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Covid-19 escape By Cam Lucadou-Wells “I didn’t know if I’d see her again.” A relieved Helen Anderson shed tears as her mother Noreen Winterton was evacuated from a growing Covid-19 cluster at Outlook Gardens aged-care home in Dandenong North. She and other anxious families were powerless as the deadly virus swept through a dementia ward in the 95-bed facility. Fortunately for mother-of-eight Noreen, her high-care ward was not infected. The Outlook Gardens cluster started with an asymptomatic nurse whose last shift was Sunday 19 July, Ms Anderson said. The nurse came down sick two days later and got tested for Covid-19. In the meantime, visitors were locked out, staff movements minimised and residents confined to their quarters. On 24 July, the worker’s positive test result was announced. Within a week, the virus “snowballed”, spreading to 49 residents, staff and other contacts. In the weeks leading up to the outbreak, it struck Ms Anderson as odd that some staff were not wearing PPE, such as masks. At the same time, all visitors, such as herself, had to wear masks and were temperaturetested. However, Ms Anderson told of nurses’ desperate efforts as the workforce became depleted with sickness and quarantining. “It was impossible to stop it going around. “A lot of nurses were sleeping there and not going home. They didn’t want to infect their families. “Some were working double shifts.” She said the home had kept them updated on a daily basis. After testing negative, Noreen and at least 20 others were transferred to the strictly-quar-
Helen Anderson visits her mother Noreen outside South Eastern Private Hospital.
A cleaner at the front door of Outlook Gardens aged care facility. 212209 antined South Eastern Private Hospital in Mulgrave. Ms Anderson said health authorities were “moving out who they can”. Non-infected residents were being also transferred into their families’ homes. Infected residents were sectioned off inside the home, which was being regularly deepcleaned, Ms Anderson said. Monash Health took over the running of the home and deployed its nurses on-site.. Outlook Gardens is one of four Melbourne private aged care homes now being managed by either the Commonwealth or state health networks during the Covid crisis. The others are St Basil’s Home for the Aged in Fawkner, linked to 111 Covid-19 cases as of
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30 July, Epping Gardens Aged Care (90) and Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes in Kilsyth (81). The Government declared it would step in because “some private (aged care) providers are struggling to maintain staffing levels and basic standards of care”. More than 200 aged-care residents had been transferred to public and private hospitals. Many of the steepening 100-plus death toll in Victoria are linked to aged care. From outside a hospital window on 29 July, Ms Anderson and her sister Carmel paid their first visit to Noreen since the evacuation. With limited exceptions, no visitors are allowed at South Eastern Private Hospital. Ms Anderson held up a sign ‘WE LOVE YOU MUM’.
Noreen Winterton at Outlook Gardens, where she’s lived for the past nine years. “It’s such a relief. “It brought tears to my eyes. It was good to see her looking well.” Outlook Gardens and Monash Health haven’t responded to the Star Journal’s enquiries.
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Spotless closes its doors By Cam Lucadou-Wells A third worker at a Dandenong South commercial laundry has tested positive as employees refused to go back to work due to health concerns. Spotless had directed reluctant employees to work on Tuesday 28 July and Wednesday 29 July despite a colleague testing positive to coronavirus days earlier. It has since closed the factory for deep cleaning. All workers at the site are now required to self-isolate and get a Covid-19 test. The infected worker tested positive on Saturday 25 July after being on-site that day and the day before. At least 147 workers were present at the factory at the same time, according to the workers’ union. A second worker tested positive on Wednesday 29 July, and a third on Thursday 30 July. A Spotless worker, who did not wish to be named, said they had taken a stand for the health of their families. Most were newly-arrived migrants living with elderly parents in extended family households, she said. “No one should be put in this position where we have been made to choose between the health and safety of our families, and being able to put food on the table.” She said if she got Covid-19, the virus could be spread to her husband and to his large-factory workplace. “We have a moral obligation to not be the reason people in our community get sick.” According to the worker, Spotless claimed that it only needed to quarantine colleagues on the sick employee’s “team” - on DHHS advice. “I don’t understand how it can be fine. “The person moved around everywhere and so many of us interacted with them. We are also sharing a lot of equipment and surfaces.”
Spotless has backed down from forcing employees back to work after three workers tested positive for Covid-19. 212210 In contact tracing, Spotless identified that no other employees had “close contact” with the sick worker. However, 18 workers with “casual contact” were ordered to self-isolate and take Covid-19 testing, which revealed the subsequent positive cases. On 30 July, Spotless withdrew its Fair Work application to cease the employees’ industrial action. The factory closed that evening for deep cleaning. Spotless told Star Journal that after the first positive test, it had immediately undertaken contact tracing as outlined by the DHHS. After an initial deep clean, the factory had been authorised to reopen earlier in the week. “Spotless will implement any additional
measures recommended by DHHS so that it can re-open safely,” Spotless stated on 30 July. “All employees will be advised to isolate, seek immediate testing and be cleared prior to returning to work.” The United Workers Union says the issue now is who pays for the quarantine. It is pressing for Spotless to pay pandemic leave instead of the minimum award-wage workers using annual leave, personal leave or unpaid leave. “Low-wage migrant workers have done the right thing by taking a stand for the safety of themselves, their families and the entire community,” UWU executive director Godfrey Moase said. “Time and time again, corporations shift their responsibilities to stop the spread onto
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low-wage migrant workers; many of whom don’t qualify for JobKeeper or JobSeeker. “Spotless Group Holdings are a multi-billion transnational company who get a lot of public contracts. “They can afford to give back by making sure the workers who are now quarantining get paid.” On 30 July, Premier Daniel Andrews nominated workplace transmissions as a major factor in the rising Covid case numbers. He urged people to stop going to work while Covid-positive or while sick and awaiting test results, he said. “This is a test for all of us. This silent enemy will win if we let it get the better of us. “Many more people will die and opening up will be only further away.”
