Dandenong Journal Star - 11th July 2016 by Star News Group

11 July 2016

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Clean sweep for Labor as MPs look to future

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Redlegs back for a Dandy Day out

■ Protesters slam market as RSPCA launches investigation…

Poultry sale probe By CASEY NEILL

Kelly Lachman with egg and blood on her face. 156367 “I don’t think it’s to be accepted. “It’s unimaginable cruelty that’s been documented. “In this day and age it’s unacceptable.” Ms Lachman said she’d been attending the auctions for several weeks. “We’ve pulled dead and dying birds from cages,” she said. “We’ve seen multiple birds tied together. “There are birds being killed here. “We hope that we raise some awareness and let them know that we are watching. “We’re going to stay here until the auction ends.

Pictures: ROB CAREW “We’ll be back every Tuesday until the auction shuts down.” Mr Wirtanen said they were welcome to protest, but said their siren sound effect was distressing the birds. “They have a right to demonstrate and the right to have their opinion,” he said. He said their actions hadn’t kept buyers or sellers at bay, and he wasn’t worried about them showing up again. “We’ll just lock them out,” he said. “They can stand there and protest all they like.” Mr Wirtanen said he didn’t witness the egg

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throwing or the alleged assault. “That would have to be a matter for the police,” he said. “I don’t condone anyone being violent.” He welcomed the Journal to take a look around the auction room and to take photographs. He explained that the birds arrived about 7.30am on auction day and were gone by noon. Mr Wirtanen said that contrary to claims from the protestors, the birds were provided with water “but poultry can go without water for 36 hours”. Continued on Page 12

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With blood and egg dripping down her face, Kelly Lachman continued to shout into a megaphone. “You are all animal abusers,” she told those attending the Dandenong Poultry Auctions on Tuesday 5 July through cyclone fencing from the EastLink trail. The RSPCA confirmed it is investigating the sales, held at 21 Mills Road, Dandenong, on Tuesday mornings. Auctioneer Damien Wirtanen said he was cooperating and was happy for RSPCA representatives to attend the auction and stamp out any inappropriate behaviour they found. “I have a duty of care to look after them (the birds) while they’re on this property,” he said. “If people tell me about something that goes on that I haven’t seen, I stop the auction and I go and sort it out. “I’ve got nothing to hide. There’s nothing illegal going on.” But not according to Ms Lachman. “What you are doing is illegal,” she shouted. “We have footage of you abusing animals.” One man replied “you’re an outright liar” to the accusations and approached the fence. Like the six vocal protesters, he dodged the eggs and doughnuts being hurled over the fence from auction vendors and buyers. Ms Lachman played a police siren sound effect on the megaphone, drowning out his explanations. She alleges he then assaulted her through the fence, causing a cut to her face. “We came here for a peaceful protest and they’ve been nothing but hostile,” she said. Ms Lachman relayed her experience to police, called in by Mr Wirtanen after protestors refused to leave the auction site. The officers allowed the group to continue their demonstration from outside the site. Antoinette Walker, wearing an Oscar’s Law hoodie, said she felt compelled to take part. “It’s third world market practice and it doesn’t belong in our society in 2016,” she said. Veterinary nurse Priscilla Dennis held fivemonth-old son Rupert in her arms and fled the egg impact zone. “I didn’t think they’d be violent, but I guess it just shows the kind of people we’re dealing with,” she said. “I’ve seen the condition of the birds they’ve brought into the clinic.

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Federal election Labor won all three Greater Dandenong seats in the 2 July federal election. Claire O’Neil was returned in Hotham, Mark Dreyfus won a fourth term in Isaacs and newcomer Julian Hill retained Bruce for Labor. Casey Neill spoke to all three candidates about their post-election plans.

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at this election the Bruce electorate has been front of mind for both major political parties,” Ms Kroger said. “There has been a real hard fought contest in Bruce and the local community are the winners. “Community members, rightly, have an expectation that Julian Hill will be the strong representative that they both need and deserve.” Ms Kroger said her campaign team “was not staffed by political operatives, but rather hard working volunteers who, like me, want to improve their community”. “I am grateful for their hard work, support and commitment,” she said. Just under 70 per cent of people registered to vote in Bruce casted ballot papers. Almost 3000 of those failed to do so correctly,

but this represented a 1.12 per cent decrease in informal votes. Mr Hill picked up most of his votes in the Noble Park, and Dandenong North areas of the electorate. Most of Ms Kroger’s support came from Wheeler’s Hill and Glen Waverley. Animal Justice Party candidate Douglas Leith picked up just over 2 per cent of the more than 73,400 votes cast in Bruce. Stefanie Bauer grew the Greens vote by less than one per cent, receiving just under 7 per cent of the vote. Family First Party’s Nathan Foggie, Jill JarvisWills from the Renewable Energy Party, Drug Law Reform’s Alan Roncan shared just under 6 per cent of the vote.

Election delivers four victories on the trot for Dreyfus Isaacs MP Mark Dreyfus won the seat for the fourth time at the 2 July federal election. With almost 80 per cent of the 78,000-plus votes cast in the electorate counted, the ALP candidate had received 44.66 per cent of first preferences, up 3.33 per cent compared to the 2013 election. His Liberal opponent Garry Spencer achieved 40.64 per cent of first preferences - a 0.43 per cent increase. Once preferences were distributed and two candidates remained in the race, Mr Dreyfus held 55.79 per cent of the vote and Mr Spencer 44.21 per cent - a 1.93 per cent swing to the ALP. “I am honoured and humbled to be returned as the representative for the great electorate of Isaacs,” Mr Dreyfus said. “It has been a long election campaign and I look forward to keeping up the fight to make sure that the interests of our community are looked after.”

He said local residents cared about funding for schools and healthcare “and this showed through in the results on election day”. “I thank local residents for their support on Saturday and I look forward to continuing to fight to make our great community even better,” he said. Mr Spencer said that largely thanks to the State Government’s plan to elevate the rail line in Noble Park, the swing in Isaacs “was 1.76 per cent less than the national average and more than 3 per cent less than neighbouring electorates”. “On rail corridor booths, the swing was 3.7 per cent less than the national average,” he said. “I would sincerely like to express my appreciation to those people who voted for and supported me and the Liberal Party at the election. “I want to thank my team for doing a great job and being very generous with their time and energy.

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“I congratulate Mark Dreyfus on winning his fourth election in Isaacs.” Fewer than 74 per cent of people registered to vote in Isaacs cast ballot papers. Almost 3000 of those failed to do so correctly, but this represented a near-1 per cent decrease in informal votes. Mr Dreyfus picked up most of his votes in the Noble Park, Carrum Downs, Chelsea Heights and Patterson Lakes areas of the electorate. Most of Mr Spencer’s support came from the Springvale South, Keysborough, Mentone and Parkdale areas. Animal Justice Party candidate Elizabeth Johnston was the first preference for almost 5 per cent of Isaacs voters. Green Alex Breskin picked up almost 10 per cent of the primary vote, a near-3 per cent increase for the party from the last election.

Hotham MP Clare O’Neil comfortably retained her seat despite a slight dip in first preference votes at the 2 July federal election. With almost 75 per cent of the nearly 80,000 votes cast in the electorate counted, the ALP candidate had received 46.78 per cent, down 0.35 per cent compared to the 2013 election. Her Liberal opponent George Hua Hotham MP Clare O’Neil. achieved 37.11 per cent of first preferences - a 0.03 per cent decrease. Once preferences were distributed and two candidates remained in the race, Ms O’Neil held 57.93 per cent of the vote and Mr Hua 42.07 per cent - a 0.66 per cent swing to the ALP. “I feel very humbled and proud to be re-elected by the people of Hotham,” Ms O’Neil said. “Listening to the stories of people in our community over the course of the campaign has strengthened my resolve to fight for the people of Hotham. “In a community as broad and diverse as ours, it is so incredibly important that we have access to the resources that we need to ensure everyone in our community can get ahead.” Ms O’Neil said it was amazing to be at the polling booths on Saturday and feel “the energy from a community so angry about the Liberals’ lack of a plan for our country”. “It is so important for our community that we have a fully supported health system and that education opportunities are available to all children - no matter where they live,” she said. “These are the key policies that I am committed to.” Fewer than 73 per cent of people registered to vote in Hotham cast ballot papers. Almost 2800 of those failed to do so correctly, about the same number of informal votes as received at the last election. Ms O’Neil picked up most of her votes in the Dingley and Cheltenham areas of the electorate. Most of Mr Hua’s support came from the Springvale, Oakleigh and Hughesdale areas. Animal Justice Party candidate Helen Jeges was the first preference for almost 3 per cent of Hotham voters. Green James Bennett picked up 8.7 per cent of the primary vote, a 0.1 per cent increase for the party from the last election. Family First’s Tatiana Rathbone and Rise Up Australia Party’s Peter Vassiliou each received just over 2 per cent of the vote.

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NEW Bruce MP Julian Hill says it’s “humbling” that voters placed their trust in him at the Saturday 2 July poll. With almost 80 per cent of the vote counted, the ALP candidate received 44.9 per cent of first preferences - up 3 per cent from Labor retiree Alan Griffin’s results at the 2013 federal election. Liberal opponent Helen Kroger experienced a 2.6 per cent drop in the first preference vote. Once preferences were distributed and two candidates remained in the race, Mr Hill held 54.2 per cent of the vote and Ms Kroger 45.8 per cent a 2.4 per cent swing to the ALP. “I never had any real expectations, to be honest,” he said. “I just worked like a dog every day for 12 months and figured the rest is up to the people. “I was actually pleased that seriously hard work and an old-fashioned grass roots approach still gets rewarded by people.” He said the vote also indicated support for Labor’s policies, and recognised “the hundreds of people who’ve put in, day after day and volunteered their time and effort in support of their beliefs”. “It’s a great responsibility to carry the hopes and efforts of so many local people,” he said. Mr Hill said he got to know Ms Kroger well over the past six months and they got along well. “We spent a lot of time together - pretty much nine hours a day standing next to each other at pre-poll and she’s a good person,” he said. “We may have different views but it was remarked by voters how delighted they were to see us laughing and joking. “More of that would be a good thing for Australia.” Ms Kroger said it had been “a profound privilege” to be the Liberal candidate for Bruce. “After more than two decades of Labor neglect,

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Looking Back 100 years ago 13 July 1916 Congestion at the railway station From time to time the question of regulating the vehicular traffic at the Dandenong Railway Station has been suggested. On Sunday evenings, a good deal of personal risk is faced by the pedestrian traffic dodging in and out amongst moving vehicles clustered around the entrance to the station. Provision should be made by the railway department to erect a long railing opposite the entrance to the station, to which horses could be attached and so abate the present undesirable congestion. Dandenong Telephone Service Dr Langley, secretary of the meeting of telephone subscribers, called to protest against alterations to the service, reports having received word from the Postmaster General’s de-

partment that it has been decided not to alter the existing continuous service at Dandenong.

