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School site a hazard Residents of the town of Kalkallo are rejecting plans for a primary school at a site they believe is an “accident waiting to happen”. Signage at the 2.9-hectare Malcolm Street school site, just off the Hume Freeway, went up on September 23, notifying residents of plans to build Kalkallo Grammar. A spokeswoman for residents opposing the development, who asked not to be named, told Star Weekly that a school was of no value to residents and children of Kalkallo. “The real concern for us is the traffic,” she said. “That site is not a good place for a school. It’s stuck in the middle of nowhere and it’s right on the busy Hume Freeway. “It’s an 80km/h zone and, for cars to be pulling in and out onto that highway before and after school, is an accident waiting to happen. “I dare anyone to come and try that intersection for themselves. It’s pretty scary.” The spokeswoman said much of the township, which has about 100 residents, was heritage listed. “We have no sewerage, we live off rainwater tanks and use bottled gas. We have electricity, but other than that we’re very much off the grid.” The new school would be built over seven years, eventually catering for as many as 280 prep to year 6 students. A Hume council traffic assessment found VicRoads would eventually close Malcolm Street’s intersection with the freeway and redirect traffic

onto on and off ramps. VicRoads advised this upgrade would be subject to funding, and the intersection was likely to stay as it is for five to 10 years. Education and Training Department spokesman Steve Tolley would not comment on the Kalkallo Grammar proposal after direct questioning. “We’re investing almost $4 billion to make Victoria the education state, so every community has access to great local schools and every child gets the chance

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to succeed,” he said. “The current school capital pipeline is one of the largest in Victoria’s history, with almost 30 new or further stages of schools set to open over the next few years, including Craigieburn North West Primary School, Epping North Primary School, Mernda Central P-12 School, Mernda South Primary School and senior years facilities for Hazel Glen College.” The applicant for the permit, Mr Abdurrahman Gokler, said Kalkallo was in a growth area, but he wanted to await the planning process before speaking further about the school. Hume council will consider the Kalkallo Grammar proposal after October 9. Submissions to www. hume.vic.gov.au

(Shawn Smits)

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From Wollert to the universe A Sydney Opera House-inspired gown, made by Wollert fashion designer Raf Matta (pictured with model Madison Vulic), hit the catwalk yesterday, hopefully en route for Donald Trump’s International Miss Universe final later this year. The dress is one of four picked as finalists in the Miss Universe Australia national costume competition. The opera house theme is a nod to Miss Universe Australia entrant Monika Radulovic, who’s from Sydney.“I wanted to create something so Monika could take her home town with her,” Matta said. Winners’ details are at www.missuniverseaustralia.com.au Esther Lauaki

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Drugs, violence head crime list By Esther Lauaki Whittlesea police plan to crack down further on drugs and family violence following an increase in offences in the past year. Figures from the Crime Statistics Agency for the year to June 30, released last Thursday, reveal drug use and possession offences in the municipality jumped from 460 to 579. Drug dealing and trafficking crimes went from 91 to 115, while the figure for cultivation or manufacturing was up from 47 to 73. “The increase in drug offences is becoming

more of a concern to us because we know that the increase in drug crimes manifests itself in other ways, particularly in property crimes,” Whittlesea police’s Inspector Paul Tysoe said. “Family violence continues to remain our number one priority. “The data reflects a greater preparedness to talk to us about violence that’s occurring in the home and it reminds us that family violence needs to be our focus. “Crimes against the person are also on the increase and we’re slowly putting in place measures to keep it under control by increasing

education, monitoring liquor licensing and working closely with our support networks.” Assaults jumped from 1082 to 1170. Inspector Tysoe said theft of and from motor vehicles was also on the rise and police were working to keep those statistics down. Transport regulation offences spiked in the 12 months from 1 to 17. The increases buck an overall 8 per cent fall in crime in Whittlesea in the past 12 months; homicides fell from five to one while thefts dropped from 5505 to 4850. Weapons and explosives offences were unchanged at 369.

“Overall, it’s pleasing to see that crime rates are generally down on last year,” Inspector Tysoe said. “It’s a reflection of some of the hard work by police that’s being put in and the collaborative work with other community groups” In Hume, breaches of orders, weapon and drug crimes had the most significant increases. Hume’s Acting Inspector Anthony Brown said police were dilgently pursuing breaches and acting on leads. “That reflects our commitment to ensuring the orders are upheld,” he said.

(Mathew Lynn)

Anzac honour at Craigieburn

Bookworm’s mighty appetite A tot who takes books everywhere is the first child to read 1000 books with her parents over two months. Greenvale two-year-old Isabel Ottone registered for the Hume Libraries’ 1000 Books Before School challenge on July 1 and reached the milestone on September 1. Her mother, Marie Ottone, says Isabel spent the entire two months focused squarely on books. “She brought me a book to read first thing every morning and now remembers what the books are called and walks around the house talking about them throughout the day,” Ms Ottone said. She and her husband read to Isabel every morning, evening and before her midday nap. “We go to the library nearly every week and Isabel just loves it.” The 1000 Books Before School challenge encourages youngsters to build early literacy skills. Information at www.hume.vic.gov.au Esther Lauaki

Craigieburn’s newest park will be renamed in honour of local Anzacs. Hume council moved to rename Craigieburn Park ‘Craigieburn Anzac Park’ at their recent meeting – a decision that was not endorsed by councillors in June. The Craigieburn Park development secured $48.5 million in federal funding to transform a 12.14-hectare lot into a regional athletics centre, an aquatic and leisure centre, event space and park areas with pathways and playgrounds. Council wrote to the Veterans Affairs Department to advise of its intention to formally recognise a section of the park as a dedicated Anzac memorial. The name change received mostly positive feedback during consultation earlier this year. Cr Jack Medcraft voted against the name change because he believed the Anzac moniker would be brought into disrepute. “The Anzac name needs to be respected, and we don’t want anything to hinder that,” Cr Medcraft said. “If there are people who might cause trouble and engage in drinking alcohol or vandalism, the name that will be across the headlines in the media will be Craigieburn Anzac Park.” Youth, sport and recreation portfolio councillor Casey Nunn said the park would play a critical role as a community asset. “Of those who responded online, 62 per cent supported the naming of the park,” she said. “And the sentiment of commemoration was overwhelmingly positive.” Craigieburn Anzac Park name has been submitted to the Register of Geographical Names. Esther Lauaki

