a police station and say what you said to them doesn’t make any sense. “The gap between you and reality is very broad at the moment.” He was placed on a 12-month community corrections order with supervision, mental health treatment, drug testing and rehab. “You are struggling with the loss of your father. This is not the way the memory of your father should be reflected.”

A MAN accused of looting the former Dandenong Library site of about 100 kilograms of copper tubing has had his bail revoked. Mathew Leigh Horsfield, 34, of Cranbourne, appeared briefly in handcuffs in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on Monday 24 August. Magistrate Jack Vandersteen said Horsfield’s bail was revoked for allegedly possessing a drug of dependence and breaching bail conditions. Horsfield had been on bail for alleged burglary at the former Stuart Street library’s demolition site on 21 July. He had also been charged with possession of ice, dangerous driving, driving without an interlock device, handling about $15,000 of suspected stolen goods, committing an indictable offence while on bail, obtaining property by deception and a suspected proceeds-ofcrime charge. At the time of the alleged library burglary, he had been on bail with a night curfew over six alleged commercial burglaries, and charges of ice possession, drink-driving while driving without an interlock, and failing to appear on bail. Horsfield was remanded in custody to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 31 August.

By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS A COURT dodger’s past caught up with him after he made a false report of an armed robbery to Dandenong police. Paul Triantofylopoulos, 32, of Carrum Downs, had told officers at Dandenong police station in the early hours of Monday (24 August) that his wallet and phone had just been stolen in an armed hold-up in the town centre. The accused was soon arrested when police discovered he was wanted on four outstanding warrants, Dandenong Magistrates’ Court was told later that day. Prosecutor Leading Senior Constable

Richard Symmons said a police search revealed Triantofylopoulos’s wallet - containing a deal bag of ice - was stashed in his underwear. His ‘stolen’ mobile, also found on his person, duly rang when police dialled its reported phone number. A scan of CCTV footage failed to find a trace of the alleged robbery at the reported place and time. Triantofylopoulos had been sought by police for failing to attend court in July and August over allegedly breaching a good-behaviour bond and two counts of taking property by deception. His lawyer John Buxton told the court his client had made up the robbery in the

hope of getting a lift to a Mulgrave address. “He instructs that he thought they’d feel sorry for him and drive him home. It was taken far more seriously by police than he anticipated.” Mr Buxton said Triantofylopoulos had started heavily using ice since the death of his father. His daily drug habit led to his sacking from his job at a car dealership in February. “Really his life started to fall apart,” the lawyer said. “He is capable of getting himself back on track. He has a desire to do that.” Magistrate Jack Vandersteen said the

Justice rewarded By CASEY NEILL GREATER Dandenong’s justices of the peace have received thanks from Victoria Police. Keysborough’s Joe de Souza co-ordinates the JP roster at Springvale Police Station and was among the 20 volunteers applauded at a ceremony at Casey Civic Centre on Thursday 20 August. Inspector Bruce Kitchen presented them with certificates recognising their sustained effort in assisting police and community members at the Springvale and Dandenong police stations between September 2001 and May this year. Mr de Souza has been a JP for 38 years. “I’ve only done about 460 shifts!” he laughed.

“When I came here I didn’t have a country. “So they gave me a country and I wanted to put back into it. “I retired 21 years ago but I haven’t been bored for one day. “My wife says I work harder now than when I was at work.” He said the JP service had been active at Springvale since 2007. “To date we have signed a couple of hundred thousand documents,” he said. “We average around 80,000 documents a year. “We don’t look for recognition but it’s nice to be appreciated. “I get that satisfaction out of being able to help people. “I’ve got the best bunch of people at Springvale.”

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LAUREL Lodge captures the Dandenong of bygone eras and is reaching out to a new generation. “I want the community to love it and to be here,” Sarah Dugdale said. She’s the City of Greater Dandenong’s arts and cultural development co-ordinator. “Dandenong was the gateway to Gippsland, or looking at it the other way it was the gateway from Gippsland into the markets of Melbourne,” she said. “Its history is built around being that gateway. “It went from being rural farming land with the stock markets to becoming market gardens as the city started moving out, and we retain some of that with the market still being there. “Capturing this moment in the city’s history has always been important - that transition from settler, agriculture, the past into modern city of Greater Dandenong now.” The council bought the 1869-built McCrae Street home from a deceased estate in 1972. “There was a lot of pressure from the local community to buy it and retain it and to celebrate the fact that it is a milestone on that journey of the story of our city,” Ms Dugdale said. “It’s been everything from a family home to a school for educating young women.” It’s also long been home to Moreton Bay fig trees that now tower above the building. “Imagine the damage those roots do,” Ms Dugdale said. “What happened in the ’70s was they dug down and put in barriers and closed it back up and crossed their fingers. “Forty years later, 50 years later it wasn’t sufficient and cracks had been ap-

DANDENONG’S decrepit ambulance station is set for an overhaul. The State Government today announced the station and five others will be rebuilt as part of a $20 million package. In a statement, the government described the Dandenong branch as one of the state’s busiest but working out of facilities “inadequate for a modern ambulance service”. “It has no rest facilities for paramedics, and the building is in extremely poor condition,” it stated. The station will be replaced with a “state-ofthe-art” branch, with spacious garages and lounge areas, a kitchen and training rooms. Premier Daniel Andrews said the stations would be upgraded to be “fit-for-purpose”, “safe” and “comfortable” for paramedics. “Some of these stations have been around for over 50 years, and if we’re to have a modern ambulance service, we need to have modern facilities.” The other upgraded stations are in Kew, Preston, Sale, Echuca and Orbost.

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Sarah Dugdale in the Laurel Lodge front yard, alongside the Moreton Bay fig Pictures: GARY SISSONS trees. 141925 pearing, so we had huge cracks all through the plasterwork, internal and external.” Experts measured ground water and tracked the roots intruding on Laurel Lodge’s foundations. Ms Dugdale said they used a membrane and established measures for monitoring the situation. “Then we were able to do repair work,” she said. That included a new roof, ceilings and flooring, rebalancing the house, painting and more. Pre-renovation, the upstairs bedrooms had been decked out in line with their historic uses. “There was a children’s bedroom, the master bedroom, and the front bedroom was kind of like a nursery,” Ms Dugdale said. “We’ve shifted the focus. “We’ll be restoring some of the inter-

pretive factors in here. We’re restoring the kitchen and the dining room.” But the bedrooms are now open to artists, who can apply to use a space for up to three months. The only catch is their work needs to have some resonance to Dandenong’s story or their experience in the area. “It’s really about trying to find ways to engage with the community and get them to use the space and enjoy the space and have ownership of the space,” Ms Dugdale said. Robert Huckson bought the property in 1867 and two years later designed and constructed Laurel Lodge. James Lecky bought the property in 1872 but never lived there, instead renting it to Matilda Shaw. She operated a school from the house for 15 students who boarded there. Mr Lecky died in 1884, leaving the

property to his wife Elizabeth, who sold it to Dr Henry Moore in 1885. Dr Moore lived there with his wife Jane and their four children for almost five years before forfeiting the home after falling behind in repayments. Jacob Caro owned the building from 1890 and rented it to various tenants, including Joseph Clarke who bought it in 1902 and lived there until his death in 1912. He renovated and extended Laurel Lodge and created a flower garden. Arthur Ernest Clarke inherited the house from his father and lived there with his sister until his death from a horse riding accident in 1917. Robert Hopper Woodcock, his wife Nellie and their three daughters moved in the following year and completed renovations - including a tennis court. In 1936 they sold the back yard - including the court, stables and orchard - to friends Dr Ian and Dorothy Hart who built Benga House. Mrs Woodcock inherited Laurel Lodge following her husband’s death in 1951 and lived there until her passing in 1972. The City of Greater Dandenong bought it from her estate and in 1973 opened it to the public as a historic home.

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DEIRDRE Hancock’s grandmother opened the Albion Hotel in Dandenong almost 125 years ago. Today it stands as one of few 19th century commercial premises in Lonsdale Street. Ms Hancock told the Journal that a Mr Bergin brought drays out to Springvale thinking it would be a good coach stop. “He named Springvale after where they came from in Ireland,” she said. Mr Bergin’s daughter Agnes married Peter James McQuade - Ms Hancock’s grandparents. She said Peter was a councillor in the early days and Agnes was very generous. “She was very big on the charity,” she said. Agnes built the Albion in 1987. “It cost 6000 pounds - now that’s a lot of money in those days,” Ms Hancock said. “It was accommodation only. It wasn’t a beer house as such. “The stables were at the back where the tin shed was, opposite the Journal office.” Ms Hancock inherited the property from her father, Martin. “We sold the tin shed showrooms, as I like to joke about, because the fellow who was in there wasn’t paying rent,” she said. “That’s why that was pulled out. There was a blacksmith’s shop there, in the tin shed showroom. “The coaches would come through for the horses.” She said the internal layout had

An early incarnation of the McQuade family’s Albion Hotel. changed - “the stairway and everything” - but the facade was still the same and is subject to heritage protections. In October last year, the Journal reported that the historic hotel was expanding. City of Greater Dandenong councillors approved plans for the venue to incorporate a vacant retail premises next door. Councillor Peter Brown told his fellow councillors that it was a wonderful venue. “If they don’t keep the beautiful open fire and pressed metal ceiling in the dining room can we cancel the

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“There’s no history or any thought about it. “I think the council should be ashamed of themselves, building the council offices with all the colours and rubbish that they’ve put up in the new building. “No taste whatsoever!” She’s pleased to see the old town hall still standing as the Drum Theatre. “But why put a red roof on a beautiful building?” she said. “If they wanted to do the hall, keep it in the same colour as the facade.”

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AN intellectually-disabled man has been labelled a danger to the public after pleading guilty to a plethora of theft and driving offences including a terminated police pursuit and a drug-drive crash. Romulus Puni, 29, with an IQ below 70 and a chronic ice addiction, allegedly crashed a car on a median strip on the South Gippsland Highway, Cranbourne North in August 2013, a court was told on Monday (24 August). After being hospitalised, the Dandenong man was charged with driving while impaired by drugs, namely ice, driving while suspended and careless driving. He told police at the time he’d fallen asleep after being awake for the past 36 hours. In March 2014, Puni allegedly tried to evade a police car activating lights and sirens through Dandenong side streets. At one point he was observed turning into the dead-

end Ross Street at 75 km/h, causing police to terminate the pursuit, police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Richard Symmons told a court. Puni allegedly escaped on foot through paddocks before police arrived at the vehicle, and denied any involvement during a police interview. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving while pursued by police, failing to stop a vehicle by request and driving while suspended. In August 2014, he was charged with handling a stolen i-Phone 4s, which he told police he’d bought for two points of ‘shard’ or ice. He was also charged that month over the theft of a Noble Park fruit and vegetable business’s van, which he and a co-accused painted to hide the business’s decals. In October, he allegedly ran a red light in Henry Street Pakenham, was driving while disqualified, driving an unregistered vehicle and trailer and driving with false plates.

Puli also pleaded guilty to two petrol drive-offs within minutes in different vehicles at an Officer servo in November. That day, he drove - while disqualified - to Pakenham police station to be interviewed for a separate matter. There, he was identified by the servo manager who was dropping off CCTV footage of the thefts. Puni was already in custody, having been recently jailed by the County Court for five years and four months - with a nonparole period of two years and nine months. Defence lawyer Nadine Daniel told the court on Monday that Puni wanted to resolve all the outstanding matters. She said her client had an acquired brain injury from a serious assault in 2013 as well as a pre-existing developmental disorder which made him prone to negative peer influence. Puni was jailed for 12 months, of which eight months would be served concurrently with his County Court sentence.

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Smoke under fire By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS SHISHA lounges will continue to operate “unregulated” despite the State Government announcing this week a widening of its tobacco smoking bans to outdoor dining areas. A spokeswoman for Health Minister Jill Hennessey said only shisha with tobacco as its “main ingredient” was regulated in the same way as other tobacco products such as cigarettes and cigars. “However if the shisha contains very little or no tobacco, it would not meet the definition of tobacco product.” She said the government would not change the status of waterpipe tobacco or shisha under the Tobacco Act - which regulates the banning of smoking tobacco

products in certain areas. The government will apply smoking bans in outdoor dining areas from August 2017, it announced this week. It stated that the aim was to protect the community from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and de-normalise smoking for young people. Greater Dandenong councillors this month passed a motion declaring that a “judicial interpretation” of the Tobacco Act could apply to shisha lounges. Councillor Peter Brown said it could be argued that shishas’ main ingredient was tobacco, even if it was less than 50 per cent of the product, because it “is what motivates consumption”. Cr Matthew Kirwan has spoken out against shisha lounges as unregulated

health risks, with no minimum age limits or controls on indoor smoking. In 2013, Greater Dandenong Council wrote to the previous State Government about an end to indoor-smoking exemptions that allow for shisha smoking in cafes, restaurants and workplaces. This year, the council started forming an alliance with health groups and council peak-bodies to lobby the State Government. Ali Adam, who owns Cafe Asmara in Springvale, says his most popular product was 0.05 per cent tobacco, rather than the stronger-tobacco products. Mr Adam, who puts an 18-plus age restriction on his lounge, agreed with uniform regulation on age and ventilation requirements.

