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Planned burning operations to reduce bushfire risk are under way in Whittlesea. The council’s bushland works officer, Martin Roberts, said controlled burns had been done on about 38 hectares in just six days, doubling last year’s efforts in the same timeframe. “We’ve been lucky with the weather, but procedural improvements have made the biggest difference,” Mr Roberts said. A council team of about 20 had ideal conditions for the burns with temperatures under 30 degrees and a little wind with an average speed of less than 15km/h. Autumn typically brings favourable conditions for planned burning and crews will take advantage over the next two months to prepare for next summer. Lexi Cottee

School pleads for space By Lexi Cottee A Mill Park school that offers an alternative form of education for students who are disengaged from traditional schooling is desperately seeking a bigger site. The Pavilion School, which operates at a Whittlesea council-owned space in Plenty Valley shopping centre, has about 20 teenagers on its waiting list. But the school has just one makeshift classroom and some shared office space that the council allows it to use for a peppercorn fee.

Principal Josie Howie said the school could not accommodate the students’ needs. “Most years we have about 30 kids on our waiting list,” she said. “Mainstream schools just aren’t working for them.” The school opened in 2010 with 30 students. It now has 80, who study an alternative form of education tailored to individual needs. Ms Howie said they planned to move to a disused school site, but little progress had been made in five years. A bid for Department of Education land in

Kingsway Drive fell through in 2012 and was used instead to house the new Lalor Gardens Primary School, derived from a merger between Lalor West and Lalor Park primary schools. Ms Howie said there were not many suitable school sites with adequate access to public transport left in the area. “We could move into a community space, but we can’t afford too many overheads or big rents,” she said. “That’s what’s so great about partnering with Whittlesea council but it’s just not adequate for educational purposes.”

She said high levels of youth unemployment added to the school’s problems. “If all of these kids were getting jobs we wouldn’t have this demand,” she said. The northern suburbs have some of the state’s highest youth unemployment levels, and Victorian Council of Social Service chief executive officer Emma King says this emphasises the area’s concentrated disadvantage. “There aren’t enough jobs, or the right jobs, near where people live,” she said. “Or there’s really significant competition for them because unemployment is so high.”

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A baby alpaca has been left to die in a Mernda paddock where more than 40 of the animals are allegedly being kept with insufficient shelter, food or water. Animal rights activists reported the situation to the RSPCA last Wednesday. RSPCA Victoria confirmed on Friday that a complaint had been received and “actioned upon immediately”. RSPCA media spokeswoman Sharon MacKenzie said because the issue related to more than 10 animals, it fell under the jurisdiction of the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR)’s animal health officers, who were formerly part of the Department of Primary Industries. A Whittlesea council spokeswoman said she understood there had been previous concerns for the alpacas but livestock matters are handled by the RSPCA and Department of Environment and Primary Industries who will be following up. But she said a DEDJTR inspector was due to assess the situation on Friday afternoon. Graphic photos of several alpacas were sent to Star Weekly. The same photos were posted by numerous Facebook groups and have garnered significant attention from animal rights activists. The images show the animals with dirty, matted coats standing in a dirt-covered paddock without trees, food or water.

In one photo a mother stands next to the corpse of its cria (baby). Dawn Dempsey, of Newstead, put a call out on social media last Thursday for financial assistance to help with the animals’ rescue costs. She also asked whether anyone would be willing to adopt any of the animals or help transport them to a new home.

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People were quick to offer assistance, some donating to pay for petrol costs, others offering to take as many as 10 alpacas or to donate feed. Barrie Tapp, a senior investigator from the Animal Cruelty Hotline, and former chief inspector at the RSPCA said the animals were suffering. “This is an urgent matter, these animals are starving.” He said nothing has been done by the DEDJTR, which told him the property was attended to in January and had been dealt with then. Star Weekly discussed the matter with a DEDJTR spokesman who was unable to provide any official comment before going to press. None of the relevant authorities were willing to reveal who owned the property.

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Sunbury split still in limbo By Matt Crossman Pro-split supporters believe the state government will have broken a promise if Sunbury is still part of Hume after July 1. Sunbury Ratepayers Association president Bernie O’Farrell said Sunbury City Council was supposed to come into existence on that date and the community would feel let down if it didn’t. Labor, which promised not to wind back the order gazetted by the former state government last October, launched a review of the secession process late last year. As reported by Star Weekly online, Hume council last week raised significant concerns about the July 1 deadline. Mr O’Farrell said people had been promised an independent Sunbury. ‘‘If it doesn’t happen, then as far as I’m concerned that is a broken promise,’’ he said. With less than 110 days remaining until July 1, Hume chief executive Domenic Isola last week wrote to Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins, again outlining the council’s fears about potential disruption to staff and implications for ratepayers. The council did not request an extension of the proposed start date as has been reported by other media outlets. In the letter, Mr Isola said a range of operational and legal matters had to be resolved.

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‘‘I do not believe this provides sufficient time to undertake this significant process in a respectful, open, transparent manner for ratepayers and council staff,’’ the letter said of the impending deadline. Mr Isola told Star Weekly that Hume council had pressed the urgency of a decision at all meetings with Ms Hutchins in the past few months. ‘‘Council appreciates that the new government is not yet in a position to be clear on the full implications of the separation of Sunbury from Hume,’’ Mr Isola said. A spokeswoman for Ms Hutchins said the minister was considering the letter. ‘‘Significant issues with transferring of staff and assets are still to be resolved,’’ the spokeswoman said. ‘We are not walking away from our commitment, but these issues do need to be properly resolved. We don’t want to see local residents disadvantaged or denied the services they need.’’ Sunbury-based councillor Jack Ogilvie said council, staff and the community deserved a definitive answer. ‘‘I think it’s [the letter] out of frustration at all this hold up,’’ Cr Ogilvie said. ‘‘It’s getting stupid – people need to know.’’