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Art works open doors In Iraq, Bashar Yousif carved The Lord’s Prayer into stone using beautiful calligraphy. But since he moved to Australia two years ago, he’s not sure where to purchase the stone or the equipment needed to replicate the piece, so the stonemason decided to explore a new medium and purchased a paint brush instead. For the first time in two years, the 56-year-old let his creativity flow, painting the prayer in the ancient Arabic language of Kufi. The South Morang resident entered his artwork in Whittlesea council’s Doorways exhibition, which asked artists to think about and explore the doorways in their lives. Mr Yousif worked as a stonemason in northern Iraq, employed by architects to carve decorative details into stone, which would then

be used on building facades, stairways or walls. He counts himself lucky to be able to exhibit in Australia. He said he saw the exhibition as a chance to represent his home land, which he fled two years ago when fighting escalated. He held his first exhibition of cartoons in Iraq in 1983, but opportunities to exhibit in recent years ran dry when internal conflicts put a stop to many cultural and civic pursuits. More than 100 artists will display their works along side those of Mr Yousif next month when Doorways is hung inside the Great Hall at Whittlesea council offices at South Morang. The exhibition will run from October 9 to 29, 10am until 4pm.

More lanes, safer freeway Works are now underway to bring you more lanes and a safer CityLink Tullamarine Freeway. Plan your journey and allow a little extra travel time. Reduced speed limits and concrete barriers are in place to keep you and our workers safe. We will keep the existing number of lanes open during peak periods to keep traffic moving. Find out more and register for updates at citylinktullawidening.vic.gov.au and view real-time travel times using the VicTraffic app.

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A team of Northern Health midwives has raised more than $5,500 to support women in Ethiopia suffering from debilitating childbirth injuries. The team hosted a High Tea on September 28 for Hamlin, an initiative of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, who work to eradicate childbirth injury and maternal death in Ethiopia through treatment, prevention and rehabilitation. Northern Health chief executive Siva Sivarajah the team is passionate about helping communities abroad gain access to vital healthcare. “Being midwives, promoting women’s health and wellbeing is the goal of our professional lives,” he said. “We can’t think of a better reason to have a morning tea, than to raise funds to help Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia.” Donate until November 30: highteaforhamlin.everydayhero.com/au/ jodee.

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Whittlesea’s culturally and linguistically diverse seniors can now apply for the 2016 round of grants. Grants will help seniors from diverse backgrounds connect to new or existing social networks and activities through community projects. The program is delivered in partnership with the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria. Applications close on February 5. www. seniorsonline.vic.gov.au. FOR BREAKING NEWS, VISIT Web: starweekly.com.au Northern Star Weekly @nstarweekly @star_weekly

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‘Whoop’ cases surge in north By Matt Crossman A campaign to spread coverage of free vaccines among Hume school students will be undertaken after a 275 per cent spike in the number of whooping cough cases reported this year. Health Department figures obtained by Star Weekly reveal 139 cases were reported in the year to July 1 – up from 37 in 2014. There have been 23 cases so far this year in the Macedon Ranges, down from 28 in 2014. Hume council and GPs have urged parents to attend a series of “catch-up” immunisation sessions being held in October in a bid to halt

the spread of the highly contagious disease. More than 1200 students did not receive booster vaccines during the council’s most recent visits to schools because families did not return consent forms. Mayor Adem Atmaca said it was important young people were properly immunised. He said the council had previously offered the vaccine to all year 10 students but would roll out injections for every year 7 student from next year, with high rates of whooping cough in residents aged 12 to 15. ‘‘Whooping cough is a terrible illness and it can be very debilitating for sufferers, many of whom exhibit a prolonged cough that can last

up to three months,’’ Cr Atmaca said. ‘‘The condition is highly contagious and extremely serious for babies.’’ Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, kills one in every 125 infants under six months who develop the illness. “That’s a tragedy when such a simple vaccine can prevent its spread,” Cr Atmaca said. Tristar Medical Group senior manager Anne Gardner said constant vigilance was required, with high vaccination rates crucial to general community health. ‘‘Our doctors urge vulnerable members of the community – adolescents, pregnant women and the elderly – to please have those

immunisations,’’ she said. Ms Gardner said whooping cough was a terrible disease. “The symptoms are extremely uncomfortable and it goes for an extended period of time … babies are at extreme risk of mortality,” she said. “Our infants and the elderly rely on the rest of the community being vaccinated.” Catch-up sessions will be held at the Craigieburn Function Rooms from 5.30-7.30pm on October 12, Sunbury Memorial Hall from 5.30-7.30pm on October 21, and Hume Global Learning Centre from 6.30-8pm on October 27.

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Comedian Anh Do brings his best-selling memoir, The Happiest Refugee, to life in a ground-breaking stand-up show. Performing at The Plenty Ranges Arts Centre for one night only in October, this moving, inspirational and unforgettable theatre experience combines humour, real life stories, photos and filmed pieces to retell Do’s amazing story. Anh Do travelled to Australia in 1980 on an eight metre fishing boat with 47 other Vietnamese refugees. Sick with dehydration and one person already dead, the journey was the first of many struggles for a young Do, who overcame all manner of difficulties throughout his life to become a lawyer and, in 2008, Australia’s Comedian of the Year. Today he is one of Australia’s most sought after stand-ups, as well as a talented writer, actor, producer and corporate entertainer. The Happiest Refugree: A Memoir Memoir, charts his journey from starving refugee to one of Australia’s best-loved entertainers, and was described by Russell Crowe as “the most surprising and inspiring read I have had in years,”. It was awarded Book of the Year with sales in excess of 350,000. The Happiest Refugree: A Memoir Memoir, charts his journey from starving refugee to one of Australia’s best-loved entertainers, and was described by Russell Crowe as “the most surprising

Rachael is also Whittlesea Young Citizen of the Year, awarded for her work raising awareness about the plight of refugees and asylum seekers. And she spent three weeks at a youth leadership program in America last year discussing environmental issues. “It’s important that young people have the knowledge and tools to become educated citizens, who think about the world in a more critical and open-minded way,” Rachael said. Wendy Chew, from the Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship office, said it was fitting that Rachael is recognised for her achievements. “Rachael has used her knowledge and experience as a young woman growing up in an increasingly diverse community to help others understand what it means to be different,” Ms Chew said. Esther Lauaki

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Diabetes: scourge of city’s north By Lexi Cottee The state electorates of Thomastown and Broadmeadows have some of the highest rates of diabetes in Victoria. New maps produced by Diabetes Victoria show that the Thomastown, Dandenong and Broadmeadows electorates have the highest prevalence of diabetes in Victoria, with Thomastown the worst of the three. Diabetes chief executive Craig Bennett said newly released Australian Diabetes Maps showed the extent of the challenge.