He said shisha was not addictive and had no health impacts - despite World Health Organisation reports stating it was equivalent to smoking up to 200 cigarettes. “There’s no such measurement in the world to determine how much tobacco is in shisha. “I’ve been doing this for 10 years. There’s been no harm, no problems.” Mr Adam believes the crackdown on shisha was not about health but due to pressure from tobacco companies. “It’s because the tobacco companies are losing customers to shisha. “More and more people are coming here for a chit-chat. That’s what is replacing the pubs.”

Street smarts a winner all round BOLLARDS that block Herbert Street access during school hours have won Greater Dandenong Council an award. It installed the retractable devices near the Ann Street intersection in November 2012, and on Wednesday 26 August won the Transport Accident Commission's praise for the initiative. Greater Dandenong mayor Sean O’Reilly accepted the Towards Zero Safe System Award for Safe Roads at the Towards Zero Symposium. Cr O’Reilly said Her-

bert Street clocked up about 8000 pedestrian trips each day. The bollards are up between 8am and 4pm on school days to make crossing the road safer for students accessing different campus areas. “The bollards automatically retract after school times so that residents can use the road as per normal,” Cr O’Reilly said. “This solution is a first.” He said the bollards also ensured safe access via Herbert Street to Dandenong Market and hospital outside school hours.

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$15,000 surety is at stake POLICE will likely seek the forfeiture of a $15,000 surety after an accused drug offender allegedly breached her bail conditions. Diep Lam, of Springvale South, pleaded guilty to several drug offences, with two trafficking charges withdrawn by police in Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 24 August. Lam faced charges of possessing up to 12 grams of heroin outside a Clayton pokies venue in May. She was also charged with a proceeds-of-crime offence over $4785 cash found in her handbag, as well as possession of 0.32 grams of amphetamines and Xanax tablets. While on bail over those matters, Lam was found with several packages of methamphetamine and heroin during a police intercept on Chandler Road, Noble Park, on 21 July. She was also in possession of more than $1400 cash and a silver knife under her car seat. Lam denied being in possession of drugs at the time, later telling police they were personal use, Leading Sen Const Symmons told the court. She was remanded in custody.

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Saturday 5th September at 11am $470,000+ 10% Deposit. Balance 30-90 Days Sat 10:30 - 11am Photo ID required Lee Phuong 0402 660 880 Tim Stickley 0409 215 540 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000

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Saturday 5th September at 11am $600,000+ 10% Deposit. Balance 30/60 Days. Sat 10:30 - 11am Photo ID required Belinda Robbie 0414 335 696 Nalaka Weerakoon 0414 445 403 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000

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NOBLE PARK NORTH 7 BELLVUE COURT Tucked in the bowl of this quiet court sits this exceptional home on a block size of 648m2 (approx) that’s ready to be anything your heart desires. It’s been freshly painted, enjoys plenty of gorgeous flowers all around, has plenty of space & is perfectly suited to buyers looking for an easy to maintain home.

KEYSBOROUGH 413 CHANDLER ROAD

Dual Living, Dual Kitchens - What a Unique Opportunity!! Here is a great sized family home in a great location or a home that can be shared with your friends & family. Offering you an ultimate lifestyle and convenience is this home with 4 good sized bedrooms, all with BIRs, dual living areas, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets plus an automatic remote controlled semi garage. With two kitchens, two livings areas, plenty of BDRs & a fantastic deck, this is the true meaning of a large family home! METHOD PRICE TERMS INSPECT CONTACT

Saturday 12th September at 1pm $500,000+ 10% Deposit. Balance 90-120 Days Wed 5:45 - 6:15pm & Sat 11 - 11:30am Photo ID required Phong Ho 0432 031 601 Jessejames Mariñas 0431 108 933 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000

Saturday 26th September at 2pm INSPECT Sat 12:50 - 1:10pm PRICE $460,000+ TERMS 10% Deposit. Balance 30/60 Days. CONTACT Mehmet Atesel 0419 333 553 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000

NOBLE PARK 43/473-475 PRINCES HIGHWAY This is a dream apartment in the heart of it all! This fantastic top floor apartment comprises of 2 spacious BDRs, open plan living/dining with a vogue kitchen, bathroom/laundry. The bright lounge flows into a private large balcony with views – open the doors and enjoy inside and outside BBQs with family & friends.

2a 1b 1c 1e Tuesday 29th September at 5pm INSPECT Sat 1:20 - 1:40pm Photo ID required PRICE $240,000+ CONTACT Kush Chetri 0425 199 192 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000

NOBLE PARK 390 Princes Highway 8710 0000 | KEYSBOROUGH 1/ 320 Cheltenham Road 8769 1888 PROUDLY SERVICING: Springvale • Endeavour Hills • Dingley • Waterways

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KEYSBOROUGH 30 BEDDINGTON STREET

Elegance, quality, a smart, yet well designed floor plan, a peaceful ambiance and a 6 star energy rating – these are the attributes you’ll find in this two year young home that’s brimming with class and style! Nestled in this quiet street in the Somerfield Estate sits this truly exceptional home, perfect for the growing family with a master bedroom at the front, three zoned bedrooms, stunning kitchen with waterfall caesarstone benches, an open living that flows outdoors with the collapsible doors to an undercover alfresco in addition to a theatre room. Everything you could hope for is here under one roof and we’ve barely scratched the surface with the abundance of extras. If you’re looking for a home that will WOW you from head to toe, this is it!

METHOD PRICE INSPECT CONTACT

Saturday 5th September at 12pm $690,000+ Sat 11:30am - 12pm Photo ID required Andrea Gutwirth 0401 650 862 Chee-ky Dunlop 0422 910 881 KEYSBOROUGH 8769 1888

Terms: 10% Deposit. Balance 60 Days.

KEYSBOROUGH 8 KILBRIDE STREET

DANDENONG NORTH 1351 HEATHERTON ROAD

How often do you come across a home that is perfectly designed for a large family, where you can enjoy upstairs / downstairs entertaining, celebrate in the spacious rear yard & have plenty of room so you don’t have to worry about moving again. With 4 good sized BDRs, 2 bathrooms, a fresh coat of paint, dual living areas including an upstairs living with a balcony in addition being positioned on a block size of 535m2 (approx), it’ll be a massive win for any large family.

It’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building on this block of 675m2 (approx.). With plans and permits for two townhouses & a unit, this decision and hard work has been done – it’s time for you to buy, build and enjoy! This 6 BDR home is on a great block of land is in a prime position of Dandenong North & has an endless amount of potential for future growth. With plans and permits ready to go, this development opportunity must be on your list.

METHOD

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Saturday 5th September at 1:30pm $490,000+ 10% Deposit. Balance 90 Days Wed 5:30 - 6pm & Sat 1 - 1:30pm Photo ID required Jessejames Mariñas 0431 108 933 Chee-ky Dunlop 0422 910 881 KEYSBOROUGH 8769 1888

PRICE TERMS INSPECT CONTACT

Saturday 12th September at 11:30am $450,000+ 10% Deposit. Balance 30/60 Days. Sat 11 - 11:30am Photo ID required Gadas Lamsodis 0423 884 819 Chee-ky Dunlop 0422 910 881 KEYSBOROUGH 8769 1888

NOBLE PARK 390 Princes Highway 8710 0000 | KEYSBOROUGH 1/ 320 Cheltenham Road 8769 1888 PROUDLY SERVICING: Springvale • Endeavour Hills • Dingley • Waterways

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VACANT POSITION RECEPTIONIST FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

NOBLE PARK 3 CYRENE STREET

Situated in the Rosewood Downs estate and set on a block of about 970 square metres and with approved plans for subdivision, this house features a bright spacious lounge and dining with vaulted ceilings, while the hostess kitchen looks out onto the alfresco and professionally landscaped gardens. The house has seven bedrooms, the main with full ensuite, plus three spacious living areas, ducted heating and cooling, a log fireplace and double carport. To top it all off, the modern, fully selfcontained unit with wheelchair access lends itself to the extended family and a great rental income, plus much, much more.

POSTCODE

3175

1197452-PB36-15

We are currently looking for a dedicated, hard-working person to perform our front desk reception. The successful candidate must have an understanding of land sale contracts and a minimum of 3 years’ experience working in real estate or solicitor/conveyancer offices. They will also be expected to provide administrative support to senior staff and management. Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office (particularly Word and Excel) are essential. This is a rare opportunity to join a friendly, family business situated in a new shopping centre in Pakenham in a full-time position. All Applications to be submitted via email to jbosancic@brightonpropertygroup.com.au or posted to; Attention John Bosancic Brighton Property Group Lakeland Living Lakeside Square Shopping Centre Shop 4 / 9 Village Way Pakenham 3810 Ph: 03 8459 2600 Please note, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. All applicants treated in confidence.

MCDONALD REAL ESTATE, SPRINGVALE, 9546 8211 TREVOR MENDIS, 0411 631 531 ADDRESS: 10 BULDAH STREET PRICE: $790,000 PLUS INSPECT: SATURDAY AT 1PM (PHOTO ID REQUIRED)

NOBLE PARK 16/7-9 WYUNA DRIVE

Nestled behind fence and tree lined driveway sits this versatile home – perfect for first home buyers, astute investors and those looking for a great purchase in a prime location. With a tiled living, modern feel kitchen, dining area, an additional living room, good sized bedrooms plus a rear yard that shows off this 652m2 (approx) block, it has all of the attributes to make this centrally located home a hit for all!

You won’t believe it until you see it, but this townhome has been transformed from head to toe! It’s almost unrecognizable how much hard work has been put into this. It was a classic property & is now a chic & stylish home! The finishing touches, styling & elegance are straight out of the pages of a magazine. With a split level lifestyle, 3 good sized BDRs, MSTR with en suite & WIR, plus a feature filled kitchen & a private courtyard, this glamorous home has the works!

METHOD

PRICE INSPECT CONTACT

Saturday 26th September at 11am $450,000+ Sat 11:40am - 12pm Photo ID required Mehmet Atesel 0419 333 553 Tim Stickley 0409 215 540 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000

PRICE INSPECT CONTACT

Tuesday 29th September at 5pm unless sold prior $390,000+ Sat 11:45am - 12:15pm Photo ID required Nasser Sadeqi 0431 116 762 Nalaka Weerakoon 0414 445 403 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000

NOBLE PARK 390 Princes Highway 8710 0000 | KEYSBOROUGH 1/ 320 Cheltenham Road 8769 1888 PROUDLY SERVICING: Springvale • Endeavour Hills • Dingley • Waterways

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Explore Your Possibilities with The C! DANDENONG NORTH 13 Outlook Drive NEW LISTING

Family Home of Grand Proportions

Fully modernised & containing abundant bench & cupboard space. Features include high ceilings, quality ixtures, ittings, carpets & window treatments, pendant lighting, cooling, ducted heating & vacuum as well as two open ireplaces. • Unique architectural include exposed brick walls, vaulted wood-beam ceilings and striking archways throughout. • This exceptional family home is sure to be snapped up quickly.

DANDENONG 2/13 Falkiner Cres

Private 2 Bedrooms Home in Great Location

Close to Dandenong Hospital, Primary schools, Dandenong Oasis, parks and walking tracks this home would be suitable for singles or young families looking for a safe tranquil place to call home. • Featuring 2 comfortably sized bedrooms with wall to wall carpet and built in robes, a kitchen itted with gas cooking and breakfast bench, and adjoining L shaped Lounge.

