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Paul’s big ride for charity

Show is back on track Exhibitors, volunteers, sponsors and spectators were thrilled to be back at P.B Ronald Reserve for the 111th Parklea Pakenham Show on Saturday.

Spoiled with sunny weather, the show was the first one back since Covid-19 shutdowns in 2020 and 2021. It was a bumper day of entertainment with plenty of high quality poultry, sheep and horticulture exhibits, reminiscent of the district’s rural roots.

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MPs ads offside

By Jonty Ralphsmith Gembrook MP Brad Battin has threatened to take the City of Casey to VCAT after being denied political advertising at council-owned sporting grounds.

Political advertising signage is not permitted on council active recreation reserves in the local government area despite being allowed in the nearby Cardinia Shire Council and Greater Dandenong Council.

Mr Battin believes signs of a political nature should be allowed to be displayed at sporting grounds as they provide clubs with crucial funds, among other benefits.

“We just want to put back into the community – stop preventing us from doing it, you’re not preventing anyone else,” Mr Battin said.

“All sides of politics are affected – not even Clive Palmer’s got enough money to put a sign up at one of these clubs because you can’t do it.”

Mr Battin has signs at grounds in the Cardinia Shire Council such as the Beaconsfield Football Club where there is no such rule in place.

He also highlighted that the signs inform locals about how to get in touch with their local member and allow political communication.

He wants the issue dealt with promptly.

“I went to [the] council and said that we’ve got an opportunity to overturn this – it’s a logical decision, let’s not end up in VCAT,” he said.

“I’d prefer us to resolve it right now rather than waiting it through the election year because we’ll challenge [the decision].

“We’ll send it to VCAT and it will cost ratepayers, and blocking MPs from putting signs up is against that freedom of speech and giving the opportunity for people to have their say.”

Mr Battin raised the issue in Parliament on 10 March and asked for support from his neighbouring electorates.

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Exceptional woman wins

By Bassir Qadiri Shugoofa Bakhtary was awarded the Bakhtar Community Organisation’s Woman of the Year Award 2022 on Friday 18 March for her exceptional contribution and dedication in the community.

Bakhtar Community Organisation takes pride in hosting Bakhtar Women of the Year Award Dinner to acknowledge the exceptional contribution of Afghan Women in Australia.

2022 was the fourth year of the award.

This year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March was the since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, installing a repressive regime that discriminates against women and girls.

As we came together to celebrate the courage and bravery of women in Afghanistan, we turned the spotlight on their fight for fundamental rights at these dark times.

The award was presented infront of over 260 guests, with a very worthy award winner and a line-up of fantastic entertainment put together by the amazing Bakhtar Team, presented by our talented MCs Benazir Rasoli, Sara Jafari, Mahsa Sulaiman and Pariwash Sarmast.

Guests included Federal Bruce MP Julian Hill, Narre Warren South MP Gary Maas, Greater Dandenong Mayor Jim Memeti, Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Russell Barrett, Inspector Hafiz Mayar and Mel Webber, Bakhtar Women of the Year 2021 Maryam Zahid Popal, representatives from AMES Australia, Monash Health and Federation University

2022 Bakhtar Woman of the Year Shugoofa Bakhtari with Chief Executive and Founder of Bakhtar Community Organisation Bassir Qadiri.

273553 Pictures: SUPPLIED as well as Afghan community poets, writers and social activists.

We also were flattered by talented artist’s Naseer Brothers Band, Rameen Nawa and our well-known guests of honor and Bakhtar Women of the Year 2019, Tahmina Arsalaan.

The program was supported by the City of Casey, Hello World Dandenong, PRD legal team and Mohammad Catering.

On behalf of the Bakhtar Community Organisation, thank you all for your loving support.

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ESTA concedes ‘critical’ inaccuracy during inquest

By Cam Lucadou-Wells A triple-0 caller’s “critical“ warning that a man was armed with a knife was not accurately recorded prior to police shooting him on the Monash Freeway in Dandenong North, a state coroner’s inquest has heard.

The 53-year-old Narre Warren North father of four – who is being identified as XY – was shot during a welfare check which turned into an attempt to arrest him under the Mental Health Act about 10am on 28 May 2020.

Police officers testified that they were unaware XY was armed before he drew a 25-centimetre knife from his jacket.

A police officer fired beanbag shots, which failed to subdue XY. The man then charged with knife in hand towards the officer. Another police member fired six semi-automatic pistol shots into XY’s body.

XY collapsed on the beanbag-shooting officer and was pronounced dead at the scene.

An Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) call taker had earlier inaccurately recorded a warning that XY’s knife was “not confirmed, nil sighting”, the court heard on 16 March.

ESTA received several triple-0 calls on the incident that morning, including from a school wellbeing officer who had been contacted by XY’s distressed wife.

The officer said XY had left the family home carrying a knife five minutes earlier.

The call taker replied: “He had a knife with him, did he?”

“He did,” the wellbeing officer said.

Later in the call, the call taker asks: “Do we know if he’s got any weapons at all?”

The wellbeing officer replied: “All I know is that (XY’s wife) believes he’s taken a knife with him.”

The call taker recorded into the dispatch system: “Believes M (male) may have had a knife, not confirmed, nil sighting.”

ESTA quality improvement investigator Thomas Dunbar told the court that the ESTA call-takers’ report-taking was “inaccurate”. It shouldn’t have been qualified by “not confirmed, nil sighting”.

“It was inaccurate as it didn’t convey what XY’s wife had seen at the time in an appropriate manner.

“Yes, the complainant (wellbeing officer) didn’t see the knife but that’s not what was conveyed to the wellbeing officer by the wife.”

Mr Dunbar also said the call-taker failed to record the wellbeing officer’s comments that a paranoid XY was “alleging suicide” and “expressing concerns that people are going to harm him” as he left the house.

To compound the error, an ESTA police dispatcher “missed” the “critical” knife reference and failed to warn police of any sighting of a knife at all.

Mr Dunbar said if the dispatch caller saw the knife remark, he would likely have sought clarification from the call-taker.

He told the inquest that the dispatch caller’s “high” workload at the time was not a contributing factor.

At the time, the caller’s radio workload at ESTA was more than 80 per cent of radio occupancy time – which is double the threshold for a “high” workload.

“It was purely just an oversight on his part.

“He was able to read other event remarks but just missed that one whilst he was broadcasting these events.”

In an ideal world, ESTA should have broadcast on a radio to police “succinctly, that he was seen leaving the house armed with a knife”, Mr Dunbar said.

Counsel Assisting Susan Locke asked him:

“Those who were making decisions, in particular Dandenong (police unit) 251, were making their decisions based on the information that was dispatched over the radio?“ “Yes,“ Mr Dunbar said.

He also accepted that “information about the knife is critical information“, which was “expected to be transmitted over the radio to police“.

ESTA’s training for call-takers and dispatchers were being modified in response to the incident, the court heard.

At the time, the “out of date” dispatch displays were already being planned for upgrades to bold and redden critical text such as ‘knife’ – to ensure they were broadcast by dispatchers over radio.

On the day of the shooting, XY was not diagnosed with a mental illness.

But his mental health had been “deteriorating” in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other stressors, the inquiry had earlier heard.

The inquest is also examining police tactics, their decision to halt negotiations and arrest XY and the use of lethal force.

State Coroner Judge John Cain is hearing the matter.

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Tell us fun fact about yourself?

I am good at copying other people’s expressions, I love observing others people’s expressions and I used to do lots of mimicry in my childhood.

What do you love about what you do?

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I used to afraid of heights but I took a skydiving challenge and learnt from skydiving challenge that we should do that thing first in our life which we are scared of most.

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Who is the best person you’ve worked with?

My friend Naomi Silivelio.

What is your most memorable moment?

When I held my son first time in my arms.

What three guests dead or alive you want to invite.

I would love to invite my dad and mum. It has been five years since I’ve seen them. I just want to hug them, tell them how much I love them.

As my dad and mum are my inspiration and they motivate me a lot throughout my pageant journey so I can get more motivation to achieve my goals.

I want to invite grandfather, unfortunately he is not alive but he was strong and positive towards life. At the age of 90 he was so alive and such a positive person so I want to learn from grandfather how I can be strong and positive whenever I feel demotivated about my dreams.

If you had to compete on Masterchef, which dish would you cook?

As I am not fond of cooking, I have always enjoyed eating more. I would love to cook a very quick and easy dish like rice pudding with saffron and nuts.

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Advertising out of bounds From page 1 “Casey Council has changed the rules in the past and they will not amend them to allow Members of Parliament to advertise at sportsgrounds,” Mr Battin told Parliament.

“Now, these are clubs that need money.

They need extra support, and every dollar counts.” “...Casey Council has to allow us to put these signs up so we can put some money back into these clubs — money that goes towards mental health programs, money that goes towards getting kids into the parks and money towards supporting young people in sport, because we know the more people are involved in sport, the less time they spend in the youth justice system.”

Bass MP Jordan Crugnale sponsors netball, soccer, football and baseball clubs across her electorate and was surprised by the City of Casey’s decision.

“These types of signs have been in use throughout the suburbs of Melbourne and across Victoria for decades and meet the strict approval requirements of Parliamentary services,” she said.

“I was surprised to receive an email from City of Casey that they were going to remove it, and we have looked at their policy and fail to understand their reasoning.”

Despite Mr Battin asking for their support, Narre Warren South MP Gary Maas and Narre Warren North MP Luke Donnellan, both Labor politicians, played down the importance of the issue.

“This decision is a matter for the City of Casey and, to be honest, political signs at ovals has not been high on my agenda,” Mr Maas said.

“Political advertising at sporting grounds might be a good distraction for some, but the main game is getting three tiers of government working together so that the best outcomes are

Gembrook MP Brad Battin has signs on display at Beaconsfield Footy Club in the Cardinia Shire Council. 272880

Gembrook MP Brad Battin believes the City of Casey should allow political advertising at sporting Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS grounds. 272880 achieved for our community.“ Mr Maas added that he would not be against political advertising.

“I am an advocate for free speech - with common-sense limits around discrimination and the like.