Victoria Police have raided several crop houses around Doreen. (File picture/Wayne Hawkins)

Cops raid pot houses Police have found cannabis crops in more than 30 houses in Whittlesea in the past nine months. Police have raided a number of properties and found sophisticated hydroponic set-ups. Detective Senior Constable Daniel Chrystie said some of the tell-tale signs that identified illegal crop houses included unfamiliar people coming and going and drawn curtains in daylight hours. But he hesitated to expand on what other clues alerted police to illegal activity. “They’re catching on to our methods,” he said. “If the public has any inkling all is not okay, call Crime Stoppers, even if it’s something small.” In the most recent case, $300,000 worth of

cannabis plants were uncovered in a raid on a Doreen house last Tuesday. Despite a well-kept front garden and a freshly mown lawn, the house in Bernard Street was a hydroponic hothouse with cannabis growing in every available space. Mill Park sergeant Danny Taylor said 340 plants were found in the house’s seven rooms. There was no furniture or food inside. “It was a sophisticated set-up,” Sergeant Taylor said. In December last year, Epping police seized 94 cannabis plants from an illegal crop house in Thomastown. Lexi Cottee

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Grants freeze to stretch councils By Lexi Cottee The full effects of an indexation freeze on federal grants for councils will not be felt until later this year. Figures obtained by the federal Labor Party show Hume and Whittlesea councils will each lose more than $5 million in the next four years. The State and Territory Local Government Grants Commission figures paint a bleak picture for councils across the nation that rely on Federal Assistance Grants to spend on projects. Last year’s federal budget contained an

indexation pause on the grants scheme to save $950 million in projected expenditure through to 2017-18. The move has forced councils to rein in spending on roads and big projects. Federal McEwen MP Rob Mitchell said the indexation freeze meant less money for roads, libraries, parks and services. “The flow-on from these cuts will hamper the ability of our local councils to service our communities and develop and maintain pivotal critical infrastructure. Hume and Whittlesea councils are now faced with the unenviable choice of either making rates and charges unaffordable for families or cutting essential services.”

Whittlesea finance and organisation improvement director Rod Wilkinson said the council was unable to verify the figures that would apply, but any cuts would be dealt with internally. “Any shortfall in money that is incurred by the City of Whittlesea will be absorbed internally by reducing operational costs,” he said. Daryl Whitfort, Hume director of city, governance and information, said the council’s projected loss of $5.2 million, as revealed in the figures obtained by Labor, looked reasonable despite not knowing the level of indexation

and growth rate assumed to reach the figure. He said additional Roads to Recovery funding of $980,000 for the 2015-16 year would compensate in the short term for the loss of funds. Any other implications would be considered as part of the 2015-16 budget. Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said that while the government had temporarily paused indexation of the Federal Assistance Grants program for three years, it would still provide $9.3 billion to local government to deliver services and build community infrastructure.

Breeding fish in a barrel There aren’t many waterways in Epping teeming with fish. But behind the brick walls of Building D at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Epping campus, thousands of Murray cod and silver perch fill tanks in a facility unknown to many local residents. The college is home to one of Australia’s only commercial-size fish farms. Primary Industries lecturer Andrew Christie is teaching 16 students the ins and outs of the commercial seafood farming industry which, he says, is still in relative infancy in Australia, and particularly in Victoria. Amid rising concerns over country-of-origin labelling and foreign imports, Mr Christie is trying to educate his students about food security and safety when producing seafood products. “Poor handling of farmed seafood products creates the potential for serious health impacts,”

he said. “Australia’s Atlantic salmon industry, our most lucrative aquaculture industry, has comprehensively demonstrated that people are prepared to pay more for what they perceive to be a clean, green Aussie product.” Mr Christie said the industry would grow as consumers became more conscious of the genealogy of their food. Melbourne Polytechnic has been running a bachelor of agriculture and technology (aquaculture) degree program at the Epping campus in various forms since 1997. Some of the course’s graduates have gone on to work at fish farms around the nation, while others have been employed by biofuel manufacturers or to research sea cucumbers. To find out more about the degree program, call Andrew Christie on 9269 1693. Lexi Cottee

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No fumes, more fitness Thousands of Victorians took to the streets on two wheels on March 13 to recognise the annual Ride2School Day, aimed at teaching students to opt for healthier lifestyle choices. Now in its ninth year, the program has encouraged tens of thousands of children to walk or ride to school. About 20 St Monica’s College students, including Ross Alexopoulos (pictured), jumped onto their bikes to get to school in Epping. The program is run by Bicycle Network, a self-funded, pro-bike community group, which hopes the day will remind parents that riding or walking to school is a great way for their children to meet their recommended daily dose of 60 minutes of physical activity. Lexi Cottee

A five-day hearing before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) was held last week on four matters involving the Bulla tip and quarry. Two residents of Bulla’s Batey Court, on the tip’s north-eastern side, spoke about what they said was the tip operator’s “complete disregard for community and amenity”. Issues debated included the tip operator’s handling of a fire that has allegedly burned for 20 years and dust, smoke and litter in nearby streets. Hume council’s issuing of a two-year permit extension in April last year was also discussed. Decisions are expected this week.

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Paint-maker’s bucketload of jobs By Lexi Cottee Australia’s biggest paint manufacturer will build a new $165 million paint factory in Mickleham. Dulux announced last Tuesday the company would scale back its operations in Brisbane and relocate a large portion of its manufacturing to a 17-hectare site in the Merrifields Estate. Managing director of DuluxGroup Patrick Houlihan said the new factory would produce nearly all the company’s water-based decorative

paints. The state government declined to reveal how much it had cost to lure Dulux to invest in Melbourne’s north. The new paint factory will be the largest of its kind in Australia and New Zealand. Construction is due to start later this year and scheduled for completion in 2017. Employment Minister Jacinta Allan said the new facility would create 200 indirect jobs during the construction stage and 64 ongoing full-time-equivalent jobs involving 53 operational and 11 management roles.

But good news for Victorians will come at a cost. The company will axe about 60 jobs from its paint factory in Rocklea, in Brisbane’s south. Mr Houlihan said Victoria was always the company’s strategic preference for a new factory. He said it made sense to have the factory not far from Dulux’s head office and research and development arm in Clayton. According to the federal government’s recently released 2015 Intergenerational Report, there are eight million existing dwellings in

Australia and another nine million are needed over the next 40 years. “So this is exactly the right time for companies like ours to be investing in our future,” Mr Houlihan said. The announcement comes after weeks of planning and discussion with the state government, which secured Dulux’s investment through financial support from the Department of Economic Development. The annual production capacity of the new factory will be 100 million litres, double the company’s present capacity.