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$780,000+ Sat 12:30pm - 1:30pm Photo ID Required Contact: Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 Nik Sharma 0411 790 745

NOBLE PARK 9 Racecourse Road

KEYSBOROUGH 40 Clarendon Drive

$290,000+ Contact Agent Photo ID Required Contact: Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 Nik Sharma 0411 790 745

Brand new generously proportioned SPRINGVALE 17/453-457 Springvale double-storey townhouses

Conveniently positioned with easy access to Primary & Secondary Schools, public transport and various restaurants. • Ideally situated within close proximity to a vast range of amenities. • Perfect opportunity to make an astute acquisition in a family-friendly neighbourhood • Book an appointment for inspection as these stunning townhouses are sure to be snapped up

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Private: $450,000+ Inspect: Contact Agent Contact: Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 Varun Ahuja 0404 954 492

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$470,000+ Sat 11:30am - 12:00pm Photo ID Required Contact: Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 Varun Ahuja 0404 954 492

Carlisle Home Atlantique 32 Mk II

Offers multiple family living areas and outdoor entertaining spaces • Evaporative cooling/heating throughout, 7.1 Daikin split Reverse to living areas • 3 living areas/Alfresco entertaining area with Merbau decking and cafe blinds • Situated in a highly desirable location close to prestigious schools, Tatterson Park with its woodlands and wetlands, golf courses, Parkmore Shopping Centre.

Private: $770,000+ Inspect: Sat 12:30pm - 1:00pm Contact: Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 Varun Ahuja 0404 954 492

Private: Inspect:

Nik Sharma 0411 790 745

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Very Motivated Vendor

• 5 star kitchen, including stainless steel European gas oven/cooktop, stunning waterfall Caesar stone bench tops and plenty of cupboard space • Open Lounge & Living area w/reverse cycle a/c • Springvale Central hub, where a multitude of restaurants, cafés and food stores are literally at your feet! • Huge wrap-around L-shaped balcony

2A1B1D1L $345,000+ Saturday 3:00 - 3:30pm Photo ID Required Contact: Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 Aaron Hadow 0498 669 002

• Leading Agency in your Area with Unrivaled Customer service • We specialise in Springvale, Keysborough and Noble Park • Over 20 Years of Real Estate Experience • With over 10,000 Clients, we have more buyers for your home • Award Winning agents • Our team can speak a combined 9 languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Teochew, Vietnamese, Cambodian (Khmer), Thai, Hindi and Punjabi • Excellent Ofice Location next to Westpac - more buyers come to us

Nidda Gov 0422 808 001

SPRINGVALE 109/31B Buckingham Ave

4A2B3D2L

Thinking of Selling?

Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491

Live the Lifestyle You Dream Off!

Within minutes by bus or foot you will be in the centre of the Vibrant Springvale Central, a lavour of “Saigon” hits with foods and Restaurants. With spacious lounge, Caesarstone bench tops, gas cook top, stainless steel appliances with Blanco dishwasher and huge dining looking out on to an inviting courtyard. • Walking distance to schools, shops, and public transport. • Call today for an immediate inspection.

Attention Landlords!

Varun Ahuja 0404 954 492

Does your property manager return your calls? Is your Property Manager constantly changing? Are you being given the support you need? Are you getting the service you deserve?

It is time for a

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Contact The C Real Estate today for an Exclusive Introductory Offer!

Ozan Kanbur 0403 644 379

Aaron Hadow 0498 669 002

363 Springvale Road, Springvale www.theCrealestate.com.au

Monica Gov 858 10 999 1197097

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mcdonaldre.co

SPRINGVALE 4/11-13 BESSEMER STREET PERFECT SINGLE LEVEL VILLA! This 2 bedroom, quality built residence is perfect for first home buyers, investors and anyone looking to downsize. Secluded in a highly desirable spot in Springvale, this freshly painted, free-standing single-level dwelling provides all the attributes of living in a house with the security and low maintenance ease of a unit lifestyle. Comprising of: • 2 Big Bedrooms w/ BIR • Light illed Kitchen & Meals area • Opening to Spacious Lounge • Single garage • Central Bathroom • Private Courtyard Providing great street appeal, design and quiet complex, you’re only a few moments away from Springvale Train Station, Central shopping, schools and easy accessibility to major roads. Get in on this rare chance today.

Office: Springvale Ph: 9546 8211

Auction: Sat 12th September @ 12:30pm Inspect: Wednesday 4:00 - 4:30pm Saturday 12:00 - 12:30pm mcdonaldre.mobi: ppty ID 8549331

Harry Li 0414 216 699

SPRINGVALE STH 521 SPRINGVALE RD entry LeveL first Home/investment! This is the perfect platform to raise the family or start your investment portfolio. Desirably positioned on Springvale Road, opposite temples and nearby all amenities, this charming residence sits on 540sqm (approx) of prime Springvale South land. Ideal to reside/rent out, re-build or maybe run a home business (STCA), this delightful chance is sure to provide a wide array of choices. Comprising of: • 3 great sized bedrooms • Spacious Lounge on entry • Kitchen & Dining area • Nice sized yard So close to local Athol road shops, short travel times away from buses, train station, Springvale shopping and more, you’ve got to add this to you must see list. Convenient and a proven area of growth should provide lifestyle enjoyment and solid returns. Make it yours!

ofice: Springvale Ph: 9546 8211

Harry Li 0414 216 699 shane ah-Kan 0433 301 502

moDern LifestyLe at its finest

auction: Sat 19th September @ 12:30pm inspect: Saturday 1:00 - 1:30pm mcdonaldre.mobi: ppty ID 5266100

ofice: Springvale Ph: 9546 8211

auction: Sat 12th September @ 2:30pm Price: $380,000+ inspect: Wednesday 3:00 - 3:30pm Saturday 2:00 - 2:30pm mcdonaldre.mobi: ppty ID 3673552

KEYSBOROUGH 7 SHERIE COURT

In one of Keysborough’s most prized courts, this renovated, brick veneer home provides tranquillity, is surrounded with good neighbours and is close vicinity to Kingsclere shops, Parkmore and local schools. Sitting on a generous allotment of over 600sqm, you’ll be pleased by the modern flair and contemporary finish the home provides. Comprising of: • Bright and spacious living zones, polished timber loorboards throughout • Stone bench Kitchen equipped with gas cooking and quality appliances • Adjoining Dining area spacious enough for large dinner gatherings • 3 double sized bedrooms + 4th bedroom/study that’s been converted into ofice set up • Tastefully renovated bathroom that’s centrally located • Ducted Heating, 5 x split system air cons, automatic roller shutters • Alfresco/outdoor entertaining to provide outdoor living all year round • Double garage + double carport with/automatic roller door This is a must see. Don’t pass this chance up.

Harry Li 0414 216 699 shane ah-Kan 0433 301 502

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HOME OF THE WEEK KEYSBOROUGH 48 DAHLIA CRESCENT

PERFECTLY FOR FIRST HOME BUYER Single storey Metricon home approx. 20 sq. only 1.5 years young in Somerfield Estate. Features 3 bedrooms plus a lounge room or a fourth bedroom, master bedroom with full en-suite bathroom, 2 living areas, quality carpet and beautiful bamboo floor, kitchen with stainless steel fittings, a butler pantry, stone bench, Miele dishwasher and adjoining dining and family room open into a BBQ outdoor living/entertaining area under large verandah, ducted heating, big split system, security system, garden shed, single garage with remote door and internal access plus low maintenance landscaped gardens. The home is very close to Parkmore Shopping and easy access to East Link, handy to playground and park make this a choice buy for the young and growing family. Why build when you can just move in this lovely home and enjoy the lifestyle Somerfield got to offer ?

Price: $620,000+ Inspect: Wednesday 5:00 - 5:30pm Saturday 12:45 - 1:15pm

KEYSBOROUGH 2 MAXFIELD ROAD LOVE THE SOMERFIELD LIFE STYLE This beautifully presented home features 3 bedrooms, with the large master bedroom providing a full en-suite bathroom with twin shower and a WIR. The second and third bedrooms are big, and there is a study alcove as well. Additional living space was created in the design to provide huge open plan living and dining areas overlooking the vast rear and side al fresco decking.The kitchen is finished with stone benches and stainless steel appliances plus an abundance of storage cupboards and an oversized pantry. Premium extras include quality carpeting and bamboo flooring, ducted heating, ducted vacuum, evaporative cooling, security system, water tank, solar panels, large double garage with remote door and internal access plus beautiful landscaped gardens and more. Its close proximity to other amenities - Haileybury College and Edithvale beach. Great allotment size of 515 m2

Office: Keysborough Ph: 9701 8611

A 3.5

Price: $730,000+ Inspect: Thursday 5:00 - 5:30pm Saturday 2:15 - 2:45pm

Le Hoa Wysham 0418 566 133 Anthony Mondous 0417 508 189

KEYSBOROUGH 16 JUNE COURT Nestled in the bowl of the court with parkland adjoining, sits this wonderful family home! Lovingly revitalised with a fresh coat of paint throughout, this generously proportioned home will suit the large or growing family. On the ground level, two living zones provide all members of the family a chance to do their own thing. A formal lounge provides a statement at the front of the home and a massive family room incorporating a dining zone and family meals area lies at the back. The open plan kitchen allows the chef in the family to still be part of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in the family living zone or even in the large back garden framed by a welcoming gazebo. Three bedrooms, all with built in robes, are located downstairs along with the central bathroom, separate toilet and laundry. On the second level is a complete utopia for parents! With a spacious master bedroom, parents retreat plus a large living zone

A HOME TO LOVE YOU BACK

Price: $790,000+ Inspect: Saturday 3:00 - 3:30pm

Lots of people love their homes. This adorable home will love you back. Set in the prestigious and most established neighbourhood of Somerfield; this 32 sq. (approx) home will beckon you to return each day to its charms and warmth. Set over a single level with an unlosable northerly aspect; it welcomes you with surprisingly wide and bright entry, and the generosity of space continues throughout. The main bedroom is genuinely large, as are its walk-in dressing robe and twin vanities en-suite bathroom. There are 3 further bedrooms serviced by a sleek family bathroom. The living dining and family rooms are all adjacent to each other and flow effortlessly to a sheltered north-facing al fresco sitting and BBQ area which enjoys winter sun yet is well protected from the summer heat. Perfect! The magnificent kitchen will take your breath away with its long line of stone benches, up-scaled cooking equipment including Siemens oven, a 2nd AEG steamer oven, induction cooktop and Asko dishwasher and soft closing drawers. It is sure to turn ordinary cooks into master chefs and make master chefs drool. Other appointments include striking, gloss laminated timber flooring, ducted heating and cooling, 4 in built ceiling speakers for full surround sound, Telstra velocity optical cable, a 2.5 car lock-up garage with internal entry, high ceilings, full heights internal doors, loads of storage and more. Come see for yourself and be prepared to love and be loved. Office: Keysborough Ph: 9701 8611

Kerri Skews 0438 322 633 John Wysham 0418 322 618

Office: Keysborough Ph: 9701 8611

KEYSBOROUGH 31 HARTWELL STREET

Auction: Saturday 5th Sept at 2:30pm Price: $600,000+ Inspect: Wednesday 5:00 - 5:30pm Saturday 2:30 - 3:00pm

FANTASTIC FAMILY FAVOURITE!

C 2.5

Le Hoa Wysham 0418 566 133 Michelle Sayers 0417 474 258

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Harcourts Unity 30 Douglas Street, Noble Park, 8555 3828 www.unity.harcourts.com.au

Springvale South 21 Ivory Crescent

Dandenong North 23 Boronia Avenue

Sensational double storey home in great location!

BEAUTIFUL HOME CLOSE TO SHOPS AND SCHOOLS!

This stunning house located in the heart of Springvale South with the convenience bus stop to Springvale SC & train Station. This beautiful home offers 3 spacious bedrooms with big WIR & full ensuite to master, BIRs to others, well appointed kitchen with large meals, 2 bathrooms upstairs plus a powder room downstairs. Other features: ducted heating & split system A/C, dishwasher, balcony view, courtyard with a good-looking Gazebo.

Auction on 26/09/2015 1:30pm View www.harcourts.com.au Open Sat 1:00pm - 1:30pm Harvey Nhan M 0432 558 881 E hnhan@harveyre.com.au

Springvale 1,4,5,7,9,10,14,15,16/4 View Road

Sitting on the corner with the land size approx. 532m2, this home offers 4 bedrooms or 3 with a study, central bathroom, lounge & dining area, well-appointed kitchen with gas cooking, separate laundry & toilet. Features gas heater, A/C, ceiling fan & huge carport. Conveniently located, close to Waverley SC, freeway, walk to Lyndale Primary & High school, playgrounds & more! This is a perfect opportunity for a growing family or first home buyers.

Auction on 19/09/2015 1:00pm Open Sat 12:30Pm - 1:00Pm Harvey Nhan M 0432 558 881 E harvey.nhan@harcourts.com.au Gina Beng HengM 0401 337 966 E gina.bengheng@harcourts.com.au

Noble Park 3/31 Alamein Street

LIFE AT THE VIEW IN SPRINGVALE CENTRAL! This exclusive building offers 17 brand new & well designed apartments that are just footsteps away from restaurants, clinics, schools, public transport & more facilities. All these modernized apartments feature: polished porcelain tiles to kitchen stone bench tops, dishwasher, LED down lights, split system cooling, panel heating in bedroom, stainless steel appliances, balconies & court yards, basement car parks, cage storages & more.

