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Whittlesea’s lap of honour Elaine and Terry Mountney will take their beloved 1966 Dodge Phoenix (pictured) out for a spin this Saturday to celebrate completion of the $3 million redevelopment of Church Street by Whittlesea council. They’ll be joined by a bevy of rev-heads doing ‘church laps’, between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Mayor Ricky Kirkham will ‘unveil’ the new streetscape at 11am. The Mountneys say the wider pavements and meeting spaces will liven up the area. The Eden Park couple organise the monthly Whittlesea Cruising Night when like-minded car enthusiasts are invited to join them for a cruise up and down Church Street on the first Friday of each month. Cr Kirkham says the makeover has transformed the busy street. “The corner of Church and Lime streets is now a place where people can stop and chat … or just sit on a seat and read,” he said. Whittlesea post office’s Gwenda White approves of the council’s work despite eight months of upheaval in the street while construction was under way. Lexi Cottee TERRY MOUNTNEY

Drop Sunbury split: report By Matt Crossman Supporters of a stand-alone Sunbury council have cried foul after transition auditors recommended the town’s planned split from Hume be abandoned. Those opposed to separation, however, have urged people to move on, calling for an end to the uncertainty they say has hung over Sunbury and Hume for too long. As reported by Star Weekly online, the auditors’ report, presented to Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins on August 28 and released to the public last Thursday, said there were too many concerns about the proposed new council’s viability. ‘‘It is the view of the transition auditors that the separation of Sunbury from the municipality of Hume at this time is so problematic that it

should not proceed,’’ the report by auditors Frank Vincent and John Watson found. The two auditors were appointed by the government in March with a brief to review the separation processes, after the former Liberal government gazetted formal notices that a new Sunbury council would start on July 1 this year. The split was put on hold after Ms Hutchins said too many questions remained unanswered. The auditors said they believed previous financial advice prepared by three consultants affirmed that a Sunbury council was unlikely to be sustainable without significant financial assistance, high rates and/or reduced services. Their report stated any savings that could be achieved through innovations may not provide the secure revenue base needed. It also stated a proposed cross-subsidy from Hume council to Sunbury would constitute a substantial

shift from the well-established principle that councils operate on the rate base generated within their boundaries. The auditors said abandoning the planned split would protect Sunbury ratepayers and ensure planned capital works, including a new global learning centre, would be delivered. ‘‘If they occur, projected population increases would place Sunbury in a better position at some time in the future to support a council from its own rate base,’’ the report noted. Western Metropolitan Liberal MP Bernie Finn said the recommendations were ‘‘no surprise’’, and he urged split supporters not to drop their bundle. Both Mr Finn and Sunbury Residents Association president Bernie O’Farrell accused the government of having made its decision before launching the year-long review.

Mr O’Farrell said split supporters would keep fighting for an independent Sunbury, regardless of Ms Hutchins’ eventual decision, ‘‘even if it takes the election of a new government’’. Sunbury-based Hume councillor Ann Potter says she hopes people will move on. ‘‘We’ve been governing with uncertainty for too long. We want to get on with things, like planning the new global learning centre. There’ve been enough delays.’’ Hume chief executive Domenic Isola said the council held serious concerns about the process undertaken by the previous government, and he welcomed the auditors’ findings. Both Mr Isola and mayor Adem Atmaca urged this government to make its final decision quickly. Ms Hutchins said she would carefully consider the auditors’ recommendations. For more reactions, visit www.starweekly.com.au

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Tip asbestos fears investigated By Lexi Cottee MP Bernie Finn has called for an urgent and thorough investigation of the Bulla tip. Mr Finn said what went into the tip was a mystery. “Of recent times there has been speculation as to what actually goes into the tip and speculation that has led to a view that maybe asbestos is being dumped,” he said. “It’s important to know exactly what is in there and what’s being dumped in there.” The Western Metropolitan Region MP last week asked Environment, Climate Change

and Water Minister Lisa Neville to initiate a full Environment Protection Authority investigation into the landfill site at Sunbury Road operated by Bulla Tip and Quarry. Mr Finn said he passed the tip frequently and could vouch for the “horrendous” smell that lingers in the area; he likened it to the smell curdled milk. “It’s only fair, it’s only right and reasonable that locals have a right to know what is dumped practically in their backyards,” he said. Mr Finn’s comments come a month after the EPA admitted to an administrative error that allowed asbestos to be disposed of at the site

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without the appropriate licence. In response to the finding, EPA chief executive officer Nial Finegan ordered an independent review into the licence of every Victorian tip that accepts asbestos. The findings are due to be made public early next month. Bulla resident and Stop Bulla Toxic Tip

Action Group spokeswoman Carmel Egan said the group wholeheartedly endorsed Mr Finn’s comments. “He’s absolutely right about the need for transparency around the Bulla tip,” she said. “The Bulla and Sunbury communities have been treated with contempt by the authorities that have allowed the situation at 500 Sunbury Road to continue for 20 years. “The stench, dust, litter and threat of fire is a blight on our neighbourhood.” The EPA fined the tip operators last month for allowing litter to blow off site.

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Members of the Whittlesea youth cabinet with mayor Ricky Kirkham (third from left, back row). (Phil O’Brien)

Youth cabinet puts next gen upfront The inner workings of local government have been laid bare for 20 inquisitive Whittlesea students. Fittingly, Whittlesea council’s youngest mayor Ricky Kirkham wanted to give young people a forum to discuss their ideas and learn about the rigours of civic life. In his final weeks as mayor before council elections in November, Cr Kirkham will mentor the students from Lalor Secondary College, The Lakes P-9 School, Pavilion School, Epping Secondary College, Lalor North Secondary

College, Al-Siraat College, St Monicas College and Whittlesea Secondary College. Year 11 and 12 students meet every three or four weeks to talk about local government, hold mock council meetings and work up a proposal for change that they will put to councillors at the end of the year. “As the city’s youngest-ever mayor, I think it’s important to nurture young leaders and give them support and guidance,” 26-year-old Cr Kirkham said. “They may be young, but their voice is just as legitimate as anyone else’s.”

