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In Oyiti’s memory By Cam Lucadou-Wells A brave and bereaved Cranbourne father is setting foot to Canberra and Sydney – a solo 1000-kilometre trek to meet Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Nyibil Amum has a critical story for the nation’s leader and for the communities that he will visit from 7 March. A plea to stop the “scourge” of suicide among African-Australian and CALD youth. “No one wants to talk about suicide as an issue. If we don’t talk about it, we won’t solve it.” It’s intensely personal for the mental health support worker, currently at ermha365 in Dandenong South. For last April, his son Oyiti took his life soon after turning 23. His message to Mr Morrison is to urgently intervene in the complex issues happening in “our society and our migrant communities”. “Lead all of Australia,” Mr Amum says. “Mental health is something inside all of us. Together we can fight it.” Mr Amum describes Oyiti as a talent, a “really promising young man” who was “loved by many friends”. He was a rock of support for his peers battling with their mental health. “He was a person that people wanted to be around,” his father says. Oyiti was also a leader. An ambitious basketballer who hit the rare air of a two-year scholarship to study business and play with North East Community College in Nebraska, USA in 2019. He was raised in Springvale from the age of four when he and his family fled Sudan. While playing for Dandenong Rangers, Casey Cavaliers and Red Roo, he worked as a store man until he attained one of 12 scholarships offered by the college. He flourished at the US college until his dream was derailed by Covid. The college
Nyibil Amum, with his wife Akual and a photo of their son Oyiti. 270391 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS closed, so Oyiti returned home to family and friends. At first all seemed fine for Oyiti, Mr Amum says. By March 2021, his despondency became apparent. But he didn’t share his struggles with his parents. The police ‘knock on the door’ happened at Mr Amum’s office, where he was working overnight.
“It was a moment that I am always bringing to my mind – of them telling me my son is gone,” Mr Amum says. Before his two-week trek to Canberra, Mr Amum has written to Mr Morrison: “The grief of losing our beloved young son was very painful and overwhelming. It has taken a heavy toll on my family. “But we are determined not to sit idly and watch more young men and women like Oyiti
fall to this horrendous scourge.” Many young people like Oyiti feel lost and hopeless in today’s world, he writes. “They have come to believe that they are disenfranchised and worthless. “We all see the evidence of that disaster every day.” Mr Amum calls for more targeted mental health services – “life saving services”. They should be tailored for young people from African-Australian and cultural-and-linguistically-diverse (CALD) backgrounds. “There are a lot of services but people aren’t accessing them,” he says. The barriers can be language, or they can be the “shame” around mental health in some cultures, including Mr Amum’s. “Mental health is seen as a curse or the devil inside of them. People go to church praying for their children but they should be looking for treatment. “It’s a shame to be mentally having a problem, so you’re hiding yourself.” There needs to be community training for parents to recognise their child’s “warning signs” and to seek treatment before it’s too late. “We need to tell them to access those services – and spread the message in churches, community gatherings and in the media. “The media is not carrying the message well. You find with a lot of crime that’s happening, it’s related to mental health issues.” Mr Amum has set up an Oyiti Foundation for Multicultural Youth as a “voice for the voiceless”. “There are people that are part of the community who don’t want to speak up. “There’s a passage in the Bible that says to speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves”. Mr Amum leaves the Victorian Parliament steps on Monday 7 March. He seeks to meet Mr Morrison on Monday 21 March. If you need help, call Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 or beyond blue on 1300 22 4636.
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Cemetery objections By Cam Lucadou-Wells
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Burial ground ups localised flood risk By Cam Lucadou-Wells A proposed cemetery near Dandenong Creek would have to be raised about nine metres to withstand potential floodwaters, says a local flood historian. Alan Hood says the proponent Southern Metropolitan Cemetery Trust would have to replicate its elevation of the Bunurong cemetery park in Bangholme. In this case at 1564 Heatherton Road, it would mean a vast mound of fill about 1 kilometre wide, 1.35 kilometres long and a central depth of about 9 metres. It would tower over the nearby “flood-prone houses built down the creek banks”. “Bulldozing the native bushland and bringing in hundreds of truckloads of potentially contaminated fill in per day would be traumatic for the thousands of residents near the creek.” Mr Hood says the proposed cemetery would act like a “massive bathplug” in the bowl-like flood basin. “Future floods would result in higher water levels, flooding more houses upstream.” Heatherton Road itself was an “unresolved
flood issue” and needed to be raised three metres, Mr Hood said. It closed seven times in 2003-04 due to flooding. An unelevated burial ground - at a level below Heatherton Road – would lead to “body washaways”. Mr Hood has catalogued seven of the greatest floods in Dandenong, including their heights and rainfall levels. Many residents would not know the area was flood-prone, he says. The great floods that have consumed Dandenong in the past such as 1934 and 1952 are beyond many living memories. But Mr Hood warns the site owner Melbourne Water - which is also the floodplains’ manager - not to ignore history. The worst of the floods was in 1934, following 316 millimetres of rain. The waters rose to an astonishing height of 7.6 metres at Dandenong railway viaduct and flowed one metre above Princes Highway bridge, he says. In echoes of the current tragic Queensland floods, nearly 1000 homes in the Carrum Swamp extending from Dandenong to Mordialloc and Frankston were surrounded by water.
Fishermen in boats plucked people off their roof tops. Some 700 families were forced to flee. Mr Hood says a Royal Commission two years later concluded that development in the flood-prone Dandenong Valley was the cause. It sent a clear message to stop building on the flood plains, he said. A repeat of those rains 89 years ago will flood the “lowest houses” near to the proposed cemetery site. Greater Dandenong Council has also voiced concerns about the cemetery plan, including its “hydrological” impact. According to the State Government, Melbourne Water, as the floodplains manager, has to ensure adequate flood mitigations during construction and long-term before the application would proceed. Melbourne Water is currently negotiating with SCMT about the proposed burial ground. It has not responded to Star Journal’s inquiries about the cemetery’s design, elevation, and its impact on flood risks. SCMT has not yet responded to inquiries.
