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Drive for heritage By CASEY NEILL Ricky Muir wants to Heritage List Sandown Racecourse to save it from development. In his last pre-election appearance, the Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party Senate candidate said the Springvale site had a place in the country’s history. “I am making this call today as the community cannot wait a day longer if this venue is to be saved from becoming a housing estate,” Mr Muir said. “There have been varying reports, but it is pretty clear to me that the owners of this land have future plans that don’t involve motor racing. “I believe that Sandown Raceway meets the criteria to be placed on the National Heritage List, and so it should be.” He said the site dated back to the 19th century and the bitumen race circuit had been in use since 1962. Sandown has hosted six Australian Grand Prix events, he said, with Formula One world champion Sir Jack Brabham among the winners. “He may be gone but we can hold onto that part of history,” he said. Sandown Raceway hosted the final round of the 1984 World Sportscar Championship - the first FIA-sanctioned international event ever held in Australia. Mr Muir said the track first hosted the Sandown 500 V8 Supercars endurance race in 1964 and it was an iconic Melbourne, Victorian and Australian event. “Peter Brock won nine Sandown 500s, including seven in a row from 1975,” he said. “A lot of the people I stand to represent have a strong connection to Sandown Raceway. “The first time I went there was only in recent times, when the Toyota car club held an event. “The whole track was full from one end to the other.” Mr Muir said Sandown also provided a venue for off-street racing to tackle hooning.
“We need to be offering the venue to say ‘this is the right place to go, you do not do it on the streets’,” he said. “The guys from Easternats have reached out to me in recent times. “I have worked closely with a track down in Gippsland, which is the Gippsland Motorplex, and spoke with the local police in relation to that.” He said the officers reported that using the track for off-street racing curbed hoon behaviour. Mr Muir said other city racing circuits around the country had closed over the past 20 years, including Surfers Paradise Raceway, the Amaroo Park and Oran Park in Sydney. “It’s very, very rare to see these inner suburban tracks with multi-purpose use continuing,” he said. “Nobody in the motorsport community wants to see a future prime minister stand here and launch ‘Sandown Raceway Town’ as we saw with Malcolm Turnbull at Oran Park last week. “I don’t think we need to see any more of Australia’s historic tracks closing down and becoming estates into the future.” Sandown owner Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) declined to comment on Mr Muir’s plan. But on the persistent rumours of the track’s sale, chairman Mike Symons said the club announced more than two years ago that it would develop a Sandown masterplan. He said it was still being developed and presented a number of options for Sandown’s future. “However, I want to assure you that no decisions have been made by the club, and ultimately any decision on the future will be made by members,” he said. “We will continue to engage with key stakeholders including our members, trainers, participants, local communities and State Government regarding our masterplan.”
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Small screens in land of refuge By CASEY NEILL Refugees reveal their challenges, successes and everyday lives in short films with help from AMES. Dandenong’s Sarmad Rubaye and Berwick resident Mehdi Jaghuri shared their passions, hopes, dreams and journeys in short films for the Heartlands 2016 Arts Project: Stories from Refugee Youth. The 10 clips, together 23 minutes long, provide an insight into some of the communities that have found a safe haven in Australia in recent years. Mr Rubaye fled war-torn Iraq with his family when he was 12 years old and took refuge in neighbouring Jordan. The 25-year-old said his passion for soccer was his saviour. “I fell in love with the game and I said to myself ‘this is what I’m going to do in life’,” he said. “Soccer is a game for everyone - the poor people, the rich people, and it’s inspiration for the kids everywhere on earth.” Mr Rubaye played the sport professionally during his time in Jordan, where he also studied sports science at university. “The first game as a professional I was shaking, but after that, it’s come to be a great feeling,” he said. He came to Australia with his family in August last year, is studying English and hopes to make a career out of the round ball game. “The first coach for me, he’s the best coach ever, and he advised me ‘whatever you do, you have to take the soccer ball with us’,” he laughed. “So even in bed the soccer ball has to be with us. Sleep with the soccer ball! “My dream is playing in the big stadiums like AAMI Park.” Mr Jaghuri’s father arrived in Australia by boat in 1998, the rest of the family following in 2005. The 23-year-old was 12 then, couldn’t speak English, had gone from candlelight to electricity, and had never seen a bathroom or shower. Art gave him a voice that transcended language barriers. Mr Jaghuri is now giving others the same opportunity through Connection Gallery in Dan-
Sarmad Rubaye watches soccer on the Harmony Square screen. 155786 denong, with classmates and colleagues from Monash University’s art, design and architecture (MADA) faculty. Other participants hail from Somalia, Burma, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Egypt and Pakistan. The films feature vastly different stories that are emotionally connected and reveal the communal nature of humanity. AMES Australia helps more than 40,000 peo-
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ple each year through humanitarian settlement, education, training and employment services for refugees and newly-arrived migrants. The organisation works with the community, business and government to develop sustainable and effective settlement solutions for everyone involved. AMES launched Heartlands at Federation Square during Refugee Week, from Sunday 19 to Saturday 25 June.
It will also screen at Footscray Community Arts Centre and Wyndham Art Gallery in Werribee. Audiences can experience Heartlands at Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, corner Walker and Robinson streets, Dandenong, at 11am, noon and 1pm on Monday 25, Tuesday 26 and Thursday 28 July.
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Clean sweep for Labor By CASEY NEILL The Labor Party achieved a clean sweep in Greater Dandenong at the Saturday 2 July Federal Election. In marginal Bruce, Julian Hill claimed victory over Liberal candidate Helen Kroger, with 54.7 per cent of the two-party preferred vote when the Journal went to print. A 1.8 per cent margin at the 2013 election plus ALP incumbent Alan Griffin retiring made for a tight contest in the electorate. Clare O’Neil held onto Hotham with 58.4 per cent of the two-party preferred vote over the Liberal Party’s George Hua. In Isaacs, Mark Dreyfus trumped Liberal opponent Gary Spencer with 55.8 per cent of the vote after preferences. In a murky end to the eight-week election campaign, police last week investigated allegations that three firefighters threatened to tear down a sign supporting the CFA at a Dandenong poultry business.
A banner with the words “Save the CFA - put Labor last” was hanging on the Victor’s Wholesale Meats building on Princes Highway. Three men in fire station uniform allegedly demanded the business owner take it down on Monday 27 June. Victor’s owner Kim Le told the Journal she directed the firemen to neighbouring garage Maz Motors on Adelaide Street. “They asked me ‘who put this sign on?’. I said ‘the lady named Helen’,” she said, referring to Ms Kroger. “My neighbour, he came here and he asked before Helen came. “After that he and Helen came to my office and asked me again. I said ‘OK’. “Monday the fire brigade people came and asked me ‘who put this sign?’ and they were very friendly. “We talked about the weather, we talked about anything. “The people from the fire brigade were very nice people.”
Ms Le said the police attended the premises on Wednesday and asked her a few questions. “I don’t know why the police came,” she said. Maz Motors declined a request from the Journal for comment. A spokesman for Ms Kroger confirmed that she had used campaign funds to pay for the sign and organised the installation. Greater Dandenong Inspector Sean Murray told the Journal on Wednesday that police were “investigating to see if any offences occurred”. On Friday, he said: "We investigated this incident speaking to the CFA and people in the shops. "There was no offence committed and there will be no further involvement by police other than monitoring the polling stations tomorrow." Dandenong Fire Station officer-in-charge Paul Carrigg confirmed that Victoria Police had finished its investigation and would not be taking the matter further. “There will be an internal investigation conducted to find out whether the members involved have breached any CFA offences,” he said.
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A driver careered towards a police officer before reversing and fleeing during a Friday morning confrontation in Dandenong. Uniform police were following a black Audi along Cheltenham Road when it stopped near Sinclair Street just after 11am on 24 June. “The vehicle is of interest to us in relation to an unrelated matter,” Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Acting Sergeant Luke Shore said. “The driver put it in reverse and accelerated heavily the wrong way down Cheltenham Road,” Sgt Shore said. One of the officers was moving towards the Audi on the median strip when the driver switched gears and came back towards him. Sgt Shore said he switched back into reverse and then drove off east along Cheltenham Road. “No police member was injured but the conduct was quite concerning for the member involved,” he said.
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Hooded gunmen rob store Two balaclava-clad men produced a shotgun during a Dandenong TattsLotto store robbery. They entered the Hemmings Street shop about 6pm on Friday 24 June. One approached the counter at the rear, produced a sawn-off shotgun and demanded cash from the 28-year-old attendant. However, there was no cash to hand over because the store was closed. But the armed man continued his demands and pushed through the counter towards the victim, who then handed over his wallet. A 42-year-old man then entered the store. The bandit pointed the gun at him before fleeing with his accomplice.
Teen on stolen goods charge A Dandenong North teen will answer a handling stolen goods charge after police found him with a mobile phone stolen from an unconscious girl. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Acting Sergeant Luke Shore said police arrested the 17-year-old in Dandenong North on Friday 24 June. He was found with a phone taken from a 15-year-old girl after she was knocked unconscious at an out-of-control house party in Springvale in May. The teen was bailed to appear in a children’s court in July. Councillor Roz Blades and resident Gary Chirgwin. 156132
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A masked man brandishing a knife tried to rob a Springvale sweets store. Police allege he walked into the Springvale Road Indian confectionary shop, located near James Street, about 7.50pm on Monday 27 June. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Acting Sergeant Luke Shore said the man, who was also wearing gloves, produced the knife and demanded money from the 34-year-old woman behind the counter. “The victim was on the phone at the time. We believe this may have deterred the offender,” he said. “He ran off through the rear door of the store, empty-handed.”
High-rise parking proposal does not go down well A parking boost should feature in the Noble Park level crossing removal project, says councillor Roz Blades. But her suggestion of a multi-deck car park has met opposition. At the Monday 27 June Greater Dandenong Council meeting she asked if the council could advocate to the Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) on the issue. Cr Blades said a bus terminus should also feature in redevelopments at Noble Park train station alongside removing the level crossing. She said residents who lived nearby reported commuters’ cars clogging their streets from 6am and into the evening. “We need to get the best deal we can for Noble Park residents and traders,” she said. “There’s an opportunity there for greater trade, but not if people can’t park. “They say there won’t be any less parking. “But there’s talk about commuters parking at the Sandown station, which is already full. “Reconfiguring parking spaces could get another 40 or 50 cars in there, but it’s certainly not going to take the whole load.” Cr Peter Brown said Greyhounds Entertainment and Sandown Racecourse could provide opportunities for parking five minutes up the road “rather than putting in expensive infrastructure in Noble Park”. He said he doubted that Noble Park residents would support “a concrete and steel multi-level parking station where parkland should be, slapbang in the middle of Noble Park’s activity centre”. In an email to councillors, Greater Dandenong’s city planning, design and amenity director Jody Bosman said that the LXRA had indicated in recent discussions it was “not open to entertaining the construction of a multi-deck car park as part of the project delivery”. “In my view, turning the heart of the village/ Noble Park activity centre into a large car parking facility is probably not the best land use and urban design outcome,” he said. “We will need to take an holistic view of the challenge.”