Whittlesea’s youth development officer, Blair Colwell, said the students have provided profound insights into the wishes of the country’s youngest generation. “It’s been really interesting listening to their views. Young people want to be involved and this program gives them that opportunity,” Mr Colwell said. He said it was up to the mayor of the day whether they would like to continue the Youth Cabinet program next year. Lexi Cottee

Bulla residents fed up with being ‘‘at the mercy’’ of bottled gas suppliers are again urging the state government to commit to a natural gas pipeline. Western Metropolitan MP and longtime resident Bernie Finn said that for many years Bulla had watched as towns across the state were connected to the more efficient, and less expensive, energy source. ‘‘Poor old Bulla doesn’t get a thing,” Mr Finn told State Parliament. “It’s still served by individual gas canisters on each property and is at the mercy of gas companies.’’ Urging Energy and Resources Minister Lily D’Ambrosio to act, Mr Finn said a recent gas truck shortage meant some residents had to go without gas. ‘‘You can imagine what that does to a family in the middle of winter,’’ he said. Bulla’s Bob Laidler said that in addition to the high cost faced by those forced to find other ways to heat and cook, the lack of natural gas was holding the village of 651 people back. ‘‘The main hamlet is being stifled,’’ he said. ‘‘People certainly want natural gas as an option because the other options are so expensive.’’ Mr Finn said it was baffling to think that residents of a place that was two minutes from Melbourne Airport, eight minutes from Sunbury and 25 minutes from the city were still in such a position. ‘‘It is ludicrous that a town so close to the city of Melbourne, and to gas pipelines, has no gas itself,’’ he said. Matt Crossman

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Puppy theft raises fight-dog fear Police are urging people to keep their eyes open for two English Staffordshire puppies stolen from a Craigieburn house two weeks ago. Detective Senior Constable Matthew Wilson-Hall said the dogs’ owners were at work when two people broke into their garage and took the puppies – a “blue” four-month-old male, called Bronx, and a black six-month-old female with a small white patch on her chest, called Brooklyn. He said no signs had been left at the Amstel

Street house, such as tape or spray paint, which often have indicated that a dog-fighting ring has targeted a home where there’s a dog, or dogs, suitable for the illegal-betting sport. While this hasn’t been ruled out, Detective Senior Constable Wilson-Hall said police believe the dogs may have been stolen as companion pets, as nothing else was taken. “They’re too young to fight, and they [the thieves] also stole bedding,” he said. Pure-bred English Staffordshire puppies can cost as much as $1000 from a Victorian breeder.

No one has come forward with any information at this stage. “There’s nothing new, which is troubling for us. We’re hoping to see the dogs returned alive,” the Broadmeadows-based detective said. The dogs’ breeder, Tracy James, a friend of the owners, said she lived in fear that her own dogs would be stolen for fighting. Acting Sergeant Adam West said detectives were told that a man and a woman in a lightcoloured hatchback were seen near Amstel Street just before the theft. Contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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On ya bike, please last year were still on their bikes five months later. Bicycle Network’s general manager of behaviour change, Chris Carpenter, said almost 66 per cent of Australians were not physically active enough. But if more people rode to work, the growing costs related to poor health and traffic congestion across the country, totalling about $30 billion every year, could be significantly cut. “It’s fantastic to see that our Ride2Work program is helping grow Australia’s commuter community as more people than ever pedal to and from work by bike,” Mr Carpenter said. To receive a free breakfast and go into the draw to win one of two $30 vouchers for the Bicycle Centre South Morang, register soon at http://bit.ly/1WP0CG1. Registrants will need to specify that they will attend the City of Whittlesea breakfast.

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Bicycle Network Victoria wants to get as many people out of cars and onto push bikes as it can. Its annual Ride2Work Day encourages people to give up their petrol reliant-commute for just one day in the hope the experience will kickstart healthy lifelong cycling habits. The next Ride2Work day is October 14. The Whittlesea Bicycle Users Group and The Bicycle Centre at South Morang are doing their bit to encourage drivers to give pedal power a go. Group members and bike shop staff, including Shannon Johnson (pictured), will be at Epping railway station between 6.30am and 8.30am on the day to offer free bike servicing. Bakers Delight Epping and Apteds Orchards have also stepped in to supply free breakfasts to passing cyclists. Bicycle Network statistics have found almost two-thirds of Australians who registered and started riding on National Ride2Work Day

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This softly spoken 16-year-old knows how to craft an argument and deliver it with panache. St Monica’s College student Liza Geraghty (pictured) has won the Debaters Association of Victoria’s Swannie Award as ‘best debater’ in Melbourne’s northern region. To win the award she had to have the highest average score after at least three debates against schools around the state this year. Ms Geraghty, of Mill Park, says she hopes to use her oratory skills later in life as a social worker for the Department of Health and Human Services, working closely with children and teenagers. To date, her favourite debate has been about whether capital punishment should be reintroduced in Australia. It was a “secret topic”; students were told of it only about an hour before they had to debate it earlier this year. They were not allowed computers, phones or electronic equipment to help them research and formulate their ideas and opinions. “I really enjoyed it, but it was also one of the hardest because it’s such a sensitive topic,” Ms Geraghty said. The year 11 student said she was indebted to her parents and the school for allowing her to take debating to a competitive level. St Monica’s College principal Brian Hanley was thrilled Ms Geraghty’s skills were being recognised outside the school. “Eliza is a very competent public speaker and debater who relishes the challenges presented by debating,” he said. “Her consistently high level of presentation is a credit to her.” The Swannie awards are named after Alan Swanwick, a world-renowned Victorian debater and adjudicator.

