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Fashionably facing the times In keeping with the coronaviral times, a Dandenong fashion retailer has unveiled a range of flamboyant face masks.

Taxi Designs has launched its re-useable fashion statements in flamingo, animal print and polka dot designs.

Each costs $5.

Seeing the growing need for affordable masks, manager Connie Styllianou climbed on the store's sewing machine.

"Of course I had to make sure they had a fashion twist to them."

With little sewing experience, Ms Styllianou had little luck trying to repair the sewing machine. A customer stepped in and gifted their own little-used machine.

"After that I started sewing masks every night.

"It has given me a new sense of purpose in these troubled times and it feels good to provide a product that the community really needs."

The masks are available at Taxi Designs, Level 3 at Armada Dandenong Plaza. Details: 9792 4105.

Taxi Designs retail manager Connie Styllianou with her fashionable face masks.

Going for broke

By Cam Lucadou-Wells and Goya Dmytryshchak The State Opposition has called for a Parliamentary inquiry into the Government's purported buy-out of a financially-stricken catering kitchen part-owned by Greater Dandenong Council for as little as $1.

Opposition health spokesperson Georgie Crozier says the inquiry is needed to "get to the bottom" of the proposed sell-off of Community Chef - which is said to be on the brink of receivership.

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Community Chef is a joint enterprise owned by 16 local councils which provides more than 1.2 million meals a year for Meals on Wheels, aged care homes and hospitals.

After opening in 2010, it has been propped up by a $2.9 million "recallable grant" from the Department of Health and Human Services.

It also reportedly owes $7 million to banks.

Greater Dandenong councillor Peter Brown said the council, with about 10 per cent share-

holding, would be exposed to about $700,000 of the bank debt.

As a shareholder, the council may also be exposed to "unknown" other liabilities, Cr Brown said.

He said the enterprise was close to trading insolvent but for an emergency bailout by its stakeholders in 2019.

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Cr Tim Dark said Greater Dandenong was "behind by several hundred thousand dollars" since the kitchen opened in 2010.

It was preferable to sell Community Chef to the State Government for $1, rather than put it into receivership and jeopardise the supply of meals, Cr Dark said.

"Thousands of meals have been provided for people in the community, so arguably we've done well out of it."

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Kitchen sale From page 1 Greater Dandenong Council declined to comment on Community Chef, referring Star Journal to the DHHS. A Victorian Government spokesperson said the DHHS was examining ways to "boost capacity in our hospitals - including ensuring appropriate meal services are available".

Health Minister Jenny Mikakos told a press conference on 16 April that the Government would "consider what's the best value for taxpayers". She added she wouldn't discuss the "commercial in confidence" matter.

Community Chef chief executive Joe Ciccarone declined to comment on the proposed sale.

Meanwhile, Ms Crozier has called for the inquiry to include the controversial shutdown of Dandenong South commercial caterer I Cook Foods by health authorities and Greater Dandenong Council in 2019.

I Cook Foods is regarded as a chief rival of Community Chef.

Ms Crozier says she's still awaiting "answers" from her FOI request for emails between Health Minister Jenny Mikakos, Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton and the DHHS departmental secretary relating to I Cook Foods.

"You have an organisation that's running up millions of dollars of liabilities that the Government is willing to write it off - while a legitimate business has gone down in the process.

"The Victorian public deserve to know what's going on."

On 14 April, Health Minister Jenny Mikakos was quizzed about calls for a police investigation into claims that Greater Dandenong food inspectors planted a slug in the I Cook Foods factory prior to its shutdown.

Ms Mikakos said the matter had been "concluded" by anti-corruption body IBAC. She said it had also been investigated by Victoria Police - though I Cook Foods says the investigation is still afoot.

"If some individual has new evidence, that's up to them to refer to Victoria Police," Ms Mikakos said.

"There's litigation pending with the Department (of Health and Human Services) so I'll limit my comments to what I can say."

Greater Dandenong Council has fended off allegations of a conflict of interest in closing down I Cook Foods.

It self-referred the allegations to IBAC, which passed on the claims to the State Ombudsman.

The State Ombudsman found no further investigation was warranted, the council has stated.

The council later dropped all 96 food-safety charges levelled at I Cook Foods after alleged links to a listeria-related death of an elderly hospital patient.

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By Cam Lucadou-Wells Adversity is proving the mother of invention for a Springvale factory.

Due to the coronavirus, Asaleo Care faced a challenge in getting Swiss-made pushing-tube parts for its assembly lines.

Air freight services and Swiss manufacturers had gone into virtual shutdown.

"The pushing tubes only break occasionally," Operations Manager Matthew Arblaster said.

"But they're like a fuse - if they go out, the timing of our machines go out."

In response, Asaleo Care has made its own replacement parts using an onsite 3D printer, and installed them without a hitch.

The printer produces four parts in 12 hours. To make a tube "traditionally" using a lathe in a mill would take two days, Mr Arblaster said.

There's a new mind-set among the factory's engineers, who are now 'printing' the factory's set-up jigs, tool holders and brackets, Mr Arblaster said.

"It allows you to make things and design things in a different way."

Meanwhile, Asaleo Care's production of Libra feminine hygiene tampons and pads, TENA incontinence products and Tork napkins has soared during the pandemic.

In recent weeks, the factory has ramped up 24/7 to meet the rising demand.

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It's business more than usual," Mr Arblaster said.

"We are proudly Australia's only manufacturer of feminine and incontinence products.

"Our dedicated team are doing everything possible to fill gaps on shelves and keep supply moving."

Social distancing has been paramount at the site, with at least 1.5 metres between workers, more equipment clean-downs, extra lunch

rooms and 150 admin staff working from home.

Asaleo Care has been manufacturing in Springvale for over 40 years and recently made the decision to move its company headquarters to the site.

In addition to the Springvale operations it has two factories in New Zealand and one in Fiji producing toilet paper, paper towel, and nappies.

Isolated, but couple celebrates 60 years

By Brendan Rees A Berwick couple won't let the coronavirus outbreak get in the way of celebrating a major milestone.

Ted Foster, 81, and his 78-year-old wife Pat met at a Wednesday night dance at the Dandenong Town Hall in 1957 and have been inseparable since as they celebrate their diamond 60th wedding anniversary.

They hoped to mark the occasion by throwing a party but the pandemic has halted their plans.

Instead, the lovebirds will be "spending lots of time" on the telephone to friends and family as well as organising a video family call using WhatsApp to celebrate the day on Thursday 16 April.

Born in Enfield, London in 1941, Pat immigrated to Australia with her parents when she was 11 and they moved to Noble Park.

Pat worked at the Commonwealth Bank while Ted was a builder. They bought a block of land in Berwick where Ted built the first two rooms of their home.

They married on 16 April, 1960 at St Columba Presbyterian Church in Noble Park and moved into their home where they have lived ever since.

Ted and Pat added more rooms as they raised their four children, Warren, Greg, Allison and Jennifer (deceased).

Daughter Allison described her father as a "very talented" handyman and could "mend and recycle almost anything".

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Ted Foster and wife Pat celebrate their wedding day on 6 April, 1960 at St Columba Presbyterian Church in Noble Park.

Ted Foster celebrates his 80th birthday in November, 2018 with his wife, Pat. He also loves to rebuild vintage motorbikes with his son Warren.

Ted was born in 1938 in Frankston. His parents moved to a farm in Narre Warren East in 1948. Ted went on to work at Hallam High School as a cleaner/handyman for 19 years before his retirement.

Pat went back to school and studied science to become a lab technician at Noble Park High School before her retirement.

The couple were involved in the 2nd Berwick Scout group for about 15 years. Pat was a

cub leader and Ted was a scout, venturer, rover and group leader.

Ted was involved in Rotary and the Masonic Lodge and School Councils while Pat enjoys volunteering at the Berwick Library.

They both love gardening and travelling having travelled extensively through the UK, Europe, Asia and the Pacific as well as seeing a lot of Australia.

Today, they have five grandchildren which they adore.

When asked about their secret to a long and happy marriage they say "always working on it and not giving up when the times were tough".