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100 years ago, 8 July 1916 The War English Tourists in France Previous to the war, huge sums of money were annually spent in France by English motorists during the touring season. Despite the war, the French authorities, recognising the importance of this annual influx of moneyed motorists, are appealing that English tourists should continue to make their annual trip. The English will be received in France with enthusiasm and we are arranging that hotels will be open in all interesting districts except, of course, in the military zones, where it is impossible to travel by road or rail. Certain formalities have to be gone through for the use of cars or long railway journeys. However, travellers are to be reassured that they will not meet with the Austro Ger-
man element and will continue to encounter the traditional kindness and hearty welcome of the French “Belle France”. 50 years ago, 7 July 1966 Fire fought under a hail of bullets Firemen risked their lives in a hail of exploding ammunition as they fought a spectacular $20,000 fire at Springvale on Monday night. Bullets and cartridges whistled around 15 firemen as they battled the outbreak at the Springvale Road sports goods store owned by Mr Reg Saunders of Lightwood Road, Noble Park. Ammunition stored in the shop exploded as flames reached it, and firemen said at times the scene resembled a full-scale military battle. Miraculously no firemen were seriously hurt, although three received minor injuries. Doors in shops 25 yards across Spring-
vale Road were later found to be pitted with bullet holes. Mr Saunders said he had almost a tonne of ammunition stored in the shop.
pointed a new executive line up. Dandenong Hospital is now headed by former director of nursing at Monash Medical Centre, Ms Helen Kemp.
20 years ago, 1 July 1996 Staff cuts hit hard At least nine jobs have been axed at Dandenong Hospital in the past two weeks. Last week six staff, including four senior department heads, were made redundant and told to finish on Friday. Two weeks earlier, two senior nursing staff and a nursing co-ordinator were made redundant. A Journal source said they believed the redundancies were due to a “continually diminishing” budget. As part of sweeping changes to Victoria’s hospitals, the Southern Health Care Network, which administers the hospital, recently ap-
5 years ago, 4 July 2011 Rail station’s OK, say police Although Dandenong recorded the second highest number of assaults at Melbourne railway stations last year, local police say it’s not as bad as it seems. It was revealed last week that there were 28 assaults at the Dandenong station last year, second only to Flinders Street with 31. But Senior Sergeant Mick Martin of Dandenong police said the figures needed to be put into context. He said that considering the railway station was a transit hub used by thousands of people each week, 28 assaults for the year was “actually quite minimal”.
Boyds marched with the times What’s In a Name delves into the fascinating stories and personalities behind some of the city’s bestknown street names. This week the Journal looks at central Dandenong’s Boyd Lane, named for the Gippsland Hardware Company’s owners. Boyd Lane was named after the Boyd family, which owned and operated Gippsland Hardware Company. Reg Boyd, along with his son Jim and his two daughters Mrs Cunningham and Mrs Storer, opened the Gippsland Hardware Company in 1945. Under Reg’s shrewd guidance, he and his family built the business up to be the biggest of its kind in Dandenong. To cope with the growth, the Boyds erected a modern new building at 236 Lonsdale Street. It stood where the Dandenong Arcade is located today, and ran all the way through to McCrae Street, now home to Palm Plaza. In April 1954, the Argus newspaper reported
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continued to grow and eventually employed 34 staff, all of whom continued to work for the business after its sale to GN Raymond Ltd in 1962. The sale of the business was reported locally as being “the biggest take-over deal yet on the Golden Mile involving an undisclosed cash sum”. Reg died in June 1963, the year after he sold the business and retired. The Boyd business was a hallmark of the remarkable growth that Dandenong witnessed following the end of the World War II and Reg was praised as “marching with the times”. The City of Greater Dandenong last year installed signage in Boyds Lane to share the family story. This sign is on the side wall of the original Boyds building. Part of the original brick facade is still visible on the Lonsdale Street building.
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Mr Bright said Reddecliffe’s rehabilitative prospects - without going to jail - were improved by recently becoming a father. Magistrate Barry Schulz said Reddecliffe’s professional driving experience should have made him more alert to the dangers and that his culpability as the organiser was higher than other participants’. “He was directing cars in the bowl but when there were fireworks thrown in, thick smoke and up to six people in the midst of the cars, not at one stage (did) he (go to) manage the ... pedestrian participants. “The risk to people was horrendous.” Reddecliffe was also given an 18 month community corrections order, was ordered to take a safe driving program, to undertake 175 hours of community work and was disqualified from driving for two years.
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By CASEY NEILL Greater Dandenong Council has stuck with a “logic-defying” plan to slice up the Keysborough green wedge. The minimum block size could be slashed from six hectares to 2000 square metres with State Government approval. But Councillor Matthew Kirwan maintained that the Planning Minister would tear up the “farcical” proposal. At the Tuesday 14 June council meeting, a seven-to-four vote passed a motion that included the size change. Cr Kirwan said the intention heading into the meeting was to seek approval from Planning Minister Richard Wynne to proceed with embedding the council’s Green Wedge Management Plan adopted in December 2014 - into the municipality’s planning scheme. So at the Monday 27 June meeting Cr Kirwan moved to rescind “the wrong decision for today and the wrong decision for future generations”. “I also felt we had let down the majority of submitters ... who supported leaving the amendment as is when we exhibited it earlier this year,” he said. His motion failed four votes to six, so the council will now go ahead with asking Mr Wynne to put the plan to a panel for assessment for inclusion in the planning scheme. He could agree to proceed, rule that the plan has to go back to the public for comment, or tear it up. Cr Kirwan expects the latter to happen, but said that if the plan had to go back out for public consultation it would cost the council about $400,000 in further strategic work and take up to two years. He said that if it made it to a panel, “the most likely outcome is that the amendment would be rejected on the basis that to allow such a minimum lot size, the urban growth boundary would need to be moved”.
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Apex-like gangs prompt plans for car-jacking bill By CASEY NEILL Curbing car-jacking is in the sights of State Parliament - and pollies across the divide want to take credit. On Thursday 23 June, the Victorian Coalition proposed legislation to make car-jacking a specific and serious crime. The State Government argued that less than 24 hours earlier it had flagged doing the same thing and was developing a bill with Victoria Police. Shadow Community Safety, Corrections and Police Minister Edward O’Donoghue said that “gangs like Apex continue to terrorise the community with car-jackings, drive-by shootings and
home invasions”. “Car-jackings were virtually unknown in Victoria until relatively recently,” he said. “They have become all too common, causing enormous angst in the community.” Mr O’Donoghue said drivers should not be fearful on Victorian roads and a strong deterrence message was needed. “That’s why the Coalition has introduced legislation today, and will debate it when parliament resumes in August, to create new offences of carjacking and aggravated car-jacking,” he said. The crimes would carry maximum penalties of 15 and 25 years in jail respectively, he said. Attorney-General Martin Pakula said he’d in-
dicated on Wednesday 22 June that the government was preparing to bring in legislation to deal with car-jacking. “And today (Thursday) the Opposition introduces a bill that we still haven’t seen,” he said. “If you think that’s a coincidence, you’d also believe in leprechauns. “It’s pathetic game playing by an Opposition that doesn’t seem to realise it lost the last election. “The Government will be supporting a Government Bill - one that is being developed in consultation with Victoria Police - not some back of the envelope effort so that the Liberal Party can say ‘me too’.”
Footpath for student safety is still a long way off By CASEY NEILL Footpath access to a Keysborough school is probably still more than two years away. Mt Hira College principal Sareh Salarzadeh said the news was “surprising” and that a safe walkway for students to the Perry Road site was crucial. Councillor Matthew Kirwan asked for an update on footpath plans at the Monday 27 June Greater Dandenong Council meeting. “Parents of Mt Hira students are increasingly moving to the new estates of Keysborough to be within walking distance of Mt Hira but can’t safely reach it when they walk south of Greens Road,” he said. City planning, design and amenity director Jody Bosman said funding for the project was coming through the Dandenong South Industrial Area Development Contributions Plan (DCP). “The money is collected when development
takes place. I guess it’s unknown as to when the various landowners will develop,” he said. “It’s a 10-year DCP. “That development could take place anywhere within that period. “It’s a bit difficult to forecast whether it’s going to be in a year’s time or five years’ time. “But if you’re looking for safe bet, you’d probably say that it’s not going to be within the next couple of years.” Acting engineering services director Oliver Vido said it was likely that the footpath would be part of road improvement works. “To try to put a footpath in at this point when we don’t have the detailed design information relating to the road is poor practice in that the footpath may have to be removed,” he said. Ms Salarzadeh said a footpath would ease traffic congestion around the college. “Parents have to drive their children,” she said. “It’s not that far of a walk, really, but it’s not safe for them to be able to do so.
“It’s just going to get worse. “We had 435 students in 2014. That’s up to 545 now. “We have a long waiting list for next year.” She said that if a concreted pathway wasn’t yet possible, perhaps the council could clear away grass to create a track, especially given that snakes were part of the school’s risk assessment. “We always maintain our lawns,” she said. The timeline for the footpath has increased since the Journal last reported on the issue in August 2014. Then-principal Patricia Gay had heard from council planners that they couldn’t “construct a permanent footpath until the road has been rebuilt and this could take one to three years”. “But I have asked about a more temporary one and they are going to cost it and let us know,” she said. Mr Vido said at the time that he was working with the school towards a short-term solution.
Bridges span crossing plan A rail bridge and a road bridge are the two options on the table for removing the Abbotts Road level crossing. Two deaths and many injuries in the past seven years has placed the Dandenong South junction on the State Government’s list of 50 it would remove as soon as possible. The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) caused community uproar in February when it proposed closing Abbotts Road and building a new road link over the rail line connecting Remington Drive to Pound Road West. Abbotts Road businesses said the project would cripple trade on the thoroughfare. LXRA announced a back-flip in response to community pressure on 23 May and on Wednesday 29 June revealed it had shortlisted “two feasible options”. An email sent to stakeholders said community consultation and a “thorough multi-criteria assessment” had narrowed the options down to building a rail bridge over Abbotts Road or a road bridge over the rail line. “Dandenong South is a growing employment and innovation hub and, as such, the impact on businesses is a key consideration in determining the final solution for this project,” the email said. Road and rail network efficiency, construction impacts, site characteristics, safety, value for money and future development in the area were other key criteria. “Further work needs to be done on both the shortlisted options to determine the best possible solution to remove the level crossing at Abbotts Road,” it said. This work will be presented at community drop-in sessions in July for feedback and a final solution will be announced in August. Visit levelcrossings.vic.gov.au or email contact@levelcrossings.vic.gov.au for more information.