“Diabetes is a major health challenge confronting the state and, unless we act, it could threaten the long-term viability of our health system,” Mr Bennett said. He said it was important that diabetics be supported and taught how to confidently self-monitor to avoid serious complications, which could lead to costly hospital admissions. According to Diabetes Victoria’s research, about 7.5 per cent of residents in the Thomastown electoral district have diabetes, compared to the national average of about 4.9 per cent.

Wollert has one of the highest rates of the disease in the state. About 23 per cent of residents suffer from the condition, which leaves too much glucose in the blood stream. Thirteen-year-old Joshua Taranto lives at Epping, where the prevalence of diabetes sufferers is 5.7 per cent, 0.7 per cent above the average for a Victorian suburb. Joshua was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes almost three years ago. His mother Anna said the family felt shocked and to blame when he was diagnosed. “As parents, we felt guilty and thought that

we may have caused this condition somehow.” They have since changed the sorts of foods they eat, including banning processed bread and soft drinks, and they now count their intake of carbohydrates. “This wasn’t entirely a bad thing as we have learned this about our own personal food intake and weight management,” Mrs Taranto said. Type 1 diabetes can only be managed, whereas type 2 can be prevented or delayed by lifestyle changes, such as exercising more, eating well and losing weight.

Party-goers power up Mr Shah says he hopes the festival will keep the next generation of Indian-born Australians connected to their culture and history. “As more Indians settle down in the northern suburbs, it’s important to host these events where they can celebrate locally,” he said. But the festival is not just for Indian families, and Mr Shah is hoping people of all faiths, ages and nationalities will join in. Melbourne singer Dharmesh Chudasama will perform from 7pm on Saturday, October 17, at La Trobe University’s Union Hall, 1 Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora (via south entry car park). Tickets are $15 (children under five free) and cover both entry and Indian food. Details: 0412 227 353 or www.yuvagujarat. com.au Lexi Cottee Purvee Dave, Jeel Dharia, Aneree Shah and Tejal Shah in traditional dress. (Mathew Lynn)

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Beyond the classroom Students are reaching out, writes Cheryl Critchley

chools are increasingly connected to their communities, locally and beyond. Whether students volunteer at a local nursing home or join an international welfare project, community projects complement academic learning and offer students valuable life experience. Raising funds for charities, organising concerts, volunteering and travelling overseas to help welfare organisations are all part of the modern school experience. Good schools are producing students not only ready for university, but prepared for life’s challenges and motivated to help those less fortunate. Many schools now have fruitful relationships internationally. St Monica’s College in Epping works with the Presentation Sisters in Pakistan, while Charles La Trobe College has a sister school relationship with Nanjing Zhonghua High School in China. Back home, schools involve their local communities in most of what they do, from parent talks and school plays to milestone celebrations.

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For 10 years, Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School has welcomed its parents and local Canterbury families to talks about everything from resilience to drug use. The popular evenings started in 2005 with psychologist Dr Megan Chapman’s Growing Great Girls talk. Four or five have been held each year since. Among the topics have been developing positive mindsets, social media, alcohol awareness, body image, raising optimistic daughters and linking oral language and literacy skills. Up to 100 school parents and locals attend the sessions, which are hosted by community experts and experienced school staff. Brochures have been produced with key information from contributors. Strathcona dean of students Terri Oprean says some people attend every session and all school parents and locals are welcome. She says the most popular topics tend to be those offering practical strategies to build resilience and life skills. “Every year we run at least one session addressing the latest information on how best to protect your daughter on the internet, and these sessions always draw a very keen audience with lots of questions,” she says. Terri says this year’s drugs and alcohol session was a positive way to start a conversation around a difficult issue and offer strategies to keep young people safe. “There is no doubt that raising children has become more challenging, and these discussions provide the opportunity

for parents to keep up with information while developing a strong framework that builds a strong relationship of trust with their child,” she says.

Everyone benefits

Each year, Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School’s year 12 students host a benefit concert for a charity or cause of their choice. They organise the concert and fundraising initiatives inside and outside the school. All aspects of the four-week event involve teamwork, dedication, determination and motivation by the whole group, which co-ordinates the performance, lighting, merchandise, ticket sales, public relations, raffles and catering. Past student Jessie Taylor initiated the first event in 1999. That year the girls created a Concert for Kosovo to support Balkan conflict refugees. Cohorts have since raised extraordinary amounts for a wide variety of local and international causes and charities, with help from the local community. The Class of 2014 raised funds for So They Can, a not-for-profit organisation supporting the education and empowerment of African communities. The 2013 group assisted The Y-House Foundation, which works to help keep young people with physical disabilities out of aged care. This year’s cohort supported headspace and raised more than $33,000. In 2010, the school also established The Cooerwull Centre for Leadership and Service, which encourages all students to strive towards

achieving personal goals and to contribute to the wider community. “Leadership and service enhances our students’ personal development and growth,” says principal Dr Heather Schnagl AM. “I am very proud of Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School students and staff who regularly support many organisations and causes.”

Having a heart

When hundreds of homeless people enjoy breakfast and lunch at Sacred Heart Mission in St Kilda, they might be served by Mentone Grammar Students who volunteer to help prepare and serve the meals. The groups of four have visited about five times a year for the past 10 years. They help in the kitchen with meal preparation and dishes. Without fail, the students gain a lot from the experience and learn about those who don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Sacred Heart Mission serves nutritious free breakfasts and lunches 365 days a year in its welcoming dining room that can accommodate hundreds of people who are homeless, socially disadvantaged or isolated. The service creates a great sense of community and helps people to reconnect with each other and society. More than 20 volunteers are needed each day and much of the food is donated. Mentone Grammar students enjoy making a difference at Sacred Heart and elsewhere. Year 9 Greenways Campus students have a strong connection with the Brotherhood of St Laurence and attend its Urban Camp.

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Through observation, discussion and practical activities, students delve into the issues of social inequality, injustice and social exclusion. They engage with Brotherhood clients and contribute to the welfare of disadvantaged people of all ages.