‘L’ also means lifeline Program co-ordinator Rachael Baker said the state government’s commitment to the program came as a relief. “Driving is the main gateway to employment, especially for teens in the backblocks of Craigieburn and Mickleham where public transport is a bit of a nightmare,” Ms Baker said. She said the HWLLEN had licensed more than 70 kids since the program started in August 2009. “We’ve worked with more than 200 kids in that time. They might not necessarily have been licensed with us, but we’ve supported them on the way.” The program is funded by the Transport Accident Commission. To get involved, call Rachael on 9309 7533 or Rachael.b@hwllen. com.au. L2P is free for people aged 16 to 21 who live in Hume and are struggling to access the usual support methods to accumulate 120 hours of supervised driving experience. Lexi Cottee

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A program that helps disadvantaged teens get their driver’s licence has been thrown a lifeline. Funding for the L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program was due to lapse in June. But earlier this month, state Road Safety Minister Luke Donnellan announced the state government would restore $16 million of funding for the program for another four years. That would be $500,000 more each year than was previously committed. The L2P program helps learner drivers under 21 who lack access to a supervising driver or a car to gain the driving experience required to apply for a probationary licence. The free program matches teens with licensed volunteer mentors and a sponsored vehicle. There are 55 programs across the state, including one run from Broadmeadows by the Hume Whittlesea Local Learning and Employment Network (HWLLEN).

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Violence in a new world By Lexi Cottee A Craigieburn forum will help Indian and South-East Asian migrants pinpoint family violence triggers. The Oorja Foundation, a newly formed support group for migrants living in Craigieburn and surrounding suburbs, has organised the event to foster discussion about the causes of family violence and intergenerational conflict. Foundation secretary Nayana Bhandari said the forum was needed to address increasing rates of family violence among migrant and refugee families who were unfamiliar with cultural norms in Australia. “We need to teach people how to find a balance between being born in Australia but with parents and grandparents born in India,” Ms Bhandari said. “Females haven’t been provided much privilege in India, so when women come to Australia many want to study or want more independence and this is not always considered a good thing [by their parents or husband],” she said. The forum will bring together leaders from the Indian community, Fawkner police station community liaison officer Ash Dixit, Hume police’s Inspector Lisa Hardeman and solicitors from community legal centres. Cultural values and customs will be up for discussion, as will the progress of Oorja programs such as an intergenerational Punjabi group that meets fortnightly. A short movie Ms Bhandari produced with victims of family violence, Brides of Broken Dreams, will be screened to remind women to speak up about family violence. Senior Constable Dixit said he was keen to be involved in the event because family violence

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was an issue “we’re confronting on a regular basis”. He said many newlywed Indian women who arrived in Australia to start anew with their husbands had no social connections aside from their spouses. “They’re totally dependent on this person

and I think that’s why they’re hesitant to approach the police,” he said. The forum, ‘Way forward to harmony in family’, will be at Craigieburn library, 75-95 Central Park Avenue, Craigieburn, on March 25. For more information, go to www.facebook. com/oorjafoundationaustralia.

Web’s pathway to work A new website has been launched for job seekers and employers in Melbourne’s north. The City of Whittlesea officially unveiled the Jobs in the North website at an employment forum for job hunters last weekend in South Morang. The site, which took about three months to build, has been tailored for a local audience and will offer free advertising for businesses in the City of Whittlesea wanting to recruit locally. People wanting to work closer to home can sign up to receive free alerts when jobs are registered. The site has a community noticeboard and advice for businesses and recent school graduates. Whittlesea mayor Ricky Kirkham said about 60,000 people commuted outside the municipality for work. “We know many of our residents commute long hours into the city each day, particularly from our growth areas, and that this has negative impacts on their health and family life,” Cr Kirkham said. Jobseekers can search for jobs by suburb, key words or industry. School leavers can search for part-time work. Employers can print job posters to put up in shop windows featuring a smart-phone code that can be used to take job seekers directly to online job ads. Visit the site at www.jobsinthenorth. com.au. Lexi Cottee

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Good Friday appeal at TRAC

Stuck for an idea to entertain the kids this Easter? Why not head to Thomastown Recreation and Aquatic Centre on Friday, April 3, from 9am–1pm. The centre will be raising money for the Good Friday Appeal on a day it would usually be closed. Staff are volunteering their time to offer residents discounted $5 access to the pools and gym, or $10 for pool entry plus a fitness class. ■ www.ilovetrac.com.au

Pop-up playgroup

Join Whittlesea council’s pop-up free playgroup, join in activities such as storytime, and find out what playgroups have to offer. At Westfield Plenty Valley, 415 McDonalds Road, Mill Park, on Thursday, March 26, 10am-noon. ■ 9404 8863

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Stallholders are wanted for the next Totally Thomastown Twilight market on March 27. ■ Justine, 8376 6939

Saturday immunisation sessions

If you missed school-based or maternal child health immunisation sessions, Whittlesea council will have such a session on Saturday at the Civic Centre, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang. Immunisation sessions will then be held from 10am-noon on the second Saturday of every month. The next one is on April 11. ■ 9217 2133

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The Diggers Rest Country Fair has pony rides, cow-milking, entertainment from local performers and a contest for the biggest homegrown pumpkins, zucchinis and silverbeet. At Animal Land Children’s Farm, 190 Duncans Lane, Diggers Rest, on March 29, 10am-4pm. ■ 9205 2200

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SPORT Brilliant opener inspires Bats By Tara Murray Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows did the damage with the ball, and Plenty Valley with the bat, as the pair set up a Sub District cricket grand final match-up. They won their semi-finals in different circumstances at the weekend, although both set up victory on the first day. A stunning all-round performance by 42-year-old Sean Ayres (149 and 6-67) inspired Plenty Valley, while Roxburgh Park showed again that its bowling line-up is the best in the business by bowling out Altona for 99 at Lakeside Drive. “We bowled exceptionally and all the bowlers played their role,” Falcons captain-coach Mitch

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Johnstone said. “A different guy stands up every week. This time it was Patrick Matautaava [who took 7-22], which is even more remarkable in light of what is happening in [his home country] Vanuatu.” Then the Falcons, not for the first time this season, suffered a few nervous moments with the bat. “We were 3-20, then Mitch [Streiff] and Kurt [Brant] struck up a partnership to steady us,” Johnstone said. “We lost two quick wickets

before tea and Mitch straight after tea, which again made us nervous.” But the Falcons eventually got over the line, finishing 6-103, to reach only its second grand final in 43 years. “To play at Lakeside in front of our fans will be special and will give us an extra one per cent,” Johnstone said. Plenty Valley reached the grand final with a devastating batting display against Melton at A.K. Line Reserve. They made 7-324 from their 80 overs on the back of an opening partnership of 148 between Ayres and Kamalesh Murugsan (75). Captain-coach Michael Sheedy said having runs on the board was like gold in finals. “Being 0-148 set a really good platform and

scoring 300 in finals is worth heaps,” he said. “Ayresy and Kamalesh were fantastic. I didn’t think someone could mature as a cricketer at 42.” Two early Melton wickets, including that of star batsman Mick Allen, helped the Bats bowl out Melton for 210. “We put the pressure on with the ball and they were in the game while [David] Kirk and Butch [Anthony Gale] were batting, but 320 was always going to be a big score,” Sheedy said. Sheedy said he would back his side’s experience in the grand final. “We’ve had five players who have played grade cricket over a long time,” he said. “We’re confident the 11 that played this week and got us to the grand final will do the job.”