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Builder scores The builder that will make Tatterson Park’s new pavilion a reality has been chosen. At their Monday 27 June meeting, Greater Dandenong councillors unanimously agreed to pay Ireland Brown Constructions a $9,302,909 lump sum to complete the project. It will include eight change rooms, a function room, community meeting rooms and a 500-seat grandstand. The Dandenong City and Thunder soccer clubs and the Dandenong Stingrays AFL side are among the reserve’s users and portable change rooms are on-site at the moment to meet demand. The council’s sport and recreation co-ordinator Sue Appleton said the project was five years or more in the making. She said construction would start in July and should wrap up by the end of next year, and that groups were already asking about using the new spaces. Councillor Jim Memeti said the community was looking forward to seeing something perma-
nently built at the reserve, and he was looking forward to the synthetic soccer pitch coming in the project’s next stage. “Soccer is growing really well in our city - we have more teams than any other municipality,” he said. “This synthetic pitch will help them train and play.” Cr Roz Blades said the progress was nice to see. “I was the mayor that turned the sod on a completely empty block of land,” she said. The council report on awarding the contract said Ireland Brown Constructions had “a strong history of performance within the construction industry for this level of project”. “The preferred tenderer has previously delivered design and construct contracts of a similar size and nature as council’s project,” it said. The Journal reported in March that the State Government contributed a $650,000 Community Sports Infrastructure Fund grant to the project, in addition to Federal Government funding and the council’s cash.
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Mr Jaensch said that without a cap in place, the rate rise would have been 5.5 per cent and generated another $3 million for capital works. “There’s no one single thing that has necessarily missed out. All the directorates have had to tighten their belts,” he said. Late additions to the budget were $35,000 for a ‘wombat crossing’ speed hump in Dandenong’s Menzies Avenue, $20,000 for a steam weeding trial and $352,000 for the Sarah Lands parkland development in Keysborough. The document included $8.65 million for the Springvale Civic Precinct, including the Springvale Town Hall redevelopment, due to start in October and finish before June next year. The council allocated $3.3 million towards a new pavilion, car park and access road at Keysborough’s Tatterson Park, plus $3.26 million for the project from the federal and state governments. A $400,000 allocation to Local Area Traffic Management will tackle issues in Dandenong North’s Devira Street, Besley Street in Dandenong, Titcher Road in Noble Park North, and Springvale’s Regent Avenue.
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Angela Docherty is searching for long-lost family, which was last known to be living in Dandenong. Her great aunt and uncle Alexander and Catherine Walker (nee Robson) emigrated to Australia in the 1950s under the 10-pound-pom scheme and had two children, Sandra and Cathie. “The last known address I have for them is 3 Fadden Street, Dandenong, but cannot find any trace of them since,” she said. “I would greatly appreciate any information anyone has on where they could have gone or if they perhaps knew the family.
Councillor Roz Blades was visibly shaken after Cr Peter Brown several times interrupted her to call a “point of order” while she tried to comment on the green wedge at the Monday 27 June Greater Dandenong Council meeting. Cr Brown later defended his behaviour in an email detailing the meeting procedures. “Since being first elected to a defunct council in 1987 ... one would have thought that Cr Blades would have learnt something about formal meeting procedure. Or perhaps, like myself, as we age, we forget.”
Councillor Maria Sampey has signed the new Councillor Code of Conduct - despite pledging a month ago to refuse. The Journal on 24 May reported that she risked disqualification if she didn’t sign the updated document - a Local Government Act requirement. But she put pen to paper at a special meeting on Monday 27 June. She had questioned why members of parliament and council staff didn’t have to sign.
There was a rather telling fashion statement worn by a man in custody who was brought into the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court. On the front of his white T-shirt was emblazoned in Gothic font: “Doin’ Time”. Surely it’s a slogan that ought to appear on prison-issue tracksuits.
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Looking back at storyteller Jack By NARELLE COULTER Jack Johnson loved a yarn. He could talk for hours about his favourite topics - his adored wife Frances, his six children, his growing brood of grandchildren and, most of all, his beloved Dandenong. The final chapter of Jack’s own story was written on Saturday 25 June when he died aged 87. I first met Jack in 2014. Legendary Journal reporter Marg Stork had recently died and her passing marked the end of her column, A Moment With Marg. The wonderful volunteers at the Dandenong and District Historical Society insisted I talk to Jack, pressing a copy of his book, When the Clock Strikes, into my hands. Jack was delighted when I asked for permission to serialise his book in the Journal. Published in 2009, the book captures in vivid detail the rural market town which was Dandenong in the 1930s. “We were children of an almost virgin landscape, of pristine little creeks that meandered through the beautiful natural expanse of the Dandenong Valley as it swept up and into the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges and led us, as young explorers in short pants, into the hills of Narre Warren North, Harkaway and the areas that would become Doveton, Endeavour Hills, Hallam and Rowville,” he wrote. In subsequent pages Jack chronicled his memories of Dandenong Market when it was primarily a livestock market, the Dandenong Show when it was a highlight of the town’s social calendar, of dances at the town hall and of the faces and personalities of Dandenong. Jack himself became a plumber. In his eulogy to his father, son Brendan said no one could dig a trench as straight as Jack. Jack and Frances raised six children in their home in Macpherson Street. Brendan said his dad had the “biggest and kindest heart”. “He taught us to swim, ride bikes and rescue birds. He loved nature.” Brendan recalled Jack’s wicked sense of hu-
The late John ‘Jack’ Edward Johnson. mour, the sparkle in his eye, his ubiquitous blue plumbers’ overalls, Sunday lunch accompanied by Chopin and lots of cups of tea. Jack was, said Brendan, a “great storyteller” and that his prodigious memory was “something to behold and admire”. He said that the only time his father had been lost for words was at the launch of his book, the publication of which was one of many highlights in an “amazing” life. In 2009, as he wrote the final pages of his book, Jack described looking out the window of his upstairs study across the rooftops at the lights of Doveton and Endeavour Hills. He described a yearning for the stillness of the bush and grassland of his childhood.
“I long for the purity of air and the sparkling waters of our little creeks, I long for the deep total darkness of a moonless and starless night that envelops you like a black velvet cloak; of a time when only a few tiny lights lit Lonsdale Street and the only other light was the very faint glow of a hurricane lantern hung from the rafter of a milking shed, or a kerosene lamp sitting on the kitchen table of a nearby farmhouse.” Silence and peace are now Jack’s for eternity. His voice, however, will live on in his rich recollections of the town he loved. With the permission of Jack’s family, the Journal will continue to serialise When the Clock Strikes. The next instalment will appear on 11 July.
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Located in a desirable area of Hallam, within walking distance to reserve, bus stop and Hallam Station and a short drive to Princes Highway, Monash Freeway and Westfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, this brick veneer home ticks all the boxes. The spacious three bedroom home leaves you spoiled with features including double brick garage with internal access leading to an open kitchen/dining area and two large living areas. There is an outdoor undercover area with plenty of room for entertaining. Accommodation is enhanced by: *Evaporative cooling, *Ducted heating, *Split system air conditioning, *Full ensuite, *Gas cooking, *Freshly painted, *Built in robes, *New flooring throughout including carpeting and floating timber floors, *Shed THIS ONE WON'T LAST LONG!
This huge five year old home has room for all the family and some to spare. Hidden behind a high front fence, this home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two separate living areas. The open plan kitchen, meals, family area can accommodate the big screen TV, couches and kids while the lounge/dining can be kept neat and tidy for more quiet times. The lock up garage with direct house access and an easy to maintain yard completes the package. Close to transport, shopping centre and all schools.
Dandenong North
Dandenong
For Sale: offers over $450,000 oPeN: Wed 4:00pm to 4:30pm & Sat 11:00am to 11:30am
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QUIET ELEVATED COURT!
WHEN SIZE MATTERS!
For Sale: $395,000 plus buyers oPeN: Wed 3:00pm to 3:20pm & Sat 2:40pm to 3:00pm
2/55 kiNg Street
A CENTRAL TREASURE!
What a spot! Nestled at the end of a court, adjoining a parkland reserve, this three bedroom home has great accommodation for the young family. Three large bedrooms, two-way bathroom, formal lounge room with Coonara wood heater and a large meals/family room. There is ducted heating, a roomy and secure backyard for the kids, double carport, brick garage and separate workshop – ideal for the handyman. Great Freeway access! Make this one yours!
The private cottage garden envelopes the home which is set on a corner site within 300 metres of the Dandenong Market. All gas appliances throughout and carport.
NEEDS YOUR DECORATIVE FLAIR!
LOCATION! LOCATION!
For Sale: $340,000 to $360,000 oPeN: Wed 3:00pm to 3:20pm & Sat 1:30pm to 1:50pm
For Sale: $470,000 plus oPeN: thurs 3:00pm to 3:20pm & Sat 11:00am to 11:20am
Dandenong Central
72 & 74 CleelaND Street
Approximately 1,660m2 of prime real estate set amongst a growing array of medical practices and apartments/ townhouses. Rarely does the opportunity for 2 side by side properties come along but here it is right now! Consists of two clean and solid homes readily suitable for rental accommodation until you have your Plans and Permits for your future plans. Close to Hospital, Plaza, Market, railway station, Schools, Mosque and so much more!
For Sale: $1,700,000 plus oPeN: Sat 11:40am to 12:00pm
Dandenong
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WALK TO MARKET!
2 BEDROOMS IN CENTRAL DANDY!
1/40 Princes Highway
YOUR DREAM DEVELOPMENT IS RIGHT HERE!
A RARE OPPORTUNITY HAS ARRIVED!
This delightful, character filled red brick home is much better than the average unit. Boasting 3 metre ceilings with ornate cornice work, hardwood timber floors, two huge bedrooms, separate formal lounge room and kitchen/meals.
11/40 Princes Highway
This well presented one bedroom apartment is just 100 metres from the supermarket and near Dandenong Market, Plaza, train station and more! Location can’t be beaten and with ground floor, there are no stairs to climb. There is a car park on Title. Currently tenanted but Vacant Possession is available if required.
For Sale: $190,000 to $210,000 oPeN: Wed 3:30-3:45pm & Sat 11:30-11:45am
Extremely well presented two bedroom apartment on the first floor towards the rear of the block. Freshly painted and neat as a pin with a Tenant who takes great care of his home. Complete with car park and front and rear doors. Located so close from the Dandenong Plaza, Market, train station, schools and more!
For Sale: $210,000 to $230,000 oPeN: Wed 3:45-4:00pm & Sat 11:45-12:00pm 1233573
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Dandenong 30 MacPherson Street
Endeavour Hills 11 Viminalis Court
For auction.
