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Teen on terror charge By Lexi Cottee Greenvale area residents are in shock after the dramatic arrest of a teenager, who police allege was planning a terrorist attack. Yesterday, a heavy police presence remained in Clare Boulevard outside the 17-year-old’s double-storey home, where he was arrested on Friday afternoon. Appearing in the children’s court yesterday, the teen was remanded in custody until May 26. His arrest came after a tip-off to the National Security Hotline, which sparked a nine-day investigation leading up to the joint Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police raid at 12.45pm last Friday. Police converged on the premises and arrested the boy as he was leaving in a car with a woman. He allegedly resisted before being overwhelmed by police. Using a megaphone, police stood in front of the house and called for any occupants to come outside with their hands in the air. Six women proceeded to file out the front door and were later privately counselled. Victoria’s Acting Police Commissioner, Tim Cartwright, said the teenager, who had dropped out of school, planned to carry out a terrorist attack “in coming days”. He said investigators did not know of a specific target, but the boy had taken steps to prepare improvised explosion devices to carry out the attack. The teenager has been charged with engaging in, preparing for or planning a terrorist act. Police described his actions as an “imminent threat to the community”, saying they feared a Mother’s Day attack. Police said the large-scale raid on the boy’s family home found three improvised devises as well as other bomb-making material. A laptop was also among items seized. Acting Commissioner Cartwright said the teenager was co-operating with police. “In the past couple of days, we have made, or attempted to make, contact with more than 35 community groups to provide information about what is happening,” he said.
Bomb squad officers at the Greenvale property on Friday night. (Eddie Jim/The The Age Age)
“Police will also be out and about in their local communities, talking to people and answering questions where we can.” He urged the community to stay calm and embrace the state’s cultural diversity. “These are still isolated events carried out by isolated men,” he said. After the arrest, the focus shifted to the young man’s house, which was searched by
officers in hazmat suits. Police continued to search the house during the weekend. Neighbours say the young man who was arrested was often seeing playing basketball in his backyard. A young woman, said to be a family friend, claimed the accused recently became obsessed with religion and would not leave the house except to pray or listen to Islamic preachers.
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Police have not confirmed a connection between this arrest and terror raids last month, nor the questioning of a 14-year-old boy in Sydney at the weekend. Victorians are being asked to report suspicious behaviour to the National Security Hotline on 1800 1234 00. - with The Age
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Election promises mostly kept By Lexi Cottee The Andrews state government’s first budget has delivered for the City of Whittlesea, with funds allocated to build a new police station, two new schools and plan the Mernda rail extension. Despite a war of words between Labor and the state opposition over how much has been committed to the extension of the South Morang train line to Mernda and the duplication of Yan Yean road, works will start
on both projects in the 2015-16 financial year. Money has been set aside to develop a business case for the Mernda rail extension ($9 million). Another $865,000 is budgeted for planning the duplication of Yan Yean Road between Diamond Creek Road and Kurrak Road at Plenty. This project was costed by both Labor and the Coalition last year at $95 million. The government will also spend $40.7 million on the O’Herns Road and Hume Freeway diamond interchange, and is seeking commitments from the federal government
and Whittlesea council to cover the remaining $70 million. Another election promise was kept when $15 million was earmarked for a new police station at Mernda. About $6 million will be spent replacing portable classrooms at Mill Park Heights Primary School, while Doreen’s Hazel Glen College gets $7.8 million to construct stages three and four of its building project. The former state government’s public private partnership model will be expanded to fund Mernda Central Secondary School. Another
$8 million has been set aside for early works. Budget surprises included $50 million for the Interface Councils Infrastructure Fund to help growth area councils build community centres and playgrounds. Northern Hospital gets $29 million to expand its inpatient capacity, but no reference was made to continuing the Healthy Together Victoria program beyond June 30. Whittlesea mayor Ricky Kirkham rued shortfalls for the Yan Yean Road and Mernda rail projects but said the budget “recognises some of the needs of this growing community”.
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Hume council’s 2015-16 draft budget includes a five per cent rate rise and record spending on infrastructure. The draft, presented to councillors on Monday night, is expected to be formally adopted next month. Hume chief executive Domenic Isola said the rate rise was flagged last year in the council’s strategic resource plan. On top of the five per cent rate hike, residents will face a 0.3 per cent landfill levy, payable to EPA Victoria. Hume mayor Adem Atmaca said Sunbury’s secession from Hume wasn’t factored into this year’s budget.
Funding for a new primary school in Craigieburn and removal of the Camp Road level crossing in Campbellfield, together with millions for growth councils, are just some of the spoils for Hume in the 2015-16 state budget. More than $12 million has been earmarked for the new primary school – one of eight new schools planned for the state as revealed last Tuesday. The refurbishment of Sunbury College’s science wing has been allocated $3 million. Almost $2.5 million will be spent in the 2015-16 financial year on the school, with all works predicted to be completed in 2017. Mount Ridley P-12 College in Craigieburn has been allocated $3.56 million to complete stage 5 of the new Hampton Street school. The budget papers include allocation of $300 million for a TAFE Rescue Fund that will include cash for Kangan Institute in Broadmeadows. The Interface Councils group, which consists of 10 councils in growth areas and includes Hume and Whittlesea, received $50 million. Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins said the funds could be used to build multi-purpose facilities, community centres, playgrounds – “anything that local families need”. The Camp Road level crossing will be removed with funds from the government’s $5 billion-to-$6 billion war chest to remove 50 of the most dangerous and congested level crossings in the state.
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Rail link ‘deceit’ rejected By Lexi Cottee Yan Yean MP Danielle Green has rejected accusations of funding short-falls for the Mernda rail extension and duplication of Yan Yean Road, labelling the war of words a “deceitful campaign� masterminded by the Coalition. The Andrews state government’s 2015-16 budget revealed that just $9 million had been set aside for the extension of the South Morang rail line to Mernda. The funds will pay for the development of a business case, site investigations, land acquisition and other project development work for the Mernda rail project.
When Labor promised to deliver the rail extension last year, the estimated cost to build eight kilometres of duplicated track between South Morang and Mernda was between $400 million and $600 million. The Coalition costed the project at $700 million. About $865,000 will be spent preparing a business case and conducting further planning for the duplication of Yan Yean Road between Diamond Creek and Kurrak roads in Plenty, costed by both Labor and the Coalition last year at $95 million. Opposition leader and former planning minister Matthew Guy said the road duplication and rail extension had been grossly underfunded.
“I don’t expect the government to be drilling and laying down tracks in its first year, but there should be between $50 million to $100 million there in 2015-16 and then ramp it up the following year,� he said. “It’s a disgrace.� Mr Guy said preliminary planning for the project had already been done. “This project has been sited for years, the railway has been there for over 100 years, the route options are known, the station locations are known,� he said. “It’s been planned to within an inch of its life.� But Ms Green said Labor’s plan had always been to finalise planning in the government’s first year before construction could begin in the next.
“If voters feel cheated it’s only because the Opposition is running a deceitful campaign,� she said. “Our commitment was $400 million to $600 million. “What will happen now is the detailed planning, which will lead to the final figure – that’s why it’s not specified in the forward estimates.� Mernda Rail Alliances spokesman Darren Peters was happy with the state government’s budget allocation. “Labor said before the 2014 election that they would allocate the necessary funds for planning in their first budget and the balance of funds for construction in their following budgets so they have kept their promise,� Mr Peters said.
