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Jail time avoided By Emily Woods, AAP Navishta Desilva claims he felt trapped by “hype and expectation” after promising to bring high-profile international cricketers across to play in a Dandenong-based competition. When he could not secure investors to pay for the players, who included West Indies’ veteran batsman Chris Gayle, he turned to crime to raise funds for the Twilight T20 cricket series. Over 16 months, the part-time DJ stole more than $240,000 from Omnivision, his then-employer where he worked as a warehouse assistant. But Desilva avoided prison over the fraud on Monday, after a judge found he was remorseful and handed him a community work order. “What comes through is that you are desperate to avoid a jail sentence,” County Court Judge David Brookes said. After working in a number of jobs, Desilva developed a passion for events and went to work at Live Nation as a promoter. He then decided to set up his own cricket promotion business, Global Talent Entertainment, and planned to host an international Twilight T20 series at Dandenong. When he struggled to find enough investment for the event, he started stealing from his employer by falsifying invoices to inflate prices and directed the funds to his own bank account. Between March 2021 and July last year, he
stole $241,439.75, which equated to a loss of $189,125 to his employer after some of the purchase orders were not fulfilled. He used the stolen money to pay cricket players - including Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan and Lahiru Thirimanne - more than $70,000. The competition at Endeavour Hills Cricket Club was cancelled on the second day after Desilva was charged. He pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining financial advantage and has since paid Omnivision back the stolen money, after his family helped him. The 36-year-old is now working two jobs to pay his relatives back. Desilva told a psychologist he felt pressured to raise the money because “so many people were relying on me to make it happen”. “I was under a lot of pressure and I didn’t want to let anyone down,” he said. Judge Brookes said Desilva “felt trapped by the promises you had made and the hype and expectation that publicity of these events had gathered”. “Once you had failed to secure the sponsorship funding ... you resorting to the offending to secure the required money,” he said. Desilva also admitted using some of the money on luxury holidays and designer clothing. He walked free from court after being handed a three-year community corrections order with a requirement to perform 200 hours of unpaid work.
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Casey electoral structure review The electoral structure of the City of Casey is being reviewed and you can have a say. Casey is being reviewed by an electoral representation advisory panel, supported by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). The panel will consider: • the appropriate number of councillors and wards for the council • ward boundary locations • ward names.
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Have your say and help shape Casey’s future Provide feedback on a number of consultations currently open on our community consultation and engagement platform, Casey Conversations. • Kindergarten and Early Years Survey • Bunjil Place annual community survey • Planning Scheme Amendment C284case Head to the Casey Conversations website to find out more or scan the QR code.
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The panel will consider the requirements of the law to propose models for the council’s structure in a preliminary report. You will be able to share your views on this report and which model would best serve your community. This is known as a response submission. The preliminary report is released and response submissions for the Casey review are open until 5.00 pm on Wednesday 22 November. At the end of the review, the panel will make a final recommendation to the Minister for Local Government. Any change to the electoral structure for Casey following this review is expected to apply at the next local council elections. To find out more and have your say, visit the VEC website or call 13 18 32.
Casey unveils its Annual Report The City of Casey has released it’s 2022/23 Annual Report, showcasing our achievements, priorities and challenges from the past year as we’ve worked to deliver on the Council Plan 2021-25. Over the past 12 months, Council has strived to deliver great outcomes for the community while navigating economic challenges impacting our community and the organisation. Highlights from the year include: • The expansion of our Shape Your City engagement program • Bunjil Place hosting the Archibald Prize • Launch of the Climate Action Plan 2022-2030 • Completion of the $15m Booring Recreation Reserve in Botanic Ridge • Successful advocacy efforts in the lead up to the Federal and State Elections • Award wins including 'National Park of the Year' for Wilson Botanic Park Berwick For more highlights or to view the full 2022/23 Annual Report please visit our website.
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Weapons crackdown Pursuit ends Police have seized more than 400 prohibited weapons including samurai swords, zombie knives and butterfly knives during raids in the South East. The Dandenong Youth Gang Team raided two shops in Vesper Drive, Narre Warren and Dorset Road, Boronia about 10am on Wednesday 25 October as part of an investigation into the alleged sale of weapons including knives and machetes to local youth gang members. A subsequent search was also conducted at a factory on Marni Drive, Dandenong South. During the searches, police seized: 402 prohibited weapons, including three imitation handguns, butterfly knives, zombie knives, axes, miniature samurai swords, daggers, flick knives, and knuckle dusters. 111 cartons of illegal cigarettes and approximately 2kg of dried loose-leaf tobacco. Quantities of methylamphetamine, cannabis and prescription medication. 17,525 vapes – some containing nicotine – worth $461,000. Laser pointers. A 52-year-old Cranbourne North man was arrested at the shop in Narre Warren, before being released pending further enquiries. He is expected to be charged with offences such as selling prohibited weapons to a person without authority; possess, carry, use prohibited weapon without approval or exemption; and purchase prohibited weapon without an authority. A second man, aged 34 from Narre Warren North, was arrested at the factory, however, was also released pending further investigations. Senior Sergeant Josh Milligan from Dandenong Youth Gang Team said police were reminding retailers about their responsibility of selling weapons to youths. “We know the harm that illegal weapons
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Samurai swords seized by police. can cause in our community, especially when they’re in the hands of young people. “There is no place in our community for adults who prey on, or take advantage of, local youth, by equipping them with weapons that will ultimately lead to further crime.” The warrants were part of Victoria Police’s ongoing operation targeting youth gangs – Operation Alliance. Operation Alliance has led to 440 youth gang members being arrested a combined 1,630 times over the past year. Since Operation Alliance was formed in September 2020, Victoria Police has reduced the number of known youth gang members in Victoria from 747 to 598. A core group of recidivist offenders - 84 gang members - have been arrested more than ten times over the past year. Illicit tobacco is also targeted by police under Taskforce Lunar. Any information to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au
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A driver fleeing police across several suburbs crashed into another vehicle in Lynbrook on Wednesday 1 November. The 34-year-old Hampton Park man was arrested at the scene of the crash on the South Gippsland Highway in the early morning and later taken to hospital. The driver of the other car, a 30-yearold Narre Warren South woman, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police had spotted a grey Jeep SUV wagon travelling at allegedly excessive speed on the Monash Freeway about 4.40am. The SUV was followed by police cars and the Air Wing until it briefly stopped in Hampton Park. The man allegedly tried to open a home garage door in Aylesbury Court before he got back in the SUV and collided with a police vehicle. Despite police stop sticks being deployed on Short Road, the SUV continued along South Gippsland Highway and collided with a silver Kia Sportage. The man tried to flee down a nearby embankment, where he jumped and injured his leg, police say. A double-barrel shot gun, a pistol magazine and body armour was allegedly seized by police from the SUV. Police believe the SUV was stolen from Narre Warren on 25 October. The man was taken to hospital with non-critical injuries and is being questioned by police. Any information or CCTV/dashcam footage to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au
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Long lost cat finally home By Corey Everitt A woman has been left happily baffled after she got a call that her cat had been found in Berwick after missing for almost 18 months. She’s now asking the Good Samaritan who found him to come forward so she can personally thank him. Hayley, who lives in the inner city, was heartbroken to the point of giving up on seeing her beloved 17-year-old cat Booboo ever again after he went missing in June 2022. Yet, on the past weekend she received a surprise call that Booboo was alive and well, only he was far from home, having been discovered at a vet in Berwick. “It was completely baffling, how does a cat come back after 512 days?” Hayley wept tears of joy to finally see her best friend again after so much time. She recalls the day he didn’t come back, when she thought she would never see the old man again. “He is an inside-outside cat and would regularly take morning strolls to say hi to the neighbors, he is a real extroverted old man,” she said. “He would choose a nice sunny spot to nap. “He was stolen out of the yard, even though he had a collar and was microchipped. “I was told because of his age that he probably wandered off somewhere.” When Booboo didn’t come back, she worked feverishly to track him down. “I wept endlessly for months, and I had emptied my savings account printing hundreds of fliers for my missing boy,” she said. “I spoke to everyone in the neighborhood, that’s when I realised he would say hi to everyone in town. “He was taken to somewhere in Berwick, they never took him to the vet because they would of seen his microchip and that
he was mine.” Despite her efforts, Booboo didn’t return home and she heard no word of his whereabouts. After a year, Hayley was heartbroken to accept that she may never see her old man again. Yet, this past weekend a local man in Berwick discovered a disheveled looking cat that made him concerned enough to take him to the vet. Little did this person know that they were miraculously reuniting Booboo with Hayley, as his microchip was scanned and it was found Booboo was far from home. The vet called about Booboo and Hayley was in shock. “I didn’t expect to see him again, I have never heard of a missing older cat coming back after such a long time,” she said. Booboo’s return comes at the perfect timing, only weeks after Hayley decided to make the big step to get a kitten. “It’s great timing, just three weeks after I had got a kitten, so in that time I now have two cats,” she said with a laugh. “I feel he came back out of spite for that.” While Hayley enjoys the company of Booboo once again and gets him checked up after a long absence from the vet, she is still wondering who it was that brought her cat back to her. “The vet didn’t get a name, they said he seemed like a really lovely person who was concerned for the cat,” she said. “I need help to find the beautiful soul who saw Booboo wandering aimlessly and knew something wasn’t right; I want to find him and thank him for the gift he has given me.” What Hayley knows of the Good Samaritan is that he was described as a young man. If you are the Good Samaritan or know the man who is, please contact the Gazette at 5945 0666 or email editor@starnewsgroup.com.au
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· Paint Place, High Street Cranbourne. · General Store, Culgoa Street, Warneet. Also there is a collection depot at: · Return-It, Mario Place, Hallam.
