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City hall facelift By Casey Neill A near-$50 million transformation for Springvale’s heart is taking shape. At the Monday 22 August Greater Dandenong Council meeting, councillors unveiled concept drawings for a revitalised Springvale Community Precinct at 397-405 Springvale Road. They decided that Lyons Architecture should build the project’s $40 million second stage, due for completion in 2020 and to include a library, meeting spaces and outdoor areas. It will replace the former council chambers. Councillors also decided that McCorkell Construction would complete the project’s $7.6 million first stage - refurbishing the Springvale Town Hall. Work, which will start in October and is due for completion next June, will include new heating and cooling, improved lighting and sound, and a deck. “Springvale City Hall is a much-used and well-loved part of Springvale used by community groups on a regular basis,” Cr Sean O’Reilly said. “It will be integrated into the Springvale library and civic precinct. “The Springvale City Hall will continue to keep its character, but it will be as good as new.” He said stage two would transform Springvale. “Springvale will be reborn with this $40 million project,” he said. “It’s great to see Springvale moving ahead in leaps and bounds. “It’s just on paper now, it’s just plans, but it is funded. “Sprouting from these plans I can see the transformation of Springvale.” Cr O’Reilly said the Spirit of Enterprise project, a tribute to the Enterprise Hostel, would feature within the civic centre, as would the Springvale and District Historical Society.
He held up a book on Springvale’s history. “I’ve renewed it from the library a few times, I must admit,” he said. “There will need to be a part two written. These projects will no doubt be part of it.” Roz Blades said Springvale residents had been wondering when their turn would be, with Dandenong’s revitalisation well underway, and she was thrilled with the project. Cr Matthew Kirwan said the proposed twostorey central foyer would encourage use “and also perception of the new building as both a library and a community hub”. “This building is more than a library,” he said. “It will be a place for people to visit exhibitions, attend short courses, participate in arts activities ... “This design creates a new, well thought out central park for Springvale - important after the loss of part of Ericksen Gardens - and preserves all the significant vegetation including river red gums.” Greater Dandenong Mayor Heang Tak said proceeds from selling the council’s disused Springvale depot would help to fund the project. “The council will also seek government funding for the project,” he said. CEO John Bennie will now negotiate with Lyons to finalise the contract price. Engineering services director Julie Reid said the detailed design phase would also start. “We will start to discuss with council the detail behind the space internally. That will happen over the coming months,” she said. “Later this year and early next year we will start to bed that down.” Take a look at the designer’s concept for the precinct: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAw77U Y7orA&feature=youtu.be
High in his penny-farthing saddle A man riding a penny-farthing along Springvale Road, Springvale, isn’t something you see every day. The old-style bicycle is Keysborough man Tim Nash’s standard ride to work. See page 14 for the full story. 158468 Picture: GARY SISSONS
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Fast food fondle shocks hungry take-away diners By Cam Lucadou-Wells A man has pleaded guilty to indecent exposure in a Hungry Jack’s restaurant and assaulting and threatening to harm staff at a Noble Park supermarket. Kenneth James Murray, 40, of Noble Park emerged from the Narre Warren fast-food outlet’s toilet in his T-shirt and black jocks about 6.30pm on 7 February, Dandenong Magistrates’ Court heard. A groaning Murray allegedly rubbed and held his exposed genitals as he approached dining customers. He then filled himself a cup of drink at a selfserve counter, and took a large amount of serviettes with him into the toilets before he was escorted out by police. During his interview with police, he denied
rubbing his genitals in public. He said: “I don’t have a penis for a start. If they saw it they must have a magnifying glass.” The court was told the Murray used ice three times a week for pain relief due to a chronic workplace injury to his back. Defence lawyer Siva Kandasamy said the accused was homeless at the time and needed to change his dirty pants in the toilet. Murray had no other memory of the incident, the court heard. He was also charged over pushing a loss prevention officer in the chest, and raising his fists and threatening to “smash” another after they pursued him for allegedly stealing a Big M at Coles Noble Park on 5 August. As part of his subsequent bail conditions, Murray was banned from the supermarket but returned to allegedly steal a can of Coke and con-
fectionery three days later. On 12 August, Murray was told to leave the supermarket as he tried to buy a drink. He replied to the staff member: “I know where you work. I’ll get you before or after work. I’ll get you sooner or later.” Murray, who was on a community corrections order at the time of the incidents, had forgotten the dates for his supervised appointments. Murray had also forgotten he was forbidden from the supermarket as part of his bail, the lawyer said. Magistrate Jack Vandersteen said it was difficult to know what to do for a sentence. “He’s not going to comply with another corrections order.” Murray, who has been in custody since 16 August, was remanded for a CREDIT bail assessment at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 1 September.
Big shoes to fill but new principal soon finds her feet By Casey Neill New Springvale Rise Primary School principal Debbie Cottier knows she has big shoes to fill. Her predecessor Annette Hilton died on Friday 6 May following an 11-month illness. “I’m excited about being able to help to lead the school on its journey forward,” Ms Cottier said. “The base that Annette’s left and the pedagogy that she’s had in place during her time as principal is something I’m looking forward to shaping and stepping up. “If you look at how engaged the students are with their learning, and you look at the data that the school has around student learning, you can definitely see that the pedagogy that has been put in place has made a great difference to students.” Ms Hilton implemented a system of designing individualised programs for each student. “I knew her as a network principal colleague and had crossed paths with her,” Ms Cottier said. “I knew her as a very generous, delightful lady who had the students at heart every single day.” Ms Cottier has spent most of her teaching career in Greater Dandenong, the past seven years at Dandenong South Primary School as assistant principal. “I love working with culturally diverse families,” she said. “One of my strengths, I think, is a history of establishing partnerships with parents and the wider school community, and partnering with external organisations to make sure we all support our families.” Ms Cottier took on the acting principal role at Springvale Rise at the start of term two and applied for the position in term three. Greater Dandenong councillor and Springvale Rise school council president Sean O’Reilly said “all candidates were judged side-by-side in a fair and rigorous process”. “Debbie demonstrated that she can enthusiastically lead an innovative school such as Springvale Rise that has many facets - dual campus, adjoining kindergarten and community hub in a multicultural community,” he said.
Drug-fighting unit launched A 20-strong police taskforce is tackling drug crime in Greater Dandenong, Casey and Cardinia. Detective Senior Sergeant John Bergin has been tasked with setting up the Southern Metro Division 3 divisional response unit. “I think it’s fair to say that the whole division is impacted greatly by drug-related crime,” he said. “It’s recognised that it’s a driver of a lot of your serious and volume crime. “We’re hell-bent on targeting that. “It’s a real focus for the division.” The unit is based at Dandenong Police Station and will work across the three police service areas. “I’ll also be running a fugitive team where we’ll be targeting our most wanted people who are avoiding apprehension,” he said. This would include people with warrants issued for their arrest, people who’ve failed to appear on bail, and people wanted for crime. “They’re people we feel will still be causing harm in the community,” he said. “We’re targeting them amongst our drug focus as well. “This is a more collective approach, a more targeted approach. He encouraged residents to also get behind it and keep an eye out for signs of a hydroponic grow house or clandestine laboratories. “We obviously rely on public information,” he said.
Punched and robbed of cash Two thieves punched a Keysborough man and stole the cash he’d just withdrawn from an ATM. The victim, 35, made the withdrawal at Parkmore Shopping Centre about 5.30pm on Tuesday 16 August. The men approached as he walked through the car park and demanded the cash. He refused and received a punch to the face that knocked him to the ground. The duo removed the money from the victim’s pockets and walked from the scene. One is described as Caucasian, 183 centimetres tall and about 110 kilograms with blonde hair. He was wearing a black and white top. The second man was wearing a grey cap and a dark-coloured hooded jumper.
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A knife-wielding thief fled a Dandenong holdup in a newly-acquired car. Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Marisa Owens said the 33-year-old victim returned to his car in Pultney Street, Dandenong, about 12.20am on Wednesday 17 August. A man approached as the victim was getting into the driver’s seat, held a knife towards the victim and demanded he get out of the car. The victim complied, the bandit got into the silver Holden Caprice and drove away. The thief is described as African in appearance, tall, and about 20 years old. He was wearing dark clothing and a black hat.
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Looking Back 100 years ago 27 July 1916 A Glimpse of France Part Five Through Young Australia’s eyes Letter from Private H W Garlick: ... Now for a while we lose sight of the green hills and dash among the hammocks near the seashore. On our right is perhaps the most imposing spectacle of the whole journey, and that is what appears to be a Canadian hospital and rest camp. At the siding is standing a Red Cross train showing that we now are nearing the “hells gates” that we hope will soon be our privilege to help shatter. Alongside this there is a grave yard and in it hundreds of wooden crosses, painted white, which drive home all too forcibly the sad tale of what has been and which will nev-
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50 years ago 23 August 1966 Maintaining a top attendance Attendances have been steadily maintained at the Dandenong Truby King Centre. Sister Webster reported new enrolments of 358, and the number of children attending as 5245. Sister Webster said her work, as always, had been rewarding and enjoyable.
20 years ago 2 September 1996 Estate on the cards Plans to build a housing estate for the elderly on the former site of the Noble Park English Language School are on the drawing board. Greater Dandenong Council has drawn up a plan for the site including a housing estate,
adult migrant education service, a child services complex and a senior citizens club. The council recently paid $600,000 for the 1.3 hectare site bounded by Noble, Buckley, and Frank streets. Earlier this year council tried unsuccessfully to do a land swap with Coles supermarket. Under the plans, Copas Park will be extended and restored as a central park. The existing council-owned preschool and infant welfare centre will be shifted onto the NPELS site, next to the childcare centre. The senior citizens behind Tuckerbag will also be shifted to the new site next to the housing estate.
5 years ago 29 August 2011 Baa secures a friend at court A Springvale animal activist has vowed to help Vu Ho fight the City of Greater Dande-
nong to keep his pet sheep Baa. Mr Ho, a Springvale mechanic, is suing the council in the Supreme Court after officers ordered him to remove his beloved sheep from his workshop. Under a council law, livestock cannot be kept on less than half a hectare. But animal activist Salome Argyropoulos said in a world where animal cruelty was rife, and livestock could be factory farmed in substandard conditions, it was refreshing to see a sheep so loved. “Baa is happy and this is what should matter,” she said. “If they separate these two, not only will Vu be depressed, but Baa is going to get depressed.” Ms Argyropoulos tried to offer Baa some apples and a pear, but the sheep turned up her nose until Mr Ho brought out his secret weapon - sweet chilli sauce. It is Baa’s favourite.
