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OAM for former mayor By Jennifer Pittorino Former Hobsons Bay mayor Angela Altair was among the hundreds of Australians recognised in the Australia Day Honours List. With an extensive resume serving the community through her journalism and time on Hobsons Bay council, Angela was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). Angela was born and raised in the west. Her parents were Maltese immigrants and she spent her adolescence roaming around Sunshine learning to love her community. From a young age Angela knew what her passions were. Her father, “a die hard Labor man” taught her to love politics, and journalism, something she fell into as a young woman and loved. “As a journo I could happily combine my twin passions, the printed word and politics,” she said.

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- Angela Altair “I would cover local government, little did I know I would later move to the other side of the desk on council.” Angela was elected to council in 1999 saying her entry into local government was something of a “cliche”. “It was really a chance to try and do some good in the community. The thing about local government is it’s a friendlier political area, particularly for young working mums,” she said. With three children in high school at the time, Angela said she could not have spent more than 20 years on council without the support of her family. “My family were incredibly supportive, they let me pursue it, even though it was tough,” she said. “My husband had a very busy job, but it was so fulfilling. I never regretted the moments where I had the chance to fulfil some of my dreams.” Angela was elected mayor for the first time in 2002, then again in 2012 and one last time in 2017 before retiring in 2020. “This is very much an award for the people of Hobsons Bay who reelected me that many times,” she said when asked about how the

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OAM made her feel. “And also my colleagues on the council who obviously had confidence in making me mayor three times. “I was completely surprised by this. I am very grateful to who nominated me but I am sure that there’s more deserving people, the real quiet achievers in the community who probably will never get recognised.” In combining her love for writing and the community, Angela along with Catherine Ryan and Robin Grove, founded the Williamstown Literary Festival in 2003.

“This is still going today and of course I am very proud of that,” she said fondly. In her retirement, Angela has still kept ties with her community, keeping an eye on what’s happening in Hobsons Bay. “I have remained a community activist. Of course I do a lot of reading, I play bridge and I do some hiking,” she said. Reflecting on the honour, Angela said she wished that her parents were still alive to share this success with her. “This award shows what a great country this is,” she said.

“It doesn’t matter where you come from, what colour your skin is, what your race is, everyone has equal opportunity to achieve their best. “In the 1950s, mum and dad came out on a migrant ship with a couple of crates of our worldly belongings, and I know that we’re very proud of what I have achieved. “It’s been a wonderful time and I’ve never regretted a minute of it.” ■ More Australia Day honours: Page 3 and 4.

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Honoured to be recognised The 2024 Australia Day Honours were announced on Friday and among the hundreds of recipients were a number of residents of Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong, recognised for their incredible contributions to the community in the areas of health, music, local government, religion, volunteering and literature. Jennifer Pittorino profiles those who have joined the ranks of OAM and AM.

Doctor Christine Anne Longman. (Supplied)

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A lifetime of working in health, and particularly in stroke prevention and awareness, has resulted in Sharon McGowan being made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). The Altona local’s passion for her work in research and stroke treatment is evident, as she looks back on her achievements over a career of more than 20 years. “I have a personal family history of stroke, this was a project I was particularly passionate about,” she said. Sharon has worked with a number of stroke organisations across her career including the National Stroke Foundation, Australian Living Evidence Consortium, Australian Stroke Alliance and the Australian Stroke Coalition. “I joined a small but what I described as a mighty team, a team that had a real passion for change, a huge ambition, and a really fantastic mission and desire to change stroke in Australia,” she said. “It’s been the biggest privilege of my life, to work with that organisation and then to work in a space where we really have impact.” When finding out she would receive an AM, Sharon said she was very excited. “I am completely humbled by the award and those who nominated me.” Looking back on her accomplishments, Sharon believes her achievements come down to teamwork and to people who are passionate about doing their best. “It all really gives you the sense of the level and willingness to collaborate in the best interest of the Australian community.” As she looks ahead, Sharon would lie to see Australians have access to the best quality mental health care. “No matter where they live, and no matter what their background, there is always somebody that will help them to live their best life possible. “Excellence and equity, that’s what I’m after, that no matter where you are in the country, you can access a psychiatrist if you need one.”

Country music, community radio and music is what makes newly awarded Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) recipient Denise Hylands tick. For 40 years Denise has volunteered at Triple R, an independent radio station in Melbourne. Those who tune in to Denise’s show ‘Twang’, will hear a country music show which highlights “good country music.” “Not the mainstream stuff, more of the alternative music that takes from traditional country music,” she said. Every Saturday afternoon for the last 28 years, Denise has sat down to provide what she describes as a vital force for the arts and music in Melbourne and beyond. In addition to her volunteer work with Triple R, Denise works with a touring company which works to bring overseas acts

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to tour Australia. “My work is very entrenched in music, most of the jobs that I’ve had in those 40 years have been linked in some way to the music industry,” she said. “I believe community radio is what gives Melbourne its edge and its voice as one of those amazing cities that has a lot of great music and is the music capital of Australia.” There is a lot Denise loves about her work, but her favourite part is hearing people love the music she presents. “I love providing an education in the music that I play, especially these days being country as a lot of people think that they don’t like country music,” she said. “I find great achievement in providing people with really good music. There’s this great satisfaction of reaching the listener and providing them with music that they enjoy and they take a great deal from.”

From the age of 13, a career in medicine was always a dream for newly awarded Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) recipient Christine Anne Longman. This year will mark 40 years as a general practitioner for the Williamstown local. “I have always found the idea of doing medicine incredibly appealing, I never really wanted to do anything else,” she said. “It is always what I wanted to do and if I had my time again, I’d do exactly the same thing.” Dr Longman said she was stunned when she learnt about the honour. “One of the reasons why I was absolutely flabbergasted when I found out and I stopped them to some extent, because I think I’ve just been doing my job. “It has just been the greatest career, being a GP and practising in the same area.” Some of her favourite things about being a GP for the last four decades include getting to know generations of families and watching the population change as well as the area. “I have only ever worked in the west. I have been at the Western Hospital in Footscray, then I was in Williamstown doing obstetrics, and have since been at Yarraville where I am finishing up,” she said. In addition to working part time as a GP, Cr Longman has also enjoyed delivering babies and doing pro bono work as an on-call doctor with the Victorian doctors health program. “I feel it’s a real privilege to treat your colleagues and have your colleagues have faith in you to treat them.” Dr Longman will be moving onto something slightly different next week, she will be working as a GP in the country. “The country is very short of doctors and I’ve always felt I haven’t really contributed much,“ she said. Despite turning 70 next year, Dr Longman feels she is working better than ever and will continue to work for as long as she can. “Experience helps but I have learnt a lot from my mistakes. I get great satisfaction from being able to help people often with difficult problems and hope you’ve been helpful.” Humbled by news of the OAM, Dr Longman said she feels there are many GPs who deserve similar recognition. “All my colleagues have done so much and have taught me so much.” ■ More Australia Day honours: Page 4.

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Dorothy Lee. (Jacob Pattison) 384187_01

Dorothy Lee Born in Scotland to a very conservative and religious family inspired Dorothy Lee to be ordained and prove women belong in religion, just as much as men. On Australia Day, Reverend Canon Professor Dorothy became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for her significant service to the Anglican Church of Australia. “I wanted to be ordained years ago but the Anglican Church wasn’t ordaining women at that stage,” she said. “So I joined the united church and I was there for a few years, and then I moved into the Anglican church where I became a priest.” Yarraville local Dorothy began teaching at Trinity College, she taught scripture for many years and eventually became head of the

theological school. In addition to teaching, one of Dorothy’s many passions is promoting women in leadership. “That has been a passion of mine, and so that’s why this award means so much to me,” she said. “There’s been a glass ceiling in many places and there still is, including in the Anglican church, but women are emerging now as leaders, whether they are laywomen or whether they’re ordained and it’s really wonderful to see.” Dorothy isn’t the only member of her family to be an ordained minister, with her father an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church.

She recalls having a loving childhood. “It was loving but a very hard life, every word of the bible was infallible and women couldn’t do anything,” she said. “It was quite a journey to break away from that and not lose my faith in the process.” Dorothy knows for some, the conservative upbringing can mean that they leave faith altogether and leave the church, something she considered when she was young. “I decided to hang in there with it especially when I found a more humane version of Christianity,” she said. “I really appreciated women and women’s contribution and courage, women’s ordination and women’s leadership, which made a huge difference to me.”