The scheme rewards Victorians with 10-cent refunds for each eligible carton, can and bottle returned. There will be over-the-counter collection at: BP, Princes Highway, Doveton.
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It will operate on top of councils’ kerbside recycling service and greatly improve recycling rates. “Within a year, the aim is to have the most accessible scheme in the country with more than 600 (refund points) in the state,” Round said. Most aluminium cans, glass and plastic bottles and cardboard cartons between 150ml and 3 litres are eligible. They will be marked with a ‘10c’ label. The exceptions include milk containers, wine and spirit bottles and some large juice bottles – which may still be deposited in kerbside recycling. VicReturn advises to look for the 10-cent symbol on eligible containers. The locations map is at cdsvic.org.au
The scheme rewards Victorians with 10cent refunds for each eligible carton, can and bottle returned. Mr Newbury noted that Victoria had “belatedly” committed to a container deposit scheme years behind other states. VicReturn stated that hundreds of refund points would be ready for the 1 November launch, with more in coming weeks and 2024. VicReturn chief executive Jim Round told Star News that the scheme is expected to recycle billions of containers a year across the state. Similar schemes in other states had collected three billion bottles a year.
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Drop-off points for Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme have been revealed, with the Opposition claiming the scheme is in “disarray”. On the morning of 27 October, Opposition environment spokesperson James Newbury said just one of 600 collection points had been confirmed. Hours later, VicReturn unveiled further locations on an interactive website map. The sites include a reverse vending machine at: Berwick Springs Hotel, Clyde Road, Berwick. Casey Central, Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road, Narre Warren South. Thompson Parkway, South Gippsland Highway, Cranbourne North. Cranbourne South General Store, Cranbourne South.
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Journey of healing By Violet Li Cranbourne resident Tina Monserrate went on an emotional ride as she looked back on the stroke that hit her, a day that turned her life upside down. The last thing she remembered was having dinner with her husband, who noticed her face was dropping down and she was slurring words. When Tina recovered some consciousness, she was already in the hospital, hearing her husband talking with the doctor and watching friends and family members surrounding her sickbed. It was March 2020, an unfortunate time to be hospitalised when the Covid pandemic just started. Families were not allowed in the ward and nurses were working flat out. Without anyone assisting her for the toilet, Tina got out of the bed alone and fell, which added to a prolonged recovery. Three years after, Tina still endures the aftermaths, with impaired peripheral vision, speech, and cognitive function. But she believes things happen for a reason and maybe her story could remind other people to protect their bodies and treasure the most important things in their lives. Since her incident, Tina has been actively engaged with promoting stroke awareness. She is taking part in the Stride4Stroke challenge and raising funds for the Stroke Foundation throughout November to help prevent stroke, save lives and enhance recovery. “I keep doing the fundraising and Stride4Stoke is the one that I keep on promoting,” she said. “But now since I cannot get out by myself, I have to wait for somebody to assist me to go to those activities.” Stride4Stroke sees entrants set an activity goal to increase their daily moving minutes to lower their stroke risk, while fundraising to prevent stroke, fund research and support survivors and their families at all stages of their recovery journey. According to the Stroke Foundation, an Australian has a stroke every 19 minutes. And many of the one million strokes per year globally are linked to physical inactivity. In any given week, 12 per cent of Australians say they won’t be exercising. Research shows just 30 minutes of exercise five times a week can reduce your stroke risk by 25 per cent.
Cranbourne resident Tina Monserrate is a stroke survivor and she is taking on the Stride4Stroke challenge this year to raise funds for the Stroke Foundation. 369988 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS Stroke Foundation chief executive officer Dr Lisa Murphy said one of the benefits of Stride4Stroke was that participants could set their own activity goal for walking, running, cycling, dancing or swimming with endless other options. “You could raise some much-needed funds all while lowering your own stroke risk,” she said. Tina believed stress was one of the reasons she developed stroke. Driving every day to her intensive job, she had to finish projects and manage a team of people while sacrificing sleep and rest. “My message to those who had a stroke is keep healthy and, at the same time, look after yourself,” she said.
“The stroke can happen at any age. But keep moving.” More than 1000 individuals and 200 teams across Australia have signed up for Strike4Stroke, contributing more than $120,000. Every dollar raised from Stride4Stroke will help prevent stroke, fund research and support survivors and their families at all stages of the recovery journey. If you want to engage, to register as an individual or to join a group, visit stride4stroke. org.au To support Tina in her fundraising, visit stride4stroke.org.au/fundraisers/TinaMonserrate3508
Moving to one person per ward Casey council is undergoing an electoral structure review with a preliminary report available and submissions open. The Local Government Act 2020 introduced several changes, including that all metropolitan, interface and regional city councils – including Casey council – must now have single-councillor ward electoral structures. The review is being conducted by an electoral representation advisory panel appointed by the Minister for Local Government. Throughout 2023–24, 39 Victorian local councils are undergoing electoral structure reviews. Under the Act, Casey council must move to a single-councillor ward electoral structure. The panel’s preliminary report considers the appropriate number of councillors and wards for the council, the location of ward boundaries and ward names. Casey council currently sits on six wards with a total of 11 councillors. A public hearing will be held following the response submissio n period for submitters who request to speak. The Electoral Representation Advisory Panel encourages all Victorians in the councils under review to contribute to the review process and have their say. People interested in making a response submission to the preliminary report can map the ward boundaries for their proposed electoral structure online using the public submission tool available on the VEC website at vec.vic.gov. au/casey Submissions close at 5pm on 22 November.
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THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN Thumbs up To my Halloween haunt ‘Lanah’s Spooky Manor’.
Thumbs down To roadworks all over Casey.
Thumbs down To the drivers that have no idea how to drive with flowing traffic. When lights change, move, don’t wait for an invitation.