Hotspots grow amid new restrictions Covid-19 cases in Greater Dandenong have soared by 99 in the past week as metro Melbourne bunkers into a “state of disaster” lockdown. As of 2 August, the council area’s active cases have grown to 176. It includes a 58-case cluster at Outlook Gardens aged-care home as well as an outbreak of at least three workers at Australian Meat Group abattoir in Dandenong South. At least three workers tested positive at Spotless commercial laundry in Dandenong South. The cluster at a Woolworths distribution centre in Mulgrave rose to 35. In neighbouring Casey, there were 145
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IN BRIEF Two men wanted for ATM burg Police have released images of two hooded men and a ute in relation to an attempted theft from an ATM at Dandenong Market. A pair of males arrived in a ute on Clow Street, forced open a room to access the ATM and tried to steal cash from the machine about 3am on 6 July, police say. Unsuccessful, they drove away in the white Toyota Hilux two-door ute.
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Silverton smashes council ‘betrayal’ By Cam Lucadou-Wells Silverton Cricket Club has taken the long handle to Greater Dandenong Council for “mushrooming” the club and its home ground’s longawaited upgrade. Without a major upgrade for 40 years, WJ Turner Reserve in Dandenong North has been blighted by dilapidated and unsafe facilities. In the meantime, the reserve has been the subject of four scrapped masterplans by the council. Most recently, a $100,000 masterplan was abandoned in April, drawing loud protests from the club. Since then, the club says it was led to believe the council was going to provide “three main and significant upgrades”. Greater Dandenong however baulked from providing up to four retractable nets for Silverton’s growing player list. It will instead repair the original 40-yearold pair of potholed, unsafe nets. “To say we are furious is an understatement,” the club’s executive stated in a letter to its players as it launched an online petition with 350-plus signatures. “Despite the fact the council knows it is actively damaging the potential development of over 300 local children that would (have) benefitted from the proposed netting upgrades,
The centre wicket, prone to flooding, will be raised by Greater Dandenong Council. and several protests, the council has held firm. “The upgrades were requested to bring the reserve to a standard where we could compete, nothing more, nothing less, something we all could be proud of.” However, the council has committed to raise the flood-prone centre wicket and to upgrade the pavilion, such as by providing female changerooms. Mayor Jim Memeti said extra practice nets would have required shifting a nearby mature gum tree. It would have added $150,000 to the project cost. A possible solution was shifting the nets elsewhere in the reserve, but options were lim-
ited due to the “small” size of the reserve, Cr Memeti said. The extra cost is still within Greater Dandenong Council’s $1.1 million budget for reserve upgrades in Silverleaf Ward. The council committed $540,000 to upgrade WJ Turner Reserve to “appropriate standards”, community services director Martin Fidler said. The remaining $560,000 would be spent at Barry Powell Reserve, in line with its masterplan, he said. Earlier this year, the council investigated shifting Silverton Cricket Club to a proposed three-storey pavilion at Barry Powell. Silverton Cricket Club life member Phil Mcleod questioned how the tree hadn’t been identified as an issue in the four previous master plans. “There always seems to be an excuse. “What next? The two-headed freckled longdicky worm?” Mr Mcleod said the club had been “betrayed” by the council and councillors. “We must be the only club in Greater Dandenong to be the subject of four masterplans and the only club not be allocated for any capital funding for 40 years. “It’s all the more galling when the council has invested heavily in upgrading and improving facilities at neighbouring cricket clubs.”
A man has been charged after police allegedly pulled over a stolen car laden with drugs and an imitation gun in Doveton. The car was being erratically driven in a “clear” attempt to avoid police officers about 4pm on Saturday 25 July, police say. The 37-year-old Mulgrave man and a 33-year-old Dandenong woman were found in the car with home-made fake number plates in Wattle Drive. During a search of the car, 400 mL of GHB, 15 grams of meth, an imitation gun and $3775 cash were seized by police. Several phones in the car contained messages about drug-dealing were also allegedly seized. The car had been stolen from St Kilda in December 2019. Police say all identifying numbers had been scratched from the vehicle. But its “GPS/entertainment system” revealed its correct details. The man was remanded in custody on cartheft, drug and weapon charges. The woman was released pending further investigation.
Drug driver pays the price A drug-driver and two passengers face a collective bill of at least $5700 after their car was detected speeding up to 160 km/h on Eastlink in Dandenong South, police say. The Holden Statesman was detected then followed onto Monash Freeway about 1am on Saturday 25 July. Police intercepted the car on Blackburn Road, Mt Waverley. The 19-year-old driver from Chadstone allegedly returned a positive drug test. He was expected to be charged with drug driving and “numerous” traffic offences, police say. The driver and his 19-year-old male passengers from Hampton and Carrum Downs were each fined $1652 for breaching Chief Health Officer Covid-19 restrictions. The car was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $828.50.
One-man assault spree A man has been arrested after allegedly inflicting severe hand injuries on another man and a woman during a series of assaults in Dandenong. The male victim in his 30s was assaulted in Robert Booth Reserve, Grandview Avenue about 3pm on Sunday 2 August, police say. He was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious, stable condition. About 20 minutes later, a woman in her 20s and a woman in her 40s were allegedly assaulted in Hillside Avenue, Dandenong North. The younger woman was taken to The Alfred hospital with severe hand injuries. She was in a serious, stable condition. The third victim was taken to Dandenong Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The assaults are still being investigated.