Hailing the revolution Thomastown businessman Ted Chwasta wants food education back on the school curriculum. So great is his passion that when he caught wind that celebrity chef Jamie Oliver had started a petition to make practical food education compulsory in schools, Mr Chwasta decided to encourage schools in Thomastown to sign up by offering them a giveaway. Mr Chwasta owns The Good Guys in Thomastown. The electrical and white goods chain is the founding partner of Jamie’s Ministry of Food Australia, which has taught more than 19,000 people the health and wellbeing benefits of cooking healthy, no-fuss food from scratch. Mr Chwasta will give a new stainless-steel microwave to whichever
school contributes the most signatures to the petition before Food Revolution Day on May 15. “Food Revolution Day and Jamie’s petition are a chance for everyone in the community to come together and unite in a fight for nutrition curriculum and standards in our primary schools – and send a message,� he said. Pupils at St Clares Catholic Primary School, who have their own kitchen garden, are rallying friends and family to sign Jamie Oliver’s petition. Lexi Cottee How does your garden grow? St Clares Primary School pupil Alister does the count, with Jaffar, Phoebe and Nina planting out. (Shawn Smits)
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“My father’s cousin used to live across the road from us. She’s 97 now. She’s been here all her married life, about 70 years,” Ms Sutherland said. “I dread anyone having to tell her the hall’s gone. Because it was a landmark.” Ms Sutherland said the hall was the centre of community life when the area was a sparsely
populated farming district. Her forbears, as well as her husband’s relatives, settled in Doreen in the 1860s. The same property is still in the family. Ms Sutherland said her grandparents and parents went to weekly dances at the hall. “Mum still talks about it. That’s all they had back then.”
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The 108 year-old hall at Doreen has been demolished. The disused weatherboard building was levelled last week to make way for roadworks and the development of the Doreen Recreation Reserve. Whittlesea mayor Ricky Kirkham said the demolition would allow for a set of traffic lights to be installed at the notorious Bridge Inn and Yan Yean roads intersection, and for the future duplication of Yan Yean Road. Last year, Star Weekly reported that a portion of the Bridge Inn Road reserve lay within the area earmarked for Doreen’s recreation reserve and, along with the Doreen hall, was standing in the way of plans to have Yan Yean Road declared a state road between Kurrak and Bridge Inn roads. Cr Kirkham said the demolition of the Doreen hall was made public when plans were being drawn up for the recreation reserve last year. “Parts of the structure will be salvaged and stored to be used as part of a commemorative piece at the site to honour the history of the reserve and the community-built hall,” Cr Kirkham said. But not everyone is happy with the timing of the demolition. Third-generation Doreen resident Julie Sutherland said the council did not tell locals when the hall would be demolished. She said she was on the hall committee for a number of years and is disappointed the council did not adequately maintain the building nor tell the area’s older residents exactly when it was due to be taken down. She said they would have liked to take photos and commemorate the event.
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There’s always a place at Sue Taylor’s house on Christmas Day for people without family. So it was no surprise when 103-year-old Trudy was a guest at Ms Taylor’s Christmas lunch four years ago. The pair’s friendship bloomed at Villa Maria retirement home in Bundoora, where Trudy lives and Ms Taylor volunteers three times each week. She’s been a friend, mentor and aid for Villa Maria residents for 11 years and will be recognised as part of National Volunteer Week for her time, effort and compassion. A lunch will also be held on Tuesday to honour 24 volunteers who have visited the Bundoora aged-care home for anywhere between five and 35 years.
The not-for-profit centre relies on more than 340 volunteers to provide residents with friendship and help in administration and fundraising. Ms Taylor has built some strong relationships over the years. “I find volunteering really enriching,” she says. “My philosophy is to give back – that’s what the world’s all about. One day I may be sitting in an aged-care facility and need someone to talk to. A five-minute chat can mean the world to some people. I don’t think we realise how much input and power we have to make a difference just with our time.” Lexi Cottee
Police seized drugs, guns and 23 bicycles while executing a warrant at Westmeadows last Friday. Fawkner divisional response unit officers went to a Devenish Court address and found three guns, drugs including ice and cannabis, and 23 allegedly stolen road and mountain bikes valued at between $1000 and $8000 each. A 39-year-old Westmeadows man was arrested.
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Cyclist numbers plummet By Lexi Cottee Bike riding has declined by 20 per cent in the past 12 months in Whittlesea, according to the latest Bicycle Network Victoria statistics. On March 3, the network conducted its annual Super Tuesday Bike Count to measure cycling commuter numbers in the morning peak between 7am and 9am. The national survey was completed by volunteers, who were stationed at points along bike paths across the country. There were 20 sites to count during the two-hour
peak period through Whittlesea – recording a 20 per cent decline in cyclists from the previous year. Bicycle Network Victoria’s general manager of government and external relations, Chris Carpenter, said on Super Tuesday last year, 11 counting stations had been set up in the city of Whittlesea. “When comparing those same 11 sites, between 2014 and 2015, there was a 20 per cent decrease in the number of bike riders counted,” Mr Carpenter said. “However, as bicycle routes improve people can change the
route they take. This may have occurred in the city of Whittlesea. “That said, considerable more work is required across the country in order to get more people bike riding.” Mr Carpenter said despite Whittlesea council’s ongoing work to improve infrastructure and conditions for bike riders, more is needed so residents can enjoy the enormous health benefits regular bike riding brings. South Morang resident and keen cyclist Anthony Di Berardino volunteered on the
Super Tuesday to count the riders passing the corner of Findon Road and Ferres Boulevard at South Morang. He said he noticed a surprising number of female bike riders despite women making up just 23 per cent of the total number of bike commuters counted across Australia. He attributed the overall decline in cycling participation in Whittlesea to the closure of bike shops, including the popular Bike n’Bean in South Morang. “People might be struggling to find a place to buy a bike or have theirs fixed,” he said.
Change on the frontline It was a changing of the guard last Friday when Whittlesea’s outgoing police inspector Bob Dykstra welcomed Paul Tysoe to the role. Inspector Dykstra has managed the Whittlesea police service area for four years and will move across to Diamond Creek police station in a project officer role, still encompassing the Banyule, Nillumbik and Whittlesea areas. He said Victoria Police encouraged movement after three or four years in a role, and last month marked four years since he took up the position of inspector. Inspector Dykstra said in this time he had negotiated to introduce a dedicated family violence unit and overcome countless challenges as the area expanded rapidly. “I’m confident the people and processes we have in place will continue to provide an effective policing service to the community,” he said.
He predicted the biggest challenges for Inspector Tysoe, who has served as the Nillumbik inspector for the past two years, would be overseeing the opening and resourcing of Mernda’s new police station, which was allocated $15 million in last week’s 2015-16 state budget. “Also, ongoing high levels of family violence and the impact of crystal methamphetamine,” Inspector Dykstra said. The inspector is a Doreen resident and has lived and worked in the Whittlesea area for 30 years. He said family violence remained Victoria Police’s main priority. “We have a very simple philosophy that everyone has a right to feel safe in their own home.” Inspector Tysoe said staffing issues, including manning the future Mernda police station, were being discussed “at the highest levels”. Lexi Cottee
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for connection, too. Red Train has since offered to pay for the CFA’s connection – a cost of about $700 – if 30 people sign up and mention “Doreen CFA”. Volunteer Matthew Stoneham said having quick and reliable internet would be a boon for the Yan Yean Road fire station. “We would have better access to training material and, on high risk fire days, volunteers could be online and work their day-job while waiting for a call-out.” A Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman report found that in 2014, Doreen South 10024722-01-a12May©MMP
recorded the second-highest number of internet-related complaints. While the National Broadband Network has been rolled out to parts of Doreen, Epping North and Mernda, many households are still without high-speed internet. Whittlesea council has contracted Red Train to provide “fibre-to-the-home” data cabling to more than 14,000 homes in parts of these poorly serviced suburbs. To see if your home is eligible, visit Red Train’s website. Details: www. redtrain.com.au/whittlesea/register
A campaign by more than 500 concerned parents to get a new children’s crossing at Lakes South Morang Primary School has succeeded. Whittlesea councillors voted last Tuesday to approve a children’s crossing in front of the Gordons Road school in response to a petition signed by 543 people and spearheaded by the school’s parents association. Principal Kerrie Heenan said the school community had been concerned about students crossing busy Gordons Road, which carries about 500 cars during school peak times. Ms Heenan said the decision “was a big win” for the school, which had been without a crossing for six months. Prior to the opening of the school’s junior campus, a children’s crossing was installed in 2007 on the west side of Gordons Road, about 150 metres from The Lakes Boulevard. Another pedestrian crossing was then installed further up the road in June last year. After this second, flashing light pedestrian crossing was installed the children’s crossing was removed. Parents tabled a petition last November with Whittlesea council and an ensuing officers’ report confirmed the need for the second school crossing. Ms Heenan said the new crossing would be in a better position than the former one as it would link with a shared pathway already used by many pupils. Lexi Cottee
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Developing young women who lead, serve and make a positive difference is the goal of the Catholic Ladies’ College Community Service Program. As part of it, all year 10 students spend a week off campus helping in aged care, different abilities, animal, welfare and environment programs. The girls show incredible maturity and humility in helping others. Some students also join a weekly reading club run by St Vincent de Paul with St Pius X Primary School in Heidelberg West. Volunteers work with children in grades 3-6 to develop a love of reading, while consolidating and enhancing their language
and literacy skills. CLC volunteers travel with staff after school for four weeks to provide consistency and allow authentic relationships to form. Some students attend more sessions in their own time. On a wider level, the CLC Student Leadership Team and entire college community constantly raises money and awareness for local and global issues and causes. The Social Justice Group recently held a voluntary silent protest against detaining asylum seekers and the Reconciliation Group raised money for the Opening the Doors Foundation, which helps keep Aboriginal students in school. The school always seems to have a cake stall or concert on the go for a great cause.
