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Market rebounds For the first time in six months, all 200 traders in Dandenong Market have been allowed to open. Ruari, 3, with his mum Kate were among the crowds who embraced the easing of Covid restrictions on Friday 30 October. For more, turn to page 8.
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Poll cliffhangers By Cam Lucadou-Wells At least four - and as many as eight - new names could be elected in Greater Dandenong Council’s 2020 elections. In early counting, four-time mayor Jim Memeti, former mayor Sean O’Reilly and sitting councillor Sophie Tan appear to be returned in Dandenong, Springvale North and Noble Park wards. First-time candidates Lana Formoso (Noble Park North Ward) and Richard Lim (Springvale Central) also appears elected. All five are ALP members. It seems near certain that a majority of at least six Labor councillors will sit on the next council. The six remaining seats are still in doubt including incumbents Angela Long (Cleeland), Zaynoun Melhem (Dandenong North), Tim Dark (Keysborough) and Loi Truong (Springvale South).
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Sitting councillor Maria Sampey, with 20 per cent of primary votes, conceded she had lost her seat to Ms Formoso (40 per cent). Ms Sampey said her vote had suffered after her own Labor party and Silverton Cricket Club campaigned against her. Over her 20 year career, she’d advocated for elderly services such as community buses and a seniors dance. She also successfully lobbied for an afterschool and holiday program for autistic children and a ban on Round-Up at the council’s playgrounds. Some of her last notices of motion were to reconsider the council’s ban on backyard fire pits and for the council to rescind its approval of a controversial waste-to-energy plant in Dandenong South. “I can still, as a community member, be on the (council’s) positive ageing committee,” Ms Sampey said.
“Most councils have a ratepayers association. Maybe I can restart that.” In Cleeland Ward, two-time mayor Angela Long is leading the primary count from independent Dalibor Saula but the result will likely depend on preferences. In Dandenong North, ‘blue-and-yellow’ independent candidate Bob Milkovic narrowly led with 40 per cent of primaries so far. Behind him is ALP-member councillor Zaynoun Melhem (38 per cent). The preferences from the remaining candidate Gabrielle Maas, an ALP member, will be decisive. In Keysborough South, Greens candidate Rhonda Garad was marginally leading the primary count with 28.4 per cent. In what appears a two-candidate race out of the 11-strong field, ALP member Stephen Fanous (25.8 per cent) is behind by 176 primary votes.
Mr Fanous is expected to get a favourable preference flow, which is yet to be counted. He is preferenced higher than Ms Garad by other ALP-member candidates Ramy El-Sukkari (fifth, 7 per cent) and Gam Le (seventh, 5 per cent). He is also preferred by ‘blue-and-yellow’ independent Jeruisha Williams (fourth, 7.6 per cent) as well as three other running mates. Ms Garad is preferenced higher by ALPmember candidate Jessica Halliday (third, 9.9 per cent). In Springvale South, sitting councillor Loi Truong leads the primary count with 32 per cent of the vote. He is ahead of fellow ALP-member Leang Vuorch Kong (23 per cent) and ‘blue-andyellow’ independent William Billings (17 per cent). Continued page 2
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Election cliffhangers as seats finalised From page 1 Mr Truong is preferenced behind Ms Kong by the four other candidates. Sitting councillor Tim Dark and first-time candidate Eden Foster are leading in the early counts for Keysborough and Yarraman wards in the City of Greater Dandenong election. More than 1300 primary votes in the hotlycontested Keysborough Ward were still uncounted as of 28 October. Mr Dark, a non-endorsed Liberal with 33 per cent of the primary vote, led ALP-member candidates Phillip Danh (24 per cent) and Sheree Samy (16 per cent). Fourth is Mr Dark’s running mate Kun Sok (7 per cent). In Yarraman, Ms Foster, an ALP member, had 33 per cent of the early primary vote. She was reportedly 498 primary votes ahead of Jonathan Ichim (23 per cent) - a selfdescribed independent exchanging preferences with Jet Saliu (6 per cent). Ms Foster is expected to get a flow of preferences from ALP member candidates Ahmed Shukri (7 per cent), Cam Dang (10 per cent) and Ravi Shankar (9 per cent). Meanwhile, Jim Memeti - who received an emphatic 61 per cent primary vote - has announced his intention to run for a second consecutive term as mayor. He pointed to his experience at the helm given the loss of long-serving councillors Roz Blades, Peter Brown, Youhorn Chea, Matthew Kirwan and Maria Sampey. “We’ve lost so much experience and having had a really difficult year this year, I’d like to be part of the Covid recovery.” As part of that support, Mr Memeti pledged to continue the council’s $340,000 Covid material aid program, free on-street parking in central Dandenong and free permits for outdoor dining. He also pledged to deliver Dandenong Community Hub, a redeveloped Dandenong Oasis aquatic centre, sealing unpaved sections of Dandenong Creek Trail and a toilet
for Norine Cox Reserve. Sean O’Reilly secured a 52 per cent majority of votes in Springvale North Ward. Independent Angela Holl received 42 per cent and ALP member Ricardo Buensucesco six per cent. “I congratulate my competitors on running clean and issues-based campaigns,” Mr O’Reilly said. “I congratulate and acknowledge Angela Holl on the strong support she has received. “I’ll be contacting candidates Angela and Ricardo to discuss what issues we can work on together for the betterment of our community.” Mr O’Reilly’s first priorities as a returned councillor would be how to best support the “return to a Covid normal” and “identifying segments of the community that are particularly in need of council support”. He didn’t intend to run for mayor “at this stage”. In early election counting, Sophie Tan received 49 per cent of primary votes in Noble Park Ward. Ms Tan said her first priority was help residents and businesses recover as the Covid lockdown eases. The area supported Premier Daniel Andrews’ handling of the pandemic, particularly in suppressing the second wave, she said.