50 years ago 14 July 1966 Tree sacrifice to end floods Work in progress on the Dandenong Creek, including the destruction of some trees, is being done to avoid a repetition of a disastrous flood which in 1934 turned Dandenong into a vast lake. The City Engineer, Mr Gordon Wright, told Dandenong Council on Monday night that a flood similar to that in 1934 would be even more devastating to the industrial city, which has grown in the intervening years. He said the work being done by the Dandenong Valley Authority was designed to make the creek capable of handling at least as much water as flooded the town in 1934. The engineers of the Dandenong Valley Au-

thority are very conscious of the importance of trees. They realise that some must go but they are doing everything they can to save what trees they can. They have not touched trees behind the baths or those at the bridge and this is their general attitude. They will save what they can.

20 years ago 8 July 1996 Keysborough baker wins ‘gold’ Keysborough baker Jason Petric has won “gold” in Australia’s biggest and most prestigious pie competition. Ivan’s pies of Boileau Street is the most awarded pie manufacturer in Australia. In the past four years it has won three gold and a bronze in the Great Aussie Pie Competition. This year more than 600 pies from around

Australia were flown to Sydney for the annual judging. Ivan’s pies is a family-owned business run by Ivan Petric, his wife Anne and their son Jason.

5 years ago 11 July 2011 Online shopping is an ever-increasing force in the retail industry. But will there be a day when stores are completely replaced by websites? When Peter Van Horssen set up a website for his slot car business 10 years ago, he sold two or three items a month. Now he sells two or three items a day - a clear reflection of how the demand for online shopping has grown and how important it is for retailers to have, at least, a basic online presence. - Compiled by Dandenong and District Historical Society

Soft drinks raiders turned to salt The late Jack Johnson was the author of When The Clock Strikes, a fascinating account of growing up in Dandenong, his years tending to the city’s pipes and drains as a plumber and bringing up a family with wife Frances in their beloved home in Macpherson Street. Sadly, Jack died on 25 June. With the permission of his family, the Journal will continue to publish Jack Looks Back each month.

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THE Slades wagon was most colourful with all its crates of different coloured drinks. So much so that one hot lunch time at St Mary’s School after the old Slades man had walked into Doctor Langley’s house, the temptation became too much for my brother Nipper’s mates Tick and Guss. They whipped out the school gate and across McCrae Street to help themselves. The Slades man drove a two-horse ironrimmed wooden-wheeled wagon. He wore a full leather apron with a shoulder pad on the right side for carrying the wooden crates, which usu-

ally contained a dozen bottles of lemonade or a dozen mixed flavours. Tick ran around the gutter side of the wagon and was reaching up to the crates at the front of the wagon where the brightest coloured drinks were. Guss went in underneath the wagon, between the back wheels, and was crouching there. Tick got the first bottle of bright red drink, dropped down and passed it to Guss underneath the wagon. He went back to another crate to grab a bottle

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of bright yellow drink, while Guss shoved the first bottle into his shirt. Just as he did this, Guss spotted the old bloke coming back along the driveway, so he crawled to the back of the wagon to make a panic-stricken getaway. He knew the Slades bloke was a savage old coot, not averse to whacking kids over the head or kicking their arse. Tick, unaware the old bloke was coming down the driveway and that Guss was on his way out from under the wagon, was blindly passing the second bottle under and yelling ‘take it Guss, take it!’. Just at this moment Mother Domenic walked out onto the school verandah carrying the large wooden-handled school bell. She was almost to the corner of the school where she always rang the bell to summon the kids back from lunch and to line up in grade at the back of the school.

I don’t know if she spotted the Slades robbery herself or if some tattle-tale made her aware of it. Whatever it was, she had a wide-angle cinemascope shot of Tick on the side of the wagon with the bright yellow soft drink and as she rang the bell, her voice boomed out “Terry Dockerty stay where you are!”. I don’t know if she could see Guss crouched under the back of the wagon, but they both froze as if they had been turned into the proverbial block of salt. The rest of us went to the back of the school, lined up and returned to our classrooms through the back door. We never discovered the outcome of the brazen daylight soft drink heist, and Guss and Tick seemed to have been sworn to secrecy by Mother Domenic, so we never knew if the angry Slades delivery man dealt with the would-be thieves or whether justice was administered by way of Mother Domenic’s horse harness strap.

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Dandenong Park is looking decidedly different these days. Workers have flattened the soundshell, bowls club rooms and kindergarten in recent weeks. Park-goers can now have an unimpeded view from Foster Street through to Shepley Oval. The park is in the midst of a City of Greater Dandenong redevelopment.

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Doors smashed An alleged drug addict has smashed the front glass doors of Dandenong Magistrates’ Court and attempted to carjack a nearby vehicle in a bid to escape a seven-day jail term. A court heard that Steven Hurley of the City of Casey walked out of a Dandenong Drug Court hearing after magistrate Tony Parsons jailed him for non-compliance with a drug treatment order on 2 June. Hurley ignored requests by security officers for him to stop, and ran at the glass door exit, smashing the glass and unhinging the door, Dandenong Magistrates’ Court was told on 4 July. He “squeezed through” the automatic sliding doors and ran along Lonsdale Street, police alleged. Hurley then got into the front seat of a southward-bound car, and allegedly told the driver to lock the doors and take him to hospital. As police approached on foot, Hurley allegedly slouched down and told the driver to “f***ing drive off or I’ll cut you”.

Police deployed pepper-spray through a gap in the car’s window. Hurley was arrested and taken to hospital to treat cuts from the glass door. Defence lawyer Adam Maloney said Hurley who has been in custody since the incident - disputed the nature of the alleged threats, but would plead guilty to criminal damage to the door. The accused would also plead guilty if a false imprisonment charge was downgraded to a ‘threat to cause injury’ charge, Mr Maloney said. Hurley was also yet to plead to charges over allegedly riding while disqualified on a stolen motorcycle with false plates. Mr Maloney said CCTV footage used to identify Hurley was “not particularly clear”. Magistrate Jack Vandersteen agreed the false imprisonment “isn’t made out”, and the alternative offence was the “middle ground”. Mr Vandersteen, who viewed CCTV footage of the escape, said it appeared Hurley had not really seen the doors when he ran at them. The case was adjourned for further summarycase conferencing. Hurley was remanded in custody to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 7 July.

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Parking meter price rise scrapped By CASEY NEILL A 10-cent price rise for Springvale’s parking meters has been scrapped - creating a $90,000 revenue shortfall. Councillor Youhorn Chea moved a motion to abandon the increase in the council’s 2016-17 budget at the Monday 27 June Greater Dandenong Council meeting. Cr Sean O’Reilly said introducing parking meters to Springvale - installed late last year - was always going to be a careful exercise. “This represents a minor tweak of 10 cents, a small concession, a small piece of insurance to make sure trade is well-supported by council and parking metres in Springvale,” he said. “The message is clear from this council that the parking meters are not there as a revenue raiser but as a measure for making sure parking is available in Springvale.”

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But Cr John Kelly said it was unfair that Cr Chea had made the change so late in the budget process. “It sounds minimal - 10 cents - but it’s $90,000 that will have to come out of the budget,” he said. “It’s 90,000, Cr Chea, that you would love to spend in Springvale. “If we’re going to be doing it for Springvale, we should be doing it for Dandenong.” Cr Mathew Kirwan said the meters had been beneficial for Springvale. “We haven’t had them for even a year yet,” he said. “I think Cr Chea’s motion is quite sensible and reasonable. “I think there should be annual increases in the future.” Cr Memeti said the 10 cent increase equated to a 20 per cent jump. “I think we need to give it a fair go and see what happens before we raise them again,” he said.

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Letters Wedge tactics need to prised open Re: City of Greater Dandenong Amendment C143 (Vote To Dice Up Green Wedge, Journal, 4 July), councillor Matthew Kirwan was correct when he said in the last council meeting that using the city’s Green Wedge Management Plan to allow subdivision south of Hutton Road was “farcical”. Melbourne’s Green Wedge boundaries were introduced in 1971. The Planning and Environment (Metropolitan Green Wedge Protection) Act 2003 was enacted to stop exactly what Cr Peter Brown moved at the last meeting. Around 2006 the State Government told councils to enact green wedge management plans to enforce this act. In 2011 the State Government decided to set the Urban Growth Boundary in concrete, first allowing councils to advise any anomalies to be tidied up. The council used that to request inclusion of 3.4 square kilometres of land inside the UGB. The Planning Panels Victoria Urban Growth Boundary Anomalies Advisory Committee rejected this. So here we are, around a decade after the Government told us to come up with a green wedge management plan, $425,000 of ratepayer funds down the drain, and not a bike path, not a walking track, not a horse trail completed, but a further $400,000 committed to another flawed subdivision attempt. The sad part of this affair is that gullible land owners have been given false hope of something which cannot be delivered. The one good part of the last two council meetings has been Cr Jim Memeti letting the cat out of the bag when he suggested the council wanted to do the same as it did in Keysborough.

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Helping asylum seekers find work in Greater Dandenong would be “inequitable” and put “down-and-out Aussies” to the back of the queue, councillor Peter Brown says. At the Monday 11 July council meeting, Cr Matthew Kirwan will ask for a report on how the council could address asylum seeker unemployment. There are more than 2600 on community detention in the municipality. “It’s not about the council becoming an employment service,” he said. “It’s not about the council deciding that asylum seekers are more important than the rest of the community.” He said their unemployment could lead to mental health problems and anti-social behaviour. “Facilitating their ability to get work or even just work experience, it’s not just in the interest of asylum seekers, it’s the in the interest of everyone,” he said. Cr Kirwan said the report he’s seeking would consider how the council could advocate for businesses to consider employing asylum seekers - including grant opportunities and working with non-profit agencies - and would come to the

chamber for a decision in November. Cr Brown said the resolution promoted the long-term unemployed and long-term homeless not being accorded the same rights and access as refugees and asylum seekers. “A person born in Oz, educated in Oz, whose parents have paid taxes in Oz for 20 years, is put to the back of the queue to facilitate a refugee getting a job ahead of them,” he said. “Many asylum seekers seem to seek economic asylum, are economic refugees but as all are treated equally, the Kirwan proposal becomes all the more inequitable.” Cr Brown said his grandparents came to Australia as economic refugees and “had to work their arses off just to find a queue to get into, let alone bump the colonials already here in the queue”. “My mother worked in a factory from the age of 14 after the work-related death of her father and took any job she could to support her single parent mother ... during the 1930 depression and when she was old enough worked night shift in a factory to support her mother and brothers,” he said. He said there were “indigenous kids who will never escape poverty unless they are given affirmative action support”.