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With a public holiday declared on the Friday (October 2) before this year’s grand final, Hume council has advised that rubbish bin collections will run as normal for streets that have Friday collections. The Broadmeadows Aquatic Centre, Craigieburn Leisure Centre and Sunbury Aquatic and Leisure Centre will also be open, but Hume libraries, customer service centres, childcare centres, maternal and child health centres, and the Hume Global Learning Centre will be closed. ■ www.hume.vic.gov.au Whittlesea Monday Market offers fresh produce, plants and gardening advice, stock and pet foods, clothing and stalls that sell just about everything. The weekly auction is from 9.30am every Monday, rain, hail or shine, from 8am to 1pm. School holiday entertainment and food galore. Book a site or come and snap up a bargain. Whittlesea Showgrounds, Yea Road, Whittlesea. ■ 0428 821 644

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Children’s games and entertainment have changed a lot in the past 100 years. Thomastown library will use items from Museum Victoria’s collection to show today’s youngsters what kids did when marbles, jacks, toodle-um-bucs and spinning tops were a big part of childhood fun. October 1, 2-3pm at Thomastown library, 52 Main Street, Thomastown. ■ 9464 1864 for nominations for the Victoria In Bloom awards is a part of Housing Week 2015, a time to celebrate the contribution of public and community housing residents to this

JoJo Publishing is offering you the chance to win one of five copies of Disturbing the Dust by Pauline James, valued at $22.99 each. This thoughtful novel explores how past trauma and false accusations can cast long shadows, but it also has a lovely romance and descriptions of an idyllic childhood in England. www.classic-jojo.com To enter, visit www.winthisnow.com.au and follow the prompts. Entries close at 11.59pm on Sunday, September 27, and will be drawn at 9am the next day at the offices of MMP, 214 Park Street, South Melbourne, 3205. Winners will be notified in writing and their names published at www.winthisnow.com.au. Terms and conditions are available at www.winthisnow.com.au.

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s a teenager, Simone Evans had a bad accident on a bicycle and swore off riding. Until, many years later, her husband Roger came home with a challenge: “All the boys at work are doing the 100-kilometre Around the Bay in a Day challenge. How about we do it with them?” Despite her instinctive rejection of the idea, Roger eventually lured her into a 50-kilometre practice ride three weeks before the event. “I had no idea what I was doing and spent a lot of time screaming – no brakes, no control,” Simone says with a laugh. “But I’m a determined person and managed to complete the course. It took about two weeks for the ‘bum pain’ to settle down. “In 44-degree heat, over 7.5 hours, up hills and down dale, I completed the Around the Bay in a Day. Roger said never again. I said, what’s next?” Since then, Simone has gained accreditation as a cycling coach, started her own business, Aspire Cycling, has become the ambassador for The Ride Cycles, a specialist bike store, and is sponsored by Specialized, a renowned bike components brand. “The real turning point for me was my friendship with former Whittlesea councillor, Nicola Davis, who has since sadly passed away,” Simone says. “We got our certificates together and she was a great believer in getting women into cycling.” Now Simone is the driving force and event organiser of a yearly memorial ride for Nicola Davis, with council backing. This year Simone won Cycling Victoria’s Spirit of Breeze Nicola Davis Award.

one at that. It was an anniversary present from Roger. Do you finish a ride with a coffee? Always. We go to Turners Bakehouse on Schotters Road in Mernda which is also often the spot we meet before the ride.

Do you buy your cycling kit locally? Bike n Beans in Plenty Road, South Morang, is a great outlet for cyclists to get all the gear they need. Ride Cycles, once a local speciality bike store but now moved to Kew, stocks the rare Specialized brand but, of course, buying

locally is always a good policy. Bike n Beans will do the trick. How should men or women interested in group road cycling contact you? I’m on Facebook – Aspire Cycling, or they can call me on 0409 077 080. Everyone is welcome.

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THE DAREBIN CREEK TRAIL Maserati Drive, Epping About 25 kilometres long, this trail provides a nice gentle ride, starting or finishing at Maserati Park and flowing all the way through to Norris Bank Reserve and on past La Trobe University. Constantly changing landscapes and surfaces makes this one a favourite for weekend bike warriors.

YAN YEAN RESERVOIR Recreation Road (off Arthurs Creek Road), Yan Y Yean Y

THE METROPOLITAN TTAN RING ROAD TRAIL Corner Plenty Road and Metropolitan Ring Road, Bundoora

Brilliant for all cyclists, and especially suitable for families wanting a relaxed ride, this wonderful spot also has Melbourne’s oldest water supply dam, a bluestone valve house, a c1853 caretaker’s cottage, extensive wetlands with abundant birdlife, and a children’s playground. Spread over about 15 hectares, this park is an incredible local asset and a first-choice destination for visitors.

A fabulous biking/walking asset, this trail takes cyclists from Plenty Road past the Hume Highway. The trail also has a connection to the Merri Creek Trail and is an unmissable way to get into the city or to the Galada Tamboore Pathway leading north alongside the Hume Highway to Craigieburn.

PEDAL POWER For more great cycling options, on and off road, in the City of Whittlesea, go to www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au/facilitiesand-recreation/things-to-see-and-do/ cycling-and-bike-paths where videos from local ambassadors showcase some of the best cycling routes in the area.