9793 3175
Saturday 16 July at 1.00pm
282 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong Buyers over $650,000 obrienrealestate.com.au • 5 bedrooms plus study, master with ensuite Inspect • Kitchen with 900mm stainless steel stove Wed 4:00–4:30pm • GDH plus refrigerated ducted cooling Sat 12:00–12:30pm Bob Milkovic 0422 504 106 5 2 2 Dennis Tzortzoglou 0438 341 066
• 4 bedrooms, master with WIR and full ensuite • Spacious family room plus separate lounge • Gas ducted heating and evap. ducted cooling
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9793 3175 282 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong obrienrealestate.com.au Inspect Wed 5.00–5.30pm Sat 2:00–2:30pm Bob Milkovic 0422 504 106 Dennis Tzortzoglou 0438 341 066
Endeavour Hills 3 Rola Close
For sale.
9706 0556
For sale.
9706 0556
Buyers over $430,000
Shop 41, Endeavour Hills SC, Endeavour Hills obrienrealestate.com.au Inspect Contact agent Bernardo Naredo 0422 034 577 Jay Giblett 0417 681 312
Buyers over $540,000
Shop 41, Endeavour Hills SC, Endeavour Hills obrienrealestate.com.au Inspect Sat & Sun 2:00–2:30pm Jay Giblett 0417 681 312 Shenay Miller 0418 149 641
• Warm 3 bedroom (all with BIR) home on 669m2 • Entertainers kitchen with breakfast bar • Spacious alfresco with beautiful garden
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NOBLE PARK 7 SHIRLEY STREET
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You will “Shirley” love this home! Once you step inside this charming home, you’ll know it’s your ‘soon to be home’. If looking for low maintenance in every way - this is the one! With well-established gardens that are easy to maintain in addition 4 good sized BDRs (3 BIRs), to a modern feel freshly tiled kitchen & polished floor boards throughout, this becomes a feature filled home in a prime pocket of Noble Park. Inspection is a must!
A Great Family Haven With Plenty on Offer!!! This charming & solid 3 BDR BV which stands proudly on a rectangular allotment approx 646m2. Inside is a spacious living room accompanied by ducted heating, fully functional kitchen and at the rear is an abundance of space to entertain. All 3 timber floor BDRs including the MSTR BDR are very well presented & have BIRs while the undercover entertainment area is perfect for all occasions!
METHOD
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PRICE TERMS INSPECT CONTACT
Saturday 16th July at 1pm $570,000+ 10% Deposit. Balance 30 Days Wed 5 - 5:30pm & Sat 1 - 1:30pm Photo ID required Kim Sear Lim 0423 374 998 Tim Stickley 0409 215 540 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000
PRICE TERMS INSPECT CONTACT
Saturday 23rd July at 12:30pm $450,000+ 10% Deposit. Balance 60/90 Days. Thurs 4:30 - 5pm & Sat 12:40 - 1pm Photo ID required Kush Chetri 0425 199 192 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000
Liz & Rob 3 Essex Street
real sellers, real stories... SPRINGVALE 1/13 LOLLER STREET
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Fully Renovated in a Brilliant Location! Put your feet up and enjoy effortless indoor/outdoor living in this beautiful, fully renovated single-level residence. It’s in a secluded position, at the front of a boutique block of only 2. Offering: quality fixtures & fittings, 2 good size BDRs with BIRs, stylish bathroom & stunning natural hardwood floors. The kitchen boasts a dishwasher & s/s appliances plus wide benchtops making food preparation a delight & outdoors enjoys a quiet courtyard!
“ Thank you for your hard work and dedication... For being everything you said you will be... For the most enjoyable red carpet experience... Thank you for exceeding all of our expectations! ”
METHOD PRICE TERMS INSPECT CONTACT
Saturday 23rd July at 12:30pm $380,000+ 10% Deposit. Balance 30/45/60 Days Thurs 5 - 5:30pm & Sat 12 - 12:30pm Photo ID required Lee Phuong 0402 660 880 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000
If you would like to hear more about Rob & Liz’s red carpet experience visit chee-kydunlop.com or jessejamesmarinas.com and click play on the featured video
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 17/2-22 Breanne Place Outstanding location, top class schools at your doorstep, like Haileybury college, Christian Light-house primary, Mentone Grammar. Golf courses and other amenities and services nearby. Low maintenance home offering formal Dining/Lounge rm, open plan kitchen/family rm, powder rm, folding rear doors to extend the entertainment into the courtyard. Upstairs, 3 sizable bedrooms, BIR’s, central bathroom, separate toilet, master with ensuite, Htg & coolling
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AUCTION July 9 11:00 AM On-Site
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Auction 30 July 11:00am Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157
Price Guide $189,000 Inspect Sat 11:00am
Dee Kawsar 0423 215 815
CENTURY 21 THERESA HUYNH 9547 7222
CENTURY 21 AGENTS. SMARTER. BOLDER. FASTER.
Shop 13 Narelle Dr, Aspendale Gardens S/C VIC 3195 03 8586 6411
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20m wide frontage providing a host of building options Prominent street close to schools, bus, train station and Springvale central Original 3 bedroom home can still be rented up to $1300 pcm
Auction 16 Jul 2:30pm
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Beautifully maintained and modernised 4 bedrooms plus study & 2 updated bathrooms Modern kitchen with glamorous granite stone bench Quality stainless-steel appliances and separate dining
Auction 9 Jul 12:30pm
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Auction 30 Jul 12:30pm Harry Li 0414 216 699
Steven Lam 0430 499 936
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Auction 30th July 2016 12.00pm 35 Factory Rd Yannathan
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Auction Saturday 9th July 4pm
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In a quiet court, this lovely 3 bedroom brick home is ideal for First Home Buyers or Investors. Drenched in natural light, it boasts a spacious lounge , dining area, functional kitchen and ample pantry space. 2 bedrooms come with BIRs and a third bedroom large enough for the kids or to make it into a study. Includes a big backyard and covered entertainment area.
Ben Jusufi - 0406 026 542 Jesal Joshi - 0425 944 666 LJ Hooker Dandenong 9794 9889
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Real Estate
Thursday 28 July at 2:00pm
77.3 ACRES, 4 TITLES, ABUNDANT WATER
208 PRINCES HIGHWAY, HALLAM
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OFI: Saturdays 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd July 2016 11.30 - 12.00pm Terms: 10% Deposit Balance in 30 Days Contact: Brian Mc Intosh 0407 868 909 Andrew MacTaggart 0418 385 158 Shop 5/275 Station St, Koo Wee Rup T 16P
Dandenong North 2 Donnelly Court
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Awesome opportunity to secure a small acreage property secluded and surrounded by other large farms. Ideal for tradie as the shedding is huge, plus the home is in need of cosmetic renovation but comprises of formal living with wood fire large kitchen family leading to outdoor undercover area plus you have 3 bedrooms. Plenty of room outside for a horse or work from home with the super shedding.
2,093 SQM*
DEVELOPERS WANTED
77 Acres of productive peat & loam soils subdivided into 4 titles. Excellent water supply from irrigation bore with a 120mgl water licence plus a second stock bore. Centrally located main irrigation pipe, underground drainage pipes + stockyard & loading race. The property has been uncropped for 20+ years & is currently used for grazing, with an abundance of water & productive soils this property would suit itself to horticultural pursuits. Sealed road frontage off Pitt Road as well as frontage to Murray Road.Located 6kms Garield, 1hr Melbourne. $1,499,000 Internet ID: 9500851 View property and more details at www.sej.com.au
5622 3800 Cnr Smith & Queen St, Warragul
PRESTIGIOUS 3 LEVEL HOME BY THE BAY
This attractive home is set in one of the most sought after locations in the area, picturesque and quiet and only a very short walk to the foreshore, on a large 869m2 block with plenty of space to park cars, boats or caravans. The home itself boast three levels, three spacious bedrooms plus a study area, the master has a walk-in robe and full ensuite, a family bathroom, a second living area or rumpus room with polished loors and is light and bright with a split system air conditioner and sliding doors leading to one of the balconies and lovely bay views . The third level has a delightful large open plan family and dining area with polished timber loors and a modern and spacious kitchen with stainless steel appliances and dishwasher and sliding doors leading to a larger deck with impressive bay views. Outside is an large undercover carport area, minimal gardens, large block and fully fenced with two entries. FOR SALE BY SET DATE 10th July 2016 if not sold prior. ADDRESS: 3 Hamelin Close, Corinella PRICE: $440,000 to $465,000 buyers INSPECT: Saturday 9th July at 12 noon or by appointment. AGENT: Lynn Pendergast 0458 780 023
www.sej.com.au
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1233596-DJ27-16
CNR PITT & MURRAy RD IONA
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FOR SALE BY SET DATE
• Prime Development Site • Land: 2,093 sqm* • Frontage 32.48 metres* • Zoning: General Residential – Schedule 1 • Suit Townhouse Development, Medical, Car Wash, Etc (STPA)
Grant Sutherland 0418 390 185
sutherlandfarrelly.com.au 43 Agnes Street, East Melbourne
LYNN PENDERGAST 0458 780 023
DANDENONG 33 SCOTT STREET
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Exceptional Development /Investment Opportunity in Dandenong’s CBD
METHOD
On behalf of the Berry Street Organization who have been helping disadvantaged children since 1877, we are proudly offering a purpose built property on 820m2 of prime land zoned RGZ1 suitable for apartment development up to 4 storeys (as has been done a few doors down) or multiple townhouses STCA. Features 6 BR’s (one was used as an office) could easily be rented for $180-$200pw each, 2 common rooms, storage rooms, d/h, evap cooling + split system A/C’s, fire sprinkler system, large garage & long driveway giving plenty of off street parking. Current permits in place to operate as a shared accommodation site. Massive rental returns on offer here whilst seeking planning approval for your next project or keep as an investment with guaranteed capital growth.
TERMS PRICE INSPECT CONTACT
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Saturday 30th July at 12pm 10% deposit, balance 30/60 days Contact Agent Wednesday 5.00-5.30pm & Saturday 12.00-12.30pm Oinonen 0402 349 644 Ari Oinone
DANDENONG 4 Langhorne Street 9706 7455 | PROUDLY SERVICING: • Endeavour Hills • Doveton • Hallam • Dandenong • Dandenong North
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Units 1 & 2/26 Doveton Avenue Eumemmerring
2/23 Hemmings Street Dandenong
FULLY RENOVATED 3 BED BV PLUS 2 BED UNIT Set on approx 650m2 land, this is a unique opportunity for an investor or extended family. Live in the front & rent the rear unit or use for in law accommodation. Lease both with a potential return of $29,000 pa. Front home features a spacious lounge with dining area leading to modern gas kitchen with lots of cupboards & meals area opening to private covered patio. Includes d/heating, new carpets & vinyl. Rear unit offers open plan living with gas heating, functional kitchen, 2 brs, large balcony overlooking private garden. Dble brick garage & extra parking.Great for investor or developer with potential for sub-division(STP).