Councillor was colour of the city What’s In a Name delves into the fascinating stories and personalities behind some of the city’s bestknown street names. This week the Journal looks at Springvale’s Ericksen Street, named after a man who touched every corner of the community. Andy Ericksen served the Springvale community for almost 50 years in a wide variety of voluntary ways. He was described as one of the city’s best known and colourful figures. Mr Ericksen was elected to Dandenong Council in August 1941 and was defeated by Councillor Gus Eichler in 1953. He regained his seat in August 1965 in Springvale and remained a councillor until his death. He was Shire President of Dandenong in 1952’53, president of the new Shire of Springvale in 1855-’56 and the first mayor of the new City of Springvale in 1961. He was also mayor in 1969’70.
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NAME For more than 45 years he voluntarily contributed jottings and local news to The Journal. In the early days he was a journalist with The Age. There was hardly an organisation in Springvale and district in which Mr Ericksen had not played a vital role. He was associated with church, sporting, school and kindergarten committees, founded the local fire brigade and was earlier a leading footballer. He played one game for the Richmond Football Club in 1917. He represented the City of Springvale on the Board of Works and was also associated with the
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Dandenong and District Hospital. At one stage Mr Ericksen was a member and worker for more than 100 Springvale, Dandenong and district organisations. “He was unique,” close friend said Mr Lindsay Williams after Mr Ericksen’s death. “He was Springvale. No one could ever replace him. “He supported so many organisations for so many years. “In his youth he was a leading footballer playing with both Springvale and Port Melbourne clubs, and he was a member of the Springvale Masonic Lodge for more than 50 years.” Another former Springvale mayor and friend Roth Hetherington said Mr Ericksen sat on the bench at the Springvale Court for many years and retired at the compulsory age of 72. “There was no Springvale organisation you could name with which he wasn’t associated with directly or indirectly,” he said. Mr Ericksen died suddenly at his home in Bal-
moral Avenue, Springvale, on 27 March 1973. The 79-year-old had been to a Sandown Kindergarten Committee meeting with councillor Bob Luxford and seemed well and in high spirits when Cr Luxford drove him home. His wife Amelia Burden, daughter of former Dandenong Shire president Geo Burden, died eight years earlier. More than 300 mourners packed Springvale Methodist Church to pay tribute to Mr Ericksen on 30 March. They represented the council, the business world, the church, sporting organisations, the elderlies, the Masonic Lodge, justices of the peace, the police and widespread community organisations. Former Springvale councillor Dave Jeanes said he admired his friend’s dedication and interest in any jobs he undertook. “When I was first in council he was every ready to lend a helping hand and he was a wonderful advisor,” he said.
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Sampey has her way on pool plan By Casey Neill The Oasis pool’s future incarnation is officially up for discussion. The Journal reported on 12 July that the Dandenong aquatic centre could make a $50 million move to Dandenong Market under a confidential council plan. Councillor Maria Sampey let the cat out of the bag at the Monday 11 July Greater Dandenong Council meeting. At the Monday 22 August meeting, she successfully moved that before proceeding on any further planning and without nominating a preferred position, the council complete open consultation on the best site and desired features for the pool’s replacement. No timeline was put in place. CEO John Bennie said Oasis was getting beyond its useful life and a new aquatic centre needed to be planned for. Cr Sampey said open consultation would allow the community to have its say on the various options floated so far - including rebuilding on Mills Reserve in Cleeland Street - and suggested other locations before a final decision was made. She said the council needed to be transparent and accountable to residents. “It’s ratepayers’ money that’s going to be paying for this,” she said. “Why not let them give us some options and ideas? “This is basically making the decision to include the residents, so they’ve got some input in what is a huge project. “I understand that this is going to take a while. “I’ve been elected by the residents. “I want input from the residents. “It’s a huge project, it’s a lot of money, I want their opinion before I make a decision on council.” Cr John Kelly objected to the motion and was
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City's soul on the street By Casey Neill An imposing wall in central Dandenong will become the area’s ‘art and soul’ under a new project. The community can have its say on a new public artwork being considered for the Walker Street car park’s Thomas Street-facing wall. It spans more than eight storeys and covers about 1000 square metres. It’s a visual backdrop for Harmony Square and can be seen from locations around Dandenong. A small group of community members developed a vision for the site during a series of workshops earlier this year. Following a national expressions of interest process, the council short-listed five Melbournebased artists to create detailed visual concepts. Emma Anna combines 305 hexagonal panels in interconnected clusters to represent the community’s diversity in her artwork Aurora. Their colours represent history, hospitality, culture, diversity and the future, and night time will reveal LEDs in constellation-like symbols and shapes.
Ash Keating’s Walker Street Response uses paint layers to depict people leading individual lives in a shared space, side by side. It features a bold, bright palette. Blender Studios created billboard-style artwork The Dandenong Dream to illustrate the city’s welcoming soul and the stories behind the residents. The concept of the Australian Dream inspired the artwork which uses images and icons to explore the Dandenong Dream. Juddy Roller’s Walker Street Mural would feature portraits of people identified through community engagement. Their eyes would symbolise their emotional, historic and community connection to place. An accompanying video documentary would capture the essence of the project. Interconnections by Yandell Walton would combine a static painted design which is visible during the day and has an animated light projection at night. It would use dance and movement to explore the emotional, historic and community connec-
The Dandenong Dream by Blender Studios.
tions that people have to place. Residents will be part of the artwork through an invitation to be filmed using 3D camera technology. Greater Dandenong Mayor Heang Tak said the council asked the artists to capture the municipality’s welcoming soul. “The shortlisted artists were asked to create an artwork that celebrates people and the humanity of Dandenong and is equally as colourful and engaging during the day as it is at night,” he said. “The shortlisted artists have all worked nationally and internationally across various mediums. “We look forward to hearing what the community has to say about the options presented.” View the five concepts online from Thursday 25 August at www.greaterdandenong.com/walkerstreetartwork or in the Dandenong Library windows in Harmony Square from Thursday 1 September. Community comments and feedback are invited until Tuesday 20 September on the website or at the library.
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By Cam Lucadou-Wells Afri-Aus Care’s efforts to straighten young offenders has been backed by Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams and Wooranna Park Primary School students. The volunteer agency helps wayward African youth in Casey and Greater Dandenong to reconnect with their families, studies and work. Ms Williams had contacted Wooranna Park, which donated two retired laptops on 20 August. The computers were refurbished and installed with extra software such as Minecraft by some of its tech-minded students. The laptops will be used by young people to help with homework under the tutelage of an Afri-Aus Care PhD volunteer. That was the path of skills, training, employment and a “more constructive life”, Ms Williams said. “Afri-Aus Care is an important local organisation committed to providing support and assistance to vulnerable young people in and around Dandenong.
“It is pleasing to be able to connect like-minded organisations to work together for the benefit of the Dandenong community.” Wooranna Park principal Ray Trotter said the school was happy to help because “that’s what we’re in the business for”. Afri-Aus Care plans to launch music and organic gardening activities to engage young people. It also offers intensive case management, referrals to legal aid, mental health and drug-andalcohol services and employment support. It operates without government funding and requires sponsorship. Afri-Aus Care director Selba Luka said her concern is the difficulty her proteges face in getting work. There are some she knows who have studied and yet can’t rise above factory work. “You focus on what that kid wants to do. Once they’re confident, they find that next step in their education through alternative education pathways. “Give them adequate supports to do something and make Australia a better place.”
Push to thin out high-density homes By Casey Neill New rules to keep development in check in Greater Dandenong are now only a few weeks away. At their Monday 22 August meeting, councillors forwarded residential zone changes to Planning Minister Richard Wynne for final approval. It will mean some areas currently zoned for growth and therefore susceptible to high-density development will be rezoned to the lower-density General Residential. The C182 amendment will also require townhouses in the General Residential Zone - which makes up 70 per cent of the municipality - to offer 50 square metres of ground level open space, which is twice the current amount. “This will mean better quality living for those who live in such townhouses, but also a better experience for neighbours in terms of visual bulk and parking impacts,” Cr Matthew Kirwan said. He successfully moved a second motion requesting further strategic work, subject to approval in next year’s budget, to address two items
not included in the amendment - mandatory height limits plus townhouse density in Keysborough’s new estates. “Mandatory height limits has been the council-preferred position as it would give certainty to residents, developers and council planning officers alike and would prevent local policy being overruled by VCAT,” Cr Kirwan said. Dandenong Community Association cofounders Silvia Mastrogiovanni and Carmel Puglisi said the council and State Government had listened to the groundswell of residents saying that apartments should be close to activity centres and railway stations and not in family residential streets. “The Dandenong Community Association is also pleased that the council voted to develop strategic justification for mandatory heights,” they said in a statement. “This is one of the few disappointments of the C182 Planning Panel Report. “Residents and the council wanted mandatory heights and the council should not give up.”
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“I remember Springy Rock, as we used to call it as young people,” councillor John Kelly said wistfully at the Greater Dandenong Council meeting on Monday 22 August. “It was certainly a great venue for young people to go to and have a dance.” Two motions giving the green light to a Springvale civic precinct and town hall revamp sparked a trip down memory lane. Cr Angela Long said she grew up in Springvale and performed in The Mikado at the hall during her time at Springvale High School. Mayor Heang Tak said he became an Australian citizen at the hall and Cr Roz Blades also had a tale to share. “While we’re going down memory lane, I recall my husband singing Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog at the Battle of the Bands at Springvale Town Hall,” she said. A man received a good-behaviour bond after revealing a litany of woe during a family-violence case at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court. The 23-year-old had his right hand amputated and left arm incapacitated after receiving an electric shock while a youth gang chased him at a railway station in 2014. He told the court his mother ceased being his carer when he received a $200,000 payout for his injuries. She took the money and ran up to Lake Eildon to buy a house, he told the court. The man had been charged over bashing down a bedroom door at his sister’s Dandenong home.