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Top award for students By Cam Lucadou-Wells Using the power of film, a young team has taken out a national award for a peer-targeted campaign against family violence. The ten City of Greater Dandenong youth ambassadors’ short films reached 200,000 social-media viewers as part of a Youth United Against Family Violence project. This month, their campaign won the Addressing Violence Against Women and Children category at the 2020 National Awards for Local Government. Youth ambassador Amy says the films by young people were for young people - who are too often overlooked in family violence discussions. They also explored the subtleties - the controlling behaviours and the gender inequalities that lie beneath. “It was very authentic to what we’ve seen in our lives,” Amy says. “It was relatable and respectful - we weren’t experts in the topic either. “We tried not to place the blame on anyone. We wanted it to be an empowering campaign so anyone can feel they could make a change.” Each video carried its own powerful message, such as That’s Control, Not Love - which shows the use of isolating and belittling behaviour against intimate partners. Don’t Stand By, Stand Up implores mates to call out family violence. Your Actions Impact Everyone shows the cumulative mental toll on a young person. In Greater Dandenong, the campaign has special significance. The council area reports 43 per cent more family violence than the Victorian average.
A scene from Your Actions Impact Everyone.
Youth ambassadors Fred Solofa, Natasha Mohamed, Tanishka Sharma, Adam Mohamed-Mokhtar at the campaign launch in 2019. During the campaign, Amy was shocked to learn that one in three young people witness family violence in their lifetime. The first step to tackling the insidious issue was for people to “ask the question” and “recognise that it’s not OK”, Amy said. “This might be how things worked in the past but now this is not on. “It starts with young people and we want to
employ and influence to make the change.” Greater Dandenong Mayor Jim Memeti said he was proud of the young people involved in the project. “This is an important issue in our community and young people often feel like they are not part of the conversation,” Cr Memeti said. “Through this project these young people have been able to use their voices and reach out to their peers.
A “Violent Birthday’’ scene from one of the short films. “I am sure these videos will make a difference for so many and not just within our own community.” The films were launched at the 2019 Walk Against Family Violence in Dandenong. In March 2020, the advertisements were to screen at local schools. However the screenings were postponed due to Covid-19-related school shutdowns.
Faith and love provide strength in hard Covid times By Helen Heath, Greater Dandenong Interfaith Network development officer How do we sustain ourselves, our loved ones and our community as the darkness seems to deepen, as an infectious disease re-grips our lives with its hidden threat having us mask up and face another dreary day? Where do we find the strength to get out of bed each day and do what needs to be done? What gives us the energy to take on each day without pulling the covers back over and sliding further into cold loneliness? Who will be there to speak in the silence of our despair? Having trust, confidence or faith in someone or something can help get us through, knowing that our faith within or ‘out there’ (the food grower, the pharmacist, the shop employee, the leaders and law makers) are caring for us even if it does not feel evident. Choosing to hold on to a desire for things to improve - maybe even get better - provides an opportunity for the possible to shine, giving hope despite the darkness. Aiming for a deep and shared connection
with those encountered each day, whether by choice or chance, offers a precious moment to love and be loved. “When the world says ‘Give Up’, hope whispers ‘Try one more time’,” as Tusha Mehta has said. The whispers of hope come when one is able to smile, albeit through a mask at the stranger in the street as you exercise. Or in the shop as you purchase and it’s being aware that they are doing it tough too. It’s having patience and waiting and stepping aside if needed, when physically distancing, and hoping they can see crinkled eyes from a now-hidden smile. Are we able to counteract the idea that even on this roller coaster ride (a ride nor-
Helen Heath, right, with interfaith leaders Agnes Kean, Venerable Ol San and Claire Emerton. 199479 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS mally equated with being a source of fun) that somehow faith, hope and love can also be infectious? Spreading their inspiration to encourage us all, that we need each other and are all in this together? That one way to resist the slide down is to
LOOKING BACK 100 years ago 5 August 1920 Springvale Recreation Committee’s Ball “A night of nights,” stated the advertisement, and so it was, on Wednesday July 28, colors of every denomination making the night one of brilliance and spectacle not often seen. The hall was packed to its utmost seating capacity, and the floor was in perfect dancing order. Mr H Saunders acted as MC, and in the judging of the prizes Dr Halahan and Mr Considine allotted an appreciative decision. For the best poster costumes Miss K McQuade “South Bourke and Mornington Journal”, and Mr D Ross as “Pelaco Shirts” ran out well earned winners; and in the fancy dress sphere, Miss King “Turkish Lady”, and Mr J Bailey as “On the rocks”, received the verdict. Miss McQuade as “Robur Tea” and Miss King “Squaw Girl”, stood out prominently. 6 STAR JOURNAL
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try and remember compassionate caring given to us from our wider community and each other - that we do indeed have each other. I pray that faith, hope and love be overwhelmingly yours and your loved ones and that together we remember: tomorrow is the dawning of a new day.
Compiled by Dandenong and District Historical Society
Dancing ensured till 1.35 when all went home, having had a glorious night.
50 years ago 5 August 1970 Shops open on Friday night? There is mixed reaction in Dandenong and district to a bid by the Shop Assistants’ Federation to re-introduce Friday night shopping. Reaction varied among businessmen, shop assistants, and shoppers themselves. The president of Dandenong Chamber of Commerce Mr Rocco Surace said yesterday. “I’m in favour of a change - If it is beneficial to the public. But I can’t see it being any benefit. Speaking for myself and the Chamber, it seems to me the public is quite happy with the present situation. The average working women who arrives home at say 5.30pm and cooks tea, doesn’t feel like rushing out and shopping again she’s too tired.”
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Waverley Park did not deserve to be heritage listed, was in a rain belt, and was not up to standard, the Heritage Council hearing was told last Tuesday. An architectural historian and expert witness for the AFL, Ms Robyn Riddett, said football fans expected more from stadiums these days. “We’ve moved onto even better facilities with a closed roof and modern stadium.” Ms Riddett said. On behalf of Greater Dandenong Council, Dr Karin Emerton asked Ms Riddett if she was qualified to give a social historian’s perspective on football when she was qualified as an architectural historian. She replied that she was. The hearing has been adjourned until next Tuesday.
Photojournalist Barat Ali Batoor who has chronicled hot-spots in Afghanistan and Pakistan was surprised by what he found in, of all places, Nhill. Batoor immersed himself into the world of a Burmese Karen refugee community that has injected “new life” into a rural town. He captured portraits of refugees settling with success - farming vegetables, toiling in a duck factory, and learning at school. “I was thinking it would be a new community struggling to find work but I was surprised to see they’re doing just great.”