Alleged kidnapper fails to face court twice By Cam Lucadou-Wells A man charged with kidnapping a baby boy in Keysborough has failed to appear for a court bail hearing two days in a row. Dean Robertson, 46, from Frankston, remains isolated in Dandenong police cells while awaiting results on a PCR Covid test, the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court heard on 3 March. “He’s laid back down and covered himself in a blanket,” a Dandenong custody supervisor told the court as he tried to coax Robertson to speak via the phone link. Robertson has been in the police cells since he was charged with stealing a 2013 Toyota RAV 4, as well as kidnapping the baby inside the vehicle on 1 March. He’s also charged with committing car theft while on bail and unlicensed driving on Putt Grove, Keysborough on the same day. Police say the baby and stolen vehicle were found later that afternoon in Cranbourne. The dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
baby was unharmed and reunited with his family, police say. A Victoria Legal Aid lawyer, appearing as a friend of the court, was unable to speak to Robertson over the phone to get instructions. This was due to Dandenong custody offi-
cers advising that a “quite unwell” Robertson was hanging up the phone and dialling Triple-0, the lawyer said. There were also possible suicide concerns, she said. Robertson had a lengthy, unconfirmed history of psychiatric illness including recent hospital admissions, the court heard the day before. A Forensicare assessment has been unable to occur since his remand. Without the assessment or her client’s instructions, the lawyer said she couldn’t apply to have Robertson bailed to a mental treatment institution. Magistrate Rosemary Falla said the only course of action was to transfer Robertson to a prison for an assessment. It was still open to Robertson to apply for bail in the future. “He needs that treatment as a matter of urgency.” Robertson was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 24 May.
Greater Dandenong Council has raised several “causes of concern” with the State Government about a controversial plan for a cemetery on Dandenong Creek floodplains. Chief executive John Bennie said at a 28 February council meeting said the council was opposed to potentially having the application decision taken out its hands. The proposal by Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust at 1564 Heatherton Road, Dandenong may be instead referred by the State Government to a development facilitation panel, he said. “If that’s the case, the council would not be the responsible authority and therefore not the decision maker.” It ought to be decided “as any other planning application” – that is, “objectively assessed” by council officers with engagement with the community and third-party appeal rights. Mr Bennie said the council also had hydrological, ecological and social concerns about the cemetery’s impact “plus the potential alienation of valuable open space”. “All of these things are occupying the council’s mind.” The council had written its concerns to the State Planning Minister Richard Wynne and Water Minister Lisa Neville, Mr Bennie told the meeting. It also hoped to “engage further” with the ministers and the proponent, he said. A Victorian Government spokesperson said the council and Mr Wynne had not received an application from the SMCT about the site. “As no application has been received, no decision has been made about the potential planning assessment and approval pathway.” According to the State Government, there are “ongoing” negotiations about the site’s future use and ownership between the site’s owner Melbourne Water and the SMCT. The proposal, being a public project, would be ineligible for the Development Facilitation Program - and the council would be consulted if it’s referred to Mr Wynne. Melbourne Water, as the floodplains manager, would have to ensure adequate flood mitigations during construction and long-term before the application would proceed. Community groups have been outraged by the plan for the vast floodprone plains, which are accessible only by a fire track. It has been identified as a key wildlife corridor and bird-watching “hot spot” of 77 bird species, according to the Greater Dandenong Environment Group. Greens candidate for Bruce and former Greater Dandenong councillor Matthew Kirwan said the wetlands were a flood protection “safety valve” set up in response to past floods in central Dandenong and a Royal Commission. SMCT has been searching for a further site to add to its nine cemeteries in the South East. Three of its current cemeteries – Springvale, Dandenong and Bunurong – are in Greater Dandenong. SCMT has not yet responded to Star Journal’s inquiries.
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Social media crack-down By Cam Lucadou-Wells Greater Dandenong councillors’ social media activities will be partially governed under a draft Councillor Media Policy. For the first time, they will be expected to adhere to the councillor ‘code of conduct’ on their personal and private accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat, blogs and other platforms. They include rules on inappropriate language, confidentiality, use of confidential and personal information, and misconduct. At a council meeting on 28 February, Cr Rhonda Garad said the first councillor social media policy was “in line with community expectations”. She told Star Journal that in the past, councillors’ posts on Facebook were not covered under their code of conduct. The “watered down” policy however did allow for some “abusive posts” on councillors’ private accounts. The policy explicitly bans councillors from uploading photos, information and videos obtained from councillor briefing sessions without prior consent. It also bans the posting of photos and videos of non-public council workplaces. This seems a response to a past ‘viral’ posting of a photo of a councillor seemingly asleep during a meeting. On their official social media accounts –
but not their personal ones - councillors must “behave with caution, courtesy, honesty and respect”. They must also “comply with relevant laws and regulations” and “reinforce the integrity, reputation and values” of the council on their official accounts. Councillor personal social media was a “key tool for them to promote Council events and services to the wider public,” the council policy states. “These sites however are often reflective of Councillors’ personal viewpoints and are not reflective of Council as an organisation.” Mayor Jim Memeti told Star Journal that the policy was accepted by councillors - notwithstanding that Cr Tim Dark abstained from voting. “Councillors had some ideas. We had a chat about them. “There was no one that didn’t accept those changes.” In the 2020 council elections, there was an outcry from candidates of all stripes against “toxic trolling” on social media. Cr Memeti also decried the “disgusting” and “shocking” tactics of “keyboard warriors”. “I’m hoping the Victorian Electoral Commission will look at this and come up with some new recommendations. The VEC will have to come about the need to reform it.”