“I just want to check my belongings so my older sister can’t steal any more from me.” The man, who doesn’t receive an income or pension, was ordered to seek help from Salvo Care as part of his bond without conviction. Dandenong’s St John Ambulance hall will receive an $8000 facelift. A $7978 grant from the Federal Government Stronger Communities program will fund a repaint for the Attenborough Street building. South East Community Links will receive $15,261 to upgrade its telephones and computers under the same program. SECL formed late last year when Springvale Community Aid and Advice Bureau (SCAAB), Dandenong Community Advisory Bureau (DCAB) and Southern Ethnic Advisory and Advocacy Council (SEAAC) joined forces. SECL offers support for refugees and newly arrived migrants, employment services, a child support program, counselling services, emergency relief, financial counselling and more. Two Greater Dandenong students dressed as rock stars in op shop outfits for a Melbourne Spring Fashion Week runway show. Jodean Pereira from Dandenong North and Tu (Nevie) Trinh Tran from Springvale South are both studying a diploma of applied fashion design and technology at the Kangan Institute. They presented outfits made from unsaleable Red Cross shop donations in the Ecothreads event at Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane on Saturday 24 August. All-girl Melbourne rock band Stonefield performed live wearing upcycled outfits which were designed using 3D body scanning technology. It was Nevie’s first time seeing her work on the runway. Jodean’s passion for fashion started in high school textiles.
Break-down built our faith We broke down on the Dandenong-Hastings Road on Wednesday 10 August at 10pm. We would like to give our heartfelt thanks to the five people who helped us. One of the men had only been in Australia
Socially Speaking Paralympian’s Rio leap of faith Debbie Pendry: Congratulations to Emerson School. As mum of a past Emerson student I am so proud of this young man going to participate in the Paralympics.
Town hall facelift on the way Gaye Guest: It is wonderful to see all these major upgrades coming to fruition both in Springvale and in Dandenong. There is now talk about where Oasis will be placed or located within the municipality and that the Masonic Lodge will be converted to a regional art gallery. The infill suburb is being promised future developments because of their constant lobbying, and then we look at the poor relative Noble Park, once again forgotten and now ravished by our State Government and LXRA with more trees to be removed in September. When will Noble Park be beautified to give Noble Park a lift to its morale? I don’t mean more inappropriate units and apartment developments. It really smacks that other wards are celebrating new invigorating works and all Noble Park has to look at is a barren railway corridor devoid of 66 river red gum trees and 96 trees in total! Bronwyn Guyatt: Great news. The new plans look great. It will really revitalise the Springvale area.
Sampey has her way on pool plan Gaye Guest: I hope council is also talking to Casey council as well, as they are talking about upgrading Doveton Pool and both councils will be vying for the same demographic in that general area.
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When NPAC was built the reason it didn’t have a hydro pool was the cost of heating. So if two councils in close proximity duplicate similar facilities then they will be cutting one another’s throats. Casey is talking about having a performance facility which could possibly be another duplication as well. Dandenong North residents enjoy having the extremely popular Oasis pool complex in their local area and the hydro pool is certainly a draw card. Alan Hood: Smart move, Maria. The benchmark for pools in the south-east of Melbourne is PARCS in Frankston, which appears to have hit the market bullseye dead centre with thousands of kids under training and what looks like a 100 per cent customer success, with a car park which rotates session by session at about 100 per cent. This could provide City of Greater Dandenong with key research data to decide a facility size, car park size, and public transport access. Robert Roe: I hope they build the same size pool. Zaynoun Melhem: I just cannot believe that John Kelly put in an objection. Why would you not want community engagement? I was at the meeting on Monday night and John Kelly mentioned “it should not be for this council to decide, we have a new council to be elected in October, they should vote on this not us”. John, if you don’t want to work on council issues please step aside and don’t bother running in the next election.
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“That’s my dad.” Eyes sparkling with excitement, the young boy couldn’t contain his pride as his father Jasbir Singh Suropada from the Sikh community delivered a prayer to open the Greater Dandenong Council meeting on Monday 22 August. The child was at his heels as Jasbir walked to the microphone and slipped off his shoes to mimic his father. He grinned broadly as he made eye contact with the Journal’s reporter and apparently couldn’t resist the whispered boast.
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Threads bind community culture By Casey Neill More than 1000 people helped craft, culture and community to shine in Greater Dandenong throughout August. Cultural Threads linked about 25 artists with community members to forge connections, trade skills, share stories and interweave cultures. Together they produced nine intricate and colourful installations that have adorned the municipality over the past month. Artist Emma Anna created a giant Community Peace Quilt with help from school children and other residents. It’s on display at Dandenong Library and will remain in place until the International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, which is observed annually on 21 September. Emma used pieces of the dresses, shirts and skirts she discarded when she moved to tropical Colombia from Melbourne five years ago. She helped people to create hexagonal, flower-shaped pieces during sewing workshops and joined them together to create the quilt. Emma said the quilt was a collection of personal narratives. The City of Greater Dandenong hosted Cultural Threads, which was a key satellite event of Craft Victoria’s Craft Cubed Festival and was previously held in 2014. Across the project, workshop participants included Burmese and Tamil women’s groups, Noble Park Country Women’s Association, Greater Dandenong Social Knitwork, the Springvale Heights, Springvale Rise, Yarraman Oaks, St Anthony’s and Dandenong primary schools, The Open Door, Dandenong Market, and South East Community Links. Some of Victoria’s most celebrated artists, including Adrienne Kneebone, Chili Philly and Rachel Wood, led textile workshops in weaving, crocheting, cross stitch, sewing and macrame. Community members and artists attended a launch for Cultural Threads at Dandenong’s Heritage Hill Museum and Historical Gardens on Thursday 28 July.
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The firefighters will give advice on residential fire safety and there’ll be a sausage sizzle and activities for children of all ages. The Keysborough Fire Brigade was officially named in 1956 after being established as a Dandenong Bush Fire Brigade offshoot. It’s been in Chapel Road ever since and services Keysborough, Noble Park and Springvale. The volunteer crew is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is largely responsible for its own fund-raising. Members respond to motor vehicle accidents, wildfires, structure fires, chemical spills and gas leaks, and educate the community on fire prevention and safety procedures. Volunteers receive training and protective equipment and can be students, full-time and part-time workers, unemployed or retired people. Keysborough Fire Brigade is at 121 Chapel Road, Keysborough. Email paul.townsend@members.cfa.vic.gov. au or visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au/volunteer to get involved.
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Medal for super spy role model By Cam Lucadou-Wells
Richard Jones with some 30 Assault Unit memorabilia 158152 “We had a job to do and we done it. I don’t like the fuss and bother.” As well as his own collection of medals, he souvenired and later sold off Nazi regalia such as elaborate daggers, a sword and helmet. Mr Jones is among the last standing in his old unit. He shows off a wealth of photos and news clippings from when he attended the unit’s final
march in the UK in 2000. He says the biggest shame about receiving his latest medal from the French Government is that it came so late. It has only recently been extended to nonFrench nationals who are still alive. Twenty years after WWII, Mr Jones moved with his late wife Pat and four children to Spring-
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One of the men who were the role-models for secret agent James Bond has received a medal for his bravery during the D-Day landings. Sprightly Welsh-born 92-year-old Aneurin (Richard) Jones recently received a French medal of recognition, the Legion D’Honneur, for being part of the key landing at Normandy in World War II. During the war the former long-time Springvale resident was part of the revered 30 Assault Unit - a British Royal Marines Commando unit formed to gather intelligence such as the sites of Nazi V1 rocket sites and Enigma code machines. The unit was the brainchild of Ian Fleming, then stationed in Whitehall, who later became famous as the author of the James Bond books. Although he never met Fleming, Mr Jones said his commander was known for speaking his mind and getting on the wrong side of his Whitehall superiors. Not to mention his womanising and hard drinking - though all of them drank pretty heavily, Mr Jones said. “When he wrote James Bond, he just rolled up the entire (30 Assault) unit into one man and called him James Bond. “I never read his books but I enjoyed the movies.” The unit’s missions have also been the subject of countless books and several movies such as Age of Heroes and Operation Crossbow. Mr Jones, who was conscripted into the war as an 18-year-old, recounts his missions in France with relish, humour and clarity. There were plenty of times when he was scared for his life, such as when he drove next to a threetonne truck that triggered an unexploded shell on the ground. “How did we survive? That truck just took the lot.” Miraculously, one of the truck’s four occupants was recovered alive and delivered on a make-shift stretcher to a US medical station. He, though, never attends Anzac Day or Remembrance Day ceremonies.
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By Casey Neill Keysborough penny-farthing rider Tim Nash spreads smiles with his unique transport. Journal photographer Gary Sissons couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe his eyes when he spotted Mr Nash commuting along Springvale Road in Springvale on Wednesday 24 August. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was riding home from work,â&#x20AC;? Mr Nash said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It brings a smile to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faces in an otherwise normal day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People stop me all the time for a chat and a photo.â&#x20AC;? Mr Nash has ridden bikes for as long as he can remember. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A few years ago my wife organised to get that for me for my 40th birthday,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d always wanted to get a penny-farthing. I had that one built.â&#x20AC;? He said the 1880s-style bike was a little more difficult to master than todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standard models. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so much higher and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to careful you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go forward over the handle bars,â&#x20AC;? he said. Getting up onto the seat is also a tricky task. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little peg on the back bone, just above the little back wheel,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You give yourself a little push, put your feet up onto the peg and climb up onto the seat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It does become second nature.â&#x20AC;? And getting down ... â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop the bike easily, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fixed wheel,â&#x20AC;? he said. Mr Nash said the penny-farthing was like the modern-day sports car. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The penny-farthing was the affluent speed demon bike of that period,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bigger the wheel, the further you can go every time you pedal so the faster you can go.â&#x20AC;? Penny-farthing riders put their rigs to the test in regular races. Mr Nash picked up a few medals at last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national championships in Evandale, Tasmania. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also raced on Sydneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s velodrome and won a trophy that dated back to 1888. On Sunday 25 September Mr Nash will join other riders on a 10-day journey from Dubbo to the Gold Coast.
