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Casey mayor Susan Serey fights back tears while addressing colleagues at the council's final meeting, having been sacked by the State Government. The clapping drowned out the voices of the few detractors, who appeared stunned by what they were seeing. IBAC hearings will recommence in early March. More reports, pages 2-9.
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There were tears, defiance and a lot of reminiscing as sacked Casey councillors fronted their last official meeting at Bunjil Place on Tuesday night 18 February. Before a packed gallery stacked with many well-wishers and a handful of detractors, the councillors put on a brave face through the brief business of the meeting before launching into councillor statements led by mayor Susan Serey. The mayor paused several times during her address, wiping back tears, as the emotion of the moment overwhelmed her. After a glowing account of the state of the City of Casey, Cr Serey took aim at the Government Monitor’s report which, she said, was scant on evidence for the claims made, and provided no basis for the dismissal of the council. Other councillors spoke in turn, each eulogising the city and council, picking highlights and favoured moments. There was no mention of IBAC, no acknowledgement of the circumstances which led to their sacking, and no apologies. The final act of the embattled council was not the dignified farewell they had wished for ... more farce than funereal. In a surreal moment, the gallery - which had risen for a standing ovation of last speaker Cr Wayne Smith - continued to clap as Cr Serey tearfully declared the meeting closed; and a well wisher called for three cheers for the council.
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How it all unravelled... 2018 28 October: The Sunday Age accuses Casey Cr Sam Aziz of shunning council staff advice to back decisions favouring property developer John Woodman and associated firms. Other claims include Mr Woodman bullying Casey planning staff, and Woodman-linked donations to Crs Geoff Ablett, Susan Serey and Amanda Stapledon’s state election campaigns. 2 November: Cr Aziz hits back, telling Star News that the story was “very poor journalism” and “totally nonsense”. Cr Ablett declined to comment. 2019 24 October: Victoria’s Independent Broad-based AntiCorruption Commission (IBAC) announces an inquiry into alleged corrupt conduct involving Casey councillors and property developers. 18 November: Operation Sandon hearings begin. In a bombshell opening, IBAC hears that Cr Aziz received close to $900,000 and Cr Ablett more than $300,000 from Mr Woodman. Mr Woodman testifies that former mayor and Woodman “lobbyist” Lorraine Wreford acted as a cash courier between Mr Woodman and Cr Aziz. IBAC hears that Cr Aziz won’t appear at the hearing, having flown to Egypt about four weeks earlier. He’d sold his house soon after being served with a search warrant, it was alleged. IBAC froze the sale’s proceeds. IBAC asserts that Crs Ablett and Stapledon’s 2014 state election campaigns received “significant” donations from Mr Woodman’s company Watsons Pty Ltd. 19 November: Mr Woodman testifies that it was a “coincidence” that he paid Cr Ablett $17,500 and denied knowledge of paying Cr Aziz $80,000 in the lead-up to a vote on rezoning Cranbourne West land (Amendment C219). The urgent council motion, introduced by Cr Aziz in 2014, was preceded by a briefing note from Mr Woodman to Crs Aziz, Ablett and Stapledon’s private email accounts. Mr Woodman said he couldn’t recall depositing $5000 under a false name into Cr Ablett’s account. He defended making payments to Save Cranbourne West Action Group leader Ray Walker. Mr Woodman admitted “funnelling” $5000-a-month to Cr Aziz as a consultant for firm Spicer Thoroughbreds. It was an excuse to pay Cr Aziz for his role as a councillor, he conceded. Casey mayor Susan Serey declares the council is “fully cooperative” with IBAC. She says it’s inappropriate to comment on “specific allegations”. 20 November: Cr Aziz tells a 3AW Radio interview that he would fly back to Melbourne “possibly in the next seven to 10 days”. He denied ever accepting a bribe. At IBAC, Mr Woodman concedes a financial arrangement involving Cr Aziz bringing him $600,000 in a suitcase was “corruption”. IBAC claims that Cr Aziz received a $220,000 “return”, mostly within 10 months. 21 November: Mr Woodman says he invested $50,000 in supporting certain candidates in the 2016 Casey Council elections. 25 November: Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek describes the IBAC allegations as “concerning”. At IBAC, Mr Woodman is labelled a “king maker” for helping Cr Stapledon’s successful bid for mayor in 2018-’19. He says he lifted his 2018 state election donation to Cranbourne ALP candidate Pauline Richards from $5000 to $20,000 - out of his “enthusiasm” to get C219 approved. IBAC heard he donated more than $150,000 to the ALP ahead of the election, including $20,380 to then-Attorney General Martin Pakula’s campaign in Keysborough. He donated $16,425 to Liberal candidate (now Casey mayor) Susan Serey, IBAC was told. In a tapped call, Mr Woodman tells Cr 2 STAR NEWS
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Sam Aziz and Lorraine Wreford at the Little Billy cafe in William Street on 1 February of 2019.
Sam Aziz and Lorraine Wreford at Sandhurst Golf Club. Ablett that they both stood to lose a “s*** load of money” due to faltering property projects before Casey Council. Mr Woodman told IBAC he was to pull out of buying part of Cr Ablett’s rural property for $350,000 if C219 was not approved. 26 November: IBAC hears a tapped call between Mr Woodman and Cr Ablett, discussing the departure of CEO Mike Tyler in 2018. Cr Ablett brags that he “f***ing nailed” Mr Tyler. Mr Woodman denies to IBAC that he instigated Mr Tyler’s removal. IBAC hears that Cr Aziz threatened to reverse the council’s support for the Hall Road intersection, Cranbourne West unless Mr Woodman paid him “hundreds of thousands of dollars”. Cr Aziz was later paid $25,000-amonth by Mr Woodman for a Smart Cities consultancy. Mr Woodman refers to former state MP Judith Graley as a “friend” for her support for Amendment C219 and Martha Cove on the Mornington Peninsula. 27 November: Mr Somyurek announces the appointment of a Monitor, Laurinda Gardner, at Casey Council “effective immediately”. Former mayor Lorraine Wreford tells IBAC that Cr Aziz conspired for her to commit perjury about the amount of the loan in the suitcase. Cr Aziz pledged to help Mr Woodman sue Casey Council over allegations that the developer bullied council staff, a tapped conversation revealed. IBAC hears that Mr Woodman paid nearly $100,000 to bankroll nine core candidates and
Lorraine Wreford and Sam Aziz in Melbourne on 1 February of 2019.
Sam Aziz and John Woodman in a Subway outlet in Skye.
support candidates at the 2016 Casey election. Ms Wreford says the campaign was conceived by Cr Aziz, and managed by former mayor Janet Halsall and her husband Bob. 28 November: Ms Halsall resigns as a staffer at La Trobe MP Jason Wood’s electorate office. 2 December: Premier Daniel Andrews confirms he’d attended lunches with Mr Woodman three times in 2016 and 2017. In IBAC, a phone tap is played in which Cr Ablett declares he was “sick of rigging stuff” with Cr Aziz’s “bloc”. He told IBAC that Cr Aziz put pressure on a “bloc” including Crs Stapledon, Wayne Smith, Damien Rosario and a “very, very ill” councillor. Cr Ablett tells IBAC he couldn’t remember being aware of Mr Woodman’s involvement in C219 in late 2013 and early 2014. In that time, Mr Woodman paid him about $25,000 and Cr Ablett voted on the matter. 3 December: IBAC hears that Cr Ablett advised Save Cranbourne West Action Group on lobbying for C219. He’d declared a conflict of interest and declined to vote on the issue in council since 2015.
4 December: Woodman consultant Megan Schutz admits going too far in lobbying for Woodman’s interests in Casey - such as coaching Cr Aziz with texts during a council debate. 31 December: Casey councillors convene a special meeting on New Years’ Eve to create a Special Planning Committee to be led by Cr Rex Flannery and independent panellists. 2020 31 January: Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek announces an extension of City of Casey Monitor’s tenure to 11 February. 18 February: The State Government tables the Monitor’s report, and moves a Bill to dismiss Casey’s councillors. The Bill passes both Houses of Parliament that day. Cr Aziz tells Star News that he is desperate to return from Egypt, but couldn’t due to ill health. Casey’s remaining councillors hold what is expected to be their last public meeting. 2 March: IBAC Operation Sandon hearings will re-commence. berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au
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Sack shame for council! By Cam Lucadou-Wells
Casey councillors Tim Jackson, Geoff Ablett, Wayne Smith, Rex Flannery, Susan Serey, Gary Rowe, Amanda Stapledon, Damien Rosario and Rosalie Crestani, minus Sam Aziz (below), after the mayoral election in late 2019. 199882 Picture: BRENDAN REES It was an “inadequate” response that showed a lack of understanding by councillors on the “poor governance practices” exposed by the IBAC allegations. Ms Gardner noted that no councillors had sought refresher training on conflict of interest and governance issues. She reported on councillor cliques based on “one or more dominant personalities”, and read “disrespectful” and “inflammatory” email exchanges between councillors. “(The) unwillingness of councillors to call out unacceptable Councillor behaviour and hold each other to account appears to be motivated by a fear of conflict or further intimidation that has enabled inappropriate behaviour to go unchecked.” Ms Gardner also observed councillors “stumbling” in declaring conflicts of interest at council meetings, and failing to inform the gallery of the reasons for conflicts of interest. There was too much ‘en bloc’ voting by councillors with a lack of questioning and a low standard of debate contributing to meetings of less than an hour. Casey Council had suffered “serious damage” to its reputation and public confidence, Ms Gardner said. “I do not have confidence in the ability of the Casey City Council to meet its statutory obligations under the Act for the foreseeable
future, particularly in relation to its ability to ‘act in a way that secures and preserves public confidence in the office of councillor’.” Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek said the Monitor reported “clear evidence” of governance failures. “Victorians expect and deserve the highest standards of governance and integrity from their local council - the monitor’s report has found clear evidence Casey has fallen short of those standards,” Mr Somyurek said. “This a very serious measure but it’s essential that Casey residents get a council that works in their interests.” Meanwhile, Casey’s councillors - minus Cr Aziz and the recently-resigned Rex Flannery and Tim Jackson - held what was expected to be their last public meeting that night. In a statement, mayor Susan Serey said she was “at a loss” at why the State Government decided to replace the councillors with administrators. “I am at a loss to see why and how the State Government can justify their decision when we have cooperated fully with any investigations while clearly demonstrating that we have been able to govern and meet our responsibilities under the Act.” Cr Serey said councillors would “remain in their positions” until the Bill passed Parliament and received Royal Assent.