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Man found critical A man was fighting for life after being found near a street corner in Noble Park early on Sunday 6 March. The 37-year-old Noble Park man had injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle, police say. He was found lying near the corner of Noble and Allan streets about 12.30am. He was taken to hospital with critical injuries. Police say they were told that a woman had been assaulted and involved in an altercation with a man nearby. It’s believed that the man and woman were known to each other. A 36-year-old Narre Warren woman was being questioned by police. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating. Any information or dashcam footage to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 00 or crimestoppersvic.com.au
Pedestrian killed in Noble Park A man has been killed after being struck by a car on Heatherton Road, Noble Park. The man had been attempting to cross the road about 8.30pm on Thursday 3 March, police say. Police and paramedics started CPR but the man died at the scene. He has yet to be formally identified. The driver stopped at the scene and was questioned by police. Police are investigating the crash. Any information or dash-cam footage to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au
Cable thieves strike Thieves caused more than $100,000 in damage and lost materials when they stripped cabling from the railway line near Sandown Park station on 1 March, police say. Police remain on the hunt for the vandals,
who broke into a Metro Trains control box near the station. They then cut and stole fibre optic cable and copper cable, police say. According to Metro Trains, almost 400 cables for signalling and other communications equipment were cut during the 1am attack. It caused major disruptions on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines for most of the day. Buses replaced trains for parts of the lines during the morning and afternoon peaks, with delays of up to 60 minutes. Metro Trains chief executive Raymond O’Flaherty labelled it a “senseless act of vandalism”. “I was taken aback by the extent of this brazen attack on our rail system.” Any information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Man facing 60 charges after tense chase A man is facing nearly 60 charges after a dramatic chase across the south east on Friday 25 February. The 42-year-old allegedly fled in a stolen Triton from police at a Narre Warren property. He drove to Dandenong Plaza car park, dumping the Triton and stealing a Commodore, police say. Police deployed tyre-deflating stop sticks, leading to the man abandon the vehicle and pay a stranger to drive him out of Dandenong. The car was followed to a car park near Hog’s Breath Cafe in Doveton. A tyre-deflating device was used to stop the car. Police arrested the man while he was still in the car. The driver was unhurt. The accused man faces 21 charges from Monash police detectives, including for an alleged serious injury hit-run collision as well as burglary and car thefts. He also faces 38 charges of burglary, theft and car theft from Knox and Greater Dandenong police detectives. He was remanded to appear at court.
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A Dandneong charity that has quietly given millions in aid to desperate asylum has turned 25. Asylum Seekers Centre celebrated its birthday with volunteers and federal MP Julian Hill on 1 March. Its 81-year-old founder and leader David Spitteler says it’s been a satisfying volunteering project since his retirement in the 1990s. Two colleagues suggested he should help asylum seekers during his spare time because no one else was helping them. He started helping people on a computer, then in came donations of phone cards, Metcards and cans of food. In that time, Mr Spitteler has distributed $7.9 million of material aid – without the help of a committee. It’s funded mainly by donations – often as a result of Mr Spitteler “speaking up on the issue” at church services around Melbourne and Australia. Mr Spitteler’s simple model cuts his overheads down to about 2.5 cents in the dollar, he says. “People think I’m a maverick but I let it go through to the keeper. “If you want to do something, you can do it.” Long based at Jesus House, the team of volunteers provides food and supermarket vouchers for about 70 families a week at Dandenong Memorial Hall. Many of the families are stuck on temporary protection or bridging visas without work or income support for at least six years. Some have been in limbo for closer to 12 years. One of the volunteers – who runs a business - gives up Tuesday mornings to pick up food from Foodbank. There’s also a couple, both former Vietnamese refugees, who pitch in. Volunteers also run free courses including English language and accounting as well as help with job applications. “There’s a space there for people to get creative,” Mr Spitteler says. “We’re providing a safe environment. I’m stuck on treating people equally – and I don’t let
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Help to keep history alive By Cam Lucadou-Wells
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New blood is needed to help keep history alive in Dandenong and Springvale. It’s all about organising the sought-after collections of photos and stories at Dandenong & District Historical Society and the Springvale & District Historical Society. “People can come down and see the past of their town,” Dandenong historical society president Chris Keys said. “You can see in which directions it’s gone in, and the governance of the place. “On Facebook, I see images of old Dandenong. I’ve observed that people are interested in them even if they aren’t living in Dandenong. “We have had queries even from interstate. People will come down to research all sorts of things about where they live and where their grandparents lived.” But more helpers are needed to keep the memorabilia in order. Some of the societies’ stalwarts have not returned since the end of Covid restrictions, for reasons of age, illness or a lack of time, Ms Keys says. In the case of Springvale, membership has dwindled to 10. The Dandenong society boasts 130 members. But its regular Wednesday crew of volunteers at Clow Street has dropped from 10 to a handful. At Dandenong, volunteers are needed to record and sort the society’s acquisitions such as photos, maps, articles and pamphlets. This includes computer work and filing.