For Sale From $360,000 Harvey Nhan M 0432 558 881 E harvey.nhan@harcourts.com.au Gina Beng HengM 0401 337 966 E gina.bengheng@harcourts.com.au

ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT CLOSE TO EVERYTHING! This one bedroom apartment presents an opportunity for first home buyers or investors with a good rental of $913/pm. It features a good sized bedroom with BIRs, living room, practical kitchen, central bathroom. Situated in a good area of Noble Park bordering with Springvale, walking distance to Sandown Station & short drive to Schools, Noble Park aquatic centre & Shops.

For Sale Buyers over $160,000 Open Sat 11:30am - 12:00pm Harvey Nhan M 0432 558 881 E harvey.nhan@harcourts.com.au Gina Beng HengM 0401 337 966 E gina.bengheng@harcourts.com.au

www.harcourts.com.au

www.delrealestate.com.au

When Presentation Counts

Rosewood Downs Delight

Pristinely kept this unit is ideal for small families, first home buyers or anyone wishing to downsize. Comprising 3 bedrooms, formal lounge area, well-kept kitchen with 900 mm gas stove and dishwasher and adjoining meals area which leads out to the fully enclosed pergola this property really has something for everyone and can be enjoyed all year round. Additionally you will appreciate all the added features which include updated flooring in living, kitchen and meals area, updated bathroom vanity with double wash basins, single lock up garage and small rear garden with delightful patio which will surely be appreciated during summer months. As well as being a short drive to Hallam Railway Station and Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, this property is perfectly located to cater for everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs. No work to do here but simply move in. Inspection will impress!

This flawlessly presented home is situated in Dandenong Northâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most sought after estate, Rosewood Downs. This immaculate property offers 3 bedrooms with built in robes, formal living area, formal dining area which is adjoined to the kitchen that comprises 4 burner gas stove and dishwasher, fantastic outdoor veranda and all sitting on a generous block of land 659 sqm (approx.). With additional features that include central ducted heating, polished timber flooring in living and dining areas, main bathroom and separate toilet, ample car parking with single lock up garage and carport this property is a perfect first or second home. Positioned only minutes walk to Rosewood Downs Primary School and providing convenient access to Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre and Monash and Eastlink Freeways this property will make you feel as though everything is at your doorstep. AUCTION: Saturday 12th of September 2015 at 12:00pm TERMS: 10% Deposit, Balance in 30-90 Days INSPECT: Wednesday 2nd September 2015 5:00pm-5:30pm Saturday 5th September 2015 11:00am-11:30am 3A 1B 1C

PRICE: $340,000 Plus INSPECT: Saturday 5th September 2015 1:00pm-1:30pm

FOR SALE: 18/8-10 Belgrave-Hallam Road Hallam

AUCTION: 17 Lipton Drive Dandenong North

Ranko Delibasic : 0422 991 375 e: ranko.delibasic@delrealestate.com.au

Neb Delibasic : 0411 332 467 e: neb.delibasic@delrealestate.com.au 1196872

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AGENT’S CHOICE

O & H HOTEL 95 QUEEN STREET, WARRAGUL AUCTION ON SITE TUESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER at 2PM •฀Freehold฀Property฀subject฀to฀Lease •฀Rental฀-฀$130,000฀pa฀plus฀GST •฀Zone฀-฀Commercial฀I฀/฀Land฀-฀1,064฀m2฀approx •฀Building฀area฀-฀1,200฀m2฀approx •฀A฀prime฀Commercial฀CBD฀Investment฀opportunity FOR FURTHER INFORMATION & TO INSPECT CONTACT JOHN CONWAY 0448 514 094 Email: john@conwaycommercial.com.au Level 1, 480 Dorset Rd Croydon South. 3136 Phone: 03 9725 1777 Fax: 03 9725 1800

MARK DURNAN 0419 433 190 Email: mark@conwaycommercial.com.au 1196198-LB34-15

Hall & Partners

NOBLE PARK We put you irst

3174

2 X 2 BED UNITS! AUCTION THIS SATURDAY

DANDENONG 1& 2/33 Sarona Street The humble brick pair has been an investors favourite for decades. Has never failed to produce a steady income and increase in value. A simple strategy that’s superior to any Superannuation or Stock Market speculations. Low maintenance (2 tenants= 2 incomes). This great location always guarantees a strong rental demand. Potential to subdivide into 2 individual titles! Room to improve- Increase value and income!

LAND APPROX. 644M2 Endeavour Hills

Inspect: Saturday from 11:30am Auction: Saturday 5th Sept at 12 noon Contact: Walter Kubiak 0412 359 973

Shop 62 Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre

Walking distance to Noble Park Central and train station through Cypress Court and close to Harrisfield Primary School, local buses and park land. An original weatherboard home on about 696 square metres of prime Noble Park land is definitely something to get excited about. Current tenants are paying $1400 per month. The house has three bedrooms plus study, central bathroom, kitchen and dining area, gas heating and appliances, garage and covered back deck and massive land at the back. The property presents a variety of attractive options. Move in yourself or utilise the property's rental potential, build another one on the back or start over with a blank canvas with possible multi-unit site, subject to approvals.

POSTCODE

9792 0265

AU C T I O N 11.00 am FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2015

BARRY PLANT NOBLE PARK, 8710 0000 LEE PHUONG, 0402 660 880 ADDRESS: 4 LARBERT ROAD INSPECT: SATURDAY, AS ADVERTISED OR BY APPOINTMENT AUCTION: SATURDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER, AT 12.30PM

group

Off site at Urban 61, 61 Commercial St, Korumburra

New Listing

1196191-LB34-15

Sensational Development Opportunity 19.38 hectares / 47.88 acres Industrial 1 Zone Approved Subdivision to include 47 Industrial Lots Open Space & Wet Lands Highway Frontage Prior offers accepted Duel Road Access plus unused road to west boundary 5 Adkins Street, Korumburra TERMS 10% DEPOSIT BALANCE 60/90 DAYS

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Living room + open plan meals & kitchen domain Hardwood timber flooring/ tiles Split-system heating/cooling Self-contained granny flat with 1 bedroom/bathroom & kitchenette + swimming pool

600 m

Auction 26 Sep 10:00am Price Guide $320K-$350K Inspect Sat 1:00pm

Shop 13 Narelle Dr, Aspendale Gardens S/C VIC 3195 03 8586 6411

Laura Voinea 0435 921 730

Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157

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421 m

Auction Reserve in Price Range 4 robed bedrooms, (Master WIR & ensuite), large bathroom, powder room and a generous laundry Meticulously maintained and elegantly styled, interspersed with a combination of plush carpet/tiled flooring

Keysborough 49 Turramurra Drive 2

Auction 12 Sep 11:00am

Dee Kawsar 0423 215 815

Price Guide $699K-$769K

Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157

Inspect Sat 11:00am

Zoned living spaces + open plan modern kitchen and meals area Three bedrooms serviced by full family bathroom and laundry Ducted heating/cooling, tiled/carpeted flooring, security shutters & large windows

522 m

Auction 19 Sep 2:00pm Price Guide $460K-$500K Inspect Sat 12:00pm

Dee Kawsar 0423 215 815

Byron Elrod 0434 262 589

Keysborough 10 Yarralla Court 4

639 m

Private court property on a large 639sqm block

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Ducted heating/vacuum & evaporative cooling 03 8586 6411

Auction 17 Sep 8:00pm Price Guide $720,000+ Inspect Sat 12:00pm

Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157

Byron Elrod 0434 262 589

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Keysborough 1 Toongabbie Court

Windsor 507/2A Henry Street

Wantirna 41 Ainsdale Avenue

Springvale 14 Victoria Avenue

Comfortably located right in the heart of Keysborough, this lovely 3 bedroom corner block home will make an ideal choice for the first home owner or a wise investor.

Unless Sold Prior This immaculate home with modern tones is a sure pleaser! This home is fabulously situated and everything needed for an exemplary family lifestyle is delivered at this premium address.

A prime prospect for those looking to develop and subdivide the land (STCA), or awaiting for those looking to build dream house in this most sought after neighbourhood.

Auction 12 SEPTEMBER 2015 12:00PM

Come home to one of Windsor’s most exclusive apartments, composed with contrasting blend of colours and textures, this apartment sets itself apart from the rest!It is literally at your doorstep! You just have to take that first step! Private Sale Contact Agent

Kim Le 0468 939 898 Emma Tuyet 0468 923 898

Judy Thanh Truc 0432 898 898 Thien Ly 0411 872 898

Auction 26 SEPTEMBER 2015 11:00AM

Sunny Lam 0468 992 898

Kim Le 0468 939 898 Emma Tuyet 0468 923 898

2/43-47 Fiveways Boulevard, Keysborough VIC 3173

265A Springvale Road, Glen Waverley VIC 3150

2/43-47 Fiveways Boulevard, Keysborough VIC 3173

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Auction 5 SEPTEMBER 2015 12:00PM

Berwick 65 Meridian Circuit

Noble Park 1/6 French Street

South Yarra 326/35 Malcolm Street

Glen Waverley 62C Pepperell Avenue

Come home to one of Berwick’s most exclusive addresses at ‘Affinity Estate’, where everyday is like a holiday! This contemporary resort-style living can only be found here in Berwick!

This modern styled house is sure to impress. It is located in excellent position. This house is exceptionally rare, so take advantage of this opportunity and book your inspection today!

Vogue Tower is situated in the heart of Melbourne’s most prestigious suburbs. With a good rental return, this is the perfect opportunity for either investment or self-occupy. $372,000+ Contact Agent

Beautifully designed near new 4 bedroom double storey townhouse with its own street frontage. Only a short walk to Syndal station and shops, nearby the Glen Shopping Centre, plus a variety of renowned schools (STSA). Private Sale Contact Agent

Thien Ly 0411 872 898 Hoa Nguyen 0411 129 898

Private Sale Contact Agent

Judy Thanh Truc 0432 898 898

Judy Thanh Truc 0432 898 898 Sunny Lam 0468 992 898

Nuria Jewell 0411 726 898 Shan Li 0411 365 898

2/43-47 Fiveways Boulevard, Keysborough VIC 3173

265A Springvale Road, Glen Waverley VIC 3150

Private Sale Contact Agent

Sandringham 409/222 Bay Road

Mount Eliza 3 Quindi Court

Box Hill 8/47 Rose Street

Beaumaris 176A Reserve Road

Come live in luxury at Sandy Hill where every day is like a resort-style holiday!!! This beautifully designed apartment complex comprises of the very best, from rich shopping strip to its busy transport hub. Private Sale Contact Agent

Situated in a peaceful court of Mount Eliza and sitting on a substantial block of approx 1527m2, this home is guaranteed to capture you with its unparalleled finishes. Private Sale Contact Agent

Location is everything in property! It is well suited to first homebuyers or smart investors. Recently renovated with no more works required, this apartment is ideal for buying and moving straight into heart of Box Hill. Contact Agent $420,000+

Emanating luxury and style this architecturally designed townhouse (approx. 37.5sqm, 6 months old) sits in a most desirable location in the heart of Beaumaris, surrounded by Royal Melbourne, Victoria & Cheltenham golf courses.

Thien Ly 0411 872 898 Hoa Nguyen 0411 129 898

Judy Thanh Truc 0432 898 898 Thien Ly 0411 872 898

Lindsay Xu 0411 328 898 Vincent Yap 0411 709 898

Private Sale Contact Agent

2/43-47 Fiveways Boulevard, Keysborough VIC 3173

953 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill VIC 3128

265A Springvale Road, Glen Waverley VIC 3150

Sunny Lam 0468 936 898

Mount Waverley 1/30 Baily Street

Melbourne 1401/220 Spencer Street

Box Hill 5/74 Thames Street

Glen Iris 18/1495-1499 Malvern Road

This distinctive ultra-modern residence delivers generous interiors brimful of natural light and a small park in a location loaded with green lifestyle advantages. Spectacular entertaining spaces! Private Sale Contact Agent

This thoughtfully designed apartment with double glazed windows, filled with natural light, fibre optic cabling throughout the precinct offering internet speeds of up to 100Mbps and wireless access available in common areas. Private Sale Contact Agent

Well suited to downsizers, investors and first home buyers with low maintenance, low outgoings and high potential returns. Do not miss this great opportunity to secure this fantastic property for your future. Private Sale Contact Agent

This immaculate four bedroom home with modern tones is a sure pleaser! This home is fabulously situated. Everything needed for an exemplary family lifestyle is effortlessly delivered at this premium address. Private Sale Contact Agent

Judy Thanh Truc 0432 898 898 Peter He 0411 149 898

Thien Ly 0411 872 898 Hoa Nguyen 0411 129 898

Lindsay Xu 0411 328 898 Vincent Yap 0411 709 898

Judy Thanh Truc 0432 898 898 Thien Ly 0411 872 898

265A Springvale Road, Glen Waverley VIC 3150

2/43-47 Fiveways Boulevard, Keysborough VIC 3173

953 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill VIC 3128

2/43-47 Fiveways Boulevard, Keysborough VIC 3173

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9548 4011

236 Springvale Road, Springvale

Auction

15 Samaher Court, Endeavour Hills 5A 3B 2C

Sat 19th of Sept At 11.30am

This excellent double storey located in the best part of Endeavour Hills. Offers 5 bedrooms; BIRs, retreat/study area, total of 3 bathrooms 3 toilets including full en-suited in master bed, large lounge & sunken rumpus rooms; Spacious kitchen, dishwasher, ducted heating, A/C, cooling, gas log heater, screen & projector, window roller shutters, automatic control double garage plus a cover alfresco and rear veranda.