When Moira Kelly’s Children First Foundation brings a child from overseas for life-changing surgery, students at St Monica’s College feel a sense of pride. They have raised $5000 each for three children to fly to Melbourne as part of the program, using events such as cupcake days. Each college year 12 home room collects milk for the foundation’s Kilmore farm. Students also visit the farm. The program is one of many St Monica’s initiatives. Students are involved in projects such as raising money for Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion, helping the Good Samaritan Inn refuge, visiting Green Gables aged-care residents and volunteering with St Vincent de Paul, Ozanam House and Merriang Special Developmental School. They also take part in the 40 Hour Famine, promote Red Cross blood donations, hold Cancer Council morning teas with staff, support indigenous communities, promote Fairtrade and have an interfaith initiative with the Islamic Al Siraat College. Principal Brian Hanley is proud of the community engagement that has long defined the school’s culture. “It’s really flourishing at the moment,” he says. Students are also aware of refugee issues and year 11 students work with local asylum seekers. “You can’t even put a price on it,” Brian says. “It gives them a true understanding of what charity means and I don’t just mean dollars and cents, I mean looking after other people.”
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Yarra Valley Grammar students are often seen out and about in their local area raising money for charity and volunteering with local causes. Whether they are visiting nursing homes or manning primary school fête stalls, students at all levels participate in the school’s Community Links Program. A highlight each year is the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal, in which about 250 students doorknock in Ringwood. They have raised more than $250,000 in the past 10 years, plus $37,055.40 in 2015. Yarra Valley also raised $12,000 last year and more than $11,000 this year for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave, in which students shave or dye their hair. This year art teacher Laurie Hamilton grew a goatee to shave at the annual Great Yarra Shave on the last day of the first term. As part of Community Links, year 8 students sign up for projects such as performing a music concert at a local special school or creating packages for missionaries heading to Cambodia. Middle School students have a student-led committee and volunteer at local events, while tute groups across the school hold cake stalls and other fund-raisers for charities of their choice. School chaplain Paul Joy co-ordinates the program and is constantly impressed by the students’ energy and creativity. He says the program is based on a Christian ethos and reminds students how lucky they are. “We have much to be thankful for and so the responsibility on us is to then go and give and share and serve and help others,” he says.
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Memories remain Visiting Gallipoli for its historic centenary has helped schools experience the spirit of the Anzacs
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aving two relatives who fought in World War I made Emelia Eagling-Every’s recent trip to Gallipoli even more special. The Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar social-service prefect was one of 94 Victorian students and teachers who attended the Anzac Day centenary dawn service. Emelia’s great-great uncle, Archie Eagling, was killed in action during the Great War. “Archie joined the 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion and began his training at the Tel-el-Kebir camp,” she says. “My great-great uncle fought very briefly on the Western Front until he was killed in action at age 24 on the July 6, 1916. He is now buried at the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery in France.” Emelia’s great-grandfather, Private George Every, fought at the Somme during WWI. He returned to Australia after being injured in France. Emelia was among 80 students, 14 teachers and four officials from across Victoria that the state government sent to Turkey last month to commemorate 100 years since the Gallipoli campaign started. Chosen from 734 applicants, the group was on site by 3am for the main dawn service at North Beach, before attending Australia’s memorial service at Lone Pine. Emelia was one of only four students in her group to meet Prince Charles, Prince Harry and Prime Minister Tony Abbott. This topped off what was already an emotional and moving experience.
The seven-day tour was based in Istanbul and took in major tourist sites such as the Grand Bazaar, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace. All those involved returned with amazing experiences and stories to share with their school and wider communities. Camberwell Girls Grammar School’s Karin Lemanis and Megan Liew were the only teacher-student combination from the same school. Megan is a year 12 student with a strong sense of social justice and believes we need to commemorate the WWI sacrifices made by both Australians and non-Australians. “Being given the opportunity to keep the Anzac spirit alive with other young Australians is one I’ll never forget,” Megan says. “The experiences and memories I have gained on this journey are immeasurable and I feel proud and humbled by the opportunity. To ensure that the sacrifices made by our Anzacs is never forgotten, I am constantly sharing the experience and knowledge with my peers and the community.” Karin is a history teacher who reminds students that soldiers are ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. She takes year 9 girls to Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance, which has a new WWI section with a Gallipoli landing boat, and uses Australian War Memorial boxes – containing soldiers’ uniforms, equipment and artefacts – to take her students back to that time in Australia’s history.
Proud descendant: Emelia Eagling-Every with a pocket bible given to her great-great-uncle by his sister. Part of the inscription reads: “God be with you, Till we meet again”. (Supplied)
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Gallipoli landing was commemorated through school and community initiatives, including Senior School and Junior School Anzac Day assemblies. Highlights included visiting the school’s Aleppo pine (or Lone Pine) tree – descended from trees at Gallipoli – and joining the National Trust’s Gallipoli Oaks Project and the City of Banyule Schools Anzac Day service. Students also escorted the Australian 2/4 Field Regiment banner during this year’s Anzac Day march in Melbourne. Emelia is reminded of WWI sacrifices through memorabilia lining the walls and the people she and other students meet when visiting the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital each week as volunteers. She now has some special stories of her own to tell them. “The Remembrance Garden and memorabilia help me to remember the people who walked the very halls that I now do, and for that matter, all the nurses and soldiers that would have passed through the hundreds of military hospitals during WWI,” she says.