Her direct mailouts, personal letters and social media advertising triumphed against the “bullying” and “dirty” tactics against herself and her campaign assistant and former mayor Roz Blades, she said. “I was so nervous because my name was on the bottom of the (ballot) ticket. “You have to work hard to get good results.” In Springvale Central, Richard Lim attracted 59 per cent of the primary vote - extraordinary for a first-time candidate. The well-known pharmacist prioritized fixing the narrow corners and dim lighting in the multi-level car park at 8 Balmoral Avenue, Springvale. He also said the council should provide a roofed outdoor dining area for cafes and restaurants in Buckingham Avenue as they reopen out of lockdown. The well-known philanthropist also pledged to donate his $31,000 annual councillor allowance to Monash Children’s Hospital and local groups in need of “urgent” funds. He intends to visit every shopowner in central Springvale to encourage more attractive shop fronts. He’ll also lobby for brighter lights and security cameras to activate the precinct at night. “Springvale can be like Singapore or Hong Kong. It can be very attractive and attract more visitors and people from overseas as well.”
Jim Memeti, emphatically returned, seeks the mayoralty for a fifth time.
Richard Lim won Springvale Central Ward with a 59 per cent primary vote.
Sophie Tan was comfortably re-elected in Noble Park Ward.
Noble Park North candidate Lana Formoso appears set to be elected to council for the first time.
One-time mayor Sean O’Reilly has returned as Springvale North Ward’s councillor.
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Sutton’s slug-gate denial questioned By Cam Lucadou-Wells I Cook Foods has raised new doubts over Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton’s evidence on a notorious live slug to the parliamentary inquiry into the closure of the Dandenong South business. Professor Sutton told the inquiry: “I should add that I did not know about any slug at the time that I made the decision for closure, and it obviously formed no part of my determinations around I Cook.” Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Angie Bone added: “We only heard about the slug from the media reports.” However ICF director Ian Cook says that the department was relying on a report by a City of Greater Dandenong health inspector, which states a live slug was found in the food preparation area. “It’s crystal clear that he received (the inspector’s) report - there’s no other report written on the 19th of February (2019).” Professor Sutton told the inquiry he used a “suite of information” - including verbal, oral and emailed information from authorised officers over several days - to make the decision to close I Cook Foods. A lawyer for the DHHS stated to ICF that the DHHS received “advice” from the council about “poor hygiene practices and lack of process controls at iCook’s site” on the same day of the council inspector’s report. On 21 February - the day before closure - an internal email to Professor Sutton and Dr Bone
A picture of the slug as submitted by City of Greater Dandenong to the Parliamentary inquiry into I Cook Foods’ closure. refers to council inspections raising “considerable concerns about cleaning of equipment and food safety standards” but doesn’t refer to the slug. “When we requested (that report/email outlining the basis for the closure) they initially didn’t have the documentation,” Mr Cook says. “The email is not what it purports to be.” The DHHS did not respond to questions from Star Journal before deadline. The Dandenong South-based commercial caterer is in the midst of a $50 million lawsuit against the DHHS over its forced closure by Professor Sutton over alleged links to a hospital patient’s death in early 2019. ICF has accused the inspector of planting the slug - an accusation denied by the inspector. All 96 food-safety charges - including four charges relating to the slug - were later with-
drawn by City of Greater Dandenong. Victoria Police has confirmed it’s investigating a “complaint made by a Dandenong business alleging unlawful activity by a local council in 2019”. The parliamentary inquiry committee made no determination on “how the slug came to be present in the I Cook Foods kitchen”. It found the CHO’s closure order was “prepared and served on valid grounds and for a proper purpose“. Reason Party leader Fiona Patten - who chaired the ICF parliamentary inquiry - said there would be no revisiting of Professor Sutton’s evidence. “The CHO evidence and DHHS evidence was fulsome and not disputed,” Ms Patten said. Opposition health spokesperson and inquiry member Georgie Crozier said it was unlikely the I Cook inquiry would revisit evidence even if there were doubts. She noted that a criminal investigation of authorities and a civil trial for damages over the closure were afoot. “This slug-gate is just not going away. It’s extraordinary ... what’s going on? “If there’s a miscarriage of justice here, it’s a terrible thing. We have a legitimate business here that’s had its reputation trashed. “We have to make sure these systems that are in place, that the evidence is absolutely rock solid, for our community to have faith and trust in our systems.” The State Government was contacted for comment.
A driver with an alleged blood-alcohol reading of six times the legal limit has been intercepted by police in Dandenong. The 39-year-old Dandenong man was pulled over by Greater Dandenong Highway Patrol officers in James Street about 12.45am on Friday 30 October. His blood-alcohol reading was alleged 0.299. The man faces a $1038 fee to free his car, which was impounded at the scene. He is expected to face court on the drinkdriving charge.
Speeding car impounded A disqualified driver had his car impounded after allegedly speeding at 145km/h in an 80km/h zone in Springvale. Casey Highway Patrol officers say they detected the speeding black Ford XR6 on Princes Highway about 1am on Sunday 1 November. The vehicle was immediately impounded for 30 days at a fee of $950. The driver was expected to receive a summons to face court over the alleged offences.
Drugs seized in Endeavour Hills Police say they have seized a “significant” quantity of drugs and cash during a raid on an Endeavour Hills home. A 22-year-old Endeavour Hills man was charged with trafficking a drug of dependence and possessing proceeds of crime. The raid shortly after midnight on Saturday 31 October was triggered by a police intercept of a car the day before. Frontline Tactical Unit police intercepted an “erratically” driven Ford Falcon sedan on Princes Highway Hallam about 4.15pm on 30 October. Police seized what they believed to be cocaine and cannabis from the car. The man was remanded in custody to appear at Dandenong Magistrates Court on 31 October.
Springvale hub set to open its doors from Monday Springvale Community Hub and Dandenong libraries are set to open from Covid shutdown on Monday 9 November. Customer service centres at the eagerly anticipated Springvale hub, Parkmore and Dandenong will also open on the same day. The libraries will be open for pre-booked computer access, collect holds, request items and membership inquiries. Online and phone services remain open. City of Greater Dandenong advised members of the public to stay home if unwell. Social distancing and Covid-19 restrictions apply. Dandenong library and customer service is at Level 2, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. It is open Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm.