Thumbs up Joshua Swainston with his son Koby showed their love for cricket and footy at Pearcedale Recreation Reserve on Saturday 28 October. 369918 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS 6 STAR NEWS
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House pact an ‘invention’ By Tara Cosoleto, AAP A house pact supposedly made between Vanessa Amorosi and her mother was merely an invention of the mother’s making, the singersongwriter’s lawyers claim. The Narre Warren property is central to Amorosi’s legal case against her mother Joyleen Robinson, which has gone to trial in the Victorian Supreme Court. Amorosi claims the $650,000 used to purchase the home in 2001 came from a trust account set up to receive all of her earnings as a singer-songwriter. She is seeking full ownership of the property, which currently has her and her mother listed as joint-owners. But Mrs Robinson claims Amorosi agreed to hand over full ownership of the Narre Warren home if she paid $650,000 when asked. In his closing arguments on Wednesday, Amorosi’s barrister Joel Fetter told the court the agreement never happened and it was merely Mrs Robinson’s invention. Mr Fetter said the first time the agreement was mentioned was in a 2015 letter, but even that note did not reference when the pact was made. Mrs Robinson’s husband Peter was also not aware of any agreement when he was questioned during his evidence, Mr Fetter said. Justice Steven Moore also found it “very strange” that Mr Robinson wouldn’t have known about an agreement made between his wife and stepdaughter. “It’s very unusual a wife wouldn’t tell a husband,” he told the court. But Mrs Robinson’s barrister Daniel Harrison said Mr Robinson himself said he left all financial matters to his wife. Mr Harrison maintained there was an agreement between Amorosi and her mother,
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Tape prevents food waste The result showed people wanted to receive really short tips and tricks, videos, emails, and some hard copy materials. OzHarvest took the information and sent everyone a pack through the mail with recipes that use up commonly wasted ingredients, some activities, a fridge magnet and tapes. Participants also received an email every week for four weeks that took them through different tips and tricks, little videos, and links about reducing food waste. A Facebook group was created for anyone who wanted to join so they could share ideas together. Ruby said a structured program as such was about making simple changes for people. “Working with the City of Casey in this kind of experimental living lab gave us the opportunity to do the trial and see what parts of it worked,” she said. “We will do them again with other councils across Australia.” OzHarvest also collects and delivers food in Casey. According to the organisation, so far in 2023, it has rescued more than 110,000 kilograms of food from 10 donors, and delivered around 210,000 kilograms to eight agencies in Casey. If you want to order the free tape, visit events.ozharvest.org/shop/viewitem/use-itup-tape For more food waste information, visit ozharvest.org/food-waste-facts
By Violet Li It’s a recyclable paper tape, bright in yellow and black. It is for marking out space in shelf or fridge where everything needs to be used first. Food rescue organisation OzHarvest distributed the Use It Up tapes to 132 households in Casey to help reduce food waste in May this year, as part of a trial funded by council’s Circular Economy Living Lab Grant. After a four-week experiment, for those who held on to the end, they reduced their food waste by an average of 84 per cent. OzHarvest sustainability project manager Ruby Wake believed cutting food waste at home might be the future of the country. “Over a third of food waste in Australia is from houses,” she said. “If we want to meet Australia’s target to reduce food waste by 2030, we need to be working with households. “We can’t rescue food from people’s homes, but we can encourage them to reduce their food waste, so that’s what this program is all about, encouraging people to waste less food at home.” The theoretical foundation of the program was rooted in a 2021 research from Monash University that identified the most useful behaviours for people to do at home to help them waste less food. One of them was to designate a shelf in the fridge or pantry for foods that needed to be used up. Despite the action being relatively easy, the
Ozharvest sustainability project manager Ruby Wake (right) is at the Casey Innovation Summit with Casey innovation officer Nicky Stecca (left). Picture: ROB CAREW research found few Australian consumers had done that. Experts suggested a weekly use-it-up meal should be the most effective behaviour in reducing food waste. “The tape is a communication tool for everyone in the household to see everything on that shelf needs to be used first and it helps them plan what to cook first and what to eat first,” Ruby said. “It is about embedding the habits. It’s also about having that behaviour once a week where you check everything you have.
“We’ve had that tape for circulation for a few years now. We’ve distributed [it to] almost 60,000 households in Australia.” Another research with Monash University last year tested people’s food waste before and after using the tape, and it found that people who use the tape are reducing their food waste by an average of 40 per cent. Ruby said the program was more than delivering tapes as people also get tips and tricks. The organisation did a survey around Casey to hear about what residents would like to learn about food waste.
Push for transportation to be more inclusive, sustainable National Transport Research Or· NTRO: ganisation will be testing some of their new
By Violet Li Casey council has officially launched Future Mobility Living Lab program with successful grant applications announced at the Casey Innovation Summit on Friday 27 October. As Casey’s population is expected to grow from approximately 323,604 to 514,800 by 2024, Future Mobility aims to make transportation in the area more inclusive, safe, smart, and sustainable. During the next year, Casey council will work with universities, innovative start-ups, businesses, and social enterprises to drive research and test solutions to solve the mobility challenges Casey currently faces. The grant will help the council and its partners to deliver and validate innovative solutions and produce measurable economic, social, and environment benefits. The following projects will receive funding via the Future Mobility Living Lab grant: Compass IoT: Compass IoT collects the metadata from vehicles driving in Casey. This data can be used to determine traffic flow, vehicular demographics, and road condition to help with city planning and
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concrete material containing recycled tyres and carbon fibre, to help Casey build more sustainable roads in the future, while preventing waste from landfill. Swinburne University: Swinburne University has partnered with Casey previously on several city challenges and it will assisting the council with deriving data insights regarding mobility challenges in the city. Head of Smart City Innovation and Improvement Pearl Ng said the council was excited to launch the Casey Future Mobility Living Lab - a collaboration with the partners. “This initiative tackles community mobility challenges, emphasising safety, sustainability, and technology,” she said. “In 2024, our pop-up events will provide a platform for local businesses to showcase innovations and engage the community, “The Living Lab concept drives our innovation approach, fostering public-private partnerships and open dialogues with the community to create cost-effective solutions.”
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detects illegal parking as well as unregistered and unsafe vehicles. Minnovation: Minnovation will use 4K object detectors to analyse traffic spots that are high risk to vulnerable pedestrians, such as children and older people living in a retirement village setting.
Federation University associate professor Shyh Wei Teng at the launch of Casey Future Mobility Living Lab. University: Federation Uni· Federation versity resides in the heart of Berwick and will provide technologies such as machine learning and AI to help improve the future of mobility in Casey.
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Shed welcomes new look The Akoonah Park Men’s Shed has received a facelift, with members working together to forge a new metal sign. Member Ian McKenzie said a number of steps went into constructing the new sign. “The committee made a decision to replace the original timber sign with a metal one, prompted by the timber sign’s constant need for cleaning and repainting,” he said. “The metalwork team was entrusted with the task of designing a replacement, and their proposed design was swiftly approved. “The blacksmiths purchased the necessary smaller sections and meticulously cut the letter pieces in straight lines.” Mr McKenzie said blacksmiths John Luppino, Adam Sibert, and Keith Towe then forged the letters ‘O,’ ‘P,’ ‘R,’ ‘S,’ and ‘N,’ while also preparing the frame for welding. “Jim Grills successfully located and acquired the required 4 by 2.5-metre lengths for the frame, and the components were expertly arranged for the welding process,” he said. “Noel Phelan played a pivotal role in ensuring the welding was executed seamlessly. “Once the fabrication was finished, the sign was positioned outdoors, and the welds were carefully cleaned to perfection.” Mr McKenzie said the most challenging part of the project was fitting the sign onto the wall, using the existing anchor points within the corrugated metal wall. “To accomplish this, John and Keith handforged six brackets designed to secure the sign in place while also creating a gap between the sign and the wall,” he said. “The brackets were affixed to the wall, and a small team assisted in holding the sign in position while John executed tack welding to secure it. “The sign was later removed for a comprehensive welding of the brackets, ensuring its
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sturdiness and durability.” The final phase involved applying a weather-resistant surface coating to safeguard the sign against the elements, carried out by paint-
er Norm Hoskings. Akoonah Park Men’s Shed caters to all types of men and has a plethora of clubs and hobbies, including fishing, caravanning, snooker,
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Academic achievements celebrated Berwick Federation University student Natasha Haidar was among the graduates celebrating their achievements as part of a graduation ceremony on Wednesday 25 October. The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) student delivered the graduation address to her peers, reflecting on their journey alongside one another with the support of their families. “I’ve always had a passion for working with children and through study I’ve really found a passion for supporting their development, their social skills and building on their interests,” she said. “I found the course really interesting and the placements beneficial and you’ve always got the support from your lecturers.” Natasha has been working in the early education sector as a three to four-year-old kinder teacher and plans to move into a four
to five-year-old kinder teaching role. Celebrating at a special event at Bunjil Place, the Berwick graduates were among more than 650 graduates across the university’s campuses marking the academic milestone in front of family, friends and classmates. Federation University vice-chancellor and president Professor Duncan Bentley said the students should take “immense pride” in their achievements. “Graduations are a special time for the university,” he said. “They are graduating with the skills and knowledge employers need and we cannot wait to watch them carry on Federation’s purpose of transforming lives and enhancing their communities.”