View Agent

Thu: 5.45-6.15pm Sat: 12.45-1.15pm Daniel Nguyen 0488 818 918

Auction

2/11 Whitworth Avenue, Springvale 3A 2B 1C This young, beautiful unit and only two in a block claims no body corp. Walking distance to all amenities such as Springvale Station, Schools, Bus stop and Springvale s/c. Offers: 3 bedrooms, BIRs; master has FES; Open plan kitchen, stainless steel cooking appliances; ducted heating; air conditioning; private backyard, rain water tank, remote lock up garage and security alarm system.

Sat 12th of Sept 15 At 11.30am View Thu: 4.30-5pm Sat: 11.30-12pm Agent Daniel Nguyen 0488 818 918

17A Comber Street, Noble Park

Selling

4A 2B 1C Located in a quiet street, this young and beautifully presented double storey home is just minutes away from train station, schools and shopping centre. Offers: 4 large bedrooms, BIRs, master has full en-suite; 3 toilets, study area; Quality kitchen adjoining to a large meals/TV area with stainless steel apps, stone bench top; separate lounge room; central ducted heating, split A/C, remote control garage.

View Agent

45 Betula Street, Doveton

Selling

3A 1B 2C Set on a large, flat rectangular block approx 585sqm is this well presented home perfectly suited either first home buyer, investor or build a dream home and located within an easy reach to Dandenong S/C, school, public transport and freeway. Features 3 bedrooms, large lounge with meals area, A/C, ducted heating, cooling system, double lock up garage, large front garden secured with high steel fence.

View Agent Price

Sat: 2-2.30pm Daniel Nguyen 0488 818 918

Sat: 1-1.30pm Daniel Nguyen 0488 818 918 $345,000 plus

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9793 9793

Shop 101 Dandenong Plaza, 23 - 57 Walker Street, Dandenong

1/16 Stud Road, Dandenong

15 Menzies Avenue, Dandenong

3 Lowanna Street, Berwick

35 Laurel Avenue, Doveton

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS AND INVESTORS. Last Unit on a big block on Stud Road, Situated in the heart of Dandenong For Sale View By Appointment Agent Pradeep Ahuja 0408 160 701 Price $230,000-$250,000

ARE YOU READY TO MULTIPLY MONEY? 923sqm land with 4 units plan & permits approved (3 town houses & 1 single storey) ready to be built and multiply your money. For Sale View Saturdays 11:00am - 11:30am Agent Pradeep Ahuja 0408 160 701 Price $665,000-$680,000

This immaculate 4 bedroom plus study with double garage, comfortable ,design wise as well as space. Double storey built on 576 sqm land For Sale View By Appointment Agent Pradeep Ahuja 0408 160 701 Price $675,000 Plus Buyers

This very neat, 2 bedroom unit situated on 279 sqm boasts of a great balcony at the rear of the property, and well landscaped backyard. All relevant features including air conditioning For Sale View Contact Agent Agent Pradeep Ahuja 0408160701 Price $275,000 +

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5 Keystone Court, Lynbrook

Sweet and simple, two bedroom unit, features electric cooking, gas heating, separate living area, separate kitchen with adjoining dining area very generously sized bedrooms For Lease View Sat 12:05-12:20pm Agent Mickey Ahuja 0428160701 Price $260 per week

Modern & spacious 2 bedroom apartment, with 2 bathrooms, open plan kitchen, dining and living area with split-system heating and cooling. For Lease View Sat 12:55pm-1:10pm Agent Mickey Ahuja 0428160701 Price $520 per week

This solid brick residence has separate living and dining area, 3 good sized bedrooms, large laundry , a large private courtyard, perfect for entertaining family and friends. For Sale View Saturdays 11:45am-12:30pm Agent Hanna Dang 0426 160 701 Price $330,000-$340,000

This par excellence house, built on 842 sqm of land with 4 bedrooms, is a feast to the eyes. Huge exquisite lounge, especially designed family room, dining area and an entertainment area. For Sale View Sat 1:00pm-1:30pm Agent Pradeep Ahuja 0408160701 Price $550,000-$580,000

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DANDENONG NORTH 54 SABINE AVENUE Features a very spacious lounge; sliding doors lead you into the very impressive kitchen with cease stone bench tops, s/steel appliances & dishwasher. Adjoining the kitchen is a large dining area, floorboards throughout with tiles to all wet areas, good sized bedrooms, d/heating & split system air con.

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Elevated court position on 619m2approx dble garage, 2 toilets, timber deck, updated kitchen & secure fencing. Needing TLC, is ideal for renovation to live in/ lease out/ resell for profit or development potential if demolished. Close to Doveton College & pool, park & bus, easy access to M1 freeway.

Sat 26th Sep 12pm TERMS 10% dep bal 30 days INSPECT Sat 12-12:30pm Photo ID required PRICE Contact Agent CONTACT Ari Oinonen 0402 349 644

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DOVETON 50 ASH STREET Set on 664m2 (approx.) totally updated throughout, modern kitchen with s/steel appliances, BIR’s in all bedrooms an absolute delight to inspect in excellent location to shops & transport. Live in the home and develop the rear STCA.

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DANDENONG 42(A) STUD ROAD

INSPECT by appointment Photo ID required PRICE $340,000+ CONTACT Colin Kitney 0419 510 740

Proposed plans submitted to council. A block of land that is flat and level – save on construction costs – is fenced ready to build. Centrally located on Stud Road. A stone’s throw away from all amenities including the plaza shopping centre, walking distance to everything! Buy, build, live in - Rent out or Sell

INSPECT by appointment Photo ID required PRICE $510,000+ CONTACT Gavin Andrews 0407 779 232

DANDENONG NORTH 8 BRIARHURST AVENUE

This beautiful family home features 3 bedrooms with BIR’s, master with WIR, spacious lounge, dining area overlooking the hostess kitchen. Main bathroom includes a spa, L-shaped covered pergola, landscaped gardens & good sized shed.

INSPECT Sat 1-1:30pm Photo ID required PRICE $480,000+ CONTACT Silvana Lakic 0412 241 888

DANDENONG 5/9-11 ORGILL STREET

This beautiful & modern home features extralarge living area, very spacious dining area plus another meals area off the kitchen, powder room, d/heating & evap cooling throughout, high ceilings, private backyard & lock up garage completes this package.

INSPECT Sat 2-2:30pm Photo ID required PRICE $330,000+ CONTACT Silvana Lakic 0412 241 888

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29 Doveton Avenue Eumemmerring TERRIFIC 1ST HOME OR POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE (STP) Close to schools, shops & freeway access, this well kept 3 bed BV is set on an elevated 730m2 block with outstanding views. Existing home features ducted heating & cooling, spacious lounge, separate kitchen with gas cooking & modern bathroom. Potential for dual occupancy or 3 unit development (STP). Genuine vendor will sell.

66 Somerset Drive Rosewood Downs Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

Sat 5th Sept at 12pm 10% dep - bal 120 days $370,000+ Wednesday 5-5.30pm Saturday from 11.30am Neil Butler 0411 637 088

LOCATION, DESIGN & VIEWS COMBINE FOR A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY Created by the original owner this individual open plan home offers a fantastic opportunity. Set on a 650m2 lot with direct access to Tirhatuan Park, the plan offers huge formal lounge & dining, large cupboard packed kitchen itted with WO, HP & DW, opens to enormous family/ rumpus room. Sliding doors open to surrounding covered deck for outdoor entertaining. Fitted with ducted heating & commercial grade air conditioning the home features full length windows to capture the uninterrupted views over the park & the Dandenongs.

Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

Sat 5th Sept at 1pm 10% dep - bal 30/60 days $500,000+ Wednesday 5-5.30pm Saturday from 12.30pm Bob Milkovic 0422 504 106

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3 Magnolia Grove Doveton

6/38-40 Wordsworth Avenue Clayton South

GREAT VALUE 1ST HOME OR DEVELOPMENT SITE (STP)

READY TO MOVE IN OR INVEST

Set on a 603m2 block, this spacious 3 bed home is in a quiet location only minutes walk to schools, transport & shopping centre. Existing home includes all gas appliances, hardwood loors, 2 bathrooms & carport. Presently let but vacant possession is available. Potential for dual occupancy retaining existing house (STP). Inspect by appointment or open times advertised.

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Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

Sat 12th Sept at 12pm 10% dep - bal 30/60 days Contact Agent Wednesday 5-5.30pm Saturday 1-1.30pm Nigel Raymond 0425 721 593

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An unbeatable location only minutes walk to station, shops & bus at doorstep. This 2 bedroom unit features a comfortable lounge, separate kitchen/meals area with gas cooking. Both bedrooms have double built in robes. Separate bathroom, toilet & laundry. Freshly painted & new carpets over hardwood loors. Ample off-street parking & lock up garage. Private large rear yard with an added bonus of a toilet & wash basin at the rear of the garage for the keen gardener. Perfect place to start your future investment or ideal for the retiree or 1st home buyer.

Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

Sat 26th Sept at 11am 10% dep - bal 30/60 days $330,000+ Wednesday 5-5.30pm Saturday 11-11.30am Chris Drieberg 0411 737 303

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13 Burrows Avenue Dandenong

16/57 Clow Street Dandenong

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What better opportunity for someone who wants to develop or live in. This 3 bedroom home features a large lounge, separate kitchen/meals area plus ducted heating. Huge possibility for apartments or a multi-unit site (STP). Land size approx 710m2 high density growth zone. Minutes walk to station, schools & CBD. Live in or could be tenanted while waiting for plans & permits. Invest in Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2nd city.

Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

Sat 26th Sept at 12pm 10% dep - bal 30/60 days $500,000+ Thursday 5-5.30pm Saturday 2-2.30pm Chris Drieberg 0411 737 303

Set at rear of complex this comfortable 2 bed unit offers a large open lounge/dining with gas heating & split system air conditioner, cupboard packed kitchen with gas cooking, tiled bathroom, double bedrooms & large easy maintenance garden. Recently renovated with complete new steel deck roof & gutters this is an excellent investment or home in a great location.

Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

Sat 26th Sept at 1pm 10% dep - bal 30/60 days $230,000+ Saturday 2-2.30pm Neil Butler 0411 637 088

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9791 3177

Shop 1, 11 Langhorne Street, Dandenong

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IT’S NONE OF OUR BUSINESS BUT… AN accused man brought some unwelcome existentialism to Dandenong Magistrates’ Court last week. When a judge asked him to identify himself, the man said: “I can only be who I am. I am the man.” The judge repeated the question five times, warning the man: “If you can’t identify who you are, you can’t be party to the proceedings.” The accused asserted: “I’m the man, flesh and blood.” The judge ordered ‘the man’ - along with his flesh and blood - from the court and in his absence found him guilty of a traffic matter, fined him $554 without conviction and suspended his driver’s licence for six months. GREATER Dandenong Council got into some Twitter repartee with the Journal over its online ‘Experiencing Disabilities in Greater Dandenong’ survey. A council tweet asked if the city was liveable for people with disabilities, to which a

Journal reporter with first-hand experience getting around central Dandenong in a wheelchair responded: “No playground for wheelchair users”. The council replied: “Do you know we have the liberty swing in Hemming Park?” Back to the journo: “That’s a playground but central Dandenong was more like a commando obstacle course”. KEYSBOROUGH South residents will soon have a new shopping centre on their doorstep. Councillor Matthew Kirwan said the Chapel and Hutton roads project was long-proposed and would include a large Woolworths supermarket. He said permits had been approved and construction was to start later this year. DANDENONG was identified as a hotspot for cheaters after hackers released member details from affair-encouraging dating site Ash-

IN BRIEF leyMadison.com. Suburb profiling website Nation Master said 71 paid-up members lived in Dandenong, Bangholme and Dandenong East, 20 in Springvale South and Dingley Village, 21 in Keysborough and 12 in Springvale and Sandown Village. COUNCILLORS Matthew Kirwan and Jim Memeti went to great lengths to show they’d mended fences after not seeing eye-to-eye at the 10 August council meeting. At last week’s meeting, Cr Kirwan thanked his colleague for his invaluable contribution to a motion before the chamber, while Cr Memeti described their co-operation as a “wonderful experience”. CLAYTON North Primary is calling on former staff and students to join in 150th anniversary celebrations. The school will host an open day and reunion on Friday 6 November and a fair with rides, showbags and more on Saturday 7 November.

