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Christmas arrives Andrew Vaccaro has been training up for an elaborate Christmas display inside and outside his Ring Court Dandenong North address. See more of the home lights around Greater Dandenong, turn to page 12
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Locals blindsided By Sahar Foladi Keysborough residents have been left blindsided after a nearby parkland was turned into an industrial site without warning. The industrial buildings, with 24-hour activity, are located only metres away from residents of Kingcote Drive. Although the land had been earmarked as
an industrial zone since 2008, residents say they were not told prior to buying their homes. The real estate agent and developer deny knowledge of any plans for the industrial development. The Dandenong Star Journal spoke to three residents and all said similar things about the issue. “Next day you see trucks come in pull ev-
erything down, next day you see things in stages,” one resident said. “We just find out in stages when there’s dust or when something gets pulled down. “The entire period of time we weren’t notified of anything. Legally from what we’ve been told, they didn’t have to tell us anything but it would’ve been common courtesy to advise there’s something happening.”
Another said they were not warned of the 24-hour activity, the most annoying part being loud machine noises and bright on-site construction lights. “They haven’t started fully yet so we are worried when they start fully, they all will be very loud,” she said. Continued page 8
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Tragic loss of family ring prompts community plea By Sahar Foladi
Dandenong High’s high achievers Dylan Chan, Michaela Abraham and Mubashar Doostizada. Picture: SUPPLIED
Here’s to you, class of 2022 By Sahar Foladi Dandenong High School has praised its Year 12 students after three received 90-plus ATAR scores. They were led by dux Mubashar Doostizada with 93.8, while Dylan Chan scored 91.2 and Michaela Abraham 90.4. Acting principal Katie Watmough said, “We are incredibly proud of our Year 12 students, all of whom who have performed very highly and achieved success in their secondary education.” Eleven per cent of the VCE students at Dandenong High received an ATAR over 80.
Ms Watmough said, “All of our Year 12’s have achieved their pathway destination and are moving onto further tertiary study, apprenticeships or employment. “They are all exceptional young people who will have a positive impact wherever they go as compassionate, curious and successful adults.” Lyndale Secondary College dux Ivana Dukva has scored an astounding ATAR score of 98.15. The school said 10 per cent of the VCE students scored above 80 and 34 per cent achieved an ATAR above 70.
A family has been left distraught after losing a sentimental heirloom ring on 13 December. Maryann Lengyel took off her engagement ring to wash her hands at Interhealth Medical Clinic’s bathroom in Dingley Village and left it behind. After almost two hours, she realised her ring was not with her, at which stage her husband called the clinic to check if was still there, but unfortunately they could not find it. A police report has been filed and CCTV footage has been checked. In a desperate plea, the family is offering a $1000 reward for whoever returns the ring. Ms Lengyel has been the owner of the ring for more than 25 years. The ring’s gemstones have been in the family for generations, making Ms Lengyel the fifth generation to have had the ring. Her daughter, Malisa Lengyel said: “One diamond belonged to my great grandmother, the other to my grandmother and the other two diamonds belonged to my two great aunties. “The newest diamond in the ring would be 100 years old, which puts into perspective the age and history of these stones.” The three sapphires also came from sentimental family jewellery. The ring itself was designed in the 1970s in the USA by Ms Lengyel’s late grandmother. If you find this ring or have any information, call the Cheltenham Police station on (03) 9583 9767.
This family ring has been in the family for generations. $1000 cash will be given to whoever finds the ring. Picture: SUPPLIED
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Man mauled in his garden By Cam Lucadou-Wells A 29-year-old owner has been fined without conviction after her dog escaped and mauled a 90-year-old pensioner gardening in his own front yard in Keysborough. Maria Menelaou, 29, pleaded guilty at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court to her male American Staffordshire bull terrier Pacho being at large and causing a serious injury to the neighbour in Filer Court on 3 October. Pacho, who was seized and impounded after the attack, will be released as a declared dangerous dog, the court heard. Greater Dandenong Council prosecutor Rebecca Goddard told the court on 15 December that the mauling as one of the most serious that the council had seen in a “long time”. After escaping from home, Pacho sniffed a power pole across the road and then ran towards the victim in his own driveway. The victim was bitten multiple times to the back of his legs. At the scene, Menelaou called for an ambulance. She helped the victim’s son deliver first aid as they waited about 45 minutes for paramedics. The victim required surgery to the wounds on his calfs in Dandenong Hospital, including skin grafts from his thigh. He remained in hospital for 11 days. “I do not know its breed but the dog was as big as a sheep,” he told council officers. “It was grey and white and mean.” In a statement to the court, the “extremely distressed” victim said a nurse was still applying new dressings to his leaking wounds every two days. The attack had “robbed” the socially and physically active pensioner of his independence. The once keen gardener and walker, who used to often chat over coffee with neighbours, now feared going outdoors. He was confined to his house, unable to walk without assistance, unable to drive and unable to remain full-time carer of his wife. Facing a long course of therapy ahead, he also had to rely on relatives to help with everyday tasks and medical costs from the attack. “The trauma is keeping me awake at night.”
Menelaou’s lawyer conceded it was an “awful incident and an awful injury”. A “deeply embarrassed and ashamed” Menelaou has a “very good relationship” with the victim’s family, regularly enquired with them since the attack and taken “full responsibility”. The lawyer argued that something “unintentionally” may have caused the attack. “It wasn’t a case that the dog went directly to (the victim) and started biting him. “Something appeared to have occurred before the dog bit him when they first interacted.” There was no record of Pacho attacking anyone previously or being aggressive in any
way, he said. Magistrate Greg Connellan said he rejected any inference that the victim brought on the attack himself. “It attacked him. He was doing gardening in his front yard. He’s a man of 90,” Mr Connellan told the lawyer. “It’s not unusual for a dog to have no adverse history and to do something shocking.” Mr Connellan noted the “seriousness” of the injuries but also that Menelaou had acted as a responsible pet owner for 11 years without incident. Pacho had attended a dog-obedience course well in advance of the attack, he noted. His escape was an “exceptional” event,
‘Unsafe’ bakery closed, fined $95K
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By Cam Lucadou-Wells A bakery and its director have been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than $100,000 after being found guilty of 126 breaches of the Food Act. L&A Bakery Pty Ltd, which is registered as a Noble Park company, was closed down by Greater Dandenong Council in March after repeatedly failing to meet food safety orders. In sentencing on 15 December, Dandenong magistrate Greg Connellan said it was “one of the most serious examples of non-compliance with the Food Act (ever) before me”. He described some of the breaches as “egregious” despite the council officers going to “extraordinary lengths” to bring the bakery into compliance. There was “extensive” evidence against the company and its sole director Phillip Tran, which was collected by officers between June 2021 and March 2022. In closing the bakery, the council “appeared to come to the conclusion that to bring the premises to a state of complying with the Food Act was never going to be achieved”. “Even after the service of the closure orders there were many things that had not been attended to.” The family members were “completely naïve”, with a lack of skill and knowledge in food, Mr Connellan said. “Mum and Dad were left to do all the work… the parents didn’t have any clear understanding. “They did take some steps but they weren’t able to embrace the concept.” The business and Mr Tran were found guilty of 126 of the 152 charges, with all charges dismissed against non-director Ms Thi Thanh Tran. dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
and there was no previous cause to believe he would attack in this way. More significantly was the way Menelaou responded to the unfolding situation in coming to the victim’s aid, Mr Connellan said. Being a declared dangerous dog, Pacho would be under restrictions such as a mesh enclosure with concrete floor and signage, and a special collar. An extra security door had been installed on the front verandah to prevent Pacho’s escape. Menelaou was fined $1500, plus $3436 in pound costs and $851 compensation for the victim’s medical expenses. The maximum fine applicable was about $8500.