Rapping for charity

Maverick Newman had no idea what he was starting when he asked St Michael’s Grammar School principal Simon Gipson to rap in a video for the school’s annual Merry Month of May fundraisers. The year 12 student wanted to raise more money for this year’s charities, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), HeartKids, One Girl and Shave for a Cure (Leukaemia Foundation). Maverick and fellow year 12 prefect Gabe Phillips filmed the video with Simon, teachers and students. “Not only was Mr Gipson keen, but he wanted to make the rap a music video and put it online,” Maverick says. “My friend, Ossian Shaw, assisted by choosing a sound that suited the feel of what we were trying to achieve. Creating a rap video about charity is surprisingly hard – you have to talk about heart disease and diabetes!” The reaction was huge. “We had articles published on the Herald Sun and The Weekly Review websites, a live on-air interview with Channel 7’s Sunrise and thousands of likes and comments on social media,” Maverick says. “The video … reached dozens of countries, including the UK, the US and even Zimbabwe!” The Merry Month of May raised $18,605. 9 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ OCTOBER 6, 2015

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Students are embracing a global outlook

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For more than 30 years, St Monica’s College staff have sold icy poles and soft drinks to junior campus students at lunch time to raise money for Catholic sisters working to empower women and girls in Pakistan. St Monica’s has so far raised $200,000 for the Union of Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who help underprivileged Pakistan communities. Teacher Pamela Coyne started the program, which colleagues Cley Anderson and Denis Zucchet took over in 2005 when she retired. The money contributes to teacher wages, water purification, text books, uniforms, school fees, boarding school furniture, remote village health programs, women’s empowerment programs, shelter construction, food packages and medicines. St Monica’s has also donated funds to help families affected by floods. Each August, Pamela hosts a Presentation Sisters member in Melbourne for a month. The sister becomes an honorary staff member. Denis says the sisters enjoy learning about Australia and modern education practices. “They use this knowledge to improve operating and educational outcomes across their schools,” Denis says. Pamela and Denis visit Pakistan as part of the project, which enables St Monica’s to achieve its social justice objectives while educating students about the plight of Pakistan’s girls and women.

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A marathon effort

ST MONICA’S TEACHER DENIS ZUCCHET IN PAKISTAN

“The [visiting] sister speaks to various groups across our college community to share her experiences and enlighten us about the situation in Pakistan for her order as well as her students,” Denis says.

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Finishing a half-marathon is no easy feat. But this was just part of the challenge for 18 Melbourne Girls Grammar students, who raised $32,000 to help Cambodian victims of human trafficking, domestic violence and exploitation. After choosing to support the HAGAR project, which restores lives devastated by human trafficking and severe abuse, the year 10 and 11 students flew to Cambodia with three teachers last December for the demanding Angkor Wat Half Marathon. Before leaving, they sought sponsorship and raised money with raffles, morning teas, a fun run, casual clothes day and community talks. One group secured $6000 after addressing a St Kilda Football Club True Believers coterie lunch. HAGAR Australia rebuilds the lives of trafficked and abused women and children in Cambodia, particularly through the Phnom

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Penh Catch-up School, which re-integrates children into school. It also runs commercial enterprises. The Melbourne Girls Grammar students ran the marathon and visited the HAGAR project, where they learned about the program and dined in its restaurant. The school’s deputy principal (curriculum and innovation) Chris McNamara, says the girls spent a year developing the project while juggling school work and extracurricular activities. The school hopes to run the service project every two years. “The girls were really blown away by the whole experience,” he says. “Most of what we do, we try to build in that service component so that the girls understand the bigger issues in the world.”

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Since 2011, Our Lady of Mercy College has partnered with Jesuit Services Cambodia (JSC) and the people of Santepheap village in Cambodia. Among the highlights has been a new school building for the village’s 600 students. JSC builds schools as part of its work to empower forcibly displaced persons. Santepheap houses some of Cambodia’s poorest people. The rural village was set up in 1998, when 140 families resettled after the peace treaty between the Khmer Rouge and government forces. It remains a heavily land-mined area. Over four years, OLMC funded a three-room all-weather school building for 300 children, a playground, landscaping, rice and book scholarships. “This year we continue to raise funds for the building of two playgrounds in other village schools, the establishment of five school libraries, provision of bicycles for students and the funding of Advocacy on Air programs,” says OLMC social justice co-ordinator Catherine Burke. Some OLMC staff and students have visited the school and say it was enriching to meet such warm, welcoming and positive people. “Santepheap is a simple school where nothing is taken for granted,” Catherine says. “Our gift, of what we would see as the most basic of facilities, has been life-giving and energising.”

High School in July as part of a sister-school relationship established in 2013. This followed a visit by 18 Charles La Trobe students and two staff members to China in 2014. Both trips saw students attend classes with their host sibling, live with a local family and enjoy cultural sight-seeing. The Chinese visitors developed sibling relationships with Charles La Trobe students who stayed with them.

“Our students were very excited to be able to show their Chinese siblings some of our culture and further develop their relationships,” says Charles La Trobe College principal Jason Bek. “Most had stayed in contact via email from their visit to China.” The project aims to strengthen relationships, understanding and appreciation between

students in both countries. It supports the teaching of Mandarin at Charles La Trobe and English at Nanjing, while developing globally engaged students with the skills to operate effectively across different cultures. This year Charles La Trobe College became a Confucius Classroom, which means its sister school relationship, largely maintained by email and Skype, is formally acknowledged and

supported by the Chinese government. “This is a further connection between us, La Trobe University, who have a Confucius Institute on their Bundoora campus, and the Chinese government,” Jason says. “The purpose of this recognition is to further support and develop our relationship with our Chinese sister school as well as our students’ awareness of Chinese culture.”

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Their roles extend far beyond the classroom

SOPHIE AGAT A HAGELIDIS AT Year: 10 Title: Class leader

SIENA COLLEGE JAYA GAILLARD Year: 11 Title: Year 11 Kurrajong House captain

Favourite subject Science, because it is fascinating to understand how everything works in the world.

Favourite subject Physical education, and also French as it helps me connect with my heritage and ancestry.

Life ambition To travel around the world.

Life ambition To be passionately involved in a career in prosthetics and orthotics, where I can help people in developing countries to lead healthy and happy lives every day.

Hobbies Reading, netball and watching movies with friends. School community role Inspired by a presentation in our pastoral program, I travelled overseas in the September schoolÂ holidays as a volunteer in a smallÂ community.

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LUCIA DARCY Year: 10 Title: Class captain of my home room

NATASHA NAT TASHA SLYSL CLAVISI Year: 12 Title: School captain

Favourite subject It’s hard to pinpoint … I would have to say literature, because it really broadens my mind.

Favourite subject I enjoy maths methods and English the most. Sounds weird because they’re opposites, but I like the discussion side of English and the right or wrong answers in maths.

Life ambition To have fun and surround myself with people who are interesting, positive and supportive, whom I love. I never want to not be laughing.