Baker cooks up Mernda title Mernda is back in the top grade of Diamond Valley cricket after a thumping win against Banyule in the Money Shield grand final on Saturday. After a delayed start to the second day because of a ruptured water pipe at Lower Eltham Park, Banyule began at 2-13 chasing 207 for victory. Jarrod Carlson had made 99 in Mernda’s 206 on day one. Demons bowler Paul Baker, who had already taken one wicket, grabbed three more as Banyule slumped to 8-43. A partnership of 38 slowed Mernda’s run towards victory before Baker took the last two wickets and Banyule was bowled out for 85. Baker finished with 6-11 from 17.3 overs, with 10 maidens. Cameron Hatcher took two wickets. In the B-grade competition, Whittlesea overcame the loss of early wickets before defeating Macleod to take out the premiership. After losing two wickets late on day one and still needing 113 for the win, Whittlesea lost Nathan Gardiner, Harry Hicks and Tharindu Thusan early on day two to be 5-49. Andrew Nicholls and Andrew Bolt steadied the innings to take the score to 77, before Nicholls lost his wicket. Bolt, who top-scored with 31, got his side to within three of victory before being caught. Whittlesea made the runs and finished its innings on 7-139.

Jacana wicketkeeper Casey Whelan watches the stumps shatter. (Damian Visentini)

Last pair makes Jacana sweat on title When Jacana took the ninth wicket in the first over after tea in Turf Cricket’s north B1 grand final on Saturday, it seemed a formality that the club would break its 42-year senior premiership drought. But East Coburg’s last two batsmen had different ideas and for a while it looked likely the match would go into a fourth day and East Coburg may steal the win. After almost two hours and a last-wicket stand of 53, the final wicket fell and the Lions could celebrate a 55-run victory. “I hoped [it would not go into a fourth day], I wouldn’t have slept,”Jacana captain Shannon Bennett said after the game. “We probably thought it was going to happen [the last wicket] and it didn’t. “Credit to East Coburg. The last two boys hung around but we actually got there.” 14 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ MARCH 24, 2015

Jacana started day three of the match 165 runs in front on its second innings, needing nine wickets for victory against the team which had been the best all year. They got off to the perfect start with two wickets in the first half hour. Wickets continued to flow and East Coburg was 6-36 at drinks and 7-42 shortly after. Runs were hard to come by, as Jacana’s bowlers continued to attack with men all around the bat to put the pressure on. The eighth wicket fell right on tea. “We had runs on the board and two quick wickets at the start of the day saw the game was set up,” Bennett said. “Towards the end, the last 15-20 overs, East Coburg really fought and it took us that long to get the last wicket. To be the best you have to beat the best and we are the best now.”

East Coburg was eventually bowled out for 120, with Wayne Cooper taking four wickets. East Coburg’s Muddassar Hassan was named man of the match – he took 11 wickets and made 41 not out in his side’s second innings. Hassan’s partner in the stubborn last-wicket stand, Kevin Dowsey, made just one of the runs. It was obvious how much the premiership meant to Bennett and the club. Among the crowd watching the game were two members of the club’s 1972 senior premiership side. “It’s unbelievable after 42 years. It means everything and caps off the hard work,” Bennett said. “It’s been 10-20 years of cricket for me, it’s just great.” For more photos from the match go to www. northern.starweekly.com.au Tara Murray

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Broncos begin with twin wins The Hume City Bronco men’s side opened its account in Big V state championship basketball at the weekend by picking up two wins. They started with a 104-77 win over Sheroke. Import Jamal Brown top scored with 22 points. The Broncos backed it up on Sunday with a 87-86 win over Whittlesea Pacers. On Saturday night, the Pacers lost to Ringwood 89-83. The Bronco women won their state championship match against Warrandyte 65-46.

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How sweet it is . . . again By Tara Murray Grand final victory is just as sweet the second time around for Rivergum in North Metro cricket’s Jika Shield. After winning its first shield last season, Rivergum entered the weekend match as hot favourites after only one loss for the season. Rivergum coach Gary Bell said almost everything went to plan, as they bowled out North Brunswick/Rosebank for 126. “To have the day we had after losing the toss was great,” Bell said. “Ninety per cent of finals are won by the team that bats first and we were up against it, especially against a quality unit like North Brunswick/Rosebank, who bat out their overs and put the pressure on.” Daniel Bramich took 5-15 to claim man-of-the-match honours. Rivergum faced five overs at the end of day one, finishing the day at 0-17. “When there were about seven overs left the umpire asked if we wanted to get them out and have a bat and I said: ‘Absolutely’,” Bell said. “In previous years I’d have been hesitant, but we have so much belief in ourselves.” But day two didn’t start well when Rivergum lost three quick wickets, including Bell himself for seven, to be 3-33. “There was a bit of mix up with a run-out and a couple of loose shots but we knew we could bat to 11,” he said. “They only had 126 to defend so they threw everything at us. “We knew one partnership of 50-60 would get the job done and in the end it was one of close to 100.” Rivergum made the winning runs with the loss of only three wickets, thanks to Steve Kirby (50no) and Matthew Perri (47no). Bell said the win was just as good as last

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OAKLEIGH 1.2 4.3 7.7 12.11 (83) NORTHERN 1.2 2.3 3.5 3.6 (24) Goals: Oakleigh: Silvagni 2 Cuningham 2 Thompson 2 Larkey 2 Phillips Walker Giles Pirrie. Northern: Perry Gresham Reinbold. Best: Oakleigh: McLarty Pearce Hooper Answerth Thompson Beddison. Northern: Mattingly Perry Gresham Booth Fiorini Murphy. At IKON Park. EASTERN 4.4 10.7 18.12 26.16 (172) WESTERN 3.1 4.1 5.2 8.2 (50) Goals: Eastern: Hardwick 8 Cotte 3 Clarke 3 Parsons 2 Maibaum 2 Weideman 2 Jeffs 2 Lynch L SheridanFerrie Brolic Fenton. Western: Lester 3 Venables 2 Knight Galley Vujanic. Best: Eastern: Hardwick Clarke Parsons Fenton Sheridan-Ferrie Cotte. Western: Carter Volpato Venables Lester Dundon Norton. At IKON Park.