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into subbies sides this season. It will pay dividends.” Sheedy said the push for more junior players was important for the club. “With a push to be in Premier Cricket, it’s about getting them into sub-district cricket to see if they’re good enough to start taking that next step. “Getting them in as early as possible is a big thing for me,” Sheedy said. “We believe the best way forward is to develop the young talent.” Graeme Hall and Jesse King are two younger players to step up in the preseason. “The younger guys will shape the seconds and thirds sides this season.

“We’ve been playing Premier Cricket clubs in practice matches to give the kids exposure against them and they’ve been blown away by the professionalism.” On the senior front, the club has lost seven players from across its first and second premiership sides. “That is a high turnover, and we didn’t expect a couple of the movements,” he said. From the top side, Josh Durrant and Ben Dennett have retired, while Lorenzo Ingram and Kamalesh Murugsan aren’t returning. “We have some really good talent coming in to replace them,” Sheedy said. “Marc La Broy comes across from Kingston Hawthorn and

Shining lights of the NFL honoured Lalor’s Shane Jacobs and Epping’s Daniel Moore were among the big winners at the Northern Football League best and fairest night last Monday, winning their divisions’ B&F awards. The Bloods’ Jacobs won the division 2 gong with 26 votes, four votes ahead of Fitzroy Stars’ Peter Hood. Jacobs played every game, including his side’s grand final loss, and polled in eight of the last nine games of the regular season. The midfielder kicked 22 goals for the year on his way to becoming only the Bloods’ second competition best and fairest winner. Jacobs was also named the coaches’ player of the year in division 2. He was one of five Bloods named in the division 2 team of the year, Todd Hughes, Scott Dowell, Harley Ryan and Jarrod King being the others. Whittlesea’s Dale Saddington, Matt Dornauf, Andrew Fairchild and Jordan Ormerod, Thomastown’s Matthew Ferraro and Mernda’s Les Adams also made the composite team. In division 3, Epping co-captain Moore won the best and fairest award on 15 votes, three votes clear of Watsonia’s Jarryd Allan. Due to a knee injury, Moore played only 12 games in the regular season, three less than Allan. He kicked 25 goals for the year, including four in the Pingers’ grand final loss to Reservoir. It is Moore’s second B&F award, having previously won the league’s division 2 award in 2009, Moore and Pingers teammates Leigh Judd, Shane Wood, Josh Stavely and Chris Chilcott were named in the division 3 team of the year, South Morang trio Aaron D’Angelo, Wayne Pavitt and Luke Shelton also made the team. Bundoora’s Ned McKeown finished third in the Frank Rosebrook Medal, the best and fairest award for division 1. Lower Plenty’s Matthew Vasilesvki won the award for a second straight year, winning with 24 votes. McKeown finished on 17 votes with teammate Matthew Dennis fourth on 14. Both Dennis and McKeown were named in the division 1 team of the year. In other awards, Whittlesea’s Ashley Foxwell won the division 2 reserves best and fairest; Bundoora’s Mark Pavlovski took home the under-19 division 1 B&F; and Whittlesea’s Matthew Langford won the under-19 division 2 B&F. In the netball awards, Epping’s Stephanie Oakford won the section 4 best and fairest award and South Morang’s Tamara Howlett won the section 8 B&F. Tara Murray Award winners: Epping’s Daniel Moore and (inset) Lalor’s Shane Jacobs. (Shawn Smits)

Will Wright is coming out from England. “Rubaiyat Haque is a good young talent. He arrives in the country this week and will play on the weekend. “Justin Jaensch is a lot fitter, and Michael Croxford has learnt a lot about his cricket.” Sheedy said one player who isn’t slowing down is veteran all-rounder Sean Ayres. “He’s still the best in the competition and our most important player.” Sheedy says the feeling around the club this year is different. “The monkey is off the back and we can go forward in leaps and bounds. The internal expectations are not as big this season as they were the last couple of years.”

Mernda up for new challenge Mernda Cricket Club believes it can be competitive in its first year back in the Diamond Valley Cricket Association’s top grade. After last year’s dream season, including only two losses and a grand final win in the Money Shield, the Demons return to Barclay Shield competition a season after being relegated. Having coached the side to premiership success last year, Jamie Davies remains in the job. “The pre-season has been good to date with no injuries,” Davies said. “We’ve still got the four senior sides this season and, for the first time, we have two veterans teams. A few of the players who retired in the past couple of years decided they want to play again. “It quickly went from planning for one side to having two. There’s also been an influx of juniors.” Star bowler Paul Baker (retired) is the only loss from last year’s senior premiership team. Davies said the club had recruited a few players to add strength to the senior side, while some of its youngsters looked likely to step up. He said the club had no intention of merely making up the numbers in the Barclay Shield. Mernda last won that trophy in 2008-09. “I think we’re set up pretty well to be competitive and hopefully play finals,” he said. “We’re pretty even across both batting and bowling.” While Davies continues as coach, he has passed the captaincy to Jarrod Carlson, who is also assistant coach this season and has previously captained Northcote’s first XI in Premier Cricket. There’s another boost for the club, which will be enjoying new facilities built in the off-season. “The new facilities are pretty good and we can’t wait to get in there and use them,” Davies said. “I think the new facilities will be a massive drawcard in getting people to the club.” The Demons will play a couple of practice matches in the lead-up to their first game against Epping on October 1. “It’s at our ground as well,” Davies said. “We can’t wait.” Tara Murray 13 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