Life ambition I don’t have a life ambition just yet, but I’m working on it. So far, I’d just like to travel and enjoy my job.

Hobbies/interests I enjoy performing and do so weekly in my acting classes. School community role I attend Social Justice meetings, lead my year level peers daily and participate in every extra-curricular [activity] that my school offers. What the role involves Representing my peers and developing new ways to engage them in social change. We raise money for multiple organisations. Every Mercy Day … each home room organises an activity or stall that will raise money for the ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans), McAuley Community Services for Women, Mercy Works Timor Leste and Mercy Works Refugees. We prepared fundraising events … for Cambodian families, children and schools so we could … build them some housing.

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Best thing about it An opportunity … to visit and work in Cambodia, which was the most moving 14 days of my life. The best thing my school does for the community Encourages its students to take risks for social justice [and] challenge opinions and [it] nurtures strong women into achieving their hopes.

Hobbies At the moment my hobbies are just seeing friends and family and a bit of netball. School community role As a leader, I work closely with other committees to organise projects. We have an Interact Club at school, which is focused on community work. We organise volunteer placements, and also work at St Kilda Mums, an exchange for baby clothes and equipment, and Bayside Library. What the role involves I have volunteered at the FareShare kitchen in Abbotsford with my peers, preparing meals for those in need and I have donated blood to the Red Cross through our school blood drive. My friend Rudi and I are also yard monitors. Our job is basically going around and encouraging our peers to keep the school clean.

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Best thing about it It’s really good to have such a positive response and have so many students put up their hand to help. The best thing my school does for the community I’m proud to be a Brighton Secondary College captain and to see our community programs grow. We are always looking for more opportunities and would be keen to hear from local charities in need.

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Round 1 - Limited Overs, Friday October 2 Essendon v Northcote At Windy Hill NORTHCOTE Innings S MIRE c Galeotti b Perera. . . . . . . . . . . . 68 J POWICK b Nankervis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 B ABBA ABBAT TANGELO T ANGELO c Nankervis b Doric . . . . 30 L SCAMMELL c Shellie b Barnewall . . . . . 15 S TA TAYLOR c Ayre b Shellie . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 J SUNDBERG not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 A MARCH not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Extras (6b 1lb 6w) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Five wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Fall: 103, 122, 149, 182, 193 Bowling: M Doric 10-1-36-1, L Cameron 9-243-0, M Barnewall 8-1-43-1, T O’Donnell 4-022-0, A Shellie 7-0-28-1, C Nankervis 5-1-221, N Perera 7-1-25-1 Overs: 50 ESSENDON Innings J LIDGETT c & b Mire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 A SHELLIE c Smith b Abbatangelo . . . . . . 54 AA AYRE not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 J GALEOTTI b Scammell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 B MacRAE c Baker b Scammell . . . . . . . . . 0 N PERERA c Abbatangelo b Scammell . . . . 3 C NANKERVIS not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Extras (2b 12w 5nb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Five wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Fall: 76, 98, 148, 148, 156 Bowling: H Short 4-0-28-0, S Harbinson 5-016-0, J Sundberg 8-0-34-0, B Abbatangelo 100-33-1, S Mire 5-0-39-1, L Scammell 5-0-323, B Smith 6.1-0-45-0 Overs: 43.1. Result: Essendon won Frankston Peninsula v Greenvale Kangaroos At AH Butler Oval, Frankston FRANKSTON PENINSULA Innings S WIESE c Massey b Rosewarne . . . . . . . . 30 R SALERNI run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 P BORRINGTON c Massey b Rosewarne. . . 43 L WALKER not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 M McCLEAN lbw b Waring . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 D ELMI c Amin b Smillie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 J MOCKETT not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Extras 23 Five wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Fall: 21, 74, 127, 202, 205 Bowling: A Smillie 10-0-29-1, T Waring 8-0-491, K Adams 8-2-39-0, R Dhindsa 5-0-18-0, J Rhodes 2-0-13-0, J Rosewarne 10-0-43-2, S Gautam 7-0-27-0 Overs: 50 GREENVALE KANGAROOS Innings GREENV M DOWSETT b Benbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 N MASSEY c Salerni b Wood . . . . . . . . . . 14 H DEARDEN lbw b Mockett . . . . . . . . . . . 66 R DHINDSA c Wiese b McCormick . . . . . . . 0 J RHODES c Ashkenazi b McCormick . . . . . 0 S GAUT GAUTAM lbw b Benbow. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 A AMIN lbw b Benbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 K ADAMS c Ashkenazi b McCormick . . . . . 22 J ROSEWARNE not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 A SMILLIE run out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 T WARING not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Extras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Nine wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

St Kilda v Fitzroy Doncaster At Junction Oval ST KILDA Innings J MANNING run out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 L MILDENHALL c Banthorpe b Lawford . . . 10 H MICHELMORE lbw b Frith. . . . . . . . . . . 47 G RUMMANS c Lawford b Frith . . . . . . . . 56 D FORBES c Sheehan b Alavi . . . . . . . . . . 12 J MUIRHEAD c Vardi b Frith. . . . . . . . . . . 40 L GRAF not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 J MUNDA MUNDAY not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Extras (4b 5lb 3w 1nb). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Six wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Fall: 17, 104, 106, 134, 208 Bowling: T Lawford 10-0-32-1, C Moore 8-1-230, P Dickson 3-0-12-0, K Nayager 7-0-43-0, E Alavi 10-1-38-1, M Frith 9-0-56-3, L Stockdale 3-0-27-0 Overs: 50 FITZROY DONCASTER Innings N VARDI run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P DICKSON c Munday b Jowett. . . . . . . . . 22 T SHEEHAN b Jowett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 M FRITH c Mildenhall b Gribben. . . . . . . . 70 L BANTHORPE c Rummans b Jowett. . . . . 28 T LAWFORD c Munday b Jowett . . . . . . . . 20 L STOCKDALE not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 E ALA ALAVI c Munday b Jowett . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 J RUDD c Muirhead b Beer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 C MOORE run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 K NA NAY YAGER Y AGER not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Extras (2lb 6w 7nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Nine wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Fall: 2, 36, 108, 153, 178, 184, 186, 220, 224 Bowling: L Graf 10-0-45-0, S Gribben 10-0-471, J Jowett 10-1-39-5, J Muirhead 10-0-66-0, M Beer 9.5-0-42-1 Overs: 49.5. Result: Fitzroy Doncaster won Umpires: P Gillespie Hawking Geelong v Prahran At Geelong GEELONG Innings J DA DAVIES lbw b McNally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 H BUTTERWORTH c Coates b McNally . . . 69 E VINES c & b McNally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 L IBBS c Hancock b Wilcox . . . . . . . . . . . 34 D McGLINCHEY run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 L BUCHANAN c Hancock b Grimwade . . . . 11 J McDONALD run out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 J REED c Coates b Morrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 C OGLE c Grimwade b Wilcox . . . . . . . . . . . 7 M GUNTHER not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 J McPHEE not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Extras (5lb 7w 2nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Nine wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Fall: 129, 143, 144, 156, 176, 177, 189, 216, 216 Bowling: M Wilcox 9-1-49-2, J Devlin 4-0-27-0, S Seymour 9-0-53-0, N McNally 10-0-33-3, S Grimwade 10-0-35-1, N Morrey 8-0-23-1 Overs: 50