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RINGWOOD V MONASH TIGERS At St Kilda RINGWOOD 1st Innings D KING lbw b Sheridan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 J FREEMAN b Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 T STRA STRAY Y c Harper b J T Taylor aylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 I HOLLAND lbw b Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 B WALSH ALSH c Shimell b J T Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 J RUSHTON lbw b Wise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 J LOORHAM b Shimell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 P ASHTON c Kerber b J T Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 N WALSH c Sheridan b Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 M CAMPBELL c Sheridan b Kerber. . . . . . . . . . 52 M FOTIA not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Extras (8b 13lb 2w 2nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Fall: 18, 39, 126, 201, 202, 213, 225, 247, 335, 351 Bowling: M Shimell 29-10-53-1, A Wise 40-18-524, D Matarazzo 30-13-60-0, W Sheridan 6-2-9-1, J Taylor T 12-2-53-3, S Kerber 26.2-7-58-1, S Taylor T 19-6-33-0, A Chalkley 4-0-12-0. Overs: 166.2 MONASH TIGERS 1st Innings T BOXELL c Loorham b Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 D SARTORI lbw b Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 J HARPER c Stray b Fotia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 S TA TAYLOR lbw b Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 W SHERIDAN c B Walsh b Holland. . . . . . . . . . 11 A CHALKLEY st Loorham b B Walsh . . . . . . . . . 18 S KERBER c Stray b Fotia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 D MA MAT TARAZZO T ARAZZO not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 J TA TAYLOR not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Extras (1lb 2nb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Seven wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Fall: 0, 2, 2, 22, 22, 25, 59 Bowling: I Holland 10-5-20-4, M Fotia 8-2-21-2, D King 3-0-10-0, B Walsh 2-1-11-1. Overs: 23. Umpires: A Barrow & S Craig MEN’S 2ND XI FINAL MONASH TIGERS V FITZROY DONCASTER At the Albert Ground MONASH TIGERS 1st Innings S KOOP c JR Blyth b J Blyth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 C WEEKS b JR Blyth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 C ANDERSON c Fletcher b Nayager . . . . . . . . . 60 M BERRYMAN c Martin b J Blyth . . . . . . . . . . . 62 J WA WATERS c White b Rudd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 S EDWARDS not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 M MULCAHY lbw b J Blyth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 S GRIFFIN c Nayager b J Blyth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 W AGAR run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 B DURRANT not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Calder Cannons and Northern Knights had contrasting starts to the TAC Cup season on Saturday. The Cannons got off to a flying start with a 13.4 (82) to 8.7 (55) win over Sandringham Dragons. But the Knights were soundly beaten by reining premier Oakleigh Chargers, 12.11 (83) to 3.6 (24). For a full wrap of the Cannons match go to www.northern.starweekly.com.au.

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Hume City won a high-scoring clash in the dying seconds against North Geelong Warriors in the National Premier League on Saturday night. Hume City twice came from behind to level the scores before going 3-2 ahead in the 79 minute through Jai Ingham’s second goal. The Warriors levelled the scores in the fourth minute of injury time but Petar Franjic scored for Hume a minute later to clinch a 4-3 win. In NPL 1 west, Whittlesea Ranges beat Bulleen Lions 2-0, Daniel Peluso and Giosue Tolomeo scoring the goals.

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Rivergum celebrates one of Daniel Bramich’s five wickets. (Damian Visentini)

season’s, as everyone was out to beat them this season. “I’m just as happy as last year,” he said. Nine members of the side played in both flags. “Steve Kirby came across from Donath and

Extras (1b 9lb 3nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Eight wickets for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Fall: 60, 139, 207, 260, 279, 281, 285, 322 Bowling: J White 16-4-57-0, JR Blyth 14-2-42-1, D Motschall 9-2-19-0, J Blyth 23-5-71-4, K Nayager 23-8-56-1, M Grace 11-1-50-0, J Rudd 7-1-26-1 Overs: 103. Umpires: G Bawa & N Schlittler 3RD XI FINAL ST KILDA V MELBOURNE UNI At Princes Park #1, Carlton ST KILDA 1st Innings A BYCHKOV c & b McLaughlan . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 D MEDDINGS lbw b Butt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 M POWELL not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 J DRUMMOND lbw b Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 J O’TOOLE run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 J MAXWELL not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Extras (2b 3lb 3nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Four wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Fall: 14, 90, 159, 162 Bowling: L Richards 13-2-34-0, U Butt 10-5-22-1, M Clements 9-1-26-0, C Grant 15-1-48-1, A Chawla 13-3-26-0, J McLaughlan 19-5-64-1, N Sharma 6-0-21-0. Overs: 85. Umpires: N Ferns & J Whalley PREMIER 4THS GRAND FINAL RINGWOOD V ST KILDA At Camberwell Sports Ground RINGWOOD 1st Innings R HA HAYES-ROSARIO b Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 R CURLEY c Garschagen b J Bailey . . . . . . . . . . 0 B TYZZER b Cowie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 T MACROKANIS b Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 H COWLING b Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 J TOOHEY b Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 J PETERS lbw b Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 S BOL BOLTON c & b Muirhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 M BREARLEY b Davies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 M NEWMAN c Thompson b Chamberlain. . . . . . . 7 L GRA GRAY not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Extras (3lb 2nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Fall: 9, 21, 29, 36, 56, 56, 56, 96, 120, 128 Bowling: J Bailey 7-0-22-1, J Cowie 12-4-19-1, B Davies 16-5-32-5, N Bailey 6-2-14-0, C Kelly 3-110-1, B Muirhead 11-3-23-1, S Chamberlain 2.3-15-1. Overs: 57.3 ST KILDA 1st Innings S CHAMBERLAIN not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 B EDMUNDS c Peters b Newman . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B DA DAVIES c Peters b Bolton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 A MCSWEYN lbw b Brearley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 J TYQUIN not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Extras (2lb 1w) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Three wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Fall: 11, 30, 30 Bowling: M Brearley 6-2-10-1, M Newman 7-2-12-1, JT Toohey 4-0-8-0, S Bolton 2-1-2-1, L Gray 1-1-0-0 Overs: 20. Umpires: T Medina & M Robertson BOX HILL REPORTER: Ray McIntosh Shield: Grand f: Blackburn 8-162 bt Bulleen Templestowe T 158. Ron Hennessey Shield: Grand f: Heatherdale 3-101 bt Blackburn 100. MERCANTILE: A Grand f: Burley 6-314 v Youlden. Y A Res Grand f: Parkville 283 v Youlden Y 4-59. B Grand f: Eastern Flow 209 v Bentleigh 0-11. C Grand f: South Y Yarra 7-163 v Indigos 146. D Prelim-f: Sacred Heart 203 bt Carneggie 68. RINGWOOD DISTRICT: Grand f: Trollope T Shield: South Croydon 2-135 bt Warranwood 133. Wilkins Cup: Warrandyte v Kilsyth 179. Newey Plate: Wantirna South 3-68 bt North Ringwood 67. Pascoe Shield: Scoresby Ferndale v Norwood 7-192. A Grade: North Ringwood 6-75 v South Warrandyte 66.