Through his daughter, Allison, Ted contacted Star News to surprise his wife on their milestone day by publishing this article.

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As a small silver lining to Covid-19, Cranbourne and Pakenham train services are running more punctually and reliably.

But they still didn't meet State Government benchmarks in March 2020, according to PTV performance data.

On the Cranbourne line, punctuality grew 5.1 per cent from February to 88 per cent. Pakenham trains were on-time 87.6 per cent - up by 1.4 per cent.

Both were well below the 92 per cent per-

formance target.

In terms of reliability, both Cranbourne (98.3 per cent) and Pakenham (97.8 per cent) were also short of the 98.5 per cent benchmark.

Opposition public transport spokesperson David Davis said the punctuality targets were missed despite the "effective closure of large sections of the Victorian economy".

"The daily data shows that punctuality on workdays failed to meet required standards until Stage 2 and 3 (Covid-19) restrictions were introduced causing the collapse in patronage.

"It seems the only way Labor can meet Victoria's required punctuality targets is with limited passengers and almost empty trains."

According to the Government, both lines were blighted by increased trespasser incidents, police operations and vehicles blocking railway tracks.

A Government spokesperson noted that reliability and punctuality on the metro train network rose in March.

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Covid-19 measures

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Social distancing measures has saved Victoria from catastrophic levels of coronavirus death and infection, according to modelling released by the State Government.

On 19 April, just one new case was recorded in Victoria - following 36 new cases in the previous three days.

As of 20 April, the total number in the state was 1329 - with about 130 unrecovered. Fifteen patients had died.

Over the weekend, Greater Dandenong cases were revised down from 16 to 14, according to DHHS figures.

Cases in Casey rose by 1 to 53, and Cardinia increased by two to 13.

Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said without social distancing and strict 'stayat-home' measures, Victoria would have suffered a peak of 750 deaths a day - and 58,000 new cases a day.

He cited new modelling by Monash University and the Doherty Institute with epidemiology experts at the DHHS. The state's health system would be "overwhelmed", requiring 10,000 intensive-care beds and 7000 of those with ventilators. It would have outstripped Victoria's supply of 4000 beds.

As many as 36,000 Victorians would die of the virus.

In an "unmitigated" pandemic, the modelling assumed five unknown cases in the community each infecting two people per week.

Professor Sutton said Victoria had taken a different trajectory due to the distancing restrictions, effectively starting to extinguish the spread.

He said measures couldn't be relaxed too quickly without risking an exponential rise in infections.

"But with very low numbers, and suppres-

sion over a number of weeks ... If it's all going well, lift another layer of restrictions and watch over another period of time that it's not lifting exponentially again."

Premier Daniel Andrews warned Victorians to "stay the course and don't get complacent".

He said other world leaders wished they could debate on whether to play golf, rather than "where the temporary coffins will go".

"We'll continue to take the advice of our public health experts, informed by the data, as we make decisions about when is the right time to ease some of the restrictions that we have in place."

Meanwhile on 19 April, Victoria Police conducted 819 spot checks at homes, businesses and non-essential services as part of Operation Sentinel.

Officers issued 91 fines, including against five people drinking in a car and 16 at a home party.

Silence deepens this Anzac Day

By Cam Lucadou-Wells For the first time in more than 100 years, no Anzac Day services will be held at the nation’s cenotaphs.

The once-unthinkable shutdown is part of public health measures to curtail mass gatherings and hence the spread of Covid-19 virus.

Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL president John Wells was “devastated” by the halting of traditional marches and ceremonies on 25 April.

Usually Anzac Day attracts masses of veterans and families paying tribute to them at the Pillars of Freedom cenotaph and afterwards for two-up and free refreshments at the Dandenong RSL clubrooms.

This year, like many, Mr Wells will stand at the foot of his home driveway at 6am - to the bugled tune of Reveille.

“There’s not much else we can do. How we celebrate it and whether we celebrate it will say much about what we are.

“We will have Anzac Day - it is inextricably a part of our culture. And next year we will be bigger and better than ever.”

As a double-blow, RSL branches in Dandenong, Cranbourne and Pakenham have also cancelled in-person services at aged care homes and schools.

Also lost are Anzac Appeal activities that raise vital money for veteran’s welfare.

Mr Wells said the appeal’s shutdown would cost Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL about 45 per cent of its welfare revenue but vowed the club would “come through the other side”.

“Dandenong RSL has become a welfare hub ... and it will be damaged.

“We’ve got about 10 months of cash to survive on.”

Dandenong Cranbourne RSL will prepare a short digital ceremony on its website for its aged-care veterans.

Driver charged over fatal crash A 21-year-old Springvale man has been charged over a fatal three-car crash at the corner of Springvale Road and Rosalie Street, Springvale last year.

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives say that a car on Rosalie Street crashed into a southbound vehicle on Springvale Road about 7.10am in May 2019. The latter car spun around and crashed head-on with a third vehicle. A 75-year-old Springvale woman died at the scene.

The accused man was charged with dangerous driving causing death.

He was bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 17 April.

Teens in stolen car arrested in Noble Park Three teenagers were arrested in Noble Park after a police pursuit of an allegedly stolen car early on Wednesday 15 April.

The stolen car sped away from police, who followed the car from Mathoura Avenue, Toorak about 2.40am.

Police called off the pursuit a short time later, but its airwing helped track the car into the South East. The car was slowed with police stop-sticks, then dumped in Corrigan Road, Noble Park. Four occupants fled from the car.

Police arrested three males aged 16, 15 and 13 near the scene.

Police say they have follow-up enquiries in relation to the fourth male who ran off.

The car was stolen from a home during an aggravated burglary in March, police say.

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Council CEO gains emergency powers

Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL president John Wells will observe the upcoming Anzac Day from his Picture: ROB CAREW driveway. 192708 Pakenham RSL stalwart Gary Elliott lamented the “strange” loss of a public ceremony on Anzac Day but agreed with the clampdown on coronavirus.

“It will be a very quiet occasion.

“We can only hope that people will remember the day, and they’ll stand in front of their driveways and observe a minute’s silence at 6am.

“That’s the best Australia can hope for.”

In a slither of “silver lining”, Mr Wells is seeing another side of community spirit emerge as neighbours offer help to each other during the coronavirus lockdown.

That represents those ‘Anzac’ virtues of mateship, looking after each other, self-reliance, courage, duty and patriotism, Mr Wells says.

“Now is a chance to see how much these things are part of our society.

“We can be tough. We can be strong people if we just remind ourselves that we are.

“Our ancestors have gone through terrible things - droughts, depressions and God knows what.

“With Anzac Day, the important thing is not just to look at the past but what the past symbolizes for the future.”

Greater Dandenong Council has delegated emergency powers to chief executive John Bennie in case not enough councillors can attend council meetings during the Covid-19 pandemic.

As a temporary measure, the council will delegate decisions involving up to $2 million to the CEO or person acting in his position if a council meeting cannot be held.

The previous limit was up to $200,000. Over that amount, decisions could only be made by council resolution.

The delegation extends until 30 September.

As of 14 April, the councillors voted in the powers on the basis that they may not raise a quorum of six out of 11 councillors at meetings during the pandemic.

At one stage at its 14 April meeting, with three councillors away and two others out of the chamber, Cr Tim Dark was requested not to leave the room so the meeting could still run.

"Council officers consider this temporary financial delegation is a crucial undertaking to ensure the ability to make decisions in relation to goods and services is not threatened or hampered during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions," a council report stated.

On 15 April, Local Government Minister Adem Somyurek announced his intention to legalise virtual council meetings.

The Bill would be introduced at a special sitting of State Parliament on Thursday 23 April.

The meetings would remain "open to the public" through live-streaming, Mr Somyurek tweeted.

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Open behind closed doors

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Local yoga, storytime, art, singing and dancing groups are seeking to keep connected online during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Noble Park Community Centre's doors are closed due to social distancing restrictions as part of Victoria's state of emergency.

But it is exploring the use of video meeting app Zoom to offer activities and workshops.