Elisabeth Grove Long time Hobsons Bay local Elisabeth (Lis) Frances Grove’s ties to her local community are well known and have now seen her recognised in the Australia Day honours. Lis was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her contributions to Hobsons Bay, where she moved to in 1982. Lis’s work in literature and language began with her academic background tutoring at several universities in the 1970s. Lis became a member of the Williamstown Literary Festival in 2003 and is current vice-president. She said it’s her most prized feat. Completely humbled by the Australia Day honour, Lis has dedicated the honour to her late husband Robin Grove, who was the co-founder of the Williamstown Literary Festival. “He was an academic at Melbourne University from the early 1960s, as well as a local conservationist, and after his death in 2012 I essentially moved into his position with the festival,” she said. “He never received any recognition for the festival so I think he should be mentioned as he is still remembered with great affection in the community.” As Lis recalled her late husband’s accomplishments, she began to list hers. Lis finds much pride and satisfaction in coordinating and judging the awards for the literary festival. “My husband initiated the awards which have been running since 2004, and I have been judging those for years now,” she said.

Williamstown local Carol Willis has dedicated her life to volunteer work. She has taken on a range of roles throughout a lifetime, something she looks back proudly on as she received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to the community. Carol’s list of volunteer efforts are extensive and versatile and volunteering with Williamstown Lacrosse Club, Newport Food Pantry and being a founding member of the Australian War Memorial development advisory board. But it’s the work she did at her children’s schools that she enjoyed most. “I am really proud of my community work over the many years, but mostly volunteering to work in different fields within schools,” she said. “I had three children and worked in schools for many years, doing all sorts of roles, working in libraries and other things.” Throughout 23 years, the proud mum volunteered on parents and friends committees, she was a teacher’s and reading aid, a library assistant and canteen worker at a number of different schools. In addition to working with children, Carol said has found enormous satisfaction from her other passion in working in emergency relief. Carol has volunteered with Anglicare Emergency Relief in Williamstown since 2003, and been volunteer coordinator since 2015. “People come in emergency situations and we help these people who are very troubled and people who desperately need help,” she said. “I am privileged to have done this and for people to have trusted me as that’s been important that people can feel comfortable with me.” Carol’s longest running stint lies as Sunshine International Women’s Year Committee which has been a part of since the 1970s. She was president between 1974-1994 and was chair of the International Women’s Year Committee in 1975. “For many years, we ran seminars on the needs of women in the west, and that was really important to me,” she said. “I wanted women to have a reprieve, and provide women with opportunities to progress.” Despite her long list of accomplishments, Carol puts the Australia Day recognition down to teamwork and everyone she has worked with. “It is a group effort and I am feeling very grateful.”

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“I have a great interest in the excellence of people’s writing and encouraging individual and original writing. “For me, the literary festival is not just about selling books by recent writers, it’s also about encouraging creativity and curiosity.” Following the death of Robin, Lis also became involved with Elder Rights Advocacy, something which she said is extremely close to her heart. Since 2013, Lis has been a board member and recently moved into the role of secretary in 2018.

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“It’s an organisation that advocates for older people, and anybody in the community needing to have information support regarding human rights in aged care,“ she said. Lis is also a member of the Hobsons Bay refugee network. After the going back through her long history, Lis remains firm in her stance this award is not solely hers to enjoy. “I have had lots of help, and I think this kind of award is a recognition for volunteers in the community, not just for an individual.” Carol Joyce Willis. (Supplied)

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at Order of Australia gong Rents record highs leaves Alan in a spin By Cade Lucas Officially, Alan Evers-Buckland has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day honours for services to Life Saving, Charities and the Music Industry. A browse of his resume suggests that’s selling the 56-year-old short. In the music industry, Mr Evers-Buckland has done everything from venue booker, record producer, music journalist, community radio presenter, promoter, publicist and tour coordinator, through to his currently role managing artists, including singer songwriter Abbey Stone, media identity Gavin Wood and Grammy-winning US musician Charlie Musselwhite. In surf lifesaving he serves, or has served on the boards of the Royal Life Saving Society Victorian branch, the Royal Life Saving Society Australia (national branch) and as president of the Altona Life Saving Club. He received the Royal Life Saving Society Commonwealth Service Medal in 1997 and Altona Life Saving Club life membership in 1994. His charity work includes serving as a volunteer with The Les Twentyman Foundation for at-risk youth, and as ambassador for OzChild, as well as using his contacts to raise funds for football clubs, road crews in crisis and anti-suicide associations. Yet despite this incredible record of service, the life-long western suburbs resident still remained shocked to have been recognised

for it. “I’m totally in a spin about it,” he said before, true to form, turning the attention to others. “I want to dedicate this honour to my dad who’s now passed away. I got all my ethics and stuff from him, he taught me to give back to my peers and the community. I wish he was alive to share this moment with us.” Mr Evers-Buckland also highlighted other contributors to the award, particularly in surf lifesaving. “I might have been the president, but I had an amazing team of secretaries and treasurers and general patrol volunteers who probably will never get it gong, but it’s important to accept it in their honour.“ While surf lifesaving has been volunteer role, it’s been the music industry where Mr Evers-Buckland has made his career, ever since deciding that playing music would be more fun than becoming a lawyer. “I played really badly myself and I decided that the manager got an extra can of beer, so I thought I should start managing the band as well as playing and it just progressed from there,” he said of his music career which he again attributed to the help of others, including former Skyhooks bass player Greg Macainsh. As for charity, these days Mr Evers-Buckland’s efforts are focused on fundraising for mental health charity, the El-Khoury Foundation. “Suicide prevention is pretty much number one,” he said.

Melbourne’s west is the cheapest rental market in any Australian city despite jumping 13.1 per cent in the last year, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Median rent in the west Melbourne statistical area, which encapsulates the area from Footscray out to Little River and Bacchus Marsh, has reached an all-time-high of $491 per week. Despite this, the area is the cheapest capital city area to rent in, and the eighth cheapest area in the country. Most of the areas cheaper than the west were in remote west of Queensland, Victoria and NSW and in the north of South Australia. CoreLogic Research Australia head Eliza Owen said the price jump in the west is due to a cascade effect with people being priced out of more expensive areas due to the wider rental crisis, as well as the area receiving a high portion of overseas migration to Australia. “It’s very concerning to see our cheapest rental markets see such high increases… a lot of the areas that were once thought of as affordable, have now lost that affordability status,” she said. “For a lot of people, after the private rental market, that’s it. They start facing housing insecurity, they start facing homelessness. “And part of that is because in the background of this rental market upswing, we’ve seen a gradual decline in investment in social housing over decades.”

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Altona Pier open for business By Jennifer Pittorino Altona’s pride and joy, the newly redeveloped Altona Pier, is now open for public use. Williamstown MP Melissa Horne and Parks Victoria joined eager community members to officially open the pier, just in time for the warm summer weather. Altona Pier is a beloved local landmark with a storied history dating back to 1888. In recent times, the pier has swapped steam ferries for boating, fishing, and other maritime recreation. It aligns with Pier Street where nearby locals

find an abundance of restaurants and shops making the Esplanade a perfect summer stop. Altona Traders Association President Ilch Mickovski hopes this new addition will continue to boost the thriving suburb. “It is a great addition to Altona, it is a once in a lifetime construction we get to see and enjoy using,” he said. “This should help develop Altona to become a tourist attraction while supporting our traders.” Over its 136-year history, the pier has undergone several repairs and upgrades. This latest upgrade is designed to make the

pier a safer place for all users while preserving its history. According to the state government, timbers from the old pier were salvaged for use in the upcoming foreshore redevelopment and for the seating on the pier. The redeveloped pier opened to the public in December and features a Y-shaped pier head, a hardwood timber deck, public lighting for safe pedestrian access, and an accessible lower landing for swimming and recreational boating. The renovation was completed with $11.9 from the state government.

Williamstown MP Melissa Horne said, “I am thrilled to officially open the brand-new Altona Pier today – it’s a win for boaters, anglers and the local community. With a couple more months of summer, I encourage residents and visitors to come down and enjoy the new pier. “Piers like Altona are not just about the physical structure; they are about the memories created here, the community gatherings, and the connection to our maritime history. “We are committed to ensuring these spaces are preserved and continue to be enjoyed by everyone.”