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GREAT INVESTMENT OR FIRST HOME Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent
Sat 16th July at 1pm 10% dep-bal 30/60/90 days $450,000+ Saturday 12-12.30pm Neil Butler 0411 637 088
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2/9 Masters Street Dandenong Sat 30th July at 1pm 10% dep - bal 60 days $300,000+ Saturday 1-1.30pm Neil Butler 0411 637 088
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House size 3 bed villa unit with front & rear garden on title plus a garage. Plan offers spacious lounge, separate kitchen/meals area with gas cooking, 2 double bedrooms with sliding robes, enclosed sunroom leads to third bedroom. Excellent condition throughout with tiled loors and comfort guaranteed with ducted heating & cooling. let to excellent tenant but possession available. Quiet location close to station, schools & churches. Must be inspected!
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2/24 Hughes Crescent Dandenong North
Private Price Inspect Agent
$280,000-$350,000 Saturday 11-11.30am Neil Butler 0411 637 088
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1b Ross Street Dandenong Central
BARGAIN NEW UNIT Private Price Inspect Agent
FEATURE PACKED TOWNHOUSE IN CENTRAL AREA $320,000+ By appointment Neil Butler 0411 637 088
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Sat 30th July at 12pm 10% dep - bal 60 days $290,000+ Saturday 2-2.30pm Neil Butler 0411 637 088
MUCH LARGER THAN IT LOOKS! Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent
G TIN S I L
Currently under construction this is a rare opportunity to secure this spacious villa in a small complex. Offers spacious open plan living which opens to patio, laminated kitchen itted with WO & gas HP, includes loor coverings, ducted heating & RC air con, tiled bathroom, separate laundry & internal access from garage. Ideal for 1st home, retiree or investment. Buy now & save $10,000 on stamp duty. (Less for 1st home buyers & qualiies for grant).
Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent
1/2a Canberra Avenue Dandenong
ATTRACTIVE UNIT IN A PRIME LOCATION
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Spacious 2 bed unit in a small complex close to the CBD & market. Offers spacious lounge with RC air conditioner, large separate kitchen with gas cooking, double bedrooms with BIR’s & tiled bathroom. Extras include polished loors tiles to kitchen & wet areas, ducted heating, large garden plus garage. Let at $310 per week but possession is available.
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With only two on the block this rear 2 bedroom unit is in a private position close to schools, church & easy walk to Plaza. Offers open plan living with spacious lounge, practical kitchen with WO & gas HP, ducted heating throughout, ample BIR’s, tiled bathroom & separate toilet. Large rear garden plus garage. Presently let but possession is available.
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Shop 1, 11 Langhorne Street, Dandenong
Featuring a separate drive, front & rear land and no body corporate this is more like a house than a unit. Offers open plan living with lounge & adjacent kitchen itted with gas hot plates. Powder room & toilet downstairs plus 2nd toilet and bathroom upstairs. Both upstairs bedrooms are large & have BIR’s. Private garden plus garage. Comfort assured by ducted heating & air conditioning. Presently let at $300 pw but possession is available.
Private Price Inspect Agent
$330,000+ Saturday 3-3.30pm Neil Butler 0411 637 088
AGENT’S CHOICE
EUMEMMERRING The selling agent says this is a unique opportunity for an extended family or as an investment. Set on a 650 square metre lot, this brick veneer property has been fully renovated. It features three bedrooms and a separate two-bedroom unit. The main home has been completely updated with new carpets, blinds and vinyl flooring. The living area has a spacious lounge/ dining area and a family size kitchen opening to a covered private patio. The tiled bathroom has a separate shower and an adjacent toilet. Ducted heating also ensures winter comfort. The rear unit offers a huge open plan living area, two bedrooms and a tiled
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bathroom.At the rear is an elevated deck overlooking the rear garden. The selling agent says the new owners would be able to lease out both properties or live in the main home and lease out the unit. Alternatively, it would be ideal for two families or it could be converted to a large five-bedroom home. 5
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STOCKDALE AND LEGGO DANDENONG, 9791 3177 NEIL BUTLER, 0411 637 088 UNITS 1 AND 2/26 DOVETON AVENUE PRICE: $450,000 PLUS INSPECT: SATURDAY, NOON-12.30PM OR BY APPOINTMENT AUCTION: SATURDAY, 16 JULY, 1PM
WE LOVE IT
DANDENONG CENTRAL This delightful, character filled red brick home is much better than the average unit. It boasts three-metre ceilings with ornate cornice work, hardwood timber floors, two huge bedrooms, a separate formal lounge room and a kitchen and meals area. The private cottage garden envelopes the home which is set on a corner site and is within 300 metres of Dandenong Market, the Plaza and just a few minutes’ drive to Dandenong Hospital and freeway access. It features gas appliances throughout and a carport.
POSTCODE
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Noble Park 1/42 Kelvinside Road
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In Room Auction
Treat yourself & the family to happy days ahead in this large, street front townhouse. Polished timber floors throughout, formal lounge, gourmet kitchen with gas hot plates, adjoining spacious meals area overlooking private outdoor entertaining area. Upstairs, 3 large bedrooms with BIR, main with full ensuite. A second bathroom services the other 2 bedrooms. Young and modern throughout, move in and enjoy immediately.
Wednesday 13th July @ 6:30pm Sandown Regency, 477 Princes Hwy, Noble Park
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2/55 KING STREET PRICE: $340,000 TO $360,000
Ray White Noble Park/Springvale
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KEySBoRouGh’S StatE-of-thE-aRt LivinG Phenomenal in design, this architectural masterpiece of Keysborough leaves no stone unturned in its mission to deliver state-of-the-art living on an unprecedented level. . Multiple formal/informal living zones . 3m ground-loor ceiling height . Zoned under-tile heating . Local and imported ittings . outdoor entertaining space with heated spa . 604 sqm/56 sq (approx) a home which has been experienced by one. but envied by many.
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What is important for families and young couples in modern living is fulilled right here. the moment you step out of your front door you are completely spoilt for choices. Within minutes by bus or by foot you will be in the centre of the vibrant Springvale Central, a lavour of “Saigon” hits you. famous for its variety of foods and Restaurants, it is known for regular shoppers to come from all parts of Melbourne just to dine here. Why not make your move now and get the beneits that all our local residents get.
PRivatE SaLE ESR $530,000+ viEW Saturday 12:00 - 12:30pm photo id require ContaCt Corey (Khoi) le 0417 311 491 Tommy nguyen 0431 644 889 ofice 363 Springvale road, Springvale
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MOdERN & LUXURiOUs tOwN hOUsE combining an excellent design with quality ittings, this townhouse offers a genuinely modern yet luxurious living environment that is only a stone’s throw from Noble Park’s diverse shopping precinct. with great access to reputable schools, Noble Park shops, Noble Park station and sandown Racecourse, there is little keeping this residence from becoming a family residential delight. the stunning interior begins with a light illed living area featuring quality looring that lead to an open plan designer kitchen with caesar stone bench tops and Bellissimo stainless steel appliances. there is an Lg inverter split system Ac as well as a single remote control.
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Occupying a terriic location that is walking distance to Noble Park’s shopping precinct, there is something for everyone to enjoy within this vibrant area, from the popular Playzone entertainment centre to an upgraded Noble Park Aquatic centre providing a great family escape from the summer heat. with every imaginable dining option only a short stroll away, why not experience irsthand the many high quality cafes, restaurants and bakeries offering anything from sweets to traditional cuisines and exotic spices. Excellent accessibility is provided along Princess highway and heatherton Road.
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They’ve got the homeless covered Minaret College students collected a mountain of clothing to help the homeless. Year 8 students at the Springvale school initiated the three-week drive and donated the results to Launch Housing, Victoria’s largest housing and homelessness support provider. Student Walid said: “I feel that it is amazing that young people like us are donating to homeless people so that people who live on the street can feel warmth on these cold nights.� Classmate Laela said it helped her to develop leadership skills, but also to develop spiritually and emotionally. “This has helped me realise that my problems are nothing compared to these poor, homeless people,� she said. As a committee, students created lunchtime rosters to supervise a room set aside for receiving clothing donations. “As the donations came flowing in, I felt a great joy that we could impact our community positively,� Nameera said. Students learnt from Launch Housing that
Launch Housing's Lana Bond receives a mountain of clothing from students Venisa, Nameera and Walid. 22,000 people across the state were homeless, and how they could help. “I feel that these homeless people deserve the same opportunities as us - we are all equal,� another student said.
Cash to help those who help others A timely $10,000 donation will help Springvale Benevolent Society to help those in need through winter. The colder months are the busiest time for the volunteer group, which helps more than 600 people each year. It’s relying on donations more than ever following Federal Government cuts to emergency relief funding last year. The society missed out on Department of Social Services (DSS) funding for the first time in 20 years, losing $70,000 - 70 per cent of its annual budget. President Joe Rechichi accepted two cheques for $5000 from Club Noble and the Dingley Village Community Bank branch of Bendigo Bank. “Imagine having to make a decision whether to buy food for the family or put the heater on these days?� he said. “Sadly, a growing number of families and single people face this decision every day in winter. “These wonderful donations will be invaluable and will go towards direct aid to people in
extreme poverty and socially isolated.� The group has been providing food vouchers, blankets and other assistance to the community for 53 years. Mr Rechichi became involved in 1986, assisting wife Teresa. He’s worked there full-time since 2009 and 13 years ago took the leadership. “Whatever we have, we do our very best to support those most in need,� he said. “With the extremely high cost of private rentals, many families will go without food, clothing, medicine, linen, furniture and other items that most of us take for granted. “I know what it’s like as a child to go without. I don’t want people under my care to go without.“ Dingley Village Community Bank chairman David Starvaggi and Club Noble president Barry Bradshaw said they were proud to partner to help the society support the community’s most needy. Call Springvale Benevolent Society on 9546 5558 to assist.
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In Brief Jobs forum for migrant youth Young migrants can get advice on the world of work at a Dandenong forum. South East Local Learning and Education Network (SELLEN) will host a Migrant Youth Employment Forum at Dandenong Civic Centre from 4pm to 6.30pm on Tuesday 19 July. A work-readiness workshop will start the event to give the young people some general tips and advice around job-seeking and interviews. An employer Q and A panel will answer questions about employability, with representatives from Target, Woolworths, Bunnings, Skill Invest, Chobani, Bombardier and Victoria Police confirmed to take part. A mini expo will follow, where attendees can speak directly with employers and agency representatives.
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School’s MAD projects A Bangholme school challenged its students to make a difference through a week of hands-on activities. Students at Cornish College rolled up their sleeves from Monday 20 to Friday 24 June for the Make a Difference (MAD) Week, which was this year themed ‘Visible Values - Urban Projects’.