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The State Government, backed by the Opposition, has moved to sack Casey Council and put it under the rule of administrators until 2024. It comes on the back of an ongoing IBAC investigation of serious corruption allegations involving chiefly Casey councillors Geoff Ablett and Sam Aziz and property developer John Woodman. However an explosive report by the Stateappointed Monitor Laurinda Gardner found more widespread “governance failures” and a bullying culture across the council. Failings included councilor conduct, disclosure of conflicts of interest and decision making. Her report recommended dismissing the council and appointing administrators beyond the 2020 election. On 18 February, the Government moved a Bill of Parliament to dismiss the councillors in the hope it would pass both Houses by the end of the day. “Our intention is to see this matter resolved for the Casey community as quickly as possible,” Government MP Jacinta Allen told Parliament. Opposition local government spokesman Tim Smith, in supporting the Bill, noted he would prefer a shorter administration period until March 2023. He labelled Cr Aziz as “the Christopher Skase of local government” who should immediately return to Melbourne to “face the music” at IBAC. Instead, Cr Aziz was staying in Egypt “next to a river called Denial”. Greens MP Sam Hibbens, also in support, called for reform to ban political donations from property developers. In her report, Ms Gardner found councillor bullying, intimidation and exclusion flourished due to an “embedded “avoidance culture”. She stated that amidst the IBAC Operation Sandon allegations, councillors prioritised their own reputations rather than the City of Casey. She singled out the council’s special council meeting on New Years’ Eve to establish a special planning committee out of councillors’ belief that it would help restore public confidence. The timing and the concept was of “significant concern to the community members I spoke to as an example of poor process and little regard for the community”, Ms Gardner said. “The establishment of the Special Committee indicates a willingness to pass responsibility onto another body rather than taking up the challenge of demonstrating how they can govern well, and restore community trust and confidence.” Councillors had taken an overriding view that if either one or both councillors in the middle of the IBAC investigation were removed that “everything would be all right”, she reported.
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Axe falls on councillors By Brendan Rees They choked back tears and patted each other on the back as they bid farewell for the final time - but there wasn’t a moment of remorse or apology, drawing the ire of ratepayers. Casey Councillors gathered with downcast faces as they sat in the council chambers for their final public meeting on Tuesday 18 February - just hours after the State Government passed laws to sacking each one of them. Police were in attendance patrolling Bunjil Place, while outside, Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association (CRRA) member Brendan Browne held a sign above his head which read: “They just don’t get it! Please don’t come back in 2024”. In front of the packed public gallery, Casey mayor Susan Serey spoke of council’s achievements but maintained there was “no concrete evidence of underperformers”. “I’m the youngest mayor to serve the City of Casey and as a councillor for the past seven years I would like to thank the Edrington Ward for their continued confidence in me. I’m deeply honoured to have served our amazing community,” Cr Serey said, fighting back tears. “I wanted to thank Casey’s community, organisations, businesses and volunteers for their timeless work in our community”. Casey deputy mayor Gary Rowe described the monitor’s report - which found clear evidence of significant governance failures at the council - as “bland” and “none of them qualified jumping the barrier for dismissal of council”. A resident from the gallery hurled abuse as Cr Rowe finished his speech, shouting: “It’s a bit late”. “Have some respect!” a woman shouted back. Cr Amanda Stapledon reflected on her time with council “with a great sense of gratitude” “It is with great sadness that we are no longer going to be councillors,” the former threetime Casey mayor said. Cr Rosalie Crestani thanked her family, fellow councillors and council officers, and the community “for their unbending support and faith” before reading from the Bible. Embattled sacked councillor Geoff Ablett, a former Hawthorn premiership player, said it had been a “very frustrating and an emotional and draining time for me” but thanked the galley for their “good behaviour“ in allowing him to speak. “Nothing would’ve in my mind resulted in the actions that were taken today,” Cr Ablett said, who is one of the key figures in the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission inquiry. “It’s not easy being in a public interviewing situation ... I’ve cooperated fully as other councillors who are yet to come, will as well,” he said. “Nothing deserved the outcome that we got to today”. Cr Damien Rosario addressed the crowd from a podium saying he didn’t wish to resign because he wanted to stay “until the end“ to “honour my oath” in serving the city.
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“I choose to do that. We choose to do that. That’s why these people are still here - not because we want to hold onto the title of councillor for as long as we can, that is meaningless to us,” Cr Rosario said. “We will stay until the end to serve you,” he told the gallery. To conclude, Cr Wayne Smith listed his achievements, saying his was “very proud and honoured” to serve with council during his near 30-year term. His speech was interrupted by a discontent resident who shouted: “You haven’t done you job!” Part of the gallery gave a standing ovation before erupting into three cheers while others
He added: “They don’t hold each other to account”. Former Casey mayor Rob Wilson said the dismissal was “something that had to happen” and took aim at councillors for showing no “hint of remorse or apology”. “There were no expressions of contriteness, no sorry, no admission of guilt: ’We’re sorry that we didn’t notice things happen and get things cleaned up’,” Mr Wilson said. Mr Wilson did however acknowledge the achievements of councillors and Cr Stapledon who supported him in launching his two books. Councillors Sam Aziz and Milla Gilic were absent on the night.
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shouted out the shortcomings of councillors. Rex Flannery, who resigned as councillor days earlier, was present in the gallery, saying after the meeting “the people have spoken”. “Has council affected me? Have I been tarnished? Doesn’t bother me,” he said, adding he hoped to be able to put his hand up as councillor in four years. CRRA spokesman Brendan Browne said he was baffled as to why councillors spent “an hour of congratulations” at the meeting without a single apology. “They just don’t get that they haven’t done their job. The monitor’s report spells it out,” Mr Browne said.
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Front and centre at the Dawn Raga Series, Indian music festival. Bunjil Place Plaza, Narre Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Warren. 204750 I do not believe we will have that going forward being as we no longer have that CEO. None of our councillors have yet been proven guilty in a court of law. We need an election at the end of this year as formerly scheduled. And I have my fingers crossed that if there is an election, those who have nothing to hide stand again. Kerril Burns, Devon Meadows.
Council’s ‘error’ in allowing Aziz paid leave I believe Casey Council made a significant error of judgement in granting extended paid leave to former Casey mayor Cr Sam Aziz. Council may have a legal opinion - one that has not been publicly disclosed - in support of extending leave for Aziz, but legal “opinions“ have no merit until they have been validated by a court. As the former American Attorney and now
celebrity crime author John Grisham said, some lawyers - street lawyers - fight for justice while other lawyers are selling themselves for money to the highest bidder. In light of the compelling evidence emerging from the IBAC investigations, Cr Sam Aziz’s claim for extended paid leave should have been dealt with very differently by Casey Council and mayor Susan Serey. The evidence provided by Aziz could have been made subject to further testing and any ratepayer allowances payable to Aziz placed on hold until he returns to Australia and the IBAC inquiry is concluded. The mayor of Casey Susan Serey and her council have ignored the substantial and unequivocal evidence that has emerged from IBAC - exposing Cr Sam Aziz for corrupt behaviour by taking money from a wealthy property developer - and is now advocating for Sam Aziz on the basis of an unchallenged corporate legal opinion? John Glazebrook, Endeavour Hills.
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I have seen many letters written recently from a handful of people representing the Casey Residents Association. Who are they? Those of us in the south have never heard of them. At what was the final City of Casey Council meeting on Tuesday evening, when the mayor closed the meeting, one sole voice representing this association started accusing councillors - and those present in the council chambers clapped him out. It was followed by three cheers for the councillors. Those present in the council chambers that night were mainly representatives of community groups who have benefited from the representation of the elected councillors. I wonder how many of the people who have criticised our councillors realise just how much they have sacrificed watching their children grow up, their children’s first kick in a footy game etc. because they have been putting the residents first and attending community events. How many people in the city realise how much time is put into representing the residents? This is not full-time employment - it is a role undertaken by residents who care about their community and want to help to provide a progressive city with limited funding. Yes, that is correct - limited funding because the State Government sets a cap and regardless of the fact that the City of Casey is one of the fastest growing cities in Australia, has to budget with the same rate increase as the smallest shire in Victoria with little expenditure. Our councillors work tirelessly, and even with the IBAC investigation, who is to say the results have been detrimental to Casey? I was brought up to believe that in Australia a person is innocent until proven guilty - but our councillors, even with nothing to answer have been proven guilty. Going forward we are going to have an administrator until the elections in 2024. I hope all of those who have opposed our councillors accept your destiny. There will no longer be any representation for residents with an administrator in place. We went through this when the cities of Cranbourne and Berwick merged as the City of Casey - we were lucky because we had a fantastic CEO in Mike Tyler who had his email turned on 24/7.