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By CASEY NEILL Athol Bailey joined Rotary only three years ago but is already leading the way. He took over the Rotary Club of Dandenong South East presidency from Colin Byron at a changeover dinner on Tuesday 21 June. Mr Bailey met Rotarian Colin Ferns at a Business Network International (BNI) session, agreed to attend a meeting and soon signed up. Tackling declining membership is his top priority for the year ahead and he hopes a sub-group called Friends of Rotary will grow the 22-strong group. “You don’t actually join Rotary, but if we’ve got a project on we might send out an email out to our ‘friends’ asking for some help,” he said. “Ultimately, they’ll see all the work we do and then join. “We’re also going to be looking at corporate memberships.” His main project focus this year will be youth depression and prevention. “We’ll be getting involved a lot more with the council there and Headspace,” he said. “We don’t know how that’s going to look yet. “We had a high tea about two months ago and we raised $1000 for Headspace. “They just need support to get into schools and to speak with the youth. “That ties in with what we do at Cleeland United Soccer Club with the Sudanese. “We’re going to get Headspace to get down talk to those guys.” The club is looking at taking defibrillators to the streets, ideally near a bank to tap into CCTV surveillance and lighting. “All the defibrillators are in a shop or something, so providing you have your heart attack during shop hours there’s going to be a defibrillator there,” Athol said. “If it happens outside of shop hours there isn’t anything around.” The L2P program, which provides underprivileged learner drivers with access to a car and mentor, is another key project. A rate-capping restricted budget has created a $5000 shortfall for Greater Dandenong Council.

South Eastern Metropolitan MP Inga Peulich has received an apology from The Australian newspaper and a Liberal Party member who accused her of racial bullying last year. Ms Peulich launched defamation action against the newspaper and the member Prasad Philip over accusations in a story on 16 July 2015. The Australian published a correction on 23 June 2016 that “Mr Philip now accepts Ms Peulich did not make any racist remarks to Mr Philip or racially bully him”. “Mr Philip and The Australian apologise to Ms Peulich.” Ms Peulich welcomed the apology. “As a person who migrated to Australia from Bosnia and Herzegovina as a child, as an MP and now Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs in the Victorian Parliament, such allegations are serious and the effect of this smear on my family has been both hurtful and distressing,” Ms Peulich said. “The allegations have taken a toll on my family, my elderly mother in particular. “It is a period of my life that I am glad to put behind me.” Athol Bailey. 156449 “We haven’t pledged completely that we will get them the money, but we’ve said we will support them,” Athol said. “We have breathalysers in clubs. The money from them has to be used for something to do with road safety.” He’s looking at working together with Rotary Club of Dandenong to make sure the program survives. “We’re talking about youth, and it actually ties into this youth depression,” he said. “If they don’t have their licences they sit at home and don’t see their friends.” Athol’s coaching experience extends from business to life and led him to at least one lifesaving conversation. His daughter connected him with a classmate who was contemplating suicide and following a few chats, got on the right path. “Depression’s always been pretty close to my

heart,” he said. “My business coaching is only a means to run a self-funded youth counsellingtype service, centred more around life coaching than counselling ... letting them come up with their answers and better themselves. “That’s probably about another five to eight years away.” Athol grew up in Doveton and enjoys returning to his old stomping ground for weekly Rotary meetings, but plans to change things up with fortnightly formal gatherings. “The alternate week, project teams will get together and work on their project,” he said. “It’s all about being an action club.” A trivia night in October and a ‘night of inspiration’ next March or April will bring in most of the club’s funds for the year. “The first night of inspiration we ran we raised about $10,000,” he said. “I want $10,000 from the next one and $8000 from the trivia night. I’m pretty ambitious.”

Protesters slam chicken market as probe is launched From Page 1 He restricts the number of birds allowed in each cage. “The cages are old but not in a condition detrimental to the animals,” he said. Mr Wirtanen said the operation was no different to any other poultry auction, and more than 300 chickens moved through each week. He said animal welfare advocates had been attending the auction for about seven weeks, that he’d watched their footage “and what I’ve seen is not what should be done”. “But I can’t categorially say to you that that was at our auction,” he said. Mr Wirtanen said auction attendees came from many cultural backgrounds and “a small minority” mistreated birds. On accusations there were diseased and dying

birds, Mr Wirtanen explained that chickens became stressed when they were moved and were prone to a disease known as ILT. “If they’re a carrier, it can be brought out when they’re moved,” he said. “They can show symptoms. If I see that, I ask the vendor to remove them.” He said that most of the birds auctioned were roosters or over-age hens that would otherwise be dumped by their owners and taken by foxes. Springvale Acting Sergeant Paul Ackerman said police would attend the site on coming Tuesday mornings as a pro-active measure. He said he was waiting for Ms Lachman to provide footage she offered up of the alleged assault before taking any further action. RSPCA chief operating officer Jon McGregor appealed for public help to verify two anonymous

complaints received in the past month or so about the sales. Mr McGregor said the RSPCA had viewed a video said to have been filmed at Dandenong Poultry Auctions and “is appealing to the public to help identify the individuals depicted in the video”. The footage shows people using tape to bind birds’ legs together, and to bundle multiple birds together. Mr McGregor said the society was trying to establish whether breaches of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (POCTAA) had been committed and “charges would be filed accordingly”. See protesters dodging doughnuts and standing in a mess of egg shells hurled at them at: dandenong.starcommunity.com.au.

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Get ready for snow Snow will make an unlikely appearance when the Springvale Snow Fest returns to Buckingham Avenue on Sunday 24 July from noon to 7pm. More than 80 tonnes of real snow will make its way from Mt Bulla for the award-winning event’s fourth incarnation. Entry to the snow play areas is $4, rides start at $2 and there will be free family fun. Ice sculptors will carve artworks and there’ll be food, market and community stalls. Roving performers will include stilt walkers armed with bubbles, a ghostly snow queen puppet, a magician and funky zebras. A fireworks display at 6.50pm will wrap up the event.

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2/160 Harold Road NOBLE PARK

7 Newman Avenue NOBLE PARK

58 Brady Road DANDENONG NORTH

1/4 Conway Street DANDENONG SOUTH

19 Bella Vista Crescent CLAYTON SOUTH

1/7 Mitchell Court NOBLE PARK

44 Burchall Grove DANDENONG NORTH

45/36-40 Hennessy Way DANDENONG NORTH

70 Crimson Drive DOVETON

10 Botanica Way KEYSBOROUGH

7/566-568 Springvale Rd SPRINGVALE SOUTH

29 Burnham Crescent KEYSBOROUGH

1 Finisterre Drive KEYSBOROUGH

2 Ashleigh Street KEYSBOROUGH

3 Finisterre Drive KEYSBOROUGH

35 Sales in June

11 Malabar Court KEYSBOROUGH

8/43-45 Leonard Avenue NOBLE PARK

1/20 Allan Street NOBLE PARK

13 Havenstone Drive KEYSBOROUGH

20 Doonbrae Avenue NOBLE PARK NORTH

2/67 Callander Road NOBLE PARK

4/29 French Street NOBLE PARK

1/29 French Street NOBLE PARK

18/43-45 Belgrave Hallam Rd HALLAM

4/26 Noble Street NOBLE PARK

17 King Street DANDENONG

20 Linden Drive KEYSBOROUGH

150 Bloomield Road KEYSBOROUGH

8B Gretana Street DANDENONG SOUTH

21 The Panorama KEYSBOROUGH

1/31 Ellt Crescent NOBLE PARK

4/17 Leonard Avenue NOBLE PARK

ALL SALES MADE BY BARRY PLANT NOBLE PARK & KEYSBOROUGH OFFICES Disclaimer: Information contained herein is believed to be accurate at time of printing.

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NOBLE PARK 7 SHIRLEY STREET

NOBLE PARK 2 WACHTER COURT

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

PRICE TERMS INSPECT CONTACT

Saturday 16th July at 1pm $570,000+ 10% Deposit. Balance 30 Days Wed 5 - 5:30pm & Sat 12:30 - 1pm 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

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Noble Park 1/42 Leman Crescent 3 n

Springvale 22 Royal Avenue 350 m

920

Auction 23 Jul 11:00am

3 spacious bedrooms with polished hard wood floors Freshly installed, untouched kitchen, stone bench tops & s/s appliances Pristine tiled bathroom, renovated all throughout

Shane Ah-Kan 0433 301 502

Inspect Sat 12:00pm

Harry Li 0414 216 699

Springvale South 12 Olympic Avenue 3 n n

A rare 911m2 of land in prime position Build your own mansion and take advantage of the block Subdivide and develop into 4 or 5 unit sites (STCA) Workshop/Home office at the rear

287 Springvale Road, Springvale VIC 3171

911 m

Located in the heart of Springvale within walking distance to train station, shopping, clinics Residential Growth Zone (high density zoning) ideal for developing townhouses, apartments or even running a business

Auction 30 Jul 12:30pm Harry Li 0414 216 699

Steven Lam 0430 499 936

Springvale 4 Grace Street 2

Auction 6 Aug 11:30am

Ricky Nguyen 0420 956 239

Thanh Le 0411 499 905

03 8558 3000

664 m

Three generous sized bedrooms, hard wood floors throughout Renovated, well equipped hostess kitchen with European appliances Ducted Heating, Evaporative cooling Rectangular land measuring 664sqm with room to extend or develop (STCA)

Auction 6 Aug 2:30pm

Inspect Sat 11:00am

Harry Li 0414 216 699

Steven Lam 0430 499 936

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Auction this Saturday

New Listing

Dandenong North 54 Exner Drive 3+ n

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Three bedrooms plus study, Master with ensuite Open dining and kitchen domain Formal living room with built in bar Full bathroom with large spa bath Ceiling fans, heating and downlights Immaculate front and rear yard