“So if candidates or MPs wish to advertise that way and it benefits the club, then so be it.

It probably is not a bad thing for local democratic processes.

“Of course it has to be applied fairly across all parties. Personally, it does not restrict how I connect to the public and our local clubs.“ Mr Donnellan also stopped short of endorsing Mr Battin’s sentiment but agreed sporting clubs needed backing after the pandemic.

“I don’t think it makes a lot of difference to political outcomes but it’s about supporting the sporting clubs. That’s what sponsorship’s all about,” he said.

“The most important thing is the sponsorship that goes behind them and if there is a sign attached [to the sponsorship] that’s fine, but at the heart of it, they need the support.”

City of Casey said it was reviewing the issue.

“Council is in the process of reviewing its current advertising and promotional signage on council active recreation reserves policy, however, local laws are in place that detail the requirements for election signage on public land and the requirement to obtain a planning permit,” director community life Steve Coldham said.

“A permit is required for all signs on council land.”

Sporting clubs contacted by the Star News were divided over the issue.

One club spokesperson put it plainly: “the bigger organisations are more able to help.

It would be a significant boost to us if local members could advertise. It helps the kids and that’s what we’re all about.”

However, some were more understanding of the council, highlighting that local members could support them in other ways such as grants and have done so in the past, something Mr Maas also referenced.

“I have always supported player sponsorship and any collateral endorsement or acknowledgement that the club might give to me on the basis of that sponsorship. It just seems a more efficient way for the club to receive the benefit of that money,” Mr Maas said.

Dandenong MP Gabrielle Williams has signs at the following grounds as they are not banned in the Greater Dandenong Council: Dandenong Thunder FC, Lyndale United FC, North Dandenong Cricket Club, St Johns Old Collegians FC.

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Members of the Officer Sikh Temple Gurudwara Siri Guru Nanak Darbar (SGND) planted more than 75 flowers to mark Annual Sikh Environment Day. Young Sevadars planted five new fruit trees along with the flowers to bring a fresh new look to the Gurughar at a community event held on Sunday 20 March.

“More than 50 children of all ages did this seva [selfless service] with the utmost dedication,“ a temple spokesperson said.

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How many roads need to be closed due to roadworks ? South Gippsland one lane both ways. Seriously.

More roadworks have come to the South East with the Western Port Highway closing to through traffic between North Road and Heatherton Road on Wednesday 16 March until early April.

Dean Phillips voiced his frustrations on our Facebook page I wish they would get just one lot of roadworks finished before they start more.

South Gippsland Highway down to one lane each way at Golf Links Road for Glasscocks Rd intersection.

Now closing Western Port Highway where do they think the traffic is going to go?

New data from the Crime Statistics Agency shows the City of Casey was one of the highest ranking Local Government Areas in Victoria for criminal offences in 2021.

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The Victorian Government is encouraging schools to sign up for a new challenge set to multiply opportunities for students to strengthen and test their financial literacy skills.

The challenge is open to all Victorian primary and secondary students as part of the Mathematical Association of Victoria’s annual Maths Talent Quest, and will see students challenged to flip everyday financial situations and decisions from risky to rewarding.

Bass MP Jordan Crugnale said the new Financial Literacy in Practice challenge would bring a real-world focus to financial literacy education in the classroom.

“I’m encouraging every school and student in Bass and surrounding region to get involved in the FLIP challenge, growing their financial literacy skills and learning about the real-life impact of economics in our world,“ Ms Crugnale said.

Students can enter the challenge as individuals, groups or a whole class and select their own investigation topic based on their personal interests.

Topics can relate to financial literacy in ev-

Schools are encouraged to enter the FLIP challenge.

Picture: UNSPLASH eryday life – like buying a pet, planning a holiday, exploring household costs or setting up a small business, or broader, more complex societal issues like the cost of climate change or blockchain technologies, or comparing electric and combustion engine vehicles.

Students will be encouraged to formulate big questions, make and test hypotheses, collect and analyse data, and explain and justify their results.

The investigations will be judged by the Mathematical Association of Victoria, and the top investigations across each category will be entered into the National Maths Talent Quest, which has been running each year since 1982.

All Victorian government schools are required to deliver financial literacy education as part of the Victorian Curriculum, through the Economics and Business and Mathematics learning areas.

Education Minister James Merlino said financial literacy education wasn’t just about money and how to get rich quick. “...it’s about teaching students how to make great economic decisions for life – as well as key life skills like tax, superannuation and the role of the markets and innovation,“ Mr Merlino said.

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Locals to have their say on Narre Warren station

By Eleanor Wilson

The Casey Rainbow Community has received $1965 in funding.

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Grant boost

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The Casey Rainbow Community has received $1965 as part of the State Government’s pride events and festivals fund which seeks to celebrate LGBTIQ+ Victorians.

Along with providing opportunities for LGBTIQ+ communities to connect with each other, activities will improve the visibility of these people in their communities and promote understanding of their experiences.

Casey’s money will be spent conducting a social series of five events over five months with an eye on increasing activities for the LGBTIQ+ community in outer south eastern Melbourne.

The Rainbow Community has run smallerscale events such as barbecues in the past to increase its public profile and ensure members feel properly amalgamated in society.

It is however, confident, that the activities from the funding will allow for greater attendance and diversity of interest.

“We want to create things that the community wants to see and we want to have visibility,” said member Ray Adcock.

As well as social engagement, the group has conducted advocacy work and meetings, currently looking at strategies around nurturing trans and gender-diverse people’s pathway to become a doctor and installing gender-inclusive toilets in the area.

Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQ+ Communities Todd Fernando praised the importance of the overall funding.

“This funding recognises just how powerful celebratory events and activities for our communities can be, right across this state of Victoria,” Mr Fernando said.

“These events help remind our diverse rainbow communities they are supported, we belong, and helps us feel seen and represented.”

People can find out more about the Casey Rainbow Community by visiting the Facebook page or emailing caseyrainbowcommunity@ gmail.com

The State Government’s Level Crossing Removal Project is encouraging community engagement, inviting Narre Warren locals to have their say about what is important to them regarding the Webb Street Level Crossing Removal Project and new Narre Warren Station.

Engage Victoria is asking locals to submit feedback on desired improvements for the Narre Warren Station precinct, including their thoughts on the look and feel of the station and details about the way they use the area.

The Webb Street vision, values and early design concept survey is available on the Engage Victoria website, and will be open until 11.59pm on Sunday 27 March.

Engage Victoria is hoping the feedback

will help “deliver a project that reflects what locals love about the Narre Warren area”.

In addition to the online survey, locals can submit hard-copy recommendations within the same time frame, or can engage in one of a number of virtual consultations to give feedback.

To sign up, visit Engage Victoria.

The project is part of a State Government initiative to replace 85 ’dangerous’ level crossings, to improve safety and reducing road congestion.

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Say g’day to a neighbour

By Jonty Ralphsmith People are being encouraged to take part in Neighbour Day 2022 after the pandemic has distanced relationships among friends and family.

Neighbour Day, celebrated on Sunday 27 March, offers people an opportunity to better get to know those around them through events or more simple measures.

Nick Tebbey, national executive officer of Neighbour Day, said people should aspire to start with small neighbourly actions to build connections with those close to them, such as putting each other’s bin in, taking some food, helping out with grocery shopping, giving a friendly wave.

“People might feel uncomfortable not knowing where to start – if it’s about sustaining relationships, there is no need to go out too big too early,” Mr Tebbey said.

“Build on a simple level and see how it goes from there. Let it evolve organically because if it does, it has more chance of being sustained into the long term.”

“Sometimes the smallest things make a huge amount of difference.”

“The pandemic has shown us that we are actually best supported by those around us particularly when we are locked down so our neighbours have become even more important now than they were before the pandemic.”

Participants in Neighbour Day 2021 were protected against the detriments to mental health that occurred in the context of the pandemic according to a project into the day involving 800 survey subjects.

The project, funded by Neighbour Day custodian, Relationships Australia, also found that participants with “rich neighbourly relationships” generally had more satisfying overall relationships and experienced improved mental health and wellbeing over time.

People are being encouraged to take part in Neighbour Day in 2022, on Sunday 27 March.

This year is the 20th anniversary of the day which has grown from people checking in with vulnerable community members to many neighbourhoods marking the day with a social gathering.

According to an interactive map, newly introduced by Relationships Australia 24 events are taking place across Victoria including one in the City of Casey, but Mr Tebbey is certain that Neighbour Day has had a much greater impact than just those events.

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“This year we’ve seen resurgence in people talking about neighbours and wanting to be connected – there has been a positive swell in engagement in and people wanting tools and wanting to be involved in Neighbour Day so that’s been a real heartening and something of great optimism.”

Neighbourhood Watch Casey added that participation in Neighbour Day contributes to an increased sense of safety.

A research project undertaken in 2020

by various organisations including Monash University and Sydney University found that people are more likely to share crime concerns with neighbours, rather than Police or Council.

“It comes down to watching out for each other,” Damien Rosario, president of Neighbourhood Watch Casey, said.

“The more awareness we have of each other and our surroundings, the better our chances of identifying critical details of a crime or one that may be in progress, or preventing one by reporting suspicious activities to agencies such as Crime Stoppers.”

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On his bike for charity

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Once again, Paul Atkinson has cycled 200 kilometres of rural scenery as part of Ride for Sick Kids (RSK).

The Narre Warren rider jokes that he’s a glutton for punishment, having supported the charity ride for ill and injured children and families from the start 12 years ago.

In that time, he’s helped raise more than $2.9 million – or 15,500 nights of accommodation for families in need at Ronald McDonald House.

This year, Mr Atkinson - a general manager at Dandenong South bakery Aryzta - joined 40 RSK riders around his former hometown Ballarat on 19-21 March.

They aimed to raise $160,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities in Victoria and Tasmania.

Before the event, he said he loved the camaraderie of the ride which supports such a worthy cause.

“It’s probably that all the riders are there for the one thing.

“It doesn’t matter what walk of life you come from. It’s just an event you want to be part of.”

Mr Atkinson was initially inspired to help RSK through friends making use of Ronald McDonald House.