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Star News readers reacted to news that Casey Council had been sacked on the back of allegations aired at the IBAC corruption hearting and that a key player in the affair, Cr Sam Aziz, thought it was a “travesty of justice” and that he was desperate to return from Egypt, where he has been holed up through the entire proceedings… Simon Loveless: Four years of taxation without representation? Outrageous. We were months away from being able to have our own say on who should be on our council and that right should not be taken away. Gaye Guest: Ultimately two individuals killed democracy in the City of Casey all because of greed. This downfall is the stuff movies are made from. I wonder in the dark of night if they have any regrets. Catherine Boots - So laughable - a council that has delivered so much for residents. Where, when and what? Giles Gibson: How convenient it was that he (Sam Aziz) sold everything before he left and went to a country without an extradition treaty. Trace Ktrautzman: Sorry, but why don’t I buy his BS. Surely there are a few ships he can jump on - even small plane rides with rests in between are do-able if he’s “dying to get home”. Pffft! Kath Maloney: So all these health issues only appeared once he got to Egypt because that’s an awful lot of bad luck. Or they were pre-existing and he was okay to fly out, just not back. berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au
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It’s a travesty: Aziz By Brendan Rees
Casey councillor Sam Aziz says he's desperate to get home. anything to anyone. My doctors more than speak for themselves,” he said. He said any claims of corruption heard during the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) inquiry had not been “proven beyond reasonable doubt”. “I’m trying to come back. I have actually been prevented from travelling”. According to Cr Aziz, he had booked a ticket on the 19 November to fly home but was refused permission to board the plane due to a heart condition. “I’m getting ongoing treatment but it’s not something that can be magically fixed overnight,” he said. “I don’t have a choice being here and it’s sending me broke very slowly. “In Australia I have private health insurance ... here I have to pay a bloody fortune”. He said he was supplementing his income through teaching but this had been “very sporadic because of my health”. “Sometimes when I get really, really sick it’s very, very hard to maintain any sort of regular teaching commitment”. He also said he had an eye condition as a result of diabetes - which required monthly injections but the medication was not available in Cairo. “If I don’t get those injections I’ll eventually go blind and in under 12 months.”
He described being in Cairo as “scant” and the main reason “I’m dying to get back home Melbourne is everything to me”. Cr Aziz also hit back at claims he “skipped” the country to avoid the public hearings.“People have taken advantage of my absence; called it a form of escape which it wasn’t and still isn’t. “The allegation that I sold my house to skip the country is again total b------t. “I sold my house for personal reasons because I could no longer keep up the mortgage repayments on a property that I was only using a couple of times a month to see my children,” he said. “I told IBAC I was going to do that. I was upfront and open. I fully cooperated with their investigations”. Cr Aziz said felt for his family back home who had been victimised under the public eye. “I feel for my poor wife, my beautiful daughters who have been stalked by the media in their own home. I feel for my little boys who are at school and have probably been bullied like there’s no tomorrow,” he said. He said his wife travelled to see him “because I was that unwell” but couldn’t stay with him for extended periods of time. “I was experiencing black outs and all sorts of horrible things”.
The sign said it all. “You don’t get it,” it read, going on to plead: “Please don’t come back in 2024.” The sign was held by a Casey ratepayer outside Bunjil Place before Tuesday night’s final meeting of Casey Council for the foreseeable future. Events inside the chamber suggested the message was on the money. Councillors showed no sign of remorse and there was no hint of an apology in what turned out to be a tearful exercise in backslapping. The overwhelming sentiment was that they had been harshly treated and didn’t deserve their fate. The State Government had no choice but to sack the council. Revelations coming out of the IBAC corruption inquiry into council conduct with developer John Woodman have been startling to say the least - and more will come when the inquiry resumes next month. A municipal monitor was installed as that alarming evidence came to light and, sadly, it appears council is still falling well below the mark. The monitor found a culture of bullying and intimidation within council ranks, an inability to manage conflicts of interest and holding each other to account and, in the wake of the IBAC inquiry, the councillors had prioritised protecting their own reputations over that of the council as a whole. The Casey brand has been seriously damaged in the process. Staff have been told not to wear name badges outside the offices for fear of being abused. It will take a long time and a lot of work to restore community confidence. More shocking has been the ‘nothing to see here’ defence of the main players. Speaking to Star News from Egypt this week, Cr Sam Aziz still maintains he and his council colleagues have been unfairly treated. I would suggest to Cr Aziz that swapping suitcases full of cash with the city’s largest property developer is not normal behaviour. Nor is following the script of that same developer when framing motions about certain developments in the council chamber. Yes, Cr Aziz, there certainly is something to see here - and full credit goes to those who brought this behaviour to light. Most in that room on Tuesday night have done some great work for the City of Casey over many years. But a lot of questionable behaviour also went on during their watch. The shenanigans exposed by the IBAC inquiry should have been shut down by a council doing its job. It’s not good enough to point the finger at one or two bad eggs and wipe your hands clean of the mess. - Garry Howe
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Embattled former Casey mayor Sam Aziz has labelled the State Government’s move to sack Casey Council as “travesty of justice for a council that has delivered so much for its residents“. Speaking to Star News exclusively from Cairo, Egypt, Cr Aziz, who is at the centre of an anti-corruption commission inquiry, also scorned claims he was in hiding, saying he’s “dying to get back home”. He said “everything had been put on hold” due to his health and hoped to defend the “absurd allegations” made against him. “If I could lose my right arm and come back tomorrow I would,” he said. He took aim at the State Government, whoich introduced a bill to dismiss Casey Council on Tuesday 18 February, saying: “What is the point of a process if you’re going to pre-empt the outcome before it is even known? What? Based on a few people giving uncorroborated evidence; based on silly surveillance video footage of a councillor meeting with essentially a constituent”. Cr Aziz, who is alleged to have pocketed $900,000 from a developer and deliver favourable property decisions, hit back at the public outcry, saying people had been “harsh” and “violently unfair” without the opportunity to defend himself. “I haven’t been able to keep up with all the crap that is coming out of the media,” he said. “I’ve been convicted even before I’ve been put on trial; even before I’ve been able to give evidence. “My confidence in the journalism profession is pretty much the lowest it’s been all my life because of all the crap reporting that's happened,” he said. Cr Aziz admitted investing money with developer John Woodman but blamed it on the stress caused by the break-up of his first marriage. “When I was going through a very, very traumatic and very ugly marriage break-up I made a silly mistake of withdrawing money in cash and investing it with the Woodman company,” he said. When asked when he expected to return to Melbourne Cr Aziz replied: “I honestly don’t know. I hope it’s sooner rather than later. I’m not joking, I’m not kidding you - I want to come home ASAP”. Cr Aziz, who was granted extended paid leave earlier this month with the Casey mayor Susan Serey saying council had no choice but to approve his request based on medical grounds - despite it seeming “completely unacceptable to ratepayers” given the allegations made against him. He said didn’t blame Cr Serey but believed she had “been under stress” and the “job has been a lot bigger than her from day one”. “She’s probably found the pressures of the role too much and she’s come out swinging at other people”. In response to the public criticism he said: “For all the cruel b------s out there that are questioning my health I don’t need to prove
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Two quit before axe falls By Brendan Rees Two Casey councillors have stepped down including the deputy mayor who says the reputation of council had gone “gone down the gurgler” in the wake of the anti-corruption commission inquiry. Casey Council confirmed the resignations of Cr Flannery and Cr Tim Jackson on Friday morning 14 February, which were effective immediately. The council was ultimately sacked as a whole on Tuesday 18 February. Mr Flannery said his decision was not “made lightly,” explaining “public detriment” had been impacted following Victoria’s biggest alleged corruption investigation by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC). “Unfortunately I couldn’t see a way out of it,” Mr Flannery said. “I’ve put my heart on my sleeve for the residents ... unfortunately you’ve got to swallow a pill you don’t like. “I’m trying to protect the brand of the City of Casey”. He said he had “no regrets” and leaves with his “head held high”. Mr Flannery took aim at fellow councillor Sam Aziz who he said “was the catalyst for all the issues” at council and described him as “obnoxious” for asking council an extension of paid leave this month, citing medical grounds. “He’s just beyond belief,” Mr Flannery said. “He’s just taken it to another level of his arrogance”. “I personally hope he comes back and he goes to jail,“ he said. “Moving forward I’m not going out to bag any other councillors. I’ve got no resentment; I’ve got no hatred towards anybody”. In a statement, Mr Jackson said his resignation was due to no longer holding “confidence in council’s ability to exercise decision making to the standard that our residents expect”. “Their behaviour has caused significant reputational damage to the City of Casey and led to the public, including myself, questioning the integrity of every decision this council makes." Mr Flannery said “public sentiment was
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by one man“. “I’ve got no time for that. I’ve got nothing but contempt for him”. Mr Aziz fled to Egypt before IBAC conducted its hearings last year late last year before the IBAC Operation Sandon inquiry began it hearings - where Cr Aziz was alleged to have pocketed $900,000 from a developer. Looking back, Mr Flannery said he was proud of everything he achieved, particularly “not wasting” ratepayer’s money. “I got my allowances every month - a lot of it I gave away to sports clubs, people in need. “Hopefully I’ll be able to get into some volunteering roles within the community, I cer-
tainly don’t want to give up helping people out,” he said. In a statement, a City of Casey spokesperson said the “mayor and councillors would like to thank Cr Jackson and Cr Flannery for their service to the Casey community and wish them all the best in the future”. “CEO Glenn Patterson has informed the Minister for Local Government and we now await the VEC to commence proceedings”. The Casey Ratepayers and Residents Association spokesman Brendan Browne welcomed the resignations. IBAC public hearings will resume 2 March.