has batted well for us and Kasey May has just turned 21 and is always the first to training. “He bats in a terrible position at number eight and doesn’t get a lot of chances, so I’m thrilled for him,” Bell said.

VSDCA NORTH WEST: Firsts: Altona 99 (Matautaava 7-22) v Roxburgh Park/Broadmeadows 0-3, Plenty Valley 7-324 (Ayres 149 Murugsen 75) v Melton. Seconds: Plenty Valley 266 (McCormack 88 Hulm 63) v Balwyn 0-3, Werribee 169 (Stewart 5-56) v Kew 0-12. Thirds: Brunswick 212 (Torr (T 5-40) v Yarraville, Y Preston 195 v Melton. Fourths: Brunswick 5-231 (Allan 82no) v Ivanhoe, Kew 148 (Vandekolk 6-28) v Plenty Valley 2-38. SOUTH EAST: Firsts: Caulfield 193 (Baldry 95 Pinwell 7-59) v Oakleigh, Malvern 8-232 (Streker 66) v Ormond. Seconds: Oakleigh 250 v Brighton, Malvern 188 v Box Hill. Thirds: Bayswater 165 (Evans 60no Godinho 5-33) v Caulfield 0-26, Malvern 8-251 (Thukral 64 Davies 57) v Oakleigh. Fourths: Caulfield 9-248 (Rose 66 Singleton 5-33) v Mt Waverley, Box Hill 61 v Oakleigh 5-52.

Q GOLF MIDLANDS PGA PRO-AM (par 72): 67: L Hickman. 68: M Jager A Martin. 69: A Kelly E Walters. 70: R Bourke M Buff S Laycock D Valente. 71: A McCrae D Fox. 72: W Lowrie M Burley K Conlong J Wade D McKenzie. 73: B Ford. 74: T Collier D Wallis B Lamb T Wilcox B Wharton K Mueck. 75: N Drane. 76: A Gilligan J Wilson J Younger Y . 77: C Scott M Choi M Cooke D Hando. 78: C Thorn B Roberts J Cusdin. 79: A Cartledge N Condon D Jordan. 80: J Coco R Backwell M Perry. 81: B Wilson R Alsop. 83: A Tatt. T 84: H Williams M Isherwood. 86: L Tinkler S Aloizos. 87: B Patten. WOMEN’S PENNANT: Rd 2: Div 1: Yarra Y Y Yarra 4 bt Cranbourne 3, Victoria 7 bt Comonwealth 0, Royal Melbourne 4 bt Kew 3, Huntingdale 4 bt Metropolitan 3. Div 2: Rosanna 5 bt Southern 2, Eastwood 5 bt The National 2, Peninsula Kingswood 7 bt Woodlands 0, Kingston Heath 7 bt Heidelberg 0. Div 3: Riversdale 6 bt The Heritage 1, Sandhurst 5 bt Patterson River 2, Latrobe 4 bt Green Acres 3, Keysborough 5 bt Spring Valley 2. Div 4: Centenary Park 5 bt Rossdale 2, Northern 4 bt Yering Y Meadows 3. Div 5: Amstel 6 bt Eastern 1, Gisborne 5 bt Medway 2.

Q SCHOOL SPORTS APS: CRICKET: Brighton 209 (Pucovski 62 Murray 58 Giles 3-22 McMaster 3-62) bt Haileybury 156 (T 47no Battle 35 McCorquodale 30 Simmons 37 (Tan Murray 4-29 Noske 3-18) and 141 (Bigaignon 82 Noske 6-27), Geelong Coll 5-(dec) 217 (Bingham 108no Boyd 55) bt Caulfield 129 (Emrose 31) and 154 (Diggle 35 Rose 32), Carey 9 (dec) 269 (Divine 116no Valentine 50 Boyce 3-38) bt Westley 116 (Larkey 4-19) and 3-112 (Manuel 52no), St Kevins 206 (Boehm 57 Parsons 30 Faulker 3-62) bt Melbourne 202 (Gatsford 74 Nichols 41 Norris 3-37 Parsons 4-41), Scotch 192 (Sparks 52 Dawborn 50 Steele 36 Sutherland 35 Williamson 3-19 Johnson 3-29) bt Xavier 57 (Sparks 3-7) and 4-339 (Merlo 112no Hicks 103no Gilbert 61 Lane 36). FUTSAL: Xavier Red 6 bt Scotch 5, Xavier Black 8 bt Carey 2, St Kevins 7 drew Caulfield - Caulfield 7. ROWING: Final A: Scotch 5m56s.07 (rec) Melbourne, Brighton, Geelong Gram, St Kevins, Geelong Coll. B: Xavier, Wesley, Carey, Haileybury, Caulfield. TABLE T TENNIS: Haileybury 12 bt St Kevins 3, Melbourne 8 bt Carey 7, Scotch 9 bt Geelong Gram 6, W Westley 12 bt Xavier 3. TENNIS: Melbourne 9-110 bt St Kevins 7-114, Wesley 11-132 bt Carey 5-100, Xavier 10-112 bt Scotch 6-95, Haileybury 16-144 bt Brighton 0-59, Caulfield 15-141 bt Geelong Coll 1-60. VOLLEYBALL: Scotch 3 bt Xavier 0 (25-13 25-20 25-22) St Kevins 3 bt Melbourne 1 (12-25 25-15 25-14 25-17) Haileybury 3 bt Caulfield 0 (25-22 25-18 25-11) Wesley 3 bt Carey 0 (25-14 25-14 25-23). AGSV: SWIMMING C’ships at MSAC: Boys: Mentone 280 Ivanhoe 242 Penleigh & Essendon 223 Trinity T 217 Camberwell 214 Peninsula 177 Marcellin 150

Sporting Whittlesea started its FFV state league 2 north-west season with a 3-2 win against Hume United on Saturday. North City Wolves were among the winners in round one in FFV 3 north-west, smashing newly promoted Upfield 5-1, while Whittlesea United and Lalor United drew 1-1. In FFV state league 4 north, Greenvale United and Plenty Valley Lions both won, Epping City and Fawkner drew 4-4.