Parkmore customer service is at Parkmore shopping centre, Cheltenham Road, Keysborough. Open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and Saturdays 9am-1pm. Springvale Community Hub is at 5 Hillcrest Grove, Springvale. Open for reduced hours Monday-Friday 10.30am-6pm (library) and 10.30am-5pm (customer service). To book a library computer, call 1300 630 920. Details: greaterdandenong.com/covid19libraries
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LOOKING BACK 100 years ago 4 November 1920 Dandenong High School The Official Opening On Monday November 1 the official opening of the Dandenong District High School took place and was attended by a large number of residents of the town and surrounding district. Beautiful weather prevailed and helped to make the proceedings bright and pleasant for all. The interior of the High School was neatly decorated, and the Union Jacks displayed were appropriate tokens of loyalty. The function passed off most successfully under the guidance of the Rev H A Buntine chairman of the School Council. “There was never a more important event in Dandenong (said Mr Buntine) than the building and official opening of the high school, which was a
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national work, for in the years to come thousands of scholars would pass through the school seeking knowledge.”
50 years ago 29 October 1970 Plea is swept aside The city council has rejected a plea by Cr Barry Powell that a footpath sweeper is bought to clean up “the disgusting appearance” of Dandenong’s main shopping centre. Cr Powell told council this week “every shopkeeper who sweeps the footpath is breaking the law” citing a court report of a fine of $10 for moving litter from one place to another. Cr Powell said “shop owners pay council $360,000 each year in rates. Are we to have our by-laws officer book them in return?”
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Viewpoint - Elisa Allen attended school with Daniela Di Toro To triumph over unusually great odds is magical to watch. The Sydney Paralympic Games highlights achievements by ordinary people who have overcome troubling odds. At my high school swimming carnival I witnessed a horrific accident which left many injured and one life forever altered -that of Daniela Di Toro. As I lined up for my race, the chanting grew louder and louder. Then the wall of the swimming complex came crashing down around the students, some crushed underneath, others scrambling to help others. In only minutes, the excitement of the carnival subsided as panic set in. One student was badly hurt, requiring an ambulance. Daniela is an inspiration to everyone and always demonstrates a belief in positive thinking. A keen sportswoman, Daniela is recognised world-
wide as a champion wheelchair tennis player.
5 years ago 2 November 2015 Housing Hub A hidden Dandenong housing hub has become a haven for over 55’s who need a hand. Common Equity Housing on Monday 26 October celebrated filling the last of the units in Harmony Village on Herbert Street. Paul McDonald slept on the floor on his first night in his unit. He’d spent the past five years in a rooming house, so had no furniture of his own. That’s about to change. “Getting a home here is the best thing that’s ever happened to me - knowing I won’t have to move again has changed my life”, he said. The government funding has enabled these high quality units to house older people with low incomes.
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Spirits lift as we reunite By Rowena Eghanian of the Bahá’i Community of Greater Dandenong As I type this message, our country, our state, our city, communities and the residents across, appear to be aflutter with exuberance and anticipation. Ahead of our ‘cautious re-opening’, I hear joyful banter! Citizens sharing what they are looking forward to doing most: as businesses across Melbourne re-open their doors, or further: when our states and borders reopen. For those of us living in Victoria, we have together endured restrictions which we could never have imagined just a year ago today. The disintegration of our normal, to the integration of our new ‘Covid-Normal’, has reshaped how we have lived through 2020!
There is a saying, “The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg.” Certainly, many people are feeling a bit cooked! Some will come out of this year hardened, while others might be a bit mushed! This tremendous little leveller has affected the lives of citizens all across the world: rich, poor, young, old. Irrespective of our gender,
our status or our beliefs - be they theistic or atheistic - no one is immune to the affects this virus has wrought. A teeny, tiny, microscopic virus has so powerfully awakened us to the ‘Oneness of our Humanity’: a root principle shared in the spiritual teachings of the Bahá’i Faith. The warmly welcomed, long awaited zero COVID case tally in Melbourne has also illumined for us, this wonderous sense of connectedness and interdependence. In order to reach that ‘zero’ we’ve witnessed a transforming, collective prayer, demonstrated through our service of unified action! Invested with our attributes of patience, we courageously faced the uncertainty. With compassion for those enduring, suf-
fering and deeply hurting, it was enriched with our kindness to friends and strangers alike, and we honoured and sought from each other trustworthiness, reliability, self-discipline and responsibility. We stayed calm with our steadfast determination and offered plenty of creativity to help carry us through! Let us then each continue to strive so that our actions can be beautiful prayers. Supporting and assisting one another as we emerge like butterflies from our lockdown cocoons, to re-open and reunite: face to (mask-covered) face once more! With Hope, Faith and Love steering our actions, imagine what other tremendous victories might yet be won from this crisis in 2020 the year when testing negative, gave us reason to feel just a little bit positive!
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Youth detention for thug By Cam Lucadou-Wells An armed robber who bashed a teenager in a Noble Park car park early on Boxing Day 2019 has been sentenced to youth detention. Ken Liu, now 20, pleaded guilty to armed robbery at the Victorian County Court. He and two unidentified males had worn face coverings as they rounded on the 19-yearold man who was catching a train to work about 5.17am. The victim was dragged into a “dark corner” behind Chemist Warehouse. An unidentified male punched him repeatedly to the face and head, and threatened at knifepoint, Victorian County Court judge Chris Ryan said on 20 October. “’I know where you live. I will stab you,” a
nearby witness heard one of the males say. The teen was robbed of his phone, jacket, wallet and backpack. Police responded to a triple-0 call and chased down Liu. His two co-offenders escaped. The victim was found unconscious as a result of the assault, Judge Ryan said. He regained consciousness in The Alfred hospital but suffered headaches, memory and balance loss, and pain to his throat, teeth and face for several days. He moved home out of fear that the robbers would visit to kill him. At the time, Liu was on a youth supervision order (YSO) imposed in March 2019 for intentionally causing injury and committing an indictable offence while on bail.