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Skipper chases his AFL dream By Tara Murray The hard work is only just beginning for Jade Gresham as he chases his dream of playing AFL. After a season that most under-18 footballers would have envied, the Northern Knights captain and midfielder knows he can’t slack off between now and draft day. “I think I’ve ticked a few boxes so far,” Gresham, 18, said last week. “I’m pretty happy with my season. “It was pretty consistent but I still have a bit of work to do with the [AFL draft] combine coming up. “I hope I test well there and I’ll keep training hard. “We’ll train three nights a week at the Knights and on the other days, Tuesday and Thursday, I’ll do a bit of swimming and a bit of bike work and, hopefully, get fit.” On Friday night, Gresham added the Northern Knights’ best and fairest award to the fast-growing collection of awards he has won for the year. His fast start to the year was rewarded with the maximum 75 points available in the first five games and at that point he led by 35 votes from Michael Mattingly. But after he missed four rounds because of Vic Metro commitments, Brayden Fiorini had cut his lead to just 13 votes by round 16. But Gresham, whose junior club is South Morang, ensured victory by taking 29 of the 30 votes in the last two rounds to finish on 138. Fiorini finished with 25 votes in the last two

SCOREBOARD Q FOOTBALL AFL Semi Finals HA HAWTHORN 8.4 11.6 16.7 21.9 (135) ADELAIDE 2.2 4.3 6.7 8.13 (61) Goals: Hawthorn: L Breust 6 L Hodge 4 I Smith 2 J Lewis 2 J Roughead 2 B Hill C Rioli M Suckling P Puopolo R Schoenmakers. Adelaide: J Jenkins 4 T L Lynch 2 P Dangerfield T Walker. Best: Hawthorn: L Hodge L Breust B Stratton G Birchall S Mitchell J Gibson J Frawley. Adelaide: P Dangerfield eld R Laird S Thompson D T Talia. Injuries: Hawthorn: B Lake (stomach). Adelaide: Nil. Reports: Nil. Umpires: Scott Jeffery, Ray Chamberlain, Brett Rosebury. Official Crowd: 70,879 at MCG. NORTH MELB 2.3 5.6 7.8 11.11 (77) SYDNEY 2.1 3.3 5.7 7.9 (51) Goals: North Melbourne: J Waite 3 S Gibson 2 B Harvey D Petrie L McDonald L Thomas S Atley T Goldstein. Sydney: A Goodes 2 K Tippett 2 D Hannebery I Heeney J Kennedy. Best: North Melbourne: S Higgins J Ziebell B Cunnington J Waite N Dal Santo S Gibson T Goldstein K Turner. Sydney: J Kennedy D Rampe K Tippett A Goodes N Smith. Injuries: North Melbourne: D Petrie (head) R T Tarrant (groin) replaced in selected side by L McDonald. Sydney: G Rohan (concussion). Umpires: Matt Stevic, Jeff Dalgleish, Dean Margetts. Official Crowd: 31,162 at ANZ Stadium.

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rounds to finish 17 behind. Michael Ercolano rounded out the top three. “I didn’t know what to expect coming into tonight,” Gresham said following winning the award. “I’m pretty happy to win best and fairest. I’m pretty stoked.” It capped off a big week for Gresham, who won the TAC Cup coaches’ player of the year and finished equal second in the competition’s Morrish Medal vote. “I was pretty happy to win the coaches’ award,” he said. “I’m pretty rapt with that one.” Earlier in the year, Gresham was selected in the All-Australian team following the national under-18 championships and was named Vic Metro’s best player. “It was an honour to get all Australian honours and MVP, they are nice little things,” he said. But it’s not only the coaches who have started to take notice, and Gresham is believed to be on the radar of several AFL clubs despite his relative lack of height at 177cm. “A few have spoken to me and it’s a bit daunting at times but you start getting used to it,” he said. Other award winners at the Knights’ best and fairest night included Matt Perry, for most improved, Kieran Malone, for most consistent, and Connor Dalgleish, for best defensive player. Jade Gresham won Northern Knights’ best and fairest award. (Rainer Reinbold)