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Ex-councillor Covid scare By Brendan Rees An ex-Casey councillor is quarantining after coming into contact with two youths in police custody who tested positive to Covid-19. Wayne Smith said he had been assisting police in his volunteer duties as a bail justice and an independent person when he came into close contact with the male youth offenders, both 17, at Cranbourne and Dandenong police stations. The boys, who were arrested for car-related offences on Saturday 25 July, tested positive to the virus after attending the Melbourne Youth Justice Centre in Parkville. Mr Smith, who served more than 25 years as councillor with City of Casey, said he got a call from the Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday afternoon 26 July advising him of the positive tests and was directed to enter self-isolation for 14 days. The next day Mr Smith, 61, said he had tested negative to a Covid-19 test but would require a second test on his eleventh day of quarantine. He added he hadn’t been experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms. Mr Smith said his scare unfolded after being called to Cranbourne police station to assess the suitability of one of the boys for bail placement in his role as a bail justice following the pair’s arrest. He then received a call from Dandenong police at 2am the following morning on Sunday 26 July to act as an independent person in a police interview with the second boy, who had earlier required attendance at Dandenong Hospital following his arrest.
Wayne Smith self-isolates at his Lynbrook home. Independent persons are volunteers with the Youth Referral and Independent Person Program, who are required to attend police
Picture: CONTRIBUTED interviews to support people under 18 whose parents or guardian may not be available. Mr Smith said he had spent about half-an-
hour with the boy in the interview room as well as additional time in another room where police fingerprinted the boy. However, Mr Smith said he was “reasonably confident” of not being infected as his contact was “deemed as low risk”. “Everyone was in masks including the young people and there was distancing,” he said. Mr Smith is strictly forbidden from leaving his Lynbrook home where he was living separate from family members. He said the only exception for leaving his home was for medical emergencies. “It was annoying that you’re doing the right thing ... you’re volunteering and you’re trying to do a good deed and then that happens,” Mr Smith said. “As volunteers we’re risking their own health and safety to do what they love doing.” Mr Smith said he had enough food supplies and had topped up his freezers with family and friends also offering to deliver essential items. “I’ve been really impressed and pleased with people checking in. We’re pretty lucky we’ve got a caring community.” Meanwhile, Mr Smith said he was keeping busy working from home as an outreach youth support worker at the Monash Children’s Hospital. “I’m busy from the time my work day starts at 8.30 with Webex conferences, I go all day,” he said. “I can’t complain I’m bored ... the weekend might be a bit different.”
Free parking trial extended in Lonsdale Street By Cam Lucadou-Wells A 12-month free parking trial in central Dandenong will be extended to help struggling traders who have been further ravaged by Covid-19. The trial was initiated by Greater Dandenong mayor Jim Memeti to help return Lonsdale Street to its “heyday” from July 2019 to June 2020. It will be extended, with further reinvigoration measures, until 30 June 2021. A council report into the trial found that free parking and other controls had not been “transformative” but worthy of persistence. “Covid 19 continues to be a significant factor in declining economic activity with recovery likely to take several months with possible longer term implications.” New measures will include footpath dining permits throughout Greater Dandenong, and changing parking time-limits in Lonsdale Street service lanes. The council will also explore the use of parking sensors and increased car parking spaces. Free parking had increased “congestion
Jim Memeti at the advent of the free-parking trial in a vacant Lonsdale Street service lane in Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS 2019. 188586 and circulation” during the busiest periods, the council report noted. New parking time-limts would help address a shortage of parking spaces in peak times. Cr Matthew Kirwan welcomed the free footpath dining permits for the whole municipality. He successfully pushed for the
additional waiving of fees for A-Frame footpath signs. The council will also review the general lack of advertising signs and goods displayed on footpaths in central Dandenong. “Encouraging footpath dining is something I have been pushing for,” Cr Kirwan said.
“Our current fees for footpath dining is discouraging this happening in shopping strips like Hemmings Street. “Our shopping strips - Hemmings Street, Brady Road and Railway Parade are ideal for developing, post-Covid-19, a cafe culture and eliminating fees for such permits is crucial to incentivising it.” He said the “difficult retail conditions” had been made more harsh due to Covid-19 keeping office workers at home and more people out of work. Last year, the council reported some parts of Dandenong’s CBD such as the Market, the Plaza, and the Afghan and Little India precincts as thriving. However, outside of those “magnet” areas, retailers were struggling. The exodus of seven bank branches from Lonsdale Street had left large vacant spaces - though the vacancy rate was in line with other Melbourne shopping strips, the report said. “Put simply, there is little reason for people to go to the non-magnet areas of the Dandenong Activity Centre unless they are accessing a specific destination niche offer.” 12456203-CG32-20
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New life for Keysy park By Cam Lucadou-Wells A maligned park in Keysborough is set to be given an overhaul by Greater Dandenong Council. The council is set to prepare a new concept plan for the reserve at Westwood Boulevard and Stanley Road, which has been blighted by an uneven and unsafe ‘kick-around’ recreation area. More than 220 residents responded to a council survey on possible improvements. There was strong support most of all for a long-awaited toilet block. An expanded playground, an enlarged basketball half-court, jogging track, exercise stations, rebound wall and larger barbecue and picnic area were other popular features. “This has been a troubled reserve that has not met the high expectations that we had for it since it opened in 2016 and has been a source of regular complaints,” Cr Matthew Kirwan told a council meeting on 27 July. “A majority of residents wanted to expand the playground area but not to the degree of eliminating the kick-around area.” The re-design will include a toilet block, and consider the other most popular elements, Cr Kirwan said. “There is also a commitment to improve
Eddie Kolar with his kids Tijana and Lavinia in the then-barren kickaround area in 2018. 184989 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS the kick around surface. “Originally the lack of grass was an issue however now it is just the uneven surface that remains.” The design is expected to be put our for community consultation in early 2021.