Chris Keys with bound volumes of the Dandenong Journal. 269858 Picture: ROB CAREW Another job is for people with deep local knowledge. They cut articles from Star Journal’s weekly newspapers and add them into research collections on issues and places of interest. Tech-savvy volunteers are also needed to digitise the collections on the eHive cataloguing website. As well as researchers who are able to dig up information for the public, such as on their families or their neighbourhood streets. Springvale’s historical society is set to move into the Springvale Community Hub. But volunteers are needed to sort the collection into easy-to-access categories. “Unfortunately the collection in Springvale was never put in categories. It was numbered and stored in boxes – which is not useful for researchers looking for information on a school or on a family. “I would say there’s at least a year’s work for people.” If you can help at Springvale or Dandenong historical societies, contact Chris Keys on chris.keys@dingley.net
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All smiles at Men’s Shed By Cam Lucadou-Wells
Endeavour Hills Mens Shed ukelele players and guitarists perform for the opening on 1 March. ing in the community, groups like this that provide purpose and a sense of belonging for people are so valuable. “While the workshop is a fantastic space for the Men’s Shed, the rest of this building has delivered a new hireable space that will be well used by other members of the community for
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a range of activities.” The new shed is a far cry from the group’s cramped first home at Essex Drive Community Centre, which was shared with other users. Before each get-together, the men had to roll in a mobile storage unit of tools and shuffle around the furniture to create a workshop.
City of Casey contributed $1.1 million to the shed, the State Government $80,000 and the Men’s Shed $40,000. The Endeavour Hills Men’s Shed is aiming for 100 members. It’s open from Tuesday-Saturday 10am-3pm with a Tuesday meeting and sausage-sizzle lunch. To join, call 0418 313 395.
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African women who are new to Australia and need assistance to find employment and learn English. Many of these women are survivors of domestic abuse, and Afri-Aus Care provides mental health support too as they build a new life. Speaking at the Australia Day ceremony, Ms Luka said she was honoured to have received such a prestigious award. “May we continue to be united. Dandenong is a great city to be,“ she said.
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Endeavour Hills Men’s Shed at last formally opened its $1.2 million ‘new’ headquarters on 1 March. The 58 members moved into their impressively-sized shed in Syd Pargeter Reserve just on 12 months ago, but the opening ceremony had been Covid-delayed. In short time however, the shed has been a hive of activity – with a woodwork and metalwork workshop, sausage sizzles, a ukulele and guitar group and a camera club. Secretary Paul Morris says there’s often enquiries from “wives and girlfriends” as much as men. “They say I wish you could get my dad or husband out of the house because he’s a bit of a nuisance. “And the men come down and fall in love with the place.” The aim of the Men’s Shed is to improve men’s health, Mr Morris says. “Everyone is smiling here – that’s what it’s all about.” Their new workshop is abuzz most days, with members working on special projects – often in response to public requests. Like outdoor furniture for Montague’s orchards in Lysterfield and for Parks Victoria in Cardinia Reservoir, raised garden beds for a disabled pensioner, and children’s toys. At the official opening were Casey chair of administrators Noelene Duff, Narre Warren North MP Luke Donnellan and Bruce MP Julian Hill. Ms Duff said that the new site would allow the members to continue the great work for the community and to expand their activities. “Since 2017, the Endeavour Hills Men’s Shed has provided a place where people can come together to share their skills, find a creative outlet and make those invaluable social connections. “At a time when social isolation is increas-
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Park litter blitz stalled By Cam Lucadou-Wells Greater Dandenong councillor Lana Formoso is no stranger to getting her gloves dirty on Clean Up Australia Day. But Cr Formoso’s plans to lead a litter-collection blitz in all 26 parks and reserves in her Noble Park North Ward have been stalled by Covid. As she and her family embark on Covid isolation, she hopes to embark on the clean-up mission seven days later on 13 March. Last year, her family of four toiled sunrise to sunset collecting “eight massive bags of rubbish” from about half of those parks. She is hoping more helpers will join her to spruce up the ward’s open spaces this Sunday, and to grow it into a larger community event year upon year. “I’m certainly conscious about leaving the least environmental footprint I can. “I thought it would be a great way to get the community involved and focus on keeping our ward clean.” Cr Formoso, who has volunteered for Clean Up Australia Day for much of her life, has also encouraged her councillor colleagues to set up clean-up teams in their wards for the day.
Along with volunteers around Australia, Cr Formoso’s team will take part in a citizen science project, collecting and tallying the number of discarded facemasks and other litter removed from the environment. EPA Victoria’s Chief Environmental Scientist, Professor Mark Patrick Taylor, said discarded face masks have gone from a largely unknown litter problem to being seen in streets, parks and public places everywhere. “It’s difficult to know just how many are polluting our streets, drains, waterways and beaches but they are now a widespread problem and with their plastic content, they are not just going to decay and go away,” Prof Taylor said. “It’s critical that we rid the environment of discarded face masks, by taking part in Clean Up Australia Day and reporting mask litter wherever we find it.” In 2020, more than three billion single-use masks were thrown out across the globe every day, contributing to a significant portion of pandemic-related litter entering the environment. Plastics in disposable masks can take up to 450 years to break down and researchers have warned that littered single-use masks could be releasing chemical pollutants and nano-plas-
tics into the environment. Over the past two years there have been disturbing cases of seabirds and wildlife found tangled up in carelessly discarded single-use face masks. Clean Up Australia chair Pip Kiernan said the next generation of personal protective equipment (PPE) should have the lowest environmental footprint possible. “Urgency is required to be more creative in the design of these products with the environment right up there in our thinking,” she said. “This concept of product stewardship – when we design a product and consider what happens to it at the end of its life - needs to be addressed at the outset. We need innovation in the design of PPE so that it’s as safe as it can be but kinder on the environment.” Registering for Clean Up Australia Day covers volunteers with public liability insurance and allows them to participate in the Citizen Science project. It’s suggested to bring gardening or kitchen gloves and a rubbish bag to join in on the day. To register with Cr Formoso’s group, go to cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/fundraisers/lanaformoso/noble-park-north-ward Details: cleanup.org.au
Cr Lana Formoso during Clean Up Australia Day in 2021.