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ADVERTISERS PLEASE NOTE

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Dandenong v Kingston Hawthorn At Shepley Oval, Dandenong KINGSTON HA HAWTHORN Innings M GOODIER c P Sweeney b Wilcock . . . . . . 7 G KAPOOR c Alleyne b Butterfield. . . . . . . 12 K SARNA c Donnell b Nanopoulos. . . . . . . 19 J MILLER c Alleyne b McMaster . . . . . . . . 21 R NINAN c Donnell b Wilcock. . . . . . . . . . 37 L INGLIS c Stanton b P Sweeney . . . . . . . . 0 J KHAN c Alleyne b McMaster . . . . . . . . . . 0 S BLACK b P Sweeney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Y HERA HERATH b Wilcock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 T COLLETT b P Sweeney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 N JEFFERY not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Extras (1lb 4w) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Fall: 11, 29, 52, 66, 67, 69, 77, 78, 83, 114 Bowling: J Wilcock 8.2-0-36-3, J Butterfield 7-0-30-1, J Nanopoulos 6-1-10-1, A McMaster 7-0-21-2, P Sweeney 7-0-16-3 Overs: 35.2 DANDENONG Innings B FORSYTH not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 T DONNELL not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Extras (1b 3lb 1nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 No wicket for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Bowling: J Khan 3-0-19-0, T Collett 3-0-27-0, R Ninan 2-0-17-0, J Miller 4-0-11-0, Y Herath 2-0-26-0, S Black 0.5-0-11-0 Overs: 14.5. Result: Dandenong won Umpires: D Herft J Ward

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Melbourne v Monash Tigers At the Albert Ground MONASH TIGERS Innings W SHERIDAN run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 D SARTORI c Brown b McDonald . . . . . . . . 9 J HARPER retired hurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 S KERBER not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 ST TA AYLOR A YLOR c Kent b Coleman . . . . . . . . . . 74 J WATERS ATERS c Ryan b McDonald . . . . . . . . . . 4 A C WEEKS c Kent b McDonald . . . . . . . . . . . 1 M BERRYMAN b Tremain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 S GRIFFIN b Quinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A WISE run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 M SHIMELL not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Extras (6lb 5w) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Eight wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Fall: 0, 28, 172, 181, 184, 207, 212, 213 Bowling: C Tremain 10-2-32-1, N Quinn 10-130-1, J Koop 9-0-56-0, B McDonald 9-0-47-3, J Coleman 10-0-31-1, W Ryan 2-0-14-0 Overs: 50

Camberwell Magpies v Casey-SM At Camberwell Sports Ground CAMBERWELL Innings S HILL b Seymour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 M PERSSON-CLARK c Pollock b Diston. . . 81 T RUSS c Wallace b Seymour . . . . . . . . . . . 7 J LAMPARD c Eaton b Lambden . . . . . . . . 52 B DREW c Diston b Sperling. . . . . . . . . . . 21 C THEWLIS not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 S SINGH c Suriaratchie b Lambden . . . . . . 0 G PARKER not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Extras (4lb 5w 3nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Six wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Fall: 82, 92, 163, 204, 216, 216 Bowling: N Lambden 9-0-53-2, L Diston 7-046-1, C Brown 7-0-38-0, L Sperling 10-0-52-1, J Seymour 8-0-31-2, K Suriaratchie 7-0-28-0, D Hadfield 2-0-18-0 Overs: 50 CASEY-SOUTH MELBOURNE Innings CASEY J SEYMOUR c & b Russ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 K SURIARA SURIARATCHIE c Parker b Walker . . . . . . 7 L SPERLING c Hill b Russ . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 M WALLACE c & b Russ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 R EA EATON st Parker b McNamara . . . . . . . . 11 D POLLOCK c Hill b McNamara . . . . . . . . . 0 A WIJA WIJAY YAKUMARA Y AKUMARA c Hill b McNamara . . . . 6 D HADFIELD lbw b Drew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 L DISTON lbw b Drew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 C BROWN b Thewlis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 N LAMBDEN not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Extras (4lb 5w 1nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Fall: 43, 85, 99, 128, 129, 129, 136, 138, 144, 155 Bowling: W Walker 5-1-24-1, S Singh 5-1-280, T Russ 10-0-47-3, S O’Brien 4-0-17-0, J McNamara 10-1-23-3, B Drew 5.1-1-6-2, C Thewlis 0.5-0-6-1 Overs: 40. Result: Camberwell won Umpires: A Jones D Shepard

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Footscray Edgewater v Melbourne Uni At Merv Hughes Oval, Footscray MELBOURNE UNI Innings J McNEIL lbw b Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 D HUTTON c Hill b Sheppard . . . . . . . . . . . 9 B FLETCHER lbw b Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Y IQBAL lbw b Dredge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 J BETT not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 M SIMPSON lbw b Dredge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 A ELDRIDGE c Winter-Irving b Hart . . . . . . 11 F AHMED run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 M ST STAFFORD lbw b Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 S REID run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 T BA BATTERS c Kight b Dredge . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Extras (2lb 13w 1nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Fall: 22, 68, 125, 133, 133, 151, 166, 166, 166, 180 Bowling: L Dredge 9-1-23-3, H Winter-Irving 6-0-19-0, J Sheppard 7-0-32-1, M Kelly 10-023-0, B Green 7-0-26-2, J Hart 10-0-55-2 Overs: 49 FOOTSCRAY EDGEWA FOOTSCRA ATER Innings D KIGHT run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 B GREEN b Ahmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 T DEAN not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 M UNDERWOOD c Fletcher b Ahmed . . . . . 0 M HILL c Hutton b Bett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 M GUDDE c Eldridge b Stafford . . . . . . . . 72 H WINTER-IRVING not out . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Extras (8w) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Five wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Fall: 10, 29, 29, 32, 158 Bowling: T Batters 7-0-27-0, M Stafford 5-0-221, F Ahmed 10-4-16-2, J Bett 9-0-42-1, S Reid 4.1-0-35-0, M Simpson 5-0-15-0, Y Iqbal 3-012-0, D Hutton 3-0-15-0 Overs: 46.1.Footscray Edgewater won Umpires: S Brne G Joshua