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Harrison is almost ready to start school after a life saving transplant saved his life. (Damjan Janevski) 384981_01

Little survivor ready to start school An Altona couple’s dream is about to come true as they prepare to send their son Harrison Martin to primary school for the first time, after battling life threatening health problems his whole life. Anna and Richard welcomed their son on November 4, 2018, a perfect moment for the family, but two days later the parents discovered their son was extremely unwell. After years of hospital admissions and plenty of scary moments , Harrison was placed on the transplant list and luckily received a liver transplant. Now three years later, Harrison is excited to be starting school at St Mary’s Altona. “He blossomed after the transplant, we saw

incredible improvement straight away,” Anna said. “We started spending less time in hospital and had more time for learning, we never thought we would be able to even send him to kindergarten.” Riddled with nerves before the school term starts, Anna and Richard are happy above anything else. “St Mary’s have been amazing and we are so grateful for the community’s support,” she said. Times like these allow Anna to reflect on how lucky her family was to receive the transplant, and encourages all to consider becoming a donor.

“I think it’s just one of the most amazing and selfless things that someone can do,” she said. “What a legacy to leave behind if you become an organ donor, I don’t know many people who wouldn’t want to save multiple lives. “Those donated organs give a life to someone who wouldn’t have had a life, which is so powerful. Harry would not have gone to kindergarten or school without this.” DonateLife Victoria is urging people to register as an organ and tissue donor and to tell their family. Details: donatelife.gov.au Jennifer Pittorino

Footscray locals will have another chance to contribute to the future of the old Footscray Hospital site. Co-organiser Kate Breen said the ‘pop-up’ picnic on February 4 aims to reclaim the car park in front of the former psychiatric building and discuss future regeneration and adaptive reuse of this extensive site. “The purpose is so locals can get together to discuss a range of talks on sustainability, affordable housing, urban regeneration, and the potential of the Footscray hospital site and its potential future use,” she said. The event will run during the National Sustainability Festival, which runs for the entire month of February. Speakers on the day will consist of Kate Breen from Housing Aim and Elena Pereyea from WestSide Co-housing. “She will be talking about innovative affordable housing solutions for the site,” she said. “We also have speakers from Reimagining Old Footscray Hospital Community Group, Affordable, Inclusive Maribyrnong and Regen Melbourne, talking about regeneration and sustainability.” Kate said the community session will be a chance to encourage those interested in the site to submit community submissions to the state government’s formal engagement program. “They’re running community consultation on what the community would like to see, so this will be an opportunity for residents to discuss and form community submissions to the current consultation which closes on February 29.” The event will be held on Sunday, February 4, from 9:30am-11am at the Footscray Hospital Old Psychiatric Building car park.

Big Group Hug to meet big demand for help in the west A charity group which provides material support to disadvantaged families with children aged up to 16 has opened in Melbourne’s west. Established in Melbourne’s north a decade ago, Big Group Hug recently opening a new hub in Tarneit. Chief executive Bernadene Voss explained the reasoning behind the location of the new hub. “It’s important for us that we are in Tarneit or in that general area because data that we commissioned 12 months ago has shown that it’s a an area in high need,” she said,

nominating mortgage stress, family violence, food security and poor mental health as issues that were most prevalent in the area. Ms Voss said these problems were magnified by the rapid growth and high birth rate in Wyndham. “It’s where a lot of people are locating to and we know that it’s got 97 babies being born each week, just in the City of Wyndham,” she said. “I heard a number of years ago that there was one kindergarten room being born each week. Well 97, if you take 20 as the average, that’s actually five kindergarten rooms being

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born every week. That’s quite incredible.” Given the scale of demand, Big Group Hug only provides support upon request from a caseworker, social worker or maternal health nurse, with its aid focused on children and babies. “Clothing, shoes, nappies, car seats, prams, cots, linen for bedding, that sort of thing,” said Ms Voss, adding that apart from nappies and baby formula, all goods were donated second hand. She said that even one donation can make a big difference to a struggling family.

“Say you need four tins of infant formula a month. They’re $35 each and you probably need about four packs of nappies a month as well and so that’s a couple of hundred dollars in just those two items that we provide. Generally our packs are around $1000 in terms of their value.” Big Group Hug’s new Tarneit hub is currently operating every Thursday and volunteers and donations are welcome. Details: https://biggrouphug.org/ Cade Lucas

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By Cr Peter Hemphill We have an incredible cultural and historical asset in Newport and it’s time it was given the recognition and protection it deserves. The Newport Railway Workshops have played a crucial role in the growth and development of Melbourne and Victoria. It is one of our state’s hidden gems and we must do all we can to preserve it for future generations. At a council meeting in December, I moved a motion that calls on VicTrack to work with council and rail heritage groups to carry out the necessary tasks required to support an application that puts the site on the UNESCO World Heritage List. There is enough evidence around to suggest the Newport Railway Workshops is one of the most significant rail manufacturing sites in the world, where we not only have heritage buildings, but the steam locomotives and carriages built inside them, with some of the equipment still intact. There are currently only two world heritage sites in Victoria and 20 in Australia. Most of the national heritage sites are natural environments and only three are man- made structures, so the Newport Railway Workshops would be in unique company in Australia if a UNESCO listing was successful. Applying for world heritage listing is of course up to the federal government, but without support and advocacy for it coming from our own backyard, it will never be on the radar. I’m pleased my councillor colleagues supported the motion and I hope all the relevant parties can come together to support this push. Before I go, I’d like to mention that this

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year’s Make It Happen grants are opening on February 1. This is such an important and popular program, which provides community groups and organisations the chance to apply for up to $25,000 to make their event, program or project happen. Sometimes these grants are the difference between an idea being able to come to life or not. Fundraising is always difficult for community groups, so this is a chance for you to get that project or event off the ground. Check out hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/grants for more information. There are information sessions that will help you put your submission together.

Hobsons Bay Council’s new support group, ’Tuning in to Teens’ is designed to help parents with a range of teenage topics. These include understanding your teen better, helping your teen to manage difficult emotions, helping to prevent behavioural issues in your teen and teach your teen how to deal with conflict more effectively. Tuning in to Teens is a free six-session parenting program designed for parents of teens. The first term will run on Tuesdays from 6.30pm-8.30pm, commencing 13 February. The second term will run on Mondays from 6.30pm-8.30pm, commencing 20 May, both terms online. Register your interest for the sessions by calling Hobsons Bay Youth Services on 9932 4000 or email youth@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au FOR BREAKING NEWS, VISIT Web: starweekly.com.au Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly @starweeklynews @star_weekly

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Dream comes true for Jayden A dream has become reality for a Maribyrnong Sports Academy student, Jayden Kim. Jayden, his father and his school’s sports director speak to Gerald Lynch about the opportunity of a lifetime to join the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Major League Baseball.

aseball has always been a part of Jayden’s family. His father David Kim, played in Melbourne from the age of 14 and later moved to Seoul, South Korea, where he played in the Korean Professional League for seven years. Jayden played his early baseball in South Korea for his Little League city team, Ilsan West. Jayden was often picked as the most valuable player and went on to win a record five championships in one year. While it seems unbelievable now that Jayden would’ve ended up playing any other support his father David said that while he would’ve always loved to see Jayden follow in his footsteps and take up baseball, it didn’t always appear likely. “He started off just playing soccer and tennis and golf and all the other sports, and yeah, we just figured, you know, he enjoys soccer more,” he said. “But at around age nine, out of the blue he just said ‘dad can I try baseball?’ Obviously with my career playing baseball, knowing how tough the sport is, I was kind of like, yeah, I don’t know if you really want to do that, but if you want to try it so bad then yeah, go ahead. “He fell in love with it, and I guess the rest is history.”