Keysborough 2/5 Lachlan Place 656 m

Auction 16 July 12:30pm Price Guide $560K-$610K

Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157

Inspect Sat 12:00pm

Dee Kawsar 0423 215 815

Three robed bedrooms, master with WIR and ensuite Contemporary living and family domain + additional living room with built in bar Kitchen and dining area with an ample amount of cabinetry and plentiful bench space for a breakfast bench

Auction 6 Aug 11:00am Price Guide $430K-$470K

Keysborough 8 Juneberry Drive

Low maintenance unit positioned in central Dandenong location Spacious living & kitchen meals area with great connection to the private rear garden Two-robed bedrooms serviced by combined bathroom/laundry

Auction 30 July 11:00am Price Guide $189,000 Inspect Sat 11:00am

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

Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157

Dee Kawsar 0423 215 815

03 8586 6411

Five robed bedrooms + study, two Master bedrooms with WIR & ensuites Open plan kitchen, meals, family and dining domain plus additional lounge & activity zone Kitchen with stone benchtops, WIP and stainless steel appliances

Laura Voinea 0435 921 730

Inspect Sat 2:00pm

Dandenong 2/35 Bruce Street

516 m

Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157

Twilight Auction 28 July 7:00pm Price Guide $850K-$900K Inspect Sat 1:00pm

Dee Kawsar 0423 215 815

Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157

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Unity

4B 2C 2F 2I

Noble Park 2 Birrong Avenue

6 a3 b3 c2 e

Dandenong 33 SCOTT STREET

Live Happily in a big and beautiful family home!

Auction Sat 30th July at 1:00pm

The solid brick home with entrance hall & huge living to meal area & a practical kitchen, a bedroom in the ground floor adjacent to study/sitting room, and a bathroom with corner bath and shower. Upstairs with family room & rumpus plus 3 bedrooms, master with FES and BIR to others. Features include ducted heating/cooling, alarm, ceiling fan, double carport & garage, secured fence & gate, back yard with a covered patio area.

View Wed 4:30-5:00pm Sat 12:30-1:00pm

Harvey Nhan M 0432 558 881 P 03 8555 3828 harvey.nhan@harcourts.com.au

Development / Investment Opportunity in Dandenongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CBD Purpose built property on 820m2 zoned RGZ1 suitable for apartment development up to 4 storeys or multiple townhouses STCA. Superb location just a short stroll to Dandenong Station and CBD. 6 bedrooms could easily be rented for $180 - $200 p/w, 2 common rooms, 3 bath & toilets, kitchen/dining area, laundry, storage rooms, d/heating, evap cooling/split system A/Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, sprinkler system, garage and long driveway. Has all 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 a long term investment with g guaranteed capital growth, rare opportunity that is not to be missed. METHOD

TERMS PRICE INSPECT CONTACT

Saturday 30th July at 12pm 10% deposit, balance 30/60 days Contact Agent Wednesday 5 - 5.30pm & Saturday 11 - 11.30am Ari Oinonen 0402 349 644

4B 2C 3F 1I

Noble Park 8 Dallimore Court

DANDENONG 4 Langhorne Street 9706 7455

A peaceful and tranquil family home!

For Sale

Situated on approx. 676m2 block with potential dual occupancy(STCA), this charming home entry with hall way to living area & formal dining, 4 bedrooms, gas cooking kitchen, 2 bathrooms & 3 toilets. Other features include: secured front fence & gate, single garage, bamboo floors, split system A/C & landscape garden. Walking distance to bus stops, train station, and a short drive to Shopping Centre, and easy access to Eastlink.

View By Appointment

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Alice (Phuong) Le M 0422 199 270 P 03 8555 3828 alice.le@harcourts.com.au

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New Listing Noble Park 19 Huntsman Drive 4

712 m

Four bedrooms, plus study (Master with WIR and ensuite)

Heating, ceiling fans, downlights and timber flooring

Formal family and lounge plus casual living and dining

Decked alfresco area, in ground pool, landscaped gardens

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Exquisite light filled kitchen with an ample amount of

Double garage and expansive front and rear drive way

cabinetry, centred breakfast bench and stainless steel

Prime location within close proximity to all local Primary and

appliances Shop 13 Narelle Dr, Aspendale Gardens S/C VIC 3195

Secondary Colleges, transport and shopping complex 03 8586 6411

Auction 6 Aug 2:00pm Price Guide $550K-$590K Inspect Sat 1:00pm

Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157

Dee Kawsar 0423 215 815

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Units 1 & 2/26 Doveton Avenue Eumemmerring

1/33-35 Childers Street Mentone

FULLY RENOVATED 3 BED BV PLUS 2 BED UNIT

DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY

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).

Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

Sat 16th July at 1pm 10% dep-bal 30/60/90 days $450,000+ Wednesday 6-6.30pm Saturday from 12.30pm Neil Butler 0411 637 088

3/23 Hemmings 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.

Sat 23rd July at 12pm 10% dep - bal 60/90 days $490,000+ Saturday 10-10.30am Neil Butler 0411 637 088

Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

Sat 30th July at 1pm 10% dep - bal 60 days $300,000+ Saturday 1-1.30pm Ben Luu 0414 288 763

ATTRACTIVE UNIT IN A PRIME LOCATION Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

Sat 30th July at 12pm 10% dep - bal 60 days $290,000+ Saturday 2-2.30pm Ben Luu 0414 288 763

1B Ross Street Dandenong Central FEATURE PACKED TOWNHOUSE IN CENTRAL AREA

Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

2/9 Masters Street Dandenong

GREAT INVESTMENT OR FIRST HOME Spacious 2 bed unit in a small complex close to the CBD & market. Offers spacious lounge with gas heating, large separate kitchen with gas cooking, double bedrooms with BIR’s & tiled bathroom. Extras include loors tiles to kitchen & wet areas, large garden plus garage. Excellent tenant but possession is available.

This property is sure to be suited to any keen investor or 1st home buyer. Comprising of 2 large brs with master boasting WIR & full ensuite, spacious & light illed open plan living & dining area. Kitchen with S/S appliances including DW, microwave & stone benchtops. Includes RC a/c, timber loors & carpet to brs. Added advantage of extra large fully covered balcony & fully secure u/ground c/park & intercom access. Currently tenanted to excellent tenant but possession available.

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.

1/2a Canberra Avenue Dandenong MUCH LARGER THAN IT LOOKS! Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent

Sat 30th July at 2pm 10% dep - bal 60 days $330,000+ Saturday 3-3.30pm Neil Butler 0411 637 088

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 3rd bedroom. Bonus of 2 toilets. 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!

Private Price Inspect Agent

$280,000-$325,000 Saturday 11-11.30am Neil Butler 0411 637 088

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noBLE PaRK 1B Cypress Court youR own fRontagE - LuxuRious and ContEmPoRaRy town housE

NOBLE PARK 2/23 CraiG street

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MODERN & LUXURIOUS TOWN HOUSE

Combining an excellent design with quality ittings, this townhouse offers a genuinely luxurious yet contemporary living environment that is only a stone’s throw from noble Park’s diverse shopping precinct. with great access to reputable schools, waverley gardens shopping Centre, sandown Racecourse and noble Park station provided by Princess highway and Corrigan Road, there is little keeping this residence from becoming a family residential delight. the stunning interior begins with a light illed living area.

PRiVatE saLE EsR $470,000+ ViEw Contact agent photo id require ContaCt Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 tommy Nguyen 0431 644 889 offiCE 363 springvale road, springvale tel: 03 8581 0999

Combining an excellent design with quality fittings, 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 filled living area featuring quality flooring that lead to an open plan designer kitchen with Caesar stone bench tops and Bellissimo stainless steel appliances.

ESR $360,000+ VIEW Wednesday 5:00 - 5:30pm saturday 11:00 - 11:30am photo id require CONTACT Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 tommy Nguyen 0431 644 889 OFFICE 363 springvale road, springvale tel: 03 8581 0999

sPRingVaLE 7/453-457 spriNGVaLe rd

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KEysBoRough 32 STANFORD AVENUE

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KEysBoRough’s statE-of-thE-aRt LiVing

LiVE thE LifEstyLE you dREam of 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 everyday.

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PRiVatE saLE EsR $530,000+ ViEw saturday 12:00 - 12:30pm photo id requireCorey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 tommy Nguyen 0431 644 889 offiCE 363 springvale road, springvale tel: 03 8581 0999

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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PRiVatE saLE EsR Contact Agent ViEw Contact Agent Photo ID Require ContaCt Ozan Kanbur 0403 644 379 Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 offiCE 363 Springvale Road, Springvale Tel: 03 8581 0999

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SALES & RENTALS

118 Walker St Dandenong P: 9791 5922 F: 9792 2536

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Doveton

Dandenong Central

3 JudaS CourT

A TOP LITTLE INVESTMENT!

A well located three bedroom home on a potential development site (STCA) of approximately 600m2 situated high at the end of a quiet court. Catch the bus into Dandenong from around the corner, Monash Freeway access in minutes! This property is currently let to an excellent Tenant at $280.00 per week. Lots of options for the astute purchaser or a great future project for the first home buyer entering the market. A fantastic opportunity awaits! NOW IS THE TIME!

auCTioN: Saturday, 30th July, 2016 @ 11:00am (if not sold prior) oPeN: Thurs 4:00pm to 4:30pm & Sat 12:00pm to 12:30pm

Cranbourne

18 & 20 day STreeT

PALATIAL SPLENDOUR!

You are so lucky to have a choice of two Central townhouses located only a short walk to the city centre and High School. Both feature separate driveway access to a large garage with remote control doors PLUS an additional car park. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, three toilets, chef’s kitchen with marble benchtops and Bosch appliances including dishwasher, two separate living areas, ducted heating, evaporative cooling and magnificent balcony views to the North-West. The craftsman finish reveals 2.7m ceilings, ornate cornices and architraves, oak staircase and highly polished timber floors. Practical low maintenance and lavishly appointed. NO OWNERS CORPORATION!

For Sale: offers over $480,000 oPeN: Wed 4:00pm to 4:30pm & Sat 12:30pm to 1:00pm

Dandenong North

9 MarKliN STreeT

A HIDDEN GEM CLOSE TO TOWN!