Judge Ryan rejected defence arguments that there were “substantial and compelling circumstances” against Liu’s further jail or youth detention. A defence lawyer argued that Liu plunged back into binge drinking and offended after his mum fell gravely ill while visiting Tonga. She died and was buried in Tonga, with Liu unable to attend her funeral due to his remand. A Youth Justice report stated up to that time Liu made positive progress on his YSO. He had engaged in discussions on the impacts of violence, was motivated to lead an offence-free life, started full time work and reduced his alcohol drinking, the report stated. In sentencing, Judge Ryan said the reasons were insufficiently “exceptional” and “rare” to
avoid incarceration. “Whilst you are to be complimented upon the efforts that you have made toward rehabilitation they are best described as embryonic at this stage.” Judge Ryan noted Liu’s past convictions, including “acts of wanton violence in the small hours of the morning at a train station against a lone victim”. “That offending bears many of the hallmarks of the instant offending. “On its face, you are a dangerous young man.” Judge Ryan said Liu’s rehabilitation was best served in a youth justice centre rather than prison. He was sentenced to three years’ detention, including 124 days in pre-sentence remand.
World-food precincts serve up a cautious reopening By Cam Lucadou-Wells Dining in Greater Dandenong’s famous world-food precincts returned in a limited form on Wednesday 28 October. Under the Covid-19 restriction’s Third Step, cafes, restaurants and pubs resumed indoor dining for up to 20 people and outdoor dining for up to 50. The announcement came two days earlier after a Dandenong restauranter threatened to defy the lockdown. Minid Khan, of Indian vegetarian eatery Honest Restaurant, was facing a $9913 fine by opening his restaurant doors despite the dining ban at the time. “I will not jeopardise the hard work of all Victorians and the sacrifice of all those who have lost a loved one,” he said after the announcement. “In the end it was the whole of Victoria that was suffering. “I am going to have a good sleep tonight.” The restaurant, which opened on 1 January, was Mr Khan’s long-held dream that turned sour when Covid-19 hit in March. During months of serving just take-away orders, Mr Khan was making as little as $280 a week. Since re-opening for dining, he was relieved to be “very busy”. Initially, Mr Patel will be allowed to add three tables outside, on top of 20 patrons inside. He’s applied but yet to receive money from City of Greater Dandenong and State Government grants totalling up to $7500. They would barely cover the $30,000 bill for outdoor dining essentials such as umbrellas, partitions and heaters, he said. Mr Patel said the council should build outdoor dining areas with either a roof or marquee such as in Chapel Street Prahran. Springvale Central candidate and likely councillor-elect Richard Lim has proposed a
Minid Patel who runs the Indian vegetarian Honest Restaurant. similar idea in Buckingham Avenue, Springvale. Baryalai Rahimi, who owns Rahimi Afghan Restaurant, has kept staff hibernating on the federal Jobkeeper program for months until he re-opened on 28 October. It was a joy to welcome back customers, who were like “family”, he said. Since March, he briefly served takeaway but it didn’t work. The restaurant has been closed 90 per cent of the time since. “My concern was not about the business - it was that we were safe, secure and happy.” Mr Rahimi praised City of Greater Dandenong and the state and federal governments for protecting people during the pandemic. “This is not only something that’s just happened to the Australian public, it happened all over the world. “Australia is the luckiest country and Australians are the luckiest people.”
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Greater Dandenong citizen of the year Chris Keys and Rotary Club of Dandenong and Endeavour Hills member Leanne Byron.
Dishing up lunch relief Police officers, Rotarians and parishioners are teaming up to give away about 100 take-away lunches each Monday in Dandenong. Since Covid’s second wave, there’s been a steady increase in meals served to people in need at St James Anglican Church, volunteer and Rotarian Leanne Byron said. The volunteers include members of Rotary Club of Greater Dandenong and Endeavour
Hills, Endeavour Ministries and The Andrews Centre, St James priest Graeme Peters and wife Jane Peters and parishioners and Victoria Police officers. The Rotary club has also supplied swags and blankets to the church for people sleeping rough. It has also provided groceries for food parcels at Dandenong-based charity Cornerstone and Springvale Benevolent Society
since Stage 4 restrictions. The club was helping with take-away meals at Cornerstone on Thursday nights. Ms Byron said about 30 per cent of Cornerstone’s clients were regulars, as well as asylum seekers, migrants and international students with little or no income. Its food parcels were distributed on site as well as delivered to those isolated at home, she said.
She said the club would offer further groceries to Springvale Benevolent Society prior to Christmas. “Throughout Covid they have provided fresh produce and grocery boxes for families who do not receive Centrelink benefits, and also to families and individuals who request assistance due to loss of employment or changed circumstances during this crisis.”
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Parking fees are not ‘fine’ By Cam Lucadou-Wells
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Lists swell By Cam Lucadou-Wells Monash Health’s elective surgery waiting list has ballooned by 21 per cent due to deferrals during the Covid-19 pandemic’s peaks. According to its 2019-’20 annual report, Monash Health’s waiting list swelled from 7545 to 9150 by the end of June. This is even before Victoria plunged into its Covid ‘second wave’. Between January and June, Monash Health completed more than 174,000 screening tests and cared for 25 Covid-19-positive inpatients, including Australia’s first. Meanwhile 21 per cent of “long waiting” elective surgery patients lingered on the list - more than four times the Monash Health benchmark. During 2019-’20, the health service which includes Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital and Casey Hospital admitted 25,379 elective surgery patients. This was 13 per cent below its annual target of 29,275. Elective surgeries were limited during Covid-19’s peak periods in line with National Cabinet’s decision, a Monash Health spokesperson said.
“As Victoria continues on the roadmap for reopening, Monash Health is increasing elective surgery activity. “Importantly, at all times throughout the pandemic, Monash Health has continued to provide prompt elective surgery to patients who urgently need it.” Clayton, Dandenong and Casey emergency departments recorded a third less presentations during the Covid ‘first wave’. Despite this, the EDs performed well below benchmarks for ambulance transfer times, wait times and length of stays in 2019-’20, according to the annual report. At Casey, 48 per cent of triage category 1-5 patients were seen within clinically recommended times - well below the 80 per cent target. At Dandenong, the percentage was 54.5 per cent. “Monash Health encourages anyone in the community who needs medical attention to seek assistance as soon as it is required and not to put it off,” a spokesperson said in reference to the reduced ED presentations. “This can be through a hospital emergency department or your local GP.”