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Overwhelming generosity By Brendan Rees The family of a young man who lost his battle with metastatic bowel cancer on Sunday 26 July has thanked Dandenong surgeons and the Casey community for its support. Jarrad Camille, 20, died after being diagnosed with the disease in November last year. After enduring eight months of invasive therapy and surgery things however took a turn for the worse and doctors recently advised his family that there were no further treatment options available. Upon hearing the heartbreaking news, his family decided to bring him home - which they say was possible through the help of the Bolton Clarke nurses for wound care which have been looking after Jarrad following the surgery in February and also the nurses and doctors of Bethlehem Palliative Care that managed his daily medication. His mother Romina Camille said Jarrad had been through four of six cycles of chemotherapy which were disrupted due to emergency surgery, which meant the chemotherapy had to be paused for a short while. “We have to thank the surgeons of Monash Medical and the Colorectal Surgeons from Dandenong that were able to operate on him that day,” she said. “Sadly, while healing from surgery the opportunity to start chemotherapy again didn’t eventuate and he continued to have setbacks. To make things harder, the family were unable to visit Jarrad in hospital when Victoria underwent its first round of coronavirus lockdown. But the family say the team at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre had been incredible from day one. “We can’t thank them enough,” Camille said. Known for his “wicked sense of humour” and quiet nature, Jarrad has lived in Bentleigh
Jarrad Camille, 20, died after being diagnosed with metastatic bowel cancer. his whole life with extended family in Lynbrook, and was remembered as a loving and loyal person who was devoted to his girlfriend. He was also an “incredible and passionate hockey” player at the Southern United Hockey Club. He took up the sport aged seven and became a role to other players and childhood friends. “So many looked up to him and one of the hardest parts for him and our family is know-
ing that he won’t be able to play again,” Ms Camille said. While Jarrad was nearing the end of his journey, his family set up a GoFundMe page, which has raised $29,430 of a $30,000 target. “We know how expensive funeral expenses can be and had been wondering how we could make it happen for him,” Ms Camille said. “That’s why my cousins suggested a GoFundMe page and organised this for us. The response
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While rental income may be reduced, owners will continue to incur normal expenses on their rental property and will still be able to claim these expenses in their tax return as long as the reduced rent charged is determined at arms’ length, having regard to the current market conditions. This applies whether the reduction in rent was initiated by the tenants or the owner. Some owners may have rental insurance that covers a loss of income. It is important to remember that any payouts from these types of policies are assessable income and must be included in tax returns. Many banks have moved to defer loan repayments for stressed mortgagees. In these circumstances, rental property owners are still able to claim interest being charged on the loan as a deduction- even if the bank defers the repayments. Short-term rentals “We recognise that circumstances over the past six months have seen many short-term rentals see cancellations or sit vacant as a result of either COVID-19 or bushfires,” Ms Foat said. In circumstances where Covid-19 or natural disasters have adversely affected demand, including the cancellation of existing bookings for a short-term rental property, deductions are still available provided the property was still genuinely available for rent. If owners decided to use the property for private purposes, offered the property to family or friends for free, offered the property to others in need or stopped renting the property out they cannot claim deductions in respect of those periods. “Generally speaking, if your plans to rent a property in 2020 were the same as those for 2019, but were disrupted by Covid-19 or bushfires, you will still be able to claim the same
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Second chance at life By Brendan Rees and Mitchell Clarke Michael Rojales recalls not being able to breathe when he was struck down by coronavirus. “I just had this non-stop cough which I described as like drowning,” the 46-year-old of Berwick says of the time he was admitted to hospital after contracting the virus. Mr Rojales says he began to feel ill while on a return flight from South Africa after attending a work conference in March. “When we arrived at the Melbourne Airport, they wouldn’t let us off the plane,” he said, as a woman was removed from the plane by people wearing hazmat suits after not being aware there had been a confirmed case of coronavirus on his flight. “A couple of days later I had a temperature and a mild cough and I was thinking - I will just go to the fever clinic to make sure I have corona,” he says. Two days after his arrival in Melbourne he began to feel a temperature and a mild cough. Michael went to a fever clinic and the next day was told he was positive for coronavirus. Three days later the father and pastor at the Berwick Church of Christ was admitted to Casey Hospital on 25 March. His condition worsened and Mr Rojales was then moved to intensive care at Monash Clayton Hospital where he was put into an induced coma for two weeks and relied on a ventilator to breathe. He suffered anaemia, pneumonia, nerve damage and acute kidney failure during this time. “I was connected to the ventilator to help me breathe but I stopped breathing all together, the ventilator was working at 100 percent.” says. “They spoke to my wife and asked her to prepare for the worse and prepare to say goodbye to me.”
When he did wake up his wife told him he had almost died. “I was in dreamland ... it was Easter Sunday,” Mr Rojales says. “One of the things that the nurse said to me was ‘Hey Michael, I just wanted to let you know that your wife and many people are praying for you’.” While Mr Rojales was in intensive care his wife had also become sick with coronavirus
Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS but was discharged from hospital eight days after testing positive to the virus. Sadly, his 84-year-old mother-in-law lost her battle with the deadly virus after six days in hospital. Mr Rojales survived and attributes his faith in god for a “second chance at life” after being discharged from hospital on 5 June. However, he requires crutches after developing nerve
damage and muscle weakness. Mr Rojales is now part of a state-wide Covid-19 campaign which aims to reduce the risk to Victorians. “Covid is real. We need to be caring and careful. We need to social distant,” he says. “We need to do good hand hygiene. Wear masks and stay as much at home as we can, so that together we can get rid of this virus.”