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Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) student Natasha Haidar was among the Berwick graduates. Picture: SUPPLIED
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Election rivalry 40 years on By Cam Lucadou-Wells Back in 1983, Narre Warren neighbours Rob Wilson and Ray Bastin weren’t expecting to go head-to-head for their first of many council elections. Both teachers and mates, they lived just five doors from each other on Sweeney Drive. Active in his local church and the community, Wilson decided to run for the first time. He recalls seeking Bastin’s help on his campaign for the then-City of Berwick polls. “I had it in the back of my mind I’ll give it a run because I know that Ray is into politics. “So I went down to see him and he said: ‘That’s funny because I’m running too’.” The then long-haired 28-year-old Bastin – fired up about sealing some local roads - had been thinking of getting Wilson to authorise his election material. “That was my idea but you came down to my place and said you were running too,” Bastin said. They ran independent campaigns but preferenced each other second on the how to vote cards. On election day - Saturday 5 November 1983 - it was Bastin who came out on top in an extraordinarily close three-way battle. Bastin polled 1195 first preference votes, narrowly in front of Bob Johnson (1117) and Wilson (1054). Garnering 80 per cent of Wilson’s preferences, Bastin ended up finishing 704 votes ahead of Johnson. Wilson wryly notes that candidates were listed in alphabetical order on the ballot paper. “When you look at the donkey vote, he (Bastin) scored it hands down.” Both kicked onto long careers and mayoralty reigns on local council. Bastin served nine years with City of Berwick including as mayor in 1989-’90.
Friends and former mayors Rob Wilson and Ray Bastin faced off in a City of Berwick council Picture: GARY SISSONS election 40 years ago. 367614 He topped every poll except in 1986 when he had two candidates against him, he says. His name adorns the popular Ray Bastin Reserve, which is set for a $3 million revamp.
Meanwhile, Wilson won a seat on Berwick the next year. He served on both Berwick and Casey councils for 19 years including as Casey mayor.
Wilson had no political affiliations but Bastin never shied away from declaring he was a “Labor man”. “Most of the time you’re dealing with local issues that have nothing to do with politics,” Bastin adds. Council debate was mainly “pretty civil”. But sometimes “vitriol” came with the job – not least when one of the councillors hurled a glass of milk in anger. Bastin recalls the ratepayers “loved” him for opposing a proposed feed lot in Narre Warren South. But they were out to get him for supporting a residential drug rehab centre nearby. “You’re always going to upset somebody but you just think what’s the best for the community.” Wilson remembers his wife got a “threatening phone call” over the rehab issue. He named the culprit during the council meeting. “Twelve months after he came and talked to me. And we’ve been the best of buddies since. How does that work? “They are against the issue, but not necessarily against the person. And you can’t take it personally because you’re a public figure.” Council elections are set to return to Casey next year – the first since its councillors were sacked amid an IBAC Operation Sandon corruption probe in 2020. Looking back, Wilson says he’s relieved that he lost his final council election in 2008. “I always hated losing elections but I’m glad I wasn’t elected that year and becoming besmudged by the actions alleged by IBAC.” He welcomes the prospect of elected councillors in charge, rather than State Government-appointed administrators. “Because (councillors) care more about the city. They’re closer to what people are saying and thinking,” Wilson says. “I hope we get some good people in. That’s the main thing.”
Terrifying treats for locals as old factory hosts night of fun One of Casey’s oldest sites, the Old Cheese Factory, became a Halloween heaven for kids and families on Tuesday 31 October. Entertainment on show included an outdoor disco and DJ, face painting, roving performers, a reptile and creepy crawly show, a spider lair, a slime workshop and a spooky maze in the vegetable garden, while robots, princesses and a mad science show took over the main stage. A team from Connected Libraries also hosted Storytime sessions throughout the evening, The ghouls and goblins enjoyed visiting the trick-and-treat stations across the factory grounds, with lots of sweet treats from Fyna Foods, while the older monsters enjoyed offerings from food trucks and a coffee van. In Hallam, the Halloween spirit was well and truly alive, with one house on Kilberry Crescent covered in spooky skeletons, gravestones and a giant spider. Star News photographer Stewart Chambers was out and about this week capturing all of the Halloween celebrations.
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Core Contracting Group celebrates its trophies at the South East Business Awards on 26 October. 369022 “We have the passion, drive and care for our clients – and that reflects on our employees as well,” Duhau said. “I think that’s what sets us apart.”
Another of the big winners on the night was Wallara Australia – which took out the Business Citizen and Employer of Choice awards. Also on the impressive list of awardees were
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Friends and workmates Jarrod Bennell and Shane Duhau took the leap out of middle management to form their own electrical business in 2003. Twenty years later, their firm Core Contracting Group has kicked onto nation-leading work on solar farms, wind farms and recycling facilities. It was crowned with the top prize at the South East Business Awards 2023 held at Woodlands Golf Club on 26 October. It also took out the Building and Construction category. “To be honest, we’re humbled by the awards,” Duhau said. “When we first started, what we just wanted to do was to run our own company. “We just decided we have a lot to offer, so let’s start an electrical company.” Seven years later, they expanded into offering a “turn-key” product of electrical and mechanical contracting services. This meant they could “deliver the whole package” on major projects such as the Sacyr food organics and composting facility in Dandenong South – the first of its kind in the Southern hemisphere. CCG is set to embark on a similar plant for Orez in Tasmania. “It was all done in-house. I think our European partners just wanted to have confidence in a company that would deliver their project.” It was also involved in one of Australia’s first soil-contamination recycling facilities, the Renex waste recycling plant. With up to 40 staff and a $7.5 million turnover, the Hastings-based CCG is now considered “a fairly big player in the renewable sector”. It is perfectly located just a “stone’s throw” from the State Government’s off-shore wind farm installation project at Port of Hastings.
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Join our Downsizing & Decluttering Seminar At Summerset, we understand that it’s a big decision to move into a retirement village and for some, it can be a very emotional and overwhelming time as there is often so much to do. Join our Downsizing and Decluttering Seminar where you will enjoy a delicious morning tea, and you can learn some tips and tricks for downsizing so that when you’re ready you will feel organised and happy about starting an exciting new chapter. Whether you’re ready to make the move now, or just wanting to be prepared in the future, this seminar is here to help. The seminar will cover: • Practical tips and advice to help get you started on your downsizing project • Considerations for furniture in your new home • Other helpful suggestions to motivate you to make a start Plus, after the seminar, if you’re keen to learn more about our brand-new retirement village with premium aged care onsite,# join us for our Summerset Cranbourne North Information Session. RSVP for the Downsizing Seminar and/or Information Session by Thursday 16 November to Leanne Heathcote on 03 7068 5642.