Rubbish dumping a blot on streetscapes By Cam Lucadou-Wells There are calls for a council crackdown on illegal dumping hotspots across Greater Dandenong. Trash is illegally dumped by unknown offenders on the nature strip outside shops and townhouses at 32 Stud Road, Dandenong on what seems a daily basis, Cr Lana Formoso says. At times, she’s pulled over to pick up the overflowing garbage off the busy road. She is calling for mobile CCTV as well as warning a real estate sign at the site warning offenders that they face steep fines. The council’s proactive dumped rubbish collections program is collecting piles from that site each week. But this is simply enabling illegal dumpers, Cr Formoso says. “We’re telling them that you can dump here.” Supermarket trolleys and other illegal dumping was prominent on nearby streets, Cr Formoso said. Her councillor colleagues also were reporting similar dumping hotspots across the municipality. “I don’t understand why people have to do it – you have two free hard-waste collections a year.” Cr Formoso told a 28 February council meeting that rubbish was being left at Stud Road “almost every second of the day”. Residents and visitors were “sick” of driving past the rubbish pile at a ‘gateway’ to central Dandenong.
The rubbish gets collected by council staff at 3.50pm on Friday 4 March. 270749 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS
Cr Lana Formoso next to the flattened grass at the illegal hard waste dumping site. 270749 “The moment the rubbish is collected, there is a new pile there again.” City planning director Jody Bosman said the site had an “unfortunate history in terms of non-compliance”. “I absolutely share your frustration”. Keysborough resident Dom Boccari, who has reported a frequent illegal dumping site for soil and building materials, says the council needs a “plan” to tackle the scourge.
Their plan was to “pay a contract company to clean it when it occurs”. “This is giving the dumpers the green light to keep doing it at the cost of the ratepayers. That does not sit well with us.” Mr Boccari said the council had promised a sign to deter dumpers at the site, but it had not materialised. A council officer, in response to Mr Boccari, reported increased dumping across
greater Melbourne since the start of the Covid pandemic. The council’s at-call ‘legal’ hard waste collection bookings was also up by 9 per cent in the past year. The officer stated that collection staff were regularly deployed to hotspots, with observations and statistics collected. “Our Local Laws Officers undertake enforcement measure where they can, however for the most part they rely on evidence and the support of witnesses if a prosecution is to be initiated.” A particular “challenge” were flats and multi-unit sites where residents were “generally transient”. “Council officers are … engaging with property managers gaining their cooperation to deal with this problem. “These sites represent one of our biggest dumped rubbish challenges, however some progress is being made, albeit not as quickly as we all would like.”
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100 years ago 2 March 1922 Dandenong Shire Council Monthly meeting, Monday February 27 Present Crs Russell (president), Abbott, Tharle, Burden, Audsley, Harris, R Keys, W Keys Finance: Accounts were passed for payment as follows: General £937/3/6, Quarry £198/12/2, Private streets £9/8/2, Country Roads Board £165/4/-, Loan no 16 £181/19/11, Electricity account £297/15/8, Loan no 18 £234/16/9. Correspondence: From Oakleigh Traders Association advising that matter of Oakleigh abattoirs is now in the hands of the Oakleigh Council – received. From relief fund or stricken Europe appeal-
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ing for funds of the Australian relief fund for stricken Europe – The president said that £42 had been collected to date; it is hoped to raise £100 In the shire. From Sergt Hehir, advising that no action can be taken against campers at the creek reserve as the council had no-by-law. From Lands department offering no objection to band rotunda in park – received. From E M Orgill, asking the council to recognise the act of life saving by Doris Hand at the Dandenong baths, and that the new baths be commenced as soon as possible.
50 years ago 2 March 1972 Thoroughly liberated Jean Women don’t have to burn their bras to be liberated, according to mother of six, Jean Melzer. The lady should know. In Dandenong recently to help launch the ALP’s campaign
for Holt Mrs Melzer came across as a thoroughly liberated lady – and charmed everyone she met. I spoke to Mrs Melzer over lunch in what is usually the inner sanctum of “males only “at the local RSL. “Being liberated, as far as I’m concerned is taking an interest in the world around you, playing an active part and getting involved,” she said.
20 years ago 4 March 2002 Birkley Court Park saved People power has stopped Greater Dandenong Council selling parkland in Noble Park North. The council had initially proposed the sale of parkland in Birkley Court as surplus land but last week overturned its decision. Children’s drawings, five written submissions and a 155-signature petition were sent to the council as part of the resident’s protest. At the same time, former Dandenong mayor Maurice Jarvis, considered a father figure of
the city has warned that councils are only “temporary custodians” of council parkland and recreational areas. A special committee comprising councillors Maria Sampey, Dale Wilson, Kevin Walsh and Roz Blades was last week formed to hear public submissions opposing the proposed four land sales. The council’s special committee on proposed land sales will also deal with a petition from residents to close the pathway between Charlton Street and Turner Close in Springvale which they say attracts anti-social behaviour, including drug use.
5 years ago 13 March 2017 Industry chiefs are pleading for workers to come forward to fill vacant jobs and $500,000 is going to be spent on bringing them together. A new project is to connect jobs with people in Dandenong and Doveton who are in desperate need of work.
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HOPE a day of fasting Ta’anit Esther (Fast of Esther) on Adar 13, the day preceding the holiday. On Purim, Jews exchange gifts and make donations to the poor. The children love to dress up and that is why it was a favourite festival of mine as a child.
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I am delighted to be able to present Messages of Hope for the Jewish community in March because 16-17 March is the Jewish Festival of Purim. Purim is a joyous festival and work restrictions are not enforced. Purim in Hebrew equals the Feast of Lots, which is a joyous Jewish Festival commemorating the survival of the Jews, who in the fifth century BCE, were ear-marked by the rulers of Persia. The story is related in the biblical Book of Esther. “Beloved Good Queen Esther” as she is always referred to, supported the Israelites to her husband Ahasuerus. The ritual observance of Purim begins with
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A hub of joy and bubbles Inclement weather couldn’t dim the many bubbles and smiles at a rich and varied celebration of Springvale’s community precinct on Saturday 5 March. It was Springvale Community Hub’s largest event since it opened between Covid lockdowns in late 2020. Cultural dances, live music and community group displays as well as art workshops, rides, roving performers such as Dr Hubble the Bubble Man, tea tasting, sports demos and a silent disco were among the many attractions. To round it off, the movie Madagascar was shown on the hub’s big screen.