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Mr Connellan criticised the “impossible” indictment for having “too many charges” and a lack of “particularization” of the charges. Mr Tran and the bakery faced maximum fines of more than $24.6 million – wholly payable to the council. Prosecutor Jerome Keating pressed for a significant fine as a deterrent, though not necessarily the full multi-million-dollar maximum. The council also submitted for the defendants to pay costs of more than $37,600. Mr Keating noted that Greater Dandenong environmental health officers inspected the bakery 13 times and found continual failure to meet “minimum standards” like unsafe food and issues with pests. “It screams to me that ‘I don’t need to comply with that’.” Despite regular emails and messages from the council, Mr Tran failed to appear at five court hearings into the matter, Mr Keating told the court. The matter was consequently heard ex-par-
te, in the absence of Mr Tran. In considering the fine amount, Mr Connellan said it was not “open slather”. He also had to consider principles of fairness and natural justice, and to be “circumspect” given he knew “very little” about Mr Tran and the company. “It would take something extraordinary to impose the maximum.” L&A Bakery was convicted and fined $80,000, and ordered to pay the council costs of $18,000. Mr Tran was fined $15,000 with conviction, with costs of $6000. The council’s city amenity director Jody Bosman said a formal closure order and legal action was the “only option”. This was due to “the lack of action from the proprietor, the unsanitary condition and state of disrepair of the business”. “This outcome was a result of Council’s Environmental Health Officers working hard to bring the business into compliance with the Food Act and remove the risk it posed to public health and safety.”
Legalise Cannabis Victoria and Liberal Democrats have taken out the final two Upper House seats in the South East Metropolitan Region. In the final official results, Labor secured two of the region’s five seats. They will be represented by the re-elected Lee Tarlamis and newcomer Michael Galea. Labor’s number three candidate Dr Tien Kieu failed to be re-elected. The Liberal Party’s lead candidate Ann-Marie Hermans also won a seat. Liberal candidate Manju Hanumantharayappa narrowly missed being elected. In the same region, Rachel Payne won one of Legalise Cannabis Victoria’s two inaugural seats, while David Limbrick of the Liberal Democrats was re-elected. Former Dandenong-based ALP MP Adem Somyurek was elected in the Northern Metropolitan Region for the Democratic Labour Party. With just 15 of the house’s 40 seats, the Labor Government will rely on either the cross-bench or Opposition to pass laws in the Upper House. The Liberals claimed eight upper house seats, the Nationals six, Greens four and Legalise Cannabis two. Animal Justice, Labour DLP, Liberal Democrats, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers parties each won a single seat.
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President bids farewell By Sahar Foladi Councillor Sean O’Reilly has resigned as the School Council President at Springvale Rise Primary School after 13 years. “I think the school council is in good hands. It’s in the best state I’ve ever seen while I’ve been on the school council,” Mr O’Reilly said. “We’ve got dedicated school councillors so I retire from at peace knowing the good works, decisions, the harmonious ways the school council operates will continue.” The school has two campuses - the Heights campus and the Springvale campus located in the central of the suburb. During the years Cr O’Reilly was president, buildings at both campuses have undergone modern renovations. “The Springvale campus is a historic building, it’s over 100 years old. We’ve renewed the classrooms in there (and) brought them up to date,” Mr O’Reilly said. The school awarded Mr O’Reilly for his support as the President for School Council at the Springvale town hall. Acting principal Jodie Pyman acknowledged the councillor’s commitment to the school and said, “During this time Sean has worked collaboratively with other members of school council to enhance the educational opportunities for all students.” Cr O’Reilly had his kids attend this school with his youngest graduating this year. “The school is unique, distinctly multicultural and it’s got all the resources and capabilities to support that community, furthering the needs of students along the ladder of opportunity,” he said. Cr O’Reilly said an important aspect of the school is its partnership with Noble Park English Language Centre which provides children of newly arrived migrants with zero English to fast track their way to mainstream schools.
Mr O’Reilly had his kids attend this school with his youngest graduating this year.
Councillor Sean O’Reilly has resigned as the school council president at Springvale Rise Primary School after 13 years. Picture: SAHAR FOLADI “That’s the case for my daughter who came from Vietnam at the age of 5, she joined the Noble Park English Language Centre, she had virtually no English when she came to Australia, and very quickly got up to speed and is now an excellent student in university,” Mr O’Reilly said.
Located in one of the diverse suburbs in Greater Dandenong, the Springvale campus was the first school in Victoria to have what’s known as a multi-cultural aid. Cr O’Reilly said it started in Springvale: “Now we see it across a lot of schools,” he said. As a symbol of his commitment to the
The school awarded Mr O’Reilly for his support as the president for school council at the Springvale town hall. school, Cr O’Reilly planted a tree on the Springvale campus. “It will also act as a tangible representation of the commitment that Sean has provided to the school. On behalf of the whole school community, I wish Sean all the best in his future endeavours,” Ms Pyman said.
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‘Predatory’ man jailed By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Cranbourne West father who filmed himself squirting white fluid on unsuspecting girls and young women at a shopping centre has been jailed. Benjamin Robert Holman, 31, pleaded guilty at the Victorian County Court to the 27 sexual assaults over two years at Springvale Shopping Centre as well as creating, possessing and transmitting child abuse material. In 2018-‘20, the mechanic videoed himself following his victims and squirting their bottoms and legs with a white substance from a syringe, Judge Patricia Riddell said in sentencing on 14 December. The films were meant to suggest that Holman ejaculated on the females, who were often targeted for wearing tights or leggings, Judge Riddell said. Holman, who was diagnosed with a fetish for female leggings, used an online profile ‘legginsluver’. His “brazen”, “predatory” and “very concerning” acts were done sometimes while the unaware victims were in company with adults. After the acts, he’d continue following them and filming them from behind into car parks and laneways. Holman also created more than 300 child abuse images and videos, in which he’d splice
or morph non-sexual pictures of children off social media with sexually-explicit images and videos of an adult, including himself. Holman also left sexual comments on images of girls on a Russian-based image sharing website. His offending was brought to light in March 2022 after Holman requested child abuse material from an undercover police operative online. “Do you have any content?” Holman wrote to the operative. “Cause you deff made me nervous asking me questions and not sending any content lol.” The abuse material was found on an array of electronic devices seized by police from his family home and a friend’s home. In his back shed was a disassembled female mannequin with a drilled hole in its groin, along with 32 pairs of leggings and a bra. He and the mannequin featured in some of his home-made videos. Judge Riddell noted that all but one child weren’t aware of being used in the abuse material, and so didn’t experience harm. The one exception was a teenage victim identified by police. She stated she was unhappy about an online image of her playing sport being sexualised. The abuse material was on “the milder end” but “the global picture that emerges is
a disturbing one”. Holman had spent hours in filming, editing and producing the abuse material over years. It had escalated from the online world to using real victims in the syringe assaults. Judge Riddell compared the practice to ‘upskirting’, which involved invasions of privacy even when the victims were unaware. Holman’s diagnosed fetish disorder explained his offending but didn’t reduce his moral culpability, she noted. Despite a moderate-to-high risk of reoffending, the accused’s prospects of rehabilitation were “good”. It was in the community interest that Holman was fully rehabilitated, the judge said. Since his arrest, he had committed himself to pyschotherapy, ceased using online porn and donated $650 to Bravehearts child-protective charity. His lack of criminal history, early guilty plea, genuine letter of apology, insight and remorse were also noted. Holman was jailed for 12 months, with a further eight months “hanging over his head” on a recognizance release order. He would then serve a two-and-a-half year community corrections order including sex programs and mental health treatment. Holman must report as a sex offender for life.
Former mayor not facing charges: IBAC By Cam Lucadou-Wells Former Casey mayor Amanda Stapledon was “never a prospect” of being charged as part of the Operation Sandon IBAC investigation, IBAC’s outgoing commissioner Robert Redlich has said. Ms Stapledon is believed to have taken her own life shortly after draft copies of the Sandon report were sent to witnesses in January this year. “It is my understanding that the draft or preliminary views had been given to her lawyers but she hadn’t even yet seen them,” Mr Redlich told an interview with journalist Jon Faine on 8 December. “Her concern, I suspect, was she was wondering if she might be the subject of a charge.
“Let me say clearly for the record that was never a prospect.” Mr Redlich said IBAC later examined itself and found that it had not contributed to the “tragic” situation. “It had an enormous effect on staff at IBAC and, as we’d expect, there were questions asked about whether or not we in any sense contributed to that tragic outcome. “Even when the conclusion was reached that there was nothing we had done that we thought could have contributed to that situation, there is inevitably grave concern about the fact that that outcome occurred.” He said “if there was a failing” it was whether IBAC could have told witnesses accused of misconduct that they “should not have any fear of being prosecuted”.
Mr Redlich said it was only in “rare circumstances” that IBAC would recommend prosecution. There was no indication that Ms Stapledon, who had given evidence in a public IBAC hearing 12 months earlier, was more affected than other witnesses, he said. He noted IBAC hearings were a “distressing and challenging” environment for witnesses. “She gave her evidence stoically. “She made acknowledgments about wrongdoing on a number of matters. She made the comment that her conduct did not reflect her values.” The IBAC Operation Sandon inquiry examined alleged corruption involving Casey councillors, state Labor MPs and property developers. The final report has yet to be released.