Governance committee member Roz Blades said the centre had to "rethink how to engage with our community" in the "everevolving times".

Ms Blades said the possible online sessions included yoga, kids storytime, singing and dancing for all ages and a range of music, drawing classes and workshops.

The centre had a long history of help-

ing "young mums learning to cook, making friends, a community garden, support for cancer victims".

"It just looks like an ordinary building, but it is far from that. For as long as many of us remember, the centre has been providing services and programmes to an evolving community.

"This isn't just a building, but a much loved facility, embedded in the hearts, minds and souls of a very special community in Noble Park.

"The future of Noble Park Community Centre is bright and positive as we move forward."

A former Greater Dandenong mayor, Ms Blades is part of a recast governance committee. The former committee and the centre manager Brian Woodman resigned in a veil of secrecy after an internal financial audit.

Ms Blades said the new committee was pleased to have the support of Greater Dandenong Council, which recently renewed the centre's licence for two years.

Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams has also agreed to be the centre's "iconic and much loved" community art show's ambassador in 2020, Ms Blades said.

The show, which had "given many, young, old, and all abilities" the opportunity to display their art, would have an "Aboriginal component" this year.

Mayor Roz Blades, Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams, artist Nancy Mirabile, State SouthEast Metro MP David Limbrick and Federal Bruce MP Julian Hill at the Noble Park Community Centre's art show launch in 2019.

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The City Council will make known its decision on the feasibility of changing Lonsdale St into a shopping mall next Tuesday morning. Originated by the Dandenong Chamber of Commerce, the plan, based on an American idea calls for the diversion of through traffic from the city's main street so that a parking complex can be provided.

20 years ago 17 April 2000 Citizens Against Injecting Rooms (CAIR) A caring approach is the focus of a new group formed to fight the setting up of a safe-injecting clinic in Greater Dandenong. CAIR has vowed to

be an active opponent to the centres. The group comprises residents and 11 committee members including three former mayors of Dandenong and Springvale and Greater Dandenong councillor John Kelly. Group spokesman Mr Peter Kelly said the name CAIR represented an understanding approach to the problem. "We are aware of the drug problem in our community but we want to send out the message that we care about preserving our suburbs." He said. "We think an injecting clinic is the wrong solution and we are trying to get as many residents and traders as possible to appreciate our view."

5 years ago 20 April 2015 War to end all wars didn't end madness War has become a family affair for the Meehan's

but Noble Park RSL president John hopes the tradition ends with him. "I'm very proud of my grandfather and father, and all my other relatives that have gone away to protect our country" he said.

"The family thing continued, but I would hate to think of my kids having to go to war. "That's why we commemorate the efforts of these blokes on Anzac Day. "That's why we've got to teach people all over the world about peace and communication. John's grandfather Lance Corporal William John Meehan signed up for World War 1 in Geelong in his early twenties. He left Australian shores in September 1916 and returned two years later. John said William was a machinegunner at first but applied to become a mechanic in the new tank recovery unit. He died aged 49 from emphysema caused by mustard gas during the war and a heavy smoking habit. John said his death coincided with the start of World War 2.

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Signs of life at lunchtime

By Cam Lucadou-Wells There are signs of a lunch-led recovery in Noble Park's retail district.

While many shop doors are closed due to

Covid-19 restrictions, Peddler Tuckshop is starting to draw lines of customers.

In the early stages, the area was deserted.

With a flattening curve of new coronavirus cases, people are again venturing out to grab a takeaway bite or coffee.

"We've still got quite a bit of support in the community," a "positive" Peddler manager Kasey Pham said.

"In the past week, it's picked up. In the beginning people were a bit scared but we decided to stay open for our community."

Regular customers returned, and new ones now working from home are escaping for a taste of the Peddler menu.

Open for lunch and breakfast, Peddler's banh mi baguettes such as crispy chicken, crackling pork and lemongrass beef laced with chillies, coriander and other herbs are doing a roaring trade.

Due to public health rules, only two customers a time can enter the cafe.

Ms Pham is impressed at how people are politely keeping distance at the shop and patiently waiting in queue outside.

"The whole world is adjusting. People are getting their heads around the new regulations about they can and can't do."

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IT helps new and vulnerable arrivals

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Technology is being widely used to support asylum seekers and other new arrivals in Covid-19 lockdown.

Dandenong refugee settlement agency AMES's case managers are using phone and video-conferencing where possible to keep in touch with clients.

"Our clients are just like everyone else - staying at home as much as possible and fearful of the outcome of the crisis," an AMES spokesperson said.

"We've even had a few refugee families who arrived just before the borders closed go into voluntary isolation for two weeks."

Meanwhile, AMES English-language students are continuing classes by remote learning.

"There are hundreds of students learning remotely through Skype, Zoom and other platforms," the spokesperson said.

"Hundreds more have been sent printed learning resources and can speak to a teacher on the phone."

AMES is also providing a support fund to help asylum seekers with food and rent, mindful that many were the first to be laid off from casual work during the lockdown.

The Australian Red Cross has received funding from the Federal Government for a similar fund.

AMES has also produced 15 in-language videos explaining Covid-19 hygiene and social-distancing protocols, such as self-isolation and hand-washing.

AMES Australia chief executive Cath Scarth said the videos were aimed at communities that may find it hard to access official information.

"We see it as part of our mission at AMES Australia to try to get these important messages out to the communities we work with so they can keep themselves safe and do the right thing by the broader community."

Burmese Karen community leader Nanthu Kunoo said many people in her community, especially those who were newly arrived, struggled to understand health messages delivered through mainstream media.

Ex-landfill repairs in parklands

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Spanish speaker Carola Borda in an AMES information video on coronavirus.

"That is why it is so important to have these critical messages delivered in language and from members of these communities," Ms Kunoo said.

The videos have been produced in Arabic, Farsi, Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromo, Dinka, Karenna, Karen, Hakha-Chin, Urdu, Dari, Spanish, Nepali and English.

Greater Dandenong Council will share a $1.76 million bill to rebuild capping on a former landfill in parklands in Springvale South.

The repairs to the former Spring Valley Reserve tip are required to comply with an Environment Protection Authority-approved management plan.

They involve stripping part of the existing cover soils and adding additional clay layers, according to a council report.

Engineering services director Paul Kearsley told a 14 April council meeting that the cost was within the council's recurrent budget and "essentially covered" by Monash, Bayside and Kingston councils.

According to past council documents, Greater Dandenong's share of the landfill's rehabilitation costs is 19.88 per cent. That would equate to about $350,000.

The councils disposed waste at the former sand quarry when it became a landfill operated by South Eastern Regional Waste Management Group (SERWMG) in 1993-'98.

The non-compliant capping dated back to the SERWMG operation, Mr Kearsley said.

It had reportedly worn down over time, leading to an EPA order for the council to reconstruct the cap in early 2019.

A master plan to develop Spring Valley Reserve was halted at the time.

Capping is designed to prevent waste contaminants leaching or leaking into the parklands, which include a stormwater retention basin.

Mr Kearsley told the council meeting that recent drainage and resurfacing works in the reserve related to a different landfill.

Greater Dandenong awarded the tender for the works to Winslow Constructors.

Out in numbers, park youths fined for corona breaches

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Ten youths in a Greater Dandenong skate park have been fined by police for breaching Covid-19 social distancing restrictions.

They were among 52 fines issued by Victoria Police in the 24 hours leading up to 15 April - down from 99 the previous day.

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ple playing tennis on a closed public tennis court as well as private gatherings at homes, police say.

In the same period, coronavirus cases continued to plateau in Victoria with eight new infections recorded. The state's total is 1299.

As part of Operation Sentinel, Victoria Police deputy commissioner Shane Patton announced he would personally review Covid19-related infringements using a "common

sense test" each day.

It was in response to the withdrawal of a fine against a woman who posted an outdoors photo from a year ago on social media.

Police officers had issued 532 fines over the Easter long weekend, and 1301 since 21 March.

Dep Comm Patton said police had been using discretion, issuing "hundreds" of warnings in response to nearly 2000 public reports of breaches on 13 April alone.