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What do you love the most about your job? Spending time with kids. If you were an animal, what animal would you be? I would definitely be a cat. What would your last meal be? Rice and curry. What was your most memorable moment? When my father came home after working abroad. What were you like as a kid? Free-spirited. What event, past or present, would you like to witness? The birth of my niece. Which six dinner guests, dead or alive, would you invite to dinner? My husband, my colleague Alex, my husband’s friend Adem, my friend Tran, my mother-inlaw who passed away in 2021 and singer AnneMarie. What are you currently listening to/watching or reading? Marco Polo. What three words would your friends use to describe you? Sensitive, confident and hard-working. What would you do on your perfect day off? Sleep. Where is your happy place? Home. If you had to compete on MasterChef, what dish would you cook? A fish curry. Where is your dream holiday destination? Norway.
THREE … biggest Melbourne Cup shock wins With the race that stops the nation rounding the final corner, with Melbourne Cup Day falling on Tuesday 7 November, here are the three top upsets and winners over the years.
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Works blitz The Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Upgrade will reach a major milestone with the new southbound carriageway on track to be complete in late 2023. The Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Upgrade will deliver improved traffic flow, travel times, and safety for the 33,000 motorists who use this key road every day by adding extra lanes in each direction between Thompsons Road and the South Gippsland Highway, while also upgrading 11 intersections that will include eight new sets of traffic signals. The upgraded intersection at New Holland Drive re-opened before term 4 to improve safety and access to the nearby education and recreation precinct. At the Linsell Boulevard intersection, workers have been widening the road to allow for extra lanes along Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road, which will improve traffic flow and make it easier for locals to access shops and homes in Cranbourne East. Workers are also set to build the northbound carriageway and upgrade the service lane. The key Berwick-Cranbourne Road intersection works will see workers replace the roundabout with a new safer intersection with traffic lights while adding extra lanes in all directions to provide better traffic flow. The new intersection at Berwick-Cranbourne Road will be built in two stages, which will allow traffic to travel east-west throughout the entirety of these works. This is the predominant movement through this roundabout, with approximately 35,000 vehicles traveling in an east-west direction each day. Pedestrians and cyclists will also benefit from new paths and safer crossing points to the education and recreation precinct and nearby High Street shops when this intersection is complete. During stage one of these vital works, Cam-
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With several major construction blitzes planned for the remainder of the year, drivers are advised to plan ahead and travel outside of peak periods if they can to minimise delays. Picture: SUPPLIED eron Street at Berwick-Cranbourne Road will be closed until January 2024. Detours will be in place via South Gippsland Highway and Sladen Street or via Camms Road and South Gippsland Highway. Delays of up to 20 minutes are expected. Safe access to businesses on Cameron and Sladen Streets and Cooper Court will be maintained throughout these works. Major Road Projects has been working closely with each trader in the area and will provide targeted business support measures, including increased signage and access maps. Works also began earlier in October to upgrade the intersection at South Gippsland Highway and Cameron Street, where workers have been installing traffic lights, adding extra lanes, and changing the intersection layout so Narre Warren–Cranbourne Road becomes the ‘straight through’ movement for vehicles traveling north towards Narre Warren and the freeway network.
What does business growth look like to you? This could be measured through number of customers, number of staff, company net operating profit, etc., but increased revenue will almost certainly lie at the heart of all of these. Increased sales are typically the key impetus behind growth and are the most obvious way to measure it. So how do you go about increasing sales? Talk to any business leader and chances are that they will focus on the need for more customers as the primary way to increase sales. However, whilst this should indeed increase income, it is actually the hardest way to go about it as you will need to increase your presence in the marketplace and this implies marketing. What may not be immediately apparent though is that marketing can be both time-consuming and expensive. Anyone who has ever done any cold calling of customers in the past will know just how character building this can be (!!) and how ineffective such a method is as well. Acquiring a good market presence will usually require an engaging online capability so creating or enhancing a website may be required, social media advertising and so on. Not cheap! This is why you will often hear people say that ‘it is far easier to keep an existing customer than acquire a new one’. A potentially more effective way of increasing sales is to ensure the people doing the selling are trained as well as possible. In addition to an improved understanding of the company’s products and services, training in the areas of relationship building, negotiation skills and sales management will all provide real benefits. The net result is an increased chance of converting a prospect engagement into a real sale and hence improve what’s known as the ‘sales conversion rate’. Even easier than the above two methods is what is known as ‘the upsell’. Walk into any McDonald’s store and order just a burger
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WHAT’S ON Cranbourne U3A Cranbourne U3A has commenced Term 4 with lots of fun activities planned for its members. The club recently had a busy Open Day and have welcomed some new friends to its Tai Chi and Art classes. New members are welcome to come along from 10am to 2.30pm on weekdays for lots of fun and laughter. Classes in calligraphy, art, chess, sewing, knitting and card making are also running. Cranbourne U3A’s rooms are in the admin building of the Cranbourne Library, entering from the Casey Radio entrance.
Casey Cardinia Life Activities Club Are you newly retired or new to the area or just wanting to enjoy your freedom or expand your social life? Casey Cardinia Life Activities Club can offer you stimulating activities such as weekly social/chat activities with low-key in line dancing if you want to tap your feet and enjoy an afternoon tea. Day, short and long trips away via coach and flights, a weekly morning coffee club, monthly Saturday country pub lunches, monthly evening dineouts, weekly table tennis club, walking groups, seasonal daytime musical theatre outings and more. The club is also hosting a formal Christmas lunch on Tuesday 5 December at Dandenong Club. Come along and get to know us by visiting us on a Thursday at 2 pm at Brentwood Park Neighbourhood House or join us on a Wednesday at 10 am for a Coffee at Little Sparrow Fountaingate. For more information, contact enquiry officer Gloria on 0468 363 616.
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· Berwick Springs VIEW Club Affiliated with The Smith Family, the Berwick Springs VIEW Club is a not for profit organisation, with the aim to fundraise to support Learning for Life students. The club currently supports seven students of varying ages with their education expenses and are about to take on an eighth student. Throughout the year, the club has a couple of special fundraisers, as well as casual morning tea and lunch for interested ladies. The club is always looking for new members in all age groups. For more information, contact Shirley on 0419 878 481 or email berwicksprings.viewclub@ gmail.com The club meets on the first Monday of each month in the Berwick Springs Hotel function room from 11.30am, where members enjoy a lunch and then host a guest speaker.
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primary; the moustachioed Andrew Forrest, former principal at Baxter primary, on trumpet and trombone; drummer Andrew Felsinger, former principal at Barton primary in Cranbourne West who organises many of the band’s gigs; bass guitarist Simon Hamilton, executive director at the Education Department’s southeastern regional office in Glen Waverley; and lead guitarist Barry Wiggs, former principal at Cranbourne East secondary (who was a guitarist with Ants Bush Band 1972– 2017). Mal Boag played with the band a few times. He was a music teacher at Rosebud primary. The band has raised thousands of dollars for charities from gigs around Melbourne’s South East and further afield. The next big gig is at Springvale RSL on Melbourne Cup Eve, 6pm-11pm Monday 6 November, with a portion of ticket sales going to the RSL Poppy Appeal. Tickets from Springvale RSL, phone 9548 4155. To book the band, call Andrew Felsinger on 0418 991 989.
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Rex name shame By Mitchell Clarke Almost one year since alleged corruption was exposed within the City of Casey, a former councillor is still fighting to clear his name. Former Springfield Ward councillor Rex Flannery, who resigned as deputy mayor just days before the State Government sensationally sacked the entire council in February 2020, says the events of the past 12 months are still “eating” him up. He has now officially requested that his name is removed from both a councillor honour board in the customer service centre and a wall plaque in Bunjil Place. “I have never had any involvement into this alleged corruption scandal and therefore I do not wish to have my name associated with past or former councillors who may have brought our City of Casey into disrepute,” he told Star News. “People look at your name and they see that you’re from Casey Council and immediately they put you in that same mould, which couldn’t be further than the truth. “It’s just horrible to have been a councillor in that term. It gives you a sickening feeling in your gut and now I have to live with that.“ Mr Flannery argues his name should never have been placed on the plaque celebrating the $126 million Bunjil development because at the time he didn’t support the project. “I guess I’ve eaten a little bit of humble pie with Bunjil Place. I’ve been able to see the value that place brings to the community but at the time I was against the development and I wasn’t once consulted (about having my name included),” he said. He also claims former ex-ward partner, Sam Aziz, stated to him that he “wished he never had my name added to the plaque”. “That was the only time I agreed with him,” Mr Flannery said. While Mr Flannery hasn’t accused any former councillor of committing wrongdoing, he said anyone found guilty from the IBAC hearing should immediately have their honours stripped. “They need to have their plaques removed
Rex name shame By Mitchell Clarke Almost one year since alleged corruption was exposed within the City of Casey, a former councillor is still fighting to clear his name.