Six children aged between 12-15 years have been arrested in an allegedly stolen car in Beaconsfield on Wednesday night 24 August. Detective Sergeant Gavin Hiku, of Southern Metro Region Crime team, said the Hyundai vehicle was allegedly stolen during a burglary in Armadale, about 1pm that day. Half an hour later, the car was spotted at a home burglary in Berwick in which video games were stolen. Police, with the help of the Air Wing, intercepted the car driven by a 15-year-old boy in Beaconsfield, about 8pm. The occupants were from Noble Park, Hallam, Keysborough and Patterson Lakes. Four boys and a girl have been remanded in custody facing burglary and theft charges. A 15-year-old boy was released on bail on a theft of motor vehicle charge.
Writers celebrate culture The Melbourne Writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Festival is on its way to Greater Dandenong. Free sessions in Dandenong and Springvale on Saturday 3 September will celebrate the municipalityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cultural richness and inspire readers and writers. Valanga Khoza and Sally Rippin perform their new story Gezani and the Tricky Baboon at Dandenong Library at 10am. Kids can then take part in a workshop with the duo and create their own stories with the help of their parent or guardian. Springvale Library will host Holiday in Cambodia author Laura Jean McKay at 2pm. Change at Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre at 6.30pm will celebrate the tradition of oral storytelling with Zakia Baig, Nadia Hashimi and Diana Nguyen. Bookings are required for this session. Visit www.mwf.com.au/whats-on/mwf-at-dandenong for more information. Tim Nash rides his penny farthing along Springvale Road. 158468
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With a Residential Growth Zoning & land area of 603m2 with a 19m frontage, this property is ideal for development (STP). Zoning allows apartment development or high density townhouses (STP). Concept plan is available for 4 townhouses to inspect. Existing timber home can be let prior to obtaining permit. DON’T MISS THIS!
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Sat 8th Oct at 1pm 10% dep-bal 30/60 days Contact Agent By appointment Neil Butler 0411 637 088
4/34 Ann Street Dandenong
Zoned mixed use, this original shop of 70m2 approximately has an attached 2 bed unit with rear access from lane. Potential to erect 1 or 2 apartments above ground level(STP). Ideal for small business to occupy & rent rear unit. Currently let but vacant possession is available. Terriic location close to all facilities.
Auction Terms Price Inspect Agent
Sat 24th Sept at 1pm 10% dep-bal 60 days $290,000+ By appointment Neil Butler 0411 637 088
1/2 Almond Drive Doveton
AS NEW QUALITY APARTMENT
NOT ONE RED CENT TO SPEND
Priced to sell is this upstairs 2 bed apartment offering 65m2 living area plus 10m2 private balcony. Features spacious open plan living area with RC air conditioning, quality laminated kitchen with stone benchtops, WO & gas HP plus dishwasher, large meals area, tiled bathroom including bath and separate shower. Other extras include security intercom, undercover remote parking & storage area. Let at $330 per week but vacant possession available. Prime location in a small group close to market & CBD. DON’T MISS THIS!
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$280,000+ Wednesday 4-4.30pm Saturday 2-2.30pm Jerome Mulholland 0401 060 804
2/24 Hughes Crescent Dandenong North
This 2 br unit has been fully renovated. Large lounge with split system a/c & gas wall furnace. 2 good size brs & loating f/boards throughout. A bright & sunny kitchen with gas appliances, splashback & lots of cupboard space. Renovated bathroom with a 2nd toilet & separate shower. Neatly landscaped front & rear yard with a garden shed. Fully fenced all around & a single c/port with a roller door complete this low maintenance unit. Located close to all amenities. This unit would suit an investor, 1st home buyer or someone wanting to down size.
Private Price Inspect Agent
$300,000+ Saturday 12-12.30pm Nigel Raymond 0425 721 593
Units 1-3/1377 Heatherton Road Dandenong
BARGAIN NEW UNIT
BUY ONE, TWO OR THE WHOLE BLOCK
Currently under construction this is a rare opportunity to secure this spacious villa in a small complex. Offers spacious open plan living which opens to patio, laminated kitchen itted with WO & gas HP, tiled bathroom, separate laundry & internal access from garage. ideal for 1st home, retiree or investment. Buy now & save $10,000 on stamp duty. (Less for 1st home buyers & qualiies for grant).
Private Price Inspect Agent
$300,000+ By appointment Neil Butler 0411 637 088
Choice of 3 as new townhouses in convenient location close to schools, transport and shopping centre. All are let returning approx. $20,000p.a. but vacant possession is available on Units 2 & 3. Each offers cathedral ceilings to open plan living area with spacious lounge, laminated kitchen with WO, gas HP & stone benchtops. Sliding door access opens to private garden & garage. Upstairs includes brs with BIR’s, main bthrm & toilet. Additional toilet is downstairs. Includes timber loors to living area & carpets upstairs. Comfort assured with d/heating & RC a/c. Units 1 & 2 have street frontage.
Private Price Inspect Agent
$390,000+ Saturday 3-3.30pm Jerome Mulholland 0401 060 804
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Endeavour Hills 6 Anderson Court
Dandenong 2/58 Benga Avenue
For sale.
9793 3175
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Buyers Over $610,000
282 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong obrienrealestate.com.au Bob Milkovic 0422 504 106 Marree Charalambous 0432 042 686
Buyers Over $330,000
282 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong obrienrealestate.com.au Dennis Tzortzoglou 0438 341 066 Bob Milkovic 0422 504 106
t Beautifully placed in highly desired court t Close to schools and shopping centre t 4 bed plus study, master WIR & full ensuite
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t Ducted heating and RC air conditioning t Open plan living, practical kitchen t Immaculately maintained
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Dandenong 14/44 Princes Highway
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9793 3175
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Buyers Over $310,000
282 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong obrienrealestate.com.au Bob Milkovic 0422 504 106 Dennis Tzortzoglou 0438 341 066
Buyers Over $230,000
282 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong obrienrealestate.com.au Bob Milkovic 0422 504 106
t 2 spacious bedrooms with carpet & BIR’s t Kitchen with S/S appliances t Gas ducted heating and air conditioner
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Endeavour Hills 4 Correa Place
t 2 spacious bedrooms, spacious lounge t Kitchen meals area, allocated car space t Gas heating & cooking
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Endeavour Hills 5 Exley Court
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Buyers Over $460,000
Shop 41 Endeavour Hills SC , Endeavour Hills obrienrealestate.com.au Jay Giblett 0417 681 312 Shenay Miller 0418 149 641
Saturday 17 September at 11:30am
Shop 41 Endeavour Hills SC , Endeavour Hills obrienrealestate.com.au Carina Cigna 0410 027 281
t 3 bedrooms all with BIR’s t Hostess kitchen overlooking alfresco t 2 light filled and spacious living zones
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Endeavour Hills 116 Gleneagles Drive
t 5 beds, master bedroom with full ensuite t 3 large living areas, gas ducted heating t Entertainers kitchen overlooking alfresco
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Endeavour Hills 89 Shetland Street
For auction.
9706 0556
For sale.
9706 0556
Saturday 17 September at 11:30am
Shop 41 Endeavour Hills SC , Endeavour Hills obrienrealestate.com.au Jay Giblett 0417 681 312 Shenay Miller 0418 149 641
Buyers Over $475,000
Shop 41 Endeavour Hills SC , Endeavour Hills obrienrealestate.com.au Umesh Kumar 0434 023 805
t 3 Bedrooms (main with ensuite and WIR) t Kitchen overlooking lounge & garden t 2 separate and light filled living spaces
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Your opportunity to get in the market now with huge stamp duty savings and take advantage of the first home buyers grant. Available is your choice of four high quality townhomes, three bedrooms with ensuite and double garages. They range from unit 1 at 17.85 squares, unit 2 is 16.41 squares, unit 3 is 14.43 squares, unit 4 is 17.24 squares of living. Positioned perfectly and walking distance to all the amenities you can ask for with Dandenong shopping precinct and multi-cultural shops, cafes and eateries, parks and reserve, Dandenong and Yarraman train stations, and a bus stop at your front door. Only a short walk to local primary and secondary college and easy access to all major arterials. Construction has begun and estimated completion time is December 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so act now or miss out!
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Dee Kawsar 0423 215 815
Dinesh Raghu 0431 131 157
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Harry Li 0414 216 699
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287 Springvale Road, Springvale VIC 3171
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Harry Li 0414 216 699
Shane Ah-Kan 0433 301 502
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Dee Kawsar 0423 215 815
Medina Delibajric 0432 193 343
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Located in a tightly-held pocket of Springvale South, this character-filled, spacious brick veneer home will provide an amazing foundation for the growing family. Having never changed hands before and presented to the market for the first time, this home has been immaculately kept and maintained by the owner, yet provides potential to enhance even further. Comprising of: three double-sized bedrooms, open, spacious lounge and dining zones providing comfort living. Neat kitchen and meals area, security shutters all around. Ducted heating and refrigerated cooling conditioning. Double garage, double carport plus extra storage shed. Quiet surroundings and yet you are so close to Keysborough College (Heatherhill Campus), Springvale and Athol Road shopping centre, buses and trains. In demand and highly sought, make sure you make this a priority on your inspection list. Be quick.
POSTCODE
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SELL GROUP, 8558 3000 HARRY, LI 0414 216 699 OR STEVEN LAM, 0430 499 936 ADDRESS: 13 LORIS STREET INSPECTION: WEDNESDAY, 5.00PM - 5.30PM, SATURDAY, 1PM - 1.30PM AUCTION: SATURDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER, 1.30PM
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Alice (Phuong) Le M 0422 199 270 P 03 8555 3828 alice.le@harcourts.com.au Harvey Nhan M 0432 558 881 P 03 8555 3828 harvey.nhan@harcourts.com.au
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DANDENONG NORTH 56 BRADY ROAD
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31 Smythe Street, Corinella 3984
This block being the ideal place to build your dream home (STCA)! Located in one of Bass Coasts best kept secrets, Corinella. Offering you 1010m2 of land, Perfect as an investment, holiday place or an escape from your busy city life as Melbourne CBD is only 90 minutes making it bearable to commute each day. A coastal relaxed lifestyle with scenic walking tracks, 24-hour boat ramp for the fishing fanatic, general store, park and tennis court for the whole family. With all the boxes ticked why wouldn’t you want to make this sea change today!