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Thief disguised as tradie A FAKE tradie has conned his way into a Dandenong home and stolen a phone and purse. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Tony Lavars said the man dressed in tradesman’s clothing knocked on a Scott Street unit’s back door about 9.50am on 24 August. He told the owner he was there to fix the unit complex’s windows and was allowed inside. Det Sen Const Lavars said the victim, a 30-year-old woman, realised a theft was taking place and yelled at the man, who ran from the house. Police arrested the 41-year-old man from The Basin in nearby Pickett Street a short time later.

Mercedes up in smoke A NEW Mercedes has gone up in smoke on a vacant block in Dandenong South. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Tony Lavars said thieves stole the silver 2015 sedan from a Hallam home. Dandenong CFA extinguished the burning car in Tomas Murrell Crescent about 9.30pm on 21 August. Det Sen Const Lavars said it was completely destroyed.

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lice - up nearly 50 per cent in Casey since 2010, 25 per cent up in Greater Dandenong and 200 per cent in Cardinia. “Demand pressures will continue to escalate as family violence systems agencies - police, courts, child protection and corrections - continue to improve in their ability to identify, assess and respond to family violence,” No to Violence stated. Under current constraints, only a “very small” number of men on family violence intervention orders are directed to attend a men’s behaviour change program, No to Violence stated. It also argues for the program length to be doubled to six months. “For many men, the journey towards non-violence is long

HOW is it possible to deliver “success” at a men’s behaviour change program? LifeWorks Relationship Counselling and Education family violence co-ordinator Margaret Hodge says there is often more work to do for men after they attend the 26-hour course over 13 weeks. She says men are advised to continue their ongoing behaviour change after the course, to work on factors such relationship and communication skills “We know through any behavioural change process, people may lapse and relapse. “It can take time for them to hold down a respectful relationship.” Ms Hodge instead sets a goal of ensuring the man’s partner feels safe in the relationship, that she has “options”. “Their is no clear definition of success; it’s more about how the partner says the man’s behaviour has changed and how safe she feels in the relationship.” During the course, the men’s partners and ex-partners are supported. They are offered support by a women’s contact worker to ensure that their

safety is maintained and referral options explored if this is required. “It keeps the men accountable particularly if we hear about a breach of an intervention order or stalking behaviour,” Ms Hodge says. “It’s up to us to name that, bring that up with the man and to let the police know, or encourage the man to speak to police themselves - this is to demonstrate their accountability and responsibility.” Sue Pratt, a LifeWorks counselling and education manager, says there is a “power of the group” - a type of peer pressure - that helped lead men to take responsibility. At the group, there are male and female co-facilitators modelling respectful behaviour to one another. They also deliver information on how to keep the relationship “safe”, and about oldfashioned attitudes such as a misplaced sense of entitlement. The men are taught to regulate their emotions, improve their communication and relationship skills, about the impact of aggression on others and blame-shifting. Her colleague Ms Hodge says men show varying attitudes

towards their self-examination. “There’s a sense of ‘poor men’ - we’re the ones who have to go to court, who have to undergo intervention orders. “We have some men very open and willing to look at themselves. They are very aware of their behaviour and take responsibility - that is very encouraging to me. “The key to a man’s changing is willingness to make the change. It’s not to blame her all the time but his willingness to consider the impact that his behaviour has on the family. “The common change comes from seeing the way they have been in the past hasn’t been helpful. They have to do something different.” Some men struggle to overcome being raised to believe the father was the dominant household figure. They are confronted when women pursue careers and regard themselves as equals. “They try to implement the same type of structure in their family,” Ms Hodge says. “It’s a huge change for men in their fifties and sixties. After many years of controlling the family, then their status in the family changes.”

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Enterprise Trail’s new mark BUSINESS SOUTH-EAST By CASEY NEILL

CENTRELINK in Springvale has played an important role in many migrant journeys. City of Greater Dandenong mayor Sean O’Reilly on Wednesday 26 August launched a marker recognising this contribution, part of The Enterprise Trail. It evolved from the Spirit of Enterprise Project, which began with a small group in 2008 recording the Enterprise Migrant Hostel’s history. The Enterprise Trail starts at the Tribute Garden at the old Enterprise site, now Lexington Gardens Retirement Village. Centrelink is second on the trail. The Springvale social security office worked closely with community organisations to make sure people had good access to their entitlements. Cr O’Reilly said the trail would help visitors to Springvale understand where the community has come from. “Recording the history of this project shows that a positive pro-active response to change can be ground-breaking,” he said. There’ll also be markers at Springvale Rise Primary School, where the Multicultural Teacher’s Aide program started; the Community Health Centre, Springvale Community Aid and Advice Bureau (SCAAB); Springvale Neighbourhood House, which was built to provide a space for cultural groups to meet; and Springvale Road Shopping Centre, which has always reflected the ever-changing population. The final one will be at the redeveloped Springvale civic

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Federal Human Services Minister Marise Payne with Merle Picture: GARY SISSONS Mitchell. 143177 precinct on Springvale Road. Cr O’Reilly said a group would walk the trail from start to finish once the final marker was in place. He said the event would “celebrate the success which

comes from welcoming newcomers, supporting cultural difference, finding different ways to deliver services, all of which have led to the wonderful harmonious community in which we live”.

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CRUSHER by name, crusher by nature - a Dandenong boat business is motoring towards success. Federal Small Business Minister Bruce Billson on Thursday 27 August toured Bar Crusher Boats in Dandenong South with Boating Industry Association of Victoria (BIAV) members. The recreational boating industry supplier’s managing director Peter Cleland said Mr Billson wanted to look at small to medium enterprises that were growing. “With the pressure on the automotive industry, he’s looking to get a feel for what industries might be growth opportunities,” he said. “We’ve got a good growth story. “It’s great for our staff and us to have somebody like the federal small business minister visiting our premises.

“It demonstrates that we’re climbing the opportunity ladder.” The family-owned business has been running for 15 years, the past 10 or so in Dandenong South. “Our five-year plan is to double the size of the business and potentially access export opportunities,” he said. “It’s ambitious - but we like to be ambitious.” Mr Cleland and the minister discussed growth constraints and how governments could assist. “One of the opportunities is to grow infrastructure to improve access to the waterways,” he said. “There was also discussion about the great resources in Westernport and Port Phillip Bay. “There needs to be a strategy and policy and funding to develop that resource for its economic value.”

Mr Cleland said Bar Crusher Boats used design technology to build and manufacture products that performed well and satisfied customer needs. BIAV chief executive Steven Potts said that with Melbourne’s population set to double, current bay use would increase considerably. “With a lack of green space, the community in rapidly growing areas will turn towards the use of blue space on the water,” he said. “Boating holidays are becoming more desirable to boat owners thanks to cheaper petrol prices, better trailers, larger trailable boats and rising inland waters.” Mr Potts said the Victorian boating industry employed 17,700 people full-time and contributed $4.5 billion to the Victorian economy each year. Across the state there are 268,336 marine licence holders and 172,000 registered boats.

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MELBOURNE Cable Park creator Ian Clark has shown off the Bangholme project to Nationals Leader Peter Walsh. The Journal earlier this month reported that City of Greater Dandenong councillors approved an application for the $5 million park adjacent to the National Watersports Centre (NWSC) on Patterson River. Mr Walsh visited the Riverend Road site, due to open late this year, on Monday 24 August. “This project will be a boon for the Dandenong region and the south-east more widely, creating around 160 jobs and bringing more tourists out from the city every year,” he said. The Journal revealed plans for the park in February, reporting it could attract 90,000 people to Bangholme each year. The company developing the park, Activ, has leased a grassed area that the State Government declared surplus to its needs. There it will build lakes for water-skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding.

Peter Walsh and Ian Clark look at plans for the park. There’ll be two full lake systems with skate park-like obstacles and circular cable tracks to tow users and another two lakes will have what’s known as twotower systems, which take the user from one side of the lake to the other and are designed for beginners. Activ managing director Ian

Clark said solar panels would power the cable systems, which each use as much electricity as two washing machines. He said it was an environmentally sustainable way to water-ski and would open the sport to people who had previously been excluded by the need for a boat.

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Helpers plan merger By CASEY NEILL TWO Greater Dandenong lifelines are coming together to better help those in need. Springvale Community Aid and Advice Bureau (SCAAB) and Dandenong Community Advisory Bureau (DCAB) are to officially merge on Tuesday 1 September. DCAB manager Jinny McGrath said both organisations sprang from roots embedded in the community and had stayed true to their values around advocacy, inclusion, social justice, access and equity.

They’ve each served the community for more than 40 years. “We’re all very excited about this going forward,” Ms McGrath said. “We just thought that it was about time. We do a number of similar things and we divide up the City of Greater Dandenong. “It made sense in terms of long-term sustainability. “We’ve had a decrease of about 50 per cent in our emergency relief funding from the Federal Government. “We haven’t been able to help people as much as we have in the past.

“The volume of people through is less because we’re only helping once every four months now instead of once every three months. “The number of people we’ve had to turn away has grown. “It’s quite heart-breaking.” Ms McGrath said the groups anticipated amalgamating back of house support and integrating management would reap cost savings. “Our combined merged income will reach conservatively $4.4 million with the aim to reach $5 million by 2016,” she said.

“We’re also hoping it will increase our ability to get other funds and do fundraising.” The new South East Community Links will cover City of Greater Dandenong, Casey, Kingston and Monash from its current three sites in Springvale, Dandenong and Noble Park. “We’ll be trading as SCAAB, DCAB and Youth Links so it’s easy for our clients in the transition,” Ms McGrath said. South East Community Links will cover emergency relief, financial counselling and capability, settlement services and youth services.

Lost homestead was a link to city’s rural past By CASEY NEILL DANDENONG North’s Ferring homestead will be “sadly missed” following a deliberately-lit fire. Councillor John Kelly at the 24 August Greater Dandenong Council meeting fondly recalled walking past the Carlton Road property during his childhood. “It’s a bit of history gone there,” he said. A 31-year-old Dandenong North man will answer arson charges over the blaze, which started just after 7pm on 20 August and experts deemed deliberately lit. A council heritage report said the Ferring complex was significant to Dandenong “for its symbolism of the development of the area, with early expansion by wealthy farmers gradually taken over by suburban growth” and its close association with prominent local people. A Smart was the site’s original owner. In 1919, farmer Frank Shobbrock owned 20 acres at the address and the following

year built a house with out-buildings. The buildings were timber-clad and typical of the Edwardian period, with highpitched gable end roofs. L.L. Smith took over the farm in 1925, Jason Jenkins became the new owner in 1932, Robert J. Scanlon bought Ferring in 1935 and R.E. McDonald became the owner in 1939, also purchasing another 49 acres on Carlton Road. He sold Ferring to farmer James Semple in 1942, and Lady Doris Mary Luxton bought it in 1945 for 1000 pounds more than the property’s rated value. She also owned 99 acres on Stud Road and 20 acres on nearby McFees Road. In 1947, Lady Luxton and William Harold Luxton divided the property into two parcels, and William took over the allotment with the homestead. He was Mayor of the City of Melbourne during the 1930s and a prominent local identity, and lived at Carlton Road between 1949 and 1952.

Fire-fighters battle the blaze.

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Dinosaurs descend on Dandenong DINOSAURS is the theme for this year’s City of Greater Dandenong Children’s Festival. The event is now in its fourth year and is expected to attract more than 15,000 visitors from Saturday 19 September to Sunday 4 October. It’s aimed at kids aged up to 12 years, and will feature performances, events, activities, games, workshops and exhibitions. There’ll be dinosaurthemed family movies on Dandenong’s Harmony Square big screen as part of daily deckchair movie sessions. Heritage Hill in Dandenong will host reptile viewing and Jurassic plant discoveries and Dandenong Market will have dinosaur-themed arts and crafts. The festival program is the biggest yet, with more than 100 scheduled activities. The headline event is the Little Day Out - for BIG Imaginations, which will be held at Ross Reserve, Noble Park, from 11am to 4pm on Sunday 27 September. It will feature interactive workshops and activities, dance clinics, storytelling and puppetry, food and market stalls and dinosaurs. Visit greaterdandenong. com/childrensfestival for the full event schedule.