Primary classes used their art and design skills to create a new soundscape garden and gathering space, reusing noisy materials to create a garden that stimulated the senses. Year 9 science students built a frog bog and developed an aquaponics system - a sustainable and healthy method of growing vegetables and raising fish. Students
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Greater Dandenong Council has knocked back a proposal for five townhouses on a Dandenong block. Councillors unanimously refused the 140 David Street planning application on Monday night, 27 June. “I’m glad that we’ve seen the light on this one,” councillor Angela Long said. “It’s very much an overdevelopment of the area.” Cr Matthew Kirwan said five townhouses on a 754 square metre block were too many so far from the Dandenong CBD and that the development did not fit the neighbourhood character. The council received three objections to the application, raising issues of overlooking, neighbourhood character, impact on land value and traffic. The report from council officers said the land might be suitable for medium-density housing and that this proposal was inappropriate and inconsistent with planning policies.
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The Noble Park Aquatic Centre has increased the variety and number of group fitness classes.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Health Survey 2011–12, 63 per cent of Australian adults are overweight - that is two out of three people. That figure had increased by 10 per cent from 1995. Exercising alone can be hard, however exercising as a group with similar goals can help motivate and encourage you to get fit and stay fit. The Noble Park Aquatic Centre has listened to its members and has significantly increased both the variety and number of group fitness classes. The timetable now includes Zumba, Easy Movers and a Circuit Class. The centre has also scheduled more aqua and Pilates classes to complement its tai chi, yoga and
water-based classes. After participating in a recent Aqua aerobics class, Noble Park Aquatic Centre manager Brian Minett was converted. “The social aspect and health benefits of the Aqua classes are undervalued,” he said. “It’s never too late to start exercising and the friendly and fun Aqua group make it so much more enjoyable than exercising by yourself.” In a push to encourage more people to try out group fitness, the centre is offering class members the chance to bring a friend along during July and only pay for one person. Noble Park Aquatic Centre is at 9 Memorial Drive, Noble Park. Phone 9546 7955. 33 DANDENONG JOURNAL Monday, 4 July, 2016
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Transport move was a blessing By CASEY NEILL A trucking giant and fellow Saint started John Rowe on a 50-year career in road transport. The 77-year-old owns Dandenong South’s Victorian Freight Specialists and was a finalist for the Outstanding Contribution to the Australian Trucking Industry honour at the National Trucking Industry Awards. The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) announced the winners at its national conference, Trucking Australia, on the Gold Coast on Saturday 25 June. Mr Rowe missed out, but ATA chief executive Christopher Melham said the finalists were among the most dedicated and professional individuals and businesses in the industry. A grin spread across Mr Rowe’s face when he was asked how he ended up in trucking. “That was a long time before you were born,” he said. “Back in 1956 I went to St Kilda to play reserves and I met Lindsay Fox, who was captain of the thirds. “We were teammates right through five years at St Kilda. “Then I went overseas, came back and Lindsay asked me if I’d like to come and work for him because, in his words, he aimed to create the largest privately owned transport company in Australia. “He was a charismatic character and for some reason I said ‘Lindsay, I’m married with a young kid, I’ve got a decent job, but I will’. “I worked for Lindsay for eight years. “I got a grounding in transport then, which I didn’t know anything about. “I’ve been in transport ever since.” Mr Rowe left the Fox empire for TNT and was there for 25 years. He was headhunted to a document courier, where he was made redundant at age 57.
Victorian Freight Specialists’ John Rowe. 153539 “It was pretty scary,” he said. His time in footy again came in handy, connecting him with the Sydney Swans’ first coach Rick Quade. He owned a national transport company in Sydney and brought Mr Rowe on board as a consultant. After a year, in 1998, he offered to sell him the
Picture: GARY SISSONS Victorian arm. With former TNT colleague Roland Neef, “we took over this ailing business that was running about $3 million a year in 2000 square metres of depot in Clayton”. “Now we’ve got a business that’s turning over $40 million,” Mr Rowe said. “We’ve got 18,000 square metres here and
New arrivals getting down to business of making jobs Asylum seekers granted the right to work are building businesses and providing jobs for others. AMES provides settlement, education, training and employment service to newly-arrived migrants and asylum seekers. It recently completed an audit of asylum seeker clients who’d been given work rights and then started businesses. AMES identified about 100 and it has so far documented 50, with the businesses covering retail, hospitality, clothes-making, tiling, painting, dog-walking, home maintenance, photography and more. The audit found that many of the asylum seekers started their business when they were unable to find permanent and durable employment elsewhere. AMES Australia CEO Cath Scarth said asylum seekers and other new arrivals to Australia faced significant barriers to joining the workforce, including a lack of English language proficiency and local work experience. They also have trouble with Australian businesses not recognising their overseas qualifications, and not understanding Australian workplace culture and the job market. Ms Scarth said the increasing number of asylum seekers starting businesses was “not surprising”. “This just validates what we’ve always seen with refugees and asylum seekers; that they have strong entrepreneurial spirits,” she said. “For more than 50 years refugees have been the backbone of entrepreneurship in Australia, helping to build this country, and nothing has changed. “Most of the refugees we see as clients are incredibly resilient and resourceful and it comes as no surprise that many of them are striking out to start their own businesses.”
Former asylum seeker Jan Shafahi started up Fresh Point Kebabs in Hallam. 154487
Joining forces to build manufacturing skills program Two Dandenong heavyweights are joining forces to boost manufacturing skills. Chisholm Institute and Bombardier Transportation announced a new training and employment partnership on Thursday 30 June. The TAFE will deliver a five-year Skills Development Program for more than 300 new and existing production, services and managerial staff 34 DANDENONG JOURNAL Monday, 4 July, 2016
on-site at Bombardier’s manufacturing hub in Dandenong. Chisholm Institute CEO Maria Peters said the training would support Bombardier’s existing workforce and projects and further strengthen employee capabilities in manufacturing, engineering and asset life maintenance. “Working with them allows us to deliver on our promise of putting people’s training to
work and upskilling their existing and future employees,” she said. “The partnership has been designed for Bombardier to further develop career pathways for each of their business units, providing every employee a prospect for career progression and long-term employment within the engineering, manufacturing and maintenance functions of the business.”
10,000 square meters in Altona - they’re our two transport depots. “We would be the largest regional general carrier going into Victorian country. “We’ve become a one-stop-shop for all the big companies.” A company wanting to send pallets into country Victoria would previously have dropped stock off at several different carriers in locations across the state. Victorian Freight Specialists will pick up the pallets, sort them and send them out. “We move 50 B-doubles and about 20 single trailers, five nights a week,” he said. “I’ve got a network of 28 country agents who we go to every night and they distribute for us.” Mr Rowe said his nomination recognised his network. “For so many years, big Melbourne companies have used up the country people,” he said. “I made a commitment 20 years ago when I bought this company that I would look after them. “Without the country people doing what they do, we wouldn’t be able to do it.” Family has also contributed to Victorian Freight Specialists’ success. Mr Rowe’s son Jonathan has stepped into his shoes as CEO and his nephews Clayton and Cameron Forbes are the finance and information technology directors respectively. “They’re all young people and they all have a share of the business now, so they have an extra incentive to do the right thing,” he said. Mr Neef has retired but Mr Rowe still visits the office regularly to act as a mentor. “You can’t replace that knowledge, that operational knowledge,” he said. “While they still ask me for help and want to know this and want to know that, I’m still happy to come in. “It’s not a chore for me because I gave birth to it, it’s my baby.”
Web power for business expo THE Hampton Park Networking Group is set to hold a business to business expo in conjunction with Small Business Festival Victoria and the City of Casey Tech Expo. The event will be held from 6-9pm on 11 August at the Arthur Wren Hall, Stuart Avenue, Hampton Park. A special 5pm workshop How Can I Use the Power of the Web to Grow My Business? will be held at 5pm and hosted by Glenn Phelps of Outsourced IT and Luke Trewin of Modern Visual. The event will include informative keynotes, interactive show floor features, oneon-one counselling and networking, according to HPNG secretary Sarah Stringer. She said the Business 2 Business Expo is a one-night business only event and will include a valuable workshop and 50 exhibits. “The mission of the expo is to promote local business, connections, leadership and job creation,” Ms Stringer said. “In addition to the expo, there will be networking events taking place throughout the year, bringing back attendees and sponsors for more partnerships and job references. “This event will cover a wide range of practical business topics such as business planning, marketing, social media, networking, financial management, employment and much more. “The Business 2 Business Expo will present an exciting range of new products, franchises, services and innovations to help your business grow. “Business owners and decision makers can see live demonstrations of new products and services on the show floor whilst networking with like-minded people in an exciting and fun environment that will pay dividends back at the office. For attendance tickets visit https:// www.trybooking.com/209819, for exhibitor bookings email enquiries@hpng.com. au and for workshop bookings visit https:// www.trybooking.com/209833.
ENTERTAINMENT What’s on Glass etching Artist Kristin McFarlane will hold a free glassetching workshop where kids and adults can bring in a pattern to replicate. The panels will contribute to a large-scale installation at Drum Theatre throughout Cultural Threads. ■ Dandenong Library, Level 2, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Tuesday 12 July, 6.30pm to 8pm. Bookings are preferred. Call 9706 8441.
Holiday fun at the Market Kids of all ages can create craft projects at Dandenong Market throughout the school holidays. ■ Market Square, Dandenong Market, corner Clow and Cleeland streets, Dandenong. Tuesday 5, Friday 8, Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 July, 11am to 3pm.
The Marriage of Figaro Opera Australia is debuting this new production in Dandenong with a chamber orchestra, period costumes and chorus of local children. The Mozart comedy follows the adventures of a household over one crazy day. ■ Drum Theatre, corner Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong. Friday 15 and Saturday 16 July, 7.30pm. Tickets are priced from $40. Visit www.drumtheatre.com.au or call 8571 1666.
Avoid food waste Participants in this workshop can learn how to reduce food waste and the amount they spend on food. ■ Noble Park Community Centre, Memorial Drive, Noble Park. Friday 15 July, 10am to noon. Bookings are essential. Call 8571 1702.
English for study and job skills This course will cover English, study and computer skills to help participants to improve their chances of getting a job. ■ Springvale Neighbourhood House, 1-3 Lightwood Road, Springvale. Tuesdays from 12 July to 12 December, 9am to noon. Join any time. $50 concession, $60 non-concession. Call 9574 6399 for more information.
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South East Local Learning and Employment Network (SELLEN) will host a workshop, Q and A forum and expo for young migrants. They can speak directly with employers about employability skills. ■ Dandenong Civic Centre, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Tuesday 19 July, 4pm to 6.30pm. Anyone who wants to attend is asked to book with a text to 0438 510 840 with their full name and the number of people attending.
Big, Blonde and Beautiful Martine Pavey and band will present a tonguein cheek celebration of history’s favourite golden-haired songbirds from Mae West to Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day to Dolly Parton, and from Agnetha of Abba fame to Olivia Newton-John. ■ Drum Theatre, corner Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong. Thursday 7 July, 10.30am. The show is 75 minutes. Tickets are priced from $16. Call 8571 1666 or visit
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Soccer for refugees Celebrate Refugee Week at this free annual soccer tournament. There’ll be male, female and youth competitions plus children’s activities, food and live entertainment. ■ Springers Leisure Centre, 400 Cheltenham Road, Keysborough. Saturday 9 July, noon to 6pm. Register a team before the day via edem.edusei@cgd.vic.gov.au, sharons@ smrc.org.au or 0400 867 874.