“There was that relief that they had a place to stay where their kids were in hospital.

“The kids were that resilient and always positive, but to have a family member nearby was an extra boost.

“I can’t imagine the emotion and the stress of going through something like that.”

In 2010, Mr Atkinson started helping RSK as part of the road support crew.

He bought one of the riders’ bikes at a fundraising auction and has since ridden it in the event for the past 10 years.

Rider Paul Atkinson climbed the hills around Ballarat as part of Ride for Sick Kids.

This year he’s been feeling more fatigued coming out of Covid lockdown but was training “fairly solidly”. But there’s no pressure to break any records – the event is not a race.

“We only go as fast as the slowest rider – everyone starts, everyone finishes.”

There’s also a self-paced virtual ride between 19-27 March, which aims to raise $96,000.

To donate or take part in the virtual ride go to rmhcvictas.org.au/event/rfsk2022/rfskhome-page

Rider Paul Atkinson climbed the hills around Ballarat as part of Ride for Sick Kids.

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STEMBuddy is helping to equip kids with skills for a digital future.

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Locals open STEM options

By Eleanor Wilson Australia’s jobs market is becoming increasingly digital, so much so that research by professional services network Deloitte estimates 250,000 new jobs will be created by digitalisation by 2025.

While technology workshops have become more common to catch older generations up to speed on their comupter literacy, it seems local programs are propelling kids ahead of the pack in anticipation of a digital future.

Casey locals Ashish Grover and his wife Seema are the founders of STEMBuddy – a company teaching computer STEM, coding and robotics to kids.

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als, Mr and Mrs Grover began STEMBuddy in 2020, after running IT and academic classes overseas for the last 20 years.

“We are moving towards a world where in future we will talk with each other in coded language, so computer STEM, coding and robotics are necessary skills as we are moving towards a digital future,” Mr Grover said.

The company provides classes and camps delivering STEM technology to kids and teens around the Casey and Dandenong areas, as well as online.

But launching a business while the Covid pandemic was beginning to spread throughout Australia wasn’t easy, according to Mr Grover.

“It was quite challenging to run coding [classes] online with small children, but we

received remarkable support from parents and families during that time to make it run smoothly,” he said.

Providing a very hands-on service that requires the use of expensive equipment, Mr Grover said lockdown made it difficult for parents to arrange appropriate computer systems for their kids to continue classes online.

But thankfully, this year STEMBuddy has enjoyed a return to in-person learning and is back to holding face-to-face classes and workshops.

The company is teaching a range of ‘holiday robotics camps’ at a number of Casey locations throughout the Easter school holidays to encourage technological innovation in kids.

At the camp, students in years one to eight can learn to build 3D computer animations,

fly drones, develop games such as Roblox and Minecraft and perform science and electronic experiments.

“The classes and camps are receiving a good response and children and families are liking it,” Mr Grover said.

“It’s a diverse group of children who come to our camps and classes. We always welcome all children, including children with special needs to support them through their technical learning journey.”

The STEMBuddy Holiday robotics camps are operating from 11 April to 22 April, at a range of locations across the Casey area, including Bunjil Place in Narre Warren on 22 April.

To book tickets, head to stembuddy.com. au/school-holiday-program.php

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Covid vax hero’s crusade

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Caped comedian and South East Community Links superhero Diana Nguyen is crusading for Covid education in a series of innovative videos.

Ms Nguyen and SECL have created fun, informative videos to promote third-dose vaccines in hesitant communities in the South East and beyond.

The in-language videos are in Dari and English, with Burmese, Dinka, Arabic, Tamil and Hindi languages to come.

Ms Nguyen, who is director, brings her comic miming to the fore while community leaders deliver a serious health message.

“I was up late at night thinking how to bring the humour into it, without making the community leaders feel awkward.

“The message is you need the third vaccine to fight Covid – so maybe that’s where the superhero with the cape comes in.”

SECL chief executive Peter McNamara said the films hit the right balance of humour and information.

“While the videos are light-hearted, having access to this information is absolutely critical.

“We have a very diverse community and we’re obligated to ensure that everyone can equally access important information that could protect their health and wellbeing.”

Diana Nguyen as the SECL Superhero helps deliver a serious message for Covid vaccination.

The humourous style is designed to reduce anxiety and combat the fatigue around Covid information, Mr McNamara said.

“This fatigue is contributing to a lower rate

of third vaccines in our local communities.”

As of 16 March, less than 45 per cent of eligible residents 12-years-plus in the Dandenong, Doveton and Hallam postcodes had third

doses. Much of the South East is also below the state average of more than 60 per cent.

Mr McNamara said there was a “huge gap” in culturally-appropriate health education and vaccination services.

“Our experience shows that when information is translated and presented by community leaders, there is more trust and respect.”

The videos are being targeted to more than 50 multicultural and community organisations, as well as councils and state government, social media and mainstream media.

“We’re aiming for these videos to be shared well beyond our physical footprint in the south eastern suburbs to tens of thousands of people in multicultural communities across Victoria, and more broadly Australia.”

The in-language videos are funded by the State Government’s Multicultural Communications Outreach Program.

South East Community Links’ Covid community resources, including in-language videos, is at https://secl.org.au/covid-19-community-resources/ Diana Nguyen is appearing at Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Her show Chasing Keanu Reeves is on 1-24 April at Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.

Appeal for witnesses after Berwick road rage attack Casey Crime Investigations Unit is appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted with glass bottles in a road rage attack in Berwick in the early hours of Sunday 20 March.

Police said two cars pulled into a service

station on High Street after one vehicle cut the other off at about 1.50am.

Three men exited a white Honda Accord and attacked the 30-year-old driver of the other vehicle with bottles before driving off.

A Pakenham man was taken to hospital with serious lacerations to his face, back and arm.

The offenders are perceived to be of Pacific Islander appearance and aged between

20 and 30-years.

Any witnesses or anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au

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Make Good Food choices Good Food Emporium is a treasure trove for gluten-free shopping. They carry a very large selection of gluten-free products from soups to snacks, bakery items, pies, frozen meals, spices, confectionary, alcoholic beverages and everything in between.

At the new deli counter you will find glutenfree arancini, dips and smallgoods. The spacious cafe has plenty on offer too.

“If you are newly diagnosed as suffering from coeliac disease or non-coeliac gluten sensitivity, adapting your lifestyle may seem

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“But our nutrition team offer advice on navigating dietary changes and finding glutenfree replacements for your favourite foods.”

Book your free store tour to learn more about the dos and don’ts of living with coeliac disease, the variety of available foods, how to choose certified gluten-free products and check the labels for ingredients and cross-contamination advice.

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Brix Cai achieves the peak of real estate success ment within the region’s independent property sector, and this year, the field of finalists was by far the finest and most competitive I’ve seen.”

In a field of highly experienced and skilled finalists, Peake Real Estate’s Brix Cai took out the Vic Agent of the Year award.

“The fact that Brix Cai was awarded the Vic Agent of the Year demonstrates his drive, leadership and professionalism,” Ms Turner says.

“Brix Cai is a wonderful asset to the Peake team and we look forward to watching his career continue to flourish.”

Gembrook MP Brad Battin congratulated Mr Cai on his outstanding achievement.

“The last two years have been very challenging, and to receive this award in recognition of [his] achievements as a top perform-

By Elle Cecil Peake Real Estate has recently been awarded the Victorian Agent of the Year at the 16th annual Australiasian Real Estate Results Awards (ARERAs).

Held in Sydney on the evening of Monday 21 March, the ARERAs recognise the achievements of the top performing real estate agents in Australia and across the Tasman.

With more than 1400 members, the awards are run annually by Australasia’s leading network of independent agencies, the Real Estate Results Network (RERN).

“We are thrilled to be a member of RERN and look forward to attending the ARERAs every year,” agency principal Kristen Turner said.

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ing independent agent is to be commended,” Mr Battin says.

“The opportunity to be recognised and rewarded by [his] peers demonstrates a level of passion and determination that allows [Mr Cai] to stand out amongst others.”

The ARERAs are a program of Kickstart, a members-only conference providing an opportunity for principals, agents and managers to network, share and learn from other experts.

This network offers expert coaching support and services to help agencies and their teams to reach their full potential, and has assisted hundreds of principals to improve their real estate business model for success.

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Brix Cai of Peake Real Estate has been awarded the Vic Agent of the Year at the Australiasian Real Estate Results Awards (ARERAs).

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Specialised supports NDIS participant, Joshua, has goals just like many others: he would like to get his license; maintain a job that he enjoys; be independent and live on his own; participate in his community and socialise with friends.

Working full-time, Joshua found it difficult to find the supports he needed on weekends and outside of his working hours.

He approached OC Connections’ Casey Disability Supports Hub and, together with his mum and dad, worked with Hub coordinator Lyndall to establish what supports he needed, and when and where he needed them.

They established a regular support program with an OC Connections disability support worker to support Joshua every Saturday to get out into the community and live his life the way he wants to.

Joshua has been very happy with the support he has received from OC Connections.

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Co-achieve helps OC Connections staff learn how to support Joshua to reach his goals.

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Berwick Fields celebrates

By Eleanor Wilson This Saturday saw local community members fill the grounds at Berwick Fields Primary School for its 16th birthday carnival.

The weather showed up for a lovely day of festivities, with families enjoying rides, showbags, food vans, face painting and live performances.

Principal Amanda Ellaby said the event exceeded expectations.

“It was amazing day very much helped by the weather. The turnout was beyond what we had anticipated,” she said.

After two challenging years owing to the Covid pandemic, Ms Ellaby said the event was a “deserving celebration for the community”.

“As a growing community, it was a real demonstration of the community spirit we have at Berwick Fields,” she said.

The carnival coincided with the launch of the school’s new science playground, named Wigney’s Walk after the school’s founding principal Stephen Wigney.

“Mr Wigney was responsible for creating a lot of the integral programs at our school, including our kitchen and garden program and performing arts centre,” Ms Ellaby said.

The playground features a number of kidfriendly science stations, include a water pump sourced creek bed to encourage the concept of cause and effect for the children.

“The playground was finished in 2020 and it is a representation of creating a different outdoor learning environment for our students,” she said.