Y Yarra Valley 146 Assumption 101. Girls: Mentone 163.5 Ivanhoe 120 Yarra Y Valley 118 Peninsula 112.5 Penleigh & Essendon 85 Assumption 48. AGSV/APS GIRLS: BADMINTON: Haileybury 7-15-325 bt Wesley 2-4-201, Caulfield 9-18-355 bt PEGS 0-1-170, Geelong Coll 8-17-382 bt Geelong Gram 1-4-248. ROWING: Geelong Gram 6m46s.71 (rec) Caulfield, Geelong Coll, Carey, Haileybury, Wesley. SOFTBALL: Yarra Y Valley 12 bt Carey 4, PEGS 18 bt Geelong Gram 13, Wesley 16 bt ACK 6, Caulfield 16 bt Ivanhoe 6. TENNIS: Geelong Coll 13-112 bt ACK 3-53, Wesley 16-128 bt Peninsula 0-19, PEGS 9-104 bt Ivanhoe 7-95, Carey 9-88 bt Yarra Y Valley 7-81, Haileybury 14-124 bt Geelong Gram 2-40. VOLLEYBALL: Yarra Y Valley 3 bt Carey 0 (25-8 25-14 25-13) Wesley 3 bt Peninsula 1 (22-25 25-15 2624 25-22) Caulfield 3 bt Ivanhoe 0 (25-15 25-15 25-16) PEGS 3 bt Mentone 1 (14-25 25-17 25-14 25-22). APS: CRICKET: St Kevins 7-153 (Boehm 57 Parsons 30) v Melbourne, Caulfield 129 (Emrose 31) v Geelong Coll 1-16, Scotch 192 (Dawborn 50 Sparks 52 Steele 36 Sutherland 35 Williamson 3-19 Johnson 3-29) v Xavier 0-10, Wesley 116 (Larkey 4-19) v Carey 1-33, Haileybury 156 (Tan (T 47no Battle 35 MacCorquodale 30 Simmons 37 Murray 4-29 Noske 3-18) v Brighton 1-28. GSV: Softball: Snr A: Rd 5: Sion 11 bt Lauriston 5, Shelford 18 bt Korowa 17, Sacre Coeur 12 bt Camberwell 10, Lowther Hall 11 bt Siena 10, Fintona 23 bt Ruyton 4, PLC 9 bt Ivanhoe 7, Star of the Sea 15 bt OLMC 14, MLC 26 bt St Catherine’s 6, St Margaret’s 21 bt Loreto 7. Inter A: Semi-f: Strathcona 12 bt Ruyton 10, Star of the Sea 14 bt PLC 9. Jnr A: Qtr-f: MLC 14 bt Loreto1 4, OLMC 20 bt Camberwell 2, Siena1 8 bt St Margaret’s 5, Star of the Sea 28 bt Fintona 4. Semi-f: MLC 8 bt Star of the Sea 1, Siena (1) 11 bt OLMC 1. B: Semi-f: Siena (1) 10 bt Siena (2) 5, Mentone 9 bt Star of the Sea 7. Indoor Cricket: Snr A: Rd 5: Sacre Coeur 166 bt Melbourne 96, Strathcona 153 bt Sion 146, Siena 98 bt PLC 73, Lowther Hall 166 bt Camberwell1 72, MLC 70 bt Camberwell(2) 0, Toorak T 162 bt Mentone 123, Lauriston(1) 211 bt Shelford 96. Inter A: Semi-f: Sacre Coeur (1) 151 bt Sion (1) 141, Siena (1) 111 bt MLC 81. Jnr A: Semi-f: Siena 161 bt Lauriston 90, Sacre Coeur 169 bt MLC 115. Tennis: Inter A: Qtr-f: Ivanhoe 4-32 bt Toorak T 0-10, Star of the Sea 3-25 bt Sion 1-22. Semi-f: Ivanhoe 3-28 bt PLC 1-22, Sacre Coeur 3-28 bt Star of the Sea 1-22. Qtr-f: PLC 2-28 bt Camberwell 2-18, Sacre Coeur 2-28 bt Strathcona 2-22. B: Semi-f: OLMC 3-27 bt Sacre Coeur 1-16, Camberwell 4-32 bt Ivanhoe 0-8. Jnr A: Qtr-f: MLC1 3-27 bt OLMC 1-15, Lowther Hall 4-32 bt Sacre Coeur 0-12, Star of the Sea 4-32 bt Sion 0-6, Strathcona 3-26 bt Korowa 1-23. Semi-f: Star of the Sea 3-27 bt Lowther Hall 1-23, MLC (1) 3-30 bt Strathcona 1-19. B: Qtr-f: Star of the Sea 3-28 bt St Catherine’s (1) 1-15, OLMC 2-25 bt Sacre Coeur 2-22, Lowther Hall 4-32 bt Strathcona 0-10, MLC (1) 3-29 bt Genazzano(2) 1-18. Semi-f: Star of the Sea 4-32 bt MLC (1) 0-14, Lowther Hall 3-31 bt OLMC 1-19. C: Semi-f: Star of the Sea 3-21 bt Lowther Hall 1-19, MLC (1) 4-24 bt OLMC 0-5. C’SHIP: SWIMMING: Div 1: MLC, Ruyton, Melbourne: Firbank, Korowa, PLC, Loreto, St Catherine’s. Div 2: Star of the Sea, Strathcona, Sacre Coeur, Mentone, Ivanhoe, OLMC, Lauriston, Camberwell. Div 3: Genazzano, Shelford, Toorak, T Sion, Siena, Lowther Hall, St Margaret’s, Fintona. DIVING: Div 1: Firbank, MLC, Star of the Sea, PLC, Sacre Coeur, Genazzano, Loreto, Shelford. Div 2: Strathcona, Lauriston, St Catherine’s, Toorak, T Mentone, Ruyton, Ivanhoe, Lowther Hall. Div 3: Camberwell, OLMC, St Margaret’s, Siena, Korowa, Fintona, Sion, Melbourne. APS BOYS COMBINED SWIMMING & DIVING CARNIVALS CARNIV at MSAC: APS: Legend: BGS (Brighton Gram) CY (Carey Gram) Caul (Caulfield Gram) GEEL (Geelong Combined) GC (Geelong Coll) GGS (Geelong Gram)