Gloria from Springvale Community Garden and Gaye from Maralinga Community Garden with plants and Boomerang bags. 271098
Dancers relax and chase hundreds of soap bubbles after their performance. 271098
Dancers enjoy the sunshine after a rain shower. 271098
The “Blessing Dance” performed by Cambodian dancers. 271098
Maya Dance Group and School of Dance performers. 271098
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Dance groups in front of the adjoining Springvale City Hall. 271098
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Chanthoeun Nim and Tearseth Koeut in Cambodian traditional costume. 271098
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Thank you for our shade sails, they make a difference St Paul Apostle North School in Endeavour Hills is very lucky to have already installed our new shade sails, compliments of the State Government Shade Sail Grant Program. Last Monday we were able to welcome our State MP, Luke Donellan, to our beautiful school to see the new shade sails in use. We are now able to make use of two separate outdoor spaces to learn while we enjoy the beauty and health benefits of our natural environment. These areas are a wonderful addition to our existing Outdoor Learning Program and our Kitchen Garden Program. Another very exciting initiative St Paul dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
Apostle North has embarked on this year is a partnership with RealTime Learning and RMIT. Every Thursday, Pasindu, an ex St Paul Apostle North student, who is now an RMIT Engineering Undergraduate, spends the day at our school helping our Year 5 and 6 students develop and extend their STEM skills. This week each group used Lego Spike to design, build and drive a bus to be used by people in wheelchairs. St Paul Apostle North is a very exciting place to learn. Why not come and visit us and let us show you around or visit our website at www. spanhills.catholic.edu.au.
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WHAT’S ON Harmony Week Armada Dandenong Plaza will display handprint artwork to highlight ‘everybody belongs’ as part of its Harmony Week celebrations. On average two languages are spoken by each staff member, two of the centre’s security guards speak four different languages each. The week includes free kids’ basket weaving workshops on 19-20 March, and a best international recipe competition. Tuesday 15 March - Monday 21 March at Armada Dandenong Plaza. Details: armadadandenongplaza.com.au
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Women’s Health The Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health are delivering a series of information sessions on different areas of women’s health in community languages. The first sessions areHealthy Heart and Cardiovascular Disease, which is conducted in Burmese language on Tuesday 8 March 11am-12pm at Springvale Library, and Healthy Relationships, in Persian, on Tuesday 15 March, 2pm-3pm at Dandenong Library. Free events. Register online, by phone or see library staff. Details: greaterdandenong.vic. gov.au/libraries
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Have your say Greater Dandenong Council’s Complaints Policy outlines the approach to providing a fair, trans-
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Ashley’s a star on the rise By Tyler Lewis Ashley Chandrasinghe has a perpetual thirst for runs that simply can’t be fulfilled. Casey-South Melbourne’s meticulous opening bat is in tantalising form, coming off five half-centuries in eight hits since Christmas for the Swans, to go with 112 and 91 not out for the Victorian Second XI last week. Chandrasinghe’s meteoric rise to one of Victoria more promising talents has been extraordinary, given last Saturday’s clash with Northcote was just his 34th game of Premier Cricket. Despite looking oh so comfortable for the Vics at Jubilee Park last week, the left-hander revealed the score-card was somewhat deceiving, as he felt the ball with his name on it was never far away. “I didn’t really feel set until I was on 50 or so, I felt at every stage of the game in the first innings that every ball could still get me out,” he said. “At the start the wicket was a bit tacky and the bowlers were moving it both ways, which I hadn’t been used to a lot. “At that level I felt I was I never really set so I tried to stay sharp for every ball, I guess it helped me play every ball on its merits. “There were times – especially in the first innings – where I thought ‘I could play a slightly risky shot to take the pressure off’, but I think it’s good to get through that with a consistent mindset. “I batted on all four days so it was a bit weird in the second innings, because I am on zero (again), but I have just batted for a long time and was seeing them well. “I just had the same mindset as the first innings, I might be on 80, 90 or 100, but each ball can get me out,” Chandrasinghe said. When Victoria waved Chandrasinghe in, just nine runs short of twin-tons, cricket romantics were left scratching their heads, and though he admits a brace of centuries would’ve been a neat accomplishment, he knew the clock was ticking. “We were trying to win the game and at lunch we were saying 10-12 more overs and we will declare,” he said. “I was trying to bat a bit more positively and I got to 85-90, there were probably two more overs left and we lost a few wickets so I didn’t get too much strike from the last two overs. “Unfortunately I couldn’t try to get the back-to-back. I didn’t have any problems with the declaration, they gave me notice that they were trying to declare 10-12 overs after lunch, it didn’t pose any questions with me”. In just his two games for the Victorian Second XI, Chandrasinghe is yet to register a score below 56 and has top scored in each of the four innings. And while the longer format is evidently one he flourishes in without trepidation, the Buckley Ridges junior doesn’t rule himself out of the white ball format, as he feels a trip north last winter and some clarity with the Swans this season is making the format all the more easier. “Obviously I prefer and am more comfortable playing red ball (cricket),” he said.