Sophie from Berwick on one of the rides at Berwick Fields Primary School’s 16th birthday carnival. 271944 “It’s great to promote our connection to the environment, and to have a place where our kids can take the concepts they learn and implement them into the real world.”

Wigney’s Walk was assisted by a $25,000 grant from the State Government’s Inclusive Schools Fund.

Berwick CFA met with local kids at the birthday carnival. L-R Silas, Aiden Gibson Berwick CFA and Tate. Silas and Tate are from Berwick. 271944

Harkaway on national stage for robotics competition

By Jonty Ralphsmith Five Harkaway Primary School students have represented their school on the national stage at the national robotics championships at Adelaide.

The annual event conducted by VexIQ took place on the weekend of 4-6 March with the students from Harkaway split into two teams.

Along with their families, the students were accompanied by principal Leigh Johnson, an advocate for STEM learning and a judge at the event.

Sam, Lenny (a Harkaway alumni), Caleb, Angel and Ava were the students who represented the school but there are many more on the team not able to attend the event.

“The critical thing is that schools are working with, not against, each other,” Mr Johnson highlighted.

Teams are randomly paired together on the day, requiring them to co-operate and combine their robotics nous to accumulate the maximum number of points possible.

Strategy was a major learning from the event.

Caleb in the robotics classroom at his school. 268176 Prior to the event, the Harkaway students spent as long as possible in the robotics room honing their craft.

Caleb said he was always running up to find Mr Johnson so the principal could unlock the door to the robotics room to enable

him and his friends to build, design, collaborate and have fun.

For Sam and Angel, the nationals camp crucially nurtured relationships as both are new to school.

The program has changed Caleb and Angel’s paths, with Caleb, a year five student, keen to work in robotics and Angel keen to go to university in Japan.

Although neither Harkaway side finished on the podium in the 21-team event, the team had success at a signature event in Whittlesea in 2021 and are eagerly awaiting their next competition – worlds in May. The competition will see Harkaway on the global stage, translating their learnings such as strategy, co-operation and design from nationals and implementing coding into their practices.

The students are looking forward to competing and have plans to make their robot more durable, efficient and agile having seen alternative designs during their time in Adelaide.

“I’ve got an idea for a whole new robot that is thinner and longer and higher than the current bot,” Caleb exclaimed.

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Community spirit is key

By Jonty Ralphsmith A Narre Warren SES volunteer has been inspired by the community spirit in flood affected communities after being deployed to towns in northern New South Wales.

Erin Crockett was deployed as a community engagement facilitator which involved door-knocking to collect data and information about how the townsfolk were going and the level of damage sustained to the towns – these details were then passed on to authorities.

The SES offered support in many towns and were the first services that many locals saw after the flood hit and Ms Crockett said the response was positive.

Ms Crockett was one of six who were assisting from the Narre Warren Unit from Tuesday 8 March until Saturday 12 March.

It was her first deployment to an emergency after having been part of the SES’ operational work in Casey for about 18 months.

“It was hard to see but at the same time, the resilience within these communities and the way they banded together was very memorable,” Ms Crockett said.

“They had already started their recovery process automatically, they knew who was residing on which streets and where the more vulnerable people in the community needed

additional support, already setting up mini recovery centres and information points where we could come in.”

Ms Crockett was taken back by the height of the floodwater - often up to two storeys - and was moved by the selflessness of those affected.

In one town she said there was just one working washing machine left and that resident was doing repeated loads for the whole community – those sorts of actions were commonplace throughout the region.

“It was inspiring,” she said.

“We don’t want to go in there and go undo the community bonding they have already put together.

“Our role was to work and enhance what they’ve already achieved in the recovery process within their community – they know their own community best.

“As an SES member we want to strengthen that to enhance the community spirit as much as possible through the recovery process because they’re going through such a tough time – we’re talking about stuff that nobody should have to go through.”

“The community spirit stayed, and if anything it strengthened given they were able to work together in that community and I’ll always take that away with me.”

Join cup of tea movement

By Eleanor Wilson Berwick Neighbourhood Centre is hoping to fill people’s cups with their social Cup of Tea Movement.

The centre, which hosts a range of community activities, is launching the initiative to provide community members with a chance to relax over a cuppa, build community connections and share whatever may be on their mind.

Centre manager Kim Peterson said her late grandmother sparked her idea to start the movement.

“She was very much from a time where everything seemed to be cured by a cup of tea and a chat,” she said.

“To be honest I could never understand it, I wasn’t a tea drinker, but with Covid and everything, it started to dawn on me.”

Ms Peterson hopes the movement can become a regular opportunity for community members to take a step back from their busy lives and recharge.

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A lot can be learnt from The Power of Hope: A Rat Experiment by Dr Curt Richter.

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Hope and persistence Many of these regular business articles are intended to provide some ideas and thoughts around tools and techniques for making your business successful.

However, none of these will be successful unless we adopt the right mindset towards what we are looking to achieve.

In this article, I would like to focus on a couple of key mindset elements, hope and persistence to illustrate how these can provide results.

In the first example, I reference Professor Curt Richter who, in the 1950s conducted a variety of experiments involving rats (some of these would seem somewhat cruel by today’s standards). In one experiment in particular, Professor Richter placed rats into a bucket of water and observed how long they would tread water for before giving up and drown.

Just as he saw them stop swimming and begin to sink, he fished them out of the bucket, dried them off and then allowed them some time to rest and recover.

It turned out the average rat lasted about 15 minutes before they gave up swimming.

After they had recovered, he put them back into the bucket of water and timed how long they stayed afloat this time before again giving up and preparing to drown.

How long do you think the rats lasted the second time? 15 minutes, 30 minutes? An hour perhaps?

No, in fact the second time the rats went into the water, they lasted on average for nearly 60 hours before starting to give up and were rescued again!

So, what was the key difference here? It was not that the rats had become any stronger or now started to enjoy bucket swimming, but instead psychologists believe that this is clear evidence of the power of hope.

They hoped and believed they would be rescued.

This has some parallels with the famous Henry Ford quote, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right”.

It really demonstrates the power that hope or a positive mindset has on the outcome of a particular task. And it’s much the same in business. Having the right perspective and a hope and belief that things will work out will

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IAN ASH enable your actions to become congruent with your thinking and significantly increase your chance of success.

The second example relates to a lady that works in my team.

For many years she was the HR Manager of a large multi-national company and as such, in her role she would receive many requests from different recruitment agents asking her if they could support her in search for new talent.

Being a polite person, my team member advised each one that their services were not required at that time, but one agent in particular said that she understood and asked if she could follow up in a couple of months to see if there was a need then and my team member agreed.

Two months passed and true to her word, the recruitment agent called again but the situation was unchanged and so she again asked if she could follow up in the following quarter and my team member said this would be fine.

This situation continued for roughly 18 months. The recruitment agent made a short call to verify if a need existed and if not, she clearly made a note to follow up again. However, after 18 months had elapsed, the company’s staff requirements did change and more staff were needed.

Who do you think came to mind at this point for the HR Manager? Yes, you guessed it, the polite but persistent recruitment agent and so she followed up directly with her and was able to assist with a number of roles.

It is important to note that I am not advocating being a constant pain here.

The HR Manager knew that she would have need for additional staff at some point and the agent’s regular calls ensured that she was kept front of mind without hassling her.

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Vanishing act reappears

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Escaping the grips of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a battle even for home-grown magician Cosentino.

In the past two years, lockdowns and restrictions have regularly scuttled his planned tour Deception.

Last July’s eagerly-awaited show at Bunjil Place sadly vanished from the schedule.

But just like an act of conjury, the show will reappear this month – just down the road from the Hallam-based entertainer’s “office and laboratory”.

Deception features in Cosentino’s renowned magic, illusions, vanishing acts, levitations, teleportation and audience volunteers.

Nothing beats a live audience’s astonished gasps at each feat of wonder, he says, including the death-defying finale in which he escapes a manacled straitjacket beneath a looming giant axe that’s timed to strike.

“The show is visually stimulating, with all the bells and whistles.

“It’s like a blockbuster movie – fast-paced with romance, drama and humour.”

Cosentino’s tour has featured a few great escapes.

As Victoria locked down, he postponed fully-booked shows for the first time in his career.

And within 24 hours’ notice, the crew’s trucks were hurtling across the WA border just before it closed. This was followed by a gruelling stint of hotel quarantine.

It was an escape akin to stepping on hot coals and jumping through fiery hoops, Cosentino said.

“If anyone could escape, it was me,” he said.

Show-starved during Covid, audiences in WA and Queensland had a huge appetite for live entertainment.

“There’s nothing like a live show.

Cosentino’s Deception tour is set to resume at Bunjil Place on 30 March. 273125 “If you see me seemingly read your wife’s mind, or cut your child in half – the magic is far more powerful than when you see it on TV. “The audience gasps are a beautiful feeling.

“My aim is to catch you off guard and experience that sense of wonder.”

Growing up in Endeavour Hills and Dan-

denong North, Cosentino was a shy 12-yearold who couldn’t read when introduced to a Houdini magic book from the Narre Warren library.

He was entranced by the pictures of old vaudevillian magicians and posters.

What was revealed to him was not just mag-

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He hopes to next escape overseas, to resume his successful tours of South East Asia.

He last performed in Singapore in 2017.

Deception is at Bunjil Place, Narre Warren on Thursday 31 March. Details, bunjilplace. com.au/cosentino-deception-tour

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Look at retirement living If you’re thinking about making the move to a retirement community, you’ll likely have a few questions.

When is the right time to move? Will I have space and privacy? What kind of people live there? Are there many activities or events?

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The best way to find answers is to see for yourself.

An Aveo Open Home is a great way to get a sneak peek of the lifestyle you could enjoy.

The next event in the Melbourne is just around the corner at Aveo Edrington Park in Berwick on Thursday the 31st of March from 10-11am.

You can explore the community, inspect a display home and discover what social activities are on offer.

A great retirement is all about you, so Aveo’s friendly First Step team will be there to answer your questions and learn more about what you’re looking for.