6 GoldiNG CourT

QUIET ELEVATED COURT!

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.

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!

WHEN SIZE MATTERS!

NEEDS YOUR DECORATIVE FLAIR!

For Sale: $395,000 plus buyers oPeN: Wed 3:00pm to 3:20pm & Sat 1:20pm to 1:40pm

For Sale: $470,000 plus oPeN: Tues 3:00pm to 3:20pm & Sat 11:40am to 12:00pm

Dandenong

12 HaliFax STreeT

SECURE & CENTRAL VILLA!

3/3-5 edWard aveNue

CONVENIENT & QUIET LOCATION!

This fabulous two bedroom low maintenance villa is tucked away in the popular St James Village development located only a short walk to the CBD. Features two large bedrooms, kitchen/meals area, separate bathroom and laundry, large lounge room with raked ceilings and exposed beams which opens to a private courtyard. There are aluminium roller shutters all around, two air conditioners, gas heating, backyard and drive through garage plus access to a swimming pool. A great first home, investment or retirement opportunity!

Nestled in a neat block of units off a quiet street, yet within minutes walk to Dandenong High School, Dandenong Plaza, Market, Hospital and many other facilities, this home is of exceptional value for money. It offers a bright formal lounge, renovated kitchen, two spacious bedrooms with built in robes, separate laundry, separate toilet, private backyard and a carspace. Other notable features include gas cooking and hot water service, reverse cycle air conditioning, feature wall and polished floors throughout. Currently let to excellent Tenants at $275.00 per week.

LUSH GARDEN SETTING!

INVEST OR NEST!

For Sale: $290,000 to $310,000 oPeN: Wed 3:40pm to 4:00pm & Sat 10:40am to 11:00am

For Sale: $265,000 to $285,000 oPeN: Wed 4:20pm to 4:40pm & Sat 11:20am to 11:40am

Dandenong

Doveton

Dandenong

A CENTRAL TREASURE!

3 BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE WITH 2 YARDS!

RENOVATED HOME ON 718m2!

WALK TO MARKET!

2/55 King Street

2/65-67 Potter Street

This delightful, character filled home boasts 3 metre ceilings with ornate cornice work, hardwood timber floors, two huge bedrooms, separate formal lounge room and kitchen/meals. The private cottage garden envelopes the home. Set on a corner site within 300 metres of the Dandenong Market. All gas appliances and carport.

For Sale: $340,000 to $360,000 oPeN: Wed 3:00-3:20pm & Sat 1:30-2:00pm

Hard to find but here it is! Three bedrooms with built in robes, separate lounge, modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, gas cooktop, electric oven, rangehood and breakfast bar adjoining the meals area. Features ducted heating, split system air conditioning, powder room and a large single garage with remote door.

For Sale: $370,000 plus oPeN: Tues 3:40-4:00pm & Sat 11:00-11:20am

6 Maple Court

1/40 Princes Highway

This renovated home set at the top of a large court block of around 718m2 (approx) and in an ideal place to either start your life in your own home or look at developing in the future. The bathroom and kitchen have both been renovated. Polished floorboards, ducted heating and air conditioning. Lock up garage and loads of space!

For Sale: $360,000 to $400,000 oPeN: Sat 12:20pm to 12:40pm

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.

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John Ratnam Sales Consultant 0414 556 517

Samuel Hanna Sales Consultant 0425 698 307

Stephen Lamb Sales Consultant 0421 045 460

Frank Holohan Senior Consultant

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Auction

AGENT’S CHOICE

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30th July 2016 12.00pm 35 Factory Rd Yannathan

MORTGAGEES AUCTION

BIG SHED LITTLE HOUSE AC 1.2 RE 3 S

SATURDAY 30TH JULY AT 2PM

OFI: Saturdays 9th, 16th & 23rd July 2016 11.30 - 12.00pm Terms: 10% Deposit Balance in 30/60 Days Contact: Brian Mc Intosh 0407 868 909 Andrew MacTaggart 0418 385 158 Shop 5/275 Station St, Koo Wee Rup 1234565

5/275 Station Street, Koo Wee Rup People t thaPlease Ph: 5997 2133

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ATTENTION RENOVATORS OR DEVELOPERS 4 WESTLEIGH CRESCENT NARRE WARREN (MEL.100 C3) INSPECT SATURDAY 2.00PM – 2.45PM This three bedroom, one bathroom, brick and tile home is located on 654 sq metres (Approx) of land is to be sold in “As Is” condition. Features very open plan living area with the need for plaster board and a new kitchen, three bedrooms with BIR’s, separate toilet. Prime location set in a quiet street, walk to Primary Secondary Schools and Shops. Bus to Fountain Gate, Dandenong, Cranbourne, Hampton Park and Hallam station.

1233770-PB27-16

Awesome small secure acreage property secluded and surrounded by other large farms. Ideal for tradie shedding is huge, plus the home needs a 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. NO OFFERS WILL BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO AUCTION.

Enquiries: Anthony Falvo 0418 379 717, or Peter Rouse 0418 330 037 peter@park1realestate.com.au

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This home is nestled on top of a hill in a quite court location but it’s so central to everything. It is close to Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre, public transport and only a short walk or drive to six schools in the area. From the outside the home has the wow factor, manicured gardens, a nice deep coloured brick with a restored roof and a huge double garage that just tops it off and makes the choice easy. Stepping inside visitors will instantly notice the Tasmanian oak floorboards that grab their attention. A spacious lounge is the next on the list. It is huge in comparison to what is on the market and it flows through to the modern kitchen and meals area. This home has everything buyers could ever hope or dream of!

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PAINT AND PROFIT 5 ASHTON RISE NARRE WARREN SOUTH (MEL: 96 K12) INSPECT SATURDAY 1:00PM – 1:45PM This three bedroom, two bathroom, brick and tile home is located on 547 sq. Metres (approx) of land, is to be sold in “As Is” condition. Features open plan living area with solid fuel built in heater, walk in robe and en-suite to master bedroom and BIR’s to other bedrooms. Timber deck to long ranch style verandah. Prime location set in a quiet court, walk to Amberley Park Primary, Secondary Schools and Shops. Bus to Fountain Gate, Dandenong, Cranbourne, Hampton Park and Hallam Station. Enquiries: Anthony Falvo: 0418 379 717 or Peter Rouse: 0418 330 037

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DANDENONG

Buyers are so lucky to have a choice of two central townhouses located only a short walk to the city centre and high school. Both feature separate driveway access to a large garage with remote controlled doors. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, three toilets, a chef’s kitchen with marble benchtops and Bosch appliances including a dishwasher. There are also two separate living areas, ducted heating, evaporative cooling and magnificent balcony views to the northwest. The craftsman finish reveals 2.7 metre ceilings, ornate cornices and architraves, an oak staircase and highly polished timber floors. This property is practical, low-maintenance and lavishly appointed and there is no owners’ corporation.

POSTCODE

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Calling all developers or astute investors! On behalf of the Berry Street organisation, which has been helping disadvantaged children since 1877, this purpose-built property on 820 square metres of prime land is zoned RGZ1 and is suitable for apartment development up to four storeys, as has been done a few doors down, or multiple townhouses. It is in a superb location just a short stroll to Dandenong station and all amenities in an area that has become a recent hotbed for new major development. This solid property features six bedrooms, one was used as an office, which could easily be rented for $180 to -$200 per week each. There are also two common rooms, three bathrooms and toilets, a kitchen and dining area, laundry and storage rooms, ducted heating, evaporative cooling plus split system air conditioners, fire sprinkler system, large garage and long driveway giving plenty of off-street parking.

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Engineer is now hooked on fish By CASEY NEILL Civil engineer Andrew Grant once worked in waste treatment and now runs the second-biggest barramundi farm in the state. And Melbourne Barra in Bangholme will take top spot once expansion plans, to be finalised later this year, become a reality. “We started as a concept for a yabby farm. That was done during the drought,” Mr Grant said. “The drought broke and the market got saturated with cheap yabbies from New South Wales. “We moved to fin fish.” The farm now moves 50 tonnes of live barramundi each year and has the potential to expand to 600 tonnes. “We essentially supply live fish to the restaurant market all around Melbourne,” Mr Grant said. The Victorian Agribusiness Council (VAC) hosted the week-long Red Majesty Chefs Tour, which included a day in Greater Dandenong on Wednesday 8 June. The Malaysian chefs started their day in the municipality at Melbourne Barra where they watched a fish feeding, tasted smoked eel and collected fresh barramundi, cod, silver perch and abalone for their lunch at My Cambodia in Springvale. Mr Grant hopes the visit will support his export ambitions for chilled whole fish and fillets. The farm grows barramundi from baby fish. “We get in 25,000 a quarter. They go out the door at about half a kilo to one kilo,” he said. “Ideally we’d like to do our own hatchlings and become self-sufficient.” The business also brings in and distributes Murray cod, silver perch, eels and abalone grown elsewhere. “We’ve just had some Balmain bugs come through and they all sold out so we’ll be getting more in,” Mr Grant said. “We’ll be getting rock lobster, snow crabs.” The eels are from out past Geelong and are stored in tanks with a lower water level, such is their reputation for escaping. “Nothing here is wild caught apart from the

Andrew Grant overlooks the tanks. eel, because there are no farms at the moment,” Mr Grant said. The abalone are also from down Geelong way, from a sustainable farm. He moves about 100kg each week. He works alongside farm manager Ryan Burniston and student Tom De Vos, and has

three part-time contract drivers. The planned expansion would boost the fulltime staff levels to eight. Mr Burniston has worked in the industry for the past 10 years and has a Bachelor of Applied Aquaculture. Mr De Vos attends school once a fortnight for

Tough times, but winning attitude faced them down By CASEY NEILL Robert Moretti and Anthony Belmuda merged their surnames and opened the doors to Beletti in Dandenong in 2009. The families had run The Grand International on Thomas Street for more than 20 years until Vic Urban acquired the site through Revitalising Central Dandenong. “We had three to four years of advanced bookings,” Mr Moretti said. “It was very tough. We probably would have still been there today.” Beletti brought in just $300 on its first day, but seven years down the track has 30 staff, a manufacturing plant and a mobile kitchen dubbed Beletti Express. The restaurant, cafe and bar, TanGold Pastry and RJ Sanderson and Associates were nominated for the Greater Dandenong Chamber Business Awards at Greyhounds Entertainment in Springvale on Wednesday 6 July. Winners will be announced in November. Briony Santamaria and Charly Scott were the morning’s Youth Enterprise Award nominees. Make-up student Briony from Boronia has her own business, helps other students and shows initiative in her learning. The 19-year-old said Australia was becoming more internationally recognised in theatrical make-up and prosthetics. “This is going to increase the jobs and opportunities for upcoming artists like myself,” she said. Fabrication apprentice Charly from Rye is completing a certificate three and four in engineering. The 20-year-old said: “There’s nothing better than being able to build or make something you can be proud of. “In five years I see myself being well on my way to being a good tradesman that’s respected and wanted in my field,” he said. In 1993, Roy Sanderson was working in construction and doing tax returns from home.