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I think I am good enough to adapt to the white ball to the success I do with the red ball, it is just one thing I need to work on, and I guess that will come with more games and more experience.” - ASHLEY CHANDRASINGHE “White ball for me has its challenges, but the last two seasons I have felt that I have had a pretty clear role for what the Swans want me to do, which is pretty much bat the full 50 overs. “That has helped me in terms of clarity around my role. I feel like the two seasons have been helped by going to Darwin (during the winter) and playing a lot of white ball there as well. “I have had a lot of white ball games under my belt now; it’s been good to get that experience in the white ball format. “While I was over there, in the white ball I wasn’t opening, I felt that was good for my game. “Having to start in a different positon of the game, I felt I had to push the game on straight away rather than getting yourself in and taking the game on from there. “I had to be positive from the beginning which I feel has helped this season. In the T20s I wasn’t opening either, I had to close out innings and games which I found really challenging, but I succeeded in more games than I thought I would’ve,” Chandrasinghe said. The next month looms as one of the more exciting ones to date for the Casey-South Melbourne prodigy, with the Swans entrenched in the Vic Premier Cricket premiership race, and the potential for further higher honours on the horizon.
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Hammond tops in DDCA By Tyler Lewis Jordan Hammond is the 2021/22 Alan Wookey Medal winner. The Hallam Kalora Park skipper stormed home in the final seven rounds to poll 39 votes. Hammond is the first Hawk to win the award since Steve Chapman in 2004/05 and it comes just a year after he was crowned a premiership captain. After a slow start, Hammond was equal leader at the conclusion of round 7 with Springvale South spearhead Blade Baxter. He pulled away to be leading at round 11, and after his finish to the year, he was never going to lose from that position. 18 STAR JOURNAL
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After 5/8 in the penultimate round and 66 not out in the final round, it was no surprise when the star Hawk finished the count strong. Unfortunately, his sublime season was not enough for the Hawks to defend their Turf 1 crown. In Turf 2, Cranbourne superstar Peter Sweeney won the Charles Gartside Medal in a canter, polling a staggering 55 votes. The former Dandenong Cricket Club premiership player won in a landslide, baking 14 votes more than the next best. Peter Sweeney from Cranbourne easily won the DDCA Turf 2 Gartside Medal. 225294 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
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Near disaster then delight By David Nagel Whether a participant or punter the ability to put bad experiences behind you – in a real hurry – is one of the non-negotiables of being involved in the racing game. Millimetres can separate delight from disaster, and racing is littered with stories from both sides of that fence on a daily basis. Pakenham trainer Peter Moody and his hard-working team had to dig deep over the last week – with delight and near disaster both being part of the sporting landscape. The up and down week began at Sandown Hillside last Wednesday, when stable foreman Katherine Coleman, strapper Kyla Clark and jockey Luke Nolen were injured in a freak incident after two-year-old filly Star Magic lashed out in the mounting yard ahead of race two. “She’s a little filly having her first start, she’s a lovely little horse and she handled the day really, really well,” Coleman explained from her hospital bed, the day after the incident. “I think she just got a little bit of a fright when I’ve gone to leg Luke up on her, because she’s shot forward and kicked out, and as she’s done so she’s managed to clean all three of us up. “Kyla has torn a ligament in her shoulder, but is hoping to be out of hospital later this morning. “Luke seems to be pretty good, he’s probably a little bit stiff and sore as well I’d imagine, but no serious injuries there. “And I’ve got a laceration on my cheek that needed a few stitches, but nothing serious and nothing that will keep any of us out of action for any considerable time. “All three of us are very, very lucky. I’m a little bit stiff and sore, but really just feeling pretty lucky that it wasn’t anything worse. “And I’ll have a nice little war wound that will make me look tough.” Clark was assessed at the Dandenong Hospital while Coleman was sent to The Alfred. Star Magic recovered well enough to eventually finished fourth in the race, which was delayed by 30 minutes, with Blaike McDougall replacing Nolen in the saddle. The impressive bounce back from the Moody yard began later in the day when threeyear-old gelding Pounding summed up the stable’s day – coming from last to first to win the $50,000 BenchMark-64 Handicap (1600m).
Millane makes an impressive debut visit to the racetrack in race one at Flemington on Saturday. 271205 Picture: PEG RYAN/RACING PHOTOS
Brett Prebble and Miss Arizona hold off the challenge of Dollar Chaser to win the opening race at Pakenham on Thursday night. 271205 Picture: SCOTT BARBOUR/RACING PHOTOS
In her first ride back since September, Carleen Hefel drives Pounding to victory at Sandown Hillside last week. 271205 Picture: PAT SCALA/RACING PHOTOS
Jockey Carleen Hefel, herself having her first-start back since seriously breaking her leg in September last year, settled back in the field before unleashing a withering burst over the concluding stages of the race. The Moody team then backed up on their home track at Pakenham on Thursday night, with three-year-old filly Miss Arizona showing some true grit to win the opening race on the card, the $35,000 Maiden Plate (1000m). The daughter of Starspangledbanner/Impeach settled just off the speed before jockey Brett Prebble took the lead in the straight and held off the fast finish off Dollar Chaser. Moody was happy that the filly had settled better than her first two visits to the track.