You’ll also have the opportunity to meet some of the residents who have been in your shoes and already made the journey to retirement living.

With over 30 Aveo retirement communities across Melbourne and surrounds, you can feel one step closer to finding the community that’s right for you. One that celebrates your passions, puts your peace of mind first, and has facilities, services and support to suit your needs.

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PAKENHAM SHOW

Chinese Dragon entertained the crowd

Leanne Venables Perpetual Trophy Winner with Elm Wooden Jewellery box donated by Pat Jones, Show President Geoff Young and Junior Show Ambassador Sheridan Venables.

Marilyn Mowat winner of the Herb Thomas Award for best in show with Steward Kim Dalziel and Superintendant Wendy Andrews.

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Maddy (left) and Lily from First National Neilson Partners - Pakenham sponsored the Sheep event.

A bumper day at the show Welcoming back spectators and entrants for the first time since Covid-19, the 111th Parklea Pakenham Show was a roaring success by all counts. Held at P.B Ronald Reserve on Saturday 19 March the show was packed full of stallholders, agricultural and horticultural entries, multicultural entertainment and free kids activities.

Lilly, aged five, with python Ramsey.

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The “Shorn Ewe Over 2“ event during judging.

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Show day winners from the pavilion and poultry shed PAVILION Exhibit Pavilion results Best exhibit fruit; Bree Ure. Garden products; Carole Malcolm.

Collection of vegetables; Megan McAlpine.

Cut flowers; Susan Corr.

Flower arrangements; Bree Ure. Pot; Carole Summerfield.

Best cooking exhibit; Kaye Howells.

Vas fruit cake; Kaye Howells.

Vas junior boiled fruit cake; Rhys Grace.

Vas carrot cake; Pam Chalmers.

Vas carrot and date muffins; Rhys Grace.

Apple pie; Robert Mackie.

Lemon meringue pie; Leanne Venables.

Best decorated cake; Tracey Bright.

Best exhibit home products; Tracey Bright.

Best photography; Grace Terpstra.

Best school art exhibit; St James Catholic School.

Vas knitting; Kaye Howells.

Vas sewing; Wendy Andrews.

Vas embroidery; Marilyn Mowat.

Vas cross stitch; Debbie Mordney.

Best needlework; Megan McAlpine.

Best craftwork; Jill Neil.

Best jewellery; Catriona Starpins.

Best beadwork; Wendy Andrews.

Best woodwork; Ian Venables.

Best aged care facility; Millhaven.

Best aged care exhibitor; Cynthia.

One person’s work; Kaye Howells.

Family exhibit; Kaye Howells.

CWA first Pakenham branch, CWA second Kooweerup branch, CWA third Casey Dinner branch.

Best art; Glenn Hambleton.

A day at the show outfit; Wendy Andrews.

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“Miss Emma” from “Dance Legacy” in Pakenham and Officer leads the Children in a huge music and dance performance.

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· A day at the show hat; Leanne Venables. · Lego 6 and under; James Brotto. · Lego 7 to 9; Rhys Kotzur. · Lego 10 to 12; Christin van der Watt.

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Best photography exhibit; Grace Terpstra.

Best postcard; Donna Edsall.

VAS junior photo; Rhys Grace.

VAS senior photo; Dean Howells.

Best junior exhibitor; Raymond Grave.

Best novice exhibitor; Donna Edsall.

Best small prints; Kaye Howells.

Best large prints; Grace Terpstra.

African Drummers.

· Best black and white prints; Kaye Howells. · Best mobile phone exhibitor; Kaye Howells. · Best drone photo; Heath Grave. in show Herb Thomas Award; Marilyn · Best Mowat. · Perpetual trophy winner; Leanne Venables.

POULTRY Bird in Show Indian Runner · Champion Drake; Kevin Collins.

Champion Bird in Show Junior Wa· Reserve terfowl; Campbell Allman.

Standard Light Breed Ancona hen; · Best Alex Borrowdale.

Standard Light Breed Pit Game · Reserve hen; Alex Borrowdale.

Standard Heavy Breed Australorp · Best cock; Kevin Collins.

Standard Heavy Breed Orpington · Reserve Buff hen; Mandy O’Brien.

Hard feather Bantam OEG Wheaten · Best hen; Lynne MacKay. Hard feather Bantam OEG Wheat· Reserve en hen; Lynne MacKay.

Stella 3 with Dad Chris meeting goats from “Barn Buddies“ Mobile Animal Farm.

Soft feather Bantam Australorp cock; · Best Kevin Collins.

Soft feather Bantam Leghorn hen; · Reserve Graeme Coats.

Waterfowl Indian Runner Drake; Kevin · Best Collins.

Waterfowl Indian Runner Drake; · Reserve Kevin Collins.

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Show president Geoff Young with grandson Cody 3 with a huge Ruston Proctor Showman’s Steam Engine exhibited on the day that drove an Australia Fair Grand Concert Organ. Steam Engine from Arthur Godden Son & Daughter Steam Amusements on Tour.

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The Cardinia Civic Concert Band displayed their musical talents in front of the Pakenham Hall/Library on show day.

Crowds roar back to show

By Shelby Brooks Over a hundred years on and the Parklea Pakenham Show is still the calendar agricultural event of the district.

The 111th annual show was held at PB Ronald Reserve on Saturday 19 March, with the theme of the Roaring 20s, and what a roaring success it was.

Pakenham and District Agricultural and Horticultural Show committee president Geoff Young said he couldn’t be happier with how the day turned out.

“The diversity and multiculturalism at our show made it a roaring success,“ he said.

“The whole town supported the event and under the circumstances that we’ve just come

out of with Covid-19, it was a fantastic crowd.

“A huge line up of local and cultural performances keep onlookers entertained after they checked out the stalls, exhibits and activities.

“Covid-19 didn’t alter the number or enthusiasm of entries,“ Mr Young said.

“Stallholder numbers were up, the pavilion

and sheep entries were slightly down but the poultry was up. “The community feedback was that everyone was excited to see it back.“ Mr Young said there was no rest for the hard working volunteers and various pavilion chief stewards, who will all begin planning for the 2023 show as soon as their well earned rest has had.

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Narre Warren Bowls Club members are happy with the new roof. 272573

New bowls’ roof launched

By Eleanor Wilson “If ever there was a self-fulfilling prophecy, this is it,” joked Narre Warren Bowls Club secretary Eric Sydenham as spots of rain hit the new roof at the club.

The Narre Warren Bowls Club gathered on Friday for the official launch of its long anticipated roof installation, which saw all levels of government collaborate to provide a total of $1.5 million in funding.

Sail structure company Greenline were contracted in 2020 to build a bowling green roof across two large greens at the club, allowing play under a wider variety of weather settings.

The upgrade also enables the space to be used for large scale outdoor community events.

“It’s great I absolutely love it,“ said club member Susie Menzel.

“I joined last year after my old club shut down and I just love it, all I want to do is bowl here.“ The build was supported with $500,000 from both the Federal and State Government, $390,000 from the Australian Sports Commission, $50,000 from Casey Council, along with a number of community donations.

Funds were also raised to implement digital scoreboards and replace the grass on the greens with a synthetic alternative.

In attendance to unveil the upgrade was Senator David Van, Narre Warren North MP Luke Donnellan, City of Casey’s Noelene Duff, along with Bowls Australia and Bowls Victoria representatives.

“It’s a community oriented club, so there will be lots of others using the facilities and that’s the beauty of it,” Mr Donnellan said.

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Susie Menzel moved to the Narre Warren Bowls Club last year. 272573

MP Luke Donnellan, club secretary Eric Sydenham, City of Casey’s Noelene Duff and club president Peter Groom. 272573

Noelene Duff, MP Luke Donnellan,Eric Sydenham, Senator David Van and President Peter Groom at the official unveiling. 272573

Dale Collins is reaping the rewards of the new facilities. 272573 “I think it will deliver an enormous amount of benefits to the community for many years to come.”

And it appears the benefits of the roof are already evident for the bowls club.

“It’s just amazing. We’ve doubled our memberships in two years, quadrupled our social memberships, had the most successful season we’ve ever had as far as the competition goes,” Mr Sydenham said.

While construction of the roof has been complete for several months, the official launch was delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Report finds childcare access comes down to wealth An Australian first report has found that where live you matters when it comes to childcare accessibility.

The research, by the Mitchell institute for Education and Health Policy at Victoria University, found children in wealthier areas of Australia had better chances of receiving a spot at a childcare facility.

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It contrasts to three or more children vying for a childcare space in regional Victoria and lower socioeconomic outer Melbourne suburbs.

In the City of Casey, there was one childcare space available per 2.7 children in the city’s North, and one space per 2.5 children in the South of Casey.

Lead author Dr Peter Hurley from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute said the research showed providers were not only establishing services where there was greater demand, but where they were likely

to make greater profits.

“Unlike schools, the early learning sector is made up of for-profit businesses and notfor-profit providers,” he said.

“Our research shows that the most expensive childcare in Australian cities is also in suburbs with more childcare places, suggesting there is an incentive for providers to open in wealthier areas where families can afford to pay higher fees.”

The report also found 40 per cent of rural areas are facing an acute shortage of childcare places, with some having five or more

children for each childcare place.

“For many regional towns, Australia’s policy approach to early learning results in a complete absence of provision, especially for towns with a population of less than 1500 people,” Dr Hurley said.

“These are not thin markets but rather an absence of a market as the current policy settings mean it is not viable for providers to offer childcare.”

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WHAT’S ON Ross Noble – On The Go Ross is always on the go and will be smashing ideas together in the pursuit of fun, When it happens you can be there. The date has been rescheduled to Friday 25 March from 8pm.

Location: Bunjil Place. Get tickets via the following link: tickets.bunjilplace.com. au/6363/6364

Mexican theme Bunjil Place will be hosting a Mexican themed night on Friday 25 March from 5.30-9.30. There will be food trucks, performances, workshops and films including a Mexican wrestling presentation , taco eating competition, piñata making classes and stalls.