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Karin, whose twin daughters Belinda and Amelia turned 12 on Anzac Day, was touched and honoured to experience one of the most important places she has taught about. “These stories help us define who we are and what we are all capable of,” she says. “I like to remind students that WWI, and specifically the events at Gallipoli, helped shape Australia’s future because we needed to deal with major social issues … concerning citizenship and sacrifice, conscription, independence from Britain, Australia’s place on the world scene, women in the workforce, democratic equality, loss and empathy. “The Anzacs have given us a lasting sense of national identity. Their displays of bravery, loyalty, self-reliance, self-sacrifice and fighting spirit all personify the ‘real’ Australian spirit.” While the Gallipoli pilgrimage was a state government initiative, many schools offer international trips in which students and teachers enjoy incredible experiences and forge links with communities around the world. The Anzac Day trip provided a lifetime of memories and an appreciation of what our soldiers went through. At other times, Camberwell Girls Grammar offers language tours to France, Germany and China. It has social justice trips to Chiang Mai in Thailand, to help build amenities for a school near the Burmese border, and a history/science tour to the US. At Ivanhoe Girls’, the anniversary of the
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Learn how to complete the ‘co-ordinate and create’ phases of the Healthy Together achievement program tomorrow, 9.30am-12.30pm, at Whittlesea council offices, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang. This seminar is recommended for school and early-childhood services staff. ■ Adele, 9217 2531
An information night has been organised for refugee and migrant women living in Hume and Whittlesea who want to start a small business. The session is next Thursday, May 21, 10.30am-noon, at Whittlesea council offices, South Morang. Run by the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Stepping Stones is a small business program that offers mentoring, training and support to help refugee and migrant women develop new skills and increase participation in business and community. ■ Rebecca, 0428 906 935 or email rmeddings@bsl.org.au
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To celebrate the unveiling of Merrifield’s display village, residents and visitors are invited to attend a family event at the new site on Donnybrook Road, Mickleham, from Saturday, 11am-4pm. Merrifield developers MAB and Gibson Property Group have created a $1. 3 million park, which includes state-of-the-art play and sports equipment for kids of all ages, including slides and swings. There’s also a barbecue area with seating, shelter and toilets. ■ Helen, 9205 2306
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CONSIDER THE SAUCE Kenny Weir enjoys a fabulous Lebanese feast My son Bennie always showed more interest in the F&C shop at one end of The Circle’s shopping strip than I did. But that wasn’t hard as my level of interest was pretty much zero. My lack of curiosity continued when the premises became a cafe that – and here I am judging a restaurant by its cover – seemed to offer little more than basic coffee. So it was only happy circumstance – the Lebanese pizza shop up the road being closed – that forced me through the door to see what’s on offer. My prior judgments based on appearances proved to be utterly false. In fact, House Of Beans serves a longish range of good Lebanese food – think falafel, ful madammas, hummus and the like – that puts it on the same footing as the fabulous Abbout Falafel House in Coburg. And about that I am ecstatic. Just think, no more driving to Sydney Road! For my first visit, I go for the “kafta in bread” ($6.50) and a small serve of fattoush ($7). At first blush, the kafta, found between layers of lovely, toasted house-made flat bread, appears to be very similar to the pinkish meaty smear found on your basic meat pizza up the road and elsewhere. It’s nothing of the sort. This is much more juicy, well seasoned and delicious – in short, it really is lamb kafta in a sandwich. Marvellous! The generously proportioned fattoush is wonderfully fresh but, if anything, the dressing is a little too lemony.
THE HOUSE OF BEANS CAFE Address: 25 The Circle, Altona Phone: 0419 375 397 Nahida helpfully explains the ins and outs of the five different varieties of ful on offer – basically they’re all variations on red beans, depending on the addition or not of tomato, tahini or chick peas – but we perversely go in the opposite direction. I let my young man have his way with an order of the most expensive menu item: mixed grill ($15). It’s a ripper! There’s a skewer apiece of kafta, lamb and chicken. They’re all fabulous – heavy with amazing chargrilled flavour, juicy and tender. Throw in a good gob of hummus, some rice and the same good salad mix, and you’ve got a splendid meal. My falafel plate ($10) looks a little on the bare-bones side until the arrival of … a fabulously tangy bowl of green olives, pickled cucumber and chillis, mint and onion. The falafels are fresh and yummy, though a tad on the dry side for my taste. Nahida brings us some ful to try. This one is an oily mix of red beans and chick peas that is slightly surplus to the rest of our meal. We love what Banjo, Nahida and their family have going on here. Kenny Weir is the founder of Consider the Sauce, the definitive guide to Melbourne western suburbs cheap eats – www. considerthesauce.net
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Cricket is still months away, but Westmeadows appears to have pulled off the recruiting coup of next season. The Victorian Turf club has signed Sri Lankan international Chanaka Welegedara for the 2015-16 season. Welegedara, 34, has played 21 Test matches for Sri Lanka, the most recent in August last year. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he has taken 55 Test wickets at an average of just over 41. He also played 10 one-day internationals and last month equalled the world record for the most economical four-over T20 spell – 2-2 – while playing for Tamil Union. Westmeadows will play in the A1 competition this season, after finishing 11th in north division and being relegated. Club president Paul Lloyd said signing Welegedara was a massive boost for the club. “We identified that we needed an extra bowler and we went out and got one and we’re fortunate to get one as good as this,” he said. “It’s something we’ve been working on for a while and it has finally come through. It will give us a bit of momentum.” Welegedara, whose international career is over, will move to Australia once he has finished playing T20 competition in Sri Lanka. Lloyd said the signing came about through contacts within the club. “We’ve got a few contacts and some good networks which have been established,” he said. “Chanaka has managed to get Australian permanent residency and was looking for opportunities to play locally. We’re fortunate he came to us. “It’s great for the club and the area.” Welegedara’s arrival at the club will help with the development of younger players. “He’ll help coach and teach the boys,” Lloyd said. “He’ll work well with Danny [Law, the senior coach] and we’ve appointed Michael Butera to look after junior development. Chanaka will add the icing on the cake.” As for the season ahead, Lloyd said the club was looking to redeem itself after a disappointing year. “We’re embarrassed and disappointed and we want to win as many games as possible to bounce back up,” he said. “We’ve maintained most of our playing list and we hope we aren’t in A1 for long.”
Chris Horman kicked a goal for the Eagles on Saturday. (Shawns Smitst)
Greenvale promotes assistant coach When Greenvale Kangaroos named Stan Nell as the club’s next Premier Cricket coach, the appointment was based on the overall package rather than any one key element. Kangaroos president Bruce Kent said Nell presented as “the best coach for us going forward”, one who had a deep understanding of Premier Cricket and had embraced the culture of the club. “He lives in Sunbury so he knows the area and has previously coached Hawthorn-Monash University on two occasions,” Kent said. “He has also been a Premier Cricket player with North Melbourne and coached internationally.” Nell is set to get a two-year contract with the club after being promoted from his role as assistant coach. Kent said the club’s thriving junior program
would be the backbone for the club in the future. The Kangaroos finished 17th last year. “We have got the best three ovals in Melbourne’s north-west,” Kent said. “We’ve just finished our turf training facility, which has 16 wickets – it’s better than most others. “There’s been a lot of work done and we have set in place a terrific academy. Our under-16 division 1 team made the grand final. “Our under-17 team were Victorian Turf Cricket Association premiers and five of those players played Premier Cricket. We hope we are headed on the right path.” There seems likely to be changes to the Kangaroos’ list, including the departure of captain James Lidgett, who is awaiting a clearance to join Essendon. “James was a bit of a shock,” Kent said.
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“We were recently speaking to him about the captaincy for next season.” English imports Jack Shantry and Ben Cox are unlikely to be back. “Alex Kerr leaves with our blessing,” Kent said. “He lives on the other side of the city and it’s a bit much to ask him to keep driving all the way across.” The club’s other assistant coach, Dale McDonald, will not return after being appointed coach of Williamstown in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association. “Dale is keen to be a senior coach in his own right,” Kent said. “We have a couple of people we are speaking with to consider as assistant coaches and players.” Tara Murray
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Lions maul Melbourne Uni South Morang had a massive win over Melbourne University in Victorian Women’s Football League’s division 4. The Lions dominated from the outset, thrashing Melbourne University 13.16 (94)-0.0 (0). The Lions’ Madysen Duncan kicked two goals and was among the best players. In the west division, Jacana was beaten by Sunbury Lions 9.17 (71)-0.0 (0). 21 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ MAY 12, 2015
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By Tara Murray Epping City climbed to sixth in the state league 4 north soccer table with a 3-1 win over Greenvale United on Saturday. City led 1-0 at half-time and total domination of the second half set up the club’s second win of the season. The Plenty Valley Lions lost their first match of the year, falling 2-1 to Newmarket Phoenix. Bundoora United drew 0-0 with Northern United, while Meadow Park lost 4-0 to West Preston. Hume United was too good for Westvale in state league 2 north-west, winning 3-1, while Sporting Whittlesea drew 1-1 with Heidelberg Stars. Sporting remains on top of the ladder despite the draw, while Hume is 10th. Lalor United defeated La Trobe University 2-1 in state league 3 north-west. Whittlesea United lost 3-1 to Williamstown, while Epping lost 2-1 to Altona City. In National Premier League, Hume City claimed a point against the top-of-the-table Heidelberg United. An own goal gave Heidelberg the only score of the first half, but Nick Hegarty equalised from the penalty spot after a foul on Jai Ingham 20 minutes from the end. In NPL 1, Whittlesea Ranges drew 1-1 with Bendigo City, who held on despite being down to 10 men from the 38th minute. The Ranges got the first goal of the game through Matthew Cundari in the 73th minute and Bendigo equalised five minutes later as the Ranges were left to rue their missed opportunities. For more pictures, go to www.northern. starweekly.com.au.