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Snapshot of a rural past By Heather Arnold Many farmers in this region would have bought or sold stock at the Dandenong Market. The Dandenong Market was originally located on the corner of Lonsdale and McCrae Streets and opened in 1866. It moved to its present location on Clow Street around 1926 and in 1958, while the stockyards moved to Cheltenham Road. The Dandenong Stock Market was the last municipal owned and operated facility in Victoria, and closed on December 22, 1998. The stock market site is now Metro Village 3175, a housing estate. These photographs are of the Dandenong Stock Market at its Cheltenham Road location, and were taken by the City of Berwick on October 27, 1992. They are labelled as ’University site suggested by Dandenong’, so I assume it was once considered a possible site for the Monash University campus that was built in Berwick. When my father was fifteen, in 1948, his family purchased a Austin A40 ute from Brenchley’s Garage at Garfield. Dad taught himself to drive and although he was underage, he used to drive his parents from Cora Lynn to the Dandenong market where they sold their eggs, chooks and calves (all carried on the back of the ute). Apparently not having a license was no obstacle to driving in those days. Dandenong was a service town to the surrounding South-East region. For instance, Dandenong had a large public hospital with specialists. It was also where children from the greater region went to high school. Dandenong was also the major shopping area for people from the surrounding area. In the 1970s, when I was at Koo-Wee-Rup High School, a trip to the Dandenong market to buy clothes and other goods was a ritual for many. Plus, Dandenong also had a Lindsay’s store (which became Target) near Vanity Court. I remember both my sisters had a skirt from Lindsay’s - one had a bias cut, checked ’maxi’ skirt and the other a short, checked, almost sun-ray pleated skirt. We were a family of home dress makers so it was quite unusual to buy clothes. The original story and photos appeared on a blog, Casey-Cardinia Heritage. For more, go to caseycardinialinkstoourpast.blogspot.com
Stock pens at the former Dandenong stock market on Cheltenham Road.
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Farmers’ seasonal bounty Seasonal produce at Dandenong Market is in cheap abundance, up to 50 per cent cheaper than supermarkets. In this National Farmers Market Week (2-8 August), it’s worth remembering many of the market’s traders selling fresh foods are primary producers themselves. They include Triple Q Egg Farm, Hart’s Honey, Taylors Orchards and Peninsula Organic Farmgate. Some traders have direct relationships with farmers, the rest source their produce from wholesale markets. “In the midst of a global pandemic, we’ve been doing all we can to continue operations for our traders and the farmers and community that depend on them,” Dandenong Market general manager Jennifer Hibbs said. “We’ve had floods and droughts at the start of the year disrupting food supply chains but traders at the Market have displayed resilience and we want to use National Farmers Market Week to acknowledge the critical role they play providing fresh, quality affordable produce during this particularly challenging year.” As one of Australia’s oldest markets, Dandenong Market’s links to farmers stretch more than 150 years, back to its first livestock sale in 1866. By 1870, the Market’s auctioneers, in addition to livestock, sold fruit, dairy products, skins, lard, honey, hay and other farm produce. Farmers from throughout the La Trobe Valley and Gippsland travelled to Dandenong to buy and sell. Today the market welcomes 5.6 million visitors a year. This month’s seasonal produce includes apples, lemons, limes and mandarins as well as sweet potatoes, pumpkin and carrots. “Despite Covid-19 and the many challenges we face together, the Market continues to welcome our community while following all
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Going for goal in the world game A soccer showcase in Dandenong will kick things up a notch in the race for an A-League team. Gach Chuol, Greater Dandenong Councillor Jim Memeti and Sukart Alex got in some practice ahead of the Saturday 16 June event. See page 7 for the full story. 181655 Picture: GARY SISSONS
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Lee Tarlamis says his older brother’s cancer battle inspired him to spend his life helping those less fortunate. His service culminated in a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, announced on Monday 11 June. The Noble Park man and former state Upper House MP received the nod for service to the people and Parliament of Victoria “I’m extremely humbled. It’s not something that I’d expected,” he said. “I didn’t do it to get acknowledgement. “It was about wanting to provide assistance and help to people. “It’s a view that I formed very early on.” Mr Tarlamis said his brother fought cancer for two years before dying at age 17. “The trouble and the stress that the family went through, I saw how positive he was
throughout those two years,” he said. “It instilled in me that as tough as I think I have things, there are always people out there who are doing it a lot worse than me. “That’s why I got involved in the local community.” Initially that was through the Keysborough Learning Centre. “The centre loaned me a computer for me to do my school work,” he said.
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“I wanted to repay the favour so I was volunteering time with them.” There he met then-politician Eddie Micallef and became his electorate officer. “That’s how I got into the politics world,” Mr Tarlamis said. “That opened up a lot of opportunities to provide assistance to community groups.” He never intended to run for parliament, but “one thing lead to another which lead to another” and he was a South Eastern Metropolitan Region MP from 2010 to 2014. “That was such an honour as well, when you consider the fact that very few people get to hold that position and represent that large number of people,” he said. Mr Tarlamis was a Springvale Benevolent Society volunteer from 2002 to 2012, a Noble Park Community Action Forum member for many years, a founding Springvale Multicultural Men’s Shed committee member, and more.
He’s now a senior advisor to Special Minister of State Gavin Jennings. The world of politics is not where he thought he’d end up. The Tarlamis family moved from Oakleigh to Keysborough when he was eight months old. He went to Wallarano Primary School in Noble Park and to Chandler Secondary College, where Keysborough College’s Acacia campus now stands. Mr Tarlamis went on to study an associate diploma of business. “I grew up working with dad in the family businesses,” he said. “I thought it would be logical that I would go into the business world and maybe into management or something like that. “I really enjoyed the community stuff. “Politics became that vehicle to do it.”