An online petition has been started by an ex-councillor against Dandenong Hospital’s “excessive” car park fees. Former Greater Dandenong councillor Maria Sampey said student nurses had been parking on surrounding streets because they couldn’t afford the $25 daily fee at the hospital car park. City of Greater Dandenong had fined the nurses for overstaying their parking spots and then waived them on appeal. But it was time for the hospital to show “consideration and compassion” for the students’ financial hardship, Ms Sampey said. “In these Covid-19 times Monash Health should be showing consideration and compassion by providing parking for students at the same rates as permanent hospital staff are paying per day.” Ms Sampey, who lost her Noble Park North Ward seat in the October elections, said hospital visitors were also charged excessively. Especially if they spent long hours on the hospital for weeks on end, she said. According to the Monash Health website, the first 15 minutes in the car park are free. After an hour, drivers are charged $10. The rate escalates every hour up to a daily maximum of $25 and weekly maximum of $64. A concession day rate of $11 is applied to pension and healthcare card holders. In August, the City of Greater Dandenong waived a student nurse’s $660 of parking fines in a school zone near Dandenong Hospital. The then-mayor Jim Memeti said at the time that the hospital could “resolve the problem” by making its “noticeable” on-site
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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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His life for others By Casey Neill
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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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Bazaar crowds are back Crowds bustled back into the re-opened Dandenong Market’s Bazaar on Friday 30 October. For months, about 130 traders - including florists, newsagent, key cutter, pet food seller, tool and garden suppliers - had closed their stalls due to Covid-19 restrictions. It left the market running with only its fresh food stalls, delis, pantry goods and bakeries open, as well as eateries for take-aways. As of Wednesday 28 October, dining and retail restrictions eased after Melbourne’s Covid cases dropped to zero in consecutive days. General manager Jennifer Hibbs said open-
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No jail for groomer By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Navy veteran and manager of a Keysborough gym has avoided jail after seeking explicit photos and a sexual rendezvous with purported teenage girls over a social media platform. Matthew John Minney, 30, pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to groom a child he believed to be under 16 and soliciting child exploitation material. Minney chatted to undercover police officers posing as 14 and 15-year-old teens on the KiK social media platform between March to September 2019, Victorian County Court sentencing judge Scott Johns said. A father himself, Minney sent four photos of himself to the purported 14-to-15-year-old girl. Several times he asked for “sexually suggestive” photos of herself. Minney also requested to meet for an unspecified “sexual encounter”. He became suspicious and cut off contact after she refused to provide live images of herself, Judge Johns said. Minney also persistently sought images from another undercover cop posing as a 14-year-old girl until she complied. He’d sent
her topless pictures of himself. Minney argued that he’d known the pair were “fake” but went along with the ruse for his own “entertainment” until they revealed their real identities. This narrative was rejected by Judge Johns. “Your offending was persistent. You only ceased once you were sure the recipient of your advances was a plant. “Up until that point you may have had your suspicions that you were the subject of a ruse but you held out some hope your subject was genuine.” The offending was toward the “lower end” of the scale, Judge Johns said in sentencing on 27 October. The arrangements to meet were “speculative” and “far from being executed”. The “mild” nature of the chat didn’t discuss explicit sexual acts, nor were explicit images exchanged. It was argued that Minney used “online validation” to deal with childhood and recent stresses. The judge noted Minney’s deprived childhood in which he was forced to bed at 7.30pm up to 18 years old. He was left home alone while his family holidayed.
He’d served as Able Seaman in the Royal Australian Navy up until 2017. During that time he was traumatised from a bashing by a drunken mob. During his offending, he was a manager of a Keysborough gym. Under Covid lockdown, he continued personal training online but lost his “unsustainable” job six weeks ago, Judge Johns said. In 2019, he suffered “life losses” of his marriage, home and job - which were some aspect of punishment for his offending. He was unlikely to return to work as a personal trainer given the need for a Working With Children check. Judge Johns noted Minney’s previous good character with no prior convictions and his good prospects of rehabilitation. He’d shown “some” remorse. Minney was sentenced to a $500 recognizance release order including a supervised two-and-a-half-year good behaviour bond and a sexual offenders’ program. He must also perform 150 hours of unpaid work under a two-and-a-half-year community corrections order. He must report as a registered sex offender for 15 years.
Remembrance Day services cancelled Remembrance Day services on 11 November will not go ahead at Cranbourne and Dandenong cenotaphs due to Covid restrictions. Under current rules, people are confined to 25 kilometres travel from home and to outdoor gatherings of 10. The restrictions may be further eased on 9 November but it would be too late to organise services, Dandenong-Cranbourne RSL secretary Barry Rogers said. Normally hundreds would flock to the Dandenong and Cranbourne cenotaphs to observe a minute’s silence that marks the end of World War I and commemorates the fallen during wartime. The RSL sub-branch will lay a wreath at the Pillars of Freedom in Dandenong without ceremony on 11am. Members of the public can lay their own tributes at another time of their choosing, Mr Rogers said. Anzac Day services were similarly cancelled due to Covid lockdown this year. They are expected to resume with some normality in 2021, Mr Rogers said.
Remembrance Day at the Pillars of Freedom in 2019. No service will be held this year.
St Mary’s undergoes $2m reno St Mary’s Primary School in Dandenong will receive $2 million in State funding for a long-awaited revamp. The Catholic school’s relentlessly red-brick facade, entrance, offices, junior classrooms and outdoor learning spaces will be renovated as part of the project. Principal Terry Gardiner said the school’s buildings will soon be more welcoming and “reflect the wonderful education that occurs inside”. A “warm” space for holding community meetings will also be created, Mr Gardiner said. The 1950s concrete quadrangle will be transformed into an amphitheatre. A new flag-raising area will fly the Australian flag, Aboriginal flag as well as flags drawn from student’s national backgrounds. Works are set to start about July 2021. The project is among 56 funded as part of the State Government’s fasttracked non-government schools capital fund program. The Government says the program will create close to 800 jobs, with for the program’s second round funding brought forward as part of the economic stimulus. Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams said the “investment is vital to Victoria’s economic recovery and creating jobs in the Education State”. “This project will help to give local students at St Mary’s the best possible facilities.” More than a third of Victorian students attend Catholic or Independent schools. Education Minister James Merlino said “every child - no matter where they live or go to school - deserves the best facilities”. “That’s why we’re supporting government, Catholic and Independent schools with record investment to give our kids the best education.”