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After spending 20 years as a scout at Minnesota Timms, David picked up a role as a remote scout at the Pittsburgh Pirates at the end of 2022. The Pirates had Jayden on their radar since 2021 and David said the club spoke to him about Jayden more before he started working with them. “They were very professional about the whole process, once I joined the Pirates it was radio silence about Jayden,” he said. “It was to the point where it was frustrating, they wouldn’t allow me to see reports, any meetings on prospects I would have to leave. I get it, but I don’t get it, but I sort of get it,” David chuckled. While it was tough to be left in the dark about his son’s draft prospects, David said the last thing he wanted was to be a ‘helicopter dad’. “I had to know my spot in the organisation, you don’t want to be ‘that guy’, and in the end the only real say I had was basically more of a confirmation on what they already saw… they asked me about his level of interest, his work ethic, it was all pretty easy to see by how he goes about it on the field,” he said. After only moving to Australia two years ago, the plan was for Jayden to finish school and hopefully move to America to play college baseball. The decision was difficult to let Jayden go to the professional game so early on and without him finishing his schooling, but after weighing up the options they decided they couldn’t turn down the opportunity. “I think the decision to go pro, with Jayden having English as a second language, even though he is an Australian citizen, was probably going to put us behind the black ball,” he said. “It’s hard enough for you know, someone fluent in English to go to a big time school, college in the States, let alone someone you know, just getting his feet immersed in English. “So, we felt the pressure of keeping up his grades at a college along with performance on the field, compared to just concentrating on being a baseball player was too much, and he

Jayden in his Pirates gear. (Instagram)

Jayden playing for Maribyrnong Sports Academy. (MSA) Inset: Jayden with teammates in the Australian camp, 2022. (Baseball Victoria)

can always return to school afterwards.” Jayden is saying his final goodbyes before setting off to join the Pirates in early February and said he cannot wait to join his new teammates. “Just really excited, nervous but excited,“ he said. “There’s a lot to worry about with the language and a new culture, but I’ve been dreaming about this. “No family is coming with me, I’ll be living with teammates in a dorm, just can’t wait to get started.” Jayden said there will be no special going away party, he is instead using his final days in Australia to work on his left hand game and make sure he is ready to impress from day one.

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Maribyrnong Sports Academy director Mark McAllion said that when Jayden arrived at the school in 2021, what he lacked in English skills, he made up for and more in work ethic and passion. “He was crazily enthusiastic to get over here and get stuck in,” he said. “He even wanted to know if we had a school song, he was intending on writing one at some point. “He was always an extremely polite kid with a great attitude, he made friends and earnt the respect of everyone around him very early on.” Mr McAllion has seen a number of strong athletes come through the academy, including another MLB product last year, but he said

Jayden has one of the highest ceilings he has seen. “His potential is huge, his work ethic will hold him in really good stead, and he’s obviously extremely talented,” he said. “I mean, I’m not a baseball expert, but he’s definitely got a lot of the attributes of an elite athlete, definitely.” The MLB season tees off on March 20, so Jayden will have six weeks to try and push for an early season debut, but settling into life in America is at the top of the priority list. The Pirates started last season well with a 20-9 record, before ending the campaign with a 76-86 record, finishing fourth of five in the national league central division.

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Citizens of the Year honoured By Jennifer Pittorino Lorraine Harrison has been named Hobsons Bay Citizen of the Year for 2024, recognising her dedicated community advocacy. Ms Harrison has held many leadership roles in Hobsons Bay over the years. She is currently the convener of the West Over-40s Lesbians’ Group, and co-convener of the local branch of ABC Friends. For more than 10 years, Ms Harrison was president of Friends of Newport Lakes, beginning in 2007, through to 2018. Still active in the group, Ms Harrison coordinates the monthly working bees, while acting as a strong advocate for survivors of elder abuse. Ms Harrison was also a Court Network volunteer at the Melbourne Magistrates Court during COVID. This work involved supporting a diverse range of court users using her natural empathy, non-judgemental manner, cultural sensitivity and positivity. Ms Harrison is also a volunteer with the State Emergency Service, is part of the National Ageing Research Institute’s community advisory group and is a mentor for older women seeking paid work, with the Council on the Ageing, which she said is a great honour. “Being part of the community is a great passion. I get so much out of meeting people and helping them in any way I can. “Our community is made up of so many great people who do and achieve wonderful things. I’m proud to be part of it and to receive this recognition for the part I play in it, however big or small.” Three friends have the honour of sharing the Young Citizen of the Year title for 2024. Williamstown students Ada Goldenberg, Emmaline Soliman and Emily Vella from St

Hobsons Bay 2024 Citizen of the Year Lorraine Harrison with young app developers Ada Goldenberg, Emmaline Soliman and Emily Vella. (Supplied)

Mary’s Primary School developed an idea for an app that tells people which public litter bin to use for rubbish. The app encourages users to take a photo of their litter to find out which of the coloured bins it should go in and then receive reward points which can be redeemed through local

businesses. Mayor Matt Tyler said this year’s citizens of the year are great examples of community spirit and caring for the people and spaces around the municipality. “Lorraine has been a passionate contributor in Hobsons Bay for many years. She has been a

wonderful leader, advocate and compassionate volunteer across a number of different spaces,” he said. “Ada, Emmaline and Emily are a great inspiration for young people across our community.”

Williamstown High School Congratulations to the students from the class of 2023 on achieving outstanding VCE results. School Dux: Sophie Page (99.15) 28 students achieved a 90+ ATAR: Sophie Page Lily Cumming Thanh Truong Ruby Norman Jack Reynolds Imogen McPheat Stephanie Kokolios Ramy Hollander Nina Lang Beatriz Keller De Albuquerque

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Ted lived an Olypmic sized life By Jennifer Pittorino

Edward Allsopp.

Karen said. Karen followed in 1960 and their youngest sister Janine in 1964. Ted was also one of the founding members of the Hobsons Bay Arts Society (HBAS). “He was a life member of HBAS, he used to paint Williamstown boat landscapes and won numerous awards for his art,” Karen said. Karen recalled her father attending many

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art trips in South Australia, where he would spend the days painting gum trees with Ann by his side. To his kids he was an “absolute legend”, with Karen saying he was a modest man that achieved so much in life and was never one to boast about any of his achievements. “My parents were both very like minded , we would often find them watching football

together and spending time with their grandchildren.” Ted was also a father-in-law to Sonia, Jane and John, a grandfather to Aaron, Kristen and Callum, a grandfather-in-law to Darren and a great grandfather to Jasmine and Amy. In his later years in life, Karen said one highlight for Ted was witnessing the Western Bulldogs win the flag in 2016.

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Edward (Ted) Allsopp was many things, an Olympian, an artist and a proud Western Bulldogs fan, but his loved ones will always remember him as a family man. Ted died peacefully at TLC Marina Residential Aged Care in Altona North on January 18 at the age of 97 after living a full life. His daughter Karen Allsopp said her father worked a grew up in Williamstown and worked a number of jobs in the Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay areas after being born in Edenhope on August 15, 1926. He would join the Williamstown Athletic Club and discovered he had a massive talent for race walking, with his athletics career starting in 1946. “He competed for over 26 years as a race walker,” Karen said. “My dad had the longest serving career for an Australian male walker, which still stands today.” He represented Australia at two Olympics in 1956 and 1964, while also winning 23 national medals and 32 Victorian medals for races on the road. While Ted was excelling in his athletic career, his personal life also began to take off, meeting the love of his life, Ann, in 1952. Ann was 15 when they met in Queenscliff, where they both were holidaying. “Mum and dad got married when she was 18 and he was 28, they were married for 68 years,” Karen said while Ann filled in key dates in the background. The pair would live in Ferguson Street, Williamstown where they would raise their three children. They would later move to Altona. Their first child Paul was born on the eve of one of Ted’s events at the 1956 Olympics, a complete surprise to Ted when he read about in the paper the next day. “He wasn’t aware mum had given birth because they didn’t want to upset his race, which probably wasn’t the best decision,”

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History acknowledged at dawn By Jennifer Pittorino The Yarraville Rotary Club hosted an Acknowledgement Day event on Friday, January 26, for the third consecutive year. The day began with a sunrise ceremony performed by Gone Westerly , with Paul Kelly on Yidaki and Veronica Hall on violin. Organiser and president Jebadiah Annear said the day was a huge success. “It was a great day, we managed to get huge numbers,” he said. “It’s all about the quality of the conversations we had from members of the general public who showed up too.” Williamstown MP Melissa Horne was also in attendance, as well as members of the Rotary club and more. “We had our lovely volunteers come and help us set up on the day, they set up all our tents and more,” he said. Following the sunrise ceremony , attendees were greeted with a coffee van and bacon and egg rolls. More music followed when Nina Ferro hit the stage to sing the national anthem. “She also sang some other songs which meant alot to her, these included , ‘I Still Call Australia Home’ and ‘I am Australian,“ he said. In her speech before singing the National Anthem, Ms Ferro said she hopes to change the conversation around January 26. “I hope we can make it something to be looked on as a loving embrace of everyone of our history and the pain that has come from that history.”

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Rotary members Girish Lakhan, Garath Crawford and Iven Mackay.