Rex Flannery, pictured in late 2015, wants his name stripped from council. 148005 from anywhere within the City of Casey ... whether it’s a plaque in the botanical gardens or in Bunjil Place, I want them removed so they have absolutely no recognition anymore,” he said. “They’ve disgraced themselves and they’ve disgraced the council. They’ve taken something away from me that I totally enjoyed. I loved serving the Casey community. I just want some clarity as to what way it’s going to go.” Since his resignation, Mr Flannery has been working in an operating theatre at a local hospital. He said he has every intention to run for council again in 2024.
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“I want to get back into serving the community again. I want to run again and I want to get my name back on the honour board for the right reasons. At the moment it’s a dishonour board,” he said. Star News understands Mr Flannery has put forward his request to be heard by the administrators at the next council meeting, slated for Tuesday 2 February.“It’s up to them now but a year later, this is still eating at me. I need closure and this is one way that I can get it,“ he said. “I played no part in any downturn or sacking of the council and I feel it’s my duty to say that I don’t want to be a part of or in any way
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The click, pop and hum of a PA system starting up is soon joined by the sound of guitars tuning, drumbeats and scales on trumpet and saxophone. General chit-chat about the week just past melds with microphone checks. A basic 12bar blues line on bass guitar is soon joined by a rhythmic drum backbeat and then guitar chords. Soon the room is filled with music and then laughter, friendly banter and eager chatter. These are the sounds of the Headmasters Apprentices, a pop band of eight school principals and assistant principals from Melbourne’s South East, the Frankston area and Mornington Peninsula. Some are retired and others still work. The band was formed 15 years ago after its members joined music professionals on stage at a principals’ conference. “Hey, we can do this!” was the general feeling after the fleeting performance. The band was soon playing rock, blues and soul covers at conferences, charity gigs and other events across Victoria. Often they play for free, although the minimum charge is a meal. Greg Lacey, principal of Lyndhurst Primary School, said the band was a “perfect example of principals combining a love of music and a desire to manage our own wellbeing by creating regular opportunities for interaction, banter, support and, of course, making music”. “Many gigs are at significant birthdays. We relish the camaraderie of the band and the joy we bring to audiences who just want to dance and have fun.” Mr Lacey shares vocal duties with Silvio Vitale, former principal at Mornington Primary School. Other members are rhythm guitarist Mark Dewhurst, former assistant principal at Somerville Rise primary; saxophonist Jeff Mead, former assistant principal at Pearcedale
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Well-respected coach Ollie Pivac has taken the reins at Doveton for the 2024 season.
“Coaching against them, every time we played them they caught my attention, and I’m glad I caught theirs, and now we have the opportunity to do something special together. “I’m so excited about the opportunity to represent such a reputable club as Doveton SC, and even more happy to get a chance to work with the “invincible“ women’s squad.” Despite their “invincible” tag, the Dovettes will need to keep on improving – both on and off the pitch – with the leap to State League 1 a massive one. Not only will the competititon be stronger, but a requirement in State League 1 to have a first squad and reserves, means the door is open for exciting talent to jump on board the journey. Retention, recruitment, and having the support to make the dream become a reality are all important. “This team is heading to almost a semiprofessional standard, and to be competitive
before leaving our previous club. “When you stop and think, three years undefeated is pretty impressive. “But when it comes down to it we play for our teammates. “We turn up week in, week out for each other. “We’re such a close knit group and I think that’s what makes us such a strong team both on and off the field. “We’re excited for a new coach to come in for the 2024 season and to work with us to continue to succeed and grow as a team and club.” Doveton SC has three trial dates set for late November; early December. The trials will take place on three consecutive Thursday’s; November 30 and December 7 and 14. Those interested in joining Doveton SC, in a player or support capacity, can contact Ollie Pivac on 0434 044 478 or Kate Wilson on 0431 104 885.
at that level we need to tick every box,” Pivac explained. “Yes, the girls have well-and-truly earned promotion, but now we need extra players just to fulfil our requirements. “It’s a great opportunity to build on this success over the last three years and make the club even stronger. “We have a platform; now we need to build on that platform and give these girls - that have put so much hard work in - the best possible chance to succeed in State League 1. “I believe they can do it, but we need everything to go right and require great support from the community to make it happen.” Kate Wilson, who has captained the club to success, is excited by the next challenge. “It’s been a privilege to be the captain for the last three years at Doveton,” Wilson said. “Doveton welcomed us in with open arms and over the last three years we have worked our way back to State 1, the league we were in
Bears hit back and a blockbuster is evenly poised By Marcus Uhe Berwick is on the brink of pulling off a stunning recovery after a poor performance with the bat on day one against St Mary’s in the DDCA’s Turf 1. The Bears lasted just 46 overs before it was dismissed for 129 by the Saints at Carroll Reserve, but responded with the ball to have the home side in strife at 6/67 at the close of play. A stunning six-ball period overlapping the 14th and 15th overs saw the Bears fall in a heap at 6/31 at the fall of Elliot Mathews’ wicket. Lachlan Brown was left red-faced after shouldering arms to St Mary’s captain/coach Susantha Pradeep on the final ball of the 14th over. Deeshan Umagiliyage then began the 15th by getting through Matt Robertson’s defences to make it wickets in consecutive deliveries. Mason Binns lasted three deliveries before Umagiliyage had him trapped in front, while Mathews lasted just one ball, feathering an edge to the awaiting gloves of Safaras Moahomad to make it a 4/0 collapse in just six balls, and a five-wicket haul for Umagiliyage in his eighth over. Watching the chaos unfold at the other end without having faced a ball was Jordan Cleland, who made an important 40 in a 62run partnership with Toby Wills and guided the Bears to the tea break, but both were back in the pavilion within two overs of the resumption. Captain Jarrod Goodes hit two boundaries in the final over of the innings down the ground but his attempt at a third was caught at long-on by Toby Wilson, bringing the innings to a close at 129...Umagiliyage’s 5/40 a standout on the bowling card. The chase begun terribly for the hosts as Goodes removed the dangerous Moahomad in the opening over. Relentless accuracy and dot-ball pressure from the Bears made the going tough for St Mary’s who failed to pierce the infield and rotate the strike. berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au
Jordan Cleland (right) fought back for Berwick to have the Bears in a winnable position against St Mary’s. 369686 Goodes had Moahomad’s opening partner Raveen Nanayakkara caught at backward point for just 12 and Pradeep LBW for a duck in the 14th over. Spinners Brown and Mathews removed Resandu Thilakarathna and Keppler Fernandez respectively to have the Saints in a similar predicament of 6/37. Wendyl Pires and Michael Dudley will resume their 30-run partnership next week but much responsibility falls on the shoulders of Pires as the remaining recognised batter, 63 runs away from a victory that will kick-start St Mary’s season. Springvale South has set Hallam Kalora Park 270 to chase at home next week despite a five-wicket haul from Hawks star Jordan Hammond. A 94-run stand between Jordan Mackenzie and Jordan Wyatt for the third wicket provided the bulk of the runs for the Bloods,
Wyatt’s 71 off 80 providing the attacking, counter-punching threat to Mackenzie’s steady 70 off 119. Wyatt freed his arms after the tea break with a particular focus on the spin tandem of Charith Keerthisinghe and Lee Brown, whom he targeted with boundaries, before a leading edge off the bowling of Hammond landed in the safe hands of William Whyte. His 71 featured five fours and four sixes until he became Hammond’s second scalp of the afternoon. Mackenzie perished a few overs earlier and the Bloods’ tail did not offer much with the bat, aside from some boundaries from Josh Dowling and Jarryd Straker. Jackson Sketcher’s absence saw Blade Baxter and Yoshan Kumara elevated up the order but neither managed significant contributions. Hammond finished with figures of 5/54