Free entry. For full details, click the following link: bunjilplace.com.au/global-flavour-feast-mexico

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Tooradin Craft Bazaar The bazaar will take place at Tooradin Public Hall, Station Road, Tooradin. Admission is free and on offer will be patchwork quilts, crafts, homewares, gifts and more.

Date: Saturday 26 March from 9am-3pm.

For more information contact Dale Bell: dalebell1948@gmail.com

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Old Gippstown Twilight Market Everyone is invited to join the fun on Saturday 26 March from 4-9pm.

It is a non-profit heritage park dedicated to preserving and displaying historically significant buildings and artefacts from around Gippsland.

The market raises funds for preservation work.

There will be over 50 stalls.

Location: 211 Lloyd Street, Moe. Entry is via a gold coin donation. For further information, call 5127 3082 or email events@ gippslandheritagepark.com.au

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tice each Monday during School terms at Fiddlers Green Retirement Village, 57 Gloucester Ave, Berwick from 7– 9.30pm. For further information contact Paulien on 0412 741 195.

Lively Lyrebirds Dr. Alex Maisey will be provide information about where lyrebirds can be found in Cardinia Shire, the impacts of introduced species and natural disasters on their populations and generally more about this charismatic bird! Alex will also touch on his career journey to date and there will be time for questions at the end.

This talk will be at Deep Creek Reserve on Tuesday 29 March and has been organised by the Cardinia Environmental Coalition. It is free to attend. Click the following link for tickets: eventbrite.com.au/e/cec-conversations-livelylyrebirds-tickets-290092252737

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Voices of Casey The Voices of Casey will hold a concert on Saturday 14 May. It’s not too late to become a member of this group of singers. We are a soprano, alto, tenor and bass (SATB) choir and sing stunning songs and have a lot of fun in the process.

Why not come and see for yourself? We prac-

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Games Club People of all ages are being encouraged by Casey City Council to get down to Cranbourne West Community Centre and play different board games.

The Games Club takes place every Friday until 2 April from 1-3pm.

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Line Dancing The Cranbourne Senior Citizens Club encourages you to come along for a fun morning of line dancing from 9.30am – noon each Monday at the Senior Citizens Hall – 1 Codrington St, Cranbourne. Call 0432 107 590 for more information.

New Vogue and Old Time Dance The dancing mornings run by the Cranbourne Senior Citizens Club take place from 1-3pm each Tuesday and from 7.30-11pm on the fourth Friday of every month. It takes place at the Senior

Citizens Hall – 1 Codrington Street, Cranbourne.

Call 0432 107 590 for more information.

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Each Saturday and Wednesday from 12.45-3pm, the Cranbourne Senior Citizens Club host carpet bowls at the Senior Citizens Hall in Cranbourne.

Call 0432 107 590 for more information.

Bingo The Cranbourne Senior Citizens Club host Bingo from 11am-2pm every Thursday at the Cranbourne Senior Citizens Hall. Call 0432 107 590 for more information.

Green Living Festival Come along to this FREE event and learn all about sustainable living in Casey! With over 20 stallholders and entertainment-focused on environmentally friendly products and services, kick start your green living journey. Attendees will have the opportunity to test drive a Hyundai electric car and get up close with reptiles and there will also be a native plant giveaway, kitchen caddy giveaway, advice on making your home energy-efficient and more.

Location: Bunjil Place, Narre Warren. Time: Saturday 2 April from 10am-3pm.

Come along to Berwick Fields Primary School on Sunday 3 April to browse through up to 65 stalls of baby and children’s items. Everything from clothing, books, toys and nursery items will be on offer, with a coffee van for the big kids.

Date: Sunday 3 April 9am to 12pm, 35 Gwendoline Drive, Berwick.

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Harewood Heritage Day The event will feature local historic displays, traditional trades and craft demonstrations, food stalls, vocalists, dancers, landcare, vintage cars and machinery and more. Entry costs $10 for adults, $5 for concession and $25 for a family of two adults and two children. People are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite local historic character.

The event will take place on Sunday 3 April from 10am-3pm at 3300 South Gippsland Hwy (next to Tooradin airfield.

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A grand final Bloods test

By Tyler Lewis The Bloods are on a roll.

After defeating Narre South in emphatic fashion last week, Springvale South has upset Berwick to set a mouth-watering date with arch-rivals Buckley Ridges in the DDCA Turf 1 grand final.

The Bears got off to a horror start, after winning the toss and electing to bat first, as star off-spinner Akshat Buch (2/16 off seven) added both openers – Jordan Cleland and Lachie Brown – to his long list of victims.

Buch’s partner in crime – Josh Dowling (4/26 off 11) – soon joined in on the action, with the pair capturing six of the seven Bears wickets to fall.

Berwick number-five Matt Robertson (55) and skipper James Wilcock (36) somewhat steadied the ship for the Bears, but the dot ball pressure appeared to be too impactful by the conclusion of the innings.

With Andrew Perrin and James Wilcock standing ahead of the Bloods and the 154 to get, the message from within the Springy South rooms was simple: get through the new ball.

Mitch Forsyth (10 off 41 balls) and Ryan Quirk (51 off 94) batted intelligently, knowing the batters behind them will benefit from every delivery they see off.

The pair put on 44 before Forsyth picked out a fielder in the deep off a short ball.

While they only needed a further 110 runs, Jordy Wyatt (43 off 51) and Quirk’s 68-run partnership paved the way for the Bloods victory.

Disappointingly for the duo, both Wyatt and Quirk fell short of the target, leaving Jackson Sketcher (27 off 26) and Blade Baxter (11 off 22) to finish off the seven-wicket win.

In the two finals the Bloods have played in this year, Buch and Dowling have combined for 11/77 from their 34.4 overs with the addition of seven maidens.

The pair did it again on Saturday, but it didn’t come as a shock to opening bat Ryan Quirk.

“Those two are class acts, we have no doubts Josh (Dowling) – although he hasn’t had the season he would’ve wanted – we know how good Josh is,” he said.

“Every single week we back him with the new ball.

Matthew Robertson fought hard for Berwick. 272860 “Buch with the new ball as well is massive, for a spinner to open the bowling with a new ball is actually quite tough, but the way he does it… he is disciplined, he doesn’t miss his length and he is tough to score off.

“I think the start we got on the weekend, I think we had them three for not many, getting Jordy (Cleland) and Lachie (Brown) out – who have been good all year for them – was massive for us.”

With just 154 to get, Quirk and his opening partner were in no hurry, especially knowing the fire-power he had in the sheds.

“With us the run rate was never going to be a problem,” Quirk said.

“On a good deck, with a nice outfield, short boundary square, we knew if we had wickets in hand we can back ourselves to chase down anything.

“Scrappy (James Wilcock) and Perrin are probably two of the best seam bowlers in the league so it was really important for me and Mitch to get through them.

“We knew the run rate was never going to be a problem for us, but I knew if we could get through Scrappy and Perrin we would be on our way.

“That was mine and Mitch’s plan, try and

Picture: GARY SISSONS kill the game early.”

Quirk compiled his fifth half-century of the summer in the successful run chase, but he modestly said a partner in the middle order often eases the pressure.

“To keep a side like Berwick to 150 on that ground was an unbelievable effort,” he said.

“I think that momentum was taken into our batting as well.

“Batting with Jordy is very easy, he takes the pressure off does Jordy.

“My role is to bat through, it was the same as it has been all year.

“My role (Saturday) was to be there with Jordy, obviously he scores at a run a ball more often than not.

“When we have Sketcher and Baxter in after us, we knew if we got it close they would finish the job for us, which they did.

There have been some discussions over the pitches that are coming up in the Turf 1 competition, but Quirk faced two the best bowlers in the competition on the Arch Brown track and had nothing but commendations for it.

“The pitch was really hard, it was a really nice deck,” he said.

“There wasn’t a lot of seam movement, not a lot of swing or anything, not a lot of spin (ei-

ther) to be honest.

“We just wanted to get a lot of variations in, try hit a nice line and length, if it was over pitched it was very driveable and if it was short it definitely sat up.

“It was a nice deck and we just had to back our bowlers to hit a length regularly.”

The win for the Bloods sets up a brilliant grand final with Buckley Ridges, with the winner set to take the lead for the most Turf 1 premierships won.

The Bucks will have ‘home ground’ advantage when it welcomes the Bloods to their own deck.

PRELIMINARY FINAL SCORECARD BERWICK v SPRINGVALE SOUTH BERWICK J Cleland c Forsyth b Buch .................... 6 (19) L Brown lbw Buch .................................. 1 (10) B Herkness c Straker b Dowling .......... 11 (16) D Mapa Ralalage c Hill b Dowling ...... 16 (52) M Robertson c Baxter b Dowling ...... 55 (107) J Wilcock b Dowling ........................... 36 (48) R Siwes c Hill b Baxter ............................ 2 (4) N Shirt not out ..................................... 14 (11) A Perrin not out ....................................... 2 (4) Extras: (nb1, w3, lb6) .................................. 10 Total: (45 overs) ......................................7/153 Fall of wicket: 4, 18, 19, 73, 116, 119, 140 Bowling: J Dowling 12-2-4-26, A Buch 7-0-216, B Baxter 11-1-1-57, J Straker 7-0-0-19, K Martin 3-0-0-20, J Sketcher 5-0-0-9 SPRINGVALE SOUTH M Forsyth c Wilcock b Shirt ................ 10 (41) R Quirk b Wilcock.............................. 51 (94) J Wyatt c Brown b Siwes ...................... 43 (51) J Sketcher not out .............................. 27 (26) B Baxter not out ................................ 11 (22) Extras: (nb3, w3, b1, lb5) ............................12 Total: (38.3 overs) .................................3/154 Fall of wicket: 44, 112, 114 Bowling: A Perrin 11.3-0-0-35, J Wilcock 9-1-138, J Goodes 7-0-0-21, N Shirt 4-1-1-12, V Baxter 3-0-0-10, R Siwes 4-0-1-32 Springvale South won.

GRAND FINAL FIXTURE Buckley Ridges v Springvale South Alex Nelson Reserve 11am

Doveton deliver on centre stage and rise to new heights

By Lachlan Mitchell Doveton has claimed the DDCA Turf 3 crown after and emphatic win over Springvale on Saturday at Lois Twohig Reserve.