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Park’s open for leisure Dandenong Park’s redevelopment has come to fruition. Under its historic trees, the park has been transformed with an illuminated Dandenong sign, a new Stan Prior Stage, new toilets, extra seating and barbecues, outdoor gym, table tennis table, basketball and futsal courts and playground. The three-stage re-creation comes 13 years after the park’s masterplan was unveiled. Dandenong Ward candidate and likely councillor-elect Jim Memeti said the new-look area was proving a drawcard as the Covid lockdown eases. He hoped that the park would once again host Carols by Candlelight in December, as well as a council-led carols event in Springvale for the first time. Carols had been moved to the more confined Harmony Square during the park’s redevelopment. “I recommend it goes back to Dandenong Park. It can fit more people. You can bring a picnic basket and sit on the grass.” The park includes a shared pathway, extra tree planting as well as heritage markers for the former bowls club, kindergarten, centenary gates and croquet club.
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Covid-19 a showstopper By Cam Lucadou-Wells Dandenong Show society’s president John Follett will feel an emptiness in mid-November the traditional weekend date for the 149-yearold show. A week in the lead-up, he’ll usually be shifting equipment, jump hurdles and caravans from Berwick showgrounds to Greaves Reserve. And in will chug his tractor for the popular tractor pull in the main arena. “You get a mixture of children from 5-6 up to adults who try to shift the tractor. “They seem to enjoy it. It costs nothing to put on. Something so simple ... “ Mr Follett has barely missed a show since he was in a pram, when the event was staged in Clow Street, central Dandenong. The show has gone on - even through the most saturated weather. One year, Mr Follett got a call from security at 3am to tell him a swelling Mile Creek was about to break its banks. But the show still ploughed on. This year, Covid-19 stopped Dandenong Show - like many other agricultural shows - in its tracks. It’s the first time the show has been cancelled for 75 years - since World War II. It was a hard decision, but a” conscious decision that we had to make”, Mr Follett says. The impact is felt by visitors, entrants, and most acutely by the sideshow entertainers thousands of them sitting idle and without income around Australia. And also the charities, service clubs and schools that raise funds at the show. The show has been a part of Mr Follett’s family for decades - the surname bestowed on Follett Drive in the showgrounds three years ago. It’s in his blood, he says.
As the show president, Mr Follett follows in the footsteps of his father Alf who headed the Dandenong Agricultural and Pastoral Society in its centenary in 1971. Mr Follett is looking forward to leading during the show’s 150th year in 2021. “One-hundred-and-fifty years - it’s been a
Picture: CASEY NEILL long time for any organisation to continue and remain. “In the end, that’s all up to the volunteers. And I’m certain we’ve got a dedicated committee.” In 1948, his father Alf acquired 11 acres for a market garden in what is now Bloomfield Road
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Former Rays shine By Lance Jenkinson The football careers of Nick Haynes and Lachie Whitfield have a strange habit of intersecting. While they took vastly different pathways through the Dandenong Stingrays’ system Haynes returning as a 19-year-old after quitting football at 14, and Whitfield anointed as the next big thing almost from the outset - it all led to the same destination: selection at the AFL draft. The same club - GWS Giants - read out the names of Haynes and Whitfield, albeit in different drafts. They linked up as teammates, with Haynes taking on a big brother approach with Whitfield when he first arrived, and both became vital members of the GWS team. It is only fitting that Haynes and Whitfield would share the Giants’ highest individual honour, the Kevin Sheedy Medal, in 2020. Haynes, the older of the two at 28, has long been one of the AFL’s most dependable defenders. It is the elite traits in his game - intercept marking and rebounding out of defensive 50 that have elevated him to club champion status. Who better to shine a light on Haynes’ career than Whitfield, the 26-year-old who has looked up to him from the time they were teammates as teenagers with the Stingrays. “To watch him go underrated for a long time and not get the respect he deserved sort of irked me a bit, so it’s an amazing honour to be able to share this with him,” Whitfield said. “I couldn’t be happier. “I’m probably more glad we’ve shared it [the award] than anything else.” The medal was the mark of respect that Haynes’ career deserved. He has evolved into a great leader for the Giants, but he knows it is a two-way street, benefitting from the systems and people in place at the club. Haynes is able to pass on his knowledge because the likes of Phil Davis and Heath Shaw were willing to guide him in the right direction. “It’s a great honour being at his club,” Haynes said on the night of the best and fairest. “The footballer I’ve become wouldn’t be possible without a lot of people in this room and a lot of people that have left this room as well. “I’m forever grateful for all those people that have helped me along the way, the coaches, the backline with Phil [Davis] and ‘Shawry’ [Heath Shaw]. “Congratulations ‘Shawry’ on a wonderful career, you’ve helped me so much in my foot-
Lachie Whitfield and Nick Haynes shared the honours at the 2020 Kevin Sheedy Medal count. Picture: COURTESY OF NARELLE SPANGHER ball, as well as Phil Davis.” Haynes has unfinished business with the Giants. After playing in a losing grand final against Richmond in 2019, the fire burns in the belly to get back to the biggest stage of all. “I’m really looking forward to the years to come because we’re a successful club and we’re going to be a successful club into the future,” he said. “We’ve got the people, we’ve got the heart and we’ve got the culture, so I’m really looking forward to the next few years and playing finals footy and winning that premiership.” Whitfield took out a historic second Kevin Sheedy Medal. He, too, remarked about how bright the future is for the Giants - one he wants to see a flag in. Being the elder of the two Stingrays, Haynes had a big impact on Whitfield from the moment he arrived in Sydney - something that Whitfield has appreciated. “We’ve got a long history together [from the] Dandenong days,” Whitfield said. “Coming up here and taking me under the wing as soon as I got here... he was definitely a comforting factor for me.” Haynes did not need long to be convinced of Whitfield’s potential - only one training session, actually.