VFL Preliminary Final BOX HILL 5.6 7.7 10.12 12.17 (89) SANDRINGHAM 1.1 5.5 9.7 12.10 (82) Goals: Box Hill: Sicily 3 Lock 2 Anderson 2 Lawlor Grimley Spangher Langford Willsmore. Sandringham: Brown 4 Saad 2 Minchington 2 Saunders Murdoch Ong Siposs. Best: Box Hill: Spangher Evans Collins Sicily Simpkin Lock. Sandringham: Minchington Brown Cook Shenton Murdoch Saunders. At North Port Oval. 2015 MORRISH MEDAL LEADERBOARD Clayton Oliver (Murray Bushrangers) . . . . . . . 15 Darcy Crocker (Eastern Ranges) . . . . . . . . . . 14 Jade Gresham (Northern Knights) . . . . . . . . . 14 Blake Hardwick (Eastern Ranges) . . . . . . . . . 13 Ryan Clarke (Eastern Ranges) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Aaron Fenton (Eastern Ranges) . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Aloysio Ferreira (Gippsland Power) . . . . . . . . 10 Josh Schache (Murray Bushrangers) . . . . . . . 10 Lachlan Williams (Dandenong Stingrays) . . . . . 9 Jacob Hopper (North Ballarat Rebels) . . . . . . . 9 Kieran Lovell (T (Tasmania) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 CLUB BY CLUB VOTING Bendigo Pioneers T. Cole 5; L. Tardrew T 3; K. Mutch 2; J. Ryan 1; B. Edwards 1; L. Schultz 1; I. Miller 1 Calder Cannons K. Brown 6; Z. Wunhym 5; N. O’Kearney 4; H. Kerbatieh 4; T. Wallis 4; M. Kovacevic 3; C. Moore 3; D. Tarczon T 3; B. Laguda 2; B. Allen 2; J. Reaper 2; J .James 1; J. Flower 1 Dandenong Stingrays L. Williams 9; J. Battle 6; B. White 6; H. Prior 4; G. Nyuon 4; M. Cox 4; K. Collins 4; D. Caprion 3; Z. Roscoe 3; B. Rice 3; D. Wark 3; J. Freeman 3; J. Lovett 3; T. Condon 2; J. Di Pasquale 2; T. Jok 2; S. Gladman 1; J. Bubb 1; L. Batten 1; J. Kelly 1 Eastern Ranges D. Crocker 14; B. Hardwick 13; R. Clarke 12; A. Fenton 10; J. Parsons 3; B. Batty 3; R. Harvey 3; S. Horner 2; J. Lynch L 1; D.Clarke 1; B. Mitchener 1 Geelong Falcons D. Parrish 8; H. Kol 7; B. McCarthy 6; C. Curnow 5; R. Mathieson 5; Z. Zdybel 5; B. Remmos 4; W. Sexton 4; M. Patten 3; B. Blair 3; L. Wagener 3; L. Donne 2; A. Witherden 2; S. Darcy 2; J. Sheahan 1; C. Floyd 1 Gippsland Power A. Ferreira 10; N. Holmes 8; T. Papley 8; M. De Bruin 4; J. Patullo 4; T. Marsh 3; T. Beck 3; C. Buykx-Smith 3; J. McMahon 3; D. Costigan 2; D. Grech 2; T. Hobbs 2; B. McKay 2; J. McDonald 1; K. Renooy 1 Murray Bushrangers C. Oliver 15; J. Schache 10; L. Smith 6; N. Coughlan 6; R. Garthwaite 6; M. Canfield 4; M.

King 4; W. Brodie 3; D. Mennen 3; T. McMullan 3; J. Marshall 3; J. Simpkin 2; J. Minogue 1; B. Smith 1; N. L Lynch 1 North Ballarat Rebels J. Hopper 9; Y. Eades 8; J. Symons 6; D. Tucker 6; B. Lloyd 5; C. Byrne 3; T. Templeton T 3; J. Webster 3; A. Cleary 3; M. Johnston 3; L. Meek 3; J. Edwards 3; D. Rioli 3; T. Taurau T 2; E. Frank 2; H. McCluggage 2; B. Lusby 2; J. Cowan 1; J. Berry 1 Northern Knights J. Gresham 14; M. Ercolano 8; B. Fiorini 4; D. Macpherson 3; M. Mattingly 3; T. Leonardis 3; J. Bailey 1; M. Tilmouth-Turner 1 Northern Territory J. Clarke 3; M. Bricknell 2 NSW/ACT Rams M. Flynn 7; M. Kennedy 6; C. Bance 3; H. Macreadie 3; M. Wright 2; J. Brown 1; T. Coenen 1; H. Himmelberg 1 Oakleigh Chargers B. Crocker 6; D. Houston 6; H. Hooper 5; S. McLarty 4; A. Morgan 4; D. Beddison 3; L. Walker 3; K. Answerth 3; D. Cunningham 3; L. Byrne-Jones 3; F. Pearce 2; J. Aujuard 2; P. Kerr 2; H. Thompson 1; M. Wenn 1; T. Phillips 1; J. Corboy 1; J. Roughedge 1; P. Phillips 1; C. Young 1 Y Queensland D. Budarick 7; C. Wagner 5; B. Keays 2; W. Buzza 2; M. Chol 2; N. Dennis 1 Sandringham Dragons T. Thompson 7; J. Wallace 5; T. Wilkinson 5; G. Lok 4; N. Pavlou 3; H. Balic 3; A. McGrath 3; K. Parsons 2; K. Lopo 2; R. Hayward 2; T. Taranto T 2; L. Hiscock 2; R. Ludica 1; T. Cameron 1 T Tasmania K. Lovell 9; J. Johnson 2; C. Brown 1; H. Pearce 5; N. Dodge 3; B. Kamaric 1; J. Hayden 1 Western Jets J. Volpato 8; F. Campisi 3; M. Norton 5; J. Hickey 5; B. Coletta 1; L. Carter 2; W. Berry 3; B. Monk 2 OTHER A AWARD WINNERS Coaches Award: A Jade Gresham - Northern Knights TTAC Award: North Ballarat Rebels Leading goalkicker: Blake Hardwick - Eastern Ranges

DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE Grand Final WILLIAMSTOWN 1.2 5.7 7.10 8.13 (61) BOX HILL 3.4 5.5 6.7 8.12 (60) Goals: Williamstown: Hetherington 3 Curtis Merlo Casley Monk Bewley. Box Hill: Switkowski 2 Dimasi 2 Traynor raynor Summers Kidd T Tobin. Best: Williamstown: McKenzie Greiser Hetherington Owen Chisari Hine. Box Hill: Exon Soccio Traynor Gibson Langford Tobin. T At North Port Oval.

