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Williamstown North Primary School grade 6 pupil, Eddie Morgan, is headed to Japan to represent Australia in baseball. He will play in an under-12 representative team competing in the 35th IBA-Boys International Baseball Championship in Tokyo from July 17 to August 3. He is one of 16 boys from Victoria chosen to represent Australia in the international competition. Eddie started playing baseball with the Williamstown Wolves two years ago and quickly found his passion for the sport. He said he was excited about playing in Japan. “We’ll be competing in two tournaments against a variety of different countries,” Eddie said. “I hope to be a professional one day, playing in the major league.” He will be staying with a Japanese family whose son also plays baseball. Williamstown Baseball Club president Daniel Chircop said the club was proud of Eddie. “He is extremely passionate about the game of baseball and he sets an example for work ethic within our junior program,” he said. The club is hosting ‘come and try’ days in junior baseball and T-ball for boys and girls aged five to 17. They are on June 24 and July 29 from 10am-noon at Greenwich Reserve in Newport. Goya Dmytryshchak
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the moment, we can only get him in one day a week due to demand. I feel by destroying our centres, we are destroying our communities.” The state government has contributed $1.6 million for a new early-years hub to be built on the Altona P-9 College site, with the council to contribute about $5.6 million. The hub would have 198 places. Last week’s meeting heard that it would cost $3.8 million to upgrade the existing kindergartens. The council voted to consider a further report on early years services in Altona and Seaholme Parents campaigning to save Altona’s and the matters raised in the petition and joint kindergartens at the Hobsons Bay council letter at its September 12 meeting. meeting. (Goya Dmytryshchak)
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Two Altona kindergartens have won a reprieve after Hobsons Bay council delayed a decision on their closure. Close to 100 protesters, some holding signs saying “Save Altona’s kinders”, attended last week’s council meeting at which the issue was being heard for the third time. A council officer’s report recommended that Altona Kindergarten and Somers Parade Kindergarten be closed due to a new hub being built at Altona P-9 College. Cr Tony Briffa tabled a petition with 848 signatures and a joint letter signed by committee
of management heads of both kindergartens, pleading for them to remain open. The petition stated in part: “These kinders have been part of the community for more than 50 years. They exceed national quality standards, are financially viable and are loved by the community and our children.” Cr Michael Grech told last week’s meeting it was important to keep community kindergartens. “I went to Russell Court kinder in Altona Meadows and, funnily enough, so did my wife,” he said. “This year we were lucky enough to have our three-year-old son follow in our footsteps. At 1182408-CG18-15
By Goya Dmytryshchak