Local company accused of illegal dumping A Dandenong South company has been charged with allegedly dumping industrial waste at a Gippsland quarry. Environment Protection Authority (Victoria) charged Renex Op Co Pty Ltd and its director Marinos Angelodemou with 21 offences under the state’s Environment Protection Act. It follows an “extensive investigation” into dumping at Woodside North Quarry in June 2021, the EPA stated. According to its website, Renex – which is based in Ordish Road - treats an array of industrial waste including contaminated soil, masonry, liquid waste, sludge and oils, organic contaminants and PFAS molecules. “As ever, it was the local community that were our best eyes and ears and they reported the dumping to us in June 2021,” EPA Gippsland regional manager Jess Bandiera said.
Ms Bandiera said the investigation was complex and needed time to ensure the best possible chance of an outcome. “We are determined to hold polluters to account and we have used our strong regulatory powers, working with local knowledge, to lay these charges.” Ms Bandiera said the EPA monitored the situation closely to establish the dumped sub-
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Renex and its director Marinos Angelodemou, pictured, have been charged over allegedly dumping industrial waste in a Gippsland quarry. 156696 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Greater Dandenong Council has made a mid-year raid of $2.9 million to shore-up funding of its major projects. After a mid-year budget review, councillors approved a $1.016 million transfer to the Major Projects Reserve fund as a contingency against rising construction costs and for future project funds. The council also made a one-off $1.9 million transfer from its Open Space Acquisitions Reserve to the Major Projects Fund. According to the review report, the $1.9 million related to the expected sale proceeds from council properties at 6-8 Fifth Avenue Dandenong and 90 Gove Street Springvale, which were instead retained for open space. The review reported a $900,000 blowout due to delays to the Springvale Road boulevard project, which were offset by $900,000 savings on the Abbotts Road upgrade. The council’s new corporation South East Leisure was forecast to lose $382,000 due to the delay in the Noble Park Aquatic Centre upgrade, as well as spending $200,000 to re-sand and repair courts at Dandenong Stadium. Meanwhile, $6.12 million of borrowings were deferred until 2023-’24 for the council’s delayed Keysborough South Community Hub project. Also on hold were $500,000 in detailed planning for the $230 million Dandenong Sports and Events Centre, and $400,000 for a feasibility study into a new table tennis centre. Meanwhile, the “devastating” financial impacts of Covid-19 was expected to continue for “several years to come”. So far, it has struck $27 million off the council’s bottom line in the past four years. Dandenong Market had still not delivered a financial return since 2018-’19, with future year returns still “uncertain”. “Falling customer numbers and lower foot traffic have necessitated ongoing support for traders and this may yet take years to fully recover,” the council reported. There were also “critical” drops in supplementary rates as well as an $800,000 hit to parking machine revenue. The council however expected a significant increase in investments’ return due to steepling interest rates. On the other hand, its plan for “significant future borrowings” will be hit by more expensive interest bills. “‘Long-COVID’ is more than just a public health issue and impacts across several key income and expenditure lines, which will continue to be felt for several years to come,” the council report stated.
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Empowering local women By Sahar Foladi Disability service Wallara and employment provider Afri-Aus Care have partnered to create jobs for African women. Eighteen African women are in jobs in the organisation’s logistics team through this partnership. Wallara CEO Phil Hayes-Brown said he’s aware of the strong independence employment gives to people with intellectual disabilities. “Employment instils a lot of pride and independence in our supported employees and I am confident these women will feel the same as they embark on this journey,” he said. “Already I can see the special bond workers have formed - it really is two underprivileged groups coming together, which it is heartening to see.” Afri-Aus Care addresses mental health taboos within African and other Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities through their services. Afri-Aus Care Founder and CEO Selba Gondoza-Luka said working in partnership with Wallara will open many doors for the women. “Some mamas have been in Australia for more than 15 years and the jobs at Wallara are their first jobs ever here in Australia.” Afri-Aus have registered 20 mamas with NDIS Screen check out, of which 19 have been approved. “Having a job is one way of empowering our mamas and we are hoping to place more at Wallara,” Ms Gondoza-Luka said. Prior the partnership, Afri-Aus has helped over 120 mamas into employment. “The women are from South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia and are very grateful for this golden opportunity they have been offered,” Ms Gondoza-Luka said. Mama Nakruumna Yasein, who is one of
Disability service Wallara and employment provider Afri-Aus Care have partnered to create jobs for African women. the 18 newly employed women, said she was excited to be given this opportunity. “I am thankful for the opportunity to work at Wallara. The people are so friendly and wel-
coming and the work is good,” she said. The women will work as casuals and hours suitable for school attendance for children, with Wallara exploring extended employment
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Townhouse permit granted By Cam Lucadou-Wells Greater Dandenong Council’s rejection of an eight-townhouse development in a narrow residential court in Springvale has been overruled. On appeal, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal approved the two-storey dwellings at 2-4 Luxford Court despite the council’s objections about neighbourhood character, parking and traffic impacts. The proposal replaces a pair of single-storey dwellings in a predominantly one-storey alcove. VCAT member Tracy Watson stated on 9 December that the proposal’s siting, setbacks, height and “built form intensity” were “completely consistent” with the fringe of Springvale’s Activity Centre. The incremental-change GRZ3 zone allows
Design illustrations of a eight townhouse proposal at 2-4 Luxford Court Springvale. It has been approved at a VCAT appeal. medium-density housing up to three storeys. She said the 10 on-site parking spaces complied with planning guidelines. The council’s own transport planning department
supported the proposal. Ms Watson noted the proposed private open space as well as up to 13 canopy trees and landscaping on the site.
The buildings would cover 48 per cent of the 1184-square-metre site, well short of the 70 per cent maximum. Ms Watson stated that council officers had initially recommended the proposal, before it was voted down by councillors in July. As reported by Star Journal at the time, councillors said the “overdevelopment” would cause overcrowding in the congested, narrow court. Its on-site car parking was feared to be insufficient for up to 30 extra residents. In favour of the proposal, Cr Sean O’Reilly said it met planning guidelines and was in an area that should be densely developed. It was “smack bang in the middle” of an array of services, public transport and supermarket, and next to a large open space at Erickson Gardens, he said.
Dandenong councillors counting the cost of VCAT bills By Cam Lucadou-Wells Greater Dandenong councillors are counting the cost of the council’s planning decisions overturned at VCAT. The council loses many more than it wins at the state planning tribunal, with a 31 per cent success rate in 2021-’22. There’s been a growing trend for councillors to argue for unpopular planning proposals due to the mounting costs of losing at VCAT. “One of the most shocking things for me is that local councils have almost no influence over what’s built around them,” Cr Rhonda Garad says. “It’s really eroding the local community’s
ability to influence where and how they live.” Up to $70,000 recently spent on unsuccessfully defending its refusal of a 101-lot housing estate at 182 Chapel Road Keysborough. This month, the council also lost after refusing an eight-townhouse development in a narrow Luxford Court in Springvale. In both cases, council officers initially recommended the applications were compliant, but were over-ruled by councillors on the back of vocal community opposition. In such cases, the council hires lawyers to defend itself at VCAT – at usually about $10,000 per matter, says Cr Sean O’Reilly. Greater Dandenong Council was asked by
Star Journal but wouldn’t specify the overall cost over the past year. “It adds up to immeasurable expenses over time,” Cr O’Reilly says. “There have been suggestions that the costs of each case should be reported separately in our budget.” He says councillors need to take into account that VCAT is the “final arbiter” even though objectors often raise of overdevelopment and traffic and parking congestion. “The unfortunate practical decision is if they meet planning guidelines (and we vote against it) we’re giving false hope to residents. “We’re wasting the community’s money on law firms. And we’re actually being unfair
to the applicants because they’ve applied and officers have negotiated the best planning outcomes under the guidelines.” Cr O’Reilly said state planning guidelines were set as they were to address undersupply of housing and steepling housing prices. “You can see both sides of it, with residents being unhappy with higher density developments coming close to them. “We have to balance all interests and make the best decisions.” However Cr Garad says there should be a local government summit to change the balance from “development at any cost”. “I’d like to see the community’s voice in the planning system strengthened.”