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off his 19 overs, many of which were bowled into the wind, and included the key scalps of Wyatt, Baxter and Ryan Quirk. At Strathaird Reserve, a lower order fightback from Beaconsfield saw it reach 7/236. Captain/coach Mark Cooper was resolute with 54 at the top of the order but lacked support from the core of his batting lineup, the remaining top five adding just 20 with Tyler Clark and Jesse Busacca not contributing. 45 from Kevin Seth, 52 from Trishan De Silva and 30 from Michael Dunstan at six, eight and nine, respectively, ensured the Tigers reached a defendable total, having been 5/90 when Cooper was caught behind by his former strike bowler in Callan Tout. Tout took 2/36 against his old side while Jeevan Mendis worked his magic for 24 overs to take 3/58. Thursday, 2 November, 2023
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By Marcus Uhe Peter Siddle made a typically tidy and economical return to Dandenong in Premier Cricket on Saturday but went wicketless against Kingston Hawthorn at Walter Galt Oval. A life member and premiership player at Dandenong, the former Australian test bowler conceded 39 runs from his 13 overs as the Hawks posted 9/304 in their allotted 90 overs. A brief period late in the innings saw the Panthers claim 3/7 but the home side managed to build partnerships throughout the innings on their way to a strong first innings total. Captain Josh Manning was the rock of the Hawks’ batting lineup, making 96 before he was caught at midwicket by his compatriot Brett Forsyth off the bowling of Gehan Seneviratne. Noah Hurley played his best game in a Panthers’ uniform to date in his first season at the club with 3/46 from his 14 overs while sharing the new ball responsibilities with Siddle. Seneviratne and Vishwa Ramkumar each finished with 2/68 and James Hayes 2/39. The Panthers will be confident in the task ahead following last week’s brilliant chance of 256 against Prahran. Dandenong’s local rivals Casey South Melbourne had an excellent day with the bat against Camberwell, posting 5/322 on the Magpies’ home turf. Former captain Michael Wallace fell desperately short of a century, finishing 98 not out after the Swans’ top three laid an
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Peter Siddle was back in Dandenong whites this weekend. Picture: ARJ GIESE/CRICKET VICTORIA excellent foundation. Wallace began the 90th over on 97 not out but did not receive the strike until the second last ball of the innings as Lachlan Sperling struggled to find a gap in the infield as the dot ball accrued. The left-hander clipped the second-last ball off his pads through the leg side for a single to remain stranded. In his 50th game for the Swans, Ashley Chandrasinghe made 68 and put on 105 with
new opening partner Yash Pednekar, who hit 49 as their combination continues to blossom. Both were bowled, with Pednekar playingon to his stumps to a ball from William Walker and and Chandrasinghe shouldering arms to Reuben Jamieson bowling around the wicket. Not to be forgotten, Harrish Kannan hit 65 in a 117-run stand with Wallace. A Swans win would make it three from three opportunities so far in what would be an ideal start to Luke Shelton’s captaincy.
Purring Panthers off to an absolute flyer NARRE WARREN BOWLS Round two of the current season produced more solid results for Narre Panthers, with four of the club’s six Saturday sides recording solid wins. One of the two losses - which was only by nine shots - was due in part to one person not turning up and that rink battling on with three players against four. Side number three – the Development Squad - scored a great come-from-behind victory at Sandringham in very trying conditions to make it two wins from two matches. Apart from being our only away victory for the club on the day: this was the only side in our section to chalk up an away win. The number one side is continuing to stamp its authority on the opposition with two massive wins in a row. On both occasions the Panthers more than doubled the score of the opposition and is currently sitting in top position on the ladder. The number four side continues to put in strong performances and capped this off on Saturday with the rink of Les Clement, Brian Exton, Lindsay Gibson and Kevin Friend scoring a maximum ‘eight’ on one end. Congratulations to this team which is also sitting in the number one position on the ladder. Midweek results were mixed, but very encouraging, with the two losing teams going down by five shots and two shots respectively. The Rink of the Round honor went to our number one side who were well skipped by one of the newest additions to the Skip ranks in Scott Butterworth. Scott was well supported by Ana Mateos, Dianne Mcleod and Allen Fary. Of the 10 Pennant sides this season, nine of the 10 are sitting in the top three teams in each Division and three of those teams are
· Side 4: (Home) defeated Noble Park 101-74 · Points: 16. Ladder: 1st rink: Les Clement; Brian Exton; Lindsay · Best Gibson and Kevin Friend: +15 · Side 5: (Home) defeated Burden Park 96-59 · Points: 16. Ladder: 3rd rink: Donna Wood; Stella Ellis; Joan Fary · Best and Ralph Devonshire: +19 · Side 6: (Away) lost to Keysborough 74-83 · Points: 4. Ladder: 3rd rink(s): Ray Payne; Tom Wright; Mario · Best Micallef and Michael Walther: +5. Thorn; Wendy Henkel; Peter Castri· Marcus cum and Andy Tobler: +5 Two of Narre Warren’s hardest workers at the club; Greg Davies and Life Member Len O’Brien, who is a blind bowler. 369297 Picture: SUPPLIED currently number one. It is still early in the season but this is a fantastic start and demonstrates the strength the club has developed over the last year, despite undergoing a nightmarish renovation to the main club-rooms which is still not completed. This bears testament to the quality of members the club has attracted. Saturday Pennant: Round 2 28 October 2023 Side 1: (Home) defeated Edithvale 105-52 Points: 16. Ladder: 1st Best rink: Chris Stubbings; Jim Kempf; Alan Hilton and Cam Bell: +30 Side 2: (Away) lost to Mulgrave CC 63-82 Points: 2. Ladder: 3rd Best rink: Michael Graham; Joe Selfridge; Geoff Bailey; David Wood: +10 Side 3: (Away) defeated Sandringham 81-71 Points: 16. Ladder: 3rd Best rink: Pauline Blake; David Entwistle; Paul Stevenson and Peter Wills: +16
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RINK OF THE ROUND: Side 1: Skip Cam Bell + 30 (Div 2 Sect 8) Midweek Pennant: Round 2 31 October 2023 Side 1: (Away) defeated Hampton Bayside 63-41 Points: 16. Ladder: 1st Best rink: Ana Mateos; Dianne McLeod; Allen Fary and Scott Butterworth: +12 Side 2: (Home) lost to Edithvale 65-67 Points: 4. Ladder: 8th Best rink: Craig Lineham; Dean George; Eric Marsden and Dennis Paul: +8 Side 3: (Away) lost to Dandenong RSL Rec 55-60 Points: 4. Ladder: 3rd Best rink: Pauline Blake; Noel Hawthorn; Joe McGuire and Lindsay Gibson: +5 Side 4: (Home) defeated Mt Waverley 55-48 Points: 14. Ladder: 3rd Best rink: Karen Anderton; Stella Ellis; Peter Wilson and Gary Wilson: +8 RINK OF THE ROUND: Side 1: Skip Scott Butterworth + 12 (Div 2 Sect 7) - Eric Sydenham
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Local Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) submission specialist Jawad Rajabi got it done in Sydney to conquer the Superfight Bantamweight MMA title on Saturday night. XFC Narre Warren’s Rajabi added another title to his collection after securing a submission victory against Anthony Pascalis. It was a ground dominant fight that saw XFC’s talent take home the victory in an entertaining three rounder. The combatant entered the first round with accuracy, as many strikes were landed, countered by high quality defending of a persistent Pascalis to take the fight to the ground. Rajabi came out of the gates strong in the second round with attempts to land significant amounts of shots to stun his opponent. Pascalis was persistent, taking the bout to the ground early in the second round, but Rajabi’s defence proved strong as he reversed it and took the fight to the canvas late. The third kicked off with Rajabi successful in a take-down attempt with the control of his opponent. The majority of the third round was fought on the mat. With 10 seconds left Rajabi locked Pascalis in a rear naked choke to submit his opponent with only two seconds left in the round to secure the Superfight Title. It was an upset victory for Rajabi, who entered the bout against an opponent who had lost just one of his five fights. Rajabi came off the back of securing Melbourne Promotion, Path to Hex’s, Amateur bantamweight title after defeating then undefeated Jesse Swain in July by rear naked choke in the fifth round. The double champion ended his fourth fight of the year with a record of three wins with just the one loss in 2023; two titles in two fights, added to Rajabi’s career 4-3 record. The Rajabi family holds talent among the MMA scene as brother Mujtaba once challenged for the Path to Hex Featherweight championship and also possesses a threat to the Australian MMA Featherweight scene.