Gone Westerly, Veronica Hall on violin, Martin Fluker on lap guitar and Paul Kelly on Yidaki.

Free green workshops Lady Mohawk, also known as Sally Walshe, is hosting two free workshops as part of the month-long National Sustainability Festival (NSF). Sally said the ’Repurpose your Future Art Workshops and Exhibition’ aims to inspire and encourage youth to think thoughtfully about the materials that they use, as well as dream about the life they wish to live. “The NSF is in its 25th year packed with local and international forums and workshops designed to challenge and inspire,” she said. “I have been going to this event for 20 years myself and my workshops will now be a part of it.” On February 24 and 25, Sally will host the workshops where youths aged five through to 18 can attend. “They will come in and they have to make art out of recyclable materials,” she said. “Within the theme of imagining and

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Garden to stay

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Last call for art prize it could be something inspired by the lyrics of a song or a depiction of the story.” Kristen said HBAS is always trying to encourage artists to use mixed media elements to pimp up their artworks. “There are regulations as to what people can actually do with their platform which is all communicated at the registration.” Those interested will have the opportunity to be a part of the art prize by registering at one of two separate registration sessions on Saturday, February 3, and Wednesday, February 7. “Anyone in the western suburbs is

encouraged to register, receive their panel to take away and paint to bring back at a later date,“ she said. “It costs $5 to register , and people will have the chance to submit up to three pieces to enter the the exhibition with a prize pool of $2000.” Ms Craggs said artists will have several weeks to create the work before bringing it back to be mounted for display. The exhibition will be on display from April 6, until April 24, at the Louis Joel Gallery in Altona. - Jennifer Pittorino

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There are only a few days left to enter the Hobsons Bay Arts Society (HBAS) 5X7 Art Prize 2024. Exhibition coordinator Kirsten Craggs said this is the 10th year the prize has run at the Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre. This year’s theme is ‘That Song’. “We are asking everyone to explore a topic creatively,” she said. “Ideas could include creating an artwork that represents your favourite song or representing the story of a song within an artwork. “It could be the songs people hear in nature,

Maribyrnong resident Debra Harding is relieved she will be able to continue caring for her verge garden, after a close call with council. Late last year, Ms Harding received notice from Maribyrnong council advising her she would need to remove her nature strip garden in one week’s time or pay a $1000 fine per day. To her relief, Ms Harding has since received notice from council she is no longer required to remove the garden. Ms Harding has lived in Seddon for 30 years, the same amount of time she has had the garden. In support of her quest to keep the garden, a petition was created to stop council from removing the garden. The petition amassed more than 700 signatures, which Ms Harding believes is one of the reasons council abandoned its stance. “We had a site meeting at my house which was followed by an email informing me that council will not proceed with enforcement and is encouraging the maintenance of the garden,” she said. “Council is also reviewing its nature strip policy and is asking the community for feedback. “Council said officers will contact me once the nature strip policy is finalised.” Ms Harding encouraged the community to provide their feedback on the policy. “I’m really grateful to the community and to everybody that signed the petition, as well as everyone telling me how much they like the garden,” she said. “It would be great if people could provide their feedback to the Your City, Your Voice page.” -Jennifer Pittorino

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR WANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? Community Calendar is made available free of charge to not-for-profit organisations to keep the public informed of special events and activities. Send item details to Star Weekly Community Calendar, Corner Thomsons Road and Keilor Park Drive, Keilor Park, 3042, or email to westeditorial@starweekly.com.au by 9am Wednesday the week prior to publication

Mouth Organ Band Yarraville Mouth Organ Band is looking for new members - players or beginners. Band practise is held on Friday evenings at 8pm in the band hall at 203 Williamstown Road, Yarraville. For great music in a friendly atmosphere feel free to call in one Friday evening. ■ Heather 9399 2190 or email ymob1933@yahoo.com.au

Lifesaving events The Williamstown Swimming & Surf Livesaving Club is hosting a Starfish Nippers carnival on 4 February for children with mobility and neurodiverse challenges. The Silver Salties get their chance on 9 Feb at 9am. Silver Salties is for those 65+ looking for a social connection with friendship and exercise. WOW 2024 returns on 3 March. The Williamstown Open Water Challenge offers swims from 1.2km to 10km. The club has been hosting these events for 31 years and is a part of the Great Ocean Swim Series. ■ info@williamstownslsc.org.au

Free nature walks for 55-plus Join Dr Liz Cyarto for guided Forest Therapy walks which leave you feeling tranquil, relaxed and rejuvenated afterwards. Supported by Hobsons Bay council and auspiced by Outlets Co-operative Neighbourhood House, spots are limited. The walks are February 8 and 10 at Newport Lakes Reserve, and February 13 and 18 at Williamstown Botanic Gardens, between 10am and noon. Reserve your place now. ■ Dr Liz, thehealthysenior@gmail.com or 0481 977 970

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AeroSpeakers Toastmasters Club Computer classes for beginners Computer classes are run on a wide range of times and days, at both Altona North Community Centre, and Joan Kirner House in Williamstown. ■ Lynne, 9397 6168

Palliative volunteers needed Mercy Palliative Care is looking for volunteers to visit palliative care patients in their homes to offer social support. ■ 9313 5700 or MPCVolunteerCoordinators@mercy.com.au

Willin Wimmin choir Discover the joy of group singing with the friendly women at WiIlin Wimmin choir in Williamstown. New members are always welcome, no audition. We sing contemporary, folk, choral and world repertoire in acapella style. The choir meets on Wednesday evenings during school terms, 7.30 - 9.30pm at The Bridge Church hall, 119 Douglas Parade, Williamstown. ■ willinwimmin.org.au or contact willin. wimmin@gmail.com

Would you like to develop confidence in communicating, competence with language and clarity in writing? AeroSpeakers Toastmasters Club would like to invite any and all residents to join them on the first and third Thursday of every month to help develop public speaking, communication and leadership skills. The group meets at the Laverton Community Hub, 95-105 Railway Avenue, Laverton from 7-9.30pm. ■ Vimi Gaoneadry, 0411 530 944

Art workshops The Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre presents MonArt, workshops for people of all abilities facilitated by community art specialist Amanda Neville, Mondays 10-11.30am. Cost is $5 casual fee. ■ admin@ljac.com.au, or 9398 2511

West Footscray Rotary The Rotary Club of West Footscray meets at the Medway Golf Club in Maidstone for lunch, fellowship and guest speakers each Wednesday from 12.30-2pm. ■ Mike 0417 622 372

Cherry Lake Market Altona North Combined Probus The Altona North Combined Probus Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at Altona Sports Club. Includes a speaker, organised trips and outings, and a friendly atmosphere. ■ Lesley, 0414 481 442

Friendship group Altona Day Voice Interest and Education of Women [VIEW] Club meets at 11am on the third Wednesday of the month at Altona RSL. ■ Janet, 9394 6522 or 0412 010 176

Diabetes support group The Westgate Diabetes Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at the Altona Bowling Club at 10am.

Set between Millers Road and the stunning Cherry Lake in Altona, the market hosts more than 60 stalls, selling plants, bric-a-brac, handcrafts, hot jam donuts, tools, clothing and much more. There is live music every month from the Cherry Lake Cultural Series, showcasing local musicians from across Hobsons Bay. From 9am-1pm on the first Sunday of every month. ■ www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/ Whats-On/Altona or cherrylakemarket@ gmail.com

Hobsons Bay City Band, Musicians welcome. Do you play any percussion, brass or woodwind instruments? The Hobsons Bay City Band is seeking musicians to join their community band. Please note that

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rehearsals are held under the directorship of Wayne Bowden OAM every Monday evening from 7.30pm at the Newport Bowls Club, 4 Market Street, Newport. ■ Contact Hannah Prouse on email hbcityband@gmail.com or check URL www. hbcb.org.au

Point Gellibrand Rotary Club Rotary Club of Point Gellibrand meets at Customs House Hotel, 161 Nelson Place, Williamstown, on the first and third Tuesday of the month from 6pm for a dinner meeting. The club has some great speakers and needs new, energetic, enthusiastic members who want to make a difference in their community. ■ www.rotarypointgellibrand.com.au, Pam, 0418 347 691, or rotarypointgellibrand@ gmail.com

and Education Centre. Need help filling in forms? Passport applications, Centrelink forms, housing assistance, medical, service provision, etc. Make and appointment now. ■ Lara, 9397 6168

Drop in chess, cards and Scrabble If you love playing chess, cards or a game of Scrabble in an informal and fun setting, visit Braybrook Community Centre on Tuesdays, from noon-2.30pm.