that council had done the wrong thing”. “The worst part about it is people treated Sam Aziz like he was the messiah ... all the people that supported Sam, he’s left them high and dry”. Mr Flannery also made reference to a time Cr Aziz called Brendan Browne of the Casey Residents and Ratepayers Association a “loser in exile” at a council public meeting. “Karma came back and bit him on the bum ... Sam is the loser in exile, not Brendan Browne,” he said. “City of Casey is probably the best council in Australia and now it’s gone down the gurgler, and the brand name is being destroyed
MAV, VLGA back ‘regrettable but necessary’ dismissal By Cam Lucadou-Wells Local government peak-bodies have backed the imminent sacking of Casey councilors. Victorian Local Governance Association’s president Cr Lambros Tapinos said the dismissal was “regrettable” but necessary. Allegations against the council had raised “serious concerns” about its governance, Cr Tapinos said. “Councillors are required to make decisions on behalf of their community with transparency and accountability. “While the removal of the City of Casey councillors is regrettable because the commu-
nity will be without elected representatives, it is, nonetheless, a necessary step in ensuring public confidence and trust remain integral to local government.” The Municipal Association of Victoria described the move as a “last resort” and “the first step in the process of restoring community trust”. Deputy president Cr Ruth Gstrein said the ongoing IBAC Operation Sandon corruption inquiry had “understandably shaken public confidence” in City of Casey due to the behaviour of “a small number of Casey councillors”. “This behaviour is not representative of our local government sector and does not reflect
community expectations of their council. “The State Government’s decision, following the report of the independent monitor, is an opportunity for Casey Council to start the process of rebuilding trust with their community.” LGPro, which represents local government professionals in Victoria, said it was unfair that council officers “bear the brunt of poor and inappropriate behaviour of elected officials”. Council officers are “the people who live and breathe the brand each and every day”, LGPro president Liana Thompson said. “These are the people who are doing wonderful work in the community, who are proud
of what they do and who have built a culture of openness and transparency but by virtue of association, are tarred with the same brush.” Ms Thompson looked forward to proposed “tougher checks and balances” as part of the Local Government Bill 2019. Measures, such as mandatory training for councillors, would “improve performance and accountability” and “lessen the likelihood of unacceptable behaviour”. She noted under the new Bill, the Local Government Minister could sack individual councillors rather than the entire council. “This will ensure that all councillors are not made to suffer because of one bad apple.”
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Failed bid for 2021 vote By Cam Lucadou-Wells State Upper House MPs have failed in an 11th-hour push to reduce the time that Casey Council was without democratically-elected councillors. On 18 February, the State Government rushed through its Bill to sack Casey councillors and install administrators until October 2024. In its way was Clifford Hayes, of Sustainable Australia Party, who moved an amendment for Casey Council elections in October 2021. “I’m not one for sacking councils but Casey Council should be sacked. Its credibility is totally shot,” Mr Hayes told Parliament. However, Mr Hayes’s “proviso” was that elections were held as quickly as possible. It was “undemocratic” to keep administrators for “years and years without reason”. Municipal Monitor Laurinda Gardner’s report found the council’s management and day-to-day functions were “operating to a high standard”, Mr Hayes said. “The failures are isolated to councillors,
some of whom have been completely corrupted by their pursuit of wealth. “Why on Earth would we need almost five years of administration to rectify issues that are isolated to a group of councillors who are set to be sacked anyway?” Mr Hayes reiterated his call for a ban on political donations from property developers “the very reason we are in this situation in the first place”. A shorter administration period was supported by independent Catherine Cumming, Reason Party’s Fiona Patten as well as Greens, Derryn Hinch Justice and Liberal Democrat MPs. Liberal MP Bruce Atkinson crossed the floor to support an alternative amendment from Dr Cumming for March 2023. Mr Atkinson said it was “unfair” that councillors who discharged their duties properly were “tarred” by being part of a dismissed council. “The fact is that this council, as I said, has been doing a job that has met the standards of any other council.”
He inferred that the “extraordinary” time without democratically-elected councillors may be linked to Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek recently “bragging” about the numbers of new Labor recruits in Casey. Mr Somyurek decried the “absolutely outrageous” and “grubby tactic” by Mr Atkinson. He said he’d moved to sack councillors with a “heavy heart”. “When it comes to the matter of good people being sacked, absolutely my heart goes out to councillors that have been sacked, that have done nothing wrong. “Their reputations have been tarnished. It is absolutely unfair; I get that.” Mr Somyurek said he’d taken the “unorthodox” step of meeting Casey mayor Susan Serey and Crs Wayne Smith and Gary Rowe on 17 February at their request. “They put up some good arguments as to why they should not be sacked. “The only commitment I gave them was that I would pass on their arguments to the cabinet ... which I did.”
He said the trio were “good people”, describing Cr Serey as being a “very energetic, very smart mayor” with a “bright future”. The Government believed a “lengthy break” was required to “embed good governance” and to restore public trust, he said. Mr Somyurek left it open for elections to be held sooner than 2024. “The Department will be in touch with the administrators on an ongoing basis. “If we can get local democracy back sooner, that should be celebrated and we will do it.” In supporting the Government, Upper House Opposition Leader David Davis said the Coalition preferred an earlier date, but 2021 was too soon given that IBAC’s inquiry was ongoing. Making “multiple different dates and so forth on the run is probably not the way to go”, Mr Davis said. “We believe that there should be a decent period where the council is out - 2023 or somewhere thereabouts would be a more sensible time in our view.”
‘You couldn’t see any of this coming’ By Brendan Rees Former three-time Casey mayor Amanda Stapledon believes the dismissal of Casey councillors could have been handled “a little differently”. It comes after a bill was passed in State Parliament on Tuesday 18 February dismissing Council councillors, who will be replaced by an interim administrator within days. “I believe we are a good council; we have worked very, very hard,” Cr Stapledon said. “We’ve had our ear out to the community and then taken it back to council to get a good outcome. “I believe we could’ve easily continued on as a council and the individual dismissals as they were appropriate”. Cr Stapledon said she felt privileged to have served as councillor during her 11 year stint
but said the community “really misses out” without democratically elected councillors". “I believe we could’ve dealt with this a little differently and had a better outcome for the community,” she said. “I just think it’s a shame,” she told Star News, after a municipal monitor - appointed by the State Government - presented a report which found clear evidence the council failed to provide good governance to the City of Casey and recommended its dismissal. “You couldn’t see any of this coming. It’s terribly sad,” she said, declining to comment about the allegations presented at an anti-corruption commission inquiry. Cr Stapledon said there was “overwhelming support from the community for us to stay” but accepted “where things are at now” and thanked the community for their great support. “I’ve felt so privileged or grateful for the op-
portunity; I’ve loved every minute of it, have no regrets, the only regret I have is in this way,” she said. Cr Stapledon declined to comment publicly as to whether she would put her hand up as a councillor when the next councillor elections are held in 2024. When asked whether council left behind a positive legacy, she said: “I’ll allow the community to be the judge of that”. In a Facebook message, Cr Stapledon stated she felt “a great sense of gratitude for the very privileged opportunity I have been given to serve the Mayfield Ward and the City of Casey more broadly”. “The Casey community have been the eyes and ears and have told me what it is that is needed in the community and it has been my honour to have represented them/you in any way that I could,” she posted.
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attended and obstructed police,” Sen Cons Parsons said. “Police attempted to arrest both teens and O/C spray was deployed,” he said. Star News observed two police officers restraining one of the teens before pouring a bottle of water over the girl’s eyes after capsicum spray was used. Both the 15-year-old girls, from Cranbourne and Frankston, were taken into custody. Police are investigating the damage.
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Delivering on love By Danielle Kutchel Love is in the air at Australia Post's Dandenong Letters Centre - and not just on Valentine's Day, but every day. There are around 25 married couples working together in the facility, with 13 of them having met while working for Australia Post or at the facility. Of the couples, 10 wives work in the video coding department while their husbands work in other departments, and six couples work on the same 6am shift. Romance blossomed early for Niki and Francois Leclair, who first met when she did work
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tralia Post. For nearly 18 years Niki worked the night shift, so the couple only got to see each other for a few hours a day. "It was 22 hours apart, and I missed my husband all the time," she says. Now they work the same shift, which Niki says works well for their relationship. "It's not only given us a great job and a good life, but also a lifetime partner. Each day I'm happier than the one before," she says. Asked what the secret to a happy marriage is, they say in unison: "communication and trust".
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Road chaos after rains By Brendan Rees A massive clean-up was underway after Casey was hit by a torrential deluge on Friday afternoon, 14 February, leading to flashing flooding, fallen trees, and traffic mayhem. Cars were left underwater at various locations including Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre and Berwick Lodge Primary School, with dozens of roads flooded, causing chaos during peak hour. Residents reported the heavy rain was the worst they had experienced in decades, as they mopped up an inch of water in their homes while others said their kitchen and power were damaged, and a nature strip “disappearing“ under water. Narre Warren State Emergency Service fielded 97 calls in about seven hours to 9.45pm, ranging from flooding, fallen trees and building damage. Among the areas flooded was Narre Warren train station and Narre Warren North Road where all southbound lanes on were closed at the Princes Highway. Flooding also affected Magid Drive in Narre Warren and Ballarto Road in Clyde. On the Monash Freeway, delays were back to Ernst Wanke Road while the Bourke Road exit inbound was also affected by flooding but traffic was able to exit as VicRoads crews attended the scene. A resident reported roads at Cranbourne Park Primary school being under water during pick-up time as flooding also caused traffic pain on Pound Road, Hampton Park. The office of Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards on Sladen Street was also flooded as water poured through the ceiling.Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Keris Arndt said a low pressure trough moved slowly through the south, triggering thunderstorms across Casey dumping between 10 to 30mm of rain and 60mm in Cardinia.
Narre Warren SES responded to 97 jobs in Casey.
Southbound lanes on Narre Warren North Road were closed at Princes Highway due to flooding.
A teacher's car was flooded at Berwick Lodge Primary School.