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SANDRINGHAM 1.2 7.6 9.8 13.15 (93) CASEY 0.3 3.5 7.8 8.10 (58) Goals: Sandringham: Cockie 2 Zijai 2 Acres 2 Saad 2 Brown Saunders Hayes Templeton T Gilbert. Casey: Harmes Petropoulos Gent Grimes Muir McDonald Jones Gawn. Best: Sandringham: Acres Cockie Curren Lee Goddard Saad. Casey: Grimes Michie Muir Gawn Rutherford Neal-Bullen. At Casey Fields. COLLINGWOOD 4.3 5.4 9.8 14.8 (92) GEELONG 4.3 8.5 10.7 12.11 (83) Goals: Collingwood: Still 4 Fasolo 3 Kennedy 2 Gault 2 Abbott Hellier Blair. Geelong: Lucey 4 Gibbs 2 Walker 2 Horlin-Smith Close Herbison Blease. Best: Collingwood: Wallace De Goey Cox Marsh Still Fasolo. Geelong: Paliouras Simpson Horlin-Smith Lucey Blease Cole. At Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo. RICHMOND 5.5 9.9 14.9 19.15 (129) NORTH BALLARA BALLARAT 3.2 4.4 6.7 6.11 (47) Goals: Richmond: McBean 5 Vickery 3 McKenzie 2 Menadue 2 Wynne 2 McGough Contin Mcdonough Hampson Gleeson. North Ballarat: Tsitas T Keeble Curnow Peters Hooper Dumont. Best: Richmond: Dea Scott Arnot McBean Wynne Castagna. North Ballarat: Kiel Austin Sewell Dumont Rippon Schache. At ME Centre.
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CASEY 4.3 4.3 10.4 12.6 (78) SANDRINGHAM 2.0 6.4 7.4 9.7 (61) Goals: Casey: King 3 Lang 2 Wilson 2 Scott 2 Paredes Rosier Page. Sandringham: Kreymborg 4 McTaggart McT 3 Brown Harris. Best: Casey: Corrigan Scott Wilson Page Paredes Anderson. Sandringham: Verma Coates Noone Payne Brown Murdoch. At Casey Fields.
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GIPPSLAND 4.2 6.4 9.6 13.7 (85) QUEENSLAND 1.1 4.2 10.5 13.6 (84) GOALS: Gippsland Power: McKay 3 Costigan 2 Hearn 2 Papley 2 Marsh McMahon Renooy Ferreira. Queensland: Brown 4 Buzza 2 Allison 2 Chol 2 Licht Keays Budarick. Best: Gippsland: Skinner Holmes Costigan McKay McMahon Dessent. Queensland: Budarick Keays William Brown Wagner Allison. At Broadbeach AFC. DANDENONG 3.4 5.6 11.9 12.11 (83) EASTERN 3.1 7.5 7.6 9.8 (62) Goals: Dandenong: Freeman 2 Roscoe 2 La Fontaine Warke Rice Young Y Williams Battle Di Pasquale Gladman. Eastern: Weideman 5 Hardwick 2 Doueal Nolan. Best: Dandenong: Rouse Freeman Collins Lovett Di Pasquale. Eastern: Fenton Batty Weideman Harvey Cotte Brolic. At Box Hill City Oval. NORTH BALLARA BALLARAT 3.3 10.6 15.12 18.15 (123) NORTHERN 1.0 3.1 5.4 7.6 (48) Goals: North Ballarat: Cowan 3 Hopper 3 Templeton T 2 Johnston 2 Lusby 2 Frank 2 Symons Wellings T Taurau Hausler. Northern: Ercolano 2 Dalgleish Soldo Malone Jordan McKay. Best: North Ballarat: Hopper Lusby Templeton T Symons Johnston Dawborn. Northern: El Moussalli Gresham Fiorini Ercolano Malone Leonardis. At Eureka Stadium. WESTERN 2.3 5.7 8.10 10.13 (73) BENDIGO 2.2 6.5 7.5 7.10 (52) Goals: Western: Butt 2 Hickey 2 Knight Spiteri Norton Volpato Coletta Bertollo. Bendigo: Simmons 2 Edwards Higgs T Tardrew Free Ryan. Best: Western: Volpato Knight Foley Berry Norton Hickey. Bendigo: Tardrew T Chisari Muscatello Edwards Harvey Hanley. At Burbank Oval. 22 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ MAY 12, 2015
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GREENV GREENVALE 5.7 7.10 15.16 20.19 (139) AIRPORT WEST 0.0 3.2 4.2 8.5 (53) Goals: Greenvale: N Maric 4 T Hill 4 J Gazzo 3 A Maric 3 S Brewer 2 R Nayna J Smith J Thompson R Johnson. Airport West: B Godden 3 A Penaluna 2 T Williamson C Le Favi L Nash. Best: Greenvale: A Maric T Shinners S Zumbo N Maric N Lower C Farchione. Airport West: B Godden M Scherian A McChristie S T Taylor L Nash T Barbero. PASCOE ASCOE V VALE 3.1 9.10 16.14 27.19 (181) NORTHERN SAINTS 3.4 5.6 8.9 8.12 (60) Goals: Pascoe Vale: B Warren 10 D McGee 3 A Lewis 2 C Robbins 2 M Ross 2 B Ross 2.V Randello D Tydell T J T Taylor S Caruso D Harris G Urquhart. Northern Saints: K T Taleb 2 L Chapman 2 M Taleb T 2 F Furlano S Campanaro. Best: Pascoe Vale: B Ross B Warren V Randello S Caruso M Ross A Lewis. Northern Saints: D Boudoloh L Chapman F Caruso B Abdulwahed N Hearn G Selaidinakos. ABERFELDIE 8.6 12.10 20.13 28.15 (183) MARIBYRNONG PK 1.1 5.3 7.3 12.4 (76) Goals: Aberfeldie: K Reimers 12 T Hickmott 6 J Hislop 3 J McNamara 3 C Johns 2 N Cattapan R Allan. Maribyrnong Park: T Lee 4 L Johnston 2 R Castello 2 B Hollow A Eade B Perry J Briggs. Best: Aberfeldie: K Reimers J T Toy R Allan T Hickmott C Johns L Davis. Maribyrnong Park: N McLellan J Reeves L Johnston B Hollow D Schibeci J Martiniello. AVONDALE HGTS 5.3 A 9.7 14.11 20.14 (134) WEST COBURG 2.1 3.6 4.6 6.9 (45) Goals: Avondale Heights: P Rose 6 D Galea 4 J Taberner 2 A Williams 2 L Cartelli 2 J Morris T Jones M Cravino L Vescio. West Coburg: M Hammoud 2 M Lilino F Akkari O Saad T Baravi. Best: Avondale Heights: M Grossman M Cravino B Davies A Walsh P Rose C Nastasi. West Coburg: M Hammoud M Saad O Abdallah M Abdulwahed A Kelly T Pryde. DIV 1 CRAIGIEBURN 9.6 14.9 19.12 21.16 (142) OAK PARK 1.1 4.3 5.3 7.6 (48) Goals: Craigieburn: N Fletcher 7 J Cloke 5 A Loizou 2 M Thomas B Gordon D Mackertich D Nolan C Cloke J Young D Micallef. Oak Park: . Y Best: Craigieburn: J Young Y J Cloke D Courouzou N Fletcher G Heenan J Page. Oak Park: NA. ESSENDON DS 7.3 10.5 20.6 24.10 (154) GLENROY 3.0 4.0 7.3 11.9 (75) Goals: Essendon Doutta Stars: S Smith 6 L Buttigieg 4 J Brown 4 J Myles 2 M Calvaresi 2 B George 2.A Ramsay S Ross G Nabbout B Cronin. Glenroy: H Blythe 3 M Brown 2 D Piggott 2 J Trembearth T R Carruthers J Borg S Gilliland. Best: Essendon Doutta Stars: S Smith J Myles B Cronin M Day L Buttigieg J Barnes. Glenroy: J Sayers S Gilliland H Blythe M Brown L Cox J T Trembearth. TULLAMARINE 1.1 6.4 8.8 13.9 (87) WESTMEADOWS 5.2 8.2 8.5 10.7 (67) Goals: Tullamarine: R Pretty 2 J Marcy 2 J Burns 2 D Devine 2 W Becker C Laurie S McIntyre D Bartrop R Laurie. Westmeadows: NA. Best: Tullamarine: J Marcy A Scott W Becker C Laurie J Burns A Bartrop. Westmeadows: NA. DIV 2 COBURG DISTRICTS 4.6 11.15 14.19 23.22 (116) MOONEE V VALLEY 1.7 1.9 5.13 9.14 (63) Goals: Coburg Districts: NA. Moonee Valley: J Faba 2 H McKenna 2 D O’Connell B Padmore S O’Brien L Cameron R Halabi. Best: Coburg Districts: NA. Moonee Valley: T Edwards B Padmore J Slater K T Tankard M Bourke L Cameron. HADFIELD 2.1 9.9 9.10 17.16 (118) EAST SUNBURY 0.2 0.2 3.5 5.6 (36) Goals: Hadfield: J Brewster 4 M Patane 3 L Oliveri 2 D Akkus 2 H McKerchar T Robertson J Inzillo M Gray S Rasile S Vocale. East Sunbury: J Edwards 2 K Ogilvie D Johnson A Smith. Best: Hadfield: G Sheehy A Colaidis H McKerchar M T Tang J Borg S Dowsett. East Sunbury: K Ogilvie C Johnson M Reiffel D Riddell M Johns J Spiteri.