Alcoholics Anonymous Regular meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous are held at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Williamstown, Wednesday at 7pm and Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Newport, Thursday 6.30pm and Saturday 8.30am. All welcome including friends and family of people with drinking problems. ■ 1300 22 22 22, or www.aatimes.org.au

Altona Day View Club The Altona Day View Club meets on the third Wednesday each Month at 11am, at the Altona RSL 31 Sargood Street., Altona.. ■ Marion, 9394 6557

Woodcarving workshop The woodcarving workshop meets on Tuesdays at 9.30am-noon at Hobsons Bay Men’s Shed, 280 Queens Street, Altona. All levels of ability in this ancient, international craft are welcome, women included, starter tools and timber available. ■ jah2802rot@gmail.com

Laverton Community Choir Laverton Community Choir will recommence on Thursday, February 1 for the year. New members who would enjoy singing in a friendly group are welcome. No experience necessary and no auditions. The choir meets on Thursday evenings during school term from 7-9pm at Laverton P12 College (enter via gate 1,) 91 Bladin Street, Laverton. ■ Sue, 0418 386 147

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Wednesday walking group The Williamstown Community Centre offers a regular Wednesday walking group that walks the local area, 10.15-11am. New members are welcome. This activity is free and includes morning tea. ■ 9397 6168

Williamstown Craft Market Commonwealth Reserve comes alive on the third Sunday of the month for the Williamstown Craft Market. The market boasts more than 50 stalls showcasing everything from handmade craft, homegrown produce and food vendors. From 10am- 4pm. ■ www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Community/ Whats-On/Williamstown-Craft-Market

Musicians Wanted Do you play woodwind, brass or percussion and are looking for a welcoming place to play enjoyable and challenging music? The Westgate Concert Band is seeking new members. Rehearsals are held Saturdays during school terms, 9am-noon at Braybrook College. ■ westgateconcertband@gmail.com

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To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember, no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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Semi-autonomous region of Tanzania (8) Tardy (8) Whenever (7) Better (7) Boy’s name (6) People of the Czech Republic (6) Video storage discs (abbr) (4) Candied citrus peel (7) Waitress who serves drinks (7) Revulsed (8) African deer (8) Network of crossed strips (7) Wrap a baby tightly (7) Takes by theft (6) Body (Lat) (6) Fat (4)

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By Derek Ogden, Marque Motoring Honda has electrified its most popular vehicle. And who would know? One of the world’s biggest makers of internal combustion engines has been very quiet about the coming of the CR-V e:HEV RS. The Honda CR-V has long been an SUV staple for families around the world. Some 13.5 million units have been sold globally since the nameplate launched back in 1997. Two decades on, in its sixth generation, it is still the brand’s top-selling model in Australia. A late-comer to the petrol/electric generation in Australia, the five-seater e:HEV RS features a two-litre direct injection engine mated with a two-motor hybrid system putting out a combined 152 kW of power and 335 Nm of torque via an electronic Continuously Variable Transmission to the front wheels. Honda says e:HEV RS, elevates the CR-V with a dynamic edge. Its sporty appeal is amplified by body-coloured lower bumper and wheel arch trims, while piano black accents on mirror covers rear spoiler, B and C-pillar trims further enhance its sophistication. Inside, red stitching accents across the cabin, coupled with a distinctive black headliner, creates an ambiance of exclusivity and style. Surprisingly, with running-cost economy to the fore – a key step in Honda’s electrification strategy to realise carbon neutrality for all Honda products and corporate activities by 2050 - the hybrid system is limited to the flagship (most expensive) model. Some compensation comes with the RS coming well equipped compared to the rest of the range. Talking of cost, Honda Australia has adopted an agency sales model with fixed pricing that eliminates purchase-price haggling and shopping around, something Honda says it has received positive customer feedback on. The 2024 Honda CR-V range straddles $44,500 to $59,900 drive-away. The latter – the flagship Honda CR-V e:HEV RS hybrid – was on test. The SUV comes under Honda’s five-year unlimited kilometre warranty, with 24/7 roadside assist. Service intervals are 12 months or 10,000 kilometres and capped.

Styling A more powerful, sporty silhouette is achieved by pulling the front pillars back, increasing both the nose length and the wheelbase adding to the overall length. The ‘nose job’, however, seems a bit over the top but the maker says it provides functional contributions including visibility and aerodynamic performance. VTi LX and e:HEV RS get Honda hallmark Berlina Black 19-inch five-circle spoke alloys, over the standard 17 or 18s, for added sporty flair.

Interior Honda says the interior of the all-new CR-V has more cabin and cargo space with seating to suit ‘a broader range of customer lifestyles’ (fatter folk). Lateral support is the loss here, together with flatter and firmer seating. On the upside, all CR-V models now come with rear seat sliders, allowing 190 mm of movement forwards and backwards. This makes children easier to manoeuvre into position, or fit longer items in the cargo area. Rear seat reclining offers 16 positions with an additional reclining angle of 10.5 degrees, helping prevent rear passengers from getting fatigued on long drives. Access to the 589 litres of boot space comes via a power tailgate operated from an external switch. Fold the 60/40 seat backs and 1636 litres becomes available.

Infotainment Focus is on a digital instrument display, nine-inch touchscreen audio system with wireless Apple CarPlay and wired Android Auto, plus front and rear illuminated USB charging ports for the driver and passengers.

Engine and transmission The all-new CR-V features a new more powerful two-motor hybrid system, mated with Honda’s 2.0-litre direct injection Atkinson cycle 4-cylinder engine. The motors are now mounted side-by-side rather than in-line with the engine crankshaft as in previous generations. The all-new E-CVT motor spins at 14,500 rpm and produces 135 kW peak power with 335 Nm of torque. The generator motor, which

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spins at 17,000 rpm, puts out 120 kW, and is dedicated to charging the battery pack. The system’s combined output is 152 kW.

Safety The all-new CR-V maintains its position as a leader in active and passive safety technology, including improved Honda Sensing driver-assistance technology with a new front camera and radar system. An updated Honda Advanced Compatibility Engineering body structure is designed to distribute crash energy more evenly throughout the front, side, and rear of the vehicle. The CR-V gets 11 airbags all up, including a centre airbag to prevent front seat occupants’ heads from crashing.

Driving There is no argument with the treatment of the driver when it comes to getting behind the wheel of the CR-V e:HEV RS. The front of the cabin has been designed with the driver front and centre, by improving the range of vision and adjusting how objects are viewed in the driver’s frame. Bonnet character lines run along the top of the inner sides of the front tyres, to enable the driver to easily discover the tyre positions. The A-pillar inner surfaces have been designed to run parallel to the direction of travel so the driver’s line of sight is drawn to this. To further improve forward vision when turning, side mirrors have been moved to create a wider gap between the mirror and the front side corner garnish. Under way, the car is no ‘bitumen burner’ but is programmed to get the best out of the petrol/electric hybrid combination. There is little obvious switch in systems, which includes the CVT. Cabin noise is far from intrusive and a 12-speaker Bose sound system makes the best of cabin architecture. Honda claims the hybrid CR-V returns 5.5 litres per 100 kilometres of fuel in the combined urban/highway, which turned out to be spot on for the test car in real time. A bonus is the requirement of 91RON petrol. The e:HEV is equipped with a toggle Drive Mode selector, which switches between

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE Honda CR-V VTi X $44,500 Honda CR-V VTi L $48,800 Honda CR-V Ti X7 $46,800 Honda CR-V Ti L7 $53,000 Honda CR-V VTi L AWD $51,300 Honda CR-V LX AWD $57,000 Honda CR-V e:HEV RS $59,900 SPECIFICATIONS Honda CR-V e:HEV RS 2.0L 4-cylinder petrol, 2-motor hybrid, CVT automatic, FWD

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Falcons join Mavericks as training partners New Suncorp Super Netball team, the Mavericks, have added a City West Falcons flavour to their squad. The Mavericks last week named their first three training partners, all from the Falcons line up. New Falcons shooter Shimona Jok was the first training partner announced. Jok, nee Nelson, joined the Falcons after not being awarded a Super Netball contract at the end of last season, having spent the past few seasons at the Collingwood Magpies. She has been dominant shooter for the Magpies, who can shoot at a large volume. The Mavericks announced on social media that Jok would be joining the Mavericks, with her new husband Buay Jok breaking the news. “Shimona is a Maverick as she will do anything to help the team and she expects the best of herself and she can catch almost

any ball that you throw at her,” Buay said. Fellow shooter Uneeq Palavi also joins the Mavericks as a training partner. Palavi was one of the breakout stars at last year’s World Cup. She previously spent time with Collingwood as part of its Australian Netball League team and played with Collingwood in last season’s pre-season tournament, the Girls Team Cup. Her Tongan teammate Cat Tuitvaiti announced her signing with the two forming a dangerous combination at the world cup. “I’ve made no secret that I’m a huge fan of this girl, anyone that watched the netball world cup would have seen how damaging and accurate she was,” she said. “She sat pretty high in the states for shooters at the netball world cup which is a hard ladder to climb and she got here “She offers something a little bit different to what is on offer in Australia at the moment.