Those fined were "deliberate, blatant and obvious breaches that can't be dealt with by a warning".

He said "reckless" party-goers in breach of social distancing were generally "naïve" about the potential dangers.

Their view had been they were not hurting anyone, they were friends and "it can't happen to them", Dep Comm Patton said. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

FOCUS ON … ANZAC DAY

Stand apart, and together Today we are all impacted by Covid-19. We must look out for each other, making sure our neighbours and families are okay.

We need to keep our children occupied and active during their time at home. And we need to accept this challenge with a positive frame of mind.

In this time when we must stand apart we must, like in times of war, stand together more than ever.

Of course my great concern is for the welfare of our veterans, particularly those like myself who are getting-on in years.

The cancellation of Anzac Day services and our traditional Anzac Day marches in town and cities across the country is a blow to all Australians, but none more so than to veterans.

We will miss the camaraderie, the old mates we see rarely, and the chance to share our pride with family and friends. But life will and must go on. For veterans that means the work we do to look after each other must continue.

This is a time of year when the local chapters of our charities are normally on your

streets and in shopping centres with their badges and knick-knacks to raise funds to look after veterans in their communities.

Most local veteran charities decided not to fundraise in public, even before the latest social distancing measures.

Our ageing volunteers are at a higher risk from this virus. But veterans are not a group to give up without a fight. We will push on and stay ready to support our mates and families in need.

Times are tough for all and the charities supporting veterans are no exception. They need your help. While we cannot go onto the streets this year, we can go online.

I ask that you go to www.DiggersTribute. com.au and see how we can keep the spirit of care for our veterans a part of this Anzac Day. These are trying times but it is in Australia’s nature to stand tall and united in adversity.

That is the Anzac spirit.

Keith Payne VC, National Ambassador, Diggers Tribute.

Don’t forget the Anzacs Right now we are facing the most significant challenge and threat to our way of life since World War II. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, and it will change how we observe one of our nation’s most sacred days this year - Anzac Day. There will be no marches, no parades and no gunfire breakfasts or games of two-up at your local RSL, but Anzac Day has not been cancelled and we will continue to pause this year to honour our servicemen and women.

Australians are at their best when we come together to support one another and while we cannot physically gather to commemorate the service and sacrifice of our defence personnel, we can show them our respect.

Whether it’s a solitary driveway tribute, baking Anzac biscuits, a small ceremony with your household, sharing a message for our service personnel, or watching the televised ser-

vice from the Australian War Memorial on the morning of 25 April, I encourage everyone to pause, reflect and say a simple ‘thank you for your service’.

Teach your children about the importance of the day and the service of the original Anzacs as well as the service of the almost two million Australians who have served over more than a century.

Think of those who are currently serving, both in Australia and abroad.

And reflect on the more than 102,000 who have died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations whose names are inscribed on the walls of the Australian War Memorial.

Anzac Day is now more important than ever and we will remember them.

Lest we forget.

Darren Chester MP, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Minister for Defence Personnel.

Uniform is badge of honour

By Casey Neill Corporal Victor Smith The World War I uniform in the Dandenong RSL foyer it more than just clothing.

It belonged to Corporal Victor Royston Smith, an 18-year-old labourer from Maldon, Victoria, who enlisted on 21 January 1915.

He embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A40 Ceramic with the 4th Light Horse Regiment on 25 June 1915.

Dandenong Cranbourne RSL Sub-branch president John Wells said Corporal Smith, then a private, landed at Gallipoli 1 October 1915.

He faced a court of inquiry on 23 October 1917 over injuries he sustained on 2 October.

Corporal Smith was admitted to 43rd Stationary Hospital, Egypt, with a fractured tibia and fibula.

Evidence cleared him of any carelessness.

Witnesses reported watching him trying to free a horse which had its foreleg entangled in its neck rope.

The horse threw itself and fell on Corporal Smith, breaking his leg.

He returned to Australia on 2 August 1919.

Relative William and Marjorie Smith from Berwick found his uniform in a trunk during a clean-up and thought it too good to throw away.

They first offered it to Legacy, which suggested taking it to an RSL. “Of course we jumped at it,” Mr Wells said.

“It cost a lot but it’ll be there in another 100 years.

“Hopefully little kids will come in and say ‘why’s that there?’ and think about it.”

He encouraged anyone with memorabilia to consider their local RSL. “No one who’s alive today owns this stuff,” he said.

“It belongs to the country.”

Private Victor Royston Smith.

Picture: Australian War Memorial

No one who’s alive today owns this stuff.

It belongs to the country... ” - John Wells

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Foreign battlefields still revealing the past

By Casey Neill A rusted and battered piece of metal takes pride of place in the Dandenong RSL. Sub-branch president John Wells said in 2015 a farmer dug it up in a French paddock where the Battle of Pozieres took place in July and August 1916.

“Some guy went over the top with that on his gun and he didn’t come back,” he said.

“In one sense it’s a rusted piece of metal but it means so much more.”

Mr Wells said Australia lost 3500 men on the night of the main attack of Pozieres.

“It was the worst conflict casualty situation we ever had,” he said.

“We were under constant artillery bombardment for a fortnight. It’s just mind shattering to endure.

“We held it and the Germans gave it up.

“For many people that was the beginning of the turn of the war. It was an incredibly courageous thing.”

The RSL donated $5000 towards a memorial at Pozieres.

“That’s a huge battlefield and Australians don’t even know about it,” he said. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

Dandenong RSL president John Wells with the Picture: ROB CAREW WWI bayonet. 135205 “The mayor of Pozieres sent us that bayonet as a thank you.

“It has a particular resonance with me because I had a great uncle, who I never met. He disappeared on the battlefield.

“His body was never recovered. There were a lot of bodies not recovered.

“When you’re in deep mud with artillery the body gets obliterated fairly quickly.”

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The daily grind of battle

By Narelle Coulter The amputation of a thumb failed to hamper Eric Keys’s writing ability as he passed time convalescing in Egypt far from his mates at Gallipoli.

A letter sent to his mother and printed in the Journal in September 1915, assured her that his thumb was “healing wonderfully“ but he thought it would be some time before he saw action again.

Eric was born in Keysborough in 1889. A famer, he enlisted as a Sergeant in the 8th Light Horse Reigment on 18 September 1914.

He was shipped first to Egypt, before embarking for Gallipoli on 15 May. Sergeant Keys sustained several wounds on 1 July 1915 while fighting at Gallipoli.

His letter paints an evocative picture of the Gallipoli peninsula and the challenges faced in supplying food and water to frontline troops. ’It consists of a succession of hills and deep ravines, rather rugged and covered with scrub about three to four feet high.

There is a rise of 40 feet in the first half first half mile from the sea, so you can imagine it’s fairly steep.

Along the coast the ravines run at right angles to the sea and end abruptly in a dead end.

They are very much water-worn, and must all become torrents in the rainy season.

It’s a wonderful place for wild flowers.

Corn flowers, pippies, passion flowers, thyme, honeysuckle and many other flowers and shrubs abound.

Brackish water is easily obtained by sinking, but the quality and quantity are very poor.

It does the mules, but all drinking water is brought by tank steamer and pumped from them to storage carts, then put in canvas bags and packed on mules to the trenches.

This for 30,000 men is in itself no small undertaking.

There are roads cut up the hills now, but when the first force landed the place was in its natural state, plus a few barbed wire entanglements and of water there was none for two days except the bottle each man carried, so you, can readily imagine some of the difficulties they had to contend with.

Add to this a hail of rifle, machine-gun, and shrapnel fire and you’ve got a fair idea of things, and can appreciate the fight our fellows put up.

On the first day they drove the Turks out of their trenches and back for about two miles, but owing to the nature of the country, and Turkish reinforcements coming up, had to retire to a line, about a mile at the furtherest point, from the beach and dug themselves in and held on.

This they managed to do in spite of many counter attacks and the losses from snipers.

At this time the snipers were all through our own lines, concealed in the scrub and used to pick our fellows off all day long.

Gradually they were killed or driven out and are now a thing of the past as far as our lines are concerned.