Narre Warren SES duty controller Damian Burns said one home in Cranbourne was soaked under one inch of flood water, destroying every room. The house, he said, at the corner of Fairbairn Road and Sladen Street, was left in an “unliveable” state. “Literally every room - the carpet was just soaked, so when you walk on it puddles of water welled up. The vinyl of the wooden floors was just lifting everywhere,” Mr Burns said. He said the people renting at the home were able to find alternative accommodation
Robert Kelly, a teacher at Berwick Lodge Primary school, said he was shocked to find his Toyota Prius half-submerged over a flooded school carpark.
but the owner was left “scratching his head,” who said insurance wouldn’t be able to cover the damage. “He was just amazed and he was like ‘I’ll just go to Bunnings to get a wet and dry vac’,” Mr Burns said. Mr Burns said blocked roads and heavy traffic hampered their efforts to respond to jobs unless they required urgent rescue where they could activate lights and sirens. “Everything was jammed; we were just wasting our time sitting in traffic,” he said, adding about 50mm of rain fell in Cranbourne.
“I was out on the basketball court doing yard duty at lunchtime and I got sunburnt on the back of my neck ... an hour an half later my car’s flooded and I’m out in pouring rain trying to bucket water out of my car,” Mr Kelly said, adding his car was written-off but luckily covered by insurance.
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Police dog sniffs out drugs By Brendan Rees K9 Victoria Police officer "Kevin" has followed his nose to sniff out a huge stash of drugs and a prohibited weapon at a Narre Warren property. Kevin was deployed to search through the house, garden and cars as members of the Southern Metropolitan Division 3 Divisional Response Unit and Dog Squad executed a search warrant at the Patio Court address on Wednesday morning, 12 February. In a statement, a Victoria Police spokesperson said "Kevin located a commercial quantity of methyl-amphetamine as well as GHB, prescription medication, laptops, mobile phones and an extendable baton". A 37-year-old man of Narre Warren was arrested and taken to Dandenong Police Station for interview. He has been charged with traffick/possess commercial quantity of methyl amphetamine, possess methyl amphetamine, possess GHB, possess prescription medication, possess prohibited weapon and possess proceeds of crime.
A man is arrested at the scene. The man has been remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on 12 February. Kevin has been employed with Victoria Police for four years and his skills of detecting drugs, cash and firearms was required at this premises.
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Teens charged after fleeing stolen car Two teens who went for a joy ride in an alleged stolen car from Narre Warren have been charged. Members of the Dandenong Frontline Tactical Unit observed the car travelling on the South Gippsland Freeway about 11.45pm on Saturday 8 February. Officers deployed stop sticks and the vehicle came to a stop before five males fled from the vehicle, which was allegedly stolen in an aggravated burglary in Narre Warren South on 7 February, police say. A short foot chase began before officers ar-
rested two 17-year-old boys. One Clyde North teenager was subsequently charged with theft of motor vehicle, handle stolen goods, evade police while being pursued, and breach of bail. The other teenager, from Cranbourne, was charged with theft of motor vehicle, handle stolen goods, evade police while being pursued, and breach of bail. Both have been remanded to reappear at a children's court at a later date. A few days later, patrolling officers observed
a running car at a Narre Warren service station with no visible driver. Police approached the vehicle and located a female passenger inside who was allegedly in possession of a drug of dependence. The male driver was located outside a nearby toilet allegedly in possession of the same substance. Police charged the 25-year-old Clyde North man with trafficking and possessing drugs of dependence, possessing a controlled weapon, unlicensed driving and commit an indicatable offence while on bail.
He was remanded to appear at Dandenong Magistrates' Court later today. The 25-year-old Clyde North woman was charged with trafficking and possessing drugs of dependence, possessing a controlled weapon and handling proceeds of crime. She was bailed to appear at court at a later date. The arrests form part of Operation Tidal which utilises a highly visible police presence across the Casey, Greater Dandenong and Cardinia Police Service Areas.
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Berwick’s belter Berwick's intensity from the opening bounce until the final siren simply can't be matched. Their premiership victory against Narre Warren on Saturday - giving the club back-toback flags for just the second time in club history - was intense, finals footy laced with the right amount of class. After a third premiership in four years, the word 'dynasty' is deservingly being bandied around, and for good reason.
The club has a stranglehold over the southeast region - they're relentless, driven by success and are always chasing their next challenge. It's the cornerstone of all successful sporting clubs. While the weather may have been arctic in their 51-point win over Narre Warren, the Wickers put in a magical performance befitting of a champion team in the midst of a golden era. From the superstar Travis Tuck, who came to the club with a high expectation that has
now culminated with a best on ground medal in a grand final, to their champion skipper Madi Andrews, dynamic forward Harry Money, gun midfielder Bryce Rutherford and reliable defenders Jo West and Michael Riseley, the Wickers possess remarkable star power. "We pride ourselves on our relentless approach," Berwick coach Stewart Kemperman said in the aftermath of another premiership win. And as for Kemperman, he couldn't have a dreamt of a start to his senior coaching career
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Most people suffer foot, ankle or knee pain at some point in their lives but it can be difficult to find effective treatment with long-term results. Dr. Paul Dowie, founder of Foot and Leg Pain Clinics and chosen practitioner of some of the world’s best athletes, explains some of the reasons why. 1. Many foot and leg conditions are misdiagnosed and incorrectly treated, often because only symptoms are treated and not the cause and contributing factors. 2. Bad foot posture can continually pull your body out of alignment, placing undue stress on other joints and tissues such as knee’s and ankles, therefore the entire lower limb needs to be assessed for effective treatment not just the site of the pain or injury, and this is often overlooked. 3. Many practitioners do not fully understand complex foot and leg biomechanics which is essential in ascertaining the exact nature of your concern and providing appropriate and successful treatment.
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Talk to the animals at any of the animal displays or competitions. The city really does meet the country at the Berwick Show, with alpacas, cattle displays, sheep, goats and more. High jumping dogs will get you on your feet, while the kids will love the pygmy goats doing tricks in Shed A.
What’s your favourite holiday spot in Austrailia? Broome Did you read any books over the holidays? I read Mind Gym by Gary Mack What’s one of the funniest things you have heard during a game of cricket? I bowled a bouncer and the batsman got hit on the nose and my brother Steve was wicket keeping and said to the batsman “Can you stop bleeding on the pitch, and are you going to clean that up!“ What’s your favourite TV show? The Sopranos and Entourage, can’t split them. Top six dinner guests? Curtly Ambrose, Dennis Lillee, Bon Scott, Al Pacino, Jimmy Hendrix and Robert DeNiro What’s the best concert you have been to? ACDC at the tennis centre in 1990
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PREMIUM QUALITY IN BERWICK'S HEART HERALDING a new era for Berwick, these refined contemporary residences will afford their owners every convenience as well as uncompromised comfort and quality and the security of a maintenance free, urban address with an onsite cafe. Featuring a secure, private basement carpark, the bespoke building draws on influences from modernist New York architecture. Its sophisticated style is also matched by its substance. Engineered to last and built largely from brick, steel and concrete, its occupants will benefit from its fundamentals of form and function. Select from either two or three bedroom large scale apartments complemented by timber veneer and two pac finishes, natural stone benches, Meile appliances, ducted air conditioning and sleek bathrooms featuring brushed hammered tiles and black sandblasted cabinetry. Large balconies are another appealing feature. Immerse yourself in the heart of the village; walk to a myriad of local eateries, services and daily needs. Award-winning Markson Builders have been appointed with construction commencing early 2020. Contact the sole agents for an information pack. ●
HOME ESSENTIALS Address: 9 Gloucester Avenue, BERWICK Description: 2 or 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage Contact: Peter Watson 0418 105 402 or Tara Walters 0408 297 896, FIRST NATIONAL NEILSON PARTNERS - BERWICK
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AUCTION 811sqm Block in Prime Location Set on a large block of 811sqm this blue chip investment will attract a lot of attention from educated buyers. Situated in the heart of Narre Warren and walking distance to Westield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, local schools and public transport, this an ideal property for someone looking to renovate or investors and developers looking for an investment with sub-division potential (S.T.C.A). The home features four bedrooms, the master bedroom has a full ensuite and walkin robe and the other three bedrooms are serviced by the main bathroom. There is a spacious lounge/dining room, separate family room and the kitchen has ample cupboard and bench space. Polished loorboards low throughout majority of the home. Outside is perfect for a tradesman with double carport, double garage plus a workshop. All real estate experts say “Location, Location, Location” and it doesn’t get much better than this.
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QUALITY, VIEWS & OVERSIZED GARAGE An extremely well presented family home with a court location & great views. The house boasts 4 good sized bedrooms all with robes, FES to main. 3 living areas both formal & informal. Large windows provide plenty of natural light & a lovely outlook over the 652m2 block with established gardens, large covered pergola/BBQ area & super garage which measures 11.2m app. X 7m app. with plenty of cupboards. Tasmanian Oak timber kitchen with large pantry and modern cooking facilities complement the heart of the home. Other features include ducted heating, refrigerated air con, security system, intercom system, quality drapes, remote double garage entry, water tanks for the garden, secure rear yard, & garden shed.
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OPEN PLAN AND THREE BEDROOMS This well located three bedroom town house makes for comfortable, low maintenance living yet has all the conveniences the town has to offer. It could be your first home, investment or maybe you’re downsizing – whichever the reason, this well maintained townhouse could be yours. All bedrooms have robe space. Large kitchen are with gas hot plates, electric wall oven and built in pantry. Open plan living includes meals and lounge room. Paved alfresco area and a double garage that makes for two cars or one and a storage option. New carpets in 2018, ducted heating and split system cooling – it’s all here and the vendor says sell!!
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WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO Luxury and style best describe this craftsman built 3 bedroom unit. Positioned within walking distance to the shopping precinct, this unit is ideal for the owner occupier or investor. Comprising of 3 large bedrooms, master with FES & WIR, built in robes to remaining bedrooms. The heart of the home is the stylish kitchen & meals area which provides access via double cedar doors to the appealing outdoor setting. A very spacious lounge will provide maximum comfort to it’s new owners. Other features include 2700mm ceilings, gas ducted heating, three split system air conditioners & double garage all on a 326m2 allotment. It’s described as a unit, but it’s as big as a house. I look forward to seeing you at our next open.