I think she’s definitely someone to watch out for.” Midcourter Montana Holmes has also been named as a training partner. Holmes had been a training partner with Collingwood’s side the past two years. She was named best on court in last year’s Victorian Netball League championship grand final. Mavericks assistant coach Nicole Richardson announced her signing. Richardson has seen her work at both the Falcons and Magpies. “Montana, she’s a Maverick as she is strong willed, independent, daring on a netball court and not afraid to take a risk. “She’s also left handed and she’ll run through a brick wall for you.” The trio join former Falcon midcourter Molly Jovic, who is part of the full squad, at the Mavericks. Tara Murray

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George hits the history books By Harper Sercombe Sunshine Eagles’ Darryl George has etched his name in the Melbourne Aces’ history books, as one of the clubs most prolific run scorers. The power hitter nailed his 39th career home run for the Australian Baseball League club against the Perth Heat earlier this month, tying with club legend Brad Harman. George played his first game for the Altona Meadows-based club back in 2011 and while the record was never a goal of his, he said it is something he is proud of. “I’m very humbled. It’s been a long journey with the Aces, I’ve played there since I was 18, I pretty much grew up around the club,” he said. “You don’t really realise it, I guess you just take it one game at a time then you look up and you’re there. “Everyone’s making a big deal out of it now but it hadn’t been on my radar and I don’t think it will be once I reach the milestone. I’m just going to get back to playing the game and having fun. “It’ll be awesome. It’ll give myself and the boys something to cheer and smile about. But for me I definitely don’t focus on to be honest. I just want to play for the enjoyment.” The 30-year-old said he wasn’t particularly close to Harman during the time they spent together at the Aces, yet he was someone he watched closely. George said working with Baseball Victoria’s talent development manager Damian Shanahan had a lot to do with the record he now holds. “Brad played in the major league, so growing up he was definitely someone that you look up to for that reason,” he said. “I think big props goes to Damian Shanahan for a lot of the work that he did. When I came back from the US and my stint with the Tampa Bay Rays we reconfigured and redesigned my swing and that’s definitely when the results started to flow.” More importantly for George is the success of the Aces. It was heartbreak on the weekend as they went down to the Adelaide Giants in a best-of-three series with a spot in the grand final series on the line. “We’re looking forward to it,” he said before the games. “We’ve got a really talented roster and we match up well against Adelaide. “We only need to win two games. It could go either way really so we’re feeling pretty confident. “When you’re on the road there are definitely less distractions, you’ve got less to worry about, you’re there just for the baseball. “I’m looking forward to just getting away and playing some baseball in Adelaide and hopefully enjoying some really nice weather.” Following the ABL season, the Australian national team is set to take to Melbourne Ballpark for a two-game series against Korean

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baseball team the Hanwha Eagles. February 17 will be the first time the national team has played on home soil since 2020. George has been a part of the Australian outfit since 2015. “That’s definitely what keeps you playing and keeps you in the game, for me anyway,” he said. “Being able to play for Australia at the elite level is incredibly fulfilling, so I’m looking forward to that. “Getting to do it in front of a home crowd as well will be really cool, so I’ll have some friends and family that will get to see me

wear the jersey so I think they’re more excited about it than I am. “There’s definitely a lot of interest there and if we get a bit of promotion behind it, I think we’ll be pretty stoked with the turnout. “We want to be able to put our best foot forward and continue to beat some of the powerhouse teams and hopefully start making a good push at the Olympics in LA.” When George is not dominating with the Aces or Australia he is hitting homers with the Sunshine Eagles. While he has a busy period of baseball coming up, he said he loves

heading down to Barclay Reserve. “The boys have been playing pretty well without me to be honest, I might dampen their chances by coming down, might be better off to let them keep dominating,” he said with a laugh. “’Once the ABL season is finished up, I’ll be heading back down there and it’ll be good to get around the club and just being around the younger guys and helping them get better but also hanging out with old friends as well and being able to take the field wit them, it’s just a bit of fun that I really enjoy.”

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Clubbers respond late to get back on track Yarraville Club got itself back on top after a patchy batting display against the Druids in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association senior division on Saturday. In an important game in the context of finals, the Clubbers were hoping to put a big score on the board after batting first on day one of the clash. The Clubbers though were bowled out for 191 in the 62nd over. Clubbers captain-coach Mitch Johnstone said they were disappointed to have been bowled out for that total. “It was a strange old day,” he said. “We were 2-22 when Michael Hill and CJ [Chinthaka Jaysinghe] batted really well to get us on top. Hilly would have been disappointed to be out just after tea. “We then had a batting collapse with some average shots. There was a minor fight back from Ash [Sweet] and Jacko [Jackson Martin].” Jaysinghe top scored with 72 and Hill chipped in with 55. Andrew Brennan took four wickets for the Wizards. Johnstone said while they were disappointed

Jackson Martin looks to defend one. (Ljubica Vrankovic)

with the total, he said the score was still a pass mark on that ground. “The outfield was slow,” he said. “We were more disappointed with the score from the aspect where we were. “Looking objectively it’s a par score on that ground and it will be their highest score of the season if they chase it down.”

A fired up Clubbers bowled 15 overs at the end of day one and made the most of it. The Wizards will resume at 4-20. Sweet has three of those wickets. Johnstone said they were hoping to get the wickets early on day two and then spent the day batting. “We’re in the box seat,” Johnstone said. “It’s

always a good match against them and they’ve had the wood on us in recent years.” For the Clubbers, Johnstone said they still had plenty of upside to come as they aim for a second successive premiership. He said they keep talking as a playing group that they are yet to play their best cricket. “We’ve had a couple of games where we’ve just gone down,’ he said. “We lost to Sydenham [Hillside] by 10 runs and lost to Westmeadows in the final over. “We’ve had a few personnel out either side of Christmas. We were in a similar position at this time last year.” While firmly focused on finals, the Clubbers continue to blood youngsters coming through. The club has had seven debutants this season, including two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old. .”We have Mathieson King and Martin playing most weeks as well,” he said. “It speaks of the team as well. “It’s a point of difference we have to other teams, with more teenagers playing week by week.” Tara Murray

Woodsmen, Lions, Tigers go through

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Bonar lands at Seagulls By Harper Sercombe Williamstown has added to its busy off-season signing former AFL player Aiden Bonar for the Victorian Football League season. Bonar started his AFL career in 2017 when he was drafted as a first-round draft pick by the Greater Western Sydney Giants. The defender then transferred to North Melbourne in 2019 and remained at the club until 2023. After 34 AFL games where he showcased his powerful athleticism, he will now call DSV Stadium home. “It’s a bit of a different experience, coming from an AFL club but since travelling out and meeting all the boys and all the coaches, I’m super excited and can’t wait to get started,” Bonar said. “After spending six years in the system, I feel like I can give a bit to a lot of the younger lads at the club, if I can help out in that way, I will, and help Plappy (coach Justin Plapp) and Jeff (Andrews, director of coaching).

“It’s been good and everyone is willing to learn and it’s a great environment to play footy in.” While Bonar is excited to get going for the club, he said he will be using the season to try to replicate what Marty Hore and Oscar McDonald did last season, and find his way back onto an AFL list. The pair joined the club last season and had an instant impact to get another chance on an AFL list. “That’s the goal. It was a big pull to go to Willy, obviously seeing Marty and Oscar get picked up last year,” he said. “They’ve got the proof there that you can get picked up and I wanted to play in a really good side which Willy is, they went really well last year, so that was a big push for me to play at Willy.” Both McDonald and Hore leaving the club at the start of the season has left a gaping hole in the Williamstown defence, which is something that Bonar can try and make the most of.