Some of them were concealed in pits dug in the scrub just deep enough to allow them to look out and shoot out and had a fortnight’s provisions and water and 2000 rounds of ammunition, and these took a lot of finding.

At the heads of the ravines, here, there is a peak running out like a peninsula and dropping sheer down about 300 feet.

It is only about 20 feet wide, and has a deep cleft a few yards from the point.

For a long time a sniper was concealed in this and as he commanded the road to the beach, did a lot of damage, till one day someone on the beach saw a movement in the cleft and got a pair of glasses and watched.

Then he reported the matter - a machine gun fired a burst of shots and the sniper was non-est.

He had some pigeons there, and they are still to be seen flying in and out of the cleft, interesting relics of one of the many tragedies.

For the first week or so all water stores and ammunition had to be carried up the hills to the firing line, but now the arrival of the mules has done away with all this labor.

It’s marvellous the work these mules do, tiny ones of about 12 and13 hands, carry enormous burdens and live on next to nothing.

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The total trenching done in three main theatres of war would have cut half a dozen Panama canals... " - ERIC KEYS

Captain Eric Keys.

There are hundreds of them and their value is inestimable.

The trenching we’ve done, too, would open your eyes - miles and miles of it, about five feet deep and from two to eight feet wide.

The total trenching done in three main theatres of war would have cut half a dozen Panama Canals.

If you look at one of the war maps in the paper you’ll see the bit of country the Australians hold.

It is in the form of a half-circle, and runs

from Gabe Tepe to a little way past Anzac, or to within about two miles of a salt lake you’ll see marked.

Anzac is a coined name for our base landing place and was given to commemorate the landing of our troops - the capital letters of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps make the word.

Recently troops have been landed away on the heights of Gaba Tepe to link up our forces with those at Cape Helles.

Of course, as I suppose you know, the hill

Archi Baba is the key to the whole peninsula as well as to The Narrows and until it is taken there will be no general advance.’

Eric recovered from his wounds and saw further action on the Western Front.

In 1916 he was promoted to captain.

He returned to Australia in March 1919 and soon after married Henrietta Maxwell.

The couple had three children and Eric lived in Foster Street, Dandenong, for the rest of his life. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

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Forever in a foreign field

By Maree Rowe The first name on the World War I honour board that hangs in Dandenong’s Drum Theatre is that of Albert Edward Alexander.

Private Alexander claimed the unlucky honour when he was killed in France during the Battle of Peronne in September 1918.

Albert Alexander was born in North Melbourne in 1891.

He was the second of 10 boys born to Albert Alexander and Elizabeth Watson.

Around 1907 the Alexander family moved to Dandenong where Albert worked as a grocer with his father.

Albert made three attempts to join the Australian Imperial Forces before he was finally accepted when he was 25.

He had to undergo an operation in order to meet the entrace criteria.

He signed up on 24 November 1916 and assigned to the 59th Battalion.

His daily rate of pay was five shillings (which is about 50c per day).

On 16 December he sailed off to war.

Once in Europe Private Alexander was sent to the French town of Pozieres on the Western Front.

He was stationed at Windmill Hill.

Looking from the windmill ruins back to the village and to the right towards Mouquet Farm, about 1.8 kilometres away, the eye takes in a sweep of countryside which, in the words of official historian Charles Bean “was more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other spot on earth“.

After two and a half months Albert’s health was suffering from the appalling conditions and he was in and out of field hospital and was eventually sent back to England to convalse.

By the 15 October 1917 Albert was back in France and rejoined his original 59th Battalion.

He fought in the Second Battle of VillersBretonneux, as well as at Flanders, Ypres, Passchendaele, Avre, Hamel, Amiens, Albert, Mont St Quentin and Perrone.

Private Alexander’s luck finally ran out when he was wounded during the Battle of Peronne.

He was taken to the 6th Field Ambulance Dressing Station with severe wounds to both legs. He died there on the 2 September 1918.

Albert received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

More densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other spot on earth..."

- CHARLES BEAN He was buried in a French military cemetery near Cappy after 20 months of heroic service.

Nine weeks later the war ended at 11am on the 11 November 1919.

Private Alexander received the standard British war medal and Victory medal which were sent home to his parents along with a memorial scroll and plaque.

His personal effects were also sent home

to his parents in April 1919. They included a pouch, disc, badges, shoulder titles, one African coin, metal watch (damaged), wallet, notebook, photos, cards and letters.

A letter from the AIF dated 6 April 1923 stated that Albert’s body was exhumed and reinterred at the Fouquescourt British Cemetery.

His grave stone reads “While he lies in silent sleep his memory we will always keep”.

- Maree Rowe is a relative of Private Alexander

Sub-branch founders were brothers on the battlefield

By CASEY NEILL THREE Fleming brothers left Springvale for the foreign battlefields of World War I. Unlike many who fought during the Great War, William Henry, Victor Lawrence and Thomas Stanley all returned home and in 1920 founded the Springvale RSL sub-branch.

They started with 50 members and initially held meetings at the Fleming family home.

The RSL is now in Osborne Avenue, includes the Fleming Lounge, and in May last year welcomed back Bill.

His cremated remains and those of his wife Ethel had been interred at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.

When the tenure expired, their grandson Phil Cuthbert contacted the RSL, which jumped at the chance for a garden memorial honouring its first president.

“I thought it would be nice for the family, but it turned out to be really important for the RSL as well,” he said.

“To them it was a real piece of history to have a founding member buried on their grounds.”

Bill’s son Doug hopes to find Vic and Tom’s remains to reunite the trio.

Bill was a gardener when he embarked with the 8th Battalion aboard HMAT A24 Benalla in Melbourne in October 1914.

His age is listed at 30 on embarkation rolls but his 3 February 1898 birthdate puts him at just 16.

Casualty records show he was admitted to hospital with a severe gunshot wound to his dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

A tribute to the Fleming brothers hangs in the Springvale RSL.

He was one of the lucky ones there, but he copped it - DOUG FLEMING in France..." chest on 15 November 1916.

On 23 January 1917, shrapnel wounds to his chest again sent him hospital and he also re-

ceived medical attention on 10 and 18 January 1918 for gas poisoning.

He returned to Australia on 15 April 1918

and had five children with Ethel.

Doug said his father rarely spoke about the war.

“He told us a little bit about Gallipoli. He got wounded in France,” he said.

“He was the 8th Battalion. They lost a lot of their people when they first went there.

“He was one of the lucky ones there, but he copped it in France.

“He had a scar right down the middle of his chest.”

Vic was an 18-year-old gardener when he embarked from Melbourne aboard the HMAT Vestalia with the 8th Light Horse Regiment on 18 January 1916.

He returned to Australia on 2 January 1919.

Vic married Nellie and moved to Osborne Avenue, Springvale, to work as a market gardener and raise four children.

He became well-known in the town and served on the school and scout committees.

During WWII Vic worked at Caulfield Repatriation Hospital as an orderly, later transferring to the garden staff.

He transferred to the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital when Caulfield closed.

In retirement he raised funds for armed forces personnel and was made a Springvale Football Club life member.

Tom signed up as a driver and embarked with the Field Artillery Brigade aboard HMAT Ascanius A11 on 11 May 1917.

After the war he helped to form the Springvale Fire Brigade where he served as captain for several years.

He and wife Constance had four children.

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NEWS Journal readers received first hand accounts of life on the battlefields of World War I from one of its own, printer Harold Tulloch, in his frequent letters home, as NARELLE COULTER reports.

Printer’s war on the pages Roused from what must have been a fitful sleep at 3am on 25 April 1915, Harold ’Shaver’ Tulloch ate breakfast at 4am and by 5am was ready to take his place in the second wave of landings at Anzac Cove.

The sickening feeling of foreboding must have been palpable as Corporal Tulloch boarded a destroyer at 7.30am and set off for the “decidedly unfriendly looking shore”.

The son of James Tulloch and Emma Webb, Corporal Tulloch was a Dandenong lad.

He attended Dandenong Primary School and became an apprentice printer at the Journal.