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Reality checks bite hard BERWICK BOWLS SIDE 1 – Division 1 Section 4 Def by Cheltenham 1 (home) 60-97 (0 points) After an encouraging start in round one, Side 1 got a reality check at home against a strong Cheltenham side. Peter Hodgson and Graeme Manifold fought hard to stay close going down by three and two respectively, Ed Wilson’s rink battled all day and went down by eight, but the loss on Rich’s rink was unacceptable at Div 1 level going down by 24. Consistency over time may see the rink stay together for another week, but it wouldn’t surprise to see many changes this week. Will the selectors provide opportunity or go with a similar look against Mulgrave away. As mentioned, it could be a tough year for the Div 1 side if they can’t bank some early wins but dropping multiples across rinks won’t see wins come any time soon. Not making any predictions at this point but the ones need massive improvement and need it quickly. SIDE 2 – Division 2 Section 8 Def by Burden Park 1 (away) 65-97 (2 points) It was again a bad day, also for the twos. Off to Burden Park on perfect greens, but facing a challenging wind, the twos looked a class below the Burden Park 1s side. Only Cliff Fothergill’s rink with Dave Fitzpatrick, David Reddy and Ron Lake could provide any positives, getting up 25-16. The two’s host Dandenong Club 3 this weekend at home. They have started well with two big wins so they’ve got their work cut
out again this week. Getting on the track together this week will be good, but like the ones, early wins are important for the twos to gain some confidence and a realistic chance of being involved in March. SIDE 3 Division 3 Section 8 Def by Hampton Park 1 (home) 74-75 (6 points) It’s always tough to stomach winning three out of four rinks but not coming out in front on the big board at the end of the day. Robert Morley, Chris Jones and Bill Stilo all got the points by two, one and five and with one bowl to come for the day by Hampton Park, Berwick 3s were holding the overall game by a shot. Enter the Hampton Park 1 skip, which had one option to drive and kill the end, or crack an egg on the shot bowl, to rip it out, and take the game. Although the delivery didn’t look the best, and it bounced three times before rolling, it was dead on, taking out the shot bowl sitting on the jack…and not moving the jack! Game over and the threes go down by a shot. An awesome effort by all in the threes and hosting Parkdale 2 who haven’t won a game yet, will need to the win. SIDE 4 Division 4 Section 8 Def Ferntree Gully 2 (home) 78-70 (14 points) Great effort by the fours this week getting up over Gully’s second side and taking 14 points to get their season well underway. Bob Gladman continues to defy age and skipped his rink
to a win by six as well as Paul Hunt winning well by 14. Trevor Tormey and John Kleverlaan rinks kept close enough by going down to give the fours a winning chance. The fours head to Churchill Waverley Golf to play their top side this weekend. They’ve been ok, with a win and a loss, so the fours can go there with great confidence and big chance of the win. SIDE 5 Division 5 Section 8 Def by Mulgrave 4 (away) 54-120 (2 points) OUCH! Three big losses contributed to the 66shot hiding by the fives! With 24, 22, 15 and five-shot losses across the four rinks, leaves the selectors with a lot to think about this week! Nice grass greens and synthetic greens shouldn’t be an issue for the Berwick bowlers as we’ve got four of the best in Melbourne to train on. Yes, they were tricky conditions for all sides on the weekend, but opposition clubs seem to be handling them pretty well. This is a big reason to get sides together and work together during the week to come up with some significant game plans to try and negate sides that are getting on top. The fives host Noble Park 2 at home this week and, like a few of our sides, must improve significantly to be competitive. SIDE 6 Division 6 Section 8 Def by Dandenong Club (home) 72-89 (2 points) The sixes tried hard on the weekend against a strong Dandy Club 4 side who took to the synthetic well. Unfortunately, with both grass greens full already with the higher sides, the
sixes would’ve preferred the grass against Dandy Club but it wasn’t to be. Avril Steere’s rink tried hard all day for a win, going down by only three; Terry Wood down by four and Keith Dargie down by five. This week they’re off to Sandringham, who has yet to hit the winners list, so hopefully the sixes can come away with a win to get their season going. SIDE 7 Division 8 Section 4 Def Cranbourne 5 (home) 71-43 (14 points) The best result for the day was our seventh side who trounced Cranbourne 5. Great wins to Herb Tinschert’s rink and also Phil Giles rink saw them do enough to put a big gap between the two sides and Ron McGrath was very serviceable in the other rink going down by only a shot. The sevens are away this week to Parkdale 4 so we’re backing them to bring home the points on what is a very similar green to our Green 3. Summary After two rounds it’s a little early to announce a struggling season but, unless the seven sides can work harder together on the training track, things could get ugly quickly. Each bowler has an obligation to their team mates to be the best they can so get out on the track and work hard on your skills and drills. Maybe we can turn around the losses quickly and get the season underway in a strong positive way. Early wins will be important to ensure we can be competitive at the pointy end. - John Rich
It’s entertaining times as softballers hit the diamond Round four in the Casey Softball Association gave another entertaining Saturday for the fans with all teams in the thick of the action. The day kicked off with junior action: Casey’s under-16s beat Glen Waverley 15-3 and in the under-18s, Cobras beat Glen Waverley 10-1. Social women’s actions kicked off with last season’s grand finalists Geronimo seizing on early Cobras errors. An eight-run first innings led by Ava Harrison left the fielding side reeling despite Andrea Gartside’s two double plays. Geronimo still proved too strong, winning 23-3. In other Social Women’s results, Penguins White had a strong win over Cranbourne Comets 16-5, and Berwick Chickasaw went down to MVP 11-6. The Cobra’s back on the winners list with a berwicknews.starcommunity.com.au
The pitcher and batter get ready to engage. 370563 resounding 15-6 win over MVP in women’s BGrade. and Doveton Dragons SEMR defeated Knox Diamonds at Gilbert Park 7-2. A blustery afternoon was kicked off with
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Cobras Maroon getting the job done 15- 7 against MVP. Tristan Little took the first stint pitching, restricting MVP early with Andrew Johnston’s stand-up double another feature.
Cobras Black took on the reigning premiers Cobras Grey and despite stellar performances from Peter Maloney with the bat and in the field, his side went down 9-2. For Grey it was a masterclass from Alex Chapman pitching and batting up a storm, with Dean Hill’s look away catch in the outfield a highlight. On Thursday 2 November, Casey Softball is hosting the men’s State League Competition, first pitch 6:50, canteen open. Every Wednesday night, there is women’s A-Grade also starting at 6:50pm. The CSA Committee and Members would like to congratulate Cranbourne Softball Club who last week celebrated their 40th Anniversary. If you are interested in playing softball please contact Casey Softball via Facebook or Instagram. Thursday, 2 November, 2023
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