Wide World of Brass City of Greater Dandenong Band’s annual cabaret fund-raiser will this year pay tribute to great sporting anthems and songs from around the globe. The Wide World of Brass will cover football, basketball, soccer, baseball, athletics and more. There’ll be prizes for the best sporting cos-
tume in the audience. ■ Springvale Town Hall, 97 Springvale Road, Springvale. Saturday 9 July, 6.30pm for a 7pm start. BYO food and drinks. Tickets are free for children aged five and under, $10 for 12 years and under, $18 concession and $23 for adults. Visit www.dandenongband.org.au or call the band secretary on 0423 925 192 for tickets.
Combined Probus NOBLE Park’s Combined Probus Club meets on the first Monday of the month. The not-for-profit club is for retired people over the age of 55. Members participate in events and activities including outings, coffee mornings, cinema trips and more. ■ Club Noble, Moodemere Street, Noble Park. Monday 4 July, 10am. Call Lesley Jarutis on 9546 2346 for more information.
Witches, Giants, Peaches and Twists Award-winning performers Sarah Kinsella and Russell Fletcher will bring Roald Dahl’s genius to life. This free event is designed for kids aged five to 12 years. ■ Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Wednesday 6 July, 2.30pm to 3.30pm. No bookings required.
Paper dyeing Kids aged five to 12 years can make dyed paper leaves, butterflies, flowers, creatures and more, put them on a window and let the sun shine through to create a rainbow artwork. ■ Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, corner Walker and Robinson streets, Dandenong. Thursday 7 July, 11am to 12.30pm. $7 per child. Bookings are essential. Visit www. greaterdandenong.com or call 8571 1666.
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Glass panels will reflect cultures from around the world in a new art project. Artist Kristin McFarlane’s Here and Now will bring together about 100 separate glass etchings in a large installation at the Drum Theatre from 1 to 31 August. People can contribute through public workshops at the Drum Theatre from 10am to noon on Friday 8 July and at Dandenong Library from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Tuesday 12 July. She was impressed by what students and migrants produced in recent workshops, particularly an intricate design by a grade five boy that replicated a fish design that traditionally appears on Vietnamese dresses. Ms McFarlane said the participants used pencil to sketch a design on black paper, drew over it with a white pen, and placed it under the glass as a guide for their etching. She asked them to create an image that represented a fragment of fabric or pattern of importance that spoke to their cultural background.
Ms McFarlane has replicated fabric details from the dress collection of Dorothy Hart, who owned Benga House at Heritage Hill, and those designs will also appear in the finished project. The month-long Cultural Threads will build on its 2014 incarnation and celebrate textile art and cultural diversity. The City of Greater Dandenong-hosted event will feature knitting, crocheting, dyeing, weaving, needlepoint, yarn art and other skills. People of all ages and backgrounds will be guided by some of Australia’s most celebrated artists to forge connections, trade skills, share stories and interweave cultures. There’ll be activities at multiple venues including the Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens, the Drum Theatre, the Dandenong and Springvale libraries and Harmony Square. Intricate and colourful installations will adorn the municipality throughout Cultural Threads, which is a satellite event of Craft Victoria’s Craft Cubed Festival. 35 DANDENONG JOURNAL Monday, 4 July, 2016
SPORT Sport stadium silver celebrated By JARROD POTTER Dandenong Stadium - the home of south east basketball and volleyball stars - was properly celebrated on Wednesday to mark its 25th anniversary. Players, administrators and well-wishers alike united on Wednesday afternoon to commemorate a quarter-century of elite sport under the roof at Stud Road. The City of Dandenong saw the need for the stadium - after years of basketball and netball communities playing at sporadic courts and halls across the city - and allocated the vast tracts of land on the corner of the Monash Freeway to make the players’ local sporting dreams a reality. The venue was opened to great fanfare on 2 June 1991 as one of the premier venues in the country to make your mark in basketball. The Dandenong Journal editorial of 6 June 1991 summed up the feeling the stadium brought to the community and the hard-work necessary by its volunteers and sporting devotees to bring it to life. “After years of hard work, cajoling, frustration, bargaining, fundraising and goodness knows what else, the Dandenong Indoor Sports Stadiums were official opened,” it read. “The opening was a tribute to the hundreds of people who over the years have carefully nurtured the growth of the two sports (basketball and netball).” From the greats of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) and SEABL Dandenong Rangers teams, Olympians and NBA powerhouses all the way down to domestic stars - the stadium has been a proving ground for the south east’s best and brightest on court ever since. It was renovated to add volleyball to the mix in 2008 to give the stadium a plethora of patrons
Dandenong Stadium celebrated its 25th birthday this week. 156110 all year round. Dandenong Basketball Association CEO Graeme Allen said the stadium had been a boon to Greater Dandenong area residents and the
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south east as a whole as a destination venue for elite sport. “It’s a fantastic and huge thing for Dandenong Stadium, the city of greater Dandenong and bas-
ketball and volleyball that are key tenants in this venue,” Allen said. “To have a state-of-the-art facility that we have - recognised as the best in the country - it’s great for the people of this community to have this facility in their own backyard. “It’s great to see that it has expanded from being a community basketball centre to one of the most renowned in the country - national events in basketball and volleyball as well as international competitions are also held here.” Such is the acclaim of the Dandenong Stadium that it regularly hosts national championships, the National Junior Classic and other high-calibre basketball events like the recently held Basketball Without Borders satellite camp. “At the weekend, we had the NBA here and their response was that they wanted to pick it up and take it everywhere with them,” Allen said. “For them to say that is great recognition about what we do here and how lucky we are to have a facility like this in Dandenong.” Allen wanted to acknowledge the City of Greater Dandenong for its support of the venue throughout the two and a half decades the turnstiles have been rolling over and well into the future. “We have had the great support of the City of Greater Dandenong with the facility - without the council and their support and vision for this place we wouldn’t be where we here today,” Allen said. “There’s already works being done to facilitate a master-plan - to secure the future for the next 1015 years - and it’s exciting that we’re looking at it.” In other Dandenong news, Jayco has announced a two-year extension to its Naming Rights Sponsorship of the WNBL Rangers side. Jayco’s affiliation with Dandenong is the longest running naming rights sponsorship in WNBL history.
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Narre North Foxes players Georgia Rundell, Theresa Cataldo, Taylah Saly and Shannen Herrech are keen to see the side launch a Youth Girls team in 2017. 156090 Picture: JARROD POTTER
Foxes keen to let the girls get on with the game By JARROD POTTER While premierships and league medals are always nice, the main aim for Narre North Foxes this year is simple - get in the position to start a Youth Girls team. The Foxes recently celebrated their 20th birthday and want to make sure the next 20 years and beyond are even more inclusive and supportive of all footballers in the region. Putting one or two Youth Girls teams in the black, grey and turquoise and joining the South East Juniors in 2017 is a big ambition, but Narre North has decided to give it a shot for a group of devoted junior girls on the verge of ‘ageing out’ of the boys competitions at the end of this year. Foxes under-14s players Georgia Rundell, 40 DANDENONG JOURNAL Monday, 4 July, 2016
Theresa Cataldo, Taylah Saly and Shannen Herrech wanted to stay loyal and stick by the Foxes once they have to make the switch to the junior girls competition. Faced with leaving Narre North to join another club, the girls made it clear they’re not going anywhere and want to bring Youth Girls footy to the Foxes ranks. “It’s because it’s a good club and everybody is very supportive of us,” Cataldo said. “We can keep on playing here and continue with our footy career.” The club - and especially it’s coterie of keen female footballers - is keen to get both the senior aged Youth Girls and under-15 sides up and running in 2017 and will run a football clinic throughout the next month to generate some in-
terest and see if the numbers stack up for forming the side. “It means everything - we wanted this club to get involved,” Saly said. The Foxes’ girls football clinic will be run for footballers aged from eight to 17 of all experience levels to give them a taste of footy ahead of launching the 2017 team. The sessions will be held each Monday night starting on 11 July, with each clinic going from 5.30pm to 630pm at the Narre North Reserve. For more information on signing up for the clinic or getting involved with the Foxes’ female football program, contact the club at secretary@ narrenorthfoxes.com
Dandenong’s best and brightest cricketers have been picked in the Victorian Under-19 Metro trial squads for the 2016-17 season. Springvale South rising stars Matt Wetering and Ryan Quirk have made the grade, alongside Dandenong Premier Cricket up-and-comer Edward Newman. In a revamp to the Country versus Metro tournament this September in Barooga, there will be two squads representing each region, replacing the Academy Combined Under-19s and Academy Invitational Under-20s sides that took part in 2015. There’s more on offer for the Dandy-area boys in this year’s trials and High Performance Academy Coach Jarrad Loughman said the Barooga battle pits the best of the best. “The Under-20s side worked well last year and they provided a good test for the Under-19 boys, but this year we have the chance to give playing opportunities to 48 Under-19 aged players,” Loughman said. “Barooga offers a level playing field for all players in terms of competition for spots, with great conditions that allow for some quality cricket early in the season. “It’s the fifth year of the Barooga series and it has grown every year - we’ve extended the program in 2016 to include the Under-17 Country and Metro squads that will play practice matches ahead of the National Championships the following week.” The Barooga series will provide an opportunity for players to showcase their skills and press for selection in the Under-19 National Championships Country and Metro squads, which will be selected at the beginning of November ahead of the tournament beginning in Adelaide on 5 December.