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Buckley’s best of the best By Gerry Carman Dandenong District Cricket Association(DDCA) powerhouse Buckley Ridges has announced the club’s ‘Team of the Decade’ - and what a powerful unit it is. The democratic vote by club members proved a nightmare, given the vast pool of talent available for selection between the 2009/10 and 2019/20 seasons - a period in which the club won three Turf 1 premierships, came close on a couple more occasions and qualified to play off in last season’s grand final, just as the Covid-19 pandemic struck. The players eligible for selection included almost a dozen former first class players, as well as former Victorian Premier Cricket players and proven DDCA stars. The Team of the Decade is: Paul Rudd, DJ Watson, David White, Greg Todd, Susantha Pradeep, Paul Franks (captain), Troy Aust (keeper), Jerome Jones, Luke Fletcher, Jeremy Kuru, Wes Nicholas. 12th man: Matthew Goodwright. Voting for the Team of the Decade proved a conundrum, turning the usual process on its head with voters more conflicted over who to leave out rather than pick, especially as the basic requirement was to pick a “balanced” side. In the end, so difficult was the process that even a Wookey medallist and a premiership captain just missed out. Shane D’Rozario, the 2006/07 Wookey medallist, was unlucky to miss out by a whisker, as did 2012/13 captain-coach Marc Calkin and 2016/17 captain-coach Steven Mullaney, whose time at Buckley was cruelly cut shot by injury. Rudd, Watson, Aust, and Goodwright have played all their cricket, right through juniors, for Buckley - except of a couple of seasons when Watson and Aust played Premier Cricket
for Casey-South Melbourne. Watson also spent a couple of seasons at Dandenong early on. Nicholas joined them not long out of juniors and - like Rudd, Watson and Goodwright has been a member of all three premiershipwinning Buckley teams during the decade. Paul Franks, the unanimous choice as captain, led Buckley to its first premiership in 50 years in 2009/10 and, understandably, has the nickname ‘General’. He is a stalwart at Nottinghamshire Cricket Club in England - a past player now the head assistant coach. He also played one limited overs match for England. Luke Fletcher, who has spent four seasons at Buckley and was widely adopted as a favourite son, is another Notts player still excelling for his county. David White, who was captain-coach of Buckley for two seasons, played first class cricket in South Africa, including for South Africa A, and set the DDCA ablaze with his bat in 2018/19, re-writing all sorts of batting records. He topped his personal performances with a big century in the premiership win that year. Susantha Pradeep, known as the ‘Little Master’, was a star in Sub-District cricket and before that played First Class cricket in Sri Lanka. Greg Todd played First Class cricket in New Zealand - and played for New Zealand A - and has played in Buckley’s two most recent premierships. Fellow Kiwi Jeremy Kuru was the fastest bowler in the DDCA for three seasons, and probably as fast as anyone ever to play in the association. He was extremely unlucky to miss out playing in a grand final after being injured in the semi final victory. Jerome Jones, who played for the West Indies in the under-19 World Cup, was a sensation in the DDCA last season with both bat and ball.
Buckley Ridges keeper-batsman Troy Aust has been selected in the ‘Team of the Decade’. 206258 Picture: ROB CAREW
Cricket Victoria’s plan for a Premier Cricket return By Nick Creely Cricket Victoria has confirmed the start date for the 2020/21 Victorian Premier Cricket season, with the governing body targeting 24 October as the day to get the season underway. Due to the current Covid-19 situation across metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire, there has been a great deal of uncertainty regarding a returning to training, and ultimately the return to a playing capacity for the upcoming season. As such, Cricket Victoria presented clubs with a series of scenarios for a return to the field, which includes a cut-off date. The following scenarios for the season include: 1. 24 October start date (Cut-off date: 10 September) 2. 7 November start date (Cut-off date: 24 September) 3. 21 November start date (Cut-off date: 8 October) 4. 5 December start date (Cut-off date: 29 October) 5. 9 January start date (Cut-off date: 26 November) 6. 23 January start date (Cut-off date: 10 December) 7. 30 January start date (Cut-off date: 5 January) Based off advice from Cricket Australia, Cricket Victoria high performance, BBL teams, the Premier Cricket Strategy Group, and the clubs themselves, advice has been given that players would require the following pre-season workloads to be ready for first XI competition: T20 matches (3-5 weeks of bat vs ball); One-day matches (4-6 weeks of bat vs ball); Two-day matches (6-8 weeks bat vs ball). Cricket Victoria has recommended that most of the Premier Cricket season should be played in a shorter format (eg. One-day/ Twenty20 for women and one-day for men), with consideration given for any possible Covid-19 outbreaks midway through a twoday match.
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Cricket Victoria hopes to start the Premier Cricket season on 24 October. 205863 For the men’s and women’s competition, some different structures for the season will be dependent on the season start date, however some key items include - for the men that two-day matches will only be played in scenarios one and two - played from February and during finals, with the first five rounds to be played between teams that are geographically close to each other to avoid unnecessary cross-town travel. A start date of 30 January is the latest the season would start. If there are no interruptions to the season,
the Premier Cricket grand final will be held on the weekend of 17 and 18 April. For the men’s third and fourth XIs, scheduling will be reviewed with the potential for one-day matches only this season. In terms of the women’s competition, separate T20 and one-day competitions will only take place in scenarios one, two and three, with 31 January the latest the season would start. Women’s third XI scheduling will be re-
Picture: ROB CAREW viewed and developed with input from the Women’s panel. At this stage, the women’s grand final is scheduled for 28 March - barring any delays in the season start. The Vic Super Slam - which has been played to great success so far - will be finalised once a clear understanding of a start date is known, however should the season not be able to start by 7 November, Cricket Victoria will review whether the competition will take place this season. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
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A big future awaits him
DDCA champion Michael Davies is one of the three big-name recruits for Buckley Ridges. 188526
Exciting basketball product, and exDandenong Rangers junior, Mason Peatling has signed a three-year deal with Melbourne United and will join the team as a development player before being upgraded to a rostered position for the following two seasons. The 23-year-old, 203-centimetre forward will be looking to make a name for himself, and told the Melbourne United website recently of his delight at securing a contract in the NBL. “I am over the moon to be signing with Melbourne United,“ he said. “The club has been in championship contention each of the past few seasons and it is exciting to join a group that will be doing everything to experience more team success. “I’m looking forward to learning as much as I can from all the players, but Chris (Goulding) and (David) Barlow especially. They’re not only NBL champions but Olympians and have a wealth of knowledge that I’m really excited to grow around. “The United culture is something that has me really excited. I’m looking forward to working with our coaches and teammates, and hopefully I’ll have some small things to contribute along the way.” Peatling, a south-east product, enjoyed a junior career at the Dandenong Rangers, and represented his state multiple times at the Australian Junior Basketball Championships, before being recruited to Eastern Washington Eagles in 2015, where in his most recent season proved how valuable he was, leading the side to the Big Sky Conference Championship. With another strong addition to the roster, Melbourne United head coach Dean Vickerman said it was an exciting time for the club and its fans. “The energy we will get from these young and very talented players joining our club will be exciting, and Mason will really add to that,“ he told the club website. “The fact that these young, talented and highly recruited guys have chosen to join our club for long periods of time really speaks volumes to the culture we have built here at Melbourne United. “Mason is a very intelligent and emerging young player with incredibly high potential. I think our fans will be excited about the player he shall become.”