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his Bachelor of Agriculture studies, majoring in aquaculture. It’s an industry that struggles in Victoria due to a lack of State Government support, Mr Grant said, his colleagues both nodding in agreement. “There’s not a lot of aquaculture in Victoria,” he said. “It sucks, actually. “There will be shortage of good quality fish in this state.” The Melbourne Barra facility has 100mmthick foam walls with a metal skin which keeps in the noise of 16 pumps running full-time and maintains a balmy 28-degree environment. Tiny pieces of plastic do the heavy lifting in terms of keeping the water clean. “We use microbes and put them to work for us,” he said. “It’s a little plastic home for the microbes. “We have something like 20 million of these things in our system. “They take the ammonia out of the water and they convert it to nitrite. “The there’s another set of bacteria that take the nitrite and convert it to nitrates.” Mr Grant said that heating the water was a big cost. “If you haven’t got these microbes cleaning the water for you, you’ve got to throw out the old water and bring in new water, which is cold, then heat it up again,” he said. “By recirculating the water longer, our costs go down. “Daily we replace 2 to 5 per cent of our water.” Water flows from each side of the tanks into the middle, where it falls into a drain and recirculates. It gives the fish a current and keeps them active. “Otherwise they build up fatty deposits in their stomachs,” he said. “They’re lean mean fighting machines and it shows on the dinner plate.” See Barramundi and abalone at Melbourne Barra at dandenong.starcommunity.com.au.

Build it up and they will come By CASEY NEILL

Shayne Van Der Heide, Charly Scott, Briony Santamaria, Lucia Poretti and Peter Mouritz. and told him to sell his 300 or so clients or open a practice. They mortgaged their house to the limit and he opened the first public accountants in Australia to offer on-the-spot refunds. Mr Sanderson now has nine offices around Victoria and said staff selection and innovation were the keys to his success. The business gives clients stress balls stamped with “take the stress out of tax” and business card shaped USB drives containing a rental property analysis program. Paperless tax returns are now a reality as clients can sign their forms on a tablet. Brothers Tee, Tian and Cliff Tan and their

TanGold Pastry in 2000. “We’d expanded the bakery to a maximum. It was time to move onto something bigger,” Tian said. TanGold employs 20 full-time staff at its purpose-built plant in Dandenong South and each day produces 90,000 croissants, pastries, tart shells and more for 200 clients Australia-wide. The Cambodian-born siblings came to Australia via a Thailand refugee camp in 1983 and attribute their success to hard work, commitment and respect. “Be sincere and honest. People can read each other. If you are trying to be clever it might backfire,” Tian said.

Build a business that’s ready to be sold. That was the advice Jason Cunningham gave guests at the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce breakfast at Greyhounds Entertainment in Springvale on Wednesday 6 July. The author, radio and TV presenter, accountant and business owner said 44 businesses in Australia failed every day. He spoke about the day he arrived home from school to learn that his dad had lost his business and that the family of five would be moving in with his Nan. They all lived in his dad’s childhood bedroom for six years, assembled taps after school and jewellery after dinner, and worked cleaning shifts. Mr Cunningham tried to talk his dad out of setting up another business. His dad ignored the advice and the company is now one of the most successful on the books of his son’s accountancy firm. Mr Cunningham said it was crucial for a business to understand its purpose, what it gave to others. “If you focus on what you give, what you want will come to you,” he said. Mr Cunningham said a business which was ready to be sold ought to be profitable, have good cash flow, good customers and team members, and be able to operate without the boss. He urged business owners to identify a buyer, be it a competitor, an employee or someone in a different industry, and then build a business that they would want to buy. 29 DANDENONG JOURNAL Monday, 11 July, 2016

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Just dab on imagination Kids stretched their imaginations during the school holidays and walked away with colourful creations. Dandenong’s Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre hosted a paper dyeing workshop on Thursday 7 July. The event was part of Greater Dandenong Council’s winter school holiday program and was designed for children aged 5 to 12 years. They made their own dyed paper leaves, butterflies, flowers and more using markers and sharpie pens. They took them home to stick on a window and let the sun shine through to create a rainbow art work.

Armed thieves jumped into a parked car in Dandenong while the driver sat inside, and threatened to chop his head off. Police said the 25-year-old victim, from Dandenong, had parked the blue 1997 Toyota Corolla sedan in David Street about 10.45pm on Monday 4 July. Two men approached and one got into the front passenger seat and produced what police described as an “edged weapon”. They demanded the victim’s phone, wallet and car keys and told him to lay on the ground beside his car. “Threats were made to the victim that they were going to chop his head off,” Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Karen McIntyre said. The victim handed over his phone and keys and the thieves fled the scene in his car. Det Sen Const McIntyre said the victim was not injured in the incident. She urged anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Midnight raid at servo Armed bandits robbed a Springvale service station in a midnight raid. Police said two people entered the BP on Heatherton Road about 11.45pm on Monday 4 July. One stayed in the doorway to keep the automatic doors open while the other approached the attendant behind the register. He demanded cash from the 26-year-old attendant after producing what police described as “an edged weapon” from the front of his pants. The attendant handed over the entire tray from inside the register, which contained about $400, and both bandits fled on foot. Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 with any information.

Victoria, 4, from Noble Park. 156208

What’s on Sewing circle The Sewing Circle will work with artists in preparation for Cultural Threads, which will feature community-based and created art. No experience is necessary. ■ The Open Door, 110 Ann Street, Dandenong. Tuesdays 12 and 19 July, 10am to noon. A $4 donation is suggested. Call 9791 8664 for details.

The Marriage of Figaro Opera Australia is debuting this new production in Dandenong with a chamber orchestra, period costumes and a chorus of local children. The Mozart comedy follows the adventures of a household over one crazy day.

Rock, roll and swing Learn to rock and roll or swing dance with this social group. ■ Edinburgh Hall, corner Edinburgh and Dowling streets, Springvale North. Beginners rock and roll, Tuesdays 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Intermediate rock and roll and swing, Tuesdays 8.30pm to 10pm. $12 per week. Call Lou Mingaars on 0413 393 345 for more information.

The Cinderella ballet Drum Theatre and the Victorian State Ballet are again bringing this fairy-tale classic to Dandenong audiences. ■ Drum Theatre, corner Lonsdale and Walker streets, Dandenong. Friday 22 and Saturday 23 July, 7.30pm. The show is 135 minutes long, with interval. Tickets are priced from $30.

Springvale Snow Fest The streets will be filled with snow, rides, activities, stalls and performances. Fireworks will conclude the event. ■ Corner Buckingham and Balmoral avenues, Springvale. Sunday 24 July, noon to 7pm. Snow play area entry is $4 and family rides are priced from $2.

Food swap The Keysborough Res School Community Swap meets on the fourth Saturday of the month. Members swap home-grown produce, jams, preserves, baked goodies, seedlings, seeds, cuttings, eggs, books, tools and more. ■ Keysborough Resurrection School’s productive gardens next to Keysborough Freedom Club. Enter via the driveway next to the retirement village at 414-418 Corrigan Road, Keysborough. 10am to 11am. BYO mug for a free cuppa.

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Performer Steven Gallop is hitching up to the Marriage of Figaro. 155206 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.

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.

■ 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.

Migrant youth employment 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.

Free English classes Keysborough Learning Centre (KLC) is offering free English classes for asylum seekers from beginners to level four. There are day and evening classes available. ■ KLC, 402 Corrigan Road, Keysborough. Call 9798 7005 or email info@klckeys.com.au.

Library Storytime Enjoy free storytime designed to help children aged three and over to develop their imagination and vocabulary.

■ Springvale Library, 411 Springvale Road, Springvale, and Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Thursdays during school terms, 10.30am. Call 1300 630 920 for more information.

Conversation Circle Make new friends while practising English in a friendly, relaxed and safe environment. ■ Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Thursdays during school terms, 6pm to 7.30pm. Low to intermediate English required. No booking required. Tuesdays during school terms, 6pm to 7.30pm. Advanced English and prior assessment and booking required. Call 1300 630 920 or see library staff.

Young mums THE council’s youth services team is offering a Young Mums Playgroup for women aged 25 and under who are pregnant or have children aged four years or younger. They can socialise with other mums and access support. ■ The Castle, Princes Highway, Dandenong. Tuesdays, 10am to noon. Call 9793 2155 for more information.

Family fun at the library PLAYING with Lego, chess, puzzles and games together can improve literacy, numeracy, spatial awareness, socially appropriate behaviour and fair play. A parent or carer must accompany children to this free activity. Sessions are not held during school or public holidays. ■ Springvale Library, 411 Springvale Road, Springvale. Saturdays, 11am to noon. Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Fridays, 4pm to 5pm. Call 1300 630 920 for more information.

Fusion Theatre THIS is a company of performers of different abilities based in Dandenong. It started as a drama group in 1997 and now has three performance ensembles. Members collaborate with professional theatre makers to devise theatre performances based on their ideas, stories and imagination. ■ Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, corner Robinson and Walker streets, Dandenong. Wednesdays from 10am to noon and 5pm to 7pm. Email jo.raphael@deakin.edu.au or call 0407 301 378 for more information.

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Donna Punch and Lucille Boothey enjoy NAIDOC Week celebrations.

History links celebrated Greater Dandenong Council celebrated the municipality’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander links during NAIDOC Week. Mayor Heang Tak said the week-long National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) event that ran from 3 July celebrated history, culture and achievements. “Greater Dandenong sits on the land of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation and to this day our city remains a meeting place between our Indigenous culture and the new cultures that now call our community home,” he said. Harmony Square in Dandenong hosted a community celebration on Monday 4 July that featured performances from Indigenous Hip Hop Project and the Jindi Woraback Dance Group. There was basket weaving, a football workshop with the Dandenong Stingrays, art activities and Indigenous games.