WHAT’S ON Anh Do at the Drum COMEDIAN Anh Do is bringing his best-selling memoir, The Happiest Refugee to life in a stand-up live show. A mix of humour, reallife stories, photos and film retell Anh’s story from a Vietnamese fishing boat to Australia. The memoir was recently awarded Book of the Year with sales in excess of 350,000. ■ Drum Theatre, corner Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong. Saturday 17 October, 8pm. Adult: $59.90, concession: $54.90. Show time: 90 minutes, no interval.

Community action forum THE NOBLE Park community action forum will hold talks from Phil Robertson about graffiti removal and Senior Sergeant David Sims from Springvale Police Station who will speak about community policing. Everyone welcome to discuss local topics of interest. ■ Paddy O’Donoghue Centre, 18-32 Buckley Street, Noble Park. Wednesday 9 September, 6.30pm to 7pm, in room four. Ring buzzer at main door to be let inside.

First aid training A COURSE to keep your first aid training up to date. The refresher certificate will include CPR. ■ Endeavour Hills Neighbourhood Centre, lower level, 10 Raymond McMahon Boulevard. Wednesday 2 September, 9.30am to 11.30am. Bookings essential. Phone 9700 3789 for more details.

Car rally BASED in Dandenong the Kathleen Keegel Children’s Fund (KKCF) runs a children’s home and kindergarten and also has an agricultural project set up in Sri Lanka. The team at KKCF are holding a ‘Father’s Day Car Rally’. From the starting point you will be given cryptic clues and a map to follow along the Gippsland food trail. Participants will get bonus points for a team name and costumes. ■ Cranbourne Bunnings carpark, 1205 Thomsons Road (corner South Gippsland Highway). Sunday 6 September, arrive at 9.15am for a 9.30am start. Cost is $20 per car before 3 September or $25 on the day.

Markets of Melbourne THE Dandenong Market along with the Queen Victoria Market, South Melbourne Market and the Prahran Market are a part of Markets of

Children’s Festival THE City of Greater Dandenong has more than 100 scheduled activities for this year’s Children’s Festival. In its fourth year, the annual festival is expected to attract more than 15,500 people with the theme of ‘dinosaurs’, which will include a program of dinosaur-themed family movies at Harmony Square as part of the daily Deckchair Movie sessions, reptile viewing and Jurassic plant discoveries at Heritage Hill, along with dinosaur arts and crafts at the Dandenong Market. ■ Running at numerous locations from Saturday 19 September to Sunday 4 October. For more information visit: Haley Hoopla sharing her talents with onlookers at Picture: ROB CAREW last year’s festival. 127909 www.greaterdandenong.com Melbourne Market Week and will be showcasing some of their best and most inspiring market indulgences. The theme for this year’s market week is ‘Shop Well, Live Well, Eat Well’. ■ Dandenong Market. Clow Street, Dandenong. Sunday 6 September, 12.30pm. Cost: free.

Girl Guides A CAR boot sale to raise money for the Cancer Council’s Relay for Life run by the Girl Guides is now open for stallholder submissions. Money made through sales is to be kept by the stallholder but all stall fees will go to the Cancer Council. A Girl Guide Devonshire tea will be held in the hall. ■ Ross Reserve, Memorial Drive, Noble Park, Saturday 12 September, 10am to 2pm. $10 per stall.

Dinosaurs in Springvale ERTH’S Dinosaur Zoo is arriving in Springvale this September. The children’s show includes large-scale dinosaur puppets and prehistoric creatures from baby dinosaurs to the largest carnivores that ever walked the planet. The world’s largest flying insect the Meganuera monyi will also be on display. Critics have described the show as an “extraordinary spec-

tacle”, ■ Springvale Town Hall, 397 Springvale Road, Springvale. Thursday 10 September, noon and 6.30pm. All tickets cost $15 and parking is free. Book tickets at www.greaterdandenong.com/dinozoo or phone 8571 1666.

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.

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. Call Youth Services on 9793 2155 for more information.

Rock and roll dance class JOIN in on the fun and learn to rock and roll, swing and line dance with like-minded people. ■ Edinburgh Hall, corner of Edinburgh and

Dowling streets, Springvale North. Every Tuesday evening from 7.30pm to 10pm. Each class is $12 or $15 for multiple classes on the same night. Contact Lou Mingaars on 0413 393 345 for more information.

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

Grief support KEYSBOROUGH Learning Centre will host Rainbows for the Children of Australia’s afterschool program to help kids deal with life challenges 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.

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.

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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Brigade’s missing Miles

George Miles. THE Miles name is missing from the Noble Park Fire Brigade member roll for the first time in its history. George Miles’ uncle was a founding member in 1929 and his father served as captain. The life-member died on 28 July with his wife Aileen and family by his side. George signed up to serve with the crew in May 1952 and was a foreman, first lieutenant and apparatus officer. Brigade captain Terence Sanford said George was presented with his 60-year service pin at his funeral, held at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, on 5 August. “This is the first time this has happened - usually it’s presented to next of kin if the member has passed away,” he said. During his lifetime, George received a National Service Medal, Queens FBLS and GC Medal. He’d been a non-operational member since 2001 and last year gave the toast to the Queen at the brigade’s 85th anniversary dinner.

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Girls give it a go By GEORGIA WESTGARTH WITH six sports on offer, eight secondary schools participating and 141 Year 9 girls kicking, bouncing and talking their way through the day the City of Greater Dandenong’s second Girls Sport Expo certainly delivered. Aiming to promote physical fitness, health, well-being and socialisation to girls around the age of 15, organiser Natalie Capsalis said volleyball was the most unfamiliar sport the girls participated in on the day. “Some of the girls made comment that they enjoyed playing volleyball because they hadn’t had much exposure to it before. “Which is what the day is about, exposing the girls to different sports and providing them with information about local sporting clubs and facilities,” Ms Capsalis said. The council’s youth services department also ran a

discussion workshop on the day which touched on selfesteem and body image and Ms Capsalis said the girls enjoyed socialising with each other. “We rotate the girls in 10 groups and mix up the schools so the girls can make new friends and that’s one of the things that stood out in the survey,” she said. Ms Capsalis said the council decided to put together a girls only sport expo to help engage girls of a certain age with sport. “Studies have shown girls in Year 9 often drop out of playing sport due to study, employment and other interests,” she said. Held at Springers Leisure Centre on Thursday 27 August, Mayor Sean O’Reilly said the expo was very valuable. “It enhances good health and well-being and also encourages them to take what they experienced and share it with their family and friends,” Cr O’Reilly explained.

It's a real feather in their caps By CASEY NEILL

Members from the WNBL Dandenong Rangers Claire Pappas, Alex Bunton and Lauren Scherf with Sharon and Vy from Keysborough College. 143244 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

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CHOOKS are again ruling the roost at Noble Park Primary. In March, the Journal reported that the school needed help to build a Fort Knox pen following two chicken-nappings. Principal David Rothstadt said students with traumatic backgrounds had found refuge in the chicken coop and the thefts had affected their moods and behaviour. Leading teacher Susan Vissenjoux said Grade 4 student Mohammad started at the school last year, came from war-torn Afghanistan and learnt English through his relationship with the chickens. “Mohammad used to come down and talk to the chickens every day,” she said “For Mohammad it was a safe place. They were his friends.” The nine-year-old said he felt sad when the hens were gone and was happy to have six new friends to pat and play with. Kitchen garden co-ordinator Filomena Henderson said a parent donated his time to weld a new pen and install a security camera, and the birds came from Talking Hens’ Jason Nethercott. “He donated six hens and feed because he read the story in the newspaper,” she said. Ms Henderson said children took turns cleaning out the chook house, feeding and watering the birds and collecting their eggs. “We’ve been getting about six eggs a day. We use them in our cooking and we also sell them to parents,” she said. “The kids love it.”

Students put their strength and skills on show EMERSON students have tumbled and juggled their way to co-ordination, strength and confidence. Circus Oz visited the Dandenong school’s middle school campus and Dandenong West Primary School in the lead-up to performing But Wait ... There’s More at the Drum Theatre on 21 and 22 August. About 260 students took part in nine 90-minute workshops over four days, using circus skills to learn life skills and build leadership. “The Emerson students embraced the opportunity to learn new skills in such an encouraging and enjoyable atmosphere,” campus principal Dianne Wright said. Each student received a Circus Oz and RACV show bag with juggling balls, a frisbee and water bottle, plus access to discounted tickets to the Drum performances.

Scarf skills help students to develop their co-ordination.

Emerson students learn to balance frisbees.

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BIG V - Grand-Final Series

The Steeler... two minutes By JARROD POTTER IT’S been a nail-biter… there’s no other way to describe the BIG V Division-2 Men’s Grand-Final series. Keysborough’s double-overtime win a week back in Game 1 of the Grand-Final series was matched in Game 2 on Saturday, and then some, by a tenacious fight-back from Western Port on their home court. The 81-80 last-ditch victory kept the Steelers’ alive and forced the series to go the distance (to Game 3 on Sunday 30 August) in order to find a winner. It started with a bang for Keysborough as Malcolm Heard (29 points, 13 rebounds) and Adam Sliwinski (12 points, 6 rebounds) found their three-point range early. Even the big ‘Oyster’ himself Robert Ostojic (9 points, 10 rebounds) found his range to help push the Cougars well away through most of the match. Demoralised and missing the easiest of shots, it seemed like Western Port had thrown in the towel part way through the third term. The lead fluctuated from eight all the way up to a whopping 15 through the third term, and for most of the night it was a 10-point margin the Steelers were faced with. Despite being up against the wall, Western Port found a way to stick in the clash and kick into high-gear when the time was right, while the Cougars only aided the home side with poor foul shooting. Whether it was the hyper-noise echoing around the Steelerdome or just the pressure of the moment overwhelming the Cougars, whatever

the case may be, Keysborough produced some howlers from the free throw line - and it’s there in the stats-sheet - 15 of 34 frees made from the line. If any of those had dropped it would have been a different ball game, but instead the Steelers seized that slender window left open by the Cougars. It began with a phenomenal passage of play from league superstar Manny Hendrix (28 points) - the Steelers’ guard put himself onto Heard defensively, late in the third term, and came up with the goods instantly, taking a couple of steals and lighting the game up with a phenomenal play. He hit his first free - after getting fouled by Sliwinski on a fast-break - missed the second, pushed out to his favourite wing and drilled the three, putting the gap at 68-63. Three more treys dropped for the Steelers in a three-minute window to bring the game to 7675. And it was all level soon thereafter with three minutes to go - 77 a piece - and neither side was willing to take the foot off the pedal. Sliwinski popped up again to hit a clutch three, only to see Western Port charge down the court and hit one of their own via Dale Jaensch (12 points). The last 90 seconds was the true definition of chaos - John Constance stepped out of court, Hendrix missed a crucial three-pointer, Constance went to the line and missed his frees, before Dylan Walsh missed a shot for the Steelers. Keysborough had one last chance in the dying seconds to post the match-winning shot, but their frantic attempt bounced off the ring to give West-

Jamal Talo impressively defended a scarily versatile Manny Hendrix in the course of a Pictures: JARROD POTTER difficult evening for Keysborough. 143707 ern Port a seeing-is-believing 81-80 comeback victory. Western Port only held the lead for two minutes in the match, but they picked the right two to be ahead… when the final siren went. Heard was sensational once again - the import singlehandedly fighting back in the final term as the match started to slip away - while Andrew Lowe (6 points) provided a spark through his limited court-time and Jamal Talo (1 point, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) stuck with Hendrix as long as he could in another superb guarding effort from the young Cougar. Keysborough faced Western Port in the Game3 decider on Sunday from 2pm - after the Journal went to print - at Western Port’s home court in Somerville. For what is certain to be another nail-biting outcome go to the Journal website. Keysborough’s Dave Smith soars to the hoop. 143707 Pictures: JARROD POTTER

SEABL EAST CONFERENCE - Preliminary Final

Time not on Titans’ side

Rangers scratched by Cats By JARROD POTTER

By JARROD POTTER CLOSE but not close enough for the gallant South East Titans, who were downed 18-26 in the Victorian Rugby League preliminary final against Werribee. After fighting their way past the North East Wolves in last week’s semi-final, the Titans - only in their first VRL 1st Grade season - had another massive mountain to climb if they wanted to make an inaugural grand final. Facing last year’s premiers, Werribee, the Titans stormed out of the blocks early as Richard Ene pushed the Dandenong-based side ahead for the only time in the clash. The Bears went to work after that - blowing out the margin to 18 with 20 minutes left in the match, despite the best efforts of Gasa Tiatia to cut the gap. To the Titans’ credit, they made a clash of it to storm in another two tries late in the clash as Angelo Leaupepe forced the first try through before Ene bagged his second try to whittle the margin back to eight. Time was not on the Titans’ side though as the final whistle on their season was blown. Werribee subsequently set up a grandfinal rematch with perennial rival Casey Warriors.