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Madelyne Golby – 0408 559 096
Bass Valley - 5678 8433 1505 Bass Highway
Located in this quiet, coastal village you will find this 998m2 (approx.) level building allotment. This block is cleared and services are available with a 24.80m frontage. Live the relaxed coastal lifestyle and be within an easy stroll to the foreshore, general store, park, 24-hour boat ramp perfect for the
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fishing enthusiast, walking tracks that take in the breath taking surroundings. All within a few minutes from the Bass Highway making it the ideal location, 20-minute drive from Phillip Island, 25 minutes to Cranbourne and 90 minutes to Melbourne CBD. Agent: Madelyne Golby – 0408 559 096
Bass Valley - 5678 8433ALEXSCOTT.COM.AU 1505 Bass Highway
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NOBLE PARK 7 JASON COURT
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Your Dream Begins Here! Welcome to an amazing light filled home that simply requires some TLC. It looks as original as the day it was purchased many years ago, but the structure, floor plan and possibilities make this a dream for the keen renovator. Rip up the carpets, add a coat of paint, add some new floors and spruce up the kitchen – this is what you can do with ease and it’ll turn this gem on a block size of 537m2 (approx) into your golden egg for many years.
Great Opportunity For All – This is Not to be Missed! Situated in one of Noble Park’s popular pockets is this 3 BDR solid brick veneer home on a clean allotment of 550m2 (approx) that will make a great home for all comers. Welcoming you inside this charming home you’re greeted by a spacious entrance that will lead you to a good size living and dining room. Flowing further through you by a spacious meals & kitchen area overlooking onto the magnificent rear yard.
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Saturday 17th September at 12pm $420,000+ Sat 2:30 - 3pm Photo ID required Jeremy Phillips 0402 751 001 Tim Stickley 0409 215 540 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000
PRICE INSPECT CONTACT
Saturday 17th September at 11am $490,000+ Wed 4:30 - 5pm & Sat 1 - 1:20pm Photo ID required Kush Chetri 0425 199 192 Tim Stickley 0409 215 540 NOBLE PARK / SPRINGVALE 8710 0000
NOBLE PARK 390 Princes Highway 8710 0000 | KEYSBOROUGH 1/ 320 Cheltenham Road 8769 1888 PROUDLY SERVICING: Springvale • Endeavour Hills • Dingley • Waterways
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This beautiful 27sq home ticks all the boxes with quality and modern look and sets on approx. 545m2 land. A hall way leading to large kitchen with S/S appliances, family room & dining area. The rumpus and huge living room, all bedrooms with BIR, main bedroom with en-suite & WIR, modern bathroom, separated laundry. Features carpet in all bedrooms, tiles in wet areas & floorboard, gas heating & refrigerated cooling, remote control double garage, front landscape garden, the alfresco area & private back garden.
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Noble Park 2 Nance Street Sparkling treasure in Noble Park!
24th September 12.00pm Onsite
KEYSBOROUGH 4 DORSET COURT
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Your Own Slice of Heaven Immaculately renovated from head to toe, this outstanding home has been perfectly crafted to entertain on any scale. Grand tiles flow throughout most of the home, each of the carpeted bedrooms have robes, two of them mirrored and the bathroom is a work of art. The front living is superb to unwind, but the centerpiece of the home is the stunning kitchen which overlooks the rear living, all which freely and securely flow out to the timber deck, the enclosed swimming pool, BBQ area plus the 2nd timber deck. Add in the heating and cooling, an alarm, manicured gardens plus so much more – this home has it all. This is the meaning of grand living and it’s ready for you to enjoy! Terms: 10% Deposit. Balance 30/60/90 Days
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Saturday 10th September at 12pm Contact Agent Wed 5:30 - 6pm & Sat 1 - 1:30pm Photo ID required Ravi Lather 0420 844 770 Chee-ky Dunlop 0422 910 881 KEYSBOROUGH 8769 1888
Liz & Rob 3 Essex Street
real sellers, real stories... NOBLE PARK 20 TALBOT COURT
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Immaculately Maintained & Perfect for Entertaining! This is the home that’s designed for entertaining on any scale in any weather condition & it’s ready to be yours. Open plan living is what’s on offer in the main hub of the home and as you head further inside, you’ll notice the 1st lock up garage that can double as an entertaining area. Plus there are 3 BDRs, MSTR with ensuite, a central bathroom with spa, heating, security shutters & it’s all on a block size of 648m2 (approx).
“ Thank you for your hard work and dedication... For being everything you said you will be... For the most enjoyable red carpet experience... Thank you for exceeding all of our expectations! ”
METHOD PRICE TERMS INSPECT CONTACT
Saturday 10th September at 1:30pm $550,000+ 10% Deposit. Balance 30 Days Sat 12:30 - 1pm Photo ID required Alice Wong 0401 650 862 Chang Wang 0450 706 668 KEYSBOROUGH 8769 1888
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NOBLE PARK 1/15 Leman CresCent BRAND NEW DESIGNED TOWNHOUSE IN SOUGHT AFTER LOCATION Absolutely gorgeous with an abundance of potential, this stunning brand new townhouse offers a genuinely luxurious yet contemporary living environment that is only a stone’s throw away from Noble Park’s diverse shopping precinct and Noble Park’s train station. With an eye-catching presence out front is a manicure landscape gardens, the stunning interior design showcase high quality 12 millimetre flooring that lead to a modern designer kitchen with premium Caesar Stone bench tops, soft closing draws, stainless steel Delonghi dishwasher.
noble parK 6/1181-1183 HeatHertOn rOad when location counts! located in the heart of noble park with quality ittings, this townhouse located in the highly sought after noble park’s diverse shopping precinct, reputable schools and noble park station, there is little keeping this residence from becoming a family residential delight. as you enter into this stunning townhouse, you will ind 2 carpeted bedrooms all with built-in-robe and complemented by a generous bathroom, separate toilet and a laundry. a single remote control lock-up garage and a remote control gate with a low maintenance courtyard. upstairs you will ind a family living area.
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A4 B3 E3 C2 D PRIVATE SALE ESR $580,000+ 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
brand new designed townhouse in sought after location oven cooktop, open plan dining and family living area with double roller blinds. complimented by a spacious bedroom with built-in-robe, separate toilet, a laundry with shower, central ducted heating and cooling as well as a double remote control lock up garage with internal entry, led downlights, a 6-star rating 2000l water tank connected to toilet, instantaneous hot water system, a shed and low maintenance concrete courtyard. accommodation is abundant as walking up the exquisite carpeted stair case.
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approXiMatelY 1100M2+ of priVate sale esr $340,000+ View saturday 1:00 - 1:30pm Photo Id require contact Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 tommy nguyen 0431 644 889 office 363 springvale road, springvale tel: 03 8581 0999
priMe deVelopMent set in the heart of cranbourne east, this is your golden opportunity to purchase over 1100m2 (approx) located in the urban growth Zone in the collison estate. this large block has the potential to sub-divide (stca) and with new residential development’s taking place around this property now is the time to secure this gold mine. not just suitable for the astute developer or investor, the home is also ideal for small or growing families who like ample space and the outdoor lifestyle. the 5 bedroom house offers large living areas with ireplace, and more.
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A4 B3 E3 C2 D priVate sale esr $560,000+ 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
A5 B2 E2 C4 D priVate sale esr $1,300,000+ View Contact Agent Photo ID Require contact Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 office
363 Springvale Road, Springvale Tel: 03 8581 0999
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familY Home in PriZed loCation filled with light, located for lifestyle, designed for family living, this is the pleasure and privilege of great design… just moments away from highly regarded Haileybury College. Graced with an abundance of light, this luxuriously proportioned home offers accommodation wrapped with vibrant colour themes over two storeys and simply perfect for a family lifestyle. Cleverly zoned to suit every stage of life, this innovative design places a very sizeable bedroom on the ground-loor, zones secondary bedrooms on their own irst-level, and offers multiple sun-catching living zones. Seamlessly transitioning from from the expansive and cosy formal living zone to a kitchen/dining area (with stone bench tops and endless storage), further lowing into the principal light-illed living zone. Continuing to the outdoor area giving you ample space for entertaining guests with a further covered alfresco space suitable for storing a caravan, trailer or multiple vehicles. finished to deluxe standards with sleek tiled bathrooms, solid bamboo looring and plush carpets, the home is fully alarmed and with heating a cooling throughout.
A5 B3 E3 C3 D Private Sale eSr Contact Agent vieW Thur 5:00 - 5:30pm Sat 1:00 - 1:45pm Photo ID Require ContaCt Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 Ozan Kanbur 0403 644 379 offiCe 363 Springvale Road, Springvale Tel: 03 8581 0999
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HiGH-imPaCt deSiGned Home in SoUGHt after loCale Brand new main vue ‘emporio’ built home, big on impact, bright on sun, high on the hill, this is high design on a Keysborough highpoint! With eye-catching presence out front with state-of-the-art landscaped gardens this adaptable 4 bedrooms plus study, 4 bath room home with theatre room is the ultimate all-new high design. versatile enough to suit every stage of life with living areas upstairs and down and with the study itted with a Bir making a choice of converting it to a ground loor bedroom is ideal. With oversized bedrooms all accommodated with Wir’s and ensuites there’s plenty of room to relax and outdoors to entertain. Starring the latest stone benchtops for the sophisticated master chef kitchen, open plan dining and family living area, the home is a showcase of leading-edge interior design with chalky oak loors, high ceilings and perfect practicalities including butler’s pantry, custom cabinetry, refrigerated cooling, ducted heating, double garage and ample storage. a meander to local Parkmore Shopping Centre, a saunter to the highly regarded Haileybury and lighthouse Christian Colleges, with the Keysborough Golf Course to glimpse and local beaches only a short drive.
A 4+ B 4 E 4 C 2 D 1 Private Sale eSr Contact Agent vieW Thur 5:30 - 6:00pm Sat 2:00 - 2:45pm Photo ID Require ContaCt Corey (Khoi) Le 0417 311 491 Ozan Kanbur 0403 644 379 offiCe 363 Springvale Road, Springvale Tel: 03 8581 0999
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DUAL OCCUPANCY POTENTIAL (STCA)!