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Dandy Derby delivers thrilling NPL draw By JARROD POTTER NPL VICTORIA 2 - ROUND 19 Contrasing feelings were left at the end of Dandenong Derby 2, as the visiting Dandenong City and hosting Dandenong Thunder remained deadlocked 1-1. Both sides felt it was an opportunity squandered though - with errant shots and some questionable refereeing impacting both change-rooms after the 90-minute thriller at George Andrews Reserve. Getting bang for its buck early, Thunder opened the accounts with an extraordinary passage. Daniel Bennett (21’) kicked one of the goals of the year as his shot from far out on left side rocketed past City keeper Damir Salcin to the right as a virtually untouchable bullet. Salcin wouldn’t let any of the Thunder’s attacking efforts through his net again for the night as City clamped down. Dandenong Thunder unleashed 16-year-old striker Godwill Benjamin for his first start and the young speedster impressed. Benjamin terrorised the City defence over the left, as he almost found the match-winner on a few occasions late in the second half. But the game ebbed through the middle phases as neither side cashed in on big opportunities. While the game was hard-and-fast through the centre - as Thunder’s Brendan Elmazovski and Kristian Sarkies vied with City’s Keegan Ziada and Gonzalo Freddi among others - the true action was in the match-ups at either end. City skipper John Carroll and Halil Gur had the superhuman task of taking on Thunder striker Brandon Barnes, while Thunder’s evergreen Simon Colosimo and Faisal Sakhizada went to former team mate Amir Osmancevic. Neither Barnes nor Osmancevic would feature on the scoresheet at the end of the day, but not for a lack of trying, to highlight the gutsy efforts of both defences. Barnes had the better opportunities, especially late in the clash, as he struck the crossbar and fed a constant stream of chips and crosses into the box for Benjamin and the like. It would take a City spot kick from Dario Matkovic to turn the tables - as his curling, looping ball to the back of the box wasn’t cleared properly, allowing for a scrambled goal. It left the ledger even with 15 minutes left and Thunder surged to try and regain ascendency. Barnes and Benjamin went on the warpath to make their shots, with Salcin and Carroll in particular holding on despite the Thunder’s volleys. A contentious non-call on Benjamin getting held in the box let City off the hook to set up one last attempt of their own - with Freddi getting on the end of a slick pass from Ross Frame but missing in the clinch moment. In the end neither side could break the shackles once again, leaving Dandenong Thunder to retain the Jim Memeti Cup in one of the best matches in the Dandenong area history. “It’s a very basic equation - I think the game
Brendan Elmazovski created constantly for Thunder in the second Dandy Derby. 156321 Picture: JARROD POTTER should’ve been won by us,” Thunder coach Huss Skenderovic said. “We created enough chances ... if you don’t take them you don’t win the game. “We executed our game plan well and it should’ve been a very convincing win in the end by my standards and analysis on the game.” For City, it was a game of chances as well as a red-hot shot at knocking over the ladder leader came and went, leaving the third placed side to settle for a point. “I actually thought for probably the first 70 minutes of the game that we played the better football,” City coach Aaron Healey said. “Went behind to a goal that was a classy goal, a worldclass goal, but I still thought in the first half ... we were well in this game.
“In the second half we started again and for first probably 20 minutes ... we really put the pressure on them and scored a goal. “The 10 minutes after the goal it started to get a little bit interesting and in the last 10 minutes they came at us and threw the kitchen sink at us and were fortunate enough ... to get the point.” Third ranked Dandenong City hosts Goulburn Valley Suns while ladder leaders Dandenong Thunder is off to Murray United. Third ranked Dandenong City hosts Goulburn Valley Suns while ladder leaders Dandenong Thunder is off to Murray United. Springvale White Eagles lost 1-2 to Brunswick City and will face Kingston City at home on Saturday.
Gallant JOCs stop Unicorns By JARROD POTTER VAFA DIVISION 2 - ROUND 13 They’re battered. They’re bruised. But despite it all, St John’s remains the best in VAFA Division 2. The old boys from Melbourne High School threw everything they could at the JOCs - but throughout the worst of the barrage, the Dandy boys stood tall. A horror first half gave no favours to the home side trying to work its way back onto the winners’ list - as it sprayed its way to 1.7 (13) to 4.3 (27). The gut-run, dogged tackling and most determined aerial work in the second phase of the clash would have to be enough, with the black and green brigade determined to fire back. From all parts the JOCs machine started cranking up; Matt Nicholson and Aaron Thornton (two goals each) chipped away at the Unicorns’ lead before the hosts blew right past it to snare a small break at the final change. The fourth quarter was one for the ages as St John’s fought back time and time again ... then once more for measure. The Unicorns pranced right back into the match from the first bounce - booting the first. They would try again and again to upset the JOCs last line, but Liam O’Connor and Damien Wilsnach did some mighty work on the tricky MHSOB forwards. The skipper Glenn Costas continued a league medal worthy season as he scrambled under every pack alongside Corey Ladson, Brendan Ash and Matt Carter. Up the front, Thornton and Nicholson made the most of their limited opportunities ... as the ground-wide initiative started to grind the visitors out of the contest. The final roll of the MHSOB dice came from a long bomb up the middle, but Wilsnach made a match-saving spoil to find the awaiting hands of the skipper at the fall of the ball. He thumped it long to find its way to Nicholson who booted it home to take away any chance of the visitors’ stealing St John’s deserved 8.14 (62) to 8.5 (53) victory. “Gallant’s the word - down at half time by a good margin and we didn’t play well,” St John’s coach Ben McGee said. “To come back and do it with a side that’s got some first gamers in it was really pleasing. “Considerable reshaping at half time and after the debacle of last week, to repair at half time we were obviously able to fix where we were struggling. “Gallant win and showed a lot of character, but we’ve got so much work still in front of us to be able to us figuring in the big dance.” The bye could not have come at a better time for the 10-1 ladder leading JOCs, with a weekend off before battling Emmaus St Leos at home on 16 July.
Dandenong Stingrays great at dividing the Ranges By JARROD POTTER TAC CUP - ROUND 12 Storming the Eastern fortress, Dandenong Stingrays walked away with an emphatic 73-point triumph over the Ranges. After a gutsy first term, the inexperienced Ranges’ line-up fell away, never to return to the contest as Dandenong ran riot. Dandenong’s wayward kicking left the door slightly open at the first change, but from then on there would be no mercy. With a centre resembling a chocolate pudding pile, those who dirtied up were clear standouts. The muddy Rays cleanly possessed the pill and left the mostly stain-free Ranges to go home and lightly soak their tops in defeat. It started from the tap-down work of Dylan Atkins - who can’t continue to fly under the radar for much longer - to the interior force of Max Kleverkamp, Tommy Glen, Mitch Lewis, Nathan Scagliarini and newcomer Jack Gipp. They showed the only way to shine in the con-
ditions was to get elbow deep in the quagmire and emerge with clearance after clearance to the dismay of the Eastern brigade. The Dandy mudmen set the stage for easy transition work out the midfield and clinical passing. The likes of Riley D’Arcy (four goals) and Tom Murphy (three goals) kept their names in the reckoning for Stingrays selection once the prime movers return - both impressing as central targets. Dandy’s in-and-under types Chad Harris and Danny Allsop (two goals each) left the Eastern defences in pieces as well in great performances. Berwick debutant Dylan Morris was another to slot a goal and was mobbed by his filthy team mates to celebrate the first, of hopefully many, TAC Cup majors. Pleasingly for the Rays, even when the margin ballooned out through the third term, the effort remained. Tackles were still bone-rattling. The defenders still spoiled strongly.
Above all, every Ray held his head up and didn’t give in until the last siren. For Stingrays coach Craig Black, it was the perfect way to bounce back from last week’s lacklustre loss to Calder. “It’s just a credit to the group - looking at them after the game last week they were disappointed with the result and Aiden Bonar getting injured,” Black said. “As a coach I think you just love what you saw today. “I reckon our style of footy this year is a bit different than the last couple - I reckon we’re a little bit better suited to a bigger ground and that’s why the guys work hard pre-season. “We were lucky enough to win by a big margin, but our effort around the contests was completely different to last week.” The win keeps Dandenong well placed heading into the last phase before finals, sitting fourth behind Geelong, Sandringham and Murray. They’ll head to Oakleigh on Saturday and wear the Dandenong Redlegs guernseys in honour of the former VFA side. The match starts at 1pm.
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Forward Ray up to Aussie grade By JARROD POTTER Add another amazing accolade to Josh Battle’s football resume after the high-marking Dandenong Stingray was named All Australian. After a stellar under-18 nationals campaign for Vic Country, Battle, 17, from Berwick, was put in as full forward of the best-of-the-best side - a proving ground for draft-ready talent at season’s end. Battle’s award was a rare highlight in a disappointing campaign for the boys from the bush, who were unable to get a win across the fourgame tournament against Vic Metro, South Australia, Western Australia and the combined Allies team. But for Battle, getting the call up after a strong showing - booting 11 goals across the four games - was great reward for his efforts. “It’s a pretty surreal feeling I guess ... Leon Harris rang me and gave me the good news, so I was pretty stoked,” Battle said. “We played Allies on Wednesday and unfortunately went down in that game - not winning a game for the carnival was pretty disappointing but being named in the All Australian team is a pretty significant feeling. “I reckon we were pretty unlucky against Metro - obviously leading by five goals at three-quarter-time then to go down by two points probably wasn’t great. “I think to our credit we had a pretty good, consistent carnival but couldn’t get a win on the board.” The Dandenong Stingray has seen the ups and downs of life in the national under-18s spotlight - after featuring in last year’s unbeaten championship winning team to this year’s winless campaign. “Vic Country won the championship last year and there was probably a little bit of pressure on the Vic Country group this year to win it again, but I guess we didn’t really buy into that as much,” Battle said. “I’ve personally taken a lot out of the carnival; I hope it’s not only made me a better footballer, but also a better person so it’s just been
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a great opportunity to be a part of it.” The friends Battle’s made along the way and the experiences shared with long-time team mates - like Oscar Clavarino - are just as important as the big marks or goals he kicked across the journey. “It’s been really good to play with one of my best mates Oscar,” Battle said. “That was a pretty surreal moment and something I’ll cherish and
will be pretty cool - against Oakleigh, then finish the year off at Haileybury,” Battle said. “Play the last three games there and finish it off well there and then back to Stingrays full time. “Just want to keep ticking things off and hopefully by the end of the year I get to live out my dream.” Battle wanted to thank his family and friends for their support.
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Basketball diehards from right across Melbourne’s south-east were treated recently to an hour with NBA royalty at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium. As part of the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders program, the Dandenong stadium hosted Australia’s first ever satellite camp last week. The program brings together the top male players born in 1999 from around the Asia Pacific region to learn from NBA and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) players, legends and coaches and to also compete against the best young players in the region. There was also a girls’ camp for the top female players in the state, as well as a junior NBA camp for local youngsters. But last week, hoop heads from Dandenong all the way out to Warragul had their chance to listen to one of the greatest big men in the history of the NBA - David Robinson - and former championship-winning team mate with the San Anto-
NBA legend David Robinson captivated the audience at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium. 156152 nio Spurs, Bruce Bowen, talk at an ‘NBA legends lunch’ about their time on the big stage. Robinson, now 50 years old, is a former first overall NBA draft pick, Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, a 10-time All-Star, a two-time championship winner, and a two-time Olympic gold medallist.
Nicknamed ‘The Admiral’ from his service as an officer in the US Navy, Robinson - who measured in at 217 centimetres but gave away plenty of bodyweight to his opponents in the centre position in the NBA - was thrilled to make his first visit to Australian shores. Both he and Bowen (a three-time champion with the Spurs) spoke about their experiences going up against the greatest player of all-time, Michael Jordan, and what it was like to compete at the highest level of the sport. Bowen spoke about his strong Australian ties going back to his time in college at Cal State. “I love the spirit of a lot of basketball players that I’ve come in contact with out here,” he said. “There’s a toughness and a spirit about Australian players that won’t allow you to limit them in what they can do. “If they’re on the floor, they deserve just as much respect as anyone else.”
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