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Greater Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey is calling for a support service for councillors. She has written to Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins about the issue and is awaiting a response. Cr Sampey referred to a controversial investigation into her conduct that took place three years ago. “Council has never paid of me attending a psychologist,” she said. “There’s no support in place for a councillor in case there’s an investigation. “There has to be some authority. “The MAV (Municipal Association of Victoria), they’re only an advocacy group. “I would like to see that if a person needs a psychologist or something like that, that if someone is under stress, that there’s something in place for counselling or mediation or something. “There needs to be someone that the councillor can ring and say ‘I’m not coping with council’. “Maybe a mentor is a better word. “I would like to see the State Government provide it.” The Journal last week reported that Cr Sampey had signed a new councillor code of conduct on Monday 27 June despite pledging a month ago that she would refuse. “I signed because I want to stand at the next election,” she said, referring to this year’s 22 October poll. “I just found it hypocritical. Councillors have to sign a code of conduct and abide by it but State Government MPs don’t and council staff don’t.” So she asked the council’s executive team to sign the document as a show of good faith, and they agreed. “By them doing it, it’s showing leadership,” she said.

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SPORT Greyhound industry stays safe By RUSSELL BENNETT The greyhound racing community throughout Melbourne’s south-east has painted a positive picture of the sport’s future in Victoria, despite state-wide bans in New South Wales and the ACT coming into effect from July 2017. A special commission of inquiry in New South Wales found that the industry in that state was incapable of reforming over the short to medium term, with Premier Mike Baird saying his government would work towards shutting down the industry in the coming months. But in a statement on the Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) website, its chairman Bernie Carolan said the decision by the New South Wales Government was based on circumstances that were “very different to Victoria”. GRV chief executive officer Alan Clayton, in a statement the Dandenong Journal, added that the closure “will have a big impact nationally as NSW was the country’s biggest greyhound racing state” but that “all of our 13 greyhound racing clubs across the state will run as normal”. Sandown Greyhound Racing Club racing and media manager Mick Floyd said the sport in Victoria is in “a much better place” than it was in New South Wales. “When the live baiting issue broke it brought a few things to a head but in terms of reform and changing the industry, it’s already a fair way ahead of New South Wales,” he said, adding that the news of the sport’s closure in that state could lead to trainers relocating to Victoria. “It’s certainly possible, and there’s been a lot of New South Wales trainers relocate to Victoria in the past 12 to 24 months, but trainers move all the time for lifestyle opportunities and a range of different reasons,” he said.

Greyhounds will continue to hit tracks right around Victoria, despite bans in New South Wales and the ACT coming into effect in 2017. 147294 Picture: GARY SISSONS “The biggest issue in trainers coming to Victoria is the timeframe and the impact on their capital investments in New South Wales. “If you’ve got a greyhound property that you’ve poured a lot of money into then that in-

vestment has pretty much been flushed down the toilet now. “A lot of these guys are going to be behind the eight-ball with their finances. “To come down and find a property in Victo-

Thumping win brings winter championship home By JARROD POTTER Dandenong Baseball Association (DBA) domination continued last weekend as the under-16s brought the next State Winter Championships triumph home to the south-east. The Dandenong brigade thumped Ringwood 6-0 in the finale on the back of some superb pitching from Chris Nilsen who rattled through five shut-out innings to hold the opponents scoreless. He only allowed two hits for the final, giving the batters plenty to work with as Jed Woodger, Zac Skinner, Riley Trad and Dante Caruso started the ball rolling on the other side of the bat. DBA under-16s coach Paul Rutgers was supremely impressed by the entire side’s effort, especially making the step up to the under-16 division. “Just proud of how they went about everything - it was amazing how they went from 14s to 16s and went to play on a bigger field and it didn’t faze them,” Rutgers said. “It was just like another year to them and it was great.” It backed up an amazing weekend with the side only conceding four runs across the carnival starting from the pitcher’s mound as the bullpen excelled. “Our pitchers threw awesomely - they controlled all the games - and I think we only gave four runs,” DBA under-16 head coach Paul Rutgers said. “We hit pretty well and across the days we had pretty much all bases covered.” The association has been in amazing form throughout the tournament’s history and Rutgers wanted to make sure this campaign was no different. “On every level, we want to come out of it as a winner,” Rutgers said. “We don’t go away just to play for a weekend, we go away to come back with something. “It’s pretty good coming away with that win as most of our pitchers on the weekend came up from under-14s. “It was probably good by us coming into this and we had a couple of kids from last year have their second year this year - and how everyone went over the weekend was just amazing.” It wasn’t just a win for the boys either with Em-

Dandenong Baseball Association celebrated its under-16s State Winter Championship triumph. ily Devine and Lili Cavanagh making their mark on the competition. Devine caught brilliantly at home-plate while Cavanagh was a hitting machine as the DBA choose their best from across either gender to suit up for the association. “Lili probably got the most hits out of everyone - think she had four hits, one walk and three hit by pitchers - she was struck twice in the same spot - in the thigh - and had a pretty big bruise after Saturday,” Rutgers said. “Emily was at catcher predominantly and nothing really gets past her. “We just go with whoever will work to the plan we’ve got and that’s who we pick.” Rutgers also wanted to highlight the work of the coaches - Chris Anderton, Theo Rutgers and Joe Caruso - for their support of the team.

Dandenong Baseball Association Under 16 squad and coaches Mitchell Shane, Donnie Poole (DANDENONG), Riley Trad, Will Connolly, Will Tucker, Jed Woodger, Luke Socic (DINGLEY), Dante Caruso, Chris Neilson, Mack Turley (CHELTENHAM), Adam Harris, Aiden Fulcher, Lili Cavanagh, Zac Skinner (FRANKSTON), Emily Devine (PAKENHAM). Paul Rutgers (Head Coach), Chris Anderton (Assistant Coach), Theo Rutgers (Assistant Coach), Joe Caruso (EO).

ria they’re basically going to have to start afresh.” Floyd said Victorian greyhound racing had made a lot change - and improvements - since the Four Corners report on the industry Making a Killing first aired on the ABC in early 2015. “The new GRV board and team of management has made some big changes and some very good changes,” he said. “The focus of everything they do now is animal welfare and the wellbeing of the greyhound from the time it’s born to the time it moves on. “That’s absolutely paramount and at the forefront of every decision that’s made, and it’s being enforced quite strongly. “From the club’s point of view, we’re 100 per cent behind them and we’re investing heavily in a number of things at the club.” Floyd said the local community benefited from a $100,000 fund for various local projects. Melbourne’s November carnival is the highlight of the greyhound racing calendar in Australia, if not the world, with the $600,000 TAB Melbourne Cup at Sandown the world’s richest race. “There are so many other things we do as well,” Floyd said. “We’ve got a lot of club days on Sundays. They’re increasingly popular and we get a lot of local community groups in and give them the chance to raise some money on the day. “We’ve got our mayor’s night coming up in September, which is a big charity event for men’s health. “A lot of the events we run now are geared around that sort of area. We tip money back into the community and we help out wherever we can.” This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Sandown Greyhound Racing Club, with events planned to mark the milestone.

Ready for the top Rio spot Greater Dandenong Warriors Hockey Club’s best hockey export Chris Ciriello has made his mark to return to the peak of the international sport. Ciriello, 30, from Endeavour Hills has made the grade as one of 16 men’s hockey players selected to take to the pitch at the Rio Olympic Games. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist and World Cup champion has been selected for his second Olympic campaign as one of 10 returning Olympians and six eager debutants ready to fight together to claim top spot on the dais. Tristian Knowles will lead the side in Brazil, backed by an extremely powerful leadership group. Chris Ciriello leads the way from Simon Orchard, Glenn Turner, Matthew Swann, Matt Gohdes and Tim Deavin to feature in their second Games, while Blake Govers, Daniel Beale, Jake Whetton, Matthew Dawson, Andrew Charter and Tristan White will don the Olympic uniform for the first time. The team will head into Rio as the number one ranked team in the world. The side recently claimed its 14th Champions Trophy in London and was the 2015 World League Champions. When the competition begins on 6 August, the Aussies will face trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in the preliminary round as well as Great Britain, Belgium, Spain and the hosts, Brazil. The top four from each of two pools will progress to the all-or-nothing quarter finals, with Rio 2016 being the first Olympic Games to feature the new format, all building to the gold medal match on 18 August. 37 DANDENONG JOURNAL Monday, 11 July, 2016

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Stingrays revived by Dandy Redlegs spirit By JARROD POTTER TAC CUP - ROUND 13 History repeated itself as the Redlegs and Purple and Golds locked horns in a thriller at Warrawee Park. For the first time in decades, the VFA jumpers were brought back to life as Dandenong Stingrays and Oakleigh Chargers donned the heritage colours for the showpiece TAC Cup clash. Imbued with Redlegs’ passion- revved up by the likes of Jim ‘Frosty’ Miller and Kevin Shinners during the week - Dandenong found a way back to the front to capture an 11.5 (71) to 10.10 (70) triumph after a seven-goal final term. But it started horrendously for the Redlegsfor-a-round, as Dandenong butchered the ball and gave away five forward-half free kicks to the Purple and Golds in the opening quarter. The bumper crowd - buoyed by the Oakleigh VFA reunion at the adjacent RSL - bore witness to Oakleigh’s red-hot start. It resulted in shots aplenty for the hosts... but to Dandenong’s luck the Oakleigh boys couldn’t finish the job in front of goals. The muddy conditions seemed to favour Oakleigh and it thrust countless forward-50s up to the tall Oaks to leave the Dandy backs haphazardly scrambling. But despite the shot-spree, they didn’t bury the Redlegs. For all that work, for how badly Dandenong was pulverised in the second and third terms, the side was still in it come the final term. Only a few waved the flag in the middle stanzas as Dylan Atkins, Tommy Glen and Matt La Fontaine got the ball moving. Jordan Stewart and Reece Piper were strong down back, providing some run-and-carry the other way and there was presence up forward from the Rat-Bat combination Sammy Fowler and Josh Battle. But as bad as the third term panned out - as the hosts booted five goals to extend a 40-point gap - the scriptwriters weren’t done yet with this incredible story. The gears turned rapidly for the revived Redlegs, giving Fowler and Travis Young a flurry of shots to bring the gap down to 17. Dandenong was unstoppable in the engine room and Oakleigh was left to watch on helplessly as Atkins plucked a mark-and-goal effort from the skies before the little Rat poked his head up again to snag his second of the term, before Battle soccered one through to really bring the pressure. By then it was panic stations for Oakleigh as the run-on pushed Dandenong to find Tom Murphy for the fourth goal in eight minutes to slash the gap to five. Glen was the next Redleg to put his head over it, dishing off yet another clearance to find ... you guessed it. The Rat. Fowler squeaked his way out of the pack at the goalmouth, laid a tackle, got onto the second effort and booted his third to give the Rays the lead. Oakleigh rolled the dice to get one more chance up forward, but sprayed a shot across the