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Residents blindsided From page 1 Residents have not been able to use their backyards for a long period of time due to the amount of dust from the work-site. “The amount of dust has been ridiculous. I’d love to enjoy hanging out the back because I’ve got furniture but it’s all covered in dust and it’s disgusting.” Greater Dandenong councillor Rhonda Garad said the fact that residents weren’t told about the industrial zone land when buying the house was unethical. “Suddenly their front yard has gone from beautiful green garden landscape to really massive industrial building,” Cr Garad said. “So many of them were completely unaware that they were living in such close proximity and the distance is extremely small, they are very close up against this industrial area.” Residents say they were instead told by the real estate agent the land would be used as a public park including a basketball court and play equipment. The real estate agent Jason Bertram told Star Journal: “I know there was part of the land that had to be given to the council which that was proposed to be a park. But I guess if you’re saying that it’s now industrial then that’s first I’ve heard (of it). “I was told, it was meant to be for the park.” Mr Bertram could not recall who told him the site was to become a park. “I wouldn’t have a clue, that was six to eight years ago. I’m no longer with that company,” he said. Mr Bertram also denied mentioning any details of the park to the residents. “I’m not the councillor, I don’t know what they’re doing (with the land),” he said. The estate’s developer Lee Comport said the land was farmland when he built the neighbouring houses. When asked about whether he knew he was building houses right in front of an industrial zone, Mr Comport said: “No we don’t know. We haven’t been involved in anything to do with that so I’m not sure. “That was all farmland when we were building there and there’s a council reserve in between. As far as I know all that site was going to be council reserve.” Greater Dandenong city planning, design and amenity director Jody Bosman said the rezoning of the estate land to residential at King-
Bend Road where Kingcote Drive starts, depicts the large scale view of the industrial zone. 311705 Picture: GARY SISSONS cote Drive was undertaken by council in 2008. “At the same time, a re-zoning was undertaken by council of the land to the east to industrial,” she said. “Both followed extensive community consultation and exhibition at that time, as well as a review and recommendation by an independent Planning Panel established by the Minister for Planning.” In 2009, a 15-metre buffer was imposed between the industrial and residential land, Mr Bosman said. That buffer is a council reserve. Residents’ group spokesperson Garry and other residents say there was a small park built on the reserve after they moved in. However they say that a year later it was pulled down for open drainage work, which is now a safety and health concern for them. “Why would they build the park if they were going to pull it down a year later?” Garry said. However, Mr Bosman said “no park was pulled down”. “In fact the reserve has been improved with landscaping and fencing, with further improvements planned in the future,” Mr Bosman said. “The drainage has always been part of the development requirement and is being constructed as a grassed swale drain with a flat batter that can be mowed and in terms of its design and construction, does not ‘[create] safety and health concerns for kids in the area’.” Tony Smith, the listing agent at that time,
said, “There was a strip of land there that the council were talking about making into parkland”. Mr Smith said Mr Bertram would have known about the industrial land zone, as he sold the houses in the area. In response, Mr Bertram said: “He literally was my boss, he would lift the land and I was employed by him to sell it, so whatever he lifted he told me the information and that’s what I used.” It is an offence under state and federal law for an estate agent or agents’ representative to mislead or deceive by their conduct or representations. The Dandenong Star Journal does not suggest any wrongdoing on the part of the estate agent or agent’s representative. An ‘Information kit’ for estate residents stated: “A one hectare park is included within the Bentley Park Estate with links through the linear open space to the south. “These linear parks include walking and cycling trails and link to schools, buses and the Hutton Road commercial area.” A Consumer Affairs Victoria spokesperson said: “A property’s characteristics should not be misrepresented, which includes descriptions about the location and future developments. “We encourage potential buyers to conduct a due diligence check of the vacant areas surrounding the home or land they wish to purchase.”
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we relax and reflect on the year gone by. Whether you choose the beach, the garden, hotel or a distant holiday destination to kick back and ponder, the message is the same – the past year has been one of significant change. Sadly it hasn’t all been for good. It has been a year when we have learnt we are not immune to the cancer of terrorists that’s pervading world society. But there is hope. Our society is strong enough to embrace all cultures and we must resolve to make it stronger. We need to take a breather and gather strength for the struggle ahead. The staff of the Journal wish all our readers and advertisers a happy and safe 2003.
21 December 1922 Greetings Before another issue of the “Journal” is published the year 1922 will have been numbered amongst those that were, and we will have welcomed the New Year with the usual manifestations of good will and anticipations of the bright future in prospect. In the domain of the material interest of the State, the year just closed has witnessed a vast improvement, and Victoria is now in the very forefront of the Federal group in industrial prosperity. The legitimate avenues of trade and industry are expanding, and capitalists from abroad are now turning their eyes towards Victoria as a profitable field for the investment of their money. The “Journal” has happily shared in the advancement of Dandenong and district and during the past year we have made improvements which have tended to make it worthy of the large area in which it circulates.
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Captured by the knitting bug, Annalisa Suon has set a lofty target of making 500 soft toys for charity next year. Ms Suon joined a Australian Red Cross Trauma Teddy group in June, having never picked up a knitting needle or learnt to sew. This month, the Amazon Dandenong worker was awarded the Amazon Star with $1000 for her charitable deeds. Amazon also donated to Australian Red Cross. At that stage, Ms Suon had knitted six teddies for children in hospital or awaiting treatment. She’s hoping to hit 500 in 2023. “Annalisa loves being a part of the team and doing her bit to help children and their families through difficult times,” an Amazon spokesperson said. Across the country, more than 600 Red Cross volunteers crafted about 50,000 Trauma Teddies a year.
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12 December 1972 A project to aid children Springvale Youth Action Committee, formed early this year, is organising its first major project – a play centre for primary school children in the school holidays. The committee will supply leaders for the centre. Other leaders will come from local Rangers, Scouts and Guides groups. Activities will include swimming, archery, films, games and outings.
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18 December 2017 Free parking Dandenong shoppers can park free of charge this Christmas to give CBD businesses a boost. But some Greater Dandenong councillors say the $247,000 move could do more harm than good. At the Monday 11 December council meeting, councillor Jim Memeti successfully suggested the Christmas bonus should run from Monday 18 December to Friday 19 January. Cr Maria Sampey followed up with a motion that Dandenong Market parking also be included. But Cr Matthew Kirwan said parking spots in the area were heavily used and the meters helped to ensure turnover. “The biggest issue is the lack of car parking,” he said. “Parking revenue can help to fund more spaces.” dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
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How smiling affects health When talking about how smiling affects your health, you could say smiling is the simplest natural “feel-good pill”. Benefits to smiling include: Helps reduce stress Recent research has shown that smiling (whether it’s real or fake) increases serotonin levels, which can work wonders in reducing stress and anxiety. Improves your mood Other than making you look happy. Smiling causes facial muscles to trigger certain neu-
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The Heart Foundation said legumes are a great source of protein and fibre that are important for heart health, they can be incorporated into your diet in a number of yummy ways. “When it comes to including more legumes in your cooking, think outside the box. You can include beans, chickpeas or lentils in almost any recipe, even desserts.” She suggests adding beans to a taco mix for some added protein, pop lentils into an ordinary spaghetti bolognese to bulk it up and almost any legume can be added to a soup to make things interesting. The report also found that one in three people think it’s expensive to eat healthy food, but a 1 kilogram bag of lentils averages at about $4. The Heart Foundation has various ebooks and tasty recipes listed on their website with plenty of legume rich options.
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Christmas light highlights By Sahar Foladi Some households in Greater Dandenong are doing a bit extra this Christmas. Star Journal photographer GARY SISSONS captured some of our neighbourhoods’ best Christmas lights displays. 3 Parkmore Road Keysborough This family have been doing Christmas decorations for theo display ever since they moved to into their home 10 years ago. The family said the families of children in the area weren’t well off so they continued with the Christmas displays to make the children happy and handed out chocolates to the kids. The display consists of Christmas tree snowman, an archway on the fence line, Santa, reindeer, penguins, elf, sloth off the letterbox and flamingos. It takes two days to put out these small to medium decorations but the neighbourhood kids love the display and get excited. 8 Ring Court Dandenong North The Christmas display for this house has been going on for 15 years after the resident was inspired by his friends’ decorations. The resident said it takes him a month to set up and they love doing it because of the joy it brings to everyone who visits the house. The massive display on this house features music, interactive displays, inflatables, walkin display, bubble/smoke machine, window displays, laser/projections and Christmas statues. 17 Clarendon Drive Keysborough This house takes its Christmas decorations very seriously. Featuring displays for over a decade, it only takes a week to put everything up. It features inflatables, rope lights with reindeer, lots of bushes covered in lights and a religious display. Residents say they love decorating the house as it brings joy to the community. 82 Tyers Lane Keysborough The main features for this house is the inflatables on the ground and on top of the roof. Inflatables include kangaroo, frosty, Santa and reindeers. The house is covered in lights and it only took a few days for the resident to put everything up. This house has been decorated every year for Christmas for the past nine years.