Sometimes all you need is a win to kick-start a season, which appears to be the case for the Whittlesea Pacers men’s Big V state championship basketball side. After losing the first five games of the season, the Pacers have won four of the past five. Speaking before Sunday’s 68-65 win over Sherbrooke, coach Ross Moll said that playing well for a whole game seemed to have been the difference in the past few weeks. “We’re starting to get on track,” he said. “We were very inconsistent [in the early games]. We were good for large periods of time but didn’t get results. “Once we got our first win the belief factor kicked in.” Improvement across the board has been a key in the wins. “The lack of experience has hurt us,’’ Moll said. “We have a new point guard this season, so it’s been about getting the ball in the hands of the right people at the right time.” Moll said the next challenge for the side was to play consistent basketball. “Outside the top two to three teams it’s a very even competition,” he said. “We have the next few games at home after four on the road. “We need to keep the consistency regardless of the opposition and use the momentum we have to make up for the games we lost earlier in the season.”
Greenvale’s Gregory Lascaris cuts out a cross. (Shawn Smits)
ROXBURGH PARK 3.4 8.15 16.21 24.31 (175) BURNSIDE HGTS 1.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 (15) Goals: Burnside Heights: J Di Blasi D Borg. Best: Roxburgh Park: NA. Burnside Heights: E Proh W Costopoulos V Angelone J Di Blasi K Ross A Szwedyc. JACANA 1.3 9.6 11.7 20.12 (132) KEILOR PARK 1.2 1.5 5.7 5.9 (39) Goals: Jacana: B Kimulitas 7 C McCawley 3 J Austin 3 Z Cluney 2 D Webster 2 M Siciliano M Evans C Johnson. Keilor Park: Details unavailable. Best: Jacana: NA. Keilor Park: NA.
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Div 1 BUNDOORA 3.2 9.12 12.14 17.18 (120) NTH HEIDELBERG 3.2 5.5 6.7 8.7 (55) Goals: Bundoora: G Moorcroft 3 R Dyson 3 N McKeown 3 J Grabowski 3 J Lord 2 D Marshall K Slater B Young. Y North Heidelberg: S Harvey 4 S Andrews 2 J Jones J McLean-Brunton. Best: Bundoora: J Grabowski B Carlyon A Carmusciano R Dyson J Mascara J Lord. North Heidelberg: M Mahony L Villanti D Bramich J Brown Z Gleeson K Green. EL ELTHAM 6.3 9.6 12.10 16.14 (110) MACLEOD 1.0 7.3 12.5 16.8 (104) Goals: Eltham: J Kroussoratis 9 L Glasgow 2 B Taglieri T B Glasgow A Woods D Vallance J Merkel. Macleod: R Brandt 4 J White 4 S Doherty 2 P Martin 2 M Yarwood Y 2 J Andrew. L Hobbs Best: Eltham: J Kroussoratis B Taglieri T L Glasgow B Glasgow S Witkowski A Woods. Macleod: D O’Brien J White J Andrew R Brandt M Y Yarwood K Shaw. GREENSBOROUGH 4.1 8.5 13.6 19.9 (123) HEIDELBERG 6.2 8.5 13.8 16.9 (105) Goals: Greensborough: R Boyden 7 J Grubb 4 T Stead 2 A Stellas 2 J Riddle J Rogers M Hooper M Fowler. Heidelberg: J Gribben 6 J Treloar T 4 J McNamara C Sargeant J Hodgkin M Looby C Lewis W Knight. Best: Greensborough: L McQuilken R Boyden M Hooper A Stellas J Callaway T Stead. Heidelberg: J Gribben N Miller B Kerton J McNamara C Lewis M Pianto. NORTHCOTE PARK 3.7 9.8 11.11 19.15 (129) LOWER PLENTY 2.0 5.1 7.3 7.3 (45) Goals: Northcote Park: K Colman 4 J Violato 3 M Papas 2 B McLennan 2 W Debruin 2 L Svarc J Donaldson A Di Matteo B Davies N Carter J Mitchell. Lower Plenty: M Vasilevski 2 B Poyser 2 M Duckworth 2 H Ayres. Best: Northcote Park: B Barnes-Webb L Svarc W Debruin J Violato B McNiece A Di Matteo. Lower Plenty: M Vasilevski T Keys C Monger H Ayres D Barden P Flynn. WEST PRESTON L 3.0 8.3 12.5 13.10 (88) MONTMORENCY 4.2 9.3 10.7 12.11 (83) Goals: West Preston Lakeside: A Willitts 3 B Micevski 2 D Smith 2 D Rodan 2 S Gannon L Lirosi J Thorpe M Vincitorio. Montmorency: P Fitzgerald 3 J Brooker 2 S McCallum 2 M Dillon B Fennell R Hore J Kalanj C Flint. Best: West Preston Lakeside: L Lirosi D Rodan A Willitts A Fahour S Gannon S Hiho. Montmorency: C Flint P Fitzgerald L Collins D Keenan. DIV 2 LALOR 5.2 8.6 14.8 15.10 (100) PANTON HILL 2.1 10.2 13.3 14.6 (90) Goals: Lalor: T Hughes 4 S Smith 4 H Ryan 2 T Keily S Christopher J King J Arceri S Morrison. Panton Hill: B Finnin 5 D Haynes 2 T Scarce 2 R Staples 2 M Sherwood T Blake B O’Connor. Best: Lalor: D Morrison S Morrison S Jacobs H Ryan J Kelly S Dowell. Panton Hill: T Scarce B Finnin R Staples T Miller T Forster M Anderson. FITZROY ST STARS 2.5 4.12 5.18 7.20 (62) 9.8 (62) WHITTLESEA 3.3 5.4 6.7 Goals: Fitzroy Stars: D Whyman 3 M Dow 2 J Hayes 2. Whittlesea: N Horman 3 B Briffa 2 R Dyson 2 M Atta C Horman. Best: Fitzroy Stars: C Thorpe P Hood A Isailovic J Burns D Walker J Hayes. Whittlesea: N Stefanile J Ormerod N Horman J Robinson P Higgins D Saddington.