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GREAT LOCATION Perfectly located within the township precinct is this well presented and appealing three bedroom unit which is surrounded by spacious lawns and gardens. The unit offers three large bedrooms all with built in robes, generous sized lounge with gas heating, The heart of the home is the kitchen/meals area which provides access to the large rear yard. Car accommodation is provided with a single lock up garage. This unit is tucked away providing complete privacy with peace and quiet. Enquire today to secure this charming unit.
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Dutch treats By Brendan Rees A taste of the Netherlands is set to return to Akoonah Park, Berwick on Saturday 7 March. The Holland Festival is expected to attract hundreds of people where people of Dutch origins or those with an interest in the Dutch culture can enjoy a great day out with food vendors, stall holders, exhibitions, and of course clog dancing workshops on offer. Supported by the Rotary Club of Casey, the family-fun event includes performances and displays from artists as well as face painting, pony rides, a fun Dutch 'shuffle-board game' for people of all ages, and a petting zoo. New attractions include a tour of the Netherlands through a virtual reality experience as well as a chance to dress up in your favourite
Dutch costume to receive a free printed photo. The festival is also dog friendly with canine fashionistas encouraged to put their best paw forward in a Dutch costume for the 'Best dressed Pooch Parade'. A bar and continuous live entertainment will run from 10.30am until 6pm. There will be bands, choirs, singers and more performing in both Dutch and English. More than 30 food vendors will offer a variety of food including olliebollen (Dutch Donuts), frikandel (Dutch Sausages), Stroopwafers (Syrup wafers), and Kibbeling (fish bites). Every cent of profit on the day goes to charity through the Rotary Club of Casey. Gates open at 10am. To book visit: www. hollandfestival.org.au
Casey residents are gearing up to take part in a charity walk at Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens on Saturday 22 February for a worthy cause. The annual walk, hosted by the Jared Dunscombe Fund, is held in memory of Jared Dunscombe, a Cranbourne Rotary Club member whose life was tragically cut short at the age of 31 in 2013. Mr Dunscombe died when he fell from his bike and was struck by a truck and trailer travelling in the same direction while taking part in the Rotary fund-raising event - 'Ride to Conference'. This year, funds will be raised Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children, who provide medical treatment for children from developing countries in the form of life giving and/or dignity restoring surgery. To help raise the much needed funds, a five-kilometre fundraiser walk will be held at Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens to help pay for the flight of a young child to Australia for heart surgery. In 2014, the Jared Dunscombe Fund raised funds to bring seven-year-old Aze Da Cunha from East Timor to Australia for life-saving heart surgery, which was not available to him in his home country. The surgery at Monash Medical Centre was successful and the young boy has since returned home and is living a healthy and active life. The Dunscombe family had hosted Aze and his father in their home during their stay in 2014. "It's difficult to imagine being a parent who is watching their child dying from a heart condition and not having the means to help them. As a parent, all you want to do is keep your
Joel Sardi, centre, with supporters from left, Jonelle, John, Bianca, Kathy at last year's annual walk at Cranbourne Gardens. The money raised was able to provide an assistance dog to Mr Sardi who became a quadriplegic as a result of an accident. 190608 Picture: ROB CAREW children safe, happy and healthy," Ms Colabufalo said. "After seeing the transformation of Aze's life we knew we needed to do this again and help another child. We are very close to having the total amount needed to fund another child so we hope to see as many people as possible at the fundraising walk to help us achieve this goal". Rotary Club of Cranbourne will be providing a barbecue breakfast at the end of the walk. The Walk to Remember will start at 8am for an 8.30am start. Registration is $15. For bookings visit jaredfund.org.au/events/walk-toremember
WHAT’S ON Ross Noble show Comedian Ross Noble is set to return to the stage in 2020 for his new show Humournoid - a truly unique stand-up experience. With an onstage presence like no other, his exuberance, spontaneity and cerebral style have established Ross as one of the world's best-loved comedians. Bunjil Place, Narre Warren Friday 21 February 8pm. To book visit: https://www.bunjilplace. com.au/ross-noble-humournoid
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Community Open Day Cranbourne Community House - not for profit organisation - is holding a free community open day. The open day will include many activities such as princess meet and greet with Elsa and Belle, petting zoo, face painting and a free sausage sizzle. Saturday 29 February, 10am to 2pm at 49 Valepark Crescent Cranbourne, 5996 2941. Phone: 5996 2941 www.cranbournecommunityhouse.com
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Berwick Artist Society The first demonstration for the year is on Wednesday 26 February. The demonstrator is Angelo Quabba, a well-known Victorian artist. Angelo's paintings are impressionistic. He loves to paint what he sees and invites the viewer into the painting. Angelo has held 21 solo exhibitions and he has won many awards. He will be using oils as the medium. Time is 7.10pm at the Old Cheese Factory. All welcome! Cost is $10 for members and $12 for non-members.
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Dawn Raga Series Bunjil Place has partnered with Arts Centre Melbourne and Multicultural Arts Victoria to copresent a Dawn Raga Series in multiple venues, across February and March. The Dawn Ragas Series, which is free for all, will take guests on a journey through tranquil and uplifting Indian music, while they enjoy a morning cup of authentic chai. Made up of four outdoor sessions in the Bunjil Place Plaza, these Dawn Ragas are designed to elevate participants mental state with blissful Indian classical music from local and international musicians. 24 STAR NEWS
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Now in its 171st year, the Berwick Show is promising to be a weekend full of events and entertainment on Saturday 22 February and Sunday 23 February. The Berwick and District Agricultural and Horticultural Society has been organising the Berwick Show for over 160 years. The show includes rides, show bags, wood chopping competitions, petting zoos, arts and crafts and much more!
a collection that is sitting idle in the back of the wardrobe then bring it along and the experts at Berwick Stamp Club will be able to advise the best way to dispose of it. At the December meeting a gentleman brought along a collection that his recently deceased wife had requested in her will be donated to the club and of which the club is greatly appreciative. Further information can be obtained from Terry Prendergast on 5942 7626 or from Geoff Legge on 5941 2609.
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Friday 6 March is the date World Day of Prayer is celebrated. A service will be held at the Berwick Church of Christ, 446 Centre Road, Berwick at 10am. Women of Zimbabwe have planned the Service with the theme "Rise! Take up your mat and walk!" A warm welcome is extended to everyone. Contact Pam Jobling for further information. Ph. 97695189
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Berwick Stamp Club Visitors and children are welcome at the club and the meetings take place in a relaxed and friendly manner without a lot of formalities. Come along and renew your interest in the hobby that continues to grow with you and if you have
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One-hour classes in New Vogue, Ballroom, and Latin Dancing continue, and are now at 3 locations as follows: Mondays 6 pm. at Balla Balla Community Centre, East Cranbourne Thursdays 1.30 pm at Outlook Community Centre, Pakenham (new beginner class!) Thursdays 7 pm. at Brentwood Park Community Centre, Berwick A social dance will also be held on Friday 28 February, and will occur on the last Friday of every month, at Brentwood Park Berwick. For all enquiries please contact Di on 0408343202 or email difen69@bigpond.net.au"
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Get moving this March Cancer Council is encouraging Victorians to get moving this March by taking part in The March Charge and setting themselves a walking, running or moving challenge for the month. Participants can Charge as an individual or compete in a team by setting a kilometre or hour goal and moving toward it throughout the month while fundraising for Cancer Council. Find out more at www.themarchcharge.com.au
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Voices of Casey Voices of Casey are looking forward to an exciting program of song for 2020. We are a nonauditioned mixed community choir and have an eclectic range of music. Our Artistic Music Director is Dr. Jonathon Welch, AM. We welcome all singers. Our rehearsals for 2020 start on Monday February 3 at 7.00pm at Fiddlers Green Retirement Village, 57 Gloucester Ave., Berwick. Why not come and have a look and try us out. Further details from Paulien 0412 741 195 or maritimes.1@hotmail.com.
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Kids cooking for fun (8 - 12 years) This fun, hands on cooking program for children is designed to teach them how to cook as well as other valuable skills. These include: food handling, knife skills, food preparation as well as basic health & safety in the kitchen. Each week they will be making three savoury dishes that they can take home and share with the family. Cost includes all ingredients. Please bring an apron and a container. Saturday 29 February for three weeks 10am -12pm noon. Balla Balla Community Centre, Cranbourne East. Please phone 5990 0900 to book into this program. berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au
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Dees’ rooms kicking goals Melbourne’s AFLW team is off to the perfect start for this footy season, with the opening of their new $8 million changerooms at Casey Fields. Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards officially opened the high quality AFLW changerooms, the first of several upgrades at the ground set to benefit female footballers from grassroots to the elite level. The new changerooms at Casey Fields, which received $5 million in funding from the State Government, feature personalised lockers, aquatic recovery pool, team address room, warm up space and a massage area. A new canteen has also been installed so supporters can have a more enjoyable experience as they watch the Demons play. Opening later this year will be a new state of the art gymnasium and indoor training facility at Casey Fields to complement the new changerooms. These improvements will provide the perfect base for the Demons to train and host the big games. Grassroots clubs in the southeast and beyond will also benefit through development programs run at Casey Fields by the Melbourne Football Club. The project forms part of the State Government’s $45 million investment in AFLW to support the current crop of AFLW stars and generations to follow. Casey Council contributed $2.5 million to the project while $500,000 was received from the AFL. “We’re so proud to play our part in levelling the playing field and in making sure women in sport get the very best facilities to excel at the top level,” Ms Richards said. Melbourne Demons chief executive Gary Pert said: “The facilities will not only benefit our AFLW and VFLW programs but will be made available for community sport, which is great news for the local residents of Casey”. The Government also thanked the City of Casey and AFL for their contributions to the Casey Fields works.
Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards officially opened the high quality AFLW changerooms.
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400 up for Tigers great By Nick Creely Even after 400 senior games for the Beaconsfield Cricket Club, Alan Sauvarin still turns up in his cricket gear each and every week for one simple reason. “If I didn’t like the place, I wouldn’t be there,” he said. “I just love the game.” From humble beginnings since walking through the door of the club in 1983/84, Sauvarin reached a significant milestone - and the first in club history - to reach 400 games of cricket in Dandenong District Cricket Assocation’s D Grade competition against St Mary’s on 8 February. And he even hit the winning runs - pushing the ball into the covers - in a dominant Tigers win at Holm Park Reserve. “Gidge Campbell, an old friend who I’ve played with and against over the years, tossed the coin and he called correctly and they batted,” he said of the day. “They batted slow which wasn’t too bad, then Rick Cashman - a St Mary’s legend - he’s come out to bat, and he’s got my gloves, my pads, my bat, and all my gear on, and he said ‘I’ve raided your bag Al’. “He made 50, whinged about the bat until he tonked one over the fence, and then it was our turn to bat, and the captain asked me where I wanted to bat. “I had a sash made up to bat in but it was so windy - the boys got off to a good start and we’d only lost one wicket and I wasn’t going to get a hit batting at four. “Craig Hocking retired and Wayne Holden and I scratched around, and he was trying to get me the winning runs and I got to the end and pushed a single and we won.” Just days earlier, the club celebrated Sauvarin’s achievement at the club, with many past players, and ‘friends’ returning to the clubrooms to have a drink, reminiscence and share stories over his long and illustrious journey at the club. “There was a hell of a lot of people that came back for the night, a lot of ex-players and people that come back to wish me well,” he said. “I won’t say I was emotional, but I was chuffed that these people have come back - it wasn’t like I’ve been the best cricketer, I’ve just been there a long time, and they’ve come and gone, and I’m still there. “It was just fantastic - that Thursday night was so good because so many friends I’d played with came back to say well done.” In actual fact, Sauvarin has played well in excess of 400 games when considering his involvement in veterans cricket and juniors. Starting out his journey in juniors in Leongatha for the Imperials Cricket Club, Sauvarin also played for Washington Park in the SECA before venturing out to Beaconsfield through a
Great mates Wayne Hocking and Alan Sauvarin shared a massive partnership in Beaconsfield's F Grade game in 2015. friend after moving to his house in Narre Warren in 1983. It was home, and it stuck. “A friend was playing football at Beaconsfield, and he suggested for me to go play cricket there,” he said. “I’d had a few sleeps at the rooms before I’d made a cricket comeback, and stayed there ever since.” From his first game - where only one teammate knew how to get to the ground - to hitting the winning runs 399 matches later, it’s been some journey at the club. And even his first game - despite not knowing exactly how the game transpired - was an introduction of just what was to come at the club. “We were going to play at Rythdale, which is now Cardinia, and the only one who knew how to get to the ground was Brian Parkes, so we made him captain before he left and then followed him to the ground,” he said of his first game. “I don’t remember much after that, but it was my introduction. I’ve played with good people over the years - every club probably does have those people, and I’ve had a few falling outs over my time, but I just keep coming back.” Aside from the club life member also serving numerous roles as secretary, junior coach, junior coach, Sauvarin has accumulated over 4000 runs, almost 200 wickets, and one special premiership with his teammates in the 1990s, one he still remembers vividly. “We won the toss and bowled, played the
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Yabbies and bowled them out for under 70,” he said. “We passed them two down at the end of the day, and they decided not to come back, so we beat them at 5pm on the first day. “That season I got into this team - I was batting low, and was hardly getting a bowl, but I had an inkling this could be the year. “I zipped my lip and enjoyed the ride.” Despite managing to score a ton of runs, Sauvarin described himself as just a modest cricketer, but one that plays for the love of the game, the camaraderie, and for fielding. “That’s just through the weight of games, it’s only an average of about 11 - but I’ll take that,” he said. “I got as high as the twos, but I’ve played mainly in the lower grades. “I actually really enjoy fielding, and I’m not very good at it, but I just love it when a wicket gets taken, and when someone takes a catch, but it’s better when I take them.” So what was Sauvarin’s favourite individual moment from 400 senior games for the club? “My first and only hundred (against Lynbrook in 2015 in F Grade),” he said with a chuckle. “Wayne Hocking made one on the same day, we put on a big partnership, and he talked me through most of it. “I got tired, I got cramp, and I was just trying to hit across the line, and he kept saying ‘keep your head down’. “No disrespect to Lynbrook, they didn’t have a great bowling side, and I thought ‘I’ve waited 350 games for a bowling attack like this’,
and we made 350, and ended up winning the game which was good.” But another magic moment, this time with the ball, came in a close second. “I took 7/16 against Nyora in 1992 - I came on, it was after 5pm, and turned the game from ninth change,” he said. “I remember that game because I was just dawdling along, and I think I got seven wickets off about four overs. “We ended up winning outright, and it got us into the finals that year.” While Sauvarin still adores the game as much as he did in 1983 when he first rocked up to the club - and even plays veterans cricket these days too - he understands that he won’t be able to play forever. “I’m playing over 60s for Endeavour Hills and I’m enjoying that because you don’t have these mad quicks - you’ve just got cagy old buggers bowling them on the spot,” he said. It’s like cricket in slow motion, but I don’t think I’ve got too many more years of Saturday and Sunday cricket - but I’ve played lots of games. But he does believe someone at Beaconsfield will come along and knock off his record in the near future. “Someone will come along and break it,” he said. “There are a few guys that are 50 or so games behind, so there’s not too many more left in me now. I’m getting old and breaking down. “And there could be a kid that comes to the club and stays 30 or 40 years and can get there.”
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Demons’ dream start By Tyler Lewis Melbourne’s AFLW side remains unbeaten after putting on a show under the Friday night lights against the Western Bulldogs. The Dees put on a clinic at Whitten Oval in front of a vocal crowd, winning 4.8 (32) to 2.0 (12). Chantel Emonson got the ball rolling for the Dees, nailing the first major of the match only minutes in. Relentless pressure from the Melbourne outfit directly led to its second major on the board. Leading by nine at the first interval, the game went into lockdown; a slippery affair took place as only three points were added to the score, all from the boots of Melbourne players.
The third term saw the Dees skip away to a match-defining lead, Casey Sherriff slotted her first career major, showing she wasn’t fooled by the wet conditions, slamming it off the deck through the big sticks. Maddi Gray immediately added another, converting her set shot from close range to push the Demons 26 points ahead. The Dogs were the only side to add a major in the final term, but it was far too late as the Demons secured their second win from as many matches. Despite the emphatic victory, the night was soured by the devastating knee injury to Ainslee Kemp, her third ACL injury, but her first in her left knee. The Demons take on St Kilda under lights again this Friday night, looking to make it three from three.
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Some of the great football and netball characters of the Yarra Valley and south east are set to once again come together for a wonderful cause with the Valley Vicious Rett Awareness Cup back for another year and set to be even more entertaining. On a night dedicated to banding together as a community with the purpose of fighting and raising funds for the devastating disease that is Rett Syndrome, Lee Lawrence is once again hoping for crowds to make their way out and support the cause, which will be held on Saturday 29 February at Healesville Sporting Complex. “Last year we ended up raising around $20,000, and this year we’re aiming higher, about $50,000, and that is achievable,” Lee told the Star News. “Off the jump we’ve raised around $18,000, and I think we’ll do it, but we’ll see how we go. “We’re just praying on good weather.” Lee runs the popular Facebook page ‘Valley Vicious Footy and Netball Banter’, which he started when his daughter, Gypsy was diagnosed with Rett - a genetic brain disorder found almost exclusively in females and with a prevalence of one in about 15,000 females - all with the aim of raising awareness and raising funds to find a cure. Infants and children with the disorder cease to acquire new skills and gradually lose previously acquired abilities, such as control of the hands and the ability to vocalize most sounds and words. Lee said while the disease is cruel and debilitating, Gypsy has never dropped her spirit and continues to smile no matter the circumstances. “She’s been going really well - we do have to help her quite a lot with her eating now, but that’s really the only noticeable thing of late,” he said. “She’s just always happy, and she’s started school this year which is awesome. “So she’s doing three days up at Kinglake and two days down at Mount Evelyn Special School. It knocks her around a little, but she’s going really, really well.” Lee said that Rett Syndrome Australia is doing everything it can to cure the disorder, and is confident that will one day become a reality. “From what we hear, they’re very positive, they do believe that it’ll be one of the brain disorders that’ll be cured,” he said. “They’re grateful of what we give them, and they’ve assured me they will find a cure one day.”
The Facebook page has since attracted a cult following in the Valley, and next Saturday’s event is set to be a monster day of sport, with a large crowd set to be treated to some excellent football and netball action. With the gates opening at 12pm, the All-Star netball clash will kick off at 2pm, before the Valley Vicious ladies games featuring all-stars from around the Valley against the Healesville ladies premiership team bounces the ball at 2.30pm. During half-time of the ladies game, there will be an Auskick game on the oval, as well as a range of activities for kids and adults across the game. The night’s main event, the Valley Vicious All Stars versus the Valley Vicious Vets All Stars, will close out the day, with a range of speakers, including a band post-game, set to entertain the crowd. There will be a ‘Big Splash to Beat Rett’ as well as a Valley Vicious Electrics Super Booth competition that is sure to also keep fans engaged on the day. Lee said the introduction of the ladies game this season - as well as the football and netball matches was simply something that had to be done this time around. “Adding the girls’ game is pretty much a nobrainer,” he said. “Girls footy has kicked off massively, and adding the girls have been fantastic. “We’ve got all these group chats with all the teams and the energy the girls show and the way they promote has been fantastic.” Officer is one south-east club once again heavily involved in the event, and president Nick McLennan urged everyone in the community to get involved and to join in the fight against Rett. “What Lee and the team at Valley Vicious are doing is amazing. They’ve managed to bring an entire sporting community together over a single cause,“ he said. “On the surface their Facebook page is a bit of fun, they’ve used humour to build their audience whilst subtly educating them about Rett Syndrome. It’s genius. “Over the journey to date Lee has been able to raise tens of thousands of dollars, I take my hat of to him. As a club we’re just happy to be involved and we’re happy to play our part in assisting Lee to raise awareness and much needed funds to help fight Rett Syndrome. “If you’re free on Saturday make your way up to Healesville for what is sure to be an awesome day.“ The day will cost $10 for entry, with kids under 16 getting in for free. For more info, search @valleyvicious on Facebook.