SUPERCATS by name and Supercats by their actions. The Geelong basketball powerhouse was just too strong for Dandenong - the Rangers’ SEABL men having their season cut short on Saturday with a 97-80 loss. The heroic exploits of an injury-ravaged Dandenong roster finally caught up to them, but not after swinging for the fences in one last SEABL 2015 battle. Geelong fired on all cylinders through the first term though - dominating the boards at both ends to rattle off a 32-16 lead. It left the Rangers chasing all night - leaving the heavy-lifting up to Daequon Montreal (24 points, 10 rebounds) and Lucas Walker (13 points, 10 rebounds), who continued to lead the charge right up to the final siren of the year. Digging deep with the season on the line, Dandenong rallied to win the next two terms and cut the margin back to nine coming into the final quarter. Montreal dropped his two treys in an actionpacked second term blitz - cutting the gap to 10 by the main break. But no matter what Dandenong did - running Matt Owies and Dwayne Campbell for outside shooting, bringing on Mason Peatling, or passing the ball around like crazy to find the open shot the gap barely dropped below double digits for the remainder of the night. Fouls also mounted for Dandenong, leaving coach Darren Perry little option but to rotate his inexperienced bench featuring a number of teenagers. The gallantry was put to bed by Geelong’s tre-

Lucas Walker, pictured playing last week against Ballarat, continued his superb season with another double-double, this time in Dandenong’s SEABL finals’ loss to Geelong. 143419 Picture: JARROD POTTER mendous trio Kimmani Barrett (23 points), Nick Owusu (20) and Nathan Herbert (20) - to book a spot in Saturday’s (5 September) SEABL East Conference playoff against Albury-Wodonga. Rangers’ guard Calvin Enge (9 points) also excelled to drop four-for-four from the field.

Dandenong still has one side left in the SEABL premiership hunt, with the women given the chance to avenge the men when they face none other than Geelong on Saturday evening (5 September) in a SEABL Conference playoff from 7pm.

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We are one… we are St Mary’s

Melbourne Vixens’ star Geva Mentor with St Mary’s up-and-coming netballers Abuk Kenyang (left) and Julia Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Kaitani (right) at a special training session for the club on Friday. 143626

“AT ST MARY’S Netball Club we believe that it doesn’t matter where you are from, or if you know how to play netball or not… you are welcomed to St Mary’s Netball Club with open arms.” A humble philosophy - based entirely around complete inclusion at St Mary’s Netball Club - that has not gone unrecognised by the greater netball community. The Dandenong and District Netball Association club - based at Greaves Reserve - has been honoured by Netball Australia and Australia Post as one of seven national winners in the 2015 Australia Post One Netball Community Awards. Australia Post and Netball Australia encouraged individuals, clubs, associations from across the country to nominate their local inclusion champions for the Australia Post One Netball Community Awards, which are now in their second year. The awards recognise and reward the individuals, clubs and associations that go above and beyond to create and support inclusive netball environments. As part of their prize St Mary’s Netball Club received a visit from an Aus-

tralia Post One Netball Ambassador - Geva Mentor - on Friday afternoon, with the Melbourne Vixens’ champion goalkeeper running a special training session to help cultivate the next generation of Dandenong netball talent. Australian Diamonds player and Australia Post One Netball Ambassador Rebecca Bulley congratulated this year’s winners and commended them for making netball more inclusive for everyone. “These winners are the true champions of our sport,” Bulley said. “I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet with the people that are behind some of these programs and to witness the joy on the participants’ faces as they participate in netball… and it wasn’t just the participants that had smiles on their faces, it was their families too. “Netball is a wonderful way to bring communities together.” St Mary’s also received a $1000 Australia Post Load&Go Visa Prepaid Gift Card and a netball signed by the 2015 Australian Diamonds’ team. To learn more about One Netball, visit www.onenetball.org.au.

All screamers for ice cream By MICHAEL FLOYD KEL Greenough annexed the first and last legs of the Sandown quaddie on Thursday night to bring up a significant milestone for the popular Pearcedale trainer. During a brief respite from the rain that had drenched Sandown Park in the lead up, Rivergum Drive pounced from box 1, leaving the rail briefly to pass early leader Bowl ‘Em Out and power to victory in a slick 29.34. Three races later, Billo’s Pick jumped from box 8 to scoot around the field at the first turn and find the line in 29.40. The two brindle chasers were clearly the two fastest winners on night. “They both drew their box so we were pretty confident coming into their races,” said Angela Jackson, deputising for her father, Kel Greenough. The kennel’s confidence proved well founded and both greyhounds started as short favourites. The double brought up the kennel’s 50th win in Victoria in 2015 at an astonishing winning strike rate of 47 per cent. “That’s a pretty good strike

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Rivergum Drive was the “ice cream” of the crop following his win on Thursday evening. Picture: SUPPLIED rate, much better than mum’s!” said Jackson with a laugh. Despite the ‘rivalry’, Team Greenough is a tight knit operation involving three generations of the family. And as is the custom after each run, the team enjoyed a stop at McDonald’s on the way home for an ice-cream. “The greyhounds certainly enjoy their ice cream!” said Jackson. Sandown’s annual ‘Man’s

Night’ - a fundraising event for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia - will be held this Thursday 3 September. A highlight of the night will be the finals of the inaugural $20,000 Sandown Darts Challenge, with Australian darts champion Kyle Anderson on hand to challenge the winner. Dining for the evening is still available, contact the club on 9546 9511 to reserve a table.

Our South East Juniors in the mix PARKMORE, North Dandenong and Noble Park were all in the mix to claim South East Juniors’ premiership glory on Sunday. It started in the highest age bracket as Parkmore’s Premier 2 (under-17 and under-16 combined) side clashed with Fountain Gate - who can even

claim their own Dandenong affiliation with a junior-senior alliance with St John’s Amateur Football Club. There was even an all-Dandenong finale, one of the first seen in many years of South East Juniors competition. The Bulls locked horns with the Sharks in an under-13

grand final salvo, while Parkmore’s under-11s battled it out against Berwick. With the matches finishing after the Journal went to print, for more on the South East Juniors results click onto the Dandenong Journal website www.dandenong.starcommunity.com.au.

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A great start hosed down

Stewart Kemperman puts in a full length dive - and one good bare-faced tackle. 143705 Picture: JARROD POTTER

EASTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE - Semi Final

No comment! BLOODIED, muddied, beaten and bruised. There was nothing left to smile about for Noble Park after conceding a hellacious Saturday afternoon against Norwood in the first EFL semi final. The Norsemen got out of the blocks strongly against the Bulls and no matter what Mick Fogarty threw at the opposition, it wasn’t enough to close the gap. Nothing went the Bulls way as the fans howled in rage at the umpiring and the side’s inability to maintain possession in the back half. Of Norwood’s 15 goals across the afternoon, Noble Park played a direct hand in most of them as turnovers and free kicks pushed the Norsemen ahead throughout the day. The news only got worse for the Bulls in the third term, as livewire forward Ziggie Alwan (3 goals) left the clash after colliding heavily in a contest - sustaining a serious shoulder injury that will leave the former VFL player potentially out of contention for the remainder of the season. It left Shayne Allan (4 goals) to gallantly battle by himself up forward - especially in the second half as the flooding from both sides made life particularly tough at either end. An Allan goal just on the three-quarter-time siren brought the gap back to 16 at the final change and the Bulls resumed with vigour in the fourth. But early chances on goal didn’t eventuate and the Norsemen rallied to put the match beyond the Bulls down the straight to advance to the qualifying final against Balwyn with a 29-point win. Kyle Martin (25 possessions) was a clear best for Noble Park - despite being piggybacked in most stoppages and thrown off the ball at most others - while the skipper Craig Anderson (25 possessions) also flew the flag alongside ruckman Glen Manson and the evergreen Stewart Kemperman. Passions ran high in the rooms after the match as Fogarty told his men they were more than capable of beating Norwood, but not playing like that. Fogarty wouldn’t be drawn into commentary

on the standard of decision-making from the officials and left opinions on the umpiring to public speculation. “I refuse to talk about the umpires or I’ll get something - a please explain,” Fogarty said. “Everyone that saw it - and what decisions they made - if you saw the game today… whilst our skill error at times gifted them goals that were our fault... I just can’t comment.” The hard grind has become ever-present in Bulls’ matches this year and the coach was pleased to see his prime movers stand tall. “Great fightback… I was really pleased with our boys their effort today to work themselves and give us a chance to win the game was terrific,” Fogarty said. “Everything that could go wrong did - Ziggie went down… put his body on the line, Martin just gets bullied off the ball and everyone sees it… it staggers me.” Despite three losses to Norwood this season, Fogarty still holds out faith his side can knock over the reigning premiers. “Anyone that saw it today will walk away and so will Denis (Norwood coach Denis Knight) - he’ll know that but he mightn’t admit it, but he’ll know it,” Fogarty said. Noble Park now enters the EFL Division-1 repechage and will face either Vermont or Rowville on Sunday 6 September at Jubilee Park.

EFL SCOREBOARD NORWOOD 5.4 8.5 12.5 15.10 (100) NOBLE PARK 1.2 4.6 9.7 10.11 (71) Norwood Goals: D. Stewart 4, L. Williams 3, M. McCormack 2, M. Decler 2, J. Kroussoratis, M. Jessop, D. Johnson, Z. McCubbin. Best: D. Stewart, M. Aver, M. Ambrose, J. Holmes, S. Hill, L. Dickson. Noble Park Goals: S. Allan 4, Z. Alwan 3, V. Faik, S. Monaghan, S. Kemperman. Best: J. Plymin, C. Anderson, S. Kemperman, S. Allan, G. Manson, K. Martin.

High flying Matt Collett got up among the clouds for this one... but didn’t come down with it. 143704 Picture: JARROD POTTER

SFL SCOREBOARD

By JARROD POTTER JUMPED by the harder hitting Lions, the Burra has been left to wonder what happened in its 9.4 (58) to 10.6 (66) capitulation against Murrumbeena. The first quarter emphatically belonged to Keysborough - living up to its high-calibre season through the first term to smash past the third placed Murrumbeena. But the four-goal opening term would be the highlight of the Burra’s afternoon as the falling rain seemed to rally the under-dogs, nee underlions, as Murrumbeena lashed back. Woeful possession-play through the centre, and especially off the half-back line, did Keysborough no favours. As soon as the half-backs would boot it out, the Lions gobbled it back up and pumped it long. Will Gayfer and Scott Chamberlain had to fight out back time-in, time-out, but the vicious circle ensnared the Burra through the second term, allowing Murrumbeena to boot three goals and cut the margin dramatically. It would not get any better for the Burra after half time as Murrumbeena dug in and hit up Alex Moloney (4 goals) among others at will. The Burra conceded the lead in the dying stages of the term and wouldn’t recover it, as two goals apiece to Davor Rajic, Bryce Sutton and coach Ryan Goodes wasn’t enough to help the Burra hold on in the first finals’ upset of 2015. Tim Bacic, Dan Morland, Geoff Humphreys and Shaun Dunn were best afield for Keysborough in the eight-point defeat. Keysborough is left to lick its wounds and face either Skye or Caulfield in an elimination final on Sunday 6 September from 2.15pm

KEYSBOROUGH 4.1 5.1 8.3 9.4 (58) MURRUMBEENA 1.2 4.4 8.4 10.6 (66) Keysborough Goals: D. Rajic 2, B. Sutton 2, R. Goodes 2, G. Humphreys, D. Morland, C. Hargreaves. Best: T. Bacic, D. Morland, G. Humphreys, S. Dunn, R. Goodes, C. Capsalis. Murrumbeena Goals: A. Moloney 4, C. Cairns 2, D. Cavanagh, S. Moloney, A. Ekberg-Weiss, S. Hawking. Best: K. Downing, C. Cairns, A. Moloney, D. Elkman, M. Walder, S. Moloney.

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