A festive arch at 3 Parkmore Road Keysborough. 313197
Bright nativity at 17 Clarendon Drive Keysborough. 313197
Rich colours at 8 Ring Court Dandenong North.
Front lawn decos at 8 Ring Court Dandenong North. 313197
Andrew Vaccaro with displays outside and in the garage at 8 Ring Court Dandenong North. 313197
Full spectrum of colours at 17 Clarendon Drive Keysborough. 313197
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A Kingfisher and native flora outside the IGA at Narre Warren. 312492 Pictures: STEWART CHAMBERS
Shopping strips with colour Amanda King, with Aurora, Logan, Mason, Paul and dog Lily at the Dandenong Christmas Tree Farm with their tree.
We have a tree winner! One lucky Star News reader has won a real Christmas tree from the Dandenong Christmas Tree Farm. Amanda King was notified shortly after the competition closed at noon on Friday 9 December that she had won. “We go every year to the Dandenong Christmas Tree Farm for our tree, so it was great to
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Springvale house engulfed in flames after fire breaks out A house in Springvale has been destroyed by fire early on Wednesday 14 December. Within six minutes after callout, a Fire Rescue Victoria crew found the home fully engulfed in flames in Nash Street about 5am. Firefighters battled the flames for more than an hour, bringing the fire under control just after 6am. No one was at home at the time and no in-
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Local shopping precincts in the City of Casey have been refreshed with six incredibly bright outdoor murals, new outdoor furniture and bold wayfinding signage. The suite of works was completed with funding from the Victorian Government’s Outdoor Activation Fund, which encourages a return to in-person shopping by supporting businesses in those precincts to operate outdoors. The murals were designed and painted by a number of different artists and each of them draw inspiration from the suburb in which they are located: Ritchies IGA Wall At 4/14 Webb Street, Narre Warren. The Sacred Kingfisher represents Australia and its turquoise blue backing offers a striking contrast to the yellows and greens found in the assortment of Australian flowers. The foreground pops with splashes of the City of Casey’s brand colours of pink, green and blue. And finally, a graphic stroke flows through the design, inspired by a scribbled ’n’ and ‘w’ of Narre Warren, to tie the artwork together. Artist - Melbourne’s Murals. Narre Warren Newsagency Wall On the corner of 34 Webb Street and Malcolm Court, Narre Warren. The artwork celebrates Narre Warren’s natural environment with a particular focus on endemic florals found within the suburb - the Oleria Asterotricha and the Diuris Punctata – which are native to the Gippsland Plains. Both of these plants are rare, but species can be found within 5km of the mural. Artist - George Rose. 1 Autumn Place, Doveton This mural was inspired by Doveton’s namesake fauna; the flattering dove wings welcome everyone to the shopping precinct, while the use of colour connects the flow of shapes which are representative of Doveton’s cultural diversity. Artist - Martinich and Carran. 1 Linden Place, Doveton The thematic connection with the Indige-
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The Narre Warren Newsagency wall looking bright and colourful. 312492 nous mural and gathering place is the native flora and fauna. The native trees along the nature strip look like a 3D image of the mural. It is also aligned with the colours and abstract lines of the mural at 11 Linden place. Artist - Robert Scholten Creative Services. 11 Linden Place, Doveton This wayfinding mural pays homage to the surrounding landmarks – Linden Place, Aboriginal Gathering Place and Myuna Farm. The chosen image of Doves represents Doveton’s namesake coupled with butterflies, which symbolise rebirth and positive change. Artist - Robert Scholten Creative Services. Kempson Walk, Berwick The mural has a full, bright, and striking flora scheme to celebrate Berwick’s historical development and meaningful natural character. As the hero element, the classic magnolia captures the cultural symbolism of nobility and dignity of Berwick. Artist - Melbourne’s Murals.
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Taser home invader jailed By Cam Lucadou-Wells A Dandenong woman armed with a hammer and a Taser who terrified five residents in a home invasion in Noble Park has been jailed for up to six years. Cassandra McLean, 29, pleaded guilty at the Victorian County Court to two counts of home invasion, false imprisonment, theft and escaping police custody. She and three other armed thieves broke into a house and its bungalow in Marshall Street about 8am on 17 July 2021, tying up, gagging and threatening a family, a friend and a tenant while a fifth offender kept look-out. McLean later told police that she thought the residents were “in on” the disappearance of her ex-partner, who used to live in the bungalow, sentencing judge Gabriele Cannon said on 13 December. Despite her claim it was a “vengeful” attack, she and the group seemed more intent on stealing items including the family’s car and more than 20 phones, electronic tablets, laptops, hard drives, passports, jewellery and other possessions. “If it was an act of vengeance, it does not stand you in good light.” It was a “brazen” and “premeditated” 15-minute invasion by a masked group while many of the occupants were asleep, Judge Cannon said. McLean and her partner Jason Bartkowski, then 47, broke into the main house with a crowbar while two unknown intruders stormed the bungalow. The female bungalow tenant was working on a computer when threatened by a masked male holding a knife asking her about the whereabouts of “your husband” and “the gun”. She was bound with duct tape, gagged with toilet paper and led into the main house. In the house, McLean and Bartkowski woke
and led three occupants from their bedrooms into the lounge room. McLean threatened them with a hammer and activated a Taser, while her co-intruder wielded a Taser and knife. A 32-year-old man was woken by Bartkowski punching him on the head. He saw Bartkowski wielding a 20-centimetre kitchen knife, demanding “the key” and “the money” and threatening to stab him. An unknown intruder with a sickle threatened to cut off the man’s ears. He and his adult sister were bound and gagged. Their 61-year-old father crept out of his bedroom window and ran to his neighbour’s house calling for help. The intruders loaded their stolen loot into the family’s Honda CRV and fled in the vehicle,
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which was recovered by police about six weeks later. On 13 September, McLean escaped police who sought to arrest her at a Dandenong home. She was uncuffed to put her aggressive dog in the back yard but instead she let the dog loose in the house. In the mayhem, she ran out the back door and over the back fence. She was found hiding by a car shortly after. Judge Cannon noted the “immense” impact on the home invasion victims, who were since plagued by anxiety, sleeplessness and hypervigilance. “It takes no imagination to know the victims would have been terrified.” McLean had relevant but “fairly limited”
and less serious priors involving drugs, weapons and assaults, and hadn’t been previously jailed. She was diagnosed with PTSD as a result of an “extremely” deprived childhood exposed to violence, drug abuse and homelessness. Her own heroin and meth addiction was a way of coping. These factors reduced her moral culpability but Judge Cannon said she must also focus on the community’s protection and denunciation. When released, McLean would require a high level of community support. Her rehabilitation prospects were “guardedly fair”. McLean was jailed for up to six years with a three-and-a-half-year non-parole period. Her term includes 456 days in pre-sentence remand.
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By Danielle Kutchel A tireless champion for African and CALD communities has been named Greater Dandenong’s Citizen of the Year. Selba Luka, founder of Afri-Aus Care, received the award at an invite-only event at Springvale City Hall on Tuesday 26 January. She admitted the award was a total shock, but a welcome one, and dedicated it to the community, staff, volunteers, supporters and
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support, outreach and skills development for members of the African and CALD communities. It works closely with youth offenders, providing them with a pathway out of these behaviours and into a more positive contribution to society. During the pandemic for example, ex-offenders helped create food hampers and deliver these to the most vulnerable in society. Afri-Aus Care also works with “the mamas“,
African women who are new to Australia and need assistance to find employment and learn English. Many of these women are survivors of domestic abuse, and Afri-Aus Care provides mental health support too as they build a new life. Speaking at the Australia Day ceremony, Ms Luka said she was honoured to have received such a prestigious award. “May we continue to be united. Dandenong is a great city to be,“ she said.