He was 24 when he enlisted for war on 17 August 1914 joining G Company of the 8th Battalion.

Corporal Tulloch’s letters home to his colleagues paint a poingnant picture of the mateship and hardship of war.

Writing in June 1915, Corporal Tulloch vividly describes his boat being pelted with shrapnel as it was towed towards the peninsula’s fatal shore on 25 April 1915.

“We kept in the boat till it grounded, then sprang ashore, or rather into water up to our waists, holding our rifles well out of the water, and waded ashore.

“Just as we got ashore shrapnel whistled over our heads and burst over the boat following us, causing about a dozen casualties.”

On shore the company reformed and started advancing towards the enemy over countryside of “high hills and valleys, heavily covered in scrub and prickles; which made things not too pleasant”.

“Every bush seemed to hold a hidden sniper,” wrote Corporal Tulloch “who kept up a consistent fire on us all the time, whilst the enemy artillery swept the hills and valleys with a hail of shrapnel.”

“Soon the men were tired, as they were carrying a pick and shovel as well as their full equipment and short breathing spaces were given as soon as shelter was reached.”

At noon the company finally arrived at the place where they had been instructed to form a firing line.

The men threw all their picks and shovels in a heap and then helped each other off with their packs.

They fixed their bayonets and charged forward up a hill to their position.

“We immediately started to dig in with our small trenching tools and they proved their worth that afternoon,” wrote Corporal Tulloch noting that all afternoon the Turks kept peppering the ridge with shrapnel only cooling the bombardment as night fell.

At 10pm the Turks made their first charge.

“They came on with cries of “Allah, Allah,” and we allowed them to advance to within about 40 yards of us when we opened up on them.

“They soon got tired of this and beat a hasty retreat, carrying as many of their dead and wounded with them as possible.

“They made several other attempts during the night but with the same result.”

It was during that first charge that Alan Couve, another Dandenong lad, was hit and killed.

As Corporal Tulloch was the only non-commissioned officer left in the platoon he took charge until another officer was available.

The next day he was promoted to sergeant.

The battalion held those trenches for a fortnight before being evacuated to Cape Helles for a couple of day’s rest.

During their next assignment the men had just finished digging their trenches when they received orders to advance and support the firing line.

“Nobody understood exactly where the firing line was, so we went straight ahead,” wrote Sergeant Tulloch.

“We passed over some of our own troops entrenched, then on over the Indian troops in support, and finally over the firing line.

“We continued for another 600 or 700 yards and then commenced to dig a fresh firing line.”

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Former Journal printer Harold Tulloch.

Every bush seemed to hold a hidden sniper..." and under a terrible fire from artillery, machine guns and rifles.

“It was reported that I was wounded, but if this appears in the papers, take no notice of it, as the closest they got to me was to hit my rifle, and one through the leg of my trousers,” wrote Sergeant Tulloch.

It was five days before the men would be relieved.

“It had been raining all day, and was still going strong.

“We started to leave our trenches at 11pm, then the fun began.

“Men were continually getting stuck in the mud, which, in parts of the trenches, was knee deep.

“After falling into the creek, falling into dugouts, etc., wading across the creek about a dozen times, and other little accidental trips into wells and things, we arrived at our halting place at 3am.

“All this time bullets had been whistling down the creek, but only three men were hit.

“As soon as we arrived at our halting place we just threw the waterproofs on the ground and ourselves after them.

“Next morning we did look a lot of guys, covered with mud from head to foot.

“After a good breakfast we again moved off and took up a rest position for three days, when we again went back to our first landing place.

“Again the Turks welcomed us with some more presents but without doing damage.”

Sergeant Tulloch was given a reprive from the front when he was seconded to the “concentration camp” at Imbros to guard prisoners.

He found it a pleasant change “be away from the roar of the guns and shriek of the shrapnel which were presented with every day in our dug out”.

However, by August he was back in the trenches.

In September Sergeant Tulloch was admitted to hospital at Anzac with diarrhoea. Days later he was transfered to Malta with with dysentry and enteric fever (typhoid).

In December he was declared unfit for service and invalided home to Australia.

He died at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in 1963 aged 69.

The old Dandenong Journal office. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

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Sanity savers for parents

By Tania Phillips Being locked down means trying to keep the kids and teens occupied and happy.

It’s not an easy job but at least there is plenty of viewing out there to break up the school lessons, outside play and other activities.

Starting with everybody’s favourite Bluey!!

The ABC’s little show that has just launched a second series.

It would be easy to call it Australia’s answer to Peppa Pig but there is something way more real about our little cattledog pup. Our family fell in love with it when it was the lead-in program for Doctor Who and both my much older teens saw a reflection of their pre-school years on the screen.

As well as the new series on iView and on ABC, Foxtel BBC channel Cbeebies has the first series of the loveable pup from Brisbane coming soon.

Over on Foxtel they are streaming a lot of kid favourites. Including The Secret Life of Pets 2, following the adventures of Max (Louis C.K.), a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building. Also new to Foxtel is The Angry Birds Movie 2, in which the flightless angry birds and the pigs do battle.

Other movie series streaming include the first four Ice Age films, Night At The Museum 1 & 2 and Kung Fu Panda 2 & 3 among others.

Our heroes on lockdown though have been Netflix.

Spending time with their family has made my girls a bit nostalgic to revisit the shows they loved in their tween years - one of which is still influencing my oldest daughter’s life.

Over the past week or so, thanks to Netflix we’ve been watching all the old episodes of the Canadian show Total Drama Island from 2009 - this is spoof on Survivor and is a lot of fun.

Then there is Avatar The Last Airbender a program that got my oldest artist daughter

A scene from the latest series. This is one you can watch with the whole family.

The cast of Ragnarok - a little bleak and centred on climate change it is, never-the-less an interesting premise for older teens.

Bluey and her sister are so popular you can find them on multiple platforms - thank goodness. into Manga. Basically two kids find a young man who has been trapped in the ice for 100 years and set out to save the world.

If your kids are older teens or young adults and into a bit of supernatural action check out Netflix The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the Norwegian show Ragnarok.

Sabrina, which has just dropped it’s third series on the streaming service, is a much much darker version of the original comic and the ’90s sitcom. Sabrina straddles the world or

witches and mortals discovering dangers in both (it feels like a young adult version of Discovery of Witches).

In Ragnarok (in Norwegian with subtitles) a teen slowly discovers that he is an incarnation of the Norse god Thor and that the town he is living in is being run by a group of evil Frost Giants.

These are my tips - good luck - and let us know your recommendations on our Facebook page!

This incarnation of Sabrina Spellman is not the happy sappy sitcom from the 90s. But Ms 17 and her older sister have transfixed.

Getting through lockdown Star reviewer TANIA PHILLIPS provides a guide on how to get through lockdown with a little help from the TV screen.

For a busy mum and television addict like me, the prospect of time to watch television is almost like a dream.

However now we are all locked in our houses waiting for the curve to flatten it’s a case of ’careful what you wish for’. Four adults (well three and a 17year old), one TV and plenty of options is more of a nightmare.

Netflix have tried to make it a little easier with their 100 films to watch in quarantine - a shorthand list of old favorites and newer releases that actually might allow you to find that one movie that the whole family will agree on.

But if you need time to escape for a bit and you are a Foxtel subscriber the network has offered their multiscreen option free for the next few weeks. This means you can watch their programs and movies on up to two extra screens and devices.

If you don’t have Fox or Netflix or you are looking for something a little different then head to the free-to-air ’on-line’ sites. As always ABC iView leads the way with a really wide range of content for the whole family including a brand new series of Bluey.

Channel Ten has been busy tamping up their content as well so you can catch up on your favourite reality show while Seven and Nine are also worth a look.

But the star for adult and diverse content has to be SBS. The network has had a little fun with its current collection on their SBS On Demand site creating a Social Distancing Toolkit collection full of feel good, light-hearted entertainment and a Streaming Survival collection chock full of apocalyptic films and television.

So where to start?

Here are a few from both lists that caught my eye during the week.