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Narre Warren hits a bump NARRE WARREN BOWLS Narre Warren's midweek Division 2 final hopes hit a bump this week with a loss at Cardinia Waters. Eric Sydenham, Michael Graham, Wally Finlayson and Jim Millar were the only winners (24-14), while Pauline Kempf, Wilma Haringsma, Joe Selfridge and Colin Groom (10-20) and Reg Young, Susan Ellery, Geoff Ampt and Percy Herath (9-22) both lost. Narre Warren (1) 2-43 lost to Cardinia Waters (1) 14-56. Division 4 had a better day, winning at Fountain Gate against Cranbourne RSL. Les Clement, Alan Mark, Joe McGuire and Craig Moore led the way with a strong 31-15 win, supported by Arthur Fitt, Gary Wilson, Paul McNamara and Geoff Miller (24-14) and Glen Cadman, Peter Groom, Keith Mark and Reg Johnstone (22-19). Narre Warren (2) 16-77 defeated Cranbourne RSL (2) 0-48. Division 6 (a side) returned to the winners' circle with a win, also at Fountain Gate against Burden Park. Jeanette Cox, Pam Uren and Judy Naughton won well 22-11, while Truus Henneman, Nancy Pugh and Enid Gibb just missed out (20-22). Narre Warren (3) 12-42 defeated Burden Park (2) 2-33. Saturday was another mixed day for Narre Warren with a big win, two losses and a walkover. Division 3 continued its strong form with a 48-shot win over Chelsea at Fountain Gate. Geoff Ampt, Phil Howard,Wilma Stevenson and Zak Storm had another huge 30-plus shot win (37-5). Graham Dodd, Michael Graham, Mark Groom and Cam Lee won well (24-15) and Eric Sydenham, Wally Finlayson, Colin Groom and Jim Millar (19-14) and Reg Young, Joe Selfridge, Jim Kempf and Percy Herath (1917) both had wins. Narre Warren (1) 18-99 defeated Chelsea (1) 0-51. Division 4 did its finals chances no favours with a bad loss at Cranbourne. Keith Mark, Wilma Haringsma, David Wilkinson and Carl Lapham were closest, going down 20-22. Les Clement, Joe McGuire, Michael Toole and Norm Hosmer (15-26), Arthur Scheurer, Zade Bulmer, Peter Lister and Geoff Miller (11-24) and Luka Klarica, Brian Nicholls, Peter Groom and Ralph Devonhire (6-28) all lost. Narre Warren (2) 0-52 lost to Cranbourne (3) 18-100. Division 5 was also away at Pakenham. Stan Bulmer, Truus Henneman, Peter Castricum, and Sue Ellery were the only winning rink (2620) while Janice Moran, Paul McNamara, Gary Wilson and Reg Johnstone just missed out, going down 18-20. Alan Mark, Leo McGeary, Ernesto Vergara and Glen Cadman went down 14-18 and Darren Moore, Paulins Kempf, Dermor McConville and Craig Moore went down 21-30.
Russell Waters was right at home for Cranbourne. Narre Warren (3) 2-79 lost to Pakenham (4) 16-88. Division 7 was given a walkover by Keysborough. Narre Warren (4) 18-15) defeated Keysborough (5) 0-0 (forfeit) CRANBOURNE BOWLS Cranbourne was a happy place to be on Saturday after the conclusion of bowls games played during the day in misty conditions at all venues with each team recording wins. Chairman of selectors Doug Boggie went on to say, "With three of our teams losing last week it was great to see a fantastic turnaround which now sets us up on a great course to finish off the season on a positive note". It was a mixed bag earlier in the week in mid-week bowls with two sides winning and two sides losing. SIDE 1, DIVISION 2 Skip Ray Travica and his crew of Barry Thomas, Graeme Wood and Lynne Wood were convincing winners by 12 shots, but all the talk was about how well Shane Morrison played during the day. Cranbourne remains second on the ladder, just behind Dandenong Club. Head coach Lyn Quigg said that he was extremely happy with all five sides winning today particularly heading into the last three games before finals.
Les Clement rolls one down the green for Narre Warren. Cranbourne 93 (16 points) defeated Pakenham 66 (two points) SIDE 2, DIVISION 2 Cranbourne was up against a team just out of the four and had to win this one to stay in finals contention. So they brought along a secret weapon to Bentleigh and it paid off handsomely. What was the secret weapon? It was Stan Myers' brand new flashy bowling shoes that made him play bowls like magic. In fact they were so good his fellow bowlers, Steve Hickson and Fritz Helle ended up winning by 24 shots at the finish which made sure of overall victory. Cranbourne 82 (14 points) defeated Bentleigh 71 (four points) SIDE 3, DIVISION 4 A 48-shot victory was just what the doctor ordered for this side after a disappointing loss last week. Skip Clay Howard and his crew of Harry Van Soest, David Brown and Bob Pyne continued on from last week's good form to win by 22 shots. Cranbourne 100 (18 points) defeated Narre Warren 52 (zero points) SIDE 4, DIVISION 6 Perhaps after the bowling season they should send Bill Sherriff to clean up local government after another outstanding clean up job, this time against Edithvale with Bill and his depu-
ties Gavin Wright, Derek Maguire and Vic Buttera winning by 24 shots. (It continues to be a regular occurrence for the Sherriff these days) Cranbourne 94 (18 points) defeated Edithvale 50 (zero points) SIDE 5, SIX-A-SIDE Full points went to Cranbourne with the best winning rink being Skip John Forsythe, Denis Tomlin and Graeme Robinson with six shots up Cranbourne 39 (14 points) defeated Murrumbeena 32 (zero points) Midweek bowls results this week were: Cranbourne Side 1, Division 2: 45 (2 points) lost to Dandenong Club 79 (14 points) Skip Steve Hickson and his crew of Gary Farrington, Joyce Pearce and Lynne Wood got up by five shots but the remaining two rinks were no match against ladder leaders Dandenong Club and went down by 34 shots. Cranbourne Side 2, Division 2: 64 (2 points) lost to Moorabbin 76 (2 points) Skip Brian Caddell fought hard for a nineshot win but he could not bridge the gap and lost to Moorabbin by 12 shots. Cranbourne Side 3, Division 5: 72 (14 points) defeated Dandenong Club 41 (2 points) Cranbourne Side 4, Division 5: 66 (14 points) defeated Armadale 45 (2 points)
The Eagles are on a serious rise after clinching T20 title By Tyler Lewis A piece of silverware has returned to Sydney Pargeter Reserve after Endeavour Hills took out the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association's Twilight Twenty20 competition on Sunday. After a difficult couple of years, the Eagles have tasted the success they've been deprived of recently. In both the semi-final and final, the Eagles defended a score of less than a run a ball 9/104 in the semi and 7/102 in the final against Coburg. Eagles president Gary Parsons was over the moon on behalf of his club's success on Sunday, saying it capped off a brilliant weekend for the Endeavour Hills Cricket Club. "It is sensational, we had four from four the other day to start it off," he said. "Five from five in the T20s, it was always in the way we batted, once we got to 100 runs we knew could defend it. "We had a couple close games, but the boys brought home the bacon which was really good." While some clubs may not consider the shorter format competition one of signifiberwicknews.starcommunity.com.au
Endeavour Hills had plenty to smile about when it secured a well earned victory in the VSDCA twenty-20 competition final. Picture: FACEBOOK cance, for Parsons, the title is one that should build some momentum for the future for the club. "I think it was more the success in the early, preliminary Twenty20s that helped us out on the weekends," he said.
"The initial couple of games, we were poor in the field, we dropped a lot of catches. Slowly but surely, the boys changed on Saturday's and got a couple of good wins, which was good and they have carried it forward, which has been great. "Now that they have had the taste, the im-
portant thing is to win the last two games of the year that puts us in and around middle of the range, which is much better than we have been the last couple of years, where we have been the cellar dweller at the bottom." While it has been a huge achievement for a club that has worked tirelessly behind the scenes, the title in the limited overs fixture isn't one Parsons expected it to bring home in the lead-up to the 2019/20 season. "Being competitive was the first part with our Saturday cricket," he said. "The Twenty20 has been an absolute bonus, the blokes tended to gel a lot in the field and go through more professionally than what they have done on the Saturday. "I always like to have 120 on the board, but in the end 102 was enough." Semi-final: Endeavour Hills 9/104 (Mohotty 30, Kulasena 4/15) d St. Bernards 7/93. Final: Endeavour Hills 7/102 (Malik 40, Jayasundera 4/13) d Coburg 8/90. Endeavour Hills 2019/20 VSDCA T20 Twilight Premiership side: Brian Kulasena (capt), Manav Malik, Chris Ryan, Awais Ahmed, Mohsin Rasheed, Vinu Mohotty, Tyrell Panditharatne, Lachlan De Zilwa (wk), Sohail Sadiq, Hemantha Jayasundera and Daniel Cameron.
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