20 Day StReet
PALATIAL SPLENDOUR!
This attractive clinka brick home is set on a generous block of approximately 680m2 with sweeping views across parkland. There is ample driveway access to the backyard, ideal for development at the rear of the existing home (STCA). Close to Freeway access and only minutes to Dandenong CBD and Westfield Shopping Centre. The home comprises of three bedrooms, formal lounge room and separate kitchen/meals area and features hardwood floors. Renovation is required. An ideal opportunity to enter the market and put your development plans into action in the future! MONEY TO BE MADE!
Immaculate Central townhouse located only a short walk to the city centre and High School. Features separate driveway access to a large garage with remote control door, 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!
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STREET ACCESS & 1 YEAR YOUNG!
FoR Sale: offers over $470,000 oPeN: thurs 4:00pm to 4:20pm & Sat 10:20am to 10:40am
1/38 FRaWley RoaD
LATE MODEL TWO BEDROOM UNIT!
This one bedroom apartment is located on ground level and has direct street access and sunny North facing living area. Mosaic Apartments are a modern well built development close to railway station and shopping centre. The current Tenant would love to stay on and the new buyer can take over the current NRAS Licence which pays the Landlord rebates and tax concessions which in turn pays off the property quickly or Vacant Possession available if required. One of the best opportunities you will find! NRAS APPROVED LICENCE IF REQUIRED!
This freestanding unit has two bedrooms, an open plan living area, attached garage with direct access and a private courtyard area. Features include ducted heating, split system air conditioning, gas cooktop and electric under bench oven. Located centrally with schools, shops and transport all close by. Currently tenanted to long term tenants who would love to stay on or vacant possession available if required. One of only six on the block and an affordable solution to your investment/living requirements.
Dandenong
Eumemmerring
FoR Sale: $270,000 to $300,000 oPeN: Sat 1:00pm to 1:20pm
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AS GOOD AS NEW INSIDE!
Don’t judge a book by its cover! Step inside and be charmed by this fully renovated home conveniently positioned within minutes of shopping, schools and transport in Central Dandenong. Also quick access to Princes Highway, Dandenong bypass, Eastlink and Frankston-Dandenong Road. The home offers two spacious bedrooms with built in robes, bright living area, modern kitchen with new stainless steel appliances and lots of cupboard space, beautifully tiled bathroom, two toilets, external storeroom and car space. Other notable features include ducted heating, air conditioning, gas hot water service, quality flooring, combination of block out and see through blinds, new gutters and fascia, new colorbond rear fence and a large low maintenance backyard. NOT A CENT MORE TO SPEND!
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FoR Sale: $290,000 plus oPeN: tues 3:00pm to 3:20pm & Sat 10:20am to 10:40am
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If you are looking for value for money, you cannot go past this near new unit which is on a low maintenance block. The home boasts of spacious open plan living off the stylishly designed kitchen offering gas cooking, rangehood and lots of cupboard space. Other notable features include three good size bedrooms with built in robes, full ensuite to master, family bathroom, separate laundry, ducted heating, split system air conditioning, floating floors, high ceilings, quality window furnishings, private backyard, single lock up garage and an additional carspace. Currently tenanted to excellent tenants at $360.00 per week. All this and just minutes away from schools, shopping, transport and Freeway access. INSPECT - COMPARE - BUY!
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This huge block is ripe for redevelopment into multi dwellings (STCA). Currently on the block is a 3/4 bedroom weatherboard home that can be rented out while you are obtaining permits for the project. Alternatively there is the opportunity to renovate and live in a great street. HARD TO FIND - FANTASTIC TO BUY!
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This block’s real value lies in the location of the land being set immediately behind the Shopping Centre. Also set amongst medical/vet etc. This site would be ideal for another professional business or just a terrific multi unit development (STCA). The current house is ideal to rent out until you have your plans and permits in place.
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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.
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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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Pair stars in school spectacular By Casey Neill Two Greater Dandenong girls are starring in a spectacular stage show. Noble Park resident Amy Davis and Alison Hughes, a year nine student at Noble Park North’s Carwatha College, will be part of the Victorian State Schools Spectacular at Hisense Arena on Saturday 10 September. Students from Carwatha College, Silverton Primary School in Noble Park North and Lyndale Greens Primary School in Dandenong North are participating in the mass dance. They will perform for more than 10,000 people during the two three-hour performances, which will also be screened on Channel 7. Alison is an ensemble vocalist and dancer in the show, which is called The Elements and will feature the classical elements of earth, air, fire and water and the periodic table of elements. Amy, 18, is among about 40 students in the choir and will sing about 18 songs and support the principal vocalists. The year 12 student knew this was her last chance to be part of the event. Following three auditions, she found out she’d made the cut in March and has since been attending three-hour rehearsals in Collingwood every Saturday. “I was in it last year as well so I had some friends,” she said. “About half of the choir is new people so I’ve made new friends.” Amy first participated in the spectacular when she was in grade six at Noble Park’s Wallarano Primary School in the mass choir. She said she enjoyed meeting new people, the performances, and receiving guidance on her vocals from industry professionals. Amy said she would be sad once it was all over but that she would keep up with the skills she had learned. The Wellington Secondary College student hopes to study education at university and perhaps become a singing teacher. “I’ve learnt a lot from the teachers,” she said. “We went to a recording studio yesterday to
Amy Davis has brought her dance teaching skills to the role. 157903 record one of the songs. “We got to listen to it after we recorded it. It sounded really good.” It was her first interaction with the recording process. Amy is also a dancer, and has honed her skills in various dance styles at Car-Dee Dance Studio in Keysborough since she was four years old. “I teach some of the younger group there,” she said.
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Since its inception in 1995, the spectacular has offered 25,000 government school students of any age and experience level the opportunity to perform before 85,000 people in professional productions at world-class venues. This year, more than 3000 students from 200 government schools will dance, play music, sing, perform puppetry and magic in the Victorian State Schools Spectacular, and manage the stage, lighting and audio.
What you need to know during the level crossing removal works. Works have begun to remove all nine level crossings between Caulfield and Dandenong using a modern, elevated railway and rebuild five new stations. It’s an important project that’ll deliver significant safety improvements for drivers, pedestrians and train users. In order to complete this work, there will be temporary station closures and continued changes to parking conditions. Murrumbeena Station • Temporarily closed from last train Sunday 28 August until first train Monday 26 September.
Noble Park Station • Mons Parade car park is temporarily closed.
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Alison Hughes will be in her element at the School Spectacular. There’ll be a 64-piece orchestra, a 1300-voice choir, 1200 mass dancers, 30 lead vocalists, 14 principal dancers, 16 ensemble dancers, eight backing vocalists, 22 roller skaters and 10 puppeteers. The performances will take place at 1pm and 6.30pm on Saturday 10 September. Tickets are $40.78 for adults, $30.58 concession, $20.39 for children aged three to 14 years. Visit www.ticketek.com.au or call 132 849.
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Egg farmer lays it on the line The 85,000 chooks at Tamarix Egg Farm in Bangholme lay about 70,000 eggs each day. “Here we have six different flocks at the moment,” owner Andrew Postregna said. “That’s just to keep a consistent flow of eggs. “You have different age groups. “When they’re young they weigh a small egg, as they get older they get bigger and bigger and bigger. “They start laying at about 16 weeks of age. “We keep them to about 80 weeks. “If you go further than that the shells become too weak.” Mr Postregna was born into the egg business. “I started working with my dad when I was five, six years old in the sheds,” he said. “My dad came over from northern Italy in 1952. “He started the original business in Chandler Road in Keysborough. I think they leased that farm. “They ended up buying the one on Chapel Road in Keysborough. “That’s where they built all the sheds. “In that time he brought his brothers over and his mum and dad. “They all got together and built up the business. “Later the brothers took their own paths. “My dad continued with that farm and then he purchased this property (on Frankston-Dandenong Road) in the mid-‘70s. “He built the first sheds in the early to mid‘80s here.” Today there are three sheds on the farm. “Two of them are caged and one of them is barn, or cage-free,” he said. “The sheds are kept at a very constant temperature of about 20 degrees throughout the year.” Mr Postregna built them following a trip to Europe.
Tamarix owner Andrew Postregna in the cage shed. “I went over there to see what I was going to do - whether I was going to go cage, barn, free range,” he said. “I went to see all three systems. “Free range was taking off over in Europe a bit back then. “I went to a free range farm and I didn’t like it at all. “It was coming into winter and all the chickens were outside.
“The paddocks were all mud and they were all dirty. “At the cage farm I couldn’t believe how clean and well-run it was. “I made up my mind then to do cages.” Meanwhile, the free-range movement had started in Australia. “I decided to do a barn shed here because it was in-between free range and cage,” he said. “Over in Europe that’s the biggest type of
egg they sell. “Cage eggs still make up over 50 per cent of all the eggs in Australia. “I noticed in England the caged system went down to 40 per cent but it turned around and it’s back up to almost 60 per cent again. “Personally I think we need all three systems. “A cage is a really efficient way of producing eggs and it’s affordable for a lot of people. “You’ve got a continual consistent supply. “With the other systems you have problems. “When it gets cold they tend to drop in production, so there’s less eggs. “We have such good animal welfare here in Australia. “They can be assured that they’re getting a good product and a good animal welfare egg. “We want a good healthy hen.” Tamarix uses two chicken breeds, the hy-line brown and the lohmann brown. “The hy-line tend to be a lot calmer bird, very placid,” Mr Postregna said. “The lohmann tend to be more flighty. “The lohmann have a more consistent egg right through. “The hy-line don’t have as much of a consistent egg.” Tamarix’s main customers are Melbourne cafes, restaurants, bakeries and small supermarkets. An on-site cafe serves up egg dishes on the farm itself. “I think this was built in 2010. That day’s eggs, we bring them up every day,” he said. Tamarix has its own vans and truck and employs about 20 people. “We do everything as much as we can inhouse,” he said. “It’s a pretty tight-knit team. “They’re enthusiastic about what they do and how they do it.”