“Whitfield was 16 at the time, a little chubby gut he had, and I thought this kid is no good, surely,” Haynes said. “Then I saw him out on the training track and he was unbelievable. “I knew from the first training session he was going to go number one draft pick. “When he was first drafted to the Giants, I was thrilled to have him there because I knew the player he was going to be and the player he was going to become.” Giants coach Leon Cameron paid tribute to the pair of former Stingrays on their outstanding 2020 seasons. “Nick has been a stalwart of our backline for years now and has always been incredibly highly-valued internally with two top-five finishes [in the Sheedy Medal] before this year,” he said. “He’s once again taken his game to another level this year and thoroughly deserves the accolades that have come his way. “Lachie became the first player in our history to win two Sheedy medals after another ultra-consistent season. “Taking on an official leadership role ahead of this season shows his development off the field and on the field. “We saw Lachie continue to show his class and work rate across the entire season.”
Set to soar? By Lance Jenkinson Endeavour Hills is capitalising on its glory in last summer’s Twenty20 Twilight competition, using it as a key recruiting pitch ahead of the new Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association (VSDCA) season. The Eagles ran the gauntlet - winning all five games to take out the title in the Subbies’ shortest format. It was a big moment for the Eagles and one they could hang their hats on after a bottom half of the table finish in the firsts. “That was just sensational,” Eagles president Gary Parsons said. “When people start talking about wanting to go and play cricket at a club, they will go and see the results. “Winning the T20 final makes you stand out a little bit more. “It was great for club stalwarts to see some success after a fair bit of time in the senior wilderness.” While an 11th placed finish for Endeavour Hills in the first XI looks bad on paper, it was not all doom and gloom. In a tightly-contested season across the board, the Eagles finished just a game and a half outside the finals spots. The Eagles’ poor start to the season proved costly, but their late season surge will give them confidence heading into the new season. “We had a real poor start,” Parsons said. “We actually lost the first six games, but in the last half of the season we won five and lost two. “We were one game short of being more presentable and a couple of extra wins in the games we threw away and we’re in the bottom part of the six. “At least we won the T20 final, which was an exceptional effort considering we’d been the cellar dwellers for many years and were the underdogs in that final [against Coburg].” Endeavour Hills is busy replenishing its playing stocks for the new season. The Eagles have lost key pair Brian Kulasena, last season’s top scorer with 389 runs and who also took 15 wickets, and Vinu Mohotty, an all-rounder with 346 runs and 13 wickets. But offsetting the exits will be the return of Chris Pereira, from Hallam Kalora Park, who will captain the Eagles, and young gun Austin Heldt - a potential star batsman, from North Dandenong. “He’s a good signing,” Parsons said of Heldt. “Hopefully we see good things from him for the future of the club and we keep him longterm unless he goes to play at a higher level.” On the wider impact of fast bowler Pereira’s return, Parsons added: “With Chris coming back, hopefully some of the other blokes who have left the club four or five years ago will come back as well”.
Dr Tucker sizzles in an impressive Cup Prelude showing By Mick Floyd Dr Tucker cemented his place in the TAB Melbourne Cup heats with a dazzling victory in a Cup Prelude at Sandown Park last Thursday night. His 29.28 winning time was the fastest time of the night, but his overall time tells only part of the story. Beginning moderately from Box 3, Dr Tucker powered to the lead past the post the first time and quickly put a gap on his rivals. He stopped the clock at a stunning 18.55 at the back marker before finding the finishing line three lengths clear of Providence Bale. His second split time was just three lengths off Fernando Bale’s second section record, and his middle section - the time recorded between the first and second splits - of 13.49 was just 0.09 seconds off Simon Told Helen’s unofficial mark set almost 12 months ago. Ominously, his trainer William McMahon believes Dr Tucker still has improvement in him. “He’ll go better than that. He hasn’t been here for six months and only been here once out of the boxes back when he was 18 months old in his first ever 500-metre run,” he said. “He’s a young dog that is just going to keep improving. The more he wins the more confi18 STAR JOURNAL
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eight-time group race winner Simon Told Helen in the Group 3 Silver Bullet at The Meadows. A year ago, Simon Told Helen won the Great Chase (winning in a time 0.03 seconds faster than Dr Tucker) before running second in the Silver Bullet. While Simon Told Helen’s form line is impeccable - he won the Group 2 Geelong Cup at his last outing - Dr Tucker’s Prelude victory saw his price in the Silver Bullet tumble from $6 to $4.80. Just 0.012 seconds separated the other three Prelude winners on the night. Shima Shine qualified for a second tilt at the world’s greatest greyhound race, overcoming a tardy start to work around the field and win in 29.38. Music Event, who ran a luckless third in the first Prelude two weeks earlier, defeated series favourite Catch The Thief in 29.39, while Junk Food Junkie scored an impressive all of the way win also in 29.39. By winning a Prelude, a greyhound automatically qualifies for the TAB Melbourne Cup heats. The final TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude series will be run on Thursday, 12 November along with the $25,000 winner-takes-all Shootout. The TAB Melbourne Cup heats will be run on Friday, 20 November with the $630,000 final to be run on Friday, 27 November. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
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Stamping their authority By Nick Creely Buckley Ridges just keeps on securing bigname players. The Dandenong District Cricket Association powerhouse has made a series of key on-field announcements as the season inches closer to its much-anticipated start, with the Bucks once again looking well placed to give the Turf 1 flag a huge shake. Fresh from snaring ex-Sri Lankan international Chanaka Welegedera, DDCA champion and ex-Wookey Medalist Michael Davies, Roshan Anurudda from Sunshine, Zafar Sheikh from North Dandenong, and the prized recruitment of Gloucestershire batsman Ian Cockbain, the Bucks last week confirmed the arrival of yet another County cricketer from Gloucestershire, with all-rounder Benny Howell joining the club for 2020/21. Howell - who is French-born (in Bordeaux) but grew up and was educated in England - also holds an Australian passport with his mum residing in the seaside town of Mornington, where he will be based this season. The 32-year-old is an experienced First Class cricketer and has club cricket experience in Melbourne for Essendon, Camberwell Magpies, South Caulfield and Kingston Hawthorn, with the seamer and aggressive top-order batsman expected to give DDCA clubs plenty of headaches this season. Well-known for his variety of deliveries and
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a brilliant short-form career, Howell has been described as somewhat of a mystery bowler. In Howell’s 86 First Class matches, he has scored two centuries at an average of 27.47, with 96 wickets at 33.56. In List A matches, Howell has a century next to his name at an average of 35.34 in 86 matches with 76 wickets,
Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS and at Twenty20 level, where he has made a serious name for himself, he boasts an impressive average of 22.92 with the bat at a strike rate of 125.09, with 132 wickets and an economy of 6.95 from 121 matches. Howell’s most recent tournament, the English Vitality T20 Blast, was incredibly impres-
sive, scoring 96 runs from four innings at a strike rate of 213.33, while also snaring seven wickets from his five matches. He will arrive in Brisbane early this month, before coming to Melbourne after his mandatory two weeks in quarantine. The 2018/19 premiers and last season’s runners-up have also named ex-Sri Lankan international quick Chanaka Welegedera as coach, where the 39-year-old will also play a major part on-field after a strong three-year stint with Strathmore, which included a mountain of wickets and premiership success. Welegedera will replace South African David White, who was hoping to return to Australia this season but is unlikely to get back into the country for the season. The left-arm quick played 21 Test matches, 10 ODIs and two Twenty20s for his country, snaring 71 wickets in total, and will be a major boost to the Buckley side, which is putting together an ominous list ahead of what will be a purely one-day season. Reliable batsman and highly-regarded team man Jayson Hobbs has also been announced as Turf 1 skipper, replacing White, in what is a popular appointment for the club. Hobbs has been a strong contributor to the club since arriving at Park Oval in 2011/12, featuring at Turf 1 level on 81 occasions, with two centuries next to his name and a handful of incredibly gutsy batting performances across the journey.