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“I played some footy with Marty in the North VFL, so I’ve seen the way he goes about it, I think we’re similar players,” he said. “We can come off and intercept and I think I’ve got the players around me down there already which are going to help me play to my strengths. “It’s such a strong side so hopefully there’s a lot of pressure on the ball and I’m able to play to my strengths.” Last season Williamstown won 13 games, finished in fifth position and lost in a semi-final. In Bonar’s six seasons in the AFL he has only won seven times, so joining a strong club and tasting success once again is something he said he was keen to do. “I haven’t had the most success in the last couple of years playing, so I wanted to enjoy my footy again and play in a side that I think is going to win a lot of games in the season coming up,” he said. “I want to be a part of that and I can’t wait to get into it.”

Spotswood, Werribee and Taylors Lakes sealed spots in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association T20 competition. The rescheduled round one games went ahead on Tuesday night, with eight finals spots on the line. The Woodsmen, who are on top of the north-west competition, beat Melton to lock in second spot in the T20s. The Woodsmen continued their strong form with the bat, making 6-174. Jarrod Martignago top scored with 59, while Lachie McKenna made 50. Stephen Shields took three wickets for the Lions. The Lions struggled to get going with only Joel Mitchener passing 16as the side was bowled out for 105 in the final over. Werribee got its second win of the competition, beating Altona. The Tigers made 6-136 from their overs with Luke Reid top scoring at the top of the order. Connor Brown and Cooper Mitchell both took two wickets each for the A’s. The A’s pushed the total throughout the whole 20 overs, but fell just short, finishing 5-133. Aaron Horsburgh top scored with 55. Finlay Cowell took two wickets for the A’s. Werribee finished in sixth spot. Taylors Lakes sealed its spot in the finals with victory against Hoppers Crossing. The Lions made 9-111 from their overs with Steffan Roberts top scoring with 34. Brett Smith took three wickets for the Cats. The Cats never recovered after being in trouble at 6-35 and were bowled out for 92. Arafat Bhuiyan took three wickets for the Lions Caulfield was the unlucky team to miss out on finals. Nine teams won both their pool games, but only the top eight progressed to the next round, with Caulfield missing out on quotient. In the other west game on Tuesday night, Yarraville beat Williamstown. The Seagulls made 8-127 with George Pinkney top scoring with 35 not out. The Eagles got the runs with two balls remaining, finishing 4-128.

Seagulls bounce back after loss A week can make a huge difference in cricket, just ask Williamstown in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association north-west. After an embarrassing performance against Kew, the Seagulls showed why they are still one of the most dangerous teams on Saturday against Plenty Valley. After losing the toss, the Seagulls had the ball in hand first and were able to make the most of it, bowling the Bats out for 98. With plenty of time to spend at the crease, the Seagulls took their time to get going with the bat. They were able to secure first innings points, eventually finishing the day at 2-165. Seagulls secretary Jordan Doyle said they needed a performance like that after their return to the field after the Christmas break. “It was a really good day notching up a win on day one,” he said. “After the last two weeks it was nice. “The Coburg game was a funny game and

Duckworth-Lewis decided that one. Against Kew, being bowled out for 60 was a bit embarrassing. “That’s not how the club goes about things and we don’t stand for that, it’s good to bounce back.” Fraser Hay for the Seagulls going on Saturday, with the Bats in trouble at 3-1. He would finish with 4-19 as well as taking a catch. Skipper Sean Sturrock also took four wickets. Doyle said once they got out there with the bat it was about getting off to a good start to make sure they didn’t have a repeat of last week. “We couldn’t get too ahead of ourselves,” he said. “We were 2-70 off and Jack Craig come in and he hits the ball really well. “They started bowling a few short balls and he really likes that.” Craig will resume at 68 off 48 balls, while Matthew Dervan is 30 not out. Doyle said the first aim was to get as many runs as possible on day two. An outright win will

also be in their thoughts. “We are two games back so those extra four points would be nice. There’s still a lot of cricket to go then.” The Seagulls find themselves in 12th spot after 10 games. The closeness of the competition means they are 16 points off sixth so they are still in the finals mix. Doyle said it hasn’t been the season they were after. “It’s been a really frustrating year,” he said. “We’ve only had our best side in two of 11 games. “Some of it has been our own doing as there’s been moments in games we’ve lost our way. “There is no margin for error now. We need to win five games from five. In other matches, Altona needs 242 against St Bernard’s, while Spotswood made 4-346 against Yarraville. Tara Murray

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Sports shorts VFL In the last edition, a photo was run alongside a story on Gabrielle Biedenweg-Webster, who has rejoined Williamstown for the Victorian Football League season. The photo supplied to the paper, by an outside source, was incorrectly named and the person in the photo was not Biedenweg-Webster.

VTCA Bellbridge sealed a spot in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association T20 finals with victory against Williamstown CYMS. The CYs were bowled out for just 87 in the 17th over, with Ismail Baharami top scoring with 23 at number 10. Bellbridge chased down the total with ease, finishing 1-76 in 12.2 overs. Chris Henry top scored with 43 before being run out.

Australia Cup

Ben Roosenboom (Ljubica Vrankovic)

Three in a row for Dogs

The first match ups of the knockout Australia Cup competition have been revealed. Teams from the state league 3, 4 and 5 along with regional teams were in the first round draw. Williamstown will travel to face Lara United, Laverton will play Monash University, Maidstone United will play Epsom and Melbourne City will face Altona North. Barnstoneworth United have a bye.

VTCA By Harper Sercombe Footscray made it three Victorian Premier Cricket wins in a row on the weekend, defeating Melbourne University in a Saturday-Sunday two-day clash. After a strong start with the bat from Melbourne, the Dogs began to get into their work taking the final six wickets for just 92 runs, including the final three falling, without a run being scored. Dogs’ coach Dale McDonald said he was pleased with how his bowlers were unwavering with their plans, especially in-form frontline bowler Ben Roosenboom who took 4-30. Footscray ended Melbourne’s innings after 72.4 overs for 192 runs. “We just stuck to our game plan and tried to put as much pressure on and reduce scoring where we could and with the pressure that we built,” he said. “It certainly applied on them and they took some unnecessary risks and we pounced when we could. “Boom [Roosenboom] is doing great, he’s

been really consistent this year. He’s taken 17 wickets for the season which is great for him to be able to play some consistent first XI cricket. “Our main goal at the start of the day was to get 10 wickets, so to get 10 wickets as early as what we did, allowed us to bat for 14 overs and go in on Saturday night at 39 runs and no wickets down set us up nicely.” McDonald said heading into Sunday with both openers, Dylan Brasher and Aiman Nadeem, at the crease gave his side the head start they were after. “It’s always a tricky period when it’s under 15 overs to face,” he said. ‘But both boys batted really well. “It was good experience for Aiman as well, given that anyone that opens the batting and has to face limited overs the night before, you’ll gain experience from that which he did. It would have been nice if he followed it up a bit more yesterday but that’s the way it goes. “He’s certainly gaining a lot of experience and Dylan Brasher is continuing some good form, he batted quite well yesterday.”

While no one in the line up for the Dogs was able to go on and make a big score with James Doherty top scoring with 59. McDonald said it was good to see him occupy time at the crease after being boosted up the order. “We elevated him to four when he’s been batting at six or seven,” he said. “With Arjun Nair unavailable it gave James the opportunity to bat up there and he absorbed a lot of the pressure, he faced over 150 balls for his 59, so he batted quite well.” Doherty fell just before the final runs were scored but was integral to the Dogs chasing down the runs, as they finished at 4-204. The Dogs now sit just four points out of the top eight and have two established finals sides to come. The Dogs face Ringwood on Saturday for the first half of the penultimate game of the season. “We’re sitting ninth, we ideally need to win both games to be able to potentially finish in the eight,” McDonald said. “At the end of the day if we can play our best cricket, regardless of who we’re playing against… we’ll give it a good go.”

Altona North put the runs on the board against Seddon in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association division 1 competition on Saturday. Altona North made 223, bowled out with three overs remaining. Vice-captain Haydn Wilkinson top scored with 57. Kyle Scheepers was the pick of the bowlers, taking 5-87 off his 36 overs. Meanwhile, Footscray United will have a big run chase against Haig Fawkner. Haig made a massive 305, bowled out in the 76th over. The Bulldogs had to face one over at the end of the day and will resume at 0-1.

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