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Pumped up for the Pope By Casey Neill An event doesn’t get much bigger than a visit from the Pope. Keysborough’s No Fuss Event Hire was under the pump to cover Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse with 40 acres of plastic flooring to accommodate the pontiff and his worshippers. They had four days. “We ran it like a military team. We finished with 12 hours to spare,” the business’s Tom O’Dowd said. The one thing that tripped them up? “It was in July. The only thing we didn’t have was sunscreen,” Mr O’Dowd said. No Fuss was among three nominees presented at the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce Business Awards breakfast at Greyhounds Entertainment in Springvale on Wednesday 24 August. Biofuel Innovations and Greencare Developments, both in Dandenong South, were also announced as contenders for the awards, to be presented later this year. No Fuss owner Geoff Tucker was in catering when he identified opportunities in temporary flooring. Twenty years on, the business also offers seating and marquee services, employs 36 full-time staff and has a 1000-strong client base that includes Etihad Stadium, the MCG, Country Racing Victoria and the Melbourne Grand Prix. It will also be involved in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Biofuel Innovations transforms cooking oil from restaurants, takeaway shops and food manufacturers into biodiesel, which can be used in place of petroleum diesel. Business owners Dale Barnett and Dr Rebecca Yee met while studying chemical engineering at university and started operations in April last year.
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Business award nominees Dr Rebecca Yee and Dale Barnett from Biofuel Innovations, Bill Daft and Ian Chaney from Greencare Developments, and Rebecca Williamson and Tom O’Dowd from No Fuss Event Hire. “We’ve just finished construction and we’re about midway through commission of our current site,” Mr Barnett said. “We’re trying to tie down sales contracts with businesses that have expressed an interest in our product earlier on.” The plant can produce about 30,000 litres of biofuel per month and expansions are planned. The business has provided practical experience to seven university students and Dr Yee is involved in the CSIRO’s Scientists in Schools program, which aims to inspire primary school children. Greencare Developments is a 26-year partnership between Bill Daft, Iain Chaney, Andrew
Chaney and Graham Smith. They originally had a licence to manufacture sunscreen and developed the first sprayable sunscreen. They sold that arm in 2004 and developed Orange Power and other products that were “genuinely natural, not just claiming to be natural”. Greencare employs 45 people, 20 who’ve stared in the past 18 months and is looking to expand into export. “Particularly into China, as probably everyone is,” Mr Chaney said. “It’s a difficult market to get into but we’re hopeful.”
Chisholm student Brooke Fernandez is determined to make a difference, and has already left a lasting impact on her teacher. The Endeavour Hills 20-year-old was the Youth Enterprise Award nominee at the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce Business Awards breakfast at Greyhounds Entertainment, Springvale, on Wednesday 24 August. Teacher Robin Griffiths revealed that graphic design and screen media student Brooke had a hearing impairment. “She told me at the end of the first class she needs to look me in the face because she lip reads,” he said. But he’s prone to wandering as he speaks so Brooke stood up and followed him. “She really made a difference to me in the way I treat students and being mindful of others,” he said. “I have no doubt Brooke will make a difference in her career no matter what path she takes. “Brooke’s going to be one of those people that’s going to be able to engage an audience and communicate a message.” Brooke told the breakfast that she had completed a short course in interior design and would apply to study a bachelor of design next year. “I like my work to send a message to an audience,” she said. Her projects have covered social issues such as body image. “Through my work I aim to promote social acceptance,” she said. “I want to create works that make a difference.”
Fishing is the lure which has taken businessman around the world By Casey Neill Fishing has taken Paul Worsteling around the world. “Fishing is not about fish,” he told the Greater Dandenong Chamber of Commerce Business Awards breakfast on Wednesday 24 August. “Fishing is about place and faces.” He’s seen baby bears in Alaska, a blue whale in Portland, Victoria, and killer wales with their babies off Exmouth, Western Australia. In Papua New Guinea Mr Worsteling visited a village where the children had never seen a white person. “I lifted up my top and showed them my belly,” he said. “They started crying and ran into the jungle.” He even met his wife, Cristy, through the hobby that he’s grown into a career spanning radio, television,
books and two tackle shops. Mr Worsteling grew up on a farm in Cranbourne and found his love for fishing when his dad put 500 fish into a dam. “I went down there with a fishing pole because I just wanted to see what was under that water,” he said. “I couldn’t physically see the fish unless I actually caught them. “I became a fishing text book guru.” He caught his first fish on a school camp, made friends with a neighbour with a boat, and joined Cranbourne Angling Club. There he met a guy with plans to open a tackle shop and volunteered to help him set up. Mr Worsteling bought the business on 9 September 1996, aged 22. To build its profile he wrote articles for fishing magazines, gave fishing re-
ports on radio and offered fishing guru Rex Hunt advice. In 2000 Mr Worsteling organised a fish trip for Rex’s Fishing Adventures television program. It was the start of a four-year stint on the show. “It definitely brought people into my business,” he said. The show came to an end and Mr Worsteling got the opportunity to make his own, IFISH. He films 30 half-hour and 10 hourlong episodes each year and spends up to 40 weeks a year filming around the world. “It has done what I hoped it would do for my business,” he said. His top business advice was “always strike while the iron is hot”. “Don’t do tomorrow what you can do today,” he said. He said word of mouth couldn’t be beaten and good staff was any compa-
Breakfast guest speaker Paul Worsteling with his parents Hans and Henny. ny’s greatest asset. “I like to rule with a feather duster,” he said. “We respect each other and get the best out of each other.”
Mr Worsteling said the world constantly changed so business owners should always consider the future. “And sharing is caring,” he said, referring to social media.
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Finding the next generation of toys Those who are missing that prized item from their collection or who want to relive some childhood memories should not miss the Sandown Toy and Hobby Fair as it returns after a four-year hiatus. The toy and hobby fair will be held at Sandown Racecourse (Ladbrokes Park) on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September. It will feature more than 75 tables of toys and hobby collectables including die cast model cars, trading cards, vintage toys, Star Wars toys, pop culture items, model trains, action figures, CocaCola and books, magazine and paper ephemera. Keen Hawthorn supporters also get a chance
to brush shoulders with Robert ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico as he makes a special guest appearance. There will be plenty of lucky door prizes and if those who are stuck for a gift for Dad on Father’s Day can enter a raffle to win a collection of items which would be perfect for the man cave. The show is open to the public from 9am-3pm and admission is adults $6, seniors/concessions $4, and kids aged 4-12 are $2. Accompanied children can enter for free. Call 1300 727 971 or 0497 544 197 or visit www.ashow.com.au for more information.
Kathi's Persian Indian Restaurant is a family owned restaurant right in the heart of Endeavour Hills, just behind the shopping centre. It is a fully licensed BYO and authentic restaurant which promises to bring diners the exquisite taste of homemade Persian Indian flavour at the lowest market cost, as well as the popular continental cuisine in its seasonal Western menu. Rahul Ratnakar said the management team has a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry which will translate into fulfilling the guest’s expectations and giving them the best service they can imagine. Diners are invited to bring their friends and family to enjoy the ambiance of Kathi’s and feel the warmth of its hospitality and experience the subcontinent cuisines with recipes dating back thousands of years to give a glimpse of the royals. Kathi’s Persian Indian Restaurant is at 13/2 Raymond McMahon Boulevard, Endeavour Hills, and is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner and also provides a takeaway service and catering to suit any needs. Phone 9700 8727.
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What’s on Sandown Toy and Hobby Fair This event is returning with Lego mini figures, die-cast models, action figures, books, dolls, trading cards and more. ■ Sandown Racecourse, 591-659 Princes Highway, Springvale. Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September, 9am to 3pm. Entry is $6 for adults and $4 for children aged four to 12 years or concession card holders. Call 1300 727 971 or 0497 544 197.
Playgroup for asylum seekers This free language playgroup is suitable for families seeking asylum and will help to improve English skills in parents and children through play, songs, rhymes and stories. Mothers, carers and children aged under five years are welcome to attend the free weekly sessions. ■ Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Friday 2 September, 11am to 12.30pm. Call 1300 630 920 for more information.
Guided imagery and music Aboriginal elder Miriam Rose Ungunmerr says the greatest gift her people can give is dadirri - inner, deep listening and quiet, still awareness. Sister Florence Holligan will lead the session, which will include listening to classical music and the silence within. Participants can bring a rug or cushion if they’d like to lie on the floor. ■ 110 Ann Street, Dandenong. Tuesdays 30 August and 6 and 13 September, 1.30pm to 3pm. A $5 donation is suggested. Bookings are essential. Call Trish or Jo on 9791 8664.
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Change will celebrate the oral tradition of storytelling with Zakia Baig, Nadia Hashimi, Angela Pippos and Diana Nguyen. They will present stories in a form of their own choice on the theme of change at this free Melbourne Writers’ Festival event. ■ Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, corner Walker and Robinsons streets, Dandenong. Saturday 3 September, 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Bookings are essential. Visit www. greaterdandenong.com.
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Back to nature Alex Wilkie Nature Reserve is open every Friday and on the third Sunday of the month during spring and summer. The council offers bookings for school and community groups to learn more about the indigenous flora and fauna in the reserve and rangers are available for guided tours. Live steamers minitrains are available for rides on Sunday open days. Closed-toe shoes are required for train rides. ■ Alex Wilkie Nature Reserve, Mackay Street, Springvale South. Fridays 2 and 9 September, 9am to 3pm. Bookings are essential for 36 DANDENONG JOURNAL Monday, 29 August, 2016
Former lift driver for Myer in Melbourne Maria Matser will be the Dandenong Evening VIEW Club’s next guest speaker. VIEW stands for voice, interest and education of women and the club supports the Smith Family’s Learning for Life Program. New members and guests are always welcome. ■ Dandenong RSL, 44-50 Clow Street, Dandenong, Tuesday 6 September, 7pm. Bookings are essential. Call 9795 1222.
Storytime - read and write For the Melbourne Writers’ Festival, Sally Rippin and Valanga Khoza will perform their new story Gezani and the Tricky Baboon. Children can then take part in a workshop where they’ll create their own stories with help from their parent or carer. ■ Dandenong Library, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. Saturday 3 September, 10am to 11.30am. Free event. No booking required.
Melbourne Writers’ Festival The festival is a celebration for everyone who reads. Holiday in Cambodia author Laura
lunch. Call 8571 1666 or visit www.drumtheatre.com.au for tickets.