Doveton won the toss and elected to bat, with Mitchell Daley getting his side off to the best possible start at the top of the order.

Daley hit a swashbuckling 104 off 82 balls which included 17 boundaries.

Daley was joined by Simon Mackie, who smashed his way to 78 off 91 balls to get their side to an impressive 6/271 after 40 overs.

Springvale knew that they would have to push the run-rate up from ball one.

When Nuwan Mendis found himself heading back to the sheds for 7 the battle got a whole-lot harder.

Nasrat Malikazada (16) tried his best to get his side back in the contest but it was all too late for his side.

Kaine Bundy put the result beyond doubt when he picked up 4/20.

Doveton dismissing the final five batters for 12.

Springvale was all out for 82 in just 22 overs, with Doveton crowned champions winning by 189 runs.’

Doveton President John Smart put the win down the to the great platform set by Daley that got the side off to the best possible start.

“The way that Mitch Daley got us off to that start, it was always going to be hard for them once some gets going like that,” Smart said.

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Celebrating hard. Doveton claimed the DDCA Turf 3 premiership on Saturday. 272862 Picture: GARY SISSONS picked up (Nuwan) Mendis it just got the boys up and about.”

Players stepping up and playing their role has been a feature of Doveton’s season.

“It was all about sticking to what we do and focusing on us so not worrying who your against, everyone has stepped up throughout the season,” Smart said.

“We know we have got good depth and it was everyone’s day. Kaine (Bundy) stepped up took four wickets.”

The win comes after a few seasons filled with Covid interruptions and a struggle to keep the club going.

“It’s been tough, not only on players, but for the club as well,” Smart said.

“It’s the work that goes into the game, offfield as well as on-field.

“It’s been hard to run the club, trying to follow all the guidelines...during lockdown was hard.”

Smart took over the presidency five years ago and has seen the rise of the club.

“When I took over the club five years ago we had one team in Turf 4 and now we are the champions of Turf 3,” he said.

“The win means so much to the support-

ers and the club.”

GRAND FINAL SCOREBOARD DOVETON M Daley c Badzoka b Pereira .................... 104 T Hancock c Periera b Mendis .................... 14 S Mackie b Waduge ..................................... 78 A Read c Badzoka b Periera .......................... 0 R Hendy not out .......................................... 64 K Smart b Waduge ......................................... 1 M Stuart b Pereira ......................................... 2 Extras (nb3,w3,b0,lb2) ................................. 8 Total (40.0 overs) ....................................6/271 Fall of wicket: 37,158,158,228,232,271 Bowling: R Sahota 8-0-0-43, N Mendis 8-4-124, H Sahota 8-0-0-64,A Pereira 8-0-3-67,M De Kauwe 4-1-0-28,H Waduge 4-0-2-43 SPRINGVALE N Mendis c Wilson b Smart .......................... 7 H Sohal c Johnson b Smart .......................... 9 N Malikzada lbw Wilson ............................. 16 S Silva c Mackie b Wilson ............................. 6 R Badzoka c Mackie b Hendy ..................... 18 H Waduge c Hendy b Bundy ........................ 1 A Periera b Bundy ....................................... 13 R Sahota c Wilson b Bundy ........................... 4 S Lindsay c Smart b Bundy ........................... 3 M De Kauwe b Hendy.................................... 1 H Sahota not ou ........................................... t 0 Extras (nb0,w3,b1,lb0) ................................. 4 Total (22.1 overs) ......................................... 82 Fall of wicket: 10,21,37,39,45,70,74,80,82,82 Bowling K Smart 8-0-2-34, N Wilson 5-2-217,K Bundy 5.1-0-4-20, R Hendy 4-0-2-10 Doveton won. berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au

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Swans break the drought

By Tyler Lewis As far as modern day wins go...there will be few better than the one Casey-South Melbourne secured on Saturday.

Despite winning eight of their last 10 coming in – including seven on the bounce – the Swans were given little chance against the highly-fancied St Kilda side.

The Saints had just one blemish to their name in a stellar season, and when Ashley Chandrasinghe was a late out due to a finger concern, they were backed further.

But as it has done all year, when doubted, this Casey-South Melbourne unit delivered.

Nathan Lambden dismissed the dangerous Michael De Iacovo (6) and Jono Merlo (11) in quick succession, before Devin Pollock held on to a low-diving catch off the bowling of Jackson Fry and the blade of Patty Rowe (5).

The Saints seemed to build off Ed Newman (32) and skipper Adam Crosthwaite (19), but when Newman departed at 4/74, Crosthwaite soon followed, reasserting the Swans back ahead of the ledger with the home side 5/76.

It seemed everything the Swans touched would turn to gold, with all five bowlers collecting a scalp.

Along with Lambden (3/33 off eight), offspinner Luke Shelton was tremendous with 3/20 off 10, as the Swans bowled the seemingly untouchable St Kilda outfit for 116.

Chandrasinghe’s absence was felt early, when Lachie Sperling’s (0) promotion to the top of the order was short lived.

Luke Manders (38) and captain Michael Wallace (32) worked extremely hard to put on 66, but when Wallace was dismissed by Todd Murphy, the heart-rates of the Swans faithful rose.

From 1/66 to 5/82, the Swans had lost 4/16 in an instant.

It got even tighter after an 18-run partner-

Nathan Lambden was astronomical in his 100th First XI game for the club. 267264 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS ship scooted the visitors to 5/100, when Ruwantha Kellepotha, Devlin Webb and Chris Benedek all departed for the addition of just four runs.

The Swans were 8/104 and seemed to be on the cusp of throwing away a golden opportunity.

But in his 100th First XI match for the club, Nathan Lambden stepped up when his side needed him most.

He walked out to bat in pursuit of 13 elusive runs and struck one of the most important

nine not outs of his career, carving two fours, including the winning runs off the bowling of Saints speedster Henry Thornton.

The Swans passed the Saints score with 13 balls to spare in the nail-biting finish.

Casey-South Melbourne has a rich history with seven First XI premierships.

But with the last of those flags coming in 1969/70, the Swans have been short of modern day success.

Head-coach Will Carr believes this win is certainly up there as one of the clubs better

Casey Fields era wins.

“I have only been involved in the club for a short period of time, and it’s got a long and proud history with a lot of success along the way, but certainly in recent times it’s as big a win the club has seen since moving to Casey Fields,” he said.

“I think it is the first finals win of any kind for the club in 23 years.

“I think that in itself sort of speaks of the significance of the win.

“To add the opposition, the location, the occasion, it has to rank pretty highly I would’ve thought.”

On the surface, the Swans were seemingly cantering, but with a difficult wicket to bat on, Carr never felt his group was safe.

“We were 1/66 but we certainly weren’t coasting,” he said.

“St Kilda came really hard at us, they bowled exceptionally well as a unit, they were all over us.

“The wicket wasn’t the easiest to bat on… that’s the challenge of trying to prepare a wicket whilst a Shield game is going on at the same time.

“Batsmen would’ve never felt in, even when Manders and Wallace had the partnership, you never felt like they were in total control.

“Once Wally and Manders departed, the nerves elevated a fair bit, with each wicket that fell they kept rising.”

The Swans will now host Richmond in a home preliminary final on Saturday, and fittingly, the Tigers are the last side the Swans lost to nine weeks ago.

The winner will take on either St Kilda or Carlton at The Albert Ground the following Saturday.

PRELIMINARY FINALS FIXTURE Casey-South Melbourne v Richmond – Casey Fields 10:30am Carlton v St Kilda – Princes Park 10:30am

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Fantastic finals fever now sweeps over Casey Softball Perfect weather greeted players at the Casey Softball Association for the last round of the home and away season for 2021/22.

The under-16 fully loaded teams kicked off proceedings with the first up game between the Cobras Maroons and Doveton Rebels.

Both teams started slowly but the Cobras soon clicked into second gear with 11 runs in the second innings.

Rebels tried hard to come back, but Cobras held them off having a comfortable 21-6 win.

Best for Cobras was Brooklyn Maloney and for Rebels Amelia Bacic.

The second game in the double header was Cobras U16D taking on Doveton Rebels.

A very even game saw Cobras defeat Rebels 16-11.

Best for Cobras was Abbie Berkelmans and for Cobras Shelby Evers.

Social Women games were up next with Berwick Geronimo taking on Narre Warren Penguins in a top-of-the-table clash that didn’t disappoint.

Geronimo started strong with five runs to 0 in the first innings.

Penguins didn’t get their first run until the third innings, but also defended well to keep Geronimo scoreless for the next two innings.

Final score saw Geronimo hold on to a thrilling 6-5 win.

Best for Geronimo was pitcher San-

Casey Softball Association Under-13 players deliver their post-game cheers with their coaches on Saturday. 273694 Picture: SUPPLIED dra Whalley and for Penguins catcher Jess George.

Doveton Renegades then played the Comets.

The first innings saw Comets score five while keeping Renegades scoreless.

Renegades fought back in the next, scoring two and four in the next two innings giving them a 6-5 lead.

Comets then came back strong in the next innings scoring 5-0 and winning the game 10-6.

Best for Comets was Coleen Sullivan and for Renegades Pamela Joynson.

Last game of the round saw Cobras play against Berwick Chickasaw.

Chickasaw jumped out of the blocks with an 11-run first innings and never looked back.

Cobras couldn’t get their batting game going, managing only two runs.

Chickasaw was comfortable 22-2 winners.

Best on ground was pitcher Kaisha Stacey.

Open Women Fully Loaded was an allBerwick affair between Cheyenne and Comanche…and was a cracker of a game, with both teams evenly matched and batting superbly!

Comanche came from behind to clinch a thrilling 24-22 win.

Best for Cheyenne was Amanda ‘Moo’ Clunes, and for Comanche Andrea ‘Guppy’ Gartside.

The Men’s competition has begun a threegame finals series which started on Saturday, with Cobras taking on Meteors.

Cobras started off strong, leading at the bottom of the second innings 6-0, with Meteors Dale Fraser and Jeff Wynne taking some great catches to finish out the innings.