HY (Haileybury) MGS (Melbourne Gram) SC (Scotch Coll) SKC (St Kevin’s Coll) WC (Wesley Coll) XC (Xavier Coll). Open: Diving A: J Kehagias (WC) 249.15 S Mullin (SKC) N Biggins (SC). B: P Dempsey (SKC) 109.50 N Rogers (HY) A Tsaconas T (SC). 200m freestyle: M Davenport-Wright (Caul) 1:54.31 T Wood (CY) B Hewitt (HY). 100m freestyle: M Davenport-Wright (Caul) 53.26 D Forster (HY) C Howard (SKC). 100m backstroke: L May (WC) 59.62 B Hewitt (HY) M Caithness (Caul). 100m breaststroke: D Schlicht (SKC) 1:06.03 (NR) L Humphreys (Caul) C McMullin (WC). 200m IM: M Davenport-Wright (Caul) 2:09.47 S Durrant (CY) W Ta (SC). 50m butterfly: D Forster (HY) 26.01 P O’Sullivan (XC) J Couturier (Caul). 4x50 medley relay: Carey Gram 1:52.19 Caulfield Gram Haileybury. 4x50 freestyle relay: Caulfield Gram 1:38.74 Haileybury Carey Gram. 4x50 backstroke relay: Caulfield Gram 1:52.67 Wesley Coll Scotch Coll. 4x50 breaststroke relay: Caulfield Gram 2:11.50 St Kevin’s Coll Haileybury. 4x50 butterfly relay: Caulfield Gram 1:46.74 Haileybury St Kevin’s Coll. U-17: Diving A: O Goodman (SKC) 114.45 T Spaargaren T (Caul) C Dickson (HY). B: T Andriske (SKC) 105.00 O Biggins (SC) T Vichitrananda (GGS). 200m freestyle: B Negri (SC) 1:58.22 C Horton (Caul) N Hallam (SKC). 100m freestyle: B Negri (SC) 52.73 C Horton (Caul) S Durrant (Caul). 100m backstroke: L Wong (CY) 1:02.00 R Gowty (Caul) W Ta (SC). 100m breaststroke: S Durrant (CY) 1:06.15 (NR) S Banzon (HY) D Perry (WC). 50m butterfly: B Negri (SC) 27.14 M Hester (SKC) S Banzon (HY). 4x50 freestyle relay: Scotch Coll 1:40.93 Caulfield Gram St Kevin’s Coll. 4x50m backstroke relay: St Kevin’s Coll 1:59.87 Scotch Coll Caulfield Gram. 4x50m breaststroke relay: St Kevin’s Coll 2:16.02 Scotch Coll Melbourne Gram. 4x50 medley relay: Scotch Coll 1:55.52 Caulfield Gram St Kevin’s Coll.

Q CROQUET MELBOURNE METRO: Golf Croquet Shield: Rd 5: Brunswick Kookas 8-79 bt Ivanhoe Park White 4-70, Brunswick Burros 8-67 bt Ivanhoe Park Burgundy 4-65, Essendon White 9-80 bt Essendon Red 3-50, Monash Blue 9-74 bt Village Glen 3-51, Sandringham 7-69 bt Monash White 5-65, Williamstown 7-65 bt Kew 5-65. MELBOURNE METRO: Association Pennant: Div 4: Elsternwick 3-48 bt Ringwood 0-22, MCC (1) 3-39 bt MCC (3) 0-30, Essendon 3-23 bt MCC (2) 0-10.

Q RUGBY RUGB UNION VRU: Dewar Shield: Rd 1: Melb 24 drew Foots 24, End Hills 29 drew Pwr House 29, Box Hill 54 bt Moor 13, Melb Uni 27 bt Quins 13.

Q TENPINS WESTERN SUBURBS LEAGUE at Watergardens: Rd 7: HSM: R Harford 741 D Browne 714 P Williams 711. HSF: R Browne 685 E Oravec 545 K Coward 459. HGM: T Fielder 279 R Harford 259 P Williams 257. HGF: R Browne 249 E Oravec 194 J Rule 163.

Q TENNIS VICTORIAN PREMIER LEAGUE: MEN Rd 1: Country All Stars 3-7-57 bt MCC 3-6-54, Royal Sth Yarra Y 3-7-52 bt Bundoora 3-6-48, Grace Park Hawthorn 4-9-71 bt Kooyong 2-7-73. Rd 2: Royal Sth Yarra Y 5-10-62 bt MCC 1-3-36, Kooyong 5-11-70 bt Bundoora 1-230, Grace Park Hawthorn 6-12-73 bt Country All Stars 0-0-28. WOMEN Rd 1: Beaumaris 4-10-80 bt Mornington 2-7-75, Kooyong 6-12-73 bt MCC 0-023, Dendy Park 5-10-63 bt Royal Sth Yarra Y 1-2-37. Rd 2: Mornington 4-8-60 bt MCC 2-4-42, Beaumaris 6-10-74 bt Dendy Park 0-0-25, Kooyong 5-10-75 bt Royal Sth Y Yarra 1-3-32. 15 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ MARCH 24, 2015

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Make new friends.

Convenient location short walk to train & bus.

New and previously owned villas available. Reserve your new home straight away and move in now or after you sell your current home. Call us on 1800 503 225 to find out how it works.

Villa 27 - $299,000 Haddon

design in court

location. Two bedrooms with built in robes. Separate study. No stamp duty payable on any villas at Melba Vale.

Villa 36 - $320,000 Prime

location near community centre. Two bedrooms plus third bedroom/study. Rear living area overlooks outdoor space.

Villa 20 - $315,000

Villa 38 - $299,000

North

facing living area and back yard. Study or third bedroom facing north. Great location close to village facilities.

Two

bedrooms plus study. Dining area opens out onto alfresco area. Two toilets, lock up garage, ducted vacuum. Reduced Price

1390 Pascoe Vale Road Coolaroo Freecall 1800 503 225

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