Arts and craft show and sale This exhibition showcases work from students this year. Everyone is welcome. Morning tea is provided. ■ Keysborough Learning Centre, 402 Corrigan Road, Keysborough. Monday 5 September, 10.30am to 3.30pm. Call 9798 7005 for more information.
Festival of Lights This event celebrates Chinese culture through 32 silk lanterns, some 20 metres wide and eight metres high. Windmills, dinosaurs, flowers, insects, animals and more will feature. There will also be roving performers and a dumpling bar. ■ Greaves Reserve, Bennet Street, Dandenong. Until 9 October, 6pm to 10pm daily. Tickets are $12 for children, $18 concession, $20 for adults and $60 for a family of two adults and two children. Bookings are essential. Visit lightfestival.com.au.
Jean McKay, with Keysborough’s Kalyan Ky, will discuss discovering Cambodia through the eyes of a tourist and coming face-to-face with the country’s haunting past. ■ Springvale Library, 411 Springvale Road, Springvale. Saturday 3 September, 2pm to 3pm. Free event. No booking required.
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Youth Unlimited Fete Dandenong West Primary School grade five and six students will run a fete to raise money for Operation Christmas Child. They want to raise $1000 to cover the cost of presents that will go to children in need overseas. ■ Dandenong Baptist Church, 25-27 James Street, Dandenong. Saturday 3 September, 8am to 2pm.
Noble Park’s Combined Probus Club meets on the first Monday of the month. The notfor-profit club is for retired people over the age of 55. Members participate in events and activities including outings, coffee mornings, cinema trips and more. ■ Club Noble, Moodemere Street, Noble Park. Monday 5 September, 10am. Call Lesley Jarutis on 9546 2346 for more information.
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In Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief, a reformed jewel thief is suspected of returning to his former occupation. He must ferret out the real thief to prove his innocence. Carey Grant and Grace Kelly star. - Walker Street Gallery and Community Arts Centre, corner Walker and Robinson streets, Dandenong. Monday 5 September, noon to 2pm. Movie tickets are $5 each, or $12 with
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.
U3A Dandenong will host a free art and craft show. Visitors can see what the group’s members get up to. ■ Menzies Hall, Menzies Avenue, Dandenong North. Monday 19 September, 10am to 4pm.
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SPORT Stingrays' black and white talent By Russell Bennett and David Nagel IT’S the way former Dandenong Stingrays gun defender Brandon White was told he’d make his AFL debut for St Kilda on the weekend that spoke volumes about both his progression as a young player and the Saints’ march forward under Alan Richardson. “Mate, we like the way you’re going. Your last six weeks at VFL level have been really positive so you’re going to play this week (in the AFL),” Richardson said in a heart-to-heart in his office with White, captured by St Kilda video cameras. “I reckon when it’s the last game of the year it can come across as ‘we’re just going to give a young bloke a go’ but no, we’re not doing that. “You’ve got to earn the right to play - you don’t just get a game because you’re talented or because that’s the journey you’re on. “You’ve got to play the way we want you to play, and that’s what I’ve liked. “I haven’t seen every game in that six-week period live but what I’ve liked when I’ve been there, mate, is how physical you’ve been and how hard you’re able to play on and you’re starting to give us a bit more of that drive. “Enjoy it, and just get out there and play Saints footy.” The Journal was there, at the White family home in Berwick last November, when Brandon’s name was read out with pick 40 at the National Draft - held in Adelaide. “I’m excited to be going down there (to the Saints) and earning my respect from the team mates, (and) coaching staff and all the hard work is ahead, really,” he said at the time. White’s VFL form in the weeks building up to his selection in the Saints’ side was impressive, booting bags of five and four goals and another
Brandon White and Dandenong Stingrays team mate Bailey Rice were both selected by the Saints at last November s National Draft. White was picked to debut for St Kilda on the weekend. 147549 Picture: JARROD POTTER two of two each while also being named in the best four times. His former club, Dandenong, will launch its bid for a maiden TAC Cup premiership from top
spot on the ladder when it takes on Murray Bushrangers in Sunday’s qualifying final at IKON Park. For just the third time in the 25-year history of the club the Stingrays have finished at the top of
the TAC Cup ladder, joining the minor premiership teams of 1997 and 2010. Ironically, it was current-day coach Craig Black that was co-captain of the 1997 outfit that fell agonisingly short on grand final day. Black believes this current crop of stars is building the necessary belief to go all the way after winning seven games during the home-and-away season by 15 points or less. “They don’t like getting beaten, and that’s a very good trait to have in the TAC Cup because all the players have talent. It’s the little things that make the difference,” Black said. “Obviously a little bit of fortune plays a part but if you start winning a few by under a kick it can build massive belief within a group. Hopefully this group can go one step further than we did in 1997.” The Rays defeated fifth-placed Sandringham, fourth-placed Murray and second-placed Geelong in three of their last four matches. “Obviously we’re happy with our season and where we finished, but the best thing is we’ve earned that position by beating good opposition in finals-like matches,” Black said. The Stingrays’ success has been built around a solid core of players with Daniel Allsop, Lachie Gill-Renouf, Matt LaFontaine and Bailey Morrish all having consistent seasons. Sam Fowler leads the goal-kicking charts with 33 goals, with Allsop (28), Tom De Koning (17) and x-factor Josh Battle (16 from six games) set to provide the Bushrangers defence with plenty of headaches on the weekend. Mason DeWit and Hunter Clark have been in top form of late and will be players to keep an eye on. The Stingrays-Bushrangers clash begins at 2pm.
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Drive is success formula Thomas Randle took the rookie honours at the Zandvoort Masters of Formula 3 the weekend before last as he competed in FIA European F3 machinery for the first time. Randle, from Narre Warren North, was one of four drivers who have competed in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship this year to race in the prestigious Masters event at the Dutch circuit. “It was really good. It was a steep learning curve and a bit of an eye-opener but we had no big expectations going into the weekend,” said Randle who competed for Double R Racing. “The competition was through the roof and you are up against some of the best drivers in Europe so it is a big challenge. “By the end of the weekend we had stepped up though and to finish as the top rookie was awesome.” Randle was joined by Carlin racers Colton Herta and Ameya Vaidyanathan while Harrison Scott, who has competed in BRDC British F3 with HHC Motorsport, received a late call-up to replace British F3 race-winner Nikita Mazepin, who was ill, at Hitech GP. The result was all the more impressive given that Randle hadn’t tested prior to the event, his only experience in an FIA European F3 car before that coming back in 2015. “We didn’t have any testing and Double R hadn’t raced the car since Macau last year. “All the other teams had been to Zandvoort before and heading into qualifying we had only done 20 laps,” the 20-year-old said. Randle finished the second race of the weekend in 11th, one place ahead of Scott with Herta and Vaidyanathan 13th and 15th respectively. The final round of the 2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship takes place at Donington Park on 10-11 September.
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Brisbane coach Justin Leppitsch is the Dandenong Stingrays’ sole representative on a list of the Top 25 players to have played in the history of the TAC Cup. Selected by a panel consisting of Kevin Sheehan, Leon Harris and Anton Grbac, the cream of the under 18 competition were judged on their achievements and impact in the AFL. The list features five Brownlow Medallists, 25 All-Australians and three Coleman Medallists. The TAC Cup Top 25 ranked in order from 1 to 25 will be revealed at the Morrish Medal night on Sunday 4 September. THE SQUAD Bendigo Pioneers: Joel Selwood (Geelong), Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda/ North Melbourne). Calder Cannons: Dane Swan (Collingwood). Dandenong Stingrays: Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane). Eastern: Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn). Geelong: Gary Ablett Jnr (Geelong/ Gold Coast), Luke Hodge (Hawthorn), Jonathan Brown (Brisbane), Matthew Scarlett (Geelong), Jimmy Bartel (Geelong), Cameron Ling (Geelong), Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide/ Geelong). Gippsland Power: Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood), Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn), Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs). Murray Bushrangers: Barry Hall (St Kilda/ Sydney/ Western Bulldogs), Steve Johnson (Geelong/ GWS). North Ballarat Rebels: Adam Goodes (Sydney). Northern Knights: Brent Harvey (North Melbourne), Chris Johnson (Fitzroy/ Brisbane). Oakleigh Chargers: Dan Hannebery (Sydney). Sandringham: Chris Judd (West Coast/ Carlton). Western Jets: Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs), Matthew Lloyd (Essendon), Dustin Fletcher (Essendon).
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One of greyhound racing’s newest and most exciting concepts, Speed Star, will be run this Thursday night at Sandown Park. Eight of the country’s fastest sprinters will go head-to-head in four match races - as pure as racing gets. The four matches will be conducted in rapid succession with gaps of approximately 10 minutes between matches. Qualification for the series was based on times run at Sandown Park between 1 June 2016 and 28 August 2016 including a series of trials on the three Sundays leading in, with the eight fastest nominated greyhounds qualifying for the series. Each greyhound wearing an odd numbered rug will jump from the inside box (box 1), and each wearing an even numbered box will jump from the outside box (box 3). The series carries $61,000 in prize money, with the winner of each match picking up $10,000, with a further $15,000 bonus for the fastest time and $6000 for second. Headlining the event is without doubt Aus-
Australia's best sprinter Zambora Brockie will be the headline act when Speed Star hits Sandown on Thursday night. tralia’s best sprinter Zambora Brockie, fresh from Saturday’s National Sprint final in Adelaide. He enters the series as the number one ranked greyhound with a scintillating time of 29.140 and is almost certain to start series favourite.
His record speaks for itself, a multiple Group 1 winner and has put forward some outstanding performances all over the country - a Speed Star victory would put the polish on what is an already stellar resume. The second fastest qualifier, Dundee Osprey, exploded his way to the top of the time sheets after a brilliant 29.237 trial last Sunday. The Pakenham South trained greyhound is no stranger to the concept having run in May’s Bill Collins Speed Star. All matches will be shown live on Sky Racing and for detailed commentary and a behind-thescenes look be sure to follow Sandown Park’s social media channels. The night also kicks off one of Sandown Park’s most popular promotions, Money Back Month. Every Thursday throughout September a punters’ club will be run by some of the finest judges in Australian greyhound racing. In the result of a loss, everyone who invested will get their money back - 100 per cent guaranteed.
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