TTAC CUP Prelminary Finals at IKON Park EASTERN 3.3 6.6 7.12 8.17 (65) DANDENONG 2.0 3.3 3.5 5.7 (37) Goals: Eastern: Brown 3 Stephenson 3 Clarke Hardwick. Dandenong: Weitering 2 Mutimer Collins Gladman. Best: Eastern: Clarke Cotte Brolic Keppel Brown Batty. Dandenong: Capiron Weitering Rice Williams McKay Collins. At IKON Park. OAKLEIGH 2.3 3.4 8.7 13.11 (89) N BALLARA BALLARAT 3.0 5.4 7.7 8.9 (57) Goals: Oakleigh: Phillips 3 Phillips 2 Thompson 2 Crocker 2 Answerth McLarty Johnstone Adduci. North Ballarat: Cowan 2 Hopper 2 Rioli Johnston Korewha T Taurau. Best: Oakleigh: Answerth Byrne-Jones Pearce Johnstone Whitehead Duman. North Ballarat: Hopper Eades Cowan Lloyd Webster ebster T Templeton. Grand Final at Etihad Stadium, Sunday Sept. 27 11am - Eastern Ranges v Oakleigh Chargers

VAFA Grand-finals PREMIER B ST KEVINS 3.1 5.5 10.12 13.18 (96) OLD MELB. 4.3 11.4 12.5 13.7 (85) Goals: St Kevins: S Gilham 3 H Parkes Z Ginies J Gysberts G Gleeson P Edgar B McCann S Salopek K Wissell D Jones K Williams. Old Melburnians: S Watson 3 C Beck 2 N De Steiger 2 A Armstrong 2 N Daish E De Fegely T Rosenthal T Paule. Best: St Kevins: S Gilham N Wood N Meehan B McCann D Jones A Lynch. L Old Melburnians: W Thompson L Borthwick G Hurley-Wellington S Watson E De Fegely N Daish. B Res: Old Melburnians 13.8 d St Bedes/ Mentone Tigers 7.4. PREMIER C OLD H’BURIANS 2.4 6.7 8.12 13.18 (96) MONASH BLUES 1.2 5.9 6.11 6.12 (48) Goals: Old Haileyburians: J Nicolopoulos 4 E Limon 2 N Waite 2 J Dawson 2 T Faulkner J Paul C Connelly. Monash Blues: J Griffiths 3 Z Ledin N Petering M Hardiman. Best: Old Haileyburians: J Donnelly A Weekes H McLauchlan J Dawson P Gleadhill J Toy. Monash Blues: A Young Y J Griffiths T Cameron C Cosgriff M Davidson C Rossetti. C Res: PEGS 7.10 d Marcellin 5.8.

NORTHERN Grand finals SNR MACLEOD 3.5 4.5 11.7 13.9 (87) G’BOROUGH 2.0 3.1 8.2 10.6 (66) Goals: Macleod: A Doherty 2 J White 2 H Paynter 2 R Brandt J Langford M Yarwood N Lynch L L Brandt L Hobbs C Corr. Greensborough: J Grubb 3 J Callaway 2 R Boyden J Riddle J Rogers A Stellas L Emery.

Best: Macleod: L Brandt L Hobbs J White K Shaw H Paynter J Kidd. Greensborough: N Riddle R Mullins T Stead J Callaway L McQuilken J Grubb. RESERVES G’BOROUGH 3.3 3.4 9.7 14.9 (93) NORTHCOTE PK 1.2 2.3 3.3 6.4 (40) Goals: Greensborough: L Bowkett 3 C Jordan 2 J Rowe 2 M Hunt 2 J Didier 2 S Parks S Barnett. Northcote Park: R Elasmar H Mason L Waldron J Amad N McNiece J Chilcott. Best: Greensborough: S Conte S Barnett J Didier D Robertson D Toomey T J Griffiths. Northcote Park: L Waldron H Mason N Leach H Reid J Harris M Picken. U-19 G’BOROUGH 1.2 5.6 9.9 14.12 (96) MONTMORENCY 1.1 2.2 2.3 3.3 (21) Goals: Greensborough: J Pickett 3 M Hill 2 L Gough 2 B Psarakos T Bevan-Shannon S Hennessy J Cann J Money M Merkel M Luciani. Montmorency: N T Taylor Z Allen N Matthews. Best: Greensborough: C Kett B Bedford J Pickett J Cann B Psarakos T Bevan-Shannon. Montmorency: L Nunan D Nunan B Dillon M Pyers Z Smith Z Beadle. EASTERN: Div 2: Grand f: Doncaster 11.7 d Doncaster East 3.10. SOUTHERN: Thirds: Grand f: Dingley 10.10 d Cerberus 6.6.

Q CROQUET MELBOURNE METRO Rd 4 Golf Croquet: Brunswick Burras 8-74 d Essendon Red 4-59, Ivanhoe Park Burgundy 9-78 d Monash White 3-51, Monash Blue 7-63 d Ivanhoe Park White 5-70, Sandringham 7-72 d Essendon Black 5-63, Village Glen 7-68 d Frankston 5-65, Williamstown Pelicans 9-79 d Kew 3-52, Williamstown Seagulls 11-82 d Brunswick Kookas 1-47.

Q SQUASH MELBOURNE ST STATE PENNANT Rd 5 Premier: Kooyong (1) 4-12-132 d MCC (1) wo, Melbourne Uni (1) 3-9-142 d Knox Pk (1) 1-6141, MSAC (1) 2-7-123 d Grace Pk Hawthorn (1) 2-7-122, Westerfolds (1) 3-10-155 d Lilydale (1) 1-6-144. State 2: Knox Pk (2) 2-8-189 d Squash Logic Melton (1) 2-7-162, Squash Logic Melton (2) 3-9-205 d Epping (1) 1-5-181. State 3: Gladstone Pk (1) 4-12-243 d Westerfolds (3) 0-5-186, Melbourne Uni (2) 3-11-247 d Essendon (1) 1-7-211, MSAC (2) 3-11-218 d MCC (2) 1-4-148. State 4: Fitzpatrick (1) 4-12-234 d MCC (3) 0-4198, Lilydale (2) 2-8-202 d Monash Uni (2) 2-7-185, Westerfolds (4) 2-10-234 d Essendon (2) 2-8-240