Southside is really flying By Nick Creely
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Premier Cricket set for a November start By Nick Creely Lock these dates into the calendar. Cricket is back! The Victorian Premier Cricket men’s competition will officially kick off on Saturday, 28 November, with the women’s competition to begin a week earlier, on Sunday 22 November. After what has been a tough off-season for clubs and competitions alike across the state, Cricket Victoria confirmed on Thursday that its top club competition will now begin the process of training and preparation for what is going to be a highly anticipated, albeit much different looking season. In the 2020/21 men’s season, there will be 17 one-day matches in the firsts and seconds played across the home and away season, including a match on Australia Day. With several clubs impacted by a high number of players who live more than 25 kilometres from their home ground and some in Regional Victoria, extra time has been given for clubs to train together as groups before the season, as well as extra time for council and clubs to manage preparation of centre wickets and allow for any impacts dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
due to the weather. In the thirds and fourths, there will be no Australia Day clash, in part to avoid a clash with the under-18 Female Premier matches being played on that day, and to reduce the workload of players taking part in the under-16 Male matches on the following day. This means that these two grades will play a 16-match one day season, with the played round one fixture removed. The Women’s competition, which will start the weekend earlier, will be played across 14 rounds with finals in the first and second XI. In the newly developed third XI competition, there will be a 10-round season, with a longer break over the Christmas period and an earlier season finish. Due to not having the option of playing Saturdays, moving the round one date later was not preferred, with a potential Australia Day clash not viable due to clashes with representative matches. This means that the women will finish their finals series before the men and minimise the overall number of matches played in late March/early April, and therefore avoiding an Easter Sunday reserve day. Cricket Victoria CEO Andrew Ingleton
said that the announcement was a positive step forward in cricket getting underway this summer. “It’s fantastic that we can now look forward to a Covid-Safe Premier Cricket season beginning later in November,” he said. “I’d like to thank all our stakeholders who have worked so constructively with us in very challenging circumstances. “I believe we’ve reached a fair outcome that will allow us to play as much cricket as possible while accommodating the obvious impacts arising from this year.” Cricket Victoria competitions manager Darren Andrerson thanked clubs for their patience. “The Premier Cricket already has, and will continue to require flexibility from all clubs and players as we navigate through a Covid-19 environment during the season,” he said. “We will continue to work closely with stakeholders across the Victorian cricket community to ensure we reach the best solutions we possibly can in dynamic circumstances.” The Premier Cricket fixtures are expected to be communicated to clubs by Friday.
Elite dual-sport star Monique Conti is returning to the WNBL, with the Southside Flyers confirming the signing of the highly-regarded athlete. Conti is also listed by Richmond in the AFLW, where she put her WNBL career on hold in January to claim the Tigers’ inaugural AFLW best and fairest award. Conti was also part of the Western Bulldogs’ AFLW premiership in 2018, winning best on ground honours, the best and fairest, and earning All-Australian recognition. But the 20-year-old will return to the WNBL in the upcoming season in North Queensland in a major boost for the Flyers after previously playing for the Boomers between 2016 and 2020. “I’m super excited for the upcoming season and to be part of the Flyers. It is a great opportunity to play WNBL again,” Conti said. “It is going to be an amazing experience to be playing alongside Lei, Sara, Steph, Rach and Aimie, and to be back again playing with Liz, Coley, Pizz and of course Jenna. “I know it will be hard work, but it will also be a lot of fun. I will learn a lot from these girls and especially from Cheryl and Snelly who are fantastic coaches.” Flyers coach Cheryl Chambers said the club was delighted to welcome Conti. “Mon will add some real tenacity, speed and pressure to our backcourt,” she said. “Offensively she has the ability to push the ball hard in transition, score herself or find the open player and her ability to hit the three will help spread the floor for our team. “Defensively, she is quick and agile and we look forward to Mon creating havoc on the other teams’ point guards.” Conti was just five when she began playing basketball and combined that with football as a junior. In 2017, Conti was a member of Australia’s under-17 gold medal-winning team in the World Championships in Spain and was named point guard in the All-Tournament team. A genuine dual-sport star, Conti said she was honoured to play for two terrific clubs, praising both for their understanding in coming to the decision to return to the WNBL. “I am really grateful for the support I have from the Flyers and Richmond to be able to take this opportunity and compete at both WNBL and AFLW once again,” she said.
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