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THOMASTOWN 4.2 6.8 10.11 15.18 (108) MERNDA 3.3 7.3 7.4 10.4 (64) Goals: Thomastown: M Ferraro 8 J Osei-Duro 2 J Beare A Natoli T Harrower J Terzioski T M Cupo. Mernda: M Rees 3 T Felle 2 N Avenoso L Adams A Smith J Wallace A Ryan. Best: Thomastown: A Lozanovski S Cadby A Natoli J Beare J Abela M Ferraro. Mernda: R Black B Kairouz L Marum T McIntosh T McEwan L Adams. DIAMOND CREEK 6.4 8.7 9.9 13.17 (95) HURSTBRIDGE 3.2 5.7 8.11 11.14 (80) Goals: Diamond Creek: N Searl 4 T Knight 2 M Green 2 J Prosser 2 J Norman L Campitelli T Fallon. Hurstbridge: T Simpson 3 J Furlong 2 T Grimes H Farrelly M Burton M Thompson B Shaw M Ryan. Best: Diamond Creek: N Searl J Prosser L de Pyle J Wuelfert T Chapman A Oliver. Hurstbridge: A Heron T Loader L East R Reading J Kreuzer K Thompson. DIV 3 RESERVOIR 4.0 7.2 10.8 10.9 (69) BANYULE 1.6 4.8 6.9 9.9 (63) Goals: Reservoir: T O’Meara 3 B Meroli 2 K Clayton 2 A Flavel 2 K Beaumont. Banyule: R Byrne 5 A Edwards R Dennis B Hay S Tindale. Best: Reservoir: J Dal Santo B Meroli B Ryan D O’Sullivan C Rooney K Clayton. Banyule: R Byrne S Tindale L Giles A Jurgens A Edwards Hooper. WA WATSONIA 2.3 5.8 7.13 12.22 (94) HEIDELBERG WEST 2.1 6.3 10.4 11.7 (73) Goals: Watsonia: A Bennett 4 A Kidd 2 H Mitchell 2 J Bennett 2 M Crompton M Crawford. Heidelberg West: K Ewart 4 A Young 2 C Brown 2 J Grimshaw N Walsh A Nelson. Best: Watsonia: J Allan A Bennett H Mitchell M Crompton J Haber J Larkin. Heidelberg West: D Bailey C Brown B Moore M Reeve K Moore J Shirreff. SOUTH MORANG 0.2 8.5 10.10 13.14 (92) ST MARY’S 4.4 4.7 8.10 9.11 (65) Goals: South Morang: P Harrison 4 L Shelton 3 W Pavitt 2 S Crump 2 J Potter A D’Angelo. St Mary’s: L Potter 3 J Dambrauskas 2 N Daisley 2 J Wolczko N Dean. Best: South Morang: H Whybrow P Harrison D Delromano B Howlett L Shelton W Pavitt. St Mary’s: J Bergman M Patti J Dambrauskas L Potter A Belvedere J Bunker. NORTHERN: DIV 1: Snr: Res: Bundoora 13.7 bt North Heidelberg 11.13, Eltham 15.19 bt Macleod 5.2, Greensborough 16.16 bt Heidelberg 5.6, Northcote Park 11.6 bt Lower Plenty 9.4, Montmorency 13.9 bt West Preston Lakeside 10.10. U-19: Macleod 12.9 bt Eltham 9.13, Greensborough 24.20 bt Heidelberg 1.5, Northcote Park 10.15 bt Lower Plenty 9.9, Montmorency 16.9 bt West Preston Lakeside 6.12, Bundoora 33.26 bt North Heidelberg 0.0. DIV 2: Snr: Res: Lalor 8.7 bt Panton Hill 5.11, Whittlesea 20.18 bt Fitzroy Stars 3.6, Thomastown 25.13 bt Mernda 3.6, Diamond Creek 12.13 bt Hurstbridge 8.5. U19: South Morang 14.13 bt St Mary’s 3.6, Whittlesea 30.19 bt Watsonia 2.0, Hurstbridge 9.14 bt Banyule 8.12, Diamond Creek 28.17 bt Mernda 1.2, Panton Hill 8.14 bt Lalor 8.10. DIV 3: Snr: Res: Banyule 9.13 bt Reservoir 6.7, Watsonia 7.16 bt Heidelberg West 1.7, South Morang 10.18 bt St Mary’s 3.3.
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THERRY PENOLA 3.0 6.1 11.3 17.7 (109) WILLIAMSTOWN 2.2 8.5 12.5 15.8 (98) Goals: Therry Penola Ob: J Bannister 5 C Bannister 4 J Crotty 2 J Humphrey 2 D Ryan 2 H Rowe 2. Williamstown Cyms: N Ebinger 5 R Joy 3 S Raunik 2 J Gray 2 R Ackerly M Knight D Calman-Orr. Best: Therry Penola Ob: J Egglestone B Egglestone J Costello J Crotty J White J Humphrey. Williamstown Cyms: P Johnson N Ebinger B Gray J Gray J MacKenzie R Joy.
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EMMAUS ST LEOS 1.1 6.6 8.9 13.11 (89) LA TROBE UNI AFC 2.1 2.1 3.2 4.3 (27) Goals: Emmaus St Leos Oc Afc: C Beluszar 5 P Baranello 3 D Hill 2 N Robin 2 N Morrison. La Trobe T University Afc: S Field 2 D O’ Connor E Buffon. Best: Emmaus St Leos Oc Afc: R Stafford A Ballard P Baranello N Robin C Hogan L Virgo. La Trobe T University Afc: S Field B Hoffman L Bence B Anderson M Ogle. PREMIER C: Monash Blues 17.19 d Pegs Football Club 6.5; Marcellin Oc 20.13 d Old Haileyburians 9.13; Old Ivanhoe Grammarians 15.16 d Oakleigh Afc 9.7; Peninsula Ob 24.15 d Old C’berwell Grammarians 7.10 PREMIER C RESERVE: Rd 5: Peninsula Ob 13.5 d Old Camberwell Grammarians 9.10, Monash Blues 11.8 d Pegs Football Club 5.4, Marcellin Oc 18.6 d Old Haileyburians 13.15, Old Ivanhoe Grammarians 14.8 d Oakleigh Afc 11.11, Therry Penola Ob 11.4 d Williamstown Cyms 5.10. PREMIER C THIRDS: Rd 5: Hampton Rovers 23.9 d Parkdale Vultures 3.8, St Mary’s Salesian 10.13 d Therry Penola Ob 9.6, P E G S 19.12 d Collegians 3.9, Marcellin 10.19 d Old Ivanhoe 4.2, Monash Blues 21.14 d Williamstown Cyms 5.4. DIVISION 2: Mhsob 15.15 d Elsternwick Afc 7.15; Ivanhoe Afc 16.5 d Monash Gryphons 12.14; St Johns Oc 16.13 d Richmond Central Afc 16.6; Northern Blues 13.15 d South Melbourne Districts 7.4 DIVISION 3: Aquinas Oc 11.10 d Swinburne University Afc 6.6; Eley Park Sharks 19.13 d Power House Afc 14.11; Hawthorn Afc 12.14 d Albert Park Afc 6.8; West Brunswick Afc 16.18 d Uhs-Vu Afc 6.10 DIV 2 RESERVE: Rd 5: Mhsob 23.20 d Elsternwick Afc 1.1, Ivanhoe Afc 26.13 d Monash Gryphons 1.4, Eltham Collegians Afc 5.14 d Old Paradians 5.7, Richmond Central Afc 17.12 d St Johns Oc 3.10, Northern Blues 12.11 d South Melbourne Districts 5.7. DIV 3 RESERVE: Rd 5: Swinburne University Afc 16.14 d Aquinas Oc 4.8, Power House Afc 16.6 d Eley Park Sharks 8.10, Hawthorn Afc 9.7 d Albert Park Afc 7.13, La Trobe T University Afc 10.12 d Emmaus St Leos Oc Afc 3.9, West Brunswick Afc 14.16 d Uhs-Vu Afc 10.4. U-19 SECTION 4: Monash Blues 10.10 d Point Cook Afc 4.3, Peninsula Ob 16.15 d Beaumaris Fc 3.2, De La Salle Oc 23.12 d Therry Penola Ob 4.7, Northern Blues 16.24 d Parkdale Vultures 10.6, St Kevins Ob 12.16 d Oakleigh Afc 2.8, Old Haileyburians 16.21 d Melbourne High School Old Boys 9.6. VAFA COLTS: COL Rd 5: Ivanhoe Afc d Bulleen Templestowe T Afc fft, Mazenod 23.14 d La Trobe T University Afc 4.3, Uhs-Vu / Flemington 13.13 d Old Paradians 3.9, St Bernards 12.8 d University Blues 6.6, Williamstown Cyms 14.10 d Parkside Football Club 6.10. CLUB XVIII (1): Rd 5: Richmond Central 16.6 d North Old Boys/St Patricks College 3.8, La T Trobe University Afc 11.11 d Prahran Assumption Afc 11.10, Old Xaverians 17.18 d Ivanhoe Afc 6.10, Hawthorn Afc 27.9 d Old Geelong 3.1. GEELONG AND DISTRICT: Inverleigh 11.9 bt Thomson 7.6, Belmont Lions 15.15 bt Anakie 6.8, Werribee Centrals 17.13 bt Winchelsea 8.8, North Geelong 13.22 bt Bannockburn 6.4. Res: Inverleigh 9.10 bt Thomson 2.3, Anakie 6.8 bt Belmont Lions 6.4, Werribee Centrals 10.10 bt Winchelsea 9.11, North Geelong 7.10 bt Bannockburn 3.9.