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WHAT’S ON Keysborough Santa run Santa Claus will be touring Keysborough on the back of a CFA truck on Christmas Eve. During the four-hour trip, Santa will stop at nine parks and playgrounds. 24 December, 10.30am-2.45pm. Details: ‘Keysborough Fire Brigade’ Facebook page
Jobs Victoria Advocate Drop-in employment information. Monday from 10am–4pm at Springvale Library; Wednesday from 10am to 4pm at Dandenong Library; every Thursday fortnight at CoCO’S, 2-3/48 McCrae Street Dandenong; Tuesday and Friday from 10am to 4pm at Springvale Learning & Activities Centre. Contact Ali Abd Ali. Phone: 0452 647 522. Email: pathways@ springvalelac. org.au
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Senior Citz activities Keysborough and District Multicultural Senior Citizens Club Inc has resumed its activities after the lifting of Covid restrictions. Bingo is on the first, second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, 1pm-3pm - $2 entry and $1.50 per book. Concerts with professional entertainers on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from January 2023 - $2 entry. Line dancing, Wednesdays 1pm-3pm, $5 entry. Ballroom dancing lessons, Thursdays 12.30pm-1pm followed by ballroom dancing at 3pm, $2 entry. Tea and coffee supplied at all events. Club will be in recess from 13 December 2022 and reopen on 17 January 2023. Details: Julie on 0428 561 694 or email graemejsmart@hotmail.com
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Afghan women focus group Bakhtar Community Organisation is organising a women focus group to be held every two weeks. The group has a key focus on developing and supporting Afghan women, especially the new arrivals to get connected in the community, receive relevant information to access the government services, overcome day to day challenges and integrate into Australian society. A light refreshment will also be provided. from Sunday 4 December 2pm at 23 – 47 Gunns Road, Hallam. Details: info@bakhtar. org.au or 9703 2555 (Thursdays and Fridays)
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Students awarded By Sahar Foladi Facey Property is in its sixth year of recognising the excellence of local VCE students this year. The Frank Facey Student Award was created in 2017 in celebration of the Facey family doing business in Dandenong and the SouthEast suburbs. Director Mark Bond said, “How do you mark 100 years? We had a few things that we did, one of the ones that we felt was important was probably not done in the 20 years I’ve been here, was provide incentive to secondary students.” The annual award is presented to three local VCE students who have shown dedication, persistence and an improvement in their skills and education. The award is also based on nominations. The students have to be nominated by their friends, family, or teachers, or they can nomiate themselve. Based on nominations and the improvement, the students are then ranked. The first prize winner is awarded a $1,500 sponsorship and their school is also awarded a $500 sponsorship. The second and third place winners receive $500 and $250 Officeworks gift cards for their tertiary materials. This year, Facey Real Estate received 80 nominations. “We wanted to acknowledge the 100 years of the Facey family in business in real estate and in Dandenong and the greater surroundings,” Mr Bond said. Facey Real Estate, based in Dandenong, wanted to support the community and local schools through the award. “We could’ve tried to go down the tertiary route and made it property specific, but we felt it was more meaningful to all the local communities around here, to award the students,” Mr Bond said.
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First prize winner Sara Jones from Fountain Gate Secondary College with Facey director Mark Bond. Picture: SUPPLIED The award is likely to continue. “I don’t see any reason why we’d do anything other than to continue build on it,” Last year’s winner Riley Pitcher even went to do his work experience with the company and now works with Facey Owners Corp on a permanent part-time basis. “As a young person he’s hopefully an example of what we may be able to do for people moving forward,” Mr Bond said. Students from Dandenong High School have won every year since the award came into
existence, Mr Bond said. This year, Tanisha Lay from Dandenong High School claimed the third position. Na Hay Lar from Noble Park Secondary College won the second position and this was a first for the school. Mr Bond said “It was great to have winner from a school which hasn’t previously been featured.” Sara Jones from Fountain Gate Secondary College took out the $1500 sponsorship.
Shooting hoops with the stars Melbourne United basketballers shot hoops with star-struck students from Lyndale Greens Primary School on 8 December. Xavier Rathan-Mayes, pictured with students, and Rayjon Tucker passed on their love of sport with shooting drills and a game.
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Croydon Rangers Gridiron Club player Anthony De Benedictis has been diagnosed with a rare form of Ewing’s Sarcoma and is now seeking treatment in New York. Picture: CROYDON RANGERS GRIDIRON CLUB many are known cancers of the soft tissue. “He was in so much pain and he couldn’t manage the pain at all because nothing was working…He couldn’t sleep, he couldn’t do anything,” Kat said. “So we ended up going to Peter Mac and stayed there for five days for him to manage the pain and this thing was just growing by the day.” Eventually undergoing both chemotherapy and radiation because the tumour was growing rapidly, Kat said “it has helped a lot but it didn’t get rid of completely.” That’s why now the family are looking at options overseas where more research has been done on this type of soft tissue cancer
and where experimental treatments are more available. “There’s not many options now here in Australia. They’ve given us what we can do. We need to do something else, we need to start looking overseas because they have very strict protocols here that they have to follow,” Kat said. A friend of the family for over 20 years, Trudy Hymas organised the GoFundMe page aiming to raise $50,000 to help cover some of the costs of getting to New York. Within 48 hours, half of the funds had been raised after beginning the fundraiser on Tuesday 6 December. “It’s just mind blowing. He’s an awesome
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A promising young gridiron player has had the rug pulled out from under him with a recent and rare cancer diagnosis which has seen his family and friends rally behind him to get him to New York for treatment. Anthony de Benedictis, a 19-year-old Endeavour Hills resident and Croydon Rangers Gridiron Club player, was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in early August after experiencing extensive pain in his arm and shoulder. Having taken a gap year to train one-onone with a gridiron coach and prepare his body in the gym to hopefully be scouted to an American college, Anthony’s dreams were within his grasp. In July he went to his mum, Kat Cecho, complaining of what they both thought was a torn muscle but when a lump formed on the left side of his neck and into his shoulder, Kat knew a doctor was needed. After CT and CAT scans, the results came back with Anthony having a very large tumour going from the top of his shoulder to the base of his armpit - a size of nine centimetres by seven centimetres. “Until then we had absolutely no idea that there was anything going on because he was healthy,” Kat said. Doctors initially thought the diagnosis would be Hodgkin’s but after a biopsy it returned as the rare Ewing’s Sarcoma. “It is a bone cancer but in Anthony’s case, it’s even more rare. He’s got the soft tissue cancer.” While majority of the time Ewing’s Sarcoma is found in the bones, on a rare occasion the same cell compound forms Ewing’s in the soft tissues around the bones. Around 2,460 people are estimated to have been diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma in Australia in 2022, the only difference being
human being so I think everybody just wants to be behind him and support him,” Kat said. “It’s just so hard because he’s been so focused and he knew what he wanted to do, he was working towards it, and it’s just all been ripped away. “I’m not saying his dream is gone and he can’t do it once he gets better but right now we really have to focus on finding something that can help.” Looking at getting Anthony into an immunotherapy treatment in New York, Kat said one cycle is $100,000, meaning the money raised through the GoFundMe will support travel expenses and part of the overall cost. “Whatever we have to do, we will do. We just have to make sure we have all our options, everything and anything we can do, we’re gonna try to do for him to get better.” Still undergoing two more rounds of chemotherapy in Melbourne to see whether it has any further impact on reducing the tumour, Kat said she still needs to be prepared to go overseas. “I don’t want to just wait for the end of it and see if it’s working or not, I actually have to have something else in place and if we need to leave, then we’ll leave overseas, that’s the plan. “As soon as we get enough money and get the chance to go, we’ll be going.” Eternally grateful for all the support from family and friends, as well as the Croydon Rangers for their ongoing support, friendship and monetary donations, Kat said “thank you to absolutely everyone who was involved and has tried to help us get Anthony better.” “Everybody’s been amazing and it’s very overwhelming because we were not expecting this kind of response from everybody. We’re extremely grateful.” The fundraiser can be found here: gofundme.com/f/help-anthony-to-kick-this-aggressive-beast
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Statement time in DDCA By David Nagel The monumental individual performances of round six were replaced with some huge team statements as Dandenong and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Turf 1 now heads into a three-week hiatus for the holiday period. Reigning premier Springvale South assumed top position on the ladder with a crushing victory over Parkmore, while Buckley Ridges kept its coveted top-two chances alive with a brilliant bowling display against previously undefeated Hallam Kalora Park. St Mary’s is celebrating its first win of the season after a grinding run-chase against Narre South, while North Dandenong (2/172) heads into the break in the top half of the ladder after rolling Berwick (6/171) on its homedeck at Arch Brown Reserve. The Maroons – seventh after round four have now won two of their last three games to leapfrog the Bears into fourth position. Things started well for Berwick, with skipper Jordy Cleland winning the toss and electing to bat first, but early indicators suggested the Bears were in for a tough fight. Sushant Gupta (12-3-3-29) had Jake Hancock (4) back in the sheds early, as Lachy Brown (24 off 25) kept the run rate ticking over nicely. Gupta continued to be a nuisance, rattling the stumps of both Brown and Cleland (9) to have the Bears on the backfoot at 3/49. Matt Chasemore (20 off 53) and Damith Mapa Ralalage (33 off 75) shared a steadying 34-run stand, before Mitch Shirt (45 not out off 59) gave the Bears some much-needed impetus heading into the break. While Nimesh Kariyawasam (12-0-3-61) did share wicket-taking honours, it was the fantastic bowling of Gupta that set things up for the Maroons. He went at less than 2.5 runs per over, keeping the Bears’ bats under lock and key alongside some economical spells from Zarak Azeel (7-0-0-21) and Alamdar Raza (7-1-0-15). The Maroons never looked in trouble in reply, cruising to victory with almost nine overs left in the locker. Openers Rajitha Ranaweera (53) and Ramneet Dhindsa (24) kicked things off with a halfcentury opening stand, before Javed Khan (67 not out off 76) joined the party to steer the Maroons to victory. Berwick’s bowling has lacked fire-power and potency of late; conceding 441 runs at an economy rate of 5.45 over the last fortnight. To make things worse, the Bears have only picked up six wickets along the way.