1. Future Man: wondering whatever happened to Josh Hutcherson from the Hunger Games?

You might like this one? Hutcherson stars as Josh Futterman who is a janitor by day and gamer by night. Josh is recruited by mysteridandenong.starcommunity.com.au

A scene from Shrill.

Future Man: Ever wondered what happened the The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson? ous visitors to travel through time to prevent an alien invasion and extinction of humanity.

2. Shrill: from executive producers Lorne Michaels and Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect), Shrill is based on the memoir of Lindy West and stars Aidy Bryant (Saturday night Live) as a young journalist determined to change her life without changing her body.

3. Berlin Syndrome: Starring one of the busiest actresses around - Australian Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches), Berlin Syndrome is a 2017 Australian-French psychological thriller. Palmer is Clare, a photographer alone and adrift in Berlin who meets local Andi. However what starts as a passionate

romance turns nasty when Clare discovers her new man has locked her in his flat and she isn’t leaving anytime soon.

4. Cabin Fever: The 2016 Eli Roth film sees five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods.

Each one then starts to fall victim to a nasty flesh-eating virus which then attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.

5. Gourmet Farmer: Seasons one through to four. Let’s face it we are all throwing in vegie patches at the moment so why not see how someone else did it. The series follows Australian farmer and chef Matthew Evans - former editor of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guide as he pursues a culinary and personal sea change in Tasmania.

The chilling movie Cabin Fever is now on SBS on Demand.

Australian Teresa Palmer in Berlin Syndrome.

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Lockdown recipes Looking for a way to pass the time at home? Why not try working on your culinary skills? A Facebook community, #lockdownlarderAustralia, is rapidly building with people showing off their latest creations. We picked a few for you to try.

Renée Biewer’s homemade ricotta gnocchi with asparagus pesto Ricotta gnocchi: 400g ricotta cheese ¼ cup parmesan cheese 1 cup plain flour 1 large egg 1 egg yolk ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper

Rob Rees shows how to make spicy meatballs with dipping sauce For the dipping sauce: 1 small pot natural low-fat yoghurt 10 fresh mint leaves ¼ cucumber ½ clove garlic Juice of ½ lime For the meatballs: 250g lean minced lamb Juice of 1 lime 1 small clove garlic 1cm fresh root ginger Small handful fresh coriander leaves 1½ tsp curry powder

Asparagus pesto: 500g asparagus spears ¼ cup slithered almonds ½ cup parmesan cheese 3 cloves garlic 1 pinch crushed red pepper ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 4 rashers bacon ¼ cup shaved parmesan 1 lemon Ricotta gnocchi: 1. Place the ricotta on a triple layer of paper towels. Cover it with another triple layer and press down, releasing liquid from the cheese.

Scoop the cheese into a bowl and weigh out exactly 8 ounces for the gnocchi. If there is any leftover, use it for another dish! (or spread it on bread. Mmmm) 2. In a bowl, stir together the ricotta, 3/4 cup flour, grated parmesan, beaten eggs, salt and pepper until just combined – using a rubber spatula. Add the remaining flour 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together, form a ball. Press it into a disk on a floured surface and cut it into four equal pieces. Take each piece and roll it into a log about 16 to 18 inches long. Cut 1-inch pieces with a sharp knife.

3. To cook, bring a pot of salted water to a boil.

Once it’s simmering, add the gnocchi and cook about 2 to 3 minutes, until it floats for about 30 seconds. Remove with a large slotted spoon or sieve to drain. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the pasta water.

Asparagus pesto: 1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cut the asparagus spears into thirds. Take a handful of asparagus and set it off to the side – we will toss the spears and pieces in the pasta. Add the remaining pieces to the boiling water and

cook until slightly tender but still bright green, about 5 to 6 minutes. Strain the asparagus.

2. Add the asparagus, toasted almonds, garlic, grated parmesan and crushed red pepper to a food processor. Pulse until the mixture begins to come together, then stream the olive oil in while the processor is running. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.

(Note: this will make enough pesto that you will have some leftover – keep it in a sealed jar in the fridge and use it on everything!

Toast, eggs, salads, sandwiches, chicken, shrimp, etc!)

3. Heat a skillet over medium-low heat and add the chopped bacon. Cook until completely crispy and the fat is rendered. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and place it on a paper towel to drain excess grease. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat from the skillet. Add the asparagus pieces that you set aside and toss. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until slightly tender.

To serve: Serve the pasta, add it to the skillet with the asparagus. Toss the hot gnocchi with the pesto and a touch of pasta water – I add about 1/4 cup first until I get the consistency I like. Add to a bowl with the asparagus pieces and spritz with lemon. Sprinkle the bacon on top. Top with shaved parmesan and a lemon wedge.

To make the dipping sauce: 1. Place the yoghurt in a bowl.

2. Wash the mint leaves, chop them finely and add to the bowl.

3. Wash, dry and chop the cucumber and add to the bowl.

4. Peel and finely chop or crush the garlic and add to the bowl.

5. Add the juice of ½ lime and stir.

6. Refrigerate.

To make the meat balls: 1. Place the minced meat in a mixing bowl with 2 teaspoons of the lime juice and stir well.

2. Peel and finely chop or crush the garlic.

3. Peel and grate the ginger.

4. Wash, dry and chop the fresh coriander leaves.

5. In a small bowl, mix the chopped garlic and grated ginger with the curry powder and the remaining lime juice.

6. Add the spice paste to the meat and add the chopped fresh coriander leaves.

7. Using wet hands, divide the meat and roll into 16 small balls.

8. Thread the balls onto 4 skewers and refrigerate until ready to cook.

9. When ready to cook, pre-heat the grill.

10. Grill the spicy lamb balls under a medium heat, turning often, until cooked right through.

11. Serve with the dipping sauce.

Renée Biewer’s Za’atar Lamb Burgers with fried zucchini, baby spinach, tomato, onions and yoghurt Za’atar burgers: Mix all ingredients together, make into patties, refrigerate for an hour before frying.

500g lamb mine 1 red onion ½ cup continental parsley, fresh 4 cloves garlic 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 egg ½ cup breadcrumbs, fresh if you have them ½ cup plain flour Salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Burger filling: 100ml natural yoghurt 2 zucchini 4 bake-at-home long rolls 1 bag baby spinach 2 tomatoes Make the burgers, cook the rolls (or lightly toast any rolls you have on hand), grill the zucchini, assemble and eat. I would spread yoghurt in the bottom and top, mum would do one side, the other with hummus and start with spinach, tomatoes, patties, zucchini. (I add raw onion because I like it).

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1. Bring all ingredients to the boil and pour over your choice of vegetables/ fruit and seal. This amount of pickling liquid was plenty enough for all three of these jars.

2. The eggplant and tomato were grilled over fire for approx 10 minutes first, just to change it up and for extra flavour. The cucumber was fresh.

3. I threw some garlic and onion in for flavour and prettiness!

We’ve particularly been missing going out for brunch, so today we made our own.

1. Peel and grate 300g of sweet potato. Combine potato, two eggs and salt and pepper.

2. Heat 1cm of oil in a frying pan and when hot add your potato mix in whatever shape you’d like your rosti (we used a round pastry cutter). Cook for about four minutes each side or until golden and crispy.

3. Dry rosti on some kitchen towel and put your poached egg on top.

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Life in lockdown Residents across suburban Melbourne have been getting creative and spreading the message of hope during the Covid-19 lockdown. Our sister publication, Star Weekly, last week asked readers to submit photos of what they have been doing during the pandemic, and was overwhelmed by the responses.

Kathy has set up an LED multi-coloured snowball tree and some signs in her front windows.

“I run a succulent business and a recycle project from home, and have plenty of admin to do, but of course my Gumtree ads are paused and there are no customers coming to my door,” Kathy said.

“But I wanted to find some way I could catch the attention and cheer my neighbours and passersby.

“I racked my brains and realised that as I had two large, full-length windows in the front of my house, I could do something there.

“As daylight fades, I turn the tree on and it twinkles away until I go to bed.

“I often wake before daylight, so I switch it on again … for the many workers who leave home early and drive past.”