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The Bucks secure some big names By Nick Creely DDCA powerhouse Buckley Ridges has moved to secure two more prized names as it searches for a second Turf 1 premiership in three years this coming season - signing two stars to add to an already glittering list. Ex-Sri Lankan international quick Chanaka Welegedera will call Park Oval home after signing for the Bucks late last week, crossing over from Strathmore in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association, where he has enjoyed a stunning three years - including a premiership in 2018/19. The left-arm quick - who played 21 Test matches for Sri Lanka, 10 ODIs and two Twenty20s - snaffled 100 wickets at 14.86 across his 45 matches for Strathmore, after a previous, equally impressive stint with Westmeadows for two seasons upon immigrating to Melbourne in 2015. The Bucks have also locked in Gloucestershire batsman Ian Cockbain for this season, with the English star to add yet another dimension to the side. Australia is a familiar place for the Englishman - with his wife Amy an Australian who hails from Adelaide - and he has extensive experience playing club and district cricket
around the country. The free-scoring, entertaining 33-year-old - who has played First Class cricket (four centuries) over many years, but has more recently been one of the finest Twenty20 batsmen in the English NatWest T20 Blast competition played for East Torrens in the South Australia Premier Cricket competition last season after also spending two seasons there in 2014/15 and 2015/16, racked up 610 runs at 55.5, and has enjoyed strong club cricket stints in Melbourne with Bonbeach and Beaumaris. The pair of announcements comes after the club’s previous signing of DDCA champion and 2017/18 Wookey Medalist Michael ‘Slick’ Davies from Heinz Southern Districts, with the all-rounder a long-time star of the association. The club has also welcomed back Hussain Ali after a stint with Kooweerup in the West Gippsland Cricket Association. Chief recruiter and club secretary Chris Rattle said the club was delighted to welcome in so many quality cricketers. “We’re really happy - Ian (Cockbain), we’ve been really confident for a while now of getting him, but to get it all done is great,” he said. “He should do really well, and the main thing is he’s a really nice guy - he’s got a good
record, I’ve spoken to a lot of people that he’s played with and they gave him a high recommendation. “His highlights from YouTube look good, so he should suit our ground. “And we needed another bowler too, so with Chanaka and Slick coming in we should be okay. “(Chanaka) came out of the blue a little bit Susa Pradeep sent me a message saying he was moving out this way, so Sonny De Silva (president) got onto it straight away - we needed another bowler, we can’t just rely on DJ (Watson). “(Davies) is a champion of the league and he’s grown up with DJ and those guys, they won the Mitchell Shield all the way back in under-12s together, so we’re really pleased.” At this stage, the Bucks are also desperately hoping star South African David White will be able to return, with Rattle confident that if the borders open he’ll be back this season. But the club all but ruled a line through fellow international Jerome Jones returning due to Covid-19, with the hope that the towering West Indian quick will return the following year. Club stalwart Greg Todd will also depart the Turf 1 ranks due to work commitments, but could be available for Twenty20s at this stage.
Houdini Boy’s magic continues to mystify the masses By Mick Floyd Houdini Boy continues to amaze greyhound racing fans, with another dazzling last-to-first performance at Sandown Park last Thursday night - this time on his 595-metre debut. Making just his 12th race track appearance, Houdini Boy met some of the country’s premier middle distance dogs, including Group 1 winners Hooked On Scotch and Perfect Marshall. He found himself a clear last soon after box rise and could still see the field as the Group 1 winners jostled with Rockstar Prince for the lead with a lap to go. As he has done consistently throughout his brief career, Houdini Boy rode a bump as he weaved his way through the field before unleashing his customary finishing burst, reeling in his more accomplished rivals to win by five-and-a-quarter lengths in a slick 33.88. “That is something special indeed. Wow wee!” said race caller James Van de Maat following the win. “He put away a field full of superstars and dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
top line Group race performers and made them look second-rate.” His winning time was the fifth fastest of 2020, but it was the manner of the victory that just continues to turn heads. His run home time - the time from the back split to the winning post - was an extraordinary (approximate) 10.45. For context, Tiggerlong Tonk - one of the country’s premier sprinters - ran home in 10.74 over 515 metres. “It’s exciting,” said handler Jackie Greenough. “We’re hoping he can stay because his box manners are horrendous, but he’s always been clean-winded and he’s a fierce chaser. He’s a genuine dog.” Houdini Boy has now won five of his 12 career starts and almost $45,000 in prize money. And while a staying career beckons, there are no immediate plans for their rising star. “We might go to the Meadows, or we might come back here - he does seem to like it here. We’ll have a look at what’s on the calendar and see what happens,” Greenough said.
Houdini Boy was in dominant form at Sandown Park. Tuesday, 4 August, 2020
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