Susantha Pradeep took four wickets and made 65 not out to lead St Mary’s to its first win of the season. 311011 It was no mean feat against a Bloods attack that had Blade Baxter (3/56), Jarryd Straker (2/26) and Jackson Sketcher (2/26) doing most of the damage. The Pirates’ hopes received an early boost after the dinner break when Arune Suganthirakumar (1/43) removed last week’s centurymaker – Bloods skipper – Ryan Quirk (3) with just 10 runs on the board. But Jordy Wyatt (68) soon put things in perspective! The damaging number-three toyed with the Pirates’ attack, whacking 10 fours and a six in a 40-ball innings that changed the context of the match. Wyatt dominated a 97-run partnership for the second wicket with opener Mitch Forsyth (30) that took less than an hour to complete! Wyatt’s utter domination was then transposed into six premiership points as Cam Forsyth (59 not out) smashed five boundaries and one six to lead the Bloods to a hard-held victory. Baxter (28) completed a good day at the office, sharing a 66-run union with Forsyth. Athulathmudali (3/28 off 7) remained calm for the Pirates as the carnage took place around him. The Bloods had more than 10 overs in hand when stumps were pulled for the final time in 2022. The Bloods will need to remain focussed over the break, with a trip to Hallam Kalora Park their first assignment of the new year. Parkmore will head to Park Oval to take on Buckley Ridges when play resumes on Saturday 14 January. DDCA TURF 1 LADDER – ROUND 7 Springvale South 36, Hallam Kalora Park 33, Buckley Ridges 30, North Dandenong 18, Berwick 15, Parkmore 12, Narre South 12, St Mary’s 12.
Leading from the front. Buckley Ridges skipper Ben Wright made a crucial half century against Pictures: ROB CAREW Hallam Kalora Park on Saturday. 308815 Buckley Ridges (8/185) has made it backto-back wins and consolidated a top-three position after Daniel Watson (3/25 off 7) brought the Hallam Kalora Park (147) run-chase to its knees at Hallam Reserve. Picking a winner was nigh on impossible in this one as Jagveer Hayer (28) and Kevin Kean (20) edged the Hawks to 3/79, building a latelaunching pad for the middle-to-lower order. But Watson went bang, bang, bang…removing Hayer, Sean Paynter (0) and Sachith Jayasingha (0) to reduce the Hawks to 6/80. The Hawks produced a miracle lower-order batting performance to get across the line last week but - despite the best intentions of Ciaron Connolly (29 not out) and Lauchy Gregson (19) – could not repeat the dose this time around. Watson was well-supported by Sanka Dinesh (12-1-3-36), while Hadi Jayaratne (9.31-2-37) finished off a great game in fine style. Three Wookey Medal votes should be heading Jayaratne’s way after his 68 from just 57 balls had earlier helped resurrect a shaky 4/68 Bucks’ scoreline. Jayaratne shared a match-defining 90-run stand with skipper Ben Wright (51), who remained steadfast in more than two hours at the crease. The Hawks had two main weapons with the ball, with skipper Jordy Hammond (12-3-4-37) and Leigh Booth (7-1-3-37) doing everything possible to keep the Hawks perfect record intact.
Susantha Pradeep produced the best individual performance of round seven to lead St Mary’s (6/186) to its first win of the season against Narre South (9/185) at Carroll Reserve. Pradeep (12-0-4-46) claimed four wickets to be the star performer with the ball, then produced a magnificent 65 not out to lead the Saints to victory. But it was certainly no one-man show, with Deeshan Vimukthi (2/38) and Keppler Fernandez (2/23) helping to keep the Narre South score gettable, while Kasun Niranjana (31) shared a 69-run stand with Pradeep to get the Lions across the line. Duveen Kalansooriya (32) was influential at the top-of-the-order, while skipper Wendyl Pires (19) took his team to the brink of victory. Narre South couldn’t back up its heroics from last week, although Vineth Jayasuriya (65), Ethan de Vries (32), Harsha de Silva (27) and Harry Finch (2/38) can hold their heads high in defeat. And Springvale South (6/202) remains undefeated and looming ominously over the Turf 1 competition after an emphatic run-chase against a plucky Parkmore (9/201) at Wachter Reserve. The Pirates appeared to be right in the contest after Mohomad Safras (49), Amal Athulathmudali (29), Madhawa Fonseka (25), Dulan Waduge (24) and Johann Brohier (23) had worked together beautifully to post a 200-plus score.
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his side was able to take strike bowlers Fry and Ruwantha Kellapotha for better than that rate. It was Nathan Lambden who stood up for Will Carr’s men, taking 4/27 off his 10 overs, including 3/13 off his final five overs to put pressure on the lower order to stick around. Below is a recap of the final two overs, off which Dandenong required 17 runs to win with three wickets to win. Over 49 - 17 runs to win. Over 48.1: Lambden to Sam Newell, two runs, lofted over cover to the outfield. Over 48.2: Lambden to Newell, wicket. Banged in back of a length, Newell tries to ride it and lofts it to the man on the fence at deep backward square who makes no mistake. Over 48.3: Lambden to Akshat Buch, one run, short again with enough width that allows Buch to lean back on it and play it to deep third man for a single. Over 48.4: Lambden to Forsyth, one run. Full ball, Forsyth tries to clear his front leg and go over the rope but it catches the inside portion of the bat and trickles to midoff for a single. Over 48.5: Lambden to Buch, four runs. A bonus, pressure-relieving boundary for Dandenong. Full ball flicked into a vacant deep midwicket area between two out-
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48.6: Lambden to Buch, dot ball. Buch · Over backed away and tried to create width and bounce to go over the offside, but it was bowled straight enough that all he could do was swing and miss. Over 50 - Nine runs to win. Over 49.1: Fry to Forsyth, wide plus one run. Down the legside, Forsyth tried to glance it but it missed everything and the ‘keeper couldn’t take it cleanly, enabling them to scamper a single. Over 49.1: Fry to Buch, one run. Full ball, lofted and falls just short of long on. Over 49.2: Fry to Forsyth two runs. Fry gets too straight and Forsyth clips him into a gap in the deep at forward square leg. Over 49.3: Fry to Forsyth two runs. Carbon copy to the previous ball, with again the outfielder needing to do legwork, and thus allowing the batters to come back for two. The shot brings up a century for Forsyth, warmly appreciated by his teammates. Over 49.4: Fry to Forsyth four runs. The field had to come up to stop the single and Forsyth goes back and across in his crease to give him the same look as the previous two balls and he again flicks it through square leg, with the ball this time reaching the rope, giving the Panthers First XI their first win of 2022/23.