“She’s a filly that has always shown nice ability but has always wanted to do it upside down,” he said. “She’s been down in the main yard for quite a while now, just getting her to unwind because she’s been running through the bridle. “She was strong, without mouth open and charging, and she gave herself a chance to finish it off. “I’d love to think we could extend her out in trip but she’s got to learn to race better before we do that.” A week that had almost began disastrously for the Moody team then reach a high crescendo on Saturday with two-year-old colt Millane enhancing his value with a brilliant debut per-
formance in the Listed $160,000 Two-Year-Old Plate (1000m) at Flemington. The Zoustar/Fireworks colt, named after former Collingwood champion Darren Millane, was patiently ridden by Nolen, who poked through a gap at the 200-metre mark and raced clear for victory. The colt had shown promise in three jumpouts and a trial heading into his debut performance, without showing anything outstanding. Nolen, who had recovered well from the incident at Sandown, suggested there was a good motor under the bonnet. “He’s made nice progression, he’s got real quality now,” Nolen said. “With steel shoes on and a big fat jockey like me on his back, in a couple of his jump-outs, he probably didn’t look as scintillating as he probably felt underneath me, but I was really happy heading in. “He’s a nice horse, an exciting colt, and he’s got a deep pedigree so hopefully he goes on to enhance that value.” Nolen, no stranger to the medical room over the years, said he felt lucky to emerge from the incident at Sandown relatively unscathed. “I was fortunate enough I was wearing a helmet and a vest at the time, he (Star Magic) collected the left side of my head and my left shoulder,” he said. “We got out of it pretty good, but that’s in the rear-vision mirror now, we look forward to the next chapter.” Millane is part-owned by Rosemont Stud, who along with other breeding barns from around Victoria purchased 12 colts in the hope of turning them into future stallions. The colts are all being named after former VFL/AFL champions, with success already coming the owner-partnership’s way. “It’s unreal, to pull together the partners that we have and to believe in standing stallions in Victoria is a great thing,” said Rosemont’s Anthony Mithen post-race. “We had a little bit of success with Brereton before Christmas, we got Hafey into the Blue Diamond, and now it’s two weeks to the Golden Slipper (with Millane). “I dared not say that before the race…but you’ve got to live the dream.” The Moody team certainly lived the dream, but almost dealt with disaster…all in the space of a week.
Disbelief, shock...Shane Keith Warne inspired a nation By David Nagel It’s been so hard to process and digest the news of the death of the biggest superstar Australian cricket has ever seen…world cricket in fact - it’s simply impossible to comprehend the death of Shane Keith Warne. And coming off the news, just a day earlier, that another legend of Australian cricket – Rod Marsh – had also passed away…it’s just compounded the pain. Warne’s on-field brilliance, transforming the then dying art of leg-spin bowling into the coolest act in the game, and his off-field antics that kept us equally as entertained made the great Victorian the absolute supreme package. The cricketing genius of Don Bradman, mixed with the flair of Keith Miller…Warney had it all! Disbelief, shock, a nation and world-ofcricket stunned, memories of the great man will live on forever. For what it’s worth, my greatest memory of Shane Keith Warne was the way he single-handedly dragged Australia back from the brink in the 1999 World Cup semi-final against South Africa. Everyone remembers the last ball of the classic contest, with Allan Donald being runout after the hottest potato in world cricket bounced through the hands of Mark Waugh, Damien Fleming and Adam Gilchrist, leading to wild celebrations and a place in the final against Pakistan. But wind back the clock 10 wickets…and dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
A country in mourning. The great Shane Warne with the 1999 World Cup. 271192 Picture: AAP IMAGES the Aussies were staring defeat well and truly in the face. A 90-run partnership between Michael Bevan (65) and Steve Waugh (56) propelled the Australians to a modest total of 213 from their 50 overs, with two of South Africa’s greatest – Shaun Pollock (5/36) and Allan Donald (4/32) – having bowled their country into a seemingly impregnable position. And when Herschelle Gibbs (30) and Gary Kirsten (18) blazed their way to a 48-run opening stand – the Aussies hopes had almost petered out. Steve Waugh, the captain, had only one option…the game was slipping away…0-43 off 10…it has to be Warney to come on earlier than expected to bowl the 11th over.
What happened next was the stuff of legends with Warne delivering with the ball – in his own unique way – but also instilling belief and hope into his playing comrades…and his country. The second ball of the 13th over pitched where an imaginary fifth leg-stump would stand, spun past the outside edge of Gibbs’ bat and rattled into off stump. Gilchrist leapt from behind the stumps, while Warne marched directly towards him, straight down the middle of the pitch, several times yelling ‘C’mon’ as rejuvenated team mates high-fived him along the way. Inspirational…we’re back in it! The first ball of the 15th over – South Africa 1-53 – and Kirsten tries to launch one over cow-corner, only to misjudge the big-turning leggie which smashed into his off-stump. Warne – having delivered with the ball – became motivator again, leaning back with clenched fists that were pumping to the sky before waving his arms twice in a circular motion. He landed in Gilchrist’s arms, before his swarming teammates arrived with renewed enthusiasm and increasing admiration for a legend on the rise…South Africa 2/53. And two balls later it was 3/53, with South African skipper Hansie Cronje (0) edging Warne to Mark Waugh at first slip. In just 20 balls Warne had decreased a worrying run-rate, then claimed three wickets during that spell to bring the World Cup final within reach. The World Cup…the boy from St Kilda
Cricket Club was showcasing his talents, and carrying a nation on his shoulders, on the biggest stage that world cricket has to offer. A remarkable game of cricket would then ebb and flow. South African Jacques Kallis (53) was the dangerman before Warne removed him – caught by Steve Waugh in the covers – with the second last ball of his 10th over to make it 6/175 at the end of the 45th over. Warne would end with 4/29 – the only Australian to take multiple wickets – as the crescendo built to the last-over run out of Donald. Shane Keith Warne won that game for his country, and would grow his legend even further with a mesmerising spell of bowling in the final, taking 4/33 off nine overs to claim man-of-the-match honours as Australia (2/133) comfortably chased down Pakistan (132) We all have memories of Warney…the ball of the century, the 700th wicket, 40 wickets in the greatest Ashes series of all in 2005…or marrying Sharon in Kath and Kim. He was a rebel; he was a champion…he was Shane Keith Warne…and he did it his way. And there will never be another one like him. Surely, one day, Warne will be looking over all future test matches at the MCG – from The SK Warne Stand – and his memory will never be forgotten. Heart-felt condolences go to the Warne family and his closest mates. Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
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