MELBOURNE Innings A KENT b Kerber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 M BROWN c & b Kerber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 M HILL not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 S HARPER not out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Extras (7lb 14w 2nb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 TTwo wickets for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Fall: 133, 160 Bowling: A Wise 8-1-23-0, M Shimell 6-0-280, M Berryman 5-0-22-0, S Griffin 7-0-41-0, S Kerber 10-0-51-2, S Taylor T 6-0-36-0, J Waters 2.2-0-11-0 Overs: 44.2. Result: Melbourne won Overs: 35 Umpires: F Fabris M Hanton

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SPORT Greenvale Kangaroos can’t keep pace with Peninsula Greenvale Kangaroos started the Victorian Premier Cricket season with a loss to Frankston Peninsula on Friday. The Kangaroos looked on track midway through its innings to come close to Frankston Peninsula’s total of 5-221 declared, before losing late wickets to finish 9-184 off 50 overs. Frankston Peninsula won the toss and elected to bat, and all of its top order got starts. A run-out broke the opening partnership when the score was on 21, but that didn’t stop Frankston Peninsula from scoring runs with ease. With wickets in hand, Frankston Peninsula pushed for quick runs, scoring 5-221 off 50

overs. James Rosewarne took 2-43 for the Kangaroos. The Kangaroos lost Mathew Dowsett cheaply at the start of the innings, before Harry Dearden and Nathan Massey settled in. Massey’s wicket for 14 was quickly followed by two more, as the Kangaroos slumped to 4-62. Sumam Gautam joined Dearden at the crease and, at the half way mark of the innings, they had taken the Kangaroos to 4-119. Gautum’s wicket for 40 was the start of a collapse for the rest of the innings. The Kangaroos finished at 9-184. Dearden, in his first game for Greenvale, top-scored with 66.

Meanwhile, Plenty Valley will resume at 1-9 in reply to Noble Park’s 174 in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association’s north-east group. After deciding to bat in the two-day clash, Noble Park’s innings got off to the worst possible start, with Jake Richardson out for a duck. The Bats’ Sunan Rubaiyat then chipped in with his first wicket for the reigning premiers, to make the score 2-8. Noble Park managed to get some partnerships going in the middle of the order, but when they lost a wicket another one or two followed quickly after that.

The Bats wrapped up the tail, taking the last three wickets for two runs to restrict Noble Park to 174. Veteran Sean Ayres was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3-45 off 25.4 overs including 10 maidens. Simon Bray took two wickets. The Bats then had to survive nine overs at the end of the day. Ayres couldn’t repeat his good work with the bat, falling for seven. Bats’ debutant Will Wright and Bray will resume their innings on 0 not out on Saturday. Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows delayed its start by a week, turning the match into a one-dayer against Preston starting on Saturday. Tara Murray

Hume’s Victory dream moved to Etihad

Deabte over Kilmore’s future continues. (Shawn Smits)

Fight brews over Blues By Tara Murray The Riddell District Football Netball League board will ask its clubs to oppose Kilmore’s application to leave the competition and join the Northern Football League. As previously reported by Star Weekly Weekly, Kilmore approached the Northern Football League about a possible move across from the RDFNL. The RDFNL board met last Wednesday night to discuss the Blues’ application. Rod Ward, general manager of AFL Goldfields, which oversees the RDFNL, said the league was of the view the move to the NFL may “place the club in a more precarious position than what it’s currently in”. Speaking to the Star Weekly before the meeting, Ward said the league had been ‘‘blindsided’’ by the decision. “Last Friday we made a presentation at Kilmore,” he said. “We were reasonably 18 NORTHERN STAR WEEKLY \ OCTOBER 6, 2015

comfortable the vote was in favour – or at least 50/50 in favour of staying in the RDFNL. “We didn’t think they would have overwhelming support like they did. “One of the biggest things we think is the club will become fractured, with the netball and possibly under-18 football being played at different venues to the senior football.” Ward said the league had sent out emails to all Kilmore football and netball players to survey their views on the proposed move. Results so far were inconclusive. “The RDFNL has given them very sufficient support and that support could see additional concessions in future,” Ward said. “Every club has the right to decide its best fit for the future, but we think their future could still lie in the RDFNL.” Club presidents will meet on Wednesday night to vote on the application with the verdict to be passed onto AFL Victoria, which will make the final decision.

The RDFNL’s board decision comes after Kilmore members and NFL clubs voted to support the move Blues president Dave Milne said members voted 61-8 in favour of the move. “We are looking at having a change and something different,” he said. “We want a brighter future for the club moving forward.” He said the club’s netball side would also continue. The NFL runs a netball competition on Friday nights which doesn’t run side by side with the football as in the RDFNL. NFL’s Samuel Zito said all clubs voted in favour of the move and there was only one hurdle remaining: AFL Victoria needing to tick the move off. The NFL board had recommended its clubs vote in favour of accepting Kilmore. If successful, the Blues would play in division 3, giving the division eight teams and removing the need for a bye.

Hume City has given up home-ground advantage and will play the FFA Cup semi-final against Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium. Club president Steve Kaya said the club wanted to give as many fans as possible the chance to watch the match on Wednesday, October 28. “It was tough to give up home advantage but if we’d insisted on playing at home our small capacity means thousands of Hume City fans, neutrals and Melbourne Victory fans would have missed out,” he said. “Agreeing to play at Etihad Stadium means all fans will get access to a modern, comfortable stadium and nobody has to miss out.” Hume is the only non-A League side left in the tournament after Heidelberg United lost 5-0 to Melbourne City in the quarter-finals last week. City will play Perth Glory in the other semi-final, after Glory beat West Sydney Wanderers on penalties. Being drawn against Victory is the dream match for Hume coach Louie Acevski, who said throughout the nationwide tournament that he would love to meet the reigning A-League champions at some point. “I always wanted to progress as far as possible and we now get to play the biggest and best football team in the country,” he said. “Bentleigh Greens got this far last year and it’s a great feeling to be the only NPL side left. “Hopefully, we can create an upset and rewrite the history books.” Being the lower ranked side, City had the right to host the match at Broadmeadows. “We would have loved to play at home, but we could only get a crowd of between 2000 and 3000,” Acevski said. “We could get between 15,000 and 20,000 at Etihad. We want the best venue possible to host the match.” City and Victory know each other well, as they have played two practice matches recently, the most recent last Thursday. “In the first game we were up 3-2 with a minute and a half left and they ended up winning 4-3,” Acevski said before the second meeting. “We are playing them behind closed doors tonight and drawing them in the semi finals doesn’t change our plans. The boys need game time and we will put our best side on the park.” Tara Murray