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Big V awards round off a stellar season for Pacers Whittlesea Pacers basketball women’s team capped off its championship-winning season in perfect style on Saturday night. After beating Geelong Cats in the division 1 grand final series, the Pacers took out the main gongs for that division at the Big V awards night on Saturday. Kimetria Hayden was chosen as the division’s most valuable player and was named in the all-star five with teammate Emmie O’Nial. Retiring coach Shannon Bodley was named as division 1 women’s coach of the year. Bodley said at the awards night it had been the perfect ending to the season. “These nights are pretty special and to get these types of

awards gives us recognition of the hard work we put in as individuals,” he said, adding that the awards for O’Nial and Hayden showed the Pacers had recruited the right players. “One of the guys said tonight that we got the right import [Hayden] and it’s the same with Emmie,” he said. “We got two big ‘ins’ and they were shown to be good decisions. “It was our first time of having an import. I did a lot of work at the start of the year looking at a lot of clips and we got the right one [Hayden]. “The Werribee coach said we had a one-in10-year import. The club decided to go down

that path so it’s also reward for them, too.” Bodley said Hayden was considering coming back to the Pacers next year. “She loved Australia and whether she comes back to us, at another club or at a higher level, she’s definitely thinking about it,” he said. O’Nial was named in the team of the year for the first time after being a finalist last year while playing with Sunbury Jets. O’Nial was also the grand final MVP. “She also won our club MVP by three votes,” Bodley said. “Hopefully, she now realises she’s a good player and doesn’t have to be one of those who has to score big points like she had to at

Planeta’s star shines on By Tara Murray American Colleen Planeta’s whirlwind two years in Australia have culminated in the Hume City Broncos star winning her second straight Big V women’s championship ‘most valuable player’ award. Last year she took the competition by storm, making the state championship all-star five, being named defensive player of the year, leading scorer and MVP, and leading her side to a championship. That was always going to be a hard act to follow. But this year she backed up by averaging 22.4 points a game, behind only Carley Mijovic, and 10 rebounds a game to be named MVP at Saturday night’s Big V awards. Planeta was also named in the all-star five for a second straight year. “It’s always exciting when you receive rewards,” she said. “It was harder this year … teams know you better and make it harder on you, for sure.” The MVP win justifies Planeta’s decision to play in Australia after a stint in Germany, instead of retiring as she had originally planned. “I then came to this club and fell in love with the girls, the coaches and the whole club in general,” she said. “It’s great to be part of it.” In bad news for opposition players, Planeta plans on coming back for a third year with the Broncos, a championship the key focus after the side missed out this year. “It’s been a great couple of years and it’ll be one more year to see if we can get it all again,” she said. “We’re such a competitive team … we seem hungrier after this year as we’re used to winning.” Planeta’s gongs were just the start of the awards the Broncos received on Saturday night. They were named overall ‘club of the year’. “It’s a really big reward for our club and all our teams,” Planeta said. “I’m proud to be part of it.” The all-conquering youth league women’s division 1 team was rewarded for its championship season. Sophie Byrnes was named in the all-star five, Gem Wright won the defensive player of the year gong, and Glen Milner was named joint coach of the year for that division. Craigieburn’s Dennis McNamara was named coach of the year in men’s division 2, while Jonathon Maybank was named in the division 2 all-star five.

Colleen Planeta on her way to winning a second straight MVP award. (Shawn Smits)

Sunbury. She contributed and the proof is in the pudding.” Despite winning the coach of the year award, Bodley isn’t reconsidering his decision to retire. “It probably caps it off,” he said. “I said as we were coming [to the awards night] that it would be nice to get it, but I’m not all about individual awards. “It’s been a fantastic season and we talked about capping off my season with one more thing [the award].” Pacers’ Patrick Green was named in the youth men’s division 1 team of the year. Tara Murray

Six clubs start in maiden women’s comp The North Metro Cricket Association has set up a women’s competition, which will start with six teams next month. The inaugural season will see Preston YCW, Preston Druids, Northcote United, Keon Park, Heidelberg West and Olympic Colts adding female teams to their current men’s sides. NMCA’s Lenore Smith says interest in the competition has been strong, with the six-team start being seen as just the first step. “We had interest from 10 or 11 clubs, but some of those didn’t think it would be feasible to set up teams this year and will look at it for next year,” she said. “We’ve been working with Darebin council and Cricket Victoria and have got a lot of support from them. “We’ve all seen how quickly women’s football has grown and we hope women’s cricket will follow.” There are currently few options for women to play cricket in the area. “Women can play in our men’s competition, but they normally play only in lower grades,” Smith said. “But a lot of women don’t want to play with men, who are a lot stronger and faster.” The focus of the program and the competition is opportunity and participation, giving women the chance to get on the field and have a go. Organisers will also look at club development, coaching and training, recruiting and advertising. The new competition will start on October 11 and run for seven weeks. “We’re trying to have all the games in the opening round at the same venue and after that everyone will play at their home ground,” Smith said. “Games will be a mix of T20 and 30 overs.” Women’s cricket will also be part of the association’s Festival of Cricket on February 7. “The festival of cricket normally has senior and junior representative matches raising funds for [anti-domestic violence group] the White Ribbon Foundation,” Smith said. “This day will be open to other clubs who have got teams together with an eye on the next season.” Smith said one major part of the competition was the building of friendships. “Girls like to see each other and catch up,” she said. “One team started with a couple of girls and all their friends decided to join them.” The NMCA wants to hear from more women or girls keen to take up cricket. Details: wccp.nmca@gmail.com Tara Murray

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