Cobras Tristan Little pitched well for the first two innings only giving up one hit. Meteors then came out to bat and took a 10-6 lead.

Cobras levelled the game 10-10…seeing the game end in a thrilling draw.

Best for Cobras was Tristan Little and for the Comets Dale Fraser.

This sets up a thrilling second game in the finals series this Saturday.

Finals for Under-16, Social Women and Open Women begin this Saturday.

Another exciting season in the Casey Soft-

ball Association (CSA) may be drawing to a close, but that isn’t stopping the CSA from continuing to roll out the fun.

The association is thrilled to be hosting the Inaugural ‘CSA Men’s Masters Invitational’ on the number-one diamond at Sweeney Reserve at 7pm this Saturday 26 March.

“The game is all about having a bit of fun at the end of the season, but also to help promote the sport of softball locally,” the CSA said.

“But most importantly we are hoping to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. It’s a great cause and one that we are delighted to support and hope to do so long into the future.”

“It would be great if we could get a big crowd to come along, to enjoy the atmosphere and watch a great game of softball but to also do something good for the community.”

The two teams will be chock full of talent and will be coached by Alex Chapman and Ethan Chavasse.

The teams will be made up of current Masters (Over 35) players and past Masters players who have been invited back for the event.

Players will be fined for strike outs and easy dropped catches, but all in the name of a good cause.

There will also be a raffle…with the canteen and bar also open.

-Joanne Haines

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Wickers reward for effort BERWICK BOWLS Berwick Bowling Club has had great reward for a long arduous season over the past week in what many are saying is the most successful year the club has had in its proud 91-year history.

The club has won sectional flags, played off for one divisional flag already and still has more sectional and divisional flag finals to play for!

SIDE 1 - Section Premiers The Ones finished on top of the ladder and as such earned the right to host the section semifinal on Saturday against fourth place Beaumaris.

The game started well for the Wickers and all rinks had started impressively.

By the break, Berwick had all the momentum and there was a slight worry that the break may interrupt the momentum and cost them in their biggest game of the year.

But it wasn’t to be, the Ones came out…put their foot on the pedal and continued to dominate the game and came away with a 28-shot overall win.

Josh McQueen’s rink dominated its Beaumaris opponent to set up the win.

M Keel, G Manifold, L Ash and J McQueen won 32-10, P O’Day, E Wilson, D Bond and S Ellard won 31-17, A Clements, J Parker, P Hodgson and E Mills lost 17-20 and J Horwood, A Bunnell, L Edwards and J Rich lost 15-26.

Grand Final The win on Saturday then set up a mouth-watering sectional grand final against Keysborough at Burden Park Bowls Club on Sunday.

Keysborough has tinkered with its rink set ups over the past few weeks so although it was one win each throughout the home and away season, we weren’t sure how the new set ups would match up against the Wickers Ones in the grand final.

What a game it turned out to be!

Some of the bowls were of the highest standard and the lead changed hands on a few occasions before the break. There was a bit of a nervous start across a few rinks and the Ellard rink was down well early against one of the state’s best female bowlers and her rink.

Rich’s rink got off to a great start and the rinks of Mills and McQueen had settled in for a tight tussle by the break.

Berwick in with a three-shot overall lead and the tensions of a close game were evident.

With five ends and an overall lead of 10, the Wickers looked to be home and through to next week’s Divisional Semi-Final.

But.........in true grand final fashion there was another twist to the tale!

McQueen’s rink dropped a big number on their second last end and with four rinks all on their last end Berwick had a four-shot lead.

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Berwick Side 1 celebrates after a thrilling section grand final victory over Keysborough on Sunday. 273426 the four rinks in the last breath…but the Wickers took all four rinks to win the game by eight shots overall and collect the Section Grand Final Premiership!

J Horwood, A Bunnell, L Edwards and J Rich won 23-16, P O’Day, E Wilson, D Bond and S Ellard won 19-15, A Clements, J Parker, P Hodgson and E Mills lost 17-22 and M Keel, G Manifold, L Ash and J McQueen won 21-19.

The Ones now play Fitzroy at Alphington Bowls Club and one more win will see them progress to the Divisional Grand Final and, more importantly, a place in the Victorian Premier League!

It’s the biggest and best pennant competition in the state, not only is that a privilege to be playing against some of the states, countries and even world’s best bowlers but it is one of the hardest places to gain for any club.

It’s an amazing effort and one that should be congratulated and celebrated.

Well done Ones and good luck this coming weekend.

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gressed to the Divisional Knockout Final against Thornbury 1 at Ringwood Bowls Club on Saturday.

A win would see them advance to the Divisional quarter final at Burden Park on Sunday.

They started well and took the lead early with all rinks going ok and going in to the break with a very narrow lead.

The return after the break saw the Threes continue on until the business ends started.

They fought to the very end but Thornbury had a little more luck in the remaining ends to get their noses in front.

Although they went down overall on the day the side had a great game and fantastic season to win their section and continue to improve.

Such an awesome effort, and the improvement and experience our bowlers received throughout the season continues to add to our depth and improvement as a club.

D Fitzpatrick, J Reddy, C Jensen and K Graeber won 27-20, M Nagle, T Livingstone, B Anderson and K Dalman lost 23-13, J Weir, L McCurran, K Mackie and C Mills lost 16-19 and J Saunders, A Thompson, R Benning and C Fothergill drew 16-16.

The Sevens were amazing this season and nearly pulled off a fantastic win on the weekend in their Divisional Semi-Final to win their way through to the following weekend.

We continued to receive messages throughout the day for those that weren’t there that the Sevens were narrowly in front and that continued to the break and again after.

When the game got to within the last 10 ends the Sevens lost the lead and the MCC side powered to the finish line and finished the game winning by 11-shots overall.

It was only the last 10 ends that the MCC side took over and what a fantastic effort that Berwick produced for the season.

It was a low-scoring game and a great effort by all that played in the team this season.

A sectional grand final premiership to their name and only one win away from a spot in the Divisional Grand Final. What a fantastic effort!

C McLary, K Fewster, M Jorgensen and T Wood lost 12-19, R McIntyre, H Adair, L keel and R McGrath lost 20-21 and J Young, J Pearson, P Adair and A Reina lost 13-16.

-John Rich

BDTA stars take their semi-final steps towards glory Beaconsfield Blue and Harkaway will hit the court this Saturday morning hoping to claim the much-coveted Osborne Shield after big semi-final wins on the weekend.

All grand finals will be played in the Berwick District Tennis Association (BDTA) this week, and out Star News cameras will be on hand to capture all the action.

We wish all players the best of luck as they chase grand final glory.

SATURDAY Osborne Shield Beaconsfield Blue 3 6:38 v Narre Warren 0 0:19, Beaconsfield Green 1 3:29 v Harkaway 2 4:34.

Rubbers 1 Berwick Blue 3 6:47 v Berwick White 0 2:37, Harkaway 2 4:33 v Narre Warren 0 1:24.

Rubbers 2 Cranbourne 3 6:41v Berwick 0 1:24, Drouin 1 4:41 v Bunyip 2 5:46.

Rubbers 3 Harkaway 2 4:34 v Berwick 1 3:30, Officer 0 2:33 v Pakenham 3 6:46.

Rubbers 4 Officer 3 6:36 v Pakenham 0 0:12, Cran-

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Section 2 Beaconhills (Pak) 7:45 v Narre Warren, Berwick Blue 5:42 v Berwick White 3:37.

Section 3 Cranbourne Blue 7:44 v Narre Warren 1:21, Narre Warren North 4:41 v Pakenham 3:33.

Section 4 Narre Warren 4:37 v Pakenham 4:33, Upper Beaconsfield 3:23 v Beaconhills (Pak) 5:37.

Section 5 Cranbourne 7:46 v Clyde 1:22, Narre Warren North 6:40 v Berwick White 2:27.

Section 6 Narre Warren South 4:28 v Cranbourne 4:33, Berwick White 4:39 v Beaconsfield 4:40.

Section 7 Cranbourne 7:46 v Narre Warren 1:23, Clyde 5:43 v Narre Warren North 3:29.

Section 8 Officer 5:39 v Upper Beaconsfield 3:33, Lang Lang 5:40 v Fountain Gate 3:28.

SUNDAY Section 9 Narre Warren 8:49 v Beaconhills (Pak) 0:19,

The stage is set for a huge grand final weekend in the Berwick District Tennis Association (BDTA) after some great games were fought out in the semi-finals. 258775 Picture: ROB CAREW bourne 1 3:31 v Beaconsfield Red 2 4:39.

Rubbers 5 Pakenham 3 6:36 v Bunyip Red 0 0:10, Officer 2 4:26 v Beaconsfield 1 2:24.

Section 1 Narre Warren North 8:48 v Berwick 0:16, Sandhurst 7:47 v Harkaway 1:27.

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Beaconsfield 5:39 v Berwick 3:32.

Section 10 Berwick 6:41 v Officer 2:25, Tooradin 5:39 v Pakenham 3:35.

Section 11 Berwick Blue 8:49 v Pakenham 0:8, Cranbourne 5:37 v Berwick White 3:30.

Section 12 Officer Blue v Officer White (Not played yet), Cranbourne 3:34 v Berwick 5:41.

Section 13 Narre Warren 6:46 - 2:25 Berwick White 2:25, Sandhurst 3:33 - 5:41 Berwick Blue 5:41 Section 14-Doubles Clyde 5:33 v Narre Warren South 1:15, Narre Warren 4:30 v Berwick 2:19.

Section 15-Doubles Upper Beaconsfield 6:36 v Berwick 0:14, Narre Warren 3:28 v Gloucester 3:23.

Section 16-Doubles (4 team section) Preliminary Final Tooradin 4:32 v Narre Warren South 2:24, Officer defeated Sandhurst (Results not available).

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More than a geography quiz whiz.

Haileybury offers students the opportunity to be the best that they can be — like Jake, our geographyquiz winning, go-karting extraordinaire. Haileybury worked with Jake’s busy schedule of practices and competitions, whilst still maintaining his high standard of education. Meaning he can love doing what he does, while he stays on track with his studies.

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