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EDFL floats 55-point player cap By Tara Murray The Essendon District Football League is closer to settling on a player points cap for each of its teams. In its bid to run a fairer competition, giving all clubs at least a roughly equal opportunity, the EDFL has signalled it will introduce a 55-point cap on each playing group in all its three divisions. Under the new regulations, each player will be awarded between one and six points, based on their playing history. As previously reported by Star Weekly, AFL Victoria has approved a statewide player points system for 2016 and the introduction of a player

salary cap in 2017. The total number of allotted points for each team is up to the discretion of individual leagues. At the EDFL’s best and fairest awards night late last month, its president, Brett Scott, said the league was looking at a 55-point cap with a reduction of two points in the following years. League general manager Marc Turri confirmed last week the league was looking at that number. “The cap is still something we’re going through before confirming what it will be next season,” Turri said. “The 55 points is an option and something that needs approval from AFL Victoria and the clubs. “Some clubs would be over that, so we’re

working with those clubs and the clubs with low points to get to a figure that everyone can work with.” Turri said all teams across the three divisions would be allocated the same number of points. A player with at least one match at AFL level in the previous three seasons will command the maximum six points, while players who have played 40 junior matches for a club or been a one-club player will cost only one point. Points decrease one point a year for being at a club until down to one point. “A key factor in being a new program is making sure it’s user-friendly for clubs in the first year,” Turri said. “This year we had some teams in premier

Kangaroos relish second-chance lifeline Greenvale Kangaroos are looking to make the most of an off-season reprieve in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association’s senior division. A late-season revival wasn’t enough for the Kangaroos to avoid a bottom-two finish and land in the relegation zone last season. But with Hoppers Crossing moving to the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association, the Kangaroos managed to avoid the drop. Kangaroos captain Jonathon Kent said he wanted to make the most of their good fortune. “We’re very excited to be staying up in senior division,” he said. “Apart from a few results that didn’t go our way late in the season, we had a pretty good second half. “We take responsibility for the bad start to the year, but it’s good news that we get to stay up in top grade.” Even before learning of its relegation reprieve, the club had been busy on the recruiting front. “An ex-junior player, Tallan Wright, has come back to the club after playing Premier Cricket most recently with Footscray Edgewater,” Kent said. “He’s a massive inclusion and is an opening bowler and top-order batsman. “Peter Manser is also coming back to play in the local side after being at Woodend last season. “It’s good to have some high-quality fast bowlers this year, which we struggled a bit with last summer.” Kent said Wright and Manser would work well with the competition’s leading wicket-taker last season, spinner Chathura Darshana. “We haven’t lost anyone from last year; they’re all still playing. “Sameen Kandanearachchi, who scored a hundred in the final game of the year, is coming back from Sri Lanka and will be our wicketkeeper again. “A few young kids are coming through and we’re looking forward to seeing some of them eyeing off spots in the seniors. “The premier side has been fantastic for the development of the younger kids. They have been training for three months already.” A good start to the season is the key this year, according to Kent. The Kangaroos open the season on Saturday against Tullamarine. “On paper, we’re a strong side with bat and ball, but it takes a lot of hard work. “The big focus is getting a strong start to the year and being really competitive before Christmas. “Our training numbers have been pretty healthy with only a couple of players taken up with local footy. “Last year, after making the semi-finals, I think it was thought it was just going to happen. It derailed us. “We want to make the most of our second chance in senior division.” Tara Murray Peter Manser, in action for Woodend last season, is a handy recruit for Greenvale Kangaroos.

division that were quite high and some in division 2 that were also high.” Turri said the league wouldn’t allocate extra points to clubs with smaller junior programs in the first couple of years. “We want to look and assess if there’s need for any tweaks.” The EDFL is also looking at making changes to the age groups of its junior program all the way up to under-18.5s competition. Turri said changes would not be introduced next season. “We are looking at changing our whole junior program from even numbers to odd age groups. “It means under-10s will become under-11s, and all the way through to under-18.5s becoming under-19s.

Warriors want to erase also-ran tag Having been knocked out in the preliminary finals of the North Metro Cricket Association Jika Shield the past two years, Lalor Warriors are determined to go the final step this time around. The Warriors finished third on the ladder last season, being knocked out of the finals by eventual runners-up North Brunswick-Rosebank. Warriors captain-coach Todd Hughes believes the side can make the grand final this season and match it with two-time reigning premiers, Rivergum. “We can beat anyone on our day and we have match-winners with the ball and bat,” Hughes said. “We’ve made the preliminary final the past two years so we’re very much hoping to go further this time.” Hughes said pre-season training had been good. “Numbers have been pretty good with 15 to 20 at each training session. “Brad Turner, originally from the club, is returning after being at Brunswick [in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association] last year. “He’s vice-captain this year and is helping out at training.’’ A further boost this season is the installation of proper synthetic wickets for training. “The ones we had were concrete,” Hughes said. “It meant we had to train in the middle of the ground on the pitch and with 30-odd blokes you only got two to three minutes in the middle.’’ The Warriors will be looking for the next generation to fill gaps left by key players who have retired; they include wicketkeeper Lance Whitnall and former captain-coach Shane Hicks. “It’s the guys who are 22, 23 and have been in and around the side that can fill the void – the likes of Dean Thomas, Mathew Robinson, Josh Gorski and Glenn Holmes,” Hughes said. “A lot have been vice-captains and captains in the lower grades and have the ability. They’ve all experienced first-grade cricket and are ready to step up.” The Warriors start their season on Saturday with a one-dayer against Northcote United. Elsewhere, Darebin Chargers play Olympic Colts, Keon Park faces Rivergum, and North Brunswick-Rosebank plays Holy Trinity. In Quick Shield, Preston YCW plays Preston Druids, Northern Socials face the Cobras, Bundoora Park plays Preston Baseballers, and Old Ivanhoe plays Heidelberg West. Tara Murray

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