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Top two flex their muscle By Jonty Ralphsmith Beaconsfield and Lyndale have closed off the pre-Christmas block of games with stylish victories over Cranbourne and Doveton respectively. In doing so, they’ve affirmed themselves as the pace-setters of the Dandenong District Cricket Association (DDCA) Turf 2 competition, sitting in first and second place. Tyler Clark continued feasting on runs, topscoring for Mark Cooper’s men with a 100-ball 41 which held the first half of Beaconsfield’s innings together. The steady, almost-two-hour knock lifts Clark above Keysborough Yohan Arumadura to the top of the run-scoring tally for the league in the first half of the season, with 287. The right-hander saw off a miserly five over spell upfront from left-arm tweaker Peter Sweeney, whose first six overs yielded three maidens and leaked just five runs, before eventually being dismissed when Sweeney returned to the bowling crease later in the innings. Sweeney, who tops the competition’s wickets tally, finished with three wickets and Harsaroup Singh with two as Cranbourne denied the hosts any rhythm late in the innings by running through the middle order. The middle order was again forced to do the heavy lifting for Cranbourne in a low-scoring game. Needing 142 for victory, seam-up bowlers Jake Cutting and Callan Tout both broke through early to have Cranbourne 3/20. The pair finished with a wicket each and both had an economy rate of less than two from their seven overs, building up pressure on Cranbourne which Peter and Mick Sweeney briefly relieved with a controlled partnership. But just as those two looked to guide their team to victory, leggie Mark Cooper claimed Peter Sweeney for 15, and then eventually Mick for 25. That was the story of the rest of the innings, as Matt Collett (27) and Pardeep Boyal (20) also got starts they could not go on with. After conceding 10 runs from his first over, Jack Burchill’s next four overs yielded 3/8 as he put paid to any thoughts of the tail wagging Cranbourne to victory. The 16-run defeat means Cranbourne, still viewed a legitimate premiership contender, sits just a game above bottom-of-the-table Keysborough at the midpoint of the season. It’s Mick Sweeney’s men fourth loss in five games as they have been unable to inject any momentum into the season. Meanwhile, Lyndale’s victory was impressive because of its commanding bowling performance. After Doveton’s Nathan Wilson chose to bat first, Mitch Daley, batting without a helmet, helped himself to four boundaries square of the wicket early before being trapped in front. After that, it looked a struggle to survive, let alone score, for the Doves, scoring just four more boundaries for the remainder of their innings. They snailed their way up to 85, before being bowled out off 42 overs when Kaine Bundy
Spinner Ryan Hendy claimed a five-wicket haul for Doveton but it wasn’t enough for his team. 272862 Pictures: ROB CAREW
Malan Madusanka took two wickets for Coomoora in its big win over Fountain Gate. 271958
was adjudged LBW. After seamers Zubair Faruk and Farzur Rahman heaped pressure on early, spinners Rajika Fernando and Surien Silva extracted spin that tied down and got through the middle order. Amid the carnage at the other end, middleorder bat Bundy again demonstrated his ability to play the anchor role for Doveton, facing more than 100 balls for the second consecutive week. Knowing they needed to bowl Lyndale out to have any chance of winning, Wilson relied on himself and spinner Ryan Hendy to carry the lion’s share of the bowling, the pair delivering 24 of the 30 overs. In claiming five wickets – to make it 14 in three weeks – Hendy made matters interesting but his team just didn’t have enough runs to work with, ultimately going down by three wickets. At Parkfield, Stephen Cannnon sent Keysborough into bat and, as the visitors have done on multiple occasions throughout the season, the Borough clawed their way up to a competitive total. Without having one player who has taken the season by the scruff of the neck, Keysborough has scored the most runs so far this season despite sitting at the bottom of the table. This week, Jonathan Mohamed (36 off 97) controlled the early part of the innings, while Jacob Hennigan (27 off 33) showed more intent in their important second-wicket partnership. In his second game in the first XI this season, Tobey Harkin top-scored with 38, while lower-order batters Mehakdeep Singh and Daniel McConville upped the ante late to propel the visitors to 8/177. In pursuit, Dishan Malalasekera scored his third half-century of the season, his 68 off
106 mostly coming with club stalwart Travis D’Souza - who got going for the first time this season with 61 off 92. That pair guided Parkfield to victory with 28 balls to spare. Meanwhile, Heinz Southern Districts and Narre Warren didn’t get on the park due to the state of KM Reedy Reserve. The soft and slippery outfield led to the umpires declaring the playing surface unplayable. The clash would likely have proven significant in the context of the season, with the teams sitting third and fourth on the ladder in a tight season. It would’ve been HSD’s first home bout of the season after having to relocate their previous matches due to the poor condition of the ground. A tense, seven-run win for Lynbrook over Silverton in DDCA Turf 3 has seen it take up second position on the ladder going into the Christmas break, ahead of a logjam of teams with two or three wins. After middle order batters Rohith Nag Chapalamadugu, Cody Thompson and Raheel Bostan all contributed to the total of 8/137, it was the Walia boys who did the damage with the ball. Jesse Walia picked up four wickets to take his season tally to 13 as he has consistently threatened for Lynbrook, while Jay’s two wickets also proved crucial, as his eight overs cost just 13 runs. Jesse McCarthy and Robert North got Silverton off to a strong start but once that partnership was broken, the game was back in the balance and Lynbrook was able to seize enough 50-50 moments. Fountain Gate’s 150 was never going to be enough for Coomoora, which has shown time
and again this season that it scores run quickly and in bulk. Nicholas Lloyd (4/29 off 6.2) and Malan Madusanka (2/8 off eight) heaped the pressure on the visitors’ batters, before opener Rahoul Pankhania got to work, scoring his third halfcentury in four matches, largely in partnership with Dean Krelle (56 off 55). Dandenong West had no troubles against Berwick Springs, Nuwan Kulasekera keeping it tight early before leggie Shaun Weir picked up four wickets. In pursuit of 114, Nathan Power and captain Anthony Brannan got some time in the middle during the easy seven-wicket victory. Springvale, meanwhile, has kept pace with the rest of the competition, picking up its second win of the season against Hampton Park. James Kellett (45) and Majinder Kingra (40) were the pillars for Hampton Park, combining for a 75-run partnership as none of the Springvale bowlers were able to get right on top, the home team reaching 8/178. Nuwan Mendis did it again with the blade, holding the chase together with a controlled 81, including a 61-run partnership with Radomir Badzoka. Thereafter, Springvale looked well in control, winning by six wickets. LADDERS TURF TWO Beaconsfield 36, Lyndale 30, Heinz Southern Districts 24, Narre Warren 21, Doveton 18, Cranbourne 15, Parkfield 15, Keysborough 9. TURF THREE Dandenong West 36, Lynbrook 24, Coomoora 24, Fountain Gate 24, Springvale 18, Silverton 18, Hampton Park 12, Berwick Springs 12.
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Classy Kelsey keeps well in the clear to claim Laurels By Luke Corda Kelsey Bale gave the Gibbons family a night to remember when taking out the Group 2 Laurels at Sandown Park on Thursday night. Starting the series as the clear favourite, Kelsey Bale delivered on expectations with a devastating run in the final. She came from second-last to win by 2.5 lengths over Baby Jaycee in 29.35 seconds. Trainer Dan Gibbons was extremely proud of his girl. “I’m stoked that she won,” he said. “I had to shut my eyes at the first corner. “I knew if she could get around that first corner cleanly it was going to be hard to beat her.” Kelsey Bale finished second in her heat last dandenong.starcommunity.com.au
week but progressed to the final with the second fastest second-place finish – by just 0.063 of a second! She was sure to take matters into her own hands this time around. “She’s like a rocket with a bulldozer attached to her when she gets going,” Gibbons said. “It was a nerve-racking watch at the start. “When she found clear air, it was more of a relief than anything.” Her Laurels win was Kelsey Bale’s sixth run at Group level and her second victory following her jaw-dropping comeback win in October’s Group 3 Silver Bullet at The Meadows. In her last 13 starts, she has finished outside the placings just twice. “She’s maturing a lot,” Gibbons said.
“She’s working her way around a field of dogs a lot better than what she used to. “If she misses the start, she just makes her own way. “And when she’s running like that – nothing can get in her way.” Kelsey Bale will head up to Queensland with kennelmate Yahiro Bale to compete in the 2022/23 Golden Greys Summer Carnival. Later in the night, gun speedster Hot Scotch blew up the clock with a scintillating 29.12 run in race nine. He exploded out from box four and recorded slick sectionals on his way to a clear best-of-night win. Hot Scotch is a full brother to budding superstar and Silver Chief finalist Rejuvenate.
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