Q RUGBY RUGB LEAGUE VICTORIAN RUGBY LEAGUE: Rd 4: First Grade: Sunbury 42 bt Doveton 22, Casey 28 bt Altona 12, South Eastern 34 bt North West 30, Werribee 88 bt Northern 20. Second Grade: Sunbury 24 bt Doveton 22, North West White 28 bt South Eastern 24, Northern 26 bt Werribee erribee 14, Altona Red 34 bt W Waverley 28. Women’s T Tag: Werribee 26 bt Northern 4, Waverley 28 bt Doveton 18, Casey 14 bt Altona 12.
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Newcomers make flying start to the season For Upfield, it isn’t all about the money or being the best team, it’s about giving an opportunity to those who wouldn’t otherwise get to play soccer. The Hume-based club helps subsidise playing fees and equipment to many of its senior and junior players. “We’re a very multicultural club and soccer unites us,” club secretary Wally Hanna said. “We attract a lot of asylum-seekers and refugees and many of them don’t have money to pay for equipment or fees. “We don’t have a lot of money to pay players to play and we’d rather help those who can’t otherwise play soccer.” This approach has been working well for Upfield on the field, with the club shocking itself and its opponents this season in state league 3 north west. One of the newcomers in the competition after winning promotion from state league 4 north, Upfield is on top of the ladder after seven rounds with a 5-1-1 record. It went down 2-1 to Altona City on Saturday for its first loss.
Anwar Odish, who has coached at Moreland United, came on board as coach late in the off-season, while a new technical director was also hired. “As we were promoted we thought we needed to get more quality players,” Hanna said. “[But] they were asking for money we didn’t have, so we kept a lot of the same players. “Lots of the other clubs in the competition were spending money on players, so we were the underdogs. “Preparation for the season was poor and we didn’t get to play a lot of friendlies.” The aim now for the club is staying among the top sides and looking at possible promotion. “We have played a lot of the easier teams to start the season and still have to play teams like Altona City, Hoppers Crossing and Williamstown, who have the best lists,” Hanna said before last weekend’s match. “It’s hard to compare ourselves until we have played every team.” Tara Murray
Upfield’s senior team has surprised many with its on-field success. (Supplied)
Cannons blow up as Falcons take flight
Greenvale’s Nick Lower forces his way through the pack.
(Shawn Smits)
Jets build to easy win By Tara Murray Most coaches whose teams led 37-0 at quarter-time would be happy with the quarter’s work. But that wasn’t the case for Greenvale coaching staff in the Essendon District Football League premier division match against Airport West on Saturday. And when the Jets then lost the second quarter to lead by 32 at half-time, coach Shannon Grant was less than satisfied. “Our first half was poor,” he said. “We were kicking with a three or four-goal breeze in the first quarter and we didn’t make the most of our opportunities [they kicked 5.7]. “We lost the second quarter and the scoreboard flattered us at half-time.” But the Jets stepped it up in the second half and went on to win 20.19 (139) - 8.5 (53). “We started to work harder than in the first half,” Grant said.
“We were a lot tougher and started winning the stoppages, which we weren’t doing earlier in the game. “I was pleased with how they performed after half-time.” Grant said he wasn’t sure if the side’s slow start was a little bit of the players just thinking it was going to happen. After losing in round one, the Jets entered the weekend game with an average winning margin of 108 points for the past three rounds. “The boys have been good for a long time and we’ve had only one really bad quarter for the year, when we were massively outscored,” Grant said. The Maric brothers were among the standouts for the Jets on Saturday. Nick kicked four goals while Addam was best on ground. “Both have been really good for us this year,” Grant said. “They each add a different element for us in the middle and up forward. “They’re both dangerous players.”
The test for the Jets will come over the next three weeks, as so far they have played only sides outside the top four. “We have Pascoe Vale, Keilor and Strathmore in the next three weeks and we will find out where we’re at,” Grant said. He said the midfield was the key to beating undefeated Pascoe Vale. “They get a lot of opportunities through the middle and we need to restrict that,” Grant said. “And when they do get it into the forward line, we need to make sure it’s under pressure.” Tullamarine continues to surprise everyone in division 1, beating Westmeadows, while Craigieburn is the only undefeated side after beating Oak Park. In division 2, Jacana and Roxburgh Park had massive wins over Keilor Park and Burnside Heights. For more pictures, go to www.northern. starweekly.com.au.
Calder Cannons’ inability to stop a run-on has again been the downfall of the TAC Cup side, this time against Geelong Falcons. The Cannons had the best of the game in the first 15 minutes but did not take advantage before the Falcons kicked into gear. The Falcons lead by 30 points at quarter-time and were never headed in winning 13.12 (90) - 4.12 (36) Cannons coach Andrew Johnston said that once an opponent started a roll his side struggled to stop it. “We lost momentum and they gained a lot of confidence and ran over the top,” he said. “We need to play one-on-one football. Too many guys are not doing it. “We need to work harder on the spread. I don’t think it’s a fitness thing. It’s a willingness to do it for longer.” Ovie Magbegor, in his first competitive game in more than six months, was a real positive for the Cannons. “Hisham Kerbatieh was a real focal point down forward and he’s getting better with his defence, while Tyson Lever was really good,” Johnston said. “Not too many other positives.” It was an emotional week for the Cannons, with the death of legendary trainer Phil Dunk. He died suddenly on May 2 after spending the day at the Cannon’s game. Talent manager Ian Kyte said everyone at the Cannons and many people across the TAC Cup loved Dunk. He was a trainer at the Western Jets before joining the Cannons when they were formed. “He has been a stalwart of the club and has been here right from the start,” Kyte said. “Even when he moved to Ballarat he still came down. “He had a cult following and nobody would walk past him without acknowledging him and saying something.” Dunk was one of the inaugural inductees into the Cannons Hall of Fame earlier this year. “We’re grateful we were able to honour him while he was alive,” Kyte said. Tara Murray 23 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ MAY 12, 2015
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WITH HUTCH RAW
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SLIDE, SLIDE
$219
WITH CD HUTCH
$169
$169
BEDDING
$1689
LOUNGES
$279
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DINING
*Free local delivery on marked items only, within 8 kilometre radius of store location, other conditions apply, see in store for details
WHILE STOCKS LAST
1926 -1928 HUME HWY, CAMPBELLFIELD
9357 6778 Cnr Jesica Rd - Opposite Ford Factory Melways Map 7 F1.
Open 9.00am to 5.30pm Mon – Sat. Closed Sunday & Public Holidays *PICS FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES.
To keep prices low some items may require self assembly ie R.T.A (ready to assemble). Accessories for display only. All products are advertised in good faith and will be available, except in circumstances beyond our control. A failure by the supplier to deliver in accordance with sample, description or at all may result in some stock being unavailable. Actual colours may vary slightly due to printed colour. We reserve the right to correct errors and misprints and to change product specifications. Display accessories shown in photographs are not included in prices quoted. Products are priced according to fabric featured in photographs. Delivery times for individual products may vary, delivery rates will be given by the store. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. While we make every effort to dispatch goods immediately, consideration must be given to delivery driver’s booking and workload.