Reece Piper speeds off in Dandenong’s heritage round triumph over Oakleigh. 156594 Picture: JARROD POTTER face to highlight the problems the Purple and Golds faced all day in front of the sticks. It rebounded back to the Redlegs half ... but nothing the hosts could do would extract it again as Murphy and Glen laid match-saving tackles. Atkins’ starring role through the centre - continuing his strong TAC Cup season - earned him the award for best Dandenong player on field as the undervalued ruck/forward surely had a few recruiters jotting his name down. “Just with their effort - third quarter there were some really critical times that they outnumbered us and just worked harder,“ Redlegs coach Craig Black said. “Three-quarter-time we just challenged the boys to bring their effort, make a few little risks

and move the ball a lot quicker and we challenged them to kick five goals. “Did we expect them to win the game? “No - not after kicking four goals in three quarters - but with a bit of momentum anything can happen.” Dandenong’s next round away clash is against Sandringham Dragons at Trevor Barker Beach Oval on Saturday 23 July. TAC CUP SCOREBOARD OAKLEIGH 2.2 5.6 10.8 10.10 (70) DANDENONG REDLEGS 1.0 3.3 4.4 11.5 (71) DANDENONG Goals: S. Fowler 4, J. Battle 2, T. Murphy 2, D. Atkins, T. Young, H. Clark. Best: D. Atkins, J. Stewart, M. La Fontaine, R. Piper, C. Harris, S. Fowler.

City shines in last half hour By JARROD POTTER NPL 2 EAST - ROUND 20 An ugly win is still worth three points as Dandenong City graciously accepted following a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over Goulburn Valley Suns. The first half showed none of the finesse, determination or breakthrough speed that City has showcased this NPL 2 season as the Suns shone through. They opened the accounts late in the first half and only through the hard-work of back trio Halil Gur, John Carroll and keeper Damir Salcin did the margin stay 0-1 from there on. Even after half-time the City effort didn’t click into place. When coach Aaron Healey switched the side around and made a few structural amendments though, the Dandy boys flourished. Ross Frame and Amir Osmancevic started to trouble the Suns’ last line with a number of captivating runs and attempts on goal before the renaissance began. The skipper Carroll (77’) got on the end of a well-weighted spot kick to head home the equaliser before Gonzalo Freddi’s beguiling run up the left could only be stopped by a Suns’ foul in the box. Dario Matkovic (82’) had no problem slotting the ensuing penalty and the party truly began in the dying seconds as Keegan Ziada flicked a pass across to David Morovic (92’) to boot the third and escape with the points. “I think we won ugly today but we found a way to win which was important,” Healey said. “We played better at times and have not won, but it was great to see when we scored that equaliser that it was only us who were having a crack at the game. “I think probably the last three weeks we’ve played good football and particularly last week - had a great first half and came in one-nil down at half-time. “This week I don’t think we played well in the first half - second to everything, really poor performance in the first half - and had a mountain to climb.” Healey puts it down to City’s hard-work in the last half-hour that particularly sealed the Suns’ fate. “The work rate - we didn’t have that in the first half,” Healey said. “We knew they’d come here and they work hard for each other, they’re an aggressive side and disciplined side and we wanted to match that and failed in the first half but did it in the second half. “In the last 20-25 minutes we were able to take control.” After an impressive 7-2-1 record from its last 10 games, City pride is at all-time highs as the side still holds out hope for NPL promotion heading into the last nine clashes of the season, starting against Brunswick City on Saturday at home.

Latrobe City Energy surge past Keysborough Cougars By JARROD POTTER BIG V - ROUND 15 The unwanted streak continued for Keysborough on the weekend with the men’s side unable to get back on the BIG V winner’s list. The Cougars are 0-7 in recent rounds and it only got worse on Saturday night. The Latrobe City Energy came to town and shut down Keysborough’s shooting and left the Cougars without much to smile about through to half-time. Keysborough could only muster 28 per cent from the field but despite a horrendous first half falling behind 26-37 - the Cougars charged in the third to make the match interesting. The long-rangers from Calvin Enge (18 points, seven rebounds), Ben Morwood (11 points, seven rebounds) and Steven Haddrell (nine points) started making their mark from beyond the perimeter, while the in-and-under work of Jamie Leclerc (11 points) also impressed. Rattling off 25-15 to reduce the gap to a scant 38 DANDENONG JOURNAL Monday, 11 July, 2016

one-point margin at the last change, Keysborough had run-on confidence to spare as it tried to push past the visiting Energy. But the elephant in the room was Latrobe’s mighty Jordan Coleman (23 points, 10 rebounds). Coleman went to town in the final quarter to leave the Cougars beaten yet again as the horror trot in BIG V Division 1 continued. The 11th ranked Cougars - sitting with a 6-11 record - remain a mathematical a chance of making finals... but would need wins and other results to fall their way. The streak would have to come to an end for starters, especially on Saturday when the Cougars face Shepparton at Springers. A nail-biter for the Keysy women saw the hosts take a 49-46 triumph over Altona. After a back-and-forth first half, the sides were left deadlocked at the last break heading into the final term, the Cougars shot to the front on the treys of its entire roster. Some of the heavier lifting came via Sarah Collins (12 points, 11 rebounds) and Lucinda John-

son (eight points). Genevieve Abbott (10 points), Ratika Palat (five points, nine rebounds) and Tamara Matecic (three points, seven rebounds) all toiled under the hoop as well to push the Cougars to victory. The win pushes the Cougars’ ladies to seventh on the Division 2 ladder heading into the last three rounds of the season. For the Keysy ladies, it starts on Saturday night when it hosts Blackburn from 6pm. Keysborough’s Youth Men had a rare victory this season on Saturday, knocking over Ballarat 70-44 on the back of some monster work from Adam Baxter (16 points, eight rebounds), Tim O’Donovan (13 points, 15 rebounds) and Thomas Stiglich (10 points, five assists). The Youth Men host Altona on Saturday afternoon. Dandenong Rangers hosted Nunawading in round 14 SEABL action on Sunday afternoon after the Dandenong Journal went to print.

Dario Matkovic had plenty to say after booting a penalty against Goulburn Valley. 156595 Picture: JARROD POTTER

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Redlegs are back for heritage By JARROD POTTER

Dandenong Stingrays Danny Allsop, Sam Fowler, Luke Dalmau and Josh Battle show off the Stingrays’ heritage jumpers - paying tribute to the Dandenong Football Club. 156422 Picture: JARROD POTTER rivalry this week with the heritage jumpers on show. “There’s a bit of passion in this one,” Wheeler said.

“We can bring the rivalry back out. “We play Oakleigh once a year traditionally because of the draws and that and being in the country side - so it should be a good game and

The Toy Lady’s not for turning back By JASON ADAMS Lady Toy will aim to claim back-to-back McKenna Memorials after an impressive heat win on Thursday night at Sandown Racecourse. After she begun poorly, Lady Toy found a dream run on the rail and settled in a threatening position down the back straight. She snuck up on early leaders Ballerino and Benta Bale before bypassing them with ease. The win added to her incredible career record having won 24 of her 89 starts, placing in a further 37 and has earned $405,738 in prize money. Polijuice Potion returned to her very best when taking out heat two. She pounced out of box seven and was never headed defeating group one Harrison-Dawson winner Dundee Osprey by 2 3/4 lengths in 34.21 the fastest heat win. Bruce Tycoon cemented a spot in his first ever group final as he took out the third heat from Sausage Sizzle.

American Monster claimed the penultimate heat for young training team Andrew Paraskevas and Ashlee Terry. After being crowded early, American Monster charged through the field to take the lead approaching the back straight. He then held off the fast finishing Mepunga Rosie to win by half a length. Sandown 515m track record holder Unlawful Entry started hot favourite in the final heat of the night. After only a moderate get away he quickly mustered speed to challenge leader Mepunga Fame. Mepunga Fame looked vulnerable turning for home but was able to hold on to win from the eyecatching Midnight Flynn and Unlawful Entry. Next Thursday night is Vegas Night at Sandown Park and will feature an Elvis Presley tribute show. To book or for more information contact the club on 9546 9511.

both sides at full strength for the first time since round one.” The match starts at Warrawee Park, Oakleigh from 1pm on Saturday.

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Red and blue is back at Shepley Oval ... even if it’s just for one weekend. The Stingrays will don the Dandenong Redlegs guerneys for Saturday’s TAC Cup heritage match against the Oakleigh Chargers - who will wear the famous “Purple and Golds” jumper. The TAC Cup clubs decided to pay homage to their footy predecessors at Shepley Oval and Warrawee Park respectively, with both of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) clubs folding in the mid-1990s. It’s not just a jumper worn for jumper’s sake though; both clubs have invited back some of the VFA legends to present the jumpers and tell the tales of clubs dissolved before these junior players were even born. The Stingrays were presented their jumpers on Tuesday night by Redlegs icon Jim “Frosty” Miller - the enduring Dandenong goal-kicking legend who the VFL’s goal-kicking medal is named after - and Jack Marshall. Dandenong Stingrays region manager Mark Wheeler said the idea was a special one as it honoured not only the Redlegs, but the legacy of footy in Dandenong as a whole. “It’s been going on behind the works for about three years now,” Wheeler said. “It’s taken about two years of planning but the idea is to make this an annual event - the first one is at Oakleigh this week which is great but to bring out the old Redlegs jumpers is pretty special for a few of us. “If you have a quick glance at the jumpers we’ve honoured them on the top of the jumpers as well, so there’s a couple of special names on the jumpers and the boys got a chance to hear the stories and probably a little bit more of what it means. “For us, Shepley Oval has been the home of footy for nearly 100 years so we want that tradition to keep on going.” While a Chargers versus Stingrays clash is always heated, there’s a little bit of extra spice in the

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