Kathy has encouraged other residents to decorate their windows and doors with messages of hope.

Liz, who calls herself an “amateur photographer” snapped this gorgeous photo of rainbow nature-strip art. See @LizEllisPhotography54 on Facebook or lizellisphotos for more photos.

Left: Renee snapped this picture of Cooper, aged seven, and Lucas, aged four, who have made their own McDonald’s drive-through.

Right: Jo sent us these snaps of her daughters, 12 year-old Ella and nine yearold Lily, who gave their father Mick a haircut. The girls gave Mick a handlebar moustache, trimmed his hair and even shaved his legs.

Three year-old Harper drew some rainbows on the path near her family’s home for people to enjoy when they walk past.

Left: Radhika submitted these photos of some lawn art, created by her husband Sohil and daughter Gauhar.

Right: The Stewart Family created this window art.

“Many people have been stopping by to see the window, especially at night.

We have loved seeing people taking photos and sharing the colourful picture around social media,” the family said.

Several residents have drawn chalk illustrations around the local park and estate.

The trail has been dubbed the “walk of positivity”.

Nas, who sent in the images, said: “We have had many cases where people say it brought them smiles.

“The community have gone out and purchased chalks and wrote on the footpath.

Each time the rain washes it away, we go and write again. This is our contribution.

“As a community, we ran competitions to keep our sanity intact – we had bin isolation day competitions, colouring competition and few more organised for the next few weeks.”

Chalk art, sent in by Georgia. 207502 dandenong.starcommunity.com.au

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Kaduna Park residents have the best of both worlds, the convenience of living moments from shopping centres, schools and more while embracing the intimate community within the estate.

To bring this together, the Kaduna Park Residents Group, a thriving grassroots organisation, helps bring residents together to enjoy social events, sporting activities and generally help new neighbours settle in.

Though many of these activities are currently on hold, once up and running again you can get involved as much or as little as you like.

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Parklea also provides recycled water to all residents in a commitment to sustainability and further provides access to ultra-highspeed broadband to keeps residents connected to the community and beyond.

Parklea continually strives to improve and maintain the overall appearance and presentation of Kaduna Park for everyone to enjoy and be proud of. Along with the incentives on offer at Kaduna Park to encourage residents to add the finishing touches to their new residence and create a great looking home. Design your dream front garden, undertake the work and Parklea will help pay the bill up to $2000.

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Sport wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the same By sports editor Russell Bennett Sporting clubs right across the nation need to be prepared for what's coming.

As the world continues to come to grips with the magnitude of the Covid-19 pandemic, its sporting codes - both at professional, and community level - are planning for their return at some stage in 2020.

In making that call, they're rightfully following the advice of the various government and health bodies.

But there's a stark reality facing some clubs - that a return this year, to a drastically-reduced season - could cause much more financial harm than good.

Influential West Gippsland football figure Terry Dillon - through his company TD Solutions Sports Administration - has developed the 'Community Football Covid-19 Financial Assessment Tool' in conjunction with the AFL. The AFL has then forwarded it to all community clubs across Australia, and it's been shared with all state sport and recreation departments across the nation.

Effectively, it's designed to help clubs clearly understand the effects that the coronavirus could have on their financial bottom line.

While there's currently a working group in place conducting a Victoria-wide review into the salary cap and points systems in light of the pandemic, Dillon's personal view is that caps should drop from 65 to 75 per cent across the state.

Dillon said a statewide, proportionate salary cap shift is "critical", and explained why.

"Playing half a season doesn't mean clubs get half the revenue," he said.

"We'd all love for the season to proceed given the obvious community benefits, and the return to normality it would provide.

"There's no one who wants footy and netball to return this year more than me, but there's a greater risk for many clubs' viability if the season proceeds.

Fans, players, and club members alike will return to a completely different sporting landscape Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS following the Covid-19 pandemic. 179445 "If we don't take the hard line here at the current time there will be more clubs in financial trouble than not at the end of either this year or next. Sadly - some won't recover."

TD Solutions has predicted that up to 80 per cent of clubs won't be ready for what's to come, and a good percentage of those will end up in debt.

Dillon also predicted a participation dropoff of sorts, with the retirement of some senior players likely hastened by the new environment.

"AFL Victoria has a difficult job in balancing regional clubs' need for players to travel to play, and their own viability," he explained.

"And there's a need to protect regional clubs.

"There's an argument for zero player payments for 2020 if the season does begin. There are just too many unknowns. Drastic times require drastic measures."

While Dillon acknowledged that would cause a huge adjustment for players and coaches at a community level, he said there'd be a short-term impact on the game for a longterm benefit.

At one stage this year, TD Solutions sampled 30 community football netball clubs in a span of 45 days. Incredibly, 25 of those were in debt.

"Two thirds of clubs were already under fi-

nancial pressure pre-coronavirus," Dillon said.

"So what about now, or post-corona?"

Dillon urged all clubs to utilise the Community Football Covid-19 Financial Assessment Tool - to identify the shift in financial models moving forward, and to plan accordingly.

"Complete the free model and find out where your shortfall is," he said.

"Act now, and get moving.

"80 per cent of clubs have not done a budget, post-Covid-19. That is a red flag for all community clubs.

"We need to focus on the long-term survival of clubs, but the next 12 months is a critical period."

Based off the free club financial estimator on the TDS website, it's estimated that some clubs will experience a more than 70 per cent revenue drop in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, given negative impacts to sponsorship, fundraising, membership, registrations, consumer disposable income, and a range of other factors - including potentially starting a season in the winter months.

"If the clubs do nothing, their revenue shortfall will be in that range, however we've provided six here-and-now revenue solutions that will reduce the clubs' exposure," Dillon said.

"It's one thing to identify the problem, but we're also helping with the solution."

Dillon is running a series of webinars to educate clubs on how to minimise their exposure during the pandemic.

TD Solutions brings his lifetime's work including working for 17 years at AFL clubs such as Collingwood (as chief financial officer under Eddie McGuire), Hawthorn (as chief operating officer under Ian Dicker and Jeff Kennett, and acting chief executive), and St Kilda (as chief operating officer) - to the fore to help those running local sporting clubs.

For more on the Community Football Covid-19 Financial Assessment Tool and Guide, visit www.tdcommunitysolutions.com.au.

Fireball Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairytale victory at Sandown Park

By Jason Adams Fireball Friday returned to the metropolitan winners' list at Sandown Park on Thursday night, capping a remarkable return to racing.

The win was his first in a city class since September last year when the now three-anda-half year old was retired following another injury setback.

"It is satisfying to get him back to the form he's in now. He's been through a lot and now back winning in the city," said his trainer, the Devon Meadows-based Glenn Rounds.

Fireball Friday, or 'Chevy' as he's known, has had more than his fair share of setbacks, which began before his racing debut.

"He's had three operations to repair his

stopper tendon and have bone chips removed," Rounds said.

"His first one was before he started racing when he was about 18-months-old."

His racing career kicked off in December 2018 and began in promising fashion, placing in five of his first six starts before another forced layoff.

"We got him right to go and he had some starts before there were more issues and he needed to have another operation," Rounds said.

"On return he had another six starts and won two in a row at Sandown, including a city win before it all happened again (in October)."

At that stage Rounds made the decision to retire Fireball Friday.

"He was resting at home and over time he started to gallop well and I thought I'd put him with the pups and act as a role model for them," he said.

"He was doing that and over time started to move that well that I said to Maddi (Toner) 'I'm going to put him back in work'."

He resumed racing at Shepparton in March and won in a best-of-the-night time. Thursday night's triumph was his sixth from just 19 starts.

It's been an eventful ride for Rounds - one he's shared with good mate, and Fireball Friday's part owner, Jason Woodbridge.

Fireball Friday was the highlight of a city winning-double for Rounds at Sandown Park on Thursday night.

Fireball Friday has had more than his fair share of setbacks, which began before his racing debut.

Picture: SUPPLIED His other win on the card came from Aston Peroni, which was faultless and chalked up his third win on the trot at Sandown.

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